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Texans see red in controversy over federal

aid for wildfires
Patricia Zengerle (Front Row U.S. south – he has not done so security, but had also turned that border.
Washington) for Texas, which has inspired down. Perry later showed footage of
Submitted at 5/10/2011 8:50:48 PM some critics to question whether “This administration has been their tarmac meeting in a
Obama has shunned the state extremely responsive to the state campaign commercial, telling
When President Barack Obama because it is very strongly of Texas,” Carney said. voters that he “confronted” the
stepped off Air Force One in El Republican. The governor’s office offered its president, the Texas newspaper
P a s o , T e x a s , T u e s d a y , o n e Administration officials note that own heated response. said.
politician who was conspicuously Washington is already providing “Governor Perry wanted to meet PHOTO CREDITS:REUTERS/
absent was the state’s governor, millions of dollars in assistance to with the president to discuss the Jim Young (Obama arrives in
Rick Perry. help with the Texas wildfires, by wildfires and border security, not Austin, May 10; Perry greets
The outspoken Republican stayed picking up 75 percent of the cost just shake his hand in a receiving Obama in Austin in Aug.);
away from Obama’s welcoming of fighting the blazes. line on a tarmac. When the REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (Perry
c e r e m o n y a m i d s t s o m e “The federal government is president wants to get serious at CPAC meeting, Feb. 2011);
intimations that the Democratic picking up a substantial part of for Perry as well. about the issues facing the people REUTERS/Tim Sharp (Wildfire
president was bringing politics t h a t c o s t , ” W h i t e H o u s e The Texas governor said he only of Texas, the governor will gladly near Strawn, Texas in April)
into the way his administration spokesman Jay Carney told wanted to meet with Obama if the meet with him. Briefings by staff This entry passed through the
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floods have besieged much of the And he had some tough words briefing on the issue of border troops along the Texas-Mexico
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David Morgan (Front Row ABC names Mitch Daniels, Mitt
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Hedge fund founder convicted in inside-

trade case (AP)
(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) remain free on bail, though now Lanka-born defendant. that his overseas bank accounts "Have you heard anything along
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:23:32 AM with electronic monitoring, at Authorities said the 45 tapes used and properties gave him the that line?" Rajaratnam asked
least until his July 29 sentencing. in the case represented the most means to flee the country. The Gupta.
By TOM HAYS and LARRY Prosecutors said Rajaratnam extensive use to date of wiretaps prospect of a lengthy prison term "Yeah," Gupta responded. "This
NEUMEISTER, Associated Press faces a maximum term of more — common in organized crimes also gave him "tremendous was a big discussion at the board
NEW YORK – A former Wall than 19 years in prison. and drug cases — in a white- incentive" to go underground, meeting."
S t r e e t t i t a n w a s c o n v i c t e d U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said collar case. Streeter said. Prosecutors sought to maximize
Wednesday of making a fortune the verdict sends a message that The defense had fought hard in But the judge ruled that the impact of the Gupta tape by
by coaxing a crew of corporate w h i t e c o l l a r l a w s a p p l y t o pretrial hearings to keep the Rajaratnam could remain free on calling Goldman Sach's chairman
tipsters into giving him an illegal everyone, "no matter how much avalanche of audio evidence out $100 million bail as long as he Lloyd Blankfein to testify that the
edge on blockbuster trades in money you have." of the trial by arguing the FBI was placed under house arrest at phone call violated the investment
technology and other stocks — The defendant "was among the obtained it with a faulty warrant. his Manhattan home. When the bank's confidentiality policies.
what prosecutors called the largest best and the brightest, one of the Once a judge allowed them in, courtroom emptied, the defendant Gupta, who has not been charged,
insider trading case ever involving most educated, successful and prosecutors put the recordings to paced around and looked somber has denied any wrongdoing.
hedge funds. privileged professionals in the maximum use by repeatedly as he waited to meet with his The government also has played
Raj Rajaratnam was convicted of country," Bharara said in a playing them for jurors. lawyers. tapes of Rajaratnam it said proved
five conspiracy counts and nine statement. "Yet, like so many "You heard the defendant commit The defense had argued that the he was trading secrets and
securities fraud charges at the others, he let greed and corruption his crimes time and time again in tapes revealed nothing more than orchestrating cover-ups with
closely watched trial in federal cause his undoing." his own words," Assistant U.S. that Rajaratnam was doing his fellow hedge fund manager
court in Manhattan. The jury had Outside court, with Rajaratnam at Attorney Reed Brodsky said in duty by asking questions about Danielle Chiesi, who has pleaded
deliberated since April 25, and at his side, defense attorney John closing arguments. information already circulating in guilty in the case.
one point was forced to start over Dowd said there will be an appeal "The tapes show he didn't believe the "real world" of high finance. "I mean I think this stock could go
again when one juror dropped out filed with the 2nd U.S. Circuit the rules applied to him," the "That happens every day on Wall up $10 you know? But we got to
due to illness. Court of Appeals. Of the 37 trades prosecutor added. "Cheating Street," Dowd told the jury. keep this radio silence,"
Prosecutors had alleged the 53- that the government sought to became part of his business "There's nothing wrong with it." Rajaratnam said in one tape.
year-old Rajaratnam made profits prosecute, he added, only 14 model." Dowd headed a team of attorneys "Oh please. That is my pleasure,"
and avoided losses totaling more made it to trial. The wiretaps appeared to play who crowded around the defense Chiesi responded.
than $60 million from illegal tips. "The score is 23-14, in favor of prominently in the jurors' table each day. The defendant "Not even to your little
His Galleon Group funds, they the defense," he said. "We'll see deliberations: They asked to took an uncustomary position on a boyfriends, you know?"
said, became a multibillion-dollar you in the 2nd Circuit." return to the courtroom countless bench behind them and listened "No, believe me, I don't have
success at the expense of ordinary The verdict came after seven times so they could listen to them along with jurors as his voice friends," she replied.
stock investors who didn't have weeks of testimony showcasing again. filled the courtroom. Rajaratnam advised Chiesi to buy
advance notice of the earnings of wiretaps of Rajaratnam wheeling U.S. District Judge Richard In one July 29, 2008, call, 1 million shares of tech stock on
public companies and of mergers and dealing behind the scenes Holwell told jurors not to talk Rajaratnam could be heard an inside tip, then sell 500,000 of
and acquisitions. with corrupt executives and about the deliberations. grilling former Goldman Sachs those shares — a tactic
On Wednesday, Rajaratnam sat at consultants. Some of the people After they were dismissed, board member Rajat Gupta about prosecutors say was used to throw
the defense table, a rarity for him on the other end of the line Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan whether the board had discussed regulators off the trail. In another
at the trial, and stayed motionless pleaded guilty and agreed to take Streeter immediately asked the acquiring a commercial bank or
as the verdict was read. He will the witness stand against the Sri judge to jail Rajaratnam, arguing an insurance company. HEDGE page 10
Newstablet Edition Top News/ Technology/ 5

William and Kate polish a tarnished crown

(The Christian Science Monitor)
(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) War II, remaining in London and Middleton seems questionable to Arab, Asian, or African countries, to imagine London without
Submitted at 5/11/2011 7:00:04 AM sharing the dangers of the German me. But it nevertheless brought although the Scandinavian nations Buckingham Palace, Trooping the
bombing. uplifting color and spectacular still have royal families of Colours, the uniformed sentries,
By John Hughes IN PICTURES: Royal wedding pageantry to the fore at a time splendid democratic instincts. (I and all the pageantry that attends
Years ago, Britain’s King George day when the world is beset by am told the Danes sometimes see the royal family.
VI – now immortalized in an Princess Elizabeth succeeded her problems and strife. their royal personages bicycling Prince William and his bride,
a w a r d - w i n n i n g m o v i e f o r father as queen upon his death and It is hard not to cheer when the around their capital.) Kate, are without much of the
mastering his nervous stammer – remains a poised and dignified bands play; when the regiment of There is not much of a baggage that attends some other
was on a royal visit to South monarch, as close to British hearts guards strides down the Mall in groundswell in Britain to rid the members of the reigning court.
Africa with his family. The royal as was her father. their scarlet tunics and bearskin country of the royals, although the Perhaps they may add luster to a
r a i l w a y c a r r i a g e , w i t h i t s The behavior of some of the new helmets; when the jingling shenanigans of some of the crown that has become a little
widescreen windows for better generation of British royals has household cavalry, their silver younger ones have been frowned tarnished.
viewing, was parked for the night. clearly caused the queen and breastplates glinting in the sun, upon. John Hughes, a former editor of
By accident, the accompanying British public some angst. As ride escort to the magnificent There have been mutterings that the Monitor, writes a biweekly
railway car carrying the press John Burns put it in The New carriages en route to Buckingham Prince Charles, who forsook the column.
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6 Top News/ Technology/ Newstablet Edition

Galleon billionaire convicted of Google

fraud, conspiracy - Washington
Post
(Top Stories - Google News)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:27:29 AM
jury to a dark side of Wall Street
that was long the realm of
He allegedly tipped Rajaratnam to
the fact that Berkshire Hathaway
I/O
kicks off
(CNET News.com)
35th person-- and the most
prominent -- convicted of insider Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:44:03 AM

suspicion rather than proof. The chairman Warren Buffet was trading in the Southern District of
Hedge fund billionaire Raj government also drew upon going to make a crucial New York in the past year and a Join the conversation.
Rajaratnam was convicted on all testimony of co-conspirators investment in Goldman Sachs at half. Like CNET on Facebook for the
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Wednesday in the biggest insider against Rajaratnam. The parade of witnesses at the sides. Don't show this again
trading case in a generation. Rajaratnam, 53, head Galleon trial in federal court in Manhattan Given the extraordinary evidence The I/O conference starts off with
The verdict was an historic Management, was accused of included the chairman of the government had amassed Google's Music Beta, a $20-per-
v i c t o r y f o r t h e J u s t i c e using fraud to reap profits or Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein. against Rajaratnam, had the month Chrome laptop, and a
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once reserved for investigations of million. own defense, but his lawyer would have made insider trading Symantec reveals Facebook apps
mobsters, drug dealers and the The case ushered in a new era in argued that he traded on cases against Wall Street traders have been leaking personal data,
like to expose financial w h i t e c o l l a r c r i m i n a l legitimate investment analysis and almost impossible,” said J. Robert and Apple and Google testify
professionals and corporate prosecutions, said Anthony information in the public domain. Brown, professor of law at the before the U.S. Senate.
insiders trafficking in such Michael Sabino, a professor at St. “Rajaratnam was among the best University of Denver’s Sturm 2 minutes 47 seconds
business confidences as details John’s University. and the brightest – one of the College of Law. May 11, 2011 8:44 AM PDT
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Newstablet Edition
Southern states brace for flood -
BBC News
(Top Stories - Google News)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:04:27 AM
11 May 2011 Last updated at
11:58 ET St Martin Parish in
Louisiana deployed prisoners to
aid levee protection efforts
Communities along the southern
stretch of the Mississippi River
are bracing for major floods as the
crest of the swollen river moves
downstream.
In poverty stricken areas of the
Mississippi delta, the river and its
tributaries have washed away
crops and forced people to leave
their homes.
The state of Mississippi's
riverfront gambling industry has
also been hit, with all 19 casinos
to shut this week.
The flooding has badly affected
Memphis and other cities further
upstream.
The flood crest has passed
Memphis and is expected to move
downstream toward New Orleans
within the next three weeks, the
National Weather Service
said.'Just scared'
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Trinity College in Dublin is
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The Mississippi's tributaries have
also flooded. In Arkansas, on the
river's west bank, flooding along
the White River forced officials to
close Interstate 40, one of the
busiest highways in the state.
On Thursday, the river was
expected to crest in Helena,
Arkansas, at 56.5ft (17.2m),
12.5ft above flood stage.
In the delta states of Mississippi
and Louisiana, workers were
shoring up levees to strengthen
them against the coming high
water.
genetic variability on the
dopamine receptor gene and
personality type.
Research has suggested that it is
possible that differences in
Louisiana's St Martin Parish gave
jail inmates the task of filling
sandbags to protect homes on
ground that could be flooded if
the authorities open a floodway to
take pressure off the levees over
the cities of Baton Rouge and
New Orleans.
"Everybody is just scared," St
Martin Sheriff's Deputy Ginny
Higgins, who was overseeing the
prisoners, told the Associated
Press. "They don't know what to
do."
Officials have said the flooding
personality type are associated
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Mom of slain Pa. girl says 3 Men Arrested in Death

police didn't do enough
(AP)
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like whiteout" and that he
of Maine Mom Krista
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The Attorney General's Office
said that the three men are
Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:56:00 AM "snapped." they were supposed to do, and This undated picture made s c h e d u l e d t o b e a r r a i g n e d
State police issued an Amber unfortunately it wasn't enough to available by Conway, N.H. Police Wednesday afternoon in Ossipee.
SOUDERTON, Pa. – The brutal Alert. The girl's body was prevent the death of this child." s h o w s 2 0 - y e a r - o l d K r i s t a Dittmeyer, a 2008 graduate of
rape and killing of a 9-year-old discovered in a nearby trash bin, Troutman did not enter a plea at Dittmeyer. Lake Region High School who
girl might never have happened if wrapped in a blood-soaked his arraignment or speak, except DEVELOPING: Three men have grew up in Bridgton, Maine, and
police had taken an earlier comforter, a few hours after she to acknowledge the charges been arrested in the death of a lived in Portland, was last seen
encounter between the child and didn't come home for dinner after including murder, kidnapping and Maine mother whose body was a l i v e o n A p r i l 2 3 . A f t e r
suspect more seriously, the girl's playing outside. rape. He is being held without pulled from a pond days after her authorities launched a search for
mother said Tuesday. Kauffman was killed three weeks bail. car was found abandoned in a the woman, divers pulled her
Heather Gebhard told reporters after an encounter with Troutman Across the street from the court New Hampshire parking lot with body from Duck Pond in Conway.
that police "blew me off" last that should have drawn more office, a crowd of nearly 50 her baby inside, FoxNews.com Friends and family remembered
month when she complained attention from police, Gebhard people yelled at him and confirms. Dittmeyer as a "lovable girl" who
about an incident involving her said. screamed obscenities as he was The New Hampshire attorney "always stood on her own two
daughter, Skyler Kauffman, and According to investigators, led inside. general's office said in a statement feet."
the man charged in her death. Skyler and a friend were near ___ Wednesday that 28-year-old "She worked to support herself as
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The Story Behind The Story Of Cars 2

E.B. Boyd (Fast Company) like a cross between a Jaguar and
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:52:18 AM an Aston Martin, liberally doused
with 1960s British cool and
How Pixar's John Lasseter dug brilliantly voiced by Michael
into the cutting-room-floor scrap Caine--comes to the rescue.
heap of the first Cars movie to The rest of the movie, Lasseter
come up with the idea for the new said, was inspired by the
film. director’s own experience of
Creative people know that no traveling around the world, doing
idea that gets cut from a project publicity for the first Cars movie.
ever goes in the trash can. It just As he manuevered through
gets tucked away for some later foreign cities, he found hmself
use. imagining how the characters in
That’s what happened with the his film would have reacted to the
story of the new Cars 2 film, various driving cultures, like
which hits movie theaters next driving on the wrong side of the
month. At a press event on road in England and Italy's casual
Tuesday, John Lasseter, chief a n d s w e e t i e S a l l y C a r r e r a . when it came to plotting Cars 2, favorite TV show. attitude toward traffic rules. The
creative officer of Disney and Initially that scene was set at a Lasseter dusted off the drive-in Hence the new movie: a spy story new film is set in Europe and
Pixar--and the new film’s director drive-in (get it--cars going out for film, which had been partially set at a series of races around the Japan.
--explained that the idea for the a date at a "drive-in"?). On the story-boarded as a film within the world. As Lightning McQueen, [Images: Pixar]
new plot came from a scene that screen at the drive-in, Lasseter film. the race car hero of the first film, E.B. Boyd is FastCompany.com's
ended up on the (digital) cutting said, was a spy movie starring a "I never forgot about it and competes in the races, Mater, his Silicon Valley reporter. Twitter.
room floor during the first Cars British James Bond-type car, always thought that would be rust-bucket, tow-truck sidekick, Email.
film. called Finn McMissile. really fun to do," Lasseter said, gets embroiled in an international
That first film, which came out in The Cars team eventually took adding he himself is a big spy espionage plot of some sort, and
2006, includes a romantic scene that scene in a different direction, film buff. As a kid, he said, The Finn McMissile (pictured above,
between hero Lightning McQueen setting it on a cruise instead. But Man from U.N.C.L.E. was his right)--a sleek vehicle that looks

Report suggests 64 GB, 3G iPad is top seller

Kelly Hodgkins (TUAW)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 12:00:00 PM
The 64 GB WiFi + 3G model is
the most popular iPad model
according to market research firm
Context. The top-of-the-line
model accounted for a third of all
iPad sales in Western Europe in
Q1 2011. The runner-up in this
sales race is the entry-level 16 GB remain #1 in Western Europe, but is top seller originally appeared
WiFi-only model which grabbed will face increasing competition on TUAW on Wed, 11 May 2011
22% of all iPad 2 sales. from Android tablets. The 12:00:00 EST. Please see our
Combined, these two models Android effect is already taking terms for use of feeds.
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iPad 2 sales in the region. to Context, Apple's tablet dropped Comments
Overall, Apple was, once again, five percentage points from Q4
the dominant tablet with 80% 2010 to Q1 2011.
computing analyst, Salman
market share in the opening [Via GigaOM]
Chaudhry predicts the iPad will
quarter of 2011. Context mobile Report suggests 64 GB, 3G iPad
10 Top News/ Technology/ Finance/ Newstablet Edition
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continued from page 4

instance, about 30 minutes of calls
with an Intel tipster scored
Rajaratnam a $2 million windfall
on the computer chip-maker's
stock, prosecutors said.
Former financial consultant Anil
Kumar testified that he and
Rajaratnam — his former
classmate at the University of
Pennsylvania's prestigious
Wharton School — broke the law
by speaking regularly about the
negotiations over the acquisition
of ATI Technologies Inc. by
Kumar's client, Advanced Micro
Devices Inc., before the deal was
announced.
"I told him that this was `red hot'
and shouldn't be discussed,"
Kumar said. Later, he said he
cautioned the defendant, "This is
going to be a complete shock to
the industry ... so treat this with
the strictest of confidence."
Prosecutors say Rajaratnam raked
in $20 million by trading on his
advance notice of the ATI-AMD
deal. Afterward, he called Kumar
at home and said, "You're a star,"
Kumar told the jury in federal
court in Manhattan.
When Rajaratnam later informed
Kumar that he would be rewarded
with a $1 million kickback, "I
almost fell off my chair," the
witness said.
The Galleon probe has resulted in
more than two dozen arrests and
21 guilty pleas. It also has led to a
second investigation aimed at
consultants in the securities
industry who pass off inside
information as the product of
legitimate research.
Only Rajaratnam has gone to trial
and relived conversations that the
insiders never suspected were
being monitored. On one tape,
Rajaratnam sounded sheepish
when one particularly effusive
tipster praised him for being a star
in the hedge fund universe.
"The myth," Rajaratnam said, "is
larger than the reality."
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How Skype Could Power Bing Forward

E.B. Boyd (Fast Company) surfaces a widget that lets you that number and simply place the Tuesday morning, "Everyone in
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:17:09 AM complete your task right there and call right from your computer (or the network and communications
then. tablet, or smartphone)? (Google is business knows the key to
As Microsoft's Bing increasingly Microsoft’s purchase of Skype already making that happen in business acceleration is
focuses on enabling search to Tuesday could help push that some cases.) innovation in new scenarios. Our
"help you complete tasks," rather vision ever forward. How often As Bing increasingly focuses on opportunity to do that together has
than simply "find stuff," Skype when you’ve searched online have enabling search to "help you been enhanced,” he said.
could become an important part of you really only been looking for a complete tasks," rather than Read also: Bing to Lap Google in
the user experience. telephone number? For customer simply "find stuff," that Making Search an App?
We’ve written before about how support, so you can get help for a communication piece becomes an E.B. Boyd is FastCompany.com's
Bing is trying to turn search into tech problem? For a hotel, so you important part of the user Silicon Valley reporter. Twitter.
an app. Instead of forcing you to can arrange for them to put a crib experience. And now that it has Email.
wade through a ton of blue links, in your room? Skype, Microsoft can complete [Image: Flickr user ajmexico]
when you’re looking to buy a And yet today, when you find phone and dial by hand. How that part of the puzzle.
movie ticket or make a restaurant that phone number in search, you much more convenient would it As Microsft CEO Steve Ballmer
reservation, for example, Bing probably have to still pick up your be for you to be able to click on said in a press conference
Newstablet Edition Top News/ Technology/ Finance/ 11

Google Would Like To Wirelessly Control

Your Lightbulbs With Android@Home
Ariel Schwartz (Fast Company)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:59:58 AM
New phone and tablet tech means
you'll never have to get up from
your couch again. (And you'll
save energy in other ways, too.)
Google has already made its
intentions to dive bomb into the
energy space clear, but so far, it
has left out how this relates to its
Android phones. But at this
week's Google I/O developers
conference, the company
announced its new
Android@Home technology will
allow users to control appliances
directly from their phones--
starting with a wirelessly
connected LED bulb next year.
This is not entirely new territory.
Companies like Control4 already
allow users to control appliances--
lights, sprinkler systems, air
conditioning, and more--from
their cell phones and in-home
touch screens, but the technology
is pricey. Google and its
thousands of Android developers
will presumably bring prices
down to Earth and make remote
appliance control cheap, or
perhaps even free. The company
is relying on its thousands of
developers to make accessible
home automation a reality.
First up for Android@Home: a
wirelessly connected LED bulb
from Lighting Science Group that
can be controlled via an Android
phone or tablet, all using Google's
own wireless protocol to connect
to turn off the air conditioning
while you're at work, for example,
you can quickly do it with your
phone. The same thing goes
nearly every other home
appliance. You'll never have to
get up from your couch again--but
if you want to, you'll probably
control that from your tablet, too.
[Image: Lighting Science Group]
Reach Ariel Schwartz via Twitter
or email.
home devices. The bulb will be
released later this year, according
to Earth2Tech.
This isn't just a boon for the lazy
among us; it also makes it easy to
save energy at home. If you forget

Re-discovering the iPhone magic in real life

Erica Sadun (TUAW) The iPhone has long since passed iPhone in real life, we decided to We can't wait to hear what secret
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:00:00 AM parents recording videos at school throw this question to our readers: gems you've uncovered.
concerts. During a recent trip What iPhone uses have surprised, Re-discovering the iPhone magic
Has the iPhone become...blasé? home, I saw any number of delighted or just plain excited you in real life originally appeared on
Recently, I was at the check out people used their iPhones with recently? Are there ways you've TUAW on Wed, 11 May 2011
at my local supermarket, watching boarding pass scanners, checking seen the iPhone being used that 11:00:00 EST. Please see our
the guy in front of me enter things connections, finding gates and so have startled you, that took you terms for use of feeds.
into his iPhone. "Hey, whatcha on. These things that used to be out of the moment and convinced Source| Permalink| Email this|
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Turns out he was checking his occurrences. must buy or some new approach
sitting in the TUAW situation
balance before deciding which Has the revolutionary become the you can't ignore?
room and chatting about the
debit card to use to pay. norm? This morning, as we're Let us know in the comments.

