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two cities
By David Morgan (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 5:57:37 AM
“…it was the spring of hope, it
was the winter of despair, we had
everything before us, we had
nothing before us, we were all
going direct to heaven, we were
all going direct the other way…”
Charles Dickens never met U.S.
senators Chuck Schumer of New
York and Kay Bailey Hutchison
of Texas. But he may have
inadvertently captured the
partisan spirit of the U.S.
healthcare reform debate when he
published his novel, “A Tale of
Two Cities,” with its famous
introduction, 150 years ago.
Democrat Chuck and
Republican Kay made clear on
NBC’s Today show how many
in their respective parties see the
sweeping overhaul legislation
that reached the U.S. Senate floor
over the weekend. And by the
sound of things, Washington
could be two different cities.
Chuck seemed to present
healthcare reform as a
vehicle for economic salvation:
“The future of the country
depends on getting something
done or the government will go
broke, private businesses will go
broke and people will go broke.”
Or could reform lead in that
other direction?
Here’s Kay: “We are in a jobless
situation in our country, an
economic crisis. You are going to
put taxes and mandates on
business that are going to make
that situation even worse. One in
10 people in America today do
not have a job. Now you’re
putting mandates and taxes on
every individual who doesn’t
have healthcare and every
business that we want to ask to
hire people. And yet you’re
putting taxes and mandates on
them that makes this
unaffordable. This is a terrible
idea at this time.”
Of course, partisan differences
will mean little if Democrats can
retain the same 60-vote,
Republican-filibuster-proof sense
of community that got the bill to
the floor in the first place.
Chuck seems confident: “We
will come together for this
reason. The healthcare system is
broken in this sense: Medicare
will be broke in seven years,
private insurance doubles every
six years (and) tens of millions
will lose it. If we don’t do
anything, that is the worst
situation. And we have a good
bill that cuts costs, reduces the
deficit and covers more people.”
Either way, it’s bound to be
one dickens of a debate.
Photo credits: Reuters/Chip East
(Schumer); Reuters/Jonathan
Ernst (Hutchison)
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Submitted at 11/23/2009 8:30:00 AM
Ringz: First (free)
Android app with
in-app purchase
By Serkan Toto (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:20:31 AM
Apple made it possible for
iPhone developers to offer in-app
purchase five weeks ago, an
option Android devs currently
don't have. But now Shanghai-
based mobile technology
company Urbian found a work-
around to enable in-app purchase,
saying they're the first developers
that did. The app in question is
Ringz, a puzzle game that's
available for free on the Android
market (the iPhone version is in
review by the way).
2 World/
The sacred social contract | Adrian Tippetts
By Adrian Tippetts (World
news and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:01:36 AM
Loving couples should have
access to marriage, regardless of
their sexuality: this is one
institution that has never been
static
Tom Freeman and Katherine
Doyle, from Holloway, London,
hope to make history tomorrow
morning by becoming the first
straight couple to apply for a civil
partnership in Britain. Their
application is a protest against
discriminatory UK laws that
segregate couples by their
sexuality, banning same-sex
couples from marrying and
heterosexual couples from
forming civil partnerships.
The 2005 law enabling civil
partnerships was a milestone, as
it finally gave legal recognition
to gay and lesbian relationships.
But getting it through parliament
required a deal to be struck with
religious and conservative
lobbyists: "Call it what you like,
just don't call it marriage!"
While the legislation gave gay
couples almost the same rights as
straight couples, it reinforced
separation and exclusion and
legitimised differential treatment
on account of sexual orientation.
It also attacked the faith of
religious gay couples by denying
them the right to include any
religious content in the
ceremony.
It may sound absurd to complain
about something as seemingly
trivial as the official name of a
relationship. After all, a rose by
any other name would smell as
sweet. It hardly affects the
quality of life, so why make such
a fuss?
But we attach meaning and value
to such names. Society generally
considers marriage to be the gold
standard relationship; anything
else is counterfeit. While this
view is arguably unfair, it is
equally unjust to decree that gay
people, no matter how
committed, faithful or enduring
their relationships may be, are
unable to attain this standard. As
a result, this legislation denied
the one benefit to gay people that
is cherished above all: social
acceptance.
The arguments against gay
marriage are flimsy.
Traditionalists argue that
marriage is a sacred institution,
which can only be entered into by
couples with complementary,
rather than matching genitalia.
This is the way it has always
been. But just because that
institution has served society so
well, it is a fallacy to suggest that
heterosexual marriages are
devalued by the existence of gay
marriages.
First, marriage has never been a
static institution. In Biblical
times, women were regarded as
possessions. Historically,
polygamy was the norm, even
from a Biblical perspective. In
the book of Genesis, for instance,
Jacob, the father of all Israel, had
two wives, and another two
sexual partners. Abraham was
richly rewarded for pimping his
wife (who also happened to be
his cousin) to the Pharoah.
Marriage transformed from a
patriarchal system to secure
property rites, to an egalitarian
one based on love and
commitment. The definition has
evolved, in tandem with our ideal
of morality, and we should be
thankful for this.
Another misconception is that
marriage is a special institution
for bringing children into the
world. Yet we are happy to
celebrate to unions of those who
are too old, infertile or simply
unwilling to have children.
Furthermore, ever more same-sex
couples have children of their
own, and make excellent parents,
too.
It is ironic that the greatest
obstacle in the fight for marriage
comes from religious quarters,
especially the Church of
England, which owes its
existence to Henry VIII's serial
womanising. Even so, there is no
need to force churches to hold
gay weddings against their will.
Religious institutions should be
able to allow or deny gay
marriages according to their
interpretation. The church is
welcome to its own view of
morality, but that definition must
stay within the church gate and
not be imposed on the rest of
society.
The current divisive law no more
than tolerates gays and lesbians.
To create a cohesive society,
government should be promoting
wellbeing, not determining the
value of personal relationships.
Research clearly shows that
people in stable, committed
relationships are happier,
healthier, wealthier, more
productive and less likely to
place demands on the state.
Marriage is not just a contract of
rights and responsibilities
between two people. The contract
also involves a relationship
between the couple and the rest
of the community. We are all
social animals, and society's
wellbeing depends on everyone's
mutual support and participation.
That is why, on wedding days,
we invite almost everyone who is
special to us in our lives.
Regardless of our orientation, we
depend not on their tolerance, but
on their approval, their
acceptance and encouragement.
Our relationships define us, and
they should be recognised for
their true value. For that reason
especially, all couples, regardless
of sexuality, deserve equal access
to the most sacred of institutions.
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In reality, gay people have been
undermining institution of "civil
partnership" from day one.
Practically all gay couples in
civil partnerships call themselves
married – phrases like "civilly
partnered" or "just partnered"
sound ridiculous.
The best solution is to let all
couples decide the type of
partnership that is suitable for
them. If people wish to not to call
their relationship "marriage" it is
for no one else to judge. But
everyone in society should have
the right to aspire to it if they so
wish. Rather than devaluing an
institution, it would be a great
step towards creating the kind of
society which values inclusion
and solidarity, instead of
division, prejudice and exclusion.
Therefore, I say to Gordon
Brown: "Tear down this
imaginary wall!"
As for the couple in question,
I'm buying them a beer, and so
should the nation.
• Marriage
• Gay rights
• Law
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to protect health-care reform Nevertheless, I continue to capable of spending money that
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whether "medmal" reform really they were furious. That meant the sense for Obama to insist on a Liberals hate Broder, and while I Filed under: JPMorgan Chase
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High School Musical gets Chinese remake

By Tania Branigan, Esther plans for a theme park in will attempt anything more edgy. Matter, loosely based on the true
Addley (World news and Shanghai. Jason Reed, general manager of story of a troubled Chinese
comment from the Guardian | High School Musical, the first Walt Disney Studios astrophysics student studying in
guardian.co.uk) film in the series, was launched international production, told the US. It starred Meryl Streep
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:50:59 AM
as a made-for-TV movie by Variety that Disney had initially and China's Liu Ye.
Disney in January 2006 and has contemplated making martial arts Disney announced last year that
Disney co-production said to be been seen by an estimated 225 the main sport in the film, rather a fourth English-language film in
inspired by original High School million viewers in about 100 than basketball. Its Chinese the series was being written,
Musical, rather than a direct countries and in more than 30
translation languages. It has spawned two
partners pointed out that
basketball was vastly more
featuring none of the original
characters. Provisionally titled
China Mobile
One has millions of devoted successful sequels and a vast
adherents, a doctrine of clean-cut array of merchandising.
popular among Chinese
teenagers.
High School Musical: East Meets
West, the film will not feature a
starts selling
conformity and an unstoppable, The Chinese movie is said to
culture-changing momentum; the have been inspired by the
Disney said the Chinese version,
featuring six newcomers, would
controversial interracial romance
or explore the challenges of Dell Mini 3i
other is communist China. Now, original, rather than being a be shot in Shanghai. The clashing cultures in a globalised By John Biggs (CrunchGear)
in a particularly fitting match, s t r a i g h t t r a n s l a t i o n o f i t s company is working with the world, but instead centre on the
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:12:45 AM
two of the most persuasive screenplay. It will focus on an Shanghai Media Group and interschool rivalry between East
ideologies of recent times are to unlikely couple from seemingly Huaiyi Brothers Media High Wildcats and West High Dost thou desire an Android
unite: the Disney franchise High opposite school cliques – a Corporation on what will be its Knights. phone in Red Passion or Oiled
School Musical is being remade basketball jock and a science third co-produced film in China, • Walt Disney Company Bronze? Begin thy journey, brave
for a Chinese audience. nerd – brought together in an and its sixth international co- • Musical Sir Knight, to China where you
Four years after the first film in entirely chaste romance by their production. • China will be able to purchase the Dell
the series ushered in its own love of singing. The director, New York-based Mini 3i with 3.5-inch
cultural revolution, achieving a Although the US film features a Chen Shizheng, is best known for Tania Branigan Esther Addley touchscreen for a few coins of the
staggering popularity among pre- song urging teenagers not to his stage work. In 1999 he guardian.co.uk© Guardian News realm. The Mini 3i, as you'll
t e e n s w o r l d w i d e , t h e U S "stick to the status quo", its brand mounted a 20-hour production of & Media Limited 2009 | Use of recall, is Dell's first smartphone
e n t e r t a i n m e n t g i a n t h a s of rebellion encourages nothing the classic Chinese opera piece this content is subject to our in almost half a decade and runs
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film with Chinese partners for the end-of-term school musical, recently he created the opera -based system that will
release next summer. The news with the doctrine "We're all in Monkey, persuading Damon eventually brand most of China
comes weeks after Disney said this together". It seems unlikely Albarn to write the music. Mobile's phones.
Chinese authorities had approved that Disney's Chinese partners His first feature film was Dark
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complete the illusion and allow Lillian isn’t on solid food yet, but Top Stories)
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Man in coma for 23 years was conscious
By Kate Connolly (World news
and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 5:13:59 AM
Paralysed patient could not
move or communicate with
doctors until Belgian neurologist
tested new brain scanner
For 23 years Rom Houben was
trapped in his own body, unable
to communicate with his doctors
or family. They presumed he was
in a vegetative state following a
near-fatal car crash in 1983.
But then doctors used a state-of-
the-art scanning system on the
brain of the martial arts
enthusiast, which showed it was
functioning almost normally.
"I had dreamed myself away,"
said Houben, now 46, whose real
"state" was discovered three
years ago and has just been made
public by the doctor who rescued
him.
Steven Laureys, a neurologist at
the University of Liège in
Belgium, has published a
scientific paper saying Houben
could be one of many falsely
Swine flu tests after death of boy aged five
(World news and comment
from the Guardian |
guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:40:31 AM
Emberton school in
Buckinghamshire temporarily
shuts after death of pupil who
may have contracted swine flu
A primary school closed today
diagnosed coma cases around the
world.
Houben is being cared for at a
facility near Brussels and now
communicates via a computer
with a special keyboard activated
with his right hand, which is
capable of minimal movement.
He said his body was paralysed
when he came round after his
accident. Although he could hear
every word his doctors spoke, he
could not communicate with
them.
"I screamed, but there was
nothing to hear," he said, via his
keyboard.
Houben then suffered years of
being effectively trapped in his
own body as care personnel and
doctors at the hospital in Zolder
tried to communicate with him,
but eventually gave up hope that
he would ever come round.
The moment it was discovered
he was not in a vegetative state,
said Houben, it was like being
born again. "I'll never forget the
day that they discovered me, it
was my second birth."
Experts say Laureys' findings are
after the death of a pupil who
may have contracted swine flu.
Tests were being carried out to
determine whether the five-year-
old boy died from the H1N1
virus. He died early yesterday at
Milton Keynes hospital.
Emberton school, near Olney,
Buckinghamshire, a village
school for children between the
likely to reopen the debate over
when the decision should be
made to terminate the lives of
those in comas who appear to be
unconscious but might have
almost fully-functioning brains.
Belgian doctors used an
internationally accepted scale to
monitor Houben's state over the
years. Known as the Glasgow
Coma Scale, it requires
assessment of the eyes, verbal
and motor responses. But they
failed to assess him correctly and
missed signs that his brain was
still functioning.
Laureys, who is head of the
coma science group and
neurology department at Liège
University hospital, concluded
coma patients are diagnosed
falsely "on a disturbingly regular
basis". In around 40% of cases
diagnosed as vegetative, more
careful examination shows there
is still some level of
consciousness. He examined 44
patients believed to be in a
vegetative state, and found that
18 of them responded to
communication.
ages of four and seven, placed a
message on its website this
morning informing parents of the
temporary closure.
Dr Diane Gray, deputy director
of public health for Milton
Keynes, said: "My sympathies go
out to his parents, family and
friends. We don't yet know the
cause of this boy's death. At this
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"Once someone is labelled as
being without consciousness, it is
very hard to get rid of that," he
told Spiegel magazine, calling for
a systematic overhaul of the
methods of diagnosis.
Laureys said patients who are
not fully unconscious can often Drobo S: A Faster,
be treated and are capable of Fatter Storage Robot
making considerable progress.
Around a fifth of patients who
With eSATA [Storage]
suffer serious head and brain By matt buchanan (Gizmodo)
injuries spend more than three Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:11:52 AM
weeks in a coma. Of those,
between 15% and 25% are, What's the 'S' stand for in Drobo
technically speaking, still alive S? Speed. Uh, more speed. And
but remain in a state of more storage. Specifically, a fifth
unconsciousness, never to wake drive bay for more redundancy,
up. faster FireWire and a new
• Belgium eSATA port. As always, it's not
• Doctors cheap—$800 sans drives. [
Drobo]
Kate Connolly
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normal behaviour you should
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Albums of the decade No 9: Salif Keita – Moffou

By Charlie Gillett (World news led to expectations that perhaps many subtle interventions of lovely record. On Moussolou,
and comment from the Keita could be something more electric guitar and electronic Keita's tribute to women, his
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) than the most famous singer in effects. Moffou might feel like a gentle vocal is carried along by
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:13:06 AM west Africa – what about natural, spontaneous recording, rippling guitars and percussion.
conquering the rest of the world? but clearly a lot of thought went On the haunting Baba, a
West Africa produced many I n 1 9 8 7 , t h e a l b u m S o r o , in at every stage, from traditional instrument plays an
outstanding releases during the expensively and elaborately songwriting to arrangements and echoing melody in the
noughties, but the Malian singer's produced in Paris, announced post-production – and, of course, background.
stark and haunting album was the Keita's arrival in the English- the singing. If the plan was to Moffou signalled what was to
most remarkable speaking world. deliver a classic album, it become a hugely successful 10 The Cell Processor
By normal industry standards, For the following 15 years, it succeeded. years for Malian music – in fact,
waiting until you're 53 to make was almost as if he wilfully One of Keita's distinctive the decade would end with a raft
Is Going Extinct
the best album of your career is defied the hopes and expectations
perhaps leaving it a bit late. But of those who had supported him,
qualities as a songwriter is to set
his own voice against female
of pop and indie acts looking to
the country for inspiration. West
[Processors]
then not much about Salif Keita's insisting on electric guitarists and vocalists, and virtually every Africa provided several By matt buchanan (Gizmodo)
story is normal. synthesiser players in his track here showcases this skill, outstanding albums during the Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:34:19 AM
Was it a blessing or a curse for recordings and for his live shows, starting with Yamore, a duet with noughties, but most musicians
this Malian teenager – already despite entreaties that his music the Cape Verdean singer Cesária would surely tip their hat to IBM's shitcanning the Cell
singled out for being albino, and should sound less like Phil Évora. The combination of the Keita's album as being the processor line—you know, the
of royal descent – to find that he Collins and Peter Gabriel and two voices seemed pinnacle. chip that's in the PS3 and uh,
had one of the most remarkable more Malian. counterintuitive, with Keita being • World music Toshiba laptops and TVs—
v o i c e s a n y b o d y i n t h e Finally, astonishingly, in 2002 typically extravagant and Évora according to their VP of Deep
neighbourhood had ever heard? Keita relented and delivered the being laidback. But it works Charlie Gillett Computing, making the current
On the one hand, it set him apart a l b u m M o f f o u , w h i c h w a s brilliantly, and behind them both, guardian.co.uk© Guardian News PowerXCell 8i the last of its ilk. [
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be invited to sing with two praying for. First impressions answer and comment. this content is subject to our
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Odds'n'ends (lost time is not found again) | Michael Tomasky

By Michael Tomasky (World
news and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:27:07 AM
Here is a rather vicious attack on
Rich Rod from a cbssports.com
analyst. It seems that Michigan's
worst back-to-back seasons in
nearly 50 years are ... Lloyd
Carr's fault!
Here is a video of one of the
more interesting trick plays you'll
ever see, from a Nov. 14 game
between two small colleges. The
no-look pass. And yes, this is
football, not basketball.
Apropos the headline, you are
aware by now I assume that Bob
Dylan is releasing a Christmas
album. I haven't been able to
bring myself to listen to any of
the released track snippets.
Please don't tell me.
As one of you pointed out last re
my Fox News doctored-footage
video, I misspoke when
discussing which events Fox had
fibbed about. I said the 9-12 tea
party march and a recent Palin
book-tour event. It was actually
the Michelle Bachmann Capitol
Hill event and a Palin book-tour
stop. Sorry about that. As for our • Bob Dylan
joke footage, we were originally • Pop and rock
hoping to use footage of girls • Fox News
screaming at the Beatles, which I • United States
think would have been pretty
hilarious. But we weren't Michael Tomasky
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Cramer on BloggingStocks: Sanofi
has lots of upside catalysts
By Jim Cramer
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 10:00:00 AM
Filed under: Analyst reports,
Pfizer (PFE), Market matters,
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY),
Merck and Co (MRK), Lilly (Eli)
(LLY), Deere and Co (DE),
Stocks to Buy, Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan (POT) From
TheStreet.com Network
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Coming Week
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer
says it looks like the patent
worries aren't so dire after all.
Now that we see that health care
reform is not going to bring price
caps or socialization of medicine,
we are beginning to see some real
Onion: Boy Finds Own E.T.
(Little Green Footballs)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 12:33:28 PM
Three-iPhone Ocarina Much More Expensive
Than No-iPhone Ocarina [Instruments]
By Adam Frucci (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:10:36 AM
Do you have three iPhones
- Sanofi Aventis ( SNY) (
Cramer's Take), the French
vaccine and pharmaceutical
maker run by Christian
Viehbacher. The resistance is
obvious, as his biggest two drugs
are coming off patent very soon,
and his hope is that by 2013 the
company might again reach 2008
levels.
Sounds like there's no reason to
buy this one. Sounds like its 4%
dividend isn't safe.
Continue reading Cramer on
BloggingStocks: Sanofi has lots
of upside catalysts
Cramer on BloggingStocks:
expansion in the drug stocks,
Sanofi has lots of upside catalysts
including Merck ( MRK) (
originally appeared on
Cramer's Take), Bristol-Myers (
BloggingStocks on Mon, 23 Nov
BMY) ( Cramer's Take) and Lilly
2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see
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continually met with skepticism -
“Today Now!” is one of the their more brutal
Onion’s more brutal media episodes.[Video]
parody shows, and this is one of
kicking around that you aren't
using? If so, you could make an
insanely expensive ocarina out of
them using some laser-cut plastic. But the real question is
Finance/ Gadgets/ Politics/ 7
Before the bell: Stock futures
higher as gold sets another
record, dollar slumps
By Melly Alazraki
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:45:00 AM
Filed under: Before the bell,
International markets, Market
matters, Economic data,
Commodities, Oil U.S. stock
futures rose Monday morning as
investors reacted to rising
What's more, forecasters predict
commodity prices, including a that it will continue sliding, even
new record for gold, and the
when the Fed begins to raise
dollar's retreat. Further, interest rates based on supply and
economists expect job losses to
demand forces.
peak in the first quarter. It seems Continue reading Before the
Wall Street is about to join the
bell: Stock futures higher as gold
world markets rally.
sets another record, dollar slumps
The U.S. dollar fell against the
Before the bell: Stock futures
euro and the yen Monday,
higher as gold sets another
following some escalating
record, dollar slumps originally
tensions with Iran and after
appeared on BloggingStocks on
Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:45:00
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program beyond its current cut-
off date. The Dollar Index fell for
the first time in three days.
why you would do such a thing. [
Make]
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Microsoft and News LDK Solar posts

Corp talk about pushing stronger-than-expected,
Google aside third-quarter earnings
By Tom Johansmeyer By Mark Fightmaster
(BloggingStocks) (BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:00:00 AM
yanking its news sites from Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:30:00 AM
Astronaut Self
Filed under: Internet, Google Google ( GOOG) ... for a fee, of Filed under: Earnings reports
(GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), course. This would cost the Talk about stocks that have fallen per share in the third quarter, far
worse than last year's same-
-Portrait
News Corp'B' (NWS), Media search engine giant -- which is far and fast. LDK Solar ( LDK)
World also a news aggregation giant --
Often, we confuse winning with a c c e s s t o s o m e h e f t y
was looking to add a bit of
momentum with its earnings
quarter earnings of 77 cents per
share. Quarterly revenue was
[Image Cache]
nearly halved, as LDK brought in By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo)
being the best. This isn't always publications, including the Wall report, as the stock is battling
the case. There are plenty of Street Journal, the Sun and the overhead resistance from its 20- $281.9 million compared to $542 Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:00:00 AM

ways to get ahead when you don't New York Post. week moving average. This million.
have the top product on the Continue reading Microsoft and trendline has pushed the stock Continue reading LDK Solar Some time during a six-hour
posts stronger-than-expected, space walk last week, astronaut
m a r k e t . T h e s m o k e - f i l l e d News Corp talk about pushing lower for a majority of 2009 and
third-quarter earnings Robert Satcher managed to
backroom meetings may be a Google aside 2008, during which LDK has
LDK Solar posts stronger-than- capture this shot of himself...via
thing of the past, but the net Microsoft and News Corp talk dropped from its late-2008 high
expected, third-quarter earnings himself. Today, the STS-129 will
effect lingers. This is exactly about pushing Google aside of $52.40 to its current perch
what went down, according to a o r i g i n a l l y a p p e a r e d o n near the $8 level. originally appeared on be completing their third and
BloggingStocks on Mon, 23 Nov final space walk. [ NASA]
Reuters report, when Microsoft ( BloggingStocks on Mon, 23 Nov The good news is that a news
MSFT) had a chat with News 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see event like an earnings report 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see
Corp ( NWS). our terms for use of feeds. Read| could lend momentum to any our terms for use of feeds.
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relationship with News Corp what LDK reported. The solar
which would involve the latter's panel producer earned 27 cents

New 'Twilight' movie dominates weekend box office

By Steven Mallas Twilight Saga: New Moon would third spot on the chart of best weekend box office originally
(BloggingStocks) be the number one movie this opening weekends(behind Dark appeared on BloggingStocks on
Submitted at 11/23/2009 8:30:00 AM
weekend, there was just a Knight and Spiderman 3). Truly Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:30:00
question about how much the impressive, especially when you EST. Please see our terms for
Filed under: Time Warner movie would gross. We now consider that we're not in the use of feeds. Read| Permalink|
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Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Film, According to early estimates at Continue reading New 'Twilight'
Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) Box Office Mojo, New Moon movie dominates weekend box
There was never any question made $140 million at domestic perspective, this means that the office
that Summit Entertainment's t h e a t e r s . T o p u t t h i s i n vampire flick now occupies the New 'Twilight' movie dominates
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Roku announces Roku Channel Store, adds Facebook and

Pandora (and maybe porn!)
By John Biggs (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 5:59:05 PM

Your Roku box just got a whole

lot more interesting. Roku, if you
remember, makes the Roku
player, a small device that sits
next to your TV and plays
Netflix, Amazon Video, and
MLB selections. Roku has just
added ten new channels to that
line-up and built a fascinating
platform for adding more down
the line.
The current channels will
include: blip.tv, Facebook
Photos, Flickr, FrameChannel,
Mediafly, MobileTribe,
Motionbox, Pandora, Revision3
and TWiT. More channels will be
available here shortly.
The channels require you to
authenticate with the service
provider – you don’t enter any
passwords on the Roku box, at
least in most cases – and will
eventually allow protected and
pay-per-view access to channel
providers. Roku spokesperson,
Brian Jaquet, also mentioned at
some providers could protect
their content behind a hidden pay
wall, like Netflix, and offer
delightful content like distance
learning and pornography. While
both of those are self
explanatory, it behooves us to
note both modes of content are He said: features whereby partners can markets like education and instead of having to set up a
the interface between or among While the Roku Channel Store make a channel available using a training videos that can be satellite feed or send DVDs.
two or more individuals centered won’t distribute porn publicly, code. This could be used for pushed to private groups for
on a shared goal. there are some hidden channel things like distribution to vertical viewing on the TV on demand ROKU page 10
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ROKU
continued from page 9
The upgrade will hit in the next
two weeks and will work on all
Roku boxes including the SD,
HD, and HD-XR.
How does it work? I tried the
Facebook was request a token
from Facebook for login. You
then typed the token into the
Roku box and all of your photo
albums appeared on the browser,
available for playback in
whatever resolution you
uploaded.
Roku Creates Open Platform for
Delivery of Content to the TV;
Announces 10 New Content
Channels
Blip.tv, Facebook Photos, Flickr,
FrameChannel, Mediafly,
MobileTribe, Motionbox,
Pandora, Revision3 and TWiT all
now available on the Roku player
Saratoga, Calif. – November 23,
2009 – Roku, Inc., maker of the
popular and award-winning
family of Roku players,
announced today the Roku
Channel Store and the addition of
10 new FREE channels for Roku
customers to enjoy on their TVs.
From internet audio to video
podcasts; professional web
content to photo sharing;
personal video content to
ESPN Writer Suspended From Twitter
By Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:20:44 AM
Earlier this year, we noted that
ESPN had come out with rules
on how its staff could (and could
children’s entertainment, the
Roku Channel Store provides an
open platform for delivering
quality content to the TV. The
new channels now available for
customers to add to their Roku
experience via the Roku Channel
Store include: blip.tv, Facebook
Photos, Flickr, FrameChannel,
Mediafly, MobileTribe,
Motionbox, Pandora, Revision3
and TWiT. For a complete list of
channels and specific channel
descriptions and features, please
g o t o
www.roku.com/channelstore.
“Our customers now have more
choice in content and even
greater control over their Roku
player experience with the
introduction of the Roku Channel
Store and our 10 new content
partners,” said Anthony Wood,
founder and CEO of Roku, Inc.
“The Roku Channel Store already
includes a robust offering of
content that will appeal to a wide
variety of customer tastes, which
in turn will open new customer
acquisition avenues for Roku.
Because we have created an open
platform for development,
customers can expect even more
new content channels in the near
not) use Twitter. Apparently,
Bill Simmons broke those rules,
and has been suspended from
Twitter for two weeks. His
crime? Apparently calling radio
station WEEI, a partner of ESPN,
future making the Roku player an
even more valuable component
of a customers’ home
entertainment system.”
To access the Roku Channel
Store and subsequently add or
remove channels from the home
screen, customers will need to
create a Roku account. With a
Roku account, customers now
also have the ability to manage
their channels and personalize
their entertainment options in a
way that has not been possible
before. Roku customers can add
as many channels as they want.
Conversely they can also remove
all channels that do not interest
them, leaving only the channel or
channels they access on a regular
basis. And because it is a channel
store, new channels will arrive all
the time for customers to
consider.
All Roku players, including the
Roku SD, Roku HD and Roku
HD-XR, are compatible with the
Roku Channel Store. Our
flagship content partners, Netflix
(NASDAQ: NFLX), Amazon
(NASDAQ: AMZN) Video On
Demand and MLB.TV, will
continue to be available to
existing customers regardless of
deceitful scumbags. That does
seem a bit over the top, but why
should ESPN have a say in how
Simmons uses a totally unrelated
service in which he speaks his
mind? If he's going to say
whether or not they set up a Roku
account. However, in order to
browse the Roku Channel Store
and add and remove channels
from the Roku player, customers
first must create a Roku account.
Pricing and availability
The Roku Channel Store will be
delivered as an automatic and
free upgrade to all existing Roku
customers over the course of the
next two weeks. New customers
will automatically be upgraded
when they first install their Roku
player. To browse and use the
Roku Channel Store, existing
customers will be prompted to
create a Roku account. Existing
customers who do not want to
wait for their Roku player to
update automatically can
manually update their Roku
player immediately. Detailed
instructions can be found in the
Help section of Roku’s website
under the Roku Channel Store
t a b a t
http://www.roku.com/support/faq
s.
something dumb, isn't that his
decision?
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Spotify Now
Works on Symbian
Smartphones
By Stan Schroeder
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 12:30:56 AM
Spotify, the European music
service that attracted attention by
launching the first streaming
music app for the iPhone, now
has a version for Symbian
smartphones. Spotify is a
fantastic app, offering access to
over 6 million tracks;
unfortunately, it’s available only
in certain European countries,
with the US version pending.
Some of the smartphone models
Spotify now works with are
Nokia 6220 Classic, E71 and
5800 XpressMusic models, as
well as some non-Nokia phones,
like the Samsung GT-I8910
Omnia HD and Sony Ericsson
Satio.
Spotify’s Symbian application is
available on m.spotify.com;
alternatively, Symbian
smartphone owners can enter
their phone number on this page
to receive SMS installation
instructions. Reviews: Spotify
Tags: spotify, Symbian
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Data Robotics introduces 5-bay Drobo S, enterprise-ready

