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Do-over on missile defense — famous scribbled self-
portraits (AP) Marc Andreessen to
reading between the lines (Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:50:40 AM
spin his web magic
By Tabassum Zakaria (Front
Row Washington)
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Lurabyss buzzed up: Mixed
Submitted at 9/17/2009 12:46:23 PM Reactions in Europe to the U.S. By Tom Taulli
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President Barack Obama’s new (Time.com) Submitted at 9/18/2009 10:30:00 AM

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Does it signal a diminished
threat from Iran if he is scrapping to believe that Marc Andreessen
the Bush-era system that was to NM man falls to his death is only 38 years old, especially in
be based in Poland and the Czech re-enacting UFC move light of his awesome resume,
Republic? Obama’s plan would which includes the creation of the
(AP) Mosaic browser and the legendary
use missile interceptors based on
ships. (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) company Netscape. While he
Former President George W. Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:49:23 AM
could have easily retired years
Bush would rattle off Iran and ago, he has continued to work
threats in the same sentence so Pam buzzed up: Shocked, hard. Hey, if not, it would be a
often that sometimes it seemed all shocked to find socialism in waste of an amazing mind.
roads to fear led to Tehran. He milestones needed to develop an give away a bargaining chip America (The Christian Science In fact, it seems that Andreessen
wanted the missile shield as intercontinental ballistic missile ahead of time? Monitor) has been accelerating his activities
protection. before 2015 as an intelligence The fact that the announcement 18 seconds ago 2009-09- lately. For example, he setup a
Obama said one factor guiding estimate in 1999 had predicted. comes on the 70th anniversary of 18T08:29:01-07:00 venture fund called Andreessen
his decision was updated On the nuclear threat, we’ve the Russian invasion of Poland on Horowitz.
intelligence assessments of Iran’s learned that key judgments still Sept. 17, 1939, may be worth The Economic Backdrop: Continue reading Marc
missile programs that emphasized stand from a 2007 intelligence raising the other eyebrow. Andreessen to spin his web magic
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The First Draft: Obama scaling back European missile shield

By David Alexander (Front The missile shield plan had Republic.” radar system, officials said. They of Six.
Row Washington) angered Moscow and caused a House Republican Leader John would be replaced by systems the The 10-year, $856 billion plan
Submitted at 9/17/2009 8:09:02 AM chill in U.S.-Russian relations Boehner said the decision “does officials described as more did not include a public insurance
despite Washington’s insistence little more than empower Russia versatile. alternative favored by Obama and
President Barack Obama is the program was aimed at Iran. and Iran at the expense of our The missile defense many other Democrats. It was
abandoning a Bush administration The Bush administration, which allies in Europe.” announcement may overshadow unclear whether it would win
plan to build a big, fixed U.S. had been working on the plan for U.S. officials portrayed the developments on the healthcare much Republican or Democratic
missile defense in Eastern Europe. some time, officially signed the decision as a shift based on new front. Obama is pushing support.
The president announced the deal with Poland last year in a intelligence showing Iran is more healthcare reform — his top But Baucus portrayed it as a
decision Thursday amid reports slap at Moscow for its war with focused on short- and medium- domestic agenda — at a rally in measure that could pass the
from Poland and the Czech Georgia. term rockets rather than Maryland later. Senate and would meet Obama’s
Republic overnight that officials Obama’s Republican rival for intercontinental ballistic weapons The push comes a day after goal of not adding to the the
there had been informed about the the White House, Senator John capable of striking at the United Senate Finance Committee federal deficit.
final decision. McCain, criticized the decision, States with nuclear warheads. Chairman Max Baucus unveiled a The nonpartisan Congressional
Instead of a fixed missile shield, saying it called into question the The decision would abandon the healthcare overhaul bill after Budget Office put the cost of the
the administration plans a more “ s e c u r i t y a n d d i p l o m a t i c idea for big fixed installations in months of negotiations with bill even lower — at $774 billion
mobile defense aimed at short- commitments the United States Poland for interceptor missiles Democratic and Republican
and medium-range rockets. has made to Poland and the Czech and in the Czech Republic for a colleagues — the so-called Gang FIRST page 3
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What’s the view? Obama’s “new
approach” on missile defense
By Tabassum Zakaria (Front
Row Washington)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 8:43:40 AM
President Barack Obama
used“new approach” a couple of
times to describe a shift in U.S.
missile defense policy, but his
statement was so steeped in diplo-
speak that it led to much initial
head-scratching over what was
actually new and different.
It was left to Defense Secretary
Robert Gates to shoot down as
“misinformed” raging speculation
that the United States was
scrapping missile defense in
Europe. He said the United States
would initially deploy ships
equipped with missile interceptors
to Europe.
Keep in mind that Gates was
also defense secretary under
President George W. Bush who
had pushed for the agreements to
build missile interceptors and
radar in Poland and the Czech
Republic — a move that had
royally angered Russia.
Obama appeared to be trying to
stay a step ahead of the expected
onslaught of Republican criticism
that he was going soft on national
security.
He started off by reminding
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Lenoir (Protesters in Czech
Republic demonstrate against
million. U.S. missile defense shield plans
Baucus meets with the in April)
congressional Democratic caucus
to pitch his plan Thursday.
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Obama as Jedi knight? George Lucas Jackson mother to get
knew it all along
By David Alexander (Front
Row Washington)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 11:50:19 AM
If you’re one of those folks
suspicious that maybe, just
maybe, President Barack Obama
is a Jedi knight, the photos from
the White House lawn Wednesday
must have been eye-opener.
There he stood, white shirt and
tie, brandishing a blue light saber
like a true Jedi master.
Speculation has been rife in
certain circles. After all, with
former Vice President Dick
Cheney dubbed “Darth Vader,”
people were bound to look for
other politicians able to tap the
power of the Force.
“Star Wars” creator George
Lucas poured fuel on the fire
more than a year ago, telling The
Washington Examiner it was
“reasonably obvious” Obama
would be a Jedi.
House may extend unemployment benefits
By Mark Fightmaster
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:00:00 AM
Filed under: Employees, Politics,
Financial Crisis
It appears that the House may
be ready to extend unemployment
benefits for another 13 weeks.
On Wednesday, September 23,
Congress will consider legislation
to add 13 weeks to unemployment
benefits in what are termed "high-
unemployment states." In order to
be considered a high-
unemployment state, the
$1m a year
Since then there have been
Photoshopped images of Obama
with a light saber, animated
cartoons of him performing feats
of Jedi mind control and more.
The photos Wednesday — at an
event promoting the Olympic
unemployment rate must be
greater than 8.5%. With
unemployment at record highs
nationwide, this status includes 26
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Games — led to a whole new (BBC News | Americas | World allowance is being spent, but state
burst of Internet creativity. Edition) that $315,000 a year pays for
One picture was edited to Submitted at 9/17/2009 5:30:44 PM employees caring for them and
portray Obama dueling another $160,000 is set aside for
Republican Representative Joe Court papers released in Los entertainment and other expenses.
Wilson, who famously shouted Angeles have revealed Michael Lawyers for Katherine Jackson
“You lie!” during the president’s Jackson's mother will receive wanted details of the payments
healthcare address to a joint more than $1m (£606,000) a year kept private but Judge Mitchell
session of Congress. from the singer's estate. Beckloff said in court he did not
Another showed him between The money is to be used to think the total amount could
Kanye West and Taylor Swift, support Katherine Jackson and remain sealed.
apparently wielding the saber to Michael Jackson's three children. Judge Beckloff has been
prevent any microphone grabbing The amount was approved by a presiding over a string of court
incidents like the one at the MTV judge in Los Angeles in August, cases regarding the unravelling of
Music Video Awards last but details have remained Michael Jackson's estate, his
weekend. confidential until now. business dealings and the
Gawker headlined its effort“The The payments are $26,804 a wrangling over future earnings.
Empire Strikes Barack” month for Mrs Jackson herself There are plans to produce a
For more Reuters political news, and a monthly allowance of wide range of Michael Jackson
click here. $60,000 for the children. memorabilia and a movie
Photo credit: Reuters/Larry Prince Michael, 11, Paris including footage from rehearsals
Downing (Obama and light saber Michael Katherine, nine, and for his planned comeback tour
at White House event Wednesday Prince Michael II (known as will be released in late October.
to promote Olympic Games) Blanket), seven, are the main The judge also scheduled
beneficiaries of the singer's multi- another court hearing in October
million dollar estate, along with for a progress report on how the
his mother and various charities. children are faring since their
After his death in June, Michael
Jackson's children went to live
father's death. At his memorial
service in early July, his daughter
s t a t e s a n d t h e D i s t r i c t o f with their grandmother at the Paris paid an emotional tribute to
Columbia. What about the other f a m i l y h o m e i n n o r t h L o s her father.
24 states? The unemployed Angeles. They are still living Michael Jackson died in June
workers there could qualify if there and Katherine Jackson has from high levels of drugs in his
their state is expected to hit 8.5% b e e n g r a n t e d p e r m a n e n t body including the powerful
unemployed or it meets other g u a r d i a n s h i p . anaesthetic propofol, more
criteria. String of cases commonly used on hospital
Continue reading House may The court documents show Mrs patients before surgery.
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H o u s e m a y e x t e n d assistant, housekeeper, driver, he procured the drug has focussed
unemployment benefits originally utilities, clothing, grooming and on his personal physician Dr
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Russia hails US missile overhaul
(BBC News | Americas | World
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Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:26:56 AM
Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev has welcomed as
"positive" the US decision to
shelve controversial missile
defence bases in Poland and the
Czech Republic.
Mr Medvedev said there were
now "good conditions" for US-
Russia talks on tackling missile
proliferation.
US President Barack Obama
had earlier announced there would
be a shift in US missile defence
strategy, following a review of the
threat posed by Iran.
Russian Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin said it was a
"correct and brave" move.
However, US Republicans have
called the decision "short-sighted"
and "harmful".
Some said it was a concession
to Moscow with nothing in return.
Russia had long objected to
plans pursued by the
administration of former-
President George W Bush to base
a missile interceptor system close
to its borders, calling it a threat to
its security.
It would be hard to invent a
news story that tied together more
strategic and political issues than
the Obama administration's
decision to change its stance on
the deployment of a missile
defence shield in Eastern Europe.
It touches on Washington's
assessment of Iran's military
capabilities. There is an
underlying assumption that
Tehran's capacity for mounting
warheads on long-range missiles
does not pose an immediate
strategic headache.
It also sends a signal to the
peoples of Central Europe about
how President Barack Obama
proposes to manage the post Cold
War order in their neck of the
woods in the next few years. And
it raises questions about the
administration's much-talked-
about desire to "hit the reset"
button on its relationship with
Russia.
Mr Bush had argued the system
was to defend against missiles
from "rogue states" like Iran.
Mr Obama ordered a review on
taking office earlier this year.
On Thursday he said that new
intelligence had shown Iran was
pursuing short-range and medium
-range missile development,
rather than long-range.
He said the US therefore needed
a "proven, cost-effective" system
that would use land- and sea-
based interceptors against the
evolving threat.
The US "no longer planned to
move forward" with the old shield
scheme, the White House said.
In an address on Russian
television, Mr Medvedev said Mr
Obama was "correcting" the US
approach to missile defence.
Mr Medvedev said that he and
Mr Obama had in earlier meetings
expressed the need to work
together to assess the risks of
missile proliferation.
"The statement made in
Washington today shows that
quite good conditions are
evolving for such work," Mr
Medvedev said.
'Hopeful signal'
The two countries are currently
in talks about reducing their
nuclear stockpiles.
Mr Medvedev said he would
discuss the issues with Mr Obama
during a visit to the United
Nations in New York next week.
The US move was also
welcomed by German Chancellor
Angela Merkel.
"I see the decision today as a
very hopeful signal that we can
overcome the difficulties with
Russia and develop a united front
to counter the threat of Iran," she
said.
However, Republicans in the
US have condemned Mr Obama's
move.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell said it was "short-
sighted and harmful to our long-
term security interests".
Defeated presidential candidate
John McCain called the decision
"seriously misguided".
"Given the serious and growing
threats posed by Iran's missile and
nuclear programmes, now is the
time when we should look to
strengthen our defences, and those
of our allies."
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we have strengthened America's
national security"
But Democratic House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi said the decision
was "brilliant" and clearly based
on an accurate summary of the
current threats.
The missile shield in question
was first confirmed in August
2008, when the US signed a deal
with Poland to site 10 interceptors
at a base near the Baltic Sea, and
with the Czech Republic to build
a radar station on its territory.
On Thursday Mr Obama said
the review he had ordered had
shown the threat from Iran had
altered.
There was now a need for a
more flexible approach to provide
"a stronger, smarter and swifter
defence" of US and allied forces
in Europe.
Defence Secretary Robert Gates
said the first phase of the new
strategy would be to deploy
"current and proven missile
defence systems in the next two
years", including the sea-based
Aegis and SM-3 interceptors.
BBC defence and security
correspondent Nick Childs says
the new US strategy is based on
mobility and flexibility.
Proven defence systems will be
based first on warships and then
on land, and will be upgraded
over the next decade, he says.
Mr Gates stressed the US was
not abandoning missile defence of
Europe.
He said negotiations were under
way with both Poland and the
Czech Republic about deploying
upgraded SM-3 interceptors from
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Report: Raymond Clark seen trying to hide evidence -

Newsday
(Most Popular - Google News) disappearance that turned out to Press he no longer represents pieces of evidence in the case - moved between several rooms,
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:50:36 AM be a murder, according to the Clark. but have not said what potential some of which he had no reason
Courant. Public defender Joseph Lopez DNA link, if any, has tied Clark to be in.
• 1 comment Investigators believe Clark was told AP Thursday he is still to the killing of Le. The card swipes were damning
• Rate trying to return to the scene to reviewing the case and declined to Officials said the indictment is for him, a police source told
• Share tamper with evidence, a police comment. sealed and said that means they Newsday.
• Email source told Newsday. Meanwhile, two childhood cannot discuss the case. Clark was initially held in
• Print >>PHOTOS: Click here to see friends of Clark appeared on But a source told the Courant solitary confinement because of
• the latest photos of Raymond Larry King Live on CNN that investigators found a single the notoriety of the case,
September 18, 2009 By JOHN Clark and the investigation, and Thursday night and said they were bead from a necklace Le was according to a correction officer
V A L E N T I photos of Annie Le shocked by the allegations against wearing in the lab area where she at the New Haven Community
john.valenti@newsday.com Clark was arrested Thursday him. One friend, Bobby Heslin, was last seen and that they also Correctional Center. He was later
Photo credit: Handout | A morning at a Super 8 Motel in told King: "That's not the found blood droplets in the area. moved to another state-run
handout photo of Annie Le, a Cromwell, Conn., and arraigned Raymond Clark I've talked to my They reported that Clark had facility, the MacDougall-Walker
Yale University student who was a b o u t t w o h o u r s l a t e r i n whole entire life." scratches and bruises on his arms Correctional Institution in South
reported missing and whose body Connecticut Superior Court in Another, Maurice Perry, said: "I and back when he was Suffield, Conn., because his bond
was later discovered in the New Haven. The 5-foot-9, 190- just can't picture him doing interviewed, but he told FBI is so high, authorities said.
basement of the lab. pound Clark did not enter a plea something like this." agents they were from a cat and "We don't know who's out there
An investigator conducting on charges he murdered the 4-foot But ABC News reported that from playing softball in a local rec maybe wanting to take action
interviews not long after the -11, 90-pound Le by what the Clark sent a text message to Le on league. against him," correction officer
disappearance of Yale graduate state medical examiner ruled was the day she disappeared, The Courant said sources told Lt. John Bernard said.
student Annie Le first became "traumatic asphyxiation - " brutal requesting she meet with him to them authorities are investigating With Matthew Chayes
suspicious of her accused killer, choking or strangulation. discuss the cleanliness of mouse whether Clark got some from the >>PHOTOS: Click here to see
Raymond Clark III, when he was Le was found Sunday stuffed cages in the lab. attack, or from stuffing Le's body the latest photos of Raymond
seen trying to hide lab cleaning into a wall chase in the basement The New York Times, citing a into the crawl space where she Clark and the investigation, and
e q u i p m e n t t h a t w a s l a t e r of the Yale Animal Resources researcher who asked not to be was found five days later. photos of Annie Le
discovered to contain blood Center, the same day she was to identified, reported that Clark FBI Special Agent Kim Mertz, >>COMPLETE COVERAGE:
spatters, a newspaper reported b e m a r r i e d i n S y o s s e t t o sometimes grew angry if lab the top FBI agent in New Haven, Click here to read more stories in
Friday. Columbia grad student Jonathan workers did not wear slip-on would neither confirm nor deny the Annie Le murder case
Citing a law enforcement Widawsky of Huntington. covers on their shoes. those reports - including • 1 comment
official, the Hartford Courant also Le was a researcher at the lab. Authorities have so far refused published reports that said Clark • Rate
reported that Clark was observed Clark was a technician who some to discuss a possible motive for failed a lie-detector test • Share
cleaning up areas that Le was in sources have called "a control the murder, though during a news administered early on in the • Email
before the 24-year-old researcher freak." conference Thursday, New Haven investigation. • Print
and bride-to-be was even reported Now being held on $3 million police chief James Lewis said The Courant, citing a source, •
missing on Sept. 8. bond, Clark was represented in rumors that Clark and Le had reported that a computer record of
That and other apparent telltale court by two public defenders. His been romantically involved were Clark's movements between
signs led investigators to view previous attorney, David Dworski untrue. laboratories shows he used his
Clark, 24, of Middletown, Conn., of Fairfield, did not attend the Law enforcement officials have swipe card to leave the building
as their primary suspect in the hearing - and told The Associated said they have more than 250 several times and showed he
Iran security forces clash with protesters
(Financial Times - US supporters on Friday used an to clashes with police using that has been under immense o f f i c i a l r a l l y o f a l - Q u d s
homepage) official rally to renew their teargas. pressure from the authorities, (Jerusalem) day with “Death to
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:07:16 AM protests against the election of In the first major demonstration reformists replaced chants of the Dictator.”
Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, leading in several weeks by an opposition “Death to Israel” sanctioned in the
Thousands of Iranian opposition
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Mass. House approves Sen. Kennedy succession continued from page 5
2015.

bill (AP) Ground-based system Under the

system proposed by former
president Bush, ground-based
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) next week. The bill initially would have DeLeo said lawmakers wanted defence missiles would have been
Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:57:38 AM They point out that Democrats required the appointee be from the to bar any appointee from also sited in Poland and a radar system
changed the succession law in same party as the person who running as a candidate in the to detect enemy missiles installed
BOSTON – A bill allowing Gov. 2004 to create a special election created the vacancy, a Democrat special election, but said they at Brdy in the Czech Republic.
Deval Patrick to name an interim a n d b l o c k t h e n - G o v . M i t t i n t h e c a s e o f K e n n e d y ' s could not constitutionally include Iran's Shahab-3 missile is thought
appointment to the Senate seat left Romney, a Republican, from s u c c e s s o r . that provision in the bill. to have a maximum range of
vacant by the death of Edward naming a temporary replacement That requirement was stripped DeLeo said House lawmakers 2,000km.
K e n n e d y i s h e a d e d t o t h e if Sen. John Kerry had won his after critics raised constitutional hope to pass a separate resolution Sea-based system President
Massachusetts Senate, where its presidential bid. concerns and noted that more than stating that it is the intention of Barack Obama has shelved plans
fate is uncertain. To change the law now that half of voters in Massachusetts the House that an appointee not to site interceptor missiles in
The House of Representatives there is a Democrat in the aren't enrolled in any party and also run in the special election. Poland. Instead the Aegis and
voted 95-58 in favor of the bill governor's office smacks of w o u l d b e b a r r e d f r o m Patrick has said he would Standard Missile-3 systems will
late Thursday. hypocrisy, they said. consideration. extract from the appointee a be deployed on US warships
House Speaker Robert DeLeo, a "When Senator Kennedy passed Kennedy, in a letter sent to promise not to be a candidate in based in the Mediterranean, with
Democrat, said the change is away we started (with) the law lawmakers before his death, urged the special election. mobile land-based variants to
needed to ensure Massachusetts that was on the books and we the change in law saying "it is Those said to be under follow by 2015.
continues to be represented by shouldn't be changing the law vital for this Commonwealth to consideration for an interim Intercontinental missile ranges
two senators until voters can m i d s t r e a m , " s a i d H o u s e have two voices speaking for the appointment include former Gov. The US has developed missile
choose a replacement during a Republican leader Rep. Bradley needs of its citizens." M i c h a e l D u k a k i s , f o r m e r defence sites in California and
Jan. 19 special election. H. Jones Jr. "Everything else is The debate is being followed Democratic National Committee Alaska as a deterrent to North
"I just want to make sure that ancillary and extraneous to that." closely in Washington, where Chairman Paul Kirk Jr.; former Korea, which has unsuccessfully
Massachusetts has a say ... that Kennedy died of brain cancer on Democrats hope to regain a 60- Massachusetts Senate President tested a 10,000 km range missile
Massachusetts has their voice Aug. 25. vote, filibuster-proof margin in R o b e r t T r a v a g l i n i , f o r m e r the Taepodong-2. Of the US's
heard on health care, on the Rep. Michael Moran, House the U.S. Senate ahead of any K e n n e d y s t a f f c h i e f N i c k strategic rivals, Russia has the
environment, on clean energy," chairman of the Committee on debate on President Obama's Littlefield, Harvard Law School longest range missile, the SS-18.
DeLeo said. Election Laws, said lawmakers health care overhaul. Professor Charles Ogletree and Print Sponsor
Patrick, a Democrat and ally of shouldn't be handcuffed by past Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, former state Treasurer Shannon
President Barack Obama, also votes if they are not in the best Senate Democratic Leader Harry O'Brien.
supports the change. interest of the state. Reid of Nevada and Candidates seeking the
The House's 16 Republicans "I ask you to focus on the needs Massachusetts' all-Democratic Democratic nomination in the
opposed the measure. of Massachusetts not in 2004, but delegation to the U.S. House also special election include Attorney Pentagon Wants 'Space Junk'
The bill was immediately in 2009," the Boston Democrat back the change, saying they need General Martha Coakley, U.S. Cleaner
moved to the Senate, and leaders said. all the votes they can to support Rep. Michael Capuano and
called for a formal session at noon Other Democratic lawmakers the health care change. Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen By Sharon Weinberger (Wired
Friday. Senate President Therese conceded a political motive in the Obama presidential counselor Pagliuca. State Sen. Scott Brown Top Stories)
Murray, a Democrat, has been vote, saying they wanted to David Axelrod has contacted and Canton Selectman Bob Burr Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:31:00 AM
tightlipped about the bill's chances p r o t e c t K e n n e d y ' s l e g a c y , Massachusetts officials, according are seeking the Republican
in that chamber. including his signature issue of to White House Press Secretary nomination.
Senate Republican leader expanded health care. Robert Gibbs. The Massachusetts Party primaries are scheduled
Richard Tisei has vowed to ask "Some people say it's political. branch of Obama's political arm, for Dec. 8.
that the matter be postponed. Of course it's political," said Rep. Organizing for America, has sent
Under Senate rules, that could Cory Atkins, a Concord Democrat out e-mails advocating for the
delay any debate and vote until and Kennedy supporter. change.
Sept. 18, 1895: Is There a Chiropractor in the House?
By Tony Long (Wired Top The first chiropractic adjustment bad back. The pain goes away and about?
Stories) is made, on a deaf patient with a his hearing is restored. What's that
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Clashes Reported as Iranians Hold

Demonstrations - New York Times
(Most Popular - Google News) unidentified witness as saying 10 Israel.” halt nuclear fuel production,
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:39:23 AM supporters of Mir Hussein Several reports quoted him as saying Iran would not relinquish
Moussavi, the leading opposition saying the Holocaust was a false its fundamental rights.
LONDON Courting renewed candidate in the June election, pretext for the establishment of Iran’s nuclear program has
international criticism, President were arrested after thousands of Israel in 1948. “It is a lie” based deepened Western suspicions that
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran people wearing the opposition’s on an unprovable and “mythical it is seeking to build nuclear
FedEx reports much
on Friday called the Holocaust a hallmark green wristbands and claim,” he was quoted as saying bombs, and those suspicions, in lower income, but is all
myth as large crowds marked an shawls joined crowds marching to in the speech. turn, have raised fears that Israel the bad news priced in?
a n n u a l p r o - P a l e s t i n i a n mark Quds Day. Mr. Ahmadinejad said the will take military action against
demonstration, and clashes were The witness was also quoted as Israeli “regime has no future. Its Iran’s nuclear facilities. By Steven Mallas
reported between his supporters s a y i n g M r . A h m a d i n e j a d ’ s life has come to an end,” Reuters Earlier this week, Secretary of (BloggingStocks)
and opposition protesters. supporters had beaten the reported. State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:00:00 AM
With sketchy accounts filtering opposition marchers. Videos Mr. Ahmadinejad made similar the country’s nuclear program
past official media controls, Al circulating on YouTube showed remarks after his first election as would be at the top of the Filed under: Earnings reports,
Arabiya television in Dubai and what seemed to be pro-opposition president in 2005. But, coming American agenda. FedEx Corp (FDX), United
the opposition ePersian Radio, demonstrators chanting and only two weeks before scheduled “Iran says it has a number of Parcel'B' (UPS)
b a s e d i n C a l i f o r n i a , s a i d singing on the streets of Tehran. talks between his government and issues it wishes to discuss with As Trey Thoelcke observed in
supporters of opposition The state-run station Press TV Western powers, his latest denial us,” Mrs. Clinton told reporters. his earnings preview,
candidates in the disputed June 12 said, “Millions of Iranians have of the Holocaust seemed likely to “But what we are concerned about FedEx(NYSE: FDX), a package
election defied official orders taken to the streets across the cast a cloud over those is discussing with them the shipper that competes with
from the Revolutionary Guards to country to mark the annual Quds discussions. questions surrounding their UPS(NYSE: UPS), is considered
avoid using the annual Quds Day, Day march in solidarity with The talks are expected to take nuclear program and ambitions.” by many to be a bellwether of the
meaning Jerusalem Day, as a Palestinians.” But the report made place on Oct. 1. In addition to the She said the meeting, to be held economy. The company reported
cover for protests, Bloomberg no reference to the presence of United States, the discussions will Oct. 1, would fulfill President Q1 earnings on Thursday; what
News reported. opposition demonstrators or involve Britain, France, Germany, Obama’s pledge to engage with do the results say about the
S u p p o r t e r s o f r e f o r m i s t clashes. Pro-Palestinian marches Russia and China. Possible Iran. But she insisted that the country's financial situation?
c a n d i d a t e s i n t h e e l e c t i o n took place in major cities such as locations for a meeting include United States would not be drawn Well, to me, they say things are
m a i n t a i n t h a t P r e s i d e n t Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Geneva, Vienna and Istanbul, into a lengthy and fruitless still rough. Revenues decreased
Ahmadinejad’s landslide victory Mashhad, Press TV said. according to a senior State diplomatic dance with Iran, as 20%, operating margin declined,
in the vote was tainted by fraud. The pro-Palestinian marches are Department official. some analysts have warned. and earnings per share plummeted
Protests over the vote have traditionally held on the last Iran offered to talk in a five- “We have no illusions about the 53% to 58 cents. Yeah, I'd say
plunged Iran into its deepest Friday before the end of the page letter delivered to several Iranian government,” Mrs. we're still having problems.
political crisis since the Islamic M u s l i m f a s t i n g m o n t h o f nations earlier this month. Titled Clinton said. “The point is to meet Continue reading FedEx reports
Revolution in 1979. Ramadan. But this year, “Cooperation, Peace and Justice,” and explain to the Iranians, face to much lower income, but is all the
Details of the reported clashes coincidentally, they also fell on it touched on political, social and face, the choices that Iran has, and bad news priced in?
on Friday remained unclear. the eve of the Jewish New Year. economic themes, and it called for to see whether Iran is prepared to FedEx reports much lower
The Associated Press, citing an In a speech to a pro-Palestinian reform of the United Nations, a engage.” income, but is all the bad news
opposition Web site, said that rally in Tehran, Mr. Ahmadinejad Middle East peace settlement and Sharon Otterman contributed priced in? originally appeared on
hard-liners attacked former called confrontation with “the universal nuclear disarmament. reporting from New York. BloggingStocks on Fri, 18 Sep
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Linden Lab Targeted in Second Life Sex-Code Lawsuit
By David Kravets (Wired Top Linden Lab, the maker of the sells beds enabling avatars to Linden Lab of allowing a virtual
Stories) popular virtual world Second Life engage in sex acts. The lawsuit, marketplace that hawks infringing
is sued by a virtual merchant who the first of its kind, accuses sex beds and other adult toys.
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Police focus on Yale murder suspect's attitude
(AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:04:45 AM
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Staffers
in white coats reported to work
Friday at the end of an
extraordinary week at Yale as
police considered whether a
graduate student's grisly death
might have stemmed from a
dispute with an animal research
technician described as an
overbearing "control freak."
A law enforcement official said
police are looking into the
possibility that Raymond Clark
III's attitude led to a deadly
workplace confrontation with 24-
year-old Annie Le. She vanished
Sept. 8, and her body was found
in a utility compartment in a Yale
medical school building five days
later, on what was to be her
wedding day.
Police charged Clark, 24, with
murder on Thursday, arresting
him at a motel a day after taking
hair, fingernail and saliva samples
to compare with evidence from
the crime scene.
Bond was set at $3 million for
Clark, who kept his head down
and said "Yes, your honor," when
asked whether he understood his
rights. He did not enter a plea.
The official, who spoke to The
Associated Press on condition of
anonymity because the
investigation is ongoing and many
details remain sealed, said Yale
workers told police that Clark was
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a "control freak" who clashed
with scientists and their proteges
in the lab where they both worked
at the Ivy League school.
Investigators haven't decided
whether the theory will ultimately
lead to a motive but don't believe
they'll need to establish one when
Clark goes to trial because they
have an abundance of strong
forensic evidence, the official
said.
Authorities are offering few
details about the crime. They
would not discuss a motive,
largely because Clark will not talk
to police, and would not disclose
the DNA test results or how they
connected Clark to the slaying.
Security guards continued their
street patrols Friday morning and
news crews set up for another day
of staking out the college's
medical complex. A makeshift
memorial of candles and flowers
was arranged at the entrance to a
park across the street from the lab
building, in an area of squat,
utilitarian buildings about a mile
from the majestic main campus.
Yale students are relieved that a
suspect is in custody, yet shaken
that the crime happened there.
"It's important to the community
to know that something's been
done and that somebody's actually
being brought to justice," Juliana
Biondo said Thursday.
But that doesn't comfort Doug
Lindsay.
"Despite the fact that they found
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somebody ... it was still, to me,
kind of scary," he said.
Le's work at the university
involved experiments on mice that
were part of research into
enzymes that could have
implications for treatment of
cancer, diabetes and muscular
dystrophy, while Clark's
technician job involved cleaning
floors and mouse cages.
New Haven Police Chief James
Lewis has called Le's death a case
of workplace violence. He would
not elaborate except to say reports
that the two had a romantic
relationship were untrue.
Clark appeared in court with
two public defenders. Joseph
Lopez, one of the defense
attorneys, said he still was
reviewing the case and declined to
comment.
Two friends of Clark's since
childhood, appearing on CNN's
"Larry King Live" on Thursday
night, said they were stunned by
the murder allegations and could
not reconcile them with the young
man they've known for years.
"That's not the Raymond Clark
I've talked to my whole entire
life," Bobby Heslin said.
"I just can't picture him doing
something like this," Maurice
Perry said.
The New York Times reported
that Clark at times grew angry if
lab workers did not wear shoe
covers. "He would make a big
deal of it, instead of just
computer’s speakers and wake
everyone up in your sleepy office.
In fact, you should probably kill
the lights, loosen your tie and
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requesting that they wear them,"
said a researcher who asked not to
be identified.
ABC News reported that Clark
sent a text message to Le on the
day she vanished requesting a
meeting to discuss the cleanliness
of mouse cages in the research
lab.
Reached at their homes after
work Thursday, several of Le's co
-workers at the lab declined to
comment on her or Clark.
The Connecticut medical
examiner said Wednesday that Le
died of "traumatic asphyxiation,"
which could indicate a choke hold
or some other form of suffocation
caused by a hand or an object
such as a pipe.
Clark was being held Thursday
night at the MacDougall-Walker
Correctional Institution, a high-
security facility in Suffield, about
20 miles north of Hartford.
His next scheduled court date
Oct. 6.
Yale President Richard Levin
said the killing "could have
happened in any city, in any
university, or in any workplace. It
says more about the dark side of
the human soul than it does about
the extent of security measures."
___
Associated Press writers
Colleen Long in New Haven,
Conn., and Matt Apuzzo in
Washington, D.C., contributed to
this report.
show everyone what daddy does
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9
Palm's Pre is
looking smart
By Tom Taulli
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:30:00 AM
Filed under: Earnings reports,
Apple Inc (AAPL), Research in
Motion (RIMM), Palm Inc
(PALM)
For Palm(NASDAQ: PALM),
the future is really about one
product: the Pre smartphone. And
based on the latest quarterly
report, it looks like things are
going fairly well (the device was
launched in June).
In fiscal Q1, Palm sustained a
net loss of $161.1 million, or
$1.17 per share. However, if you
exclude certain items, the result
was a loss of $13.6 million, or
$0.10. This was much better than
the Street's consensus of $0.24.
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Putin calls for
1st woman takes charge of Army's drill sergeants follow-up to missile
(AP) U-turn
(Financial Times - US
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Lt. Col. Dave Wood, King's attention as she enters a room as drill sergeant. homepage)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 2:52:53 AM battalion commander, said she they relax between classes on King rose to become the first Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:12:50 AM
was chosen for her approach to becoming finance clerks or legal female first sergeant named to
FORT JACKSON, S.C. – "the business of taking civilians aides. "Get back to school and get oversee the heart and soul of Vladimir Putin, Russia’s prime
Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King and making them into soldiers." back to doing something!" Army warfighters: the minister, on Friday said the
can dress down a burly, battle- Gone are the days of two King's face softened once she headquarters company of the 18th Obama administration’s decision
hardened sergeant in seconds with decades ago, Wood said, when his determined one soldier in exercise Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, to scrap plans for a missile
a sharp phrase and a withering drill sergeant made him clean wax gear wasn't goofing off, but just N.C., where she was responsible defence shield in Europe was a
look, then turn around and tell off a floor with a razor blade or back from the dentist and a root for 500 paratroopers, 22 sergeant positive step – but warned that he
trainee soldiers to be sure they get run around the barracks loaded canal. "Get some rest, soldier," majors, 22 colonels and three now expects other concessions by
seven hours of sleep. down with a full duffel bag. she advised the woman with a general officers. She's served in the US to follow.
As the first woman to take "She's got this unique way of swollen face and jaw. South Korea and Europe and held In his first public comments
charge of the Army's school for dealing with soldiers where she "You all make sure you get your jobs at NATO and the Pentagon. since the US announced its
its order-barking drill sergeants, can be correcting them, but it's in seven, seven hours of sleep!" While opportunities for women decision on missile defence on
the 28-year military veteran and a manner that they're wanting to King said before heading out the have increased over the past two Thursday, Mr Putin said he now
sharecropper's daughter said she's please her and wanting to do the door. decades, they are still excluded expected the US to back a bid by
used to breaking down barriers in right thing," he said. "It's not King's inspection companion, from assignments where soldiers Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
military roles normally reserved degrading to them." 1st Sgt. Teddy Johnson, said with engage in direct combat, such as to join the World Trade
for men. King takes over command of the a relieved grin that a day without infantry and tank units. Organisation.
"It's so easy because I love it," Drill Sergeant School on Tuesday King's stern critiques "wouldn't be Yet modern-day battlefields in
said King, a single, 48-year-old at Fort Jackson, the Army's a normal day. ... She's always that Iraq and Afghanistan have shown
North Carolina native. "I have a largest training installation. This way." that front lines no longer exist, UBS faces Swiss
family in the Army. It is my year the school will churn out Still, she has time for a few and even accountants or medics in
family." about 2,000 of the in-your-face other pursuits. She's completed the rear can find themselves in the exchange probe
The stern discipline dispensed instructors. one master's degree in business heat of battle and must defend (Financial Times - US
by her late father to his 12 The tough love approach comes management and is working on themselves and their buddies. homepage)
children set her on a path of through as King conducted her another in theology, saying she "I have one chance to do it, and Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:41:16 AM
taking responsibility for herself barracks inspections and daily enjoys studying issues of if I don't get it right, that soldier
and her siblings early on, King "walkabout" to meet with senior leadership in the Bible. could not survive on the The Swiss stock exchange is
said during a recent interview on enlisted men and women on a King's elevation marks another battlefield," King said. investigating UBS over possible
the Army's training base next to recent weekday. barrier broken in a still male- She's pleased that her rise breaches of rules covering the
Columbia. A touch of bright red lipstick dominated service of 550,000 should help others, she says. disclosure of price-sensitive
She learned to "give a hard day's and kohl-dark eyeliner doesn't soldiers, of which only about 14 "It means a door has been information.
work for whatever I earned and soften her stern gaze when she percent are female. opened. ... Who knows how far The announcement, made on
take no short cuts," said King, spots a sheet corner not properly There were few women training we can go?" she asks. "I just want Friday morning, will add to the
who enjoys passing her values to tucked or a young soldier with a alongside men when she first people to be able to fly." bank’s woes as it works to rebuild
young soldiers and watching them uniform askew. entered the military in 1980, just its investment banking and private
grow into senior officers and "What's going on here?" she out of high school. Several years banking businesses following the
enlisted men and women. queries, soldiers jumping to later, she was chosen to train as a settlement of a long running legal
US stocks edge higher in early trading battle with US tax authorities.

(Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:43:40 AM
US stocks edged higher on
Friday as investors shrugged off
fears over a pull-back following
this week’s rally.
But trading was expected to be
volatile because Friday marks the
quarterly expiration and
settlement of four different types
of September equity futures and
options contracts. During what is
known as the day of “quadruple
witching”, volume could also be
higher as traders unwind their
positions.
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Missile Mystery - Newsweek

(Most Popular - Google News) work its way to the center of so was supposed to stop. don't affect them.
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:59:42 AM many diplomatic crises? So why the fuss? Simple: a Nonetheless, irrational as it may
To begin with, it's important to missile-defense system is a great be, the system somehow became
Email To A Friend remember that while plenty of symbol—far more potent than any an indicator for the Eastern
Please fill in the following missile defense systems capable practical weaponry could ever be. Europeans of just how much
information and we'll email this of hitting short- and medium- Among Eastern Europeans, it America loved them. (The The Nazis, While
link. range missiles exist (remember became a totem for American defensive capability was years Unspeakably Evil, Made
Barack Obama has finally called Patriots and Scuds?), none are yet protection against a resurgent away, but the hope that it would
time on the Bush administration's capable of knocking out long- Russia, even though the system deter Russian aggression was a Fine Solar Backpack
controversial plan to build a range ballistic missiles. So far, was never designed to guard real.) By the same token, the [Bags]
missile-defense shield in Eastern that is a theory that looked good against Russian missiles. The Kremlin saw it as an indicator of
Europe. The announcement on network-news computer basic point is that, by design (and Washington's intent to expand its By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo)
caused widespread consternation. graphics but that never actually remember we're talking about influence across the former Soviet Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:24:35 AM

The Czechs and the Poles, who existed. The idea was for radar something that never got beyond Union, which was a real Bush-era
had hoped that the system would stations in the Czech Republic to the drawing board), the system strategy. But neither point of view Do I even need to ask why
somehow protect them against monitor missile launches from the was designed to intercept ballistic had any relationship to the anyone would want a German
R u s s i a n a g g r e s s i o n , w e r e Middle East, and for interceptor missiles in the stratosphere and specifics of the missile system army WW2 backpack?
appalled. (The Polish prime rockets in Poland to shoot them low orbit. A simple glance at the that became its symbol. If there's an argument to be
minister refused to take a call down en route to their targets. The map shows that such In fact, the irony of Obama's made, it's one of durability. These
from Secretary of State Hillary interceptor rockets, though, don't intercontinental ballistic missiles announcement is that Europe vintage Nazi backpacks are rated
Clinton informing him of the even work; after years of trials are not what Russia would fire at (and, for that matter, European to last another 50 years(apparently
d e c i s i o n . ) C o n s e r v a t i v e and billions of dollars of research, Poland, just a few hundred miles Russia) will probably end up WW2 was meant to go on a long,
Americans, who counted on the a prototype tested in Alaska still away. much better defended against an long time). Retrofitted with solar
missile shield to contain Iranian can't reliably tell real missiles For their part, Russians worried Iranian missile. Instead of bogus panels and batteries before being
missiles, decried Obama’s move from decoys or kill missiles that wrongly that the missile Polish interceptors, Obama is rebranded as KILLA Vintage
as dangerous, or even treasonous. change course midflight, as truly interceptors would be the first going to fund smaller missile- series #1 bags, I have a feeling
Only Russia, which believed that sophisticated weapons can. Not step in a U.S. effort to interfere defense systems designed to that the electronics will fail long
the system would somehow that it would have mattered: no with nuclear missiles aimed at the knock out rockets during the before the cloth will wear away.
impair their ability to use their country in the Middle East United States—undermining the boost, or takeoff phase, when the And while admitting this feels a
o w n n u c l e a r m i s s i l e s , w a s actually possesses the kind of principle of mutually assured rocket is slower, hotter, and easier bit awkward, I'm smitten with the
delighted. The real question, missiles that could reach the destruction that still underpins the to hit. That's best done from design of the pack itself. It's
though, isn't whether Obama is United States, or even Northern nuclear strategic balance. In the somewhere much closer than almost too bad that only 20 bags
right or wrong about the system's Europe. No, what ultimately unlikely event, Russian ICBMs Poland—for instance from the will be produced yearly for an
efficacy. (He's obviously right.) killed off missile defense was the would fly a more direct territory of NATO-member unspecified price. [ Killa via
The real question why everybody news that Iran has nothing like the path—over Greenland and the Turkey or U.S. allies Iraqi taktomyshirt via therawfeed]
cares so much. How did a piece of kind of long-range, Soviet-style North Pole. Interceptors in Poland Kurdistan or Kuwait.
technology years from reality ballistic missiles that the system and radar in the Czech Republic

Razer Naga MMO mouse (and Megasoma mat) unboxing and hands-on
By Darren Murph (Engadget)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:13:00 AM
Razer's got a knack for cranking
out the unusual, and from the First
Edition Boomslang, the outfit has
also had a thing for developing
gaming mice that demanded
respect. The recently announced
Naga(which is now shipping out
to customers, by the way) is one to the gallery for a closer look and Razer Naga MMO mouse (and
of the most bizarre mice yet, on past the break for a few Megasoma mat) unboxing and
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'Jennifer's Body': Girl Trouble, By Kurt Loder -
MTV.com
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Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:28:55 AM
Just as he's about to rip the
beautiful Jennifer's tightly bound
body to shreds with a knife,
hunky young Nikolai tries to tell
her why. Nikolai is the lead singer
of an indie band called Low
Shoulder. They're desperate to
make it big — to be the next
Maroon 5! But the world is awash
in indie bands, so it's hard. "There
are so many of us," he says, "and
we're all so cute. ... Satan is our
only hope." In the group's quest
for diabolic new management,
Nikolai has downloaded a Satanic
ritual off the Internet. All that's
required is a virgin sacrifice.
Unfortunately, he's picked the
wrong girl: Jennifer's days of
sexual innocence are far behind
her. ("I'm not even a backdoor
virgin," she later admits.) So the
ritual goes seriously wrong.
Instead of leaving Jennifer dead, it
transforms her into a snaky-eyed,
flesh-eating demon. Oops.
The negative early reviews with
which "Jennifer's Body" has been
greeted are puzzling. Critics seem
irked that the picture's not a full-
on horror film or a straight teen
comedy or a familiar satirical
combination of the two. But the
movie has other intentions: It's
really about the social horrors of
high school for adolescent girls
(the guys on hand are clueless
bystanders). And with a script by
Diablo Cody (her first since the
Oscar-winning "Juno"), the
picture has a tone — smart and
slashingly sarcastic — that's all its
own. It's actually kind of brilliant.
Picking Megan Fox to play
Jennifer was a sharp move — who
better to portray this cold-hearted
tease and all-around bitch on
wheels? ("What's wrong with
you?" Jennifer asks a classmate.
"Besides the obvious surface
flaws?") And Amanda Seyfried
— tamping down her sunny
cuteness with bookworm glasses
and pulled-back hair — is just
right as Jennifer's inevitably nerdy
best friend, Needy. Jennifer was a
monster even before her Satanic
transformation at the hands of
Nikolai (Adam Brody), but Needy
has remained loyal to her
childhood pal. When Jennifer
starts munching on their fellow
students, though, Needy has to
seriously rethink their
relationship.
Director Karyn Kusama ("Aeon
Flux") has given the picture a
rich, lustrous look, and there are
some wonderfully well-edited
scenes, like the back-and-forth
montage in which we see Needy
having sweet first-time sex with
her boyfriend, Chip (Johnny
Simmons), while Jennifer has her
bloody way with the school's
timid, lip-ringed goth guy (Kyle
Gallner) — who soon learns what
goth is really all about.
The movie has a generous ration
of gore; but Kusama — possibly
with input from "Juno" director
Jason Reitman, who produced the
film with several associates —
maintains smooth control over the
picture's diverse genre elements.
So, while Fox suggests nudity
even when fully-clothed, nobody
gets naked in any really ogle-
worthy way. And there's a scene
in which Jennifer lures the
school's star linebacker out into
the moonlit woods (reaching into
his pants for a purpose very
different from what the big lug is
expecting) that primes us for
some vintage flesh-rending; but
then an audience of cute little
forest critters gathers around to
watch, and suddenly we're
somewhere else entirely.
The picture gets a powerful kick
from its well-chosen soundtrack
(Silversun Pickups, All Time
Low, even Hole — although not
that band's own "Jennifer's
Body"). But it's Cody's pop smarts
that keep the movie really
bubbling. She knows all about
bands and boys, and she never
hits a bum note. As Nikolai's
Satanic ritual is about to get under
way, he tells the helpless Jennifer
to look on the bright side. "Maybe
we'll write a song about you," he
says. Perfect.
Don't miss Kurt Loder's review
of"The Informant!," also new in
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Video: Nokia
Booklet 3G
unboxing
By Doug Aamoth
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:00:00 AM
Here it is in the flesh; the Nokia
Booklet 3G. Unboxed by
YouTube user Titanas, who
remarked that it’s got, “Pretty
amazing hardware in terms of
design and elegance. 3G, HSDPA,
Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, Windows
7 Home Premium.”
Looks like a netbook to me,
maybe a bit nicer-looking than the
majority of netbooks out there but
a netbook nonetheless. And at the
equivalent of $1,000, the
(hopefully) subsidized price once
it hits the US will be the true
measure of its popularity.
[via Gizmodo]

Dogs of the Dow: A look at five high yielders

By Steven Halpern has a long-term history of However, there is no reason why Dogs of the Dow: A look at five
(BloggingStocks) outperforming the Dow Jones you are limited to ranking stocks high yielders originally appeared
Submitted at 9/18/2009 10:00:00 AM average," notes technical expert only at the end of the year. on BloggingStocks on Fri, 18 Sep
Gerald Appel. "The current market climate 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see
Filed under: Newsletters, AT In his Systems & Forecasts, he appears favorable for using this our terms for use of feeds.
a n d T ( T ) , V e r i z o n explains, "The theory is that the strategy to garner investment Permalink| Email this| Comments
C o m m u n i c a t i o n s ( V Z ) , highest yielding stocks are income, since market risk appears
duPont(E.I.)deNemours (DD), undervalued and should have the below normal and investment
Merck and Co (MRK), Kraft greatest change of appreciating." income is getting hard to come
Foods'A' (KFT), DJIA, Stocks to Here, he reviews the five highest record for the strategy, dividend by.
Buy yielders. yields are ranked on the last Continue reading Dogs of the
"The Dogs of the Dow strategy "In calculating a formal track t r a d i n g d a y o f e a c h y e a r . Dow: A look at five high yielders
Internet News Record Top News/ Tech/ 13

Brazil eyes Amazon sugar cane ban

(BBC News | Americas | World next year, would also prohibit the tensions among ministers, says
Edition) building of ethanol distillation the BBC's Gary Duffy in Sao
Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:19:00 AM plants in food-growing areas or in
the vast wetlands of the Pantanal,
Paulo.
But our correspondent says that
Is It Too Much To Expect
The Brazilian government has on Brazil's border with Bolivia.
unveiled plans to ban sugar cane Brazil, the world's top producer
plantations in environmentally of sugar, has long championed
as next year's presidential election
approaches, the government of Judges In Tech Related Cases
President Luiz Inacio Lula da
sensitive areas. ethanol as an environmentally
The proposal, which must be friendly source of energy but
Silva has been stressing its green
credentials with renewed vigour.
To Understand Tech?
passed by Congress, comes amid concerns have grown over its President Lula, who enjoys high By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) many of the search engines even
concerns that Brazil's developing potential hazards. approval ratings, cannot stand for Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:48:00 AM at the relevant time (back in the
biofuels industry is increasing Critics have said that the spread a third term but is keen to see his late 1990s), this is a backwards
Amazon deforestation. of sugar cane plantations into chief of staff Dilma Rousseff Eric Goldman highlights yet way of assessing site visibility for
Environment Minister Carlos areas like the Amazon and the succeed him. a n o t h e r c a s e w h e r e b a s i c the search term "Spoiled Brats."
Minc said the measures would P a n t a n a l h a s i n c r e a s e d Complicating the electoral technology illiteracy leads a judge So what if the term Spoiled Brats
mean ethanol made from sugar d e f o r e s t a t i o n . scene, however, is the likely t o m a k e v e r y q u e s t i o n a b l e wasn't in the metatags if the term
cane would be "100% green". "This legislation is extremely candidacy for the Green Party of statements. In this particular case, was on the page? Once again, this
The government agenda is welcome because it sends a clear Marina Silva, the former a judge declared that because a raises questions about how those
becoming more environmentally signal to farmers and to the world environment minister, who left specific phrase ("spoiled brats") who are technically illiterate on
friendly ahead of the 2010 that the government wants to the president's Workers Party was not found in the metatags of a specific subjects are able to make
presidential poll, analysts say. exercise control," Paulo Moutinho (PT) earlier this year. website, someone who searched r u l i n g s w h e r e a b a s i c
The plans unveiled by Mr Minc from environmental group Imazon Ms Silva, a stanch defender of on that phrase "would likely not understanding of how the tech
would limit sugar cane plantations told the AFP news agency. the Amazon rainforest, is highly encounter" the page in question. works could make a pretty big
to 7.5% of Brazilian territory or Green votes unlikely to win but with her green Yes, the actual terms did appear difference on how a judgment
64m hectares, and prevent the The debate over the background she could help to on the page itself -- just not in the comes out.
clearing of new land for the crop. environmental credentials of splinter the PT base and take metatags. As Goldman notes: Permalink| Comments| Email
The proposed legislation, ethanol has become increasingly some votes from Ms Rousseff. What??? Putting aside the fact This Story
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Garrido dogs scent human remains

(BBC News | Americas | World
Edition)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:28:49 AM
Two dogs trained to hunt for
human remains have found a
possible scent at the California
home of kidnap suspect Phillip
Garrido, US police say.
Ground-penetrating radar will
be used to search the spot
identified by the cadaver dogs, a
police spokesman said.
Phillip Garrido and his wife
Nancy are accused of kidnapping
Jaycee Dugard when she was 11
and holding her captive in their
backyard for 18 years.
They are also being investigated
over the disappearance of two
other girls.
Investigators have been carrying
out an extensive search of the
Garrido property in Antioch,
north California, to try to find any
evidence of links to Ilene
Misheloff and Michaela Garecht,
who disappeared separately in the
1980s.
Last month, police uncovered a
hidden compound where Jaycee
Dugard is alleged to have been
kept, along with her two children
who are believed to have been
fathered by Mr Garrido.
Phillip Garrido , 58 - a
convicted sex offender - and his
wife Nancy, 54, both deny kidnap,
rape and false imprisonment.
Bones found
Sgt JD Nelson, of Alameda
County Sheriff's Department, said
the dogs were trained to sniff for
human remains, but warned that it
was possible for them to give
"false positives".
"They picked up a scent that
may or may not be a sign of some
remains," he was quoted by the
AP as saying.
"The first dog was very tentative
on its indications. The second dog
was more direct and indicating
directly."
Sgt Nelson said high-tech radar
equipment would be used on
Friday to scan the site, and if it
yielded results then the digging
would begin.
Bones were found both at the
Garrido residence and at an
adjacent property on Wednesday,
but it is not known whether they
are animal or human and they are
currently being analysed.
Michaela Garecht, nine, was
abducted from outside a grocery
store in Hayward, California, in
1988. A year later, 13-year-old
Ilene Misheloff vanished in
nearby Dublin.
Both areas, on the outskirts of
San Francisco, are about 50 miles
(80km) from the Garridos' home.
Jaycee Dugard was walking to
catch a school bus from outside
her home in South Lake Tahoe,
close to the Nevada border, in
1991 when she was dragged into a
car.
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Jaycee Dugard Case Stirs Suspicious Canada anger at 'flu

Memories for Michaela ... - ABC body bags'
(BBC News | Americas | World
News Edition)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:51:21 AM
have suffered a disproportionate
number of severe cases of swine
flu.
(Most Popular - Google News) combing through Garrido's had been moved from where they "I was very disturbed and
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:01:31 AM Antioch, Calif. property will turn left it. Canada's health minister has actually frightened that they're
up evidence. "As I bent down to pick up the ordered an investigation after actually shipping that number of
While police in California have "I am certain that he should be other scooter I heard screaming," body bags were sent to aboriginal body bags to the communities,"
seen enough similiarities between looked at as a suspect because of she said. reserves as part of supplies to deal Manitoba Grand Chief Ron Evans
the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping and my reaction to his photo and all And as Rodriguez looked up, with swine flu. told the Associated Press.
two other missing girls to warrant the other similarities in the cases," she got a good look at the The body bags were delivered "I thought they were preparing
a massive search of the suspect's Rodriguez, now a grown woman, kidnapper who had pulled this week to First Nation for what the experts were
property, a woman who saw her said in an exclusive interview Michaela into the car and sped communities in Manitoba predicting."
friend get pulled into a car 21 with "Good Morning America." off. Twenty-one years later when province which were hard hit by a Hand gel
years ago has her own reasons to "I want closure so badly that I she got a look at Phillip Garrido, swine flu outbreak a few months Jim Wolfe, the regional director
suspect Phillip Garrido. would love for it to be him," she and was struck again by his eyes. ago. of the First Nations and Inuit
Katrina Rodriguez was 9 when said. As Garrido and his wife Nancy Community leaders said they branch of Health Canada, said that
she saw her friend Michaela In November 1988, the two girls sit in jail on 28 charges related to were "horrified" when they saw the body bags had been sent to
Garecht grabbed off a street in had been allowed to take their Dugard's rape and kidnapping, the bags. reserves as part of general
1988. She saw the man who scooters to a nearby store in authorities from two other police Health officials have apologised medical supplies for winter.
g r a b b e d M i c h a e l a a n d w a s Hayward, Calif., a trip Michaela departments are methodically for any alarm caused and say the "We really regret the alarm this
startled when she saw pictures of had never been allowed to make scouring their property for bags were just sent as routine incident has caused and it was
Garrido after he was arrested, on her own until that day. As they evidence they were involved in restocking. unintended. We order these
recognizing something in his got ready to leave, they noticed not only the disappearances of Ordering an inquiry, Health supplies as a matter of routine
eyes. that one of their scooters was Dugard and Michaela, but 13-year Minister Leona Aglukkaq said the business and... this was part of a
"I see that same intensity," missing and split up to find it. -old Ilene Misheloff, who actions of the Health Canada very normal restocking process,"
Rodriguez said. "That creepy look Rodriguez, then also 9 years vanished in 1989 on her way department were unacceptable, he said.
that I don't think I'll ever forget." old, said Michaela was the one to home from school. insensitive and offensive. Ties were already strained
She is hopeful investigators find the missing scooter, which "As minister of health and as an between aboriginal communities
aboriginal, I am offended," she and the government, after Health
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What a Revamped U.S. Missile Shield Might Look Like
By Nathan Hodge (Wired Top Details are now emerging on the missile threat. Intriguingly, the the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
Stories) Obama administration’s plans to new plan might include deploying — to keep an eye out for missile
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:47:00 AM revamp missile defense to better an X-band radar to the Caucasus launches from Iran.
counter the emerging Iranian — the region sandwiched between
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Nato offers to include Russia in defence planning

By Ian Traynor, Luke Harding become increasingly vulnerable to Carnegie Endowment thinktank in Germans, but the British and
(World news and comment missile attacks by third parties," Moscow and a leading Russian Canadians have reservations and
from the Guardian | Rasmussen said in a speech in security and foreign policy central Europeans could also TAT's Beautiful 3D
guardian.co.uk) Brussels. analyst, said the White House object. Interface Makes Your
"We should explore the potential decision to cancel the European Diplomats said British officials
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:41:36 AM
for linking the US, Nato and missile shield projects could usher asked Rasmussen to drop this part Smartphone Look
Move comes within 24 hours of Russia missile defence systems at in a new era of Russian co- of his speech earlier this week, Primitive [Concepts]
White House saying it was an appropriate time ... both Nato operation with the west. but the Dane refused. By John Herrman (Gizmodo)
scrapping proposed missile shield and Russia have a wealth of "It is not a concession to Russia, Moscow responded to the
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:40:00 AM
facilities in Poland and Czech experience in missile defence. but it's a big gesture," he said. "It's conciliatory moves by signalling
Republic "We should now work to the first concrete thing, the start of the cancellation of threats to An interface concept doesn't
Nato today offered to include combine this experience to our a real shift in US foreign policy. deploy short-range missiles in its have to be practical to be
Moscow in its defence planning, mutual benefit." "This could lead to real Kaliningrad exclave, which sits interesting, or to make current
announcing that missile shields Rasmussen admitted he did not cooperation with Russia." within the EU. software seem dated and flat.
being developed in the US and possess the technical and military Diplomats and Nato officials Medvedev warned last autumn Exhibit A: Swedish
Europe could be integrated with knowhow for such integration, but warned that the offer to develop that the Kremlin was ready to site designinstitut* The Astonishing
Russian systems. added: "The most important thing integrated missile defences could missiles in the small Baltic Sea Tribe's newest cellphone
The military alliance's overture right now is to give the political still fall victim to arguments over territory, next to Poland and interface, which is rendered in
to the Kremlin came within 24 signal." Iran, which could be the principal Lithuania, if the US went ahead glorious 3D, and might be
hours of the White House His speech was devoted entirely target of any such missile shield. with the Polish and Czech brilliant.
announcing that it was scrapping to relations between Russia and "The Russians have very good installations. The trick, it seems, is that TAT
the Pentagon's divisive proposed the west, calling for a new relations with Iran and see no "A planned set of measures that have employed some aspects of
missile shield facilities in Poland beginning following a year of missile threat from Iran," an could have been taken in response 2D UI design in what is a
and the Czech Republic. tension that followed last official said. will be frozen and could be decidedly 3D concept. Moves
In his first major speech since summer's war between Russia and In echoing the White House cancelled fully in the future," the aren't arbitrary, and input isn't
taking over as the Nato secretary- Georgia. rhetoric about "pressing the reset Interfax news agency reported a wasted—as far as the user is
general last month, the former The initiative seemed to have button" on relations with Russia, Russian government source as concerned, this behaves a lot like
Danish prime minister Anders been squared with Washington Rasmussen went further than the saying. a "flat" interface might, just with
Fogh Rasmussen also urged the and the speech reflected strongly US by calling for Nato and Russia • Nato screen transitions replaced by
alliance and Russia to conduct an what diplomats are describing as to conduct a joint threat • Russia movements in a 3D space.
unprecedented joint assessment of the "new realism" of Barack assessment of the big global • Poland As you've probably guessed
the major security challenges Obama's foreign policy. security challenges. • Czech Republic from the reference hardware and
facing the world. The Russian prime minister, "I propose that we undertake a • United States limited demo, this thing isn't quite
He said his aim was eventually Vladimir Putin, an implacable joint review of Nato's and Russia's • Barack Obama ready for primetime, nor is it tied
to see the US, the European Nato opponent of the central European common threats and challenges," Ian Traynor Luke Harding to a specific product. That said,
allies and the Russians "plugging missile shield, praised the US he said. guardian.co.uk© Guardian it's not totally pie-in-the-sky.
in to" integrated missile defence decision to drop the European "We need an agreed analytical News & Media Limited 2009 | TAT's Paul Blomdahl told me:
systems to counter the perceived shield as "correct and bold". basis which we can then use to Use of this content is subject to It's not a fully functional UI (or
danger of rocket attacks from "The latest decision by President further enhance our practical our Terms & Conditions| More usable for that matter) but we're
countries such as Iran. Obama has positive implications," cooperation." Feeds trying to hint a little of what
"Our nations, and our forces Putin said. This offer is believed to have future phones we're working on
deployed in theatre, will all Dmitri Trenin, the head of the the backing of the US and the will be capable of.
Help Terminal Man Find Sarah Palin's Plane Future phones you're working
on? You tease![ TAT]
By Brendan Ross (Wired Top your tray tables in the upright Palin chartered a JetBlue plane to *Fake Swedish
Stories) position, because it’s time for The fly around the country. Your job
Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:58:00 AM First Terminal Man Contest! is to find it.
Here’s how it works. During the
Fasten your seat belts and put presidential campaign, Sarah
16 World/ Gadgets/ Internet News Record

Recession lunches
By Justin McCurry (World salaryman is far more docile when evening classes. century, when rice balls were
news and comment from the it comes to household finances. Masafumi Ono, a business packed into woven bamboo boxes
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) About 40% hand over their software developer, eschews and consumed during breaks in
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:54:23 AM monthly salaries to their wives, restaurant lunches in favour of a Noh and Kabuki performances in
who dish out pocket money for bento he makes himself. "I used to theatres. Ekiben, a specific type of
Almost 20% of men take a essentials such as lunch, manga eat out all the time, but since I got bento sold at train stations that
'bento' box to work to save comics, canned coffee, cigarettes married and had a child I have contain regional specialities, are
money, according to a survey and after-hours bonding sessions had to be more frugal," he says as considered indispensable on long
It has taken the worst recession over beer and sake. he settles down to lunch in the train journeys. The Guardian This Is What Happens
since the war to force Japan's But, according to the survey, Tokyo sunshine. bento When a Star Wars Fan
kitchen-phobic white-collar average monthly allowances have Ono, 33, uses leftovers from the Boiled white rice
workers, or salarymen, to get in fallen over the past year to about previous night's dinner and Umeboshi – sour plum. Place Is Loaded [Obsession]
touch with their inner Jamie 45,000 yen (£300), well down on reckons he is saving between the plum in the centre of the rice By Adam Frucci (Gizmodo)
Oliver. the 76,000 yen at the height of 20,000 yen and 30,000 yen a for a Japanese flag effect; sprinkle
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:00:00 AM
Falling wages, slashed bonuses Japan's economic bubble almost month. His bento comprises a a few chirimen jako dried fish for
and fear of redundancy have 30 years ago. rolled omelette, mini-hamburger, extra calcium There are nerds who have their
shrunk household budgets, and for The bento craze has spawned a fish sausage, sautéed mushrooms, Grilled salmon collections on shelves in their
a growing number of workers that new range of sleek, black or pickled radish and rice with Tamagoyaki – rolled omelette apartments, and then there are rich
means cutting down lunchtime m e t a l l i c l u n c h b o x e s w i t h seaweed on top. seasoned with sugar and soy nerds who turn their apartments
trips to the local sushi or ramen matching chopsticks, clearly Chuji Takeda, who works for a sauce into an incredible museum of
joint. designed with the younger medical supplier, has been less Kuromame – sweet black beans obsession. And this is the craziest
Instead, almost 20% of men salaryman in mind. Bento box ambitious. "My son is studying Takuan – pickled daikon radish version of the latter I've ever seen.
now take bento boxed lunches to sales in Tokyo have doubled over overseas, spending my money, so Wasabi tzuke – pickled wasabi Apparently, this took him 20
work in an attempt to save money, the past year as male office I have to count the pennies by flavoured with sake lees years to put together, which is
according to a survey by a workers join bento aficionados making this sorry excuse for a Kamaboko – processed fish pretty apparent. This takes
Japanese bank. among their female colleagues. bento," the 49-year-old says as he sausage whatever "impressive" collections
And in a sign of shifting power An array of books, including the looks down on a meagre offering A flask of hot green tea of props and replicas I've ever
relations in Japanese households, bestselling Danshi Gohan (Food of rice ball, hard-boiled egg and • Japan seen and puts them to shame. This
many of them seem happy to for Men), guide hapless amateur some pickles. • Global recession is some next-level shit right here.
wake up early to cross the kitchen cooks through the minefield of The intricately arranged bento • Food & drink I guess if you're going to live in a
threshold and create their own a s s e m b l i n g n u t r i t i o u s a n d of today is a far cry from the Justin McCurry fortress of solitude, you might as
bento ensemble – typically grilled aesthetically pleasing boxed original Kamakura period (1185- guardian.co.uk© Guardian well make it a badass one.
fish, rice, pickles and an omelette, lunches. 1333) version, which was often News & Media Limited 2009 | [ The Oriens via Coudal via The
all lovingly arranged in a Others get recipe advice from nothing more than a clump of Use of this content is subject to Daily What]
compartmentalised box. What Did You Eat Yesterday? – a dried or boiled rice eaten on the our Terms & Conditions| More
Despite his popular image as a manga about the dietary habits of hoof. Feeds
formidable corporate warrior two cohabiting men – or hone The bento took on a more
during office hours, the average their cooking skills at weekly refined look around the 19th

BioShock 2: February 9, 2010

By Nicholas Deleon
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:30:30 AM
Q u i c k , g r a b
something—anything, it doesn’t
matter! Now drop everything! 2K
Games has just announced the
release date of BioShock 2: mail announcing the date, and No matter, for now it’s time to
February 9, 2010. That’s the same now we’re relaying it to y’all. add an event to our Google
day Zeno was crowned as co- Let’s see, February… that gives Calendars!
emperor of the Byzantine Empire! me five months to finally finish
The game will be available on the first game, which I stopped
both major system, the Xbox 360 playing several months ago. I tend
and the PS3, as well as for PC; Frankly, there’s really not too to tire of shooters pretty quickly
this is not news to you, I admit. much to say: 2K sent out the e- these days; it’s all been done.
Internet News Record World/ Economy/ Tech News/ Entertainment 17
Sprint's Hero Has Buff
US fails to broker deal over settlements Software, Feeble
Hardware
By Rory McCarthy (World Mitchell met Netanyahu in international law and one of the up to nine months. "Israel will
news and comment from the Jerusalem today for the third time key issues to be resolved in any agree to extend the freeze beyond By Steven Leckart (Wired Top
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) in four days and then crossed to Middle East peace deal. six months – possibly nine Stories)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:53:45 AM Ramallah, in the occupied West Netanyahu offered a months, but less than a year," the Submitted at 9/17/2009 4:00:00 PM
Bank, where he met Abbas. After compromise: there would be a official said. But that did not
Barack Obama's first Middle the Palestinian meeting, Saeb freeze to settlement building, but produce an agreement. Sprint now has an Android
East peace talks at UN in doubt Erekat, the chief Palestinian only for a limited period and it Erekat said a meeting in New phone and it's a doozy. Despite
after envoy fails to win halt to negotiator, said no deal had been would not include east Jerusalem, York might still go ahead but that having hardware that's not quite
c o n s t r u c t i o n i n P a l e s t i n i a n reached. which Israel – although not the it would be "meaningless" unless up to snuff, it's got an OS that's
territories "Mitchell's shuttle visit has international community – regards Israel agreed to a full settlement finely polished.
The US envoy to the Middle ended without agreement," Erekat as sovereign territory. freeze.
East, George Mitchell, appeared said. "There is no agreement yet In addition, Israel wanted work It always remained unclear what Test Your Celeb
today to have failed to win an with the Israeli side and no middle to continue on some 2,500 homes Israel would do after the Knowledge! Guess
agreement from Israel on a halt to ground solution … A settlement where construction had already temporary freeze had finished. Whose Famous Feature:
settlement construction in the freeze is a settlement freeze." started. Then in a final move the Palestinians were worried that
Palestinian territories. Mitchell was due to have one Israeli government approved an settlement construction would Noses!
A deal would have laid the more meeting in Jerusalem with additional 500 new settlement simply resume apace. (ETonline - Breaking News)
foundations for a meeting planned Netanyahu today before the start homes and said work would start • Middle East
Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:39:00 AM
for next week at the UN in New of the Jewish new year at sunset. or continue on those during the • Israel
York between President Barack Initially the US had asked Israel freeze. In return, Israel wanted • Palestinian territories Think you "nose" your star stats?
Obama, the Israeli prime minister, for a complete halt to settlement Arab states to take steps towards • Binyamin Netanyahu Put your celeb knowledge to the
Binyamin Netanyahu, and the activity – one of the commitments normalising relations with Israel. • United Nations test and guess which nose belongs
Palestinian president, Mahmoud in the US roadmap of 2003, which The Palestinians said they • Barack Obama on which famous face!
Abbas. That now seems less likely remains the basis of peace talks. would not go to the talks in New • US foreign policy If you've got the stuff to sniff
to go ahead. However, Netanyahu leads a York without a complete freeze Rory McCarthy out the right outcome -- take a
The New York meeting would rightwing coalition government on all settlement building. guardian.co.uk© Guardian look!
have restarted peace talks between that comprises many strong Mitchell appeared not to have News & Media Limited 2009 |
the two sides for the first time in supporters of the settlers. bridged that gap. Use of this content is subject to
nearly a year, and would have Nearly 500,000 Jewish settlers Israel at first proposed the our Terms & Conditions| More
been the first such Middle East now live in the West Bank and freeze would last only six months. Feeds
negotiations under the Obama east Jerusalem. Settlement on Earlier today, one Israeli official
administration. occupied land is illegal under suggested that might be extended

Junk Bonds Are Still Lurking

(Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:32:20 AM
Let me guess - record levels of
junk bond defaults are positive for
the economy going forward?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - About
40 percent of all U.S. junk bonds
outstanding in late 2008 will
likely default by 2013 as
government aid measures end and
a wall of corporate debt comes
due, Bank of America Merrill
Lynch said on Thursday.
By contrast, the cumulative five
-year default rate was about 30
percent in the last two default
cycles, Bank of America said in a
report.
But the real damning part of
analysis isn't the front-line - it's
the last paragraph:
Many so-called distressed debt
exchanges are only postponing
defaults and will also contribute
to the second wave, the bank said.
In a distressed debt exchange,
companies buy back debt at steep
discounts, usually replacing it
with longer-maturity debt. About
40 percent of distressed debt
exchanges typically default
anyway within three years, the
bank said.
No, really? You mean that we
can't "extend and pretend" and
actually fix anything? It's all a
game to try to claim that
something that has blown up
really hasn't blown up?
Yes, that is what the bank said -
this is nothing other than a thinly-
disguised game - yet another
means of gaming the accounting
(which should be illegal, but heh,
we don't bother prosecuting stuff
like that, right?)
The better question is this: If the
economy is healing, if demand is
improving, if corporations have
seen the bottom and business
conditions are in fact improving
as final demand is rising, then
why are defaults going up?
Debt defaults when the cash
flow is inadequate to meet service
requirements. But cash flow is a
"high frequency" thing - it rises
immediately when final demand
increases.
So what is this, along with the
default rates on credit cards and
FHA mortgages telling you?
The claims of final demand
improvement are in fact false.
18 World/ Picture
Megrahi releases appeal documents
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Libyan convicted of 1988
bombing in which 270 people
died puts material relating to
second appeal against conviction
on website
The man convicted of the
Lockerbie bombing published
documents on the internet today
and claimed they would prove his
innocence.
Hundreds of pages relating to an
appeal against the conviction of
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi were put
into the public domain on the
Megrahimystory.net website.
Megrahi, who has terminal
prostate cancer, was last month
freed early by the Scottish justice
secretary, Kenny MacAskill, on
compassionate grounds from the
life sentence he was serving at
Greenock prison, in Scotland, for
the bombing of Pan Am flight 103
in 1988.
Before his release – which
prompted fury from many of the
relatives of the US victims of the
bombing, in which 270 people
died – Megrahi dropped his
second appeal against the
conviction.
His Scottish lawyers, Taylor &
Kelly, said today the documents
published on the website related
to that appeal.
A spokesman for the firm said
Megrahi hoped to continue to
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publish details of his appeal
challenge in the forthcoming
weeks.
"I have returned to Tripoli with
my unjust conviction still in
place," Megrahi said in a
statement.
"As a result of the abandonment
of my appeal, I have been
deprived of the opportunity to
clear my name through the formal
appeal process.
"I have vowed to continue my
attempts to clear my name. I will
do everything in my power to
persuade the public, and in
particular the Scottish public, of
my innocence.
"Through my website, I have
published the material which
featured in the first full hearing of
my appeal."
The material includes
documents on the grounds of his
appeal and the "legal sufficiency
and reasonableness" of court
findings.
"I hope that this can assist in the
understanding of my case,
especially for those who have
been most profoundly affected by
it," Megrahi said.
"As can be seen from the
documents released today, some
of the challenges mounted before
the court are supported by the
Scottish Criminal Cases Review
Commission."
Argument had been heard on the
challenges but the appeal court
had not been able to give its
opinion by the time he dropped
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his appeal, he said.
The Libyan had been told he
would serve a minimum of 27
years after being convicted in
2001.
There has been a long-running
campaign, supported by the
relatives of some British victims,
to have his conviction overturned
amid fears there are serious
doubts about it.
Megrahi was convicted by a
three-judge Scottish court
convened in the Netherlands. He
appealed unsuccessfully in 2002.
In 2007, the Scottish Criminal
Cases Review Commission,
which investigates possible
miscarriages of justice, sent his
case for a second appeal.
That process got under way
earlier this year, but has been left
in legal limbo by his decision to
drop the appeal.
The documents published today
relate to the grounds of appeal
which were argued at the appeal
court in Edinburgh between 28
April and 19 May.
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Sri Lanka vows to
rehouse Tamils
By Ban Ki-moon, Randeep "I have laid down an initial target
Ramesh (World news and of 180 days to resettle at least
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Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:39:09 AM entire resettlement to be
completed by the end of next
Pledge comes after UN official January."
Lynn Pascoe denounces 'cramped' Pascoe was sent by Ban Ki-
welfare camps moon, the UN secretary general,
Sri Lanka's president promised who has voiced concern over
today that a quarter of a million delays in resettling Tamil civilians
war-displaced Tamil civilians living in what the government
would be released from camps calls "welfare villages".
and resettled within four months. Human rights groups welcomed
Mahinda Rajapaksa made the President Rajapaksa's promise but
pledge to Lynn Pascoe, UN under warned that earlier pledges had
secretary general for political not been kept. "There's plenty of
affairs, in a face to face meeting reason to doubt the government
this morning. Pascoe had earlier … they have not kept their word
visited camps and had told local before," said Meenakshi Ganguli
media that "people don't like to of Human Rights Watch.
live in [these] cramped "What we hope is that Tamils
conditions". are properly rehabilitated and
Tamil civilians were placed in allowed to return to their homes.
the camps after the Sri Lankan They should not be just sent
a r m y w i p e d o u t t h e e n t i r e anywhere."
leadership of the separatist Human rights groups have also
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam c a l l e d f o r w a r c r i m e
(LTTE) in May. Since then they investigations into how both the
have been kept behind barbed LTTE and the Sri Lankan army
wire and denied freedom of waged war. Colombo staved off a
movement. security council debate earlier this
The UN official visited the high year on the issue, with support
security Manik Farm complex – from China and Russia. Some
where there have been persistent estimate that 20,000 civilians may
complaints about overcrowding have been killed in the last few
and the risk of flooding during weeks of fighting.
upcoming monsoon rains. • Sri Lanka
President Rajapaksa said the • Human rights
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the number of mines left behind Ban Ki-moon Randeep Ramesh
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Iran opposition in new show of

strength Entire City Rendered In 3D
By Ian Black (World news and leading reformist, was also said to the Holocaust."
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have been assaulted by hardliners
before being rescued by riot
police.
Ahmadinejad's speech
suggested a defiant attitude
abroad as well as at home.
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Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:13:32 AM
Reformist leaders, including
Iran's opposition mobilises mass senior clerics, had called for a big
Strikingly, one of the strongest
calls for opposition participation
Photos [Visualizations]
protest in Tehran ahead of UN turnout for an important public in the Quds Day protests came By John Herrman (Gizmodo) became too slow. We can now
speech by defiant hardliner event the regime would not want from Hojatolleslam Sayyed Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:00:00 AM process truly huge data sets — the
Iran's opposition Green to cancel, amid a sense that the Hassan Khomeini, grandson of big breakthrough here was being
movement put on a powerful Mousavi camp is anxious to Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of the If this sounds a lot like Microsoft able to match the images fast.
show of strength today against maintain momentum in the face of 1979 Islamic revolution. Photosynth, that's because, to an To these lab-sheltered folks, fast
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the repression by a regime whose In a thinly disguised rebuke to e x t e n t , i t i s M i c r o s o f t means "about a day," in which
hardline president repeated his l e g i t i m a c y h a s b e e n b a d l y the hardliners, Khomeini called Photosynth—except instead of time they were able to render all
notorious claim that the Nazi damaged by the "theft" of the Quds Day "a day for the c o n s t r u c t i n g s c e n e s , t h i s manner of scenes, from the Trevi
Holocaust was a "lie" designed to presidential election. oppressed to resist against the revamped version constructs Fountain and the Colosseum in
justify the existence of Israel. Ahmadinejad, who is due to oppressors", implying that it is entire cities. Rome, and the entire Old City in
Tens of thousands of people address the UN general assembly also a day of protest against Researchers at the University of Dubrovnik, video'd above.
gathered in central Tehran to in New York next week as focus repression and oppression in Iran. Washington's Graphics and The best thing about this is that
shout "death to the dictator" on Iran's nuclear ambitions People in the crowd were more Imaging Laboratory, which the U of W team doesn't have to
despite a heavy security presence intensifies, risked further western explicit, chanting: "Not Gaza, Not crunched a lot of the code behind worry about anything beyond
and official warnings to the hostility by repeating his beliefs Lebanon. We are ready to die for the original Photosynth, have their algorithms—once they've
opposition not to hijack the Quds about the Nazi extermination of 6 Iran." devised new algorithms that scale perfected the software that can
( J e r u s a l e m ) D a y r a l l y , t h e million Jews. • Iran the photo-cloud-to-3D-model recognize and arrange these
regime's annual display of "They [western powers] • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad concept way, way up: images, they can slap together a
solidarity with the Palestinians. l a u n c h e d t h e m y t h o f t h e • Holocaust The key difference is that 3D rendering of pretty much any
Ahmadinejad supporters Holocaust," he told a crowd at • Nuclear weapons Photosynth was aimed at doing a location that Flickr users have
mounted counter-demonstrations, Tehran university. "They lied, • Middle East single monument or landmark, taken a few thousand pictures of. [
leading to repeated scuffles they put on a show and then they • Islam which meant that it was scaled to PopSci]
between the two sides, news support the Jews," he said to Ian Black a couple hundred or a thousand
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YouTube’s Fred: The Movie