Raj Rajaratnam found guilty of insider trading

(Finance News - Business news Billionaire hedge fund founder guilty by a New York jury of tipping network in a generation.
from the UK and world) Raj Rajaratnam has been found setting-up the largest illegal stock-
12 Business/ Technology/ Newstablet Edition

Newt Inc. Says It Will

"Aggressively Move Forward"
After Gingrich Announcement Christian
Ryan J. Reilly (Business
Insider)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:41:44 AM
Gingrich has two choices -- he
could disassociate himself with
the organizations or turn one of
World
Newt Gingrich is set to announce
his presidential campaign via
Facebook and Twitter on
them into his leadership PAC. But
that would make the groups
subject to the FEC's rules on
spending and raising money.
Adoption
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Wednesday. That could mean a "If they're affiliated with him as ServeRSS) (AdServRSS Feed)
change -- or an end -- to his leadership PACs, than they
involvement in the plethora of couldn't raise or spend non-federal Christian World Adoption is one
organizations he's affiliated with, corporate money anymore," of the largest international
collectively known as Newt Inc. another campaign lawyer said. adoption agencies in the United
It doesn't mean an end to those This post originally appeared at States. Since 1991, Christian
organizations altogether -- it just TPM. World Adoption has placed
means they wouldn't be picking For the latest in politics, visit thousands of children from
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American Solutions for Winning than 1.7 million voter and donor
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"release details about how between 2009 and 2010--more
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Rick Tyler, Gingrich's
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reports, Gingrich's campaign said one election lawyer.
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interview, but said that "each of
Newstablet Edition
The Bizarre Story Of A California
Neo-Nazi Shot Dead By His 10
Year Old Son
Mamta Badkar (Business
Insider)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:39:47 AM
In a bizarre turn of events Jeff
Hall, a regional leader of the
National Socialist Movement, was
shot dead last week by his 10-year
-old son, according to The New
York Times.
The boy allegedly shot his father
using a handgun as he lay on the
couch at their home in Riverside,
California. Charged as a juvenile
with murder, the boy may plead
insanity, his public defender said.
The police say the killing was
intentional but have no motive as
yet.
Hall exposed his son to NSM's
activities as he grew older, just
hours before the murder giving
him a leather belt with a silver
insignia of the Nazi SS.
Reports suggest the boy was
neglected and abused by his
parents as they went through a
divorce. He is said to have gone
hungry often when he was
Top 5 retail markups
nospam@example.com (Dory
Devlin, Shine staff)
(Financiallyfit on Shine)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 3:36:33 AM
younger.
The Guardian reports: "The child
was removed from the home of
his mother, Leticia Neal, as a two-
year-old, along with two siblings
and two step-siblings. Social
workers had reported that the
children were often filthy and
hungry, left in a house with no
electricity or gas with maggots
Yahoo! Finance's Farnoosh
Torabi takes a look at how these
items are marked up by retailers
and why consumers pay top
crawling on dishes and curdled
milk in the babies' bottles."
The NSM movement led by Jeff
Schoep is based in Detroit and is
reported to have over 400
members in 32 states. In 2009, the
group adopted new black fatigue-
like clothing with NSM insignia,
according to the Anti Defamation
League.
prices. Read the full article here.
Business/ Technology/ Finance/
NSM's website states that its core
beliefs include "defending the
rights of white people
everywhere, preservation of our
European culture and heritage,
strengthening family values,
economic self-sufficiency, and
reform of illegal immigration
policies, immediate withdrawal of
our national military from an
illegal Middle Eastern occupation
and promotion of white
separation."
The NSM posted this on their
website in memory of Hall.
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13
Surround-sound
'audio battlefield'
replicates
cacophony of
war
Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:55:00 AM
A telecommunications professor
named Steven Grant has built a
soundstage in a warehouse that
accurately replicates the sound of
a battlefield.
Army recruits are often
overwhelmed by their first
battlefield experiences, simply
because of the volume of the
explosions, gunfire, and jets
zooming overhead. The
soundstage is designed to give
troops some idea of what they're
in for beforehand.
Wired.co.uk spoke to Steven
Grant about the project, to ask a
few questions about how it works.
Continue reading...
14 News Wire/ Newstablet Edition

Pressure mounts on Pakistan's military over

bin Laden
(Reuters: Top News) "It is matter of serious concern possibility. The possibility ... (is in the eyes of the public". March, but its contents have only
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:38:14 AM that our security institutions knew that there was), at the lower level, "We are very angry about this just been released.
nothing when the helicopter somebody following a policy of breach of trust," said the official, New Delhi has long accused its
By Kamran Haider gunships and commandos his own and violating the policy speaking on condition of arch-rival of harboring militants
ISLAMABAD| Wed May 11, remained in our territory and from above." anonymity. "The space for such as those behind the 2008
2011 11:38am EDT airspace for so long," he told a The country's pervasive Inter- cooperating with the Americans Mumbai attacks that killed 166
(Reuters) - Pakistan's opposition news conference, calling for a Services Intelligence (ISI) agency on military and intelligence people, who it says were
leader accused the powerful spy judicial commission to lead the has a long history of contacts with operations has been shrunk supported by the ISI.
a g e n c y o f n e g l i g e n c e a n d investigation to dispel doubts Islamist militants. because of this incident." Militant factions, including al
incompetence on Wednesday as about its objectivity. Pakistan rejects allegations that it Pakistani cooperation is crucial Qaeda, have vowed revenge for
the country's former president said Sharif also demanded how it was was either incompetent in tracking for Washington's efforts to the killing of al Qaeda chief.
rogue members of the security that the world's most wanted man down the man behind the combat Islamist militants and In what may be the first such
establishment may have helped could be holed up in a compound September 11, 2001, attacks on bring stability to Afghanistan, and demonstration of that, on
Osama bin Laden hide for years less than a kilometer from the the United States or complicit in the U.S. administration's decision Wednesday two men on a
near Islamabad. country's main military academy, hiding him in the town of on Tuesday to send Senator John motorbike threw a couple of hand
Ratcheting up pressure on the and bemoaned the damage that Abbottabad just 50 km (30 miles) Kerry to Islamabad suggests it is grenades at the Saudi Arabian
country's military as it fights off the incident had caused to from Islamabad. keen to contain the fallout. consulate in the Pakistani city of
suspicion that it sheltered the al Pakistan's reputation abroad. "We wouldn't be naive enough to Kerry, a Democrat who is close Karachi. No one was hurt, police
Qaeda leader, rival India named "Isn't it true that world considers be complicit in this affair. We to the Obama administration, is said.
five Pakistani army officers in a us as a country that abets and would be risking not only the chairman of the Senate Foreign Al Qaeda is violently opposed to
list of 50 criminals it wants exports terrorism?" he said. "Isn't future of our country, but also the Relations Committee. Co-author the Saudi government but Karachi
extradited to stand trial on terror it true that all crimes everywhere future of our children," a senior of a 2009 bill that tripled non- police said it was too early to say
charges. in the world have links with our security official said, adding that military aid to Islamabad, he is if the attack was linked to the
N a w a z S h a r i f , w h o h e a d s home?" if there was a support network seen as a friend of Pakistan. death of the Saudi-born militant
Pakistan's largest opposition ROGUE OFFICERS MIGHT protecting bin Laden it did not Nevertheless, U.S. lawmakers are chief.
group, rejected a government HAVE KNOWN come from within the security questioning whether Pakistan is The United States is hoping to
decision to put an army general in Former Pakistani president establishment. serious about fighting militants in question the three wives of bin
c h a r g e o f t h e i n q u i r y i n t o Pervez Musharraf, an army KERRY HEADS TO the region, and some have called Laden who were left in the
intelligence lapses that led to the general who seized power in 1999 PAKISTAN TO SOOTHE FURY for a suspension of American aid Abbottabad compound after the
k i l l i n g o f b i n L a d e n i n a and now lives in exile in London, America's secret raid on bin to Islamabad. U.S. raid and are being detained,
h e l i c o p t e r r a i d b y U . S . told the ABC News network that Laden's compound has INDIA'S "MOST-WANTED" although Pakistani officials
c o m m a n d o s o n M a y 2 . there was a possibility that rogue embarrassed and enraged Compounding the pressure on the played down the possibility of any
Sparing the government and its junior officers in the country's Pakistan's military and has added army on Wednesday, India for the speedy access.
leaders in his tirade over the intelligence and military might to strains between Washington first time directly accused a U.S. investigators, who have
surprise breach of Pakistan's have been aware of bin Laden's and Islamabad that were already handful of serving Pakistani been sifting through a huge stash
sovereignty by American forces, whereabouts for years. running high. military officers of being involved of material seized during the
Sharif said is the "worst case of "It's really appalling that he was The security official said the with militancy. New Delhi's list of operation, believe the wives could
negligence and incompetence" by there and nobody knew," he said. Navy SEALs operation had left its 50 "most-wanted" criminals
the country's security agencies. "But rogue element within is a the army and the ISI "discredited was handed to Islamabad in PRESSURE page 18
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Under D.C. Pressure, Navy Nixes Same-Sex

Union Plan
(FOXNews.com) the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act Navy to return to its original chaplains to perform a same-sex training.
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:22:50 AM by appearing to recognize and decision. union if it was against their Under Pentagon guidelines,
support same-sex marriages. That "The Navy and their lawyers got religious beliefs. chaplains and other key military
The Navy has abruptly reversed law defines marriage as only this right last month. Facilities use The military dust-up comes leaders were among the first tier
its decision to allow chaplains to between a man and a woman, and in the 'Don't Ask' post-repeal against the backdrop of the of service members to be trained
perform same-sex marriages once it also says states don't have to world should be sexual orientation Obama administration's decision about the new law repealing the
the military's ban on openly gay r e c o g n i z e g a y m a r r i a g e s neutral. We are confident that the in February to no longer defend ban on openly gay service. Much
service members is lifted, after performed in other states where 'additional legal and policy the constitutionality of the of that instruction has been
dozens of House lawmakers they are legal. review' promised by the Navy will Defense of Marriage Act. completed, so the Navy will send
complained. "We find it unconscionable that lead to the same result as the one Attorney General Eric Holder said out updates to include the
Rear Adm. Mark Tidd, chief of the United States Navy, a federal announced in April," said Aubrey at the time that President Obama marriage ceremony provision.
Navy chaplains, issued a one- entity sworn to preserve and Sarvis, director of the concluded that the law was Under the military's "don't ask,
s e n t e n c e m e m o T u e s d a y protect the Constitution of the Servicemembers Legal Defense unconstitutional. don't tell" policy, service
announcing that the earlier United States, believes it is their Network. "This should focus on The Pentagon has been moving members face dismissal if they
decision has been "suspended place alone to train and direct the law, not on the irrational fears carefully to implement the repeal revealed they were gay.
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A senior Navy official told Fox The lawmakers asked Mabus to Navy officials had said Monday would go into effect 60 days after Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S.
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be necessary "until broader legal individuals should not be allowed ceremonies for gay couples. lifting the ban won't hurt troops' the amphibious command ship
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Gets a Break
(FOXNews.com) Mayor Mark Lauretti were not Burr's statement read. chapter might be," she said. "He's were injured, but school officials
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:22:50 AM immediately returned on Tracey Tate, James' mother, told 18. We're lifelong learners and said it caused a major disruption,
Wednesday, but Tate told The FoxNews.com that James was this is an especially critical time according to the Valley
A Connecticut teen who asked a Connecticut Post he was told the scheduled to take an Advanced for young men." Independent Sentinel.
girl to prom by taping a message posting constituted trespassing Placement test in statistics on Many students and parents told FoxNews.com's Joshua Rhett
to the front of his high school has and posed a safety risk. Wednesday and that this was Fox CT that they thought the Miller and The Associated Press
been barred from attending. Tom Murphy, a spokesman for "absolutely" the first time he had gesture was creative and the contributed to this report.
Shelton High School senior the Connecticut State Department been in any trouble at school. punishment too harsh. Click here to watch Fox CT’s
James Tate and two friends posted of Education, said local school "I think it was not handled With prom just a few weeks story on the prom suspension.
12-inch tall cardboard letters officials "do have the authority" to correctly," Tracey Tate said of the away, Tate said he was sorry for May 10: This screengrab shows
outside the school’s main entrance investigate the incident and to school's response. "There should the violation and that he primarily James Tate's creative prom
last Thursday night so students determine what is a "fair and have been other ways to handle wanted to get his friends out of invitation that got him suspended
would see the message in the appropriate" disciplinary action. the situation. He just wanted to trouble. from school and barred from the
morning. "At the same time, a student does make a great impression on this “I just wanted to go to prom,” dance.
T h e l e t t e r s r e a d : " S o n a l i have the right to appeal and to girl." Tate told Fox CT. Shelton High School senior
Rodrigues, Will you go to the request reconsideration," Murphy Tate said she was surprised at the Tate, meanwhile, isn't the only James Tate and two friends posted
prom with me? HMU -Tate." said. "But attending the prom is a outpouring of support for her son, Shelton High School student 12-inch cardboard letters outside
HMU means hit me up, or call p r i v i l e g e . S t u d e n t s s h o u l d including a Facebook page barred from this year's prom, the school’s main entrance last
me. understand that. Students are created to announce an alternative according to the Facebook page Thursday so students would see
Rodrigues said yes. But Tate, 18, expected to follow the rules to dance to the prom. dedicated to the senior. the message in the morning. The
and his two friends have been take part in an extracurricular "I have no idea where it came "6 other seniors and I had our students were later barred from
g i v e n o n e - d a y i n - h o u s e activity." from, I have no idea how it prom privileges taken away from attending the prom. (FNC)
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orchestrated
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:43:44 AM performance by augmented diminutive Dolmetsch Recorder
forces. Arturo Toscanini Ensemble, retitling the work
IN FROM JAPAN: Pianist c o n d u c t e d m o v e m e n t s o f “Sugar Plums.” When the time
Noriko Sugiyama performed Beethoven's String Quartets Op. came for the concluding fusillade
Mozart's Piano Quartet in E-flat 59, No. 3; Op. 130; and Op. 135 of cannon shots, the players fired
Major. (Haruka Sugiyama) NEW with the entire string section of feeble popguns, to the audience’s
YORK—For her fourth and final t h e N B C S y m p h o n y . M o r e evident hilarity.
program of the 2010-11 season, recently, Leonard Bernstein led Therefore, at the May 3 “Julie
Julie Jordan presented a concert t h e s t r i n g s o f t h e V i e n n a Jordan Presents” concert, I was
of uncommon interest on May 3 at P h i l h a r m o n i c O r c h e s t r a i n very curious as to how well the
the Church of St. Joseph in r e c o r d i n g s o f B e e t h o v e n ' s Mozart Piano Quartets would
Greenwich Village. Termed a Quartets Op. 131 and Op. 135, stand up to being played by a
“Tribute to Japan,” it featured inspired by the example of string orchestra instead of just a
Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Dimitri Mitropoulos, who had single violin, viola, and cello,
Strings” played in memoriam as directed a performance of Op. 131 particularly since this was
well as what was billed as the with the Boston Symphony. apparently the first time the works
New York premiere of Mozart’s Various eminent conductors, had been performed in this
two Piano Quartets with string i n c l u d i n g F u r t w ä n g l e r a n d manner in New York.
orchestra, each with a different Klemperer, have recorded string NEXT - Fortunately, the results
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Obama way ahead of Republicans
for 2012 election
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:25:12 AM
The field of possible Republicans
challengers to Obama has not
'Jetman' soars
over Grand
economic front, the issue that is the country is on the right or
Canyon
(Holy Kaw!)
likely to determine whether he wrong track have improved. Now, Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:27:00 AM

generated much enthusiasm so wins again in 2012. 56 percent think the country is on
U.S. President Barack Obama far, with several waiting to Only 34 percent of Americans the wrong track, up sharply from Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy,
delivers remarks at a DNC event announce their candidacy. approve of his handling of the the 69 percent who thought so last also known as "Jetman,"
at Austin City Limits Moody Obama, who made history by economy, a finding linked directly month. successfully completed a flight
Theater in Austin, Texas, May 10, becoming the first African- to a surge in gasoline prices to The survey was conducted May 5 above the Grand Canyon on
2011. American president in 2008, leads around $4 a gallon. It was the -9. A randomly selected sample of Saturday with his custom-
Credit: Reuters/Jim Young possible Republican candidates by lowest approval for Obama on the 1,029 adults was interviewed by designed jetpack, according to the
By Steve Holland double digits. economy in the Ipsos poll since he telephone, both landlines and cell watchmaker Breitling, which
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2011 12:25pm EDT compared to his closest rivals, Although employers have been accurate to within 3 percentage This was Rossy's first flight in
(Reuters) - President Barack former Arkansas Governor Mike hiring at a faster rate in recent points. the United States; however, he has
Obama has a wide lead over H u c k a b e e a n d f o r m e r months, Americans are still (Reporting by Steve Holland and successfully completed a trip in
potential Republican rivals for the Massachusetts Mitt Romney, grappling with 9 percent Alistair Bell; Editing by Doina his jetpack across the English
presidential election in 2012, but according to the poll. unemployment. Chiacu) Channel as well as several stunts.
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help them trace bin Laden's
movements and his network.
ABC News quoted Pakistani
officials as saying that they were
interested in studying the remains
of a U.S. helicopter that crashed
during the raid, which experts
believe was a version of the
Blackhawk modified with stealth
features.
One official told the network that
China, an ally of Pakistan, was
interested in examining the
remains of the helicopter and
another said "We might let them
take a look".
But Pakistani military officials
dismissed the report saying there
was no intention to give the
wreckage to China, nor had China
asked to see it.
"Someone's aiming to spread
alarm," one official said.
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Common Sense? Rapper's WH
Invite Stirs Controversy
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:22:50 AM
President Barack Obama, left,
hugs rapper Common after a
Moving America Forward rally
for Democratic candidates
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 in
Chicago.(AP)
A musician with ties to President
Obama's former controversial
pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, will
take center stage Wednesday
night when Obama hosts a poetry
ceremony at the White House
featuring rapper and actor
Common.
Common, a socially-conscious
lyricist whose real name is Lonnie
Rashid Lynn, Jr., has defended the
retired pastor, and also has
unleashed lyrical attacks on
former President George W. Bush
that have been criticized by
conservatives.
Common is not known as a
gangsta rapper, but some of his
songs and poems feature violent
imagery. In one poem, he called
for the metaphorical burning of
President George W. Bush -- a
"burning Bush."
The White House did not return
calls seeking comment for this
story.
Obama most likely met Common
at Trinity United Church of
Christ, a church that Obama
attended for 20 years and
Common grew up attending.
Wright retired as pastor there in
2008, the same year that Obama
ended his relationship with
Wright after videos of his
explosive sermons became a
campaign issue.
In the sermons, Wright accused
the U.S. government of racism
and in the days after the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks, he said
"America's chickens are coming
home to roost" after it dropped
atomic bombs on Japan and
"supported state terrorism against
Palestinians and black South
Africans."
Obama initially defended Wright
but later cut ties with him when
Wright continued to make
inflammatory comments.
But Common defended Wright.
"He never really was against
white people or another race,"
Common told Electronic Urban
Report in 2008. "It was more
against an establishment that was
oppressing people. I think we all
can see that this country has
problems and a lot of it starts in
the political system."
Common said during the 2008
presidential race that Wright's
sermons were filled with love, not
hate.
"What I picked up from the
News Wire/ Economy/
pews…was messages of love," he
said. "Anything that was going on
against that love he would
acknowledge and expose. He's
been a preacher that's helped raise
one of the greatest political
figures in the world, and
hopefully, the next president. He's
also raised one of the greatest
rappers in the world."
In a 2007 poem entitled "A Letter
to the Law," Common railed
against the U.S. invasion of Iraq
invasion while urban areas were
being neglected.
"Seeing a fiend being hung/With
that happening, why they messing
with Saddam?
"Burn a Bush cos' for peace he no
push no button/Killing over oil
and grease/no weapons of
destruction."
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For Jim Rogers
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:28:46 AM
Just yesterday, Jim Rogers said
that he was thinking of shorting
Treasuries that afternoon, a
specific prediction that grabbed a
ton of headlines.
Today?
There's a huge bond rally, and
yields are plunging.
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Marketing Corner: State of Small
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:57:24 AM
SMALL BUSINESS
OUTLOOK: Employees of a new
startup company based in Palo
Alto, Calif., work at their
headquarters this past March.
Many small business owners are
looking to increase their
marketing presence using social
media, search optimization, and
enh (Kimihiro Hoshino/AFP/
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Amid small business owners’
concerns are the economy, cash
flow, paying bills on time, making
payroll, and collecting
receivables. In addition, growth is
another factor that is paramount
on small business owners’ minds.
Owners are looking to maintain
current revenue streams and are
devising aggressive growth plans
that may involve taking some
financial risk. These plans are
taking shape in a variety of forms,
such as hiring staff; offering
health care benefits to employees;
making capital investments such
as new software, computers, and
other technology; and introducing
new products or services.
Just like larger corporations,
small businesses are also looking
at rising energy costs and taxes
and the impact this will have on
their businesses.
With all of this on the small
business owner’s mind, it’s a no
wonder that marketing plans
sometimes are pushed to the
bottom of the to-do list. But savvy
owners would move their
marketing plans further to the top
of the list as a means to assisting
business growth.
Many small business owners are
looking to increase their
marketing presence using social
media, search optimization, and
enhancing the company website to
develop new business.
Online advertising offers small
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Over the Horizon: Symbol and Utility in the

Great Carrier Debate
(World Politics Review: Articles) defense and national power. also expected to have "symbolic" perform their roles as powerful independence.
Submitted at 5/11/2011 3:04:00 AM The American debate over the importance. Typically, the term states. In this sense, the mere A third method of interpreting
utility of the big carriers is echoed "symbolic" is understood to be in possession of a carrier is weapons acquisition -- and naval
Driven in part by a recent article in the United Kingdom and, tension with "utility." So when sufficient to indicate to observers aviation -- is through a
in Proceedings, the magazine of presumably, in China, where Willard suggests that Shi Lang that China is a serious, powerful combination of the utilitarian and
the United States Naval Institute, aircraft carrier programs are either will be symbolic, he is essentially country that needs to be consulted symbolic logics. In this framing,
the debate over the nature and resuming or ramping up. The arguing that the Chinese ship will when important decisions are the symbolic has utilitarian
utility of aircraft carriers has once B r i t i s h n a v y , h a v i n g not be very militarily useful in being made. By this logic, if the import, while the utilitarian has
again erupted between naval decommissioned its last strike and of itself. British are interested in resuming symbolic effect. That the U.S.
analysts. In " Twilight of the carrier, will be without a serious The necessary follow-up to this a carrier capability primarily for Navy's fleet of aircraft carriers is
$uperflous Carrier," Capt. Henry naval aviation capability until the argument is to ask whether states symbolic reasons, then their viewed as the fundamental
J. Hendrix of the U.S. Navy and H M S Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h i s tend to employ a utilitarian logic interest in the F-35C may have arbiters of world naval power is
retired Lt. Col. J. Noel Williams commissioned near the end of this for weapons acquisition, or a less to do with the fighter's range relevant for perceptions of U.S.
of the U.S. Marine Corps argue decade. The British government's symbolic logic. If the former, and payload than with the fact that power, and consequently for U.S.
that modern supercarriers are lead role in calling for the air powerful states want to acquire the United States will fly the same policy. If the America-class
simply too expensive and too campaign in Libya has already aircraft carriers because carriers aircraft. The maintenance of the amphibious assault carrier has less
vulnerable to be usable weapons caused some to question the allow them to do things, or at least huge U.S. fleet of massive -- or different -- symbolic
of war. They contend that the era wisdom of creating such a gap in threaten to do things. The United supercarriers should also be resonance, then policymakers
of the supercarrier has come to an British naval air capability and Kingdom would like to have understood as symbolic need to take that into account
end, and that the future of naval has also reawakened concerns aircraft carriers because such performance: The United States is when making procurement
power resides in warships like the about the design of the Royal ships would make striking Libya "playing the role" of global naval decisions. Similarly, for Chinese
U S S A m e r i c a , a b i g - d e c k Navy's two new carriers. In easier, for example. The issue of hegemon, for which it requires policymakers, creating the
amphibious assault ship that will China, the People's Liberation whether to equip the new British certain props. Big, slow impression that China is a serious
eventually be capable of operating Army Navy (PLAN) is expected carriers to fly the F-35B or the amphibious assault carriers, player is an important policy goal,
the F-35B Lightning II VSTOL to commission its first aircraft somewhat more capable F-35C however "useful" they may be, and should affect decisions about
fighter jet. Bryan McGrath of carrier -- Shi Lang, formerly the then becomes a question of cost lack the same symbolic impact of where weapons acquisition funds
I n f o r m a t i o n D i s s e m i n a t i o n Ukrainian Varyag -- later this and effectiveness. Similarly, if nuclear supercarriers. Some should go. If the United Kingdom
disputes several key assumptions year. Observers continue to China is seeking a carrier acquisition decisions appear to wants to continue to be consulted
of the article, including the debate China's motives and capability for operational weigh symbolism very heavily about major intervention
r e l a t i v e v u l n e r a b i l i t y o f expectations for its carrier objectives, the question of indeed. The HTMS Chakri decisions, and if the differences in
supercarriers and big amphibious a v i a t i o n p r o g r a m . P a c i f i c whether the PLAN has aircraft Naruebet, pride of the Royal Thai perception of the F-35B and the F
ships, and the role that UAVs will Command chief Adm. Robert that can fly from Shi Lang then Navy, plays an almost wholly -35C affect whether that will
play in the future of carrier Willard, for example, has argued becomes relevant, as does the symbolic role, largely because she happen, then it makes sense to
aviation. that Shi Lang's importance is question of what kind of never leaves port. The South take advantage of symbolic
But while this discussion has thus primarily "symbolic." destroyers will support Shi Lang. American navies of the Southern politics.
far been useful and productive, it It is worth unpacking the idea The symbolic logic of Cone maintained ancient Of course, the respective
sidesteps some of the most that aircraft carriers play a acquisition, on the other hand, battleships into the 1950s, relics importance of utility and
important ways in which aircraft "symbolic" role, because as Phil suggests that states want carriers of an era in which dreadnoughts
carriers matter for national Ewing argues, U.S. carriers are in order to demonstrate and indicated power, modernity and OVER page 26
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On Multi-Role Fighters, Europe Offers India
More Value Than U.S.
(World Politics Review: Articles)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 3:03:00 AM
In what was described as a major
milestone in the six-nation
Multirole Medium Combat
Aircraft (MMRCA) tender, the
Indian Ministry of Defense
announced the final contenders
for the $10 billion, 126-plane
purchase in April. Only the
Dassault Rafale and the
Eurofighter Typhoon were left in
the fray, while Boeing's F-18 E/F
Superhornet, Lockheed Martin's F
-16, Saab's Gripen and UAC's
MiG-35 were all eliminated. The
selection of aircraft offered only
by European manufacturers has
been seen by many U.S.
commentators as a political snub
to the Indo-U.S. strategic
partnership, despite the Indian
government's great efforts to
frame the decision as a purely
technical one taken by the Indian
air force (IAF). In reality, the
Indian decision reflects the fact
that, in this particular case,
Europe offers a superior value
proposition than the United
States.
Ever since the start of the
MMRCA competition, several
American thinks tanks have
portrayed a potential U.S. win as
the culmination of the Indo-U.S.
strategic relationship that began
under the Bush administration.
Success for U.S. manufacturers
was to herald a new era in trust
and cooperation between the
world's two largest democracies,
while simultaneously bringing
much-needed jobs to recession-hit
America and giving India access
to leading U.S. defense
technology.
The Indians did not see it in these
terms, however. The MMRCA
competition was crafted with the
intention of both adding modern
teeth to the IAF's declining
squadron strength and securing
contemporary technology via an
industrial partnership that would
provide a much-needed impetus to
India's emerging aerospace
industry. The favored vendor
would be the one who offered the
best package with these broad
criteria in mind. Simply put, these
were the most "strategic"
considerations for an India that
has to factor in an unlikely yet
possible joint attack by Pakistan
and a furiously modernizing
China.
Unfortunately for the Americans,
the U.S. entries apparently fell
short of Indian requirements.
Reports suggest that the two
selected aircraft performed better
than their peers in the 643
parameters set by the IAF. It must
be noted that the technical
evaluation was not a pure head-to-
head assessment on cardinal
parameters but rather one tailored
to Indian suitability and
conditions. In any case, the Rafale
and Typhoon were always seen as
aircraft that truly represented the
final evolution of fourth-
generation fighters -- at least in
terms of aerodynamics and the
possibility for future growth --
compared to the U.S. contenders,
which were both designed in the
1970s.
Moreover, even though the U.S.
government had apparently
authorized an "unprecedented
release of technology" to India for
this tender, the Indians were not
convinced that meaningful
technology transfer would take
place in areas where the American
aircraft had real advantages, such
as in the case of airborne
electronically scanned arrays.
Such pessimism is in part due to
past U.S. behavior -- the U.S. has
refused to share the source code
for the F-35's radar even with
close allies like the U.K.
The specter of unreliability
clearly bogged down the U.S. bid.
The memory of the "Sea King"
incident, where U.S. sanctions in
the face of India's 1998 nuclear
tests grounded a major chunk of
the Indian navy's anti-submarine
helicopter fleet, is still fresh in
Indian official circles.
These fears were compounded by
the Ministry of Defense's
unhappiness with U.S. treaties
such as the Communication
Interoperability and Security
Memorandum of Agreement,
which was a prerequisite for India
to receive key communications
security equipment on aircraft
purchased from U.S. sources.
India signed the End Use
Monitoring Agreement in 2009
reluctantly, even after it was
apparently customized for Indian
sensitivities. But the IAF was
unwilling to accept any further
restrictions on the use of the new
combat aircraft, for which India is
paying top dollar.
An arms purchase from Europe
will not be subject to these
limitations. Germany, the lead
nation for Eurofighter's India bid,
made it clear in late-2010 that it
regarded India as a strategic
security partner and as a result
would not insist on an end-user
monitoring agreement. France has
also always been sensitive to
India's national security concerns,
as epitomized by Paris' refusal to
put sanctions on India after the
1998 nuclear tests.
The U.S. simply could not match
the extent of industrial partnership
offered by the Europeans, whose
aircraft have already been in the
IAF's inventory for several years.
EADS, for instance, is on record
as stating that if the Typhoon is
selected, India would become the
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fifth home to the aircraft, in
addition to the four-nation
consortium that builds it.
France, too, is far more likely to
offer significant technology
transfers to India given that the
Rafale has been unable to secure
any export orders so far and faces
a somewhat desperate situation.
Strategic transfers from France on
civilian nuclear technology and
submarine manufacturing also
provide a ready template for
interaction. By contrast, choosing
an American plane would have
meant adding a completely new
support infrastructure to an air
force that is already operating a
plethora of aircraft of varied
origins.
Although few Indo-U.S.
interlocutors would openly admit
it, the transfer of offensive
military hardware to Pakistan
under the guise of helping
Islamabad fight the war on terror
has not gone over well in New
Delhi either. Indeed, the F-16 was
essentially dead on arrival
precisely because Pakistan has
flown that plane for years and has
recently received newer variants
under the post-Sept. 11 U.S.
military aid package.
In choosing European aircraft,
India has clearly asserted its
cherished strategic autonomy and
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India Should Continue to Engage With

