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The First Draft: Will Giuliani try for Ken Lewis' successor
the U.S. Senate? could be... Ken Lewis?
By David Morgan (Front Row fuss. But overcoming a possible people close to Giuliani as saying By Zac Bissonnette
Washington) challenge from New York’s a run for the Senate is unlikely. (BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 6:34:22 AM
Democratic attorney general, And even the Daily News seems Submitted at 11/20/2009 5:00:00 PM
Andrew Cuomo, could be have to be hedging its bets with a story
He probably won’t run for New been difficult. Cuomo has not saying Giuliani doesn’t need to Filed under: Bank of America
York governor but might for the announced his candidacy. run for the Senate because he (BAC) In the past, I've covered
U.S. Senate … or will he? The Daily News reports that already has plenty of money Rochdale Securities analyst Dick
That’s the speculation swirling Giuliani is strongly considering a and influence and a private life Bove's inane ramblings about
around Rudy Giuliani, the Senate run against Democratic that’s working out just fine. how fantastically awesome Bank
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York City mayor who walked tall out the remaining two years of 2000 campaign that pitted him Ken Lewis is. Last month he and he knows how to operate it,"
after the Sept. 11 attacks and ran Hillary Clinton’s term. Clinton, against Clinton. But events and called Mr. Lewis "phenomenally Bove wrote in a research note
for U.S. president in 2008. who lost in last year’s declining poll numbers were good" and his notes to investors issued this morning. "At this
A spokeswoman says the 65- D e m o c r a t i c p r e s i d e n t i a l against him and he withdrew are beginning to have more in point in the company's history,
y e a r - o l d f o r m e r f e d e r a l nomination to Barack Obama, is after a quick succession of common with 12-year old girls' this is the type of leader needed.
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decisions. The Daily News cites poll cancer, he had a girlfriend, and conventional research. be the biggest morale builder that
But the New York Daily News, numbers showing Giuliani losing he was separating from his But he has outdone himself this management could get."
the New York Times and the to Cuomo 53 percent to 43 second wife. time. While Bank of America's Continue reading Ken Lewis'
New York Post all report that percent in a race for governor, Giuliani has since beaten cancer, chairman of the board goes on a successor could be... Ken Lewis?
Giuliani has decided not to run but beating Gillibrand 54 percent divorced his second wife, Donna cruise instead of devoting all his Ken Lewis' successor could be...
for New York governor in 2010. to 40 percent for the Senate. Hanover, and married his former energy to finding a successor, Ken Lewis? originally appeared
Analysts think he could defeat But the Senate speculation may girlfriend, Judith Nathan. Mr. Bove has found the solution on BloggingStocks on Fri, 20
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Cuba travel ban debate elicits strong feelings

By Susan Cornwell (Front ban, told one witness who had lawmakers should examine why miles from her state. security operations in Latin
Row Washington) advocated lifting it that she found Cuba was “the only country in She mocked a reference America, was irked that Ros-
Submitted at 11/19/2009 3:30:41 PM
some of his comments the world where our people are McCaffrey had made to Lehtinen had not referred to him
“shameful.” not allowed to go.” “Communist morality” and rolled by the title of general.
No one can remember the last The witness, retired U.S. Most of the witnesses then spoke her eyes when McCaffrey said he He corrected her, and for that he
time they had a full House of G e n e r a l B a r r y M c C a f f r e y , in favor of changing U.S. policy, had once spent seven hours with got an apology.
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s c o m m i t t e e riposted that he was offended by which was launched in the 1960s Castro. Other lawmakers and witnesses
hearing on whether to lift the R o s - L e h t i n e n ’ s in a Cold War bid to isolate Fidel “I always find it intriguing that tangled over whether they had
U.S. travel ban on Castro’s Cuba. “ m a r g i n a l i z a t i o n ” o f h i s Castro. people are so proud of the done enough to help anti-Castro
Perhaps that’s why some strong viewpoint, adding that her line of But Ros-Lehtinen, a Cuban- number of hours that Castro dissidents while visiting Cuba
feelings spilled out into the open. questioning was “silly.” American born in Havana, was spent with them,” Ros-Lehtinen (under apparent exceptions to the
F l o r i d a R e p u b l i c a n The hearing Thursday of the clearly determined to resist what said. U.S. travel ban.)
Representative Ileana Ros- House Foreign Affairs committee proponents say is their best McCaffrey, who once headed the They also debated whether, if a
Lehtinen, a staunch defender of started out peacefully enough. chance in years to lift the ban on U.S. Southern command
keeping the decades-old travel Chairman Howard Berman said travel to Communist Cuba, 90 coordinating U.S. national CUBA page 3
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flood of American tourists were
suddenly allowed to visit Cuba,
would they be allowed to meet
anyone other than hotel workers,
or would they have enough
Spanish to spread democracy.
Representative Albio Sires, who
was also born in Cuba, pointed
out that not everyone was fluent
in Spanish who claimed to be.
His own brothers’ Spanish was
“an embarrassment,” he said.
Republican Representative Jeff
Flake said he was offended by a
comment from another witness,
Ambassador James Cason, that
tourists go to Cuba for “rum, sun,
cigars, song and sex.”
Thierry Henry's handball puts goalline referees on Fifa's World
Cup agenda
By Matt Scott (World news
and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:30:01 PM
• Fifa to discuss introduction of
extra assistants in March
• Four home unions vital to fast-
track plan for South Africa 2010
Thierry Henry's handball against
the Republic of Ireland could
lead to Fifa fast-tracking the
introduction of two additional
referees in time for the World
Cup in South Africa. One of
Fifa's most senior officials
yesterday confirmed the matter
will be on the agenda at the law-
making International Football
Association Board meeting in
Cason is a former chief of the
U.S. Interests Section in Havana
and he opposes lifting the travel
ban.
One thing that did become clear
during the hearing: the 47-
member committee is a real
battleground for efforts to lift the
travel ban.
In opening statements, 15
members spoke against lifting the
travel ban and 10 favored lifting
it. No action is expected before
next year.
Berman, who favors lifting the
travel restrictions, called the
hearing “a great example of
democracy in action.”
Zurich next March.
Despite calls for Wednesday's
controversial game to be
replayed, among them one from
France's own finance minister,
Christine Lagarde, a rematch has
been ruled out. However, Michel
Platini, arguably one of the two
most powerful men in football, is
advocating additional referees as
a potential panacea.
There is now every chance it
could become part of the game's
laws at the World Cup. "The
situation of additional referees
will be spoken about at the IFAB
meeting," said the official. "If
you had additional referees in
place, they would have seen it.
Michel Platini is in favour of the
“One thing I think the entire
committee shares is a desire that
one day in Cuba, that kind of
peaceful clash of ideas can be
expressed in the political
system,” he said.
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Photo credit: Reuters/Oswaldo
Rivas (Ros-Lehtinen in Honduras
in October); Reuters/Enrique de
la Osa (Cuba’s Capitol building
at sunet Oct. 19)
system of two more referees."
France have qualified for the
World Cup," added the official.
"The match won't be played
again: the result is valid. If not,
do you want to replay the ["Hand
of God"] match from 1986? That
would make you in England
happy."
Platini said last month that "it is
[my] role [as] the president of
Uefa and Fifa's vice-president to
help referees see everything". He
added that with two more
referees "it would be better, this
system is fairer. You'd have two
more pairs of eyes; that's easier."
Proponents of the Platini
method, rather than video
technology, say a fifth referee
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Inside a Soap reorganizes, gets
Bubble [Science] mobile app
By Adam Frucci (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:00:00 PM
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going on here, me being
somewhat of a dullard and all,
but I do know one thing: this
there is one neat video. [ Random
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would have been positioned
within a few feet of Henry at the
fateful moment on Wednesday
night. Platini is already
committed to introducing the
system for next season's
Champions League, provided it
wins the approval of the IFAB.
But in a curious twist of timing
and Fifa process the decision
rests as much in the hands of the
home unions, whose closest
cousins in the Republic of Ireland
were wronged by Henry's act, as
in Fifa's.
The IFAB comprises eight
voting members. Four are from
Fifa, including the president,
Sepp Blatter, Platini and, in a nod
to football's British heritage, one
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Submitted at 11/19/2009 9:01:00 PM
The company improves its
Acrobat service with a new
organizer and a mobile app for
the iPhone and BlackBerry that
lets users access their files on the
go.
Originally posted at Web
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from each of the four home
unions of England, Northern
Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Previously the United Kingdom
associations have broadly
preferred video technology to
supplementary referees.
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• World Cup 2010
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• France
• Republic of Ireland
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'Europe has shown it wants to be a supersize Switzerland'
By Ian Traynor (World news
and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:22:08 PM
The mood in Brussels is bleak as
experts agree politicking has
triumphed over ambition in the
appointment of two new leaders,
writes Ian Traynor
Europe's hopes of translating its
economic power into global
political clout have suffered a
severe setback as a result of the
timid choices on new leadership
made this week, analysts,
officials, and diplomats conceded
on Friday.
Others countered, however, that
the new faces promoted to
European leadership positions –
Herman Van Rompuy of
Belgium and Lady Ashton from
Britain – should be given the
benefit of the doubt.
Critics within EU structures and
experts outside agreed that low
politicking had prevailed over
lofty ambition in deciding who
should take the two posts running
EU summits and leading
European foreign policy.
Both posts – the president of the
European Council (Van Rompuy)
and the high representative for
foreign and security policy – are
established by the Lisbon treaty,
finally endorsed this month and
coming into force in 10 days. A
central aim of the reform
blueprint is to enable the EU to
punch its weight more effectively
on the international stage.
"We've got a great opportunity
with this [foreign policy] post,"
said Mark Leonard, director of
the European Council on Foreign
Relations thinktank. "Is Ashton
up to it? Based on her track
record, it is quite possible that
she is."
But Carl Bildt, the ambitious
Swedish foreign minister who
was keen to secure the job for
himself, ridiculed the
appointment as "an historic
missed opportunity".
On the other side of the political
spectrum, Daniel Cohn-Bendit,
the Franco-German Greens
leader, said: "Europe is sinking to
a new low."
The bulk of the criticism was
directed at the appointment of
Ashton rather than Van Rompuy
since the Belgian, as a prime
minister, is viewed as more
qualified for his role which, in
any case, is being scaled back to
that of chairing EU summits and
mediating between government
chiefs.
"People say she might grow into
it," said a senior EU official. "But
I doubt it. It's very disappointing.
This job demands political
answers and strategies."
Thursday's EU summit in
Brussels, at which leaders made
the two appointments, had been
preceded by weeks of argument
and contest for the highly
coveted posts. The ferocious
manoeuvring meant there was no
consensus, portending a lengthy
and acrimonious summit.
But in the end, it appeared EU
leaders did not have the stomach
for the fight. The decisions were
taken by consensus in record
quick time by agreement on
obscure figures, neither of whom
have the standing or experience
to threaten EU national leaders or
the European commission chief,
Jose Manuel Barroso.
The main criticism was the
failure to aim high, instead
settling for two leaders seen by
many as decent, respectable
mediocrities.
"The EU is losing influence
rapidly and these appointments
make that worse," said Simon
Hix, professor of European
politics at the London School of
Economics. "The rest of the
world was expecting big figures.
But Europe has shown it would
rather be a super-sized
Switzerland."
Ashton sought to deflect the
reservations, while
acknowledging that policy-
makers and experts would
harbour severe doubts. "I think
for quite a few people, they
would say that I am the best
person for the job and I was
chosen because I am, but I
absolutely recognise there are a
number of candidates around, all
of whom would have been
extremely good, extremely able,"
she told the BBC. "I hope that
my particular set of skills will
show that in the end I am the best
choice."
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the
former Danish prime minister
who leads the European
Socialists, grouping the various
national social democratic
parties, and who played a key
role in securing the job for
Ashton, insisted she had "high
capability and a smart style".
"The appointments have
strengthened the influence of the
European parliament and of the
European political parties," he
told the Guardian.
Hix responded that the jobs were
distributed not on the basis of
merit, experience, or
qualification, but for internal
reasons of a European political
fix.
"It's a typical example of how
dysfunctional the EU has
become. Cathy Ashton knows
nothing about foreign policy. She
got the job because she is a
woman, she is British, she is
from a big member state. But she
gets no respect from anyone in
foreign policy circles."
Supporters counter that in her
current job as EU trade
commissioner, Ashton has
proved competent and effective
in a tough brief that entails
negotiating as an equal on
Europe's behalf with the Chinese,
the Brazilians and the US.
"She is used to speaking for
Europe internationally and she's
been effective," said Leonard.
"And Europe has real clout on
trade. But the challenge is
geopolitical, how the EU can
build itself into a big global
power. And the question is how
quickly will she be able to make
the shift to a totally different
prism."
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Amid the fallout from
Thursday's summit, at which Van
Rompuy was the favourite but
which Ashton obtained hers by
default, a hardheaded reckoning
was tallying the winners and
losers.
"Barroso is the happiest guy in
Brussels," said one EU official.
"He can't believe his luck."
The German and French leaders,
Angela Merkel and Nicolas
Sarkozy, looked satisfied. Van
Rompuy was their preference and
Ashton's victory means they face
no British competition for the
powerful economic portfolios in
the new European commission.
There was surprise and drama in
Brussels on Thursday, but today
a mood of worried anticlimax
settled over the European capital.
The new age of mature European
assertiveness and leadership that
is supposed to be the purpose of
the Lisbon treaty was less than
palpable. Instead there was a
familiar sense of nagging self-
doubt and decline.
• European Union
• Lady Ashton
• Herman Van Rompuy
• Tony Blair
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Thierry Henry says rematch with Ireland would be 'fairest

solution'
By Dominic Fifield (World -off second leg was preferable. The Ireland captain, Robbie "French football and France as a with Maradona," he added. "I
news and comment from the The Barcelona forward did, Keane, praised Henry's "courage country have a duty not to leave never accepted what he did.
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) however, fall short of apologising and honour" in addressing the Thierry out there alone against Thierry's was an instinctive
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:00:00 PM for using his hand and denied issue publicly today and urged the whole world. France has to reaction of a striker. When the
being a cheat, shifting the onus the FFF to lobby Fifa to have the say: 'Yes, it was a handball and ball goes too far, you take your
• Henry embarrassed at nature of back on to Fifa to resolve the game replayed, though a we offer a replay,'" Wenger said. hand and use it… He meant to do
France's victory furore. "Naturally I feel spokesman for the French "We want all sport to be fair. it but what I mean is it is a
• Arsène Wenger backs striker's embarrassed at the way that we footballing authorities suggested Now let's be realistic. Football, reaction of a player when the ball
plea for a rematch won and feel extremely sorry for tonight that it was, in fact, time to and sport in general, is full of is going out to keep it in.
Thierry Henry has admitted that the Irish who definitely deserve "move on". That will do little to heroes who have cheated 10 "[He should apologise] because it
replaying France's World Cup to be in South Africa," said ease the acute sense of times more than Thierry. For me is not a regular goal. You can
play-off against the Republic of Henry. embarrassment that has people who bought referees, who understand at that moment, with
Ireland would be "the fairest "Of course the fairest solution accompanied Raymond took drugs, they are the real the greed of wanting to score, he
solution" following his handball would be to replay the game but Domenech's side's progress to cheats in sport. Thierry Henry did that. With a little bit of
in the build-up to Les Bleus' it is not in my control. There is South Africa with Wenger, who has 14 years behind of fair distance, he is not a guy who
decisive goal, with his former little more I can do apart from was present in Paris on behaviour in sport and he is wants to win pretty. He wants to
manager at Arsenal, Arsène admit that the ball had contact Wednesday night, suggesting the singled out today, for me, in the win classy. But I am proud of the
Wenger, insistent a rematch is the with my hand leading up to our FFF has a moral obligation both wrong way. You mustn't go way France reacted. Everybody
only way of restoring French equalising goal and I feel very to Ireland and to Henry to press overboard with Thierry's said: 'No, that's not the way we
c r e d i b i l i t y a h e a d o f n e x t sorry for the Irish. I have said at for a rematch. behaviour. He made one mistake, wanted to qualify.' The only
summer's finals. the time and I will say again that, "The French Football Federation and who hasn't made mistakes in people who didn't were political
Fifa has ruled that the 1-1 draw yes, I handled the ball. have to call for the game to be life?" people. People are not happy."
at the Stade de France on "I am not a cheat and never have replayed – the credibility of Henry's reaction in twice • Thierry Henry
Wednesday cannot now be been. It was an instinctive France going to the World Cup cushioning the ball with his left • Arsène Wenger
changed despite Henry's clear reaction to a ball that was coming depends on that," said Wenger, hand to ensure it did not drift out • France
infringement before squaring for extremely fast in a crowded who had successfully pressed, of play before squaring for Gallas • Republic of Ireland
William Gallas to equalise in penalty area. People are viewing along with his vice-chairman to score, has drawn comparisons • World Cup 2010
extra-time. The French Football a slowmotion version of what David Dein, to have Arsenal's FA with Diego Maradona's infamous
Federation retreated conveniently happened and not what I or any Cup fifth-round tie against first goal against England in the Dominic Fifield
behind that decision today, other footballer faces in the Sheffield United replayed 10 quarter-finals of the 1986 World guardian.co.uk© Guardian News
conceding it was a "bitter game. If people look at it in full years ago when Marc Overmars's Cup in Mexico, though Wenger & Media Limited 2009 | Use of
qualification" but it had "to abide speed you will see that it was an winning goal was scored when stressed the levels of intent were this content is subject to our
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suggesting in a carefully worded impossible to be anything other to be returned to them after an "I always said it was not the hand
statement that a replay of the play than that." injury. of God but the hand of the Devil,

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Hand of Thierry Henry rubs shine off the golden generation

By Lizzy Davies (World news
and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:56:09 PM
French football fans are red-
faced over Les Bleus' World Cup
qualification at the expense of
Ireland
"What does it mean to be
French?" mused a jocular Jean-
Michel Aphatie on primetime
television shortly before his
national side took on Ireland in
the Stade de France. "It's loving
France so much that you support
the players even when they are
bad."
He was smiling then but
Aphatie, a veteran political
commentator, had little to
celebrate later on. His team
emerged victorious but it did so
in such a way that left many
French fans with their heads
bowed in shame.
Amid fears that the touch of
Thierry Henry's left hand may
have left a permanent stain on the
image of the once-mighty Bleus
– and the country they represent
– France is now engaged in a
vigorous bout of another
favourite sport: intensive and
protracted soul-searching.
Earlier today, before Fifa ruled
out a re-match between the
countries, pressure mounted for
the home side to be given a
chance to beat the Irish fair and
square. Christine Lagarde, the
finance minister, broke ranks
with the government to call for
the game to "perhaps" be played
again. "If the rules are bad you
have to question them," she told
French radio.
Henry himself emerged to echo
the call. "Of course the fairest
solution would be to replay the
game but it is not in my control,"
he said.
The front page of Liberation
called on France to set the record
straight – this time, it said, "with
no hands".
At a time when citizens have
been asked to consider what
national identity means to them,
Le Parisien wrote: "The handball
of Henry has brought a decisive
contribution to the theme 'being
French is being ashamed of one's
national team'."
There were some, of course,
who remained defiant in the face
of international and domestic
opprobrium. Nicolas Sarkozy
avoided all mention of the
handball when interviewed
immediately after the match. And
a string of political figures,
including Rama Yade, the sports
secretary, and Daniel Cohn-
Bendit, a sixties student leader
turned green politician, defended
Henry.
Today Raymond Domenech, the
much-maligned French coach,
tried to defend himself, saying he
didn't "understand [his critics']
moralism".
But for most fans the fact
remained that this was a moral
issue – not only for the team but
for France. For them, it was not
just that the players, as Aphatie
had predicted, were bad on
Wednesday night – athough they
were generally acknowledged to
have been mediocre, lacking in
energy and outplayed by "the
valiant" Irish.
It was that they had scraped
through qualification by means
of a foul – and that this foul was
then ignored, and defended, by a
string of players and politicians.
Critics claimed the world would
now see les Bleus as a nation of
cheats. "It was a disgrace," said
Christophe Richert, a radio
journalist. "Is this really the
moral example we want to show
our children?" Another
commentator, Jacques Attali,
agreed. "Football is becoming
discredited. People who should
be models are saying to young
people: 'You have to hit back
when you're insulted; you have to
cheat when you're not caught'. It's
shameful."
The fact that the controversy was
caused by Henry, who has scored
more goals for France – 51 – than
any other player in history, was a
particularly bitter pill for the
French to swallow.
Along with players such as
Zinédine Zidane and Lilian
Thuram, the captain plays a
symbolic role in the French
national consciousness as one of
the players who led les Bleus to
triumph at the World Cup in
1998. Then the Stade de France
echoed with jubilant cheers and
claims that the French model of
integration had triumphed over
immigration concerns: the
multiracial "black, blanc, beur"
line-up that so offended far right
leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was
seen as having a moral value that
went beyond sporting success.
Now, in a France still struggling
to tackle the problems of racism
and poverty, those claims are
seen as having been hugely
exaggerated. As the government
commissions a debate into how
immigration affects the French
national identity, the hope that
the country had solved its
integration problems has long
been extinguished.
"It is sad," said Attali, "to see the
only remaining member of the
team covered in glory in 1998
now accepting that his team will
qualify through a handball."
Henry himself agreed.
"Naturally I feel embarrassed at
the way that we won and feel
extremely sorry for the Irish who
definitely deserve to be in South
Africa," he said.
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• France
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Rolls-Royce joins Volvo in exclusive club

By Matt Burns (CrunchGear) engines, safety ratings, comfort, different variants of the Phantom. Mercedes-Benz also is slowly
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:01:21 PM
or design. Nope, none of that. Previously HD radio was only an rolling out the radio option and
Any guesses? option, but someone high-up in it’s a standard option in many
The 2010 Rolls-Royce model Rolls-Royce joins Volvo as the Rolls-Royce probably enjoys model’s premium feature
line has something very distinctly only manufacturers to offer HD listening to AM HD radio and packages and Audi previously
in common with all new Volvos. radio as a standard feature in wanted to make sure everyone stated that that by 2011 all
It has nothing to do with the every model. Of course that’s only the new Ghost and three had access to it. models will have it as well.
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Daniel Hannan after Q3 report
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By Daniel Hannan (World Americans following an Rompuy owes his position to his baroness. My problem is with the
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exhaustive (and exhausting) mastery of Belgium's system that elevated her, a
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Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:30:00 PM By the end of the campaign, A brilliant back-room operator, hands of officials who are
voters knew exactly what they he went so far as to change the invulnerable to public opinion; a Filed under: Earnings reports
The appointments of Herman were getting. Herman Van locks of the parliamentary system that gives unelected I was wrong about Ann Taylor
Van Rompuy and Cathy Ashton R o m p u y , b y c o n t r a s t , w a s chamber last year in order to commissioners a monopoly of Stores Corp. ( ANN). Thought it
lay bare the rot at the core of the selected at a private dinner as prevent Flemish MPs meeting the right to initiate legislation; a might make a possible earnings
Lisbon project everyone's third choice: the there. system that swats aside trade. Well, Q3 earnings are out,
It's not often that the front pages candidate whom no one knew As for Lady Ashton, she has referendum results when they go and it looks like the market has
of the Daily Mail and the anything against. never once taken the trouble to the "wrong" way. given a thumbs down to my
Guardian have identical I've often wondered why get herself elected to anything. A Opposing such a system doesn't thesis. At the time of this writing,
headlines. Still, both newspapers Guardian readers don't get more former chairman of a health make you anti-Europe; it makes shares were off by almost 4%.
are right: it is a great EU stitch- agitated about Euro-elitism. The authority, she went on to work you pro-democracy. Anyone who It's funny, because Ann Taylor
up, this back-room installation of proudest boast of the British left, for a quango before being believes in representative has done so well in 2009 as a
favoured placemen. Saying so down the ages, was that it took appointed a life peer. She then government should be outraged stock that one could have
doesn't make you rightwing or power away from a remote caste steered the Lisbon treaty through by what happened on Thursday: a supposed that a wide earnings
l e f t w i n g ; i t m a k e s y o u a and dispersed it more widely. the upper house without lifelong quangocrat was beat would serve as a catalyst for
democrat. This was the creed that inspired conceding the referendum that all appointed in secret to a post capital appreciation. The retailer
You might expect me, as a the Levellers, the Chartists, the three parties had promised in created by a treaty that we never made 20 cents per share on an
Conservative, to object to the Suffragettes; the motive that lay their manifestos. got the chance to vote for. adjusted basis. According to my
a p p o i n t m e n t o f L a b o u r ' s behind religious toleration, the She became a European Were the radicals wrong? Are earnings preview, 6 cents was the
Baroness Ashton. And, while extension of the franchise, commissioner not because of any we better off being governed by a analyst number. I mean, come on,
Herman Van Rompuy is u n i v e r s a l e d u c a t i o n , special aptitude, but because self-perpetuating elite? What that's an example of solid
frequently described as "centre- appointments by competitive Gordon Brown was determined fools our fathers were if this be performance, correct?
right", he is a Belgian Christian examination, equality for gay to avoid a byelection, and so true. Continue reading Ann Taylor
Democrat which, other than on people. couldn't send an MP. And she • Herman Van Rompuy out of style with investors after
some moral issues, puts him to Yet, when it comes to the EU, a owes her latest promotion, again, • European commission Q3 report
the left of Labour. surprising number of people who, not to any particular expertise in • Foreign policy Ann Taylor out of style with
But my objection isn't to these in any other context, would foreign affairs but because it was • European elections investors after Q3 report
particular candidates. It's to a c o n s i d e r t h e m s e l v e s generally felt that Labour ought originally appeared on
racket that concentrates power progressives, line up behind the to be compensated over Tony Daniel Hannan BloggingStocks on Fri, 20 Nov
and freezes out the voters. Hillary most anti-democratic project in Blair not getting the presidency. guardian.co.uk© Guardian News 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see
Clinton calls Baroness Ashton the western world. Van Rompuy Every chapter of that story & Media Limited 2009 | Use of our terms for use of feeds. Read|
her counterpart. All right, then, and Ashton are precisely the kind negates the democratic principle. this content is subject to our Permalink| Email this| Comments
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polities choose their leaders. an earlier generation of radicals Wilkes and Paine howling about
B a r a c k O b a m a g o t t o b e would have railed against. arbitrary government.
president of 300 million Consider their careers. Van I have nothing against the
8 World/ Finance/ Gadgets/ E-reader Newspaper

Gang 'killed victims to extract their fat'

By Rory Carroll (World news suspects were in custody and that Castillejos Agüero, Marcos were engaged in similar killings.
and comment from the another seven gang members Veramendi Princípe and Enadina Medical experts said human fat
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) were being hunted. Estela Claudio. They have been had cosmetic applications to keep
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:43:12 PM The jailed men have confessed charged with homicide, criminal skin supple, but were sceptical
to killing five people, but police conspiracy, illegal firearms about an international black
Peruvian police arrest suspects suspect the number of victims is possession and drug trafficking. market. "It doesn't make any
who allegedly drained their far higher, with 60 people The alleged plot has evoked sense, because in most countries Adidas Imperial
victims and sold liquid as an anti- reported missing in Huánuco this comparisons to Patrick Süskind's we can get fat so readily and in
wrinkle treatment year alone. Two of the suspects novel Perfume in which a killer such amounts from people who Stormtrooper
A Peruvian gang that allegedly were arrested at a bus station in distills the essence of his victims are willing to donate," Adam Sneakers [Star Wars]
killed people and drained fat the capital, Lima, carrying bottles into a jar. Others compare it to Katz, a professor of plastic
from their corpses for use in of liquid fat which they claimed the film Fight Club in which a surgery at the University of By Jesus Diaz (Gizmodo)
c o s m e t i c s m a y h a v e b e e n were worth up to £36,000 a character played by Brad Pitt Virginia medical school, told the Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:06:06 PM
inspired by a grisly Andean gallon. steals bags of human fat from a Associated Press.
legend. At a news conference police liposuction clinic to make soap. Peruvians expressed shock that Adidas Imperial Stormtropper
Hilarió Cudeña Simon, the displayed two bottles of fat, The gang have been nicknamed grisly Andean legends they heard sneakers. You know, so you can
alleged ringleader, linked the which laboratory tests confirmed the Pishtacos after the ruthless from their grandparents could run faster when random people
crimes to tales of demonic were human. "The fat was assassins of indigenous Quechua turn out to have a modern twist. start chasing you down the street
assassins, known as Pishtacos, extracted from the thorax and legend who ambushed solitary "It's really incredible that killers to beat the crap out of you. Or
who purportedly waylaid victims thighs," said Eusebio Felix victims and drained their fat as an like this could exist today," said ask you where you bought them.
in pre-Columbian times, police Murga, chief of police of Dirincri offering to gods to make the land one contributor to the newspaper It can go either way.
said. district. Police also showed a fertile. Another version depicts Peru21. There are also Darth Vader
Peru reacted with revulsion and photo of the rotting head of a 27- them as cannibal bandits who ate • Peru shoes and hoodies, all part of
horror to reports that scores of year-old male victim discovered the skin and sold the fat. The • Plastic surgery next year's Adidas Star Wars
p e a s a n t s m a y h a v e b e e n last month in a coca-growing stories date back to before the Collection. Check out the rest of
butchered by the gang, which valley. European conquest. Rory Carroll the images at [ Kicks on Fire]
was said to have operated in Police said they received a tip The suspects allegedly would guardian.co.uk© Guardian News
Huánuco, a rural province dotted four months ago about a trade in sever victims' heads, arms and & Media Limited 2009 | Use of
with Inca temples between the human fat, which exported the legs, remove organs and suspend this content is subject to our
jungle and Andean peaks. amber liquid to Europe as anti- torsos from hooks above candles, Terms & Conditions| More Feeds
Colonel Jorge Mejia, chief of wrinkle cream. In addition to the which warmed the flesh as the fat
Peru's anti-kidnapping police, alleged ringleader the suspects dripped into tubs below.
said Cudeña and three other w e r e n a m e d a s S e g u n d o Members claimed other gangs

Why is gold marching higher? Ask the central bankers

By Connie Madon hold gold reserves. Periodically, Monetary Fund. Central bankers Ask the central bankers originally
(BloggingStocks) they buy or sell gold, depending in Mexico, Russia, the appeared on BloggingStocks on
Submitted at 11/20/2009 6:00:00 PM
on how they view world markets. Philippines, all have increased Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST.
Right now, central banks are net their gold purchases. Please see our terms for use of
The rally in gold just doesn't buyers, the first time since 1988. Continue reading Why is gold feeds. Read| Permalink| Email
want to quit. You are probably A weak US dollar is the main marching higher? Ask the central this| Comments
wondering what is going on. stimulus for central bankers' gold metric tons from the International bankers
Central banks around the world purchases. India just bought 200 Why is gold marching higher?
E-reader Newspaper World/ Finance/ Tech/ Tech News/ 9

Kidnapped couple make video plea Newspaper ad revenue

By Damien Pearse (World
news and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
stress and threatened.
"Our kidnappers are losing
patience, they are concerned that
be broadcast.
The Chandlers said their captors
had told them that a terrorist cell
of 28%, 8 quarters of
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:30:46 PM there has been no response at all
to their demands for money.
The British couple kidnapped by "We ask the Government and the
was looking for them and that
they could "sleepwalk to a tragic
end".
double-digit drops
By Tom Johansmeyer
Somali pirates appeared in people of Britain and our families The Chandlers disappeared on (BloggingStocks)
t e l e v i s i o n f o o t a g e t o n i g h t to do whatever you can to at least October 23 as they sailed from
Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:40:00 PM
showing them surrounded by open negotiations with these the Seychelles in their 38ft yacht
gunman and pleading for help to people about money so that Lynn Rival towards Tanzania. Filed under: Newspapers, New
free them before they are killed. perhaps our lives can be bought A Foreign Office spokeswoman York Times'A' (NYT), Gannett
Looking nervous and subdued, back." said tonight: "We are aware of Co (GCI), Media World
Paul and Rachel Chandler said He said: "I have no doubt that the video. Any such video will be We've put three quarters behind
t h e i r c a p t o r s w e r e " l o s i n g they will not hesitate to kill us, distressing for the family." us in 2009, and the most recent
patience" and feared they could perhaps between a week or so of She said that the couple were one was merely another
die within a week. now if there is no response. innocent tourists and the miserable step downward for the also 2009's worst. Both are down
The couple were filmed for His wife said: "We are very Government sought their beleaguered newspaper industry. substantially from the same
Channel 4 News on Wednesday concerned about the future. Our immediate release, but that Total ad revenue plummeted in quarter in 2008, when the
and the footage was broadcast captors are very impatient. "substantive concessions" would the third quarter to $6.4 billion newspapers posted print ad
tonight. She continued: "We are also not be made to hostage takers. for the print jockeys, a decline of revenue of $8.2 million and
Mr Chandler said they were feeling very much under threat • Piracy at sea 28%. This info from the online ad revenue of $750
"unharmed and in reasonable now that these people themselves • Military Newspaper Association of million, according to NAA data.
physical health" but urged the won't hesitate to take our lives." • Somalia America drives home the notion At this time last year, we
Government to start negotiations The footage show the couple that conditions will only worsen lamented year-over-year declines
over a ransom. surrounded by armed men Damien Pearse for the newspaper industry. So, if approaching 20%. Now, we have
"This is our 27th day in captivity. pointing rifles and machine guns guardian.co.uk© Guardian News you're hoping those shares of the same feelings as ad revenue
So far we have been provided at them. It is the first time they & Media Limited 2009 | Use of New York Times Company ( drops approach 30%.
with adequate food and water and have been seen on camera since this content is subject to our NYT), Gannett ( GCI) and Continue reading Newspaper ad
facilities and so we are unharmed they were kidnapped. Terms & Conditions| More Feeds Washington Post Company ( revenue of 28%, 8 quarters of
and in reasonable physical health. Channel 4 said that their family WPO), holding your breath will double-digit drops
Mentally we are under great had agreed that the film should leave you little more than dizzy. Newspaper ad revenue of 28%, 8
Of the total advertising revenue quarters of double-digit drops
Brin: Google's OSes likely generated in the third quarter of
2009, $5.8 million came from
originally appeared on
BloggingStocks on Fri, 20 Nov
to converge print, the lowest quarterly
amount this year. The $623
2009 16:40:00 EST. Please see
our terms for use of feeds.
By Tom Krazit operating-system projects. Co- million in online advertising sold Permalink| Email this| Comments
(Webware.com) founder Sergey Brin thinks that by America's newspapers was
at some point the two will
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:00:00 PM
become one. VW Builds the World's Coolest SUV
Puzzled onlookers have Originally posted at Relevant By Tony Borroz (Wired Top You need a tough truck to take
wondered why Google is Results Stories) on Dakar. VW delivers.
overseeing two separate
10 Finance/ Gadgets/
Closing Bell: Earnings working
against stocks (BCRX, DELL,
DHI, INTC, LEAP, PCS)
By Jon Ogg (BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:00:00 PM
Filed under: Dell (DELL), Intel
(INTC) Today was a very
unusual day. There was no real
economic data to absorb. And the
markets did see some unusual
options trading ahead of
expiration date at 4:00 PM today.
Disappointing earnings kept a
negative bias in the air despite a
brief recovery into positive
territory in the final hour today...
Yet the negative close seemed
almost a certain fate today.
Here are today's unofficial
closing bell levels:
Dow 10,318.16 -14.28 (-0.14%)
S&P 500 1,091.37 -3.53 (-
0.32%)
Nasdaq 2,146.04 -10.78 (-
0.50%)
Top Analyst Calls
Top Day Trader Alerts
ECB Trichet's comments show central banks' delicate
balancing act
By Joseph Lazzaro
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 5:40:00 PM
Filed under: International
markets, Indices, DJIA, Financial
Crisis European Central Bank
President Jean-Claude Trichet
Unusual Options Trading
Continue reading Closing Bell:
Earnings working against stocks
(BCRX, DELL, DHI, INTC,
LEAP, PCS)
Closing Bell: Earnings working
against stocks (BCRX, DELL,
DHI, INTC, LEAP, PCS)
originally appeared on
BloggingStocks on Fri, 20 Nov
2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see
our terms for use of feeds.
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jolted the markets Friday with the
announcement that the ECB will
gradually withdraw the
emergency cash injections it has
added to the financial system, in
order to prevent an acceleration
in inflation.
"Not all our liquidity measures
Manufacturing in the
Philadelphia area grows
at a faster pace
By Connie Madon
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:20:00 PM
Filed under: International
markets, Forecasts, Market
matters, Economic data,
Recession What is the Philly/Fed
Index and why is it important?
The Philly/Fed Index measures
manufacturing activity in the
Philadelphia area. While it
measures only one area of the
country, over the years it has
been a leading index for
manufacturing overall.
Why bother measuring the
manufacturing sector? The main
reason is that manufacturing
accounts for 12% of our GDP.
Growth in manufacturing
indicates that orders are picking
up. If orders are picking up, the
next step is to hire more workers.
Hiring more workers speeds the
will be needed to the same extent
as in the past," Trichet said at a
conference in Frankfurt Friday,
Bloomberg News reported."Any
non-standard measure whose
continuation would pose a threat
to the achievement of price
stability must be undone
E-reader Newspaper
Large Hadron Collider
Circulating Particle
Beams Again [Large
Hadron Collider]
By Adam Frucci (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:40:00 PM
No, it's not going to destroy the
growth of our economy and at
the same time puts unemployed world. But the collection of
photos of the LHC at the Big
persons back to work.
Continue reading Manufacturing Picture is a great reminder that
this might be the most impressive
in the Philadelphia area grows at
a faster pace piece of machinery humanity has
ever built. [ Big Picture]
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Philadelphia area grows at a
faster pace originally appeared on
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2009 16:20:00 EST. Please see
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central banks' delicate balancing
act originally appeared on
BloggingStocks on Fri, 20 Nov
E-reader Newspaper Gadgets/ 11

