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White House waffles on Guantanamo Bay closing Obama death poll
deadline - Bizjournals.com
By Tabassum Zakaria (Front transferred out of Guantanamo (Most Popular - Google News)
Row Washington) Bay… Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:22:17 AM
Submitted at 9/28/2009 1:21:10 PM Question: So is the White House
resigned now, resigned to the fact Facebook Inc. reportedly took
President Barack Obama is now that the deadline cannot be down a poll Monday that was
finding out what his predecessor met? launched by a member which
experienced — closing Gibbs: Well, we’re not focused asked if President Barack Obama
Guantanamo Bay is easier said on whether or not the deadline should be killed.
than done. will or won’t be met on a The Associated Press reported
As early as May 2006, former particular day. We’re focused on that the U.S. Secret Service
President George W. Bush said he ensuring that the facility is closed launched an investigation into the
wanted to close the prison for and doing all that has to be done online survey that appeared on the
terrorism suspects in Cuba that between now and the 22nd of Palo Alto, Calif.-based social
was constructed during his January to make the most networking site that asked
administration after the Sept. 11, progress that we can that’s whether people thought Obama
2001 attacks on the United States. possible. should be assassinated.
But the Bush administration Doesn’t sound like anyone The choices on the poll were no,
found it was not easy getting other should bet on the deadline being maybe, yes, and yes if he cuts my
countries to accept some of the met…. How important is it that health care.
prisoners and faced a dilemma of to meet the January deadline. Over the weekend, I’m sure you Obama meet his own Jan. 22 AP said Facebook took down
what to do with other prisoners White House spokesman Robert heard the secretary of defense deadline for closing Guantanamo the poll and disabled the
who could not be released. G i b b s w a s p e p p e r e d w i t h saying that it’s going to be tough. Bay? Does it matter if the application that was used to create
When Obama came into office questions about Guantanamo Bay What happened? deadline is not met? How much it.
in January, one of his first edicts closing at his media briefing Gibbs: Well, I would believe the more time is reasonable for "We're working with the U.S.
was to close Guantanamo Bay by today, but refused to get cornered secretary. He always trumps me. closing the prison? Secret Service, but they'll need to
January next year. Now that the into saying the deadline would be Question: I’m sure he does. Click here for more Reuters provide any details of their
deadline is four months away, his missed. What happened between the political coverage investigation," AP quoted Barry
administration is acknowledging Question: Robert, back in June, “absolutely” and “it’s going to be Photo credit: Reuters/pool Schnitt, Facebook's spokesman
that it will be difficult to meet that when you were asked about tough”? (Guantanamo detainee inside for policy, as saying.
goal. whether or not the deadline to Gibbs: I think we’re continuing open-air yard), Reuters/Jim
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, close down Gitmo could be to make progress. I think we’ve Young (Gibbs at Monday’s media
who also served under Bush, said reached, you said, “absolutely.” had more and more people briefing)
on Sunday that it would be tough
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The First Draft: Obama’s next Liberal Democrats after

diplomatic challenge: Olympics Baucus over public
victory insurance option
By David Alexander (Front By David Alexander (Front prices.
Row Washington) Row Washington) Republicans firmly oppose a
Submitted at 9/28/2009 6:46:36 AM Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:57:34 AM public insurance option, arguing it
will ultimately drive private firms
If you think President Barack Senator Max Baucus is taking a out of business and lead to a
Obama has it tough negotiating bashing from liberal Democrats government takeover of the $2.5
with the G20 over the global for leaving public insurance out of trillion health system.
economy and Iran over its nuclear the Senate Finance Committee’s The Senate Finance Committee
program, take a look at his next healthcare reform bill. Tuesday will debate amendments
international diplomatic With the committee chaired by that would put a public insurance
challenge: Baucus headed for a showdown option into the Baucus bill.
Going head-to-head with the on the issue Tuesday, a new ad Baucus’ efforts to win
International Olympic Committee taken out by the liberal wing of bipartisan support have gained
over the venue for the 2016 his own Democratic party notes little ground so far. Even the
Summer Games. he took millions in contributions Republicans that negotiated for
Obama thinks it ought to be from the health and insurance months with him have not yet
held in his hometown of Chicago. industries and asks: “Whose side committed to endorsing the final
He’s so sold on the idea that are you on?” bill.
he’s flying to Copenhagen Friday Baucus is a target because he Republicans are using the
to put in a personal appearance at kept a public option out of his healthcare issue to try out new
a meeting of the IOC — the first healthcare bill in order to try to attack lines.
time a sitting U.S. president has fashion a measure that could win The Republican National
done so. both Republican and Democratic Committee circulated a new Web
Chicago is up against Madrid, support. ad Monday charging Obama and
Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo as the travel to Copenhagen this Friday. 20 Summit in Pittsburgh last President Barack Obama favors the Democrats will impose seven
site for the Olympics. First lady Michelle Obama is week. a public option. Under the system different kinds of taxes to pay for
The Windy City has never part of the Chicago delegation He has no public appearances he proposes, people who do not healthcare reform.
hosted a Summer Olympics, nor attending the IOC meeting to on his schedule for Monday. get health insurance through their A survey by Rasmussen Reports
has Madrid nor Rio. present the case for the city to The Senate and the House of e m p l o y e r c o u l d g o t o a M o n d a y f o u n d s u p p o r t f o r
Tokyo hosted the Summer host the games. Representatives were not in g o v e r n m e n t - s p o n s o r e d Obama’s plan still slipping. Just
Olympics in 1964. It also won the Obama won’t be the only session Monday. marketplace to buy insurance. 41 percent of voters nationwide
bid for the 1940 games but was national leader in attendance. For more Reuters political news, The marketplace would be favored it, while 56 percent
stripped of the right after the Brazilian President Luis Inacio click here. comprised mainly of private opposed.
outbreak of its war with China. Lula da Silva, King Juan Carlos Photo credit: Reuters/Larry insurers, but Obama also favors a For more Reuters political news,
The 1940 games were ultimately of Spain and Japanese Prime Downing (Obama watches a girl public option to make sure there is click here.
canceled due to World War II. Minister Yukio Hatoyama are also on a balance beam at a White enough competition to push down
The Obamas were already planning to go. House event Sept. 16 promoting
involved in the Olympics bid Obama’s week gets off to a Chicago’s bid to host the 2016
b e f o r e t h e W h i t e H o u s e slow start after his sessions at the Summer Olympics)
announced the president would United Nations and the Group of
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Missiles before talks — what’s the
message from Iran?
By Tabassum Zakaria (Front
Row Washington)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 9:28:38 AM
Everyone has their own way of
broaching subjects they don’t like.
Iran has decided the best
prelude to upcoming talks with
Western powers that are
inevitably going to end up in a
finger-pointing session over
Tehran’s nuclear program, is to
test fire a bunch of missiles.
The United States has made
clear it will focus on Iran’s
nuclear program at the meeting
Thursday in Geneva. Let’s see if
the traditional neutrality of the
Swiss venue makes a difference in
keeping tempers in check
(chocolates anyone?).
So what’s Iran trying to say
with the missile launches which
come inbetween last week’s
disclosure that Tehran is building
a second uranium enrichment
plant and this week’s rare meeting
between Iran and six major
powers including the United
States, China and Russia.
“It’s entirely unsurprising that
the Iranians would pop off some
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UK teenager "unlikely"
to have died from
vaccine - Reuters
(Most Popular - Google News) post-mortem was taking place on
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:23:08 AM Tuesday.
The teenager, named by a police
* Post-mortem under way to source as Natalie Morton, fell ill
determine cause of death on Monday after being vaccinated
* Batch of vaccine involved at her school under a national
quarantined immunisation programme against
By Matthew Jones the sexually-transmitted human
LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - papilloma virus (HPV).
GlaxoSmithKline's ( GSK.L) NO PLANS TO HALT
cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix PROGRAM
probably did not cause the death Britain's Department of Health
of a British teenager shortly after said there were no plans to halt
she was given the drug, a health the programme under which more
official said on Tuesday. than 1.4 million doses of Cervarix
"I think it is unlikely that will be have been administered. "The
short- and medium-range missiles the nuclear cookie jar,” the offical the case," said Dr Caron Grainger, vaccine has a strong safety record
in the run-up to talks,” a U.S. says. joint director of public health in so precautionary measures are
counterproliferation official tells What do you think the missile the area where the 14-year-old focused on the batch," it said in a
Reuters. test message is all about? How do girl died, when asked about the statement.
“They could be doing this for you think these talks will go? Will possibility of any connection Grainger said only about 2,000
domestic reasons as a show of the threat of more sanctions on between the death and Cervarix. people had suffered any adverse
strength to their own people Tehran have any impact? News of the death came shortly reactions to the immunisation
before sitting down with the Photo Credit: Reuters/Arnd before a possible decision by U.S. programme and that these were
major powers,” the official says. Wiegmann (swiss chocolates), health regulators on whether to mostly minor. GlaxoSmithKline
“Of course, it’s also possible that Reuters/stringer (Iranian long approve Cervarix for sale in the said on Monday it was working
they conducted these tests to range missile test-fired) United States. with regulators to understand the
deflect attention away from "I think once we get into the case better.
getting caught with their hands in investigation ... we may discover Sudden teenage deaths, in
there is another cause of her general, are not unknown.
death," Grainger told the BBC.
"The message for parents at this
"Unfortunately, some young
people do die suddenly for a
company, first recommended on moment in time and for young variety of reasons, including
June 3, 2009 at a price of $46.42. girls receiving this vaccine is that cardiac causes. Sometimes they
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appeared on BloggingStocks on of Coventry. Children. Continued...
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Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:09:15 AM
"There is a fifth dimension
beyond that which is known to
man. It is a dimension as vast as
space and as timeless as infinity.
It is the middle ground between
light and shadow, between
science and superstition, and it
lies between the pit of man's fears
and the summit of his knowledge.
This is the dimension of
imagination. It is an area which
we call ' The Twilight Zone.'"
Rod Serling
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) On a
Friday night in October 1959,
Americans began slipping into a
dimension of imagination as vast
as space and as timeless as
infinity. They've really never
returned.
"The Twilight Zone," first
submitted for the public's
approval by a reluctant CBS, has
resonated with viewers from
generation to generation with
memorable stories carrying
universal messages about society's
ills and the human condition.
Like the time-space warps that
anchored so many of the show's
plots, Rod Serling's veiled
commentary remains as soul-
baring today as it did a half-
century ago, and the show's
popularity endures in multiple
facets of American pop culture.
"I'm interested in the escapist
ideas, the psychological nature of
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the stories," said Lauren Chizinski
of Houston, a first-year graduate
student in sculpting at Syracuse
University who is among two
dozen students taking a class on
show and its 50th anniversary.
"The Twilight Zone" has been
exulted in mediums such as
pinball and video games and The
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
ride at Disney theme parks.
The original show which ran
just five seasons, 1959-1964 led
to a feature film by Steven
Spielberg and John Landis in
1983, and is reportedly soon to
appear again on the silver screen
from Leonardo DiCaprio's
production company.
It's also resulted in short-lived
television series in the 1980s and
in 2002, and has been the subject
of scores of books, Web sites,
blogs, comic books and
magazines and a radio series. It's
even inspired music from the
Grateful Dead, Rush, Golden
Earring and Michael Jackson.
"Even people who have never
seen 'The Twilight Zone' know
about it," said Doug Brode, who
is teaching the Serling class at
Syracuse and teamed with
Serling's widow to write "Rod
Serling and The Twilight Zone:
The 50th Anniversary Tribute."
With quality writing, acting and
production, "The Twilight Zone"
pioneered a genre, said Robert
Thompson, director of the Center
for the Study of Popular
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Television at Syracuse University.
"The whole idea of 'The Twilight
Zone' jumped off the television
screen and became a catchphrase,
a buzzword for something much
beyond the TV show itself,"
Thompson added. "When you say
Twilight Zone, it's its own genre.
The X-Files was working in 'The
Twilight Zone' genre."
Its signature theme song even
became part of popular language,
allowing people to describe
unusual or inexplicable moments
with a simple "doo-doo doo-doo,"
Thompson said.
CBS has no plans to observe the
show's 50th anniversary, said
spokesman Chris Ender. The
show has enjoyed nearly
uninterrupted popularity through
television, syndication and DVD
releases and is under license to air
in 30 countries, he said.
The Syfy Channel regularly
broadcasts The Twilight Zone and
plans a 15-show marathon Oct. 2.
Anniversary observances are
planned in Binghamton, N.Y.,
where Serling grew up and went
to high school; at Ithaca College
in New York, where Serling
taught from 1967 until his death
in 1975, and which keeps
Serling's archives; and at Antioch
College in Ohio, where Serling
was a student met his wife, Carol
and later taught.
"I don't think he would have
thought in a million years that
Twilight Zone would be having
results.
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Stock Exchange.
an important 50th birthday or that
it would still be on," said Carol
Serling, who will attend the
celebrations in Ithaca and
Binghamton.
"Through parable and
suggestion, he could make points
that he couldn't make on straight
television because there were too
many sacred cows and sponsors
and people who said you couldn't
do that," she said, referring to the
networks' reluctance to deal with
contemporary issues in its prime-
time programming.
There were 156 episodes filmed
for the original series; Serling
wrote 92 of them and other
contributors included Richard
Matheson and Ray Bradbury, two
of the deans of science fiction
writing.
In a time on television when
suburbia was idealized in popular
shows such as " Ozzie and
Harriet" and "Make Room for
Daddy," Serling offered a mixture
of fantasy, science fiction,
suspense, horror and the show's
trademark macabre or unexpected
twist.
Serling had already earned
acclaim for his television writing
(" Requiem for a Heavyweight,"
"Patterns,") but found himself
fighting CBS to get "The Twilight
Zone" on the air. Serling would
have repeated conflicts with
network censors throughout his
career.
In 1958, CBS bought Serling's
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teleplay, "The Time Element,"
which he hoped would be the pilot
to his weekly series. The story
was about a bartender who keeps
waking up in Pearl Harbor
knowing the Japanese will be
attacking the next day but unable
to convince anyone he's telling the
truth.
But CBS shelved the series after
buying it because the studio didn't
think there was much commercial
value in science fiction. Bert
Granet, producer of the weekly
C B S a n t h o l o g y
series"Westinghouse Desilu
Playhouse," stumbled on the
script and wanted it. He bought it
for $10,000.
The story aired on Nov. 24,
1958, and became the
Westinghouse series' biggest hit,
garnering more audience reaction
than any previous episodes. CBS
finally decided to take a chance
on Serling's series.
___
On the Web:
Rod Serling Memorial
F o u n d a t i o n :
http://www.rodserling.org
Doug Brode:
http://www.TwilightZone50th.co
m
Ithaca College:
http://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/serling
By Tom Burgis in Lagos
Published: September 28 2009
23:30 | Last updated: September
28 2009 23:30
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EPA seeks to limit plane deicing chemical runoff US probes

(AP) Obama 'death'
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Council, which sued New York
over deicing chemicals that flow
treated to remove any toxins, the
EPA said.
when there's already a mechanism
in place to deal with it in a more
web poll
Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:12:08 AM
from JFK into the Jamaica Bay Officials at five of those six case-by-case basis."
(BBC News | Americas | World
DES MOINES, Iowa – Every Wildlife Refuge. "Anything that airports either said they were Under existing rules, adopted in
Edition)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 3:11:52 PM
winter, airports across the country can't swim away is going to die." meeting all current runoff rules or the 1990s, airports are required to
spray millions of gallons of Proposed U.S. Environmental declined to comment. A minimize contamination of The US Secret Service is
deicing chemicals onto airliners Protection Agency regulations spokeswoman for the Cleveland stormwater runoff and must investigating a poll posted on
and allow the runoff to trickle would require airports to capture airport said that facility already monitor for pollutants, including social networking site Facebook,
away. When the chemicals end up at least some of the deicing fluid uses a deicing pad. deicing fluid. Some states have asking people if they thought
in nearby waterways, the deicing after it is used to rid planes of ice Mary Smith, director of required additional measures President Obama "should be
fluid can turn streams bright and snow. The agency says those engineering and analysis division when reports showed high levels killed".
orange and create dead zones for rules would reduce by 22 percent in the EPA's Office of Water, said of the chemicals. The poll, posted on Saturday,
aquatic life. the discharge of chemicals, which the other eight major airports Environmental officials in Iowa was taken off the site as soon as
The practice is legal, but lower oxygen levels in waterways already have deicing pads and discovered the issue after the company was made aware of
environmental officials want it to and prevent fish and other aquatic probably won't have to make residents complained. At the it.
stop. creatures from breathing. changes to comply with the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar It was put up on the site using a
"We normally don't think of The two main types of deicing proposed rules. Rapids, neighbors living along a third-party application that was
airports as one of our major fluids propylene glycol and About 200 smaller airports creek noticed the water had turned unconnected with the social
polluting facilities," said Chuck ethylene glycol are not generally would be required to collect 20 bright orange. At Des Moines networking site itself.
Corell, water quality bureau chief seen as a threat to human health. percent of the fluid by using International Airport, neighbors US officials said they would
with the Iowa Department of Ethylene glycol, which also is technologies such as a glycol reported water that had a green, take "the appropriate investigative
Natural Resources. "I think it's used in antifreeze, is generally recovery vehicle, which is cloudy tint with a sweet, chemical steps".
safe to say that for years it was only toxic in humans if ingested. basically a vacuum that sucks up odor. A rusty orange fungi was on The poll, described by Facebook
unchecked." Propylene glycol is a "generally the chemical. Airports with less the creek bed, according to a as "offensive", asked respondents
Not every airport lets the recognized as safe" additive for than 1,000 annual jet departures report by the Iowa Department of "Should Obama be killed?" and
chemicals drain off the tarmac foods and medications, according wouldn't be affected. Natural Resources. offered four possible responses:
uncollected, but those that do to the U.S. Food and Drug Dean Schultz, a spokesman for In both cases, the state "No", "Maybe", "Yes", and "Yes
range from some of the nation's Administration. the American Association of Department of Natural Resources if he cuts my health care".
largest including John F. Under the EPA's proposed Airport Executives, criticized the ordered fixes. The Cedar Rapids Like any threat to the US
Kennedy in New York and regulations, six of the nation's 14 proposed rules as unnecessary. He airport, which was told to the fix president's life, the poll is being
Chicago's O'Hare to small major airports that are the biggest pointed to current regulations in the problem last January, has studied by the US Secret Service,
regional airports such as the users of deicing fluid JKF, which the EPA or an authorized appealed. Des Moines in 2000 which is charged with protecting
Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar O ' H a r e , C l e v e l a n d - H o p k i n s state agency issues general spent $10 million on a the president.
Rapids. Both activists and federal International, Newark Liberty permits or more detailed containment system and "We take... these things
environmental officials say the International in New Jersey, individual permits that cover immediately saw a difference. seriously," said Darrin Blackford,
c h e m i c a l s s l o w l y c r e a t e Boston Logan International and deicing discharges. Schultz said "Once the collection system was a Secret Service spokesman.
waterways that won't support life. LaGuardia Airport in New York additional rules would be put in place and operational, I The social networking site said
"Here you have millions of would have to install deicing redundant and costly. noticed the fish and aquatic life in it would co-operate with the
gallons a year of this deicing "pads" or other collection systems "We all don't have the same the creek," said John Wheeler, the investigation.
chemical running off untreated to contain 60 percent of fluid issues. We all don't dump to the airport's environmental manager. "We're working with the US
directly into that bay," said Larry sprayed. same discharge waters," Schultz Secret Service, but they'll need to
Levine, an attorney with the The airports would then have to said. "It's a bit of a shotgun provide any details of their
N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s D e f e n s e make sure the collected liquid was approach to solving the problem investigation," said Barry Schnitt,
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Fenger parent: 'Nothing has changed' - Chicago Sina soars as

deal with Focus
Sun-Times Media falls apart
(Most Popular - Google News) Derrion was viciously beaten "They left my daughter outside By Trey Thoelcke
Submitted at 9/29/2009 2:04:01 AM near the Agape Community to bleed to death," she said. (BloggingStocks)
Center, a facility that bears the "It was kids with cell phones Submitted at 9/28/2009 6:30:00 PM
Rage that claimed Derrion is like name for Christian love, located a who called an ambulance. This
a fire that keeps flaring short distance from the school. violence hasn't just started," she Filed under: Deals, Rumors,
Rage killed Derrion Albert. It is Early Monday afternoon, three said. Competitive strategy, Marketing
the same rage that once led angry teenagers were ordered held Ronika Black, who lives in and advertising
mobs of whites to lynch innocent without bail for the fatal beating Roseland, was outraged over how Shares of Sina
blacks as law-abiding citizens death. the school was being run. Corporation(NASDAQ: SINA)
watched. Silvonus Shannon, 19, Eric "My children have to go to this soared to a new 52-week high
The same rage once erupted into Carson, 16, and Eugene Riley, 18, with tears streaming down his school. I don't have car fare to Monday following news that the
riots that drove young black men are accused of kicking and face. send them anywhere else," Black Chinese media giant's deal to
to burn and loot white-owned punching Derrion to death. And Derrion's grandmother, Jessie said. purchase assets of Focus Media
businesses, as residents hid in late Monday, a fourth person, Taylor, said she is "taking it one "They opened this school up and Holding Limited(NASDAQ:
their locked homes. Eugene Bailey, 17, was charged day at a time." said everything has changed. FMCN) likely had fallen through.
Last Thursday, the rage turned a in connection with the beating. "You never think this is going to Nothing has changed," she said. Rumors had swirled for weeks
group of young black men into a Carson, a Fenger junior, spent happen to you," she said. "My son Despite the presence of several suggesting that the deal might not
mob that fatally attacked Derrion nine months at the Cook County called me and told me to stop youth centers and a number of be completed.
with wooden boards and railroad Juvenile Detention Center. Upon what I was doing -- Derrion is churches, the rage that claimed Sina was set to acquire a portion
ties. his release, he enrolled at Fenger, dead." Derrion's life is like a fire that of Focus Media's business that
It happened on a major and is currently serving a two- Behind her, angry protesters keeps flaring up. places advertising in malls,
thoroughfare in the middle of the year probation for a July 2008 tried to storm the door each time "We have to find out why these airports, office buildings and
afternoon. robbery. it was opened for a new arrival. kids are so angry," said Diane other places for $1.66 billion. The
Derrion, an honor student, was Outside of Fenger on Monday, They were angry at school Latiker, founder of "Kids Off The agreement is set to expire
an innocent bystander of a street the rage erupted into clashes officials, at the police, and at the Block," a nationally recognized Wednesday, Sept. 30, without
fight between a group of young between young females who took news media whose lens captured youth outreach organization in approval from the Chinese
men who come from the CHA's out their anger on camera crews their hostility. Roseland. Ministry of Commerce. The
Altgeld Gardens and those who and on each other. "This isn't the first time a child "We are not doing enough. That government reportedly did not
live in the neighborhood near the Though a hulking fortress, the has gotten killed around here, but goes from parents to community respond to repeated requests for
school known as the "Ville." high school seemed no match for this is the first time all of these leaders to churches to schools,'' approval. Both companies said
"These students can't walk down the scores of angry people who people have come out," said she said. Monday in a joint statement that
the street," said Cortez Spearman, had gathered for a prayer vigil. Marquita McAlister, who said she We can't stop the senseless they would not extend a deadline
who claimed to be a graduate of As CPS officials, politicians, was a parent of a Fenger student. killing until we can reach the for closing the transaction.
Fenger. local ministers, and Chicago "My daughter was cut from one young people who are growing up Continue reading Sina soars as
"If they aren't from around here, Police officers were ushered into end of her face to the other and no without their own hopes and deal with Focus Media falls apart
they are going to get jumped on," the school, a cadre of the slain one did anything," she said. dreams. Sina soars as deal with Focus
he said. teen's relatives pleaded to get in. McAlister claimed that the They are enraged. Media falls apart originally
"The police are out here, but Derrion's brother, who mother of the young woman who They are dream killers. appeared on BloggingStocks on
they are not doing their job," he i d e n t i f i e d h i m s e l f o n l y a s cut her daughter was a security Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:30:00 EST.
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(Financial Times - US major overhaul of its investment Bill Winters, the co-chief replaced by Jes Staley, the current
homepage) banking division on Tuesday that executive of JPMorgan’s head of the bank’s asset
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:39:55 AM will see its top banker in Europe investment banking division, is management arm.
leave the firm. stepping down from his post to be
JPMorgan Chase announced a
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Mass. Senate hopefuls in race for cash, attention
(AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 3:26:37 AM
BOSTON – Candidates in the
special election to fill the seat left
vacant by Sen. Edward M.
Kennedy's death are scrambling to
collect the cash, signatures and
backing needed to mount a
winning campaign in less than
four months.
For weeks, the election took a
back seat as lawmakers debated,
then approved a change in law
allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to
name a temporary successor to
Kennedy, who died last month of
brain cancer. Patrick appointed
former Democratic Party
chairman Paul Kirk to the interim
post last week.
Voters are now focusing on
those who want to win the Jan. 19
special election, including four
Democrats, two Republicans and
a Libertarian candidate.
The candidates face a raft of
challenges, including collecting
10,000 signatures and raising
millions of dollars needed for a
campaign, all at a breakneck pace.
The party primaries are Dec. 8,
leaving little time for traditional
shoe-leather campaigning.
State Attorney General Martha
Coakley, trying to become the
first woman elected to the Senate
from Massachusetts, is hoping to
collect $1 million by midnight
Wednesday the end of the first
reporting deadline.
Coakley has a countdown clock
running on her Web site's home
page. She's also scheduled a
major fundraiser Wednesday
featuring other female political
leaders.
"We have great momentum,"
said campaign spokeswoman
Alex Zaroulis. "We are hoping for
the million mark by Wednesday."
U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano,
also a Democrat, began the
campaign with $1.2 million
because he was able to use his
federal campaign account.
Coakley is barred from
transferring money from her state
account.
But while Coakley has run
statewide, Capuano must reach
out quickly to the state's other
nine congressional districts to
build his name recognition. The
former Somerville mayor hopes to
add another $250,000 by
Wednesday.
He spent the weekend in the
western part of the state and has
tried to position himself to the left
of Coakley politically.
"Statewide name recognition is
important. I get it, but I knew that
going in," he said Monday.
"That's my job right now, to
introduce myself to people."
Two lesser-known candidates
are also vying for the Democratic
nomination.
Boston Celtics co-owner
Stephen Pagliuca, a
multimillionaire who can largely
finance his campaign himself, is
conducting an early television
advertising blitz to introduce
himself to primary voters.
"We are satisfied with where we
are right now," said campaign
spokesman Will Keyser.
"Obviously we have a long way to
go in terms of introducing people
to Steve and what his values and
ideas are."
Also running is Alan Khazei, a
co-founder of the youth service
program City Year.
Campaign spokesman Dave
Jacobson said the campaign is
traveling the state to raise money,
increase name recognition and
gather signatures to get on the
ballot.
On the Republican side, state
Sen. Scott Brown and Canton
Selectman Bob Burr are seeking
the nomination.
Brown expects to be outspent,
said campaign manager Beth
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Lindstrom.
"Scott has been in an underdog
position before and come out on
top," Lindstrom said.
One other recent entry into the
race has a familiar name, but is
otherwise largely unknown
Libertarian candidate Joe
Kennedy, not to be confused with
the former congressman and
nephew of Edward Kennedy, who
has already said he will not run.
On Beacon Hill, two of the three
top Democrats said they will
remain neutral about which
candidate they favor. Gov. Deval
Patrick and House Speaker Robert
DeLeo say they aren't planning to
endorse any candidate.
Senate President Therese
Murray, however, is a strong
Coakley supporter and is planning
to headline her Wednesday
fundraiser.
"She's extremely well qualified
to be our next U.S senator,"
Murray said Monday, pointing to
Coakley's work pushing tougher
mortgage lending regulations
during the recent foreclosure
crisis. "She's got everything that I
think we would need in that
person."
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BNP Paribas in
€4.3bn capital-raising
(Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:44:06 AM
BNP Paribas on Tuesday
launched a €4.3bn ($6.3bn) cash
call, becoming the latest bank to
buy itself out of a government bail
-out.
France’s biggest bank said it
would use the funds to repay
€5.1bn of non-voting stock issued
to the French government this
year in addition to a €226m
interest payment.
Wall Street poised for
early slide
(Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:12:07 AM
US stocks were set to slip lower
on Tuesday following the
previous session’s rally as
investors awaited data on house
prices and consumer confidence.
S&P 500 futures were 0.3 points
lower at 1,058.70, trading equal to
fair value. Futures for the Dow
Jones Industrial Average fell 5
points to 9,723.

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Arson-plagued Pa. town shows slow signs of
rebirth (AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:16:52 AM
COATESVILLE, Pa. – The day
after her row house and 14 others
were severely damaged by arson,
Geneva Thomas was angry and
homeless, but she knew even then
that she would rebuild and return
to the two-story brick home she
bought right out of high school.
The Jan. 24 blaze burned an
entire block on Fleetwood Street.
It was the nadir of a series of
arsons about 50 in this steel town
outside Philadelphia between
February 2008 and March, plus 20
more nearby.
The fires have subsided and
seven suspects have been arrested,
but Thomas is still waiting for her
neighbors to rejoin her. Nine
months after the fire, homeowners
are still weighing whether to fix
homes with heavily damaged
roofs, gutted rooms, electrical
damage and other problems.
"I'm used to talking to the
neighbors, but now there's nobody
to talk to," said Thomas, 39, who
lived with her sister during the
repairs and moved back in June.
"There's just nothing like having
your own place."
One neighbor, Jane Hickman,
just recently returned. Others are
working on their homes, but many
houses remain vacant and boarded
up. A few doors down from
Thomas, one red brick home has a
spray-painted message: "Stop
Stealing Stay Out."
Of the 15 homes damaged on
the block, the city initially
declared 14 uninhabitable, city
spokeswoman Kristin Geiger said.
Four have been condemned and
four are being repaired, including
Thomas' and Hickman's, Geiger
said. The owners of seven other
homes are still exploring their
options, Geiger said.
The fire was set in the middle of
the block and spread. It did $1.2
million in damage, but there were
no serious injuries. Overall, the
six dozen arsons in and around
Coatesville claimed one life, an
83-year-old woman killed in a
December fire.
Robert Scott Clark owns three
properties on Fleetwood Street,
two of which were damaged in the
fire. He said one of the damaged
homes is almost ready to be
rented out again, but he's not sure
what to do about the other.
"I'm just kind of waiting and
wondering, trying to find out what
the other people are going to do,"
said Clark, who was fully insured
on both properties.
"I think that there's definitely a
sense that the people that were
there want to come back," he said.
Some homeowners, like
Thomas, didn't have insurance.
Others have run into logistical
snags that have slowed repairs.
A local nonprofit, Good Works
Inc., is a proponent of trying to
renovate the damaged homes. The
group did $6,200 worth of repairs
to make Thomas' return possible.
Many property owners were
hesitant to start repairs
immediately after the fire,
because the arsons were still
happening, said Joe Lisowski,
repair supervisor at Good Works.
At the time, homeowners were
on edge: The city was warning its
11,000 residents to keep their
porches clear of debris that could
be used to light a fire and was
giving away smoke detectors. The
Guardian Angels were patrolling
the streets.
"Because they were happening
almost weekly, or every couple
weeks, it was almost like, what's
the point?" said Lisowski, who
also helped Hickman get set up
with contractors to do her repairs.
Once the fires stopped, building
owners were more willing to start
repairs, he said.
On a recent morning, at the
opposite end of the block from
Thomas, Majin Sanchez was
painting a home owned by his
brother-in-law. The home needed
electrical work, drywall repairs
and other fixes, said Sanchez, 37.
He said his brother-in-law hopes
to rent it out again soon.
Despite the arrests, including for
the Fleetwood Street fire,
investigators never found a clear
pattern. Only two of the seven
suspects knew each other; two
had been firefighters and one had
been rejected in a bid to join a fire
company; several had mental
health issues. Many of the blazes
remain unsolved.
With no clear explanation, many
in Coatesville are still asking why.
For now, the work being done
on Fleetwood Street marks the
beginning of a rebirth, Lisowski
said.
"It's never happened in this town
(before) and never should
happen," he said. "But now that
you know it's done, you want to
rebuild and be back in your
home."
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The Future of
Banking
(Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 3:50:43 AM
In a lively discussion with
Simon Johnson, Lawrence Fish
deconstructs the near collapse of
the banking system and points out
the multiple factors that have
contributed to the financial crisis.
Topics in the discussion include
the banks that did not fail, how
Canadian and other countries’
banking systems also did not fail,
the political landscape of banking
regulation, ethics, bonuses in the
banking industry and the ethics
oath signed by 50% of the
students at the Harvard Business
School.
This is a must-view video clip,
but be warned that it runs for 53
minutes.
Source: MIT World, September
24, 2009 (hat tip: Infectious
Greed).
Meet Dell's New $2,000
Laptop
By Priya Ganapati (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:33:00 AM

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Nato chief calls for US support

(BBC News | Americas | World There are currently some
Edition) 100,000 foreign soldiers in
Submitted at 9/28/2009 7:02:13 PM Afghanistan from more than 40
countries - more than 60,000 of
Please turn on JavaScript. Media them American.
requires JavaScript to play. Despite the request for more
Mr Rasmussen said the troops by military commander
campaign in Afghanistan was one Gen Stanley McChrystal, US
of necessity President Barack Obama says he
Nato chief Anders Fogh will not decide until after a
Rasmussen has said Americans strategy review.
should set aside any doubts about Correspondents say European
the commitment of other Nato countries are not expected to offer
members to the war in any significant increase in troops
Afghanistan. unless Washington takes the lead.
In his first speech in the US as The Netherlands and Canada
secretary-general, Mr Rasmussen have already set 2010 and 2011 as
said the campaign in Afghanistan deadlines for withdrawal and Italy
was one of necessity, not choice. has announced plans for a "strong
The speech comes after the top reduction" in its forces.
US and Nato commander in This is a full list of troop
Afghanistan warned of likely contributing nations to the
failure without more troops. International Security Assistance
But rising casualty figures have Force, Isaf: Albania, Australia,
hit public support for the
operation. Mr Rasmussen is due to meet by the time it takes Nato to reach "I will not accept from anyone Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium,
Mr Rasmussen pointed out that President Barack Obama on decisions; by the reluctance of the argument that Europeans and Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
40% of the Nato troops involved Tuesday. some countries to send more Canadians are not paying the Canada, Croatia, Czech Rep,
in the operation were from non- US 'frustration' forces to the mission, even for price for success in Afghanistan. Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
"I'm a little concerned about the training. They are." France, Georgia, Germany,
US countries and that soldiers
from more than 20 countries had doubts I hear these days in the "Let me be very clear. I He added: "If we are to succeed G r e e c e , H u n g a r y , I c e l a n d ,
been killed. United States about Nato," Mr understand those frustrations. I in Afghanistan, it will only be if Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Latvia,
Rasmussen said in an address to am already working hard to we do it together." Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Shoring up the coalition is what
this visit is all about, says the the Atlantic Council think-tank. address those very real problems," Mr Rasmussen also says the N e t h e r l a n d s , N e w Z e a l a n d ,
BBC's Paul Adams in "Talking down the European and he went on. training programme for Afghan N o r w a y , P o l a n d , P o r t u g a l ,
Washington, and with that end in Canadian contributions - as some Mr Rasmussen highlighted forces needs to be stepped up. Romania, Singapore, Slovakia,
mind, Mr Rasmussen carefully here in the US do, on occasion - Nato's casualties in the campaign. "If Afghan security forces are to Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Former
avoided taking sides in the can become a self-fulfilling "While body count is no measure take the lead, they will need to be Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
American troop debate. prophecy." of solidarity, it is, unfortunately, a better trained, better equipped and Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US
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correspondent notes. Nato nations put on their forces; said. equipping them."
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shut it down during the daylight
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NYC terrorism suspect to be arraigned Tuesday

(AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) "Zazi remained committed to Before the raids, police repeatedly sought another person's
Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:16:10 AM detonating an explosive device" detectives showed a source a help cooking up the bomb, "each
until he was arrested, the letter Queens imam at a mosque where communication more urgent in
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with them to try to turn common New York area. Spokesmen James Margolin for Barack Obama approached, Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:50:00 AM

chemicals into explosives is due Authorities released a flurry of the FBI, Edward Mullen for the officials said. They decided to
in federal court Tuesday morning. terrorism warnings for sports New York Police Department and track him on Sept. 9 when he I don't know if it's a competition,
Najibullah Zazi is to be complexes, hotels and transit Robert Nardoza for the U.S. rented a car and drove to New or some crazy way to recover
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wrongdoing. conspirators, and there have been training from al-Qaida. Security saying police had come around have the golden ticket (Willy
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Honduras 'may restore liberties'
(BBC News | Americas | World
Edition)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 1:48:36 AM
The interim leader of Honduras,
Roberto Micheletti, has said civil
liberties could soon be restored in
the country.
They were suspended in
response to a call for protests by
deposed President Manuel Zelaya,
who remains holed up in the
Brazilian embassy in the capital.
Mr Zelaya, addressing the UN
General Assembly by phone,
appealed for help to reverse "the
dictatorship" in Honduras.
The interim authorities have
invited the Organisation of
American States (OAS) to return
to Honduras for talks.
A group of four diplomats -
including some OAS
representatives - were turned
away by the interim government
at the weekend.
Speaking to the UN General
Assembly by telephone, Mr
Zelaya decried the suspension of
civil liberties.
"If there was any doubt that what
we have here is a dictatorship,
now with everything that has
happened in these past 93 days of
repression, I believe those doubts
no longer exist," he said.
The emergency measures were
put in place on Sunday after Mr
Zelaya urged his supporters to
converge on the capital,
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By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:30:01 AM
We'll hand it to those Star Wars
toy engineers: They've stolen our
hearts yet again with another
clever Wii/Vader mash-up.
Tegucigalpa, in what he called a
"final offensive".
The measures, which allow
unauthorised public meetings to
be banned and news media to be
temporarily closed down, were
intended to last 45 days.
Two media outlets critical of the
interim government - Radio
Globo and Cholusat Sur TV -
have been shut.
On Monday, Mr Micheletti said
there were concerns the decree
"could affect the elections",
planned to take place in
November.
"If it's necessary, we'll revoke
it," he said.
Mr Micheletti he would discuss
the matter with Congress "as soon
as possible" and that "by the end
of this week we'll have this
resolved," the AP news agency
quoted him as saying.
'Serious problem'
Hundreds of soldiers and riot
police are still surrounding the
Brazilian embassy compound in
Tegucigalpa, where Mr Zelaya
has been living since his dramatic
return to Honduras last week.
On Sunday, the interim
government gave Brazil 10 days
to either grant Mr Zelaya asylum
or hand him over. Mr Micheletti
said Brazil could lose its right to a
diplomatic mission in Honduras.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva said he would
ignore the threat but the UN
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Undersecretary General for
Political Affairs said they were "a
very serious problem".
"It would be a disaster if any
action were taken to violate
international law on the
inviolability of the embassies,"
said Lynn Pascoe.
Mr Micheletti said there would
be no move to remove Mr Zelaya
from the embassy by force.
The interim government had
also said it is inviting
representatives of the OAS to
return to Honduras after turning
them away on Sunday.
A statement said an OAS
delegation was being invited to
the country on 7 October to try to
re-establish negotiations with Mr
Zelaya and that a preparatory
mission would be allowed to enter
Honduras on 2 October.
Mr Zelaya was forced from
office at gunpoint after
announcing plans to hold a non-
binding public consultation on
whether people supported moves
to change the constitution.
His opponents said the move
was unconstitutional and was
aimed at removing the current one
-term limit on serving as
president, so paving the way for
Mr Zelaya's possible re-election.
He has denied this.
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Microsoft launches free
security
(BBC News | Americas | World
Edition)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:40:24 AM
Microsoft has released its free
computer security package to the
public.
From 29 September, Windows
users will be able to download the
software from Microsoft's
Security Essentials website.
The free software gives basic
protection against viruses, trojans,
rootkits, and spyware.
The Essentials software is
Microsoft's second try at making
an own-brand security package.
Prior to release a beta version of
Security Essentials software,
codenamed Morro, has been
available to users in the US,
China, Brazil, and Israel.
Microsoft said the software
would be available to anyone who
wanted to use it and downloading
it would not involve registering
with the software firm or having a
limit on the amount of time it
could be used for.
"Consumers have told us that
they want the protection of real-
time security software, but that
they are confused by trials and
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renewals and concerned about
performance and as a result, too
many are unprotected" said Amy
Barzdukas, general manager for
consumer security at Microsoft in
a statement.
The only restriction on use is
that it has to be installed on a
"genuine" Windows PC - one
whose copy of its operating
system has been verified by
Microsoft.
In the free software market
Microsoft faces competition from
many others including AVG,
Alwil Avast, Avira Antivir and
Comodo.
The free software runs on
Windows XP, Vista and will also
be available for Windows 7 when
it is released in late October.
Updates will be provided
automatically to those who install
the software.
Prior to working on Security
Essentials, Microsoft offered its
Windows Live OneCare paid
security software but this failed to
win a significant user base in the
highly competitive consumer
market. This software was
withdrawn in mid-2009.
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Polanski capture 'always planned'

(BBC News | Americas | World Polanski's specific whereabouts still work to do on the music score
Edition) before a country could be asked to and other post-production details.
Submitted at 9/29/2009 2:22:42 AM act. Staying away
Previously, Los Angeles deputy Meanwhile, a petition
US prosecutors have disputed district attorney Richard Doyle circulating in France, where the
claims that Roman Polanski's had stated in court testimony: "He director has made his home, has
arrest came out of the blue, saying knows where he can go. He drawn support from film-makers
he had been on an Interpol knows where he can't go. He's including Pedro Almodovar,
"wanted list" for years. been a careful man all these Stephen Frears and The Pianist
Polanski is being held in years." writer Ronald Harwood.
Switzerland on a US arrest But Mr Berg said: "How hard Polanski pleaded guilty to
warrant over his conviction, 30 would it be to find someone unlawful sex with an under-age
years ago, for unlawful sex with a shooting a major film in a girl following a plea bargain. He
13-year-old girl. European country? had originally been charged with
His agent, Jeff Berg, said the "He travels with transparency six offences including rape and
arrest made "no sense" as he had across Europe. It makes no
travelled extensively across sense."
sodomy.
But he fled the US before he
Call halts Craig and
Europe. According to the Associated
But US authorities implied Press, the Swiss Criminal Court
Polanski had been adept at has said Polanski's lawyers have
could be sentenced and has not
returned to the country since.
In the past year, his legal team
Jackman play - BBC
evading arrest. requested the film-maker's release
"The idea that we have known but precedent in Swiss law shows
where he is and we could have that the subjects of extradition
has had a request turned down to
have a hearing on the rape charge
heard outside the US.
News
gotten him anytime, that just isn't requests are normally kept in Lawyers are trying to get the (Most Popular - Google News) subsequently posted on YouTube.
the case," said Chief Inspector of detention. case dismissed on the grounds Submitted at 9/29/2009 2:29:42 AM Headlines
the US Marshals Service Thomas He is being held in Zurich, that the original trial was the Tickets for Keith Huff's 2006
Hession. where he has been allowed to subject of "judicial and Please turn on JavaScript. Media play at the Gerald Schoenfeld
'Careful man' meet his wife, French actress prosecutorial misconduct". requires JavaScript to play. Theatre are among the hottest on
He said the 76-year-old Polish Emmanuelle Seigner, as well as The victim at the centre of the Hugh Jackman stops show Broadway.
director had been on "red notice" lawyers. case, Samantha Geimer, has Actors Daniel Craig and Hugh Australian Jackman and
by Interpol, alerting other Post-production work on previously asked for the charges Jackman halted a performance of Englishman Craig play childhood
countries that the US was seeking Polanski's latest film, The Ghost, to be dropped. She has already their Broadway play because of friends whose lives are changed
extradition. starring Pierce Brosnan and Ewan sued Polanski and reached an an audience member's ringing forever by a tragic sequence of
But he said proper legal McGregor, has been halted. undisclosed settlement. mobile phone. events.
channels had to be followed, Mr Berg said that, while editing Print Sponsor Secretly filmed footage of the The stars are not the first to
which meant they had to know had been completed, there was incident last week posted online respond on stage to mobile phone
sees Jackman tell the patron to distractions in the stalls.
Senators Look To Remove Telco Retroactive Immunity answer the phone during a Actor Richard Griffiths made
performance of A Steady Rain. headlines in 2004 when he
For Warrantless Wiretaps "We can wait," Jackman is seen ordered a man out of the National
saying. "Don't be embarrassed - Theatre after his phone went off
By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) now introduced legislation that legal, then let a court say that. If just grab it." repeatedly during a performance
Submitted at 9/28/2009 5:55:08 PM would repeal the immunity. The the programs were illegal, then The Wolverine star and 007 of The History Boys.
simplest explanation for there is no good reason to have actor play Chicago policemen in The following year, the Harry
Even as the Obama this:"Congress should not have made the telcos immune. the play, which officially opens Potter star scolded another patron
administration is still supporting short-circuited the courts' Permalink| Comments| Email this week in New York. for letting her phone ring during a
immunity for the telcos who gave constitutional role in assessing the This Story Both remained in character p e r f o r m a n c e o f H e r o e s i n
the gov't wiretap info without any legality of the program." Indeed. throughout the incident, footage L o n d o n ' s W e s t E n d .
warrants, a group of Senators has If the programs were actually of which was obtained by Print Sponsor
showbiz website TMZ and
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Roman Polanski Rep Says Justice Phone call delays play

Has Already Been Served - ABC for Hugh Jackman
(World news and comment
News from the Guardian |
guardian.co.uk)
which concerns a pair of Chicago
policemen and their differing
accounts of a few days that
(Most Popular - Google News) Polanski's critics have seemed learning during a discussion with Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:16:01 AM changed their lives. Impressively,
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:48:18 AM incredulous that Hollywood the district attorney outside a Los both Jackman and Craig held on
heavyweights like producer Angeles courtroom that the judge New York preview of A Steady to their wise-guy personas – and
As director Roman Polanski Harvey Weinstein are pleading for in his case was preparing to Rain, starring Hugh Jackman and k e p t A m e r i c a n a c c e n t s –
remains in a Swiss jail and the the freedom of a man convicted of sentence him to a long prison term Daniel Craig, is interrupted by a t h r o u g h o u t t h e e p i s o d e .
debate about his arrest rages on, intercourse with a 13-year-old despite the plea deal. mobile ringtone, leading actors to Jackman, 40, is probably best
his Hollywood representative says girl, but Berg said he and Polanski's rights were violated, ad-lib in character known as Wolverine in the X-
attorneys are preparing a motion Polanski's lawyers believe justice Berg said, and the case was Richard Griffiths ordered its Men movies, but made waves in
for his release. has already been served. "plagued with prosecutorial and owner out of the theatre. Kevin New York after starring in the
"The entire narrative Polanski took a deal and judicial misconduct." Spacey snarled: " Tell them we're musical The Boy from Oz in
surrounding this situation over the pleaded guilty to one count of And, he pointed out, it's not like busy." Now Hugh Jackman and 2003, which won him a Tony
last 32 years has been wrought unlawful sexual intercourse and Polanski has been hiding out for Daniel Craig have become the award. It is Bond star Craig's first
w i t h c o m p l i c a t i o n s a n d served 42 days in a California jail the last three decades. He's latest actors to tackle the toughest time on Broadway, although he
inconsistencies," Jeff Berg told where he was psychologically traveled freely around Europe and theatrical challenge of all: the has an extensive track record on
"Good Morning America" today. evaluated. He has admitted he had c o n t i n u e d t o m a k e m o v i e s , mobile phone that simply won't stage in London. The film rights
Polanski's arrest Saturday at the sex with 13-year-old Samantha including 2002's "The Pianist," shut up. to A Steady Rain have already
Zurich airport came at the request Geimer in 1977 after plying her for which he won the 2003 Best "You want to get it? Grab it – I been bought by Bond producers
of a U.S. warrant on a 31-year-old with champagne and Quaaludes at Director Academy Award. don't care," Jackman said, in the Barbara Broccoli and Michael G
statutory rape charge. Berg and the home of actor Jack Nicholson. Though he could not travel to middle of a preview performance Wilson.
Polanski's lawyers have expressed "Roman was incarcerated. the United States to accept the on Broadway last night, when a While one mobile interrupted
shock that he was taken into Roman did time in a state prison," award without risking arrest, he phone began to ring somewhere in the performance, another was
custody in a country he is known Berg said. "My feeling to his received a standing ovation from the stalls. "Grab your phone, it used to record the actors, judging
to frequent, even owning a chalet critics is you have to look at a many in the audience. doesn't matter," Jackman went on, by footage of the incident on the
there. much more complex situation "Roman was in Switzerland all rubbing his brow. He continued: web.
And Berg called the timing of surrounding this case." summer," Berg said. "He does not "Come on, just turn it off ... unless A Steady Rain officially opens
the arrest, which occurred the Now in her 40s, Geimer has said live in the shadows." you've got a better story." today at the Gerald Schoenfeld
same day Polanski was to have she forgives Polanski and doesn't Berg said he has spoken to No doubt reluctant to admit theatre.
received an award at the Zurich think he should face further jail Polanski's wife who told him that responsibility, the phone's owner • Theatre
Film Festival, "one of many cruel time. "his voice was strong and he's failed to act. So Craig joined in. • Broadway
ironies" that Polanski has faced in Berg said Polanski fled the looking to moving forward." "Can you get that?" he asked, with • Daniel Craig
his life. country in 1978 only after more than a hint of menace. "We • Hugh Jackman
can wait, just get the phone." guardian.co.uk© Guardian
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After sustaining a head injury and suffered a slight concussion. received, saying: "So tune in hander written by Keith Huff,
F r i d a y w h i l e p e r f o r m i n g a And I promise, if you're a good tomorrow when Eva Longoria
"Tonight Show" stunt, Conan audience, I'll do it again tonight," [Parker] pushes me down an
O'Brien returned to work Monday the funnyman said while taping elevator shaft.”
n i g h t a n d j o k e d a b o u t h i s his monologue on Monday.
accident. O'Brien, who injured his head
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Polanski faces prison before appeal
By Matthew Weaver, Helen
Pidd (World news and
comment from the Guardian |
guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:48:44 AM
Arrest of film director Roman
Polanski followed failed attempts
in several countries, including
Britain
Roman Polanski faces weeks in
jail before an appeal against his
arrest over a 32-year statutory
rape charge is heard in court,
Swiss authorities said today.
The federal criminal court said
lawyers for the Oscar-winning
director had lodged an appeal that
would be heard "within the next
weeks." Polanksi is expected to be
held in custody throughout the
appeal and any subsequent
challenges from either side.
Peter Cosandey, a former Zurich
prosecutor specialising in
international criminal
cooperation, said: "In most cases,
the imprisoned person has to
remain in detention for the whole
process."
His chances of exemption from
custody were rather small, he
added, because Polanski was
neither a Swiss citizen nor a
permanent resident and was
considered at high risk of fleeing
justice.
Under Swiss law, the US has 60
days to file a formal extradition
request. That request must be
examined by the justice ministry,
and if approved can be appealed
Kim! Khloe! Kourtney! The Many Looks of the Kardashian Sisters!
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 3:48:00 AM
From brides to babies to
at a number of courts.
Although the director, who lives
in France, often stayed at a chalet
in the wealthy Swiss town of
Gstaad and travelled widely in
Europe, a Swiss official said this
was the first time law
enforcement authorities had solid
information from the US enabling
them to make an arrest.
Polanski is being held in a
Zurich cell, where he receives
three meals a day and is allowed
outside for one hour of daily
exercise.
Family and friends can see him
for an hour each week, but that
restriction does not apply to
official visits from lawyers and
consular diplomats. Polanski has
met his wife, French actress
Emmanuelle Seigner.
The justice ministry has insisted
that politics played no role in its
arrest order for Polanski.
Last night, US prosecutors
revealed details of their 31-year
international hunt for the film
director before he was seized in
Switzerland at the weekend.
After criticism about the timing
of the arrest, the Los Angeles
county district attorney's office
issued a detailed chronology of its
efforts bring Polanski to justice
after his admission of sex with an
underage girl.
It first attempted to have
Polanski extradited from the UK
in May 1978 after learning that he
may have been in England.
Similar moves were made in
breakups, the Kardashian sisters
are no stranger to lives in the
limelight. Take a look at the
headline-making reality stars --
Canada in 1986, France in 1994,
and Thailand in 2005. Polanski
was also close to being arrested in
Israel in July 2007, but a delay
over paperwork requested by the
Israelis meant he fled before the
arrest could be made.
In July, lawyers for the Oscar-
winning director claimed that the
US authorities had not tried to
arrest him for fear of drawing
attention to their own misconduct.
Amid a growing diplomatic row
over the arrest, prosecutors gave
details of the contacts they had
with several countries in their
attempts to arrest Polanski.
The director pleaded guilty in
1977 to unlawful sexual
intercourse with a 13-year-old girl
while photographing her during a
modelling session and was sent to
prison for 42 days for evaluation.
The judge then tried to renege on
the plea bargain struck with
Polanski. On the day of
sentencing in 1978, aware the
judge would send him back to
prison, Polanski fled to France.
Chief inspector Thomas Hession
of the US Marshals Service,
which has an LA-based team that
requested the arrest warrant last
week, said Polanski had been the
subject of an Interpol "red notice"
for years. It stated that Polanski
was wanted for a specific crime,
and that the US was willing to
seek his extradition.
Polanski's agent, Jeff Berg, said
he was aware of no efforts to
arrest the director before
Kim, Khloe and Kourtney-- as
they strut their stylish stuff at red-
carpet premieres and glittering
Hollywood bashes. What's up
Saturday. The timing of the arrest
"certainly appears unusual", Berg
said, especially since Polanski
spent the summer at his house in
Switzerland.
Hession said Polanski was
arrested because authorities had
the advance knowledge and the
opportunity. "The idea that we
have known where he is and we
could have gotten him anytime,
that just isn't the case," he said.
France and Poland urged
Switzerland to free the 76-year-
old director on bail and said they
would be lobbying the US
government all the way up to the
secretary of state, Hillary Clinton.
Frédéric Mitterrand, the French
culture minister, said the arrest
was proof of the "frightening"
side of America.
Polanski, the director of
Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby,
had travelled to Switzerland to
accept an award at the Zurich film
festival. The event's organisers
expressed "great consternation
and shock" at his detention.
• Roman Polanski
• Switzerland
• Poland
• United States
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The Most Detailed
Apple Tablet Rumors
Yet: Coming January 19
[Rumor]
By matt buchanan (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:59:46 AM
January 19, 2010. That's when
iLounge says the Apple tablet will
be announced by. And it'll go
onsale in May or June, like the
iPhone.
iLounge has a trove of new
rumor about the Apple tablet.
Briefly, they say it runs iPhone
OS, and that there will be two
tablets—one with 3G and one
without—with about 7x the
touchable surface area as the
iPhone, with a resolution that's
high enough to read books,
magazines and "cropped"
newspaper pages. Which is what
it's supposedly designed to do:
Replace books and magazines,
while being a better media player
and web browser than the iPhone.
Interestingly, they say that the
original tablet had a 7-inch screen,
but it was deemed too small, and
the latest version is 10.7 inches.
(Which differs slightly from
the"consistent" 9.7 inches coming
out of the Asian trade magazines
for the last few months.)
But they also say there's still a
20 percent chance that Steve Jobs
will kill it. Again. So, uh, fingers
crossed, guys! [ iLounge]
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UK lawyers seek Israel minister's arrest

By Ian Black, Ian Cobain disputed, but the Israeli human Nations investigation conducted Israeli army general for whom an
(World news and comment rights group B'Tselem found that by the former South African judge arrest warrant for alleged war
from the Guardian | 1,387 Palestinians died, among Richard Goldstone. It concluded crimes had been issued, when his CyanogenMod to
guardian.co.uk) them 773 people not taking part in earlier this month that Israel had aircraft landed in London. Almog Continue Offering
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:26:38 AM hostilities. committed war crimes by stayed on the plane at Heathrow Custom Android Builds
Solicitors are due to ask a deliberately attacking civilians airport after apparently being
Palestinian families apply for district judge at the City of and firing white phosphorous informed that he could face arrest [Firmware]
international arrest warrant for Westminster magistrates court to shells. and was allowed to return to By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
E h u d B a r a k o v e r m i l i t a r y issue a warrant for Barak's arrest The 575-page report also found Israel. Submitted at 9/28/2009 3:00:00 PM
offensive in Gaza under the 1988 Criminal Justice that Hamas, the Palestinian "If the Israeli courts were
British lawyers for several Act, which gives courts in Islamist group controlling Gaza, themselves to investigate, there A few days after Google sent a
Palestinian families are seeking to England and Wales universal may be guilty of committing war would be no need to have cease and desist letter to the
obtain an international arrest jurisdiction in war crimes cases. crimes by firing rockets at Israeli recourse to international maker of the CyanogenMod
warrant for the Israeli defence Barak, who is also deputy prime civilian targets. tribunals," Massih said. custom Android firmwares—the
minister, Ehud Barak, in a minister of Israel and leader of the Michel Massih, a barrister, said "There are allegations of war kind we really dig—there comes
London court over alleged war country's Labour party, could he believed the British crimes, there are families seeking some reassurance that the hackers
crimes in the Gaza Strip. argue that his government office government was obliged "to redress and because these families won't fall silent. A recent blog
Barak, who was in overall guarantees him "state immunity" actively pursue people who are are seeking redress they have post outlines how CyanogenMod
charge of Israeli's offensive in from prosecution. But lawyers alleged to be involved in war asked the advice of lawyers in will live on as a "bare bones"
Gaza earlier this year, is due to from two London law firms, crimes". Palestine who have asked the ROM with no Google-specific
speak at a fringe meeting at the Irvine Thanvi Natas and Imran Massih told al-Jazeera TV: advice of lawyers in the United apps, the source of Google's legal
Labour party conference in Khan & Partners, believe the "One does not need, at this stage, Kingdom." complaint. That means installers
Brighton today. warrant that the international to provide more than a basic • Israel will be helped with backing up the
Barak is due to meet Gordon criminal court issued in May last prima face case and the • Gaza Google apps and sync software
Brown today and David Miliband, year for the arrest of Omar al- suggestion would be that Barak • Palestinian territories already on their phones, and then
the foreign secretary, tomorrow. Bashir, the president of Sudan, certainly was in a position where • Middle East rolling them into the custom
The move relates to alleged war offers a precedent. Bashir is he has to answer some of the Ian Black Ian Cobain firmwares. A bit more
crimes and breaches of the accused of committing war crimes allegations made about the guardian.co.uk© Guardian complicated, perhaps, but a
Geneva conventions during the in Darfur. commission of crimes by Israeli News & Media Limited 2009 | welcome bit of rejuvenation for
war, which was launched by Israel The issue is both politically troops." Use of this content is subject to open-source hacking. [
in response to Palestinian rocket explosive and legally sensitive. In 2005, human rights groups our Terms & Conditions| More CyanogenMod]
attacks and widely criticised The accusations against Barak criticised British authorities for Feeds
internationally. The death toll is are based, in part, on a United failing to arrest Doron Almog, an

A Quick Note on Notional Derivatives Exposure

(Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:12:06 AM
Vincent Fernando has a blog
entry today headlined “It’s Time
To Stop Being Scared By
Derivatives’ Trillion Dollar
Notional Values”. Which is a bit
like saying “It’s Time To Stop
Being Scared By The $6 Billion
Budget Deficit”: both of them are
off by a factor of 200 or more.
A decade ago, when notional
derivatives exposure started being
measured in the trillions, bankers
started wheeling out all of
Fernando’s arguments in an
attempt to reassure the public that
there really wasn’t all that much
risk here. And if those exposures
were still only a trillion or two, I
might not be all that worried
either. But the likes of Fernando
don’t seem to understand that
when the notional exposure
increases by more than two orders
of magnitude, whole new
systemic risks can come into play.
US banks made $15 billion
trading derivatives in the first half
of this year. That’s real money, by
anybody’s lights. And nobody
believes that you can make $15
billion in the space of six months
without running any risk. Indeed,
as we’ve learned the hard way, in
financial markets the downside
tends to dwarf the upside. If US
banks can stand to make $15
billion in six months, how much
can they stand to lose in the same
amount of time? And who would
pick up the bill if that happened?
I’m no naif when it comes to
deriviatives; indeed, I’ve been on
the other side of this argument,
explaining how it’s possible for
notional exposure to increase
without net exposure increasing.
But I do get the feeling that far
too many people unthinkingly
accept that just because such a
thing is possible, it must perforce
be happening. Even as the
revenue figures tell a very
different story. (And yes, the
credit-exposure figures are falling,
but that’s largely a function of the
declining notional quantities in
the CDS market, which makes up
a very small proportion of the
total derivatives market.)
16 World/ Gadgets/ Internet News Record

Government troops kill protesters in Afghanistan bus blast

Guinea stadium kills at least 30
By Xan Rice (World news and could not be verified. government – Conte's son By Adam Gabbatt (World news bus was totally wrecked." Another
comment from the Guardian | There were reports of female Ousmane later confessed to aiding and comment from the survivor, an elderly woman
guardian.co.uk) protesters being stripped naked by cocaine traffickers – that there Guardian | guardian.co.uk) named Zulaikha Bibi, cried over
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:36:32 AM some of the soldiers. were fears Guinea was turning Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:25:04 AM the death of her daughter-in-law.
Besides the dead, hundreds of into a narcostate. Two of her nephews were
Democracy rally turns into people were injured and several Promising to clean up the Seven children among dead after w o u n d e d .
slaughter as soldiers fire into opposition politicians were country, Camara brought in his bus hits landmine on way to The Kandahar provincial
crowds at Conakry arena arrested. Two police stations were own eccentric style of rule. Kandahar government spokesman, Zalmai
At least 87 people, possibly later set on fire, with burnt-out Besides sleeping most of the day At least 30 civilians were killed Ayoubi, said the bomb went off
many more, have been killed after cars littering the deserted streets and working all night, he hosted today when a bus in southern on a highway where a similar
soldiers fired into a crowd of pro- today. the "Dadis Show", where he Afghanistan was hit by a roadside blast killed three civilians a day
democracy demonstrators at a The killings were strongly forced televised confessions out bomb, officials said. earlier. He blamed the Taliban for
stadium in Guineayesterday. condemned by the UN, the EU of corrupt members of the old Nine women and seven children planting the devices. The journey
Tens of thousands of people had and the African Union, which regime. are among the dead, said the from Nimroz to Kandahar winds
gathered in the capital Conakry to suspended Guinea's membership But Camara's quirks soon Kandahar provincial police chief, through some of the country's
protest against plans by the after last year's coup. became a liability and, added to Sardar Mohammad Zazai. most dangerous districts in
military leader, Captain Moussa Camara told French radio the frequent abuse of power by his The bus was travelling from the H e l m a n d a n d K a n d a h a r
Dadis Camara, to contest the y e s t e r d a y t h a t h e w a s n o t troops, had translated into serious western province of Nimroz to p r o v i n c e s .
presidential election next year. responsible for the killings, which political tension in recent months. Kandahar city when it hit a A UN report published on
Camara, who took power in a were reportedly carried out by his His announcement that he had the l a n d m i n e i n t h e m i l i t a n t - Saturday said August was the
2008 coup, had earlier pledged presidential guard. right to stand in elections controlled Maiwand district. deadliest month of the year for
not to run. "Those people who committed scheduled for January, despite Some 39 people were wounded. civilians in Afghanistan because
Police initially fired teargas in t h o s e a t r o c i t i e s w e r e earlier pledges to allow a return to Zazai said: "The enemies of of violence from the insurgency.
an attempt to disperse the crowd uncontrollable elements in the civilian rule, contributed to the Afghanistan are planting mines on Some 1,500 civilians died from
at the 25,000-seater stadium military," he told Radio France heavy turnout for yesterday's the main highway and killing January through August this year,
before shooting live rounds at the International. "Even I, as head of protest. Many demonstrators held innocent women and children." up from 1,145 for the same period
protesters. state in this very tense situation, signs that read: "We want true Bismullah Khan, the police of 2008.
"Soldiers were firing at people cannot claim to be able to control democracy". chief in Maiwand, said some of • Afghanistan
and those who tried to get out (of those elements in the military." • Guinea the more severely wounded • Global terrorism
the stadium) were caught and Camara was at first welcomed • African Union passengers were taken to a Nato • Taliban
finished off with bayonets," by the population when he seized Xan Rice base for treatment. Others were Adam Gabbatt
Guinean human rights activist power just hours after the death guardian.co.uk© Guardian taken to the main hospital in guardian.co.uk© Guardian
Souleymane Bah told Reuters. A last December of president News & Media Limited 2009 | Kandahar. News & Media Limited 2009 |
local rights group, Guinea Human Lansana Conte, whose 24 years of Use of this content is subject to Lal Jan, a survivor being treated Use of this content is subject to
Rights Organisation, quoted corrupt and authoritarian rule had our Terms & Conditions| More at Kandahar hospital, said: "An our Terms & Conditions| More
hospital sources as saying that at left the economy in tatters. So Feeds explosion hit the bus. I don't know Feeds
least 157 people had been killed heavy was the influence of South what happened. When I came to, I
and 1,253 injured. That claim American drug cartels on the got out of the bus and saw that the

Hanvon Slate Packs Windows 7 Mulit-touch Into a Shiny Aluminum Shell [Tablets]
By Danny Allen (Gizmodo) the Hanvon is a pretty slick- Intel Developer's Forum last in/out and an SD card slot.
Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:25:00 AM looking device. The 8.9-inch week, so it probably has an Atom Hopefully the final version will be
multi-touch screen supports processor of some description. cheaper than the roughly $500
It may not be the Microsoft gestures, and would be great to That'll explain why it's a little Archos 9. [ GottaBeMobile via
Courier or Apple Tablet, but watch movies or fool about sluggish. As you'll also see in the Slashgear]
GottaBeMobile's Xavier reckons online. The prototype was shown at the video, it has two USB ports, audio
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Philippines makes plea for flood aid Before the bell: Futures
By Matthew Weaver (World
news and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
assistance," said the minister, who
is chair of the National Disaster
Co-ordinating Council.
the second time in days to prevent
a spill and urged villagers
downstream to expect rising water
weaker ahead of housing,
Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:03:48 AM He said there was an urgent
need for international rescue
levels.
Even the country's communist consumer confidence data
G o v e r n m e n t c a l l s f o r teams, food, water and medicine. guerrillas said they would hold off By Melly Alazraki
humanitarian assistance after Teodoro said: "We are trying our on assaults and help villagers (BloggingStocks)
h u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s l e f t level best to provide basic recover from the storm. Submitted at 9/29/2009 7:35:00 AM
homeless and country prepares for necessities, but the potential for a Television networks have
more storms more serious situation is there. broadcast images of mud-covered Filed under: Before the bell,
The government of Philippines We cannot wait for that to communities, cars upended on International markets, Deals,
has appealed for international help happen." city streets and reported huge Market matters, Economic data,
to deal with the aftermath of the President Gloria Macapagal- numbers of villagers without Oil, Housing U.S. stock futures
devastating floods that have killed Arroyo, who has allowed her drinking water, food and power. drifted lower Tuesday ahead of
2 4 0 a n d l e f t h u n d r e d s o f palace to be used for the relief Since Ketsana struck, the several economic reports
thousands of people homeless. effort, admitted that the flooding government has declared a "state scheduled for this morning. If the Conference Board's
The homes of nearly 1.9 million had stretched the Philippines' of calamity" in metropolitan dealmaking and mergers gave the September consumer sentiment
people in the capital, Manila, and "response capabilities to the Manila and 25 storm-hit Street a break from recent rose to 57, according to
surrounding areas were inundated limit". provinces, allowing officials to economic concerns and fueled a Briefing.com -- the highest level
by flood water unleashed by Ketsana dumped more than a use emergency funds for relief rally Monday that helped end a in a year. Both are signs the
tropical storm Ketsana over the month's worth of rain in just 12 and rescue. three-day retreat and sent the Dow recession is abating.
weekend. hours, prompting the worst • Philippines Jones industrials stocks 124 points Continue reading Before the
With two new storms brewing flooding to hit the country in more • Flooding higher, this morning investors bell: Futures weaker ahead of
in the Pacific, the defence than 40 years. • Natural disasters and extreme concerns over consumer spending housing, consumer confidence
secretary, Gilberto Teodoro, Troops, police and volunteers weather and the housing market have been data
pleaded for help on national have rescued more than 12,359 Matthew Weaver rekindled ahead of readings on Before the bell: Futures weaker
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Second-generation air-powered robot hand gets more sensitive

By Tim Stevens (Engadget)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 8:51:00 AM
Accordions and robots don't
seem to have much in common --
although an accordion-playing
robot would make for a killer
Weird Al song. Nevertheless, the
RAPHaEL hand showed that push
-box tech can make for some
impressively limber fingers. Now
the Virginia Tech College of
Engineering Robotics and
Mechanisms Laboratory has
created its successor, the
RAPHaEL 2, and it too has
already won an award. This time
it grabbed top honors at the
ASME Student Mechanism and
Robot Design Competition with
its air-powered digits, which now
use a closed loop control
mechanism and more advanced
data acquisition hardware from
National Instruments, enabling it
to better sense what it's groping
and to adjust pressure
accordingly. It's also made of a
more durable polycarbonate, but a
carbon fiber version is said to be
in the works, which should look
totally awesome.
Filed under: Robots
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18 Economy/
What's Driving Equities? Proceeds from Permanent Open
Market Operations
(Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 3:29:50 AM
The Financial Times recently
reported on the Fed’s latest exit
strategy to eventually contain the
inflation zombie:
During the crisis, the Fed
created roughly $800bn of
additional bank reserves to
finance asset purchases and loans.
This total is likely to rise in the
coming months as the central
bank completes its asset purchases
and the Treasury unwinds
financing it provided to the Fed.
Fed officials think they could
raise interest rates even with this
excess supply of reserves by
offering to pay banks to deposit
their surplus funds with it rather
than lend them out. However,
they also want to use reverse
repos in tandem to soak up some
of the excess reserves.
Policymakers call this a “belt and
braces approach”.[The latter,
clearly a nod to the great Gekko.]
Tyler Durden touched on this
last Thursday, and we will expand
upon it here as it is particularly
relevant to our ongoing theory
that it is the proceeds from
permanent open market
operations (POMOs) and their
close cousins that are driving
equities. Though this may be
received wisdom to Zero Hedge
readers, the Fed has done us the
favor of providing additional
evidence through the FT story. A
bit of background, as we are new
contributors to this forum:
Money Supply: Based on our
previous research on the effects of
swings in M2 non-seasonally
adjusted money supply (M2) on
the stock market, we were a bit
surprised in July 09 by the
resiliency of the rally, which
continued in the face of such a
dramatic contraction in M2. The
dismal Durable Goods report from
last Friday confirms that the
capital goods sector is still under
significant pressure as a result of a
lack of money in the general
economy. With banks not lending
to normal businesses and
consumer credit contracting
equally as violently, what is the
basis for this rally and from where
does the never-ending flow of
equities juice flow?
Bank Non-Borrowed Excess
Reserves: The Fed statistic that
most closely correlates with the
2009 equities run-up appears to be
bank non-borrowed excess
reserves (bank NBER), which is a
component of the monetary base
(M0). As explained by the Fed,
bank NBER is simply total bank
excess reserves minus bank
borrowed excess reserves (bank
BER). This resulted in bank
NBER going negative throughout
much of 2008 because banks
acquired most of their excess
reserves through participation in
Fed lending programs. As the Fed
has wound down these programs
in 2009, bank BER has steadily
declined and has been a drag on
M0. Concurrently, though, bank
NBER has advanced since late
March 09 with only one brief
material pause in June, and
reflects those excess reserves that
need not be repaid as part of any
Fed lending program. The Fed
purchases of MBS, Agency and
Treasury securities netted $990
Internet News Record
replace the incredible evaporation reverse repo deals are the Wall
of wealth that occurred in late Street primary dealers. However,
2008/early 2009 to quell the the Fed thinks they would only
voting and investing masses. They have balance sheet capacity to
could not reflate the entire refinance about $100bn of assets.
economy this quickly without By contrast, the money-market
jeopardizing their ability to funds have $2,500bn in assets,
borrow cheaply and restart the which means they could plausibly
housing bubble. To keep long refinance as much as $500bn in
term yields low, they reflated the Fed assets. Officials think there
stock market only, with the hope would be appetite on the part of
that the general economy would the funds, which are under
eventually catch up in 2010 and pressure [at gunpoint] from
be able to sustain the stock market regulators and investors to stick to
gains. The problem with rising low-risk liquid investments.
yields has not been solved, but The Fed Helps Build Our Case:
was postponed. As of September 17 09, bank
As we noted in previous NBER had increased by $563
trillion since March 09. The research, we are toward the end of billion since the March 09 rally
distinction between borrowed and a seasonal drain on M2. Once began. With M2 net flat during
non-borrowed excess reserves is over the October hump, it should this period, the $563 billion has
critical because the latter would be easier for the holiday season to not made its way into the general
be ideally suited for leveraging carry the market into March 2010, economy by any stretch. Perhaps
and lending out to hedge funds especially with the help of another it is sitting idle; however, the Fed
and the like to “invest” in the high $834 billion in MBS and Agency says only $100 billion would be
beta stocks that have led the rally. POMO into next March ( not to available from primary dealers in
The primary conclusion is mention the possible Treasury the future? As the vast bulk of
simple- the stock juice flows from SFP wind-down effect to the tune bank NBER is concentrated in
steadily increasing Bank NBER, of $114 to 185 billion). The Fed primary dealers, this begs the
which is hidden to even astute must be perfect, however, as any obvious question of what will be
observers that focus on only M0 new panic will quickly feed on tying up the remaining $463
or M2. Though we previously itself and likely lead to another billion (and we are not including
found no historical correlation mass exodus from equities. This is the expected increases in bank
between M0 (or its constituent quite simply because currently, NBER into next March, which
components) and the stock there is absolutely nothing else to could double this amount)? Given
market, we have witnessed an back up this rally in the general a conservative lending leverage
historically unprecedented set of economy if the Fed funny money ratio of 10 to 1, there is
circumstances. Now that the Fed cannot do its trick. potentially $4.63 trillion already
has become the world’s largest Back to Money Market Funds: sloshing around. Even if we are
hedge fund, we are prepared to If bank NBER is materially tied much more conservative, given
accept unorthodox conclusions. up in equities, then the Fed cannot the roughly $2 trillion increase in
So why not inflate both equities drain from this source to mitigate the US stock market since Mar
a n d t h e g e n e r a l e c o n o m y inflation, or it risks the resulting 09, it is not only easily
simultaneously? It was most cascade of sell orders that conceivable, but probable, that a
likely a race against time. The accompany the typical panic. substantial portion was courtesy
administration and Fed needed to According to the FT article:
The obvious counterparties for WHAT'S page 19
Internet News Record Economy/ Gadgets/ 19