Pakistan
(World Politics Review: Articles) In the wake of Abbottabad, must be based on pragmatism cohesiveness on sensitive - to one of Pakistani
Submitted at 5/11/2011 2:54:00 AM however, there is renewed rather than sentiment. That the matters," says the ministry "victimization" that would surely
pressure on Indian Prime Minister Indian government realizes the official. follow any Indian riposte.
India's policy of continued Manmohan Singh to redraft his political cost in engaging with This sentiment has gathered Continuing to engage Islamabad
engagement with Pakistan took a Pakistan policy. Singh has made Pakistan was evident when Home strength in the wake of Pakistani is thus the best option for India.
blow in the wake of Osama bin repeated attempts to normalize Minister P. Chidambaram recently Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir's Amity between the two nuclear-
Laden's killing in Abbottabad, Indo-Pakistani relations in the noted "that terrorists belonging to warning last week of "catastrophic armed neighbors -- who have
barely 100 yards from the gates of h o p e o f l e a v i n g b e h i n d a different organizations find consequences" if any country -- fought two wars since their
a Pakistani military academy. favorable legacy when he leaves sanctuary in Pakistan." widely interpreted as a reference independence in 1947 -- is vital
Islamabad's alleged role in office, probably sometime in the However, despite the recent to India -- were to try to carry out not only for New Delhi and
shielding bin Laden -- and next couple of years. However, developments, which some might another U.S.-style operation. Islamabad, but also for the entire
p e r h a p s o t h e r t e r r o r i s t his opponents argue that such consider transformational, many However, despite Bashir's South Asian region.
organizations that pose a direct initiatives undermine India's fight analysts predict that progress on provocation, New Delhi would do Neeta Lal is a New Delhi-based
threat to India -- has driven calls against terrorism, a cornerstone of rebuilding Indo-Pakistani ties is well to read the outburst in the journalist.
to modify New Delhi's outreach Indian policy after Mumbai. unlikely to flag. "India has been correct context. The diplomat's Photo: Pakistani President Asif
initiative toward its South Asian Early this year, Singh reopened pointing out for years that threat was born out of Islamabad's Ali Zardari and Indian Prime
neighbor. It has also resurrected the channels of communication Pakistan is harboring terrorists. frustration at the audacious U.S. Minister Manmohan Singh during
the question dogging Indian with Islamabad during the South There's nothing new in this," says operation in the heart of Pakistani the Shanghai Cooperation
policymakers since the 2008 Asian Association for Regional an Indian Home Ministry official territory. Organization summit in
Mumbai massacre: Should India Cooperation summit in Thimpu, who spoke on the condition of In other words, the aftermath of Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 16,
continue to engage with Pakistan Bhutan. And he put bilateral talks anonymity. "The [Indo-Pakistani] Abbottabad should not trigger a 2009 (photo by Flickr user
even though Islamabad cultivates back on the agenda in March by bilateral dialogue was on when skirmish, whether diplomatic or Current News Stories, licensed
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arrest the perpetrators of the advise caution in dealing with Singh and be detrimental for not let the narrative shift from the
attacks, have vexed New Delhi Pakistan and emphasize that India. "It will reflect poorly on the core issue -- that is, the shelter
ever since. India's policy with its neighbor ruling UPA government's lack of terrorists have found in Pakistan -
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OVER
continued from page 23
symbolism can be misleading or
subject to the vagaries of chance.
The Pearl Harbor raid and the
destruction of the battleships
Repulse and Prince of Wales off
Malaya in December 1941 helped
hasten the symbolic demise of the
battleship, even if the vessels
themselves retained utility for
many years. Similarly, the
Southeast Asian tsunami helped
put the amphibious warship on the
symbolic map by developing a
perception of its utility. So the
first time a supercarrier is sunk by
a diesel electric submarine or by a
ballistic missile may very well be
the last moment in which such
vessels carry symbolic weight,
despite their utility.
And so the question moving
forward, both for the United
States and for other countries, is
not simply, "Do we need aircraft
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is moving to select a system that
meets its needs -- as it has done in
the past on a range of U.S.
systems it has found suitable.
However, those purchases show
that, while India will certainly opt
for American systems in the
support category, it will continue
to be circumspect about handing
leverage to the U.S. over key
offensive systems. This is
something that American think
tanks will have to live with,
despite the rhetoric surrounding
the Indo-U.S. partnership in the
21st century.
Saurav Jha studied economics at
carriers, and if so which kind?"
Rather, the question should be
formulated as, "What do our naval
aviation choices indicate about the
role we play in international
society?" F-35Bs may be "good
enough" for a country like Italy,
but not for the Royal Navy.
Heavy investment in submarines
and ballistic missiles may be the
best choice for a China interested
in fighting and winning wars, but
not for a China that wants to play
a role in the most important
political decisions made in
international society. The mighty
carriers of the U.S. Navy carry not
just F/A-18s, but also a set of
understandings about what it
means to be a powerful nation.
Dr. Robert Farley is an assistant
professor at the Patterson School
of Diplomacy and International
Commerce at the University of
Presidency College, Calcutta, and
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi. He writes and
researches on global energy issues
and clean energy development in
Asia. His first book for Harper
Collins India, " The Upside Down
Book of Nuclear Power," was
published in January 2010. He
also works as an independent
consultant in the energy sector in
India. He can be reached at
sjha1618@gmail.com.
Photo: Eurofighter Typhoon
(photo by Wikimedia user Kogo,
licensed under the GNU Free
Documentation License, Version
Kentucky. His interests include
national security, military
doctrine, and maritime affairs. He
blogs at Lawyers, Guns and
Money and Information
Dissemination. His weekly WPR
column, Over the Horizon,
appears every Wednesday.
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Google Announces 160 Million
Chrome Users, Massive
Improvements Coming
John Biggs (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:40:57 AM
Chrome’s user base “more than
doubled” in the past year with
browser uptake increasing from
70 million to 160 million thanks
to Linux, Windows, and OS X
versions of the browser finally
reaching parity. Google is touting
speed and security as their major
priorities with each Chrome
release.
time.
Google plans major They’ve also improved HTLM5
improvements over the next few
rendering (they were able to get
months including speech support about a thousand fish floating in
built into the browser as well as
this test at Microsoft). It also
more developer APIs to improve features improved WebGL
user interaction. Speech systems,
support.
for example, will allow you to use
Chrome to translate speech in real
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Gmail Adds Rich, Multiple
Signatures to Gmail [Downloads]
Melanie Pinola (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 8:00:00 AM
Chrome/Firefox: The Blank
Canvas Signatures for Gmail
extension helps you manage
multiple email signatures—with
address you use with Gmail. More
support for HTML formatting and
»
even across multiple email
addresses, so you can have a
different signature for each
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Apple Likely Partnering, Not Purchasing
Nuance
Samia Perkins (SlashGear)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:05:03 AM
There has been all sorts of
speculation around the web about
whether Apple will shell out some
of the pile of excess cash it has
laying around and purchase
Nuance. And last year, Steve
Wozniak made a big flub and
speculated that Apple would buy
Nuance, later retracting his
statement. But a move yesterday
by Nuance to make an acquisition
itself casts doubt on a purchase of
the company by Apple.
One of Nuance’s major strengths
is in its speech recognition
software, and the speculation has
been that Apple may decide to
buy the company in order to
improve the speech recognition
capability of iOS. Nuance’s
acquisition of Equitrac, a print
management firm, makes it look
unlikely that Nuance is preparing
to be purchased by anyone. Any
deal they do with Apple will be a
partnership, not an acquisition.
With this move, Nuance is
looking to expand another aspect
of its business, which is document
imaging. Nuance also has a huge
healthcare business, something
Apple isn’t interested in.
According to obert Weideman,
senior vice president and general
manager of the Nuance Document
Imaging Division, “Equitrac
delivers proven value in
healthcare, financial, legal and
educational organizations, and
provides secure print capabilities
to desktop and mobile global
office workers. This complements
Nuance’s strengths in mobile and
office productivity, and aligns
well to Nuance’s key verticals,
especially healthcare.”
So Nuance has made it clear that
they are staying independent, and
are growing other areas of their
business in addition to the speech
recognition side. It will be
interesting to watch what, if any,
deal happens between Nuance and
Apple in the near future. Apple
and iOS could benefit from
Nuance’s expertise.
Press release:
Nuance Communications, Inc.
(NASDAQ: NUAN) today
announced an agreement under
which Nuance will acquire
Equitrac Corporation, a leading
provider of intelligent print
management and cost recovery
software. Equitrac solutions have
been adopted by more than 25,000
organizations worldwide to
implement secure and managed
printing for enterprise, global and
mobile workforces.
The acquisition expands
Nuance’s document imaging
portfolio, adding Equitrac’s
market-leading print management
products to Nuance eCopy
ShareScan® scanning and
workflow solutions, and to
Nuance OmniPage, PaperPort and
PDF Converter Professional
desktop applications. The addition
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healthcare, financial, legal and
educational organizations, and
provides secure print capabilities
to desktop and mobile global
office workers. This complements
Nuance’s strengths in mobile and
office productivity, and aligns
well to Nuance’s key verticals,
especially healthcare.”
Equitrac increases the
productivity and document
security of office workers with the
Follow-You® printing solution.
Users print documents from their
desktop as usual, then use card-
swipe or log-in identification at a
networked MFP to view and
select their documents for on-
of Equitrac also strengthens demand printing. No matter where
N u a n c e ’ s g l o b a l c h a n n e l they go in their organization – an
partnerships with multifunction MFP around the corner from their
printer (MFP) vendors, including office or at office locations across
Canon, Xerox, Konica Minolta, t h e g l o b e – t h e u s e r ’ s
Ricoh and HP – each of whom p e r s o n a l i z e d o n - d e m a n d
currently sell both Equitrac print document selections are instantly
management and Nuance eCopy available from the MFP touch-
scanning solutions through their screen. In a hospital setting for
d e a l e r s o r a s p a r t o f t h e i r example, care providers can
Managed Print Services (MPS) s e c u r e l y a c c e s s a n d p r i n t
portfolios. standardized forms or specific
“Equitrac expands our ability to patient reports from any MFP or
provide our customers and MFP printer on the network – a nurse’s
partners with solutions that station, physician’s office or
deliver even higher levels of cost emergency room.
savings and office productivity,” “ T h e r e ’ s a l o n g h i s t o r y o f
said Robert Weideman, senior customers selecting Equitrac as
v i c e p r e s i d e n t a n d g e n e r a l their MFP print management
manager of the Nuance Document
Imaging Division. “Equitrac APPLE page 29
delivers proven value in
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Moving Beyond Plastic, Visa Announces
Digital Wallet Launch
Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 12:23:00 PM
Visa announced today it will
launch a next-generation digital
wallet service which aims to
revolutionize electronic payments,
including those made online, on a
mobile phone, or offline at the
point-of-sale. The platform allows
consumers to create a digitized
version of their actual wallet, in
which they load all their cards,
whether Visa or not. Even
merchant loyalty cards will be
supported.
When making a purchase on the
Web, this new system offers a
click-to-purchase functionality
that does away with the long,
tedious form filling currently
necessary on the websites
belonging to online merchants.
Instead, a username and password
will be all that's required to
complete a purchase. Offline at
retailers' locations, the mobile
wallet will support the use of
promo codes sent via SMS,
barcode scanning and NFC
technology, the latter which
allows a customer to pay with a
wave of their phone instead of
with a swipe of a plastic card.
Sponsor
Replacing the Magnetic Stripe
with Modern Technology
Visa introduced the magnetic
stripe over 30 years ago, but now,
that technology's time is coming
to an end. There is a global
movement underway involving
the digitization of cash and
checks, explains Jennifer Schulz,
Head of Global Product Strategy
Innovation & eCommerce at Visa.
This mobile-driven force of
change has come about due to the
widespread ubiquity of mobile
devices, and it has impacted the
way merchants and retailers
interact with each other.
While the mobile stripe has
allowed for a convenience that
consumers now take for granted,
we now have the technology to
replace it with something even
better: a digital wallet.
The system that Visa is
launching, includes three key
pieces: an e-commerce offering,
an m-commerce offering and an
offline piece for point-of-sale
transactions. Online Shopping
Revolution: No More Forms to
Fill
Online shopping, whether done
via a desktop computer or a
mobile phone, will see the most
radical impact in the short term.
Currently, consumers wishing to
make online purchases have to fill
out long forms at each retailer's
website in order to complete their
transaction. In addition to filling
out name and address (both
billing and shipping), they also
need to fill in their credit card
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communication, allows users to promotions to customers via SMS
tap or wave their phone at an NFC technology, email or barcoded
-enabled terminal in order to pay mobile coupons, which could then
for a transaction. NFC is now b be shown to the merchant at the
eing built into modern point-of-sale, or even printed out,
smartphones including Google's if necessary. A recent example of
Nexus S, Samsung's Galaxy II, this system launched in April in
Nokia's Astound and the partnership with clothing retailer
BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 The Gap. The store offers real-
devices, among others. Visa also time, location-based discounts to
offers cases and SD cards for non- customers over SMS. The system
NFC phones, in order to offer knows when a customer is out
backwards compatibility to older shopping and where, thanks to the
number, expiration date and their devices. While still an emerging real-time processing capabilities
card security code. technology, it's expected that NFC of Visa's payment network. Those
No longer will that be necessary. will ultimately play a large role in consumers are then sent an over-
In Visa's new system, the the future of commerce. the-air mobile coupon for use at
customer replicates their wallet Currently, there are 150,000 The Gap via text message.
online during a one-time setup retailers in the U.S. with readers Schultz, in describing the
and can then simply use a that accept NFC transactions, platform, wanted to make it clear
username and password to including big names like that this sort of technology is opt-
complete their transactions. The McDonald's, CVS and Foot in only."The consumer is at the
b e n e f i t t o t h e c o n s u m e r , Locker, to name a few. These center of the product," she
obviously, is ease-of-use, but for readers, in some cases, may be explained. "They have to opt-in to
the merchant, the benefit (besides branded as supporting Visa's any rewards, discounts, offers or
these easier transactions for PayWave, but any contactless other value-added features a
customers, of course) is that reader will accept these sorts of merchant offers."
they'll no longer have to store tap-to-pay transactions thanks to But Visa's digital wallet goes
customers' credit card information the global standard agreed upon even further than that in its
on their own servers. With Visa's by the payments industry. consumer-focused capabilities.
digital wallet, the company is While the penetration of a large Users can also access online
offering a global "card-on-file" number of NFC terminals is still 3 controls that allow them to
system which retailers can tap to 5 years away, says Schultz, the configure which cards are used
into, leaving much of the security environment is ramping up to for different types of transactions.
up to Visa. What's NFC & How embrace the technology more For example, everyday purchases
Will It Be Used at POS? fully. could be set to use your debit card
Offline, at the point-of-sale, the In the meantime, non-NFC by default, but travel-related
platform will take advantage of equipped merchants can instead
NFC technology. NFC, short for use Visa's platform to send MOVING page 31
near field wireless
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solution and Nuance eCopy as
their MFP scanning solution.
From day one, the combination of
Nuance and Equitrac delivers the
best of scanning and best of print
management to our customers and
partners worldwide,” said Michael
Rich, president and CEO,
Equitrac Corporation. “Even
better, Nuance’s leadership in
speech recognition, healthcare
solutions and intelligent touch-
screen interfaces provide a fertile
ground for innovations that
promise to deliver breakthrough
increases in cost savings and
office productivity.”
The combination of Nuance and
Equitrac results in:
Products that Increase Cost
Savings and Office Productivity –
Nuance eCopy and Equitrac
solutions are both integrated with
the touch-screens of MFP devices,
and are leading solutions for
automating and optimizing
document processes within
organizations of every size.
Customers need and want both
secure print and scanning
solutions; an estimated 25 percent
of Nuance eCopy installations
already have print management
software – many of them from
Equitrac. In addition to providing
an integrated offering, Nuance
will continue to offer eCopy and
Equitrac as standalone products
that support both print and scan
Burt Reinhardt, early CNN president, dies at 91 (AP)
(Yahoo! News: Obituaries)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:39:05 AM
partners, such as NTware, NSi,
Omtool, GlobalScan and
SafeCom.
Strengthening of Global OEM
Partnerships – Nuance has strong
revenue-based channel
relationships with Brother, Canon,
HP, Kodak, Konica Minolta,
Ricoh, Visioneer, Xerox and
more. Equitrac has strategic ties
with HP, Konica Minolta, Ricoh,
and Xerox – and expanding
relationships with Canon, Fuji-
Xerox, Lexmark, Samsung and
more. The combination of Nuance
and Equitrac will provide the
OEM community with the largest
and most experienced team
dedicated to providing MFP
partner sales, professional
services, support and customer
service worldwide.
Unmatched Application
Connectivity – Nuance and
Equitrac are leaders in connecting
MFPs to back-end enterprise
applications. Nuance eCopy
connects to over 200 applications,
including content management,
database and financial software.
Equitrac connects to over 50 cost
recovery, auditing and financial
systems, expanding Nuance’s
capabilities to include support for
important enterprise applications
such as SAP and others.
Expanded Solutions for Key
Verticals – Equitrac has
significant penetration in
AP - Burt Reinhardt, one of
CNN's first presidents and a
television pioneer who is credited
healthcare, finance, legal,
government and educational
vertical markets, providing a
strong complement to Nuance’s
strong position in finance, legal,
education, government and
especially healthcare, where
Nuance solutions are used in over
4,000 hospitals and by over
100,000 care providers.
Innovation in Managed Print
Services
As the office equipment industry
continues the migration to a
services-led delivery model for
printing and document processing,
Equitrac and Nuance document
imaging solutions are important
components of ensuring OEM
success in the MPS market. The
integration of Equitrac with
Nuance eCopy will provide
innovative, integrated, cross-
platform MFP-based document
solutions to deliver on the
promise cost reductions that will
drive the adoption of MPS
solutions across enterprises.
Under the terms of the
agreement, consideration for the
transaction is $157 million in
cash. The transaction is expected
to close late in the fourth quarter
of Nuance’s fiscal year 2011,
ending September 30, 2011.
Nuance expects the acquisition in
fiscal 2012 to add between $58
million and $60 million in non-
GAAP revenue; $27 million and
with helping to build the global
news network in its formative
years, died at his home near
$29 million in GAAP revenue
after adjusting revenue lost to
purchase accounting; non-GAAP
earnings between $0.04 and
$0.05; and a GAAP loss between
$(0.05) and $(0.06). See
“Discussion of non-GAAP
Financial Measures” below for
further information.
About Equitrac Corporation
Equitrac Corporation is the
global leader of intelligent print
management and cost recovery
software solutions for the
corporate, legal, education,
healthcare and financial services
markets. Equitrac’s solutions are
mission critical to all enterprises
that are looking to more
effectively manage their printing
environments, reduce printing
costs, increase security and lessen
their environmental impact. The
company is backed by an
unmatched R&D program and is a
preferred technology partner with
all leading providers of
multifunction devices. Equitrac is
has been in business for 30 years
and has more than 25,000
customers in 70 countries.
Equitrac’s solutions are deployed
in Global 500 companies,
AMLAW 200 legal firms, and
leading colleges, universities and
school districts. For more
information, visit
www.Equitrac.com.
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Atlanta on Tuesday. He was 91.
Obituaries 29
Nuance Communications, Inc.
(NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading
provider of speech and imaging
solutions for businesses and
consumers around the world. Its
technologies, applications and
services make the user experience
more compelling by transforming
the way people interact with
information and how they create,
share and use documents. Every
day, millions of users and
thousands of businesses
experience Nuance’s proven
applications. For more
information, please visit
www.Nuance.com.
[ via Nuance]
Relevant Entries on SlashGear
• Woz was right after all: Apple
may be looking to acquire Nuance
• Google Competes With Apple
On Subscription And In-App
Purchasing
• Apple refuses to take cash in
exchange for iPhones
• Apple iOS 4.3 Requires
Passwords For In-App Purchasing
To Protect Kids
• Nuance offers Dragon Dictation
for iPhone at no charge
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Novel Scuderi engine boosts Nissan