DroboElite
By Darren Murph (Engadget) 2.0 port. Users will also be able at $799 (with no HDDs) and
Submitted at 11/23/2009 8:30:00 AM
to switch between single- and being sold at the same outlets as
dual-drive redundancy via the the Drobo (which isn't vanishing,
Data Robotics has been quietly software control panel, though by the way). The DroboElite gets
raking in the dough (and trying to you should be warned that the going at $3,499, though it'll only
match up supply with demand) DroboShare NAS adapter will be sold through outlets such as
ever since it launched its 8-bay not work on the Drobo S. We CDW and the like who specialize
DroboPro back in April, and now spoke with Mark Fuccio, the in medium-to-large business
the company is making yet firm's senior director of products sales. Oh, and just in case you're
another bold move: doubling its and marketing, who told us that curious, the existing Drobo will
product line. Starting today, the the functionality was left off due continue on at its$399 price
traditional 4-bay Drobo will be to the possibility of a "bad point(MSRP), though we're told
joined by the quicker Drobo S, customer experience." In essence, that smart shoppers should find it
and the DroboElite will be added the network throughput would for less near Black Friday and
at the high end for those in the crawl compared to a direct throughout the holiday season.
enterprise. The Model S ups the connection, so the company Gallery: Data Robotics
ante by adding a fifth drive bay simply opted to avoid the introduces 5-bay Drobo S,
in order to allow for two drives to headaches rather than cater to enterprise-ready DroboElite
fail without any data being lost -- those of you who demand NAS Filed under: Storage
a feature that was previously functionality on every external Data Robotics introduces 5-bay
reserved for the aforesaid Pro. It's HDD to hit the market. Drobo S, enterprise-ready
also boasting an ARM chip with Moving on, the DroboElite is hard drives, single- or dual-drive more (aside from a USB port
DroboElite originally appeared
redundancy and an all-new used only for device
a 5 0 p e r c e n t f a s t e r c l o c k carving a new path for the on Engadget on Mon, 23 Nov
connection method. If you'll management), so it's pretty clear
( c o m p a r e d t o t h e D r o b o ) , company, one that caters to high- 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see
recall, the Pro provided a single that this one isn't looking to
enabling the FireWire 800 maintenance enterprise users our terms for use of feeds.
gigabit Ethernet port (iSCSI), satisfy the home consumer
performance to see a 20 to 25 looking to serve up to 16 hosts Permalink| Drobo S Data Sheet
percent boostt; moreover, an while providing up to 255 smart FireWire 800 and USB 2.0; the market.
[PDF], DroboElite Data Sheet
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Ethernet sockets and nothing today, with the Drobo S starting
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Apple Announces Special Black Friday Shopping Event

By Stan Schroeder beginning of the Christmas Store this Friday for a special one all on Apple’s gadgetry
(Mashable!) shopping craze. -day-only shopping event. You’ll (hopefully at a good discount).
Submitted at 11/23/2009 5:34:36 AM
Capitalizing on one of the find lots of great iPod, iPhone Tags: apple, black friday
busiest shopping days of the and Mac gift ideas — all with
The day after Thanksgiving, year, Apple has announced a free shipping.”
w h i c h t h i s y e a r f a l l s o n “special Apple one-day shopping So there you have it; if you don’t
November 27th, is also known as event” on November 27. The the following: know what to do with your extra
Black Friday, and it marks the company posted a teaser saying “Come back to the Apple Online cash, here’s a chance to blow it
12 Gadgets/ Politics/ E-reader Newspaper

It's Official: Samsung Omnia II Is $200 on The LGF

Verizon [Samsung] 2010 Photo
By Danny Allen (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:00:01 AM
Email and Corporate Email
• Access to social networking
applications, including YouTube,
Calendar
(Little Green Footballs)
Last Friday's tipster was right on Facebook and MySpace, with
the money: The Omnia II lands Samsung's TouchWiz 2.0 user Submitted at 11/22/2009 5:22:41 PM

December 2 for $200 on contract interface Now available at Lulu.com in

(after $100 mail-in rebate). It
runs WinMo 6.5, but that sweet-
looking 3.7-inch AMOLED
touchscreen gets the 3D cube
TouchWiz 2.0 UI.
As we noted when we first saw
the ai.rs video below, the
TouchWiz 2.0 UI looks nice, but
the resistive touch lag is a shame
given the 800Mhz processor.
Key features:
• 3.7-inch ultra-brilliant (Wide
Video Graphics Array Active-
Matrix Organic Light-Emitting
Diode) responsive touch screen
• Virtual QWERTY keyboard
with Swype technology: input
text faster and easier with one
continuous finger or stylus
motion across the screen
keyboard
• Windows Mobile 6.5
Professional, which keeps
customers connected with
corporate and personal e-mail
and synchronization of schedules
• 5-megapixel camera with flash time for Christmas and the New
and auto-focus and camcorder Year — the Little Green
and decoder with DNSe Footballs 2010 Calendar,
technology and on-device editing featuring 13 beautiful high
capabilities resolution versions of
• 802.11b/g Wi-Fi (no N) photographs I’ve posted at LGF.
• Support for Divx and Xvid It's $24.99, Lulu.com handles all
movie files the printing and shipping, I get
• 8 GB internal memory and 10 bucks, and they get the
expandable memory of up to 16 difference. Not a bad deal for all
GB with microSD memory card involved.
(card sold separately) Lulu.com also has excellent
• Bluetooth® profiles supported: tools for publishers; for example,
headset (mono and stereo), hands this embedded preview of the
-free (car kits), object push for
and contacts widgets LGF 2010 calendar:
vCard, basic imaging, phonebook
• Microsoft Office Mobile: • Supports Verizon Wireless access profiles. Also supports Senate Video
m a n a g e W o r d , E x c e l a n d services, including V CAST serial port, dial-up networking,
PowerPoint documents Music with Rhapsody, V CAST object push for vCalendar, file
• E n h a n c e d 3 D c u b e u s e r Video on Demand, V CAST transfer, basic printing and
interface Song ID, Visual Voice Mail, human interface device profiles
• Full HTML Web browsing VZW Tones, VZ NavigatorSM, Available Colors: Black with red
capabilities with Opera 9.5 Mobile IM and Mobile Email accents on the battery cover
enhanced browser Additional specifications:
• One-touch access to social • Full messaging suite, including
networking sites via shortcut SMS, MMS, Mobile IM, Mobile

Dems Get Votes Needed to Begin Health Care Debate

(Little Green Footballs)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 9:41:14 AM
An interesting development in
the health care reform battle, as
the Democrats get the 60 votes
they need to begin the debate
after Thanksgiving: Sen. Blanche
Lincoln also on board, 60 in
hand.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln is a yes for
debating health reform, but a no
for the public option, and she and
fellow centrists are making clear
they expect Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid to scrap his
current plan for a government-
run insurance program.
Lincoln (D-Ark.) announced Obama’s signature priority would
Saturday that she’d deliver the proceed to the Senate floor or
deciding vote to push forward suffer a debilitating blow.
with a sweeping health reform
plan, ending days of speculation
over whether President Barack
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Sergey Brin: Android and Chrome OS 'will likely converge
over time'
By Thomas Ricker (Engadget)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:59:00 AM
When it comes to nerd
obsessions, the only thing that
can trump a fictional tablet
developed by battling left-coast
legends is the promise of a
revolutionary OS from Google
that relies upon nothing but a
browser and the dreams of a
young Larry Ellison. Don't even
start with your Korean product
waifs as we're trying to keep the
discussion in the realm of
possibilities. Now, with the
weekend over, you've probably
experienced the same sense of
ennui we've all felt at having
downloaded and tested a copy of
Chrome OS. To be fair, that meh-
ness is kind of what you'd expect
Monday Giveaway: Viper SmartStart iPhone Kit,
Brought to you by Gas Cubby
By John Biggs (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:35:09 AM
Using the Gas Cubby iPhone
app to increase your fuel
economy and keep your vehicle
properly maintained can save you
money and help the
environment… but, if you’ve
learned anything from
CrunchGear, it’s that saving
money isn’t much fun unless you
can blow it on something cool
from a browser-based OS that's
meant to get out of your way.
Still, it's hard not to wonder
where Android and its growing
application base fits into
Google's long-term OS strategy
especially after seeing several
ARM-based smartbook
prototypes running Google's
smartphone OS. Fortunately,
Google co-founder Sergey Brin
shed some light on this topic in a
candid statement following the
Chrome OS event. According to
CNET, Brin said that Android
and the Chrome OS "will likely
converge over time," noting the
common Webkit and Linux
foundation of both operating
systems. It's unclear when this
might occur however. In fact,
listening to Google CEO Eric
and completely over the top.
Well, one lucky CrunchGear
reader gets to have their cake and
eat it too. App Cubby, the
developer of Gas Cubby, is
giving away a Viper SmartStart
kit to one lucky CrunchGear
reader. If you own a car and an
iPhone, surely you’ve heard
about and have been lusting after
Viper’s new technology that
allows you to lock/unlock, open
the trunk, and even start your car
Schmidt attempt to downplay the
difference between Google's
operating systems in a recent
CNET interview leaves us
wondering if Google has a clear
idea of its target markets as
smartphone and laptop
right from your iPhone.
And for those still behind the
curve on using your iPhone to
improve fuel economy and keep
track of maintenance, Gas Cubby
will be on sale for only $4.99
until Cyber Monday.
To enter, leave a comment
below with your vision of “car
2.0.” How can mobile apps
better integrate with vehicles to
make your driving experience
more fun, safe, efficient, and
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functionality continues to
converge across devices. Schmidt
concedes that it's too early to tell
how the OSes will be used and
prefers not to "prejudge the
success" of each. "The future will
unfold as it does," he says, and
economical?
Note: CrunchGear and App
Cubby will be awarding the
winner a $500 gift certificate (the
retail price of Viper’s SmartStart
kit) to Best Buy. The winner will
be have to handle compatibility,
installation, etc.
We’ll pick a winner on
Wednesday.
13
the open-source community will
determine the natural fit. Check
the interview after the break --
the Android vs. Chrome OS
waffling begins at the 16:30
remaining mark of the 19 minute
and 11 second interview.
Continue reading Sergey Brin:
Android and Chrome OS 'will
likely converge over time'
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Celebs Go Glam
for American
Music Awards
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 8:00:00 PM
ET is at the AMA's! The "2009
American Music Awards" are
underway and we have all the red
-hot red-carpet arrival pics,
including Nicole Kidman and
Keith Urban, Rihanna, Adam
Lambert and more!
14 Gadgets/
Engadget Podcast 172 - 11.23.2009
By Trent Wolbe (Engadget)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:40:00 AM
It's been a crazy weekend, and
we'll have the latest episode of
The Engadget Show up to prove
it soon enough, but for now we
thought you might still be
interested in the podcast we did
live on Friday from within the
hazy mist of show prep and
Chrome OS assessment. Sure,
you might not be used to getting
a new podcast on a Monday
morning, but we've heard that a
technology podcast replete with
bizarre exchanges with live
audience members via chat and
many vitamins and minerals can
be a vital part of a healthy, well-
balanced breakfast.
Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay
Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: Bit.shifter- The World
Has Turned And Left Me Here
Hear the podcast
01:38 - Google's Chrome OS
revealed
26:52 - AT&T loses request for
injunction against Verizon's Map
for That ads
30:28 - AT&T 'hits' back at
Verizon's Map for That campaign
with an 'ad' of its own
34:20 - Welcome to the next
Engadget
Subscribe to the podcast
[ iTunes] Subscribe to the
Chrome OS and Android
Are Destined to Merge,
Somehow [Google]
By John Herrman (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:49:55 AM
"Android and Chrome will likely
converge over time," says
Google's Sergey Brin, echoing
the cryptic sentiment first
mentioned by a reluctant Eric
Schmidt back in July. Today, it's
exactly as confusing as it was
four months ago.
Google, asked how on earth this
slow-motion, oddly-planned
scenario would play out, gives
mixed responses. The official PR
line, when asked about the
merger:
[W]e're reaching a perfect storm
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cellphones will probably be one
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This Zen futurism is charming
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British surgeons using
radiation beams to halt
macular degeneration
By Darren Murph (Engadget)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:28:00 AM
We've seen more eyesight
restoration efforts than we could
easily count, but rather than
tooting their horn about some
theoretical discovery, boffins at
Kings College Hospital in
London are actually putting their
hard work to use on real, live
human brings. The new process,
which goes by the name
brachytherapy, is a one-off
treatment for macular
degeneration. In essence,
surgeons carefully light up a
beam of radiation within the eye
for just over three minutes, which
kills harmful cells without
damaging anything else. A trial is
currently underway in order to
restore eyesight in some 363
patients, and everything thus far
leads us to believe that the
Astronauts take spacewalk No.
3 after suit snag (AP)
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Kris buzzed up: Kennedy
dispute reveals divide among
process is both safe and effective.
As for costs? The procedure
currently runs £6,000 ($9,889),
but that's still not awful when
you consider that existing
treatments involving injections
run £800 per month. Hop past the
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looks like a giant Touch Pro2 government: Lafayette County
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Nintendo Japan launches (paid) on-demand video
service for Wii
By Serkan Toto (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 3:40:06 AM
Nintendo started offering a video
distribution service for Japanese
Wii owners this May, attracting
about 800,000 customers by late
September in this country. In the
same month, Nintendo promised
their free channel will be made
available to Non-Japanese Wii
owners next year, at the same
time announcing they’ll start
offering paid content (in Japan)
very soon. And since the
weekend, we have that fee-based
streaming video service[JP] over
here.
A lot of the content is still free,
but the new service makes it
possible to view popular TV
programs and some Wii-
exclusive content on your
console. Wii users can now
watch Disney and Pokemon
anime, Sesame Street, movies,
soccer games and other content.
Wii-exclusive content includes a
bunch of educational programs.
Nintendo initially managed to
gather 15 content providers, for
example Warner Entertainment
and Disney, that will deliver
about 250 different programs by
next month. By next year, Wii
owners are supposed to be able to
choose between a total of 1,000
titles. Prices vary heavily, with
titles costing between $0.11 and
$11 (10 yen and 1,000 yen).
It’s not yet clear whether
Nintendo will offer those paid
services outside Japan next year
as well.
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Verizon announces
Samsung Omnia II:
December 2 for $200
By Chris Ziegler (Engadget)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:00:00 AM
As expected, Verizon has chosen
December 2 as the Samsung
Omnia II's date with destiny,
bringing an interesting full-touch
WinMo alternative to the HTC
Imagio that launched back in
October alongside Windows
Mobile 6.5. Speaking of 6.5,
there were some early concerns
that Verizon's version of the
Omnia II would launch on stale
6.1 code, but fear not -- it's now
confirmed that you'll be looking
at Microsoft's latest and greatest
stuff when you gaze upon that
3.7-inch AMOLED WVGA
display. It's also got a 5
megapixel camera with autofocus
and flash, WiFi, and 8GB of
internal storage along with
microSD expansion -- good news
for anyone who plans on making
much use of that cam, especially
in video mode. Verizon's site and
retail locations both take delivery
of the device on the same 12/2
date, pushing it for $199.99 after
Jon Gosselin Brings Kate a Peace Offering
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 4:08:00 PM
Jon Gosselin arrived at his and
Kate’s divorce arbitration
Google Maps
Navigation hacked for
extra-American use
By Vladislav Savov
(Engadget)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:19:00 AM
Guess what, prospective
Milestone owners, the Droid's
one major advantage over its
Euro cousin has just been coded
out of existence by those
proactive, un-American XDA
Developers. The free Google
Maps Navigation service, whose
US announcement was so
shocking as to decimate the stock
prices of satnav purveyors
Garmin and TomTom, has now
been ported to work outside the
land of the free as well. Not only
that, but you can use the app on
other Android devices, meaning
a $ 1 0 0 m a i l - i n r e b a t e . your old G1 can get a breath of
Considering the pricing, we've fresh air for absolutely free. That
gotta ask: Droid or Omnia II? is if you don't count the time it
Verizon announces Samsung takes you to learn how to insert
Omnia II: December 2 for $200 all the code properly and the risk
originally appeared on Engadget of bricking your device. But we
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meeting in Pennsylvania on Dimond says that Jon, who's
Saturday bearing an apparent back from his solo vacation in
peace offering for his estranged Hawaii, arrived to the meeting
wife. site at 9:45 a.m. with a bouquet
ET special correspondent Diane of red roses in hand. “The
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Submitted at 11/22/2009 7:39:26 AM
Jay Rosen sent a link to a post
on a BusinessWeek blog: "Does
anyone know how to preserve
and store our four and a half
years of blog posts and
comments?"
Not sure what kind of blog it is,
but saving the posts to a PDF (as
mentioned on the site) isn't much
of a solution.
We hope each of us is creating a
record. The time to think about
how your words will last over
time is before you're leaving the
elegantly optimized code before
job. Think about it and do
lunch, so we expect all of you to
something while you're writing.
be using this by day's end, you
Choose software that's easy to
hear?
archive. Ideally you should just
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roses,” his lawyer Mark Heller spending Thanksgiving with his
said. parents.
Jon told Diane he hopes he and
Kate can iron out their financial
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Phil Schiller Grants Interview About Carrie Underwood, Kate

Hudson & Celebs Honor
Apple’s App Store, Claims Devs CNN's Everyday Heroes
Actually Like Approval Process (ETonline - Breaking News)
By Jason Kincaid Submitted at 11/22/2009 6:16:00 PM

(CrunchGear)
The "CNN Heroes: All-Star
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:22:07 AM Tribute" recognized those that
inspire and impact others on an
Phil Schiller, Apple's SVP of everyday basis. ET's Kevin
Worldwide Product Marketing, is
Frazier joined celebs Carrie
back on his one-man crusade to
Underwood, Neil Patrick Harris,
defend the App Store from the
Kate Hudson, Eva Mendes and
latest wave of criticism pointed
many more as they honored these
in its direction. This time, Apple influential men and women.
is having to battle the news of
"These are the people that make
Facebook's all-star developer Joe
the world better, they inspire,"
Hewitt quitting the platform,
Underwood told ET Saturday
The Internet Weighs more high profile app rejections,
and the rise of Android as an
increasingly viable alternative to
night.
"There's an award show every

About 1,098,868,920,000 the iPhone. Schiller has granted

BusinessWeek's Arik Hesseldahl
offered some finely-tuned PR-
speak that will placate the vast
month it seems now in
Hollywood. So, it's nice to be
involved in one that introduces
Pounds [Internet] what the publication says is his
first " wide-ranging interview on
the matter". Unfortunately,
majority of iPhone users, who are
only vaguely aware of the App
the world to people that really,
really truly deserve awards, that
By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo) Blackberries/iPhone/iPod touches Store controversies and just need are sort of unsung heroes," Harris
Schiller doesn't really say
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:40:00 AM
to worry about. Plus, there's a a reminder that Apple is still one said of the honorary evening.
anything to quell the growing
9,320-mile transatlantic cable of the good guys. But it may
How did Crave UK ever come connecting one half of the digital unrest in the developer
only make developers angrier.
u p w i t h t h a t n u m b e r ? world to the other (it in itself community — instead, he's
Multiplication and addition, of weighs 191,802,168 pounds) to
course. account for.
570,937,778 computers are Anyway, the final number they
Night of 'American Idol' Alumni on
online, with the average weight c o m e up
of 88 pounds, with monitors, 1,098,868,920,000 pounds (or
with

p r i n t e r s , a n d a n y o t h e r just over a trillion pounds, for

is
AMA Red Carpet
(ETonline - Breaking News) Angeles on Sunday night. it's just about the 'Idol' show
peripherals. Ehhh...I'm still a bit those too lazy to count commas).
Carrie Underwood took notice of tonight…"
skeptical of that number, given To put that number in better Submitted at 11/22/2009 11:21:00 PM
the "Idol" presence at the awards She was joined by fellow
the popularity of laptops, but let's perspective, it's about the same
As a testament to the success of show. She told ET, "'American winners Kris Allen and Kelly
keep coming because this is fun! w e i g h t a s 2 5 , 0 0 0 c l o n e d
many "American Idol" Idol' and the people that have Clarkson, along with runner-up
T h e r e a r e a n a d d i t i o n a l Sears/Willis Towers. [ Crave UK
contestants since the show's come off the show have had a Adam Lambert and finalist Chris
175,480,931 servers, and about and image]
inception, artists from a wide huge impact on the music Daughtry. Lambert took the stage
1 0 0 m i l l i o n
range of seasons descended upon industry and I am so thankful and to perform his single "For Your
the "2009 American Music so glad to see so many people Entertainment" off his debut solo
Awards"' red carpet in Los doing well and we're all here and album.
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Alternate-reality games flourish at the grassroots

(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:00:00 AM

A photo of a meeting between a

participant in Must Love Robots,
a small-scale alternate-reality
game put on recently by the New
York duo, Awkward Hug, and
the game's signature
robot.(Credit: Flickr user Tim
Scribbles)
For Kiaya Steele, the men in
suits and dark glasses who
appeared suddenly through the
raindrops of a New Hampshire
morning were the first sign that
something very unusual was
going on.
One of the men stood under an
umbrella next to the car Steele
and her friend Kellin had been
riding in moments earlier and
delivered a message. As Kelli's
sister Jenna was brought out of a
second car that had pulled up
mysteriously behind them, Steele
was told that if she couldn't
quickly prove that she was "the
real Kiaya," the bomb planted
inside Jenna would explode.
And this was just the tip of the
iceberg of a day spent driving all
around the countryside, complete
with vans, staple guns,
cameramen in trees, threats, red
phone booths, and a series of
hidden clues.
But this wasn't a situation for the
FBI. Rather, it was a very small-
scale--and low-tech--version of especially because its traditional collaboratively. commissioned huge ARGs, as ARG was called The Beast, and
what is known as an alternate- use of mixed-media--the Web, Over the years, the games have they're known, for the launches was used as a promotion for the
reality game, an entertainment cell phones, social media, and become a favorite marketing tool of things like the video game release of the Steven Spielberg
genre that has grown in others--can allow large numbers of large companies like Halo 2 and Windows Vista.
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Those versions of ARGs have
seven-figure budgets and allow
thousands of people to
participate. Yet while they get
most of the ink written about
ARGs, there has long been a
steady stream of games built for
very small audiences or, as in the
case of Steele and the friend with
a "bomb" insider her, an audience
of one. It turned out that the
intrigue was all part of a day-long
mystery concocted by Steele's
boyfriend, and involving several
of their friends, as part of an
elaborate marriage proposal.
"We use a lot of fictional
analogies in our lives--gangsters
in an alley (and) later in the quest
there was a Soviet scientist, all
themes that had played out in our
courtship," Steele recalled. "We
would write stories of sorts to
one another before we dated.
We'd take an image and run with
it until it was too tired to move
anymore. The whole thing was
kind of a collaboration of our
lives together."
Given that the game Steele's new
fiance planned for his proposal
had such a small audience, it was,
to be sure, at the extreme end of
the size and complexity spectrum
for ARGs. But at any given
moment, there are several ARGs
being played that have slightly
larger, yet still very small,
numbers of participants. And it is
these games, usually carried out
at minimal expense and with no
deep-pocketed sponsor, that may
well be the true lifeblood of the
increasingly popular world of
ARGs.
And while there are practical
limits to the kinds of interactions
that are possible between the
people running the larger games--
the so-called puppetmasters--and
the players, these smaller
adventures offer everyone
involved a much greater chance
at direct communication.
"There are quite a few people
making [small] ARGs, either
without profit in mind or
marketing [who are] saying,
'Look at me, I can do this,'" said
Michael Andersen, who runs
ARGNet, the leading source for
news and information about the
genre. "The motivations for a lot
of these things vary. [One]
advantage of doing these
grassroots games is working for
yourself. [And], it becomes a lot
easier to have those one-on-one
interactions [and the] feeling that
not only can you communicate,
but you can change what's going
on" for fans.
Robot love
Earlier this year, a New York
duo calling themselves Awkward
Hug built and pulled off a small-
scale ARG called Must Love
Robots, which was centered
around the idea of helping make
love connections between people
and robots.
Through a series of Web sites,
social media, YouTube videos
and more, Awkward Hug
founders Jim Babb and Tanner
Ringerud turned a $3,000 budget
into a 3-month-long game with at
least 300 participants.
Babb said that the project, which
was entirely self-funded, came
out of an original desire to create
a Web series about a robot. But
when the two realized that they
could "make it so much more" by
adding the various multimedia
elements, they set out to build a
bona fide ARG, one that would
allow them to communicate
directly with almost anyone who
wanted to talk with them, even to
the point of playing online games
of Scrabble. And, of course, there
were real-world meetings
between prospective "dates" and
the game's signature robot (see
video below).
Given the huge gap in size
between a large-scale ARG and
something like Must Love
Robots, it might be surprising
that many of the ultimate goals
are the same. It certainly was to
Babb.
"What surprised me the most,"
Babb said, was that "players want
more and they want to do things
with you. It becomes a
collaboration. The audience
becomes characters."
And while it's not always
possible for everyone to
participate in person--Must Love
Robots attracted players from
around the world--one of the
great things about the ARG genre
is how many people who play do
participate directly in one way or
another. In Babb and Ringerud's
game, for example, 20 people
created costumes related to the
story line and sent in pictures of
themselves wearing the outfits,
all of which were intended to be
folded into the larger story line.
Kids creators
A different kind of small-scale
ARG was Find Chesia, a project
put on by the Finksburg, Md.,
library on behalf of its local
schoolchildren and their summer
reading program.
The story, said organizer
Heather Owings, was centered on
the story of Chesia, a 14-year-old
girl whose parents have gone
missing on an archaeological dig
and who sets out to find them.
The game was designed by five
small teams of 11- to 15-year-
olds.
Like with many small-scale
ARGs, Find Chesia encountered
a series of structural problems,
most notably, Owings said, the
fact that the kids turned out to be
resistant--mainly due to regular
conditioning about the dangers of
online anonymity--to the idea of
posting information in character
to the game's Web site. In
addition, there was the
unforeseen problem that almost
none of the kids were old enough
to drive to the game's real-world
locations.
This bracelet is an important
element in the ARG, Finding
Chesia, which was put on by a
Maryland library on behalf of a
town's schoolchildren and their
summer reading program.(Credit:
Finding Chesia)
Still, the game was successful
enough for Owings to want to
run the game again next summer,
incorporating some of the lessons
they learned this year. And
despite the problems, Owings
said that she came away with an
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appreciation for what the ARG
genre can offer its organizers and
participants.
"I like that ARGs use tools that
were set up to do something else,
and they're used to create
something new," Owings said.
"It's the taking of something and
changing it and using it for
something it wasn't intended [for]
in a new and creative way."
Plus, she said, Finding Chesia
turned out to be a perfect way to
get the kids in on the enjoyment
of building their own game, even
though they lacked many of the
skills generally considered
necessary for such a task.
"It's a way for teens to create
their own game," Owings said,
"and we really enjoyed that
aspect of it...They don't need to
be computer programmer [and]
here is a way for them to take
ownership for creating a game on
a fairly small level. [As well, it]
helps them to realize how much
the Internet does facilitate
networking within the
community, as well as outside the
community."
These days, said ARGNet's
Andersen, there are at least as
many small, grassroots ARGs
being produced as the larger,
corporate-backed games. And
those numbers could grow as an
increasing number of people
become versed in the tools for
building them. According to
Andersen, teachers at the
University of Texas at Dallas and
the University of Mary
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articles and favorite things on but visually represented. If you Once you’ve spent some time winner of a USD 5000* ( please
YouTube, but the result is the create a pearl for YouTube, you with it though, it’s easy to get see website for official rules and
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Pearltrees is nothing less than a n o t h i n g b u t y o u r f a v o r i t e bookmarks and provides a social Google Reader, PHP, YouTube
reinvention of how we organize YouTube videos. The same goes context comparable to Delicious. Tags: bizspark, Pearltrees
the web. The service provides a for articles or any other type of It’s still in Alpha too, meaning
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Washington are both teaching
classes about ARGs.
But the real upside in the genre's
growth will come naturally, as
more people in more local
communities get exposed to
ARGs and discover the joy of
playing something truly
interactive and truly
collaborative.
And while it's true that most
small ARGs quickly peter out as
players and organizers discover
that they don't have the time or
energy to follow through, there
are those who feel that the
ultimate payoff of participating is
there for anyone with the stamina
or commitment to grab it.
"For an independent ARG, the
most successful thing you can do
is complete it and have your core can provide."
audience go all the way through," This content has passed through
said Awkward Hug's Babb. "It's fivefilters.org.
such a cool format, and the
people who can make it through a
whole one of these get an
experience that no other media
22 Tech/ Twitter Trend/
Dear Rupert: You Don't Succeed By Another iPhone worm,
Making Life More Difficult For but this one is serious
Users
By Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:06:00 AM
Well, look at that. Last week it
was just a silly suggestion from
some netheads, and now come
reports that Rupert Murdoch is at
least in the early stages of
considering opting out of Google,
with Microsoft paying it to be
"exclusive" on Bing. Apparently,
Microsoft has actually
approached a few publications
about doing similar deals. It's no
surprise that Microsoft and
Murdoch would explore this.
Microsoft has experimented for
years with programs to bribe
people to use its search engine
over Google's -- but it hasn't done
much to help. Meanwhile,
Murdoch continues to not
actually understand how the
internet or copyright law works,
and has some oddly misplaced
dislike for Google (despite the
fact that Google alone is pretty
much what kept Murdoch-owned
MySpace alive for years, and
Murdoch owns a bunch of sites
that aggregate info just like
Google).
Still, if this does go forward, it
Twitter launching paid business accounts - Telegraph
By twitter:@mclayson
(TweetMeme)
E-reader Newspaper
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:09:25 AM
Sophos wrote that the worm
attacks users on several ISPs,
including UPC in the
will signal incredibly short- aggregates both Microsoft and Another iPhone worm has been Netherlands, Optus in Australia,
sighted thinking on the parts of Google results (2) technology spotted in the wild. and T-Mobile in several countries
everyone who participates. The hacks that will allow you to Unlike the previous exploitation, worldwide. Worse, the worm
i n i t i a l r e a c t i o n w o u l d b e combine the two results in one or w h i c h m e r e l y c h a n g e d a s p r e a d s f a s t e r o n a W i - F i
significantly less traffic to any (3) Google realizes that it has jailbroken iPhone's wallpaper to connection than a 3G connection.
site that agrees to participate, copyright law fair use on its site a picture of Rick Astley of Users with affected devices
considering that Google still a n d k e e p s i n d e x i n g s i t e s "Rickrolling" fame, this new might notice extremely short
drives a ton of traffic to most anyways. I'm not sure Google threat allows hackers to steal battery life while on Wi-Fi.
major sites. Simply giving that would take that last step, but if sensitive information. According to Sophos, that's
up for a chunk of cash is a very things go nuclear, it might make According to security firm mainly due to the worm engaging
risky proposition. Second, in the most sense. Sophos, which wrote about the in "so much network activity."
factionalizing the web, it harms But the key thing is that none of exploitation after a Dutch ISP When a device is infected, it's
everyone. No one wants to have this does anything to help users. spotted it late last week, the assigned a unique number so that
to think about which sites are And that's the problem. It's not worm attacks jailbroken iPhone the attackers can easily pinpoint a
included in which search engine, adding even the tiniest sliver of and iPod Touch devices only. single device. It also looks for
and if the battle begins in earnest, additional benefit to users. And The worm "uses command-and- authentication systems that use
then you have a situation where these days, that's a strategic error. control, like a traditional PC SMS, better known as mTANs.
you end up in an inevitable If your business is focused on botnet," Sophos wrote in a blog mTANs are frequently used by
stalemate, with certain sites in making life more difficult for a post on Saturday to warn users banks that send an SMS message
Google's search engine, but not competitor, rather than adding about the exploit. "It configures with a password to mobile
in Microsoft's, and others in just more value to users, you're doing two startup scripts, one to phones, allowing people to log in
Microsoft's but not Google's -- the wrong thing. Microsoft and execute the worm on boot-up, to their online accounts, Sophos
and no one wins. Third, the cost News Corp. should be trying to a n d t h e o t h e r t o c r e a t e a wrote.
of this program to a company provide more value to users, and connection to a Lithuanian server In essence, this threat is serious.
l i k e M i c r o s o f t t o m a k e i t instead, they seem to be plotting to upload stolen data and cede Sophos recommends that people
meaningful is huge. It's much ways to make consumers' lives control to the bot master." with infected iPhones and iPod
bigger than the numbers that m o r e a n n o y i n g a n d m o r e Jailbreaking, which has been Touch devices restore them back
were being tossed out before. difficult. They may think that's around for about two years, is a to Apple's most recent firmware
Finally, all this would really do is smart, but in the long term, such hack that enables iPhone and update. For now, there is no other
open up new opportunities for strategies always backfire. iPod Touch users to download way to fix the problem.
o n e o f t h r e e t h i n g s ( o r a Permalink| Comments| Email applications unavailable through This content has passed through
combination) to happen (1) a new This Story Apple's App Store. fivefilters.org.
meta search engine shows up that
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said the microblogging service year.
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Dell Mini 3i smartphone ready for Roku Adds Channel Store

