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Very sad news that Paul Newman has died. from Washington Post: By Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 27, 2008; 11:07 AM Paul Newman, 83, the actor and sex symbol who surged to stardom by playing loners as well as criminal and moral outlaws -- anything to downplay his astonishing looks -- died of cancer Friday at his farmhouse near Westport, Conn. Newman was an Academy Award-winning actor and acclaimed director, and he used his fame to propel his political activism, race car driving and philanthropy. He donated all the profits from his Newman's Own food company -- more than $150 million -- to charities and social welfare organizati…
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Hey all, Verizon just posted their site to sign up for info on the new touchscreen Blackberry called the Storm. Initial hints and reports are that they address some of the issues with the design of the iPhone (especially around the virtual keyboard). This will be the only option for those of us that are with Verizon and have iPhone envy. :-) You can sign up to get announcements at: http://www.verizonwireless.com/storm There is also a boatload of info at http://www.crackberry.com Phil
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My son just told me about a company that is offering web design services (totally web based) and web hosting for websites, blogs, and virtually any kind of web presence. I had never heard of these people before but it looks to be an excellent service and reasonably priced. It is called Squarespace and can be found at: http://www.squarespace.com/home/ The on screen dynamic web-based design features are the best I have ever seen. I just though I would pass this along to anyone wishing to put up a personal website or blog. Regards, Jeff Wexler
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http://cbs2.com/local/LaFontaine.voiceover.died.2.808104.html Can you guys think of something that this guy wasn't in? -Richard
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I have put up a new Group for Deva users, owners, those thinking of getting a Deva, those who already own and use other recorders... basically, everyone involved in the world of digital file-based recording begun by Zaxcom with the original Deva I. We have come a long way now with many other recorders out there, virtually all recordings made now in our industry are file based. The old Deva II Group (even the name is old) has its purpose and has served us well as a closed group with only those who actually own a Deva participating. Glenn Sanders and Zaxcom have very real reasons for keeping that group for owners only and as one of the very first people to be part of that …
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Here is my daughter, age 9, listening with headphones on the Billy Crystal movie, "Memories of Me." Vanessa is 29 years old now and is having a baby due in November. I know this is not necessarily the place to get all misty and everything but this means a lot to me (so I posted it here). Best regards to all, Jeff Wexler
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Steve Jobs obituary accidentally published online  An obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs was recently published accidentally through Bloomberg's financial newswire, reports say. The article, though several pages long, is incomplete, with gaps for Jobs' age and means of death. It also suggests a number of important people to interview for quotes, including Steve Wozniak, the other founder of Apple; Heidi Roizen, an ex-girlfriend of Jobs; and Jon Rubinstein, former head of Apple's iPod division. The obituary was quickly retracted, but not before a copy began to circulate online. Jobs' battles with pancreatic cancer -- and speculation over his current health -- have bo…
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This from short L.A. Times article in the Business section. Who is this group that is singling out the sort of use of wireless that we do? "REGULATION Microphones may be banned The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a ban on certain types of wireless microphones and has begun an investigation into how the industry markets its products. Consumer groups alleged in a complaint last month that users of the ubiquitous microphones, including Broadway actors, mega-church pastors and karaoke DJs, are unwittingly violating FCC rules that require licenses for the devices. The Public Interest Spectrum Coalition accused manufacturers of deceptive advertising …
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http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-35069920080819 "Coastal split widens in actors contract stalemate Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:41pm EDT Email | Print | Share | Reprints | Single Page | Recommend (0) [-] Text [+] By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tensions within the Screen Actors Guild mounted on Monday as the union's Hollywood-based leaders rejected a call by SAG's New York branch to bring in a federal mediator to break a deadlock in contract talks with major studios. Members of the New York regional board also publicly challenged the assertions of SAG president Alan Rosenberg and chief negotiator Doug Allen that the union is holding inf…
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No relation to me but I have often been asked if I am related to Jerry Wexler. I did have an uncle Jerry, now deceased, who was a very successful businessman in Chicago --- not the Jerry Wexler from the music world. From The Washington Post: The revered producer and Atlantic Records co-pilot - a music-biz legend who coined the term "rhythm and blues," then worked with some of the genre's greatest artists on some of their greatest recordings (and also worked with more than a few rock-and-rollers of note) - has gone to the great recording studio in the sky. He died this morning at the age of 91. RollingStone.com published a playlist of Twenty Essential Jerry Wexle…
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"Over the weekend, spectrum sensing prototypes were tested by the FCC at the FedEx field in Maryland prior to Saturday's game between the Washington Redskins and the Buffalo Bills. Shure, a microphone manufacturer said in a press release issued Sunday that the spectrum-sensing white-space devices caused "harmful interference to wireless microphones" during the live event." CNET News David
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Soul music pioneer Isaac Hayes – whose 1971 Theme From Shaft won the Oscar and Grammys – died Sunday in Memphis, where he lived. He was 65. The musician's wife reportedly discovered an unresponsive Hayes near an exercise treadmill in their home, and he was pronounced dead about an hour later at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. - Jeff Wexler