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Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:41:49 AM
A casting call has been sent out
looking for actors to play the key
roles in an upcoming movie based
on the high-pitched YouTube star
“Fred”. views. Now production company casting director is Sheryl Levine,
Previously the top-subscribed Derf Films has been established to who previously cast Drake & Josh
user on the video sharing site spin the YouTube success into a and Zoey 101. Filming starts in
(although recently dethroned by full-length movie, reports LA in mid-November.
NigaHiga), Fred Figglehorn Tubefilter. I think I speak for us all when I
appears to be a hit with tweens. The movie’s director will be s a y :
Starring 16-year old Lucas Clay Weiner, a newcomer to NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Cruikshank, Fred’s YouTube channel totals almost 63 million feature film directing, and the Reviews: YouTube
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Earnings Call Transcript
(Financial Sector and Stocks facilitating a question-and-answer GAAP financial information and focused on rewards, and that has of the student loans we are putting
Analysis from Seeking Alpha) session toward the end of this we explained why these allowed us to outperform the on the books. Of the new
Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:36:12 AM conference. (Operator presentations are useful to industry in this adverse credit dispersements [ph],
instructions) As a reminder, this management and to investors. cycle. approximately 80% was
Discover Financial Services ( conference is being recorded for And we urge you to review that We have seen some promising government-guaranteed; and of
DFS) replay purposes. I would now like information in conjunction with trends in certain economic the private loans, 80% had co-
F3Q09 (Qtr End 08/31/09) to turn the presentation over to today’s discussion. indicators such as fewer job losses signers.
Earnings Call Transcript your host for today’s call, Mr. Our call this morning will and higher new sales and Our other priorities this year
September 17, 2009 11:00 am Craig Streem, Vice President, include formal remarks from consumer confidence. But included achieving higher net
ET Investor Relations. Please David Nelms, our Chief unemployment and bankruptcy interest margin and revenues,
Executives proceed. Executive Officer, and Roy rates continue to rise. So we do reducing expenses, and
Craig Streem – VP, IR Craig Streem Guthrie, our Chief Financial remain cautious about the outlet maintaining a rigorous focus on
David Nelms – Chairman and Thank you very much, Officer, and of course, a question- for delinquencies and loan losses. capital, liquidity and funding. Roy
CEO Michella. Good morning, and-answer session at the end. Although loan losses in the third will take you through the specifics
Roy Guthrie – EVP and CFO everybody, and welcome all of Now it’s my pleasure to turn the quarter came in a bit better than of these items, but if you look at
Analysts you to this morning’s call and we call over to David. we expected, we believe that we our results, I think you will agree
Bill Carcache – Fox-Pitt certainly appreciate your joining David Nelms have not still not quite reached that the team has done a great job
David Hochstim – Buckingham us today. I need to begin by Thanks, Craig. Given the peak loan losses and we projected this year in all of these critical
Research Group reminding everyone that the adverse credit environment, I feel the managed net charge-off rate in areas.
Andrew Wessel – JP Morgan discussion today contains certain great about our results this the fourth quarter will be in the The investment community
Craig Maurer – CLSA forward-looking statements about quarter. We achieved very strong range of 8.5% to 9.0%. continues to ask about the impact
Jason Arnold – RBC Capital the company’s future financial revenues and had the lowest The next priority we set for of the Card Act, focusing
Markets performance and business expenses we’ve had in many ourselves was conservative loan especially on how net interest
Don Fandetti – Citi prospects, which are of course years. Our results this quarter growth. At the end of the third margin will be affected. First off,
Brian Foran – Goldman Sachs subject to risks and uncertainties reflect the significant progress we quarter, we had total managed we are coming into the period of
Chris Brendler – Stifel, and speak only as of today. have made against the loans of $51 billion, essentially changes with a very healthy net
Nicolaus Factors that could cause actual performance priorities we laid out unchanged from the previous interest margin, which came in at
Sanjay Sakhrani – KBW results to differ materially from at the beginning of the year at our quarter and up 1% from last year. 9.9% during the third quarter. One
Rick Shane – Jefferies these forward-looking statements investor conference. So, with nine Our card portfolio was lower by reason for our margin expansion
Brad Ball [ph] – Ladenburg are set forth within today’s months of the year behind us, I 2% year-over-year, reflecting our is our significant pullback on
FSG earnings press release, which was thought we would begin with a decision to dramatically reduce balance transfer activity, which
John Stilmar – SunTrust furnished to the SEC in an 8-K look-back at those priorities and promotional rate balance transfer contributed to a 25% decline in
Henry Coffey – Sterne, Agee report, in our Form 10-Q for the review our progress. activity during the quarter. In fact, the quarter in our low rate promo
Scott Valentin – FBR quarters ended February 28, 2009 The first priority we set for during the quarter, our balance balances. Margins also expanded,
Eric Wasserstrom – Galleon and May 31, 2009, and in our ourselves was to achieve superior transfer activity was down 84% as we unwound risk-based pricing
Group Form 10-K for the year ended credit performance versus from last year, and we expect to by eliminating our lowest rate
Presentation November 30, 2008, all of which competitors. Our third quarter continue at low levels of balance APRs in light of the fact that the
Operator are on file with the SEC. managed net charge-off ratio of transfer originations in the fourth Card Act will no longer allow
Good day, ladies and In the third quarter earnings 8.39% reflected the challenging quarter. repricing of customers would
gentlemen, and welcome to the release and supplement, which are environment. However, recently While our card portfolio was become riskier in the future.
third quarter 2009 Discover now posted on our website at published securitization data and down slightly during the quarter, Another critical step in
Financial Services earnings discoverfinancial.com and have competitor guidance suggest that our Discover Student Loan managing yield was fixing our
conference call. My name is also been furnished to the SEC, once again in the third quarter we portfolio grew very nicely, given standard retail APRs to the prime
Michella, and I will be your we have provided information that expect to have the lowest charge that the summer is a peak funding rate, which will help us maintain
coordinator for today. At this compares and reconciles the rate among our major period for this product, and we more consistent net interest
time, all participants are in a listen c o m p a n y ’ s m a n a g e d b a s i s competitors. We have built a had very strong demand. I feel
- o n l y m o d e . W e w i l l b e financial measures with the loyal, prime customer base very good about the credit quality DISCOVER page 21
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margins in various funding
environments in the future. I’m
also pleased with our progress in
shifting our emphasis to
originating student loans versus
student credit cards and to
originating personal loans for debt
consolidation and debt pay-down
versus credit card balance
transfers. Given the current
economic environment and the
needs of consumers today, I
believe these shifts are good for
our customers and for
shareholders.
We believe some of the
immediate consequences of the
Card Act include far less industry
focus on low initial APRs and on
promo rates. Instead, overall long-
term value will again become the
important differentiating factor in
marketing. I believe Discover is
well positioned to capitalize on
that shift by focusing on our core
strengths; our brand, Cashback
Bonus, unique product features,
and our superior service.
Research shows that most
consumers want rewards on their
credit cards, and 82% of them
prefer cash over miles or points.
Furthermore, the studies show
that Discover has three times
more household ownership of
cash rewards cards than our next
closest competitor.
We have just launched new
advertising that reinforces our
leadership and heritage of cash
rewards, enabling cardmembers to
make their money worth more. A
Pace [ph] to Discover has
returned as our tagline because it
is distinctive, well-recognized,
and helps to reinforce our brand.
Our new commercials, with which
we will be much more prominent
in the fourth quarter, also show
customers using their cards across
a variety of merchant categories,
which helps reinforce our
expanding acceptance.
In terms of card sales volume,
this quarter results reflect the
decline of 7% year-over-year,
primarily reflecting significantly
lower gas prices and a slower
economy, offset by the benefit of
growing merchant acceptance.
Our number of active merchants
at the end of the quarter actually
increased by more than 5% from
last year. Despite this progress,
we acknowledge there are still
some small merchants that do not
accept our card and signing them
remains one of our highest
priorities and opportunities.
In addition, we continue to work
to enhance acceptance awareness
among merchants, their
employees, and our customers.
Not only are we focusing on US
merchant acceptance, we are also
continuing with our plan to
expand acceptance globally. In
July, PULSE became the global
ATM network for Diners Club
International cards. To further
expand merchant acceptance in
Western Europe and India, we
have signed acquiring deals with
SIX Multipay and Venture
Infotek. In October, inbound [ph]
Diners Club International volume
in the US will begin to shift to the
Discover network.
We are also making progress
turning on international
acceptance for Discover Card
members, and by the end of 2009,
we expect that merchants in over
50 countries will be enabled to
accept Discover Cards. The
Discover brand gives us a lot of
power that we are leveraging to
build our direct-to-consumer
deposit business, which has the
added benefit of providing stable
funding for our card business and
enhances our relationships with
our customers.
In the third quarter, our direct-to
-consumer and affinity deposits
program generated over $2 billion
in incremental deposits, bringing
the total to over $10 billion at
quarter-end. We continue to focus
on new product introductions and
service enhancements to attract
new deposits. This year we rolled
out our CD IRA product
nationwide, introduced an online
savings account, and launched our
no withdrawal penalty for job loss
feature on 12-month CDs. In the
servicing arena, we launched 24/7
live customer service in March,
followed certainly thereafter by
the introduction of a new
Discover Bank website.
So, as I wrap up, we had very
strong results this quarter driven
by better than expected credit
performance; our return to the
asset-backed market, which
resulted in some release of
reserves; expansion of our net
interest margin; further reductions
in operating expenses; and the
third payment in our anti-trust
settlement with Visa.
Roy will go through the
numbers in detail, but I feel very
good that in the most difficult
environment for our industry that
I could imagine, Discover
continues to perform well.
Roy Guthrie
Okay, David. In my comments
this morning, I’m going to
amplify on a few of the things you
heard from David and then give
you an update on our funding,
liquidity and the capital position
of the company at the end of the
quarter.
So, focusing on the company
overall, we reported net income of
$577 million, or $1.07 per share,
up $0.70 from a year ago. And by
my eye, this is a very solid
quarter, which brings us positive
for the year, even excluding the
summer revenues that we’ve
recorded in each of the last three
quarters.
Turning to the segments, the US
Card earned $913 million pretax
this quarter, which does include
the anti-trust litigation revenue of
$472 million. I’ll begin with the
managed net interest margin. And
in the third quarter, as you heard
David say, it was 9.9%, up 64
basis points sequentially and 95
basis points year-over-year. And
clearly spread income remains a
real bright spot for us, nominally
up $78 million sequentially and
$168 million year-over-year. This
increase reflects a lower cost of
funds as well as the impact of
fewer low APR standard balances
and a reduction in low APR
promotional balances. This has
led to the managed interest yield
of 12.73% for the quarter,
essentially flat there to a year ago
and up 54 basis points sequential
quarter.
Interest expressed as a
percentage of managed
receivables was right at 3% for
the quarter, 16 basis points lower
than last quarter principally due to
that FDIC special assessment that
we recorded last quarter and
better than a year ago by 127
basis points due principally to
lower LIBOR but also due to the
fact that newly issued deposits
now are priced lower than
maturities.
Other income included revenue
of $472 million from the Visa anti
-trust litigation settlement as well
as a $69 million favorable
revaluation of our IO asset. Our
fourth quarter should also include
the final payment from the Visa
settlement, a heads-up on that.
The upward revaluation of IO
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principal asset here reflects our
higher yield. In the first two
quarters of this year, you saw this
asset being written down. So
directionally, this is a reversal;
first quarter $98 million and in the
last quarter $93 million. So that
reflects positively on where we
see the revenue of the company.
Moving to credit performance,
the managed 30-day delinquency
ratio was 5.10%, up 2 basis points
sequentially. Managed net charge-
offs came in at 8.39%, a
sequential increase of 60 basis
points, clearly a more modest
increase compared to the 131
basis point increase from the first
quarter to the second quarter. And
given our fourth quarter guidance,
we are indicating that we expect
to see this deceleration continue
into the fourth quarter.
As I discuss the loss provision,
the reserve activity, I want to note
that we have introduced a new
measure for our reserve rate
calculation that excludes the
guaranteed portion of student loan
receivables because they are
guaranteed by the government and
carry virtually no reserve for loss.
We’ve provided this reserve rate,
excluding the guaranteed loan
aspects of our portfolio, in the
statistical supplement under the
Managed page for your
information.
So during the quarter, we
recorded provisions of $154
million less than charge-offs. Our
reserves declined as we had a
lower level of owned basis loans
outstanding, driven principally by
securitizations, partially offset by
a higher reserve rate on the
portfolio. ABS activity for this
quarter includes a $1.5 billion
TALF transaction, $1.6 million in
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retained Class D Series Notes
related to the trust credit
enhancement actions that we
discussed with you in our last call,
offset by $1.4 billion of maturing
ABS. The higher reserve rate,
excluding the guaranteed portion
of student loans, reflects
continued conservatism in our
outlook based on the recent
delinquency trends.
Turning to operating expense,
the US Card expenses were down
16% year-over-year and came in
at $490 million, 3.81% of
receivables. This is the lowest
quarterly operating expense ratio
we have achieved at the company.
Expenses reflect the reduction in
force [ph] that we executed in the
second quarter and continued
efforts to improve the operating
efficiency of the business.
Overall, expenses also reflect
importantly the continued
investments and our payments and
direct-to-consumer deposit
businesses. And as you heard
David report, moving into the
fourth quarter, we will begin to
see some further investment in
marketing. And so as a result, you
should expect to see the fourth
quarter spend will be up from
where it was here in the third
quarter.
Turning to the Payments
segment, our Third-Party
Payments business earned $27
million for the quarter, with total
network volume up 2% to $36
billion, which includes over $6
billion from our Diners Club
International transaction.
Transactions processed on the
PULSE network were up 6% year
-over-year. However, dollar
volume was down 1%, which was
lower than expected.
In terms of funding, we grew
total deposits by 10% year-over-
year to $29 billion. David
mentioned that $2 billion or 26%
sequential quarter growth in our
direct-to-consumer program,
which together with our $1.5
billion TALF issuance essentially
took care of this quarter’s
funding. The $2 billion of new
direct-to-consumer issuance this
quarter averaged 20 to 22 months
in duration, and by the third
quarter, we were pricing at rates
inside to the quarter. So we
remain very pleased with the
progress that this product line has
made.
In total maturities for all sources
for the remainder of 2009 are
going to be about $3 billion. That
includes $1.6 billion from our
deposit programs and $1.3 billion
from public term asset-backed
yields. Looking at fiscal year
2010, we have about $17.7 billion
in aggregate maturities, which we
believe is well within the
execution capacity of our deposit
channels. But having said that, we
have substantial TALF qualifying
capacity at $10.2 billion, which is
available to us through the end of
the first quarter in 2010. And in
addition to that, I think we are
beginning to see some positive
signs in the non-TALF ABS
market.
Our contingent liquidity at the
end of the quarter included over
$10 billion in cash liquidity, $1.5
billion in conduit capacity, $2.4
billion in multi-year contracted
revolver, and $6.4 billion in
borrowing capacity at the discount
window. We completed a number
of capital markets transactions
during the quarter.
As I said a moment ago, we did
a TALF deal for $1.5 billion at
one month LIBOR plus 130 over
three years. We also issued equity
amounting to $534 million and
issued $400 million in unsecured
debt. Looking to the fourth
quarter, we have already
completed a TALF transaction in
September for $1.3 billion also at
one month LIBOR plus 130 over
three years.
We finished the quarter with
tangible common equity of $6.8
billion, or $12.49 a share, up $1
billion from the second quarter
driven by earnings and the equity
rates. This was equivalent to
13.8% of managed receivables
and 10.1% of tangible managed
assets.
Regarding FAS 166, 167, based
on expected ABS maturities
between now and November 30th
of this year, our current
assumption is that approximately
$22 billion of securitized
receivables will be restored to the
balance sheet on December 1,
2009, which we will reserve
against. The addition of the IO
strip will be reversed, and that
impact along with the impact of
the reserve addition will be
recorded as an after-tax charge of
the opening balance sheet of
2010, effective December 1,
2009.
Let me wrap up and reiterate, I
think, what David closed by
saying, despite what we have seen
as a very difficult environment,
we think we have turned in a very
solid quarter while actually
enhancing our already strong
capital and liquidity positions.
And with that, I’m going to turn
it back over to you, Michella.
Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
(Operator instructions) And your
first question will come from the
line of Bill Carcache with Fox-
Pitt. Please proceed.
Bill Carcache – Fox-Pitt
Good morning. Can you talk a
bit about operating expenses? And
you mentioned higher marketing
expectations in the fourth quarter.
And so should we expect that
number to creep back up and kind
of back to maybe the levels in the
first couple quarters, or any kind
of guidance you can share on
what we can expect for expenses
as we look ahead?
Roy Guthrie
Sure, Bill. Yes, I think the -- I
guess I would guide you to -- I
mean, it’s -- we actually have
somewhat of a seasonal low here
and expect for seasonal spending
to reinvigorate. Both David and I
sort of referenced that. And I
guide you probably not to
something that would reference
the run rate we saw in the first
three quarters, but also not being
as low as you see here in the
fourth. So somewhere in between
those two on the marketing line
and to expect to see continued
improvement across the board on
everything else.
Bill Carcache – Fox-Pitt
Okay. And can you talk about
your decision to stop charging
over-the-limit fees and how you
thought about the cost versus the
benefits of continuing to charge
them? Just kind of share your
thought process on that?
David Nelms
Well, I would say that we felt
like it would be a lot of work and
not a lot of people would opt in
the pay of fee. And so we felt like
the simpler thing was simply to
stop charging the fee.
Bill Carcache – Fox-Pitt
Okay. And finally, one more if I
may. Can you talk about any
differences in credit performance
by geographic region, maybe any
place where you are seeing
delinquencies rise or notable
differences in performance?
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David Nelms
I would say that we are
continuing to see a correlation
between unemployment by area
and asset price changes -- housing
asset price changes by area and
loan losses by area.
Bill Carcache – Fox-Pitt
Okay. Thank you very much.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of David
Hochstim with Buckingham
Research Group. Please proceed.
David Hochstim – Buckingham
Research Group
Thanks. Roy, I wonder if you
can just clarify what we should
think of as the likely dollar impact
from the implementation of FAS
166 and 167, and the IO strip
could be written up again then in
the fourth quarter and then written
off December 1st?
Roy Guthrie
Well, okay. Sure, Dave. I think
the easiest way to do that is
reference the $22 billion that I
talked about. Let’s just stay
focused on where we here without
speculating on where we go. 7.45
reserve rate that we recorded in
the quarter, reserves then -- that's
math, tax affected and we are --
you can see our effective tax rate
here is around 39%. So use about
[ph] 60% of that and call that an
after-tax charge associated with
the reserves. The IO is sitting here
at 162. So, think about that in the
context -- subject to further
changes is another 100 on top of
that. So in $1 billion to $1.1
billion, which is kind of where we
have sort of always been, and
obviously that will be dynamic
based on where we stand. But
that’s a good proxy for it ought to
be based on this quarter’s
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information.
David Hochstim – Buckingham
Research Group
Okay. And then can you talk
about the potential timing of
paying back the treasury, maybe
closer to that? We move forward
and we have another good quarter,
and the environment seems to be
stabilizing.
Roy Guthrie
Well, certainly I feel -- as I
stated, I feel increasingly positive
and the fact that we raised equity,
long-term debt during the quarter,
had a strong quarter in revenues
and expenses and are seeing some
moderation in job loss externally,
those are all very good factors.
And that being said, we do have a
process that we will go through
with our Board and our regulators,
and we have not yet reached a
decision that the time is right. But
I’m certainly feeling increasingly
positive.
David Hochstim – Buckingham
Research Group
Okay. And then finally, could
you just give us some more detail
on the pricing on the new private
student loans originating and then
also on the consolidation loans,
(inaudible) what are the rates like
there and what are the borrowers
look like?
David Nelms
I think you can actually view
some of our pricing on our
website, and certainly student
loans are priced lower than credit
cards because they reflect much
lower levels of risk. And in terms
of the customers, I think we have
been very, very selective. We
have around 600 schools that now
work with us to originate these
loans, and we’ve tried to pick
high-quality institutions, ensure
that the money is actually used for
education. And as I mentioned
earlier, 80% of them have co-
signers, typically parents. So I
feel we’ve done this in a very
careful and responsible way.
David Hochstim – Buckingham
Research Group
And if (inaudible) are
eliminated next year, would you
continue to originate private loans
do you think or --?
David Nelms
Yes. Yes, we are pretty
indifferent to the proposed federal
law change. Today you really
have to be meeting the demand
for public loans if you are going
to be in the private student loan
business. It’s frankly a
questionable margin we make on
those public loans, but you kind
of have to be in it. So if they start
going direct, we don’t have a big
infrastructure because we are
pretty new to that. And we would
simply adjust.
David Hochstim – Buckingham
Research Group
And just again on the
consolidation loans, how do you
control for credit risk because I
think other lenders have had some
problems with those loans and
avoiding kind of being adversely
selected from people who are
desperate for credit --?
David Nelms
Obviously you just have to be
very careful. Most of that is cross-
sell business and is to our best
customers. So the level of FICO
score requirements and so on is
higher than our credit cards. And
since they come from our current
customers predominantly, we’ve
got long history directly with
those customers. And that’s why
while all customers, I’d say, are
originally stressed in this
environment, I think that’s why
we haven’t experienced some of
the same issues that have been
reported by some competitors.
David Hochstim – Buckingham
Research Group
Great. Thank you.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of Andrew
Wessel with JP Morgan. Please
proceed.
Andrew Wessel– JP Morgan
Good afternoon. Thanks for
taking the time to answer. A
couple of questions, just one on
net interest margin growth. If you
can talk about what your kind of
projecting for NIM growth
assuming your deposits as you are
looking out, but also I think more
importantly the roll-off of that
low rate promotional book, what
should we be thinking about for
NIM growth and going forward
into the next quarter?
Roy Guthrie
Yes, I think you are absolutely
right. We were continuing to
replace maturing deposits at
prices that are through it. So there
is I think still some upside even
though I think just to reinforce the
fact that we are out the curve, we
are not basically shortening the
curve on rate alone. So it’s a good
balance between liquidity and
execution that’s achieving that.
Again in terms of the top line, I
think you are right. I think there is
a lot of forces that are working on
it, and clearly I think the
reduction in the lower yielding
promotional rate balances has to a
certain extent play it out itself
here in this first quarter. And
there may be some of that to
come, but there are also some
headwinds.
I’d come back and reinforce the
fact that we have sort of issued
guidance here for charge-offs to
rise modestly into the fourth
quarter. And clearly to the extent
that’s a reversal of the interest
income within that measure is
going to be a slight headwind to
it. So I think we are constructive
on where it is. We don’t
necessarily think that it’s unstable
where it is, but there are forces
that are moving back and forth
against it that could somewhat
neutralize it. So I wouldn’t
necessarily guide you to much
higher.
David Nelms
The one thing I would add is
that the initial Card Act
restrictions that impact repricing
on delinquent accounts went in
place in August. And so we won’t
see the same immediate repricing
on delinquent customers that for
years have had occurred. And so
the lack of those immediate
repricings will start to stabilize
things.
Andrew Wessel – JP Morgan
Great. That’s very helpful.
Thanks. And then my other
question has to do with just kind
of on the outlook for loan growth.
As the Card Act comes into effect
fully and possibly earlier, I guess
based on what Barney Frank was
saying yesterday, what’s your
outlook for really growing assets
in this environment ex of
obviously increases in spending?
But pretty more cards in hands
and then also in terms of other
lending channels, are you seeing -
- obviously student loans as an
area for growth can be material or
is that still just kind of going to be
ancillary and it’s going to be cards
that really protect [ph] the
challenge for asset growth?
David Nelms
I would say that we are going to
continue to be pretty conservative
on loan growth. I do expect some
shrinkage in the industry to
continue. We are making room for
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this plus $22 billion securitized
loans to come back on our books
later this year. And we are partly
doing that by this big pullback on
balance transfers. And we are also
getting ready for the Card Act,
which impacts low rate balance
transfer act rates because
(inaudible) to offer because of the
payment allocation, which
changes some of the economics
there. So if anything, we do
expect a modest decline in
receivables by year-end. But I
would say, so far this year we
think our receivables have held up
better than anyone else. But it’s
not a time for robust growth. And
we expect the increased marketing
to help, but it’s not -- we are not
trying to start growing fast again.
Andrew Wessel – JP Morgan
Great. And just as a follow-up
to that if I could, looking out into
next year, do you see the
economy or -- you know, the
economic outlook or really kind
of increased competition in the
industry from the Card Act to be
the bigger determinant of card
asset growth, the card loan growth
through next year and going
forward?
David Nelms
I think that there are a lot of
factors that we are going to be
considering. Certainly, continued
trends in credit will be very
important. How consumers react
to the changes that are being put
in place because of the Card Act,
as you unwind risk-based pricing,
some of the customers who have
enjoyed their extremely low rates
as that has been replaced in the
last five or ten years, we will see
more normal rates that used to
exist in the industry. And whether
they will borrow as much is an
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open question. And so I think
there are just a lot of questions. I
think we feel like we are gaining
market share in credit cards, both
in sales volume and in
receivables. And to a large
degree, what happens to the
industry may dictate our growth.
Andrew Wessel – JP Morgan
Okay, great. Thank you very
much.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of Craig
Maurer with CLSA. Please
proceed.
Craig Maurer – CLSA
Yes, hi, good afternoon. Just a
couple questions. Just so I
understand it, the provisioning is
much lower than I was expecting
this quarter because of the
securitization. So the benefit to
the -- basically the benefit to the
allowance, I mean, it sounds like
that that’s essentially going to get
reversed out, but as a one-time
charge in the fourth quarter. Is
that correct?
Roy Guthrie
Yes, I think it all -- that’s right.
And in terms of often on because
of the securitization activity, all --
there will be like a master catch-
up at the end of the fourth quarter
and basically everything will have
a reserve against it. I think it’s
important to highlight though, as
you talk about this quarter, is that
this has been an interesting year,
Craig, and early in the year we
saw receivables come back on to
the balance sheet as we basically
had maturities of bonds. We are
now back in the market and we
are seeing receivables go off of
the balance sheet, as we see
issuance of bonds. And I think if
you sort of look at it through all
three quarters, those things sort of
normalize or neutralize. And
that’s kind of the way I think
about it in the context of the year
and the fact that we are in positive
territory for the year. Granted this
particular quarter, we have lower
owned assets with reserves
against them. And that’s why we
incurred the release.
Andrew Wessel – JP Morgan
Okay. Another question. The
teaser rates in the balance
transfers you were using in the
first half of the year, would it be
possible for you to tell us what
your receivables growth or
declines would have looked like
ex the transfers? I’m just trying to
get an idea because very few
banks were using low rate teaser
transfers during that period?
David Nelms
Well, I would actually disagree
with that. I think it’s pretty
common in the industry. But I do
-- if at the beginning of the year
our promo rate -- promo balances
were somewhere around 20% of
our portfolio, and I’d say by year-
end, we’re expecting it
somewhere around 10% of our
portfolio and then continue to
decline in the next year. And
certainly fewer offers, but also
shorter durations. Pretty much our
offers today are six-month in
duration, have a fee associated
with them. So we are being very
selective on how we offer them
and you’re seeing that show up in
the yield.
Andrew Wessel – JP Morgan
Okay. And one last question.
Just shifting to your international
discussion and acceptance, I was
just curious, beyond getting
acceptance up, is there any
traction in terms of issuing cards
outside the country right now? I
just want to know how that was
going. I mean, you still have
Diners’ relationships outside the
country for issuance, and I was
just wondering how that’s
competing with Visa, MasterCard
and AmEx globally.
David Nelms
Well, just to be clear, we don’t
directly issue any cards outside of
the US today. But we --
Andrew Wessel – JP Morgan
No, but the partner
relationships.
David Nelms
Absolutely. So we have nearly
50 franchisees who issue cards.
And we are actively working with
those franchisees to try to issue
more cards and expand additional
relationships. Our first priority
today is probably more on
acceptance and turning on more
and more countries to Discover
card to take advantage of the
Diners Club network globally,
and we will be working on that
through next year. But we also
have signed -- I think we’ve
signed over half of our top ten
customers to some new longer
term contracts that haven’t
(inaudible) growth. And so we are
working on that. Diners Club is a
very high-end T&E corporate
kind of card. Think about AmEx.
And so the volumes have been
tough just because corporations
around the world have pulled
back given the economy.
Andrew Wessel – JP Morgan
But here’s what I’m trying to
get. It seems that you are fighting
an uphill battle. I mean, you have
banks that see more value because
of the global acceptance in
Visa/MasterCard. So while you
are trying to catch up on
acceptance, they are issuing more
Visa/MasterCard. My question is,
what’s going to be the long-term
incentive to reinvigorate Diners
issuance?
David Nelms
Well, I would say our partners
see more value in issuing on our
network. Particularly for the
corporate business, they are
partners who have shifted their
volume away from
Visa/MasterCard onto our
network because of our global
acceptance, our strong
interchange, and our -- the brand
is something we want to
reinvigorate and we’ve just started
a new ad campaign that is being
rolled out around the world as we
speak to help reinvigorate and
reinvest in the overall brand. So
it’s something we are very much
focused on taking advantage of
the opportunity. It’s -- I view it
the other way. It’s a global
network and it needs a lot more
volume. So we are focused on
that.
Andrew Wessel – JP Morgan
Thanks.
Operator
(Operator instructions) And your
next question will come from the
line of Jason Arnold with RBC
Capital Markets. Please proceed.
Jason Arnold – RBC Capital
Markets
Hi, good morning, guys. David,
you commented on this briefly,
but could you offer some
additional thoughts on what you
are seeing in the competitive
landscape, as more issuers are
adapting their portfolios to the
Card Act? And I guess
specifically, what degree have
you repriced your portfolio with
regard to the Card Act? And do
you believe that your repricing is
more or less than peers?
David Nelms
We believe less than peers, and
we have completed our mailings
of term changes. So we feel that
we are beyond the changes. I
would say, one way or another,
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every customer in the portfolio
has been or is being affected by
Card Act. And it’s been a process
really over the last two years, but
we’ve now completed the process
of moving virtually all of our
loans to prime-based because
that’s all that really works in the
new -- given the new rules. And I
would say what we’ve seen while
-- I think we’ve had to be -- we’ve
been less aggressive than some
competitors generally. I’m seeing
people generally move away from
low intra rates or low initial rates
and a much tighter band of
pricing, more the way it used to
work. But there are still a lot of
people I think that are still
adjusting to this new model since
it hasn’t fully gotten the effect
yet.
Jason Arnold – RBC Capital
Markets
Okay, thank you. And then this
one might be better for Roy.
Could you offer us a little more
detail on the other income line in
addition to the IO revaluation?
Maybe you could tell us what
contributed the big sequential
increase in other income. Was it
some security gains or more from
the securitization line?
Roy Guthrie
The other income -- well,
obviously the dominant piece of
the other income line is -- and
particularly, Jason, when you’re
looking at it year-over-year,
reflects the Visa settlement
proceed that resides inside that
number -- sort of number one.
Number one, I’d suggest you
focus on it in the managed
context, which is the -- behind the
GAAP page in the statistical
supplement, which gives you a
little bit more of a pure look. That
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particular line also has the $69
million write-up of the IOS that I
referenced in my prepared
remarks.
And I think it’s important to
note, as I highlighted there, is that
it’s been written down in the last
two quarters, reflecting I think our
forward view of the environment.
And now we’ve sort of written it
back up. So the two big things in
there that are dynamic are that
settlement number 472,
particularly year-over-year,
sequential quarter it’s the same.
But sequential quarter, in fact
there is a $69 million IO write-up
versus the write-down. And you
can see the trend of the change in
that on the first page of the
statistical supplement inside that
body of allowance and IO change
information.
Jason Arnold – RBC Capital
Markets
Okay, terrific. Thank you so
much.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of Don
Fandetti with Citi. Please proceed.
Don Fandetti– Citi
Hi. David, quick question.
Clearly, there is a better feel
around credit. Does that give you
more confidence in terms of
potentially addressing sort of the
longer term funding question or
mix, I should say? And are you
comfortable kind of running the
company with the current mix and
the line of the ABS market, or do
you -- could you still be looking
at some alternatives?
David Nelms
I am really pleased with the
progress we have made on direct-
to-consumer deposits. At over $10
billion, we are now one of the top-
five direct banks in the country,
we believe. And there is no reason
we can’t continue to move up in
that ranking. And I would say that
our success on both the ability to
grow and to do so at an attractive
funding cost, given lower
expenses in the direct model, if
you are in the increased
confidence that direct banking is
the future as opposed to branch
banks. And I don’t have the
expenses. I don’t have the full
product line you have to have
with branches that bring with
them in some cases returns and
loan losses and risk that don’t
look as attractive to me.
So, I am really focused on being
the leader in direct banking, and
that’s going to become an
increasing part of our funding. It’s
particularly displacing right now
some of the broker deposits, but I
think it could displace some of the
asset-backed over the long period
of time. I mean that market has
also been important to us right
now, and it’s got some good
execution, but I’m feeling better
than I ever have on our future
funding capabilities as a
company, the way [ph] we are.
Don Fandetti – Citi
Okay, thank you.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of Brian Foran
with Goldman Sachs. Please
proceed.
Brian Foran– Gold man Sachs
Good afternoon, guys.
David Nelms
Hi.
Brian Foran – Goldman Sachs
I apologize I missed this earlier.
But in overall credit metrics for
you and the industry, I guess the
only weak spot in the recent
month was the 30 to 59-day
bucket. And when we look at that,
we’ve got seasonality. I’m
assuming some of the repricings
you did in the spring and the
whole industry did in the spring
pushed some people over edge.
And then you have core -- the
potential for core deterioration. Is
there any color either
quantitatively or qualitatively you
can give on how much of the 30
to 59-day bucket acceleration is
core deterioration versus these
other factors?
Roy Guthrie
Well, I would not -- the pricing
changes actually could be helping
a bit because, as I say, it’s
eliminating lower -- very low
rated (inaudible) and doing less
repricing on delinquent
customers, for instance -- Brian?
Operator
Your next question will come
from the line of Chris Brendler
with Stifel, Nicolaus. Please
proceed.
Chris Brendler – Stifel,
Nicolaus
Hi, thanks. Good morning.
Appreciate the color on the teaser
rate portfolio. I think if I heard
you correctly, it was 20% at year-
end ’08. (inaudible) to be down to
10% at year-end ’09 and it fell
25% in the quarter. Just I guess
longer term, where do you expect
that to go? I think -- I was
thinking the teaser rates would go
away, but I’ve noticed a lot of
issuers, including yourself, are
still mailing them today. And just
I think -- is there an opportunity
to put a big teaser rate portfolio
on now and then hope that you
don’t see competitive activity take
those balances away? Just how do
you think about the use of
introductory rates and where you
see that going now, in the near-
term, and next year when the rules
change? Thanks.
David Nelms
Sure. Well, I think that teaser
rates and balance transfers can
still have a positive continued role
even after the Card Act is in
place. And there are balance
transfer fees associated with them.
And done right, they can add to
our profits and growth. It may be
that we are in single digits for a
while and it may stay that way.
We’ll see. But I think that
generally we are likely to be
doing shorter durations, higher
rates than -- you're just not going
to see the zeros and 1.9s [ph], the
way you saw it for a while
because the economics have
changed. But I don’t -- I
personally don’t think that we will
totally be eliminating teaser rates.
Chris Brendler – Stifel,
Nicolaus
Okay. And a follow-up
question. It sounds like -- I wasn’t
quite sure what -- how you felt
about the sales volume this
quarter. You sure talked about
macro factors and the economy,
but it doesn’t seem like we saw
that across Visa and MasterCard
numbers that they released this
week, yet your numbers sort of
decelerated sequentially.
Certainly it was pretty impressive
before this quarter. Anything else
that caught your eyes on sales
volume this quarter?
Roy Guthrie
Yes. I would not overreact to a
4% versus a 7%. I would think
about those two combined
because there was a difference in
number of days, how holidays fell
[ph]. And one of the things I look
at is sort of the weekly and the
adjusted volumes. And we saw a
lot of consistency across Q2 and
Q3. And it probably -- if you
adjust it for days, 4% was
probably a little favorable and 7%
might be a little light, more of a
decline than adjusting it. I’ve seen
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maybe a bit of a better last couple
weeks, but it wasn’t enough to
affect the quarter very much.
And I’d say if you do average
those two quarters, you get 6%,
7%, which compares very
favorably to the last numbers I’ve
seen out of Visa and MasterCard,
which on average were down
about 15% for US credit card. So
we think we are gaining share and
hopefully the last couple of
weeks’ trend will continue. It very
well could because we are going
to start getting to the annualized --
the (inaudible) going to start dig it
a lot easier because right about
now is when the crisis started.
Chris Brendler – Stifel,
Nicolaus
Okay. Last question, speaking
of the crisis, surprisingly a few
questions on credit this quarter. I
think people are feeling a lot
better given the improvement
we’ve seen in the last several
months in delinquencies yet. I
think there is still debate out there
on exactly what we are seeing. I
think we talked about in your last
quarter’s call when you first
started the decline in
delinquencies and what’s driving
it. Starting to pick back up, as
Brian indicated in this question,
how do you feel about credit right
now? I mean, you still have a lot
of job losses out there, portfolios
have stabilized, the issuers are
taking a lot of aggressive actions
to stabilize those portfolios. Can
you just give me a little sense of
where you feel about -- how you
feel about customer credit right
now? Thanks.
David Nelms
I would say we remain very
cautious. As you can tell from our
estimate for the next quarter, we
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don’t think that we’ve seen the
peak yet. Certainly the charge-
offs are rising a lot more slowly
than they did earlier in the year.
But as long as the unemployment
rate keeps rising and people keep
losing their jobs, credit is going to
continue to be a real challenge.
I’d say the good news is that we
are seeing a lot more mixed signs.
And you need a deceleration
before you actually hit a peak and
then start getting out the other
side.
Chris Brendler – Stifel,
Nicolaus
I think -- I guess the key debate
is whether the loss is peak in the
fourth quarter of ’09 or they peak
sometime in 2010 and continue to
move higher. What do you think
on that question?
David Nelms
I would be delighted if that’s
were the case, but I don’t think we
-- we certainly don’t know that
yet. And it’s going to depend a lot
on the economy. I look at the
most -- the average economists
think that our employment rate is
not going to peak till maybe the
first half of next year, and that
tends to be correlated pretty
heavily with credit card loan
losses as well.
Chris Brendler – Stifel,
Nicolaus
Appreciate it. Thank you.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of Sanjay
Sakhrani with KBW. Please
proceed.
Sanjay Sakhrani – KBW
Thank you. Hey, Roy, I just had
a quick question on the margin,
just a continuation of the question
asked earlier. If we think about
the margin looking into kind of
next year, I know you guys are
pre-funding a lot -- some of the
maturities that are going to
happen next year. I mean, should
we assume that there is a bias
upwards looking into next year
because some of that pre-funding
will be used, because I saw cash
increased sequentially this quarter
as well?
Roy Guthrie
Sure. I think that the -- I'll give
you a measure of that, but I think
we do have a, I mentioned, $17
billion of funding calendar due to
maturities and we are very
comfortable with that. It really
matches up with where we’ve
been in the last couple of years;
this year and last year. It’s just
that it is ever so slightly front-
loaded. So I think we are focused
on that first six-month period and
likely would come into the year
with a marginally elevated level
of liquidity to sort of de-risk that.
Liquidity is a factor that also is
starting to lessen in its overall
cost. And one way to sort of think
about it is, I mentioned that we
just did -- we got tied up three-
year money for LIBOR plus 130.
If you just use the 130 as a cost to
carry, Sanjay, basically $13
million per $1 billion or, say, $1
million a month. So it really is not
going to be a factor that it used to
be. If it cost you $1 million a
month per $1 billion, $3 million
per quarter per $1 billion, even if
we were to elevate it a couple of
billions, that would be $6 million
cost. So it’s not going to round
necessarily. It’s a real small
number of basis points. And I
think those other factors in the
margin are going to be more
things that sort of really dominate
the landscape and the direction of
it.
Sanjay Sakhrani – KBW
Just on the asset side, are you
predominantly variable now or is
that something that will be
achieved kind of into early next
year?
Roy Guthrie
No, we’ve completed our
changes. It’s -- we are -- our
standard APRs on our accounts
are tied to prime. And --
Sanjay Sakhrani – KBW
That’s 100% variable then?
Roy Guthrie
Virtually. I mean, we are done
making the changes. We’ve only
been marketing very well for the
last two years. So this has been an
ongoing shift. But I don’t expect
to see fixed rates exist in the
industry. I don’t see how you can
have an open-ended unsecured
loan that has -- you have no
ability to change the rate in a
higher inflation environment that
some day could happen.
Sanjay Sakhrani – KBW
Understood. And then just on
the liability side, I mean, is it
pretty much safe to assume that
most of the deposits are fixed? Or
do you guys hedge out some of
that interest rate?
Roy Guthrie
Most of the deposits are fixed.
We do have – I have drawn [ph]
this according to the tension to
our new savings product. You
might want to check that out on
our website. It’s been -- I think
it’s been a real winner. It’s
introduced during the course of
this quarter. So the savings in
money market account is resilient
in that portfolio of products,
which I think I would characterize
more as floating, but the term
certifications, yes, are all fixed.
Sanjay Sakhrani – KBW
Okay, great. And then just one
final one, David, I’ve noticed a
flurry of announcements on the
acquiring side. And I think you
guys alluded to it earlier. Could
you just talk about the goal posts
maybe for this year and next as
far as penetration domestically
and internationally? I know you
guys have this third-party
acquiring relationship probably --
I guess you are at the latter stages
of getting up and running. I mean,
where are we with that in terms of
penetration relative to MasterCard
and Visa? And then maybe if you
could just touch on international
as well. Thank you.
David Nelms
I would say, domestically we
have signed the acquirers and we
are still implementing the turn-on
of the merchants. We believe we
are on almost all new merchant
signings that were included along
with Visa and MasterCard. And
so I’d say, this year and next year
we’ll be continuing to make sure
that all of the small merchants are
turned on by those acquirers, and
maybe more importantly that the
sticker is up in the merchant, the
clerk knows they take Discover
now. And we still have a good
amount of work to do this year
and next to finish that.
In terms of international
acceptance, I think I mentioned
we’ll probably be turning it on up
to about 50 countries globally for
Discover cardholders by this year-
end. And by next year-end is
when we expend -- intend to turn
on most of the other countries
around the world through the
Diners Club. And of course, there
are about 8 million merchants. So
we’ve got a lot of work to do to
make all those connections. And
we’re still not satisfied with the
million merchants. So we are
signing new acquirers around the
world in a similar fashion to what
we did here in the US, such
history [ph] on Eastern Europe
and so on to further expand
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Diners Club acceptance, which is
very strong in some parts of the
world, and probably Europe is
where we have our biggest
opportunities to improve it.
Sanjay Sakhrani – KBW
Okay, thank you.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of Rick Shane
with Jefferies. Please proceed.
Rick Shane– Jefferies
Hey, guys, thanks for taking my
question. Most of them have been
addressed. There were some
comments about the increase in
delinquencies this month, and I
think that that’s pretty
explainable. There was also in the
chart -- excuse me, in the trust an
increase in charge-offs and it was
a relatively significant increase
given the trends we’ve seen over
the last several months. Can you
just give us some context for that
just like you did regarding the
first stage delinquencies and how
that factors into your guidance for
losses during the quarter? I
realized there is a difference
between the trust and the
managed data, but the trust is at
least showing a higher loss rate
than you are guiding to for the
quarter at this point.
Roy Guthrie
Yes, Rich, I think the -- just for
everyone’s benefit, our trust, I
think, did show a tick-up
sequential month in terms of
charge-offs. By my eyes, it’s
pretty consistent with where you
saw some of the other superior
performing trusts, and so it was
broadly an industry phenomena
across I think the better
performing trusts. Some in there
had some pretty significant rises
that I think we don’t really use it
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as benchmarks. I think this
reflects delinquency patterns that
go back before basically -- you
know, from a contractual
standpoint, you reach back six,
seven months. And I think you
can see trust delinquency levels,
six, seven months, that do
translate into these charge-offs.
I would cite that one area of
focus continues to be bankruptcy,
which we’ve seen continue to rise
in terms of the national filings that
obviously are participation in that
as well. I wouldn’t take away
anything out of (inaudible),
though I think individual month, I
would guide you more to -- you
can use a rolling three months or
you can focus on the managed
presentation, but never isolate a
single month because the nuance
is associated with that. At a
minimum, manage a couple. And
I think if you look at that number
in the context of the guidance that
we gave, you’ll find that --
certainly if you look at either two
months or the three-month
trailing, that they are pretty much
in harmony with each other.
Rick Shane – Jefferies
I agree with that 100%. It is
interesting because what at least
the delinquencies show is, I would
agree with you, that over the next
four or five months you do have
feasible delinquency trends that
will roll forward on a six-month
basis. But then the question is,
given the increase in
delinquencies we saw this month,
is this a temporary five or six-
month event and then we’ll see a
pickup in charge-offs going
forward? Is that the conclusion
you guys would draw, or should
we not read too much into the one
-month increase in these years
[ph]?
Roy Guthrie
Well, I think you should go
back and -- and I think we are
seeing here, as we talked about in
the early part of this, the seasonal
patterns where you basically get
stabilization that comes after, I
think, delinquency affairs are
brought under control following a
holiday spend, where you see now
stability across the spring and
summer months and historically,
and we are suggesting
prospectively, we are going to see
seasonal deterioration into the
fall.
And whether there is
fundamental deterioration at the
consumer level or whether there is
seasonal behavior, it’s sort of
been the dicey conversation that’s
being, I think, carved up over the
course of this summer and clearly
it’s still resilient. I think just
seasonal alone, you should expect
to see these rise into the fall, and I
guess our charge-off guidance sort
of reflects that to a certain extent.
The one wildcard I’d come back
and mention is where
bankruptcies are and how
bankruptcies continue to sort of
be a focus for us and I think a
focus for the industry because
they continue to rise.
Rick Shane – Jefferies
Great, guys. Thank you very
much.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of Brad Ball
[ph] with Ladenburg FSG. Please
proceed.
Brad Ball – Ladenburg FSG
Thanks. Just a couple of
clarification questions, Roy. So,
are you guys saying that the
reserve release this quarter was
entirely attributable to the
securitization move of balance
sheet of the $2 billion of
receivables and I suppose the
decline in overall managed
receivables? Or are you saying
that there is some improved
outlook that’s baked into that
reserve release as well?
Roy Guthrie
So if I went back again, Brad, I
think that there was a reserve rate
increase sequential quarter. I think
that’s very harmonious with the
guidance that we provided,
8.40%, 8.39% into the mid-to-
high 8s in the fourth quarter. So
yes, we had a rate increase in our
reserve sequential quarter. That’s
the look forward measure. You
saw delinquency pick up maybe a
basis point or two. The majority
of the action in the reserve this
quarter did come from off-balance
sheeting receivable through the
trust action, the $1.6 billion of
Class D that was retained on our
balance sheet and the issuance to
third-party investors of $1.5
billion through the TALF
program.
Brad Ball – Ladenburg FSG
Okay. And you also mentioned
in your prepared remarks, Roy,
that you are seeing some non-
TALF act strength in the market. I
wonder if you could just give us a
little color on what you are seeing
out there. And do you think you
could do a non-TALF deal over
the near-term with the pricing that
you have been talking about, L
plus 130?
Roy Guthrie
Well, I think that -- you know,
there had been non-TALF deals
done. They tend to be short. But
the deals that we have actually
done have had cash buyers in
them. So they have not been a
100% taken down by investors
that are using the TALF facility to
leverage it. And so we’ve seen
cash buyers in the program. We
are re-engaging with cash
investors that were historically
part of our program and have
positions in our bonds. And so we
are feeling better and better and
better about that, but it starts
slowly and it kind of continues.
Right now, we’ve obviously
executed with a combination
under the TALF program. If we
saw for out-the-curve two and
three-year type issuance, the
ability to sort of getting and
execute at comparable levels, we
would clearly take advantage of
that.
Brad Ball – Ladenburg FSG
Okay. And then finally,
following up on the questions
about your margin, can you give
us a sense as to the 64 basis point
link quarter improvement, how
much of that is attributable to the
repricing and the reduction in
balance transfers as opposed to
improvement in funding cost?
Roy Guthrie
Yes, very little of that was
related to improving in funding
costs. I’d mention the number one
thing was that the FDIC special
assessment that was resilient in
last quarters, around 16 -- $15
million or $16 million. So we had
some improvement from that, plus
marginal improvement in the
underlying rate. The rest of it was
lower standard balances and lower
proportion of promotional
balances.
Craig Streem
Next question please.
Operator
Your next question will come
from the line of John Stilmar with
SunTrust. Please proceed.
John Stilmar – SunTrust
Thank you. Good afternoon. I’d
like to start quickly with revenue
margins. This quarter you had
nearly a 14% revenue margin, and
I define that as net interest income
27
plus non-interest income and on
the back of very strong topline
performance. This is almost 200
basis points above where you
guys were in 2007. The real
question is, as we kind of move
forward in this business, the
retrenchment of credit, the ability
to reprice, how much of that
revenue margin will really stick
around post legislation, post the
shift and in marketing dollars
towards higher end? Can you give
us some sense about how much of
this current margin might stick
around?
Roy Guthrie
Well, I would say that a large
piece of the margin increase is the
low rate environment. And so if
you look at how much funding
costs have come down since ’07,
it’s significant. And we would
expect to have higher margins in
the higher charge-off environment
and vice versa. So at some point,
we would expect credit to start
improving interest rates to start
rising and our margins to come
back in to a tighter level. And
certainly right now, the credit has
risen more than the margin has
increased, which is giving us --
hurting our profits. And at some
point, we would hope that losses
drop faster than margin.
John Stilmar – SunTrust
Okay, perfect. Thank you. And
then I’m just going to put a finer
point with regards to this -- in
terms of credit and the question is
-- wanted to make sure I was
clear. The increase -- the little blip
that we’ve seen, is it your guy’s
view in early stage delinquency
that a preponderance of that is
seasonal or is it more so driven by
a minor seasonality with a
majority impact of the negative
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effects of repricing? I just wanted
to kind of make sure that I heard
on a crystal clear basis which was
the primary driver and your
opinion of that increase. Thank
you.
David Nelms
I don’t -- I would not think any
of it was repricing related,
because if anything, as you back
off on delinquency pricing, the
riskiest customers are paying less
than they might have in previous
environments. So I would point
you back to Roy’s comments that
small blips from month to month,
I wouldn’t read too much into it.
And it’s very tough to separate
seasonality from the macro
pieces, and that’s one reason we
are giving you a forecast for one
quarter out and it’s really hard for
us to determine for sure even what
the first half is next year.
Operator
And our final question will
come from the line of Henry
Coffey with Sterne, Agee. Please
proceed.
Henry Coffey – Sterne, Agee
Yes, good morning, everyone. I
know on the last call you did a
very good job of quantifying the
impact of over-limit fees with the
changes that you put in place. A
whole bunch of other items get
impacted such as late fees, et
cetera. Could you give us a little
more sense of what the outlook is
for 2010 in terms of how the fee
income line is likely to be
impacted?
David Nelms
Well, it’s not clear at this point
that late fee income will be
impacted. Our late fee income
was highest probably five or ten
years ago. It’s been on a long-
term downward trend. Right now,
it’s a little elevated because of the
higher delinquencies, as you’d
expect. So I would think that late
fees are most likely to fall when
credit improves and you
(inaudible) delinquent of
customers. At this point, we think
that the over-limit fee is the
largest component on the fee lines
that would be impacted. And most
of the other changes impact the
net interest margin line, which is
kind of why we went through
those various changes that we’ve
made to position ourselves
prudently for the new legislation
on that.
Henry Coffey – Sterne, Agee
How do you turn that into a
marketing advantage?
David Nelms
Well, we turn it into a marketing
advantage, as I said before, by
less focus on pricing, more focus
on Cashback Bonus, overall
value, and superior service, and
our expanding acceptance.
Henry Coffey – Sterne, Agee
Thank you.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of Scott
Valentin with FBR. Please
proceed.
Scott Valentin – FBR
Thanks for squeezing me in
there. Just two quick questions.
One, in terms of risk mitigation
and maybe modification activity,
as (inaudible) changed, you’re
still actively closing accounts and
reducing lines or has that slowed
down? And then maybe in terms
of modifications, had that activity
picked up at all?
David Nelms
On the first question, we’ve
pretty well completed closure of
inactive accounts. And for the
most part, customers who were
inactive for more than a year,
we’ve closed rather than leave
them open for years and years and
years with no activity. And I’m
sorry, I missed your second
question.
Scott Valentin – FBR
I just want to -- in terms of
modification activity, so re-aging
accounts et cetera, if there has
been any pickup there?
David Nelms
Re-aging, there were very
specific rules that went in place. I
think it was in 2001 under FFIEC,
and we religiously followed those
rules since that time. So there has
been no change in our re-age and
it’s very small part of our
portfolio.
Scott Valentin – FBR
Okay. And just on station
activity, I believe Discover pulled
back less than peers in terms of
the amount of mailing that went
out. Are you seeing a better
quality customer now and maybe
acceptance rates are a little bit
higher given the lost competition?
David Nelms
Yes. We were maybe the most -
- had the highest number of
mailings in the first half of the
year, I think, despite us pulling
back as well. But we are seeing
better response rates than we have
seen in quite a few years, but I
would also say that given the
economic environment, it’s -- we
are being very careful to pick
through and make sure that we
only approve customers who are
more confident and can be able to
stay current on us [ph].
Scott Valentin – FBR
Okay. Thanks very much.
Operator
And your next question will
come from the line of Eric
Wasserstrom with Galleon Group.
Please proceed.
Eric Wasserstrom – Galleon
Group
Thanks for squeezing me in, but
my questions have been
addressed.
Operator
And our next question will
come from the line of Moshe
Orenbuch with Credit Suisse.
Please proceed.
Craig Streem
It looks like we may have lost
Moshe. Do we have anyone else
in queue?
Operator
Okay. There are no further
questions in the queue at this
time. I will now turn the call back
over to Craig Streem. Please
proceed.
Craig Streem
Excellent. Thank you, operator.
Thank you all for your attention
this morning. We ran a little bit
over because we wanted to be
absolutely certain to take
everyone’s calls and take care of
those needs. So again, thank you
for your interest. Any follow-up,
please come back to me. Have a
good day. Thanks.
Operator
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participation in today’s
conference. This concludes the
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PAUL COURANT, the dean of
libraries at the University of
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books on his shelves are such
seminal texts as “Blunder Out of
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“orphan” books, such titles are
one element of a controversial
plan by Google, the world’s
biggest internet company, to
create a vast online library.
Several years ago Google began
working with research libraries in
America to create digital copies of
their collections, parts of which it
made available online. Not long
after, a group of authors and
publishers sued the company for
breach of copyright. Now Google
and its former antagonists are
seeking judicial approval for a
deal they reached last year to
settle the class-action suit. Among
other things, this would allow the
company to scan millions of out-
of-print books, including orphan
works, without seeking
permission from individual
copyright holders. Google could
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then sell individual works or
access to its entire library,
provided it paid a share of the
proceeds to owners of the
copyrights, if they can be found.
(It has already set aside $125m to
that end.) Publishers and authors
had until September 4th to
withdraw from the agreement;
those remaining in it can ask
Google to remove their titles from
its library at any time. Next month
a federal court is due to hold a
hearing on the agreement, which
will help shape the future of the
digital publishing.
Opposition to the deal is
brewing all around the world. On
August 31st the German
government filed a submission to
the American court arguing that
the agreement, which
encompasses books by German
authors published in the United
States, would violate Germany’s
copyright law. French publishers
also claim the agreement will
contravene laws in their
homeland. They note that there
are no plans for European
representatives on the book-rights
registry that would be set up
under the deal to collect and
distribute payments due to
copyright owners. This has
heightened suspicions that
foreigners will be fleeced.
In Japan two noted writers have
filed a complaint with local
authorities about Google’s
actions. Many American firms
oppose the deal, including
Microsoft and Yahoo!, two of
Google’s big competitors, as well
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call Ron Fashion Week's
unlikeliest attendee.
as Amazon, a big retailer of books
in both paper and electronic form.
Amazon argues that Congress,
rather than Google and its allies,
should decide how copyrights
should be handled in the digital
age.
Together with the Internet
Archive, a non-profit organisation
which runs a rival project to
digitise libraries’ contents, these
firms have formed a group called
the Open Book Alliance to
campaign against the agreement.
A posting on the Alliance’s
website claims that the agreement
would create a monopoly in
digital books that would
inevitably lead to fewer choices
and higher prices for consumers.
Such complaints have attracted
the attention of America’s
Department of Justice, which is
examining the agreement to see
whether it is anti-competitive. It is
due to send its findings to the
court by September 18th.
In response, Google executives
point out that the deal cannot be
opened up to other firms because
of the way class-action litigation
works in America. However, it is
a non-exclusive arrangement, so
other companies are free, in
theory, to seek a similar deal to
Google’s. But in practice few are
likely to enter this legal maze, and
go to the expense of scanning
millions of books, without any
certainty of making money.
In spite of this, Google claims
that rather than suppressing
competition in the emerging
market for electronic books, the
agreement would increase it by
offering a web-based alternative
to expensive proprietary systems
such as Amazon’s Kindle. Having
bought a book from Google,
customers would be able to read it
on any device with internet
access. Moreover, by clarifying
the copyright status of millions of
digital books, the deal would also
make it easier for firms other than
Google to strike deals to use
them.
This may explain why the
agreement is garnering support
from some unexpected quarters.
In a recent letter to the court,
lawyers for Japan’s Sony, which
also makes readers for electronic
books, argued that if the
agreement is approved it would
have “numerous and significant
pro-competitive effects”. Viviane
Reding, the European Union’s
commissioner for telecoms and
media, has publicly hailed new
business models such as
Google’s, which she thinks will
complement the EU’s Europeana
initiative to digitise Europe’s
cultural heritage. By promising to
bring many more books like “The
Appalachian Frontier” to an
exciting new digital frontier,
Google stands a fighting chance
of winning its case.
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Microsoft’s
new security
policy: lawsuits
By Scott Merrill (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:30:29 AM
The word for the day is
“malvertising”. It’s a linguistic
mashup that means “malicious
advertising”. Not deceptive, or
antagonistic, but actually harmful.
You know, the kind of online
advertising that delivers a virus
payload that jacks up your sister-
in-law’s computer and then she
calls you and you have to try to
troubleshoot it over the phone and
she doesn’t listen and just keeps
clicking that damned mouse —
you can totally hear her clicking
clicking clicking — while you’re
trying to be methodical and solve
the damned problem. You know,
that kind of advertising. Well
Microsoft has had enough, and
they’re finally going to do
something about it! They’re filing
lawsuits against malvertisers!
Thank the maker!
Way to go, Redmond!
Seriously. The Internet thanks
you. Your attention to security is
a shining beacon of hope in these
dark times.
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Europe.view: Not good enough

