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125 YEARS LATER, SIRIUS STILL A MYSTERY
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CENTERPIECE
On the night of Jan. 31, 1862, Alvan Graham Clark, maker of
telescopes that were the largest and best in the world, went out
into the yard of his family's Cambridgeport optics firm to test a
new lens. To his great surprise, he made an important discovery --
and his father never quite forgave him for being the lucky one to
make it.
A group of astronomers met Thursday at the Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics, atop Observatory Hill in Cambridge, to
celebrate...
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125 YEARS LATER, SIRIUS STILL A MYSTERY
The Boston Globe
; CENTERPIECE On the night of Jan. 31, 1862, Alvan Graham Clark, maker of telescopes that were the largest and best in the world, went out into the yard of his family's Cambridgeport optics firm to test a new lens. To his great surprise, he made an important discovery -- and his father never quite
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Sirius Satellite: Making Waves; The No. 2 company in digital radio has reeled in Howard Stern with a $500 million payday. Is this a breakthrough for the young industry?
Newsweek
; Byline: Brad Stone When shock jock Howard Stern swooped into Sirius Satellite Radio, he was greeted like a conquering hero. Last month, a week after he announced on his popular morning radio show that he was taking his act to Sirius's digital airwaves, he paid his first visit to the company's
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Sirius Sees Benefits in Potential Merger With XM
The Washington Post
; Executives of Sirius Satellite Radio are again hinting at a potential merger with XM Satellite Radio that they say would bring strong gains for investors. Their statements boosted the stock prices of Sirius and XM this week, though both settled by the end of trading yesterday. In two speeches in
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XM Rival Again Delays Launch; Sirius's Digital Radio To Start in February
The Washington Post
; ... We'll leverage off what they have done," said Doug Wilsterman, Sirius's vice president of marketing and distribution. At a news conference launching service in the District yesterday, XM president and chief executive Hugh Panero declined to comment on Sirius ...
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Ford gets serious about Sirius; Satellite radio to be a factory-installed option.
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; ... radio; Hyundai does not offer satellite radio service. The Ford news comes just 12 days after Stern signed a landmark $500 million ... according to three Chrysler group dealers contacted by Automotive News. And they're not sure Stern will give Sirius a boost. Alan Helfman ...
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Stronger signals for Sirius Radio; After slow start, satellite service pumps volume with deals, programs.(News)
Crain's New York Business
; ... guidelines on indecency, satellite can also offer greater programming freedom. XM and Sirius each offer around 50 channels of sports, news and talk. Satellite's advantages are among the reasons analysts expect Sirius to succeed. This industry is going to be huge ...
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 "Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)")
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Satellite radio soars: XM and Sirius both predict huge growth ahead.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
; ... videos could show on backseat screens within 18 months. There will be tickers with ball scores and stock quotations, animated maps, and interactive driving directions. And recently in place are two comedy streams, a Catholic station, a gay-and-lesbian outlet ... the media consultant, thinks it is. If Eddie Fritts was ...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Sirius shares rise on sales report
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ... Sirius is up because the majority of the stock, about 70 percent, is owned by individual investors and they act on news that isn't really news. As a result, you have to go to the chat boards to see what's up." Butson has a "hold" rating on Sirius and a ...
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Satellite Radio Firms Plan To Merge; XM, Sirius Face Antitrust Hurdles
The Washington Post
; XM and Sirius, the two satellite radio companies that have spent millions of dollars trying to woo pay-for-service customers, yesterday announced plans to merge in hopes of stemming losses and offering an even larger smorgasbord of music, talk and sports. If approved by federal regulators, the
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DAWNAY, DAY SIRIUS (DDS).
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; Dawnay, Day Sirius plans to profit by setting new standards for workspace for small German businesses Algy Hall Dawnay, Day Sirius, which raised GBP220m when its shares were floated on the Alternative Investment Market last month, is attempting to export to Germany a property business model that
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