Week of July 15, 2005

appellate judge as choice to fill the Supreme Court seat

vacated by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

The launch of the space shuttle discovery is pushed back into

late next week after NASA managers decide they could no

longer hold engineers and launch workers in a continual

countdown status.

The Iraqi Special Tribunal in charge of trying Saddam Hussein

for alleged war crimes announce that it had completed its investigation into the

first case to be brought against the former Iraqi leader after reviewing piles of

documents and interviewing a number of witnesses.

In Baghdad - a man with a bomb strapped to his waist walked up to a fuel tanker

and blows himself up, killing 60.

Canada signs gay marriage legislation into law, becoming the fourth nation to

grant full legal rights to same-sex couples.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California dismissed criticism of his $8 million

consulting deal with a magazine publisher, saying its much ado about nothing.

Responding to militant attacks - Israeli forces kill six Palestinian militants in the

Gaza Strip and the West Bank with missile strikes and

gunfire.

Minister.

Technology -

Microsoft Corp. says it would buy FrontBridge

Technologies Inc., its second acquisition this year of an

e-mail anti-virus protection provider. FrontBridge

provides an outsourcing service that allows companies

to have their e-mails and instant messaging scanned

before they reach internal corporate networks.

FrontBridge allows companies to back up their

messages and comply with regulations.

Week of July 15, 2005

In its latest version of iTunes, Apple says it now supports podcasts - the ever-

growing audio information source.

E-Bay reports a 53% jump in second-quarter profit. Shares rose 14% to $39.82 in

trading.

Hidden sex scenes - Retailers begin to pull copies of “Grand Theft Auto: San

Andreas” after the Entertainment software Ratings Board revoked the game’s

“Mature” rating and raised it to “Adults Only.”

Hewlett-Packard says it would cut 14,500 jobs or 10% of its workforce.

MySpace.com a popular place for teens and young hip adults, is going to be

purchased by Rupert Murdock’s News Corp. The deal is worth $580 million and

the seller is Intermix Media Inx.

Technology research firm Yankee Group forecasts that digital audio player sales

will top 33 million by year’s end, up from slightly more than 10 million 2004.

Radio news -

Carolla and ex-rocker David Lee Roth will take

over his morning show in Los Angeles, and New

York respectively. Stern is counting the days

before he moves to Sirius Satellite radio in

January.

Don’t miss “The Jeff Foxworthy Countdown” which

airs on more than 220 radio stations. Foxworthy

also has written 13 books and has a deal for

another, “The Redneck Dictionary,” due this fall.

He also stars in and produces the WB series “Blue

Collar TV.” Wow!

Music news -

Ratings for CBS’ “Rock Star: INXS” are low and some

fans are dismayed by the band’s decision to find a new

died of an apparent suicide in 1997 and the program

seeks to replace him.

Week of July 15, 2005

LL Cool J. aka James Todd Smith is going into movie production with LionsGate

Films to produce movies to serve the underserved African American woman.

Atlanta for 150 campers ages 8 to 18. The camp honors their

specialties - singing, dancing or basketball.

An article in the Detroit Free Press, citing colleagues and

business associates suggests that Eminem will retire the

Eminem persona and concentrate on discovering and

producing other artists when the “Anger Management” tour

concludes Sept. 17 in Ireland.

Television news -

Brat Camp - the two-hour premiere of the unscripted series chronicling the

experiences of nine out-of-control teens at an Oregon wilderness school, comes

in at #4 in the overall ratings.

Fox News Channel announces that it has hired former CNN anchor Bill Hemmer

as a weekday anchor and correspondent.

Debuting this week on TBS - “Minding the Store” which shows Pauly Shore

trying to revive the fortunes of West Hollywood’s Comedy store, owned by his

mother.

Top TV -

CSI - 12.86

Baseball All-Star Game - 12.33

Without a Trace - 11.71

Brat Camp - 10.40

NCIS - 9.33

Law & Order SVU - 9.14

All-Star Pre-Game 9.05

Law & Order - 8.85

60 Minutes - 8.71

Big Brother 6 (Tues.) - 8.34

Law & Order: Criminal Intent - 8>14

Law & Order - 8>13

Cold Case - 7.93

Everybody Loves Raymond - 7.93

CSI: Miami - 7.90

Week of July 15, 2005

Top hits in Britain -

Ghetto Gospel - 2 Pac Featuring Elton John

You’re Beautiful - James Blunt

Crazy Chick - Charlotte Church

Axel F - Crazy Frog

Shot You Down - Audio Bullys and Nancy Sinatra

Top Country -

You’ll Be There - George Strait

Something More - Sugarland

Mississippi Girl - Faith Hill

Making Memories of us - Keith Urban

Play Something Country - Brooks & Dunn

Keg in the Closet - Kenny Chesney

Goodbye Time - Blake Shelton

Alcohol - Brad Paisley

Lot of Leavin’ left To Go - Dierks Bently

If Something Should Happen - Darryl

Worley

Top Rap -

Don’t Cha - The Pussycat Dolls

So Fresh - Miranda

In The Kitchen/Trapped in the Closet (Chapt 1 of 5) - R. Kelly

Big Wheels - Glass Joe Feat. Pretty Ricky

Modern Rock -

Beverly Hills - Weezer

Best of You - Foo Fighters

The Hand that Feeds - Nine Inch Hails

B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down

Speed of Sound - Coldplay

Feels Good Inc - Gorillaz

Hot Hits -

We Belong Together - Mariah Carey

Don’t Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

Just A Heart - 50 Cent

Inside Your Heaven - Bo Bice

Inside Your Heaven - Carrie Underwood

Don’t Phunk With My Heart - Black Eyed

Week of July 15, 2005

Peas

Don’t Cha - The Pussycat Dolls Feat. Busta

Rhymes

Behind These Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson

Pon De Replay - Rihanna

Lose Control - Missy Eliott Feat. Clara and Fat

Man Scoop

Let Me Hold You - Bow Wow

Switch - Will Smith

Oh - Ciara Feat. Ludacris

Grind With Me - Little Ricky

Top albums -

Somewhere Down in Texas - George Straight

X&Y - Coldplay

The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah

Carey

Monkey Business - Black Eyed Peas

I’m a Hustla - Cassidy

In Your Honor - Foo Fighters

Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

Honkytonk University - Toby Keith

Love Angel Music Baby - Gwen Stefani

Mezmerize - System of a Down

Soulife - Anthony Hamilton

The Massacre - 50 Cent

Never Gone - Backstreet Boys

Be Here - Keith Urban

Boyz N Da Hood - Boyz N Da Hood

Who Is Mike Jones? - Mike Jones

The Offspring - Greatest Hits