Japan's feeble opposition: Fixed on the past

(The Economist: News The internal election is a ministers range from pro-union on what it calls wasteful aspects
analysis) stunning reminder of how fast the activists to fiscal hawks; there is of previous fiscal-stimulus efforts
Submitted at 9/29/2009 12:20:44 AM LDP’s fortunes have sunk. During plenty of room for vigorous could jeopardise whatever growth
more than half a century in power, policy debate, especially over the there is. So could a strong yen.
Japan's feeble opposition leading the LDP used to mean budget, that a lively opposition Meanwhile, the threat of deflation
Sep 29th 2009 | TOKYO leading Japan. Mr Tanigaki is party could help to stimulate. The is increasing. In August consumer
From Economist.com Japan's only the second party boss who election also gave the Japanese prices excluding food fell by 2.4% Blu-ray notebooks
o n c e - f o r m i d a b l e L i b e r a l has not been prime minister at the people their first real taste of voter from a year earlier, the biggest
Democrats pick yet another same time. But he follows three power at the national level. decline since records began in expected to have a
uninspiring leader nondescript predecessors—Shinzo
ANYONE hoping for a new era Abe, Yasuo Fukuda and Taro
Having learned at last that they
can “kick out the bums”, it would
1971.
Mr Tanigaki hardly looks like
big year in 2010
of vigorous two-party politics in Aso—who, as prime ministers, be a shame if there were no the man to capitalise on such By Matt Burns (CrunchGear)
Japan will be disappointed by the their deafness to the concerns of credible opposition to turn to; that problems. He was a competent, Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:32:06 AM
choice of Sadakazu Tanigaki to the electorate helped to seal the was one of the main drawbacks of somewhat hawkish, finance
head the vanquished Liberal LDP’s fate. the LDP’s near-eternity in office. minister under the former prime Right now it’s somewhat of a
Democratic Party (LDP). If Mr Tanigaki vows to lead the So far the new government has minister Junichiro Koizumi, but chore getting a Blu-ray-equipped
anything, the 64-year-old former party to victory in upper-house got off to a reasonably trouble- he is better known for his notebook. That might change in
finance minister is even more elections next summer, but that free start. Apart from a few gentleness than his guts. His 2010 though according to a report
m i l d - m a n n e r e d t h a n Y u k i o looks unlikely. No one of higher questionable gestures, such as one favourite motto relates to the at Digitime. The report suggests
Hatoyama, the prime minister he calibre emerged to lead the LDP to suspend debt payments by Japanese concept of wa, or something most of us already
is supposed to battle on the because prospects in that election small and medium businesses to harmony, which he hopes to use know that once the price drops on
parliamentary stage. are now so gloomy that the party banks, cabinet ministers have not to heal the wounds in his party. In the slim Blu-ray drive – which
Mr Tanigaki won 300 of the 499 president is almost bound to be appeared to be the left-wing that sense, he resembles Mr will happen in the second half of
votes cast in the LDP’s internal forced to resign afterwards. firebrands some had feared. Mr Hatoyama, who repeatedly talks 2010 – we will start seeing the
election on Monday September In the August 30th election the Hatoyama has won praise about his belief in a fuzzy concept option become standard.
28th. The election was a chance LDP lost 181 seats, accumulating abroad—though there have been call yuai, or fraternity. Every so Right now a slim notebook Blu-
for the party to show that it a paltry tally of 119 compared murmurs of concern from often both men will stand against ray drive cost manufacturers
intends to rebuild itself after with 300 held by Mr Hatoyama’s business and unions at home—for each other on the floor of the Diet, about $100 while a notebook
losing power a month ago for only Democratic Party of Japan. seeking a leading role for Japan in or parliament. Brace for debate DVD drive costs $20. Look at
the second time in 54 years. But U n l e s s t h e D P J ’ s f o r t u n e s the cutting of carbon emissions. with all the cut and thrust of a Dell. A Blu-ray drive costs $125
by picking Mr Tanigaki over d e t e r i o r a t e s h a r p l y , i t w i l l He also had a smooth first paper-napkin fight. to add the option to an Inspiron
younger guns with ambitions to probably hold a majority in both meeting with Barack Obama in Back to top ^^ Readers' 14, which causes the price to
shake up the party’s gerontocracy, houses after the upper-house America last week. comments jump from $749 to $879. Not
the LDP shows that its eyes are elections, which would drive the But there are plenty of problems The Economist welcomes your even its Alienware line has a Blu-
still fixed on the past—and has LDP into the political wilderness. that could blight his government’s views. ray drive standard. It costs $150
not learned many lessons from It would be a pity for Japan if popularity in the months to come. to add one to those models.
defeat. “We need to return to the the Liberal Democrats gave up Economic recovery is by no Obviously times are tough and
LDP’s origins—that politics is for without a fight, however. The DPJ means assured and the notebook makers need to keep
the people,” Mr Tanigaki said. is untested in office, and its government’s desire to cut back prices low and squeeze out some
profit at the same time. A lot of
WHAT'S
continued from page 18 mid-tier notebooks have an
optional Blu-ray drive but until
of the Fed ATM machine. here only on coercive greed, it the OEM part drop in price, or
As Gekko closed his famous will be interesting nonetheless to manufacturers sales numbers
speech in Wall Street, “Greed – see how this works out. dramatically improve, it will not
you mark my words – will save This article was originally become standard equipment.
Teldar, and that other posted here on zerohedge.com.
malfunctioning corporation, the
U.S.A.” While we have focused
20 Economy/ Gadgets/ Entertainment/ Internet News Record

Tier 1 Capital Ratios and NPAs of Unofficial

Problem Banks in the U.S.
(Financial Sector and Stocks CACB 6.03% 8.50% 9 Beach UCBH Holdings Inc. UCBH NA ADVNA), Camco Financial
Analysis from Seeking Alpha) First National Bancshares BFNB NA 35 W Holding Co. Inc. WHI Corporation ( CAFI), Cadence
Submitted at 9/29/2009 2:56:01 AM 9.01% 6.98% 10 CIT GROUP NA NA Financial Corp ( CACB), Capitol
INC CIT 8.80% NA 11 Cadence Note: NA denotes “Not Bancorp Ltd. ( CBC), City Bank (
We reviewed the Tier 1 Capital Financial Corp CADE 13.08% Applicable” if these ratios are not CTBK), Royal Bancshares of LX series: Sharp Japan
Ratios of large U.S. banks back in 7.10% 12 Capitol Bancorp Ltd. readily available. Data is known Pennsylvania Inc. ( RBPAA) and
June. In this post, lets take a look CBC 10.01% 6.44% 13 Citizens to be accurate at the time this United Community Financial rolls out new AQUOS
at the Tier 1 Capital Ratios and First Bancorp Inc CTZN 5.61% article was written. Please do your Corp ( UCFC). TVs with 2,000,000:1
Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) 7.28% 14 City Bank CTBK own research before making any City Bank ( CTBK) has a
of some of the banks from the 10.10% 47.38% 15 Columbia investment decisions. nonperforming assets to total asset contrast ratio
Unofficial Problem Banks list Bancorp CBBO 5.15% N/A 16 Large US banks have Tier 1 ratio of an incredible 47.38%. By Serkan Toto (CrunchGear)
created by Calculated Risk. CR First State Bancorporation FSNM Capital Ratios in excess of 10%. This is because City Bank was a Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:20:28 AM
compiled this list from various 7.02% 8.05% 17 First Bancshares In the above list most of the banks lender focused on residential
press releases from the FDIC, Inc. FBSI NA NA 18 First have low Tier 1 ratio of under construction. Advanta Corp ( Sharp has announced four new
OCC, Fed and OTC. In the table Mariner Bancorp FMAR 4.26% 10% which suggests they are ADVNA) which issues credit LCD TVs with some impressive
below, I have included banks that 4 . 2 8 % 1 9 F i r s t N a t i o n a l weak and prone to fail. Most of cards to small businesses and specs for the Japanese market
trade in the organized exchanges Bancshares Inc FNSC 3.78% NA the banks in the list are small business professionals has been today[press release in English].
only. Banks that are in the process 20 Habersham Bancorp HABC banks with market capitalization slapped with a notice by The TVs will be available in four
of merger are excluded. NA NA 21 Mercantile Bancorp of just a few millions. The stock NASDAQ for failing to meet sizes: 40, 46, 52 and 60 inches.
The latest Tier 1 Capital Ratio Inc MBR 9.04% NA 22 HMN prices of most these banks are are continued listing requirements. All models are full HD and
and Non-Performing Assets Financial Inc. HMNF NA NA 23 in the low single digits or even Current stock price is $0.59. With feature LED backlight for
( N P A ) R a t i o o f U n o f f i c i a l Horizon Financial Corp. HRZB under a dollar. many small businesses going improved picture quality.
Problem Banks in the US are 4.01% 10.17% 24 Ohio Legacy Spokane, Washington-based bankrupt and credit card charge The TVs from the so-called LX
shown: S.No. Name Ticker Tier1 Corp. OLCB 7.53% 6.34% 25 AmericanWest Bank ( AWBC) defaults soaring, it is not series feature a fantastic contrast
Nonperfroming Assets as a PVF Capital Corp. PVFC NA NA has the lowest Tier 1 Capital ratio surprising to see Advanta ratio of 2,000,000:1, extra-low
percent of Total Assets 1 Amcore 26 Patriot National Bancorp Inc. at 3.3%. The bank has a market struggling to survive. power consumption levels (Sharp
Financial Inc. AMFI 5.81% PNBK NA NA 27 Rainier Pacific cap of just $9M at its current Due to their weak position many speaks of the lowest in the
9 . 0 1 % 2 A D V A N T A C o r p Financial Group Inc. RPFG stock price of $0.54. Last week of the above 35 small banks will industry) and an RSS six-speaker
ADVNA 19.70% NA 3 Camco 6 . 3 0 % 4 . 8 5 % 2 8 R o y a l the the Fed ordered it to halt fail or be forced to merge with system with duo bass sub-woofer
Financial Corporation CAFI Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc. dividend payments and to submit strong banks unless they raise and a 2.1-channel set-up (except
12.19% 6.79% 4 AmericanWest RBPAA 10.88% NA 29 Sterling a plan to improve its capital base. additional capital and rid their for the 40-inch model).
Bank AWBC 3.30% 8.86% 5 Banks Inc STBK 8.89% 5.50% 30 Banks that have Tier 1 capital balance of toxic assets. Unlike the The 60-inch flagship model will
Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc Tamalpais Bancorp TAMB 7.19% ratios under 5% are First Mariner “too big to fail” large banks, go on sale in Japan on November
A B C W N A N A 6 A t l a n t i c 3.63% 31 United Community Bancorp ( FMAR),First National Uncle Sam will not bail out these 25, and it isn’t cheap (price:
Southern Financial Group Inc. Financial Corp. UCFC 11.50% Bancshares Inc ( FNSC) and small community banks. $6,100). The other models prove
ASFN 8.82% 6.52% 7 Bank of 5.43% 32 PAB Bankshares Inc. Horizon Financial Corp. ( HRZB). that quality has its price, too:
Granite Corporation GRAN PABK 9.57% 8.45% 33 TierOne Banks with more than 10% Tier Sharp sells the 52-incher for
8.41% 4.02% 8 Cascade Bancorp Corporation TONE NA 8.73% 34 1 ratio include ADVANTA Corp ( $5,000, the 46-incher for $3,900
and the 40-inch model for $2,800.
Mickey Rourke Gets Fired Up on Set of ‘Iron Man 2’ The company hasn’t laid out
(ETonline - Breaking News) blockbuster, serving as director, him, we started developing the busy as he was doing all the international distribution plans for
producer, and actor. He tells ET's costume and the design of the award season stuff and it took the LX series yet.
Submitted at 9/29/2009 12:01:00 AM
Thea Andrews about casting the character around him." some time to make everything
Jon Favreau is a triple threat in award-winning Mickey Rourke in It wasn't necessarily easy to nab work out, but he was enthusiastic
'Iron Man 2,' the upcoming sequel the film. the Golden Globe winner. from our first meeting."
to the successful comic book He said, "Once we thought of Favreau said, "His career got very
Internet News Record Economy/ Gadgets/ Tech/ 21

EDF's new boss: Power couple

(The Economist: News water company. Clearly Mr Mr Sarkozy wanted anyone to may not have seen the back of Mr
analysis) Sarkozy wanted a big name to run hear. Proglio. Rumours suggest that he
Submitted at 9/28/2009 5:10:38 AM a French national champion and Now Mr Proglio will have to wants to strengthen the bonds Google, Rocky
Mr Proglio provides that. Veolia steer EDF, the former state between Veolia and EDF and that Mountain Bank Ask
EDF's new boss is a huge company but it is one electricity monopoly that is still he may get his way. He has
Sep 28th 2009 that makes money by managing 85% owned by the government, as apparently insisted on keeping a Judge To Restore
From Economist.com Nicolas infrastructure. it seeks to promote French nuclear role at Veolia after he steps down Deactivated Gmail
Sarkozy appoints a friend to run And in this rather different know-how around the world. Mr as chief executive, such as Account
EDF, one of the world’s biggest pursuit to generating electricity Sarkozy wants the company in the chairman of the supervisory
energy companies Mr Proglio has hardly shone. A vanguard of his efforts to promote board. He also wants EDF to By Michael Masnick (Techdirt)
BEFORE inking his name to the €4 billion ($5.9 billion) buying France, where most electricity is swap its minority stake in Dalkia, Submitted at 9/28/2009 4:02:11 PM
French presidential decree that spree since 2006 led Veolia to generated by splitting atoms, as a a firm jointly owned with Veolia,
confers the top job at EDF, mounting debts, a plummeting model of nuclear-powered for shares in Veolia, as part of a Last week, we noted that a court
Nicolas Sarkozy would have share price and a halving of greenery. So EDF will have to plan to boost EDF’s 3.9% holding had ordered Google to shut down
wanted to secure a candidate of profits in 2008, as the credit crisis convince a sometimes-sceptical in Veolia to 15%. a Gmail account of a user who
note and ability for one of the and foundering world economy public to embrace nuclear power Once he has control of EDF Mr had accidentally been emailed
w o r l d ’ s b i g g e s t e l e c t r i c i t y took their toll. In his defence Mr plants. EDF will also have to pick Proglio will have to work out how confidential information by
companies. As it turned out he Proglio said that the business was its way through a thicket of to satisfy Mr Sarkozy and his Rocky Mountain Bank. The two
looked no further than the guest fundamentally sound but that regulations to build reactors at vision of EDF as a green beacon companies have now both asked
list for a banquet held to celebrate profit warnings might have been home, as well as in Britain, Italy for the world’s power companies the judge to reinstate the Gmail
his winning the presidency in better presented to investors. and America. This too will require while also preparing for further account, saying that the original
2007. Of the 50 or so rich and By coincidence, Mr Proglio got a deft touch with public relations. liberalisation of French power request is now "moot." The article
powerful friends in attendance his chance to run EDF in part as a Mr Proglio’s recent experience markets. Private shareholders' notes that the judge has adjourned
that night he has opted not for result of poor communications. at Veolia will help with another attitudes may have proved the case until next week, so the
Johnny Hallyday, an ageing rock The fate of Pierre Gadonneix, priority at EDF—asset disposals. problematic for Mr Proglio in the account will remain deactivated
star with impressive staying EDF’s departing boss, had hung Veolia has to offload some parts past, but the commercial and until then. Still, it's not at all clear
power, but for Henri Proglio, the in the balance for many months. of its business to pay off debts political demands of EDF's big why the issue is now "moot." Did
boss of Veolia Environnement. But he is reckoned to have blown and EDF will have to do likewise shareholder, the state, may turn Google delete the email in
The prime minister’s office made his slender chances of another if Mr Proglio is to avoid price out to be more trying yet. question? Was it determined that
the announcement on Sunday term in the job in July when he rises. But at least he will no Back to top ^^ Readers' the account itself was dormant? It
September 27th. suggested to the press that power longer face the “creeping control” comments would seem like these details are
Critics may not carp at the fact tariffs, set by the state, might have of shareholders, whom he blamed The Economist welcomes your relevant, and not anything that
that Mr Sarkozy has appointed a to rise by 20% over the coming for looking only to the short term views. would need to be hidden.
friend so much as at Mr Proglio’s years to counter EDF’s own hefty as they saw the value of their Permalink| Comments| Email
lack of experience in the power debts. With high unemployment investments dwindling under his This Story
industry and his chequered record and a fragile economy to contend tenure.
at the French waste-disposal and with that was not a message that Veolia’s investors, however,

Digital Cube storms back with touchscreen-based i-Station E9 PMP

By Darren Murph (Engadget)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 9:14:00 AM
Digital Cube may not be a
household name in portable media
players (at least on this side of the
Atlantic), but there's no doubt that
its latest attempt at greatness is a
real looker. The touchscreen- life is pegged at just 12 hours for Digital Cube storms back with
based i-Station E9 arrives with an audio and 4 hours for video, but touchscreen-based i-Station E9
expansive 3-inch panel, hardly with prices set for $115 (4GB) / PMP originally appeared on
any buttons to speak of, an FM $132 (8GB), we won't kvetch too Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009
tuner, accelerometer, video loudly. 09:14:00 EST. Please see our
output, support for more formats [Via Cloned In China] terms for use of feeds. Read|
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particularly fascinating. Battery
user interface that looks Portable Audio, Portable Video
22 Economy/ Gadgets/ Tech News/
Green.view: Urban metabolism
(The Economist: Daily
columns)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 4:57:36 AM
Green.view
Sep 28th 2009
From Economist.com Cities can
learn from comparing their carbon
footprints
HOW and why do greenhouse-
gas emissions differ between
cities? Since more than half of the
world’s people now live in such
metropolitan areas, that is an
important question. If the worst
could copy the habits of the best,
climate change might be slowed
significantly.
To address this question a team
of researchers led by Christopher
Kennedy of the University of
Toronto has compared the
emissions of ten conurbations.
Four were in North America
(Denver City and County, Los
Angeles County, New York City
and the Greater Toronto Area).
Four were in Europe (Barcelona
City, the Canton of Geneva, the
Greater London Authority area
and the Greater Prague Region).
The other two were in Asia
(Bangkok) and Africa (Cape
Town).
Dr Kennedy and his colleagues
tried to quantify the contributions
8-Bit Players Take on Miles Davis and MGMT
By Melissa Maerz (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 5:00:00 PM
In July, a 23-year-old electronic
artist named Je Deviens DJ en 3
Jours ("I Become a DJ in Three
Days"), pictured left, released Da
Chip, a collection of Daft Punk
covers made entirely with the
sound processors found in classic
of heating, transport and waste
disposal, among other things, to
the emission of greenhouse gases
in each of these cities, and to
calculate the emissions per person
that resulted. They also included
in their calculations some
emissions that took place outside
the city limits, such as those
associated with the production of
fuel that was consumed in the
cities in question.
The results, which will be
published in the October 1st issue
of Environmental Science and
Technology, showed that the total
emissions of the ten chosen cities
varied considerably, ranging from
4.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide per
person in Barcelona to 21.5
tonnes in Denver. Other low
emitters included Geneva and
Prague; Los Angeles, Cape Town
and Toronto were among the high
emitters. The rest fell in between.
Given this variation, Dr
Kennedy recommends that city
mandarins compare building
codes and other policies, to
identify environmentally friendly
practices. Of course Denver, with
its snowy winters and warm but
wet summers, cannot learn much
from Barcelona, with its
Mediterranean climate, because
they are so dissimilar. But it
videogame systems. It became an
instant underground hit, charting
up to 25,000 downloads a day and
elevating the chiptune—a Game
Boy-inspired genre that's been
kicking around for two
decades—from fanboy in-joke to
serious headphone fare. Waxy
blogger Andy Baio has taken the
genre to the next level with Kind
of Bloop, a technically
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might learn from Toronto, which
emits 11.6 tonnes of carbon
dioxide per person and is closer to
Denver in climate and population
density.
Meanwhile a separate piece of
research published on September
28th in Environment and
Urbanization concludes that, in
contrast to a study your
correspondent reported recently
(see “ Fewer feet, smaller
footprint” September 21st),
population growth itself does not
drive the growth of greenhouse-
gas emissions. David
Satterthwaite of the International
GoPro releases first
Institute for Environment and
Development, a British think-
tank, reckons that it is, rather, the
footage from 1080p HD
growth in the number of
consumers and in their levels of
Hero Wide helmet cam
consumption that drives emissions By Tim Stevens (Engadget) the full 1080p or an optional
growth. An obvious point, Submitted at 9/29/2009 8:03:00 AM 60fps mode at 720p. 720p footage
perhaps, but as advisers preparing is recorded at a particularly wide
to meet at the United Nations GoPro announced its 1080p HD 170 degrees, while 1080p footage
Climate Change Conference in Hero Wide helmet cam earlier this is slightly less wide (though still
Copenhagen can attest, even year, back when people were rather broad) 127. Also, the
getting people to acknowledge the jumping off of high things and company promises that the
obvious can be an uphill struggle. speeding around other things microphone will actually be
Back to top ^^ Readers' whilst wearing helmets. Now the usable at speed, a rarity in this
comments summer adventure season is sort of device. It's all slated to
The Economist welcomes your drawing to a close, the winter one ship this fall, and we look forward
views. is starting to develop, and the to putting one through its paces
company has released a series of then.
high-def, high-adrenaline clips to Filed under: Digital Cameras
show what that camera can do -- GoPro releases first footage
most filmed when the days were from 1080p HD Hero Wide
still long and the sun still high. helmet cam originally appeared
accomplished chiptune tribute to S a d l y t h e v i d e o s a r e n o t on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009
Miles Davis. Other 8-bit acts like embeddable, but click on that read 08:03:00 EST. Please see our
Dr. Zilog have refashioned songs link for your morning dose of terms for use of feeds. Read|
from Animal Collective and speed. The company has also Permalink| Email this| Comments
M G M T i n t o c h i l l i n g m i n i - released a good bit of information
symphonies of blips and bleeps. about the cam, that it's 30fps at
And the recent release of 8Bitone,
a chiptune synthesizer app for
iPhones, means that now
everyone can play along.
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4 Stocks to Consider in This

Whipsaw Environment
(Financial Sector and Stocks They remain very much as last on their cash can attest. The trick
Analysis from Seeking Alpha) week, with Utilities, Energy and is to simply watch the valuations .
Submitted at 9/29/2009 3:05:02 AM Health Care on top and . . don’t pay too much! Compare a
Technology, Financials and company’s valuation against its
The market doesn’t seem to Materials at the bottom. own history and also against its
know which way it wants to go. Merger Talk Boosts Market. industry. Shop for bargains, and
Last week was literally the mirror Thursday and Friday were ugly hedge with puts against
image of the previous week. The market days, but inexplicably the overvalued niches.
best style/cap two weeks ago was market took off today, ostensibly Stocks to Consider. This week, I
Small-cap Value; last week it was on M&A talks from Abbott ran a MyStockFinder search using
the worst (-3.4%). The worst Laboratories (NYSE: ABT)
style/cap two weeks ago was courting Belgian chemicals maker
the High Growth preset search.
Here are some stock ideas that
Panasonic adds Windows 7
Large-cap Growth; this week it Solvay and from Xerox Corp.
was the best (-1.9%). (NYSE: XRX) agreeing to buy
Sectors were no different, with Affiliated Computer Services
look tempting:
• Illumina (Nasdaq: ILMN) –
Healthcare (Sabrient Growth
to laptop line, unveils Let's
last week’s three winners — (NYSE: ACS).
Financials, Industrials and The S&P 500 ended the day up
Score = 100)
• CNinsure (Nasdaq: CISG) – Note N8 and S8
Materials –turning up as this 18 points (+1.8%) despite the fact Financials-Insurance (Sabrient By Vladislav Savov (Engadget) also share a stonking claim of 16
week’s big three losers, led by t h a t l a s t w e e k ’ s e c o n o m i c Growth Score = 97) Submitted at 9/29/2009 7:32:00 AM hours of battery life, and the one
Materials, down -4.7%. Last indicators were average, at best, • Vimpel Communications feature that distinguishes between
week’s losers — Consumer with LEI [leading economic (NYSE: VIP) – Telecom (Sabrient Oy vey! Today must be some them is the internal DVD burner
Staples, Health Care and Telecom indicators] and durable goods Growth Score = 97) i n d u s t r y - w i d e W i n d o w s 7 on the S8. All that goodness will
— w e r e t h i s w e e k ’ s b e s t both below expectations and jobs • Peabody Energy Corporation announcement day, as Panasonic be out come October 22, with
performers, led by Health Care, data and FOMC comments mildly (NYSE: BTU) – Energy (Sabrient is hot on the heels of Dell and expected pricing around ¥200,000
down only 1%. In all my years of positive. Growth Score = 95) Toshiba with no less than six (about $2,230) for the N series.
participating in the market, I don’t While it is tempting to stay on Disclosure: No positions. lappies set to sport Vista's agile You'll find a gallery of the
recall ever seeing such a complete t h e s i d e l i n e s a m o n g s u c h By David Brown, Chief Market younger sibling. The Let's Note ( unveiling event at the Akihabara
turnabout in a single week. volatility, that strategy has not Strategist, Sabrient Systems, LLC ToughBook, to you and us) F8, News link below.
Only our forward-looking been a reasonable one throughout R8, T8 and W8 models are likely Gallery: Panasonic N8 and S8
sectors rankings didn’t join in. 2009, as many investors who sat to take on the new OS without [Via Akihabara News]
alterations to their hardware, but Filed under: Laptops
Nokia acquires 'social atlas' service Dopplr the hot news comes in the form of Panasonic adds Windows 7 to
the brand new N8 and S8. laptop line, unveils Let's Note N8
By Don Reisinger providing tips and advice on Powered by Core 2 Duo P8700 and S8 originally appeared on
(Webware.com) hotels and restaurants. Aside from chips, both machines will come Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009
Submitted at 9/28/2009 7:59:57 AM a Web site, Dopplr is available as with 12.1-inch WXGA LCD 07:32:00 EST. Please see our
acquire Dopplr for $15 million to an iPhone app. It's also integrated screens, 250GB HDDs, up to 4GB terms for use of feeds. Read|
Nokia announced Monday that it $22 million, but the official into social services such as Flickr of RAM, WiMAX, WiFi, HDMI Permalink| Email this| Comments
has acquired "social atlas" service announcement did not mention an and Twitter. and SDHC connectivity. They
Dopplr for an undisclosed sum. acquisition price. Nokia said that it doesn't plan to
The acquisition isn't much of a Neither Dopplr nor Nokia alter Dopplr. In a statement
surprise. Last week, reports immediately responded to request announcing the acquisition, Nokia
surfaced claiming the deal was for comment. said that "the acquisition does not
already done, but neither Dopplr Dopplr allows users to create c h a n g e t h e c u r r e n t D o p p l r
nor Nokia would confirm it at the trips and share them with friends. service." Dopplr founder Marko
time. Those same reports The service also provides users Ahtisaari echoed that sentiment.
suggested that Nokia would with help on each leg of their trip,
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HP announces the Windows Home Server powered

StorageWorks Data Vault for small businesses
By Matt Burns (CrunchGear) business risk while significantly and automating backups. It
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:25:54 AM reducing costs and energy use. enables small businesses with up
The new offerings expand the to 10 PC and Mac clients to store
Windows Home Server might HP Total Care portfolio, which information in a central place and
say “home” in the product name, helps SMBs manage, protect and easily share files regardless of
but its low maintenance cost grow their businesses. employee location. Also, business
makes it an ideal choice for small “By investing in new IT owners can save money through a
businesses. A simple, little WHS solutions now, SMBs will be in a low purchase price, which is up to
can provide comprehensive back stronger position to seize growth 22 percent less than comparable
up, remote access, and centralized opportunities and thrive as the solutions.(3)
s t o r a g e f o r a w o r k g r o u p . economy rebounds,” said Kathy For maximum uptime, the HP
However, businesses don’t need Chou, vice president, Worldwide StorageWorks X3000 Network
a l l t h e f a n c y - p a n t s m e d i a Small and Midsize Business Storage Systems High
programs that come on HPs Strategy, HP. “With today’s Availability Bundles combine
MediaSmart line. Enter the HP announcement, HP continues to hardware and software into an
StorageWorks X510Data Vault. enrich its Total Care offerings to efficient shared storage solution
Unfortunately the prices seem a meet the evolving needs of our for file and application data.
bit off. These servers are housed SMB customers.” Based on the HP StorageWorks
in the same case use the same “AMI has surveyed thousands of X3000 Network Storage
Windows Home Server software SMBs in over a dozen countries Gateways and HP StorageWorks
and seem to have the same over the last four quarters, and MSA2000 G2 storage arrays, the
hardware as the new MediaSmart noted that the current economy bundles increase efficiency by
line, but cost more for less has greatly changed the way they automatically eliminating
storage. For instance, right now purchase technology products and duplicate files, protecting against
the MSRP of the new MediaSmart services,” said Anil Miglani, drive failures and reducing setup
EX495 is $699 and comes with senior vice president, AMI- time by up to 50 percent.(4)
1.5TB of storage along with a Partners. “As we exit the global Helping to keep costs in check,
bunch of s o f t w a r e recession, SMBs will try to the solution does not require extra
that consolidates media and can protect their existing technology license fees for networking
share it on the Internet. But the investments while making new protocols, file replication or
HP StorageWorks X500 Data investments to grow their business snapshot capabilities.
Vault comes with 1TB of storage a n d s t r e n g t h e n c u s t o m e r Enhance productivity, reduce
for the same $699 price and all relationships. HP is well-prepared costs
the extra software isn’t listed on to help SMB customers achieve To help customers save money,
the product page. this balanced growth through its be more productive and manage
Marketing Windows Home c o m p r e h e n s i v e T o t a l C a r e security threats, HP announced:
Server to businesses makes a lot p o r t f o l i o . ” Improved administrative
of sense, but overcharging them is Improve security and risk breaches and data, the outages by as much as 85 productivity with the HP
just wrong. Maybe HP expects the management HP Total Care Business Risk percent.(1) ProCurve 1810G Switch Series.
models to be discounted sometime For SMBs needing increased Mitigation For affordable data This series provides affordable
soon and a higher MSRP makes levels of security to protect their solution offers customizable management, the HP gigabit connectivity that can be
sales look even better. data and keep mission-critical configurations of servers, storage, StorageWorks X500 Data Vault configured and maintained
H P ( N Y S E : H P Q ) t o d a y systems running smoothly, HP networking and security products. Series (starting at $699)(2) allows without a large or specialized
introduced solutions to help small introduced these new solutions: By leveraging this solution and small businesses to remain staff. It offer customers flexible
and midsize businesses (SMBs) To significantly improve system best practices for data competitive by improving the deployment options such as a fan-
improve data security, maximize availability while reducing the management, SMBs can reduce protection of critical business data
p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d m i n i m i z e risk associated with security ANNOUNCES page 25
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continued from page 24
less design for silent operation,
mounting options for easy
deployment in any location and
network security capabilities for
protection against denial-of-
service attacks. The eight-port
model also features a Power-over-
Ethernet option for connectivity in
locations without readily available
power sources. The series also is
supported by the ProCurve
Lifetime Warranty(5) to help
customers better manage their
overall networking expenses by
providing value and choice for
their business applications.
For an affordable, lightweight
notebook that does not
compromise performance, the HP
ProBook 5310m Notebook PC,
starting at $699,(2) is the world’s
thinnest full-performance
notebook at 0.9-inches thin and
3.7 pounds. Ideal for mobile
SMBs, it delivers seven hours of
battery life,(6) sports a 13.3-inch
diagonal LED high-definition
display and a standard voltage
processor. HP QuickWeb allows
users to access the web in seconds
when the notebook is shut
down.(7)
Maximize impact, decrease
energy use
For SMBs that want to
affordably grow while minimizing
their environmental impact, HP
introduced new printing and
online marketing solutions:
The HP Color LaserJet
Professional CP5220 printer
series, which is available for
purchase in Asia and Europe,
offers exceptional print quality
and network performance, making
Go climb a mountain
By Zack Sheppard (Flickr Blog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 2:35:02 PM
it easy for small businesses to
affordably market themselves. It
is the first printer to offer HP
Auto-Off Technology, an industry
-leading technology that
intelligently senses when there is
no print activity and automatically
adjusts the power settings. This
latest addition to the HP LaserJet
family builds on 25 years of
leadership in innovation, quality,
performance and dependability,
and sets the gold standard in
business printing.
To help SMBs easily select the
best HP LaserJet printing system
for their business, HP announced
new sub-branding. Customers can
choose from a comprehensive line
of HP LaserJet “Professional”
printers that provide professional
and cost-effective results, while
larger organizations can select
from the HP LaserJet “Enterprise”
portfolio.
To help small businesses better
connect with their customers, HP
released a new version of its
MarketSplash by HP web service.
HP printer and PC customers in
the United States can now
download and edit hundreds of
professional-quality brochure,
flyer and business card templates
at no charge and print them in-
house. Beginning next month,
MarketSplash will offer a print
fulfillment option that enables
customers to select a local print
service provider.
HP and Yahoo! have teamed to
help small businesses in the
United States easily and
affordably create a cohesive brand
identity across different online
Try a search for mountaineering
on the Flickr map to see more of
the world’s mountains up close
and offline marketing functions.
Through the HP Creative Studio,
the HP Total Care site and the
Yahoo! Small Business portal,
customers can receive special
offers including web hosting
prices for as low as $7.46 a
month(2) and access custom
design services from Logoworks
by HP to create a professional-
looking website.
New services and financing
offers
To complement its new
solutions, HP introduced services
and financing offers to help SMBs
in the United States purchase, use
and manage their IT resources:
To help SMBs manage costs
and make purchasing easy, HP
offers flexible financing solutions
to deploy next-generation HP
technology and services through
HP Financial Services, the
company’s leasing and lifecycle
asset management services
subsidiary. From now through
Oct. 31, 2009, SMBs can take
advantage of the Economic
Recovery Lease program, which
offers a 36-month plan with fixed
price purchase options.
From now until Dec. 31, 2009,
SMBs can receive up to $1,000
cash back when purchasing a new
HP LaserJet, Officejet Pro or
Scanjet and recycling an old
printer through the HP Trade-in
and Save Program. Within the last
six months, HP has generated
nearly $16 million in revenue and
sold more than 17,000 units
through the program.
New channel offerings
Lastly, HP announced enhanced
SMB offerings available through
its channel partners, including
channel-only products, channel-
led Managed Print Services
programs and HP certified
solutions, that enable SMBs to
better compete in today’s
marketplace. The offerings
include:
Products available through the
channel will initially focus on the
workflow, imaging and printing
security and job accounting, and
device management arenas;
Greater investment in tools and
programs that enable reseller
partners to offer Managed Print
Services to their customers. In the
United States, HP has established
new relationships with industry
leaders that offer managed print
infrastructure and services for
resale by value-added reseller
partners. In Europe, HP is
creating an integrated platform
and brokering a network of
service partners that will enable
resellers to sell contractual print
offerings as well as higher valued
services not previously available
to SMB customers; and
Certified solutions for the
channel that include partner
training, product sourcing and
technical support for select
independent software vendor
solutions from HP’s Solutions
Business Partner Program.
Additional information about
HP’s expanded Total Care
offering for SMBs is available at
www.hp.com/go/CompetitiveEdg
e
and personal.
Photos from KovaZg, Captain
Interesting, photo61guy, More
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China Completes 3D
Map of the Moon, Gets
a Bit Nearer to Red
Moon Dream [Space]
By Jesus Diaz (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:59:51 AM
China claims that they have
completed the "world's highest-
resolution 3D map of the moon,"
which will serve Chinese
astronauts to reach the Moon in
2020. Of course, one thing is
claiming that, the other is being
reality.
The Chinese said the resolution
of their 3D map—made with their
Chang'e-1 probe, sent in October
2007—is 500 meters. Obviously,
there has to be an error
somewhere, because JAXA's own
3D map's resolution is 10 meters.
Not to talk about NASA's LRO,
which is 3 meters. Although the
NASA one is not completed yet.
I think that maybe the Chinese
are hitting the rice liquor too hard
again, either their space agency or
their news agency. Still, the map
they claim they have completed is
a step towards their objective to
land people in the Moon in a
decade. If they ever get to launch
anyone to space, that's it.
[ Xinhuanet]
Altitude, Thomas_M., Andreas
W…, and Xevi V.
26 Gadgets/ Entertainment/
Review: Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 6500UB
By John Biggs (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 3:43:50 AM
There are a few “holy grail”
purchases for home theater. One
is the format-agnostic HD
playback device plus DVR that
will record HDTV as seamlessly
as a TiVo but doesn’t require a
cable card (NOTE: This does not
exist), another is a strong, over-
the-counter bottle of painkillers to
help get through this upcoming
season of Heroes and Lost(NOTE:
This also does not exist.). But the
piece de résistance of every AV
nerd’s arsenal is a 1080p
projector.
So when Epson sent us the
PowerLite Home Cinema
6500UB, why wasn’t I excited?
Well, like a boy offered a M242
25mm chain gun when he only
asked for BB guns to plink cans
with, there is such a thing as too
much of a good thing.
The PowerLite is a beast. It
weighs 16 pounds and is 17
inches across by 5 inches high –
without the little legs. It has
native 1080p using 3LCDs with 2
HDMI ports, RCA composite and
component ports, S-Video port,
and VGA-in. It outputs at 1600
lumens and blows out a
1920×1080 pixel image at up to
100 inches diagonal. Unless you
live in a hangar, this is clearly too
much projector for one man.
The projector costs$2,999
online with free shipping.
I plugged the projector into a
Blu-Ray player and an XBox 360
and saw excellent picture from
75,000:1, and ultra blacks which
offers a picture more like an LCD
flat screen than a projector. Even
during set-up you notice a definite
sharpness around the edges of text
and images on screen. This is to
be expected from your average
business projector but for a model
specifically aimed at the home it’s
pretty great.
Unfortunately, unlike the
average business projector, this
thing is huge. It requires some
sort of mounting system to get it
out of the way and is definitely
suited more for a large, long room
than the average New York
apartment. Our house here in
Brooklyn is pretty darn big but
it’s still a stretch to call it usable.
The projector also doesn’t have
built-in speakers, a minor issue of
both. We did see a stark 120Hz you were thinking of using this as
“soap opera effect” due to frame a self-contained device in lieu of a
interpolation before I changed the full home theater setup.
settings. Bottom Line
Once I removed that stumbling Overall, however, I’m totally
block, which others seemed to down with a $3,000 1080p
find as well, you’ve got yourself a projector, especially with HDMI
mondo projector. in. It’s cheap enough to look into
1080p projectors are now fairly as a TV replacement and it’s
common. However, this model sharp enough to warrant a long
has a striking contrast ratio, look.
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Janet Jackson
Encourages People to be
‘Warriors’ Against
AIDS
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:06:00 PM
Janet Jackson spoke before an
audience filled with celebs at
amfAR Milano, an inaugural
event to support AIDS research.
AmfAR's chief executive Kevin
Robert Frost expressed gratitude
for having Janet on board to chair
the event. He said, "She brings
incomparable grace and a history
of dedication to the fight against
AIDS."
Janet said to her captive
audience, "We are so grateful that
you are opening your hearts and
together we can realize our dream
of a world without AIDS…This
battle needs all of us to be brave
warriors."

