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Dam breaching celebrated on famed Rogue River (AP)

(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) 1921, the logging and mining that district agreed to remove the dam. That didn't stop Roger Funk, a The more insidious harm from
Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:12:26 PM once sustained Southern Oregon The next year the Oregon carpenter from Talent, from Savage Rapids and other dams on
have faded. Farms that the Grants Watershed Enhancement Board joining the celebration. He the river was caused by slowing
ROGUE RIVER, Ore. – The Pass Irrigation District once pledged $3 million, and a year recalled sitting on the banks of the the river in reservoirs, allowing
wild and scenic Rogue River has served have sprouted homes that later Congress started approving river as a child and watching for the sun to raise average
become even wilder with the tap the water for lawns and funding that would eventually hours as the salmon moved temperatures 1 degree, to the
demolition of a dam that had gardens. And the salmon and cover the rest of the $39.3 million upstream. But over the years, the point that fish die from warm
hindered passage of salmon and steelhead have struggled, with an cost. numbers of fish steadily water many years.
steelhead to their spawning estimated 58,000 adult salmon "One reason this project took so dwindled. He joined the flotilla "Those things aren't a big deal
grounds for 88 years. and steelhead blocked from long is people had to adjust their with his 15-year-old son, and a when the river is plenty cold,"
A flotilla of some 80 people in spawning grounds each year. notions of what progress was," neighbor, nursing student Maddy Martin said. "But when the river
rafts, driftboats and kayaks The battles to restore the said John DeVoe of Portland, Morse. is starting to get marginally too
celebrated the breaching of the waterway started in 1988, when executive director of WaterWatch. "I have been rafting the Rogue warm as it is with more
Savage Rapids Dam on Saturday t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n g r o u p "There was a lot of opposition to for 35 years," Funk said. "Taking development and climate change,
by floating through the remains of WaterWatch, which organized the removing the dam because it was the dam down to have a those things can be crucial."
t h e c o n c r e t e s t r u c t u r e i n celebration, Rogue Fly Fishers viewed as a symbol of progress." freeflowing river is exhilarating." Construction crews built a
southwest Oregon. and the American Fisheries The good feelings were marred Another old diversion dam, coffer dam and started
Among them was Jim Martin, Society filed a protest to stop the by the death of a local man Gold Ray near the city of Gold jackhammering half of the dam to
rowing his own driftboat. His first irrigation district from drawing running a jetboat through the Hill, is likely to join Savage pieces last April, and on Friday
job as a young fisheries biologist more water from the Rogue. remains of the dam on Friday, Rapids soon. The NOAA has removed the piles of rock and
for the Oregon Department of The U.S. Bureau of who hit a rock downstream and offered federal stimulus money to gravel holding the river back,
Fish and Wildlife was monitoring Reclamation took a look and flipped. Three others in the boat help with the cost. Another small allowing the river to flow freely.
how many salmon and steelhead decided the cheapest and best survived. diversion dam at Gold Hill has The rest of the dam is to be
were killed each year by the s o l u t i o n t o p r o v i d e w a t e r The Rogue, one of the original already come out. And a half-built removed by December.
irrigation dam. efficiently without harming fish rivers to get federal wild and dam on a major tributary, Elk The river quickly cut down
"Forty-one years ago I stood on was to remove the dam and scenic protection in 1968, has Creek, has been notched. through the huge accumulation of
that dam as a young biologist replace it with pumps. given up its steelhead to such "This is the greatest number of sand, gravel and rocks that had
fresh out of school watching the The irrigation district initially names as Western writer Zane significant dam removals in the built up behind the dam the past
fish die, and thinking how this went along, but later flip-flopped Grey and movie star Ginger country," said WaterWatch 88 years.
dam had to come out for the and fought to save the dam. Rogers. This section is miles spokesman Jim McCarthy. "What this really represents
health of this river," said Martin, Lawsuits were filed. Battles flared above the wild section of the It wasn't always so. today is our culture being capable
who rose to be chief of fisheries in the state Capitol. The Rogue's Rogue, where people come from Martin recalls seeing adult of backing up a little bit and doing
for the department and now is coho salmon were declared a around the world to float the spring chinook salmon throwing something differently," Martin
conservation director of Pure threatened species, and more whitewater, camp and fish. Here themselves against the dam said as he pushed off from the
Fishing. "People said, `Jim, be lawsuits were filed. the river is hemmed in on all sides because they couldn't find the bank and rowed his driftboat
realistic, it will never happen.' By 2001, after losing every by houses — some with docks no poorly designed fish ladders, and down the newly freed section of
And it's happening." lawsuit and spending more than longer reaching the water — those that did jumping out of the river.
Since the dam was completed in $1 million on legal fees, the Interstate 5 and U.S. Highway 97. ladders and dying on the rocks.
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gop's Michael Steele tries to make money from Obama's Nobel
prize - Christian Science Monitor
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Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:45:48 PM
Mocking that President Obama
won the Nobel Peace Prize for
"awesomeness," GOP chief
Michael Steele sent a fundraising
letter out shortly after Friday's
announcement. Steele said "truly
patriotic Americans" should
donate to prevent world
domination.(NEWSCOM)
Photos ( 1 of 1) By Jimmy Orr|
10.10.09
Score one for creativity…
President Obama wins the
Nobel Peace Prize and Republican
National Committee chief
Michael Steele is trying to make
money off of it.
No, he’s not going to go all
“commando” on the White House
and try to wrest it away from the
president in hopes of putting it up
on Ebay or anything.
Instead, he found it so
ridiculous that Obama was
awarded the honor that he’s using
it as a fundraising tool. Steele sent
out an email late last night not
only lampooning the award but
asking “truly patriotic Americans”
to ante up to fight the forces of
world domination.
“The Democrats and their
international leftist allies want
America made subservient to the
agenda of global redistribution
and control,” Steele wrote. “And
truly patriotic Americans like you
and our Republican Party are the
only thing standing in their way.”
Steele seemed to disagree with
the Nobel Peace Prize
committee’s reasoning for
awarding him the honor. The
committee said Obama deserved
the award because of his
“extraordinary efforts to
strengthen international
diplomacy and cooperation
between peoples.”
Steele, on the other hand,
opined that Obama won the award
for “awesomeness” — before
trashing the whole affair.
“It’s a stunning, if not truly
surprising, indication of just how
meaningless a once honorable and
respected award has become,”
Steele wrote.
Steele is not alone in his
surprise. As we told you earlier
today, many people — supporters
and opponents — don’t quite
understand it. In fact, it’s made
some strange bedfellows. Rush
Limbaugh and the Taliban, for
example, are united in their
consternation.
It’s not as though the talk show
host and the Taliban released a
joint statement expressing their
thoughts. But Limbaugh noted
that they were aligned.
“Folks, do you realize something
has happened here that we all
agree with the Taliban and Iran
about and that is he doesn’t
deserve the award,” he said.
“Now that’s hilarious, that I’m on
the same side of something with
the Taliban, and that we all are on
the same side as the Taliban.”
The Taliban, on the other hand,
didn’t mention Limbaugh in their
remarks — although that would
have made their comments more
interesting. Instead, a spokesman
(incidentally from an undisclosed
location), said Obama’s actions in
Afghanistan should disqualify
him.
“We have seen no change in his
strategy for peace. He has done
nothing for peace in
Afghanistan,” a Taliban
spokesman told the AFP. “We
condemn the award of the Nobel
Peace Prize for Obama.”
If you’d like to watch Obama’s
speech yesterday discussing the
honor, click here. Or you can
watch a more emotional
acceptance speech from the
Oscars below.
———
Hey, we’ll never condemn you
for winning any prize! Unless it’s
one that we should have received.
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Comments 1. roy| 10.10.09
“Folks, do you realize something
has happened here that we all
agree with the Taliban and Iran
about and that is he doesn’t
deserve the award,” he said.
“Now that’s hilarious, that I’m on
the same side of something with
the Taliban, and that we all are on
the same side as the Taliban”
– This means you are on the
wrong side. 2. kcsurfer| 10.10.09
Is Obama the first Kenyan to
win the Nobel? 3. blablabla|
10.10.09
fund raiding you mean… 4.
Joyce Becker| 10.10.09
Leave it to those fool
Republicans trying to make
money he dishonest way. 5. Tom|
10.10.09
I like Michael Steele, alot. His
views and attitude. 6. romeo unix|
10.10.09
I would say the RNC chairman
has nothing better to carry on
about. Our country needs to come
together. Both political parties are
tearing this country apart. Is this
what we want to teach our kids?
Why can’t you just be happy for
the President. Does everything
need to be so complex.
Next thing you know the
President will be blamed for all
the economic woes the country
got into and the Republicans who
ran this country for the last 8
years did a tremendous job.
Sad to see what some of you are
there are becoming - Polarized 7.
Susan| 10.10.09
There are good Republicans.
And there are nasty ones. Why do
the latter fail to learn the lesson,
“when you’re in a hole, stop
digging”? 8. julescator| 10.10.09
Michael Steele is a waste of
human flesh. He is sooooo jealous
of Obama that he is making a fool
of himself. Leave it to the Right to
not only **** off most of
America (the voting public) but
most of the world with their
insane arguments and stupid
Obama wannabe heading their
organization. If this made had a
brain he would collect money for
a brain transplant - immediately.
Keep working against America
and OUR President and America
will continue to kick you to the
curb at the polls. Keep it up. 9.
Donna| 10.10.09
You don’t have anything better
than that? Just playground name-
calling? 10. luke bohannon|
10.10.09
This is what has become of us.
Our president wins a nobel prize
and immediately the other side of
the aisle comes out and mocks it.
This is so sad, so maddening, but
then so numbing also. If this
passes without a firestorm of
anger from the decent folk of the
GOP, this country is screwed. Our
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partisanship and cynicism will
destroy all effort, all hard work
and all that is good about a
democracy. When will we
remember that even if we are on
different sides of the aisle, we are
on the same team. 11. julescator|
10.10.09
The RNC ran out to get their
very own Obama. What they got
was Kanye West on Steroids.
Open mouth, Steele, and insert
foot over and over again. This
President is working hard FOR
this country. Michael Steele and
his party are working Against
America. 12. julescator| 10.10.09
When in the company of the
hateful Right I behave in kind! 13.
Oy| 10.10.09
It’s not Obama’s fault. He
probably wishes it hadn’t
happened. Having said that, the
fact that his policies are liked by
those fruitcakes sends off red
flags in my mind. 14. Karl
Kemerait| 10.10.09
You know, I don’t quite
understand why President Obama
won the award myself, and I am
an admirerer of the man. That
aside, it seems that maybe some
of his detractors might take a
lesson from family politics. I
might disagree with my wife
about something, and we might
debate about it for days, but we
stand united to the outside world
and set our differences aside. I
have to wonder about the
common sense of most of the
GOP and some liberals as well
who, while they have a right to
disagree and to voice that
disagreement, seem to have no
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problem being disrespectful to the
man and critical of him to the rest
of world. 15. Paul Stewart|
10.10.09
“Folks, do you realize something
has happened here that we all
agree with the Taliban and Iran
about and that is he doesn’t
deserve the award,” he said.
“Now that’s hilarious, that I’m on
the same side of something with
the Taliban, and that we all are on
the same side as the Taliban.”
Indeed, it is no surprise, it
seems you are made of the same
stuff. Inciting Americans against
their own President’s success and
against the efforts of world
leaders to gain a greater level of
peace and civility. I am starting to
think the likes of Limbaugh and
the Taliban and the bottom fishing
Republicans are maybe cut from
the same cloth….. The only
difference is that they wear
western clothes and business
suits….. 16. maurice johnson|
10.10.09
Don’t you think the republicans
just wish micheal steele (the
puppet) would only speak for
himself and stop embarassing the
party with his ridiculous
comments. Maybe he should have
rush limbaugh’s job. 17. Rhianna|
10.10.09
Michael Steele is doing his job
as RNC Chairman. I have a lot of
respect for the man and little
respect for people who don’t
make allowances for differing
opinions. Julescator…. speaking
of working against the
president… I suppose GWB had
your full support while in office,
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right? 18. Rennie| 10.10.09
I am no longer a Republican
because of the likes of Michael
Steele. He is ruining the party and
making them look so silly. It is a
shame that his party cannot even
support the President for at least
the first year, but no, the party is
so sore in losing the last election.
By his actions the Republican
party has not where to go except
down. 19. Kie| 10.10.09
The GOP is going to whine and
cry over anything positive
accomplished by the Democrats.
Just shows how immature they
are. 20. Michaela| 10.10.09
Over and over again it is
shocking how truly ignorant or
sadly underexposed so many
Americans seem to be: how on
this earth - yes, I mean This Earth
and not just the United States -
could any human being react like
Michael Steele ?? Like a small,
pittiful, jealous, pathetic,
uneducated fool that cannot see
beyond his own nose! Get over it,
GOP, you lost the last elections
because of specific reasons. If you
want to win again some day, you
may have to change! Really, it is
sickening for us ‘commoners’ to
have to watch you, our leaders,
behave like egotistical little
children. The moment one of you
gets elected, you seem to forget
that you are supposed to work for
US and not the other way round.
You are supposed to do what is
best for this country and not just
rigidly adhere to a completely
outdated point of view or serve
some lobbyists! Because Barack
Obama still seems to be holding
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on to the thought of hope and that
good will outlast evil, you react
stubbornly. You know he has a
brilliant mind - and you don’t. 21.
Conservative Crusader| 10.10.09
The demoliberals are nothing
more than whining saps. Obama
did absolutely nothing to win the
Nobel Peace “Prize” (and I use
that term loosely). The
nominations for this year’s winner
were closed on February 1, 2009.
Obama was the President all of 11
days when the nominations
closed. What could he possibly
have done to earn this “honor” in
11 days? He was still learning
where the bathroom was in the
White House. It’s a fix and it
cheapens the value of the prize.
22. Brian| 10.10.09
Good job Steele, you just made
an *** of yourself. I can see now
why Democrats are in control of
the country again. 23. Greg|
10.10.09
So basically he’s saying that
“truly patriotic Americans” are
hard-headed, uneducated bigots
that don’t support our president
under any circumstances? He’s
won the Nobel prize for a reason,
and it seems that some of us
remember all the work he’s been
doing to rid of nukes in Iran and
take wars where they belong. But
I guess we’re not patriotic since
we like our president and we’re
glad that he’s won this award and
we’re thrilled that the world
seems to like us again. I’m afraid
of where we’re going socially as a
country where you’re only a
patriotic American if you hate
your leader and don’t care what
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the world thinks of you. 24. WES|
10.10.09
SHAME ON STEELE! 25.
Dave9| 10.10.09
It’s basically a backhanded slap
at the last administration:
“His diplomacy is founded in the
concept that those who are to lead
the world must do so on the basis
of values and attitudes that are
shared by the majority of the
world’s population,” the
committee said of Obama.
Bush and Cheney were certainly
disconnected from the American
people and the world at large
(Cheney was in fact proud of it.)
26. kay b| 10.10.09
I’m sick that the Republicans
seem to have lost their middle;
even the chair is sinking to the
lows previously set by G Beck
and Limbaugh. The thing that
makes me feel the sickest,
however, is that this tactic seems
to work on the people they’re
talking to. 27. Duende| 10.10.09
It’s like Jon Stewart said
recently, “conservatives hate
Obama more than they love
America.” 28. aleXander|
10.10.09
We need a new second, maybe
third and fourth, party - because
Republicans are becoming more
and more inconsequential by the
day - becoming nothing more than
a loud voicebox for the least
informed and the most easily
scared and manipulated.
The clowns of Fox (how does
the FCC allow that to be called
“news”?) Sarah Palin, Michael
Steele. . . indeed the blind leading
the blinded. The era of their greed
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powered ignorance is ending - and
they are going down crying and
screeching.
As these folks present it, the
Republican party has nothing to
stand on - their only platform is
being negatively reactionary to
the (much needed) changes that
are happening to a country that
was allowed to nearly sink in the
last 8 years under the worst,
greediest, administration EVER.
29. carmen| 10.10.09
Poor Michael Steele crying like
a little baby, cause President
Obama won again!!!!!
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Nobel prize win 'humbles' Obama
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Obama was woken very early
by staff bringing news of the
award
US President Barack Obama has
said he was "surprised and deeply
humbled" to be awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize, less than 10
months into his presidency.
Speaking at the White House
hours after the Norwegian Nobel
Prize Committee named him as a
surprise winner, he said the award
should be a "call to action".
The world faced challenges that
"cannot be met by one person or
by one nation alone," Mr Obama
said.
The committee said he won for
efforts to boost diplomacy and co-
operation.
"Only very rarely has a person to
the same extent as Obama
captured the world's attention and
given its people hope for a better
future," the Norwegian committee
said in a statement.
"His diplomacy is founded in the
concept that those who are to lead
the world must do so on the basis
of values and attitudes that are
shared by the majority of the
world's population."
Long-term goals
Standing in the Rose Garden to
make his first public statement
since being woken early by aides
bringing news of the award, Mr
Obama stressed that his win was
just the beginning of his work.
He said he did not feel he
deserved to be in the company of
some of the "transformative
figures" who had previously
received the award.
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with former Vice-President Al
Gore, a joint recipient of the
award in 2007, calling Mr
Obama's win "extremely well
deserved".
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Worldwide reaction to Obama
winning the Nobel Peace Prize
"I think that much of what he has
accomplished already is going to
be far more appreciated in the
eyes of history," Mr Gore said.
But spokesmen from anti-US
Islamist groups such as the
Taliban and Hamas focussed on
the present, saying they had seen
no evidence yet of improvements
in security for people in their
regions and as such opposed the
award.
'New climate'
Since taking office in January,
President Obama has pursued an
Some of his aims, particularly the award will be distributed tireless advocates who have made ambitious international agenda
the goal of universal nuclear among several charities. r e a l a c h i e v e m e n t s w o r k i n g including a push for peace in the
disarmament, would be difficult Public bemused towards peace and human rights". Middle East and negotiations over
to achieve even within his There were a record 205 Iran's foreign minister said the Iran's nuclear programme.
lifetime, let alone his presidency, nominations for this year's peace decision to give the award was Asked why the prize had been
awarded to Mr Obama less than a
Mr Obama said. p r i z e . Z i m b a b w e a n P r i m e taken too "hastily".
And he sought to deflect some Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and "A good timing for the award year after he took office, Nobel
of the global surprise at his win, Chinese dissident Hu Jia had been would be when US troops have Committee head Thorbjoern
d e s c r i b i n g t h e a w a r d a s among the favourites. pulled out of Afghanistan and Iraq Jagland said: "It was because we
"affirmation of American Instead the committee chose Mr and the United States is standing would like to support what he is
leadership on behalf of aspirations Obama, who was inaugurated less up for the rights of the Palestinian trying to achieve".
held by people in all nations". than two weeks before the 1 people," Manouchehr Mottaki He specifically mentioned Mr
Obama's work to strengthen
"I know that throughout history February nomination deadline. told the Mehr news agency.
the Nobel Peace Prize has not just While there was support for the But he said that if winning the international institutions and work
been used to honour specific decision, notably from world prize encouraged the US president towards a world free of nuclear
achievements," he said. leaders, many others expressed to reject the "warmongering" arms. The statement from the
"It's also been used as a means to scepticism. p o l i c i e s o f p r e v i o u s Nobel Committee said Mr Obama
give momentum to a set of causes. In the US the chairman of the administrations, Iran had no had "created a new climate in
And that is why I will accept this Republican National Committee, opposition to it. international politics".
However, critics say he has
award as a call to action, a call for Michael Steele, asked a simple A large majority of remarks
all nations to confront the question: "What has President from BBC viewers, listeners and failed to make breakthroughs.
common challenges of the 21st Obama actually accomplished?" website users also expressed Domestically, Mr Obama has
Century." Attributing Mr Obama's win to surprise. been working to tackle an
The White House has said that his "star power", Mr Steele said it Senior Democratic figures economic crisis and win support
the cash prize that accompanies was "unfortunate" he "outshined rebuffed Mr Steele's remarks,
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Sweat lodge victim's family says she was in shape (AP)

(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) "Our only thought is shock, weeks before they knew if "The whole situation is very when they arrived at a hospital.
Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:32:00 PM sadness and surprise," McFeeley criminal charges would be filed. traumatizing for everybody," she Sheriff's Lt. David Rhodes said
said. "There will be plenty of time Ray's recent postings on his said. authorities are looking into
PRESCOTT, Ariz. – A 38-year- to react to the truth of what Twitter account said he was The people at the retreat, whose whether there was a lag time
old New York woman who died happened here, but we believe it "shocked and saddened" by the ages ranged from 30 to the 60s, between the first signs of medical
after sitting in a sauna-like sweat is pointless to be angry or to place tragedy. paid between $9,000 and $10,000 distress and the emergency call.
lodge at a scenic Arizona resort blame or to make assumptions "My deep heartfelt condolences to attend. McFeeley said Brown had
was an avid surfer and hiker who before we understand what to family and friends of those who Between 55 and 65 people were attended similar retreats, although
was "in top shape," took self- occurred here." lost their lives," he wrote. "I am crowded into the 415-square-foot he wasn't certain whether any
improvement seriously and had a A man who answered the door spending the weekend in prayer sweat lodge during a two-hour were hosted by Ray. He said
p a s s i o n f o r a r t , a f a m i l y at Shore's address in Wisconsin and meditation for all involved in period that consisted of eight 15- Brown, who grew up in Brooklyn
spokesman said. said he had no immediate this difficult time; and I ask you minute rounds and various and Westtown and spent time in
Kirby Brown of Westtown, c o m m e n t . to join me in doing the same." spiritual exercises led by Ray, Mexico, saw the outing as a
N.Y., was one of two people who Autopsies on Brown and Shore Ray's company, James Ray Waugh said. After each round, the chance to continue on a positive
died Thursday evening after being were conducted Friday, but the International, is based in flap to the crude structure was path in life.
overcome in the crudely built hut results weren't disclosed pending Carlsbad, Calif. Ray's publicist, raised to allow more heated rocks Brown, a graduate of the State
during a spiritual cleansing additional tests. Howard Bragman, expressed to be brought inside. University of New York at
ceremony. Authorities on Authorities haven't determined condolences in a statement Friday Authorities said participants Geneseo, had two sisters who
Saturday identified the other what caused the deaths and but declined to speak about the were highly encouraged but not recently got married, two new
victim as 40-year-old James Shore illnesses but ruled out carbon deaths. Bragman didn't return a forced to remain in the sweat nephews and a focus on "making
of Milwaukee. monoxide poisoning. call Saturday from The lodge for the entire two hours. the world more beautiful for
Nineteen other people were Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Associated Press. The participants had fasted for someone, not only with her art but
taken to hospitals, suffering from W a u g h s a i d S a t u r d a y h i s The Angel Valley Retreat 36 hours as part of a personal and with her heart," McFeeley said.
burns, dehydration, respiratory detectives were focusing on self- Center is owned by Michael and spiritual quest in the wilderness, Although the family is saddened
arrest, kidney failure or elevated help expert and author James Amayra Hamilton, who rented it then ate a breakfast buffet by her death, he said Brown
body temperature. Most were Arthur Ray and his staff as they to Ray for a five-day "Spiritual Thursday morning. After various created a roadmap by which
soon released, but one remained try to determine if criminal Warrior" retreat that promised to seminars, they entered the sweat others should live.
in critical condition Saturday. negligence played a role. Waugh "absolutely change your life." lodge lightly dressed at 3 p.m. "She was the least selfish,
Brown had no pre-existing said Ray refused to speak with Amayra Hamilton said Saturday Two hours later, a woman kindest person I knew," he said.
health conditions that would have authorities and has since left the that Ray has held the event at the dialed 911 to say that two people, ___
kept her from participating in an state. No charges have been filed. resort for seven years, and there whom Waugh identified as Brown Associated Press Writer Dinesh
otherwise safe activity, said "We will continue this never have been any problems. and Shore, did not have a pulse Ramde in Milwaukee contributed
cousin and family spokesman investigation down every road The resort remained closed to and weren't breathing. to this report.
Tom McFeeley. That two people that is possible to find out if there the public Saturday, Hamilton A nurse hired by Ray was ___
died and 19 others became ill at is culpability on anybody relative said. The sweat lodge has been directing rescue efforts including On the Net:
the Angel Valley Retreat Center to the deaths of these individuals," dismantled, and a ceremony was CPR when emergency crews James Arthur Ray:
indicates that "something went Waugh said. conducted for those affected by arrived, Waugh said. Shore and http://www.jamesray.com
horribly wrong." He said it could be three to four Thursday's incident. Brown were pronounced dead

UN plane crash kills 11 in Haiti

(BBC News | Americas | World
Edition)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:47:57 PM
A United Nations plane has
crashed in western Haiti, killing
all 11 people on board, UN
officials say.
The Uruguayan surveillance
plane was monitoring the
Dominican Republic border as
part of its tasks with the UN
peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
Most of those on board the
plane were military officers from
Uruguay and Jordan, officials told
the BBC.
More than 9,000 UN personnel
are stationed in Haiti, which has
long been ravaged by violence
and instability.
UN spokeswoman Michele
Montas said the Uruguayan
CASA212 went down west of
Fonds-Verrettes.
She said rescue teams had
travelled to the area on foot
because of the rugged terrain.
No survivors were found at the
crash site.
Officials said the cause of the
crash was not yet known but an
investigation had been launched.
The UN's Minustah mission has
been in Haiti since 2004,
following the departure of
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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Miley Cyrus: YouTube
Sweat lodge victim's family says she was in shape rap explains her Twitter
exit - Entertainment
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(Most Popular - Google News) comment. to join me in doing the same. whom Waugh identified as Brown
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:20:33 PM Nineteen other people were Ray's company, James Ray and Shore, did not have a pulse Submitted at 10/10/2009 8:40:03 AM
taken to hospitals, suffering from International, is based in and weren't breathing.
By FELICIA FONSECA (AP) – burns, dehydration, respiratory Carlsbad, Calif. His publicist, A nurse hired by Ray was Earlier this week, Miley Cyrus
1 hour ago arrest, kidney failure or elevated Howard Bragman, declined to directing rescue efforts including tweeted her last tweet(supposedly
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A 38-year body temperature. Most were comment Friday and didn't return CPR when emergency crews at the behest of her Last Song co-
-old New York woman who died soon released, but one remained a call Saturday from The arrived, Waugh said. Shore and star and rumored boyfriend Liam
after sitting in a sauna-like sweat in critical condition Saturday. Associated Press. Brown were pronounced dead Hemsworth), but even so, she
lodge at a scenic Arizona resort Autopsies on Brown and Shore The Angel Valley Retreat when they arrived at a hospital. certainly hasn’t stopped her
was an avid surfer and hiker who were conducted Friday, but the Center is owned by Michael and Sheriff's Lt. David Rhodes said personalized dispatches to fans.
was "in top shape," took self- results weren't disclosed pending Amayra Hamilton, who have authorities are looking into The latest is a YouTube video
improvement seriously and had a additional tests. declined to comment. whether there was a lag time where Cyrus lays out exactly why
passion for art, a family Authorities haven't determined Ray rented the resort to hold a between the first signs of medical she quit Twitter: “I had to say
spokesman said. what caused the deaths and five-day "Spiritual Warrior" distress and the emergency call. goodbye,” Miley intones, “and
Kirby Brown of Westtown, illnesses but ruled out carbon retreat that promised to McFeeley said Brown had this little rap is to tell my fans
N.Y., had no pre-existing health monoxide poisoning. "absolutely change your life." Ray attended similar retreats, although why.”
conditions that would have kept Yavapai County Sheriff Steve has held similar retreats at the he wasn't certain whether any Supposedly, the reason is
her from participating in an W a u g h s a i d S a t u r d a y h i s resort in the past. Participants, were hosted by Ray. He said because she wants to keep her
otherwise safe activity, said detectives were focusing on self- whose ages ranged from 30 to the Brown, who grew up in Brooklyn personal things personal. “I want
cousin and family spokesman help expert and author James 60s, paid between $9,000 and and Westtown, saw the outing as my private life private,” she raps.
Tom McFeeley. That two people Arthur Ray and his staff as they $10,000 to attend this year's a chance to continue on a positive “I’m living for me.” Of course, it
died and 19 others became ill try to determine if criminal event. path in life. totally makes sense to want to
indicates that "something went negligence played a role. Waugh Between 55 and 65 people were Brown, a graduate of the State keep things private then release a
horribly wrong." said Ray refused to speak with crowded into the 415-square-foot University of New York at video spelling that out—and
"Our only thought is shock, authorities and has since left the sweat lodge during a two-hour Genesco, had two sisters who simultaneously putting yourself
sadness and surprise," McFeeley state. No charges have been filed. period that consisted of eight 15- recently got married, two new back on display. I mean, yeah. Or
said. "There will be plenty of time "We will continue this minute rounds and various nephews and a focus on "making something.
to react to the truth of what investigation down every road spiritual exercises led by Ray, the world more beautiful for And even though Miley’s final
happened here, but we believe it that is possible to find out if there Waugh said. After each round, the someone, not only with her art but tweet on Thursday said that
is pointless to be angry or to place is culpability on anybody relative flap to the crudely constructed with her heart," McFeeley said. Hemsworth wanted her to delete
blame or to make assumptions to the deaths of these individuals," structure was raised to allow more Although the family is saddened her Twitter account, she
before we understand what Waugh said. heated rocks to be brought inside. by her death, he said Brown responded to that in the rap by
occurred here." He said it could be three to four Authorities said participants created a roadmap by which saying: “It wasn’t because my
Brown was one of two people weeks before they knew if were highly encouraged but not others should live. friend told me to. I stopped living
who died Thursday evening after criminal charges would be filed. forced to remain in the sweat "She was the least selfish, for moments and started living for
being overcome in a crudely built Ray's recent postings on his lodge for the entire two hours. kindest person I knew," he said. people.” Nice save.
sweat lodge during a spiritual Twitter account said he was The participants had fasted for Associated Press Writer Dinish The semi-adorable video is after
cleansing ceremony at the Angel "shocked and saddened" by the 36 hours as part of a personal and Ramde in Milwaukee contributed the jump.
Valley Retreat Center. Authorities tragedy. spiritual quest in the wilderness, to this report. More from EW’s Music Mix:
on Saturday identified the other "My deep heartfelt condolences then ate a breakfast buffet • James Arthur Ray: Adam Lambert’s ‘Time for
victim as 40-year-old James Shore to family and friends of those who Thursday morning. After various http://www.jamesray.com Miracles’: 29-second leak
of Milwaukee. lost their lives," he wrote. "I am seminars, they entered the sweat Copyright © 2009 The ‘New Moon’ soundtrack clips:
A man who answered the door spending the weekend in prayer lodge lightly dressed at 3 p.m. Associated Press. All rights Get your first listen now
at Shore's address in Wisconsin and meditation for all involved in Two hours later, a woman reserved. Susan Boyle CD track list
s a i d h e h a d n o i m m e d i a t e this difficult time; and I ask you dialed 911 to say that two people, announced: There will be
Madonna (and much more)
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Butchers offer financial services? “Completely false,” says

Obama
By David Alexander (Front at financial regulatory reform. cards to home mortgages. “This is, of course, completely at the expense of American
Row Washington) They specifically want to “A lot of the banks and big false.” consumers, despite the fact that
Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:53:09 PM torpedo his plan for a Consumer financial firms don’t like the idea “We’ve made clear that only recently a whole bunch of those
Financial Protection Agency, he of a consumer agency very businesses that offer financial same American consumers bailed
President Barack Obama started said. Legislation creating the much,” Obama said. “In fact, the services would be affected by this them out as a consequence of the
his day by learning he had agency is now working its way U.S. Chamber of Commerce is agency. I don’t know how many bad decisions that they made.”
won the Nobel Peace Prize, but through Congress. spending millions on an ad of your butchers are offering The Chamber of Commerce,
that didn’t stop him from quickly The proposed agency would campaign to kill it.” financial services,” the president seeing the attack coming, put out
turning downright prickly. help ordinary people who borrow It was the ads that aggravated added. a note in advance saying they
After a meeting with Americans m o n e y f o r h o m e s o r o t h e r him. He noted the Chamber had spent completely agree that consumers
who had been ripped off by the purposes, he told an East Room “You might have seen some of nearly half a billion dollars to need protection.
financial system, Obama on gathering at the White House. these ads— the ones that claim lobby the government over the They just don’t think a big new
Friday said big banks and the U.S. It would get rid of those that local butchers and other small past decade. federal agency should be created
Chamber of Commerce were “ridiculously confusing contracts” businesses somehow will be And he said big banks were
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Two die at US spiritual retreat Jon Gosselin Fires Back: Kate's

(BBC News | Americas | World consciousness of a dolphin, or Police are also investigating
Made Her Own Money Withdrawals
Edition)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 2:05:40 PM
"vortex experiences", in which
participants "experience our
whether any of those taken ill had
pre-existing medical conditions or
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human energy system interacting were fasting, he said. (Most Popular - Google News) estate. He claims Kate is in
Two people have died and 19 with the earth". "There are a lot of issues that Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:47:12 PM control of more than $1 million
others were taken to hospital after Local TV images showed the may have led up to these injuries and accuses her of continuing to
being overcome while in a sauna- "sweatbox" to be a dome-shaped and deaths," Mr D'Evelyn told the "The Insider" breaks the news hide money.
like room at a spiritual retreat in frame covered by tarpaulins and Associated Press. that Jon Gosselin has filed court Jon says the court should hold
Arizona. blankets. "It's not something you would papers in which he accuses his Kate in contempt of the two
Police said 64 people were During the sweatbox normally see at one of the resorts estranged wife Kate of making arbitration awards; require her to
inside a so-called "sweatbox" at experience, the tent was gradually there, and it is unfortunate unauthorized money withdrawals. pay back into their account $7,500
the Angel Valley resort for up to filled with steam generated by regardless of the cause." The story follows: for each month that she failed to
two hours before many of them pouring water on to fire-heated Twenty-one people were taken Jon claims one of the reasons deposit that amount; and be
became ill. rocks brought inside the dome. by ambulance and helicopter to Kate filed an emergency petition required to give a complete
The pair who died were a The sweatbox has traditionally hospital on Thursday night. last week was "to cover up the accounting of all the money she
middle-aged man and woman, been used as a ceremonial sauna Two were listed as being in a fact that she removed hundreds of spent in the last 60 days.
police said. in rituals practised by some critical condition on Friday. Half thousands of dollars from the "Jon seeks to hold Kate
Investigators are speaking to Native American cultures. a dozen others were said to have marital estate" prior to filing for responsible for what he believes
staff and guests and carrying out The intense experience can be been discharged after making a divorce from him in June. to be her contemptuous conduct,"
toxicity tests in an effort to find dangerous to people with pre- quick recovery. He also claims Kate violated the Jon's lawyer Mark Heller tells
out what happened. existing medical conditions or if Verde Valley Fire District Chief terms of their divorce arbitrator's "The Insider." Heller claims Jon
The 70-acre retreat near the t h e s w e a t b o x i s p o o r l y Jerry Doerksen told AP that awards by writing checks and/or kept the information confidential
town of Sedona, about 115 miles constructed or badly managed. people had begun to emerge after withdrawing funds totaling more over the last five days because he
(185km) north of Phoenix, offers Critical condition about two hours in the sweatbox, than $60,000 from one joint didn't want to "embarrass Kate
holistic treatments and spiritual The actual cause of the two feeling light-headed and weak. account between June 15 and with the allegations," hoping
retreats in a natural setting, deaths at Angel Valley remains He told AP he had sent a September 15, and approximately instead to resolve their divorce-
according to its website. extremely unclear, police said on hazardous materials team into the $9,800 from a second account in related issues through private
Reports said some of the Friday. sweatbox to test for substances mid-July. legal negotiations.
sweatbox participants had paid up Homicide detectives were such as carbon monoxide and Jon accuses Kate of not telling But he says Jon decided to go
to $9,000 (£5,700) for their stay at among investigators combing the other contaminants, but that the whole truth to the court public with the papers because a
the retreat. site, with tests being carried on air nothing out of the ordinary had because she's failed to provide a legal representative for Kate,
The resort offers a wide range inside the dome and searches of been found so far. proper accounting of the funds Mark Momjian, according to
of treatments from massage to buildings at the retreat, Yavapai Print Sponsor she withdrew. He admits that he Heller, continued to speak out
colon cleansing, healing carried County sherriff's spokesman removed "certain funds" from one about their ongoing litigation.
o u t b y h a r n e s s i n g t h e Dwight D'Evelyn said. of their accounts, but claims bank "Accordingly, in order for Jon's
statements show that Kate took side to be known and the picture
2 Wheels + 2 Kegs = 1 Awesome Party Bike out "more than $100,000." to be complete, we feel we have
By Charlie Sorrel (Wired Top The Hopworksfiets party bike is system, and has room on the rear Jon also says that Kate isn't no choice but to release Jon's
Stories) a modified bicycle that carries rack for a stack of pizza boxes. telling the truth when she claims Answer and Counterclaim." Click
two tapped kegs and a sound there aren't any other liquid funds here for Heller's full statement.
available to repay the marital
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for healthcare reform. Mr Obama is the first US 1919. united with Norway, Nobel the peace award is due to take
Archbishop Desmond Tutu of president to win the prize since The prize was invented by the designated the parliament in place on 10 December in the
South Africa, a former winner, former US President Jimmy Swedish industrialist and inventor Norway to elect the peace prize Norwegian capital, Oslo. Mr
said the prize was a way of Carter in 2002. Theodore of dynamite Alfred Nobel, and committee. Swedish academies Obama has indicated he will
encouraging the US leader early Roosevelt won the prize in 1906 was first awarded in 1901. are responsible for other prizes. attend.
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'Die quickly' congressman new hero Clinton reaches UK on