Gift Guide: Peripherals

By Devin Coldewey
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:00:59 PM

• Intro
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Fancy Mouse
• HD Webcam
• Rugged HDD
• Secure HDD

Intro GRAND Flash Album

Gallery Skins for GRAND
FlAGallery developed by
CodEasily.com - Flash
Templates, WordPress Themes
and WordPress plugins
The Flash Player and a browser
with Javascript support are
needed..
Peripherals, they say, are the
spice of life. Well, maybe they
don’t say that, but they do say it
about variety, and peripherals
add variety to your computing
life. If you’re reading this on a
stock HP desktop, clicking on
links with the mouse that came
with it, and trusting your data to
that 512MB USB stick they gave
you at work, then you should
review its big brother, the G19. media controls. Logitech makes why should they be stuck using $50 (street price) it’s a bargain as
consider accessorizing.
The essential difference is that great keyboards, and this one is whatever $5 piece of junk came well. Any gamer or big PC user
There are lots of things out there
the G110 doesn’t have the big, probably their best deal. with the computer, or whatever will appreciate it.
that make your computer better,
expensive LCD on it, which, Product Page| CrunchGear was in the impulse buy section at Product Page| CrunchGear
more secure, or more
while cool, wasn’t really adding Review(kind of) Radio Shack? There’s a world of Review
comfortable. Why not treat
much to what was otherwise a Mouse >> Mouse mice out there for differently Fancy Mouse >> Fancy Mouse
yourself or a loved one to one of
great keyboard. It’s comfortable, Logitech G500 Gaming sized and shaped hands, and it Razer Mamba:$130
them?
good-looking, and full of extra Mouse:$70 can make a huge difference in The Mamba is the final word in
Keyboard >> Keyboard
stuff like macro keys for games Anyone who spends a lot of time terms of comfort and efficiency. mice at the moment. A revision
Logitech G110 keyboard:$80
or frequently typed phrases, with a computer likely spends a The G500 is a great mouse with a
Now, I haven’t used this
colored backlighting, and handy lot of time with their mouse. So proven and familiar shape, and at GIFT page 14
keyboard specifically, but I did
12 Gadgets/ E-reader Newspaper

Review: ReTrak Universal 90W Notebook Wall Charger

By Doug Aamoth
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:30:00 PM

Short Version: A universal

notebook adapter with retractable
cabling that extends to almost ten
feet in length, comes with nine
adapter tips, and features two
USB charging ports.
Features:
• 90-watt universal notebook
adapter
• Nine adapter tips
• Retractable cables extend to
provide 9.5-feet of total length
• Includes two USB charging
ports
• MSRP of $99.99

Pros:
• No tangled cables
• Built-in USB charging ports
• Decent system compatibility

Cons:
• Not all that compact, despite pretty similarly so it’s a good You’ll notice that the retractable comparison. adapter and the tips. As for
marketing claims that it’s “up to idea to focus on certain features cord doodads in the above photo For the sake of our own compatibility, the adapter works
60 percent smaller than that appeal to you. The 90-watt appear to be small compared to comparison, here’s the adapter with various notebooks from
competitors.” ReTrak Universal Notebook Wall the main adapter housing. In real next to a 90-watt Sony adapter Acer, Compaq, HP, Fujitsu,
Charger, for instance, sports two life, though, they’re not nearly as (on the right) and a netbook Toshiba, Gateway, Sony, and
Review: built-in USB charging ports and a svelte – see the photo I took at adapter (on the left). As you can Dell ( see the full list here).
When it comes to universal retractable cabling system for the top of this post for a more see, it’s actually kind of big. The product works as advertised
notebook adapters, it’s important $100 as its way of differentiating accurate depiction. Remember that you get the two – I tested it with a 13.3-inch
to keep a couple things in mind. itself (there’s also a 70-watt So my initial reaction after USB charging ports, though, and Sony, a 15.6-inch Gateway, a
First, the term “universal” is a bit version available for $80). actually opening the packaging the retractable cabling extends 15.6-inch Sony, and even an 11.6
misleading as you’ll be hard When I first wrote about this was more like, “Oh, it’s about the out to almost 10 feet in length -inch Acer netbook, as well as
pressed to find the Mag Safe item back in October, I saw the same size as most of the other without getting tangled up in several USB devices (iPod,
adapter tips used with most of product photo and thought, “Hey, adapters I’ve seen.” It absolutely your bag. iPhone, MP3 players, PMPs,
Apple’s notebooks. But that’s this thing looks pretty tiny.” And, may be a bit smaller than some Both retractable cables can be pocket camcorders) with no
more of a legal/patenting issue indeed, it’s billed as being “up to adapters out there, but I’m not detached from the adapter, which problems whatsoever.
than an omission by universal 6 0 p e r c e n t s m a l l e r t h a n sure where that 60% figure came is a nice feature, and you get a Bottom Line:
adapter manufacturers. competitors.” Here’s the product from. That must have been a little carrying bag for
Second, most of them are priced shot: REVIEW: page 16
gigantic adapter that was used for transporting the main parts of the
E-reader Newspaper
The Engadget Show tapes this Sunday with HTC's Drew
Bamford and Chris Grant of Joystiq!
By Joshua Topolsky
(Engadget)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:20:00 PM
The Engadget Show is
happening again, humans! This
Sunday, November 22nd, we'll
be bringing that live magic back
to the stage as we sit down with
Drew Bamford (you can read a
bit about him here), director of
HTC's Innovation Center (the
place where things like the Sense
UI are born). We'll also be joined
by Joystiq's Editor-in-chief Chris
Grant for a special roundtable
discussion focused on gaming.
As a bonus, we've got giveaways
for everyone in the audience, plus
one of the lucky attendees will
walk away with that Modern
Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle we
just got our hands on!
The show takes place at the
Tishman Auditorium at Parsons
The New School for Design. As
you may already know, we film
live in front of an audience once
a month -- but if you can't make
it, don't worry. We're bringing
the video back home to Engadget
(and as a free download here, in
the iTunes Store, or the Zune
Marketplace) for your viewing
pleasure.
Judge sets February hearing for new Google Books deal
By Tom Krazit
(Webware.com)
The beautiful venue (which you
can see in a photo after the break)
is located at 66 W. 12th Street
between 5th and 6th Aves.
Seating is limited and tickets will
be handed out on a first-come,
first-served basis -- which means
if you want to join us in the
audience for the show, you'll
have to arrive early and be
prepared for a little wait.
Here are the facts you need to
know about the show:
Schedule is laid out for the
second round of the final
approval process as preliminary
• The show is graciously
sponsored by Nokia, and hosted
by Parsons The New School for
Design
• The total show length will be
around an hour
• The amazing Glomag will be
performing live along with
visualist Dan Winckler!
Here is what you need to know
if you want to be part of the
approval is given to the revised
deal submitted last Friday.
Originally posted at Relevant
Gadgets/ Tech/ 13
and we're strongly encouraging
people to get their tickets and not
stand in line -- if you have a
ticket, you'll have a seat!
• You'll need to hold onto your
ticket stub to be eligible for the
giveaways
• You cannot pick up tickets for
other people -- if you want your
friend to get a ticket, bring your
friend!
• The show begins at 5PM, and
doors will open at 4:30PM
If you're a member of the media
who wishes to attend, please
c o n t a c t u s a t :
engadgetshowmedia [at]
engadget.com, and we'll try to
accommodate you. All other non-
media questions can be sent to:
engadgetshow [at] engadget.com.
audience:
Continue reading The Engadget
Show tapes this Sunday with
• There is no admission fee --
HTC's Drew Bamford and Chris
tickets are completely free
Grant of Joystiq!
• The event is all ages
The Engadget Show tapes this
• The venue seats just over 450
Sunday with HTC's Drew
people
Bamford and Chris Grant of
• Parsons students are
Joystiq! originally appeared on
welcomed, and we encourage
Engadget on Fri, 20 Nov 2009
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Results
14 Gadgets/
GIFT
continued from page 11
of the Death Adder shape, which
was popular for a reason, the
Mamba adds two extra buttons
and wireless operation to the mix.
I found it comfortable, accurate,
and extremely good-looking. If
you’re willing to spend the
dough, this is the best mouse you
can buy.
Product Page| CrunchGear
Review
HD Webcam >> HD Webcam
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema:$80
Chances are if you or anyone
you know has a webcam, it’s
either built into your display or a
cheapie one that’s no better than
that. Well, a new generation of
webcams is coming out that
support high-def video, and the
first representative is Microsoft’s
LifeCam Cinema. It’s got a nice
wide angle on it, has more clarity
than those pinhole webcams, and
the clamp it uses is really
convenient. One for you and one
for a kid going off to college
would be a great way to stay in
The Engadget Podcast, live at
6:15PM EST!
By Nilay Patel (Engadget)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 5:13:00 PM
Hey, it's Friday, and the
Engadget Podcast crew is ready
to blow out the week in news live
-- and not only is there tech news
to talk about, but we've got a hot
new site to call home. It's all
going down at 6:15PM EST, but
touch; Microsoft’s video chat
software is pretty decent. You
can find it for around $60, which
isn’t bad at all if you use your
current webcam much.
Product Page| CrunchGear
Hands-On
Rugged HDD >> Rugged HDD
Lacie Rugged XL 1TB:$160
Lacie’s Rugged series isn’t so
much rugged as merely protected
from everyday life. While your
average external hard drive
would probably go belly up if
you spilled on it or dropped it,
the Rugged XL will take a
(minor) licking before rolling
over. I’d be much more
comfortable bringing this on a
long trip than any other drive.
There’s a premium for the
ruggedness (street price is around
$140), but whoever get this will
thank you later when the dog
knocks it off a table.
Product Page| CrunchGear
Review
Secure HDD >> Secure HDD
the chat below is open, so settle
in and we'll see you soon.
Continue reading The Engadget
Lenovo keypad-secured USB
drive (160GB):$150
For your loved ones that are
security-conscious, or simply
paranoid, I recommend this great
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you’re paying a lot for the gigs
you’re getting, but the built-in
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Not only is it very secure, but it’s
also very well-designed. Since
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Engadget's Holiday Gift
Guide: Cellphones
By Chris Ziegler (Engadget)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:36:00 PM
Welcome to the Engadget
Holiday Gift Guide! The team
here is well aware of the
heartbreaking difficulties of the
seasonal shopping experience,
and we want to help you sort
through the trash and come up
with the treasures this year.
Below is today's bevy of hand
curated picks, and you can head
back to the Gift Guide hub to see
the rest of the product guides as
they're added throughout the
holiday season.
True smartphones like the Palm
Pre, Motorola Droid, and iPhone
are all chewing up a majority of
wireless mindshare these days,
which makes it particularly easy
E-reader Newspaper
music, games, sometimes last for
days on a charge (try that with a
G1-- we dare you), and often take
up just a fraction of the space in
your pocket that a more powerful
handset would. They're not for
everyone, but odds are you know
a couple folks who fit the
featurephone mold, and... well, it
is the season of giving, isn't it?
Follow the break for a few of our
recommendations.
Note: Looking to give a few
smartphones away to friends and
family? This particular guide's all
about regular cellphones -- but
don't worry, we'll be posting our
smartphone guide in the not-too-
distant future!
Continue reading Engadget's
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Entelligence: Chrome OS, babies, and bathwater

By Michael Gartenberg surprise that Google received a happens to those devices. You
(Engadget) lot of coverage this week with an just have to look how successful
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:14:00 PM
update on its Chrome OS netbooks running Linux and
strategy. While not quite Firefox have been to get a sense
Entelligence is a column by rumorware, it's a lot like the as to how well this concept is
technology strategist and author cloud it depends on: more vapor likely to go over with consumers.
Michael Gartenberg, a man than substance. Continue reading Entelligence:
whose desire for a delicious cup I don't think Chrome would be a Chrome OS, babies, and
of coffee and a quality New York bad idea if it were something that bathwater
bagel is dwarfed only by his was targeted to complement Entelligence: Chrome OS,
passion for tech. In these articles, existing PC architectures. Why babies, and bathwater originally
he'll explore where our industry isn't it? If it's web-based, Chrome appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20
is and where it's going -- on both OS could and should co-exist Nov 2009 15:14:00 EST. Please
micro and macro levels -- with w i t h M a c O S , L i n u x a n d see our terms for use of feeds.
the unique wit and insight only Windows. It's the idea that need to get a new device to run intersection of devices is not Permalink| | Email this|
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In an age where products that PC OS replacement for mobile are reference design requirements ever looked for. This type of
have never been announced get devices and riding the netbook like SSDs instead of hard drives. specialized hardware sounds like
coverage and even critiqued over hype all at the same time that Worse, trying to merge the PC it's going right into the 'tweener
rumored shipping delays, it's no gets me, as does the fact that I and phone into some weird new category and we know what

Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary

[Guns]
By Apoorva Prasad rifle, and put a "black box" inside grenades. You are your own air
(Gizmodo) the handgrip, networking it with support. [ FN Herstal]
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:20:00 PM
the soldier ("with a kind of Apoorva Prasad is a freelance
Bluetooth" according to the PR writer and photographer based in
At Milipol, I was walking guy), and also to home base. The Paris, France, who covered the
around FN Herstal's booth, grip is a sealed, 10-year unit that Milipol 2009 military-police
playing with futuristic-looking logs the number of bullets fired expo for us. He has a thing for
P90s, Five-Sevens and F2000s and remaining ammo a la Aliens. holo-scoped assault rifles, and
when I noticed a camera-toting They're also working on pairing sounds disappointed when
tourist pretend-blasting with to specific soldiers, perhaps using admitting he's never been Tased.
something very very cool: The biometrics. Deactivating it if the the Moving Red Dot Fire Control rangefinder, then the computer
Armatronics " Black Box" suite Taliban get it, for instance? "In Unit, which is a networked firing calculates the solution, shows it
with Moving Red Dot Fire the near future," said PR man solution computer for the grenade to you in the LED display, then
Control. enigmatically. launcher. You press a button next moves the red dot to aim it.
They'd taken a SCAR assault The second part of the suite is to the trigger to activate the laser That's right— laser-guided
16 Gadgets/ Tech News/ E-reader Newspaper

The Serio speakers from Waterfall

Audio are stunning (and expensive)
By Matt Burns (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:30:28 PM

I’ve never heard of Waterfall

Audio before. I think they qualify
for one of my rules in the audio
world though: if you’ve never
heard of an audio company and
they cost more than products
from a familiar brand, it’s
probably good stuff. Apparently
the company made a name for
itself a few years ago with a glass
-enclosed speaker line. Who speakers. They better be for the weighs 2 lbs.It’s just that they
Archerfish Quattro video knew. price: $5,549 for a 5.1 system
which includes a HighForce sub,
look like something that would
have been found in Microsoft’s
The latest speaker line, Serio,
monitoring and recording system keeps the glass theme alive, but $1,799 for a 2.1 system, or $249
each. The specs are good too:
suits office around the time
Windows 95 launched.
manages to shrink the package
now available at Amazon down to a satellite-style size. Too 150 watts max, 87 dB efficiency,
and 180HZ – 20kHz frequency
[ Waterfall Audio via Electronic
House]
By Laura June (Engadget) bad all that glass and square lines
Amazon now, so you can order it response. Each speaker is about
scream the ’90s.
Submitted at 11/20/2009 5:14:00 PM
without having to leave home -- the size of a CD jewel case and
I’m sure they are fantastic
which you don't want to do yet.
Cernium's just announced It's just not safe. The Archerfish REVIEW:
something that should really Quattro system can be purchased continued from page 12
please the 'I know the cat is now for a starting price of $1700. Even though it’s not actually all travelling an unbearable mess of
putting my stuff on Ebay while Full PR is after the break. that compact, the ReTrak adapters and cables, this ReTrak
I'm at church' crowd. The Continue reading Archerfish universal charger’s tangle-free adapter can help to simplify
Archerfish Quattro is a full scale, Quattro video monitoring and cabling, broad system support, things considerably.
n o m e s s i n g a r o u n g v i d e o recording system now available and nice added bonus of two P r o d u c t
monitoring and recording system at Amazon USB charging ports helps it to Page[EmergeRetail.com]
that pays attention to the little Filed under: Household stand out from similarly-priced
details while you're not around. Archerfish Quattro video adapters. If you’ve got a handful
Analyzing info in real time, if the monitoring and recording system of notebooks and a pile of
Archerfish Quattro spies now available at Amazon portables that have made
something funky, it'll send a originally appeared on Engadget
message to your mobile phone or on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:00
email. The system is expandable EST. Please see our terms for
World's Largest Earthquake-Safe Building
so that you can have as many use of feeds. Permalink| Amazon| By Alexis Madrigal (Wired Top A new 2-million-square-foot isolators designed to help the
cameras in the setup as you want, Email this| Comments Stories) terminal at an Istanbul airport is building survive earthquakes
and best of all? It's available at Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:45:00 PM
the largest building in the world intact.
to sit on high-tech seismic
E-reader Newspaper Gadgets/ 17

Target leaks pre-Black

Friday deals: Acer
netbook for $199
By Doug Aamoth
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:00:00 PM

Target will be running a special

HP Black Friday Flyer Mangrove WinMo Sunday-to-Wednesday circular

this weekend full of pre-Black

Feels Lacking on Deals tablet rough-handled,

Friday deals. Most of the deals
are okay, if unspectacular – 32-
inch LCD TV for $398, $20

[Black Friday] teased for being 'tubby' giftcard with Wii system
purchase, etc. – while the 10.1-
By Rosa Golijan (Gizmodo) off)
By Joseph L. Flatley c o m p a r e d t o t h e s i m i l a r l y inch Acer Aspire One netbook
HP dm3z $529.99 ($170 off)
(Engadget) powered HTC HD2. And it ought to sell out pretty quickly at
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:04:19 PM
HP dv6t Quad $999.99 ($649 Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:46:00 PM
doesn't seem that the 800 x 480 just $199 (although don’t forget
The folks over at Logic Buy got off) resistive touchscreen has won that Office Max will be selling a
their hands on the HP Home Printers Not too long ago C-motech many fans. But who knows? similar machine on Black Friday
Store Thanksgiving Event flyer. LaserJet P1006 $90 (50% off) popped up on our radar with Maybe at the right price, this guy for $150).
And while some of the deals are Photosmart B8550 $150 (50% Mangrove, the 7-inch will find its (albeit small) There’s also a 50-inch plasma
decent, nothing really seems to off) touchscreen tablet that's been audience. Or they can slap TV for $698, a 42-inch 1080p
s t a n d o u t , a s i d e f r o m t h e LaserJet CP1518ni $200 (50% tragically saddled with Windows Android on the thing, in which LCD TV for $597, and a dual-
mouthful of a sales event name. off) Mobile 6.5. The kids at case we have the perfect name screen portable DVD player for
SlashGear have just had a chance for it: Mandroid. $119. Check your paper this
Desktops: Accessories
HP Pavilion p6280t Quad-Core HP MediaSmart Server LX195 to play with the device, and to be Mangrove WinMo tablet rough- Sunday for the full list of deals.
$569.99 ($405 off) $250 ($150 off) honest they don't seem too handled, teased for being 'tubby' If you just said, “What’s a
HP Pavilion Elite e9250t Core i5 HP Ink Sale terribly impressed. When stacked originally appeared on Engadget paper?” then maybe check
$799.99 ($405 off) Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse up against the Quanta Android on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:00 Target’s website on Sunday
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18 Gadgets/ Tech/ E-reader Newspaper

Vizio Internet-
connected HDTVs
delayed
By Matt Burns (CrunchGear)
Uh-Oh: Gameloft Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:30:42 PM

The Future of Snow moves away from

Well this is no fun. If you’ve
been patiently waiting for the
Vizio HDTV s that bring Twiiter,
Sports Tech [Winter Android development Facebook, Netflix, and Yahoo
into you living room, you’re

Gear] By Greg Kumparak

(CrunchGear)
told an investor conference that
the company had "significantly
going to have to wait a bit longer.
Santa isn’t going to bring one
this year.
By Popular Science Want to score your own high- Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:20:40 PM cut [their] investment in Android The HDTV sets were supposed
(Gizmodo) tech snowsports equipment? It's platform, just like ... many to be out in July, but that
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:00:00 PM
e a s y : V i s i t o u r s i s t e r s i t e The sudden surge in interest in others". Gameloft is one of the obviously didn’t happen. CNET
S k i i n g m a g . c o m ( w e s h a r e Android (largely due to all of the largest mobile games companies is reporting that the new launch
Bright ideas and products in owners, and a love of playing in hype surrounding the Droid) has a r o u n d , h a v i n g p u l l e d i n date is January 2010. Too bad
skiing and snowboarding, from a the snow with the latest gadgets). caused a lot of developers to roughly$132 million in the last that Vizio couldn’t make the
Norwegian hotel built into a Every day for the next week, reconsider the platform. Atleast three quarters alone. While there original deadline. We’ll no doubt
mountainside to an inflatable they're giving away free gear, lift one major development house, are plenty of fish in the developer see other HDTVs at CES ‘10
pack that can save you from an tickets and resort packages. All however, isn't impressed. Earlier sea, this can't be one that Google with similar social-networking
avalanche you have to do is answer a trivia today, Alexandre de Rochefort, is happy to see swim away. functions. Vizio might get lost in
Skiing and snowboarding have question and enter to win. Finance Director of Gameloft, the crowd.
always been cutting-edge sports, Popular Science is your
thanks to renegade personalities w o r m h o l e t o t h e f u t u r e .
and high-tech gear. But this ski Reporting on what's new and
season, designers are stepping it what's next in science and
Offerpal revises terms amid continued
up to a whole new level. Here, technology, we deliver the future
take a look at some of the finest now.
scandal
in snowsports tech-and enter to By Caroline McCarthy Under fire for running choose how "conservative" they
win some gear of your own. (Webware.com) misleading ads on social want to be with ads.
Submitted at 11/19/2009 3:57:00 PM
networks, the offers-and-surveys Originally posted at The Social
broker now says publishers can
E-reader Newspaper Gadgets/ Tech/ Politics/ 19

Samsung unleashes two Diva-branded phones, Brizzly opens

divas everywhere faint up...and
By Laura June (Engadget) S7070 - is an iPhone-esque job,
with a crazy diamond-shaped
unleashes two Diva-branded
phones, divas everywhere faint
translates
Submitted at 11/20/2009 5:49:00 PM By Caroline McCarthy
button at the bottom, and a Samsung unleashes two Diva- (Webware.com)
Samsung's been showing off two quilted-style back cover, with a 3 branded phones, divas
new handsets of late. The S5150 -inch WQVGA display with everywhere faint originally Submitted at 11/20/2009 8:00:00 AM

Olivia is a clamshell affair with a resistive touchscreen, Bluetooth, appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20
mirrored body, an external LED, and microSD slot. Samsung The Twitter client has built in
Nov 2009 17:49:00 EST. Please
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and we know that it will boast a 3 hasn't formally announced these see our terms for use of feeds.
decoding of international tweets--
megapixel camera and a 2.2-inch ladies yet, but they are expected more photo after the break. Permalink| Samsung Hub, GSM
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Originally posted at The Social
Droid Price Drops to $120 Video: Palin Booed in Indiana
[Dealzmodo] (Little Green Footballs) outside her tour bus, booing and
yelling “Quitting on the
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:44:57 PM
By Rosa Golijan (Gizmodo) This is almost a surprising price job!”[Video]
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:03:27 PM
drop after what we heard was a After Sarah Palin ended a book- Here’s a story on the
pretty decent launch for this signing event in Noblesville, e m b a r r a s s i n g i n c i d e n t a t
We've seen the Palm Pixi drop in handset. Why such a rush to Indiana, without signing more Indychannel.com: Palin Greets
price right at launch, but looks lower price if sales are good? [ than 300 books for people who Hundreds, But Not Everyone
like the Droid isn't far behind. $120 (with a new Verizon Dell via 9 to 5 Mac] waited more than 6 hours to see Leaves Happy.
The Dell Mobility Store is account, of course). her, the crowd turned on her
offering it for a rather reasonable

50 Cent Symbolizes the Impending Live Video Explosion

By Adam Ostrow (Mashable!) Today, we have yet another big might have found on TV. competitor, to more traditional
number to share, this time from
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:13:37 PM
Granted, he’ll still use other means of video distribution. We
last night’s Ustream premiere of mediums for promotion, but in knew this was coming, but a
Some of the recent numbers 50 Cent’s movie “Before I Self light of his numbers and those of combination of bandwidth
being put up by live video events Destruct.” In total, more than others, expect a lot more events proliferation and integration with
on the Web are giving TV a run 255,000 users watched at least like the Self Destruct premiere in social sites seems to be pushing
for its money. Take for example part of the 90 minute screening, the near future. live video to a tipping point.
the New Moon Premiere, which which included the hip hop That’s not to say the Internet is And where 50 goes, the money
attracted 3 million viewers in mogul answering questions live going to be as destructive to typically follows. Reviews:
total, a U2 concert on YouTube from fans. debuting the movie on MTV, television as it’s been to print ustream
that reached 10 million, and the Although not as huge as some of VH1, or BET, 50 took to the media, but we’re certainly Tags: 50 cent, live video, social
red carpet event for This Is It, the other events, it’s perhaps Web and reached an audience of starting to see it emerge as a media, ustream, video
which saw 1.8 million tune in. more significant. As opposed to comparable scale to what he s t r o n g c o m p l i m e n t , i f n o t
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No, ACTA Secrecy Is Not 'Normal' -- Nor Is It A 'Distraction'

By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) International Law and many as we've been clear, this is an limitations. That's not the sort of lawyers be any more obvious in
Submitted at 11/20/2009 9:49:00 AM
others, you see that they are ongoing negotiation, and the final world most of us want to live in. brushing off the concerns of the
significantly more transparent results may differ from what bits Finally, the ACTA supporters public than by calling it "a
Over the last few weeks people and/or have clear procedures in and pieces have been leaked. claim that because the distraction." To the MPAA this
who are actually concerned about place for concerned parties to But, what is leaked has suggested administration showed a very is all about propping up its
individual rights have done a take part in the discussions. That that some very, very bad things small group of consumer rights business model and stopping
decent job sounding the alarm is not the case with ACTA. are at least on the table, and folks, such as Public Knowledge, competition from online sources.
about the problems with what A second point they make is that making that clear and opening up a draft of the document, that The public doesn't matter. As
little we've seen of the ACTA if the end result is really bad, the discussion is important, no consumer groups are "a part of Jamie Love notes, "transparency
negotiations. In the last week or countries can simply decide not matter how much the lawyers the process." That doesn't take isn't a 'distraction.' it is an
so, those who work for the to sign it and not to participate. don't want anyone interfering. into account the level of access. obligation of governments, to
entertainment industry have Yes, stop laughing. It's as if they Separately, as you would expect, Whereby industry lobbyists had a those it wants to govern."
suddenly started scrambling to think that we're all idiots who some of the language used to date large hand in drafting ideas and So, yes, perhaps some of the
respond, after realizing that more haven't seen how lobbyists have in the leaked reports suggests the suggestions for parts of the discussion has suggested things
and more people are starting to historically relied on the line "but usual legal games are being legislation, a Public Knowledge that will go beyond what's
pay attention and to worry about w e m u s t l i v e u p t o o u r played, so that when people point representative was involved on actually in the document, but it's
ACTA. However, it's been pretty international obligations" to push to something and say that opens "very short notice" in an initial hilarious to see industry lawyers
funny to watch the desperate through all sorts of laws the us up to a bad thing, the lawyers hour-long meeting whereby they suggest that those concerned
attempts by industry lawyers to public does not support. can say "oh, that's no different were allowed to look at the text, about our rights are "creating a
try to paint this all as much ado A third point raised is that this than what we have already." Just but not copy it, and then a further moral panic" when the only
about nothing (with gratuitous isn't a "treaty" but a "sole like the RIAA did back when short discussion about a revised reason there's concern at all is
swipes at those of us who have executive agreement," so we they wiped out musicians rights copy -- but the process included because the public is not even
called attention to what's going shouldn't worry since it can't to reclaim their music NDAs that prevent much allowed to see what's being
on). change the law. Except, by (thankfully, only temporarily). discussion about what was seen. discussed. Want to end the
One of the points they make is to categorizing it as such, it's But if you actually understand That's not serious involvement. rampant speculation? Release
say that the "secrecy" is no big actually a loophole that could the details, you know that the Finally, as I was writing this, the documents and let the public
deal, because it's "normal" for potentially take Congress out of subtle language choices are all Jamie Love pointed out that the take part in the process. The
such negotiations to happen this the process of reviewing or chosen very carefully to drive MPAA has sent a letter in favor MPAA's letter and the sudden
way. This was what the USTR approving anything that's in the future legislation. You can see of ACTA, which is chock full of whining from industry lawyers
stated earlier this year when the agreement, and then just wait for this by simply monitoring what's laughter inducing falsehoods shows what this really is: yet
q u e s t i o n w a s r a i s e d , b u t the "but we must live up to our happening in South Korea now, (such as claiming the entire another attempt by one particular
unfortunately, the facts (and international obligations" to start since that's what the new motion picture industry is at risk, industry that refuses to adapt to a
common sense) simply don't pouring out of lobbyists and agreement is supposedly even as it's having its best year changing marketplace, looking to
support that claim at all. If you industry lawyers' mouths. "modeled" on. And, it's not ever). But the most ridiculous is governments to prop up their
look at the transparency level on A fourth point of attack is that pretty. Various user-generated this:"Outcries on the lack of existing business model at the
m a n y o t h e r i n t e r n a t i o n a l some of the descriptions of content sites are severely limiting transparency in the ACTA expense of innovation, consumer
agreements, including well what's being discussed are what users can do, to the point negotiations are distraction." Yes, rights and upstart competitors.
known ones concerning WTO, inaccurate. Well that's funny that they're barely recognizable that's right, making sure that the Permalink| Comments| Email
WIPO, WHO, UNCITRAL, since a big part of the problem is as UGC sites any more. Liability public knows what the hell its This Story
UNIDROIT, UNCTAD, OECD, that we're not even being shown pointed at service providers are government is signing up for is a
Hague Conference on Private what's being discussed. So, yes, scaring them into massive "distraction." Could the MPAA's
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HOW TO: Use Social Media to Find Black Friday Deals
By Susan Payton (Mashable!)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:33:41 PM
Susan Payton is the Managing
Partner of Egg Marketing &
Public Relations, an internet
marketing firm. She blogs at The
Marketing Eggspert Blog, and
teaches marketing courses at
Marketing EggSchool. Follow
her on Twitter@eggmarketing.
We’re a week away from Black
Friday and just a few years ago,
if you wanted to find the best
deals, you had to wait for the
sales flyers to hit your newspaper
or mailbox. You’d make a list of
what you wanted and get your
game plan together. But that’s all
changed because of social media.
Tools like iPhone apps, blogs,
Twitter, and Facebook will be
key in helping competitive
shoppers get a leg up against the
thousands of shoppers vying for
the deals of the century this
season. And with holiday
spending projected to be down
3% from last year’s low
numbers, stores are doing
whatever they can to make it
easier for shoppers to spend their
money with them.
Blogs and Websites
Weeks before Black Friday,
MPAA Says Copyright-Treaty Critics Hate Hollywood
By David Kravets (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:45:00 PM
blogs and websites like Black
Friday 2009 and
BlackFriday.info have been
uploading sales flyers from every
store imaginable to help shoppers
plan out their attack on the
biggest shopping day of the year.
For gadget-lovers,
Gizmodo’s#blackfriday feed has
the latest posts about the best
electronic deals to be had.
Mom-related blogs and forums,
such as MomsLikeMe, a
geography based networking site,
or Triangle Mom2Mom, focus on
the strategies for what to do with
the kids when shopping on Black
Friday, local sales and events,
and advice on how to stretch that
dollar even farther.
The benefit to blogs is that they
are updated constantly, with
deals being posted every day.
Find one or two you like and
subscribe to their RSS feeds to
stay abreast of the latest Black
Friday news and offers.
My Black Friday Deals takes a
sprinkling of social media and
mixes it together with a dash of
blogging to create a place for
shoppers to interact. The site
uses the mobile photo slide show
app Whrrl to allow bloggers to
take pictures of the best deals
Dan Glickman, the chairman of
the Motion Picture Association
of America, is complaining to
Congress that those who don't
E-reader Newspaper
Friday sales, as well as its annual well as see photos of the sale
Thanksgiving Day Parade. Wal- items.
Mart, which has claimed it won’t The Toys R Us Big Book
be beat on price on Black Friday Favorites app lets users make
or after, is tweeting its deals wish lists, find deals, and share
already in place, and will likely deals (it’s free, too). The $0.99
do so through Black Friday. BF Deals app, meanwhile, lets
The dedicated Black Friday you see a map of other users at
blogs and web sites (such as the stores so you can find a less
they can find in stores and upload ones mentioned above) are also crowded one (assuming a lot of
them to the site to be voted on by getting a piece of the social the shoppers have the app), and it
deal seekers. The best deals will media pie by creating Fan Pages sends your deals to your Twitter
then be shared on Twitter, Flickr, on Facebook, like the one for account. There are others (do a
and Facebook. Black-Friday.net. Pages like this search in the iTunes store for
Full disclosure: Susan works really put the power in the hands “Black Friday”), and stores like
with Collective Bias, which runs of the people, who can share K-Mart and Wal-Mart may
My Black Friday Deals. Social deals as they find them. incorporate Black Friday deals
Media YouTube is chock full of videos into their existing iPhone apps.
Bloggers, consumers, and brands about Black Friday, as well. The Wrapping It Up
alike are all using Twitter and site has a large library of clips If you’re planning to brave the
Facebook this year for Black from both consumers and major crowds on Black Friday, be
F r i d a y . S t a p l e s h a s b e e n news networks, with advice on smart. Get on Twitter, Facebook,
“leaking” its own Black Friday handling the crowds on Black or the dozens of Black Friday
deals on its Twitter and Facebook Friday, what to expect at the blogs to find the deals you want.
accounts for days, and a search stores, and tips on which stores Take your iPhone with you to
for the term#blackfriday on have the best deals. There’s an reduce the number of stores you
Twitter nets an endless stream of App for That go to in fruitless search of items
deals, tips, and links that will Now that I have an iPhone, I get that were sold out at 5 AM. And
help shoppers save on Friday. excited about functional, useful most of all, good luck to you!
Y o u c a n a l s o c h e c k o u t applications like the Black Friday Image courtesy of iStockphoto,
the@blackfriday account, which apps that have come out this MarcusPhoto1 Reviews:
tweets Black Friday news from year. DealNews has a free Black Facebook, Flickr, Twitter,
across the web. Friday app that lets you sort deals YouTube, iStockphoto
Macy’s too has been priming its by “Early Bird,” “In Store Only,” Tags: black friday, deals, List,
followers on Twitter for its Black and “Limited Availability,” as Lists, shopping
support a proposed international worldwide."
intellectual-property treaty are
"hostile toward efforts to
improve copyright enforcement
E-reader Newspaper Tech/ Tech News/ 23