Apple tablet rumors redux: 10.7-inch display, iPhone OS underneath

By Darren Murph (Engadget) true. The latest round of maybe- light communication device than a Filed under: Laptops, Tablet
Submitted at 9/29/2009 8:26:00 AM sorta-probably-not-true whispers full-on netbook competitor. PCs
is that the current prototype of the Finally, we're told that a 3G and Apple tablet rumors redux: 10.7
At this point, it's difficult to say device boasts a 10.7-inch display non-3G version will be offered, -inch display, iPhone OS
exactly what we believe. Just a and a resolution near 720p. Of and if Mr. Boss signs off on it, it underneath originally appeared on
fortnight ago, we heard that the so course, we've no idea where could be announced as early as Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009
-called Apple tablet would ship Apple would source a capacitive January with a June / July ship 08:26:00 EST. Please see our
with a 9.6-inch display and a P.A. touchscreen of that size, but we date. Oh, and it'll come pre-loaded terms for use of feeds. Read|
Semi processor, and now iLounge wouldn't put anything past El with Unicorn-approved Permalink| Email this| Comments
is hearing from "trusted sources" Jobso. Moving on, we're told that signifying that this will be more applications and a vial of fairy
that something other than that is i P h o n e O S w i l l b e u s e d , of an advanced media player / dust -- huzzah!
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The Courier Files: How Microsoft Thinks We'll

Use Their Secret Tablet [Exclusive] The Los Angeles Kings
By The Paperboy (Gizmodo) Hires A Reporter To
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:00:00 AM
Cover... Themselves
Microsoft's Courier booklet was By Dennis Yang (Techdirt)
surprising, mostly because it was Submitted at 9/29/2009 3:49:19 AM
so far outside of what everybody
now expects from a tablet. This As we've discussed here before,
internal video shows how the biggest beneficiaries of sports
Microsoft thinks we'll use reporting are probably the teams
Courier. themselves. The more news &
Since publishing the first leak, analysis that is published about a
several more people have come team, the more relevant they
forward with details on the remain in the public eye -- no
Courier project. stories, and the teams risk falling
This video is produced by the into oblivion. So, it's interesting to
same firm that collaborated with see that the hockey team, Los
Microsoft's Pioneer Studios on the Angeles Kings, has recently hired
previous clip, and it walks its own full time reporter to cover
through a slightly different (and the team. Rich Hammond once
more conservative/realistic) covered the Kings for the Los
iteration of the Courier interface. Angeles Daily News, and has
While the first video showed a
handful of use cases, this one t o b e d o w n l o a d e d i n t h r e e there's not a virtual keyboard in Courier's priorities, and possible been given complete autonomy to
actually provides an overview of f o r m a t s : a C o u r i e r f i l e , sight. Fingers are still used just to limitations: Other than the brief post commentary and stories on
the interface and Courier's Powerpoint or PDF. There's also a navigate, through flicks, swipes glimpse at the library and the web t h e K i n g s ' w e b s i t e ,
features, and more of how you library that looks a lot like and pinches. browser, there is basically nothing kings.nhl.com. Sure, some are
would actually use it if you are Delicious Library, where things The interface has a few more about viewing content, like wary of how "impartial" this news
not a designer. like subscriptions, notebooks and traditional elements than the first watching movies, reading books, will be if the reporter is on the
The heart of Courier appears to apps, are stored. video, with more of a Microsoft or listening to music. Courier, in Kings' payroll; but really, that
what's called the "infinite This interface does share a few feel (fonts and titles bars) and less this iteration, appears to be all contention really plays a bit moot
journal," which is what it sounds things in common with the other of the entirely handwritten journal about creating and writing with a nowadays. In an era where the
like: A journal/scrapbook that is one: In particular, the hinge aesthetic: a smart agenda, more pen, which is vastly different from audience is no longer beholden to
endless, bound only by storage between the screens is still used as defined folder system, universal what everybody expects out of the a few media outlets, the supposed
a pocket to "tuck" items you want search and multi-page web Apple tablet. guise of impartiality is less
constraints (presumably).
Hopefully they will call it to move from one page to another. browsing. It feels more evolved We expect to have more a in- important, replaced by the more
something less awkward. The It also still revolves almost and fined, and less convoluted, depth breakdown of the Courier useful quality of transparency and
journal can actually be published exclusively around using the pen suggesting it's more recent. interface in the next few days, so accountability. If Hammond
for input: In 4 minutes of video, It also begins to bring into focus stay tuned. reports with genuine, well thought
online, and it's shown here as able -out coverage, then his audience
will reward him with their trust
Michelle Obama Talks Marriage, Motherhood, and Fitness and readership, regardless of
(ETonline - Breaking News) Read on to see what she had to attractive about him. it's really investing and putting where his paycheck comes from.
Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:37:00 PM say about balancing her life in the Mrs. Obama credits her mother yourself higher on your priority Permalink| Comments| Email
White House. for teaching her to balance the list." This Story
Michelle Obama spoke to The First Lady said that Barack many facets of her busy life. She
Prevention Magazine for the Obama's "emotional honesty" is said, "She'd say being a good
publication's November issue. one of the things that she finds mother isn't all about sacrificing;
28 Gadgets/ Tech/ Internet News Record

Disney to put an end to those pesky “paper” books

By John Biggs (CrunchGear) versions of over 500 Disney into Disney.com, entitling you to
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:31:33 AM books available now at free spam, is an extra bit of insult
DisneyDigitalBooks. Kids can to injury.
As a parent I love a little one-on- read over 500 Disney books, Maybe I’m old fashioned but is
one time with the son and make their own books, and even my outrage justified here? I agree
daughter in front of a good book. “befriend Disney characters,” as that I’m a bit hypocritical in my
What I don’t like are those crap- creepy as that sounds. adoration of the Kindle but after a
gasmic Disney books that float The books appear on-screen on certain point reading becomes a
through every child’s book your laptop and you can click on solitary pleasure. However,
collection, titles like “The Jungle words for pronunciation. That’s during the short window between
B o o k ” t h a t a r e b a s i c a l l y right. It’s a book on a laptop. It birth and the age of gaining the
advertisements for the movies. features Disney characters. But ability to amuse oneself, there is a
And what I really don’t like is this what, there’s more. period when human interaction in
new initiative by Disney and their You can add up to three kids for Seriously. Is this what Disney dragging a pointer across a laptop front of a dog-eared, garage sale
partner to suck the life out of even $8.95 per month or $79 for the wants? We have enough trouble screen. copy of “The Poky Little Puppy”
those abhorrent configurations of year. $8.95 so your kid can prop a convincing the kids not to ask to Add in wonky stuff like this is a small, good thing.
words. laptop on your kids bed and let play Mario Kart Wii all day let request for a D-Name and the fact Oh, ok, that makes sense.
That said, you can probably tell him or her read Toy Story while alone equate reading with that this automatically enrolls you Thanks.
what I think of these online you fix yourself a Tom Collins.
USTR: We Can't Be Open About
Cyanogen Android ROM modder bends ACTA Because We Promised We
to Google's will but does not break Wouldn't Be (*Lobbyists Not Included)
By Tim Stevens (Engadget) the ROM has been installed, to By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) (WTO)?" The USTR's answer is
Submitted at 9/29/2009 7:01:00 AM restore them like new. It certainly Submitted at 9/28/2009 8:17:00 PM really a convenient non-answer. It
sounds like a tidy way around basically says that it can't reveal
Late last week word hit the Google's restrictions, albeit one The US Trade Rep apparently the details because everybody
Android community that the that is going to take a has a thing on their website called promised not to do so. Of course,
developer of the Cyanogen considerable amount of time to "ask the ambassador" and Robin that doesn't explain why so many
Android ROM received a cease- implement, the net result of which alerts us that recently a "James lobbyists have such detailed
and-desist from everyone's will be exactly like before. That from Virginia" asked a rather access to the info, and why other
favorite "do no evil" company, leaves us wondering: was this important question:"If the United countries have revealed the details
Google. Many reacted negatively really worth the bad PR for the States government gives all other of the negotiations. The answer
to Google asking a developer to Googs? governments in the ACTA that "this is how we do things"
not modify what is purported to Filed under: Cellphones negotiation a copy of a text, what isn't particularly reassuring when
be an open-source operating Cyanogen Android ROM is the rationale for keeping this a corporations and diplomats are
system, but the issue was not with modder bends to Google's will but secret from the American public? basically negotiating basic civil
the OS; rather it was with the apps does not break originally appeared Why would a negotiation at rights.
that ship on it, things like Google on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 ACTA be less transparent than Permalink| Comments| Email
Maps and Gmail -- things that are them from the ROM, but to 07:01:00 EST. Please see our negotiations at World Intellectual This Story
most definitely not open source -- provide a way for users to install terms for use of feeds. Read| Property Organization (WIPO) or
which Google does not want them back on their devices. The Permalink| Email this| Comments the World Trade Organization
distributed on modified flavors of dev will be working on an app
Android. The solution, according that will enable users to back up
to the dev, is to simply remove those applications and then, after
Internet News Record
Dell Latitude Z: 16-inch notebook weighs
4.5 pounds, charges wirelessly
By Doug Aamoth
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:57:51 AM
Dell’s got something for the
business set today in the 16-inch
Latitude Z, a $2000 notebook that
measures just over half an inch
thick, weighs 4.5 pounds, and
charges wirelessly.
That’s right, thanks to the
miracle of inductive charging, the
Latitude Z needs only be placed
atop a docking station that both
rejuvenates the battery and
Study: Social-media
junkies use e-mail more
By Don Reisinger
(Webware.com)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 3:32:00 PM
Although social networking may
be seen as a personal-
communications alternative to e-
mail, those that find themselves
on several social-media sites
throughout the day generally
spend more time reading and
writing e-mail messages than
those that don't engage in as much
social networking, according to a
study released on Monday by
Nielsen.
After considering the impact
social networks have on Web
surfers' activities online, Nielsen
tested its assumption that
"consumption of social media
decreases e-mail use" to
determine how social networking
has impacted e-mail.
To do so, the research firm
broke its test population into four
groups based on the amount of
time they spend consuming social
media. The first three groups were
labeled low, medium, and high
consumers of social media,
connects the computer to various recognition, and a multi-touch respectively. The fourth group
peripherals. The wireless dock trackpad. The Latitude Z is featured people who didn't use
will cost $200 and will be available today although at the social sites.
“available in the coming weeks” moment it’s not showing up on Using that data as a framework,
according to Dell’s press release. Dell’s site yet, so I’ve no idea Nielsen, which recently partnered
The system’s 4.5-pound weight what sort of CPU, RAM, and hard with Facebook to gauge user
is made possible by using a drive options are available. sentiment around the social
relatively underwhelming 4-cell Gizmodo is reporting that it uses network's advertising, then
battery but, knowing Dell, you’ll an Intel ultra low-voltage CPU as examined how often people in
very likely be able to outfit the well as an ARM processor for those groups used their e-mail
system will bigger battery packs – booting up in an instant-on mode. programs over the course of a
at least a six cell, maybe even a More details as they become year.
nine cell. available on Dell’s site. After analyzing the data,
Nielsen found that its hypothesis
Other features include a [via Gizmodo]
1600×900 screen resolution, face didn't quite hold up. According to
Gadgets/ Tech/ 29
the researchers, "it actually
appears that social-media use
makes people consume e-mail
more, not less, as we had
originally assumed--particularly
for the highest social-media
users."
Although the study ended there,
researchers said that correlation
might be due to "social media
sites like Facebook (that) send
messages to your in-box every
time someone comments on your
posting or something you've
participated in, and depending on
your settings, can send updates on
almost every activity." The
researchers also believe that the
connections people make through
social networks cause them to
"extend those connections to e-
mail, a phone conversation, or
even in-person meetings."
Nielsen concluded that the study
was simple, and it plans to "take a
more robust approach to develop
correlations between platforms to
understand if this relationship is
different across specific
demographics and behavioral
groups--rather than by levels of
consumption."
Nielsen's findings follow on the
heels of another study the
company announced in March
finding that "member
communities," like social
networks and blogs, are more
popular than e-mail.
30 Tech/ Internet News Record

Google adjusts to life with trustbusters

By Tom Krazit (Webware.com) In short, it means Google has in the U.S. and Europe of the last Walker, as might be expected,
Submitted at 9/28/2009 4:00:00 AM entered a new era where its cost 20 years has been in the direction doesn't buy that line of thinking.
of doing business has changed. of protecting consumer welfare," "The Internet is not a place where
Google's greatest challenge as it "I don't think Google wants to Walker said. "That makes it you can lock out competition," he
heads into its second decade may start imposing limits on itself," relatively easy to advise said, arguing that the barriers to
very well be innovating without said Eric Clemons, a professor at management, because the goal is entry in the Internet applications
ticking off Uncle Sam. the University of Pennsylvania's consistent with the values that market are low and that Google
The position taken by the Wharton School of Business. But (Google co-founders) Sergey could never get away with trying
Department of Justice two weeks it may not have any choice, if the (Brin) and Larry (Page) set out, to charge money for things it
ago on the Google Books search J u s t i c e D e p a r t m e n t p r o v e s which is about making the previously gave away for free,
settlement marked the second continually willing to impose such Section 2 of the Sherman Act. Internet an open place." government scrutiny or not.
time in about a year the U.S. limits on Google's behalf. No allegations like that have Walker admitted Google had a Of course, Google didn't exactly
government has taken an active Scrutinizing what it is about to been made against Google. few lessons to learn following the invent the concept of the loss
step to rein in one of the tech or might do I n s t e a d , G o o g l e h a s b e e n Justice Department's indication leader. Microsoft does something
industry's signature companies. How did Google get here, scrutinized for what it is about to that it would sue to prevent similar with its Internet strategy,
Google now is in the process of without actually being accused of do or could do, such as when it Google and Yahoo from pooling using the immense profits from
renegotiating a deal it once anything more than hubris? Just p r o p o s e d t h e p u r c h a s e o f their search advertising. Google sales of Windows and Office to
called"a historic settlement," one 10 years after its founding, and DoubleClick in 2007 ( which was has embarked on an educational allow it to lose money competing
t h a t g a v e i t s w e e p i n g a n d five years after its IPO, Google approved) or its proposal of a campaign since then, posting with Google in search and Yahoo
exclusive rights to digitize certain has evolved from scrappy start-up search advertising deal with videos featuring chief economist on portal services.
kinds of books that competitors to innovative game-changer to Yahoo (which came within hours Hal Varian explaining how Google is taking this increased
and activists feared would allow domineering titan in less time of a Justice Department lawsuit Google's ad auction process government scrutiny seriously. It
Google to gain more control of than it took to prosecute the before Google folded its hand). works and devoting more time to has built a D.C. operation from
access to digital information. Microsoft antitrust cases of the I n t h e Y a h o o c a s e , t h e projects like the Data Liberation scratch over the past few years to
Unlike the famous technology 1990s. government objected to a deal that Front, which works to make sure help lobby its case in Washington,
antitrust cases of the last century-- There's no real hard-and-fast would have put almost 90 percent Google users have simple ways to and lawyers assigned to product
IBM, AT&T, Intel, and Microsoft rule concerning when a company of the search advertising market export their data from Google teams now consider antitrust
- - G o o g l e h a s n o t d r a w n turns the page from big to too big. in the hands of a single company. should they wish to move on. This issues along with the usual
government scrutiny based on That's because it's not illegal to be It had several bones to pick with has probably helped Google in the assortment of legal concerns.
allegations of past conduct. big: what is illegal is using that the Google Books deal, which it court of public opinion, but it's And Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Rather, the focus is on what the heft to expand into other areas or called "anticompetitive" and an not clear whether government has taken a very active public
company might do or is about to f e n d o f f c h a l l e n g e s t o a a b u s e o f t h e c l a s s - a c t i o n regulators have been swayed. policy role over the last few years,
do, which should be both company's dominance. settlement process. One concern often advanced by stumping for President Obama
comforting and troubling for Microsoft, for example, was Now that it has had its hand competitors and detractors is that during his campaign in 2008 and
Google executives. prosecuted under two separate slapped twice, Google's lawyers Google can use the cash cow it serving as a technology adviser to
Such scrutiny means that almost areas of the Sherman Act, the 100 will have to advise caution among enjoys from its dominant position the administration. It's not clear
every product launch will be - y e a r - o l d l a w t h a t g o v e r n s product development executives, in the search advertising market to whether that has had any effect--
examined for signs that Google is antitrust investigations in the adding antitrust concerns to the subsidize businesses in ways that the current administration seems
abusing its dominant search U.S., said David Turetsky, co- normal practice of getting legal to other companies can't afford to much more intent on scrutinizing
position by moving to control chair of the antitrust practice at sign off on a new product or do, thereby driving everyone else big business than the Bush
other areas of the tech world. You Washington, D.C., law firm strategy. Kent Walker, Google's out of the market. Last quarter, administration--but a fair number
can double that level of scrutiny Dewey & LeBoeuf and a former general counsel, in a fine example Google generated $1.4 billion in of ex-Googlers have taken
for any potential acquisition. And deputy assistant attorney general of trying to make lemonade from cash. The Android operating positions in the administration.
it also means the company will for the Justice Department during lemons, argues that might actually system and Google Apps often Perhaps most notable is Google's
n e e d t o a g g r e s s i v e l y c o u r t its prosecution of Microsoft. It burnish Google's image before the come up in those types of former head of global public
government officials, who are was investigated for the onerous government. discussions, because there aren't policy and government affairs,
getting an earful from companies contract terms it imposed on its Kent Walker, general counsel many companies who could Andrew McLaughlin, who is now
like Microsoft, Amazon, and customers as well as its plans to for Google.(Credit: Google) afford to invest that much money deputy chief technology officer
AT&T about what a bully Google bundle Internet Explorer with "The whole shift of antitrust law in software development only to
has become. Windows, which conflict with give the product away for free. GOOGLE page 31
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GOOGLE
continued from page 30
for Internet policy under federal
CTO Aneesh Chopra.
The case against Google
Wharton's Clemons think
Google's antitrust issues start with
its bread-and-butter business.
Google, he believes, could be
taken to task if the Justice
Department thinks about Google's
search business as a distribution
channel, rather than advertising-
based.
Clemons' argument is that
Google controls so much of the
information that is presented to
Internet users through both search
results and search advertising that
it creates a disincentive for
companies to do anything that
runs afoul of Google. As of
August, according to ComScore,
Google held 64.6 percent of the
U.S. search market, compared to
Yahoo's 19.3 percent and
Microsoft's 9.3 percent.
It also means, according to
Clemons, that Google's practice of
allowing companies to purchase
ad keywords bearing their
competitors' trademarks forces
companies to overpay for ad
keywords they arguably own and
can deceive the Web searcher if a
competitor's ad is placed among
the prominent search ads
accompanying a search for the
original company's trademark.
Lawsuits over this practice are
pending, and could potentially
add another headache for
Google's lawyers down the road.
"Monetization of misdirection
frequently takes the form of
charging companies for keywords
and threatening to divert their
customers to a competitor if they
fail to pay adequately for
keywords that the customer is
likely to use in searches for the
companies' products; that is,
misdirection works best when it is
threatened rather than actually
imposed, and when companies
actually do pay the fees demanded
for their keywords," Clemons
wrote as a guest author on
TechCrunch in March.
Not surprisingly, it's a
controversial and perhaps extreme
view; Clemons was taken to task
by several search industry
veterans including Search Engine
Land's Danny Sullivan regarding
two articles he guest wrote for
TechCrunch espousing that view.
"Search advertising is one of the
most powerful forms of
advertising precisely because it
does not misdirect searchers, nor
interrupt them but instead
provides answers that they seek,"
Sullivan wrote in response to one
of Clemons' articles.
There's no indication the Justice
Department is looking seriously at
this argument, but it's an example
of the kind of opposition Google
can expect to face if it remains the
dominant player in the search
market.
In Google we trust?
Google is an unlikely robber
baron. The company's public
image is carefully crafted to seem
warm, open, friendly, and
respectful. No doubt, Google
execs have learned from their
competitor's mistakes: Microsoft
continues to be haunted by what
some saw as the company's
arrogant and condescending
performance during its own
antitrust defense.
"They (Google) seem to be able
to move forward with energy and
creativity despite whatever
antitrust issues they've
encountered," Turetsky said.
However, Jeff Jarvis, author of
the book "What Would Google
Do?", believes there is a
disconnect between how Google
sees itself and how a growing
portion of the public sees Google.
"Google thinks (it's)
Tech/ Tech Reviews/
Snuffleupagus--big but cuddly
and good--and just doesn't realize
that some people see it as a
potential bully and so it has to act
accordingly. With size comes
responsibility," he wrote in a blog
post last week.
Few deny Google's important
contributions to advancing the
story of the Internet. Even
Google's fiercest critics of the
book search settlement agree that
a digital library would be a
tremendous asset to the world,
and that few other companies,
organizations or governments
seem willing to invest the time,
effort, and money into such a
product.
But Google, simply because of
its success in becoming
synonymous with "discover
information on the Internet,"
makes people uneasy about
granting it a further lock on
information. And with the number
of companies with a serious
chance of challenging it in the
search market set to dwindle to
one, that uneasiness is not going
away.
Originally posted at Relevant
Results
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Vodafone, too,
will sell iPhone
in U.K.
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:59:29 AM
Vodafone will begin selling the
iPhone in the U.K. early next
year, the operator said Tuesday.
The news follows Orange's
announcement Monday that it will
start selling the iPhone. Unlike
Vodafone, however, Orange will
begin stocking the iPhone before
year's end.
The announcements mark the
end of O2's two-year exclusivity
on Apple's popular handset.
Vodafone Group already sells
the iPhone through 13 of its
operators around the world, while
Orange stocks the handset in 28
countries and territories. Neither
Vodafone nor Orange has
announced details of their iPhone
pricing plans for the U.K. market.
Among the other U.K.
operators, T-Mobile has said it
has no plans to offer the iPhone,
and 3 has not indicated its
intentions regarding the handset.
David Meyer of ZDNet UK
reported from London.

Simple Blogging Faceoff: Tumblr vs. Posterous

By Ben Parr (Mashable!) the end, Firefox beat up on themes and Tumblr broke 255 vote, let us know your logic and
Submitted at 9/28/2009 9:59:45 PM Chrome, 4600 votes to 3310. million pageviews. reasoning in the comments.
Everyone had so much fun with So which simple blogging Who would win in a fight:
Last week, we decided that it the web browser faceoff though, platform deserve to earn the title Tumblr or Posterous?( polls)
wasn’t enough to just wonder we decided that we had to do it of winner of this week’s Web Reviews: Posterous, Tumblr
which web browser was better; again. So it’s time to take two of This isn’t the first time we’ve Faceoff? The answer to that Tags: posterous, tumblr, web
we had to settle the matter in a the web’s most popular apps, put put these two web services in question is up to you. Cast your faceoff
battle for the ages. So we pitted them in the ring, and see which opposite corners: we compared ballot in the poll below. The
Mozilla Firefox against Google one is the people’s choice. Our t h e t w o i n a h e a d - t o - h e a d voting booth will stay open until
C h r o m e , g a v e t h e m s o m e competitors this week? Two of comparison (Posterous won, but noon EST on Friday, October
ammunition, and left it up to you the most popular simple blogging not by much). Since then though, 2nd.
to decide who was the victor. In platforms: Tumblr and Posterous. Posterous has added custom And don’t forget: once you
32 Tech/
It's a bird! No, it's an app! No, it's
Tweetie 2 for iPhone!
By Michael Jones (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 9/29/2009 8:00:00 AM
Filed under: iPod Family,
iPhone, App Store Users of
Tweetie, the popular Twitter
client for both Mac and iPhone,
have reason to be excited: a new
version of the iPhone app,
Tweetie 2 (aptly codenamed "
Bigbird"), is confirmed to be on
the way.
In a preview of the new version,
Steve Kleinberg of ChicagoNow
detailed his experiences with beta
builds of the upcoming release.
From the screenshots provided,
it's clear that several interface
improvements have been made,
including a quick menu that
provides easy access to several
new features while posting a
tweet. Other improvements
include the ability to send video
tweets, persistent session handling
that restores the app to its
previous state, conversation
threading, draft management, and
geotagging.
While Steve's review suggests
that the changes and
improvements make Tweetie 2
feel like a whole new app,
Tweetie developer Loren Brichter
indicates that it really is-- it's a
complete rewrite from the original
app. In addition to the major
features, the new version also
boasts integration with several 3rd
party services, and a host of
configuration options, from new
gesture options to custom Twitter
API settings.
Of course, not everyone will be
Internet News Record
Could Artists Help
Newspapers? (And Vice
purchased the original app to
receive a discount on the new
version. So users are faced with
Versa)
having to pay full price for the By Michael Ho (Techdirt) license to show his work for the
upgrade, which in this case, is Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:54:32 PM first month that it's on the NYT
another $2.99. site. While that detail may appear
In my opinion, this is not an Reid Rosefelt writes"I thought to be a shrewd clause for NYT to
unreasonable amount to pay for a you might be interested as this is a help it gain audience, it shouldn't
major upgrade to an already great good example of how someone r e l y t o o h e a v i l y o n t h a t
application, but there are users can make money out of free(or exclusivity. The NYT needs to
who feel they shouldn't have to close to it). ... Jeff Scher has had a focus on providing interesting and
pay for the upgrade. My advice to long and successful career as a unique content all the time-- and
them? If you can't spare $3 for the p a i n t e r a n d a n the month-long time limit
amount of time and effort that was a n i m a t o r / e x p e r i m e n t a l suggests that someone in the deal
happy with the update. There is put into making a decent, feature- filmmaker.... Recently he was might understand that fact. But in
already a stir among beta testers rich upgrade, don't bother using it. asked to make a short film [once] any case, this is yet another
over the app's use of pinstripe Stick with the original Tweetie or a month which would run in the example of how providing digital
backgrounds on the profile and find another app that you're Opinion Page of the New York content for free can create a viable
single tweet views. Also, there is willing to pay for. Times. This has changed his life. business for an artist.
the issue of cost: Tweetie 2 will So, controversy aside, Tweetie 2 It's not just that his worldwide In the bigger picture, though,
set you back $2.99, as it is being looks very promising. The latest audience has grown beyond his this promotion alone obviously
offered as a new app instead of a beta build that was provided to wildest dreams; he is reaching a w o n ' t b u d g e t h e N Y T ' s
free upgrade to existing users. developers is expected to be the completely different kind of bottomline. However, this deal
When it comes to upgrades, most final build, and if things go well, audience -- people who would highlights one of the NYT's
desktop applications follow a we should see it hit the App Store never have seen his movies in strengths: that it can help artists
pattern where minor updates (such in the coming weeks. An update museums and festivals. And (not just journalists) to connect
as upgrading from version 1.0 to to the desktop version of Tweetie although he makes very little with a large community -- and an
1.1 or 1.1.2 -- often refered to as is also in the works, and will money doing them, it has been the expanded business could be built
"point releases") are provided free probably surface after the iPhone best advertising in the world for around that strength. There's an
of charge, and major updates app is released. his paid projects. ... He is getting opportunity here for newspapers
(from version 1.0 to 2.0) usually What do you think of the new jobs that he would never have to reach broader audiences with
require the user to purchase the version? Will you be upgrading gotten, including one from one of content (beyond news) that is not
new version of the software. when it's released? Let us know in his musical heroes." a commodity. Experiments like
With iPhone apps, however, the comments! The details of this deal are a bit t h i s c o u l d p o i n t t o m o r e
Apple does not provide a system TUAW It's a bird! No, it's an unclear to me, but it sounds like newspapers turning to curating
to allow developers to do this. app! No, it's Tweetie 2 for Scher gets free publicity for his unique content and providing
Developers can release upgrades iPhone! originally appeared on work -- and the New York Times more useful services to readers --
and bug fixes as free updates to The Unofficial Apple Weblog gets some interesting content that services that can't easily be
their applications, but if they (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 might help promote its own copied.
invest a lot of time into a major 08:00:00 EST. Please see our reputation (and reason to buy). Permalink| Comments| Email
update to their app, they have to terms for use of feeds. Also, according to Rosefelt, Scher This Story
submit it as a new, different Read| Permalink| Email this| retains ownership of his artwork,
version of the application rather Comments but the NYT has an exclusive
than an upgrade to the old
version, and there is no option to
allow users who have perviously
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Breaking News: CNN’s iPhone App MySpace link shortener

Does That (And Much More) makes early inroads on
By Ben Parr (Mashable!) integration. Anytime there’s a
Twitter
Submitted at 9/28/2009 7:15:27 PM breaking event (Obama gives a
speech, a major natural disaster,
Update: The CNN iPhone App is election night, etc.), live coverage By Don Reisinger
now in the app store. Download it from CNN Live becomes (Webware.com)
here[iTunes link]. available. Hell, this is a feature Submitted at 9/28/2009 1:19:00 PM
- that I’d purchase as a standalone
A little over a month ago, we app itself. It has only been a week since of both social networks to update
reviewed the NPR News iPhone iReport: Out of all of the CNN MySpace launched its two-way their status and syndicate that to
App. We raved about its radio iPhone App’s features, this one sync with Twitter, but already the the other network. MySpace's
integration and personalization also share stories via Facebook may be the most game-changing. service has made an impact on the lnk.ms is the result of that.
o p t i o n s , s o m u c h t h a t w e Connect, Twitter, SMS, and iReport is CNN’s user-generated popular microblog. Whenever a user who has
definitively declared that “NPR’s email. citizen journalism initiative, MySpace's "lnk.ms" is now the activated two-way syncing
iPhone app blows other news apps Oh, one more cool thing about where everyday citizens can second most used link-shortening updates their MySpace status, a
out of the water.” headlines: if you turn your iPhone upload photos, videos, and stories service on Twitter, according to snippet of that update is
We may have spoken too soon, on the side, you can view stories about events happening near statistics compiled by Twitter link syndicated to their Twitter profile.
because that declaration was like you can your iPod album them. Some of it is even used on tracker Tweetmeme. A unique lnk.ms link follows that
before the CNN iPhone App. covers. Flick through images to CNN’s news coverage. Over the past 24 hours, lnk.ms tweet. When the user's Twitter
The CNN iPhone App, which is find the story that interests you. Guess what? The app lets you was included in 15.66 percent of followers click on it, they can
now live in the app store[iTunes It’s a uniquely visual way to submit photos and videos you all tweets containing links, view the full status update. If the
l i n k ] , i s n o t h i n g s h o r t o f consume news. take with your iPhone to iReport Tweetmeme claims. It follows updates are kept private, the
impressive. It combines breaking My CNN: The app is chock-full and to CNN. Can you imagine only Bitly, which was used in update can't be viewed by
news with customization, the of personalization options. Our how much citizen journalism this more than 69 percent of tweets followers who aren't also friends
ability to save stories, streaming favorite is the ability to “save” app will encourage? featuring links to outside sources. with the user on MySpace.
video whenever breaking news is stories you want to read later. You To say we’re impressed with TinyURL, Owly, and Isgd follow Before we get too carried away
in progress, and most intriguing of don’t even need a connection to this app is an understatement. MySpace's lnk.ms with 10.43 over the success of MySpace's
all, citizen journalism. CNN’s read saved stories, so you pick out CNN went all-out with features percent, 2.75 percent, and 2 link-shortening feature, it should
iPhone App: It’s Impressive the news you want and read it on and functionality, but did it in a percent share of tweets, be noted that Tweetmeme's
The CNN iPhone app is divided the plane without a problem. way that’s simple and easy to use respectively. calculations are based only on
into four key (but very different) Another nifty feature: you can and consume. The app sets a new MySpace hasn't divulged how links it processes. Also, the
components, combining for one “follow” topics or stories that standard in functionality and even many users are syncing with company tracks link-shortening
seamless app experience. Here’s interest you and get alerts when has the potential to change the Twitter. A company usage over the past 24 hours, so
what you can expect if you there are updates to that story. news game with its iReport spokeswoman told me in an e- we have yet to see how
download the $1.99 app: Video: Yeah, this app gets even integration. It’s the complete mail message that MySpace MySpace's service will fare in the
Headlines: It’s the core of any better. It is CNN we’re talking package. Reviews: Twitter, video cannot provide any details on long run.
news app – being able to read about, so you’d hope there would Tags: cnn, iphone, iphone app, usage yet. Twitter did not But so far, it seems that
breaking news. You can sift be some video. You can watch on News immediately respond to request MySpace has made its mark on
through news by recency and by -demand clips related to breaking for comment. the service. And by the looks of
category (crime, politics, health, news. However, we’re huge fans The fact that MySpace has been things, it doesn't seem the Twitter
etc). And since it’s CNN, you can of the live streaming video able to make such a mark on community's use of lnk.ms will be
Twitter in just one week is quite a slowing down anytime soon.
feat. When the company ( Via TechCrunch)
announced two-way syncing with
Twitter last week, it allowed users
34 Tech/ Game/
TUAW Poll: Do you use in-app
purchasing?
By David Winograd (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 9/29/2009 7:00:00 AM
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion,
App Store One of my favorite
apps is Night Stand[ iTunes Link].
This app contains a variety of
different themes (clock displays)
and has an alarm, pretty basic but
I use it every day. Last night when
I ran it, I found that there was a
new clock theme named Glow for
in-app purchase. It looked
interesting but there was no way
to find out the cost without hitting
the 'buy' button which I did.
Luckily, before it was purchased,
a confirmation screen came up
with the price of US0.99. This
was a bit surprising since US0.99
was the full price of the app
which already came with six
themes.
This got me thinking about
whether in-app purchasing will
work or not, or if there is any
rhyme or reason to pricing? I
wouldn't buy one-sixth of the
value of an app for full price and I
wonder who would? Last week
we ran a story on how in-app
buying is not working out so well
TGS 2009: Game of the Show
By Andrew Yoon (Joystiq)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:15:00 PM
Andrew: "I think I'll just call this
our game of the show and make
that the headline. No other text."
Xav: "You can't use that
headline! They'll use that on the
box art!"
Ross: "I hope they do. I hope
which if done well, is worth the
buck. So I'm not seeing the value
of highly priced in-app sales. I
can see the reason for some
expensive apps charging for major
functionality increases, such as
Navigon when they added a
$US20 live traffic option to their
$US90 Mobile Navigation app,
but that seems to be the exception
and not the rule.
I would guess that extra gaming
levels would be an expected
revenue source, but I just don't see
the majority of people spending
enough time with a game app to
run out of levels and buy more.
Take the poll below and then
comment on your feelings on in-
app purchasing. Will this turn out
to be something big, or is it just
for Pangea. I wonder if it's another solution looking for a
working out for anyone? problem?
My feeling is that iPhone apps View Poll
are looked upon differently than TUAW TUAW Poll: Do you
full Macintosh applications. They use in-app purchasing? originally
are cheaper and tend to do one appeared on The Unofficial Apple
thing only. Night Stand is a clock, Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Sep
it doesn't purport to be more than 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see
be a clock. So what should a new our terms for use of feeds.
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I've started viewing apps as Comments
casual purchases and at the price I
don't expect more than one thing,
they do."
TGS 2009: Game of the Show
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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:15:00 EST.
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Apple hires former
Newton guru as new VP
of Product Marketing
By Steven Sande (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 9/29/2009 2:00:00 AM
Filed under: Apple Corporate,
Odds and ends, Apple, Blast From
the Past, Apple History The New
York Times Bits Blog is reporting
that Michael Tchao, a member of
the team that brought the Apple
Newton MessagePad to market, is
going back to work for Apple
after a 15-year absence. In
Tchao's new job as Vice President
of Product Marketing, he'll be laid at the feet of the Apple execs
reporting to Apple Senior V.P. of in charge at the time.
Product Marketing Phil Schiller. Tchao certainly has the street
For the past 7 years, Tchao has cred as a tablet computing expert,
been General Manager of Nike's with 5 patents to his name during
Techlab, which has been his time with the Newton team.
responsible for the Nike + iPod Although we don't know for sure
line as well as the online at this time if Tchao has been
integration that makes tapped to resurrect tablet
nikeplus.com so powerful. computing at Apple, his
If you wanted to start doing a bit background both at Apple and
of speculating, it's interesting to Nike Techlab shows that he not
note that Tchao was part of the only has the technical background
team that was responsible for to shepherd a new product to
Apple's first tablet computer. Of market, but the marketing savvy
course, the Newton platform as well.
wasn't exactly a huge success Welcome back, Mr. Tchao!
during its 5 years of life, owing [via Mashable]
primarily to its high price and (at TUAW Apple hires former
least in the first versions) less- Newton guru as new VP of
than-stellar handwriting Product Marketing originally
recognition. Tchao wasn't in a appeared on The Unofficial Apple
Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Sep
marketing position at the time as
the General Manager of Product 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see
our terms for use of feeds.
Planning and Strategy for Apple's
Personal Interactive Electronics Read| Permalink| Email this|
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group, and most of the marketing
fumbles of the Newton era can be
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Filemaker's Bento 3 announced, available
immediately
By Megan Lavey (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 9/29/2009 9:00:00 AM
Filed under: Software
Filemaker has announced the
release of Bento 3, the next
version of its database program
for the Mac, available for
purchase immediately. The
upgrade comes just a couple
weeks shy of a year from the
debut of Bento 2.
Changes in Bento 3 include:
• iPhoto integration, allowing
you to use your images directly
from iPhoto without an
export/import step
• Share Bento libraries over a
local area network (however, you
can't share over the Internet)
• Grid View, which allows you
to see multiple images and forms
all at once
• Simple List field
• Library folders
• New security options including
database passwords and encrypted
fields
• Group e-mailing
• The ability to print blank forms
• The ability to add an image box
for static images
There are also additional tweaks
to existing features, and 10
additional templates available for
use.
issues with Bento 3 will be
available soon.
Bento 3 requires OS X 10.5.7 or
above, and can be run on G4 (867
MHz or faster), G5 and Intel
processors. 512 MB of RAM and
1GB of available hard drive space
is recommended. A 30-day trial
version of Bento 3 is available.
Filemaker will host a Twebinar,
described by the company as a
combined Webinar and live
Twitter session, at 11 a.m. PDT to
discuss the new features in Bento
3.
TUAW Filemaker's Bento 3
announced, available immediately
originally appeared on The
Bento costs $49, but current U n o f f i c i a l A p p l e W e b l o g
users of Bento 1 and 2 qualify for (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Sep 2009
a $20 rebate for a limited time. 09:00:00 EST. Please see our
Customers who purchased Bento terms for use of feeds.
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October 14 can upgrade for free. Comments
A family pack of five licenses is
$99. An upgrade to Bento for the
iPhone and iPod Touch[iTunes
link] to resolve any compatibility
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First Row Finish:
Charles Anastase
By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Blog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:39:51 AM
If you're missing London
Fashion Week already, then here's
a little teaser to refresh your
memory: front-row footage of the
finale to one of London's beloved
up-and-comers, Charles Anastase.
His front row is usually occupied
by the likes of Suzy Menkes and
London It girls. If you look
closely to the right, at the end of
the video, you can see Alexa
Chung and very pregnant Roisin
Murphy.
—Rebecca Suhrawardi Austin
Follow ELLE on Twitter.

