Copyright 2008 The New York Sun Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:34:22 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Daniel Moreau :: Stories from The New York Sun http://www.nysun.com/authors/Daniel+Moreau istoll@nysun.com (Ira Stoll) webmaster@nysun.com en-us DANIEL MOREAU http://www.nysun.com/national/amid-terror-warnings-and-protest-plans-delegates/708/ Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST With a few clicks of a computer mouse, protesters can find out a lot about Linda Henderson, a first-time Republican delegate from New Hampshire. They can find out her name, home address, telephone number, and the hotel where her state delegation will be staying during the convention. But neither the prospect of targeted protests nor the threat of a terrorist attack fazes her. "What are they going to do? Protest in my front yard?" Ms. Henderson, 58, said with a laugh. While New Yorkers brace... DANIEL MOREAU http://www.nysun.com/new-york/miller-a-democrat-tapped-to-keynote-gops/553/ Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST Republican officials yesterday tapped Senator Miller, a conservative Southern Democrat, to be the keynote speaker at the GOP convention. Mr. Miller's September 1 prime-time speech will center on President Bush's "pro-growth, pro-American worker, pro-American entrepreneur agenda," convention organizers said. He will speak on the same night as Vice President Cheney. Mr. Miller, who represents Georgia, gave the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in New York City 12 years ago... DANIEL MOREAU http://www.nysun.com/new-york/disparity-in-asthma-drug-prices-found-across-city/511/ Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST The price of asthma drugs varies wildly across the city and many pharmacies don't observe the New York Drug Price List Law, which requires drugstores upon request to give customers a price list of the 150 most widely prescribed drugs, a new survey shows. The 19-page report by Assemblyman Jeff Klein, titled "Shopping for Asthma Drugs: A Survey of Prices in New York City," examines the prices of 10 popular asthma drugs at 149 chain and independent pharmacies. Independent pharmacies were generally... DANIEL MOREAU http://www.nysun.com/new-york/two-of-three-presidential-debates-scheduled/412/ Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST Orthodox Jews will be shut out from watching two of the three presidential debates on television, in addition to the lone vice presidential debate, because the dates fall on Jewish holidays. Assemblyman Dov Hikind from Brooklyn and others are calling for one of the two presidential debates to be rescheduled. "We are requesting that you change at least one of these two dates so that thousands of American Jews would be enabled to watch two of the three forthcoming debates in this critical... DANIEL MOREAU http://www.nysun.com/new-york/will-convention-be-bust-for-business/356/ Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST The impending 2004 Republican National Convention seems to be falling short of expectations that it would give the city a much-needed economic boost, judging by the still easily available Broadway tickets and hotel room reservations. A sampling of restaurants, hotels, Broadway shows, and nightclubs found a mixed bag as far as reservations go. Hotels in Midtown near Madison Square Garden that usually require reservations months in advance are not yet fully booked. As of yesterday, rooms could be... DANIEL MOREAU http://www.nysun.com/new-york/people-meters-catch-on-in-ny-market/302/ Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST For years, the technology behind Nielsen's television rating system remained the same: viewers would enter their TV habits into a hand-written daily log. Now, a new sophisticated way of recording that data, called People Meter, has gained widespread acceptance among networks and advertisers in New York as the benchmark for determining viewership and ad rates, Crain's New York Business reported in today's edition. "People Meters are the future," Marcia Cohen, a director at the ad agency Lowe New... DANIEL MOREAU http://www.nysun.com/new-york/does-gop-appeal-to-the-young-hip/259/ Fri, 13 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST Daize (pronounced "Daisy") Shayne is an unlikely Republican. A blonde, bronzed, two-time long board surfing champ and former underwear model from Hawaii, she will be performing her unique brand of folk/punk/ska at the GOP convention along with a host of country and Christian music acts. Judging by the list of artists slated to play, Republicans are making an effort to appeal to young, hip, female voters. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a co-host on ABC's "The View," who finished fourth on the reality... DANIEL MOREAU http://www.nysun.com/new-york/violent-storms-sweep-city/214/ Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST Two people were electrocuted at a flooded Queens intersection yesterday at the height of a wild storm that snarled traffic and caused local power failures across the city. In College Point, a live power line fell across a flooded street, electrocuting and killing a man and woman who were trying to escape from their stalled car. Had they remained inside the vehicle, which was grounded, they might have survived, a Fire Department spokesman said. Emergency services received 50 calls in a half-hour...