3 Creative Ways SMBs Can Use Social Media for Holiday

Discounts
By Jennifer Van Grove is significantly better than any of way to gain more fans and please them to tag the content with a
(Mashable!) your existing promotions and holiday shoppers on the hunt for predetermined tag. You can make
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:46:35 AM
make sure to share it with your a bargain. the incentive whatever you want
entire team. Then use your social Since Facebook is so ubiquitous, it to be, but offering each
This post originally appeared on media channels to send out if you go this route, make sure to participant an X% discount off
the American Express OPEN s h a r e a b l e c l u e s a b o u t t h e inform your team members to tell existing sale prices would be well
F o r u m , w h e r e M a s h a b l e promotion. You could tweet customers about the deal while received.
regularly contributes articles something like, “exclusive they’re shopping. You can even This approach works best if you
about leveraging social media holiday Twitter deals on X,Y,Z, teach employees how to show make the announcement on your
and technology in small business. DM us for details.” You might even get more customers how to become your own blog and request that
Every year consumers turn to the For this type of promotion to mileage out of the deal if you fan on Facebook from their participants include a link to their
web to scour for the best holiday work, it’s all about the details. offer a double deal (double mobile phones, thereby making shared media in the comments
shopping deals. Black Friday has First, make sure you follow new whatever the original deal was) them eligible for the extra section of the post. Also,
practically become a holiday of followers back so that they can when you hit X amount of savings instantly as well as remember that due to new FTC
its own, with retailers jumping on send you a direct message. Also, followers before a certain date. getting a new fan on the spot. 3. guidelines, you should encourage
the bandwagon earlier than ever determine whether or not you That could give deal-seeking Social Media Sharing participants to disclose the deal
to satisfy deal-hungry consumers. want this to stay underground, or customers the incentive to Whatever your sales goals are or discount. More business
This holiday season you have an whether you’re open to having promote you in the hopes of this holiday season, chances are resources from Mashable:
opportunity to leverage social the deal spread online. The saving even more. 2. Facebook you want to sell more of your - Why Social Media Is Vital to
media channels for trackable benefit of the former approach is Freebies products and services, but usually Corporate Social Responsibility
giveaways and discounts that can t h a t s e l e c t c u s t o m e r s f e e l We’re seeing more and more it’s your customers and super - HOW TO: Measure Social
not only boost your holiday sales privileged, but the downside is brands use their Facebook Fan fans who do all the real selling Media ROI
but improve your social media that you’ll need to generate a new P a g e s f o r f a n - o n l y d e a l s , for you. Here’s where social - 5 Important Web Video
presence. 1. Direct Message d i s c o u n t / o f f e r c o d e o r discounts, and coupons, and media can help. Lessons for Small Business
Discounts “password” for each person. there’s no reason why you can’t Use your email newsletter, Owners
If you’re looking for fun and On the flip side, if you have one use the holiday season to do the Twitter account, Facebook Fan - Top 5 Must-Read Social Media
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create more engagement between message and share it with their offline retailers, but should you they love most about your small Hashtags for Business
you and your customers, consider friends, which means you could have a physical store, using your business online. Encourage them iStockphoto, YinYang Reviews:
offering direct message-only get more mileage and buzz, but Facebook Fan Page to create a to upload a photo, create a video, Facebook, Twitter, iStockphoto
holiday discounts. fewer followers. Figure out what holiday coupon for an extra X% or pen a blog post about the Tags: business, Holiday, List,
Here’s how this could work. your goal is and go with it, full o f f a l r e a d y d i s c o u n t e d products or services they love Lists, small business
Come up with a holiday deal that steam ahead. merchandise would be an instant most. Also make sure to instruct

Why Google Should Cool It With Chrome OS

By Brian X. Chen (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:00:00 PM
Google has some ambitious
goals with its open source PC being presented, so we make a
operating system Chrome OS. modest proposal.
But we're not convinced
consumers will be thrilled with
the way the browser-based OS is
24 Tech/ Politics/ E-reader Newspaper

How smoking can ruin your Mac

(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:00:00 PM
I have nothing against smoking,
save for the difficult odor that
emanates from every part, breath,
and piece of clothing belonging
to a smoker. I could no more live
with a smoker than I could live
with a third ear perched off the
end of my nose.
However, I am embalmed in a
curious sympathy after reading a
report from The Consumerist
concerning two Mac users whose
AppleCare warranties appear to
have been voided due to the
presence of cigarette smoke in
their homes.
One, named Derek, recounts the
tale of his overheating black
MacBook. He took it into the
Apple store in Jordan Creek,
West Des Moines.
He told The Consumerist:
"Today, April, 28, 2008, the
Apple store called and informed
me that due to the computer
having been used in a house
where there was smoking, that
has voided the warranty and they
refuse to work on the machine,
due to 'health risks of secondhand
smoke'."
He continued: "Nowhere in your
AppleCare terms of service can I
find anything mentioning being
used in a smoking environment
as voiding the warranty."
Will a Marlboro Lights habit
makes this cute thing
inoperable?(Credit: CC
Galaygobi/Flickr)
Derek's resulting appeal to the
office of Steve Jobs bore him no
joy, so he resorted to blowing
some compressed air at the
One final appeal to Ruth's local
Apple store failed, as she was
allegedly told that tar from
cigarette smoke had made it
uneconomical to even attempt a
repair. Ruth claims that only one
person in her household smokes.
So now might I hand this
distinctly painful issue over you,
the technically brilliant reader.
Perhaps you are even an
employee of Apple and have
stumbled upon this page in
search of a little light relief.
What is the science of all this?
And what might be the
appropriate commercial
response? Should Apple place a
clear disclaimer referring to
secondhand smoke in the
AppleCare terms? Or should
machine, leading it to restart its nicotine was on OSHA's list of
Microsoft make a new Laptop
wondrous functions. hazardous substances.
Hunter ad in which a very
Then along came Ruth, who However, as she wisely pointed
attractive, happy person says,
took her son's iMac to an out to The Consumerist: "OSHA
"I'm not cool enough and I
authorized repair center. After also lists calcium carbonate
smoke, so I would never be able
five days, they apparently told (found in calcium tablets),
to get a Mac fixed"?
her they couldn't work on it isopropyl alcohol (used to clean
This content has passed through
because it was contaminated with wounds), chlorine (used in
fivefilters.org.
c i g a r e t t e s m o k e a n d w a s swimming pools), hydrogen
therefore a bio-hazard. peroxide (also used to clean
When Ruth appealed to Jobs' wounds), sucrose (a sugar), talc
office, she said she was told by ( a s i n p o w d e r ) , e t c . . . a s
someone named Dena that hazardous substances."

Kindle Now Available for Canada

(Little Green Footballs)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 10:19:41 AM
Here’s some good news if you
live in Canada and you’ve been
waiting for Amazon to release
their terrific Kindle e-book reader
in a Canadian version: your wait
is over. In addition to having full
access to more than 300,000 titles
in the Amazon store, Amazon
announced that Canadian
newspapers The Globe and Mail
and The National Post will be
available in Kindle editions, with
the newspapers in the Canwest
chain following soon.
Here’s the Amazon news
release: Amazon Kindle and
More than 300,000 Books in the
Kindle Store Now Available to
Customers in Canada.
(Note: if you buy a Kindle by
clicking the picture or by
following one of the links in this
post, we get a small cut of the
purchase price through Amazon’s
associates program.)
E-reader Newspaper
Can Facebook group change World Cup game result?
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:43:35 PM
You know this is serious
because they've already talked
about it on SportsCenter.
Wednesday saw one of the most
painful pieces of cheating that
soccer has enjoyed since, oh,
since pretty much any other
World Cup qualifying game.
However, this occurred in the
dying minutes, featured one of
the most famous players in the
world (yes, he's been on the front
of an EA FIFA game box),
affected the result of the game,
and was so crudely obvious that
the world has decided to fight
back by socially networking.
In case you were only recently
released after being abducted by
recalcitrant performance artists,
France was playing Ireland for
the privilege of going to the
World Cup finals in South
Africa. Ireland was winning.
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French captain, Thierry Henry,
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handled it twice, then crossed the
ball for an embarrassed
teammate, Willam Gallas, to
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Henry, perhaps sensing his
precious image evaporating,
admitted Friday that the game
should be replayed.
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What is clear from the group is
that people from all over the
world are incensed that FIFA has
haughtily dismissed the power of
the people, the socially
networking people. The group
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If I were one of the fine-dining,
bouncy-bellied officials at FIFA,
I would pay a little more
attention to this Facebook group.
The last time someone so
blatantly ignored the will of the
socially-networking people--
who, in the Facebook group's
case, include many from France
itself--it was a lady who
guffawed: "Let them eat cake."
Yes, she was French and it did
not end well for her. I feel sure
Marie Antoinette would have
wished for a little replay in her
own life. And I feel equally sure
that, were she alive today, she
would be joining the Facebook
group "Petition to have
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Seesmic Launches Mobile Apps for UK Digital Economy Bill As Bad As

Expected; Digital Britain Minister
Android and BlackBerry Flat Out Lies About ISP Support
By Barb Dybwad (Mashable!) version. The app display is high- By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) "broadly supportive" of the bill.
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:28:36 PM
definition (the first high-def Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:00:00 PM
That's funny because BT and
Twitter client on the platform, TalkTalk -- two of the largest
Hot on the heels of the launch of according to Loic Lemur, CEO Just as the leaks predicted, the ISPs in the UK -- have loudly
the Windows desktop app and founder of Seesmic) which UK government has offered up complained about the plans (with
preview, Seesmic has brought its makes it more visually attractive its Digital Economy Bill, which TalkTalk threatening to sue, and
Twitter client to the mobile arena — quite stunning on the Droid includes massive changes to BT saying that this solution is
as well with the launch of clients screen, for example. It does lack copyright law, including the "not the way forward") and the
for the Android and BlackBerry the search capability and trending power of the government to I S P A s s o c i a t i o n , w h i c h
platforms. Both apps are features on Twidroid, but effectively change the law at will represents ISPs in the UK has
available for free — get the links using bit.ly, J.mp or Tinyurl nevertheless the app is solid and with little to no oversight. loudly slammed the bill as
A n d r o i d v e r s i o n f r o m t h e (you can make your selection in a worthy addition to the Twitter Basically, it would let the unworkable and backwards
A n d r o i d M a r k e t a n d t h e the Settings along with your client arsenal on the Android B u s i n e s s S e c r e t a r y , L o r d looking:"ISPA members are
BlackBerry version by pointing choice of photo and video platform. Mandelson, change copyright extremely concerned that the bill,
your BlackBerry to Seesmic. service). We’ll be testing out the l a w t h r o u g h s e c o n d a r y far from strengthening the
We had a chance to test out the From the profile view of BlackBerry version as well legislation, which requires no n a t i o n ' s c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
Android build on the Motorola yourself or another Twitter user, (pictured, below, along with a Parliamentary approval. As infrastructure, will penalise the
Droid and came away impressed. you can drill down into their demo video of both clients), and people are noting, Mandelson has success of the internet industry
The interface is well-designed tweets, favorites, followers and Loic says sit tight for an iPhone had to resign from elected and undermine the backbone of
and easy to use. Read on for our who they’re following, plus version coming soon. We’d love positions twice in the past in t h e d i g i t a l e c o n o m y , " t h e
impressions and a demo video reply, direct message, unfollow to hear your impressions on both disgrace, and is now in an i n d u s t r y g r o u p s a i d .
below. or block them. It’s a nice level of clients if you have a chance to unelected position. And he's the Nicholas Lansman, ISPA's
Four buttons at the top take you detail, with one small omission check them out. Are you a guy who gets to change copyright general secretary, said in the
to timeline, replies, direct which we’d love to see added at Seesmic user excited about your law at will? That does not seem statement that the government's
messages or profile views. some point — support for Lists. Twitter client experience coming right. On top of that, the bill proposals were "being fast-
Drilling down into an individual Since Seesmic Desktop and the to the mobile? Let us know in the doesn't even specify "three" tracked... and will do little to
tweet allows you to reply, DM web version both added support comments. strikes for users. Instead, it address the underlying problem".
reply or retweet using the recently, we’re sure it won’t be Reviews: Android, Seesmic, requires ISPs to notify users with "Rather than focusing blindly on
“original” RT style. Composing a long before mobile clients get an Seesmic Desktop, Twidroid, w a r n i n g s - - a n d t o n o t i f y enforcement, the government
tweet includes the ability to add update as well. Twitter copyright holders that they did should be asking rights holders to
location information, include a As compared to the current Tags: android, blackberry, notify users -- and if file sharing reform the licensing framework
photo or video from your gallery leader on the Android platform, Mobile 2.0, seesmic, twitter, is not reduced by 70% in a year so that legal content can be
or one on the spot from the Twidroid, Seesmic compares twitter clients (with no indication of how this is distributed online to consumers
camera, and shorten included quite favorably to the free measured), then the government in a way that they are clearly
will tell ISPs to start kicking demanding," Lansman said. So,
Make an Independent Movie on the Cheap people off the internet. where exactly are the 99% who
By How-To Wiki (Wired Top Furthermore, Minister for are supportive of the bill? Or is
Anyone with a camera phone feature film that will get noticed
Stories) Digital Britain Stephen Timms, that RIAA/IFPI/BPI math?
and poor impulse control can be a by Hollywood?
who introduced the new bill, Permalink| Comments| Email
YouTube star for 15 seconds. But
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:00:00 PM claimed that 99% of ISPs are This Story
what does it take to make a
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Norwegian Band Told It
FunMail adds instant images to Facebook status Can't Post Its Own
Music To The Pirate
& MMS Bay, Even Though It
Wants To
By Michael Rose (The from Flickr and other
Unofficial Apple Weblog repositories. If you want to By Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
(TUAW)) include a hidden search term,
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:14:00 PM
Submitted at 11/20/2009 9:45:00 AM putting it at the end of the
message with a double-hash (##) Having recently returned from
Filed under: iPhone, App will tell FunMail to search those Norway, where I was impressed
Review words without including them in at the optimism and the
At the risk of invoking a round the sent message. You can send it willingness to embrace new
of reader rage, I'll admit that I've to any mobile phone number in technologies and services, it's
never really been that hyped on your address book, to email disappointing to read the
the idea of MMS on the iPhone recipients, or to your Facebook following story (found via
(and, by the way, get off my friends or wall via Facebook brokep) of a Norwegian band
lawn). If I want to send someone Connect. The result is a little bit who recently released an album
a picture, I've got their email inspirational office poster, a little on their own label and decided to
address; I'll just send them a bit LOLcat, and in some ways put it up on The Pirate Bay
picture. No big whoop. strangely intriguing... but not themselves, as more and more
I do have some friends and really, you know, useful. indie labels are doing. Except...
colleagues who 'came up' on Continue reading FunMail adds the band members are a part of
mainline camera phones and they instant images to Facebook status the Norwegian music collection
gleefully pop pics back and forth & MMS society TONO, who is among
via MMS. I also appreciate the TUAW FunMail adds instant those fighting to have The Pirate
ability to decode the snapshots get a preview of his company's accept the company's TOS, images to Facebook status & Bay blocked in Norway. Since
my wife sends from her Motorola new free app FunMail[ iTunes which may subject you to MMS originally appeared on The the band has allowed TONO to
RAZR, but overall I wouldn't rate link], which promises to leverage occasional text messages from U n o f f i c i a l A p p l e W e b l o g enforce its copyrights in
it among the top iPhone features I the Semantic Media Project and them if you don't opt out) -- type (TUAW) on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 performance situations, TONO is
was eager to get from AT&T (not add appropriate imagery to your in your message, and the system 09:45:00 EST. Please see our claiming that it can forbid
like the ongoing lack of tethering, MMS messages, short emails, gives you the text (up to 140 terms for use of feeds. members from putting their
which is making me grind my Facebook wall posts, et cetera. characters) atop your choice of Read| Permalink| Email this| music on sites like The Pirate
teeth in my sleep). It's available in the US App Store image from a list of five, sourced Comments Bay(translation from the original
That prejudicial attitude may as of last night. from FunMobility's licensed Norwegian): The management
have made me a little skeptical Sure, the app is simple enough libraries along with Creative contract in TONO means that we
when I met with FunMobility's to use (once you register and Commons remixable content can not allow the TONO-
CEO Adam Lavine this week to members post things on your
own at some commercial sites.
Listen to 'World's First Twitter Album' Once again, examples of these
By Eliot Van Buskirk (Wired Digital music students create a that can be translated into songs. performance rights groups
Top Stories) crowdsourced album within the working against the wishes of
140-character confines of Twitter artists, rather than helping them
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:35:00 PM
by writing short strings of code out.
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If You Only Share A Tiny Bit Of A LUNCHTIME POLL:

File Via BitTorrent, Is It Still What’s Your Favorite
Copyright Infringement? Video Sharing Service?
By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) 'you are alleging the person has video clips not being considered By Barb Dybwad (Mashable!)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:08:02 PM
broken the law; we're passing it infringing. Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:58:22 PM
to the police. Let them deal with While I would be quite surprised
We've mentioned the ongoing it'. The trial has been going on if this argument worked (even if It’s Friday, people, which means
lawsuit against ISP iiNet in recently, and while I haven't been it may be technically correct, it's that not only is it Follow Friday,
Australia a few times. Basically, following the details that closely so rare that judges pay attention it’s also time for the Lunchtime
the movie studios are pissed off (figure it's worth waiting for the to the technical aspects when it Poll! Last week we wanted to
at iiNet because it didn't do much v e r d i c t ) , t h e r e w a s o n e comes to copyright), I'm a bit know about your favorite news
in response to letters that were i n t e r e s t i n g t i d b i t . A s t h e surprised we haven't seen this reader(or whether you use RSS at Ben Parr: Viddler, YouTube,
sent concerning IP addresses of company had suggested earlier, argued elsewhere as well. Of all). We’ll have the results for and Ustream, depending on the
those that the studios believed it's arguing that sharing a file via course, if it does actually work, it you later today, but let’s get a situation.
w e r e s h a r i n g u n a u t h o r i z e d BitTorrent is arguably not will only turn the focus back head start on the new poll: what’s Christina Warren: Vimeo,
works. As iiNet noted, however, copyright infringement at all. towards the question of whether your favorite video sharing because it has the best quality.
it didn't see why it was involved That's because of the way or not "making available" service? Barb Dybwad: I like Qik for
in any of this: They send us a list BitTorrent works, in breaking up violates the distribution right of We’ll start off with some mobile, Flickr for short visually-
of IP addresses and say 'this IP any file into tiny components and copyright, since that would cover responses from the staff here at interesting clips, and YouTube
address was involved in a breach sharing the individual pieces. A what BitTorrent users were Mashable, and let you fine folks for an endless stream of
on this date'. We look at that say key element of copyright law is doing, if they offered up any have at it in the comments. Be distractions punctuated by
'well what do you want us to do looking at how much of the unauthorized content (even if sure to let us know along with hilarious cats.
with this? We can't release the content is shared. Down in they actually shared only a tiny your vote why you chose it as Tamar Weinberg: YouTube
person's details to you on the Australia, they have a "fair fraction). your favorite. We’ll post the because it actually can process
basis of an allegation and we dealing" exception to copyright Permalink| Comments| Email results next week to show the Kodak Zi6 videos (Flickr and
can't go and kick the customer law that appears to allow for This Story zeitgeist from Mashable readers. Vimeo cannot), but Vimeo has a
off on the basis of an allegation copying small portions of a work, Are you in? Let’s roll the really awesome GUI.
from someone else'. So we say and some precedent of short question! Image courtesy of iStockphoto,
What’s your favorite video ericsphotography Reviews:
Malaria Gaining Resistance to Best sharing service? Mashable Faves Flickr, Mashable, Vimeo,
Adam Ostrow: YouTube or YouTube, iStockphoto, ustream
Available Treatment Ustream. It’s all about the Tags: flickr, lunchtime poll, qik,
By Nathan Seppa (Wired Top troubling signs of developing content. ustream, viddler, video, video
Stories) resistance to artemisinin, which Pete Cashmore: YouTube. sharing, youtube
is currently the best available Sharon Feder: I’m not a power
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:00:00 PM
treatment for the disease. user, but Vimeo is definitely my
Malaria has begun showing favorite.
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Geotagged tweets now

alive in Stone Design's
Twittelator Pro 3.3.1
By Steven Sande (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:30:00 PM

Filed under: iPhone, App Store

Twitter has flipped the switch on
some new features, including
geotagging of tweets and
automatic retweeting. As a happy
CrossOver Games releases version user of Stone Design's
Twittelator Pro 3.3.1[iTunes
link], I was even more giddy haven't seen or been able to send
8.1.0 when I found out that my favorite
Twitter app already supports both
a retweet that appears with the
new retweet icon. In the web-
By Mike Schramm (The Accordingly, this new version decked-out rig, if you want a shot of these features. based Twitter, I do see the new
Unofficial Apple Weblog has support built-in for the brand at winning the thing, all you have The geotagging feature lets you icons and messages that say
(TUAW)) new Left 4 Dead 2, as well as to do is pick up the software optionally attach a latitude and "Retweeted by you," but I'm not
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:30:00 AM fixes for Steam's voice chat, a before December 1st. They'll longitude to your tweets. If you sure why I'm not seeing this in
few upgrades for WoW on Linux pick a name out of a hat, and if receive the tweet in Twittelator, Twittelator Pro.
Filed under: Gaming, Software, and Guild Wars, and a couple of it's yours, there'll be an awesome you can tap on the sender's avatar Is anyone else using Twittelator
Odds and ends, Developer, Snow changes to ensure compatibility 'nix box headed your way. Good icon to see the geotag and pull up Pro 3.3.1 who can vouch that the
L e o p a r d T h e f o l k s b e h i n d with Snow Leopard. Sounds like l u c k w i t h g e t t i n g s m o o t h a Google map of the location new retweet capability is working
CrossOver Games sent us a note a nice solid upgrade -- owners of fullscreen Flash video to work. near where the tweet was sent. for them? Leave a comment.
that version 8.1.0 of their the software can grab it for free, We kid! You Linux guys make it The app lets you turn off TUAW Geotagged tweets now
software has come out, and it's or you can try out the app for so easy. geotagging when you send a alive in Stone Design's
got some nice upgrades for Mac yourself from their website. Oh wait, what's that? Flash on tweet, which is useful if you're Twittelator Pro 3.3.1 originally
and Linux folks who prefer to In case you don't have the app the iPhone? I have no idea what trying to shake off a stalker. It's appeared on The Unofficial
run their games in Windows yet, CodeWeavers also let us you're talking about. also cool to use "nearby search" Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri,
almost-emulators (it's based on know that they're giving away a TUAW CrossOver Games to find people who are near you 20 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST.
Wine, and as we all know, Wine Linux rig that's the "ultimate" releases version 8.1.0 originally and sending out tweets, and view Please see our terms for use of
Is Not an Emulator) rather than in... wait for it... gaming. Yes, appeared on The Unofficial their location on a map. feeds.
Boot Camping over to the real putting together a Linux rig for Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, The official retweet feature has Read| Permalink| Email this|
thing. We tried out CrossOver gaming is like putting a UFC 20 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST. been going live for the past two Comments
Games a while back, and found it fighter on a dance show, but we Please see our terms for use of weeks or so, although as of yet I
lacking in almost everything but guess stranger things have feeds.
Steam games, but actually that's happened. Anyway, CrossOver Read| Permalink| Email this|
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l o t o f g a m e s g o i n g o n . play at least a few games on the
30 Tech/ Politics/
MacUpdate Desktop version 5.0.2
released, win a membership from
TUAW
By Casey Johnston (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:15:00 PM
Filed under: Software, Cool
tools MacUpdate announced
today the release of version 5.0.2
of the MacUpdate Desktop
utility, which allows users to
manage application and widget
software updates on their Mac
OS X machines. The new version
of the application adds some
features and bug fixes as well as
support for more languages.
MacUpdate Desktop can track
software updates for 30,000 Mac
applications, and it also provides
update support for applications
on the iPhone, although iTunes
handles that pretty well. Updates
can be triggered manually and
individually, or set to install
automatically when MacUpdate
Desktop is open. It also provides
support for updating screen
ACORN Sting Operatives Pose with White Supremacist
(Little Green Footballs)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 9:24:57 AM
White supremacist blogger
Robert Stacy McCain continues
to be welcomed in Republican
circles; here he is posing at the
savers and allows users to sort
applications into "watch lists," so
they can keep track of programs
that are more important to keep
current than others.
The update includes improved
handling of the software it tracks,
such as version and application
matching, as well as French,
German, and Italian localization.
Some of the bugs it fixes are
community preferences,
registration problems, and issues
with extracting tar bzip2 and
dmg.zip downloads.
American Spectator dinner with
the two videographers who
filmed the ACORN sting tapes:
An O&##x2019;Keefe/Giles
Victory Lap.
Also see:
Sarah Palin’s Book Ghostwritten b y
E-reader Newspaper
Windows 8 in 2012?
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:27:00 PM
asked him in our interview
Wednesday where Microsoft was
at relative to Windows 8--later
Steven Sinofsky may not be
talking about Microsoft's future
noting that he hadn't even used
the word Windows next to the
T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l u p d a t e Windows plans, but the Windows numeral 8.
managers out there for Mac OS Server team appears to see more "I didn't say any of the words--
X ( i n c l u d i n g A p p F r e s h , value in letting customers know Windows 8--those were all your
LogicielMac, VersionTracker its road map. words," he said
Pro, etc.) with fans and detractors In at least two slides apparently The 2012 time frame would
of their own. If you've had great s h o w n a t t h e P r o f e s s i o n a l roughly coincide with Windows
or not-so-great experiences with Developers Conference in Los Server's plans of having a minor
any of the updater tools, let us Angeles this week, Microsoft release every two years or so and
know in the comments. suggests that a major release a major release every four years.
W a n t t o w i n o n e o f t w o update to Windows Server is due It released Windows Server 2008
subscriptions to MacUpdate around 2012, with one of the R2, a minor update, earlier this
Desktop, courtesy of MU and slides confirming the Windows 8 year as the desktop team released
TUAW? Read on for details! code name. Windows 7.
Continue reading MacUpdate I've asked both the desktop and In recent years, Microsoft has
Desktop version 5.0.2 released, server teams for more context on tended to line up its desktop and
win a membership from TUAW the slides, which were noted this server releases fairly closely,
TUAW MacUpdate Desktop w e e k b y b l o g g e r S t e p h e n although in this case the desktop
version 5.0.2 released, win a C h a p m a n . A s i m i l a r s l i d e OS was probably a more
m e m b e r s h i p f r o m T U A W cropped up--that time in Italian-- significant release than its server
originally appeared on The in August. counterpart.
Unofficial Apple Weblog For his part, Sinofsky sat This content has passed through
(TUAW) on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 completely stone-faced when I fivefilters.org.
14:15:00 EST. Please see our
terms for use of feeds.
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Comments
Supremacist McCain Audio: Robert Stacy McCain on
Robert Stacy McCain and the Alan Colmes Radio Show
Fall of the Conservative The Other ‘Other McCain’
Movement Robert Stacy McCain’s Angry
Meet Robert Stacy McCain, Neo Departure From the Washington
-Confederate Wacko Times
Associate of White Extraordinaire
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Navigon briefly cutting price on its
popular Nav app
By Mel Martin (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:30:00 PM
Filed under: Odds and ends,
iPhone Gee, we were just saying
how competitive it is getting in
the iPhone nav department, and
Navigon has gone and cut prices
for holiday travelers.
For 10 days only, beginning
today (November 20-30)
Navigon's iPhone app, Mobile
Navigator[ iTunes link]will be on
sale for U.S. $69.99 instead of
$89.99 providing a $20.00
savings. In addition, Navigon's
Traffic Live feature is also on
sale for $14.99 instead of $24.99.
Traffic Live is a one time charge,
not a continuing cost.
That's a significant saving for
this very popular app, and puts it
under similar featured apps from
TomTom ($99.99) and Magellan
Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones
(Little Green Footballs)
Submitted at 11/19/2009 4:42:19 PM
On his front page today, Rush
Limbaugh has a prominent link
to “Prison Planet,” the website of
whacked out conspiracy
freakazoid Alex Jones, titled:
Algore Photoshops Fake Earth.
Roy Spencer — a notorious
And possibly even more
climate change denier and
ridiculous, Limbaugh says his
creationist, who believes
“official climatologist” is Dr.
($79.99).
In my tests of the Navigon app I
have found it accurate, and it has
a superior user interface that is
easy to use. Of course you
shouldn't be looking at it while
you are driving, and the text to
Tech/ Politics/ 31
Virgin Mobile Canada:
Fifth Canadian outlet for
speech does an excellent job of
helping you keep your eyes on
the road.
iPhone
The Live Traffic feature will By Ken Ray (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
route you around major traffic
congestion and adjust your ETA Submitted at 11/20/2009 10:30:00 AM
times.
It's nice to see prices heading Filed under: iPhone The iPhone
south on some of these GPS is getting yet another carrier in
packages. Now you'll be able to the great white north. Virgin
head south (or north, or any Mobile Canada has announced
direction really) for less money that it'll start selling the iPhone
and with more features. Have a 3G and iPhone 3GS in the
safe trip. coming months.
TUAW Navigon briefly cutting When exactly? How much? Can phones with prepaid service,
price on its popular Nav app I get a Richard Branson ringtone? Canadian mobile news site
originally appeared on The Actually, I can make my own MobileSyrup expects Virgin to
Unofficial Apple Weblog ringtones, but what about the rest charge roughly the same prices
(TUAW) on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 of it? We'll have to wait to find with the same three-year
12:30:00 EST. Please see our out. All the company said in its contracts as Canada's other
terms for use of feeds. incredibly short notice was that iPhone carriers.
Read| Permalink| Email this| it'll sell the phones online and in Thanks EZ Mac Mike for the
Comments its brick-and-mortar stores at tip!
some point. Well, that and that its [via iLounge, MobileSyrup]
gotten some love from J.D. TUAW Virgin Mobile Canada:
Power and Associates for its Fifth Canadian outlet for iPhone
prepaid and postpaid wireless
services.
The phones are already on sale
originally appeared on The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW) on Fri, 20 Nov 2009
“intelligent design” creationism north of the border through
10:30:00 EST. Please see our
should be taught in schools as if Rogers Wireless, its subsidiary
terms for use of feeds.
it were science. Dr. Spencer is Fido, Bell Canada, and Telus.
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one of the best examples of the While a Canadian friend tells me
Comments
anti-science convergence of Virgin Mobile Canada has a
climate deniers and creationists. r e p u t a t i o n f o r i n e x p e n s i v e
That’s who Rush Limbaugh’s
promoting to millions of people
as a reputable expert and global
warming “skeptic.”
(Hat tip: Killgore.)
32 Tech/ E-reader Newspaper

Techmeme Mobile launches for Copyright Extension

iPhone, Pre, Droid Moves To Japan
(CNET News.com) been ramping up its efforts lately, By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) that was offered in terms of the
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:03:45 PM
hiring three additional editors for Submitted at 11/20/2009 7:15:00 AM
limited times of protection
the site. That brings its headcount available were clearly sufficient.
Techmeme's new mobile to six employees. Looks like the latest battle over But, it's making a pure mockery
interface for iPhone.(Credit: I tend to check Techmeme copyright extension is about to of the law to specifically single
Screenshot by Harrison throughout the day as I'm sure take place in Japan, where the o u t p o s t h u m o u s c o p y r i g h t
Hoffman/CNET) many of you do. A lot of the new prime minister, Yukio p r o t e c t i o n t o b e e x t e n d e d
Popular tech news aggregator time, I am looking at the site Hatoyama, has vowed to extend because, as far as I know, the
Techmeme has launched a new from my phone. This new mobile certain copyrights. Specifically, d e a d n o l o n g e r h a v e a n y
mobile version of the site built update makes browsing h e s a y s t h a t p o s t h u m o u s incentives to create new content,
for the Apple iPhone, Palm Pre, Techmeme on the go a far more copyrights for compositions n o m a t t e r h o w l o n g t h e
and Motorola Droid. The new pleasant experience. Since this is should last 70 years, rather than copyrights on their old content
version, which can be found at not a native app for any platform, 50. This makes no sense, no lasts. The only explanation for
http://techmeme.com/m, is a lot the new mobile site is viewable matter what basis you judge doing so is to create a special
easier to read on your phone than from a variety of phones, copyright on. Copyright is welfare program for songwriters
the regular site. It even includes widening the potential audience. supposed to serve a simple and composers. But, if that's the
i n d i v i d u a l p a g e s f o r e a c h currently provide. I can say with almost certainty p u r p o s e : t o e n c o u r a g e t h e case, let's make it clear this is a
Techmeme headline, which show New mobile versions are also that the release of Techmeme creation of new works. It never welfare system, rather than
all of the relevant discussion available for Gabe Rivera's other Mobile will increase the site's makes sense to extend copyright anything to do with copyright.
links. Separate pages for each sites, Memeorandum, Ballbug, mobile readership. on existing works, because those Permalink| Comments| Email
story is something that even the and WeSmirch. Techmeme has This content has passed through works were already created. In This Story
full Techmeme site doesn't fivefilters.org. other words, the social "bargain"

New Moon Reviews: What Twitter Thinks [CHART]

By Christina Warren
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:23:01 AM
Twilight-mania just won’t stop!
More than 400 million “New
Moon” videos have been viewed
online, the film is expected to
beat all midnight opening
records, and Twitter continues to
be abuzz with “New Moon”
chatter.
On Wednesday, we reported that
more than 81,000 tweets were
sent out about “New Moon,”
most of them positive. So how
did the Twitteratti respond to the
debut of “New Moon” last night?
Our friends at Crimson Hexagon
ran the numbers and this is what
they figured out.
Out of 4500 tweets sent
regarding the film, this was the
breakdown:
41% can’t wait to see it
14% are sick of the whole thing
6% want to know how it was
24% loved it
10% expected more
7% are really tired after going to
the midnight show
It will be interesting to see if
these figures line-up with overall
fan reactions or if this is any sort
of indication as to how well the
film will do this weekend as a
whole (aka – “ The Twitter
Effect“)
Have you seen “New Moon” or
are you planning on seeing it
tonight? Let us know!
Tags: crimson hexagon, new
moon, twilight, Twilight: New
Moon, twitter
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Murdoch's The Times Accused Of CNET News Daily

Podcast: Nokia's layoffs
Blatant Copying, Just As It Tells The and Skype's eBay adieu
World You Should Pay For News (CNET News.com)
By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) calling aggregators (sites that Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:21:00 PM