Bank and Google Settle, Gmail User Still Waiting

By Barb Dybwad (Mashable!) the case, reports CNet. However, After all, the bank was able to appropriately? Should there be
Submitted at 9/28/2009 8:22:58 PMthe Gmail user in question will use the court to successfully repercussions for the bank who
sadly still not have access restored strongarm Google into made the original error? What’s
We’ve been covering the story to the account until the court deactivating an innocent Gmail your prediction on the fallout
of a bank’s email screw-up and approves the motion to toss out user’s email account through no from this story: will we see more
the highly controversial judge’s the case. fault of their own — and that’s related lawsuits come flying after
ruling that ordered Google to We’re happy to see this one end troubling, regardless of the fact the dust settles?
suspend the Gmail account of the somewhat more amicably than that this case won’t ever see the Image courtesy of Thomas
innocent recipient of 1,300 bank things seemed to be shaping up. inside of a courtroom. Roche Reviews: Gmail, Google
customers’ personal information. But with neither Google nor the Many of you expressed similar Tags: bank, gmail, Google,
Apparently Rocky Mountain bank specifying how the issue ruling might have set a negative sentiments in the comments of our legal, privacy, rocky mountain
Bank and Google have now was resolved, we’re left with a precedent. previous two posts on this issue bank
reached an agreement to dismiss nagging worry that Judge Ware’s — do you think the case ended
36 Tech/ Media Internet News Record

Apple App Store hits 2

EU Worried About IP
billion downloads, 85,000 Harming Innovation...
But Gets It Backwards
apps By Michael Masnick (Techdirt)
By Don Reisinger Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:02:57 AM
(Webware.com)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 7:16:00 AM Rob H alerts us to an article that
starts out sounding reasonable...
Apple announced Monday that pointing out that politicians in the
over 2 billion apps have been EU are meeting because they're
downloaded from its App Store worried about intellectual
since the e-commerce shop's property laws holding back
CNN: Our iPhone app is launch in July 2008. The company
also said that there are now more
than 85,000 apps available.
innovation in Europe... but then it
goes off the rails. You see, they're
not worried that the laws are
"not a hobby" More numbers: There are
currently 50 million iPhone and
holding back innovation because
they're too strict, but because
By Mike Schramm (The they're making a major push in iPod Touch customers, as well as they're too weak. As you look,
Unofficial Apple Weblog terms of making their content over 125,000 developers in earlier this month, Apple reported though, you realize that these
(TUAW)) interactive on the iPhone, but on A p p l e ' s i P h o n e D e v e l o p e r that the store had over 75,000 politicians have basically been
Submitted at 9/29/2009 1:00:00 AM the other hand, maybe they're just Program. All that has combined to applications and accommodated lobbied by businesses that want
t r y i n g t o s e l l y o u o n t h e make the company's App Store 1.8 billion downloads. In other p r o t e c t i o n i s t p o l i c i e s . T h e
Filed under: Multimedia, "premium" price: $1.99, with the world's largest applications words, in about three weeks' time, "report" they discuss talks not
Software, iPhone, App Store CNN ( w e ' r e t o l d ) n o n - i n t r u s i v e store, Apple claims. it has added over 10,000 apps and about how to better incentivize
chatted with our good friends at advertising included. Obviously, " T h e r a t e o f A p p S t o r e u s e r s h a v e d o w n l o a d e d a n innovation, but how to "better
DLS about the news network's $2 is cheap, but on the other hand, downloads continues to accelerate a d d i t i o n a l 2 0 0 m i l l i o n favour business." What that
iPhone app(scheduled to hit an especially with advertising both w i t h u s e r s d o w n l o a d i n g a a p p l i c a t i o n s . means is they went and spoke
App Store near you very soon), from the network itself and staggering two billion apps in just Among those thousands of new with a bunch of incumbent
and it actually sounds pretty outside clients, the crankiest of over a year, including more than apps recently added, one stands businesses, not innovative
premium: in-app video, breaking App Store browsers will probably half a billion apps this quarter out for apparently pushing the startups, and those businesses said
news live video streaming, a flinch at it a little bit. If you are alone," Apple CEO Steve Jobs borders of what Apple allows in they want more patents. Someone
Coverflow-style way to browse interested, however, CNN would said in a statement. "The App its store: the first app featuring should send them a copy of
news information, the ability to love to take your money: their app Store has reinvented what you can images and videos of bikini-clad Boldrin and Levine's book...
store news to read later, and social should be available in the App do with a mobile handheld device, adult film stars. Permalink| Comments| Email
s h a r i n g t h r o u g h F a c e b o o k , Store as soon as Apple lets it and our users are clearly loving Originally posted at The Digital This Story
Twitter, and the usual suspects. through. it." Home
CNN even says they want to add TUAW CNN: Our iPhone app is At a rock-n-roll-themed event
more to the app in the future, "not a hobby" originally appeared
including some iReport-style on The Unofficial Apple Weblog MediaDailyNews: NFL's Ryan Focus Of
news delivery functions, so (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 New Gillette Campaign
people with iPhones out in the 01:00:00 EST. Please see our
world can send news in as quickly terms for use of feeds. (MediaPost | Media News) Rookie of the Year Matt Ryan.
as possible. Read| Permalink| Email this| Submitted at 9/29/2009 7:03:31 AM The 30-second spot, created by
Ok, CNN, we get it -- you care Comments BBDO, begins airing Sept. 28.
about this one. It does sound like Gillette launched a new ad Earlier this year, Gillette kicked
campaign introduces the Gillette off its relationship as an official
Fusion MVP. The campaign sponsor of the NFL through a
f e a t u r e s A t l a n t a F a l c o n s ' multiyear marketing campaign.
quarterback and the NFL's 2008
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Palm webOS 1.2.0 Now Apple Brings Back Tablet

Available, App Purchases Guru By Barb Dybwad (Mashable!)
are Coming Submitted at 9/28/2009 6:26:51 PM

By Stan Schroeder We’ve been following the

(Mashable!) persistent rumors of an Apple
Tablet for some time now and
Submitted at 9/29/2009 12:20:59 AM
have written on why we think it’s The Big Bang
Palm Pre users rejoice: a new most certainly coming at some
version of webOS, 1.2.0, is now point in the not-too-distant future. Theory: The
available. It’s about 79 megabytes
heavy, and it brings several new
Today there’s a small nugget of
fuel to add to the Tablet fire, with ideators behind the Newton Jiminy Conjecture
important features, one of them Apple rehiring former Newton platform is back after a 15-year By Kona Gallagher (TV Squad)
being support for paid app developer Michael Tchao as VP absence. He’ll be reporting to Submitted at 9/29/2009 1:32:00 AM
purchases from the App Catalog. Credit card information is stored of Product Marketing according to SVP Phil Schiller and carrying
Other new features include with the Palm profile, not on the The New York Times. out unspecified duties, but it (S03E02) I really want to hear
backup of bookmarks, many phone. You can choose whether For those unfamiliar, the Apple seems highly logical that Tchao from you guys about this episode,
calendar improvements, easier you need to enter their Palm Newton was the progenitor of the might be involved in the because as I was watching it, I
email search (as well as many profile password each time you personal digital assistant (PDA) marketing strategy for the still- was thinking, "Oh, man. People
other email improvements), make a purchase, or for the first class of devices that outlived the mythical tablet that everybody is are going to be pissed." I'm
louder default ringtone, MP3 p u r c h a s e i n a n y f o u r - h o u r Newton project itself, which was convinced is in the works. What talking, of course, about the fact
purchasing from Amazon, support w i n d o w . ” eventually canceled. Still, it was a do you think: is the new-but-old that for most of the episode, it
for JPG, BMP, and PNG formats, In light of yesterday’s news that groundbreaking platform for its hire related to the Apple Tablet? appeared that once again, after we
f i l e d o w n l o a d i n g f r o m t h e iPhone and iPod Touch users have time and presaged the age of Header image courtesy of waited patiently for Leonard and
browser, and many more. Check downloaded over 2 billion apps, handheld mobile devices. A truly Pickupjojo on DeviantArt. Penny to get together, the writers
out the entire list here. having 85,000 apps to choose amazing tablet device from Apple Tags: apple, Apple Tablet, hires,would find some reason to rip
To purchase apps, you must from, the number of official would in some ways finally do the Newton, pda them back apart, only to give us
enter your credit card info. From webOS apps, which is still way original Newton vision justice. yet another season of, "will they
the official PR: below one hundred, sounds rather Now, one of the original or won't they."
“In preparation for e-commerce sad. Hopefully, the ability to It wouldn't have been that
in the App Catalog, to purchase purchase paid applications will implausible. Sometimes, if you
apps, you can enter credit card speed things up a little on this spend all of your time building
i n f o r m a t i o n b y s e l e c t i n g front. something up in your head, it
Preferences & Accounts from the Tags: palm, pre, webOS doesn't live up to expectations. It's
application menu in App Catalog. not completely unreasonable that
after years of pining, it turns out
iPhone Coming to Vodafone UK that Leonard and Penny simply
aren't compatible beyond
By Stan Schroeder it, promising to bring the iPhone Now, UK customers wanting to friendships. That's life -- but it's
(Mashable!) 3G and the iPhone 3GS to their buy an iPhone will have three certainly not satisfying.
Submitted at 9/29/2009 1:42:10 AM customers later this year. Now, options, and we all know what Continue reading The Big Bang
Vodafone has done the same. that means: a three-way price war, Theory: The Jiminy Conjecture
Yesterday, news broke that O2’s According to the Telegraph, probably resulting in some very
exclusivity contract for the iPhone Filed under: Episode Reviews,
Vodafone has also secured the cheap iPhone deals. We’re now Reality-Free, The Big Bang
in the UK has ended, and Orange rights to sell the iPhone in the somewhere in early 2010. officially jealous.
UK was the first to capitalize on Theory
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Yellow sticky in the sky, are Gossip Girl:

those new iMacs that I spy? The Lost Boys
Apple Store down 8:30p ET BySquad)
Isabelle Carreau (TV

Google Docs rolls out By Michael Rose (The

Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
changes, everyone exhale. Update
II, 1:20 am: And now it's down
again. What on earth are they
Submitted at 9/29/2009 1:52:00 AM

(S03E03) "Please tell me it was

student-oriented features Submitted at 9/28/2009 8:35:00 PM smoking over there?
P.S. If you haven't noticed the
Blair and not Georgina." -
Vanessa and Serena in unison to
By Harrison Hoffman fulfilling some specific needs that Filed under: Retail, iMac, Apple Deals of the Day ticker on our Dan
(Webware.com) probably prevented some from It's Monday night in America, front page (powered by our Dan may be on a new path since
Submitted at 9/28/2009 4:11:23 PM using the service. and that means one thing: friends at Dealmac.com), take a he arrived at NYU, but he hasn't
A lot of people complain about football. OK, two things -- time peek -- maybe you can get a changed enough to be Blair-
Google Docs' summer interns the minimal feature set of Google for an Apple Store update, and bargain on a previous-generation worthy. Funny that both girls
this summer were tasked with Docs, as compared to market football. The store is down as of Mac. hoped that he slept with Blair and
working on improvements and leader Microsoft Office, which 8:30 pm ET (thanks for the tip, TUAW Yellow sticky in the not Georgina. I get that they
additions to the service geared got a 16-year head start on Will T.), and with the ongoing sky, are those new iMacs that I prefer Blair over Georgina even if
toward students. Google's offering and is rumors of hardware refreshes, spy? Apple Store down 8:30p ET both can be rather evil, but Dan
The results of their work, now sometimes criticized for being combined with a steady stream of originally appeared on The and Blair will happen when pigs
available to try out, include new f e a t u r e - c l u t t e r e d . S t u d e n t s tidbits about reduced iMac Unofficial Apple Weblog fly. Now I have to try to remove
features such as an equation comprise one of the core groups inventory around the country... (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 that mental picture of Blair and
editor, superscripts and subscripts, of users and potential users of well, you might just wake up to a 20:35:00 EST. Please see our Dan making out from my brain!
d o c u m e n t t r a n s l a t i o n , Docs, so it makes sense to build pleasant surprise. terms for use of feeds. In any case, this week's episode
improvements to surveys, and out the feature set to support the Let us know what you see when Read| Permalink| Email this| of Gossip Girl continued the Dan
more outlining options. kinds of word-processing, it comes back up, mmkay? Update Comments and Georgina hooking up
Google Docs' new equation s p r e a d s h e e t - t w e a k i n g , a n d 9:15pm: Apparently, nothing storyline, put Chuck and Blair at
editor.(Credit: Screenshot by presentation-building tasks that much. It's back with no visible odds, and put Carter and Serena at
Harrison Hoffman/CNET) they typically need to perform. odds, while having Scott make
While none of these features is Originally posted at The Web some true and false revelations.
groundbreaking on its own, Services Report Continue reading Gossip Girl:
collectively, they help round out The Lost Boys
Google's productivity suite, Filed under: OpEd, Episode
Reviews, Reality-Free, Gossip
Street Chic: Milan Girl
By ELLE.com (ELLE News sophisticated touch from a paisley appear in ELLE.com's Street Chic Permalink| Email this| |
Blog) scarf. Daily. Comments
Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:00:00 AM . Follow ELLE on Twitter.
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Internet News Record
Twitter and Facebook Investment Terms and Game Plans
By Bernard Lunn
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 7:00:54 PM
There is a lot of chatter in the
blogosphere about the recent $100
million investment in Twitter at a
$1 billion valuation, but most of it
based on speculation. Twitter and
Facebook are private companies.
You cannot get the facts simply
by typing a stock symbol into
Yahoo Finance. Our mission at
ReadWriteWeb is to add to the
facts, not just the speculation.
Rather than posting confidential
information that someone has
leaked to us, we prefer to start
with publicly available data. That
takes a lot of leg work and
crawling through regulatory
filings. Luckily, a firm in this
industry does that professionally:
the VC Experts Valuation and
Terms database. It has given us
access to and permission to
publish the investment facts, as
publicly recorded, for both
Twitter and Facebook. We could
not refrain from a bit of game
theory speculation on how this
could play out, and we invited a
specialist in startup deals to add
his speculation as well. But let's
start with the facts.
Sponsor
The Twitter Rounds of
Investment
The Facebook Rounds of
Investment
Data courtesy of VC Experts
Valuation and Terms database.
Our Theory on This Investment
and Twitter's Game Plan
These high-profile deals have
"optics" (i.e. the PR or headline
story for public consumption) and
fundamentals (i.e. how the
investors actually make money).
They are very different.
The key to the fundamentals is
the Liquidation Preference. We
touched on this in one of our
"Startup 101" chapters: How to
Scale Without Losing Your Shirt.
Basically, upon exit, the investors
get their money out before the
entrepreneurs do. That's
reasonable. For example, the
Twitter team has not actually built
a business worth $1 billion; it is
only saying it can do so (with
some credibility).
So, the investors putting in $100
million have their risk (or
downside) covered. The only way
they can lose money is if Twitter
sells for less than $100 million,
which is pretty unlikely... not
impossible, but unlikely. But if it
sells for $100 million, then all of
the other investors lose
everything. The exit valuation has
to be higher than $157.97 million
(total money invested) for the
founders and management team to
see a dime.
So, with their downside
covered, investors can focus on
the upside. This is where optics
matter. With this deal, the
entrepreneurs can say the
following to any potential
acquirers:
• "Negotiations have to start at
$1 billion. It clearly cannot be
lower than that," and
• "We have a long runway. If
you don't do this deal now, the
price will only be higher later."
In this case, the optics are
critical. Although the investors in
this latest round have protected
their downside, they won't see any
upside unless the exit valuation is
greater than $1 billion. By putting
in a large amount (which they
cannot really lose), the investors
help to ensure that the exit
valuation is high.
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look similar. finances are and therefore cannot
So What Do the Investment know how ready it is to do an
Facts Say? IPO. But that's not a problem; it
Enough about theory, what do has enough cash in the bank to
the facts tell us? wait until it's ready.
• Yes, the Series E investors (the So, any company that really
ones that just put in $100 million) wants to buy Facebook and keep
get Liquidation Preference. Look it from doing an IPO will have to
at the line for the current round pay big time. Only two acquirers
that says Liquidation Preference. are motivated enough and big
If it says "Senior," then they get enough to do this: Google and
their money out first. If it says Microsoft.
Pari Passu, then all investors get Where does that leave Twitter?
their money out equally (i.e. all The $100 million round helps a
Ideally, Twitter will exit before investors get their money out lot. It is for show, not for
revenue, when revenue potential b e f o r e t h e f o u n d e r s a n d spending. It has enough cash for
is unlimited. As soon as actual m a n a g e r s ) . negotiating clout. Facebook
revenue comes in, three bad • But they get only 1x would cost Google or Microsoft
things happen: Preference. They don't get money way more than Twitter. If one of
• Acquirers say, "Let's wait and back plus interest. Nor do they get them bought Facebook, Twitter
see how this pans out." 2x or 3x. Hint to entrepreneurs: would be even more valuable to
• Costs go up: you have paying any time you see 2x or 3x, run a the other.
customers who demand real mile! If Facebook does an IPO,
service. What Is the Difference With Twitter's valuation would go up
• Revenue targets may go south. Facebook? based on that public market
Exponential hockey-stick growth All of the Facebook rounds are comparable.
is hard enough for a free service Pari Passu. What that really We cannot bet on this in the
(kudos to Twitter for doing that means is that earlier investors in public markets, so we can only
brilliantly) but way, way harder Facebook have more clout. They have fun watching the game. How
when money changes hands. Real have bigger funds and can Does Perception of the Founders'
money (not investment money) essentially say, "If you don't do Motivations Influence the Game?
paid by someone to Twitter this, we will." The small funds In poker, perception matters.
becomes friction. Twitter ceases that invested in Twitter early on, What you think the other person
to be a friction-less flywheel. such as Union Square Ventures will do affects how you play your
Twitter does have enough cash (USV), cannot meaningfully hand.
now to execute on a revenue plan invest in a $100 million round The exit valuation depends in
and outlast acquirers who like to without Twitter becoming too big part on how credible is the
sit on the fence. So any way you a percentage of their portfolio. founder's drive to remain
look at it, this is a smart deal. It is But based on the valuation it independent. Do acquirers really
not "evil": this is all business invested in early on, USV will believe the founders are sincere in
between consenting adults. Evil make out big time on any exit their stated desire to remain
would be selling stock to "widows over $200 million. The Great independent by going all the way
and orphans" in the public market Facebook vs. Twitter Exit Game to IPO? If the acquirer believes
who (A) don't have Preference This is high-stakes poker. that the founder's desire to remain
and (B) don't have the means to Facebook has the potential to do independent is very strong, then it
evaluate the risk on a deal like an IPO. It has enough revenue and will raise its bid. So, who does the
this. That was Bubble 1.0, and it has at least neutral cash flow. market see as being more driven
won't happen again. This is not With its actual finances not being to remain independent: Mark
Bubble 2.0. This is fundamentally in the public domain, we don't
different, even if the optics may really know how good Facebook's TWITTER page 41
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Sponsor Post: Courtroom Tweeting Wikimedia CTO Departs

By RWW Sponsor
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:00:57 AM
Admittedly, the latter argument
falls short should people try to
make heads or tails of a three-
for Open-Source
Editor's note: we offer our long-
term sponsors the opportunity to
month-long trial based on tweets
from days one and two. But
interested parties who can't attend
Microblogging Startup
write 'Sponsor Posts' and tell their in person can benefit from the By Jolie O'Dell
story. These posts are clearly contributions of trained (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 7:35:59 PM
marked as written by sponsors, journalists, even if deep analysis
but we also want them to be can't happen 140 characters at a
useful and interesting to our Brion Vibber, CTO of
time. Wikimedia and lead developer for
readers. We hope you like the "Trained journalists" is an
posts and we encourage you to Wikipedia and MediaWiki,
important caveat. While interested announced today that he's leaving
support our sponsors by trying out citizens armed with BlackBerrys
their products. Some of the places where can document a trial, their varying the company to work for
Traditional news services once journalists are practicing their levels of skill elicit the Mark StatusNet(formerly Laconica) as
had a monopoly on breaking trade are raising eyebrows, too. Twain-worthy quip, "I trust their chief architect.
stories. Not anymore. Just as Take courtroom reporting, for citizen journalists as much as I StatusNet is the open-source
blogging seems to have displaced instance. Wichita Eagle reporter trust citizen surgeons." microblogging platform that
longer features in traditional Ron Sylvester makes ample use of powers sites such as identi.ca,
Imperfect tweeting should not which impressed us from its
media, micro-blogging sites such his Twitter account(upwards of p o s e a p r o b l e m , t h o u g h .
as Twitter are racing against (and 10,000 tweets) to report on a Excessive inaccuracy and bias - inception as a "framework for a
often beating) news services to range of trials. In Sweden, and commentary discrediting distributed network of federated
microblogging services." Read on months, it is hoped by StatusNet
the scoop. warbling over the Pirate Bay case them - appear quickly in a real- leadership that Vibber's "natural
Does this make for better- grew tumultuous. The Ottawa time world replete with news for more details on what Vibber
will be doing there. skills as a mentor and leader will
informed citizens? Maybe. Citizen's Glen McGregor used s o u r c e s . E x p e c t t h o s e w h o help build our Open Source
Sponsor t w i t t e r . c o m / o b r i e n t r i a l t o produce slanted streams to Sponsor
In a post today on the developer and user community."
Reporters glom onto Twitter to document Mayor Larry O'Brien's quickly lose followers. Although Vibber's new duties
research info and broadcast stories fight against charges of bribery Wikimedia technical blog, Vibber
For all this, the whole debate wrote that he had been involved will commence on October 12, he
to their readers. They may even and influence peddling (and may not be worth the pixels will continue to be involved in
attain the ranks of Muck Rack, a illustrated a best practice of they're displayed on. The cat is with StatusNet "as a user, bug
reporter, and patch submitter Wikimedia development and will
Twitter stream composed of the devoting one stream to a long- decidedly out of the bag, and remain in the Wikimedia office
tweets of thousands of media running news story). since 2008," and that his being
Twitter will probably carry blow- hired coincided with StatusNet's until the end of 2009 "to make
workers, from reporters to But is Twitter better than by-blow accounts of many future sure all our tech staff has a chance
managing editors to Stephen traditional media for broadcasting trials. ramping up for "a 1.0 release,
hosted services, and support to pick my brain as we smooth out
Colbert. news from a courtroom? One Will this help or hinder the ever the code review processes and
The tweet tsunami has hit the camp holds that tweets don't do -evolving fields of journalism and offerings."
Vidder hard at work at the make sure things are as well
whole world. It's still moving, and trial reporting justice. Another justice? Let us know what you documented as I like to think they
i t p r o m i s e s t o e v o l v e a s maintains that Twitter promotes think. Discuss Wikimedia Foundation office.
And according to this StatusNet are," he wrote.
journalists dream up new ways of judicial transparency and helps In an interesting study in open-
working with Twitter. citizens stay abreast of trials. announcement, Vibber's job
description will revolve around source, free-as-in-freedom/free-as
"architecture and development of -in-beer cross-pollination,
the core StatusNet microblogging StatusNet founder Evan
software, as well as ancillary Prodromou is also known for his
services to support the status.net work in the wiki community,
platform." And in addition to launching Wikitravel and helping
launching a first release and with MediaWiki development.
public signup over the next few Discuss
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TWITTER
Real-Time Web Protocol continued from page 39
Zuckerberg of Facebook or Ev prove he's smarter. He's

PubSubHubbub Explained Williams and Biz Stone of

Twitter?
We asked Greg Boutin of
demonstrated a strong desire to
grow Facebook into the next big
thing and I'd say even challenge
By Marshall Kirkpatrick participants have already said they G r o w t h r o u t e V e n t u r e s t o Google for domination of the
(ReadWriteWeb) want to discuss. comment on this part of the game. Internet."
Submitted at 9/28/2009 7:43:27 PM Here's what Slatkin has to say, a This is what he had to say: Greg is willing to stick his neck
few of our favorite early slides are "My perception of Ev out and make a prediction:
Real-time web protocol excerpted above the embedded Williams/Biz Stone is that they "Twitter will sell next year for
PubSubHubbub's co-creator Brett slideshow in order to convince are not in it for the journey, but $2.5 billion to Google (or some
Slatkin, an engineer at Google, speaking at Facebook. He then our subscribers to click through to for the destination. Any way I other company that can come up
gave a talk at Facebook g o e s o n t o d i s c u s s h o w the site and read the presentation. look at it, those guys are not geek with that kind of money). And
headquarters today about how the PubSubHubbub works and how to What is PubSubHubbub? Some of visionaries with a mission; they Facebook will IPO."
new information delivery system implement it. He also spends the Benefits are money-driven. They'll flip He also thinks the high price
works and how Facebook can several slides discussing what he It's hard to explain "flow," of Twitter to the highest bidder, if will be based on non-rational
support it. c o n s i d e r s t h e t e c h n i c a l course - you know it when you there is one. They know everyone factors: "They want to acquire it
He's published his deck on his shortcomings of other real-time see it. Others in the industry have is questioning Twitter's potential for the trophy factor, like top
blog and we've embedded it protocols, particularly RSSCloud, described increased time-on-site for revenue creation, and the hype lawyers fighting to get the most
below as our Real-Time Web but that's only a small part of the for website visitors, or a more effect will die out in a matter of expensive downtown offices. It's
Article of the Day. If you're talk. h u m a n a n d p e o p l e - c e n t r i c months. Twitter has mostly an ego and brand thing." What
interested in making your content Slatkin will be participating in e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e w e b .
unfolded during the crisis; being Insights Do You Get from This
available in real time or more the Real-Time Web Summit next The list of possibilities is in SF has sure influenced their Data?
efficiently using real-time content m o n t h . ( " F o o - s t y l e endless and Slatkin encourages thinking. And unlike Facebook We hope that people who are
syndicated from elsewhere, this [unconferencing is] always way developers to "scale up to new use with its platform status, it really better qualified than us can
presentation is a must-see. better than talks," he said last cases" - meaning that building
Sponsor week"See ya there!") He's got a real-time to scale will enable new has only so many options to create describe what is significant in
revenue, none of which is likely these deal terms, apart from the
Each day leading up to the very big vision of where all this is activities that we can't imagine to support the valuation." obviously high valuation.
ReadWrite Real-Time Web going to go; he's thinking of yet. On Decentralization and Greg thinks that Mark What jumps out at you from this
Summit on October 15th we're t h i n g s l i k e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f Design Zuckerberg is a different story: data? How do you think this will
highlighting one important article financial information and data Those are just a few of our "Zuckerberg strikes me as play out? Discuss
written by someone from outside from sensor networks in the favorite slides, below is the whole someone who is driven less by the
our staff on the topic of the real- physical world. This isn't just presentation embedded. Please money - especially now that
time web. Slatkin's 61-slide deck about social networking, and it check it out and consider joining Facebook is turning a profit - than
makes a great introduction to both certainly isn't just about Twitter, us at the ReadWrite Real-Time by the visceral "geek need" to
the technical and strategic aspects though that's what most people Web Summit to discuss this and
of the PubSubHubbub protocol. tend to think of when they hear other real-time technologies and
Slatkin starts out by explaining the phrase real-time web. There's their implications. Discuss
the value propositions of real-time a whole lot more to it than that, as
data delivery, with an emphasis you can see from the list of
on social networking because he's questions some of our event

Pushing Daisies chief pushing new superhero sitcom

By Danny Gallagher (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 9:00:00 AM
Has the loss of Pushing Daisies
left a big gaping hole in your
heart? Are you wishing you could
get ABC for pushing such quality
programming off the air? Do you
have some kind of blueprint
involved in said wish with images
clearly marked "rented van,"
"unlocked security door" and
"army of heavily armed Mexican
banditos"?
Well, call off your henchmen
because one of the show's chief
creators has something new and
improved on his hands that you
might like.
Barry Sonnenfeld, the executive
producer of Pushing Daises, is
shopping around a new
supernatural show that doesn't
sound as deep or detailed as
Daises, but could be just as fun.
Continue reading Pushing
Daisies chief pushing new
superhero sitcom
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Shows, Reality-Free
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Should YouTube Scrap its Ratings Could a Gravity Trick

System and Rely on Implicit User Speed Us to Mars?
By Michael Reilly (Wired Top fueling station in Earth orbit, near
Data? Stories)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 5:00:00 PM
the moon: First you thrust back
toward the planet (burn number
one), where the force of gravity
By Richard MacManus and not very valuable.
(ReadWriteWeb) As an example of how this Putting a human on Mars might accelerates the craft. Then you
Submitted at 9/28/2009 9:36:45 PM could work on YouTube, here is be easier than anyone thought. A p o i n t y o u r s e l f i n t h e r i g h t
our description of Baynote's flight to the Red Planet currently direction and punch the rockets
Last week YouTube blogged that recommendation system: takes at least six months, which is again (burn number two). The
it is considering moving away "Baynote observes real-time user why we send robots—the trip is result? "More bang for the buck
from the familiar 5-star system of behavior on a site and looks for b o r i n g , f u e l c o s t s a r e from my propellant," Adams says.
reviews. According to YouTube options), or even just favoriting implicit, emergent patterns. It uses a s t r o n o m i c a l , a n d c o s m i c Oberth came up with the
p r o d u c t m a n a g e r S h i v a (one explicit action to say you like collective intelligence and an radiation is nobody's friend. But maneuver when space travel was
Rajaraman, the stars system is an item). affinity engine to analyze the data. NASA engineer Robert Adams still just writing on a chalkboard.
being used bluntly by the majority However possibly a better Common behaviors which it has a solution: the two-burn T h a n k s t o A d a m s , N A S A
of YouTube users - most give option is to remove explicit t r a c k s i n c l u d e p a g e r e f e r s , maneuver, an all-but-forgotten considered trying it on a planned
videos a perfect 5 star rating. ratings altogether. Does YouTube queries, mouse movement, time secret of orbital mechanics that mission to the moon. But he says
Rajaraman noted that "when it even need to ask its users for spent on a page, peer behavior could cut travel time in half. the savings don't really kick in
comes to ratings it's pretty much ratings, given the wealth of user (see note about communities Dreamed up in 1929 by until you think bigger. Use the
all or nothing." interaction data it has? below)." Hermann Oberth, one of the extra fuel to blast people to Mars
When you also consider that the Earlier this year, Other similar recommendation fathers of rocket science, the faster, or save money by building
wisdom of the crowds is often ReadWriteWeb profiled some technologies we've profiled technique relies on the simple fact a smaller ship. After that? We
dominated by small, powerful sophisticated recommendation include MyBuys, ATG and that faster-moving objects have hear the Jovian moons are lovely
groups, then the validity if user technologies which rely on richrelevance. more energy than slower ones. So, in springtime.
ratings is further called into implicit user data. Many of these Are explicit user ratings still let's say you're in a spaceship at a
question. So why not just get rid systems track user data and, with valid in consumer apps such as
of explicit user ratings and use a set of (usually proprietary) YouTube and Amazon? While
i m p l i c i t r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a l g o r i t h m s , c o m e u p w i t h we're arguing that implicit
instead? recommendations for users. This recommendations data could
Sponsor type of system could well replace enable YouTube to scrap user
YouTube graph showing the ratings altogether in YouTube. ratings altogether, on the other
dominance of full 5-star ratings While YouTube probably already hand products like RateItAll are
YouTube wants to know if a makes use of the ratings data in its still built around the star system.
thumbs up/thumbs down system recommendations, as noted above Let us know your thoughts in the
would be be more effective (two such data is typically unreliable comments. Discuss

The Jay Leno Show: Bill Maher/Brad Paisley and Sheryl Crow
By Jason Hughes (TV Squad) much cheaper it is to produce Tonight, Owen Benjamin ( The Show: Bill Maher/Brad Paisley
Submitted at 9/29/2009 2:43:00 AM Heroes, which isn't doing much House Bunny) brought in a video and Sheryl Crow
better, NBC would consider it a of himself traipsing around LA Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities,
The show has fully hit its stride win if it stays there. offering to write jingles for Episode Reviews, Reality-Free,
and rhythm by this, its third week. The problem with that, as I'm smaller businesses. As with every Jay Leno
It also appears that it may have seeing it, is too many of the other video segment they've done, Permalink| Email this| |
found its ratings level, hovering recurring segments just aren't it just went on and on and on. Comments
between five and six million working as well. An entire Even worse, none of the songs
viewers a night. Those aren't great segment each night is devoted to eleven episodes in, they're more were funny.
numbers, but considering how these comedy correspondents, and hit than miss. Continue reading The Jay Leno
Internet News Record Tech News/ Tech Tips/ TV/ 43

