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Soothing business, be losing their taste
suing business for Tea Party – poll
Simon Denyer (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 10/4/2010 5:56:02 PM
President Obama had some
soothing words for business
leaders at the White House, telling
them that, despite impressions to
the contrary, he was really on
their side.
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:09:24 PM
Markets have blasted upward
today on the back of expansive
quantitative easing from Japan.
• Dow up 1.63%
• NASDAQ up 2.17%
• S&P 500 up 1.93%
David Morgan (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 8:35:36 AM
Is your tea getting cold? A new
poll suggests the Tea Party
movement may be losing steam in
the run-up to Election Day.
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Analyst Calls: AAPL, BLK,
BTU, CL, MOT, MSFT,
PCG, RIMM, SVR, SWIR ...
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:00:00 PM
Filed under: Analyst Reports,
Analyst Upgrades and
Downgrades, Microsoft (MSFT),
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Research in Motion (RIMM),
Analyst Initiations, PG and E
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Analyst Upgrades
• RBC Capital upgraded
Syniverse ( SVR) to outperform
from sector perform based on
strong secular growth in mobile
data and roaming. The firm raised
its price target to $28 from $23.
• Deutsche Bank upgraded PG&E
( PCG) to buy from hold with a
$49 price target due to valuation.
• Jefferies assumed coverage on
Sierra Wireless ( SWIR) with a
buy from a hold and raised its
price target to $12 from $9. The
analyst expects the M2M market
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Google asks the court to
toss Oracle's lawsuit
against Android. More on
the lawsuit here.
(Business Insider)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:58:33 AM
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the next two years. Google asks the court to toss
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Main Street Is Dying A Death By 1000 Spending Cuts

Marshall Kirkpatrick (Business desire to save. Unfortunately, the high priests of austerianism,
Insider) Charles Bean of the Bank of the International Monetary Fund,
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:18:33 PM England fails to understand that are now conceding in their latest
today’s predisposition to save is a report that these current policies
The evidence is everywhere that natural reaction to the credit will condemn Southern Europe to
fiscal austerity only prolongs our binge that preceded the crisis. Had death by slow suffocation, as well
misery. the increased private sector as leaving northern Europe, the
According to the Telegraph.co.uk saving that occurred over the past UK, and the US in a slump for a
in an article entitled “ Savers told f e w y e a r s n o t b e e n long time to come.
t o s t o p m o a n i n g a n d s t a r t accommodated by rising deficits, Policy makers here in the US
spending,” Charles Bean, deputy t h e n t h e n e g a t i v e i n c o m e continue to hint at accounting
governor of the Bank of England, adjustments would have been tricks such as quantitative easing
said, “Savers s h o u l d n ’ t more severe and the private on the premise that central banks
necessarily expect to be able to sector’s plans to return some swapping one financial asset for
live just off their income in times safety margin to their balance another will help incite more
when interest rates are low. It may sheet positions would have been speculation. That seems to be
make sense for them to eat into thwarted. But he and his fellow doing the trick for the stock
their capital a bit.” Mr. Bean also central bankers appear incapable market. But this does nothing to
said savers “might be suffering” of acknowledging this fact. boost underlying aggregate
from the low bank rate, but they Each week new evidence demand. How about a solution
for example — despite the fact protecting will be in crisis.
had done well from higher rates e m e r g e s t h a t c a t e g o r i c a l l y for Main Street?
that the Irish government has Alternatively, every day
in the past and would do so again. demonstrates that the fiscal Sign up for weekly ND20
steadfastly continued to apply the governments like Ireland or
Encouraging Britons to spend austerity proponents are clueless highlights, mind-blowing stats,
fiscal austerian measures urged on Portugal continue with this policy,
was one reason why the Bank had about the functioning of real event alerts, and reading/film/
it by the ECB. In reality, this is the more their economies
cut interest rates, he added. economies and monetary systems. music recs.
because of the austerity measures continue to implode. Ultimately
Spend what exactly, Mr. Bean? So today in Britain we have a new Even as the markets continue to
it is taking. The budget deficit, as there will be mayhem. The euro
Why is it that central bankers find g o v e r n m e n t c o m m i t t e d t o make new post-2008 recovery
a percentage of GDP, now stands itself could once again be
it easy to recall the following significant budget cuts, despite highs, governments continue to
at 32 percent! Those are wartime threatened.
equation: C (consumption) + I mounting evidence that cuts construct policies around bailing
-type levels of expenditures. Don’t get us wrong: we think
( i n v e s t m e n t ) + G ( g o v ’ t already undertaken are drastically out fundamentally insolvent
Yet the conditions attached to the such deficits ultimately put a floor
spending) = GDP (gross domestic curtailing their economic activity. financial institutions. These
European Central Bank’s ongoing on demand and will help the
product), but they can’t seem to The recently released Markit/ policies ensure that the bankers
financial support of Ireland and economy recover. But policy
learn this one: HU (high CIPS UK Manufacturing and others can continue to get
the rest of the euro zone is makers need to let these
unemployment) + HD (high debt Purchasing Managers’ Indices, their exorbitant and totally
continued fiscal austerity. The so economies breathe for a time,
levels) + 0 (no interest income) = which is calculated from data on unjustifiable bonuses, thereby
-called PIIGS nations remained rather than crushing them with
AZS (almost zero spending). new orders, output, employment, sustaining the very practices that
trapped between Scylla and additional threats of fiscal
I know why: because the latter supplier performance and stocks created the crisis in the first place.
Charybdis as a consequence of austerity. Isn’t it interesting that
depends on fiscal policy, and of purchases, fell to a ten-month Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman
this Faustian bargain with the the very policy prescriptions
central bankers consistently low of 53.4 in September, down Sachs warned that the bank could
European Central Bank. If the designed to eliminate the so-
agitate against fiscal policy. This from a revised figure of 53.7 in shift its operations around the
ECB stops buying national called “scourge of public debt”
continues despite the fact that August. Similarly, Ireland finds world if regulatory crackdown
government debt on the secondary are actually increasing it?
e x p a n s i o n a r y g o v e r n m e n t itself in the midst of a major becomes too tough in certain
markets, those governments are Shouldn’t that make our policy
spending by accounting identity banking crisis — Anglo-Irish
likely to default, and the big makers pause in their enthusiastic MAIN page 3
helps to sustain the private sector Bank was recently nationalized,
French and German banks it is embrace of fiscal austerity? Even
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jurisdictions. To which any
politician with an ounce of
backbone ought to say, “Good!
Take your socially polluting
activities elsewhere and leave our
populations alone.”
Of course, they don’t do that. The
more likely supine response (as
we’ve already seen in Basel III
and Dodd-Frank) is a further
undermining of any kind of
serious regulation. We tinker
around the edges but make no
fundamental, structural reforms.
It’s a national scandal that our
most elite businessmen and
professionals, who have destroyed
the global economy through an
unprecedented orgy of mortgage
and accounting fraud, have to
date gotten away with it scot-free
and continue to have a major hand
in policy making. Equally
incredibly, our governments
continue to trumpet the “success”
of abominations such as TARP
along with their enablers in the
media.
As the risk of being called a
whiner by Vice President Biden, it
has to be pointed out that these
very same governments hand out
little in spending to underpin the
real economy, even as
unemployment remains in double
digits around the globe.
Government support for the real
economy via fiscal policy is
minimal compared to the trillions
thrown at the financial sector.
But before we see any kinds of
real reductions in unemployment,
the cries of “socialism” and
“intergenerational theft” rise.
The fiscal austerians launch
counter-attacks to mobilize
against further fiscal expenditures
that support employment growth.
The expansion of fiscal policy is
stopped dead in its tracks.
Curiously, progressives have
come to be seen as the enemy
because they dare to point out the
incoherence and incongruity in
current government policy.
For all of the recent hoopla in the
stock market recently, much of
the latest economic data is
consistent with a slow to stagnant
economic environment. In the
US, inventories are rising. ISM
new orders are now just barely
hovering above 50, which usually
marks the onset of falling levels.
The same thing can be said of the
leading indicator (which has been
falling since the second quarter),
and the coincident to lagging
indicator ratio. Weekly chains
store sales continue to slip toward
the April/May lows, while
mortgage applications for
refinancing are also tipping over,
despite the recent drop in
mortgage rates. Second quarter
revisions of GDP were mild,
although this probably marks peak
profit margins
Overseas, Japan appears to be
reverting back into a recession.
Additionally, very few people are
looking at the direct impact of
China’s trade policies and how
Beijing’s mercantilism is
beginning to hollow out other
countries’ manufacturing bases —
not just in the US but also in
other parts of Asia (which are also
experiencing decelerations in
their exports and purchasing
manufacturing indices).
Consumer expectations are
tipping over, and we are
concerned with a relapse back to
a low level of confidence, which
never improved from the
recession lows. Euro zone
company and macro data flow are
starting to reflect more fiscal
retrenchment , and with the euro
higher, exporters may find more
competition in the quarters ahead.
Message to today’s policy
makers: the public debt ratio will
fall again when growth resumes.
Growth will not resume very
strongly unless it is continued to
be supported by discretionary
fiscal stimulus. There is no
magical alternative. Hacking
away the last vestiges of fiscal
support will simply ensure much
more misery, unemployment and
social turmoil in the years ahead.
Marshall Auerback is a Senior
Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute,
and a market analyst and
commentator.
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November 2 vote: poll
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 6:20:06 AM
House Republican Leader John
Boehner (C) outlines ''A New
Governing Agenda'' for the 111th
Congress at the Tart Lumber
Company in Sterling, Virginia,
September 23, 2010. From L-R
are: House Republican Whip Eric
Cantor, House Republican
Conference Vice Chair Cathy
McMorris Rodgers, Boehner,
House Republican Chief Deputy
Whip Kevin McCarthy and House
Republican Conference Chair
Mike Pense.
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Iron Mountain Issues Weak 2011 Forecast

Brent Archer (BloggingStocks) company forecast 2011 EPS of so far today, traders are reacting hit a high of $21.34 and a low of Issues Weak 2011 Forecast
Submitted at 10/5/2010 1:20:00 PM$1.17 to $1.26 on revenue of $3.2 very negatively. If you think this $20.06. As of 12:05, IRM is Iron Mountain Issues Weak 2011
to $3.265 billion. Analysts have stock won't be rising too far in the trading at $20.79, down $1.58 (- Forecast originally appeared on
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iFive: iPad Sales, Skype for Android,

Palm Smartphone, Facebook Rumors,
Nokia MeeGo Chief Resigns
Kit Eaton (Fast Company) DVD player), it sold ten times 4. There's a lot of head scratching
more in its first three months of about Facebook's "special event"
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:36:32 AM

On December 7th, the world will year.

life than DVD players did in a scheduled for tomorrow: Will we
hear of Skype integration? Will
FEED Granola: Crunchy
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lava will pour forth. Not on Earth, change your calling habits forever
in Azeroth. If you're one of the 12 and piss off your smartphone
million players in the habit of carrier... oh, wait. No. It won't do
U.K.'s Ministry of Defence knows
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t h i s n e w s . I t ' s a n o f f i c i a l on the iPhone raising much accessible as a terrorist target.How a pair of male models made shelves. With a message of
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Wind Power: Poverty Reducer

Jenara Nerenberg (Fast That's partly why the Asian Director General of ADB’s
Company) Development Bank is granting the Private Sector Operations
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:40:03 PM Philippines $630,000 to conduct Department, Joe Yamagata.
initial wind assessments, The Philippines has set ambitious
The Asian Development Bank e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t targets of increasing the country's
has granted $630,000 to conduct assessments, social acceptability, renewable energy generating
initial feasibility assessments for and an evaluation of transmission capacity to 5,300 megawatts by
three proposed wind farms on the connection issues for three 2030. The country currently has
Philippines island of Luzon. proposed wind farms on the island only one wind power facility, as
The obvious benefit of wind of Luzon. The Philippines is initial feasibility assessments have
power is that it reduces our already exerting its place as an proved too costly to conduct. But
reliance on non-renewable energy. agricultural innovator, with the with the Pacific location and
But what you may not realize is recent report that the country will regular monsoons, hopes are high
that it can also reduce poverty. run pilots on the world's first for wind energy.
Developing countries rely on oil genetically modified rice for “Energy plays a vital role in imported coal and oil, to tap [Image: flickr user Doulas
and coal power just as much as commercial purposes. Now, in economic growth and poverty renewable power sources to Cataylo]
elsewhere, but they are far more conjunction with the Asian reduction and ADB is playing a achieve energy security and to
vulnerable to the fluctuation in Development Bank, the country prominent role in helping mitigate greenhouse gas
prices to buy those resources. And will run initial tests on the countries like the Philippines, emissions which contribute to
those fluctuations are becoming feasibility of wind power as a which are heavily reliant on climate change,” said Deputy
more dramatic. poverty reduction strategy.

Ad Industry Attempts to Self-Regulate Behavioral Advertising

Austin Carr (Fast Company) On Monday, the ad industry Congress that could have a big
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:29:14 AM launched a self-regulatory impact on Internet ads too.
program to make behavioral But this is not the first time the
Online advertisements are advertising more transparent. ad industry has attempted to
becoming more personalized U n d e r t h e n e w s t a n d a r d s , hamper criticism of its privacy
based on your behavior. Googling advertisers will include an icon policy. Google, for example, has
about cougar migrating habits in next to ads that track online made available its Ads
South America? Likely, ads will behavior. Users can click the icon Preferences Manager, which
show up for cougar breeding to view a disclosure statement or enables users to understand why
habits in your local area code. It's opt out of being monitored. certain ads are shown, to change
called behavioral advertising, Companies taking part in the which ads are shown, or to opt out
advertisers use it to customize ads p r o g r a m w i l l d i s p l a y t h e of the system entirely.
based on your online activity--a "Advertising Option Icon" shown Yet for every 15 people who
method that many consider an to the left, in exchange for a understandable, and to avoid Marketing Association, etc.), actually visit the Ads Preferences
i n v a s i o n o f p r i v a c y . S o o n , $5,000 fee. federal regulation. This particular follows pressure from the FTC for Manager, only one decides to turn
however, we may gain some The program is part of a effort, led the industry's largest more self-regulation in behavior off behavioral ads. Maybe the
control over how we're tracked on widespread effort by advertisers trade associations (American advertising. Two online privacy industry needs a sharper sales
the Internet. to make privacy policies more Advertising Federation, Direct bills are already floating around pitch?
6 Business/ Top News/ Economy/
Service Sector Growth
Increases, Stocks Rally
Mark Fightmaster
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:30:00 PM
Filed under: Economic Data
Favorable economic data pushed
stocks near a 100-point gain
Tuesday morning. One of the
positive reports came from the
Institute for Supply Management
(ISM), which noted that its
service-sector index increased to
53.2 during September. This
reading easily outpaced August's
reading of 51.5 and handily
trumped the Street's estimate for a
reading of 52.0.
This reading is good because any
readings above 50 signal growth
in the service sector. This sector is
considered the area where the
most jobs are created; ergo,
growth in this sector suggests that
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Steven Halpern Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:09:24 PM
(BloggingStocks)
Markets have blasted upward
Submitted at 10/5/2010 1:00:00 PM
today on the back of expansive
quantitative easing from Japan.
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'Desirable' 38M dlr pink diamond up for auction (AFP)

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'Red Mass' Preacher Reminds High Court Justices of Source of
Law
(Society)
Submitted at 10/4/2010 2:54:01 PM
The Roman Catholic Church
blessed lawmakers, attorneys,
judges, and other legal
professionals Sunday during the
annual Red Mass in
Washington.(Photo: AP Photo / J.
Scott Applewhite)
Chief Justice of the United States
John Roberts, center right, talks
with Washington Archbishop
Donald W. Wuerl at the
conclusion of the Red Mass at the
Cathedral of St. Matthew the
Apostle, in Washington, Sunday,
Oct. 3, 2010. The Red Mass is a
special Mass celebrated annually
just before the opening session of
the Supreme Court.
Among those in attendance were
four of the U.S. Supreme Court’s
six Catholic justices and one of
the court’s three Jewish justices.
In anticipation of the official
opening of the Supreme Court’s
fall term on Monday, Archbishop
J. Augustine Di Noia continued
the 700-year-old tradition as this
year's homilist by praying for
“consolation, peace, and solace”
among other blessings to be upon
those in the legal profession
today.
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“[T]he Church,” he said,
“understands the nearly
overwhelming complexity of the
climate which envelops the
practice of law and the
administration of justice today. “
“It was precisely such complexity
that gave rise to the legal
profession in the 13th century as
pope s, kings and bishops found it
impossible to carry out their
duties without expert legal
advice,” the Vatican cleric
recalled in his homily Sunday at
the Cathedral of St. Matthew the
Apostle.
While the Red Mass dates to the
13th century in Europe, the
service did not become an annual
tradition in Washington until
1952, when the John Carroll
Society began hosting the event to
invoke the Holy Spirit upon those
who serve the nation in the
various sectors of the legal
profession.
While the invitation-only service
is in no way a mandatory event,
the first-Sunday-of-October event
has been criticized each year by
church-state separationists,
particularly because preachers
during the mass have been known
to address hot-button social and
political issues and chide court
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“Among the things for which we although Sotomayor was there last
ardently pray is the wisdom to year.
affirm and maintain those Also absent were Justices Elena
profound truths about human Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
nature that are at the foundation of who are both Jewish. Ginsburg
the common life we treasure in has not attended Red Mass since
this great nation,” the American her first experience, saying that
archbishop stated before warning she grew tired of being lectured
of the “growing peril” of by Catholic officials.
rulings viewed as out of line with
humanism. In contrast, Breyer, who is also
Catholic teaching.
Before concluding his homily, Di Jewish, is a regular attendee of the
Notably, however, the homilies
Noia reminded mass attendees event.
in recent years have focused on
that God is the source of the most Also absent was President
more universal themes, including
fundamental human rights and the Obama, who has yet to attend the
that of Di Noia, who said those in
duties of citizenship. annual mass.
the legal profession are “entrusted
“Man without God is not more According to a spokesperson for
with the discernment and
free but surely in greater danger,” the Washington archdiocese, most
administration of justice and the
he warned. recent presidents have attended
rule of law according to an
And one of the “many” signs of the Red Mass at least once during
objective measure – in effect,
this growing peril, he said, is the their terms, including George W.
according to principles – not of
broad threat against innocent Bush and Bill Clinton.
our own making.”
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Panel: Transocean thwarts efforts to get documents

(AP)
(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) information, so he encouraged "They are hearsay." There were several boats that
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:45:16 AM them to comply. He added, "With all due respect, came to the scene and spent hours
"We did issue two subpoenas for
METAIRIE, La. – Members of a the same thing. Each time we
you have been wrong in other
regards. We are here cooperating.
trying to put out the fire on the rig
before it sank. But who was in
No Comment: Just
federal panel investigating the were told it was irrelevant and We have been here cooperating." charge of that effort and the what do you think
cause of the Gulf of Mexico rig burdensome," Nguyen said. "If Earlier Tuesday, a Transocean preparedness of the companies
explosion and oil spill and how to they are burdensome, that means official testified that water poured involved with the rig in of this decal, Dave?
improve safety and oversight there is something going on with onto the burning rig after the Gulf responding to a massive fire at sea Mike Schramm (The Unofficial
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Tuesday of thwarting their efforts Another panel member, Coast keep the vessel cool so it could be panel has been probing. Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:00:00 AM
to get to critical documents and a Guard Capt. Mark Higgins, said stabilized, not to put out the fire. The panel is holding its fifth
witness. the board has been "thwarted in There were missing workers and series of hearings this week. At This MacBook decal is great, and
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told a packed hearing room in a question. blast. members begin collaborating on might not get that glowing effect
N e w O r l e a n s s u b u r b t h a t "I would encourage you to look at But Robert McKechnie, a their report, which is due by that makes it so awesome. We've
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compliance with international Transocean," Higgins said. Guard-Bureau of Energy before being capped in July and the iPhone, and even some other
safety management codes. Transocean lawyer Ned Kohnke Management, Regulation and then permanently sealed in great geeky ones.
Nguyen said the panel also has said the company has acted in Enforcement investigative panel September. The British oil giant But none have made such a
been unable to get a specific g o o d f a i t h a n d p r o d u c e d that he believes there was no way owned the well but was leasing statement about the ubiquity of
Transocean manager to come in everything it believes it should. to put out the fire with water the rig that exploded from computers lately, so we'll just post
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Ex-trader Kerviel sentenced to 3 years in jail

(Reuters)
(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) GDP of Monaco or 16 percent of trust, computer abuse and forgery. of his "lies, mechanisms, forged
Submitted at 10/5/2010 9:28:22 AM the French bank's market value. "Kerviel knowingly went beyond writings."
Kerviel is currently paid 2,300 his remit as a trader," presiding Kerviel did not deny he took
PARIS (Reuters) – Former euros a month as a technology judge Dominique Pauthe told the risky bets and lied to cover them
Societe Generale trader Jerome consultant. court. up but claimed his superiors knew
Kerviel was sentenced to three EXCEPTIONAL DAMAGE Kerviel had not been given even what he was doing. During his
years in jail by a Paris court on "Kerviel will never be able to tacit authorization from his bosses three-week trial in June his
Tuesday for his role in a trading repay this sum, but the fact that to speculate excessively and lawyers cast him as an innocent
scandal and ordered to pay the the punishment was imposed SocGen's own shortcomings did pawn, corrupted and goaded by a
French bank 4.9 billion euros vindicates (SocGen's) position," not exonerate him from his duties bank that was hooked on risk. The Five
($6.8 billion). said Bruno Quentin, partner at as a professional trader, the judge "The accident we had has made us
The verdict came as a victory for French law firm Gide, Loyrette & said. more aware... I think the bank will
Remaining Google
SocGen, which always maintained Nouel.
Kerviel acted alone and without A SocGen spokeswoman said the
Pauthe added that Kerviel knew
exactly what he was doing in
move on after today," Alberto
Valenzuela, Deputy CEO of
TV Questions
the sanction of his managers at the amount awarded showed clearly overstepping his remit and that he Societe Generale Private Banking Matt Burns (TechCrunch)
bank. It had sought payment of "the exceptional damage suffered sought to hide his trading (Suisse) SA and Global Market Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:43:56 AM

damages for the money it lost by the bank and its employees." positions. Manager for Latin America, told a
unwinding the trader's risky She declined to comment on LINE IN SAND Reuters Global Private Banking Google launched the Google TV
market bets in 2008. whether the bank would press for Tuesday's verdict draws a line in Summit on Tuesday. minisite yesterday ahead of the
Kerviel's lawyer said he would repayment because -- as with the the sand for SocGen, which has (Additional reporting by Matthieu official launch. It answered a
immediately appeal the verdict, jail sentence -- the verdict is worked to clean up its image and Protard and Thierry Leveque; bunch of questions, but not all of
which he said was "senseless" and suspended until the end of the tighten risk controls since the Editing by James Regan, Mike them. In some ways, it brought up
cleared the bank of all blame. appeal process. scandal broke in 2008. Nesbit) some topics I previously hadn’t
"Jerome is outraged ... that the "The sentence is extremely harsh, The bank said Kerviel acted ($1=.7261 euros) thought about as well like if it will
people who created him have especially as there was no alone and egregiously in taking This entry passed through the playback content from local
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Federal Judge Walker to Retire; Prop. 8 Proponents Good things

