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Rand Paul blames trash-talking Democrats who
throw out red herrings
Tabassum Zakaria (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 11:07:08 AM
“When does my honeymoon
period start?” Rand Paul asked.
That was Paul’s opening line in
an ABC “Good Morning
America” interview Friday
when asked about the
controversy this week
over comments that suggested
he opposed part of the 1964
Civil Rights Act that outlawed
racial segregation.
Paul blamed the controversy
on political trash-talk by
Democrats worried that he will
win the Kentucky Senate seat in
November’s election after his
Tea Party supported victory in
the Republican primary earlier
this week.
“I’ve been trashed up and
down one network that tends to
side with the Democrats. For an
entire 24 hours I’ve suffered
The Wizard
Jaroslaw Anders (The New
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from them saying ‘oh he wants
to repeal the Civil Rights Act,’
but that’s never been my
position,” he said.
“I am against repealing the Civil
Rights Act, I’m against
repealing the Fair Housing Act,
I ‘ve never campaigned on that,
it’s not part of our platform.
And so what these are, are red
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herrings that people are trying to
bring up because the Democrats
are waaaaay behind in Kentucky
and are going to have a tough
time beating us down here,”
Paul said.
“If you want to bring up 40-year
-old legislation, why don’t you
bring me on with Senator Byrd
and we’ll talk about how he
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“What I don’t like from the
Wal-Mart launches a gaming
president’s administration is this
cite, Yahoo and Nokia may be
sort of, you know, ‘I’ll put my
partnering up, and an iPad
boot heel on the throat of BP’ —
steering-wheel case that may not
I think that sounds really un-
be safe for the road.
American in his criticism of
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business,” Paul said. “I’ve heard
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Sustainability Faceoff: Microsoft vs. Apple

Ariel Schwartz (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:40:57 PM

The battle between Microsoft

and Apple is practically
legendary in the technology
industry. Both companies offer
strong products that appeal to
different types of customers--
Macs are traditionally geared
toward design-focused users, for
example--but they also differ
greatly in the sustainability
arena. Author R. Paul Herman
teases out these differences in
the new book The HIP Investor.
We do the same here.
Microsoft excels in the
sustainability arena, with
concrete goals including a plan
to reduce its carbon footprint by
30% compared to 2007 levels by
2012, a plan to phase out the use
of phthalate plasticizers and
BFR (brominated flame
retardants) from all hardware
products by the end of this year,
and the expansion of greenhouse
gas reporting for the company's
direct material supply chain.
But the mega-corporation could
certainly stand to improve its
lobbying expenses since 2003, it and BFR from all new products. at odds with its support of Web site represents
disclosure policies. On October
hasn't "demonstrated regular The company claims that the greenhouse gas emissions comprehensive accounting of its
31, 2009, Microsoft was
leadership in calling for new iMac and MacBook regulations. And the company is carbon footprint. The company
removed from the NASDAQ
policymakers to adopt the computers are already free of increasingly open about the also hasn't provided any
Global Sustainability Index for
policies necessary to reduce the toxic substances. Apple also environmental impacts of its concrete greenhouse gas
failing to disclose the minimum
emissions and drive deployment took a refreshingly outspoken various products. reduction or energy efficiency
40% of core Global Reporting
of renewable energy solutions or stance on climate change last But Apple lost major points in goals. Apple should get kudos
Initiative metrics required to
energy efficiency technologies." year when it stepped down from January when it refused to for releasing a revealing
qualify. And Greenpeace points
Like Microsoft, Apple is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, create a full CSR report,
out that while Microsoft has SUSTAINABILITY page 3
working on phasing out PVC which the company claimed was claiming that its environmental
averaged almost $9 million in
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SUSTAINABILITY
continued from page 2

supplier responsibility report,
but the findings--underage
workers, falsified records, and
suppliers contracting with
noncertified vendors for
hazardous waste disposal--aren't
too comforting.
It's tough to pick a winner for
this faceoff, mostly because
Apple does seem to be making
major strides--it just won't set
specific goals. But until it does,
Microsoft will remain the victor.
Check out the full HIP Investor
chart below. Microsoft Apple
Overview 93,000 employees,
$58.4 billion in annual
revenue 32,000
employees, $32.5 billion in
annual revenue
Product “Virtualization”
software approach enables
multiple operating systems to
run on a single server, reducing
energy use by up to 90%
MacBook family designed to be
weight, shipping, and energy
efficient; on the verge of
eliminating lead, arsenic and
mercury through use of LCD
m o n i t o r s
ManagementPractices 13 of 25:
Seek to increase green
computing and drop emissions;
via internal measurement,
supplier commitments and
standard-setting in industry
groups 7 of 25: Until recently,
very quiet about its
sustainability practices, which
are ingrained in Apple’s long
time breakthrough product
innovation approach
Health
of 20% Pays 100% of health
care premiums, including
dependents; 70% customer
satisfaction in 2009; 94%
employee retention 10%
Unclear health coverage; 84%
customer satisfaction in 2009; in
2006 claims that its retail
store employee staff retention
was 80% 8% Wealth
of 20% Share purchase plan
allows employees to use up to
15% of their gross salary to
buy Microsoft stock at a 10%
discount 14% Employee Stock
Purchase Plan allows employees
to use up to 10% of their
salary to buy Apple stock at a
15% discount 15% Earth
of 20% Windows Vista has
built-in power management
features that can reduce PC
energy use by as much as 30%
10% Apple was the first in
the industry to be able to
register to the stricter Energy
Star 4.0 standard in 2007. 3%
Equality
of 20% 3 women or minorities
on a Board of 10, equaling 30%
9% 1 female on a Board of 7,
equaling 14% 5% Trust
of 20% Microsoft co-launched
with industry peers the Climate
Savers Computing Initiative
to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from PCs and servers
4% Apple is actively engaged
with the Electronics Industry
Citizenship Coalition (EICC)
6% Human Impact
TOTAL, of 100% Summary:
Microsoft excels in both
sustainability and employee
health care 47% Summary:
Apple is slowly stepping up
sustainability practices, but it
could work on equality and
employee health care 38%
Corporate Profit
of 20%
38.4% return on equity (2009)
– 0.1% annualized total return,
including reinvested
dividends (6/2004–6/2009)
+2.4% annualized total return,
Pac-Man
including reinvested dividends
(6/2006–6/2009) Greets Google
+27.2% return on equity (2008)
+54.3% annualized total return, Visitors
including reinvested dividends Nicholas Deleon
(6/2004–6/2009) (TechCrunch)
+35.5% annualized total return,
Submitted at 5/21/2010 12:06:13 PM
including reinvested dividends
(6/2006–6/2009) An exciting thing happened to
Read more Sustainability people who actually visit the
Faceoffs. Google homepage(rather than
Table excerpted from The HIP just using their Web browser's
Investor: Make Bigger Profits built-in search box) today. They
by Building a Better World by found Pac-Man, celebrating his
R. Paul Herman Copyright (c) 30th anniversary! The Penny-
Published by John Wiley & Arcade guys must be freaking
Sons. Used with permission. out. Update - Guess what? It
works on the iPad.

Nordstrom: A Star in Upscale Retail

Joseph Lazzaro
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 4:40:00 PM
Filed under: Nordstrom, Inc
(JWN), Stocks to Buy Upscale
department store chain
Nordstrom Inc. ( JWN) posted
first quarter earnings per share
of 52 cents, slightly below the
Thomson/Reuters First Call
estimate of 55 cents, and given
current market conditions, Wall
Street, as expected, treated the
shares rudely.
Shares of Nordstrom fell about
$1 after the announcement, and
have declined about $3 more, in
In the first quarter, revenue rose
16.7% to $1.99 billion, with
same store sales rising 12.0%.
Each total obviously benefited
from easy comparisons to the
difficult 2009 year.
Continue reading Nordstrom: A
-sync with the Dow's recent Star in Upscale Retail
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4 Business/
News Corp.'s Other Murdoch: How Dare the British Library
Charge for Its Digital Newspaper Archive!
Kit Eaton (Fast Company)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:37:09 PM
Please feel free to file this in
the C.E.Oh-no-he-di'nt folder:
News Corp.'s James Murdoch
has publicly slapped plans by
the British Library, one of the
most venerable libraries in the
world, for digitizing its
newspaper archive.
For those of you over on the
other side of the pond, or
otherwise not in the know, the
British Library is the U.K.'s
official national library. It's been
around in various forms for
around a century, and since
1911 it has been the legal
national deposit library--
meaning that by an Act of
Parliament the BL has to be
given a copy of everything
published in the U.K. (for
example, my PhD thesis is in
there somewhere, probably as a
microdot). It's thronged with
readers and researchers at
certain times of year, and
anyone with a permanent
address and a reasonable
requirement to access the
archives can get in.
Among the vaults of this
national treasure are the
Newspaper Archives, with a
nearly complete set of every
paper published in the U.K. and
Ireland since 1840--the archive's
existence aided by a legal
deposit Act that dates further
back, to 1869. It's even got
London-based papers back to
1801. All of this paper and
microfilm requires some 45km
of shelving. And it's this archive
that's got the Murdochs all riled
up now.
The BL has decided to digitize
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information? Extra taxation for
the man-in-the-street? And
damn any thought of preserving
this precious stuff (think of it--
the industrial revolution, the
World Wars, the human interest
pieces through the ages) for the
future: The commercial needs of
money-grabbing, truth-
distorting entities like News
Corp. should come first, it
would seem.
And talking of truth-distortion,
Murdoch also confirmed
something else during his
speech: That News Corp. has
actually been in quiet
discussions for ages with
Google over the search giant
paying for the privilege of
aggregating News Corp.-
published news. Yep, this is the
the archive, you see, and make it stuff that may even end up same Google that James' father
available to the public online. "harming the market," says R u p e r t h a s b e e n l o u d l y ,
For a fee. James doesn't like this James, adding "this is not aggressively denouncing as a
and said so loudly at a speech to simply being done for posterity, thief for years. Public headline-
launch University College nor to make free access for grabbing antagonism and private
London's center for digital library users easier, but also for business chumminess? Sounds
humanities (note the irony). commercial gain via a paid for suitably historic behavior to me.
According to Murdoch this is a website." British Library image by Flickr
clear sign that a public body is Hmmm. How does James think user SteveCadman.
encroaching on free market the BL will otherwise pay for To keep up with this news
territory and standing to profit the digital translation of 45km follow me, Kit Eaton, on
from its legally protected status worth of, in some cases, fragile Twitter. That QR code on the
as an archive. This is dangerous a n d r a r e p a p e r - b a s e d left will take your smartphone to
my Twitter feed too.
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On a Wing and a Prayer, Dalai Lama Tweets to Chinese

Kit Eaton (Fast Company) long enough for the votes to be
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:44:35 PM cast--though it was locked down
by the authorities yesterday.
Today the Dalai Lama will get Because the HHDL Twitter
to broadcast his thoughts to account would've been an easy
many thousands of Chinese, 140 censoring target, the plan was to
characters at a time. He's broadcast the chat session via
considered an undesirable to the the feed of Chinese writer Wang
authorities there, remember, and Lixiong (or so the AFP reported
his team has had to resort to anyway.)
some holy hacking to get the Some Twitter-hunting reveals
message out. that Lixiong's tweet feed has but
Hearing from His Holiness the one old entry, and connects to
Dalai Lama (HHDL, or Tenzin his blog. This page has mention
Gyatso to his pals)--about, say, of the votes for the questions,
his anti-establishment stance on but not today's public chat--
Tibetan autonomy--is tricky for which he stresses as unusual, as
mainland Chinese citizens, HHDL will speak more to "real"
thanks to the strict national Chinese citizens rather than
control over media and activists. So, we're looking for
censorship of China's Net ties to news of the conversation for
t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d . T h e quite some time, and several Twitter is apparently pretty H H D L t o a c c e s s n o r m a l you, and kinda hoping that the
government even goes so far as times a day it's a vehicle for accessible in parts of mainland Chinese. But today's hour-long Dalai Lama's holy hackery
blatantly slandering the Nobel some of his thoughts, musings, China, despite being officially question and answer session still hasn't been defeated by the
P e a c e P r i z e w i n n i n g observations about life, and blocked, as there are ways and had to be trickily snuck past the powers that be.
humanitarian, and years of news stories about where he's means of fooling the Great authorities: Direct questioning To keep up with this news
dialogue between officials and been or who he's spoken to--the Chinese Firewall into letting would've been technically hard, follow me, Kit Eaton, on
the Dalai Lama have gone latest tweet from earlier today is users access "forbidden" data. so some 250 questions were Twitter. That QR code on the
nowhere. pretty representative: "Meeting And Twitter itself has an open selected by about 12,000 online left will take your smartphone to
But the Dalai Lama has found a so many people from all over attitude to third party apps and voters via a Google Moderator my Twitter feed too.
fabulously geeky way to get his the world and from every walk servers accessing tweet feeds, site. Given the harsh censorship
opinions broadcast on the of life constantly reminds me of some of which can circumvent of Google meted out by the
mainland. He's had a verified our basic sameness as human t h e f i r e w a l l d i r e c t l y . S o government, it's a miracle this
Twitter account in his name for beings." Twitter's a great vehicle for site actually remained unbarred

The “Get a Mac” Ads Are Gone

John Biggs (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 11:54:03 AM
Friends, it's happened. Those
long-running ads featuring John
Hodgman and Justin Long as PC
and Mac, are over. They have
been replaced by the"Why you'll
love a Mac" page featuring
pictures of Macs and a number
of roll-over peans to Mac's
greatness including "It's
designed to be a better
computer" and "It runs Office
and works with your existing PC
files."
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Goldman Sachs Crafts a 75-Page World Cup Odds Guide for,

Y'know, Funsies
Addy Dugdale (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:02:56 PM

The word "banker" in

footballing is the popular slur
for the blind man masquerading
as a referee who's just given the
wrong side a penalty. Bet you
won't find that in Goldman
Sachs' 75-page guide to the
2010 World Cup; it's part
betting guide, part show-off--
and begs the statement: "So, this
is what you're doing while the
rest of the world is stumbling
out of recession?" Another
statement also up for begging:
"Red card for whoever it was
behind the guide's cover design
(see above)."
As PR stunts go, I think we can
say: Goldman Sachs: 0, Rest of
the World: 1.
As World Cup guides go,
however, you can say it's pretty
damn phenomenal. It's the Wall
Street firm's fourth since 1998.
They've analyzed FIFA official
rankings, the teams' individual
schedules, and a bunch of
bookies' odds, and quoted
national leaders and come up
with the probabilities each team
has of raising the Jules Rimet
trophy on July 11. And here's
the conclusion: England to win.
Yeah, so I lied. England to
come fourth apparently, behind
Brazil, Spain, and Germany.
The U.S. is pegged in ninth
place, with New Zealand,
Honduras, and North Korea
least likely to pick anything up.
There's also a bunch of football
quotations, trivia, and
interminable stats about the
nations in the final, with pithy
headlines such as "Spain:
Leading in Football, Lagging in
the Economy." And Pretty Good
on the Gastronomic Front, if I
might say it myself.
As an added bonus, the report
states: Former South African
Central Bank Governor Tito
Mboweni discusses the host
nation’s chances, aided by the
football analytical skills of his
nephew! Russian Deputy Prime
Minister Shuvalov tells us what
it is like for Russia not to be in
South Africa—and expresses his
hopes for a World Cup in Russia
in 2018. We also have a very
interesting contribution from
one of our former partners,
Carlos Cordeiro, on why the
2022 competition should be
held in the US. And, to keep it
all fair and balanced, Andy
Anson, CEO of England’s 2018
World Cup bid, states his case.
I did send a nice lady in the
Goldman Sachs' press office
some questions, in order to find
out why they had put out this
guide, and what its purpose or
value was to either its
employees or clients. However,
I think my final questions might
have foxed her: "What would
you say to the theory that, deep
down, you are hoping that North
Korea wins, because you've put
all your money on the team's
victory and you'll get an
amazing return. Do you have
secret information that Kim
Jong Il is going to torpedo the
cup final ball?"
This was her reply.
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Extract Images from Microsoft Office Documents [Office]

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HOUSE OF THE DAY: Southampton's 'Balcastle'

Hits The Market For $4.25 Million
Ian Ratner, Curbed.com Image: Brown Harris Stevens
(Business Insider) Source: Curbed.com
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:15:27 PM Another guest bedroom, most
likely in the attic or in the tower
Today's market brings us one of (judging by the windows.)
Southampton's most fanciful
Why Did China Just
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properties, Balcastle. The castle- Source: Curbed.com Need To Borrow $100
like estate, which boats a spot The Pool Million From The World
on the National Register of Image: Brown Harris Stevens Bank?
Historic Places, hit the market Source: Curbed.com
yesterday for a draw-bridge- The pool house Gus Lubin (Business Insider)
dropping$4.25 million. Image: Brown Harris Stevens Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:18:03 PM

But what else does this fiefdom Source: Curbed.com

have to offer? Well, the And inside...a stuffed bear?? Why did the richest country on
amenities are much like most Image: Brown Harris Stevens earth just take out a loan from
others, just with more medieval Source: Curbed.com the World Bank?
names. Instead of master Pretty and creepy at night. Beijing wasn't providing safe
bedrooms, we have 'master Image: Brown Harris Stevens food for poor people in the Jilin
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CEO Of Company With 500 Employees: Senate Approves Wall
Here's Why We're Ditching Microsoft Street Reform Bill
Outlook For Gmail (MSFT, GOOG)
Henry Blodget (Business
Insider)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:19:00 PM
Update on Google's threat to
disrupt Microsoft's huge cash-
cow Office business...
We recently spoke to the CEO
of a public company with 500
employees who just unplugged
Microsoft Outlook for Gmail.
We asked why.
The CEO did not wish to offend
Microsoft, so s/he asked to
remain anonymous. But here's
what s/he said:
• The all-in yearly cost of
Gmail per employee is about
$90, versus about $150 for
Outlook
• "Outlook sucks"
• Gmail is cloud-based, so it's
vastly easier to manage
(especially for a globally
distributed company)
• Employees can log in from
anywhere--all they need is a
password
• Security is fine
• Gmail works a lot better with
other Google apps
We asked the CEO whether
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Microsoft would ultimately be
able to make Outlook
competitive with the new Gmail
threat. The CEO thought not.
On the other hand, we also
asked the CEO whether Google
would ever really understand
that if it wants to deeply
penetrate Microsoft's stronghold
in enterprise computing it would
have to build a huge enterprise
sales and service organization.
The CEO thought not.
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Submitted at 5/21/2010 4:00:00 PM
Filed under: Market Matters,
Money and Finance Today,
Politics, Headline News In a 59
to 39 vote the US Senate
approved a financial regulatory
Commission.
bill that is intended to prevent to
• It would create a Bureau of
prevent a repeat of the 2008
Consumer Protection within the
financial collapse.
Federal Reserve to oversee
At this writing, details of the
nearly all financial products.
bill are sketchy but here are
some major provisions:
Senator Blanche Lincoln's
provision that big banks spin off
• The bill seeks to curb abusive
their derivatives trading is still
lending practices in the
in the bill. The Administration
mortgage industry.
opposes this item and sees no
• It would ensure troubled
benefit to it.
companies, no matter how big
Continue reading Senate
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cost to the taxpayer.
Bill
• It would create a "financial
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Microsoft's Product Visionary J Dell May Not Be a Buy

Allard Has Gone Missing! (MSFT, Just Yet
Steven Mallas
GOOG) (BloggingStocks)
Jay Yarow (Business Insider) Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:30:00 PM

Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:25:44 PM Filed under: Earnings Reports,

Microsoft's top product
visionary, J Allard, has gone
missing, Mary Jo Foley at ZD
Net reports.
According to Mary Jo's sources
at the company, J is on a
sabbatical and he is unlikely to
return to the company.
Mary Jo thinks J is leaving
because because his latest
project, the Courier tablet, was
axed. Courier was a two-
screened folding device that
looked cool in leaked
promotional materials.
If Microsoft loses J, it loses an
important executive. He was the
driving force behind the Xbox
and the Zune. A 2006
BusinessWeek article described
him as "the soul of a new
Microsoft."
Heck, he has a shaved head and
his first name is "J" with no
period! (His official title is
Chief Experience officer and
CTO of Entertainment and
Devices division.)
Where will J end up if actual
leaves Microsoft? John Gruber
at Daring Fireball speculates
that J ends up at Google. That
sounds like a good bet.
See Also: Microsoft's Desperate
Search For A New Market To
Dominate
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Your Bad-Ass Tech Execs?
• Microsoft Completely
Overhauls Hotmail To Compete
With Gmail
Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc
(AAPL), Dell (DELL), Hewlett-
Packard (HPQ), International
Business Machines (IBM),
Technology Dell ( DELL) is
down today following the
release of the company's Q1
numbers, which occurred
yesterday after the bell. The PC
maker, whose colleagues
include Apple ( AAPL), Hewlett
-Packard ( HPQ), International
Business Machines ( IBM), and
Microsoft ( MSFT), was off by
83 cents, or 5.8%, and priced at
$13.49, in afternoon trading.
The stock has been moving in a
narrow range over the last
twelve months. The 52-week
low is $10.59, while the 52-
week high is $17.52. I get the
feeling this one is getting more
comfortable with the prospect of
heading back toward the 52-
week low.
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Market Rally Completely Evaporates

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Game)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:03:00 PM
3:21 ET: Ok, now we're mixed.
Update 3:19 ET: And now
markets are down...
Original post: One hour to go.
A big rally is evaporating. The
Dow is up 25, the NASDAQ is
Somewhat ominously, oil ended this week is over.
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Meguru Japanese Electric Vehicle Is Made Out of
Bamboo and Wood Pulp Paper
Ariel Schwartz (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:46:43 PM
We've seen bamboo bikes and
biodiesel-powered bamboo
taxis, but this EV is the first
we've seen that makes use of the
fast-growing plant. Meguru, a
rickshaw-like EV developed by
Japanese companies Yodogawa
and Kinki Knives Industries,
features an iron body coated in
lacquer, a fan-shaped paper
door, and bamboo flooring.
Meguru doesn't exactly look
highway-ready, but that's not the
point--the Japanese culture-
inspired touches are meant to
attract customers in more
"traditional" towns like Nara
and Kyoto. The car has a top
speed of 25 mph and a range of
25 miles, so it can't go very far
anyway. Eventually, Meguru is
expected to go on sale in Japan
for approximately $10,000.
We love the idea of using
indigenous materials in vehicles,
and bamboo in particular is
almost endlessly renewable.
While it isn't the safest idea to
use bamboo in vehicle body,
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Closing Bell: End of FEMA Official Apologizes for Faith
Day Cheers (GS, BRCD, Censorship
DELL, V, GOOG)
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Submitted at 5/21/2010 4:20:00 PM
Filed under: Google (GOOG),
Goldman Sachs Group (GS),
Visa Inc. (V) With no economic
data we focused at first on
Europe, then on finance
regulation, and then on bargain
hunting. Very few earnings were
out and very little corporate
news was out. Today was about
raw supply and demand mixed
with a big short squeeze with
the bulls having a winner.
Here were the unofficial closing
bell levels:
Dow 10,193.39 +125.38
(1.25%)
S&P 500 1,087.69 +16.10
(1.50%)
Nasdaq 2,229.04 +25.03
How Much Security Do
You Use? [Reader Poll]
Erica Ho (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 10:30:00 AM
General consensus says that one
can never be secure enough
when it comes to surfing the
web. The New York Times
questions whether installing
security measures—at a certain
point—can become
(1.14%)
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shirts with the Salvation Army
logo.
"It kind of hurt my feelings,”
feels that FEMA is doing
everything it can to rectify this
situation,” The Salvation Army
Submitted at 5/20/2010 10:54:43 PM
volunteer Pamela Wedgeworth reported. “We know that the
A top official of the Federal told The Associated Press after attitude of this one individual is
E m e r g e n c y M a n a g e m e n t the incident. “I think I made the not representative of FEMA as a
Agency has apologized to comment, 'I think that's the whole, and we do not want the
members of a Southern Baptist reason we're all here, is by poor judgment of one individual
church and The Salvation Army faith.'" to mar the otherwise great
for a recent incident involving Following the incident, Fugate relationship The Salvation Army
their volunteers and a FEMA a p o l o g i z e d t o C r o s s g a t e s has with FEMA.
cameraman who interviewed Church and to The Salvation “Our attention is focused on
them. Army, and said in his statement continuing to help disaster
"The photographer in question that the agency is “proud of the survivors and we look forward
was absolutely wrong," reported work that is done by our to putting this incident behind
FEMA Administrator Craig v o l u n t e e r a n d f a i t h - b a s e d us,” they concluded.
Fugate in a released statement. p a r t n e r s . ” Presently, The Salvation Army
And their actions "in no way “[A]nd we are proud to work is one of several agencies that
reflect FEMA's policies or side by side with them in work in partnership with FEMA
priorities," he added. disaster recovery efforts across as part of the nation's
A c c o r d i n g t o r e p o r t s , a the country," he added. emergency management system.
c a m e r a m a n w h o w a s In response, The Salvation Notably, The Salvation Army
videotaping the post-tornado Army issued its own official and Southern Baptist Disaster
cleanup in the small town of statement, calling the incident Relief also happen to run two of
Ebeneezer, Miss., had asked “unfortunate and regrettable.” the three largest disaster relief
some of the volunteers to But the evangelical group was
change out of their shirts before quick to defend the government
being part of an on-camera agency, noting that the issue
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12 Top News/
AP INVESTIGATION: Texas man faked way into Army (AP)
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Submitted at 5/21/2010 9:47:06 AM
FORT WORTH, Texas – A
Texas man with no military
experience tricked the Army
into letting him enter a reserve
unit as a noncommissioned
officer earlier this year, a
deception that placed an
untrained soldier in a leadership
position in a time of war, an
Associated Press investigation
has found.
The revelation comes just
months after the Army drew
criticism for failing to flag the
suspicious activities of the
Army psychiatrist now charged
with killing 13 and wounding
dozens of others at Fort Hood.
The case, detailed in court
records and other documents
examined by the AP, raises
more questions about the
Army's ability to vet soldiers'
backgrounds as it faces
continued pressure from
Congress over its screening and
records system. While the
soldier never deployed overseas,
some say the case demonstrates
how easily someone could pose
as a member of the U.S.
military.
Jesse Bernard Johnston III, 26,
joined the Army Reserve in
February as a sergeant and was
assigned to the Corps Support
Airplane Company based at the
Fort Worth Naval Air Station.
But he wasn't qualified to hold
that rank, according to military
records obtained by the AP. The
records show that Johnston's
only military experience was
attending part of a 12-week
Marine officer candidate course
for college students in 2004.
Maj. Shawn Haney,
spokeswoman for Marine
Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
said Johnston didn't complete
the course's final six weeks. "He
was never considered a Marine,"
she said.
The matter, currently under
investigation by the Army,
means a soldier received a
security clearance and was in
position to lead troops in combat
even though he hadn't gone
through basic training or spent
any time in the service. The
Corps Support Airplane
Company has been deployed in
Iraq, providing pilots as well as
intelligence and support
personnel for an aviation
battalion set up to destroy
improvised explosive devices.
If it's proven that Johnston
gained his Army rank based on
a phony Marine record, it would
be the first documented case of
so-called " stolen valor" in
which the military was duped
during the enlistment process,
according to watchdogs of such
fraud. Most cases involve
attempts to get veterans' benefits
or other forms of financial gain.
Congress attempted to crack
down on military impostors in
2005 by passing a law that
makes it a crime to claim false
decorations or medals.
"This just raises some incredibly
significant issues at a time when
this country is involved in a
global war on terror," said Rep.
Mike Coffman, a Colorado
Republican who served with the
Marines in Iraq and the first
Gulf War. "If this person was
able to penetrate the military
fraudulently, you have to ask the
question: Couldn't somebody
who was out to do harm to our
country do the same thing?"
Coffman is pushing for the
creation of a single database for
all military records as a step
toward eliminating fraud.
Army officials, citing an
ongoing investigation, declined
to provide details of Johnston's
enlistment or say whether he's
suspected of providing false
documents or using some other
means to make himself out to be
an ex-Marine.
Questions about Johnston were
raised by an officer who grew
concerned when Johnston
couldn't satisfactorily explain
how he got certain Marine
medals and ribbons that he
displayed. The officer, speaking
on condition of anonymity
because of the ongoing
investigation, said he contacted
Marine and Army legal
authorities and learned from the
Marines that Johnston never
served.
Lt. Col. Maria Quon,
spokeswoman for the Army's
Human Resources Command,
said her database contains an
entry showing Johnston joined
the military in 2002, but there
are no documents to support the
2002 date. She described the
lack of documentation as
unusual and said it likely means
the date was entered this year.
The National Personnel Records
Center, which collects
information on all who have
been discharged from the
military, informed the AP that it
could find no evidence that
Johnston ever served.
Since March, Johnston has been
stationed at Fort Rucker in
Alabama, the primary training
base for Army aviation. The
Army declined to provide
details of Johnston's assignment.
Johnston did not respond to
phone and e-mail messages
seeking comment.
In a recent court proceeding,
Johnston's former wife, also an
Army reservist, accused him of
using falsified documents to
make it appear he'd served in the
Marines. Melanie Rolfing, 24,
made the claim in a sworn
statement filed last month in
Fort Worth family court when
she had her two-year marriage
annulled, alleging fraud.
Johnston did not contest the
annulment.
In her affidavit, Rolfing said
she met Johnston in 2006 and
that he joined her Army Reserve
unit so they could fulfill their
dream of becoming Army
aviators together. She said
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Johnston led her to believe he'd
served as a Marine in Iraq and
Afghanistan and earned a
Bronze Star and two Purple
Hearts. He would even attend
military functions wearing a
Marine dress uniform, and
people would come up to shake
his hand and ask about his
medals, she said.
"I don't know who Jesse
Bernard Johnston III is, but I do
know he is not the man he
claimed to be," she stated in the
affidavit. Rolfing, a sergeant in
Johnston's unit, said the Army
has ordered her not to talk about
the case publicly.
The idea that a volatile soldier
could be hidden in the Army's
ranks has drawn congressional
scrutiny since Maj. Nidal Hasan
opened fire on his fellow
soldiers at Fort Hood in
November. After the shootings,
evidence emerged that Hasan
behaved erratically and
maintained ties to a radical
Islamic cleric. The Army has
refused congressional requests
for documents detailing what
the Army knew about Hasan's
behavior, citing the ongoing
criminal case.
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Clinton: NKorea must face consequences for attack (AP)