for Fla. Dems (AP) Europe tour
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) catch phrase, when Grayson else selfish is laughable," said (BBC News | Americas | World President Barack Obama is
Submitted at 10/10/2009 2:52:42 PM began talking about health care, state GOP spokeswoman Katie Edition) currently reviewing the strategy
people in the panel discussion Betta. Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:08:55 PM for Afghanistan and spoke with
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – audience began shouting, "Say it! While Grayson's criticisms may Prime Minister Gordon Brown on
Weeks after his harsh remarks Say it!" play well with a room filled with US Secretary of State Hillary Thursday to discuss the issues.
toward the GOP, a Florida Grayson complied, "Don't get Democratic activists, University Clinton has arrived in the UK on Russian trip
congressman's popularity with sick. And if you do get sick, die of South Florida political science the second leg of a five-day tour On Monday, the US secretary of
Democrats isn't dying quickly. quickly." The crowd cheered. professor Susan MacManus said of Europe. state will address the Northern
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, who Grayson would have been just most people want civility in The Afghan war and concerns Ireland assembly in Belfast.
s a i d l a t e l a s t m o n t h t h a t another politician if the state's politics. over Iran's nuclear programme are Visiting Russia for the first time
Republicans' health care plans Democrats held the convention "To these people he obviously expected to be high on the agenda as chief US diplomat, Mrs Clinton
amount to wanting sick people to last month. But Grayson gained reflects reality, to others he when she meets Prime Minister will hold talks on Iran's disputed
"die quickly," told a wildly national attention for his "die reflects incivility," said Gordon Brown on Sunday. nuclear programme with Russian
enthusiastic crowd of about 2,000 quickly" remarks, and then later MacManus, who was at the Mrs Clinton arrived from Zurich President Dmitry Medvedev in
Democrats Saturday that the GOP for apologizing to the dead and convention. i n S w i t z e r l a n d , w h e r e s h e Moscow on Tuesday.
should change its name to "The calling the inability to fix the Kevin Baker, 38, of Palm Beach attended the signing of a historic She is expected to press the
Selfish Party." health care system the "holocaust Gardens knew nothing about p a c t b e t w e e n T u r k e y a n d Russian leader for a strong
The first-term congressman in America." Grayson two weeks ago. He's now Armenia. commitment for tough new
from Orlando was given a It's pretty clear Republicans are a fan. He doesn't live in Grayson's The two countries normalised sanctions on Tehran.
standing ovation for his remarks getting sick of the name calling. district, but waited in line to get a relations after a century of Officials say she will also raise
at the Florida Democratic Party's Kevin Madden, a Washington- picture with him, saying afterward hostility. other issues, including arms
annual convention. People stood based GOP strategist, sent a that Grayson says aloud what US Assistant Secretary of State control, missile defence, and
in line to take pictures with him message on Twitter when he most Democrats think. for European and Eurasian Affairs cooperation to convince North
and gush over him, and a room heard about Grayson's suggestion "It's finally good to have Philip Gordon said that while in K o r e a t o a b a n d o n n u c l e a r
where he was later part of a panel f o r a n e w n a m e f o r t h e someone up there with the Britain, Mrs Clinton would "talk w e a p o n s .
discussion had to be doubled in R e p u b l i c a n P a r t y . bravery to tell the truth and know with senior UK officials on a wide Mrs Clinton returns to
size because turnout was twice Madden tweeted, "won't be long that it will actually help him and range of bilateral and transatlantic Washington late on Wednesday,
what was expected. Grayson ate before Grayson sticks his tongue not hurt him," Baker said. i s s u e s , i n c l u d i n g I r a n , after visiting Russia's mainly
u p t h e a t t e n t i o n . H e w a s at us (and) calls us 'doodie "You've got to break a few eggs to A f g h a n i s t a n a n d P a k i s t a n " . Muslim city of Kazan.
introduced at the panel discussion heads.'" get noticed by the media, and if Britain has the second largest Print Sponsor
as "the rock star" and Grayson The Republican Party of Florida there's a little bit of controversy troop deployment in Afghanistan
stood up and jokingly said, "I'm called Grayson outrageous and because one or two words are after the US.
Barack Obama." said he has created a circus. wrong, I can live with that." Twitter Suspends
And as if he was an actor with a "Alan Grayson calling anyone
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to provide the protection. The Chamber says a Consumer services and his books could be For more Reuters political news, By Kim Zetter (Wired Top
Instead, the Chamber favors Financial Protection Agency open to federal scrutiny. click here. Stories)
leaving consumer protection to would have sweeping authority The agency would “have the Photo credit: Reuters/Jason Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:40:00 PM
the six federal regulators already over virtually every business that ability to collect information Reed (Obama makes remarks on
doing the job. Their powers could extends credit to American about his customers’ financial financial regulatory reform Oct. 9 Twitter suspends the account of
be beefed up so they could consumers. accounts and take away many of in the East Room of the White a security researcher after he
become even more effective, it So if the local butcher lets his their financial choices,” the House) Tweets a warning to users about a
said. customers pay him tomorrow for Chamber’s ad says. phishing site.
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Columbine killer's mom: 'No inkling' Obama to end military

son suicidal (AP)
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Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:44:26 PM
DENVER – In the first detailed
public remarks by any parent of
the two Columbine killers, Dylan
Klebold's mother says she had no
idea her son was suicidal until she
read his journals after the 1999
high school massacre.
Susan Klebold's essay in next
month's issue of O, The Oprah
Magazine, says she is still
struggling to make sense of what
happened when her son and Eric
Harris killed 12 students and a
teacher in the shooting rampage at
Columbine High School in
suburban Denver. Twenty-one
people were injured before
Klebold and Harris killed
themselves.
"For the rest of my life, I will be
haunted by the horror and anguish
Dylan caused," she wrote. "I
cannot look at a child in a grocery
store or on the street without
thinking about how my son's
schoolmates spent the last
moments of their lives. Dylan
changed everything I believed
about myself, about God, about
family, and about love."
The killers' parents have
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gay policy
repeatedly declined to talk about
the massacre. They gave
depositions in a lawsuit filed by
families of the victims, but a
judge in 2007 sealed them for 20
years after the lawsuit was settled
out of court.
In her essay, Susan Klebold
wrote that she didn't know her son
was so disturbed.
"Dylan's participation in the
massacre was impossible for me
to accept until I began to connect
it to his own death," she wrote in
excerpts released by the magazine
ahead of Tuesday's publication.
"Once I saw his journals, it was
clear to me that Dylan entered the
school with the intention of dying
there. And so in order to
understand what he might have
been thinking, I started to learn all
I could about suicide."
In a statement with the essay,
Oprah Winfrey wrote that Susan
Klebold has turned down repeated
interview requests but finally
agreed to write an essay for O. A
spokeswoman for the magazine
said Klebold was not paid for the
essay, and there were no plans for
her to appear on Winfrey's
television show.
A spokeswoman for the Klebold
family said there would be no
further statements.
In the essay, Klebold said her
son left early for school on the
day of the shootings.
"Early on April 20, I was getting
dressed for work when I heard
Dylan bound down the stairs and
open the front door. Wondering
why he was in such a hurry when
he could have slept another 20
minutes, I poked my head out of
the bedroom. `Dyl?' All he said
was `Bye.' The front door
slammed, and his car sped down
the driveway. His voice had
sounded sharp. I figured he was
mad because he'd had to get up
early to give someone a lift to
class. I had no idea that I had just
heard his voice for the last time."
She said she had "no inkling"
how sick her son was.
"From the writings Dylan left
behind, criminal psychologists
have concluded that he was
depressed and suicidal. When I
first saw copied pages of these
writings, they broke my heart. I'd
had no inkling of the battle Dylan
was waging in his mind."
(BBC News | Americas | World pledged to tackle issues important
Edition) to the gay community.
Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:36:14 PM But he has faced criticism for
what many in the gay community
US President Barack Obama has see as lack of action on his
said in a key speech to America's promises.
largest gay group that he will end "Don't ask don't tell: they talk
the "don't ask, don't tell" military about it being a gay issue but it's
policy. not. It's just about civil rights and
Mr Obama was speaking to equality," Julianne Sohn, a former
America's largest gay group - the US soldier, told the BBC.
Human Rights Campaign - in Another issue causing disquiet
Washington. among the US gay community is
He has been outlining the the issue of gay marriage, the
progress he hopes to achieve for BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani in Los
the gay community in the coming Angeles says.
months. Mr Obama has been criticised
Mr Obama had been criticised for not delivering on his promise
for the lack of action on gay to repeal the Defense of Marriage
marriage and the military issue. Act, which limits how local and
A big gay rights protest march federal bodies can recognise gay
is planned in Washington for p a r t n e r s h i p s a n d d e t e r m i n e
Sunday. benefits.
Disquiet In many places in America, gay
Mr Obama has been addressing people enjoy a high profile,
thousands of gay and lesbian economic and political clout, our
people at a fundraising dinner in correspondent says.
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The US president has repeatedly
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hearts his Neo Geo
collection
By Matt Burns (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 10:45:47 AM

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Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:26:36 PM
Pakistani security forces have
launched an operation to free
hostages being held by militants
in Rawalpindi, near the capital
Islamabad.
Military spokesman Maj Gen
Athar Abbas told the BBC the
operation had been a success with
most hostages freed but he could
not give casualty figures.
Insurgents had attacked
Pakistan's military HQ on
Saturday, taking 10 to 15 security
personnel hostage.
Six soldiers and four militants
were killed in the initial assault.
The militants' attack came as the
Pakistani army prepared for a
major operation against the
Taliban.
"Most of the hostages are out
and the security forces are in
control of the building," said Gen
Abbas.
He said the assault was carried
out by special forces who had met
resistance and were searching the
building to ensure no further
militants were inside.
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Note: The topless Asian man in
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members but he didn’t find the
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The First Draft: What was the Nobel committee

thinking?
By Deborah Zabarenko (Front
Row Washington)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 5:57:06 AM
Even before sunrise in
Washington, tongues were
wagging over the Norwegian
Nobel Committee’s choice of
President Barack Obama to
receive this year’s Nobel Peace
Prize. And the big question —
aside from whether a first-term
president in his ninth month in
office has done enough to deserve
the award — was, what was the
committee thinking?
We know what they say they
were thinking. Geir Lundestad,
director of the Norwegian Nobel
Institute, told ABC’s “Good
Morning America”: “When we
have a person whose ideals are so
close to the ideals of the
Norwegian Nobel Committee, we
wanted to give whatever support
we could to continued action in
these fields.”
But if you read the official
announcement, it sure sounds like
it translates to: Obama isn’t
George W. Bush.
There could be other
considerations, of course. Perhaps
the committee was still irked on
Obama’s behalf about the public
snub from Arizona State
University, which invited the
president to speak at
commencement but didn’t give
him an honorary degree because
“his body of work is yet to come.”
Obama joked about it when he
gave the speech and the university
eventually named a scholarship
after him.
Or maybe they wanted to steal
the thunder from NASA’s moon
bomb project, which was
ballyhooed by U.S. TV networks
and shown live on the morning
talk shows. If that’s the case, they
needn’t have bothered. The
NASA event was a bit of a damp
squib, at least visually. If they
find water at some point, that
would be a different matter and
the Nobel folks may have to
consider the rocket scientists for a
physics prize.
Was it a super-duper
consolation prize for Obama, after
his trip to Copenhagen last week
failed to net the 2016 Olympic Conan Interviews Co-
games for Chicago? Inventor of USB, Does
Possibly another factor was in
play. If Obama goes to Oslo to Convincing Nerd-Speak
collect his prize in December, it [Interviews]
would be only a quick hop to
Denmark, where international By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:00:00 PM
climate change talks are
scheduled. The committee
Intel's "Our Rock Stars Aren't
mentioned climate change in its Like Your Rock Stars" ads were
citation. Were they hinting that he
pretty clever, and in one of his
ought to go and put his stamp on riffs on The Tonight Show's
these negotiations?
advertising requirements, Conan
CORRECTS: Nobel Peace Prize and USB co-inventor Ajay Bhatt
ceremony is in Oslo not
created a re-enactment.
Stockholm. This clip is great for the nerds in
No way to know at this point.
our audience: I love when Conan
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So what does Obama do for an
encore?
By Tabassum Zakaria (Front
Row Washington)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 9:34:32 AM
Maybe he does walk on water…
President Barack Obama,
having barely cut his teeth in
office after nine months, has
joined the rarified club of Nobel
Laureates that includes the likes
of Mother Teresa and Martin
Luther King Jr. Even Gandhi,
despite being nominated five
times, never made the list.
As with anyone who reaches the
impossible dream early on, the
question is: what next? He’s 48
years old, has more than three
years left at the White House,
how does he top this?
Obama said he was as surprised
as anyone.
“Let me be clear, I do not view it
as a recognition of my own
accomplishments, but rather as an
affirmation of American
leadership on behalf of aspirations
held by people in all nations,” he
said in the White House Rose
Garden.
“To be honest, I do not feel that I
deserve to be in the company of
so many of the transformative
figures who’ve been honored by
this prize, men and women
who’ve inspired me and inspired
the entire world through their
courageous pursuit of peace.”
But, he said, he would accept
the Nobel Peace Prize “as a call to
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action, a call for all nations to
confront the common challenges
of the 21st century.”
Obama’s children helped keep
his feet on the ground. “After I
received the news, Malia walked
in and said, ‘Daddy, you won the
Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo’s
birthday’,” he said. “And then
Sasha added, ‘plus, we have a
three-day weekend coming up’.”
Still a mystery is who
nominated Obama? The deadline
for nominations was less than two
weeks after he entered the White
House.
Could it have been a law
professor buddy? Obama used to
be a University of Chicago law
professor. Perhaps it was a
wannabe friend from some
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foreign government? Or maybe
another Nobel Laureate. The list
of who has the power to nominate
is here.
Those calling for Obama to turn
down the prize in good
conscience, having not
accomplished world peace in his
short White House tenure, will
have to wish for something else.
He’s going to Norway.
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Does Obama deserve the
Nobel Peace Prize?
By Ross Chainey (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 2:51:05 AM
U.S. President Barack Obama
has won the 2009 Nobel Peace
Prize. The Norwegian Nobel
Committee said Obama had been
awarded the prize for his calls to
reduce the world's stockpiles of
nuclear weapons and work
towards restarting the stalled
Middle East peace process.
The committee praised Obama
for "his extraordinary efforts to
strengthen international
diplomacy and cooperation
between peoples."
"Very rarely has a person to the
same extent as Obama captured
the world's attention and given its
people hope for a better future."
The laureate wins a gold medal,
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a diploma and 10 million Swedish
crowns (1.4 million dollars or
878,000 pounds).
Obama was one of a record 205
nominees for this year's prize and
the decision has come as a
surprise to many. Zimbabwe's
Prime Minister, Morgan
Tsvangirai, had been tipped as
one of the favourites.
Despite his ambitious
international agenda, Obama is
yet to make a significant
breakthrough in the Middle East
or effectively deal with the threat
of Iran's nuclear programme and
his country is currently fighting
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Has Obama done enough to
justify winning the Nobel Peace
Prize? If not, who do you think
should have won?
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Hawaii’s favorite son commemorates
its new saint
By Patricia Zengerle (Front
Row Washington)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 2:12:53 PM
Father Damien de Veuster, one
of Hawaii’s most revered figures,
was remembered on Friday by the
state’s most famous — U.S.
President Barack Obama.
The 19th century Roman
Catholic priest from
Belgium cared for people with
leprosy, also known as Hansen’s
Disease, who had been placed in
government-sanctioned
quarantine on the Hawaiian island
of Molokai.
Father Damien, who eventually
contracted the disease and died of
it at age 49, is honored around the
world as the “leper priest.” He is
also considered a patron saint of
those who suffer from HIV/AIDS
Berlusconi's daughter hits back at critics
By Tom Kington, Rajeev Syal
(World news and comment
from the Guardian |
guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:07:57 PM
Marina Berlusconi defends
Italian prime minister after
removal of his immunity from
prosecution
After a dreadful week for Silvio
Berlusconi, the Italian prime
minister's eldest daughter has
claimed a "manhunt" is under way
to overthrow him and subvert
Italian democracy.
Marina Berlusconi, 43, leaped
to her father's defence following
the decision by Italy's
constitutional court to remove his
immunity from prosecution while
and other diseases.
Pope Benedict will canonize
Father Damien as a saint on
Sunday, making him the first saint
with such close ties to Hawaii.
“I recall many stories from my
in office. "In dictatorships they
send tanks into the piazzas," she
told the Corriere della Sera
newspaper. "In a democracy like
ours, you jab and you use subtle
means that are officially legal and
therefore even more insidious.
The aim is the same, to overturn
the verdict of the electorate."
Before passing an immunity law
in 2008 covering himself and
three other government officials,
Berlusconi was facing a charge of
paying a £430,000 bribe to tax
consultant David Mills, the
estranged husband of Olympics
minister Tessa Jowell, to give
evidence in his favour in Italian
trials. Yesterday Mills offered to
act as a defence witness in any
criminal trial Berlusconi may now
youth about his tireless work there
to care for those suffering from
leprosy who had been cast out,”
said Obama, a Hawaii native, in a
statement on Father Damien’s
upcoming canonization.
“In our own time as millions
around the world suffer from
disease, especially the pandemic
of HIV/AIDS, we should draw on
the example of Fr. Damien’s
resolve in answering the urgent
call to heal and care for the sick,”
he said.
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face.
Speaking from his home in the
Cotswolds, Mills said: "Since I
am the person who unwittingly
and unintentionally got him
involved in all of this, it is a
matter of honour that I will give
evidence in his trial and I will
explain why he had absolutely
nothing to do with the payment
concerned and that he is
completely innocent of any
corrupt activity at all.
Ms Berlusconi, who is president
of the family holding company,
Fininvest, said the cadre of
plotters out to topple her father
was made up of "a publishing
group, a few television
commentators, a group of
magistrates, a few academics and
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Office brand
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Fears as Moscow muscles in on Crimea
By Luke Harding (World news
and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:08:30 PM
As Ukraine prepares for its first
presidential election since the
Orange Revolution, there are
signs that its giant neighbour to
the east will not tolerate a pro-
western outcome. Luke Harding
reports from Yalta
From the terrace there are views
of the Crimean peninsula, with fir
trees, dark green cypresses and a
shimmering bay. Inside – through
a pleasant Italian courtyard – is
the room where Churchill, Stalin
and Roosevelt sat together around
a wooden table and divided up
postwar Europe.
But almost 65 years after the
"big three" met in the Crimean
seaside resort of Yalta – now in
Ukraine – the question of zones of
influence has come back to haunt
Europe. Russia has made it clear
that it sees Ukraine as crucial to
its bold claim that it is entitled to
a zone of influence in its post-
Soviet backyard.
Last month, a group of east
European leaders and intellectuals
gathered in the Livadia Palace,
where Britain, the US and the
Soviet Union held the Yalta
conference in February 1945. The
idea was to discuss Ukraine's
strategic future. But the
discussion was overshadowed by
one question: will there be a war
between Russia and Ukraine?
The scenario is not as daft as it
seems. In August, Russia's
president, Dmitry Medvedev,
gave his Ukrainian counterpart,
Viktor Yushchenko, an
unprecedented diplomatic
mugging. In a seething letter, and
subsequent video message,
Medvedev reprimanded
Yushchenko for his "anti-
Russian" stance. He told him that,
as far as Russia was concerned,
the pro-western Yushchenko was
now a non-person.
After reeling off a list of
grievances, Medvedev said he
would not be sending an
ambassador to Kiev. He also said
he was reviewing Russia and
Ukraine's 1997 friendship treaty –
a hint that Moscow may no longer
respect Ukraine's sovereign
borders. The message was blunt:
whoever wins Ukraine's
presidential election in January
has to accept Russia's veto over
the country's strategic direction.
"The letter was most
unfortunate," Volodymir
Gorbulin, Ukraine's former
national security adviser, said.
Gorbulin, now the director of the
National Security Problems
Institute in Kiev, wrote an article
last week suggesting that, 18
years after Ukraine got its
independence, Russia may be
ready to dismember it. "We have
to find a way of mutual
coexistence," he warned.
The flashpoint, Gorbulin says, is
Crimea, the lush peninsula
beloved by 19th-century Russian
writers and Soviet tourists. It is
Ukraine's only Russian-majority
province. It is also the home of
Russia's Black Sea fleet –
anchored just around the coast
from Yalta in the historic port of
Sevastopol. Under the terms of a
lease agreement with Ukraine,
Russia is supposed to vacate the
base in 2017. But it doesn't want
to.
In recent weeks, pro-Kremlin
newspapers have been speculating
that Crimea might soon be
"reunited" with mother Russia,
solving the fleet issue. The best-
selling Komsomolskaya Pravda
even printed a map showing
Europe in 2015. The Russian
Federation had swallowed
Crimea, together with eastern and
central Ukraine. Ukraine still
existed, but it was a small chunk
of territory around the western
town of Lviv.
In a symbolic gesture, several
Russian restaurants in Moscow
have stopped selling Ukrainian
borsch. They are still serving up
the dishes of tasty purple beetroot
soup, but they have renamed it
"Little Russia" soup. Little
Russia, or Malorossiya, is what
Kremlin ideologists are now
calling a post-independent
Ukraine, back under Russia's
grasp.
Ukrainian diplomats are
worried. One said: "We are seeing
[from Moscow] a resurrection of
re-integrationist rhetoric and
ideology." He added: "It isn't just
about replacing Yushchenko, but
about changing the trajectory of
Ukraine's [western-leaning]
development. Russia thinks we
are a half-sovereign country."
Medvedev's video was an
ultimatum, the diplomat added:
accept Russian domination,
voluntarily renounce plans to join
Nato and renew the lease on
Russia's naval base. Under these
conditions Ukraine's new
president – lame-duck incumbent
Yushchenko has no chance,
according to opinion polls –
would be little more than a
Russian puppet, the diplomat
suggested.
Last month, Ukraine's nervous
intellectual class complained in a
letter that the west had abandoned
it. Other eastern European
countries also share a strong sense
of betrayal following Barack
Obama's decision last month to
cancel America's planned missile
defence shield in Poland – a key
Ukrainian ally – and the Czech
Republic. The shield was seen by
many east Europeans as a
guarantee against future Russian
aggression.
"A lot of people in this part of
the world are seriously shitting
themselves," one analyst in Yalta
admitted bluntly. "We don't know
what Obama's deal [with
Moscow] was. They think that
Russia will take it as a green
light," he added. Washington
insists it dropped the shield
following a new assessment of
Iran's nuclear threat. But many in
Ukraine believe the White House
sacrificed its commitments to
eastern Europe in order to "reset"
relations with Moscow. The
reasoning is clear: Washington
needs Russia's help on Iran and
other issues. The Bush
administration strongly rejected
Russian attempts to pressure
Ukraine. Obama, in contrast, is
preoccupied with Iran,
Afghanistan and Iraq. Few are
under any illusions that he is
prepared to wade in to help
Ukraine should Russia choose to
attack.
The Europeans, of course,
disapprove of Moscow's imperial
muscle-flexing. But so far
Brussels hasn't offered its own
clear alternative. It has indicated
that Ukraine has no hope of
joining the EU in the foreseeable
future.
In May, the EU invited Ukraine
and five other post-Soviet states
to join a new "eastern partnership"
– a scheme scathingly described
by one EU thinktank as
"enlargement-lite". But the EU,
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unlike Russia, has refused to
liberalise its visa regime for
Ukrainians. Moscow, meanwhile,
says the partnership is a cack-
handed attempt by the EU to build
its own rival influence sphere.
"I'm disturbed that the EU didn't
rebuff Medvedev's letter," Dr
Olexiy Haran, the founding
director of Kiev University's
school for policy analysis, said.
He continued: "I'm afraid that the
absence of a reaction combined
with some elements of Obama's
'reset' policy can be read as a
message – that the west is giving
a free hand to Russia in dealing
with post-Soviet space."
Others go further. According to
Gorbulin, Europe's apparent
abandonment of Ukraine is as
pernicious as America's. He
points out that Nato countries
have "stopped the struggle" for
Ukraine in order to preserve good
relations with Russia. France and
Germany, especially, have
rebuffed Yushchenko's attempts
to join Nato. Gorbulin dubs the
Europeans' informal deal with
Moscow "Munich Agreement 2",
comparing it to the notorious
September 1938 Anglo-French
deal that allowed Hitler to seize
the Sudetenland, the German-
speaking part of Czechoslovakia.
Over on Yalta's promenade,
there are few signs that the region
could soon be plunged into war.
Yesterday, tourists strolled along
a harbour, past stalls where you
can have your photo taken as
Marie Antoinette. A group of
middle-aged ladies were dancing
and swaying under the pine trees,
as a crooner croaked out syrupy
Soviet melodies.
Most residents showed little
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enthusiasm for a possible war. "I
served in the Red Army when we
all still lived in the Soviet Union.
There's no way I would fight
against Russia," Yevgeny – who
declined to give his second name
– said.
Others, however, said that the
mood inside Russia had grown
more hostile, following a wave of
state propaganda depicting
Ukrainians as the enemy. The
Kremlin has accused Kiev of
arming Georgia during last year's
South Ossetian war. "A friend
from St Petersburg visited
recently and asked, 'Why do you
hate us?'" Alexander, a 32-year-
old taxi driver, said.
A Russian attack on Ukraine is
improbable. But before the
election on 17 January there is a
possibility that a minor clash
could ignite a deadlier conflict. In
August, Ukrainian court officials
tried to seize back a lighthouse
occupied by Russian troops. No
shots were fired.
"There could be an accidental or
deliberate confrontation," Andrew
Wilson, senior policy fellow at the
European Council on Foreign
Relations, predicted. "Another
unspoken problem is that the
Black Sea fleet is a bit like the
East India Company – all over the
place. You have all this extra
infrastructure, you have
commercial activities, lighthouses
and all sorts of back-door
operations."
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He concluded: "It doesn't mean
Russia will invade. But it does
have the potential to fast-forward
things very quickly." Wilson
described Medvedev's letter as
"extraordinary". "He's saying,
'Here are the rules for your
foreign policy, domestic policy,
and here's how to interpret your
constitution, and history'," he
noted.
This month, Russian deputies
adopted the first reading of a
military doctrine that sanctions
the use of the army abroad to
protect national interests. "There
are signs that the Kremlin would
not rule out using forceful means
to reach its foreign-political
aims," the Ukrainian intellectuals
said in their appeal to Obama.
Most observers, however,
believe that prime minister
Vladimir Putin and Medvedev
will use the threat of war to
weaken and destabilise Ukraine.
According to Gorbulin, war is
only likely when other options
have been exhausted.
To a large extent, Ukraine has
itself to blame for the mess. Since
the 2004 pro-western Orange
Revolution Kiev has been in a
state of political crisis.
Yushchenko has fallen out with
his one-time ally, Yulia
Tymoshenko, the prime minister.
They have been involved in a
power struggle that has paralysed
governance and brought the
economy to the brink of default.
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In an interview with the
Observer, presidential candidate
Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that
Ukraine would not be bullied.
Yatsenyuk – former parliamentary
speaker, and a mere 35 – is
contesting the presidency against
Tymoshenko, Yushchenko and
the pro-Russian opposition leader
Viktor Yanukovich. "There is no
going back to the USSR. There
can be no more empires, and no
more spheres of influence,"
Yatsenyuk declared.
Of the four main contenders,
Yanukovich has positioned
himself as the Kremlin's favoured
son. He draws support from
Ukraine's Russian-speaking
industrial south and east. He has
said he will recognise South
Ossetia and Abkhazia, Georgia's
Russian-occupied provinces.
So far, Moscow hasn't backed
any candidate. Some sources
suggest that Vladimir Putin hasn't
forgiven Yanukovich for the
debacle of 2004, when Moscow
recognised Yanukovich as the
winner of a rigged presidential
election.
Yanukovich lost in a re-run to
Yushchenko. Yanukovich is
ahead in the polls, but Putin has
better relations with the populist
Tymoshenko, who may steal
through to win in a run-off second
vote.
Whoever wins will face the
problem of how to deal with
Moscow. In his video address,
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Once you get past the funky
Medvedev made clear that he
regards Russia and Ukraine as
indivisible "brothers". Russian
civilisation emerged from Kievan
Rus – a confederation of city-
states based around Kiev in the
ninth century. According to this
view, Ukraine is an integral part
of Russia – and essential if Russia
is to be an empire once again.
Back at the Livadia Palace
someone had incongruously
installed several plastic aliens
next to the table where Roosevelt,
Stalin and Churchill met. Last
month's conference was organised
by Yalta European Strategy, a pro
-European organisation that
campaigns for Ukraine's accession
to the EU.
Some participants were
optimistic. The Kremlin's
messages should not be read too
seriously, they suggested. "It's
noise. It's nothing to do with
reality," Ukraine's deputy prime
minister, Hryhoriy Nemyria, told
the Observer dismissively. "We
need more Europe in Ukraine. We
are not looking at alternatives."
A short history of Ukraine
Ukraine's history stretches back
to the ninth century, when it was
part of a Byzantine Russian
dynasty centred on Kiev. But
despite its ancient origins Ukraine
only emerged as a fully
independent state in the 20th
century, after long periods of
foreign domination.
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the Soviet Union all ruled present-
day Ukraine.
Several different independent
Ukrainian states briefly emerged
between 1917 and 1920 – a
chaotic period vividly evoked by
writer Konstantin Paustovsky in
his acclaimed memoir, Story of a
Life.
After the Second World War,
Soviet Ukraine regained its
western lands from Poland, as
well as other territories from
Romania.
In 1954 the Soviet leader Nikita
Khrushchev transferred Crimea to
the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist
Republic – a decision that was to
become a source of tension
between Moscow and Kiev after
the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Ukraine declared its
independence from the crumbling
USSR in August 1991.
Ukraine's weak tradition of
statehood and its lack of national
ideas makes it especially
vulnerable to a resurgent Russia,
experts believe, at a time when
Moscow harbours growing
imperial ambitions.
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Merkel opposes Google library plan
By Jamie Doward, Paul Harris
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Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:08:05 PM
German chancellor opposes the
internet firm's attempt to put
every book ever written online
German chancellor Angela
Merkel yesterday waded into the
row over Google's plans to build a
massive digital library.
The move was a remarkable
intervention from a leading world
politician in a growing dispute
about the threat posed by the
internet, and Google in particular,
to publishing companies, authors
and also newspapers.
In her weekly video podcast,
before the opening of the
Frankfurt Book Fair this week,
Merkel appealed for more
international co-operation on
copyright protection and said her
government opposed Google's
drive to create online libraries full
of scanned books.
"The German government has a
clear position: copyrights have to
be protected on the internet,"
Merkel said, adding that there
were "considerable dangers" for
copyright protection online.
Merkel, who will officially open
the world's largest book fair in
Germany's financial capital on
Tuesday, said there was a need to
discuss the issue in greater detail.
She was reacting to Google's
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astonishing project to eventually
make virtually all the books in the
world available to be searched
online. Though it sounds almost
like science fiction, Google
workers have been scouring the
world's libraries and scanning the
books therein. They then upload
the images onto the internet and
make them searchable using
Google.
To date it is believed that
Google has scanned more than 10
million titles from libraries in
America and Europe – including
half a million volumes held by
Oxford's Bodleian library. The
exact method it uses is unclear;
the company does not allow
outsiders to observe the process.
However, despite the secrecy
surrounding the project, Google
says its aims are entirely altruistic.
Its founders, Sergey Brin and
Larry Page, have frequently said
that their company's ultimate
mission is to make available all
the world's information online.
However, despite such seemingly
poetic aims, the project has many
critics, including those who say it
could put publishers out of
business, as it risks putting books
for free onto the internet. Authors
and other holders of copyright on
titles also worry that it will
infringe their rights and harm
their ability to profit from their
work.
The issue is already before the
courts in America. In New York,
Klein, who says he warned
Michael about the dangers of the
powerful drug that allegedly led
to his death.
“I told him that it was very
dangerous. I told him it was
a judge said last week that
changes to a settlement that would
allow Google to put millions more
books online should be presented
in court by 9 November. The
move is an effort to resolve a
2005 lawsuit brought by the
Authors Guild and others against
Google's effort to scan libraries
full of books.
Under the terms of the original
settlement, Google would pay
$125m (£78m) to create a book
rights registry. Authors and
publishers could register works
and be paid for books and other
publications that the search giant
would put online. But German
book publishers have criticised
European regulators for failing to
oppose the settlement.
Meanwhile, last month French
publishing house La Martinière,
the French Publishers' Association
and authors' group SGDL asked a
Paris court to fine Google €15m
(£14m) and €100,000 for each day
it continued "to violate copyright"
by digitising their books.
Brin, however, says the plan
would make millions of out-of-
print books available online and
thus would not cannibalise
existing sales, as those books
were not readily available to
buyers. Google argues that it is
increasing access to works that
would otherwise never see the
light of the day.
Nor is the books issue the only
area where Google's quest to
addicting. And, I told him that he
really shouldn't be using it,” Klein
says he told Michael about
Propofol.
Klein says he didn’t know
Jackson was allegedly using
make all information readily
accessible on the internet is
causing a stir. The newspaper
industry argues that Google, and
other websites, are profiting from
its hard work by acting as
aggregators of news stories while
not actually producing any
content themselves. The argument
has turned increasingly bitter in
recent months as the crisis in the
global newspaper industry has
deepened amid widespread lay-
offs of journalists and the closure
of some titles. Last week Rupert
Murdoch, head of News
Corporation, made an especially
fiery speech hitting out at
companies such as Google and
effectively calling them thieves
who profited from stolen content.
"The aggregators and plagiarists
will soon have to pay a price for
the co-opting of our content," he
told the World Media Summit in
Beijing.
• Google
• Intellectual property
• Digital media
• Angela Merkel
• Internet
• Germany
• United States
• Publishing
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used the drug.
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Q3 GDP could
be the strongest
in two years
By Connie Madon
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:10:00 PM
Filed under: Forecasts, Market
matters, Economic data,
Recession
Good news! Private economists
recently polled said they expect
Q3 GDP to rise at an annualized
rate of 3.2%. This is indeed a nice
surprise.
In the second quarter, GDP
shrank by 0.7% on an annual rate.
The rebound was mainly due to
a rebound in personal
consumption expenditures, the
first increase in residential
investment since the final quarter
of 2005, and the reduced rate of
business inventory reduction.
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Clinton woos Russia over Iran sanctions

By Paul Harris (World news have been making increasingly One factor aiding Clinton might Moon. Mohammed Khazaee,
and comment from the militant noises about Iran's be Russia's reaction to Barack Iran's ambassador to the UN,
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) nuclear ambitions. Obama's decision to abandon wrote to Moon, saying that such
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:07:56 PM But there is no guarantee that plans left over from the George W words were "irresponsible" in
Clinton's diplomatic push will Bush era to base a missile defence international diplomacy. "There is
US charm offensive aims to actually get Iran to suspend its system in eastern Europe. The no explanation for Israel's
persuade Israel not to attack Iran uranium enrichment programme
o v e r n u c l e a r w e a p o n s by the end of the year, as
plans were intensely disliked by
Moscow. Although scrapping
continuing threats against
Tehran," he wrote. The HP Envy 15
development Washington has demanded.
Amid increasing fears of an Russia has been a hard sell in
them brought criticism from some
European nations and US
However, some Iranian officials
have responded in kind. At the
Beats Edition
I s r a e l i s t r i k e a g a i n s t I r a n , putting sanctions in place against conservatives, the move was end of last week, a senior Iranian blazes its own path
America will this week press Iran, and officials are sceptical welcomed in Moscow and could commander in the Revolutionary
Russia to support a threat of that Moscow will fully support signal a thaw in relations and Guard threatened an instant and By Matt Burns (CrunchGear)
tougher sanctions against Tehran the latest moves. There are fears perhaps ease co-operation on devastating response to any Israeli Submitted at 10/10/2009 8:13:06 AM

in an attempt to avert possible that Iran's agreement to let UN thorny issues such as Iran. Other attack. Mojtaba Zolnour, the
military action. inspectors into the Qom site, and matters for Clinton and Medvedev Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali The HP Envy 15 Beats Edition is
Secretary of State Hillary its reopening of talks between to discuss will include arms Khamenei's representative in the noice. Look at that beast. You
C l i n t o n w i l l m e e t R u s s i a n Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and control and the worsening Guard, said it would attack Israel have to respect the matte black on
president Dmitry Medvedev and diplomats from the US, Russia, situation in Afghanistan and with missiles if a US or Israeli black styling. Apple fanboys can’t
his foreign minister, Sergey C h i n a , B r i t a i n , F r a n c e a n d North Korea. missile landed in Iran. "Should a say anything about this edition of
Lavrov, on Tuesday with worries Germany may have persuaded the Last week, tensions over Iran single American or Zionist missile the HP Envy looking like their
about Iran's nuclear ambitions at Russians thatno further steps were rose further after Israeli deputy land in our country, before the MBPs. The Beats Edition looks
the top of the agenda. needed. defence secretary Ephraim Sneh dust settles, Iranian missiles will better. Too bad it suffers from all
Clinton, who began a five-day In the face of Iran's apparent said Israel could attack Iran by blow up the heart of Israel," the downfalls found in the Envy
European trip yesterday, is determination to secretly develop Christmas if further sanctions Zolnour told the state IRNA news series and carries a $500
expected to push Russia to its nuclear facilities, Russia has were not introduced. The agency. premium. At least it comes with
support a move for stronger recently struck a harder tone, comments were the latest in a • Hillary Clinton the Beats headphones.
sanctions in the wake of recent although it has still not explicitly series of statements by Sneh that • Israel Exact specifications aren’t listed
revelations about a secret uranium backed new sanctions. Last week, have struck an increasingly • Iran just yet, but it’s likely that HP will
enrichment site near the Iranian in a pre-recorded television militant tone. In mid-September, • Russia pack this special edition with the
city of Qom. Washington wants interview, Medvedev said that he told the Dow Jones newswire: • US foreign policy same Core i7, Mobility Radeon
Russia to back the sanctions if Russia did not want to see any "If they, by weakness and by • United States HD 4830 system found in the
Iran does not agree to halt its more nations develop nuclear stupidity, allow the bomb, we Paul Harris standard Envy 15. This model has
enrichment activities. weapons. have no choice. We can't allow guardian.co.uk© Guardian the same October 22nd shipping
American officials also believe "The expansion of the 'nuclear them to continue. It's urgent." News & Media Limited 2009 | date, but will carry a $2,299 price
that tough sanctions supported by club' is very much not in our Now Sneh's most recent Use of this content is subject to tag. Worth the extra coin? Hip-
Iran's traditional allies, China and interests," he said. However, he comments have seen Iran our Terms & Conditions| More hop wannabes probably think so.
Russia, could go some way to failed to address the sanctions complain last week to the United Feeds [ HP via electronista]
mollifying Israeli hawks who issue directly. Nation's general secretary Ban Ki

Technical trade #2: AT&T (T)

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Millions will starve as rich nations cut aid - UN

