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Doctor in Baby P flees country ahead of misconduct hearing,

GMC told
(Top stories from Times the General Medical Council register and banned from death. It would be inappropriate body, face and back, but told
Online) (GMC) was told today that the working in the UK. for me to comment any further police she did not carry out a full
Submitted at 2/22/2010 3:08:26 AM
doctor had suffered a nervous Dr Al-Zayyat qualified in until the hearing concludes.” examination because the child
breakdown and was at risk of Pakistan and worked in Saudi Peter’s mother and two men was “miserable and cranky”. She
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continue developing it. that Dr Al-Zayyat was seen by a She has since had her contract at his home in Edmonton, North was to look at whether Dr Al-
A doctor accused of failing to psychiatrist on Friday but had terminated with Great Ormond London, had received 60 visits Zayyat failed to diagnose abuse.
spot that Baby P was being since left Britain. Street Hospital, which is from social services and health In addition, it was to investigate
abused fled the country this “The pressure on her has been responsible for child services in workers. All failed to spot that whether she broke the rules by
morning ahead of a hearing such that her mental health has Haringey. She was also been he was being abused. applying for a new job in the
where she is charged with broken down completely and the banned from working A post-mortem examination Republic of Ireland without
misconduct. possibility of suicide is a real unsupervised ahead of the GMC found that he had suffered informing the GMC, or telling
Sabah Al-Zayyat, a former one,” Ms Poulet said. “She is hearing. multiple injuries, including a her prospective new employer
locum paediatrician saw 17- unfit to defend herself across the The Medical Protection Society, broken back and ribs, which an about the restrictions on her
month-old Peter Connelly at St public hearing and unfit to which is representing Dr Al- early trial suggested should have practice already imposed in the
Ann’s Hospital in Haringey, instruct her solicitors.” Zayyat, released a statement on been spotted before his death. wake of the trial.
North London, just days before The GMC’s fitness to practice her behalf. It read: “In my 28 He was on the child protection Five Filters featured article:
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of the toddler, investigating his in the doctor’s absence. do my best for them. I have paediatrician at the hospital, two
injuries or admitting him to If found guilty of serious been and remain deeply affected days earlier.
hospital. professional misconduct, she by the shocking and tragic The previous trial heard that Dr
A fitness to practice hearing of could be struck off the medical circumstances of baby Peter’s Al-Zayyat noted bruises on his

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Advanced IVF technique is being overused pioneer warns

(Latest news, breaking news, Around half of the cycles conventional IVF which is statistically significant increased "It will be interesting to monitor
current news, UK news, world conducted in British clinics use certainly less invasive, and can risk that some of the babies born these children, long term, to
news, celebrity news, politics this method. help couples with female factor from the technique appear to determine whether they have
news) In Europe two thirds of fertility or idiopathic (no known cause) have health problems. As such higher rates of obesity or
Submitted at 2/22/2010 7:07:14 AM treatments are ISCI where as ten infertility when the sperm count the sensible thing is to only use diabetes," said Prof Sapienza.
years ago it accounted for just is normal. I don't see any ICSI when absolutely necessary. A spokesman for the Human
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continue developing it. Since it overcomes the barrier out in the future, and long term technique and it is difficult to say 48 per cent of all IVF treatment
By Richard Alleyne, Science of male infertility, there are fears follow up is extremely whether the UK could get undertaken in the UK in 2007.
Correspondent in San Diego that genetic defects which important, but yes, ICSI has been away with using it less This accounted for around
Published: 3:07PM GMT 22 w o u l d n o r m a l l y p r e v e n t overused." frequently. 22,477 cycles of IVF treatment
Feb 2010 conception might be allowed into One criticism of assisted "The fact that so many patients carried out in 2007.
The fertility treatment designed the embryo. conception techniques - ICSI in pay for their own treatment and "Nearly 18,000 women were
for use with poor quality or low An Australian study published particular - has been that that we seem to be so obsessed treated using ICSI.
numbers of sperm is being in The Lancet medical journal genetic causes of infertility with league tables are two big "The HFEA keeps all such
used too widely despite the risks two years ago suggested that might be passed on to offspring. factors that work against ICSI research relating to Artificial
it may pass on infertility to the ICSI increased the risk of Asked if he believed IVF might being used less often." Reproductive Technology
offspring, a conference has delayed mental development in be storing up infertility problems One study discussed at the under review through our
heard. one-year-olds. This conflicted for future generations, Prof meeting looked at specific Scientific and Clinical Advances
Normal In-Vitro Fertilisation with other evidence showing no Van Steirteghem said: "Well, genetic changes in IVF committee.
(IVF) treatment is where the s i g n o f s l o w e d mental yes. The answer to that is children compared with children "We believe that it is important
sperm and eggs are mixed development by the age of two. maybe yes. conceived naturally. that long term research is carried
together in a dish and the sperm The first ICSI pregnancies 18 "There are genetic causes of The research, led by Professor out into all forms of assisted
breaks into the egg on its own in years ago were achieved by a infertility that you can bypass Carmen Sapienza, from Temple reproduction.
order for fertilisation to occur. Belgian team led by Professor with assisted reproductive University Medical School in "The more we know about the
The newer more advanced Andre Van Steirteghem from the technology, but that may mean Philadelphia, screened around long term health impact of all
method called Intra-cytoplasmic University of Brussels. that the next generation may be 700 genes searching for evidence forms of ART, the better
sperm injection (ICSI) involves Speaking at a major science infertile as well. of a chemical effect called informed both clinicians and
the embryologist injecting a conference in the US, he said he "This is something that all clinics methylation that can silence patients will be when they make
single sperm directly through the believed ICSI was being used should mention to patients." DNA. decisions about which treatment
shell of the egg and depositing it too often. Dr Allan Pacey, senior lecturer In the vast majority of cases, no to use.
inside. Prof Van Steirteghem told the in andrology at the University of differences between the two "All clinics should make patients
Abnormal sperm, that would annual meeting of the American Sheffield, said: "I agree that groups were seen. However, aware of the risks of ICSI, this is
normally be filtered out by the A s s o c i a t i o n f o r the there is a real danger that ICSI is for a few IVF children, five per especially true of those that make
process, are able to fertilise the Advancement of Science in San being overused in some parts cent to 10 per cent of the genes a high use of this form of
e g g t h a n k s t o t h e e x t r a Diego, California: "I have of the world and I suspect this is had methylation rates outside the treatment."
intervention. noticed from the beginning that out of fear of patients normal range. Five Filters featured article:
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Gordon Brown faces calls for inquiry over

bullying claims
(Top stories from Times adviser to Gordon Brown, sought or that her intervention was in fact, the charity has applied
Online) to cast doubts over the conduct intended to be political. for an extension. Mr Prescott
Submitted at 2/22/2010 3:47:38 AM
of Christine Pratt, the founder of "I know that there were two from also criticised her husband's
the National Bullying Helpline, the Deputy Prime Minister's business practices in an
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continue developing it. Fiona Gordon, a previous Radio 4's Today programme. I when The Observer newspaper
Gordon Brown was facing calls political secretary at No 10, went need to speak to my volunteers serialised extracts from The End Woman survived
this morning from the leaders of on air to praise her former boss's because apparently my of The Party, Mr Rawnsley's new
both main opposition parties to kindness and consideration, volunteers have taken some calls book, concerning the Prime by 2000
order an inquiry into allegations while Jacqui Smith, the former also, so it may have even been Minister's hot-tempered
of the bullying of junior staff in Home Secretary, revealed the more." behaviour. descendants
Downing Street. contents of an excoriating letter This morning John Prescott, the The book includes accounts of (Holy Kaw!)
Both David Cameron and Nick she had written to Mrs Pratt. She last person to hold the office of Mr Brown taking the place of a Submitted at 2/21/2010 8:48:26 PM
Clegg said that the claims made w r o t e o f h e r " a b s o l u t e Deputy Prime Minister, secretary who he felt was typing
by the journalist Andrew amazement that you have so launched himself into the counter too slowly, "roughly shoving" an Yitta Schwartz took God’s
Rawnsley in his book and comprehensively breached the -attack on Mrs Pratt, tweeting aide and four-letter rants. commandment to “be fruitful and
a p p a r e n t l y s u p p o r t e d b y commitment on your website to updates about the progress of the Mr Rawnsley said that Sir Gus multiply” very seriously indeed.
Christine Pratt, the founder of treat calls as confidential and to row under the tag "#Prattgate". O'Donnell, the Cabinet After she died at 93, the member
the National Bullying Helpline, respect the dignity of those who In his tweets Mr Prescott Secretary, had been so of the Satmar Hasidic sect was
were so serious that they need to use your service". accuses Mrs Pratt of speaking concerned that he delivered an survived by 15 children, more
be investigated. Today Mrs Pratt said that she out as "a publicity stunt for her informal "verbal warning" to the than 200 grandchildren, and
They spoke out as Downing h a d r e c e i v e d a t l e a s t t w o company", posts a link to an Prime Minister. enough great- and great-great-
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Portugal to announce three days' Iraqi families

mourning for Madeira flood victims slaughtered in pre-
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was near by at the time.
Mrs Gaines’s husband, George,
and another British couple,
Hundreds left homeless by the
flash floods were trying to
recover any of their possessions
election sectarian atatck
Submitted at 2/22/2010 5:12:24 AM
(Latest news, breaking news, elections sectarian, the greatest
Roger and Gillian Wilson, were that had survived the deluge. current news, UK news, world
Message from fivefilters.org: If able to get out of the taxi. Mrs Scores were taking advantage of fear is that campaigning will
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Portugal was due today to Madeira to recover her body. hard work,” Miguel Eduardo, a of Christians in northern Iraq
announce three days of national About 120 people were being Funchal resident, said. “It will Message from fivefilters.org: If in recent weeks.
mourning after flash floods and treated in hospitals on the island, take us a few months to recover.” you can, please donate to the full A Sunni politician, Saleh al-
rockslides claimed 42 lives — most for light injuries. A British Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real -text RSS service so we can Mutlaq, has pulled his party out
including one Briton — on the diplomatic team has flown to the Madrid and former Manchester continue developing it. of the election after he was
holiday island of Madeira. Atlantic island to assist any United star, who grew up in a By Richard Spencer, Middle banned from standing on the
E m e r g e n c y c r e w s u s i n g tourists caught up in the chaos. poor part of Funchal, expressed East Correspondent grounds of his past membership
b u l l d o z e r s w e r e s e a r c h i n g Portugal has sent medical and solidarity during a match last Published: 3:16PM GMT 22 of the Ba'ath Party of the
through tons of rubble in the rescue teams, including divers night with those affected by the Feb 2010 deposed president, Saddam
hope of finding at least four and dogs. tragedy . Fears of a downward spiral of Hussein.
people who were still missing. Torrential rains that started on After a scoring a goal, he lifted violence in advance of the Iraqi A similar boycott is held to have
The Portuguese Government in Saturday caused devastation in his shirt to reveal a T-shirt with elections worsened after the contributed to Iraq's collapse into
L i s b o n w a s e x p e c t e d t o Funchal and other parts of the the word "Madeira". He said: "It attacks. civil war after the last general
a n n o u n c e t h r e e d a y s o f south of the island. Cars were is a huge catastrophe, a tragedy In the first attack, a woman and election in Iraq, in 2005.
mourning for those who died overturned, roofs ripped off without precedent." her three daughters were shot On top of the nine children
when the equivalent of a month’s b u i l d i n g s a n d r o a d s l e f t Regional authorities were dead overnight at their home in killed in the shootings, a six-year
worth of rain fell within eight impassable. Rescue workers expected to ask José Manuel Al-Hurriyah, a Shia suburb of -old boy was killed in a car
hours. feared that more people were Barroso, the European north Baghdad. bomb in the city of Ramadi, a
The British victim was Pamela trapped in an underground car Commission President, for EU Then, at around 7am a family of city 60 miles west of the
Gaines, 50, from Garton on the park in Funchal that remained aid to help the island’s recovery. eight including six children capital, in which his father and a
Wolds, near Driffield, East under water. Spain has pledged aid to the under the age of 12 were killed policeman also died.
Yorkshire. She died when the A makeshift morgue was set up stricken island, which suffered in the town of Al-Wehdah, 12 Four more policemen, two
waters from a swollen river at the airport but officials said the worst storms since 1993 miles south-east of the capital. soldiers, a businessman and a
engulfed the taxi she was that they were not able to when eight people died . Several of the victims were then professor were also killed in
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Baby P doctor is 'suicidal' and has Zynga Valuation Said to

left UK Top $3 Billion
(Latest news, breaking news, Dr Al-Zayyat, who was employers she had been by Tom Johansmeyer
current news, UK news, world suspended as a doctor in suspended over the Baby Peter (BloggingStocks)
news, celebrity news, politics November 2008, faces a raft of case. Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:00:00 AM
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Submitted at 2/22/2010 7:01:06 AM Medical Council over her failure Connelly, her boyfriend, Steven Filed under: Internet, Microsoft 35% growth for this company
to notice anything was wrong. Barker, and his brother, Jason (MSFT), Electronic Arts over the next four years and just
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continue developing it. stating that Dr Al-Zayyat’s The doctor had her contract with Facebook valuation that resulted million. What could possibly
By Caroline Gammell mental health had “broken Great Ormond Street Hospital from Digital Sky's $100 million justify these numbers? Well,
Published: 3:01PM GMT 22 down completely” terminated after details of the investment last July? And Zynga has grown from 30
Feb 2010 The consultant psychiatrist said: tragedy came to light. doubtless, the$15 billion million users to 230 million in
Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat was due to “In my opinion, Dr Al-Zayyat She has since launched a claim valuation implied by Microsoft's( only 10 months, largely as a
face allegations of misconduct has become so seriously ill that for damages against the world- MSFT) 2007 investment in the result of the strength shown by
over her apparent failure to she is unfit to defend herself famous children's hospital over company was, to say the least, Facebook over this period.
examine the toddler, but her before a public hearing and her dismissal. aspirational. Well, the insanity is Farmville has been the
mental health has “broken down unfit to instruct her solicitors. A report by health regulator the continuing to mount - throughout company's engine, with close to
completely”. "The pressure on her has been Care Quality Commission last the Facebook ecosystem. A 80 million monthly active users.
She saw Peter Connelly at St such that her mental health has May criticised staffing levels at recent report by Global Silicon Continue reading Zynga
Ann’s Hospital in Tottenham, broken down completely, and St Ann's. Valley Partner's NeXt Up Valuation Said to Top $3 Billion
north London, on August 1, the possibility of suicide is a The GMC case was adjourned Research organization puts the Zynga Valuation Said to Top $3
2007 and complained that he was very real one." until Wednesday. price tag of Zinga, the Facebook Billion originally appeared on
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Aflac Continues to Impress

by Joseph Lazzaro $36.07, still looks impressive for should see a healthy increase in 2010 10:20:00 EST. Please see
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Ray Gosling says he told police
name of dead lover
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The BBC presenter Ray Gosling
disclosed today that he has told
police the name of the lover he
confessed to killing.
Mr Gosling, 70, was arrested on
suspicion of murder last week
after revealing in a TV
programme that he smothered a
former partner as he lay in a
hospital bed dying of Aids.
Following repeated questioning
by detectives over 30 hours in
custody he was released on bail
until April, although reports at
the time suggested that he had
refused to name the man he
killed.
But Mr Gosling told the
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The presenter said that he would
not disclose the identity of his
lover to anyone other than the
police in order to protect his
family, telling the paper: “It was
a private love affair.”
Mr Gosling, a freelance TV and
radio presenter from
Nottingham, broke down during
his shock confession to BBC
East Midlands’ Inside Out
programme last week.
He said: “I killed someone once.
He was a young chap, he’d been
my lover and he got Aids.
“In a hospital one hot afternoon,
the doctor said, ’There’s nothing
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“The doctor came back and I
said, ’He’s gone’. Nothing more
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Mr Gosling told the Evening
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publicity that has followed the
broadcast of the programme.
But he added: “I don’t regret
saying what I did on the
television. The BBC didn’t use
me. They let me decide what I
wanted to say. They told me the
risks of doing it.”
Aiding or abetting another
person’s death is illegal in
England and Wales under the
1961 Suicide Act and is
punishable by up to 14 years in
jail. If Mr Gosling were
convicted of murder, he would
face a mandatory life sentence.
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Should GlaxoSmithKline
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Shelves?
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Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:30:00 AM
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The 10 Most Addictive Sounds in the World

by Martin Lindstrom (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:01:08 AM

You're probably among the

millions who have experienced
it: driving in a car, listening to
the radio, and suddenly this song
comes on. It is not just any song-
-this was your favorite song
when you were a teenager. As
the first few notes strike up,
you’re transported back in time.
Everything is so vivid, and your
mind wanders to parties, first
kisses and sweaty palms. It's as if
time stands still and you
suddenly realize that for the
entire duration of the song, you
haven’t seen a single thing on the
road.
There's no doubt about it, sound
is immensely powerful. And yet
83% of all the advertising
communication we're exposed to
daily (bearing in mind that we Is this just coincidence, or does York, wired up 50 volunteers Forget the sound of the waves or our volunteers that as soon as
will see two million TV sound make us buy more, want and measured their galvanic, the songs of birds, they didn't they hear it, they remove their
commercials in a single lifetime) more, dream more and eat more? pupil and brainwave responses to even make the top 10. But the headsets and check their bags for
focuses, almost exclusively, on Any 50-year-old American can sounds using the latest jingle advertising a computer their vibrating cell phone. When
the sense of sight. That leaves sing a whole range of television neuroscience-based research chip, and object which most of we switch our phone into silent
just 17% for the remaining four jingles from the 1970s--they are methods. We learned that sound us have never even seen, took the mode, we think it cannot be
senses. Think about how much all well stored in the recesses of has remarkable power. This may prominent second spot in our heard. But the vibration has its
we rely on sound. It confirms a our brain. Yet if you were to ask not be surprising for many, but it brains in terms of addiction. We own sound, and almost
connection when dialing or the same of those who have was certainly surprising to strongly respond to the sound of immediately the test subjects
texting on cell phones and alerts come of age recently, you will realize just how many Intel! This tells us that repetition stopped whatever they were
us to emergencies. When the find them stumped. Has the commercial brands over the past is the key, since most of us can't doing to attend to their phones.
sound was removed from slot magic of a television tune 20 years have made their way even sing it. What this tells us is It's hardly surprising that the
machines in Las Vegas, revenue disappeared, or has the into the world’s 10 most that there's no limit to this Blackberry has been dubbed a
fell by 24%. Experiments advertising world lost sight of powerful and addictive sounds-- phenomenon, because a CrackBerry--even President
undertaken in restaurants show the fact that people do indeed beating some of the most computer chip doesn’t really Obama is hooked.
that when slow music (slower have speakers at home? I decided familiar and comforting sounds have a sound. Psychologically speaking, this is
than the rhythm of a heartbeat) is to put these questions to the test. of nature. Quiz: Can You Guess The third most powerful sound not a happy discovery. Recent
played, we eat slower--and we Buyology Inc. and Elias Arts, a The World's Most Addictive is just over 10 years old, and yet MOST page 10
eat more! sound identity company in New Sounds? it had such a profound effect on
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Chinese President Tweets, Too, Just Not On
Twitter--It's Banned
by Kit Eaton (Fast Company)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 8:10:07 AM
Twitter is banned in China--all
sorts of culturally-polluting ideas
might leak through the Great
Wall if the government let
citizens use it. So there are state-
monitored local alternatives. And
the President's just joined one. A
new era, perhaps?
Twitter's free-wheeling, news-
breaking, open discussion format
is just incompatible with how the
Chinese government would like
its people to lifecast (and the anti
-government Twitter-aided
demonstrations in Iran must've
resonated with China's officials
too) so it's inaccessible from
Chinese PCs. But there are local
alternatives, like the popular
Sina. The government monitors
these services, and requires their
owners to do the same "self-
censorship" that it was trying to
get Google to comply with
recently, resulting in a fiasco
that's still not concluded (though
experts now think they nearly
understand the China-base cyber
attack on Google that started the
whole thing off).
With this harsh control of free
speech as a backdrop, it may be
slightly surprising that the
President, Hu Jintao has
apparently opened an account on
a Chinese microblog, a
registration-required one run by
the People's Daily. Or is it a
surprise? Both Hu and Premier
Wen Jiabao have engaged in
public webchats before, and
there are international
precedents. Most obviously,
President Obama Tweets(or at
least many anonymous flunkeys
in the White House Tweet on his
behalf) and clearly China's senior
officials wouldn't like to be
behind the cutting edge.
Hu hasn't made any posts yet,
and one wonders exactly what
he'd say anyway ("Woke up in
favorite panda pyjamas. Servants
brought me tea. Flying off to
capitalist USA for state visit
later. China FTW!") But that
hasn't stopped over seven
thousand of Chinese signing up
to follow his account. He has
added a user profile, though,
with the impressive title:
"General Secretary of the
Communist Party of China
(CPC) Central Committee,
Chinese President and Chairman
of the Central Military
Commission."
The most interesting thing will
be to see what gets "Tweeted"
via Hu's account. Will it be used
merely as another platform for
the government to propagandize?
Or will it be a rare and precious
window into the inner workings
of the Chinese government. At
least we'll be able to compare it
with what Obama's Tweeting,
and see if the two leaders are on
the same page--with fabulous
timing the most recent
Obamatweet as I write this is
"Just one example of our
commitment to doing our work
openly and giving people the
government they deserve:
http://bit.ly/dpqflK." Just don't
mention the Dallai Lama.
[via GlobalTimes]
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Does a dog have
the Buddha nature?
The meditative dog
(Holy Kaw!)
Submitted at 2/21/2010 9:31:28 PM
It appears that the infamous
koan, “Does a dog have the
Buddha nature?” has finally been
answered. Take a look at Ban,
the Japanese dog who seems to
be on the Path—or at least have
found a pretty sweet vantage
point.
Read the full story at Weird
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Americans [video]
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If most of your knowledge about
our neighbor to the north came
from watching “Canadian
Bacon” one too many times, then
it might behoove you to watch
NBC’s Tom Brokaw explain the
relationship between Canada and
the U.S.
Learn even more about Canada.
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Bloom Energy Unveils Its Ultra-Secretive Bloom Box Fuel

Cell
by Ariel Schwartz (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 8:55:35 AM
If you keep track of green
technology companies, you may
have heard rumblings about
Bloom Energy, a secretive
company that has raised nearly
$400 million from investors like
Kleiner Perkins for its
supposedly game-changing fuel
cell device. Now the eight year
old company is finally emerging
from the shadows with the
Bloom Box, a $700,000 to
$800,000 machine that 60
Minutes calls"a little power plant
-in-a-box." So what exactly is the
Bloom Box?
The box consists of a stack of
ceramic disks coated with green
and black "inks." The disks are
separated by cheap metal alloy
plates. Methane (or other
hydrocarbons) and oxygen are
fed in, the whole thing is heated
how much it generates.
Bloom Energy founder K.R.
Sridhar estimates that a Bloom
Box for the residential market
could be out in 5 to 10 years for
under $3,000. That's a big
improvement from the $800,000
box of today, but only time will
tell if Sridhar is being overly
optimistic. And in the coming
years, big name competitors will
probably catch up to Bloom with
cost-efficient boxes of their own.
Will the Bloom Box and fuel cell
devices like it eventually replace
the power grid? Probably not,
but they have the chance to one
up to 1,000 degrees Celsius, and Google, Staples, and FedEx have headquarters.
day at least partially free
electricity comes out. Bloom already secretly started using the Of course, fuel cells aren't new.
homeowners from the grid--
estimates that a box filled with boxes. So far, the Bloom Box T h e y h a v e j u s t b e e n t o o
along with solar panels, wind
64 ceramic disks can produce has been a success--eBay has expensive to be viable until now,
turbines, and other alternative
e n o u g h j u i c e t o p o w e r a already saved $100,000 in and Bloom still has to prove that
energy sources.
Starbucks. electricity costs since its 5 boxes its box can produce energy at a
Check out the 60 Minutes
As of right now, Bloom isn't were installed nine months ago. cheaper rate than other power
segment on the Bloom Box
angling for the residential market EBay even claims that the boxes sources. The box also produces
below for more info.
--the box is far too expensive. generate more power than the carbon dioxide as a byproduct--a
[ 60 Minutes]
But major companies like eBay, 3 , 0 0 0 s o l a r p a n e l s a t i t s potential downside depending on

Bloom box: An energy breakthrough?

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In the world of energy, the Holy
Grail is a power source that's
inexpensive and clean, with no
emissions. Well over 100 start-
ups in Silicon Valley are
working on it, and one of them,
Bloom Energy, is about to make
public its invention: a little
power-plant-in-a-box they want
to put literally in your backyard.
You'll generate your own
electricity with the box and it'll
be wireless. The idea is to one
day replace the big power plants
and transmission line grid, the
way the laptop moved in on the
desktop and cell phones
supplanted landlines.
It has a lot of smart people
believing and buzzing, even
though the company has been
unusually secretive--until now.
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studies show that the first thing
we do when we wake is check
our BlackBerry. Going to the
bathroom, brushing our teeth and
eating breakfast takes a back
seat. Increasingly people sleep
beside their phones--that
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is now a priority! Even though
the sound of a vibrating phone
has taken second place to a
baby's giggles, it seems that in
just over a decade technology
now provides the predominant
sounds of daily life.
As marketers become more
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will be used to increase brand
recognition in increasingly
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8. McDonald’s 9.‘Star Spangled
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8.‘Wedding March’ 9.‘Wish
Upon a Star’ 10. Late Night with
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Why We Buy(Doubleday, New
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Lindstrom is an adviser to
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Upgrades Beat Downgrades
by 50% in 2009
by Tom Johansmeyer
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:00:00 AM
Filed under: Amer Intl Group
(AIG) Insurance company
upgrades outpaced downgrades
by 50% last year. In a report by
insurance rating agency A.M.
Best, Upgrades, Downgrades
Moved at a Similar Pace in 2009, insurers have been able to
36 commercial property/casualty strengthen their risk-adjusted
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New Details Emerge About Google Hackers

by Stan Schroeder program to computers inside two officials also had special access U.S. military or other
(Mashable!) educational institutions in China. to the code. government agencies”.
Submitted at 2/22/2010 7:18:53 AM
Now, they’ve found a hacker, a According to The Wall Street It is still unknown whether the
“freelance security consultant in Journal, however, the attacks can be linked to Chinese
According to Financial Times, his 30s”, who wrote a part of the investigators cannot necessarily authorities, who denied any
U.S. officials have tracked down code that exploited a security point out the individuals in the involvement in the attacks.
the authors of the malicious code hole in Internet Explorer, and attack, but have rather tracked Image courtesy of iStockphoto,
used against Google in the recent was ultimately used to break into down a “prominent Asian bunhill
attack. computers of Google employees. hacking group” responsible for Tags: china, Google, hackers
F i r s t , U . S . i n v e s t i g a t o r s This hacker has also published describing it as something he the attacks. It’s a group known to
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The School that Swiped the Dodge Logo, and
Other Design Copycats
by William Bostwick (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:31:17 AM
Are there no more good ideas
out there? A rash of copycat
designs makes it seem like the
muses have been drained dry.
Design is a tricky game--it's part
art after all; a single project can
be a tangled mess of influences,
some clear, some not so clear.
And then there are the head-
slappers. Like Lake Mary High
School in Florida, recently
busted for using the Dodge logo
as their own [Ed. note: Full
disclosure, this was my high-
school's rival growing up, though
my mom actually worked there
briefly as a teacher. Go
Seminoles!]. NPR got the
school's principal on the phone,
caught red-handed, and he tried
to play the whole thing off. He
claimed when he first got the call
from a Chrysler rep threatening
to sue unless he got rid of the
logo, he thought it was a joke
until he "googled his phone
number." Apparently, the school
attempted to negotiate a
licensing agreement, but
Chrysler refused.
Timing of the
games: then and
now (photos)
by Van der Broek and Bakema.
(CNET News.com)
Mecanoo says it wasn't a "direct
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timekeeper of the Olympics
know as the iconic LC2. Cassina
since the 1936 Winter Games,
is the only company authorized
when a single Omega technician
to produce Le Corbusier's
showed up to Germany with 27
furniture and, as the Fondation
stopwatches.
Le Corbusier (and plenty of
Photo by Ina Fried/CNET
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Caption by Ina Fried
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NASA’s First iPhone

Game: Lunar Electric
Rover Simulator
by Stan Schroeder
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 5:33:08 AM

Ever dreamed of controlling

your own Lunar rover? Keep
dreaming, buddy; there’s no way
NASA is ever gonna let you do it
(even if it sends a new rover to
the moon in the near future,
which it probably won’t). But
you can control a simulated one
with NASA’s first iPhone game:
the Lunar Electric Rover
Simulator.