Hopeful come to those
(Society)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:14:45 AM
president of Pacific Justice
Institute. Dacus said the appeal
county of San Francisco to
intervene.
Walker in the post, which is
determined by seniority.
who wait
may be sent back based on the “That will be the first issue that Ware was scandalized for having (The Economist: Daily news
Afters 21 years as a federal defendants’ ability to prove a the Ninth Circuit will take up in lied about being the brother of and views)
judge, Chief U.S. District Judge rational basis for the California December,” Snider said in his Virgil Ware, a black boy who was Submitted at 10/5/2010 5:37:55 AM
Vaughn Walker has announced marriage amendment. legal group’s official blog. gunned down in Alabama during
his intention to retire from the Liberty Counsel Chairman and Though, at this point, it is the 1960s. Once the story was ONE of Alfred Nobel's original
U.S. District Court of Northern Founder Mathew Staver similarly impossible to say for sure whether found to be untrue, Ware was rewards, the Nobel prize in
California next February, giving said the appeal has a 50/50 chance the proposition will be sent back, reprimanded but allowed to retain physics has been awarded 104
new hope to those who continue of returning to the district court if it is, Dacus said it will likely be his lifetime appointment as times to 188 scientists between
to rally the state to restore the due to a number of procedural sent back to the district court after district judge. 1901 and 2010. As time has
traditional definition of marriage. reasons. Walker has left. That, Dacus Despite the incident, legal experts passed, so the laureates have
Just two months earlier, Walker “The Ninth court can send it back added, is a cause for hope. say the past will have no bearing generally had to wait ever longer
ruled against the constitutionality for lack of standing,” Staver “The judge’s resignation is a on the appeal. for recognition from Sweden's
of Proposition 8, California’s commented. victory because there will be a “I see no reason why Ware would Royal Academy of Science. In
voter-approved marriage And according to PJI Chief different judge hearing the case,” have to recuse himself,” Dacus 1924, 1957 and 1987, the prizes
amendment, calling proponents of Counsel Kevin Snider, legal he noted. said. rewarded research from the
the one-man-one-woman marriage standing is a key concern that may Like Dacus, Staver believes the Walker will relinquish his title of previous year, whereas Ernst
definition “irrational.” He later keep proponents from defending amendment would be in better chief judge effective Dec. 31, a Ruska shared the 1986 award for
denied requests for a permanent the constitutional amendment. hands with anyone except Walker. month before his retirement. The work he had done on the design of
stay of his decision to allow same- In a recent order, the trial court “Any trial court judge that hears next Prop. 8 hearing is set to the first electron microscope 54
sex couples to wed pending the indicated that the only defendants this amendment will be fairer than begin Dec. 6. years earlier. This year, Andre
appeals process. that have standing to appeal are Judge Walker,” said the Florida This entry passed through the Geim and Konstantin Novoselov
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Anna Nicole Smith portrayed as
coconspirator (AP)
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 5:30:17 AM
LOS ANGELES – In a new twist
at the Anna Nicole Smith drug
trial, prosecutors are casting the
dead celebrity model in the role of
coconspirator who pressured her
two doctors and her lawyer-
boyfriend to provide her with
excessive prescription drugs.
In closing arguments Monday,
Deputy District Attorney David
Barkhurst portrayed Smith as a
drug seeking addict, discounting
defense claims that she was a
woman in extreme physical and
emotional pain when she began
taking opiates and sedatives
including Methadone, Vicodin
and Dilaudid.
Witnesses have said Smith
suffered from chronic pain
syndrome, seizures, migraines,
spinal pain and fractured ribs,
among other ailments. But
Barkhurst suggested all the
ailments were a ruse to get drugs.
"Anna needed her Methadone
because she was addicted to it,"
he said.
Deputy District Attorney Renee
Rose began her argument just
before court recessed Monday and
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Sorry, Readability was unable to
was to continue Tuesday. She said
she might talk all day, but
Superior Court Judge Robert
Perry suggested she limit her
speech. After Barkhurst's nearly
three-hour speech, he said he
feared jurors would begin to "tune
out."
"Jury service is a duty," he said.
"It should not be an ordeal. When
you start repeating and repeating
over and over, it's cumulative and
has no effect."
The three defense lawyers said
they would have a total of about
six hours of summations before
the case goes to the jury.
Barkhurst anticipated a major
defense argument over how much
pain Smith experienced after the
birth of her daughter, Dannielynn,
and the death of her son, Daniel,
who collapsed and died in her
Bahamas hospital room of a drug
overdose.
Doctors Sandeep Kapoor and
Khristine Eroshevich and Howard
K. Stern are portrayed by their
lawyers as caring people who
tried to help her through that
terrible time.
Barkhurst was unsympathetic.
"Life happens," Barkhurst said.
"People give birth by C-section
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Perry has told jurors a person
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control pain is not an addict.
He said later he did not doubt that
Smith was upset about her son's
death but that didn't excuse
Kapoor's actions in prescribing
Methadone for Smith or excuse
Eroshevich's trips to bring her
drugs. He said Smith should have
been attended by Bahamian
doctors.
The defendants have pleaded not
guilty to conspiring to provide
excessive prescription drugs to the
former Playboy model while
knowing she was an addict.
They are not charged in her 2007
accidental overdose death in
Florida.
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Are you ready to rent
music?
(CNET News.com) he thought the current $10 rate is
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:11:09 PM a fair price for an on-demand
service such as Rdio. His answer
Not long ago, I wrote an article was that it is, what with the fact
aimed at helping music fans enjoy that it's about the price of a single
free audio from a variety of online album, but he believes that--
streaming sources. Of course, I'm naturally--it would be even better
a firm believer in using the if it could be cheaper.
Internet to discover new music. Subscription music has been
But there is a threshold between around for a while now, but it has
discovery and entertainment for been slow to catch on. The
many listeners, and I think paying general sense I've gotten over the
for a subscription music service is years is that people have had
a great way to cross it--especially some problems with the idea of
if you want to take your music "to "renting" music. But what about
go" on mobile devices. now? I'm curious to find out what
There are a variety of pay-to- the rest of you think about the
stream options on the Web, from going rate for subscription audio.
Slacker's $4.99 Radio Plus Please let me know by taking the
service, which lets you skip poll here, and feel free to
commercials and cache stations to elaborate in the comment section
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High Court Won't Hear Case Against ABC "Unofficially"

Religious Songs Ban
(Society)
Submitted at 10/4/2010 10:58:41 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court won't
hear the appeal of a man who
sued his children’s school district
authorities should be the ones
who decide “how to best create an
inclusive environment in public
schools,” they suggested.
Attorneys representing Michael
Stratechuk and his two children,
Partners with Twitter-
implemented in 2004, students
and student groups have been
banned from playing traditional
Alternative StatusNet
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Christmas music at events during (ReadWriteWeb)
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over its ban on celebratory however, insist that the policy is materials were also not allowed to
religious music. ABC News Radio and StatusNet,
unconstitutional. include holiday images, including
The case against the ban the open-source microblogging
They say the controversial music Christmas trees.
implemented by the South Orange service that serves as the
policy conveys a message of Presently, the School District of
-Maplewood school district in foundation for identi.ca, But we think it's equally
government-sponsored South Orange and Maplewood
New Jersey was one of hundreds have"unofficially" partnered to important for brands and
disapproval of and hostility serves more than 6,400 students in
the high court turned down as it unveil a newswire for the radio individuals to control their content
toward religion, which is nine schools, including six
opened its new term on the service. and interactive experience with
"impermissible." elementary schools, two middle
traditional first Monday in While the partnership may not be the social graph ( Fail Whale,
“The constitution does not require schools and one high school.
October. "official", it is yet another vote of anyone?). To that end StatusNet
our public schools to become Stratechuk's children attended
The ban had been upheld by the confidence in the Twitter- provides a glimpse at the future of
religion–free zones,” argued Columbia High School and
3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals alternative and the open Web. a distributed internet.
Richard Thompson, president and Maplewood Middle School.
in Philadelphia last November Sponsor StatusNet also allows us to do
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Internet. As the web continues to
Kate Winslet Celebrates 35 Hand in change traditional media, we see
two different and equally strong
Earlier this summer, StatusNet
received a push in the form of$2.3
million and just recently the
Hand With Louis Dowler! paradigms emerging. The
emergence of sites like Twitter,
company introduced an iPhone
app. The decision of a major
Allie Merriam (PopSugar) weather after a jet-setting few big smile on her face during their Tumblr and the social web has media outlet to use their service
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:30:00 AMweeks full of travel to Spain, outing, and she has another reason been mirrored and tempered by is, in our eyes, a major vote of
France, and Kate's home country to grin as she gears up to celebrate the growing prominence of closed confidence in something other
Kate Winslet and her boyfriend, of England. They manage to bring her 35th birthday today with systems like the App Store and than the norm. Discuss
Louis Dowler, piled on the layers the PDA wherever they go, and Louis and her children, Mia and Facebook. Now, we like and use
yesterday to face the rainy Fall their afternoon stroll was no Joe! all of these platforms.
day in NYC. The couple are in the exception as they crossed the View 2 Photos ›
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Ex-trader Kerviel sentenced to 3 years in jail
(Reuters: Top News)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:08:25 AM
Former trader Jerome Kerviel
arrives at Paris courts for the
verdict in his trial, as he faces
charges of breach of trust,
computer abuse and forgery,
October 5, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Charles Platiau
By Lionel Laurent
PARIS| Tue Oct 5, 2010 12:08pm
EDT
PARIS(Reuters) - Former Societe
Generale trader Jerome Kerviel
was sentenced to three years in
jail by a Paris court on Tuesday
for his role in a trading scandal
and ordered to pay the French
bank 4.9 billion euros ($6.8
billion).
The verdict came as a victory for
SocGen, which always maintained
Kerviel acted alone and without
the sanction of his managers at the
bank. It had sought payment of
damages for the money it lost
unwinding the trader's risky
market bets in 2008.
Kerviel's lawyer said he would
immediately appeal the verdict,
which he said was "senseless" and
cleared the bank of all blame.
"Jerome is outraged ... that the
people who created him have
been totally exonerated," Olivier
Metzner told journalists outside
the courtroom in the Palais de
Justice. Kerviel was given a total
prison sentence of five years, two
years of which were suspended.
The public prosecutor had
recommended Kerviel serve at
least four years behind bars, with
a fifth year suspended.
The payment to SocGen equates
to 3.2 percent of France's central
government deficit for 2010, the
GDP of Monaco or 16 percent of
the French bank's market value.
Kerviel is currently paid 2,300
euros a month as a technology
consultant.
EXCEPTIONAL DAMAGE
"Kerviel will never be able to
repay this sum, but the fact that
the punishment was imposed
vindicates (SocGen's) position,"
said Bruno Quentin, partner at
French law firm Gide, Loyrette &
Nouel.
A SocGen spokeswoman said the
amount awarded showed clearly
"the exceptional damage suffered
by the bank and its employees."
She declined to comment on
whether the bank would press for
repayment because -- as with the
jail sentence -- the verdict is
suspended until the end of the
appeal process.
"The sentence is extremely harsh,
especially as there was no
personal enrichment on Kerviel's
part," Paris-based lawyer
Mabrouk Sassi told Reuters.
He said SocGen would now
escape having to repay around 1.7
billion euros in tax on its losses as
all responsibility had been put on
the former trader.
Kerviel, 33, who sat in court
staring at the floor with his arms
folded as the judgment was read
out, was ordered to his feet to be
told he was guilty of breach of
trust, computer abuse and forgery.
"Kerviel knowingly went beyond
his remit as a trader," presiding
judge Dominique Pauthe told the
court.
Kerviel had not been given even
tacit authorization from his bosses
to speculate excessively and
SocGen's own shortcomings did
not exonerate him from his duties
as a professional trader, the judge
said.
Pauthe added that Kerviel knew
exactly what he was doing in
overstepping his remit and that he
sought to hide his trading
positions.
Oct 05, 2010 5:43am EDT
Reimbursing 4,9 billion euros?
The court thinks it’s possible for
an individual to do that?
Oct 05, 2010 6:35am EDT
This is typically French… The
bank is corrupt, with many execs
having been to “Science Po”, the
elite school which almost all
politicians go to. There were no
controls at the bank and the risks
he took were overlooked when he
made a profit, and now he is being
hung out to dry by a judge who no
doubt had already determined the
outcome before the case started.
His actions are inexcusable, but
he was a low down pion in the
machine, and the senior
management needs to take
responsibility. If he is required to
pay back the $5bn, then SocGen
should pay him the ~$10bn profit
they made on these same kind of
trades the year before
Oct 05, 2010 9:04am EDT
Re: Humantrick’s
remark……This is known as
Court’s intelligence. While
handing over the verdict, the court
will only consider how much
money he has to pay back,
disregarding the source from
where he can possibly raise that
amount.
It serves as a valid claim and
ranks higher than other claims
like creditors for personal loans,
etc. in case Kerviel declares
himself bankrupt.
Obviously, he cannot raise than
amount even if he works for his
lifetime, that is a known fact, but
assuming he hits a jackpot in
future, the court will have first
right of recovery of that amount.
Oct 05, 2010 9:26am EDT
Come on, all this guy was trying
to do is please his bosses, and all
they had in mind was their
bonuses, or as they’d probably
phrase it “keeping the bank
profitable in a highly competitive,
complex and innovative
environment of international
finances”…
Oct 05, 2010 10:05am EDT
Other judges should use this as a
president for the next bankers to
appear in the dock.
Government prosecutors around
the world should be investigating
banks and bankers, and any
politician implicated in such
behaviour (e.g. Tony Bliar for his
News Wire/ 13
financial deregulation antics since
approx 1999) for wrong doings
and preparing cases against them.
The repayments should go to the
tax departments to pay back the
tax payers who bailed out the
bankers. It would be easier for an
organisation to pay back this kind
of sum than some individual
minion.
Oct 05, 2010 10:08am EDT
Sh_t rolls down hill and the top
will always find there scapegoat!
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Special report: The Pentagon's new cyber warriors
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:44:14 AM
2Lt William Liggett (L) talks
with a colleague as a map is
displayed on one of the screens at
the Air Force Space Command
Network Operations & Security
Center at Peterson Air Force Base
in Colorado Springs, Colorado
July 20, 2010. U.S. officials have
shown increasing concern about
alleged Chinese and Russian
penetrations of the electricity grid,
which depends on the Internet to
function. The Pentagon in recent
weeks has begun pushing to put
civilian infrastructure under its
wing in a proposed cyber realm
walled off from the rest of the
Internet.
Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON| Tue Oct 5,
2010 11:44am EDT
WASHINGTON(Reuters) -
Guarding water wells and
granaries from enemy raids is as
old as war itself. In the Middle
Ages, vital resources were
hoarded behind castle walls,
protected by moats, drawbridges
and knights with double-edged
swords.
Today, U.S. national security
planners are proposing that the
21st century's critical
infrastructure -- power grids,
communications, water utilities,
financial networks -- be similarly
shielded from cyber marauders
and other foes.
The ramparts would be virtual,
their perimeters policed by the
Pentagon and backed by digital
weapons capable of circling the
globe in milliseconds to knock out
targets.
An examination by Reuters,
including dozens of interviews
with military officers, government
officials and outside experts,
shows that the U.S. military is
preparing for digital combat even
more extensively than has been
made public. And how to keep the
nation's lifeblood industries safe is
a big, if controversial, aspect of it.
"The best-laid defenses on
military networks will matter little
unless our civilian critical
infrastructure is also able to
withstand attacks," says Deputy
U.S. Defense Secretary William
Lynn, who has been reshaping
military capabilities for an
emerging digital battlefield.
Any major future conflict, he
says, inevitably will involve cyber
warfare that could knock out
power, transport and banks,
causing "massive" economic
disruption.
But not everyone agrees that the
military should or even can take
on the job of shielding such
networks. In fact, some in the
private sector fear that shifting
responsibility to the Pentagon is
technologically difficult -- and
could prove counterproductive.
For the moment, however,
proponents of the change seem to
have the upper hand. Their case
has been helped by the recent
emergence of Stuxnet, a malicious
computer worm of unknown
origin that attacks command
modules for industrial equipment.
Experts describe the code as a
first-of-its-kind guided cyber
missile. Stuxnet has hit Iran
especially hard, possibly slowing
progress on Tehran's nuclear
program, as well as causing
problems elsewhere.
Stuxnet was a cyber shot heard
around the world. Russia, China,
Israel and other nations are racing
to plug network gaps. They also
are building digital arsenals of
bits, bytes and logic bombs --
code designed to interfere with a
computer's operation if a specific
condition is met, according to
experts inside and outside the
U.S. government.
THE WORMS ARE COMING!
In some ways, the U.S. military-
industrial complex -- as President
Dwight Eisenhower called ties
among policymakers, the armed
forces and arms makers -- is
turning into more of a military-
cyber-intelligence mash-up.
The Pentagon's biggest suppliers
-- including Lockheed Martin
Corp, Boeing Co , Northrop
Grumman Corp, BAE Systems
Plc and Raytheon Co -- each have
big and growing cyber-related
product and service lines for a
market that has been estimated at
$80 billion to $140 billion a year
worldwide, depending on how
broadly it is defined.
U.S. officials have shown
increasing concern about alleged
Chinese and Russian penetrations
of the electricity grid, which
depends on the Internet to
function. Beijing, at odds with the
United States over Taiwan arms
sales and other thorny issues, has
"laced U.S. infrastructure with
logic bombs," former National
Security Council official Richard
Clarke writes in his 2010 book
"Cyber War," a charge China
denies.
Such concerns explain the
Pentagon's push to put civilian
infrastructure under its wing by
creating a cyber realm walled off
from the rest of the Internet. It
would feature "active" perimeter
defenses, including intrusion
monitoring and scanning
technology, at its interface with
the public Internet, much like the
Pentagon's "dot.mil" domain with
its more than 15,000 Defense
Department networks.
Oct 05, 2010 11:13am EDT
If any other agency were to do
this they would screw it up. The
people in charge would take
money and bow down to every
Senator and Congressman. I think
they will do a good job.
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Cyberwar will expand the nuclear
arms race — the computer- and
software-destroying
electromagnetic pulse race —
more rapidly than anything else in
recent history.
And even things like Stuxnet
won’t succeed in stop nuclear
expansion.
Despite the end of what was once
called the Cold War, times are
becoming increasingly dangerous.
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NVIDIA Quadro 2000 and Quadro 600 Fermi pro-video cards
unveiled
Chris Davies (SlashGear)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:38:54 AM
NVIDIA has outed a pair of new
Fermi-based professional graphics
cards, the NVIDIA Quadro 2000
and the NVIDIA Quadro 600.
Both cards have 1GB of video
RAM, while the Quadro 2000 has
192 CUDA processing cores and
the Quadro 600 has 96 CUDA
cores; both can be used with
NVIDIA’s 3D Vision system.
The Quadro 2000 has a single
dual-link DVI-I port, two
DisplayPort, and can output a
maximum resolution of 2560 x
1600. It supports OpenGL 4.0,
DirectX 11 and has a 128-bit
memory interface. As for the
Quadro 600, it has a dual-link
DVI-I port and a single
DisplayPort – it’s a half-height
card – but otherwise the same
specs.
Both will be showing up in
workstations from Dell, HP and
Lenovo, together with going on
sale individually. The NVIDIA
Quadro 2000 is priced at $599
while the NVIDIA Quadro 600 is
$199.
Press Release:
New NVIDIA Quadro Graphics
Solutions Bring the Power of the
Fermi Architecture to All
Engineers, Designers and
Animators
Mid-Range and Entry-Level
Professional Graphics Solutions
Deliver Superior Price-
Performance and Computational
Visualization Capabilities to Next
Generation Applications
SANTA CLARA, CA —
(Marketwire) — 10/04/2010 —
NVIDIA announced today the
expansion of its award-winning
line of NVIDIA® Quadro®
professional graphics solutions
based on the NVIDIA Fermi™
architecture. The mid-range
Quadro 2000 with 192 NVIDIA
CUDA™ processing cores and
the entry-level Quadro 600 with
96 CUDA processor cores now
bring the computational and
visualization benefits of the
breakthrough Fermi architecture
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applications such as Autodesk
AutoCAD 2011, and empowers
professional designers to interact
with models that are twice the size
and complexity compared to
previous entry-level solutions.
“At last month’s GPU
Technology Conference, the
world learned all about the power
of our Fermi architecture and how
NVIDIA Quadro GPUs are being
used to solve some of the world’s
most complex problems,” said
Jeff Brown, general manager,
Professional Solutions Group,
NVIDIA. “With these new
Quadro solutions, we’re making
this computational horsepower
available for all users of
professional CAD and content
creation software applications.”
Both the Quadro 2000 and
Quadro 600 feature 1GB of
graphics memory and are
compatible with the new NVIDIA
to all segments of the market. e x c e p t i o n a l s o l u t i o n f o r 3D Vision™ Pro active shutter-
The Quadro 2000 delivers 1.5 SolidWorks users worldwide,” g l a s s e s s o l u t i o n , p r o v i d i n g
times the geometry performance said Nick Iwaskow, manager, p o w e r f u l v i s u a l i z a t i o n a n d
of the previous Quadro graphics Alliances, Dassault Systèmes analysis in an immersive, high-
processing unit (GPU) mid-range SolidWorks Corp. “With our q u a l i t y s t e r e o s c o p i c 3 D
solution(1) and utilizes the new expected certification of the e x p e r i e n c e .
NVIDIA Scalable Geometry Q u a d r o 2 0 0 0 , S o l i d W o r k s Designed, Built and Engineered
Engine technology to deliver anticipates the newest Quadro by NVIDIA to the Highest
dramatically higher performance solutions will empower designers Standards of Quality
across leading CAD and DCC and engineers with the finely Quadro professional graphics
applications such as SolidWorks detailed geometry, real-time cards are designed and built by
and Autodesk 3ds Max. simulation and analysis, and high NVIDIA to provide industry-
“We believe the technology that visual fidelity they demand.” leading performance, reliability,
NVIDIA has built into their new The new entry-level Quadro 600 compatibility and stability when
Quadro professional graphics, is a flexible half height solution running professional applications.
namely the new NVIDIA Fermi that features the industry’s best NVIDIA page 18
architecture, will provide an performance per watt(2) for
E-reader News Edition
Mahalo Faces Lawsuit; CEO to Take on
TechCrunch
Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 1:20:00 PM
Human-powered search site
Mahalo, created by notable
entrepreneur, investor and blogger
Jason Calacanis may soon be
involved in a class-action lawsuit,
the result of a change to its Terms
and Conditions which may have
affected the pay of its contractors
and employees.
Meanwhile, as Mahalo's legal
troubles begin, CEO Calacanis is
preparing to launch a new project
called "Launch," which aims to be
a direct challenger to
TechCrunch.
Sponsor
The Mahalo Class-Action
According to news posted on
Accentuate in mid-September,
and more recently on blog sites
Pulse2 and The Next Web, the
potential Mahalo lawsuit involves
disputes surrounding a change to
the site's terms, which now give
the company ownership of the
content published on
Mahalo.com. Prior to the change,
the writers were also the content's
owners. This change angered
some of the site's users, who are
now apparently attempting to sue
the company.
The law firm of Green Welling,
LLP is currently gathering
information from affected writers
and attempting to get a class
Technology/ Culture/ 17
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challenge?
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Mahalo employees and Bloggers lack credibility? Ouch. Submitted at 10/5/2010 1:00:56 PM
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participating in the suit are now just a format for publishing Are you ready for a classic
being asked for any "information, content. Anyone can blog, from crossword challenge
documentation, screen captures, mainstream journalists to It’s all the fun of crosswords
investing in an editorial startup without needing a newspaper, pen
emails, other communications or uninformed amateurs. That's the
called "Launch." and eraser. Our online crossword
experiences with Mahalo.com," power and the beauty of the
Launch will take on TechCrunch, puzzle game is an excellent way
notes Accentuate Services, a blog platform, in fact. Who exactly is
says Calacanis, but with more of a to spend some free time building
dedicated to freelancing and Calacanis speaking about when he
focus on "quality and insight," he your vocabulary and problem
fiction writing, maintained by makes comments like these?
says. "When I started with solving skills, as well as a great
Michelle L. Devon, one of the Plus, today's blog readers are
[Engadget founder, and Joystiq, way to keep your mind quick and
injured parties, and apparently, now savvier than ever, too, often
Gizmodo and Hackaday co- flexible. With over 1,000 puzzles
now the plaintiff. Those joining interacting with writers through
founder] Peter Rojas, blogging across 2 game play levels, we are
can remain anonymous through comment forms and on the social
was a new format that was faster sure your will find a puzzle that is
attorney/client privilege, she says. networks Twitter and Facebook,
but still had quality and insight," both fun and challenging. When
The details of the case itself are which he summarily dismissed.
he said. "Now it's even faster but you play crossword puzzle online,
not currently being discussed, but Commenters add their thoughts to
it has lost that quality and insight. you'll have some great features
it involves revenue sharing posted stories, expressing their
You have a bunch of people such as; easy puzzle navigation,
disputes and intellectual property support or agreement, pointing
writing short stuff with no game pause, adjustable font sizes,
law, from our understanding of out mistakes or offering different
research and knowledge base. over 1,000 puzzles, show or hide
the matter. Devon was previously opinions or opposing points of
They have no credibility." clue bubbles and online help,
seen commenting on this thread views.
Launch won't offer news via blog which are not available in your
on Mahalo Answers, the Q&A While an email newsletter will
posts, as TechCrunch does, traditional print crossword
sub-section of the search site. arguably have a highly engaged
though. It will be provided as an puzzles. Once you play crossword
Additional discussion is also audience, as Calacanis says, it's
email newsletter - the same online, you'll want to give it
available online in dedicated hardly positioned as a direct
format where Calacanis's own another try—maybe you can join
forum sites both here and here. competitor to TechCrunch, or any
deeper insights disappeared to the leaderboard.
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NVIDIA
continued from page 16
Software companies such as
Adobe, Autodesk, Dassault
Systemes and SolidWorks
consistently certify Quadro
professional graphics solutions for
their users whose livelihoods
depend on them.
The NVIDIA Quadro 2000 and
Quadro 600 are built on industry
standards, including OpenGL 4.1,
DirectX 11, Shader Model 5.0,
DirectCompute and OpenCL.
They also leverage the NVIDIA
CUDA parallel computing
architecture that enables dramatic
increases in computing
performance. Featuring 30-bit
color fidelity (10-bits per color),
these Quadro solutions enable the
display of billions of color
variations for rich, vivid image
quality with the broadest dynamic
range. Both the Quadro 2000 and
Quadro 600 are PCI Express 2.0
compliant, and feature an ultra-
quiet design, with tailored
acoustics for an ultra-quiet
desktop environment.
The newest line of Quadro GPUs
leverages the CUDA parallel
processing architecture and
NVIDIA Application
Acceleration Engines to enable
the world’s fastest performance
Fully Functional Upside-Down Buildings (6 total)
Eugene (Featured Blog Posts -
My Modern Metropolis)
Submitted at 10/4/2010 9:30:00 PM
Upside-Down House - South
Korea
across a broad range of
applications. Additionally, these
new solutions feature NVIDIA
Mosaic Technology(3), which
will enable any application to
utilize one or more Quadro
professional graphics solutions to
scale across up to eight high-
resolution displays. Whether the
application is CATIA, 3ds Max or
PowerPoint or Google Earth,
users just simply hit the Maximize
button and the application will
seamlessly span across all
connected displays.
“As the world’s leading
workstation brand, Dell Precision
workstations are designed from
the ground up specifically for
professional users who demand
the ultimate in performance of
their systems, graphics and ISV
application integration,” said Greg
Weir, senior manager, Dell
Precision Workstations Product
and ISV Marketing. “NVIDIA
Quadro GPUs, combined with our
Dell Precision workstations,
deliver on those expectations with
exceptional value, superior
performance, and broad
application support for all
segments of the market.”
Availability and Pricing
Why would anyone want to build
an upside-down house? I don't
think a rational answer for that
question exists. However, it's
impossible not to stop and stare at
these unorthodox structures. What
The Quadro 2000 ($599 MSRP,
USD) and Quadro 600 ($199
MSRP, USD) are available from
leading global workstation
manufacturers, including Dell, HP
and Lenovo, as well as authorized
distribution partners including:
PNY Technologies in North
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Japan, and Leadtek in Asia
Pacific.
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standards in visual computing
with breathtaking, interactive
graphics available on devices
ranging from tablets and portable
media players to notebooks and
workstations. NVIDIA’s expertise
in programmable GPUs has led to
breakthroughs in parallel
processing which make
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widely accessible. The company
holds more than 1,100 U.S.
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see www.nvidia.com.
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Google: Oracle's Java patent suit invalid
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:59:58 AM
Oracle and Google's dispute will
likely center on the Dalvik virtual
machine (right side of chart), a
key part of the Android mobile
OS.(Credit: Google)
Google fired back at Oracle
yesterday in their dispute over
Java, claiming that Oracle had
once criticized the licensing
policies it now seeks to uphold.
The formal answer to Oracle's
complaint over Google's alleged
infringement of patents related to
Java made its way into the U.S.
District Court for the Northern
District of California late
yesterday evening. Oracle,
wielding patents it acquired along
with Sun Microsystems in 2009,
claimed in August that Google's
implementation of the Dalvik
virtual machine in Android--
among other things--violated as
many as seven patents.
Google responded by denying
Oracle's claims of infringement,
and also asked Judge William
Alsup to declare the patents
invalid. In making its argument,
Google pointed out that before
Oracle acquired Sun, it was
critical of the stance Sun assumed
when it came to licensing a key
part of the Java platform, a test
compatibility kit needed to obtain
an open-source license for the
entire Java platform.
In its answer, Google claimed
Sun released the specs for its Java
virtual machine in a manner that
allowed other software developers
to build "clean-room
implementations of Sun's Java
specifications." However, it
pointed out that Sun was
unwilling to release the test
compatibility kit (TCK) under the
same open-source license that it
was willing to release the rest of
the Java platform, basically
ensuring that Sun would receive
some licensing revenue from Java
and could control which projects
could be deemed compatible with
Java.
In 2009, Google said Oracle
criticized Sun for this stance by
lending its support to the platform
advocated by the Java Community
Process standards group, which
wrote: "TCK licenses must not be
used to discriminate against or
restrict compatible
implementations of Java
specifications by including field
of use restrictions on the tested
implementations or otherwise.
Licenses containing such
limitations do not meet the
requirements of the JSPA, the
agreement under which the JCP
operates, and violate the
expectations of the Java
community that JCP specs can be
openly implemented."
However, once Oracle completed
its acquisition of Sun later that
year, it has "ignored the open
source community's requests to
fully open-source the Java
platform," according to the
answer.
The dispute seems likely to come
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down to the notion of just how
"clean" Google's "clean-room
implementation" of the Dalvik
virtual machine really is. Dalvik
allows software developers to use
the Java programming language to
write their apps for Android
phones.
When Android was first
announced, Sun executives were
skeptical that Google could have
really pulled off a truly clean
implementation. Google noted
that Dalvik includes technology
developed by the Apache
Software Foundation that received
the full open-source license from
Sun.
"Although software applications
for the Android platform may be
written in the Java programming
language, the Dalvik bytecode is
distinct and different from Java
bytecode," Google wrote in its
answer. "The Dalvik VM is not a
Java VM."
A full copy of the answer follows
below:
Google Answer and
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Wow! AOL Thinks It Can Succeed As iFrogz Mogul & Ronin
The 500th Groupon Clone Headphones Unveiled,
Erick Schonfeld (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:07:23 PMAvailable Now
There is no shortage of Groupon
clones. With literally hundreds of
daily deal sites popping up all
over the world, it’s a pretty
saturated market. Or maybe it’s
the next big thing. Either way,
AOL (our new corporate owner)
is about to find out. It is going to
launch its own daily deal site
called Wow!
The site will come under the
purview of Ned Brody, the
president of AOL’s Paid Services
group. That includes all of the
subscription business (both the
remnants of dial-up and bring-
your-own broadband), along with
premium services such as
SocialSafe(based on sofwtare
from startup Social Shield, which
just raised $10 million today) and
Computer Checkup. Dial-up is a
dying (but extremely profitable)
business, and Brody wants to find
new growth for commerce and
subscription revenues. Daily
deals are the new black.
While AOL is clearly following
the pack here, it is not clear that is
a bad thing. AOL certainly has a
lot of distribution muscle through
its homepage, AOL Mail, and
growing network of local Patch
sites (which could be a perfect
place to promote local deals).
AOL customers also tend to have
a better than average proclivity to
buy things online.
Not that Groupon needs to lose
any sleep over AOL entering the
market. Groupon CEO Andrew
Mason is more annoyed than
anything else at all the copycats.
But as Benchmark Capital VC
Matt Cohler pointed out onstage
last week at Disrupt, “It may turn
out to be the case that this daily
deal product mechanism is sort of
an ad unit, if you will.” He also
noted that, other than Groupon’s
brand (which is significant at this
point), “there are neither barriers
to entry nor are there switching
costs in that product.” His
prediction is that under those
circumstances, margins will
collapse as more companies
compete with more daily deals.
Thinking of daily deals as a new
ad unit certainly makes sense.
Businesses are encouraged to
offer discounts in return for
massive purchase volume and to
treat those discounts as a
marketing expense because
generally the deals introduce new
customers to their products and
services. That is certainly the
approach AOl is taking. It’s pitch
to advertisers on the Wow landing
page is this:
Pocket the thousands of dollars
you would usually spend on
advertising — Wow simply shares
the revenue with you. Our
message is clear: We help you
boost your business and establish
repeat clientele.
The Wow.com domain has been
kicking around AOL since 1998,
when AOL purchased some assets
from CompuServe, and every
time AOl uses it for a new
product it turns into the kiss of
death. A few years ago, it was
considered as a new home for the
Netscape portal before becoming
World of Warcraft social network
called WOW Insider. WOW
Insider is now part of Joystiq,
AOL’s gaming blog. Wow! is
not a bad name for a daily deal
site, however, so maybe this time
the name will stick. CrunchBase
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If you’re on some kind of budget,
and can’t afford ridiculously
expensive headphones, but like
the look and feel of over-the-hear
cans, then iFrogz has just unveiled
a couple of options for your
viewing pleasure. The company
has just announced the immediate
availability of their brand new
Mogul and Ronin over-the-ear
headphones. Both ‘phones come
in under the $100 price tag, and
variations, but the price tag is a bit
both models feature color
cheaper. Interestingly enough,
variations that will definitely
while the price tag is cheaper, the
attract the eye.
Ronin headphones offer up the
The Mogul headphones come in
same features as the Mogul.
three different color variations.
Apparently the price drop comes
The headphones also feature
in the fact that the Ronin don’t
50mm drivers, while the company
look as “high-end” as the Mogul
says that the headphones will also
headphones. The Ronin will cost
offer up deep bass, as well as
you $49.99.
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Zynga’s Shopping Spree Continues, IBM steps up cloud