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This is the car my father wants. Reading about it (no price mentioned) it seems a little too good to be true, technically. http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=567196&topart=newcarresearch - Jeff Wexler
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from CNET: "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has concocted a remarkable new policy: It reserves the right to seize for an indefinite period of time laptops taken across the border. A pair of DHS policies from last month say that customs agents can routinely--as a matter of course--seize, make copies of, and "analyze the information transported by any individual attempting to enter, re-enter, depart, pass through, or reside in the United States." DHS claims the border search of electronic information is useful to detect terrorists, drug smugglers, and people violating "copyright or trademark laws." (Readers: Are you sure your iPod and laptop have absolutely no…
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Check out my new blog, not that there is anything so interesting there yet, just experimenting and learning what can be done with Wordpress. I am finding that Wordpress is a terrific web-blog development platform with some fundamental differences from standard web site design. For me, one of the best features is that it is entirely web browser based --- once installed (you do need to have your installation hosted on somebody's server) all design work, structure, php, css, html editing, and all postings can be done from any browser on any computer with an Internet connection. With traditional websites, of course, you must have the design/structure/files app on your compute…
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I was very pleased to see that Glenn and Howy of Zaxcom are being honored with an Emmy Award this year for the contribution of the Deva to our Industry. Zaxcom already has an Academy Award and now an Emmy as well. The following is excerpted from the Press Release: Zaxcom to Receive Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award POMPTON PLAINS, N.J. — July 31, 2008 — Zaxcom, a pioneering provider of professional audio equipment, today announced that the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will present Zaxcom President Glenn Sanders and Chief Engineer Howard Stark with a 2008 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award at the Engineering Awards ceremony on Aug. 23 at the…
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Tom Short Retired today. Here is the news from The Hollywood Reporter: For the first time in 14 years, IATSE has changed its leadership, with president Thomas Short retiring and fifth vp Matthew Loeb unanimously voted in to take over the reins. Short announced his retirement, as expected, at the group's annual midsummer general executive board meeting in San Diego. "As hard as it is for me to believe that this time has come, I am now prepared to move on," Short said. "I am not leaving for political reasons or for health reasons but rather because I have learned that life is short and there is a great deal that I have yet to experience and enjoy." Although …
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Variety: SAG, AMPTP wrap session Sides agree results should be kept private By CYNTHIA LITTLETON The Screen Actors Guild has wrapped its Wednesday sidebar session with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. There was no immediate word about the substance of meeting. AMPTP issued a statement shortly after 6 p.m. asserting that "both parties agreed that the contents of the meeting should be kept private." Majors also said that no further meetings have been skedded. AMPTP and SAG have been in a stalemate for more than a week, ever since the majors handed SAG what it terms its final offer for a new three-year contract. It's expected that AMPTP bras…
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The Roller Coaster ride continues: Variety SAG, studios agree to meet Guild may be willing to end delay By DAVE MCNARY In a sign that SAG may be willing to step out of stall mode, negotiators for the guild and the majors have agreed to a meeting on Wednesday. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced Tuesday that SAG's negotiators have requested a "sidebar" meeting with the AMPTP involving a small group of people from each side. "Out of respect for the SAG membership, the AMPTP has agreed to the meeting but has made it clear that the meeting will be solely for the purpose of listening to whatever SAG has to say," the AMPTP said in a stat…
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I'd take this with a grain of salt, but Variety reports: SAG to send offer to its members By DAVE MCNARY Despite their public disdain for the idea, SAG's leaders may agree to the majors' request to send out their final offer to the 120,000 guild members at the end of July. Such a move could resolve Hollywood's current stalemate by the middle of August, should a majority of the thesps voting endorse the deal. The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers had no comment Monday. But guild insiders have acknowledged that it has few other options left in the face of the congloms' refusal to change terms contained in the two-w…
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Does anyone know which crew people were arrested in that brawl fight? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/13/entertainment/main4256582.shtml -Richard
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Well it looks like big construction bucks won out over protecting the Capitol Records Echo Chambers. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-capitol12-2008jul12,0,2406400.story RL
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Daily Variety SAG officially rejects final offer Guild probably won't strike as studios go to work Dave McNary SAG's still not ready to close a deal with the majors -- signaling that the thesps' contract stalemate will linger on into the late summer. Guild on Thursday officially rejected the final offer by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers on grounds that the pact falls short in such areas as new media and DVD residuals, along with product integration and force majeure protections. "Today's meeting demonstrated that SAG's Membership First contingent unreasonably expects to obtain more in these negotiations than directors, writers and ot…
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