Sony Partners With Smashwords,

Author Solutions for E-Book
Distribution
By Jolie O'Dell
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 10:00:00 PM
Startup e-book publishing house
Smashwords has sussed out a
distribution agreement with Sony
Electronics that will allow for
user creation of publishing
accounts and expedited publishing
and distribution of books for the
Sony Readers through their eBook
Store.
Effective immediately, the Sony
Publisher Portal is re-launched
and open for business. Aspiring
authors and independent
publishers can upload Microsoft
Word documents and have distro-
ready e-books within hours.
Sponsor
"We're committed to providing
our customers access to the
broadest range of eBook content
available and believe these
collaborations will allow us to
expand the store selection with a
host of compelling works from
independent sources," said Chris
Smythe, director of Sony's eBook
Store.
In addition to working out the
Smashwords deal, Sony has also
announced a similar partnership
with indie publishing outfit
Author Solutions.
"Additionally, we recognize that
it is important to provide
independent publishers the
opportunity to quickly and easily
bring their ideas and content to a
wide audience of readers."
Smashwords first launched its
ebook publishing and distribution
platform 16 months ago. New
ebooks published via Smashwords
through the Sony Publishing
Portal can receive immediate
distribution in the eBook Store.
For Smashwords users who
have already published more than
3,000 books through
Smashwords, their e-books can
also gain distribution into Sony's
eBook Store within the next few
months.
This most recent development
stands as testament to
Smashwords' growing
momentum. In January,
Smashwords launched a distro
arrangement with the Amazon-
owned Lexcyle, meaning their e-
books are listed in the native
ebook catalog of Stanza, the e-
reading app used by more than
two million iPhone and iPod
Touch customers.
And earlier this month,
Smashwords began distributing
through Barnes & Noble across
such high-profile properties as
properties including
BarnesandNoble.com,
Fictionwise, and the popular B&N
eReader application.
Interested publishers can learn
more at the Smashwords website.
Discuss
Use Google Docs to
Convert Images to Text
[Documents]
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) and Wikipedia to Google Docs for
conversion. Docs returned nothing
Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:40:00 AM
with Lifehacker's text, and a
It's not an official feature (yet), somewhat muddled take on the
but Google Docs can perform Wikipedia entry for "life hack"
OCR image-to-text conversions with both PNG and JPG uploads
on high-resolution files you (the full-quality JPG conversion,
upload to it. They have to be not pictured, fared just a bit
pretty darned clear and crisp, but better). Those were taken using
it's a nice freebie. nothing more than Ubuntu's
Those with webapps or services screen capture tool and GIMP,
that upload to Google Docs can however, so if you've got a better
use this URL parameter to accept screen capture tool, or an actual
PNG, JPG, and GIF files for camera shot of some relatively
c o n v e r s i o n , l i s t e d a s a n clear text, you'll probably do
"experimental" feature at the better.
moment. Tell us how automatic Google
Users, in the meantime, can try Doc OCR might help you out in
out a conversion using their own the comments. DocList API OCR
accounts at the Google Code Demo[ via Digital Inspiration]
Samples link. I tried uploading
PNG screen grabs of Lifehacker

Trauma: Pilot (series premiere)

By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) You can tell a lot of money was this show (if, as I said above, they the stories?
spent on the pilot, because the
Submitted at 9/29/2009 2:35:00 AM can spend a lot of money on Continue reading Trauma: Pilot
first 20 minutes is like Irwin future episodes). (series premiere)
(S01E01) The first question I Allen: The Movie. Helicopters But what about the rest of the Filed under: Episode Reviews,
had after watching the new NBC crash, cars explode, children are show? It's one thing to have big Reality-Free, Sons of Anarchy
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week? going to be a regular thing with
massive happened, only this is what about the cast, the writing,
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From the Tips Box: Pot Cleaning and Evernote
Tricks [From The Tips Box]
By Dustin Luck (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 5:00:00 PM
Lifehacker readers show us how
they clean up abused cookware
and file paper documents for easy
searching.
About the Tips Box: Every day
we receive boatloads of great
reader tips in our inbox, but for
various reasons—maybe they're a
bit too niche, maybe we couldn't
find a good way to present it, or
maybe we just couldn't fit it
in—the tip didn't make the front
page. From the Tips Box is where
we round up some of our favorites
for your buffet-style consumption.
Got a tip of your own to share?
Add it in the comments or email it
to tips at lifehacker.com.
Clean Out a Gunked Up
Scorched Pot
Len wrote in with a two-step
method for cleaning a pot after it
boiled dry:
[The first step was to] add water,
and some detergent.. and get it to
boil and then simmer for like 10
minutes.. then turn off the water
completely.
[...]
[The results were] definitely a
step in the right direction.. I
actually scraped out the caked on
food with a spoon.. easy enough, I
suppose I could have used
something else, but it did the
trick.
The next step I noticed
everywhere was to leave it
soaking in Vinegar overnight..
this worked out well since it was
getting late and I wanted to go to
bed anyhow!
You can see the results after
each step in Len's original post.
Cleaning A Scorched Pot in
Pictures[the lencurrie life]
Use Evernote to Organize Your
Paper Documents
Photo by quinn.anya.
John shares his method for
organizing paper documents for
easy searching later:
You need:
• Evernote
• A scanner (I use the Fujitsu
ScanSnap)
• Folders
• A label maker capable of
printing today's date
Grab a folder, and print a label
with today's date on it. Incoming
paper (eg receipts, bills, etc) gets
scanned into evernote, where I
can rename and tag at my leisure.
The document goes in the folder.
When the folder is too full (say 50
documents), it goes into the filing
cabinet, and I print a new label
and grab a new folder.
The beauty of the system is its
simplicity. When I want to find a
physical document (say a receipt)
I search for it in evernote. I'll
either find it by name, tags, or
OCR text. Then I check the
creation date of the document in
Evernote, and grab the folder
from the filing cabinet with the
closest date before that. I only
ever have 50 documents to look
through, and I know from
evernote exactly what the
document looks like.
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Castle:
Inventing the
Girl
By Jane Boursaw (TV Squad)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 3:00:00 AM
(S02E02) "What is it about full
moons that brings out the
crazies?" - Castle to Beckett
That line above exemplifies
what I love about Castle. Richard
Castle is enjoying the bizarre
perps and collars traipsing
through the police department;
he's eating snacks and having fun,
while Kate just rolls her eyes at
both him and the people. They're
such total opposites -- Beckett so
cool and controlled and Castle
like a giddy kid -- and I hope they
don't mess it up by having them
hook up. I was just reading a story
in one of the entertainment mags,
where Stana Katic says that, too.
She doesn't want them to get
together because it's so cliche.
Continue reading Castle:
Inventing the Girl
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Remains of the Day: "Unbelievably
Fast" Windows 7 Boots Edition [For
What It's Worth]
By Adam Pash (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 4:00:00 PM
Apple pushes unnecessary
software updates to Windows
users, a PC maker claims
"unbelievably fast" Windows 7
boot times, and the music industry
wants cell providers to pay
licensing fees for ringtones as
public performances.
• Apple pushes unwanted
enterprise tool to Windows users
Apple's gotten a bad rap for
pushing more software than
Windows users are asking for or
need via their Software Update
tool, and now they're at it again,
telling users to download the
iPhone Configuration Utility—an
app that's useless for most
consumers. [Ars Technica]
• Malware torrent delivered over
Google, Yahoo! ad services Some
cyber crooks somehow snuck a
few malicious banner ads past
Google and Yahoo that exploit
old security holes in Adobe
Reader and Microsoft
DirectShow. [Register]
• Lenovo vows 'unbelievably'
fast Windows 7 boots PC vendor
Lenovo is looking to draw new
Windows 7 users to their gear by
boasting PCs that will boot up to
56% faster. [Computerworld]
• Ridiculous: Verizon Pays
ASCAP $5M Interim License Fee
For … Ringtones At this risk of
coming off as overly
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BillShrink Compares and
Ranks Savings Plans
[Saving Money]
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) availability.
A quick test, pretending that one
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:00:00 AM
had $10,000 stashed and $200 per
BillShrink, the compare-and- month to put away, brought up a
save web service that previously lot of internet-only or financial
jumped into the credit card and service firm accounts, rather than
phone plan markets, is now recognizable firms. That's to be
offering up a look at what savings expected when sorting only by the
opinionated... nothing sounds trackers, has been down since accounts and CDs could earn the bottom line, so digging a little
m u c h d u m b e r t h a n t h i s . earlier this month and may see most bang for your buck.
deeper, we saw the recognizable
[TechCrunch] some data loss when it finally As with its other comparison ranks and BillShrink's savings
• Firefox 3.6 provides easier comes back. [TorrentFreak]
tools, BillShrink asks you for e s t i m a t e s . D i s a p p o i n t i n g l y ,
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46 Tech Tips/ Tech Reviews/
Use Sequences and Smart
Freezing Techniques When
Cooking Solo [Cooking]
By Azadeh Ensha (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 2:30:00 PM
If you're on a budget and
cooking solely for yourself, try
extending the shelf life of your
food by learning to cook in
sequences and freezing the
leftovers proportionally.
Photo by Joel Zimmer.
The key, according to tips
compendium WikiHow, is to
reuse as many common bases as
possible. So "a roasted chicken
can be eaten as straight chicken
with side dishes (e.g., mashed
potatoes and veggies) the first
day, contribute to a chicken
skillet, and wind up as the basis
for soup." The corollary of the
solo sequence technique is to
properly freeze the remainders.
According to the post, if you're
dining solo, you should ideally
freeze food in one-person
portions, meaning that while
you're free to buy in bulk, you
should divide the pre-cooked
goodies into "half-pound or
smaller pouches before you freeze
it."
Browse the post for other tips
on how to cook for one, and if
you've got a lot of experience
preparing solo meals, chime in
with your own advice on how to
best do so in the comments. How
to Cook for Just
Yourself[WikiHow]
Internet News Record
Report: Apple brings back Newton
developer
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 10:35:00 PM
Michael Tchao(Credit: CC
Michell Zappa/Flickr)
Those expecting Apple to
introduce a new tablet computer
soon may have another clue to the
device's imminent arrival.
Apple has rehired Michael
Tchao, one of the original
developers of Apple's Newton
personal digital assistant,
according to a report Monday in
The New York Times.
Tchao, who rejoined Apple on
Monday as vice president of
product marketing, most recently
served as general manager for
Nike Techlab, where he oversaw the initial snags, the Newton and immediately respond to a request
creation of new digital products
other Apple handheld for comment Monday evening,
and services for fitness technologies never seemed to but Apple has apparently been
enthusiasts. Tchao spent 10 years
catch on, and Apple announced in laying the groundwork for a tablet
at Apple, overseeing product 1998 that it would discontinue PC for years. The company was
marketing for the Newton and
development of the Newton granted a patent in 2005 for tablet
reportedly persuading former operating system and Newton- PC design, and the company was
Apple CEO John Scully to related products. granted a patent last year for a
including the company's Rumors of an Apple tablet have tablet-like device that
handwriting-recognition been swirling for a couple of incorporated a touchscreen. Apple
technology into what would years, but speculation has ramped has also long had some of the key
become Apple's first consumer up in recent months, including technologies for a tablet computer
device. reports that Apple CEO Steve with Inkwell--a handwriting
Introduced in 1993 as the Jobs has been focusing intensely recognition feature having been in
brainchild of Sculley, the on a tablet device since returning Mac OS X for some time.
handheld was plagued by poor to work in June after a liver
reviews that pointed to the transplant.
difficulty in its handwriting Apple representatives did not
recognition capabilities. Beyond
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Inside the Navy's Command Center of the Future

(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:00:00 AM

A look across the so-called Navy

Command Center of the Future, a
prototype facility being built at
the SPAWAR Systems Center
Pacific in San Diego and which is
intended to show senior decision
makers in the Navy and other
military services, what is possible
when it comes to actionable
working environments.(Credit:
Daniel Terdiman/CNET)
SAN DIEGO--I have seen the
future of military command
centers, and it is small rooms with
glass walls and video screens with
built-in artificial intelligence.
That's probably a gross
oversimplification, but those are
certainly some of the elements on
display at the Navy's Command
Center of the Future, a prototype
project currently under way at the
Space and Naval Warfare
(SPAWAR) Systems Center
Pacific here.
For those not familiar with
SPAWAR, it is a Navy laboratory
tasked with "creating an unfair
advantage for our war fighters,"
according to Jim Fallin, the
facility's director of
communications, that designs
"systems, infrastructure, sensors
and the means needed to create a
fully netted combat force that
operates and interlaces all the
domains of warfare, from seabed warfare." their head. In other words, the future probably best that the SPAWAR
to space." And given that these are the SPAWAR has nothing short of a The Command Center of the folks not rush to finish their work.
With clients and partners that guys recently tasked with major assignment on its hands: to Future (CCoF), which has had a Upon entering what turns out to
include the U.S. Army, Marines, reworking the White House's build the kind of center that will budget so far of a couple of be a pretty small room deep inside
and Air Force, as well as many famous Situation Room, they also best serve the soldiers and hundred thousand dollars, first a nondescript SPAWAR office
universities and other institutions, seem like the right ones to take decision makers of the future, all opened its doors just four months building, visitors are greeted
SPAWAR is a growing--and the traditional military command while minimizing the physical ago and is clearly not yet finished. initially by a wall of military
hiring--research institution that center--with huge rooms, row space necessary for such rooms But given that it's a prototype of insignia and then by a dimly-lit,
aims to give America's military after row after row of desks with and maximizing the use of the kinds of military action quiet, room with gleaming glass
services "the ability to disrupt any computers and huge video screens technology. centers that are likely to be in use
adversary's ability to conduct --and flip such environments on Showcasing the technology of five or ten years down the line, it's INSIDE page 49
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Ballmer delves into the 'new normal'

(CNET News.com) clear: cutting costs is extremely crippling customer service or newest version of our flagship PC efficiently. It also enables
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:41:00 AM important. But cost cutting by constraining workforce creativity operating system. Windows 7 companies to reduce costs by
itself is not a long-term winning and effectiveness. A new simplifies tasks and lets people delivering a built-in voice mail
To: Ina Fried strategy. To build a sustainable generation of business solutions is get more done in less time with solution and providing low-cost
Sent: Tue Sep 29 04:08:15 2009 competitive advantage, companies eliminating the barriers between fewer clicks. Ready to deploy storage options.
Subject: The New Efficiency must ultimately do two things- systems and applications, and now, it enhances corporate data ACHIEVING THE BENEFITS
In all the talk about the increase productivity and find automating routines tasks so IT protection and security, and OF THE NEW EFFICIENCY
economy, one term that comes up ways to deliver new value to professionals can focus on high- increases control to improve TODAY
more and more frequently is customers. value work that is aligned to compliance and reduce risk. Part Organizations around the globe
something called "the new The issue, then, is how can strategic priorities. These of our Windows Optimized are already deploying these
normal." I like this phrase because organizations take costs out of technologies can help Desktop solution that includes solutions and reaping the benefits.
it speaks to the fact that economic t h e i r o p e r a t i o n s , i n c r e a s e organizations reduce risk, Microsoft Desktop Optimization At Intel, for example, Windows
r e a l i t y h a s u n d e r g o n e a productivity, and expand their improve security, and drive down Pack, Windows 7 streamlines 7 is providing improved
fundamental shift over the course capacity for innovation all at the support costs. management of PC environments, performance, greater application
of the past 12 months. same time? This is IT how achieves the new making it easier to reduce costs, responsiveness, and a better
So what is the nature of this For years, we've talked about efficiency with less. improve performance, and enable platform for mobile workers. Ford
shift? After years of economic how information technology At the same time, these end users to work anywhere. is taking advantage of Exchange
expansion fueled by unrealistic enables companies to do more technologies streamline access to These and other enhancements 2010 and Windows 7 to
rates of consumption and with less. But during this information no matter where it is are the result of close streamline communications,
unsustainable levels of private economic reset, IT provides stored and enable people to work collaboration with millions of improve decision making, and
debt, the global economy has reset business leaders with the answer together securely no matter where customers and thousands of IT boost productivity. Continental
at a lower baseline level of to a slightly different question: they are located. This new professionals who participated in Airlines expects to save more than
activity. Today, people borrow Can my company with less, do generation of business solutions testing programs and provided $1.5 million annually in hardware,
less, save more, and spend with more? also provides improved mobile suggestions about the capabilities software, and operational costs
much greater caution. Other trends give this question computing capabilities so people and improvements they wanted to through the server virtualization
This is the new normal and it even greater urgency. Workforces who work in a branch office, at see. Thanks in large part to their capabilities of Windows Server
will be with us for some time to a r e m o r e d i s t r i b u t e d a n d home, or on the road can be as help, Windows 7 is the best PC 2008 R2 Hyper-V technology.
come. The issue now is how to employees are more mobile. productive as employees who operating system we have ever At Convergent Computing, an
respond. Government regulations are work at corporate headquarters. built. information technology consulting
I believe the new normal i n c r e a s i n g a n d c o m p l i a n c e Most important, a new wave of We've also just released a new firm based in California,
requires a new kind of efficiency requirements are mounting. Data IT technologies offers advanced version of our server operating Windows Server 2008 R2 and
built on technology innovations security is more important to tools that enable employees to system. Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 will eliminate the
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organizations to simultaneously maintain. innovations that address unmet reliability and flexibility of server was needed to maintain a virtual
drive cost savings, improve At the same time, companies market opportunities and meet infrastructures. It provides a private network for the company's
p r o d u c t i v i t y , a n d s p e e d struggle with legacy technology unfulfilled customer needs. productive server platform that 55 employees. In addition,
innovation. systems built on incompatible and This powerful combination of offers cost-effective virtualization employees can now access the
Because you are a subscriber to disconnected applications that greater productivity and improved and business continuity, great company's corporate network
Executive Emails from Microsoft, limit access to information and capacity for innovation is how IT power saving capabilities, and a instantly and download files 30 to
I want to share my thoughts with i m p e d e c o l l a b o r a t i o n . T h e enables businesses to do more. superior experience for end users. 40 percent faster than before.
you about how information complexity of these systems SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS Later this year, we will also Another example is Baker Tilly,
t e c h n o l o g y c a n e n a b l e forces IT departments to focus too FOR THE NEW EFFICIENCY launch Exchange Server 2010. a London financial services firm
organizations to operate more much of their time and too many This year, Microsoft is The cornerstone of Microsoft's with more than 2,000 employees
efficiently, more effectively, and of their resources on providing introducing a wave of new unified communications and a network of partners in 110
more strategically as they respond basic services and protecting software created specifically to technologies, Exchange Server countries. One of the first
to the new normal by moving security. enable businesses to tackle their 2010 provides a great email and businesses to deploy Windows 7
toward the new efficiency. Today, a new generation of most pressing challenges and inbox experience that extends on a company-wide basis, Baker
THE NEW EFFICIENCY: business solutions is transforming strengthen their ability to deliver from the PC to the phone to the Tilly expects to save about $160
WITH LESS, DO MORE IT into a strategic asset that makes innovation to the marketplace. browser and it helps companies
In the new normal, one thing is it possible to cut costs without It starts with Windows 7, the archive and protect information BALLMER page 51
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walls and banks of video screens
installed behind the glass.
According to my host,
SPAWAR research engineer Jeff
Clarkson, who is leading the
project, the CCoF has as one of its
main purposes the highlighting
and showcasing of the
technologies of the future.
Notwithstanding the visit of a
CNET News reporter, the typical
visitor since the doors to the
CCoF opened four months ago
have included VIPs like Navy
admirals, the secretary of the
Navy, the chief of Naval
Operations, and others eager to
see the kinds of facilities likely to
be featured on warships and in
Department of Defense facilities a
few years from now.
And the idea behind this room--
which is far from operational--is
to convey, in its small space, what
a future command center may
well look like, Clarkson said.
One clear goal of the CCoF is to
show how military decision
makers no longer need to be
together in a single room in order
to work on actionable
intelligence, make strategic
decisions, or communicate with
subordinate personnel around the
world. Rather, the room is
designed to bring together those
who need to be involved in
discussions surrounding specific
military engagements, regardless
of whether they're local. Indeed,
the room's very mission statement
is to make it possible to rely on
video teleconferencing and
artificial intelligence in such
meetings.
And while the CCoF is still in
its early stages--its many video
screens are still tuned to cable
news channels rather than remote
Navy locations--Clarkson and his
team are hopeful that they will
soon move to the next stage and
build into the room the
technologies that will showcase
just how the people who will use
it will interact with the tools of
the future.
For example, while the video
screens today are nothing more
than TVs with shiny glass covers,
they will soon feature multitouch
overlays that will mean many of
the glass surfaces will allow
decision makers to manipulate
data and other information simply
by running their fingers over the
glass, much as users of iPhones
do today.
Similarly, while it's still in a
presentation stage, the CCoF will
be used for things like mocking
up Flash representations of the
control system of an unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) so that
decision makers can see how
much control they have over such
assets from far across the world.
'The art of the possible'
Just after entering the room,
visitors notice an area that is
separated from the main space by
its own set of glass walls. In
normal circumstances, this is
where to place junior staff
members in front of a couple of
computers.
But the idea behind this sub-
room is to give decision makers a
private, secure, place to go for
classified discussions. And while
it might initially be counter-
intuitive to have such discussions
in what at first appears much like
a fish tank, Clarkson explained
that in fact, that room is designed
with glass that can automatically
turn dark, as well as sound-
proofing that can make it entirely
secure.
And the point of this, Clarkson
continued, is to make it possible
for such senior officials to be able
to huddle together for highly
sensitive discussions without
having to leave the command
center, saving a great deal of time
for everyone involved.
To be sure, this room inside this
San Diego building is by no
means a final product. In fact,
even when future command
centers are being constructed,
they will likely have an infinite
number of sizes and
configurations that will match
their surroundings: smaller rooms
on Navy ships and larger ones
inside Department of Defense
buildings, Clarkson said.
But for now, as military VIPs
show up to see the prototype, the
idea is really to give them a sense
of "the art of the possible," as
Fallin put it.
Changing mission needs
Clarkson said that one of the
major focuses of the CCoF is to
prove that such an environment
can be flexible and adaptable to
"changing mission needs."
That means that the rooms need
to be easily reconfigurable,
something that is clear in how it
was set up during my visit. On
one side of the room, a group of
eight chairs was set up as a place
for seating junior staff while
senior officials put their heads
together at the main round-table.
But that configuration was just
one way for the room to be
presented, Clarkson said. And
anyway, many of those who
would take place in the kinds of
discussions that would be
centered in the room would be at
remote locations, communicating
via teleconference.
Yet Clarkson said even such
virtual communication would be
aided by the latest technologies.
One such advance would be an
implementation of artificial
intelligence that would display, on
the appropriate screens on the
glass walls, documents being
talked about by those on the
screens.
In other words, Clarkson said,
the CCoF would have AI meant to
discern what is being talked about
during a teleconference and to
know how to source up whatever
documents are needed as they're
needed.
At the same time, the
technology could also keep track
of those on-screen and show, for
the benefit of those in the room,
little heads-up displays (HUDs)
that identify each on-screen
speaker.
And while the command centers
of the future may be needed by
senior officials to set strategy
during specific action, they are
also likely to be manned 24/7 by
junior officials making sure that
proper communications with
supporting organizations are
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always under way.
Ultimately, Clarkson said, the
state-of-the-art in command
center workflow theory is built
around the idea of flow. He
explained that research has shown
that decision makers think better
if they can move around while
they talk and that's why the CCoF
here has been designed to allow
such senior officials to walk and
talk and never lose sight of those
they're communicating with. In
the past, by comparison, the
experience has been much more
sedentary, with officials coming
in and sitting down at a table the
entire time.
"We want to create a sense of
guests and hosts being able to
walk (around) together and still be
discussing," said Clarkson. "They
still have security and still have
information, and they can look up
something if (they) need it."
And while the command center
of the past--like, say, the alternate
command center of the North
American Aerospace Defense
Command ( NORAD)--has
traditionally been a basketball
court-size space with endless rows
of desks, Clarkson said he hopes
that the work being done on the
CCoF will demonstrate that in the
wars of the future, what's really
needed is technology to bring
dispersed people together so that
they can discuss the important
topics of the day, no matter where
they are.
"We're just trying to show what's
possible," Clarkson said, "what's
coming down the pipeline, and
what we envision the future to
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Dell brings wireless recharging to laptops

(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 9:01:00 PM

The Latitude Z on wireless

charging station, and wireless
dock adapter on the right.(Credit:
Erica Ogg/CNET)
That Dell is releasing a new
laptop for business customers is
the opposite of surprising. But the
fact that it contains notable
features not seen in any other
laptops certainly is.
Most everything about the new
Latitude Z is expected: It's yet
another very thin notebook (a
metric which PC manufacturers
keep using to try to one-up each
other), with a different kind of
exterior finish (soft-touch, in this
case), and comes in a black
cherry. It measures 16 inches
across, and is 14 millimeters thin
at its most narrow point.
But you probably wouldn't
guess that the Latitude Z charges
wirelessly. And as far as we can
tell, it's the first laptop to do so.
Surprised that this is coming from
Dell? You're not alone.
The wireless charging is
handled elegantly enough. An
inductive pad that's built into a
laptop stand can accomplish a full
recharge in "about the same
amount of time" as a standard- without wires, the Latitude Z will its first take on "instant on." The instant-on capability works have access to the main
issue cabled charger, according to also be able to dock without them. The sliding touch controls--not exactly the way it sounds. Instead motherboard or the ports, which
Dell. While smartphone maker A smaller separate adapter can visible to the naked eye--are of waiting for Windows to boot should alleviate security concerns,
Palm has a similar (albeit smaller) hook up the laptop with any located on the right side of the up, the computer uses a second according to Todd Forsythe, vice
wireless charging system for the accompanying monitor, whether it bezel and appear when contact is smaller motherboard and a president of Dell's commercial
Pre, and companies like Visteon be one in a cubicle, or in a made. Any controls can be separate ARM processor. Through client product group. The
and Wild Charge have debuted conference room. customized and placed there, such a separate, non-Windows secondary processor--used mostly
wireless charging accessories for Both cost extra, and are by no as screen brightness, volume, or interface, it allows e-mail, in smartphones--also draws much
phones, no PC maker has means cheap ($199 for each), but easy access to specific contacts, calendars, and a Firefox- less power than a more robust
incorporated the idea until now. the intention is for companies to applications. When controlling an based Web browser to be desktop or notebook processor
The wireless charging buy, not necessarily individual application like Excel or a Web accessed right away. E-mail, and so while it's running in the
stand.(Credit: Erica Ogg/CNET) consumers. browser, the right side of the contacts, and calendars are always background it doesn't drain the
It's part of what Dell is terming Other cool things Dell is bezel can be used as a sort of running in the background and are battery as fast: using just the
its new "wireless eco-system." introducing: touch-sensitive touchpad for scrolling through a constantly being synced.
Besides being able to get juice controls on the screen's bezel, and spreadsheet or Web page. The ARM processor doesn't
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continued from page 50
instant-on mode will provide up
to two days of battery life; when
using Windows and the
accompanying Intel Core 2 Duo
processor, it will get four hours.
Companies like DeviceVM and
Phoenix have built businesses out
of instant-on capabilities--
basically a quick-booting
interface built right into the
computer's BIOS that isn't
dependent on Windows. Dell said
it decided not to go with either of
those because they wanted to use
the separate low-power processor
for the background syncing.
What Dell, and DeviceVM, and
Phoenix, and plenty of others are
doing is part of a trend that's
gaining steam: doing a sort of end
-run around Windows. HP came
out with its own interface on
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continued from page 48
per PC by reducing deployment,
management, and energy costs.
And because Windows 7
improves productivity, it offers
the potential to increase billable
time for mobile workers at a rate
of nearly $600 per PC. This could
return the equivalent of one-half
of one percent of the company's
current gross annual revenue to
the bottom line.
Businesses aren't alone in their
struggle to respond to the new
normal. Governments must figure
out how to deliver more services
on budgets that are sharply
constrained by falling revenue. As
part of its response, the city of
Miami deployed Windows 7 and
expects that it will save nearly
$400,000 a year in reduced
security, management, and energy
Touchsmart PCs last year that
allows for quick sorting between
photos, e-mail, and Web browsing
on a few models. Lenovo recently
introduced a new touch-screen
interface for its tablet, and Asus
has its own for its popular Eee PC
Netbooks and touch-screen
desktop called TouchGate.
Most people aren't used to
seeing Dell trying new things like
this, some of it actually ahead of
competitors. Last year, we wrote
about how Dell was starting to be
a little more risky about the types
of products it was trying out. Not
new to the market, just new to
Dell, which has traditionally had a
habit of waiting, analyzing the
market's response to new
products, and jumping in later
with a more efficient, and less
costs.
IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR
AN ERA OF INNOVATION
AND GROWTH
Despite the challenges posed by
the global economic reset, I'm
optimistic about the long-term
opportunities that lie ahead.
I'm optimistic because there are
encouraging signs that growth
may resume in many parts of the
world during the course of the
next year.
More than that, I'm optimistic
because I believe we are entering
a period of technology-driven
transformation that will see a
surge in productivity and a
flowering of innovation.
The new efficiency will not only
help companies respond to today's
economic reality, it will lay the
expensive way of making that
product.
But that way of doing things is
over for Dell now. The company
has struggled to find the right mix
of products and now has less
opportunity to be picky. But it's a
good sign that the company is
trying out smaller, more
innovative, and more practical
ideas like wireless charging,
docking, instant on, and touch
interfaces. Though it's only in the
Latitude Z right now, we hear
these features are stirring a lot of
interest in other product groups at
Dell. It's easy to see how, for a
cheaper price (the Z starts at
$1,999), these new features could
find much broader acceptance
with retail customers.
foundation for systems and
solutions that connect people to
information, applications, and to
other people in new ways. The
result will be a wave of innovative
products and services that will
jumpstart economic growth as
companies deliver breakthroughs
that solve old problems and serve
as the catalyst for new businesses
and even new industries.
This too will be the new normal
-economic growth driven not by
debt and consumption, but by
rising productivity and new ideas
that provide real value to people
throughout their lives.
Information technology will play
an important role. I look forward
to seeing the progress that results.
Steve
App Store: 2 Billion
Apps Served
By Charles Jade
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:29:46 AM
Marking another base-10
milestone, Apple has announced
that as of today, more than 2
billion applications have been
downloaded from its wildly
successful App Store.
Further, there are now more
than 85,000 apps available to
more than 50 million iPhone and
iPod touch users in some 77
countries. The iPhone Developer
Program now has more than
125,000 participants.
Those are some big, big
numbers, and not surprisingly
pleasing to Apple CEO Steve
Jobs. Noting that more than half a
billion apps were downloaded in
just this quarter, Jobs declared
that the “App Store has reinvented
what you can do with a mobile
handheld device, and our users are
clearly loving it.”
Well, except for those Google
Voice customers, maybe, but
there is no denying that the App
Store is the latest Next Great
Thing from Apple. Its success has
rivaled that of the Last Great
Thing, the iPod, and in a shorter
time frame. It took four years for
the iPod to become the standard
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for media-playing devices, but the
App Store has achieved its current
position in 14 months.
The App Store opened on July
11, 2008 with 500 available apps.
Six months later, some 15,000
apps had been downloaded half a
million times. About three months
after that, the App Store had its
billionth download and a catalog
of some 35,000 apps. Now, five
months later, downloads have
doubled again and the catalog has
more than doubled. Despite
legitimate concerns over the app
review process, it appears there is
no stopping the App Store,
especially with the imminent
introduction of the iPhone in
China.
Ten billion apps downloaded in
2010, anyone? Subscribe to
GigaOM Pro and gain access to
our Webinar, " Biggest
Opportunities in the Smart Grid,"
on Oct. 7, 2009.
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iPhone Roundup: 10 Jewish Apps for the New Year
By Dave Greenbaum
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 8:00:39 AM
For some readers, it’s the start of
the year 5770. The High Holidays
are over and meeting your
spiritual goals is fresh on your
mind. There is an extensive
amount of Jewish-themed iPhone
apps available. Even if you aren’t
Jewish, these apps highlight some
of the great features of the iPhone
3.x software and the GPS and
compass functions. Religions such
as Judaism have rituals based on
time, location and direction, and
even if you aren’t Jewish, you
might find some of these apps
interesting for their ability to take
advantage of all the iPhone has to
offer, as well as providing a
glimpse into another culture.
Kosher($4.99)
Apps like Yelp help you find
the best restaurants nearby via
your GPS, but if you keep kosher,
you want slightly different
information about a restaurant.
First, obviously, is if they are
kosher, but the Kosher App also
includes reviews from users of the
website Shamash.org as well as
the certification authority used to
determine if the place was kosher
(some authorities are accepted
more widely than others). The
application can also work without
an internet connection since the
database is downloaded during
setup. The app also contains the
blessings for the meal, although
the average user of Kosher
probably already knows them.
Kosher Cookbook($4.99)
There are lots of recipe apps out
there, but the average app doesn’t
consider the restrictions on types
and combinations of food kosher
cooking requires. Similar to other
applications, Kosher Cookbook
has a large database of recipes and
allows you to create custom
shopping lists and meal plans. I
liked the organization of the
recipes in such a way that the
kosher home would approach it:
dairy, meat and parve.
Additionally the virtual “shelf” of
cookbooks contains the secular
categories as well, such as
appetizers, breakfast and dessert.
For anyone who keeps a kosher
kitchen, or wants to cook for
kosher guests, this cookbook will
steer you clear of ingredients and
combinations that would be
inappropriate.
KosherMe($6.99)
Originally this started out
including just the blessing over
food (hence the KosherMe title).
Unique to most of the Jewish
applications is the fact that
prayers and information are also
in Hebrew and until recently the
iPhone didn’t support Hebrew.
Most other applications simply
render the Hebrew as an image.
KosherMe actually renders it like
text and allows you to choose
Hebrew, English, or transliterated
Hebrew (Hebrew words “sounded
out” for those that read English
but not Hebrew). The newest
version expanded to practically all
common Jewish prayers and I use
it to enhance my spirituality. See
a beautiful rainbow and don’t
know a prayer for it? There’s an
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lite version includes a Zmanim Mizrach(99 cents)
app for that. which uses the GPS to tell you the During many Jewish prayers in
iBlessing(99 cents) proper prayer times for your America, you must pray pointing
If you just want the blessings c u r r e n t l o c a t i o n ( p u s h East, towards Jerusalem. Mizrach,
over food and not sure which one notifications coming?!), a Luach which means “east” in Hebrew,
to say, or how to say it, iBlessing to tell you the current Hebrew uses the 3GS compass feature to
is for you. For only 99 cents, it date and upcoming Hebrew accurately and elegantly tell you
tells you all the proper blessings events, and a public misheberach where east is (technically, slightly
for food as well as washing hands prayer list. southeast). Sure, you can use the
and grace after meals. Instead of Synagogues(99 cents) actual compass, but it isn’t as
showing you the text, it says the So you only go to synagogue pretty. Mizrach will accurately
blessing for you in Hebrew and in twice a year and aren’t sure how direct you towards Jerusalem no
English and gives you time to to get there? Synagogue uses your matter where in the world you
repeat each word. If you can’t GPS coordinates to find the might be praying.
read Hebrew at all, this is great. closest synagogue. Maps is Shabbat Clock (Talking
Bonus prayers include the Shema ineffective for this search because Version)(99 cents)
and Modeh Ani. Unfortunately, it pulls up day schools and other One of the restrictions of a
even with iPhone sound turned places affiliated with synagogue, traditional Jewish Sabbath is the
off, it plays introduction music but not houses of worship. inability to use electronics such as
which can be disconcerting if you Additionally, Synagogue tells you an alarm clock. Generally, you
only want the blessing. the religious affiliation of the can set the alarm clock in
Siddur($9.99), Siddur Lite(99 s y n a g o g u e (Reform, advance, but you can’t snooze the
cents) Conservative, and so on) as well alarm because that would be using
In sharp contrast to KosherMe is as the rabbi’s name, the website, electronics. You can’t even wake
Siddur. Siddur is, pardon my and the number of households in up the phone from sleep because
cross-cultural reference, the whole the congregation (in case you that would be “using” the phone.
enchilada. Not only does it want a smaller or larger one to Shabbat Clock keeps it’s app open
contain practically every common attend). and prevents the iPhone from
prayer and blessing a Jew would Shabbat Shalom(Free) going to sleep (make sure it’s
need, but it subdivides those What time does Shabbat start? plugged in). At the appointed
prayers into the various cultural What time is it over? What’s the time, it will play an alarm for up
backgrounds such as Ashkenazik Torah portion for the week. This to a minute. It will even
and Sephardic. The folks at Rusty application I use more than any automatically call someone if
Brick really went all out to make other to answer these questions. you’d like.
this program the center of your Since many of my friends are For those so inclined, an iPhone
iPhone Jewish life. On the basic observant Jews and do not answer might be your must trusted tool in
level, Siddur includes the morning the phone on Shabbat, being able the synagogue next to your siddur.
and evening services as well as to see what the start and end times Just please put it on vibrate during
most major blessings in all the for Shabbat where either I live or services! Subscribe to GigaOM
Nusuch. Unlike KosherMe, there they live is very helpful. You can Pro and gain access to our
is no English transliteration or add multiple locations so I know Webinar, " Biggest Opportunities
transliterated Hebrew. You have not only when I can call local in the Smart Grid," on Oct. 7,
to know what you’re saying. people, but when I can call 2009.
Siddur Lite stops there. The non- observant friends and family
living out-of-state.
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O2’s Reign Ends: Orange to Sell iPhone
By Liam Cassidy
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 12:00:03 PM
And just like that, O2’s reign of
Apple/ Sports/ Game/ 53
PlayStation & Xbox
hardware gets the Body
Worlds treatment at
unavailable”, but Macworld UK the extra pennies.)
has the text of a statement issued Hopefully the competition from Japanese museum
by O2 (though they don’t offer a Orange (and, potentially, other
link to the source): operators down the line) means By Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
According to Macworld, O2 that prices will start to fall, not Submitted at 9/29/2009 1:15:00 AM

terror comes to an end. This says: only on the tariffs themselves but
month sees the end of O2’s We’re proud that we’ve been also on the actual handsets. We For some people, the sight of a
exclusive rights to sell the iPhone able to offer an exclusive iPhone may also see an end to insanely gaming console broken open,
in the United Kingdom, and deal to our 20 million customers expensive upgrade ‘settlements’ exposing its parts to the world,
Orange has already announced it for the last two years. We always such as the one UK customers can be something of utter agony.
has a deal in place with Apple to knew that iPhone exclusivity was faced earlier this year, when the Not for the Museum of Game
sell the device. From the Orange for a limited period of time, but only way to ‘upgrade’ from the Science in Tokyo, where you can
UK news page: our relationship with Apple iPhone 3G to 3GS was for a find the entire line of PlayStation
Orange UK and Apple have continues and will be an ongoing customer to “buy out” their and Xbox consoles disassembled
reached an agreement to bring success. We have over 1million something of an oddity, and, at contract as well as pay the and dissected for all to see.
iPhone 3G and 3GS to Orange iPhone customers and they remain worst, second-class citizens. It premium price for the new Seen in Engadget's video above,
UK customers later this year. very important to us. might have been the home of handset. (For anyone mid-way one thin layer of glass is all that
Orange globally now offers Interestingly, while speaking of s m a r t p h o n e s , b u t i n m y through their eighteen month prevents the intrepid cameraman
iPhone in 28 countries and a continued relationship with experience, it wasn’t a happy contract, that was far more from reaching into the displays
territories. Apple, O2 has (somewhat home. expensive than simply buying a and pulling bits from here, bobs
Orange, which has the largest p a r a d o x i c a l l y ) u s e d t h e And yet, life as an iPhone 3GS handset sans-contract and from there to assemble the world's
3G network covering more people opportunity to talk-up the Palm customer with O2 hasn’t been so simply swapping the SIM cards.) first supermega-gen console:
in the UK than any other operator, Pre. bad — and certainly not as Of course, competition-induced XStation 720. Knowing better, he
will sell iPhone in all Orange We aim to offer our customers a p p a l l i n g a s o u r A m e r i c a n lower prices doesn’t necessarily chooses instead to give us a piece-
direct channels including Orange the best devices on the market, friends’ experiences with AT&T. mean the return of the attractive by-piece visual rundown of what
shops, the Orange webshop and including becoming the home of We’re lucky not to have been subsidy pricing we saw when the the museum offered for display at
Orange telesales channels, as well Smartphones and we are really plagued with dropped calls and 3G was released, but it surely this year's Tokyo Game Show.
as selected high street partners. pleased to now add another device painfully limited service. We also should mean lower prices across We appreciate your self-control,
Orange doesn’t say anything in the Palm Pre. got MMS months ago, pretty the board than those we have kind sir.
about pricing, plans or even the Home of smartphones, eh? In much when Apple announced it, endured since 2007. PlayStation & Xbox hardware
date the iPhone will become the dark ages before the iPhone, I and not many months later. I can’t wait to see how the gets the Body Worlds treatment at
available, but does offer a was, for many years, a Windows But life on O2 has been competition affects the pricing Japanese museum originally
webpage where customers can Mobile customer with O2. And expensive. Unlimited data comes and promotion of Apple’s next appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 29
register their interest. life was hard. Those phones were with a fairly high price when i P h o n e r e v i s i o n i n 2 0 1 0 … Sep 2009 01:15:00 EST. Please
At the time of writing this e x p e n s i v e a n d i n e x p e r t l y compared with more reasonable Subscribe to GigaOM Pro and see our terms for use of feeds.
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Halos Hammer Rangers, Nail Down 3rd Straight AL West Title