TD Bank: The Greenest Bank in the U.S.? Controlling the rover is quite a
simple affair, but you’ll be able
to finish various challenges and
by Ariel Schwartz (Fast T h o s e p r a c t i c e s i n c l u d e panels, solar drive-thru canopies, and sustainability efforts. But
Company) learn a lot about the moon and
investments in wind, solar, and insulated glass, and water- New Resource Bank is small,
how the lunar rover works in the
Submitted at 2/22/2010 6:35:06 AM
l o w - i m p a c t h y d r o p o w e r efficient plumbing fixtures. If all and TD Bank has over 6 million
process. There’s also an
(including a block of wind goes well with the Queens customers. So at the very least,
I t ' s n o t e a s y t o q u a n t i f y energy that is large enough to Village prototype, TD Bank TD Bank should be considered a interactive gallery with images
sustainability, but it's pretty safe power the bank's 2,600 ATMs) expects to open five to 10 green model for other mega-banks of the rover and the Lunar
to say that TD Bank is now one and 31,000 metric tons in carbon prototype stores by the end of looking to raise their green Outpost it supplies. It may have
of the greenest banks in the U.S. offset credits. TD Bank also 2010. been canceled (postponed?) in
credibility.
T h e c o m p a n y r e c e n t l y plans to open up a LEED Does all of this add up to TD The whole open-seven-days-a- real life, but they cannot cancel it
announced that it is the largest Platinum prototype bank later Bank being the greenest bank in week thing doesn't hurt, either. in our hearts.
U.S.-based bank to achieve this spring in Queens Village, the country? Probably not. San [ TD Bank] You can get it for free in the
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US stun Canada in hockey showdown Facebook Restores

(BBC News | Americas | over Switzerland, must play soil, moguls skier Alexandre enjoyed a spell of mounting
World Edition) again on Tuesday in play-off Bilodeau, the hosts fell behind pressure late on, with 22-year- Accounts Of 3 Critics
Submitted at 2/21/2010 6:57:38 PM
qualifying. inside a minute when Rafalski old Canadian ice hockey pin-up It Mysteriously Deleted
"It is probably not where we fired past veteran goalkeeper Crosby narrowing the gap to 4-3
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continue developing it. point in the tournament it is not on the clock in the first of the shattering proportions in a Apparently, three Argentines
Ice hockey round-up - Day 10 going to be easy and the fact we three 20-minute periods. frenzied finale, but Miller held who worked on a book that
Hosts Canada suffered a shock 5 have to play an extra game isn't a But within 22 seconds, Rafalski firm, pulling off 42 saves in mocks Facebook mysteriously
-3 loss to the United States in the terrible thing and we will be beat the 37-year-old Brodeur total, and Canadian hearts were had their Facebook accounts
ice hockey showdown at the ready for it." again, and despite outshooting broken when Kesler steered the deleted in January. On top of
Winter Olympics. All 12 teams will play in the their rivals 19-6 in the first puck into an empty net inside the that, a Facebook group of fans,
The US went ahead after just 41 knockout stages where they are period, Canada went into the final minute. who numbered in the tens of
seconds through Brian Rafalski seeded according to their group- break 2-1 down, with US keeper "We had chances in the game, thousands, also disappeared.
in the Group A qualifier at round record. Ryan Miller making 18 saves. some hard chances. In the third After the deleted profiles finally
Canada Hockey Place. America's last victory over After the interval, 29-year-old period we had a lot of started getting attention,
Eric Staal levelled before Canada at an Olympics was at Heatley added a second for powerplays but we just ran out of Facebook admitted it made a
Rafalski scored again in the first the 1960 Squaw Valley Games Canada but with four minutes time," said Crosby. "mistake" and put the profiles
period to stun most of the 18,000 when they clinched a 2-1 win. left of the period, Drury, of the "Ryan Miller was really solid back. The three individuals had
crowd. The stadium was a sea of red- New York Rangers, gave his side and made some big saves. been trying to get an explanation
Dany Heatley equalised but shirted home fans for what was the lead again. Sometimes you run into a hot from Facebook for weeks with
C h r i s D r u r y a n d J a m i e being billed as one of the most- Another Canadian gold goalie but we had some bad luck no luck -- and it was only when
Langenbrunner put the US two anticipated clashes in Canadian medallist at these Games, sometimes." the press started picking up on
clear and Ryan Kesler sealed hockey history. skeleton slider Jon Montgomery Kesler said: "To come out with the story that Facebook admitted
victory after a Sidney Crosby Banners proclaiming "Our was introduced to the crowd in the win is pretty special. To beat its "mistake." Either way, it's a
consolation. home, our game" were displayed the next break, but Canada Canada on their own soil is reminder that what you do on
The USA have now won all by partisan supporters who looked down and out when special." Facebook can disappear in an
three of their round-robin swamped the scattered pockets Langenbrunner opened up a two- Print Sponsor instant based on the company's
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Bloggingheads Rematch Use Free Web Tools to Build a

(Little Green Footballs)
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Here’s a rematch with Conn
Carroll of the Heritage
Foundation; I pressed him pretty
hard on the John Birch Society at
CPAC (the talking point
response is: “there were lots of
groups at CPAC”), and the
Heritage Foundation’s support
for “intelligent design”
creationism. And we found a
couple of (relatively small)
points of agreement.[Video]
UPDATE at 2/21/10 9:19:14
am:
Here’s the page for the video at
Bloggingheads.tv, where we
already find a few apologists for
the John Birch Society
commenting.
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The Ocean Guardian has arrived
in Falkland Islands waters
(Footage from Channel 4)
A British rig is due to begin
drilling for oil in the territorial
waters of the Falkland Islands,
despite strong opposition from
Argentina.
The platform has been towed to
a point 100km (62 miles) north
of the islands in the South
Atlantic.
Argentina says the move
violates its sovereignty and has
imposed shipping restrictions
around the islands.
It is estimated the Falklands
have the equivalent of 60 billion
barrels of oil in total.
But a spokesman for Desire
Petroleum, which is carrying out
the drilling, told the BBC the
amount which could be exploited
commercially would probably be
a fraction of that.
Argentina has threatened to take
"adequate measures" to stop
Five Reasons Why Chatroulette is Addictive, and Worth a Try
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British oil exploration in
contested waters around the
islands, and is seeking support
from Latin American countries at
a regional meeting in Mexico.
It wants its neighbours to also
impose restrictions on shipping
in the area.
Argentina can already count on
support from President Hugo
Chavez of Venezuela, who said
Britain was being irrational and
had to realise the "time for
empires was over".
Argentina has long claimed the
Everyone (from the mainstream
media to celebrities) is obsessing
over Chatroulette, the website
that randomly connects users via
islands, which it calls the
Malvinas.
It invaded the Falklands in
1982, before a UK taskforce
seized back control in a short
war that claimed the lives of 649
Argentine and 255 British
service personnel.
But it has ruled out military
action and is trying to pressure
Britain into negotiations on
sovereignty.
International law
Last year Argentina submitted a
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He added that Argentina was
beginning its own oil exploration
programme in the waters west of
the islands.
Mr Willie said oil exploration in
the Falklands was at an early
stage, and even if commercially
viable amounts were found it
would be many years before the
oil would start to flow.
The rig, the Ocean Guardian,
has been towed 8,000 miles from
the Cromarty Firth in Scotland.
Last week the Falklands
Legislative Assembly, which
sold the licence to explore for oil
to Desire, said it had "every
right" to develop "legitimate
business" in hydrocarbons.
UK Foreign Secretary David
Miliband said British oil
exploration in the area was
vast expanse of ocean, based on
"completely in accordance with
research into the extent of the
international law".
continental shelf, stretching to
UK Prime Minister Gordon
the Antarctic and including the
Brown also said the government
island chains governed by the
had "made all the preparations
UK.
that are necessary to make sure
It is due to raise the issue at the
the Falkland islanders are
UN later this week.
properly protected".
Desire Petroleum spokesman
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DNA, Tips Lead to Arrests in Texas US 'closes in on Google

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say DNA evidence collected at Officials declined to discuss a but the federal investigation did Investigators say they are "special access" to the code.
the site of one of several Texas motive at a news conference not kick in until two churches closing in on the source of the "If he wants to do the research
churches destroyed by arson Sunday. were torched Jan. 11 in Athens. cyber attacks that hit a number of he's good at, he has to toe the
links one of two suspects to the Investigators collected DNA Less than a week later, four fires U S c o m p a n i e s , i n c l u d i n g line now and again," the paper
blaze, and they haven't ruled out from the site of several of the in five days were reported. The Google, according to reports. q u o t e d a s i n g l e , u n n a m e d
more charges. fires, and samples from one of two most recent fires included The Financial Times suggests government researcher as saying.
Jason Robert Bourque, 19, and the suspects matched evidence the one that resulted in charges that US officials have tracked the The news comes after reports
Daniel George McAllister, 21, found at the scene of the Smith against Bourque and McAllister. author of the code used to attack linked two Chinese schools to
were arrested and charged County fire, Crowley said. There were attempted break-ins the company. the attacks.
Sunday with one count of felony Bourque and McAllister could at three churches in Tyler in The paper says the alleged Reports suggested that the
arson for the torching of a church face life in prison if convicted. early February, but those hacker is a Chinese "freelance source of the strikes had been
in rural Smith County, said Tom Bond is set at $10 million apiece. buildings were not burned, the security consultant in his 30s" traced to Shanghai Jiaotong
Crowley, spokesman for the Crowley and Smith County jail Texas Department of Public who had published extracts of University and the Lanxiang
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, officials said they had no Safety said in a statement. the attack code on the web. School, a large vocational
Firearms and Explosives. information on attorneys for David Mahfood, pastor of one The attacks led Google to training centre in Jinan.
Crowley declined to say which either man. of the churches in Tyler that was announce that it may pull out of Both schools deny any
suspect produced the positive The pair used to attend First torched, said residents still think China entirely. involvement.
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US President Barack Obama has
unveiled new plans to advance
legislation to overhaul the US
healthcare system.
One of the key proposals gives
the US government new power
to block health insurers from
imposing excessive premium
increases.
Mr Obama has made healthcare
reform a centrepiece of his
presidency, but has so far failed
to get a new law passed.
On Thursday, Mr Obama is to
hold televised, bipartisan talks at
the White House to discuss the
issue.
The insurance rate proposal
gives the federal Health and
Human Services Department - in
conjunction with state authorities
- the power to deny substantial
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premium increases, limit them,
or demand rebates for
consumers, the White House said
on its website.
Mr Obama's latest plan requires
most Americans to carry health
insurance coverage, with federal
subsidies to help many afford the
premiums.
It bars insurance companies
from denying coverage to people
with existing medical problems
or charging them more.
A tax on high-cost health
insurance plans objected to by
House Democrats - and trade
unions - is to be scaled back.
Bitter debate
The Democrats' loss of a Senate
seat in Massachusetts to
Republican Scott Brown in
January deprived them of their
filibuster-proof 60-seat majority
in the Senate, although they still
control both houses.
Thursday's debate is seen as a
key moment in Mr Obama's bid
to pass new legislation, and
comes after months of often
bitterly-contested congressional
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debates.
Mr Obama referred to the talks
in his weekly radio address on
Saturday, saying: "I don't want to
see this meeting turn into
political theatre, with each side
simply reciting talking points
and trying to score political
points.
"Instead, I ask members of both
parties to seek common ground
in an effort to solve a problem
that's been with us for
generations."
The House of Representatives
and the Senate adopted different
versions of the bill at the end of
last year, and they must now be
combined into a single bill Mr
Obama can sign into law.
Mr Obama says reform of the
healthcare system is crucial for
the US economy to rein in costs
over the long term.
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Daughter Calls Pilot in
Texas Plane Crash a
Hero
(FOXNews.com) the government. He apparently
set fire to his home before flying
Submitted at 2/22/2010 6:17:35 AM
his plane into the office building.
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of a man who crashed his small house, he gets into his plane ...
plane into an Internal Revenue and flies it into a building to kill
Service building called her father people?" Hunter told ABC." "My
a hero for his anti-government dad Vernon did two tours of duty
views but said his actions, which in Vietnam. My dad's a hero."
killed a tax service employee, Bell said she offered her deepest
were "inappropriate." condolences to Hunter's family.
Joe Stack's adult daughter, She said her father's last actions
Samantha Bell, spoke to ABC's were wrong.
"Good Morning America" from "But if nobody comes out and
her home in Norway. Asked speaks up on behalf of injustice,
during a phone interview then nothing will ever be
b r o a d c a s t M o n d a y i f s h e accomplished," she told ABC.
considered her father a hero, she "But I do not agree with his last
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Day 6: Vancouver Winter Olympics
(Holy Kaw!)
Submitted at 2/21/2010 11:05:00 PM
Day 6 was mellow. Hung
around our hotel, the Sunset
Inn(a hotel I highly recommend
because it has one-bedroom
suites with a living room, two
sofa sleepers, and a kitchen area)
until 1:15 when we played
hockey at the West End
Community Centre.
I saw three things there that I’ve
never seen before. First, a
combination basketball court/ice
rink facilty.
Second, the rink didn’t have a
bench. You kept the door open
and substituted through it. This
changes how you rim pucks
around the corners. :-)
Third, male hockey players
change in women’s bathroom
because there’s not enough space
in the men’s room. If hockey
players did this in California, the
figure-skater moms would have
the hockey players arrested as
sex offenders. And yes, I know
this is the West End of
Vancouver.
Apple Removes All "Sexy" Apps from the iPhone
App Store [Apple]
by Adam Pash (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 5:00:00 AM
Late last week, Apple removed
all content from the App Store
matching a new set of rules to
remove apps containing women
Even the churches are into it.
On to Richmond oval track.
We stood in line with lots of
people from the
Netherlands—which must have
been an omen.
Then we went through security.
This is the view inside.
We dropped a beer, and a
service man cleaned it up in real
time.
Shani Davis and his coach,
Ryan Shimabukuro (aka, the
and men in swimsuits, apps
showing skin, or apps oozing
with innuendo, according to one
of the affected developers. While
broadly speaking we're not that
concerned about whether or not
you can download apps with PG-
“Flyin’ Hawaiian”) right after
Shani won the silver medal in the
1,500 meters speedskating event.
The results were:
Mark Tuitert, Netherlands, gold,
1;45.57
Shani Davis, USA, silver,
1:46.10
Harvard Bokko, Norway,
bronze, 1:46.13
Ryan, believe it or not, is from
Hawaii. It’s a long story. He said
he would fix my skating which is
13 images, it's yet another
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an offer I cannot refuse. It would
take an Olympic speedskating
coach to do so!
Richmond Oval at night.
Another shot of the building.
This was our last day in
V a n c o u v e r . W h a t a g r e a t by Randy Alfred (Wired Top
experience. I can’t wait to go Stories)
back. I will truly miss Vancouver
and my Canadian friends.
Everything Vancouver.
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everything you can do on their
latest slate of devices—and we
don't like it. Chillifresh via
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Site Hopes Automatic
Arabic-English
Translation Translates
Into Peace
by Ryan Singel (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 5:22:00 AM
A new site hopes the seemingly
simple idea of eliminating the
language barrier, letting you
write in English and be read in
Arabic — and vice versa — will
cultivate citizen diplomacy
between the Middle East and the
West, reducing tensions at the
grassroots level between two
cultures that increasingly co-
exist but seem a world apart.
Feb. 22, 1857:
Hertz Enters
Cycle of Life
Submitted at 2/21/2010 9:00:00 PM
Happy Birthday, Heinrich
Hertz! The German physicist
was the first to transmit and
receive an electrical signal. You
probably use his name regularly
in megahertz and other
measurements.
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Shuttle Endeavour glides to ghostly night landing

(CNET News.com) account for more than a million
Submitted at 2/22/2010 6:00:34 AM pounds.
Shuttle commander George
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, equipment -- an oxygen
Fla.--The shuttle Endeavour generator, carbon dioxide
came out of the night sky Sunday scrubber, a water processing
to make a spectral landing at the rack, a urine recycling rack, and
Kennedy Space Center, leaving a toilet -- were moved into
the International Space Station Tranquility after it was attached
behind in orbit virtually to the station, along with a high
complete, with a new life support tech exercise machine.
module and an observation deck The cupola, launched on the
for robot arm operators. outboard end of Tranquility, was
Approaching the spaceport in a moved to its Earth-facing port
steep dive, commander George for use as an observation station
Zamka guided the shuttle and robot arm work station.
through a sweeping left overhead Only four more shuttle flights
turn, lined up on runway 15 and are planned to deliver supplies,
swooped to a picture-perfect equipment, experiment racks and
touchdown at 10:20 p.m. EST. other gear in a final push to leave
Pilot Terry Virts then released a the lab complex in the best
red-and-white braking parachute to the world." suits for a traditional runway involved." possible shape when the shuttle
and a few moments later, the "Well Houston, it's great to be inspection about an hour after Endeavour undocked from the fleet is retired this fall.
space plane rolled to a stop. home," Zamka said. "It was a landing before heading to crew space station Friday night, And with every successful
The space shuttle Endeavour great adventure." quarters for reunions with friends leaving the outpost more than 98 launch and landing, the reality of
settles to a smooth touchdown at Space station flight engineer and family. percent complete with the the looming end of the shuttle
the Kennedy Space Center late S o i c h i N o g u c h i w a t c h e d "STS-130 is mission complete, addition of the Tranquility program gains more traction
Sunday.(Credit: NASA) Endeavour's fiery re-entry from a we're safe on deck here at habitation module and the seven- among the men and women who
"Houston, Endeavour, wheels window in the lab's new cupola Kennedy Space Center and that's window cupola observation maintain the iconic orbiters.
stopped," Zamka radioed in a observation deck, tweeting his due to the work of a lot of deck. "I got to watch a lot of the folks
traditional call to mission observations: "I watched the people," Zamka said. "We had a The station's total pressurized out on the runway tonight just
control. shuttle atmospheric reentry from great team, we had tremendous volume is now 28,947 cubic feet kind of stand there and look up
" R o g e r w h e e l s s t o p p e d , Cupola window. The view was hardware to bring up ... and -- roughly the same as a 747 at Endeavour and think about the
Endeavour. Welcome home," definitely out-of-the-world." Endeavour, my goodness, what a jumbo jet -- and the structure has majesty of that ship and its next
replied astronaut Rick Sturckow Zamka, Virts, Kathryn Hire, m a c h i n e ! S h e w a s p e r f e c t a habitable volume of 12,420 to last flight," said Launch
from Houston. "Congratulations f l i g h t e n g i n e e r S t e p h e n throughout the flight and we cubic feet. Total mass now D i r e c t o r M i k e L e i n b a c h .
to you and the crew on an Robinson, and spacewalkers brought her back safe and sound stands at a bit more than 799,000 "There's a whole series of 'lasts'
outstanding mission, installing Robert Behnken and Nicholas due to a great mission control pounds. When the shuttle is
the Tranquility (module) and Patrick doffed their pressure team. So thanks to all who were attached, the two spacecraft SHUTTLE page 24
opening up the cupola's windows
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Facebook Beats Twitter and Google Buzz in Reader Poll

[RESULTS]
by Barb Dybwad (Mashable!) Twitter?( online surveys) 108 votes) - WINNER: GTalk, 2189 votes,
Submitted at 2/21/2010 6:15:46 PM Faceoff Series: Overall Results Week 13: (AIM: 1257 votes, FbChat: 511
Week 1: - Digg vs. Reddit vs. votes, Tie: 203 votes)
It’s been yet another exciting - Mozilla Firefox vs. Google StumbleUpon Week 20:
m a t c h u p h e r e i n o u r W e b Chrome - WINNER: Digg, 14,762 votes - Music Ownership vs. Music
F a c e o f f s e r i e s , w i t h t h e - WINNER: Firefox, 4600 votes (Reddit: 11,466 votes, Subscription
newcomer Google Buzz going (Chrome: 3310 votes, Tie: 911 StumbleUpon: 2507 votes, Tie: - WINNER: Ownership, 533
head to head with Facebook and votes) 1032 votes) votes (Subscription: 299 votes,
Twitter for the heady title of Week 2: Week 14: Tie: 237)
Mashable readers’ favorite social - Tumblr vs. Posterous - Old versus new Twitter Week 21:
network. - WINNER: Tumblr, 1809 votes votes, Tie: 260 votes) retweets - Match.com vs. PlentyofFish
Last week we saw free beat out (Posterous: 1496 votes, Tie: 256 Week 8: - WINNER: Old style retweets, - WINNER: Plenty of Fish, 430
premium in our online dating votes) - Microsoft Office vs. Google 1625 votes (New style retweets: votes (Match.com: 334 votes,
services head-to-head, and this Week 3: Docs 699 votes, Tie: 227 votes) Tie: 187 votes)
week we wanted to check in on - Pandora vs. Last.fm - WINNER: Microsoft Office, Week 15: Week 21:
how you good readers were - WINNER: Last.fm, 1187 votes 1365 votes (Google Docs: 994 - Gmail vs. Outlook - Google Buzz vs. Facebook Vs.
ranking Buzz in its still early (Pandora: 1156 votes, Tie: 122 votes, Tie: 315 votes) - WINNER: Gmail, 3684 votes Twitter
days against popular contenders votes) Week 9: (Outlook: 980 votes, Tie: 590 - WINNER: Facebook, 3353
Facebook and Twitter. The Week 4: - Apple iPhone vs. Google votes) votes (Twitter: 1828 votes,
results are now in… - Twitter vs. Facebook Android Week 16: Google Buzz: 1298 votes, Tie:
…and Facebook wins the day, - WINNER: Facebook, 2484 - WINNER: Google Android, - Boxee vs. Hulu 651 votes) Reviews: Bing,
with 47% of the vote out of a votes (Twitter: 2061 votes, Tie: 3323 votes (Apple iPhone: 1494 - WINNER: Hulu, 626 votes Boxee, Chrome, Digg,
healthy 7130 votes cast. Twitter 588 votes) votes, Tie: 228 votes) (Boxee: 591 votes, Tie: 106 Facebook, Firefox, Foursquare,
came in a respectable second Week 5: Week 10: votes) Gmail, Google, Google Buzz,
place at 26% of the vote, with - WordPress vs. Typepad - AT&T vs. Verizon Week 17: Google Docs, Gowalla, Gtalk,
Google Buzz coming in not - WINNER: WordPress, 2714 - WINNER: Verizon, 1161 votes - Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS Hulu, Pandora, Posterous,
terribly far behind at 18% of the votes (Typepad: 267 votes, Tie: (AT&T: 538 votes, Tie: 118 - WINNER: Nexus One, 6743 Seesmic Desktop, StumbleUpon,
vote. A good 9% of you thought 357 votes) votes) votes (iPhone 3GS: 2818 votes, Tumblr, TweetDeck, Twitter,
it was too close to call, with the Week 6: Week 11: Tie: 592 votes) TypePad, Windows, WordPress,
tie vote snagging 651 votes. - Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard - Google vs. Bing Week 18: Yelp, aim
What do you think of the - WINNER: Windows 7, 3632 - WINNER: Google, 2180 votes - Foursquare vs. Yelp vs. Tags: facebook, google buzz,
results? Check below for the votes (Snow Leopard: 3278 (Bing: 519 votes, Tie: 97 votes) Gowalla polls, social networking, twitter,
results listing from the past votes, Tie: 121 votes) Week 12: - WINNER: Foursquare, 1182 web faceoff
editions of this series, and tune Week 7: - iPod Touch/iPhone vs. votes, (Yelp: 661 votes,
in next week for another edition - T w e e t D e c k v s . S e e s m i c Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP Gowalla: 509 votes, Tie: 143
of the Web Faceoff! Desktop - WINNER: iPod Touch/iPhone, votes)
Who would win in a fight: - WINNER: TweetDeck, 3294 704 votes (Sony PSP: 639 votes, Week 19:
Google Buzz, Facebook, or votes (Seesmic Desktop: 1055 Nintendo DS: 482 votes, Tie: - AIM vs. GTalk vs. FbChat
20 Tech/ Tech News/ Gadgets/ E-reader News Edition