China launch with Facebook, Flickr,
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:09:46 AM
netbook for the Chinese market.
With more than 500 million Pandora, and More
customers, China Mobile is the By Barb Dybwad (Mashable!)
Dell and China Mobile on world's largest mobile service Submitted at 11/22/2009 7:53:33 PM
Monday offered up more details provider, according to Dell.
about the Dell Mini 3i Dell was initially mum on details Internet-enabled set-top box
smartphone, which will be going when it first mentioned the Mini makers Roku (who we wrote
on sale in China later this month. 3i about 10 days ago. But the about in our top 10 gadgets for
Dell's Mini 3i company did reveal that China social media addicts feature
smartphone(Credit: Dell) Mobile and Brazil's Claro would recently) have some welcome
The Android-based device, be the first global providers to announcements today about 10
Dell's first smartphone, will carry its new smartphone. new, free content partners being
support e-mail, instant Like China Mobile, Brazil's added to the platform in an also
messaging, and both MMS and Claro boasts a huge subscriber new Roku Channel Store section.
SMS messaging. It will include base, with 42 million customers Coming to the new “App Store”- Roku has several different
Bluetooth and GPS capabilities in Brazil alone. By selling the style store are popular video players available including a
and a Mini USB connector, and Mini 3i through both providers, providers blip.tv, independent standard definition model and
will accommodate Micro SD Dell can potentially capture a netcasters Revision3 and This two flavors of high-definition
cards up to 32GB. much larger mobile audience Week in Tech, photo browsing boxes. Existing content partners
The quadband GSM/EDGE than it could through any U.S. from both Flickr and your will of course remain, with
phone weighs 105 grams and Mini 3i will provide access to an carriers. Facebook photos, music from Netflix, Amazon Video on
includes a 3-megapixel camera online store, in this case, China Arriving in China Mobile stores recommendation engine Pandora, Demand and MLB.TV also
with zoom, auto-focus, flash, Mobile's Mobile Market, where by the end of November, the plus content FrameChannel, available for streaming video to
video capture, and photo-editing people can download apps, Mini 3i will shortly thereafter be Mediafly, MobileTribe, and the devices. The new Channel
capabilities. The touchscreen has games, wallpaper, and ringtones. sold directly from Dell. For those Motionbox. Store represents a shift towards
a 640x360 resolution. Dell had Users will be able to run different interested in color schemes, the As internet-based television and building an open platform model
already confirmed earlier this widgets on the home screen to Mini 3i will be available in Red other video content marches into to allow new channel partners to
month that the Mini 3i would keep on top of the news, weather, Passion and Oiled Bronze--the the living room, we’re seeing a more easily make their content
have a 3.5-inch high-definition stock prices, and sports scores. image below shows the Red number of different approaches available via the Roku box.
screen. D e l l s a i d i t h a s b e e n Passion treatment:
to bringing online video to the How do you watch internet
Under the hood, the device is collaborating with China Mobile Dell Mini 3i smartphone(Credit: big screen. Some, like Boxee, video in the home? Do you have
running China Mobile's OPhone f o r a b o u t a y e a r o n t h e Dell/China Mobile) began as a software interface that a setup that brings online
software, a customized version of development of the phone. The This content has passed through makes hooking up your computer television to your actual
Google's Android operating two companies teamed up earlier fivefilters.org. to your TV an easier experience television? Reviews: App Store,
system. in the year to integrate a 3G data
and later began pursuing a Boxee, Facebook, Flickr,
Like other Android phones, the card for Dell's Inspiron Mini 10 dedicated hardware solution. Pandora
Roku began initially as a Tags: facebook, flickr, ONLINE
hardware solution — an VIDEO, pandora, revision 3,
alternative to (or addition to) the roku, Twit, video
set-top box that powers your
cable subscription.
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Nintendo launches paid video
content for Wii
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:00:00 AM
The Nintendo Wii remains a
force to be reckoned with in the
video game world and new
survey statistics along with new
revenue streams suggest that
Nintendo has still has something
up it's sleeve.
Wii 'Theater no Ma'(Credit:
Nintendo) New survey data from
Lottay, an online wish-list and
gift giving site, shows that the
Wii and its associated accessories
will regain momentum during
this year's holiday season.
The Wii and Wii-related gear
were wished for twice as much as
the Sony PS3 and Xbox 360
combined though 38 percent of
people wanted something other
than products--namely cash, and
in one case, Satan (I assume for a
visit, not as a full-time family
member.)
And while a wish, or a request
for a gift, is no guarantee that a
product will actually sell, there is
a dearth of exciting gifts for this
holiday season, leaving room for
the Wii and other less-new
products to be successful.
Just a few weeks ago, Electronic
Arts CEO John Riccitiello
commented that the "Wii
platform has been a little weaker
than we had anticipated" but
Nintendo of America's executive
E-reader Newspaper
Microsoft and News Corp in
Discussions to Remove
Newspaper Content from Google
By Pete Cashmore
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 4:51:19 PM
Yes, really. Rupert Murdoch’s
crusade to blame Google for the
failing newspaper business model
continues today, as it emerges
that News Corp has conducted
talks with Microsoft about de- Wall Street Journal of the US to
indexing the company’s sites The Sun of the UK, said a person
from Google and (presumably) familiar with the situation, who
being paid to include them in warned that talks were at an early
Bing instead. stage.
vice president of sales and directly to their front door. The concept makes sense only if However, the Financial Times
marketing Cammie Dunaway This weekend Nintendo added to you buy Murdoch’s claims that
has learnt that Microsoft has also
was extremely positive about the the Wii's variety of interactive Google is “stealing” content approached other big online
current sales and the future offerings, with a paid video rather than simply helping people
publishers to persuade them to
growth. download service for Japan. find it. remove their sites from Google’s
But, the focus in the U.S. "Theater no Ma" will offer a The revelation comes from the
search engine.
remains on selling more titles and range of movies, anime and other Financial Times, which has a News Corp and Microsoft,
accessories, not branching out paid content from providers strong track record for accurate
which owns the rival Bing search
into additional services such as including Walt Disney and reportage – this is unlikely to be engine, declined to comment.
we've seen with Microsoft's Sesame Workshop.
a fluffy rumor. The piece reads, I say go for it. So, I’m sure, do
Xbox Live, which provides Downloading rental content onto in part: all the other web publishers who
access to Facebook, Twitter, and game consoles and set-top boxes Microsoft has had discussions
see that removing many of the
Last.fm through the console. has been common in the U.S for with News Corp over a plan that major news sites from Google
Services supporting the Wii are awhile, but the reason this service w o u l d i n v o l v e t h e m e d i a
will provide even more traffic for
much more sophisticated in could prove meaningful in Japan company’s being paid to “de- the upstarts. News Corp is
Nintendo's home country of is because Nintendo researchers index” its news websites from
merrily making itself irrelevant to
Japan, where the company previously found that 87 percent Google, setting the scene for a web consumers, while continuing
p r e v i o u s l y l a u n c h e d a n of Wii users use the console on search engine battle that could
to use Google as its punch bag
advertising program to turn the biggest screen in the house, offer a ray of light to the rather than addressing the radical
family time into a commercial which is still the one in the living newspaper industry.
transition of media into the
endeavor and a catering channel room. The impetus for the discussions online world. Reviews: Bing,
that lets users order food from a This content has passed through came from News Corp, owner of
Google
variety of vendors directly fivefilters.org. newspapers ranging from the
through the console, delivered
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Drobo supersizes product line with School Can't Handle Critical

the new, faster Drobo S and Community Message Board;
Sends Legal Nastygram
DroboElite By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) board operator).
By Steven Sande (The interface provides data transfer Submitted at 11/23/2009 2:10:30 AM
But, really, this is why lawyers
Unofficial Apple Weblog up to 50% faster than what was still send bogus cease-and-desist
(TUAW)) available with FireWire 800, or PopeHilarius writes in to alert us letters: all too often they work.
Submitted at 11/23/2009 8:30:00 AM about 90 MB per second. to an unfortunate situation. Having been on the receiving end
Earlier in 2009, the DroboPro Apparently the private school of a few such letters, it's pretty
Filed under: Enterprise, brought even more expandability Adelphi in Bay Ridge, New damn scary to know you might
Hardware, Peripherals, Xserve to the Drobo line with eight York, couldn't handle the fact get sued, and even if you know
This morning, Data Robotics available drive bays and an iSCSI that there was a Bay Ridge you're right, the whole concept of
doubled the size of their Drobo (Gigabit Ethernet) interface. messageboard that had a critical having to fight it can be scary
storage line with two new While the DroboPro had t h r e a d a b o u t t h e s c h o o l , (and expensive) unless you can
products equipped with the immediate success in locations including links to some news find a good lawyer to represent
p r o p r i e t a r y B e y o n d R A I D capacity, the Drobo S has five with a single server, it couldn't articles that were highly critical you pro bono -- which isn't easy
technology -- the Drobo S and drive bays instead of the four on multi-host -- in other words, it of the school. for many to do. It's legal
the Drobo Elite. Rather than respond to those bullying at its finest, but it works
the original device, while still couldn't be used by multiple
The Drobo S (at right) is a maintaining a small desktop servers simultaneously. claims, the school sent the way too often. This is one
performance storage device f o o t p r i n t . T h e d u a l - d r i v e Continue reading Drobo messageboard owner a cease and reason, by the way, that we really
designed to answer the question r e d u n d a n c y o p t i o n c a n b e supersizes product line with the desist letter, demanding the entire could use a strong, federal, anti-
"Why isn't there a Drobo with an switched on or off at any time. n e w , f a s t e r D r o b o S a n d thread be removed. Tragically, SLAPP law, that would help sites
eSATA interface?" Not only does As with the DroboPro, the new D r o b o E l i t e t h e m e s s a g e b o a r d o w n e r understand that they can't be
the Drobo S have the eSATA member of the Drobo family has TUAW Drobo supersizes apparently was unfamiliar with silenced just because someone
i n t e r f a c e t h a t m a n y h a v e self-healing technology built-in. product line with the new, faster Section 230 of the CDA and the doesn't like what they say, and
requested, but the device is now The device constantly examines D r o b o S a n d D r o b o E l i t e rights of a service provider to gives those sites an easy, clear
equipped with an even faster the blocks and sectors of all originally appeared on The resist such efforts, and just took and inexpensive way to get any
ARM processor for enhanced drives, and flags questionable U n o f f i c i a l A p p l e W e b l o g down the whole thread. This is such cases dismissed quickly.
FireWire 800 connectivity. unfortunate, though, commenters Permalink| Comments| Email
areas. By scrubbing the drives, (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Like the DroboPro, the Drobo S data is only written to "healthy" 08:30:00 EST. Please see our on the thread appear to be This Story
can offer protection from two areas on drives in the array. terms for use of feeds. reposting the same articles (and
simultaneous drive failures. To Mark Fuccio of Data Robotics Read| Permalink| Email this| explaining section 230 to the
do this and still offer a large told TUAW that the eSATA Comments
amount of protected storage

Bengals' fumble hands Raiders last-second win

By Associated Press
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:53:37 AM
Fast Facts
• The Raiders tied the game on a
5-yard TD pass from Bruce
Gradkowski to Louis Murphy
with 33 seconds left, then won it
18 seconds later on a game-
winning field goal by Sebastian
Janikowski.
• Oakland scored 10 points in the
fourth quarter after scoring a
combined 6 fourth-quarter points
in their previous seven games.
• Gradkowski finished 17 for 34
for 183 yards with an INT and
two touchdowns, his first TD
passes since 2006.
• Filling in for an injured Cedric
Benson, rookie Bernard Scott
rushed for a game- and career-
high 119 yards on 21 carries.
• Rapid Reaction
-- ESPN Stats & Information
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The Barcodescan Pro app helps you A New iPhone Worm is

find the best price
By David Winograd (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:30:00 AM
Filed under: iPhone, App
Review Barcodescan Pro[ iTunes
Link] is an app that uses the
autofocus camera of an iPhone
running OS 3.1 or better to scan a
bar code and provide a variety of
information on the product
including pictures, high and low
prices and more depending upon
how much information is in the
Barcodescan database.
To scan a barcode, you just hold
the iPhone so that the barcode
appears in a highlighted window
and as soon as the image is
steady enough, the app
automatically takes a picture,
compares it to its database, and
renders your results. Another
way of getting information into
the app is typing in the numbers
of the barcode into an oversized
numeric keyboard.
I had it scan the CD of Tommy
and it came back with a picture
of the album cover, a prices line
showing the lowest to highest
found price which when tapped
upon, showed the underlying five
vendors, another tap gets you to
the selected vendor's site to buy
it. You can also choose a tab to
get to Google for a standard
search and another for Amazon
where you can log-in and put it
on your wish list or purchase the
item. The vendors in the low to
high price list never included
Amazon, which I thought odd
since Amazon was a persistent
button on each search.
You can check If the item is
found on iTunes. If so, you are
presented with a contextual
service option which brings in
iTunes information. Instead of
giving me one entry for the
album of Tommy, it gave me
many instances that contained the
word Tommy.
Results are saved to lists. The
Recent list shows the last thing
you searched for, the History list
shows everything you've
searched for. You can create
custom lists and easily move any
searches between lists. Results
can also be shared allowing you
to email the search.
So, is it any good? Read on...
Continue reading The
Barcodescan Pro app helps you
find the best price
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app helps you find the best price
originally appeared on The
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(TUAW) on Mon, 23 Nov 2009
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Comments
Here, And This Time it’s
Malicious [WARNING]
By Stan Schroeder
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 3:15:37 AM
A couple of weeks ago, the first
iPhone worm appeared,
spreading on jailbroken devices
with the SSH application
installed (vulnerability being the
fact that many users haven’t
changed the default root
password). As far as worms go,
this one was quite benign, merely
“rickrolling” users; i.e., changing
the background image on the
device to an image of Rick
Astley.
Now, according to early reports
of strange activity by Dutch ISP
XS4ALL, and later confirmed by
Sophos, there’s a new worm in
the wild, and this one is far more
malicious.
The new worm is called “Duh”
or “Ikee.B”, and it uses the exact
same vulnerability as the first
one. The fix is thus identical –
change the root password in the
SSH application to something
other than the default, which is
“alpine”.
Failing to do so might result in
very serious consequences.
According to Sophos, Ikee.B is
“designed to connect to a server
in Lithuania and to follow orders
from remote hackers.” It can find
vulnerable iPhones on a wide
range of IP addresses, including
IPs in several different countries,
for example the Netherlands,
Portugal, Australia, Austria, and
Hungary. Furthermore, it changes
the root password on the iPhone
to “ohshit” (as discovered by
Paul Ducklin, head of technology
in Sophos Asia Pacific.)
Users who haven’t jailbroken
their iPhone or haven’t installed
the SSH application are not
affected by this vulnerability.
Reviews: Australia

Street Chic: New York

By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Blog)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:00:00 AM
A slouchy blazer adds polish to appear in ELLE.com's Street
shorn denim shorts. Chic Daily.
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Roku adds Flickr, Facebook, Pandora, and more video
channels
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:49:00 AM
The new Roku Channel Store
now has 13 free content
channels.(Credit: Roku)
Aiming to expand beyond
movies and baseball, set-top box
maker Roku is adding 10 new
content channels ranging from
social networking to music and
podcasts.
Roku, which makes a small,
wireless device that can stream
content from the Web direct to
any TV screen, is expanding
from 3 channels to 13, as
expected. Channels for Blip.tv,
Facebook Photos, Flickr,
FrameChannel, Mediafly,
MobileTribe, Motionbox,
Gameloft backs iPhone and backs away from Android
By Ken Ray (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:00:00 AM
Filed under: iPhone To iPhone
or not to iPhone? That is the
question on which a number of
high-profile app developers are
weighing-in. A couple of weeks
ago it was Facebook app
developer Joe Hewitt and
software maker Rogue Amoeba
saying they'd had enough of
jumping through hoops to be on
the iPhone and that they'd be
working on other things.
Pandora, Revision3, and TWiT
will join the current lineup of
Netflix, Amazon Video On
Demand, and, more recently,
MLB.TV. All of them will be
available in the newly christened
Roku Channel Store.
Similar to the app stores
currently popular among mobile
platform providers, Roku users
can choose what apps they want
on their home screen of their
Roku via the Channel Store.
Content is sortable by "new,"
"most popular," and "top-rated."
But unlike most app stores, these
are all free. Access to the
Channel Store and the new
content will be rolled out
automatically to existing Roku
box owners over the next two
Last week, Instapaper web-
service and iPhone app [ iTunes
link] developer Marco Arment
said, "Go if you want to, but
there are more than enough
people in the App Store to keep
me fat and happy and not nearly
enough in any other mobile app
ecosystem to draw me away." I'm
paraphrasing of course.
Now, French mobile phone
game developer Gameloft has
given its two cents. According to
a company exec, Gameloft and
other software developers are
drawing down the resources
Tech/ 27
start to compete with the growing
wave of Web-connected home
gadgetry (HDTVs, Xbox, PS3,
Blu-ray players, TiVo, and
more), the sweet spot for Roku
would be a Hulu channel or even
dedicated content channels from
cable and broadcast networks.
Until then, the main selling point
of Roku over those other devices
is its price: of the three models,
the lowest starts at $80,
significantly cheaper than a new
TV or Xbox, and all but the most
baseline model Blu-ray players.
weeks. New customers will need channels in the store is just a start
Be sure to check back later this
to sign up for a free Roku and that there will be a steady
week for CNET's official review.
account to be able to download stream of new channels showing
This content has passed through
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fivefilters.org.
channels. Consumer Electronics Show in
Roku representatives say that 13 January. While this is a good
Rochefort, like Instapaper's 400 times as many games for the
Arment, says the people just iPhone and iPod touch as it is for
aren't there for the Android. "It is the various Android powered
not as neatly done as on the phones.
spent on developing applications iPhone," says the exec. "Google [via Reuters]
for Google's Android platform. has not been very good to entice TUAW Gameloft backs iPhone
Gameloft finance director customers to actually buy and backs away from Android
Alexandre de Rochefort said at products. On Android nobody is originally appeared on The
an investor conference late last making significant revenue." Unofficial Apple Weblog
week, "We have significantly cut Meanwhile on the App Store, (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Nov 2009
our investment in Android money flows like water for 06:00:00 EST. Please see our
platform, just like ... many Gameloft and the water's fine. terms for use of feeds.
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others."
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revenue last quarter. According
he say why? Yes.
to Rochefort, Gameloft is selling
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Mobile shopping's first Christmas American Music Awards

By Mike Schramm (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
see how much this changes the
experience. When I was a kid, Pre-Show Streaming Live
you planned out your route ahead
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:00:00 AM of time and hit what few stores
you could, but between Twitter,
on Facebook Now [AMAs]
By Pete Cashmore
Filed under: Software, Odds and apps, and all the other (Mashable!)
ends, Freeware, Deals, iPhone, information available on a phone,
App Store I don't know that I shopping during the holiday Submitted at 11/22/2009 3:58:11 PM

completely agree with this article season might be very different

For those who’d like to turn the
over at Business this year.
American Music Awards into a
Week(technically, last year was Although you can be sure there
more social experience, don’t
our first Christmas with the App will still be lines, parking
forget that the pre-show is
Store), but I think the concept is frustrations, and lots and lots of
streaming live on Facebook
fascinating. Lauren Sherman and people buying junk just because
today, with full integration of Celebs Page, the AMAs
her interviewee Retails Systems it's cheap. Then again, maybe it's
Facebook status updates. Facebook Page or via Ustream or
Research managing partner Paula Christmas. You'll see people better to use that slightly older
As a viewer, you can post your ABC.com.
Rosenblum reason that this sending texts to each other, piece of technology, the desktop
own live commentary into your What do think of Facebook’s
coming Christmas season -- playing games while in line, and browser, and just do the shopping
Facebook news feed and read latest live streaming partnership?
surprise, we're only five days even scanning coupons in at the from home.
status updates on the event from Let us know in the comments.
away from Black Friday 2009-- register -- all with their phones. [via MacBytes]
everybody or just your friends.
will be the first where mobile As I said, this was all possible TUAW Mobile shopping's first
As we wrote of the event earlier value="autoplay=false&brand=e
s h o p p i n g a p p s ( a n d t h e last Christmas, but since then, Christmas originally appeared on
this week: mbed&cid=1600110"/>
smartphones that can run them) we've seen non-iPhones like the The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Pre and the Droid drop, and the (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 Facebook is teaming with value="always"/>
will be generally ubiquitous.
Ustream and fans at home will h e i g h t = " 3 2 0 "
Not only will people have access iPhone itself has claimed a lot 07:00:00 EST. Please see our
have a chance to post questions allowfullscreen="true"
to apps on their iPhone that help more customers than Black terms for use of feeds.
for the hosts — which include allowscriptaccess="always"
them find deals, stores, and Friday 2008. These people won't Read| Permalink| Email this|
Facebook’s Randi Zuckerberg i d = " u t v 3 2 8 2 5 7 "
prices, but they'll all have 'net- be out buying smartphones, Comments
and Brandee Barker — to ask the name="utv_n_927150"
connected phones as well, which obviously, but they will be using
music artists as they prepare to src="http://www.ustream.tv/flash
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Chiefs stun Steelers; Big Ben suffers hit to head

By Associated Press
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 9:52:48 PM
Fast Facts
• Ryan Succop's 22-yard field
goal in overtime lifted the Chiefs
and helped them pass their win
total from last year.
• The Steelers allowed the
opening kickoff to be returned
for a touchdown and have now
allowed a return TD in an NFL-
record eight straight games.
• Kansas City snapped a 10-game
home losing streak.
• Ben Roethlisberger threw for
398 yards, the third-highest total
of his career.
• Kansas City's Chris Chambers
had 119 receiving yards, his 1st
100-yard game since Week 3 of
the 2007 season.
• Rapid Reaction
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The cow says mooooo! Zoowawa, an Finder icon birthday

app for toddlers and their parents cake will make your day
By David Winograd (The big things and dividing the screen By Mike Schramm (The cake would give off a more
Unofficial Apple Weblog to make each animal half of the Unofficial Apple Weblog "vanilla" vibe to me.
(TUAW)) screen size was probably not the (TUAW)) We've also, you'll remember,
Submitted at 11/22/2009 7:00:00 PM best idea. Even at full size, a Submitted at 11/22/2009 8:00:00 PM seen this Finder icon parading
picture may not attract the around on pillows as well. Which
Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch, attention of a toddler for too Filed under: Humor, Cult of isn't too surprising -- who could
App Review Zoowawa[US$0.99, long. Mac, Odds and ends, Found pass up a face like that? Not only
iTunes Link] is a cute app I also had a bit of a problem with Footage is he a handsome dude with a
targeted for toddlers between the the quality of the animal sounds. If there's one thing I like better mischievous smile, but he's got
ages of two and three. Your child Most are not digitized animal than pie, it's cake. And if there's a access to all your files and
is presented with a split screen sounds, but rather a recording of best kind of cake, it's definitely passwords. That's the kind of guy
displaying two animals. Tapping someone making the sound with one that's shaped in the form of you'd better get along with.
on one of the animals plays the his voice. Since for many kids something geeky. Which means Thanks to Chris Pirillo for the
sound that the animal makes. this app might be their first the video above, which shows tip!
Each half of the screen can be introduction to animals, I think what seems to be a tasty TUAW Finder icon birthday
swiped individually to reveal 14 that sound accuracy should be confection in the form of Apple's cake will make your day
animal pictures per half, or 24 important. Finder icon, hits the spot originally appeared on The
animal pictures in all. The Continue reading The cow says perfectly. David B.'s wife made it Unofficial Apple Weblog
pictures are brightly colored and of the animal should be shown. mooooo! Zoowawa, an app for for him for his birthday earlier (TUAW) on Sun, 22 Nov 2009
the app has a very clean look to My daughter told me that for toddlers and their parents this week, he says over on his 20:00:00 EST. Please see our
it. Zoowawa runs on any iPhone most kids in the targeted age TUAW The cow says mooooo! Twitter account. He doesn't say terms for use of feeds.
or iPod touch using OS 3.1.2 or range, adding the text would be Zoowawa, an app for toddlers what kind of cake it is, but given Read| Permalink| Email this|
better. too complex since reading often and their parents originally that it's Finder, I'm going to Comments
My daughter is finishing a doesn't start until a child is three appeared on The Unofficial guess chocolate. An iTunes icon
masters in education and has years old or older. Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun,
familiarity with very small She did have few problems with 22 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Download Google
children, so I asked her about the the size of the pictures, saying Please see our terms for use of Chrome OS and Run
appropriateness of this app. My that they may not hold a child's feeds.
first impression was that along interest for very long. Kids like Read| Permalink| Email this| it from a USB Drive
with the sound, the printed name Comments By twitter:@deepikasuren
(TweetMeme)
Celebs Support Michael J. Fox's Charity for a Submitted at 11/23/2009 3:02:08 AM