(The Economist: Daily It starts with the location. Big scenic, Krynica’s buildings minutes, a two-hour session is
columns) international conferences are best mostly are not. Ugly communist- almost over, leaving little time for
Submitted at 9/17/2009 12:38:43 AM staged in locations with good era structures overwhelm the interaction with the audience.
transport links. Poland has plenty handful of old ones. The Good conference panels require a
Europe.view of them, but Krynica is not one of configuration is awkward. Big lot of planning. At Krynica, the
Sep 17th 2009 them. The nearest international rooms are divided into smaller panellists typically meet for the
From Economist.com East airport is three hours away, on a ones by billowing fabric first time in the few hurried Twitteleh: Twitter for
Europe's premier economic forum winding narrow road. The railway partitions. That looks nice, but minutes before the session.
could be much better service is dismal. The time and does not create functional sound- Poland gets away with Your Jewish Mother
KRYNICA is Poland’s Davos. energy involved simply getting to
And in some respects last week’s Krynica can easily make first-
proofing. At one particularly
embarrassing session last week
Krynica’s failings because it is the
biggest and most important
[Parody Video]
annual economic forum held in timers into last-timers. Vladimir Bukovsky, a giant in the conference in the east European By Pete Cashmore
the mountains of southern Poland It gets worse. The hotels are Soviet dissident movement, region. People can’t afford to miss (Mashable!)
is just like the World Economic nowhere near the level needed. struggled to make his voice heard it, but it could be much better. Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:18:10 AM
Forum, the plutocrats’ Swiss get- For the pampered international over a deafening blast of rock The conference organisers could
together. It is scenic, fun and guests that Krynica wants to music from the event next door. take a lesson from Estonia’s Are your friends fed up of all
prime networking territory; attract, internet access, hairdryers, At the main plenary session, a annual Lennart Meri security your kvetching on Twitter? Don’t
meetings that would otherwise a n d n o i s e - p r o o f r o o m s a r e scintillating discussion on world conference, which is flawlessly worry – just in time for Rosh
take months to arrange can necessities, not luxuries. Such economics between Edmund organised and with highly coveted Hashanah comes a Twitter
happen over a quick coffee. Late guests also prefer quick and Phelps, a Nobel-prize-winning invitations. A good start would be alternative targeting the one
at night, formality disappears as hassle-free meals. But the handful economist (pictured above); Peter to find another venue, with person guaranteed to care: your
drinks flow and tongues loosen. of restaurants in the conference Schiff, an American pundit; and accommodation, catering and Jewish mother.
But Krynica is a poor showcase z o n e s e e m c o m p l e t e l y Poland’s razor-witted finance transport that impress visitors Even simpler than its namesake
for Poland. The country’s high- overwhelmed by the sudden minister, Jacek Rostowski, the positively, rather than confirming Twitter, Twitteleh requires that
tech, world-class dynamism is influx of customers. Many don’t venue was painfully overcrowded. outdated stereotypes about Polish you answer three basic questions:
barely visible; rather, outside take credit cards. The waiters A good rule of thumb for backwardness and Where are you?, What have you
guests, especially those visiting don’t speak English. That’s not conference organisers is that the disorganisation. eaten? and Are you wearing a
Poland for the first time, notice its wholly surprising: for most of the main auditorium should roughly Back to top ^^ Readers' sweater?.
nerve-wracking side, with rickety year Krynica is a mid-level resort match the number of participants. comments Shana Tovah to all our Jewish
infrastructure and a tiresome with a largely Polish customer That discussion was excellent, The Economist welcomes your readers.
dependence on improvisation. base. All the odder, therefore, to but many weren’t. Krynica’s views. Hat-tip:@scottmonty Reviews:
This is not a display of charming h o l d a m a j o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l panels are huge, sometimes with Twitter
Polish idiosyncrasy. It is just c o n f e r e n c e t h e r e . ten or more participants. By the Tags: jewish, twitter
sloppy. Though the mountains are time everyone has spoken for ten

Let’s celebrate Pirates’ Day with gusto tomorrow

By Nicholas Deleon
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:30:36 AM
Tomorrow, Saturday, September
19, is Pirates’ Day in World of
Warcraft. “Commoners wearing
pirate garb have appeared in all
the world’s cities with the news
that the Dread Captain DeMeza
and her crew have landed in
Booty Bay and declared it Pirates’
Day!” Great, yes, but I say we
take it one step further: let’s bring
Pirates’ Day to the Real World.
Yes, there’s already Talk Like a
Pirate Day, but that holiday, like
so many others, has become so
commercialized over the years.
With Pirates’ Day, I propose the
following:
• We all dress up like pirates, pirate places, e.g., the bank, the
even if we have to go to non-
supermarket, the local pizza place,
the local nightclub, etc.
• Piracy will be encouraged.
That’s either digital piracy or the
Spanish Main kind. You’ll have to
supply your own boat, however.
• Any and all jokes told during
the day will have to be pirate
themed. “Did ya see the man with
the peg leg? That was me who
shot him, lol!”
• Pirate lingo will be
encouraged. Words like “matey”
and “wench,” while rustic to our
ears, are just part of the ambiance
on Pirates’ Day.
I’m open to other suggestions
because it’s quite obvious this list
ran out of steam after the second
bullet point.
via wow.com
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Banco de Brasil and Santander Both

Look to Take Advantage of ADRs
(Financial Sector and Stocks said in a telephone interview with Much of this is fuelled by local
Analysis from Seeking Alpha) Bloomberg. “We are increasing retail interest, as the Brazilian
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:04:40 AM the number of potential investors middle classes are growing,
to our shares.” however, there are also signs that
State controlled banking Banco de Brasil has performed foreign investors are looking at
behemoth Banco de Brasil has w e l l t h i s y e a r , h a v i n g Brazil as the next BRIC economy
been involved in a three way o u t p e r f o r m e d t h e B o v e s p a to really get going, with Credit
battle with its private peers Itau- average by some margin. As we Suisse coming out with a bullish
Unibanco ( ITUB) and Banco de have discussed in previous statement yesterday.
Bradesco ( BBD) for some time articles, the banking sector in “Brazil is in style for
for dominance in the growing Brazil has been going through a foreigners,” said Ilan Ryfer at
domestic banking sector. Having wave of consolidation & the state Credit Suisse Hedging Griffo,
surpassed ITUB in the second bank has just added to its growing Brazil’s biggest hedge fund.
quarter, mainly due to lower portfolio via the acquisition of a “Everyone thinks it’s a bull
interest rates attracting borrowers, 4 9 . 9 9 % s t a k e i n B a n c o
B a n c o d e B r a s i l h a s n o w Votorantim for 4.2 billion reals
market again and the party’s back.
Investors have short memories.”
Core i7 Laptops: Early Tests of
announced that it is looking to ($2.3Bn) earlier this month.
change its stance regarding Meanwhile, Spain's Santander (
Much of the excitement around
Brazilian stocks is fuelled by its
Mid-Range Quad-Core Chip
international stockholders. STD) is now looking at a local
Yesterday, a spokeswoman for IPO that should see an initial
BRIC partner China, as the
Chinese economy starts to lift Say It's Fast, Real Fast [Intel]
the company revealed that the r a i s i n g o f $ 2 0 0 m i l l i o n again, commodities are very much By Danny Allen (Gizmodo) twice the RAM, faster 7200rpm
bank is now looking to double the (equivalent to 15% of current back in vogue. South Africa's Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:20:00 AM hard disk, high-end Nvidia
potential foreign ownership in valuation) that will be used to Investec Asset Management is Quadro FX 3700M graphics, and
Bovespa traded shares from the expand its reach across the looking at Brazil and neighbours Looks like Core i7 could 64-bit Vista OS.
current 11% by raising its free country. At the same time, Chile and Peru to lead the way in dominate laptops the way it has PC Pro's write-up also digs into
float of shares to 25%. Santander also said that it will South America, as Chinese desktops. We should see the chips the i7-820QM's heat and power
On the same call, she also launch an ADR programme for demand for raw materials is set to in new machines at next week's saving efficiencies, and sums
a d v i s e d t h a t t h e b a n k h a s the local listing. grow. Intel Developers Conference, but things up as follows: [ PC Pro]
appointed an advisory bank With only a single IPO so far So Viva Brasilia !! Being a bull PC Pro has already tested the mid- Price may yet prove to be a
r e g a r d s l a u n c h i n g a n A D R this year with Visa affiliate on emerging markets and Brazil range quad-core 1.73GHz i7- stumbling block, especially for
offering on the NYSE, similar to VisaNet, Brazil now has 12 in particular, I am looking 820QM, and they're impressed. the quad-core models, but going
its two biggest rivals, and the companies that have registered forward to the Banco de Brasil The UK Magazine's test laptop by the reasonable cost of Intel's
programme could be launched by since the end of July for potential and Santander IPOs with great was a 16-incher with modest desktop-based Lynnfield platform
the end of this year. listings. The VisaNet launch was interest. specs: 4GB of DDR3 RAM, u p o n w h i c h t h e m o b i l e i 7
“We are talking about two hugely oversubscribed & raised a Disclosure : Author holds long 5400rpm hard disk, Nvidia platform is based, we can keep
movements that aim to improve Brazilian record of $4.5Bn in its positions in Santander & Itau- GeForce GT240M graphics, and a our fingers crossed that the
the attractiveness of the shares,” sale, much to the benefit of Unibanco 32-bit Vista install. forthcoming dual-core CPUs will
Marco Geovanne Tobias da Silva, Bradesco. So they were surprised when it bring all the i7's benefits - Turbo
MediaDailyNews: Media General Adds Furlough Days almost matched the results of the Boost and Hyper-Threading
their top-performing laptop to included - to laptops of all prices,
(MediaPost | Media News) slumps, per the Richmond Times- about 5,000 employees. The date: a much higher-specified Dell shapes and sizes.
Dispatch.
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:08:53 AM company owns 21 daily Precision M6400 Covet with a
The new round of furloughs newspapers and 18 television 2.53GHz Core 2 Quad QX9300,
Media General Inc. adding its brings the total to 15 days of stations, mainly in the Southeast.
furlough days for employees, unpaid time for Media General
taking on five more due to ad employees. Media General has
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Paychex: Dividend Stock Analysis
(Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:29:01 AM
Paychex, Inc., ( PAYX) together
with its subsidiaries, provides
payroll, human resource, and
benefits outsourcing solutions for
small to medium-sized businesses
in the United States and Germany.
This dividend achiever has raised
dividends for 19 years in a row.
Over the past decade this
dividend growth stock has
delivered an average total return
of 3.70% annually.
The company has managed to
deliver a 12.60% average annual
increase in its EPS between 1999
and 2008. Analysts expect
Paychex to earn $1.33 share next
year, followed by an 8% increase
to $1.44/share in the year after
that.
The Return on Equity has
recovered from its 2002-2006
lows and is at a very impressive
level at 42%. This is especially
positive given the fact that the
company remains virtually debt
free. Rather than focus on
absolute values for this indicator,
I generally want to see at least a
stable return on equity over time.
Annual dividends have
increased by an average of
23.50% annually since 1999,
which is higher than the growth in
EPS.
A 24% growth in dividends
Meet Ed O'Neill's 'Modern Family'!
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:45:00 AM
ET is first on the set of the
highly anticipated new ABC
comedy "Modern Family" and
stars Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, and
translates into the dividend
payment doubling every three
years. If we look at historical data,
going as far back as 1990,
Paychex has actually managed to
double its dividend payment every
two and a half years on average.
The dividend payout ratio has
more than doubled from 35% in
1999 to 81%. The company’s
dividend payment looks
unsustainable, given the slow
expected growth in earnings over
the next few years. This could not
only hinder any near term
dividend growth, but also could
place the dividend in danger of a
cut. The solid dividend growth
over the past few years did not
come from EPS growth but
mainly from expansion if the
dividend payout ratio. In addition
to that the company failed to
their cast mates dish to us about continues, adding, "I'm enjoying most, costing just ¥49,350 ($540)
some of the laughs and surprises just watching them."
in store for viewers.
"I just love the writing," says Ed, going to see something that you week. For that you won't get the
who famously played Al Bundy relate to," says his co-star Julie. optional "gripper shaft" mitts
on "Married with Children." "The
whole cast is hilarious," he
Economy/ Gadgets/ Entertainment 33
increase dividends in July, which
marked the fifth consecutive
quarter of unchanged
distributions.
A lower payout is always a plus,
since it leaves room for consistent Video: Vstone's tiny Robovie-
dividend growth minimizing the
impact of short-term fluctuations nano robot drives the lane, jumps,
in earnings.
Currently Paychex is valued at shoots, scores retail availability
18.70 times earnings, yields By Tim Stevens (Engadget) Lexan bodywork he sports in the
4.40% and has a dangerously high video after the break, but nobody
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:52:00 AM
dividend payout ratio. I view its ever said a robot needs clothes,
closest competitor ADP as more There is certainly no shortage of right?
attractively valued of the two.
humanoid robots conspiring to Gallery: Vstone's Robovie-nano
ADP is larger, has a more attack your savings, but few look robot
diversified business base, its
to offer the combination of tiny [Via Impress]
dividend still has room to grow
size and amazing dexterity of the Continue reading Video:
and is adequately covered by Robovie-nano, the little guy from Vstone's tiny Robovie-nano robot
earnings. Vstone who is now shipping to drives the lane, jumps, shoots,
Disclosure: Long ADP would-be Dr. Frankensteins. He's scores retail availability
just 230mm tall (about nine Filed under: Robots
inches) and weighs 575g (about a Video: Vstone's tiny Robovie-
pound and a quarter), but looks to nano robot drives the lane, jumps,
be at least as nimble as larger shoots, scores retail availability
forebearers and is far cheaper than originally appeared on Engadget
on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:52:00
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SteelSeries Siberia 2 Headset Practically Floats on Top of
Your Skull [Gaming]
By matt buchanan (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:40:00 AM
SteelSeries second Sibera
headset seems better than the
original is basically every way:
The suspension system makes it
ridiculously comfortable to wear,
the closed cups with bigger
drivers result in way better sound,
and it has a retractable mic now.
Hopefully SteelSeries doesn't
upgrade the price too much to
match.
STEELSERIES INTRODUCES
NEW SIBERIA V2 HEADSET
New Version of SteelSeries'
Best-Selling Siberia Headset
Delivers Superior Sound
Isolation, Comfort, and Design for
Gamers and Audiophiles
CHICAGO, Sept. 18, 2009 –
SteelSeries, the leading
manufacturer of gaming
peripherals and accessories, today
introduced the new SteelSeries
Siberia v2 Full-size Headset. As
the successor to SteelSeries'
signature Siberia Headset which
launched in 2004, the new Siberia
v2 offers gamers and music
enthusiast's superior speaker and
microphone technology that
delivers impeccable sound
quality, integrated control
capabilities, and enhanced design
for greater comfort and improved
passive noise reduction.
The original SteelSeries Siberia
Full-size Headset became a huge
success in the professional
gaming community and also
extended its reach into the music
world being used by professional
musicians in several high-profile
international music videos.
As an upgrade to the original
Siberia, the v2 sports an
"invisible" retractable microphone
system that pulls out from the left
ear-cup, allowing for a more
convenient and travel-friendly
headset especially for tournament
players.
The Siberia v2's increased
50mm speakers will amplify the
bass and overall volume as well as
improve the frequency response to
10-28,000 Hz. Optimized for
professional gaming, where crisp
detailed sound can mean the
difference between winning or
losing, the soundscape features
crystal clear high, low, and mid-
tones. Tournament players and
gamers that battle with loud
households will appreciate its new
closed ear-cup design which
features thick leather padded
cushions built from sound
dampening foam to increase
outside noise isolation, especially
important for first-person shooter
(FPS) games when footsteps and
grenade pin-drops are so
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· 50mm speakers
· Impedance: 32 Ohm
· Frequency: 10-28,000 Hz
· SPL@1kHz: 112dB
· Cable: 1m + 2m extension
· Jacks: 2* 3.5mm
· Retractable microphone: 50-
16,000 Hz, unidirectional
Along with the new thicker
leather ear-cups for sound
isolation, the Siberia v2 remains
lightweight while its trademark
headband suspension construction
makes it extremely comfortable
for use over long periods of time.
The volume regulator, the cord
and its base have also been
upgraded. The primary cord is
shorter in length for optimized use
with portable gear and comes with
an additional extra cord for use
with stationary computers.
The Siberia v2 will be offered in
two versions, with and without a
USB soundcard. The virtual
surround 7.1 soundcard offers a
consistent sound experience,
important to hear. ensuring gamers the exact same
"Every element of the Siberia v2 sound and settings no matter
has been optimized for pro- where they are in the world or at
gaming, making this headset a what computer they are playing.
preferred piece of equipment for With the easy to use software
the world's best competitive PC provided with the headset, the
gamers," said Bruce Hawver, u s e r c a n e a s i l y c u s t o m i z e
CEO of SteelSeries. "What's even equalizer settings, profiles and
more impressive is that the other output settings.
headset is multifunctional with its SteelSeries Siberia v2 Full-size
ability to deliver an unparalleled Headset will be available all over
audio experience for music lovers the world in November 2009.
and VOIP users." Pricing will be announced at that
Key product specifications of time as well.
the SteelSeries Siberia v2 Full- [ SteelSeries]
size Headset include:
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RAmos Android event scheduled for next Prison Guards Suing For The
week, mystery MID getting real?
By Joseph L. Flatley
(Engadget)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 10:04:00 AM
Any time a good conundrum is
solved there's bound to be mixed
feelings -- and The Case of the
Mysterious Android MID was
certainly no different. Has it really
only been a month? Certainly you
remember the affair -- how
pictures (and eventually video) of
this handheld Internet device,
running Android, kept popping up
all over the place? Well, we were
somewhat comforted to discover
that it was a Rockchip-powered
concept device, although at the
same time we felt a little cheated:
how dare RAmos flaunt such a
OLPC gets microwaved, molded into stunning piece of art
By Darren Murph (Engadget)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:41:00 AM
We've seen quite a few a)
laptops and b) masterpieces in our
day, but it's hard to recall the last
time that we saw both in the same
instance. Have a look at the object
above, which is undoubtedly one
of the most amazing pieces of
laptop art this planet has ever had
the pleasure of seeing. Kenny
Irwin, known for his post-
microwave creations, decided to
Apple’s Amazing, Incredible, Awesome, Really Great Keynote [VIDEO]
By Pete Cashmore
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:49:41 AM
Apple is famed for its exciting
product launches that turn the
release of shiny new gadgets into
a true spectacle.
Right To Bitch About Their
thing and fail to deliver? But not
so fast! According to a teaser
that's made its way to us on the
Internet machine, a press event
scheduled for September 25th will
zap one of the low-cost PCs and
then mold it into the OLPCSlug
while things were still gooey, all
in the name of good publicity and
charity. You see, the buyer of this
lovely piece will see 80 percent of
the proceeds head straight to
OLPC, and given that it will also
"help keep you safe from forest
beasts of unimaginable size,"
those currently situated in
backwoods retreats have an extra
reason to plunk down. The only
problem? That $26,001 asking
But just how many times do
Apple’s execs describe their
products as “amazing”,
“awesome”, “incredible” and
“really great”? Dozens of times
per keynote, it turns out: and a
YouTube user proved it this week moments from the recent“Rock
by stitching together all those
feature some combination of:
"Android" and "ramos digital."
Whether or not its the Rockchip-
powered device we've been
taunted by remains to be seen, but
it's definitely a fair guess to say
that it will be. Besides, RAmos,
after Apple's recent iPod event,
we need this.
[Via Pocketables]
Filed under: Handhelds
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price. A can't-miss demo video is
after the break.
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Bosses In Private Online Forums
By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) having a beer and bagging the
boss because the boss wants to
Submitted at 9/18/2009 2:56:45 AM
privatize their jobs." Indeed.
A group of five prison guards in Though, it seems like these sorts
Australia wanted to bitch about of things are becoming more
their boss... and did so in a private common. As the entire work/life
g r o u p o n F a c e b o o k . Y e t , dividing line continues to blur,
somehow, their superiors found expect many more such situations,
out about it and accused them of where things that were previously
misconduct and threatened to considered safely on the "life"
have the guards fired. In response, side of the line, suddenly find
the guards are suing, and saying themselves thrust into the "work"
they should have a right to speak side.
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notes:"It's more like people
getting together in a pub and
Continue reading OLPC gets
microwaved, molded into
stunning piece of art
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By Joseph
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day that we found very
and Roll” event into a 2 minute (below)? Apple’s Incredible
video. Keynote
Does Steve Jobs need a BONUS: Developers,
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36 Gadgets/ Tech/
DELL
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interesting indeed. The gist? That
our current economic hiccup is
ending (we'll believe that when
we see it) and if Dell plays its
card right it can capitalize on the
imminent post-recession uptick in
sales that's sure to come as
companies start clamoring to tend
to their long-neglected
technology. And the key to such a
strategy? Newer, sexier gear, such
as Dell's long-rumored, not yet
confirmed Latitude Z notebook.
The premium machine is said to
feature a 16-inch display and
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capabilities, perhaps even wireless
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expect the machine to launch
within the next few weeks, at a
price point that is yet to be
determined -- although we're
guessing it ain't going to be cheap.
Here's your chance
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Submitted at 9/18/2009 10:32:00 AM
drive. There's also a pair of USB
2.0 sockets, a VGA output, The People This Guy Thinks They Are
external DVD writer (or Blu-ray By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) associated with the IP addresses to use their identities as evidence
MSI's X-Slim X400 made quite drive, if you'd prefer) and a 4- or Submitted at 9/18/2009 12:15:17 AM match up with the names on the in his ongoing case.
the splash alongside the X340 and 8-cell battery to boot. Per usual, list, they'll be revealed. If not, the Thus, you can sort of
X600 earlier this year, but now it's MSI isn't doling out pricing or We've been discussing a lot of commenters remain anonymous. understand where the judge is
time for the slighted middle child release details just yet, but we're different cases involving Now, the details of this coming from. The identities
to get an upgrade. Upstaging both betting a pre-holiday ship date is anonymity of online commenters particular case are quite a bit themselves don't matter at all if
of the aforementioned siblings, practically a lock. lately, and Sam Bayard has the different than the typical cases they're not employed by the
the refreshed X410 gets powered [Via HotHardware] details on a case in California i n v o l v i n g a n o n y m o u s university. But if they are among
by AMD's Athlon Neo processor Filed under: Laptops where the judge appears to have commenters. Specifically, most those employed by the university
and also packs an ATI Radeon MSI slides out 14-inch Athlon come up with a (too?) clever such cases involve people pissed and prove that the university
X1250 GPU, 14-inch LCD (1,366 N e o - e q u i p p e d X 4 1 0 l a p t o p solution to the question of off at the commenters and breached an agreement, then
x 768), up to 2GB of DDR2 originally appeared on Engadget protecting anonymity. Rather than wishing to sue them. In this case, suddenly their identities could be
RAM, a 1.3 megapixel camera, on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:32:00 directly reveal the commenters, t h e g u y ( C a l v i n C h a n g ) i s more important. Still, I tend to
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Filed under: Desktops,
Hardware, Odds and ends, Retro
Mac, Apple History Update: OK,
we have to hand it to all of you --
you have successfully pointed out
that this Mac's model number isn't
consistent with a Mac Plus, but
instead with a 128K original Mac.
We took that key fact back to the
auction house that is listing this
machine, and they did their own
due diligence to come up with the
following explanation:
We've gotten several inquires
about this by the fantastically
loyal and knowledgeable Mac
community. After further
investigating the item, here's the
information: Firstly, this
Macintosh was, indeed, presented
to Gene Roddenberry by Apple.
There is no doubt about this. The
conflict between the photo and the
serial number is as follows. This
computer, given by Apple to Mr.
Roddenberry, is an early
production Macintosh 128 (#776),
which was then upgraded by
Apple for Gene to a Macintosh
Plus-thus the model number /
serial number / panel that
"belongs to" a Macintosh Plus.
The 0001 led us to mistakenly
believe that it was the first one off
the line. Again, the provenance of
the item is perfect and it did
belong to Mr. Roddenberry. I
apologize for any confusion.
So, that's the story as we
understand it. The headline has
been adjusted to match the new
information, and in turn we
apologize for the error.
----
How would you like to own the
first Macintosh Plus computer?
By first, I mean the one with
serial number F4200NUM0001,
the Mac that was given by Apple
to Star Trek creator Gene
Roddenberry. As you'll
remember, a Mac Plus
(presumably not this one) was
used by Scotty in Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home.
Profiles in History, an auction
house with a storied history of
selling amazing Hollywood
memorabilia, will be auctioning
off the Mac Plus at their October
8-9 auction. While most of the
attention will probably be focused
on the Michael Jackson glove
from the 1984 Victory Tour,
Apple aficionados are invited to
put in bids on this piece of Apple
history.
Here's the description of the
Mac Plus from Profiles in
History:
This is the very first Macintosh
Plus 1Mb personal computer to
come off the assembly line at
Apple Computer in Fresno,
California. It was presented to
Gene Roddenberry as a gift by
Apple Computer, Inc. and bears
the serial number
F4200NUM0001. The Macintosh
Plus was a revelation among
personal computers when it came
on the market in 1986. With 1 Mb
RAM (upgradeable to 4Mb), it
supported the double-sided floppy
disk format and was the first Mac
with a SCSI port for fast data
transfer to and from an external
hard drive.
The Macintosh was the first
mass produced computer to utilize
the mouse and the Macintosh Plus
was the longest-lived Macintosh
with production until 1990. It
features the beige-colored case
with 9 in. display, 3.5 in. floppy
drive and includes the short
keyboard, external floppy drive,
mouse and Apple logo deluxe
padded carrying case. An
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incredible artifact with a
wonderful association between
the visionary computer
designer/manufacturer and
legendary Star Trek creator.
Accompanied by a signed letter of
provenance from Gene
Roddenberry's son, Rod.
The Mac Plus is expected to sell
for $1000 - $1200, less than half
of its original purchase price. A
closeup photo of the computer
showed definite signs of use,
including the lovely sludge that
tends to build up on keyboards
and mice after years of handling.
For a view of the Mac Plus in all
of its beige (Pantone 453) glory,
read on.
Continue reading Here's your
chance to own Gene
Roddenberry's Mac
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Found Footage: The reality distortion field, caught on video