E-waste to hit developing world hard

(CNET News.com) "This report gives new urgency "They were full of hand-stacked
Submitted at 2/22/2010 5:04:42 AM to establishing ambitious, formal cathode ray tubes, computer
and regulated processes for monitors, basically. It was old
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-text RSS service so we can efficient facilities in China," said Institute of Technology. flat-screens now," he said.
continue developing it. Achim Steiner, executive The study predicted that mobile He said Indonesian authorities How Developers Really
W a s t e f r o m d i s c a r d e d director of UNEP. phone waste in China would be sent the shipment back.
electronics will rise dramatically Informal e-waste recycling in about seven times higher than If properly managed, though, e- Feel About Windows
in the developing world within a China.(Credit: StEP-EMPA) 2007 levels by 2020, while in waste represented a business Phone 7 [Blockquote]
decade, with computer waste in "China is not alone in facing a India it would be about 18 times o p p o r t u n i t y , s a i d K o n r a d by matt buchanan (Gizmodo)
India alone to grow by 500 serious challenge. India, Brazil, higher. Osterwalder, rector of the United
Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:11:30 AM
percent from 2007 levels by Mexico and others may also face T h e r e p o r t a d v o c a t e d Nations University.
2020, a U.N. study released rising environmental damage and transporting some e-waste, such "This report outlines smart new
Windows Phone 7 could save
Monday said. health problems if e-waste as circuit boards and batteries, technologies and mechanisms
Microsoft's mobile future, but
E-waste--a term describing recycling is left to the vagaries of from poorer countries to OECD- which, combined with national
what do developers think about
electronics including phones, the informal sector," he said in level countries better equipped to and international policies, can
it? BeeJive's CEO Kai Yu: "I
printers, televisions, refrigerators the report. dispose of them properly. transform waste into assets, think it's just royally fucked.
and other appliances--grows The report, co-authored by I n d o n e s i a n e n v i r o n m e n t creating new businesses with
That place is so big: The tools,
globally by 40 million metric EMPA of Switzerland, specialty minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta decent green jobs.
the people, it's all so
tones a year. Toxins are emitted materials group Umicore and the said in a speech on Monday that "In the process, countries can
fragmented."
when it is improperly burned by United Nations University, said Indonesia was vulnerable to help cut pollution linked with
The one developer Wired talked
scavengers looking for valuable that the United States is the illegal trafficking in hazardous mining and manufacturing, and
to who was actually kinda up on
components, such as copper and biggest producer of e-waste, waste. with the disposal of old devices," Windows Phone 7, Pageonce,
gold. creating around 3 million metric Jim Puckett from the U.S.-based he said.
was still hesitant about the fact
A report released in Bali on tons a year. NGO Basel Action Network, Story Copyright (c) 2010
the dev tools might use
Monday (PDF) by the United Close behind is China, which which tracks illegal trafficking in Reuters Limited. All rights
Microsoft's Silverlight tech:
N a t i o n s E n v i r o n m e n t produces around 2.3 million e - w a s t e , s a i d I n d o n e s i a n reserved.
""Silverlight, geez," he said.
Programme (UNEP) predicted metric tons domestically and is authorities recently discovered a Five Filters featured article:
"Just when you thought it was
that by 2020, e-waste from where a lot of the developed s h i p m e n t o f n i n e 4 0 - f o o t Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools:
safe to go back into the water."
computers would grow by up to world's e-waste is sent, EMPA shipping containers of e-waste PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS,
Given the way some developers
400 percent from 2007 levels in said. that had been sent from the U.S. Term Extraction.
feel Microsoft's mistreated them
China and South Africa. EMPA is the research institute state of Massachusetts.
in the past—and the way they've
basically killed the current
Gallery: Olympic Venues 1900- W i n d o w s M o b i l e
2016, Seen From Space platform—Microsoft's got a ton
of sweet talking to do if they
by Betsy Mason (Wired Top even look scenic from space. wanna be on the same playing
Stories) Take a look at these shots from field as other platforms when it
Submitted at 2/21/2010 9:00:00 PM
above, including closeups of this comes to apps. [ Gadget Lab]
year's mountain venues.
The Olympics has been held in
some beautiful locations that
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Author Who Claimed $9.99 Not A
Real Price For Books Admits
Comments Were A Mistake
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 4:25:14 AM
We recently wrote about how
author Douglas Preston made the
following comments in the NY
Times about ebook pricing:"The
sense of entitlement of the
American consumer is absolutely
astonishing.... It's the Wal-Mart
mentality, which in my view is
very unhealthy for our country.
It's this notion of not wanting to
pay the real price of something....
It gives me pause when I get 50 e
-mails saying 'I'm never buying
one of your books ever again.
I'm moving on, you greedy,
greedy author.'" We were among
those who took offense at the
comments, which suggested not
an "entitlement" feeling from the
American consumer, but from an
author who didn't want to listen
to what his fans and potential
customers were telling him.
Of course, it looks like the
backlash got even stronger
following that quote in the NY
Times. Robert Ring alerts us to
io9's coverage, saying that after
the NYT's piece came out,
Preston's book started getting
one-star reviews on Amazon,
with many people mentioning
the NY Times quote as a reason
not to buy the book.
Preston and his co-author put
out a note on their website trying
to calm people down, and when
he spoke to io9, basically
admitted that his original
comments were a mistake,
saying that his readers have
convinced him that ebooks
should be cheap. However,
given that, he still feels there
should be release windows, that
put out the more expensive
physical book first: I think my
comments were pretty stupid, to
be frank. They came after a long
month of being attacked by
Kindle owners who blamed me
personally for the fact that my
publisher delayed the Kindle
release for four months. I was
frustrated and said some things
to the New York Times reporter
that did not reflect my actual
views on the subject. I have been
hearing back from many readers,
some supporting my comments,
many more criticizing them.
I think most readers feel
strongly that an ebook, which
they can't pass along to friends,
can't add to their library, and
which comes with DRM
attached, should be considerably
cheaper than a real book. And I
would have to agree. The real
question is when this cheap
ebook should be made available.
Studios don't release cheap
DVDs the day a feature film is
released, publishers don't release
the cheap paperback the day a
hardcover comes out. I'm not
sure why consumers should
expect a cheap ebook on the day
of publication either. Kudos to
Preston for admitting his
mistake, though I'm sure plenty
of his fans and potential
customers won't like the
windowing suggestion either.
Hopefully they can convince him
that holding back what your fans
want is almost never a good
business model and has a high
likelihood of backfiring. If
publishers want to sell more
expensive hardcover books, they
should focus on making sure that
the scarce value people get for
the physical book is that much
greater than the ebook version.
That is, rather than limiting how
you can connect with fans,
publishers should focus on
creating positive reasons why
fans would want to buy the
physical book.
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sneakiest statements
by Dave Caolo (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:30:00 AM
Filed under: Apple Corporate,
Hardware, Odds and ends, Steve
Jobs, iPad Steve Jobs' ability to
enchant and persuade is often
referred to as the " Reality
Distortion Field." It's this power
that convinces people who own 2
or 3 iPods that they need just one
more.
He's also made some convincing
statements that his company later
contradicted in grand fashion.
Last week, Brian X. Chen
compiled six of the biggies at
Wired's Gadget Lab ( reprinted digital music player. It certainly
at CNN), including one of our didn't create the first mobile
favorites: "There are no plans to phone and it didn't create the first
make a tablet," Jobs once told tablet computer. The important
Walt Mossberg. "It turns out thing is that Apple engineers
people want keyboards ... We took the time to devise the
look at the tablet, and we think it absolute best way to implement
is going to fail." each of those devices.
Brian also listed Steve's If that requires a bit of reality
insistence that Apple won't make distortion, so be it.
a cell phone and that "...people TUAW Wired: Steve's six
don't read any more." sneakiest statements originally
Of course, part of Steve's appeared on The Unofficial
purpose here is to misdirect Apple Weblog (TUAW) on
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Apple's 7 commandments of app sex?

by Michael Grothaus (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 2/21/2010 8:30:00 PM

Filed under: App Store Jon

Atherton at Chillifresh, the app
developer of Wobble, has posted
what he says are Apple's new
rules regarding sexual content in
an iPhone app:
I have spoken with Apple, and
the following are the new rules:

• No images of women in
bikinis (Ice skating tights are not
OK either)
• No images of men in bikinis!
(I didn't ask about Ice Skating
tights for men)
• No skin (he seriously said this)
(I asked if a Burqa was OK, and
the Apple guy got angry)
• No silhouettes that indicate
that Wobble can be used for
wobbling boobs
• No sexual connotations or
innuendo: boobs, babes, booty,
sex - all banned
• Nothing that can be sexually
arousing!!
• No apps will be approved that
in any way imply sexual content
(not sure how Playboy is still in
the store, but ...)
Keep in mind that these rules
have not been verified or posted
by Apple, and Atherton has been
on a roll recently of trying to
drum up as much press as he can
about Apple's changes to the
App Store policy on sexual
content. But I guess that's what
happens when you make your
living off of selling dumb apps
(my opinion) that rely on a
childish 'wow' factor appropriate
to the maturity level of twelve
year-olds.
I've said this before, but I am
glad that Apple has made these
changes (pulling stupid "sexy"
apps). I'm sick of seeing a "Hot
Asians" app show up in every
category (from Entertainment to
Productivity to Utilities). The
"sexy" apps were getting out of
control, and they started to show
up so much it was making it
even harder to find good apps in
the App Store.
There's a good chance that this
is the reason Apple has decided
to pull those apps and not, as
Atherton insinuates, that Apple
has imposed some sort of Sharia
law on the App Store - which is
pretty insulting to Islam's 1.3
billion members. The fact that
Playboy is still available while
thousands of junk "sexy" apps
have been purged should be
evidence enough that Apple is
going after these cheap clutter
apps and hasn't actually launched
a war on sexuality.
Is Apple handling this in the
best way? Perhaps not. I think
Apple could create a new
category of "sexy" apps that
could be disabled in iTunes'
preferences (or, even better,
require an opt-in from users
before they're visible). Apple's
not the only vendor that chooses
to exclude some content in its
store. Best Buy, for example,
doesn't allow hardcore porn to be
sold in its stores. That's not
censorship -- there are plenty of
other places customers can go to
get what they're looking for other
than Best Buy.
The problem with this analogy,
of course, is that for most iPhone
owners, there's only one App
Store, and no place else to go for
adult-themed apps.
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TUAW review and giveaway -- Bookarc from
Twelve South
by Steven Sande (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 2/22/2010 8:00:00 AM
Filed under: Accessories,
Macbook Pro, MacBook,
MacBook Air It's no surprise that
TUAW bloggers like the
products from Twelve South.
They're made only for Macs,
they have excellent quality and
the company always sends us
items to give away to our
readers. We've previously had
giveaways for the BackPack,
BassJump, and now we're giving
away a stylish Bookarc.
The US$49.00 Bookarc takes
advantage of the ability of
Apple's MacBooks (Air and Pro
included) to work as a desktop
machine when the screen is
closed and the computer is
connected to an external mouse,
keyboard, and monitor. You
could just lay your MacBook on
the desktop, but then it takes up
valuable real estate. How about
if you could just position your
laptop vertically so it takes up a
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Music Industry Piracy Fears: A Historical
Perspective [Image Cache]
by Adam Frucci (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:46:33 AM
desktop? That's what the
BookAac is all about.
Like the other products from
Twelve South, the Bookarc is
attractively packaged, so it
makes a wonderful gift for your
favorite MacBook owner ... or
yourself. After opening the box,
you see the aluminum Bookarc
with one silicone insert installed,
and deeper inside the box are
two more inserts. These inserts
grip and cushion your MacBook,
so you'll want to make sure you
have the correct one installed.
Not to worry -- they're easy to
install and remove. There's not
too much more to say in terms of
a review, other than the Bookarc
looks great and it does its job
well.
If you're not familiar with how
to use your MacBook with the
display closed, TwelveSouth
thoughtfully provides a link to an
Apple Knowledge Base page that
has instructions.
Now, it's time for a TUAW
reader to win a Bookarc. Here
are the details:
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District of Columbia who are 18
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MacBook ($49 value)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:07:29 AM
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Good luck! Check out the that are sure to contain countless
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using. While not an official Lego
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Twelve South originally p l a t f o r m , c r a f t i n g t h e
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MacBook Pro "The people fall in love with the
machines. It's going to be hard to
let them go. But we've been
scheduled to undock from the
station, bringing Expedition 22
commander Jeffrey Williams and
by Michael Grothaus (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog given our direction. We're cosmonaut Maxim Suraev back
(TUAW)) mature about it, we're to Earth after six months in orbit.
professional about it so we're Another Soyuz, TMA-18, is
Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:00:00 AM
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Filed under: Software, Odds and mission. And move on." Baikonur Cosmodrome in
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Microsoft is running a pretty Stephen Robinson, and Robert astronaut Tracy Caldwell.
cool giveaway right now called Behnken.(Credit: NASA TV) Discovery is scheduled for take
Mac Office Loves You. The With Endeavour back on the off three days later to deliver
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CrunchGear Week in Review: Glowering Edition

by Bryce Durbin (CrunchGear) stories: MugStir is a spoon that hangs looking at
Submitted at 2/22/2010 12:00:52 AM Zibits: Awwwww, so cute! on a mug
Houston, we have periwinkle Samsung announces three new
Here’s a selection of last week’s The Sing-A-Ma-Jigs from Fisher-Price: Hold your ears cameras, maybe even ones worth
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UK Newspapers Demand BBC
iPhone App Be Blocked Because It's iPhone ads
Too Competitive
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 2:31:20 AM
It's really amazing sometimes to
see the entitlement mentality of
newspapers -- who for years
built business models on the fact
that there was a scarcity of news
sources out there. Now that
they're finally facing real
competition, rather than adapt,
many seem to whine and ask the
government to step in for them.
Over in the UK, news
publications have long been
upset about the BBC, since its
funded by the public, and they've
been known to complain about
competition from the BBC for
years. So it's no surprise that
they're demanding the BBC's
new iPhone app be blocked.
They claim that the app "will
undermine the commercial
sector's ability to establish an
economic model in an emerging
but potentially important market
... This, over the long term, will
reduce members' ability to invest
One man against a Juggernaut
by John Biggs (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 5:39:40 AM
Be brave, seller of iPod and
iPod Touch accessories. Though
you vend below the shadow of
Apple posts two new
in quality journalism."
Really? So the newspapers are
basically admitting they're too
clueless to compete in the
marketplace? Sure, the BBC is
publicly funded, but it's just one
publication out there. Certainly
newspapers can create their own
services that attract an audience
that competes with what the
BBC is offering (or is focused on
areas the BBC won't do). This is
the Apple store in the
Meatpacking District in
Manhattan, your work will not
be forgotten when Apple’s goons
come out to beat you into the
gutter and steal your wares. You
by Michael Grothaus (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 2/22/2010 12:45:00 AM
Filed under: iPhone, App Store
Apple has posted two new
iPhone ads tonight. Both ads
seem to target Joe Average and
spotlight situations we find
ourselves in every day.
The first, called " First Steps,"
targets moms and grandparents
who want to show/never miss a
single moment of the new tyke's
life. The mom uses the iPhone
3GS to record her son's first
steps, sends the video file as a
MMS, and then starts a
conference call with the
basically newspapers admitting grandparents to talk about the
they're too lazy to compete. video. The ad ends with the mom
Technically, the newspapers are saying "We would never have
complaining that this is a "new shared all that without the
service" that needs approval, but iPhone."
the BBC correctly points out that The second ad is titled " On
all it did was create an app out of Hold" and presents a situation
its existing web content. we're all too familiar with. A
Permalink| Comments| Email man calls 1-800-204-7450 and is
This Story put on hold (before you try, I
more magnificent, with cloth
bags that people can put their
iPads in and that cost $1
wholesale and that you will sell
to tourists from Arkansas for
will return, more powerful and $40, down from $60.
Tech/ Gadgets/ 25
already called the number. A
voicemail answers that says "At
the tone, please record your
message." I didn't leave one).
The man then checks his email,
pays a credit card bill, buys
Monopoly from the App Store,
and plays the game -- all while
on hold.
As always, the apps spotlighted
in the ads can be found here.
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Remember the words of Obi
Wan: “If you strike me down…
I’ll be more powerful than you
can imagine.”
Thanks, Steve
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Bloom Box: Bloom Energy Twitter ‘LOL’ Phishing Choose

Powers Your Whole House Attack Turns Into Spam Mary Hart's
with a Box [VIDEO] Wave
by Pete Cashmore
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 2/21/2010 8:18:23 PM
Silicon Valley doesn’t just
produce innovative web
companies — it’s also a mecca
for the green tech boom. Bloom
Energy, which launches
officially on Wednesday, has
built a refrigerator-sized box that
can power your whole house.
Bloom Energy has actually been
operating for 8 years, raising
$400 million in funding from
VCs including Kleiner Perkins
(investors in Netscape, Amazon,
Google and others). Its “Bloom
Box” houses fuel cells that run
on oxygen plus natural gas,
landfill gas, bio-gas or even
solar.
The company’s first customer
was Google, which has been
powering a datacenter on 4
Bloom Boxes for 18 months.
Google’s boxes run on natural
gas. eBay is also a customer —
Oscar Gown!
(ETonline - Breaking News)
by Stan Schroeder
Submitted at 2/22/2010 1:00:00 AM
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 1:43:04 AM Will it be an eye-catching
orange? Beautiful blue? Or
Yesterday we wrote about a new awesome aqua? With the 82nd
phishing attack on Twitter, Annual Academy Awards only
which lured unsuspecting users nine days away, our Mary Hart is
into giving away their Twitter getting geared up for the most
credentials. The compromised star-studded red carpet of the
accounts were then used to related messages on Twitter, year! This year, ET is partnering
which read something similar to with USA Weekend to give
the company has 5 Bloom Boxes spread the attack further via
direct messages containing text this:“Get bigger and have sex readers, for the first time ever, a
in San Jose, which it says have
such as“lol, is this you”,“Lol. longer. go here”, followed by an chance to choose the gown she'll
saved $100,000 in energy costs
this is me??”,“lol , this is funny” address that leads to a sexual wear on the big night!
over 9 months.
etc. enhancement site. Mary, along with
The Bloom Box got its first TV
IT security firm Sophos now has Once again, if you see unusual "Entertainment Tonight" head
appearance on CBS’ 60 Minutes
m e s s a g e s ( s i m i l a r t o t h e stylist Anya Sarre, whittled the
tonight, which will no doubt detailed info on the attacks and a
video describing them, which examples above) sent from your choice down from 45 dresses to
drive interest in the launch.
we’ve embedded below. Twitter account, it may mean it just three.
Look out for more news on
After the first attack wave, has been compromised, and you The first choice is a Romona
Wednesday.
however, the phishers are now should change your Twitter Keveza royal blue number. "It
What do you think? Could
using the compromised accounts password immediately. was made to my measurements
Bloom Boxes power the future?
to send out spam, which resulted Tags: phishing, trending, twitter and it's really comfortable,"
Reviews: Google
Tags: bloom box, bloom energy in a huge amount of Viagra- Mary says.