Submitted at 11/20/2009 8:33:00 AM

simply summarize and link to
stories) parasites(even as he owns It's been a bad week for Nokia's
Just this week, James Harding, a bunch of aggregators himself), research and development
the editor of The Times (of o n e o f h i s p a p e r s d i d n ' t division, which had more than
London), a paper owned by aggregate, it flat out copied,
Rupert Murdoch, tried to explain without permission, a blog post TUAW's Steve Sande 300 of its staff laid off this week.
The news was a little better for
Skype, which detached from its
why the news is worth paying that was written by Edgar Wright
for, as the paper starts to put up a a s a t r i b u t e t o E d w a r d
new business model to get Woodward, who recently passed
provides gift ideas on the eBay owners and netted a $2.75
billion valuation. Also,
consumers to pay for news. away. The Times eventually put
U n f o r t u n a t e l y , H a r d i n g up a"clarification" online that had
apparently didn't get the message a link to the original site, but that
latest MacJury podcast Facebook's video hosting is now
the third most popular video
hosting site on the Web, though it
By Steven Sande (The Storage seemed to be a popular
himself. As pointed out by hardly explains the original Unofficial Apple Weblog still lags far behind leader
gift idea from the panelists, along
Mathew Ingram, just days after copying -- especially during the (TUAW)) YouTube. Hear more about these
with iPhone / Mac jewelry, video
making the case for paying for very week that they're trying to stories and others in today's
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:00:00 PM tools, and even some freebies. I
news, The Times has been convince the world that news episode. Listen now: Download
take no responsibility for the
accused of publishing an article should be paid for.... today's podcast
Filed under: Odds and ends, singing that was taking place...
that it copied without permission Permalink| Comments| Email Today's stories:
Podcasts, Holidays Here it is, T-7 You can listen to MacJury
from a blog. This Story Nokia to lay off up to 330 R&D
days until Black Friday, and you Episode 918 at the MacJury
You can't make this stuff up. staffers
don't have any gift ideas? website, or subscribe to the
Yes, just as Rupert Murdoch is eBay sets Skype loose at $2.75
I joined MacJury podcaster podcast in iTunes.
billion valuation
Chuck Joiner earlier this week to TUAW TUAW's Steve Sande
Oprah breaks the news provide my ideas for gifting. This provides gift ideas on the latest
was part two of a holiday gift MacJury podcast originally
Facebook becomes third most
popular video site
Twitter's geotagging API goes
ideas episode on the popular appeared on The Unofficial
to her fans podcast. Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri,
Joining me on the podcast were 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST.
live
Cisco launches iPhone security
By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) announcement. app
MacMouseCalls support genius Please see our terms for use of
I hope she can still collect (and grandmother) Pat Fauquet, feeds. Town to photograph every car
Submitted at 11/20/2009 5:11:00 PM
unemployment when the show Julio Ojeda-Zapata from the St. Read| Permalink| Email this| that enters and leaves
So Oprah is ending her talk ends, but I don't think you can if Paul Pioneer Press, and The Mac Comments Germ alert: Attack of the killer
show in September 2011. The you quit your job. necktie!
Observer's Jeff Gamet.
news first came out yesterday, Filed under: TV Royalty, HDMI products to get
meaningful labels
but when she announced it on Daytime, Video, Celebrities, Talk
today's live show, there were still Show, Reality-Free
a few surprised moans in the
Lights, Camera, Action!
P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | | By ELLE.com (ELLE News
This content has passed through
fivefilters.org.
audience. What, they didn't know C o m m e n t s Blog)
about it already? Weird. Anyway, ready to walk the runway!
here's the clip with her Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:00:37 PM All Photos: Kelly Stuart
Victoria's Secret Angels get
34 Tech/ Politics/ Tech Tips/ E-reader Newspaper

NPR's Daniel Schorr NY Times: Giuliani

Blames The Internet For Bails on Governor Race
(Little Green Footballs)
Ft. Hood Shootings former mayor is considering any
other political race in 2010. Some
Submitted at 11/19/2009 6:14:26 PM
have urged him to take on
MinimizeToTray
Revived Puts Firefox in
By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) Virginia. One wonders if they New York Times writer Danny Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Your System Tray
had corresponded by telephone, Hakim reports that Rudy Giuliani who is newly installed in office,
Submitted at 11/20/2009 10:57:14 AM
if Schorr would be questioning if has decided not to run for has never run statewide and is [Downloads]
I recognize that NPR news AT&T was to blame. Or, if by Governor of New York. still introducing herself to voters By The How-To Geek
analyst Daniel Schorr is well into pen and paper, if Bic was at fault. Former Mayor Rudolph W. in some areas. Mr. Giuliani is (Lifehacker)
his tenth decade of life, and plays Of course, Schorr doesn't even Giuliani has decided not to run said to have made no decision
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:00:00 PM
the role of the "senior statesman know what was in the emails sent for governor next year after about such a race. …
of journalism" on NPR at times, b e t w e e n t h e t w o , s o h i s m o n t h s o f c o n s i d e r i n g a It was not clear what prompted Windows only: Firefox
but as a bunch of folks have sent speculation is based on even less candidacy, according to people the decision, but the possibility extension MinimizeToTray
in, he seems to have totally lost it than nothing. However, even if who have been told of the of facing Attorney General Revived is a replacement for the
with his recent piece suggesting his worst fears are true, and the decision. Andrew M. Cuomo, who is popular MinimizeToTray
the internet should share some of cleric somehow pushed Hasan to Many Republican leaders had quietly planning a run for extension that has been
the blame for the Ft. Hood carry out his attack, the fault viewed Mr. Giuliani as the governor on the Democratic abandoned and doesn't support
shootings done by Maj. Nidal r e m a i n s w i t h H a s a n , a n d strongest potential candidate as ticket, may not have appealed to Firefox 3 or later, and puts
Hasan. The reason? Hasan potentially the cleric. Not the voter anger and anti-Albany Mr. Giuliani, who suffered a Firefox in your system tray with
apparently communicated via internet. sentiment have appeared to be bruising defeat in the 2008 Once you've installed the
email with an "extremist cleric" Permalink| Comments| Email swelling. Republican presidential primary. extension, Firefox will start
whom he had met years ago (in This Story It remains unclear whether the minimizing directly to the system
person) at a mosque in Northern tray, though there are lots of
choices in the options panel for
Give Wireless Charging Mats a Natural Wood how you would like to minimize
the window—you can choose to
minimize automatically, replace
Look [DIY Creations] the close button with minimize,
or even use a toolbar button
By Sarah Rae Trover instead. If you want to put
(Lifehacker) Firefox in the system tray, it's
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:30:00 AM definitely worth a look.
MinimizeToTray Revived is a
Wireless charging mats are a of his all-black power mat of the creation was getting the before the electronics are secured free download, works for Firefox
clever way to charge your induction charger. First he wood thin enough to make a in place) and buff off the extra. on Windows. MinimizeToTray
gadgets without cords or power removed the electronic guts from positive lock on the charging Are you into wireless charging? Revived[Mozilla Add-ons via
bricks, but a big black mat can the unit, then mounted them into coils below the surface— without Or will you be sticking to your How-To Geek]
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Instructables shows you how to intentionally made the mat longer piece was finished off with felt Sound off in the comments.
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Global Warming Nontroversy of the Day

(Little Green Footballs) suppose the word would stand Instead, there is a peek into how 1961 for Keith’s to hide the
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:19:33 AM
out. scientists actually interact and the decline.” The paper in question is
RealClimate has responded to conflicts show that the the Mann, Bradley and Hughes
Right wing bloggers and climate this stolen email nontroversy community is a far cry from the (1998) Nature paper on the
“skeptics” are ranting and fuming here: The CRU hack. monolith that is sometimes original multiproxy temperature YouTube Will Soon
about “ the global warming Since emails are normally imagined. People working reconstruction, and the ‘trick’ is Block Access From Set-
scandal of the century,” after the intended to be private, people constructively to improve joint just to plot the instrumental
email server of one of the UK’s writing them are, shall we say, publications; scientists who are records along with reconstruction Top Devices [Media
leading climate research centers somewhat freer in expressing friendly and agree on many of the so that the context of the recent Center]
was hacked, and thousands of themselves than they would in a big picture issues, disagreeing at warming is clear. Scientists often By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
emails were stolen and promptly public statement. For instance, times about details and engaging use the term “trick” to refer to a
posted all over the web. (Which we are sure it comes as no shock Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:20:00 AM
in ‘robust’ discussions; Scientists “a good way to deal with a
is, of course, completely illegal.) to know that many scientists do expressing frustration at the problem”, rather than something It won't affect your PS3, Wii,
However, reading the summaries not hold Steve McIntyre in high misrepresentation of their work that is “secret”, and so there is TiVo, or other licensed YouTube
that these folks have posted, such regard. Nor that a large group of in politicized arenas and nothing problematic in this at all. partners, but Google's streaming
a s t h e o n e i n t h i s a l m o s t them thought that the Soon and complaining when media reports As for the ‘decline’, it is well video service will start blocking
comically exaggerated article by Baliunas (2003), Douglass et al get it wrong; Scientists resenting known that Keith Briffa’s API access to TV-connected
T e l e g r a p h w r i t e r J a m e s (2008) or McClean et al (2009) the time they have to take out of maximum latewood tree ring devices as of Dec. 2. The COO of
Delingpole, one thing stands out papers were not very good (to their research to deal with over- density proxy diverges from the set-top box maker Popcorn Hour
— there’s no there there. There’s say the least) and should not have hyped nonsense. None of this temperature records after 1960 writes that the firm tried to
no evidence of a conspiracy to been published. These sentiments should be shocking. (this is more commonly known negotiate with YouTube to retain
commit massive fraud. There are have been made abundantly clear Read the whole thing; they make as the “divergence problem”–see the service, but YouTube/Google
no admissions of faking data. in the literature (though possibly more excellent points about the e.g. the recent discussion in this seems to be standing firm—just
The worst thing they’ve dug up less bluntly). absurdly exaggerated denialists’ paper) and has been discussed in as the site starts to transition to
out of thousands of emails is this More interesting is what is not claims. the literature since Briffa et al in 1080p video. TV-oriented apps
one referring to a “trick” used to contained in the emails. There is Here’s their response to the Nature in 1998 (Nature, 391, 678 will certainly find work-
adjust warming data, which no evidence of any worldwide “trick” comment: -682). Those authors have always arounds—Boxee, for example,
Delingpole dramatically labels conspiracy, no mention of No doubt, instances of cherry- recommend not using the post uses a Mozilla-based browser to
“Manipulation of evidence:” George Soros nefariously picked and poorly-worded 1960 part of their reconstruction, stream otherwise blocked Hulu
I’ve just completed Mike’s funding climate research, no “gotcha” phrases will be pulled and so while ‘hiding’ is probably videos—but it's not a promising
Nature trick of adding in the real grand plan to ‘get rid of the out of context. One example is a poor choice of words (since it is vision of the media center
temps to each series for the last MWP’, no admission that global worth mentioning quickly. Phil ‘hidden’ in plain sight), not using landscape. [ Connected and
20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) warming is a hoax, no evidence Jones in discussing the the data in the plot is completely Digital Media via Engadget]
amd from 1961 for Keith’s to of the falsifying of data, and no presentation of temperature appropriate, as is further research
hide the decline. ‘marching orders’ from our reconstructions stated that “I’ve to understand why this happens.
“Trick,” of course, can also mean socialist/communist/vegetarian just completed Mike’s Nature
“an effective technique,” but if overlords. The truly paranoid will trick of adding in the real temps
you were desperately hunting for put this down to the hackers also to each series for the last 20 years
a n y t h i n g s m e a r - w o r t h y , I being in on the plot though. (ie from 1981 onwards) and from
36 Tech Tips/ Popular News/
Wallpaper Roundup: Turkey Time and Pumpkin
Pie [Wallpaper Roundup]
By Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:00:00 PM
Turkeys are being purchased, pie
recipes dusted off, and the
folding chairs are being dragged
out from the basement. It's that
time of year again—celebrate
Thanksgiving with some fresh
wallpaper for your computer.
We've rounded up some
Thanksgiving and fall-themed
wallpapers for you browse
through. If you have a great
resource for holiday wallpapers
or a few wallpaper-size pictures
of your own to share, leave a
comment with a link to the
pictures and everyone can enjoy
them. In the mean time, grab a
new wallpaper from our gallery
to put yourself in the
Thanksgiving spirit.
Note: The "Full Size" link
directly under the picture only
shows you the full size of the
sample image we uploaded for
this gallery. You need to click on
the name of the particular
wallpaper in the right hand
column to access the full range of
sizes at the source site or click on
"Direct Link to Largest Available
Image" to jump right to the
biggest size available—if the site
allows linking.
Not keen on the gallery layout?
See all the larger images on one
page here.
Happy Thanksgiving by DK
Design Studio
Direct Link to Largest Available
Size.
Thanksgiving by DK Design
Studio
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
Give Thanks! by Kevin Dooley
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
Penguin Harvest = Bokeh
Thanksgiving! by Amanda SG
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
Gourd Harvest by Idle Type
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
Fall Colors by Idle Type
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
Horn-o-Plenty by Brooke
Condolra
Direct Link not available, visit
the main page by clicking on the
site name above for additional
sizes.
Thanksgiving 09 by Crucial
Design
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
Thanksgiving 08 by Cruciald
Design
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
Turkey by Push Me Pull You
Designs
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
Corn Harvest by mi9
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
Thanksgiving Sides by mi9
Direct Link to Largest Available
Image.
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Twitter/Facebook Client
Brizzly Open for Sign-
Ups [Social Networks]
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:00:00 PM
Brizzly, the web-based social
media manager that ranked as
one of our readers' favorite
Twitter clients, has dropped the
invite code requirement and is
available for anyone to log into.
It's still technically in "beta," but
mostly to keep up the fairly rapid
pace of feature development. [via
TechCrunch]
NYC TV newsman
guilty of attempted
assault on wife (AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:51:59 PM
Stephen buzzed up: Europe:
Proton beams circulate in Big
Bang machine
2 seconds ago 2009-11-
20T15:11:27-08:00
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Hand Out Your Invites in the Google Windows Surface Scanner
Wave Invitation Donation Thread
[Google Wave]
By Adam Pash (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:30:00 PM
In our continuing efforts to help
as many of our readers get a
chance to play around with
Google Wave as possible, we're
back again with our weekly
Google Wave invitation donation
thread. Note: Read the entire post
carefully before commenting.
If you've got Wave invitations
you're willing to donate, post a
comment below, saying
something like: "I've got 10
Wave invites; who wants one?"
In that case, the first ten people to
reply to that comment providing
that generous soul with a means
to invite you get invitations.
Here's the important part:
Finds Bad Hard Drive
Sectors [Downloads]
Do not start a thread unless you
have invitations to hand out.
These threads get unwieldy very
quickly if we don't follow some
ground rules. Despite that, we
really want to help give our
readers a chance to try Wave, so
we're giving it a go anyway.
Please, please only start a thread
if you've got invitations. Don't
just post your email address
thirty times hoping someone will
grab it. If you want an invitation,
reply to someone who's offering
one. Finally, it takes our interns
hours to admin comments every
day, and these threads wreak
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don't already have an approved
commenter account, please don't
comment on this thread.
Make sense? Good luck, and
thanks to everyone who's
donating invitations. If you do
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sure to check out The Complete
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By Lisa Hoover (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:30:00 PM
Windows: When your computer
starts acting hinky and spitting
out error messages, it's hard to
know exactly where to begin to
diagnose the problem. Windows
Surface Scanner gives you a
place to start.
This free utility takes a look at
your hard drives and ferrets out
any physical errors it finds, so
you know what might be causing
random crashes or system
flakiness. Windows Surface
Scanner won't fix damaged sector
problems—it simply diagnoses
them. Once you've figured out
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the issue, you can use the native
Windows check disk tool to
make repairs.
One important thing to note
about this tool: If you start
getting a lot of sector errors, stop
scanning right away. Keep
testing, and you might damage
the hard drive you're searching.
We've recommended our five
best Windows maintenance tools,
but what other diagnostic tools
do you use to troubleshoot your
computer when you feel there's
something wrong deep inside?
Let us know in the comments.
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38 Tech News/ E-reader Newspaper

Was Chrome OS a Disappointment?

By Sarah Perez music sites Lala and Pandora. To planning to do something more providers regarding deals to offer
(ReadWriteWeb) be fair, Chrome OS even links to than just integrating with Kinko's built-in 3G connectivity for the
Submitted at 11/20/2009 8:28:27 AM
Yahoo and Microsoft's webmail and FedEx's online document new netbooks. Instead, Pichai
offerings right out of the box. services, for example. Printing, explained that the OS was built
It's the morning after the big Google's major goal with (sorry Google) is not a web app for use with Wi-Fi.
Chrome OS event where Google C h r o m e O S i s t o m o v i n g just yet. No Other Web Browsers Of course, a handful of Google
e x e c u t i v e s a n d e n g i n e e r s computing off our personal hard Supported products use Google Gears, a
revealed a myriad of details drives and into the cloud...the Another big disappointment is technology that makes websites
about the company's first attempt Google cloud. To accomplish the company's decision to limit available offline. For example,
at creating their own operating such a feat, they've made the web all web surfing to the one Gmail uses Gears to create an
system. The highly anticipated browser the OS. Everything you included browser, Google offline version of your webmail
news conference was tracked all need (in theory) is accessible Chrome. Firefox and Safari users inbox which you can use to read
over the web, liveblogged by through the included Google with, but the official word from are out of luck - no other and respond to email until
technology sites, and Twittered Chrome browser, the same the search giant is that anyone browsers will be supported. But internet connectivity becomes
so much that it's still listed as a browser the company currently wanting to use the "real" Google before you cry out "antitrust!," be available again. At that point, all
"trending topic" as of this offers to Windows users with Chrome OS will have to purchase w a r n e d - G o o g l e h a s t h i s the changes are synced back to
morning. Mac and Linux versions expected a new netbook to do so. You covered. The code base used to Google's servers. Although
But now that the news is out, has by the end of this year. cannot simply download it from build the OS is open-source - that Google didn't specifically refer to
Chrome OS lost its shine? People As exciting as that vision is, we the web and install it on any means anyone take the code and Gears when answering the
h a d h i g h e x p e c t a t i o n s f o r have to wonder if people - machine. create their own version of question, there's no reason to
Google's new operating system e s p e c i a l l y t h e m a i n s t r e a m Part of the reason for this Chrome OS. As was carefully - doubt that it will work in Chrome
but the end result doesn't look netbook users the OS is aimed at restriction is driver support. and haltingly - explained by OS's web browser the same as it
like the revolutionary, "change - are ready for this big of a Google is working with carefully G o o g l e ' s V P o f P r o d u c t does now in the standard Chrome
the world" product many had switch. And more importantly, is selected manufacturers to offer a Management, Sundar Pichai, browser.
hoped for. the technology itself ready to handful of netbooks running the other browser makers can take However, Pichai did make note
Sponsor make the change a comfortable OS in the coming year. By going the code and build their own OS of Chrome OS's support for
Yes, Chrome OS is Different and seamless experience?...but is this route, they don't have to if they want to. But let's get real - HTML5, an upcoming revision to
Don't get us wrong - Google's it Better? provide an entire ecosystem of Firefox Chrome OS? We don't the core markup language used to
OS is different than whatever After digesting yesterday's news, drivers for every piece of think so. The reality is that fans build the web. In the new
Windows, Mac, or Linux build some lingering questions remain. hardware out there - they can of other browsers are simply out specification, a key feature is
you have running on your Was this the OS everyone was pick and choose which ones to of luck if they want to use this offline support for web apps.
computer today. The new OS hoping for or has Google let us support. They'll likely limit the operating system. Offline Access However, web application
d o e s a w a y w i t h d e s k t o p down? You Can't Just Install number of peripherals supported, is Limited. Your New Netbook is developers will have to rebuild
applications entirely - everything Chrome OS - You Have to Buy a too. According to what was said Now a Brick. their apps in order to use
you use on Google Chrome OS New Netbook yesterday, the company will One of the questions that got HTML5, so users will be
runs on the web. Of course, the To begin with, one of the more support "mass storage devices" glossed over during the Q&A dependent on each individual
company hopes you'll use a lot of surprising reveals that came out (think USB flash drives and session at the end of the event is company to make this change.
Google products like Gmail and of yesterday's news is that the OS digital cameras) but were cagey how Google's OS plans to deal While it's believed that one day
YouTube, but it doesn't limit you cannot be installed on your own on how they plan on offering with offline access. The world is this spec could make the whole
to just Google-branded services. computer. Oh sure, there are printing support. All they would not blanketed in Wi-Fi yet, so web an offline app, the reality is
In the built-in applications area, downloads available that use say is that they're planning on an what can this web-based OS do that most developers have yet to
there are also links to other web Google's open-sourced code to "innovative approach" when it without the web? Surprisingly, implement this technology in
a p p s l i k e t h e o n l i n e T V create bootable builds tech-savvy comes to printing, whatever that the answer given didn't refer to
streaming service Hulu.com and users and developers can play m e a n s . H o p e f u l l y , t h e y ' r e any subsidized deals with cellular WAS page 42
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Sponsor Post: Build a Better Personal Brand With Your Own
Domain
By Admin (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 5:00:57 AM
Editor's note: we offer our long-
term sponsors the opportunity to
write 'Sponsor Posts' and tell
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The concept of personal
branding online has become a
part of many conversations about
social media and social
networking recently. The
popularity of social sites such as
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and
various smaller niche sites has
continued to skyrocket, offering
individuals a chance to create a
more robust online presence. The
age of anonymity online has all
but ended, and individuals should
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Sponsor
A great deal has been written
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rest of your online presence
through branding, using
yourname.com or a similar
variation. Some Personal
Branding Background
Personal branding is inherently
somewhat egotistical, but not
necessarily more so than
networking at a conference or
sharing business cards. The
influence that personal branding
online can have has continued to
grow as people change the way
they seek and consume
information. Just over a decade
ago, social circles were limited to
face-to-face interactions and
numbers in a phone book. Now,
you can have a much larger reach
and audience online. Think of
personal branding simply as
conducting some marketing as
the president of Brand You.
The key to successfully branding
yourself online is sharing. This
could include contributing
valuable information to an online
conversation, creating original
content, passing along great
content from others or sharing
knowledge from your
experiences. Whatever your
interests, social networking
provides the opportunity to
connect with others who share
those same interests and want to
hear what you have to say. The
tools you can use are nearly
infinite, but some of the larger
social sites such as LinkedIn,
Twitter, YouTube and Facebook
are great places to start if you're
not already there. Where a
Domain Fits With Personal
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WordPress and Joomla are
increasingly popular among Regardless of what you use the
Branding people who want to build domain for, connecting your
Whether you're just starting out personal websites or blogs name to your online presence is
online or you're a social media without learning HTML or Web important. When you connect
power user who has more social coding. Here are just a few ideas with someone in your everyday
profiles than you can keep track of what you can do with a life, you can share your domain
of, a domain is an essential part personal website: name rather than having them
of owning your brand online. • Showcase your work in an search for you on Facebook. Use
Domains were around long online personal portfolio. your domain on business cards,
before social networking sites, • Build an online resume that resume and other professional
but many people have never highlights your strengths and materials. Whatever the purpose,
owned one, and they're more creativity. your domain can be an essential
relevant now than ever. Owning a • Make a website that features part of your online identity,
domain is very affordable, at your hobbies and interests. without you having to rely on
under $10 per year, and well • Create a hub that links to all of numerous online profiles. As
worth the cost as long as you put your social networking profiles. Marshall Kirkpatrick puts it, "I'm
it to use. If you don't already own • Start a blog about a in charge here at Marshallk.com
yourname.com, do a domain professional field or subject that and that's the way I like it." Why
search to see if it's available. If you have expertise in. Create a Personal Brand Online?
yourname.com is already taken, Personal branding has a great
the .net or .me extensions are also If you don't want to create a number of applications,
great options for a personal site. website or blog with your own particularly in the professional
If all else fails, you can use a domain, there are still many other world. If you're searching for a
middle initial, nickname or other uses for it: job, having a well-rounded online
variation. Once you've found the • Brand yourself with custom presence is an increasingly
p e r f e c t d o m a i n , c o n s i d e r email (you@yourname.com). important factor that many
registering other extensions (.net, You can even hook up services companies consider. Businesses
.org, .tel, etc.) as well and like Gmail to your domain using often take more than a peek at
redirect them to your primary MX records, if you don't want to what comes up in Google search
domain. use separate email hosting. results for candidates, whether
Once you own your domain, you • If you already have a blog set you think they should or not, so
might wonder how best to use it. up with a service like Blogger, use your domain name to rank
The option that comes to mind Posterous or WordPress.com, use well in Google to put the content
for many people is to build a URL forwarding to direct visitors that you want potential
website. If you have some to that blog when they type in employers to see front and center.
k n o w l e d g e o f H T M L o r a your domain. Similarly, use your domain and
website-building program, then • Forward your domain to your social media profiles to network
creating a basic website is Facebook, Twitter or other on a professional or personal
relatively simple. Content primary social networking
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The Future Is All About Context: The Pragmatic Web
By Guest Author
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:14:15 AM
The semantic Web has long been
heralded as the future of the
Web. Proponents have said that
Web experiences will some day
become more meaningful and
relevant based on the AI-esque
computational power of natural-
language processing (NLP) and
structured data that is
understandable by machines for
interpretation.
However, with the rise of the
social Web, we see that what
truly makes our online
experiences meaningful is not
necessarily the Web's ability to
approximate human language or
to return search results with
syntactical exactness. The value
of the semantic Web will take
time because the intelligent
personal agents that are able to
process this structured data still
have a long way to go before
becoming fully actualized.
Sponsor
This guest post was written by
Alisa Leonard-Hansen.
Rather, meaningful and relevant
experiences now are born out of
the context of our identities and
social graph: the pragmatics, or
contextual meaning, of our online
Try to guess what this commercial is all about
By Bob Sassone (TV Squad)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:32:00 PM
The commercial is 38 seconds
identities. My Web experience
becomes more meaningful and
relevant to me when it is layered
with contextual social data based
on my identity. This is the
pragmatic Web.
We need to better understand our
identity as it begins to define our
experience of the Web and the
networked-enabled world we
inhabit. Our online identity will
increasingly be defined by three
"pillars": who I say I am, what I
do and say, and who I connect to
(and who connects to me).
To clarify, our online identities
are comprised primarily of three
specific kinds of data:
• Explicit or prescriptive data
(i.e. the data that I input about
myself: name, age, occupation,
etc.);
• Activity or behavioral data (i.e.
what I do and say online);
• Relationship data (i.e. my
social graph and what my
connections say about me).
If we consider the power of this
pragmatic Web (a highly relevant
and individualized Web
experience based on the ubiquity
of our identity data), we find that
it not only impacts individual
user experience, but that it opens
up entirely new opportunities for
business online. The future is not
long. Try to figure out what it's
about before it's revealed around
the 25 second mark. It's filmed
like an investigative news report
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user data between Facebook and One final note on identity data as
third parties, Facebook could it relates to enterprise. As
conceivably (and will) create an Bizannes points out, the value of
Facebook Connect ad this kind of identity data rests on
network(read: data exchange), the key factors of time and
supplied by the valuable and timeliness. Essentially, identity
highly targetable user identity data is valuable only if it is
data that is currently siloed on recent. Facebook wouldn't be
Facebook's servers. This identity able to sell your (permissions-
"business as usual." Business data within Facebook is what enabled) data to advertisers if it
models will be based on what makes the activity in "social used your explicit data from a
Elias Bizannes of the Data media" so valuable. year ago rather than from today.
Portability Project calls the But the centralization of identity So, Bizannes argues that real-
"information value network- data on one or two major time "access" to someone's
economic value," derived from networks (such as Facebook, identity matters most, and it's no
services that focus on activities Twitter and MySpace) won't longer about data "capture."
with comparative advantage and r e a l i z e t h e v i s i o n o f t h e Thus, as new business models
that leverage free access to data. pragmatic Web. So, how will the arise out of monetizing
C o n s i d e r t h i s : a s m e d i a pragmatic Web come to be? How permissions-enabled identity
companies scramble to identify do we realize the power of a data, the value of the business
new and innovative ways to dynamic Web that is based on models will depend on these
advertise to the sea of nameless, our identities? We do so by entities having real-time access to
pixeled users who graze through empowering individuals to access the data.
their content each day, a rich and control their identity across Guest author: Alisa Leonard-
supply of highly valuable identity any site or service, through Hansen is a digital strategist and
data lies just beneath the surface, s t a n d a r d s t h a t e n a b l e d a t a Social Media Evangelist at
l e f t u n m e a s u r e d a n d portability and open Web inter- iCrossing, a leading global digital
unmonetized. operability. The resulting vision agency. She is also the
Facebook is nothing more than is that of a highly personalized, Communications Chair for the
p e r h a p s t h e l a r g e s t s i n g l e dynamic, relevant and remixable Data Portability Project and blogs
database of this kind of online Web experience, yielding greater about the social Web on her blog,
identity data: explicit, activity access to information through TheWebisSocial.com. Follow her
and relationship data. With the discovery, communication and on Twitter@alisamleo.
d e v e l o p m e n t o f F a c e b o o k collaboration. For enterprise, this Discuss
Connect, which allows for the could mean the rise of innovative
"open" exchange of Facebook new business models, based on
data-driven value exchange.
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Adobe's Upgrades Acrobat.com, Launches New
Mobile App
By Sarah Perez
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 6:43:30 AM
Adobe's online office suite,
Acrobat.com, is getting its first
major upgrade since the service
left beta back in June of this year.
The new release, launching
tomorrow, is an entirely unified
experience thanks to the addition
of a much-requested file
organization tool, explains the
service's Director of Project
Management Rick Treitman.
Also new are 35 user-requested
features, including file searching
capabilities and integrations with
web services like Flickr and
Google Image Search. However,
one of the most exciting pieces to
the upgraded service is the newly
launched mobile component.
With Acrobat.com's smartphone
application, users won't just have
access to their files on the go -
they can also scan in new
documents with their phone's
camera.
Sponsor
The New File Organizer
The one major new feature in
this release of Acrobat.com is the
file organizer. Before, files could
live in three different places on
the service. Now all files are
accessible through one main
interface.
The file organizer itself includes
some handy features, too. Instead
of using a traditional folder
structure like you have on your
computer's hard drive, the service
introduces something called
"collections." These are more
like iTunes playlists than file
folders (or even labels in Gmail)
because files can be assigned to
multiple collections instead of
having to sit in just one folder.
Another key component to the
organizer is a file search tool.
Believe it or not, the online
service had no way of helping
you find your files until now.
Although the current search
capabilities don't yet offer full
text search of your documents,
Adobe says that may come
further down the road.
Also new is the organizer's
"import and edit" feature which
lets you open external files
directly into the appropriate
program so you can begin to
work on them online. In the past,
you had to first launch the
program, then import the file.
This time-saving step is more
akin to what rival Google Docs
offers via their upload feature
except that in Acrobat.com, you
don't have to click a link to open
the uploaded file - it happens
automatically. Other New
Features
The various online office
programs themselves have seen
improvements as well in this new
release. Buzzword is leaving beta
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level with others who share the
same interests and goals. If you
have consistently useful
this time because the app has not k n o w l e d g e a n d c o n t e n t t o
yet arrived in the respective app contribute online, you can come
stores. to be known as an influencer and
a n d n o w i t , a l o n g w i t h The app also lets users view thought leader in your field. If
Presentations, lets you import their files in a read-only mode, you aim to start your own
images from online services like convert them to PDFs, and share business or new project, having
Flickr and Google Images in them with others via fax or email. an established presence and
addition to the images found on There will be two versions of the network of online connections
your computer. One drawback to app made available - a free that trusts you can make a huge
this feature, though, is that the version and a premium offering difference in your ability to
online image searches don't offer which will allow for more PDF succeed. Regardless of the
filtering by license type, so a user conversions and faxes. direction you take with personal
could easily get into trouble by A c c o r d i n g t o A d o b e , t h e branding, a domain name is a
adding a copyrighted or Acrobat.com service is faring great place to start and can serve
otherwise licensed photo into well. They already have 6 million as the backbone of your online
their document if they neglect to users and add around 100,000 presence.
check permissions first. more each week. While a lot of Have another innovative use for
The Tables app, still in beta, users are students and SMB your domain? Please share it in
now has the ability to do more o w n e r s l o o k i n g f o r a f r e e the comments. Discuss
data sorting and filtering. It also alternative to more expensive
adds new views including a print Microsoft Office software, the
layout view that shows what the company says they're also seeing
document will look like on the the service picked up and used in MediaDailyNews:
printed page. Acrobat.com small workgroups at larger
Comes to iPhone, Blackberry companies. However, Adobe TV Guide Net Reups
One of the more exciting admits that they're not an With Comcast
d e v e l o p m e n t s i s t h e n e w enterprise play yet and they also
Acrobat.com mobile application won't reveal how many people (MediaPost | Media News)
which will be made available to use the premium version of the Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:02:47 PM
Blackberry and iPhone users service - only that they're
shortly. Built in conjunction with "happy" with the number thus TV Guide Network has renewed
a company called scanR, the far. its carriage agreement with
mobile application lets users take If you want to try the upgraded Comcast with a new multiyear
advantage of their mobile phone's online suite, you can do so at deal, reports B&C. The MSO has
camera to add new files to the w w w . a c r o b a t . c o m a s o f 25 million subscribers. The
service. After taking the photo, tomorrow (Saturday, November network is set to debut HBO's
the app uses OCR technology to 21st) at 6 AM EST. Discuss "Curb Your Enthusiasm" next
convert the image to text. How year, as well as introduce original
well this works is unknown at programming.
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their services yet. Even by
Chrome OS's launch next year,
there's no reason to believe the
landscape will have changed
significantly by then. Do You
Really Need an OS or Just the
Chrome Web Browser?
Finally, the big question
regarding Chrome OS is why?
What can the OS do that any
operating system running the
Chrome browser cannot? Based
on what was shown yesterday,
the answer is very little. Chrome
OS's brand-new features consist
of two things: application tabs
and panels. The panels are
persistent windows that pop-up
in front of your web browser's
main window. For example,
Google Chat, the company's IM
service, can live in a panel that
stays on top no matter what
window you're viewing.
Application tabs, meanwhile, are
special tabs that give you easy
access to your most frequently
used web apps from the browser.
Any page tab can be made into
an application tab with one click
and the resulting "tab" is
represented with the colorful icon
for that site or service. While
that's certainly a cool feature, it
Joel Madden: Nicole Richie Home from the Hospital
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 10:14:00 AM
Joel Madden says his girlfriend
alone isn't a major selling point
for the OS. That would be like
saying you have to buy Mac OS
X because of the dock or
Windows because of the taskbar.
You need a million of these little
features combined to add up to a
compelling reason to buy an OS.
That's not to say that Chrome OS
itself doesn't have worthwhile
features of its own - like its built-
in security mechanisms or its
auto-update system, it's just that
these aren't the kinds of things
that sell it to an end user. The
questions consumers want
answers to are what does it do
that's special? What does it look
like? And for now, the answer is
"it's basically just a web
browser." Revolution? Maybe
Not Just Yet.
At the end of the day, Chrome
OS is an exciting, but not fully
realized, vision. Although it has
potential, the world may not be
ready for a web-based netbook
right now. Also, the technology
needed to make the Wi-Fi only
netbook useful without an
internet connection isn't up to full
speed either. At the end of the
day, the netbook will be
marginally more useful than an
Nicole Richie is back home
following her hospitalization for
a reported case of pneumonia.
“So I stepped off the plane after a
iPod Touch - when connected,
it's amazing. Offline, not so
much.
While you might not rush right
out to buy a Chrome OS netbook
when they first launch, there
could come a time - sooner than
you think - when it becomes a
reasonable choice. When the
majority of apps work offline and
you've fully transitioned away
from desktop apps, a web-
connected netbook, especially
one that's affordable, could easily
become your everyday computer.
That day hasn't arrived yet. For
now, Chrome OS is an exciting
glimpse at the future of
computing, but not a practical
device for the majority of users.
Disclosure: Sarah Perez
freelances for Microsoft's
Channel 10 blog, but is not a
Microsoft employee. Her primary
web browser is, in fact, Google
Chrome which she uses
exclusively. Discuss
month out of the country, and
basically went straight to the
hospital for the week,” Madden
blogs. “But don't worry, all is
8tracks to Launch
Playback API and
Developer Program
By Dana Oshiro
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:00:00 PM
It appears that the time for
freemium music services in the
US has passed. Earlier this week
streaming music site Imeem sold
to MySpace for under $10
million dollars while laying off a
large number of staff. For a
company with all four major
record labels signed, more than
15 million uniques a month and
well over 5 million tracks in its
catalogue, it came as a sobering
blow to the industry. While many
companies move to a
subscription model, 8tracks
continues to forge along in what
some describe as a convenient
loophole. As of this weekend the
company is publicly launching its
API for Boston's Music Hack
Day.
Sponsor
Similar to the original concept
for Muxtape, 8tracks allows users
to trade 30 min (8 track)
playlists. But unlike Muxtape,
well and we are home with no
problems.”
The Good Charlotte rocker and
Richie have two children
E-reader Newspaper
because 8tracks songs are not
identified prior to play, the
company is treated as an internet
radio station. This status as a
radio station means that it avoids
the high licensing fees plaguing
the streaming music sites. While
Muxtape was forced to close in
2008, 8tracks continues to thrive.
This weekend 8tracks is publicly
launching its music playback API
in the hopes of leveraging the
collective brain power of Music
Hack Day attendees. Some of the
tools already built using the API
that will be demoed include an
iPhone player, a player widget
for Facebook and a weekly Hype
Machine mix. For those
interested in getting involved
with 8tracks on Music Hack Day,
the developer API is available
t o m o r r o w a t
developer.8tracks.com. Discuss
together.
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FastPencil: Turn Your Blog Posts
into a Published Book
By Frederic Lardinois
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 9:42:43 AM
Writing a book will never be
easy, but FastPencil' s mission is
to make things easier for authors
by bringing this process online
and to collaborate with others.
FastPencil takes writers from
idea to published book. The
service offers features for
collaboration, editing and design,
as well as professional consulting
services for authors. One cool
feature of FastPencil is that it can
import blog posts and turn them
into books and e-books that
bloggers can then sell through all
the major book distribution
channels.
Sponsor
Features
The areas where FastPencil
exceeds are online editing,
collaboration and distribution.
Fast Pencil offers a surprisingly
comprehensive online editing
suite. While this editor isn't quite
as fully-featured as Microsoft
Word, OpenOffice or Apple's
Pages - there is no feature to
create headlines or tables of
content, for example - it's more
than enough to power the
service's online collaboration
tools.
In it's latest update, which
launched earlier this week,
FastPencil introduced a number
of interesting new features. These
include new templates, new roles
for collaborators (co-authors,
project managers) and forums for
prospective authors to meet and
discuss their work.
Turn Your Blog Into a Book
If you import your blog feed,
FastPencil will turn every blog
post into a chapter. The service
also imports images from these
posts. These images have to be
inserted at the beginning or end
of a post, however. You can't
have your text flow around an
image. Publishing: Hardcover,
Paperback, E-Book
Once you have finished your
book, you can publish it as an e-
book and printed book. These
services, however, do cost. These
paid services include printing,
obtaining ISBN numbers, and
organizing the distribution of
your book on Amazon, Barnes &
Noble, Ingram Digital and other
retail partners. FastPencil also
offers a number of editing
services like design, illustration
and editing services. Besides
printing hardcover and paperback
books, FastPencil can format
books for virtually any digital
platform, including DRM-free
ePub e-books and the Kindle.
Don't Need All These Services?
Try SmashWords
If you don't need all of these
services from Fast Pencil - or if
you have already finished your
book - another service worth
looking at is SmashWords.
Smashwords specializes in e-
books. Thanks to deals with
Barnes & Noble and Sony in the
US and Indigo Books & Music's
Shortcovers in Canada, self-
published authors can get their e-
books into traditional distribution
channels, or sell their books
directly on SmashWords.
Smashwords acquired the New
Zealand-based e-book self-
publishing service BookHabit
earlier this week. Discuss
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Where is RSS?
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:33:20 AM
I watched the morning session of
TechCrunch's second realtime
conference, including the half
hour interview with Dick
Costolo, the COO of Twitter.
Of course Mike Arrington asked
him the "Is RSS Dead?" question,
and thankfully Costolo didn't
want to go there. It would be
ingracious of him, of course,
because he made$100 million
with RSS.
He said RSS had been "pushed
down" the stack, and it was now
a protocol like SMTP or HTTP.
In a way I agree with him, but independence from the Twitter
only so far. company. One way to do that,
RSS was never anything more and they should all do it, is to
than a protocol like SMTP or support Facebook on an equal
HTTP. So it hasn't gone basis with Twitter. But that isn't
anywhere. It's still exactly where enough. They should all make an
it has been since 2002, it's part of investment in the open
the fabric of the Internet, and is distributed way of doing what
the standard format for news Twitter does. What that means is
distribution. We're lucky to have to offer the user the option to
a standard format for that. create a backup of their tweet
But... stream in RSS, as a publicly-
Had Arrington asked me the accessible feed. And once there's
question, I would have answered a base of apps doing that, they
it differently. should add a feature to subscribe
RSS will form the basis for the to those feeds.
open distributed version of Key point: Once they're there,
Twitter. they can add core features
The loosely-coupled 140- without waiting for Twitter.
character message network. Of course Arrington didn't ask
RSS already has everything we me that question, and that's fine -
need, including a protocol for - that's his prerogative. But
realtime updates. there's nothing to stop me from
Further, any vendor of a Twitter answering it anyway!
client would, imho, be well-
advised to spread out to achieve
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Memento: Protocol-Based Time
Travel for the Web
By Frederic Lardinois
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:45:49 AM
The Web constantly changes and
evolves. That, of course, is what
makes the Internet so exciting,
but it also means that finding
older versions of a website is
hard. The current push towards
the real-time web is making this
problem even more apparent.
Memento, a project based at Old
Dominion University, wants to
make it easier to access older
versions of a web page without
having to go to the Internet
Archive. To do this, the project is
using a relatively obscure feature
of the hypertext transfer protocol
(HTTP).
Sponsor
The Memento project wants to
give browsers a 'time-travel'
mode. Currently, the only way to
find these pages is the Wayback
Machine. According to an
interview with Memento's
Herbert Van de Sompel, the
'New Moon' Breaks Box Office
Records
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 10:01:00 AM
'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' last year's 'Twilight,' the movie
is breaking barriers. See how made more than $26 million on
thousands of fans have made the first day, breaking all records
mission of this project is to make
it far easier for users to find older
pages without having to go
through the hassle of putting the
right URL into the Wayback
Machine's search engine. HTTP
Content Negotiation
To do this, Van de Sompel and
his colleagues are exploiting a
feature in the HTTP content
negotiation specs that allows
them to add date-and-time
negotiation to the standard
negotiations that already happen
whenever your browser connects
to a web server. Instead of just
movie history!
According to the studio behind
the highly anticipated sequel to
asking for the current page, a
Memento-enabled browser can
also ask for an older version of
that page. Some servers and
content management systems
already offer this feature and the
Memento project has developed a
demo that shows how this feature
would look. According to Van
de Sompel, it only takes four
extra lines of codes in Apache to
make this work.
While it is relatively easy for
browsers to ask for an older
version of a web page, content
owners would have to store these
older versions of their sites on
their servers as well. With static
sites, this is easy to do, but
today's highly dynamic web
doesn't make it easy to create an
archival version of every page.
You can find more technical
information about how the team
envisions the future of the
Memento project in this paper.
Discuss
for a first-day release.
Last night, series stars Robert
Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and
Kristen Stewart took a bite out of
the Big Apple -- see pics here!
E-reader Newspaper
Wanda Sykes holds steady with
adults 18-49 in second week; plus
January Jones on SNL ratings
By Robert Seidman started on time) pulled a .3 adults
(TVbytheNumbers)
18-49 rating. The repeat on
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:26:27 PM
10/10 also started on time and it
had a .6 adults 18-49 rating
In its second week, FOX’s The And for the few fans who are
Wanda Sykes Show was down dying to know how Sit Down,
from the premiere in overall Shut Up does at midnight, last
viewers (2.441 million vs. 2.832 Saturday it averaged a .5 adults
million) but held steady with 18-49 rating and 1.176 million
adults 18-49 with a .9 rating viewers.
between 11p-12a, the same as it More people saw January Jones
averaged for its premiere, so on Saturday Night Live last
there was no big drop off. It’s Saturday night than ever watch
still doing much better than the her on Mad Men. For all the talk
averages for Spike Ferensten, I saw about how horrible she
however, it’s not up much over was, the ratings were definitely
Spike’s last show on 10/31/09 not bad. SNL averaged a 2.6
when it had a 0.8 rating. adults 18-49 rating and 6.634
Update: the 10/31 episode noted million viewers, down slightly
above did not air until 12:53AM from the previous week with
on the east coast and had a World Taylor Swift that averaged a 2.8
Series game as its lead in. But it adults 18-49 rating (tied for a
was also a repeat. Unfortunately I season high) and 6.817 million
only have access to this season’s viewers (a season high).
data and all the Spike F. airings This content has passed through
from 9/12-10/31 were repeats. fivefilters.org.
The repeat on 10/24 (which
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Microsoft’s Bad Image Should Be a Warning to Apple