By Mike Schramm (The "incredible," "great," and kept showing up and being used could be "marvelous," and "really great" they are.
Unofficial Apple Weblog "amazing"? If so, it's probably doesn't mean there's some "extraordinary," or "glorious." TUAW Found Footage: The
(TUAW)) because Apple told you that's malicious brainwashing going on But it does show you just how reality distortion field, caught on
Submitted at 9/17/2009 6:30:00 PM what they were in last week's here -- it's probably true that much we're shaped by what we video originally appeared on The
presentation. The above video's Apple really does think that their see at these events -- Steve's and Unofficial Apple Weblog
Filed under: iPod Family, Odds been making the rounds -- it's all products are "incredible," and Apple's enthusiasm for these (TUAW) on Thu, 17 Sep 2009
and ends, Other Events, Steve of the adjectives cut out of the "amazing," and "really great." things is infectious. Apple's 18:30:00 EST. Please see our
Jobs, Apple, Found Footage recent Apple event, and compiled And let's face it, they've never products really are amazing, but it terms for use of feeds.
Think Apple's products are together into a machine-gun really been real up-to-date on the doesn't hurt that most of us sit Read| Permalink| Email this|
"really great," "incredible," lineup of just how Apple sets up language anyway. They probably down to watch, read, or listen to Comments
"amazing," "really easy" to use, their products. could use a thesaurus: maybe at an hour or two of them telling us
"awesome," "terrific," Now, just because these words the next event, the new MacBooks just how "amazing," "incredible,"
38 Tech/ Entertainment Internet News Record

HOW TO: Stay Organized With Google Calendar Kelsey Grammer

By Ben Parr (Mashable!)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:01:05 AM
This post originally appeared on
the American Express OPEN
Forum, where Mashable regularly
contributes articles about
leveraging social media and
technology in small business.
There’s no doubt that
organization improves your
efficiency and business prospects.
If you’re disorganized, you’re
bound to lose paperwork, miss
appointments, and just waste
time; that’s why having a smart
calendar program is essential.
Consistently adding your
appointments and events lessens
the burden on you to remember
everything you need to
accomplish in the day.
What program should you use
though? While picking the right
calendar boils down to personal
preference and comfort, Google
Calendar(GCal for short) should
be strongly considered. Features
such as Quick Add make it very
easy to update with appointments,
while its reminder features, its
task bar, and its calendar
shareability make it unique to any
other product on the market.
Here are some key pieces of
advice to organizing with a
Google Calendar: 1. Take time to
learn the interface
This is the first thing you should
do. Google Calendar’s help
section will take you step by step
on how to get started. Just play
with it. 2. Use Quick Add
GCal is very smart. It can parse
natural language to add events.
Instead of finding a specific day
and time and then adding an
event, just click “quick add” and
type something like “Meeting
with the President on Tuesday at
6:00pm at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue” and GCal will
automatically add it with the right
time.
3. Turn on notifications
A calendar is useless if you
don’t check it. However, you can
make it easier to check by having
GCal send you emails, texts, and
pop-ups to remind you of events.
First, set up your mobile phone
with GCal in Settings. Then go to
your calendar and set up
notifications to occur for any item
you add. I have it set to send me
an email 90 minutes before an
event and an SMS message a half
hour before. You won’t miss
meetings with notifications. 4.
Color-code with multiple
calendars
You can have more than one
calendar within your GCal. Use
this feature especially if you’re
going to share work calendars or
want to separate your personal
from your work. Change their
colors for easy scanning.
5. Share calendars with your
team
You can add other people to
calendars you create, allowing
them to add items. Use this to
have a collaborative work
calendar for your team. 6. The
Tasks gadget is your best friend
Have some to-dos to
accomplish, but no time frame for
them? Use the tasks widget to add
it for easy to-do management.
7. Use it with your Gmail
Did you know that if there’s a
time and location in any Gmail
email, it can be added to Google
Calendar? The option appears on
the right sidebar. Absolutely use it
whenever you can. 8. Sync with
your phone
Most phones can sync with
Google Calendar, including
BlackBerries and iPhones. Learn
more at Google’s sync help
center. 9. Use keyboard shortcuts
When you’re ready to become a
GCal master, learn the keyboard
shortcuts to make cycling through
your GCal as efficient as possible.
There are plenty more ways to
use Google Calendar, but I leave
it up to you to discover the rest by
playing around with it and
customizing it for your own
needs. More productivity
resources from Mashable:
- 20 Simple Productivity Tools
for Bloggers
- HOW TO: Make Firefox Your
Productivity Machine
- 14 iPhone Apps With Push
Notification for Productivity
- 5 Steps to Getting Unstuck and
Pursuing Your Goals
- HOW TO: Live Inside Twitter
and Still Stay Productive
- 7 Productivity Tips, Plus Tools
for Freelancers and Web Workers
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Pertusinas Reviews: Gmail,
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Tags: calendar, Google, Google
Calendar, organization,
productivity
is 'Hank'
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 12:02:00 AM
ET is on the set of Kelsey
Grammer's new ABC show,
"Hank," and the Emmy-winning
star is happy to point out the
differences between his new
creation and another character in
his repertoire, Frasier Crane.
"The same actor's playing him,
obviously," jokes Kelsey, "but
Hank is tortured for a whole
bunch of other reasons. … His
journey I don't think is as
complicated as Frasier's. I don't
think Frasier will ever be a guy
that is 'okay.' He was just that
way, whereas Hank is pretty much
okay with who he is. So that's the
big difference."
"I'm not sure Hank's really
interested in the opera, but he is
very athletic," he continues. "He
expects the same from his son,
and of course his son is more like
Frasier's character."

Facebook supports username log-in

By Harrison Hoffman
(Webware.com)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:53:00 AM
We knew that Facebook had
bigger plans for vanity
URLs/usernames when it opened
them up for registration this
summer.
The popular bet was that it
would create a mention/reply
system similar to Twitter's
@replies. That was shot down this
week when Facebook launched its
mentions system, which uses real
names. But now Facebook has
started letting users log in with
their usernames.
But this is a time saver, compared
with typing in your full e-mail
address every time. I still suspect
that we will see our Facebook
usernames being used for more
(Credit: Facebook Blog) things in the future, though it's
This might not seem like a big unclear what those things may be.
deal at first glance since most Originally posted at The Web
Web sites use username log-in. Services Report
Internet News Record Tech/ Entertainment 39

Study finds retailers are thinking Ochocinco: No Twitter or

socially Ustream Is Like Losing
By Don Reisinger
(Webware.com)
investment that their companies
are expecting," Freedman said.
Still, it's not Facebook or
Your Johnson [VIDEO]
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:27:11 AM By Ben Parr (Mashable!)
Twitter--the two social tools Submitted at 9/17/2009 7:10:54 PM
Retailers have a love-hate retailers are using most often--that
relationship with social media, companies expect will help them NFL wide receiver Chad
according to a study set to be increase sales. Instead, customer Ochocinco has been a strong
released next week. reviews take the top spot. advocate of social media, as well
The E-tailing Group, which According to the study, about as a constant source of social
specializes in retail sector trends, 85 percent of respondents believe media entertainment. He has over
surveyed 117 companies--from d r e w t h e m o s t i n t e r e s t o f customer reviews across the Web 170,000 followers on Twitter and
small to large--to assess how respondents, followed by Twitter. are a great way to increase sales. is often streaming his antics live
retailers and brands view the Tying for third place were They reason that consumers listen to his interested fans on Ustream.
social Web. “I understand where the NFL is
customer reviews and blogs. Viral to their peers. By comparison, just This has put him at odds with coming from, I understand where
The biggest concern among videos took fifth. 33 percent of companies believe a the NFL, though. The league
respondents is that consumers will [Bengals Coach Marvin Lewis] is
E i g h t y - s i x p e r c e n t o f Facebook Fan page can increase recently released a social media coming from. But uh, again I have
"trash their products in front of a respondents already use Facebook sales. policy that bans tweeting before,
large audience," according to E- Fan pages to deliver a social not been a distraction with Twitter
Looking ahead, the E-tailing during and after any game. And or Ustream, and I have not hurt
tailing Group. At the same time, experience to their customers. Group sees social adoption from video we’ve seen from
companies very much want to O n l y 1 p e r c e n t o f t h o s e c o n t i n u i n g t o g r o w i n t h e anyone. … I mean losing my
tonight’s episode of HBO’s Hard Twitter and losing my Ustream …
partake in the social Web. companies have no plans to marketplace. Twenty-five percent Knocks, Chad’s not happy about
N i n e t y - t h r e e p e r c e n t o f deploy a Facebook Fan page. o f r e s p o n d e n t s e x p e c t t h a t it’s just as tough and emotional
it. In fact, he’s downright for me as losing my Johnson.”
companies surveyed said they are Sixty-five percent of companies companies will be "much more emotional.
s e e k i n g g r e a t e r c u s t o m e r are using Twitter as a tool to aggressive" in the social arena. We (really) hope that his quote
In the clip, Cincinnati Bengals is referring to him losing his old
engagement through social-media market their brands. However, 9 And 50 percent said companies Head Coach Marvin Lewis lays
efforts. And 76 percent want to percent said they don't plan to will be "more aggressive" in the last name (Johnson) for his new
down the NFL’s law on Ustream, last name (Ochocinco).
use social networks to "mobilize open a Twitter account or market next six months. Twitter, Facebook, and other
advocates through word of their brand through it. Regardless of what he’s referring
"Quick adoption of social social media sites, informing the to, here is the clip from Hard
mouth." Fifty-five percent said they networks is a guarantee over the entire Bengals team that “every
"Brands are especially worried allow customer reviews on their next six months," Freedman said. Knocks, embedded below for
one of your pages will be your viewing pleasure:
about negative comments hurting sites and feature blogs. And 50 "That's mainly due to movements monitored every day.” Tweeting
a brand, but they also know that percent have used viral videos. t o s o c i a l b r a n d s b y t h e Reviews: Facebook, Twitter,
about the team or in the locker ustream
they need to go social. That's why Company marketers aren't c o m p e t i t i o n . " room…all banned.
they're using Facebook and testing the social waters just for Tags: chad ochocinco, Ocho
In other words, no company Chad’s response though is Cinco, ochocinco, twitter, ustream
Twitter with some success," E- the fun of it, though. wants to be left behind. absolutely classic:
tailing Group spokeswoman "They don't want to do this
Lauren Freedman said. unless it delivers the return on
Of all social media, Facebook
ET Rocks the 'Divas' Red Carpet!
(ETonline - Breaking News) the big night from Kelly Clarkson plus Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee restoring music education in
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:21:00 AM and many more! Gifford. American public schools, and
Click the video for more music The "VH1 Divas" special raises raising awareness about the
ET was on the "VH1 Divas" red stars including Miley Cyrus, Toni funds for the VH1 Save The importance of music as part of
carpet in New York on Thursday Braxton, Melissa Etheridge, Music Foundation, a non-profit each child's complete education.
evening, and we got the dish on Jennifer Hudson, Sheryl Crow, organization dedicated to
40 Tech/ Entertainment
Vreebit rewards users for social
networking
By Harrison Hoffman
(Webware.com)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 1:32:00 PM
Vreebit is an immensely
complex social-networking site,
launched in beta on Thursday.
After seeing that it has taken
Facebook five and a half years to
become cash flow-positive, it
seems that founders Michael
Fleischmann and Chuck
Donnelley are trying to create a
new revenue model for their
social network.
Vreebit includes a wealth of
features, including a calendar,
tasks, resume, docs and photos,
links, discussions, polls, petitions,
expert advice (think Yahoo
Answers), and the ability to create
your own 11-page Web site.
Upon signing up, users are
given 100 "VreeBees," which are
a virtual currency that can be used
to buy actual goods on the site.
You can earn more by
participating in surveys, referring
users, clicking on ads, and
providing expert advice.
The VreeMarket offers a ton of
things for users to buy with their
VreeBees, ranging from books to
video games to clothing. Not only
Jennifer Love Hewitt Reveals a 'Ghost Whisperer' Time Shift
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 12:03:00 AM
Friday night is supposed to be a
bad night for television, but you
wouldn't know it from the success
can Vreebit post items for sale
there, but actual users can post
items as well, setting their price in
VreeBees. This section of the site
could also benefit from
partnerships with some outside
retailers.
VreeBees can also be used in
exchange for services on the site,
such as placing an advertisement,
getting expert advice, and creating
a survey. All of this activity
creates an interesting economy on
the site designed to motivate users
to participate more.
Vreebit's VreeMarket.(Credit:
Vreebit)
The elements of this site that
participate in the VreeBee
economy seem to make sense, if
the site can gain enough users.
They are pretty unique and will
drive more use of the service.
However, other aspects of the site
may greatly benefit from hook-ins
with third-party services.
For example, instead of having
to fill out your calendar on
Vreebit (which doesn't sound
overly appealing) the service
of "Ghost Whisperer," premiering
its fifth season on Sept. 25. But
first, Jennifer Love Hewitt is on
the ET stage with Mary Hart to
give her the scoop on the new
season and boyfriend Jamie
could pull from Google Calendar
for its content. And even though it
is competing with Facebook, I
think that Vreebit could benefit
from using Facebook Connect,
which can speed up account setup,
automatically bringing in contact
information and user data, as well
as maintaining the same log-in.
Although Vreebit might be a bit
crowded with not-so-enticing
features, and users will likely be a
bit wary of being rewarded
specifically for clicking on ads
(this will surely sink its ad rates
through the floor), its virtual-
currency model may have some
potential.
With the addition of hook-ins
for some third-party services,
Vreebit may have a chance at
becoming a viable social network,
but for the moment, some users
might be scared away by the
amount of site features and the
amount of time it takes to set up a
new account--not to mention the
fact that there's not much
incentive to join a social network
unless your friends are already
there.
Originally posted at The Web
Services Report
Kennedy. shows."
"I followed Jamie on his comedy
tour," Jennifer tells Mary when He plays Eli James, who can hear
asked what she did on her hiatus. the dead but not see them.
"I went around with him to tons of
cities and I sold T-shirts at his
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NPR News app updated,
improved
By Mel Martin (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 9/17/2009 4:00:00 PM
Filed under: Audio, iPhone, App
Store, iPod touch, App Review
The NPR News app[ iTunes link]
is quickly becoming a jack of all
trades for news junkies and those
wanting a quick fix of their
favorite NPR program.
The latest version, 1.1, adds
sharing of stories via Facebook,
Twitter and e-mail. You can now
pause radio programs, as well as
fast forward and rewind them.
Finding local stations is easy by
using the iPhone's location
services, or you can choose to
listen to just about every NPR
station in the country.
The news part of the app works There is no search function,
pretty quickly on a 3G network, which would be most welcome,
but I find the pop-up ads at the but overall the app is really useful
bottom irritating. I don't think and continues to improve.
there are enough news stories on If you don't have it, grab it for
screen at once, an issue it shares free. If you already have it and
with the AP News app. The NPR use it, be sure to update to this
app has been popular since the latest version.
moment it was released, and the TUAW NPR News app updated,
developers have continued to be improved originally appeared on
responsive and add features on a The Unofficial Apple Weblog
regular basis. (TUAW) on Thu, 17 Sep 2009
Getting access to NPR programs 16:00:00 EST. Please see our
like Car Talk and All Things terms for use of feeds.
Considered is very nice, plus you Read| Permalink| Email this|
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story on demand.
Jamie is also Jennifer's co-star.
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PowerReviews to offer social

product reviews to brands Is It Possible For
By Don Reisinger company's Megaphone feature
(Webware.com)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 1:44:15 PM
gives customers the option to
syndicate their reviews to
Facebook, Twitter, and their
Newspapers To Save
PowerReviews, a company that PowerReviews' clients.
provides white-label customer BrandConnect showing reviews
blogs.
BrandConnect showing
Themselves?
review tools for retailers and i n r e a l - t i m e . ( C r e d i t : advocates and detractors.(Credit: By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) because of it, claiming that they
brands, is preparing to release a P o w e r R e v i e w s ) PowerReviews) Submitted at 9/17/2009 8:04:33 PM cannot change is questionable.
new service called BrandConnect. Williams said in a phone While they're writing a review, Yes, it's quite difficult for
BrandConnect features two interview on Wednesday that c o n s u m e r s a r e n o t i f i e d b y J o s h u a - M i c h e l e R o s s i s companies in an industry being
e l e m e n t s : L i s t e n e r a n d most companies are averse to Megaphone that they can share it suggesting that people suggesting disrupted to make that shift, but
Megaphone. According to Darby negative customer reviews. To when it's completed. They can n e w b u s i n e s s m o d e l s f o r there are cases where companies
Williams, the vice president of limit that, PowerReviews employs either use Facebook Connect or newspapers should give it up, do make the shift. Intel switched
marketing at PowerReviews, a two-level moderation process. It log in to Twitter to syndicate their because newspaper companies are from a memory business to a
"Listener will help brands track first analyzes negative reviews review to the respective social simply unable to adapt: Because processor business. IBM has
a n d u n d e r s t a n d w h a t t h e i r containing "at least one word in networks. A snippet of about two the news industry doesn't suffer pretty much made the shift from a
customers really want out of their the comments and three checked sentences will be displayed on from a shortage of ideas or big tech company to a services
products." cons" to ensure no profanity or Facebook, followed by a link to possible revenue models, it company. Nokia used to make
Listener unnecessary negativity is included the review. That same form will suffers from a different but more rubber boots. Companies with
To do so, PowerReviews first in a respective review. From be displayed on the user's blog if acute malady: being an institution good and visionary management
asks users to review a product in there, those negative reviews are they choose to syndicate it there. during a time of disruptive (and a healthy appetite for taking
more detail than they might be sent to the client, giving them the A message will populate Twitter's change. some big risks) can make, and
accustomed to. According to option of removing the negative input box, giving users the option While we have all been busy have made, tectonic shifts. Yes,
Williams, the process will first review or allowing it to stay on to introduce their review to telling the newspaper institution it's true that most don't do this, it
ask consumers what the pros and the site. followers. what they should do differently does not mean that it's impossible.
cons were of a particular product. Williams told me that PowerReviews said it believes we have missed one big point: Claiming that they're structured
It then asks them to describe how PowerReviews encourages its that it's that social element that Institutions are structured to not to make the change isn't true.
they use it. clients to keep negative reviews in could significantly improve its precisely NOT do much of They do have legacy issues, but it
Listener then examines the data place to maintain credibility, but clients' ability to drive traffic to anything different. I have to say, I doesn't mean they can't make a
gathered from each review and ultimately that decision rests with their sites. The company makes don't find this convincing. While I big move to fix that.
aggregates responses for the those clients. BrandConnect available to think it's true that most Permalink| Comments| Email
client. Williams contends that the Megaphone retailers and brands on Tuesday. newspapers won't do enough to This Story
tool's statistical data helps deliver BrandConnect will also feature change and will face more trouble
a c t i o n a b l e c o n t e n t t o a tool called Megaphone. The

Microsoft Office Web Apps Will Be Available to Everyone [Office 2010]

By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:00:00 AM
Microsoft offered up a Technical
Preview of its web-based Office
offerings yesterday, but the
invites are long since gone. The
good news is that anyone who can
get a Windows Live sign-in will
eventually have access to stripped
-down office apps. Windows Live blogger Brian Messenger, and other Live
ReadWriteWeb notes that a Hall notes that the apps will have services.
limited preview is being offered more functionality in their final Want a shot at earlier
to "partners" at the moment, with releases, and utilize the free availability? Sign up for a beta
greater beta availability coming Windows Live SkyDrive as a preview at the Office 2010 site.
this fall. In the preview, Word storage and sharing framework for Introducing Microsoft Office
documents are read-only, but can the documents. 2010 Technical Preview[via
be shared and commented on, Eventually, Office Web Apps ReadWriteWeb]
while PowerPoint and Excel's online editing by anyone the will be available to anyone using
web versions allow for some basic creator gives access to. Hotmail, Windows Live
42 Tech/ Entertainment Internet News Record

Using FireWire to help speed up the Musicians Are Never

iTunes Home Sharing process Just About The Music
By Sang Tang (The Unofficial target computer (Computer 1). By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) which forced them to go beyond
Apple Weblog (TUAW)) However, the Internet connection Submitted at 9/17/2009 10:07:00 PM creation and recording.
Submitted at 9/17/2009 8:00:00 PM of Computer 2 should remain on. Frank Sinatra made movies to
I've found that leaving on an Recently, I wrote about how reach a bigger fan base. Elvis's
Filed under: Tips and tricks, Internet Connection on Computer musicians need both good music hips and haircut were as much a
iTunes 1 will result in Home Sharing and marketing to be successful. part of his success as his
One of the new features of using its Internet connection That was in response to Bob recordings were. David Bowie
iTunes 9 is Home Sharing. The (either AirPort or Ethernet) to Lefsetz' recent complaints that too learned that image and imagery
feature allows you to manually transfer the file within your LAN. many musicians with neat could propel him to greater
browse, import, and automatically Now, Computer 2 should be business models these days seem heights. After Saturday Night
add iTunes content from up to able to import the files from too focused on the marketing side, Fever, dance steps helped propel
five authorized computers in your Computer 1 via iTunes Home rather than promoting the music. many live shows and for a time
house. While Home Sharing is Sharing using a FireWire transfer, But I think it's unfair to play down MTV made being visual an
certainly a welcome feature, it's so which will likely save you a lot of the importance of the marketing important component of success.
slow that you may not live long time. side. While not specifically Whether it's getting in a van and
enough to see all of your content Note: Using FireWire for jumping into that discussion, giving an endless string of
transferred. iTunes Home Sharing is not bi- Hypebot's Bruce Houghton is memorable performances or
Okay, maybe that's a bit of an directional, so you'll need to making a very similar point by sitting on the phone for hours
exaggeration. repeat these steps if you want debunking the myth that there was talking to journalists, there have
Given the trend toward larger Computer 1 to import content some era when musicians could always been skills beyond just
file sizes of digital media -- higher from Computer 2. just focus on being musicians: I'm making music that, if not
bit rate music and videos, in Although these steps are a bit of sorry if this comes as a surprise, required, certainly made success
particular -- iTunes Home Sharing n e t w o r k c o n f i g i s s e t t o a hassle, you'll likely only need to but it has never been enough to more likely
may take quite a bit of time for A u t o m a t i c : do them once, as subsequent uses just make great music. Every Permalink| Comments| Email
some. However, some FireWire • Turn on iTunes Home Sharing of Home Sharing will more likely generation of musicians has had This Story
shenanigans should shorten this on two computers. Let's call them be incremental in nature, for to face their own challenges
time significantly. Computer 1 (which we'll call the which AirPort or Ethernet should
One of the neat features of target) and Computer 2 (which be adequate. Paula Abdul Impersonates Ellen
F i r e W i r e i s i t s n e t w o r k i n g we'll call the host). TUAW Using FireWire to help
capabilities. Similar to how you • Connect the two computers via speed up the iTunes Home DeGeneres
can connect crossover Ethernet FireWire. Sharing process originally (ETonline - Breaking News) music special.
cables to directly connect two • As you'll need an Internet appeared on The Unofficial Apple
connection to authorize your Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:30:00 AM Upon reaching the stage, Abdul
computers, you can use FireWire Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 17 Sep slouched in her chair and said,
to directly network (or daisy i T u n e s a c c o u n t o n b o t h 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see Former "American Idol" judge "Why y'all staring at me? Can't a
chain, if you have more than two) computers, leave your Internet our terms for use of feeds. Paula Abdul boogied through the girl try out a new job?" It was
your computers. Doing this with connection on for both computers. Read| Permalink| Email this| audience during the "VH1 Divas" announced that DeGeneres will
iTunes Home Sharing, however, • After authorizing, turn off the Comments concert. serve as the fourth judge on "Idol"
requires a bit of trickery, and here Internet connection (whether it's All in good humor, Abdul in the show's upcoming season
are the steps, assuming that your via AirPort or Ethernet) of the sported Ellen DeGeneres’ since Abdul decided not to return
signature outfit--a blazer with to the panel.
trousers and sneakers--in a spoof
during her hosting gig of the
Internet News Record Tech/ TV 43

Google Launches New Ad Snow Leopard selling

Marketplace; Display Ads Will faster than Leopard
By Mel Martin (The Unofficial
Never Be the Same Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 9/17/2009 2:30:00 PM
By Ben Parr (Mashable!) efficiently. This improves returns
Submitted at 9/17/2009 10:16:11 PM for advertisers and enables Filed under: Retail, Software,
publishers to get the most value Snow Leopard They aren't flying
You’re probably familiar with out of their online content.” off the shelves, but early signs are
Google AdSense and AdWords, Essentially, the small-time that Snow Leopard boxes are far
Google’s flagship advertising advertiser or business can now exceeding sales of Leopard, and 4
products. It’s how Google makes buy targeted display ads on times higher than sales of Tiger.
its billion of dollars. Highly thousands of DoubleClick ad- That's the assessment of the
targeted text ads appear on serving websites. This could have NPD group, which tracks retail
Google search and third party some major repercussions on the sales for many industries. The
websites that are part of the put these principles into practice, entire web. Some possibilities: firm also notes that sales declined
AdSense program. Advertisers and today we’re excited to - It could significantly increase about 25% from week 1 to week deliver the same incremental
buy ads based on keywords, with announce the new DoubleClick revenue for Google, as a highly 2, again, far better than both increase in consumer demand that
more popular keywords costing Ad Exchange, a step towards targeted ad marketplace means Leopard and Tiger. Tiger was Snow Leopard has enjoyed."
more per click than less popular creating a more open display people are paying more for the released in April of 2005 and As we've noted, the update to
terms. a d v e r t i s i n g e c o s y s t e m f o r ads they want to serve. Leopard hit the streets in October Snow Leopard has been a bit
This has only applied to text ads everyone. The Ad Exchange is a - It increases Google’s of 2007. bumpy for some, but by most
though, not banner or display ads. real-time marketplace that helps competition with Yahoo, the Of course, Snow Leopard sells measures of satisfaction and sales
But speculation was rampant that large online publishers on one c u r r e n t l e a d e r i n d i s p l a y for US$100.00 lower than the Snow Leopard is not at all like the
Google would apply its unique side; and ad networks and agency a d v e r t i s i n g . price of previous versions of Mac mammal it has been named after -
and lucrative ad model to display networks on the other, buy and - Highly targeted ad campaigns OS X, so that could be a large part - which is, sadly, endangered and
a d s a f t e r i t s $ 3 . 1 B i l l i o n sell display advertising space. could effectively reach of the success of the release. diminishing in numbers.
DoubleClick acquisition. These publishers and ad everywhere. This could be a Stephen Baker of NPD noted, TUAW Snow Leopard selling
Now that speculation has networks manage and represent major boon to marketers. "As we head into the fall selling faster than Leopard originally
become reality. Google has just large volumes of ads and ad space If you want to learn more, season, and the release of another appeared on The Unofficial Apple
launched the DoubleClick Ad from lots of advertisers and Google has a PDF explaining the major OS upgrade, it will be Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 17 Sep
Exchange, and it is just like websites. By bringing them Ad Exchange, as well as a video instructive to see if that upgrade 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see
AdWords and AdSense, except together in an open marketplace overview: (Windows 7) -- currently our terms for use of feeds.
that it is a marketplace for display in which prices are set in a real- Reviews: Google projected to sell at ASPs much Read| Permalink| Email this|
ads. time auction, the Ad Exchange Tags: Ad Exchange, adsense, higher than Snow Leopard -- can Comments
First, here is what Google said enables display ads and ad space A d w o r d s , d o u b l e c l i c k ,
in its announcement: to be allocated much more D o u b l e C l i c k A d E x c h a n g e ,
“We’ve been working hard to Google

Fringe: A New Day in the Old Town (season premiere)

By Jane Boursaw (TV Squad) yay! ... Fringe is back! More mysterious William Bell played (season premiere)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:40:00 AM mystery! More intrigue! More by the mysterious Leonard Filed under: OpEd, Watercooler
Walter Bishop! More Jean! More Nimoy. Follow me after the jump Talk, Episode Reviews, Reality-
(S02E01) "I went somewhere." - jump-out-of-your-seat moments! to explore how the season is Free, Fringe
Olivia to Peter It's been a long summer since shaping up so far ... Permalink| Email this| |
I can hardly contain my we last left the crew with Olivia Continue reading Fringe: A Comments
giddiness that Fringe is back, so ... in another dimension, Walter visiting Peter's grave, and the New Day in the Old Town
44 Tech/ Sports
State AGs on Google Books
settlement: We object
By Tom Krazit (Webware.com)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 1:51:00 PM
Five state attorneys general have
joined the opposition to Google's
settlement with book authors and
publishers, objecting to the way
the settlement distributes
unclaimed funds.
Missouri's top lawyer Chris
Koster has joined the opposition
to the Google Books
settlement.(Credit: Missouri
Attorney General Chris Koster)
The attorneys general for
Connecticut, Missouri,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and
Washington joined the chorus of
opposition to the settlement this
week, filing briefs with Judge
Denny Chin of the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of
New York before the October 7
hearing to determine whether the
settlement should be approved.
The states involved are not
pleased with the way the Books
Rights Registry set up as part of
the deal appears to usurp their
ability to collect unclaimed
payments on behalf of their
citizens.
Under the settlement proposed
by Google and several author and
publisher groups, Google would
be allowed to continue digitizing
out-of-print but copyright-
protected books and offer them--
subject to rights holder approval--
on Google Book Search. The
company would then share a
portion of the revenue earned
from selling ads against those
book search results, as well as
links to book retailers with book
rights holders, through the
Internet News Record
First Look: Renamed
Renamer renames files and
folders
By Steven Sande (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 9/17/2009 1:00:00 PM
Filed under: Software, First
Look, Snow Leopard It's not often
that I get to write such a
delightfully alliterative title to a
post. Philipp Mayerhofer, C.O.O.
of Dare to be Creative, sent along
a note this morning mentioning
that his company's file renaming folder on my desktop. They all
powerhouse had not only been have really exciting names like
renamed, but that it has a whole IMG_0771.jpg, IMG_0772.jpg,
slew of new features. ad infinitum. Read on for more
The application formerly known information about Renamer.
as Renamer4Mac is now simply Continue reading First Look:
called Renamer (US$29.00), and Renamed Renamer renames files
there's a new website at and folders
renamer.com to showcase the app. TUAW First Look: Renamed
What does it do? (Hint: the name Renamer renames files and
should tell you a lot) Well, folders originally appeared on The
Renamer is a bulk file renamer. Unofficial Apple Weblog
When would you use a bulk file (TUAW) on Thu, 17 Sep 2009
nonprofit Books Rights Registry. A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l R i c h a r d renamer? Here's an example -- 13:00:00 EST. Please see our
The issue that irks the states is Blumenthal also voiced concerns often, I bring over a pile of photos terms for use of feeds.
that when the rights holders can't about potential antitrust matters, from my iPhone 3GS using Image Read| Permalink| Email this|
be located, the Books Rights according to MarketWatch. Capture, and I save them to a Comments
Registry would keep the proceeds Google is reportedly talking
o n t h e i r b e h a l f w h i l e t h e y with the Department of Justice Angels rally to halt Red Sox's 7-game
continue the search for those about possible modifications to
individuals or groups. Laws in the the settlement that could alleviate
streak
states objecting to the deal require the Justice Department's concerns By Associated Press Thursday's win marked the
the state treasurer to be the one of the settlement, which has (ESPN.com) second straight year the Angels
w h o a c c e p t s a n u n c l a i m e d drawn intense scrutiny from Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:15:47 AM have done so.
payment on behalf of its citizens, v a r i o u s p a r t s o f t h e l e g a l , • Jason Bay hit a two-run homer
according to a copy of the brief technology, and publishing Fast Facts for Boston, giving him six RBIs
submitted by Missouri's Chris worlds. • The Angels stopped the Red in his last four games.
Koster. Originally posted at Relevant Sox's seven-game win streak and • The two teams are slated to
Missouri said it objected only Results 10-game home win streak. face each other in the ALDS.
on that narrow issue and would • Los Angeles ended a three- -- ESPN Stats & Information
not comment on the settlement in game losing streak, taking the
its entirety, but Connecticut season series with Boston, 5-4.
Internet News Record Tech/ Tech News/ Fashion 45

