Friday, April 26, 2002

[TheShiftedLibarian is reporting]   NOW With Bill Moyers Why are radio stations starting to sound the same? Tune in to find out. Don't touch that dial! But would it matter if you did? NOW explores the impact of media consolidation Also Featured Does big radio restrict your choice of music? NOW investigates. Cable conglomeration and you In Chicago, this show will be airing on WTTW on tonight at 9:00 p.m. 2:49:15 PM

LPFM is Now One Year Old: LPFM: Low Power FM is grassroots non-commerical community broadcasting.  Radio World's Naina N. Chernoff reports on the LPFM Rollout Creepings Along Issues Still Need Resolution by FCC Before Service Is Finalized. 3:30:46 AM

Oops! Rule #1: Do Not Tick Off The FCC BY Running a Pirate Radio Station In Your Home. For those of you who don't know, it's illegal to operate an unlicensed radio station in the US. It's a big booboo. Busting a pirate station is something that makes the guys and gals in the FCC's Enforcement Bureau licks their chops with delight. This year they've nabbed over 20 pirate stations. Last week an FCC investigation led to the arrest of Paul Dorleans for operating an unlicensed FM station on 87.9 MHz in Brooklyn, N.Y, in his home. (Duh!) The FCC and the U.S. Marshal's Service seized his equipment and probably messed up his house.(Oh well!) The commission said it issued more than one notice to Dorleans directing him to stop operations before the arrest.  Obviously Dorleans didn't take them seriously  and now if convicted he could be fined up to $100,000 and spend up to one year in prison. 3:23:11 AM

What size font are you seeing? I wear bifocals, actually trifocals and set my browsers "text size" at MEDIUM. Arial and Veranda are hard on my eyes to read, so my preference is Times. How are you seeing this and do I need to increase or decrease the text size?  Hit the comments below. I really need to know. Thanks! 3:14:28 AM

Live in LA? Love books? Got a few hours to spend with great people? Want to wonder around the UCLA Campus? Have I got a day trip suggestion for you! Put on your comfortable shoes, and your backpack with something to drink and head down to Westwood to the seventh annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.  This is an outstanding two-day celebration of the written word and one of the country's premier literary events. The event is free to the public (however UCLA hits everyone $6 parking) and held on the UCLA campus Saturday, April 27, 2002 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) & Sunday, April 28, 2002 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.). While I may have a lot to complain about living in LA-- this is one of the only events I find a complete hoot and one of the best values of the year. The LA Times and UCLA go all out to make everyone's visit to the Book Fest' a totally enjoyable afternoon. [Don't be shy.. click thru'] The events will include special lectures by celebrated authors, (many more surprise authors than listed,) book reviews, writing workshops, and storytelling at two stages (Click on the list of each stage.) in the children’s area. Rumor has it Julie Andrews, Dom Deluise, Maya Angelou and folks from School House Rocks will appear. A panel of respected judges from the literary world will also be on hand to award the annual Book Prizes for outstanding offerings from the past year. The Festival promises something for everyone, from seemingly endless rows of booths to exciting events and demonstrations on six different stages, Rumor also has it the UCLA's "Gluck Jazz Ensemble will play on early Sunday. The Festival also features book signings by today's leading authors, poetry readings, an extensive children's area and books for sale Many of the corporate sponsors including radio stations: KABC, KCRW, KPFK, KLON, KPCC, Radio Disney, K-Mozart and KFWB and TV stations KNBC and KTLA will be set up doing remote broadcasts along with nearly every bookseller on the planet. The Festival of Books celebrates books as a valuable source of learning, information and entertainment, and is an ideal way to spend your weekend. Don't miss this fantastic event where you're sure to find something that you can sink your teeth into. 2:57:52 AM

BookNote: Columbia Guide to Online Style. 1998 Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor.  Okay, I'm not a librarian, and I'm smart enough to not be a professional book reviewer. However this book is one of those "gifts" someone gave me that has become an invaluable reference when I'm writing for the print and online worlds. (Which is most of the time.) It's so valuable that it sits on my desk next to my other handy reference books.  That's why I'm recommending it. The Guide has saved my bacon more than once. Why? Technical and Online writing create clashes in style and form, because of for the longest time there were no set rules on citation that were accepted in both academics and the trades. Yes we know most publications have their own inhouse style guides, but this one is specifically for the rookie who wants to attempt to get it right. Examples are cited for humanities and scientific, electronic formatting methods styles are provided for online and print material. If you're writing a tech-doc for online, this book is invaluable for $19.50. (paperback) 1:57:07 AM

Here's something for Ralph Brandi over at ThereIsNoCat:  Steve Lampen over at Radio World Online has written an article called: "Is This Cat Really a Dog?" The article deals with helping Broadcast Engineers tell the difference between data cables without a a degree in cable engineering. Complete with a datatable. It's a keeper. 1:07:05 AM

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