Buys Video Game Developer Bonfire collaboration services
(CNET News.com)
Studios Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:28:23 AM

Leena Rao (TechCrunch) people are playing Zynga’s games IBM announced a new cloud-
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:00:25 PM per day and 10 percent of the based service today for LotusLive
world’s internet population that allows users to access
Social gaming giant Zynga’s Winsett, will become GM, Zynga (approximately 215 million collaborative tools and connect
acquisition strategy seems pretty Dallas, creative director and monthly users) has played a with others over the Web. The
clear at this point: buy a studio for senior art director, respectively. Zynga game in their lifetime. service attempts to "accelerate the
g a m e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d Founded in 2008 and self-funded, Those are pretty impressive stats, adoption of cloud-collaboration
engineering talent and then make Bonfire Studios was started and considering Zynga is still only services" in the corporate world,
that studio the centralized office run by former Microsoft-owned three years old. Not to mention the company said. e-mail, calendaring, instant
for whichever country or city the Ensemble Studio employees. the massive cash infusions the LotusLive Collaboration Suite's messaging, and contacts-
startup is based in. This has been R i p p y w a s h e l p e d f o u n d company has received from communities feature. Click to management. LotusLive Notes
the model thus far for Zynga’s Ensemble and served as an Google, Softbank, and others. enlarge.(Credit: IBM) costs $5 per user per month.
acquisitions of XPD in Beijing, e x e c u t i v e p r o d u c e r f o r t h e Interestingly, Zynga’s competitor According to IBM, the new The cloud is quickly becoming an
Unoh Games in Tokyo, Conduit company, Jackson was a producer in the social gaming space, LotusLive Collaboration Suite, important growth area for
Labs in Boston, Dextrose AG in and designer at the company, and Playdom, which was bought by available now, includes vendors. And IBM, like many
F r a n k f u r t , G e r m a n y a n d Winsett was the art lead on a Disney a few months ago for up "enterprise-class e-mail, other firms, is capitalizing on that.
Challenge Games in Austin. number of the studios games. to $763 million, was on a similar calendaring, instant messaging, But a recent study from systems
Today, Zynga is announcing the Clearly, Rippy, Winsett and a c q u i s i t i o n t e a r b e f o r e i t s Web conferencing, file sharing, management provider Zenoss
acquisition of Dallas-based video J a c k s o n h a v e s i g n i f i c a n t acquisition. Since that time, we and social-networking services." found that Amazon Web Services
game developer Bonfire Studios e x p e r i e n c e i n v i d e o g a m e haven’t seen Disney follow the The company has also added a is still the top player in the cloud
which will now become Zynga development, which is a big talent same aggressive strategy of "communities" collaboration space.
Dallas. Zynga is not disclosing the win for Zynga. It also begs the buying up small game studios and feature to LotusLive, which This entry passed through the
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Extract Locations: Geodict and Yahoo! Hipmunk Closes Hyper-
Placemaker
Jay Cuthrell (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:45:00 AM
Have you ever just wanted to
point your app at a service and get
immediate gratification for the
location of a string of text? How
about for an entire website? The
good news is there is more than
one way to get there.
Let's take a look at a couple of
ways to accomplish this goal.
Sponsor
Read Write Where?
Geodict is an open source project
that allows you to extract
locations from text using a
database of just around 2 million
locations. In fact, you can apply
this to RWH with the following
results below for the RWW
"about" page.
There is a bit of repetition but the
Touchscreen iMac? Not so fast
Dave Caolo (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:00:00 AM
Earlier this week, DigiTimes
reported that Sintek Photonics
was producing touch panels to be
used in a touch-based iMac, and
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Competitive Angel Round,
Sans The Usual Suspects be appealing. Or, perhaps you
want to create your own API for
the cloud. The Youngest One In Michael Arrington (TechCrunch)
cURL
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:24:09 AM
Another way to approach this
goal is by using Yahoo! There are two types of angel
Placemaker. If you have an appid investors in Silicon Valley today. (which has been hyper-critical of
already you can simply open a The first type includes most of the the AngelGate crowd), Paul
terminal and use curl to try this “super angels,” who are trying to Buchheit, Ashton Kutcher
(through A-Grade Investments),
effect should be clear if the text example for my hometown of hold the line on $4 million
Matt Mullenweg, Sam Altman,
isn't a reference to inhabitants. Beaufort, NC. valuations for early stage
Geoff Ralston and others. But
Sorry Richard... New Zealand just The output you'll get back should investments and as a group seem
other than Conway/SVAngel, not
didn't make it past the filtering. ;-) be similar to the gist below. unwilling to move past that
a super angel is to be found on the
Barring the concerns about If we take the centroid values for psychological threshold. The
list.
exacting clarity (which you could Lat and Lon these can be pasted second group say angel investing
Why’s that? The valuation
easily extend with your own into Google Maps to verify how is a hits-driven business, and the
popped up in the highly
regex), the benefit here is that you accurate this was visually. valuations are less important than
What are you using to get simply being in the right deals. competitive round. We’re trying
get a local database copy to work to track down the exact valuation
with on your own terms. If you location information from text We’re keeping a close eye on
input today? Let us know in the angel deals to watch this trend but the company is
don't want to rely on the third understandably hesitant to talk.
party API services that are out comments below! Discuss play out. Hipmunk, a new Y
Combinator travel startup that we We’ll update with new
there today in the cloud that might information.
wrote about in August, is one of
the first deals to fall cleanly on In the meantime, this new money
one side of the line. will allow Hipmunk to expand
Hipmunk closed a hyper beyond their 4-person team and
competitive financing, we’ve start to roll out new travel services
confirmed with the company, beyond flights. CrunchBase
raising around$1 million total. Information hipmunk Information
Investors include SV Angel provided by CrunchBase
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to Cupertino for testing. Today, of Mr Wu's statement, but there's Unofficial Apple Weblog
Sintek is denying the claim. no reason not to believe him, (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010
Once again DigiTimes has the either. Those hoping for a 11:00:00 EST. Please see our
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Engadget's Darren Murph nabs Guinness World Record for most
blog posts ever written!
Joshua Topolsky (Engadget)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:24:00 PM
We always knew Darren Murph
had oodles of talent and was
extremely prolific -- but now the
man has got the paper to seriously
prove it. Our own Mr. Murph was
just awarded the Guinness World
Record for most posts ever by a
blogger. Not only is this a first for
Darren, it's a first for Guinness as
well, creating a new category for
the group. Darren joined
Engadget in July of 2006 (his first
Glif iPhone 4 tripod adapter & stand has huge public
appeal
Chris Davies (SlashGear)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:02:59 AM
Let nobody tell you there isn’t a
market for new iPhone 4
accessories. Thomas Gerhardt
and Dan Provost had an idea for
an adapter, Glif, that would allow
photographers to mount the Apple
smartphone onto a regular tripod,
as well as prop it up at multiple
angles for enjoying video, and
they turned to Kickstarter to raise
the necessary funds to start
production. The result? Over
three times the necessary money
pledged since it went live just a
few days ago.
In fact, Glif needed $10,000 to
get production started, and anyone
post is here), and almost four
years to the day (when these
numbers were submitted to
Guinness) he'd arrived at 17,212
individual posts (since surpassed,
of course). That's single posts on
Engadget, Engadget HD, and
Engadget Mobile, not duplicated
work. We obviously couldn't be
more proud of Darren and the
work he's done (and continues to
do) here, and we think this is an
amazing feat for one writer. Of
course, this is the guy who did 59
posts in a single day at CES 2008.
donating $20 or above would also
receive one of the mounts. Now
they’re up to almost $34,000 –
and still with 28 days left to run –
thanks to over 1,300 backers.
You can see the appeal: Glif
works not only to hold the iPhone
Seriously. To put it in perspective, We asked Darren if he had
his current word count is at anything to say, and he gave a nod
3,389,148. That's War and Peace to Ryan Block (our former editor-
about six times over.
4 in portrait or landscape
orientation, but the notch in the
side can prop it up at various
angles. That’s great for watching
video, but also for using the
Apple smartphone with a
Bluetooth keyboard. Finally it
Technology/ Culture/
in-chief) for giving him the
covers the antenna gap on the
lower left-hand side, which means
fewer dropped calls. You can still
pledge $20 and get one yourself
when production starts.
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chance to start here (and "not
killing me when I passed him
early on"). Darren also told us that
he intends to defend the title for
the rest of his natural life. So
would-be competitors, you'd
better get started... right... now.
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Apps for Google
TV
Eugene (Featured Blog Posts -
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Submitted at 10/4/2010 5:30:00 PM
Google continues its quest for
world dominance with the
introduction of some new apps
that will be available for Google
TV.
"Your smartphone has apps. Now
your TV does too," says Google.
"Here's a sneak preview of the
apps that will be available on
Google TV this fall."
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Cost of the Cloud: Apple Buys Out Save or Splurge: 10 Suggestions