By Liam Cassidy
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 9:00:36 AM
“I’m just wondering why your
marketing group can’t do
something to try to rein in this
next generation, because you’ve
got a real bad image out there.”
So said a Microsoft shareholder
to CEO Steve Ballmer at the
company’s shareholder meeting
yesterday. TechFlash reporter
Todd Bishop notes that the same
shareholder added that Apple’s
TV commercials make Microsoft
look “like a buffoon.”
I’m relieved to hear this. I often
look at Microsoft and wonder if
its shareholders are as out-of-
touch as the company itself
seems to be. In just the last few
weeks here’s what’s getting the
most enthusiastic coverage in the
tech press at a time when it ought
to be 100 percent about the newly
launched Windows 7.
• A Microsoft manager claiming
Windows 7 — Microsoft’s
flagship product — is inspired by
Mac OS X
• Chief Software Architect Ray
Ozzie’s bewildering assertion
that “ apps don’t matter” —
despite everyone else on Earth
knowing otherwise 100 worldwide, people choose a shareholder, and you see a drop has seen Apple severely criticised
• Further redundancies that PC with Windows, that’s a good in quarterly earnings. You see the by some of its most staunch
include long-time evangelist Don thing. Even in the toughest company laying off staff supporters. Developers aren’t just
Dodge, and his subsequent post market, which would be the high (including highly visible and frustrated, they’re now quitting
that, now that he’s free from end of the consumer market here respected staff they should keep). the platform altogether. And not
Microsoft, he can admit, yeah, he in the U.S., 83 times out of 100 You see its executives sending because the platform is flawed,
has iPhone envy people choose a Windows PC conflicting messages to the but because Apple is horribly
• And let’s not forget the bizarre over a Mac. public. And when you take them (and very visibly) mismanaging
PR misfire that saw the staff of Hang on, back-up. “Some of that to task for it, Steve Jobs replies it.
Microsoft’s flagship retail store is phase of life.” Phase of life? “Yeah, we’ve been a bit crap. But Apple needs to take a good long
ignoring their customers for a full Well, Ballmer sure knows his most people own an iPod, right, look at the Microsoft of today
five minutes in favor of stomping execu-speak. What galls me so, no worries.” Would you be and ask if it isn’t starting to make
their way, awkwardly and about this is how it illustrates satisfied with that? the same mistake; stubbornly
embarrassingly, through a dance perfectly that while Microsoft Ballmer added: pushing ahead with flawed
routine may be doomed to continue Frankly, the economy is good policies/strategies that are
making embarrassing mistakes, it for us, because people do justified on the strength of
The take-home message? It ain’t probably won’t suffer any actual understand that Macintoshes are product market share alone,
just the Apple commercials harm as a result; it survives quite a bit more expensive for despite the obvious (and loud!)
making Microsoft look like simply because of its mammoth essentially the same computer … protestations of the public, the
buffoons. install base. Nothing more than we have opportunities to improve press, and sooner or later, even
How did CEO Steve Ballmer that. And that simple fact directly among exactly the constituency its own shareholders.
respond? Fear not, anxious influences the attitude and that you identify. Sure, Apple isn’t as bad as
shareholders, Ballmer has this to reasoning of its CEO. Ballmer is Yep. Be happy there’s a Microsoft yet. But this is how it
say to assuage your fears and tacitly admitting that, all things recession, people, or else starts, people. Google Voicegate.
calm your nerves: considered, yeah, Microsoft customers would be buying Joe Hewitt. Rogue Amoeba. It’s
You take any country, including looks like a bunch of idiots but Macs! not exactly dancing in an Apple
this one, and you say, how are we that doesn’t matter because This isn’t actually a Microsoft Store, but it’s still embarrassing
doing? The truth of the matter is, they’ve got more customers than bashing exercise (clearly, it does and potentially damaging, and
we do quite well. Even among anyone else. that to itself and needs no help it’s definitely a trend that won’t
college students, we do quite Turn this around, and imagine from me). Instead, I look at this go away unless Apple does
well. Do we have an opportunity that Apple does monumentally and wonder (fear) that Apple something to fix it.
for improvement? We do. Some silly things that make it the target might be headed in much the
of that is marketing some of that of much derision and ridicule same direction. Recent
is phase of life. It is important to among the tech community and unpredictable behavior around
remember that 96 times out of consumers. Imagine you’re a the application approval process

Rachael Ray: There Will Only Ever Be One Oprah

(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:40:00 PM
Talk-show host and celebrity
cook Rachael Ray tells ET her
thoughts about the news that
Oprah Winfrey's show will come
to an end in 2011.
Rachael tells ET: "I am going to
enjoy every episode between now
and 2011. Oprah opened the door
for me to move into daytime
television and I can’t thank her
enough. I look forward to seeing
what she does next…there will
only ever be one Oprah!"
Earlier Friday, Oprah announced
the news on her show, saying in
part, "Why walk away? Here is
the real reason -- I love this
show, this show has been my life.
And I love it enough to know
when it's time to say goodbye."
The tearful TV icon then said that
the 25-year mark was "the exact
right time," before adding that
"the countdown to the end of
'The Oprah Winfrey Show' starts
right now."
46 Apple/ TV/ E-reader Newspaper

Apple Patent Describes Smart Remote Technology

By Liam Cassidy Often they’re dumb little inline media device can process this I’m just extrapolating here and
(TheAppleBlog) sticks with a few fiddly (not to input to identify the action imagining a potential future
Submitted at 11/20/2009 7:57:44 AM
mention tiny) buttons. They’re requested by the user and take the gadget — Apple’s patent
useful, but basic, offering appropriate action. The action application only describes a
The U.S. Patent and Trademark perhaps only a half dozen simple may include providing to the possible method and not an
Office yesterday published a controls. Some of the more accessory an updated GUI image actual product) is that a remote
patent application Apple made elaborate remotes have their own to be displayed, where the with a capacitive touch screen
way back in 2008 for “Pushing a little displays, which is all very updated GUI image reflects the will chew through its battery in
User Interface to a Remote well and good, except that they user action. next to no time. Is it conceivable
D e v i c e . ” S o , t h e n … S m a r t also employ their own little GUIs Essentially this describes a touch we’ll be buying a charging dock
Remotes. Cool! which not only fail to resemble -enabled screen, small enough for a future Apple MultiRemote?
MacRumor’s Eric Slivka reports the one on the device you’re (and dumb enough) to still be More compelling is the notion
that the patent’s lead inventor is trying to control, but often don’t called an accessory, which that Apple could build this
William Bull, now Yahoo’s provide full access to all the effectively acts as a small technology into an entire
Senior Director of Mobile User device’s functions. From the auxiliary display/input panel for ecosystem, licensing third-party
Experience, but once upon a time patent application: the device. developers to create compatible
Apple’s iPod User Interface …existing remote GUIs are I can’t see this making its way hardware; imagine a house where
Manager. The so-called “father defined and controlled by the into an inline remote (it’s just not a smart display on the door of
of the iPod,” Tony Fadell, is also remote control device, and The portable media device can Apple’s style to make a wearable your refrigerator not only tells
credited. consequently, they may bear little provide the accessory with an remote that’s big) but I can see a you when the milk needs
The idea is simple; portable resemblance to a GUI supplied image to be displayed on the future revision of Apple’s current replacing but also allows you to
media devices — such as iPods by the portable media device video screen… [and] include Remote that entirely does away skip tracks on the album you’re
and iPhones, for example — itself Certain functions available various user interface elements with the buttons, replacing them playing over AirTunes…
h a v e t h e i r o w n o n - b o a r d on the portable media device that can resemble or replicate a with a capacitive touch screen. But am I thinking too small? Is
Graphical User Interface (GUI) (such as browsing or searching a “native” GUI provided directly Future software updates would this yet another patent application
and, usually, a built-in screen. database, adjusting playback on the portable media device. enable one to connect the remote that will, ultimately, come to
Thing is, we don’t always want settings, etc.) may be unavailable T h e a c c e s s o r y c a n s e n d to a nearby Mac mini, Apple TV, nothing, or could this be an early
to take our iPhone out of our or difficult to find. information to the portable media even an iPod touch, and switch clue to a new Apple-tastic
pocket when we’re listening to Apple’s solution is to “push” the device indicative of a user action between those devices the same revolution?
music (or, if you’re me, catching device’s GUI to a remote an […] for example, that a particular way the iPhone Remote app does
up on podcasts while washing the accessory with a built-in display. button was pressed or that a today. The GUI would change,
dishes). Here’s the description from the particular portion of a touch- depending on the selected device.
Enter remote controls (referred patent application (I’ve shortened sensitive display screen was The only drawback I can see to
to in this patent as “accessories”). it to just the main points); touched by the user. The portable such a device (and remember,

Cheech and Chong and ... Ann Coulter?!?

By Danny Gallagher (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:29:00 PM
First there was the Lincoln-
Douglas debate. Then came the
Nixon-Kennedy debate. Now
Fox News' Geraldo Rivera
continues that great American
tradition of the public debate
with the Cheech and Chong-
Coulter debate.
It might sound like the world's
most lopsided episode of
Celebrity Deathmatch, but the
world's most famous pot comedy
duo squared off against the
famed conservative pundit on
Rivera's "Geraldo at Large" show
recently to discuss the opening of
the country's first cannibus club
in Portland, Oregon and the Reality-Free
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actually have a very frank,
civilized and enlightening
discussion on the subject.
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Jobs’ Personal, Terse Reply to Developer

By Liam Cassidy Jobso himself. Here’s a little obvious passion of those in the
(TheAppleBlog) excerpt from his impassioned Mac development community
Submitted at 11/20/2009 7:39:33 AM
plea for special treatment sanity who so loyally support his
(edited by me for brevity, but you products and strive to make the
Gotta love that Steve Jobs. He can read the whole thing here); Mac ecosystem a bigger, brighter
never was one to hold back, and Dear Mr. Jobs, and more worthwhile place to be.
even now, when he’s the CEO of I doubt you’re aware but we Right?
the Universe (or something like recently received a letter from a
that), he won’t be found spouting law firm working on Apple’s
Of course not. He’s Steve Jobs,
people! This is his reply:
Going through
corporate speak. behalf instructing us that we had
CrunchGear tells the story of a violated several of Apple’s
Change your apps name. Not
that big of a deal.
the looking glass
small software development trademarks in our application
company called The Little App iPodRip and asking us to cease
Steve
Sent from my iPhone
with Syfy's Alice
would be most grateful. By Mike Moody (TV Squad)
Factory. It made an app for the using the name and Apple Best, I nearly fell off my chair in
Mac called iPodRip, one of those trademarks in our icons. John Devor laughter when I saw that. I’m not Submitted at 11/20/2009 6:02:00 PM

tools for transferring music from It is quite obvious that we mean Poor fellow. Obviously he has sure I agree with him that’s it’s
an iPod to a computer. A law Apple no harm with the use of The producers of Tin Man,
poured his heart and soul into his “not that big of a deal” (after all, Syfy's dark and splashy spin on
firm representing Apple sent The the name iPodRip, or of the company, and he has worked this company has invested many
Little App Factory a letter, inclusion of trademarked items in The Wizard of Oz, are back with
h a r d t h i s l a s t h a l f - d e c a d e years in their brand and built a Alice, a twisted take on Lewis
informing the company it had our icons… …we are quite aware building a strong brand and large considerable customer base) but I
v i o l a t e d s o m e o f A p p l e ’ s that Apple support and store staff Carroll's classic Alice's
customer base. He wants to admire Steve’s no-nonsense Adventures in Wonderland. In a
trademarks, and instructed it to have recommended our software protect his investment, and why attitude. He says exactly what’s
stop using the “iPod” bit in the on numerous occasions as far conference call with reporters,
not? Apple has, it seems, been on his mind, no PR-spin, and Alice director Nick Willing and
app’s name. back as 2004 so we have felt that aware of the product, to some sends it straight from his iPhone,
iPodRip has been around for we were doing something right! star Caterina Scorsone talked
degree, for an awfully long time, typos-and-all. flying flamingos, Tweedledee
n e a r l y s e v e n y e a r s a n d With this in mind, we are in so why slap him with a C&D The Little App Factory
C r u n c h G e a r ’ s D a n i e l desperate need of some acquiesced (what else could it and Tweedledum's torture tactics,
letter now? and what Wonderland would
Brusilovsky says it has been assistance and we beseech you to So Steve Jobs gets the email and do?) and renamed the app iRip. It
downloaded more than five help us to protect our product and look like 150 years after Alice's
thinks about this, right? He also changed the app’s icon. original adventure.
million times. You’d think our shareware company, I myself considers the years of service Perhaps this whole affair was a
Apple’s legal sniffer hounds, dropped out of school recently to We'll have an advance review of
this guy and his company have thorn in the side, but I don’t feel Alice next week, but for now you
Baker & McKenzie, might have pursue a path in the Mac software provided for iTunes users around too sorry for them, the tech press
acted a tad sooner… industry, and you yourself have can head after the jump for an
the world. He considers carefully is giving them a lot of attention inside look at the miniseries,
Anyway, iPodRip developer and been a consistent inspiration for the late-in-the-game complaint right now, and that’s gotta be
The Little App Factory CEO me. premiering December 6 on Syfy.
from Baker & McKenzie. He good for business, right? Spoilers follow.
John Devor felt this was all rather If there is anything at all you can feels a swell of pride at the
unfair, so he wrote directly to El do with regards to this matter, we Continue reading Going through
the looking glass with Syfy's
Obama healthcare drive faces critical vote Alice
Filed under: Other Sci-
(Financial Times - US faces the next big test of its push legislation. senators tried to rally more Fi/Supernatural Shows, Pickups
homepage) for healthcare reform this In the run-up to the rare sceptical colleagues to get the bill and Renewals, Reality-Free
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:25:36 PM
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An open letter to Google Fox News caught using

(Scripting News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:01:05 PM
6. I don't have the first clue what
it's like to be inside Google, and
honestly I don't care.
11. Fostering adoption of
complex technologies is
something I know a lot about. I'm
wrong footage ... again
I h a d a n i n t e r e s t i n g b u t 7. Now about PubSubHubBub. very good at it. You can ignore By Danny Gallagher (TV story on the "crowds" that
Squad) showed up during Sarah Palin's
somewhat disturbing exchange When I first looked at it I saw me if you want, but I usually am
with a Google guy on Twitter Atom all over it. I quickly hit the right about this stuff. Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:07:00 PM
book tour.
today. It reveals a bunch of Back button. 12. Switching gears, I like the Think Progress, a blog created
disconnects, that I'm going to try, 8. There was a time when I Internet because it means I can Remember the old saying, "Fool by the liberal think tank the
in this post, to address. seriously considered ignore big companies and still me once (awkward pause), shame Center for American Progress,
1. Please take these statements at implementing it. But it required create meaningful software. on (another awkward pause), discovered the footage. The dead
face value. me to understand concepts I 13. I think Google doesn't like shame on you (another longer giveaway was the "Country First"
2. I am just a person, I am not in didn't understand and had no RSS. I see that in a lot of things and more awkward pause). Fool campaign signs indicating the
competition with Google. interest in investing in. It seemed Google does. me, we can't get fooled again"? footage was taken during Palin's
3. I am a Google user. My to me that I would have to 14. I wish Google would give up Less than a week after Fox News campaign run with John McCain
primary email account is on reimplement a lot of stuff I on fighting RSS. I think it's host and conservative pundit back in 2008. The network called
GMail. I just bought a Droid, and already had working. This is pointless. I don't think defeating Sean Hannity apologized for the clip mix-up a mistake and
started a Droid blog to help other something big companies ask or blunting or obviating RSS has accidentally using the wrong issued another apology. Hold on,
people get started. I like it you to do a lot of. anything to do with Google's footage from Glenn Beck's "9/12 are we sure that they aired the
primarily because it connects so 9. One of the reasons I business. Rally" as footage for Rep. right apology this time?
well with Google services. revitalized rssCloud was to 15. You can argue with me on Michelle Bachmann's "Super Filed under: News, Video,
4. I am a former Google influence Google to support RSS any of these points, but Bowl of Freedom" rally, the Reality-Free
shareholder. I made a shitload of better in PSHB. remember #2. If you convince me network used the wrong footage Permalink| Email this| |
m o n e y f r o m m y G o o g l e 10. One of the clues that PSHB I'm wrong (which is unlikely, in another story. This time, they C o m m e n t s
i n v e s t m e n t . T h a n k y o u . needs to be reconstructed is that btw, I'm no different than anyone used the wrong footage for a
5. I think Google is a big it's so hard to describe. What's else in that regard), you still have
company. I think the people at needed here is easy to explain: just convinced one person.
G o o g l e , l i k e m o s t p e o p l e Instant updates for RSS. If you 16. All this disclaimed, we have
everywhere, mean well. Like think RSS is a bad choice of a common interest, I think. I
every big organization there are terms, do some research. The don't want to pretend to speak for
some who don't mean well. But I world sees it that way. If you Google, so I don't want to try to
judge each individual as a person. make that more general, you lose say what that is.
I don't assume because a person people. They get confused.
works at Google that they are PSHB is very very confusing to
good or bad or otherwise. people. That hinders adoption.

The Cyrus Family Speaks Out on Loss of Tour Bus Driver

(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:56:00 PM
The Cyrus family is speaking
out following the death of a bus
driver from Miley Cyrus' tour
who passed away this morning
after a tour bus crash.
"We are deeply saddened by the
loss of Bill “Uncle Bill” Douglas.
Members of our tour are like
members of our family. Our
thoughts and prayers go out to
his family in the midst of this
tragedy. He will truly be missed,"
the Cyrus family said in a
statement posted on
www.MileyCyrus.com.
Earlier today, news broke that
Douglas, 53, of Austin, Texas,
passed away at the scene after the
tour bus he was driving crashed Petersburg, VA, when it ran off
in Virginia Friday morning. The the left side of the road and
bus was traveling along with overturned.
three other buses (carrying
members of Miley's production
crew but not Miley) southbound
on Interstate I-85 just south of
E-reader Newspaper
Cable News Ratings for Thursday, November 19, 2009
By Bill Gorman
(TVbytheNumbers)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:51:48 PM
Live + Same Day Cable News CNBC – 166,000 viewers
Daily Ratings for November 19, HLN –370,000 viewers
2009
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,465,000 viewers
CNN – 491,000 viewers
MSNBC –375,000 viewers
CNBC – 225,000 viewers
HLN –306,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 3,035,000 viewers
CNN – 753,000 viewers
MSNBC –883,000 viewers
CNBC – 274,000 viewers
HLN –718,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC –380,000 viewers
CNN –135,000 viewers
MSNBC –106,000 viewers
CNBC – 81,000 viewers
HLN- 140,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 795,000 viewers
CNN – 222,000 viewers
MSNBC –255,000 viewers
CNBC – 145,000 viewers
HLN – 264,000 viewers
35-64 Total Day
FNC – 697,000 viewers
CNN – 201,000 viewers
MSNBC – 186,000 viewers
CNBC – 119,000 viewers
HLN – 180,000 viewers
Arrests made in €10m match-fixing probe
(Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:39:47 PM
At least 200 European soccer
35-64 Prime Time
FNC –1,397,000 viewers
CNN – 334,000 viewers
MSNBC –422,000 viewers
Morning programs (6:00AM-
9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends- 1,122,000
viewers (418,000) (734,000)
American Morning- 394,000
viewers (154,000) (191,000)
Morning Joe- 313,000 viewers
(104,000) (184,000)
Squawk Box- 141,000 viewers
(50,000) (84,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade-
249,000 viewers (149,000)
(213,000)
5PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 2,730,000 viewers
(689,000) (1,266,000)
Situation Room—627,000
viewers (138,000) (186,000)
Hardball w/ Chris
Matthews—554,000 viewers
(108,000) (275,000)
Fast Money—248,000 viewers
(63,000) (114,000)
Prime News–261,000 viewers
(126,000) (169,000)
6PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report with Bret Baier–
2,359,000 viewers (525,000)
(1,004,000)
Situation Room—617,000
viewers (118,000) (177,000)
games are being investigated
after police said that they had
dismantled an alleged
international criminal ring
suspected of running the
Ed Show—540,000 viewers
(102,000) (255,000)
Mad Money —242,000 viewers
(87,000) (127,000)
Prime News — 280,000 viewers
(121,000) (154,000)
7PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The Fox Report w/ Shep
–2,078,000 viewers (477,000)
(847,000)
CNN Tonight—578,000 viewers
(148,000) (224,000)
Hardball w/ C.
Matthews—597,000 viewers
(175,000) (283,000)
Kudlow Report — 241,000
viewers (71,000) (130,000)
Issues– 450,000 viewers
(195,000) (272,000)
8PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor– 4,120,000
viewers (1,069,000) (1,880,000)
Campbell Brown – 695,000
viewers (193,000) (272,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann –
1,188,000 viewers (316,000)
(595,000)
Coca-Cola: The Real Story –
281,000 viewers (168,000)
(183,000)
Nancy Grace – 1,018,000
viewers (359,000) (504,000)
9 PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity –2,871,000 viewers
(744000) (1,288,000)
Larry King Live —980,000
viewers (258,000) (425,000)
continent’s biggest ever match-
fixing scandal.
German prosecutors and police
said on Friday that the gang
allegedly obtained more than
Rachel Maddow Show
—877,000 viewers (240,000)
(390,000)
Oprah Effect — 275,000
viewers (153,000) (160,000)
Joy Behar- 654,000 viewers
(188,000) (310,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On The Record w/ Greta
—2,113,000 viewers (571,000)
(1,022,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 —
585,000 viewers (216,000)
(305,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann –
584,000 viewers (208,000)
(281,000)
Bio: Rachael Ray – 265,000
viewers (115,000) (154,000)
Nancy Grace –522,000 viewers
(259,000) (314,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor
—1,691,000 viewers (519,000)
(867,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 —
462,000 viewers (151,000)
(238,000)
Rachel Maddow Show
—382,000 viewers (127,000)
(207,000)
Mad Money – a scratch
w/90,000 viewers (a scratch
w/34,000) (72,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 412,000
viewers (145,000) (186,000)
-
€10m ($15m) in illegal betting
proceeds by manipulating the
outcome of games in nine
countries, including three in the
European Champions League.
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ratings click here.
P2+ = viewers over the age of 2
(25-54) = Adults 25-54 viewing
(35-64) = Adults 35-64 viewing
Prime Time = 8-11pm
LIVE+SD: The number that
watched a program either while it
was broadcast OR watched via
DVR on the same day [through
3AM the next day] the program
was broadcast. For more
information see Numbers 101.
Scratch = when a show’s
audience fails to meet minimum
Nielsen reporting levels. For
more information go here.
Nielsen Cable Network
Coverage Estimates(as of
September, 2009)
CNN/HLN: 99.098 million HHs
CNBC: 96.78 million HHs
FNC: 96.26 million HHs
MSNBC: 92.64 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data:
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“General Hospital” Delivers its largest Weekly
Audience in Over 2 Years in Women 18-34
By Robert Seidman
(TVbytheNumbers)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:12:20 PM
via press release:
November 20, 2009 Fringe
Ratings Report: ABC Daytime
Programming Week of
November 9, 2009
Delivering its Largest Weekly
Audience in Over 2 Years in
Women 18-34, “General
Hospital” is the Week’s No. 1
Program in Daytime in the Key
Demo
“General Hospital’s” Garners a 9
-Month High in Women 18-49,
With This Week
“All My Children’s” and “One
Life to Live’s” Most-Watched
Week in 5 Months
“General Hospital,” “All My
Children” and “One Life to Live”
Deliver
at Their Highest Levels in Total
Viewers in Over 7 Months
ABC Airs 3 of Daytime’s Top 5
Programs in Women 18-49,
With All Shows Placing Among
the Top 5 in Women 18-34
ABC Daytime
• The week’s No. 1 program in
Daytime in Women 18-
34(412,000/1.2 rating), this week
ranked as“ General Hospital’s
most-watched week in more than
2 years– since week of 9/17/07.
• “General Hospital” hit a 9-
month high in Women 18-
49(976,000/1.5 rating – since
week of 2/2/09), while“One Life
to Live”(806,000/1.2 rating)
a n d “ A l l M y
Children”(752,000/1.1 rating) hit
a 5-month high in the target
measure— since week of 6/8/09
and 6/1/09, respectively.
• “General Hospital”(2.82
million),“All My Children”(2.75
million) and“One Life to
Live”(2.69 million) all deliver
their largest weekly audiences in
Total Viewers in more than 7
months– since week of 3/23/09.
• In Women 18-49, ABC aired 3
of Daytime’s Top 5 programs:“
General Hospital” (No. 2 – 1.5
rating/976,000), “ The View”
(No. 3T – 1.4 rating/924,000)
and“One Life to Live”(No. 5T –
1.2 rating/806,000).
• In Women 18-34, all ABC
shows positioned among
Daytime’s Top 5:“ General
Hospital” (No. 1 – 1.2
rating/412,000), “ The View”
(No. 2T – 1.1 rating/357,000), “
One Life to Live”(No. 5T – 0.9
rating/314,000) and “ All My
Children” (No. 5T – 0.9
rating/299,000).
Following are the Daytime
Lineup averages, plus Top 5
Programs Ranks– Week of
November 9, 2009:
Daytime Rank: Total Viewers
Women 18-49 (Rtg/000s)
No. 1 CBS 3.62 million
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'Survivor''s Laura
Morett: We Shot
Ourselves in the Foot
(ETonline - Breaking News)
No. 1 NBC 1.4/912,000
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:57:00 PM
No. 2 NBC 3.06 million No. 2
ABC 1.3/865,000 Thursday night's Tribal Council
No. 3 ABC 3.03 million No. 3 was the Tribal Council of all
CBS 1.1/732,000 Tribal Councils on "Survivor:
Top 5 Daytime Programs in Samoa." The vote was split with
Women 18-49(rank based on five castaways voting to send
rating) home Laura Morett, and five
Program Net Rtg/ 000s voting for Southern belle Natalie
The Young & the Restless White.
CBS 1.7/1.14 million When the vote is split like that, a
General Hospital second ballot is cast by everyone
ABC 1.5/976,000 except the two named in the first
The View vote. If there was a tie the second
ABC 1.4/924,000 time, both Laura and Natalie
Days of Our Lives would be safe, and stones would
NBC 1.4/912,000 be drawn by the remaining
One Life to Live castaways to see who would go
ABC 1.1/806,000 home.
Source: NTI, Live + Same Day: Three of Laura's original Galu
Week of 11/9/09. All ranks tribe members still wrote her
based on rating unless otherwise name down, but John Fincher
noted.. took the opportunity to rid
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weeks in a row.