By John Vidal (World news $2.7bn in the first 10 months of families at home are 20% lower most, one meagre meal a day.
and comment from the 2009. than last year. "We are making hard choices over
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) The US, by far the world's Last month the UN said that the who to feed. We are very aware
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:08:18 PM biggest contributor to food aid, number of hungry people in the that as we dismantle [feeding
has so far pledged $800m less world had increased by more than programmes] it may take out the
Aid agencies fear global disaster than in 2008; Saudi Arabia has 150 million in a single year to underpinning of society and leads
as support for World Food paid only $10m in 2009 compared more than one billion. Aid to political destabilisation," said
Programme hits 20-year low with $500m in 2008; and the EU agencies last week warned of Sheeran. Craigslist Ad Seeks
Tens of millions of the world's has given $130m less. Britain's severe food shortages in southern Aid agencies last night urged
poor will have their food rations promise of $69m (£43.5m) this India after heavy floods damaged rich countries to pledge more. Astronaut for One-Way
cut or cancelled in the next few year is nearly $100m (£63m) less hundreds of millions of dollars' "We are very concerned about the Mission to Titan [Wtf]
weeks because rich countries have than 2008, and, if nothing more is worth of crops. large budget shortfall faced by
slashed aid funding. given, will be its lowest "There is a silent tsunami [of WFP, which means the By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo)
The result, says Josette Sheeran, c o n t r i b u t i o n s i n c e 2 0 0 1 . hunger] gathering. You cannot see programme has to cut the food Submitted at 10/10/2009 2:45:00 PM
head of the UN's World Food "Even under our best scenarios, or hear it, but it's in all these rations to millions of people who
Programme (WFP), could be the we will end the year $2bn short," villages, killing people just as rely on this assistance for their If you're located in Northern
"loss of a generation" of children said Sheeran. "Many of our hard. This is the worst food crisis very survival," said Fred Alberta, are interested in space
to malnutrition, food riots and funders do not feel that they need since the 1970s. We will lose a Mousseau, Oxfam's humanitarian travel, aren't afraid of heights and
political destabilisation. "We are to give on the level of last year. generation. Children will never need $25,000 (and won't mind
policy adviser. "This will translate
facing a silent tsunami," said They think the world food crisis is recover," said Sheeran. into more child deaths, with morewhen you explode in mid-air and
Sheeran in an exclusive interview over, but in 80% of countries food More than 40 million people than 16,000 children already can't spend it), have I got a
w i t h t h e O b s e r v e r . " A prices are actually higher than one could be affected by the WFP's dying from hunger-related causes Craigslist ad for you!
h u m a n i t a r i a n d i s a s t e r i s year ago." enforced scaling back of its food every day." What's especially great is the
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100 million people a year. increased strain this year be hit include Bangladesh, where • United Nations ad: The creator worked on it for
Food riots in more than 20 f o l l o w i n g a s u c c e s s i o n o f the budget is likely to be cut by as • International aid and 40 years! He's a scientist! He uses
countries last year persuaded rich droughts, typhoons, floods and much as 50%, and Kenya, where development words like "fuselage!"
countries to give a record $5bn to earthquakes that have destroyed similar cuts will worsen the plight • Drought My secret space craft is the
the WFP to help avert a global crops in Africa and south-east of millions of extra people made John Vidal result of my professional
food crisis brought on by record Asia. But human needs are also destitute by a long drought. guardian.co.uk© Guardian experience and imagination while
oil prices and the growth of greater because the financial crisis The new rations, which are News & Media Limited 2009 | serving the U.S. military in
biofuel crops. But new data seen h a s l e d t o w i d e s p r e a d reserved for people who have no Use of this content is subject toadvanced aeronautics as a
by the Observer show that food unemployment. In addition, the access to food, will fall below our Terms & Conditions| More scientist. The craft harnesses a
aid is now at its lowest in 20 remittances from foreign nationals what aid agencies consider a Feeds revolutionary propulsion system
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Turkey and Armenia sign landmark Convergence of

deal Accounting Standards:
(World news and comment
from the Guardian |
the agreement, the two countries
will form a joint historical
Serzh Sargsyan, faced angry
demonstrations on a tour designed The Devil Is in the Details
guardian.co.uk) commission to examine the issue. to sell the agreement to Armenian (Financial Sector and Stocks So it sounds like the SEC is
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:09:01 PM The Turkish and Armenian communities in the US, Russia, Analysis from Seeking Alpha) committed to making
parliaments must now approve the France and Lebanon. Around Submitted at 10/9/2009 11:20:19 AM convergence happen. The devil
Hillary Clinton brokers deal after deal in the face of opposition from 10,000 nationalists, some holding remains in the details, however.
talks stalled at last minute nationalists on both sides and an banners reading "No to Turkish "The crisis has highlighted The first attempt at a roadmap
Turkey and Armenia last night Armenian diaspora which insists preconditions" and "No to importance of implementing and was overly simplistic, in my view;
finally signed a landmark accord that Turkey acknowledge the concessions to Turkey" protested enforcing high quality and I think it showed a belief that the
to restore ties and open their killings of up to 1.5 million in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. consistent accounting standards differences between the two sets
shared border after a century of Armenians as genocide. Turkey admits many Armenians around the world. The SEC has of of standards were trifling. As the
hostility stemming from the First The agreement, the culmination died in the final days of the course played a leadership role in experience of both standard
World War mass-killing of of more than a year of intensive Ottoman empire but disputes the fostering this ideal and I remain setters has shown over the last six
Armenians by Ottoman forces. diplomacy, will commit both numbers, while claiming many committed to the goal of a global months, there has been nothing
But in an indication of the many countries to reopen their land were victims of disease. The set of high-quality accounting simple about setting fair value
pitfalls that lie ahead of its border and restore diplomatic ties, Turkish official narrative also standards. I also believe that there accounting standards due to
implementation, the ceremony which Turkey severed in 1993 insists many Turks were victims are issues that will be critical to political interference - and the
was marred by a three-hour delay over Armenia's occupation of of Armenian violence. address as we at the SEC consider evolution of the fair value
due to last-minute disagreements Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory The agreement also commits the input we have received on last standards of both the IASB and
on the wording of statements, c l a i m e d b y A n k a r a ' s a l l y , Armenia to work with Azerbaijan year’s proposed roadmap on the the FASB shows more divergence
forcing the American secretary of A z e r b a i j a n . towards a resolution of the role of international standards in than convergence. If this version
state, Hillary Clinton, to engage in Politicians and analysts have Nagorno-Karabakh dispute. the U.S. It is with the principles of the roadmap fails to take these
intense discussions to salvage a hailed the accord as a major Some 30,000 people died after and ideas I just outlined in mind events into account - and the lack
deal. breakthrough. "It's the beginning war broke out in the enclave in that I am committed to focusing of independent funding of the
Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish of a new era not only for Turkish- the early 1990s following the our efforts this fall to following IASB - it's not going to be any
f o r e i g n m i n i s t e r , a n d h i s Armenian relations but also for collapse of the Soviet Union. up with a work plan that expands more credible than the first
Armenian counterpart, Edward the entire Caucasus region, • Turkey upon the concepts proposed in the roadmap.
Nalbandian, signed the accord in including Russia and Iran," said • Armenia roadmap."
Zurich, ending speculation that Cengiz Aktar, professor of EU • Hillary Clinton
days of angry protests might studies at Bahcesehir university in guardian.co.uk© Guardian
scupper the deal. Istanbul. News & Media Limited 2009 |
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Conan O'Brien talks to the co-creator of USB on The Tonight Show

By Joshua Topolsky do. What you might not know is [Thanks, Carter] Engadget on Sat, 10 Oct 2009
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Berkshire Hathaway Succession Concerns: WSJ

Plays It Again
(Financial Sector and Stocks managers who do. Just who those be done to alleviate this concern. valuable management talent in
Analysis from Seeking Alpha) managers will be, of course, The day will come when exchange for no tangible benefits.
Submitted at 10/9/2009 1:52:20 PM depends on the date of my death. management succession will be The other option that would
But I can anticipate what the needed and the new CEO and create immediate certainty would
It seems like every few months, management structure will be: investment officer are virtually be for Mr. Buffett to name a date Engadget's logo gets
a major financial publication Essentially my job will be split guaranteed to be less capable than when he will resign as CEO while
rediscovers the fact that Warren into two parts. One executive will Warren Buffett even though they remaining Chairman. The boosted... for a Croatian
Buffett is in his late 70s and has become CEO and responsible for will still be excellent managers. successor could then be named civic action group!
not publicly named his successor. operations. The responsibility for There are other shareholders and certainty would be provided,
The latest article examining the investments will be given to one who lack full confidence in the but at the high cost of sidelining By Joshua Topolsky
Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A) o r m o r e e x e c u t i v e s . I f t h e succession planning process and Mr. Buffett while he is still (Engadget)
succession issue appeared in the acquisition of new businesses is in will not be satisfied unless the willing and able to manage the Submitted at 10/10/2009 7:29:00 PM

Wall Street Journal today. I prospect, these executives will names of the leading candidates company.
anticipate that this theme will cooperate in making the decisions are disclosed immediately and The question boils down to We don't know exactly what it is
c o n t i n u e a s M r . B u f f e t t needed, subject, of course, to shareholders are kept informed of whether shareholders are willing about the Engadget logo that
approaches his 80th birthday in board approval. We will continue the list of candidates as they to accept some uncertainty in people love so much (well, we
2010. For several reasons, the t o h a v e a n e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y change over time. exchange for Mr. Buffett’s have some ideas), but our name
c o n c e r n r e g a r d i n g t h e shareholder-minded board, one The problem is that the demands management skills even though and likeness does seem to pop up
“uncertainty” associated with whose interests are solidly aligned of these shareholders can only be his tenure is of unknown duration in the most unusual places. This
CEO succession at Berkshire with yours. met in two ways and each will or if shareholders are willing to time, it's more unusual than, er...
appears to be unfounded. Were we to need the substantially harm Berkshire impose substantial tangible and usual. Apparently, our sweet E is
The Berkshire Hathaway management structure I have just Hathaway’s future prospects. One intangible costs on the company being used as the prime
“Owner’s Manual” which is described on an immediate basis, option is for Mr. Buffett to name by demanding a timetable for designator for a Croatian "civil
included in the company’s annual o u r d i r e c t o r s k n o w m y the CEO candidates in a public succession that would sideline the society organization" called e-
report each year contains a section recommendations for both posts. way immediately along with their most successful investor of the misija. We don't pretend to get
r e g a r d i n g m a n a g e m e n t All candidates currently work for respective ranking if a past fifty years prematurely. exactly what it is they do, but
succession. Mr. Buffett clearly or are available to Berkshire and replacement is needed right away. The choice seems obvious, even anything with a promo video as
e x p l a i n s p l a n s f o r r u n n i n g are people in whom I have total However, since the timing of the though it is a moot point given sublime as the clip after the break
Berkshire Hathaway in the future confidence. actual succession is unknown, the Mr. Buffett’s ability to control sounds cool to us.
and tells shareholders that plans Those who remain concerned list of candidates for both the this decision through his Note: Our logo is all over their
are in place if the management about succession usually fall into CEO and CIO positions will ownership interest in the YouTube page! See it in videos
succession is needed immediately: two camps. Many shareholders change over time. Furthermore, company. here.
At my death, the Buffett family are simply concerned regarding internal candidates who are not on Disclosure: The author owns [Thanks, Ahmed]
will not be involved in managing the prospect of anyone other than the list or rank lower on the list shares of Berkshire Hathaway. Continue reading Engadget's
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substantial shareholders, will help With the human condition being to pursue CEO positions civic action group!
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Time to Unplug Citi's Leak
(Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 1:40:13 PM
Citigroup ( C) should end the
charade and release a still-secret
consultant's report that supposedly
gave rave reviews -- no kidding --
to Vikram Pandit and most of his
management team.
A number of news organizations
reported earlier this week that the
consultant concluded that Pandit
has done good job as chief
executive of the troubled bank.
And now the Wall Street Journal
reports that some within the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,
which told Citigroup to hire an
outside consultant to perform the
management review, are
questioning those "generally
positive conclusions."
The spin game is clearly on.
But these tit-for-tat leaks do
nothing except give a few
reporters some scoops to crow
about. The losers here are U.S.
taxpayers and investors, who don't
know which side to believe since
all that's being parceled out from
either camp are self-serving leaks.
While a management review
like this isn't normally made
public, this isn't a normal situation
and Citi is not a normal bank.
It might be fine for Citi to keep
the report confidential, if
Acer issues recall for some Aspire laptops
By Laura June (Engadget)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:32:00 PM
Acer's issued a voluntary recall
for some of its Aspire laptops --
all of which were manufactured
before September 15th of this
year. It seems that some of them
are experiencing an overheat of
taxpayers didn't have so much
riding on its success. But Citi
exists today only because of the
nearly $300 billion in cash
infusions and government
guarantees it has received.
So taxpayers have a right to
know what consulting firm Egon
Zehnder International said about
Pandit and his top lieutenants.
If the report is as glowing about
Pandit's stewardship as has been
suggested, you would think that
Citi Chairman Richard Parsons
would want to get this news out in
a more official way. Pandit has
been pilloried by many, including
myself, who view him as not up to
the job of turning around the
bank's fortunes.
This report could help change
some minds and better illustrate
Pandit's strengths. Pandit could
also use the report to make the
case to investors that he does has
a workable plan for reviving Citi
and should be given time to
follow through on its execution.
Of course, it's also possible the
report isn't the full-throated
endorsement of Pandit as his
supporters inside Citi would
suggest. The report may be
nuanced enough to raise questions
about Pandit's strategy -- even as
it concludes he has the capacity to
do the job.
Then there's the FDIC, which
the microphone cable after
"repeated" and "extreme" pressure
is applied to the left palm rest.
The affected models include the
AS3410, AS3810T, AS3810TG,
AS3810TZ and AS3810TZG.
Acer's set up a website where you
can enter the serial number of be one of the affected.
your device to see if yours might Filed under: Laptops
has had an uneasy relationship
with bank's top brass ever since
the regulator dropped its support
for Citi's attempt to buy Wachovia
last October. If the Egon Zehnder
report is a "total whitewashing" as
someone close to the FDIC told
the Journal, then the FDIC should
want a public airing of the facts as
well.
It's no secret that FDIC
Chairman Sheila Bair is no Pandit
fan. That's why all her direct
communications this summer with
Citi were either with Parsons or
other members of the bank's board
-- not Pandit. What better way to
build the case for Pandit's ouster
than forcing the bank to release a
report that's nothing but a big fat
kiss to Citi's upper management.
But it doesn't look the report
will be made public anytime soon.
A Citi spokesman says, "No one
in the press has this report and
thus it's all speculation as to the
findings." The FDIC simply
declined to comment.
Maybe it's time for someone in
Congress to get involved and
demand that Citi release the
report. Or better yet, this looks
like a job for Elizabeth Warren,
chairman of the Congressional
Oversight Panel, who has been
highly critical of the federal
government's bailout of the
nation's "too big to fail" banks.
Finance/ Gadgets/ Entertainment/ 21
Earnings highlights: Alcoa,
Costco, Family Dollar, Marriott,
PepsiCo, Yum! Brands ...
By Trey Thoelcke • Coca-Cola Co.(NYSE: KO)
(BloggingStocks) earnings prospects resulted in an
Submitted at 10/10/2009 12:10:00 PM upgrade from one analyst.
• Costco Wholesale
Filed under: Earnings reports, Corp.(NASDAQ: COST) lower
Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), Q4 earnings topped analysts'
Alcoa Inc (AA), Clorox Co expectations, lifting shares.
(CLX), Costco Wholesale • Family Dollar Stores
(COST), Family Dollar Stores Inc.(NYSE: FDO) higher Q4
(FDO), Yum Brands (YUM), earnings beat analysts' estimates
Marriott Intl'A' (MAR) but sales were just OK.
Here are some highlights from Continue reading Earnings
last week's earnings coverage highlights: Alcoa, Costco, Family
from BloggingStocks: Dollar, Marriott, PepsiCo, Yum!
• Alcoa Inc.(NYSE: AA) Brands ...
reported a surprise Q3 profit due Earnings highlights: Alcoa,
to cost cutting; revenue topped Costco, Family Dollar, Marriott,
estimates as well. PepsiCo, Yum! Brands ...
• Avis Budget Group originally appeared on
I n c . ( N Y S E : C A R ) s a i d a BloggingStocks on Sat, 10 Oct
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earnings prospects garnered it an
upgrade from one analyst.
Gender of Kourtney
Kardashian's Baby
Revealed!
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 12:45:00 PM
Is it a boy or a girl? Kourtney
Kardashian's rep is dishing on the
gender of the pregnant reality
star's baby!
Acer issues recall for some Kardashian’s rep tells
Aspire laptops originally appeared People.com that she’s expecting a
on Engadget on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 son.
15:32:00 EST. Please see our The baby boy, expected to
terms for use of feeds. Read| arrive around Christmas, will be
Permalink| Email this| Comments her first child with boyfriend
Scott Disick.
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Citi Minus Phibro: Why Banks and Mizzou's nuclear battery to

Hedge Funds Don't Mix power things smaller than
(Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
that Citigroup should keep the
operation and give Hall his
taxpayers who stand behind the
bank? With Bear Stearns, we ate
your brain can imagine
Submitted at 10/9/2009 11:41:02 AM payday. Desperate to recapitalize $29 billion of the firm’s risky By Darren Murph (Engadget)
its balance sheet, Citi is foolish to assets. Submitted at 10/10/2009 11:52:00 AM
It was a good decision, for the dump a profitable unit. Such To prevent a re-run, we now
wrong reason. Citigroup ( C) will concerns miss the point. stand behind all banks. This Oh yeah, everyone loves the
sell Phibro, the energy trading For every Andrew Hall, there’s significantly reduces their cost of extended battery, but are we really
business run by Andrew Hall, to a Ralph Cioffi and a Boaz funds in the marketplace, funds kosher with the added bulge? A
avoid embarrassment over Hall’s Weinstein. which are still used to bankroll team of boffins at the University
compensation package. Weinstein was a wunderkind highly risky trading operations, of Missouri certainly aren't, as
Citigroup is right to rid itself of trader who made piles of money internally and externally. they've spent the last good while
the operation, not because of pay for Deutsche Bank ( DB) before “Organizations that live because of their lives researching and
but because federally-insured blowing up to the tune of$1.8 the government insures their developing a new nuclear battery these guys could find a way to
institutions have no business billion in 2008. Cioffi ran an liabilities shouldn’t do highly that could be used to power make a standard AA last longer
bankrolling hedge funds. internal hedge fund for Bear speculative things. That devices much smaller than, well, than a week in our Wiimote, we'd
It’s not that Hall isn’t worth the Stears that bet big on CDOs. He proposition is obvious on its face” most anything. The radioisotope be pleased as punch.
money. According to a press was a star while the bubble says author Martin Mayer, who cell, as it's called, can reportedly [Via BBC, thanks Jim]
r e l e a s e f r o m O c c i d e n t a l inflated, a$1.6 billion disaster will be speaking at a conference "provide power density that is six Filed under: Peripherals
Petroleum, which is acquiring when it collapsed. Before them, commemorating the 10-year orders of magnitude higher than Mizzou's nuclear battery to
Phibro from Citi: there was the notorious example anniversary of the repeal of Glass- chemical batteries," and while power things smaller than your
“from 1997 until the second of John Meriwether and Long- Steagall next month. “When you some may question the safety of brain can imagine originally
quarter of 2009, Phibro averaged Term Capital Management, who insure the liabilities, you have to this potentially volatile device, the appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10
approximately $200 million per made oodles of money before control the assets.” liquid semiconductor (used Oct 2009 11:52:00 EST. Please
year in pre-tax earnings, while imploding and nearly bringing If you don’t control the assets, instead of a solid semiconductor) see our terms for use of feeds.
over the last five years Phibro’s down most of Wall Street. foolish financiers will tend to should help ease concerns. The Read| Permalink| Email this|
earnings averaged $371 million Hedge funds can be rather risky blow themselves up. In our heads- current iteration of the device is Comments
per year.” operations. Funded by thinly- they-win-tails-we-lose banking about the size of a penny, and it's
Hedge fund managers typically capitalized federally-insured system, this puts taxpayers in an intended to power a variety of
keep 20 percent of profits. institutions, they can be lethal to intolerable position. Not to MEMS systems. Now, if only
Assuming Phibro’s earnings are the financial system. Their mention that the derivatives daisy Tops & Flops: A Week in Fashion!
reported after compensation proprietors make big bets, often chain means a single failure can
expenses, it sounds as if the fund turbocharged with leverage. When lead to systemic failure. Despite (ETonline - Breaking News) fashion's sins and big wins.
has been racking up $500 million they win, they take home 20 today’s retreat by Citi, there’s Submitted at 10/10/2009 6:14:00 AM Whose looks were second rate,
in profit per year recently. A $100 percent of profits. When they little prospect government-backed and whose were great!? You
million payday is in-line with lose, they’ve lost someone else’s banks will end their risky ways. From star-studded charity decide!
what Hall would make were he money. benefits to red-carpet premieres,
operating the fund privately. What of the bank that stands this week had its fair share of
Many on Wall Street complain b e h i n d t h e f u n d ? W h a t o f
Chuck may be back sooner than we thought
By Allison Waldman (TV networks, because they had gotten off to such a dreadful start, Filed under: Programming,
Squad) leaked so much information -- one things are changing. One change OpEd, Chuck, Reality-Free
Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:35:00 PM of the things the powers that be seems to be that Chuck may be Permalink| Email this| |
decided to do was split the season back before March. Comments
When NBC did its upfront-- it into two sections. Or two official Continue reading Chuck may be
wasn't really like the other seasons. It all seemed a bit strange, and now that NBC has back sooner than we thought
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Knight Capital: Bulls Expect Another Cellphones thinner than ever

By Chris Ziegler (Engadget)
Push Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:47:00 PM

(Financial Sector and Stocks Strategy Analytics latest look at

Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 12:35:45 PM
By David Russell
Knight Capital Group ( NITE)
has spent the last month
consolidating around an eight-
year high, and now the bulls are
looking for another push.
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker
tracking system detected unusual
activity in October and November
call contracts. The October 22.50
strikes traded 2,984 times against
open interest of 1,774 contracts,
with institutional-sized purchases
for $0.50 to $0.55.
NITE rose 1.44 percent to
$22.51 in early afternoon trading,
and at one point climbed above
$22.90 for the first time since
February 2001.
The provider of electronic-
trading services crushed analysts'
sales and earnings forecasts the
last time it published results on
July 22. NITE, up 35 percent in
T-Mobile: we probably lost all your Sidekick data
By Chris Ziegler (Engadget)
the past three months, needs to
climb about 2 percent by
expiration next Friday for the
October 22.50 calls bought today
to turn a profit.
Other investors purchased the
November 25 calls for $0.45 to
$0.55. Volume in the strike
totaled 1,490 contracts, almost 19
times existing open interest. The
October 25 calls were also active,
of hope -- meanwhile, servers are
with more than 1,900 contracts
changing hands, although the
transactions were mixed between
purchases and sales.
Overall options volume in the
name is six times greater than
average today. Calls outnumbered
puts by 8 to 1.
(Chart courtesy of
tradeMONSTER)
added to the post on T-Mobile's
its spec-tracking (hence the name)
SpecTRAX database of wireless
devices has unearthed a few juicy
tidbits of information, none more
notable than the fact that phone
thickness is at a new all-time low
-- 13.96mm on average, the first
time the metric has ever fallen
below 14mm (for comparison,
Motorola's original DynaTAC
clocked in around 89mm, so we're
making some solid improvement
there). USB penetration is at a
new high, too, supported by some
85 percent of newly-entered we can get.
devices in the database, and [Via MobileTechNews]
battery life is up 25 percent from Filed under: Cellphones
two years ago. Of course, that's Cellphones thinner than ever
still not nearly long enough -- originally appeared on Engadget
battery tech is falling dangerously on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:47:00
behind virtually every other EST. Please see our terms for use
technology that goes into the of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email
making of a mobile device, sadly this| Comments
-- but we'll take any improvement
Video Proof: Jon
Gosselin Paid for
Twins' Cake
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 1:17:00 PM

Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:45:00 PM still on the fritz and customers are forum which reads: "Sidekick
being advised not to let their customers, during this service Despite reports that Jon Gosselin
Well, this is shaping up to be one devices power down because disruption, please DO NOT didn't pay for the birthday cake he
of the biggest disasters in the anything that's still on there will remove your battery, reset your took home to his twin girls Mady
history of cloud computing, and be lost the next time the device is Sidekick, or allow it to lose and Cara on Thursday, ET has
certainly the largest blow to turned on. Another communique power." Scary stuff, Sidekickers. video proof that the dad of eight
Danger and the Sidekick platform: is promised from T-Mobile on T-Mobile: we probably lost all paid for the cake with his credit
T-Mobile's now reporting that Monday to give everyone a status your Sidekick data originally card.
personal data stored on Sidekicks update on the recovery efforts, but appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Watch the video of Jon clearly
has "almost certainly has been lost at this point, it's not looking good Oct 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please taking out his wallet and paying
as a result of a server failure at at all. see our terms for use of feeds. for the cake.
Microsoft/Danger." They're still Update: Apparently T-Mobile listed as "temporarily out of Read| Permalink| Email this|
looking for a way to recover it, has paused the sale of new stock" on the company's site. Comments
but they're not giving users a lot Sidekicks, as all models are now Additionally, a warning as been
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Bare It All in HD: 69adget’s DIY Guide to Homemade Sex

Tapes
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Some content may not be want to consider a mini camera Don’t forget that sharing is
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nothing takes your career to the are portable so you’ll be prepared choose a camera with easy
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Internet News Record
Joey Roth's Ceramic Computer Speakers Review: $500 Gives
Your PC Audiophile Cred [Review]
By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 12:00:00 PM
Joey Roth's ceramic computer
speakers are just about the most
gorgeous I've ever seen, and they
sound amazing. But at $500,
they're not for anyone who still
thinks their MP3s sound just fine.
The Price
$495 The Verdict
His new speakers are at least as
visually striking as his Sorapot tea
kettle. The shiny cones are
handmade from pure white
ceramic, cork and light birch, with
an included amplifier (with toaster
-style volume control) made of
sheet metal and cast iron. In case
its $500 price didn't tip you off,
this set is in no way a mass-
market product, instead designed
for that small minority of intense
audiophiles who need great sound
even at their computers.
Both the ceramic and cork are
"dead" in terms of vibration,
unlike the more typical (and
significantly cheaper) metal
construction of other speakers, so
the speakers themselves add no
sound to your music. The stands,
a Baltic birch plywood, hold the
horns relatively firmly in place
(they're sturdier than they seem in
pictures) and look quite nice.
Within Roth's creation lie high-
end components. There are
custom-made Tangbanb 4-inch
drivers, the only of their type in
this tiny size, rated at 15W per
channel. The amplifier, based on
the well-regarded Tripath 2024 T-
Amp, features gold-plated binding
posts and one 1/8" input (though
he includes an interconnect for
RCA cables). Also included in the
package is 16-gauge oxygen-free
copper speaker cables (the kind
with banana plugs). There's no
subwoofer—the set is trying to
emphasize the mids, and to an
audiophile like Joey, thumping
bass of the sort you see in 2.1 sets
throws off the balance of the
music.
If your eyes just glazed over
reading that last paragraph, you're
among the 99% of people for
whom this speaker set is over the
top. Don't worry about it—I'm in
that group too. My high-quality
MP3s played through a Zune HD
sounded lifeless and dull, and the
lack of a dedicated subwoofer was
all too noticeable with the less-
than-perfect encoding.
But when I got into the sweet
spot, and listened to Joey's high-
resolution audio files, connected
via his computer, the experience
changed completely. The sound
was far more subtle and nuanced
than what I'm used to—I could
even hear some vinyl impurity on
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all the cables sitting out in the
open (though Joey made it clear
that that was a design choice) and
the volume toggle feels a bit
flimsy. It's not a plug-it-in-and-
forget-it system, either: The EQ
sometimes needs tweaking, and
the gear is a bit delicate, so you
want to take care with how you
set it up. Still, the speakers
themselves are heavy enough to
stay put in their wooden cradles,
and the 15 watts per channel were
enough to fill the room with sweet
music.
The question is, will crazy
audiophiles go for a low-power,
lower-end (for them, at least) 2.0
system? They're certainly not
made for household music
listening, and they cost five times
more than a typical 2.1 computer
set. I can't think of a better option
for audio nerds who spend a lot of
time at their computers, but I still
think this will remain quite a
niche product. If you're in that
the files he'd encoded from old niche (and have $500 to spare),
records. It was almost off-putting they're are available for pre-order
at first, but it came with a warmth now from Joey's site, in a limited
I didn't know was there. Mids first run of 200 that will arrive in
were clearer than I've ever heard early November.
them, giving more emphasis to Smaller than expected and
vocal harmonies, guitar and piano, gorgeous in person
and the overpowering highs and Delivers audiophile-quality
lows in lower-end speakers were sound
noticeably downplayed. Cheap for audiophiles, very
The hardware isn't perfect; it's expensive for the rest of us
handmade—apparently the Hardware feels a bit delicate
ceramic cones are difficult to (especially the plywood stand)
mass-produce—and sometimes it and amplifier is a little finicky
feels like it. The amplifier in Limited power
particular looks a little messy with
26 Gadgets/
Time For Gadgets! Episode 1
By Doug Aamoth
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:00:00 PM
I’m toying with the idea of doing
ten-minute episodic reviews
videos where I can showcase
several gadgets in one fell swoop
and throw in some nonsense for
good measure. So here it is, the
first episode of Time For
Gadgets!
That exclamation point is part of
the title since gadgets should be
exciting and whimsical.
Here’s a list of the items
featured in this episode…
Trip Glasses: $40 at ThinkGeek
Trip Glasses feature two red
LED lights and a sound generator
that pulsate patterns of rapidly
blinking light and binaural-type
audio tones with the promise that
“they allow you to safely
meditate, hallucinate, trip out and
generally relax with your eyes
gently closed.”
And guess what? They actually
work. You probably won’t full-on
hallucinate, but you’ll definitely
see weird shapes and all in all, it’s
a pretty relaxing experience. The
sequence runs for 14 minutes and
Amazing Student-Made Solar Homes Compete in International
Solar Decathalon [Architecture]
By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:45:00 PM
The Solar Decathalon, a 10-
criteria (it's a little bit of a stretch
to decathalon, but that's okay)
judging contest, just completed
this year's competition, and there
are some incredible works here. I
love that each group used its
then the glasses automatically
shut off.
Big Buck Hunter Pro TV Video
Game: $40 at Jakks Pacific
If you like the arcade version of
Big Buck Hunter, you will
absolutely love this $40 home
version. It plugs directly into your
TV and appears to be an almost
exact replica of the arcade
machine. The gun is a little on the
disappointing side – it doesn’t feel
too sturdy and the pump action
doesn’t have nearly as much
travel as the full-size game, but
everything else is there.
The TV version adds a red on-
screen aiming cursor, which I
found to be a tad distracting. If
you train yourself to ignore the
cursor, though, things get a bit
easier.
RoadHome: $35 at Speck
A simple mini-USB car charger
that also features flip-out prongs
for use in a standard wall jack –
nice for traveling, though $35
seems a bit expensive.
HardCase Plus: $30 at Mophie
The best all-around iPhone case
I’ve found to date, the HardCase
Plus completely envelops your
iPhone in protection without
hometown aesthetic.
Student groups from around the
world (and several from the
States) competed to create a net
zero-energy, 800-square-foot
house powered exclusively by
solar energy, and came up with
some great ideas. The house
pictured above was created by the
team from Cornell University in
adding too much extra bulk. I’m
petrified of damaging the screen
on my iPhone, so the fact that this
case actually covers the screen
without hindering any of the
touch-centric features is amazing.
MoGo Talk for iPhone: $130 at
MogoStore
The MoGo Talk is quite a feat
of engineering. It’s a slim, hard-
backed iPhone case with a built-in
Bluetooth headset that folds down
to 5mm thin. When you want to
use the headset, just pop it out of
the case and flip out the earpiece.
There’s a tiny microUSB port
built into the case, too, so you can
recharge the headset easily.
Sound quality is good and you’ll
get around four hours of talk time.
The flexible earbud blocks out
ambient noise pretty well, too.
Seat Buddy: $20 at Seat Pods
Seat Buddy is a hands-free
rubber housing for your iPhone
that allows you to hang the device
from a seat-back tray table on an
airplane. It’s a dead-simple
solution to the nagging problem
of having to hold your iPhone or
iPod touch upright for an entire
movie.
HMX-R10 Camcorder: $500 at
upstate New York, using silos to
reflect the bucolic look of that
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Samsung
A full HD camcorder stuffed in
a compact, attractive package.
The HMX-R10 does up to 1080i
at 60 frames per second, or 1080p
at 30 frames per second. Video
quality is really sharp for such a
small and relatively inexpensive Things Easier to
camcorder, although footage has a Understand Than
tendency to pixelate and tear if Google Wave:
you whip the camera from side to
side too quickly. Standard Metaphysics,
handheld and tripod footage looks Parseltongue, Our Own
great, though.
The camcorder really needs a
Existence [Google
built-in hand strap that spans the Wave]
entire side of the device. Instead,
you get a little leather wrist strap
By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 10:45:00 AM
that attaches to the back right
corner of the camera. The lack of
Don't understand Google Wave,
a full hand strap makes the even after Google's helpful video
camera really hard to use one-
and Lifehacker's review? You're
handed. not alone: Some jokester created a
Quick look at the Archos 5
site where users vote on how
Internet Tablet: $380 at Archos confusing Wave really is.
Just a quick hands-on
Interestingly, while death is easier
showcasing some of the features to understand, women are far
of the Archos 5 Internet Tablet.
harder.
I’ll be doing a full review later. Some of the items are pretty
For now, you can also read some
clever, from super esoteric
first impressions of the device. scientific theories (the Meyer-
Overton Hypothesis) to political
jabs (the healthcare bill, Obama's
Nobel Prize). But was it really
necessary to embed a ringtone
version of an Avril Lavigne song?
[ Easier to Understand]
area. Other teams experimented
with automatic shutoffs for TVs
and lights or sophisticated
purification of shower and
rainwater. The winner will be
announced this coming Friday,
and you can check out the current
standings here. [ CNET]
Internet News Record
Why open source will never rule the desktop and
why it doesn’t have to
By John Biggs (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 9:00:30 AM
Open source software is our
era’s version of the French
scientific salon. In the 18th and
19th centuries, young men
(mostly men) would gather at the
feet of elder scientists to learn the
truth of the day. In Revolutionary
France it was philosophy and
natural science they studied and in
the open source forums of the past
decades it was discussions of the
finer points of kernels, interrupts,
and elegant coding. Purveyors of
open source software have gone
on to create an international
network of crack programmers
who all bear the same battle scars
and have reveled in the same
successes.
But they always want more.
They want the desktop. Not
content to run the plumbing of the
Internet and to control the
firmware on almost every
scientific device in the world,
open source proponents believe it
is their birthright to supplant
Windows on the desktop or,
barring that, at least gain mind
share in the average home
computer.
They never will. Ubuntu is
lovely. KDE is great. Debian is
the bomb. Even OS X is pretty hot
stuff. But none of them will ever
take the desktop. That’s because
the desktop is dying and they have
already taken the second – soon-
to-be central screen – the
cellphone and that’s more than
enough. Open source is now
mobile.
Unfortunately, open source
purists won’t like how their
handiwork will be storming the
world. First, there’s Android. It
will be the dominant smartphone
OS by the middle of next decade.
It is stable, attractively priced
(free), and easy to pour into any
mobile mold. Android of late has
been splintering and it will be
interesting to see how the
different UI overlays and even
different compiled libraries will
evolve over time but once China
builds out their Ophone platform,
essentially a Chinese branch of
Android, expect a huge change in
the smart- and feature-phone
market. But it’s still corporate,
right?
Add Chrome OS to this picture
and you essentially have the
gamut of form factors covered.
But Chrome doesn’t belong on
desktops and, thanks to netbooks,
it would have to stay there. A free
OS from Google is much more
enticing to a certain audience,
once they’ve been convinced of
the device’s quality, than a
Microsoft Taxed copy of
Windows. So even if its corporate
software, it doesn’t matter. It’s
still open source.
Open source advocates, like old
Nirvana fans, especially won’t
like the selling out of free
software concepts when it comes
to the marketing in app and media
stores. Everyone a around “open
source” concepts including Palm
saying they’re opening up their
Apps Store in odd ways and
Symbian is paying lip service to
open while taking its own sweet
time. Android will eclipse and
potentially destroy these efforts,
and, like die-hard fans seeing Kurt
and Krist on MTV, this causes
some open source advocates to
tremble with rage, point one
quivering finger, and mouth “Sell
out.” Most of this is marketing
bluster but, in fact, it is the only
way these folks see of gaining
traction. Who runs these
companies? Old Linux hackers.
They know the best way to get
people to buy drinks is to offer
free wings.
But fear not. All those decades
of kernel hacking are not for
nought. Open source has taught
entire generations that anything is
possible with a little code. These
new developers understand the
innate elegance of UIs, the value
of user experience tweaks, and the
tinkerers drive to constantly
improve. They will beat
Microsoft, at least on the mobile
front, and by the time anyone
notices they’ll own the majority
of the small screens in the world.
They’ll never rule the desktop,
but they can rule the real estate
around the desktop, a greater prize
indeed.
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Hacked Web mail
accounts used to
send spam
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:54:50 PM
There has been a marked
increase in the amount of spam e-
mails being sent from Yahoo,
Gmail, and Hotmail accounts,
according to analysts at Websense
Security Labs.
Websense said on Thursday that
personalized spam e-mails had
been sent from the compromised
accounts to all of each user's
contacts. The e-mails contain
links to fake shopping sites,
intended to capture sensitive
information from the reader.
Earlier this week, Microsoft
acknowledged that 30,000
Hotmail accounts had breached,
and suggested the passwords for
the accounts had been obtained in
a phishing scam.
However, some security experts
believe that the password breach
cannot be attributed to phishing.
Amichai Shulman, chief
technology officer for security
firm Imperva, told ZDNet UK on
Friday that the information was
likely to have been obtained
through key logging.
"The quantity of people hit
makes me think that it was key
logging--the success rate for
phishing is only about one in
1,000," said Shulman. "Secondly,
when I went through the list of
email account credentials...
Read more of"Hacked Web mail
accounts used to send spam" on
ZDNet UK.
28 Gadgets/ Tech/ Internet News Record

Internet Archaeology: In which the internet’s sordid past is

preserved and curated
By Devin Coldewey
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:25:40 PM
It wasn’t long ago that we heard
about the imminent demise of one
of the net’s most infamous and
venerable sites: Geocities. At the
time, we could see the pendulum
hanging from the rafters, but
earlier this week it was set a-
swinging and the site will die
quietly and gallantly on October
26th. Of course, while the sites
will no longer be accessible at
Geocities itself, they will be
preserved in our hearts — and on
the Internet Archive, of course.
But merely being not deleted is
hardly an honor fit for one the
original pillars of the internet.
Although we (and you) created a
modest tribute, it deserves more,
being one of the primary crucibles
(or petri dishes, depending on
your point of view) for internet
culture. Enter Internet
Archaeology, a site established in
order to “explore, recover, archive
and showcase the graphic artifacts
found within earlier Internet
Culture.” Artifacts is the perfect
word, isn’t it? And as eye-searing
as many of them are, there is a
kind of transcendent quality in
them to the sympathetic eye, and
the site is dedicated to preserving
that.
Spend a few minutes browsing
through the already-impressive
catalog of images (or catch
highlights in the blog) and you
begin to be rather a connoisseur in
them, and to give a certain
grudging regard. After all, making
those 3D text animated GIFs was
no cake walk in pre-millennium
days.
There is, of course, a
community aspect, where anyone
can upload and share their internet
oddities, provided they’re SFW
and relatively small (it looks like).
Entire pages are hosted as well,
from outright craziness (my
favorites) to sci-fi web rings to
personal pages left for dead.
These standouts represent the
prehistoric relatives of our
modern blogs and forums, so
tread lightly on these, their
graves. There are even original
works recontextualizing (never
thought I’d use that word without
irony) the content in… well, in
ways.
The creator, New Yorker Ryder
Ripps, noted that the total space
being used by Geocities pages
was perhaps as little as 3TB. Of
course, when you put that in GIF
terms, that’s a huge amount of
content.
While panning for gold in the
twilight of Geocities is an
important job, the intent of
Internet Archaeology isn’t just to
be a bucket for animated GIFs.
The Internet Archive has already
saved them from oblivion. The
difference is that IA is curated in
a serious way; the object is to
capture the quintessence of the
period by providing the most
telling samples. If any readers
have been to (and comprehended
— the one does not follow the
other) The Museum of Jurassic
Technology, they might sense a
similarity. Singly, each “exhibit,”
as we may as well term these gifs,
pages, and collections, is hardly
worth a second look. But together,
like the Wonder Twins or
Planeteers, they are able to create
something greater: a synthesis of
the mindsets in this incredibly
important, yet sadly garish and
bizarre, period of internet history.
Oh, and for those of you
following the contest:
RENDERED

iPhone's Google Maps app now shows ads

By Jason Clarke (The These new search results are ads. the lucrative mapping action. appeared on The Unofficial Apple
Unofficial Apple Weblog They're easy to pick out, because Their recent purchase of the Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 10 Oct
(TUAW)) they use a customized icon mapping service company 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see
Submitted at 10/10/2009 6:00:00 PM instead of the typical push pin Placebase certainly suggests the our terms for use of feeds.
icon. While it's not surprising that possibility. Read| Permalink| Email this|
Filed under: Software, iPhone, Google is going to want to find Do you mind seeing ads Comments
iPod touch every way possible to monetize its intermingled with your map
Have you noticed the new mapping service, it's still a little search results on a mobile device?
"Sponsored Link" search results disconcerting to see these results stream, it makes us wonder Why or why not?
showing up when you search in popping up. whether Apple wants to get in on TUAW iPhone's Google Maps
Google Maps on your iPhone? Given this obvious new revenue app now shows ads originally
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Citi to sell Phibro
T-Mobile Sidekick Out(r)age: Your Data's unit to Occidental
Probably Gone Forever [Outages] (Financial Times - US
homepage)
By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo) it. (After all, Microsoft bought Submitted at 10/9/2009 2:15:27 PM

Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:55:00 PM Danger specifically because of

T-Mobile Sidekick users have
been holding out hope that their
data might be recovered after T-
Mo issued an optimistic message
of hope. But the carrier just
updated users and admitted the
truth: Your shit's gone. Sorry,
guys.
It's been more than two weeks
without data for Sidekick users,
and T-Mobile finally bit the bullet
and announced that it probably
isn't coming back. The quote:
Regrettably, based on
Microsoft/Danger's latest recovery
assessment of their systems, we
must now inform you that
personal information stored on
your device - such as contacts,
calendar entries, to-do lists or
photos - that is no longer on your
Sidekick almost certainly has
been lost as a result of a server
failure at Microsoft/Danger. That
said, our teams continue to work
around-the-clock in hopes of
discovering some way to recover
this information. However, the
likelihood of a successful
their software services. And now,
it just goes kablooey?) Renowned
Sidekick user and a-hole Perez
Hilton, while normally hysteric
about just about everything, has
the right tone here:
To add insult to injury, the
ONLY thing T-Mobile is offering
their customers, whom they
obviously don't value or respect,
is one month of free data service.
That's shit!
One month of free data service
(which is not the same thing as
outcome is extremely low. one month of free phone use) for
This is pretty crappy of T- SEVEN DAYS of heartache and
Mobile and Danger, and while it's no access to contacts????
probably unfair to make this That's fucked!!!!
connection, doesn't give us any Really, that's kind of putting it
new confidence in Project Pink, lightly. [ T-Mobile via Boy
developed by the remnants of Genius Report]
Danger after Microsoft acquired
Citigroup has sold its
controversial commodity unit
Phibro to Occidental Petroleum
for a cut price after intense
pressure from the US government
over the compensation of its star
trader Andrew Hall, according to
people close to the situation.
The sale, announced on Friday,
underlines the influence the
authorities are exerting on
companies that rely on taxpayers’
money and raises concerns over
government interference. Citi has
received $45bn in federal aid and
has ceded a 34 per cent stake to
the government.