Retired Couple for $1.7 Million
Alex Williams (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:30:59 AM
Apple is building a massive data
center in North Carolina for its
iTunes Cloud. But, recently they
faced a problem. To really get
onto the cloud, Apple needed
more land.
In particular a one-acre parcel
owned by Donnie and Kathy Full
in the rural town of Maiden.
According to Bloomberg, Apple
made an offer to the Fullbrights
for the land they purchased once
upon a time for $6,000. But
Donnie and Kathie said no thanks.
Apple made a second offer. They
again politely declined.
Sponsor
Apple came back with a deal the
Fullbrights could not refuse. They
offered a blank check to the
Fullbrights. They settled for $1.7
million.
The Fullbrights used the money
to buy a 49-acre piece of property
where they built a 4,200 square-
foot home complete with a
Jacuzzi in the master bedroom
and a pond stocked with bass and
catfish.
For its part, Apple is still
spending a lot of money on that
data center. The 500,000 square-
foot building is expected to cost
$1 billion by the time of its
completion.
It's clear that the stakes are high
in the new world of cloud-based
digital entertainment. It's not hard
to imagine that someday we won't
own our own music or films.
We'll buy it on-demand or pay a
subscription for it.
That's why Apple needs that data
center. And why they were so
willing to pay the Fullbrights the
money they needed for that
jacuzzi, right there in the master
bedroom. Discuss
on What's Worth the Spend
When You're on Vacation
(HowStuffWorks Daily Feed)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 1:00:56 PM
In 2009, it was all about the "
staycation" -- foregoing expensive
travel and enjoying vacation time
at home. Just a year later,
travelers are back in the game,
willing to spend some cash to get
the heck outta town. Economic
situations seem to be better.
Few of us, however, are rolling in
it. For most of the regular people
out there, all-out, splurging
vacations are still beyond reach.
Going away means making some
choices. But it doesn't have to
mean giving up all good things.
It's simply a matter of knowing
what's worth the money.
Here, 10 ways to get the most out
of your vacation budget without
missing out on the good stuff.
Up first, an indication of the
changing times: Save by going it
alone.
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Chris Davies (SlashGear) There’ll also be WiFi, Bluetooth • ASUS confirms Google and
Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:26:44 AM 2.1+EDR and 3G, along with Windows Eee Pad tablets for
HMDI, USB, a headphone socket, 2010
New details regarding a Tegra 2 and SD/SDHC memory card • ASUS Eee Pad Tegra 2 tablet
powered tablet, the ASUS EP90, reader. A 0.3-megapixel webcam tipped for Computex 2010;
have spilled out, and the 8.9-inch on the front will be used for video eReaders delayed?
s l a t e c e r t a i n l y d o e s l o o k conferencing. According to the • MSI Slatebook Windows 7
interesting. According to internal leaked presentation, battery life is tablet at Computex; Tegra 2 M
documents found by Ynet, the around 4.5hrs. Pad still in development
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or 32GB of storage (together with chipset. Appearance-wise, this that was running on an Intel Compact 7 dev edition available
500GB of cloud-based storage on looks to be a slight variation on processor. • ASUS Eee PC Touch Series
ASUS’ servers). the mysterious ASUS Eee Pad [ via EeePC.it] tablet quietly shown at CES 2010
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Found Footage: The $900 Netflix iPhone app adds

'Mac Pro' in a cardboard video-out
(CNET News.com)
box Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:10:26 AM

Steven Sande (The Unofficial specs, with a 2.66 Intel Core i5

Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Netflix running on the
CPU, a 1 TB hard drive, 8 GB of iPhone.(Credit: Screenshot by
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:00:00 PM 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM, and an Jason Parker/CNET)
XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB Netflix updated its iPhone and Photos: Jessica and Honor
Plato said, "Necessity is the DDR5 Graphics Card. To run iPod Touch application yesterday
mother of all inventions." He Snow Leopard on this computer, Have a Precious Pottery-
with video-out capabilities.
must have been talking about the K a l v i n u s e d i B o o t a n d The update, which also included
console that supports Netflix Painting Afternoon!
guys at One Block Off the Grid, M u l t i B e a s t . streaming, but for those who don't
bug fixes, allows owners to use Allie Merriam (PopSugar)
which is a cooperative of sorts for As noted on the 1BOG blog, "this have those devices, this is the next
one of the many video adapters best thing. Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:00:00 PM
buying photovoltaic solar panels procedure may potentially violate available for the iPhone and iPod
at a group discount. One of their A p p l e ' s E n d U s e r L i c e n s e The Netflix iPhone and iPod
Touch, and push Netflix content Touch app is currently available Jessica Alba and Honor Warren
staff members was running into Agreement for Mac OS X." On to a larger display, like a had another day of girls-only fun
issues trying to run Adobe After the other hand, it's a great way to as a free download in Apple's App
television. Apple and several Store. in LA yesterday as they headed
Effects on a slower Mac, so they get a fast computer and not spend other third-party vendors sell the out to a Color Me Mine shop to
had another staff member -- a lot of bucks. This entry passed through the
adapters. Full-Text RSS service — if this is paint pottery. They brought two
Kalvin -- build a fast hackintosh TUAW Found Footage: The It's important to note that the pals along for the artsy afternoon,
in the Amazon cardboard box that $900 'Mac Pro' in a cardboard box your content and you're reading it
update only applies to the iPhone on someone else's site, please read and Honor excitedly even made a
all the computer parts came in. originally appeared on The 4 and the fourth-generation iPod new ceramic dog friend - click
That price doesn't include the U n o f f i c i a l A p p l e W e b l o g our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/
Touch. Previous versions of the content-only/faq.php through to see Jess and Honor's
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Mercedes-Benz's iPad program expands globally

Dave Caolo (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 10/5/2010 1:00:00 PM
Citing an "overwhelmingly
positive" response to last
summer's pilot program,
Mercedes-Benz will expand its
iPad program to all 355
dealerships across the globe.
In an interview with Macworld,
Mercedes-Benz Financial VP
Andreas Hinrichs expressed his
enthusiasm for the program. "The
feedback was so positive we said,
we need to push this out to all the
dealers and take the financing
process to a new level."
The program's purpose was to
streamline the closing of the deal
by eliminating the potentially deal
-killing walk away from the
reality-distorting, shiny new car
and into the intimidating sales
office (as a former car salesman, I
know the detrimental power of
that journey). Salespersons can
also run credit checks and pull the
latest incentives with the iPads, as
well as take in returning lease
vehicles.
Let us know if you see one of
these in action. If you're not in the
market for a Benz but still want to
enjoy some iPad-powered
automotive fun, check this out.
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Sofia Coppola for

Louis Vuitton:
Part Deux
Habitually Chic (Habitually
Chic®)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 9:53:56 AM

Sofia Coppola has expanded her

RED founder Jim Jannard calls prosumer Scarlet 'a line for Louis Vuitton for fall
2010 and the results are just as
stunning as her debut collection.
mistake' In addition to adding new colors
and sizes, she has designed her
Joseph L. Flatley (Engadget) HD quotes RED founder Jim right') cameras. We aren't going to for the (well-heeled) consumer? signature SC bag in alligator. I
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:09:00 PM Jannard thusly: The concept of be one of them." And later, "we Either way, you can officially don't want to know how much this
RED was to build a camera with had no idea what we were doing... consider us bummed out. bag costs because it will surely
Perhaps it should be no surprise, as much capability as possible... Nothing works like it is supposed RED founder Jim Jannard calls dash my dreams of owning it.
considering the heartbreaking for the professional market. Then to." Ouch. Although we respect prosumer Scarlet 'a mistake' C'est Magnifique!
delays ( and $1,000 price bump) we thought we could extend it the man's candor (if not his originally appeared on Engadget Photos from RDuJour and
the Scarlet has already endured, down a bit to the prosumer level. eyewear), it's hard to say exactly on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:09:00 StyleRumor.com
but it looks like the project is Apparently, that was a mistake. what this all means: is the Scarlet EDT. Please see our terms for use
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Netflix brings video out support to
iPhone 4, fourth gen iPod touch
Donald Melanson (Engadget)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 1:19:00 PM
Netflix already added video out
support to its iPad app a few
months ago, and it's now finally
brought the same functionality to
iPhone and iPod touch users as
well. Unfortunately, it's quite not
bringing all iPhone and iPod
touch users up to speed, as the app
will only support video out on the
Android is number one OS
among US phone buyers
over the last six months
Vlad Savov (Engadget) and reiterate the idea that Android
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Beyond School Choice

(AEI.Org: Articles) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014." appropriately adjusted for cost of sell that argument to parents or administrative fiat.
Submitted at 10/4/2010 6:00:00 PM Given that 55 percent of K-12 living and student demographics, teachers is a dead end. A Gold Teachers and taxpayers would
spending funds teacher salaries should be a standard part of Star program would offer a way also win big. On average, given
In the same month that Congress and benefits, it's hard to cut costs accountability measures. At the around this problem, by giving current teacher salaries and
legislated a $10 billion bailout for and simultaneously preserve the state level, this is as simple as talented teachers, should they so benefits, increasing class size by
America's schools and Secretary quality of education unless you legislators' requiring education choose, the opportunity to teach one student saves something like
o f E d u c a t i o n A r n e D u n c a n boost the productivity of good agencies to make the requisite more kids per class and to be $3,000; so allowing a talented
lamented that school districts t e a c h e r s - - w h i c h r e q u i r e s change. And in Washington, the rewarded for taking on a larger teacher to instruct 36 rather than
across the land had already cut i n c r e a s i n g c l a s s s i z e . pending reauthorization of the workload. 24 saves $36,000. Awarding the
"through . . . fat, through flesh, Conservatives haven't yet Elementary and Secondary Teachers whose students post teacher half that amount would
and into bone," Los Angeles mounted much of a response to all Education Act is a chance to make larger-than-average gains for at yield an $18,000 bonus (a 35
unveiled a new $578 million high this. Laudably enough, they've federal aid conditional on states' least two consecutive years would percent bump for the median
school. Duncan must have found touted school choice and called reporting cost-effectiveness in the be eligible to opt in to the teacher); the state and district
it awkward to see the new school teachers' unions to account, but same way they are currently program. While systems that use would split the other $18,000.
announced even as he prepared they haven't suggested much in required to report test scores. student-test-score gains from one Adopted statewide, with particular
$1.2 billion in emergency aid for the way of addressing out-of- Gold Star Teachers. For decades, year to the next to calculate how attention to the early grades and
California. control spending or reshaping the go-to school-improvement much students actually progressed high-need populations, the
This is emblematic of a larger how school systems operate. recipe has been to reduce class have real limitations, they provide program could shave school
problem: Education leaders plead There's a need for politically size. Any challenge to this idea a systematic way to identify spending by 10 percent or more--
poverty even as they refuse to viable proposals that can help encounters a buzzsaw of teachers whose students are while rewarding excellent
take a hard look at the way they local, state, and national leaders opposition from parents and making gains. Participating educators.
do business. For more than half a shift the school-reform debate and teachers. That's why national teachers would teach up to 50 Turnaround Bonds. Given the
century, we've spent more dollars address K-12 productivity. Here teacher-student ratios are down to percent more students than normal uncertain results and political land
on K-12 schooling each year than are four such ideas, each a 15 to 1 today. Yet the research --say, 36 students rather than 24-- mines involved in contracting
we did the year before. Between complement to more familiar calls that supports across-the-board and would be rewarded for their with private providers, school
1970 and 2005, we reduced the for choice-based reform. class reduction is thin at best. increased workload. A teacher's officials remain skeptical of
number of students per teacher by Return on Investment International evidence shows no ongoing participation would turning low-performing schools
a l m o s t o n e - t h i r d - - a n d r e a l Accountability. While every state simple relationship between class depend on his students' continuing over to them even when the
(inflation-adjusted) per-pupil now features an accountability size and student achievement. to make larger-than-average district is flailing. To help
spending more than doubled. In system that reports on student Some high-performing nations gains. mitigate these concerns, charter-
the run-up to the housing collapse, achievement by school and boast middle- or high-school class While parents like small classes school operators could post a
between 2004 and 2007, per-pupil district, there's not a single state in sizes of 40 to 50 students. Small in general, they are also frustrated bond against specified
expenditures grew by 17 percent-- which accountability metrics classes are costly, and the need to when their children can't get seats performance goals. Whereas the
from $8,310 to $9,683. Schools gauge cost-effectiveness or return keep adding teachers forces in the class of a heralded teacher. only consequence for a failed
kept spending dollars provided by on investment. States tell parents, school systems to be less selective A Gold Star program would lower charter school today is its possible
inflated real-estate assessments voters, and policymakers a lot and training to be less focused. these barriers by allowing access closure, turnaround bonds would
right until the bubble burst. about student achievement, but Given that 55 percent of K-12 to the most effective teachers for force providers--just like firms
Well, times have changed. And next to nothing about which spending funds teacher salaries more kids. Given the choice bidding to build capital projects
the worst is yet to come. Scott schools or districts are delivering and benefits, it's hard to cut costs between a Gold Star teacher's like highways or bridges--to put
Pattison, executive director of the more bang for the buck. and simultaneously preserve the serving more children and the up a cash guarantee of satisfactory
National Association of State Spending data should be reported quality of education unless you alternative, many or most parents performance: They would have to
Budget Officers, notes: "This is an in tandem with school and district boost the productivity of good would likely prefer the larger meet the goals, or else forfeit the
awful time for states fiscally, but achievement data. Performance teachers--which requires class. But it is essential that this
they're even more worried about r e l a t i v e t o d o l l a r s s p e n t , increasing class size. But trying to be a parental choice and not an BEYOND page 32
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Sex, Workers
(AEI.Org: Articles) the pay gap may be practically Men tend to enter careers economics professor Dave O'Neill female workers at 78 cents on the
Submitted at 10/4/2010 6:00:00 PM nonexistent. Even White House involving more physical risks and showed that accounting for dollar to replace his costlier male
domestic-policy chief Valerie less job security. The 25 most differences in male and female workers. This raises Employer B's
President Obama recently urged Jarrett implicitly admitted, in the dangerous jobs are all male- worker characteristics such as profits, while Employer A must
the Senate to pass the Paycheck Washington Post, that the gender dominated, and unemployment education, years of experience, now pay full freight for
Fairness Act, which would make pay gap may be smaller if we has risen significantly more for and chosen occupation boosts the employees. The Royal Swedish
it easier for women to sue their factor in education and experience men than for women in the female/male pay ratio to between Academy of Sciences noted, in
e m p l o y e r s f o r g e n d e r levels. She didn't say how much current recession. Men demand 92 and 99 percent. The remaining awarding Becker the 1992 Prize
discrimination. The act is needed, smaller, but the truth is that the 23 and receive higher pay to difference could be attributable to in Economics, that
O b a m a s a i d i n a w r i t t e n percent gender pay gap shrinks compensate for these risks. gender discrimination, but could "discrimination thus tends to be
statement, because "even in 2010, s i g n i f i c a n t l y - - a n d p e r h a p s In addition, men's lower aversion also be due to factors that aren't economically detrimental not only
women make only 77 cents for disappears altogether--when one to risk might help them negotiate easily observed and controlled to those who are discriminated
every dollar that men earn." The accounts for various differences harder for wages. The American for. And even if we take the low- against, but also to those who
House passed the legislation in between men and women. Association of University Women end estimate of 92 percent and practice discrimination." As long
2009, but the Senate has yet to Among never-married reports that men are four times assume that the entire remaining as there is a critical mass of non-
act. individuals without children, for more likely to bargain when it gap is due to discrimination, we discriminating employers--and the
Whereas under current law, example, the pay gap is actually comes to salary in a new job than have eliminated two-thirds of the growth of female-run businesses
women who sue their employers negative--in this group, women women are. gap cited by the White House. in recent decades and changes in
must prove gender bias, the earn more than men, because they There is also evidence that Similarly, the 2009 Department social norms among males
Paycheck Fairness Act would h a v e b e t t e r e d u c a t i o n a l women prefer positions with more of Labor study mentioned above, indicates there is--then employers'
shift the burden to employers to q u a l i f i c a t i o n s . generous benefits relative to which both reviewed existing profit motives will narrow the pay
show that gender pay differences Discrimination is odious, but it is wages--which, again, are often literature and conducted its own gap to levels justifiable in terms
are not caused by bias. A woman not in employers' interests to found in the government and non- statistical analysis of the pay gap, of productivity. Ironically, while
could allege bias even if her better discriminate and discrimination is profit sectors. Thus the gap in reached "the unambiguous the Left assumes that businesses
-compensated male coworkers not a major cause of overall male- total compensation may be conclusion that the differences in readily sacrifice worker safety and
were better educated and more female pay differences. smaller than the gap in salaries the compensation of men and degrade the environment in search
h i g h l y s k i l l e d , f o r c i n g t h e Once women do marry and have alone. Economists Eric Solberg women are the result of a of profits, they nevertheless
employer to show that those extra children, they are more likely to and Teresa Laughlin of California multitude of factors and that the believe employers forgo profits
qualifications were necessary for o p t f o r e m p l o y m e n t t h a t State University found that raw wage gap should not be used simply to satisfy a misbegotten
the job. The bill also would a c c o m m o d a t e s c h i l d - c a r e factoring in benefits eliminated as the basis to justify corrective desire to discriminate.
automatically sign women up for responsibilities. More women around nine percentage points of action." Yet it is precisely this raw Even if some of the pay gap is
class-action gender-discrimination work part-time than men, and the pay gap, and concluded that wage gap that the White House due to discrimination, therefore,
suits. women are twice as likely to work "any measure of earnings that cites in support of the Paycheck economic liberalization may be
In urging passage of the act, Vice in the non-profit sector, which excludes fringe benefits may Fairness Act. the key to reducing it. Because
President Joe Biden exhorted offers lower pay but more flexible produce misleading results as to Discrimination is unlikely to employers that discriminate lose
senators to "get on the right side work conditions. Women are also the existence, magnitude, drive the gender pay gap because, profits relative to non-
of history." But that would put four times more likely to leave the consequence, and source of as economist Gary Becker pointed discriminating competitors,
them on the wrong side of almost workforce temporarily to care for market discrimination." out a half century ago, when one increased competition weeds out
every piece of rigorous research children. This reduces seniority When all of these factors are employer underpays his workers, discrimination. Several studies
on gender pay. Indeed, an and job-specific skills and considered, the pay gap may competing businesses can earn have shown that as industries
a c a d e m i c - l i t e r a t u r e s u r v e y discourages employers from vanish almost completely. A windfall profits by luring them faced increased competition,
published by the Department of investing in female employees, study by former Congressional away. If Employer A pays women through either deregulation or
Labor in 2009 concluded that who may not stay long enough for Budget Office director June 77 cents on the dollar, Employer
discrimination's role in creating such investments to pay off. O'Neill and Baruch College B can hire all Employer A's SEX, page 31
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Turkey and Japan at the Crossroads