What You Missed Last Night: Jimmy Fallon

almost gets sued by Twilight producers
By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) smashes into a wall face-first or winner wins because he cheats. Talk Show, Reality-Free
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:00:00 PM
falls off of the mini-bike and [Watch clips and episodes of Permalink| Email this| |
cracks his head open, Fallon is Late Night and other shows at C o m m e n t s
The entire time I watched this going to be in big trouble." The SlashControl.]
clip from last night's Late Night, two guys raced around the NBC Filed under: Late Night, Video,
I was thinking, "if Taylor Lautner hallways on mini-bikes. The Watercooler Talk, Celebrities,
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“Late Show” Tops “The Tonight Even outside of her

Show” in Viewers, Adults 25-54 and show Tina Fey digs at
is tied in Adults 18-49 NBC
By Robert Seidman +81% (vs. 2.28m), adults 25-54 adults 25-54 (vs. 0.6/04, +17%). By Bob Sassone (TV Squad)
(TVbytheNumbers) by +30% (vs. 1.0/04) and tied in LATE LATE SHOW also beat Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:02:00 PM

Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:24:44 PM

adults 18-49. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in
Season-to-date, LATE SHOW households (vs. 1.3/04, +8%), Every week we can be
via CBS press release: improved its competitive position viewers (vs. 1.80m, +4%) and guaranteed that Tina Fey and the
“LATE SHOW” TOPS “THE against “The Tonight Show” tied in adults 25-54 (0.7/04, people at 30 Rock will make fun
T O N I G H T S H O W ” I N compared to last year. CBS leads each). of NBC in some way, whether it's
VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, NBC by +67% in households this Season-to-date, LATE LATE product placement or The Jay
AND IS TIED IN ADULTS 18- s e a s o n ( 3 . 0 / 0 8 v s . 1 . 8 / 0 5 ) SHOW improved its competitive Leno Show or last night's line
49 compared to trailing by -18% last position against “Late Night” about the green NBC peacock in
“The Late Late Show” Wins in year (2.8/07 vs. 3.4/09). In compared to last year. CBS leads the corner of the screen. Fey also
Viewers and Adults 25-54 viewers, LATE SHOW has a NBC by +50% in households this isn't shy about dumping on NBC
CBS’s LATE SHOW with +73% advantage (4.29m vs. season (1.5/05 vs. 1.0/04) when she's away from the show
DAVID LETTERMAN beat 2.48m) compared to trailing by - compared to being tied last either.
“The Tonight Show with Conan 1 9 % l a s t y e a r ( 3 . 9 3 m v s . season (1.4/05 each, with Conan The other night she gave a
O’Brien” in viewers, adults 25- 4.83m). In adults 25-54, LATE O’Brien hosting). LATE LATE speech at an Ad Council meeting
54 and finished in a tie in adults SHOW enjoys a +27% advantage SHOW has a +41% advantage in at the Waldorf in New York. Her happen if and when Comcast
18-49 while THE LATE LATE (1.4/06 vs. 1.1/04) compared to - viewers (1.95m vs. 1.38m) barbs were mostly about NBC's takes over NBC. Will they still
S H O W w i t h C R A I G 13% (1.4/06 from 1.6/06). In compared to trailing by -4% last ratings, including pointing out have the HQ at 30 Rock? Will
FERGUSON won its time period adults 18-49 season-to-date, year (1.85m vs. 1.92m). Among that "NBC is sadly the fourth- the show still be called 30 Rock?
in viewers and adults 25-54, LATE SHOW and “Tonight” are adults 25-54, LATE LATE place network. Actually we're in Fey suggested a new title:
according to Nielsen live plus tied (1.0/04, each) compared to SHOW has a +17% lead (0.7/04 ninth place if you count the radio Industrial Park on the Schuyikill
same day ratings for the week 2008 when LATE SHOW trailed from 0.6/04) after being tied last stations ahead of us right now." River.
ending Nov. 13. by -15% (1.1/05 vs. 1.3/05). season (0.8/04 vs. 0.8/05). In She also suggested that if the Filed under: Celebrities, 30
LATE SHOW posted a 3.0/08 in THE LATE LATE SHOW adults 18-49, LATE LATE 1200 people in the audience Rock, Reality-Free
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4.13m viewers, up +15% in with 1.87m viewers, 0.7/04 in (0.6/03, each). Last season, CBS there would be a huge jump in Comments
households (from 2.6/07) and adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, trailed NBC by -14% in adults 18 the ratings.
+11% in viewers (from 3.73m) and 0.5/03 in adults 18-49. -49 (0.6/03 vs. 0.7/04). I've been wondering what will
compared to the same week last LATE LATE SHOW beat “Late * * *
year. LATE SHOW beat “The Night with Jimmy Fallon” in This content has passed through
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Comcast with a new multiyear network is set to debut HBO's programming.
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Thursday broadcast finals: Grey’s Anatomy up; The Vampire

Diaries, 30 Rock down
By Robert Seidman - 1.6/5 A18-49
(TVbytheNumbers) Bones
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:58:55 PM
- 9.880 million viewers
- 6.3/10 HH
Thursday broadcast finals via - 2.7/8 A18-49
Travis Yanan(note: the CW & Fringe
NBC coverage are noted because - 5.900 million viewers
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Update: Police Are Investigating Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash

(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 8:52:00 AM
Police say they are investigating
a crash that occurred Friday
morning involving one of Miley
Cyrus' tour buses.
Police say that the driver of the
bus, William G. Douglas, 53, of
Austin, Texas, passed away at the
scene after the bus crashed in
Virginia Friday morning. Marty
Zilio, 48, was also injured in the
crash.
The bus was traveling along
with three other buses (carrying
members of Miley's production
crew but not Miley) southbound
on Interstate I-85 just south of through the front windshield of
Petersburg, VA, when it ran off the bus.
the left side of the road and
overturned, coming to rest on its
right side. Police say that the bus
passengers were able to exit
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Taylor Lautner on Kristen ATP won't reopen Andre Agassi

Stewart: We Have a Similar
Relationship to Jacob & Bella
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 10:38:00 AM
They play best friends who
teeter on the brink of romance in
'New Moon' -- but what is Taylor
Lautner and Kristen Stewart's
relationship like off-screen?
Taylor tells all.
"We have a similar relationship
to Jacob and Bella's," the 17-year
-old star tells People about his
Michael Jordan thankful, but says others just as
worthy of jersey retirement
By ESPN.com news services
(ESPN.com)
relationship with Kristen. "We
were very open and honest with
each other. So it definitely made
[filming] a lot easier."
When asked what he looks for in
a woman, Taylor -- who has been
recently snapped out and about
with country star Taylor Swift--
tells People that he is drawn
toward "somebody who can be
themselves and not put on a
show."
honor of Jordan, and said no
other players should wear it,
drug case despite admission
By Associated Press
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:51:44 PM
LONDON -- The ATP Tour will
not reopen a doping case against
Andre Agassi even though he
admitted to lying about using
crystal meth in 1997.
Agassi revealed in his recent
autobiography that he failed a
1997 drug test, a result he says
was thrown out after he lied by
claiming he "unwittingly" took
crystal meth.
However, ATP chairman Adam
Helfant said on Friday that there
was no way to sanction the
American retroactively since he
in the NBA. The NBA lasts a lot
longer than one particular person
has retired from tennis.
"There has been a lot of
speculation about whether the
ATP would reopen the case, but
we cannot do that because he's no
longer playing on the tour,"
Helfant said at the ATP World
Tour Finals in London. "I asked
an outside law firm to go through
the records from 1997 so I had all
the facts.
"Andre Agassi has admitted he
failed a drugs test in 1997 and
regrettably he then lied about it.
Even more regrettably he got
away with it."
He said the ATP's decision not
to reveal the positive test was in
line with its policy not to
want to see my jersey retired
unless you retire those guys. It is
comment on doping cases.
"If we had revealed that test it
would have been in contravention
of the rules at the time," he said.
Helfant said he had a "very frank
conversation" with Agassi after
the book came out, and that the
ATP has responded to the World
Anti-Doping Agency's questions
about the case.
"But what was said will remain
between us and will not be made
public," he said.
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The Fix Picks the NFL: Week 11
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:04:52 PM
Garey is Canadian, which maybe
explains his modesty. But while I
spend most of these opening
paragraphs in my biweekly slot
grousing about getting defeated
by a coin or addressing my
defiantly mediocre picks record,
Garey spends his time talking
sense about that week’s football
games. Which is fine, it’s his
prerogative — he can be more
professional than me if he wants,
and he can even have a better-
looking WSJ-pencil-sketch (my
jaw isn’t nearly that huge, for
real). I’m not mad. But if he’s not
going to mention that he has
absolutely been crushing it in
terms of his picks of late, then I
guess I will. Associated Press
Kurt Warner leads the Cardinals,
who seek their sixth straight win
against the Rams, his former
team.
I’m just a guy who’s right
almost half the time and is
unaccountably excited about the
possible universe-endangering
cosmic implications of this
week’s Lions/Browns game. But
Garey is a (notably understated
football-picking) monster. After a
poor start in the first two weeks,
Garey has run up a 67-45-1
record since. Which means he
has been right 59.3% of the time.
I traditionally disclaim that no
one should follow my advice in
these picks or in anything else,
but… maybe you should think
about doing whatever Garey
says. Like, in general, even
though some of his picks this
week look kind of crazy to me. I
don’t know, it couldn’t hurt. He’s
got the track record, and the
better-looking pencil drawing.
Week 10 recap (overall): David
Roth: 8-7 (71-72-1), Garey Ris:
10-5 (77-66-1), Al Toonie, the
Lucky Canadian Two-Dollar
Coin: 7-8 (65-78-1)
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Indianapolis (-1) at Baltimore:
The Colts should hate playing in
Baltimore, both because the
Ravens have a very good, very
nasty defense, and because
Baltimore fans (justifiably) hate
the Colts for slinking out of town
a couple decades ago (of course,
none of today’s Colts did the
slinking, but that’s a minor
detail). Charm City’s long
memory and still-sharp grudges
aside, though, this rivalry is fun
because of Colts quarterback
Peyton Manning and Ravens
linebacker Ray Lewis, the two
gesticulation-intensive geniuses
facing each other across the line
of scrimmage when Indy’s
offense is on the field. The Colts
are better, and this betting line
doesn’t require much of them,
but this could go either way and
should be fun to watch, if only
for all that strategic pantomime.
DR
Pick: David: Indianapolis,
Garey: Baltimore, Al Toonie:
Indianapolis
Washington at Dallas (-11):
Washington looked pretty good
in a win over the fading Broncos
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it right now. I’m honestly not 11 players on injured reserve, 11
sure it isn’t a piece of more on this week’s injury
performance art. But, yeah, I like report, and an offense that has
the Lions in this one. DR been called for 22 false starts in
Pick: David: Detroit, Garey: nine games. Beyond “will the
Detroit, Al Toonie: Detroit Bills win another game this
San Francisco at Green Bay (- year?” the biggest remaining
6.5): San Francisco seems to be question is whether Buffalo will
last week, but this is still a one of those good-enough-to-beat be able to persuade anyone to
troubled, torpid team, and even -bad-teams teams, which is not take the job from Fewell. DR
with Dallas’s ace offensive line exactly the worst of NFL fates. Pick: David: Jacksonville,
carved up by injuries, a win is But it’s unclear what, exactly, Garey: Jacksonville, Al Toonie:
probably a bridge too far against G r e e n B a y i s . T h e P a c k Buffalo
a very talented Cowboys team welcomes back some important Pittsburgh (-10) at Kansas City:
that looked to be getting things players on offense and defense Pittsburgh is figuring things out,
together before tanking against this week, but they’re both an and played definitively Steelers-y
Green Bay in Week 10. It would explosive offensive team given to football even in their Week 10
be a lot more tempting to pick i m p l o s i o n s a n d a t a l e n t e d loss to the Bengals. Kansas City
Washington as an underdog if defensive unit that periodically is not figuring things out so much
they weren’t so injury-marred makes some very weird calls and as weeding things out —
(and deadly dull) themselves. So mistakes. They’re better than the dumping uber-troubled running
my picks: Dallas to win and 49ers, but that’s pretty faint back Larry Johnson, taking snaps
cover, and a nice walk outside praise. That said, they have to be away from disgruntled linebacker
while these two teams are a lot happier with the quarterback Derrick Johnson — while
playing. DR they selected in the 2005 NFL playing definitively Chiefs-y
Pick: David: Dallas, Garey: Draft than the 49ers are. DR football. That’s not a
Dallas, Al Toonie: Washington Pick: David: Green Bay, Garey: compliment. With top receiver
Cleveland at Detroit (-3.5): I’ll Green Bay, Al Toonie: San Dwayne Bowe suspended and
admit it: I’m psyched for this Francisco effectively being replaced by
one. I mean, obviously not for Buffalo at Jacksonville (-9): Lance Long— “a short white guy
the football, which promises to With all due respect to the belief- who can catch,” per teammate
be so appalling as to induce system-challenging bummer that Chris Chambers — the Chiefs are
existential crises in everyone who is this week’s Browns/Lions as thoroughly outgunned as any
v i e w s t h i s g a m e . B u t t h e game, let’s give this blacked-out NFL team this week. I’d take the
nightmarish goofery on tap — pairing of two lousy teams in a Steelers at twice this line. DR
the stunningly inept Browns half-empty venue its drag-city Pick: David: Pittsburgh, Garey:
offense against the ultra-flubby due. Jacksonville is just good Kansas City, Al Toonie: Kansas
Lions defense is really only the enough to beat worse teams — City
beginning — promises to be an attribute Buffalo had made Seattle at Minnesota (-10.5):
almost avant-garde. If this game near-heroic a couple years ago — Seahawks quarterback Matt
were a piece of performance art and the Bills are inarguably that. Hasselbeck was mentored by
that had drawn NEA funding, Interim Buffalo coach Perry Brett Favre early in his career.
Southern congressmen would be Fewell takes over, from fired
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Lincecum’s Early Dominance Making Baseball History
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:04:29 AM
Anyone who has watched Tim
Lincecum pitch for the San
Francisco Giants should have no
difficulty justifying the fact that
the 25-year-old mega-ace just
won his second straight National
League Cy Young Award. With a
slight build, a haircut that isn’t
really a haircut per se, and a
strange, violent motion,
Lincecum is fascinating to watch
even before one takes into
account just how dazzlingly
dominant he is on the mound.
Lincecum won the award despite
winning only 15 games in 2009
— the fewest ever for a Cy
Young Award winner in a season
not shortened by a work
stoppage. Associated Press Tim
Lincecum won the Cy Young
Award despite a pedestrian wins
total.
“Some 15-win pitchers might not
have been considered. But
Lincecum surely was hoisted by
his reputation and style,” the San
Francisco Chronicle’s Henry
Schulman writes. “Looking more
like a surfer than a big-league
pitcher, short in stature but big in
arm speed and intensity,
Lincecum has become one of the
few must-see pitchers in baseball.
That might have put him over the
top in a season with no clear Cy
Young favorite.”
While no one can doubt
Lincecum’s brilliance on the
mound, some in baseball wonder
about his durability in years
ahead, given that crazy motion
and the fact that he’s a normal-
sized human being. At CBS
Sports, Danny Knobler does his
best to deflate this particular
concern. “Sure he throws hard,
and he has a great breaking ball
and a great changeup and you
can’t pick up the ball and no one
ever gets any hits off him, but is
he going to hold up?” Knobler
writes. “You’d think by now the
only question we’d be asking
about Lincecum is whether he’s
headed for the Hall of Fame,
because the things he has done in
his first two full seasons with the
Giants are the things Hall of
Famers do.”
Sabermetric-minded writers and
stat-heads disdain the win as a
stat too grounded in context —
that is, the team surrounding the
pitcher — to be of much use, and
cheered Lincecum’s selection
much as they did that of 16-game
-winner and AL Cy Young
winner Zack Greinke earlier this
week. The difference, this year,
was that a few non-newspaper
writers actually had Cy Young
votes, and those voters may have
actually swung things for
Lincecum, Rob Neyer notes at
ESPN. “There’s something to be
said for Conventional Wisdom,”
Neyer writes. “In this case, the
Conventional Wisdom was
unanimous: the three best
pitchers in the league were
Lincecum, [Cardinals starter
Chris] Carpenter, and [Cardinals
starter Adam] Wainwright. But in
a field as traditionally
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drive race cars.” were instituted for the 1910
Martin, age 50 and widely season, and soon it became the
respected, is something of a weapon that opened up a safer
sentimental favorite, although game.”
Johnson’s steady dominance has In the Boston Phoenix, Mike
its own appeal. Sports Miliard provides a nice look back
Illustrated’s Brant James conveys at the famous 1968 clash between
the shape of Johnson’s the two rivals — the famous
conservative as award voting, understated excellence in a nice “Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29
isn’t it healthy to allow room for profile of the dominant driver. game. Even if you already knew
just a bit of unconventional “In-progress dynasties are hard to that said game featured a future
wisdom, too?”* * * dissect, and Johnson’s NFL rookie of the year and a
NASCAR’s Sprint Cup season dominance has been so numbing future Academy Award-winning
wraps up this weekend in Miami, — boring, according to critics actor in playing roles, as well as
but the season effectively ended a and fans of… well, everyone else the inspiration for a Doonesbury
long time ago — Jimmie Johnson — it provides few pegs on which character, it’s worth clicking that
has opened a huge 108-point lead to attach a theory,” James writes. link.
on Mark Martin, who is the only “Certainly, he is at the nexus of Neither Harvard nor Yale are in
driver on the circuit who can talent, team and opportunity. But college football’s BCS mix — or
even hope to catch him. Johnson there is also the simple fact that even BCS division — this year,
would have to finish 25th or he works incredibly hard and but two fine features on upstart
worse for Martin to claim the finds the joy in it.”* * * programs that have inserted
title, and while stranger things The Harvard-Yale football themselves into national-title
have happened, it’s most likely rivalry doesn’t traditionally contention also deserve a look. In
that Martin will finish as the feature many future NFL stars, the Washington Post, Sally
runner-up in points for the fifth and often doesn’t even feature Jenkins argues that Texas
time in his career and that terribly good football. But it’s Christian has been the most
Johnson will win his fourth certainly gotten safer in the past impressive team in the nation
straight Sprint Cup. century. Sports Illustrated’s thus far this season. In the
Of course, “most likely” doesn’t Frank Deford describes the 1909 Journal, Darren Everson credits
mean “inevitably,” as Racin clash — won by Yale 8-0 — as coach Jim Harbaugh with
Today’s Rich Minter writes. the beginning of football’s Stanford’s stunning surge in
Elsewhere at Racin Today, Mike transition from a brutal blood recent weeks.* * *
Harris reminds readers not to feel sport into, um, a slightly-less- Your Fixer isn’t sure he has the
bad for Martin if he winds up a brutal blood sport. stomach for a full-on five-day
bridesmaid again. “If he doesn’t “Although some of the game’s cricket test match, but there’s
eventually win a championship or powers — not unlike the smug something so arrestingly strange
a Daytona 500, you can bet football aristocracy in the Bowl about the game to my American
Martin won’t pout,” Harris Championship Series today — eyes that I can’t help but admire
writes. “He’ll simply go on to the were relatively content with the it. (Note: This may also have
next thing in his life, grateful that gory status quo, other colleges something to do with the fact that
he got the chance to do for nearly t o o k a m o r e p r o g r e s s i v e I just finished Joseph O’Neill’s
three decades the thing he loves approach,” Deford writes. “Rules
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Seattle wide receiver Nate
Burleson washed out in
Minnesota before catching on
with the Seahawks. Vikings
guard Steve Hutchinson became
a star in Seattle before bolting to
Minnesota. Imagine how
emotional this would be if
anyone could care about a
Seahawks game! As it is, this
looks like a brief stop on
Minnesota’s increasingly
impressive march to the playoffs.
Considering that Minnesota
papers spent this week worrying
about other teams hiring away
Vikings coordinators after the
season, it’s clear that no one’s
sweating this outcome very hard.
DR
Pick: David: Minnesota, Garey:
Minnesota, Al Toonie: Seattle
Atlanta at New York Giants (-
6.5): To say these teams aren’t
firing on all cylinders is an
understatement. The Falcons and
the Giants are a collective 1-7
over their past eight games,
negating strong starts. Atlanta’s
Matt Ryan is struggling through a
sophomore slump, throwing 10
picks and only seven TDs in his
past five starts. Another
disappointment for the Falcons is
DE John Abraham, who has just
3.5 sacks so far this season after
recording 16.5 a year ago. If the
Giants are to revert to their early-
season form, QB Eli Manning
must play a big part. Interesting
stat: The road team has won the
past 12 meetings between these
teams. GR
Pick: David: Atlanta, Garey:
Atlanta, Al Toonie: Atlanta
New Orleans (-11.5) at Tampa
Bay: The Bucs had to ruin a
pretty good thing by winning two
weeks ago. Otherwise we’d be
showcasing the undefeated Saints
against the winless Bucs. The
pressure increases each week a
team remains perfect, and New
Orleans sure survived a scare in
last week’s narrow victory at St.
Louis (I picked the Saints by at
least 28, BTW). Tampa Bay is
awful, but I’m not liking the
double-digit line this week. That
adage applies here: Once bitten,
twice shy. GR
Pick: David: New Orleans,
Garey: Tampa Bay, Al Toonie:
Tampa Bay
Arizona (-9.5) at St. Louis:
Cards QB Kurt Warner returns to
his former stomping grounds to
face a team that won’t remind
anyone of “The Greatest Show
on Turf” teams of 1999, 2000
and 2001 that he piloted. Warner
likely will dissect the 25th-
ranked Rams secondary with
ease, and extend the Cards’
streak over the Rams to six. But
I’m not liking the points in this
one, either. GR
Pick: David: Arizona, Garey: St.
Louis, Al Toonie: St. Louis
San Diego (off) at Denver: The
Chargers, coming off an
impressive home victory over
Philadelphia, look to defeat an
AFC West foe for the fifth
straight time. Who knows what
to expect from the Broncos,
losers of three straight after
starting 6-0? That sixth win came
against the Chargers, thanks to
WR/returner Eddie Royal’s two
TDs. RB LaDainian Tomlinson
wants a better outing than he had
in the loss to Denver, when he
rushed for only 70 yards and no
TDs. QB Kyle Orton (left ankle)
is questionable for the Broncos,
who are 7-2 in their past nine at
home against the Chargers. Since
all bets are off on this one
(literally), these predictions
won’t count towards our
respective records. No, we’re
doing this one for the love. GR
Pick: David: San Diego, Garey:
San Diego, Al Toonie: San Diego
New York Jets at New England (
-10.5): If you’re scoring at home,
the Jets are 1-5 in their past six
games. The numbers haven’t
been favorable for QB Mark
Sanchez, who has thrown 10
picks since starting 3-0. The
bigger story this week, of course,
is all the conservative-minded
second-guessers who think Pats
coach Bill Belichick blew it by
gambling on fourth down deep in
his own territory, and losing the
game to Indianapolis. I like
Belichick’s unconventional
thinking. You can’t allow one
call, in hindsight, to negate
Belichick’s many
accomplishments. One question:
Was coach Rex Ryan’s tearful
plea on Monday a rallying cry for
the Jets? GR
Pick: David: New England,
Garey: Jets, Al Toonie: Jets
Cincinnati (-9.5) at Oakland: All
the signs point to a Bengals
victory. Cincy is 7-2 and aiming
to go 5-0 on the road for the first
time in team history. The Bengals
have the AFC North lead thanks
to last weekend’s big victory
over Pittsburgh. Still, there’s a bit
of doubt about a team new to
winning ways after years of
bungling. Cincy’s Cedric Benson
doesn’t look likely to play, and
neither does newly signed RB
Larry Johnson, who probably
can’t believe his luck going from
2-7 Kansas City to a playoff
contender. The Bengals must
avoid a letdown against a Raiders
team that’s not good at very
much (31st in scoring, 25th in
scoring defense.) Oakland has
alternated close games and
blowouts at home this season (L
24-20, L 23-3, W 13-9, L 38-0,
L16-10). Although the Raiders
are due for a thrashing, I’ve got a
hunch about this one. GR
Pick: David: Cincinnati, Garey:
Oakland, Al Toonie: Oakland
Philadelphia (-3) at Chicago:
Bears QB Jay Cutler doesn’t
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seem ready for the bright lights
of prime-time football. How else
to explain his 11 picks in three
nighttime starts — all losses—
for Chicago? The Bears haven’t
looked good in losing four of
their past five (three were
blowouts). Any flicker of hope
for a playoff spot must start with
a victory over an Eagles team
that has lost consecutive games
for the first time this season. But
not everyone in Philadelphia
wants to use injuries as an
excuse. GR
Pick: David: Philadelphia,
Garey: Chicago, Al Toonie:
Philadelphia
MONDAY’S GAME
Tennessee at Houston (-4.5):
The Titans feel right at home in
Houston, where they’re 5-2. With
QB Vince Young at the helm,
Chris Johnson has improved his
running game, and the Titans
have won three straight after
starting 0-6. Texans QB Matt
Schaub is worth a look in another
ho-hum Monday night game.
He’s gunning for his fourth
consecutive game against an
AFC South opponent with at
least 300 passing yards. GR
Pick: David: Houston, Garey:
Tennessee, Al Toonie: Houston
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Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight sells 1.25 million pay-per-
views
By Dan Rafael (ESPN.com)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:33:19 PM
Manny Pacquiao's historic 12th-
round TKO of Miguel Cotto in
Las Vegas on Saturday night did
big business.
The Top Rank-promoted fight
generated 1.25 million buys and
$70 million in domestic pay-per-
view revenue, HBO announced
Friday. If historical trends hold,
the numbers will increase when
all of the buys are officially
audited.
The 1.25 million buys, the most
for a boxing pay-per-view this
year, came from 650,000 from
cable homes and 600,000 from
satellite services.
Cotto, who is from Puerto Rico,
helped drive the fight at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena to an
all-time record for buys on the
island with 110,000 units sold.
Combined with the
approximately 1.05 million buys
generated by Floyd Mayweather's
dominant decision victory against
Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept.
19, it was the first time since
1999 -- when Felix Trinidad
claimed a decision against Oscar
De La Hoya in a welterweight
unification fight and Lennox
Lewis and Evander Holyfield
fought to a highly controversial
draw for the undisputed
heavyweight championship --
that two pay-per-view fights have
generated at least 1 million buys
in the same calendar year.
It was also the first time that
back-to-back pay-per-views have
reached seven figures.
With the victory, Pacquiao, who
won his first world title in the
112-pound flyweight division,
became the first fighter in history
to win titles in seven divisions
when he claimed Cotto's 147-
pound welterweight title. HBO
will replay the bout Saturday
night (10 ET/PT).
The victories by Pacquiao and
Mayweather set the stage for
what likely will be the biggest
money fight ever.
"They have to deliver," HBO
Sports president Ross Greenburg
told The Associated Press. "The
American public wants that
fight."
Their representatives are
planning to open negotiations in
the coming days for a showdown
that would likely take place in the
spring.
"The two best pound-for-pound
fighters in the world in the same
weight class in the prime of their
careers," Greenburg said. "It just
doesn't get any better than that."
Promoter Bob Arum agreed.
“ blockbuster pay-per-view fight
The way I look at it now, boxing
is really on a roll. We would be
idiots now to slow the
momentum and the only way we
can keep the momentum is to
make this fight.”-- Promotor Bob
Arum, on a possible Manny
Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather
bout
"The way I look at it now, boxing
is really on a roll," Arum said.
"We would be idiots now to slow
the momentum and the only way
we can keep the momentum is to
make this fight."
Arum, who represents Pacquiao,
was expected to begin talks as
early as next week with Richard
Schaefer, who heads Golden Boy
Promotions and will represent
Mayweather in the negotiations.
Though each fighter believes he
should get a bigger percentage of
the purse, the total revenues will
be so high that a 50-50 split may
not be all that difficult to achieve.
Arum said Pacquiao will end up
making some $22 million for his
12th-round stoppage of Cotto,
while Cotto will end up with
around $12 million. That is far
higher than either fighter was
guaranteed because, as is the case
with most big fights, they worked
for a percentage of the total sales.
It was the third consecutive
for Pacquiao, who also drew 1.25
million buys for his eighth-round
destruction of De La Hoya in
December 2008 and
approximately 830,000 buys for
his second-round knockout of
Ricky Hatton to win the junior
welterweight championship in
May.
Pacquiao-Cotto also generated a
live gate of $8,847,550 from an
official crowd of 15,930,
according to the Nevada State
Athletic Commission. That
makes it the 14th-biggest gate in
Nevada history.
Rafael: HBO's Man With A
Mission
It's every fan's dream bout: a
megafight between Manny
Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.
HBO Sports' Ross Greenburg is
determined to make it happen,
Dan Rafael writes. Story
The potential of a Pacquiao-
Mayweather fight is so big that
Arum said casino magnate Steve
Wynn had already spoken to him
about constructing a 30,000-seat
outdoor arena on what is now a
vacant lot across from his two
resorts to host the bout, with
other casinos joining in as
partners.
Outdoor arenas were a staple of
the big fights in Las Vegas in the
Sports/ 57
1980s, beginning with the
Muhammad Ali-Larry Holmes
fight at Caesars Palace.
"A lot of people are interested,"
Arum said. "The problem with
having it in the East, though, is
that the taxes are so big that the
fighters would have to give up
millions in extra taxes."
Greenburg credited the recent
strong sales to a new willingness
by promoters to match their best
fighters, and to the new -- and
younger -- fans drawn to the
sport by the success of the
network's "24/7" reality shows in
the weeks before the fights.
There would be no lack of
material for a Pacquiao-
Mayweather show, which would
match a Filipino hero with a
colorful cast surrounding him
against a fighter with a
dysfunctional family who has
played the role of villain in his
biggest fights.
"There's just so much drama and
subplots for this," Greenburg
said.
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer
for ESPN.com. Information from
The Associated Press was used in
this report.
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Jayson Williams' hearing delayed by judge over

travel issues
By ESPN.com news services rational." of a gag order imposed by says she is in frequent contact
(ESPN.com) On what triggers Williams' Coleman, told The Associated with Jayson Williams.
Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:40:52 AM
behavior:"When Jayson has Press that the delay was partly "Once he gets more clarity from
alcohol, and when I say drugs it because of travel problems his attorneys, he and I will have a
NEWARK, N.J. -- Retired would be a prescription drug or a Williams experienced getting to discussion, he will speak with his
NBA star Jayson Williams will sleeping pill, it affects him in New Jersey from his home in mother and he will take the
not be in a New Jersey courtroom such a bizarre way. ... I didn't South Carolina. necessary next steps. Jayson is Jimmie Johnson Signs
Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 know that and I think that it has A person with knowledge of the still in South Carolina dealing Contract Extension
shooting death of a hired driver. gotten progressively ... worse." case told the AP on Thursday with the loss of his dad
A wife speaks On seeking counseling:"I think that Williams would plead guilty emotionally, as well as With Hendrick
ESPN's Hannah Storm talked that's a tough hurdle for anyone to aggravated assault in the death addressing the necessary estate By Holly Cain (FanHouse)
with Tanya Young Williams on but also for one who is a of limousine driver Costas issues." Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:25:00 PM
Tuesday for "Outside The Lines." professional athlete who appears Christofi. That would send him Williams' father died Nov. 10 in
Williams says she's still in to have it all ... who can to prison for at least 18 months South Carolina and was laid to by Holly Cain
f r e q u e n t c o n t a c t w i t h h e r command an audience in a room and up to three years. rest last weekend. Filed under: Jimmie Johnson,
husband, despite filing for of one or a thousand. He has that Williams was acquitted of Jayson Williams has been free Hendrick Motorsports
divorce on Valentine's Day 2009. ability to do it. You could walk aggravated manslaughter in 2004 on bail since the Feb. 14, 2002, HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Two days
W i l l i a m s a l s o t o l d E S P N on a basketball floor and you but convicted of covering up the shooting of Christofi. Williams before he attempts to wrap up a
Thursday that her husband has have 40,000 people cheering for shooting at his central New paid more than $2 million in historic fourth consecutive
not accepted a deal. Among her you and now they have to say Jersey mansion. 2003 to settle a wrongful death NASCAR Sprint Cup
comments: 'You know what, I have a flaw. I The jury deadlocked on a lawsuit filed by Christofi's championship, Jimmie Johnson
On his problems:"Jayson has a need help.' That's tough." reckless manslaughter count. He family. has announced a contract
mental illness or disorder ... If his On the future:"I hope for me and has been awaiting a second trial The 41-year-old Williams played extension with Hendrick
lawyers have said bipolar I would my [two daughters] that we come for reckless manslaughter, which nine seasons with the Motorsports that will keep the
agree with that. I would suggest out unscathed. I hope for Jayson carries a maximum 10-year Philadelphia 76ers and New champ driving the No. 48 Lowe's
that it is bipolar and probably that he becomes healthy. I hope prison sentence. Jersey Nets before a leg injury Chevrolet through the 2015
other disorders, and for those that the beautiful and the best In a phone interview with ESPN forced him to retire in 2000. He season.
disorders he needs help." parts of him are the parts that can on Friday morning, Williams' attempted a short-lived comeback "It's the only car I've ever
On Williams' attempt to cover control his life instead of the dark wife said her husband has not in the minor league Continental driven,'' Johnson said with a
up the shooting:"I think all of the side that end up making the most committed to a plea deal. Basketball Association in 2005. smile Friday morning. "I'm very
actions are outrageous and noise." "I spoke with Jayson throughout Information from The proud of that.'' Cain on Johnson:
nothing that anyone should be State Superior Court Judge the night and morning. He got Associated Press and Willie Long Road to American Hero|
proud of. Knowing Jayson the Edward M. Coleman indefinitely very little sleep. He told me this Weinbaum from ESPN's Toast of the Coast
way that I do, he wasn't thinking. delayed a hearing in Somerville morning that he will not be in Enterprise Unit was used in this Jimmie Johnson Signs Contract
He panicked and I think ... that is in which Williams was expected New Jersey today and he has not report. Extension With Hendrick
part of when I say a mental to plead guilty. signed any offer, but he is taking This content has passed through originally appeared on Fanhouse
illness, not being able to process A person with direct knowledge this very, very seriously," said fivefilters.org. Motorsports Blog on Fri, 20 Nov
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New York Knicks won't pursue free-agent guard

Allen Iverson, president Donnie Walsh says
By Chris Sheridan clear that this has nothing to do that can score the ball that way. about that, but I don't think you
(ESPN.com) with Iverson. He's a great player, But as I went on, I started to can build a basketball team based
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:14:39 PM
I've always admired him. I think think that he's going to take time on polls," Walsh said. "I hope we
he'd be a great addition for a from some of the players that we do the right thing, I hope the fans Alex Ovechkin
Iverson Not The Answer In New team that is in a different position want to develop, he's probably eventually see why we did what
York Iverson Not The Answer In than we're in, and I hope he gets not going to be there when the we did. There's always a second
Returns to Lineup,
New York picked up." team is at its full strength down stage to this, and I hope it's Caps Return to No. 1
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Allen It was unclear what the next the road, and so we're better off favorable to us. In other words,
By Adam Gretz (FanHouse)
Iverson will not be the answer for move would be for Iverson, who sticking with what we've got. 'Well, they were smart not to do
the New York Knicks, who was waived by the Memphis "And trying to add to that, if we that then, because now this guy's Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:00:00 PM

decided bringing the four-time Grizzlies on Tuesday and became do, it'll be with people we think good.' So we'll see. But I did my
by Adam Gretz
NBA scoring champion aboard an unrestricted free agent at 6 we can go forward with. Our goal best in trying to analyze this."
Filed under: NHL Power
would be at odds with the p.m. ET Thursday. this year was to develop the Walsh also tried to squelch
Rankings
franchise's long-term rebuilding Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry young players and to see which speculation that the team's
Losing Alex Ovechkin for two
plans. Brown has been calling NBA of the young veterans we have fit ownership dictated this decision.
weeks didn't stop the Washington
The decision was reached late teams, including the Knicks, to in to what we want to do in the "I think there's an idea that Mr.
Capitals from winning games,
Thursday night after discussions lobby on Iverson's behalf. future." Dolan is calling me up and telling
and he picked up right where he
among team president Donnie Iverson has made it clear, The Knicks never met with me what to do, and that hasn't
left off in his return, scoring his
Walsh, coach Mike D'Antoni and though, that he sees himself as an Iverson, instead conducting their been my experience here. I do
15th goal of the season in a 4-2
owner James Dolan. NBA starter and would only be discussions with his agent, Leon talk to him, just like I did with
win against the New York
"It did get interesting for a while comfortable in a situation in Rose. my owners in Indiana, I tell him
Rangers on Tuesday night. With
because Allen's a great player which he would at least have an Walsh said he would have what I think we should do. There
that, the Caps take over the top
and has always been a great opportunity to compete for a scheduled a face-to-face meeting are times he plays devil's
spot in this week's NHL Power
player," Walsh said Friday. starting position. if the Knicks were leaning advocate, which I appreciate, to
Rankings, while another team
"You're 1-9 and you're thinking, "We just didn't think we wanted toward signing Iverson, but the be honest with you, because
reclaims its familiar spot at the
'We've got to get some help in to have that dominant force on situation never progressed to that sometimes you don't think things
bottom of the pile.
here.' But when we rethought it the team right now," D'Antoni point. out as well as you think you do.
More Coverage: New Hockey
and I talked to Mike and he said. Walsh also realized that some And it usually comes down to
Fan Searches For Team
talked to me, we feel that could The Knicks easily could have Knicks fans might be that type of repartee. But other
Zach Bogosian In U.S. Olympic
hurt our development of the plugged Iverson into their disappointed by the decision to than that he's been very
Picture
future, and so we want to go the backcourt in place of struggling pass on Iverson, but he again supportive 99 percent of the
Alex Ovechkin Returns to
way we're going. Chris Duhon, who also is not part reiterated that the franchise's long time."
Lineup, Caps Return to No. 1
"There will be other things we of their long-term plans. -term future is more important Chris Sheridan is an ESPN.com
originally appeared on Fanhouse
can do during the year that will "In the beginning I didn't think it than the type of short-term fix a NBA Insider.
NHL Blog on Fri, 20 Nov 2009
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Stephen Jackson: Winning Wasn't a Priority for Whether it's torn, sprained,
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NFL and how they'll affect your
By Chris Tomasson plenty of credit for it. Nelson Opens Up About Issues fantasy football team.
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Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:45:00 PM
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happened,'' Jackson said in an Wasn't a Priority for Golden Roethlisberger is not listed on the
by Chris Tomasson interview Friday with FanHouse. State originally appeared on injury report, but he sat out parts
Filed under: Bobcats, Warriors "So I love challenges.'' Fanhouse NBA Blog on Fri, 20 of practice on Thursday with his
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Knicks Reportedly Pass WNBA Folds in plum EU posts
on Allen Iverson Sacramento, Seeks Bay (Financial Times - US
homepage)
By Matt Watson (FanHouse)
Area Owner for 2010
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:20:00 PM
Submitted at 11/20/2009 9:15:27 AM