Downed Facebook accounts still haven't returned

By Caroline McCarthy Facebook that profiles have not own page invites democratic input of them from seeing it without without its users) so there's an
(Webware.com) been deleted and that the from Facebook users in one of his even a word." argument to be made that users
Submitted at 10/10/2009 8:20:00 AM company is working on the most recent videos. Given that Some users have started threads shouldn't be complaining about
problem. statement especially, I find the on Get Satisfaction and Yahoo something they don't pay for. But
Something is really odd here. "This is now seven days and way their user base is being Answers. A few others have that's an argument that many of
A s a r e p o r t e r c o v e r i n g counting," an e-mail sent on treated with respect to their pointed me to blogs and YouTube the people who have come to rely
Facebook, I do get the occasional Saturday morning read. "It's disabled account policy channels devoted to the subject. on Facebook as a channel of
cranky complaints from members beyond ridiculous and extremely hypocritical at best." The inaccessible accounts communication simply don't buy.
who, for one reason or another, frustrating." "My account has now been held appear to be limited to a very Whether the string of
are experiencing errors when they "The experience completely hostage for a week," another small subset of Facebook's over complaints is warranted or not,
try to access their accounts. But reversed the Facebook opinion reader wrote. "Some of my 300 million active users, which Facebook hasn't disclosed exactly
it's never been anything like the and experience for me," one friends think that I have deleted means that it's not a large-scale what's caused the "extended
past week, with a steady stream of reader complained. "I see many (my profile) or even blocked issue for the health of the site. maintenance issue," and that's
e-mails continuing to come in people bitch and complain, many them...None of my friends or And Facebook is supported by what I find puzzling.
from Facebook members who say more beg and a few threaten. To family can see my profile or even neither subscription money or Originally posted at The Social
they remain shut out of their me, the route to take is fairly find it in search. It's as if I simply taxpayer dollars (though it
accounts--despite assurance from obvious. Mark Zuckerberg on his deleted my account or blocked all wouldn't have advertising revenue
30 Tech/ Fashion/ Internet News Record

Yahoo ponders the meaning of search

By Tom Krazit (Webware.com) review), Microsoft will be the compared with the potential to attempts to monkey with that merely tread water by making
Submitted at 10/9/2009 4:00:00 AM exclusive provider of search improve how results are presented usage pattern fail. Three years sure Yahoo users on Sports or
results on Yahoo's Web pages, to users, she said. later, not much has changed, he Finance are not so turned off by
Is search about presentation or although Yahoo will retain the Yahoo search expert Yoelle said this week. the Bing-Yahoo combination that
results?(Credit: Screenshot by right to control the way those Maarek, head of Yahoo Labs in If Yahoo's goal after the they leave the site entirely to
Tom Krazit/CNET results are presented. Haifa, Israel.(Credit: Yahoo Microsoft deal is to keep search on Google. Bartz has said
There's perhaps no better way to It's the manifestation of how Maarek came to Yahoo from searchers on Yahoo pages in many times that the
shift attention from your failings Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz sees the Google, where she was hopes of maintaining investment overwhelming majority of
in one era to proclaim the start of search market. She recently instrumental in the development in search ads, focusing on search searches done on Yahoo are done
a brand-new, totally different era. compared Yahoo's plans for of front-end presentation presentation isn't necessarily the by people who are already there,
Yahoo is in the midst of a grand search to the way PC makers like enhancements such as Google best way to accomplish that goal, rather than those who head
transition as a company, with a Hewlett-Packard and Dell build Suggest. In her view, the last Sullivan said. "I don't think the directly to Yahoo.com or set
pending deal to sell its search different products around a decade brought a revolution in the presentation becomes more Yahoo as the search window in
assets to Microsoft in exchange common Intel chip, implying that way Web pages are crawled, important, I think the brand their browsers.
for a healthy portion of the the core search business is indexed, and presented to the becomes more important," he There may very well be
revenue generated by searches on perhaps a commodity and what user: a revolution that saw Google said, pointing to Microsoft's breakthroughs that can be made in
Yahoo's pages. Yet some in the draws in the user is the fancy come out a clear winner. decision to invest not only in presentation of search results, but
company seem a bit perturbed by packaging. But over the next decade, she presentation improvements but to it does that represent a
talk that it's giving up on the But does the analogy apply to a argues, search will become more also create a huge marketing competitive threat to Google and
search market. market as relatively new as about divining the user's intent campaign to boost Bing's image Microsoft, as Yahoo executives
"With all of the events that search? For one thing, the cost of and improving the delivery of before the world. have argued? That is very much
Yahoo has gone through in the switching search engines is much search results. "What's making the Besides, Google is working both an open question to be pondered
last several months, one of the less than switching PCs--it's hard difference now is really usage, it's the back end and the front end of as Yahoo moves into a new era.
questions I get is: 'Does Yahoo to beat free. And it seems how people enter queries" and the search business, and likely has But for now, Yahoo has 359
still care about search?' The presumptuous to more than a few what they truly mean when they more people working on million reasons to emphasize that
answer is: Absolutely," wrote veterans of the search world that enter that query, she said. presentation inside Google than it's still competing for searchers.
David Pann, Yahoo vice president breakthroughs on the back end are The potential problem for Yahoo does, Sullivan said. "If That's how much revenue the
and general manager of search waning: after all, Advanced Micro Yahoo is that historical (Yahoo) built a really unique company pulled in from search
marketing, in a blog post Tuesday Devices manages to come up with innovations in search presentation feature that is compelling, maybe ads on its owned and operated
highlighting enhancements to something that bruises Intel every haven't really moved the needle, that would work. But if they do, sites during the second quarter of
Yahoo's search ads. five years or so, and that's an old said Danny Sullivan, editor of Google will imitate it." the year. It can't allow nearly one-
The thing is, Pann isn't talking market. Search Engine Land and a veteran In any event, Yahoo can't afford quarter of its overall revenue to
about search (the business of Still, Yoelle Maarek, a search search industry observer. to give up on search until the languish if the Microsoft deal
crawling the Web, indexing the expert who recently joined Yahoo In a 2006 post titled " Why Microsoft deal is completed. takes longer than expected to
results, and matching the data Labs to lead its Haifa, Israel, Search Sucks & You Won't Fix It Work goes on inside Yahoo Labs complete.
against queries) so much as he is office, argues that the action these The Way You Think," Sullivan on back-end search development, Originally posted at Relevant
search presentation, the business days is on the presentation side. "I assembled screen shots of various Maarek said. "We don't want to Results
of arranging the data produced by don't want to say we have attempts through the history of disappoint our users. Until Bing
search queries in an artful and plateaued in ranking," but the Web search to show that the replaces us, we need to do a great
useful fashion. Under the deal advances that have taken place simple method of "enter query, hit job."
Yahoo signed with Microsoft ( since the debut of Google's submit, produce list" is so Yahoo's goal in a post-
assuming it passes regulatory PageRank are relatively minor ingrained into Web users that Microsoft search world is to
Spring 2010 Wish List: Shoe Edition
By ELLE.com (ELLE News notice-me shoes--from Alexander on my spring wish list. Which Wang, Chanel; middle: Prada;
Blog) Wang's leopard wedges to the 10- were your favorites from the bottom row, from left: Alexander
Submitted at 10/9/2009 9:11:03 AM inch hoof-like platforms at spring shows? Mcqueen, Celine
McQueen. Here, the top five —Violet Moon Gaynor Photos: Imaxtree
Spring 2010 has been a season of styles (from New York, London, Milan, and Paris) that are going Top row, from left: Alexander
Internet News Record Tech/ 31

Is Balance The Right Standard For Judging Copyright Law?

By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) of "balance." Copycense alerts us appropriate, then you are starting makes a lot less sense. Instead, called can never occur. And that
Submitted at 10/9/2009 7:30:00 PM to a paper that was published from a position that a content Drassinower notes that copyright is because once value-balancing is
recently by Abraham creator naturally deserves rewards is actually based on a "skill and the ordering mechanism, then the
For many years, I've pointed out Drassinower, of the University of from all benefits that result from judgment or creativity" standard, relation between authors and users
that I tend to disagree with many Toronto Law School, which also his or her work. And, thus, the which focuses just on the creative is but a perennial struggle for
folks -- who I otherwise agree argues that balance is the wrong "balance" is in slowly removing elements of the work, rather than value, such that claims of authors
with -- in copyright debates, who way to view copyright policy. some of those rewards and giving the effort put into the work. In are but minimizations of the value
argue that we should be looking Unfortunately, the paper is not the them to the public, until things are other words, the standard we have -entitlements of users, and
f o r t h e " r i g h t b a l a n c e " o f most... lucid thing out there. It's seen as "fair" for both sides. The set for copyright focuses on the similarly, the claims of users are
copyright holder rights vs. user quite academic and, tragically, sweat of the brow standard value of creativity rather than the but minimizations of the value-
rights. I've long thought that does not do a particularly good affirms a view of copyright law value of effort. Drassinower entitlements of authors. The
balance is the wrong way to look job clearly and concisely making on the basis of what we might call argues that balance, as a concept, upshot is that successful haggling
at it. The purpose of copyright its point. It's not what I would call a misappropriation paradigm--that does not, and cannot take that about price masquerades as the
law is to incentivize the creation an easy read. Instead, it rambles at is, a paradigm that grants difference into account. foundation of a truly public
of new content, and thus the times, and uses overly complex copyright in the products of a Again, while I agree that domain. The failure to elucidate
standard on which copyright law (and at times circular) language, person's mental effort so as to balance is the wrong way to look authorship as anything other than
should be judged is one where the rather than just coming out and preclude others from reaping at things, I was quite disappointed value-origination generates an
creation of content is maximized. stating a clear and concise thesis. where they have not sown. The by the way Drassinower sets out impoverished vision of the public
As such, there shouldn't be a This is unfortunate, because if you mischief copyright law aims at in to make this case. It's interesting, domain as nothing other than a
question of balance, because the can get throgh the language used this paradigm is the but not presented in a compelling lower or lowered price. But he
ideal situation where content is in the paper, it does make some misappropriation of value through way. There are times when it fails to take that final step of
maximized should make everyone very valuable points. copying. Copying a phone makes good points (though, again, pointing out that it's not a zero
better off. Talking about balance The argument is, effectively, directory gives rise to copyright using overly dense language in sum game, and the goal of
is figuring out how both sides that "balance" as a concept in liability because such copying most cases), but never seems to copyright should be maximizing
should compromise to meet in the copyright law really only makes amounts to an unauthorized fully come out and just state the the creation of content overall,
m i d d l e . T a l k i n g a b o u t sense if you believe that copyright transfer of value from the author clear conclusion of focusing too such that everyone is better off.
maximizing content creation, on law is designed to reward a to the copyist, the plaintiff to the much on balance: that it falsely Still, if you can get through the
the other hand, is talking about content creator for their labor -- in defendant. It is to correct this implies that when one loses the rather dense language, the paper
ways to improve the marketplace legal terms, the "sweat of the "grievous injustice"--to use the other wins. That it falsely implies does raise some good points, even
of options for everyone. brow" argument. However, courts words of a classic House of Lords that this is a zero sum game. At if I felt it misses the true problems
Still -- especially among so in both the US and Canada have judgment in this tradition--that times, he gets close, as in the over "balance" in the copyright
called "copyfighters" -- the rejected a "sweat of the brow" copyright law operates. Its target following passage:[Once] the debate.
concept of "balance" is quite standard for copyright law, as is the injustice of metaphor of balance is assumed Permalink| Comments| Email
commonly used. However, it being separate from the purpose misappropriation. But, without a as the integrating mechanism This Story
appears that at least some others of copyright law. If you believe "sweat of the brow" standard, then holding authors and users
are also concerned about this use that "sweat of the brow" is the whole concept of balance together, integration properly so-
32 Tech/ Internet News Record

T-Mobile: All Your Sidekick Data Cook's Illustrated Editor: I

Has Been Lost Forever Wish All Those Amateurs Out
By Pete Cashmore rebuild your personal content. There Would Just Shut Up
(Mashable!) You can find these tips in our By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) equal voice. Google "broccoli
Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:27:19 PM Sidekick Contacts FAQ. We Submitted at 10/9/2009 6:33:00 PM casserole" and make the first
encourage you to visit the Forums recipe you find. I guarantee it will
There’s bad news for Sidekick T - M O B I L E A N D on a regular basis to access the
Rob Hyndman points us to an be disappointing. The world needs
u s e r s t o d a y : T - M o b i l e h a s M I C R O S O F T / D A N G E R latest updates as well as FAQs editorial in the NY Times from fewer opinions and more
announced that it was unable to S T A T U S U P D A T E O N regarding this service disruption. the founder of the famous Cook's thoughtful expertise -- the kind
recover Sidekick data after a S I D E K I C K D A T A In addition, we plan to Illustrated magazine, Christopher that comes from real experience,
server failure at Microsoft D I S R U P T I O N communicate with you on Kimball, bemoaning Conde Nast's the hard-won blood-on-the-floor
subsidiary Danger. This means Dear valued T-Mobile Sidekick Monday (Oct. 12) the status of the recent decision to shut down the kind. I like my reporters, my
any data not stored on your customers: remaining issues caused by the magazine Gourmet. Rather than pilots, my pundits, my doctors,
Sidekick but residing in the T-Mobile and the Sidekick data service disruption, including the
services provider, Danger, a talking about all sorts of mistakes my teachers and my cooking
“cloud” has been lost. data recovery efforts and the made by Conde Nast in managing instructors to have graduated from
Sidekick users are advised to subsidiary of Microsoft, are Download Catalog restoration its magazine portfolio, he works the school of hard knocks. The
keep their devices powered up reaching out to express our which we are continuing to out some way to blame people thing is, the evidence actually
and not conduct a reset or remove apologies regarding the recent r e s o l v e . W e a l s o w i l l who use Twitter and Google and suggests he's wrong. People who
the battery: a power-down would Sidekick data service disruption. communicate any additional tips (gasp!) put their own recipes first become interested in such
mean any data still on the phone We appreciate your patience as or suggestions that may help in
online and (oh no!) have their "bottom up" knowledge, often go
is lost. T-Mobile will provide an Microsoft/Danger continues to restoring your content. own feeble-minded opinions: The on to seek out the "thoughtful,
u p d a t e o n t h e s i t u a t i o n o n work on maintaining platform We recognize the magnitude of shuttering of Gourmet reminds us considered editorial." The bottom-
Monday, but things are looking stability, and restoring all services this inconvenience. Our primary that in a click-or-die advertising up system works because the ease
very bleak indeed. for our Sidekick customers. efforts have been focused on
R e g r e t t a b l y , b a s e d o n restoring our customers’ personal marketplace, one ruled by a of entry doesn't scare people off,
In T-Mobile’s words: “based on million instant pundits, where an but it also doesn't take long for
M i c r o s o f t / D a n g e r ’ s l a t e s t M i c r o s o f t / D a n g e r ’ s l a t e s t content. We also are considering anonymous Twitter comment those who find it compelling to
recovery assessment of their recovery assessment of their additional measures for those of might be seen to pack more seek out more expertise in the
systems, we must now inform you systems, we must now inform you you who have lost your content to resonance and useful content than subject. Refusing to "climb
that personal information stored that personal information stored help reinforce how valuable you an article that reflects a lifetime of aboard this shop of fools" is a
on your device – such as contacts, on your device – such as contacts, are as a T-Mobile customer. experience, experts are not good way to make sure that the
calendar entries, to-do lists or calendar entries, to-do lists or We continue to advise created from the top down but snobs you're hoping will come
photos – that is no longer on your photos – that is no longer on your customers to NOT reset their from the bottom up. They can no find you never even bother.
Sidekick almost certainly has Sidekick almost certainly has device by removing the battery or longer be coronated; their voices Kimball is correct that he should
been lost as a result of a server been lost as a result of a server l e t t i n g t h e i r b a t t e r y d r a i n have to be deemed essential to the be better defining his brand and
failure at Microsoft/Danger.” failure at Microsoft/Danger. That completely, as any personal
lives of their customers. That proving his worth -- that's what
The story is a jarring one for said, our teams continue to work content that currently resides on leaves, I think, little room for the we've been saying all along. But
those storing increasing amounts around-the-clock in hopes of your device will be lost. thoughtful, considered editorial you can do that without insulting
of data in the “cloud”: as we discovering some way to recover Once again, T-Mobile and with which Gourmet delighted its the riff raff, as well. You can do
become more reliant on servers to this information. However, the Microsoft/Danger regret any and readers for almost seven decades. that while embracing the "bottom
house our data, such losses can be l i k e l i h o o d o f a s u c c e s s f u l all inconvenience this matter has To survive, those of us who up" process. You can do that
catastrophic. outcome is extremely low. As caused.
believe that inexperience rarely without being a total snob that has
The full press release is below such, we wanted to share this Tags: sidekick, T-Mobile leads to wisdom need to swim no time for the people who
(via Engadget). T-Mobile Press news with you and offer some tips against the tide, better define our actually pay your salary.
Release on Sidekick Data Loss and suggestions to help you brands, prove our worth, ask to be Permalink| Comments| Email
paid for what we do, and refuse to This Story
climb aboard this ship of fools,
the one where everyone has an
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Robotvision: A decent early stab at Snac: Bite-size widgets

augmented reality for Java phones
By David Winograd (The Robotvision on this, since the not By Jessica Dolcourt add comments in Facebook. Ditto
Unofficial Apple Weblog quite pin-point accuracy of the (Webware.com) with Twitter, but Snac isn't
(TUAW)) iPhone 3GS GPS has already been Submitted at 10/9/2009 12:59:00 PM equipped for direct replies.
Submitted at 10/10/2009 11:30:00 AM talked to death. Opening a news story pushes you
What else can this bad-boy do? (Credit: Snac to your phone's default browser,
Filed under: Video, iPhone, App You can see who is sending Not everyone has a smartphone, but Snac CEO Mark Caron tells
Review Ever since I first saw tweets in the area you specified, and strange as it may sound for us they'll soon add an in-app
heads-up-displays in science read the tweets and see how far those who can't live without their browser for reading purposes. At
fiction movies like The the tweeter is from you. Not mini call-placing computers, this point, you're unable to
Terminator, I knew that I had to enough? Wait, there's more. You avoiding an $80 to $100 monthly configure how often Snac pulls in
get my hands on one. How neat it can find people in your area who data plan is often driving that fresh content, but Caron says
would be to get instant use Flickr, and view their gallery. conscious choice. But it is they're looking into that, too.
information on anything about This doesn't work too well. I set possible to get a data add-on to a Caron demoed Snac beta on a
anything in my field of vision? the default for 50 miles and found cell phone plan for as little as $10 Sony Ericsson TM 506 phone,
Well, just as the iTablet won't no one. Then I set it for 25 miles a month. For that set of in- and a private beta version for
be the Knowledge Navigator, the and found one person with a betweeners, a program like Snac BlackBerry. It works on almost
new buzz-phrase of the year, gallery of 10 pictures. I live 30 could bridge the gap between a 300 Java feature phones, but also
augmented reality, won't give me miles from NYC, so I can't blame modest data plan and accessing on Symbian and Windows
Terminator eyes. Such is life. it on the boonies. You still want Web content like social network phones. There's no limit to how
I tested out a pretty decent Ginsu knives? Okay, hit the feeds and news stories. many widgets you can install
augmented reality app called Wikipedia button and see if Snac, in open beta, provides a from the Snac gallery, and
Robotvision[ iTunes Link], and wave of the phone. It seems that a anything in your range is listed. If dashboard of thumbnail-size managing the dashboard is
for US $0.99 what you get, if you lot of GPS apps require this. so you'll get a bit of text and the widgets that periodically grab straightforward from the phone
have an iPhone 3GS running OS OK, much better. It found a option to go to Wikipedia to read content from Facebook, Twitter, settings and from the Web.
3.1 or better, is quite cool. Will it bunch of places but they were all more. Gmail (POP3), the weather, The free, ad-supported app isn't
solve your problems, cure the stacked on top of one another. No I don't know if AR will change Google Calendar, news sources, much of a looker, with a boring
common cold, or tell you anything big deal, since when you touch the world, or be as successful as and so on. Snac precaches a few background, blocky typeface, and
that more established apps won't? one, you get a screen like the one either New Coke or the iPod. But layers of content, so that when sketchbook widget design. But it
Not really. But tossing a buck on in the picture. The closest place is I'd suggest tossing a buck at this you click a widget, you'll be able worked quickly and well in our
a neat novelty is not unheard of in displayed first and the right and one. You are guaranteed 20 to immediately see headlines, demo. We'll be keeping an eye out
the iPhone 3GS world. left arrows take you back and minutes of awe and then maybe status updates, and so on, on a for future developments.
This one does more than most. forth through the stack. While an some time to reflect on what you small pop-up window. Originally posted at CTIA Fall
First you tell it how widely to item is in the front pane, you can have, once the novelty wears off. Snac isn't just read-only either. show
search and then, if you're in a call them, see them on a map (by Check out this video for a tour For instance, you're able to update
highly populated area, you can set cleverly pointing the iPhone to the and let us know what you think your social networking status and
up a category ranging from ATMs floor, which invokes Google a b o u t t h i s o r t h e i d e a o f
to Travel Destinations. For the Maps, but all the stick pins aren't augmented reality in general. Work for Obama after peace prize shock
most part, I didn't fool with this really any clearer than the AR TUAW Robotvision: A decent (Financial Times - US promise than achievement.
since being in the suburbs, I can't view... maybe less so). You can early stab at augmented reality homepage) The US president said he was
be too picky. also hit the Bing button where originally appeared on The “surprised and humbled” by the
Submitted at 10/9/2009 9:14:24 AM
Run it and the camera shutter there might be a review or more U n o f f i c i a l A p p l e W e b l o g Nobel committee’s decision,
opens. Moving the iPhone around, information. (TUAW) on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 Barack Obama on Friday adding that he felt unworthy to be
I found Cousin's Pizza, only The problem is that the direction 11:30:00 EST. Please see our received the Nobel peace prize c o u n t e d among the
8432.1 miles away. Hmmm. The it puts you in is not quite accurate. terms for use of feeds. just 263 days after taking office, “transformative figures” of
setting was for 5 miles. Wait, I It might get you to a nearby Read| Permalink| Email this| triggering praise and incredulity history who had previously won
guess it needed to be calibrated by corner, but not to the butcher shop Comments across the world over a decision the prize.
doing the calibration figure eight itself. I don't think we can slight that rewards him more for
34 Tech/ Economy/ Internet News Record

Musicians Starting To Assert AccuWeather Widget

Copyright Termination Rights provides a rich alternative
Against Record Labels to Apple's Weather widget
By TJ Luoma (The Unofficial
By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) starting in 2013 (the first year and drawn out lawsuits from the Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 10/9/2009 5:34:00 PM musical works are eligible). As labels over this issue. They Submitted at 10/10/2009 12:30:00 PM
the article notes, with record certainly realize that even if they
There's been a lot of attention labels still too clueless to figure eventually lose, by taking it to Filed under: Widget Watch
recently to the news that the heirs out how to successfully build court, they can delay that day of When I recently wrote about
of comic book artist Jack Kirby business models around new acts, reckoning for quite some time. hacking Apple's Weather Widget,
are alerting companies of plans to many still rely on sales of old Now, to be clear, I tend to have a
a common question was: "Can
take back the copyright on various music to bring in a lot of their problem with the whole concept you tell me how to change
Kirby characters, using the revenue. If the labels lose the of these termination rights. If Apple's Weather widget to use
t e r m i n a t i o n r i g h t s i n t h e copyrights on much of that you've contractually agreed to Accuweather.com again?"
Copyright Act. This followed a music... well... let's just say give up your copyright, that Now you might think this is just
very long and drawn out lawsuit suddenly The Pirate Bay may be should be that. It only causes coming from some people who
involving a similar attempt over the least of their concerns. more problems (as we see) down don't like any form of change, but
Superman. The details are really The labels, of course, are aware the road to offer some sort of several people said that the new
complex, but copyright law of all of this, and have been automatic out, not negotiated into
weather widget simply did not
allows the original creator (or planning a strategy to fight it for the contract. That said, the verywork for them, showing no results
heirs if that creator has passed years. As was detailed in William fact that the labels are freakingor incorrect information for their
away) certain opportunities to Patry's latest book, in 1999 the out about this and intend to go to
location.
basically negate a deal that was RIAA was able to get Congress to court against the artists over thisWell, I have good news and bad
signed early on to hand over the amend copyright law in the should (once again) be a remindernews. The bad news is that no, I
copyright on certain works. The middle of the night (literally), to that the labels and the RIAA havedon't know how to hack Apple's available which you toggle
idea was to help protect artists change musical works to "work never had "the artists' best weather widget to use through by clicking on the
who signed bad deals, but in for hire," which does not have a interests" in mind in whatever Accuweather.com. I'm not even "Accuweather.com" banner at the
practice, it's just been a total mess. termination right associated with they do. The fact that politicians
sure that it can be done. top of the widget (try it yourself
Still, given the success of the it. There were loud protests from and many in the press still think The good news is that there is and you'll see what I mean).
Superman saga in getting at least many artists, and Congress that the labels represent the artists'
no real need to hack the Apple If you find that you get a blank
some of the copyrights back, quickly backed down. Still, the interests is pretty ridiculous. weather widget, because section of the widget, which also
suddenly lots of people are record labels are going to claim Hopefully, things like these Accuweather.com provides their happened to me, remember that
l o o k i n g t o s e e w h a t o t h e r that, even without that clearly upcoming lawsuits will help own widget which works really command+R will always
copyrights can be reclaimed. written in the law, the music clarify that for them. well, offering an animated "refresh/reload" whatever widget
Apparently, a bunch of musicians created by musicians on the labels Permalink| Comments| Email weather map and a 15-day you have selected.
are now lining up to try to regain were, in fact, "works for hire." This Story forecast (when expanded, 4 days iPhone users may be happy to
their rights from the labels So, get ready for a series of long when collapsed).This should know there is also an iPhone
come as good news to those who
Terrorist suspect linked to ‘big bang’ facility found that the new weather
compatible page available.
TUAW AccuWeather Widget
(Financial Times - US terrorist group was working as a descent, was detained by police widget simply just did not work as provides a rich alternative to
homepage) researcher at the Cern “big bang” near Poitiers with his brother, well, but I would encourage you Apple's Weather widget originally
Submitted at 10/9/2009 1:28:41 PM laboratory on the French-Swiss after allegedly being in contact to check it out even if you like the appeared on The Unofficial Apple
border, the nuclear research body with people close to Al-Qaeda in Apple weather widget. Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 10 Oct
One of two men arrested in said on Friday. the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a One minor usage note: I found 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see
France on Thursday on suspicion The man, believed to be a branch of the terrorist network. that when I had expanded the our terms for use of feeds.
of having links with an Islamist French national of Algerian widget I could not figure out how Read| Permalink| Email this|
to make it collapse again. There Comments
are actually four separate views
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Craigslist ad seeks suicidal astronaut
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:12:07 PM
Just because there's a recession,
it doesn't mean you can't find your
dream job. So allow me to direct
your boundless ambition toward
an ad on Craigslist's Calgary site.
While many people scour
Craigslist to see if Starbucks or
Bed, Bath and Beyond might be
seeking additions to their cheery
teams, the poster of this ad is
searching for an altogether more
adventurous type, proudly
announcing "Astronaut Needed
(Northern Alberta)." Is that the
cough of a million scoffs I hear?
Perhaps. But this is truly an
interesting opportunity, to say the
least. Just look at the first,
enticing sentence of the ad:
"Astronaut needed for
experimental flight to Titan."
Perhaps you might be concerned
that this ad was not, in fact,
placed by NASA. Please, let me
put your mind into horizontal
mode. The advertiser assures all
applicants that he has been
"working on this project for near
40 years." Indeed, the only reason
he is seeking an Armstrong for his
flight is that he himself seems to
have weaker limbs now that the
years have passed.
Yet Another Redlight Camera Program Found To Be Illegal
You might also be wondering
what kind of craft will shuttle you
into orbit. Well, again, I can be
your Xanax. The advertiser
declares that his secret craft is
"the result of my professional
experience and imagination while
serving the U.S. military in
advanced aeronautics as a
scientist." You see, this man is a
veritable expert in his field. This
spaceship enjoys "a revolutionary
full disclosure, let me draw your
attention to some of the finer
details. In the advertiser's own
persuasive and humane words: "I
am certain you will make it safely
to Titan but there will not be
enough fuel to get home. This is
for someone unique that has
always wanted to see the universe
first-hand and has perhaps a
terminal view on life here at
home. Here's your shot at
romantic history."
Yes, that's right. You won't be
coming back. At all. Ever. So
perhaps you might want to check
what the nightlife is like on Titan.
Because that might be the only
way you could really create
romantic history.
Should I have failed to deter
you from applying for your life's
(and death's) dream, do note that
propulsion system and its fuselage the job specs declare that you
is fabricated with the most should be no taller than 5 feet 10
inches and "relatively slim." One
advanced material."
Looks like a fun place to imagines that any appearances in
m e . ( C r e d i t : C C F l y i n g a Ralph Lauren advertisement
Singer/Flickr might enhance your chances of
Surely, you can have no more being chosen.
concerns. Surely, you are ready to Oh, and the advertiser also
reply to this advertisement, requires that you should be
beaming at the idea that you will "mentally sound."
soon be beamed into the great
beyond. Well, in the interests of
Tech/ 35
A Monstrous Trademark
Dispute That Has
Nothing To Do With
Monster Cable
By Michael Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:37:00 PM
We've seen so many stories
about trademark disputes
involving Monster Cable that, as
soon as I saw that Jonathan had
submitted a story about a
trademark dispute over the word
"monster," I assumed it must
involve them. But... nope. No
such luck. This particular dispute
involves Monster Energy Drink
complaining about the attempted
national trademark on Vermonster
beer, a play on the fact that the
beer is from Vermont. The guy
behind Vermonster called up the
energy drink company's lawyer,
and said there shouldn't be a
problem since he wasn't going
into the energy drink business,
and as long as MED stayed out of
the beer business, there wouldn't
be an issue. But the lawyers for
Monster Energy Drink said no
deal. The Vermonster guy says
he's going to fight it, even if it
costs a bunch of money to take on
MED, saying that it's a question
of principles. Maybe we can have
Monster Cable try to arbitrate a
solution...
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This Story

By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) California law doesn't allow was at issue. The lawyer who of these redlight cameras... in San
Submitted at 10/9/2009 4:40:00 PM municipalities to do deals with handled the case is thinking about Mateo, for the exact same thing as
redlight camera vendors, where now turning this into a class the guy who won this lawsuit: a
Jeff Nolan points us to the news the vendor gets a percentage of action lawsuit against various right turn on red, without a full
that yet another redlight camera the money brought in by tickets. municipalities doing the same stop).
program in California has been San Mateo tried to get around this thing -- and potentially against Permalink| Comments| Email
struck down as illegal, this time in by giving the vendor (Redflex, of Redflex. ( Full disclosure: Just This Story
San Mateo (right up the road from course) a cut up to a certain level. recently -- long after I'd written
where I live). The details are a However, the judge didn't buy about how awful these cameras
little technical, but effectively, that, and rejected the ticket that are, my wife got a ticket from one
36 Tech/ Entertainment/
IDC: Spending on cloud services to
hit 10 percent by 2013
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 11:29:00 AM
New data from IDC's Cloud
Services Forecast shows that
cloud services will outpace
traditional IT spending over the
next five years and will represent
$44.2 billion, or roughly 10
percent, of all IT spending by
2013.
Cloud services revenue(Credit:
IDC
However, the missing link in
this data set is that these numbers
account only for IDC's cloud
services taxonomy(Application
Software, Application
Development and Deployment
Software, Systems Infrastructure
Software, and Server and Disk
Storage capacity) and don't
represent private clouds.
Private clouds--or at least
internal enterprise applications
that use the same principles--will
undoubtedly become a major
trend over the next five years. In
addition to the cost savings of
using existing compute power, the
ease of use of cloud APIs will
work their way into the enterprise
quickly, now that developers are
comfortable with public cloud
services like Amazon S3 and
EC2.
Jon Gosselin Fires Back: Kate's Made Her Own Money Withdrawals
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:04:00 PM
"The Insider" breaks the news
that Jon Gosselin has filed court
papers in which he accuses his
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Adobe brings
Photoshop.com to the
iPhone
By Josh Lowensohn as brightness or color values. The
(Webware.com) same goes for its filters, which
Submitted at 10/9/2009 10:44:00 AM can be whisked from one end of
the screen to the other instead of
Adobe Systems on Friday taking up more screen real estate
introduced a new Photoshop app or using a drop-down menu. It's
for iPhone users that lets them one of the more intuitive control
edit photos from both their phone methods I've seen on a mobile
and their online library on photo-editing app, and can be
Photoshop.com. quite precise once you get the
The app is free of charge and hang of it.
offers tools such as cropping, The app is available now and is
image rotation, color controls, and free of charge, although Adobe's
simple one-touch filter effects that free Photoshop.com service has a
can change the look and feel of 2 G B l i m i t , w h i c h c a n b e
If public cloud services will be e x p a n d e d f r o m l a s t y e a r ' s shots all at once. It also features expanded with an annual paid
10 percent of all IT money spent, forecast, in which cloud services undo and redo controls so that if storage plan.
that represents a blisteringly fast were forecast to grow at over five users make a mistake, or want to Photoshop for iPhone lets you
growth rate. And while we times traditional offerings. revert back to the original, it takes do all sorts of things to your
certainly don't wish the recession There is no question that cloud just a few taps. photos, including beaming them
to continue, it's interesting to see services are in their infancy and As soon as users are done back to Photoshop.com when
how companies have adapted their that the market is ripe for further editing any photo, they can either you're done.(Credit: CNET / Josh
IT plans to take advantage of disruption. The challenge going save it back to their phone or Lowensohn
services that require far less forward will be to accurately upload it to their Photoshop.com More pics after the break.
capital expenditure. From IDC: measure just what applications account. The app also doubles as Photoshop's famous filter
The five-year growth outlook and services are internal, external, a photo-taking tool since you can effects come to the iPhone version
remains strong, with a five-year cloud, or otherwise. simply take a photo, then have it as well.(Credit: CNET / Josh
annual growth rate of 26 percent-- In the meantime, let's all just be upload right away. Lowensohn
o v e r s i x t i m e s t h e r a t e o f glad to see IT spending on the What makes the app notable Users can edit photos in portrait,
traditional IT offerings. In spite of rise. (besides from being from Adobe) or landscape view.(Credit: CNET
the challenging economy--or is that the entire editing control / Josh Lowensohn
more accurately, because of it-- set works off gestures. Instead of Originally posted at Web
this growth rate advantage using dials or sliders, users just Crawler
need to swipe their finger across
the screen to change things such
estranged wife Kate of making fact that she removed hundreds of awards by writing checks and/or mid-July.
unauthorized money withdrawals. thousands of dollars from the withdrawing funds totaling more
The story follows: marital estate” prior to filing for than $60,000 from one joint
Jon claims one of the reasons divorce from him in June. account between June 15 and
Kate filed an emergency petition He also claims Kate violated the September 15, and approximately
last week was “to cover up the terms of their divorce arbitrator’s $9,800 from a second account in
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Sidekick outage casts cloud over Google Squared gets