How To Run Google Chrome

Night of Music & Comedy
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 7:21:00 PM
Stars collided with rock n' rollers
on Saturday night for a night of
comedy and music to benefit The
Michael J. Fox Foundation for
Parkinson's Research.
"It's like Thanksgiving or a
holiday, you always look forward
to it," Fox said of the evening.
TV star Denis Leary came out
for the event and talked to ET
about his friend's charity. "It's
obviously a great cause and a lot
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Fox gets up on stage to play with
the rock n' roll hall of famers."
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Talkcast tonight: Holiday gift suggestions
By Michael Rose (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 11/22/2009 6:30:00 PM
Filed under: TUAW Business,
Podcasts
You can catch last week's show,
the deep dive on the Psystar
summary judgment with Lauren,
via iTunes or Talkshoe. Granted,
it was a bit single-minded
compared to our usual attention
deficit-driven topic hop, but I
enjoyed it!
Tonight, we're going to cover the
week in review as we often do;
plus we'll take your calls and
suggestions for our holiday gift
guide choices. It's a great time to
drop hints to family and friends
about what you're hoping to get
Glenn Beck's Racist Friends
(Little Green Footballs)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:19:34 AM
If you want to know if
someone’s blowing a dog
whistle, ask the dogs.
Beck insists his critics are
imagining things, that he does
not engage in racial fear-
mongering, that a string of guests
with ties to hate groups do not
form a meaningful pattern, and
that he’s not a racist. It occurred
to me the other day that if you
really want to know whether
Beck and his guests are blowing
racial dog-whistles, it’s best to
ask a dog.
I decided to reach out to Don
(for the record, the entire TUAW
staff looks good in cashmere).
Do join us.
To participate on TalkShoe, you
can use the browser-only client,
the embedded Facebook app, or
the classic TalkShoe Pro Java
client; however, for maximum
Black, the avowed white
nationalist who runs the Web site
Stormfront.org, the country’s
leading “Discussion board for
pro-White activists and anyone
else interested in White
survival.” But Black hung up on
me. I next tried to get in touch
with David Duke, the former
gubernatorial candidate and
current head of the European
American Unity and Rights
Organization. Duke, too, had
little interest in talking to me,
likely because of my past
association with the Southern
Poverty Law Center, which
tracks the activities of white
supremacist groups.
fun, you should call in. For the
web UI, just click the"TalkShoe
Web" button on our profile page
at 10 pm Sunday. To call in on
regular phone or VoIP lines (take
advantange of your free
cellphone weekend minutes if
you like): dial (724) 444-7444
Unable to get through to the
highest-profile spokesmen of the
racist grass roots, I took a page
from the other side and trawled
their Web sites for insight. I
scanned Davidduke.com and
Stormfront.org to see what they
had to say, if anything, about
Beck. Admittedly, this method is
not scientific, and certainly folks
on the left don’t like it when
righties cherry-pick an extreme
comment from Daily Kos or the
Huffington Post and pretend the
whole site can be summed up by
such extremism.
On the other hand,
Stormfront.org isn’t a media
organization but a self-described
and enter our talkcast ID, 45077 -
- during the call, you can request
to talk by keying in *-8.
If you've got a headset or
microphone handy on your Mac,
you can connect via the free
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basic instructions are here. Talk
with you then!
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Comments
discussion board. And when it
comes to Beck, the discussions
are fairly positive. On both David
Duke’s Web site and Stormfront,
Beck’s July 28 claim that
President Obama harbors a “deep
-seated hatred of white people, or
the white culture” was met with
attention and appreciation.
Duke was heartened by the
discussion it generated, and
placed it in a larger context. “A
lot of stuff is happening in the
world of race relations and little
of it points towards a post-racial
society,” Duke noted. “Beck is
steadily losing advertisers, but
his viewers seem to be sticking
with him … White desperation is
E-reader Newspaper
QuirksBlog: Apple is
not evil. iPhone
developers are stupid.
By twitter:@ppk (TweetMeme)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:36:19 AM
In his “Apple’s mistake” essay
Paul Graham makes an
unwarranted assumption; an
assumption everybody who’s
currently involved in the Great
App Store Debate seems to be
making.The fundamental
problem on the iPhone is not
Apple’s App Store approval
policies, but the iPhone
developers’ arrogant disdain for
Web technologies.It was only last
Friday I told a roomful of Web
developers that…
0 comments Source:
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manifesting itself in various
forms.”
Beck’s charge that the president
hates white people sparked a
more expansive discussion at
Stormfront.org. Some
participants saw Beck as an
important ally in the White
Nationalist cause. Others were
skeptical, viewing him as a
clueless conservative version of
Lenin’s “useful idiot.” But some
of Stormfront’s most active
members generally agreed that,
whether he was fully conscious
or not, Beck was nudging his
audience toward an embrace of
racial consciousness.
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Police Use Pepper
The Scientific Scandal Spray to Break Up
of the Millennium Use Oats to Make Great High School Fight
(FOXNews.com)
(Little Green Footballs) When you read some of these
Submitted at 11/22/2009 5:02:50 PM

A new release of private

letters, you realise just why
Newton and his collaborators
might have preferred to keep
Faux-Meat Veggie Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:32:18 AM

OVERLEA, Md. Baltimore

scientific correspondence reveals
an astonishing conspiracy to
manipulate and suppress
evidence by top researchers in
the field of Newtonian physics:
Newtongate: the final nail in the
coffin of Renaissance and
E n l i g h t e n m e n t
&##x2018;thinking&##x2019;.
If you own any shares in
companies that produce
reflecting telescopes, use
differential and integral calculus,
or rely on the laws of motion, I
should start dumping them
NOW. The conspiracy behind the
calculus myth has been suddenly,
brutally and quite deliciously
exposed after volumes of
Newton’s private correspondence
were compiled and published.
them confidential. This scandal
could well be the biggest in
Renaissance science. These
alleged letters – supposedly
exchanged by some of the most
prominent scientists behind really
hard math lessons – suggest:
Conspiracy, collusion in
covering up the truth,
manipulation of data, private
admissions of flaws in their
public claims and much more.
But perhaps the most damaging
revelations are those concerning
the way these math nerd
scientists may variously have
manipulated or suppressed
evidence to support their cause.
Read the whole sorry tale of
Newtonian malfeasance.
Burgers [Health] County police say two girls are in
custody after an officer used
By Sarah Rae Trover one that truly succeeded, I turned pepper spray to break up a fight
(Lifehacker) to this recipe from weblog Food at Overlea High School.
Wishes. Police spokeswoman Susan
Submitted at 11/22/2009 3:00:00 PM
The key to the recipe is Hunt says the fight between the
Turkey's traditional, but it's oats—their main purpose to two girls started around 7:45 a.m.
smart to have a meat-free absorb excess moisture from the Monday and an officer used
alternative on the backburner at mix, without stealing any from pepper spray to break up the
Thanksgiving. Veggie burgers the mushrooms that are added in. fight.
are quick and easy, but also If you're looking for a pre- or Hunt says the two girls were
typically dry or mushy. Try even post-Thanksgiving snack taken into custody and five other
adding oats to keep things moist that doesn't involve turkey, give students are complaining of
and meaty. these a try. The oats make things discomfort from exposure to the
Although I live in Kansas City, hearty without a sign of beef, pepper spray.
Missouri—home to the best meat pork, or lamb in sight. She says county schools usually
options around—I'm not a huge D o y o u h a v e a p o s t have one or two school resource
meat eater, truth be told. Still, Thanksgiving snack that takes it o f f i c e r s o n c a m p u s , b u t
vegetarian fare always leaves me easy on the turkey? Share your additional officers are at the
feeling unsatisfied. I've tested recipe in the comments. Meaty school Monday to make sure
more than my share of veggie Mushroom Veggie Burger - The everything stays calm.
burger recipes, all promising to Least Terrible Veggie Burger This content has passed through
create something that has the heft Ever![Food Wishes via Social fivefilters.org.
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Opera 10.10 with Unite Media Server Released [Downloads]

By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:00:00 AM
Windows/Mac/Linux: Opera's
out with a 10.10 final release, and
this one includes the Opera Unite
personal media server we've
previously toured in beta. A few
other features, like built-in
BitTorrent, make Opera 10.10
worth a look.
Unite is an intriguing step
forward for Opera, bringing an
entirely new sub-set of powers to
a platform that's already known
for its built-in email client and
FTP package. While some may
question why you'd use a browser
-to-browser connection to share
pictures, videos, documents, or
chat in the age of ubiquitous web
services that do the same or
similar things, Opera's always
been about doing things a bit
differently. And if you want a
better sense of security, it's bets
to let your own system do the
sharing, rather than another firm's
servers.
Opera 10.10 is a free download
for Windows, Mac, and Linux
systems. If you're running it and
see something we missed that's
new, tell us about it in the
comments. Opera Web
Browser[via Kabatology]
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White Space and LEDs [Featured Workspace]
By Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 4:00:00 PM
Today's featured workspace is an
example of how you don't have
to spend a fortune to have a fun
and functional workspace with a
solid dose of style.
Obviously Apple products don't
come cheap, so we'll discount the
presence of a gorgeous and
pricey Apple screen as part of the
total cost of the space. The rest of
the space is composed of simple
and inexpensive items, like $89
IKEA Vika Gruvan desktop and
a comically large clothespin for
temporally stashing important
papers.
Wrap Hoses and Cords Properly to Avoid Tangles
and Damage [Household]
By Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:30:00 AM
Storing hoses and cords can pose
a challenge. They're long, prone
to kinking and retaining the
"memory" of how they were
stored, and consistently storing
them in an improper manner
hastens their demise. Store them
properly with these three
techniques.
Carpenter Tucker Windover has
What designers think of AOL's new logo | Technology | guardian.co.uk
By twitter:@guardiantech
(TweetMeme)
A bedroom corner that serves as
my home office. IKEA's VIKA
GRUVAN lets me keep my tools
of the trade for easy access under
the glass desktop. The farther
half holds type specimen books
and magazines. The large clip is
a guide at Fine Homebuilding to
storing your electrical cords,
heavy-guard cords, and air hoses
properly. While geared towards
someone working in construction
who would be frequently packing
and unpacking gear, the
principles of proper storage apply
for any cords or hoses you put
into storage around the home.
The some of the same techniques
Tucker advocates make their used to keep your headphone
appearance in less bulky places cord kink-free and undamaged.
too. The under-over wrap can be For step by step instructions you
What designers think of AOL's
new logo http://bit.ly/4OabBB
for bills/papers that need urgent
attention. The fliptop picture
holder holds a monthly calendar
and my various cheat sheets for
easy flipping.
The unified color scheme and
the attention to personal details
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like the inclusion of artwork and
personal effects highlighted by
small LED spotlights really make
the small space appear interesting
and larger than it is.
If you have a workspace of your Devin Hester gets
own to show off, throw the pantsed; has wardrobe
pictures on your Flickr account
and add it to the Lifehacker
malfunction during
Workspace Show and Tell Pool. Sunday Night Football
Include some details about your By Robert Seidman
setup and why it works for you, (TVbytheNumbers)
and you just might see it featured
on the front page of Lifehacker. Submitted at 11/23/2009 2:57:01 AM
White Spaces and
You’ve probably already seen it
LEDs[Lifehacker Workspace on Sunday Night Football or one
Show and Tell Pool]
of about 13,586 other blogs, but
just in case.
With under 2 minutes left in last
night’s game between the Eagles
and Bears, Devin Hester had his
pants pulled down by Eagles
cornerback Dimitri Patterson in
what wound up an incomplete
pass.
Here’s a still and a YouTube
can check out a video of the three video. And no, views of the
different techniques here—sorry, YouTube video will not be
it's non-embeddable!—or visit counted in the Nielsen ratings!
Fine Homebuilding at the link If there is an Emmy Award for
below to see the steps laid out in nonchalance during a sports
a photo tutorial. broadcast, Chris Collinsworth
Have a technique for storing and Al Michaels deserve it.
awkward stuff like cabling or This content has passed through
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Op/Tech Wraps Protect Any Size
Camera or Other Gadgets [Stuff We
Like]
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 5:30:00 AM
When you've got a decent DSLR
or video camera, it's tempting to
shell out notable bucks for single
-use bags and covers to protect
them. As an alternative, Op/Tech
makes soft, protective, easily
secured wraps for just about any
gear.
The intended use is for cameras,
long lenses, and other gear with
fragile glass and electronics
inside, and for those items,
Op/Tech's wraps seem like a
cheap and clever solution. They
wrap around your gear like a
burrito, fasten with Velcro and
latches, and can be used to make
smaller lenses and cameras fit
inside bags and cases intended
for bigger and wider items.
Army Asks Palin Not to Make A Speech at
Book Signing
(FOXNews.com)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:14:31 AM
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah
Palin promises to limit her
enthusiasm during her visit to
North Carolina's Fort Bragg.
The former Republican vice
presidential candidate planned to
sign copies of her new memoir at
But given their open-ended
nature, these wraps seem like
they could work around just
about anything that needs a little
extra padding—an external hard
drive with sensitive data, laptops
that don't fit right inside certain
bags—your imagination, or
gadget needs, can fill out the rest.
The wraps come in 12, 15, and
a post store Monday. Army
officials say Palin will not make
a speech, pose for photos, or
personalize notes in the books
she signs.
The Army worried Palin's
appearance would prompt
political grandstanding against
President Barack Obama. That
fear initially led post
commanders to keep news
Tech Tips/ Popular News/ 33
Back Up Any
19-inch sizes, with $10-$13 price
tags at Amazon and elsewhere.
Smartphone's Contents
Op/Tech 15" Velcro Soft Wrap
with extra 5" removable
[Backup]
Pad[Amazon.com via Cool By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) service or elsewhere), while
Tools] Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:30:00 AM
others drop your data onto SD
cards or onto free or cheap web
A lot of contacts, documents, cloud storage space. Not every
text messages, games, and other platform supports every kind of
data live on your smartphone, but data backup, but most allow you
manufacturers and service to put enough aside that a lost,
carriers aren't going out of their
way to make backing up easy.
stolen, or memory-wiped phone
wouldn't cost you a whole day's
Gizmodo, however, has you
covered on nearly any platform.
worth of re-configuring.
Hit the link for Gizmodo's full
organizations from covering John Herrman runs down the guide. Got a better solution not
Palin's appearance, though the best, easiest, and cheapest mentioned there or around here?
restrictions were later dropped. methods for backing up iPhones, Tell us about it in the comments.
Fort Bragg spokesman Tom Android units, BlackBerries, How To: Back Up Any
McCollum tells WTVD-TV that Windows Mobile, and Palm Smartphone - How to back up
sales of Palin's book at the post smartphones. Some involve your smartphone - Gizmodo[Site
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Don't Assume China Mimics US-Style Social Media
By Guest Author
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 12:00:55 PM
China enjoyed center stage this
week thanks to President
Obama's visit. Naturally, trade
relations were on the agenda.
For Internet companies sitting in
the US, news reports that
chronicled the President's every
move in China were a visible
reminder of the business
opportunity that may seem a
click away.
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This guest post was written by
Wei Wang.
So, why not export social media
to China just like KFC and
American Idol? After all, seeing
Yao Ming, arguably China's
grandest international star, on
Facebook and Twitter, one
naturally figures, aside from the
language and periodic blocking
of websites, "What's the diff?"
But Facebook has gained little
traction in China (with only
390,000 users), and tweets have
virtually ground to a halt since
the government started blocking
Twitter, and these factors point to
the "diff."
Simply flinging an American
product into the Chinese market
won't succeed, because every
social media category has a
Chinese equivalent that is tuned
to the particular needs of the
mainland Chinese market.
One of China's "Facebooks,"
Kaixin001.com, has already
secured over 40 million users
since launching only last year.
The platform gained its initial
popularity through applications
that you would recognize from
the real Facebook, such as
"Friends for sale" and "Parking
wars" - but with a Chinese twist.
Take, for example, the
application called "Xingming
Yuanfen," in which you type in a
friend's name to test your "
yuanfen" (i.e. your predetermined
relationship with that person).
Another application explains who
you were in your previous life. It
turns out I was a bandit, much to
the chagrin of my parents.
These "fortune-telling"
applications enjoy incredible
popularity on computers and
mobile phones. While fortune-
telling jars Western sensibilities,
it remains a part of Chinese
culture. The B-B-what?
But the best example of China
walking to the beat of its own
drummer is the continued
popularity of the BBS.
That's not a typo.
That is the same bulletin board
system that went by the wayside
in the US with dial-up modems
and US Robotics. Chinese
students - who, like their
counterparts in the US, are more
open to experimentation than
other segments - established the
foundation for BBS' to flourish in
China.
All major universities operate
their own BBS. Peking
University and Tsinghua
University (which are the
Harvard and MIT of China) host
the Weiming BBS (named after
Weiming Lake at Peking
University) and Shuimu
Tsinghua BBS, respectively.
With 10+ years' worth of
graduates who grew up on BBS'
now driving the Chinese Internet
market, these same people have
fueled a range of BBS sites tied
to their interests and professions.
According to the latest CINIC
(China Internet Network
Information Center) report,
roughly 30% of Chinese Web
users spend a significant amount
of time on a BBS. So, these sites
certainly transcend geekdom.
55BBS, for example, is an
online community where users
share discount information,
coupons and other creative ways
to land a good deal. Users also
share news of what they got from
their latest shopping spree,
showing off a photo of skin care
products as if it were a trophy.
Perhaps the most unique
phenomenon in China is Tianya,
the #1 BBS, with almost 30
million users.
What is Tianya? Think of it as a
gathering place for an eclectic
blend of intellectuals, journalists,
freelancers, professors,
researchers, gadflies, etc. Users
write on and comment about
sensitive social issues that may
be off-limits to mainstream
media. People also head to this
forum to gossip about celebrities
(okay, some things don't change
between cultures).
A Chinese word has been coined
for BBS evangelists: "Da'rens,"
which roughly means "people
who really know how to do
something." We're now starting
to see some "Da'rens" parlay
their popularity into commercial
success. The famous makeup
Da'ren known as Arora started
out writing about cosmetics on a
BBS before launching a blog for
the mega-portal Sina.com.
From a Chinese perspective, the
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fundamental difference between
a blog and BBS is that a BBS
allows for anonymity, which
appeals to the introversion of
many Chinese. Blogging is also
more of a solitary activity, with
readers chiming in with
comments later. The BBS, on the
other hand, is more of a
collaborative undertaking, which
also appeals to the Chinese.
This all means that Internet
companies from the US looking
to crack the mainland Chinese
market need to do their
homework and tailor their
products accordingly.
Here's an easy litmus test when
planning your market entry in
China: "What's the difference
between the US and Chinese
version of your product?"
If the answer takes more than 60
seconds to explain, then you've
got a fighting chance.
Wei Wang is a digital consultant
with The Hoffman Agency, a
communications consultancy
with offices in Beijing (where
Wei is based) and Shanghai, as
well as throughout Asia, the US
and Europe. She can be reached
at WWang@Hoffman.com.
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Fergie, Rihanna &
Whitney Houston Storm
AMA Stage with
Triumphant
Performances
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 8:55:00 PM
The "2009 American Music
Awards" boasted many amazing
performances by the biggest
musicians of the year, including
headline-grabbing ladies Fergie,
Rihanna and Whitney Houston.
ET has all the AMA details after
the jump...
Tonight was a good night for
Fergie's group the Black Eyed
Peas, as they won the first award
of the evening for best Pop Rock
Group. The awards show
featured performances by Janet
Jackson, Daughtry, Kelly
Clarkson, Shakira, Timbaland,
Nelly Furtado, Adam Lambert
and Keith Urban.
Kate Hudson and her boyfriend
Alex Rodriguez took the AMA
stage separately. The New York
Yankees player introduced Jay-Z
and Alicia Keys' performance of
their hit song "Empire State of
Mind." Jay-Z won his second
AMA of his career for Rap/Hip-
Hop Male later in the evening
and thanked the great city of
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Top Internet Trends of 2000-2009: E-commerce
By Richard MacManus
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 7:36:29 PM
Over the past decade,
Amazon.com and eBay have
continued to dominate the online
retail market in the United States.
However, there have been signs
that more social and distributed
forms of online shopping are
gaining traction. eBay, in
particular, is beginning to lose
ground.
In this post, we review the past
decade of e-commerce and the
key trends. Advances in
recommendations technology,
together with the emergence of
social media and mobile
commerce, have combined to
change the way e-commerce is
transacted.
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This is the third in a
ReadWriteWeb series looking
back at some of the key trends of
the past 10 years. We previously
covered the online music industry
and the democratization of news
media. Recommendations
Technology Advances
Over the past decade the online
retail industry has seen great
strides in the use of
recommendations technology.
Amazon has consistently led the
field in this, with its sophisticated
blend of personalized, social and
item recommendations.
Many of the retail
recommendations in use today
rely on implicit user data. These
systems typically track user data,
which is then analyzed with a set
of usually proprietary algorithms.
T h e e n d r e s u l t :
recommendations for users.
Earlier this year we looked into
Baynote's recommendation
system:
"Baynote observes real-time user
behavior on a site and looks for
implicit, emergent patterns. It
uses collective intelligence and
an affinity engine to analyze the
data. Common behaviors which it
tracks include page refers,
queries, mouse movement, time
spent on a page, peer behavior."
Other similar recommendation
technologies we've profiled
include MyBuys, ATG and
richrelevance. Social Media
Takes Retail to Blogs, Social
Networks
As with nearly every other
industry, shopping sites have
increasingly used social media to
promote their wares.
According to Shop.org's recent
eHoliday Study, 47.1% of
retailers surveyed will be
increasing their use of social
media this holiday season.
Specifically, more than half of
retailers have "added or
improved their Facebook page
(60.3%) and Twitter pages
(58.7%)" this year. Nearly two-
thirds (65.6%) have "added or
enhanced blogs and RSS feeds"
over the same time period.
One result of this has been a big
Tech News/ Sports/ 37
Colts overcome
mobile commerce will finally TOs, Ravens to
gain traction in the coming
decade. Mobile payments firm climb to 10-0
Billing Revolution found that on- By Associated Press
the-go consumers are happy to (ESPN.com)
purchase small ticket items like
Submitted at 11/23/2009 5:03:12 AM
pizza and movie tickets, for
example. Fast Facts
increase in implicit social One market that has shown • Ed Reed's fumble on a punt
recommendations data across strong signs of mobile commerce return with less than 30 seconds
social networks and blogs. growth is Japan, according to on the clock sealed the game for
Another trend with ecommerce Morgan Stanley. the Colts, who improved to 10-0.
sites is distributed sales. Anyone See also our analysis of mobile • Indy recorded its 19th straight
can embed an Amazon store into payments. Conclusion regular-season victory, the
their blog or social network these New recommendations second longest streak in NFL
days. As Kurt Collins of social technologies make it easier every history.
commerce vendor Cartfly told us year for consumers to find what • Peyton Manning threw for 299
in December, this won't replace they want, social media has yards and a touchdown, but had
"end destination e-commerce" - driven a lot of retail activity to two INTs for the second straight
but it will "augment sales s m a l l w e b s i t e s a n d s o c i a l game. He recorded his 41st
tremendously" at the edge of the networks, and mobile commerce career game-winning drive in the
network. Mobile Commerce has slowly but surely gained a fourth quarter or OT, tying Brett
Arrives, Albeit Slowly... foothold in e-commerce. Favre for the most among active
The growth of mobile phones These are just some of the trends quarterbacks.
has been a big trend this decade. in e-commerce over the past 10 • The Ravens had 354 total yards,
However, as Sarah Perez wrote in years. While Amazon.com and including a season-high 9 catches
September, mobile commerce in eBay continue to be the giants of and 142 yards for Derrick
the U.S. market has struggled for online retail, the Social Web and Mason, but settled for five Billy
momentum. advances in web technology have Cundiff FGs as they went 0 for 4
A c c o r d i n g t o d a t a f r o m both had a big impact this in the red zone.
eMarketer, more than 70 million decade. • Rapid Reaction
U.S. mobile phone users will See also: -- ESPN Stats & Information
access the internet from their • Top Internet Trends of 2000- This content has passed through
devices this year. Despite this, 2009: Online Music fivefilters.org.
the m-commerce market remains • Top Internet Trends of 2000-
immature. In an April 2009 2009: Democratization of News
survey by RIS News, privacy and Media
security concerns are still at the
forefront of both shoppers' and Discuss
retailers' minds.
There is some promise that
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Love it or Loathe It? AOL Reveals New Branding Splits widen for
Democrats over
(POLL) health reform
By Sarah Perez In order for AOL to survive, shouts the logo, but it reminds us
(ReadWriteWeb) they've had to focus on becoming more of a middle-aged heavy (Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:11:26 AM
a content business instead of an metal fan reminiscing about their
internet provider and that's youth than the young, hip Submitted at 11/22/2009 10:44:34 AM

Late last night, AOL revealed a
sneak peek at their new branding
campaign for their soon-to-be
standalone content-focused
business. The rebranding effort
will officially launch on
December 10th when AOL
begins trading on the New York
Stock Exchange as a separate
company from Time Warner, its
current owner. The new logos-
yes, there are more than one -
feature a lowercase "aol" on top
of various colorful images that
range from an orange goldfish to
a green scribble. The odd designs
are definitely different than
AOL's "running man" or
"triangle with swoosh" logos of
years past - logos that became
synonymous with the service that
a large part of America once used
to go online. But are the new
logos any good? Or do they look
more like the joke that AOL
hopes it's not becoming?
Sponsor
exactly what the new branding is
designed to reflect. Gone are the
all-capital letters ("AOL") which
remind people of what they stand
for ("American Online"). Now,
there's an uppercase "A"
followed by lowercase letters and
a period. This is meant to remind
people that "there's always
something behind AOL," says
CEO Tim Armstrong in an
interview with PaidContent. "The
AOL brand is composed of many
different things. The
nomenclature of the dot is what
comes after the dot." In other
words, AOL no longer stands
alone. It's Aol.music,
Aol.Mapquest, Aol.Shopping,
etc.
The new logos are just a preview
of AOL's revamped look and are
meant to replace AOL's swoosh
triangle for good. The AOL
"running man," however, will
stick around the brand in some
form, although the company isn't
company AOL desperately hopes
to become. President Barack Obama’s
Then there is the pink glob. The mission to reform US healthcare
best way to describe this logo is a vaulted another legislative hurdle
fluffy wad of bubble gum. A over the weekend, but the
green scribble looks like scramble to secure his own
party’s votes sheds light on the
saying exactly where he will someone had trouble getting their messy compromises that may be
show up. ballpoint ink pen going and a
needed to get it to the finish line.
But the updated logos are a little generic blue swirl seems to Fissures between liberal and
off-putting to some. Noted signify nothing but a lack of
centrist Democrats cracked open
technology blogger Om Malik of imagination. What content sites on Sunday in the aftermath of a
GigaOM posted his gut reaction are these logos even associated
procedural vote, which paved the
Sunday night, calling them out as with? Your guess is as good as way for the estimated $848bn
"lame," "ambiguous at best," and ours.
(€570bn, £514bn) draft Senate
"as sexy as the obese, shapeless CNET calls the goldfish logo bill to be debated on the floor.
humans living on Axiom, the "cute"(sarcastically?), but AOL
Leaders hope there will be a vote
flagship of the BnL fleet in Pixar isn't trying to build the next on the bill by Christmas. If
movie WALL-E." Ouch! LOLcats empire, so maybe they
passed, the House and Senate
But it's easy to see where he's should have forgone "cute" for versions will have to be mashed
coming from. After all, some of s o m e t h i n g a l i t t l e m o r e
together.
the logos look more like the sorts m e a n i n g f u l a n d m o d e r n . This content has passed through
of doodles you would find But that's just our opinion.
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Three Mile Island Radiation Leak Called Not Significant

(FOXNews.com) Mile Island nuclear power plant The commission sent health risk. for radiation exposure.
is not significant.
Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:56:34 AM
investigators to the central Exelon Nuclear spokeswoman A partial meltdown occurred in
Specialist John White has told Pennsylvania plant after a small Beth Archer says the radiation Three Mile Island's Unit 2 reactor
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. The U.S. ABC News that there is no amount of radiation was detected. was quickly contained. in 1979.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission indication that radiation at the About 150 employees were sent The unit has been shut for This content has passed through
says the small amount of p l a n t e x c e e d e d o r e v e n home Saturday afternoon, but refueling and maintenance since fivefilters.org.
radiation detected at the Three approached regulatory limits. officials say there is no public Oct. 26. Workers are being tested
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Taptu Brings Real-Time Search to