(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) the Security Council, has thus officials spoke on condition of he said, according to the state- Futenma is to be moved to a less
Submitted at 5/21/2010 12:01:32 PM far remained neutral. anonymity due to the delicacy of run Korean Central News crowded part of Okinawa, which
While it was "premature" to the diplomacy. Agency. hosts more than half the 47,000
S H A N G H A I – C i t i n g discuss exact options or actions Investigators from the five- Meanwhile, in Seoul, South U.S. troops stationed in Japan.
"overwhelming" evidence that that will be taken, Clinton said it nation team said a detailed Korean President Lee Myung- But the government of Prime
North Korea sank a South was "important to send a clear analysis of the wreckage, as bak convened an emergency Minister Yukio Hatoyama—
Korean warship, U.S. Secretary message to North Korea that well as fragments recovered national security meeting, where who met with Clinton on Friday
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton p r o v o c a t i v e a c t i o n s h a v e from the waters where the ship he said the country was caught — has said it would like to
warned the communist state c o n s e q u e n c e s . " went down, point to North in a "perfect military ambush" move Futenma off the island, an
F r i d a y o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l U.S. officials have refused to Korean involvement. Clinton but called for a cautious idea widely supported by the
consequences. call the North's attack on the described the examination as response to the sinking. Lee said local population who complain
After discussions in Tokyo, ship an act of war or state- "thorough" and "scientific." the attack violated the U.N. of base-related noise, pollution
Clinton planned to consult with sponsored terror, warning that "The evidence is overwhelming Charter as well as the truce that and crime.
counterparts in Beijing and an overreaction could cause the and condemning. The torpedo ended the 1950-53 Korean War. Tokyo hasn't found a viable
Seoul on appropriate measures Korean peninsula to "explode." that sunk the Cheonan ... was South Korea is expected to alternative site that is acceptable
to take after an international Instead, they said they would fired by a North Korean announce what actions it will to Washington, and Hatoyama
investigative team on Thursday explore diplomatic steps through submarine," Clinton said. take on Monday, two days earlier this month said it was
blamed North Korea for firing a t h e U . N . o r i n c r e a s e North Korea denies it was before Clinton arrives in Seoul, likely that at least part of
torpedo that sank the South W a s h i n g t o n ' s u n i l a t e r a l responsible and has threatened the U.S. officials said. Analysts Futenma's operations would
Korean ship in March, killing 46 sanctions against North Korea's to retaliate against any attempt believe the international remain on Okinawa.
sailors. Soviet-style state. to punish it with "all-out war." response will come from the Washington has insisted that
"This will not be and cannot be Economic dialogue with China North Korea "will regard the U.N. Security Council. Tokyo stick with the original
business as usual. There must be was supposed to be the main present situation as the phase of U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, a plan, and Hatoyama's
an international — not just a thrust of Clinton's Asia trip, but a war and handle all problems in former South Korean foreign government appears to be
regional, but an international — with Thursday's report blaming inter-Korean relations minister, said Friday in Turkey moving in that direction.
response," she told a press Pyongyang for sinking the accordingly," Ri Chung Bok, that it is up to Seoul to decide ___
conference in Tokyo, flanked by Cheonan, her main task in deputy director of the what action to take. Ban said he Associated Press writer Mari
Japanese Foreign Minister Beijing will now be to try to Secretariat of the Committee for received the report on the Yamaguchi and Sangwon Yoon
Katsuya Okada. The subject has persuade China to support U.N. the Peaceful Reunification of incident "with very heavy heart in Seoul contributed to this
come to dominate her three- Security Council action against Korea, said in an exclusive and with very deep concern." report.
nation tour through Japan, China North Korea. interview with broadcaster After the Tokyo meeting with Five Filters featured article:
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success. But China, North support measures that would U.S. administration to suffocate prime minister.
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wielding permanent member of c h a n g e i t s b e h a v i o r . T h e economically" with sanctions, the Marine Corps Air Station
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Evangelicals: Let's Talk about Sex to Reduce Abortions

(The Christian Post RSS Feed earlier this week that it hopes unmarried evangelicals in their to reduce the number of noted Carey, who has a son with
| Society) will inspire discussion about sex 20’s are confronted with sexual abortions. Down syndrome.
Submitted at 5/21/2010 8:50:17 AM within the church. The 24-page ethics and need to be supported In response to the poll’s results, He explained that although
booklet lists four reasons for if they face a decision about the NAE board of directors Down syndrome organizations
The nation’s largest evangelical sex: “one-flesh union” to abortion. adopted a resolution, want abortion to remain legal,
body on Thursday launched a c o n s u m m a t e m a r r i a g e , The discussion about God’s reaffirming that the group they also want parents to be
new abortion reduction initiative procreation, expression of love purpose for sex is the first part “actively, ardently and given accurate information so
in which discussion about sex is to one’s spouse, and enjoyment of the NAE’s new abortion unwavering opposes abortion on fewer babies would be aborted.
a major focus. and pleasure. reduction initiative. The second demand.” It also noted that The NAE Generation Forum,
Sexual activity outside of “[W]hen people have sexual part is to stimulate longtime opponents of the which oversees the group’s
marriage is occurring at a intercourse with someone other conversations between NAE’s abortion position have effort to engage evangelical
significant level among young than their spouse, they have evangelicals and other segments expressed interest in working Christians in reducing abortions,
evangelicals, said the National engaged in a life-uniting act of society on how they can work together to reduce abortion in will host events across the
Association of Evangelicals. without life-uniting intent,” the together to reduce abortion. the United States. country to stimulate dialogue
A n d y o u n g u n m a r r i e d booklet states. “This act Surveys have indicated that the “Without compromising our about how local churches can
evangelicals are among those violates not only the partner but majority of Americans would core convictions, we seek honest effectively decrease the number
who are having abortions. also God’s intention for sex.” like to see fewer abortions in the conversation about ways to of abortions in their
“There are a significant number The booklet also highlights that country. A Pew Research achieve this goal,” the resolution congregations and communities.
of abortions taking place within God intended human life to Center survey last year revealed reads. “These conversations The first NAE forum on
the evangelical community but come from “the most intimate, that two-thirds of Americans, up should build on our shared respecting sex and reducing
we don’t really talk about that,” loving union possible: the one- from 59 percent in July 2005, concerns for human dignity, abortion was held at Wheaton
said Galen Carey, director of flesh relationship of husband said it would be good to reduce protecting children and College in Wheaton, Ill., on
government affairs at the NAE, and wife.” the number of abortions promoting healthy families and Thursday.
to The Christian Post. “So we “ A s w e d i s c e r n w h a t i s performed in the U.S. communities.” Five Filters featured article:
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The NAE, which represents 40 we need to address the real issue the country. The poll also found “Upwards of 90 percent of
denomination s and 30 million that real people face, especially that evangelicals think that it pregnancies where there is a pre
U.S. evangelicals, released a “ with marriage being delayed.” should be an important priority -natal diagnosis of fetal
Theology of Sex” booklet Carey noted that young, in the country to work together abnormality result in abortion,”

Let Jenna Lyons Choose Your Lipstick

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Submitted at 5/21/2010 11:38:46 AM
Loving J.Crew's fall collection
was a given, but it was the
models' lipstick that garnered
unexpected attention.
J.Crew's Creative Director --
and creative genius -- Jenna
Lyons, practically smothered the
girls in Nars' Funny Face, a
especially since Nars had square. " It’s not too blue and
bright pink matte shade well decided to discontinue the shade not too orange," she says. "We
suited to the army green and months before and Jenna's team use it on shoots."
navy clothes. snapped up the remaining tubes. Head over to ELLEdecor for
But it proved too popular, Luckily Jenna has another more of Jenna's favorite things.
option---Nars' lip pencil in red
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Immigration debate enters a kiddie phase (The
Newsroom)
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Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:49:02 PM
"Playground politics" is usually
intended as a metaphor —
describing the all-too-frequent
occasions when political debate
descends into "I know you are,
but what am I?" territory. This
past week, however, the nation's
long-running dispute over
immigration policy lurched
literally into the schoolyard,
with a pair of incidents showing
how the furor hits home for kids
in often unexpected ways.
First, after a second-grade girl
in a suburban Maryland school
quizzed Michelle Obama about
whether the president would be
deporting her mother because
she "doesn't have papers"
documenting her U.S.
citizenship, officials with the
Immigration and Customs
Enforcement(ICE) announced
that they would not be trying to
locate the parent in question.
They have also announced that
they will not deport the girl's
mother if she were to surface.
See the girl's question to the
first lady here:
"ICE is a federal law
enforcement agency that focuses
on smart, effective immigration
enforcement that prioritizes
criminal aliens who pose a
threat to our communities," ICE
spokesman Matthew Chandler
told the Washington Post's Ed
O'Keefe. "Our investigations are
based on solid law enforcement
work and not classroom Q and
As."
The exchange highlighted the
complexities of deportation as a
strategy for dealing with illegal
immigration, since an estimated
3.1 million U.S.-born children
have a parent who is an illegal
immigrant, according to the Pew
Hispanic Center.
Meanwhile, a beloved kids'
cartoon character, Dora the
Explorer, has been dragged into
the heart of the immigration
fray. A doctored image of the
popular Nickelodeon character
— who stresses basic reading
and math skills and occasionally
speaks in Spanish as she travels
around the world from her home
in a never-specified country —
has lately cropped up in disputes
in Arizona involving advocates
on both sides of the state's tough
new immigration law.
In the altered image, Dora is
shown in a police-booking
photo, sporting a black eye and
holding a sign that says "Illegal
Border Crossing Resisting
Arrest." The depiction has
circulated widely, although its
author, Florida resident Debbie
Groben, told the Associated
Press she created it last year
simply to be an irreverent entry
in a fake-news contest. (We are
not including the image, but you
can click over to it here — with
the clear warning that it's a
graphic and disturbing depiction
of a beloved children's icon.)
Meanwhile, a Facebook group
called "Dora the Explorer is so
an illegal immigrant" shows
Dora jumping over the U.S.-
Mexico border with her
backpack strapped on.
The broad political
appropriation of the character is
a reflection of Dora's audience
appeal, experts suggest. "Dora is
kind of like a blank screen onto
which people can project their
thoughts and feelings about
Latinos," Erynn Masi de
Casanova, a sociology professor
at the University of Cincinnati,
told the Associated Press. "They
feel like they can say negative
things because she's only a
cartoon character." Indeed,
Groben told the AP she opposes
the law. The image can be read
as satire, ridiculing a policy that
would arrest and deport an
adorable cartoon character.
As the AP reminds us, it's not
the first time that a children's
TV character has been
conscripted into a culture-war
conflict. In 1999, Moral
Majority leader Jerry Falwell
created a furor over his
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announcement that Tinky
Winky, a character in the
toddler-themed BBC TV
franchise "The Teletubbies,"
was a " gay role model," largely
because the character sported a
purple costume — a color
associated with gay pride — and
a triangle on its head. The BBC
countered that the little fella was
"simply a sweet, technological
baby with a magic bag."
It will be some time,
presumably, before we reach
closure on the question of
Dora's citizenship status — and
the related issue of which camp
in the immigration debate will
be entitled to claim her as a
political mascot. But there may
be another shot for the Maryland
schoolgirl to broker a new
accord on immigration: She
recently told the AP that she'd
like to get a follow-up session
with the first lady at the White
House. Maybe this could be
Michelle Obama's own version
of the"beer summit"— only
with juice boxes, of course.
— Liz Goodwin is a national
affairs writer for Yahoo! News.
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Paul: Obama's criticism of BP sounds 'un-

American' (AP)
(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) criticized the administration's Mexico coast. wide lead over his Democratic
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:32:13 PM handling of the oil spill, but few "And I think it's part of this sort rival, Jack Conway.
have been so vocal in defending of blame-game society in the Paul blamed the 24-hour news
WASHINGTON – Taking BP, the company responsible for sense that it's always got to be cycle for the controversy over
another unconventional stand, the deep well and offshore rig somebody's fault instead of the his civil rights law comments, a
Kentucky's Republican Senate that exploded last month, killing
Why Did China Just
fact that maybe sometimes point his father, Rep. Ron Paul,
nominee Rand Paul criticized 1 1 w o r k e r s a n d s p e w i n g accidents happen," Paul said. R-Texas, endorsed. Need To Borrow $100
President Barack Obama's millions of gallons of oil. The Senate candidate also In a sometimes testy exchange Million From The World
handling of the Gulf oil spill Paul appeared two days after a referred to a Kentucky coal with reporters in the Capitol on Bank?
Friday as anti-business and landslide primary victory over mine accident that killed two Thursday, the elder Paul said
sounding "really un-American." the Republican establishment's men, saying he had met with the liberals were treating his son Gus Lubin (The Money Game)
Paul's defense of oil company candidate, Trey Grayson. He has families and he admired the coal unfairly and reporters were Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:18:03 PM

B P P L C c a m e d u r i n g a n been scrambling to explain miners' courage. hoping to stop his political

interview as he tried to explain remarks suggesting businesses "We had a mining accident that momentum with "gotcha" Why did the richest country on
his controversial take on civil be allowed to deny service to was very tragic. ... Then we questions based on out-of- earth just take out a loan from
rights law, an issue that seemed minorities without fear of come in and it's always context remarks. the World Bank?
t o s u d d e n l y s w a m p h i s federal interference, even someone's fault. Maybe "Making something out of Beijing wasn't providing safe
campaign after his victory in though he says he personally sometimes accidents happen," nothing is just not fair," he said. food for poor people in the Jilin
Tuesday's GOP primary. abhors discrimination. On he said. --- Province. So we're covering
"What I don't like from the Friday he said he wouldn't seek An eye doctor and political Associated Press writers David their slack(via Paul Midler):
president's administration is this to repeal the Civil Rights Act or novice, Paul defeated a rival Espo and Charles Babington The World Bank will provide a
sort of, 'I'll put my boot heel on F a i r H o u s i n g A c t , w h i c h recruited by Senate GOP leader contributed to this report. $100 million loan to the
the throat of BP,'" Paul said in prohibits housing discrimination Mitch McConnell. He Five Filters featured article: People's Republic of China to
an interview with ABC's "Good on the basis of race, among immediately invited Obama, The Art of Looking Prime improve food safety efforts,
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sounds really un-American in On the oil spill, Paul, a Kentucky are fairly low, to General Election. Available yesterday. The loan, the bank's
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told CNN on May 2: "Our job BP indicating it wouldn't pay for Paul, 47, credited tea party of the China's initiative to up the
basically is to keep the boot on t h e s p i l l t h a t t h r e a t e n s activists with powering him to safety of agricultural
the neck of British Petroleum." devastating environmental victory. The first opinion poll commodities from the Jilin
O t h e r R e p u b l i c a n s h a v e damage along the Gulf of since then showed him with a Province. Don't miss: 15 More
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Woodrow Wilson’s nomination in his book Other People’s enacted by the states, Congress,
Submitted at 5/20/2010 11:00:00 PM of Louis Brandeis to the Money—we championed his and federal agencies.
Supreme Court. Defending vision of liberal judicial
Soon after this magazine was Brandeis against his Boston restraint: namely, the view that
founded, the editors joined with enemies—the financial courts should defer to
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Replacement Memorial Cross Torn Dogs bone up on surfing

Down skills in run-up to
(The Christian Post RSS Feed
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the Establishment Clause.
Veterans have insisted that the
cross, which was erected by
"This is absurd," ACLJ Chief
Counsel Jay Sekulow said. "It's
appalling that vandals would
annual competition
Submitted at 5/21/2010 8:29:30 AM
(World News from Times afterwards.
World War I veterans to honor remove a cross which has Online)
A cross similar to the one that the nation's war dead, is not survived a constitutional While Loews was one of the
was stolen nearly two weeks ago intended to convey a religious challenge at the nation's highest Submitted at 5/21/2010 7:01:00 PM original surf dog competitions
was mysteriously erected in the message. Rather, it was simply court. What's even more several others have emerged in
Mojave National Preserve but put up to honor those who Buddy, a Jack Russell terrier recent years, giving rise to dog
troubling is the fact that the
q u i c k l y r e m o v e d a f t e r sacrificed their lives for the who has been surfing for years, surf clubs, lessons, and
federal government is opposed
authorities said it was illegal. country. will compete alongside 60 other businesses that sell dog surfing
to permitting a replica cross to
The replica cross, which was dogs in the fifth annual Loews accessories such as custom
In 2002, Congress passed be put in place.
six inches taller than the original legislation ordering the park Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog boards, wetsuits and life jackets.
"Americans want the decision of
one, appeared in the federal park services to transfer the one acre competition today. Michael Uy, a 40-year-old
the Supreme Court honored.
in California on Thursday. Park o f l a n d u p o n w h i c h t h e “He’s really passionate about software product manager, is a
And that means keeping the
officials said it was a violation memorial was standing to a it,” said his coach and owner, dedicated fan of dog surfing
Mojave Desert War Memorial in
to put up the cross without private party – the Veterans of Bruce Hooker, 53, a salesman who credits the sport with
place."
government authorization. and lifelong surfer. “He sees this transforming his Australian
Foreign Wars – in exchange for He contended that displaying a
Since the cross – a war five acres of donated land. as a game and he wants to play. Kelpie Abbie, a 4-year-old
replica cross creates no
memorial – was stolen on May 9 Last month, the U.S. Supreme I’m sure he’s ridden more waves rescue dog, from “traumatised
constitutional crisis.
or 10, some have offered to Court ruled that the memorial than any other dog.” mess”, into a loving pet and
Moreover, "failing to replace
replace it. Henry Sandoz, the could stay standing while a The contest will raise funds for champion surfer.
the stolen cross dishonors the
cross' caretaker for some 20 lower court decides whether the the San Diego Police canine “Dog surfing requires the dog to
memory of the veterans it was
years, also has a replacement land transfer was legal. unit. trust you and you to participate
created to honor," he said.
cross tucked away in his barn Some are outraged that the Kathleen Cochran, a judge, in the sport which is unique to
Veterans groups are currently
but was waiting for permission N a t i o n a l P a r k S e r v i c e i s said: “I look for attire — are all other dog sports,” said Mr
offering a reward of up to
from the federal parks service to refusing to allow a replacement they wearing board shorts? Uy.
$125,000 for information about
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Submitted at 5/20/2010 11:00:00 PM experience. There are mistakes I of 1974, when I was a bright endured such a lucky education engagement with politics.
will never make again because I and callow student, and did not at the hands of Diana Trilling.
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Senate approves sweeping Wall Street reform bill

(Reuters: Top News) "Over the last year, the financial were important to his home state Republicans worked to delay VOLCKER RULE
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:11:32 PM industry has repeatedly tried to of Massachusetts and that "none and water down the bill over The Merkley-Levin amendment
end this reform with hordes of of them threaten or weaken the months of closed-door would have tightened language
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The lobbyists and millions of dollars broad objectives of negotiation and open debate, in the Senate bill on the
Senate approved a sweeping in ads, and when they couldn't comprehensive reform ... I will arguing it was an overreach of "Volcker rule" proposed in
Wall Street reform bill on kill it they tried to water it insist that they be maintained in government into the private January by Obama and White
Thursday night, capping months down. ... Today, I think it's fair the final bill." sector. House economic adviser Paul
of wrangling over the biggest to say these efforts have failed," The letters were addressed to The Senate bill "places layer Volcker.
overhaul of financial regulation Obama said. Senate Democratic leader Harry upon layer of unnecessary new As it stands now, the bill leaves
since the 1930s. "We've still got some work to Reid and Banking Committee regulations on financial it up to regulators to write the
Politics do," he added. "The House and Chairman Christopher Dodd, the institutions that will rule's details and possibly water
By a vote of 59-39, the Senate the Senate will have to iron out Democratic author of the Senate undoubtedly have a chilling it down later.
awarded a victory to President the differences between the two bill. Both will likely be key effect on the ability of American Levin and Merkley -- among
Barack Obama, a champion of bills. And there's no doubt that players, along with Frank, in the families and businesses to Democrats left not completely
tighter rules for banks and during that time the financial House-Senate talks. access credit," said Republican satisfied by the Dodd bill -- said
capital markets after a 2007- industry and their lobbyists will "I look forward to working with Senator Judd Gregg in a they would push in the House-
2 0 0 9 f i n a n c i a l c r i s i s t h a t keep on fighting." my colleagues in the House to statement after the vote. Senate conference for tightening
slammed the economy and led DOW JONES TUMBLES produce a strong bill," Dodd Last-minute maneuvering on the Volcker rule.
to massive taxpayer bailouts. On Wall Street on Thursday, said in a statement. the Senate floor killed two Dodd said he would try to
The Senate bill must now be t h e D o w J o n e s i n d u s t r i a l In the Senate vote, four controversial amendments: one strengthen the rule along the
m e r g e d w i t h a m e a s u r e average slid 3.6 percent, hurt by Republicans sided with the to tighten proposed restrictions lines of the Merkley-Levin
approved in December by the fears of Europe's debt crisis Democrats for approval: Susan on risky trading by banks, and proposal in conference.
House of Representatives. Only retarding global economic Collins, Olympia Snowe, another exempting car dealers Tim Ryan, head of the
then could a final package go to recovery, but also by uncertainty Charles Grassley and Scott that do not finance their own Securities Industry and
Obama to be signed into law, over U.S. financial reform, Brown. Two Democrats voted lending to auto buyers from Financial Markets Association,
something that analysts said traders said. against the bill: Maria Cantwell oversight by a new federal said the lobbying group opposed
may happen next month. Barney Frank, head of a key and Russ Feingold. consumer watchdog. the Senate bill and would
Changes proposed in both bills House panel, told CNBC it was Democrat Arlen Specter, who Republicans withdrew the auto- continue working with members
-- driven by lawmakers eager to important to complete reform lost a re-election primary on dealer amendment, offered by of Congress.
look tough on Wall Street before soon to ease uncertainty. Tuesday, did not vote. Nor did Senator Sam Brownback, so that "Provisions like the so-called
congressional elections in Frank, the Democratic author of Democrat Robert Byrd. the bank trading amendment, Volcker Rule would impose
N o v e m b e r - - t h r e a t e n t o Wall Street reform in the House, "For those who wanted to offered by Democrats Jeff sweeping new restrictions on
constrain the banking industry on Thursday drew an early protect Wall Street, it didn't Merkley and Carl Levin, would size and activities that were not
and reduce its profits for years n e g o t i a t i n g l i n e a h e a d o f work. They can no longer not come to a vote. It is opposed a cause of the financial crisis,"
to come. impending talks with the Senate gamble away other people's by major financial firms. Ryan said in a statement.
Flashpoints in the House- on a final package. money," Reid told reporters The House bill already contains As approved, the Senate bill
Senate negotiations will likely In letters to senior Senate after the late-evening vote. a watchdog exemption for auto contains a provision from
include a controversial proposal Democrats that were obtained DODD HOPES FOR JULY 4 dealers, opening the door to a Democratic Senator Blanche
to curb bank swap-trading. by Reuters, Frank said certain VOTE deal in conference. Lincoln that would force banks
Obama said the final version of House proposals on financial Dodd said he hoped the Senate Expecting such a move, Levin to spin off their lucrative swap
the bill would hold financial firm regulation and bank trading would be able to vote to approve told reporters beforehand that it trading desks into affiliates.
firms accountable but not stifle limits must be preserved. a final House-Senate package by showed "the power of Wall SENATE page 21
the free market. He said the House proposals July 4. Street" at work in Congress.
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BP swamped by criticism; spilled oil keeps coming

