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width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>News and Music Free Radio Stations RadioZX</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News and Music Free Radio Stations Radio">home</A>                              back to  <A HREF="news.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News">News</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>World News 09-01-08</B></I></div> <div> Cheechako <A HREF="http://www.freetheairwaves.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.freetheairwaves.com/"><IMG SRC="870100a0.gif" border=0 width="16" height="10" ALT="WiFi America" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A> News            <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday, September 01, 2008</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8b2d82a0.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="42" ALT="Headlines" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> RadioZX Executive Editor  <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Mighty Quinn</A></div> <div> Washington D.C . -  Seattle, Washington  -  Hamilton, Montana  -  kodiak, Alaska</div> <div>  <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="224" height="24" id="CC3781084" align="middle"> <param name="movie" value="who_sarah.swf"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <param name="scale" value="noscale" /> <param name="salign" value="lt" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /> <embed src="who_sarah.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="224" height="24" name="CoffeeCup" scale="noscale" salign="lt" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object>  </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 509 WIDTH="371"><div> <B>Who is Sarah Palin</B></div> <div> a women that can clean up Washington Politics and bring Government back to the PEOPLE!</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="governor_sarah_palin.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Governor Sarah Palin"><IMG SRC="87896bb0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="187" ALT="Sarah Palin 6" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> Alaska's Chief Executive has been interviewed by Charlie Rose and has made an appearance on the Craig Ferguson show.</div> <div> She's in February's Vogue, too.</div> <bR> <div> So this week, we are rebroadcasts a show that first aired in February of this year, in which we take a closer look at Alaska's first woman governor.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="governor_sarah_palin.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Governor Sarah Palin">CLICK HERE</A> for more information</div> <div> <B>or see:</B> <A HREF="http://www.akradio.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.akradio.org/">akRadio.org</A></div> <div> Since then, Palin has had another child ( making her mother of five ) and has sealed a deal to start construction of the Alaska Natural Gasline to the Continual State.</div> <div> Way to go!</div> <div> You are hearing the uncut version:</div> <div> Rebecca Sheir speaks with Governor Sarah Palin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <B>Russia China</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> Oil Pipeline Deal</B></FONT></div> <div> Mr. Putin appeared on Russian television on Sunday from the nation’s far east, where he was inspecting progress on a <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>trans-Siberian oil pipeline </B></FONT>to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC3333" FACE="Arial" ><B>China</B></FONT> and the Pacific Ocean, a clear warning to Europe that Russia could find alternative customers for its energy exports.</div> <bR> <div> In a speech, Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev said he rejected “unipolar” U.S. dominance of world affairs</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="877be020.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="258" ALT="Georga area map" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="4" VSPACE="0">Leaders of the 27 members of the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >European Union</FONT>, who will meet in an emergency session on Monday, were considered highly unlikely to impose sanctions or go beyond diplomatic measures in expressing disapproval of Russia’s conflict with Georgia.</div> <bR> <div> The members in Eastern Europe have tended to be more wary and more confrontational toward Russia . . .</div> <bR> <div> while <B>Western European countries </B>have tended to be more<B> concerned with not jeopardizing </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >energy imports</FONT><B> from </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC3333" FACE="Arial" ><B>Russia</B></FONT><B>.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1091 WIDTH="371"><div> <B>----------------------------------------------------------</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="879932e0.png" border=0 width="147" height="46" ALT="causes" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.freetheairwaves.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.freetheairwaves.com/"><IMG SRC="04d46320.jpg" border=0 width="70" height="50" ALT="WiFi" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>Free the AirWaves</B></div> <div> Today, America is squandering one of its most valuable natural resources – radio airwaves, or "spectrum." Innovators need access to these airwaves to build tomorrow's wireless technologies and roll out fast, low-cost Internet access. </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="87a87aa0.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="170" ALT="WiFi internet Radio" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Unfortunately, while Americans spend billions on cell phones and wireless services today, outmoded regulations keep the vast majority of spectrum unused.</div> <bR> <div> Fortunately, the Federal Communications Commission is considering a big step in the right direction.</div> <div> Remember the fuzzy static between analog TV channels?</div> <bR> <div> Those "white spaces" are actually empty airwaves, and they may soon be opened up for anyone to use.</div> <bR> <div> <B>At Google</B>, we think more access to spectrum is essential not only for companies like ours, but for society in general.</div> <bR> <div> We've joined a broad coalition of public interest groups and industry peers who are working to convince the FCC to free the airwaves and unleash the next generation of Internet innovation.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.freetheairwaves.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.freetheairwaves.com/"><IMG SRC="8b996780.gif" border=0 width="150" height="120" ALT="contact Congress" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> If you agree, take action now to free the airwaves -- call Congress.</div> <bR> <div> To learn more, and to sign a petition to the FCC, visit <A HREF="http://www.freetheairwaves.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.freetheairwaves.com/">www.freetheairwaves.com</A></div> <div> <B>or</B></div> <div> CLICK HERE for more information</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>----------------------------------------------------------</B></div> <div> <B>Billionaires feud over yachts</B></div> <div> Poised to skate across the waves off Anacortes, Wash., is a 90-foot, three-hulled wonder-yacht designed to crush its competitors in the next America’s Cup.