Android
By Sarah Perez the 20 million or so who have
(ReadWriteWeb) downloaded the toolbar to date.
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:06:15 AM
Meanwhile, they're indexing
around 20,000 links from Digg
Having just launched a new real- and 5 million from Twitter.
time mobile search engine in It's this data which powers
conjunction with OneRiot only Taptu's "buzz" section where you
w e e k s a g o , m o b i l e s e a r c h However, nearly everything else can find breaking news and other
c o m p a n y T a p t u i s n o w a b o u t t h e n e w A n d r o i d currently "hot topics" being
expanding their revamped service application is the same as its discussed on the web. And unlike
to the Android platform. Today, mobile counterpart, including its Twitter's trending topics, for
t h e y ' r e l a u n c h i n g a n e w s e a r c h v e r t i c a l s o f " w e b , " instance, OneRiot doesn't link to
application designed specifically "images," and "buzz" which sit raw tweets but to the actual news
for Android phones running above Taptu's search box on the stories and blog posts that are
version 1.5 and above. Like their app's main screen. sharing the information.
brand-new mobile website, Taptu The "buzz" section contains real- The main Taptu homepage also
for Android includes real-time time results pulled from sites like links to these trending items by
search results thanks to OneRiot Twitter and Digg as well as from way of a tag cloud whose
Cartoon: Head Count
By Rob Cottingham Sponsor
integration. It also offers a other social sharing websites, colorful blue bubbles take you (ReadWriteWeb) One of the reasons social media
touchscreen interface for viewing blogs, and data pulled from select directly to the buzz section when can be so challenging is that it
Submitted at 11/22/2009 10:30:40 AM
the results without having to panel of internet users who have tapped. often challenges hierarchies...
pinch, resize, or refocus the downloaded the OneRiot toolbar If you're interested in trying the A few weeks ago, I spoke to and people at the top of those
screen. and are anonymously sharing new Android application, you someone who had finally reached h i e r a r c h i e s h a v e g r o w n
Sponsor their web-browsing data with the can download a free copy from the end of her rope with an comfortable there. Some see the
The new application is the first c o m p a n y . T h i s a g g r e g a t e the Android Market on your obdurate boss. Having suggested potential advantages of an
Taptu app for Android which is information is actually the most mobile phone. If you don't own a s e r i e s o f s o c i a l m e d i a engaging, open online presence,
why it doesn't include the social prominent source of real-time an Android device (or iPhone), initiatives, only to see them but others feel threatened and
sharing features (share to Twitter data for OneRiot's search service. you can still use Taptu via its wither on the vine as he refused vulnerable. They have a wide
and Facebook) that the iPhone As of September of this year, mobile website available at to either push them forward or range of hostile responses at their
app currently offers. Those will OneRiot claimed to have 3 www.taptu.com. Discuss cancel them, she was ready to disposal: from the passive-
be added in a future release, million active toolbar users out of move on - not just to another job, aggressive (my friend's boss) to
notes the company. b u t a w h o l e d i f f e r e n t the outright belligerent (see
organization. (Possibly the mob. below).
JPMorgan hires Linklaters lawyer to head China unit She has recently dreamed up What's your experience? Have
(Financial Times - US to head its China business and the international law firm, who s o m e i n n o v a t i o n s o n t h e you found yourself inadvertently
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announced the hiring of one of has recruited Zili Shao, Asia
Asia’s leading corporate lawyers managing partner of Linklaters,
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Zoho Makes Another Move to be the TLC Orders New

IT of the Small Business Market Series, “Mall Cops:
By Alex Williams
(ReadWriteWeb) Mall of America
Submitted at 11/23/2009 5:30:28 AM
Zoho is making another move to
serve as the IT department for the
small business market. Its latest
offering is a service for staffing
agencies and human resources to
automate the process for hiring
people.
The new service, available now,
is an applicant tracking system
that helps staffing agencies and
recruiting departments track job
openings, resumes and
candidates. The enterprise is stil
heavily dependent on email and
manual processes for any number
of practices with human
resources being no exception to
the rule.
Sponsor
Zoho's strategy is to create a
level of automation that makes a
human resources functions
manageable, a model they have
used for the services they offer
for sales, marketing and other
functions in the enterprise.
Zoho Recruit has a number of
features including web forms; the
ability to aggregate resumes from
social sites and ways to track the
status of a client within the
application.
Activity streams are emerging as
a standard for new social
enterprise products. In Zoho
Recruit, though, the activity
streams look more like simple
views into the status of a job
opening, profiles of other people
on the team and the interviews on
schedule for the day.
Here's an overview of Zoho
Recruit:
It's clear that Zoho s gunning for
the enterprise market with a
focus on the small business
sector. The company is
increasingly perceived as a
competitive threat to larger, more
established companies. This is
illustrated by a Microsft
executive's remark earlier this
month that Zoho is a"fake"
Microsoft office.
Zoho responded with
FakeOffice.org, featuring a video
they made in September,
renaming it "Fake Office - the
Movie."
Zoho is a challenger to
Salesforce.com in the small
business market, whic has moved
up market in the past few years.
That approach has worked for
Salesforce but in these markets
the company faces deep pressures
from larger competitors such as
Oracle.
Zoho faces its own competition
but it has a unique approach. Its
products are varied, giving
customers the feeling that they
are using a service that is
customized for their particular
needs.
Plus, we like their videos. :)
They explain their products. How
about that? Discuss
By Robert Seidman performance secured the series
(TVbytheNumbers) order.
Submitted at 11/22/2009 10:59:33 PM
Mall of America in
Bloomington, Minnesota, is, at
via press release: 4.2 million square feet, the
TLC ORDERS NEW SERIES largest mall in the U.S. With over
‘ M A L L C O P S : M A L L O F 500 stores, a 7-acre indoor theme
AMERICA’ park, a 1.2 million gallon
TLC today confirmed that it has aquarium, a secondary school, a
started production on the new w e d d i n g c h a p e l a n d h u g e
series MALL COPS: MALL OF celebrity events, Mall of America
A M E R I C A . P r o d u c e d b y is a mini city – and needs to be
September Films, the series protected as one. Cameras will
shares the story of the men and take viewers behind the scenes as
women who work the security the mall’s cops handle the tasks
team at Mall Of America Ò, both routine and extraordinary as
which welcomes more than 40 t h e y w o r k i n g i n s u c h a
million visitors a year. remarkable setting.
Twelve half-hour episodes have MALL COPS: MALL OF
been ordered. AMERICA is produced by DCD
Earlier this fall, the network Media-owned September Films.
premiered a one-hour special, Executive producers are Peter
also titled MALL COPS: MALL Davey and Sheldon Lazarus.
OF AMERICA, which achieved This content has passed through
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was viewed by an average of 1.2
million P2+ viewers. This strong

Microsoft and News Corp eye web pact

(Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 3:01:48 PM
Microsoft has had discussions
with News Corp over a plan that
would involve the media
company being paid to “de-
index” its news websites from
Google, setting the scene for a
search engine battle that could
offer a ray of light to the
newspaper industry.
The impetus for the discussions
came from News Corp, owner of
newspapers ranging from the
Wall Street Journal of the US to
The Sun of the UK, said a person
familiar with the situation, who
warned that talks were at an early
stage.
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Apple Speaks: Schiller Defends App Store Approval Process

By Liam Cassidy Most [apps] are approved and expand the rules to make it fair they will tolerate and forgive
(TheAppleBlog) some are sent back to the for everyone.” occasional missteps, but only if
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:03:32 AM
developer. In about 90% of those In a twist I didn’t see coming, the channel of discourse between
cases, Apple requests technical BusinessWeek’s Arik Hesseldahl them significantly improves
In what BusinessWeek is fixes—usually for bugs in the adds that Rogue Amoeba “…will beyond where it stands today;
describing as “his first extensive software or because something soon submit a version of the app which, so far as I can see, is a
interview on the subject,” Phil d o e s n ’ t w o r k a s e x p e c t e d . with the Apple images intact.” slightly updated status page on
Schiller, everyone’s favorite Developers are generally glad to That’s good to know, since it was the Apple Dev Center website
S e n i o r V i c e P r e s i d e n t o f have this safety net because almost universally agreed (except and, when developers get rowdy
Worldwide Product Marketing usually Apple’s review process perhaps by the most fundamental enough, the occasional
for Apple, has defended Apple’s finds problems they actually want fanbois) that Apple’s actions intervention by Phil Schiller.
application approval process. to fix. were not only inconsistent and Do we need Apple to act, as Joe
I’ve read through it a few times, Here’s what TechCrunch’s Jason hypocritical — they were just Hewitt put it, as Gatekeepers?
and I’d hardly call it “extensive.” Kincaid had to say about that: plain stupid. Apple doesn’t vet the quality and
I think it’s more accurately This is a laughable statement. Kincaid summarises: functionality of applications built
described as “PR spin” more than Developers may like the concept Schiller’s interview highlights for the Macintosh; though, I
anything else. Schiller’s opening of having an external QA safety how badly Apple is wonder — were the Mac to be
s a l v o i s a c t u a l l y a n net that helps catch bugs, but not underestimating the negative invented today, would Apple
advertisement. one that’s incredibly inconsistent the matter of Apple’s recent impact the App Store is having insist on an Application Store for
We’ve built a store for the most and penalizes them with extended inconsistent approach to on its reputation in the developer the desktop Mac OS X? If so,
part that people can trust. You delays and notoriously bad trademark protection (brief recap; community… Apple may not would it offer the same reasoning
and your family and friends can communication. Rogue Amoeba’s Airfoil care about losing a handful of for its draconian regulation of its
download applications from the Schiller does manage to admit Speakers app displayed a tiny developers to Android, but their software ecosystem?
store, and for the most part they that Apple has made mistakes. icon of the remote computer to shortsighted strategy of Everyone has an opinion on how
do what you’d expect, and they Sadly, he doesn’t say it loudly which the app was connected — answering developer complaints best to solve the problem; I
get onto your phone, and you get enough. In a Social Networking Apple initially approved the app, with PR spin rather than suspect it’s all about balance. An
billed appropriately, and it all just era when transparency is not only and it proved very successful. transparency and action may hurt approval process is fine so long
works. beneficial to a company but Then someone noticed the icons them in the long run. as Apple’s rules are fair, practical
It’s obviously going to transmit almost essential to maintaining a were of Macs, and Apple pulled I’ll give Apple this; it’s learning. and consistently applied across
good vibes to the majority of happy customer base, Apple still it for trademark violation). Slowly, painfully slowly, all apps, all the time. And if or
BusinessWeek readers (who c a n ’ t m a n a g e g e n u i n e [Schiller] says Apple is trying to continental-drift-slowly, but when it screws up, Apple should
likely weren’t even aware of an “openness” where it most counts. make trademark guidelines more remember that the iPhone is not admit it instantly and correct its
application approval process in I’m sure Misters Jobs and sophisticated. “We need to yet three years old, the error. So, riddle me this… if it’s
the first place, never mind a Schiller grudgingly decided this delineate something that might application store even younger. so easy for the community to
problem with it) but it’s unlikely interview was a necessary (if confuse the customer and be an In a sense, Apple is making this offer reasonable solutions, why is
t o s m o o t h t h e f e a t h e r s o f bitter-tasting) step in damage- inappropriate use of a trademark up as it goes, and it’s bound to it proving so hard for Apple?
frustrated, angry developers. See, control. But it’s dripping with from something that’s just take some wrong turns along the
Mr. Schiller not only defended c o n v o l u t e d a n d d o w n r i g h t referring to a product for the sake winding path toward approval
the approval process, but said unfriendly corporate-speak. of compatibility,” he says. process nirvana. Developers
that developers actually like it. Here are Schiller’s comments on “We’re trying to learn and don’t expect Apple to be perfect;
42 Apple/ TV/ E-reader Newspaper

Rumor Has It: Camera Still Bound American Music Awards:

for iPod Touch J.Lo falls, Adam Lambert
By Darrell Etherington
(TheAppleBlog)
in the current iPod nano, not that
found in the iPhone. Presumably,
that means that the new touch
freaks out parents
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:08:31 AM By Kona Gallagher (TV
won’t be able to shoot still Squad)
At the Apple iPod event this past photos, which is something the
Submitted at 11/23/2009 10:04:00 AM
September, the iPod nano got a nano camera isn’t able to do.
video upgrade, but despite This newest claim about the iPod I had the American Music
rumors to the contrary, the iPod touch are backed up by earlier Awards on last night in the
touch didn’t get a similar reports of production problems background, and for the most
treatment. The internet was just ahead of the September part it looked like a pretty
ablaze with expectation thanks to event, which were said to have standard awards show: People
the appearance of a number of frustrated Apple’s launch plans. wore pretty dresses, played
iPod touch cases with camera The nature of the problem wasn’t pianos suspended by wires, wore
holes built-in, all positioned the specified, but it was reported to more makeup than their wives
same, which seemed like a fair have affected “the first dozen of (I'm looking at you, Keith
indicator that video was coming thousands units produced” by Urban), and simulated oral sex.
to the touchscreen iPod. French Apple news site goes to American Idol runner-up
Wait-- what? Adam Lambert's decidedly non-
Even after the newest touch HardMac. Yeah, so for once, Lady Gaga's
model was released, teardowns Spring 2010 makes sense as a family-friendly performance.
performance, which involved You can check out both videos
revealed what looked like a space launch time frame, too, because smashing a plate-glass window
reserved for the camera Apple did upgrade the iPod touch after the jump.
and setting a piano on fire wasn't Continue reading American
internally. Apple seemed to be alongside the other iPod models the most interesting performance
holding back for some reason, in September, even without the Music Awards: J.Lo falls, Adam
of the night. Instead, everyone is Lambert freaks out parents
and recently reports have been source who claims the camera addition of a camera. Even if it talking about two people:
made that that is indeed the case, version of the iPod Touch 3G resolved production issues Filed under: American Idol,
Jennifer Lopez and Adam Video, Watercooler Talk,
and that a camera-wielding iPod will be released this Spring. The quickly, because it went ahead Lambert. Lopez's unfortunate fall
touch will appear in Spring of source confirms to us that the and launched the product without Celebrities, Alumni, Awards,
iPod Touch 3G with camera had the component, the Mac-maker during her performance of Reality-Free
2010. "Louboutins" probably mortified
The news comes via The actually been planned for release will have to wait a decent amount Permalink| Email this| |
her, but it wasn't the most Comments
Examiner, which ascribes the this past September, but had of time before introducing awkward thing to happen during
information to sources within problems passing quality control. another new model in order to the ceremony. That distinction
Apple. They claim that as most Unlike Samsung, Apple actually clear on-hand stock and defer
people suspect, a camera was h a s a Q u a l i t y C o n t r o l u n n e c e s s a r y p r o d u c t i o n
indeed planned for release this d e p a r t m e n t . reconfiguration costs.
fall, but the product failed to The article goes on to say that
meet Apple’s exacting standards: the camera going into the iPod
We have heard from an inside touch will be the same as the one
E-reader Newspaper
Reporters accepting freebies
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 8:55:33 AM
A few notes about the propriety
of reporters accepting free
followers from Twitter.
1. On Friday, in an interview
with Twitter COO Dick Costolo
at a TechCrunch conference,
Mike Arrington observed that
when TechCrunch ran a piece
about Twitter Corp they didn't
like, they were taken off the
Suggested User List. I wrote this
up here on Scripting News.
Costolo didn't comment, but the
issue is clearly on Arrington's
mind, as it should be. They're
back on the list. Does this
influence their coverage and if so
how? (TechCrunch people should
note this is a question, not a
statement.)
2. Will a NY Times columnist be
more likely to write about
Twitter, if they've got a million
followers from placement on the
SUL? Is there an appearance of
impropriety? Is appearance
enough of a reason to opt out? In
an article in today's NY Times,
they say that Times reporters are
not allowed to accept free trips to
cover production of a television
show in Bora Bora. "The New
Gold hits fresh high amid rising political tension
(Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:47:11 AM
14:45 GMT. Gold powered to
another high on Monday as
York Times and many other
media outlets ban the acceptance
of these freebies on ethical
grounds, because there could be
an appearance of buying
favorable coverage." To me, the
free placement on the SUL and
the benefits it bestows, are
exactly equivalent. Elsewhere in
the Times, and in many other
media outlets, the number of
followers is treated as a measure
of relevance.
Pieces like this always provoke
challenges from people at the
publications such as the Guardian
and the Times. So be it. I think
they are clearly wrong in
softness in the dollar and raised
tensions between Iran and the
west encouraged traders to opt
for the vehicle with strong
momentum.
A tentative session on Asian
accepting the free boost from an
important and growing media
network like Twitter. In the old
days they were gatekeepers and
could suppress a story like this if
they didn't like it. Thankfully we
don't live in the old days.
Further, I think political
candidates who accept promotion
from Twitter are going to have
problems down the road. They
operate under special rules, and
I'm sure that there will eventually
be a monetary value placed on
SUL placement and it will count
as a campaign contribution. Imho
there will be even more serious
consequences for incumbents
who accept free followers from
Twitter and other networks.
Think about how handicapped
the news organizations are going
to be in covering this story when
they have their own issues
around placement on the SUL.
The only ones who will be able
to cover this story without the
appearance of being in Twitter's
pocket are ones who opted out.
As far as I know, no reporters,
columnists or news organizations
have opted out.
equity markets, following a
global stall over recent days, had
earlier added to the view that the
trend higher in bullion faced the
least resistance among major
assets in a week that may feature
Tech Blog/ TV/ Economy/ 43
Jeana says goodbye to
Real Housewives of
Orange County
By Allison Waldman (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:03:00 AM
I haven't been as interested in
The Real Housewives of Orange
County this season, and now I'm
about to check out permanently.
My favorite wife has left the
show. Jeana Keough said an on
screen "adios" to the Real
Housewives of Orange County.
She's not actually moving, but
she's off the show by choice.
Jeana Keough has always
impressed me as the smartest,
most normal and down-to-earth
housewife of the bunch. She had pursuing their lives and bringing
a completely insane marriage to her pride. I think Jeana's "pal"
Matt Keough, an ex-Major Vicki Gunvalson wishes her
League Baseball pitcher for the children were as loving to her as
Oakland A's, but she worked to Jeana's are to her.
keep it together. Her kids were a Continue reading Jeana says
handful. goodbye to Real Housewives of
They were all grown up and in Orange County
high school or post-high school Filed under: Other Reality
life, but Jeana was supportive and Shows, OpEd
interested and tried to be a Permalink| Email this| |
positive role model. In her finale, Comments
she was able to show her kids
lighter, holiday-affected trading.
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How Hollywood portrays bloggers

(Scripting News) but it seems that if it did she
Submitted at 11/22/2009 2:54:52 PM
would have used it.
Julie used blogging, but Julia
I've now seen two movies that was a natural-born blogger.
had bloggers in leading roles. The dishonesty in the story was
1. State of Play. A remake of a how they portrayed Julia Child's
brilliant BBC series that was so reaction to Julie Powell's writing.
bad, that portrayed the blogger in They didn't explain why she
such a superficial and humiliating disapproved. If you just went by
fashion, that I actually walked what the movie said you could
out in disgust. (A movie has to be easily think she was bitter or
very bad for me to walk out on closed-minded or jealous of
it.) young Julie. Luckily the archive
2. Julie and Julia. I saw it last is still on the web, and a simple
night, and stayed to the end. I Google search turned up the
was just as angry at the way they answer. Julia Child considered
portrayed the blogger, but it turns The Julie/Julia Project a stunt.
out for an opposite reason. In this
case the dishonesty was reversed,
She said of Powell: "She would
never really describe the end
Review: Curb Your
the blogger wasn't at all heroic,
and they misrepresented the hero,
Julia Child, who was, in many
results, how delicious it was, and
what she learned." There's a lot
more in a Publisher Weekly
Enthusiasm - Seinfeld
ways more of a true blogger than
the blogger! Kind of funny how
interview with Judith Jones,
Child's editor at Knopf. Now,
(season finale)
that works. begs to be solved, and because that makes sense! By Jonathan Toomey (TV for me and write up last week's
A blogger isn't just someone the tools are so inexpensive that I'd love to see a movie that Squad) penultimate ep and I actually
who uses blogging software, at they no longer present a barrier, captures the heroic spirit of Submitted at 11/23/2009 8:38:00 AM
waited until last night to see that
least not to me. A blogger is they are available to the heroic blogging. Like all inspiration, it's one as well -- I watched them
someone who takes matters into individual. As far as I can tell, rare, but that's why it's worth ( S07E10) "It's the Seinfeld back to back. I was struck by
his or her own hands. Someone Julia Child was just such a making a movie about. The story reunion! That's a big deal!" - how well it all flowed together;
who sees a problem that no one is person. Blogging software didn't of the nobility of blogging Cheryl how much it actually felt like we
t r y i n g t o s o l v e , o n e t h a t exist when she was pioneering, largely remains, imho, untold. Yes, it is a big deal. A little over were watching a real episode of
desperately needs solving, that eleven years after we saw Jerry, Seinfeld, even during the table
Elaine, Kramer, and George read. However, seeing it play out,
Lloyds draws strong demand for hybrid debt behind bars, the reunion we've all scene by scene, in the finale?
(Financial Times - US been waiting for has finally Talk about nostalgia.
Monday, as the first part of its was high, with Lloyds receiving
homepage) arrived. I'm not sure if this even Continue reading Review: Curb
plans for a £22.5bn ($37.1bn) offers to exchange in excess of
counts as a category to classify Your Enthusiasm - Seinfeld
Submitted at 11/23/2009 12:43:04 AM
capital raising. The group also £12.5bn.
increased the amount it said it This content has passed through TV shows, but last night's Curb (season finale)
Lloyds Banking Group is to Your Enthusiasm season finale Filed under: OpEd, Curb Your
would raise from US investors in fivefilters.org.
issue £7bn in enhanced capital was easily the best "show within Enthusiasm, Episode Reviews,
the hybrid debt from $800m to
notes (ECNs), a new form of a show" episode I've ever seen... Reality-Free
$986m.
hybrid debt, it announced on Demand for the new credit notes of any show. Permalink| Email this| |
Jane was kind enough to step in C o m m e n t s
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Week-long coverage of MLS Cup 2009 Culminates tonight on

ESPN with Real Salt Lake FC vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
By Robert Seidman
(TVbytheNumbers)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 12:48:40 PM

via ESPN press release:

ESPN at MLS Cup 2009: Los
Angeles vs. Salt Lake City
Beckham and Donovan lead Los
Angeles vs. Kyle Beckerman and
Real Salt Lake Sunday on ESPN
HD
Week-long Coverage Across
ESPN Media Platforms
Western Conference Finals Set
MLS Viewership Record on
ESPN2
ESPN’s week-long coverage of
MLS Cup 2009 will culminate
with the live, high definition
telecast of Real Salt Lake FC vs.
the Los Angeles Galaxy Sunday,
Nov. 22, at 8:30 p.m. ET, from
the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field in
Seattle. The title match,
available on ESPN360.com, will
feature a Los Angeles team, led
by Landon Donovan and David
Beckham, in his first U.S. title
match since joining Major
League Soccer in 2007 from
soccer powerhouse Real Madrid
FC, vs. Real Salt Lake FC, Stone on the sidelines. manager of the Galaxy – at the telestrator to highlight the during the match, measuring
captained by U.S. national team Stone will also host on-site helm when Beckham arrived at locations and movements of speed and total distance run by
player Kyle Beckerman. studio segments before and after the team. players on the field; and the every player on the field;
Veteran soccer play-by-play the match and at halftime, joined MLS Cup 2009 TV highlights: Offside Line, which displays a • With the MLS Cup in Seattle,
commentator JP Dellacamera by former U.S. Women’s • 19 cameras, including two virtual line affixed to the last the home of one of the most
will call the match with soccer National Team captain Julie super slo-mo cameras, steadicam, defender to show viewers vibrant MLS fan-bases, ESPN’s
Hall of Famer and former captain Foudy and former U.S. Men’s and skycam; whether the referee’s offside telecast will pay homage to MLS
of the U.S. Men’s National Team National Team player Alexi • ESPN Axis, a U.S. domestic decision is accurate on replays; “Supporter Groups,” a
John Harkes providing analysis, Lalas as analysts. Lalas is a soccer virtual replay technology • Unique graphic“heat maps”
and Allen Hopkins and Rob former president and general that allows analysts to use the tracking star player movement WEEK-LONG page 46
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WEEK-LONG
continued from page 45
celebration of the fans who
passionately follow their teams
throughout the season. Using
“Follow your Heart” as the
theme, highlights and footage of
the Seattle FC Alliance, the host
club’s supporters group marching
into the stadium on match days,
will be interspersed into the event
telecast.
Additional ESPN News and
Information Programming
• The 2009 MLS Most Valuable
Player will be announced
exclusively on ESPNEWS, the
nation’s only 24-hour television
sports news network, Thurs.,
Nov. 19. The top-three finalists:
Jeff Cunningham (Dallas FC),
Landon Donovan (Los Angeles
Galaxy) and Shalrie Joseph (New
England Revolution). In addition,
the network will air segments
previewing the 2009 MLS Cup
matchup as well as the
presentation of Friday’s pre-
game press briefings by the
teams;
• News and information
programs such as
SportsCenter(ESPN) and First
Take(ESPN2, 10 a.m. – 12 noon) ESPN International
will feature MLS Cup news and ESPN International will televise
highlights. the MLS Cup 2009 in 122
Around the Net In Media: Vivendi Holds Up Comcast Takeover of NBCU
(MediaPost | Media News)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 7:18:34 PM
Comcast's plan to take control of
NBC Universal this month has
encountered a roadblock. The
cable operator's acquisition of a
ESPN Digital Media
• T h i s w e e k ,
ESPNSoccernet.com, the leading
English-language soccer news
and information site in the world,
features daily MLS Cup stories,
matchup analysis and previews
through post-match reports
Monday by writers Ives
Galarcep, Steve Davis and Jeff
Carlisle. In addition, there will be
extensive video highlights and
analysis leading up to and after
the match. For
ESPNSoccernet.com’s coverage,
c l i c k h e r e :
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/sect
ion?id=mls&cc=5901
• ESPNdeportes.com features
daily MLS Cup stories, matchup
previews and post-game reports.
In addition, chats with players,
blogging and columns by
Fernando Palomo; video preview
and post-match reports; MLS
Cup gamecast; and more. For
ESPNdeportes.com coverage,
c l i c k h e r e :
http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/f
utbol/liga?league=USA.1
51% stake in NBCU is being
held up because Vivendi and GE,
the joint owners of NBCU, are
$500 to $900 million apart in
agreeing on a value for Vivendi's
stake.
General Electric owns 80% of
countries via coverage on ESPN
Dos/Dos Mexico, ESPN+,
ESPN+ Andina, Australia HD,
ESPN Atlantic, ESPN Middle
East, ESPN Pacific Rim, Latin
North/South; Latin/Caribbean
and Latin/Brasil regions.
ESPN Classic Presents History
of the MLS Cup, Saturday at 6
p.m.
For the first time, ESPN Classic
will feature a special presentation
of the History of the MLS Cup, a
star-studded documentary that
travels from the birth of the
league in North America through
2008. The two-hour program,
which takes viewers onto the
field for the best action from the
first 12 MLS Cup matches,
includes never-before-seen
footage, off-the-field and inside-
the-locker room access with
players and coaches, exclusive
interviews, and more. Interviews
include players and coaches who
have starred on the biggest stage
of the premier soccer league in
the U.S., the MLS Cup, such as
Landon Donovan, Brian Ching,
Bruce Arena, Cobi Jones,
Dwayne De Rosario, John
Harkes, Jeff Agoos, Pat Onstad,
and Eric Wynalda.
Beckham and Donovan Propel
the company, and France's
Vivendi owns 20%. GE needs to
reach an agreement with Vivendi
before it can sell majority control
to Comcast. GE has placed a
value on NBC Universal of $27
billion to $30 billion, say
ESPN2 to Record MLS
Viewership
ESPN2’s live coverage of the
2009 MLS Western Conference
Finals Friday, Nov. 13, a 2 – 0
extra time victory by the Los
Angeles Galaxy over the
Houston Dynamo, was seen in an
average of 538,000 television
homes (700,000 people 2+),
based on a 0.5 rating, making it
the most-watched MLS telecast
ever on the network.
The previous record was on
Thurs., Aug. 23, 2007, in a
regular-season match between
Chivas USA and Los Angeles,
seen in an average of 532,000
television homes (658,000 P2+),
a 0.6 rating.
Additionally on ESPN Deportes,
the match was seen in an average
of 73,000 Hispanic television
homes (121,000 Hispanic P2+), a
1.6 Hispanic coverage rating.
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insiders.
Negotiations could drag on until
Dec. 10, when Vivendi's window
to exercise its option to sell its
stake officially closes. After that
time, Vivendi wouldn't have the
opportunity to sell, perhaps even
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Around the Net In
Media: 'St. Pete Times'
Sells Magazine to
Scientology Publisher
(MediaPost | Media News)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 7:24:30 PM
The St. Petersburg Times in
Florida is in the midst of selling a
magazine they own in
Washington, D.C., to a
Scientology publisher located in
Folsom, Calif. The St. Pete's title,
Governing, is being acquired by
e. Republic, which has four
publications, including one called
Government Technology.
The Web site that included the
story about the sale in last week's
St. Petersburg Times also
included a video ad for
Scientology that cost an
estimated $1 million.
Interestingly, the St. Petersburg
Times has been running several
hard-hitting exposes about abuses
in Scientology this year.
"What the heck is going on
here?" asks The Hollywood
Reporter. "Are publishers so hard
up for cash that they'll take
money from the subjects of their
exposes?"
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TLC Orders Eight Episodes of New
Series “Craving Comfort”; Hosted by
Oprah Chef, Art Smith
By Robert Seidman
(TVbytheNumbers)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 10:06:07 PM
via press release:
TLC ORDERS NEW SERIES
‘CRAVING COMFORT’
TLC today announced that it has
ordered the new series
CRAVING COMFORT (wt),
which explores the obsessions,
triumphs, and secrets behind
some of America’s favorite
comfort foods. The series is
produced by True Entertainment,
and has already begun shooting.
TLC has ordered eight half-hour
episodes.
Hosted by chef Art Smith, each
episode of CRAVING
COMFORT will travel the
country, exploring variations of
the simple, sumptuous dishes that
everyone craves. Not just a
cooking series, CRAVING
COMFORT is about the
experience shared with favorite
foods, and the stories they
embody. Each episode will focus
on one specific comfort food -
from fried chicken to apple pie –
and uncovers three different tales
that reveal the passion behind the
plate.
“CRAVING COMFORT
celebrates the great personal
stories behind America’s classic
comfort foods. Art Smith’s
passion for great food and its
ability to bring people together
makes him the perfect host for
this journey,” said Nancy
Daniels, SVP of Production &
Development, TLC.
Art Smith is a two-time James
Beard Award-winner and
bestselling cookbook author, who
has devoted his life to bringing
back the symbolism and meaning
of the “kitchen table” in the
family home, and is a believer
that food should unite families
and friends through the sharing
of meals.
In addition to hosting
CRAVING COMFORT, Art
continues his role as specialty
chef for many of Oprah
Winfrey’s most talked-about
events, and runs his restaurant,
Table Fifty-Two, serving locally-
sourced and seasonal home
cooking inspired by his family’s
farm on the Florida-Georgia
TV/ 47
border. He also recently opened
the Washington DC-based
restaurant Art and Soul.
The chef devotes much time to
community service through his
nonprofit organization Common
Threads that teaches low-income
children to cook wholesome and
affordable meals as a way to
prevent childhood obesity and
reverse the trend of generations
of non-cookers, while celebrating
the things people all over the
world have in common. Live-action Ben 10: Alien Swarm on
CRAVING COMFORT adds to
TLC’s slate of food
Cartoon Network is part of network’s
programming, joining fan-
favorite CAKE BOSS, currently
plan to attract older viewers
airing its second season, By Robert Seidman feeling more like product
ULTIMATE CAKE OFF,
(TVbytheNumbers) placement for cars and
currently in production on its Submitted at 11/22/2009 12:39:32 PM
motorcycles than a movie. Still,
second season, and the upcoming “Ben 10: Alien Swarm” has
BBQ PITMASTERS, which I know live-action on a network upped “Ben 10’s” game in terms
premieres December 3. called the Cartoon Network rubs of visual effects, and it races
True Entertainment, an Endemol some people the wrong way. along briskly enough that it
company, was founded by But, it’s just more of the ratings should connect with the older
Glenda Hersh and Steven grab we have seen from almost boy/younger-teen audience that
Weinstock. all the cable networks. In this the Turner-owned channel is
This content has passed through case Variety suggests it’s the rare cultivating (actually, pandering
fivefilters.org. case of network attempting to to) with a slew of live-action
attract an older audience(older reality shows. Read the whole
boys and teens): review on Variety.
Further milking and aging the Ben 10: Alien Swarm premieres
“Ben 10 franchise into teen Wednesday, November 25 at
territory, Cartoon Network has 7pm.
churned out a second live-action This content has passed through
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Mall Cops coming to