(Reuters: Top News) of a blowout in the Gulf of been telling the truth," Commander Captain Steven newly created Flow Rate
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:39:01 PM Mexico," White House Massachusetts Democratic Poulin said an overflight on Technical Team to try to specify
spokesman Robert Gibbs told Representative Ed Markey told Thursday of the oil slick showed the exact amount of oil
H O U S T O N / V E N I C E , reporters. "And we're doing CNN. that while "minor portions of escaping.
Louisiana(Reuters) - Anger, everything humanly possible BP denied any coverup and said sheen" were in the Loop Current Suttles said BP had spent
skepticism and accusations of and technologically possible to some third-party estimates of there was "really no trail or almost $700 million on the spill
lying washed over energy giant deal with that." the leak were inaccurate. The elephant trunk" of oil extending response and had "thrown
B P P l c o n F r i d a y a s i t BP's next planned step was to company's shares fell more than down into the moving current absolutely everything" at the
desperately pursued efforts to try a "top kill" -- pumping heavy 4 percent in London. flow. job. "I think the best case
contain a month-old seabed well fluids and then cement into the Michael Gordon, chief Markey said it was clear BP scenario is actually either late
leak billowing crude oil into the gushing well to try to plug it. executive of Gordon Strategic was only siphoning off "just a Sunday or early Monday as this
Gulf of Mexico. That move could come late on Communications, a corporate small fraction." top kill procedure works and the
U.S.| Green Business| Gulf Oil Sunday. and crisis public relations firm "BP has mismanaged this entire flow stops," he said. "I think
Spill Adding to the confusion, BP in New York, called BP's incident from day one. They worst case is it takes us until the
U.S. lawmakers and scientists revised downward on Friday an handling of the spill "a case should not be trusted," he said relief well gets down which is
have accused BP of trying to estimate from Thursday that one study in failed crisis BP spokesmen say the original probably early August."
conceal what many believe is of its containment solutions -- a communications." leak estimate came from the BP is drilling a relief well to try
already the worst U.S. oil spill, 1 mile-long siphon tube inserted "It would not have been possible U.S. National Oceanic and to plug the leak.
eclipsing the 1989 Exxon into the larger of two seabed for them to handle this worse. Atmospheric Administration, On the Louisiana coast,
Valdez accident in Alaska. It leaks -- was capturing 5,000 They are not taking sufficient one of its federal partners in the fishermen counted the cost to
represents a potentially b a r r e l s (210,000 responsibility for what joint spill response. their livelihoods. "This is going
environmental and economic gallons/795,000 liters) of oil per happened. They've played a "I understand the frustration," to keep killing stuff and it will
catastrophe for the U.S. Gulf day. game of 'hot potato' with the BP Chief Operating Officer make whole areas incapable of
coast. A BP spokesman said the other companies involved," he Doug Suttles told CBS. "We're supporting marine life," said
The London-based energy amount of crude oil it sucked said, referring to BP's public supplying information." George Barisich, president of
giant, facing growing federal from the leak fell to 2,200 trading of blame with its "It's obvious they are trying to the United Commercial
g o v e r n m e n t a n d p u b l i c barrels (92,400 gallons/350,000 partners in the drilling of the limit information to protect their Fishermen's Association.
frustration and allegations of a liters) a day in the 24-hour well. economic liability," said BP has promised to pay
coverup, said its engineers were period ended at midnight on A month after the well blowout Markey, chair of the Select legitimate damages claims and
working with U.S. government Thursday. and rig explosion that unleashed Committee on Energy faces billions of dollars in
scientists to determine the real "The flow changes. It's not the catastrophic spill, sheets of Independence and Global expected cleanup and damages
size of the leak, even as they constant," BP spokesman John rust-colored heavy oil are Warming. costs.
fought to control the still- Curry said. starting to clog fragile In a sign of the Obama Suttles said he hoped the
gushing spill with uncertain Many scientists dismiss an marshlands on the fringes of the administration's mounting anger environment would not be badly
solutions. original 5,000 bpd estimate of Mississippi Delta, damaging and frustration, senior U.S. hit. "I'm not an expert but I do
President Barack Obama's the total leaking oil -- often fishing grounds and wildlife. official have demanded BP know there have been larger
administration was keeping up defended by BP executives -- as Scientists fear that parts of the share more data on the spill with spills in the Gulf of Mexico and
the pressure on BP to do ridiculously low and say it could huge fragmented surface slick them, accusing the company of (it) has survived," he told CBS.
everything possible to stop the be as high as 70,000 barrels (2.9 will be sucked to the Florida falling short in keeping the "It's a large body of water, it's a
leak. million gallons/11 million liters) Keys and Cuba by ocean government and public warm body of water, it has
"We are facing a disaster, the per day or more. currents. informed. natural oil seeps which the
magnitude of which we likely "HOT POTATO" At a briefing in Mobile, "KILLING" MARINE LIFE SWAMPED page 21
have never seen before, in terms "It's very clear that BP has not Alabama, Coast Guard Incident BP said it was working with a
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South Korea vows caution over ship, North sees war

(Reuters: Top News) mistake and will be very prudent government will definitely make come to a near standstill since take steps that run that risk,"
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:40:57 PM in all response measures we sure North Korea pays," Kim Lee became president, apart said a second U.S. official
take," his office quoted him as said. from a joint factory park just traveling with Clinton, who will
SEOUL(Reuters) - South Korea t e l l i n g a r a r e e m e r g e n c y Yonhap news agency reported inside impoverished North meet top Chinese officials in
said after a rare emergency National Security Council South Korea and the United Korea which now has to rely Beijing on Monday and
security meeting on Friday it meeting. States were considering raising almost entirely on China, its Tuesday, including President Hu
would respond prudently to the Lee is expected to announce his the alert status on North Korea only major ally. Jintao.
sinking of one of its naval ships response early next week. as tensions build. Yonhap News cited U.S. officials made clear they
by the North, but Pyongyang CLEAR MESSAGE, A senior U.S. official with government sources saying would try to enlist China's help
warned the peninsula was being I N T E R N A T I O N A L Clinton told reporters the United Seoul may shut down sea routes in deterring North Korea.
driven to war. R E S P O N S E States has already increased the that allow North Korean vessels "We'd like to see them
World| South Korea Clinton, speaking in Tokyo vigilance of its military forces in sail through South Korean acknowledge the reality of what
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary after talks with Japan's foreign the region. waters near its southern end and happened and then join with
Clinton strongly condemned minister, said there must be a "PHASE OF WAR" save costs. South Korea, Japan and us in
North Korea's action and called clear message to North Korea North Korea was typically North Korea has often helping to fashion a response
for an international response. that provocative actions have defiant. threatened to attack Seoul but that helps to change the North
The South announced on consequences. "From this time on, we will most analysts say that, in the Korean behavior," said this
T h u r s d a y t h a t i t h a d "We cannot allow this attack on regard the situation as a phase of face of a much better equipped official.
overwhelming evidence a North South Korea to go unanswered war and will be responding South Korean army backed by North Korea's foreign ministry
Korean submarine had entered b y t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l resolutely to all problems in some 28,000 U.S. troops on the accused Washington of using
its waters in March and attacked community," Clinton said after North-South relations," the peninsula, any major the Cheonan sinking "to totally
the Cheonan corvette, killing 46 talks with Japanese Foreign North's Committee for the confrontation would be suicidal break off the Korean peninsula
sailors in what President Lee Minister Katsuya Okada. Peaceful Reunification of the for Pyongyang. denuclearization process" -- a
Myung-bak called a "military Clinton did not say what Fatherland said in a statement. Some analysts still warned the reference to long-stalled talks to
provocation." international action she wanted "If the South puppet group more the North's now frail persuade Pyongyang to abandon
N o r t h K o r e a d e n i e d t h e to see. Steps could range from comes out with 'response' and leader Kim Jong-il is pushed its nuclear ambitions.
accusation and said it was ready fresh U.N. Security Council 'retaliation', we will respond into a corner, the greater the risk (Additional reporting by
to tear up all agreements with sanctions on North Korea, strongly with ruthless of clashes. Kim is also trying to Jonathan Thatcher in SEOUL;
the South, with whom it remains a l t h o u g h t h o s e m i g h t b e punishment including the total secure the succession for one of Isabel Reynolds in Tokyo;
technically at war under a truce o p p o s e d b y C h i n a , t o a shutdown of North-South ties, his sons. Arshad Mohammed in TOKYO
that ended fighting in the 1950- statement of condemnation by abrogation of the North-South China has so far maintained its and SHANGHAI; and Paul
53 Korean War. the world body. agreement on non-aggression support of the North and said it Eckert in WASHINGTON;
"It was a military provocation South Korean Defense Minister and abolition of all North-South would make its own assessment Editing by Reed Stevenson)
and violation of the U.N. Kim Tae-young said Seoul cooperation projects." of the investigation into the Five Filters featured article:
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and has a grave importance, we "North Korea has surpassed sanctions, there is little else it "The South Koreans do not wish
cannot afford to have a slightest these limits. For those acts, the can do. Economic relations have to go to war and they will not
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U.S. to name new permanent intel continued from page 18

Major financial groups such as Thomas Ferraro, David Lawder,

chief soon: White House JPMorgan Chase, Bank of
America and Goldman Sachs
Patricia Zengerle, Rachelle
Younglai, Matt Spetalnick and
(Reuters: Top News) briefing. "There's no doubt that we could be hit hard by such a Karey Wutkowski)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:28:12 PM He declined to comment on continue to have, as a result -- requirement, analysts said. Five Filters featured article:
potential candidates to be Blair's and we saw this -- that the Sheila Bair, chairman of the The Art of Looking Prime
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - permanent replacement or president identified on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Ministerial - The 2010 UK
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whose deputy, David Gompert, of defense for intelligence, is to work through," Gibbs said. Analysts said it was unlikely to
will fill in temporarily after considered a leading candidate Obama praised Blair's survive the conference. It is not
Blair leaves on May 28, the for the post, but Obama has yet "remarkable record of service" in the House bill.
White House said on Friday. to make a decision, two U.S. in a statement released on (Additional reporting by
Politics officials said. Thursday night.
Blair announced on Thursday Blair's tenure has been marked Gibbs said Obama had
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he was stepping down after 16 by infighting within the CIA and determined that it was time for a
months as director of national s h a r p c r i t i c i s m o v e r t h e change. "The president decided environment deals with." Trott)
intelligence (DNI), the first intelligence community's failure to make a change. I'll let that The worst spill in North Five Filters featured article:
major shake-up of Obama's to prevent a botched Christmas speak for itself," he said, when America came from a 1979 The Art of Looking Prime
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5 Foods You Should
Aiyana Jones murder turns spotlight on a nation Grow in Your Own
hooked on reality TV Backyard
(HowStuffWorks Daily Feed)
(World News from Times in Washington have demanded a focuses on the crucial first two profiled for a separate series
Online) federal investigation into the use days of murder investigations. A titled Detroit Swat. He is also Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:00:00 PM

Submitted at 5/21/2010 7:01:00 PM of paramilitary police units in Supreme Court ruling bars the being sued in connection with a These days, buying fruits and
poor neighbourhoods. media from following police 2007 raid in which he and other vegetables is a major headache.
When police scooped up the A white Republican candidate inside private homes, forcing the Swat team members allegedly Rising fuel prices mean more
limp body of Aiyana Jones, 7, for governor of Michigan has crew to wait outside while the pointed guns at children and expensive produce, and how can
last Sunday night they promised condemned Mr Sharpton’s team went in. shot two dogs while pursuing an you trust the food you do buy?
her father that she would be all appearance at the funeral as Geoffrey Fieger, the family’s armed robber. There's no way to tell how much
right. They were wrong. She disgusting. The family’s lawyer lawyer and a prominent Marvin Barnett, another Detroit pesticide went into growing the
was pronounced dead on arrival has accused police of a cover- Michigan Democrat, believes lawyer, suggested this week that factory-farmed apples and eerily
at hospital, the victim of a police up. All are being forced to that the cameraman missed the grenade was used mainly for shiny tomatoes in the produce
Swat team member being filmed confront the issue of whether the nothing. Flanked by tearful the camera. Barbara-Rose aisle. So should you buy
for a reality TV show. murder has been turned into family members at a news Collins, a former city expensive organic vegetables or
Miss Jones went to sleep for the entertainment for a nation conference this week he told councilwoman, said opt for the cheap kind and worry
last time under the front window addicted to reality TV. reporters that the raid began despairingly: “Everybody wants about chemicals later? What's
of her parents’ flat on Detroit’s There were 379 murders in with a flash-bang grenade — or to be John Wayne.” more, there's your carbon
violent and impoverished east Detroit last year alone. Miss bomb — being thrown through Michael Cox, the state footprint to consider. Is it worth
side. A police bullet killed her Jones’s killing may yet be ruled the front window to stun anyone AttorneyGeneral and it to buy out-of-season organic
later that night. The porch manslaughter but it is her death inside. gubernatorial candidate, accused cucumbers if they crossed an
outside is now festooned with t h a t h a s f o c u s e d n a t i o n a l “Virtually simultaneously with a the Rev.Mr Sharpton of seeking ocean to get to you?
flowers, teddy bears and “you attention on “ridealong” TV bomb being thrown through the to “come in and rub salt in the Fortunately, there's hope. With
will be missed” balloons. crews and Detroit violence. window on to Aiyana, a shot is wound” by appearing at Miss some time and a little grit, you
Her body went on display Police claim that she was struck fired from outside on the porch Jones’sthe funeral. “We don’t can grow a surprising amount of
yesterday at a nearby funeral by a bullet in the neck after her into the home,” Mr Fieger said. know what happened that your own fruits and veggies.
parlour. She will be eulogised at grandmother jostled a Swat “The shot is unquestionably night,” he said. The Rev.Mr Here are five common crops that
her funeral today by the Rev Al team officer who was inside the fired from outside . . . while the Sharpton begged to differ: “We just about anyone can grow in
Sharpton, with the Rev Jesse flat with a search warrant for a officer is standing on the don’t know all of what his or her own backyard -- and
Jackson in attendance — figures separate murder hunt. The porch.” happened but we do know that one that you can grow indoors.
from an era of racial politics that family’s lawyer insists that the The details matter because the Aiyana died, and she did not Five Filters featured article:
millions of Americans hoped to only shot was fired from outside officer in question, named as deserve to.” The Art of Looking Prime
consign to history two years ago the building, and claims to have Joseph Weekley, has a record of Five Filters featured article: Ministerial - The 2010 UK
by voting for Barack Obama. seen videotape that proves it. questionable judgment and of The Art of Looking Prime General Election. Available
Six days after police burst into No one denies the existence of blending TV appearances into Ministerial - The 2010 UK tools: PDF Newspaper, Full
the Jones’s flat — the wrong flat the tape: it was shot by a film his police work. Nicknamed General Election. Available Text RSS, Term Extraction.
— Miss Jones’s death has crew following the Swat team “the brain” by his peers he has tools: PDF Newspaper, Full
acquired the dimensions of a for“The First 48, a reality series made regular appearances on Text RSS, Term Extraction.
national scandal. Black leaders for the A & E network that The First 48 and has been
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Britain ready to hand over detainees to United

States again
(World News from Times The move would signal an approach has changed. Inmates Even human rights groups are
Online) important policy reversal. For are now taught to read and write coming round to the idea that a
Submitted at 5/21/2010 7:01:00 PM the past five years British and and offered vocational training. reformed US operation offers
other Nato forces have been All are given a representative to better prospects than the Kate Hudson Brings Her
Britain is taking the first steps handing over suspects to the defend them before a military existing Afghan option. “I think Beach Body Out With
towards resuming co-operation Afghan authorities, because of tribunal. Those deemed no it is quite important that Nato
with the US military over the incidences of extraordinary longer a threat are released at a countries are aware of NDS an Almost Shirtless
a r r e s t , i n t e r r o g a t i o n a n d rendition and waterboarding ceremony attended by their torture,” said Andrea Prasow, of Costar
d e t e n t i o n o f s u s p e c t e d suffered by detainees in relatives and local leaders, Human Rights Watch. “It is PopSugar (PopSugar)
i n s u r g e n t s c a p t u r e d i n American-run facilities. where pledges are made that necessary that alternatives are
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:30:00 PM
Afghanistan. One of the reasons for the they will not reoffend. found. We have not received
Despite America’s tarnished change in attitude is the new US Colonel John Garrity, the US any credible reports of abuse at Kate Hudson and her
record — with allegations of detention centre at Parwan, a Army officer in charge of the the new detention facility at Something Borrowed costar
torture and abuse at the Abu sprawling, air-conditioned facility, insists that the military Bagram. In terms of treatment it Colin Egglesfield brought their
G h r a i b , G u a n t á n a m o a n d prison set on a dusty patch of has changed its ways and that presents a better option than production to the beach in the
Bagram detention centres — land beside the main US base at the aim is to reform rather than Afghan custody.” Hamptons yesterday. The pair
officials from the Foreign and Bagram. The facility is ringed punish prisoners. He has plans The detention centre is due to goofed around together on the
Commonwealth Office and the by two high fences topped with for a football pitch and a prison be handed over to Afghan sand, stopping to kiss, and he
Ministry of Defence are due this razor wire and overshadowed by farm. “The biggest threat some control in January, albeit under showed off his hot abs while
m o n t h t o s t a r t w o r k i n g eight watchtowers manned by of the detainees face is the food tight American supervision. tossing around a football. Their
alongside the US military unit A m e r i c a n s o l d i e r s w i t h we serve,” he said. “On average However, Clive Stafford-Smith, fellow actors in the movie
responsible for handling machineguns. they are 40lb heavier when they the director of Reprieve, a Ginnifer Goodwin and John
detainees. “The UK are about to Inside, detainees are held in leave this place.” charity that campaigns to Krasinski had the day off after
turn the corner,” a senior US c o m m u n a l c e l l s w a t c h e d Britain’s decision to re-engage support the rights of prisoners, they worked together earlier in
m i l i t a r y o f f i c e r t o l d T h e constantly by CCTV cameras with America coincides with remained sceptical. “It strikes the week. John in particular has
Times.“They are putting staff on and guards. The recreation growing concerns about the fate me as a cynical proposition,” he been taking advantage of the
our team.” grounds are concrete surrounded of detainees held by the Afghan said. location, bringing his dog to
The Americans believe that this by more wire. Inmates face the authorities. The British Five Filters featured article: splash around in the water.
is a prelude to resumption of full prospect of intense interrogation Government is facing a lawsuit The Art of Looking Prime Colin was all about his movie at
c o - o p e r a t i o n , i n w h i c h by teams of intelligence officers by ten Afghan detainees who Ministerial - The 2010 UK the moment, as his small-screen
suspected Taleban militants who relay the information to US claim that they were given General Election. Available series Melrose Place was just
captured by British troops could forces on the ground. electric shocks and whipped tools: PDF Newspaper, Full officially canceled.
be handed directly to the US. Nevertheless, the Americans after being handed over to the Text RSS, Term Extraction.
Other Nato allies may then have spent $65 million (£45 Afghan National Directorate of
follow suit. million) to prove that their Security (NDS). To see more photos of Kate and
Colin on the beach just read
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Saudi woman beats up morality policeman who

quizzed her in public
(World News from Times eastern city of al-Mubarraz, she whipped out a gun and assertive society started to rebel
Online) when a member of the started shooting at them, giving against their smothering
Submitted at 5/21/2010 7:01:00 PM Mutaween, as the volunteer her male friend time to escape. presence. Nevertheless, the
force is known, stopped a young A local spokesman for the officers have continued their
It has not been a good week for couple in an amusement park religious police, Sheik Mutlak al work, jailing a 37-year-old Kristin Cavallari and
Saudi Arabia’s morality police, and asked them to explain what -Nabet, said the unnamed American businesswoman, a Audrina Patridge Romp
defenders of the kingdom’s their relationship was, since it is woman’s outraged husband had married mother of three, for in Tiny Bikinis Filming
strict Islamic values and the i l l e g a l f o r w o m e n n o t asked for his wife to be sitting with a male colleague at
scourge of young men and accompanied by a male relative punished and stripped of her a Starbucks coffee shop in
The Hills Finale in Costa
women who dare to meet in to go out in public, let alone Saudi nationality, despite the Riyadh in 2008. Rica
public out of wedlock. fraternise with another man. face that she had lived there for Women in Saudi Arabia have, Molly (PopSugar)
The zealous, all-male volunteer According to the Saudi daily many years. however, fought back,
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:30:00 PM
force from the Commission for Okaz, the young man was so Such illegal meetings can result occasionally taking members of
the Promotion of Virtue and frightened by the officer’s in whipping and imprisonment, the religious police to court for Kristin Cavallari, Stephanie
Prevention of Vice patrols questioning that he passed out although the authorities have harassment. “People are so fed Pratt, and Audrina Patridge led
shopping malls, harassing — but his female companion, tried in recent years to curb the up with these religious police, The Hills cast during a beach
unescorted women and arresting incensed at the intrusion, started more intrusive activities of the and now they have to pay the bikini romp in Costa Rica today.
others for not wearing suitably hitting the morality policeman Mutaween, a group of about price for the humiliation they The girls, also including Stacey
modest dress, their religious in the face so hard that he had to 5,000 volunteers set up decades put people through for years and the waitress, hit the sand and
authority unchallenged. They be taken to hospital. ago in the deeply conservative years,” said Wajiha Huwaidar, explored a nearby waterfall with
have even been known to ban Just as the Mutaween were country. The officers are not an activist. “This is just the a shirtless Brody Jenner to shoot
florists from selling red flowers dusting themselves off after that supposed to interrogate those beginning. There will be more scenes from the finale episode.
before Valentine’s Day. public humiliation, the Los they detain; rather, they are resistance.” Audrina is newly single again
This week, however, two Angeles Times reported that a expected to hand them over to Five Filters featured article: after splitting with Ryan
separate reports emerged of Syrian-born Saudi woman had the real police for questioning. The Art of Looking Prime Cabrera. Also absent, of course,
Saudi women not just fighting gone one step farther. After In 2007, a Saudi newspaper Ministerial - The 2010 UK were Heidi Montag and Spencer
b a c k b u t b e s t i n g t h e meeting a man in a public area reported that attacks on the General Election. Available Pratt, who, despite loving some
intimidating guardians of public in the province of Hail, she was religious enforcers — including tools: PDF Newspaper, Full skimpy two-pieces, have
morality. spotted by religious policemen shootings and stabbings — had Text RSS, Term Extraction. ostracized themselves from the
The first case occurred in the in a patrol car — at which point increased, as a more modern, rest of the crew this season.
Audrina, Kristin, and Stephanie
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U.N. Passes Religious Defamation Resolution: This Week in

Online Tyranny
Curt Hopkins (ReadWriteWeb) horrified by this."Everyone has Tunisia has blocked the VOIP crackdown of July 2009,
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:00:00 PM the right to freedom of opinion free speech. It has purportedly site, though not others. however, remain jailed. These
and expression; this right drawn a lot of outright racist Facebook refuses to remove include "Memet Turghun
The United Nations does a lot i n c l u d e s f r e e d o m t o h o l d crap, but I suppose that's what Holocaust denial groups. Abdulla, a photographer who
of good in this world, as far as opinions without interference makes it free speech as opposed Facebook has refused to ban published an article online about
I'm concerned. If nothing else, it and to seek, receive and impart to sanctioned speech. Many holocaust denier groups from an attack on Uyghur factory
gets representatives of enemy information and ideas through Pakistanis are outraged more at using its service. That seems workers believed to have
nations in the same building, any media and regardless of the censorship than at any odd and a breaking of its terms sparked the July 2009 unrest;
sometimes in the same room. frontiers." possible blasphemy. I guess they of service, but is a private Gheyret Niyaz, a journalist who
However, the organization is If you're all for limits on speech figure that they, and their faith, company and has the right to was detained after talking to
sometimes troubled by a desire that you dislike, you would do are proof against the deadly decide what it does. It can also foreign media about the unrest;
to be so "fair" that it elects well to remember that this type power of amateur cartooning. be boycotted by users if they do Dilshat Parhat, who co-founded
Libya and Thailand to the U.N. of resolution is a textbook case Maybe the government should not respond to what those users the Uyghur-run website
Human Rights Council. of "slippery slope." If you can take a page from their book want. If people can force Diyarim; Obulkasim, an
Its latest move, however, goes do it to someone you hate, it instead of tear pages out of the Facebook's hand, good I employee of Diyarim; Nureli,
far beyond the pale of common takes only a slight tip of the Koran to cover themselves with. suppose. Talk of suing who founded the Uyghur
sense. It has passed a resolution scale for them to do it to you. Tunisian citizens protest online Facebook seems off-base website Selkin; and website
outlawing "defamation" of Pakistan has shut off the web crackdown. Thousands of though. supervisor Muhemmet."
religion. That means that out of fear it will see a picture of Tunisians joined an online anti- Thailand attacks protesters. Vietnam upholds sentences
wherever U.N. writ runs, neither Mohammed. Either out of fear censorship campaign, posting on Thailand sent in the army to against blogger, other dissidents.
a person nor an organization nor of Everybody Draw Mohammed Facebook, Twitter and blogs and break up the camp of the Red Nguyen Tien Trung, a blogger
a representative of the press may Day, or using that event as an posting photos and videos on the Shirt protesters, many of whom and computer technician, did not
say anything negative about a e x c u s e , t h e P a k i s t a n i topic. "Even some radio and TV use electronic media to present appeal his sentence. He's jailed
religion, part of a religion, an government has blocked the shows slipped a word about it, their case against the current for speaking out against the
offshoot of a religion or a following at least: Facebook, which is a first: The silent government. Several of the regime. The court upheld
representative or member of a F l i c k r , W i k i p e d i a , a n d crowd is not so silent anymore." leaders surrendered to avoid attorney and businessman Le
religion. YouTube. Apparently Twitter is Tomorrow, organizers are more bloodshed. Cong Dinh's five-year sentence
Sponsor still partially functional, but taking the protest offline in Internet unblocked in Uighur and businessman Tran Huynh
This resolution was "proposed blocked in certain parts of the cities around the world, area but webmasters and Duy Thuc's 16-year sentence.
by Pakistan on behalf of Islamic country. I imagine it will be including Tunis. bloggers remain in jail. After The five-year term of Le Thang
states, with a vote of 23 states in banned everywhere in short Tunisia blocks Skype. (This being shut down or blocked for Long was reduce to three-and-a-
favor and 11 against, with 13 o r d e r . E v e r y b o d y D r a w from an email from almost a year, China has half after he "admitted" his
abstentions." Mohammed day started as a ReadWriteWeb France editor, apparently unblocked Internet guilt.
If you believe, as the United joke in a cartoon, which the Fabrice Epelboin.) Possibly in access in the Xinjiang Uyghur Top photo by Arthit
Nations allegedly does, that free cartoonist backed down from, relationship to the anti- Autonomous Region of China. Suriyawongkul. Discuss
speech is not a political right but but others went forward with. It censorship activities above, The webmasters, bloggers and
a human right, you will be is supposedly a celebration of journalists arrested in the
26 Technology/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition

Google rolls out encrypted Web search option

(CNET News.com) option, at this point. There's a has always offered Gmail users offer it as an option.
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:30:00 PM lot of work to be done before we the ability to use HTTPS The service does not protect
get there." (Hypertext Transfer Protocol data stored on an end user's
Google began offering an The encryption protects only Secure), which uses SSL, in the computer or at the Google
encrypted option for Web data in transit between an browser. The company enabled server, and if someone has
searchers on Friday and said it individual's browser and the Gmail users to set it as a malware or a keylogger on the
planned to roll it out for all of its Google search server. When persistent preference in mid- computer, Web search data and
services eventually. people click on a search result
People who want to use the and are directed to another Web
2008 and offered it as an option
for Google Docs, as well. It
other information could be
stolen or leaked.
Clean Up Your
more secure search option can site, they leave the encrypted became the default for Gmail in Google announced last week Messy Ubuntu Boot
type "https://www.google.com" channel. January. that it would offer encryption
into their browser, scrambling Offering encrypted connections People who choose the secure for Web search soon, in the
Menu [Linux Tip]
the connection so the words and to Google.com means that users option on Google will only be wake of the news that vehicles The How-To Geek
phrases they search on, and the in China and other regimes that able to get encryption for Web for capturing Google Maps (Lifehacker)
results that Google displays, will e n g a g e i n s i g n i f i c a n t searches and not for other types Street View images had Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:00:00 PM
be protected from interception. surveillance will--assuming the of searches, such as Image mistakenly been collecting data
The beta service of the secure connection is not blocked in the Search and Maps, at least for from unsecured Wi-Fi networks Linux only: If you're diligent
Web search option begins in the first place--be able to conduct now. As a result, links for those for years. But Viswanathan said about applying patches to your
United States on Friday and will searches without governments searches will not appear on the the timing of the encryption Ubuntu PC, you'll soon notice
be rolled out over the next few knowing the search terms. side or top of the search page announcement was completely an annoying problem—the boot
days to users around the world, The protected Web search when someone is in the secure unrelated and that Google had menu keeps growing bigger
said Murali Viswanathan, a s e r v i c e w i l l f e a t u r e a search mode. been working on the Web search every time a kernel patch is
Google search product manager. customized logo that includes an The secure Web search option encryption offering for a few installed. Here's how to clean it
Friday's announcement makes icon of a lock and "SSL" which will slow down the initial months. up. More »
Google the first major search stands for Secure Sockets Layer, connection a computer makes to CNET's Declan McCullagh
engine to offer this privacy- the technology used to encrypt the Google server, but it may be contributed to this report.
protective feature. AOL, Yahoo, the information as it travels hardly noticeable to most Five Filters featured article:
and Microsoft currently do not. b e t w e e n a n i n d i v i d u a l ' s people. It also means Google The Art of Looking Prime
"Some users will want the extra computer and the Google search will have to use more processor Ministerial - The 2010 UK
privacy and security this feature server. power to handle the scrambling General Election. Available
will offer," Viswanathan said in The SSL technology is typically and unscrambling of the SSL tools: PDF Newspaper, Full
an interview with CNET. "But u s e d o n b a n k i n g a n d e - connection, which is the biggest Text RSS, Term Extraction.
it's not going to be the default commerce Web sites. Google reason most Web sites don't

Megaupload Downloader Downloads Files from Popular File-

Sharing Sites [Downloads]
Erica Ho (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 11:30:00 AM
Windows only: Megaupload
Downloader retrieves and links. The program will also
batches downloads from file- download videos from video
sharing sites like Megaupload, sites like YouTube and Veoh.
Rapidshare, MediaFire, and more by copying and pasting More »
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The Engadget Show returns, this Saturday, May 22nd with

Sprint's Evo 4G, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch, and an Engadget
editors Q&A!
Nilay Patel (Engadget)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 4:45:00 PM

Guess what humans? It's that

time again -- the Engadget Show
returns this Saturday, May 22nd
at 5pm... and it's shaping up to
be a killer! First up, we'll have
an exclusive interview with
Adobe's CTO Kevin
Lynch(taped at the Google I/O
conference), which is sure to be
both informative and wildly
entertaining. What's more, Josh,
Paul, and Nilay will be putting
the new HTC Evo 4G through
its paces live onstage, then
they'll be joined by our very
own Chris Ziegler and Laura
June for a hard-hitting round of
Q&A with the audience. That's
right, it's your chance to ask the
Engadget editors anything, live
and in-person, plus much more
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28 Technology/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition

How the enterprise came to Apple

(CNET News.com) employees can choose what to
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:04:34 PM use within a fairly broad set of
parameters.
commentary There are many reasons for this.
Over the years, Apple has taken The ubiquity of cell phones and
aim at business computing a even the widespread use of
number of times. Its last such personal smartphones with data
foray was in 2002 when it rolled plans starts to make separate James Franco Keeps the
out its Xserve rackmount server. dedicated business devices seem Cannes Party Going
That move was partly a bit anachronistic for many
precipitated by Apple's situations. More and more With Paris, Gerard, and
introduction of the BSD Unix- corporate applications have Web More
based OS X operating system, front-ends that can be accessed PopSugar (PopSugar)
which adhered to far more from any securely-connected
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:30:00 PM
standards, interoperated with browser. The workforce is more
other systems far better, and was into the mundane-but-critical Even when it made its move mobile; employees don't just do The annual amfAR charity
just less unique than previous environment of the data center. into phones, features that were business from a desktop system auction was a star-studded affair
Apple operating systems. The So far, Apple has released a mostly of interest to businesses in the office. In short, for many in Cannes last night, and
move could also be seen as s w e e t p r o d u c t b u t h a s n ' t came slowly. For example, people, there's a blurring of the afterward a handful of big
Apple trying to do something, demonstrated any substantial Exchange ActiveSync didn't personal and the professional names headed to the Artists for
anything, that would let it break shift in server thinking and come to the iPhone until version that makes a clean separation of Peace and Justice bash at the
out of its declining niche on the commitment. 2 of its operating system. p e r s o n a l d e v i c e s a n d
VIP Room. Paris Hilton traded
desktop. To the degree that Apple ever V a r i o u s s e c u r i t y f e a t u r e s professional ones difficult at
seriously viewed the Xserve and required to connect to many best. her white Jean Farris gown for
Apple iPhone(Credit: Apple) something green to show off the
The Xserve still exists in a other data center components as c o r p o r a t e n e t w o r k s w e r e And this has played to Apple's sexy dance moves Adrien Brody
corner of Apple's Web site, but an important part of its future, s i m i l a r l y b e l a t e d . advantage. That is makes is such a fan of, while Elizabeth
you wouldn't exactly call it a that potential strategic thrust B u t , e v e n t h o u g h A p p l e consumer products is no longer
Banks partied with Gerard
prominent part of Apple's was largely mooted by another r e m a i n e d m o s t l y o n t h e a c r i t i c a l i m p e d i m e n t t o Butler as her season finale of 30
product line. That's hardly product line introduced by consumer side of the fence, that business sales when those Rock aired back in the US.
surprising really. As I wrote at Apple the year before. On its fence started to fall down. Citrix buying client products are James Franco, meanwhile,
the time: second generation in 2002, the CEO Mark Templeton, among consumers.
parted ways with Kirsten Dunst
To really break through in the consumer products in that line o t h e r s , c a l l s i t t h e Five Filters featured article: to join Russell Crowe and his
server arena and go beyond were still widely viewed as c o n s u m e r i z a t i o n o f I T . The Art of Looking Prime wife Danielle Spencer.
customers who already favor overpriced and only of real Whatever the name, it means Ministerial - The 2010 UK
Apple would take a full-blown interest to the Mac faithful. But that we're seeing something of a General Election. Available
c o r p o r a t e c o m m i t m e n t t o that would change. I'm talking s h i f t a w a y f r o m r i g i d l y tools: PDF Newspaper, Full To see more from Cannes, just
expanding product horizons of course about the iPod. prescribed, IT-supplied client Text RSS, Term Extraction.
read more.
beyond the desktop, beyond So Apple effectively became a devices and towards an
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cool consumer technology, and consumer electronics company. e n v i r o n m e n t w h e r e m a n y
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The 30 Best (And Worst) Web Tech Carrie Bradshaw: a Mac

Tattoos no longer
Abraham Hyatt Android/BlackBerry App Megan Lavey (The Unofficial and I wanted to be like her.
(ReadWriteWeb) World Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Okay, so I could never have the
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Google Begins Locking Down
Search With SSL Encryption
MG Siegler (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:22:20 PM
Online privacy seems to be at
the top of everyones’ minds
these days. Facebook, Google,
and Blippy have all had high-
profile privacy lapses in recent
weeks — the problem seems to
be getting worse, rather than
better. Today, Google is starting
a new project in an attempt to
show their commitment to
security — they’re adding SSL
encryption to Google.com itself.
Now, to be clear, this isn’t on
by default. To use this beta
product, you have to visit
https://www.google.com— the
“s” is the key there, that’s how
you know it’s secure. When you
do this, both your search terms
and search results will be
encrypted as they travel across
networks. This makes it much
harder for third-parties
to intercept them.
Google says it’s not rolling this
feature out by default for a
couple reasons. First, they don’t
want there to be any confusion
among Google Search users
which parts are secure and
which aren’t. This SSL search
isn’t yet available for image
searches or Maps searches, for
example, so even if you do a
search on this new site for those
items, you’ll be taken to an
insecure page of results.
The second reason Google isn’t
rolling this out everywhere is
that it does hamper the speed of
search a bit. Since all this data
must be encrypted, it’s delivered
to you more slowly. I’ve been
testing it out a bit just now, and
the lag is barely noticeable, but
this is Google — speed is
everything.
Google is also fast to note that
this does not mean they’re
giving up on collecting your
search data for these searches.
This is simply about encrypting
the searches. “ Searching over
SSL doesn’t reduce the data sent
to Google — it only hides that
data from third parties who seek
it,” they write.
Google has long offered SSL
support in Gmail, where the
transfer of secure data is
obviously seen as more
important. In fact, Google made
it the standard for Gmail
recently — shortly after the pull
-out of China, where hacking of
email accounts supposedly took
place.
Google’s own Chrome browser
makes it more obvious when
you’re at a secure site by
making the “https” portion of
the URL green. If there’s a
problem with the encryption, it
will show up red (and clicking
on it will show you why).
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Google Rolls Out
Encrypted Web Search
Frederic Lardinois
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:39:03 PM
Google just announced that it is
rolling out a new beta feature
that will allow users to enable
Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
encryption when using Google's
Web search. Currently,
whenever you search on Google,
your search data is not
encrypted and anybody with
enough interest in getting this
data can do so by listening in on
your connection. Now, Google
will use the same encryption
methods that banks on e-
commerce sites use to prevent
others from snooping on your
searches as your data moves
between your browser and
Google's servers.
Sponsor
Google's move towards
encrypting your data as it moves
between your browser and
Google's servers means that it
will be very hard to hackers and
governments to spy on your
searches. Google added secure
connections to Gmail and
Google Docs quite a while ago
and made SSL the default
setting for all Gmail users
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earlier this year.
Using Secure Search
To access this new feature,
h e a d t o
https://www.google.com.
Google, however, is only rolling
this feature out slowly, so it
might not be available for you
yet. It's also important to point
out that this secure connection is
only available for the main
Google Search page right now.
Searches on Google Maps and
Image Search are not encrypted
at this time and links to these
unencrypted services won't
appear on the secure Google
Search site.
It is worth noting that Google
itself just got into hot water by "
accidentally" gathering data
from on unencrypted Wi-Fi
connections while collecting
WiFi data for StreetView and its
geolocation API. Google itself,
of course, will still collect data
about your search history and
use it to personalize its own ads
and services accordingly.
Discuss
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Y Combinator Raises Over $8M to
Expand Incubator Membership
Chris Cameron
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:30:00 PM
Silicon Valley-based startup
incubator Y Combinator(YC)
announced today that is has
raised $8.25 million with which
it plans to provide funding to a
larger group of startups this
summer. Leading the funding
was Sequoia Capital along with
several angel investors,
including Ron Conway, Paul
Buchheit, Aydin Senkut, XG
Ventures, and Geoff Ralston-
many of same investors which
provided YC with $2 million in
March of last year.
Sponsor
"The new fund is more than four
times larger than the preceding
one, partly because it's meant to
last for several years, and partly
because we're going to use it to
increase the number of startups
we fund," wrote Y Combinator
founder Paul Graham today on
the program's blog. "It looks
How They Did It (Part Two)
Jonathan Cohn (The New
Republic - All Feed)
Submitted at 5/20/2010 11:00:00 PM
like we will have at least 35 in
the summer 2010 funding
cycle.""We're going to use it to
increase the number of startups
we fund. It looks like we will
have at least 35 in the summer
2010 funding cycle."
- Paul Graham 35 startups
would be nearly a 30% increase
in participants from the winter
session from earlier this year - a
good sign that these invaluable
startup incubators are continuing
to expand and provide further
opportunities to a growing
number of early-stage
companies. In fact, it's not too
late to get in on the game for
this summer with YC; the
incubator is accepting late
applications to assure the best
This is the second of a five-part
series explaining, in remarkable
detail, how Obama and the
Democrats came to pass health
companies are accepted, so
those 35 startups and 30%
figures could still grow.
The more prominent startup
incubators have had an
attractive track record to venture
capitalists, and thus are prime
targets for increased amounts of
funding. Y Combinator has
produced several well known
successful startups, such as
Bump, DailyBooth, Drop Box,
Justin.TV, Loopt and Posterous.
TechStars, with programs in
Seattle, Boulder and Boston, is
responsible for helping startups
like Brightkite, Intense Debate,
DailyBurn, Occipital and
Everlater get off the ground.
Young entrepreneurs out there
should be excited that programs
like Y Combinator and
TechStars are continuing to
grow because that means the
chances of being accepted into
one of these highly coveted
programs are that much better.
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Monday for the third
installment, which examines just
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Google Maps Now
Makes Getting on the
Right Train Easier
Frederic Lardinois
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:34:42 PM
Earlier this month, Google
announced the addition of
biking directions to Google
Maps. Today, Google is also
enhancing its maps by adding
more data about local public
transit options. Whenever you
search for a train station in
Google Maps, you can now see
a list of transit lines that service
this station. Google Maps will
also display the next scheduled
departure times for every line.
Sponsor
We have to say, however, that
while this feature worked great
for the example given in
Google's blog post (" Zurich
HB") and most of the larger
transit stations in big cities like
New York, finding the right
name for smaller train stations
can be rather frustrating.
One More Feature That Sets
Google Apart from the
Competition
While this is only a small
how nasty negotiations got in
Congress—bruised egos,
threatened careers, the works.
Workhorses
31
addition to Google's mapping
product, the constant drumbeat
of new features and partnerships
that Google Maps announces on
an almost-weekly basis makes it
hard for competitors like Bing
Maps to keep pace. Even though
Bing Maps offers a very
competitive set of mapping and
directions features that still
outperform Google Maps in
many ways, Google is currently
offering a more comprehensive
set of features. Thanks to
Google's strong emphasis on
getting local businesses to
update their own data in Google
Maps, the company is also able
to offer better results for local
searches.
Given Microsoft's renewed
focus on Bing - and the Web in
general - it would be wrong to
count Bing Maps out, but for the
time being, it looks like it will
be hard for Microsoft to catch
up with Google. Discuss
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Y Combinator Closes New $8.25 Cell conversations

Million Fund, Sequoia Is Lead
Investor
Leena Rao (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 12:05:55 PM
Startup incubator Y
Combinator has just closed$8.25
million new fund led by Sequoia
Capital with Ron Conway, Paul
Buchheit, Aydin Senkut, XG
Ventures, and Geoff Ralston
participating.
The new fund is four times
larger than$2 million fund
raised last year. This is because
it’s meant to be a long term fund
and Y Combinator is planning to
increase the number of startups
the incubator funds. At least 35
(give or take) startups will join
the summer 2010 funding cycle.
The previous YC funding cycle,
winter 2010, had 27 startups,
with 20 of the companies hitting
profitability or securing
commitments for further
funding.
Y Combinator has invested in
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continued from page 27
over 207 startups since summer
2005 and until last year, only
invested capital provided by its
four founders: Paul Graham,
Jessica Livingston, Trevor
Blackwell and Robert Morris.
The larger fund created last year
was designed to expand their
war chest to include more
startups and investments.
Investments are small ($5,000 +
$5,000/founder) in exchange for
around 6% of equity, and the
startups are typically very early,
usually idea stage.
Graham tells me that the
incubator has expanded
significantly since its first
session, which has only 8
startups. In terms of scaling the
model, Graham hasn’t run into a
lot of problems thanks to having
the right amount of full-time
staff and a healthy group of part
-time advisors. He adds that this
raises should last the incubator
for 2-3 years. The incubator is
currently seeing 1,000
applications per session, so the
expansion is good news for
fledgling entrepreneurs.
There’s good reason for
founders to be clamoring to be a
part of the incubator. Many of
its startups have seen
considerable success, including
DropBox, Posterous, Loopt,
Justin.TV, and Scribd. And
several of the startups have been
acquired – Reddit (by Condé
Nast), Omnisio (by YouTube),
Zenter (by Google), ClickPass
(by Synthasite) Auctomatic (by
Communicate), DivvyShot by
Facebook and others.
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annoy you? There's a
reason
(CNET News.com) than 2 trillion minutes on cell
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:57:17 PM phones last year, according to
the wireless trade association
Scientists think they've found CTIA, there are infinitely more
the reason that overhearing cell chances to get caught up in half
phone conversations makes the of a conversation that you
average person's blood boil. It's wouldn't want to hear given the
because hearing half of a choice.
conversation takes more The Cornell scientists did
concentration and attention than research with students that
hearing both sides of a talk, say i n v o l v e d c o n c e n t r a t i o n
Cornell University researchers. exercises. Students made more
According to this Reuters story, e r r o r s g u e s s i n g h o w a
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One district attorney's journey to
iPad happiness
Lauren Hirsch (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:00:00 PM
Filed under: iPad Let's face it.
Apple and the legal profession
have not always enjoyed a
terribly close relationship.
Since the advent of the word
processor, being a lawyer
practically required a PC.
Lawyers' slavish dedication to
Corel's Word Perfect, long after
everybody else had stopped
using it, is the stuff of legend.
Database management programs
were typically proprietary
things, all requiring networks of
PCs. Using a Mac in this
environment required, at best,
many workarounds, and, at
worst, a separate PC to access
various schedulers, run conflict
checks and access documents.
Recently, e-filing and the need
to share and trade digital
documents allowed for greater
platform-independence. Macs,
iPhones and now iPads claim
Video: Rob Blake Thinks Sharks Can Feed
Off Chicago's Emotions
Christopher Botta (FanHouse
Main)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 12:26:00 PM
Filed under: Blackhawks, advantage of the mayhem at the
S h a r k s , N H L P l a y o f f s United Center.
the District Attorney for Wise
County and City of Norton, in
Wise, VA, has shared the ways
in which the iPad has integrated
itself perfectly into his criminal
practice.
Ron not only accesses
documents (PDFs and audio
files) through Safari, but
conducts presentations with
Keynote, dictates with Dragon
Dictation, and accesses files
through DropBox and
GoodReader-- all through his
iPad.
Here's hoping that Apple
continues to make inroads into
their share of diehard legal the legal community. It's been
adherents; you can get stories lonely.
from the front lines of Apple [via The Mac Lawyer]
integration in law from sites like TUAW One district attorney's
The Mac Lawyer, MacAttorney, journey to iPad happiness
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Nokia N8 launching August
24, we hear; Amazon Germany
taking €470 pre-orders
Chris Ziegler (Engadget)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:11:00 PM
We know, we know, you were
banking on taking an N8 with
you when you go summering in
Cape Cod in July, but that might
be a tall order because we're
hearing from a trusted source
that August 24 has been pegged
as the big release date for
Nokia's Symbian^3-powered
beast. Pricing had already been
announced at €370 ($465), but if
you're interested in shedding an
extra hundred for no apparent
reason, Amazon Germany is
now officially taking pre-orders
for €469.50 ($590) in black --
just one of the five N8 shades
Espoo will be pushing around
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the world. We think we'd
recommend holding off on
signing up for Amazon's
enticing deal here, quite
honestly -- especially
considering the magnetic
attraction we've got to that
totally unapologetic orange
version.
[Thanks, Al]
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AT&T follows Verizon, jacks up ETF on
netbooks and smartphones
Darren Murph (Engadget)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:39:00 PM
There's the good kind of follow
-the-leader, and then there's this.
While the world cheered as all
four major US wireless carriers
implemented prorated early
termination fees, we can all
hang our heads accordingly for
this one: AT&T has just
followed Verizon Wireless'
march into the dark, evil corners
of contractland by adjusting
ETFs higher for netbooks and
smartphones. In an email sent
out to select customers, the
carrier notes that beginning on
June 1st (that's less than a
fortnight away), customers who
select "advanced, higher-end
device[s], including netbooks
and smartphones, will have an
ETF of $325, reduced by $10
for each month during the
balance of the service
agreement." That's up
significantly over the $175 ETF
10 Biggest IPO Flops in History
(HowStuffWorks Daily Feed)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:00:00 PM
An initial public offering (IPO)
is often described as a
company's "coming out party."
It's the moment when a
successful, privately held
business says, "Hey, world!
that affects all of AT&T's
handsets today, though still $25
less than VZW's plan. The silver
lining -- if you could call it that
-- comes with this point:
customers "who are buying
basic and quick messaging
phones will have a lower ETF of
$150, reduced by $4 for each
month during the balance of the
service agreement." Naturally,
existing contract customers
Who wants a piece of the
action?" If all goes well,
investors scramble to buy the
freshly minted stock, lifting the
price through the roof and
making lots of people happy --
by which we mean filthy rich --
in the process.
Then again, you can't really
won't see any immediate
change, but you can bet you'll
be nailed with the new terms
once you head in this summer to
pre-order that iPhone 4G. The
full memo is posted after the
break -- so much for "rethinking
possible," huh?
Update: AT&T has published
an " open letter" explaining the
changes. Thanks, Daniel!
[Thanks, L.]
predict a party's outcome. What
if nobody shows up? What if the
caterer sneezes on the shrimp
cocktail? What if the Jimmy
Buffett cover band turns out to
be the real Jimmy Buffett?
The same is true for IPOs. Sure,
an IPO can bring an instant
flood of capital, but it can also
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mean opening your company to
greater public scrutiny, cranky
shareholders and fickle market
forces. For the following
companies, their long-awaited
IPOs proved to be DOA.
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iPad supply constraints still in play,

says Piper Jaffray
Michael Rose (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:00:00 PM

Filed under: iPad As we noted

earlier, finding the iPad of your
dreams hasn't been getting any
easier in recent days. Even with
an assumed uptick in production
to handle the imminent overseas
launch, the search for available
units on the ground in the US
has been tough.
Today's Apple 2.0 note on
availability cites a report from
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster,
who found that 74% of the 50
retail outlets he surveyed had no
iPads in stock, and those that did
have some in house only had Wi
-Fi models; the 3Gs remain
scarce as four-leaf clovers.
With 10 day delivery waits on
online orders, it's clear that
demand has not slackened -- but
it may be that a good chunk of
the manufacturing allocation is
currently heading for the
aforementioned country
launches that will kick off one
week from today.
You would think that "We're
selling every one of them we
can make" is a pretty good
problem to have, but that doesn't
always play that well. In a
classic maneuver known as "the
market's glass of unicorn tears is
half-empty," Munster
simultaneously acknowledges
that he completely lowballed his
million-unit quarterly estimate
for iPad sales while suggesting
that the supply constraints may
cause Wall Street to balk at
AAPL's premium price if the
company can't catch up with
demand over the summer.
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Android 2.2 coming to Nexus
One, open source community
'in the coming weeks'
Darren Murph (Engadget) That's music to our ears, and if
you're unsure what kind of
Submitted at 5/21/2010 4:08:00 PM
impact this will have on your
Why, thanks Google! Just a day own life, feel free to take a deep
after wrapping up a rather dive into this right here.
monumental Google I/O event [Thanks, Alex]
in Northern California, the Continue reading Android 2.2
company's official show Twitter coming to Nexus One, open
account has belted out a tidbit source community 'in the
that just about every attendee coming weeks'
w a s w o n d e r i n g a b o u t . Android 2.2 coming to Nexus
According to the outfit, Android One, open source community 'in
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Starting from zero on the iPhone
home screen
TJ Luoma (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 5/21/2010 12:00:00 PM
Filed under: iPhone This is
what my iPhone looks like right
now. No, it's not because iTunes
went crazy and deleted all my
apps. I'm trying to figure out
which apps I actually use.
I've downloaded over 150 apps
from the App Store. Of those
150, I have roughly 100 of them
still in iTunes. I've tried
grouping them using
springboard pages, but I find it
frustrating because I don't
usually have 12 related apps.
(I'm really looking forward to
Folders in iPhone OS 4.)
Here's how I have been
organizing my pages:
Page 1 and 2: anything app I
Privatization Can Help Greece Pay Its Debts
(AEI.Org: Articles)
Submitted at 5/20/2010 6:00:00 PM
What could the leaders of the
International Monetary Fund
and the European Union have
had in mind when they agreed to
lend Greece more than $100
billion in exchange for promises
to restore stability? After initial
relief, markets soon recognized
that the program was not
sufficient and not likely to be
maintained.
use a lot or that may pop up a
"badge" that I want to see.
Everything else: launch using
search.
Here's the thing: I've gotten
used to putting some apps on
When countries joined the
common European currency,
they gave up the right to use
monetary policy to inflate or
devalue. That left wage
reduction and fiscal restraint as
the only recourse in a crisis.
With Greece's money wages and
government debt too high, the
IMF-EU relief effort does not
add any new options. Instead it
delays default by offering yet
more debt as a solution to too
much debt, and it gives the
page 1 or 2 because I think I'm
going to use them. The Phone
app? I finally moved it off my
Dock, but I left it on Page 1,
even though I bet it's one of the
apps that I actually use far less
frequently than others.
Read on for more... Update: A
hat tip to Patrick Rhone's
MinimalMac, where a version of
this experiment appeared in
January.
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Greek government more time to
do what it has been unable to do
--lower public-sector wages by
about 20% and reduce the
budget deficit by 10% of GDP.
This only prolongs uncertainty
and offers debt-holders a
promise by the Greek
government that will be hard to
honor. No wonder markets are
skeptical.
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Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:35:52 PM
I run late. Always. The last time
I remember being not-late, it’s
because I thought the event
started 30 minutes earlier than it
actually did. I ended up only
being 15 minutes early.
If you’re a late person (or if
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their questions and concerns. A women are satisfied with their won't always be the top priority.
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Why you'll love a Mac" explains lives, sex may not be as work, kids, cooking and
just that -- the benefits and appealing to many as sleep, cleaning, sleep probably is very
pleasures of using a Mac instead reading or watching a appealing.
of a Windows PC. Past Apple ad movie. But you tell me, do these stats
campaigns have focused on the Two thousand American wives ring true in your marriage?
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Over the Rainbows

