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	<description>Law School Grad; Waiting on California Bar Exam results</description>
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		<title>HBO plans expansion of TV channels in Asia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. media giant Time Warner plans to increase the international reach of its HBO television empire with an expansion of television offerings in Asia. The channels will be available via both wired cable services and by satellite, which is more popular in Asia than it is in the United States.

"Cable operators throughout Asia are preparing to dramatically expand channel capacity on many of their systems through digital technology," Jonathan Spink]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/04/hbo-plans-expansion-of-tv-channels-in-asia/</link>
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		<title>Marketing blitz begins for final &#039;Star Wars&#039; film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With six weeks before the sixth and final Star Wars film saga, Revenge of the Sith, hits theaters worldwide on May 19, the movie studios behind the brand has launched a massive marketing and merchandising campaign. It includes toys aimed at children, collectibles for adults active in fandom and other related merchandise such as science fiction novels based]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/04/marketing-blitz-begins-for-final-star-wars-film/</link>
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		<title>SBC teams with Scientific-Atlanta for cable TV rollout</title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. telephone giant SBC Communications is one step closer to offering cable television to the 18 million households in its coverage area. The company announced a $195 million contract with Scientific-Atlanta Thursday to provide a video operations center and regional hubs for the new service. Under the brand name, U-verse, the SBC's television rollout is set to launch]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/04/sbc-teams-with-scientific-atlanta-for-cable-tv-rollout/</link>
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		<title>Maine passes gay rights law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the stroke of a pen, Gov. John Baldacci of Maine signed into law a gay rights bill that extended legal protection against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The new law does not legalize same-sex marriage.

Known officially as "LD 1196," the bill's wording adds the term "sexual orientation" to the list of protected classes in the Maine Human Rights Act banning discrimination in employment, housing, education, credit, and]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/03/maine-passes-gay-rights-law/</link>
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		<title>Fox TV executive takes reins at Paramount studios</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Entertainment industry rising star Gail Berman was named president of the Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures film and television studios Wednesday. She is scheduled to start in May. Currently Berman heads up the programming division of the U.S. Fox network.

Berman is credited for the major turn-around in the fortunes of the Fox network. Their ratings were at the bottom of]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/03/fox-tv-executive-takes-reins-at-paramount-studios/</link>
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		<title>New Doctor Who quits series, BBC searches for replacement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Success may be too much of a good thing for the future of storied BCC series Doctor Who. After the unexpected popularity of last Saturday's return of the series to BBC airwaves, the star of the show is calling it quits from fears of typecasting.

According to a report from the BBC, actor Christopher Eccleston, who injected a edgier]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/03/new-doctor-who-quits-series-bbc-searches-for-replacement/</link>
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		<title>Chico fraternity suspended for making frat house porno flick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The local chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity at California State University, Chico was suspended after members were linked to a pornographic DVD apparently filmed in the club's fraternity house. According to reports, the DVD shows students engaged in various sexual activities with female porn actresses.

The Chico fraternity also has been suspended by the national Phi Kappa Tau organization and Chico State's Interfraternity Council, the student governing body for]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/03/chico-fraternity-suspended-for-making-frat-house-porno-flick/</link>
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		<title>IRS goes after eBay sellers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the April 15 deadline for U.S. private citizens to file their 2004 income tax returns draws near, the government is reminding sellers on eBay that they may have to report any proceeds from sales on the auction site as taxable income.

This could be a surprise to some of the 135 million registered eBay users who consider trading on San Jose-based auction site to be a]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/03/irs-goes-after-ebay-sellers/</link>
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		<title>&#039;Doctor Who&#039; returns as UK Saturday night timeslot lord</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After almost a decade off the air, science fiction television series Doctor Who returned with new episodes to BBC airwaves Saturday night, drawing an unexpectedly large audience.

Starring movie actor Christopher Eccleston, the ninth actor cast to play the Doctor, as the newly reincarnated Time Lord, the new series showed off a bigger budget with expensive]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/03/doctor-who-returns-as-uk-saturday-night-timeslot-lord/</link>
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		<title>Dick, Spielberg among Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame announced this week the names of its four inductees for 2005. They include filmmaker Steven Spielberg, author Philip K. Dick, artist Chesley Bonestell and animator Ray Harryhausen.

Scheduled to take place on May 6 in Seattle, this will be the first induction ceremony since the hall of fame]]></description>
		<link>http://davidspeakman.com/2005/03/dick-spielberg-among-science-fiction-hall-of-fame-inductees/</link>
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