Microsoft
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:26:00 PM
The massive data failure at
Microsoft's Danger subsidiary
threatens to put a dark cloud over
the company's broader "software
plus services" strategy.
A key tenet of that approach is
that businesses and consumers can
trust Microsoft to reliably store
valuable data on their servers.
T-Mobile Sidekick Slide(Credit:
Corinne Schulze/CNET
A week ago, though, Microsoft's
Danger unit experienced a huge
outage that left many T-Mobile
Sidekick users without access to
their calendar, address book, and
other key data. That's because the
Sidekick keeps nearly all its data
in the cloud as opposed to keeping
the primary copy on the devices
themselves.
Things got even worse on
Saturday, as Microsoft said in a
statement that data not recovered
thus far may be permanently lost.
It's not immediately clear how
many people lost their data. The
outage earlier in the week affected
a broad swath of Sidekick users,
though many had data return
during the week.
While outages in the cloud
computing world are common
(one need only look at recent
issues with Twitter or Gmail),
data losses are another story. And
this one stands as one of the more
stunning ones in recent memory.
The Danger outage comes just a
month before Microsoft is
expected to launch its operating
system in the cloud--Windows
Azure. That announcement is
expected at November's
Professional Developer
Conference. One of the
characteristics of Azure is that
programs written for it can be run
only via Microsoft's data centers
and not on a company's own
servers.
It should be pointed out that the
Azure setup is entirely different
from what Danger uses: the
Sidekick uses an architecture
Microsoft inherited rather than
built (Microsoft bought Danger
last year). Still, the failure would
seem to be enough to give any
CIO pause.
more data, better filters
By Tom Krazit (Webware.com) rows and columns, as opposed to
Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:12:00 PM just 30 at launch. The filters have
gotten better as well, which was a
Google Squared is still having definite problem with the first
trouble with accuracy, despite batch of Google Squared results.
new enhancements released It's still not ready for prime
Friday.(Credit: Screenshot by time, however: according to
Tom Krazit/CNET Google Squared, the Milwaukee
Google has released a few Brewers play home games in both
enhancements to Google Squared, Milwaukee and San Diego. It had
its attempt to build spreadsheets no idea what city is home to
out of search results. Yankee Stadium--let alone which
Google Squared is a Google New York borough--and it also
Labs project first unveiled in May seemed to miss the grand opening
at its Searchology event and set this year of a new Yankee
loose on the world a month later. Stadium to replace The House
The idea is to take the search That Ruth Built.
results for a given query, such as Google said Squared is an
"U.S. presidents" or "European experiment in "understanding
countries," and present the results structured data from across the
as a table with facts and dates Web to build new tools for
helpfully sorted for easier organizing and presenting
research. information." Despite plans to
The company announced on offload its back-end search
F r i d a y " a n u m b e r o f technology, Yahoo is trying to
improvements to the amount and keep its name in the game as a
quality of information you can search company by conducting
find with Google Squared, as well much of the same research.
as new tools to sort and export the Originally posted at Relevant
data," it said in a blog post. For Results
example, Google Squared can
now return 120 facts organized in

John Mayer Sees Bright Side in T-Mobile Sidekick Failure [Pic]

By Pete Cashmore of Microsoft/Danger, is resulting Hilton, of course, is not finding to do with the data loss).
(Mashable!) in shock and anger. the situation amusing in the He’s unlikely to be alone: angry
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:58:02 PM One Twitter addict is seeing the lightest: he’s been one of the Sidekick users might now be
bright side, however: singer John Sidekick’s harshest critics in motivated to take legal action, and
News came today that a server Mayer points out that celebrity recent days, coining the hashtag lawsuits seem virtually inevitable.
failure has resulted in total data blogger Perez Hilton has lost #TmobileSucks (although it Tags: john mayer, perez hilton,
loss for T-Mobile Sidekick users. 2,000 address book contacts, bad thing: would appear that sidekick
The data loss, seemingly the fault which Mayer considers to be no Microsoft/Danger may have more
38 Tech/
Sportacular updated for (fantasy)
football
By Mike Schramm (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:00:00 PM
Filed under: Software, Freeware,
Developer, iPhone, App Store,
iPod touch I only follow a few
sports teams, but for the teams I
do follow, Sportacular(that's the
iTunes link for the free version,
and here's the paid version, sans
ads) is definitely my app of
choice. For nearly every
professional sport you can think
of, the app will track scores,
plays, schedules, standings, and
anything else you need to know
about everything from NFL to
college football to the English
Premier League and the PGA.
Right after iPhone OS 3.0 came
out, the developer added in push
notifications, and now I've got
push updates coming whenever
the Cubs have a game starting and
ending (or at least, when they did
-- there's always next year) and
Tweetie 2 is now on the App Store
By Joachim Bean (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:00:00 AM
Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch
Tweetie 2, the upgrade to the
extremely popular app from
atebits for Mac and iPhone, is
now available on the App Store [
iTunes Link]. The upgrade, as you
probably know, costs $2.99 for
new or existing users of Tweetie.
It seems like it's been somewhat
of a long wait, but you can finally
go over to the App Store to
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The app was updated to version
1.6 last night, and the new
features include better game pages
for NFL and NCAA football, and
option to manage and track your
fantasy football team in
conjunction with their fantasy
football app on Facebook. The
one bummer I have is that they
don't have actual media of the
games -- for that, you'll probably
have to go for an official app. But
especially as a free download (the
ads are definitely non-intrusive),
Sportacular is really impressive
with everything it does to help
Jim and Pam Office
you track your favorite sports and
teams. Episode Pays Tribute to JK
TUAW Sportacular updated for
(fantasy) football originally
whenever a Bears quarter ends. appeared on The Unofficial Apple
Wedding Dance [Video]
Sportacular even has a few social Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 10 Oct By Pete Cashmore learned from Visible Measures
features happening -- you can 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see (Mashable!) that the hilarious and inspirational
make picks and discuss each our terms for use of feeds. Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:14:01 PM JK Wedding Entrance Dance
game with other fans using your Read| Permalink| Email this| video has amassed over 12
Facebook login, as well as read Comments The fusion of social and million views from 100 different
news and updates about each team mainstream media is finally clips since it hit the web on July
in the games you check out. complete: not only did Thursday 19.
night’s “Jim and Pam wedding” But while the Jim and Pam
episode of The Office feature the
meme-tastic 3 Wolf Moon t-shirt,
episode garnered 9.1 million
viewers on NBC, the JK Wedding
released first. but it also paid tribute to the Dance has now received more
What do think of Tweetie 2? YouTube hit JK Wedding Dance. than 27 million views on
How does it compare to the other The video, which featured YouTube. Times they are a-
Twitter apps for the iPhone. wedding guests dancing down the changin’.
Leave a comment below and let aisle and put Chris Brown back in Below: the official NBC clip
us know! the charts, was one of the most- and (for our international readers)
TUAW Tweetie 2 is now on the shared clips of the year. As we a lower quality YouTube version.
App Store originally appeared on wrote back in July: Jim and Pam’s JK Wedding
The Unofficial Apple Weblog It was a pretty remarkable feat Video (Official)
(TUAW) on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 for the United Breaks Guitars Jim and Pam’s JK Wedding
01:00:00 EST. Please see our viral hit to pass 3 million views in Video (International)
download it. terms for use of feeds. just 10 days, but blowing that JK Wedding Dance: The
Tweetie 2 for Mac is still Read| Permalink| Email this| video out of the water is the Original YouTube Video
coming sometime soon, as the Comments breakout wedding reception Reviews: YouTube
iPhone version was intended to be monster of a web hit: JK Wedding Tags: jim and pam, the office
Entrance Dance. We’ve just
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Tips and tricks: Putting Things in your Dropbox
makes syncing simple
By Steven Sande (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 10/10/2009 8:15:00 PM
Filed under: Software, Tips and
tricks, Odds and ends After
several years of trying to figure
out what task manager for Mac
and iPhone worked best with my
peculiar style of organization, I
finally settled on Things from
Cultured Code. The Mac
application is easy to use,
uncluttered, and can take
advantage of many keyboard
shortcuts, while the iPhone app[
iTunes Link] gives me a portable
version of the Things database to
take on the road. While the
iPhone app can do a local sync to
a Mac, it still doesn't do over-the-
air syncing, which I hope
Cultured Code will add in a future
release.
When I made Things my task
manager, I needed to make sure
that I could use the same database
on both my desktop Mac and my
MacBook Air, since the Mac
version doesn't do syncing either.
It turns out that one of the easiest
ways to do this is to use the
wonderful cloud storage
application Dropbox to hold my
Things database, and then point
Things on both Macs to use the
shared database.
Fortunately, a Brit by the name
of Bradley Wright had already
done all of the hard work and had
written up some command-line
instructions on how to do this.
Brad does all the work in the
Terminal; here, I'll describe how
to do most of the work in the
Finder with the exception of
creating a symbolic link at one
point.
Continue reading Tips and
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US mantra of strong
dollar loses its value
(Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 11:22:25 AM
For 14 years US Treasury
secretaries have taken up the
mantra as though it were an
essential part of the office. So,
sure enough, Tim Geithner, like
his recent predecessors, believes
“in a strong dollar”.
But if one thing has been
devalued over that time, it is not
so much the currency itself but the
impact of the phrase.

Missing Sidekick data may be gone for good

(CNET News.com) affected users might not get their lists, calendars, to-dos, and other is communicating to affected
Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:40:00 PM data back at all. personal content themselves. users is not to power off your
This is terrible news for some The problem is that many users device. On its Web site, T-Mobile
Most of them don't look like this Sidekick users out there and is didn't back up that data. A friend warns, "We continue to advise
today.(Credit: CNET also one of the largest fails in of mine never backed up her customers to NOT reset their
It looks as though the current c l o u d c o m p u t i n g i n r e c e n t Sidekick LX because Danger's device by removing the battery or
Sidekick outage is turning into a memory. T-Mobile has already server-side infrastructure made it letting their battery drain
bigger mess for T-Mobile. The offered affected users a free redundant--or so she thought. completely, as any personal
company has just published an month of service, but that was a T-Mobile says they'll issue content that currently resides on
apology to Sidekick users who've few days ago when it seemed the another update on Monday, your device will be lost." Good
been without many important problem was on its way to being October 12, which will luck on Monday.
services for a few days--and says resolved. Now, some users are hasn't already been recovered will communicate the current status of
that because of a server error at looking at not having their data likely have to rebuild their contact the repair.
Danger (a Microsoft subsidiary), restored at all. Those whose data One important point T-Mobile
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Congressional Reps Rewrite Woman Arrested for

AT&T's Google Voice Complaint,
And Send It To The FCC Facebook Poke
By Pete Cashmore
By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) onto Google, which AT&T (Mashable!)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 2:17:00 PM generally dislikes. Submitted at 10/10/2009 2:50:44 PM
Still, it's hard not to be even
A few weeks back, we noted more cynical when a bunch of Beware: a Facebook poke could Conan Interviews
how AT&T was trying to claim politicians suddenly pick up land you behind bars. Just ask
that Google violated the very net interest in this issue, and ask the Shannon D. Jackson of Co-Inventor of USB
neutrality rules the search giant is FCC to investigate Google using
pushing for by blocking calls on language that appears quite
Hendersonville, Tennessee, who
faces that very real possibility.
[Comedy Video]
Google Voice to various free similar to the letter AT&T sent to Jackson was arrested and option on Facebook to contact a By Pete Cashmore
c o n f e r e n c e s e r v i c e l i n e s . the FCC. As Broadband Reports transported to Sumner County Jail Hendersonville woman, thus (Mashable!)
However, as we explained at the notes in that last link, it sure looks on September 25th with a bond violating the terms of the order of Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:56:41 PM
time, the issues are totally like AT&T got a bunch of set at $1,500 after she violated an protection…Hendersonville
different. However, from AT&T's friendly politicians to suddenly order of protection by allegedly police have made copies of the “Our rock stars aren’t like your
standpoint, they get to try to kill express outrage over something poking a woman on Facebook. page in which the alleged victim rock stars”, goes the slogan on
two birds with one stone. First, most of them didn't understand -- The alleged poke broke the terms is shown to be “poked,” according Intel’s relatively recent TV ads.
AT&T would love to kill the and they just had to rewrite the of the court order: “no to the affidavit. One ad in the series plays homage
regulatory arbitrage situation that letter AT&T had already used. It's telephoning, contacting or While the story seems to Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of the
allows small rural telcos to charge a s i f t h e s e c o m p a n i e s a n d otherwise communicating with unbelievable at first glance, the USB, although Ajay is played by
incoming call providers ridiculous politicians don't even care how the petitioner.” logic is impeccable: poking a an actor.
connection fees. So, complaining blatant it is that the lobbyists If found guilty, Jackson could person on Facebook is indeed a Upon discovering that fact, The
about Google Voice draws more actually set the agenda. face some more extended jailtime: means of communication, no Tonight Show’s Conan O’Brien
attention to that issue. Separately, Permalink| Comments| Email a possible 29 days in jail and a matter how subtle. (and someone at Intel marketing)
it gets net neutrality questions This Story fine of up to $2,500. The What do you think? Is poking decided it was time for an
moved away from AT&T and Tennessean writes: off-limits in this case? interview with the man himself.
According to the affidavit filed [Image Credit: Corey Leopold] Conan questions Bhatt on
in Sumner County General Reviews: Facebook everything from his own failed
Sessions Court, Jackson is attempt at creating the USB (a
accused of using the “poke” “gravy port”) to the effect of his
“rock star” status on young
I Just Made Love: Web Users Plot their Love-Making women. The result, of course, is
hilarious:
on a Map [via Engadget]
Tags: conan, intel, usb
By Pete Cashmore
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 10:53:23 AM

Would you post your love-

making locations on the web?
Thousands of people are happy to,
it seems, on a quirky site called I
Just Made Love.
It’s a simple idea: right click on
a Google Map to post the location
of your passionate moments,
select “Indoor” or “Outdoor” and
choose from one of 5 positions, as
illustrated by the site’s innocuous
cartoon figures. (We’re intrigued
by why the figures are blue and
pink – does this imply only
straight couples can add
markers?)
Whatever you might think – and
we happen to find it pretty funny
– the idea is sure to be shared
around the web thanks to its
mildly saucy spin and wonderful
simplicity.
Would you post a marker on I
Just Made Love? Let us know in
the comments.
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ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 10 October 2009
By Andrew Lobo
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 12:00:29 PM
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Lacking Citibank Survey Misses The Mark About Small
Business Use of Social Media
By Alex Williams
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 6:48:17 PM
We promise to refrain from any
cynicism about the survey results
we receive. That said the surveys
are sometimes misleading,
looking for a public relations hit.
Hope that isn't too cynical but the
results of a Citibank
commissioned survey about small
business use of social media
makes us wonder.
Citibank and GfK Roper
conducted the survey. GfK Roper
interviewed 500 small business
people over the phone. The
businesses had fewer than 100
employees. They were drawn
from a database and segmented by
SIC code. Segments included
manufacturing/construction,
transportation and
communication, wholesale/retail,
financial services and professional
services.
Sponsor
Here's what's frustrating. No
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would be far more astonishing if
the totals were much higher than
what the survey reported. The
problem is the survey results
come from a much larger study
commissioned by Citibank about
small business and the recession.
What Citibank repors about
social media is just a small set of
data that was part of a much
larger questionnaire concerning
small business and the recession.
As a result, the survey has little
depth about how small businesses
are actually using social media.
Here's an example of what the
survey reported. For instance,
they say that social networks are
not lead generators for small
businesses.
Again, it is no big surprise that
social media represents a smaller
part of the pie. Here's what we do
find interesting. The fact that
small businesses are beginning to
see the value of using social
media for generating leads. A full
12% of the people said they use
these social networks for that
purpose. Using these social
networks for generating leads is
pretty experimental at this point.
The fact that 12% are doing it at
all is impressive.
What this survey lacks is
substance. We know that few
small businesses are participating
in social media. We are still in the
growing phase. How does this
data compare year- to-year? This
survey does not have that
information.
What would be more interesting
is a detailed look at how small
business people conduct
themselves online with questions
that go in-depth into work habits
and knowledge about social
media.
The reality is we see a lot of
innovation in how small
businesses use social media. We
Tech News/ 43
shows that 24% are using it, so the world. Further, Veltre states
you are right - it is a fact that that businesses may not have the
companies are starting to use it, manpower or the time. That does
which is great as it's a great way not appear to be a quantified
to grow a business. statement, again reflecting the
He goes on to say that the survey's lack of depth. In addition,
results were picked out of a far the quote from Veltre makes her
larger survey about small business look like she knows little about
and the recession. how social media is even applied.
see it growing by leaps and So, the survey about social We checked into the Citibank
bounds. Compare it year-to-year media was really not even web site to see how they are using
and we would expect the picture intended to be in-depth at all. social media. The site does not
would be a bit different. Instead, they segmented the data even have an RSS feed as far as
The examples of how small about social media out of the we can tell.
businesses use social media are all larger survey and crafted a press They have no links to Twitter or
around us. The food carts are release with a tabloid headline: " Facebook. They do have a
awesome in my hometown of Citibank Survey Reveals Small sparsely detailed Facebook fan
Portland, Or.@koifusionpdx is a Businesses Not Joining Social page with 525 members. Doesn't
Korean taco truck that tweets Media Conversation" that seem like a tiny number of
where it is going. They always It does not get much better. The people considering they are the
have lines when they tweet where press release quotes a senior third largest retail bank in the
they are or where they plan to be. executive who states: Our survey United States?
Another Korean taco truck in LA suggests that small business They have almost no presence
has had similar success. I could owners are still feeling their way on Twitter. I thought I had found
come up with dozens of other into social media, particularly the Twitter account for the bank
examples. when it comes to using these tools but I am updating with what looks
We show that just so it is on the to grow their businesses," said like it could be the real thing. But
record that there is a lot of life out Maria Veltre, Executive Vice I don't know. They have such
there in how small businesses use President of Citi's Small Business little presence on the social web
social media.There are so many Segment. "While social media can that it is hard to tell. Even so, this
questions that can be asked in a provide additional channels to Twitter feed is just aggregated
survey to get a far more detailed network and help grow a business, Google News alerts. Is that it?
view about the market. many small businesses may not What a disappointment. We are
I asked for an interview with have the manpower or the time told that Citibank will do a more
Citibank about the survey results. required take advantage of them." detailed look at how small
No one was available today but I Her statement reflects little business uses social media. We
did get this email reply from a PR understanding of social media. sure hope so. For these results say
person: As the survey stats show Yes, small businesses are still very little about social media and
3/4 of small business owners are feeling their way with social its adoption in the small business
not using social media to grow media. This can also be said for market. Discuss
their business, but the survey also some of the largest businesses in
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• Managing collaboration and "RRW09". After October 16th,

The Blogosphere social media: internal and

By Dana Oshiro
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 5:13:01 PM
When you're bootstrapping your
startup from your basement suite,
media relations is often the
default responsibility of the non-
tech cofounder. For those who
haven't already navigated the
emotional peaks and valleys of a
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Use Ping-Pong Balls to Create Diffused Party Lights [DIY]

By Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:00:00 PM
If you need some cheap and
novel ambient lighting for your
next party, you're only a box of
ping-pong balls and a string of
lights away from solving your
lighting worries.
Instructables user
AdvancedMischief needed some
novel lighting and was impressed
with the diffusing power of the
simple ping-pong ball:
At some point last semester I
realized that ping pong balls make
great diffusers and look really
cool when they are glowing. Next
we concluded that a hundred
glowing ping pong balls would
look even cooler. It was at about
this point I decided that my
apartment was in dire need of
some ping pong ball lights.
You'll need a strand of lights,
ping-pong balls—he recommends
buying in bulk on eBay, versus
paying retail rates for small
packages—and a tool to poke
holes in the balls. A drill or even a
nail will suffice. From there it's
just a matter of punching holes in
a bunch of pingpong balls and
wiggling the light inside. For
more details check out the full
tutorial at the link below. Ping-
Pong Ball Lights[Instructables]
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Google Squared Gets Some Much Right now on Cinematical

By Kona Gallagher (TV Squad)
Needed Improvements Submitted at 10/10/2009 10:30:00 AM

The folks at our sister site

By Frederic Lardinois the option to export data to a of Controversy. Check out the
(ReadWriteWeb) Google Spreadsheet or a CSV file. Cinematical are working hard to review on Cinematical.
Submitted at 10/9/2009 12:43:07 PM This should make it a lot easier to give you news and reviews of the • I love a good scary movie, and
actually do something interesting best -- and worst -- the silver it seems as though the upcoming
Google Squared launched to a for US presidents, for example, with this data. As an example, screen has to offer. Here are some Paranormal Activity fits the bill.
lot of hype earlier this year, but initially returned a table with only Google explains how to build a of their musings on the latest Cinematical interviews writer-
the initial reaction from most f i v e p r e s i d e n t s a n d t h r e e list of African countries and then blockbusters, indies, and director Oren Peli.
pundits was rather negative. categories. Now, however, this create a scatter plot that examines everything in between: • The movie Burlesque sounds
Squared, which gathers and t a b l e i n c l u d e s d a t a o n 2 0 the relationship between GDP and • "I mean, if we can have a absolutely insane: Cristina
displays structured data, often presidents and lists up to six literacy rate in these countries. bajillion stripper movies, can't we Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci,
returned rather nonsensical attributes. Squared also now gives Will You Give it a Second Try? have a least a handful or 50 and now Veronica Mars herself,
results, and we would venture to users the option to sort columns - Overall, the data that Google library flicks that not only Kristen Bell has joined the cast.
guess that only a few people are a feature that was sorely lacking Squared now returns does indeed entertain, but also do great things • Speaking of the lovely Kristen
actually using it now. Today, in the first iteration of this look more accurate than in earlier for the communities across the Bell, her movie, Couples Retreat,
Google announced some updates product. versions, though some results are country?" I couldn't have said it opens this weekend. Check out
to Squared that should make it Squared is now more selective still rather strange (to be fair, this better myself. Check out how a the review on Cinematical.
more useful. Now, if you do a about the data it includes. And it is still a Google Labs product). movie starring Parker Posey may Filed under: Site
search on Squared, for example, a l s o l e a r n s f r o m e d i t s a n d We do wonder how useful a save a library. Announcements, Reality-Free
the results will contain up to 120 corrections that users make. New: service like this really is. Are you • Chris Rock was on Oprah Permalink| Email this| |
facts - up from 30 in the initial E x p o r t D a t a t o G o o g l e likely to head over to Google today talking to women about his Comments
release. Spreadsheets and CSV Files Squared for research? Would you new documentary Good Hair. It
Sponsor In addition, Google gives users trust its results? Discuss sounds absolutely fascinating to
As Google points out, a search me, and is already stirring up a lot

Casting Stones Before the FCC: Google Voice

and AT&T
By Dana Oshiro enhance existing phone lines, not Internet applications, content and
(ReadWriteWeb) replace them." services. Anything less would be
Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:42:06 PM Sponsor ineffective, legally suspect and, in
In addition to outlining that it is all events, a direct repudiation of
Ever since AT&T filed a letter not a primary telecommunications President Obama's call for a 'level
with the FCC about Google carrier, Google points out that playing field'."
Voice's refusal to connect to AT&T has hypocritically lobbied In your opinion should Google
certain areas, the two companies the FCC for permission to block paying these rates. Voice be subject to the same rules
have been in a heated public local phone carriers. The reason Meanwhile, AT&T asserts that that apply to AT&T or do you Wikileaks and
battle. On the one side, AT&T both organizations want to restrict while it prefers existing internet believe that web-based telephony
takes the stance that as a carrier, these groups is because they principles and does not want groups like Skype, Google and Publishers to Partner on
Google is required to offer open charge high termination rates and radical expansions under the FCC, Jajah should fall under a separate Whistleblower Stories
a c c e s s t o a l l n u m b e r s . partner with adult hotlines and if the Commission does choose to set of regulations?
Nevertheless, in today's blog free conference calling centers to further regulate, "It absolutely By Dana Oshiro
Photo Credit: Aislinn Ritchie (ReadWriteWeb)
rebuttal, Google asserts, "Google further drive traffic. Google must ensure that any such rules Discuss
apply evenly - not just to network Submitted at 10/9/2009 2:16:00 PM
Voice is a free web application, argues that it cannot continue to
one intended to supplement and operate as a free service while operators but also to providers of
WIKILEAKS page 46
46 Tech Tips/
WIKILEAKS
continued from page 45
Best known as a site that indexes
and verifies leaked documents,
Wikileaks exists as a space where
whistleblowers, journalists and
bloggers can speak out against
corruption without fear of
employer or government
retaliation. According to a recent
article in IT World, the
organization will soon offer
publishers a chance to get in on
the action. The group will give
publishers the opportunity to
embed a Wikileaks submission
form on their websites.
Sponsor
The idea is that users will be
able to anonymously upload
material, and Wikileaks will
Build a Low-Cost "Pop-Up" Halloween Prop
[Halloween]
By Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 2:00:00 PM
Having a seasonably scary item
on your porch is one thing.
Having it pop out and startle
people passing by is another. Up
your Halloween-decorating street
cred with this simple prop.
It's simple in that you won't
need to bring in a crew from
Industrial Light and Magic, but
you'll still need to be comfortable
verify it. In return for embedding
the form, the publisher will
receive the verified documents
under embargo and will be the
first to publish the story. From
here, Wikileaks republishes the
story on its website and
distributes it freely.
In the past, whistleblowers like
Mark Klein have had to act on
their own to call out an injustice.
By offering users an easy method
for submission, Wikileaks
improves the system of
disclosure.
Wikileaks currently offers users
a chance to submit documents via
secure upload, email or mail. The
organization has already
with power tools and some light
electrical wiring to build the pop-
up prop. When it comes to
terrifying the neighborhood
Internet News Record
published more than 1.2 million
documents. Publisher-based
partnerships, such as the ones that
the embeddable submission form
is for, are likely to improve the
quality of investigative
journalism, decrease instances of
government corruption and re-
establish a culture of ethical
business. For more information on
Wikileaks, visit the website at
wikileaks.org, or if you've got
questions, check out the
Wikileaks Live Chat Room.
Photo Credit: hughelectronic
Discuss
Make a Simple, Ultra-Portable
iPhone Stand from Acrylic
[IPhone]
children, sometimes a weekend By Jason Fitzpatrick As you can see from the photo,
afternoon spend tinkering is worth (Lifehacker) the stand is great for turning your
it. Check out the video below to Submitted at 10/10/2009 12:00:00 PM iPhone into an alarm clock or
see it in action: propping it up for a movie in bed.
For a full parts list and a step by It isn't hard to make a cheap The cut can also be modified to fit
step guide, check out the full iPhone or iPod stand, but if you're just about any flat-screened phone
Instructables tutorial. As always, looking for a cheap stand that with a screen worth peering at.
if you've got tips, tricks, or even a won't scratch your iPhone, will Check out the tutorial at the link
better way to do it, let's hear about hold it solidly, and is extremely below for more pictures of the
it in the comments. Low-Cost skinny and portable, this one is build process. You can also see a
Halloween Pop-Up Character[via tough to beat. version created by Lifehacker
Hack A Day] The stand in question is simply reader cyberfux, here. How to
a piece of acrylic that has been cut Make an Easy iPhone Alarm
like an easel back with a small Clock Stand[Instructables]
slot to place the charging cable.

Gnoosic Gives Hassle-Free Music Recommendations [Recommendations]

By Jason Fitzpatrick for your future listening pleasure. listening to a previously
(Lifehacker) It's that simple. Visit Gnoosic, undiscovered Velvet Underground
Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:00:00 PM give the names of three artists or album, and pleased with the
bands you enjoy listening to, and outcome.
G n o o s i c i s a h a s s l e - f r e e it'll throw an artist or band out. If you've got a favorite tool for
recommendation service. If you Tell Gnoosic that you like that discovering new music, let's hear
can think of three bands you like, artist, don't like them, or don't you'll receive another suggestion. and occasionally predictable, but about it in the comments.
it'll start cranking out suggestions know what it's suggesting, and In our testing Gnoosic is simple the test run ended up with us Gnoosic[via GeekSugar]
Internet News Record
Keep Your Sink Sparkling for a Cleaner-Looking
Kitchen [Kitchen]
By Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:00:00 PM
The sink holds a position of
centrality and importance within
the kitchen. A stinky and
unsanitary sink makes it all the
easier to let the rest of the kitchen
descend into clutter and mess.
These tips help keep it sparkling.
Photo by Redvers.
A nice clean sink is, well, a nice
clean sink. A dirty sink on the
other hand is a stained up and
bacteria-ridden hole in your
kitchen counter just waiting—if it
isn't already—to be filled with
dirty dishes and spoiled food.
Fostering the habit of keeping
your sink in showroom shape is a
great way to increase the overall
cleanliness of your kitchen.
How should you go about deep-
cleaning your sink? Follow the
steps below, making the noted
modifications depending on the
material your sink is made out of,
and you'll have a clean sink your
mother could love. For the sake of
thoroughness, we'll assume you
just purchased a frat house in "as-
is" condition, complete with a
funktacular sink.
• Clean out the junk: If you have
a dishwasher, this step is all the
easier—load it up with wild
abandon, dishwashers are
engineered to accept very dirty
plates. If you don't have a
susceptible to staining and funk
later. Depending what has sat in
the sink and for how long, you
might be scrubbing for awhile.
• Dry the sink: If you have a
white kitchen sink, you'd have to
go out of your way to see a water
or soap spots. On a stainless steel
sink, water spots are annoyingly
obvious. A quick pat with a dish
towel when you're done using the
sink is more than enough to keep
the sink from getting spotted up.
Some people go so far as to put a
drop of lemon or olive oil in each
basin of their sink and wipe it
around to give the sink a nice
finished look and keep water from
spotting on the surface.
Just like when you spend a
weekend detailing your car, then
go out of your way to not throw
d i s h w a s h e r y o u ' r e i n t h e recommended to protect your anything on the floorboards or let
unenviable position of having to skin. Fill the sink with clean water anything pile up in the back seat,
hand wash the plates piled into and drain it again to rinse away cleaning your kitchen sink in such
Mt. Mold. bleach residue before using any a thorough fashion makes you
• Bomb it with bleach: Run the further cleaners. highly resistant to wanting to
tap water hot and then plug the • Scrub and some more: You'll muck it all up again. After I
sink. When it's about halfway full, need an appropriate abrasive here. started cleaning my sink in such a
pour in a cup or two of bleach. If you have a stainless steel sink a thorough fashion, it stayed in a
Your kitchen should be smelling green scouring pad and an n e a r l y p e r p e t u a l s t a t e o f
like a freshly-chlorinated hot tub abrasive cleaner is more than emptiness—dishes went right into
at this point. Let the bleach water fine—I swear by the powered the dishwasher or were quickly
sit at least until the water cools to stainless-steel cleaner Barkeep's washed by hand.
room temperature, more than Friend. For less durable surfaces a Have your own tips or tricks for
enough time for some wide-scale lighter duty scrubbing pad an a keeping the kitchen sink empty
bacterial genocide and funk non-abrasive cleaner like Clorox and in order? Let's hear them in
loosening. Wearing dish gloves Soft Scrub is in order. You don't the comments below.
during the plug removal and the want to mar up surface of your
s u b s e q u e n t s t e p s i s h i g h l y sink—that just makes it more
Tech Tips/ Sports/ 47
Tebow Will
Start Against
LSU
By Brett McMurphy
(FanHouse)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:21:00 PM
by Brett McMurphy
Filed under: Florida BATON
ROUGE, La. -- University of
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow
has been cleared by the Gators'
medical staff to play in tonight's
game against No. 4 LSU, and will
start against the Tigers.
Earlier, Tebow jogged past
LSU's caged Mike the tiger onto
the Tiger Stadium turf at 5:48 CT.
He hugged a couple of
teammates in the end zone.
Wearing his blue game pants
and blue T-shirt, Tebow ran
around the field, playing catch
with a UF assistant. He even was
running some routes and catching
the ball.
Tebow Will Start Against LSU
originally appeared on Fanhouse
NCAA Football Blog on Sat, 10
Oct 2009 17:21:00 EST . Please
see our terms for use of feeds.
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Once again, future-safe

archives
(Scripting News) point not too far down the road I
This Week's Top Downloads Submitted at 10/10/2009 11:57:56 AM will pass too. I would like to set
aside a bit of money to maintain
Every time a relative passes this these archives, and to help inspire
[Download Roundup] issue comes front and center for others to do so as well. I'm willing
me. Most other times it's just to devote a substantial portion of
(Lifehacker) Tool(Windows) One of our few fixes to some annoying lurking in the shadows. the time I have left to this task.
r e a d e r s ' f a v o r i t e a n t i v i r u s problems. We need one or more I don't run an institution that
Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:00:00 PM
applications, AVG, has updated, • The Camelizer Tracks Retailer institutions that can manage could fill this role. I've suggested
• NirLauncher is the Ultimate claiming faster scan times (up to Prices Over Time to Find the Best electronic trusts over very long it to people I've worked with at
Flash Drive Toolkit(Windows) 50%), boot times (10-15%), and Deal(Firefox) Firefox extension periods of time. Harvard, a university that I think
Portable application NirLauncher less memory usage. On top of The Camelizer adds a small The institutions need to be long- would be perfectly suited for the
bundles 100+ of the best NirSoft that, it's added a new feature to button to online retailers Amazon, lived and have the technical know job, possibly partnering with a
utilities into a single launcher assist with identity theft. Newegg, and Best Buy that, when -how to manage static archives. technology vendor. Amazon
window, and even allows you to • Disk2vhd Turns Your PC Into clicked, displays price history The organizations should need the almost has exactly what we need,
add your own utilities to make a a Virtual Machine(Windows) Free charts and item watch features to service themselves, so they would they just need a partner who does
killer flash drive toolkit. Sysinternals application Disk2vhd help you make a smart buy. be likely to advance the art over domain registration, and there
• Fences Desktop Icon Organizer takes a snapshot of your PC, and • CopyTrans Manager is a time. And the cost should be must be a financial service
Updates to Version 1.0, Still turns it into a Microsoft Virtual L i g h t w e i g h t i T u n e s minimized, so that the most o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t p a y s t h e
Awesome(Windows) Remember PC virtual hard drive-while your Alternative(Windows) If all you people could do it. monthly hosting bills.
Fences, the awesome desktop icon system is up and running. really want out of your iPod I've felt that universities would My father left a huge number of
organizer we highlighted back in • Arora Is an Open-Source experience is the ability to load do the best job, since they already photos he took over forty years of
February? Fences just left beta Browser with Out-of-the-Box Ad music, movies, and podcasts onto need to maintain the work of their traveling all over the world. He
and rolled out its 1.0 release, and Blocking(Windws/Mac/Linux) your iPod without any bulk or professors, possibly in partnership s p e n t a l o t o f h i s t i m e i n
it continues to keep your cluttered Arora is a free, cross-platform b l o a t , p o r t a b l e a n d f r e e with technology companies. This retirement digitizing the photos.
desktop icons in attractive, web browser built on WebKit (the CopyTrans Manager is a speedy could be a huge source of W e have purchased
minimal, organized groups. engine that powers Safari and iTunes-alternative. endowments, as wealthy people leonwiner.com. So we've got a
• DoubleTwist + Amazon MP3 Chrome) that we've mentioned • PhotoFilmStrip Creates Ken with a vision for techology fresh problem right now. My
Store = One More Reason to once before, but its latest release B u r n s - S t y l e V i d e o f r o m compete to build long-lasting mother, who owns the copyright
Ditch iTunes(Mac) Remember includes some interesting new Images(Windows/Linux) Free, monuments to their creativity and has given us permission to license
doubleTwist, the very cool iTunes features by default, including built o p e n - s o u r c e a p p l i c a t i o n generosity. the photos under the Creative
alternative that aims to easily sync -in support for ad blocking. PhotoFilmStrip creates video And of course why not actually Commons.
any content to any device? Well • iPhone Releases OS 3.1.2 from photographs quickly and have the work be created in the There's a huge amount of work
now the ambitious tool is taking U p d a t e , F i x e s a F e w easily, complete with effects, a archival form, so there's no pile of to do to get ready for the future.
one more step to make iTunes Bugs(iPhone) Apple has just soundtrack, and smooth zoom work to do when the person Who else is interested in working
o b s o l e t e , i n c o r p o r a t i n g a n pushed out an update for all in/out effects (commonly referred passes. on this?
Amazon MP3-powered music iPhone generations in the form of to as the Ken Burns effect). At this point I am managing the
store. iPhone OS 3.1.2. Don't expect any content for two relatives. At some
• AVG 9 Antivirus Improves major feature updates in this
Performance, Adds Identity Theft 241MB download, but do expect a
MediaDailyNews: ABC Picks Up 3 Sitcoms
(MediaPost | Media News) "Cougar Town" and Patricia fall schedule as a critical favorite; Courteney Cox's "Cougar Town" - to the Sept. 23 premiere, which
Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:36:36 PM Heaton starrer "The Middle," the premiere episode garnered - which, like "Modern Family," earned a 4.4 rating/11 share in 18-
reports Variety. Twentieth's 12.6 million viewers plus a 4.2 has aired three times -- had more 49.
ABC picks up "Modern Family," "Modern Family" came into the rating/11 share in the 18-49 demo. than 11.2 million viewers tuned in
Internet News Record Apple/ 49

Weekly App Store Picks: October 10, 2009

By Olly Farshi (TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 9:50:33 AM