efficiency
(CNET News.com) The Scuderi Engine, under
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:07:45 AM development for about 10 years,
uses three different techniques,
Scuderi Group is one of handful including storing energy as
of companies seeking to break compressed air, to improve on the
with the traditional internal four-stroke piston engine. Other
combustion engine design in the companies, including EcoMotors,
name of fuel efficiency. Achates Power, and Pinnacle
The company today announced Engines, are also working on
results from a simulation using its efficiency and power
namesake engine with a Nissan improvements using an opposed-
Sentra sedan that showed a 36 piston approach. These engines
percent reduction in fuel could be used in different types of
consumption, the equivalent of a vehicles and be combined with
54 percent improvement in miles other efficiency techniques such
per gallon. That same level of as hybrids, aerodynamics, and
performance jump can be lighter materials.
achieved with other cars, The Scuderi Engine began as an
according to president Sal experiment to improve the
Scuderi. thermodynamics of engines
The efficiency test, done in started by Sal Scuderi's father,
conjunction with applied research Carmelo, when he was semi-
lab Southwest Research Institute, retired from a career in
is a step in convincing major engineering. Carmelo Scuderi
automakers to consider licensing died suddenly of a heart attack in
the Scuderi engine. The company 2002 shortly after the company
expects to license its engine was formed to pursue his design.
design to an automaker in the The company initially raised half
second half of this year and go of a million dollars and has since
public in 2012, said Scuderi. raised nearly $80 million in total
The Scuderi Engine improves from individual investors. Eleven
fuel efficiency with a modified automakers have signed
compression and combustion nondisclosure agreements to
cycle, compressed air storage in a examine the technology,
tank, and a turbo charger that according to Scuderi.
allows for a smaller compression The Springfield, Mass.-based
cylinder.(Credit: Scuderi Group) company has built one prototype
Internal combustion engines
remain firmly rooted in the four- stroke and diesel engine designs B u t w i t h g o v e r n m e n t f u e l over oil prices, there's interest NOVEL page 32
developed in the late 19th century. efficiency mandates and concern percolating in alternative designs.
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Pyramid: Why Windows
Phone will beat Android
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:16:30 AM
The recent prediction by Pyramid
Research that Windows Phone
would become the dominant
mobile OS in just four years
surprised many industry watchers,
several of whom argued with the
forecast. In a new analyst note,
the research firm explains its
prognostication.
Pyramid's initial report asserted
that by "2015, Windows Phone
will establish itself as the leader in
the smartphone OS space,"
thereby beating Android for the
top spot. And the firm qualified
that statement in its new note to
reflect its belief that Microsoft's
mobile OS will become the leader
much sooner, as early as 2013.
With Android enjoying a huge
lead among smartphone users,
how can Pyramid point to
Windows Phone as becoming the
major player so quickly? As part
of the answer, the research firm
cites the new deal between Nokia
and Microsoft.
Though Pyramid believes
Android will continue to grow
this year and next, it feels that the
combination of Nokia and
Microsoft will prove to be a
powerful force in the industry
within just a couple of years.
Nokia will help to reduce the
price of Windows Phone
handsets, helping them expand in
the marketplace, according to
Pyramid. Beyond Nokia, other
mobile phone makers, including
Samsung, LG, and Sony Ericsson,
are still in the Windows Phone
camp.
As Windows Phone devices drop
in price and spread out across
multiple vendors, the multi-
vendor approach currently
benefiting Android will become
less of a competitive advantage,
Pyramid said in its note.
Pyramid doesn't deny that Nokia
has lost market share, in part by
sticking with Symbian for so long,
but it sees the company as strong
enough to ride out the current
wave and learn from its mistakes.
"They are big enough and strong
enough to take on a couple of
painful hits and come out of the
struggle stronger than ever," Stela
Bokun, Pyramid senior analyst,
said in the note. "They are in a
good position to learn and adjust
because they know what was bad
about Symbian, what's creating
gains and what's causing problems
for Android, as well as what the
upsides and downsides of a
system such as that of Apple,
where the OS only runs on
hardware manufactured by the
vendor."
Finally, although Android's
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purchases, like buying online
airline tickets or paying hotel
bills, for example, could be
and "bankless" customers in those
regions. Here, a scaled-down
version of the digital wallet will
growth may slow a bit by 2013
automatically configured to use
your credit card. Banks On Board
Financial institutions can also use
be present, allowing for
transactions over SMS or through
applications used on the SIM
the wallet to dole out rewards card, as made available through
compared with the last couple of
points and other offers to partners.
years, it will still challenge
consumers as well. At present, On modern smartphones, all the
Windows Phone for dominance,
Visa announced that it's working major mobile operating systems
Pyramid said, with the two
with the following financial will be supported. "If consumers
platforms closely battling for the
institutions and organizations, are using it, we'll make it
top spot of the market.
with more to come: Barclaycard available to them," Schultz says.
Pyramid isn't the only research
U.S., BB&T, Card Services for On these platforms, mobile
firm anticipating a leading
Credit Unions, ICBA Bancard, transactions, NFC and even
performance for Microsoft's
First Financial Bank of Ohio, digital, mobile coupons will be
mobile OS.
Nordstrom fsb, Pentagon Federal available.
IDC released a report in late
Credit Union, PNC Bank, PSCU There has been much talk about
March projecting that by 2015,
Financial Services, Regions Bank, digital wallets and, specifically,
Windows Phone will enjoy the
Royal Bank of Canada, mobile wallets in recent days,
second largest market share
Scotiabank, TD Bank Group (U.S. with everyone from Google to
behind Android, also citing the
and Canada) and U.S. Bank. Apple and even the mobile
Nokia/Microsoft partnership as a
We also know that Visa was operators themselves having been
key reason. IDC is forecasting
trialing its NFC-based PayWave pegged as being involved in
that Windows Phone's share will
service with Chase, Wells Fargo building a consumer-facing
be only 20.9 percent compared
and Bank of America, too, so we platform, in some form or
with 45.4 percent for Android.
would not be surprised to find another. Visa, however, will be
But the research firm is estimated
those institutions on the list in the one of the first to actually launch
a compound annual growth rate
near future. Launch Time Frame a system to end users, from what
for Windows Phone of 67.1
The digital wallet platform will we know as of today. That, plus
percent over the next four years,
launch in the U.S. and Canada their brand name recognition and
by far the highest among all of the
first, in fall 2011. It will then the openness of the platform
top smartphone vendors.
expand elsewhere in the world in itself, may give them the
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engine on which it is running
tests. The Nissan Sentra
efficiency simulation was done by
running it through one drive cycle
over a few months and then
simulating the efficiency gains
over that same cycle, Scuderi
said.
Air hybrid
The Scuderi Group is seeking to
license the fundamental design
change Carmelo Scuderi
originally sketched out, called the
split-cycle design, along with two
additions meant to improve
efficiency further.
With the Scuderi Engine, there
are two sets of paired cylinders,
rather than four individual
cylinders, with one pair dedicated
to compressing air and the other
to powering a car, Scuderi
explained.
Combustion in a typical gasoline
engine happens as a piston
approaches the top of a cylinder.
With the Scuderi Engine, it
happens as the cylinder is on the
down stroke, giving it more
leverage on the crankshaft and
helping the car accelerate
efficiently, according to
description in Technology
Review. The design allows for
fast combustion and high pressure
in the compression cylinder, with
the net effect being better fuel
economy and reduction in air
pollutants, according to the
company.
The company improved on this
design by adding an air tank to
store compressed air in what it
calls an air hybrid design. The
compressed air tank, which could
be placed anywhere in a vehicle,
effectively acts to store energy by
capturing energy as the car slows
down. It then delivers compressed
air to the engine during
acceleration, Scuderi explained.
Its third technique is to add a
turbo charger to better control the
internal air pressure in the engine
without adding to the size of the
cylinders, thus saving weight
compared to traditional turbos,
Scuderi said. The company
expects it can gain further
efficiencies from what it has
achieved so far, he added.
"When you add the three pieces of
technology, you have this
combination that really is new
engine technology," he said.
"Once you have the split-cycle
engine, adding the air tank and
turbo are easy and cost effective."
Even with the gains in efficiency,
though, it's not clear that the
Scuderi Engine will make out of
the lab and into autos. Large
automakers typically control
engine designs, which are usually
developed internally.
Scuderi said that the company is
running tests on cars from a
number of automakers, which
indicates some interest. It
published the Nissan Sentra
results because tests for individual
automakers can't be made public.
Working on the initial idea as a
business for nearly ten years has
been challenging, even to get the
attention of automakers and be
taken seriously.
"If you told me back in 2002
when we decided to push forward
with this that we would have to
raise $80 million and take 10
years to get to this point, I
would've said you can't make it
and probably wouldn't have tried,"
Scuderi said. "Fortunately for us,
the technology has always
progressed."
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Managing
Pakistan after
Bin Laden
(AEI.Org: Articles)
Submitted at 5/10/2011 11:00:00 PM
Duplicity has been a hallmark of
Pakistan's approach to the U.S. for
years. Beginning in the 1970s,
Islamabad denied it was pursuing
nuclear weapons, even as
Washington repeatedly confronted
it with concrete evidence.
Presidents and Congresses
fulminated, but the nuclear
program continued and a device
was successfully tested in 1998.
So no one should be stunned that
Osama bin Laden resided
comfortably for perhaps six years
one mile from Pakistan's West
Point. This arrangement would
have been unworkable without
complicity by elements of
Pakistan's government, most
likely Inter-Services Intelligence,
which fathered the Taliban years
ago. The key question is how
extensive knowledge of bin
Laden's presence was within
Islamabad's military and civilian
structures.
Congress's initial reaction has
been explosive. How could our
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"ally" aid our most vicious
enemy? Pakistanis have offered
many answers, with varying
degrees of believability. Most
have sounded like Casablanca's
Captain Renault: They are
shocked—shocked!—that bin
Laden was in Abbottabad.
The question facing Washington
now is what to do with this
wayward partner. At stake are
three fundamental U.S. interests.
The full text of this article is
available through The Wall Street
Journal. It will be posted to
AEI.org on Monday, May 16.
John Bolton is a senior fellow at
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Airbnb, Quora, and Uber Will Shake Things
Up At Disrupt NYC
Erick Schonfeld (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:40:45 AM
At Disrupt NYC, we’re all about
startups. We’ve culled two dozen
of the hottest startups from over
500 applicants to launch at the
event (which starts May 23, get
tickets here). We are also bringing
startups well on their way to
disrupting existing markets
onstage to share their experiences.
Two sessions I am particularly
excited about will bring the
founders of Airbnb, Uber, and
Quora to Disrupt NYC. Quora
founder Charlie Cheever will be
interviewed by Hunch founder
Chris Dixon in a live session of
his TCTV show Founder Stories.
Quora, which was founded by
Facebook expats Cheever and
Adam D’Angelo, takes a unique
social approach to Q&A and
general knowledge discovery.
Cheever will talk about their
approach to designing their
product, fostering a community
that can provide the best answers
on the Web, and how Quora plans
to expand to new areas of
knowledge and expertise.
In another session, Airbnb CEO
Brian Chesky and Uber CEO
Travis Kalanick will tell us how
they are disrupting offline
businesses. Airbnb is killing it by
turning people’s homes and
apartments—and even villages
and castles—into vacation rentals.
It’s the peer-to-peer economy in
action. Uber, meanwhile, is
bringing data to personal
transportation by rethinking black
car dispatch services for the age
of the iPhone. Uber just officially
launched in New York City too. If
any industry could use some
disruption, it is the taxi and livery
industry.
You can see the entire Disrupt
agenda here.
Charlie Cheever
Co-founder, Quora
Charlie Cheever is the co-founder
of Quora, formerly Alma
Networks. Before founding Quora
Charlie worked as an engineer
and manager at Facebook, where
he oversaw the creation of
Facebook Connect and the
Technology/ 33
most recent company, Red
Swoosh, was sold for $19M to
Akamai Technologies in April
2007 after receiving $1.7M in
funding from August Capital,
Mark Cuban, and Crosslink
Capital. Prior companies include
Scour, the world’s first p2p search
engine where Kalanick also
attained the dubious distinction of
having been sued for $250 billion.
Today Kalanick invests in and
advises kick-ass startups founded
by truly awesome entrepreneurs –
while he recharges before his next
gig.
Brian Chesky
Co-founder and CEO, Airbnb
Brian is co-founder and CEO of
Airbnb. His primary responsibility
is driving the company vision and
Facebook Platform. assembling a passionate team to
Prior to joining Facebook, realize that vision. Brian is a
Charlie served as a Software designer and entrepreneur who
D e v e l o p m e n t E n g i n e e r a t likes to disrupt the marketplace
Amazon. Charlie graduated from with ideas that change the way
Harvard College with an A.B. in people live. Before Airbnb, Brian
Computer Science. ran an industrial design shop in
Travis Kalanick Los Angeles. Brian holds a BFA
Co-founder and CEO, Uber in industrial design from the
Travis Kalanick is a successful Rhode Island School of Design
entrepreneur in the areas of (RISD).
consumer Internet, p2p, and
enterprise content delivery. His
34 Technology/ Talk/ Culture/ Newstablet Edition

iFlow Reader Closes Shop, Says The robot-

run library
Apple "Screwed Us"
Mike Melanson made it completely impossible for making a subscription offer
of the future
(Holy Kaw!)
(ReadWriteWeb) anyone but Apple to make a profit outside of the app, the same (or
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:40:00 AM
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:30:54 AM selling contemporary ebooks on better) offer be made inside the
any iOS device. We cannot app, so that customers can easily The librarian of the future doesn’t
In February, Apple announced a survive selling books at a loss and subscribe with one-click right in tell rowdy bookworms to “shhh”
new subscription service for all so we are forced to go out of the app." or reflect fondly back on the
publishers of content-based apps business. We bet everything on The iFlow Reader team sees it Dewey Decimal system—nope,
that imposed a 30% cut of Apple and iOS and then Apple quite differently, writing "We librarians 2.0 look more like
s u b s c r i p t i o n f e e s . T h e killed us by changing the rules in were rapidly adding books to our something off “The Jetsons.”
announcement had bloggers, the middle of the game." catalog and we had plans to add The University of Chicago has
publishers and mainstream media It goes on to explain that their many, many more by adding PDF created the library of tomorrow
alike calling Apple everything gross margin on ebooks is less support to the iFlowReader along with its new Joe and Rika
from greedy to anti-competitive than the 30% that Apple now with many other exciting features. Mansueto Library, set to open
and wondering what effect it charges because of the "agency While some reactions were We were also in the middle of
ambivalent on whether or not next week. The facility boasts 3.5
would have on subscription reliant model" adopted by the largest discussions with OEM customers million volumes, but library
apps. publishers, which sets a fixed Apple's policy was prudent, the in many countries who wanted to
iFlow Reader team paints a bleak patrons will only see a tiny
For iFlow Reader, that effect has price for all ebooks across all license our technology in fraction of the collection. A
been to remove any profit margin sellers and cuts commissions picture for small retailers involved countries around the world. We
in ebook sales. robotic system, similar to those
the company had. The company down to 30%. had investors ready to invest used in commercial inventory
has announced that it will be "The key point here is that all "Our philosophy is simple," money in our future. It was the
explained Apple CEO Steve Jobs warehouses, retrieves requested
shutting down by the end of the s e l l e r s n o w g e t a 3 0 % American dream that we all strive books from the library’s 50-foot
month and that, in no uncertain commission and Apple now wants upon announcing the rule for. Sadly, the America that we
changes, "when Apple brings a underground storage space.
terms, it is all because of Apple. a 30% fee, which is all of our thought we were working in So much for spending the
Sponsor gross margin and then some," new subscriber to the app, Apple turned out to be a totalitarian
earns a 30 percent share; when the afternoon browsing obscure
"BeamItDown Software and the they write. regime and the dictator decided science texts, thumbing through
i F l o w R e a d e r w i l l c e a s e The company doesn't mix words publisher brings an existing or that he wanted all of what we had.
new subscriber to the app, the reference tomes, and breathing in
operations as of May 31, 2011," in who is to blame in this Our dream is now over." Discuss the smell of dusty paper.
explains the company in an open situation, writing that "We put our publisher keeps 100 percent and
Apple earns nothing. All we Full story at TheMarySue.
letter to Apple. "We absolutely do faith in Apple and they screwed For the love of books.
not want to do this, but Apple has us." require is that, if a publisher is
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TEDTalks : Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling -

Ron Gutman (2011)
(TEDTalks (video))
Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:14:00 AM
Ron Gutman reviews a raft of
studies about smiling, and reveals and that a simple smile has a about this evolutionarily
some surprising results. Did you measurable effect on your overall contagious behavior.
know your smile can be a well-being? Prepare to flex a few
predictor of how long you'll live -- facial muscles as you learn more
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Live Blog Google IO 2011

Day 2
Audrey Watters which now can be filled with
(ReadWriteWeb) hundreds of fish without losing
Submitted at 5/11/2011 12:25:51 PM frame-rates.
9:48 AM: Emphasis is on speed.
It's Day 2 at Google IO, Google's But "writing these applications
annual developer conference, and only matter if you can reach
we're at Moscone Center ready to users." Hence the launch of the
live-blog this morning's keynote. Chrome Web store. Users are
Yesterday's keynote featured spending more time in the apps -
announcements about Android, about a 2x increase. And game
Google Music, and Google movie
-rentals, as well as news about
extending the developer platform
developers are also seeing about
2.5x increase in transactions.
9:49 AM: As of today, Chrome
Cultural
to include hardware via Google's Chrome's Senior Vice President
Open Accessory API and
Accessory Developer Kit.
9:34 AM:
160,000,000
than doubling
active
Web Store opens to all users, in
There are now 41 different languages. Although
users - more this will open up usage, the
since last year. challenge of monetization still
Revolutionaries - By
What we didn't hear about was
anything relating to Google's Pichai chronicles what has exists. Vikas Gupta from the
C h r o m e O S , a n d w e ' r e happened over the last year with Google Payments team now joins
Joshua E. Keating
anticipating that will be the focus Chrome, adding a stable channel the stage to discuss in-app JOSHUA E. KEATING (Foreign artists steer clear of explicitly
of today's keynote. Rumors are for Mac and Linux and rolling out payments. Policy) political material. But he's not the
that Google will announce a$20/ releases every six weeks. This 9:51 AM: Graphic.ly demoed as Submitted at 5/10/2011 3:58:12 PM only one who has pushed the
month Chrome notebook rental culminated this last week with the an example. Graphic.ly wanted boundaries with his work -- and
program aimed at students, but latest beta release of Chrome 12 users to be able to read a comic The arrest of Chinese artist Ai paid the price.
we're sure Google has more for us 9:36 AM: Pichai talks about the before they actually make a W e i w e i h a s s h o c k e d t h e This entry passed through the
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says that over 600,000 people • Javascript speed it simple for developers to w a k e o f t h e d e m o c r a t i c You Don't Succeed - Four
tuned in yesterday to watch the monetize things. This new revolutions in the Arab world. Decades Of US-UK Attempts To
keynote - "global enthusiasm." 9:43 AM: What's next? GPU Payments platform is priced at a Ai's politically confrontational Topple Gadafi.
9:32 AM: It's about the "open acceleration for the canvas and flat fee of 5% Discuss work is something of an outlier in
Web," says Gundotra as he WebGL. The demo utilizes the China, where most high-profile
i n t r o d u c e s S u n d a r P i c h a i , famous aquarium from Microsoft
36 Technology/ Economy/
Live: Google I/O Day Two, The Chrome
Keynote
Jason Kincaid (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:35:20 AM
We’re here at Google’s I/O
conference in San Francisco
where we’re about to get a huge
dose of Chrome. We suspect this
will be the launch of Chrome OS.
Tune in to our live notes below
for all the details.
Google VP Sundar Pichai has
taken the stage.
Last year announced that 70
million users were on the Chrome
browser. They’re now at 160
million active users.
last year were at Chrome 4.
Didn’t have Mac stable versions.
In the last twelve months have
been releasing updates every six
weeks. Just pushed Chrome 12.
Commodity Market Crash, Part II
Joe Weisenthal (Money Game)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:16:00 AM
This is feeling very similar to last And of course, stocks are starting
T h u r s d a y , a s o n c e a g a i n , to get beaten, with the S&P down
commodities are getting killed, 1.3%.
with nary a bid in site.
Oil is in freefall. Its now below are collapsing significantly.
$99.
Many new APIs. Speed is also
key. 12x improvement in
Javascript improvement alone.
All modern browser vendors are
making progress with HTML5.
Developers can rely on these new
APIs.
Ian Ellison-Taylor is on stage to
run through new features in
Chrome. First showing off speech.
Entering text by speaking it aloud.
Making things fast has been
fundamental criteria of Chrome.
Progress on Javascript has been
phenomenal. Has changed the
kinds of apps you can build on the
web. “I’m hoping I never show
this chart again, we’ll keep
working on it, but it’s no longer
the bottleneck it used to be.” Now
focused on other areas with more
Silver has broken back below
$36.
Gold is below $1500.
Not surprisingly, Treasury yields
Remember, last week's selloff
opportunities for improvement.
Sprite animation, canvas.
Showing the Microsoft fish
demo. New version of Chrome is
much better at this.
Now showing WebGL version of
had hedge fund managers being
Fish demo. Can do 10,000 sprites
with 30 FPS.
Pichai is back on stage. Three
months ago launched the Chrome
Web Store in the Chrome stable
channel. In the first three months,
take out in stretchers. No doubt
we're going to see a lot of follow-
on pain today.
Here's oil via FinViz:
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visit Money Game. Follow us on
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over 17 million apps installed, 2x
more time spent in app, 2.5x more
transactions.
As of today, the Web Store is
available in 41 languages to all
users of Chrome. When you write
applications, two aspects: first is
reach. Also want to be able to
monetize applications. You can
charge for applications. One of
the problems on the web is that
it’s tough to charge users in
context within the application
without breaking the flow.
Vikas Gupta on stage to talk
about in-app payments.
See Also:
• Is This The Start Of A Gigantic
Turn In The Battle Between
Stocks And Commodities?
• The Most Shocking Thing
About Today's Commodity
Market Meltdown
• More Commodity Meltdown
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Chrome on Day 2 Keynote, Verizon

Hotspots for All!
Samia Perkins (SlashGear)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:41:23 AM
Vic Gundotra welcomed
everyone to the Keynote for Day
2 today, and confirmed, if the
Chrome bubbles on the screen
were not enough of a clue, that
today’s keynote will be focused
on Chrome. He also let us know
that yesterday there were 60,000
simultaneous viewers of the
keynote, and over 100,000 people
watched the keynote around the
world. We also found out what Mobile Hotspots at Google I/O
those blue vouchers were for that 2011
we got yesterday. • Google Chrome OS “Student
It will be fulfilled today at 3pm, package” notebook for $20 tipped
and everyone will get a Verizon imminent
Wifi hotspot from Samsung. The • Boingo teams up with FON
hotspot will give 20mbps • Verizon Google Chrome OS
download speeds and 10mbps up. tablet by HTC launching
Of course, those speeds won’t be November 26th?
at Google I/O. • Google announces chrome
moving the web forward with Stay tuned for more!
Also, he let us know that the notebook pilot program
security, and capability. They then Relevant Entries on SlashGear
keynote will focus on the the most
introduced Chrome 12, launching • Samsung and Verizon Hand
important platform of our era, the
today. Out Tickets for SIM Cards and
open web. Chrome will be