TV Valve selling Team
By Brad Trechak (TV Squad)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:29:00 AM
Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead
-themed greeting cards
I am sorry to report that Kevin
James in Paul Blart: Mall Cop By Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
and Seth Rogen in Observe and Submitted at 11/22/2009 11:59:00 PM

Report have started a

phenomenon, because a new We know how boring most holly
reality series called Mall Cops: jolly holiday cards can be, so we
Mall of America is coming to were glad to see that a handful of
TLC. This is what happens when Valve-ified greeting cards are
two movies that are superficially now available for purchase at the
related to each other get released game maker's online store.
in close chronological proximity. Featuring characters from Left 4

Review: Dexter - Granted, the Mall of America is

one of the biggest (if not the
Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, and Team
Fortress 2 in compromising
holiday situations, there's no
biggest) malls in America and
Hungry Man there is likely more than a fair
share of crimes that go on there hostage situation cliffhanger.
doubt that we'll actually - finally-
send out greeting cards this year
By Danny Gallagher (TV Passenger," this week's episode during any given day. I just to everyone in our little black
Want to see the footage of how it
Squad) dove head first into his family wonder if the show is going to book. We're quite partial to the
turns out? Wait until season two.
who aren't as Norman Rockwell hire its own criminals to commit handful of TF2-themed images
Submitted at 11/23/2009 4:59:00 AM Filed under: Programming,
as Arthur Mitchell might want felonies in the mall just to keep you see above (just look at The
OpEd, Pickups and Renewals,
(S04E09) "Everything is exactly Dexter and the rest of the world things interesting. Spy, back with The Scout's
Reality-Free
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The season is almost over and aspect of Mitchell's twisted life shoplifters and lost children until list of Source Engine-loving
that means things are bound to and could turn out to be a huge the season finale which ends in a holiday card receivers.
ramp up as Dexter moves in asset to bringing the man down, [Via Big Download]
closer to kill the Trinity Killer. now that he no longer has them Valve selling Team Fortress 2,
But this week, we get treated to a in his upper hand. Left 4 Dead-themed greeting
special Thanksgiving episode. Continue reading Review: cards originally appeared on
Think of it as a sordid cross Dexter - Hungry Man Joystiq on Sun, 22 Nov 2009
between the "Thanksgiving Day" Filed under: Dexter, Episode 23:59:00 EST. Please see our
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NintendoWare Weekly:
Bit.Trip Void, Super
Mario Kart, A Boy and
His Blob
By JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 10:00:00 AM

Nintendo celebrates
Thanksgiving by dropping a
massive feast onto the table of
What Allison is thankful Review: The Amazing Race every Wii and DSi owner in
North America. The next Bit.Trip

for - We're Not Working With

game is now available on
WiiWare, DSiWare receives
another heaping serving of
By Allison Waldman (TV game-changing episode and he Electroplankton, and Virtual
Squad)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 4:03:00 PM
delivered it with a whopper of a
wrap up. Actually, nothing was Anybody, Ever, Anymore! Console welcomes ... Super
Mario Kart. We guess when
really wrapped; it was more like By Jackie Schnoop (TV c l u e s , a n d h o w w e l l t h e y Nintendo said " by year's end" it
Thanksgiving is coming and for the cards have been dealt and Squad) complete the tasks. While getting meant "next week." See the full,
many of us it's time to eat, drink we're still waiting to see how the Submitted at 11/23/2009 1:25:00 AM along with the other teams is seasonally appropriate bounty
and watch football. It's also a hands are played. always a good thing, there's no after the break.
time to reflect on the things Continue reading What Allison (S15E10) I mentioned last week popularity vote at the finish line. Continue reading NintendoWare
you're grateful for and since TV is thankful for that the remaining teams on The B u t t h e y a r e c o m p e t i n g . Weekly: Bit.Trip Void, Super
Squad is all about television, Filed under: Other Comedy Amazing Race are really feeling Sometimes some sneakiness just Mario Kart, A Boy and His Blob
here's what I'm grateful for this Shows, Programming, OpEd, the pressure as they're getting sneaks on in. NintendoWare Weekly: Bit.Trip
holiday season, with regard to the The Closer, Friday Night Lights, closer to the win. Well, there Continue reading Review: The Void, Super Mario Kart, A Boy
tube. Breaking Bad, Reality-Free, Mad were no fisticuffs, no elbowing, Amazing Race - We're Not and His Blob originally appeared
Mad Men season finale Men, Burn Notice, Glee but there was an underhanded Working With Anybody, Ever, on Joystiq on Mon, 23 Nov 2009
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NFL Diary: Colts 17, Ravens 15

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 8:51:04 AM

Associated Press Derrick Mason

(85) had a game-high nine
catches for 142 yards for the
Ravens, who were held without a
touchdown by the Colts.
The Journal provides minute-by-
minute analysis of the
Indianapolis Colts’ 17-15 victory
over the Baltimore Ravens at
M&T Bank Stadium in
Baltimore. Journal staffer Peter
Sanders offers commentary on
the game and the CBS telecast.
11:45 am | Pregame | by Peter
Sanders
The last time I visited Baltimore,
sometime around the beginning
of this decade, the city put a
beating on me after a bit too Belichickâs folly was all OK...here we go. For starters, way. Colts trying to push it into challenge flag. Let's hope
Manning needed to rally the Dan Dierdorf looks about how I the end zone on their first series. Webb's knees were down,
much fun wining and dining at
Colts for a come-from-behind feel this morning. The loss of 1:12 pm | First quarter | by Peter otherwise Peyton is going back to
various establishments around
one-point win and the Terrell Suggs last week is what is Sanders business at the Ravens' 20.
the Inner Harbor.
preservation of an unbeaten going to doom the Ravens, say An unreal one-arm 1:16 pm | First quarter | by Peter
The last time Peyton Manning
and the Indianapolis Colts visited record. Greg Gumbel and Big Dan. Also, catch....Dallas Clark wide open in Sanders
Now, the Colts are trying to stay Peyton is a genius, they say. the corner of the end zone. Clark And the play is reversed after
Baltimoreâin December 2007 --
a few steps ahead of the AFC The sun is shining in Bawlmer. reels it in for a 3-yard touchdown review. Harbaugh keeps a
they put a beating on the Ravens,
rival Cincinnati Bengals to CBS is ready and so am I. and, in the process, passes John timeout and Joe Flacco takes
with Manning throwing for four
determine home field advantage 1:08 pm | First quarter | by Peter Mackey for the alltime Colts over with 11:14 left in the first
touchdowns. Final score: 44-20.
The birds didnât fare much better throughout the playoffs. Sanders record for receptions by a tight quarter.
Meantime, the Ravens (5-4) are Manning takes the ball around end. That didn't take long as the 1:20 pm | First quarter | by Peter
last year against the ponies in
looking for a big-time upset even his own 13 yard line. On third Colts go up 7-0 less than four Sanders
Indianapolis, where Manning led
though they havenât beaten the down, he gets himself out of a minutes in. Flacco, like Peyton before, gets
the Colts to their first win at their
Colts since 2001. Look for jam by completing a first-down 1:15 pm | First quarter | by Peter out of his first third-down jam.
new stadium in a 31-3 drubbing.
Today, when the erstwhile Manning to try to dominate, Ray pass to Reggie Wayne. Ray Sanders Ray Rice is already carrying a
Lewis to entertain and make Lewis got his first lick in and The Ravens return the kickoff load for the Ravens as Flacco
Baltimore Colts take on the
some big hits and look for me hammered Peyton after the pass back to about their own 20 but tries to move them downfield to
Ravens, they do so with a 9-0
rooting around my cabinets for got off. Colts take it at their own Lardarius Webb appears to have answer the Colts' first score.
record after barely squeaking by
New England last week, helped some Old Bay seasoning and a 29. fumbled the ball as he was 1:22 pm | First quarter | by Peter
by the Patriotsâ patriarch -- Bill few crabs that need steaming. And then...first and goal. Just. tackled. Colts recover. But it's a Sanders
Belichick -- miscalculating on a 1:07 pm | First quarter | by Peter Like. That. Long bomb to Pierre close call and like a dutiful
Sanders Garcon that almost went all the coach, John Harbaugh threw the NFL page 51
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Flacco and the Ravens get
confused in the bright sunlight,
which is probably why Peyton is
wearing a baseball cap on the
sidelines. The Ravens' efficient
drive downfield is getting a bit
jammed up by the Colts defense.
Timeout Ravens with just under
seven minutes in the first.
1:29 pm | First quarter | by Peter
Sanders
Joe Flacco was 4-for-4 in the air
until just now, when Colts rookie
Jacob Lacey broke up a pass
intended for Derrick Mason.
Then on third down, Flacco
overthrows to Mason...here
comes the field-goal unit. Billy
Cundiff snuck one in on a 46-
yard FG attempt. 7-3 Colts with
under six minutes left in the first.
1:30 pm | First quarter | by Peter
Sanders
You know what you get as a
reward for a Ravens' field goal?
You get to watch a dude talk to
himself in a series of office-
building windows. His alter ego
is convincing him to talk to his
doctor about Viagra. The mirror
says it is. But the dude in the
voiceover is talking about all the
bad things that can happen to
you when you take it. Clearly, the
man in the mirror can't hear the
voiceover.
1:33 pm | First quarter | by Peter
Sanders
Manning and the Colts take over
at their own 24. Manning throws
and it's popped up and grabbed
by the Ravens. One play, one
interception. Dawan Landry with
the pick. Flacco takes over at the
Colts' 29. Eighth pick for
Manning of the season,
according to Greg Gumbel.
1:36 pm | First quarter | by Peter
Sanders
Solid Colts defense batting and
swatting footballs out of the air.
Flacco can't convert the pick into
a TD. Cundiff back in the game
and nails another 40+ yarder. It's
a 7-6 game with four minutes left
in the first.
1:39 pm | First quarter | by Peter
Sanders
Apparently, the word "Colts"
isn't used in Baltimore. Indy, is
the preferred nickname. Hard
feelings last decades up there.
After a penalty on the kickoff
return, Colts start at their own 11
with under four minutes to play.
1:41 pm | First quarter | by Peter
Sanders
That interception? Yeah, that's
ancient history. Two passes to
tight end Tom Santi and the
Colts are on the move again. At
the Ravens' 45 with just over a
minute to play in the quarter.
1:43 pm | First quarter | by Peter
Sanders
Colts go for it on fouth and 1 but
Manning can't get things sorted
out with his audibles. He's
forced to take a timeout and
we're forced to watch another
commercial.
1:48 pm | First quarter | by Peter
Sanders
Colts center Jeff Saturday gets
flagged for holding and will
bring back Joseph Addai's first-
down effort, turning the Colts'
fourth down into a punt. Fair
catch for the Ravens. Sidenote,
Gumbel and Dierdorf gave
Saturday's hold high marks for
an open-field tackle. Ravens take
over and get one play off before
the quarter ends with
Indianapolis up 7-6.
1:54 pm | Second quarter | by
Peter Sanders
I'm no ref, but even I saw
Ravens right tackle Michael Oher
jump that ball. Flacco and Ray
Rice can't get things going.
Ravens will have to punt from
their own end zone at the start of
the second quarter. T.J. Rushing
doesn't get much on the return
and a 10-yard penalty will push
the Colts back to about the 50
when they take over.
1:55 pm | Second quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Even though he sounds like he
should be waiting tables at some
bistro in Paris, Pierre Garcon is
pulling down balls tossed his way
by Manning. But so far, the
Colts haven't been able to get
much going on the ground. That
Baltimore defense can still bring
the stifle.
2:01 pm | Second quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Manning just went over the
3,000 yard passing mark for the
season. The rest of the Colts
must have been digesting that
because Manning again took a
timeout as his audible wasn't
getting processed fast enough.
Third and 1 and Donald Brown
gets the short-yardage first down
with nine minutes left in the half.
2:05 pm | Second quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Another big INT by the Ravens.
Manning went deep for Reggie
Wayne, but Ed Reed stepped in
and picked it off around the 10
yard line, returning it back
towards midfield. Meantime, Ray
Lewis gets off the field three
plays after his right ankle
appeared to get caught in the
scrum and dialed him down a
notch or two.
Manning's gonna need the time
to get his head straight. Lewis
will try to get his ankle straight.
8:33 left in the half.
2:07 pm | Second quarter | by
Peter Sanders
After grinding out a dozen or so
runs, Ray Rice finally breaks one
open -- if just a bit. Gets
Baltimore another first down. At
the Colts 22, Flacco will try to
move the Ravens into the end
zone for the first time today with
5:40 left in the half.
2:12 pm | Second quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Third and 7 and the Colts bring
the blitz. Flacco dumps one over
the middle and Billy Cundiff
comes out for his third kick of
the day. So the Ravens take the
lead 9-7(all on field goals; this
time a 38-yarder ) with a little
over four minutes left in the half.
Volkswagen really wants to sell
cars. Also, Sony dropped some
serious cash on its HDTV
commercials. Justin Timberlake
and Peyton Manning in the same
spot. Funny, my Sony HDTV
doesn't really make the
commercial all that much better.
2:16 pm | Second quarter | by
Peter Sanders
The Colts bright spot so far
today is their tight ends: Dallas
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Clark and Tom Santi. Santi has
pulled in three receptions today,
including a body-twister just now
to put the Colts well into field-
goal range. No good deed goes
unpunished, however, as Santi is
doubled over on the sidelines
trying to get some air.
Reggie Wayne grabs a diving
catch inside the Ravens' 20 yard
line. Colts get a first down as we
approach the two-minute
warning. But Harbaugh goes and
spoils the fun, he throws the
challenge flag as........wait. No,
he takes it back. First down,
Colts.
2:21 pm | Second quarter | by
Peter Sanders
The NFL has an official air
freshener. It's Febreze, if you
were wondering.
2:23 pm | Second quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Joseph Addai charges five yards
into the end zone with 1:30
remaining in the half. Extra point
is good and it's 14-9 Colts. Ray
Lewis gets juked hard, by the
way.
Ravens are pushing hard as the
half winds down. Flacco airing it
out and giving the ball to Ray
Rice, as they try to push things
into field-goal range, once again.
Nice strike just now to Derrick
Mason to get the ball within
range. Timeout with 29 seconds
left.
Poor Billy Cundiff. He's
stretching again. Reminds me of
that awesome Keanu Reeves
movie, "The Replacements." I've
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never met Billy Cundiff, but I
like to think he's like the Rhys
Ifans character. You know, the
cranky English footballer called
on to kick the football between
smoke breaks.
2:31 pm | Halftime | by Peter
Sanders
And Cundiff is 4-for-4 after a 36
-yarder. Makes it 14-12 Colts and
Cundiff will go for the old
onsides kick with two seconds
left. Colts recover and after a
bunch of dancing the Ravens
bring down the kick returner and
they head for the locker rooms.
2:47 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Second half gets underway and
Flacco and Ray Rice go to work.
We'll see if either team can break
something out, or if we're gonna
grind it out for another two
quarters. Looked like Gary
Brackett picked it off from the
first camera angle, but it clearly
bounced off the ground before he
picked it up.
Ravens go four-and-out. T.J.
Rushing takes a fair catch at the
Colts' 32-yard line and Manning
will try to redeem his shaky first-
half performance.
2:51 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Not gonna say I understand the
GoDaddy.com commercials. But
I am also not going to say I don't
like them. I do cringe a tiny bit
for Danica Patrick every time
though.
2:52 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Tom Santi found his wind again
and grabs another pass from
Manning for a Colts first down.
So far, it's been the Wayne-Addai
-Santi show. "It's an orchestra
and in every chair sits someone
who has to play and play well,"
says Dierdorf.
First and 10 with 10:54 left in
the third quarter.
2:57 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Ouch. That is one for
SportsCenter. Tom Santi, we
come to praise thee, not to bury
thee. But Ray Lewis buried his
helmet right into Santi's shoulder,
spinning him around and
knocking the ball loose. What
was almost a guaranteed Colts
touchdown turned into a fumble
and Ravens recovery.
That's three turnovers for the
Colts today and Flacco gets the
ball back around his own 7-yard
line.
3:02 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Flacco nearly gets sacked in his
own end zone, but lofts a bomb
to Derrick Mason, who pulls it in
and the Ravens get a 45-yard
gain. But on the very next
play.....CONFUSION! Willis
McGahee appears to get stripped
after a solid first-down run and
the Colts recover, but it's out of
bounds. So, it's ruled Ravens
ball. But Harbaugh challenges
the entire play saying McGahee
was down before he got stripped.
Gumbel is confused, Dierdorf is
very confused...that means I am
totally lost.
3:04 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Harbaugh gets another big
decision. McGahee was ruled
down before he got stripped and
it's like all those shenanigans
never even happened. Ravens go
first and 10 on the Colts 32 with
7:10 left in the third.
Ray Rice breaks through, gets
inside the 20 on a quick run and
the Ravens make a charge for
their first end-zone visit of the
day.
3:08 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
The Ravens just can't seem to
find the end zone today. Even
with being gifted three turnovers.
Poor Billy Cundiff. Apparently,
four field goals is his limit. He
kicks his fifth attempt
"juuuuuuust a bit outside," as
Bob Uecker would say. Score
stays 14-12 Colts and Tom Santi
apparently tweaked his neck on
that nasty hit. So we'll see if he
comes back today.
3:11 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Scratch that. Santi is back in the
game. Dallas Clark lets one slip
through his hands and it nearly
turned into Manning's third INT.
Colts go four-and-out. Ed Reed
gets nothing. Ravens take over at
their own 32 with about three
minutes left in the quarter.
3:16 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Derrick Mason. You know you
should never take your eyes off
the ball. Even if Colts rookie
Jacob Lacey is bearing down on
you like a derailed freight train.
Especially if you're that wide
open. You'll drop the ball every
single time.
You redeemed yourself on the
next play, Mason, a nice first
down reception. It had the
distinction of exciting Gumbel
and the Dorf because they could
hear the ball striking your
shoulder pads. Hard.
3:20 pm | Third quarter | by
Peter Sanders
That's the end of three. Colts still
holding on, 14-12. Manning
looks sad and frustrated. He
knows he's got one more quarter
to break this thing open or risk
his unbeaten season. The Ravens,
well, you can tell they smell
blood, but they need to find that
big open space of grass that sits
just beyond the 1-yard line.
Old Billy Cundiff looks like he's
ready for a pint or two.
3:26 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Greg Gumbel welcomes us all
back to crab-cake country. Joe
Flacco and Rice are slowly
moving the ball downfield. The
Dorf read my mind when he said
"we're reaching that magical
point on the field" where the
Ravens drives come to "a
screeching halt."
Mason probably heard the Dorf
too. Mason burns Jacob Lacey
and grabs a nice ball just
inbounds. Ravens march on
down from the Colts 13-yard line
with 12:30 left in the fourth
quarter.
3:27 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Flacco can't quite sneak it in on
first and goal. Willis McGahee
can't sneak it in on second and
goal. Gary Brackett turns into a 5
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and goal, even worse than
second.
Dorf says it was a busted play.
Whatever it was, Cundiff is back
on field for his sixth try. And a
20-yarder is good. Cundiff is 5-
for-6 and Ravens take the lead 15
-14.
3:35 pm | by Editor
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problem. The live blog will
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3:40 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Ravens nose tackle Haloti Ngata
may have just caught a lucky
break. After his unnecessary-
roughness penalty against Pierre
Garcon, it looked like Manning
was going to march the Colts
right into the end zone. But the
Ravens D held tough, limiting
the Colts to only a 25-yard field
goal for former Raven Matt
Stover. 17-15 Indy with about
seven minutes to play.
3:42 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Between Viagra and Flomax and
a ton of old-people CBS shows I
don't ever watch (except for Big
Bang Theory on airplanes), I do
not feel that I'll be watching more
CBS anytime soon.
3:45 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
With just over six minutes left,
Flacco and Ray Rice are trying to
get something going. Cundiff
could be the hero here if he gets
another shot at the uprights. It's
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Jimmie
Johnson was chasing much more
than a championship.
He was also chasing NASCAR
history.
The most dominant driver of this
decade won a record fourth
consecutive championship
Sunday night at Homestead-
Miami Speedway, where he
raced hard to finish fifth when
25th-place would have gotten the
job done.
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Jimmie Johnson's record fourth
straight Sprint Cup title moved
him into a tie with teammate Jeff
Gordon on the list of all-time
champions.
In doing so, Johnson joined
Richard Petty (7), Dale Earnhardt
(7) and teammate Jeff Gordon(4)
as the only drivers to win more
than three titles.
"The cool thing is, we're not done
yet," he warned.
All he ever wanted was a chance
to race against the very best.
Maybe even win a race or two.
Never did he expect to be a
champion.
Especially four times over.
"I grew up on two wheels in the
dirt," the 34-year-old Californian
said. "I had no clue I was going
to end up here racing stock cars
and doing something that had
never been done before. To do
something that's never been done
in the sport, and love the sport
like I do and respect it like I do
and the greats -- Petty, Earnhardt,
Gordon -- to do something they
have never done is so awesome.
"And to win four championships
in eight years, what this team has
done -- this is unbelievable."
Johnson bulldozed his way into
the record books, pouncing when
the 10-race Chase for the Sprint
Cup championship began to pull
team owner Rick Hendrick into
the record books with him.
Johnson's title gave a record 12th
overall championship to
Hendrick, who was in North
Carolina with a niece who was
undergoing an emergency liver
transplant.
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NASCAR driver Jimmie
Johnson describes the joy and
relief of winning his fourth
consecutive championship.
Johnson says he's truly humbled
by what his team has
accomplished and he's honored to
represent the sport.
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In his absence, Johnson, Mark
Martin and Gordon celebrated a 1
-2-3 finish in the final points
standings, the first time in
NASCAR history a team owner
has swept the standings with cars
he has solely owned the entire
season.
"Heavy hearts and prayers with
the boss man and the family,"
Martin said, paying homage to
Hendrick. "That sort of takes a
little bit of the shine off of it. But
congratulations to Hendrick
Motorsports, to Jimmie Johnson -
- Superman -- and to my team."
Superman, indeed.
Johnson now stands atop
NASCAR as a one-man dynasty,
much like Tiger Woods, Roger
Federer and Lance Armstrong in
their sports.
Only Johnson hasn't been feted
under a blizzard of confetti by
himself. His mighty Hendrick
team rules NASCAR the way
UCLA Bruins once dominated
the hardwood or Michael
Jordan's Chicago Bulls reigned
supreme.
There's seemingly plenty of
chances left for Johnson's tag-
team with crew chief Chad
Knaus to keep Hendrick and the
No. 48 in the title hunt for
another decade.
Johnson signed a five-year
contract extension to drive for
Hendrick through 2015, and
Knaus has insisted the No. 48
team can keep this pace for the
next several years.
Johnson doesn't want to take
anything for granted along the
way.
"I don't know if we'll win another
championship," he said. "I feel in
my heart we'll be competitive,
but at some point in time, we
won't be that team."
That's why Johnson never let up
in pursuit of the championship.
He raced hard for wins in nine of
the 10 Chase races, and for all
400 miles at Homestead, where
he threatened to try to run down
the leaders to better his eventual
fifth-place finish.
It made for a sometimes testy
drive into history for Johnson,
who was at times annoyed at
rival drivers and even Gordon,
the mentor and teammate who
helped him land his job with
Hendrick Motorsports.
Nobody gave Johnson anything,
either. The other drivers raced
hard around him all day, making
Johnson earn every point in a
race won by Denny Hamlin, who
established himself as a driver to
watch in 2010 by winning a
career-high four races this
season.
Hamlin also managed to keep
pace with Johnson at times but
fell out of contention with three
DNFs.
"We're going to be there, I
promise you," Hamlin said. "I
promise you, the next couple
years, we're going to win the
championship. But right now,
there's no one more deserving
than Jimmie."
Johnson won seven races this
season, four after the Chase
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began in September. In fact,
since the Chase format began in
2004, Johnson has won 18 of 60
Chase races.
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Denny Hamlin won at
Homestead, his fourth victory of
the year, and put his name atop
the list of 2010 challengers for
Jimmie Johnson's crown.
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He's done it by almost never
choosing the safe route. He did it
just once this year, at Talladega
when he ran near the back of the
field most of the day to avoid the
trouble at the Alabama track.
Only the joke was on him when
his problems popped up a week
later, at Texas, where he was
wrecked on the third lap and lost
111 points from his cushion over
Martin. It still left him with a
cozy 78-point margin headed into
last weekend's race at Phoenix,
where he probably could have
laid back and protected his lead.
Instead, he pounced and earned a
dominating victory that set the
stage for an easy Sunday.
"The pressure of winning the
fourth didn't really hit me until
hitting the wall at Texas," he
admitted. "And then it was like
'Oh, man.' It was a great reality
check."
Of course, he couldn't get off the
gas.
After several tense laps chasing
Gordon for fifth place -- Johnson
at one point complained over his
radio "I let him go, now why
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Weis Won't Step Down Weis At the time, Weis said: "You are runs through the 2015 season, Series aspirations and two next year. Moyers, 75, received
Won't Step Down what you are, folks, and right said he couldn't envision any players, Jimmy Clausen and the highest award bestowed by
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Charlie now you're a 6-5 football team. scenario where he would resign. Golden Tate, being talked about the National Academy of
Weis wouldn't blame Notre And guess what? That's just not "No, that's not happening," he as potential Heisman candidates, Television Arts and Sciences in
Dame for firing him. good enough. That's not good said. to losing three straight. 2006 -- it's Lifetime
"If they decide to make a change, enough for you, and it's certainly Weis conceded that he's "You kind of step back and look Achievement Emmy. His weekly
I'd have to say I'd have a tough not going to be good enough for responsible for any shortcomings at it all and you don't think this is show on PBS, "Bill Moyers
time arguing with that. If they me." of the program. where we should be. But it is," Journal," will end on April 30,
decide to make a change, I'd have Weis' 35-26 record gives him a "Who else is responsible? Now, I linebacker Harrison Smith said. 2010.
a tough time arguing that because .573 winning percentage. That's could sit there and try to blame "We can't change anything now." Early in his career, Moyers
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Fighting Irish coach said Sunday. percentage that got Notre Dame's falls on my shoulders," he said. support Weis. The captains stood fellow Texan Lyndon Johnson
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games by a touchdown or less Willingham and Bob Davie, mood Sunday. A reporter was out of the tunnel Saturday with Since then, he has done
and several three-point games fired. talking about his tie when Weis their arms linked in a show of thousands of hours of TV
that went right down to the wire. Weis declined to answer most came in and Weis quipped: "a support. programming, many of them
"My intent is to be here. But if questions about how the Irish Kmart special." When asked if he Tate said he wants Weis back focusing on various aspects of
that were the rationale, I mean it have done in his five years, was gong to be the whipping boy because they have such a good the humanities, such as his
would be tough for me to argue saying he's too busy getting ready on Sunday, Weis joked: relationship on and off the field, famous interviews with Joseph
with that point," he said. for Stanford (7-4) to think about "Welcome to my world." saying he wouldn't be the Campbell about the power of
Notre Dame lost its third straight that. He said he'll answer those He also pretended to be ignorant receiver he is without Weis. mythology that first ran on PBS,
game and fell to 6-5 on Saturday questions in the future. when first asked about his 6-5 "But it's not up to me," Tate said. Moyers' home for many years.
with a 33-30 loss in double "I'm going to need significant quote from five years ago, Swarbrick said he couldn't During the summer of 2007,
overtime to Connecticut on time to get to that point," he said. saying: "I might have short-term speculate on whether Notre Moyers delivered a prophetic
senior day in South Bend. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick memory here, if you're going to Dame will go to a bowl until he speech about the importance of
He made the comments after said again Sunday, after Weis reminisce at this point." knows the team's final record and journalism at a conference about
being asked about his quote when spoke, that he will decide on He did get terse when a reporter what bowls are available. education. In the speech, he said,
he was hired five years ago after Weis' future after Saturday's asked whether coaches or players "There's a myriad of factors," he "The job of trying to tell the truth
Tyrone Willingham was fired game at Stanford, saying nothing were to blame for the team's poor said. about people whose job it is to
with a 6-5 record. Weis said had changed that. defensive play, an area where the Swarbrick said what players hide the truth is almost as
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second and 10 from the Ravens
own 45.
Rice peels off a big one, gets to
the Colts 35 yard line on a 22-
yard carry.
3:46 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Ray Rice has 138 combined
yards so far and both sides get a
quick breather as Colts DB Tim
Jennings leaves the field after
getting shaken up.
It's third and long for the Ravens
and Flacco connects with Mason
at the Colts' 17. First and 10.
Manning looks concerned from
the sidelines.
3:54 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Rice just gets pushed way back
and the debate is on: How much
time do you give Manning?
That's assuming Cundiff makes
his kick or Flacco gets a TD in
the next two plays.
Uh oh. Flacco throws it right to
Gary Brackett and the Colts get
the INT. There was a false start
that went uncalled and now
they're wishing it had. First
Ravens turnover at the worst
time.
Manning takes over with 2:42
and a two-point lead.
3:56 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
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the first down after a nice catch
by Reggie Wayne. The officials
bring out the chains...this could
be the game if the Colts get the
first down...and by a nose, it's a
first down. Refs will review the
spot....Harbaugh's gotten a lot of
use out of that red flag today.
3:57 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
The Dorf and Gumbel are
making french jokes about
Garcon and the word "derriere." I
like it.
3:59 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Harbaugh's first failed challenge
of the day, and it's costly. Ravens
lose their final timeout of the
game and Manning gets the ball
again for at least four more
downs. 2:19 left in the fourth.
Colts take it at their own 31.
Quick false start on the offense
and the Colts will back it up.
That one is on Santi.
4:01 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Two minutes to go. Manning
gives it to Addai and keeps it on
the ground. The Colts are going
to "slow-play" them, my friends.
4:03 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Ack! Now there's a Lipitor
commercial on. After the game,
I'm going to run a 10K and
The day after Thanksgiving,
which this year falls on
November 27th, is also known as
Black Friday, and it marks the
maybe swim a few miles....Is
CBS trying to give me a heart
attack AND a small bladder
AND erectile dysfunction? I
thought when I woke up this
morning I was perfectly healthy.
A few hours later, I'm
questioning everything!
4:04 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
The Ravens will get it back for
one more shot....Cundiff might
be the hero as the Colts ready to
punt it away. Ed Reed will
receive it for the Ravens. The
punt will go off with around 25
seconds to go.
4:11 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Dear Ed Reed. That was really
stupid. Tried to lateral it to a
teammate but ended up with a
fumble. Colts recovered. The
Dorf agrees with me.
4:12 pm | Fourth quarter | by
Peter Sanders
Again, it's all about the knees.
Was he down, or not? Ruling on
the field is a fumble, with the
Colts recovering. Even if it's
down and the Ravens keep it,
they've still got to get Billy C.
into field-goal range.
4:13 pm | Final | by Peter
Sanders
That's all she wrote, folks.
Manning gets it back and he'll
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take a knee. The Ravens scored
15 points on field goals and the
Colts' 17 weren't much prettier.
The Colts, who win 17-15 to
squeak another one out, and the
New Orleans Saints (Geaux
Saints!) are the two remaining
unbeaten teams in the NFL.
4:29 pm | Postgame | by Peter
Sanders
The Colts and their QB Peyton
Manning (he of recent Sports
Illustrated cover-story fame)
came into Baltimore undefeated
though shaky. Manning threw
two picks but almost had 300
yards in the air. Manning can
thank his defense for the win, as
the unit kept the Ravens out of
the end zone the entire game.
As for the Ravens, Joe Flacco
was solid until the very end,
when he threw a most
inopportune interception. Ray
Rice was tasked with carrying the
load and did so, though he never
found the end zone.
Apparently, the Ravens will
have to wait another year to
break their losing streak against
Indianapolis, which now
stretches back to 2001.
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won't he just go somewhere!" --
he asked Knaus if he had enough
time to catch Hamlin and the
leaders.
Johnson didn't like being told no
by his crew chief.
"Is that a dare?" he asked Knaus.
"No. That is a fact," Knaus
replied.
So is Johnson's place in history,
which seems to be undervalued
despite 47 victories since 2002.
He's never finished lower than
fifth in the final standings and
actually had a shot at winning the
championship in 2004 and 2005 -
- only to fall short in the finale.
Chase Standings
Jimmie Johnson earned his
fourth consecutive title, and took
nothing for granted. He could
have won by finishing at least
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25th, but Johnson pushed to earn
a top-five finish.
"Jimmie is an incredible,
incredible talent. He is the most
underrated driver in this garage,"
Knaus said. "That guy can do
things in a race car that I've never
seen before. I hope this proves it
to everybody."
His competitors insist time will
take care of Johnson's legacy, but
they continue to marvel at his
success.
"If you would have told me four
years ago that someone would
win four championships in a row,
I would have told you you were
crazy," said Jeff Burton, who
finished second in Sunday's race.
Even Gordon, who won four
quick titles early in his career but
has been shut out since 2001, is
impressed.
"As a competitor, that Johnson
ticks me off. As a friend,
teammate, fellow car owner,
they're amazing," Gordon said. "I
never thought in my career, in
my lifetime, I'd see somebody
win four in a row. To see it
happening right in front of your
eyes makes it even more
extraordinary."
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jump. And yet another reason
Miles' Tigers recovered an onside his good friend. The back slaps
why LSU fans are still staring
kick and then they completed a and handshakes among crew, bestowed on Johnson, who on
46-yard Hail Mary. In his
morosely at the waters on the
bayou, shaking their heads,
family and friends started coming Sunday became the first driver in A New Chapter
like a slow wave picking up NASCAR's 61-year history to
postgame news conference Miles
claimed that he didn't know who
drinking Jax beers, and cursing
the day that Les Miles didn't
speed as Jimmie Johnson slid his win a fourth consecutive Sprint in Classic Magic
Chevy out of the final turn and Cup championship. More: Rick
had instructed Jefferson to spike
the football. "I do not know who
leave for Michigan.
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you? It certainly was good for us.
As usual Big Download had a
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look back at the last seven days:
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Valve's shooter. Plus you still
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chatted with the creator of the
upcoming 8-bit version of Left 4
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• Mac Monday: This week we
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Blizzard says no Diablo 3 in 2010, 'who knows' when it'll be