Poll: Which Light

Blogging Service Do
You Use?
By Richard MacManus
(ReadWriteWeb)

The Lies Newspapers Tell Submitted at 9/17/2009 11:15:40 PM

Earlier today we reported that

Posterous, a popular minimalist
Themselves About Their Traffic blogging service, had added the
ability for its users to import their
In the example to the right, I
By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) Those numbers are not just sort of prediction on how a Tumblr content. Tumblr is a
moderately overstated. "They are paywall will work: competing 'light blogging' service posted a video of a band I like to
Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:03:00 AM
magnificently incorrect," said • You don't really know how - the market leader in fact. Other my Soup.io blog by simply
We've already discussed how Harmon And that's a massive many unique visitors you have. similar services include Soup.io, inputting its MySpace video
delusional it is to believe that 10 problem. If they're already • You have to guess at the Noovo, Vox, Profilactic and even embed code and adding a couple
to 15% of online newspaper expecting 10 to 15% of that percentage of loyal visitors who Wordpress.com and Blogger.com of lines of comment. Much less
readers will suddenly convert to population to pay, and it turns out will be amenable to paying for a r e u s e d f o r t h i s p u r p o s e effort than writing a post on
paying for online news content, that the real population is a lot content. (although they're more used for ReadWriteWeb ;-)
but the numbers may be even smaller and a smaller percentage • You have to guess the price long-form blogging). Compete data shows that
worse than that. Jeff Sonderman signs up to pay, the numbers that loyal visitors might pay. We're curious to know which of Tumblr is the clear leader in this
p o i n t s u s t o A l a n M u t t e r those in the industry are throwing • You have to estimate not only these services our readers use. Let market, with Posterous about to
discussing a report that suggests around concerning paywalls are how much web traffic you will us know in the poll below, or overtake Vox as number 2. Note:
n e w s p a p e r s a r e v a s t l y going to not just be bad, but lose but also how far your ad make a comment if yours is not we didn't include wordpress.com
o v e r c o u n t i n g t h e i r o n l i n e they're going to be downright revenues will tumble in response listed. or blogger.com, because they are
audiences: In "nearly every embarrassing. to the almost certain decline in Sponsor much larger than all of these and
market" included in a study of On top of this, that same study page views. What do we mean by 'light are used for different purposes
118 newspapers of every size in noted that newspapers don't seem It's like watching a train wreck blogging'? It used to be called too.
every part of the country, Greg to realize how little of their actual in motion. I'm hopeful that most "micro-blogging," although that Here is our poll, please select
Harmon of Belden Interactive traffic is from loyal visitors, newspaper execs actually have term is as much applied to Twitter the light blogging service you use
found that publishers on average which tend to only represent some inkling of this -- which is as to Tumblr. Twitter is limited to most often. There are many
report the number of unique about 25% of the actual traffic. why we've heard mostly talk, and 140 characters and is more of a smaller services around, so the list
visitors to their websites is 1.3 And, just because someone's a seen so little action, on paywalls. communications tool than a below is certainly not
times larger than the population of loyal visitor, it doesn't mean Permalink| Comments| Email publishing one. In comparison comprehensive. If yours is
their respective communities -- t h e y ' l l p a y . T h i s l e a v e s This Story Tumblr (and Posterous et al) are missing, add it to the RWW
and fully 10 times greater than newspapers in a seriously bad publishing services. The key point comments.
their print circulation. spot when it comes to doing any is that you can publish 'found' Which service do you use the
things very quickly and at the most for 'light blogging' (i.e.
click of a button. You can easily sharing content and media)?(
share content and media with answers) Discuss
these services.
Steven Alan: The Movie
By blogeditor1 (Material The designer-retailer added a collection with a video—starring out for an idyllic weekend in the actor, too.
Interest on Men.style.com) new credential to his resume this DJ and actor-around-town Matt country. Keep an eye out for the MATTHEW SCHNEIER
Submitted at 9/17/2009 9:49:13 AM week: executive producer. Alan Creed and the comely Liane man himself in a cameo around
debuted his Spring 2010 Balaban—that takes the clothes the 5:30 mark—all this, and an
46 Tech/ Tech Tips/
New Seesmic Desktop supports Facebook fan
pages
By Caroline McCarthy
(Webware.com)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 5:00:00 PM
The new Seesmic Desktop app
lets Facebook fan page managers
update them in sync with
Twitter.(Credit: Loic Le Meur /
Seesmic)
There are a handful of Twitter
apps out there that can also update
Facebook statuses, and no clear
market leader, but the new build
(version 0.6) of Seesmic Desktop
may soon be the app of choice for
marketers who use Twitter and
Facebook for brand promotion.
That's because it can now manage
activity on Facebook's "fan pages"
as well as personal profiles,
meaning that the operators of
these pages can update them in
sync with Twitter accounts.
"With the Facebook Page
feature, you have greater control
on how you market your business,
oversee your brand, listen to your
fans and build your community,"
a release from Seesmic explained.
Facebook, it should be noted, has
launched its own feature to push
fan page updates directly to
Twitter.
If you're an ordinary Facebook
user who doesn't manage any fan
pages, Seesmic Desktop can also
track status posts from those that
you subscribe to.
Seesmic Desktop was built after
parent company Seesmic, which
had previously built a video-
commenting company, acquired
Twitter desktop app Twhirl.
Founder Loic Le Meur also
announced that 2.5 million people
Internet News Record
UStream Broadcasts
Interactive Video on
Android [Downloads]
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:00:00 AM
Android: Ustream brings its
streaming video service to the
Android platform with a new app,
allowing shooters to stream feeds
instantly over 3G or Wi-Fi, save
them for later web sharing, and
even chat with video watchers in
real time.
Ustream isn't the first live video
streaming app for Android sets, as
the previously mentioned Qik app
hit the Android market a few
months back. What Ustream
claims to have over its
competition is a system that limits
lag and doesn't let it "build up"
over the course of a mobile
broadcast. Streamers can also ask
questions and post comments to
their viewers via Ustream chat or
Twitter. Ustream has a similar,
have now downloaded Seesmic b u t W i - F i - r e s t r i c t e d , n o n -
Desktop, and that Seesmic has s t r e a m i n g i P h o n e a p p .
partnered with Twitter image- Ustream is a free download,
sharing app Yfrog to be its default available in the Android market.
image provider. It's the second My ( rooted and custom-ROM-
partnership deal for Yfrog in a running) G1 force-closed when
month, having inked a deal with trying to open the app, and
URL shortener Bitly a few weeks Download Squad experienced
ago. That's probably disconcerting similar problems, so if your own
news for Yfrog rival Twitpic, phone fails to launch Ustream,
once the unequivocal big player in assume there's a fixed version
Twitter image uploads. coming down the line. Ustream
Originally posted at The Social Android Broadcaster
v0.8[AndroLib]
Internet News Record Tech News/ TV Tech Reviews 47

Whoops! Students "Going Google" Get to Read Five ways that

Each Other's Emails Apps.gov is a
By Sarah Perez In the case of the Google Apps the account (executive), my boss, trendsetter
(ReadWriteWeb) glitch, which began on Friday, senior administrators at Brown -- (CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:21:51 AM September 11th, a couple of including the president. (Google Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:09:49 AM
students notified Brown's needs) to find a better way to
A recent bug in Google Apps Computing and Information communicate with us," said Tom. •
allowed students at several Services department (CIS) that When considering a move to a "Adopt at your own pace"
colleges to read each other's email they were able to read emails else could read our email for three cloud service, most companies mentality. Another common
messages and some were even belonging to other students. The days, we wouldn't exactly call that and institutions focus on how the mistake made by many enterprises
able to see another student's entire CIS department contacted Google "prompt.") change will affect budgets and the
is to look for magic bullets that
inbox. The issue occurred at a on the following day and sent out Massive data migrations are no bottom line. They also think about solve budget, agility, or
s m a l l h a n d f u l o f c o l l e g e s , an email to the 200 students small feat and Google's slip-up in data conversion issues and performance problems. Chuck
admitted Rajen Sheth, senior w h o s e m a i l b o x e s w e r e i n this case is certainly not the first possible needs for re-training in Hollis, EMC's CTO of global
product manager for Google transition, asking them whether or nor the last time that something some cases. However, one of the marketing, once told me he sees
Apps, but he declined to say how not they were experiencing the has gone wrong. Still, Google is things that doesn't come up as three ways that companies can
many other institutions were same problem. Some were. The notably concerned when problems o f t e n i s e x a c t l y h o w move toward the cloud: they can
affected. However, according to affected students could either see like this happen. "It was a small communication will take place try to move all legacy
Donald Tom, director of IT for entire inboxes belonging to hiccup along the way and it's an between the business and the infrastructure into a cloud model
s u p p o r t s e r v i c e s a t B r o w n another classmate or, in other issue we've taken extremely c o m p a n y i n v o l v e d . S u r e , at once, they can put an ultimatum
University, one of the institutions cases, saw less than 100 messages seriously," said Google's Rajan companies may discuss the in place that demands that all new
undergoing the transition, he got that did not belong to them. Sheth. The Real Problem Wasn't procedures (use this form, this work be done in the cloud, or they
the impression that a total of 10 In the end, only 22 out of the E m a i l , i t w a s L a c k o f phone number) and uptime can experiment with "baby
schools faced the problem. 200 students were affected, but Communication guarantees, but they can't possibly
clouds"--small, noncritical
While the glitch itself was the fix was not put into place until However, the real issue that imagine every scenario and spell projects that can prove both
minor and was fixed in a few Tuesday. That means that the concerned the university was the out how they want the cloud capability and economy, thus
days, the real concern - at least at students had access to each other's matter of communication between provider to perform. rationalizing a steady expansion
Brown - was with how Google email accounts for three solid Google and the CIS department. No longer can company execs
into more critical application
handled the situation. Without days(Saturday, Sunday, Monday) B e f o r e f i x i n g t h e i s s u e o n just stroll into the I.T. guy (or
domains.
communicating to the internal IT as well as parts of Friday and Tuesday, Google suspended the gal's) office and cry out"my email I believe that the federal
department, Google shut down the Tuesday before the accounts were affected accounts, a necessary is messed up!" Now there are a government is in fact taking the
affected accounts, a decision suspended by Google. step that was taken so no more few more hoops to jump through. third approach, allowing agencies
which led to a heated Oddly enough, this situation data was improperly shared. What And whether it's Google or to see what is available, but to
conversation between school seems to be acceptable, according angered the IT director, though, someone else, the interactions that adopt those services at their own
officials and the Google account to Tom, who, reports Brown's was that the accounts were take place and the way the issues pace. That's not to say the White
representative. daily newspaper, "praised Google suspended without first notifying are addressed will be a learning House won't put incentives and
Sponsor for its prompt response."(We don't CIS. experience on both ends. Discuss
guidance into future budgets to
Details of the Glitch know about you, but if someone "I've spoken very forcefully with encourage adoption. In fact,
Kundra confirmed that this is
Hallelujah, The Real Housewives of New York are all coming back! indeed the case. However, there is
By Allison Waldman (TV 3. There, don't you feel better? of the Real Housewives. no "mandate" that punishes an
Squad) After speculation that Bethenny Continue reading Hallelujah, agency for working at its own
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:03:00 AM was going off to do her own show The Real Housewives of New pace and rationalizing its adoption
and a rumor that Kelly wasn't York are all coming back! as it goes.
You can breath a sigh of relief invited back, Bravo has wrangled Filed under: Other Reality
now. Each and every one of The Jill Zarin, Ramona Singer, Alex Shows, OpEd, Celebrities
Real Housewives of New York McCord, Kelly Killoren de Lesseps for another installment Permalink| Email this| |
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48 Tech News/ Sports
Hulu to Add Subscription Services, Pay-per-
View, Hints Murdoch
By Sarah Perez
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:21:22 AM
At an investor conference held
earlier this week, News Corp.
chairman Rupert Murdoch and
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker
revealed that they were looking at
news ways to help monetize their
joint venture, the video-streaming
service Hulu.com. The site, a
popular web destination featuring
movies and TV shows from
content partners including Fox,
ABC, Disney, and, of course,
NBC Universal, reaches anywhere
from 9 million to 42 million users
per month, depending who you
ask. Although the hosted content
is currently ad-supported by way
of commercials interspersed into
the video streams, the company is
interested in exploring other
revenue options as well,
specifically subscription services
and pay-per-view programs.
Sponsor
According to a recent report
from Multichannel News,
Murdoch was quoted at the
conference as saying "Are we
looking at it with a view toward
adding subscription services and
pay per view? Yes we are."
However, he was quick to add
that "no decisions have been made
yet."
NBC's Zucker also hinted at the
company's interest in the matter.
"Whether there are other ways to
monetize Hulu down the road, it
is something that we are open to,
something we will explore," he
said, but like Murdoch, reiterated
"there are no plans at this time."
Subscription Services Already in
Testing?
While that may be the official
company line, other sites are
reporting a slightly different
variation on this story. The
Business of Video blog, for
example, says they've been in
contact with sources who have
confirmed that Hulu is already
beta testing a subscription-based
service internally and is working
out the technical requirements. If
that story is to be believed, the
offering won't go live anytime this
year as Hulu still needs to figure
out the details of the business
plan.
Whether or not that rumor is
true, it wouldn't be surprising to
hear that Hulu is working on such
a project, given their obvious
interest in adding more revenue-
generating features to the site.
Zucker himself even updated his
ongoing conference comment
about "analog dollars" being used
to chase " digital dimes." (In
2008, it was " digital pennies.")
"Certainly by next year the goal
should be at least quarters," he
joked. What We Want to See:
Premium Channels on Hulu
Subscription services would be
a brilliant way to chase those
quarters, indeed. Perhaps it could
even convince cable-only paid
channels like HBO and Showtime
to get on board with the venture.
They've already tentatively given
iTunes a shot, but still seem
reluctant to share current episodes
in a timely fashion on that service.
The reason for the networks'
timidity is because their iTunes
revenue simply doesn't compare
to their cable TV subscription
offerings or even their DVD
sales.(Ironically, that's probably
due to the fact that they don't offer
current programs via iTunes!).
Instead, they would rather entice
consumers to subscribe by
tempting them with their
backcatalog of programming.
However, if the situation was to
change and consumers could
subscribe to these channels online
for a comparable fee to what the
companies generate through cable
TV distribution, would they
continue to put up such
resistance? After all, money is
money, who cares where it comes
from?
These days, more and more
consumers are pinching pennies
by cancelling cable subscriptions
thanks to the numerous
alternatives available online.
Obviously, premium channels are
getting the boot, too. Imagine if
they could have a chance to win
back some of those penny-
pinching former subscribers by
way of an online subscription
service. After all, what would you
give for piecemeal plans that let
you buy a 3-month pass to HBO
instead of the all-or-nothing
combo packages available via
your cable TV provider?
Of course, all this is just
wishing thinking on our part, but
if Hulu does it right, the
possibilities for their new TV
distribution network are virtually
endless. Discuss
Internet News Record
Rich Rodriguez
Denies Jonas Mouton
Punched Irish Player
By Michael David Smith
(FanHouse)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:45:00 AM
by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Michigan, Notre
Dame
Michigan linebacker Jonas
Mouton punched Notre Dame
center Eric Olsen in the second
quarter of Michigan's victory on
Saturday, and although the
officials missed it, it's clear to see:
Plain as day in the video above,
Mouton delivers a right uppercut
to Olsen's chin after the play is
over.
Rich Rodriguez Denies Jonas
Mouton Punched Irish Player
originally appeared on Fanhouse
NCAA Football Blog on Fri, 18
Sep 2009 09:45:00 EST . Please
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Kyle Okposo Taken Off on Stretcher After Devastating Hit From Dion Phaneuf
By Adam Gretz (FanHouse) meeting between the New York defenseman Dion Phaneuf. From Dion Phaneuf originally
Submitted at 9/17/2009 11:30:00 PMIslanders and Calgary Flames has A skirmish ensued, nearly appeared on Fanhouse NHL Blog
proven to be the exception. involving both goaltenders, while on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:30:00
by Adam Gretz Just over five minutes into the Okposo remained on the ice. He EST . Please see our terms for use
Filed under: Flames, Islanders, second period, Islanders forward was eventually taken off on a of feeds.
NHL Videos It's not often that Kyle Okposo carried the puck stretcher. Video after the jump. Permalink| Email this| Linking
preseason games provide anything through the neutral zone and was Kyle Okposo Taken Off on Blogs| Comments
newsworthy, but Thursday night's o n t h e r e c e i v i n g e n d o f a devastating hit from Calgary
Stretcher After Devastating Hit
Internet News Record Tech News/ Tech Blog 49

Microsoft, NY Times and Scareware Radio Lab

(Scripting News) used. The poor farmer whose
Offenses Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:27:57 AM property was turned into a college
after he died, and was named after
By Dana Oshiro specific individuals behind these Once in a while you come across him, now must wait until the
(ReadWriteWeb) acts, we are filing these cases to a gem like the Radio Lab podcast. college closes. And that might not
Submitted at 9/17/2009 10:30:00 PM help uncover the people I listened in delight a few nights happen for quite a while.
responsible and prevent them ago when an episode about death The next idea is about a dead
Microsoft is taking aim at from continuing their aired on KQED. An hour of language, Latin. What does it
malvertising in an effort to curb exploits."Those involved in the philosophical and scientific sound like? No one knows,
the phenomenon. The Redmond current lawsuit include Soft stories about death, a subject we because the last native Latin
company filed five civil law suits Solutions, Direct Ad, qiweoqw, all must spend a fair amount of speaker died centuries ago. But
in King County Superior Court ITmeter INC, and ote2008. time thinking and dreaming about. think about pottery. It's spun on a
this morning after finding that a In addition to this current civil A couple of examples. wheel while wet. Maybe, just
number of online advertisers were suit, Microsoft is actively The three stages of death: 1. maybe while it's being spun, the
delivering malicious code to pursuing actions against a number Your body dies. 2. It's buried or grooves faintly record people
users. In the past ReadWriteWeb of instant messaging spammers cremated. 3. Your name is spoken speaking around the potter. So a
has covered a number of and bot-powered click frauders. It for the last time. They postulate Roman vase might be an ancient
malvertising scams including the will be interesting to see if the that your soul is in limbo until phonograph record and contain
Facebook Fan Check virus' s c a r e w a r e a d v e r t i s e m e n t s public education campaigns for you reach stage 3. For most echoes of long-dead Latin-
scareware scam. As was the case appeared in the banner feed. web security can keep up with the people that day is the day you're speakers.
with Fan Check, the 5 companies Readers were warned not to click influx of ad delivered trojan horse joined in death by your last loved These ideas aren't useful but
are being accused of mimicking on the ad and to restart their web viruses. The public is directed to one. And this makes the point that they touch something inside me
Windows security updates and b r o w s e r s . T h i s i n f l u x o f the Microsoft Online Safety page fame, which so many peope seek, that I like.
tricking users into running fake scareware has Microsoft livid. for more information. may not be such a great thing. Bravo!
programs. Says Microsoft Associate Photo Credit: Dirk Heuer After you reach stage 2, you have
Sponsor General Counsel Tim Cranton in a Discuss no influence on how your name is
Over the weekend, the New recent blog post, "Although we
York Times was hacked and don't yet know the names of the

BBC To Kill Open Source TV?

By Dana Oshiro While open source TV services audience, not to stifle innovation
(ReadWriteWeb) like Boxee allow users to view by creating a DRM racket like
Submitted at 9/17/2009 11:10:05 PM programs over home networks what's proposed here."
regardless of the device, a In 2004, the Federal
The BBC is looking to encode broadcast flag would force all Communications Commission and
TV listing metadata and employ a HDTV receivers to include the Motion Picture Association of
c o m p r e s s i o n a l g o r i t h m t o content protection. For those of us America attempted a similar
circumvent piracy, ad removal who watch our programs online, enforcement regarding the US
and illegal copying. According to this could pose a serious problem.
a recent blog post by the EFF's Sponsor
transition from analog to digital
television broadcasting. However,
Google
Danny O'Brien, the group wants Says Boxee spokesperson
to get mandatory DRM onto Andrew Kippen, "Boxee believes
by 2005 the broadcast flag was
thrown out and regulators argued
Invented
digital TV receivers via a t h e r e ' s a w a y t o d e l i v e r
broadcast flag. In other words, a entertainment in a way that is
that the FCC lacked the authority
to ask for HD encryption. Reading Lists?
"public service broadcaster" wants c o n s u m e r - f o c u s e d , w h i l e content off iTunes, and labels / Photo Credit: Josh Bonain of By Dana Oshiro
to lessen the way we consume respecting the rights of content artists are still making money. Grooveshark (ReadWriteWeb)
media by forcing manufacturers to owners. We've built our company The way for content owners to Discuss Submitted at 9/17/2009 9:49:44 PM
limit product playing abilities. around it. People are still buying make money is to cater to their Well-known podcaster and RSS
GOOGLE page 50
50 Tech Tips/
GOOGLE
continued from page 49
pioneer Dave Winer is critical
about Google's reading list patent.
In a recent blog post, Winer
explains how Google filed a
patent laying claim to "a method
of subscribing to a collection of
feeds". Winer's own Scripting
News discusses OPML file
subscriptions or"reading lists"
much earlier than the patent
application and from what I
understand, BlogBridge has also
supported dynamic reading lists
for years.
Sponsor
The Google invention idea
seems similar to the company's
Bundles product- a tool that
allows users to create Google
Reader lists and share them as
either a link, widget or
subscription.
Hang Perfectly Level and Centered Artwork [Weekend Project]
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:30:00 AM
If your method of hanging
pictures and paintings involves
asking a patient friend 20 times
about crookedness, an Apartment
Therapy blog reader would like
to, er, set you straight with a
guide on getting perfectly aligned
frames.
If you can't commit to a single
bit of art to adorn the entire length
of your couch, or vertical span of
Nevertheless, Winer makes the
assertion that Google should state
the process of invention and
apologize if the company is
disproved as the inventor and
found to have stolen from the RSS
community. Given Winer's
prominence as a member of the
RSS community, it's
understandable why he should
feel frustrated.
If you've got examples of
"reading list" style references that
pre-date the Google patent
application, let us know in the
comments below.
Photo Credit: Mykl Roventine
Discuss
a blank space, hanging multiple
frames is a great idea. Apartment
Therapy reader Rainer details his
methods for hanging nine frames
in a perfect grid, centered on the
wall and in good proportion to
other room elements:
If you already have the artwork
and want to make sure it hangs
just perfect use masking tape to interact with your art.
outline the position on your wall.
Play with the outline to get ideas spot you can use the masking tape
of how it will look when you walk to hang the works precisely. With
into the room or how the light will
Internet News Record
Ubuntu 9.10 Will Have Slicker Boot-
Up, Software Store [Linux]
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:00:00 AM
Ubuntu has released the sixth
alpha of its Linux distribution,
and it firms up two of the five
features we want to see in
Ubuntu: a faster, graphical boot-
up sequence, and an integrated
software store.
They're both still in somewhat
early shape, but their inclusion in
the last Karmic Koala alpha
before beta indicates they're here
to stay. The new xplash bootup
will transition directly from a
BIOS boot-up screen—and a
newer GRUB chooser, if it's a the system boots. Check out a You can check out more
dual-boot setup—to a graphical (suspiciously slow-moving) video screenshots and details of the
loader with a progress indicator, capture below: latest Ubuntu 9.10 alpha release at
and then straight to the desktop if As for the Software Store, it's Softpedia. While we're peeking at
the user doesn't select a username present in Alpha 6, embedded in the next release of Ubuntu, check
chooser or password protection. the System menu. It has a spare, out a few of the community-
It's not a complete design-forward unfinished look at the moment, developed themes that could make
rethinking of the interface, but it but it also seems dead set on their way into the default
does remove the unsettling making software installation offerings for Ubuntu 9.10. Ubuntu
experience of watching simple, which is a promising 9.10 Alpha 6 Has Ubuntu
indecipherable text scroll past as direction. Software Store[Softpedia]
Rainer recommends the
purchase of a suction-cup-
mounted laser level, about $20, to
avoid mistakes and speed up the
alignment process. Have you got a
non-laser-guided leveling and
hanging system you've used in the
past? Tell us about it in the
comments. How To: Hang
two inch masking tape you have Artwork Easily &
Once you establish your favorite enough room to eyeball the Precisely[Apartment Therapy]
overall position and then measure
and mark the final nail/screw spot.
Internet News Record Tech Tips/ TV Sports 51

Google Book Downloader Downloads Books to

PDF [Downloads]
By Jason Fitzpatrick URL for the book at Google
(Lifehacker) Books—that method never failed.
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:30:00 AM Once you've added your books It's Always Sunny In
they'll appear in the download Philadelphia: The Gang
Windows: Thanks to Google's queue. From there start the
drive to add more and more books downloads and let it go.
Exploits The Mortgage
to the Google Books project, Occasionally as the application Crisis (season premiere)
including thousands of public pulls down data you'll need to
domain volumes, you'll find quite By Annie Wu (TV Squad)
enter a captcha to keep the
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:26:00 AM
a nice selection to choose from. pipeline open, but other than that
Google Book Downloader helps it's an unattended process. Check (S05E01) It's Always Sunny is
you download them to PDF. out the tutorial available here to back and it's kicking your ass. Or
Let's get one thing out of the get a more in-depth overview of at least it's threatening you and
way from the start. Google Book the process and make sure you get your wife until you start crying a
Downloader will not let you pirate While using the application isn't instructions for the Add dialogue off to the right start. little bit and agree to partake in
books. It will however let you as simple as say right clicking on box indicate you can use ISBN Google Book Downloader is the antics, and we wouldn't have it
download books that are flagged a file and saving it, the difficulty numbers, we didn't have much freeware, Windows only and any other way. There were a lot of
as full-access such as books in the level isn't high. Once you've luck with that. Since you're requires .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 good moments in the premiere
public domain and books with installed the application, fire it up, already searching Google Books o r a b o v e . episode, though it didn't really
limited-preview—although you'll and feed it some books you want to find the books you want, you GoogleBookDownloader[via feel like a typical season opener,
only get the preview parts, not the to download. Although the might as well cut and paste the HackADay] in as much as it didn't present
entire book. anything too big and different
from the usual Always Sunny
Make a Doodle Your Permanent Google Icon [Downloads] episode. Again, it was funny, of
course, but it didn't scream
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) The "Favorite Doodle" user Doodle's user script commands "premiere", and perhaps that's the
Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:30:00 AM script, coded by a Google from the Greasemonkey menu. best thing for Always Sunny.
employee and working only with Favorite Doodle is a free Continue reading It's Always
Firefox: Google's clever, Greasemonkey on Firefox, links download, requires Sunny In Philadelphia: The Gang
mysterious, and completely the Google logo on the main and Greasemonkey and Firefox. Show Exploits The Mortgage Crisis
random logo changes, known as search results pages to Google's us which doodle won a spot in (season premiere)
"doodles," usually last for just one gallery of doodles. Under each your permanent search pages in Filed under: OpEd, It's Always
day. With this Greasemonkey doodle, the script inserts a "Make the comments. Favorite Sunny in Philadelphia, Episode
script, you can make any official This My Favorite Doodle!" Doodle[Google Code via Google Reviews, Reality-Free
Google doodle the logo you button, and clicking it does so. By but you can overwrite that Operating System] Permalink| Email this| |
always see next to your search default, the script will allow new behavior by accessing Favorite Comments
results. holiday/event doodles to appear,

NFL FanHouse Week 2 Live Chat

By Bruce Ciskie (FanHouse) There are a few highlights on members of his own team. Fanhouse NFL Blog on Fri, 18
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:00:00 AM the NFL's Week 2 schedule. Rex FanHouse's NFL staff will Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST . Please
Ryan and his brash Jets host the discuss these games and more. see our terms for use of feeds.
by Bruce Ciskie always-dangerous Patriots. The Join us for all the fun, starting at Permalink| Email this| Linking
Filed under: Chicago Bears, Lions try to kick the losing habit 12 P.M. Eastern. Blogs| Comments
Jets, Patriots, Steelers, Vikings, against old nemesis Brett Favre Cutler tries to throw footballs to NFL FanHouse Week 2 Live
NFL Fans, NFL Live Blogging and the Vikings. Oh, and Jay Chat originally appeared on
52 Tech Reviews Apple Media Internet News Record

Europe sets rules on aid for Windows 7 Takes

broadband rollouts Pricing Cue From Snow
(CNET News.com) use of state aid in rolling out a operators when deploying fiber
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:41:30 AM broadband infrastructure. The first
is that where there is no private
and other high-speed broadband
access.
Leopard
The European Commission has investment, a public-service In the U.K., incumbent operator By Darrell Etherington
published a set of rules for when network is needed to ensure BT has said it will roll out fiber to (TheAppleBlog)
state aid should be used to roll out universal coverage. The second is 10 million homes by 2012. The Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:59:43 AM
broadband networks, in a bid to that aid must only be used to company is already trialing
speed up the deployment of high- deploy networks in areas that various ways of doing this in Snow Leopard is selling like
speed next-generation networks in private providers do not find London, Cardiff, and Kent. And hotcakes. It’s selling much better
the European Union. profitable; and the third is that the in June's Digital Britain report, than Tiger, and a lot better than
T h e g u i d e l i n e s ( P D F ) , network must be open to all the government proposed a 50- Leopard, too. If I had to hazard a
announced on Thursday, followed service providers. pence-per-month levy on fixed guess, I’d say those strong sales
a public consultation. According "Public funds are not always lines across the country with the numbers had something to do
to competition commissioner needed for public authorities to aim of funding the rollout of next- with price. Microsoft appears to
Neelie Kroes, the rules will promote broadband deployment generation broadband to think so, too.
"facilitate the widespread rollout and, in any event, they should not unprofitable areas. For a limited time, Microsoft is
of high-speed and very high-speed crowd out or delay private In a statement issued Thursday, offering students the opportunity
broadband networks, enhancing investments," Kroes added. the Commission noted that one of to grab one Windows 7 upgrade to Microsoft is very much aware
European competitiveness and "Before granting state aid, public its fundamental concerns is to either the Home Premium or that Apple’s student market share
helping to build a knowledge- authorities should therefore avoid the re-creation of old Professional versions of the is one of the company’s most
based society in Europe." consider whether they can monopolies with public support. upcoming operating system for consistent strengths, despite
"We expect to see up to ?300bn promote private investments with "[The new] guidelines contain only $29.99, the same price that recent incursions by low-cost
[$442 billion] of investment in other means, for instance by co- appropriate safeguards to ensure the single-user version of Snow netbook machines into that
both high- and very high-speed o r d i n a t i n g c i v i l w o r k s a n d that any broadband infrastructure Leopard retails for. demographic. This deep
European broadband networks in s t r e a m l i n i n g a d m i n i s t r a t i v e funded with public money does That’s $90 cheaper than the discounting, and the
the coming decade," Kroes said in p r o c e d u r e s . " not favor [the] existing operator," Home Premium upgrade costs at accompanying 741.com micro-
a speech marking the launch of The new guidelines are not only the Commission said. "A regular retail prices, and $170 off site on which it can be found
the guidelines. "While this applicable to next-generation company that receives public the price of the Professional show that Redmond is willing to
investment should be made a c c e s s ( N G A ) - - a t e r m t h a t monies needs to provide effective version. There is a catch, though. go to great lengths to try to
mostly by private companies, generally refers to fiber access--as open access to its competitors to You need to have a valid student recapture some of the youth
there is an important role for they also cover ADSL, cable, and allow them to compete in an email address from a U.S. market.
public investment in achieving the Wi-Fi networks. The Commission equal, non-discriminatory way." educational institution (college or If you’re planning on taking
w i d e s t p o s s i b l e a c c e s s t o is still working on a separate draft David Meyer of ZDNet UK university) in order to qualify. advantage of this deal using yours
broadband in under-served and NGA Recommendation that it reported from London. AppleInsider claims that there or a relative’s student email
non-profitable areas." hopes will give an indication of are similar deals in place in the address to install Windows 7 on
Kroes laid out three rules for the what regulators will expect from UK, Australia, Canada, France, your Boot Camp partition,
Germany, Korea and Mexico, remember that the deal only
TV Watch: Saturday Night: CBS And ABC Make Sports though I could only find a applies to upgrades, not full
“Coming Soon” notice when I versions, so you’ll already need
Noises tried to change the country using a either Vista or XP installed for it
(MediaPost | Media News) for seemingly throwaway time You might want to make fun of drop down menu at the top of the to work. Read our latest analysis
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:15:06 AM periods. ABC started up college "The Tiffany Network" being order page. Entering a valid piece, " Are Blades Really the
football a few years ago on associated with a kicking and Canadian university email address Future of Server Sales?" Only on
[ fivefilters.org: unable to Saturday night. Now, CBS is punching sport. But CBS has the also got me nowhere. GigaOM Pro.
retrieve full-text content] Applaud taking another run with martial right idea.
those efforts the networks make to arts fighting. (It had done this
develop new programming ideas with another producer in 2008).
Internet News Record Tech Reviews Tech Blog TV 53

Study finds retailers are thinking Google gets a patent on

socially reading lists
(CNET News.com) tailing Group spokeswoman retailers are using most often--that (Scripting News) that doesn't belong to them.
Lauren Freedman said. companies expect will help them Submitted at 9/17/2009 6:08:13 AM I worry about big companies
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:27:11 AM
Of all social media, Facebook increase sales. Instead, customer doing awful things because they
Retailers have a love-hate d r e w t h e m o s t i n t e r e s t o f reviews take the top spot. Google will probably protest that do them. It's dangerous to have
relationship with social media, respondents, followed by Twitter. According to the study, about the patent they filed on reading Google control so much of the
according to a study set to be Tying for third place were 85 percent of respondents believe lists was defensive. But it's a bad RSS infrastructure, from
released next week. customer reviews and blogs. Viral customer reviews across the Web patent, based on an "invention" Feedburner to Google Reader to
The E-tailing Group, which videos took fifth. are a great way to increase sales. that was already out there, being Blogger. They could easily pass
specializes in retail sector trends, Eighty-six percent of They reason that consumers listen discussed openly on Scripting information between those
surveyed 117 companies--from respondents already use Facebook to their peers. By comparison, just News at least a year before they systems without sharing the
small to large--to assess how Fan pages to deliver a social 33 percent of companies believe a filed it. If you can subscribe to a information publicly. They could,
retailers and brands view the experience to their customers. Facebook Fan page can increase feed, why not subscribe to a right now, deliver features to
social Web. Only 1 percent of those sales. collection of feeds? And when an users that competitors would be
The biggest concern among companies have no plans to Looking ahead, the E-tailing item is removed, you no longer locked out of. All this built on
respondents is that consumers will deploy a Facebook Fan page. Group sees social adoption are subscribed to it, and when one ideas, formats, protocols and
"trash their products in front of a Sixty-five percent of companies continuing to grow in the is added, you are now subscribed know-how that were contributed
large audience," according to E- are using Twitter as a tool to marketplace. Twenty-five percent to it. by others without any limits on
tailing Group. At the same time, market their brands. However, 9 of respondents expect that Google should explain to the how they could be used. And now
companies very much want to percent said they don't plan to companies will be "much more RSS community how they this patent.
partake in the social Web. open a Twitter account or market aggressive" in the social arena. supposedly invented this and what BTW, both River2 and its
N i n e t y - t h r e e p e r c e n t o f their brand through it. And 50 percent said companies their process was. If it turns out predecessor implement reading
companies surveyed said they are Fifty-five percent said they will be "more aggressive" in the that we had prior art, they should lists. Google Reader does not.
s e e k i n g g r e a t e r c u s t o m e r allow customer reviews on their next six months. tear up the patent and apologize
engagement through social-media sites and feature blogs. And 50 "Quick adoption of social from trying to hijack something
efforts. And 76 percent want to percent have used viral videos. networks is a guarantee over the
use social networks to "mobilize Company marketers aren't next six months," Freedman said.
advocates through word of testing the social waters just for "That's mainly due to movements
mouth." the fun of it, though. to social brands by the
"Brands are especially worried "They don't want to do this competition."
about negative comments hurting unless it delivers the return on In other words, no company
a brand, but they also know that investment that their companies wants to be left behind.
they need to go social. That's why are expecting," Freedman said.
they're using Facebook and Still, it's not Facebook or
Twitter with some success," E- Twitter--the two social tools

Set visit: Sons of Anarchy revs up season two

By John Scott Lewinski (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 10:00:00 AM
Here's an observation TV fans
wouldn't expect: If you know your
Shakespeare, you might have a
good idea where Sons of Anarchy
is headed in its second season.
I paid a visit to the show's
sweltering North Hollywood set
last week as series creator Kurt
Sutter ( The Shield) and his cast
were putting the finishing touches
on the show's second season.
In fact, the show's writers were
so close to revealing its final
secrets to the cast that my PA and
FX PR tour guides slammed a
door in my face lest I wander into
the writer's conference room and
see the white dry erase board full
of plot points for season two's
final episode.
Evidently, if I'd have seen the
final, bottom-right panel on that
wall-wide white board, I'd have
been chained to show star Tommy
Flanagan's motorcycle and taken
for a drag around St. Joseph's
Hospital in Burbank.
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54 Tech Reviews TV Game
Former Adobe CEO joins venture
capital firm
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:54:00 AM
As the CEO of Adobe Systems,
Bruce Chizen was credited with
turning that company into a
software powerhouse. Now
Chizen will bring his experience
to a new role as a venture partner
for Voyager Capital, a top venture
capital firm.
Bruce Chizen(Credit: Adobe
Systems)
Voyager Capital invests mostly
in start-ups involved with early-
stage digital media, software and
servers, wireless, and Web
infrastructure. Previously a
member of Voyager's advisory
board, Chizen will expand his role
by working with budding
technology entrepreneurs in the
areas of digital media and
software.
"Bruce possesses a rare
combination of valuable market
insight and senior business
experience," said Bill McAleer,
managing director at Voyager
Capital. "His strong industry
reputation, connections, and
BioShock 2 washes up on shore Feb. 9, 2010
By Justin McElroy (Joystiq)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:41:00 AM
If you're planning the playoffs
for the video game industry's
intramural softball league, you
may want to avoid the weeks
background in digital media and
software will benefit our
ventures."
Chizen made his mark in the
industry as CEO of Adobe. After
six years with the company, he
took over the CEO reins from co-
founder John Warnock in late
2000.
During his tenure, Chizen was
the driving force behind Adobe's
leading up to Feb. 9. That's when
the 27 different development
studios involved with BioShock
2(a full half of the world's
developers) will be crunching to
finish BioShock 2 for release.
After waiting all this time, we're
expansion into new markets. He
oversaw the growth of the
company's customer base beyond
the graphic arts niche into the
enterprise and general consumer
arenas. He helped transform
Adobe from a software vendor
into a platform company,
branching out onto the Web and
open source, among other areas.
With Chizen at the helm, Adobe
made some key deals, notably the
acquisition of Macromedia in
2005.
After having tripled Adobe's
revenues as CEO, Chizen exited
the company in late 2007, placing
it in the hands of then president
and now CEO Shantanu Narayen.
In an interview with CNET News,
Chizen spoke about his decision
to leave Adobe at the time.
Prior to his role at Adobe,
Chizen served in several
executive positions at Claris. He
also worked in the merchandising
group at Mattel Electronics and as
a regional sales director at
Microsoft.
just happy that the game can
finally ship, 2K can staff up just a
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TV Squad Ten: Guiding
Light's greatest characters
of the last 25 years
By Allison Waldman (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:08:00 AM
When Guiding Light airs its final
episode today, it won't just be the
end of a remarkable television
success story -- one that has
endured on radio and TV for 72
years -- it will also lower the
curtain on some of the most
memorable characters ever. In the
past 25 years that I've been
watching Guiding Light, I've had
the pleasure of watching the likes
of Michael Zaslow, Justin Deas,
Michelle Forbes and Kim Zimmer
portray some of those characters.
So, in honor of what Guiding
Light has achieved, the fabulous
writers who have created these
stories and characters, and in oilman with a romantic streak and
salute of all the wonderful actors over time has morphed from a
who've brought them to life, business tycoon to a minister. And
here's Guiding Light's 10 greatest through all the years, he's had one
characters from the past 25 years. great love, Reva Shayne.
10. Josh Lewis (played by Continue reading TV Squad
Robert Newman) Ten: Guiding Light's greatest
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Get Your Google Reader Fix Natively