(AEI.Org: Articles) I was on Fox News recently and only to see him beaten by Obama's preferred candidate same political forces that
Submitted at 5/20/2010 6:00:00 PM was asked to debate the Republican Chris Christie. He won there. How did former brought Obama to power, even
proposition that Obama's endorsed Creigh Deeds in Murtha aide Mark Critz do it? though Brown opposed Obama's
Falling Down (1993) was one candidate endorsements are the Virginia, only to see Republican By promising to be Obama's agenda, and despite the fact that
of the worst political films of "kiss of death." My response: Bob McDonnell win that point man on Capitol Hill? Obama lustily endorsed Brown's
the last 20 years, but it had one No, they aren't the kiss of death, governorship handily. He Nope. He ran as a pro-life, pro- opponent, Martha Coakley.
memorable line. A stunned but they certainly aren't the kiss hugged Florida governor Charlie gun, anti-Obamacare right-wing Who, by the way, wasn't an
Michael Douglas asks, "I'm the of life either. They're more like Crist so hard he squeezed him Democrat who (dishonestly) incumbent. She promised to
bad guy? . . . How did that a kiss from your sister. They add right out of the Republican denounced his GOP opponent as advance Obama's "change"
happen?" little to no excitement while party. a tax hiker. agenda, and she lost. But
Barack Obama should be i n v i t i n g m a n y u n w a n t e d The elections this week The White House desperately Obama's just so awesome that
asking himself something questions. continued the trend. Obama wants the story to be "Voters what would be political losses
similar these days. He came into Some of those questions might endorsed Arkansas senator Mad at Washington," not for lesser mortals must be more
office promising rainbows and include: Do you agree with the Blanche Lincoln in the "Voters Mad at Democrats" or, winning proof of his
puppies for everyone and has, president's health-care plan? His Democratic primary, but it heaven forbid, "Voters Mad at supercalifragilisticexpialidociou
like Pizza Hut during a blizzard, stimulus package? His spending wasn't enough for her to avoid a Obama." But the simple truth is sness. Because as far as this
failed to deliver. record? Cap-and-trade? The runoff. He endorsed snarlin' that all three things are true, and White House is concerned,
Now, before some intern at a bailouts? Terror trials in New Arlen Specter in the Democratic Obama deserves much of the nothing is ever Obama's fault
left-wing media watchdog outfit York? Etc. primary for the Pennsylvania blame. and everything is proof of how
spits Diet Snapple out his nose Over the past year, President Senate race, only to see Jay Cost, an indispensable much we need him.
i n o u t r a g e o v e r m y Obama hasn't been much help to Specter's opponent, Rep. Joe election analyst at It's an odd position given how
"fabrications" and "distortions," anyone trying to get elected. He Sestak, use that endorsement RealClearPolitics.com, has it the people who need him least
and fires off some canned endorsed and campaigned for against Specter as proof of exactly right: "'Change that you are candidates from his own
protest e-mail, I do not literally Massachusetts attorney general Specter's inside-the-Beltway can believe in' has gone from an party.
mean to suggest that Obama Martha Coakley, and she lost in phoniness. over-worked campaign slogan to Jonah Goldberg is a visiting
promised voters rainbows and her bid to keep "Ted Kennedy's The much-ballyhooed silver an unfalsifiable hypothesis. fellow at AEI.
puppies. Rather, I mean it seat" in the hands of Democrats. lining for Obama came from the Vote for a Dem, you support the Photo Credit: White House
figuratively. He did literally In political terms, it was a bit Pennsylvania special election to President's agenda for change. Photo/Pete Souza
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Government: The Next Bubble to Burst
(AEI.Org: Articles)
Submitted at 5/20/2010 6:00:00 PM
The economic collapse of
Greece is a wake-up call. The
unsustainable combination of a
bloated public bureaucracy, high
deficit spending and unfunded
pension obligations busted
Greece's government bubble.
Now the birthplace of modern
democracy is on the brink of
becoming a failed state.
The Bank of England recently
warned that the U.S. is on the
road to the same fiscal failure as
Greece, and the Obama
administration's insistence on
massive public spending and
increasing deficits is the reason.
At this rate, the U.S.
government will be the next
economic bubble to burst.
We've seen similar downturns:
the information technology
bubble in 2000, housing in 2007
and Wall Street in 2008. If
unchecked, America's
government bubble will depress
Designated Daughter: Doormen, Please
WomansDay.com Editors
(Daily Woman's Day Blog)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:00:00 PM
My mother and I spend a lot of
time in doctors’ offices, and we
have a huge suggestion for the
suggestion box. The suggestion
box we never see.
Doormen! Hire doormen at
our economy with higher
interest rates and defaulting
state and local governments.
Politicians Aren't Businessmen
Federal spending alone this
year accounts for 25% of our
nation's gross domestic product.
If you add state and local
spending, the number is closer
to 50%. No economy can thrive
when nearly half of all
economic output is directed by
politicians rather than
entrepreneurs and small
businesses.
After big government spending,
government employee unions
pose a serious threat to
America's fiscal health. Over the
past 30 years, union
membership has declined
significantly, from 23% of all
workers in 1980 to about 12%
today. But the percentage of
union members working for
government has soared: Over
50% of all union workers in the
U.S. are employed by the
government compared with only
medical facilities. Lest’ you
think we’re Mrs. Fancy Pantses
who demand doorman
buildings, and chauffer driven
cars, we are not. We are regular
people with a PT Cruiser. But
doctors, (or––haha––insurance
companies), I am talking to you.
Your patients need such a
service. Oh, how they struggle
17% in 1980.
In addition, government
workers make about $10 per
hour more than the average
private sector worker.
And when they retire, taxpayers
are on the hook to pay for
lucrative pensions promised by
a generation of politicians trying
to win the next election.
America's small-business
owners could only dream of
providing the type of pensions
that government workers take
for granted.
The way to stop the
government bubble from
bursting is through strict fiscal
discipline and empowering the
private sector with tax relief.
Reducing federal spending is an
urgent priority. The engine of
the American economy is small
business, not government.
If the size of government
continues to grow, there will be
less of free enterprise and less
creation of new wealth and new
jobs. The American government
just trying to get through the
lobby doors.
We watch wives and husbands
helping each other through the
entry, which is disability
outfitted to open at the touch of
a button. But, you know how
utility companies warn you that
you need extra coverage
because, financially, you’re on
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will primarily function to spread
the wealth. Like in Greece, the
economy here will fail.
Congress will not make the
tough decisions necessary to
reduce spending unless we force
its hand. When we balanced the
budget in the 1990s, we did it
with strong controls on
spending, real reform of welfare
and Medicare, and tax cuts to
increase economic growth. This
led to four straight years of
balanced budgets for the first
time since the 1920s.
Newt Gingrich is a senior
fellow at AEI. Dan Varroney is
Chief Operating Officer at
American Solutions.
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pipes or electrobeams
outside/inside the walls of your
house break down? Patients are
on their own, too, in that
dangerous transition between
the car and the medical
building’s door. It is treacherous
turf, hauling halting selves over
curbs and cracks in the sidewalk
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Almost there
(The Economist: Daily news minerals to prove that the seized and wound down in an congressional animosity towards Securities and Exchange
and views) money they hand over is not orderly way. Lack of such it, the Fed emerges as a big Commission. But a proposal to
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:03:09 AM being used to fund militant authority led to the shambolic winner. It keeps all its existing cap banks’ maximum size was
groups. But there is much meat failure of Lehman Brothers and bank-supervision powers defeated, as was one that would
Financial reform The Senate at its heart. The bill would beef the controversial bail-out of (except for consumer protection) have placed restrictions on
votes for financial reform, but up the system for monitoring AIG. To win Republican and gets new ones over credit-card interest rates.
some important issues remain s y s t e m i c r i s k s . I t w o u l d support, however, Mr Dodd systemically important non- But some of banks’ biggest
unresolved empower the Federal Deposit made the process so harsh for banks. In a crucial victory, the worries remain unresolved.
May 21st 2010 | NEW YORK Insurance Corporation to wind unsecured creditors that they Fed and the White House fought They are resigned to accept
AND WASHINGTON, DC | down failing financial giants, might flee if they sense panic off a provision that would have some form of the “Volcker
From The Economist online imposing losses on creditors as building—forcing the allowed intrusive congressional rule”, which would restrict their
FINANCIAL reform is coming well as shareholders. It would authorities, again, to use ad-hoc audits of the central bank’s most proprietary trading and
to America. On May 20th, after create an independent consumer measures. Left unanswered is delicate monetary-policy investment in hedge funds and
more than three weeks of often financial-protection bureau. And how bail-outs will be paid for. decisions. However, such a private equity. A particularly
rancorous debate, the Senate it would toughen up oversight of The House version of the bill provision remains in the House tough version of the rule was
approved the biggest overhaul derivatives, requiring most requires banks to chip in to a version of the bill. rejected just before the Senate
of the financial system since the contracts to be channelled $150 billion up-front fund. The As for Wall Street itself, the vote, but its authors hold out
Great Depression, by 59 votes to through clearing houses and Senate bill envisages the costs outcome is worse than initially hope that it can be inserted
39. Its bill must now be t r a d e d o n e x c h a n g e s o r being recouped afterwards, expected but better than it might during the weaving-together of
reconciled with one passed by e x c h a n g e - l i k e p l a t f o r m s . another concession to have been—though the House and Senate bills. The
the House of Representatives in Could this bill have prevented Republicans. uncertainties remain. Bankers Volcker rule and other looming
December. The result will be the crisis? Not by itself. Some of The new consumer-protection had hoped that the bill emerging restrictions could collectively
Barack Obama’s second big the most important reforms are bureau should help to close the from the Senate-usually the cut large banks’ profits by as
legislative victory of the year, outside its purview. Toughened- gap between well-regulated more measured of the two much as 15-20% (not counting
after the passage of health-care u p c a p i t a l a n d l i q u i d i t y banks and poorly regulated chambers-would be more bank- returned capital from shed
reform in March. standards for banks will be mortgage brokers and finance friendly than the House version. businesses), reckon analysts at
Tim Geithner, Mr Obama’s hammered out by regulators companies, which led the race to But a flurry of draconian Morgan Stanley.
treasury secretary, praised Chris from around the world in Basel. the bottom in loan-underwriting amendments was offered in Wall Street’s biggest concern is
Dodd and Harry Reid, the The Obama administration’s standards. But many firms, most recent weeks amid a surge in a provision banning deposit-
D e m o c r a t i c s e n a t o r s w h o proposed tax on big banks will significantly small banks, are anti-bank sentiment (fuelled by takers from trading credit-
s t e e r e d t h e 1 , 5 0 0 - p a g e likely be advanced in different exempted from its authority. fraud charges against Goldman default swaps, interest-rate
Restoring American Financial l e g i s l a t i o n . O n e g l a r i n g And the industry gripes that Sachs) and political populism in swaps and the like. Introduced
Stability Act to a successful omission from the Senate and there is remarkably little the run-up to congressional by the head of the Senate
vote, for their “tremendous House bills is a plan to deal with independent oversight of the primaries. Among those Agriculture Committee some
leadership”. The administration Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, bureau, should it run amok with approved was one requiring the weeks ago, it was expected that
has reason to be pleased, since t h e g i a n t , a c c i d e n t - p r o n e new regulations that stifle Fed to regulate debit-card fees, this would fall by the wayside
the bill largely mirrors the mortgage agencies now under legitimate products. The Senate another setting minimum during debate. But it proved
reform blueprint it had been government conservatorship. bill puts the bureau inside the mortgage-underwriting stubbornly persistent, making it
pushing. The most important component Federal Reserve, though it gives standards (and banning no- into the bill as passed.
As with most bills, this one has aimed at preventing another the Fed little say in its direction; documentation “liar loans”) and Ostensibly aimed at raising a
its share of pork and irrelevant crisis is “resolution authority”, in the House version, the bureau a third requiring credit ratings of firewall between run-of-the-mill
p r o v i s i o n s , i n c l u d i n g o n e under which any big financial stands alone. asset-backed securities to be ALMOST page 41
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retail banking and “casino” “major swap participant”.

Are Headed For A Disaster activities, such a prohibition
would hinder risk management
After the Senate bill was
passed, Mr Obama pledged to
Megan McArdle (The Money unusually powerful. seem "free," and they'd be out of as well as speculation, banks “ensure that we arrive at a final
Game) The problem is that these things office when the bill came due. argue. product that…secures financial
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:34:11 PM are nearly impossible to change. This is true, but it misses a All eyes will now be on the stability while preserving the
People have worked for twenty couple of things: “conference” process that will strengths and crucial functions
The New York Times has a y e a r s o r m o r e u n d e r t h e • Politicians in many cases likely be used to iron out of a financial industry that is
practically libertarian-sounding expectation of pensions that really believed that these differences between the two central to our prosperity and
article on public pensions, and were calculated this way; you promises were free; they didn't bills over the next week or two. ability to compete in a global
the strain they are putting on the can't just wait until they're 58 understand the accounting This will provide one last economy.” That remains to be
state and local governments. and say "Ha, ha, just foolin'." problems. lobbying opportunity to Wall seen. If the history of financial
Public employees rack up W o r s e , t h e r e ' s n o a c t u a l • These pension funds weren't Street, which has already spent legislation is a guide—just think
overtime in their last year of procedure for doing what a the only ones using unduly rosy hundreds of millions trying to Sarbanes-Oxley—the new law
w o r k , w i t h t h e a c t i v e private company does, which is projections, though they may influence lawmakers, to the will have more than a few
e n c o u r a g e m e n t o f t h e i r to declare bankruptcy and have have been among the worst president’s chagrin. Banks will unintended consequences. For
supervisors and even local a c o u r t r e n e g o t i a t e t h e offenders. Private funds have focus much of their effort on now, though, the White House
politicians, then they retire with obligations with other creditors. had similar problems as equities reversing the swap-dealing ban can revel in a political triumph
inflated pensions that can be Especially when the funds are underperformed this decade. (which is also opposed by their that a year ago seemed to many
greater than their base salary. run at the state level, we seem to regulators). Where the two to be beyond reach.
New York is the understandable be stuck with them. Financial crises often seem to chambers differ, the Senate Readers' comments
focus, but these problems are One thing the New York Times get tangled up in pension prevails as a rule—though The Economist welcomes your
hardly unique to my home state. article mentions, but doesn't problems -- it's where the gap Barney Frank, the architect of views.
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Dexter Pittman's Brother Shot, Killed

Tom Ziller (FanHouse Main)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 11:21:00 AM
Filed under: NBA Draft Texas
big man Dexter Pittman is amid
the most impactful days of his
professional basketball career,
with the NBA Draft coming up
in a little over a month. But
basketball is taking a back seat
for Pittman now. Pittman was at
the NBA Draft Combine in
Chicago when his 16-year-old
brother Darius Johnson was shot
and killed in Houston Thursday
night. ESPN's Andy Katz
reports Pittman has left the
combine early to return home.
Clearly, Pittman's NBA stock
isn't important right now. And
teams have seen several years of
his work at Texas regardless --
one more day of drills shouldn't
be a make-or-break factor in
Pittman's potential NBA future.
The most important thing right
now is obviously for Pittman to
be with his family, and all 30
teams understand that.
42 Economy/ Culture/
Market Ends With BIG Late Day
Rally: Here's What You Need To
Know (BP, SPY, GLD)
Joe Weisenthal (The Money
Game)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:00:00 PM
Today started sharply lower,
then traded around even, then
rallied , then briefly turned into
the red, and then finally ended
with a really nice late-day rally.
Finally.
But first, the scoreboard:
Dow: +128 (+1.27%)
S&P 500: +16.21 (+1.5%)
NASDAQ: +25 (1.1%)
And the key stories of the day:
• The fact that the markets
didn't totally tank today after
yesterday's big late-day selloff is
a big relief to everyone going
into the weekend. The futures
market was looking really ugly
this morning, so the meltdown
will at least have to wait another
day.
• As a corollary to that, we
didn't get a Eurolehman. We're
now outside of Jim Cramer's
danger zone.
• Financial reform moves to the
next step, a conference between
the House and The Senate, and
the general consensus right now
is that nothing too harsh (in
terms of derivatives or
separating out prop trading) is
likely to survive.
• Gold did not participate in the
rally, even though many other
beaten down assets did get a
snapback. Here are some of the
bellwether charts we're
watching >
• There were rumors of a
Goldman settlement earlier in
the day, though they don't see to
have panned out -- or at least
nothing official yet.
• Oil continues to spill (almost)
unabated in the gulf. Oil also
ended modestly lower today, a
sign that despite the stock
market's gains, the deflation bet
is still on to some extent. Here's
how the oil is damaging local
economies.
Join the conversation about this
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Cancer Research With A Love,
Loss and What I Wore Performance
ELLE.com (ELLE Fashion
Blogs)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:45:12 PM
When her play Love, Loss and
What I Wore opened at NYC’s
Westside Theatre last fall, Nora
Ephron (acting as guest editor
for our October issue) invited a
talented cast of women,
including Meg Ryan, Diane von
Furstenberg, and Rosie
O’Donnell, to bring their own
sartorial stories out of the
closet—and onto the pages of
ELLE. One monologue from the
play, involving a breast-cancer
survivor, inspired a moving
Pierce designer. “Before I had a
performance by Caroline Rhea
line, I would make dresses. I
at last night’s spring gala to
wore a navy chiffon one to the
benefit The Pink Agenda, a
CFDA awards—I still have
charity founded by Marisa Lee
it—and it ended up being
after watching her mother’s
selected for the Goddess exhibit
courageous battle with the
at the Met.” Click here to find
disease.
out more about The Pink
I asked the evening’s host,
Agenda.
Lauren Bush, to reveal her own
—Erin Clements
favorite fashion memory. “The
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first time I wore one of my own
creations,” said the Lauren
E-reader News Edition
Welcome To Ground Zero Of The
Oil Leak Crisis: Grand Isle,
Louisiana (BP, RIG)
Gus Lubin (The Money Game)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:46:00 PM
Grand Isle, LA closed its beach
today as heavy oil accumulates
on the sand.
The barrier island town is
getting pummeled by oil worse
than anywhere in the country.
Unfortunately, Grand Isle is
entirely dependent on business
from tourism and fishing.
"Would you believe I made all
week long -- $36.93," local
merchant Frank Besson
complained. Besson's shop, Nez
Coupe Souvenir & Tackle, is
normally packed this time of
year, with trout season starting
and school getting out. Now
"you could throw a ball down
the street on the main drag and
not hit anybody."
Only the restaurants are making
money, Besson said, as they
Snack Smart: Food Blogger Friday!
WomansDay.com Editors
(Daily Woman's Day Blog)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:00:00 PM
I absolutely love the snack
suggestion from today's featured
guest, Emilie, from
onemominmaine.com, because I
too am a huge fan of her pick.
feed the dozens of private
contractors in town to clean up
the oil spill.
Besson, a former oil rig
supervisor, went down to the
beach yesterday and poked at
the crude with a stick. He
expects the beach will stay
closed all summer. If so, it will
be a painful summer.
Here's what she had to say:
When I get home in the
afternoon, I am ready for a
snack that will restore me from
a long day of teaching and
energize me for my afternoon
run. My favorite snack does
both! A Green Monster
smoothie is very simple to
"We're going to stay open and
try to do what we can. Still owe
a lot of money, so we'll see if
we can sell some trinkets." Don't
miss: What You Need To Know
About The $2.2 Trillion Gulf
Economy
Join the conversation about this
story »
make, and often, my 3 and 5
See Better With Jason
Wu
ELLE.com (ELLE Fashion
Blogs)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 12:41:47 PM
Last night Jason Wu celebrated
his most recent accessories
launch---optical eyewear.
Ilori, Soho's best sunglasses
shop, welcomed their first ever
designer optical collection into
their stable of shades from
designers like Stella McCartney
and Proenza Schouler.
Wu's frames are sleek and semi
-retro, and they come in
everything from matte peach to
faded black and even a few
multi-colored options. Why
eyeglasses? He said it was a
given following their successful
sunglasses launch just last year
and the brand's recent work with
Modo. Plus, the designer's
nearsighted himself.
"There have never been really
great designer opticals. So we
made them, and we made them
year old kids help me make it.
In a blender, combine 2 cups of
raw baby spinach with 1 cup of
vanilla rice or almond milk and
1 banana (frozen is best).
Skeptical of a smoothie made
with spinach? Read on for
Emilie's take on the multitude of
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unisex to fit all face shapes," he
explained. "I'm going to be
sporting them this summer, so
watch out!"
But will they make it onto his
resort runway next month?
Sweet vintage-looking frames
wouldn't look bad atop his girly
dresses.
"You never know!" he winked,
"But we are debuting a new
special edition for resort."
We'll take that as a yes.
benefits as well as some
surprising Green Monster
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Crowds Embrace DIY Spirit at Fifth Annual Maker Faire

Dylan Tweney (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:30:00 PM

Is do-it-yourself culture going

mainstream?
Just ask the tens of thousands of
people who are expected to
cram into the San Mateo County
fairgrounds this weekend for the
fifth annual Maker Faire Bay
Area. They’ll munch on
corndogs and funnel cakes, swill
$8 plastic cups of beer, and
watch as artists, hobbyists and
tinkerers show off their
creations of steel, electronics,
fabric and fire.
Maker Faire— sort of a
combination science fair /
county fair, with a hefty dose of
Burning Man thrown in — has
been happening once a year in
this suburb on the outskirts of
Silicon Valley since 2006. The
first Faire drew about 20,000
attendees and 200 exhibits, and
both of those figures doubled
the following year. Now, with
70,000 attendees expected and
exactly 600 exhibits, the Maker
Faire is starting to feel a little,
well, crowded.
In the past several years it’s
expanded to other locations, too.
Regional Maker Faires will be
held in Detroit July 31 to
August 1 of this year and in
New York September 25 to 26. watering down its DIY ethos, coming from different may have been in its first year.” Burning Man crews like the kid-
Dale Dougherty, the executive the fair’s growth is a good thing. communities,” Dougherty says. As the Maker Faire has grown, and crowd-pleasing Electric
director of Maker Faire and the “We’re able to reach more “I wouldn’t say this is i t h a s c r e a t e d b u s i n e s s Giraffe Project show off their
founder and publisher of Make people. We’re able to include mainstream, but people don’t opportunities for the do-it-
CROWDS page 46
magazine, says that, far from more diverse styles of making, think of it as quite the oddity it yourselfers who are its core.
E-reader News Edition
Google Launches Encrypted Search
Ryan Singel (Wired Top searched on and does not make
Stories) you anonymous to them. It’s
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:30:00 PM designed to prevent
eavesdroppers from analyzing
Google users can now run the URL or content to see the
encrypted searches using the search terms you are sending to
company’s flagship search site Google, or the results.
simply by navigating to With HTTPS on, all an
h t t p s : / / w w w . g o o g l e . c o m . eavesdropper can see is that you
UPDATE: Many users are are using Google. When not
being redirected to the non- using SSL, a user of a school or
e n c r y p t e d m a i n s i t e , a n d corporate network can have
currently it seems that it is their e-mail and web traffic read
necessary to include www for by those who control the
those who can get to the page. network, while anyone using an
Don’t assume your searches are open Wi-Fi connection can have
encyrpted unless the url starts their traffic sniffed by a hacker
with HTTPS and you see the using simple tools.
lock icon. HTTPS will be an option, not
The move brings the same web the default, though users have
security system that protects the ability to set the search bars
online banking, website logins in their browsers to use it as
and shopping to search — a first their default. The page will have
for a major search engine. a different logo and not include
The encryption makes it links on the search page to
incredibly difficult for anyone in Google’s map and image search,
between your computer and since those do not yet have an
Google’s servers to see what HTTPS option.
search terms you use or what The encrypted option is perhaps
results Google sends back. most useful for routing around
Additionally, when you click censorship from countries like
through a search result on China, which often block
Google’s new secure page, your searches on politically sensitive
browser will not send along terms. However, HTTPS is only
“referrer data” revealing the a n o p t i o n c u r r e n t l y f o r
search terms you used. Google.com, not for country
The new option does not, specific sites like Google.co.hk,
however, keep Google from the Hong Kong-based search
knowing and storing what you that Mainland Chinese users are
Culture/ 45
not, but isn’t making it the
default.
Using HTTPS, rather than
HTTP, is not technically
difficult for smaller sites, but the
authenticating handshakes
between a server and a browser
do require more resources from
being directed to as a way for Wi-Fi networks and routers. both a server and the browser.
Google to stop running a That data is used to help That means it costs a company
censored search engine in geolocate people using devices more to run a service and can
China. without GPS, but the company slow down an application.
Non-English speaking users said for years it was not Google says it’s been working
who want encryption need to collecting session data. for several months on the
u s e G o o g l e . c o m f o r n o w , It’s doubtful Google collected service, and that it’s not simple,
c h o o s i n g r e s u l t s i n t h e i r very much info on any one user given that it search results are
preferred language — though — as the cars are constantly in b l e n d e d — c o m b i n i n g
this loses much of the local motion and cycling through the information from a number of
features that country-specific channels used for Wi-Fi, but services, including YouTube,
Google search sites offer. now users of https://google.com that didn’t have the capability to
Google’s embrace of HTTPS would be safe from any similar send information via HTTPS.
could begin a move by web effort. See Also:
services such as social networks Google turned on encryption — • Google to Offer Encrypted
to begin offering encryption for better known as https:// — as a Search Next Week
more than just logins. Such default for Gmail users earlier • Google Turns on Gmail
increased adoption would cut this year. Encryption to Protect Wi-Fi
down on network eavesdropping Gmail was the first major Users
and also have the added benefit w e b m a i l s e r v i c e t o o f f e r • Law Enforcement Appliance
of preventing some online encryption for full sessions, Subverts SSL
attacks. rather than just for logins. • Iran to Pull the Plug on
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46 Culture/
CROWDS
continued from page 44
creations while selling bumper
stickers to help defray their
costs. Makers display their
electronic creations and sell kits
so you can make the same
gadgets at home — or sell you
the finished product outright.
Companies like Rentalic and
Sparkfun that cater to do-it-
yourselfers hawk their services
and kits at the fair.
“If people can make money at
Maker Faire by selling their
stuff, that’s a great validation of
the value of making,” says Mark
Frauenfelder, the editor-in-chief
of Make magazine.
“It hasn’t become more refined
or more commercial,”
Frauenfelder says. “It’s always
had that kind of homemade —
in the best sense of the word —
feel.”
But it’s not all buying and
selling. Maker Faire is also a
chance to connect with other
hobbyists, get inspiration about
projects you might want to take
on, or get advice on the projects
you already have underway.
Here’s a taste of what you can
see at Maker Faire this year: Do
-it-yourself DNA testing, pedal-
powered vehicles,
flamethrowing robot dragons, an
extra-large recreation of the
“Mousetrap” game, and lots and
lots of LEDs.
Kyle Wiens, CEO of gadget-
repair site iFixit, says his
company will be there, with
about 30 volunteers helping
teach people how to fix their
gadgets.
“Making and repair are yin and
yang,” says Wiens.
Some go because they want
their children to see the creative
possibilities of making
everything from robots and LED
toys to sewing projects and
crafts.
“I take my daughters because
they are interested and find
creation fascinating,” says Scott
Cleaveland.
And others go just because they
enjoy connecting with other
makers. For instance, Rick
Washburn, a “muffin car” maker
who lives in Redwood City,
California, says he spent his
childhood assembling
inventions out of discarded
gadgets left out on big trash day.
“The Maker Fair is like a big
class reunion of grown-up kids
who did the same thing,” says
Washburn. “We bring our
creations to the Maker Faire so
we can show off and enjoy our
creations together.” What to Do
at Maker Faire
With more than 600 exhibits
and dozens of presentations,
performances and events, it’s
hard to know what to do at
Maker Faire. Check the Maker
Faire event schedule for a full
rundown, and see below for
some highlights of the two-day
event.
Expect crowds: Parking lots
will fill up early, so take public
transit or bike, if you can (the
Faire is offering free valet
parking for up to 2,000
bicycles).
Here are some highlights you
won’t want to miss.
Makerbot Industries will show
off its inexpensive 3-D
fabrication machine, the
Makerbot, at 11:30 and 2:30
p.m. on Saturday.
Mythbusters co-host Adam
Savage will be speaking at 2
p.m. on Saturday. He’s a
dynamic presenter, and a folk
hero to the DIY crowd, so this
should be a fun event.
Remember that Diet Coke and
Mentos fountain video from a
couple of years ago? The guys
that created the video, Eepybird,
will be recreating their show at
1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, and
at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Ford is using Maker Faire to
announce their latest automotive
technology platform and talk
about how your gadgets can
interface with it. Ford R&D
engineering executive K.
Venkatesh Prasad will be
talking about “Automakers 2.0
at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Pop band OK Go will give a
performance on Sunday
evening. The group’s amazing
Rube Goldberg video debuted
earlier this year, and their show
will probably involve some
gadgety, DIY surprises from
exhibitors at the show.
Wired editor-in-chief Chris
Anderson will talk about
building autonomous drones at 5
p.m. Saturday and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday.
Wired contributor Ken
Denmead will be speaking at 3
p.m. Saturday, talking about
GeekDads and GeekMoms and
“how to bring out the geek in
your children.”
Photo: Pip R. Lagenta/Flickr
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Congress Opens Investigation Into Genetic Testing Companies