Angelina Jolie Gave Jack Black's

Wife a Sweet Pregnancy Present
After Their Last Cannes Trip
Allie Merriam (PopSugar) didn't know she was having two preggers, and I spilled the beans. to wear this year when she and
The Few, the
Submitted at 5/11/2011 8:29:24 AM babies. Jack memorably let it slip And my wife, Tanya, was like, Jack make their first appearances Proud, the
that she was expecting more than
Angelina Jolie and Jack Black are o n e c h i l d , b u t A n g e l i n a
'That is the most amazing
maternity dress I've ever seen.'
on the red carpet tomorrow. It
seems you are excited to see her Unready - An FP
prepping to visit France ahead of apparently didn't hold a grudge.
their Kung Fu Panda 2 screening In a recent interview, Jack
You had this gorgeous gown, and
she was less preggers, but she had
selection, as Angelina was ranked
the celeb you're most looking
Photo Essay
during the Cannes Film Festival. reminisced about the sweet one on the way as well. . . And forward to seeing during the film (Foreign Policy)
The costars will be together again gesture Angelina made despite his you're like, 'Oh, thanks.' And then, festival over her partner, Brad Submitted at 5/10/2011 4:43:42 PM
for the cinema event after a stint slipup. Angelina sent his pregnant what do we get in the mail like the Pitt, and others like Penelope
there in 2008 to show off the first wife, Tanya Hayden, a maternity next week? That gown. You sent Cruz and Johnny Depp. MAY 10, 2011
movie in the franchise. Angelina dress that she'd complimented it over. It was one of the sweetest Although Afghan President
was pregnant with twins Vivienne earlier. Jack recounted the episode gifts of all time." Hamid Karzai recognized the
and Knox then, but the world and said to Angelina, "You were We'll see what Angelina chooses FEW, page 38
38 Culture/
FEW,
continued from page 37
death of Osama bin Laden as an
"important day" for the fight
against terrorism, he remains
convinced that the Western
military presence in his country
needs to be reconsidered. "Year
after year, day after day, we have
said the fighting against terrorism
is not in the villages of
Afghanistan, not among the poor
people of Afghanistan," Karzai
said, as part of his push for NATO
to focus its attention on Pakistan.
He's soon going to get to make
that decision himself. President
Barack Obama has promised to
begin withdrawing U.S. troops
from Afghanistan in July;
preliminary reports suggest that
5,000 troops could be removed
then, with another 5,000 to come
by year's end. As the Americans
step back, the plan is for the
Beekeepers battle 'perfect storm'
(Holy Kaw!)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:14:00 AM
Chemical pesticides, viruses, Department of Agriculture, honey
mites and many other problems - p r o d u c i n g c o l o n i e s h a v e
have unleashed "the perfect experienced a population drop of
s t o r m " a g a i n s t h o n e y b e e more than 60 percent in the past
populations worldwide. But 60 years. The United Kingdom's in recent years, with declines also
beekeepers are fighting back in a honeybee population has halved reported in the Middle East, Asia
Afghan National Army to step up.
The United States has invested a
lot in Afghanistan's military: It is
drawing up plans to use its special
operations forces to mentor
Afghan soldiers, and it spent more
than $9 billion in 2010 to develop
the force.
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Jude Law, Robert De Niro, Uma
Thurman and More Rise Early
For a Cannes Juror Photo Call
Allie Merriam (PopSugar)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:24:00 AM
How to Choose
Jude Law and Robert De Niro
sandwiched Uma Thurman during the Perfect Pair
a photo call this morning in
France. The trio make up a of Headphones
portion of the jury at this year's
Cannes Film Festival, along with
[Buying Guide]
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Saleh Haroun, Johnnie To,
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should be comfortable with after go, many of us spend a lot of time
director Olivier Assayas. Uma, in
years of helming the Tribeca Film listening to music on our
Dolce & Gabbana, had a white
Festival, which just wrapped up headphones. If you're looking to
dress face off with fellow earlier
recently in NYC. We're in Cannes get beyond the iPod earbuds and
riser Rachel McAdams, who was
reporting from some of 2011's invest in a nice pair of
out today also to promote her
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China Continues to Overheat, Inflation at
5.3%, More Tightening to Come; Will it
Work?
noreply@blogger.com (Michael
Shedlock) (Mish's Global
Economic Trend Analysis)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 3:06:00 AM
Consumer prices in China rose a
reported 5.3% as China's feeble
measure to rein in inflation have
not produced results. Bloomberg
reports China Inflation Signals
More Tightening May Come
China’s inflation held above 5
percent in April and lending
exceeded analysts’ estimates,
signaling that further monetary
tightening may be needed to cool
the fastest-growing major
economy.
Consumer prices rose 5.3 percent
from a year earlier and banks
extended 740 billion yuan ($114
billion) of local-currency loans,
according to reports from the
statistics bureau and central bank.
Weaker industrial-output growth,
also reported today, may diminish
price pressures in coming months.
Today’s data showed that
inflation has exceeded Premier
Wen Jiabao’s 4 percent target
each month this year. The figures
may buttress the case made by
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy
F. Geithner in annual bilateral
talks in Washington this week that
China needs a stronger yuan to
contain prices and spur domestic
demand.
Today’s report showed a 25.4
percent increase in fixed- asset
investment in the first four
months of the year. That figure,
combined with a report yesterday
showing record export shipments
in April, indicates the world’s
second-biggest economy has
made limited progress in shifting
to a growth model more driven by
domestic demand.
“The data looks bad,” said
Dariusz Kowalczyk, senior
economist at Credit Agricole CIB
in Hong Kong. “The economy is
slowing more sharply than
expected but inflation is not.”
Learning to Live with Inflation
MarketWatch reports China
learning to live with inflation
The Chinese authorities appear to
have accepted that a higher
inflation rate is an inevitable
outcome of their broader
economic strategy. The days
when the People’s Republic could
count on consumer prices
increasing in the 2% to 3% range
are past. Instead, the target is 4%,
but this spring has seen year-on-
year increases of more than 5%.
Higher inflation is now part of
the Chinese landscape — and the
consumer price index captures
only part of the boom in real
estate prices.
Three main factors lie behind this
shift: credit, food and wages. The
2009 credit splurge, in which
banks advanced $1.3 trillion in
new loans, has led to high
liquidity, pushing up asset prices
across the board, from property to
fine French wines. The
government is now trying to bring
this under control, but — as
Premier Wen Jiabao said recently
— it’s tough getting the tiger back
in the cage.
The supply side is deficient.
Arable land is shrinking under the
impact of urbanization,
infrastructure development and
desertification. Pollution is
affecting farms. Water is short in
northern China, especially around
Beijing. Food distribution
logistics are inefficient. Lack of
ownership rights for farmers who
hold their fields on a leasehold
basis, while all farmland belongs
to the state as represented by local
authorities, creates distortions.
Too many farmers work small
leasehold plots that cannot
provide efficient larger-scale
farming or support mechanization.
Alongside the food problem, the
government’s policy of raising
blue-collar workers’ wages from
last summer is starting to feed
through into price rises.
The official line is that this will
be absorbed by increased
productivity and the move of
manufacturing from high-wage
southern provinces to cheaper
regions in central and western
China. However, though
population growth is slowing, the
country still must create at least
10 million jobs a year to maintain
employment required for social
stability. The move to central
China brings lower wage rates
but, if the substantial increases in
minimum pay continue, the effect
will be diminishing. China's
Threefold Problem
• China's Growth mandate is way
too high
• China has few remaining
infrastructure that make any sense
• Credit expansion is excessive to
the point of recklessness
In regards to point number 3
above, please see Ponzi Financing
Involving Copper Trade Gone
Wild In China for details.
China has tried to cool things off
by hiking reserve requirements.
Economy/ 39
That hasn't worked yet, and
cannot work in practice because it
does not address the core issue:
China can no longer grow as fast
as it wants to and high inflation is
the result.
Building airports that no one
uses, cities that no one lives in,
and malls that no one shops in
cannot go on forever. However,
for as long as it does go on,
China is going to have excessive
inflation.
Mike "Mish" Shedlock
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BOE Expects Lower Growth, Higher
Inflation; Pound Strengthens on Expected
Hikes; What is the Source of Inflation?
noreply@blogger.com (Michael
Shedlock) (Mish's Global
Economic Trend Analysis)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:43:00 AM
Growth in the UK is slowing,
however, inflation as measured by
consumer prices is not. The same
holds true in China, and the US.
Bloomberg reports Pound Surges,
Gilts Slump After Bank of
England Lifts Inflation Outlook
The pound gained versus the
dollar and the euro after the Bank
of England said it sees inflation
“markedly higher” in the near
term, boosting speculation that
borrowing costs will rise from
record low levels. Gilts slumped.
Sterling advanced versus all but
one of its 16 major counterparts,
snapping a two-day decline
against the shared European
currency. “There is a good chance
that inflation will reach 5 percent
later this year and it is more likely
than not to remain above the 2
percent target throughout 2012,”
the bank said in its inflation report
today. Risks to economic growth
are “skewed to the downside,” the
report added.
“People are bringing forward their
predictions of when the BOE will
make its first move on rates; that’s
making sterling look like a
reasonably sensible buy at these
levels,” said Simon Derrick, chief
currency strategist at Bank of
New York Mellon Corp. in
London.
Money markets expect a full 25
basis-point increase in the central
bank’s key rate to December,
Tullett Prebon Plc sterling
overnight interbank average data
show. Before the report, investors
were factoring in a quarter-point
rise in January. Bank of England
Signals Rate Hike
MarketWatch reports Bank of
England signals rate hike likely
this year
The Bank of England signaled
Wednesday that its key lending
rate is likely to rise before the end
of the year in order to bring
inflation back down to target by
2013.
The central bank lowered its
outlook for growth, but raised its
inflation expectations in its
quarterly inflation report.
The report, which lays out the
rate-setting Monetary Policy
Committee’s economic
assumptions, warned that inflation
could hit 5% by the end of the
year and “is more likely than not”
to remain above the 2% target in
2012. The bank said its near-term
inflation profile was “markedly
higher” than in February.
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Why Rural
Assuming interest rates follow
market expectations, the inflation • Abolish the Fed and central
Living May
rate is likely to return to target by
2013, the bank’s forecasts
banks in general
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showed. Forward market interest lending You [Life
rates imply a bank rate of 0.75% • Rein in deficit spending
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in the first quarter of 2012 and 2% system Melanie Pinola (Lifehacker)
in the first quarter of 2013. • Let the market set interest rates
Submitted at 5/11/2011 8:30:00 AM
The BOE’s King acknowledged not a group of pathetic, bubble-
rates will likely need to rise in the sponsoring bureaucrats like those Many city folk can't imagine
next two years, but said the high on the Fed and the Central Bank living in very rural areas, but
level of uncertainty surrounding of China there are opportunities and
the outlook for both growth and advantages to living in the
inflation made it difficult to gauge
Mike "Mish" Shedlock country, like fewer distractions
when a move would come. h t t p : / / and a lower cost of living. The
Excluding Japan, mired in globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot. S i m p l e D o l l a r o f f e r s s o m e
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Sunlight May Turn Jet Exhaust Into Toxic

Particles
Janet Raloff (Wired Top local and regional air quality,” he
Stories) says.
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:00:00 AM When scientists considered jet
pollution in the past, observes
Airports can pose a far bigger George Thurston of the New York
threat to local air than previously University Langone Medical
recognized, thanks to the Center in Tuxedo, “I don’t think
transformative power of sunlight. they looked much at the particle
In the first on-tarmac implications.” This generation of
measurements of their kind, particles by aging gases and
researchers have shown that oil hydrocarbons can be hard to
droplets spewed by idling jet figure out, he says, “but it’s where
engines can turn into particles tiny a lot of the action is in
enough to readily penetrate the atmospheric chemistry.”
lungs and brain. As pollution from cars, trucks
Allen Robinson of Carnegie and most smokestacks has fallen,
Mellon University in Pittsburgh airport emissions have tended to
and his team collected the climb, notes Ronald Henry of the
pollution spewed from a plane University of Southern California
powered by one of the most in Los Angeles. Although
common types of commercial jet pollution from airports tends to be
engines as it operated at different localized within a few kilometers,
loads. Though jet engines he says, “It now appears it could
operating at full power produce Within minutes solid particles than the engine originally emitted exhaust at higher engine loads be a significant source of ultrafine
mostly solid particles, at low were generated by interactions and 10 times what computer was smaller — but always many particles — and health effects.”
engine loads — such as when a between the oily microdroplets models have typically predicted, times the particle count present in Image: tj.blackwell/Flickr
plane idles at the gate or on the a n d g a s e s . “ D r i v i n g t h i s the researchers report online May the jet’s starting exhaust. See Also:
r u n w a y — e m i s s i o n s a r e chemistry,” Robinson notes, “was 5 in Atmospheric Chemistry and Although researchers have This entry passed through the
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Ford, Google Team Up To Make Cars
Smarter
Mike Isaac (Wired Top Stories)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:00:00 AM
Ford is joining Google to develop
cars smart enough to know where
you’re going and how best to get
you there so you aren’t wasting
time in traffic.
The automaker is tapping the
power of Google’s remarkable
Prediction API to create cars that
determine where we’re going by
examining where we’ve been. It’s
the latest example of the auto
industry calling on Silicon Valley
as software takes on more tasks in
our cars. It also underscores the
tech sector’s growing interest in
the automotive sector as
Microsoft, Cisco and IBM
develop new technologies and
markets.
Ford has been way out in front in
this arena since introducing Ford
Sync in 2007, and the Google
partnership announced today at
the tech titan’s I/O developer
conference could strengthen its
lead.
In a nutshell, the Prediction API
provides pattern-matching
capabilities to existing cloud-
based data sets, using it to
“predict” probable outcomes for
current events. Using it in an
automotive setting would allow
our cars to effectively learn from
our behavior and adapt to it.
“We take examples from the past
and apply machine algorithm
learning to find the best model
that fits the situation,” Travis
Green, Google’s Prediction API
product manager, said.
So in theory, if you opt in to
using the service, a computer in
your car would create an
encrypted record of your driving
data — where you’ve gone, when
you’ve gone there and what route
you took — and tailor it to your
driving profile. Eventually, your
car “remembers” where and how
you drive.
Using that information, it can tap
the Google Prediction engine to
analyze huge data sets and get a
sense of where you might be
headed when, say, you start the
engine at 5:15 p.m., then suggest
an ideal route to avoid congestion
or other headaches.
But that’s not all. The car would
then optimize itself for the trip —
Ford didn’t say exactly how — to
adjust the powertrain and improve
fuel efficiency.
“Once the destination is
confirmed, the vehicle would
have instant access to a variety of
real-time information so it can
optimize its performance, even
against factors that the driver may
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not be aware of,” said Ryan
McGee, who works within Ford’s
vehicle controls architecture and
algorithm design division. “This
information can ultimately be
used to optimize vehicle
performance attributes such as
fuel efficiency and driveability.”
It’s all still highly theoretical, and
still in the preliminary stages of
R&D. But Ford is applying the
Google Prediction API to two
years of in-house driving data. It
almost certainly will be years
before we see cars with this sort
of technology, but Ford says it is
committed to the project.
“Ultimately, we’re looking to
make cars smarter,” McGee said.
“We’re looking to make them
more efficient.”
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Revised 'Net Censorship Bill Requires
Search Engines To Block Sites, Too
Nate Anderson (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:45:00 AM
Surprise! After months in the
oven, the soon-to-be-released new
version of a major U.S. Internet
censorship bill didn’t shrink in
scope — it got much broader.
Under the new proposal, search
engines, internet providers, credit
card companies, and ad networks
would all have cut off access to
foreign “rogue sites”– and such
court orders would not be limited
to the government. Private
rightsholders could go to court
and target foreign domains, too.
As for sites which simply change
their domain name slightly after
being targeted, the new bill will
let the government and private
parties bring quick action against
each new variation.
Get ready for the “PROTECT IP
Act.” A source in Washington
provided Ars with a detailed
DTotD: Touch FC Zurich’s ball and Aegerter will give
you a kicking
Brooks Peck (Y! Sports Blogs -
Yahoo! Sports)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:40:12 AM
Just 14 minutes into FC Zurich's
summary of the PROTECT IP
Act, which takes its acronym from
“Preventing Real Online Threats
to Economic Creativity and Theft
of Intellectual Property.” This
beats the old acronym, COICA;
who can be against protection?
The actual legislation should be
introduced shortly.
The bill is an attempt to deal with
2-2 draw against St. Gallen last
weekend, captain Silvan Aegerter
was sent off for getting a little too
possessive of the ball. As
Aegerter went to grab the ball to
foreign sites which can be
difficult for US enforcement to
reach, even when those sites
explicitly target US citizens.
The PROTECT IP Act makes a
few major changes to last year’s
COICA legislation. First, it does
provide a more limited definition
of sites “dedicated to infringing
activities.” The previous
set up for a free kick, St. Gallen's
Brice Owona was apparently
unaware of the call and tried to
take the ball off him from behind.
Well, Aegerter didn't appreciate
definition was criticized as being
unworkably vague, and it could
have put many legitimate sites at
risk.
But what the PROTECT IP Act
gives with one hand, it takes away
with the other. While the
definition of targeted sites is
tighter, the remedies against such
sites get broader. COICA would
this, so he gave Owona a fierce
kick as he bent over to grab the
ball himself.
The referee thought that was a
tad harsh, so Aegerter was shown
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have forced credit card companies
like MasterCard and Visa to stop
doing business with targeted sites,
and it would have prevented ad
networks from working with such
sites. It also suggested a system of
DNS blocking to make site
nominally more difficult to
access.
The PROTECT IP Act adds one
more entity to this list: search
engines.
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Homs 'shaking from tank shelling'
(AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE))
Submitted at 5/11/2011 3:33:11 AM
Army tanks have shelled a
residential district in Homs killing
at least five people, according to a
rights campaigner in the city, as
UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged
Bashar al-Assad, Syria's
president, to end a brutal
crackdown on anti-government
protests.
"Homs is shaking with the sound
of explosions from tank shelling
and heavy machine guns in the
Bab Amro neighbourhood,"
Najati Tayara, a human rights
campaigner, said.
Tayara also said the National
Hospital in Homs received at least
five bodies after the tank fire,
while the official Syrian news
agency said one soldier was killed
while in "pursuit of armed
terrorist gangs".
It is not possible to independently
verify information on casualties as
Syria bars international media
from reporting inside the country.
Ban, the UN secretatry general,
urged Syria on Wednesday to halt
mass arrests of anti-government
protesters and to heed calls for
reform.
Ban also said that UN
humanitarian workers and human
rights monitors must be allowed
into Deraa, as well as other cities
so as to assess the situation and
needs of the civilian population.
"I urge president Assad to heed
the call of the people for reform
and freedom and desist from the
mass arrest of peaceful
demonstrators, and to cooperate
with the human rights monitors,"
Ban told a news conference in
Geneva.
"I am disappointed that the United
Nations has not been granted
access yet to Deraa and other
places," he added.
Assad initially responded to the
unrest, the most serious challenge
to his 11-year grip on power, with
promises of reform. He granted
citizenship to stateless Kurds and
last month lifted a 48-year state of
emergency.
But he also deployed the army to
crush dissent, in Deraa, where
demonstrations first erupted on
March 18, and then in other cities,
making clear he would not risk
losing the tight control his family
has held over Syria for the past 41
years.
The EU is to look at fresh
sanctions this week against Syrian
Assad's regime after already
honing in on his inner circle,
Catherine Ashton, the EU
diplomacy chief, said on
Wednesday.
Fresh sanctions
Asked by members of the
European Parliament to explain
why Assad's name was not on a
list of 13 Syrian officials hit by
European Union sanctions,
Ashton said "we started with 13
people who were directly
involved" in cracking down on
protests.
"We'll look at it again this week,"
she added.
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in weapons smuggling through the
sometimes porous Lebanese-
Syrian border over the past six
weeks, to meet increased demand
from Syrian dealers.
Blanford says there are two types
of buyers: "… [O]ne – [those] fed
up with crackdown and want to
shoot back and two – people
"I assure you that my intention is Demonstrators have shouted the worried where Syria will go in a
to put the maximum political name of Makhlouf as a symbol of few months".
pressure that we can on Syria." graft in a country that has been But some experts say not all
Speaking to the New York facing severe water shortages and smuggled weapons are for those
Times, a powerful cousin of the unemployment ranging from seeking self-defence, hinting there
president said the Assad family government estimates of 10 per may be some truth to the Syrian
was not going to capitulate. cent to independent estimates of government's official line on
"We will sit here. We call it a 25 per cent. recent violence "armed terrirost
fight until the end... They should Makhlouf maintains he is a groups" are responsible for much
know when we suffer, we will not businessman whose companies of the violence and the killing of
suffer alone," Rami Makhlouf, provide jobs for thousands of security forces.
one of the 13 people targeted by Syrians. Most foreign journalists "When millions didn't take to the
additional sanctions, told the have been banned from Syria. streets Syria's foreign enemies,
newspaper. Presidential adviser Bouthaina who have been plotting for years
Makhlouf, a tycoon in his early Shaaban told a New York Times to destabilise the country, used
4 0 s w h o o w n s s e v e r a l correspondent briefly allowed into a r m e d m e n t o e x p l o i t t h e
monopolies, and his brother, a the country that the government p r o t e s t s , " A m i n H o t e i t , a
secret police chief, have been was close to re-establishing order Lebanese army general and
under specific US sanctions since after unrest it blames on "armed strategic analyst said.
2007 for corruption. terrorist groups". "And they got their weapons from
S u h a i r a l - A t a s s i , a r i g h t s "Now we've passed the most neighbouring states since arms are
campaigner, said a demonstration dangerous moment... I hope we not easily accessible in Syria."
broke out on Tuesday in Homs, are witnessing the end of the Syrian state television has also
despite a heavy security presence, story." Shaaban said. been airing alleged confessions by
after tanks stormed several Weapons sales surge detainees who say they received
neighbourhoods on Sunday and Al Jazeera correspondent Zeina money from outside parties -
three civilians were killed. Khodr says illegal arms trading including some figures from
"This regime is playing a losing has been on a steady rise as the Lebanon - which they used to buy
card by sending tanks into cities A s s a d r e g i m e ’ s v i o l e n t w e a p o n s t o d e s t a b i l i s e t h e
and besieging them. Syrians have c r a c k d o w n o n t h e p o p u l a r c o u n t r y .
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Libyan rebels claim seizing Misurata airport

(AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE))
Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:06:58 AM

Libyan rebels said they had made

gains by driving back Gaddafi's
troops [AFP]
Libyan rebels in the besieged
western city of Misurata say they
have taken the airport there,
marking another advance against
forces loyal to long-time leader
Muammar Gaddafi days after
oppositon fighters broke through
their lines to the west.
"This is a major victory," rebel
fighter Abdel Salam told the AP
news agency. He said five rebels
had been killed and 105 injured in
the fighting on Wednesday.
Rebel sources told Al Jazeera that
they had also taken the military
airbase, which is part of the same
facility.
Misurata is Libya's third-largest
city and the most significant
opposition stronghold in the west
of the country, where the uprising
against Gaddafi has been weaker.
The city has been surrounded for
weeks and split roughly along an gain. The advance comes two for humanitarian workers trying to medical supplies and other aid to am (0530 GMT) and continued
east-west road. Throughout the days after rebels broke through deliver aid to those affected by the be delivered to needy populations. sporadically until 8:15 am (0615
fighting, Gaddafi's forces the government's lines west of fighting. Meanwhile, NATO said a GMT), the witness said. On
have controlled the area south of Misurata, pushing as far as Qaryat "First and foremost there should renewed bombing campaign Tuesday, NATO launched strikes
the road, including the airport, az Zurayq, around 20km away. be an end to the fighting in against Tripoli was not targeting in Tripoli on targets that appeared
which lies around five kilometres Ceasefire call Misurata and elsewhere. Then we Gaddafi personally, as explosions to include Gaddafi's compound,
from the city centre and Tripoli Meanwhile, Ban Ki-moon, the will be able to provide rocked the Libyan capital once witnesses said.
Street, a main avenue that was the UN secretary-general, has called humanitarian assistance and in again overnight. "All NATO targets are military
scene of vicious fighting for for an "immediate, verifiable parallel we can continue our Explosions could be heard in targets, which means that the
weeks. ceasefire'' in Libya and urged political dialogue," Ban said. eastern Tripoli for almost an hour targets we've been hitting, and it
Rebels have fought Gaddafi government forces to stop Ban's comments followed a call early on Wednesday morning as happened also last night in
loyalists street by street for weeks, attacking civilians. from Valerie Amos, the UN jets flew overhead, a witness told Tripoli, are command and control
and the taking of the airport Ban said on Wednesday there humanitarian chief, for a pause in the AFP news agency.
represents a significant territorial LIBYAN page 46
must also be unimpeded access hostilities to allow food, water, The explosions began about 7:30
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Schoolgirls 'beaten' in continued from page 45

bunkers," Brigadier General

Claudio Gabellini, chief
operations officer of NATO's
forward on the support we've
discussed to the people... to
support civil society, to support

