Studios test shorter release windows for DVD and rental
Studios experiment with shorter gaps between theater and home releases. Disney cut from 45 to 15 days for titles like National Treasure 2 Book of Secrets. Universal reduced to 29 days. Some studios push for pre DVD high definition rental windows if the FCC allows blocking in home copying.
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Universal
Hollywood
Federal Communications Commission
Ford to idle SUV plant for nine weeks
Ford Motor Co will idle the Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne for nine weeks starting Monday due to weak demand for large SUVs. The plant, home to the Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition, will halt operations until August 25, affecting about 1,400 hourly workers who will be laid off but receive roughly 95 percent of pay.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Michigan
Wayne
Ford
Angie Kozleski
Expedition
Navigator
Autodata Corp
Ward
Autobio Bank
Kozleski
United Auto Workers
Alan Mulally
U.S
General Motors Corp
Lordstown
Ohio
Gas Stations Freeze Large Debit Holds at the Pump
Drivers paying by debit card face large holds on accounts as stations verify funds. Hold amounts vary and can last days, tying up cash and causing declined purchases. Banks and consumers report frustrations as gas prices rise and holds extend beyond typical confirmatory doses.
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Charlotte
N.C
Shell and Protection Division
North Carolina
Shell
Exxon
Red Gillen
Celent
Tothrow
Ohio delays octane testing program join with states
Ohio lawmakers have not allocated funding to implement octane testing under a 2007 law. The Agriculture Department lacks a statewide program to verify gasoline octane ratings while inspectors already verify volume at gas stations. Dusty Rhodes criticizes industry pressure for the stalled setup, citing a lobby impact on funding.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Department of Agriculture
Hamilton
Dusty Rhodes
Rhodes
Invacare sends 97 wheelchairs to Afghan veterans
Invacare in Elyria donated 97 wheelchairs to the United States Army for Afghan soldiers wounded in the war. The chairs were loaded for transport by FedEx at the Invacare distribution center in North Ridgeville.
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Invacare
North Ridgeville
Afghanistan
FedEx
Invacare Distribution
Elyria
United States Army
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Army
Lara Mahoney
Wheels of Hope
Mahoney
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