</div> <bR> <div> It looks like a <B>Space Ship</B>, am sure it must be from Star Wars, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>you have to see it!</B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/business/31yacht.html?no_interstitial" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/busine"><IMG SRC="8ae99170.gif" border=0 width="153" height="23" ALT="NY Times click here" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> With a price tag of more than $10 million, it was built for the racing team of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Lawrence J. Ellison</FONT>, the billionaire who runs the software company <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Oracle.</FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <B>----------------------------------------------------------</B></div> <div> <B>A Video Battle . . . </B></div> <div> <B>Motion Picture Association is out to </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3333" FACE="Arial" ><B>Take Control of Your TV.</B></FONT></div> <div> It is all over the <B>Output jacks</B> on the back of your Cable Box or DVR.</div> <bR> <div> The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6520012832" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retri">has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to engage in "selectable output control" (SOC)</A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> If the FCC agrees, the MPAA and the movie studios it represents (Paramount, Sony, Fox, Universal, Disney, and Warner Brothers) would be able to "turn off" any output plug they choose, like those on the back of consumer electronics devices of an entertainment system, during special video-on-demand movies on cable television.</div> <bR> <div> Public Knowledge <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1668" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1668">opposes SOC</A></FONT> and along with <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.consumerfed.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.consumerfed.org/">Consumer Federation of America</A></FONT>, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://digitalfreedom.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://digitalfreedom.org/">Digital Freedom Campaign</A></FONT>, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://eff.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://eff.org">Electronic Frontier Foundation</A></FONT>, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.mediaaccess.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mediaaccess.org/">Media Access Project</A></FONT>, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.newamerica.net/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.newamerica.net/">New America Foundation</A></FONT>, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.uspirg.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.uspirg.org/">U.S. PIRG</A></FONT>, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.publicknowledge.org/pdf/pk-etal-comments-20080721.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.publicknowledge.org/pdf/pk-et">has filed comments urging the FCC to deny the MPAA's request</A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> If you:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Use a TiVo, any Slingbox, or a TV manufactured before 2004</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Connect your TV to your cable box with analog cables (either component or composite)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Have a TV without a digital connection, such as HDMI</div> <div> you will likely have to replace much if not all of your existing entertainment system to watch these movies.</div> <bR> <div> Right now, the MPAA and movie studios let you rent a video-on-demand (VoD) movie on cable only after it has already come out on DVD.</div> <div> They won't release the movies to VoD earlier, because they're afraid that they won't make any money from DVD sales if people can copy the movie at home.</div> <bR> <div> If you are making copies in order to watch them at a different time or place, like on a Tivo or Slingbox, this is a legal kind of copying.</div> <bR> <div> So is making short copies to educate, poke fun at, or criticize. You can make copies at home for personal use by using analog outputs because they don't have copy protection on them.</div> <bR> <div> However, most digital plugs, like HDMI, do have copy protection. The MPAA wants to make sure that if they give you the "privilege" of watching the movie at home, you won't copy it and replace a purchase the DVD. SOC turns off the analog outputs, and only lets you use plugs with copy protection.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.publicknowledge.org/issues/soc" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.publicknowledge.org/issues/so">CLICK HERE</A> for more information</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a344060.gif" border=0 width="580" height="6" ALT="stars and stripes line" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Make your opinions known to the U.S. Congress, Senate and State Officials</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=state&Sort=ASC" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_in">U.S. Senators Contact info</A>     <A HREF="http://www.house.gov/writerep/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.house.gov/writerep/">Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives</A>     <A HREF="http://congress.org/stickers/?dir=congressorg&officials=officials&lvl=L" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://congress.org/stickers/?dir=congre">Governors & State Officials</A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7a344060.gif" border=0 width="580" height="6" ALT="stars and stripes line" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.adamschocolate.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.adamschocolate.com/"> <img src="HTMLobj-2909/aniGif.gif" alt="Adams Secret Dark Chocolate" border="0" align="bottom" width="468" height="60">  </A></div> <div> Holiday Gifts - Birthday Gifts - Unique Gifts - Personalized Gifts</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>The Newspaper  </I></FONT>Hot <I> </I>Headlines . . .<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>     </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="04b23230.png" border=0 width="35" height="35" ALT="newspaper" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >for people on the Run   </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="57d31110.gif" border=0 width="49" height="17" ALT="UPDATED" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 24/7 - 365</FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="2a7be0f0.gif" border=0 width="190" height="15" ALT="Our Business is Information" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2e6be0f0.gif" border=0 width="190" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Email Us your questions</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Get Rid of Life's Little Annoyances</B></div> <div> <B>VOTE</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>