'The Bachelor''s Jake Pavelka: Ali Was the Frontrunner

(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 3:45:00 AM
Running into a jilted boyfriend
or girlfriend is never easy for any
of us, so tonight when Jake
Pavelka faces 15 of the
bachelorettes he sent packing
when "The Bachelor: On the
Wings of Love -- Women Tell
All" airs, you would expect some
trepidation, but the 31-year-old
airline pilot says he wasn't
nervous about facing the ladies.
"I always get nervous just a
couple of seconds before I go on
camera," he admits, "but [not
about] what the girls' reactions
on getting to see me [are], not
nervous at all."
It has been quite the season on
"The Bachelor." First Rozlyn
was sent home by the show's
producer, then Jake kicked
Michelle to the curb when she
threatened to leave, and the final
blow was when Ali had to chose
between her job and love, and
she picked her job.
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Bodacious? Xtremely!
by Lydia DePillis (The New
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On night one of the
Conservative Political Action
Conference, as George Will
entertained GOP mucketymucks
in the Marriott Wardman’s
cavernous banquet hall, the next
generation of Republicans was
downstairs, in the basement,
enjoying something more hip.
Or, at least, Stephen Baldwin’s
idea of hip.
“I know you don’t hear the word
gnarly too much in conservative
circles, but you’re gonna start
hearing it in the future!” the 44-
year-old ex-actor told a crowd of
about 200 assembled youths.
“We’re gonna just keep this kind
of loose and fun.” The potbellied
Baldwin—brother of Alec and,
well, Billy and Danny,
too—wore a gold necklace and
green striped v-neck under his
sports jacket, which was over his
jeans and chunky skater shoes.
He soon yielded the stage to
Mike Huckabee, who in a pre-
recorded message, introduced
one of the evening’s main
attractions, his daughter Sarah.
The smell of Chick-fil-A filled
the air, as attendees noshed on
chicken fingers and meatballs,
the sounds of Guitar Hero
emanating from behind them.
Welcome to the playpen.
Since Barack Obama took 68
percent of the youth vote in
2008, Republicans have
panicked, grasping at Facebook
and Twitter to put a fresher face
on the party. And so this year,
the codgers at the American
Conservative Union—led by the
65-year-old David
Keene—dreamed up something
just for kids: XPAC, a
conference within a conference,
replete with an exclusive “fun
lounge” and a schedule of
comedy, movie screenings, and
other “extreme” entertainment.
“It’s a brilliant concept,” says
James Carroll, a freshman at the
College of Charleston. “It’s not
really that Democrats [put on
events like] this, it’s just that
Democrats, by default, have
brainwashed a huge sector of the
population. You hear on MTV,
Vote or Die, what they really
mean is vote Democrat or die.”
Problem is, it’s much harder to
make the political cool than to
make what’s already cool
political. As Carroll talked, the
night’s “jam session” was
beginning—they had moved it
up from the originally scheduled
time of 11:00 p.m., realizing that
no one would come—but most
people had already filtered out as
the rapper Politik took the stage.
“I see y’all leaving over there!”
he shouted at back of the room.
“I’ve got a message!” One mom
sat bobbing her head to his tea-
party-centric rhymes (“two-
thousand-nine, dangerous times,
socialist agenda that they want us
to sign!”).
“You can clap if you want to, it
always makes me feel better,”
Politik told the sparse audience.
By 9:45, it wasn’t the kids
hanging out, but the adults. The
event’s co-host, Christian radio
talk show host Kevin
McCullough, played Wii
bowling, while Baldwin chowed
down on McDonalds. “Whee!
We having fun yet?” he said.
The lounge opens again the next
morning, this time with a buttery
-smelling popcorn cart. The
candy bowls are refreshed with
Nerds, the Boggle and Uno
games strategically placed on
luminous, cubical side tables. In
the back corner, producers from
the Fox News Strategy
Room—which has been
broadcasting live from XPAC
the whole time—are trying to
figure out how to incorporate
Tiger Woods’s 11:00 a.m. press
conference into their interviews
with CPAC notables. Baldwin
and McCullough are always
happy to fill airtime (or do a
book signing—McCullough was
selling The Kind of Man Every
Man Should Be: Taking a Stand
for True Masculinity—or
promote the “ Liberty Ship”
cruise they’re headlining in
November).
Conservatives are still trying to
figure out how to put on events
that appeal to youth. But
evangelical Christians have been
doing it for years—Baldwin runs
Breakthrough Ministries, which
spreads the Word through
extreme sports—and XPAC has
a distinctly faith-based flavor. In
fact, XPAC was probably the
greatest redoubt of cultural
conservatism at a conference
where fiscally-focused tea
partiers and Paultards ran
rampant. Summit Ministries is a
big sponsor, as is Focus on the
Family’s program aimed at
“millennials,” called
RisingVoice. (“millennials” is
the marketing term used by
everyone trying to sell something
to 20-somethings). So although
XPAC avoids overt
proselytizing, it skews towards
the moral side of conservatism,
from a screening of “ True U:
Does God Exist?” to Fox News
host Andrea Tantaros’s
impassioned plea to “save the
culture” from “reality shows and
money grubbers and immoral
things.”
Those most serious about
politics as a profession, though,
weren’t slumming it at XPAC.
The College Republicans, with
elephant pins on their lapels,
struggle to hide their disdain for
CPAC’s xtreme experiment. “I
came here to see speakers,” said
Chandler Harris, the College
Republican national secretary. “I
didn’t come here to play Wii
golf.” The CRs put on intimate
events in their own, small lounge
upstairs, where congressmen told
stories of their college days and
dispensed advice for getting jobs
on the Hill.
Harris admits that Republicans
have a youth problem—“It’s the
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most uncool, lame thing to be a
Republican when you’re 20,” he
says. But it’s not clear that the
CRs have a better plan than
Baldwin and McCullough. I
asked how young Republicans
can make inroads on their
campus, and the answer,
according to Harris, is “stuff.”
“A lot has to do with branding,”
he says, pointing to the banner
behind him with their brand-new
logo, also emblazoned on
frisbees and keychains.
Rather than attend XPAC’s
“Epic Nites,” most College
Republicans decamped to bars in
Georgetown and Adams Morgan,
exclusive parties hosted by
Andrew Breitbart and Tim
Pawlenty, or Saturday night’s
big attraction, at the Hawk ‘n’
Dove: Reaganpalooza. All of
that, of course, requires a
believable I.D.—which most
XPACers just didn’t have. The
lounge was an acceptable
substitute for Gaby Jusino, a
freshman at SUNY Stonybrook.
“It’s as hip as you can get
without having alcohol,” she
sighed, before heading for the
video games.
“Good evening XPAC!” yelled
Ed Lynch, a congressional
candidate from Florida, on
Friday night. “Yeah, that’s what
I’m talking ‘bout. Yes we can,
Mr. President, we are fired up.”
This evening began with
political speed dating: Long-shot
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WASHINGTON - A last-ditch
attempt at passing a climate
change bill begins in the Senate
this week with senators mindful
that time is running short and
that approaches to the legislation
still vary widely, according to
sources.
"We will present senators with a
number of options when they get
back from recess," said one
Senate aide knowledgeable of
the compromise legislation that
is being developed. The goal is
to reduce emissions of carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse
gases that scientists say threaten
Earth.
The options will be presented to
three senators -- Democrat John
Kerry, independent Joseph
Lieberman and Republican
Lindsey Graham -- who are
leading the fight for a bill to
battle global warming
domestically.
The aide said the Senate's drive
for a bill got a boost last week
with President Barack Obama's
announcement of an $8.3 billion
government loan guarantee to
help start expanding the nuclear
power industry, a top Republican
priority. "The administration is
really putting their money where
their mouth is," the aide said.
The Senate trio's success or
failure likely will have a
profound impact on international
efforts to reduce carbon
emissions and prevent Earth's
temperature from exceeding a
possibly dangerous 2 degree
Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) increase
from pre-industrial times.
For Wall Street, the Senate has
the power to make or break the
start-up of what eventually could
be a $1 trillion market for power
plant, oil refinery and factory
pollution permits traded on a
regulated exchange.
Congressional elections will be
held on November 2 and there is
wide agreement that if the Senate
cannot pass a climate bill by mid
-year, already hard-edged
political partisanship will
become hyperactive, making it
nearly impossible for Congress
to move on much of anything.
"We're getting to the point where
I think we need to start seeing
senators coalesce around an
approach," said Eileen Claussen,
president of the Pew Center on
Global Climate Change, which
wants comprehensive
greenhouse gas emissions
control.
SKEPTICISM ABOUNDS
There is plenty of skepticism
about whether Kerry, who is
spearheading the effort, can pull
off passage of such a difficult
bill in an election year since the
bill would increase future energy
prices. But supporters are not
giving up as they draw parallels
to the last major environmental
fight.
"In 1990, we had a midterm
president, a Mideast war, a
banking crisis following a real
estate bubble and a recession, yet
Congress still passed updates to
the Clean Air Act by
overwhelming margins," said
Representative Edward Markey,
the co-author of the Waxman-
Markey climate bill that
narrowly passed the House of
Representatives last June.
Tested over 20 years, those
Clean Air Act updates are
credited with effectively cutting
"acid rain" air pollution through
a cap-and-trade system that some
now want to employ to reduce
the carbon emissions blamed for
global warming.
Under cap and trade, companies
need government permits to emit
an ever-dwindling amount of
pollution. Fuel-efficient firms
that end up holding more permits
than they need can sell them to
companies that are bigger
polluters.
For carbon dioxide, cap and
trade would eventually make the
cost of using coal and other dirty
-burning fossil fuels so high that
cleaner, more expensive energy
sources such as wind and solar
power would emerge.
In recent months, many
conservatives who do not want
the federal government to
mandate pollution reductions,
have seized upon newly
discovered errors in scientific
reports underpinning the link
between human activity and
climate problems such as
drought, flooding and rising sea
levels.
Republican Senator James
Inhofe, a leading critic, said the
U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change had fallen
victim to "outright fraud" and
deceit. It is further evidence
Congress should not rush
legislation, he has argued.
SIDE ISSUES
Meanwhile, "so much political
juice" is now being expended by
U.S. environmental groups on a
side-issue to the climate bill, said
Frank O'Donnell, president of
Clean Air Watch. He was
referring to green groups'
attempts to stop Republican
Senator Lisa Murkowski from
advancing her bill blocking the
Environmental Protection
Agency from regulating carbon
emissions, starting with vehicles.
The Obama administration
would prefer to let Congress set
climate change policy. But if it is
unable to, the White House
wants the EPA as a fallback.
Graham has talked about
cobbling together a "hybrid
system" for reducing carbon
emissions.
Claussen said, "If I was going to
guess, it's probably cap and trade
for electricity," which accounts
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emissions, and maybe a separate
oil industry tax or fee, with
consumers being protected from
price increases.
Tackling carbon emissions from
factories making steel, cement,
paper, glass and other large
manufacturers either could be
put off "for much later" or they
could be given options for
participating, she said.
Such an approach could gain the
support of Midwestern senators
who fear U.S. factories could be
put at a competitive disadvantage
against foreign manufacturers
under a cap-and-trade program.
But it also has risks, others say,
underscoring splits among
Washington interest groups,
politicians and others who want a
climate change bill.
Robert Shapiro, chairman of the
Climate Task Force and an
advocate of a carbon tax, said a
dual system would not make
economic sense and could make
for more volatile energy prices.
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(Little Green Footballs) publishing our Nature article in was a closing window of Al in the end, but I think at the fossil fuel industry. They weren’t
Submitted at 2/21/2010 11:58:17 AM 1998, our work was being opportunity — that the public time frankly, when that movie just going to roll over. So many
criticized in what I would was becoming aware of the came out, there was perhaps a of us knew that it was coming,
Randy Olson, who made a great d e s c r i b e a s a h i g h l y n o n - nature of the scientific evidence sense that we had moved past the and frankly I did warn colleagues
little movie about the “intelligent scientific way, on a website showing global warming, and false notion of there being a about the complacency that they
design” creationism movement called The World Climate that if the climate change denial debate on the reality of climate had, their view that the public
called “ Flock of Dodos: The Report, that in fact was run by lobby didn’t do something change. I think in some sense the discourse had moved on, that the
Evolution-Intelligent Design P a t r i c k M i c h a e l s o f t h e quickly they were going to lose public discourse had moved past discussions would now would be
Circus,” interviews climate University of Virginia, with their window of opportunity to that. In the past there had often about what climate policies
scientist Michael Mann about the funding from the fossil fuel discredit the science and to been an effort by journalists to should be enacted — that was
barrage of recent trumped up industry. forestall policy action. So in find a contrarian to give the other misplaced. The debate over the
climate change “controversies:” RO - When you spoke with the those next couple years that side a quote for every interview reality of climate change was
M I K E M A N N P a r t I I : Senate — was that the next effort was stepped up, and we about climate change. I think still alive and well. And now
INTERVIEW &##x2013; Who increment in your awareness of were in the middle of that effort. there was a feeling at the time there is such a poisonous
will provide communication it? Of course at the same time there that we were finally moving past atmosphere being created by the
expertise and leadership for the MM - I didn’t actually speak at were things going on. In the this. climate skeptics — similar in
science community? the Senate hearings held by E.P.A. — Christine Todd RO - And in retrospect do you many ways to that poisonous
RO - Did you feel embattled at James Inhofe until 2003. By then Whitman, the first EPA Director think the feeling that we’d atmosphere we saw last summer
times? Like in the bunker? it was four years after we had in the first Bush Administration moved past the debate was in those healthcare town hall
MM - We are in a battle — the published our Nature article and was basically forced out because naïve? meetings — irrational sort of
scientific community. I mean the there had been many such attacks the climate change contrarian MM - Absolutely. I can tell you, conspiracy-driven lunatics,
climate science community has a g a i n s t o u r w o r k o n a n contingent within the Bush having communicated to many frankly, entering into the fray —
been in battle for years. There’s i n c r e a s i n g l y h e a t e d a n d Administration felt she was too of my colleagues my deep where the discourse has been so
an organized, well-funded effort increasingly high profile and proactive in recognizing the concern that there was a false skewed to the point where those
to discredit us. And not just our increasingly well organized legitimacy of the climate change complacency. I felt that there extreme voices are a substantial
science, but individuals. There’s level. I had become very much threat. And as we later learned was a very dangerous component in the debate. It
b e e n a n i n c r e a s i n g e f f o r t aware of the climate change through articles in the NY Times complacency — that the makes it difficult to have a
towards, so c a l l e d denial machine because I was an and elsewhere there were various community had decided that the rational discussion. And when
“Swiftboating” of individual object of their attacks. It came to climate change reports produced discourse had moved past the you have people who will
scientists. Smear campaigns run somewhat of a crescendo by by government scientists which idea that there was a debate dismiss the National Academy of
against scientists for the sole 2003 when the climate change were being edited and altered by about the problem. I think many Science as some sort of “activist”
purpose of discrediting them, so denial effort was really stepping political appointees to downplay in the scientific community felt organization simply because
as to discredit the science. So I up. There was a memo that had the climate change threat. So our that way, and many in the policy N.A.S. believes in science …
think it is very clear that this is come out — the infamous “Luntz own experiences were taking arena felt that way. But there then how can you engage the
the method of attack that the M e m o ” t h a t b a s i c a l l y place within the context of a were warning signs. Those of us other side in meaningful
climate-denial-lobby is using. telegraphed this attack campaign larger anti-climate science effort. who were looking saw them. discourse?
RO - Do you remember the first of trying to discredit climate RO - Why do you think Al Gore There was still a very well- Read the whole thing…
instance you realized there was science and climate scientists. It didn’t make much mention of the funded, well-organized (Hat tip: freetoken.)
this effort at work? appeared in 2002 and it warned skeptics movement in his movie? campaign. Much money and
MM - Within a year or so of the climate skeptics that there MM - Well, you’d have to ask effort had been invested by the
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Submitted at 2/21/2010 3:00:00 PM given that roughly one-quarter of $500,000, your bill will be My favorite example is a little- jobs will likely be in the private
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While President Barack Obama called the Keynesian divisor. A New York Times/CBS News is cheaper to create jobs directly. powerful measure. A bill
goes on about the success of his To put that in perspective, if Poll this month found that only 6 The Emergency Contingency sponsored by representatives Jim
economic stimulus, the latest instead the government had used percent of Americans believe Fund, amended to the federal McDermott of Washington and
policy developments suggest the stimulus to hire individuals at that the year-old stimulus program called Temporary Judy Chu of California would
Democrats are finally backing the going median wage of package has created any jobs. (A Assistance for Needy Families, make funds available for an
a w a y f r o m h i s r a d i c a l $37,115, it could have created remarkably patient 41 percent provides funding for states to additional year.
Keynesianism. more than 23 million new jobs. said it hasn't created jobs, but temporarily cover a portion of Given the state of the labor
Even Democrats, it seems, have So much for the supposed still will.) Meantime, policy workers' wages in both public market, it is hard to imagine how
concluded that the stimulus of Keynesian multiplier effect. makers are still looking at a and private jobs. The federal any sensible person could oppose
2009 was a big waste of money, From now on, it should be called catastrophically bad labor market program reimburses states 80 such a move. It is a shame that
and that better approaches exist the Keynesian divisor. that needs all the help it can get. cents for each additional dollar such common sense was absent
that can do more and cost less. Paying the Bill Brown's Message they spend getting a person back last year. If they are to be more
The truth is, economic stimulus Ultimately, American taxpayers The message of Republican to work. Over time, as the than the party of no, Republicans
is like a very expensive box of are going to have to pay the bill Senator Scott Brown's victory in worker's reattachment to the need to rally around the
chocolates. You get a sugar high, for the stimulus, and it is a steep Massachusetts is clear: Voters labor force becomes stronger, the Democrats who have shown such
and a caffeine rush, but when the one. For the average taxpayer, don't want to waste our last federal money is taken away. reserved pragmatism.
chocolates are gone, you have the bill is $7,798. pennies on another expensive Private Is Best While they do, Obama can
nothing but fat to show for it. Of course, the final bill will not sugar high. They are crying out As many as 29 states have or are continue to crow about his
You are worse off than you were b e s p r e a d e v e n l y a c r o s s for bipartisan support for fixes developing employment amazing stimulus, but fewer and
before and still need to find real taxpayers, because the rich pay a that work, at a reasonable price. programs funded through this fewer people will notice.
nutrition. disproportionate share. Assume The good news is that even program, and some estimates Kevin A. Hassett is a senior
According to the latest estimate the burden is distributed the Democrats now recognize this. show as many as 120,000 fellow and the director of
by the Congressional Budget same as the current income tax. There has been progress behind subsidized jobs could be created, economic policy studies at AEI.
Office, the U.S. stimulus sugar If your income is between the scenes looking for sensible at a cost of only $10,000 to Photo Credt: iStockphoto/Lyle
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candidates each got two minutes
at the mic to recruit a few young
supporters. Michael Steele
stopped by to say hello, and was
mobbed afterwards for pictures,
standing with his frozen smile.
(Steele wasn’t alone in his
plodding address. The most
common punch line for speakers,
from Eric Cantor on down, was
an admission of lameness:
"C’mon, guys, that was a joke."
One of those followed this
zinger, from the head of the
Young Conservatives Coalition:
“I guess you could say youth in
America are waking up from an
Obama hangover!” Earlier,
though he didn’t apologize for it,
National Review’s Jonah
Goldberg said, “If I’d known
there was going to be a podium, I
wouldn’t have worn pants!”)
Hormones being hormones,
XPAC’s more successful
attempts at cool involved
beautiful women. Ann Coulter
couldn’t make it—she had to be
escorted out of the building after
being mobbed by crowds at a
Young Americans for Freedom
event—but there were plenty of
younger draws. Tantaros, the
Fox News host clad in a white
dress and prim heels, had a
receiving line after her turn on
stage that lasted for hours. And a
small hubbub surrounded S.E.
Cupp, another author and Fox
commentator, who dodged
behind a life-sized cutout of
Ronald Reagan to whisper
angrily about something with a
friend before emerging to greet
her fans.
“He’s my new boyfriend!” she
said of a pre-teen boy who
tugged at her arm for a picture.
“Did he show you the totally
inappropriate photo we just
took? Oh, we have to take
another one.” Cupp shook out
her hair, adjusted her glasses,
and draped herself over him for a
picture.
But the star of XPAC was
Hannah Giles, the 21-year-old
who brought down ACORN with
the help of Andrew Breitbart.
Short, tan, and miniskirted, she
lounged on leather couches with
her sister Regis, another girl in a
tight tube dress, and several guys
whom she knew from her college
chapter of Young Americans for
Freedom. They had settled
around two students from Simon
Fraser University in Vancouver,
who were conflicted after the
group left.
“Her ego got to her,” said Sam
Reynolds. “She had to have a
posse. Because of this one little
prank, she becomes a political
hero.” His friend, Jonathan van
Maren, wasn’t too concerned.
“Whether or not she’s a hero,
she’s a hot chick,” he countered.
Giles was there to accept the
first annual XPAC Award for
Impact on behalf of her
undercover partner, James
O’Keefe, who made it to the
conference but had to return to
prison earlier that day. She
waited on Breitbart’s arm while
she was introduced by her father,
shock jock Doug Giles(“Whew!”
he yelled, kicking with his boot.
“They rocked the casbah, mama
sama!”), and then teetered up to
the podium on gravity-defying
heels to impart some
inspirational words.
“This is absolutely my calling in
life,” she said. “I am devoting
my entire existence on this planet
to finding truth and
communicating that with mass
audiences and with the entire
world, so you guys can see it and
fight for it, live it and love it as
much as I do.”
After the awards presentation,
Giles and her entourage swept
out, to be replaced by the
Brooklyn-based band behind
Autotune the News, a marked
contrast in their plaid shirts,
track suits, and mullets. (They’ve
never done political events
before, and wouldn’t divulge
their own political sympathies).
And then, comedy night, where
the truly inappropriate jokes
started coming out. “Seventy-
two women who’ve never slept
with a man?” cracked a
comedian. “That doesn’t sound
like paradise, does it? That
sounds like a meeting of
N.O.W.!”
As the lounge emptied, Baldwin
and McCullough sat outside
strategizing about the future of
XPAC, constantly interrupted by
hellos from candidates and
requests for pictures, which
Baldwin never turns down. “This
is the part of my existence that
people don’t understand,” he
tells me as we go up the elevator
towards the hotel doors, meaning
his celebrity—not large by
Hollywood standards, but the
closest thing to movie stardom
that CPAC’s got. Baldwin
recently filed for bankruptcy, and
his next career move is to put on
a bunch of regional XPACs, with
more right-wing comics and
motivational patriot talk, while
doing his radio show from an
XPAC-logoed bus touring
around the country.
“What we want at this point is
for XPAC to become a
movement for conservative
youth across the country,” he
says, tugging in his pocket for a
pack of cigarettes. “It would be a
vibration that we are hoping will
cause enough of a ripple effect
that it will impact 2012.”
I left, and another photo-seeker
had already found Baldwin. One,
two, three, snap. “Thanks bro!”
Lydia DePillis is a reporter-
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Barack Obama that's bad news.
Not only are Americans deeply
pessimistic about the economy's
direction, but they are becoming
impatient, and they don't like
what they are getting from
Washington. Economic worries
may also be contributing to
changes in attitudes about health
care reform.
In a late January poll ABC
News and the Washington Post
captured the nation's pessimism
with this question: "Many
economists say that using the
standards they apply, the
recession is probably over.
Thinking about your own
experience of economic
conditions, would you say that
from your point of view the
recession is over or not over?"
An overwhelming 88% said it
wasn't over. In an early February
Gallup poll 31% mentioned
unemployment as the country's
top problem--almost four times
the number of those who gave
that response during the 2008
election (8%) and the highest
Gallup has recorded since 1983.
A c c o r d i n g t o
ThomsonReuters/University of
a opposition. Pew's poll from June
Michigan survey released Feb.
19, a majority expect the
unchanged at its high level.
These concerns have caused
Barack Obama's marks on
handling the economy to
plummet. Although more people
still blame President George W.
Bush for the country's economic
woes, they are nonetheless
judging the current president
very negatively. In Gallup's
February poll, 36% approved of
Obama's handling of the
economy, while 61%
disapproved. In February 2009,
those numbers were essentially
flipped--to 59% and 30%,
respectively. In a February Pew
poll this year, 24% said Obama
economic policies had made
economic conditions better,
while slightly more people, 27%,
said they had made things worse.
Four in 10 said they had had no
effect.
Nor are Americans very
enthusiastic about the economic
stimulus bill, which had its
anniversary last week. Most
polls taken before the president
signed the measure into law
found more support than
2009 showed that 55% approved
of the $787 plan, while 39%
disapproved. In its February
Only 6% said in a new CBS
News/New York Times poll said
the stimulus bill had already
produced jobs. A plurality, 48%,
said it would not create a
substantial number of new jobs,
while 41% thought it would
create new jobs but hasn't yet. As
for more federal spending to
boost the economy, Americans
in some polls want to do
something to spur job growth,
but other polls show concern
about the deficit overriding new
spending. More generally recent
responses to questions about
whether the federal government
is doing or spending too much
are unusually high.
Barack Obama fared better than
Democrats and Republicans in
Congress in a CBS/New York
Times question about offering
reasonable solutions to the
economic problems people are
facing, but majorities gave all
three negative marks. As the
president finishes up a Western-
states swing to bolster vulnerable
Democrats in the region in this
year's election, the political
consequences of the economic
downturn can be seen in another
question. In the October 2008
CBS/New York Times poll 29%
more likely to ensure a strong
economy; 47% cited the
Democrats. Those responses are
now 42% and 37%, respectively.
What do sour economic
perceptions mean for the health
care summit this week? Obama's
ratings on health care have
tanked too, but views about the
Republicans in Congress on the
issue have only improved a little.
Although Americans have told
several pollsters they don't want
to "give up" on health care
reform, other polls have shown
support for suspending action.
Americans say the bill is too
expensive, even as they like
many specific provisions.
Performance matters in politics,
and right now, Americans aren't
satisfied. For the president, that's
a big problem.
Karlyn Bowman is a senior
fellow at AEI.
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Elvis is back in the building at
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Vegas. ET was on the blue suede
carpet for the opening of " Viva
Elvis," a new Cirque du Soleil
production.
Priscilla Presley, his ex-wife,
was very involved in the three-
year process of putting this show
together. She admitted, "The
wedding scene was emotional."
"The Girls Next Door"'s Holly
Madison also got "All Shook
Up" for the tribute, wearing an
Elvis necklace. She revealed that
her favorite song is "Jailhouse
Rock."
Neo-Nazi
Sites Love
Ron Paul
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at Stormfront today: unpatriotic Israeli-first traitors apartheid under Hendrik

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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Re: Ron Paul Wins CPAC Poll
There is a Jewish Supremacist
hate site called “Little Green
Footballs” and this kind of thing
drives them crazy, because they
PRETEND to be conservatives
and when a real conservative and
all-American man like Dr. Ron
Paul wins so many conservative
polls, they go crazy with
whining.
Thesw LGF Jews are the most
the United States sees in the
blogosphere. They are vile and
disgusting rats. “Charles
Johnson” is the shabbat goy that
fronts this obvious Zionist hate
site, and even if this “Charles
Johnson” moron claims to be
Christian, he could care less
about Christianity in the Holy
Land, which is getting wiped out
by Zionists, and it fared far better
under the Arabs before the
Khazar (Ashkenazi) fakes came
to the Middle East.
__________________
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Verwoerd, South Africa was
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Before there can be “anti”-
Semitism, there must be
Semitism.
Slapshots and Snapshots
at USA vs. Canada
Olympic Hockey Game
(ETonline - Breaking News) represent their respective
Submitted at 2/22/2010 1:59:00 AM countries. In what is being called
an upset victory, Team USA beat
Stars and athletes got the golden Canada 5-3. Which team did
ticket to the featured hockey these stars take affiliation with?
match-up of the Olympics in Did they root for the stars and
Vancouver--USA vs. Canada. stripes or did they side with the
N H L t e a m m a t e s b e c a m e maple leafs?
opponents as they divided to

PMA 2010: Samsung, Sony, and HP introduce new digital

cameras
by Terry Sullivan (Consumer
Reports)
Submitted at 2/21/2010 5:15:58 PM
PMA 2010: Samsung, Sony, and
HP introduce new digital
cameras
The big camera trade show,
PMA, started today, and three
manufacturers have announced
new products to kick things off.
Here's a quick rundown:
Samsung
This brand leads the pack with a
small laundry list of products:
four point-and-shoots, two
camcorders and a whopping five
new lenses for its NX, SLR-like
models. Of the cameras, I found
two quite interesting:
The 12-megapixel AQ100,
$200, is a 5x zoom point-and-
shoot that’s waterproof (to a
depth of 10 feet), with a 2.7-inch
LCD and HD-resolution video,
though it doesn’t appear to be
shockproof or freezeproof.
Then there's the 10-megapixel
TL350, $350, also 5x zoom, with
a 24mm wide angle lens, plus the
ability to fire 10 frames per
second, shoot 1080p HD-
resolution video, and capture
RAW shots. It also has a large, 3
-inch AMOLED LCD.
The two pocket camcorders—
HMX-U20, $250, and HMX-
U15, $230, both shoot 1080p HD
-resolution video. The U20
shoots 10-megapixel stills while
the U15 shoots 14-megapixels.
Both can record time-lapse stills,
too--every one, five, 10, or 30
seconds. The U20 has a 3x zoom
as well.
On the show floor, I hope to
also get a good look at the five
NX lenses Samsung just
announced for its new Micro
Four-thirds camera.
Sony
Of the two point-and-shoots
announced by Sony, the
subcompact is more noteworthy:
The Cybershot DSC-TX5, $350,
with a 4x zoom, is waterproof,
freezeproof, and shockproof. It
has a 3-inch LCD and also
includes HDR technology like
that on other point-and-shoots
and SLRs. HDR could be quite
useful when shooting
underwater, where there is often
minimal dynamic range due to
the lack of light.
HP returns
Now back in the camera game,
HP just announced five new
entry-level digital cameras. And
they appear to be expanding into
another imaging area with three
new camcorders, all priced at
$200 or less. This is the first time
in more than two years that HP
has offered new cameras.
Of course, the big absence at
this year's show is Canon, which
chose to show only at CES. So
there should be a bit more floor
space at this year’s PMA, since
Canon usually has a monster-size
booth. But it will be interesting
to see what high-end cameras
and micro four-thirds-like
cameras, if any, are unveiled by
other companies here.
For example, will Nikon update
the Nikon D700 with video?
Will Sony announced a micro
four-thirds type model? Keep
coming back for my updates,
here on the Consumer Reports
Electronics blog.
Got a wish list for this year's
new cameras? Post your ideas
below.
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Making allowances: How to teach
kids about money
by Consumer Reports
Shopping Blog (Consumer
Reports)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 3:59:59 AM
Making allowances: How to
teach kids about money As I’m
planning to pull together my tax-
related documents this weekend,
I’ve got money and finances on
the brain. High school and
college math classes didn’t
prepare me one jot for the
household finances/budgeting
area of real life. While there’s
lots of advice for adults on how
to prepare a household budget,
manage debt, and get a grip on
investing, where was this advice
when we were young?
One way to start you child on
the road to a healthy relationship
with money may be to give her
an allowance. Once she’s got her
own money to work with, you
can then coach her in the fine
arts of wisely spending, saving,
donating, and possibly even
investing.
Once children understand that
things cost money and they can
identify coins (probably around
age 3-5, depending on the child),
then it’s probably a good time to
start an allowance. If a kid can
say he wants to buy something,
then he’s probably ripe for
learning about what things get
bought with. Older children, with
larger allowances, can take on
more expenses from buying
clothes to gifts for friends.
Here’s where the learning about
budgeting comes in: If the
allowance is handed out on
Friday and by the next
Wednesday all the money’s
gone, then no buying until the
next allowance is received.
The general consensus seems to
be not to pay kids to do day-to-
day chores around the house, the
thinking being that all family
members should pitch in to keep
the household in working order
and not expect to be paid for
their efforts (Hey, if chores were
tied to $, this momma would be
rolling in the dough). But if
you’d like your little dear to go
above and beyond—like
detailing your car or cleaning out
the attic—then it’s perfectly fine
to pay them.
Here are a couple of resources
worth checking out:
Choosetosave.org
Themint.org How much is the
right amount for a weekly
allowance? Kids can have an
allowance equal to their age—or
half of it if that higher amount is
too rich for your blood. It makes
sense that the younger they are,
the less they need, and will be
happy with.
I like the idea of dividing up the
money earned: spend, save,
share. It might even be fun to
make piggy banks with the kids,
in which they could save their
allowances. Or you could go the
electronic route and use “virtual
jars.”
So tell us: do you give your
child(ren) an allowance? If so,
what’s your technique?—Desiree
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Baby and child news
from The Consumerist
by Artemis Dibenedetto
(Consumer Reports)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 1:59:59 AM
Baby and child news from The
Consumerist
Here are some recent baby-and-
child related stories from The
Consumerist:
Baby Bracelets, Pacifier Clips
Recalled Because Lead Is
Apparently Not Good For Your
Infant
A cute little baby bracelet made
by Allreds Design (also known
as Hidden Hollow Beads) of
Utah may be the perfect little
trinket to bling up your
toddler—and give her lead
poisoning. The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission
announced a voluntary recall of
baby bracelets and pacifier clips
produced by Allreds. It's not a
mammoth recall-only about 900
units—but it's been discovered
that the metal used in the
bracelets and in the clasps for the
pacifier clips contains a high
level of lead. Allreds has already
received one report of a 10-
month-old child who received
treatment for elevated lead levels
due to their products. The
bracelets being recalled were
35
sold in the following sizes: 0-6
months, 1-4 years, and 4-8 years
of age. Read the full post.
TSA Makes Disabled Child
Remove Leg Braces, Walk
Through Metal Detector
The TSA forced a disabled 4-
year old to get out of his stroller
and remove his leg braces and
walk unassisted through the
metal director. After the
humiliating and frightening
incident, the boy's father, a cop,
told the supervisor, "This is
overkill. He's 4 years old. I don't
think he's a terrorist." The
supervisor then said, "You know
why we're doing this," and
walked away, according to the
father. It turns out that this didn't
even follow TSA policy, which
would have allowed for the boy
to be privately screened and
swabbed for explosive material
traces, without having to remove
his braces. Read the full post.
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Q&A: Are energy-efficient
lightbulbs safe to use?
by rss@consumerreports.org
(Consumer Reports)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 3:14:59 AM
Q&A: Are energy-efficient
lightbulbs safe to use?
I’ve started to use energy-
efficient lightbulbs in my home,
but I recently learned that they
contain mercury. Are they safe?
— A.H., New York, N.Y.
Yes, but you need to take
precautions if they break.
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs
use about 75 percent less energy
and last up to 10 times longer
than regular incandescent bulbs.
While they contain a small
amount of mercury— about 1
percent of the amount found in
old thermometers—that poses an
immediate risk only if the bulb
Godfather of Video Blogging Tells All in New Book: Get Seen
by Jolie O'Dell
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 2/21/2010 5:31:08 PM
Our good friend Steve Garfield
is a terrific fellow and also
happens to be one of the Web's
first video bloggers. As part of a
series called The New Rules of
Social Media, he's just published
a book that lays out a complete
roadmap for online video
success.
Essentially, Get Seen is a
breaks. If that happens, take
these steps to avoid exposure to
the metal, which is a potent
neurotoxin: Open a window and
leave the room for at least15
minutes. Wear disposable gloves
to clean up broken pieces, using
a damp paper towel or sticky
tape if needed. Avoid using a
vacuum on hard surfaces, which
can spread mercury into the air.
Put remnants in a double plastic
bag and discard in the trash
comprehensive field guide for
how to produce, upload,
distribute and publicize online
video content. For businesses
using the social Web to grow, it's
particularly useful, as it contains
a series of plans and tools for
recording and editing video and
building a community around
that content.
Sponsor
The book is detailed without more seasoned folks who simply
being overly technical, perfect need to improve their quality
for total noobs as well as for
outdoors.
For burned-out bulbs, recycling
is best. (Go to the EPA's
consumer web page on mercury
for a recycling site near you.)
Throw away the bulbs (outdoors,
in a sealed bag) as a last resort.
Take a look at some common
myths about compact fluorescent
light bulbs and read more on
reducing your exposure to
harmful chemicals in your home.
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Tebow Won't Throw at
Combine
by Michael David Smith
(FanHouse Main)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 12:55:00 AM
Filed under: NFL Draft After his
disastrous performance at the
Senior Bowl, former Florida
quarterback Tim Tebow has
decided that he needs more time
to work on his passing
mechanics, and he will not throw
at the NFL scouting combine in
Indianapolis this week. fundamentals. I've never been
"I'm not changing who I am or asked to shorten or quicken my
how I approach football," Tebow release and not have a loop in it.
told Adam Schefter of ESPN. The changes I'm making have
"But there are things that I can gone very well and it's becoming
get a lot better at -- my more and more natural to me."
and/or visibility. It will guide the Robo.to to the industry's Goliath,
reader through every aspect of YouTube.
production, from interview Of course, there's a video
techniques to camera selection. overview of the book here:
It also contains a wealth of Basically, it's required reading
information on and interviews for anyone who wants to use
with some of the most talented online video for any purposes
and successful names and faces other than the most casual social
that make up this ecosystem, interactions. If you're producing
from Justine Ezarik to Chris content and looking for eyeballs,
Pirillo. Steve also gets into the particularly if you're using social
many tech companies that make media for business purposes, Get
up the world of online video, Seen is a must-read. Discuss
from scrappy startups like
E-reader News Edition Tech News/ Entertainment/ 37

On Facebook, You're Really You

by Sarah Perez same students take multiple In addition, the privacy controls
(ReadWriteWeb) personality tests in order to Facebook had in place at its
Submitted at 2/22/2010 7:03:33 AM
determine both their actual beginning (now completely
personality and their idealized eviscerated, but that's another
Are people are who they really personality. story...), provided its users with a
s a y t h e y a r e o n l i n e ? Prior to this study, if you had to idealized virtual identity. Instead,
sense of safety, security and
Conventional wisdom tells us guess, you may have suspected OSNs might be an efficient
comfort - they could be
that social networking sites, that the online versions of the medium for expressing and
themselves - their real selves,
blogs and other social media participants matched up more communicating real personality,
flaws and all - without the world
outlets have allowed people to closely with the idealized which may help explain their
watching. The end result was the
carefully craft online "personas" personalities, not the real ones. popularity." On Facebook, We're
web-based equivalent of the
- essentially idealized versions of In fact, that assumption is shared All Real People
user's offline social network
who they are in real life. Are you by modern-day psychologists - it Although the researchers in this
where no one is all that different
wittier online? More outgoing? e v e n m a d e i t s w a y i n t o study looked at both MySpace
than they are in real life. But
More social? Friendlier? For psychology journals where it was and Facebook profiles to come to
What About the Older Social
those hiding behind the keyboard dubbed as the " idealized virtual- this conclusion, we suspect that
Networkers? Padma Lakshmi's
and computer screen, personality identity hypothesis." However, Facebook is home to even more
The one complaint with have
traits like these are easier to fake. the researchers conducting this genuine personalities than
with this latest research study is Daughter Krishna Makes
Or are they? MySpace. Instead of allowing its Mysterious Father
new study thought that this was a that it focused only on the
According to a recent research hypothesis that needed testing. users to set up accounts using
youngest demographic of social Happy [Buns In The
study, maybe not. Psychologists "There has been no research on fake names or internet handles,
networking users - those aged 17
found that "faking it" online is the most fundamental question Facebook only allows the use of
-22. While this digital generation
Oven]
your legal name, a policy that
t o u g h e r t h a n p r e v i o u s l y about OSN (online social may have grown up accustomed by Brian Moylan (Gawker)
imagined. In fact, the results of networking sites) profiles," notes has led to some occasional
to openly sharing online, those
the study show that people are the report. "Do they convey mistakes when oddly-named real Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:46:31 AM
belonging to the prior
much more likely to reveal their accurate impressions of profile people were caught up in a
generations - especially the baby Though she's still not talking
true personalities online and not owners?" Facebook purge. This up-front
boomers and older - may be a bit about who the (cough, Adam
the idealized image of who they requirement that you "be
As it turns out, yes. The more guarded when it comes to Dell, cough) father is, Padma
want to be. yourself" on Facebook has had a
surprising conclusion uproots the posting to Facebook (and Lakshmi gave birth to a baby girl
Sponsor trickle-down effect on how
previously held assumption that assuming they use it, MySpace). on Saturday. She has the lovely
Idealism? Not on Your Online we are our idealized selves people use the network. Active
Although the study does reveal Indian name Krishna. Get ready
Profile users typically only connect with
online. Instead, we are some interesting findings about for a Top Chef baby food
To conduct the research, the displaying our real personalities. friends, family and other real-
Gen Y/Gen Z and their use of the challenge!
psychologists examined the "There was no evidence of self- world acquaintances as opposed
Internet, more research is
social networking profiles of 236 idealization," concludes the to strangers and other pseduo-
necessary to determine if the
U.S. and German students ages report. "These results suggest friends as was done back in the
conclusions span all age groups.
17-22, both on Facebook and that people are not using their MySpace days of "he whoever
Discuss
MySpace. They also had the OSN profiles to promote an collects the most friends wins."
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Everyware: Interview with Adam Greenfield, Part