The race to secure senior jobs in

by Matt Watson
Filed under: Bobcats, Heat,
Knicks, NBA Rumors A four-
time scoring champ leading Mike
D'Antoni's up-tempo offense? It
looked like a match made in
heaven on paper, but the Knicks
have apparently decided the
intangibles surrounding Allen
Iverson -- including ugly exits
with two teams in the span of
seven months -- outweighed the
potential gains.
According to Howard Beck of
the New York Times, the Knicks
went back and forth on the issue,
with a team source suggesting
Thursday afternoon there was a
90 percent chance the team
would offer a contract.
Ultimately, however, the team's
brain trust decided that "Iverson
posed too great a risk" -- a
damning indictment if there ever
was one, considering the 2-7
Knicks are currently on pace for
a 15-win season.
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Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:45:00 PM
by Michelle Smith
Filed under: Kings, WNBA The
WNBA announced Friday
afternoon that the Sacramento
Monarchs, one of the league's
original eight franchises, are
folding and that the league is
actively pursuing an ownership
group for the team in the San
Francisco Bay area in time for
the 2010 season.
Joe and Gavin Maloof, who also
own the NBA's Sacramento
Kings, have owned and operated
the Monarchs, but financial
losses from both franchises in
recent years forced them to give
up the WNBA team.
"We love the Monarchs, but it's
time to re-focus," Joe Maloof
told the Sacramento Bee.
the next European Commission
intensified on Friday with the big
member states keen to secure the
most important economic
dossiers.
Many of the larger European
Union members, including
France and Germany, stayed out
of the race for the presidency and
foreign affairs jobs in the hope of
"Everyone in this business being rewarded with commission
environment ... you have to do roles that will influence the
what has to be done. Our focus is recasting of the global economy
to turn the Kings around."
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Marv Albert, 50 Cent Rumble Backstage at Jimmy Kimmel

Live
By Will Brinson (FanHouse) now second on the "didn't see At least if you believe the Los Fanhouse Backporch on Fri, 20
that coming" list after"Al Roker
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Hands-on: Dementium 2
(DS)
By Ben Gilbert (Joystiq) between two dimensions multiple
Submitted at 11/20/2009 5:30:00 PM
times, and even fought a boss
who tried to throw up on me
Having not played Renegade from the ceiling (what a jerk!).
Kid's first survival/horror-FPS on T h o u g h i t s c o n t e n t a n d
the Nintendo DS back in 2007, storytelling seems to be a

Gameloft pulling back on Android Dementium: The Ward, I had few carefully crafted amalgam of
expectations going into my recent games from the three or so genres
hands-on with the game's sequel, it mashes up (fps, adventure,
development the aptly titled Dementium 2. I survival/horror) - a handheld
knew that the first game enjoyed Half-Life meets Silent Hill on
By Richard Mitchell (Joystiq) Android Market "is not as neatly less than 2 percent. With more critical acclaim for more than Monkey Island, almost - the time
done" as Apple's App Store. and more carriers offering a d e q u a t e l y b r i n g i n g I spent with a preview build of
Submitted at 11/20/2009 5:00:00 PM
Rochefort noted that Google Android phones -- notably the s u r v i v a l / h o r r o r t r o p e s t o Dementium 2 earlier today felt
The unsinkable publisher hasn't really gotten many recent release of the Droid on N i n t e n d o ' s h a n d h e l d , a n d like the beginning of what could
Gameloft recently revealed that it Android users to buy products, Verizon -- the Android market is ultimately scored pretty well with be a very interesting game.
is planning " significantly cut" its saying, "On Android nobody is likely to expand in the coming reviewers, but ever since Metroid Gallery: Dementium 2
d e v e l o p m e n t o n G o o g l e ' s making significant revenue." months. It will be interesting to Prime Hunters I've been wary of ( 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 9 )
Android platform. Said Gameloft To put things in perspective, see how the mobile market first-person mechanics on the Continue reading Hands-on:
finance director Alexandre de Rochefort said that Gameloft has changes -- and whether Gameloft DS. Dementium 2 (DS)
R o c h e f o r t , " W e h a v e sold 400 times as many games on and others change their tune -- a Thankfully, when first faced Hands-on: Dementium 2 (DS)
significantly cut our investment the iPhone as on the Android year from now. with manipulating Dementium originally appeared on Joystiq on
in Android platform," adding that platform. Of course, it's worth [Via Washington Post] 2's main character, it became Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST.
"many others" in the industry noting that Apple's iPhone has a Gameloft pulling back on quickly obvious that the game's Please see our terms for use of
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Talent, not just tax

breaks, drawing devs to
Metareview: Left 4 Dead 2 Canada
By Justin McElroy (Joystiq) footprint in Ontario would in
By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq) and Valve is confident enough to multiplayer mode to boot." Submitted at 11/20/2009 6:00:00 PM
itself would help tell the story of
play around with it, safe in the • Giant Bomb(4/5 Stars):"The what's available," Pupatello told
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:00:00 PM
knowledge that you can trust core of Left 4 Dead may have Tax breaks are a great way to get Develop. "Why would Ubisoft
Considering the devilishly your players. Left 4 Dead proved lost some of its newness in the developers interested in Canada, come unless they knew that they
heightened difficulty of Left 4 it. And whereas that game had a last 12 months, but the wealth of a c c o r d i n g t o m i n i s t e r o f were going to get absolutely the
Dead 2, we're surprised enough p e r s o n a l i t y , t h i s o n e i s additions in this sequel ought to economic development and trade best talent?"
outlets managed to complete a o v e r f l o w i n g w i t h i t . " keep you blasting zombies and for Ontario Sandra Pupatello, but Uh, free health care and the
single campaign in time to • IGN(9/10):"It remains one of munching on brains for a good they may not be the best way to staggering availability of Tim
submit a review for the title. We the most distinctive co-operative long while." keep them there. Pupatello Hortons?
have to imagine GameSharks titles out there, and allows for worries that while trying to entice Talent, not just tax breaks,
w e r e s o m e h o w i n v o l v e d . some of the most nerve-searing Metareview: Left 4 Dead 2 devs, competing provinces could d r a w i n g d e v s t o C a n a d a
Regardless, here's what other team-based multiplayer gaming originally appeared on Joystiq on drive tax breaks to an untenable originally appeared on Joystiq on
sites are saying about Valve's on the market." Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST. position. She says that nuturing a Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST.
follow-up to last year's • GameTrailers(8.7/10): Please see our terms for use of talent pool should be the bigger Please see our terms for use of
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64 Game/
Violent game-opposed National Institute on
Media and the Family shuts down
By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 3:30:00 PM
If you've ever read a story we've
written where some organization
touts a piece of research
"proving" the overwhelmingly
negative effects video games
have on youngsters, you've
probably heard about the
National Institute on Media and
the Family. They're infamous for
issuing typically low-scoring
report cards to the ESRB and
other entities in the gaming
industry, and for propagating the
values of the group's founder,
psychologist David Walsh.
However, it seems NIMF has
executed its final evaluation --
according to the St. Paul-based
Star Tribune, the organization
will shutter its doors on Dec. 31.
We bet some of you are
overjoyed that the immeasurably
critical group is shutting down --
however, without their constant
panning, we expect violence in
video games to grow unchecked
within the next few months.
Soon, every title, from Peggle to
Viva Piñata, will be bogged
down by excessive amounts of
gore. All games will be federally
required to contain guns. Titles
from previous console
generations which don't adhere to
this rule will be destroyed,
Fahrenheit 451 style. The
industry will crash like a sack of
lead bricks -- all because NIMF
wasn't there to keep it in line.
To quote Joni Mitchell, "Don't it
always seem to go/ That you
don't know what you got'til it's
gone."
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LittleBigPlanet getting
bluer, blurrier with
Sonic costume pack
By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:30:00 PM
We're usually hesitant to spend
real-life money on virtual
clothing, but you can bet we'll
spring at the chance to purchase
the recently revealed Sonic the
Hedgehog costume pack for
LittleBigPlanet. See, if we dress
ourselves up like the series'
speedy, cerulean protagonist,
then play one of the many, many
Green Hill Zone stages crafted by
the LBP community, we can
pretend that we're playing a
decent, current-gen Sonic
platformer.
We've contacted Media
Molecule to try and find out the
North American release date and
price for this costume pack. We
shouldn't let the developer hear
us say this, but we'd pay anything
for that beautiful illusion.
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Mario Badescu Salon and Spa Helps

Combat Dry Skin
By ELLE.com (ELLE News but lukewarm showers are hardly
Blog) inviting–aim for warm, not hot.
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:34:58 PM
Tip 3: Clean your makeup
brushes. If your complexion is
The cooler temps have thrown being fussy (applies to any
me off my game, causing my interpretation of the word), take
combination skin to suddenly extra care to make sure brushes
become dry and flaky. To get to are bacteria-free.
the bottom of it, I took a trip to Tip 4: Use a gentle cleanser. My
Mario Badescu Salon and Spa for complexion has been blemish
a consultation and facial (hands free since I switched from

British Intelligence down, best.facial.ever.) and was

lucky enough to meet
aesthetician Laden (her clients
harsher medicated washes to Shu
Uemura Cleansing Oil at night
and Mario Badescu Enzyme
recruiting Xbox gamers include the cast of Ugly Betty)
who gave me some great tips to
Cleansing Gel in the morning.
Go figure.
By Richard Mitchell (Joystiq) problem solving and team work." bring my skin back to normalcy. Tip 5: Moisturize. Seems super
Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:00:00 PM
GCHQ believes that these criteria Lucky for you, these tips apply to obvious, but many people ignore
are "reflected in game-play all skin types, too. this step. I go for a product that
The Guardian reports that British experiences on Xbox." Tip 1: Exfoliate. “Healthy skin contains SPF—and don’t be shy
Intelligence is looking for a few We're expecting a new produces dead skin cells every about that number. ELLE Beauty
good men. Specifically, the generation of foul-mouthed, second of every day,” said Scalding showers and cold Director Emily Dougherty uses
Government Communications teabagging James Bonds any day Laden. To gently buff them away weather sound like the perfect SPF 50 every single day—and
Headquarters (GCHQ) is running now. and prevent pore-clogging match, but they leave skin red has zero wrinkles.
ads on the Xbox 360 dashboard British Intelligence recruiting buildup and gross flaky skin, she and irritated. “Nothing should —Janna Johnson, Beauty
and within Xbox games to recruit Xbox gamers originally appeared suggests using a wet washcloth in touch your skin that isn’t room Assistant
new members. The GCHQ, on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 circular motions several times a temperature,” said Laden. Easy Follow ELLE on Twitter.
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Death of NFL Star's Mother Ruled Suicide

(FOXNews.com)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:20:10 AM
GRANBY, Colo. The death of
the mother of New Orleans
Saints quarterback Drew Brees
has been ruled a suicide.
Mina Brees, an attorney from
Austin, Texas, died Aug. 7 while
visiting Colorado. This week,
Grand County coroner Brenda
Bock concluded that she died of a
prescription drug overdose and
ruled the death a suicide.
Bock said Brees died while
staying at the home of a friend in
Granby near Rocky Mountain
National Park.
It took longer than three months
for a cause of death to be reached
but Bock said that's typical for
cases involving toxicology tests. court in 2006.
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TV commercials touting her
candidacy for a Texas appeals
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Fendi Fêtes New John Baldessari Daul Kim (1989-2009)

By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Book Blog) time, the ups and downs of love.
But just as if not more frequently,
By ELLE.com (ELLE News Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:10:08 PM
Daul contemplated video games
Blog) Ruffian designers Claude Morais Runway and editorial regular, (and how she had dreams about
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:51:53 PM
and Brian Wolk, Linda Fargo, Daul Kim, was found deceased in being in them), uses for her
Antonia Thompson, and Spank her Paris apartment yesterday. bangs (and how she “loved them
On Wednesday night, Fendi Rock— joined the reverie while The South Korean beauty was no matter what anyone said”),
hosted a party at its Fifth Avenue throwing back champagne and only 20 years old. and her admiration for the oddest
store to celebrate the launch of grapefruit martinis amongst In April 2007, Daul posted her collection of films, music, art,
Sharon Coplan Hurowitz's new Fendi’s fanciful shoes and bags. first piece on what was one of the authors and dance moves. The
book on conceptual artist John —Erin Boyle few blogs ( I Like to Fork rare blogger whose mission was
Baldessari: A Catalogue Fendi’s launch of John Myself) that tracked a model’s never to impress you or to self-
Raisonne of Prints and Multiples, Baldessari: A Catalogue glamorous comings and goings reference for the sake of self-
1971-2007. Baldessari is known Raisonne of Prints and Multiples, with real honesty, insight, and for referencing, Daul used her corner
for his black-and- white portraits 1971-2007 lack of a better word, heart. What of the blogosphere simply to
obstructed by blocks of color, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, kept her readers coming back day muse. Hers was an unedited
and the book is the first Sharon Coplan Hurowitz, Fe after day wasn’t the promise of voice whose undertone reminded
comprehensive account of his Fendi an insider peek at a show or a us how rich life could be if only
work. At the party, pianist like a New Zealand soccer player Pianist Eric Lewis (ELEW) photo shoot but the random, we were willing, as she was, to
ELEW, who in May played for during the Haka War Dance. ELEW making a mean mug often silly, sometimes very dark acknowledge, explore, and share
President Barack Obama and first E L E W ’ s a n t i c s w e r e s o The lovely Brooke Shields manner with which she delivered all sides of ourselves.
lady Michelle Obama, performed contagious that notable guests Photos: Patrick McMullan and those glimpses. In her signature A voice, unfortunately, taken
orchestral covers of alternative like Brooke Shields joined in the Erin Boyle haiku-inspired style, Daul wrote from her loved ones far too soon.
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B Store Brings StudioThomson to Savile Row

By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Blog)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 8:07:32 AM
B Store isn't your average Savile
Row shop. While it carries the
same tailored menswear elegance
the row is known for, B store
infuses everything with a
contemporary twist. Last night
they showcased their love of all
things contemporary and tasteful
with the opening of the in-store
exhibition celebrating the fifth
anniversary of StudioThomson.
StudioThomson is a design and
art direction group that has
worked across all media from
fashion, to music, to art and Christopher and Mark Thomson, firm's classic and considered
interiors. Founded by brothers
their fingerprint has been left on
brands like Aquascutum, Preen,
Wrangler and Pringle. B store
has put up the duo's work for all
to see, nestled among glass cases
set upon cinderblocks and within
shadow-box frames, so viewers
can experience first hand the
aesthetic. And should you feel
like it, you can walk away with
one of their handsome little
notebooks, which sell for only
ten pounds and make a great
stocking stuffer for anyone who
loves color, because they come in
forty different delicious shades.
—Rebecca Suhrawardi Austin
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Teen pleads guilty in violent Border
Patrol murder (AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:37:34 PM
SAN DIEGO – A 17-year-old
pleaded guilty Friday to
murdering a Border Patrol agent
who was shot eight times in head,
neck and torso in the mountains
east of San Diego.
Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez
admitted entering the United
States illegally to rob a Border
Patrol agent, the U.S. attorney's
office said. Alvarez said he lured
Agent Robert Rosas out of his
car on the night of July 23 and
Volcom Brand Jeans struggled with him over a
firearm.
Partners With National Rosas, 30, was shot four times in
the head, once in the neck and
three times in the torso. He was
Coalition for the Homeless found near Campo, Calif.,
without a pulse. His Border
By ELLE.com (ELLE News participating local store and help Patrol-issued gun was missing.
Blog) those in need. If you donate a Rosas had left his car with the
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:19:48 PM
pair of jeans, you are ignition on while pursuing three
automatically given a chance to suspected illegal immigrants on a
Volcom Brand Jeans is teaming win a year supply of Volcom cool, "extremely dark" night,
up with the National Coalition Brand Jeans. according to the San Diego
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to action to give jeans, and those A c c e s s o r i e s E d i t o r office.
less fortunate, a second chance. Follow ELLE on Twitter. Castro Alvarez entered his plea
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last season’s denim to a James Lorenz after agreeing to be
tried as an adult. The U.S.
attorney's office in San Diego did
not offer details on the arrest but
said Castro Alvarez "voluntarily
surrendered to the United States."
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Homeland Security Secretary
Janet Napolitano thanked the
Mexican government for
cooperating.
"Today's guilty plea makes it
clear that those who harm our
brave men and women in
uniform will be swiftly brought
to justice and punished," she said.
"I am confident that any others
involved in Agent Rosas' tragic
death will also be held
responsible."
Authorities said Castro Alvarez
acted with others, but did not
immediately say how many.
"Our work on this case is not yet
done," U.S. Attorney Karen
Hewitt said.
Castro Alvarez faces a
maximum of life in prison when
he is sentenced Feb. 19. His
attorney, Ezekiel Cortez, did not
immediately respond to a phone
message.
Rosas was the first Border Patrol
agent killed by gunfire since
1998, according to The Officer
Down Memorial Page, a Web site
that tracks deaths of law
enforcement officers. His death
sparked a massive search by
authorities on both sides of the
border in a mountainous area
strewn with white boulders that is
popular with illegal immigrants
and marijuana smugglers.
The FBI and Border Patrol
offered rewards totaling
67
$350,000 for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of
those responsible, and the FBI
offered an additional $10,000 for
help finding Rosas' .40-caliber
gun.
Since the attack, the Border
Patrol has expanded its presence
in the area and been assigning
agents to work in pairs instead of
alone.
Rosas was patrolling alone when
he volunteered to pursue a group
of suspected illegal immigrants
who were spotted by another
agent with a night-vision scope
mounted on the back of a pickup
truck, authorities say. The
suspects are believed to have fled
back to Mexico through a small
crevice under a border fence
made of corrugated metal.
Just hours after the killing,
Mexican authorities arrested
Ernesto Parra Valenzuela, 36,
near Tecate, Mexico, and
identified him as the chief
suspect.
Mexican officials had no
immediate response on the guilty
plea, but one who was not
authorized to discuss the case
confirmed that Castro Alvarez is
a Mexican citizen.
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Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care (AP)

(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) and I can't get out,'" Manion said accordance with the contract." He told the AP his Marine shake-up in which three top-
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:59:04 PM
in an interview. Referring to the Greene offered no specifics and patients told him they were ranking military officials,
Fort Hood shooting rampage in did not respond to e-mails ostracized and sometimes including the secretary of the
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – which an Army psychiatrist who seeking further comment. punished by superiors for seeking Army, were ousted.
Marines treated at Camp Lejeune c o u n s e l e d P T S D v i c t i m s The inspector general for the treatment. He said one unit at the Manion said his patients have
for post-traumatic stress had to allegedly killed 13 people earlier Navy's Bureau of Medicine is base made all of its soldiers been traumatized by seeing
undergo therapy for months in this month, he said: "Is there reviewing the allegations of suffering from PTSD sit in a friends killed and living for
temporary trailers where they potential for another blowup? inadequate care, a military room and read infantry manuals. months under constant stress.
could hear bomb blasts, machine- Yes, indeed." official said Friday on condition "How do we help a guy make When they come home, Manion
gun fire and war cries through In e-mails shown to The of anonymity because he was not sense of all that and heal from said, they often have trouble
the thin walls, according to A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s , M a n i o n authorized to speak about it. that when the Marine Corps is sleeping, abuse alcohol and
servicemen and their former complained, among other things, Jean-Pierre said artillery fire can saying to get treatment means become anti-social.
psychiatrist. that the military was not dealing be heard nearly everywhere on you're weak?" Manion said. Manion said that on June 24, a
The eight trailers were used for with PTSD properly and that the the 240-square-mile base, which In an April memo to his supervisor for the contractor
n e a r l y t w o y e a r s , u n t i l a trailers were infested with bugs has 80 live-fire ranges. superiors, Manion described warned him to stop sending e-
permanent clinic was completed and noisy. In an e-mail, the spokesman episodes in which one Marine mails to his superiors. But
in September in another location "Given that PTSD is the most said: "We are confident that our punched a telephone pole and Manion said the problems
on the base, said a Camp Lejeune frequent diagnostic group we see, medical services are of the another slugged a table in continued and he filed a
medical spokesman, Navy Lt. j.g. one would question the sense of highest quality." He would not Manion's office. Manion said the complaint about safety and
Mark Jean-Pierre. locating a clinic in such close comment directly on why clinic had no procedures for quality of care to the inspector
T h e n o i s e f r o m t r a i n i n g proximity to the booming of Manion was fired, but said that committing outburst-prone general of the Navy. Manion also
exercises "shook me up real bad. bombs that shake the trailer, the civilian doctors have to adapt to Marines for more intensive wrote to President Barack
I couldn't take it. I almost ran out ratta-tat-tat of machine gun fire the "rapid evaluation and short- psychiatric care, and no Obama.
of there a couple of times," said a and the almost daily occurrence term treatment" that the military safeguards for protecting He said he was fired two days
Marine patient who spoke on of grunts yelling war cries," offers. therapists from violence. later and escorted from his office
condition of anonymity because Manion wrote. Three of Manion's patients told Rep. Walter Jones, a North by an armed MP in full view of
he is not authorized to talk to the In an interview with AP, Manion the AP that being so close to the Carolina Republican whose his incredulous patients.
media. "My mind couldn't focus said the military should have sounds of gunfire made it hard to district includes Lejeune, wrote Jones, who met earlier this week
on the treatment. I couldn't tell rented a building off base. concentrate and made them to Defense Secretary Robert with Manion in Washington,
the difference between the Manion was fired in September jumpy and nervous. The patients, Gates about the situation. said: "From listening to him and
combat zone and the non-combat after working for eight months who spoke on condition of "At this point, I only have one reading the letter he wrote to the
zone." for a company that has a contract anonymity because they are not side of the story. However, based president, I feel that he is a caring
The allegations became public with the military to provide authorized to speak to media, on the number of cases reaching and true professional that wants
after the dismissal of Dr. Kernan mental health care on the North said they were making progress my desk involving PTSD and to help those who have PTSD or
Manion, a civilian psychiatrist Carolina base. He said that when and were shocked when Manion TBI I am absolutely convinced other type of mental wounds. If
who says he was fired for writing he asked the contractor why he was fired. All three patients said there are serious problems with we're going to call on these
memos to his military superiors was being fired, he was told it they trusted Manion after months how mental health care is being soldiers and Marines and their
complaining of shoddy care of was ordered by the Navy. of treatment and now found it delivered in my district," the families to keep going on these
Marines returning from Iraq and Tom Greene, a regional manager hard to get help from other congressman wrote in a Nov. 16 deployments, we better be
Afghanistan with PTSD, a with the contractor, Spectrum doctors. letter. prepared to help them when they
condition that can make patients Healthcare Resources, said in an Manion, 59, has 25 years of A Washington Post expose in come back."
jumpy, fearful of loud noises and e-mail statement to the doctor experience as a psychiatrist with 2007 on shabby treatment of ___
prone to flashbacks. that Manion "did not meet the a specialty in traumatic brain soldiers at Washington's Walter
"These guys are saying, 'I'm fried government's requirements in FIRED page 70
injury, or TBI. Reed Medical Center led to a
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Hasan to Imam: 'I Can't Wait to Join You' in the Afterlife
(FOXNews.com)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:50:10 AM
The Army psychiatrist accused
of killing 13 people in the Fort
Hood massacre told a radical
Muslim imam, "I can't wait to
join you" in the afterlife, in one
of several e-mails exchanged
between the two men, ABC
News reported on Thursday.
An unnamed official "with top
secret access" told the network
18 e-mails were exchanged
between Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan
and Anwar al-Awlaki, who
encouraged Muslims to kill U.S.
troops in Iraq, from Dec. 2008
until June of this year.
Other e-mails, the official said,
included discussion of when
jihad is considered "appropriate,"
and if it is acceptable for
innocent people to die in suicide
attacks.
"Hasan told Awlaki he couldn't
wait to join him in the
discussions they would having
over non-alcoholic wine in the
afterlife," ABC quoted the
official as saying.
Hasan — with an annual salary
around $92,000 — also wrote,
"My strength is my financial
capabilities," the source said.
Investigators have found the
Army major donated as much as
$30,000 per year to Islamic
"charities." American authorities
have found several such charities
to be conduits to terrorist
networks.
A military analyst told ABC: "It
sounds like code words ... That
he's actually either offering
himself up or that he's already
crossed that line in his own
mind."
A joint terrorism task force
overseen by the FBI learned late
last year of Hasan's repeated
contact with al-Awlaki. The FBI
said the task force did not refer
early information about Hasan to
superiors because it concluded he
wasn't linked to terrorism.
Secretary of Defense Robert
Gates called it disturbing that
Hasan has e-mail contact with the
radical cleric in Yemen, but
stressed that his review is
separate from the criminal
investigation into Hasan and
should not be interpreted as a
finger-pointing exercise against
Muslims or anyone else.
Investigators have said e-mails
between Hasan and the imam did
not advocate or threaten violence.
After the shootings, al-Awlaki's
Web site praised Hasan as a hero.
Gates would not comment
Thursday on whether he
considers the Fort Hood attack a
terrorist act. Sen. Joseph
Lieberman, an independent, told
a Senate hearing that he does,
and urged a government
investigation "to learn whether
the federal government could
have acted in a way that would
have prevented these murders
from occurring."
Sen. Susan Collins, a
Republican, questioned whether
the government failed to connect
dots about Hasan.
"We must better understand why
law enforcement, intelligence
agencies and our military
personnel system may have failed
in this case," Collins said.
An attorney for Hasan says his
client will have his first court
hearing inside his hospital room
at the Brooke Army Medical
Center in San Antonio Saturday.
The hearing is to determine
whether Hasan will be placed in
pre-trial confinement — which
usually means jail. But John
Galligan says he'll argue that
Hasan should remain in intensive
care because he is paralyzed and
still needs hospital care.
Hasan's psychiatry supervisors at
Walter Reed Army Medical
Center had expressed concerns in
May 2007 about what they
described as Hasan's "pattern of
poor judgment and lack of
professionalism."
President Barack Obama already
has ordered a review of all
intelligence related to Hasan,
including his contacts with al-
Awlaki, concerns raised about
Hasan by some of his medical
colleagues, and whether warnings
were properly shared and acted
upon within government
agencies. Results of that inquiry
are due Nov. 30.
The Pentagon said Thursday it
will scour its procedures for
identifying volatile U.S. military
service members hidden in the
ranks following the Fort Hood
shooting rampage and lapses that
might allow others to slip
through bureaucratic cracks.
"It is prudent to determine
immediately whether there are
internal weaknesses or
procedural shortcomings in the
department that could make us
vulnerable in the future," Defense
Secretary Gates said.
A 45-day emergency
investigation will examine
personnel, medical, mental
health, discharge and other
policies in all corners of the vast
Defense Department. It will also
look at ways to improve security
and emergency response at
Defense Department facilities.
"The shootings at Fort Hood raise
a number of troubling questions
that demand complete but prompt
answers," Gates told a Pentagon
news conference.
The quick review will be led by
two former Pentagon officials,
former Army Secretary Togo
West and former Navy chief
Vernon Clark.
A longer, second review lasting
about six months will look at
what Gates called "systemic
institutional shortcomings."
Gates, who has fired several top
officials in three years heading
the Pentagon, did not address any
possible consequences of the
inquiries he announced
Thursday.
Gates broached little new
information about the case of
Hasan, the Army psychiatrist
accused of killing 13 people and
wounding more than 30 in the
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shootings at the Texas military
post on Nov. 5.
Both Gates and Adm. Mike
Mullen, the chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, said the chief
goal of the Pentagon probe is
preventing another such attack
and improving future responses
by disaster teams.
West was Army secretary in the
mid-1990s and later became
secretary of veterans affairs.
Clark was the chief of naval
operations from 2000 to 2005.
In 2007, Gates named West co-
chairman of a panel created to
review rehabilitation care
problems at the Walter Reed
Army Medical Center in
Washington and the National
Naval Medical Center in
suburban Bethesda, Maryland.
In 1995, as President Bill
Clinton's Army Secretary, West
ordered a review of the Army's
racial climate, including whether
there were ties between extremist
groups and members of the
military. The investigation was
prompted by the arrests of two
paratroopers in connection with
the murders of two black people
and concerns that the two men
may have had ties to white
supremacist groups.
The Associated Press
contributed to this report.
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Mayor Blasts 'Grinch' Postal Service for Axing Santa Letters

(FOXNews.com) address for his group, Santa's Santa program as a registered sex The Postal Service decided this and finances for the agency,
Submitted at 11/19/2009 11:15:07 PM
Mailbag. offender. month to end the North Pole which lost billions of dollars in
That way children will have a The worker intervened before letter program, saying dealing the last fiscal year.
The mayor of the North Pole specific destination for their the individual could answer a with the tighter restrictions isn't Santa Claus House, a North Pole
likened the U.S. Postal Service to letters, allowing volunteers to run child's letter, but the agency feasible in Alaska. The agency store built like a Swiss chalet and
the grinch who stole Christmas their own program and bypass viewed the scare as a reason to considers the North Pole effort chock full of all items Christmas,
Friday after it decided to stop a stringent new rules implemented tighten security. part of its giant Operation Santa sells more than 100,000 letters
55-year-old "letters to Santa" by the Postal Service after "Hundreds of thousands of letters program, although locals like to from Santa, and one of the lures
program. security issues arose in a similar have safely been answered think of their program as unique. is the postmark.
"We are outraged that they would program in Maryland last year. without incident," Isaacson told "It's always been a good Store operations manager Paul
attack our children, attack our "The city was founded on the Fox. "They just aren't thinking program, but we're in different Brown also believes his business
community in this way," Doug Christmas theme," Gaborik told this through — unless they are times and concerned for the will be affected under changes to
Isaacson, the mayor of the North The Associated Press. "This is and they're attacking Christmas." privacy of the information," said the volunteer Santa letter
Pole in Alaska, said on Fox our identity. This is North Pole, The Postal Service had already Anchorage-based agency program because tens of
News. "It is very grinch-like." Alaska." restricted its policies in such spokeswoman Pamela Moody. thousands of letters are addressed
Isaacson is upset by the decision Gaborik believes his town's programs in 2006, including Another issue raising the hackles to Santa Claus House, North
b y t h e P o s t a l S e r v i c e t o name gives the local effort more requiring volunteers to show in the community of 2,100 is a Pole, Alaska. Those letters will
discontinue the program, begun cachet than other destinations. identification. But the Maryland second, separate change. still be forwarded to volunteers.
in his small Alaskan town in People in North Pole are episode prompted more changes, Anchorage — 260 miles to the Those intercepted by the Postal
1954, where each year volunteers incensed by the changes. The such as barring volunteers from south — is processing mass Service will probably eventually
open and respond to thousands of letter program is a revered having access to children's last quantities of out-of-state requests be shredded.
letters addressed to "Santa Claus, holiday tradition in North Pole, names and addresses. for North Pole postal cancellation Alaska's congressional
North Pole." where light posts are curved and The Postal Service instead marks on Christmas cards and delegation has stepped in to find
Now that Santa's "elves" who striped like candy canes and redacts that information from packages. That work used to be a solution. Republican Sen. Lisa
handle the correspondence have streets have names like Kris each letter and replaces the done in Fairbanks, just 15 miles Murkowski, Democratic Sen.
been given their walking papers, Kringle Drive. Volunteers in the addresses with codes that match away. Mark Begich and Republican
they aren't going quietly — and letter program even sign the computerized addresses known Moody said as many as 800,000 Rep. Don Young have sent letters
have decided to fight back. response letters as Santa's elves only to the post office. items were processed last year, to Postmaster General John
Gabby Gaborik, chief elf among and helpers. It's up to local managers to an overload Fairbanks is not Potter expressing their concerns
several dozen volunteers, said The North Pole program was determine whether to go through equipped to handle. Anchorage is over the changes.
Thursday that he met with Postal stymied by a tighter process put the time-consuming effort, but the only city in Alaska with the The Associated Press
Service officials to come up with in place nationwide by the Postal the new restrictions must be high-speed equipment necessary contributed to this report.
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Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails Germany

warns US on
(AP) market bubbles
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) record," said McClurg. foes agreed not to push for J.B. Milliken and the chancellor
"I've received so much further legislation if certain of the University of Nebraska (Financial Times - US
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information since then. It's been conditions were met. Medical Center, Dr. Harold homepage)
L I N C O L N , N e b . – T h e quite a three-year crash course in Some supporters of the Maurer. Both had said they Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:48:23 AM
U n i v e r s i t y o f N e b r a s k a ' s embryonic stem cell research," he researchers have said that feared such restrictions would
governing board on Friday voted said. agreement extends to the regents. cost the university in research Germany’s new finance minister
not to place tighter restrictions on Last year, about $88 million in But abortion opponents have said funding and repel the country's has echoed Chinese warnings
embryonic stem cell research f e d e r a l f u n d i n g w e n t t o the compromise was never meant top scientists. about the growing threat of fresh
than those outlined under federal embryonic stem cell research, to keep them from lobbying the University officials must now global asset price bubbles,
guidelines, which were expanded a c c o r d i n g t o t h e N a t i o n a l regents for policy changes. work to change the perception fuelled by low US interest rates
after President Barack Obama I n s t i t u t e s o f H e a l t h . T h e The University of Nebraska that the University of Nebraska's and a weak dollar.
took office. University of Nebraska saw none Medical Center has teams leaders are inclined to implement Wolfgang Schäuble’s comments
The Board of Regents, which is of that funding because of the conducting research on approved policies that could limit research highlight official concern in
e l e c t e d , v o t e d 4 - 4 o n a tight federal guidelines, said Tom stem cell lines, including studies in developing areas, Maurer said. Europe that the risk of further
proposition to limit the stem cell Rosenquist, vice chancellor of of the liver, emphysema and stem "I got two e-mails yesterdays financial market turbulence has
research at the university to types the University of Nebraska cell mechanics. from scientists we were trying to been exacerbated by the
allowed under President George Medical Center. Now that the Supporters of embryonic stem recruit that said they won't come exceptional steps taken by central
W. Bush. The board needed a guidelines have been relaxed to cell research hope it will lead to to Nebraska until you settle your banks and governments to
majority of its eight members to allow funding for new stem cell cures for diseases such as embryonic stem cell issue," the combat the crisis.
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McClurg, who was endorsed for Friday's vote came 20 months starting point of human life and mean, if you had a blossoming
his post by an anti-abortion group after a state law was enacted that destroying them is immoral. career, would you go to
that opposes embryonic stem cell prohibiting the use of state Friday's vote followed nearly Nebraska, where you could be
research, Nebraska Right to Life, r e s o u r c e s f o r c r e a t i n g o r two hours of public comment stymied?"
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of HARPO Productions
ways to entertain, inform and
uplift her audience for her
remaining shows.
"We are going to knock your
socks off. And until that day in
Winfrey's support for US
President Barack Obama was
seen as crucial to his presidential
election campaign.
Winfrey's empire also includes
broke the news to TV stations
'Daily Show's' Oliver
that broadcast the show. Gets Stand-Up Show
In a letter he wrote: "The sun
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A tearful Oprah Winfrey has
announced her talk show will end
in September 2011 after 25 years
on the air.
Speaking to her live studio
audience, the chat show queen
said she had decided to end the
show "after much prayer and
months of careful thought".
"I love this show, and I love it
enough to know when it's time to
say goodbye," the 55-year-old
said.
Winfrey's show, currently
syndicated in 145 countries, has
transformed the star into a
cultural phenomenon.
"Twenty-five years feels right in
my bones, and it feels right in my
spirit - it's the perfect number, the
exact right time," she said.
Winfrey also promised she
would be working with her
production team to find new
2011 when it ends, I intend to
soak up every meaningful, joyful
moment with you," she said.
Winfrey's empire
The Oprah Winfrey Show's open
atmosphere and frank
conversation redefined the talk
show genre and made Winfrey
one of the most influential
women in the US as well as the
wealthiest black woman in the
world.
Her reputation was clearly
appreciated by the big-name stars
who opened their souls on her
show, from Michael Jackson to
Tom Cruise - who famously
jumped on the sofa to announce
his love for his future wife Katie
Holmes.
The introduction of Oprah's
Book Club helped authors whose
novels were selected become
bestsellers overnight, and
magazines, books and a satellite
radio station - Oprah Radio -
with presenters including Dr
Maya Angelou and sex therapist
Dr Laura Berman.
She is expected to focus instead
on the launch of her own cable
TV network in 2011.
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey
Network is a joint venture
between Winfrey and Discovery
Communications and is set to
replace the Discovery Health
Channel in more than 70 million
US homes.
Oprah is still the highest-rated
US talk show with an average
seven million daily viewers, but
audiences are half what they
were a decade ago.
Winfrey's announcement comes
less than 24 hours after Tim
Bennett, president of Winfrey's
Harpo production company,
September 2011."
John Oliver, a "Daily Show"
The end of the programme will
regular since 2006, is getting his
be a blow to distributor CBS,
own Comedy Central series, says
which earns a percentage of
The Hollywood Reporter. Oliver
licensing fees - estimated to be
will host a new stand-up comedy
worth hundreds of millions of
series, featuring some of his
dollars - from the more than 200
favorite comedians, starting in
local ABC TV stations across the
January. Six episodes have been
US that broadcast it.
ordered for the hour-long "John
Many stations also built their
Oliver's New York Stand-Up
schedules around Winfrey's
Show." Oliver also appeared in
show, using it to promote other
three episodes of NBC's sitcom
programmes while also
"Community."
delivering a large audience to
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Italian sex scandal woman 'dead'

