Archive for September, 2005
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
Delta Rocket Carries Satellite Into Space (ABC News)Delta Rocket Carries New GPS Satellite Into SpaceLockheed Martin Launches Modernized GPS Satellite (InformationWeek)The first modernized Global Positioning System satellite was launched by a Delta II rocket at Cape Canaveral Sunday. It is expected to improve navigation for U.S. military forces and civilians.Lockheed Martin Launches Modernized GPS Satellite […]
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
Delta Launches New GPS Satellite (Universe Today)Boeing Delta II rocket launching new GPS satellite. Image credit: Boeing. Click to enlarge . Sep 26, 2005 - A Boeing Delta II rocket successfully launched the first of a new class of modernized Block IIR global positioning system satellites […]
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
Reports: Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore Wed (AP)AP - Hollywood sweethearts Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore cemented their two-year romance by tying the knot during a ceremony in front of 100 guests, according to published reports.O'Hurley Hailed"Dancing"Machine (E! Online)E! Online - America's summer fling with Kelly Monaco–if not Dancingwith the Stars–is over.Warner Music, MTV Sign Licensing […]
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Monday, September 26th, 2005
Forest Whitaker on active duty with'Shield'(Reuters)Reuters - There's a new menace inVic Mackey's life.ABC to repeat'Lost'season premiere (Reuters)Reuters - ABC will postponeWednesday's scheduled premieres of 8-9 p.m. comedies"GeorgeLopez"and"Freddie"for one week to make room for a rerun ofthe season premiere of"Lost,"which will lead into the dramathriller's second episode at 9 p.m."Chris"Rocks (E! Online)E! Online - EverybodyHates […]
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Monday, September 26th, 2005
GPS NEWS First Modernized GPS Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launched (Space War UAV News)The U.S. Air Force is preparing to launch the first modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin aboard a Delta II rocket on Sept. 25, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.Delta 2 rocket lifts GPS satellite (Florida […]
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Monday, September 26th, 2005
Carell to Host'SNL'Season Premiere (AP)AP - Steve Carell will host the season premiere of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 1 with Kanye West as the late-night show's musical guest.O'Hurley Hailed"Dancing"Machine (E! Online)E! Online - America's summer fling with Kelly Monaco–if not Dancingwith the Stars–is over.TV Networks Offer Extensive Rita Coverage (AP)AP - Mindful of […]
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Monday, September 26th, 2005
New satellite knocked out for hours (The Japan Times)Japan's newest weather satellite, the Himawari 6, was out of service for six hours Saturday morning due to glitches in the onboard communications system, the Meteorological Agency said.Admired leaders in satellite event (Richmond Times-Dispatch)Richmond residents will have a chance to hear from some of the world's most […]
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Monday, September 26th, 2005
Survivor: The Australian Outback (Survivor II)Reality TV: Die-hard fans might miss Richard, Rudy and the queen of tapioca, but there are plenty of greedy and paranoid players on the prowl for $1 million in"Survivor: The Australian Outback."CBS shrewdly scheduled its money train right after the Super Bowl, and the show that earned the year's most […]
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Monday, September 26th, 2005
TV Networks Offer Extensive Rita Coverage (AP)AP - Mindful of the devastation wrought by Katrina, television networks brought a seriousness of purpose to live coverage of Hurricane Rita as it hit land Saturday at the Texas-Louisiana border.Fox Cuts Off"Head Cases"(E! Online)E! Online - Foxadjourned its new courtroom drama, starring Chris O'Donnell and AdamGoldberg, after airing […]
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Sunday, September 25th, 2005
TV Networks Offer Extensive Rita Coverage (AP)AP - Mindful of the devastation wrought by Katrina, television networks brought a seriousness of purpose to live coverage of Hurricane Rita as it hit land Saturday at the Texas-Louisiana border.Hollywood producer accused of$5 million TV scam (Reuters)Reuters - A Hollywood producer who claimed tobe making a TV show […]