Alexis Madrigal (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:00:00 PM

A Congressional committee
opened an investigation of three
direct-to-consumer genetic
testing companies this week.
The House’s Committee on
Energy and Commerce sent
requests to the CEOs of
23andme, Navigenics, and
Pathway Genomics for a wide
array of information about the
companies’ services.
The letters, co-signed by Henry
Waxman (D-CA), Joe Barton (R
-TX), Bart Stupak (D-MI), and
Michael Burgess (R-TX), ask
for all documents dating from
January 1, 2007 to the present.
First, the committee wants “a
chart listing the conditions,
diseases, consumer drug
responses, and adverse
reactions” for which the
companies’ test and “all policy
documents, training manuals, or
written guidance” about their
counseling policies. They also documents to the Subcommittee Requests for comment from their own bodies through ending.
requested all documents related on Oversight and Investigations, 23andme, Navigenics, Pathway personal genetic testing and how Beyond the Congressional
to how the companies identify chaired by Stupak. Genomics, and the House our company is facilitating inquiry, the Food and Drug
the risk to consumers based on The moves appear to be a committee were not answered. important scientific research in Administration recently went
their genomic profiles, and how response to media reports that 23andme released a short the field.” after Pathway for its retail plan.
they process and use individual Pathway Genomics hoped to sell statement but would not answer The direct-to-consumer genetic That spooked the would-be
DNA samples. its genetic testing kits in retail questions. testing companies briefly found retailers, who decided offering
Add it all up and the documents locations like Walgreens, “We will comply with the themselves in hot water with genetic tests on their shelves
could be the starting point for a “despite concern from the Committee on Energy and state regulators in New York was not such a good idea.
wide-ranging investigation, if scientific community regarding Commerce’s request for and California in the summer of “We think this would be an
the committee decides to go the accuracy of the test results.” information,” the statement 2008. After they resolved those illegally marketed device if they
down that road. The House committee letter reads. “We look forward to situations, they’ve had a proceed,” Alberto Gutierrez,
The companies have until June cited two New York Times sharing information detailing relatively free ride from CONGRESS page 50
4 to return all the requested stories about the plans. what individuals can learn about regulators, which appears to be
48 Culture/ TV/ E-reader News Edition

Google, Apple Poised to Dominate Mobile

Advertising
Eliot Van Buskirk (Wired Top to serve ads based on location,
Stories) usage habits and other factors,
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:33:00 PM which is likely why the FTC
backed off.
The FTC announced on Friday That doesn’t stop Google from Wendy Williams
that it has closed its being scarily omnipresent in our
investigation into Google's lives. Depending on your usage,
Addresses Current State
proposed $750 million it potentially knows what you of Racism (VIDEO)
acquisition of mobile search for on the web, what you Chris Harnick (TV Squad)
advertising firm AdMob, which write in your e-mails, what you Submitted at 5/21/2010 10:20:00 AM
is now expected to be finalized watch on YouTube, what your
in the next few weeks. friends say to you in voicemails, Filed under: TV Replay
The scariest thing about Apple what you do with your On'Wendy Williams'(weekdays,
is Google. smartphone, where you are, and syndicated), host Wendy
When iPhone OS devices are
Google will be able to do the them a major advantage over soon, what you watch on your Williams broke down in tears
criticized for being too-locked-
same on Android OS devices, smaller rivals in the business,” television, and can serve ads while talking about the current
down, people seek freedom in
including phones, netbooks, and c e d e d t h e F T C . “ T h e s e across all of those platforms state of racism.
Google Android. When Apple
upcoming tablets and set-top c o n c e r n s , h o w e v e r , w e r e accordingly. By the time she was 9 and a
TV sucks, they turn to Google
boxes. outweighed by recent evidence See Also: half, Williams said she had
TV. And now, Apple’s
“As a result of Apple’s entry that Apple is poised to become a • Apple’s New Developer already been called the n-word,
acquisition of advertising firm
(into the market), AdMob’s strong competitor in the mobile Agreement Unlevels the iAd but with her son it's another
Quattro Wireless has paved the Playing Field story.
success to date on the iPhone advertising market.”
way for Google’s purchase of
platform is unlikely to be an Now that mobile advertising • FTC Blocking of Google "My son is 9 and a half and has
AdMob, which the Federal
accurate predictor of AdMob’s has its Coke and Pepsi, any Mobile Ad Acquisition Would never been called the n-word,"
Trade Commission announced
competitive significance going potential RC Cola is going to Be Misguided Williams said. "That is shocking
Friday that it has approved.
forward, whether AdMob is h a v e o n e h e c k o f a t i m e • FTC Looking At Shared to me because we live in a
Apple’s ownership of mobile
owned by Google or not,” said b r e a k i n g i n t o t h e m a r k e t . Directors at Apple, Google totally different time. You'd
advertising firm iAd gives it
the commission in a statement That said, some competition • Google Buys Mobile Ad think it would've already
advantages over any other
made Friday. does exist within the mobile ad Company for $750M happened, but that means the
advertiser wishing to place ads
The FTC voted 5-0 to close its market, which is still in its • How Big Is the Apple iPhone kids that he goes to school with
on iPhone OS devices such as
investigation into the $750 infancy. Neither Apple nor App Economy? and the kids that are around him
the iPad, iPhone and iPod in the neighborhood, their
million deal, which will involve G o o g l e b a r s t h i r d - p a r t y
Touch. Apple, for instance, can
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Friday Bake-Off: Baked Doughnuts
WomansDay.com Editors
(Daily Woman's Day Blog)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:00:00 PM
Things got off to a rocky start. I
warmed 2/3 cup milk in the
microwave, but it ended up at
150 degrees, too hot for the
yeast. So I waited for it to cool,
but I waited too long and it was
down to 80 degrees when I
checked again. The sweet spot is
95 to 105 degrees. So after a lot
of nuking, etc., I had the right
temperature. I poured half of the
milk in a bigger bowl and added
1 tablespoon butter so the heat
could melt it. Into what was left
I added 1 1/4 teaspoon yeast to
proof:
After 5 minutes my yeast-milk
mixture smelled yeasty but
wasn't really foaming; that
might've been part of the
problem with my final rise
(more on that later). During
those 5 minutes, I mixed 1 egg,
1/3 cup sugar, 2 1/2 cups flour, a
pinch of grated nutmeg and 1/2
teaspoon salt into the milk-
butter mixture. Poured in the
"proofed" yeast and milk
mixture, then kneaded until the
dough came together. (Maybe I
kneaded too much? Would the
doughnuts have been more
tender if I had done it less?)
Formed into a bowl, oiled all
over, then placed in a bowl,
covered with a dish towel, in a
warm place to rise 1 to 2 hours.
This first rise seemed to work
as it should; after about 1 1/2
hours the dough had relaxed,
spreading out to fill the bottom
half of the bowl. (I know it's
hard to tell from the picture
below, but you can see how the
dough is no longer so tight and
stiff. It is bigger, too, and fills
the bowl better.) An indentation
poke of my finger stayed, so I
proceeded with the recipe.
milk, then a cinnamon-sugar
mixture (an excellent simple
topping). They turned out like
this:
Fortunately, I had a second
chance with the scraps that I had
risen a second time. I rolled
them out and just cut rounds,
without the center cut out. I let
them rise for 45 minutes, then
lowered the oven temperature to
350 degrees and baked 8
minutes. They turned out more
tender and doughnut-like; I
liked the second batch better
(it's the one shown at the top of
this post). Was it the shape, the
I floured the counter then rolled
second rise, the gentler oven
the dough out to 1/2-inch
temperature? I don't know. I
thickness. Then I used my
think I may have to try it again
biggest biscuit cutter for the
to find out.
rings, the smallest one to cut the
In the meantime, a chocolate
hole out of the center. I tried to
glaze to make these more
reroll the scraps, but they were
decadent and a recipe for
too stiff, so I formed them into a
proper, fried doughnuts.
ball and gave them another rise
— Kim Walker
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Deadlock feature
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Submitted at 5/21/2010 4:30:00 PM
If we had a high-tech time
gauntlet thing, we'd probably
just go around turning dogs back
into puppies all day. The world
needs more cute puppies, right?
For Singularity's protagonist,
however, it's a tool to aid in the
destruction of his enemies.
The latest trailer for the game
highlights the Deadlock feature,
an ability that generates a small
field slowing the momentum of
anything caught in it. This can
stop enemies dead in their tracks
or help the player navigate past
a deadly electrical hazard.
Perhaps its greatest ability is
how it affects munitions --
bullets slow down to a crawl,
making what would otherwise
be a bullseye for a huge rocket
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director of the FDA’s office of
in-vitro diagnostics told the
Washington Post. “They are
making medical claims. We
don’t know whether the test
works and whether patients are
taking actions that could put
them in jeopardy based on the
test.”
While many industry watchers
have long suspected regulators
would eventually pay more
attention to the industry, but so
far, it’s unclear what Congress
or the FDA have in store for the
genetic testing companies.
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he "took a pretty amazing life
and amazing success and
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by my own hands." He's issued
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Noam Scheiber (The New Federal Reserve can float the under-pricing their loans. The overseas operations of American impose a tax on the biggest
Republic - All Feed) company a massive loan, as in threat of being “resolved” by the companies while their U.S. banks, which even conservative
Submitted at 5/20/2010 11:00:00 PM the case of AIG. government should change that assets are in receivership. In the economists like Harvard’s Greg
The idea behind resolution calculus. case of AIG, the Fed loan kept Mankiw support. Another way
Last night the Senate approved authority is to avoid these lousy That’s how it’s supposed to the overseas affiliates solvent. would be to impose stricter
a major financial reform bill choices. Under the new law, the work, in any case. In practice, But Congress is on the verge of limits on leverage for the largest
almost a year in the making. A government would be able seize there are a number of explicitly preventing the Fed banks—that is, the amount of
few hours before the vote, the t h e w o b b l y f i r m , f i r e i t s complications. For one thing, from extending such a loan in debt banks can take on relative
president hailed the legislation, e x e c u t i v e s , a n d f u n d i t s it’s not clear that bondholders the future. The upshot could be to equity. Because banks earn
which he said ensures that “the operations until it could sell actually will suffer losses in the chaos. For example, U.S. more profits when they’re more
American people will never them off in pieces. The proceeds end, at least not all or even most creditors might have to take big, leveraged (just like you make a
again be asked to foot the bill from these sales would pay the of them. The government isn’t upfront losses to make larger profit, percentage-wise,
for Wall Street’s mistakes.” He government back; whatever was likely to impose losses when it bondholders in overseas when you flip a house on which
elaborated: left would go to bondholders, first takes over a failing subsidiaries whole. That would you put down 5 percent versus
There will be no more taxpayer who would presumably suffer megabank because doing so in worsen the panic at home for the 10 percent), this is similar to a
-funded bailouts--period. If a s o m e losses. The the middle of a financial reasons described above (and tax on bigness.
large financial institution should shareholders—the people who crisis—and you're almost by could eventually force Congress Alas, none of these things is in
ever fail, we will have the tools own common stock—would get definition in a crisis if a to step in with a bailout). All of the bill that Obama will soon
t o w i n d i t d o w n w i t h o u t wiped out entirely. (If the megabank is failing—risks which is to say that, while sign. Congress voted down, and
e n d a n g e r i n g t h e b r o a d e r proceeds weren’t enough to accelerating the panic. resolution authority is clearly a the administration opposed, an
economy. And there will be new repay the government, it would (Investors might refuse to roll step in the right direction, it amendment by Senators Sherrod
rules to prevent financial recoup the rest by levying a fee over their loans to other troubled raises almost as many questions Brown and Ted Kaufman that
institutions from becoming “too o n t h e i n d u s t r y . ) T h i s i s companies for fear of suffering as it answers. would have shrunk some of the
big to fail” in the first place, so basically a scaled up (and similar losses.) And if the The good news is that country’s biggest banks.
that we don’t have another AIG. stretched out) version of the way government waits to impose resolution authority isn’t the Republicans then deployed a
But is this really true? Does the the FDIC handles smaller-bank losses until it’s done liquidating only way to deal with the variety of underhanded tactics to
financial reform bill really solve failures. the company—a process that problem of too big to fail. block a vote on an amendment
the problem of “too big to fail”? Long story short, resolution could stretch for years—the Congress could simply break up by Senators Carl Levin and Jeff
The answer is: “Sorta,” but not authority is unquestionably an short-term bondholders will the banks, for example. Merkley that would have shut
quite in the way the bill’s improvement over the status have long since taken their Alternatively, if you think of down the banks’ proprietary
supporters suggest. quo. The biggest reason is that money and run.* So, at the very “bigness” as an trading desks—which is to say,
The gist of the administration’s the prospect of losses for least, the people who lend short- externality—which is to say, the trading they do for their own
attack on the too-big-to-fail bondholders mitigates the most term may count on being bailed something we get too much of bottom line. (The administration
(TBTF) problem is a provision pernicious consequence of out, which encourages because, like pollution or and the congressional leadership
known as “resolution authority.” TBTF: moral hazard. That is, companies to fund themselves unhealthy eating, it imposes a supported the amendment,
Under the status quo, the because people who lend money with short-term debt, which is social cost that the producer which was a relatively strict
government basically has two to megabanks assume the the least stable form of funding. doesn’t entirely pay—then you version of the so-called Volcker
choices for dealing with a major government will make them And there are other potential can discourage it through Rule.) And, while the
financial firm on the brink of whole if the bank collapses, the problems. First, the new law taxation. (In economist-speak, government may soon assess a
collapse: It can get out of the lenders have little incentive to only extends to U.S. companies, this would force the banks to fee on banks to bridge the
way and hope for the best, as it rein in excessive risk-taking by while most megabanks have an internalize the true social cost of difference between the bailout
did to disastrous effect with the bank’s managers. In fact, international footing. It’s not their size.) One way to do this PREVENTATIVE page 54
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A new Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
regulation aimed at regulating
greenhouse gas emissions from
stationary sources such as power
plants, oil refineries, and
factories probably won’t be
enforced, says Sen. James
Inhofe.
The Obama administration
introduced the regulation,
known as the “tailoring rule,” on
May 13 as a hedge against
Congress’ failure to pass a cap-
and-trade bill.
“Let’s keep in mind the
president is doing this because
he doesn’t have the votes to do
this in the House and the
Senate,” Inhofe tells Newsmax.
The House passed a cap-and-
trade bill in June, but senators
have found it difficult to pass
similar legislation because of
bipartisan opposition.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., one
of the Senate leaders of the
effort, made comments similar
to the Oklahoma Republican’s
the day the EPA unveiled the
rule.
“The Obama administration has
again reminded Washington
that, if Congress won’t
legislated, the EPA will
regulate,” Kerry said then.
“Those who have spent years
stalling need to understand:
Killing a Senate bill is no longer
an option.”
The regulation, targeting 70
percent of U.S. greenhouse gas
emissions, faces numerous court
challenges from industry groups
and bipartisan Senate opposition
that Inhofe predicts will block
EPA enforcement.
The lag between now and the
rule’s January effective date
gives members of Congress time
to stop the rule, Inhofe says.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-
Alaska, has introduced a
resolution to block it that Inhofe
says has the backing of 46
senators, including five
Democrats. Murkowski has until
June 7 to bring her resolution to
the floor for a vote, and no
filibusters will be possible under
the Congressional Review Act
she is relying on for her action.
Inhofe backs Murkowski’s bid
to thwart the regulation, but he
warns that “the Barbara Boxers
of the world will be standing up
and holding that vote up and
say, ‘Now we have 46 senators
who are for cap and trade.’”
“That’s not at all true . . . but
that’s the way that it would be
represented,” Inhofe says. “I
think it’s fine to go ahead and
do it although I think they don’t
have the votes, but I think we
have to make every effort.”
A rival proposal of Sen. Jay
Rockefeller, D-W.Va., co-
sponsored by Democratic Sens.
Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan
of North Dakota, would limit
the EPA’s ability to regulate
carbon dioxide emissions for
two years.
Conrad says he prefers a
legislative rather than a
regulatory action on cap and
trade, which he views as
unlikely this year.
Inhofe says he could support
Rockefeller’s measure because
he expects the GOP to control
the House and the Senate two
years from now.
The published rule would
regulate new power plants, oil
refineries and factories that
contribute more than 100,000
tons of carbon dioxide, methane,
n i t r o u s o x i d e ,
hydrofluorocarbons,
perfluorocarbons and sulfur
hexafluoride annually and
existing ones that increase
emissions by 75,000 tons
annually. Smaller emitters
would be exempted from the
rule.
The EPA estimates that 900
additional permits would come
under its purview and 550 new
permits would be issued for the
first time covering greenhouse-
gas emissions. These permits
would have to show they use the
“best available control
technologies” to minimize
emissions.
Inhofe and other opponents
contend this regulation would
have a dramatic negative
impact. EPA Administrator Lisa
Jackson conceded during
congressional testimony that the
regulation would not reduce
such emissions unless other
nations followed suit, Inhofe
says.
“What we’re doing is giving the
American people a huge tax,
something comparable to $300
billion a year, and we don’t get
anything for it,” Inhofe says.
“The regulations that they
would try to impose would be
just as destructive as cap and
trade; it would be cap and trade
done administratively instead of
legislatively.”
According to The New York
Times, Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid, D-Nev., hopes to
bring a cap-and-trade bill to the
Senate floor by mid-June.
Inhofe believes the flawed
nature of the science
undergirding the proposed
regulation will help those
groups challenging the rule in
court.
“By the time all of this gets
sorted out, Republicans will
have a majority, and it won’t
make any difference,” he says.
“The politics are on our side
because imposing a huge tax
increase on the American people
is so unconscionable because it
really won’t accomplish
anything in terms of emissions.”
If the Republicans can’t block
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up in court indefinitely.
“It’s the job of federal agencies
like EPA to regulate, not
legislate,” says a statement from
Gregory M. Scott, executive
vice president and general
counsel of the National
Petrochemical and Refiners
Association. “If EPA wants
changes in the Clean Air Act, it
should propose them to
Congress, not unlawfully take
on the role of Congress.”
The National Association of
Manufacturers also released a
statement condemning the new
rule as “costly and confusing”
and warned it would cost jobs.
The administration defends the
regulation, claiming it will
“spark clean technology
innovation and protect small
businesses and farms” and that it
complies with a 2007 Supreme
Court decision ordering the EPA
to determine whether
greenhouse gases endanger
public health and welfare.
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money it paid out and the
bailout money companies have
returned, there won’t be a
permanent tax on big banks.
And yet, perhaps unwittingly,
the upshot of financial reform
will have been to make it
costlier to be a big bank relative
to being a small or medium-
sized bank—which is to say, it
has effectively taxed bigness.
That’s because the legislation
imposes a handful of new
mandates and regulations—like
oversight by a soon-to-be-
established consumer financial
protection agency, as well as
limits on fees for debit-card
transactions—from which small
and medium-sized banks are
exempt. Other reforms—such as
a bill Congress passed last year
to limit hidden credit-card fees
and make statements more
transparent, and new restrictions
on trading derivatives—would
around.
The big banks typically
complain that these efforts will
drive them out of this or that
line of business, or at least
curtail their activity
significantly. And there may be
something to those concerns.
But in a world in which we
worry about megabanks doing
too much rather than too little,
that’s not necessarily a bad
thing. If only there were a bit
more of it.
Noam Scheiber is a senior
editor of The New Republic
*In fairness, the Senate bill does
try to avoid this scenario by
requiring creditors to pay back
anything "above what they
would have gotten in
liquidation." This should
theoretically apply to holders of
short-term debt, even if it's years
after they were made whole by
the initial government
the-ground years later. And,
perhaps more importantly, I'm
not sure the short-term debt
holders themselves can be
convinced they'll suffer losses,
at least not until it actually
happens. Which means they'll
continue to underprice their
loans, and big financial firms
will probably continue to over-
rely on short-term debt. On the
other hand, we should have
evidence of whether or not this
is happening fairly soon.
Update: In fairness to the
administration and the Dems in
Congress, the aim of the bill in
many respects is to impose new
costs on the biggest financial
institutions. My gripe is that
there are no bright-line rules
stipulating how this should
happen--no requirement that,
say, firms of X-size must hold Y
-amount of additional capital.
The approach the Senate bill
problems with congressional
decrees: if you have a bright-
line rule, all those smart lawyers
the banks employ may find a
way around it. But I worry less
about that than, say, relying on
President Palin's appointees to
come up with the prudent level
of capital. (Then again, if Sarah
Palin is president, we're
probably going to have much
bigger problems than bank
regulation...)
More broadly, because
regulators can always fall asleep
even if they have specific
guidelines from Congress, I
would have prefered to see a
crude tax on size. Though I Sea Level
aknowledge that, politically, it
would have been a pretty tough
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disproportionately dent profits at
megabanks. These banks tend to
have far bigger credit card
operations, and are the only
bona fide derivatives dealers
intervention. I just think they're
unlikely to suffer these losses in
practice--it seems difficult
(though obviously not
impossible) to reverse facts-on-
takes is to have regulators figure
out how much additional capital Another one of the standout
these firms should hold, rather presentations at the Heartland
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Palin Borrows Outfit for Rally After Luggage Lost