By Alfredo Padilla folders, but features such as services. Still, improving the liked and noted items. You may
(TheAppleBlog) sharing and liking items are still Google Reader implementation also view a list of all your feeds,
Submitted at 9/17/2009 1:00:25 PM not available. Thankfully the doesn’t seem to be high on the see them organized by folder or
developer has indicated that those priority list. Hopefully this view articles by tag.
Although much has been said features will be implemented. changes in the future, but as of Unfortunately not all is well
about the death of RSS I, for one, Unfortunately, there’s no word now it’s not a good choice for with Gruml, as you might expect
still get most of my news via RSS about future support for notes and most Google Reader users. Gruml from an application that is still in
feeds every day. I find Twitter to tagging. I have used both NetNewsWire Beta. The biggest problem is
be filled with too much NetNewsWire offers excellent and EventBox extensively in the laggy performance. While using
extraneous junk, and services like keyboard support, a built-in web past, but I have to admit that the application I experienced
Friendfeed and Facebook still browser as well as integration Gruml is new to me. To be fair, constant slowdowns. Even
don’t offer the feature set I want with Delicious and Instapaper. it’s new to many of us as the moving to a new article would
from my daily news aggregator. Lacking is Twitter or Facebook application just opened to a public sometimes summon a beach ball,
My RSS service of choice is support. You can send articles Google Reader support. beta a few weeks ago. as did attempting to mark all
Google Reader, which should directly to a blogging client on The user interface offers access At first glance Gruml is a articles in a folder as read.
come as no surprise as it is by far your computer, which is a nice to your folders and feeds, but Google Reader power user’s If the developers of Gruml can
the most popular RSS Reader out feature. I also like the three pane given the multi-use nature of the dream. It has by far the most address these performance issues,
there. interface that is offered as an software I have to say that it feels complete implementation of however, it currently offers the
Getting your Google Reader fix alternative to the more traditional a bit like Google Reader has been features amongst the three greatest hope for a complete
is as simple as navigating to the interface with articles on top and shoehorned into a generic applications I looked at, including Google Reader experience on the
website, but what I really want is the preview below. interface. There are no keyboard support for starring, sharing, Mac desktop. Conclusion
a desktop solution that offers all NetNewsWire also offers a 3- shortcuts for sharing and starring, liking, notes and tags. There’s As I mentioned at the beginning
of Google Reader’s features while c o l u m n v i e w a n d a t a b b e d for example, and no support for also support for posting an article of this article, Mac desktop clients
giving me a Mac-like experience b r o w s e r tagging or liking. directly to Twitter. for Google Reader are a new
and offline access to downloaded Once the latest version of Google Reader shares the Gruml packs in the features, but phenomenon. This can be seen
articles. A year ago the choices in NetNewsWire gets out of beta, the spotlight with other services in constant lag is a problem. clearly by the fact that all three
this space were almost nil, but combination of excellent user EventBox. The user interface is similar to pieces of software I looked at are
thankfully we’ve seen several interface with reasonable Google Given EventBox’s support for a NetNewsWire’s, with the option still in Beta. As it stands today, I
applications jump into the fray Reader support will likely be wide variety of social networks, of a standard mail-like interface don’t find any of them offer the
recently. Let’s take a look at each compelling for many. It will still you might expect sharing items or a three-column view. Like mix of features and performance
of the contenders. NetNewsWire be missing some important from Google Reader to those NetNewsWire, there is also a built I’m looking for, so I still use a
Many Mac users will be familiar features however, like notes, various networks would be easy. -in web browser for viewing Fluid SSB with Google Gears for
with NetNewsWire, which has tagging or posting directly to Unfortunately this isn’t the case. articles and solid keyboard offline support to access Google
long been one of the best RSS Twitter and Facebook. This will You can send an item to Twitter navigation support. Unique to Reader. All three applications
readers for the platform. I was likely keep me from using the or Instapaper, but not directly to Gruml is a menu bar icon that offer hope for the future,
thus thrilled to hear that the next software. EventBox any of the other social networks shows you how many unread however, and I can easily see
version of NetNewsWire will be Unlike other solutions on this that EventBox supports. items you have and pops up a list myself using one of these in a
bringing Google Reader support. list, EventBox is not singularly EventBox is still undergoing of the most recent articles when year. Read our newest report, "
NetNewsWire's interface should focused on RSS feeds. Instead it active development and the you click on it. Telco Strategies for Over-the-Top
be familiar to many Mac users. seeks to be the center of your developer says they are Gruml also offers the most Video." Only on GigaOM Pro.
T h e c u r r e n t b e t a o f online social life, with support for specifically working on complete access to Google Reader
NetNewsWire does support Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Digg improving integration between interface features, for example
synchronization, starring and and other services in addition to you can view your starred, shared,
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56 Apple TV
iTunes 9: Keeping In Sync
By Chris Ryan (TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 11:00:50 AM
iTunes 9 brings about a much
more flexible setup for syncing.
It’s definitely an improvement, in
some senses, but still far from
perfect. In fact, many might be
quick to term some of the options
as “feature creep.” Check out
some of our thoughts on the new
options and look at the side by
side screenshots of the syncing
options to get an idea.
Syncing in general has been
improved in the sense that users
can now drill down and sync more
specific content. Music can now
be synced by a combination of
playlists, specific artists or genres.
Podcasts can be synced by
specific episodes and TV shows
can be synced by specific
episodes or seasons.
New altogether is the ability to
sync iTunes U content which also
has its own category, instead of
being mixed in randomly between
podcasts and music. Photo
syncing has also been greatly
enhanced, allowing support for
specific albums, events or faces.
Searching has also been enabled
in many of these areas to allow
you to quickly narrow down your
choices. While these are all great
features, they have really
intensified the syncing interface.
Hopefully it’s not too much for
some users. Still No Love for
Audiobooks?
As mentioned in my wish list, I
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Archer: Mole Hunt (series
will really care about is the ability
to organize your iPhone and iPod
premiere)
touch home screens via iTunes. By Jonathan Toomey (TV
This is simply amazing and is Squad)
surprisingly quite functional. You Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:38:00 AM
simply navigate amongst the
home screens, deleting or adding ( S01E01)"Oh god, with the
as needed and dragging curry again. This shirt smells likes
applications between them. If you Indira Gandhi's thong." - Archer
want to drag an item from the first I should preface this review
screen to the fifth, just click and with something basic - I am in no
drag the app and hover over the way whatsoever an animation -called is superior vs. parochial
fifth screen. It’ll pop up in the buff. I didn't watch a lot of and clunky, then this is not the
main view and you can place your cartoons as a kid and now that I'm review for you. I'm basing my
was really hoping for an improved app. a big boy, my Adult Swim review on content alone and
way to sync audiobooks. Apple You can also select multiple knowledge stretches about as far seeing as how Archer won't be
answered my hopes in an odd a p p s b y h o l d i n g d o w n t h e as Aqua Teen Hunger Force with back for its official premiere until
way. In the Music section, you Command (Mac) or Control the occasional episode of Sealab January, we were very fortunately
can now search through your ( W i n d o w s ) k e y s . M o v i n g 2021 tossed in. So... I guess I given more than enough to whet
artists and, upon searching for a complete screens around is also a know a little. Enough to say that our appetites.
particular author, I was able to s n a p , j u s t b y c l i c k i n g a n d Sealab's mastermind Adam Reed Continue reading Archer: Mole
s y n c u p t h o s e s p e c i f i c dragging them. All in all, this definitely has a hit on his hands Hunt (series premiere)
audiobooks. This isn’t a perfect feature works quite well and with his first stab at a half-hour Filed under: Other Comedy
solution though as a user may should give users no excuse for show in FX's Archer. Shows, OpEd, Animation,
have multiple audiobooks from messy randomly placed apps on So if you're looking for a Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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added one for iTunes U. (I’m to switch between pages while motion freeze-frame whatever-it's
completely kidding. Remember, editing apps only to grab and app
the interface is getting too and move it instead).
complicated. iTunes 8 had eight Generally speaking, these new
tabs for syncing options while syncing options do give users
Notational Velocity
iTunes 9 brings the number to more flexible options to manage
10.) I personally feel the number content on their devices, but I’m
of tabs across the top is too many, curious to see if any of you feel
Lives
but I do feel audiobooks are the interface itself has become a By Nick Santilli (TheAppleBlog)
important enough to warrant a little overblown? Read our latest Submitted at 9/17/2009 2:00:06 PM
more selective approach for a n a l y s i s p i e c e , " C a r e e r
syncing instead of just creating Opportunities in the NewNet." Years ago — even before
Getting Things Done was all the
playlists for them. Home Screens, Only on GigaOM Pro.
Sweet Home Screens rave — a powerful note-taking
application named Notational
Of course, the part most of you
Velocity, was all the rage. And
then it lay nearly dormant. For
years. But just a couple nights ago
I received a fantastic email
notifying me of all that’s been
going on with Notational Velocity
these many, many months.
Notational Velocity captures
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your notes in a way that’s so
simplistic, you really need to try it
out to grasp its brilliance. The
application window, from top to
bottom, consists of a text entry
field, a listing of all notes that
have been created, and then the
selected note’s content. The top
field is multipurpose: Type a
note’s title into it and if there’s no
currently saved note with that
title, hitting return creates the new
note and moves your cursor to the
body area. If the title you’ve
typed matches an existing note,
hitting tab selects that note and
moves you into the body of that
note’s content to continue editing.
It’s an elegant concept, and in this
writer’s opinion, creates a hugely
simple and effective user
interface.
There’s a great deal of new
features in version 2.0. Making it
a universal binary (for Intel Macs)
is a great first step. The list is
long, so here it is directly from the
email:
- Option to maintain/synchronize
notes as text files for Spotlight
and/or text editor access
- More robust and space-efficient
database with encrypted,
compressed write-ahead logging
- On-demand mounting of disk
images and servers while loading
the database
- Optional AES encryption with
variable-strength key derivation
- Styled text editor supports font-
independent formatting, an
alternative to “rich text”
- Partial word-by-word or full-
phrase searching
- Highlighting of found words
- Multiple-note selections and
sorting by different criteria
- Support for input methods and
unicode searching
- Basic support for editing
structured text and code
- Per-note undo histories
- Importing of additional file
types, including the Mac OS X
Stickies database
- “Paste clipboard as new note”
command grabs the current web
context
- URL and email address
recognition
Though the list of enhancements
is great, almost more noteworthy
is the open status of this great
application. If you’re a developer
who’s interested in getting your
hands dirty in Notational Velocity
code, or just want to learn a thing
or two, check it out over at github.
Hopefully this means that
subsequent updates won’t be
nearly as few and far between.
It doesn’t get easier than taking
and retrieving notes with
Notational Velocity. I’m thrilled
with the update, and highly
recommend giving it a try to see it
it will fulfill your note-taking
needs as well. Read our latest
analysis piece, " Are Blades
Really the Future of Server
Sales?" Only on GigaOM Pro.
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GameOn! London is off
By Alexander Sliwinski announced, organizers obviously
(Joystiq) ran into some major issues.
Submitted at 9/18/2009 10:44:00 AM Perhaps the Eurogamer Expo--
also partnered with HMV --
HMV's GameOn! London event which takes place at the end of
is officially off with the official October, was just more attractive.
website making the cancellation [Thanks, Shaffy]
expressly clear. Ticket holders GameOn! London is off
will be refunded for the event, originally appeared on Joystiq on
which was to occur in November, Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:44:00 EST.
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PSP Minis Will Be Like iPhone Apps, Only Neutered

By Darrell Etherington but now it looks like Minis will process. Pocket God couldn’t
(TheAppleBlog) only be pale shadow versions of exist in the climate Sony is setting
Submitted at 9/17/2009 8:50:20 AM their former selves by the time up for Minis, nor could
they hit the PSP. For Minis, both F.A.S.T.(Fleet Air Superiority
When I first heard that some of wireless multiplayer and DLC or Training).
the first PSP Minis out the gate f e a t u r e u p d a t i n g w i l l b e Oh, and remember, there’s a
would be ported iPhone apps, I c o m p l e t e l y f o r b i d d e n . 100MB cap for any game released
admittedly got a little bit excited That’s right, according to in Mini form. Which cuts out
imagining the competitive power Gamasutra, Sony’s putting its foot another huge chunk of wildly
of iPhone games on a platform d o w n o n a n y t h i n g m o r e successful iPhone and iPod touch
with actual physical hardware complicated than pass and play in games. Great job, Sony. I’m sure
controls. Turns out I should’ve terms of multiplayer, and games you’ll have iPhone devs climbing
reserved judgment. will be pretty much static upon over themselves to generate
First, as you may have seen, release. Both restrictions are said Store submission review system. namely, that allowing feature-rich releases for your untested,
Minis will be limited to games to be in service of expediting the But is it the right takeaway? and dynamic content into your extremely limited platform. Read
only, so that’s a whole vast review and approval process, a If anything, Apple’s success marketplace is well worth the our newest report, " Telco
uncontested field left open for the lesson they clearly learned from with the App Store should time investment and criticism you Strategies for Over-the-Top
iPod touch. That was bad enough, the beast that is Apple’s App actually suggest the opposite — bring upon yourself in the Video." Only on GigaOM Pro.
58 Apple Sports Internet News Record

Snow Leopard Sales Seen Doubling USC Trojans to start

Leopard
By Charles Jade
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 9:30:21 AM
Just two weeks after being
released, Snow Leopard is already
setting records. According to
NPD, sales are more than twice
that of plain-old Leopard in its
first two weeks, and nearly four
times that of Tiger.
“Even though some considered
Snow Leopard to be less feature-
focused than the releases of
Leopard or Tiger, the ease of
upgrading to Snow Leopard and
the affordable pricing made it a
win-win for Apple computer
owners — thus helping to push
sales to record numbers” said
Stephen Baker, vice president of
industry analysis at NPD.
While it’s true Apple is not
counting off 300 “new features,”
as was done with Leopard, and
it’s mostly true that Snow
Leopard is an easy upgrade, at
least after 10.6.1, the story here is
really about price. At $29, Snow
Leopard costs less than a quarter
of the $129 price of Leopard or
Tiger.
NPD further reports that the
million copies sold during the
current quarter. That’s good news
for the bottom line, but there may
be another benefit for Apple in the
low price of Snow Leopard.
While there are few new
features in the user interface,
Snow Leopard does make use of
new technologies, like Grand
Central. By encouraging users to
upgrade through a lower price, the
adoption of those technologies
will occur sooner rather than later.
An upgrade wave also makes it
easier to discontinue supporting
legacy technology associated with
the PPC architecture, like Rosetta,
now an optional install with Snow
sales momentum has declined Leopard. Ultimately, this means
from the first week to the second the low price of Snow Leopard
by only around 25 percent, now will reap support savings for
contrasting sharply with a decline Apple in the future.
of 60 percent for both Leopard At $29, Snow Leopard appears
and Tiger. NPD’s Stephen Baker to be a good deal for both
suggests that Apple’s “aggressive consumers and the company. If
pricing policies in this economic there is a downside, it could come
e n v i r o n m e n t g e n e r a t e a n in trying to charge $129 for the
outstanding consumer response,” next iteration of OS X. Good luck
but there is also money in volume. with that, Apple. Read our latest
Macrumors previously reported analysis piece, " Can the News
on a research note from Piper I n d u s t r y M o v e B e y o n d I t s
Jaffray research analyst Gene N a p s t e r P h a s e ? " O n l y o n
Munster predicting as many as 5 G i g a O M P r o .
Aaron Corp at
quarterback, source says
By ESPN.com (ESPN.com) Trojans' 18-15 victory at Ohio
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:30:58 AM State last weekend.
USC coach Pete Carroll said
Sources: Corp To Start For USC T h u r s d a y t h a t B a r k l e y i s
Sources: Corp To Start For USC improving every day, and Carroll
USC quarterback Aaron Corp wants to give him as much time as
has been chosen to start the possible to heal before ruling him
Trojans' Pac-10 opener against out against Washington.
Washington on Saturday, a person Following Thursday's practice,
briefed on the decision told Carroll said he still hasn't made a
ESPN's Joe Schad on Friday. decision on who will be the
Pac-10 blog starter, adding he might wait until
ESPN.com's Ted Miller writes Saturday's game (ABC, 3:30 p.m.
about all things Pac-10 in his E T ) b e f o r e m a k i n g a n
conference blog. announcement.
• Blog network: Corp, a junior, took all the snaps
College Football Nation with the first-team offense
Freshman Matt Barkley is Thursday and Carroll pronounced
expected to retain his status as him ready to go if needed.
starter when he is healthy enough Barkley did some light throwing
to resume throwing, the source on the side.
said. Barkley continues to ESPN reporter Shelley Smith
experience pain in his bruised contributed to this story.
right (throwing) shoulder, which
was injured in the third-ranked

Majority Stake in Nets Being Sold to Russian Tycoon?

By Tom Ziller (FanHouse)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:35:00 AM
by Tom Ziller
Filed under: Nets, NBA Rumors
A report from Reuters Thursday
afternoon asserted that Russian
billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov was
preparing an offer in the
neighborhood of $700 million to
purchase a stake in the Nets
franchise and help build current
team owner Bruce Ratner's
Atlantic Yards project, which
would include a new Nets arena in
Brooklyn. A Prokhorov
representative vaguely confirmed
that the tycoon (Russia's richest
man, at assets around $9.5 billion)
could possibly participate in
building a sports arena in the
United States.
Charles V. Bagli of the New
York Times was later able to get
confirmation from Nets
executives that Ratner is
negotiating to sell not just a major
stake of the Nets franchise to
Prokhorov, but a majority stake.
While Prokhorov has been
attached to major sports teams
before, this is the closest he has
reportedly come to entering an
America-based league.
Majority Stake in Nets Being
Sold to Russian Tycoon?
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Google, open communities, patents Fantasy Football Week 2

(Scripting News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:34:32 AM
license, and perhaps we should
have one in the RSS community.
Seems like a good idea. Basically
the patent applications are
Rankings: QBs
But in both cases these licenses published before they are granted, By R.J. White (FanHouse)
When Google patents ideas that would be hard or impossible to giving experts a chance to Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:15:00 AM

have been openly discussed and enforce. I don't believe the GPL comment on the novelty of the
i m p l e m e n t e d i n t h e R S S has ever been tested in court. And work, thus providing guidance to by R.J. White
community, and then doesn't in the case of open formats and the examiner. Filed under: NFL Position
u n d e r s t a n d w h y t h i s r a i s e s protocols, who knows if such 2. I've long argued that there Rankings Last week, we gave you
objections -- well, I'd say we have restrictions would even be legal. must be a parallel patent system, a Carson Palmer as a great option,
had a failure to communicate. At But clearly the "norms" part of the good one, that works more or less and he flopped. But remember we
least. argument is stronger than the the same way as the USPTO's also said Joe Flacco would be a
I'm thinking about the patent legal one. If Google wants to be process with one important QB1 (ranking him as the No. 10
that Google was granted on part of the RSS community, it difference. At the end of the QB for Week 1), and he didn't
September 15 that covers reading should be respectful of it. That process the public owns the disappoint. This week, we're
lists for feeds. They say it covers means not using their size and invention. The creator is given looking at a high-scoring game in
other things, and that's probably legal resources to take what's full credit for his or her work, Buffalo, when the Bills take on
true, and if so -- if they had to good about our work, foreclose it, which often is all they want. But a the Buccaneers. Both secondaries
patent something they should sell it as their own, and control careful document is generated that did nothing to stop the pass last
have stuck to the new stuff. And I others' use of it (which is the point creates a hole within which there week, with Tony Romo
think there's a good argument that of a patent). will never be patents. Every one continuously going deep against
they should follow the All of this adds up to nothing if of these unpatents acts to combat Tampa Bay and Tom Brady
conventions of the community Google's lawyers are like lawyers the bad kind of patents. (This idea completing 39 passes against
and not patent their innovations, everywhere, and they probably Buffalo. Both of their QB2s could TE| DEF| K| Play Free Fantasy
has already been widely Football
rather contribute them in the same are. And if all their talk about discussed.) make great spot starts as you
f a s h i o n t h a t o t h e r s h a d being supportive of open source is search for a Donovan McNabb Fantasy Football Week 2
3. And perhaps there should be Rankings: QBs originally
contributed their good ideas. just talk. But, on the chance that cash awards for those unpatents, replacement.
It's as if Google ran Linux they're serious about wanting to 1. Peyton Manning, IND @ appeared on Fanhouse Fantasy
to create commercial incentives to Football on Fri, 18 Sep 2009
servers and used the fact in their work with and support open produce novel ideas. That would MIA
marketing (no problem). Then communities of developers, there 2. Aaron Rodgers, GB vs. CIN 07:15:00 EST . Please see our
go a long ways to counter the terms for use of feeds.
five years later it turns out they are pragmatic reasons why they (imho invalid) argument that 3. Drew Brees, NO @ PHI
had forked the Linux code base should be respectful and careful. 4. Tom Brady, NE @ NYJ Permalink| Email this| Linking
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marketing it under their own This isn't all about Google... my area are like Google's reading Fantasy Rankings: QB| RB| WR|
brand name (okay) and had not The rest of us could have taken list patent. Filed after-the-fact by
checked their improvements back steps to prevent this problem. And a big company, claiming the ideas
into the community (there's the we still can head off similar of engineers working outside of
problem). This would be a problems in the future. large companies.
violation of the norms of the 1. There is an idea out their
community. True, it would also be called peer-to-patent. The USPTO
a violation of the open source ran a pilot project that just ended.

Behind the scenes that are behind the scene

By blogeditor1 (Material
Interest on Men.style.com)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 12:31:26 PM
R. Kelly might've been talking
about fashion week when he
called out what was really
important: "After the show, it's Ace Hotel.) The folks at The and co. will be holding the lock
the after-party." And this fashion Scout took a tour through the on the Standard for the
week, many of the best after- company's offices, which are foreseeable future, anyway.
parties were at the Standard hotel. stylish enough to host their own MATTHEW SCHNEIER Photo:
That's partly thanks to the services parties. That's maybe something Barry Whittaker/thescoutmag.com
of Roman and Williams, the go-to spot. (They also worked on the the company ought to look into.
interiors firm for building a hot We have a feeling that Kiki Dunst
60 Sports Internet News Record

As Wild-Card Race Heats Up, Cast-Off Keeps Tossing Like an

Ace
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) It was an exciting game between graduating at least 60 percent of writes. “When a coach isn’t
Submitted at 9/17/2009 9:09:46 AM two teams that seem to be playing their athletes,” Dodd writes. successful — especially after he
absolutely as well as they can, but “There were scandals and legal has won at other schools — he’s
Baseball fans jonesing for some fans could be forgiven for heading battles, but under Brand, the not a good fit. All of which raises
of that familiar, high-pressure, to Baseball Reference in an NCAA had a direction, a mission. the question: Does ‘fit’ exist? Is it
pennant-race stuff have just one attempt to find out more about the It didn’t react so much in knee- merely another word for
place to look for it this month. game’s obscure stars. At CBS jerk but with a conscience.”* * * success?”* * *
Well, two places, usually — Sports, Scott Miller introduces One thing that all of college One of the running jokes of the
wherever the San Francisco readers — or at least readers who football’s regional powerhouses hit cheerleading movie “Bring It
Giants play and wherever the don’t play fantasy baseball — to Indiana University president who have in common is the ability to On” was that the ultra-competitive
Colorado Rockies play. When the De La Rosa, who has gone 15-3 led the NCAA for the last seven attract the best talent from their high school cheerleading team at
two squared off Wednesday in s i n c e J u n e 1 i n r e l a t i v e years, died of pancreatic cancer areas. Another thing they have in the center of the film nominally
San Francisco for the finale of anonymity. “He is a Rocky on a Wednesday at age 67. Years from common is the recognition that, supported a football team that
their three-game series, the phrase roll, a Kansas City cast-off who now Brand may be best even with that regional lagged far behind the cheerleading
“must-win” was used, and not just this year has become one of remembered for firing Bobby dominance, they’ll still need to squad in both popularity and
b y t h e r e l i a b l y s l u r r y a n d general manager Dan O’Dowd’s Knight — the Hoosiers’ fearsome, recruit players from football competence. It’s a funny gag, but
hyperbolic ESPN broadcasting best moves,” Miller writes. “The b u l l y i n g , u l t r a - e n t r e n c h e d hotbeds such as California, Texas it’s also a reality in many places
team of Chris Berman and Rick Rockies plucked him from the basketball coach during Brand’s and especially Florida to compete — cheerleading has become a
S u t c l i f f e . T h e G i a n t s w e r e Royals for that old favorite ‘cash tenure as IU president. “If Brand at the highest level. That explains sport in its own right and stands
g u n n i n g f o r a s w e e p t h a t considerations’ on April 30, 2008, is forever remembered as the man how the University of Michigan increasingly distinct from its
would’ve pulled them to within he went 10-8 with a 4.92 ERA for who fired Knight, that is to his wound up with three players from sideline-rah-rah origins.
1.5 games of the Rockies in the them in ‘08 and, beginning with great credit, and quite a legacy by the small, economically depressed Cheerleading is also, as the
National League Wild Card race. the first of June this summer, has itself,” USA Today’s Christine town of Pahokee, Fla., on its 2009 Journal’s Hannah Karp reports,
Instead, Colorado’s Jorge De La been phenomenal.” Brennan writes. “While that act roster. As the Michigan Daily’s the cause of 65% of female
Rosa fired eight shutout innings While the Rockies turned e n d e a r e d B r a n d t o o t h e r Andy Reid reports in a long catastrophic injuries in high
and Colorado’s bullpen hung on around the strong-armed De La u n i v e r s i t y p r e s i d e n t s , a n d feature, the actual story of the school and college. (Football, if
to close things out, 4-3, bolstering Rosa with a few pitching-coach-y eventually led to his NCAA three freshman contributors is you’re curious, is the cause of
Colorado’s wild-card cushion to tweaks, the Giants performed presidency, it was just one of his significantly more complicated 97% for the boys.)
3.5 games. Getty Images Jorge De something more akin to raising numerous courageous stands.” and compelling. (And yes, the “All these developments raise
La Rosa has had a superb season the dead with infielder Juan Memorable as the whole Michigan Daily is a student two larger questions,” Karp
for baseball’s closest thing to a Uribe, who has made some savvy showdown with Knight was — newspaper.) writes. “The first is whether
witness-protection program. contributions as a super-utility 2,000 Indiana students marched The Pahokee Three were all cheerleading is dangerous and, if
“It’s impossible to overstate the player with the Giants after on Brand’s residence in protest of recruited by Rich Rodriguez, who it is, whether it should be made
importance of this win, which felt slipping off the radar during some the decision — the greater part of has seen fans’ skepticism over his less so. The second question —
like a playoff game,” the Denver disappointing seasons with the Brand’s legacy in college sports suitability for Michigan’s head- one that’s starting to generate
Post’s Troy E. Renck writes. “It White Sox. In the San Francisco came during his seven-year tenure coaching gig ease somewhat since discussion across the country —
was the Rockies’ first in San Chronicle, Scott Ostler profiles as president of the NCAA. At last year thanks to two strong is whether cheerleading has
Francisco since May 2, having the surprisingly productive Uribe. CBS Sports, Dennis Dodd praises early-season Wolverine wins. At wandered too far from its original
lost their previous six at AT&T “At age 29, in a buyer’s market, Brand for his unique humanism in E S P N , I v a n M a i s e l u s e s purpose.”* * *
Park. It snapped a four-game Uribe wasn’t [a] hot property that role. “In his heart, Brand Rodriguez’s brief roller-coaster Legendary Detroit Tigers
losing streak on the road trip. The when the Giants signed him to a wanted the NCAA to stand for ride at Michigan as a means to announcer Ernie Harwell is dying.
Giants can say they are still minor-league contract,” Ostler something more than athletics. examine an oddly persistent Tigers fans have known this since
breathing, but no amount of spin writes. “Seven months later, he is His legacy will include ushering college-football coaching cliché. early this month, when he
can erase the sight of their players the team’s muscle. Among banjo in the establishment of the “When a coach is successful, it’s announced that he had incurable
w a l k i n g d e j e c t e d l y t o t h e hitters, he’s playing heavy-metal Academic Progress Rate, a not just because he recruits good cancer. The mourning for the
clubhouse, knowing the walls are lead guitar.”* * * stringent set of guidelines that players and teaches them to win.
closing in.” Myles Brand, the former p e n a l i z e d s c h o o l s f o r n o t No, he’s a good fit,” Maisel WILD-CARD page 61
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WILD-CARD
The Count: Do MLB Teams Enjoy a Home-Field continued from page 60
much-loved broadcaster has been

Advantage From Umps? immediate and deep. Being a

baseball team’s announcer for 40-
plus seasons provokes a strange,
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) points, lower than the leaguewide maybe there is no home-field serious kinship with fans. That
Submitted at 9/17/2009 1:45:04 PM average in recent seasons of eight edge but certain factors that push bond — and its imminent ending
percentage points. Yet Fenway umps in those parks to favor — made for an emotional evening
After the Red Sox rallied in the was just as packed and Boston pitchers over hitters, or vice versa. when Harwell’s folksy, familiar
ninth inning to beat the Angels on was arguably better, winning the “Pitchers get more calls in San voice was heard at one last Tigers
Wednesday, Angels closer Brian AL East and the World Series. Fran and hitters get more calls in game Wednesday. Harwell said a
Fuentes tipped his cap to the man Still, it’s possible that the Red Colorado,” Forman notes. graceful, typically modest
r e s p o n s i b l e f o r B o s t o n ’ s Sox do enjoy a home-field In general, though, there doesn’t goodbye to the fans he loves
remarkably strong home-field advantage in ball-strike calls this seem to be much connection, in during an in-game ceremony. The
advantage this season. At Fenway season, and that this edge has elsewhere get help at home. either direction, between the favor fans who loved him back say
Park, the Red Sox are 52-21, contributed to Boston’s success at There’s no indication, though, paid to home pitchers and home goodbye in this brief, moving
while everywhere else they’re 34- Fenway. In response to my that the called-strikes edge has batters. The correlation between piece by Amelia Rayno in the
37. That means they’ve been 23 inquiry, Baseball Reference’s much to do with home-field the two home-field advantages is - Detroit News. In the Detroit Free
percentage points more likely to Sean Forman investigated the a d v a n t a g e , o r w i t h o v e r a l l 0.04. Nor does this correlate much Press, the always-good Michael
win at home than on the road, the matter and posted his findings to success. The four teams with the with success. None of the teams Rosenberg gives Harwell a
third-biggest edge in the majors B-R’s blog. And the results worst edge in called strikes — the in the top five in combined called- loving, reverent tribute.
behind the Pirates and the Tigers. suggest that while umpires in Giants, Angels, Dodgers and strike home edge, and just two of — Tip of the Fix cap to reader
And Fuentes thinks he knows who Boston aren’t all that unusually Cardinals — are among the nine the top 13, would make the Terry Kosdrosky.
should get credit: home-plate friendly to the home team’s best teams in baseball. The Giants playoffs if the season ended Found a good column from the
umpires. “Especially here and batters, umps at Angels games are have the fourth-biggest home- today. Looking at the league as a world of sports? Don’t keep it to
some other places, they seem unusually unfriendly. field advantage, though the other whole, there is an identical home- y o u r s e l f — w r i t e t o u s a t
timid to make calls,” Fuentes said For all 30 major-league teams, three are below average in that field edge in called strikes for dailyfix@wsj.com and we’ll
after the game. “I’ve heard it from Forman calculated the percentage category. Meanwhile, two of the batters and pitchers — 0.75 consider your find for inclusion in
other guys that come in here and of ball-strike calls made by umps top four teams in the category percentage points. the Daily Fix. You can email
say that. That’s either because it’s that went against the teams’ have losing records. The Rockies None of these findings offer David at droth11@gmail.com.
a mistake, or they’re scared.” His batters, when at home and when top the category and perennially conclusive proof that some umps
manager, Mike Scioscia, asked, on the road. To do so he divided have a high home-field advantage favor home teams, though. It
“What was the count at the end? the number of called strikes by the — but this year that edge is could be that other advantages
T h r e e - a n d - f o u r ? ( T h e sum of called strikes and balls, unremarkable. home teams enjoy push opposing
commissioner’s office is leaving out pitchouts and T h o u g h F u e n t e s w a s pitchers into more situations
reviewing the comments and may i n t e n t i o n a l w a l k s — s i n c e complaining that umps in Boston where they’re pitching around Harris, No. 20
punish the Angels.) Associated presumably the ump has no favor Red Sox batters, it’s worth hitters. Or home batters may be
Press The Red Sox celebrated a choice but to call those balls. examining the other half of the more acclimated to their stadiums Miami maul No.
win that Angels closer Brian Then he subtracted the home rate story. Do pitchers enjoy a home- and more likely to swing at
F u e n t e s a t t r i b u t e d t o b a d from the road rate. The result is field edge? Forman ran the same pitches in the strike zone. Or this
umpiring. the edge that batters get when at analysis for hurlers and found that year’s results could be flukes; the
14 Georgia Tech
Fuentes’s theory isn’t a home, in terms of getting fewer the top and bottom of his list was Baseball Reference results don’t By Associated Press
particularly rigorous one. As strikes called against them. (ESPN.com)
exactly flipped. Rockies pitchers extend to prior seasons. Still, if
noted here recently, outside of Boston ranked an unremarkable enjoy the least support from the the Red Sox and Angels meet Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:05:27 AM
Colorado home-field advantage ninth on the list, with an edge of men in blue, with a called-strike again in the first round of the Harris' 3 TDs fuel No. 20
isn’t particularly consistent from 1.31 percentage points. The percentage that is 1.18 percentage playoffs, as seems likely, it will Miami's defeat of second straight
year to year: The list of teams that Angels, though, ranked second to points lower at home than on the be worth watching whether ranked opponent
thrive most at home tends to look last, with a road edge of 0.65 road. Giants’ pitchers, by contrast, Fuentes and his teammates get MIAMI -- Jacory Harris
different each year. Just two years percentage points. So perhaps get the biggest home-field edge, more calls at Fenway or Angel watched Georgia Tech run over,
ago, Boston’s home-field edge that’s why Fuentes seethes when with a 2.6 percentage boost. So Stadium.
was a mere seven percentage h e p e r c e i v e s t h a t p i t c h e r s
HARRIS, page 62
62 Game
HARRIS,
continued from page 61
past and around Miami's defense
on the opening series of the game,
barely showing any emotion on
the sideline.
He saved it all for the field.
And Georgia Tech's hex over
Miami? It's over.
Cane Mutiny
What a difference a year makes.
After being gashed for 472 rush
yards in last year's meeting,
Miami allowed just 95 in its 33-17
win over Georgia Tech on
Thursday.
Cool and in control throughout,
Harris completed 20 of 25 passes
for 270 yards and three
touchdowns, and the 20th-ranked
Hurricanes snapped a four-game
losing streak against No. 14
Georgia Tech with a 33-17
victory Thursday night.
Miami scored on its first three
possessions, built a 24-3 lead
shortly after halftime and
outgained the Yellow Jackets by
nearly a 2-to-1 margin.
"One thing I congratulate this
team on is how we stay focused,"
Harris said. "You know, there's a
lot of people around campus and
in the community, they praise us
now and they've got our back and
all this. But the thing I know
about this team, we're not [letting]
anything go to our head."
Maisel: Hurricane Warning
With a 2-0 start and both wins
coming against ranked opponents,
a young but enthusiastic
Hurricanes team is beginning to
resemble the Miami of old. Story
Miami (2-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast
Conference) matched its best
league start since 2004, outgained
Georgia Tech 454-228 and set up
a Coastal Division showdown at
Virginia Tech on Sept. 26. Graig
Cooper ran for 93 yards, Javarris
James rushed for 72 more and a
touchdown, and LaRon Byrd
caught five passes for 83 yards
and another score.
It's the first time Miami has won
consecutive games against ranked
opponents since the end of the
2003 season.
"Big win for us tonight," Miami
coach Randy Shannon said. "Big,
huge win. Big for this football
team and this program."
Georgia Tech (2-1, 1-1) blew
Miami out a year ago, dooming
the Hurricanes' conference title
hopes by rushing for 472 yards.
This time, Miami handled the
triple option with relative ease,
holding the Yellow Jackets to 95
yards rushing -- 60 of those
coming on the game's first drive.
Tech's reigning ACC player of
the year, fullback Jonathan
Dwyer, was slowed by a shoulder
injury -- only a stinger, he said
afterward -- and finished with 7
yards on five carries. Josh Nesbitt
completed 6 of 15 passes, all to
Demaryius Thomas, for 133
yards, including a 56-yard
touchdown midway through the
fourth quarter.
"We could never get them off
the field," Georgia Tech coach
Paul Johnson said. "In a game like
that, you better maximize and we
didn't. We played very poorly on
offense."
Miami didn't.
Other than two late missed field
goals by Matt Bosher, there
wasn't much for Miami to
complain about, and the
Hurricanes sauntered off
celebrating their most significant
win in years. Even tight end
Jimmy Graham-- who spent four
years on Miami's basketball team
-- got into the act, catching a 14-
yard touchdown pass in the third
quarter.
Graham was the only Miami
player ever to beat Georgia Tech
before: He was 4-1 against the
Yellow Jackets in basketball.
"This offense is not selfish,"
Byrd said. "As long as we're
winning."
Since taking a 24-0 lead against
Clemson last Thursday night,
Georgia Tech has been outscored
60-23.
"We just killed ourselves,"
Dwyer said. "We didn't play
Georgia Tech football. I think we
finally learned our lesson. We
realized that if we don't go out
here and work hard, we're going
to get our butts kicked."
Georgia Tech ran the ball on its
first 12 plays, quickly forcing
Miami into a series of frantic
substitutions. Eric Moncur --
Miami's sixth-year defensive end
who was injured most of last
season and was held out of this
year's opener -- got a big stop on
third-and-6, forcing Tech to settle
for a field goal.
The Yellow Jackets ran for 60
yards on that drive -- and
managed only 27 more the rest of
the half.
Meanwhile, Harris was the
picture of cool, setting the tone
for the Miami sideline.
A 35-yard pass to Leonard
Hankerson was immediately
followed by a 40-yard toss to
Byrd for Miami's first touchdown.
Dedrick Epps caught a 13-yarder
for a 14-3 lead early in the second
quarter, and Bosher connected on
a 34-yard field goal with 5:45 left
in the half.
"As long as we play as a team,"
Harris said, "we'll come out with
victories like this."
Meanwhile, even when Georgia
Tech caught a break, the Jackets
couldn't cash in. A pass
interference call against Vaughn
Telemaque on fourth-and-12 from
the Miami 29 extended one drive;
the Yellow Jackets went for it
there because kicker Scott Blair
was 0 for 7 lifetime from outside
40 yards.
Three plays later, he tried a field
goal from 39 yards: Wide right it
sailed off the Florida Marlins'
infield dirt, only Blair's second
miss in 19 career tries from that
distance or less, according to
STATS LLC.
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Rock Band Weekly:
Pearl Jam's
'Backspacer' album
By Alexander Sliwinski
(Joystiq)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:15:00 AM
Anyone see Kanye in the house?
Phew. Moving on: This week's --
uninterrupted-- Rock Band
Weekly announcement is
headlined by Pearl Jam's
Backspacer album. The new
tracks will appear on Xbox 360,
Wii and PS3 on September 20, 22
and 24, respectively. Also, a
special edition of the Backspacer
album at Target stores, which
releases September 20, will have a
code to download the album onto
Xbox 360 and PS3. (Remember,
it's only the "special edition"
that'll have the code.)
Check out the track list, along
with the update for Rock Band
Unplugged, after the break.
Select a platform below to view
complete DLC listing:
Continue reading Rock Band
Weekly: Pearl Jam's 'Backspacer'
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Internet News Record Sports Fashion 63