released
By Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 8:00:00 PM
Remember that silly, insane
rumor from back in 2008 about
Diablo 3 being released by
Blizzard before StarCraft 2?
Turns out that Blizzard's Rob
Pardo thinks that's a bunch of
hogwash. Rather, that's at least
what we can infer from his recent
conversation with Techland on
the subject. "We always
announce all of our games too
early," he says. "I think it's safe
to say that, yeah, [ Diablo 3] is
not going to be out next year."
Considering StarCraft 2's delay
to 2010, we think it's fair to
assume that Diablo 3 will in fact
not be arriving before a StarCraft
sequel. Pardo adds that it's not a
question of lacking resources, as
"each game has individual
development teams; it's just that
the way that we develop games,
we develop them very
iteratively." Worse yet, there
doesn't seem to be a finish line in
sight for D3. "Now when we
announce [a game] we just go,
'Here's the game we're working
on, we're going to start talking
about it and who knows when it
ships.'" If any of you were still
holding your breath for Diablo
3's release, now might be a good
time to exhale.
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Kennedy dispute
reveals divide among
Catholics (AP)
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Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:18:26 AM

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A

bitter dispute over abortion that
prompted Rhode Island's Roman
Catholic bishop to ask Rep.
Patrick Kennedy not to receive
Holy Communion has revealed
the depth of the divide among
Catholics over how politicians
should reconcile their faith with
Nintendo launching Limited Edition their public duties.

DSi bundles featuring Mario, 'brain Left 4 Dead 2 gets Bishop Thomas Tobin on
Sunday said he made the request
teaser' DSiWare packs
By Alexander Sliwinski
patched on PC
E x p r e s s : M a t h , C l u b h o u s e By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
because of the Democratic
lawmaker's support for abortion
rights. The news prompted
(Joystiq) "notably when fighting Tanks debate among Catholics around
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Submitted at 11/23/2009 9:33:00 AM Well, thank goodness for that. If Island, the nation's most Catholic
A few minor glitches which Left there's a better way to kill a Tank state, about whether it was right
This Black Friday, November There is no altered price to go 4 Dead 2 players on Steam were than with a few well-placed
27, Nintendo will release DSi with the announcement of these experiencing have been squashed for Tobin to publicly shame
shotgun blasts, we've yet to find Kennedy for breaking with the
bundles containing pre-installed bundles, so we're guessing the by a recent patch. The update it. Check out the full list of
software to the value of $20. The units will retail at the normal includes fixes for an error which church on what its leaders
changes after the jump! consider a paramount moral
metallic blue DSi bundle (a new $170 price. Of course, it is Black i m p e d e d m a t c h m a k i n g f o r Continue reading Left 4 Dead 2
color for the States) will feature Friday, so check various retailers players looking for higher issue.
gets patched on PC Angel Madera, 20, a Marine
Mario-themed DSiWare, while for the best deals. difficulty games, for a bug which Left 4 Dead 2 gets patched on
the white is for those with "a Nintendo launching Limited allowed special infected to team visiting his home in Providence
PC originally appeared on for Thanksgiving, said before
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Mario, 'brain teaser' DSiWare pummeled by a Charger, and for attending Sunday evening Mass
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Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers (AP)
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Submitted at 11/23/2009 3:22:48 AM
LAREDO, Texas – A U.S.
program that offers trusted
trucking companies speedy
passage across American borders
has begun attracting just the sort
of customers who place a
premium on avoiding
inspections: Mexican drug
smugglers.
Most trucks enrolled in the
program pause at the border for
just 20 seconds before entering
the United States. And nine out
of 10 of them do so without
anyone looking at their cargo.
But among the small fraction of
trucks that are inspected,
authorities have found multiple
loads of contraband, including
nearly 13 tons of marijuana
seized in a three-week period last
spring.
Some experts now question
whether the program makes sense
in an environment where drug
traffickers are willing to do
almost anything to smuggle their
shipments into the U.S.
The trusted-shipper system "just
tells the bad guys who to target,"
said Dave McIntyre, former
director of the Integrative Center
for Homeland Security at Texas
A&M University.
The program works like this:
Participating companies agree to
adopt certain security measures
in exchange for fast entry into the
U.S. They are required to put
their employees through
background checks, fence in their
facilities and track their trucks.
They also must work with
subcontractors who also have
been certified under the program,
which is run by the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection agency.
The government keeps the list of
participants secret, citing national
security and trade secrets. But
some of the 9,500 companies
who are part of the system
advertise their membership to
drum up business, making them
targets for smugglers, who can
then threaten drivers or offer
them bribes.
More than half of all U.S.
imports now come from
companies in the program, called
the Customs-Trade Partnership
Against Terrorism, or C-TPAT.
Mexican trucking companies
make up only 6 percent of global
membership in the system, but
they account for half of its 71
security violations during the past
two years.
Mexican trucking companies
face higher scrutiny than others.
They get a full customs
inspection every year, instead of
every three years like other
participating companies.
The most common contraband is
marijuana, officials say.
In March, a driver from Tijuana,
Mexico, offered inspectors at the
U.S. border paperwork showing
his truck was filled with toilet
paper. But a drug-sniffing dog
alerted authorities to five tons of
marijuana in a hidden
compartment.
A week later, customs officers
found three tons of marijuana in
trucks carrying auto parts and
racks. Five days after that, agents
in El Paso, Texas, found more
than four tons of marijuana in a
tractor-trailer hauling another
load of auto parts.
Stephen Flynn, senior fellow for
Counterterrorism and National
Security Studies at the Council
on Foreign Relations, said
truckers do not feel safe rejecting
bribes, no matter what
agreements their companies have
made with the U.S. government.
"The basic vulnerability for a
truck driver remains the 'plata-or-
plomo' dilemma," Flynn said,
using Spanish shorthand for
taking a bribe or a bullet.
John Chaffin, a trade lawyer
near San Diego, said he had
worked with one Mexican
trucking company that wanted to
join the program, but then pulled
out. He suspects participating
companies feel pressure from
drug gangs to help them smuggle
drugs into the United States.
"Some Mexican truckers have
figured out, 'I don't want
someone thinking I'm a better
target than someone else,'"
Chaffin said.
Mexican authorities suspect a
man who owned a participating
trucking company in
Aguascalientes, Mexico, was
killed by drug gangs in July
2008. The slaying of Gerardo
Medrano Ibarra is unsolved.
In Laredo, the border's busiest
crossing, nearly 700 trucks a day
pass through the lane at the
World Trade Bridge reserved for
trucks that are certified by the
trusted-carrier program, each one
pausing only for a matter of
seconds.
Trucking companies have to
electronically submit a list of
each vehicle's cargo to customs
officials at least 30 minutes
before arriving at the bridge.
Customs agents review them for
risk factors that could trigger an
inspection. Customs will not
reveal those factors, but people
familiar with the program say
potential risks are judged based
on the factory that is sending the
goods, its location, the truck's
route and other matters.
Required cable locks on the
trailer doors are also checked, but
smugglers have been known to
cut them and carefully glue them
back together or take the trailer
doors off at the hinges without
disturbing the locks.
Mexican trucking company
owner Leonardo Varela
Resendez joined the program
because he did not want to lose
clients.
At first glance, Autotransportes
Varela Davila, a family trucking
business with 54 tractor-trailers
in Reynosa, Mexico, seemed the
sort of low-tech operation
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smugglers would target. Then
Varela pointed out the security
cameras surrounding the yard,
the guard at the front gate who
took down a visitor's license plate
number and the woman who
tracks his trucks' whereabouts by
computer.
"I have learned good things from
the U.S. like this, and we
understand it benefits companies
and the U.S. too," Varela said.
Nearby Varela is building a new
yard for his trucks. It is larger,
modern and will include 128
mounted security cameras, as
well as an infirmary for giving
drug tests to drivers.
Varela, the local delegate for the
national trucking advocacy
group, said he does not fear being
targeted by drug smugglers.
"They dedicate themselves to
their thing, and we do ours," he
said.
Daniel B. Hastings Jr., owner of
a customs house with offices at
five ports of entry on the Texas-
Mexico border, thinks the
customs program works. He cited
cases where a Mexican trucking
company tracking a truck noticed
an unscheduled stop en route to
the bridge and phoned to alert
U.S. customs.
"I think they're doing as good as
they can with what they have to
work with," he said.
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professed faith and voting record.
"If you're going to be a Catholic,
be a Catholic," she said.
The fight began escalating
shortly after the death of
Kennedy's father, Sen. Edward
Kennedy of Massachusetts, and
came to a head on the 46th
anniversary of the assassination
of his uncle, President John F.
Kennedy.
Tobin told The Associated Press
in an interview Sunday that he's
praying for the younger
Kennedy, who has been in and
out of treatment for substance
abuse, and said Kennedy has
been acting "erratically."
"He attacked the church. He
attacked the position of the
church on health care, on
abortion, on funding," Tobin
said. "And that required that I
respond. I don't go out looking
for these guys. I don't go out
picking these fights."
Their simmering dispute
escalated in October when
Kennedy criticized Catholic
bishops for threatening to oppose
an overhaul of the nation's health
care system unless lawmakers
included tighter restrictions on
abortion, which have since been
added to the House version of the
bill. Tobin said he felt Kennedy
made an unprovoked attack on
the church and demanded an
apology.
Since then, their feud has played
out in public. Tobin, who has
said he might have gone into
politics were he not ordained, has
written sharp public letters
questioning Kennedy's faith and
saying his position is scandalous
and unacceptable to the church.
Kennedy has said his
disagreement with the church
hierarchy does not make him any
less of a Catholic.
Two weeks ago, after a planned
meeting between the two fell
through, Kennedy said he wanted
to stop discussing his faith in
public. But then he told The
Providence Journal in a story
published Sunday that Tobin
instructed him not to receive
Communion. He also claimed the
bishop had told diocesan priests
not to give him Communion.
Kennedy and his spokespeople
did not return repeated requests
from the AP seeking comment.
Tobin said he wrote to Kennedy
in February 2007 asking him not
to receive Communion, but never
formally banned Kennedy from
receiving Communion nor
instructed any priest not to give it
to him.
Kennedy said this month that he
receives Communion, but he did
not say whether his priest is in
the Diocese of Providence. Tobin
only has authority over priests in
Rhode Island, which has a higher
percentage of Catholics than any
other state.
The bishop said he would
probably not personally give
Kennedy Communion and might
have "a little conversation" with
any priest who regularly gave
Kennedy the sacrament.
Tobin would not say Sunday
whether he had sent similar
letters to other pro-choice
Catholic politicians, including
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. Reed said
in a statement that he respected
Tobin's authority on matters of
faith but added that "any
discussions we've had are
between the two of us."
Catholics nationally have been
spit over the issue.
Michael Sean Winters, author of
"Left At The Altar: How the
Democrats Lost the Catholics and
How the Catholics Can Save the
Democrats," said he found the
public dispute unseemly, even
though he opposes abortion and
thinks Kennedy is wrong. He
said bishops are not making
appropriate distinctions when
penalizing people over abortion.
There's "a difference between
being an abortion doctor,
procuring an abortion for
yourself or your spouse and
saying, 'I don't think abortion
should be illegal,'" he said.
Abortion is a major concern for
Catholic bishops because
opposition to the procedure is
based on the church's earliest
teachings on preserving human
life, which have not changed. By
comparison, church teaching on
the death penalty is not as
definitive and has changed over
time, making it difficult for
church leaders to demand that
Catholic lawmakers agree.
A small number of prelates have
publicly asked a Catholic
politician to voluntarily abstain
from the sacrament.
Mark Silk, director of the
Greenberg Center for the Study
of Religion in Public Life, said
statements made in 2004 by St.
Louis Archbishop Raymond
Burke, who threatened to deny
Communion to Democratic
presidential candidate John
Kerry, intensified the debate.
"There's real disagreement as far
as anybody can tell among the
bishops, but they don't like to
publicly criticize each other,"
Silk said.
Other Catholic politicians have
wrestled with the same issue
Kennedy faces.
E-reader Newspaper
In 1984, former Democratic
New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, a
Catholic who supported abortion
rights and was at the time a
potential presidential candidate,
delivered a speech at the
University of Notre Dame
explaining that Catholic
lawmakers shouldn't be pressured
by church leaders to work for
anti-abortion legislation. He said
Sunday it's dangerous for the
church to pressure politicians
because of the potential for
unintended consequences.
"If you're required (by the
church) to make everybody
follow your Catholic role, then
nobody would vote for Catholics
because it's clear that when you
get the authority, you're going to
be guided by your faith," the
former governor told the AP.
___
AP Religion Writer Rachel Zoll
in New York City and Associated
Press writers Rik Stevens in
Albany, N.Y., and Michelle R.
Smith in Providence contributed
to this report.
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Medical marijuana finds social outlet in Ore. cafe (AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 5:51:09 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. – At the
newly opened Cannabis Cafe,
people sit around taking tokes
from a "vaporizer" — a
contraption with a big plastic bag
that captures the potent vapors of
heated marijuana. Glass jars hold
donations of dried, milky-green
weed, and the cafe serves up
meals and snacks for the hungry.
It's all perfectly legal and, for
cancer patient Albert Santistevan,
it's about time.
"It's a very positive atmosphere.
We could use more places like
that," the 56-year-old former
jewelry shop owner said.
A few weeks ago, Santistevan
would have had no place to go.
But with the Obama
administration's decision last
month to soften the federal stance
on medical marijuana, the
Cannabis Cafe and a lounge
across town popped up, bringing
a little bit of pot-friendly
Amsterdam to this working class
corner of Portland.
The idea could catch on in the
roughly dozen other states with
medical marijuana laws. Allen St.
Pierre, spokesman for the
National Organization for the
Reform of Marijuana Laws, or
NORML, said the organization
has already gotten inquiries from
Washington state, Michigan,
Montana and Maine.
Portland police have not
received any complaints about
the cafe and it is not under any
special scrutiny, officials said.
Jan Clutter lives about a block
from the cafe and knows the
owners well. She said many
neighbors would probably prefer
it was somewhere else, but there
has been no push to have it
moved. For some, things could
be worse than having a pot cafe.
"It's better than having a sex
club, a strip joint or a bar full of
drunks open down the street,"
neighbor Claudia Nix said.
Oregon became the second state
to pass a marijuana law in 1998,
following California. There are
nearly 24,000 patients with
medical marijuana cards in
Oregon. Only state residents can
obtain the card after registering
as a patient in the Oregon
Medical Marijuana Program with
a qualifying debilitating medical
condition diagnosed by a doctor.
Even though they have a card,
medical marijuana patients have
had to confine their smoking to
their homes for fear of getting
busted.
"We have no place of our own.
So this is the place," said
Madeline Martinez, executive
director of the Oregon chapter of
NORML, which operates and
monitors the cafe.
Volunteers gave a reporter and a
photographer a tour of the cafe.
No marijuana is sold in the cafe.
Patients bring marijuana grown
by themselves or by their
designated caregivers. They also
donate marijuana for other
patrons to use. The cafe has a
pool table and comfy couches.
Martinez demonstrated the
"Volcano," a vaporizer that
collects marijuana fumes into a
clear plastic pouch with a valve
that releases the fumes for
patients to inhale.
People who want to use
marijuana at the cafe can't get
inside until Martinez or other
NORML members check their
IDs to make sure they are
patients registered with the state.
The patients also have to be a
member of Oregon NORML to
use the cafe, pay a $20 a month
fee, and a $5 coverage charge at
the door. The money goes toward
operating costs.
In another part of the city is
Highway 420— a number pot
users have used as code for
marijuana — a small lounge in
the back room of Steve Geiger's
pipe shop. Rules for using the
lounge are similar to those at the
Cannabis Cafe. Geiger opened it
in late October. Eight to 10
people come in on a given day.
People sit around, talk and watch
TV while smoking marijuana.
Geiger said it's only fair for
medical marijuana users to have
a place where they can socialize
and use their medicine.
"The truth is that nobody that
takes medication every day
would be told you have to take
that at home," said Geiger, who
spent about 30 years working
with computers before opening
the shop.
One of the state's staunchest law
-and-order figures — Oregon
Anti-Crime Alliance President
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Kevin Mannix — said he wishes
there had been more public
discussion about the cafe before
it opened. He worries Oregon's
law could be stretched beyond
the original purpose of personal
use for relief from disease or
chronic pain, and said lawmakers
need to weigh in before more
cafes open.
"I'm not going to cast judgment
on whether or not there should be
a cafe," Mannix said. "But I do
think legislative policy makers
need to take a good hard look at
where we are headed."
St. Pierre, the national NORML
spokesman, argued that the
Cannabis Cafe and the Highway
420 lounge show that medical
marijuana can be part of
neighborhood community life.
"I can tell you had they done this
three years ago, they'd be gone,"
he said. "If they'd done it 10
years ago, there would be yellow
tape around them. If they'd done
this 20 years ago, they might
have gone in there with guns
blazing."
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FBI wants public's help in civil rights killings
(AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 3:38:33 AM
JACKSON, Miss. – Over the
last three years, the FBI scoured
faded documents, interviewed
aging lawmen and tracked down
witnesses from killings that
occurred decades ago, many of
them involving white police
officers who shot black men or
teenagers.
Now, the agency is at a dead end
in the search for relatives in at
least 33 civil rights-era cases, and
the FBI needs the public's help.
Agents are appealing for relatives
of the victims to come forward,
the latest challenge in a three-
year-old effort to right historical
wrongs.
"We have done everything we
can to find those families and
we've run out of leads," said
Cynthia Deitle, unit chief for the
FBI's civil rights division.
"Whether it's a spouse, child or
parent. We've even gone as far as
locating cousins who are the next
of kin."
In some cases, the FBI is
looking for family members to
provide any evidence or details
about the crimes. In others,
agents want to give a status
update or simply tell the relatives
the FBI's investigation has ended.
Among the cases is Johnny
Robinson, a black teen shot by
police in 1963 in the aftermath of
the 16th Street Baptist Church
bombing in Birmingham, Ala.
Another case is the killing of
John Earl Reese, a 16-year-old
who died in 1955 when two men
fired shots on a black cafe in
Gregg County, Texas.
The Civil Rights-Era Cold Case
Initiative began in 2006 with a
solemn charge: Reopen long
dormant cases from a period in
America's history when blacks
and whites were killed in the
South's bloody fight to maintain a
segregated society.
The unit had 108 cases under
investigation, including the
infamous Ku Klux Klan slayings
of three civil rights workers
found buried in an earthen dam
in Mississippi in 1964. A part-
time Mississippi preacher was
convicted of manslaughter in
2005 in the case, and the
investigation continues.
The FBI said those identified as
suspects in nearly half of the
homicides are now dead. Federal
officials also have determined
about 20 cases were not racially
motivated homicides.
Successful prosecutions cited by
the FBI include the 2003
conviction of Ernest Avery
Avants, found guilty of federal
charges of aiding and abetting in
the 1966 Klan killing of Ben
Chester White, a black handyman
shot to death to possibly lure
Martin Luther King Jr. to
Natchez, Miss.
Another was the 2007
kidnapping conviction of James
Ford Seale, a reputed Klansman.
Authorities said Charles Moore
and Henry Dee were kidnapped,
beaten and thrown, possibly still
alive, into a Mississippi River
backwater in 1964.
Charles Moore's brother,
Thomas Moore, was instrumental
in getting that case reopened.
Thomas Moore said he took FBI
records he obtained to
Mississippi U.S. Attorney Dunn
Lampton, who then looked into
the case.
Though the FBI's effort has been
applauded, some believe the
pursuit comes too late.
"I think the window has been
closing for a couple of years
because many of the potential
defendants are dying or have
died. This was an effort that
would have been wonderful
about 15 years ago," said Susan
Glisson, director of the William
Winter Institute for Racial
Reconciliation at the University
of Mississippi.
Southern Poverty Law Center
president Richard Cohen said his
organization has turned over
information to the FBI in hopes
someone will be prosecuted in at
least a few of the remaining
unsolved killings.
"The justice that is achieved in
those few is going to have to
serve as symbolic justice for the
whole," Cohen said.
Deitle said the investigations are
"incredibly labor intensive."
Agents who can't get in touch
with relatives seek sheriffs or
deputies and comb
neighborhoods where the crimes
occurred. If that fails, they turn to
grand jury dockets.
"We've dug that deep to just find
anybody," she said.
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Hasan Won't Plead
Guilty, May Use
Insanity Defense
(FOXNews.com)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 12:19:04 AM
The defense attorney for the
Army psychiatrist charged with
killing 13 people at Fort Hood
reportedly has said his client will
probably plead not guilty and that
an insanity defense is possible.
"I anticipate that the plea will be
not guilty," Retired Army Col.
John Galligan told ABC News.
Maj. Nidal Hasan will be
confined until his military trial,
initially staying in a hospital
where he is recovering from
gunshot wounds, the attorney
said. Hasan has no feeling from
the chest down and has limited
movement in his arms.
When asked if he would enter an
insanity plea for Hasan, Galligan
said, "I'm fairly confident that
that's going to have to at least be
examined. And that's
problematic. But we haven't
reached that stage yet."
During a hearing in Maj. Nidal
Hasan's room in a Texas hospital
on Saturday, a magistrate ruled
that there was probable cause that
Hasan committed the Nov. 5
shooting spree at Fort Hood, said
his civilian attorney, John
Galligan.
Hasan has been at Brooke Army
Medical Center since the
shooting, and his attorney said
Hasan has been told he has
permanent paralysis.
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Indian PM Singh begins US visit
(BBC News | Americas |
World Edition)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 8:47:34 PM
Indian PM Manmohan Singh has
begun a visit to the US for talks
expected to be dominated by
Afghanistan, climate change and
nuclear energy cooperation.
Mr Singh has said that a victory
for the Taliban in Afghanistan
would be a catastrophe for South
and Central Asia.
He said he was concerned about
the spread of Taliban and al-
Qaeda terrorism to Pakistan's
heartlands.
India hopes the summit talks will
see the finalisation of the civilian
nuclear deal with the US.
During his visit, Mr Singh will
hold meetings with business
leaders and foreign policy
scholars.
He will meet US President
Barack Obama on Tuesday.
"It is very important that both the
US and the global community
Four US soldiers die in Afghanistan
(BBC News | Americas |
World Edition)
Submitted at 11/23/2009 3:03:58 AM
Four US soldiers have been
killed in Afghanistan in the past
24 hours, military forces say.
Three of the Americans were
said by Nato to have died in
southern Afghanistan on Sunday
and the other in the east in a
bomb explosion on Monday.
Three Afghan soldiers were also
stay engaged in Afghanistan," Mr
Singh told The Washington Post
newspaper and Newsweek
magazine ahead of his arrival on
Sunday.
Mr Singh urged the Obama
administration to put pressure on
Pakistan to crack down on
militants in the country.
'Nothing to fear'
"We have been the victims of
Pakistan-aided, abetted and
inspired terrorism for nearly 25
years. We would like the United
States to use all its influence with
Pakistan to desist from that path,"
Mr Singh said in the interview.
"Pakistan has nothing to fear
from India. It's a tragedy that
Pakistan has come to the point of
using terror as an instrument of
state policy."
Mr Singh expressed doubts over
whether Pakistan and the US had
similar objectives in Afghanistan.
"I don't see Pakistan
wholeheartedly in support of
action against the Taliban in
killed in a separate incident on
Sunday by a roadside bomb in
Helmand province.
This has been the deadliest year
for foreign troops since the US-
led invasion overthrew the
Taliban.
In a statement released on
Monday, Nato's International
Security Assistance Force (Isaf)
said that of those who died in
southern Afghanistan, two US
soldiers had been killed by a
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Morphine 'might spread
Afghanistan. They of course are
taking action against the Taliban,
but only when it threatens the
cancer'
supremacy of the army," he said. (BBC News | Americas | MNTX inhibited the apparent
World Edition) tumour-promoting effects of
In a separate interview, Mr
Singh also said that he hoped that Submitted at 11/22/2009 5:40:55 PM
opiates, and reduced the spread
the Obama administration would of cancer in the mice by 90%.
complete the finalisation of the L a b o r a t o r y t e s t s s u g g e s t "If confirmed clinically, this
deal on nuclear energy which morphine could in fact encourage could change how we do surgical
Delhi struck with former the spread of cancer, for which it anaesthesia for our cancer
President Bush. is routinely prescribed to relieve patients," said Dr Singleton,
India and the US have forged pain from surgery and tumours. assistant professor of medicine at
closer defence and economic ties US scientists say the opiate t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C h i c a g o
in recent years. promotes the growth of new Medical Center and principal
Last year they signed a civilian blood vessels which deliver author of the research.
nuclear co-operation accord to tumours oxygen and nutrients. "It also suggests potential new
end 34 years of US sanctions. Speaking at a meeting of the applications for this novel class
India gains access to US civilian American Association for Cancer o f d r u g s w h i c h s h o u l d b e
nuclear technology and fuel in Research in Boston, they also e x p l o r e d . "
return for inspections of its claim to have found a drug which The tests were started after his
civilian, but not military, nuclear counters this effect. colleague, anaesthetist Jonathan
facilities. Cancer Research UK said more Moss, noted that several patients
Print Sponsor tests were needed before any receiving this kind of opiate
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University of Chicago told the Dr Laura Bell of Cancer
meeting of experts that in Research UK said the drugs had a
laboratory tests, morphine not l o n g h i s t o r y o f p r o v i d i n g
only strengthened blood vessels e f f e c t i v e p a i n r e l i e f .
but also appeared to make it "Research in this area is in the
easier for cancers to invade other early stages, so it's too early to
tissues and spread. tell whether opiate-based
bomb attack and the other in a But he said this could be painkillers have an effect on
separate firefight with insurgents. o v e r c o m e b y a d r u g - cancer growth.
Revised strategy methylnaltrexone or MNTX - "Much more research would be
Afghanistan's Ministry of developed in the 1980s to prevent needed to justify changing the
Interior said two other Afghan morphine-related constipation but way opiates are used to treat
National Army soldiers had been only recently approved in the US. people with cancer."
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"In the 36 years I've dealt with Saturday's hearing was closed to said. "There are still many issues
Menezes family do deal
military justice cases," Galligan
told ABC, "this is the first time I
have ever had to go to an ICU to
the media. Officials at Fort Hood
declined to comment.
Hasan was shot by civilian
that haven't been addressed. I feel
like I just wasted a day."
Hasan has been charged with 13
with police
(BBC News | Americas | Menezes family are pleased to
conduct a hearing. We could members of Fort Hood's police counts of premeditated murder. World Edition) announce that all litigation
have conducted this hearing next force after the shooting spree in a Authorities have not said whether between them arising out of the
Submitted at 11/23/2009 7:06:01 AM
week. He is paralyzed. He is not crowded building where soldiers they will seek the death penalty, tragic death of Jean Charles de
going on leave." must go before they are deployed his attorney said. The Metropolitan Police has Menezes has been resolved," it
Galligan told The Associated to finalize wills, update Galligan said he is concerned reached a compensation deal with said.
Press in a telephone interview vaccinations and get vision and about where Hasan will be the family of Jean Charles de "The members of the family are
that the judge also ordered Hasan dental screenings. moved once he's released from Menezes, mistakenly shot dead pleased that a compensation
to pretrial confinement, which Hasan has been under guard at the hospital, but he does not by officers in July 2005. package has been agreed which
usually means jail, until his court the hospital, Galligan said, and know when that will happen. Relatives of the Brazilian, who enables them to put these events
-martial. The military justice military officials have not told The Associated Press was gunned down at Stockwell behind them and move forward
system does not have bail for him how the pretrial confinement contributed to this report. Tube station in south London, with their lives."
defendants. status will change anything. This content has passed through had been locked in a legal battle It said in the best interests of the
The magistrate ruled that Hasan "I don't know what rights and fivefilters.org. with the force. family, there would be no further
will initially remain in the privileges he had that will now be The amount of compensation the statements about the settlement
hospital, where he is in intensive changed, such as visitors of if family will receive has not been a n d w e n t o n t o a p o l o g i s e
care, Galligan said. they'll open his mail," Galligan disclosed. "unreservedly" for the death of
Firearms officers from the Met's Mr Menezes.
Iranian president visits Brazil CO19 unit thought Mr Menezes, "The commissioner would like...
27, was failed suicide bomber to reiterate that he (Mr Menezes)
(BBC News | Americas | protested on Sunday. "lending legitimacy" to Mr Hussain Osman. was a totally innocent victim and
World Edition) 'Lends legitimacy' Ahmadinejad. In a joint statement, the family in no way to blame for his
Submitted at 11/23/2009 6:12:05 AM
It is the first visit by an Iranian Israel too called it a "mistake" and Scotland Yard said "all untimely death."
president to Brazil, which for Brazil to host him, AFP litigation" between them had now Print Sponsor
Iranian President Mahmoud maintains close ties to the US, reports. been resolved. This content has passed through
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Brazil, where he will lead a to block Iran's nuclear ambitions. Mr Ahmadinejad has sought to and representatives of the de
delegation of business leaders. But Brazilian President Lula has build ties with leftist south FOUR
He is due to meet President Luiz said he opposes further sanctions American leaders. continued from page 65
Inacio Lula da Silva and sign on Iran, and called for diplomacy His five-nation tour also takes
province and one in Kandahar more troops to Afghanistan,
trade deals before visiting instead. him to Venezuela and Bolivia, had been injured in incidents in following a report by General
Congress and speaking at a US State Department spokesman with stops in the West African
the past 24 hours. Stanley McChrystal, the
university in Brasilia. R o b e r t W o o d d e c l i n e d t o countries of Senegal and Gambia The ministry did not give any commander of Nato forces there,
Brazil backs Iran's right to a comment on the meeting, but said on the way home.
details of how the soldiers had which outlined a revised military
peaceful nuclear programme. The he hoped Brazil would raise Print Sponsor
been hurt. strategy for the country.
day-long visit has already drawn some of the US concerns with the This content has passed through
As yet there has been no Soldiers from more than 40
c r i t i c i s m f r o m I s r a e l a n d Iranian leader. fivefilters.org. confirmation of any connection countries make up Nato's force of
members of the US Congress. New York congressman Eliot
between the US and Afghan nearly 110,000, two-thirds of
Around 500 people from gay, Engel said President Lula was
deaths. them from the US.
Jewish and Christian groups making "a serious error" by
US President Barack Obama is FOUR page 67
still considering whether to send
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The biggest contingents