Bahrain raids
(AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)) to 200,000 people rallied against were senseless to the pain."
Libya mission told reporters.
Making gains
Misurata is strategically
the Interim Transitional National
Council," Ashton told the
European Parliament.
important to rebel hopes of She said EU support would
Submitted at 5/11/2011 5:06:19 AM t h e g o v e r n m e n t . T h e Bahrain's government has not
overthrowing the Libyan leader include help for security sector
crackdown was an attempt to end responded to Al Jazeera's request
Secret filming conducted by Al the protests that demanded the for comment. because it is the only city they reform and institution-building.
Jazeera has revealed shocking end of the despotic rule of the hold in the west of the North "We want to help with education,
According to the mainly
evidence of the brutal crackdown Khalifah royal family. African country. with health care, with security on
Shia opposition Al Wefaq party,
against pro-democracy protesters In an interview "Heba", a 16-year police have raided up to 15 After two months of revolt linked the borders," she said.
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Dancing With the Stars
Backstage Report:
Romeo's Last Dance
Deborah Starr Seibel
(TVGuide.com: Breaking News)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:09:00 AM
Chelsea Hightower, Romeo
He may have been the most
surprising contestant in Dancing
With The Stars history. No one,
least of all the judges, thought
when the season started that
they'd be falling in love with the
son of Master P, and so
disappointed to see him go.
"When we arrive here a week
before the [first] show, they give
us a folder with everyone in it,"
says head judge Len Goodman.
"And this season, I look through it
and I see: ' Romeo. Son of Master
P. Rap Singer.' And I thought,
'He's gonna be all blinged up, with
attitude and a backwards baseball
cap. He's not gonna go for it,
immerse himself in the
competition.' But I was so wrong!
He's really given it his best shot.
Charming guy."
No one was harder on Romeo's
father than Goodman, who at one
point stated flat out that he
thought that it was time for
Master P and the show "to
his game."
Adds judge Carrie Ann Inaba,
"I'm very surprised by him. We all
had a preconceived notion of what
he would be like based on his
father. And it taught us all a
lesson not to judge a book by its
cover. He has a really endearing
personality, and a really
interesting sense of style, which is
kind of unbreakable. A little
machismo, but humble. There's a
vulnerability that makes you root
for him. A sweetness that goes
with the swagger."
"I would adopt him," says judge
Bruno Tonioli. "Hard-working,
with a great attitude. Such a nice
separate." "It was terrible!" kid."
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After Fox Cancellations, Suggestions
for What Jackie Earle Haley, Shawn
Ryan and Mark Valley Should Do
Next
Maureen Ryan (TV Squad)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 7:20:00 AM
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV
News, Stay Tuned News broke
Tuesday that several Fox shows
have been cancelled, but aside
from lamenting the potential that
each of the Fox dramas had, let's
not dwell on the fact that
'Breaking In,' 'Lie to Me,' 'The
Chicago Code,' 'Traffic Light' and
'Human Target' are no longer
among us.
Let's focus instead on what the
actors and producers from that
show should do next. Here are a
few of our suggestions; feel free
to offer your own in the comment please.
area. Shawn Ryan, late of 'The
Jackie Earle Haley, late of Chicago Code'
'Human Target' Ryan's had a tough go of it in
JEH on season 3 of 'Justified.' recent months. The late, great
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Nia Vardalos Joins Husband Ian
Gomez on Cougar Town
Joe Hudak (TVGuide.com:
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:17:00 AM
Nia Vardalos
If the gropes foisted upon Andy
by his sister-in-law Angela look a
little too natural in tonight's
episode of Cougar Town, they
should — guest star Nia Vardalos
is costar Ian Gomez's real-life
wife. We chatted with the droll
couple about how the My Big Fat
Greek Wedding writer-star's gig
came about.
TV Guide Magazine: How'd you
become Andy's inappropriate
sister-in-law?
Vardalos: It was a showbiz
miracle in that I actually got
offered a part I didn't have to
write!
TV Guide Magazine: Ian, you
didn't grease the wheels?
Gomez: No. It was [cocreator]
Bill Lawrence's idea.
Vardalos: Actually, Ian, do you
remember I was sent a gift basket
Proverbs 21:29 (05-11-11)
(Verse of the Day)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 2:00:00 AM
A wicked man puts up a bold
front, but an upright man gives
thought to his ways.
— Proverbs 21:29(NIV) Thoughts
of fatty-fatty things last year? I
couldn't eat them, so I had Ian
take it over to the writers' room,
and he said, "This is a regift from
my wife. She wants to be on the
show."
Gomez: Writers can be swayed
by fatty-fatty stuff.
TV Guide Magazine: So how is it
working with your spouse?
on Today's Verse... When we
harbor wickedness in our hearts,
there are all sorts of "fronts" we
have to keep up so people won't
know the truth about us. But if
righteousness is our aim, we'll try
to live up to that goal with
Vardalos: We don't like to play a
couple. We find that so
embarrassing. This was the ideal
part in that we could pretend to be
attracted to each other. I don't like
to work with Ian because of his
drinking problem and the
blackouts.
Gomez: And I don't like to work
with Nia because of her breath.
honesty. When we blow it, we'll
be honest and ask forgiveness,
learning from our mistakes. We
won't put up a facade. We know
that even though we're flawed,
God is not through working on us
yet! My Prayer... Thank you,
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TV Guide Magazine: Ah, true
love. Where did you first meet?
Vardalos: At Second City. I am
from Canada, and they brought
me down to Chicago on a two-
year work permit. After meeting
me, Ian turned to a guy in my cast
and said, "I'm going to marry that
girl."
Gomez: True story.
Cougar Town airs Wednesdays at
9:30/8:30c on ABC.
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Almighty God, for the many times others. Please grant me this grace
you have forgiven me. I'm sorry with increasing measure day by
for the times I've tried to hide my day. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
sin from others and from you. I
want to live an honest, upright
life, bringing glory to you in what
I do, what I say, and how I treat
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It's another non-elimination
round for Phil Keoghan, who has
just signed a new deal to continue
for several more years as host of
CBS' The Amazing Race.
Under the new deal, Keoghan has
now been named a co-executive
producer of the Race(an
acknowledgement that he's
already deeply involved with the
show's production). "Most of what
I do [on Race] is behind-the-
scenes," Keoghan says. "My
energy has been consumed with
other duties besides just being in
front of the camera. I've always
enjoyed that side of it."
Keoghan's deal with CBS also
includes a development
component at the network. "I've
been talking to CBS about
developing other projects," he
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says. "It's been a part of what I've
done for years anyway. I'm
constantly thinking up new ideas
and ways of sharing stories."
Keoghan hits the road for the 19
th edition of The Amazing Race
next month. The show just
concluded its 18 th cycle, an all-
star edition, and recently
celebrated its 10-year anniversary
with a reunion of past contestants
in Miami.
The Amazing Race has helped
Keoghan expand his "No
Opportunity Wasted" brand line,
which now encompasses TV, as
well as a line of nutrition bars and
luggage. He also regularly gives
motivational speeches, and in
2009 rode a bike cross-country for
charity. That journey was turned
into the documentary The Ride.
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Topsy Turvy Upside
Down Strawberry Planter
– 2 Pack
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:44:04 AM
It’s Not Too Bad
Growing upside-down?
Strawberries, you just blew our
minds.
Let me hang you up, ‘cause
Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri you’re growing now
Strawberry Porch
Announce New Celeb Cooking Add a plant and 18 quarts
Of soil that’s sold separately
Show on Food Network (VIDEO) Strawberry Porch forever
Donald Deane (TV Squad) f i v e c e l e b r i t i e s i n c o o k i n g No room at my house to grow
competitions. strawberries
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"This summer, Guy and I are I mean who’s got that kind of
Filed under: TV Replay On'The doing a brand new show on Food room?
Rachael Ray Show'(weekdays, Network and ... it is basically the Just enough to plant, you know
syndicated), Rachael Ray and cooking equivalent of'Dancing Something that hangs on my deck
Guy Fieri announced a new With the Stars,'" said Ray. That is I think I’m out of luck
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Network. On the show, Ray and Strawberry Porch
Fieri will command two teams of Add a plant and 18 quarts
Of soil that’s sold separately
Strawberry Porch forever
Growing is easy when it’s upside
-down
No digging, no worms, and no
weeds
Just water every day, you know
It’ll all work out
Just leave the rest to gravity
Let me hang you up, ‘cause
you’re growing now
Strawberry Porch
Add a plant and 18 quarts
Of soil that’s sold separately
Strawberry Porch forever
Strawberry Porch forever
Strawberry Porch forever
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Features:
• Grow delicious, juicy
strawberries all season long at
home
• Simple to set-up and maintain –
eliminates hard work
• Hangs upside down and gravity
naturally causes the water and
nutrients to pour directly down
from the root to the fruit
• Each port holds 2 plants for an
even bigger yield
• Simply place any strawberry
plant in the Topsy Turvy®, add
potting soil, and water(Strawberry
Plant / Potting Soil / Water – Sold
Separately)
• The sun warms the plant like a
greenhouse, the root system
explodes and thrives inside the
planter
• Hanging in the air helps reduce
any ground fungus, harmful
bacteria, cutworm damage
• No digging or weeding
• Makes berry picking easy
• Grow organically without the
need for pesticides
• You can also grow herbs like
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mint and more in your strawberry
planter
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Strawberry Planters (empty)
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• Package Contents
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Technical Specifications:
• Dimensions (empty): 32”L x
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• Weight (empty): 1lb
Special Notes:
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an organic fertilizer such as
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Vizio 32” 720p LCD HDTV
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 8:59:59 AM
What’s “Real Enough” For You?
See that cowboy? Do you want to
get shot by his bullet?
Well, most sensible people say
no, they don’t want to get shot by
the bullet. So we know that
people don’t ACTUALLY want
real. And if that’s true, what’s the
big deal about 1080p? A great
many of us just want to watch the
TV we grew up with, and a whole
bunch of that TV wasn’t being
filmed by some kind of James
Cameron super-camera. We
understand that for him, amazing
effects are all that save the
movie. But what about the old
black and white Playhouse 90, or
even Patrick Stewart’s Othello?
Were it really so bad when they
relied on good acting and good
writing over amazing special
effects?
The kind of person who wants to
watch the classics will probably
be completely happy with a
refurbished Vizio 32” 720p LCD
HDTV. The screen’s huge when
compared to the classic sets of
yesteryear, and there are two
HDMI ports for expanding. And
you know what? 720p is perfectly
fine for people who grew up
fiddling with the antenna. Maybe
when Quentin Tarantino remakes
Alice you kids will care about the
classics again. Until that day, kiss
our grits. We’ll be in the den with
the Vizio 32” 720p LCD HDTV.
Authorized for SquareTrade
Extended Warranty
Warranty: 90 Day Woot Limited
Warranty
Condition: Refurbished
Features:
• 31.5” diagonal viewing area
with a 1366 x 768 Full HD
resolution delivers superior
picture quality
• Wide 178-degree vertical and
178-degree horizontal angle
allows you to see a clear picture
from anywhere in the room
• Digital Ambient Light Sensor
that automatically adjusts
backlight levels to the brightness
of its surrounding
• Features SRS TruSurroundHD
and SRS TruVolume for advanced
virtual sound
• Enjoy a lossless HD experience
with the (2) included HDMI ports
• 100,000:1 Dynamic Contrast
Ratio
• ENERGY STAR 4.1 qualified
Additional Photos:
• Front View
• Rear Ports
• Side Controls
• Remote Control
• Package Contents
Product Specifications:
• Viewable area: 31.5” diagonal
• Panel type: CCFL, LCD
• Tuner: NTSC/ATSC/QAM
• Native panel resolution: 1366 x
768 pixels
• Signal compatibility: 1080i,
720p, 480p, 480i
• Refresh rate: 60Hz
• Colors: 1.06 billion
• Computer support: 1920 x
1080, 1024 x 768, 800 x 600, 640
x 480 via RGB/HDMI
• Dynamic contrast ratio:
100,000:1
• Brightness: 500 cd/m2
• Response rate: 8ms
• Viewable angle: 178/178
degrees (horizontal/vertical)
• Pixel/dot pitch: 0.510mm(H) x
0.510mm(V)
• Inputs (rear): (2) HDMI with
HDCP, (1) RF connector for
Internal Tuner, (1) Component
YPbPr plus Stereo Audio, (1)
Computer RGB, (1) Composite
video, and (1) USB port
• Input (side): (1) USB port
• Outputs (rear): (1) SPDIF
digital optical and (1) Stereo
audio
• SRS TruSurround HD & SRS
TruVolume enabled
• Zero Bright Pixel Defect
Guarantee
• Compliances: Energy Star 4.1
ATSC Spec A/65, EIA/CEA-766-
A
• Color temperature: 5400K,
6300K and 9300K
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• Color fine tuning: Red/Blue/
Green
• Speakers: Built-in 10W x 2
Speakers
• Panel lamp life (typical):
500,000 hours L.A. Noire
• Voltage range: 120Vac at 50/
60Hz
launch trailer is
• Power consumption: 49W,
• Compliances: Energy Star 4.1
all good cops and
ATSC Spec A/65, EIA/CEA-766 grimaces
-A David Hinkle (Joystiq)
• Included remote requires (2)
AA Batteries (not included) Submitted at 5/11/2011 12:00:00 PM
• Net weight with stand: 21.83
Being a good cop in '40s-era Los
lbs
Angeles isn't as simple as sticking
• Dimensions with stand:
to the book. If L.A. Noire's launch
31.19”W x 22.45”H x 8.28”D
trailer is any indication, detectives
will need to rely and relay a lot on
Wall Mount Specifications:
his face. Specifically, that look he
• Hole Pattern: VESA standard
gets whenever he bite into a
200 X 200mm spacing
lemon.
• Screw Size: M6
Continue reading L.A. Noire
• Screw Length: 20.0mm
launch trailer is all good cops and
• Screw Pitch: 1.0mm
grimaces
L.A. Noire launch trailer is all
In the box:
good cops and grimaces originally
• (1) Vizio E320VL 720p 32”
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Asus Essentio Six-Core Gaming
Desktop
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In The Game Of The Father
This Father’s Day, get Dad
exactly what you’ve always
wanted.
Straight from the heart, Dad, I
want you to have this Asus
Essentio Six-Core Gaming
Desktop PC. When I heard about
the 6-core processor, 8GB DDR3
memory, and 6MB L3 cache
memory, I immediately thought
“Someone must be describing a
computer version of my father.” I
didn’t know what it meant, but I
knew it would be the perfect gift
for you. I still don’t know what it
meant.
Now, Dad, come on. “Hate” is a
strong word, and you don’t really
hate computers anyway. Those
slot machines you love so much?
What do you think they are?
Computers. So excuse me for
taking the initiative to borrow
your credit card and buy you
something nice. Hmm… you’re
right, though, about not having
any room for it here. Hey, you
know what? I could keep it at my
place! You know, just until you
sell off some of your phone-book
collection to make room for it.
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. Here’s
the card. No, Dad, it’s a newer
video card (sold separately). Well,
I know it’s not much to look at,
but you’re not supposed to put it
on your mantle. It’s recommended
for the Asus Essentio to handle
the latest, most graphic-intensive
games.
“Selfish”? Me? How can you say
that? You keep treating me like
this, I’m going to stop doing nice
things for you. Now put down that
respirator and help me get this
Asus Essentio Six-Core Gaming
Desktop PC back into the trunk
of my car. Authorized for
SquareTrade Extended Warranty
Warranty: 90 day Asus
Condition: Refurbished
Features:
• 2.7GHz AMD Phenom II X6
1045T 6-core Processor – True
multicore processing for extreme
multitasking performance
• Direct Connect Architecture –
Delivers overall system
performance
• HyperTransport technology,
AMD Balanced Smart Cache and
AMD Wide Floating Point
Accelerator for quick access times
and improved performance
• AMD Memory Optimizer
Technology – For multithreaded
software performance, and AMD
Virtualization with Rapid
Virtualization Indexing to help
virtualization software run
securely and efficiently
• 8GB DDR3 memory – For
multitasking power, expandable to
16GB
• Multiformat DVDRW/CD-RW
drive with double-layer support –
Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4
hours of video using compatible
DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL
media, also supports DVD-RAM
• 6MB L3 cache memory – For
efficient system processing
• 8-channel (7.1) high-definition
audio delivers quality sound
• HDMI and DVI outputs allow
for flexible connectivity options
• 10 high-speed USB 2.0 ports –
For fast digital data transfer and
easy peripheral connectivity
• Built-in 10/100/1000 Ethernet
networking interface with RJ-45
connector – For a fast wired Web
connection
Additional Photos:
• Front Panel
• Rear Panel
• Side Panel Off
Technical Specifications:
Operation System Genuine
Windows® 7 Home Premium 64
bit CPU AMD Phenom II X6
1045T 6-Core 2.7GHz Memory
8GB DDR3 1333MHz Graphics
ASUS EAH5450 1GB DDR3 by
ATI Technologies Hard Drive
SATA 1TB 7200RPM Optical
Drive 16x DVD+/- RW Dual
Layer Burner Expansion Slots(2)
PCI
(1) PCI-e 16x (occupied)
(1) PCI-e 1x
(6) SATA (2 occupied)
(2) 5.25” Optical Drive Bays (1
occupied)
(3) 3.5” Hard Drive Bays (1
occupied) LAN Interface 10/100/
1000 Audio Interface ALC887
High Definition Audio 8-Channel
CODEC Channel 8 S/PIDF out
Front Panel 16n1 Card Reader
(SD/microSD/miniSD , MMC/
microMMC/RS-MMC, MS Pro/
Duo/Pro Duo, CF)
(1) Headphone Jack
(1) Microphone Jack
(4) USB 2.0 Rear Panel 8-
Channel (7.1) HD Audio
(1) RJ45 LAN
(1) VGA
(1) DVI-D
(1) HDMI
(1) S/PDIF-out (Optical)
(6) USB 2.0
(1) PS2 Power Supply 400W
(PFC) Peak Dimensions 8”W x
18”H x 19.5”D Weight 26.4
pounds
In the box:
(1) Asus Essentio CG1330-07
Gaming Desktop Computer
(1) USB Keyboard
(1) USB Optical Mouse
(1) Power Cable
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Live from Google
I/O 2011's day 2
keynote!
Darren Murph (Engadget)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 12:23:00 PM
No, you aren't losing your mind.
You're really tuned in to the
second Google keynote in as
many days, and if we had to
guess, we'd say Chrome and / or
Chrome OS will take top billing.
Things haven't started just yet, but
your patience (or impatience) is
greatly appreciated. Have a look
below to see when things get
going!
06:30AM- Hawaii
09:30AM- Pacific
10:30AM- Mountain
11:30AM- Central
12:30PM- Eastern
05:30PM- London
06:30PM- Paris
08:30PM- Moscow / Dubai
12:30AM- Perth (May 12th)
12:30AM- Shenzhen (May 12th)
01:30AM- Tokyo (May 12th)
02:30AM- Sydney (May 12th)
Continue reading Live from
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What happens when Sprint Takes Out

Satirical Ad Against
COBRA coverage ends?
rss@consumerreports.org Risk Pool administered by AT&T T-Mobile Deal
(Consumer Reports) Medical Mutual of Ohio. The Ben Popken (The Consumerist) merger.
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:14:59 AM catch is that she has to be
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:00:00 AM However, not everyone found the
uninsured for six months to
piece of collateral amusing. The
What happens when COBRA qualify. Sprint really is not fond of the ad was pulled after complaints
coverage ends? By 2014, when the Affordable proposed AT&T and T-mobile f r o m t h e t r a n s g e n d e r e d
Q. Our daughter’s COBRA Care Act is fully in place, people merger. This week they ran an ad c o m m u n i t y w h i c h c a l l e d i t
coverage just expired and she’s in your daughter’s situation will in some papers and on political transphobic. I guess they never
been turned down for individual have more economical options, websites that was a takeoff on T- saw this Apple ad.
i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s i n generally higher deductibles and and insurers will have to accept
mobile's recent ads. They feature PREVIOUSLY
Ohio—probably because she c o - p a y s . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , them regardless of any pre-
an older shaggy businessman with Sprint CEO Has A Few Things
smokes and is overweight. Does comparing plans is a challenge existing conditions. But one
a cigar wearing a pink dress like To Say About The AT&T/T-
she have any other options? because Ohio provides this important provision of health care the one sported by the gal in the T Mobile Deal
A. Yes, but tell her to act quickly. coverage through more than two reform has already taken effect:
-mobile ads. The man looks very AT&T CEO: T-Mobile Purchase
The Health Insurance Portability dozen insurance carriers offering coverage for specified preventive
similar to the one T-mobile used Is "All About Consumers"
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) different benefits for different services without co-pays or
to depict AT&T in their ads Will Customers Shafted In
guarantees that anyone whose rates. The good news is that most deductibles. Among the covered
mocking their rival before the Verizon/Alltel Deal Get Shafted
COBRA coverage runs out is of the companies still accept services are weight-loss and
merger was proposed. Again By AT&T/T-Mobile
entitled to purchase a specially- applicants (they’re allowed to smoking-cessation counseling, in
So slap 'em together and what do M e r g e r ?
d e s i g n a t e d i n d i v i d u a l p l a n , close enrollment once they’ve met case your daughter ever feels
you get? Instant politico-business From ConsumerReports.org:
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Toyota latest commercial
figure is a virtual Japanese
pop star
Consumer Reports News
(Consumer Reports)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:29:59 AM
Toyota latest commercial figure
is a virtual Japanese pop star
Meet Toyota's new TV pitch
woman: Hatsune Miko, a young,
female pop singer who is
considered a virtual idol among
her Japanese counterparts.
Literally.
Miko, a 3D computer-generated
persona created by Cypton Future
Media, is typical of Japanese
animated (anime) women. Her
ankle-length ponytails and singing
voice—composed of real voices
processed through synthesizer
software—are staples among
anime fans. And last year,
Japanese audiences flocked to her
sold-out concerts, where Miko is
projected on a stage in front of a
live band. (See the second video
embedded below.)
And Toyota has turned to the
virtual pop idol as pitch person for
the company's 2011 Corolla. The
reason? Both "have two very
important things in common —
big dreams in a compact
package," according to Toyota's
website.
But how will Miko play in the
U.S. market where Japanese
anime is still largely perceived as
cartoons? A Toyota spokeswoman
told the Wall Street Journal: Even
if she is unfamiliar to some, the
story of the character, her music
and her dedicated fans are
intriguing and in parallel with the
storied history of the Toyota
Corolla.
According to the Journal,
Toyota's TV commercials with
Miko (see video below) will air
on Asian-language stations in the
United States, and the company
has no plans to expand it beyond
the Asian-American community.
Let this serve as a remind that
catchy marketing campaigns do
not ensure the product itself is
competitive. Always do your own
homework. (In this case, the
Corolla is CR-Recommended.)
Hatsune Miko and 2011 Toyota
Corolla[Toyota]
Toyota's New U.S. Saleswoman:
Virtual Idol Hatsune Miku[Wall
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LastPass: Hackers
Maybe Stole Info From
1.25 Million Accounts
MB Quirk (The Consumerist)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:30:00 AM
Listen up if you've got an account
with LastPass, a company that is
designed to keep your passwords
to multiple sites safe: The
company says hackers may have
gotten into their database and
snatched information from up to
1.25 million customers.
LastPass' appeal is that instead of
remembering all of your online
banking, eBay, credit card sites
and others, you simply have one
password for LastPass and it does
all that remembering for you. So
it's pretty worrisome if someone
has access to all of that data.
The site urged its customers to
change their master passwords
after they noticed the potential
security breach, a report from
Bloomberg indicates. It's still
unknown how successful the
thieves have been at getting into
the LastPass network, so
consumers aren't sure just how
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much to freak out yet.
It seems to be de rigeur these
days for large companies to fall
under attack from hackers. From
Sony's network breach to the
email addresses of millions of
Best Buy, Kroger and other
consumers being leaked to third
parties.
Meanwhile, that box of money
you hid in the freezer? It's
probably fine.
PREVIOUSLY: 5 Things To Do
When A Company Leaks Your
Data
LastPass Says Hackers May
Have Stolen Passwords for 1.25
Million Customers[Bloomberg]
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You Can Own The Dude's Catch Amazon's
Cardigan For $4,000 Or Jeff Bezos live at
More 11AM ET today
Marc Perton (The Consumerist)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:45:30 AM
(Gramcercy Pictures)
We can't imagine Jeff "The
Dude" Lebowski ever getting
excited enough about an auction
item to rush out and bid on it. But
if you must complete that
essential Dude look, you can now
purchase one of four sweaters
made for "The Big Lebowski" as
part of a Hollywood auction to be
held later this month. Bidding is
expected to start at $4,000-
$6,000. Sorry; the dude's rug isn't
on offer.
The auction catalog ties it all
together:
There were four sweaters made
for the production — this vintage
sweater and three modern copies,
according to costume designer
Mary Zophres. Bridges wore this
vintage sweater exclusively
during the entire production,
preferring to wear it all the time
and thus delve deeper into the
'Dudeness' required of the role."
The auction will be held May 14-
15 in Beverly Hills. If you don't
want to spend $6,000, Pendleton
Woolen Mills, which created the
original Lebowski sweater, is
launching a replica version in
September. The "Dude Cardigan"
will go for $188. "We had already
decided to bring it back," says
Debbie Coryell, manager for
men's communications at
Pendleton. "We had no idea about
the auction."
We abide.
Hollywood Auction 44 Press
Release[Profiles in History]
'The Big Lebowski' cardigan: The
sequel, from Pendleton Woolen
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Red Wings rally for 3-1 win, force Game 7