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah
Palin had to borrow an outfit
and delay the start of a rally in
Idaho on Friday because her
luggage got lost.
Republican congressional
hopeful Vaughn Ward
introduced Palin and said she
and her family arrived on time
in Boise but their bags did not.
The rally to energize Idaho
voters and raise money for
Vaughn started about 30
minutes late.
Palin told the crowd of about
1,500 that she had to borrow her
outfit, a shimmery light-blue
jacket worn over a black, knee-
length dress.
Her visit came five days before
Tuesday's primary and Ward's
showdown with rival state Rep.
Raul Labrador for the GOP
nomination for Idaho's 1st
Congressional District.
The winner takes on first-term
Democrat Walt Minnick, who
doesn't have a primary
challenger.
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Institute’s fourth International
Conference on Climate Change
was the one by Nils-Axel
Morner, former emeritus head of
the paleogeophysics and
geodynamics department at
Stockholm University. His talk
focused on sea level increases
and the difference between
observed data and the
Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) model’s
predictions.
Morner was a former reviewer
on the IPCC report and when he
was first made a reviewer he
said he was“astonished to find
that not one of their 22
contributing authors on sea
levels was a sea level specialist:
not one.” Morner discussed the
realities of a number of
countries and islands claimed to
be doomed from climate change.
He started with the Maldives,
which some reports claim will
be submerged in the next fifty
years. Morner pointed out that
the sea level around the
Maldives has been much higher
before and actually fell 20
centimeters (7.8 inches) during
the 1970s. He also asserted that
sea levels have been stable for
the past three decades.
The same could be said for
Bangladesh, another country
threatened by sea level rises.
Last year US News reported
that“brackish water from the
Bay of Bengal is encroaching,
surging up Bangladesh’s fresh-
water rivers, percolating deep
into the soil, fouling ponds and
the underground water supply
that millions depend on to drink
and cultivate their farms.”
Morner’s analysis of the data,
however, shows that the sea
level has been stable for the past
40 to 50 years and may have
even decreased. Coastal erosion
is unquestionably a problem but
it’s not from sea level rise,
Morner says. He also reports
that there has not been an
increase recorded in Tuvalu,
Qatar, Vanuatu, Venice and
northwest Europe.
Of course, rising sea levels
could present problems in the
future but so far the hysteria has
been unsupported by fact.
Furthermore, the policies aimed
at reducing sea levels (cap and
trade, international carbon
dioxide reduction treaties) will
have little if any impact. Despite
the futility of CO2 cuts, there
are many cost-effective,
adaptive solutions that
efficiently target specific
problems and do not require
globally adopted treaties. Many
of these adaptations are driven
by markets. Seed companies
develop drought and heat
resistant strains that have
increased agricultural
productivity in the face of global
warming. Low tech, but
efficient, dams create reservoirs
in the Himalayas to provide
water supplies and irrigation
during dry months. Capping
CO2 only hinders the overall
economic development of
poorer countries and thus puts
them in a worse position to
adapt to climate change and
rising sea levels, if it ever
becomes necessary.
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Nearly 3 out of 5 Americans
give President Obama negative
job ratings, according to The
Harris Poll.
The actual tally is 58 percent
negative and 42 percent
positive, according to the May
10-17 poll, released Friday. It is
almost unchanged from last
month, when 59 percent ranked
him negatively, and 41 percent,
positively.
Harris pollsters noted that it is
not surprising that 92 percent of
Republicans chalk up negative
rankings, but noted that 68
percent of independents and 25
percent of Democrats also do.
Although 77 percent say he’s a
tough fighter for issues he
believes in, and two-thirds
believe he usually gets his own
way, some also believe that he
has piled his plate too high.
Three in 5 say he tries to do too
many things at once.
Public opinion is closely
divided on whether he changes
his mind too often: 44 percent
say he doesn’t flip-flop, while
43 percent say he does.
The differences between
Republicans and Democrats are
smaller than one might expect,
Harris analysts say. For
example, 68 percent of
Democrats and 66 percent of
Republicans believe Obama
usually is able to get Congress
to support his policies.
One exception is notable:
Almost 9 in 10 Democrats say
Obama is a strong leader,
compared with just 1 in 5
Republicans.
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Once again, George N. Lewis
and Theodore A. Postol are
asserting that midcourse missile
defense interceptors will not
work. This latest attack on the
missile defense program is in a
piece appearing in the current
issue of Arms Control Today,
which is a publication of the
Arms Control Association. This
time, however, they focus more
attention on the Standard
Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptor
that is at the heart of the Obama
administration’s Phased
Adaptive Approach to missile
defense. At the technical level,
Lewis and Postol assert that
midcourse interceptors are
insufficiently accurate to target
missile warheads on a reliable
basis and can be easily fooled
by simple countermeasures.
They make these claims on the
basis of their observations of
video clips and data from earlier
intercept tests released by the
Missile Defense Agency, which
they also claim show that
missile defense tests the Missile
Defense Agency identified as
successful were failures.
The Missile Defense Agency’s
spokesman, Richard Lehner,
responded with a highly
technical, and convincing,
rebuttal. Lehner points out that
classified telemetry data and
sensor views from the tests that
the Missile Defense Agency
identified as successful showed
complete destruction of the
targets. Regarding the question
of countermeasures, the targets
used in the test were “threat
representative.” This means that
they reflect the capabilities of
missiles that are assessed to be
available to the potential
enemies of the United States.
Lehner’s description of the tests
make it clear that the Missile
Defense Agency and the Navy
are on the right track in
developing and fielding existing
and future versions of the SM-3
interceptor.
The criticisms by Lewis and
Postol again raise the question
of whether they do not like the
missile defense program as a
matter of policy and are looking
for technical arguments to fit
their policy preference. If they
want to make a policy argument
against the current missile
defense program, then they
ought to limit themselves to the
policy arguments that are
included in their piece.
The one positive aspects of the
piece by Lewis and Postol,
unfortunately, is relegated to a
footnote. The authors
acknowledge that there is merit
to a missile defense system that
would use drones to launch
interceptors against ballistic
missiles in their earliest stages
of flight. This approach
deserves favorable consideration
and the Missile Defense Agency
and the Air Force should
develop it, but not at the
expense of the SM-3 program.
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After nine seasons on American
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leaving the Fox juggernaut
because he's bored.
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"After a while, you start to go
on automatic pilot," Cowell told
Oprah Winfrey during an
interview Thursday. "And there
were too many times, Oprah,
where I was sitting there bored,
and I thought, 'The end of the taxing the show and all the
day, the audience doesn't tune in attention have been. "My year is
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deserve more than that.' But I through up and down moments
can't hide it when I'm bored. I ... so I'm very dark when I'm in
just can't fake it." those moments," Cowell said.
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among the uninsured. What a
Remember how Obamacare mess.
was going to save big bucks and To expand coverage to more
reduce wait time in emergency Americans without hindering
rooms? The idea was that access, Congress would have
millions of previously uninsured done better to change the current
Americans accustomed to using tax preference given to
ERs for basic medical treatment employer-sponsored insurance
would snatch up Obamacare and to transform Medicaid into a
coverage and start getting premium support program, so
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cheaper) medical practices. mainstreamed into the private
Nice thought. But it doesn’t growing shortage of primary new law itself: Roughly half of health insurance system that
look like it’ll pan out. Dancing's Maks:
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Indeed, notes Rick Dallam, it Academy of Family Physicians under Obamacare will get their T a g s : e m e r g e n c y r o o m , "We're Going to Go
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all of you for your votes and
support. It's like a cross between
a dream and a nightmare right
now. Everything's crazy. On
Tuesday, you're relaxed and
then you literally have one night
to rest, then Wednesday, you
have to start over. It's been like
that for the past nine weeks, but
this is the last time. And the
judges were like, "You have
four dances." It's like, "OK,
then!" At this point, it really
doesn't matter. Your body's
numb. My mind is clicking and
everything else is robotic. But
Erin and I are so excited and
we're going to go all out.
Honestly, we were worried
Tuesday. The finals were on the
line and you just don't know
what's going to happen.
Everyone stepped it up Monday,
and Chad has improved a lot.
We were hoping for our dancing
to speak for itself. And now that
we're through, we're going to
keep that up and continue to
have fun. At this point, we're
finally dancing together. It's no
longer a teacher-student
relationship. We laugh, have
fun, and I think it shows in our
routines. We're enjoying this
time. She's doing exactly what
I'm preaching: enjoy your time.
It goes by fast. Three months is
no joke., and it's hard to believe
we're at the end already.
I thought our Viennese waltz
was great. The first step, Erin's
feet buckled. She was so
nervous. I've never seen her this
nervous and at the same time
this pumped up. The
combination of the two had a
real weird reaction. The legs
weren't there, but she held it
together and pulled off a great
routine. We both laughed
afterward. It was funny how
discombobulated she got. The
paso was so much fun. I was
really upset by the package they
showed before we danced. They
compiled stuff on a really
touchy subject with her parents.
I was already on the floor for the
dance and she left. I was like,
"Oh no." I looked backstage and
Erin had tears going down, but
she got back up. My mentality
went from "Let's prove
something to everybody" to
"Don't worry about the
competition. Just dance for us.
Just let your emotions out on the
dance floor." And she did it. She
tackled that paso like it was the
last thing she'll ever do in her
life. There are pictures of the
first couple seconds of the
routine where we jump off the
stage and she has this war-hero
look on her face, like a
superhero going in for the save.
It was amazing and the entire
dance was incredible. She was
totally overpowering me, and
that was OK. I usually let out a
sound or whatever to get us
going, but she just took off in
the middle. It was awesome. I
loved it. At the end, I didn't slip.
We landed at different times and
I couldn't save it, and that was
it. I just didn't want that to mar
everything else she did. The
pattern with the judges seems to
be they have nothing
constructive to say to her, so
they would say something
negative, and that's not enough.
I didn't them to point fingers at
her for it because she did
nothing wrong, so right away, I
said, "It's not her fault; that's my
fault." But it doesn't matter
whose fault it is because we're a
couple and we get one score for
the two of us. I just didn't want
it put on her. Len didn't like it,
but he gave us a 10 for our
Argentine tango last week, so
now we just have to get 10s at
the same time!
I know I've been critical of the
judges lately, but I just want to
say that I feel like I'm sharing
my humble opinion on a subject
I know very well. People either
read too much into things or
don't see what I'm saying. That
being said, it's my opinion on
dancing as I know it. There are
10 billion ways of dancing and
there are going to be 10 billion
different approaches. Who's to
say that their approach is better
or worse than mine or Tony's or
Mark's or Dmitry's? I want
people to understand that we're
all different. Compare all you
want, but don't be hurtful. Don't
be unreasonable. Until you,
yourself, get up and try this, you
won't know what you're talking
about. If you're standing on the
dance floor with your feet
completely numb, your knees
shattered, your lower back in
pain, and then you say that
performance sucked, then OK.
When all of that is said and
done, your opinion becomes a
lot different. Now you realize
what it all entails. It's been a
long and hard season for us and
we are so happy and grateful
with the final. We are certainly
not done. We're going to come
out and do our best. God willing
we'll have enough support.
Maybe we will pull an upset,
maybe we won't. We've had so
much fun together. I helped Erin
through a lot of hard times and
she helped me realize something
else about myself. I definitely
learned another way of teaching.
I'm a student; I'm always up to
learn about anything — how to
educate, how to listen. I may fail
at listening sometimes because
I'm stubborn, but it is what it is.
We are still a dark horse.
Results-wise, Nicole and Evan
are both ahead of us if you
combine points for the season or
average them out. Evan has a
humongous fan base and Nicole
has an amazing following as
well. We're not counting
ourselves out, but we're
probably the ones who will have
the most fun out there because
we have no pressure.
We have to do a whole new
samba and the freestyle on
Monday. On Tuesday, we do a
repeat dance — Argentine tango
for us — and then one couple is
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perform the dance-off.
Rehearsals are going great. Our
bodies are on autopilot right
now. Our original samba was
where I took my shirt off and
Len didn't like that, but now we
have to do a new one. Erin
wanted to do the Argentine
tango again because I guess she
liked jumping on me! The
freestyle is the dance that can
win the competition for you or
lost it for you. Everybody's
always trying to outdo
themselves. I will only tell you
that ours will be different from
Nicole's and Evan's. They're
going for something fast, and
we're not — but that doesn't
meant we're going slow either.
Just tune in and watch.
I'm catching hell for the shot of
me in my biography package
dancing with a long ponytail!
Let me tell you that that was the
look back then! Louis had the
same ponytail in a package they
showed this season. And no, I
never got the roller blades back
that were stolen from me. It's
not about getting them back.
There's actually a continuation
of that story. Maybe seven or
eight years later, I was back in
Brooklyn in the same area
where we first moved to and
where I got jumped. At that
point, I was on my way
accomplishing dream and I
already have my studio and I've
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Submitted at 5/21/2010 9:45:00 AM
Filed under: Features Is it just
me, or does it seem like lately
the networks themselves give us
just as much drama as the shows
they produce? One only has to
look at NBC and its recent late-
night debacle as an example of
what not to do, an entirely too-
public scandal that played out
through Twitter, on talk shows
and across the industry.
We can't get enough of the
drama; the inner-workings of
the networks themselves offer
us another source of
entertainment, a controversy we
can experience vicariously from
the comfort of our armchairs.
And there was plenty of
excitement at this week's
upfront presentations: shows
were canceled, 'Big Bang
Theory' moved to Thursdays at
8PM and a brand-new set of
pilots were picked up by the
major networks.
The last to present was the CW,
which unveiled its lineup on
Thursday and showed an
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Vicky Mabrey, Jesse James
In Jesse James' first television
interview since his split from
Sandra Bullock, the Monster
Garage star says he ruined a
good thing.
Michelle "Bombshell" McGee:
I had an affair with Jesse James
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"I took a pretty amazing life and
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veteran scripted series; at a time interview airing on ABC's to take a break. personal issues."
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were the twins I distinctly neck. Something was holding make your dreams come true.
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Benefits' just got picked up by t h a t n o b o d y s e e m s t o b e The U.K.'s Sky1 is planning to
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Life is even tougher for Tamara plans to slip back into that tight
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Hawaii and Montana next states to dole out cash

for appliances rebates; programs start May 24
Consumer Reports Shopping Refrigerators are the only Montanans must mail in their Guam(late May),
Blog (Consumer Reports) eligible appliance in Hawaii application and a legible copy of Nebraska(July), and West
Submitted at 5/21/2010 11:08:33 AM which is providing a $250 rebate the sales receipt to the state Virginia(June 17).
for qualifying models, which processing center within 30 days See this previous blog post for
Hawaii and Montana next states must be at least 16 cubic feet. of their purchase. They must details on the cash for
to dole out cash for appliances To get a rebate, Hawaiians must also agree to recycle their old appliances rebate program as
rebates; programs start May 24 buy an Energy Star-qualified appliance(s), either through a well as links to the Web site of
On May 24, 1935, the first refrigerator at participating retailer program or at local the responsible governmental
night game in Major League retailers from May 24 to June 23 recycling facility, landfill, or department in each
Baseball was played, with the and arrange to have their old transfer station. Read"What to state/territory.
Cincinnati Reds hosting and r e f r i g e r a t o r h a u l e d a w a y . Do With the Clunkers You Essential information: Check
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Seventy-five years to the day Montana residents can get their appliance recycling. conditioners, dishwashers,
later, the lights will turn on for part of $928,000 in rebates With the closure of the $3.9 refrigerators, washing machines,
the cash for appliances rebate through the Montana Energy million South Carolina Energy and water heaters and find the
p r o g r a m s i n H a w a i i a n d Efficient Appliance Rebate Star Appliance Rebate Program best places to buy appliances.
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64 Products/ Sports/
Can't find a camera with a
viewfinder? Here's why
Terry Sullivan (Consumer
Reports)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 11:03:43 AM
Can't find a camera with a
viewfinder? Here's why
At this year's PMA camera
trade show, the marketing
research firm InfoTrends
reported that optical viewfinders
have almost ceased to exist,
particularly on subcompacts.
That's surprising, since almost
three-quarters of those we
surveyed last year said they
found optical viewfinders
useful, and about 35 percent
said they wanted one in their
next camera purchase.
To find out what's taking place,
we chatted with several camera
manufacturers. Here's what we
found out:
• It's the result of two
interrelated trends: Consumers
want ever-smaller point-and-
shoots, and they want them with
larger LCD displays. And these
two trends, they said, far
outweigh the importance of
including an optical viewfinder.
• To build such devices, there's
no room on the camera body for
an optical viewfinder. Indeed,
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Lance Armstrong's
RadioShack team cites bitter
images on a display in bright-
light situations.
'retribution' of Floyd Landis
Bonnie D. Ford (ESPN.com) team was not invited to the Tour
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:09:54 PM of California.
However, if you still want a
"Having been refused, Landis
point-and-shoot with an optical Lance Armstrong's RadioShack
later communicated directly
viewfinder, there are select team has struck back at doping
with Armstrong and threatened
models available, including allegations made by Floyd
to 'say directly that I'm going to
Canon PowerShot G11, Canon Landis, Armstrong's former
accuse you and our former
PowerShot SD1200 IS Elph, t e a m m a t e w h o t h i s w e e k
teammates of using blood
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS c o n f e s s e d t o h a v i n g u s e d
LCDs that measured up to 31/2 Elph and Nikon Coolpix P6000. doping and performance-
p e r f o r m a n c e - e n h a n c i n g enhancing drugs to help you win
inches dominate the entire back —Terry Sullivan Next Steps
substances throughout his career the three Tours de France in
of some subcompacts, forcing • Digital Camera Buying
-- including the 2006 Tour de which we raced together,' the
such models to include touch Advice:
France he won. statement reads.
screen displays. • Types of Digital Cameras| “ "Armstrong's response to Landis
• With more subcompacts • Digital Camera Features|
Getting no satisfaction and not was identical to the responses to
shipping with lenses that have • Digital Camera Brands
receiving a position on the the same type of threatening text
greater optical zooms, as much
RadioShack team, Landis then messages received from Landis
as 10x or 12x, it's very difficult All Digital Camera Ratings
carried through with his threat two years ago -- that there
to construct a tiny but accurate Subscribers can view and
and provided the press with his would be no consideration,
optical viewfinder that covers compare all Digital Camera
false accusations.”-- Lance money, team positions or
the same range as the lens. Ratings. Recommended Digital Armstrong's cycling team
anything else given in exchange
Cameras Look at the ones that in a statement on its website
Camera makers also point out we chose as the best of the best. for not airing false accusations,"
The RadioShack team posted a the team says on it website.
that LCDs have come a long Subscribe now!
statement on its website Friday "Getting no satisfaction and not
way recently: S u b s c r i b e t o and attached a lengthy series of
• Dot-counts have increased for ConsumerReports.org for expert receiving a position on the
e-mails from Landis and his RadioShack team, Landis then
sharper images. Ratings, buying advice and personal physician Dr. Brent
• Anti-glare glass has been used reliability on hundreds of carried through with his threat
Kay, who is also the primary and provided the press with his
to limit reflections that can products. Update your feed
sponsor of Landis' team, to false accusations.''
interfere with viewing images. preferences
various cycling officials and Bonnie D. Ford covers tennis
• Contrast, backlighting and
sponsors. and Olympic sports for
viewing angle have also been
According to the statement, E S P N . c o m .
improved to assist you in seeing
those e-mails show that Landis' Five Filters featured article:
allegations were "a troubling, The Art of Looking Prime
angry and misplaced effort at Ministerial - The 2010 UK
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Daily Dispatch: Philly paper to John Wall says 'I feel

publish 3-D section; Skype via your strongly' coach John Calipari
will stay at Kentucky
Panasonic TV Nick Friedell (ESPN.com) floated, but it doesn't change
Dirk Klingner (Consumer tapping, bending or walking publish pictures of candidates Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:21:20 PM Wall's opinion either way. He
Reports) could generate energy to keep running for re-election during believes Calipari would stay at
Submitted at 5/21/2010 11:29:08 AM the devices running. the political season.... CHICAGO -- Many have Kentucky even if the team that
Philly Newspaper Going 3D( Panasonic flips switch on speculated that John Calipari lands James offered him their
Daily Dispatch: Philly paper to cbs3.com) Skype for TVs( cnet) would leave the University of head coaching position.
publish 3-D section; Skype via ...The paper plans to publish a As of Tuesday, owners of Kentucky after just one season if "I think so," Wall said. "Coach
your Panasonic TV special section next month Panasonic VieraCast HDTVs offered an NBA head coaching Cal is a guy that -- people
Combing through hundreds of featuring full-page 3-D pictures can make Skype video calls job. thought that if New Jersey got
blog posts and news articles and advertisements, and will directly from their TV. There is John Wall doesn't think so. the pick they would offer Coach
d a i l y , D i r k K l i n g n e r , o u r provide clear-lens 3-D glasses one catch, however: you need The former Wildcat believes Cal the job and he would have
technology-trend watcher, sifts for viewing them the Panasonic Skype-enabled that his college coach is staying went where I went. Like I said,
through the noise to bring you Is the Next Prius Going To Be camera, which is sold separately put in Lexington. he's at his dream school and
the tech news most important to A Tesla?( TechCrunch) for $170. But calls will be "Coach Cal is a guy that a lot of t h a t ' s t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f
consumers. If you have a tip on Toyota and Tesla announced a mostly free. people want," Wall said Friday Kentucky. He's happy where
a story you want to share, leave new partnership at Tesla’s Lighter side: Awesome musical afternoon at the NBA draft he's at; he would like to have
a comment below. headquarters in Palo Alto today, instrument made out of mobile combine. "A lot of people want another chance at the NBA, but
Walking Could Recharge Your the auto makers will collaborate phones( Holy Kaw!) him to coach for their teams and he probably wouldn't want to
Smartphone or MP3 Player( on technology, the development ...The artist created an things like that, so it is what it l e a v e t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f
PCWorld) of new electric vehicles and instrument out of what appears is. His dream was to coach at K e n t u c k y t h a t s o o n . "
...Consumer electronics are Toyota will purchase $50 to be multiple phones, an iPod, University of Kentucky and he Wall had high praise for his
quickly getting smaller, but the million of Tesla’s common and a really strong adhesive. had the opportunity. I feel like former coach.
batteries cannot keep up, said stock (to be completed after Subscribe now! he's going to stay there strongly. "A father figure," he said. "He's
Zhong Lin Wang, professor and Tesla’s pending IPO). S u b s c r i b e t o I feel like being there for one just like a father. He takes care
director of the Center for Newspaper Edits Politicians ConsumerReports.org for expert year, he got a good recruiting of us like we're his sons. He's
Nanostructure Characterization Out Of Bill Signing Photograph; Ratings, buying advice and class this year and a talented going to push you to make sure
a t G e o r g i a I n s t i t u t e o f Doesn't Get Why People Think reliability on hundreds of recruiting class next year, I see he gets the best out of you. He's
Technology. Smaller devices That's Bad( TechDirt) products. Update your feed no reason why he would leave. I preparing you for the next level
tend to consume less power, and ...[The] reason the delegates preferences feel strongly that he's going to and he does a great job of it."
the lab is trying to come up with were removed was due to the stay." Nick Friedell covers the Bulls
ways in which motions like newspaper's policy not to It was rumored earlier in the for ESPNChicago.com.
week that Calipari may be part Five Filters featured article:
of a package deal with LeBron The Art of Looking Prime
James to come to Chicago once Ministerial - The 2010 UK
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Brian Vickers will miss rest of Major League

NASCAR season with blood clots Notebook: May 21
Associated Press where he made his first public Vickers is in his seventh full FanHouse Staff (FanHouse
(ESPN.com) appearance since his ordeal season in the Sprint Cup Series Main)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:21:23 PM began last Wednesday. "This is and coming off his first Submitted at 5/21/2010 11:31:00 AM
what I love to do, and I fully appearance in the Chase for the
CONCORD, N.C. -- Brian intend on doing it again." championship. He was replaced Here's what's happening around
Vickers will miss the remainder The 26-year-old Vickers is in the No. 83 Toyota last baseball on Friday May 21,
of the NASCAR season because b e i n g t r e a t e d w i t h b l o o d weekend by Casey Mears, who 2010:
of blood clots in his lungs and thinners, and his physician could will also drive the car in o. Interleague play doesn't
left leg. not clear him to race because of Saturday night's All-Star Race. usually generate much
Vickers was hospitalized two the dangers of the driver being Frye said the team was still excitement beyond the big New
nights last week after feeling injured in a crash. deciding how it will proceed the York-Chicago-L.A. rivalries,
chest pains during a visit to "It is not advisable for him to rest of the season, but indicated but having teams break out of
Washington, D.C. Testing r a c e w h i l e h e ' s o n b l o o d Mears could stay in the seat the usual scheduling routine
revealed the clots, and Vickers thinners," said Dr. Steven with possible consideration to does bring some interesting o. Troy Renck of the Denver
missed last weekend's race at L i m e n t a n i o f C a r o l i n a using a road course specialist at storylines into play. This Post has a couple of potential
Dover. Hematology Oncology. those two races. weekend's Rays- Astros transactions to keep an eye on.
Vickers returned to North Vickers, seated between Vickers vowed to be back in the matchup is a duel between the First, sources told him the
Carolina following his release Limentani and Red Bull Racing car in 2011. team with the best record in the Rockies would be interested in
from the hospital Friday night, general manager Jay Frye, then "I do expect to be back in the AL and the team with the worst picking up Kazuo Matsui once
but said a recurrence of chest quickly lightened the mood. car next season, and to win the record in the NL, but it might be the soon-to-be-former Astro
pains sent him back to the "I can actually race on blood Daytona 500," he said. most notable as Carl Crawford's clears waivers. In addition,
hospital the next day. He spent thinners, I just can't crash," he Copyright 2010 by The return to his hometown of Renck hears the Red Sox are
another two nights hospitalized, smiled. "So I said 'OK, what if I Associated Press Houston. keeping tabs on deposed
and the decision to sit out the don't crash?' " Five Filters featured article: Most expect Crawford to be Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta,
remainder of the season to Limentani said the clots in The Art of Looking Prime playing in a different uniform currently biding his time in
receive treatment was made Vickers' lungs were "relatively Ministerial - The 2010 UK next year, and it's almost Triple-A, as a potential trade
shortly after. small," but giving the driver General Election. Available certainly not going to be candidate.
"This is what I love to do, this is pains similar to being punched tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Houston's, but it will be cool to o. This seems a tad premature,
my life," Vickers said Friday at in the ribs every time he took a Text RSS, Term Extraction. see how much love the All-Star but as Jack Etkin of Inside the
Charlotte Motor Speedway, breath. outfielder gets from the home Rockies sees it, Ubaldo Jimenez
fans. And maybe Joe Maddon is lined up to be the NL's starter
will be reunited with Crawford's in the All-Star Game.
uncle, whom he managed years
ago in the minors.
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Sources: Chris Bosh of Toronto

Raptors has wish list including five
teams
ESPN.com news services trade deal (assuming he doesn't Chris land," the source told
(ESPN.com) re-sign with Toronto). Ford. "If LeBron stays in
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:13:27 PM Bosh likes that option, sources Cleveland, I think the process is
told Ford, because he'd get one more wide open."
CHICAGO -- Chris Bosh's more year on his contract and Bosh, 26, is an unrestricted free
agent has told the Toronto could make more money. agent. He averaged 24 points
Raptors that he's narrowed his Sources said the Raptors prefer
list of preferred teams to five, a sign-and-trade if Bosh is intent
per game last season and has
averaged 20.2 points per game
The Joystiq Indie Pitch:
two sources told ESPN.com's on leaving as well. They likely
Chad Ford at the NBA draft would want a big man to replace
camp. the 6-10, 230-pound Bosh in the
for his career.
Five Filters featured article: Run, J-Stache Run
The Art of Looking Prime James Ransom-Wiley
The list of five teams -- Toronto lineup. Ministerial - The 2010 UK (Joystiq) neglect to give independent
plus the Chicago Bulls, Los One source said Bosh's decision General Election. Available developers our coverage love
Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat hinges on where LeBron James tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Submitted at 5/21/2010 4:00:00 PM (or loverage, if you will) as we
and New York Knicks, sources signs. Text RSS, Term Extraction. get caught up in AAA, AAAA
said -- were given to Toronto "If LeBron decides to go to Being a giant, beloved video or the rare quintuple-A titles. To
management in case the Raptors either New York or Chicago, I game blog has its downsides.
For example, we sometimes JOYSTIQ page 68
want to construct a sign-and- think that's where you'll see

Poised, Confident Sharks Ready to Battle

Christopher Botta (FanHouse passion. as if we're out of this series.
Main) Down 2-0 after losing a pair of Take a look around this room
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:25:00 PM games at home in the Western and look at the leaders and the
Conference Final, San Jose skill players we have. It's easy
Filed under: Blackhawks, appears to be in the right place. to stay confident." Blackhawks
S h a r k s , N H L P l a y o f f s And I don't mean Chicago. lead series, 2-0
CHICAGO -- At some point in "We know exactly what we Sharks vs. Blackhawks: Series
the long 72 hours between have to do, and we have the Page| Full NHL Playoffs
Game 2 on Tuesday and Game 5 players and system to get it Coverage
on Friday, the San Jose Sharks done," forward Devin Setoguchi United Center. "We're not happy
struck the perfect balance of calmly said after the Sharks' about losing two games at
calm and confidence, poise and morning skate on Friday at the home, but we're not concerned
68 Gaming/
JOYSTIQ
continued from page 67
remedy that, we're giving indies
the chance to create their own
loverage and sell you, the fans,
on their studios and products.
This week we talk with Tavit
Geudelekian of Primary Wave
Games about the studio's first
release, Run, J-Stache Run for
iPhone. Tavit previously served
as a producer at Atari(N+,
Ghostbusters) and worked in pre
-production on Mizuguchi's
unreleased QJ for Wii.
How did you or your company
get started?
Primary Wave Games can best
be described as an
interactive/games imprint of
independent music publisher
Primary Wave. I had been
working at Atari for the past
four years as a games producer
MTV admits higher sales of Beatles: Rock Band were
expected in Europe
David Hinkle (Joystiq)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:30:00 PM
The Beatles: Rock Band may
have been a critical success, but
it never achieved the levels of
commercial success MTV had
hoped for in Europe. MTV
general manager Scott Guthrie
told MCV that a combination of
the bad economy and
competition contributed to the
game's undesirable
performance.
and I had collaborated with my
buddy Ryan Barkan over at PW
on a music-based game proposal
that we pitched up to Atari.
Unfortunately, at the time Atari
didn't have the resources to bite
on that project, but Ryan and I
kept in close touch and when I
wanted to make a move towards
the world of music, Primary
Wave was there to catch me.
Primary Wave has a really fresh
perspective on music
publishing. We really get behind
our artists and catalogs through
proactive marketing and
collaborative licensing, seeking
out both traditional and non-
traditional avenues to raise the
value and profile of our
intellectual property. Primary
Wave Games is our effort to
"We got caught in a few things
that happened last year. It was a
tough economy; there was a lot
of competitive products out
there, and I think Beatles
probably had softer sales than it
would have if some of those
things weren't in play," he said.
"Overall we were pleased with
the sales. I think that we
underestimated the competition Green Day: Rock Band, the
and they took mind share away company hopes.
from us." This shouldn't be an The competition Guthrie talks
issue for MTV's next game, about is Guitar Hero 5, which
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extend those marketing and
creative services into the
interactive world by making
games and projects that begin to
actively bridge the gap between
music and games.
Continue reading The Joystiq
Indie Pitch: Run, J-Stache Run
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Wake for $49, get $10
bonus credit Excerpt frompage
SHINE Alan69 Wake's
Band managed to generate a lot
of cash for charity, so that has to
help MTV get through those
cold nights. Right?
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technological thriller, It Came
from Amazon:
I sat there staring at the screen,
unable to believe my aching
eyes. Had I had too much to
drink, or was this real? The
Amazon checkout cart
read$49.99, and it was definitely
Alan Wake sitting in the basket.
That alone didn't really frighten
me. What tipped me over the
edge was the $10 bonus credit
on a future video game
purchase.
The site had similar deals on
other games. Super Street
Fighter IV for$30, God of War 3
for$45, Splinter Cell Conviction
... again$45. All of these and
more, like Super Mario Galaxy
2, with at least $10 bonus credit.
Was that even possible? Or, had
the Darkness managed to
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has more horsepower than the
Mini, and you need it if you
want to do stuff (like browsing,
emailing and tweeting) while
watching a digital signal
through an El Gato converter.
Okay so how does the Google
device compare?
It's going to be built into the TV
so it's one less box and one less
set of cables. It should be
cheaper. And the user interface
will probably be slightly
simpler. All of which are good
reasons to do the product, and
good reasons to get one. I hate
the wire clutter that comes with
using computers and am
infiltrate my computer?
Unsure of itself, my shaking
index finger finally clicked true.
The purchase was made -- with
free Super Saver shipping -- and
now all I could do was wait,
wait and contemplate how to
spend that $10 credit. Red Dead
Redemption was supposed to be
pretty good.
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actively doing things to reduce
the clutter.
Will it be Android or Chrome
OS? Haven't gotten that far yet -
- if you have data, please post
comments or links.
What I'm really waiting for is
Cannon to integrate Android
and wifi with a nice camera. The
camera on my Droid is pretty
nice, but Cannons take better
pictures. I'd also like a very
simple programming interface
so I can write my own software
-- but there I have pretty much
abandoned hope. This is Google
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The scoop
on Google
TV
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 5/20/2010 5:01:30 PM
I wasn't at the announcement
today, but I'm very interested in
this area, having gotten my TV
through a computer for the last
four years or so. Google TV
Sega Genesis Classics rising sounds interesting, and I will
certainly get one. But I had to
zoom in on what made it
from their graves, hitting different, so I issued a challenge
on Twitter and we eventually
Steam and other PC platforms got to the core difference
JC Fletcher (Joystiq) between the Google approach
Gain Ground, Altered Beast,
and the Apple approach.
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:30:00 PM Space Harrier, Crack Down,
With Apple, you can buy an
Sonic 3D Blast, and Shadow
POWER UP in our gallery Sega Dancer, so we can expect to see Apple TV, as I did -- and found
is bringing a Virtual Console- those games from the distant it seriously lacking, so I gave it
like experience to PC digital past on PC in the near future. away. The other choice, which
distribution platforms. Sega Gallery: Sega Genesis Classics is the one I use, is to hook up a
Genesis Classics is a series of (PC) Mac Mini to a regular big-
i n d i v i d u a l G e n e s i s g a m e s Continue reading Sega Genesis screen TV, using a converter to
available for download via Classics rising from their translate DVI to HDMI, and
S t e a m a n d a d d i t i o n a l , graves, hitting Steam and other using an optical cable to connect
unspecified download services. PC platforms the sound so the digital
On June 1, PC users will be Sega Genesis Classics rising converter in the receiver does
able to download Golden Axe, from their graves, hitting Steam the conversion. The theory is
Ecco the Dolphin, Comix Zone, a n d o t h e r P C p l a t f o r m s that the audio equipment does a
and Vectorman, "from $2.99." originally appeared on Joystiq better job than the computer
We don't yet know how the on Fri, 21 May 2010 14:30:00 equipment of digital-to-analog
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after all, and they are the high i s h o n e s t a b o u t b e i n g
a n d m i g h t y p r i e s t h o o d , a proprietary and locking its users
prototype for the Cathedral in the trunk.)
made famous by Eric Raymond.
I didn't think it was possible but
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Microsoft was. (At least Apple
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When headlines attack