1
by Richard MacManus time. In particular I wanted to those cities getting from
(ReadWriteWeb) know if anything major had companies? He said that
Submitted at 2/22/2010 4:00:00 AM
changed since the book was first technology companies like Cisco
released. and Intel are responding with NintendoWare Weekly:
Last week I had the privilege of He replied that the mobile phone products and services for Internet Flight Control, Flipper,
m e e t i n g A d a m G r e e n f i e l d , has been the biggest change. of Things.
a u t h o r o f E v e r y w a r e : T h e According to Greenfield, the I asked Greenfield what he
Ghost Slayer
Dawning Age of Ubiquitous " s i n g l e b i g g e s t f a i l u r e o f thought the differences were by JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
Computing. It's one of my imagination in the book was that between adoption in Asia and the Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:00:00 AM
favorite books about the Internet someone would decisively re- U.S.? He replied that public
of Things and is still ahead of the imagine what the phone is." motivation in Asia may be one Today's WiiWare and DSiWare
curve, even though it was written I think he's being overly harsh differentiator. In many Asian update is brought to you by the
in 2005 and published in 2006. on himself, as the iPhone wasn't such as RFID in credit cards and countries, there is a belief in letter "F." Four of the seven
Greenfield was in my city announced until January 2007. home theatres. 'progress' and a future life that games released on Nintendo's
Wellington for the week, so I sat So in 2005/06, nobody but Steve However he thinks that RFID will be better because of the download services today have
down with him at a local cafe to Jobs and some of his team at will eventually be usurped by " h e r o i c i n v e s t m e n t s " o f titles starting with the letter,
get his views on the current state Apple could have possibly superior item identification and governments and big companies. including: a new game in the
of Internet of Things and where imagined what the phone would tracking technologies. See this He said that quality of life can be Aksys "Family" series; Flight
it's headed. turn into. It should also be noted ReadWriteWeb post for more delivered as a service in a place Control; the indie platformer
If you're unsure what the world that Adam Greenfield was a very background on the state of RFID. like Korea, for example an from goodbyegalaxygames,
will be like when everything is early adopter of mobile blogging The City Internet fridge. Whereas Flipper; and ... Faceez.
connected to the Internet (hence (he coined the term "moblog") Currently Adam Greenfield is westerners tend to question the In non-alliterative news, the
the term 'everyware'), then read and he is currently Nokia's head working on his next book, called utility of things like that. spooky WiiWare sword fighting
o n f o r G r e e n f i e l d ' s a c u t e of design direction for user The City Is Here For You To To get a wider understanding of game Ghost Slayer is now
observations and examples of interface and services. So if the Use. I asked him what cities he's Internet of Things, I recommend haunting the Wii Shop.
what's already happening. This evolution of the mobile phone been most impressed with, in you purchase Everyware now on Continue reading NintendoWare
w i l l b e a m u l t i - p a r t p o s t , since 2005/06 surprised even terms of their use of Internet of Amazon. Neither myself or Weekly: Flight Control, Flipper,
published over the course of this him, that tells you something Things technologies. RWW is making any Ghost Slayer
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Since it's been nearly 4 years Greenfield ruefully noted that According to Adam Greenfield, of this series. Discuss EST. Please see our terms for
since Everyware was published, I "this stuff is taking so long." a more interesting question may use of feeds.
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Why Am I Getting
Yelp for Religion: ChurchRater Lets Users So Much Spam
Review Worship from Yahoo ?
by Barry Ritholtz (The Big
by Jolie O'Dell co-founders' book, Jim and children of God are sold into
(ReadWriteWeb) Casper Go to Church. The slavery; we have no time to Picture)
premise for the book"could be most of the reviews are for waste rating 'Sunday shows,'"
Submitted at 2/21/2010 8:16:42 PM Submitted at 2/22/2010 6:58:50 AM
the pilot script for a sitcom: a churches inside the U.S. Still, if one wrote.
What do you get when a pastor hires an atheist to help you've ever had the unique "By providing such an open Message from fivefilters.org: If
Christian pastor, an atheist, a him critique several Christian experience of living in or around forum," wrote another, "dirty you can, please donate to the full
grad student and a lawyer set up churches throughout the United any of the American Protestant laundry can be aired (in fact, IS -text RSS service so we can
a website to criticize churches? States." Jim Henderson, the subcultures, you know there's aired) with no means of proving continue developing it.
I swear, this isn't a bad joke. It's pastor, and Matt Casper, the some darn good fodder for its truthfulness; as such, you An inordinate amount of
a very real site, ChurchRater, and atheist, traveled to several reviews there. become accessories, in all pharmacy spam is coming my
it allows anyone with an Internet churches around the U.S. to get a Many of the churches in the likelihood, to the bearing of false way from Yahoo.com.
connection to identify and fresh perspective on how people s i t e ' s d a t a b a s e r e m a i n witness, even slander." Why aren’t they doing any spam
review church services around worship. unreviewed. The review threads Still, as a young person who was filtering? And if they are, why
the world. Is the site inspiring The website now allows any that exist, however, range from subjected to an unrelenting are they doing what appears to
f r a n k c o n v e r s a t i o n s a b o u t user to essentially replicate that informative to entertaining. One Baptist upbringing as well as be such a terrible job?
worship and religion, as its feedback process. well-known megachurch was constant coast-to-coast travel, I Is it that hard to screen for
creators intended? Is it allowing Here's how it works: Users criticized for its emphasis on can see the value in having such millions of various nonsense
sometimes closed or cliqueish create a profile (what, no showmanship. Another large a site. For discriminating church- email address variations all
communities to see how they Facebook Connect option?) and church was given a terrible goers who are looking for a new carrying the same junk spam
appear to outsiders? Or does it, t h e n h a v e t h e o p t i o n s o f review for its unwelcoming church home, it's good to have message?
as some users wrote, "trivialize searching for churches, reading congregation and self-important firsthand and honest feedback on The last entity to do this was
the deep dimensions of spiritual reviews and posting reviews and p r e a c h e r . O n e p a s t o r g o t exactly what a given worship Hotmail — years ago, I added
experiences" and "bolster the ratings of their own. Churches smacked down for giving his service will entail. that domain to my blacklist, and
notion that church is a consumer- can also request to be rated, in own church a five-star rating. Besides, churchgoers are already my spam went down
oriented proposition"? One which case a reviewer is hired As interesting and even useful "reviewing" churches informally tremendously. Yahoo will soon
thing's for sure: It's definitely a and sent to review that church. as such reviews can be, however, and offline, anyhow. Why not suffer the same fate . . .
controversial idea for many Right now, only Christian some of the site's users take bring these conversations into Five Filters featured article:
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The site began as a rather synagogues or other places of clean water, over three billion
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Barroso criticised
Open Thread: Can MySpace Really Make a for naming envoy
Comeback? to US
by Jolie O'Dell much of that information cannot beyond - better than Pandora, (Financial Times - US
(ReadWriteWeb) currently be published here. We Facebook or Twitter do the same homepage)
Submitted at 2/21/2010 10:14:47 PM
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official MySpace news as it Granted, in terms of content
For months, we've been fielding breaks. discovery, Facebook's not Message from fivefilters.org: If
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outlines a few minor details of than a year ago. In addition to the site lately, your list of active European Commission president,
the overall plan to stop the site's dealing with internal politics and friends might look like a came under fire on Monday for
hemorrhaging users and stem its negotiating the end of MySpace's wasteland of struggling bands. appointing a personal aide as the
financial decline. As we've ad deal with Google, Van Natta themselves MySpace users. B u t i s a n e w c o n t e n t European Union’s ambassador to
known (and as we predicted last was expected to give MySpace While a slew of respondents said recommendation engine packed the US, a decision widely viewed
year), the site will shift its much-needed boost in the areas bribes - from money to puppies with multimedia goodies and as undermining the authority of
emphasis from pure social of technology, branding and to MacBooks - would do the intuitive discovery tools enough Lady Ashton, the EU’s new
networking to content discovery features. trick, the noble @EricBurgess to regain the public's love and foreign affairs chief.
and recommendation. The site's While it's unknown exactly how replied "They couldn't even pay trust? The controversy was aired at a
tagline is expected to change to much of the forthcoming "new" me." @_Tycho_ wrote that the What do you think - is a site meeting of EU foreign ministers
"Discover and Be Discovered." MySpace will represent Van site would have to "be easier to redesign enough to make you in Brussels where several
But is that really enough to bring Natta's vision, we do wonder if use than Facebook, and then want to use MySpace again? Can participants, speaking on the
users back? What would it take anything is enough to save that convince my friends to all go the site succeed as a content sidelines, expressed irritation at
for you to start regularly using sinking ship. Of course, the site back on." A tall order, indeed, platform rather than a social what they called the high-handed
MySpace again? still has a large userbase, and one echoed by several n e t w o r k ? O r i s M y S p a c e manner in which Mr Barroso
Sponsor particularly in the international others. doomed to sink like the Titanic, made the appointment.
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confidentiality issues and NDAs, what folks would need to call

US experts close in on Google hackers

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How to Set Keyword Bookmarks in

Google Chrome [Timesavers]
by Adam Pash (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 6:00:00 AM

Keyword bookmarks are my

absolute favorite time-saving
Firefox feature. I use them
literally hundreds of times a
day— a good system of keyword
bookmarks saves all kinds of
time in the browser.
Unfortunately Chrome isn't so
friendly to keyword
bookmarkers.
After searching high and low for
a way to tweak the bookmark
dialog in Google Chrome to
display an option to add a
keyword to my bookmarks, turns
out all I needed to do was turn to
the help of a few clever readers
who'd emailed in how to achieve
keyword bookmark bliss in
Chrome. The imperfect-but-
workable solution:
I just realized that keyword
bookmarking is as easy as
managing your search engines.
Right-click the omnibox (address
bar), click "Edit search engines,"
and add a search engine. Use a
Name you will recognize, enter
the keyword you want to use,
and just enter the URL for your
bookmark in the URL box.
Voila!
Chrome's keyword search tool,
like Firefox's, replaces%s in the
URL with your search terms.
However, you can add a
keyword search in Chrome
without adding the%s bit at all,
so when you execute that
keyword, it'll just take you to the
keyword's URL.
To clarify, check the screenshot
above to how I set up a keyword
bookmark for Lifehacker would
look like. After setting it up, any
time I want to visit Lifehacker in
the future, all I have to do is type
'l' and hit Enter. Chrome's
autocomplete is certainly smart,
and for some people is enough to
replace the need for keyword
bookmarks, but if you're a
keyword bookmark junkie like I
am, this is an important feature
to ease any browser transition.
Unfortunately it's more of a
hack than a bookmark feature,
and the search engine manager
isn't nearly as robust as the
regular bookmark manager, but
until the Google developers
decide to add this feature (my
birthday's coming up, GOOG),
it's better than nothing.
Thanks Cadence, Erik, and
Rupert!
Mercedes-Benz F800
Style teases us with fuel
cells, aggressive new look
by Vladislav Savov
(Engadget)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 8:55:00 AM
Mercedes has just announced its
latest "research vehicle," the
F800 Style, and as concepts are
wont to do, it intersperses some
extremely ambitious goals with
plenty of viable and forthcoming
improvements. The two
powertrain options touted by the
company represent this best. On
the one hand, there's a perfectly
reasonable PHEV setup that will
generate north of 400bhp
combined grunt and offer an 18-
mile range when abstaining from
gas power. On the other, there's
an electric drive with fuel cells
system that will get you a
spectacular 375-mile cruising
range -- if only it'd make it to
real products, which seems
highly unlikely right now. All
the same, as the company's
premium sedan concept, the
F800 Style represents the
direction of Mercedes' future
designs, both in its external
styling and in the internal focus
on becoming friendlier to the
environment. We can find little
reason to object to either. Check
out a couple more pics after the
break, then hit Autoblog for
more details.
Continue reading Mercedes-
Benz F800 Style teases us with
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Budget Your Trip Helps You
Allocate Cash and Plan for Travel at
Home and Abroad [Travel]
by Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 5:30:00 AM
If you're looking to do some
traveling, Budget Your Trip can
help you not only plan your
travel expenses but track them
while you're traveling.
Budget Your Trip is a web site
devoted to planning and
budgeting travel expenses. You'll
find no shortage of web sites that
cater to helping you budget in
general but the feature set of
Budget Your Trip is heavily
geared towards travel planning.
You can plan a trip from scratch
or build your trip budget off the
existing averages and sample
budgets they have for a variety
of locales. If they don't have a
budget for the locale you're
traveling too you can always
save yours and add it to the
global averages so future users
can get an idea how much it
costs to hit the mean streets of
Whytucky, Kansas.
We'd definitely encourage you
to double check any odd items
you see in the projected average
budgets however. While we
found the averages to be
reasonable in most instances, we
found a few odd balls in the
mix—$2,719 average daily
alcohol expenditure for budget
travel in Paris made us wonder if
there was a decimal problem or a
traveler out there somewhere we
really needed to go tour Paris
with.
In addition to estimating your
travel expenses you can actively
E-reader News Edition
Acer GD235HZ and Alienware
OptX AW2310 do battle in 3D
HD monitor faceoff
by Vladislav Savov monitor setup -- they delve right
(Engadget) into some benchmarking and real
Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:04:00 AM
world testing. The key
differentiator between the two
We know 3D isn't for everyone, panels is in the price, with the
but if you've got your heart set GD235HZ costing $399 and the
track and update them as you on jumping that bandwagon nice
AW2310 asking for a steeper
travel. Penciled in $200 for your and early, here's a review for
$469, though on balance it was
daily accommodations but got you. The folks over at Tom's
felt that the Alienware justified
offered an upgrade to an ocean Guide have sat down with 23-
its premium with a superior
view for $215? Swap it out on inch 3D displays from Acer (
feature set and better overall
the fly and a new budget is GD235HZ) and Alienware (
performance. Hit the source for
generated. OptX AW2310) and sought to the full verdict.
Have a favorite tool for travel figure which one offers the better
[Thanks, Ben]
planning, budget-related or gaming experience. After some
Acer GD235HZ and Alienware
otherwise? Let's hear about it in sobering notes about the need for
OptX AW2310 do battle in 3D
t h e c o m m e n t s . a high end system to run 3D
HD monitor faceoff originally
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What's Your Proudest DIY Moment?
[Ask The Readers]
by Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 7:00:00 AM
Whether you've bootstrapped a
business with the bare minimum,
built something amazing out of
spare parts, or simply rescued a
party without a bottle opener, we
know you've got a DIY story to
tell. We'd love to hear it.
Photo by bbaunach.
We're celebrating DIY in a
disposable age this week at
Lifehacker, and we'll have plenty
of tips, projects, and links to
share. What we'd really love,
though, is to hear the DIY story
you've been dying to tell, about
saving money, saving time, or
just saving your sanity with a
custom-made solution.
Have you avoided paying big
bucks for a device or gadget by
making your own or improving
what you've already got? Has
your freelance or small business
made do without fancy enterprise
tools by being crafty with cheap
Afghan civilians killed in Nato air strike
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Sony confirms plans for
consumer-friendly 3D
or free tools? What's your most
memorable MacGyver-esque
those too. Share your proudest
DIY moments as a commenter in cameras
moment, where you fixed or this thread. We'll be watching it by Tim Stevens (Engadget) Consumer, specifically
boosted your situation with just closely all week, approving and Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:43:00 AM referencing Fuji's Real 3D W1.
some basic supplies and starring commenters with notable Of course, we're also expecting
ingenuity? tales to tell, and posting the best If you had any doubt that Sony something a little higher end
You may well have other items later this week. was getting all hot and bothered from the company, with earlier
definitions of DIY that might not So go on—tell us all the tale by the prospects of 3D talk of 3D Alphas, but first-
fit the conventional duct-tape- your friends are sick of hearing everything in the very near things first, and while Mr.
and-elbow-grease mold, and about your clever solutions. future, a recent interview with Imamura didn't see fit to tell us
that's fine—we want to hear We're listening. Digital Photography Review when to expect a consumer-
should settle that. Masashi friendly 3D shooter, we can't
Imamura, President of Personal
Imaging and Sound at Sony, said
imagine it'll be long now.
Sony confirms plans for
Hamid Karzai, the president, suspected to contain insurgents that the company is focused on consumer-friendly 3D cameras
called on western forces to do i n t h e s o u t h e r n U r u z g a n tackling the third dimension on originally appeared on Engadget
more to minimise civilian P r o v i n c e o n S u n d a y . every front, and while we on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:43:00
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conducted a strike on vehicles
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Use Windows System Restore to

Recover Individual Files [Windows
Tip]
by Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 6:30:00 AM

Windows 7: Windows System

Restore has long been a great
way to recover your system after
a bad software install or a critical
driver goes missing, but you may
not know you can also use it to
recover individual files.
Earlier this month we published
a guide to Windows System
Restore and now we're
highlighting, courtesty of the
How-To Geek computer site,
how you can use System Restore
to restore individual files.
You need to have System
Restore on for any drive that you
want to be able to restore files
on. Once you've turned on
System Restore and made a
restore point—type "System
Restore" in the Start Menu
command box to open up the
System Restore dialogue to turn
things on and make your first
restore point if you haven't
already—any folder or file on
that disk can now be recovered.
Right click on the folder the file
used to be in or the parent folder
if you're trying to restore a
deleted sub-folder, then click on
"Restore previous versions". The
restore menu seen in the
screenshot above will appear and
you'll be able to select the
version of the folder or files you
want to restore.
Check out the guide at How-To
Geek for lots of pictures and a
more thorough step-by-step walk
through. Have a neat Windows 7
trick you'd like to share? Let's
hear about it in the comments.
Restore Previous Versions of
Files in Every Edition of
Windows[How-To Geek]
Ion 2 GPU Benchmarked
As Slower Than Its
Predecessor [Guts]
by Brian Barrett (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:56:52 AM
The first Nvidia Ion 2 netbook
has been benchmarked, and the
early results are disappointing:
the Acer Aspire One 532G's next
-gen GPU managed to
underperform the older Ion LE.
The benchmarking was done by
Netbook News while at MWC,
who managed to run a
3DMark03 graphics benchmark
test during their hands-on time.
The resulting score of 3,049 is
lower than some Ion LE
netbooks achieve; the Samsung
N510, for example, scores a
3,593.
There are possible explanations,
of course, and we won't know for
sure how the Ion 2 stacks up
until we're able to test a
production-ready unit. As
Netbook Choice points out, it's
possible that Acer and Nvidia
purposefully hamstrung the
machine to keep it stable during
demonstrations. Then again, it's
also possible that Nvidia has had
a difficult time working with the
Aspire One 532G's Pine Trail
processor. Let's hope it's the
former: the last thing netbooks
need is even more limited
graphics capabilities.
[ Netbook News via Netbook
Choice]
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Developing countries, in race out of poverty, will produce
more E-Waste
by John Biggs (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 7:30:47 AM
UN Under-Secretary-General
Achim Steiner gave a talk at an
environment protection
conference in Bali describing a
growing problem among
developing nations: e-waste.
While places like China and
India already have their own
problems with informal e-waste
recycling, the UN expects to see
the same intractable problems
surface in Africa and Latin
America while levels of trash
will double or triple in already
problem-plagued countries.
What does this mean? Generally
it means that entire swathes of
the developing world will soon
become e-waste producers and
recyclers. As folks in developing
counties begin buying
computers, TVs, and fridges the
e-waste problem is compounded
by population and horrible
recycling techniques and the
refusal by organizations like the
CEA to back forced recycling
programs in already developed
areas.
These countries will soon be
buried in e-waste and informal
recycling techniques, including
dropping PCBs into heaters to
release the gold and other rare
metals, create massive problems
for the recyclers and nearby
homes. It is, in short, a mess.
Here are a few stats from the
UN on this problem:
Global e-waste generation is
growing by about 40 million tons
a year
Manufacturing mobile phones
and personal computers
consumes 3 per cent of the gold
and silver mined worldwide each
year; 13 per cent of the
palladium and 15 per cent of
cobalt
Modern electronics contain up
to 60 different elements — many
valuable, some hazardous, and
some both
Carbon dioxide emissions from
the mining and production of
copper and precious and rare
metals used in electrical and
electronic equipment are
estimated at over 23 million
tonnes – 0.1 percent of global
emissions (not including
emissions linked to steel, nickel
or aluminum, nor those linked to
manufacturing the devices)
In the US, more than 150
million mobiles and pagers were
sold in 2008, up from 90 million
five years before
Globally, more than 1 billion
mobile phones were sold in
Gadgets/ 45
2007, up from 896 million in
2006
Countries like Senegal and
Uganda can expect e-waste flows
from PCs alone to increase 4 to 8
-fold by 2020.
Given the infrastructure expense
and technology skills required to
create proper facilities for
efficient and environmentally
sound metal recovery, the report
suggests facilitating exports of
critical e-scrap fractions like
circuit boards or btteries from
smaller countries to OECD-level,
certified end-processors.
This is, friends, a big problem.
Although we’re a gadget site, it’s
become more and more clear that
the vast majority of gadget
makers aren’t ready to face this
problem and are happy just to
grab the nascent market share in
these countries. We’ll try to stay
on these companies in the news
but please vote with your wallet,
especially when organizations try
to prevent recycling laws from
passing in “developing
countries” like New York City.
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Timing the Olympics, Over Time [Sports]

by John Herrman (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:37:53 AM
Over at Beyond Binary, Ina
Fried's got a fascinating profile
of Omega Timing, the company
that's been managing event
timing at the Olympics for over
70 years. Counting seconds now
is a totally different game than it
was in 1936.
Take the methods for timing
skiers:
Less than a century ago, the
timing of downhill skiing
required someone at the top and
bottom of the run, each with a
stopwatch synchronized to the
time of day.
Every few skiers, the timer at
the top would send down a piece
of paper with the start times of
the last few skiers and then some
math would ensue, eventually
resulting in the time of the run
being calculated.
Or the replacement—pictured
above—for the classic—and
conceptually bizarre, because
what the hell, a gun?—starter
pistol:
Among the many Winter
surprising bit—the raw
manpower it takes to time the
Olympics now, versus the good
old days:
At its first Olympics, in
Germany in 1936, Omega sent a
single technician with 27
stopwatches to the Games. At the
2006 Turin, Italy, Winter Games,
Omega sent 208 people—127
timekeepers and 81 data
handlers—along with some 220
tons of equipment.
SanDisk ships
I'm partial to the classic classic
method, by which competitors
64GB Ultra SDXC
judged their own finishing times,
Olympics firsts at Vancouver is got in fights about who finished
the use of a new all-electronic first, and settled the dispute like card for $350
starter gun that emits a consistent real athletes: On the floor of the
by Darren Murph (Engadget)
sound and light. Plus, says coliseum, with improvised
Omega's Christophe Berthaud, weapons, while running from a Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:27:00 AM
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Or—and this is the most

Energy-recycling foot makes it easier for amputees to walk

by Darren Murph (Engadget) the power of ankle push-off. The recycling foot makes it easier for
Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:21:00 AM device is able to capture amputees to walk
dissipated energy, and an inbuilt Energy-recycling foot makes it
What's better than an artificial microcontroller tells the foot to easier for amputees to walk
nose? Why, an artificial foot, of return the energy to the system at originally appeared on Engadget
course! University of Michigan precisely the right time. Tests on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:21:00
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cuts the energy spent per step, as significant decrease from the 23 demonstration waiting for you walk
it harnesses the energy exerted percent uptick experienced with after the break. Continue reading Energy-
when taking a step and enhances conventional prostheses. If
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continued from page 46
Here's hoping you didn't pull the
trigger on of the world's first
SDXC cards to ship, 'cause if so,
you just paid a painful premium.
Nary two months after Panasonic
served up the first 32GB and
64GB SDXC cards to the
masses, SanDisk has stepped in
to ship its highest capacity
Secure Digital card ever in the
64GB Ultra SDXC. Said device
boasts a 15MB/sec read speed, a
Class 4 speed rating and an
exFAT file structure that helps
you capture 1080p clips without
any glitches or hangups. It's also
based around the minty fresh SD
3.0 specification, so make sure
that you pick up an SDXC reader
or a device that specifically
US and European stocks
mark time as exporters lift
Asia
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tentative mood as concerns about
the speed of monetary tightening
and worries over Greece’s fiscal
supports the format (you know,
like ASUS' Eee PC T101MT). If
you're finally ready to leap, this
one's available now for the not-
quite-reasonable price of
$349.99, though if we were you,
we'd wait for the rest of the
competition to hit the ship button
and drive down the MSRP.
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position policy rumbled on.
However, most Asian exchanges
were in fine fettle, with traders
getting the first chance to react to
Friday’s late rally in the euro and
consequent pullback in the
dollar, which in turn boosted
gold to a one-month high and
pushed oil above $80.
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Pentax K-7 gets a
Limited Silver
Edition (in Japan)
by Serkan Toto (CrunchGear)
Video: Metal Gear Solid Submitted at 2/22/2010 6:40:50 AM
Arcade 3D in action Pentax released their seventh
generation SLR, the K-7, last
summer, and it turned out to be a
by Serkan Toto (CrunchGear) viewpoint in the game changes in
line with the direction your head great camera. And today Hoya
Submitted at 2/22/2010 12:20:30 AM
(in reality) is facing. There’s an Pentax in Japan announced[press
We’ve covered Metal Gear analog stick on the gun, which
Solid 3D (whose first playable allows you to move in the game
release in English] a limited
edition of the K-7 (simply
version was announced by independent of where you look
Konami last week) twice so far, in reality, too.
dubbed “Limited Silver”) whose
main selling points are a silver-
colored body and a “golden
and now it’s time to look at the As we reported before, you need
game in more detail. Konami is to cooperate and communicate section ratio” focusing screen.
The K-7 is limited to 1,000 units
still in the middle of optimizing with other players to advance in
the gameplay (which is based on the game, which offers 5.1 sound only. Apart from the special
coloring, Pentax also reinforced
Metal Gear Online) and hasn’t to give you that extra-realistic
fixed a release date yet. feeling of being engaged in the LCD monitor and ships the
new model with upgraded
In the video embedded below, combat.
you can see a model holding a Here’s the video (courtesy of firmware and updated image
gun in her hands and wearing the DigInfo in Tokyo) processing software.
“VR” 3D goggles, the main Technically, there are no changes
selling point of the title. Your to the black-colored Pentax K-7.
Although the press release
linked to above is written in
English, it’s to be found in the
English part of Pentax Japan’s
Japan, the K-7 Limited Silver homepage only. As of this
will go on sale on March 13 for writing, the text is missing on
$1,420.
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Looks Like Betty White
Might Host 'Saturday
Night Live' After All
by Bob Sassone (TV Squad)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:30:00 AM
Who says that internet
campaigns don't work?
Remember that Facebook
campaign to get Betty White to
host 'Saturday Night Live?' You
thought it was just one of those
goofy things that wouldn't lead
anywhere, but it looks like it
might happen after all (though
there's a twist...).
White has said she wants to do
the show, and now Michael
Ausliello over at Entertainment
Weekly is reporting that
negotiations are underway for
White to host the show later this
season. But she wouldn't host it
alone. The episode would be a
"Women of Comedy" episode,
with people like Molly Shannon
on board and possibly Tina Fey
and Amy Poehler. Seems like
they might not want White - who
is 88 years old - to have to host
the entire live show herself.
This could still be a great show
anyway. But if they're getting
White, why not get some other
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Becki Newton
Chomps on
Sundays with Seth: 'Love Bites'
by Brad Trechak (TV Squad)
Revenge, Redemption Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:00:00 AM
Fresh off the cancellation
and Roger's "Precious" of'Ugly Betty', Becki Newton
has already found her next big
by Jason Hughes (TV Squad) week? Did she sound a little project. She will be starring in
classic female TV personalities? Submitted at 2/22/2010 2:00:00 AM more like Sarah Chalke than 'Love Bites', an anthology series
Wouldn't it be great to have, say, L e c y G o r a n s o n ( t h a t ' s on NBC about dating and
M a r y T y l e r M o o r e , R u e This week managed to be both a'Roseanne' joke for those paying relationships similar to the
M c C l a n a h a n , a n d C l o r i s boring and wonderful at the attention)? That's because Nia classic 'Love, American Style'.
Leachman to join White on the same time. In fact,'American Long, who's been the voice of Unlike her manipulative Amanda
show? I'm sure we could think of Dad' and'The Cleveland Show' Roberta thus far was replaced Tanen character, Newton's new
other women from TV history paralleled one another in this this episode by Reagan Gomez- character will be an "optimistic,
that could co-host with White. sense. Both had very strong lead Preston. I know, it's almost as i n f e c t i o u s l y b u b b l y s o c i a l
Filed under: Late Night, TV stories featuring their respective shocking as when Darrin went w o r k e r w h o i s a v i r g i n " .
Royalty, Saturday Night Live, fathers and sons, and both had from one Dick to another on 'Ugly Betty' started off strong but
Celebrities, Reality-Free rather dull back-up installments 'Bewitched.' seemed to meander in the later
P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | | featuring the daughters. Continue reading Sundays with seasons. Once it was relegated to
Comments What is it with Seth MacFarlane Seth: Revenge, Redemption and Friday night (usually where
and female daughters? The fact Roger's "Precious" science fiction and fantasy is sent
that he can't find anything to do Filed under: Other Comedy to die), it was already pretty
with Meg has become a running S h o w s , O p E d , A n i m a t i o n , much done. What prompted the
joke on 'Family Guy,' but he has Episode Reviews, Reality-Free strong start was a memorable
the same problems with Hayley P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | | cast of characters, including
and Roberta. Comments Amanda Tanen as played by
Did you notice anything Becki Newton.
different about Roberta this
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ABC Family Heading 'The Simpsons' - 'The