By FanHouse Newswire tears, holding Nick Adenhart's season early on, but it couldn't Halos Hammer Rangers, Nail
(FanHouse) No. 34 high in the middle of the sink this resilient team. Down 3rd Straight AL West Title
Submitted at 9/29/2009 12:54:00 AM celebration he missed. Kendry Morales homered and originally appeared on Fanhouse
Los Angeles is headed back to drove in three runs, and the MLB Blog on Tue, 29 Sep 2009
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54 Apple/ Tech Blog/
Pay Attention 007: The iPhone Is
Cooler Than You
By Liam Cassidy
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 2:00:49 PM
How the world has changed.
When my father was my age,
there was nothing more cool or
impressive than driving an Aston
Martin, toting a Walther PPK and
ordering your dry martinis
shaken, not stirred. That’s what
James Bond did. And Bond was
seriously cool.
Bond was the debonair British
secret agent who was usually
pimped out with all manner of
extraordinary (often miniaturized)
gadgets. Remember that
wristwatch with a tiny, built-in
camera? In the ’60s, that sort of
gadgetry was wishful thinking —
very cool, though.
So it’s kinda poetic, really, that
the iPhone — arguably the
ultimate multi-purpose high-tech
gadget — has secured first place
in the annual British CoolBrands
Survey, knocking quintessentially
cool Aston Martin, Bond’s
favored tricked-out car of choice,
off the top spot.
The CoolBrands Survey is
managed by the Centre for Brand
Analysis. Here’s how the CBA
describes the survey:
A comprehensive database of
the UK’s coolest brands is
compiled using a wide range of
sources, from sector reports to
blogs. From the thousands of
brands initially identified,
approximately 1,100 brands are
short-listed. An independent and
voluntary Expert Council scores
this list, with members
individually awarding each brand
uniqueness.
It’s all supremely silly, and I’m
skeptical about the “research”
they mention so breezily, but still,
it’s nice to see the iPhone win.
Also in the top 10 are “Apple”
and “iPod,” further cementing
Apple’s “coolness” — for 2009,
at least. It’s interesting to note
that, of the top 10 coolest brands,
a solid eight of them are rooted
firmly in consumer electronics, or
the Internet. The remaining two
(Bang & Olufsen and PlayStation)
are still firmly rooted in the Land
of Tech.
Here are the top 10 in full:
• iPhone
• Aston Martin
• Apple
• iPod
• Nintendo
• YouTube
• BlackBerry
• Google
• Bang & Olufsen
• PlayStation
How would Q have put it?
“Now pay attention, Bond. This
a rating from 1-10. Council is your iPhone. Thirty-two
members are not allowed to score gigabytes maximum storage,
brands with which they have a capacitive touchscreen interface,
direct association or are in direct full virtual keyboard and 64,000
competition to. apps in the online App Store. Of
So how do you determine the course, it also includes the usual
“cool”-ness of a brand? Fear not, rocket launcher with heat-seeking
the CBA has a set of guidelines to m i s s i l e s , a n d u n d e r w a t e r
help; breathing apparatus good for two
Cool is subjective and personal. hours. Try not to break it.”
Accordingly, voters are not given Subscribe to GigaOM Pro and
a definition but are asked to bear gain access to our Webinar, "
in mind the following factors, Biggest Opportunities in the
which research has shown are Smart Grid," on Oct. 7, 2009.
inherent in a CoolBrand: 1. style
2. innovation 3. originality 4.
authenticity 5. desirability 6.
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A cloud-enabled podcast
feed
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 1:33:53 PM
In the early days of podcasting,
in January 2001, we got the
bootstrap started with a feed of
Grateful Dead songs. Every day
or so I added a song to the feed, in
case anyone was interested in
writing an application that
grabbed audio enclosures from
feeds. I needed something to test
with because Radio UserLand,
which we were working on at the
time, had the capability.
It took a few years for
podcasting to catch on, but having
that example feed made a
difference. You have to start and realized this was it. It took a
somewhere. bit of a coding to check it
Now in 2009 we're trying to periodically to see if it has
bootstrap a network of realtime updated, add a cloud element and
feeds, and it's going pretty well so notify one of my cloud servers.
far. Podcasts are implemented Now it's done.
with RSS too, and while we have
excellent examples of realtime http://static.newsriver.org/archive
photo feeds, we don't yet have a Org/podcastRss.xml
realtime feed with audio. So if you're working on
So a week or so ago I started podcatching software give it a try.
exploring options, and thought I'd Since River2 is a podcatcher, it
use the Grateful Dead again, until automatically works with this
JY suggested using a fast- feed.
updating audio feed from the
Internet Archive. I took one look
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EU Says iPhones Will Be Pulled, If
Proven Dangerous
By Darrell Etherington
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 9:00:20 AM
The European Union isn’t taking
reports of potentially dangerous
iPhone malfunctions lightly. EU
Commissioner for Consumer
Protection Meglena Kuneva
issued a warning today that
iPhones will be pulled from store
shelves if it turns out recent
screen explosions are hardware-
based problems.
Kuneva says the issue is now in
the hands of independent labs
checking to see if it is in fact
something integral to the devices
that’s led to the incidents. Apple
maintains that the problems are
freak exceptions, and seems to
have suggested to the EU
Commission investigating the
matter that users overheating
lithium-ion batteries is what’s to
blame.
For those not up to date, iPhone
owners have reported several
separate exploding screen
incidents in a number of different
countries, including EU member
states. The similarity of the
accounts and the behavior of the
devices up to and including the
actual explosions themselves, in
addition to the mounting number
of incidents reported, led the EU’s
Commissioner for Consumer
Protection to mount a full-scale
investigation into the matter.
Apple’s line has always been
that the problems are due to user
abuse, not something wrong with
the devices themselves. Claims by
Commission members that Apple
is specifically citing overheated
lithium-ion batteries is the closest
the company has come to pointing
out a specific cause for the
incidents.
Commissioner Kuneva also
discussed what information she
needs to act, and cited another
case in which a product was
proven dangerous and removed
from market:
We need to have 100 percent
certainty from one member state
that these goods are dangerous. If
I receive from the French
authorities information that they
are dangerous, I will act in the
interests of the consumer. I will
ask my network for a recall of the
product as we did with the Italian
(Senseo) coffee machines. There,
it was proven that they burned the
hands of consumers.
If confirmation comes from any
member state investigating the
matter in which one of the
incidents occurred, a group which
includes Britain and Germany in
addition to France, the EU will
stop the sale of the iPhone across
all member countries. This won’t
directly affect sales in other
international markets, like the
U.S., but other countries may be
prompted to impose bans of their
own following the EU’s findings.
There is little Apple can do at
this point besides await the
commission’s decision, since any
admission of a hardware defect on
its part would lead to a product
recall and a cessation of sales
anyway. Better to wait and see
what independent lab testing
shows, and have its hand forced in
a worst-case scenario. Subscribe
to GigaOM Pro and gain access to
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Opportunities in the Smart Grid,"
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Apple/ Sports/ 55
Report: Oakland
Raiders aide tells cops
Tom Cable broke jaw
By ESPN.com news services "So the guys asked him to do it
(ESPN.com) again and he met with them
Submitted at 9/28/2009 9:42:24 PM before the Monday night game in
San Diego [Sept. 14], and the
Oakland Raiders assistant coach defensive backs played well
Randy Hanson told investigators again. [Owner] Al Davis doesn't
that he was struck by head coach k n o w [ H a n s o n h a s ] b e e n
Tom Cable and suffered a broken providing detailed coaching for
jaw, his lawyer told NFL Network these guys, and Randy has not
on Monday. gotten any credit for it."
A few weeks after the Aug. 5 Hanson was interviewed for
incident, Cable said "nothing approximately 90 minutes by
happened." Napa Valley (Calif.) detective
"When all the facts come out, Mike Walund and turned over
everything will be fine," he said. medical records which detailed
H a n s o n ' s l a w y e r , J o h n his broken jaw, McGuinn said.
McGuinn, disputed that, calling "Randy answered the detective's
the skirmish a "textbook case of questions, but we have no idea
felony assault," according to NFL whether charges will be coming,"
Network. McGuinn said, according to NFL
McGuinn said that Hanson is Network. "That will strictly be
still being paid by the Raiders but determined by the police and the
has been told to stay away from DA's office. We have no input.
the team's facility. That hasn't He just answered questions."
stopped players from soliciting his McGuinn said that neither he
advice. nor Hanson have been contacted
"Before their last preseason by the league, which has indicated
game several players contacted it is looking into the incident.
Randy and said they needed help. Napa police told NFL Network:
They said, 'If we get you a "It's an open investigation and
computer can you help us come we're making no comment at all."
up with some tips?' Randy worked Information from The
with them and they played really Associated Press was used in this
well in that game, particularly the report.
defensive backs," McGuinn said,
according to NFL Network.
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Zipcar App Finally Hits the iPhone
By Darrell Etherington
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 3:44:47 PM
It was one of the apps shown off
at Apple’s WWDC Keynote
speech talking about iPhone OS
3.0 back in June of this year, but
Zipcar has taken its sweet time
making an official appearance in
the App Store. It’s finally
here(iTunes link), so urbanites
who’ve waiting to make a trip to
Costco to load up for the winter,
you’re in luck.
For those who aren’t familiar
with Zipcar, it’s a car-sharing
service that allows members to
rent a car during the day for
running errands, etc. Cars can be
picked up from convenient
parking lots located throughout
the urban areas served by Zipcar
and dropped off again in another
designated area. Zipcar members
pay a monthly subscription fee,
and hourly and daily rates for use
of the car.
The Zipcar app was one of those
touted as taking advantage of new
iPhone OS 3.0 features to deliver
innovative new functionality for
users of Apple’s wonder device.
And it seems to work just as
advertised. The app uses your
location as a starting point to find
nearby cars available for booking.
You can filter your results by
time, type, and model, which will
highlight pins on the map in green
that fit your criteria.
All of Zipcar’s automobiles are
named, and once you find one that
fits your needs and schedule, you
can book it directly from the app,
so long as you are a Zipcar
subscriber. If you’re not, you can
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The Count: The Cost of
Clubhouse Distractions
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:00:10 AM
Milton Bradley was suspended
by the Cubs, his seventh team in a
10-year major-league career, after
he described the team as “just not
a positive environment” in a
newspaper interview. (Bradley
has since apologized.) Getty
Images Did Milton Bradley hurt
the Cubs more with his off-field
comments or his on-field
performance?
The book on Bradley from his
recent major-league stops is that
he is a negative influence in the
clubhouse. Statistically minded
baseball analysts don’t necessarily
dispute that such an influence can
have a real and negative impact
on a team, but they struggle to Though the Cubs are being
quantify it. criticized for failing to anticipate
On Baseball Analysts, Sky that Bradley would be a
Andrecheck sought to do so using distraction, their real
still try out the free app, you just noise on your device itself. If you a clever, indirect method. His miscalculation may have been
won’t be able to book any cars. are a member, the inclusion of premise is that some players overestimating his actual baseball
Clicking on a car at any location this feature means you won’t need widely acknowledged to be divas, performance. He was an above-
p r o v i d e s y o u w i t h f u r t h e r anything besides your iPhone to distractions or simply jerks are average hitter over the last two
information, including the hourly get on the road. allowed to stick around because seasons but slipped a lot this year.
and daily rate for the vehicle in Even though I don’t have a their on-field performance is too Though Bradley’s anemic .397
question, and supplementary membership myself, I can tell this good to give away. Others, who slugging percentage is a better
information, including things like app is an impressive example of don’t contribute as much, are cut. indicator, his 40 runs batted in
cargo capacity and any special using the iPhone to help make Making the heroic assumption from the middle of the lineup
features. people’s lives easier. It simplifies that baseball teams’ personnel stood out to Larry Granillo of
The iPhone app also includes a further a process which is meant decisions are rational, Andrecheck wezen-ball.com. Granillo checked
virtual wireless entry key fob that to be simple to begin with, and I examined some recent moves the archives to see if other
connects with a car once you’ve only hope other companies are regarding unpopular players and regulars batting from the middle
booked it. If you’re not a member w a t c h i n g a n d f o l l o w s u i t . found that the most teams chalk of a lineup collected so few RBIs.
and you’re just playing around Subscribe to GigaOM Pro and up to negative behavior is the loss Dozens have, but no one since
with the app like I was, you also gain access to our Webinar, " of 1.5 wins in a season. A player 1993 with as many plate
won’t be able to use the remote Biggest Opportunities in the who contributes more than that appearances as Bradley in a
c a r u n l o c k e r / h o r n h o n k e r , Smart Grid," on Oct. 7, 2009. with his bat, arm or glove is season has batted in fewer runs.
although you can use it to make unlikely to be cut.
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Angels clinch West crown with rout of Rangers
By Associated Press
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 12:35:07 AM
Angels wrap up 5th West title in
last 6 years
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The
Angels soaked the jersey in beer,
champagne and tears, holding
Nick Adenhart's No. 34 high in
the middle of the celebration he
missed.
Los Angeles is headed back to
the playoffs for the sixth time in
eight years, and the Angels intend
to go with the memory of their
late teammate alongside them.
The 22-year-old pitcher's death in
an April car accident roiled their
season early on, but it couldn't
sink this resilient team.
Sign Of Things To Come?
Mike Scioscia led the Angels to
a World Series title as a wild-card
team in 2002. But Sciosia and
L.A. have never fared well in the
playoffs as a division winner.
Here's how the Angels have
finished after winning the West
title under Scioscia:
Kendry Morales homered and
drove in three runs, and the
Angels wasted no time clinching
their third straight AL West title
with an 11-0 victory over the
second-place Texas Rangers on
Monday night.
Ervin Santana pitched a seven-
hitter for his fourth career shutout,
while Maicer Izturis had three hits
and two RBIs to wrap up the
Angels' fifth division crown in six
years. Los Angeles (92-64) will
open at home in the best-of-five
first round next week -- most
likely against Boston, a familiar
nemesis. The Red Sox need one
win or a Texas loss to earn the AL
wild card.
About 10 minutes into their
clubhouse celebration, the players
grabbed Adenhart's jersey and
gave it a dousing. The Angels
have taken Adenhart's jersey on
every road trip and kept his locker
intact in memory, and reliever
Kevin Jepsen brought the shirt
back to the clubhouse from the
dugout for the celebration.
"We remembered Nick before
we started," manager Mike
Scioscia said. "We've played the
whole year with heavy hearts. But
it was never about us, and it isn't
about us. It's all about supporting
Nick's family in any small way,
and we're going to bring Nick's
memory forward."
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Angels players returned to the
field and several grabbed a hose
from the grounds crew, using it to
spray water on fans behind both
dugouts. Then the Angels jogged
to the outfield and reverently
touched Adenhart's photo and No.
34 on the outfield fence. Players
posed for a team photo in front of
the image.
"We had a rough start, lost a
dear friend and teammate, and we
didn't do much in the first half,"
outfielder Torii Hunter said. "We
made this a very special season,
though. We're going to celebrate
tonight, and then get ready for
what's next."
Adenhart's death hours after his
strong season debut was the most
painful of several major obstacles
for the Angels, who persevered
through early season injuries,
midseason lulls and a late-summer
slump for their productive
offense. Yet they passed Texas
atop the division in mid-July --
and needing one victory in this
four-game series to secure the
division title, the Angels swiftly
eliminated any suspense.
With Morales and Vladimir
Guerrero propelling the offense,
Los Angeles took a 7-0 lead in the
third inning against rookie
Tommy Hunter(9-5), who
struggled mightily in the shortest
start of his promising season.
Erick Aybar and Guerrero drove
in two runs apiece, while Bobby
Abreu had three hits.
After the final out, the Angels
formed a mob on the field around
Santana (8-8), slapping his
shoulders and rubbing his head.
Although the right-hander is
likely to be in Los Angeles'
bullpen in the playoffs, Santana
made sure Scioscia won't forget
him, earning his first win in seven
starts and second shutout this
season.
The Angels made just three
playoff appearances in the
franchise's first 39 seasons before
Scioscia took over in 2000. Los
Angeles has been a postseason
fixture during the former Dodgers
catcher's decade in the dugout,
winning the 2002 World Series in
the Angels' only wild-card
appearance.
And getting pushed by the
Rangers down the stretch could
benefit the Angels in October, if
last season's performance is any
guide.
Los Angeles clinched the AL
West title with 17 games to play
on the way to a major league-
leading 100 victories in 2008, but
that 2½-week stretch with little
motivation was seen as a factor in
Los Angeles' listless effort in its
division series loss to Boston, the
Angels' likely playoff foe for the
third straight year.
"After the last few years,
everyone feels that it's time for us
to go to the next level," said
owner Arte Moreno, who partied
with his players in the clubhouse.
"We had a meeting about a week
or 10 days after the end of last
season, and we talked about what
we needed to do to get better.
Basically, that was our goal. I tell
people all the time, 'Why should I
be owning a team if I'm not trying
to win?'"
Michael Young had two hits in
his return from a hamstring injury
for the Rangers, on the verge of
elimination from the pennant race
after fighting to stay in contention
all summer despite several major
injuries.
Texas (85-71) trails Boston (91-
65), which lost to Toronto, by six
games with six to play.
"We didn't get it done, and that's
not a good feeling," Young said.
"The Angels had a great year and
Sports/ 57
overcame a tremendous amount of
adversity, and they deserve a lot
of credit. But from our side, it's
not a good feeling. We've got to
get better. It's as simple as that."
Young was back in the Rangers'
lineup for just the second time
since straining his left hamstring
Sept. 1. The third baseman
aggravated the injury against
Oakland in an aborted return two
weeks later, and his absence along
with Josh Hamilton's lingering
back problems seriously hurt
Texas' playoff hopes.
"I just told them to keep their
heads up," manager Ron
Washington said. "We didn't get it
done, but there's still games to be
played. We didn't finish first, but
I'd certainly like to win as many
more games as we possibly can.
We certainly don't want to be
falling down to third or fourth,
that's for sure."
Game notes
Morales started two 3-6-3
double plays by fielding a
grounder and throwing quickly to
second base. The Cuban's
improved fielding despite limited
time at first base in his baseball
career before this season has been
among his most impressive
achievements to Scioscia. ...
Young had never missed more
than two straight games with an
injury before his recent hamstring
woes.
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Never Has 1-2 Felt So Sweet

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) finally over. The Lions won a ranked 10th — its highest ever. had six victories. For CBS
Submitted at 9/28/2009 7:41:22 AM game. I swear.” The Journal’s Darren Everson Sports’s Steve Elling,
Colleague Drew Sharp writes wonders whether these two Mickelson’s win over his biggest
Since their last winning season that the victory was sweet programs can overcome media rival could be a good sign for next
in 2000, the Detroit Lions have especially for Jeff Backus and bias and play for the national title. season.* * *
been a model of mediocrity across Dominic Raiola because “They’ve Yahoo Sports’s Jason King writes October baseball is back in New
sports, losing 99 games while been imprisoned the longest.” that the Hurricanes aren’t ready to York. After the Yankees missed
winning only 32. Which probably In the Detroit News, Bob be reclaim their spot among the playoffs last season, they
means most NFL fans couldn’t Wojnowski isn’t putting too much college football’s elite after their regrouped and earned home field
understand the way that 32nd into this win except the relief it out of purgatory for a very long 31-7 loss at Virginia Tech. In the for the playoffs with their 100th
victory feels in Michigan this brings to a downtrodden city. time.” The Pittsburgh Post- Los Angeles Times, Chris win, 4-2 over the Boston Red Sox.
morning. It ended the Lions’ 19- The flip side of the game is the Gazette’s Gene Collier calls this Dufresne says Cal’s 42-3 The Yanks’ division title is all the
g a m e l o s i n g s t r e a k , w h i c h anger coming out of Washington. Steeler loss “ easily the worst” of shellacking by Oregon isn’t a more impressive after they started
included the NFL’s first 0-16 The Post’s Mike Wise predicts the Mike Tomlin era. great way to head into this week’s 0-8 against Boston before rallying
season. Associated Press For their that the Redskins are about to In Philadelphia, all eyes were on game against USC. And in the to split the season series 9-9. A
next trick, the Lions will attempt reach their nadir, and colleague Michael Vick, who took 10 snaps Allentown Morning Call, Jeff big reason is Alex Rodriguez.
something called a “winning Thomas Boswell writes that while at quarterback and did nothing Schuler says starting the season “The Yankees were 13-15 when
streak.” this loss isn’t in the same category eventful in the Eagles’ 34-14 rout with cupcakes didn’t help the Rodriguez was disabled, and are
In front of only 40,896 fans, as the 73-0 loss to the Chicago of Kansas City. Kevin Kolb Nittany Lions. 87-41 since, Joel Sherman writes
their smallest home crowd in 20 Bears in the 1940 title game, “ remains the main backup behind Finally, Tim Tebow’s in the New York Post. “It is no
years, the Lions upended the this one is hard to top for gall.” the injured Donovan McNabb, but concussion in Florida’s win over accident.”
Washington Redskins 19-14 and In Minnesota, Brett Favre was how Philadelphia keeps Vick Kentucky will prompt the NCAA While there’s much joy in cities
improved to 1-2 in 2009. It’s too up to his old tricks in his first happy will be interesting to watch, to further investigate the rule such as New York, Los Angeles
early to know whether this is just home game as a Viking. The 40- CBS Sports’s Clark Judge writes. surrounding blatant personal and Philadelphia, the Los Angeles
a blip in another disastrous year-old quarterback hit receiver And rookie quarterback Mark fouls, CBS Sports’s Dennis Dodd Times’s Bill Shaikin wonders
season, but rookie quarterback Greg Lewis in the back of the end Sanchez improved to 3-0 in the writes.* * * whether the parity of recent
Matthew Stafford and new head zone with two seconds left in Jets’ 24-17 win over Tennessee, a In the end, the PGA Tour’s seasons is giving way to the
coach Jim Schwartz and the rest Minnesota’s 27-24 victory over victory that Newsday’s Bob much-criticized “playoff” at least financial heavyweights sucking
of the Lions could celebrate, at San Francisco. “This is what it Glauber calls “ a massive step involved its best players. Phil up all the playoff slots.
least for a day. means to be Brett Favre,” Jim forward.”* * * Mickelson won this weekend’s – Tip of the Fix cap to reader
“You should have seen it,” S o u h a n e n t h u s e s i n t h e Weekend upsets in college Tour Championship, while Tiger Don Hartline.
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four starting quarterbacks, one In other games, Cincinnati margins. Add in Mississippi’s loss breast cancer. Mickelson’s victory consider your find for inclusion in
fired coach, one tar-and-feathered defeated Pittsburgh 23-20, leading Thursday and four of the top 10 included Sunday’s 5-under 65, the Daily Fix. You can email
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jokes about Detroit futility — posit that maybe the Bengals’ win three spots remained unchanged.) strokes down. Woods returned to
after all that, the gun sounded on “broke down some unseen, yet Two benefactors are Boise State, the Tour after successful knee
this last weekend of September, ever-present, psychic barrier that the new No. 5, and Cincinnati, surgery and, while he didn’t win
and our long, local nightmare was has blocked this franchises path any majors this season, he still
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Sources: Miami Dolphins QB Chad Pennington
done for season
By ESPN.com news services
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 3:57:36 PM
Pennington Expected To Miss
Season Pennington Expected To
Miss Season VIDEO PLAYLIST
• Pennington Expected To Miss
Season Pennington Expected To
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• Bell Breaks Down
Pennington's Injury Bell Breaks
Down Pennington's Injury
Miami Dolphins quarterback
Chad Pennington has been
initially diagnosed with a torn
capsule in his throwing shoulder
and the Dolphins expect him to
miss the rest of the season,
sources familiar with the injury he
suffered Sunday told ESPN senior
NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.
Pennington will seek a second
opinion from orthopedic specialist
Dr. James Andrews, who has
performed two shoulder surgeries
on the quarterback.
Pennington underwent tests
Monday on his right shoulder,
which he hurt early in the third
quarter of Sunday's 23-13 loss at
San Diego. He missed the rest of
the game, and coach Tony
Sparano said he didn't know how
long Pennington will be sidelined.
"We don't have a comment,
because the evaluation process is
still ongoing," team spokesman
Harvey Greene said.
Pennington has already had
surgery on the same shoulder in
2004 and 2005.
AFC East blog
ESPN.com's Tim Graham writes
about all things AFC East in his
division blog.
• Blog network: NFL Nation
Chad Henne, who went 10-for-
19 for 92 yards with an
interception, will likely make his
first NFL start Sunday when the
winless Dolphins play host to
Buffalo.
"We're going to have to go out
there with Henne, who is a lot less
experienced," tight end Anthony
Fasano said. "There is definitely
going to be a learning curve for
Henne. He can learn as much as
he wants in a classroom, but until
he's out on the field, in-game
experience he's not going to learn.
"But we have a lot of faith in
Chad. He's a smart guy, a great
leader and fun to play with. We're
just going to have to move on."
A second-round draft choice in
2008, Henne has been considered
Pennington's heir apparent for
more than a year. The challenge
for the offense will be to develop
a chemistry with Henne, receiver
Greg Camarillo said.
"Chad [Pennington] is our
leader," Camarillo said. "Any
injury to him is an injury to our
offense. But it's also an
opportunity for Henne to step up.
We've got faith in his
quarterbacking abilities. It's time
for him to show it off."
The score was 3-all when
Pennington was hurt on a hit by
linebacker Kevin Burnett as he
threw a pass. The injury appeared
to occur with the contact, which
caught Pennington in an awkward
position, rather than when he hit
the ground, Sparano said.
"Kind of a weird-looking deal,"
Sparano said.
Linebacker Joey Porter, nursing
a sore right hamstring, also was
unable to finish the game because
the muscle tightened. Sparano
said Porter will be further
evaluated this week.
The injuries are another blow
for a team rapidly regressing after
a great leap forward in 2008,
when the Dolphins improved their
victory total by 10 games and won
the AFC East. Now they're 0-3,
and only three teams since 1990
have gone to the playoffs after
such a slow start.
Sparano said lineup changes are
possible.
"I told this team yesterday, it's
not OK to be 0-3," he said. "It's
not acceptable. If there's a place
where we can shake some things
up, we will."
The biggest lineup change may
be at quarterback, but not because
of a demotion.
Pennington was chosen NFL
Comeback Player of the Year in
2008 and tied for second behind
Peyton Manning in the vote for
MVP. But he has never put
together consecutive productive
seasons, in large part because of
injuries.
"Staying healthy is my No. 1
goal," Pennington said before the
season.
He has missed time during his
10 years in the NFL with career-
threatening shoulder injuries in
2004 and 2005, as well as a wrist
injury that sidelined him for six
games in 2003.
Henne would be the 14th
starting quarterback for Miami
since Dan Marino retired
following the 1999 season. In the
most extensive action of his brief
career Sunday, Henne struggled
with his accuracy and made a
poor decision on the interception
but showed good composure,
Sparano said.
"I don't think at any point during
the game he was flustered,"
Sparano said. "His look and
demeanor for going into the game
at that point were very good, and
his handle of the offense was
pretty good."
Dolphins tackle Jake Long, who
played with Henne at Michigan,
said everyone on the offense has
confidence in the young
quarterback.
"He's poised. He's a leader,"
Long said. "When he gets his
chance, he's going to do good."
Information from ESPN senior
NFL analyst Chris Mortensen and
The Associated Press was used in
this report.
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Tiger and Phil
Deliver for PGA
Tour in FedEx Finale
By Mick Elliott (FanHouse)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 9:00:00 AM
by Mick Elliott
Filed under: PGA, FedEx Cup
ATLANTA -- That went well.
Anytime the PGA Tour can put
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson
in headlines on the same day, life
is good. So while some pesky
loopholes remain in the most-
recently revised edition of the
FedEx Cup playoff series, none of
them showed up Sunday at East
Lake Golf Club.
Mr. Popular 1 and Mr. Popular
1A provided the PGA Tour's
regular season with a near-perfect
close. Mickelson broke out of a
funk with some of his best golf of
a tough year to win the Tour
Championship. Woods, the season
leader with six victories, got what
he deserved -- recognition as the
year's best performer.
Tiger and Phil Deliver for PGA
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Urban Meyer: Tim
USC Trojans' Stafon Johnson has surgery after Tebow 'feeling better,'
could play vs. LSU
weights mishap By Associated Press
(ESPN.com)
By ESPN.com news services stable condition late Monday source close to the USC football "I've seen players have the bar
(ESPN.com) night after more than seven hours program told ESPN's Shelley slip and fall onto their chest, but Submitted at 9/29/2009 12:10:57 AM

Submitted at 9/29/2009 4:37:41 AM of surgery, said Katreena Salgado, Smith. never in my 25 years of coaching
a spokeswoman for California Carroll said Johnson "was OK," have I heard of someone dropping Urban Meyer Updates Tim
USC RB Stafon Johnson Out Of Hospital Medical Center. but couldn't speak, when he left a bar on their throat," said head Tebow's Injury Urban Meyer
Surgery USC RB Stafon Johnson He was treated for crushing the weight room for California strength and conditioning coach Updates Tim Tebow's Injury
O u t O f S u r g e r y V I D E O injuries to his neck as well as Hospital Medical Center. Chris Carlisle, who was standing GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Tim
PLAYLIST severe injuries to his larynx, said Johnson's family and friends 10 feet away at the time of the Tebow could be back in the
• USC RB Stafon Johnson Out the hospital's trauma medical gathered at the hospital on accident. "We're fortunate he was huddle in time for Florida's
Of Surgery USC RB Stafon director, Dr. Gudata Hinika. Monday to await word on his being spotted." biggest game of the season.
Johnson Out Of Surgery It's unlikely Johnson will be surgery. Johnson, a 5-foot-11, 210- Coach Urban Meyer said
• USC RB S. Johnson Injured In able to play again this season, but Carroll tweeted his concern later pound senior from Compton, Monday that his star quarterback
W e i g h t R o o m U S C R B S . his prognosis is good and doctors Monday evening. "Please keep Calif., is the Trojans' second- was feeling better and eating well
Johnson Injured In Weight Room expect him to make a full Stafon Johnson in your thoughts leading rusher and goal-line two days after sustaining a
LOS ANGELES -- Southern r e c o v e r y , H i n i k a s a i d i n a and prayers ... still in throat specialist. He's rushed 32 times concussion at Kentucky. Although
C a l i f o r n i a t a i l b a c k S t a f o n statement released by the hospital. surgery after weights accident this for 157 yards this year and leads Tebow still has "a little bit of a
Johnson is unlikely to play again "It hit him with a lot of force, AM," it read. the team with five touchdowns. headache," Meyer hopes he will
this season after a falling weight and it hurt him," coach Pete Earlier, Carroll said that weight He entered the season with 1,395 be able to play when the top-
bar crushed his neck and larynx. Carroll said after the Trojans' room incidents are not entirely rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. ranked Gators (4-0) return to the
The senior who scored the No. 7 brief practice Monday night but uncommon. Johnson's absence likely means field Oct. 10 at LSU.
Trojans' go-ahead touchdown before the surgery was finished. "That happens sometimes when more carries for 235-pound junior "I think so, but I don't know
against Ohio State two weeks ago "No broken bones as far as I you're doing bench presses, but Allen Bradford or perhaps 225- that," Meyer said.
was bench-pressing when the bar understand, but he's got some this one just hit him wrong," pound sophomore Marc Tyler SEC blog
slipped from his right hand and damage in there somewhere, and Carroll said. "You can miss the when USC plays California on ESPN.com's Chris Low writes
fell onto his throat. they're working it out, trying to rack or something. This was right Saturday. about all things SEC in his
Pac-10 blog figure out what it is. ... It is at the end of his set, and he wasn't Information from ESPN.com conference blog.
ESPN.com's Ted Miller writes serious. He did get hurt, so we putting the bar down on the rack Pac-10 writer Ted Miller and The • Blog network:
about all things Pac-10 in his don't know exactly what it is, and yet." Associated Press was used in this College Football Nation
conference blog. they're not going to know until An assistant strength and report. The 2007 Heisman Trophy
• Blog network: they go through the surgery." conditioning coach was standing winner was put through a battery
College Football Nation Immediately after the accident, over Johnson at the time of the
Johnson was in critical but Johnson was coughing up blood, a accident.