Sheridan: Spokesman for NBA referees says Datebook:

lockout 'imminent' 9.18.09
By blogeditor1 (Material
By Chris Sheridan per diems, and medical and dental for NBA referees to receive a to continue to give back money, Interest on Men.style.com)
(ESPN.com) benefits severance package upon that's just kind of beyond me. But Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:55:00 AM

Submitted at 9/17/2009 6:17:39 PM "It looks like a lockout is both retirement, plus their pension. The the fall work schedule begins this
imminent and unavoidable," NBA wants to eliminate the lump weekend, and it appears that is not Five things worth knowing today
NBA referees expected a lockout M c M o r r i s s a i d . " W e h a v e sum severance payment upon going to happen. It's not going to - And just as soon as one ends,
t o b e " i m m i n e n t " a f t e r suspended dialogue again today. retirement for new referees and happen with us, it's not going to another begins. Say hello to
negotiations Wednesday between W e ' v e b e e n i n c o n s t a n t those with less than 10 years of happen with the 57 active London Fashion Week, starting
their union and the league failed communication, but it's not going service, and the union is not referees." today.
to produce a new collective to happen." budging. Entering Wednesday's meetings, - Meanwhile, back in the U.S.,
agreement. "I am not optimistic," lead NBA "There are some changes that the referees claimed they had the 52nd annual Monterey Jazz
After rejecting the league's negotiator Rich Buchanan told they would make that would agreed to $2.5 million of the $3.2 Festival kicks off in California,
latest offer by a vote of 57-0 at ESPN.com. "Based on what drastically change the scope and million in concessions the league bringing together more than 500
their meeting in Chicago on happened today, I'm surprised and nature of certain benefits to the was seeking. musicians for a three-day
Wednesday night, the union and disappointed." referees in the NBA," McMorris The NBA believes the gap was blowout.
league exchanged further Technically, the referees are not said. "Our fight is for all of the more significant, and has made - If you're a die-hard Megan Fox
counterproposals Thursday, with yet locked out. officials, not for a certain segment the case that it make a substantial obsessive, you probably don't
the union claiming to have made But their training camp is of them, not for a certain age, concession in agreeing to the need us to tell you that her
$1 million in additional financial scheduled to begin Sunday in etcetera, and these folks are union's request for a two-year deal Sapphic-leaning cheerleading
concessions. New Jersey, and McMorris said willing to stand up for everyone to to bridge the league's economic horror flick Jennifer's Body opens
But the talks ended at an the 57 current referees would not receive certain benefits that have crisis. Traditionally, the NBA has in theaters today. If you're not,
i m p a s s e , a n d l e a d u n i o n attend if they do not have an been a part of this job, which is negotiated five-year labor pacts well, why not exactly? Have you
negotiator Lamell McMorris said agreement in principle to replace like no other job in the world, for with the referees. met this girl?
t h e r e r e m a i n e d a c r u c i a l the labor agreement that expired some time now. But the crux of the crisis now is - Speaking of highbrow
unresolved dispute over the same Sept. 1. On the unresolved D-League the NBA's continuing belief that entertainment, today in 1851, The
retirement benefit issue, relating The first exhibition game is Oct. and WNBA referee issue, the McMorris reneged on his word at New York Times was first
to severance pay, that caused 1 in Utah, and the NBA faces the NBA wants to use those referees the talks in New York nine days published.
commissioner David Stern to prospect of using replacement in 75-100 regular season games ago, and also the league's belief - And today in 1939, comedian,
abruptly end a formal bargaining officials for the first time since instead of sticking with the that the union backed off two Christopher Guest stalwart, and
session nine days earlier. 1995. current system in which they only additional agreements during all-around supporting actor
A source close to the talks said With talks at an impasse, are allowed to officiate preseason Wednesday's talks. If both sides extraordinaire Fred Willard was
there were other unresolved M c M o r r i s a n d t h e r e f e r e e s games. dig in their heels, which seemed born. Can he carry a movie? Well,
issues, too, including the use of D gathered at an airport hotel "There are concessions they're to be the case as Wednesday's not that we know of. (Studio
-League and WNBA referees in outside Chicago on Wednesday willing to make, there are changes developments unfolded, it would execs: Give the guy a chance!)
regular-season NBA games, a and Thursday to discuss strategy they're willing to make, we gave only back up McMorris' But a few good minutes from him
separate pension issue concerning and attempt to move the process back an additional $1 million in prediction that a lockout is indeed can make dreck watchable, and
e m p l o y e r v s . e m p l o y e e forward. But the talks collapsed concessions in the last 24 hours, imminent. the good stuff—like Waiting for
c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o r e f e r e e s ' by mid-afternoon and the referees but there are some things we Chris Sheridan covers the NBA Guffman, below—great.
retirement plans, and myriad other were sent home. cannot concede," McMorris said. for ESPN Insider. MATTHEW SCHNEIER
comparatively minor dollars-and- On the issue of severance pay, it "I don't know how you can
cents issues pertaining to salaries, has been long standing practice lockout employees that are willing
64 Sports Game Internet News Record

Kerry Rhodes, of New York Jets, wants to

'embarrass' New England Patriots
By ESPN.com news services New York Daily News. "Not just allow a point, as Houston's lone evident. Any quarterback, Peyton
(ESPN.com) go out there and try to win, try to score came on a defensive Manning, even if you get in his
Submitted at 9/17/2009 11:08:39 PM embarrass them. Try to make touchdown. face, if you rattle the quarterback, Kotick's 'Skepticism,
them feel bad when they leave Brady, returning from a knee you get pressure on the
Jets Trying To Change Culture here. We don't want to just beat injury that cost him almost the quarterback, any quarterback it is, Pessimism, and Fear'
Jets Trying To Change Culture them. We want to send a message entire 2008 season, was hit only he's not going to be the same. become custom classes
The New York Jets' defenders to them, 'We're not backing down six times by the Buffalo Bills in Nobody. That's not to say he's not
are talking big for their Week 2 from you and we expect to win Week 1's comeback victory. going to come back and make a
at Modern Warfare 2
matchup against the New England this game, and it's not going to be Rhodes said Brady will be hit far play after." event
Patriots. Earlier this week, luck, it's not going to be a more often by the Jets' defense, Brady, in remarks to reporters
defensive tackle Kris Jenkins mistake.' " By JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
which hit Texans quarterback on Wednesday, said he wasn't
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:45:00 AM
called this game the Jets' "Super Belichick made the Patriots Matt Schaub eight times in Week rattled by the Jets' tough talk and
Bowl" and on Wednesday, free aware of Rhodes' comments 1. that in the end, "talk is cheap."
safety Kerry Rhodes said he Thursday. This week Bobby Kotick
AFC East blog "I think we follow the lead of established himself as the Bond
wanted to "embarrass" the "It's said one time, and that's it," ESPN.com's Tim Graham writes our head coach," Brady said. "I
Patriots. villain of the video game world
Patriots running back Kevin Faulk about all things AFC East in his think because we feel a certain with his remarks about "[taking]
The Patriots (1-0) have owned said. "Coach brings it up and division blog. way, we don't necessarily need to
the Jets (1-0) since Bill Belichick that's it. He says 'This is what was all the fun out of making video
• Blog network: NFL Nation tell everybody about it. I mean, games," and encouraging a
became their coach in 2000, going said, but don't worry about it. We "We will hit him more than six we're confident. We have as much
13-6, including one playoff game, have to go execute on the field.' corporate culture of "skepticism,
times. I promise you that," confidence as most teams in the pessimism, and fear."
against New York. Tom Brady& This is not anything we're Rhodes said, according to the league.
Co. have won the past eight concerned about. That's it." Modern Warfare 2 developer
Daily News. "No matter what you say on a Infinity Ward seems to have
games played against the Jets at Running back Laurence Rhodes insisted the Jets "won't Tuesday or Wednesday or
the Meadowlands. received the message loud and
Maroney had a different reaction. play dirty" but that Brady will be Thursday, it doesn't matter much. clear, though its own
“ "It's funny just listening to it," he vulnerable. I think our execution is what's
We will hit him more than six said. manifestation of that culture may
"I'm sure if somebody is around most important and that's what we not be what Kotick had in mind as
times. I promise you that.”-- Jets coach Rex Ryan, the former his leg, or he feels pressure below, choose to focus on."
Kerry Rhodes on Tom Brady Baltimore defensive coordinator, he ranted. NeoGAFfer Full
he's not going to step into his Information from Recovery noticed custom class
Rhodes wants to change that -- brought the attacking Ravens throw," Rhodes said, according to ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss
and make a statement doing it. names called "Skepticism,"
defense and its propensity for the Daily News. and The Associated Press was "Pessimism, and "Fear" on the
"You go out from the first trash-talking to New York. The "Any quarterback can be used in this report.
quarter on, from the first play on, Jets surprised the Houston Texans projector during this week's
rattled," Rhodes said, according to
and try to embarrass them," in Week 1, romping to a 24-7 the newspaper. "He's one of the
Rhodes said, according to the victory. The Jets' defense didn't best, don't get me wrong. That's

Starting Five: Cole Looks Like King Again

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The Joystiq Free Game
Club: Time Fukc
By Justin McElroy (Joystiq)
McMillen continues to have an
NCSoft flushing Dungeon
Runners on January 1
By JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
sandwich, which we're sure he
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Modern Warfare 2 event. We
went back to our own photos from
the event, and there it is!
We're glad to see that the
developers of the potential " best
selling title of all time" aren't
afraid of Kotick. Or at least that
they're unafraid enough to sneak a
furtive joke or two. It's still
probably all "yes, sir," and deep
bowing when Kotick makes an
appearance in the office.
Gallery: Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare 2 (LA Multiplayer Event:
09-16-09)
Kotick's 'Skepticism,
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2 event originally appeared on
Nichols topped the crap
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hasn't disappointed yet: Time
Yes, the Free Game Club is back Fkuc is no exception. It's lovely,
-- only for one man would we with better animations than the art
resurrect this classic feature. would suggest, and a really cool
While we wait not-so-patiently for soundtrack. Plus, it's free! If
Super Meat Boy, creator Edmund you're still not convinced, there's
McMillen has given us Time a trailer after the break, placed
Fkuc(yes, all orders of the second there because it contains a bad
word's letters are acceptable) to word and is ... well, it's kind of
gnaw on. unsettling.
As with most of McMillen's Continue reading The Joystiq
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Dungeon Runners on January 1. Time," including boosted XP and
Producer and lead programmer loot drop rates. Of course, this is a
Stephen Nichols, delivered the game with"TURDs" for currency
news in the form of a "crap and " Bling Gnomes" that poop
sandwich." No, really. "You know out items, so our dwelling on
... you say something nice, drop Nichols' metaphor is simply in the
the bad news bomb, then say spirit of the game.
something else nice." [Via Massively]
This particular crap sandwich NCSoft flushing Dungeon
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Sartorial Sit-down With Entourage’s Emmanuelle

Chriqui
By ELLE.com (ELLE News would love to be wearing next famous porn star, who happens to
Blog) Spring. Basically, Yigal’s entire truth is, even for a natural look it be dumb as a brick. The banter
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:12:01 AM collection blew me away. From takes full make-up. I just prefer a between our characters is
the casual everyday looks to the natural look on me. Once in a blue priceless. We shot this film in 12
Of all the fashionable celebrities red carpet dresses, and even the moon I will do a super smoky eye days for hardly any money, and
I had the pleasure to meet this bathing suits. He nailed it! or dark lip, but my absolute honestly, I have never had so
p a s t w e e k , E n t o u r a g e ’ s Vivienne had this amazing ‘70s- favorite is glowy, dewy, and much fun. Sebastian encouraged
Emmanuelle Chriqui was without inspired theme, which is my natural. us to go nuts and take risks. I
question one of the most sincerely favorite time period. There was Is Sloan’s style similar to your mean, I am sporting shiny purple
interested in—and knowledgeable this one cream-colored suede own? Are you allowed any input chaps and a short red wig—when
a b o u t — t h e w o r l d o f R T W pantsuit that was just ridiculous. I on your Entourage wardrobe? will I get to do that again??
fashion. After literally bumping also fell in love with several Sloan and I have the same red What kind of character have you
into her backstage at Yigal dresses at Reem [Acra] and carpet style. She is far more glam yet to play that you’re dying to?
Azrouël’s show last Friday Marchesa. in her everyday than I am. though. I am dying to play something
morning, she graciously agreed to You have the Emmys coming My wardrobe designer Amy down and dirty. What can I say? Tommy Hilfiger
submit to a Q&A about her up this Sunday, and I assume Wescott is amazing. After all Most actors want to sink their
Fashion Week schedule, her you’ve already chosen your dress. these years, she knows what I teeth into amazing material. It's Serves Up Fun,
Emmys dress (hint: that’s her with Any hints? hard to come by, but I know that
designer Reem Acra), and how in My tiny hint is that it is by
love and what suits my body. At
the beginning of each season, we role is somewhere out there. Food, and Fashion
her upcoming movie, Women in Reem Acra. It’s classy, beautiful have a good pow-wow of how we Hopefully, I will surprise myself By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Trouble, Sloan she isn’t in little and sophisticated—just like her! want Sloan to look. She is an and everyone else. Blog)
more than purple chaps and a When you’re not on a red carpet amazing collaborator and will Back to fashion for the final Submitted at 9/17/2009 9:45:57 PM
cropped red wig. or being photographed at a never put me in something I don't question: you have $5K to spend
Which shows did you attend this fashion show, what are you love. on clothes and accessories in Tonight, the last night of New
Fashion Week? usually wearing? You have a new movie coming NYC—where do you go, and York fashion week, Tommy
I attended Yigal Azrouël, I have to be honest, I am a true out in November—tell me a little what do you buy? Hilfiger threw a blow-out bash to
Vivienne Tam, Reem Acra, and jeans and t-shirt girl. I think when bit about it and your character, in Ok, not sure where I would go, celebrate the opening of his
Marchesa. you do the red carpet fairly often, particular. but I would definitely buy a pair flagship store. After eight straight
Whose shows do you usually try you really don't want to think I have a film called Women In of Brian Atwood boots, a killer days of shows, appointments, and
to attend? about it the rest of the time. Trouble. I am so proud of this leather jacket (most likely from parties, the sight of fluffy, crispy
I try to change it up. I like Besides, I feel my best in an old movie. The director, Sebastian Yigal), yummy super soft pigs in blankets (passed around by
seeing new designers and new pair of my favorite jeans, a nice Guiterrez, is a very dear friend, as cashmere sweaters, insane black super-cute guys dressed in preppy
collections. I have seen Yigal and soft t-shirt, great pair of heels or is the star, Carla Gugino. The film leather pants, a long camel blazers) was way more exciting
Vivienne twice, though. They boots, a pair of hoops, and voila! follows nine very different colored cashmere coat, and...uh- than it should have been. Also on
were my first taste of NY Fashion After seeing a lot of celebrities women, and by the end you see oh I think I am over the $5,000 hand, aside from Hilfiger's chic
Week, and we have since become up-close this week, I have to say how all of our lives connect. My limit! fall pieces displayed throughout
friends. you have the most beautiful, character is a high-class call girl C hriqui solo: Claudette the impressive three-story space,
Did you see any looks you natural look. Do you usually wear named Bambi. She has a tough Barius/HBO were truffle shrimp tacos, grilled
know you’ll be wearing next such minimal makeup? exterior but is a pussycat at heart. beef lollipops, and ice cold bottles
Spring? Thank you so much! That is My best friend and sidekick is of beer.
I actually saw several looks I such a lovely compliment. The Holly Rocket(Annie Palecki), a —Violet Moon Gaynor
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Becky Diamond's Edgy Front Row
Model Hot Seat: Lakshmi Menon Fashion
By ELLE.com (ELLE News wear a bit of lip gloss. It depends
Blog) on where I’m going. Most of the By ELLE.com (ELLE News
they're mild and have the least time I just go out with friends to Blog)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 6:09:12 PM
a m o u n t o f c h e m i c a l s a n d dinner.” Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:31:00 AM
Spotted at: Michael Kors alcohol—I have to shampoo once Best Backstage Pastime:“I think
Age: 26. “I’ve done four or twice a day during Fashion about stuff that I have to do, Back in the springtime, we
Fashion Weeks, I think. Sorry, Week and they're gentle enough t h i n g s t h a t n e e d t o b e spotted stylist Becky Diamond on
I’m losing track! I got discovered for that. But when I’m at home done—unfinished work I’ve been the street looking chic as can be in
while I was in India attending and have more time on my hands, procrastinating about. I sort of go an Alexander Wang jumper and
University. I started working in I do a hot oil massage on my hair through my lists and try to finish neon lace bra. Her spring uniform
Paris and then New York. I’ve with coconut oil. That always up by the end of the day. I write was sweet-meets-sexy; now for
been doing this for the past two helps. And, of course, I have to n o t e s t o m y s e l f o n m y fall she's toughened things up
years now.” get a trim after every Fashion B l a c k b e r r y . ” with a little leather and studs. At
Hometown: Goa, India. “I live Week because there’s never much Favorite Part About Fashion last night's Tommy Hilfiger show,
there with my boyfriend and I left at the ends.” Week:“Meeting new people is the finale of New York fashion for a similar jacket, sure to add
love being there. He doesn’t like Fresh-Faced Secret:“I drink lots always fun.” week, Diamond wore my favorite the perfect amount of edge to any
me traveling so much, but he of water, eat good food, and try to Least Favorite Part About front row look of the week: Rick fall look.
—Violet Moon Gaynor
doesn’t really have a choice in have a positive attitude—that Fashion Week:“Getting my hair, Owens leather jacket, Tommy
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matter! We’re trying to work it generally helps your skin and hair. makeup, and nails done four times Hilfiger top and pants,
out. He travels with me and when My favorite food is Indian. I love a day. There’s nothing left of my unidentified studded belt, and
he travels I’ll travel with him. We a South Indian breakfast. I could hair, skin, and nails by the time Bruno Frisoni shoes. Click here
try to plan things. He’s in New eat idli and sambhar all day.” I’m done with Paris Fashion
York right now with me—he’s a Party Must-Have:“I don’t wear Week. Everything just becomes
photographer and has some work much makeup when I go out. At raw.”
here.” the most, I put a little kohl liner Discover more of Lakshmi
Fashion Week Hair Saver:“I on my eyes. I use Aveda Petal Menon’s beauty secrets here!
shampoo and condition with Dr Essence Eye Definer. It’s more —Emily Hebert
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Sunflower-Savvy Shampoo and Conditioner

By ELLE.com (ELLE News fading and brassiness and spend shampoo/conditioners ever (move
Blog) more time at the salon than I do in Sunflower Color Preserving line, over, Balsam and Prell for Kids). I
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:00:00 AM my apartment. Spanning out time which fights off fading free have a feeling, much to the
between washes and shading your radicals with antioxidant chagrin of my colorist, I'm going
I'm going to let you in on a little strands in the sun is one way to sunflower. Unlike most other to be tempted to wash my hair
secret: I'm not really a redhead. prevent this, but since my hair is products for color-treated hair, the every day now...
I've only been dying it for about a baby-fine, I can only go maybe a shampoo and conditioner are — Maura Lynch, Associate
y e a r - a n d - a - h a l f , s w i t c h i n g day extra in between (and I don't superlight and don't weigh my Beauty Editor
between shades of strawberry really go in the sun anyway). That hair down. Plus, the scent is hands Photo: Courtesy of Khiel's
blond and dark ginger. As fun as being said, I literally test out -down one of the best I've smelled Follow ELLE on Twitter.
it is, this little hobby of mine is every single product for color- in years. We're talking top three
s l i g h t l y p r o b l e m a t i c . I ' m treated hair that crosses my desk.
constantly monitoring for signs of M y n e w f a v o r i t e ? K i e h l ' s
b e s t s m e l l i n g Meet Mr.
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Submitted at 9/17/2009 11:22:13 AM

MEET page 68
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MEET
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Roland Mouret is a genuine
fashion cult. Ardent female fans
like Victoria Beckham and Net-a-
Porter's Natalie Massenet didn't
just surrender their bodies to
Mouret's designs; he got inside
their minds as well. So it's going
to be interesting, to say the very
least, to see what happens when
he launches Mr., his first
collection for men, next year.
Until then, Dover Street Market in
London and 10 Corso Como in
Tokyo have a capsule collection
of key pieces: knits, shirts, jeans.
Mouret has thought long and hard
about designing for men, and Mr.
won't be a simple brand
extension. With himself as guinea
pig, the designer's been honing
By stylemens (GQ: The
Editors)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 11:38:22 AM
Toronto Film Festival: Round
Four And Out
Starring George Clooney as
corporate America's chipper
equivalent of a hired assassin—he
jets around the country firing
people when their employers don't
want the hassle, and it may go
without saying that nowadays
business is booming—Jason
Reitman's Up In The Air is almost
unbelievably good. We've all
gotten used to putting up with the
slovenliness of even Hollywood's
most entertaining comedies, from
the ramshackle way they're
assembled by too many cooks to
the cheap use of patsies and
cartoonish finks to guarantee
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the cut to make it as distinct for that Diablo Cody's script would've
his menswear as it is for his been twice as obnoxious without
women's. You can see the result Reitman's nice sense of tempo and
in something as basic as his jeans gift for shaping appealing
(above). And there are already performances. In Up in The Air,
hints of his signature glamour in he's working from his own
the croc-printed sweater (below). screenplay—an adaptation of a
Available at Dover Street Walter Kirn novel—just as he did
Market, 17-18 Dover St., London, on Thank You For Smoking. The
011-44-20-7518-0680, difference is that this time he isn't
doverstreetmarket.com; 10 Corso second-guessing himself.
Como/Comme des Garçons, 5-3 As the movie opens, Clooney's
Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, 011-81- jet-hopping days are looking
03-5774-7800, 10corsocomo.com numbered, since a newly hired co-
TIM BLANKS Photos: worker (Anna Kendrick) has
Courtesy of Roland Mouret figured out they can provide the
same service at lower cost via
teleconferencing. In a
conventional slobfest, she'd be
either a prissy figure of fun or
Clooney's "Me Tarzan, you Jane
Austen" love interest—so when
Kendrick's character turns out to
be neither of those cliches, the
movie grows richer and more
unpredictable on the spot.
The same goes for Vera
laughs at the expense of people Farmiga as the hero's real love
we don't care about. An expertly interest. Not that he wants to
wrought, emotionally satisfying admit it, since she's just a fellow
contemporary comedy that has
none of those flaws is a minor
This Just In: Moore & Giles at corporate traveler who enjoys
matching perks with him
miracle.
This is only Reitman's third
Blackbird whenever a shared destination lets
them fall into bed. Our slightly
movie, but he's made the leap By blogeditor1 (Material Blackbird. They're accented in dazed realization that being both
from being a skilful director of Interest on Men.style.com) bison leather, but that's no cause merrily cynical and sexually
slipshod material to one whose Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:56:41 AM for alarm. The early wanderers available doesn't mean she's a
work has no visible seams may have shot a few too many of bitch or a flake is such a relief
between ace conception and The wand'ring spirit's taken hold the noble buffalo, but as we from our expectations that AMC
crackerjack execution. While of designers of late—from the understand it, their numbers are addicts may break down and sob
pleasant enough, Thank You For hoofing impulse we clocked in doing just fine now. at the evidence Myrna Loy didn't
Smoking was riddled with the our Fall Trend Reports to Steven O v e r n i g h t , $ 5 5 2 , a n d live and die in vain. Not only is
usual compromises, softening and Alan's recent get-outta-Dodge Weekender, $615, available at Farmiga a joy to watch, but her
cute-ing up Christopher Buckley's (and, admittedly, into a pretty nice Blackbird; to order, call (866) 500 s e n s a t i o n a l c h e m i s t r y w i t h
un-P.C. satire at every turn. As for country estate) video for his - 2 5 2 4 o r e - m a i l Clooney is a reminder how
Reitman's sophomore blockbuster, Spring 2010 collection. Of course, i n f o @ b l a c k b i r d b a l l a r d . c o m seldom he's actually played
Juno, I loathed the damn thing; it if you're hitting the road, you'll MATTHEW SCHNEIER Photo: opposite an actress worth falling
took me some time to recognize need a good bag, like the Moore Blackbird for.
& Giles overnighters now in at As for Clooney, ah well. Just a
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few years ago, he'd seemingly
come to equate entertaining an
audience with (lucrative)
fecklessness while equating Real
Art with (award-winning)
sonorities. Since I wanted to see
him combine the two impulses, I
got fed up enough with his bipolar
numbskull streak to rashly predict
he'd end up pissing away his best
acting years—and boy, do they
know how to cook crow in
Canada. He's as marvelous here as
he is in his other Toronto entry,
The Men Who Stare At Goats; as
different as the two roles are, in
both cases he's also using his
charisma and cocky humor in
ways that don't cancel out
meaning or depth. The proof is
that Up In The Air's unexpectedly
bleak conclusion amounts to a
deconstruction of the crowd-
pleasing side of his persona that
even Clint Eastwood, no stranger
to that game, might admire.
And I swear, I don't plan these
twofers deliberately. I'm just a
frazzled blogger at the mercy of
the press-screening schedule, is
all. Nonetheless, supposing I felt
like pitting mainstream
filmmaking at its best against
indieland vanities at their worst—
not only which one has more
sophistication, but which one
feels truer to life, as if those are
necessarily contradictory to begin
with —I could hardly do better
than Up In The Air for an
invidious comparison to Todd
Solondz's latest.
Few moviemakers have gotten
the mileage Solondz has out of
peddling an adolescent's fantasies
about what grownups are like as
the rotten truth about people.
Unlike the David Lynch of Blue
Velvet—a movie whose dream
logic didn't allocate blame for its
characters' lurid behavior to
anything outside its creator's own
fertile brain—Solondz comes on
with the bile of a muckraker
exposing social hypocrisy. Yet the
boobs in his movies barely get
any chances to act hypocritical
before their depravities and closet
hysterias take center stage.
Pretty much killing any residual
hope that he might have learned to
move on, his new one is a quasi-
sequel to 1998's Happiness, the
movie that made him "Todd
Solondz"—though I far prefer the
earlier Welcome to The
Dollhouse, which had the relative
honesty to make its heroine a 13-
year-old girl whose distorted view
of her family was a given. With
different actors playing renamed
versions of the same batch of
spiteful object lessons, Life
During Wartime picks up
Happiness' s pedophile husband
(Ciaran Hinds, taking over from
Dylan Baker) as he exits prison.
Played by Allison Janney, his ex
has started a new life with their
younger son in Miami, where her
cuckoo kid sister (Shirley
Henderson) soon turns up on the
lam from her own pervy worse
half. Ally Sheedy appears in one
sequence as a third sister who's
now an Emmy-festooned
scriptwriter—a gratuitous parody
of Hollywood selfishness that's so
lame it makes Sean Hannity look
like George Bernard Shaw. The
script's fleeting allusions to real-
world events—the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict, chiefly—are
just as vapid, since Solondz
plainly doesn't have Shinola to tell
us about the issues involved. He's
just trying to trick up his fetishes
with a spurious extra dimension to
justify his overreaching title.
A sentimental favorite of mine
ever since The West Wing,
Janney could use a break from the
frumpy-but-caustic sidekick roles
she's usually stuck with in
movies. But good as she is, she's
trapped in Solondz's Rubik's-cube
determinism. Not only is the
character's hope that she's finally
found Mr. Right (Michael Lerner)
inevitably doomed, but her own
sexual terrors—set up in a scene
69
of instructing her son about
pedophilia whose obviousness in
laying the groundwork for a
disastrous wrong guess would
look unsubtle on Two And A Half
Men— are to blame. No less
cruelly treated is the festival
circuit's rent-a-Jeanne Moreau,
Charlotte Rampling, as an aging
rich bitch who picks up Hinds in a
bar. But Rampling has been used
this way in so many films that
she's become comically brisk at
delivering the curdled goods.
We also get another helping of
Solondz's Happiness specialty:
sex conversations between adults
and children that let him get off
on hearing apprehensive
youngsters talk about "tushies"
and buggery. If he thinks that's
compassionate, he's kidding
himself. But it's also true that his
understanding of sexuality often
doesn't seem to be a whole lot
more advanced than theirs, and if
he's an authority on eros, I must
be Leonard Cohen. Which I'm
not, but on this topic, Cohen at his
sexist nadir is more trustworthy
than a director who's pushing 50
and apparently still hasn't
forgiven his parents for fibbing to
him about the stork.
70 Media Internet News Record

MediaDailyNews: TV Ad Bureau Taps MPG's Lanzano As

New President, Succeeds Rohrs
(MediaPost | Media News) President-Televisual Applications I think it's a great opportunity," formed to and took on the mantle
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:13:22 AM Mitch Oscar, has helped to build Lanzano told MediaDailyNews by of the multichannel TV
an informal industry consensus phone this morning. "Television advertising marketplace, and other
Following a six-month search, around some long-stalled TV works. I've always been a trade associations such as the
t h e T e l e v i s i o n B u r e a u o f industry promises, including proponent of TV. It brings people Syndicated Network Television
Advertising is poised to announce i n t e r a c t i v e T V a d v e r t i s i n g , into the store, and it makes the Association (SNTA, formerly
that Steve Lanzano, COO of addressable TV advertising, cash register ring, and we've got ASTA) took on other aspects of
Havas' MPG North America unit, digital set-top data and research to get that story out." the business. For a brief while,
has been named the new president initiatives, and even digital out-of He added that message would there was also a Network
of the TV advertising trade -home television platforms. not be confined to the TVB's Television Advertising
association. Lanzano, who will In a recent column written for traditional core message of over- Association. And in some ways,
succeed current TVB President M e d i a P o s t ' s " " T V B o a r d , " the-air broadcast TV, but to all the the Interactive Advertising
Chris Rohrs when he retires at Lanzano even took on the subject forms that the medium is evolving Bureau, which represents online
year's end, will be the eighth head of TV advertising verification, a into. publishers, is getting increasingly
of the bureau, and the first to subject that was once hot on passed over Lanzano who insiders "It's going to be more than that. into the online video advertising
come directly from a top job on Madison Avenue, but which say had been bucking for the top It's going to be about mobile. It's game, much of which comes from
Madison Avenue. He joins at a seems to have died down in recent job. going to be about interactive. It's traditional television programmers
time of acute change for the TV years. MPG's Collaborative Before joining MPG, Holliday gong t o be about the Web. It's and advertisers.
a d v e r t i s i n g b u s i n e s s , a n d Alliance is currently conducting w a s C E O - I n - R e s i d e n c e a t gong to be about multichannel According to the TVB's last
following a year in which TV live field tests of two state-of-the- Gryphon Investors, a leading distribution, and more than that," filing with the Internal Revenue
advertising expenditures are art electronic verification services private equity firm. Before that, he said, adding, "We're going to Service, current TVB President
expected to decline 14.4%, and - Nielsen's and Eloda - on behalf he served as president of new bring that out to advertisers and Rohrs earned $766,788 in
which is projected to have only of client Reckitt-Benckiser, and business & innovation for Newell agencies." compensation in 2007. According
tepid, annual single-digit growth like all things to come out of the Rubbermaid, president of Lanzano will clearly face some to the CAB's last IRS filing, CAB
f o r t h e f o r e s e e a b l e f u t u r e , alliance, the results will be shared international for The Pepsi challenges as the new TVB President Sean Cunningham,
according to a recent Interpublic publicly with the entire industry. Bottling Group, CEO of Diageo's president, but he brings strong another former Madison Avenue
forecast. Lanzano, who gave notice to Guinness Ireland Group, and relationships from Madison media executive, earned
But Lanzano, a Madison Havas last week, and who has general manager of Frito-Lay's Avenue and corporate marketers, $1,028,000 in 2008 compensation.
Avenue veteran who joined MPG been off-site with other senior Direct Division. as well as the media industry While those may seem like
six years ago from WPP's executives at a previously In a statement, MPG said, along with him. hefty salaries for trade
Mediaedge:cia unit, has been s c h e d u l e d H a v a s M e d i a ""Steve has been a real asset to Over the years, the TVB's role associations, the heads of media
among the industry leaders who m a n a g e m e n t m e e t i n g i n MPG, and we will miss him, both and influence in the TV industry services at Madison Avenue's top
has been trying to accelerate some Connecticut, will say on with personally and professionally, has fragmented like the medium agency holding companies are
big changes in the TV advertising MPG through the end of the year, when he joins TVB at the end of itself. When it was originally known to make several times
marketplace, especially the and will help with the transition the year. He's made an important formed in 1954 by former ABC those amounts.
deployment of enhanced forms of process. contribution to the growth that we President Ollie Treyz, the TVB
TV advertising. Through MPG's Last November, Havas named are currently enjoying. We have a was the singular voice of the TV
so-called Collaborative Alliance Shaun Holliday to succeed former strong executive team in place advertising industry. During the
meetings and projects, Lanzano's M P G N o r t h A m e r i c a C E O that will ensure a smooth 1980s, the Cabletelevision
team, led by Executive Vice Charlie Rutman, who retired, and transition." Advertising Bureau (CAB) was
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Cablevision Report Big
Since '05 e-Business Increases
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with total paid circulation for

While recent analysis shows that these titles edging up from about There is continued growth for
magazine subscriptions rose 159.2 million in 2003 to 159.7 electronic transactions in the TV
slightly from 2008-2009, million in 2005. Since 2005, industry with cable TV networks.
offsetting drops in newsstand however, total paid circulation has A system from Donovan Data
sales over the same period, a fallen about 7.2% to just under Systems and Cablevision
review stretching back to the first 148.3 million. Advertising Bureau -- eBusiness -
half of this decade reveals a The decline in total paid - has seen a seven-fold increase
steady decline in both newsstand circulation was broad-based, with since its launch in June.
sales and subscriptions, beginning 63 of the 100 titles showing More than 3,000 have been
in 2002 and 2005, respectively. decreases; the remaining 37 were made through DDS Electronic
The direction of the trend flat or increased. The declines Cable Changes for national cable
suggests that while publishers were also steady: from 2003-2009 TV inventory. Monthly
have been able to stabilize circ the number of titles seeing year- transactions went to 1,460 as of
numbers in the short term by over-year decreases in Sept. 17, rising from 240 in June.
marketing subscriptions more subscriptions was 34 in 2003, 35 Media agency executives have
aggressively, they still face a long in 2004, 34 in 2005, 64 in 2006, long complained about mounting
-term secular decline in print 45 in 2007, 53 in 2008, and 35 in paperwork in making TV
circulation that will be difficult to 2009. Meanwhile, the number of transactions -- both with cable TV
reverse. titles seeing year-over-year drops networks and broadcast stations.
The total number of in newsstand sales was 63 in Cable networks using the
subscriptions for 100 leading 2003, 50 in 2004, 62 in 2005, 63 system include A&E Television
consumer magazines reached a in 2006, 53 in 2007, 71 in 2008, Networks, Turner Broadcasting,
peak for the decade in 2005, and 84 in 2009. Discovery Networks and MTV
according to a MediaPost analysis steadily from 2005-2009. rallied from June 2009 to June In terms of overlap, the number Networks. Another electronic
of figures from the Audit Bureau The first part of the decade 2009, rebounding to 128.7 of titles seeing decreases in both system, from Management
of Circulations covering June showed a gradual increase in paid million; that's 3.9% off their 2005 subscriptions and newsstand sales Science Associates Inc. to access
2002 to June 2009. subscriptions for the titles under peak. was 20 in 2003, 15 in 2004, 19 in the DDS hub has been used for
Since then, subscriptions and consideration, rising from about Meanwhile, magazine 2005, 43 in 2006, 23 in 2007, 38 BET, GSN, Lifetime and NFL
newsstand sales have both 131.4 million in the six-month newsstand sales for these titles in 2008, and 27 in 2009. The Network.
declined, although subscriptions period ending in June 2002 to declined steadily from 2002-2009 number of titles showing declines "This seamless integration is
showed a slight rebound from about 133.8 million in the same -- falling from 29.3 million in the when newsstand sales and subs having a significant impact on
2008-2009. The total paid period of 2005. Total six-month period ending June were combined was 48 in 2003, agency efficiency, especially in
circulation (combining subscriptions then began to fall, 2002 to just under 19.6 million for 37 in 2004, 48 in 2005, 70 in discrepancy resolution and by
subscriptions and newsstand reaching a trough of 127.5 million the same period in June 2009, a 2006, 46 in 2007, 66 in 2008, and eliminating input and
sales) of these titles, from Allure in June 2008 -- off 4.7% from 33% drop. The increase in 57 in 2009. transcription errors," says Michael
to Woman's World, has declined their 2005 peak. Subscriptions subscriptions was enough to offset Donovan, DDS chairman, in a
release.
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"As the first agency network to
process electronic cable changes
transactions with our media Other electronic TV efforts have million worth of deals. Some Mediabank, a competitor to through DDS, we are happy to be
partners," noted Kris Magel, been rapidly building as well. 30,000 orders have made since its Donovan Data Systems, uses its part of the continued
executive vice president and The Television Bureau of ePort's launch in 2008 with some O|X platform for the ePort improvements to optimize
director of national broadcast at Advertising ePort system for 110 agencies/advertisers to 930 system.
Initiative, in the same release. broadcast stations has made $300 TV stations.
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