Back to College for a Color Yellow' Recap
by Jason Hughes (TV Squad)
Fourth Season of 'Greek' Submitted at 2/22/2010 2:40:00 AM

by Jason Hughes (TV Squad)

(S21E13) You'll have to forgive
Submitted at 2/22/2010 9:00:00 AM me when I admit that I'm not
The NBC Winter
familiar with all of the instances Olympics Coverage
It looks like ABC Family is
heading for that awkward phase
of the Simpson family history Backlash [God Bless
that have been presented over the America]
of high school and college-based years, as I've not caught all 453
dramas with'Greek,' according to episodes prior to this one. I also by Ravi Somaiya (Gawker)
The Hollywood Reporter: the suspect that Lisa's journey across Submitted at 2/22/2010 7:50:00 AM
fourth year. This is when your the attic featured costumes and
freshmen are seniors and you memorabilia from across the past NBC execs have either been
have to figure out what to do 20 years, which would have been watching a lot of Westerns, or
with them, and your show, if you a nice touch for that lackluster have calculated that ridiculously
make it to five. Of course, you it was only a 10-episode pick-up. anniversary 450th episode that overblown patriotism will get
have a little bit of flexibility with The first two seasons ran 22 featured Krusty, for some reason.
originated from, and knowledge more viewers for the winter
college, as many students take episodes each, while the third hit Bonus points to anyone who can Olympics. In either case, two
is power!
l o n g e r t h a n f o u r y e a r s t o 20. recognize every artifact shown. Continue reading'The Simpsons' media-watchers are sick of the
graduate, and there's always post Continue reading ABC Family Speaking of Krusty, he showed star-spangled blather.
- 'The Color Yellow' Recap
-graduate work. Heading Back to College for a up in the flashback installments F i l e d u n d e r : O p E d , T h e The Boston Globe's Charles P
But all of that's a problem for Fourth Season of 'Greek' of this nostalgic look back at the Simpsons, Animation, Episode Pierce, talking about last night's
2011. Right now, the cast and Filed under: Other Drama Simpsons in the era of slavery. It Ice Hockey, says he hates "to
Reviews, Reality-Free
crew of 'Greek' can celebrate that Shows, Pickups and Renewals, was but one of a few awkwardly
P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | | sound like less of an American
with this fourth season pick-up, Reality-Free forced historical cameos in what than I am, but I'm a little Miracle
Comments
they will become the longest P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | | was otherwise a rather solid -On-Ice'd out at this point,
running original series currently C o m m e n t s episode. especially with Al Michaels, who
on the air at ABC Family. Plus, we learned where donuts seems to believe that he landed
The other side of the coin is that on Omaha Beach or something
BECKI 30 years ago."
continued from page 48 Alessandra Stanley, in the New
It's good for Ms. Newton to play OpEd, Celebrities, Pickups and York Times, devotes an entire
someone radically different than Renewals, Casting, Reality-Free article to the fawning, misty-
Amanda to prevent typecasting. Permalink| Email this| | eyed coverage of American
Granted, 'Love Bites' sounds at C o m m e n t s success (and the downplaying of
first like a series involving the rest of the world) that she
vampire romance. For Ms. describes as "the worst in
Newton's sake, let's hope 'Love network heavy breathing."
Bites' doesn't, well, suck. Matt Lauer, she says, treated
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Which Celeb Needs Her Own
Episode of Intervention? [Blind
Items]
by Brian Moylan (Gawker)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:11:22 AM
She's a drunk, depressed mess,
who can't work and can't get any
help. Maybe she needs some
trusty aides, like this celeb
couple who treats their staff well.
A disgruntled staff only makes
things worse. Just ask this pair!
1."This star is in trouble. Her
husband has been keeping her
emotionally and physically
propped up for months now. An
intervention would be the next
natural step, but for all her
popularity and fame, she does
not have anyone who will step
up, confront her, and advocate
for her. She is surrounded by an
entourage of sheep who are
either unable or unwilling to do
anything for fear they will be
financially cut off. Her career is
fizzling, she is depressed, she is
gaining weight, and she is
drinking every single day. She
recently had a blackout, but there
was no publicized trip to the
emergency room. A private
physician was called in instead."
[ Blind Gossip]
2."This foreign born still A list
model/reality star and her foreign
born celebrity husband have lots
of employees. The thing is they
treat them all very, very well.
Not a day goes by where they
don't send someone on their staff
a letter, card or e-mail which
tells them how much they are
appreciated. It's the little things."
[ CDaN]
3."At the opposite end of the
spectrum is this couple which
consists of a foreign born B list
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skier Lindsey Vonn "as if he and the German racer Karl Angerer,
Meredith Vieira had spent the
last 15 years rising at dawn to
drive her to training." And the
said knowingly, "he's got a
Bavarian mentality," whatever
that means,"
network keeps over-packaging
things. It has "cast female
It means he's UNAMERICAN,
Alessandra. You liberal media
snowboarders as alpine Carrie elites wouldn't understand what
Bradshaws," while caricaturing decent, old-fashioned, working-
non-American competitors in class sports like ski-ing and
much more, um, stereotyped bobsled mean to the real 'merica.
ways. "Chinese snowboarders Just ask everyday folk on ski-
are overly "regimented," jumps across Iowa how they feel
Austrians are "disciplined," and about the coverage.
the Danes are moody," explains
Stanley. "During the two-man
bobsled races on Saturday one
NBC announcer, searching for
something to contribute about
movie actress and her former A
list movie actor husband. Not
only do they regularly berate
their employees and yell at them,
but the actress loves to have
what she calls cleaning days. Not
cleaning one of their homes mind
you, but cleaning out all of their
employees. As in firing them all.
Her other special thrill is firing
someone right before they are
scheduled to go on vacation." [
CDaN]
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Scientologists Hire Pulitzer and Emmy Winners

to 'Investigate' Enemies [Cult]
by Ravi Somaiya (Gawker) and Editors, Russell Carollo, Executive Editor Neil Brown
Submitted at 2/22/2010 8:31:46 AM who won a Pulitzer in 1998 for a told Kurtz. "I was surprised and Olympic Men’s
series on medical malpractice disappointed that journalists who
The 'church' do not like the St. that appeared in the Daily News I understand to have an extensive Hockey Diary:
Petersburg Times. Because the o f D a y t o n , O h i o , a n d
Florida paper has an excellent, Christopher Szechenyi, an
background in investigative
reporting would think it's
U.S. 5, Canada 3
a n d o n g o i n g , s e r i e s o f Emmy-winning former TV appropriate to ask me or our (WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
investigations into the various producer. (They possibly saw news organization to talk about Submitted at 2/21/2010 3:00:47 PM
weirdnesses of Cruise and Co. this job advertisement.) that reporting while (a) it's
S o t h e y ' v e h i r e d t h r e e The three men, one of whom ongoing, and (b) while they're Reuters Brian Rafalski (center)
surprisingly legit journalists to admitted he could "certainly use being paid to ask these questions celebrates the second of his two
investigate them right back. the money these days," were by the very subjects of our first-period goals. He also had an
H o w a r d K u r t z , i n t h e hired to look at the journalistic reporting." assist in the third period.
Washington Post, reports that the practices that went into the request very seriously because Which sums the whole thing up The Journal provides minute-by-
cult hired Steve Weinberg, the Times reporting. Except the it's a study bought and paid for really. minute analysis of the U.S.’s 5-3
former executive director of non- Times refused to co-operate. "I by the Church of Scientology," victory over Canada in their
profit Investigative Reporters ultimately couldn't take this preliminary-round closer.
Journal staffers are at Canada
How Awkward Is the Olympic Village? [Olympic Hockey Place and Canadian
Hockey House to offer
commentary.
Mysteries] 6:33 pm | Pregame | by Ian
Johnson
by Richard Lawson (Gawker) might have a lot in common with It might not be Brian Orser vs.
Submitted at 2/22/2010 10:24:29 AM Lago, who knows! But when you Brian Boitano or even the
consider just their respective e l i m i n a t i o n r o u n d o f t h e
Watching the brave dudes of ice sports, which probably all come Olympic hockey tournament, but
dancing last night (jovial weighted with different social today's showdown between
Agosto! dashing Moir!) and then currency in the strange biodome Canada and the U.S. is shaping
considering the rowdy antics of of the Olympics, does a baggy up to be one of the high points of
snowboarders, we got to panted snow flipper have much the Vancouver Games this far.
wondering: What is it like when to say to a be-chaps'd ice glider? The two teams are undefeated
two very different athletes meet Probably they just ignore each but have taken very different
in the Olympic Village? other mostly — after all, they've routes to get there. The U.S. has
Because, you know, in our important events to focus on — r u m b l e d t o s o l i d , i f
fantasy imaginings of how the on the highway always seem to getting his bronze polished by b u t i m a g i n i n g t h e s e t w o unspectacular, victories over
Village goes down, American honk and wave. Same recognizes some adoring young lady, what disparate winter people thrown Switzerland and Norway. Its
teammates are constantly saying same, especially in such a does does he say when this together and making awkward young stars haven't yet found
hello to each other, the way that faraway and isolated a country as young fellow walks by: small talk is, well, kinda funny. their groove, but the team's
two Chinatown buses passing Canada. That's US ice dancer Evan
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grinders have scored the goals
and star netminder Ryan Miller
has provided solid
backstopping. Canada cruised to
an easy rout of Norway (but who
hasn't?), but had trouble against
the plucky Swiss, needing a
shootout to eke out a 3-2
victory.
Due to International Ice Hockey
Federation rules, that means
Canada is behind the U.S. in the
group standings -- three points
are awarded to a regulation-
victory, two points for an
overtime or shootout victory and
one point for losing in overtime
or the shootout. But the net effect
will be the same: both sides
need a victory to proceed directly
to the quarterfinals, while the
loser will be forced to play an
elimination-round game
Tuesday.
How they win today will
probably depend on how well
they make use of their strengths.
The Canadians are bigger,
stronger and more experienced
than the U.S. side. The U.S.
went with a core group of fast
and skilled but smallish and less
-experienced forwards, like 21-
year-old Patrick Kane, 22-year-
old Phil Kessel and 25-year-old
Zach Parise, all of whom are 5-
foot 10. The U.S. has some big
forwards like David Backes (6-
foot-3) and Bobby Ryan (6-foot-
2) but will need its speedy
forwards to fore-check
aggressively and get behind the
bigger Canadian defense.
The Canadians, meanwhile, will
want to pressure the less-
experienced U.S. defense,
especially Erik and Jack
Johnson, who at 21 and 23 years
of age respectively, are young to
be anchoring two of the top
three defensive pairings (Most
defensemen don't mature until
they are about 25 because the
position is so demanding).
As for goaltending, it's pretty
much a wash. Canada's Martin
Brodeur is one of the all-time
greats and although he's having
a good season with Devils, he's
arguably not quite as sharp as in
years past -- he let in several
soft goals during last spring's
Stanley Cup playoffs as New
Jersey was bounced early. As for
Miller of the U.S., he is one of
the league's best goaltenders but
has played for the middling
Buffalo Sabres so doesn't have
Brodeur's big-game experience.
In the end, it might come down
to pressure. If Canada gets
behind early, it might find the
hometown crowd's expectations
a bit too much to bear. The U.S.
will be probably be looser and
feel it doesn't have as much to
lose and that could give it a
psychological edge.
6:34 pm | Pregame | by Adam
Thompson
I'll be reporting from Canadian
Hockey House just outside the
arena. Already there's a line
around the block to get in, with
Molsons and maple leaves as far
as the eye can see.
They've trotted out freestyle
skier Alexandre Bilodeau, who
won Canada's first home gold
last week. He just led a toast to
Canada. I have a feeling that's
going to be a running motif here
today.
6:35 pm | Pregame | by Adam
Thompson
Before Bilodeau they had
Canadiens great Serge Savard,
inventor of the spinorama.
Interesting gold-medal game
prediction: Canada and ... the
U.S. No Russia. Like everyone
else, he was talking about
Ovechkin's hit on Jagr to set up
Russia's eventual game-winner
vs the Czechs.
6:35 pm | Pregame | by Adam
Thompson
One more thought on Bilodeau:
could you dream up a better
scenario for an Olympic athlete?
Win a gold everyone will
remember on the first weekend
and then spend the next two
weeks crowd surfing.
7:16 pm | Pregame | by Ian
Johnson
The 20-minute pre-game warm-
up has just started and Team
USA is out on the ice to some
boos and cheers. And as my
inimicable colleague Adam
Thompson noted earlier, what
else is blaring but classic rock
(Led Zeppelin's "Rock & Roll").
Now I can't hear the music
because the Canadians have
jumped on the ice. The crow is
about 10-1 pro-Canada, even
with Seattle just a two-hour drive
from here.
7:17 pm | Pregame | by Reed
Albergotti
Tragically, Savard never
patented his spinorama and spent
the rest of his life penniless. His
patented inventions, the "play
dead in front of the net" and the
"look out for that octopus!"
never caught on.
7:22 pm | Pregame | by Reed
Albergotti
I'm still on the way to the arena.
The State Department is advising
all Americans wear maple leaf
patches on their backpacks in
case the U.S. wins and there is
widespread anti-American
rioting and looting. I've taken it a
step further and am wearing red
body paint.
7:22 pm | Pregame | by Adam
Thompson
Think how I feel. They've
already spotted one guy in a
USA jersey here and ordered his
execution. I'm safely in a gray
sweater.
7:29 pm | Pregame | by Ian
Johnson
Think how I feel. I was born in
Canada but when I was in high
school, we moved to the U.S. I
have dual citizenship. My heart
is torn. My blog posts will
probably reflect that. Be
forewarned, it could be a bit of
Jekyll and Hyde.
7:29 pm | Pregame | by Ian
Johnson
Penniless? I thought Savard was
going to buy the Montreal
Canadiens at one point. On the
other hand, that franchise once
was going so cheaply, maybe he
was penniless.
7:30 pm | Pregame | by Reed
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Albergotti
Ian, you will probably need
therapy after this.
7:36 pm | Pregame | by Reed
Albergotti
I'm still torn on whether to go to
the hockey game or ice dancing.
7:38 pm | Pregame | by Adam
Thompson
Groves, a Canadian, just got
silver. Crowd seems unsure
whether to be happy with that.
Del Bosco's fall in ski cross
didn't do wonders for national
morale either.
7:41 pm | Pregame | by Adam
Thompson
Reed, when faced with such a
choice, I always run away from
the sport whose fans have the
most My Little Pony gear.
7:45 pm | Pregame | by Reed
Albergotti
If they put more choreographed
dancing into ice hockey, they
could combine the two and
create one hulking mega sport.
7:47 pm | Pregame | by Ian
Johnson
It's funny, because Canada and
the U.S. are the only countries
that rank the medals table by
total number of medals --
meaning a bronze (or a silver in
this case) is as good as a gold. So
they should be happy.... (Check
out this: quite different from the
WSJ or other North American
media's table.)
7:47 pm | 1st period, 0-0 | by Ian
Johnson
And it's started!
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7:48 pm | 1st period, 1-0 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Early goal for U.S.! Nightmare
scenario for Canada. It started
early on with Brodeur
uncharacteristically bobbling a
clearing, which resulted in a
faceoff in the Canadian zone.
U.S. won the draw and the old
man on the point, Brian Rafalski
beat a screened Brodeur 41
seconds in. Pressure's on Canada.
7:49 pm | 1st period, 1-0 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
We've had our first exhortation
from the stage not to boo the
Americans. And after that goal
they're already not listening.
7:50 pm | 1st period, 1-0 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
Along with boos we're hearing
some "Looooo," as in Roberto
Luongo of the Canucks, who's on
the bench while Brodeur's in net.
7:51 pm | 1st period, 1-0 U.S. |
by Reed Albergotti
To be fair, Canada never
presumed they would win many
medals. They just wanted to own
all of the podiums athletes stand
on when they win medals.
7:51 pm | 1st period, 1-0 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Canada's Ryan Getzlaf is
proving to be ornery, getting into
a shoving match in front of the
U.S. goal, which was the idea in
picking him. But the U.S. is
forechecking hard and Brodeur
bobbled another puck, a last-
second coverup saved a goal.
Another bad Brodeur pass
seconds later. He needs to settle
down or won't be playing the rest
of the tournament.
7:56 pm | 1st period, 1-0 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
Hard not to like those old school
USA whites a day before the
30th anniversary of the Miracle
on Ice.
7:57 pm | 1st period, 1-0 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Canada is having an easy time
killing the penalty. Physical play
is eliminating the onrushing U.S.
forwards. Brodeur's ability to
play the puck is helping.
Most dangerous US players are
their grinders. Joe Pavelski had
best chance. That's heartening
but not what you want long-term
in a game.
7:59 pm | 1st period, 1-0 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Gretzky is in the audience and
gets a rousing ovation. Didn't
prevent Ryan Callahan from
bursting through the Canadians'
defense and getting a decent shot
on net.
8:02 pm | 1st period, 1-1 tie | by
Ian Johnson
Another ineffective Canadian
power play. I'm not sure if
they've score on the PP all
tournament long.
Now they score -- at even
strength. Eric Staal tipped in a
Brent Seabrook lob from the
point. U.S. defensemen didn't
seem able to clear the 6-foot-4
center.
8:03 pm | 1st period, 1-1 tie | by
Adam Thompson
And suddenly it's deafening.
8:05 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
It's amazing how this game is
shaping up. Brodeur is flopping
all over the ice and Rafalski
rifled a shot past him to put the
U.S. back on top almost halfway
throuigh the period. Going
forward, you wonder if they stay
with Brodeur. He doesn't look
focused at all -- kind of like in
last year's playoffs.
8:05 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
And just like that it's quiet
again. Calls for Luongo even
louder after Brodeur's gaffe.
8:07 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
The game is somewhat like the
Canada-Swiss game. Canada is
able to control the play in the
U.S. end for stretches at even
strength. The difference is you
have higher-quality forwards on
the U.S. side who can capitalize.
8:09 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
With this heart-attack pace so
far, no one's touching their
chicken pot pie.
8:11 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Just under 6 minutes left in the
period and Miller made another
great stop. He's sharper than
Brodeur by a mile.
8:11 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
Canada's already got a 12-5 shot
edge. Not that you'd know in the
arena. They rarely flash the
SOGs there.
8:13 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Under 5 minutes and the crowd
trying to get fired up but it seems
a bit disheartening. Canada must
be winning the positional play,
but can't put it in -- or, other way
of looking at it, Miller is great.
8:15 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Brodeur bobbled another routine
puck and U.S. had another great
opportunity.
8:16 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
Jury was out on Miller before
today. The Swiss and
Norwegians barely got a sniff of
his net. Shots are now 17-5.
8:17 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Reed Albergotti
A lot of fans here are wondering
why they aren't playing ice
dancing updates on the
jumbotron between whistles.
8:18 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Last two minutes of play. The
U.S. is sharper than in any other
game and pressuring the
Canadians. The defense is having
to make fast passes that aren't
always working out.
8:19 pm | 1st period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Reed Albergotti
I just saw a deadpan USA
executive Brian Burke point to
Sidney Crosby and then make a
throat-slitting motion with his
index finger.
He's also in full USA body
paint, which I get, but I have no
idea why he's wearing a mouth
guard.
8:24 pm | End of 1st period, 2-1
U.S. | by Ian Johnson
It's the end of the first period
53
and it's gone about perfectly for
the U.S. -- they are in the lead,
have rattled the Canadian
goaltender and are counter-
attacking brilliantly.
Problem for the U.S. is they can
win a game like this but it's not
likely. You can't be outshot three
to one (17-5, roughly; no final
count yet available), be
dominated in your own end an
expect your goalie to bail you
out. It happens all the time, for
sure, but it's not a high-
percentage game plan.
For Canada, they have to stay
focused, keep doing what they're
doing and hope Brodeur settles
down.
8:26 pm | 1st intermission 2-1
U.S. | by Adam Thompson
Soon they'll be trotting out
another early Canadian gold
medalist at Hockey House,
snowboarder Maelle Ricker.
Hope she got a free plate of
lentils for her trouble. She just
got escorted onstage by
Mounties. This just became the
place where irony died.
8:27 pm | 1st intermission, 2-1
U.S. | by Reed Albergotti
I have one of those radar guns
that the cops use here. If there's
anything anyone wants me to
clock, send your requests and I'll
post the results.
8:34 pm | 1st intermission, 2-1
U.S. | by Ian Johnson
Official shot count for first
period was 19-6 for Canada.
Check out this stat too: Nash and
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Crosby were minus-2, in other
words, on the ice for both of
Team USA's goals but not for the
Canadian goal. Ouch.
8:35 pm | 1st intermission , 2-1
U.S. | by Adam Thompson
By the way, I knew he was
good, but when did Brian
Rafalski become the second
coming of Paul Coffey?
8:36 pm | 2nd period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
And we're off right where we
started. Canada in U.S. end and
some rough stuff in front of the
U.S. net.
8:36 pm | 2nd period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Reed Albergotti
American Chris Drury, known
for his outlandish personality,
gave a rousing locker room
speech between periods about
the time he won the Little
League World Series.
8:38 pm | 2nd period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
18:15 and Getzlaf almost tied it,
then rammed into Kesler. You
see why Canadian general
manager Steve Yzerman wanted
him so badly on the team.
8:41 pm | 2nd period, 2-1 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Two and a half minutes in and
Team USA playing better. The
play has been partly in the
Canadian end and they're cycling
down low. Pavelski and Kessel
looking tougher in the corners.
8:42 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Ian Johnson
Canada ties it at 16:28. Dany
Heatley, who always does so
well in international play, drills
in a loose puck caused by some
nice forechecking by Jonathan
Toews of the Blackhawks. The
crowd is suddenly alive.
8:43 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Adam Thompson
Ian called it. The U.S. couldn't
hold off an onslaught like this
forever.
8:43 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Adam Thompson
That pop the Yanks skated with
in the first period doesn't seem to
be there now.
8:44 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Ian Johnson
Some sort of break six minutes
into the second. We're listening
to Neil Diamond. Sweet
Caroline. Why, is this ice
dancing or something? My ears
hurt.
8:45 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Phred Dvorak
Over here, the Olympic ice-
dancing commentators are giving
the hockey scores...
8:46 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Ian Johnson
Twelve minutes to go in the
second; Nash is playing like a
wizard. He forechecked the puck
off the Team USA d-man and
slid the puck across the crease.
We're back to Canadian
dominance in U.S. zone. Iginla
now crunching bodies (Ryan
Malone). U.S. team can't get
across center ice.
8:47 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Ian Johnson
One of the best Canadian lines
has been Getzlaf-Staal-Perry.
Three big guys, U.S. defense
couldn't knock them off the
puck.
8:49 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Adam Thompson
Crowd roars as Nash tattoes
Jack Johnson.
8:50 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Reed Albergotti
Every time Team Canada lays a
check on an American, the
crowd here cheers like Celine
Dion just won a Grammy.
8:51 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
You have to love Patrick Kane,
number 88. About halfway
through the period he got
crunched in the U.S. end quite a
while, couldn't clear the men out
but then zipped down the ice,
smelling the puck, then
hammered a shot on Brodeur. No
goal but nice redemption for
being a squirt.
8:52 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Ian Johnson
And over here at the hockey
game, no one is noticing nordic
ice yoga, or whatever it is you're
watching there, Geoff.
8:53 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Adam Thompson
The latest celeb shoutout is to
world-class hockey pest Michael
Peca, a member of Canada's '02
gold medalists.
8:54 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Interesting fact: the refs and
linesmen are Canucks and
Yanks. I thought they always
used neutral-country refs.
8:55 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Adam Thompson
Seems like the U.S. has
weathered that early storm.
8:57 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Nash is hot-dogging it. With six
-and-a-half left in the period he
breaks over the line then does a
180 to feed Mike Richards for a
shot. But Miller is really sharp,
makes the save and clears his
own rebound before Nash and
Richards hack away.
9:00 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Adam Thompson
Brodeur looks a little shaken as
Pavelski hits him in the helmet.
Reed, maybe you should give
him a little refresher.
9:01 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Ian Johnson
Five minutes left and the
Canadians are getting good
chances but the U.S. defense is
mostly letting MIller see the
shots. Nice matchup: Orpik (6-
foot-2, 215 pounds) and Pronger
(6-foot-6, 214 pounds) mashing
each other. The checking is
intense and the board resounding
with real checks.
9:02 pm | 2nd period, 2-2 tie | by
Adam Thompson
We are HUGE in Papua New
Guinea, at least with Rich Jones
who's rooting for Canada from
there. And Rich, even if you
made that up to get a shoutout,
you get points for creativity.
9:04 pm | 2nd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
And the U.S. retakes the lead!
Team USA gets the first real
sustained pressure of the game
from its checking line and with
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3:24 left in the period moves
ahead with Chris Drury knocking
it in on a scramble in front of the
net, assisted by Ryan and
Backes. Brodeur again flopping
all over the place, has to be
demoralizing for Team Canada.
9:05 pm | 2nd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Reed Albergotti
Funny, Brodeur hit me in the
face just like that one just hit
him. But he comes up with two
big saves!
9:06 pm | 2nd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
A sad moment for our new
friend from Port Moresby. After
Drury's goal I'd better go get
little red maple leaves painted on
my bearded cheeks just to be
safe.
9:06 pm | 2nd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Team USA now energized, as
the last minute of the period ticks
away, play in Canada's end. And
when Canada tries to rush it
down the ice and apply some
body, Eric Staal gets called for a
holding penalty with 53 seconds
left.
9:07 pm | 2nd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
Yet again Drury and Backes are
in the middle of good things for
the Americans.
9:07 pm | 2nd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Reed Albergotti
Eric Staal goes to the penalty
box, feels shame.
9:12 pm | End of 2nd period, 3-2
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And the period ends.
9:14 pm | 2nd intermission, 3-2
U.S. | by Ian Johnson
As we're at the second-period
intermission, I'm wonder if
Martin Brodeur is going from
hero to goat. He stoned the
shooters from Switzerland (ok,
only Switzerland) a couple of
days ago and helped Canada pull
out a win. Now he's stinking up
Canada Hockey Place.
According to official stats, his
save percentage is 82% and he's
constantly flopping around on
the ice. He's such a legend that
it's probably impossible to do
this, but you have to think that if
the coach could, he'd pull him.
This isn't to minimize the Team
USA players, but the goals
haven't been the result of
sustained pressure or amazing
plays. At least one of the goals
was very much stoppable.
Besides the goals, Brodeur's play
can't be giving his teammates
confidence. By contrast, Miller's
play has to be giving his
teammates the sense that this
game is very much for the
taking. Twenty more minutes
and they win against Canada for
the first time at an Olympics
since.... Quiz time. Anyone
know when?
9:24 pm | 2nd intermission, 3-2
U.S. | by Adam Thompson
Tyler Stewart is an H-A-M ham.
Now leading "Go, Canada, Go"
chant from the drums. To
continue with the classic-rock
meme, he told me the other night
that Randy Bachman of
Bachman Turner Overdrive
would be playing here. Then he
actually said, "He's gonna take
care of business."
9:25 pm | 3rd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Start of the third and Brodeur is
still in nets and Team USA still
on the power play, with Eric
Staal in the box for another 1:07
on a holding penalty.
Another startling stat from the
break: Nash and Crosby, for all
their pyrotechnics, are minus-3.
You have to wonder what they're
doing wrong. Crosby is normally
a good two-way player. The
contrast with Ovechkin, who just
led his team to victory over the
Czechs, is stunning.
The worst U.S. player: Joe
Pavelski, who's minus-2. He's
the number-two center for the
U.S. team, having inexplicably
beaten out two-time Stanley Cup
winner, face-off and penalty
killing specialist and
accomplished set-up man, Scott
Gomez.
9:26 pm | 3rd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
U.S. can't set up on the power
play but finally does for a few
shots. Penalty over.
9:27 pm | 3rd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
That last U.S. Win over Canada
wasn't all the way back in '60
was it?
9:27 pm | 3rd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
18:17 left and another Canadian
penalty, to none other than
Crosby for high-sticking. His
stinker of a night is now
complete. Canadians clear and
90 seconds left on the US power
play.
9:30 pm | 3rd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
ANOTHER penalty coming for
Canada. Time to pull the riot
gear out of the closet.
9:31 pm | 3rd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Point shot by Erik Johnson,
Brodeur handles but then goes
down, allowing Pavelski a shot
on a nearly open net. Fortunately
for the Canadians, he's no
Ovechkin. Penalty over,
Canadians at full strength.
9:32 pm | 3rd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Canadians not as dominant in
this period. Some pressure but
Patrick Kane puts a nice shot on
net with 15 minutes left in the
period.
9:33 pm | 3rd period, 3-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
13:55 left and a slashing penalty
on Corey Perry, then one of the
longest delays I've seen as
Canada can't control the puck,
U.S. pulls goalie and we had a
mini-shooting gallery on
Brodeur.
Net effect is that once this
penalty is over, Canada will have
only 11 minutes left in the period
to tie the game. They've frittered
away most of the first half of the
period on penalties. Slopping
play, U.S. deserves the lead.
9:34 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Mark this down: 12:51, U.S. on
power play, Jamie
Langenbrunner tips in a blast by
Suter, set up by Stastny. Two-
goal lead with 13 minutes to go...
9:35 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
Brian Rafalski, who ARE you?
Time to get the tear gas...
9:36 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
I'm hearing more "USA USA"
and little from the Canadian fans.
Not much to cheer about. 12:04
to go and an offsides.
9:37 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
Hockey House seems too
stunned to say anything.
9:37 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
U.S. is moving the puck out of
the zone quickly and efficiently.
Canada is getting its chances, but
MIller is up to the task.
11 minutes to go and Parise just
missed on a blast from the left
hash marks.
9:38 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
Vancouver's been pretty rowdy
after Canada's first two wins.
Should the score stay the same,
how will the locals react?
9:39 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Kane end-to-end rush and
Brown just missed on the feed.
But then he takes an immature
penalthy at 9:11 on Rick Nash,
cross-checking him from behind.
This probably will be Canada's
best chance to get back in the
game.
9:39 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
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by Adam Thompson
And with irony on its way to the
coroner, we're now into a
rendition of "The Good Old
Hockey Game." Return to
Canada's power play thankfully
puts a stop to that.
9:41 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Canada's coach goes with the
San Jose Sharks' power-play
unit: Marleau-Thornton-Heatley
and Boyle with Niedermayer
thrown in. The idea was to have
a bunch of players from the same
team to help the squad mesh
quicker, but so far isn't working.
9:42 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
PK mission accomplished. Last-
minute flurry in front of Miller
but with 7:02 left, U.S. still has
two-goal advantage.
9:46 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
Not to look too far ahead, but
with 5:04 left, you have to
wonder who Team USA will
play next. The answer: that will
be decided Tuesday when the
eight teams that didn't get a bye
(including Team Canada) will
play. Half will be eliminated and
they'll play the four that got the
bye.
9:47 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Adam Thompson
As we head to the power play, I
haven't once heard, "What's
going on in ice dancing?"
9:48 pm | 3rd period, 4-2 U.S. |
by Ian Johnson
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Bode Miller Wins First Gold
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WHISTLER, British Columbia -
- This is the way Bode Miller
always wanted it to happen,
needed it to happen.
An Olympic gold medal may be
the ultimate evidence of skiing
success in everyone else's eyes,
but most assuredly not in his. If
the willful Miller ever was going
to earn one and truly embrace the
accomplishment, this is how it
had to be.
Caple: Miller solidifies legacy
Bode Miller has been the poster
boy for the Olympics and the
public's whipping boy. By
putting it all aside, he was finally
able to win gold and solidify
himself among the legends of the
sport. Story
He conquered a tricky course
with sometimes-spectacular
skiing that reminded him of
being a kid on the slopes. He
overcame a big deficit by
pushing himself despite a bum
left knee and an aching right
ankle. In sum, he turned in a
performance that pleased him,
regardless of what the clock said.
In this case, it just so happens,
Miller's total time from one
downhill and one slalom was
Sunday's best, allowing the 32-
year-old from Franconia, N.H.,
to win the super-combined event
signifying all-around skiing
ability -- and that first career
gold. He now has a record-tying
three medals at these Olympics
after only three races, quite a
comeback from his infamous
flop at the 2006 Turin Games
and his near-retirement last year.
"The gold medal is great. I think
it's perfect. Ideally, that's what
everyone is shooting for. But the
way I skied these last races is
what matters. I would've been
proud of that skiing with a medal
or not," Miller said after turning
in the third-fastest slalom leg for
an overall time of 2 minutes,
44.92 seconds, a comfortable
0.33 ahead of Ivica Kostelic of
Croatia. Silvan Zurbriggen of
Switzerland got the bronze.
"The way I executed -- the way I
skied -- is something I'll be
proud of the rest of my life,"
Miller said.
Whether he ever says so or not,
it's the Olympic gold medal that
changes history's view of Miller.
What happened in Turin is now
an aberration rather than the
defining moment. Now he'll
always be seen by those outside
the sport as one of Alpine
skiing's greats who frittered
away one Olympics, not a should
-have-been who never fulfilled
his promise.
"I mean, Bode has now done
everything you can in skiing.
He's won World Cups. He's won
World Cup overall titles," said
Will Brandenburg of Spokane,
Wash., who finished 10th in his
Olympic debut. "He's won
medals in every color. And now
he's got the gold. And I think
that's big. He's one of the best
skiers of all time now and no one
can discredit that."
Older and perhaps wiser --
although good luck getting this
guy to admit the latter -- Miller is
at the top of his game at the right
time.
What a week.
He also won a bronze in
Monday's downhill and a silver
in Friday's super-G, adding to
two silvers at the 2002 Salt Lake
City Games. The five Alpine
medals tie him for the second-
most by any man in Olympic
history, behind only the eight
won by Kjetil Andre Aamodt of
Norway.
At this point, who would doubt
that Miller could keep going,
maybe coming up with
something special in the two
remaining events, the giant
slalom Tuesday and the slalom
Saturday.
Miller was asked why he's doing
this now, and not in Italy four
years ago, when he tuned out,
partied hard and failed to live up
to the expectations thrust on him
by the media, by sponsors, by
fans. Miller only finished two of
five races back then, never better
than fifth place.
RARE AIR
Bode Miller's gold medal
Sunday in the super-combined
race moved him into a four-way
tie for the second-most medals
won by an American in a single
Winter Olympics.
In short, he said, what happened
there was a reaction to all of
those expectations. And what's
happening here is a reaction to
enjoying a fresh sense of
excitement after taking time
away from skiing and thinking
about quitting before eventually
deciding in September to return
to the U.S. Ski Team.
"In '06, I didn't really necessarily
want to be there for a number of
reasons ... but, you know, I also
didn't want to not be there. So I
was incredibly conflicted," he
said. "I think I had no intention
really of blowing it, but I raced
as hard as I could, but I didn't
have this motivation. I didn't
have the energy and the
enthusiasm."
Some of that comes from
spending more time around his
younger teammates. At the last
Olympics, Miller stayed in his
own RV, away from the rest of
the Americans. At these
Olympics, he's living in a condo
with everyone else, eating with
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everyone else, training with
everyone else, feeding off the
energy of everyone else.
"He's been really motivated,"
said Ted Ligety, the surprise
2006 Turin gold medalist who
was fifth Sunday. "It's cool to
really see him win an Olympic
gold. That's what's been missing
from his resume."
Miller got a late start to training
before the World Cup season,
and when he worked hard to get
going, he hurt his left knee and
needed arthroscopic surgery in
October to clean it out. Another
setback came in December, when
Miller injured his right ankle
playing volleyball, of all things.
On top of that, he took a bad
tumble in slalom training at
Whistler, flying about 35 feet
before landing on his left hip.
In the downhill that opened the
super-combined, Miller was only
seventh-fastest. He knew he had
to make up time in the slalom,
and it didn't help that he was
hurting and felt exhausted, even
if he did begin his career as a
slalom specialist.
Miller increased his lead at both
checkpoints in the slalom, but
after skiing fluidly at the top, he
barely managed to get through
one gate after another on a
demanding course set by
Kostelic's father and coach,
Ante.
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by ESPN.com news services Canada outshot the United the Americans, it must win a "He made some really key saves into traffic, Rafalski swooped in
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dent Miller, the goalie the Germany to reach the difference," Canada forward Eric screened Brodeur apparently
Americans felt could best stand quarterfinals. Staal said, referring to Miller, the didn't see.
Message from fivefilters.org: If up to all of Canada's might. He "Just like everybody in this Buffalo Sabres goalie. It was Rafalski's fourth goal on
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continue developing it. "It's probably one of the biggest said. "If you lose, you go home." steadying hands on one of the all season with the Detroit Red
V A N C O U V E R , B r i t i s h games I've ever played," Miller The Canadians still could win a youngest U.S. Olympic teams in Wings.
Columbia -- The Americans said. "When things happened we gold medal, but even if they beat history, one that averages 5 years The Canadians spent most of the
didn't believe in miracles. They responded. We didn't get nervous Germany, a matchup with Alex younger per man than the 2006 opening 10 minutes of the
just believed. or anxious. We kept playing." Ovechkin and No. 3 seed Russia team that didn't medal in Turin. second period in the U.S. zone,
And they pulled off the biggest Burnside: U.S. not done looms. "It's great for our young players getting a tying goal from Dany
Olympic hockey upset since the The United States stunned "We're here to be the last ones to get a win of this caliber Heatley-- his fourth in three
Miracle on Ice, stunning Canada Canada on Sunday, but the standing and we're still alive," against that type of team," games -- but Miller gave up no
5-3 on Sunday to advance to the Americans aren't satisfied just goalie Martin Brodeur said. Rafalski said. "Going forward, it others.
quarterfinals of an already mixed yet, writes Scott Burnside. Story "We're throwing 45 shots at sets the bar very high for us. It The U.S., 3-0 with three wins in
-up tournament. • LeBrun: Goalie dilemma these goalies and they are lets those guys know that we can regulation, got the lead back
The U.S. didn't just win their • Caple: Canadian downer making stops facing forward, possibly win this thing." when Drury made it 3-2 with
group. Sweden's 3-0 win over When Ryan Kesler scored in the backward, sideways. Eventually The U.S., supposedly a tier 16:46 gone in the second. Drury
Finland in the late game handed final minute, the few U.S. fans we'll be more successful." below the Canadians, Russians took a shot from the far edge of
the Americans the No. 1 seed in who managed to get seats Chris Drury, a former Little and Swedes, got exactly the start the right circle and, after David
the tournament, something proudly waved their American League World Series star, and it wanted. Rafalski's slap shot Backes and Bobby Ryan missed
almost no one predicted when flags, all their red, white and Jamie Langenbrunner scored to from the right point 41 seconds followups, he skated in and
the event began. blue suddenly visible. put the U.S. up 4-2 and hold off into the game deflected off finally got the puck past a prone
Brian Rafalski scored two goals, "You look up and everything's a relentless late surge by Canada Crosby's stick and past Brodeur, Brodeur.
Ryan Miller held off a flurry of r e d a n d w h i t e - - s o f e w that included Sidney Crosby's the best goalie of his generation Minutes before, Brodeur -- the
shots and the Americans quieted American flags" at the start, said power play goal with 3:09 but not the better goalie in the NHL career victories and
a raucous, pro-Canada crowd U.S. coach Ron Wilson, who remaining. game. shutouts leader -- took a shot off
that came to cheer its dream also led the 1996 team that upset Miller made an exceptional save "We wanted a good start but that his facemask, causing him to
team, only to see it upstaged by a Canada in the World Cup. "We on Rick Nash's shot from the slot was better than expected for remove it and examine it for
bunch of unproven kids. expected a hostile environment. with two minutes left to preserve sure," forward Patrick Kane said. damage.
One day short of the 30th The intensity of the game helped, it, and Kesler put it away by Staal tied it by deflecting Brent Now, his team will be doing the
anniversary of the country's too." swiping in an empty-net goal Seabrook's shot from the right same thing.
greatest hockey victory -- the The U.S. now gets a little break with one hand with 45 seconds circle at 8:53 -- one of 19 that While it was only a preliminary-
unfathomable win over the before playing the winner of remaining. Canada took to America's six in round game, tickets were scalped
Soviet Union in Lake Placid -- Tuesday's Switzerland-Belarus Rafalski shines for U.S. an up-tempo first period. for four digits, and fans wearing
these underrated Americans were play-in game -- taking the ice on Brian Rafalski, who entered the Just when it appeared Canada Canada's distinctive red maple-
faster, more disciplined and more Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET. Olympics with just four goals in would blunt America's early leaf jerseys lined up for hours
d e t e r m i n e d t h a n C a n a d a ' s Canada, the gold-medal favorite, 57 regular-season games this momentum, Rafalski scored 22 waiting to be admitted.
collection of all-stars. was expected to coast into the year, scored his third and fourth seconds after Staal's goal "You just can't beat it. It was
Better, too. medal round. But now, after goals of the Olympics in the following a rare misplay by
"We know we can beat anybody nearly losing to Switzerland and United States' 5-3 win over Brodeur. The goalie threw the MILLER page 64
now," Rafalski said. being outplayed on home ice by Canada. puck up the middle of the ice
58 Sports/ E-reader News Edition