Mollie (GetReligion) week: And it’s not just about the It’s hard to gauge which claim Whether the fevered
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:39:30 PM Miss USA: Muslim trailblazer headline: could possibly hurt the new speculations of random bloggers
or spy? As soon as the announcement Miss USA more: the racy should be given such status is
The New York Times media So, is CNN a legitimate news was made, the labels appeared. pictures or the unfounded another question altogether.
reporter David Carr had a fun source? Or is it simply a She was described as Arab- rumors alleging she is affiliated Scanning random blogs and
piece this week about how provider of unnecessary and American, Lebanese-American, with Hezbollah. One thing is social networks for incendiary
headlines have changed in the i n f l a m m a t o r y r h e t o r i c a l Muslim-American. She became certain, the Internet feasted on speculative comments has to be
internet age. questions? Sometimes I think the center of controversy the story and different groups one of the lazier ways to
Headlines in newspapers and copyeditors forget that readers overnight after pole dancing with different agendas jumped compile a story.
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piece on CNN.com earlier this how it’s interpreted. countries as a terrorist group. posted on her Facebook page.
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5Q+1: Julia Duin and her times

tmatt (GetReligion) Why the Faithful are Fleeing (2) What is the most important
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:57:51 PM and What to Do About It.” religion story right now that you
“Days of Fire and Glory” cuts think the mainstream media just
Sunday is the much-overlooked especially close to the bone, do not get?
Christian feast of Pentecost and since it focuses on events in the Overseas religious persecution
we live in an era in which the nationally known Episcopal tops the list. I did a front-page
global rise of Pentecostalism is Church of the Redeemer, which story recently on how the
simply — this cannot be Duin attended during her Chinese government is killing
debated— one of the most Houston years. The other key off hundreds — no one knows
important religion stories of our w o r d i n t h e t i t l e i s the true number — of Falun
time. Ask the experts at the Pew “community,” since much of the Gong prisoners for their organs
Forum on the Religion & Public work of that parish revolved and I got no pickups. Now that
Life. around the lives of individuals story is not completely new but
So I thought this would be a and families that, literally, lived the MSM is not touching it. It’s
good time for a 5Q+1 with a i n c o m m o n h o u s e h o l d s , Nazi horror stuff: people getting
religion-beat veteran who has communities, communes, etc. snuffed out for their skin, lungs,
j u s t w r i t t e n a b o o k t h a t This fascinated Duin since she corneas, livers and kidneys. The
a d d r e s s e s a v a r i e t y o f had experience with life in a Falun Gong had a press
newsworthy topics linked to this C h r i s t i a n c o m m u n i t y i n conference recently in the
trend — such as the impact of Portland. For more information Capitol on this — with secular
Charismatic renewal in the o n t h i s f a s c i n a t i n g a n d folks who are not part of their
national and global Anglican frightening book, which is movement testifying — and it
scene and ways in which this rooted in 20 years of research was pathetic how few media
freewheeling form of faith can and interviews, see this review attended. The slow strangulation
be a source of great strength and by journalist George Conger of of Orthodox Copts by the
a door into forms of leadership t h e C h u r c h o f E n g l a n d Egyptian government is another
that can be abused. Newspaper. story. Teen-aged girls are
The book is “ Days of Fire and Duin was born in Baltimore and getting kidnapped, gang-raped
Glory: The Rise and Fall of a was raised in Hawaii, Maryland, and forced to convert to Islam.
Charismatic Community” and Connecticut and Oregon. She is Islamic mobs attack Christians
the author is Julia Duin, who is a graduate of Lewis & Clark with impunity. These stories are
best known, for those who have College in Portland and has a not hard to do but I don’t see
long followed religion-news master’s degree in religion from journalists out there doing them.
coverage, for her work at the the Trinity School for Ministry, (3) What is the story that you
Houston Chronicle and at the a n A n g l i c a n s e m i n a r y i n will be watching carefully in the
Washington Times. In all, she A m b r i d g e , P a . F o r m o r e next year or two?
has worked at five mainstream information on her work and I just did a series on the
newspapers, often earning high interests, visit her homepage and I check GR and Whispers in the service of religion news. He interfaith movement and how
marks in Religion Newswriters blog. Loggia every morning plus I get scoops up a lot of stuff. When I interesting combos of Jews,
of America contests and written So here are her responses to literally hundreds of emails have time, I check Rod Dreher’s Mormons and Muslims are
five books, including another those familiar questions: from Richard Kim, an Episcopal weblog, Titus 1:9 and then the getting together, setting up think
recent work that drew media (1) Where do you get your news -turned-Anglican priest who Episcopal Cafe, to see what the
operates an informal wire left is up to. 5Q+1: page 74
attention — “ Quitting Church: about religion?
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Everybody draw Muhammad Day

Mollie (GetReligion) Muslim violence, blocked the block Facebook on Wednesday images of the prophet? Really? few of them here.
Submitted at 5/20/2010 5:19:11 PM pretend depictions and censored amid anger over a page that According to whom or what? Of I have absolutely no idea which
previous shows. encourages users to post images course, not all Muslims believe Muslims believe what about
May 20 is “Everybody Draw So what does recent coverage of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. that Islamic teachings forbid depicting Muhammad, why they
Muhammad Day.” We looked at show? Some pretty balanced The page on the social showing images of Muhammad. believe it or what any of the
coverage of this event a month reporting but also some typical networking site has generated Muslims are most definitely not finer doctrinal points are. But I
ago. It was the brainchild of an errors. The Christian Science criticism in Pakistan and unanimous in their belief that know that the AP report is not
illustrator upset at Comedy Monitor had a very helpful elsewhere because Islam any physical representation of true.
Central’s censorship of the review to bring readers up to prohibits any images of the Muhammad is blasphemous. This Seattle Post-Intelligencer
South Park show. South Park, date on the controversy. Here’s prophet. The government took Pictured here is a postcard from blog was not one of the better
which has depicted the Prophet the Associated Press report on action after a group of Islamic Algeria. The man about to enter discussions on the matter.
Muhammad in the past to no Pakistan’s reaction to the day: lawyers won a court order the cave is Muhammad. And Monica Guzman apparently
criticism, was pretending to LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Wednesday requiring officials to there are physical depictions of doesn’t like the idea behind the
d e p i c t M u h a m m a d a g a i n . Pakistan’s government ordered block Facebook until May 31. Muhammad going back for
Comedy Central fearful of Internet service providers to Oh, “Islam” prohibits “any” many centuries. You can view a EVERYBODY page 76
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tanks and institutes and holding
off-the-record meetings on ways
they can work together. One
New York foundation — led by
a rabbi — does nothing but get
foreign imams and rabbis
together for several days to
teach them how to import
American-style interfaith
networks into their own
countries. I’m also watching
how Islamic governments
(Saudi Arabia, Jordan and
Kazakhstan) are sponsoring all
these interfaith conferences; in
fact, Kazakhstan is having yet
another one next month.
Meanwhile there’s these off-the-
record meetings American
evangelicals are having with
Muslim governments, such as
Morocco, about religious
freedom.
(4) Why is it important for
journalists to understand the role
of religion in our world today?
It informs everything we do and
religion stories are truly
everywhere. When you’ve got
95 percent of the American
public believing in God; when
religious events are Americans’
biggest leisure activity, when
Americans spend millions of
dollars on sports, but billions on
religion (the late George Cornell
of the Associated Press did a
story in 1994 that actually
proved this); then you have to
ask why religion stories rarely
make the top of A1 unless it’s
about the pope. And why is it
that journalists who’ve attended
a religious college or seminary
find it nearly impossible to get
hired at a major newspaper?
And why is it that sports gets 20
-30 writers and photographers
and a whole section to itself
while at the same paper one
reporter has to cover all the
major world religions plus
several thousand churches,
mosques, temples and
synagogues in his or her city?
(5) What is the funniest, most
ironic twist that you have seen
in a religion news story lately?
The way Jim Wallis has
become a statesman for the
Religious Left. I’ve watched
Sojourners since 1976 and how
it started out as evangelical
group that morphed into a
mainline Protestant institution.
There was a total vacuum of
leadership and Jim neatly
stepped into it, creating himself
a place on the New York Times
bestseller list in the process.
On the other end of the
spectrum, I am amazed at how
people who jumped on the
Charismatic renewal bandwagon
30 years ago don’t want to be
identified with it today, now that
it’s no longer fashionable.
Instead, they’ve gone Reformed,
neo-Calvinist, emergent or
whatever the theological flavor
of the year is.
BONUS: Do you have anything
else you want to tell us about
religion coverage in the
mainstream news media?
I still wish the beat was given
the respect that politics,
entertainment and sports get.
There could be a minimum of
five-six reporters per media
outlet covering religion because
believe me, the stories are out
there. Not only the predictable
stuff but there are some great
scandals out there I’d love to go
after if I had the time and the
staff. What’s been so
disheartening over the years is
to see how the largest media
outlets consistently hire
reporters for the religion beat
who have little or no experience
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or background in religion
coverage. I watch these
reporters and usually they last 2-
3 years max. At the same time,
these media outlets demand
years of expertise when it comes
to staffing the beats they really
care about, such as the
environment, entertainment,
health and election coverage.
So to all you recruiters out
there: Don’t just pick someone
from your existing staff to plug
the religion hole. Do a national
search for the right person.
You’ll be amazed at the wealth
of talent out there and the
number of people who have
honed their skills in small and
medium markets, who’ve done
graduate work in religion and
would love the chance to cover
the Godbeat in a way that would
make the most impact.
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Got News? Jews for Jesus founder dies
Brad A. Greenberg
(GetReligion)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 9:57:01 AM
The passing of Moishe Rosen
isn’t earth-shattering news, but
it certainly should have awoke
more obit pages than only that
of The Washington Post.
As I’ve followed Google News
for a widening catalog of
obituaries about the Jews for
Jesus founder, who died
Wednesday after a protracted
battle with cancer, the only real
change has been the increase in
coverage from sectarian media
outlets. CBN did their story, and
the Jewish Chronicle another.
But no mention from the San
Francisco Chronicle, despite the
fact that Jews for Jesus was
based in San Francisco and
Rosen died there. And, as of yet,
nothing else, except for this bio
from the Orland Sentinel’s
religion blog and this brief AP
report.
So let’s take a look at the WaPo
story:
Jews for Jesus, founded in
1973, is the largest and most
visible part of the Messianic
Jewish or Hebrew Christian
movement, which holds that
Jews can recognize Jesus as the
messiah and still retain a Jewish
identity. The group has offices
in 11 countries, including Israel,
and employs more than 100
missionaries worldwide.
Mr. Rosen said he modeled his
evangelical efforts on Vietnam
War protests he saw while living
in the San Francisco area. Jews
for Jesus spread its ideas via
street theater performances and
printed pamphlets with catchy
titles such as “On the First Day
of Christmas My Rabbi Gave to
Me … ” and “Jesus Made Me
Kosher.”
Adherents handed out millions
of copies on street corners and
college campuses and at
shopping malls and airports.
“[W]e must believe in our hearts
and confess with our mouths the
Lord Jesus in order to be saved,”
Mr. Rosen wrote in a statement
posted online at the time of his
death. “There are no shortcuts.”
The next line mentions how
Rosen’s message angered
Jewish leaders, and plenty of
members of the American
Jewish community. I can
certainly understand that. I’ve
long been uncomfortable with
Jews for Jesus — partly because
they thought that I was going to
be their mole on The Jewish
Journal’s staff but mostly
because I think that they mislead
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many Jews about the cost of
following Christ.
The Washington Post’s Emma
Brown does a good job
mentioning that perspective but
not getting hung up on it. After
a quote, she quickly returns to
Rosen’s life in an obit that
leaves little to criticize. I would
have liked to have seen
discussion of how Jews for
Jesus differ from Messianic
Jews — in short, significantly
— and maybe a bit more about
some of the group’s legal battles
— they got to both the U.S.
Supreme Court and the Supreme
Court of Israel. And Brown’s
obit wasn’t as thorough as the
one from the Baptist Press,
which was written by the BP’s
editor. But who could expect it
to be?
I would, however, expect a few
other daily newspapers to wake
up to Rosen’s death.
PHOTO: Rosen as a Jews for
Jesus council meeting last June,
via Flickr.
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Everybody Draw Muhammad
Day, which is fine, but this
language was curious:
Everybody Draw Mohammed
Day” took off within days of
[Molly] Norris’ April post and a
subsequent appearance on “The
Dave Ross Show” she says she
also regrets. Thousands of
images have already appeared
on at least two related Facebook
pages she did not create that
boasted upwards of 71,000
members Thursday afternoon
and features not discussion or
debate but streams of verbal and
visual vitriol.
Online causes form a yin-yang,
so here’s the bright side: A
Facebook page against these
Facebook pages had 72,000 fans
Thursday.
The “bright side” is a Facebook
page against other Facebook
AT&T Bumps ETF for iPhone to $325
pages? Okay. I thought this
FoxNews report did a much
better job of presenting the case
for all sides — celebrating the
day, protesting the day, etc. It
explained the various Facebook
groups and looked at comments
posted on the various sites,
including from Muslims
explaining why they opposed
the day. And it ended with an
anecdote about someone who
entered a drawing and why he
did it.
Into this mix, the libertarian
magazine Reason hosted a
contest for who could draw the
best entry for the day. Earlier
this week, the editors reminded
readers that it was Muslim
clerics who drew the three
“worst” cartoons(in the Danish
cartoon controversy) and took
them on a tour in Muslim areas,
sparking riots that led to
violence, property damage and
death.
Today they announced the
winners of their contest. The
winner and runners up are all
interesting as is the fact that
Reason says they were all drawn
by different people with the
same name — Spartacus. You
can check them out here, if
you’re so inclined.
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5 More Simple Tools
for a Paperless Office
Matt Silverman (Mashable!)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:58:05 PM
This post originally appeared
on the American Express OPEN
Forum, where Mashable
regularly contributes articles
about leveraging social media
and technology in small
business. budget-friendly vein, read on for
A few weeks ago, we discussed five more paper saving services.
some digital tools to help reduce 1. ShoeBoxed
paper use within the office. But When it comes to running a
there are still more services and small business, it’s hard to avoid
apps that focus on reducing your that ever-growing pile of
paper consumption (and miscellaneous paper. Not only
subsequently your costs) when it does it quickly become office
comes to external systems, like clutter, but it’s a good way to
postal mail, invoicing, and in- lose track of important items.
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One solution is the digitization

Adam Ostrow (Mashable!) expected to reveal the new Update: A representative from service ShoeBoxed. If you’ve
Submitted at 5/21/2010 2:34:26 PM iPhone, and amidst speculation AT&T tells us that they are collected 25 expensable receipts
that the device could soon be dropping ETFs on other devices, on your last visit to the West
AT&T is set to nearly double offered by Verizon. specifically “[from] $175 to Coast office, stuffing them into
its early termination fees on While AT&T’s ETF could be $150 for feature phones and a pre-paid envelope would
smartphones from $175 to $325. seen as a protective move to quick messaging devices.” likely be more efficient than
The most notable smartphone in keep customers from switching For more mobile coverage, manually entering the data into a
AT&T’s lineup is, of course, the to other carriers – especially follow Mashable Mobile on spreadsheet.
iPhone, for which it remains the Verizon if it were to get the Twitter or become a fan on ShoeBoxed will scan the papers
exclusive carrier in the U.S. iPhone — it’s actually still In any event, the cost of Facebook
switching to the latest and index them in your account.
According to All Things lower than that charged by some Tags: att, iphone, verizon From there, you can generate
Digital, who first reported the o t h e r s , i n c l u d i n g V e r i z o n smartphone seems to be going
up across the board, at least if highly detailed, sortable reports,
news, the fee increase will go (which, last year, doubled its and integrate them into your
into effect on June 1. That ETFs on smartphones to as you’re still under wireless
contract. existing database systems,
comes days before Apple is much as $350).
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including Excel, Quicken,
Outlook, Gmail, Freshbooks
(see below), and many others.
Essentially, the service can turn
a pile of disorganized paper into
an expense report or contact
database without you ever
touching a keyboard.
Pricing starts at $9.95 per
month for up to 50 item scans,
which could be a good fit for a
small operation or freelancer
looking to save time on
bookkeeping. More
comprehensive plans are
available for businesses with
more to keep track of. 2.
CloudContacts
It’s time to turn that business
card collection or Rolodex into a
searchable database. While
ShoeBoxed is focused mainly
on digitizing receipts,
CloudContacts is all about your
business network.
Send them your pile of 2 x 3
inch card stock, and get back
standardized data that you can
import into nearly any contact, e
-mail, or CRM system,
including Outlook, Gmail,
SalesForce and 37Signals’
Highrise.
Another nice feature is the one-
click connection to social media.
When a business card cites a
social profile, a link will be
incorporated in your data,
allowing you to easily connect
on LinkedIn, Facebook, or
Twitter.
And for those businesses
located in New York City, in-
person pickup is available. 3.
Freshbooks
Generating paper invoices can
be extremely inefficient.
Freshbooks not only takes the
paper out of your billing system,
but can give it a complete
organizational overhaul.
The web-based software can be
accessed from any computer
with your account login and
password, eliminating the need
for proprietary installations.
Once logged in, you’ll have
access to a complete online
overview of your billing system,
which you can use to track
expenses, generate reports, and
most importantly, invoice your
clients.
Invoices are sent via e-mail
with secure links where
customers can review their bill
and related information (e.g.
estimates, quotes, etc.). Clients
can even make direct payments
from their invoice page via a
number of intermediate services
including PayPal, Verisign, and
Authorize.net. If your clients
prefer PDF invoices, you can
always utilize a PDF printer
driver.
Billing can be automated within
Freshbooks (eliminating the
need to follow-up manually with
“Past Due” reminders), can be
done in any currency, and
there’s even an iPhone app for
tracking on the go.
The service is $39.95 per
month, plus $10 for each
additional user, for unlimited
client entries and invoices. 4.
Earth Class Mail
Businesses receive tons of
paper mail. Much of it is junk;
some of it is vital to operations.
All of it is cumbersome and
unsearchable.
Earth Class Mail seeks to
remedy this with their snail mail
digitization services. Sign up,
and you’ll be assigned a special
code (like a suite number) to
add to your business’s existing
street address. For example:
My Business
123 Broadway,#4567
New York, NY 10011
Then, securely re-route all the
mail coming to this address via
the U.S. Postal Service.
Incoming paper will be scanned
and stored in your Earth Class
Mail account, and you’ll be
notified by e-mail of new
arrivals.
Now your paper mail is
searchable, easily archived, and
won’t be piling up on your desk
any time soon. Digital storage
of your mail is unlimited, and
the paper will be kept for 30
days before it’s securely
shredded and recycled.
Because your new digital “suite
number” is tied to the re-routing
designation with the USPS, you
can control what type of mail
goes to ECM (lower priority
items, junk mail, etc.), and what
still comes to your door.
If you’re aiming to go fully
digital, additional features like
integrated check cashing
through your bank account, and
package forwarding are also
available, meaning that once the
system is set up and in full
swing, you may never need to
touch a piece of paper mail
again.
Currently, the service is only
available in 19 U.S. cities, and it
seems there’s a lot to keep track
of when setting up an account,
especially if you plan to split
your mail between two
destinations. But if you’re
committed to a green solution,
or focused on de-cluttering your
office, Earth Class Mail might
be a good option.
Pricing starts at $19.95 per
month for scans of 100 mail
items. 5. Zumbox
Zumbox is another paperless
mail solution with a different
approach. They’ve created a
digital mailbox for every
physical address in the U.S.
Companies and other
organizations that send paper
materials to physical addresses
can opt-in to Zumbox and send
them digitally instead.
Recipients (at either personal or
business addresses) can enable
their Zumbox account by
inputting their street address.
Zumbox sends a piece of
physical mail with a pin number
that enables users to activate
their addresses.
Essentially, the service lets
businesses and individuals send
digital communications to
physical locations, without the
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need for e-mail addresses.
It may be hard to see the
immediate practicality of
Zumbox, as both the recipients
and the senders would have to
opt-in to accounts, and getting
all of the people you do business
with to do so is unlikely.
However, because the service is
built on the massive existing
infrastructure of the U.S. Postal
Service, the potential here is
enormous, and certainly worth
exploring, even from a
marketing angle.
For more business coverage,
follow Mashable Business on
Twitter or become a fan on
Facebook
More business resources from
Mashable:
- 5 Simple Tools for a Paperless
Office
- HOW TO: Market Your Small
Business With No Budget
- Growing Your Business: 5
Tips From the Founder of
Foursquare
- 5 Essential Apps for Your
Business’s Facebook Fan Page
- Why Co-Working Makes
Sense for Small Businesses
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78 Social Media/ E-reader News Edition

Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Simplify Foursquare

Week — Now with More Cats Checkins with Barcode
Brenna Ehrlich (Mashable!)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 1:36:18 PM
footballer (sorry, soccer-er)
featured that’s happy for the
world to see him ending up fat
Scanning Android App
Jennifer Van Grove
Hey you, taking a break from and beardy in a trailer park. (Mashable!)
your coffee break, throwing Let’s just hope we can look
hours of hours of your life into back and laugh after the Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:29:24 PM

messing around with Google’s competition…

Pacman logo— look over here, The&#966&#178 project at
Arial Font Is Bullsh*t (Hungry
we’ve got cat videos! Stockholm University is actively
Beast)
Yes, that’s right, this week’s exploring different procedures
Josh Catone: I first came across
YouTube roundup features not An Englishman’s Boat Is His this video a couple of months for physical Foursquare
one, but two vids starring your [Bouncy] Castle checkins. &#966&#178 Scanner
ago, but after a discussion with a in question in the Android
favorite furry feline friends. And Matt Silverman: These guys friend this morning about how for Android is the first result of
their labors and simplifies the Foursquare app for a faster
then there’s some stuff about sail a blow-up bouncy castle terrible Arial looked on our checkin.
Lost… and some children… and right into the middle of an website, I had to view it again. checkin process with 2D
barcodes (a.k.a. QR codes) that It’s not the perfect solution to
a couple of men speaking with international Regatta boat race. It’s one of my favorites, and any QR code checkins given that it
pleasant accents… and then The best part? When they spot type nerds are bound to find users can scan to locate their
venue in Foursquare. only works for Android device
there are some wolves. the U.S. racer and shout, “Hey themselves nodding along as owners, but it’s a step in the
Basically, this week’s list of YT USA! Barack Obama!” The idea is similar to what
they watch. Caution: If yours is right direction. We expect to see
fare is deliciously distracting. So LOST Re-enacted by Cats in the type of workplace where Google is doing with the QR
code window decals for Place this type of logic and technology
plug in those headphones, you One Minute enraged swears shouted in an mature in the coming months,
checked out after the first bite of Brett Petersel: LOST. Cats. Aussie accent are considered Page business owners, but it’s
specific to Foursquare and though adoption will require
y o u r s a n d w i c h , a n y w a y . Period. (Please note that I’m not NSFW, throw on a pair of that business owners understand
Animals AutoTuned: Wolves a fan of cats, but I do love Lost!) headphones for this one. Oh, requires that users download
and install Foursquare’s the purpose behind it, and that
B r e n n a E h r l i c h : T h i s i s NIKE WRITE THE FUTURE – and Arial really does suck. consumers embrace scanner
brilliant. Just nix all those silly FULL-LENGTH VERSION Android app.
Kitten Suckles Air apps like &#966&#178 Scanner.
bands named after woodland Amy-Mae Elliot: The World Here’s how it works: Users or
Lauren Indvik: There is You can watch a video of the
creatures and replace them with Cup is edging closer and Nike’s absolutely no reason to watch venue owners can generate a
printable 2D barcode — using application in action below.
actual woodland creatures. Best upping the hype ante with this entire video, but the first For more mobile coverage,
watch your back, Wolf Parade. this high budget, glossy “Write five seconds are good for a the venue address or Foursquare
ID — and stick it on the venue follow Mashable Mobile on
P S 2 2 C h o r u s the Future” ad campaign that laugh. Twitter or become a fan on
“LISZTOMANIA” Phoenix l o o k s a t t h e p o s s i b l e For more web video coverage, in question. Visitors can then
use the Android application [ Facebook
Lauren Rubin: I don’t know c o n s e q u e n c e s o f v a r i o u s follow Mashable Web Video on Tags: android, foursquare, QR
how they do it, but the young international players’ actions Twitter or become a fan on download link] to snap a photo
and scan the code. The scan Codes
kids of PS 22 manage to add a during the tournament. As a Facebook
wistful note to a fun song by Brit, I particularly enjoy that Tags: humor, pop culture, viral automatically pulls up the venue
French group and current fact that England star striker video, youtube
favorite of@keithtiley, Phoenix. Wayne Rooney is the only
E-reader News Edition
Apple Cancels “Get a
Mac” Ads
Jennifer Van Grove
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 5/21/2010 3:01:10 PM
The campaign of a decade is no
more. The now famous “Get a
Mac” ads have been replaced
with a page dedicated to the
sentiment “ Why you’ll love a
Mac” on Apple’s website.
The page redirect was noticed
by MacRumors and appears to
confirm suspicions — which
began after Justin Long
suggested that Apple was
moving on — that Apple would
no longer be producing any
more of the Mac vs. PC
personified spots.
The long-running campaign
certainly served to create
memorable moments in
advertising history, but more
recent ads teetered on
mediocrity and lacked the same
comedic flair as earlier
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renditions. Still, the ads will no
doubt be missed by Apple fans
everywhere, though we can
assume that Apple will come out
with something to replace them
in the near future.
For now you can reminiscence
with these 10 best “Get a Mac”
ads or check out these iPad
spots.
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coverage, follow Mashable
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