(AEI.Org: Articles) about Mr. Erdogan's attempts over reform in Japan, as well as the second in 20 years. particularly so in the case of
Submitted at 10/4/2010 6:00:00 PM the past eight years to intimidate near-term state of Japan's alliance The democratic dramas playing Japan, and both served as crucial
the military, bring supposed coup with the United States. Since out in Turkey and Japan are anchors in America's postwar
In the 1960s, American political plotters to trial, and strong-arm taking power last year, the DPJ important for those watching the system of global alliances. Thus,
scientists became fascinated with media opponents of the regime. has seen its reform agenda stall tide of liberalism around the the paths they choose to take
political modernization in Turkey Should one bookend of Asia turn out and relations with Washington world. Should one bookend of today and in the future will
and Japan. They wanted in away from liberal norms while the suffer due to former prime Asia turn away from liberal norms continue to have significance
p a r t i c u l a r t o d i s c o v e r t h e other fails to reform its stagnant minister Yukio Hatoyama's failed while the other fails to reform its beyond the suburbs of Ankara and
precedents that allowed two very economy, the democratic model attempt to scuttle an agreement stagnant economy, the democratic Tokyo. Their choices will also
different societies--one a centuries will suffer. over moving U.S. Marines out of model will suffer. This is all the matter a great deal to America,
-old multiethnic empire, the other Mr. Erdogan's policies worry a controversial base in southern more worrisome as the world which will have great problems
a feudal, isolated group of islands- m o r e t h a n j u s t d o m e s t i c Okinawa. Japan continues to flirt watches the resurgence of maintaining its influence in the
-to shake off the fetters of observers. Tensions between with both recession and deflation, authoritarian regimes in China, Middle and Far East without a
tradition and radically remake Ankara and Washington remain while tensions with China have Iran, and Russia. The insulting close working relationship with
their political, economic, and s t r a i n e d d u e t o T u r k e y ' s reached near-crisis levels in recent dismissal of Turkey's EU both countries, while democrats
social systems in the late 19th and opposition to U.N. sanctions days over yet another maritime application by France and Great around the world will watch
early 20th centuries. This month, against Iran's nuclear program, its incident. Much like observers of Britain has shown how capricious closely to see which way the
as citizens in both Turkey and attempt to broker a settlement on Turkey, Japan watchers fear the the club of "advanced" nations winds blow across the Bosphorus
Japan cast votes that will help nuclear reprocessing with Iran, future of both domestic and can be. At the same time, the and the Sea of Japan.
determine the future of their and its freeze on relations with foreign policy. Eurozone crisis and China's In many ways, Japan and Turkey
countries, political analysts should Israel after the Israeli interdiction But the domestic similarities economic eclipse of Japan has are in a waiting game: Turks have
look once again at the antipodes of a Turkish-sponsored boat between Turkey and Japan end called into question the ability of given Mr. Erdogan power to
of Asia to see where democracy is attempting to run a blockade of there. In one, a vibrant leader is representative regimes to maintain radically shift the legal bases of
heading in two of the world's most Hamas, all of which happened rapidly redefining his country's economic growth. The result is a their society, and trust that he will
important societies. earlier this year. Turkish social structure and foreign general skepticism of democracy not move the country down an
In Turkey, voters strongly diplomats have been on the policy, while claiming that he is and liberalism just at the moment Islamist path or further into the
approved constitutional referenda defensive, rejecting suggestions simply bringing his nation more when democratic nations must arms of authoritarian partners.
proposed by Prime Minister that NATO's second-largest into line with international norms. join together to repulse the The Japanese must yet again wait
Recep Tayyip Erdogan that would military is tilting further and In the other, a listless group of challenges to their systems and to see if Mr. Kan, having been
ostensibly increase civil-rights further towards anti-liberal, anti- lifetime politicians are struggling the world order that has guided given another chance by his own
protections, but would also allow Western regimes. to reform their country's economy international development since party, can pull together a set of
the Islamist party's leader to At the other end of Asia, in and relations with their main ally, the 1940s. plans to revive economic growth
increase the number of judges on Japan, the ruling Democratic all the while stating that they are It is troubling, and perhaps even and find a meaningful role in the
Turkey's most important courts party faced an internal battle searching for a new path away unfair, that the global reputation world. Skepticism runs high in
and control the military. This has between party founders Ozawa from unbridled capitalism. For of liberalism should be tied to both countries, but for now, voters
led secularist opponents of the Ichiro and Kan Naoto, the latter of some voters in Turkey, Mr. events in just a few nations. Yet have given both men the
AK party to claim that Mr. whom is the current premier. Erdogan is moving too fast, and it Japan and Turkey have never democratic legitimacy to soldier
Erdogan is using constitutional Although Mr. Kan won out over is unclear just how far he will go been just ordinary nations. As on. And as they wait, so does the
means to ultimately undermine his rival to remain premier, party in transforming the country. For those American political scientists rest of the world. Japan and
the bases of Turkey's Kemalist unity has been damaged, and it those who gave Mr. Kan another understood nearly a half-century Turkey helped shape the 20th
revolution of the 1920s and move remains unclear if the DPJ can chance, the fear is that no ago, both countries had outsized century; they may shape the 21st,
the country closer to Islamic now successfully formulate a politician can move Japan far influence regionally and globally. as well.
mores. Those watching Turkish clear policy agenda. At stake is enough or fast enough to save it They pointed the way forward for
society have raised the alarm the next half-decade of economic from another lost decade, the other countries around them, TURKEY page 31
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SEX,
Leftward and Downward continued from page 29

international trade, the gender pay Left discusses the pay gap almost
(AEI.Org: Articles) GDP grew 3.3 percent in the presidents suggests that the gap shrank. And the pay gap is solely with reference to
Submitted at 10/4/2010 6:00:00 PM second half of 2009, but the American people are on to larger in monopoly markets discrimination when it is
percentage of Americans who something. without competition and smaller explainable almost entirely
President Obama's popularity has disapprove of the president, The most interesting thing, in start-ups and small businesses without reference to
dropped like a stone over the past according to Gallup, increased however, is what comes next. If that must be productive in order to discrimination. Discrimination is
two years. If you listen to him, from 33 percent to a high of 44 Obama truly believes his rhetoric, survive. Women need more odious, but it is not in employers'
there is a very simple explanation percent in late December. he can continue to push far-left markets, more enterprise, and interests to discriminate and
for this: "For all the [economic] The fact that Americans have policies, and his popularity will more opportunity, not more discrimination is not a major
progress we've made, we're not decided Obama is too liberal is resurge when the economy regulation and litigation. cause of overall male-female pay
there yet. And that means that t h e m o s t p l a u s i b l e s t o r y inevitably turns around. If as a society we wish to differences. The administration's
people are frustrated and that explaining the Republican surge But if he thinks the surge in subsidize female earners, we can claims of a 23 percent gender pay
means people are angry. And and the Tea Party. disapproval is explained by the do so more efficiently through gap are best viewed as an election
since I'm the president and High unemployment certainly is perception that he is too liberal, policy than lawsuits. For instance, -year effort to foster resentment
Democrats have controlled the on the minds of voters, but the then one can expect him to veer relative to what it pays men, among women, a voter group that
H o u s e a n d t h e S e n a t e , i t ' s nearby chart suggests there is sharply toward the middle in a Social Security pays women supported Democrats in 2008 but
understandable that people are something else at work. As desperate act of self-preservation. additional benefits equal to has more recently shifted against
saying, 'What have you done?'" Obama's disapproval has climbed, If Republicans capture Congress, around 3 percent of lifetime them. The president's deliberate
It is certainly true that the s o h a s t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f he might have a lot of help earnings, because of the disregard of the research crosses
academic literature suggests that Americans who think he is too pursuing that strategy. progressivity of the benefit the line into policy malpractice. If
the state of the economy has a liberal. In March 2009, only 36 Kevin A. Hassett is a senior formula and the fact that women enacted, the Paycheck Fairness
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K-12 Spending Accounts. The
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schools on the whole but might
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different program in a certain area
of study, such as math or a foreign
language. K-12 Spending
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Bernanke says Lawmakers Should Consider Rules on Fiscal

Limits; Expect Hissy Fit from Krugman; Bernanke Pisses in the
Wind
noreply@blogger.com (Michael Expenditure Council’s annual highly unlikely to accomplish
Shedlock) (Mish's Global dinner, where he was invited to much except increase the noise
Economic Trend Analysis) speak by Senator Jack Reed, a level. Yet, the philosophy at the
Submitted at 10/5/2010 1:25:00 AM Democrat from Rhode Island and Fed seems to be, if gas doesn't
Proving that he far more of a m e m b e r o f t h e b a n k i n g work, give the engine more gas.
Monetarist clown than a committee. Providing unneeded liquidity
Keynesian clown, Bernanke Calls “The only real question” is may or may not help asset prices
on Lawmakers to Consider Rules whether adjustments to taxes and (please see Sure Thing?! for a
on Fiscal Limits Federal Reserve spending will come from a discussion) but if quantitative
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke called “careful and deliberative process” easing helped the real economy,
on U.S. lawmakers to consider or from a “rapid and painful at some point yields would stop
rules limiting federal spending, response to a looming or actual falling.
annual deficits or accumulated fiscal crisis,” Bernanke said. Clearly the Fed has no clue as to
debt to curtail the risk of a fiscal Bernanke cited Switzerland, what to do, but it wants to " do
crisis. Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, something". The only thing the
“Well-designed rules can help Canada and Chile as countries Paul Krugman, flag bearer for the Easing will "ease financial Fed can think of doing (or is
p r o m o t e i m p r o v e d f i s c a l that improved their budgetary Keynesian clowns, is without a conditions.” Forgive me for willing to do) is have another
performance,” Bernanke said performance by using fiscal rules. doubt having a hissy fit at the asking the obvious, but what the round of quantitative easing, so
today in a speech in Providence, He didn’t elaborate on what kinds thought of any step, no matter hell needs easing? the Fed eases whether it makes
Rhode Island. A rule “could of spending, deficit or debt limits how small, regarding Bernanke's Mortgage rates are at all time any sense or not.
provide an important signal to the would be best. statement “ It is crucially lows in spite of the fact that The simple fact of the matter is
public that the Congress is serious “I do think that the additional important that we put U.S. fiscal housing itself is in the gutter and increased borrowing power or
about achieving long-term fiscal purchases -- although we don’t policy on a sustainable path.” risk of default is high, junk bonds lower interest will not cause
sustainability, which itself would have precise numbers for how big Krugman might object to that are back to par, and the ability for business businesses to expand. I
be good for confidence,” he said. the effects are -- I do think they characterization, by claiming he is corporations to get financing for have discussed this point at
Bernanke provided one of his have the ability to ease financial all in favor of fiscal prudence, but total garbage is at or near historic length in
most detailed prescriptions yet for conditions,” Bernanke told the only after Keynesian stimulus highs.
reducing the record federal budget students. leads to a full recovery. If anything, Bernanke has ignited • $30 Billion Offer No One
deficit. He said in congressional Fiscal Sustainability and Fiscal The reality is Keynesian clowns a bubble in junk bonds. The one Wants - Small Businesses Hit by
testimony in June that unless the Rules in Congress and Monetarist thing Bernanke has not done is Deflation
U.S. makes a “strong commitment The above excerpts are from a clowns at the Fed have both ignite bank lending. • Ass Backwards: Senate to
to fiscal responsibility,” the speech Bernanke gave at the wrecked the economy to a point Bernanke Pisses In Wind Shelve Bush Tax Cuts for
country in the long run will have Annual Meeting of the Rhode that severe pain is not avoidable. The problem Bernanke faces is Individuals; House to Pass Small
neither economic growth nor I s l a n d P u b l i c E x p e n d i t u r e Indeed, the unemployment rate low rates will not stimulate bank Business Tax Cuts
fiscal stability. Council, Providence, Rhode and bank lending both say the lending. I discussed why at great • Response to Nouriel Roubini
“It is crucially important that we Island. economy is following a path of length in QE Engine Revs, Car on "America Needs a Payroll Tax
put U.S. fiscal policy on a The speech was on Fiscal severe pain. Goes Nowhere. Cut"
sustainable path,” Bernanke said Sustainability and Fiscal Rules Monetarist Nonsense The economy is stuck in neutral
at the Rhode Island Public Expect Hissy Fit From Krugman Bernanke claims Quantitative so stepping on the QE gas pedal is BERNANKE page 36
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Japanese Politicians fed up with Deflation, Challenge BOJ
Independence
noreply@blogger.com (Michael as politicians seek to redress its
Shedlock) (Mish's Global failure to end the deflation
Economic Trend Analysis) entrenched in the economy since
Submitted at 10/4/2010 11:15:00 PM 1998.
Things are simmering once again Your Party, an opposition group,
in Japan. The Yen is approaching plans to submit a bill in the Diet
all-time highs and Japanese s e s s i o n r u n n i n g t h r o u g h
politicians have had enough of December that would give the
deflation. Another round of government a greater role in BOJ
quantitative easing is now on the policymaking. Ichiro Ozawa, a
front burner. former challenger to Prime
MarketWatch reports Bank of Minister Naoto Kan whose calls
Japan may buy asset-backed paper for currency intervention and
J a p a n ' s c e n t r a l b a n k m a y enlarged fiscal stimulus have been
announce plans to buy asset- adopted by Kan, made a similar
backed securities when it issues proposal last month.
its policy decision later Tuesday, The debate comes after BOJ
t h e N i k k e i b u s i n e s s d a i l y Governor Masaaki Shirakawa
reported. The newspaper had refused to expand purchases of
reported earlier in the week that government bonds this year even
the Bank of Japan may expand its as deflation persisted. The bank
low-interest loans to financial may today instead widen a 30
institutions. But in the report trillion yen ($358 billion) program
Tuesday, the Nikkei said "a p r o v i d i n g l o a n s t o b a n k s ,
g r o w i n g n u m b e r o f b o a r d according to 14 of 17 economists
members argue that the bank surveyed by Bloomberg News.
should go further" and begin The effort has so far failed to
buying securities backed by loans stanch a contraction in lending.
to small and medium-sized Shirakawa’s intransigence has
enterprises. The report, which incurred the ire of politicians
didn't cite sources, said such a pressing the bank to boost efforts
move would be aimed at making to end deflation, which erodes
more funds available to the corporate profits, makes debt
private sector. BOJ Independence harder to pay back, and enhances
Under Attack the yen’s lure by lifting its
B l o o m b e r g r e p o r t s B O J purchasing power. The GDP
Independence Challenged as deflator, a gauge of prices across
Deflation Continues the economy, has fallen 14
Increasing risks to Japan’s percent since 1997, according to
recovery prompted what may data compiled by Bloomberg.
become the biggest threat yet to “Japan is the only industrialized
the Bank of Japan’s independence country which has had consumer
E-reader News Edition
USDJPY drops below 83, and
gradually implement asset-backed
purchases as the chronic
intervention against endless
deflation.
Because this time it will be
different. And, because, as the G-
7 people promised, and everyone
believed them, there will be no
competitive devalution. Ever.
Politicians Know This Time is
Different!
It's hard not to laugh out loud at
the sarcasm in the last paragraph
above.
price changes of minus or zero economy, at about 16 percent, Not only did QE fail to do what
over the past decade,” Keiichiro according to data compiled by the Bank of Japan wanted (raise
Asao, head of policy research at Bloomberg. The BOJ holds about prices), QE has also failed to
Your Party, said in an Oct. 1 $1.5 trillion, or about 26 percent s t i m u l a t e b a n k l e n d i n g a s
interview in Tokyo. “If the central of Japan’s GDP. Bank Balance Bernanke wants. Moreover,
bank is a guardian of stable Sheets Compared Japan's currency intervention
prices, it shouldn’t allow price ZeroHedge Asks Is The BOJ efforts have not accomplished
declines.” P r e p a r i n g A n I m m i n e n t anything, ever.
The BOJ, which has kept its Announcement Of Its Own Latest But yeah... this time is different,
benchmark interest rate at 0.1 (And Certainly Not Greatest) QE? because .... politicians know
percent since December 2008, The BOJ's balance sheet, which better!
currently purchases 1.8 trillion a has been relatively flat when By the way, this exercise in
month of government bonds. At compared to peer central banks, stupidity by all the central banks
the current pace of buying, the especially since FX interventions in question, shows just how hard
bank’s self-imposed ceiling for will likely be sterilized, is about it is to destroy a currency, even
bond holdings will be reached in to explode and the JPY will when you try (except against gold
2014, according to Barclays plunge once the carry traders of course).
Capital estimates. reorient themselves to shorting the Mike "Mish" Shedlock
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Analysts Cut S&P 500 Profits Forecast; Earnings Estimates Still

Overly Optimistic; Stocks Not Cheap
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Shedlock) (Mish's Global according to forecasts tracked by psychology.” Earnings Estimates that miss wildly optimistic Robert Doll is half-right. He's
Economic Trend Analysis) Bloomberg. That’s about half the A Mirage earnings estimates is not likely to right in that "You need more that
Submitted at 10/4/2010 2:28:00 PM 49 percent growth during the It's important to understand why work out well. fancy earnings to get to $95 a
Bloomberg reports S&P 500 second quarter and the 52 percent earnings have gone up: Trillions Furthermore, even if earnings do share". He's half-right because the
Profits Cut for First Time in Year increase from January through of dollars of stimulus worldwide come in on target, there is no consensus believes. Bear in mind
by Analysts. For the first time in March. that is not sustainable. Bank historic guarantee that stock we could still see a bit of earnings
more than a year analysts are Michael Levine of earnings estimates have been prices follow. For example, on expansion, but with the inventory
c u t t i n g t h e i r f o r e c a s t s f o r OppenheimerFunds Inc. says the inflated by massive extend-and- March 31, 1973 the S& P was at replenishment and stimulus
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index outlook for lower earnings is pretend games encouraged by the 111.52 with trailing earnings of coming to an end, and with
earnings, jeopardizing gains from already reflected in stock prices Fed with a blind eye from the $6.80. Seven years later, on consumers heading back into a
the biggest September rally since after the S&P 500 fell as much as FASB. March 31, 1980 the S&P was at shell, it will not be sustainable.
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rock. clueless on budget issues), but it would get above 8.5%, he did not financial collapse.
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Factory Orders Drop More Than Expected, Treasuries Rally