It’s the weekend and I’m over in

London investigating a host of
new iPhone apps out later this
year. In the meantime, I’ve hand-
picked four of the latest releases
from the App Store for you to
check out.
This week I’ve selected a
smattering of fun games. My top
pick for this week is Canabalt,
plus I’ve also been looking at
Nota, Tap Tap Revenge 3 and
Real Football 2010.
Canabalt($2.99)
Earlier this week Adobe
announced that the latest version
of Flash, version CS5, will
support iPhone app development.
What this means is that an app
can be created using Flash and
then effectively rendered out as an
iPhone-compatible app file.
Ustwo, who I spoke to earlier
this week, prototyped its
minimalist designer game .™ in
48 hours using Flash. With CS5,
developers will be able to handle
prototyping and development
without leaving Flash. What this
means for us folk who download
apps is that we’re on the cusp of
another exciting period in iPhone
development, especially in terms
of gaming.
Which brings us to Canabalt, a
game which debuted several
weeks ago online in Flash form
and has since been ported across
the the iPhone. It’s a furious
filmic rush as you dash across a
futuristic rooftop, jumping
buildings, dodging debris and
trying to survive for as long as
possible. This is one button
gaming at its very best, a
worthwhile download for all
iPhone gamers.
Nota($2.99)
The iPhone has great potential
as an e-learning tool, but so far, it
feels like an unexplored area. It’s
f a i r e n o u g h
suppose…developers need to
make a living too and other app
genres, such as games, seem like
they have more potential for
generating profit. It’s a shame
though as there’s so much
potential to create something
wonderful for learning on the
iPhone, something just like Nota.
Nota is a music learning tool.
It’s got all the beginners stuff,
covering notes and crochets and
all that jazz, but it dips into the
realms of advanced music theory
too. There’s a comprehensive
reference section containing
music terminology, a music quiz
with two difficulty levels and
even a four octave piano with a
real-time musical stave.
As a musician and producer
myself I think it’s important to
make learning music more
accessible to everyone. The app’s
rich selection of tools and toys,
combined with a quality finish in
terms of the visual design, make
I this a great investment for
professional musicians and
students alike. Tap Tap Revenge
3(99 cents)
The third iteration of Tap Tap
Revenge touched down in the
App Store earlier this week, but
this time it’s going to cost you.
The two previous iterations have
been free but with the third game
Tapulous is charging 99 cents, a
paltry sum for such a feature-
packed offering.
The game packs in all the usual
TTR staples, such as online play,
track downloads and
competitions. There’s a refreshed
track-listing bundled with it too,
containing music from Fall Out
Boy and Tiesto, alongside
premium track downloads
supplied by some seriously
impressive names, including
Smashing Pumpkins, Killers and
Foo Fighters.
If you’re unfamiliar with the
game, it can be summed up as
Dance Dance Revolution for the
iPhone. Instead of dancing with
your feet, you tap with your
fingers, plus there’s some shaking
and tilting thrown in for good
measure too. Regardless of
whether or not you’ve got rhythm,
if you love music, this is the game
to download. Real Soccer
2010($3.99)
Yet again, Gameloft has
launched another game that’s
terribly similar to a couple of
other big name console
franchises. This time the folks at
Gameloft have taken their
inspiration from the FIFA soccer
franchise and the ISS Pro series.
Aside from the omission of real
soccer team names — Manchester
United becomes Man Red, for
example — Real Soccer 2010
delivers everything you’d expect
out of a console soccer game.
There are real player names, a
massive range of teams, a
convincing in-game commentary
system, single-player leagues as
well as online matches and so
much more.
Normally I’d condone this type
of uninspired game design, but the
thing with Gameloft is that the
end product of its barefaced
borrowing is always executed
with such flair, focus and
immense polish. For soccer fans
especially, this should be a
definite download.
That’s all the picks for this
week. I’ll be back in seven days
with a fresh selection of App
Store recommendations.
In the meantime, what apps
have you been using this week?
It is 3D Week at GigaOM Pro!
Read our latest reports on the
future of 3D TV, mobile,
computing and movies.
50 Apple/ Sports/ Internet News Record

Microsoft Considers Zune On the Mac and Apple

Should Offer iTunes Subscriptions
By Liam Cassidy Mac OS version of Microsoft subscription service from Apple
(TheAppleBlog) Zune Player software appearing could potentially draw on the vast
Submitted at 10/9/2009 9:00:14 AM one day soon? The latest version, repository of content found
Zune 4.0, is described in a recent throughout iTunes. So, to Music
Mary Jo Foley reports on her review by Paul Thurrott as we can add TV shows, movies,
ZDnet blog that Microsoft is “…vastly superior to its only real maybe even custom-made
seriously considering making competition, Apple’s iTunes.” “premium” podcasts from high
Zune services, such as the Ouch. profile celebrities and artists. And Watch UFL Live:
subscription-based Zune Pass, Rhapsody users can store music in a post-Tablet 2010, it’s
But as Pinero explained, Zune
available to other platforms — Pass wielding Mac owners can for offline listening. Zune Pass conceivable subscription-based New York Sentinels
and that includes Apple’s very already use their web browser to Zune Pass comes in at one price magazines, newspapers, journals
only — a hefty $14.99 — and and books could be added in to
at Florida Tuskers
own Mac OS X. listen to their music. What they
It’s early days though, as Foley can’t do on the Mac OS is offers both unlimited streamed the mix. By Chris Burke (FanHouse)
admits, “There’s no guarantee that purchase and manage their music. music and a selection of 10 Others might have been first to Submitted at 10/10/2009 6:00:00 PM
the Redmondians will end up And that’s where a native version downloadable tracks each month the Subscription Model party, but
doing this — or timetable as to of the Zune software comes in. that are yours to keep. That’s 120 it’s easy to imagine the Apple by Chris Burke
when this could happen — but it’s This raises the sticky-sweet songs per year. If you have a PC pitch: “Today, Apple reinvents Filed under: UFL The UFL is
one of many strategies under issue of the Subscription Model, and a Zune player, you can store the Subscription model…” only, back on the field Saturday night
active consideration.” and whether Apple ought to adopt songs for offline playing. y’know, they’d say something with the New York Sentinels
She adds, “I’ve been thinking it. It’s a model proven supremely Now consider how Apple could way more funky than that. taking on the Florida Tuskers.
that there might be a number of s u c c e s s f u l b y t h e l i k e s o f dominate this market. At its I can’t believe I’m excited at the You can catch all the action live
Apple iPod/iPhone users who Rhapsody in the U.S. and Spotify September 9 Press Event Steve prospect of yet another reason to here on FanHouse.
might prefer a music subscription in Europe. Let’s take a quick look Jobs said Apple manages over one give Apple my money. But I do The new league kicked off on
service over a pay-per-song one. at those services. Spotify hundred million active iTunes believe this is a service Apple Thursday night -- Las Vegas
(And one that’s better than Spotify is, at its most basic accounts with credit cards. That’s would do well to consider. The downed California, 30-17. New
Rhapsody.)” level, completely free (through a staggeringly huge number, and Rhapsody’s and Spotify’s of this York features former NFL
Jose Pinero, Director of the unpredictable insertion of even if we make some pretty world prove there’s a growing, superstar Simeon Rice, while
Communications for Microsoft’s thankfully-occasional unskippable conservative estimates, we still lucrative market demand for Florida's roster boasts ex-NFL
TV, Video and Music Business ads). An optional monthly fee of arrive at impressive results. Try streaming content. That Microsoft players Brooks Bollinger, Tatum
told Foley that: £9.99 (around USD$15) buys the this on for size; if Apple launched i s s e r i o u s l y c o n s i d e r i n g Bell and Michael Pittman.
“…with the addition of the u s e r a P r e m i u m A c c o u n t , a monthly subscription service, expanding its Zune Pass service to Catch all of the action beginning
ability to stream music from a banishing the ads and allowing priced at just $9.99 per month other platforms tells me, beyond a at 7 PM ET.
browser that is part of the new the user to store streamed songs ( c h e a p e r t h a n Z u n e P a s s , shadow of doubt, there’s gold in Watch UFL Live: New York
Zune 4.0 experience, Mac and locally on their desktop computer Rhapsody and Spotify) and if only them thar hills. I wonder if Apple Sentinels at Florida Tuskers
Linux users already can stream ( and now iPhone) for listening one percent of its credit-card- has noticed? originally appeared on Fanhouse
music to their systems if they offline. Rhapsody toting iTunes customers signed- It is 3D Week at GigaOM Pro! Main on Sat, 10 Oct 2009
have a Zune Pass subscription. Rhapsody doesn’t offer a free up… that’s still almost a billion Read our latest reports on the 18:00:00 EST . Please see our
The streaming capability isn’t service, and at $12.99 its cheapest dollars in the bank, per year. future of 3D TV, mobile, terms for use of feeds.
limited to Internet Explorer; it membership level is relatively There’s more. While Rhapsody, c o m p u t i n g a n d m o v i e s . Permalink| Email this| Linking
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Gunmen attack
NVIDIA Halts Chipset Development Until 2010 Pakistani army
By Liam Cassidy rumored iMac refresh may well affected a number of MacBook
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 11:00:05 AM
see no change in the use of
GeForce 9400M chips in its low-
Pros.
More recently, there have been
HQ
end 20 and 24 inch iMacs. Brown rumors thatNVIDIA’sCEO and (Financial Times - US
NVIDIA, makers of graphics continues: President Jen-Hsun Huang homepage)
chips for Apple’s range of iMacs We firmly believe that this directly asked partners if there Submitted at 10/10/2009 12:09:55 PM
and MacBooks, has announced market has a long healthy life was any reason NVIDIA should
that it is putting its Nforce chipset ahead. But because of Intel’s stay in the chipset business. As Troops from Pakistan’s military
development on hold until the improper claims to customers and the story goes, no one could offer special forces on Saturday night
conclusion of a legal dispute with the market that we aren’t licensed a reason, and the division is surrounded a security office inside
Intel, expected to be reached in to the new DMI bus and its unfair closed. NVIDIA denied it. It’s the military’s general
2010. business tactics, it is effectively processors. Many of NVIDIA’s hard to know what’s really going headquarters compound in
At the core of the matter is the impossible for us to market gains — including the partnership on, but it’s not hard to see that Rawalpindi—a sprawling city
claim by Intel that its four-year chipsets for future CPUs. So, until with Apple — have amounted to trouble is brewin’. adjoining Islamabad, Pakistan’s
deal with NVIDIA does not we resolve this matter in court Intel’s loss.” So perhaps all this Where does this leave Apple capital city, amid mounting
include the Core and Nehalem next year, we’ll postpone further legal maneuvering is indicative of once its existing orders of speculation of a rescue attempt
series of microprocessors. chipset investments for Intel DMI Intel’s desire to wrest-back NVIDIA chips are satisfied? A being planned to win the release
Nvidia’s PR Manager, Ken CPUs. control of that sector of the mix of Intel and ATI solutions of 14 military and civilian
Brown, told Engadget: Despite Intel’s actions, we have market (and the associated profits) aren’t beyond imagining. ATI personnel taken hostage by pro-
… t h e N V I D I A G e F o r c e innovative products that we are with its own chipset offerings. cards are already offered in the Taliban gunmen earlier in the day.
9400M/ION brands have enjoyed excited to introduce to the market Perhaps. high-end iMac and Mac Pro A senior Pakistani government
significant sales, as well as critical in the months ahead. We know Undoubtedly, there has been configurations available on the official told the FT Saturday night
success. Customers including these products will bring with trouble for NVIDIA in the last Apple Store. So perhaps Intel that the military and the civilian
Apple… and others are continuing t h e m some amazing year, though reading between the chipsets can replace NVIDIA’s on government had abandoned
to incorporate GeForce 9400M breakthroughs that will surprise lines of countless reported rumors the low end of the scale — I just negotiations with the hostage
and ION products in their current the industry, just as GeForce proves a bit of a challenge. It was wonder whether Intel’s chips (and takers after refusing to consider
d e s i g n s . T h e r e a r e m a n y 9400M and ION have shaken up only a year ago that Apple experience in mobile technology) demands including a safe passage
customers that have plans to use the industry this year. switched to the GeForce 9400M can offer appropriate gains in for the militants.
ION or GeForce 9400M chipsets In the world of corporate G integrated controller in their performance, reliability and
for upcoming designs, as well. communications, this is about as MacBooks. Shortly after, iMacs power efficiency.
This makes sense, given that bitchy as executives can get. and Mac Minis got the same chip- It's 3D Week at GigaOM Pro!
these chipsets have been in AppleInsider reported on its love with the NVIDIA MCP79. Read our latest report, " 3DTV
production for a while and website yesterday that, “…earlier B u t b y m i d 2 0 0 9 , r u m o r s Market is Ready for Takeoff."
customers (such as Apple) have this year, Intel sued Nvidia in an circulated that relations between
l o n g - t e r m s u p p l y c o n t r a c t s attempt to stop the company from Apple and NVIDIA were
NVIDIA is obliged to honor. developing compatible chipsets deteriorating due to reports of
Indeed, Apple’s upcoming for future generation Intel manufacturing defects that

What I like about the new season (so far)

By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) actually looking forward to two the best new show, but I was yet!).
Submitted at 10/10/2009 3:02:00 PMremakes). But they're not going to kinda worried about it. I thought it Continue reading What I like
premiere until November and would be too Lost-ish, but would about the new season (so far)
There are still a couple of new January, respectively, so here are suffer in comparison because it Filed under: Other Comedy
shows that haven't premiered yet, my picks for the three new shows didn't have the strong cast and Shows, OpEd, Reality-Free,
including two I'm really looking that I'm truly enjoying so far this "gravitas" that Lost has. But it's a FlashForward
forward to, ABC's new version of new season. And somehow, great show beyond any Permalink| Email this| |
V and FOX's new version of The they're all on ABC. people are going to pick this as comparisons (and Dominic Comments
Human Target(I know, I'm FlashForward. I bet a lot of Monaghan hasn't even shown up
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AT&T Not Ready for Tethering, Let the blogging begin!

(Scripting News)
May Throttle iPhone Data Submitted at 10/9/2009 8:22:37 AM

Let's start by saying there's

By Liam Cassidy adequately meet the demands of
(TheAppleBlog) the (growing) smartphone nothing good about losing a
Submitted at 10/9/2009 6:52:40 AM market? parent.
In an article yesterday on All They say it's inevitable, it
We reported here on Tuesday Things Digital, John Paczkowski happens to everyone, but in the
that AT&T had announced plans reported that a staggering 4.1 dark of night, as you're trying to
to make VoIP services available billion text messages are sent fall asleep, there's no consolation
on its 3G network, great news for every single day in the U.S. (740 in that fact. When you die and
iPhone users who previously billion in the first half of 2009 when you go to sleep it's the
could only use applications like alone). That’s double the number same, you're on your own. The
Skype and Vonage via a Wi-Fi in the same period last year. only difference is -- well you
network. So, AT&T sorted out According to the CTIA, there know what the difference is.
MMS and now it’s sorted out are more than 246 million However...
VoIP. That just leaves tethering, wireless data-capable devices at In the waking hours, as you
right? Now that it’s upgrading its large in the U.S. today. Of these, rejoin the human race (which you
network and fixing everything 40 million are smart phones or never really left), you find that
that was wrong for iPhone PDAs, and more than 10 million you have a new bond with a huge
customers, tethering has to be just are laptops. Little wonder that number of people you knew
around the corner, yes? wireless data service revenue rose before, but never really knew, (for me, I'm not questioning his
No. According to an article network to make sure that the few 31 percent to more than $19.4 because until it happens to you, experience) but it says to me that I
from the Wall Street Journal, an cannot crowd out the many,” he billion in the first six months of it's all hypothetical. have his blessing to have a better
AT&T spokesperson says it needs said. 2009. Not much more to say except as life as I grow older.
more time to work on that PC World’s Mark Sullivan Chart from CTIA one who is always looking to Anyway, I'm flying back to
functionality: thinks this can only mean one It’s not hard to see that AT&T is bond in deeper ways with others, California today and have a
Whenever we offer new thing: placing hard limits on the behind the curve when it comes to I'm kind of excited to find out window seat and a camera, so you
features, we want to offer the best total amount of data iPhone (and bolstering its data network to what's coming. can follow my progress, cloud-
possible customer experience. For o t h e r b a n d w i d t h - h u n g r y meet the demand of its customers. My father said something to me cover-willing, on Flickr.
tethering, we need to do some smartphone) owners can consume. So far behind the curve, in fact, a number of times which is now More notes here as I think of
additional fine tuning to our In the face of exploding data that its competitors can afford to comforting. He said his life didn't them.
systems and networks so that we s e r v i c e d e m a n d a n d s c a r c e take legitimate shots at the really begin until his father died. I
do deliver a great experience. wireless spectrum, does AT&T c o m p a n y i n t e l e v i s i o n have no idea if this is true or not
So I won’t mention how, late intend to quietly begin rationing c o m m e r c i a l s .
last year at the Web 2.0 Summit, the data usage of bandwidth hogs So what’s the solution for long-
AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega like the iPhone? Will AT&T suffering iPhone customers?
told Michael Arrington that begin to quietly “manage” the Jumping ship and moving to
tethering would be available duration and speed of my 3G Verizon? Or remaining loyal to
“soon.” connection based on how much AT&T, avoiding the hassle of
Clearly AT&T is struggling to data I’ve used in a given day, or changing contracts and giving the
cope with the data demands made on the type of content or services company time to improve its
by modern smartphones on its I’m using the bandwidth to network and expand its services?
creaky old network. Speaking this access? It’s already had the better part of
week at the annual CTIA AT&T announced in September three years. How much more
Conference in San Diego, and that it was working on upgrading patience will customers have?
reported by PC World, de la Vega its network, but the process will It's 3D Week at GigaOM Pro!
hinted at possible future steps the take time. Is throttling data a Read our latest report, " 3DTV
telecom giant may take to lessen necessary solution in the short Market is Ready for Takeoff."
the load. “We have to manage the term, until the network can more
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iPhone Ranks First Again in J.D. Power Survey

By Charles Jade
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 1:00:49 PM
For the second year in a row,
Apple’s iPhone is at the top of the
global marketing firm’s
satisfaction survey for business
users of smartphones, and the
iPhone also wins among
consumers, too.
Based on a thousand-point
scale, 1,148 business users were
asked to rate smartphones on five
weighted criteria: ease of use (29
percent); OS (23 percent);
physical design (21 percent);
features (16 percent); and battery
life (11 percent). The iPhone
scored 803, up from 778 last year,
and far above the industry average
of 724 for the 2009 survey. That
number, 724, was also the score
of the second place finisher,
RIM’s BlackBerry. The rest of the
survey, Samsung, HTC, and Palm
all scored below 700.
Interestingly, Apple’s efforts to
sell the iPhone in the workplace
with enterprise features like
Exchange support may not be the
driving factor in the iPhone’s
increasingly popularity among
business users. While nearly half
of smartphone users report
downloading business utility
applications to increase
productivity, more than half
download third-party games. As
the App Store utterly dominates
that software genre, it can only
mean good news for the iPhone in
other competitor managed to
score above 800, with second-
place LG being the only other
manufacturer to score above the
industry average. Third place
went to the RIM BlackBerry, but
more interesting was the
lackluster performance of Palm.
It appears the Pre and webOS
have yet to impact positively for
Palm in the survey. Further, 22
percent of smartphone owners
want Wi-Fi in their next handset,
something the forthcoming Palm Man & Machine
Pixi curiously lacks. Consumers
are also looking for a touch-
screen interface, 21 percent, and
Wins Mighty
GPS, 17 percent. The iPhone has
all those features, but those
Mouse Moniker
features all require something the By Liam Cassidy
business in the future. As for the iPhone needs more of: battery life, (TheAppleBlog)
general consumer, the iPhone battery life, battery life. Let’s Submitted at 10/9/2009 7:34:30 AM
scored even better in the survey. hope Apple is paying attention to
Some 3,221 smartphone owners that part of this survey, too. Earlier this week, while Apple
rated their devices as follows: It's 3D Week at GigaOM Pro! was distracted with its objections
ease of use (30 percent); OS (22 Read our latest report, " 3DTV over supermarket chain
percent); features (21 percent); Market is Ready for Takeoff." Woolworths new logo, the U.S.
physical design (18 percent); and Patent and Trademark Office was
battery life (9 percent). Apple busy awarding the name “Mighty
scored 811, above average in
every area except battery life. No

What's On Tonight: College Football, Good Eats, Wanda Sykes

By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) • AMC has Rio Bravo at 8. • At 10, Food Network has the has two new episodes of Bleach.
Submitted at 10/10/2009 12:06:00 PM• ESPN2 has College Football at Good Eats 10th Anniversary. Check your local TV listings for
8, Georgia Tech vs. Florida State. • Style has a new episode of The more.
• TBS has Baseball Playoffs all • At 9, FOX has a new America's Dish at 10. Filed under: Programming,
night. Most Wanted. • HBO has Wanda Sykes I'ma What To Watch Tonight, Reality-
• At 7, NBC has the President's • There's a new Suze Orman Be Me at 10. Free
Cup golf tournament. Show on CNBC at 9. • At 11:30, NBC has a new Permalink| Email this| |
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Football, Michigan vs. Iowa. Hood at 8, followed by the season Barrymore and Regina Spektor.
• CBS has College Football at 8, premiere of The Graham Norton Ghostly Adventures, then a new • At midnight, FOX has a new
Florida vs. LSU. Show. Celebrity Ghost Stories. Sit Down, Shut Up.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8. • At 9:30, Biography has a new • At 12:30AM, Cartoon Network
54 TV/ Game/
MAN
continued from page 53
Mouse” to peripheral
manufacturer Man & Machine.
According to TechCrunch, Man
& Machine was finally granted
the trademark on Tuesday, after
five years of using the name on a
line of optical mice that are
waterproof, hygienic and
“…specially designed for use in
medical, industrial and marine
applications.”
TechCrunch reports that while
Man & Machine released a
statement about the win, they
didn’t mention Apple by name,
though did say, “Others have used
the name Mighty Mouse for their
computer mice and have sought
registration of that trademark, but
Chris Elliott cast as Lily's pop on How I Met
Your Mother
By Allison Waldman (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 9:38:00 AM
It'll be how I met Lily's dad on
How I Met Your Mother. Chris
Elliott has been cast as Lily's
father on the CBS sitcom, a
character who is supposedly
something of a good-for-nothing
parent. Elliott is hilarious and
specializes in playing these kind
of goofy roles. On Everybody
Loves Raymond, for instance, his
was Robert's overly familiar
brother-in-law, Peter, who liked
Ray just a little too much.
now the United States government
has spoken.” (By the way, I’ve
been all over the Man & Machine
web site and cannot find that
statement.)
Turns out that, all these years,
Apple has licensed the Mighty
Mouse name from CBS, the
trademark owners of a certain
well-known cartoon superhero
rodent. That license didn’t extend
to computer peripheral hardware,
however, and this was a deciding
factor in the USPTO awarding the
trademark to Man & Machine.
It’s unlikely Apple would — or
could — license the name from
Man & Machine, since it already
uses it on a line of pointing
On HIMYM, Lily's dad will
appear for the upcoming
Thanksgiving episode on
November 23. According to
devices. So the most logical next
step would be to create a new
name.
And the timing couldn’t be
better (or worse, depending on
your viewpoint). Recent reports
and rumors suggest that Apple is
busy working on a brand new
pointing device which may be
constructed from aluminum and
do away with the much-maligned
scroll-nub in favor of a touch-
sensitive interface. An “iMouse
Touch,” perhaps?
It's 3D Week at GigaOM Pro!
Read our latest report, " 3DTV
Market is Ready for Takeoff."
Michael Ausiello of EW.com,
there will be series of flashbacks
to illustrate exactly what's what
with Lily and her father, why their
relationship is "troubled." I'm
hoping for more from this casting
than Eric Braeden as Robin's dad;
they never really used him right.
Continue reading Chris Elliott
cast as Lily's pop on How I Met
Your Mother
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Smallville: Rabid
By Mike Moody (TV Squad)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:05:00 AM
(S09E03) Who knew the
Smallville zombie episode would
turn out to be such a bummer?
Our heroes did nothing but whine,
brood, and talk about their lonely
lives while the almost undead
were chompin' on people's limbs.
Where were the fun Grindhouse
-style action sequences with the
good guys firing sawed-off
shotguns and revving up
chainsaws? Where were the
decapitations? And where were
the jokes? You'd think a show little more off the wall here.
about Superman fighting zombies Continue reading Smallville:
would have plenty of jokes. Rabid
I understand that every piece of Filed under: Smallville, Episode
Reviews, Reality-Free
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clever as Zombieland, or as Permalink| Email this| |
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gloriously gory as 28 Days Later,
but I was hoping for something a
Koei Tecmo teases new game
with dead flowers
By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq) teaser's video loop, and the fact
Submitted at 10/10/2009 2:30:00 PM that the entire Musou(or Dynasty
Warriors and Samurai Warriors)
Man, Koei Tecmo, you really team will be in attendance when
know how to confuse the hell out the game is revealed on October
o f u s . Y o u ' v e p r o v e n y o u r 14, we're guessing it's actually
capacity to perplex with your Fist of the North Star Musou.
billion-dudes- on-screen action Shame, really -- we were so
f r a n c h i s e s - - n o w , y o u ' r e excited about a current-gen
diversifying your riddlecraft with reimagination of PFDFFG.
a teaser site for a heretofore [Via IGN]
unannounced game. Based on Koei Tecmo teases new game
context clues, we're guessing it's with dead flowers originally
the long overdue revival of appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 10
e v e r y o n e ' s f a v o r i t e c l a s s i c Oct 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please
franchise: Pretty Flower, Dead see our terms for use of feeds.
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College Football Diary: No. 1 Florida at No. 4 LSU

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) eager to force his way past make for some very anxious and an example for other coaches who
Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:00:52 PM anyone. uncomfortable viewing every time might someday face a similar
8:28: Tebow takes a hit — sort he puts his head down to run, or situation.
The Journal provides minute-by- of. LSU’s Perry Riley gets whenever he drops back to pass Pregame, part 3: Lets talk a little
minute analysis of tonight’s through on first down and had a and a defender comes sneaking up about whats at stake for both
meeting between top-ranked clean shot at a scrambling Tebow. on his blind side. teams tonight.
Florida and No. 4 LSU in Baton But Riley hits him lightly in the Clearly, the safer choice for LSU comes into this game
Rouge, Louisiana. Guest blogger midsection. Maybe he heard about Urban Meyer (and for Tebows facing skepticism that, as the No.
S t e v e K o r n a c k i o f f e r s the concussion. Florida is inside neurological health) would have 4-ranked team in this weeks poll,
commentary on the game and the the LSU 20 right now. Nice drive out of the pocket on third-and-4, been to tell his QB to take the it is merely the latest Mississippi
CBS telecast. Feel free to email they’re working on here. but manages to dump it of to week off. The decision to play or Penn State — a team that
Steve with questions or comments 8:26: Meyer seems to be trying Charles Scott for a first down. him will now shape the postgame benefited from an irrationally high
during the game. Getty Images to minimize Tebow’s contact with Stadium takes excuse to go crazy. narrative. One of two radically preseason rank and that voters
Florida puts its 14-game winning defenders. On a third and inches, 8:11: Maybe CBS is just using different themes might emerge, then mindlessly moved up in the
streak on the line at LSU tonight. Gary Danielson notes on CBS that some really sophisticated audio depending on how the game goes: seasons early weeks, simply
8:45: CBS graphic shows “this is usually Tebow time.” equipment, but man, Tiger #1: Urban Meyer is a win-at-all- because the teams above it lost.
Florida outscoring opponents 56-6 Instead, Emmanuel Moody gets Stadium sounded as loud as costs coach: Desperate to win a So far, the Tigers have struggled
in the first quarter this season. the call — and the first down. advertised on that kickoff. LSU crucial contest and to keep his to win at Washington, scored
The biggest margin in the nation! 8:23: Two big plays on the starts off with the ball. Third team on the fast-track to the BCS meaningless wins over Vanderbilt
See what happens when you ground for Florida. On second and down now championship game, Meyer made and Louisiana-Monroe, nearly lost
schedule Charleston Southern and 11 off the two penalties, a pitch to FIRST QUARTER a decision that wasnt just bad for at lowly Mississippi State, and
Troy? Aaron Hernandez goes for a first 8:07: Its a little weird watching his 22-year-old quarterbacks won at Georgia — a victory that
8:42: A ghastly punt by Derek down. Two plays later, Jeff a big Saturday night game thats health; it was bad for the whole looks a lot less impressive after
Helton (18 yards) gives Florida a Demps takes it for 25. Florida has not on ABC. I feel like Im team. Tebow looked tentative and the Bulldogs somehow let
first down at its own 35. Brandon weapons not named Tebow, you cheating on Brent Musburger. But shaky and turned in one of the Tennessees previously comatose
James runs for less than nothing. know. CBS clearly has the superior worst performances of his career Jonathan Crompton throw for 310
8:38: A game break with Tim 8:22: CBS promotes its new game tonight (even ESPNs as the Gators went down to a yards and four touchdowns today.
Brando! It’s 14-9 Colorado over show “Three Rivers” with the tag- Gameday, which never misses a humbling defeat. He clearly Ole Miss and Penn State were
Texas, Timmy tells us. Could line “The doctors who keep hope chance to promote the ABC- needed more time to recover and the last teams to occupy the No. 4
there be an upset in the making? alive.” Is Jesse Jackson now ESPN monopoly) set up shop in practice; a healthy and ready John slot before LSU, and they both
My guess: No. playing an M.D.? Baton Rouge today. Brantley would have been far folded when they faced their first
8:36: Is it just me, or is 8:18: Tebow starts back at his But CBS does have two things more effective, especially big tests. The prevailing
ESPN.com’s gamecast as slow as own 7 after the LSU punt. Just a going for it: (1) The always considering all of the weapons he expectation is that LSU will do
a carrier pigeon? Florida just handoff on first down. Cant tell entertaining Verne Lundquist, star would have had to work with. the same tonight, then lose a few
kicked off after its field goal, but much from that. False-start call on of the 1996 film Happy Gilmore, #2: Concussion? What more games before going to, say,
gamecast is still saying it’s third second down. Give the crowd will be calling the action. concussion? OK, so Tebow was the Peach Bowl (or its latest
and 8 for the Gators from the LSU credit for that. And then again on According to Wikipedia, Vernes more than ready to come back, corporate incarnation).
11. third down. This is what nickname is The Golden Throat. I and Floridas medical staff was With a win, or even a
8:32: LSUs secondary has homefield advantage means. guess thats a compliment. (2) The just being responsibly respectable near-miss, they can
carried the defense this year - and 8:15: I wonder if CBS’s ratings theme music, some version of conservative in taking so long to turn this logic on its head and
they just came through to end a will be on the low end for the first which the network has been using clear him. He turned in a vintage emerge as legitimate SEC
long Florida drive and force a few minutes of this game. Dan, for college football since 1987. performance against LSU, the championship contenders, maybe
field goal. On third and 8 from the my live-blog editor, just told me CBS has tweaked the music a same fearless dual-threat even national contenders. In terms
11, Tebow scrambled and bought he was watching ABC out of habit little and the intros used to be daredevil we knew before that of the SEC race, a loss to Florida
himself plenty of time, but no one before realizing the game was on more exciting, but its comforting scary, lights-out concussion in wouldnt be devastating to LSU;
was open. 28-yard field goal by CBS. So if you’re wondering why and refreshing to see a network Lexington two weeks ago, and led they would still control their own
Caleb Sturgis makes it 3-0 Gators. Florida’s helmets suddenly have a stay with a good thing instead of the Gators to a convincing win. destiny in the SEC West division,
8:30: Tebow keeps it on first w i n g e d d e s i g n , c h a n g e t h e changing for changes sake. Hats off to Meyer for letting the meaning tonights game could end
down at the LSU 13, but only for c h a n n e l ! 8:00 p.m. ET: So it looks like medical staff do its job and not
a few inches. He didn’t seem to 8:13: Jordan Jefferson is forced Tebow will be starting, which will interfering this past week. Hes set COLLEGE page 61
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The Fix Picks the NFL: Week 5

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) thus far, but the team’s true thoroughly outmanned in every — which, remember, looked great
Submitted at 10/9/2009 12:45:55 PM strength has been its defense. The game this season — and will be with backup Kevin Kolb under
Ravens know a bit about relying again here, badly — it’s at least center — beat the ultra-moribund
So, last week was pretty cool, o n d e f e n s e t o c a r r y a n clear that they’re building towards Bucs? At least 15, right? So…
right? All those good teams inconsistent offense, and even something. Of course, the Chiefs yeah. DR
playing each other in generally know something about relying on are going to be playing this game Pick: David: Philadelphia,
enjoyable games; some brilliant this particular defense to do that this year, not three years from Garey: Philadelphia, Al Toonie:
and unexpected performances — Cincy coach Marvin Lewis now, which means that however Tampa Bay
from unheralded players; a few built his defense on the Ravens’ troubled they might be Minnesota (-10) at St. Louis:
squirmy chuckles at the Monday template. The Ravens should win Washington also ranks 27th in themselves, the Cowboys should The Vikings are leading a
Night Football crew essentially if they can run on the Bengals’ scoring offense, but the team does cruise. DR charmed life atop the NFC North
singing Bobby Brown’s “Roni” to defense, but that line seems high, currently rank first in the NFL in Pick: David: Dallas, Garey: with a 4-0 record. The Rams,
Brett Favre during the broadcast. even before you take Johm making winless, hapless teams Kansas City, Al Toonie: Dallas conversely, are 0-4 and last in the
It was a good week. It will be Branitas into account. DR look competitive. It’s not a stat Oakland at New York Giants (- NFC West. At minus-84, the
worth casting your mind back to Pick: David: Cincinnati, Garey: teams usually brag much about. 15): So, Eli Manning has plantar Rams have the worst net points in
it, often, this week. Getty Images Baltimore, Al Toonie: Cincinnati DR fasciitis — the official foot the NFL, and have scored only
Quarterback Carson Palmer’s late Cleveland at Buffalo (-6): If Pick: David: Carolina, Garey: ailment of NBA big men — and three TDs. Minnesota must guard
-game skill has helped the Eric Mangini is underrated in any Carolina, Al Toonie: Carolina David Carr may be under center against looking ahead to next
Bengals to a 3-1 record. way, it’s for his work as a Pittsburgh (-10.5) at Detroit: for the Giants. That obviously week’s game against Baltimore.
Week 5 seems to offer an situationist football performance Detroit won’t say who’s starting won’t help, but the Giants could Unfortunately, the Rams have
unusually stinky crop of games in artist, not as a coach. The ultra- at quarterback in this one, so I start the journalist David Carr and nothing to look forward to, unless
which Good Teams take on The draconian ex-Mangenius seems to will: It’s the healthy Daunte beat these Raiders by 15 points. you call a game against
Opposite of Good Teams — the have taken as his rebuilding Culpepper, who practiced with the Despite a decent defense, Oakland Jacksonville winnable. I mean,
Giants and the Raiders, the Eagles philosophy — especially after this first team all week, and not is most notable at the moment for these are the Rams we’re talking
and the Bucs, the Steelers and the week’s Braylon Edwards trade — Matthew Stafford, whose injured its vast stockpile of about. Garey Ris
Lions and so, queasily, on. It’s the idea that bringing in enough knee is swollen to whole- embarrassments, from the Pick: David: Minnesota, Garey:
hard to avoid the temptation to bench guys from the 2007 Jets prosciutto proportions. It’s nice to allegations of a punch-happy head Minnesota, Al Toonie: St. Louis
pick some underdogs (Garey, for just might turn things around in see the Lions adopting the coach to the team’s bizarre Atlanta at San Francisco (-2.5):
one, picks a few). But these Cleveland. While Edwards wasn’t Belichickian tactic of meaningless vendetta against former The Niners’ 3-1 record is
particular dogs just woof so hard really helping much, it’s hard to information control, and quarterback Rich Gannon. To my deceptive. Two wins were against
that I couldn’t bring myself to do foresee the gimpy, downcast, Culpepper could be better than mind, Oakland’s bizarre the dregs of the NFC West —
it. At least I’ll get outdoors this outmanned Browns doing much you expect, but it’s hard to misdevelopment of quarterback Seattle and St. Louis — so their
Sunday. Unless flaming hail is winning in the near term. Or, imagine Detroit keeping this one JaMarcus Russell ranks highest defensive stats (second fewest
falling from the sky, whatever’s more to the point, covering even a close. The Steelers finally among the team’s many low points allowed per game, sixth
outside has to be better than charitable spread against a very discovered their running game last points. DR fewest yards allowed) are skewed.
Giants/Raiders. Actually, I should flawed Bills team. DR week, and defending AFC Pick: David: Giants, Garey: One bright spot is Michael
probably check to see if my Pick: David: Buffalo, Garey: Offensive Player of the Week Giants, Al Toonie: Giants Crabtree’s signing this week with
umbrella is flame-retardant. Buffalo, Al Toonie: Cleveland Rashard Mendenhall has to relish Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (- $17 million guaranteed in a six-
Week 4 recap (overall): David Washington at Carolina (-3.5): the chance to run on the dinged- 14.5): Man, I got all the triple- year deal worth between $32
Roth: 6-8 (32-30), Garey Ris: 9-5 The matchup between Panthers up, outgunned Lions. DR digit spreads this week. Instead of million and $40 million. Even
(29-33), Al Toonie, the Lucky r e c e i v e r S t e v e S m i t h a n d Pick: David: Pittsburgh, Garey: belaboring what’s obvious — or though he’s way behind, Crabtree
Canadian Two-Dollar Coin: 6-8 Redskins corner DeAngelo Hall is Detroit, Al Toonie: Pittsburgh rather in the interest of belaboring hopes to play in Week 7. GR
(29-33) going to be interesting, and not Dallas (-9) at Kansas City: I’m it in a novel way — let’s do a Pick: David: Atlanta, Garey:
SUNDAY’S GAMES just because the two don’t much still sore that last year’s fun, five- thought experiment. Say Donovan San Francisco, Al Toonie: San
Cincinnati at Baltimore (-9): like each other. But the Panthers wide, still-quite-bad Chiefs have McNabb, who will start for Francisco
That Carson Palmer turns into a have to run the ball to win, and been replaced, under new coach Philadelphia, doesn’t. Let’s say Houston at Arizona (-5.5): The
combination of Johnny Unitas and their 0-3 record is proof of how Todd Haley and new GM Scott Bobby Hoying gets the nod. Or Cardinals are having trouble
Tom Brady (Johm Branitas, call poorly they’ve done at that. That Pioli, by this conventional, Koy Detmer, if you prefer. Or selling out this game because
him) during late-game drives has should change against the 21st- intermittently competent team. Ron Jaworski, circa now. By how
helped Cincinnati immeasurably ranked Redskins run defense. But while Kansas City has been many points would Philadelphia FIX page 62
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Cardinals Get Oscar-Worthy Pitching, Horror-Show Result