Former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow eyes 'NFL

style' in preparation for draft
by Adam Schefter "But there are things that I can delivery that allowed Tebow to medical tests, meet with coaches, Bratkowski said the coaches
(ESPN.com) get a lot better at -- my complete over 67 percent of his and do everything but throw. learn more from Tebow than he
Submitted at 2/22/2010 7:01:56 AM
fundamentals. I've never been passes at Florida but the one that Then he will return to learns from them. His
asked to shorten or quicken my also was roundly questioned Gainesville to further work on intelligence has enabled him to
Message from fivefilters.org: If release and not have a loop in it. during and after the Senior Bowl upgrading his fundamentals with grasp what the coaches are trying
you can, please donate to the full The changes I'm making have has begun to be made over at the Bratkowski and others so that to teach.
-text RSS service so we can gone very well and it's becoming pre-draft workouts in Nashville. Tebow will not revert back to his Many, including ESPN's Mel
continue developing it. more and more natural to me." Much of the work has started old ways during his upcoming Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay,
Tim Tebow is, essentially, Asked if he would have with Tebow's feet, which were workouts. questioned how Tebow's
painting over the masterpiece he embarked on such an extensive used to working out of a shotgun "That's the reason we're trying to delivery would translate at the
created at the University of and exhausting process had his offense. Bratkowski and others rep it and rep it and rep it," NFL level.
Florida. performance at the Senior Bowl have drilled Tebow on the Bratkowski said. Those that have Other quarterbacks have tried a
In an effort to quiet his critics not been so roundly criticized, requisite footwork that he will seen Tebow's new delivery similar approach, achieving
and refine his game, Tebow is Tebow said: "Probably, just need to become a successful believe it is noticeably quicker. mixed results. From the time he
changing the way he holds a because of the quarterback NFL quarterback. "The ball is coming out a lot left Tennessee and arrived in
football, shifting it from his coaches I've been working with. “ faster now," Trestman said. Yet Indianapolis, quarterback Peyton
waist to his shoulder. He is I want to get better. I want to be You're not looking at the same what most impressed Trestman Manning changed and perfected
concentrating on taking three- around people who will push me. quarterback. To say we're there about Tebow was not the his delivery. Former No. 1
and five-step drops instead of I will do anything to get better. 100 percent where we want to quarterback's adaptability but his overall pick David Carr once
working out of the shotgun Without hearing the criticism, I be, no. But we'll be more mental capacity. changed his, but never managed
formation he did at Florida. would have done it. improved come pro day.”-- "His intelligence level is as high to make it consistently work.
He will not unveil Tebow 2.0 at "It's made me more confident, Former NFL offensive as any quarterback I've Other high-profile athletes in
this week's scouting combine in more accurate. And that's not to coordinator Zeke Bratkowski, encountered coming out of other sports have changed their
Indianapolis, preferring instead say I haven't had this type of part of the coaching team college," Trestman said. "His game, as well. Through the
to wait for his pro day at the coaching in the past. I just have tutoring Tim Tebow intelligence is off the charts. years, Tiger Woods has changed
University of Florida on March had different coaching than this Anyone who has seen Tebow After spending time with Tim, it his golf swing on multiple
17. NFL style." has noticed the difference -- was evident that he learned a lot occasions. Now Tebow is
But until then, he will continue Tebow has been tutored in a pro already. of football in his four years at waging a similar battle, trying to
working on improving his -style way by working with a "You're not looking at the same Florida -- a lot. upgrade his fundamentals in time
fundamentals in an effort to coaching team that includes quarterback," said Bratkowski, "As a result he has been able to for his NFL pro day, so teams
improve his draft position and f o r m e r N F L o f f e n s i v e who has worked with quickly adapt and make can be impressed enough with
his game. coordinator Zeke Bratkowski, quarterbacks such as San Diego's corrections in his throwing him to draft him higher than they
"I'm not changing who I am or Montreal Alouettes head coach Philip Rivers, Philadelphia's motion and footwork that will currently have him slotted.
how I approach football," Tebow Marc Trestman, Arizona State's Michael Vick and Boomer allow him to get the ball out "Things like this are challenges
s a i d S u n d a y n i g h t f r o m new offensive coordinator Noel Esiason. "To say we're there 100 faster and improve his accuracy. for him," Bratkowski said. "He
Nashville, Tenn., where he has Mazzone and former NFL head percent where we want to be, no. He has more than enough arm doesn't have rabbit ears, but he
been busy remaking the style that coach Sam Wyche. But we'll be more improved strength and shown he can make knows what people are saying
was good enough to win one Bratkowski has concentrated on come pro day than we are at this all the throws at the next level. and he hears it -- and that
H e i s m a n T r o p h y a n d t w o getting Tebow to raise the point in time now." He has only been at it for a few motivates him. He is working
n a t i o n a l c h a m p i o n s h i p s a t football to where it now does not Tebow still will attend this weeks so I can only anticipate he
Florida. FORMER page 60
dip lower than his shoulder. The week's combine, go through his will continue to improve."
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Smackdown on Ice: Figure Skating vs. Hockey

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Submitted at 2/21/2010 11:11:26 AM

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On Sunday night in Vancouver,
both hockey and figure skating
are holding big Olympic events.
For skating, its the original dance
competition; for hockey, its a
U.S. vs. Canada matchup.
But it is figure skating not
hockey that will be shown in
prime time on NBC to U.S.
viewers.
For the record, NBC says they
arent playing favorites: Were
choosing both, a spokesman said.
NBC will air the figure skating
(along with other Olympic
comfort food like speed skating
and freestyle skiing) on the main and Ian Johnson. A few Team Skating: Doing a quad skaters are artistes. They can get Team Skating: It’s the little
network broadcast, while it will highlights: jump in figure skating requires moody, yes. They have more things that make skating better.
show the hockey in its entirety Team Skating: 350 million TV an average hang time of one than one emotional setting, During the ice-tidying
on cable channel MSNBC. viewers can’t be wrong. second and a launch speed of 15 unlike hockey players. intermission in figure skating,
From a business point of view, Team Hockey: By that logic miles per hour. Try doing that in Team Hockey: Artistes is indeed slender young things zip out with
the decision makes demographic Budweiser is the best beer, 40 pounds of hockey gear. the right word. Artists they are pails and scoops to clean up
sense: The Winter Olympics are Domino’s the best pizza and Team Hockey: I’m having a not. dings in the ice. In hockey it’s a
the most popular sporting event “Avatar” the best movie ever. hard time imagining Plushenko Team Skating: At least they’re bunch of thugs with trash cans
with women — those over the Team Skating: Ah, so you’re sliding to block a shot coming at not splatting against the side and snow shovels.
age of 18 make up 53% of the gonna try to argue this on the 115 miles per hour. walls every few seconds like Team Hockey: A little class
audience. Yet women over 18 artistic merits? Team Skating: Figure skaters flies. warfare with your Chardonnay?
only make up 34% of the Team Hockey: At least no one get lots of little prizes after their Team Hockey: They practice the Ice hockey cleaner-uppers need
audience during hockeys Stanley bribed us to reach a certain performance. Roses, stuffed Tao of hitting. The boards absorb the garbage pails for the blood
Cup. subjective conclusion. moose, love letters in hot pink the impact. They are on another and teeth left on the ice. It’s a
Still, NBCs move has ignited a Team Skating: Figure skating paper. What do hockey players plane. dentist’s dream!
fierce rivalry between figure judging involves math. You get except a black eye? Team Skating: Ah. It’s the mosh Team Skating: Whereas the
skating and hockey fans about wouldnt understand. Team Hockey: When hockey pit of skating. figure-skating cleaners are
which sport deserves the Team Hockey: Wait, let’s try: players are mad at someone, they Team Hockey: As opposed to picking up stray sequins and bits
primetime spotlight. To inflame One Celine Dion song plus two fight, it’s over. No need for a figure skating, the wannabe of colored ribbon.
matters, we started our own war gold lamé skates plus five teddy boring media catfight or whining Cirque du Soleil of sports. Team Hockey: Wait, you’re
between the WSJs figure skating bears plus 500 fake black about how you’re really better Team Skating: You can’t play trying to argue FOR figure
writers, Phred Dvorak and feathers equals a figure skater. than the guy who beat you. hockey with your sister.
Geoffrey A. Fowler, and our Paramount/Everett Collection Team Skating: The figure Team Hockey: Au contraire. SMACKDOWN page 62
hockey writers, Adam Thompson
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All-time winningest men's basketball coach Don continued from page 58

hard to make sure what he is

Meyer to retire at season's end doing now is something he can
showcase later."
by Buster Olney (ESPN.com) refused to quit on the team and Meyer has worked relentlessly and not beset by cancer -- was Tebow does not plan to wait
Submitted at 2/22/2010 6:22:16 AM sport he loved. Story at coaching, to the point where worn down, then of course long.
F o r c e d t o c o a c h f r o m a his three children, now all coaching was bound to take a toll "I've done this several thousand
Message from fivefilters.org: If wheelchair after he lost his leg in grown, assumed that his last on Don Meyer. A few days later, times," Tebow said. "With
you can, please donate to the full the accident, Meyer took it all in moments would be in a practice Don Meyer rose at 3:30 a.m. to continued work, I will have this
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continue developing it. become the all-time winngest game. But the trials of another Beyond his record of success, like second nature. It's not like it
Don Meyer, the all-time leader coach. Story coach crystallized for Meyer the M e y e r a l s o h a s d e e p l y feels awkward to me now. I'm
in coaching wins in NCAA Video: E:60 feature on Meyer thought that perhaps it was time influenced the game as a mentor excited about the changes I've
men's basketball history, will On Sept. 5, 2008, Meyer was for him to step down. to high school, college and made."
retire from coaching after the end leading a caravan of players on a Meyer used a wheelchair to professional coaches, through his Adam Schefter is ESPN's NFL
of this season, Northern State team retreat and fell asleep at the coach on the sidelines last clinics and his instructional Insider.
University announced Monday wheel, and was involved in a season, and after getting a v i d e o s . A m o n g t h o s e : Five Filters featured article:
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University in Minnesota, at his left leg. And on the night of he could not do more hands-on others how to play the game,"
David Lipscomb in Tennessee, his accident, the surgeon who teaching. Meyer wished he could Summitt said in an interview last
a n d a t N o r t h e r n S t a t e , i n w o r k e d t o s a v e h i s l i f e get out on the floor and work year. "When I started coaching at
Aberdeen, S.D. He was honored discovered that Meyer had with players directly, physically Tennessee, I was 22 years old. I
last July at the ESPYs with the carcinoid cancer, a slow-growing demonstrating a correction in had four players 21 that were
Jimmy V. Perseverance Award. form of the disease. their technique. The schedule of seniors. And I never coached a
Meyer will remain on staff at "After consulting with our long road trips within the day in my life. So did coach
Northern State, helping to physicians and meeting with my Dakotas had been grueling for M e y e r help me?
promote the school through family, we have determined that him. Tremendously."
public speaking and fundraising I no longer posses the necessary A s h e v i s i t e d f a m i l y i n Meyer's last home game will be
activities. physical or mental energy to Nashville over the Christmas on Feb. 27.
Meyer's Journey continue administering the NSU holiday, Florida football coach Buster Olney is a senior writer
Northern State announced basketball program at its highest Urban Meyer -- no relation to at ESPN The Magazine.
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OLYMPIC
Ice Dancing’s Cultural Controversy continued from page 55