vs. Sharks - USA Today
(- Bing News) 10:38 of the third period and then who covered it with his glove just "Experience is a factor, for sure,
Submitted at 5/11/2011 8:33:23 AM went ahead when Filppula after it crossed the line. The but we've got a lot of will and a
intercepted Logan Couture's pass replay booth confirmed the goal. lot of skill," Cleary said. "Beyond
By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY and then played a give-and-go Couture's hero status didn't last that, we've got a good team, a
DETROIT — When the Detroit with Datsyuk before driving the long because he was on the ice for good structure. We believe in
Red Wings talked about coming puck past Antti Niemi for his first the tying goal and contributed to each other. Everybody likes each
back from a 3-0 series deficit goal of the series. the winning goal with his errant other, respects each other. For us,
against the San Jose Sharks, they "We've had different guys step up pass. being down 3-0, we believed in
viewed it as a strategy session and at different moments in different "(Couture) shot it and it stung a ourselves, believed we'd get to
not wishful thinking. games in this series," Detroit said he will make no mention of bit on my hand," Filppula said. "It Game 7."
• By Julian H. Gonzalez, Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. the difficult history of coming was good to get it, and Datsyuk The Red Wings had a near miss
Free Press The Red Wings "This time it was Fil's turn. He back from a 3-0 series deficit. The made a great play " in the second period when Cleary,
celebrate Valtteri Filppula's game had a great game offensively and Chicago Blackhawks forced a Every one on the Red Wings coming out of the penalty box,
winning goal during the third d e f e n s i v e l y , m a k i n g t h i n g s Game 7 after trailing their first- knows that passing the puck to found himself on a breakaway,
period. happen, working hard round series 3-0 in these playoffs, Datsyuk is always the best option deked the goalie and then slid the
defensively." but the Vancouver Canucks won "Playing with him, you know puck off the post.
By Julian H. Gonzalez, Detroit Filppula, who had points in the the final game in overtime. there is a good chance you are The Sharks didn't like how they
Free Press series before Game 6, also carried "We could be in the exact same going to get (the puck)," Filppula played in front of Niemi, who was
The Red Wings celebrate Valtteri the puck deep into the zone and situation as we are right now by said. " I guess he passed it sharp throughout the contest.
Filppula's game winning goal fed Kronwall on the tying goal. winning one, losing one, winning through a couple of guys so it was "You can't take much out of this
during the third period. Series tied 3-3 one, losing one ..." McLellan said. a real nice play." game other than Nemo was great,"
"We've got a group that's won Game 1: Sharks 2, Red Wings 1 "It doesn't matter how we got Although the Red Wings haven't San Jose defenseman Doug
together, we've got a good core (OT) here. It really doesn't. What revealed Datsyuk's injury, he Murray said. "We put up an
here and been together a long Game 2: Sharks 2, Red Wings 1 matters is how it ends." clearly is having an issue with his embarrassing effort. It's nothing to
time," winger Dan Cleary said. Game 3: Sharks 4, Red Wings 3 It seemed as if it was Detroit vs. hand or wrist. But he has five do with X's and O's. It's about
"The thing is, we weren't kidding (OT) Niemi for the first two periods of assists in the Red Wings three whatever it takes to get yourself
ourselves, we really felt we could Game 4: Red Wings 4, Sharks 3 Game 6 as Detroit outshot San consecutive wins. "I hurt when ready. We weren't skating, we
do this." Game 5: Red Wings 4, Sharks 3 Jose 32-13 without finding the (San Jose led) 3-0," Datsyuk said. weren't making quick plays, we
The Red Wings moved closer to Game 6 Red Wings 3, Sharks 1 net. "Now I'm OK." weren't doing anything right."
that objective Tuesday when they x-May 12: at San Jose, 9 (Versus) "One team skated and the other Over the first 40 minutes, the Red Now, the Sharks say, they have
turned a Pavel Datsyuk-to-Valtteri x-if necessary. All times ET did not at all," McLellan said. Wings had 10 players with two or to let the loss go.
Filppula passing play into the If Detroit wins Game 7, it would "That was pretty evident through more shots on goal, including "This was unacceptable," Murray
winning goal in a 3-1 Detroit win become the fourth team in NHL the first two periods." Mike Modano, who had three said. "But we have to move away
that forces a Game 7 Thursday in history to win a series that it With Niemi keeping Detroit off shots in just 5:34 of playing time. from it. We've got an important
San Jose (9 p.m. ET, Versus). trailed 3-0, joining the 1942 the board, the Sharks took a 1-0 He was playing his first game of game Thursday." For more
Trailing 1-0 in the game, the Red Toronto Maple Leafs, 1975 New lead at 3:54 of the third period the series because Johan Franzen information about reprints &
Wings tied the game on Henrik Y o r k I s l a n d e r s a n d 2 0 1 0 when Couture flicked the puck sat out with an ankle injury. The permissions, visit our FAQ's. To
Zetterberg's tip-in of Niklas P h i l a d e l p h i a F l y e r s . from four feet away. It trickled Sharks were missing Ryane
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New Jersey coach sets career wins mark
from his couch
Cameron Smith (Y! Sports
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:42:31 AM
On Tuesday, Tony Ferrainolo
became the all-time winningest
baseball coach in New Jersey
scholastic history. The legendary
Memorial (N.J.) High head man
earned the milestone thanks to the
Tigers' 6-5 victory over Marist
(N.J.) High, yet the
accomplishment also came with a
unique caveat: Ferrainolo wasn't
at the game to celebrate the
landmark himself.
As deftly reported in the Newark
Star-Ledger, Ferrainolo has been
unable to sit in his team's dugout
this year as he recovers from
intense chemotherapy, treatment
he receives for lymphoma. The
coach was diagnosed with the
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disease in 2010 and began
chemotherapy in recent months.
The Star-Ledger reported that
Ferrainolo completed his second
set of four-day, 24-hour
chemotherapy treatments on
Saturday, leaving him far too
exhausted to attend his team's
record-setting performance.
The coach has been able to attend
his six of his team's 2011 games.
"It's a great day," Ferrainolo told
the Star-Ledger after passing
Morristown (N.J.) High coach
Harry Shatel on the state's all-time
wins list on Tuesday. "You're on
top. You're here. I guess right now
you could say this old coach from
West New York is on top."
The victory over Marist pushed
Ferrainolo's career record to 753-
205, compiled across 34 straight
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coaching baseball and football at
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victory, Memorial's baseball team
loaded on to a school bus and
drove into New York City to visit
its coach at his West side
apartment. After greeting him
with hugs, the team presented
Lakers’ Bynum Suspended 5
Games Next Season, Apologizes
to Dallas’ Barea - Bloomberg
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Submitted at 5/10/2011 11:15:02 PM
Andrew Bynum was suspended
five games without pay at the start
of next season for his flagrant foul
on J.J. Barea in the last game of
the Los Angeles Lakers’ National
Basketball Association playoff
against the Dallas Mavericks.
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Ferrainolo with a signed game
ball from the milestone victory.
The special delivery marked the
conclusion of a long and
emotional day for both Ferrainolo
and his team, though his players
quickly made it clear that the
conclusion made their efforts
worthwhile.
"That's what I wanted -- to get this
win for coach Ferrainolo,"
Memorial pitcher Bryan Vizcaino
told the Star-Ledger. "I felt
confident that we could win. I felt
great today."
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Bynum, 23, also was fined
$25,000 for removing his Lakers
jersey as he left the court after
being ejected. The Lakers were
losing 100-68 at the time and
went on to a 122-86 defeat that
swept the two-time defending
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LAKERS’
Bernard Hopkins bids to become continued from page 57

champions out of the playoffs.

oldest fighter to win a major
world title bout - Calgary Herald
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 8:47:42 AM
Bernard Hopkins will try to
eclipse George Foreman as the
oldest fighter to win a major
world title bout when he faces
Canada's Jean Pascal next week
for the World Boxing Council
light-heavyweight crown.
Hopkins will be 126 days beyond
his 46th birthday when he meets
Pascal on May 21 at Montreal's
Bell Centre in a rematch of a
controversial draw last December
that allowed Pascal to keep his
title.
Hopkins will try to bump
heavyweight legend Foreman
from a unique place in boxing
history as the oldest recognized
elite-level ring king in any
division.
"This is a bittersweet opportunity
for me because of George's
legacy," said Hopkins. "But it's in
good hands, George."
Foreman, 62, says Hopkins will
need a knockout of Pascal to win
it, but a triumph would give the
sport a much-needed boost.
"If Bernard is able to win this
thing and do it decisively, it's
going to help boxing. This is a
chance to restore boxing and I'm
pulling for him," Foreman said.
"I think he can pull it off, no
doubt about it. It's a great
opportunity to lift my name up,
just for a second, before it gets
erased. He has got (the chance),
but he's going to have to get it by
way of knockout."
Hopkins disagrees but is mindfall
of feeling robbed of a victory by
judges last December.
Foreman defended his IBF crown
in 1995, 102 days beyond his 46th
birthday, by taking a split decision
over Axel Schulz of Germany.
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The 7-foot Bynum elbowed the 6
-foot Barea in the ribs, knocking
him to the floor, as the Dallas
player went up for a layup in
Game 4 of the Western
Conference semifinals at
American Airlines Center in
Dallas.
Bynum publicly apologized to
Barea yesterday, a few hours
before the punishment was
announced by NBA Executive
Vice President Stu Jackson.
“I want to apologize for my
actions at the start of the fourth
quarter in Dallas in Game 4,”
Bynum said in a statement to
reporters at the start of a news
conference. “They don’t represent
me, my upbringing, this franchise
or any of the Laker fans.”
The oft-injured Bynum will be
suspended for the first five games
of the 2011-12 NBA regular
season for which he is eligible and
physically able to play, Jackson
said in a statement released by the
NBA.
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Test Drive dev Eden
Games goes on 'symbolic'
one day strike
Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 12:30:00 PM
In response to previously
unknown plans at Atari to lay off
approximately 51 of Eden Games'
80 total employees, the Test Drive
Unlimited developer is staging a
"Symbolic Day Strike" today. A
statement sent to Gamasutra from
an unnamed Eden Games
employee explains the act as a
response to what the studio
believes is "mismanagement" on
the part of its parent company and
publisher, Atari, and an effort to
engage Atari president Jim
Wilson directly. The Eden Games
message claims that Wilson has
"never introduced himself to his
employees."
The proposed cuts at Eden, said
to be taking place this coming
June, are supposedly the result of
a change in Atari's focus, as it
moves away from packaged retail
goods and towards MMOs and
games with online-based business
models. Eden Games' latest
projects -- the Test Drive
Unlimited series and Alone in the
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Dark-- have all been retail-centric,
potentially spurring the decision
by Atari to cut staff at the studio.
An Eden employee clarified that
the strike was in direct response to
stalled negotiations with Atari,
and said that Eden "didn't receive
at this time any information or
feedback from Atari
management." The representative
also noted that internal projections
put the studio's latest effort, Test
Drive Unlimited 2, at around
900K units sold to date.
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Ace Combat Assault Horizon
comes in for a retail landing
October 11 [update: trailer!]
JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:30:00 AM
One of the many announcements
made by Namco Bandai during its
Level Up event in Dubai was the
release date of Ace Combat:
Assault Horizon, the explosive
series reboot for PS3 and Xbox
360. It's flying to North America
on October 11, and will be
released in Europe on October 14.
The European version will also be
available in a limited edition
bundle (above), with a
soundtrack, "exclusive aircraft
digital content," and a notebook
signed by the development team,
all presented in a steelbook case.
Namco Bandai also briefly
mentioned Ace Combat 3D, the
3DS flight sim first announced
during a Nintendo event in
October. No details came up, but
at the very least we know the
three-dimensional dogfighting
game is still in the works -- so
keep an air sickness bag handy.
Update: Find a new trailer for
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of Law Print This Post
Let there be no doubt: The
decision to kill Osama bin Laden
was perfectly legal. The Heritage
Foundation’s Cully Stimson
explains in National Review
Online’s “The Corner” that
Congress empowered the
president to take action:
Bin Laden declared war on the
United States twice in the 1990s.
As the leader of al-Qaeda, he was
responsible for September 11,
2001, and numerous other
terrorist attacks. By joining in war be killed on sight.” The SEALs engagement.
could have killed him if they Read Stimson’s full article at
against the U.S., bin Laden acted
to ensure that the law governing found him sleeping or shot him in National Review Online.
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11, 2001. All force includes lethal
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a lawful target.” At the end of the
military target. As one law of war
expert has said, “A lawful target day, it was up to the SEALs to
make the call within the rules of
has lost his right to life and may
Newstablet Edition
Some States Want Medical Spending
Minimums For Insurers Relaxed
(NPR Blogs: Shots - Health
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Submitted at 5/10/2011 4:07:00 PM
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News
Under federal law, health insurers
must spend at least 80 percent of
premium revenues on medical
services or quality improvement.
Consumers in nine states owed an
expected $95 million in rebates
from their health insurers might
not see those rebates after all.
Those states' regulators are
asking the Obama Administration
to ease up on rules that say
insurers must spend at least 80
percent of their premium revenue
on medical care or quality
improvements.
The regulators say some insurers
are unable to quickly make the
changes needed to hit that
spending target — and would
have to pay rebates to consumers.
They say that, without relief,
insurers would flee their markets,
leaving some policyholders
unable to qualify or afford other
coverage.
Not so, say consumer advocates,
who say most insurers should be
able to meet the spending rule.
"The end impact will be to deny
consumers the millions in rebates
they expect to get on this year's
premiums," says Carmen Balber,
Washington director of the
advocacy group Consumer
Watchdog.
Under the federal health law,
insurers must spend at least 80
percent of premium revenues on
medical costs or quality
improvements; the remainder can
go toward administrative costs,
broker commissions and profits.
Many health plans, but not all,
already meet that target.
The spending requirement, called
the " medical loss ratio," applies
to all health plans, except those
offered by companies that are self
-insured, where an insurance
company just does the paperwork,
and the employer decides what
the benefits include.
The waivers sought by the states
would affect only individual
policies bought by people who
don't get coverage through their
jobs. Nationwide, more than 18
million Americans purchase their
own policies.
Up to 9 million Americans with
individual policies and in group
plans could be eligible for rebates,
according to government
estimates.
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for people with health problems,
says Steven Larsen, deputy
administrator of the Center for
Consumer and Insurance
Oversight at HHS.
He says deciding on the states'
requests is a balancing act: While
insurers should be pushed to
spend more on medical care, it
"might not be in consumers' best
interest" to drive them out of the
marketplace.
Because of that, some analysts
predict that the administration will
grant most of the states' requests.
"The last thing the Obama
administration wants is the Des
Moines Register writing about
500 people who lost their health
insurance in Iowa because of the
Obama health plan," says Robert
In the states asking for an adjustment, with insurers there Laszewski, a consultant to the
adjustment, potential rebates total being allowed to spend only 65 health care industry and a former
more than $95 million for policies percent of revenue on medical insurance executive.
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62 Health/ Newstablet Edition

Audit Finds Widespread Use Of

Antipsychotic Drugs In Nursing Homes
(NPR Blogs: Shots - Health was the most prescribed of the A review of medical records "Despite the fact that it is Services, whose office did the
Blog) atypical antipsychotics scrutinized found that most of the atypical potentially lethal to prescribe analysis.
Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:37:00 AM in a federal audit of nursing home antipsychotics were being used antipsychotics to patients with The top three drugs, based on the
claims. outside the Food and Drug dementia, there's ample evidence number of claims found in the
Enlarge Anonymous/ AP About 1 in 7 elderly residents of Administration's approval of the that some drug companies 2007 audit, were:
Seroquel, made by AstraZeneca, nursing homes receives a so- medicines to treat schizophrenia aggressively marketed their • Seroquel from Astra Zeneca
was the most prescribed of the called atypical antipsychotic and bipolar disorder. products towards such • Risperdal from Johnson &
atypical antipsychotics scrutinized medicine, a federal audit finds, Indeed, 88 percent of the populations, putting profits before Johnson
in a federal audit of nursing home despite an increased risk of death Medicare claims for the drugs safety," wrote Daniel Levinson, • Zyprexa from Eli Lilly.
claims. Anonymous/ AP when the medicines are used to show they were prescribed for Inspector General of the
Seroquel, made by AstraZeneca, manage dementia in older people. elderly people with dementia. Department of Health and Human AUDIT page 63
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AUDIT
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To Levinson's point on
marketing, nursing home
pharmacy chain Omnicare agreed
to pay the federal government $98
million in 2009 to settle charges it
took kickbacks from J&J to boost
sales of Risperdal.
The OIG made some
recommendations for
improvement, such as better
education and halting payments
for unnecessary use of medicines.
Despite the risks, the prescription
of the medicines isn't likely to
disappear. As psychiatrist Daniel
Carlat told the New York Times,
there aren't very many other good
options. "Doctors want to
maximize quality of life by
treating the patient's agitation
even if that means the patient will
die a bit sooner," Carlat said.
Indeed, a NPR's Joanne Silberner
reported back in 2005 when
warnings were raised about both
the newer, atypical antipsychotics
and their predecessors it treating
the elderly, a doctor told her he
would continue to use the
medicines carefully and in low
doses because they still carried
benefits.
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day in Congo.
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Submitted at 5/11/2011 9:53:44 AM
[ Via: MSNBC]
More than 1,100 women are
raped every day in Congo, a study
published in the American Journal
of Public Health on Tuesday
concluded.
The study found that more than
400,000 women aged between 15
and 49 were raped during a 12-
month period in 2006-2007, AFP
reported.
The findings put the number of
rapes at 26 times higher than a
previous report from the United
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Google makes
Chome Web
Store available
worldwide, adds
in-app purchases
and flat five
percent fee
Donald Melanson (Engadget)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 12:53:00 PM
Google has just announced that
it's making the Chrome Web Store
available to the "entire userbase of
Chrome," and in 41 different
languages. It seems that those
Nations, which said the number outside the current markets will
was 15,000 for the same period. . . only have access to free apps
We spend billions on global initiially, though. What's more, it's
warming and how much on this? also now added in-app purchases
Disgusting.— GP to the mix.
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Wave of Protests Continues Across North

Africa and the Middle East
Morgan Roach (The Foundry) stem violence. opposition and hard-liners bent on
Submitted at 5/11/2011 10:15:07 AM Egypt suppressing reform, the latter
Since former President Hosni have wielded more influence. So
In January, Heritage Senior Mubarak fled to Sharm el-Sheikh far, over 800 people have been
Research Fellow Jim Phillips in February, the military has arrested in connection with anti-
predicted that Tunisia’s Jasmine assumed power until elections government protests, and last
Revolution would spark uprisings next fall. While the Muslim weekend trials began for 21 anti-
throughout the Arab world. Four Brotherhood, as the largest and government activists charged with
months later, North Africa and the most well-organized political attempting to overthrow the
Middle East are experiencing force, is expected to make government.
substantial governmental considerable gains in the Iran
transformations, and there is no p a r l i a m e n t a r y e l e c t i o n s i n The protests from the stolen June
end in sight. September, it claims that it will 2009 elections still echo across
Tunisia not run a presidential candidate in Iran. While the regime has
As the first leadership casualty of elections later this year. welcomed revolutions across the
the “Arab Spring,” Tunisia’s So far, the toppling of the Middle East, it violently
former president, Zine al-Abidine Mubarak regime has not resulted suppresses the one at home. Iran’s
Ben Ali, is now wanted by in peace and democracy. The young and growing population, its
Tunisian authorities on 18 counts military is still in firm control and high unemployment, and its poor
of criminal activity. Interpol has promises to rule by an “ iron fist” immunity. This deal quickly fell Bahrain
economic outlook are a dangerous
also issued an arrest warrant for after a recent outbreak of violence apart after he refused to sign it. In March, Bahrain imposed a
combination and spell the way for
the former president now seeking between Coptic Christians and After being abandoned by many state of emergency and, with
continued unrest. While political
refuge in Saudi Arabia. members of his own government assistance from its allies in the
Islamist extremists who seek to opposition leaders have been
Despite setting elections for the m o b i l i z e E g y p t ’ s M u s l i m and tribe, Yemen’s failing GCC, staged a vigorous
arrested and forced into hiding,
constituent assembly on July 24, majority by fomenting hatred president continues to violently crackdown on anti-government
Iran’s Green Movement continues
the interim government is now against Christians. As Egypt crack down on protestors. protestors. Bahrain’s government
to demand democratic change.
backtracking. Yesterday, Prime a t t e m p t s t o t r a n s f o r m i t s The United States and members claims that Iran and Hezbollah
Libya
Minister Beji Caid Essebsi government into a democracy, the of the Gulf Cooperation Council continue to assist protestors in
With the help from NATO air
warned that “logistical hitches” acceptance of religious minorities (GCC) have called for Saleh to their attempts to topple the
strikes, Libya’s Free Libya Forces
could prevent the elections from still has a long way to go. step down. At yesterday’s government. U.S. Defense
have made painfully slow
taking place. Many also fear the Yemen meeting in Riyadh, GCC Secretary Robert Gates has
progress against Colonel
return of the former regime, as President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s members proposed a plan for confirmed Iranian meddling, and
Muammar Qadhafi’s loyalists. In
former interior minister Farhat political power is hanging by a Saleh to step down within 30 U.S. intelligence officials have
the western city of Misrata,
Rajhi claimed that Ben Ali thread. In an initial attempt to days, transfer power to a deputy, acknowledged tracking
opposition forces advanced on
loyalists were planning a coup in quell public opposition, Saleh and establish a government that communications among Shia
government forces, forcing them
the wake of upcoming elections. announced that he would not run includes the opposition. In opposition groups, Iran, and
out. Despite this recent stroke of
Renewed protests have taken in the 2013 presidential election exchange, Saleh would be granted Hezbollah.
good fortune, the opposition
p l a c e , p r o m p t i n g T u n i s i a n and then offered to relinquish immunity. Saleh continues to balk While Bahrain’s government is
authorities to institute a curfew to power within 30 days in return for at stepping down while Yemen divided between those who are WAVE page 68
slides toward greater instability. willing to compromise with the
Newstablet Edition
Morning Bell: Illegal Immigration Is No
Laughing Matter
Mike Brownfield (The Foundry)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 8:14:46 AM
The White House
correspondents’ dinner might
have been two weeks ago, but
President Barack Obama
continued his comedy routine
yesterday in El Paso, Texas, only
this time Donald Trump wasn’t
the butt of the jokes. Instead,
during a speech on immigration,
the president mocked Republicans
at large, the rule of law, and any
American who takes the defense
of our nation seriously.
Respectfully, Mr. President,
illegal immigration and border
security are no laughing matter.
But to the president, they
apparently are, especially when it
provides fodder for a purely
political speech, delivered amid a
round of campaign fundraisers in
the Lone Star State. After
claiming that his administration
has “gone above and beyond”
Republicans’ calls for
immigration reform (which he
hasn’t), Obama launched into an
all-out assault on the GOP:
We have gone above and beyond
what was requested by the very
Republicans who said they
supported broader reform as long
as we got serious about
enforcement. All the stuff they
asked for, we’ve done. But even
though we’ve answered these
concerns, I gotta say I suspect
there are still going to be some
who are trying to move the goal
posts on us one more time.
You know, they said we needed
to triple the Border Patrol. Or now
they’re going to say we need to
quadruple the Border Patrol. Or
they’ll want a higher fence.
Maybe they’ll need a moat.
Maybe they’ll want alligators in
the moat.”
And if that weren’t enough to
prove just how political the
speech was, the White House
went so far as to include catcalls
from the audience on the official
transcript from the speech,
including, “We love you!,” “Tear
it down!,” “They’re racist!,” 53
mentions of the audience’s
applause and nine mentions of
laughter. We get it, Mr. President
— you played to your crowd quite
well.
This isn’t a question of racism,
the goal posts haven’t moved, and
a moat is not what’s needed. In
case the president hasn’t noticed,
the 1,896-mile Rio Grande, arid
deserts, treacherous mountain
ranges, Border Patrol and
hundreds of miles of fence
haven’t been enough. And though
the president claimed, “The fence
is now basically complete,” a
February 2011 GAO report shows
that Border Patrol does not have
control of the border.
Maybe, amid all the applause, the
president hasn’t noticed that
millions of illegal immigrants
now live in the United States, and
our laws aren’t being enforced.
And when Arizona attempted to
enforce the law since the federal
government would not, the
Obama Justice Department sued
to stop it.
Rather than offer effective
solutions to the illegal
immigration problem, Obama’s
response was to ridicule those
seeking to enforce the law and
offer amnesty for others to curry
their political favor. He even
dredged up the DREAM Act, a
mini-amnesty in sheep’s clothing,
which fell flat on its face in
Congress. That’s par for the
course with this president, who
continues to place politics before
policy as a matter of routine. The
Heritage Foundation’s Jena
McNeill explains:
An amnesty would cost taxpayers
millions, if not billions of
dollars—at a time where debt is at
its ceiling and budgets are busted.
It would also reward those who
broke the law and came to the
U.S. illegally over those who
came to the U.S. the legal way.
Solving the problem, though,
isn’t the president’s goal.
Cynically winning Hispanic votes
is his end game. Heritage’s Israel
Ortega writes:
It’s obvious that political
calculations are driving the
President’s push for immigration
reform in light of his all-time-low
support among Hispanics.
President Obama’s advisors
remain convinced that
immigration reform will
guarantee their support, despite
polling that indicates that
unemployment and education are
issues that keep most Hispanics
up at night.
Unfortunately President Obama
continues to believe that
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Hispanics are single-issue voters
who will reward him for his
stump speeches on immigration.
America faces a real illegal
immigration problem. It also faces
an unemployment problem, a
spending problem, an entitlements
problem and a national security
problem.
On immigration, the right
solution is making a real
commitment to border security,
workplace and immigration
enforcement, a temporary worker
program and visa reforms to get
employers the employees they
need. On all of the above, the
solution starts with a president
who is willing to lead and get
down to business — but not the
business of taking cheap shots to
score points in the political arena.
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Thoughts of Draw Down in Post-Osama

Afghanistan
Rick Moran (FrontPage government to entice the Taliban has given the US effort in
Magazine » FrontPage) to negotiate. Afghanistan “momentum” and
Submitted at 5/10/2011 11:43:02 PM When the president announced that what “we ought to do is pour
the 30,000 increase in troops for it on now.”
It is not yet clear how the death Afghanistan in December of But voices in Congress calling
of Osama bin Laden will impact 2 0 0 9 , i t w a s w i t h t h e for a quick pullout from
President Obama’s promised draw understanding that the number of Afghanistan see bin Laden’s death
down of American troops from s o l d i e r s t o b e w i t h d r a w n in a different light. A leading
Afghanistan set to begin in July. beginning with the July, 2011 Republican war critic in the
The Wall Street Journal reports target date would depend on both House, Representative Jason
that staff officers with Central the military success on the ground Chaffetz, wrote that “it was not
Command in Kabul have written a as well as the progress made by the 100,000 troops that took out
report with the recommendation Afghan police and army units in bin Laden.” He believes we can
that only 5,000 troops be rotated their training. To date, the still be effective fighting terrorism
home in July with another 5,000 military is pleased with their even if we bring most of the
withdrawn by year’s end. counterterrorism strategy that has troops home.
But this report was written before seen substantial progress in the Indeed, there is a strategy being
bin Laden’s death. And the war’s south, especially in Kandahar crafted that anticipates the
opponents in the administration province where the Taliban is American withdrawal that would
and on Capitol Hill are calling for strongest. rely heavily on special forces to
a faster timetable in withdrawing But the success in training the fight with the Afghan army as
American troops, making the Afghan army and police has been Afghans will be able to take negotiated a settlement with well as participate in the efforts to
argument that bin Laden’s demise uneven at best. For example, in complete responsibility for their President Harmid Karzai’s rebuild the civilian infrastructure.
has weakened al-Qaeda to the February, we withdrew units from own security. government. Secretary of State The Associated Press reports that
point that the president can bring the Pech Valley in northeastern But there are some in the Hillary Clinton also sounded the strategy is a “hybrid” between
our commitment in Afghanistan to Afghanistan, turning over security administration who believe that optimistic about the salutary conventional counterterrorism
an end on schedule in 2014. to Afghan forces. Within weeks, bin Laden’s death will change the effect in Afghanistan as a result of strategies and a more Afghan-
Meanwhile, even as some in the Taliban was back, setting up psychology of the war and lead to the al-Qaeda leader’s death. “We friendly policy that sees the role
C o n g r e s s a r e c a l l i n g f o r a bases and taking over towns and a more measured draw down of must take this opportunity to of special forces as trainers and
redefinition of the War on Terror, villages that once had been troops. Outgoing Defense renew our resolve and redouble facilitators rather than pure
the facts on the ground in cleared of them. In some villages, Secretary Robert Gates calls bin our efforts,” she said. warriors. It has apparently led to
A f g h a n i s t a n m a y p r e v e n t the newly trained police and army Laden’s death a“gamechanger” Others, like Senator Lindsey some local successes that have
President Obama from satisfying simply melted away. While there and believes that besides Graham, believe now is not the encouraged General David
war critics because of the slow have been local successes with the delivering a blow to al-Qaeda, the time to pull back, but rather, to Petreaus to expand the program.
pace of progress in training shown new Afghan units, the military terrorist’s death may make it increase our efforts. Graham
by the Afghan army and police believes the training will go on for easier for the Taliban to agree to a believes the killing of bin Laden
and the inability of the Afghan a decade or more before the
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Egyptian Christians Under Attack

