Harrington brothers refocus on Omnireliant business; Amicable split from ResponzeTV deal is reached, allowing the long-time DRTV players to turn attention to OmniReliant, OmniResponse and TVGoods.com.
Recent rumblings out of St Petersburg, Fla., and the United Kingdom regarding ResponzeTV PLC and its American arm, run by long-time DRTV industry leaders Tim and Kevin Harrington, were muted on August 5, when the Harringtons announced their resignations from ResponzeTV. In the same release, the Harringtons announced the...

China Digital TV Makes Changes to Board.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-25 September 2008-China Digital TV Makes Changes to Board(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com China Digital TV Holding, a provider of conditional access (CA) systems to China's digital television market, has announced the appointment of an independent member to its Board of Directors, Dr. Rui Lu. ...

Drastic cuts at Post.
The question frequently being asked by dismayed readers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, is "what's going on down there?" My dentist, knowing I'm a retired Post reporter, said "It's just a shadow of itself." He asked if I thought cancelling his subscription would do any good as...

Mending the fences: respected, long-term volunteers may resist, but background checks for almost all volunteers at nonprofit organizations are a must, according to experts.
Summary * A new study finds that 27 percent of nonprofits don't conduct any sort of background check when they take on a volunteer. * Organizations have numerous ways at their disposal to implement background checks for long-term volunteers who balk at the process. ...

Prudent resignations.
Byline: The Register-Guard Springfield City Councilors John Woodrow and Dave Ralston made the right call by resigning from a nonprofit group planning a conference center. To have done otherwise would have put the officials in a tenuous position with regard to a potential council decision on a...

Two give up roles on conference center planning group.
Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Citing a need to "avoid any appearance of partiality," Springfield City Councilors John Woodrow and Dave Ralston have stepped down from a nonprofit group planning a conference center in the Gateway area. The move followed the resignations of...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Hoist a brew while dog gets bathed at fundraiser What do dirty dogs and beer have in common? They'll both be at Eugene City Brewery, 844 Olive St., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today. Owners can relax with a...

Selectmen counter `overstep' charges.
Byline: Craig S. Semon STURBRIDGE - Three members of the Board of Selectmen were asked to step down, apologize to the town and remove the town administrator's worst performance review from his permanent record. The three Board of Selectmen members wouldn't have any part of...

Council seeks to block downtown strip club.
Byline: WriterName The Register-Guard Council seeks to block downtown strip club In a meeting that packed the council chambers to standing-room-only capacity Monday night, the City Council unanimously voted to ask that the Oregon Liquor Control Commission reject a license for Shakers Bar and Grill....

Henkel Directors to Leave Ecolab Board.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-6 July 2008-Henkel Directors to Leave Ecolab Board(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Ecolab Inc. announced that the directors designated by stockholder Henkel AG & Co. KGaA have decided to resign from Ecolab's board. According to a release, in a letter to Ecolab,...