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Submitted at 11/20/2009 6:35:43 AM
Lazio Governor Piero Marrazzo, It was not immediately known if He was allegedly blackmailed by The lawyer also called for police
who quit last month after a video there were any signs of foul play. four Italian policemen, who had protection for Natalie.
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fire in her Rome flat. governor. that she recently told them she having encounters with
The media said a bottle of On Friday, police said that felt depressed and suicidal. transsexual prostitutes.
whisky was found near the body forensic tests were expected to Brenda and another Brazilian His lawyer, Luca Petrucci, said
of the woman, known as Brenda. formally identify the remains transsexual, known as Natalie, the "affair is taking a tragic and
E-reader Newspaper
Hells Angel Finds God at the Bottom Former Marine charged
of Bottle of Booze
(FOXNews.com)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 1:35:24 AM (AP)
For most of his years, Richie
Kane struggled through a living
hell of physical and sexual abuse,
alcoholism and membership in
one of the most notorious gangs
in the country.
But now this former Hells Angel
is empowered with a new force.
Kane has chronicled his journey
to a better life in a self-published
book called "The Bronx Street
Kid: Into 12-Step Recovery." He
sees it as a way for him to pass
on the hope he has now
embraced.
"God has been so kind to me," he
says, "allowed me the strength to
come back."
Now the New York native
describes his vision of heaven,
where God "rides a Harley" and
there is "no hatred, no violence,
there are no beatings, and you
ride your motorcycle in the
clouds. You don't need gas!"
Click here for video.
Kane smiles easily now. But for
most of his 52 years, he kept his
emotions bottled inside.
"I hated myself. I became cocky
and (it was) tough to hide (my
problems), because I felt really
damaged when I was younger,"
in 'Cathouse' star's death
he said.
Kane survived an alcoholic
father who regularly beat him. He
says he was once abused with a
pair of hedge clippers, causing
his head to bleed so badly his
pillow stuck to his bloody scalp.
He was never taken to the
hospital.
He also says that he was
sexually molested by a stranger
near the railroad tracks by his
Bronx home — but never told his
parents.
"I knew my father would blame
me and beat me."
Like father like son: Kane turned
to the bottle. It was the only thing
they shared.
He later became an even tougher
guy, joining the Hells Angels
Motorcycle Club because to him,
it was the most prestigious — the
best. "I was arrogant and full of
drinking. It was all ego."
But being tough was a way of
shielding himself, he now says. "I
said to myself nobody is ever
going to do to me what was done
to me as a kid. I'm not going to
let anybody put their hands on
me. I became a fighter."
His real battle came after a rival
gang's members beat him and left
him for dead. He was then
thrown out of the Hell's Angels
because members thought him
too rowdy, and said he made the
gang look bad. His alcoholism
got so bad it gave him the shakes.
His health deteriorated even
further, and he contracted
Hepatitis C.
"I ran and hid in a bottle of booze
because I didn't know there was
anything good in me. I asked
God to show me the good in me."
And, he says, God answered that
prayer. Through Alcoholics
Anonymous, meditation and
looking to a higher power, Kane
found strength to forgive his
father, the man who molested
him, and the men who tried to
kill him.
"They never touched my core
being. That's where the light is.
There's a part of everybody that's
pure that nobody can get to you
there."
Kane is seriously considering
going to college, perhaps to study
journalism. He's ready to explore
new challenges for a new life,
and new strength.
"I don't know what's going to
happen (in the future), but I'm not
afraid."
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OKLAHOMA CITY – A former
Marine was charged Friday with
six counts of first-degree murder
in the shooting deaths of four
people whose bodies were found
in a burning home, including a
prostitute featured on the HBO
reality series "Cathouse."
David Allen Tyner, 28, of
Locust Grove, is accused of
shooting, stabbing and then
burning the bodies of Brooke
Phillips, Milagrous Barrera,
Jennifer Ermey, 25, and Mark
Barrientos, 32, at a southwest
Oklahoma City home. Because
Phillips and Barrera, both 22,
were pregnant, two more murder
counts were filed.
Phillips had worked at the
Moonlite BunnyRanch, a legal
brothel near Carson City, Nev.,
that is featured in the HBO
reality show "Cathouse."
According to a police affidavit
filed with the charging document,
a witness inside home told police
someone known as "Hooligan"
was arguing with one of the
victims when the shootings
happened. The witness later
identified "Hooligan" as Tyner,
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the affidavit said.
The document doesn't say which
victim Tyner was arguing with or
what the dispute was about.
The witness ran from the home
when Tyner yelled he had no
problem with the witness, it says.
Oklahoma City firefighters who
responded to a report of a fire at
the house about 5:20 a.m. Nov. 9
found one of the victim before
extinguishing the blaze. After
putting out the fire, they found
three more bodies inside,
authorities said.
Autopsies showed all four had
been shot.
Police have said one of the three
women had cuts on her stomach,
face and neck. Shell casings from
two different handguns, along
with several knives, ammunition,
drug paraphernalia and about
seven grams of marijuana were
recovered from the scene.
An attorney for Tyner, a cage
fighter, couldn't immediately be
reached for comment Friday
afternoon.
Oklahoma County District
Attorney David Prater also didn't
immediately return a phone call
seeking comment.
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Peru arrests 'human fat killers'
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Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:18:58 AM
Four people have been arrested
in Peru on suspicion of killing
dozens of people in order to sell
their fat and tissue for cosmetic
uses in Europe.
The gang allegedly targeted
people on remote roads, luring
them with fake job offers before
killing them and extracting their
fat.
The liquidised product fetched
$15,000 (£9,000) a litre and
police suspect it was sold on to
companies in Europe.
At least five other suspects,
including two Italian nationals,
remain at large.
Police said the gang could be
behind the disappearances of up
to 60 people in Peru's Huanuco
and Pasco regions.
One of those arrested told police
the ringleader had been killing
people for their fat for more than
three decades.
The gang has been referred to as
the Pishtacos, after an ancient
Peruvian legend of killers who
attack people on lonely roads and
murder them for their fat.
Human tissue
At a news conference in the
capital, police showed reporters
two bottles containing human
body fat and images of one of the
alleged victims.
One of the alleged killings is
reported to have taken place in
mid-September, with the person's
body tissue removed for sale.
Cmdr Angel Toledo told Reuters
news agency some of the
suspects had "declared and stated
how they murdered people with
the aim being to extract their fat
in rudimentary labs and sell it".
Police said they suspect the fat
was sold to cosmetics and
pharmaceutical companies in
Europe, but have not confirmed
any such connection.
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The group allegedly sold body
fat to be used in cosmetics in
Europe
Human fat is used in modern
cosmetic procedures but in most
cases it is the patient's own fat
that is used and under strict legal
guidelines.
Medical authorities have
expressed scepticism about a
black market for human fat,
partly because of the wide
availability of fat for use in
surgical procedures.
'Detailed confession'
Gen Felix Burga, head of Peru's
police criminal division, said
there were indications that "an
international network trafficking
human fat" was operating from
Peru.
The first person was arrested
earlier this month in a bus station
in Lima, carrying a shipment of
the fat.
The Associated Press news
agency quoted Col Jorge Mejia
as saying one of the suspects had
described to police in detail how
the victims were killed and their
fat removed.
The suspect said the fat was then
sold to intermediaries in Lima
and that the gang's leader, Hilario
Cudena, had been carrying out
such murders for decades, AP
reported.
The alleged buyers of the fat are
also being hunted by police.
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Sears Tower
plot leader
is jailed
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The leader of a group which
plotted to blow up the Sears
Tower in Chicago has been
sentenced to 13.5 years in prison.
Narseal Batiste, 35, also planned
to bomb FBI offices, along with
four other men who have already
been given prison sentences.
Prosecutors said the men
conspired to provide material
support to al-Qaeda but defence
lawyers said the plot was never
serious.
Prosecutors in Miami had sought
the maximum 70-year sentence
for Batiste.
But he maintained he only went
along with the plot to seize the
$50,000 (£30,000) offered by an
undercover FBI agent posing as
an al-Qaeda operative.
The men, most of whom have
Haitian backgrounds, were
arrested in Miami in 2006.
They had been caught on tape by
the FBI informant discussing
plans to cause an anti-
government insurrection.
Batiste was heard on audio and
video tape saying they should
start a "full ground war" that
would "kill all the devils".
'No threat'
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Honduras leader 'to step aside' Nook e-readers sold out

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take a leave of absence," state
department deputy spokesman
Robert Wood said from
to remove the current one-term
limit on serving as president, and
pave the way for his re-election.
for holidays (Contra
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Tech.view: Sod it
(The Economist: Daily
columns)
Submitted at 11/19/2009 11:48:24 PM
Tech.view
Nov 20th 2009
From Economist.com The latest
plastic pitches are a goal-scorer’s
delight
IT’S official: the grass is greener
in Europe. International
football’s governing body, FIFA,
has ruled that the soccer pitches
in South Africa where the World
Cup will be played next summer
are not fit enough for the month-
long competition. Pitches planted
with locally grown kikuyu grass
will have to be dug up and
replanted with lush European rye
grass.
No matter that the European turf,
bred for a damper and cooler
climate, will require more water,
fertiliser and maintenance. FIFA
is adamant: the hardy local stuff
is not green enough for
international television. Of
course, once the final whistle has
blown and the television crews
have dispersed, the pitches will
need to be resown at great
expense with grass fit for South
African conditions.
All of which invites the question
of why FIFA is bothering with
natural grass when synthetic turf
is at least as good, and a lot more
durable, as well as far cheaper to
maintain? Even FIFA’s president,
Sepp Blatter, has become a fan of
it. “Artificial turf is the future of
football,” he told German
television recently. “Most
countries around the world will
play on artificial turf one day
because [unlike grass] it can be
used 24 hours a day, seven days a
week.”
Nowadays, FIFA’s view is that
the quality of the game is
decidedly better on an artificial
pitch than on a poorly maintained
natural one—which is often the
case in Africa. After artificial
surfaces were installed in the
Cape Verde Islands, the number
of league goals scored increased
by 60%. Apart from being
available for practice and
matches, day in and day out,
artificial turf can be laid in
alternately shaded stripes that
enhance the appearance of the
pitch. As football clubs
elsewhere have found, dressing
up pitches this way attracts
sponsors and brings in more
advertising revenue to boot.
Forget old sports fans’ tales
about the horrors of AstroTurf,
the short-pile synthetic surface
that made the ball bounce all over
the place and caused serious joint
injuries as well as terrible carpet
burns when players slid on their
knees or thighs. Invented by
Monsanto and introduced to the
world in 1966 at the Astrodome
stadium in Houston, Texas, the
original AstroTurf’s attraction
was that, unlike grass, it cost
little to maintain and did not get
scorched by the sun. And, yes,
the television networks loved its
vivid green appearance.
But when players and fans on
both sides of the Atlantic
complained that the new plastic
turf was ruining their beloved
game (of soccer, rugby, hockey,
baseball or grid-iron football),
clubs went back, one by one, to
natural grass. By the early 1990s,
most of the artificial stuff had
been dug up and replaced with
natural turf. Later, FIFA banned
it from international competitions
altogether.
And rightly so. Although they
may have been cheaper and more
durable, both the original
AstroTurf and its second-
generation imitations failed
dismally to reproduce the bounce
and forgiving nature of grass. But
over the past decade, third-
generation artificial turfs that
perform every bit as well as
natural grasses have begun to
sprout.
Unlike earlier versions, which
used a pile of tough nylon fibres
woven to form a simple Wilton-
like carpet with a latex backing,
the new third-generation surfaces
generally use far softer
polyethylene tufts that are coated
with a silicone lubricant.
Interspersed between them are
short, curly fibres that work like
tiny springs to keep the longer
tufts upright while also giving a
measure of cushioning.
Further cushioning is provided
by the base material, which is
usually made of expanded
polyethylene—the same foamy
stuff used in cars to provide
shock-absorbent surfaces for
dashboards and bumpers. A thin
layer of rubber granules
(sometimes with sand infilling
where there are no curly fibres) is
then applied around the fibre
roots. As a finishing touch, a
silver-based anti-microbial agent
is usually added to the backing
material.
Clubs that have installed the
latest types of artificial turf find
the pitches to be not only
considerably cheaper to maintain,
but also as safe to play on as
grass, and even safer in cold
weather. The most serious injury
sustained by professional players
of American football is a torn
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL),
where one of the ligaments in the
knee that prevent the shin bone
from rotating is ripped. This
injury happens when a player
changes direction suddenly and a
foot gets lodged momentarily in
the turf. While nowhere near as
common as knee or ankle
sprains, torn ACLs put players
out of the game for up to a year.
The loss of their services costs
professional football in America
hundreds of millions of dollars
annually.
A common myth is that ACL
injuries have increased
dramatically since artificial
pitches were introduced. Several
years ago, however, James
Bradley, head physician for the
Pittsburgh Steelers, examined the
incidence of ACL injuries
throughout America’s National
Football League going back to
the late 1980s—and found them
to have remained remarkably
constant at 2%. The incidence
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was the same for AstroTurf as for
grass. And that was largely
before the more forgiving third-
generation pitches came into
play.
More recently, both UEFA (the
ruling body for European
football) and FIFA have given
the go-ahead for the new
artificial surfaces to be used in
international competitions. The
first full international played on
artificial turf since the earlier ban
was a European championship
fixture between Russia and
England in 2007 (Russia won 2-
1). FIFA now hands out a one- or
two-star rating to artificial turf
that meets its specifications, with
the former for recreational use
and the latter for final rounds of
the World Cup and other elite
competitions. Today, there are
139 two-star pitches around the
world. Most are in Europe; there
are four in Africa.
So more’s the pity that FIFA has
not encouraged South Africa to
replace the hardy kikuyu turf
intended for next year’s World
Cup with two-star polyethylene
pitches instead. It would have
saved lots of money in the long
run and allowed the country to
raise its game.
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Submitted at 11/20/2009 6:00:36 AM
Space exploration
Nov 13th 2009
From Economist.com There is
water—or, at least ice—on the
moon
THE moon is covered with seas,
oceans and bays, the result of
astronomers from past centuries
whose imaginations out-ran the
capabilities of their instruments,
and who assumed that the Earth’s
nearest neighbour was not that
dissimilar to its mother planet.
Modern astronomers know
different. The moon is airless,
waterless, weatherless and
lifeless. Or so it would appear.
But some have clung to the hope
that the waterless bit applies only
to liquid water, and that there
might be places on the moon
which harbour ice.
The places in question would be
deep in craters at the moon’s
poles—places, in other words,
where the sun don’t shine. The
ice, the hope went, would have
arrived on board comets that
crash at random on to the moon’s
surface. Calculations suggest that
enough of these would have
fallen into the perpetual darkness
of some of the polar craters, over
the billions of years those craters
have existed, to build up a
reasonable supply of frozen
water. And that, inevitably, has
got the space cadets who wish to
build permanently crewed bases
on the moon in a tizzy. Any base
would need a water supply. If
that water did not have to be
shipped from Earth, then the cost
of establishing one might be
brought down from the totally
ridiculous to the merely absurd.
Friday 13th of November, then,
has brought good luck to the
proponents of lunar bases. The
preliminary results of an
experiment conducted by NASA,
America’s space agency, suggest
there is indeed ice on the moon.
The experiment was carried out
on October 9th, when NASA
famously “bombed” the moon.
The target was a crater called
Cabeus, which is 100km from the
moon’s south pole. The bombs
were, first, the upper-stage
booster of a probe called
LCROSS(Lunar Crater
O b s e r v a t i o n a n d
SensingSatellite) and then, five
minutes later, the LCROSS probe
itself. During that five minutes,
the instruments on LCROSS
gathered data on the plume of
debris thrown up by the booster’s
impact and transmitted them
hastily back to Earth. The impact
of LCROSS was monitored by a
second probe, the Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter.
In the weeks since the double
impact, NASA’s scientists have
been analysing these results, and
on Friday the scientists
announced that the results
suggest the presence of water in
Cabeus. The telltales are specific
“lines” in the spectrum of infra-
red light from the plume. These
correspond to the frequencies of
light given off when water
molecules are energetically
excited. The investigators, led by
Anthony Colaprete of NASA’s
Ames Research Centre in
California, were unable to
explain the spectral lines in
question by any other
combination of plausible
chemicals, so are pretty sure that
water is what they have found.
That finding is reinforced by a
second set of lines, in the
ultraviolet part of the spectrum,
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which indicate the presence in
the plume of hydroxyl radicals.
Hydroxyl is HO, as opposed to
water’s H 2 O, and it is usually
the result of water molecules
decomposing.
In truth, the result is not that
surprising. There is always
excitement when water is
discovered anywhere but Earth.
Since it is composed of the
commonest element in the
universe and the third
commonest, however, it is
actually quite abundant. The
LCROSS finding is, nevertheless,
a successful confirmation of an
intriguing hypothesis. In due
course, maybe, the spiritual heirs
of Roald Amundsen and Robert
Falcon Scott will fulfill the space
-cadets’ dream by visiting the
moon’s south pole and
confirming that there is ice there
in person.
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Digital Outsider: Study: DO Some Nook e-readers

Billboards Are Safe, Really won't make it for the
(MediaPost | Media News)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:14:24 PM
day, and the direction and speed
of the vehicles involved in each
Tantala study, Virginia Tech
completed a survey about the
holidays (Computerworld)
accident (including accidents on effects of signs on drivers. (Yahoo! News Search Results expecting healthy sales of e-
A new study from Tantala stretches of road where digital Conducted by the Center for for e-readers) readers. Lower prices, more
Associates, commissioned by the billboards are visible, as well as Automotive Safety Research at Submitted at 11/20/2009 2:40:59 PM
content and plenty of attention
Outdoor Advertising Association accidents elsewhere) and found Virginia Tech's Transportation are contributing to higher-than-
of America, hammers home the there is no statistical correlation Institute, the study observed IDG News Service - Just two expected sales for e-readers,
point that digital billboards are between accidents and visual measures like eye-glance days after Sony said that its according to a recent Forrester
not correlated with traffic exposure to digital billboards, by patterns, speed maintenance and wireless e-reader, the Daily report. The report, issued in early
accidents. This finding provides day or night. Rather, Tantala lane-keeping, and found no Edition, might not make it to October, boosted projections that
a d d i t i o n a l a m m u n i t i o n t o found that overall accident rates substantial changes in behavior buyers before the end of the year, analysts there set earlier this year
billboard owners trying to in the county have decreased patterns in the presence of digital Barnes & Noble said its Nook e- for e-reader sales. Forrester
persuade local governments and over the last four years, even on signage. reader is sold out. expects sales of 900,000 units
community organizations that the stretches of road where digital Traffic safety has been a hot T h e N o o k h a s n ’ t s t a r t e d during November and December
eye-catching displays are safe. billboards are visible. topic in the ongoing public shipping yet, but the bookseller for a new 2009 total of 3 million
The new Tantala study -- the This study reinforces Tantala's debate over digital billboards, now says that preorders have units, more than the initial 2
third in a series performed for the findings in its two previous with opponents claiming the consumed stock available for the million projection.
OAAA -- returned to Cuyahoga studies of the issue. In April displays' bright lights and motion holidays. Anyone ordering the While Sony and others have
County, Ohio, which includes Tantala published the results of distract drivers and cause Nook now will have to wait until been selling e-readers for years,
Cleveland and its surrounding its analysis of police records accidents. However, the last after Jan. 4, when Barnes & Amazon jump-started the market
suburbs. Tantala reviewed police documenting 18,000 traffic couple years have also seen Noble expects to ship additional when it added wireless access to
r e c o r d s f o r 6 0 , 0 0 0 t r a f f i c accidents that took place in the increasing opposition on purely readers. its Kindle. Users don’t pay a
accidents taking place in the area of Rochester, N.Y., over a aesthetic and economic grounds: Anyone who has already ordered monthly fee or a transaction
county over an eight-year period, five-year period, which also some neighborhood associations the device will get it in time for charge but can buy and download
comparing accident rates from a showed no statistical correlation in Los Angeles, for example, say the holidays, said Mary Ellen b o o k s o v e r t h e w i r e l e s s
four-year period before digital between digital billboards and digital billboards are unsightly Keating, a Barnes & Noble connection. Sony's Daily Edition
billboards were installed with the accidents. Two years before that and lower property values. spokeswoman. and the Barnes & Noble Nook
four-year period following their Tantala completed its first study This content has passed through Hoping not to miss out on adopted a similar model.
installation. of accident rates in the Cleveland fivefilters.org. potential sales, Barnes & Noble Sony’s Daily Edition, its first
T a n t a l a a n a l y z e d d a t a metro area for the OAAA. is encouraging people to preorder with a wireless connection,
documenting the location, time of Around the same time as the first the Nook to give as a gift o p e n e d f o r p r e o r d e r s o n
anyway. The bookseller promises Wednesday. Sony said it couldn’t
to send an “elegant Nook holiday guarantee a delivery date and that
certificate” that will arrive by devices would ship Dec. 18
Dec. 24 and that buyers can give through Jan. 8.
as a placeholder until the real More people than expected
Nook arrives. signed up to find out about the
Although neither company is Daily Edition’s availability, and
saying how many preorders the company will deliver as many
they’ve received for their
devices, analysts have been SOME page 79
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earlier this week.
Amazon started selling the first
(Yahoo! News Search Results when it added wireless access to
for e-readers) its Kindle. Users don't pay a version of the Kindle in late
monthly fee or a transaction 2007. The latest version appears
Submitted at 11/20/2009 12:52:27 PM
charge but can buy and download to still be in stock.
Just two days after Sony said books over the wireless
that its wireless e-reader, the
Daily Edition, might not make it
connection. Sony's Daily Edition
and the Barnes & Noble Nook
Some Nook E-readers Won't
to buyers before the end of the adopted a similar model.
year, Barnes & Noble said its Dec. 24 and that buyers can give Sony's Daily Edition, its first
Make It for the Holidays Either
Nook e-reader is sold out. as a placeholder until the real with a wireless connection,
The Nook hasn't started shipping Nook arrives. opened for preorders on
(PC World via Yahoo! News)
yet, but the bookseller now says Although neither company is Wednesday. Sony said it couldn't (Yahoo! News Search Results to send an "elegant Nook holiday
that preorders have consumed saying how many preorders guarantee a delivery date and that for e-readers) certificate" that will arrive by
stock available for the holidays. they've gotten for their devices, devices would ship Dec. 18 Submitted at 11/20/2009 11:40:00 AM
Dec. 24 and that buyers can give
Anyone ordering the Nook now analysts have been expecting through Jan. 8. as a placeholder until the real
will have to wait until after Jan. healthy sales of e-readers. Lower More people than expected Just two days after Sony said Nook arrives.
4, when Barnes & Noble expects prices, more content and plenty signed up to find out about the that its wireless e-reader, the Although neither company is
to ship additional readers. of attention are contributing to Daily Edition's availability, and Daily Edition, might not make it saying how many preorders
[Related: Sold-out! Grinch Steals higher-than-expected sales for e- the company will deliver as many to buyers before the end of the they've gotten for their devices,
Nook Christmas] readers, according to a recent as it can in time for the holidays, year, Barnes & Noble said its analysts have been expecting
Anyone who has already ordered Forrester report. The report, a company spokesman said Nook e-reader is sold out. healthy sales of e-readers. Lower
the device will get it in time for issued in early October, boosted earlier this week. The Nook hasn't started shipping prices, more content and plenty
the holidays, said Mary Ellen projections that analysts there set Amazon started selling the first yet, but the bookseller now says of attention are contributing to
Keating, a Barnes & Noble earlier this year for e-reader version of the Kindle in late that preorders have consumed higher-than-expected sales for e-
spokeswoman. sales. Forrester expects sales of 2007. The latest version appears stock available for the holidays. readers, according to a recent
Hoping not to miss out on 900,000 units during November to still be in stock. Anyone ordering the Nook now Forrester report. The report,
potential sales, Barnes & Noble and December for a new 2009 This content has passed through will have to wait until after Jan. issued in early October, boosted
is encouraging people to preorder total of 3 million units, more than fivefilters.org. 4, when Barnes & Noble expects projections that analysts there set
the Nook to give as a gift the initial 2 million projection. to ship additional readers. earlier this year for e-reader
anyway. The bookseller promises While Sony and others have [Related: Sold-out! Grinch Steals sales. Forrester expects sales of
to send an "elegant Nook holiday been selling e-readers for years, Nook Christmas] 900,000 units during November
certificate" that will arrive by Amazon jump-started the market Anyone who has already ordered and December for a new 2009
the device will get it in time for total of 3 million units, more than
the holidays, said Mary Ellen the initial 2 million projection.
Keating, a Barnes & Noble While Sony and others have
spokeswoman. been selling e-readers for years,
Hoping not to miss out on Amazon jump-started the market
potential sales, Barnes & Noble when it added wireless access to
is encouraging people to preorder its Kindle. Users don't pay a
the Nook to give as a gift
anyway. The bookseller promises SOME page 80
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monthly fee or a transaction
charge but can buy and download
books over the wireless
connection. Sony's Daily Edition
and the Barnes & Noble Nook
adopted a similar model.
Sony's Daily Edition, its first
with a wireless connection,
opened for preorders on
Wednesday. Sony said it couldn't
guarantee a delivery date and that
devices would ship Dec. 18
through Jan. 8.
More people than expected
signed up to find out about the
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Daily Edition's availability, and
the company will deliver as many
as it can in time for the holidays,
a company spokesman said
earlier this week.
Amazon started selling the first
version of the Kindle in late
2007. The latest version appears
to still be in stock.
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In U.S., More Would Like to Lose Weight Than Are Trying To

(All Gallup Headlines)
Submitted at 11/19/2009 8:00:00 PM

PRINCETON, NJ -- A solid
majority of Americans report
being heavier than their ideal
weight or say they would like to
lose weight, but less than half
that number (27%) are seriously
trying to lose weight at this time.
The gap between these
percentages has existed for
several years.
A report conducted by an Emory
University healthcare economist
and released this week projects
that as many as 40% of
Americans could be classified as
obese by the year 2018 and that
spending on healthcare related to
obesity could quadruple during
that time. Gallup also publishes
regular updates on obesity rates
among the American public as
part of its daily Gallup-
Healthways Well-Being Index.
"Even among those who are 20
pounds or more above their ideal 5-8, finds 36% of Americans pounds more than his or her that most Americans, 55%, tell average of 49% across five polls)
weight, less than half (49%) say currently describing themselves stated ideal weight (174 average Gallup they would like to lose than to lose weight (an average of
they are seriously trying to lose as "overweight," which is actual weight versus 160 average weight. Most of the rest, 37%, 35%). (Gallup did not ask the
weight." actually one of the lower ideal weight), with the average would like to stay at their current question from 1958 to 1989.)
Gallup's annual Health and measurements Gallup has found adult male 12 pounds heavier and weight, with 7% hoping to put on But wanting to lose weight and
Healthcare poll also includes since 1990. The majority, 58%, the average female 16 pounds weight. Losing weight has been making a serious attempt at doing
several questions about weight. say their weight is "about right," heavier than their ideal. the most common response on so are not the same thing, and
The poll does not attempt to while 6% describe themselves as Gallup has computed the this question since the 1990s, Gallup finds about half as many
compute obesity rates but rather being "underweight." average difference between with no fewer than 52% of Americans saying they are
measures Americans' attitudes However, when Gallup Americans' self-reported actual Americans expressing a desire to seriously trying to lose weight
toward their weight and assesses compares Americans' self-reports and ideal weights 11 times since lose weight across this time (27%) as saying they would like
their weight-loss behaviors. of their current weight to their 1990, and actual weights have period. to do so (55%).
These questions have been asked reported ideal weight, many exceeded ideal weights by no less Gallup asked the same question This in part may reflect a lack of
each November since 2002, with more, 62%, can be considered than 11 pounds. The gap has several times in the 1950s, and will but also may reflect a lack of
some dating back further than overweight. been about 16 pounds this during that decade, Americans perceived necessity. About 24%
that. According to the poll, the decade. were more likely to want to stay
This year's poll, conducted Nov. average U.S. adult weights 14 Therefore, it is not surprising at their present weight (an U.S., page 83
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Obama Job Approval Down to 49%
(All Gallup Headlines)
Submitted at 11/20/2009 4:00:00 AM
PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest
Gallup Daily tracking results
show 49% of Americans
approving of the job Barack
Obama is doing as president,
putting him below the majority
approval level for the first time in
his presidency.
Although the current decline
below 50% has symbolic
significance, most of the recent
decline in support for Obama
occurred in July and August. He
began July at 60% approval. The
ongoing, contentious debate over
national healthcare reform has
likely served as a drag on his
public support, as have
continuing economic problems.
Americans are also concerned
about the Obama administration's
reliance on government spending
to solve the nation's problems
and the growing federal budget
deficit. Since September,
Obama's approval rating had
been holding in the low 50s and,
although it has reached 50%
numerous times, it had never
dropped below 50% until now.
Of the post-World War II
presidents, Obama now is the
fourth fastest to drop below the
majority approval level, doing so
in his 10th month on the job.
Gerald Ford dropped below 50%
approval during his third month
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approval until after he had been
re-elected.
Thus, Obama's descent below
50% is an important symbolic
milestone in his presidency, but
history suggests the odds of his
regaining majority approval are
high, and he could do so
relatively soon, particularly since
the individual nightly numbers
for him in recent days have been
right around the 50% mark.
History would suggest his current
loss of majority approval bears
little relation to his chances of
being elected to a second term in
2012.
Survey Methods
Results are based on telephone
interviews with 1,533 national
in office, and Bill Clinton did so approval the same month they did not go back above 50% until adults, aged 18 and older,
in his fourth month. Ronald dipped below that mark, and just before he left office in conducted Nov. 17-19, 2009, as
R e a g a n , l i k e O b a m a , a l s o Lyndon Johnson returned to January 1993. part of Gallup Daily tracking. For
dropped below 50% in his 10th majority approval in his second Notably, most of the presidents results based on the total sample
month in office, though Reagan's month after his initial sub-50% who fell below 50% during their of national adults, one can say
drop occurred a few days sooner rating. The remainder continued first term recovered in plenty of with 95% confidence that the
in that month (Nov. 13-16, 1981) to sink further below 50% and time to be re-elected. This list maximum margin of sampling
than did Obama's (Nov. 17-19, remained there for many months, includes Truman, Nixon, Reagan, error is ±4 percentage points.
2009). but eventually recovered, with Clinton, and George W. Bush. Interviews are conducted with
But all presidents except John Ford's effort boosted by the Ford and Jimmy Carter recovered r e s p o n d e n t s o n l a n d - l i n e
Kennedy dropped below the Mayaguez incident. in the short term but could not telephones and cellular phones.
majority approval level at some George H.W. Bush took the s u s t a i n i m p r o v e m e n t l o n g In addition to sampling error,
point in their presidencies, and all longest time to recover, going enough to convince voters they question wording and practical
recovered after the first time more than a year before his deserved a second term, and, as difficulties in conducting surveys
below this mark to go back above approval rating was restored to noted, the elder Bush recovered can introduce error or bias into
50% approval. the majority level. Unfortunately after he was voted out of office. the findings of public opinion
Half recovered quickly -- Harry for him, the 1992 election at Johnson may well have joined polls.
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of Americans (or roughly 4 in 10
of those whose actual weight
exceeds their ideal) weigh 1 to 10
pounds more than they think they
should, and these people may not
see shedding the few extra
pounds as worth the effort.
But motivation or willpower
cannot be dismissed as an
explanation -- even among those
who are 20 pounds or more
above their ideal weight, less
than half (49%) say they are
seriously trying to lose weight at
this time.
Bottom Line
Gallup recently found obesity
rates now above 30% in several
states and documented a
continuing rise in the percentage
of Americans diagnosed with
diabetes, one of the most
common health problems
associated with obesity.
Diet and exercise are the primary
ways to for Americans to lose
weight and reduce the incidence
of obesity in the U.S. Though
many Americans express the
desire to shed pounds, about half
of those with that desire are
following through at this time.
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Survey Methods
Results are based on telephone
interviews with 1,008 national
adults, aged 18 and older,
conducted Nov. 5-8, 2009. For
results based on the total sample
of national adults, one can say
with 95% confidence that the
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maximum margin of sampling
error is ±4 percentage points.
Interviews are conducted with
respondents on land-line
telephones (for respondents with
a land-line telephone) and
cellular phones (for respondents
who are cell-phone only).
In addition to sampling error,
question wording and practical
difficulties in conducting surveys
can introduce error or bias into
the findings of public opinion
polls.
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