We think that if the U.S. holds 9:55 pm | 3rd period, 4-3 U.S. |
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) original program — with a on, it will be the first time Team by Ian Johnson
Submitted at 2/21/2010 8:07:13 PM Bollywood number. USA has beaten Team Canada in 1:06 and Brodeur ready to go
Canadian skaters Scott Moir and ice hockey since 1960 Squaw out. And he does.
By Geoffrey A. Fowler and Tessa Virtue brought the stadium Valley. 9:56 pm | 3rd period, 5-3 U.S. |
Phred Dvorak to its feet with a spirited And the way Miller is playing, by Ian Johnson
The second night of Olympic ice Flamenco dance number, making that's looking more and more No, mark this down: 44;7
dancing competition skated the official Olympic certain. 3:47 and a sprawling seconds, USA 5, Canada 3.
around a cultural controversy: commentators gush that they felt save. Kesler scores into empty net,
Should you dance to a foreign but refused to switch their like they were in Spain. The 9:51 pm | 3rd, 4-3 U.S. | by Ian assisted by Parise.
countrys traditional music, in routine. performance propelled the pair to Johnson 9:57 pm | 3rd period, 5-3 U.S. |
their traditional costumes? Their performance received only first place. 3:09 to go and Canada within by Adam Thompson
Reigning world champion a tepid response from the It was a tough decision for us, one. With Erik Johnson off for I'm having visions of Ben Stiller
Oksana Domnina and Maxim audience, and ended the night said Mr. Moir. We really like tripping, Sydney Crosby atones ind "Dodgeball" saying, "No one
Shabalin, from Russia, danced to ranked third. Canadian folk music, but when for his poor play and tips in a makes me bleed my own blood!"
Australian Aboriginal music, The Russians werent alone in we listen to folk, especially to shot by Nash, assist to Keith. 9:58 pm | 3rd period, 5-3 U.S. |
wearing flesh-colored body attempting cultural crossover: Of Canadian folk, we didn’t find a 9:52 pm | 3rd period, 4-3 U.S. | by Ian Johnson
stockings, leaves at their knees, the 23 couples competing on piece of music that was special by Adam Thompson 16 seconds left, Canada driving
and red loincloths. AFP/Getty Sunday night, we counted nine and really worked. I know Canada just scored and to net, Doughty almost puts it in.
I m a g e s R u s s i a ’ s O k s a n a dancing to music from another So he and Ms. Virtue teamed up may still pull this out. And this is Doesn't matter for this game, but
Domnina and Maxim Shabalin country. Chinese duo Huang with real flamenco dancers from putting the cart a mile ahead of for goal differential, it matters.
perform at the ice dancing Xintong and Zheng Xun danced Spain. We learned from the best. the horse, but between tonight Canadian net still empty.
competition. t o G r e e k f o l k m u s i c , i n And we tried to keep our dances and the Switzerland game, 9:59 pm | Final, 5-3 U.S. | by Ian
After a similar performance at a q u a m a r i n e c o s t u m e s . as authentic as possible and keep Canada looks far from the Johnson
the European championships last Part of the blame goes to the flamenco nuances throughout, overwhelming favorites Final USA 5, Canada 3. U.S.
month, the Russian duo faced International Skating Union, said Ms. Virtue. It’s a challenge anymore. This would sting more team too busy celebrating to
considerable heat from actual w h i c h t h i s y e a r c h o s e that’s for sure. You have to stay than all the others. Own the meet Canadian handshake line,
Aboriginal people, who said folk/country as the theme for true to the culture and we think podium? More like loan the but now they do. What a game.
their costumes and performance original dance in competition. It we’ve done that. podium. Intense, fast and a well-deserved
were tantamount to cultural theft. suggested but did not require The dancers will return to the 9:53 pm | 3rd period, 4-3 U.S. | U.S. win.
At a practice last week, Shabalin that dancers perform to music ice on Monday night for their by Ian Johnson 9:59 pm | Postgame, 5-3 U.S. |
said they just wanted to do from their own country. final performance, which will Suddenly a different game but is by Adam Thompson
something different, and were Some of the national crossovers feature a song of their own there time for Team Canada? People in Hockey House
trying to honor the culture. After ended well. U.S. pair Meryl choosing. Crowd is into it and Canadians looking not so much upset as
the controversy, they said they D a v i s a n d C h a r l i e W h i t e deep into U.S. zone. Getzlaf confused.
toned down the costumes some mesmerized the crowd — and almost ties it at 2:34 with a tricky 10:00 pm | Postgame | by Ian
for their Olympic performance jumped to No. 2 place after the snapshot from the hashmarks. Johnson
9:53 pm | 3rd period, 4-3 U.S. | Arena emptying. For now, I'm
by Ian Johnson signing off.
Shooting gallery. Canadians
pouring everything on net.
Brodeur still in nets but might as
well not be. It's all in U.S. zone.
1:45 left.
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"I was like, 'God, get me to the
finish.' I knew I had a great run
going, but I mean, I don't know
how I got those last 15 gates,"
Miller said. "It was literally just
willpower, because my legs were
completely shot."
He moved into the lead, but had
to wait while six other skiers
who were faster in the downhill
portion got their turns, including
double medalist Aksel Lund
Svindal of Norway.
"I couldn't hold back," Svindal
said. "I had to attack it if I had
any chance to get that gold."
But when Svindal, who had the
fastest morning downhill, skied
off-course in the slalom, that
gold medal was Miller's.
As he walked away from the
finish area, he stopped to sign
autographs and pose for pictures,
even kneeling down to eye level
to thank one girl for her support.
Miller's own daughter turned 2
this week, and while he won't tell
you fatherhood changed him as a
person, he will say it made him
reconsider his priorities away
from the slopes.
When he's on skis, he refuses to
change this stance: Medals are
not what matters.
Still, Miller's father, Woody,
who was at Sunday's race, said
his kid "was hungry" to perform
well this time around.
"He's enjoying himself. That's
always been key for him. He lost
that. That was what was key in
Torino," Woody Miller said. "He
was going through the motions,
but not really enjoying himself."
Miller did, indeed, make clear
that he was happy to finally have
a gold, but he also repeatedly
made the point that there are
other rewards he finds more
satisfying.
"It's hard to really describe in a
way that makes sense, but the
actual gold medal doesn't mean
that much. If I'd won it in a way
that I wasn't excited about or
proud of today, I would have
probably resented the medal in a
certain way because of what it
makes everyone else think,"
Miller said.
A few minutes later, he added:
"People are generally not good at
separating those two things.
They think you're proud because
you won an Olympic medal, and
the reality is I'm proud because I
skied that way at the Olympics."
With that, he walked away from
the race site, heading off to
collect his new prize at the
official medal ceremony in the
village below the mountain, his
mountain. And then maybe, just
maybe, Miller would head out to
celebrate his gold medal.
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Associated Press
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skating, right?
Team Skating: You got
something to say about glitter?
Wanna take it outside? Figure
skating can involve a frightening
amount of face cuts.
Team Hockey:“Glitter” was the
name of a Mariah Carey movie,
for the record.
Team Skating: We agree we
wouldn’t want to see Mariah
Carey on skates. With face mask
or without.
Team Hockey: And while we’re
on movies: Hockey has one of
Paul Newman’s best, “Slap
Shot.” What’s the best you’ve
got? “The Cutting Edge,” that’s
what.
Team Skating: Are you
unfamiliar with “Blades of
Glory,” the finest work ever by
Will Ferrell? And which of these
movies would you invite into
your living room with the kids?
Team Hockey: No contest! The
Hanson Brothers! I don’t want
my daughter thinking she’ll find
love in some tired romantic
comedy scenario.
Team Skating: The Hanson
who? OK, just Googled them.
You can have them. Gotta
mention though, we’ve been
DEEPLY disappointed by the
choice of music at this Germany
vs. Belarus game. At figure
skating you get Rachmaninoff,
Gershwin, Schubert. (And the
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occasional theme from “Brian’s
Song”)
Team Hockey: Joe Satriani.
Lady Gaga. Love theme from
“Lethal Weapon 3.”
Team Skating: Ice dancing is a
subset of figure skating. Like
how ice brawls are a subset of
hockey.
Team Hockey: Ice dancers are
failed paired figure skaters, who
are failed individual figure
skaters, who are failed hockey
players.
Team Skating: Alright, well
settle this after tonights
competition. Hope you dont lose
any teeth.
Team Hockey: O.K. Don’t lose
any sequins.
Update: After the U.S. took
Canada 5-3, and Canadian ice
dancing duo Tessa Virtue and
Scott Moir brought Pacific
Coliseum to life with a near-
perfect original program, Team
Skating and Hockey had this to
say…
Team Skating: Scores aren’t all
in yet, but it’s already clear the
Canucks won tonight’s ice
dancing… you’re cheering the
wrong sport…
Team Hockey: Doh!!
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Olympic Merchandise Flies Off

Shelves in Vancouver
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) Ceremony
Submitted at 2/21/2010 2:15:23 PM So what is everyone buying? By
far the most popular item at the
AFP/Getty Images Going Fast!: Olympic superstore has been the
Red mittens on sale at the ubiquitous red mittens, which
Hudson’s Bay Company cost C$10 ($9.60). They’ ve hit
Olympics superstore the 3 million mark in mitten
Shopping has become a sport of sales, expect to sell out and hit
its own at these Olympic Games Vanoc reports that they’ ve 3.3 million in sales, and as of
— ever since the Opening already hit their merchandising Saturday afternoon were running
Ceremony, the streets have been sales goal of about 50 million low in the larger sizes. The A Miracle, This Is Not:
jam-packed with people looking Canadian dollars, or $48 million, number two sellers are the
to see the sights and, after halfway through the Games (in Vancouver plush mascots, which
waiting in the inevitable lines comparison, Torino brought in cost C$30 ($28.83).
US Can Win Gold
forming at nearly every tourist 16.7 million euros total, or $22.7 Over at USA House, which has by Jay Mariotti (FanHouse Thirty years after an epic
d e s t i n a t i o n i n s i g h t , b u y million); Visa also reported a Polo Ralph Lauren and Nike Main) triumph that was more about
whatever Olympic goodies they strong figures — spending on r e t a i l s p a c e a c c e s s i b l e b y Submitted at 2/21/2010 4:26:00 PM
conquering Communism than
can get their hands on. Hudson’s Visa cards (the only ones invitation only, they’re on plan breaking through in the sport, the
B a y C o m p a n y ’ s O l y m p i c accepted at Olympic venues and to exceed their merchandising Filed under: USA, Ice Hockey, Americans achieved the next-
superstore constantly has a line stores) topped C$9.8 million goal — though they don’t release Canada most impressive deed: They
filing down the block and back ( $ 9 . 4 m i l l i o n ) i n B r i t i s h figures about what that goal is — V A N C O U V E R , B r i t i s h mortified a psychotic land too
around again to get in; the Columbia in a single day last and have already sold out of their Columbia -- The first thing we obsessed with its puckaholic
demand is so high that they week, an increase of more than hottest item, the Polo Ralph need to know, as a nation of religion, sending the Canadians
decided to keep the store open 91% over the same day last year. Lauren knit caps that athletes sports fanatics always ready to into deep mourning -- and their
for 24 hours starting Friday night Associated Press Polo Ralph wore at the Opening Ceremony, wrap ourselves in the American Olympic team into major crisis
and going until Sunday at Lauren caps at the Opening which cost $75. flag, is that this is no miracle. mode -- by coming to an arena
midnight. The national hockey condition is called Canada Hockey Place and
beyond the stage where we view putting them all in their place.
T e a m U S A a s a c u d d l y "Everything was stacked against
underdog, where Disney makes us," U.S. coach Ron Wilson said
movies about it and we recall after the 5-3 victory, "and we
exactly where we were and what still came out on top."
we were doing. "USA hockey By everything, he wasn't
has come so far that it doesn't kidding. "(Bleep) USA! (Bleep)
take a miracle or an odd thing for U S A ! " s o m e o f t h e b i t t e r
us to win," forward Chris Drury Canadians were chanting in the
said. arena's upper reaches as the
A m e m o r a b l e S u n d a y o n demoralizing reality sank in.
Canadian ice provided the latest
and most powerful evidence.
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Superman Battle Won't Be Settled

Until Playoffs
by Tim Povtak (FanHouse
Main)
Submitted at 2/21/2010 1:15:00 PM
Filed under: Cavaliers, Magic
ORLANDO -- Dwight Howard
had no interest in verbally
fueling the silly debate with
Shaquille O'Neal over who really
was the Superman of the NBA,
but he let his two-year-old son
Braylon do it for him.
Braylon was happily playing in
the Magic locker room after the
game Sunday, wearing his
father's jersey with the Superman
logo on the front.
Shaq claimed the Superman title
when he first entered the league
with the Magic in 1992, getting
the logo tattooed on his bicep.
And he often referred to himself
in that regard.
Howard, who entered the league
in 2004, made a splash when he
took the moniker in 2007 and
wore the Superman cape to win
the 2007 Slam Dunk title at All-
Star Weekend.
The two centers, Magic past and
Magic present, have playfully,
and sometimes not-so-playfully
debated the issue ever since.
"It's not about me and Shaq,''
Howard said Sunday. "It's about
trying to win a championship. I
have a lot of respect for him.''
On Sunday, during the Magic's
101-95 victory, it was an
especially physical battle
between the two as they fought
for position and supremacy
around the basket. And Bode Miller Has Work
surprisingly, O'Neal held his
own. More Coverage From
Orlando
Cut Out For Him
Magic: Nelson: Magic Will (WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) goes airborne in the downhill
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fun," said Paul Stastny, whose
father, Peter, opposed that 1980
team while playing for
Czechoslovakia. "It was a once-
in-a-lifetime atmosphere."
Hockey is more than a way of
life in Canada. It is part of the
nation's very fabric, and the
country's 33 million residents
embrace their team with a
passion -- and agonize with it,
too. Early estimates were that
half the country was watching,
and this performance won't do
much to calm the nation's nerves.
The Americans took a page out
of 1960 by wearing uniforms
nearly identical to those of the
gold-medal winning team at
Squaw Valley.
U.S. team officials ringed the
team's dressing room with
motivational messages, like "Be
Brilliant in the Basics" as a
reminder that Olympic games are
won with team play, good
goaltending and attention to
detail, not necessarily by the
team with the biggest names.
They got all the above.
And the Miracle on Ice team?
There's links to this team: Ryan
Suter, who had two assists, is the
son of 1980 defenseman Bob
Suter. And defenseman Brooks
Orpik, steady throughout, is
named for Herb Brooks, the
1980 coach.
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Bode Miller of the U.S. has left
himself some work to do this
afternoon if he wants to get back
to the podium.
Skiing in the super-combined
event, which includes a downhill
run and a slalom race, Miller was
.76 seconds off the lead and in
seventh place with most of the
best skiers down the hill in the
downhill portion of the event.
Meanwhile, Aksel Svindal of
Norway, the hottest skier on the

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Filed under: USA, Ice Hockey,
Canada As far back as August of
last year, Team USA general
manager Brian Burke -- never a
man short on words -- has been
painting his charges as the
decided underdog to host Canada
in the Olympics.
Underdogs no more. Now,
they're targets.
For the third time in 49 days, the
United States has beaten Canada
in a major hockey event held in
Canada. On Jan. 4, the
Americans beat Team Canada
(Ontario) in the finals of the
World Under-17 Challenge. The
next night, Team USA took
World Juniors gold, thanks to a
dramatic overtime win over
Canada.
Sunday in Vancouver -- one day
before the 30th anniversary of
America's unfathomable win
over the Soviet Union in Lake
Placid, N.Y. -- the Americans
vaulted themselves into the
spotlight in the Olympics. Ryan
Miller stopped 42 shots,
including some dazzling saves
during a frantic third-period
charge, as the United States beat
Canada 5-3 in their final game of
pool play.
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planet, sat comfortably in first
place with a .39 second lead over
Dominik Paris of Italy and a .5
second lead over Carlo Janka of
Switzerland. Svindal won silver
in downhill and gold in Super-G.
Getting onto the podium isnt
impossible for Miller, who first
burst onto the skiing scene in the
late 1990s as a slalom specialist.
But .76 seconds is a lot to make
up in the shorter slalom runs.
Miller was cruising through the
Dave Murray course and was
Carmelo Anthony Believes
Nuggets Still
'Disrespected'
by Chris Tomasson
(FanHouse Main)
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DENVER -- They've
manhandled the Lakers twice.
They're 2-0 against Cleveland.
They've slayed Orlando and
Boston.
Yet Denver Nuggets forward
Carmelo Anthony still claims his
team isn't getting any respect.
"We still feel disrespected,''
Anthony said after the latest
dispatching of an NBA
heavyweight, 114-105 Sunday
over Boston at the Pepsi Center.
"We still go out there with a chip
on our shoulder. That chip is not
going anywhere.''
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Feb 22nd 2010 | From The
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LATE one night in a Ginza bar,
a veteran executive at Nissan
recounted to your correspondent
the early days of exporting to
America, when his firm’s cars
were known abroad as Datsuns.
Before being shipped, all export
models went through additional
inspections because the cost of
fixing warranty claims so far
from the factory and its supply
chain would wipe out any profit
made on them. On the rare
occasions they did break, the
parts had to be shipped in from
Japan.
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The point the Nissan man was
making with this shaggy-dog
story was that the quality of
Japanese cars sold abroad was
well above average while they
were being shipped from
factories in Japan and extra
precautions taken to save on
warranty claims. At the time, this
strategy made perfect sense.
Japanese carmakers saved a ton
of money from not having to
finance expensive inventories
around the world. Meanwhile,
Honda, Toyota and Nissan (the
Datsun name was dropped in
1982) gained reputations,
deservedly so, for quality and
reliability. Until Toyota’s recent
fiasco, those brand values
remained largely intact, despite
Japanese carmakers relocating
much of their capacity to
factories overseas.
The modern view is that
carmakers everywhere have
learned the secrets of Japanese
manufacturing and now build
products of comparable quality.
That is debatable. Price for price,
Japanese manufacturers still
manage to make their products
more reliable than average. At
least, they did until recently. But,
in what might now be viewed as
a straw in the wind, Toyota (or,
rather, its luxury Lexus brand)
was dethroned from the top spot
in last year’s J.D. Power report
on vehicle dependability.
J.D. Power and Associates, a
market-research firm based in
Westlake Village, California,
issues this report on the
American car market every year.
Lexus had topped it for the
previous 14. In 2009, though,
Buick and Jaguar came joint top.
Toyota still did well overall. Its
vehicles earned nine awards for
reliability in specific market
segments. No other marque, save
Ford’s Lincoln division, which
took two, won more than one
such award. But the balloon of
invincibility had been punctured.
The person who began the
process of inflating that balloon
was, ironically, an American.
From 1950 onwards W. Edwards
Deming, an expert on quality
control, taught a generation of
Japanese managers how to
improve their products. The
lesson they took back to their
factories was the overriding
importance of statistical quality
control (SQC). In industrial
countries elsewhere, even in
Deming’s own America,
manufacturers were still relying
on inspection and rejection of
faulty parts—a horrendously
wasteful process.
One of the main tools for SQC
that Deming introduced to his
Japanese disciples was the
control chart, invented by Walter
Shewhart at Bell Labs, the
research arm of America’s
former telephone monopoly, Bell
System, in the 1920s. Shewhart
was among the first to recognise
that data collected from
observations of manufacturing
processes rarely follow a simple
Gaussian distribution (bell curve)
in the way that natural
phenomena like human height
do. Instead, each manufacturing
process exhibits its own pattern
of variation. Some display a
controlled variation inherent to
the process itself. Others display
uncontrolled variation caused by
something external to the
process.
The distinction between the two
patterns goes to the philosophical
heart of probability theory.
Deming and his colleagues at
Western Electric, the
manufacturing arm of Bell
System, coined the terms
“common cause” for the former
and “special cause” for the latter.
For quality purposes, any
common cause of variations in
manufacturing (tool wear, say, or
poor set-up) can be predicted
statistically from previous
observations, and the process
controlled accordingly. Any
special cause in variation is
something that comes out of the
blue from outside the process (a
power surge, perhaps, or an
operator falling asleep) and is
beyond the scope of statistical
forecasting.
The purpose of a control chart is
to identify instances when
variations in manufacturing are
causing the specifications of a
product to move above or below
a mean value by more than a
critical amount—say, three
standard deviations. The
standard deviation is a measure
of the spread of a statistical
curve such as a bell curve around
its mean. The idea, then, is to
define acceptable tolerances
above and below this mean
value, and design the
manufacturing process to draw in
the tails of the curve so that those
tolerances are met a given
fraction of the time. If the
tolerance limits are three
standard deviations from the
mean, and the curve is a true
Gaussian distribution, then
99.7% of production will within
the zone of tolerance. If that
falls, it suggests something had
gone wrong. This way, any
unpredictable special-cause
effects can be spotted and
corrected before doing too much
harm.
Many refinements have been
made to statistical control and
the theory of quality assurance
since Deming’s days—with
acronyms like TQM, CMMI,
MSA, QFD, FMEA and APQP,
each with its own loyal band of
adherents and eras of fashion.
One of the more successful has
been the Six Sigma strategy for
identifying and removing the
causes of defects, pioneered by
Motorola in the 1980s. (Sigma is
the Greek letter that
mathematicians use to represent
the standard deviation in
equations.) Today, Six Sigma is
used by two-thirds of the firms in
Fortune’s “500” list.
Processes that operate with Six
Sigma quality (in principle,
within six standard deviations of
a mean value) over a short
sampling period produce defect
levels over the long term of less
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than 3.4 per million—providing,
of course, a lot of other
management practices are also in
place. When achieved, this
translates into a production yield
of 99.99966%. Six Sigma is said
to have saved Motorola more
than $17 billion over the years.
So, how did Toyota—a
manufacturer that has made
some of the most significant
contributions to the science of
quality assurance—manage to
screw up so badly? It is not just
the move offshore. Though the
firm has 52 overseas plants in 27
countries, the quality practices
honed at its headquarters in
Aichi prefecture can be packaged
and transplanted to Mexico or
Kentucky just as readily as to a
Komatsu press shop.
Nor was it Toyota’s obsession
with overtaking General Motors
at any cost to become the
world’s largest carmaker. There
is no evidence to suggest that
increasing volume on modern
production lines will lead
inevitably to some loss of
quality.
Instead, two recent trends, both
software related, hint at the
reason behind Toyota’s
unexpected decline. One is the
shortening of product-
development cycles generally in
the car industry. These are down
from a typical four or five years
to little more than 15 months,
thanks to computer-aided design
and manufacturing, and the
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payments. Whether it makes
economic sense to do so depends
upon how long you plan on
staying in that house — and the
state you live in.
A comparison of closing costs
by state can be found online (
here and here). I live in New
York State, which has the most
expensive closing costs in the
country, closely followed by
Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Alaska, Colorado
and California.
Consider a hypothetical NY
ReFi with a prime, non-jumbo
mortgage. The biggest costs are
going to fall into 3 categories:
1) Mortgage Recording Tax
(varies by county) (0.8-1.925%)
2) Title Insurance
3) Property Tax & Escrows
Let’s assume a $417k
conforming mortgage. Shop
around for rates, and you can
find major banks offering
~5.25%.
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virtual simulation of the resulting
products. To save money and
time, Toyota has even dispensed
on occasion with building test
“mules” and other engineering
prototypes.
The other trend is the wholesale
replacement of mechanical
components with electronic
controls. It started with ignition
systems, then spread to air-
conditioning, cruise-control,
The factor that determines if a
Refi makes sense are typically
the Recording Tax (~$3350 -
$4900) and the Title insurance
($3000-$5000). If a homeowner
can save $300-$500 per payment
by doing a ReFi, they can
eventually recoup the costs after
about 2 years (based upon the
numbers above).
However, New York State has
recognized what a burden these
taxes are to those who want to a
basic ReFi. The State has created
what are known as CEMAs—
Consolidation, Extension and
Modification Agreements.
CEMAs are a form of mortgage
refinance that you can only do
with your existing lender. They
have one very specific
advantage: They do not require a
new mortgage recording tax—
that is the biggest chunk of taxes
paid at closing. Further, CEMAs
do not require a full title search
and reinsurance — rather, just a
search since the property was
engine-management, throttle
linkages, transmissions, and now
the steering and braking systems.
Drive-by-wire is not cheap, but it
reduces the number of
components needed to do the
job. It also allows them to do
extra things as well as to
compensate for wear and
changes in driving style and road
conditions.
But software is not hardware,
originally purchased by the
refinancer. This represents
another substantial savings at
closing.
The last factors are the Property
Tax & Escrows. These can
amount to a substantial sums of
money, but they are not fees.
They are taxes that would have
to be paid regardless of whether
you do a ReFi or not — so they
do not count towards total
closing costs when determining
if a ReFi is economically worth
it.
Given that I live in the highest
closing cost state in the nation,
the CEMA rules work for a ReFi
for me. Without the massive
closing costs, the math of a ReFi
via CEMA changes dramatically.
I come out ahead after just 6
months. To determine if a form
of CEMA ReFi with your own
bank is worthwhile, you will
need to know what the taxes and
rules are. You can verify the
closing costs with an real estate
and software “engineers”,
despite their appropriation of the
name, are a different breed from
the sort that bash metal.
Programming digital controllers
is not one of Toyota’s core
competences. Even with the most
diligent of testing, bugs will
always find their way into
software. Right now, it seems
Toyota is learning that lesson the
hard way. Readers' comments
attorney.
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See also:
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hp
State-by-state closing costs
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http://realestate.msn.com/article.
aspx?cp-documentid=13107766
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http://www.bankrate.com/brm/ne
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in our Face. 02.08.10 is
Pure Baloney
by Chris Whalen (The Big
Picture)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 6:15:45 AM
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For the past several months I
have been hearing a lot of
complaints about the FDIC
giving away “ taxpayer money”
in the sale of IndyMac last year
and how the agency was
encouraging foreclosures and
short sales because of loss
sharing agreements with the
buyers of dead banks. Now
there is a video circulating in the
matrix that purports to show that
the FDIC gave away a lot of
taxpayer money to George Soros
and various other investors as
part of the resolution and sale of
IndyMac to OneWest.
The chief source of these reports
is from TBWS, which
supposedly reveals how
Goldman Sachs worked an
unreal deal with the FDIC. (Here
http://www.thinkbigworksmall.c
om/mypage/player/tbws/23088/1
559781)
Martin Andleman touched on
this in his “Bringing Up the
Rear” column highlighting
George Soros back in October of
2009 ( Bringing Up the Rear:
Liberal Billionaire George
Soros).
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Unfortunately these reports are
wrong. As is often the case with
generalist writers, these people
got most of their facts wrong or
got no facts at all.
Last Friday, FDIC Director of
Public Affairs Andrew Gray
said:
“It is unfortunate but necessary
to respond to blatantly false
claims in a web video that is
being circulated about the loss-
sharing agreement between the
FDIC and OneWest Bank. Here
are the facts: OneWest has not
been paid one penny by the
FDIC in loss-share claims. The
loss-share agreement is limited
to 7% of the total assets that
OneWest services, and OneWest
must first take more than $2.5
billion in losses before it can
make a loss-share claim on
owned assets. In order to be paid
through loss share, OneWest
must have adhered to the Home
Affordable Modification
Program (HAMP).
The producers of this video
perpetuate other falsehoods. The
FDIC has not requested to
borrow money from the Treasury
Department. Indeed, we continue
to be funded by the banking
industry through assessments,
not by taxpayers as claimed in
the video.
This video has no credibility.
Regardless of the personal or
professional motivations behind
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its production, there is always a
responsibility to be factually
correct and transparent. The
FDIC made available a fact sheet
on the day that the sale of
IndyMac was announced that
details the terms of the contract.
It’s too bad that the creators of
this video opted to premise it on
falsehoods.”
Supplemental Fact Sheet
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Networked Sensors Track Firefighters to Get Them Out Alive
by Sandeep Ravindran
(Popular Science - New
Technology, Science News,
The Future Now)
Submitted at 2/22/2010 7:32:52 AM
A new system could help
firefighters survive deadly blazes
and find fallen comrades in the
smoke
This month, James Duckworth
and David Cyganski, engineering
professors at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, will fill a
building with expensive sensors-
10 years' worth of R&D-and set
the whole place on fire. If their
system works in the 1,100ºF
inferno produced inside the
Massachusetts Firefighting
Academy's burn building, the
tech could give a fire chief
everything he needs to make sure
his crew returns safe and sound
every time.
Ironically, the very gear that
allows a modern firefighter to
run into a burning building also
puts his life at risk. Fire-retardant
jackets deflect flames so well
that firefighters can stay in a
burning building until just before
flashover, the moment when the
room reaches 1,100°F and all the
combustible gases in the air-and
pretty much everything else-
ignite. "Years ago, before we got
hoods, we'd burn our ears and
necks, and that would tell us
‘That's too frickin' hot, let's get
out,' " says Gerard Dio, chief of
the Worcester, Massachusetts,
fire department, which is helping
test the system. Now, firemen
feel the intense heat only when
it's seconds from flashover.
The new system involves
portable sensors that register
room temperature. With further
testing, it could warn firefighters
of flashover a minute before it
occurs-enough time to dash out.
It also tracks firefighters'
whereabouts in the blaze.
Sensors attached to their
harnesses and face masks beam
their locations and vital signs
(heart attacks account for half of
all firefighter deaths) to a
commander's laptop outside.
The researchers hope to have the
system in the field by 2013.
"Considering that they're risking
their lives, it's pathetic that
firefighters are using what's
essentially 19th-century
technology," Duckworth says.
"This will bring them up to
date." It certainly hits home for
Dio. During a 1999 five-alarm
warehouse fire, two of his men
got lost in the smoke, and four
others rushed in to rescue them.
All six died. "I know we did the
best job we could at the time,"
Dio says, "but this system could
have saved all of their lives."
HOW IT WORKS
STEP 1: GEAR UP
The commander uses his laptop
to activate radio receivers on the
trucks' ladders, location beacons
strapped to firemen's uniforms,
and sensors in their face masks
that measure pulse, blood-
oxygen levels and breathing
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rates.
STEP 2: DROP THE BOX
Firefighters enter the building,
identify the source of the blaze,
and deploy an environment-
sensor box that extends a mast to
measure floor-to-ceiling heat
differences.
STEP 3: COLLECT DATA
The environment sensor beams
temperatures to ladder-mounted
receivers that relay info to the
commander outside. Health
sensors indicate everyone's vital
signs, and location sensors use
radar and radio to pinpoint
firefighters' whereabouts to
within three feet.
STEP 4: SEE THE SCENE
The commander's laptop shows
where firefighters are, and their
icons transition from green to red
if their health is failing. If
sensors report that a room will
soon reach the 1,100°F flashover
point, the commander issues a
"clear out" command over a
radio.