US health-care reform: Proceed with caution
operating in the west of the (The Economist: News November 7th, although there are forecast that it would cut $138 advice from a quasi-
analysis) differences. The Senate bill, for billion from the deficit, rather governmental panel that said
country are from the United
States and Italy. Submitted at 11/22/2009 10:14:53 PM
instance, relies much more on than the $109 billion it estimated women should delay having a
Print Sponsor expanding Medicaid, the system two weeks ago. mammogram until into their 50s,
This content has passed through US health-care reform of provision for the poor. As in Republicans insist that the health reversing long-standing guidance
fivefilters.org. Nov 23rd 2009 the House, the Senate legislation reforms would end up costing that they are screened for cancer
From Economist.com A health- creates insurance “exchanges” more. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a in their 40s. Another contentious
care reform bill gets to the floor and a government-run insurance former director of the CBO and issue will be abortion, as the
of the Senate. A rowdy debate scheme that would compete with an adviser to John McCain, told Senate bill does not include the
will follow private plans, but it allows for Congress recently that every amendments to restrict the
DEMOCRATS in the Senate states to opt out. Ms Landrieu “budget gimmick” in the book is procedure that were inserted into
defeated a Republican attempt to and others would like to go being used to dampen the the House bill.
Research Brief: block their health-care bill on further and adopt a “trigger” that estimated fiscal damage: “leave The Senate debate is likely to
Measurement: Saturday November 21st, just would implement a public plan in out inconvenient spending, back- last until Christmas, at least. Mr
days after Harry Reid, the Senate five years, but only if private load spending to disguise the true Reid stresses that “the road ahead
Newspaper Readers or majority leader, unveiled the long plans are no more affordable by scale, front-load taxes, let is a long stretch”. It is hard to say
Circulation? -awaited legislation, which t h e n . J o e L i e b e r m a n , a n inflation push up tax revenues, how much the legislation will
(MediaPost | Media News) amalgamates proposals from independent Democrat, has promise spending cuts that have change during that time, but
various Senate committees. insisted he will vote against any never materialised…the list goes amendments are bound to come.
Submitted at 11/23/2009 5:15:06 AM
R e p u b l i c a n s t r i e d , w i t h a final bill that contains a public on.” Some think it will compare to the
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e l a t e s t filibuster, to stop the measure o p t i o n “ a s a m a t t e r o f Republicans will use his words debate in the 1960s when civil-
Integrated Newspaper Audience from even proceeding to the c o n s c i e n c e ” . to chip away at hesitant rights legislation was passed,
f i n d i n g f r o m S c a r b o r o u g h floor, providing an early test of The Senate bill would raise the Democrats when the Senate with senators arguing about the
Research, in its recently released Democratic resolve. To get the payroll tax for Medicare paid by debate begins after Thanksgiving. essence of the American
Scarborough USA+ Study, 74% 60 votes he needed, Mr Reid had the wealthiest Americans from Polls show that Americans are republic. Whether they reach that
of U.S. adults, or nearly 171 t o c a j o l e t h r e e w a v e r i n g 1.45% to 1.95%, put a tax on becoming more wary of standard, and whether Mr Reid
million people, read a newspaper, Democrats—Mary Landrieu of “Cadillac” insurance plans (the increased government spending, will be able to give Barack
in print or online, during the past Louisiana, Blanche Lincoln of most expensive policies) and levy and do not think current Obama an early Christmas
week. The study examined Arkansas and Ben Nelson of a 5% charge on non-essential proposals are helping. present, will become clearer after
newspaper readership, which Nebraska—and their support c o s m e t i c s u r g e r y . T h e Conservatives are preparing for a the Thanksgiving turkeys have
captures media patterns and other came at a price. Republicans are Congressional Budget Office rowdy fight in the Senate and been digested.
consumer behaviors of adults calling an extra $100m doled out (CBO) estimates that the bill millions of dollars are being Back to top ^^ Readers'
across the country. Newspapers i n f e d e r a l m o n e y f o r M s would cost $848 billion, less than spent on advertising in the states comments
are still read in print or online by Landrieu's state “the Louisiana the $1 trillion price-tag it of wavering Democrats. The Economist welcomes your
a critical mass of adults in the purchase”. All three have since attached to the House bill, and Conservative groups are shrill in views.
U.S. on a daily and weekly basis, pointed out that a final “yea” is would yield a net reduction to the their contention that health care This content has passed through
says the report far from certain. federal deficit of $130 billion will be rationed. They have fivefilters.org.
Gary Meo, Scarborough The Senate bill is similar in between 2010 and 2019. On sought to link the debate about
Research's Senior Vice President scope to the measure passed by Friday the CBO revised its earlier government “interference” in
of Print and Digital Media the House of Representatives on estimate of the House bill and health to recent controversial
Services, notes that "While our
data does show that print
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newspaper readership is slowly
declining... given the
fragmentation of media choices,
printed newspapers are holding
onto their audiences relatively
well... "
The analysis of Scarborough
audience data not only indicated
that newspapers are being read
by a majority of adults in print
and online, but also that these
Integrated Newspaper Audiences
continue to attract educated,
affluent readers. In an average
week:
• 79% of adults employed in
white collar positions read a
newspaper in print or online
• 82% of adults with
household incomes of $100,000
or more read a printed newspaper
in print or online
• 84% of adults who are
college graduates or who have
advanced degrees read a
printed newspaper in print or
online
which is audited and reported by
A Kindle, Gentler
Integrated Newspaper Audience the ABC, refers to the number of
is the percentage of adults in the printed newspaper copies sold.
market who have read the printed John F. Sturm, president and
Nation (Forbes)
(Yahoo! News Search Results
newspaper over 5 week days or C E O o f t h e N e w s p a p e r for e-readers)
on Sunday, or visited the A s s o c i a t i o n o f A m e r i c a ,
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newspaper's website(s), or did concludes that "For media
both during the past seven days. buyers, analysts and others who Like many other forms of
" P r i n t e d n e w s p a p e r s h a v e evaluate the health of newspapers technology, the Kindle has
continued the tradition (as trusted and the value of (the) medium's changed the game for book
sources of news and information) advertising, audience is a far publishers and media outlets. The
by successfully extending their more meaningful way to measure evolution will likely continue,
brands into the digital space," newspapers' ability to attract a with book-selling companies
said Mr. Meo... "(the recent growing audience across multiple getting their own e-readers,
study) is noteworthy in the wake platforms... (and) this data... also publishers and media outlets
of... reported significant declines provides further evidence that adjusting to the change and new
in weekday and Sunday printed newspapers reach a highly technologies emerging. Buy
newspaper circulation... (as) educated, affluent audience." Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.
circulation and audience do not For more information from Amazon.com( AMZN- news-
always march in lockstep as they Scarborough about this study, people) is advertising the Kindle
are two different measurements." please go here. as the No. 1 "best- selling, most
Audience, which is measured by This content has passed through wished for and most gifted item"
Scarborough and accredited by fivefilters.org. on its Web site. The Kindle,
the Media Rating Council which was created about three
(MRC), refers to the percentage years ago, did face some
or number of adults who actually backlash at its outset from people
read the newspaper. Circulation, who preferred paper books and
feared straining their eyes. Since
then, the e-reader has become
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"One need only see what
transpired with the iPod and its
impact on CD purchases as well
as other historical
transformations such as digitizing
records, Internet sales, online
media, et cetera, for pre-existing
protocol," says Matt Lloyd, chief
investment strategist of Advisors
Asset Management. The Kindle's
readability has recently improved
and its priced has been lowered.
(See"The Coming E-Book
Boom"). Forrester Research(
FORR- news- people), a
technology analysis firm,
recently projected that 1.2
million digital readers would be
sold in the U.S. in the fourth
quarter. That would bring total
sales for this year to about 3
million e-readers.
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Some are worried that these e-
readers and the Internet will
markedly change the newspaper,
magazine and book industries, if
not make them extinct altogether.
"Newspapers, books and DVDs
will eventually become
obsolete," says Gerard Klingman,
head of Klingman & Associates.
Ronald Roge, chief executive
officer of R.W. Roge & Co.,
agrees. "It is really an instrument
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of creative destruction. Out with

notes (The Sacramento Bee) the old books and newspapers
and in with the new e-ink," he
(Yahoo! News Search Results and feel and smell of a book, but season. " 'Marais' shot to No. 3 on the says.
for e-readers) U.S. consumers are increasingly In a recent holiday outlook Amazon Kindle List of Movers Despite these notions of
Submitted at 11/22/2009 6:38:48 PM
willing to commit to the expense report, Sarah Rotman Epps of and Shakers best-sellers," she newspapers and magazines
of the technology. Forrester, a research and business said. "It was amazing." disappearing because a
You won't catch New York "For every 100 books we sell in -consulting firm, predicted yearly Still, Black doesn't have an e- technological competitor came to
Times best-selling author and physical, we sell 48 Kindle sales of 3 million e-readers by the reader. "I have so many things town, these companies are
Davis resident John Lescroart books," said Cinthia Portugal, a end of 2009, noting that e-reader that need recharging, I don't need holding their own. For instance,
reading an electronic book spokeswoman for Amazon.com. sales reached 1 million in 2008. another one," she explained. "I'm The McClatchy Company( MNI-
anytime soon. "This is up from 35 books for "With 30 percent of sales r e a d i n g b o o k s I b u y i n news- people), the third-largest
"I'm a hold-a-book-in-your-hands e v e r y 1 0 0 i n M a y . O u r occurring in the holiday season," independent bookstores, and U.S. newspaper company, had
kind of guy and likely will customers tell us they read more Forrester's report added, "we have a huge to-be-read pile at my $23.6 million in net income for
remain that way," Lescroart said with Kindle because they never expect sales in 2010 to double." bedside. Very comforting in a the third quarter, up from $4.2
in a recent interview. have to worry about running out Potential buyers of e-readers can special way, knowing I can just million in the third quarter of
Yet that doesn't mean this of books." choose from Kindle (the latest reach out and grab a book." 2008. The Kindle hasn't put these
technological revolution and the Gayle DeForest of Sacramento a model, the DX, retails for $489), Although there have been media outlets or book publishing
economics of it are lost on him. retired computer trainer for the the Sony Digital Reader Touch doomsday reports that e-books companies out of business yet;
"Hardcover sales of my last book state is one of them. Edition ($300) and the brand- will result in paltry advances for instead, many of these companies
were down 20 percent, while e- "I bought a Kindle e-reader last new Nook ($259) from Barnes & authors, Eileen Rendahl of Davis a r e b e g i n n i n g t o e m b r a c e
book sales were up 300 percent," year and really love it," she said Noble. isn't seeing the results. producing content in a variety of
he said. Of course, Lescroart via e-mail. "I can adjust the text As numbers fly and statistics "Based on what I see on my ways, including for the e-readers.
explains, that doesn't necessarily size, (the screen) causes no eye mount, a realistic Lescroart sees royalty statements, (e-books) Newspapers have a love-hate
mean a huge jump in royalties. strain, it's lightweight and very the trend as a logical step from aren't exactly putting traditional relationship with the Kindle as
He receives $1 to $1.50 from a portable. And it's almost too easy the Internet. books out of business yet," said the larger, broadsheet-readable
$10 electronic download and to buy a new book. I will never "Much of my advertising has Rendahl. "E-readers make it a version of the e-reader isn't as
a b o u t $ 2 . 5 0 f r o m a $ 2 5 go back to paper books." shifted from print to Net-based," little more affordable to purchase p o p u l a r a s i t s s m a l l e r
hardcover purchase. Retired librarian Nancy Pifer of he said. "I think the jury is still a book that would otherwise have counterpart, says Seth Jayson,
Lescroart and several other R o s e v i l l e , t h o u g h , i s i n out on which is more effective. to be purchased in hardcover or analyst at The Motley Fool.
authors interviewed by The Bee L e s c r o a r t ' s c a m p . But certainly, publishers and trade paperback. Also, they might Without the broadsheet style, the
haven't embraced electronic "I cannot bear the thought of authors who ignore the Internet make it more tempting (for newspaper looks very different
readers, but they and their technology to read a book," she e do so at their own peril." readers) to try a new author or than its print sister and it doesn't
publishers are definitely using the -mailed. "I love bookstores and Cara Black of San Francisco, new genre." offer all of a physical paper's
technology to attract and build an libraries too much. Ingesting the author of the Aimée Leduc Call The Bee's Allen Pierleoni, design aesthetics. These e-readers
a u d i e n c e t h r o u g h s p e c i a l words off the pages and enjoying mystery series, set in Paris, saw (916) 321-1128. also can't run advertisements in
promotions, sales of out-of-print even the smell of books are the power of Kindle when her This content has passed through the same way that they can run
works, and links to their Web- wonderful sensations. Truly, publisher offered her first book, fivefilters.org. online, Jayson adds.
based content. books rule!" "Murder in the Marais," along For book publishing companies,
Many of these authors do not Yet market researchers expect with her latest book, "Murder in e-readers present another way to
own a Kindle e-reader, finding it electronic readers to attain a the Latin Quarter," in a special sell their products and a way to
difficult to leave behind the heft break-out success this holiday promotion. get things to print faster, as an e-
book can be distributed faster
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continued from page 69
than a paper copy.
E-readers have been gaining
traction because they're easier to
maneuver and carry than a book
or broadsheet newspaper. Roge
was sold on the Kindle after
recently taking a long flight and
struggling to manage 12
magazines and two books on the
plane. He likes the e-reader
because of the vast number of
newspapers and magazines
available on the Kindle, which
means no more trips to the "out
of town" newspaper stand, and
"you can even close your eyes,
plug in your headset and it will
read the book or article to you."
The Kindle isn't just affecting
newspapers and your favorite
books; it's also reaching into your
kid's backpack. The Kindle Store
has more than 30,000 textbooks
and case studies. There's a pilot
program at seven universities and
colleges this school year, with
more than 600 students and
professors participating. Arizona
State University, UVA's Darden
School of Business, Reed
College, Pace University, Case
SOME
continued from page 70
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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Western Reserve University,
University of Washington and
Princeton University are
participating in the pilot program
with classes in political science,
business and biology, among
other subjects.
Mickey Cargile, managing
partner at Cargile Investments,
notes that the e-book revolution
is continuing through an Apple(
AAPL- news- people) iPhone
application, called Books.app,
which is an e-reader. He foresees
the iPhone application really
taking off, as the iPhone is
already popular.
Barnes & Noble( BKS- news-
people) launched its own e-reader
called the Nook last month.
"Barnes & Noble feels like they
have to get into this market
before they become irrelevant,"
Jayson says.
Jayson recommends buying
Amazon stock based on the
Kindle's success. He says the
Kindle has made him change his
mind about the stock, which he
otherwise says is expensive.
Amazon is trading at about $129.
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Because of the Kindle, Jayson
classifies Amazon as "a good
investment even when it's
expensive."
The real future of book and
media could be in Microsoft's(
MSFT- news- people) Xbox,
Jayson says. Though he says the
gaming system was a "money
burner" for Microsoft for a while,
Twitter, Facebook and Netflix(
NFLX- news- people) are now
available on it. Having Netflix
through your Xbox is easier than
getting videos streamed on your
television or in the mail, Jayson
says. "Game consoles will be the
media hub of the future," he says.
If you believe that's the case, buy
Microsoft.
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E-reader Newspaper
Some Nook e-readers
won't make it for the
holidays either (ARNnet)
(Yahoo! News Search Results prices, more content and plenty
for e-readers) of attention are contributing to
Submitted at 11/22/2009 5:48:18 PM
higher-than-expected sales for e-
readers, according to a recent
Just two days after Sony said Forrester report. The report,
that its wireless e-reader, the issued in early October, boosted
Daily Edition, might not make it projections that analysts there set
to buyers before the end of the earlier this year for e-reader
year, Barnes & Noble said its sales. Forrester expects sales of
Nook e-reader is sold out. 900,000 units during November
T h e N o o k h a s n ’ t s t a r t e d and December for a new 2009
shipping yet, but the bookseller total of 3 million units, more than
now says that preorders have the initial 2 million projection.
consumed stock available for the While Sony and others have
holidays. Anyone ordering the been selling e-readers for years,
Nook now will have to wait until Amazon jump-started the market
after Jan. 4, when Barnes & when it added wireless access to
Noble expects to ship additional its Kindle. Users don’t pay a
readers. monthly fee or a transaction
Anyone who has already ordered charge but can buy and download
the device will get it in time for b o o k s o v e r t h e w i r e l e s s
the holidays, said Mary Ellen connection. Sony's Daily Edition
Keating, a Barnes & Noble and the Barnes & Noble Nook
spokeswoman. adopted a similar model.
Hoping not to miss out on Sony’s Daily Edition, its first
potential sales, Barnes & Noble with a wireless connection,
is encouraging people to preorder o p e n e d f o r p r e o r d e r s o n
the Nook to give as a gift Wednesday. Sony said it couldn’t
anyway. The bookseller promises guarantee a delivery date and that
to send an “elegant Nook holiday devices would ship Dec. 18
certificate” that will arrive by through Jan. 8.
Dec. 24 and that buyers can give More people than expected
as a placeholder until the real signed up to find out about the
Nook arrives. Daily Edition’s availability, and
Although neither company is the company will deliver as many
saying how many preorders as it can in time for the holidays,
they’ve gotten for their devices, a company spokesman said
analysts have been expecting
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“Most Urgent U.S. Health Problem” Still Access to Healthcare

(All Gallup Headlines)
Submitted at 11/22/2009 8:00:00 PM

PRINCETON, NJ -- For the

third straight year, access to
healthcare leads the list of issues
Americans name as the "most
urgent health problem" facing the
U.S., now cited by 32%. At 18%,
the cost of healthcare is also
widely mentioned, but to a lesser
degree than it was a year ago. As
a result, after many years when
healthcare costs ranked as the
bigger top-of-mind health
problem, access now leads costs
by 14 points, its widest margin.
Gallup first asked Americans to
name the "most urgent health
problem facing this country at the
present time" in 1987, and has
repeated the question annually
since 1999. The latest findings
come from Gallup's 2009
installment of its annual Health
and Healthcare poll, conducted No other issue is named by more A striking 68% of Americans -- both of which show slight issues in 2009 has focused
Nov. 5-8. than 2% of Americans. perceived AIDS as the most declines since 2009. However, at heavily on two very different
Amid the worldwide H1N1 flu Several previous health scares -- urgent problem in 1987. While 9% and 8%, respectively, today's types of concerns: the policy
pandemic, Americans' mentions such as the bird flu in 2005 and mentions of the disease tapered mentions of cancer and obesity issues around healthcare reform,
of flu as the nation's most urgent bioterrorism in 2001-- resulted in off in subsequent years, they still outnumber mentions of other and the medical issues around the
health problem have zoomed to those specific issues' appearing remained high through 2000, leading public health problems, H1N1 or swine flu. Both sets of
16%, up from minimal prominently one year on the list dropping below 10% in 2001. including heart disease (2%), concerns are evident in
percentages citing it each of the of "most urgent health Today's 1% is the lowest on diabetes (1%), and smoking Americans' top-of-mind
last several years. The flu thus problems," only to nearly record. (named by less than 0.5% of responses to the "most urgent
roughly ties healthcare costs for disappear the next. On the other This year's increased focus on Americans). health problem" facing the
second on the list this year, hand, AIDS received widespread flu may be displacing public Bottom Line
followed by cancer and obesity. mentions for a sustained period. concern about cancer and obesity Media reporting on healthcare “MOST page 72
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country today. Healthcare access
and costs are perennial public
concerns that have dominated the
Gallup "most urgent health
problem" list since concern about
AIDS dropped off in the early
1990s. More recently, mentions
of healthcare costs have ebbed --
a finding consistent with separate
Gallup research showing
increased public satisfaction with
the cost of healthcare-- while
concern about access has
remained high.
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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
E-reader Newspaper
results based on the total sample
of national adults, one can say
with 95% confidence that the
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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