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) there is no curse in St. Louis into the game on a 14-game basketball and 17 football
Submitted at 10/9/2009 8:29:57 AM today. Only curse words.” winning streak. The biggest championships despite a lack of
It’s this kind of game that pregame storyline is whether facilities at the private school,
St. Louis had to like its chances makes baseball appealing to Gators QB Tim Tebow, who Kevin Dunleavy writes in the
against Los Angeles in the Sports Illustrated’s Ted Keith. suffered a concussion Sept. 26 Washington Examiner.* * *
National League Division Series. “This being October, there is no against Kentucky, will get cleared Ted Leonsis is one of the nice
Solid pitching can be the accounting for the bizarre to play. ESPN’s Pat Forde writes guys in the sports world. The
difference in a short series, and b e h a v i o r t h a t d e t e r m i n e s that it’s not worth it to risk affable longtime AOL executive,
the Cards had two of the best outcomes and renders scouting Tebow’s health. At CBS Sports, who owns the Washington
starting on the road: Chris reports, statistical analysis and Register. “He walked off, as red Dennis Dodd writes about how Capitals among other sports
Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. common sense moot,” Keith s h i r t s e n c i r c l e d h i m w i t h daunting LSU’s Tiger Stadium is properties, is well-known for
Carpenter wasn’t sharp in the writes. “Sometimes a ball gets lost deafening thanks, and he took off for visiting teams.* * * writing a blog and interacting
Cards’ 5-3 loss in Game 1, but in the lights. Sometimes the team his cap and extended it forward. It Kenny Washington starred at with fans, including by answering
Wainwright was brilliant in that should win doesn’t. And wasn’t goodbye, it was see you UCLA in the late 1930s, playing every email. He’s got some ideas
Thursday’s game, giving up only sometimes baseball still manages next time.” football alongside three other about newspaper sports coverage
a run in eight innings and leaving to find new ways of capturing our In the Boston Herald, Ron blacks — a rarity in those days — that would be more engaging for
with a 2-1 lead. St. Louis was imagination.” Borges wonders whether the including Jackie Robinson. But fans who aren’t into those Sports
only three outs from tying the The Philadelphia-Colorado Angels now actually have a despite rushing for 1,914 yards, a Illustrated essays that his son,
NLDS. Reuters Matt Holliday’s series is tied at one game apiece prayer against the Sox. record that stood for more than 30 Zach, likens to homework.
n i n t h - i n n i n g d r o p c o s t t h e after the Rockies defeated the Sticking with baseball, the years, Washington didn’t play in Leonsis’s ideas include analysis
Cardinals dearly. Phillies, 5-4. The Philadelphia playoffs are barely underway and the NFL until 1946, well after his and discussion and stories that
But the Cards fell apart after Inquirer’s Phil Sheridan blames already the umpires have blown a best playing days were behind take readers behind the scenes.
leftfielder Matt Holliday dropped the offense for the Phillies’ loss, few calls, leading Joe Sheehan of h i m . I n S p o r t s I l l u s t r a t e d , Oh, and video-game reviews, too.
what would have been the third although the Inquirer’s Bob Ford Baseball Prospectus to suggest Alexander Wolff explores the “Analysis of video games? OMG.
out in a 1-2-3 ninth and are q u e s t i o n s m a n a g e r C h a r l i e taking human error out of calling N F L ’ s i g n o b l e h i s t o r y o f Red Smith is dead and I don’t feel
staring at an 0-2 hole in the series M a n u e l ’ s p i t c h i n g m o v e s . the game. In the New York segregation and why Washington too good myself,” Dave Kindred
this morning, wondering if they In the AL, Torii Hunter rocked Times, John Branch notices how isn’t as well-known for breaking writes at the National Sports
can recover from their 3-2 loss. Boston with a mammoth three-run much shadows come into play the color barrier in football as Journalism Center. “In my most
Forgive Bernie Miklasz for h o m e r i n t h e A n g e l s ’ 5 - 0 during afternoon playoff games. Robinson is in baseball.* * * horror-addled state, I never
thinking it’s a cursed franchise thumping of the Red Sox, a team The Journal’s Hannah Karp writes It’s not a news flash that imagined any creature so evil as
playing the Dodgers and not the that had won nine of 10 games about the loquacious Dodger football is king in Texas. High- to torture me by asking for a
Cards. “Do not adjust your HD while winning their past three manager Joe Torre. And Gordon school championships routinely column analyzing a video game.”
TV sets at home, and do not throw postseason matchups against Los Edes of Yahoo Sports has the attract crowds that rival those in – Tip of the Fix cap to reader
a n y h a r d o b j e c t s a t t h o s e Angeles. story behind Ryan Howard’s the NFL. But many schools in Don Hartline and to Fixer
television screens: These aren’t Starting pitcher John Lackey 200th career home-run ball this smaller towns have enrollments emeritus Carl Bialik.
really the Cubs; they only look deserves much of the credit for season and the 12-year-old girl too low to field a full-sized squad. Found a good column from the
like it,” Miklasz writes in the St. the Angels. “With all this up for who caught it, but almost didn’t That’s where six-man football world of sports? Don’t keep it to
Louis Post-Dispatch. “They are grabs, you don’t sneak into the get to keep it.* * * comes into play at small private yourself — write to us at
the Cardinals, striking out and house. You shatter the windows, The biggest game in college schools, Jenny Dial writes in the dailyfix@wsj.com and we’ll
dropping balls and loitering on the and Lackey greeted the Bosox football this weekend features No. Houston Chronicle. consider your find for inclusion in
bases and blowing saves and with seven and one-thirds innings 1 Florida visiting No. 4 LSU. The In Washington, D.C., DeMatha the Daily Fix. You can email
going all Leon Durham ‘84 on us of precise rage,” Mark Whicker defending champion Gators come Catholic High School is an Garey at ris84rap@gmail.com.
in an epic meltdown. Except that writes in the Orange County athletic powerhouse with 28
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300 and Watchmen
Bradford leads No. 19 OU by Baylor in return composer Tyler Bates
By Associated Press 2000 Heisman runner-up Josh throwing and then jogged to the injured slot receiver Ryan scoring The 40th Day
(ESPN.com) Heupel. locker room while his teammates Broyles, who is out 2-4 weeks
Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:27:00 PM And he could have had even were stretching as he tried to keep with a hairline fracture of his left By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
bigger numbers if the Sooners' from wearing his arm out before shoulder blade. DeMarco Murray Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:30:00 PM
Bradford tosses 389 yards in receivers didn't have trouble the game even started. added 113 yards rushing on a
return from injury as OU blasts handling his passes. Bradford had Then came a real scare when season-high 24 carries. Remember that scene in 300
Baylor a career-high 22 incomplete trainers huddled around Bradford Oklahoma racked up a season- where that guy is giving that other
NORMAN, Okla. -- Heisman passes, most of them coming on after he stepped awkwardly on an high 592 yards, with 203 on the guy lip, and that guy's all like "
Trophy winner Sam Bradford flat-out drops or passes that at incomplete pass on his first drive ground to go with Bradford's big No sir!" and he kicks him into that
wasn't sure how his injured least hit his receivers' hands. and aggravated a right calf strain day. big pit? And then the music's all
shoulder would hold up to a full "To have been off as much as he that first bothered him in two-a- "Sam has that inspiration on the like "DUHN DUHN DUHN,
day's work. has and go out there in his first go days. team. He's a captain and everyone DUHN DAAH?" What about that
After 49 throws in No. 19 at it to play as well as he did, I Bradford, who didn't miss a follows him and vibes off of him, scene in the latest episode of
Oklahoma's 33-7 win against t h o u g h t h e p l a y e d g r e a t , " play, called that injury "no big and it's definitely a good thing Californication where that girl is
Baylor on Saturday, Bradford is Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. deal." The shoulder is looking that that he's coming back," receiver giving David Duchnovny lip, and
ready for next week's rivalry "He stays away from the poor, the way, too, after he went through a Cameron Kenney said. "He just Duchovny's all like " No sir!" and
game against No. 2 Texas in negative plays or the bad plays month of frustration not knowing made good plays today, and he he kicks her into that big pit? And
Dallas. and he had a great night. exactly when he'd be able to come was just real relaxed." then the music's all like "DUHN
Fast Facts "If you add in seven, eight, nine back. Third-stringer Nick Florence DUHN DUHN, DUHN DAAH?"
• Oklahoma improved to 3-2 -- drops -- you could cut that and "It's extremely gratifying just to started at quarterback for Baylor We'll be experiencing similar
19-0 all-time against Baylor. say there's five legitimate that are get back on the field, just to be (3-2, 0-1) for the second straight situations in a video game context
Oklahoma is the only Big 12 team dead right in their hands -- he has out there with the guys that I've week, following a season-ending soon, as Tyler Bates, the
Baylor has not beaten. an incredible night." put in so much work with in the knee injury to Robert Griffin III. composer for both of those
• The Sooners extended their There had been concern that offseason," Bradford said. "Just He threw for 220 yards on 22-for- projects (as well as Watchmen,
school-record home win streak to Bradford's shoulder wouldn't have the simple things -- handoffs, 41 passing with one touchdown Dawn of the Dead and The Day
27 games. the stamina to hold up to a full everything out there. It's just and one interception. The Earth Stood Still), will be
• Sam Bradford made his return game, but he ended up matching exciting to be back really." Blake Szymanski, the backup providing musical
f r o m h i s s h o u l d e r i n j u r y , the second-most passes he'd Brown's touchdown runs of 1 who had sat out last week with a accompanyment for Army of
completing 27 of 49 passes for thrown in his career with a 27-for- and 4 yards in the second quarter bruised shoulder, replaced him on Two: The 40th Day. Check out
389 yards and a touchdown. The 49 performance. The only time he put Oklahoma up 14-0, but the Baylor's final series in the fourth the above video to get a sampling
49 passes attempts matched the had attempted more passes was Sooners (3-2, 1-0 Big 12) couldn't quarter and threw a 42-yard of his mood-altering rock, which
second most of his career. when he threw 53 against Kansas get into the end zone on their first completion and an interception in carries a surprising amount of
-- ESPN Stats & Information last season. He had never had four trips inside the 20-yard line the back of the end zone on intensity, even when divorced
"I think that's something that we more than 19 incomplete passes in in the second half. consecutive plays. from acts of brutal pit-kicking.
were all curious around here is a game. Jimmy Stevens hit four field Jay Finley, the Bears' top 300 and Watchmen composer
how I would react to 3 1/2-4 "I was disappointed in the drops, goals to tie a school record held rusher, also returned after missing Tyler Bates scoring The 40th Day
hours in my pads, on and off, not but again I think a lot of that is by Jeremy Alexander and Garrett two games with an ankle injury originally appeared on Joystiq on
throwing the whole time, kind of just inexperience," Stoops said. Hartley before Bradford finally but had just two carries for minus- Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST.
sitting on the bench, coming back "We've got all kinds of yardage connected with Adron Tennell in 1 yard. Please see our terms for use of
a n d m a k i n g s o m e t h r o w s , " and big plays if we'd just catch the the back of the end zone for a 3- The Sooners have won all 19 feeds.
Bradford said. "I felt like my arm ball better. I'm hopeful and I yard score with 4:03 to play. games in their series against Read| Permalink| Email this|
responded great, and I felt good believe that the ability is there. It's "I felt good just the way my arm Baylor and won for the 27th Comments
out there." just time, time on the field for responded, the way I was able to straight time at home.
Bradford threw for 389 yards those guys to make improvement play four quarters and the way I "Of course, there's room for
and a touchdown after missing the and make those plays when was able to make some throws in improvement," Bears coach Art
last month with a sprained AC they're there to make." the fourth quarter that had some Briles said. "We knew today
joint in his right, throwing Bradford skipped part of heat on them," Bradford said. would be a measuring stick. We
shoulder. It was the 14th 300-yard Oklahoma's pregame routine Brandon Caleb caught seven knew today would be a chance to
passing game of his career, while the rest of the team's passes for a career-best 139 yards show how good our guys can be."
matching the school record set by quarterbacks were practicing after moving inside to replace
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Marvel Ultimate
No. 3 Alabama knocks down No. 20 Ole Miss Alliance 2's first DLC
character is another
By Associated Press lowest mark of the season also on practically every pass attempt The Alabama defense came up
(ESPN.com) came against Alabama. in the first half and it showed in big again late in the third quarter Spider-Man
Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:31:15 PM Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt Ole Miss' production. Alabama after Reamer stripped Dexter
had won two of his last three and held the Rebels to 19 yards and McCluster on a punt return and By Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
Alabama rolls as Snead's four three of five against Top 5 teams, one first down in the first half on recovered the fumble, giving the Submitted at 10/10/2009 4:00:00 PM

interceptions doom Mississippi giving the Rebels hope they could the way to a 16-0 lead and Tide the ball at the Ole Miss 40.
OXFORD, Miss. -- No. 3 r e - e n t e r t h e r a c e f o r t h e allowed them past the 50 just four Ingram picked up its third fourth- We can only imagine the
A l a b a m a i s p o s i t i v e l y o l d - Southeastern Conference Western times overall. down conversion, then carried the meeting at Vicarious Visions
fashioned. Division with an upset. But the The Rebels' offense was in ball to the 3 with a 24-yard run. where the development team
Fast Facts Rebels (3-2, 1-2 SEC) wasted a complete disarray in the first 30 The Rebels, however, held the behind Marvel Ultimate Alliance
• Alabama won its sixth straight strong defensive performance minutes and some of the school- Tide to Tiffin's fourth field goal. 2's DLC was arranged. "Well,
over Ole Miss to improve to 6-0 with early offensive mistakes and record 62,657 fans booed the After Kareem Jackson returned we've already got Spider-Man and
for the third time since 2005. never had the kind of consistency home team as it ran off the field. an interception deep into Rebels Venom, but we really feel like the
• Ole Miss is now 0-8 all-time needed to rattle one of the nation's Snead completed just 2 of 12 territory in the fourth quarter, the game's still lacking in the Spider-
vs. top 5 Alabama teams and top defenses. passes for 14 yards with two Ole Miss defense forced a fumble. Man spinoff department -- what
dropped to 1-14 in its last 15 Alabama (6-0, 4-0) couldn't interceptions and Alabama held Ole Miss defensive backs also about that other Spider-Man
games against top 5 teams overall. generate much offense against the the run-happy Rebels to 5 yards knocked two passes away from guy?" And thus, Carnage enters
• Alabama has won its last six Rebels defense, but didn't need it. on the ground. Julio Jones in the end zone. the fray as the game's first
true road games. Mark Ingram rushed for 172 yards "That was as fine a defensive "Our defense was outstanding all downloadable character.
• Alabama's stingy defense held and the game's only touchdown performance in the first half as night," Nutt said. "They were just Known for his stint in the super-
Ole Miss to just 72 rushing yards and Leigh Tiffin hit five short I've been around," Saban said. playing so hard. They put us in a violent Spider-Man mini-series
on 23 carries. field goals, one shy of the school's It would have been far worse position to win." "Maximum Carnage" and, um,
-- ESPN Stats & Information single-game record. had the Rebels defense not come Alabama has now held four of that SNES game we played so
Other teams may have their The defense made it stand up, up with big play after big play six opponents under 88 yards in long ago, Carnage will assuredly
shiny new spread offenses and forcing Snead into the four despite being on the field for more the first half. lend an over-the-top je ne sais
pass-first mentality. The Crimson interceptions, which matched a than 35 minutes. With Auburn losing to Arkansas quoi to MUA2's proceedings.
Tide just keeps getting it done career high. The Crimson Tide's They were especially good after and LSU up against No. 1 Florida We're not exactly sure what
with special teams and defense. Cory Reamer also blocked a punt turnovers. The Rebels forced a later Saturday, the Tide has a happens when you pair him with
Alabama picked off four Jevan and recovered a fumble on a punt field goal with a goal-line stand chance to take control of what Spider-Man and Venom on
Snead passes and scored twice return. after Reamer's blocked punt gave appeared to be a very tight SEC screen, but we worry they might
after special teams miscues to Snead completed 11 of 34 Alabama the ball at the 5. But West race. get eaten by Carnage, which could
smother No. 3 Mississippi 22-3 on passes for 140 yards, missing with the Ole Miss offense holding The Rebels were ranked as high be really awkward.
Saturday. badly occasionally but also the ball for just 8:57 in the first as No. 4, their highest ranking Gallery: Marvel Ultimate
"This was the most complete win suffering from dropped balls. half, Alabama used 47 plays for since 1970, but have looked bad Alliance 2 (Carnage DLC)
we've had all year, in a difficult Twice Alabama defenders ripped 237 yards to tire out the Rebels. on offense for much of the season. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2's
situation," Alabama coach Nick the ball away from Ole Miss That helped Ingram score They could drop out of the poll first DLC character is another
Saban said. "It's like climbing a receivers who were bobbling it. untouched from 36 yards out on this week. Spider-Man originally appeared
mountain. The higher you go the "We had a couple of new fourth-and-1 with 55 seconds left The five turnovers against on Joystiq on Sat, 10 Oct 2009
more treacherous it gets." wrinkles for the game and I think in the half to make it 16-0. Alabama were more than half Ole 16:00:00 EST. Please see our
Off The Mark he knew what we were doing," "The fourth-down play was a Miss' season total of nine entering terms for use of feeds.
Jevan Snead completed 11-for- Alabama linebacker Cory Reamer special play we have," Saban said. the game. Permalink| Email this|
35 passes (31.4 percent) Saturday, said. "But our defensive line was "It was an unbalanced overload. "It's just too hard a mountain to Comments
the lowest completion percentage in his face. And that's tough for We did a great job blocking and climb when you do that," Nutt
for a quarterback with at least 35 any quarterback." sealing. Mark did a great job said.
attempts this season. The second- Saban said the Tide hit Snead running."
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Arkansas hands No. 17 Auburn first loss of year

By Associated Press Saturday. Arkansas -- which gave points a game. minutes. Ben Tate scored on a 1-
(ESPN.com) up 52 points on this field less than "You can't play like we did yard run, and after an Arkansas
Submitted at 10/10/2009 2:33:55 PM a month ago -- shut down Auburn today and win in the SEC," said punt, he broke free around the
for most of the game. Gene Chizik, who lost for the first right side for a 60-yard
Auburn's rally too little, too late "We weren't going to play soft time as Auburn's coach. touchdown. The Tigers then held Facebook and Twitter
as Arkansas goes hog wild with these guys," Arkansas Auburn offensive coordinator on fourth down and took over at arrive November 17 on
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Chris defensive coordinator Willy Gus Malzahn was a successful their own 34. Terrell Zachery
Todd flipped a short screen pass Robinson said. high school coach in northwest immediately went 60 yards on a Xbox Live in the UK
to Mario Fannin, and Arkansas' The Tigers scored three Arkansas, and he was the reverse, and Onterio McCalebb By Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
Jerico Nelson was ready. He hit touchdowns during a quick flurry Razorbacks' offensive coordinator scored on a 3-yard run a short Submitted at 10/10/2009 1:00:00 PM
Fannin immediately for a 4-yard toward the end of the third in 2006. After leaving the Hogs, while later.
loss. quarter, but by then the he spent two years on the Tulsa Suddenly, it was 34-23, and Though Microsoft has been a bit
The 17th-ranked Tigers -- and R a z o r b a c k s h a d b u i l t a staff before heading to Auburn. Auburn had rushed for 207 yards cagey with a solid release date for
their fast-paced, powerful offense c o m m a n d i n g l e a d . Malzahn lost to his former in the third quarter alone. t h e u p c o m i n g
-- had been stopped in their "They were an undefeated team, school for the second straight Dennis Johnson helped the Facebok/Twitter/Last.Fm update
tracks. getting a lot of hype. They were year. Last season, his offense at Razorbacks regain momentum for Xbox Live, eagle-eyed UK
Fast Facts ranked," Arkansas defensive Tulsa scored in every quarter with a 70-yard kickoff return, and readers have spotted the phrase
• Arkansas capitalized on three lineman Jake Bequette said. "Any before coming up empty in the Broderick Green's 3-yard "Service launches 17th November
Auburn fumbles and improved to time a team like that comes into fourth period of a November loss touchdown run made it 41-23 2009" on the UK Xbox
3-2. our house, we have to respond." in Fayetteville. with 11:22 remaining. website(seen above).
• Forty four points is the most Arkansas (3-2, 1-2 Southeastern "With Gus, it's like rolling the Johnson also returned a kickoff When we recently got to give
Arkansas has scored against Conference) started the game by dice," Robinson said. "For the 50 yards in the first half. the services a spin at Microsoft's
Auburn, surpassing a previous holding the Tigers to their first first eight plays, we didn't see "Any time it looked like it was First Annual Open House, the
record of 42 set in 2001. The win scoreless quarter of the season. anything he had done in the going to be close, Dennis changed company wouldn't give us a set-in
also ended a three-game home The Razorbacks led 6-0 after one, previous five games. Not a thing." the field position," Petrino said. -stone release date, though MTV
losing streak to the Tigers. then broke the game open in the Whether they were surprised or Tate ran for 184 yards and two Multiplayer were told a public
• Auburn lost the turnover battle second. not, the Razorbacks looked touchdowns, but Auburn's Chris beta for the services would arrive
3 to 1; the Tigers had been plus-8 Nelson's big hit came in the prepared, and their defense has Todd was only 15 of 28 for 133 for XBL Gold Members in the
in turnover margin this season. second quarter. When he tackled come a long way since a 52-41 yards. "middle-towards-end of October."
• Auburn's loss ended a 20-game Fannin, their facemasks appeared home loss to Georgia on Sept. 19. "We had no movement during We've contacted Microsoft for
win streak for Gene Chizik at to become tangled, and Fannin Meanwhile, Arkansas' offense the first half. It took us some time word on when the services will be
Auburn. In addition to starting 5-0 ended up losing his helmet. continues to click for coach to warm up today," Todd said. arriving on this side of the pond,
this season, Chizik had won 15 Smith gave Arkansas a 13-0 Bobby Petrino. Smith played his "Today was an eye opener." though ... well ... it's the weekend.
straight games as Auburn's lead with a 25-yard scoring run. best game of the season before Arkansas was without wide We'd suggest you don't go holding
defensive coordinator from 2003- Fannin then fumbled away the hurting his right leg in the third receiver Joe Adams, who Petrino your breath for that info until
04. kickoff, and Ryan Mallett threw a quarter. Mallett went 24 of 37 for said had a mild stroke earlier in Monday.
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up being a sneak-peak of whats to
come in Atlanta on December 5.
Florida, meanwhile, has rolled
to a 5-0 start, but against feeble
opposition — including
Charleston Southern (which
famously beat the 73-point spread
in its 62-3 loss).
Some have argued this week
that the Gators can survive a loss
tonight and still win the national
title (this was one of the
arguments for sitting Tebow).
Theres something to this, since
even in defeat, Florida would still
be a lock to take the SEC East. So
if they were to run the table after
staff delayed clearing Tebow until
now because they wanted to see
how hed handle the plane ride
from Gainesville to Baton Rouge.
What that could tell them about
how hell handle being slammed to
the ground by a 300-pound
lineman is beyond me, but I guess
thats why Im not a doctor. (Well,
that and the fact that Im scared of
hospitals.)
Pregame: For the sake of what
remains of my professional
reputation, the official position of
this guest blogger is that gambling
on sports represents a sordid,
immoral bastardization of athletic
measured at 130 decibels and
where the fans frenzied
celebration of a game-winning
score a few years ago actually
registered as a small earthquake.
Its like trying to play football
inside a drum, Bear Bryant
supposedly said.
And Saturday nights in Death
Valley are a special kind of beast
for visiting teams, which have
gone 0-32 against the Tigers in
such contests since 2002. This
includes Floridas 28-24 loss in 07.
In sports, the impact home-field
advantage is often overstated (as
the graduate of a school where the
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youve got to figure LSU can at
least keep itself in this game.
And then theres The Tebow
Situation, which, in what probably
amounts to a journalistic crime,
Ive waited until the sixth
paragraph to detail. You all know
the basics: Brutal concussion two
weeks ago against Kentucky (who Philadelphia Phillies-
said the Wildcats couldnt be a Colorado Rockies games
factor in the SEC this year?), very
limited action in practice since pushed back due to
then, game-time decision tonight. weather
Even if he plays, will he be the
same? Will Meyer alter his game By ESPN.com news services
plan to minimize the potential for, (ESPN.com)
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losing tonight and win the SEC
title game, its hard to imagine
they wont be in the top two in the
final BCS standings. But thats not
etched in stone: if they lose
tonight, Florida will need help to
play for the Sears Cup, or
whatever the championship
trophy is called.
Pregame, part 2: Reports are
saying Tebow has been medically
cleared to play. This should mean
that No. 15 will be on the field
tonight, since Urban Meyer has
been saying that hell play if hes
cleared. But Meyer hasnt
specified whether hell start
Tebow, so its possible hell be
coming off the bench.
Apparently, Floridas medical
competition and should be
vigorously prosecuted in the 49
states that have had the good
sense to outlaw it.
That saidcan you believe LSU is
getting eight points in this game!
What a steal! There are a host of
reasons to expect Florida, with or
without its concussed quarterback,
to struggle mightily in Baton
Rouge, wherelest we forgetUrban
Meyer has never won. (OK, so
thats based on a grand total of two
games. But if you repeat it
enough, it starts to sound like it
matters.)
One factor is the setting itself:
primetime in Tiger Stadium, a
rowdy ear-splitter of a venue
where the crowd noise was once
basketball team averaged about 20
percent capacity at its home
games, I can vouch for this), but
not when it comes to under-the-
stars football in Death Valley.
Plus, these Tigers arent exactly
football slouches at least on one
side of the ball. To date, they
havent shown much on offense,
ranking dead last in the SEC in
total yards per game. But its
defense where theyre making a
mark, racking up a league-leading
eight interceptions so far and
delivering an emphatic statement
with a game-saving goal-line
stand (four plays inside the 2-yard
line) two weeks ago at Mississippi
State. Combine a gritty defense
with the Death Valley factor, and
downfield defender? And if he
doesnt play, how will backup
John Brantley, a much more
traditional drop-back passer with
little meaningful experience,
handle the QB role? Without
Tebows dual threat, how much
easier will it be for the Tigers to
bring the Gator offense to heel?
Well find out the answers to
these questions and more (like,
when will Verne Lundquist drop
his first How do you DO!?) soon
enough. Kickoff will be shortly
after 8, and Ill be here offering my
usual inane drivel trenchant
analysis, (and maybe checking the
Dodgers score during
commercials). So stop by and join
the fun.
DENVER -- Colorado manager
Jim Tracy suspected this might
not be a night for baseball when
even his dogs wanted to skip the
morning walk.
Major League Baseball agreed
with Tracy's beagles.
Game 3 of the Phillies- Rockies
playoff on Saturday night has
been postponed because of cold,
snowy weather.
[+] Enlarge AP Photo/David
Zalubowski Snow covers the
playing surface of Coors Field,
seen from the main concourse
Saturday in Denver.
Major League Baseball

Italy, Denmark, Germany, Serbia Qualify for 2010 World Cup

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(FanHouse) qualification. Longtime stalwarts Miroslav Klose. Meanwhile, Guus Serbia Qualify for 2010 World
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rescheduled the game for Sunday
night at 10:07 p.m. ET, and Game
4 was pushed back to Monday, at
a time to be determined. Game 5,
if necessary, will be played as
scheduled on Tuesday in
Philadelphia, without a day off for
travel.
"I think it's a very wise
decision," Tracy told The
Associated Press by phone. "You
could have something happen in
weather like this where you could
lose a player for half a year in
2010. I don't think that would be
good for anybody."
The delay gave the teams a
chance to tweak their pitching
rotations, and the Phillies
announced Saturday morning they
now planned to start rookie left-
hander J.A. Happ in Game 3
instead of Pedro Martinez.
Happ, a rookie, said Friday he
felt better after being knocked out
of Game 2. He entered in relief
and took a hard liner off his left
leg in the seventh inning.
The Rockies will stick with
right-handed starter Jason
Hammel for Game 3 but they
could move up ace Ubaldo
Jimenez for Game 4, when the
Phillies will counter with Game 1
winner Cliff Lee.
Staying with their left-handers,
the Phillies will start Cole Hamels
in Game 5 if it is needed.
"There's no question about the
type of play that you would see in
this kind of weather versus if you
have better conditions that they're
calling for Sunday," Tracy said.
"To be cold and wet and rainy and
sleety or snowy is completely
different than cold and dry and
clear."
Surely any dog would know
that. Well, at least Tracy's.
"We got up to take the dogs for a
walk and when two beagles don't
want to go outside, I don't see
how baseball players would see
this as a real good day to be
playing," he said. "It was snowing
and 18 degrees, not very
conducive for baseball."
While the Phillies holed up in
their hotel with no plans of
working out at the ballpark
Saturday, the Rockies summoned
their players for a 90-minute
workout inside Coors Field.
"We're going over at noon to do
what we can indoors," Tracy said.
"We just want to keep ourselves
on somewhat of a schedule."
If the Yankees and Angels
finish off sweeps of the Twins and
Red Sox respectively on Sunday,
the Phillies-Rockies game
Monday is expected to be played
at 7 p.m. ET. If one of the AL
series is still alive, the Phillies and
Rockies would tentatively play at
5 p.m. If both AL series are still
going, the Phillies-Rockies game
would be at 2 p.m.
The NL Division Series is tied
at one game each.
A cold front moved into Denver
overnight, dropping temperatures
into the teens with record lows for
the date. Coors Field was covered
with a thin layer of snow and ice
Saturday morning and flurries
were expected to continue through
the night.
National Weather Service
meteorologist Eric Thaler said the
cold front packed more punch
than expected and easily broke the
record low for the date of 25
degrees set in 1905.
"It's not going to get as warm as
we thought. It got much colder
than we anticipated," Thaler said.
"We crushed the record: 17 today,
7:22 this morning. Up in the
foothills it's even colder."
The front will move out
Saturday night and temperatures
are expected to approach 50 on
Sunday.
"It's still not going to be a
delightful time tomorrow night,"
Thaler said. "Baseball is 70s and
80s and 90s weather. It's not
going to be that. By the end of the
game, it might be sneaking into
the mid- to upper 30s. You're still
going to want to bundle up, but it
will be warmer than today."
Information from The
Associated Press and ESPN.com
senior baseball writer Jayson
Stark was used in this report.
FIX
continued from page 56
they’ve lost both home games and
the Texans haven’t had a winning
record since beginning play in
2002. Still, you’d think a Super
Bowl finalist would sell out its
stadium, no? The Texans’ goal on
Sunday: stopping the Cards’ Larry
Fitzgerald. Arizona QB Kurt
Warner aims for his 50th 300-
yard passing game. GR
Pick: David: Arizona, Garey:
Arizona, Al Toonie: Houston
New England (-3) at Denver:
This half of the Daily Fix, a
Broncos fan since the Orange
Crush days, is surprised by
Denver’s 4-0 start. Despite
scoring only 79 points, the
Broncos have the NFL’s second-
highest point differential thanks to
a stingy defense that’s
surrendered only 26 points in four
games. But their opponents on
Sunday are led by Tom Brady,
who has won 10 straight October
starts, throwing 31 TDs and only
three picks. This should be a good
barometer for Denver, which
hasn’t started 5-0 since 1998. GR
Pick: David: New England,
Garey: Denver, Al Toonie: New
England
Jacksonville (-3) at Seattle:
Once in a while there’s a game
that so intriguing, so compelling
that it has captivated even the
most casual of NFL fans.
Unfortunately, this isn’t it. But,
um, Seattle will at least be getting
back starting quarterback Matt
Hasselbeck. That’s exciting,
right? One former Virginia Tech
Hokie, offensive lineman Brandon
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Frye, relishes his chance to play
with Seattle. GR
Pick: David: Jacksonville,
Garey: Seattle, Al Toonie: Seattle
Indianapolis (-3.5) at
Tennessee: When your team goes
from playoff team one season to
winless through four games the
next, fans will call for change.
Such is life for Titans QB Kerry
Collins, who is hearing calls for
Vince Young to get a shot. And
why not? The Titans, while
mathematically alive, are toast
already. It’s not like they can get
any worse. The Colts’ Eric Foster
would love to become an
offensive star. GR
Pick: David: Indianapolis,
Garey: Indianapolis, Al Toonie:
Indianapolis
MONDAY’S GAME
New York Jets (-1) at Miami:
The Jets, who have won four
straight Monday night games
against the Dolphins, have won
their past three road games at
Miami (including a 2007 rout by
27 points). Rookie QB Mark
Sanchez, who has been sacked
nine times in the Jets’ 3-1 start,
has a new target, Braylon
Edwards, whom the team hopes
will alleviate the pressure.
Edwards, acquired in a trade with
Cleveland, comes with baggage,
though, and a propensity to drop
passes. GR
Pick: David: Jets, Garey:
Miami, Al Toonie: Jets
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The Count: JaMarcus Russell Is Florida Gators quarterback

Flawed, as Is QB Rating Tim Tebow starts in return
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 2:11:52 PM
avoiding sacks tended to remain
good at avoiding sacks,” Lisk from concussion
writes. By contrast, interceptions By ESPN.com news services minutes.
JaMarcus Russell is testing the appear to have a lot more to do (ESPN.com) As he jogged back to the locker
limits of the NFL’s arcane passer- with teammates. Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:23:20 PM room, he paused to take a look at
rating formula. The Oakland While Russell is still sack- LSU mascot Mike the Tiger in his
Raiders starting quarterback is prone, a passer rating that Tebow Cleared To Play Tebow cage, stationed near the visitors'
completing 39.8% of his passes; incorporated sacks would improve C l e a r e d T o P l a y V I D E O tunnel in the corner of the
anything below 30% contributes his standing relative to, say, PLAYLIST stadium.
zero points to a passer rating. His been sacked 6.9% of the time he’s Aaron Rodgers, who has a rating • Tebow Cleared To Play Tebow Tebow re-emerged from the
attempts have gained an average dropped back to pass, which is a of 101.1 but has been sacked on Cleared To Play locker room about five minutes
of 4.7 yards; anything below three career low and about half the rate 13.6% of would-be pass attempts. • The Impact Of Tebow On later with his helmet and shoulder
also contributes zero points. He of Aaron Rodgers. And it would enhance the Florida The Impact Of Tebow On pads on and started throwing to
also has just one touchdown pass On Pro Football Reference’s reputation of Eli Manning, who’s Florida receivers.
in 108 attempts; Peyton Manning blog, Jason Lisk argues that sack been remarkably good at avoiding • Who Is John Brantley? Who Is Tebow has been recovering for
and Drew Brees have nine each. rate should be incorporated into sacks this year, getting tackled John Brantley? two weeks since suffering a
That all contributes to his rating passer rating. Sacks typically are behind the line of scrimmage on BATON ROUGE, La. -- concussion Sept. 26 in a victory at
of 42.4. On Football Outsiders, considered a byproduct of bad just 1.6% of potential attempts. Quarterback Tim Tebow was Kentucky.
Mike Tanier breaks down every offensive-line play, but Lisk Manning’s career rating is 12.4 medically cleared to play and Florida coach Urban Meyer said
aspect of Russell’s 39.8% found that the quarterback p o i n t s l o w e r t h a n B e n started in Florida's game against all week that the 2007 Heisman
completion percentage, which deserves much of the blame. He Roethlisberger, a fellow member LSU on Saturday. Trophy winner has performed
would set a modern standard if analyzed 48 occasions when QBs of the2004 draft class, but SEC blog well on his tests. Doctors wanted
Russell could maintain it (while changed teams between seasons, Roethlisberger’s career sack ESPN.com's Chris Low writes to see how Tebow handled the
keeping his job). Associated Press and found that sack percentage percentage is nearly twice as high about all things SEC in his flight to Baton Rouge before
Most of JaMarcus Russell’s was the stat that stayed most as Manning’s. conference blog. making a final decision.
passes this year haven’t been c o n s i s t e n t w h e n a p l a y e r ’ s Further NFL reading: At • Blog network: The senior has never missed a
caught. teammates changed — more so Advanced NFL Stats, Brian Burke College Football Nation game in his four-year career.
But Russell does have some than completion percentage and finds evidence of irrationality in Tebow went through pregame Information from The
things going for him. He’s thrown yards per attempt, and much more coaches’ decisions to punt or kick warmups with the top-ranked Associated Press was used in this
just four interceptions, fewer than so than touchdown percentage and a field goal on fourth down. Gators. He made some throws, report.
eight NFL quarterbacks. And he’s interception percentage. “Those ran some pass patterns and did
been sacked eight times, fewer quarterbacks who were good at some stretching for about 10
than 11 other quarterbacks. He’s

Twins Villain Cuzzi Once Fired as Minor-League Ump

By Ed Price (FanHouse) helped cost the Twins their game his way back from the low on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:41:00 EST
Friday night at Yankee Stadium,
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Bradford Returns to Lead Okie
Rout
By Terrance Harris
(FanHouse)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 8:30:00 PM
by Terrance Harris
Filed under: Oklahoma, Big 12,
Injuries, Heisman Sam Bradford
at times looked a little rusty, and
he and his receivers seemed out of
synch, but the Heisman Trophy-
winning quarterback returned
after a nearly one-month layoff to
lead the 19th-ranked Oklahoma
Sooners to a 33-7 win over Baylor
on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
Bradford, who had missed three
games after spraining the AC joint
in his (right) throwing shoulder in
the first half of the season opener,
passed for 389 yards and a
touchdown in a relatively easy
game. The real test comes next
Saturday when the Sooners take
on No. 2 Texas in the annual Red
River Rivalry in Dallas.
Bradford Returns to Lead Okie
Swag Saturday: Final Fantasy spinoff pack (PSP)
By Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 7:00:00 PM
If you're like us, you're ready for
The Future of Digital
Entertainment[TM] and want to
get rid of all that silly, antiquated
physical media still laying around
the house. We're using some for
coasters (something's gotta hold
our Zima!), some for Halloween
treats later this month, and some
for Swag Saturday giveaways.
We're hoping that you're not
like us and are instead hungrily
searching for your chance to win a
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Once Mocked in New York,
Pavano Now Valued in
Minnesota
By Ed Price (FanHouse)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 5:45:00 PM
by Ed Price
Filed under: Twins, Yankees,
MLB Playoffs, American League
Division Series MINNEAPOLIS -
- People in New York must think
we're talking about some other
guy named Carl Pavano.
And maybe we are.
The Carl Pavano who will start
for the Twins on Sunday in Game
3 of their American League
Division Series against the
Yankees doesn't sound like the
one who spent four years on the
Yankees. Or, more precisely, their
disabled list.
He's married now, with one
child and another on the way. He's
33 years old and pitching on a one
-year contract that forces him to
earn his next deal.
Once Mocked in New York,
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Obama's Nobel Prize
By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
Submitted at 10/10/2009 8:30:00 PM
If you thought the writing on the
cutscene-friendly Metal Gear
Solid franchise was confusing, the
reason for that should be crystal
clear when you read the personal
blog of the series' creator, Hideo
Kojima. The blog's latest update
imparted the enigmatic
developer's feelings on President
Barack Obama's recent,
unexpected reception of the Nobel
Peace Prize:
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"President Obama, who declared
'A World Without Nuclear
Weapons' in Prague, has won the
Nobel Peace Prize. Has the era at
last started shifting? The start of
the Peace Walker plan? I hope
that comes to be. 'Peace will not
walk to you.' 'You must both walk
towards one another.' From the
gym."
Not only does this entry reveal
that Kojima writes like William
Shatner speaks, but it also exposes
a grim truth of the Metal Gear
series -- it's all real. The GW
construct. The Philosophers'
Legacy. The Patriots. FoxDie.
And, of course, somewhere there
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Based on this post, we're guessing
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ELLE News Quiz: 10/9
By ELLE.com (ELLE News Siriano's new memoir?
Blog) 5) What did Rachel Weisz wear
Submitted at 10/9/2009 12:04:07 PM to the Madrid premiere of Agora?
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1) What celebrated lensman just 2) Lily Allen
released a photo scrapbook? 3) Lanvin
2) What Brit it-girl performed at 4) Fierce Style
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By blogeditor1 (Material Ellen, Islay's renowned "ghost"
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new limited expressions this good to miss. It's special-occasion
week, we took notice. After a lot scotch, one to break out at the I have a complicated relationship
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recovery—we've managed to Or today at 4:59, if you like. It's faceted glitter of gems and the
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(Fair warning: Three are cask- Lagavulin 12-Year-Old, $75; the artistry of a custom-made
strength—hence the recovery Caol Ila unpeated 10-Year-Old, piece. However, I get all bent out
time.) complex. From Caol Ila, a lesser- finally reaches American soil with $60; Royal Lochnagar Selected of shape when it comes to
One of our all-time favorite known Islay distillery, comes an its lovely Selected Reserve. Aged Reserve, $210; Port Ellen 30-Year weighing the costs of my jewelry
d i s t i l l e r i e s , L a g a v u l i n , i s uncharacteristic new 10-year. It's in sherry and bourbon casks and -Old, $370; for more information, to the environment, to those who
launching a bold new 12-year, distilled without peat, and what bottled at a refined 43 percent, v i s i t m a l t s . c o m C R A I G find and handle the raw materials,
four years younger than its remains is buttery and grassy, Lochnagar is rich, fruity, and BRIDGER Photo: Courtesy of and of course, to myself (this
flagship quaff. We like the 16- with undercurrents of salty brambly, an excellent way to Classic Malts economy makes it difficult to
year plenty, but the new 12 is caramel. The Eastern Highlands' f i n i s h a m e a l . F i n a l l y , a n justify a splurge). Last year, when
delicious, too—smoky, oily, and, tiny Royal Lochnagar distillery incredibly rare 30-year from Port my now-husband and I decided to
despite its younger age, very get married, I put strict parameters
on the engagement ring: no
diamonds, no unnecessary dazzle,