Starting Five: Jurrjens, Braves Roll On

By Ed Price (FanHouse) You Oughta Know ... finishing with three games at the Roll On originally appeared on
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:00:00 AM This Jurrjens kid is pretty good. Los Angeles Dodgers."Right now Fanhouse MLB Blog on Tue, 29
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URBAN
continued from page 60
of tests Monday and was
scheduled for more Tuesday,
Meyer said. Meyer said he did not
know what grade concussion
Tebow has.
"Tim's doing good," Meyer said.
"All the tests are coming back
positive and I'm going to leave it
up to the medical staff to update
you guys because I don't want to
give you information I don't
know. But he's doing good. I talk
to him all the time. Feeling
better."
Tebow spent Saturday night in a
Lexington, Ky., hospital after his
helmet struck teammate Marcus
Gilbert's leg as he was being
sacked. Tebow was slammed to
the ground and lay motionless as
teammates and trainers rushed to
him.
Tebow eventually sat up with
help and slowly made his way off
the field. He started vomiting on
the sideline -- a common
symptom of concussions -- and
was carted off the field.
He spent the night at the
University Medical Center in
Lexington -- with Meyer and his
parents at his side. He was
released Sunday morning, then
flew back to Gainesville. Meyer
said they passed the time
watching football and talking
about Saturday's 41-7 victory over
the Wildcats.
"You do that with any player,
but Tim's a special guy," Meyer
said. "His family's there. I just
wanted to make sure he was all
right. He was actually responding
very well to everything."
Florida returned to practice
Monday, but the session included
mostly freshmen, so Tebow had
the day off.
Meyer said Tebow had no neck
or spine issues, and added that he
remembers the hit that knocked
him out of the game. But it
remains unclear when he will be
able to return to practice.
The Gators certainly won't
count him out to be ready for No.
4 LSU.
"He's the toughest guy in college
football, without a question and
without a doubt in my mind,"
offensive coordinator Steve
Addazio said. "I've been around
this game a long time and a lot of
places and I've never seen a guy
like him. Who he is as a person,
his mental and physical toughness
is just superior. Certainly you
know you always have your best
shot with a guy like Tim Tebow.
"He is just tough as nails
mentally and physically. We're
lucky we've got him on our side."
Copyright 2009 by The
Associated Press
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Rex Ryan Benches David Clowney
Over Twitter Complaint
By Michael David Smith
(FanHouse)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 9:00:00 AM
by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Jets After spending
most of the Jets' Week 2 win over
the Patriots on the bench, wide
receiver David Clowney went
straight to Twitter, tweeting just
half an hour after the game that he
was "disappointed about my Clowney Over Twitter Complaint
playing time." Jets coach Rex originally appeared on Fanhouse
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The Count: What Michael Jordan Might Have

Accomplished
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) to have a respite from the six-time “Based on a relatively
Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:17:34 AM champ, while Williams’s terrific conservative projection, Jordan
batting wasn’t enough to propel missed out on 8,702 points, more
Most appreciations of Ted the Red Sox to championships. than 2,000 rebounds and nearly
Williams’s Hall of Fame baseball The difference also stems from 1,400 assists,” Pelton writes.
career note that his career totals Jordan’s more personal reasons For those who prefer more-
could have been much higher if he for two retirements, including a advanced stats, Pelton also
hadn’t missed nearly five full stint at Williams’s sport of choice, calculates what Jordan’s wins
seasons due to military service in a n d b e c a u s e h e ’ s w i d e l y above replacement player would
World War II and the Korean considered the best basketball Basketball Hall of Fame, and his have been. And the extra five
War. Getty Images Jordan’s third player of all time despite his resentment-tinged speech, provide seasons would have propelled Evander Holyfield vs.
retirement, in 2003, finally stuck. absence. Williams is considered a good occasion to ask what-if. Jordan to No. 1 in career totals for
Michael Jordan’s nearly five by most baseball historians and And on Basketball Reference, that stat, from No. 5 today, behind Vitali Klitschko a
full seasons away from basketball stat gurus as one of the best Kevin Pelton did just that, players whose peak value wasn’t 'Possibility' With a Win
aren’t normally lamented to the players of all time, but not the projecting Jordan’s production if as high but who didn’t skip five in South Korea
same extent. Perhaps that’s greatest. he hadn’t quit the sport twice. potential near-peak seasons.
because his opponents were glad Still, Jordan’s induction into the By
byLem
Lem Satterfield
Satterfield (FanHouse)
Filed under: 12:30:00
EVANDER
Submitted at 9/29/2009 WBA,
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62 Sports/ Game/
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continued from page 61
WBO, FanHouse Exclusive If
Evander Holyfield wins a Nov. 8
bout in Jeju Island, South Korea,
the 46-year-old former four-time
champion could position himself
for a title fight against World
very highly of Evander
Holyfield," said Sulaiman. "The
convention committee is looking
to have him in that fight on the
final day of their meetings, and
we're looking to help him to get
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Obama's Olympics Pitch Is Ill
-Timed
By Kevin Blackistone
(FanHouse)
Submitted at 9/29/2009 12:40:00 AM

Boxing Council champion Vitali back on track."

Klitschko, organization president,
Jose Sulaiman told FanHouse on
Monday night.
"I believe that Evander Holyfield
is one of the best heavyweight
fighters of the last quarter
century," said Sulaiman, adding
that the fight would take place on
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Klitschko a 'Possibility' With a
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Stanley A. McChrystal said last Realtime Worlds, other
week that he needs as many as
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if that increasingly deadly war -- holiday
of which House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi said further ramping up By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
will face rebellion in the House -- Submitted at 9/29/2009 12:15:00 AM

the final day of the WBC's Nov. 1
-8 convention in Jeju Island.
"Everybody in China, Korea,
Japan and all of Asia, they talk
Blogs| Comments can have a chance of being won.
The Obama administration's
first major legislative effort, an
attempt to reform and expand
health care coverage, is in dire
straits as the president's office has
been forced to retreat on its desire
for a public option for health care
and is continuing to fail to get
bipartisan support for what is left
of its grand plan.
And it is expected that the next
monthly unemployment report
scheduled to be released at the
end of this week will show our
national jobless rate risen to a
quarter-of-a-century high of 9.8
In an attempt to kick-start its
own video game industry, Ireland
has begun to target a number of
high-profile Scottish game
development studios, attempting
to woo them over to the Emerald
percent for September. Isle by offering a five-year tax
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By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq) fighters we know are series Fighter IV confirmed, eight
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and a brand new female pugilist Super Street Fighter IV
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Scottish developers who could be
influenced by the tax holiday
include Rockstar North, Denki,
Ruffian Games and Dynamo
Games.
Macdonald went on to say that
Scotland's going to need to do
more to preserve its burgeoning
gaming industry in light of
attractive offers from countries
such as Ireland and Canada, who
Realtime "lost some of [its] key
staff to" in the past few years. We
can't help but wonder if this might
Garnett Lee becomes editorial have had less to do with the
director for GameFly media,
including Shacknews
By Alexander Sliwinski
(Joystiq)
when the former Ziff-Davis
property was purchased by UGO.
Submitted at 9/29/2009 9:00:00 AM GameFly, as we've mentioned
before, is slowly shifting from its
1 U P e d i t o r a n d p o d c a s t core competency of being a game
personality Garnett Lee has joined rental service to becoming an
GameFly to become the editorial internet publishing outfit.
director for all of the game rental Garnett Lee becomes editorial
service's media properties. He will director for GameFly media,
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survivors in the great 1UP culling
By David Hinkle (Joystiq)
that occurred earlier this year,
Submitted at 9/29/2009 8:45:00 AM
Just like the previous Wii
System Update, 4.2 offers little in
the way of surprises or features
and mainly provides "behind-the-
scene fixes," designed to
"improve the overall system
performance." The update also
removes unauthorized save data
(it wouldn't be a real update
otherwise!), so if you've been
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strength of Canada's gaming
industry, and more to do with the
deliciousness of their bacon.
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Campy Fun at
Dsquared2
By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Blog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:55:35 AM
It's not every day you see models
on the catwalk looking rugged
and outdoorsy (think Band-Aid-
covered knees and Budweiser). At
Dsquared2's show today in Milan,
designers Dean and Dan took
camp to another level, showing
models in rain-proof
using things like the Homebrew windbreakers, flannels, and
channel, expect to be annoyed for sweatshirts, with some signature
the few minutes it takes the sparkle and studs thrown in for
community to implement a good measure. The silver spike-
workaround. covered shoes, cuffs, and
Wii System Update 4.2 now live backpacks are just the thing for
originally appeared on Joystiq on chic city dwellers and summer-
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:45:00 EST. campers alike.
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New DSquared2 Makeup Collection and Reality
TV Show
By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Blog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 10:15:07 AM
Attention, M.A.C lovers: The
new limited-edition DSquared2
Colour Collection, created for
DSquared2’s fall 2009 show, hits
store shelves today! To learn
more about the line, I chatted with
designers Dean and Dan Caten
and M.A.C’s Gordon Espinet at
New York City’s M.A.C PRO
store. Check out our conversation
below!
—Emily Hebert
EH: Tell me about your new
makeup collection.
Dean Caten: It’s fab, simple,
and easy. We’re lifetime friends
with Gordon and we all
understand each other. We talked
about the theme of the show and
said we wanted something cool,
modern, and easy.
Gordon Espinet: When I went to
meet with these guys before the
show, they described the whole
imagery of the collection. They
talked about girls from the ’30s
with a modern edge. Not precise,
not prissy—almost a little bit
disheveled—but still very
beautiful. And we had the idea of
sort of melting the makeup onto
the eyes—making it look like it’d
been there for a couple of days.
The black Greasepaint Stick and
Feline Kohl Power Pencil were
where it all began. And then we
added color and gloss because we
wanted something iridescent.
EH: I remember the Feline eye
pencil…
GE: It’s the best black pencil on
the planet and I’m not just saying
that because it’s M.A.C I’m
saying it because M.A.C tortures
everyone—me included—by its
limited shelf life! When Feline
comes in, it’s gone instantly and
that’s it. But I totally scored and I
found seven thousand of them
which I’m hiding in a closet at the
office. You go crazy after awhile
and you start to hoard!
EH: So tell me more about the
eye look for the show.
GE: It started with the black
pencil, lining inside the eye, with
the black greasepaint stick sort of
blended all around. Then we did
purple on top and blue below so
that it really had all these
elements of color going on. When
you first looked at it, you saw
black. But when she moved it
went blue and it went purple.
Dan Caten: The DSquared2
Greasepaint Sticks look different
in different lighting—they go
from blue to black to purple. We
wanted something that would
catch the light.
EH: What products did you use
for the lips?
GE: On the lips we used M.A.C
Lip Erase, which is a Pro product
with a huge cult following. It’s
always used backstage and it’s
never available at retail, but these
guys got it. Everybody’s always
looking for it. We started with the
lip erase then put a bright lipstick
in the middle. Dean and Dan
talked about the idea of walking
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Media: California
Nonprofit News Start-
Ups Work with NYT,
Others
It’s a reality show about fashion
and people that love it and want to (MediaPost | Media News)
the hall of shame; the beautiful become designers. So they kind of
Submitted at 9/28/2009 9:07:19 PM
Hollywood girl being chased by hook on to a professional designer
t h e p a p a r a z z i e a r l y i n t h e and we give them challenges. Every few days in recent weeks,
morning. And she’s got that kind Dean Caten: We give them there's been a new report about
of pallor going on with her challenges and then kill somebody the advance of nonprofit
lipstick. So it’s about removing once a week. journalism in California. The
color and just leaving a little in EH: What are the challenges biggest and most ambitious came
the middle. It could be a wine like? last week as San Francisco
stain, it could be whatever. Dan Caten: We can’t tell you. venture capitalist, philanthropist
EH: How did the makeup work Dean Caten: We’re sworn to and bluegrass aficionado Warren
with the collection? secrecy. But what happens is that Hellman pledged $5 million to
Dean Caten: The makeup is the winner will have their line create a new journalism operation
perfect because the inspiration for produced and sold across the in the Bay Area.
t h e c o l l e c t i o n w a s Y o u n g America, and the designer who A marquee platform for
Hollywood. helps them will get $60,000 to Hellman's unnamed San Francisco
Dan Caten: And it was kind of $100,000—something like that. venture could be provided by the
disheveled. It was like the Old EH: Who will be the designers Bay Area edition of The New
Hollywood set that had been worn helping contestants? York Times, which is in talks to
and used. So it wasn’t Dean Caten: Young local carry the start-up's work. The start
perfect—nothing was perfect. designers based out of New York -up also has substantial partners in
There were chandeliers broken on or L.A. the U.C. Berkeley Graduate
the stage, the stage was coming Dan Caten: The key thing was School of Journalism and KQED,
d o w n , a n d g i r l s w o r e finding people who could sew. A a public television and radio
sunglasses… We didn’t unveil the lot of designers don’t sew or don’t station, both of which will provide
eye until the last seven exits. The know how to sew. We can sew, reporters and expertise.
models were tough and kind of but a lot of people can’t. Recently, plans were unveiled
rocker-ish. We had them holding EH: When did you two first for a watchdog journalism start-up
Starbucks cups and National start sewing? in Orange County and another
Enquirer magazines because they Dan Caten: We used to make news upstart expanded into Los
were these girls on the go—they our own little collections when we Angeles. At current scale the
didn’t have time. The makeup’s were 18. nonprofit newbies can't patch over
on the go too. It’s quick—no time Dean Caten: We went to Home holes left behind by traditional
to waste. Boom. You’re done. Ec. news operations, but expect to see
EH: I hear you have a new Dan Caten: That’s right, we more stories from the
reality TV show coming out… took Home Ec. in school… philanthropic news teams picked
Dan Caten: Yeah, the new show Dean Caten: We were the only up by for-profit media outlets.
is coming out at the end of boys in the class sewing shirts!
November. It’s on Bravo and it’s Follow ELLE on Twitter.
called Launch the Line. We’re
very nervous the first three
episodes and then we get better!
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Collection Crush: Gucci SS10
By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Blog)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:15:17 AM
Bondage, in all its soft slashed metal rings, and leather braids.
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Around the Net In
Media: New York
Fashion Week a Boon
liberal incorporation of what
after shoes of the season: the knee
-high black leather pair with
asymmetric, geometric cut-outs.
American for Magazine Sites
looked like torturous binding
devices fashioned out of cord,
Regardless if you’d wear ‘em or
not, this is a collection that
Idol: Laura (MediaPost | Media News)
Submitted at 9/28/2009 9:06:13 PM

leather and hardcore body harness What could easily have gone in punches the wind out of women
forms, is here to stay. At least that the direction of basement sex
was the message designer Frida club, instead, because of longer
and chases straight men back to
the peep-toe section of the shoe
Geller New York's Fashion Week
helped deliver a significant traffic
punch for a number of magazine
Giannini seemed to be sending sleeves and hemlines, well- salon. By ELLE.com (ELLE News
with her newest Gucci collection, executed layering, and impeccable Gucci, for this girl (thumbs Blog) Web sites. New York magazine
which made its runway debut this tailoring, looked confident and pointing in), you have been Submitted at 9/28/2009 11:00:52 AM
says its Web site Nymag.com saw
past Saturday in Milan. Brilliantly very city street appropriate. crowned the new SS10 standard. more than 28 million page views
stitched into everything from the And then the shoes. Gladiator Frida Giannini’s new collection, When I scored my job in beauty, the week of September 10 to 17,
s k i n n y b l a c k p a n t s a n d and warrior inspired sandals with despite its dominatrix bent, still family members pressed me for up 40% from Fashion Week last
embellished boyfriend blazer to generous platforms and six inch managed to cover all four major details about the celebrities and year. Average daily users at
the series of white, grey, and heels, some brandishing metal clothing groups: work, weekend fashion shows, but all my aunt Nymag.com for the period were
black day-to-night dresses to the hardware fastened by rows of day, weekend night, and red (who is also my godmother) cared up about 18% from last year and
floor-sweeping gowns, the theme neat, intricate knots, others cuffed carpet appearance. about was whether or not I got to the site is expected to pull in more
of lady domination screamed widely at the ankle with layered Photos: Imaxtree meet makeup artist Laura Geller. online advertising dollars in
loudly and clearly thanks to, leather straps, and what will Follow ELLE on Twitter. September than any other month
among other things, Giannini’s surely be one of the most sought in its 11-year history.
Condé Nast's style.com, the
online home of Vogue magazine,
Where Filson meets a French 75 saw unique visitors jump more
than 20% to roughly 1 million
By blogeditor1 (Material of bitters bottles, and a full d u r i n g i t s F a s h i o n W e e k
Interest on Men.style.com) bartender's tool kit of knives and coverage. The site received about
Submitted at 9/28/2009 12:02:09 PM function-specific tools within the 16% more page views this year
roll-up component. Whether you than in 2008.
PDT proprietor Jim need all those accoutrements for At Hearst, hair products maker
Meehan—recently voted best the average weekend trip is up for TRESemme sponsored a Fashion
bartender in America at New debate—but the bag will just as Week 'hub' on the homepages of
Orleans' Tales of the Cocktail easily fit a 15-inch laptop, your H a r p e r s B a z a a r . c o m ,
mixologists' convention—spends passport, and a few days' worth of M a r i e C l a i r e . c o m ,
a lot of time traveling the world clothes. So you're not a C o s m o p o l i t a n . c o m a n d
for bartending tutorials, professional bartender…yet. With S e v e n t e e n . c o m . T h e h u b
competitions, and other high-test the Meehan bag, you'll be ready to generated about 75,000 video
boozing functions. Nice job, if pursue that as Plan B. We'll drink plays and more than 25 million
you can get it. But when your to that. page views.
trade requires a selection of tools "And frankly, I was tired of testing (and pour-testing) various Meehan Utility Bag, $660, and
and supplies that ranges from the looking like I was ready to board prototypes, Meehan has settled on Bar Roll-Up, $150 ($740 when
Dickensian to the Jetsonian, the a plane when I arrived." So a final version, which he's purchased together), available
old notion of "traveling in style" Meehan called up the leather proclaimed the best possible thing t o m o r r o w ,
goes out the window. "For years, artisans at Virginia's Moore & to lift your spirits. The modular mooreandgilesinc.com/bags
I've used equipment designed for Giles and designed the bag he Meehan Utility Bag and Bar Roll- COREY SEYMOUR Photo:
cooks, along with backpacks and needed. After months of wear- Up fits a cutting board, a couple Courtesy of Moore & Giles
standard luggage," Meehan says.
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For the past three years, every
time I saw Laura, I brought up my
aunt’s obsession with her and her
line of products. I regularly trek to
her Lexington Avenue studio to
get my brows perfected by the
masterful Luba and finally I
decided that enough was enough.
In July, I made my aunt’s dreams
come true and I introduced her to
her idol, who was as gracious as
ever (after a few brief words with
my aunt, she told her they were
“soul sisters”). My aunt may have
some competition to become
Laura’s next best friend,
though—I saw a Chick-Fil-A iced
tea on her desk (brief background:
I LOVE Chick-Fil-A iced teas.
When I was bedridden with mono
freshman year of college, my
doting boyfriend brought me a
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gallon of it to cheer me up. And
when I came back from a
semester in Argentina , my
parents arrived at the airport with
a gallon and a large cup with
lemon waiting in the car).
So, now I’m convinced. We’re
kindred souls too.
—Maura Lynch, Associate
Beauty Editor
Pictured, from left: My aunt,
Laura, Me, and my mom (who
came along for the ride and left
loving Laura too). Check out
Laura's line (especially her
amazing primer, Spackle) at
Laurageller.com!
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London, rain or shine

By blogeditor1 (Material than one. "The thing about the collaborative state of mind. His
Interest on Men.style.com) military is that the stuff is Spring 2010 show also featured
Submitted at 9/28/2009 7:41:00 AM incredibly durable, and they have the debut of sunglasses co-
to overproduce, so there's a lot of designed with Linda Farrow, a
Christopher Raeburn's natty dead stock floating around," he half-rimless style that riffs on the
outerwear is nothing if not ready says. (Even so, we're pretty sure Japanese Matsuda shapes that
for the elements. His pop-out the orange of his Spring 2010 were huge in the eighties (below).
parka has a shell made from anorak [middle] was never Prepared for rain but hoping for
recycled military parachutes and a intended for combat.) sun? Maybe there's a little
reversible, button-out interior The designer has been attracting optimism in the British air.
jacket (top) that's faced with the attention of others, too. Libertyoflondon.co.uk,
British wool and Cold War-era London fashion week found his
German camouflage print. We're goods on the runway of up-and-
christopherraeburn.co.uk; soar-
london.com MAYA SINGER
This Just In: Margaret
told the piece has been flying off c o m e r T i m S o a r , w h o
the racks at Liberty of London, collaborated with Raeburn on a
Photos: Courtesy of Christopher
Raeburn; FirstView
Howell at South Willard
Raeburn's exclusive retailer for few waterproof items made from By blogeditor1 (Material Surrey-born, London-based
menswear. Turns out the military that same parachuting material. Interest on Men.style.com)
aesthetic is practical in more ways S o a r s e e m s t o b e i n a Submitted at 9/28/2009 1:51:30 PM THIS page 67
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designer Margaret Howell has pictured left.) Tailored shirting,
Media Magazine: Church and State
several stores in Europe (the latest jackets, and knits are cut loose, in (MediaPost | Media News) and editors - including me - to do traditional suppliers in other
opened in Paris this year), 66(!) in a palate that'll look plenty familiar Submitted at 9/29/2009 5:20:20 AM it. information-dependent industries
Japan, and exactly zero in the to fans of Christopher Bailey's last In a way, trade journalists have - recorded music, retail, travel,
United States. But as of this week, few collections for Burberry. Not Can the news business survive actually been slightly ahead of automotive. The hue and cry
you can pick up her wares on U.S. very L.A., perhaps, but then, as once-sacred walls toppling? their consumer counterparts in the surrounding the disintermediation
soil, thanks to Ryan Conder of the Conder will attest, not everyone in Work with me on this, because development of new business of the news business may seem
Los Angeles men's shop South town wears Ed Hardy. you, the reader, are an integral models. The impact on the more pronounced, because so
Willard, who just picked up MHL scoured twill overshirt, part of this story. First, I want you consumer press, especially high- many journalists have been
Howell's main and secondary $216, and chambray flannel shirt, to pick up this magazine. Feel the profile newspapers, may be more writing about it.
MHL lines. What do all those $183, available at South Willard, heft of it in your hands. Fan the visible because the shifts in their Few would debate the value of
Japanese dudes know that we 8038 W. 3rd St., L.A., (323) 653- pages, and feel the words and underlying economics have been professional journalism in our
don't? To start with, that Howell's 6153, southwillard.com pictures fluttering at you. If you so fast and pronounced, and society. The real question seems
designs are finely crafted but MATTHEW SCHNEIER Photos: are reading it in print, or online, I because they have experienced a to be how it should be paid for,
unassuming—fashion with a South Willard want you to take your index finger quadruple whammy of sorts. First and who should be paying for it.
lowercase f. (There's an unfussy, and run it under the following they were forced to provide their Not surprisingly, some big
workmanlike quality to her details line, as if to underscore its content online for free, leading to journalism outfits are coming
and fabrics, like the blocky chest meaning: What is the value of this an erosion of their valuable around to the notion that it should
pockets on a twill overshirt, content? subscription and newsstand be readers like you. The "pay"
The answer to that question, of revenues. Then Craigslist came model has been around since the
MEDIA course, is relative. Most likely, along and cannibalized their inception of the Internet, and with
continued from page 67 you paid nothing to receive this highly profitable classified the exception of a few viable
that would serve as a Without a viable economic magazine. What you have given advertising business. Then they examples - most notably The Wall
c l e a r i n g h o u s e f o r p a i d model, some people - mostly us is your time and attention, and found advertisers weren't willing Street Journal- none have worked.
subscriptions to journalism journalists themselves - claim the that, in turn, has given us value, to pay the same kinds of rates for The New York Times tried and
content published online. long-term ramifications for because there are people who online readers that they once did failed to convince people to pay
On the other end of the society are unthinkable. For his would pay us for that - advertisers for print. Or, as many have for its "select" edition online,
spectrum, there is Wired editor part, Anderson is a bit more of products and services that hope described it, they've been trading though it is once again exploring
and new-economy visionary, pragmatic about the whole thing. to influence you. It is a simple analog advertising dollars for new ways of getting readers to
Chris Anderson, who is "There is a lot of talk about the v a l u e e x c h a n g e t h a t h a s digital pennies. Finally, they have pay directly for its content.
advocating a "free" model. In his sanctity of the fourth estate, and underwritten journalism like this had to deal with what is It's an ongoing debate, but it
new, aptly named book, Free: The the plight of journalists," he told for the past couple of centuries, potentially their greatest affront of reached a new crescendo earlier
F u t u r e o f a R a d i c a l P r i c e , Media recently. "And that has led but now it seems broken. all: Their readers have become this year, when former Time
Anderson makes the case that to a lot of hand-wringing over the Business publications like their competitors, as a legion of magazine editor Walter Isaacson
information is destined to be free, future of democracy." Media still attract the time and "citizen" or quasi-professional published an article in his alma
and that ultimately is the price Anderson acknowledges that attention of influential readers like journalists break - or simply re- mater making the case that the
that will be associated with it. The this is a "very dark time" for y o u , b u t t h e v a l u e a m o n g report - news, opinion, and other future of journalism was tied to a
problem, he says, isn't just that an journalism, and not just because advertisers appears to have journalistic content across the pay model. Specifically, he
industry is experiencing an epic of the economy, which would shifted, and they are spending less blogosphere. advocated a micropayment system
shift in its economics. The ordinarily batter big, advertising- of their marketing dollars to reach The coincidence of a global in which readers paid tiny
problem is that unlike most dependent publishers, but because you this way, making magazines recession hasn't helped, but the amounts - perhaps a few cents at a
businesses, journalism is more they haven't yet embraced the idea like the one you are now holding forces driving the changing time - to access stories and
than a means of making money. that their business models have in your hands less financially economics of journalism are not content online.
It's also been the way Western shifted from paid circulation and viable than they once were. That, as simple as cyclical cutbacks in Steve Brill, the founder of
societies have stayed informed, advertising to, well, something in turn, is forcing publishers like advertising spending. The changes American Lawyer, Court TV
and maintained at least some form else. us to explore new ways of have been far more fundamental, (now Tru), and other successful
of checks-and-balances with the "Journalists are bemoaning the converting the value of reaching and longer-term, and are tied the media ventures that he has since
other big societal estates: the decline of values and institutions people like you into revenues that way digital media has changed the sold, joined the cry with a new
government, Big Business and the we can then use to create relevant supply, demand, and distribution venture called Journalism Online,
clergy. content, publish this magazine, of information. They are the same
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that they hold dear," says
Anderson, "I get it, but I'd love to
take the emotion out of it, and get
practical. We are at a time right
now where innovation is required
in our industry. We'll figure it out,
but it's time to move past old
ways of doing business."
Putting the free vs. paid debate
aside for a moment, Anderson
says a big part of that equation is
understanding the role journalism
publishers play in a "post-
advertising" era. Anderson doesn't
mean that advertising has literally
gone extinct, but he does believe
that the classic advertising model
of distributing broad-based
content to captive consumers may
be over, and needs to evolve into
something else.
He notes that the Web is poised
to celebrate its 20th anniversary
this year, but it has been slow to
evolve past its original display-
based advertising model. That is
generally true for journalism as a
whole - whether it is print, radio,
tv or online - most news
organizations are still wedded to
traditional display advertising.
And that has contributed to a huge
disequilibrium in the marketplace,
because the laws of supply and
demand change dramatically
when display advertising moves
from analog to digital media. The
New York Times Web site,
nytimes.com, for example, reaps a
fraction of the CPM value of its
printed newspaper counterpart.
And because the Times is so
wedded to its print revenue
stream, it has been relatively less
competitive in the digital space.
An OMMA magazine analysis
last year found that nytimes.com
commands a lower CPM than the
Drudge Report. Other home-
grown Web journalism ventures
such as the Huffington Post or the
Daily Beast, meanwhile, are
thriving.
So what exactly is the post-
advertising model of professional
journalism? Anderson's not sure,
but he says the ball is in the
journalist's court to figure out.
One of the most venerable U.S.
journalism organizations, U.S.
News & World Report is trying to
do just that, and is embracing
some business models that might
have made an the toes of an
earlier generation of journalists
curl. Recognizing that their once
successful, mass circulation, ad-
supported business model had
eroded, and likely would never
return, USN&WR President Bill
Holiber and Editor Brian Kelly
began hatching a plan nearly three
years ago to wean the magazine
and its Web site off their
dependence on conventional
display advertising revenues.
In its place, they are developing
means of converting the attention
their influential readers pay to
their content into other forms of
revenue, including some models
that would make many old-school
journos cringe. The mix includes
things like e-commerce, lead
generation, and co-registration,
business models that fall under
the broad online banner of
"performance marketing," and
which are the digital age's
equivalent of direct response and
database marketing.
Holiber and Kelly acknowledge
that the process is iterative, and
somewhat experimental, but they
are at least open-minded to trying
different things, which seem to be
paying off. The heart of the plan
revolves around USN&WR's core
publishing franchises, which
include global and domestic news,
but also highly regarded and
referenced special issues ranking
America's best colleges, hospitals,
financial services plans, and
automobile buying.
Simultaneously, they shifted the
magazine's publishing frequency
from weekly to monthly, and treat
each edition as a special issue
focusing on one of those vertical
categories. Companion Web
pages extend the print editions'
reach, and enable online
commerce and lead generation
deals on an ongoing basis, as
readers refer back to USN&WR's
rankings online throughout the
year. So for example, when a
college, academic institution or
service organization generates a
lead from USN&WR's site, the
publication splits a portion of the
sales that are converted from it.
"If you look at how quickly
things have deteriorated in the
newsweekly category, it was just
a matter of time before the
traditional model became
unsustainable," says Holiber. "We
knew we had to transition to
something else if we were going
to keep our brand of journalism
viable."
Other highly respected
journalism organizations have
been exploring new, commerce-
based revenue streams with
questionable results. Recently,
The Washington Post became the
center of a firestorm surrounding
journalistic ethics when its
marketing department began
distributing "fliers" to lobbyists
and trade organizations inviting
them to pay upwards of $250,000
each to attend private "salons" at
publisher Katherine Weymouth's
home where they would have an
opportunity to hobnob, and
presumably influence, important
members of the Obama
Administration, members of
Congress, or even the paper's own
editors and journalists. Weymouth
quickly rescinded the offer, after
it was made public, but the story
illustrates how far journalism
publishers are willing to go to
develop new revenue streams, and
how potentially awkward some of
them might be for organizations
that have historically prided
themselves for their
independence, neutrality, and
ability to be objective watchdogs
for the public at large.
The truth is that there have
always been awkward "church
and state" encroachments for
journalists, even under the classic
advertising model. In the extreme,
publishers would demand
favorable coverage for important
advertisers, but on the fringes,
there have been long-standing
practices of publishing "special
editions," advertorials, and other
custom content that effectively
touted the products and services
of advertisers in their pages, but
not technically under the
imprimatur of their journalistic
brands.
In recent years, the line has
blurred to extremes that challenge
long-standing industry codes of
ethics. The New York Times, for
example, began selling ads on its
front page, and has even accepted
product placements for brands
that are integrated into its editorial
pages. While the annual revenue
from such instances for
newspapers and magazines is still
relatively small - about $25
million - researcher Patrick Quinn
of PQ Media estimates it is
growing about 25 percent each
year.
The same trends have been
transforming business journalists
for years, and many B-to-B
publishers now derive more
revenues from alternative sources
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than they do from traditional print
display advertising. Not
surprisingly, technology
publishers led the way, but
nowadays most trade publications
are publishing more of their
content online, and are carving
back on the frequency of their
print schedules, if not suspending
them altogether. They've also
migrated rapidly to new revenue
streams, especially events,
including conferences, trade
shows, webinars, and workshops.
Business publishers have been
moving fast in new directions,
mainly because we've had to,"
acknowledges Gordon Hughes,
president of American Business
Media, the trade association that
represents business journalists.
Hughes says the transition has
been accelerated by the economic
recession, because trade
publications typically are hit
earlier and more severely than
consumer publications during
economic down cycles.
Hughes says the pace of change
varies by industry, but on average,
ABM members derive only about
37 percent of their revenues from
traditional ad-supported
publishing models. Nearly 30
percent is now derived from event
-related revenues, or what the
ABM likes to call "face-to-face"
media. Another 15 to 17 percent
comes from digital distribution of
news and information, and the
balance comes from a myriad of
new sources ranging from lead
generation, database marketing,
and something Hughes likes to
call "rich data" - data generated
by trade publishers that can be re-
packaged and sold at a premium
or used to package advertising
deals.
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Research Brief: Just The Facts, But Get 'em Right

(MediaPost | Media News) +10 45 34 16
Submitted at 9/29/2009 6:15:20 AM Republicans 41 60 12
63 -4 47 Source: PEW Reserch,
According to Pew Research 69 R-D Gap Unfavorable September 2009
surveys, the public's assessment +6 +40 19 The starkest partisan division is
of the accuracy of news stories is Democrats +27 35 seen in assessments of The New
now at its lowest level in more 43 Source: PEW Reserch, 7 York Times. Although most
than two decades. Just 29% of 59 September 2009 20 Americans are not familiar
Americans say that news +16 The Pew Research Center for Network TV enough with the Times to express
organizations generally get the Independents the People & the Press' biennial Favorable an opinion, Republicans view The
facts straight, while 63% say that 56 media attitudes survey, finds that 64 New York Times negatively by a
news stories are often inaccurate. 53 even as the party gaps in several 55 margin of nearly two-to-one,
In the initial survey in this series -3 criticisms of the press have 81 while Democrats view it
about the news media's R-D Gap lessened over the past few years, 54 positively by an almost five-to-
performance in 1985, 55% said +20 views of many individual media Unfavorable one margin. More independents
news stories were accurate while +10 sources are deeply divided along 24 rate the Times favorably than
34% said they were inaccurate. Tend to favor one side party lines. 35 unfavorably.
26% of Americans now say that Total Partisan Views of Leading 9 The poll finds that television
news organizations are careful 66 News Outlets(% Respondents; 33 remains the dominant news source
that their reporting is not 74 Not Included are "Don't New York Times for the public, with 71% saying
politically biased, compared with +8 Know/Can't Rate") Favorable they get most of their national and
60% who say news organizations Republicans Total 29 international news from
are politically biased. And only 81 Republicans 16 television. More than four-in-ten
20% say that news organizations 84 Democrats 39 say they get most of their news on
are independent of powerful +3 Independent 29 these subjects from the internet,
people and organizations. Democrats CNN Unfavorable compared with 33% who cite
On several measures, 54 Favorable 17 newspapers. Last December, for
Democratic criticism of the news 67 60% 31 the first time in a Pew Research
media has grown by double-digits +13 44% 8 Center survey, more people said
since 2007. Today, most Independents 75% 18 they got most of their national and
Democrats say that the reports of 68 55% NPR international news from the
news organizations are often 73 Unfavorable Favorable internet than said newspapers
inaccurate. 67% of democrats are +5 19 44 were their main source.
also now more likely than they R-D Gap 34 39 Despite declines in newspaper
were in 2007 to identify +27 7 50 readership over the last several
favoritism in the media, saying +17 22 43 years, about four-in-ten people
that the press tends to favor one Too critical of America Fox News Unfavorable turn to newspapers for news about
side rather than to treat all sides Total Favorable 12 issues and events in their local
fairly, up from 54%. 43 55 13 area, more than twice the number
Press Criticism Trending 44 72 7 that turn to the internet for local
Bipartisan(% of Respondents) +1 43 16 news.
% Agreeing Republicans 55 Wall Street Journal The public has long been critical
Claim 63 Unfavorable Favorable of the press in several areas, says
July 2007 60 25 32 the report. In 1985, majorities said
July 2009 -3 13 39 that news organizations tried to
'07-'09 Point change Democrats 36 29 cover up mistakes, tended to favor
Stories often inaccurate 23 24 32 one side on political and social
Total 33 MSNBC Unfavorable issues and were influenced by the
53% +10 Favorable 13
63% Independents 48 12 RESEARCH page 70
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Hughes couldn't say exactly
how the shares of revenue among
these sources was being impacted
by the recession, but he said the
ABM's most recent tracking data
shows that traditional display
advertising has been eroding
faster than digital publishing and
events, and other sources.
Anecdotally, he says, lead
generation seems to be the
method that currently is being
discussed most by the ABM
members as a potential
replacement for traditional
advertising revenues.
Trade journalists, like their
consumer counterparts, are also
being affected by the growing
legions of bloggers and quasi-
journalists. Trade magazine
Advertising Age even publishes a
daily ranking of marketing-related
blogs that theoretically compete
with it for news and readers. Ad
Age's so-called "Power 150"
listed 1,053 such blogs at last
count. How many blogs compete
with consumer journalists isn't so
clear, but the most recent data
from the Pew Internet &
American Life Project indicates
that 33 percent of all Internet
users read blogs, and 11 percent
read them daily. Asked whether
they have personally published a
blog, 42 percent of all Internet
users (or 32 percent of U.S.
adults) say they have.
Couple all of the trends to some
high-profile journalistic
transgressions, including
plagiarism and faulty reporting
among some of America's biggest
and most respected news
organizations, and the line
distinguishing the journalistic
elite from amateur bloggers
doesn't always seem that wide,
especially when the bloggers are
beating the professional
journalists to the punch.
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powerful. However, in that initial
survey on press performance,
conducted by the Times-Mirror
Center, 55% said that news
organizations "get the facts
straight," while 34% said stories
were often inaccurate.
By the late 1990s majorities said
that news stories are often
inaccurate. That has been the case
for the past decade as well, with
the exception of a brief period in
fall 2001. In the current survey,
63% say news stories are often
inaccurate.
• The proportion saying news
organizations "try to cover up
their mistakes" has reached a high
of 70%, up from 63% two years
ago.
• 59% of Americans see news
organizations as "highly
professional," in the current study.
In 1985, 72% said news
organizations were highly
professional
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• In 1985, 45% said news
organizations were politically
biased, while 36% said they were
careful to avoid bias. Today, by
greater than two-to-one (60% to
26%), more say the press is biased
• Currently, 74% say news
organizations tend to favor one
side in dealing with political and
social issues, while just 18% say
they deal fairly with all sides.
• 74% now say news
organizations are influenced by
powerful people and
organizations compared with 20%
who say they are pretty
independent.
• Notably, the balance of opinion
about whether news organizations
are liberal or conservative has
changed little since 1985,
concludes the study
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