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ArchivesLiving in the Internet AgeBy Andrew Walsh on Tuesday, October 17, 2006.This episode of the Front Porch is not available on CD or Cassette Last year, three young men in their twenties got together for a late-night dinner party. By the time they went home, they had come up with an idea for a website that lets people share videos online. They called it YouTube, and last week, they sold it to Google for 1.65 billion dollars in stock. Some wonder how such a new and untested business could go for so much money. But the truth is, YouTube has significantly changed the internet over the past year or so. Links to its videos are practically everywhere you turn. Tonight on the Front Porch, we're going to look at ways the internet is changing -- and how the internet is changing our lives in general. Tonight's show features the following stories: A Disturbance in the Force: A tale about a guy who becomes addicted to the multi-player on-line video game "Star Wars Galaxies." Soon, fantasy and reality become almost indistinguishable. Identity Theft of the Pancake Brigade: The leader of a high school rock band tells what happened when his band was impersonated and insulted on MySpace. Web animation: a new genre of family entertainment: A peak behind the curtain at one of the most popular internet video genres around. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Flores: The Westernmost Point In Europe
Flores' western coast is a flat slice of land, called a Fajã, running from the cliffs of the mountain plateau to sharp black rocks and beaches along the Atlantic. Tiny towns, with white washed houses flow to the sea, and a dozen of waterfalls splash from the cliffs behind them. In this mild climate, there are cedar forests, tidal pools, and trails to climb to the waterfalls, and even ponds to swim in at the foot of waterfalls. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Manchester Police Officer KilledBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, October 17, 2006.Michael Briggs, the Manchester police officer who was shot yesterday, died this afternoon. The suspect in the shooting is in custody in Massachusetts where he is resisting attempts to bring him back to the state. New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has more. listen:
  Bankruptcy Law ReformBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, October 17, 2006.One year to the day after sweeping reforms to the bankruptcy law were put into effect, we look at how well the changes have worked, who was impacted and if the law did what it was supposed to do- cut back on unecessary filings and abuses of the system. Laura's guests are Raef Granger, an attorney who runs his own practice in Manchester, covering a variety of legal matters, including bankruptcy, and Todd Zywicki, Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law and Senior Fellow of the James Buchanan Center, Program on Politics, Philosophy and Economics at George Mason University. He was also recently named as a member of the United States Department of Justice Study Group on "Identifying Fraud, Abuse and Errors in the United States Bankruptcy System." listen:
Ayotte Will Seek Death Penalty in Officer's KillingBy Debra Daigle on Tuesday, October 17, 2006.Police officers in Manchester and across the state are mourning the loss of one of their own. Officer Michael Briggs lost his battle for life Tuesday afternoon, after being shot in the head Monday morning. NHPR Correspondent Debra Daigle reports the attorney general is pursuing the death penalty for Briggs' alleged killer: listen:
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That Nasty Little Norwalk VirusBy Dianne Finch on Tuesday, October 17, 2006.You may have heard about the Norwalk Virus. It's a nasty little bug that seems to like to stalk cruise ships. The media tend to jump on stories about an outbreak on a cruise ship with images of sick and disappointed vacationers returning to harbor. But the Norwalk Virus group, called the norovirus, lurks among us on shore too. Several nursing homes across the state have suffered outbreaks. And studies show the virus, for some reason, appears to be more common than it was a decade ago. NHPR correspondent Diane Finch has this report. listen:
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Flores and its tiny neighbor, Corvo, make up the Western Group of Azorean islands. Almost 300 kilometers from the Central Group, Flores is at the end of a 40-minute flight. Flores landscape is quite different from the rest of the Azores, it feels younger, and windswept.