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and no debt. We decided together
on an 18k yellow-gold band with
a little clover made of dark red
rubies. Designed by Jessica
Fields, it reminded us of the
stained-glass windows in the
cathedrals we’d seen on a recent
trip to France.
For the wedding ring, I planned
to get a plain gold band…until a
friend told me about Blanca
Monrós Gómez. The Barcelona-
born, Brooklyn-based artist, who
has designed jewelry for Nicole
Miller, has a wonderfully organic
style. I was smitten with her
earrings that resemble dried
flower buds, and her “seed” rings
that look delicate solo, and lovely
and wilder when worn in stacks of
multiples. I also liked that Blanca
uses recycled metals and works
with environmentally responsible
sources—and lives within
walking distance from us,
allowing us to “shop locally.”
When we visited the Blanca at
her adorable Park Slope
apartment, she offered us wine
Season Crush: Spring 2010’s Greatest Hits
Collection
By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Blog)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 1:21:18 PM
Awesome as it’s been to wake
up every morning over the past
four weeks and click through all
the new runway looks, oohing and
ahhhing (often while still in
pajamas), it is now time to reflect
on that which we think and hope
will rise to editorial’s top.
There were collections such as
those from Marc Jacobs, Gareth
and beer, introduced us to her cats
and her husband, and let us try on
her designs. We wished we’d seen
her rose gold rings earlier, as they
flatter any skin tone, from my
husband’s pinky-white to my
dusty-beige. We also liked her
custom nesting bands: the bride’s
ring has a cluster of bubbles on
top that fit seamlessly into the
underside of the groom’s band. I
told Blanca that I was leaning
towards a simple 18k band, but
she could see the sparkle in my
eyes when I tried on her diamond
pieces (too bad the black
diamonds set in rose gold clashed
so badly with my rubies!). She
proposed a gold band with a
dusting of itsy-bitsy diamonds
(chips from larger stones used for
other pieces) in different sizes,
arranged to look like they were
sprinkled on randomly. And, even
though this would be custom-
made, the price was much more
reasonable than other rings i’d
seen and liked. I couldn’t resist.
I’m including a photo of the
Pugh and Viktor & Rolf, whose
new and dramatic looks one could
immediately envision on the
pages of a well story; there were
dresses, like those in Jason Wu’s,
Gucci’s, Valentino’s, and
Giambattista Valli’s collections
that will without question grace
red carpets en masse come award
season; and there were a few,
most notably YSL, Louis Vuitton,
and Miu Miu, that require more
mulling to fully understand—and
perhaps, appreciate—the
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ring Blanca designed for me. This
is the first ring Blanca has created
in this style, and although she
admitted that it was tricky to set
such small stones, she’s pleased
with how it turned out. I love that
the band is narrow and elegant but
also sturdy, and I’m delighted by
the way the tiny stones at the ends
make me think of floating
bubbles. I also love how this one-
of-a-kind piece fits perfectly with
my engagement ring. We had
several visits, conversations and
email exchanges with Blanca,
who made the entire experience
feel more like hanging out with a
friend than shopping for jewelry.
My husband and I can’t stop
admiring my ring, and I’ve
already started thinking about
coordinating pieces—for
anniversaries, of course. Links of London's
—Corrie Pikul, Associate
Articles Editor
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Covetable Friendship
Bracelets
By ELLE.com (ELLE News
LINKS
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In middle school, my signature
birthday gift to my friends and
foes alike was friendship
LBD with epaulets at Celine, bracelets, rings, necklaces, key
designers’ intentions. model crush of the season, Ranya chains, etc. Back then Claire’s
The Spring/Summer seasons of Mordanova (at Lanvin) was my go-to jewelry boutique
past have always been harder for Bottom Row: watermelon sized for all things pertaining to
me to love than their cooler clutch at Akris, the perfect cut-out friendship jewelry. Though it’s
weather counterparts, but this at Cushnie et Ochs, big bad been years since I’ve traded a
year, I fell for plenty—and for bangles at Rick Owens, best friendship bracelet with anyone,
those pieces (and one model) bodysuit (and exit) at Alexander Links of London’s sterling silver,
shown below, I fell hard. Wang hand-woven friendship bracelets
Enjoy! Photos: Getty Images have reminded me why I've
Top Row (L-R): Cut-out leather always loved the legend behind
boots at Gucci, supple leather these infamous bracelets:
trench at Loewe, watercolor originating in Central America, in
cocktail dress from Peter Pilotto,
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1935 Congress declared
Friendship Day the first Sunday in
August and these bracelets have
been decorating American kids’
wrists for decades. Recall, though,
that you aren’t allowed to remove
the bracelet (if you do it signifies
the friendship has made a turn for
the worse), however, once the
bracelet naturally falls off you’re
entitled to one wish. I love the
idea of symbolizing a friendship
with a simple bracelet, and Links
of London has made the necessary
tweaks to transform this
They're Closing All the Factories Down
By stylemens (GQ: The
Editors)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 1:13:00 PM
It's hard not to be reminded of
Uniqlo's 'tech support America's industrial past when
you look at this salvage yard from
By blogeditor1 (Material that we've taken it for a test run my hometown of Cleveland.
Interest on Men.style.com) and the stuff does keep you Afterall, the structure itself—a
Submitted at 10/9/2009 9:11:54 AM toasty, so why ask why? It's only massive, run-down Fisher Body
going to get colder, and these plant built on 12 acres—is a relic
Now that the days are turning pieces will be welcome whether of the kind of manufacturing
brisk, your ordinary undershirt you're on the subway or, as muscles we used to have. For
won't cut it. Head for—where Uniqlo's ads fancifully suggest, at pennies on the dollar, the folks
else?—Uniqlo, further cementing the chalet. Best of all, unlike most here buy about 10 semi-loads a
its all-things-for-all-people status of Uniqlo's garb, you can get day of everything they can get
with the new Heattech line. H e a t t e c h i t e m s o n l i n e — n o their hands on from shuttered
H e a t t e c h ' s t e c h n i c a l f i b e r s fighting the Jil Sander +J crowds factories across the country and
actually help generate and retain (though, admittedly, that kind of
w a r m t h b y a b s o r b i n g b o d y vigorous exercise would likely
m o i s t u r e — i t s m o v e m e n t keep you pretty warm, too).
Basquiat draws a crowd
generates heat. (An antibacterial Tees, turtlenecks, and long By blogeditor1 (Material
agent in the fabric helps control johns, $10.50 to $15.50, available Interest on Men.style.com)
odor, too.) We can't explain the a t u n i q l o . c o m M A T T H E W Submitted at 10/9/2009 2:48:23 PM
science of it, but we can report S C H N E I E R P h o t o : U n i q l o
Creating the new "Jean-Michel
Basquiat" line, which hits
London's Dover Street Market
tomorrow, was not exactly a
simple process. The Inoue
Brothers (whom you may know as
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childhood rite into a staple piece
for our modern-day BFFs. So grab
your closest friend or frenemy and
head to a Links of London store
near you or visit
linksoflondon.com now to get
your own friendship bracelets
($180-$215).
—Natasha Clark, Associate
Fashion Credits Editor
Follow ELLE on Twitter.
resell it to locals. The graveyard of what we used to be.
aisles—filled with machinery Even more so, they're a reminder
from closed-down Big Three auto of the challenges we've got
factories, bicycles from ahead.— michael williams
Worksman Cycles in Queens,
N.Y., and palates of unused parts
tickets from a Chrysler Assembly
plant in St. Louis—are a literal
the world's leading London-based, Nicholas Taylor photographs of
Japanese-Danish design team) the late artist. Head over to High
started with polos, jackets, sweats, Snob to see the complete
and shirts from iconic brands like collection.
Lacoste, Wrangler, Levi's, and On sale tomorrow at Dover
Pendleton. Then, they worked Street Market, 17-18 Dover St.,
with Rei Kawakubo's team at London, doverstreetmarket.com
Comme des Garçons to silk- MATTHEW SCHNEIER Photo:
screen the various pieces with highsnobiety.com
atmospheric, never-before-seen
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Join the Gang!
By stylemens (GQ: The
Editors)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 10:13:19 AM
Five minutes with Rob
McElhenney
Crack addiction, incest,
abortion, and child
molestation—these are just a few
of the patently-offensive themes
waved about like a drunk uncle’s
unlicensed handgun in the FX
sitcom It’s Always Sunny In
Philadelphia, now in its fifth
season. Creator Rob McElhenney
catches us up on the deranged
happenings in his City of
Brotherly Love.— dan fierman
Being fully familiar with the
degeneracy that you guys traffic
in on a regular basis, I’m curious
how you plan to mock basic
human decency this season. You
know, how much further can the
line be pushed past “dumpster
babies”?
[ laughs] [ pause] How much
more evil can we be? Well, for
fuck’s sake. What can we expect?
Well, right now we’re shooting a
scene that is a flashback, which
we’ve never done, it’s a flashback
to last October where we sneak
into the World Series. Game Five
of the World Series when the
Phillies win.
You shot in the stadium? That
sounds high tech for the show
famous for its low budget.
It certainly is. But the episode
we’re really pumped about is an
episode called “The Gang
Wrestles for the Troops” where
we decide that there’s nothing
more American than Hulk Hogan
fighting the Russian Bear and the
Iron Shiek. We felt like we had
these troops coming home and
they aren’t being celebrated, so
we decide to put on the wrestling
show and we enlist the help of
Roddy Roddy Piper.
Did you guys really make the
pilot for 85 bucks?
Yeah, that’s essentially what
happened. I wrote a script that
was never supposed to be a TV
show—it was just a short film. By
that point I had written a few
scripts and was sick of writing for
And then you get Danny DeVito
to co-star. He’s delightful on the
show, by the way.
I’ve never heard it put that way.
I like that. Danny Devito is
delightful on our show.
DeVito is a delight! What else
can you say? How did you get
him?
Well, after the first season we
were really happy creatively, but
people had never heard of the
show. So FX approached us and
said we need to figure out a way
that we can generate some kind of
word of mouth and the easiest
way to do that is to bring in a
name. We were really wary of
that at first, but we kinda didn’t
have a choice. So we said, okay,
we’ll go down a list of people
who make sense with our
sensibility, and Danny was up
there on the list. And it turns out
that Danny’s kids were big fans of
other people and then leaving it. the show. So I basically went over
So I said, Fuck it. I’m going to to his house and said what we
write something, bring my friends were thinking and within a few
in, shoot it and who cares if no hours of me leaving his house he
one understands it. It was a signed on to the second season.
comedy about a guy coming over He’s been with us ever since.
What do you tell folks who
to his friends house and telling
him that he has cancer and all the aren’t hip to the show? How do
friend can think about is: I have to you get them to watch?
get out of this room right now. It Well, look, if they’re not hip by
was relatively easy. The hardest now, they’re just dumb-asses,
part was finding a boom mike. would be my guess. We’re in
We used a mike that you could season five. You know, get off
buy at BestBuy and then taped to your couch and stop being such a
a broom handle. We visited the pussy and change the damn
networks. Popped in the DVD and channel!
had offers a few days later.
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Tech.view:
From farm
to fork
(The Economist: Daily
columns)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 1:42:37 AM
Tech.view
Oct 9th 2009
From Economist.com Bar codes
that let shoppers trace their food
back to the field
DESPITE its preoccupation
with hygiene, America’s dirty
secret is that it is one of the most
dangerous places in the developed
world to eat. Every year 76m
Americans become ill because
they have consumed contaminated
food—a staggering 26,000 cases
per 100,000 population. In
Britain, where people consume far
fewer hamburgers, generally eat
out less often and buy nowhere
near as many ready-meals, there
are 3,400 cases of food poisoning
per 100,000 population annually.
France is safer still, with only
1,200 annual instances per
100,000 people.
Most cases of food poisoning
are mild, with victims recovering
in a day or two. Sometimes,
however, foodborne illnesses kill
or cause permanent health
problems. In the United States
around 5,000 people die and a
further 325,000 wind up in
hospital each year as a result of
food poisoning. The annual cost
to the country, in medical
treatment and lost productivity, is
more than $35 billion.
The wave of food scares that
has swept America over the past
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Barack Obama and the Nobel peace prize: Even greater

expectations
(The Economist: News Obama has proposed holding talks call for a new understanding “diplomacy is founded in the Cuba and Russia—among
analysis) about nuclear affairs, removing a between America and Islam. It concept that those who are to lead others—have offered nothing of
Submitted at 10/9/2009 12:00:28 AM precondition that Iran first was designed both to assure the world must do so on the basis substance to demonstrate that a
abandon enrichment of uranium. Muslims, now thought to number of values and attitudes that are policy of engagement will bring
Barack Obama and the Nobel Mr Obama made withdrawal of 1.6 billion around the world, that shared by the majority of the more results than Mr Bush’s
peace prize American forces from Iraq one of America is not set on a crusade. world's population.” But is the tough line.
Oct 9th 2009 the main pledges of his election Similarly it was intended to award premature? Although the More troubling is Afghanistan.
From Economist.com Is it campaign and has since overseen convey to any Americans (and prize may be given in the spirit of Although the Nobel committee
premature to give Barack Obama a slightly quicker run down of others) who believe in the notion encouraging Mr Obama’s has now rewarded Mr Obama
the Nobel peace prize, less than a troops than was envisaged by Mr of a “clash of civilisations” that government, it might have been with a title of peacemaker (plus
year into his presidency? Bush. Towards North Korea, too, friendly ties between religions is better to wait for more solid $1.4m or so), he remains a war
BARACK OBAMA, who has Mr Obama has dangled the eminently possible. achievements. With so many good president. He must shortly decide
been America's president for just prospect of bilateral talks and Similarly, American policy intentions, and so many initiatives whether to deploy an additional
nine months, has won the 2009 closer engagement. towards small and repressive scattered around the world (and 40,000 soldiers to fight against
Nobel peace prize. Perhaps the Regarding Russia Mr Obama regimes, ranging from Myanmar an immensely busy domestic Taliban and other insurgents in a
Nordic judges felt it was a has developed a policy of notably to Cuba, has shifted in mood, if agenda, including health-care conflict that has lasted for eight
suitable consolation after Chicago warmer ties, dubbed “hitting the not yet substance, by offering the reform and averting economic years. With no obvious means of
lost out to Rio de Janeiro in its bid reset button”. Relations had prospect of engagement if collapse), Mr Obama appears to ending that war, there is a serious
to host the 2016 Olympic games. become especially frosty towards governments demonstrate be racing around trying possibility that Mr Obama's
Or the prizegivers might have felt the end of Mr Bush’s presidency progress towards democracy. everything without yet achieving presidency will become
moved by Mr Obama’s personal when war broke out between Some may also see Mr Obama’s much. dominated by worsening
story: that a mixed-race man is Georgia, an ally of America, and push for more action to tackle One might point to Mr Obama’s conditions there.
president says much about the Russia. Since coming to office Mr climate change as a factor—he is lauded decision to close the Mr Obama’s aspirations may be
p e a c e f u l p r o g r e s s o n r a c e Obama has also overseen talks urging Congress to pass a cap-and military prison for terrorist laudable, but he has several tough
relations in America. Instead they aimed at reducing the nuclear -trade bill and has said that his suspects in Guantánamo Bay, and years ahead. The Nobel
e m p h a s i s e d M r O b a m a ’ s arsenals of Russia and America, administration would decree new his explicit rejection of the use of committee evidently wants to
aspirations and his commitment to while speaking of his ultimate environmental rules if Congress torture by American spies and encourage him but it might have
diplomacy, even if, so far, he has wish to “get to zero”—somehow fails to do so. (Al Gore, another interrogators. Both are welcome, been wiser to hold judgment until
achieved little that is concrete. ridding the world of all nuclear Democratic figure, also won the but for now Guantánamo Bay he has achieved more. In America
Most broadly, he has sought to weapons. Most substantially (and Nobel prize, for his campaigns remains open. Carrying through itself, the decision has already
engage with opponents, saying to the dismay of the Polish and against climate change.) on promises is proving far harder infuriated conservative
that America would “extend a Czech governments), he has Yet critics will have plenty to than making them. Similarly Mr commentators, ensuring there will
hand, if you unclench your fist”, scrapped an earlier plan to deploy complain about. The prize-giving Obama made progress in be no peace on the home front, at
for example to those who were a missile-defence shield on land committee was at pains to encouraging Israeli and least.
earlier dismissed as an “axis of in eastern Europe, which had been emphasise Mr Obama’s Palestinian leaders to hold talks Back to top ^^ Readers'
evil”. Somewhat to the discomfort seen as a provocation by Russia. “extraordinary efforts to about peace earlier this year, but comments
of Iran’s president, Mahmoud Yet Mr Obama’s main strengthen international as he is distracted by other The Economist welcomes your
Ahmadinejad, who had bolstered achievement is a change of tone in diplomacy and co-operation concerns both parties have since views.
his domestic support by vilifying foreign policy. A speech given in between peoples”. In the citation, drifted away from negotiations.
America as an aggressor, Mr Egypt in June was an eloquent the committee argued that his And so far North Korea, Iran,
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few years has caused a crisis in
the country’s $1 trillion food
industry. One of the most
notorious outbreaks, caused by
the virulent Escherichia coli
O157:H7 bacterium, happened in
1993. Four children died, dozens
of people went to hospital with
kidney failure and hundreds more
became seriously ill after eating
undercooked hamburgers from the
Jack-in-the-Box chain of
restaurants. Since then, the
regulations governing the sale of
ground beef have been tightened
considerably.
The deadliest foods to be found
on the stalls in street markets and
the shelves of supermarkets,
though, are not meat or poultry
but leafy vegetables and fruit.
That is because unlike ground
beef, which is cooked at a
temperatures which destroy bugs,
fruit and leafy vegetables tend to
be eaten raw. The outbreak of
O157 in 2006, which killed five
people and made a further 205 ill,
was tied to raw spinach.
Meanwhile, America’s largest
epidemic of foodborne disease in
over a decade—last year’s
Salmonella infection that claimed
two lives, hospitalised 250 people
and affected more than 1,300
others—was traced back through
the supply chain initially to
tomatoes and then to jalapeño
peppers. Now there are doubts
whether either was really to
blame.
Tracking down the source of a
foodborne infection is notoriously
difficult. The vast majority of
incidents are transitory in
nature—a leaky toilet, a
wandering animal, a momentary
lapse of hygiene in the field or
factory. But mounting concern
about this lack of traceability has
prompted the food industry itself,
as well as the American
government, to take action.
In October 2007 producers in
the United States and Canada
joined forces to launch a plan
called the Produce Traceability
Initiative. This uses bar-codes to
track fruit and vegetables through
the distribution system. Although
participation in this particular plan
is voluntary, it may soon become
compulsory to provide traceability
of some sort.
That is because lawmakers on
Capitol Hill want to give the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA)
sweeping new powers to oversee
food production. A bill introduced
in the House of Representatives
by John Dingell, a Democratic
congressmen from Michigan, was
passed in July, though it has yet to
be taken up by the Senate. But
with the White House, the food
industry and the FDA behind it,
the bill could be law before the
end of the year. If it is, then
companies selling food in
America will have to adopt a
tracking system that can identify
the farmer, the field, the picker,
the packer, the shipper, the
wholesaler and the shop—all
within two business days of a case
of food poisoning being reported.
The technology for doing so is
readily available. Radio-
frequency identification (RFID)
tags used for tracking items like
shipping containers and pallets of
goods have been around for years.
The attraction of these tiny
passive chips, which emit a
stream of digital data only when
energised by a radio beam, is that
it is not necessary to see a tag to
read it.
Unfortunately, though simple
RFIDs cost less than 30 cents
apiece, they are still way too
expensive for tagging a bag of cut
lettuce or a bunch of grapes. By
contrast, the bar-codes printed on
supermarket products cost less
than half a cent each. Their
disadvantage is that they have to
be scanned physically by a line-of
-sight reading device. It is also
tricky to capture the data in the
field and stick the bar-code labels
on the produce as it is picked and
packed. Managing the supply-
chain database is no trivial matter
either.
The Consumers Union, which
campaigns on behalf of individual
customers, wants Congress to
require food producers to use an
electronic tracking system like the
one Federal Express employs for
parcels. But tracking produce is
not that simple. A parcel delivered
by Federal Express, or any other
courier service, stays under one
firm’s control all the way. By
contrast, a bunch of grapes travels
from the farm to a packer, to a
shipping centre, to a warehouse,
to a shop and finally to a
consumer’s fridge. Each stage is
handled by a different
organisation with a different way
of doing things.
That has created opportunities
for new firms like YottaMark of
Redwood City, California, and
FoodLogiq of Durham, North
Carolina. Both have developed
sophisticated software for tracing
the origin and freshness of food.
If their technology is deployed,
the next time a big food scare
occurs, the damage done to
consumers and producers alike
should be far more easily
contained.
But apart from safety, the new
traceability software should also
allow packers and shippers to
combine their tracking functions
with marketing exercises. Both
YottaMark and FoodLogiq offer
systems that let shoppers type a
text code into a mobile phone or
home computer, or scan a bar-
code using a phone’s built-in
camera, to find out when the
tomatoes on the shelf were picked
and which field they came from.
That can be an attractive
proposition for producers.
YottaMark’s traceability label
(“HarvestMark”) has been
attached to almost a billion food
items so far. What the food
industry has learned in the process
is that it not only gives consumers
the confidence to buy, but also
builds customer loyalty and trust
in a particular brand, a region and
even an individual producer.
Some 85% of consumers polled
by YottaMark said that, all things
being equal, they would choose a
traceable item over an untraceable
one.
Bringing the farmer
electronically into the kitchen this
way can make the experience of
buying produce as personal as
shopping in a local farmer’s
market—but with a far wider
range of products to choose from.
As Elliott Grant of YottaMark
observes, marketing foodstuffs
these days is becoming more a
matter of “locale” and less about
being merely “local”.
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Ireland and the Lisbon Treaty
Oct 2nd 2009 | BRUSSELS
From Economist.com Irish
voters decide the future direction
of the European Union
THE fate of the Lisbon Treaty
rests in the hands of 3m Irish
voters on Friday October 2nd. For
the second time they are being
asked to vote in a referendum on a
new rulebook for the European
Union that would make it harder
for individual governments to
block initiatives, and that would
create powerful new posts to
represent the union around the
world. All 27 countries of the EU
must ratify each new treaty and
Ireland is the only one which must
still hold a vote to approve
Lisbon.
Irish voters rejected the treaty in
a referendum just over a year ago,
amid fears that it would weaken
their country’s traditionally
outsized influence in Europe. In
particular voters said they were
unhappy that Lisbon would see
the European Commission shrink,
so that not every member of the
club had a commissioner at all
times. Following the shock of the
Irish No vote, other European
leaders issued binding pledges
that this rule change would be
reversed, and that if Lisbon came
into force, the Irish (and all other
EU countries) would keep “their”
commissioner. Irish voters also
received solemn written
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Art.view: No bowl unturned

(The Economist: Daily Seventeen of the most successful almost flawless piece of the best selling to a private Chinese
columns) lots were bought by private Asian Turkestan jade, it was carved by collector for HK$39.86m.
Submitted at 10/10/2009 2:50:54 AM buyers seeking white jades, seals, the craftsmen of Khotan for the Dragons were the centrepiece of
lacquerware, rhinoceros horn, Qianlong emperor in 1756. a magnificent throne, carved from
Art.view carved furniture, scholars’ works Estimated at HK$2m-3m, it zitan wood and measuring nearly
Oct 10th 2009 and especially anything with the eventually sold for HK$12.98m. five feet (140cm), which was sent
From Economist.com Imperial slightest imperial connection. Buyers with smaller budgets for sale from a private Beijing
connections prove a goldmine at American buyers were nowhere fought over some small white- collection. By the time of
recent sales in Hong Kong to be seen. Only one lot was jade carvings of monkeys, Qianlong’s reign, over-zealous
THE uneven response to secured by a European collector badgers, birds, insects and felling had brought China’s zitan
Sotheby’s contemporary Asian art after an international bidding war, “endless” knots, assembled by the forests to the point of extinction.
sale in Hong Kong on October 6th an intricately carved red lacquer late Edward Chow, a Honk Kong To preserve the little that
seemed inauspicious. Buyers bowl from the 18th-century collector. The more ordinary ones remained, use of zitan wood was
apparently suspected the market Qianlong period for HK$2.7m failed to sell in the room, but the restricted to imperial palace
still had further to fall. But the ($344,000), more than seven rare early pieces were snapped up. workshops. A piece zitan this
blues had vanished two days later times the top estimate. Fierce A 17th-18th-century carving of large would have been highly
with the sale of fine furniture and dragons swim around the sides of two nuzzling “qilin” figures unusual, which explains why it
ceramics. the bowl, a reference to a (gentle mythical animals, like a was put aside for only the most
The October 8th sale confirmed traditional Chinese story about the unicorn or a giraffe, with a single skilled master carvers. Estimated
a trend at auctions in London, carp in the Yellow River that horn on its forehead) doubled its at HK$20m-30m, the throne sold
New York. Whereas the financial swim upstream and try to leap top estimate, reaching for HK$85.78m to a private
crisis has made mice out of through the rapids at the Dragons’ HK$500,000, whereas a pair of bidder, a world record for a piece
collectors (especially speculative Gate. Those that succeed become 18th-century dragonflies and of Chinese furniture.
buyers) of contemporary works, dragons, just as the young men crabs carved in black and white Sotheby's six days of sales in
such as Yue Minjun’s pink who passed the imperial civil- jade well surpassed the Hong Kong, which included wine,
grimaces and the many-hued service exams could perhaps HK$60,000 top estimate to reach jewellery, art and furniture,
dollybirds by Liu Ye and Feng become high-court officials. With HK$225,000. brought a total of HK$1.3
Zhengjie, sales of traditional d i l i g e n c e a n d p e r s e v e r a n c e But as in the Water, Pine and billion—88% higher than the
Chinese arts are where the real anything is possible, for carp as Stone Retreat sale, pieces with an spring sales. The HK$486.4m
muscle is to be found. well as for collectors. imperial connection drew the made by the sale of fine art and
Western auction houses say A private hoard of imperial highest offers. A large blue-and- ceramics was nearly three times
there may be as many as 100 wares, romantically named the white moonflask(pictured above), the total earned in the spring. If
mainland Chinese collectors who Water, Pine and Stone Retreat carved in a shape associated with there is a recession, it is definitely
spend upwards of $1m a year Collection, proved a particular the early Ming dynasty (14th somewhere else.
buying art, and another 100 draw. Yellow is the colour most century) but decorated with the Back to top ^^ Readers'
collectors in Hong Kong and closely associated with the flamboyant dragons linked with comments
Taiwan. Of the top 20 lots in the imperial court, and a small yellow the Qianlong emperor, was The Economist welcomes your
Chinese fine-art sales, only two jade bowl proved the sale’s most expected to fetch HK$15m-20m. views.
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declarations that Lisbon did not
affect Ireland’s cherished military
neutrality, nor its laws on abortion
or taxation.
A year on, opinion polls show a
clear lead for the Yes camp.
Ireland’s once booming economy
has slumped into one of the
deepest recessions in the EU, and
a sense of crisis appears to have
convinced Irish voters that they
need to maintain close ties with
Europe by voting Yes. No other
country has dared to hold a
popular vote on the treaty, which
itself only exists because its
earlier incarnation—the grandly
named Constitutional
Treaty—was rejected by French
and Dutch voters in referendums
in 2005.
Final results in Ireland will be
known on Saturday afternoon.
Then attention will turn to the
Czech Republic and Poland,
whose presidents have yet to sign
the Lisbon Treaty, completing the
ratification process. The treaty has
been approved by parliamentary
vote in both countries and
Poland’s president has said he
will sign once Irish voters have
had their say. The Czech
president, the fiercely Eurosceptic
Vaclav Klaus, is less predictable.
On Tuesday a group of senators
close to Mr Klaus filed a new
legal challenge to Lisbon with the
country’s constitutional court,
asking judges to decide if the new
treaty would turn the EU into a
“superstate”, violating the Czech
constitution. The highest Czech
courted rejected an earlier legal
challenge to Lisbon in November
2008. This one could take a few
weeks or a few months to resolve,
and while the judges are
deliberating, Mr Klaus has said he
will not sign.
Such antics might be little more
than a legal curiosity were it not
for the fact that the opposition
Conservative Party in Britain has
said it would, once in office, call a
referendum on Lisbon if the treaty
has not been ratified by all 27 EU
members. With a British general
election to be called in the first
half of 2010, Lisbon supporters
fear that Mr Klaus may withhold
his signature long enough to leave
Lisbon in limbo until a
Conservative government takes
power in Britain. But Britain’s
prime minister, Gordon Brown,
could wait until June before going
to the country. Even Mr Klaus, a
wily operator, may struggle to
find excuses to stall for eight
months.
Assuming the Irish vote in
favour, the next step on the EU
agenda is a big summit of all EU
heads of government on October
29th and 30th, chaired by
Sweden, which is expected to
propose selecting the holders of
two new posts created by Lisbon.
One post is that of president of the
European Council, who for a two-
and-a-half year term will chair
summits and represent national
leaders abroad. An existing post
of high representative, or foreign-
policy chief, will be greatly
beefed up.
EU posts are traditionally
decided in a frenzy of horse
trading that does not favour those
who emerged early as favourites.
This time early runners for the
president’s position include a
British former prime minister,
Tony Blair, and the Dutch prime
minister, Jan Peter Balkenende.
Conteders for the high
representative job include Ursula
Plassnik, a former Austrian
foreign minister, Olli Rehn, the
Finnish EU commissioner, and
Carl Bildt, Sweden’s foreign
minister, whose brilliance is not
matched by his popularity in
capitals such as Paris (where he is
seen as too pro-Turkey) and
Berlin (where officials dislike his
tough stance on Russia).
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MediaDailyNews:
Emmis Radio Revs
Down 26.5%
(MediaPost | Media News)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:43:07 PM
The latest earnings statement
from Emmis Communications
heralds another bad quarter for
radio as it moves into the critical
fourth-quarter holiday season.
The disappointing ad revenue
results from Emmis Radio are more accurate measurement
technologies.
especially significant for both the
company and the industry at large Also last week, Emmis Radio
announced a partnership with
because the comparisons with the
third quarter of 2008 were Brand Affinity Technologies that
will give Emmis advertisers
relatively easy.
Total revenues at Emmis Radio access to more than 3,000
celebrity endorsers. BAT cited the
fell 26.5%, from $72.7 million in
the third quarter of 2008 to $53.4 deal as a demonstration of the
value of its streamlined celebrity
million in the third quarter of
2009. This contributed to an brand endorsement process, which
allows advertisers to tap well-
overall revenue decline of 27.4%,
from $92.7 million to $68 million. known figures from
entertainment, sports and other
Revenues also 30.5% fell at
Emmis' publishing division, from areas for contextually relevant
endorsements. The campaigns
$21 million to $14.5 million.
While the recession obviously target national, regional, or local
levels.
played a role in the decline in
radio revenues, Emmis executives The deal follows a test phase in
which several local Emmis
admitted that the radio business in
general is also suffering from long advertisers used the BAT system,
which includes research to
-term trends, including the rise of
online media and an erosion of determine which celebrities and
advertiser confidence. That's endorsement strategies are most
partly due to impatience with appropriate in a given locale.
what is perceived as slow
progress on the adoption of new,
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MediaDailyNews: Versus: United MediaDailyNews:

Football League Doesn't Score Major Hit: 'USA Today'
(MediaPost | Media News) DirecTV standoff.
Submitted at 10/9/2009 8:23:55 PM Other failed efforts at launching
a second pro league include the
Circ Plunges 17%
Ratings for the United Football WFL in the 1970s and the World (MediaPost | Media News)
League's debut on Versus failed to League of American Football in Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:12:27 PM
produce the frisson created when the early 1990s, which folded
the XFL launched eight years ago, despite the support of the NFL. The forthcoming newspaper
but were largely in line with Even the indoor Arena Football report from the Audit Bureau of
network averages. League, considered a success at Circulations will show a steep
The Oct. 8 season opener posted 40,000. The UFL is a four-team some level, seems to have gone drop in circulation for USA
a .11 (146,000 viewers) in the key league that also includes teams in belly-up. Today, according to Editor &
18-to-49 demo in "live plus same the Orlando, Fla. and New York In the 1980s, the USFL received Publisher, citing advance data
day" performance. That was down areas. from the ABC figures due to be ending March 2008.
considerable publicity with With the latest decline, it
about 13% by one measure from Versus has committed to Donald Trump as a team owner; released on Oct. 26.
Versus' average for the 52-week c a r r y i n g g a m e s m o s t l y o n the signing of multiple Heisman Overall circulation fell 17%, appears likely that USA Today
season that ended last month. Thursdays, leading up to the title Trophy winners to contracts; and from an average of about 2.27 will lose its spot as the biggest
The UFL kickoff game also battle Nov. 27. HDNet is another an antitrust suit against the NFL. million in the six-month period newspaper in the United States to
yielded a .14 household rating, broadcast partner, and offered its It won in court, but received only ending September 2008 to 1.88 The Wall Street Journal, which in
down from the .19 (220,000 first game Oct. 10. Both networks $3 and subsequently folded. million in the six-month period March 2009 had a circulation of
homes) that marked the Versus are known to take gambles on ending September 2009. 2,082,189 -- up 0.6% from
On Oct. 20, ESPN will air a 2,069,463 in March 2008.
average for the 2009-10 season. unproven content. documentary about the oft-wacky The loss was partly the result of
The game did go against a college Versus did not embark on an league. a sharp drop in single-copy sales, Separately, a MediaPost
game on ESPN and the baseball expensive promotional blitz for which fell 100,000, and cutbacks analysis showed that the total
The USFL's undoing may have average weekday circulation of
playoffs. the UFL, using on-air promos, been abandoning its spring- in the paper's agreements for
The UFL is the latest attempt to some online plugs and a staged summer schedule and looking to distribution to hotel guests. Home 100 top metro dailies declined
launch a pro football league interview with one of the league's compete head-to-head with the delivery figures remained stable. from 29,992,627 in the six-month
alongside the NFL. In February of coaches during a college game it NFL in the fall. The XFL, too, The paper's president and period ending March 2002 to
2001, the XFL kicked off on NBC carried. publisher, David Hunke, also 24,596,032 in the six-month
envisioned succeeding based on period ending March 2009 -- an
with a boffo rating, prompting The Comcast-owned network is fan hunger for football after the blamed an increase in the
some to believe it would be in the midst of a protracted battle newsstand price, to $1. These overall decline of 18% over seven
NFL season. years. Of the 100 titles analyzed,
viable. But viewership cratered with DirecTV over sub fees, The UFL has tried to find a drops continue a trend already in
soon after, and the games were resulting in the satellite operator niche in the fall even as ESPN evidence earlier this year: 91 experienced circulation
pulled off the air. having dropping the channel. Dish Average circulation in the six- declines in the period under
offers college games up to four consideration.
Only 14,000 fans attended the Network has stepped in to make it nights a week, and the NFL is month period ending March 2009
UFL opener in Las Vegas last available across its footprint. As a more popular than ever. was 2,113,725 -- down 7.5% from
week (between the hometown result, the network is in about 70 2,284,219 in the six-month period
Locomotives and a San Francisco- million homes -- a net loss of
area team) in a stadium that seats about 5 million due to the
74 Media/ Internet News Record

MediaDailyNews: AP May Raise

Rates For Premium Content
(MediaPost | Media News)
Submitted at 10/9/2009 3:51:54 PM

Seeking to shore up revenues

and highlight the value of its
original reporting, the Associated
Press is considering charging its
customers more for exclusive
online content, according to
London's Guardian newspaper,
which cited remarks by AP chief
executive Tom Curley at a
journalism conference in Hong
Kong.
The exclusive content offerings
could be reserved for customers
who paid the premium fees, or
made available on a tiered
schedule, with members who pay fee, on the theory that even a brief these criticisms by saying their
the premium fees gaining access period of exclusivity is valuable services provide a mechanism for
for a period of time before the for breaking news. online news publishers to attract
content then becomes widely Curley positioned the potential readers.
available. exclusive content system as a way Over the last year, the AP has
Curley was quoted as saying: for news organizations to rebuild moved to create new content
"Those who get access to that some of the value in breaking distribution and monetization
content and the rich multimedia or news, which has allegedly been options for itself and its members.
metadata that comes with it might diminished by online news These include a mobile network
get an exclusive for, oh, 20 or 30 aggregators like Google and offering news tailored for
minutes." Yahoo, which collect their news distribution to smartphones and
This would allow the AP to and (allegedly) profit from traffic other handheld devices, and an
maximize the content's exposure, and readership at their expense. online platform for editing and
while still giving an advantage to In the past, the news sharing video content.
those members who pay the extra aggregators have responded to