noreply@blogger.com (Michael decrease by 0.4% in August. July peaked. More Downward
Shedlock) (Mish's Global orders rose 0.5%, revised from a Surprises Coming
Economic Trend Analysis) previously reported 0.1% Today's Factory Orders report
Submitted at 10/4/2010 12:42:00 PM increase. (for August) along with the
Curve Watchers Anonymous Factory orders are either durable October ISM report (September
notes the rally in treasuries or non-durable. Durables are data as shown above) is further
continues in the wake of the third designed to last at least three evidence the glowing September
decline in four months in factory years -- things such as cars. The ISM report (August data) was an
o r d e r s a n d e x p e c t a t i o n s o f Commerce report Monday said outlier.
renewed Quantitative Easing by d u r a b l e s d r o p p e d b y 1 . 5 % , Expect to see more downward
the Fed. revised from a previously reported surprises as the vast majority of
Yield Curve July 2008 - Present 1.3% decrease. Nondurables rose economists do not understand the
click on chart for sharper image by 0.3%. implications of the recent ISM
Two-year (not shown above) and Capital goods orders fell 0.1%. data, or the meaninglessness of
five-year treasuries are at record Non-defense capital goods orders the Fed's renewed quantitative
lows. rose 0.1%. important falling or flat. October ISM Recap- Looking easing plans.
Factory Orders Drop More Than Meanwhile, defense-related Durable Goods Drop Should Not Ahead Mike "Mish" Shedlock
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style wedding photography is
unlike anything you've ever seen.
As photojournalists, they've
worked for well-respected
publications like the New York
Times, USA Today and Time
magazine. In fact, both have been
honored by the Pictures of the
Year International (one of the
oldest, largest and most highly
respected photojournalism
contests in the world) and
husband Craig Fritz was the 2004
National Press Photographers
Association regional photographer
of the year. (You can find Craig's
amazing editorial work, here.)
While their gift for capturing
news-related stories has landed
them prestigious awards, over the
last decade, they've turned their
attention to shooting weddings,
capturing authentic and
unexpected moments in a unique
and incredibly moving way.
When two of my closest college
friends recently got married, they
flew Twin Lens out from Santa
Fe, Arizona to shoot their
downtown L.A. wedding. Arlene,
the bride, found them online and
instantly fell in love with them.
As a guest and performer (Korean
dancing, you'll see below), I was
lucky enough to experience this
wedding firsthand. There were so
many creative details throughout -
the food trucks, the TV or movie-
inspired table names, the photo
booth that I couldn't possibly
describe them all.
Even better, Twin Lens and the
couple gave me permission to
share these highly personal
moments with you. The
photography team also graciously
answered some of my questions
so that others could be inspired
not just by their beautiful and
artistic photos, but by their
wonderful story. Read that
interview, below.
Can you give me a little
background about Twin
Lens...how your company was
formed, how long you've been in
business?
Twin Lens is a company that has
slowly come into being over the
last ten years. We made it official
with a business license six years
ago, but it was always a goal of
ours to have our own creative
outlet where we could shoot
exactly what and how we wanted
without editors or publishers
trying to steer us in a different
direction.
We met at the Santa Fe New
Mexican, Santa Fe's daily
newspaper, where Craig had a
staff position as a photojournalist.
The D.O.P. agreed to let me do an
informal internship (I didn't have
enough experience or skills at the
time to warrant the official
internship they offered), and so
Craig and I met in the photo lab
there. Much to Craig's chagrin, I
was the newbie intern who didn't
know a whole lot. However, I had
a lot of passion and desire for
photography. He became one of
my first and most important
mentors, and I haven't stopped
learning from him since.
Long story short, we both worked
for newspapers (him the New
Mexican, me the Albuquerque
Journal) for the next 6 years. I left
my photojournalism job after we
had our daughter, Maya, in 2003.
At the same time he moved to The
Albuquerque Tribune, an
unbelievable newspaper, truly one
-of-a-kind, which focused on
great stories and wonderful
documentary photographs to
illustrate them. Unfortunately the
Tribune folded in 2008 (R.I.P),
and, ready or not, Twin Lens then
came on board as our full-time
gig.
What is it like working together
as husband and wife? How do you
complement each other?
Working together as husband and
wife is a gift. Every once in a
while we have a heated editing
session where we're both
passionately advocating for our
own photos :) However, it's been
a blessing to us that we both share
a love for this art form. The fact
that we can do it on our own
terms, in our own home, and
thereby support our own family
with it is the best we could have
hoped for. We recognize how
lucky we are to do what we love
for a living.
Craig is phenomenal with
Lightroom and Photoshop and
anything that is technical and
complex. He also has an
incredibly sophisticated eye and
penchant for capturing light and
color. I balance the equation with
my organization, doing all of the
correspondence with clients and
paperwork minutiae.
Photographically, I think I
balance him with my love for
shooting moments, emotion, black
-and-white film. We joke that he
is the "chief technical officer", me
the "CEO" and most important to
us, together we are both the
"creative director". It is very
much a team effort.
What was shooting Danny and
Arlene's wedding like? What were
some cool ideas that you hadn't
seen in other weddings?
Arlene and Danny's wedding was
a bit of a mystery for us. Arlene
booked us after exchanging
emails, sight-unseen and nearly a
year before their wedding. She
was sure, right from the get-go,
that we were the photographers
for her. While that was incredibly
flattering, we were perhaps a little
anxious about expectations. She
and Danny seemed to have the
utmost confidence in us, and so,
ultimately, we just went with it!
The wedding day was, in a word,
lovely. Both she and Danny were
so charismatic and welcoming.
Each one was just themselves…
we can't ask for anything more
than that when photographing
clients. They had a blast. I think it
shows in the photos. We hope to
become very good friend with
them.
Things we liked about their
wedding: No pretense… the
emphasis was on family and
friends. They made their wedding
their own by incorporating their
love for movies, films, ethnic
food, music, oh and we should not
forget good lighting. We had
never seen such attention to
cultural detail before… we loved
the homage to both their Korean
and Filipino heritage. There was a
very casual vibe which
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encouraged mingling, fun, and
enjoying the entire event. One of
the best things for us, as
photographers, was the degree to
which they included children into
their wedding day. The kids added
a great layer of fun and
spontaneity into the wedding day
and, by extension, the images.
Who are some other
photographers, wedding or other,
that you admire?
The photographers we admire the
most are documentarians, not
necessarily from the wedding
genre. The most idolized: Josef
Koudelka, Eugene Richards,
Henri Cartier Bresson, Robert
Frank, Sally Mann, Alex Webb,
Eugene Smith, Sebastiao Salgado,
Larry Towell, Mary Ellen Mark.
Can you tell us more about your
style of photography - what
cameras you use and how that sets
you apart?
Our style of photography is at its
core documentary. With that we
aim to also incorporate our love
for fine art. The outcome, ideally,
is a balance between the two
sensibilities. For us the ultimate
achievement in photography is to
beautifully capture a real moment
between two people, so
photographing a wedding is right
up our alley. We also regularly
shoot editorial assignments for all
sorts of outlets and hope to soon
incorporate a family documentary
photography component to our
business.
For 35mm we use Canon 5dmkII
bodies with either a 35mm f/1.4,
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Home> Stuff Mom Never Told
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This week, our Stuff Mom Never
Told You episodes were inspired
by nostalgia and by our travel
wish list. The nostalgia led to a
podcast on our favorite childhood
dolls(exempting Barbie and the
American Girl dolls, which had
been discussed previously) and a
yearning for vacation led us to
escape to the wonderful world of
Scandinavia, which, if you believe
the media, is a gender rights
Shangri-la. So what did we learn?
Tags: Norway, dolls, Cabbage
Patch Kids, Madame Alexander,
Raggedy Ann, Scandinavia,
women-friendly countries
I might have to even trade out my
current book for Cordelia Fine’s
Delusions of Gender*, if only
because it deals with something
that Molly and I regularly run into
while researching for Stuff Mom
Never Told You. Since we spend
so much time dissecting the
wonderful and confusing
differences between boys and
girls, men and women, we
probably have a lot of lessons to
learn from Fine’s reexamination
of the academic studies that we
often pull from.
Tags: gender, neuroscience,
brains, The Female brain, gender
differences in the brain, Louise
Brizendice, Delusions of Gender,
Cordelia Fine
You know what’s a fun topic to
bring up on a first date with a
guy? Feminism. Once you get
hard-lined religious and political
beliefs out of the way (preferably
in the car, on the way to date
destination or maybe during the
appetizer if you must wait that
long), I highly recommend you
toss out a couple of Betty Friedan
or bell hooks quotes, and see if
the gent picks up on it and
responds with an appropriate
Simone de Beauvoir reference.
Awkward silences — not gonna
happen, guaranteed.
Tags: dating, feminism,
heterosexual couples, love,
romance, rutgers
As a journalism grad and blogger
/podcaster on women’s issues,
GOOD magazine’s list of 17
Female Reporters Who’ve
Redefined a Formerly Male-
Dominated Field doubled my nerd
pleasure. The heavy hitters you’d
expect made the list — Barbara
Walters, Katie Couric, Diane
Sawyer and Arianna Huffington.
Yet while clicking through the
slideshow, I also noticed a
disappointing pattern…
Tags: journalism, glass ceiling,
women in journalism, GOOD,
This American Life, racial
barriers, NPR, Michele Norris
This week’s episodes of Stuff
Mom Never Told You were
brought to you by the letter C
(and I’m not just referring to
Cristen). We talked about chivalry
and celibacy, two big topics that
we hope will start some good
conversations — another C-word!
First on the docket was chivalry.
While chivalry originally referred
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Symposium to celebrate women’s
accomplishments on Wall Street
and discuss how to get more
involved in the financial sector.
Back then, there was a lot of
media coverage questioning
whether the male-dominated
environment of the finance
industry was partially to blame for
the recession. For that brief
moment in the media cycle,
women were portrayed as the
common sense solution to saving
Wall Street.
Tags: recession, economy,
Goldman Sachs, Wall Street
Journal, Wall Street, gender
to a code of conduct followed by finally starting to recognize discrimination, women on wall
knights, the meaning of the word w o m e n ’ s m a n a g e m e n t street, wall street gender gap,
has evolved to denote any act of capabilities!”. But that gung-ho workplace gender gap, JP Morgan
courtesy provided by a man to a title could’ve used a clarifying Chase
woman. subtitle. The post reports on two Even though men and women
Tags: gender, chivalry, courtesy, studies published by the British have played the mating game for
celibacy Psychological Society about how e o n s , w e ’ r e s o m e h o w s t i l l
I n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , t h e people respond [...] scratching our heads about certain
traditional gift for a first wedding A while back on Stuff Mom formalities. For instance, when it
anniversary is paper. For the Never Told You, Molly and I took comes to dating, does it matter
second, cotton is in order, and for on the question of whether a who makes the first move? More
the third, leather. What to give on female equivalent to ‘bachelor’ specifically, does it matter if a
a sixth-month anniversary? Well, existed. The word ‘bachelor’ woman bends the social rules a bit
to mark the six-month anniversary conjures up images of suave and approaches a man who strikes
of the Affordable Care Act, I’m George Clooney, the handsome, her fancy?
going to highlight some of the unmarried man who simply can’t Tags: cultural norms, dating,
women-friendly measures that go be confined to the embrace of just relationships, speed dating Recent
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85 f/1.2 or an 70-200mm f/2.8.
However, what we have the most
fun with are the film cameras,
both Mamiya C330s twin lens
reflexes and Holgas. Both of these
shoot 6cmx6cm negatives. We
feel they contribute greatly to the
fine art, nostalgic feel of the
images we deliver to our clients.
Sometimes it becomes a bit of a
juggling act while shooting, but it
never fails that the combination of
the digital and film images, in the
end, create a diverse, evocative,
beautiful narrative of the wedding
day.
In wedding photography, you
only have a split second to capture
a moment. How do you make sure
you get that shot?
With some aspects of weddings
there are key times that you must
just know to be ready, there will
be no re-dos no excuses. Think,
father and bride walking down the
aisle, the kiss, first dance, etc. For
everything else we have spent
many years attempting to learn
the finer points of being able to
capture a fleeting moment.
Sometimes we succeed and
sometimes we don't. We always
try to consider what might happen
in order to be ready. Learning to
be still while watching, listening,
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waiting and preparing is integral.
There is another aspect to this,
knowing our equipment inside
and out. Oh yeah…. and having a
little luck always helps.
Can you name some wedding or
art/design blogs you go to for
inspiration?
Our favorite place for inspiration
tends to be our photography
bookshelf at home where we have
a fun library of documentary/fine
art photography books. We love
www.aphotoaday.com where we
get daily visual inspiration. We
also often visit
www.burn.magazine.org,
www.davidemonteleone.com,
blogs.wsj.com/photojournal and
whatever else filters through our
facebook feeds that looks
interesting! We live in rural New
Mexico, which we both find to be
endlessly beautiful and inspiring,
so often just going outdoors and
taking in our view or the herd of
wild horses roaming our village is
our best visual recharge.
The other huge inspiration for us
is seeing a body of work printed
big and displayed in a gallery.
Santa Fe has been a great resource
in this respect, and when we have
the opportunity to see shows we
take advantage of that.
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Can you tell us about any trends
you've started seeing in weddings
or wedding photography?
Right now wedding photography
seems to be following the content
being published on wedding
blogs. Sometimes this is a good
thing, when it gives couples
choices, information and ideas.
Often, however, we are seeing the
same trends being perpetuated ad
nauseum (think vintage
typewriters, giant pink helium
balloons, birdcage veils). As fun
as a vintage-inspired wedding
might be (if that were truly part of
the personality and inclination of
a couple), we don't enjoy seeing
these trends influence folks when
it's not true to the couple. We're
much more interested in capturing
people in their element, in an
environment they're comfortable
in, not just within a scenario
where they're trying to emulate
something they've seen online
someplace.
Is there any advice you'd give to
aspiring photographers?
For those who want to to pursue a
career in photography, business
and financial classes are a must.
This is something we sorely
lacked when launching Twin Lens
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a cost. It's important to know the
industry, price and cost issues,
and the ins-and-outs of running a
successful business from a
practical standpoint. Don't put it
off… JUST DO IT! (you won't be
sorry)
There are A MILLION people
getting into wedding photography
right now, especially due to the
influx of photojournalists who
have been laid off from their jobs
in journalism due to economic
woes. Our advice is to find what
moves you, and pursue that. There
are certain photographic looks and
techniques which are being done
to death right now, so there is lots
of room for innovation and
finding one's own vision. Figure
out what you're passionate about,
what's original about your vision,
and go full steam ahead!
A big thanks to Danny and
Arlene, as well as Twin Lens, for
letting me share in their
experience. You can find Twin
Lens on their website or on their
Facebook page.
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What's On Tonight: 'Glee,'
'Caprica,' 'Parenthood,'
'Sons of Anarchy'
Rich Keller (TV Squad)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 7:37:00 AM
Filed under: TV Previews Here's
tonight's lineup of new shows and
events (all times Eastern). Check
your local TV listings for
additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
8:00 to 9:00
ABC:'No Ordinary Family'
CBS:'NCIS'
CW:'One Tree Hill'
FOX:'Glee'
NBC:'The Biggest Loser'-- (120
minutes)
ABC Family:'Melissa & Joey'
Animal Planet:'Weird, True &
Freaky'-- Two episodes
DIY:'Rescue Renovation'-- 8:30
start
ESPN:'30 for 30'
Travel:'Mysteries at the Museum'
The rest of the schedule and the
late night talk shows after the
jump.
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Watercooler: Bully for 90210?
Damian Holbrook
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:00:00 PM
Trevor Donovan
OK, so big ups to 90210 for
handling the "Teddy is gay"
storyline with as much elegance
as is available to a high-school
drama set in Beverly Hills. It's an
impressive departure from
previous TV teens who have
struggled with their sexuality (the
tennis stud is violently
overcompensating to appear
hetero, rather than bursting out of
the closet with a heavily hyped
kiss), but something went down
last night that just wasn't right.
Freaked out that Ian, the
classmate he'd secretly hooked up
with a week earlier, was
choreographing the opening
number for Silver's bachelor-
auction cancer benefit, Mr. Tall
Drink of Denial went "all Mel
Gibson," in the words of annoying
Ivy, and bashed Ian in front of
90% of the show's cast. Firing off
the f-word that hits LGBT teens
like a bullet, we could almost
understand Teddy's attempt to
distance himself from the only
fella who knows his secret: he's
terrified of being exposed, and
scared people do messed up
things. However, what was up
with Liam, Dixon, Navid and
Silver not shutting him down for
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ABC
Chris Harnick (TV Squad)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 6:30:00 AM
Filed under: TV News'Modern
Family' star Sofia Vergara and
former NBC wunderkind Ben
Silverman are teaming up for a
new ABC comedy.
Vergara and Silverman are
reportedly near a deal to executive
produce an American adaption of
the popular Spanish series 'Aquí
No Hay Quien Viva.' Deadline
his homophobic hate? Instead, given that this is the same crew Hollywood reports the project had
they stood there and allowed Ian who rallied around the bi-curious many networks interested in it,
to run off alone, ashamed, and Adrianna last season, it not only but ABC won out due to the father and his somewhat lazy son
reduced to a name that comes makes sense that someone would s h o w ' s c o m p a t i b i l i t y w i t h who work together to manage the
with the intimation that he was step up and stand up for Ian, it 'Modern Family' and Vergara's quirky tenants of the family's
not worth being defended by his would also make a statement that involvement. apartment building.
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News Roundup: Google TV Partners Up Close with 'NCIS'

With HBO, NBC, NBA and More Star Brian Dietzen
Chris Harnick (TV Squad) Allison Waldman (TV Squad)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 7:00:00 AM Submitted at 10/5/2010 8:00:00 AM

Filed under: TV News Google Filed under: Features, Celebrity

has taken another step toward
dominating the television world,
and it's a big one. The Internet
giant announced yesterday that
Time Warner, NBC Universal and
Netflix will all participate in its
newest venture, Google TV,
according to The Hollywood
Reporter.
Google TV will combine "the
best of the web and TV worlds,"
according to THR. The networks
are working on optimizing their
websites and creating interactive
features for the new service,
which will soon be available on
Google TV-ready sets.
Participating Time Warner
networks include HBO Go, a
Flash-based online video
destination on Google TV for
authenticated HBO subscribers,
and optimized websites for CNN,
TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network and
Adult Swim. NBC Universal will
offer financial news via a CNBC
app, the NBA will offer game
scores and highlights via the NBA
Game Time app, and Netflix users
Interviews Playing the quizzical
sidekick Jimmy Palmer, assistant
to the medical examiner on'NCIS,'
actor Brian Dietzen thinks he's a
pretty lucky guy.
He's not only on America's most
watched drama series, but as an
actor he gets to play opposite the
inimitable David McCallum.
Dietzen spoke with TV Squad
recently about the new season, definitely in the process of paying
working on a hit series and the his dues. I do believe that this is
possibility of a musical 'NCIS' something that he wants to do
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and Pandora. Emmys. The awards will be given
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Isaiah 55:6 (10-05-10)

(Verse of the Day)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 2:00:00 AM
Seek the Lord while he may be
found; call on him while he is
near.
— Isaiah 55:6(NIV) Thoughts on
Today's Verse... In truth, God is
always close to those who
genuinely seek after him. The real
problem is that we drift away
from him, lose interest, and leave
his presence. So let's seek him and
receive his grace and his help
while we recognize that he alone
is the one who truly saves. My
Prayer... Father, I seek you with
all my heart. While I seek to know
about you through your Word, I
long to know you and be known
by you as a tender father knows
his child and as a child feels
complete trust toward his tender
father. Father, not only be my
God, but also be real to me in
ways that transcend explanation.
Help me to sense your nearness
and to know your presence. In the
name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
44 TV/ Products/
Community First Look: Lost in Space
David Kronke (TVGuide.com:
Breaking News)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:56:00 AM
Community
Community's Season 1 paintball
episode — a parody of action-
flick clichés — wasn't just loved
by fans. "It remains the favorite
among everyone here," says
Alison Brie(Annie). So it's
inevitable that the show wants to
top itself, and they'll try with the
October 14 episode, a spoof of
Apollo 13. Jeff ( Joel McHale)
and his study-group pals
participate in a flight-simulation
competition with another local
college; the gang gets stranded on
board when the shuttle is towed
from the school parking lot.
This is no ordinary flight
simulator: The Kentucky Fried
Chicken SpaceBus — dubbed the
"Herbs and Space Experience" —
may be the oddest piece of
product placement ever to appear
on TV. "It's a tour de force of
information about KFC, working
to make the most delicious
galaxy," McHale says.
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Cheers & Jeers: Bored of Jonathan Daily electronics deals

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Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:44:00 AM
Zach Galifianakis, Jason
Schwartzman; Jonathan Ames
inset
Jeers to Jonathan Ames for
overexposing himself on Bored to
Death.
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The New York City novelist
created, writes and executive-
produces HBO's twee sitcom
about a New York City novelist
named Jonathan Ames (meta
alert!) who moonlights as a
private dick. He even cowrote the
show's theme song with star Jason
Schwartzman. Plus, he guest-
starred in this week's episode as
Irwin, the new lover who came
between comic-book artist Ray
(Zach Galifianakis, who must
regret having signed on for this
limp gig before he became a
movie star) and his ex-girlfriend,
Leah (Heather Burns).
Oh, and did I mention that Ames
did his entire performance in the
nude, complete with a frontal
shot? The fact that Ray justifiably
mocks the size of Irwin's
manhood doesn't make this bit of
stunt casting any less self-
indulgent.
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Sam Bradford Best of the Young Guns

David Whitley (FanHouse Main)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:10:00 PM
Filed under: Rams, NFL
Quarterbacks
Some people said the Rams were
crazy for drafting Sam Bradford
and giving him $50 million
guaranteed. He was too fragile
and too costly and just too darned
risky to bet the franchise on.
Now, Bradford looks like the
greatest addition to St. Louis since
the Gateway Arch. It's only been
four games, but that's enough of a
glimpse to have Detroit
executives secretly kicking
themselves.
If the Lions had lost one more
game last year, they might have
had the No. 1 pick and been able
to take Bradford. Sure, they'd just
drafted Matthew Stafford No. 1
and given him a $42 million in
guaranteed money.
Nothing against Stafford or Joe
Flacco or Matt Ryan, Tim Tebow
or any other young NFL gun, but
they aren't going to be Sam
Bradford.
"We're looking at a guy who's
going to be a really big-timer,"
Pete Carroll said.
46 Products/ Sports/
Drivers beware: Deer season is upon us Dolphins ax special teams
and collisions are up
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 4:59:59 AM
Drivers beware: Deer season is
upon us and collisions are up
A deer is a beautiful animal to
look at from afar, but seeing one
up close and personal as they
cross the line from nature to
highway can be downright scary
and dangerous. A new study by
State Farm insurance finds that
deer collision claims are up 21
percent over the last five years,
even though the miles driven by
motorists are only up 2 percent.
Risks are impacted by the
growing deer population and
animal displacement due to urban
development/suburban sprawl.
The months of October,
November, and December are
deer mating and migration season,
making this an especially
dangerous time for both deer and
motorists.
West Virginia tops the list of
states where drivers are most
likely to come in contact with a
deer on the road; in the next 12
months those odds are 1 in 42.
Iowa (1 in 67), Michigan (1 in
70), South Dakota (1 in 76),
Montana (1 in 82), Pennsylvania
(1 in 85), North Dakota (1 in 91),
Wisconsin (1 in 96), Arkansas (1
in 99), and Minnesota (1 in 100)
round the top 10. (See how your
state ranks.)
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coach John Bonamego
after meltdown and, when traffic permits, put on
your high-beam lights for greater
visibility.
Associated Press (ESPN.com) Brandon Tate returned the second
• Brake, don’t swerve. Swerving -half kickoff untouched for a
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:34:04 AM
to avoid an animal can put you at score. Pat Chung blocked a punt
risk for hitting another vehicle or Updated: October 5, 2010, 12:34 to set up a touchdown, then
losing control of your own car. It PM ET blocked a field goal that Kyle
can also confuse the animal as to DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Arrington returned 35 yards for a
The state with the least risk of which way to go. Just slow down
Dolphins fired special teams touchdown and a 34-14 lead early
hitting a deer is in Hawaii, at just as quickly and safely as you can.
coordinator John Bonamego on in the fourth quarter.
1 in 13,011. • Assume they have friends. The Tuesday, only 12 hours after a Sparano said Miami's
According to the Insurance term “where’s there’s one, there’s
c a l a m i t o u s p r i m e - t i m e breakdowns went beyond
Institute for Highway Safety usually more” usually holds true:
performance against the New c o a c h i n g .
(IIHS), collisions between deer Deer travel in groups, so if you
England Patriots. "Our players also need to take
and vehicles cause about 200 see one run across the road,
Special teams cost Miami 21 responsibility," he said.
deaths a year and cost an average expect others to follow.
points in a 41-14 loss Monday The Dolphins endured their most
of about $3,100 in property • Buckle up. A seat belt is your
night. Two blocked kicks led to lopsided defeat since 2007, when
damage. best defense for minimizing your touchdowns, and the Patriots they went 1-15. They lost even
Animal-vehicle collisions present risk in a crash. The IIHS study
returned a kickoff 103 yards for though they outgained the Patriots
a danger to motorists, property, found that 60 percent of the
another score. by 135 yards, limited them to 146
and wildlife, but there are people killed in animal-vehicle
The Dolphins (2-2) also had a yards passing and held Randy
precautions you can take to help collisions weren’t wearing seat
punt blocked a week earlier in a Moss without a catch.
avoid having a deer or other belts.
loss to the New York Jets. The Rizzi took his first NFL job when
animal meet up with your car.
back-to-back divisional defeats Sparano hired him last year. He'll
• Slow down. Watch for deer If you hit an animal, move your
have dropped Miami to third have extra time to sort out the
especially around dawn and car off safely the road and call
place in the AFC East. situation because the Dolphins
between the hours of 6-9 p.m. police or animal control. Do not
Assistant special teams coach have a bye this week.
when they are most active. attempt to touch an injured Darren Rizzi will replace Copyright 2010 by The
• Be aware. Look out for deer- animal. Call your insurance
Bonamego, coach Tony Sparano A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s
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Finovate Day 2: Make way for mobile Matt Ryan Is Best Young
apps Quarterback in the
Consumer Reports Shopping
Blog (Consumer Reports) League right on your mobile phone.
Search for a mortgage, deposit a
check. Mortgagebot, a search
Submitted at 10/5/2010 7:59:53 AM
Clay Travis (FanHouse Main)
engine that banks and Web sites
Finovate Day 2: Make way for C i t i b a n k c r e d i t c a r d s , C i t i use to help consumers search for Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:09:00 PM

mobile apps PremierPass 2G and Citi Dividend mortgages, featured its new
Greetings from Finovate Fall 2G, offer two different buttons on Filed under: Atlanta Falcons,
mobile app, including 30,000
New York, an annual conference their fronts. Press one to use the NFC South, NFL Quarterbacks
different loan programs. (But
w h e r e f i n a n c i a l s o f t w a r e card for a credit payment. Press NFL quarterbacks are like wine,
would you really want to search
companies show off their new the other and use rewards for your they take a few years to mature.
for a mortgage on the beach on in
products, both for consumers and purchase. The buttons even have And even then you're not exactly
the subway?) ClairMail, another
the business community. Today little lights to signal when they've sure how they're going to turn out.
technology provider, introduced a
I'll be writing about brand-new been selected. The cards are Look around the NFL and
mobile app to let consumers take
financial apps for consumers, as scheduled to debut next month. quarterback is not a position for
photos of their checks for deposit
well as new developments by Buy a soda, a movie or a plane the young. Retreads step under
to transmit directly to their
established o n l i n e ticket via smart phone. Blaze center, uncertainty is the staple
financial institution without
s e r v i c e s — T o b i e S t a n g e r Mobile is marketing a sticker that, route, it's come to this at the most
visiting the branch.
The message is loud and clear at when attached to a mobile device, difficult and important position in
From Finovate Fall Day 1:
Finovate: Forget about sitting at a acts like a credit card. The user all of sports, mediocrity governs.
Financial voyeurism and a free
terminal or even opening a laptop. taps her mobile device against a How many coaches truly feel
credit score three years of experience would
Mobile is where it's at, whether in special terminal at a retailer, comfortable about the
Coming soon to your bank you take and feel somewhat
"smart" credit cards or new chooses a payment option that performance their quarterback is
statement: Tax info and Macy's confident that said quarterback
mobile apps for consumers. Here appears on her screen, and going to give them every week?
coupons will win a Super Bowl in his
a r e a f e w n o t e w o r t h y automatically makes the purchase. Eliminate veteran stalwarts such
Finovate focus: Consumers who career? In making your selection
d e v e l o p m e n t s f r o m t o d a y ' s To buy a movie ticket, she can as Peyton Manning, Drew Brees,
need money fast keep in mind that Carson Palmer,
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S u b s c r i b e t o Peyton Manning a few years back,
Rewards junkies might like a new choose the payment option, and would you bet on? Hardly any,
ConsumerReports.org for expert has yet to even win a single
form of plastic introduced today purchse. The ticket's bar code is right? What's more, the youngest
Ratings, buying advice and playoff game. The pickings are
by Dynamics in partnership with automatically stored in her cel generation of quarterbacks, the
reliability on hundreds of slim and after much thought,
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card to redeem your loyalty theater do with it at the other guaranteed as signing bonuses,
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rewards for purchases without end?) The same application, are even more fraught with peril
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48 Products/ Sports/ E-reader News Edition