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Sunday, September 25th, 2005
New satellite knocked out for hours (The Japan Times)Japan's newest weather satellite, the Himawari 6, was out of service for six hours Saturday morning due to glitches in the onboard communications system, the Meteorological Agency said.America News: US Air Force to launch first modernised GPS IIR satellite (Telematics Update)The US Air Force is preparing to […]
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Sunday, September 25th, 2005
Webs dump duds on cableReality TV: Relocation brings its own risks — Webheads used to call in the firing squad after two or three episodes of a ratings dud. Now certain reality shows are getting a reprieve on cable. CBS moved one of the three editions of"Rock Star: Inxs"to Viacom sib VH1; Fox's"The Princes of […]
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Sunday, September 25th, 2005
Nelly Hot for Reality (E! Online)E! Online - Nelly is hoping fans will want to ride wit his new reality TVproject.Carell to Host'SNL'Season Premiere (AP)AP - Steve Carell will host the season premiere of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 1 with Kanye West as the late-night show's musical guest.Kimmel Makes Amends with Motown […]
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Sunday, September 25th, 2005
Greece studies satellite spyware against illegal migrants and home-builders (AFP via Yahoo! News)Equally concerned by illegal immigrants crossing the Aegean Sea and by unregulated home-building across the country, the Greek government is considering employing satellite technology to keep an eye on both problems, a leading Greek daily reported.Weather satellite Himawari 6 out of service for […]
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Sunday, September 25th, 2005
Nelly Hot for Reality (E! Online)E! Online - Nelly is hoping fans will want to ride wit his new reality TVproject.Rates, oil prices, storms might affect ad spending (Reuters)Reuters - Higher oil prices andinterest rates — coupled with the economic impact ofHurricanes Katrina and Rita — could have a serious effect onad spending in […]
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Saturday, September 24th, 2005
Prosecutors see'CSI effect'in white-collar cases (Reuters)Reuters - Jurors schooled in crimeinvestigations through watching TV dramas expect prosecutors toshow them sophisticated forensic evidence — even inwhite-collar trials — making it tough for the government toprove cases, two federal prosecutors said on Friday.UPN upsets Fox, NBC as everybody loves'Chris'(Reuters)Reuters - UPN's faith in"Everybody Hates Chris" was rewarded […]
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Saturday, September 24th, 2005
Fox Cuts Off"Head Cases"(E! Online)E! Online - Foxadjourned its new courtroom drama, starring Chris O'Donnell and AdamGoldberg, after airing only two episodes.Rates, oil prices, storms might affect ad spending (Reuters)Reuters - Higher oil prices andinterest rates — coupled with the economic impact ofHurricanes Katrina and Rita — could have a serious effect onad spending in […]
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Saturday, September 24th, 2005
Winners, Losers of New Television Season (AP)AP - After a long, slow summer, television viewers are sampling new programs and old favorites as fall's TV season begins. A look at how it's going:Kimmel Makes Amends with Motown (E! Online)E! Online - The late-nighthost, who made incendiary comments about the Motor City during the 2004NBA Finals, […]
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Saturday, September 24th, 2005
SurvivorReality TV: Who wants to be a millionaire? Sixteen people who abandoned their jobs, families and remote controls to spend 39 days on a South China Sea island — that's who. CBS'much-hyped"Survivor"doesn't have a phone-a-friend option and $200 questions about cereal aren't applicable. Instead, this"Real World"-meets-"Lord of the Flies"gamer offers up snakes, rats, cash and […]
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Saturday, September 24th, 2005
Big BrotherReality TV: Ten strangers, three months and one network that has taken the reality TV craze one step too far. CBS'much hyped Euro import"Big Brother"debuted Wednesday night with all of the style and drama of a Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol commercial.Temptation IslandReality TV: A knock-off of"Survivor,"Fox's"Temptation Island"is merely a lightweight libido experiment. The […]
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