Rich Trzupek (FrontPage persecution of the Christian
Magazine » FrontPage) community, it’s certainly not
Submitted at 5/10/2011 11:45:36 PM doing anything to discourage such
outrages either. The Coptic
The assault on Christians living Bishop of Giza, Anba Theodosius,
in Muslim nations has reached took the government to task for
boiling new levels as members of abandoning Egypt’s Christians.
Egypt’s Coptic Church continue “These things are planned,” he
to be the target of increasingly said. “We have no law or security,
violent attacks from Muslims. we are in a jungle. We are in a
According to Coptic Christians state of chaos. One rumor burns
living in Cairo, Muslims looted the whole area. Everyday we have
and burned St. Mina’s Church and a catastrophe.”
the Church of the Virgin Mary Under Mubarek, the Salafists
and attempted to burn St. Mary kept their more violent and
and St. Abanob Church. Twelve extremist tendencies in check for
Christians were reported to have the most part. If and when they
been killed, although official addition to the dozen dead, over minority is doing nothing to crossed the line, Mubarek’s very
government accounts say that the 200 Christians were injured in the provoke the Muslim majority — effective (and yes, often very
final tally was six Christians and violence according to AINA. except refusing to abandon its brutal) security forces came down
six Muslims dead. T h e E g y p t i a n g o v e r n m e n t Christianity. on the transgressors hard. There is
According to the Assyrian d o w n p l a y e d t h e v i o l e n c e , Approximately ten per cent of little to hold the fundamentalists
International N e w s e s s e n t i a l l y p o r t r a y i n g t h e Egyptians are Christians (the vast in check any longer, so they
Agency(AINA), approximately i n c i d e n t s a s u n f o r t u n a t e majority of those are Copts), continue to push the envelope in
3,000 Salafi Muslims participated m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s b e t w e e n w h i l e t h e o v e r w h e l m i n g order to find out how much they
in the attacks, even as Egyptian Christians and Muslims and remainder of the population are can get away with. The early
troops and police did little or calling on Christians to forgive Sunni Muslims. This is not, r e t u r n s s u g g e s t t h a t t h e
nothing to stop the violence. and reconcile with Muslims. This therefore, a squabble between two government isn’t going to do
Salafists are strongly influenced strategy attempts to divide equally powerful and influential anything to restrain them anytime
by the ultra-fundamentalist responsibility for the violence groups. This is bullying, plain and soon.
Wahabbi teachings that dominate equally among the two religions, simple. If the new regime in
the mindset of Al Qaeda and like- while the reality is that the Coptic Egypt is not actively encouraging
minded terrorist organizations. In
68 Social Media/ Politics/
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continued from page 64
movement is in disarray. The
United Kingdom, France, and
Italy have sent military advisors,
and Saudi Arabia and Qatar have
provided weapons. The United
States has provided $25 million in
non-lethal assistance and is
currently assessing the prospect of
disbursing the Qadhafi assets
(which were frozen by the U.S.
Treasury) to the opposition
movement’s Transitional National
Council.
Jordan
Since last December, Jordan has
experienced the rise of two
different anti-government
movements: a pro-democracy
movement inspired by those in
Tunisia and Egypt and a militant
Salafist movement. After
acquiescing to pro-democracy
activists, King Abdullah II
replaced Prime Minister Samir
Rifai with former military general
Marouf al-Bakhit. Opposition
groups such as the Muslim
Brotherhood have called this
Palin's Political Epitaph
Joshua Green (Politics : The
Atlantic)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 8:01:56 AM
Thanks to the 150K+ of you who
yesterday read my June Atlantic
piece,"The Tragedy of Sarah
Palin," and the 750 or so who
took the time to add a comment (I
haven't gotten to them yet, but
change “cosmetic” and are now
calling for al-Bakhit’s resignation.
At the same time, the Jordanian
government is also being
challenged by the rise of the
Salafist Jihadist movement, which
is bent on transforming Jordan
into an Islamic state run according
to Sharia law. Jordanian
authorities have attempted to
crack down on the demonstrations
but have been met with violence,
leading to over a hundred arrests
last week.
Syria
President Bashar al-Assad’s
regime staged a brutal crackdown
on peaceful demonstrators that
has claimed more lives than any
other country affected by the
“Arab Spring,” with the exception
of Libya. After initially promising
reforms, Assad deployed tanks,
snipers on rooftops, and tens of
thousands of heavily armed troops
to crush what he called an “armed
uprising.” Although the Alawite-
dominated regime’s narrow base
assume they're all positive--
right?). I'll have more on Palin
and other subjects later today,
including a bizarre Trump item.
But in the meantime, I wanted to
highlight this John Podhoretz
piece in Commentary that offers
what I think is the best political
epitaph for Palin:
In some ways, the story of Palin
of support has eroded
dangerously, it continues to
receive active support from Iran.
The Baathist regime has
characterized the opposition
movement “of fundamentalists,
extremists, smugglers and people
who are ex-convicts.” Over the
past few days, the regime has
become even more aggressive,
arresting hundreds of anti-
government activists and claiming
victory, despite the growing
alienation of Syria’s long-
suffering people.
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is a story of temptation. Rather
than sticking to her guns and
deepening her political credentials
and her knowledge base, she
embraced her celebrity instead.
And in doing so, she didn't defeat
her critics and enemies; she
capitulated to them. Listen, it's her
life and her fortune and she is free
to do what she wishes with it. And
Would You Risk Your
Virtual Life in Facebook
Russian Roulette? [VIDEO]
Lauren Indvik (Mashable!)
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:35:12 AM
Would you risk the deletion of
your Facebook account for a
chance to win a week-long trip to
Russia?
That’s the idea behind Russian
Facebook Roulette, a concept
campaign for a Russian vodka
brand developed by the Miami
Ad School Europe in Berlin.
The students envisioned a
microsite where groups of four
Facebook friends would hand
over their login credentials in a
game of virtual Russian roulette.
One unlucky participant would
have his or her Facebook account
deleted permanently; the
remaining three would be entered
for a chance to win a week-long
stay in Russia — “for real. Not on
Facebook,” the copy reads.
there's no telling what the future
holds for anyone in America. But
she had and has more raw
political talent than anyone I've
ever seen, and, alas, as phenoms
go, it looks like she is headed for
a Darryl Strawberry-like playing
career.
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imagine a real version of the game
— should it be possible — would
attract massive attention on
Facebook. It underlines both
users’ love for virtual social
games, and the lessening divide
between our offline and online
identities.
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Manufacturing Dissent
Daniel Flynn (FrontPage
Magazine » FrontPage)
Submitted at 5/10/2011 11:41:26 PM
Some things you can count on:
death, taxes, and Noam Chomsky
having an unkind word to say
about his country. The
assassination of Osama bin
Laden is the most recent occasion
for the MIT professor emeritus to
partake in a presumably cathartic
two-minute hate.
“We might ask ourselves how we
would be reacting if Iraqi
commandos landed at George W.
Bush’s compound, assassinated
him, and dumped his body in the
Atlantic,” Chomsky suggested in
the online journal Guernica.
“Uncontroversially, his crimes
vastly exceed bin Laden’s, and he
is not a ‘suspect’ but
uncontroversially the ‘decider’
who gave the orders to commit achievement.”
the ‘supreme international crime The professor’s anti-
differing only from other war Americanism has become so
crimes in that it contains within reflexive that hyperbolic
itself the accumulated evil of the comparisons of Bush to Hitler and
whole’ (quoting the Nuremberg flirtations with 9/11 Trutherism
Tribunal) for which Nazi appear as almost obligatory
criminals were hanged: the expressions in his writings and
hundreds of thousands of deaths, interviews. Far from making
millions of refugees, destruction Chomsky a marginalized
of much of the country, the bitter character, the venomous language
sectarian conflict that has now has increased the linguist’s
spread to the rest of the region.” popularity as a political
Within a few lines, the commentator—particularly within
bestselling author managed to academia. The conditioned anti-
compare George W. Bush to Americanism endears him to like-
Osama bin Laden and Adolf minded audiences. It doesn’t
unarmed victim.” When not suspect/victim’s involvement in
Hitler. Was Genghis Khan’s name endear him to the truth.
calling the mass murderer a the 9/11 terrorist attacks: “There
unavailable? For several decades, Noam
“victim,” the octogenarian is much talk of bin Laden’s
Chomsky contends that the raid Chomsky’s tic has led to a series
academic refers to bin Laden as a ‘confession,’ but that is rather like
violated “elementary norms of of easily rebuttable factual claims.
“suspect” that deserved a fair my confession that I won the
international law.” He writes,
trial. But Chomsky shows he is Boston Marathon. He boasted of
“There appears to have been no
agnostic on the question of the what he regarded as a great
attempt to apprehend the

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Burger bar boss tells

students: 'Skip the degree
and get a McJob'
Jonathan Prynn and Anna A "McJob" has become a term She cited the example of one
Davis (Evening Standard - for low-paid, dead end work that employee, a 22-year-old part-time
News) requires few skills. But Ms worker Alix Potts, who was also
Submitted at 5/11/2011 6:18:00 AM McDonald said that 16,000 of training to be a hairdresser. Ms
Jonathan Prynn and Anna Davis their British staff are studying for McDonald said: "Alix decided to
11 May 2011
Google Celebrates Martha nationally recognised
The head of McDonald's in q u a l i f i c a t i o n s o n c o u r s e s
Britain today said school leavers organised by their employer,
join us full time, becoming one of
our first apprentices and in the
process gained better
Graham With Gorgeous, would be better off getting jobs in which has an Ofsted rating.
b u r g e r b a r s t h a n g o i n g t o Ms McDonald said: "We now see
qualifications than she'd left
school with."
university. the equivalent of six full classes She added: "The truth is that as
Dancing Doodle Jill McDonald said it was time to gain adult certificates in maths
abandon the snobbery linked to and English every week and we've
the worlds of business and
education move ever closer,
Brenna Ehrlich (Mashable!) choreographing more than 180 workplace, rather than university, now awarded companies like ours are becoming
Submitted at 5/11/2011 11:19:48 AM works that went beyond the education. 3,000 Level 2 Apprenticeships in educators as well as employers."
bounds of traditional ballet. S p e a k i n g i n L o n d o n a t a hospitality." A spokesman for the Business
If your search page looks a bit More About: dance, google c o n f e r e n c e a t t e n d e d b y Her comments came as youth Department said: "A degree is a
more dramatic than usual today, doodle, Martha Graham Chancellor George Osborne, she unemployment stands just below good investment and is one of the
it’s because Google is celebrating F o r m o r e D e v & D e s i g n said: "We need to acknowledge the one million mark at around 20 best pathways to achieving a good
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Police bust
Milly accused 'burnt double bed the Romanian Tube
pickpocketing
day after she vanished,' Old Baily gang
Paul Cheston, Courts

hears
Paul Cheston, Courts Bellfield's phone was switched should move into their new home of credit so she borrowed a phone
Correspondent (Evening
Standard - News)
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Police have smashed a Romanian
Correspondent (Evening off or unreachable for more than at Little Benty, West Drayton, from another friend, Christopher gang who stole thousands of
Standard - News) nine hours from 11pm that night immediately even though they had Price, to call her father Robert to pounds of cash, iPods and mobile
Submitted at 5/11/2011 6:49:07 AM to the following morning. planned to stay another month in tell him she would be home a phones from Tube passengers.
The man accused of murdering Mr Altman described this as the Walton flat. little late. The six men and one woman
s c h o o l g i r l M i l l y D o w l e r "ample time" to drive to Yateley When she entered the flat she That call, in March 2002, was netted the haul in one week as
destroyed the double bed in his Heath wood in Hampshire- where saw the bed had been stripped and timed at 3.47pm and lasted 26 they based themselves in an east
flat the day after she disappeared, Milly's body was to be found six duvet cover, sheet and seconds, the court heard. Milly London hotel during a campaign
the Old Bailey heard today. months later - and "begin the pillowcases removed. was about 15 minutes walk away targeting unsuspecting
Levi Bellfield, 42, had got up at clean up". Bellfield told her their from home. Danielle asked her if commuters.
3am, left his partner and their Later that morning Bellfield, a Staffordshire bull terrier had had she would be all right to walk The gang, all from the same
children asleep to go to his flat former nightclub bouncer, paid a an accident and he had thrown the home, and Milly assured her she family, was cracked when plain-
only yards from where Milly had friend, Malcolm Ward, £15 to bedding out but she did not would be fine. clothed officers arrested a man
vanished, jurors were told. help him move possessions out of believe him, the court heard. Later But within "a blink of the eye" and woman at Oxford Circus
"So why return in the dead of the flat. Mr Ward said the Bellfield burned both the bed and Bellfield pounced and Milly was station for pickpocketing in
night?" prosecutor Brian Altman bedroom was "messy with clothes the double duvet, she said. never seen again, the jury has January.
QC asked the jury. "If the and videos lying around" and Earlier the court heard that Milly been old. Iulian Florea, 59, and Nuti
prosecution is right that he Bellfield put some of the clothes had spent her last carefree Bellfield denies abduction and Baeram, 32, have since been
abducted and killed Milly, then he into carrier bags. moments chatting innocently murder. The trial continues. jailed but they told detectives that
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her he wanted to go back to their normally would and seemed Danielle Sykes for 10p towards Topple Gadafi. treasure trove of mobile phones,
rented flat in Walton-on-Thames miserable and a bit down." some chips, said Mr Altman. iPods and almost £2,500 in cash,
for a lie-in. Bellfield told Ms Mills that they Her own mobile phone was out including euros and Scottish
notes.
Seven more Romanians were
arrested and sentenced to up to 21
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months at Blackfriars crown court
after pleading guilty to conspiracy
to steal.
Outside court, detective constable
Ed Torrance, from BTP's
organised and financial crime
unit, said: "The first two thieves
led us to a group of pickpockets
who had come to London with the
sole aim of stealing from
passengers on the Tube. They
spent their days pickpocketing
across the system. One of them,
Adriana Boaca, even left her 10-
year-old child in the hotel while
the group went out to steal.
"They are part of an organised
group of pickpockets who travel
to different countries and steal
from unsuspecting members of
the public before returning home.
I hope prison will be a deterrent to
anyone who thinks they can come
to London and commit this type
of crime as it shows just how
seriously it is taken by the courts."
Steve Burton, director of
community safety, enforcement
and policing at Transport for
London, said: "We take
pickpocketing extremely seriously
and will make sure offenders are
brought to justice." Those
sentenced were brothers Ion, 44,
and Adrian Boaca, 43, who both
received 21 months, Gheorge
Boaca, 52, 15 months, his wife
Adriana Boaca, 37, 12 months
and relatives Marin Ilie, 56, 15
months. Marian Morar, 35, got 13
months and Antinovici Duduianu,
36, was sentenced to 18 months.
They have also been banned from
the Tube for five years under
Asbos.
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Newt Gingrich's campaign hinges
on whether he can convince
Republican voters his career didn't
peak 17 years ago.
The former House speaker, who
formally launches his presidential
campaign today, sat atop the
Republican Party in 1994.
Beginning as a backbench
congressman from Georgia,
Gingrich engineered the first GOP
takeover of the House in 40 years,
becoming a hero to fellow
Republican conservatives.
That was followed by a
downward spiral that included
political mutinies in the House
and personal disgrace that led to
the breakup of his home. Yet after
leaving office in 1999, he once
again engineered a remarkable
turnaround, building a multi-
million dollar private-sector
empire to promote conservative
principles and emerging as an
elder statesman on the TV, book,
and lecture circuit.
It's been a remarkably full career
for the 67-year-old Gingrich, first
elected in 1978. But for many
voters, that's the problem: Isn't it
time for someone else to lead the
fight?
"I think his biggest challenge is
being relevant this late into the
21st century," said Rich Galen, a
spokesman for Gingrich's political
operation in the mid-1990s.
"Remember, he engineered the
Gingrich Revolution in 1994. For
a lot of voters, you may as well be
talking about FDR."
No less a power broker than
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley,
whose endorsement could prove
pivotal in that early primary state,
has said recently the ex-
congressman must prove his ideas
are still "relevant." That's not a
question looming over a field of
relatively fresh-faced rivals, such
as former Massachusetts Gov.
Mitt Romney or former
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty,
who made their mark in this
century.
The paradox for Gingrich:
Conservatives almost universally
agree he's an ideas factory and
formidable strategist, but that
doesn't mean they want him to be
president. Sales of Gingrich's
latest book don't necessarily
translate into campaign volunteers
--or votes.
Polls underscore the challenge:
Despite having nearly the highest
name identification in the GOP
field (84 percent, according to
Gallup), Gingrich lags behind top-
tier contenders. A late April
Gallup poll reported only 6
percent of Republicans backed the
former speaker, less than half of
the number who supported
Romney and former Arkansas
Gov. Mike Huckabee.
According to another Gallup
survey, one quarter of
Republicans who know Gingrich
have an unfavorable opinion of
him--the same percentage who
view former GOP vice
presidential nominee Sarah Palin
unfavorably.
"He's been around a long time,
and been in the news and
maintained a very high profile,"
said Warren Tompkins, a
longtime South Carolina GOP
operative. "The fact he's not
polling better would indicate that
something is holding him back, or
it's a sign of weakness."
One possible explanation:
Gingrich's mixed record as
Congress's GOP leader. His ham-
handed handling of budget
negotiations resulted in a
government shutdown that was
widely blamed on Republicans.
Gingrich was famously
caricatured as a "Cry Baby" on
the front page of the New York
Daily News. The episode gave
President Clinton an upper-hand
in budget negotiations and helped
him to eventual reelection.
Revelations that Gingrich had
engaged in an extra-marital affair
with a young staff member while
excoriating President Clinton for
his dalliance with White House
intern Monica Lewinsky forced
him to step down as speaker.
Gingrich's checkered marital past-
-the congressman has been
divorced twice--is not likely to
impress social conservatives, a
key GOP constituency.
Gingrich's role as the leader of a
revolution that fizzled could make
him seem out of step with
Republican voters who regard
their tea party-led victories in
2010 as a rebirth of the
conservative movement.
"It's proven that he was a failure
as speaker," said Tompkins. He
sees Gingrich as a "creature of
Washington" at a time when
conservatives are looking outside
the Beltway, adding: "What
makes you think he's going to get
it right this time?"
For his supporters, Gingrich's
record is an asset, not a weakness.
He can tout a list of
accomplishments as speaker:
Working with President Clinton to
pass welfare reform and slowing
the growth of federal government
spending in the 1990s. Both
achievements are noteworthy in a
GOP primary that will focus on
government spending and
changing the country's entitlement
system.
Gingrich is the only candidate
with budget-cutting experience at
the federal level, said Gingrich
spokesman Rick Tyler.
"I don't want to speak about any
of the other candidates--they're all
fine candidates--but none of them
have worked on the federal level
to balance budgets," he said.
"None of them have worked for
tax cuts on the national level.
Running a state just isn't the same
as working on the federal level."
The ex-speaker's long tenure in
GOP politics isn't a hindrance,
said Tyler, because it will help
him create the clearest contrast
with President Obama. "Why
should we make the same mistake
the Democrats did and nominate a
novice?" he asked, referring to
Obama, not halfway through his
first Senate term when he won his
party's nomination. "Why should
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we answer a novice with a
novice?"
Galen warned that Gingrich can
never be counted out, and added
that his deep Rolodex of well-
financed supporters could give
him a major fundraising jolt early
in the campaign. But Galen said
his former boss's deep ties to the
conservative movement can't
erase the sense that his campaign
is a long-shot.
"I think his time has come and
gone," he said. "There may have
been a time when he could have
[run for president], and been
successful. I just think there are
other people who have a different
way of presenting their views that
I think will be attractive to more
people."
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and ISI may have helped Osama Cuomo just gets silly when it “You want to alienate Pakistan, military academy for more than A resolution is vital for a reason
bin Laden hide in plain sight in comes to demanding to know why you will be a loser,” he said in the half of that time. Pakistan needs that transcends the Constitution: It
Abbottabad, which even the the US would need to prepare for interview with Cuomo. … to decide whether it wants to would give the American people a
current government conceded last the contingency of engaging with In order for the U.S.-Pakistan seriously fight Islamist terrorism, say
week. Musharraf does some fancy Pakistani forces during the raid. If relationship to heal, and for the not the US. It needs to clean United Nations officials say 800
sidestepping in the interview, we didn’t tell them about the raid, war on terror to succeed, house in the ISI if Pakistan refugees have drowned trying to
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lived in the compound for almost react to a military incursion deep would have to build a renewed Tags: Musharraf, Osama bin continues, the UN Aid chief
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support for OBL couldn’t have Musharraf also warns that the US “This was a very serious fault, but Despite the enormity of the
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uninterested in either endorsing or
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war. Senator John Kerry, hawkish
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on Libya, says he is unlikely to
seek formal authorization for the
mission. Does anyone other than
these guys care? "I'm surprised
that no one's pushed that issue
harder," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-
S.C.) told Dave Weigel. "I'm
comfortable with the president's
authority, quite frankly, but from
a War Powers perspective, it's
probably something that you want
to consider."
Why not do it yourself, Sen.
Graham? The War Powers Act
isn't even the most compelling
reason for the legislative branch
to act! As a constitutional law
professor turned United States
senator once said, "The President
does not have power under the
Constitution to unilaterally
authorize a military attack in a
situation that does not involve
stopping an actual or imminent
threat to the nation."
Admittedly, that's old news, and
apparently, "The Constitution
forbids it" isn't sufficient these
days as an anti-war argument. As
it happens, however, there are less
discussed but equally vital
prudential reasons for Congress to
take up this matter. In our system,
it is the House of Representatives
that is closest to the people. It is
impossible for the average citizen
to lobby the president and
extremely difficult to get the
attention of a U.S. senator, but it
is comparatively easy to contact
your local representative, even in
person, if you put a little bit of
effort into scheduling a meeting
or cornering her at an event. In
ducking this issue, members of
Congress are depriving their
constituents of representation on
the matter of war, a function the
Framers clearly intended.
A failure to go on record for or
against war in Libya also makes
the federal government less
accountable to its citizens. Come
Election 2012, the current mission
may turn out better than expected,
or perhaps we're in for an utter
fiasco. Either way, won't you
want to know on Election Day
where the incumbents on your
ballot stood before they knew the
outcome and positioned
themselves accordingly? Isn't that
a potentially important factor in
determining the candidate you
back?
It makes sense that members of
Congress would prefer to defer
responsibility to the Obama
administration. But the citizenry
should demand better. Our system
of government assumes that folks
in each branch are going to
jealously guard the power given
them, if not try to exceed it.
Legislators so concerned with
politics that he or she is willing to
cede input on a matter as grave as
war disgrace their office. And you
can tell them so yourself by
clicking here.
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The Energy Department began
pursuing a license for the Nevada
site in 2008 but pulled support a
year later when the Obama
administration said it was not an
attractive solution for storing
nuclear waste in the United States.
The administration then closed
out funding for the site,
eliminated jobs and contractor
activities and disposed of Las
Vegas properties associated with
the project.
“Several DOE officials told us
that they had never seen such a
large program with so much
pressure to close down so
quickly,” the report said in
reference to the repository located
about 100 miles northwest of Las
Vegas.
What technical or scientific
rationales did the White House
use in this effort? Well … none,
according to the GAO. The
administration not only didn’t
bother to explain why the site had
to be closed so quickly, they
never checked on the safety issues
involved in the hasty shutdown of
the facility. Instead, Energy
Secretary Stephen Chu just
declared that Yucca Mountain
was not a “workable option” and
demanded its closure.
There are even bigger problems
that the GAO report uncovered,
not all having to do with the
Obama administration. Thanks to
the hasty closure, another disposal
site must be found. However, the
GAO estimates that even if a
Newstablet Edition
decision on a new site was made
today, the permit process for its
use would keep it off line until …
2045. It will take 34 years to get
full approval on the next waste-
disposal site, and that’s if the site
avoids “cost delays” and “garners
public acceptance.”
This project was not popular in
Nevada, and Harry Reid is
perhaps its biggest opponent. It
looks as though the Obama
administration rushed to protect
Harry Reid for his re-election
campaign last year, at the risk of
the nuclear-power industry and
taxpayers. We need to find out
exactly how this decision got
made, and then we need to fix the
process for dealing rationally with
nuclear waste. We can’t wait 34
years to get an answer, and it’s
absolutely absurd that we should
have to do so.
Tags: Barack Obama, corruption,
nuclear power
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