Eco Canteen Stainless Steel 26 Ounce Mike Ilitch to Buy Detroit

Water Bottle – 2 Pack Pistons From Karen
(Woot! - One Day, One Deal)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:00:19 AM
Davidson, Report Says
endorsed by Italian novelist
Umberto Eco.
• Use of EcoCanteen will have no
• Lid has a built-in loop and
sports cap – drink without
unscrewing the top Hal Spivack (FanHouse Main)
MythGuzzlers effect on the size of a male user’s • Wide opening to easily add ice
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:30:00 AM
You can’t believe everything that testicles. cubes
leaks into your Inbox. • The EcoCanteen never claimed • Fits in most cup holders Filed under: Pistons, Sports
The EcoCanteen’s story is pretty to have invented the Internet. • Eco Canteen does not contain Business and Media The Detroit
simple: it’s a re-usable stainless • Drinking generic vodka from any BPAs Pistons will be sold to Detroit
steel water bottle to replace those EcoCanteen will not make it taste • By reusing your Eco Canteen sports icon Mike Ilitch in a deal
disposable bottles of water you like premium vodka. instead of buying bottled water, that should be completed within
keep spending money on, and • The included sports cap may be you can save thousands of dollars the next 30 days, according to
killing the planet with. Which used while engaging in activities over the life of the canteen "Crain's Detroit Business".
makes it all the more bizarre that not traditionally considered • Includes a carabiner and key- The Ilitch family already owns
so many wild rumors about the “sports”, except for disc golf. chain ring to take the canteen the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit
EcoCanteen are flying around the • The presence of the syllables wherever you go Tigers and is said to be very
Intertubes. Before you jump to “coCa” in EcoCanteen’s name is a • Easy to clean and dishwasher interested in building a new
any conclusions about this useful, coincidence. The original formula safe downtown arena that would serve
Earth-friendly water bottle, check for the bottle did not include as home both to the Red Wings
it against this list of debunked cocaine. Additional Photos: and Pistons. The Ilitch family
EcoCanteen myths. • Despite its name ending in ”- • Eco Canteen announced plans to buy the in 1974 from team founder Fred
• The term “food-grade stainless teen”, be assured that EcoCanteen • Sports Cap Pistons earlier this summer. Ilitch Zollner, who moved the franchise
steel” does not imply that the steel is fully legal. co-founded the pizza chain Little to Detroit in 1957 from Fort
may be eaten. In the box: Caesars Enterprises Inc., with his Wayne, Ind., where it was
• The EcoCanteen did not fight at Warranty: 90 Day Harvest • (2) Stainless Steel 26oz. Eco wife Marian in 1959. founded. When Bill Davidson
Iwo Jima with Lee Marvin and Trading Warranty Canteens If the deal goes through, it will be passed away in March 2009, his
Captain Kangaroo. Condition: New only the second time the franchise wife, Karen Davidson (pictured
• An EcoCanteen filled with wasp Features: Discuss this product has been sold. Bill Davidson right), inherited the team.
spray is not an effective self- • 26oz. lightweight, reusable Price: $4.99 I want one! bought the Pistons for $8 million
defense device. canteen
• EcoCanteen is not produced by, • Made from high-quality food-
associated with, or otherwise grade stainless steel

Nodar Kumaritashvili's Father Angrily Rejects Coroner's Report

FanHouse Staff (FanHouse
Main)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 9:54:00 AM
The father of Nodar
Kumaritashvili, the Georgian
luger killed during practice before
the Vancouver Olympics, angrily
dismissed a coroner's report
saying lack of experience played a
role in his son's death.
Kumaritashvili died when he lost
control of his sled at nearly 90
mph, flew off the course and
slammed into a steel pole. his
death came hours before the
Olympics' opening ceremonies.
In a report released Monday,
coroner Tom Pawlowski said that
Kumaritashvili's "relative lack of
experience" set the stage for the
tragedy.
The luger's father, David
Kumaritashvili, reacted with
dismay on Tuesday.
E-reader News Edition Sports/ 49

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant says knee is 'probably about 60

percent'
Dave McMenamin (ESPN.com) rest of the postseason. and fans come out here to watch
Submitted at 10/5/2010 2:09:45 AM "I drained my knee, and all of a the game and I had a
sudden reeling off 30-point games responsibility to go out there and
Updated: October 5, 2010, 3:09 like they're 10-point games and play a little bit.
AM ET By Dave McMenamin everybody said how young I "It's all about spreading the
ESPNLosAngeles.com looked," Bryant said. "I was hurt." message about the sport, about the
Archive After Monday's loss, Bryant game. I'm very thankful for it
LONDON -- The Lakers traveled revealed just how hurt he was, because I grew up under the
halfway across the world to even after having the knee influence of the NBA coming
officially open their three-peat bid drained. overseas so I'm a product of that,
with a haphazard 111-92 loss to "During the NBA Finals, it was and I think it's very important to
the Minnesota Timberwolves in extremely, extremely, extremely continue to spread the word about
Los Angeles' first exhibition game painful," Bryant said. "Now, not the game of basketball as much as
of the season, and suddenly it so much." we can."
seems Kobe Bryant's surgically Lakers coach Phil Jackson told The Lakers finish their Europe
repaired right knee might be a the Los Angeles Times over the but one was enough." be returning to the game when the Live trip with an exhibition game
world away from being fully weekend that he expects it to take The pro-Lakers sellout crowd of team came back after halftime, so against Pau Gasol's former team,
healed. the first two weeks of the regular 18,689 inundated O2 Arena with the announcer could assuage the FC Barcelona, in Spain on
"I'm probably about 60 percent," season for the knee to continue to cheers of "Ko-be! Ko-be!" in the crowd's expectations. Thursday, and Bryant says he
Bryant said. strengthen before Bryant is back second half, tempting Bryant to Had the game been played in the does not intend to push the knee
Clive Rose/Getty Images Kobe in top form. abandon his plan and go back in U.S., Bryant most certainly would in that game either.
Bryant played limited minutes vs. Bryant wore a yellow protective the game. have taken the night off "Minimum," Bryant said. "It will
Minnesota in London and says the sleeve over the knee and played "I wanted to get up [off the bench] completely. The Lakers have had be the same thing -- minimum."
plan will be the same for the o n l y s i x m i n u t e s a g a i n s t and get in, but ... the shoes were 10 practice sessions since the start Dave McMenamin covers the
Lakers' game in Barcelona on Minnesota, missing his three shots unlaced, ice on the knees, knees of training camp a little more than Lakers for ESPNLosAngeles.com.
Thursday. to finish with zero points, two were frozen and at that point I a week ago and Bryant has played Follow him on Twitter.
Bryant's knee was operated on in assists, one steal and one rebound couldn't get back in," Bryant said. in full-court contact drills in only This entry passed through the
late July for the third time since after checking out for good "But it felt good to still get out two of them. Full-Text RSS service — if this is
2003. He had to have the knee midway through the first quarter. there and play and run around a "It's really the only reason why I your content and you're reading it
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of L.A.'s first-round series against planned to play Bryant for an More on the Lakers international fans' presence. "I our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/
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Source: A.J. Burnett out
Michael Vick of Philadelphia Eagles 'week to week' of New York Yankees
rotation vs. Minnesota
with rib cartilage injury Twins
ESPN.com news services Atlanta Falcons, the following travel to face a desperate 49ers quarter. He took two hard hits, Andrew Marchand and Wallace
(ESPN.com) week. team looking to avoid an 0-5 start. getting sandwiched between Matthews (ESPN.com)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:33:15 AM "This is going to be one of those Reid said Vick doesn't have any Kareem Moore and DeAngelo Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:43:20 AM
day-to-day, week to week broken bones, though the cartilage Hall after a dazzling 23-yard run
Updated: October 5, 2010, 1:33 [injuries]," Eagles coach Andy between his second and third rib to the Redskins 1 that was negated Updated: October 5, 2010, 12:43
AM ET Reid said Monday. "We'll just see might be cracked. by a holding penalty. PM ET By Andrew Marchand and
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teammate DeSean Jackson right Without Vick, Kevin Kolb gets third rib. And that's what it is and and interception. The offense was A.J. Burnett will not be part of
before he was injured. another chance to prove he can be you have ligaments and you have dynamic with Vick in there. But the New York Yankees' starting
"I told him: 'Don't take no hits like the No. 1 quarterback. Kolb began cartilage up there." The Herd with Kolb hasn't had much success, rotation in the American League
that. We can't afford you taking the season as Donovan McNabb's Colin Cowherd leading the Eagles to just 15 Division Series, a baseball official
hits,'" Jackson said. "He's just successor, but lost his job when ESPN's Trent Dilfer talks Eagles- points in five quarters. with knowledge of the Yankees'
trying to make things happen." he sustained a concussion in Redskins, Philly turning back to "I think he'll be fine," Reid said. thinking has confirmed. That
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up with a rib cartilage injury that exceptional in his absence. Orton, why the Saints are the best in him and you go in and play The Rangers' and Twins' nine-
will force him to miss "maybe a "I'm a competitor and I want to team, some mystery teams and well." game postseason skids are tied
week, maybe two weeks," the play," Kolb said. "I want to win. what's missing in Green Bay. Information from The Associated with the Cubs for the longest
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Deadliest Warrior impales the PlayStation Store today

Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:45:00 AM
Spike Games' surprisingly fun
and unsurprisingly gory
downloadable fighter, Deadliest
Warrior: The Game, will make its
way to the PlayStation Store later
today in the next PSN update. The
fighter, which arrived on Xbox
Live in July, will cost PSN
shoppers $9.99. It may also cost
them an arm and a leg. And a
head. Or any combination of those
appendages.
According to an announcement
on PlayStation.Blog, developer
Pipeworks Software is making
plans for a three-character DLC
expansion to the game. The only
fighter announced so far is the
"Rajput," which, according to
Wikipedia, is "a member of one of
the major Hindu Kshatriya
(warrior) groups of India and are a
ruling class of the Indian
subcontinent." Hey, we learned
something today! Thanks, video
games.
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The Yankees announced Tuesday
that CC Sabathia will start Game
1 against the Minnesota Twins.
Andy Pettitte will start in Game 2,
while Phil Hughes will start Game
3 when the series moves from
Minnesota to the Bronx.
The Yankees did not announce a
Game 4 starter. But according to
the source, manager Joe Girardi
will bring Sabathia back for Game
4 on short rest if needed, while
Pettitte, who would pitch on
regular rest because of the off
days in the schedule, would start
Game 5 if necessary.
Burnett's place in the playoff
rotation has been speculated about
in the local and national media for
several weeks. The New York
Post reported the Yankees'
planned playoff rotation in
Tuesday's editions without
attribution.
Girardi is expected to hold a
news conference on Tuesday
afternoon in Minnesota.
The move to leave out Burnett
for the ALDS is not shocking,
because Girardi mulled removing
Burnett from the rotation during
the second half of the season.
General manager Brian Cashman
has said the Yankees' postseason
rotation would be based on merit,
not money.
Burnett is completing the second
season of an $82.5 million, five-
year contract, but has not come
close to living up to his salary this
season, in which he was 10-15
with a 5.26 ERA.
Last October, with the Yankees
down a game in the World Series,
Burnett won Game 2. Overall, he
was inconsistent in the 2009
playoffs.
Meanwhile, the Twins plan on
starting Francisco Liriano in
Game 1; former Yankee Carl
Pavano in Game 2; Brian
Duensing in Game 3; and Nick
Blackburn in Game 4.
Wallace Matthews covers the
Yankees for ESPNNewYork.com.
Andrew Marchand is a senior
writer for ESPNNewYork.com.
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LittleBigPlanet 2 delayed to avoid launch-day patches, Evans says

Alexander Sliwinski (Joystiq)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 1:00:00 PM
Media Molecule delayed
LittleBigPlanet 2 until next year
because the developer did not
want the game to be dependent on
launch-day patches. Speaking
with VG247, MM head Alex
Evans explained the team wanted
the retail disc to "perfect" and
something the company could be
"proud of," ensuring that folks
who didn't have a PS3 connected
to the internet would still receive
the "full experience" without
patches.
"We could have shipped it and it
would have been fine," Evans told
the site. "However we realized
that with just a couple of extra
weeks we could make the game
super amazing, adding the super
onto the already amazing which
exists today. This is something
that will live forever and the
delay, people will forget about."
Strangely, at no point in the
interview did Evans say, "Oh yes,
and one more thing, the real
the corner, wracked with denial,
since the delay was announced
last month.
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In an editorial written by
Entertainment Software
Association president Michael
Gallagher for The Baltimore Sun,
the executive laid out for the
mainstream why California's
proposed video game law is
"based on the discredited myth
that the fictional depiction of
violence actually causes real
violence."
"Never before has the Supreme
Court restricted freedom of
speech on the basis of violent
content," writes Gallagher. "There
is no logic in restricting sales of
video games, which use avatars,
but not books or movies, which
Medal of Honor Monday Night Football ad is
[redacted]
Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:05:00 PM
Yesterday's Monday Night
Football festivities were
sponsored by a comparatively
solemn advertisement for EA's
Medal of Honor-- one that
Obama May Reconcile with House Republicans
(Newsmax - Inside Cover)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 5:47:15 AM
Tuesday, 05 Oct 2010 10:47 AM
President Barack Obama will
likely move to repair relations
with House Republicans if they
wrest control of Congress in next
month’s elections, as many
experts expect. At that point, he’d
often depict violence committed
by -- and upon -- real people."
This statement follows support
from organizations representing
other forms of media, which have
submitted briefs backing the ESA.
(If video games aren't protected,
that means other media is at risk.)
"Legal precedent, expert opinion
and logic all yield the same
conclusion: The California statue
is unconstitutional, unwarranted
and unnecessary," Gallagher
concludes. "Based on the law and
the facts -- not the myths -- we
hope the U.S. Supreme Court
concurs."
Give the editorial a read. A
compiles all the testimonies from
the game's anonymous military
advisers into a single ad. Check it
out after the break, provided you
have codeword clearance.
Continue reading Medal of
Honor Monday Night Football ad
is [redacted]
need the GOP to get things done,
and, of course, Republicans would
need him too, Roll Call reports.
In particular, Republicans can
work with Obama on
immigration, says Rep. Jeff Flake,
R-Ariz. He introduced an
immigration reform bill with Rep.
Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) in 2007 bipartisan support.
t h a t r e c e i v e d w i d e s p r e a d And Obama is eager for progress
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Schwarzenegger v. EMA/ESA, is
expected by Spring 2011; the
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opening oral arguments next
month.
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GOP David Believes He Can Topple Vatican Official Calls

Goliath Barney Frank in Mass. Nobel Winner's Selection
(Newsmax - Inside Cover)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 6:25:21 AM
desperate measures like bringing
in Bill Clinton to campaign for
him. National support is
'Inappropriate'
Tom Kavanagh (Politics Daily) writers – a “civilogue,” to use the
Tuesday, 05 Oct 2010 11:25 AM snowballing and our campaign
A virtually unknown Republican and supporters are more Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:27:00 AM term coined by PD’s Jeffrey
appears to be gaining ground on enthusiastic than ever. It shows Weiss– we are requiring
Democratic U.S. Rep Barney Morning Editor commenters to use their AOL or
what we've known all along: We
Frank, the 14-term incumbent in A Vatican official has called the AIM screen names to submit a
are on track to replace an
Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional awarding of a Nobel Prize to an in comment, and we are reading all
entrenched politician who's been
District who hasn’t had to look v i t r o f e r t i l i z a t i o n p i o n e e r comments before publishing
part of the problem for years."
over his shoulder in years. It "completely inappropriate," them. Personal attacks (on writers,
As for Frank himself, well,
doesn’t even bother the underdog, according to CNN. other readers, Nancy Pelosi,
frankly, there are signs he may be
Sean Bielat, that 43 percent of the The Italian news agency ANSA George W. Bush, or anyone at all)
running a little scared in the
folks polled in his district don’t reported the response from and comments that are not
Boston-area district. The Wall
know him, Byron York writes in Ignazio Carrasco de Paula, productive additions to the
Street Journal is reporting that he
his blog at the Jewish World president of the Pontifical c o n v e r s a t i o n w i l l n o t b e
has scaled back his own donations
Review. Academy for Life, who said the published, period, to make room
to colleagues running for re-
Indeed, York writes, the 35-year- Frank, compared with 38 percent election across the country. work of Robert G. Edwards had for a discussion among those with
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When the Public Looks at Congress,
What It Sees Is Bickering, Poll Says
Bruce Drake (Politics Daily)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:44:00 PM
Contributing Editor Some Capitol
Hill lawmakers have decried the
steadily-increasing poisonous
atmosphere on Capitol Hill
characterized by the partisan
standoff between the two parties,
and the public has certainly noted
that themselves: three-quarters
say Republicans and Democrats
are bickering more, a big jump
over the number who belied that
last year, according to a Pew
Research Center/National Journal
poll conducted Sept. 30-Oct. 3.
Seventy-seven percent said
lawmakers are bickering more, a
figure on which Republicans,
Democrats and independents
agree. Somewhere out there are 8
percent who say the parties are
working together more. Fifteen
percent don't see any change.
When the question was asked in
April 2009, 53 percent said there
was more bickering while 25
percent said there was more
working together, with 22 percent
who thought things were about
the same.
One of the previous highs came
in 1995 when a standoff between
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Alienate Conservatives
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 6:57:55 AM
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By: Dan Weil
James O’Keefe, who gained wide
plaudits from conservatives for
helping to expose the liberal
group ACORN’s misdeeds, is
starting to lose support for his
extreme methods. In the latest
incident, CNN reported that
O’Keefe, 26, planned to secretly
record himself trying to seduce a
female CNN reporter seeking to
int erview him, Politico reports.
then President Clinton and the July. The interview was to be for a
newly-empowered Republican Follow Poll Watch on Twitter plan.
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Latinos Hold Strong for Democrats,
but Are Less Likely to Vote, Poll Finds Grow after Elections
Bruce Drake (Politics Daily)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:08:00 AM
Contributing Editor One group of
voters sticking with the
Democrats in their troubled year
are Latinos, but the problem for
the party's candidates is that this
core constituency is far less
motivated than others voters about
the midterms, according to a poll
conducted Aug. 17-Sept. 19 by
the Pew Hispanic Center.
Sixty-five percent of Latino
registered voters say they support
the Democratic candidate in their
House district while only 22
percent back a Republican. That's
about the same proportion of the
Latino vote that Barack Obama
won in 2008 in defeating John
McCain.
But only 32 percent of Latino
voters say they have thought
"quite a lot" about the election
compared to 50 percent of all
registered voters who say they
have done so. Fifty-one percent of
Latino voters say they will
definitely cast a ballot in
November compared to 70
percent of all registered voters.
The survey also shows that while
more Latino voters approve of the
job Obama is doing than voters
overall -- 63 percent compared to
47 percent -- more than half (51
percent) say his policies have had
no effect on them. Twenty-six
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percent say his policies have been
helpful and 13 percent describe
them as harmful.
Latinos cite their top issues as
education (58 percent), jobs ( 54
percent), health care (51 percent),
the deficit (35 percent) and
immigration (31 percent).
Pew says Latinos make up 9.2
percent of the nation's 211 million
eligible voters and that two of
three of them reside in one of four
states: California, Texas, Florida
and New York.
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If Democrats lose control of the
House in next month’s elections,
as many experts expe ct,
conservatives will surely
celebrate. But they may have
plenty to cheer about even if
Democrats manage to eke out a
victory, The Hill reports.
That’s because the most
conservative Democrats in the
House would likely have outsized office, would no longer feel free
influence. “We would then be in a to ignore the views of dozens of
position where they would have to centrist and conservative
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White House to Get Solar Panels Wine Pairings for Spicy

Above Obamas' Living Quarters Foods
Tom Diemer (Politics Daily) (Cooking Light: Editor's Picks) torrontés produces aromatic wines
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:42:00 AM that are dry but quaffable with
Looking for something refreshing spicy Asian cuisine.
Correspondent Here comes the to help cool the flames? Shrimp Fra Diavolo
sun: The most famous house in Let three simple strategies guide Bubbles help beat the heat.
America is going solar -- again. your selections for wines that "Extra dry" indicates more
Energy Secretary Steven Chu work with four fiery, flavorful sweetness than "brut."
said Tuesday the White House is dishes. First, consider sparkling Lamb Vindaloo
getting solar panels atop the first wine; the bubbles help refresh and Lamb prefers red wines. Serve
family's living quarters to heat cleanse the palate. (That's why these lighter-bodied, low-tannin
water and provide some beer is often a spicy-food standby reds slightly chilled.
electricity. The cost of the project beverage.) Not in the mood for Jerk Pork
is not clear, but Chu said the fizz? Then opt for something Riesling is a classic match with
panels should be installed by next sweet. Just as soda can counter pork dishes; these wine selections
spring, the Associated Press spice, an off-dry riesling offers a are also a perfect complement to
reported. similarly soothing touch of sweet-spicy jerk seasoning.
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Testing The Goods: The New Apple TV Is Smaller, Sleeker, and

Often Frustrating
Dan Nosowitz (Popular Science stream from your Netflix queue? streaming both video and audio from services like Amazon Unbox But that often took longer than I'd
- New Technology, Science The Apple TV can't be beat on content from your computer's (or even the normal version of have guessed, frequently as long
News, The Future Now) any of those fronts. iTunes library. The interface is iTunes!) can be watched on as a minute or two (which seems
Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:43:24 AM The problem with the Apple TV intuitive, consistent, and very multiple devices (like longer when you're staring at a
Apple's new Apple TV has been isn't what it does, it's what it pretty. Set-up is dead simple smartphones or portable media black screen). Hopefully Apple
overhauled. It's been shrunk to a doesn't do. And there are all sorts (though the remote can be players), and also have no limits fixes the speed issue with a
tiny black square, with a new of things it doesn't do. Just to frustrating for text entry--more on on views. firmware update soon.
interface and some great new name a few: It doesn't support that below) Even worse, renting is the only The Verdict
features. But while it does some most streaming services like Hulu The Bad option on Apple TV. It would The Apple TV is tiny, intuitive,
things very well, it's severely and Pandora, it doesn't let you The two main problems: content have been great to have the option and cheap, and is great at
lacking in both content and plug in an external hard drive, it and functionality. The selection of to purchase content to stream streaming content from iTunes,
functionality. doesn't let you download shows, TV shows is totally anemic, from the cloud any time, but that iOS devices, and Netflix. But for
This fall, companies both big and and it doesn't offer much of a lacking, for some reason, even top option is nowhere to be found: It's those who get their content from
small are betting on connected selection of TV shows or movies. -selling shows found in the rent or nothing. The only places other than iTunes and
TV, but there's no real consensus Those limitations make it super desktop version of iTunes workaround is awkward and Netflix, there are better options.
on how to do it. Google, for simple to use, but also make it (including 30 Rock and The Daily unnecessary: You'd have to Even as an iTunes streaming
e x a m p l e , i s t a k i n g a frequently frustrating. Show). It can only stream videos purchase content on your device, it could be so much better-
fundamentally Googley approach What's New in iTunes-compatible formats, computer, and then stream it to -it's unnecessarily restrictive (why
with its own Google TV (coming Revamped interface, Netflix which means most downloaded the Apple TV. But what's the can't I purchase, rather than rent,
t h i s m o n t h f o r a n a s y e t support, TV rentals, tiny body, video will have to be converted. It point of that? Why should you TV shows and movies? Why can't
undisclosed price), adding search lower price (only $100, making it doesn't stream from any service have to run to your computer I play those videos on any device
and web apps to the services you one of the cheapest options out besides Netflix and YouTube--no every time you want to watch a other than the Apple TV?) and
already have, like cable TV or a there), and a new remote. There's Hulu, no Pandora, and no network new episode of Top Chef? Why often slow to stream.
DVR. Boxee, the open-source, also been a fundamental change in -owned sites (like ABC.com or can't you just buy it with the There are too many caveats for
Linux-friendly community, is hardware philosophy: The new ColbertNation.com). Apple TV? me to wholeheartedly recommend
releasing a typically open-source, Apple TV doesn't have a hard The rental system itself is easy to The remote is lousy; it's pretty to the Apple TV. It's not that it's a
does-anything kind of player in drive or hardly any ports at all use, but not a very good deal, look at, but interminably slow for bad device, but it's so limited in
the Boxee Box (coming in (like USB or standard-def video- even forgiving for the moment the entering text (which is necessary ability and in usefulness that even
November for $200). Roku is o u t ) - - t h i s i s a s t r e a m l i n e d tiny selection: Each episode costs when you want to search for the $100 asking price starts to
continuing to add great apps to streaming device, not a computer $1, can only be watched once, and something), and very peculiarly seem merely adequate rather than
their budget-priced players, with for your TV. is restricted to the Apple TV. Rent lacking a volume control. Apple inexpensive. If you just want to
Hulu support coming soon. The Good a show on the Apple TV, and you TV only connects to TVs via stream music and video from your
And Apple's revamped Apple TV The price and physical body of won't be able to finish it on your HDMI, which means older, computer's iTunes library to your
is Apple all over: beautifully t h e A p p l e T V a r e b o t h computer or iPhone--it can only standard-def TVs won't be TV, and maybe watch Netflix
designed on both the hardware delightfully small, and the Netflix be viewed on the Apple TV, and compatible. every once in awhile, then by all
and software side, and excellent at integration might be the best I've only within a 48-hour period after I also found that streaming means pick up an Apple TV. But
w o r k i n g w i t h o t h e r A p p l e ever used. Streaming from Netflix you started watching. content, especially HD content, the state of web media today is so
products like iTunes and hardware was faster and of notably higher In contrast, streamed episodes often involved an unusually long much more than just iTunes and
like the iPhone and iPad. Want to quality than from a home theater from a service like Hulu are free wait before it began playing. The Netflix--it's Hulu and Pandora and
stream your music to the living PC running Boxee, and at least as (albeit ad-supported) and allow Apple TV creates a significant MOG and NBC.com and
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one of the most famous images in matter cores slip past each other is pretty well understood, so
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Powder-Powered Electric-Assist Bike Runs on
Water and Magic Metallic Dust
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News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:42:09 AM
SiGNa and Pedego's Powder-
Powered Bike SiGNa and Pedego
via Wired
It's a 21st-century conundrum:
You want a power-assisted bike
that's electrically powered and
that packs an energy density (and
a light weight) that lithium-ion
batteries simply can't provide. But
the idea of strapping a tank of
compressed hydrogen between
your legs makes you somewhat
uncomfortable as well. SiGNa
Chemistry has a solution: a
metallic metal powder of sodium
silicide that generates hydrogen as
soon as it comes in contact with
Video: Japan's Murata Girl Bot Unicycles on a
Curved Balance Beam
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 9:51:54 AM
Murata Girl And Her Beloved
Unicycle Murata
Following in the footsteps of
many robots we've seen who
perform awesome but random
feats, Japanese electronics
company Murata has revealed an
update of their Little Seiko
humanoid robot for 2010. Murata
Girl, as she is known, is 50
centimeters tall, weighs six
water.
The company claims the sodium
silicide is a safe and stable
powder, and when it generates
hydrogen it does so at a pressure
less than that inside a soda can.
Pump a cartridge of the stuff full
kilograms and can unicycle
backwards and forwards. Whereas
in her previous iteration, she
could only ride across a straight
balance beam, she is now capable
of navigating an S-curve as thin as
2.5 centimeters (only one
centimeter wider than the tire of
her unicycle)
The secret is a balancing
mechanism that calculates the
degree she needs to turn at to
safely maneuver around the
curves. She also makes use of a
perhaps more rudimentary, but
of water - it doesn't have to be
drinking water, you can
reportedly even use urine in a
pinch - and the powder generates
hydrogen to fuel the power assist
on your bike, leaving behind only
eco-safe sodium silicate and water
nonetheless effective, balancing
mechanism and holds her arms
stretched out to her sides, Nastia
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vapor. The spent cartridge can be
swapped for a fresh one; no need
to wait around for a recharge.
Next to lithium-ion batteries, the
SiGNa cartridges are far more
dense, packing 1,000 watt-hours
per kilogram versus just 65 watt-
Roasted
hours per kilogram for Li-ion.
That means a 1.5-pound fuel cell Red Pepper
system should be able to power an
average bike for up to 60 miles
without any pedaling. Pre-orders
Pasta Sauce
for the cells are being accepted by (Simply Recipes)
SiGNa now, but you probably Submitted at 10/5/2010 3:11:01 AM
won't see them installed on a bike
until next summer. Do you like roasted red bell
[ Gadget Lab] peppers? You should try them in
a pasta sauce! Here's a wonderful
roasted bell pepper pasta sauce
from the king of sauces himself,
Hank Shaw. ~Elise
This is a pasta sauce I came up
with when I recently spent a night
working the pasta station at
Grange restaurant in Sacramento
for Chef Michael Tuohy. It is a
Spanish-inspired sauce of roasted
Liukin-style. Murata Girl is red peppers, plenty of garlic and a
battery-powered, outfitted with a hit of sage its similar to the
camera, and controllable via flavors in my favorite wild game
Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Also, stew, a dish from the Spanish
because we know you were r e g i o n o f A r a g o n c a l l e d
wondering, she's a Virgo and her c h i l i n d r o n .
favorite pastime is (naturally) I originally made the sauce to go
"practicing riding her unicycle at with pici pasta, a hand-rolled, fat
the park." spaghetti-like shape that is a little
Watch her daintily and perfectly like a marriage between bucatini
execute an S-curve below: and Japanese udon noodles. If you
[ CrunchGear] can find bucatini, which are fat
spaghetti noodles with a hole in
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is not.
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Technology has eliminated as
many as 2,000 of the calories that
office workers used to burn each
day, says James A. Levine, M.D.,
Ph.D., professor of medicine at
the Mayo Clinic and author of
Move a Little, Lose a Lot. No
wonder the average American is
26 pounds heavier today than a
generation ago. To start burning
calories at work, Levine suggests
you embrace these four work-
based strategies.
1.) Meet on the Move
Instead of booking a conference
room, ask colleagues to join you
on a walk. Seriously. Just make
sure the topic is relatively
informal—brainstorming, not
budgets, for example. Even an
easy pace burns 10 times more
calories than sitting for an
hour—150 vs. a measly 15.
2.) Get on Your Feet
Stand up while talking or typing.
(You may need to request a
headphone or long cord, or a
podium for your keyboard.)
3.) Find a Partner
A co-worker with similar fitness
goals won't push for fast-food
breaks and will help you stay
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in the most steps each day. If you
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"Most of the match is in the grip,"
Selearis says. "Set yourself so you
can attack his fingers." Grip as
high up on his hand as you can,
preferably at the base of his
fingers. This will help you to
loosen his grip and extend his arm
away from his body, weakening
his arm position.
Use Leverage
"If you're wrestling right-handed,
step your right leg
forward—almost under the table,"
and plant it there. "Keep your hips
close to the table, and all the
muscles in your upper back tight."
This position preps you to pull
your opponent toward you and
take him down.
If You're Going Down . . .
Should you find yourself nearly
pinned, drive your shoulder
toward your fist. "Try to push
your shoulder behind it so your
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shibboleth meaning “here’s what I
think.” And then to employ it as a
way of smearing a healthy portion
of the American electorate as
racist… oy. Well, she was back in
the Times again this weekend
purporting to decode how the Tea
Party “ has resurrected once-
obscure texts by dead writers— in
some cases elevating them to best
-seller status — to form a kind of
Tea Party canon.” I’ll just
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Submitted at 10/5/2010 7:00:26 AM talks. Not content with the amount
of racial phrenology she’d
For reasons known only to New employed to date, she wrote a
dispense with the most cringe- to set up to pay damages from the York Times editors, Kate Zernike piece about race and the Tea Party
inducing aspect of the story now. G u l f o f M e x i c o o i l s p i l l is continually given free rein to pegged to the Glenn Beck rally
H e r e ’ s Z e r n i k e d i s c u s s i n g circumvented “the rule of law,” write about the Tea Party. There that contained this immortal
economist F.A. Hayek’s The Hayek’s term for the unwritten have been a litany of complaints sentence:
Road to Serfdom: c o d e t h a t p r o h i b i t s t h e about her coverage, perhaps most In the Tea Party’s talk of states’
Ron Johnson, who entered government from interfering with notably when earlier this year she rights, critics say they hear an
politics through a Tea Party the pursuit of “personal ends and accused Human Events editor echo of slavery, Jim Crow and
m e e t i n g a n d i s n o w t h e desires.” Jason Mattera of speaking in a George Wallace.
Republican nominee for Senate in I’ll throw this one over to my old “Chris Rock voice” and using “Critics say” is the ultimate news
Wisconsin, asserted that the $20 colleague Jonah Goldberg: “racial stereotypes” to mock reporter’s cop out; it’s just a
billion escrow fund that the NAKED page 63 Obama. Mattera was born and NAKED page 62
Obama administration forced BP raised in Brooklyn, and Zernike
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If I had said a day ago that your
typical New York Times reporter
doesn’t have the vaguest sense of
what the rule of law means, I
would have heard from all sorts of
earnest liberal readers — and
probably some conservative ones
too — about how I was setting up
a straw man. But now we know
it’s true. It’s not just that she
doesn’t know what it is, it’s that
even after (presumably) looking it
up, she still couldn’t describe it
and none of her editors raised an
eyebrow when she buttered it.
Ok, you get the picture. The
reason why I’m even discussing
this piece here is because Zernike
discusses three texts in particular
— Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom,
Bastiat’s The Law and W. Cleon
Skousen’s The 5,000 Year Leap.
Contrary, to Zernike’s assertion,
the first two of these books can’t
even remotely be described as
“once-obscure.” Hayek’s Road to
Serfdom was a best seller when it
was published in the forties and
his works have never been out of
print, despite being all but ignored
by the academy. His talks drew
huge crowds and he’s perhaps the
best known economist of the 20th
century after Milton Friedman and
John Maynard Keynes. (Fun fact:
Hayek was also Ludwig
Wittgenstein’s second cousin.) He
won the Nobel Prize, for crying
out loud! As for French political
economist Claude Frederic
Bastiat’s slender volume The
Law, it’s a classic economic text
and conservatives and libertarians
have been touting it for decades,
and certainly well before Tea
Parties sprang up in the last 18
months.
Which brings us to W. Cleon
Skousen, the only one of the the
three whose work generally might
be seen as obscure. Skousen’s The
Naked Communist did sell
millions in its day, but it does
seem weird that an almost
forgotten Mormon writer (who
owes his current influence almost
single-handedly to Glenn Beck’s
promotion of his work) would be
elevated to the same status as
Hayek and Bastiat. Here’s how
Zernike describes it:
The relative newcomer is “The
5000 Year Leap,” self-published
in 1981 by an anti-communist
crusader shunned by his fellow
Mormons for his more
controversial positions, including
a hearty defense of the John Birch
Society. It asserts that the
Founding Fathers had not
intended separation of church and
state, and would have considered
taxes to provide for the welfare of
others “a sin.”
And:
The book was published in 1981
by W. Cleon Skousen, a former
Salt Lake City police chief who
had a best seller in “The Naked
Communist” in the 1960s, and
died in 2006 at the age of 92.
“The 5000 Year Leap” hit the top
of the Amazon rankings in 2009
after Mr. Beck put it on his list for
the 9/12 groups, his brand of Tea
Party.
Hmm. Well, it’s a bit more
complicated than that. For one
thing, it would be nice if we got
some more context here. The way
Zernike writes this, she makes it
sound like Skousen was some sort
of Mormon outcast. That’s not
exactly the case. In 1959,
Mormon prophet David O.
McKay had encouraged the entire
church body to read The Naked
Communist, during one of the
church’s General Conferences.
Yes, it is true that W. Cleon
Skousen was a Bircher and
defended the church’s
institutional racism. Skousen also
had a conspiracy-minded group in
the 1970s known as the Freeman
Institute, and the church felt
compelled to issue an official
proclamation banning the group
from using church facilities so as
to avoid the implication they were
endorsing the group’s wackier
ideas.
But all of this hardly means that
Skousen was shunned by
Mormons in a broad sense. Quite
the contrary, Skousen was a
professor of theology at BYU, and
his works on Mormon theology
are still fairly standard texts on
the subject. (Bound sets of
Skousen’s The First 2000 Years:
From Adam to Abraham, The
Third Thousand Years: From
Abraham to David, The Fourth
Thousand Years: From David to
Christ were quite common to see
in Mormon households when I
was growing up.)
As for me, I wrote about him in
detail a few years ago and went
on record as saying that politically
Skousen is a radical and a
firebrand who embodies a
conservatism that is best left “
chained to a radiator in the attic.”
However, to be fair to Skousen —
he was actually quite intelligent
— his writings on political
matters are sometimes extreme,
but often they were within the
mainstream of conservative
thought, even if many
conservatives are uneasy with
Skousen’s overall reputation.
The 5,000 Year Leap is among
the more intellectually sober
things Skousen wrote, which is
why I suspect Zernike’s heavily
63
contextualized two-word excerpt
seems like a forced attempt to
make the book seem more radical
than it is. In fact, it probably
wouldn’t be too hard to find much
more politically radical
sentiments in works by Howard
Zinn, Noam Chomsky and the
dozens of other lefties currently
clogging up college syllabi while
worthy conservative writers such
as Hayek are often ignored.
What I ultimately find interesting
here is that Zernike sought to
frame Skousen as a radical by
saying he was shunned by the
Mormon church when the truth is
much more complicated. Perhaps
that’s a sign of the church’s
increasing acceptance as part of
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Mollie (GetReligion) said. First, you might want to read defend himself because he was
Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:11:37 AM this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story bound by the sacrament. …
about the defamation lawsuit Many priests believe that the
Earlier this year, we looked at the Gruber filed against the school. penitent can’t grant release from
story of Father Mark Gruber, a Or you can read the lawsuit here. the seal, Father Vallone said.
popular Benedictine monk who Inside Higher Ed already “Even if everything were to come
was let go from St. Vincent revealed that an employee of St. out and he told Father Gruber, ‘I
College after porn was found on Vincent had come forward to release you,’ he hasn’t been
h i s c o m p u t e r . W h e n t h e officials in the Youngstown released. The seal isn’t dependent
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette covered Diocese and testified under oath on the participants, it’s dependent
the story in February, TMatt noted that he had downloaded gay porn on the sacrament,” he said.
that some of the hardest news during the week in question and Concern about the penitent’s well
stories to cover are personnel h a d t o l d F a t h e r G r u b e r i n -being takes precedence over the
disputes inside private colleges c o n f e s s i o n . priest’s predicament, he said.
and universities, particularly In the latest from the Pittsburgh “The priest is the healer. With his
religious ones. It turns out he was Post-Gazette, “ Priest May Have lips he pronounces God’s words,
particularly prescient. Protected Confession,” we get ‘You are forgiven.’ That is meant
This story has already had more details. Perhaps most to heal,” Father Vallone said.
interesting twists and turns. Was surprising is that the paper knew “What use would it be to
Father Gruber’s on-the-record all this back in December of last pronounce healing words and
opposition to the college president year. But the student insisted on allow a destructive action?”
a factor? What about the fact that anonymity in part because he Thinking of TMatt’s admonition
his computer was accessible to didn’t believe he could withstand to students, I bet there are even
students? public scrutiny. The paper more twists and turns to this story.
And Ann Rodgers is back with confirmed his identity but chose But as far as this particular angle
another twist — the role that not to publish the claim without was handled, Rodgers did a great
private confession might have corroboration. That came with last job. Written by: Mollie on
played in his firing. month’s lawsuit and police report. October 5, 2010.
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churches, is a story that is difficult said that he didn’t think the Rev. Lawrence DiNardo, vicar of That was the plot of the 1953 Catastrophe.
to write about. Usually we only student could withstand the canonical services for the Diocese Alfred Hitchcock thriller “I
s e e a s t o r y a b o u t i t w h e n revelation and that he didn’t want of Pittsburgh and a former Confess.” In the film, a penitent
something goes awry — say the anyone to think he had pressured president of the Canon Law confessed to a murder and the
police are trying to force a priest t h e p e n i t e n t . A l l t e r r i b l y Society of America. He isn’t priest was later charged with
to reveal what the accused has i n t e r e s t i n g , r i g h t ? involved in the case. committing it. The priest couldn’t
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Got news? Sun misses exit to Rome

tmatt (GetReligion) Episcopal Church, many of those
Submitted at 10/4/2010 6:43:40 PM not having gone theologically
“soft” have already left, most to
The other day, we observed the breakaway Anglican churches, a
interesting fact that editors of the few to Rome.
Baltimore Sun were not interested I don’t know, maybe the story
in the story of how a priest from would have been more interesting
here in Charm City— Father F. if it took place in London, just
Richard Spencer, to be precise — before or after Pope Benedict
ended up being named by the XVI’s hostile invasion of the
Vatican to serve as the new United Kingdom?
auxiliary bishop of the As it turns out, there is even a
Archdiocese for U.S. Military second newsworthy angle to this
Service. His record as a military affair that is raising Anglican
chaplain under fire is actually eyebrows. Can this be true?
rather fascinating. … (The) Episcopal Diocese of
The installation rites at the Maryland, while saddened by
Basilica of the National Shrine of Mount Calvary’s decision, has
the Immaculate Conception in indicated, happily, its willingness
Washington, D.C., drew zippo in to negotiate an amicable
terms of Sun coverage and, ever separation that will permit the
since, I’ve been checking to see if parish to keep its property. It is
anything has filtered into the also believed there will not be
newspaper that lands in my front objections from 815 Second
yard morning after morning. I Avenue in New York in as much
haven’t seen anything and nothing Mount Calvary is leaving for
shows up in their search engine. Rome, not another Anglican
I still think that is rather odd. entity. Let us pray it is so.
Maybe it would have drawn Now, as you would imagine,
coverage here if he was a bishop there are other reports out there
The vestry of Mount Calvary Catholic Church,” while allowing welcome Mount Calvary as a
in the giant Evangelical Lutheran from commentators that are
Church (Episcopal), a small but them to retain most elements of body into full communion with
Church in America? That’s such a partial to the point of view of this
historic Anglo-Catholic parish in A n g l i c a n w o r s h i p u s i n g a the successor of St. Peter, and the
giant, historic flock in Maryland, parish, which is an isolated Anglo
Baltimore, has voted unanimously modified version of the Book of p r o c e s s o f e s t a b l i s h i n g
you know. - C a t h olic flock in an
in favor of two resolutions: first, Common Prayer. ordinariates in various countries,
Now we have another highly o v e r w h elming liberal local
to leave the Episcopal Church and The rector of Mount Calvary, the including the United States, has
symbolic Baltimore story that is d i o c e s e . But mainstream
second, to become an Anglican Rev’d Jason Catania, has sent his begun.”
getting ink in religious coverage? That would be helpful,
Use parish in the Holy Catholic p a r i s h i o n e r s a l e t t e r … While certainly a dramatic move,
publications far and wide — but methinks.
C h u r c h u n d e r t e r m s o f announcing a special meeting on the impact of Mount Calvary’s
nothing so far in the Sun.
Anglicanorum Coetibus, the October 24th at which the vestry’s departure for Rome remains to be Still, the local Episcopal bishop
Here’s the lede from a weblog
apostolic constitution announced resolutions will be voted upon by seen. The number of Anglo- has certainly acted in a charitable
that focuses on covering this kind
last year by the Vatican that the parish. Fr. Catania writes: Catholics in the United States has and unusual manner in letting
of story. (You can also check out
p r o v i d e s f o r “ p e r s o n a l “The result of these developments always been relatively small and Mount Calvary depart without
the Catholic.org report at this
ordinariates for Anglicans is that the Archdiocese of after thirty-some years of GOT page 66
link.)
entering full communion with the Baltimore now stands ready to increasing heterodoxy in the
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Red-Herring Politics
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clear. Maybe she is unhappy One appointment by Gov. Jerry were likewise voted off the bench. insecticide out in the valleys, to
because Meg Whitman fired her Brown ought to tell us a lot about They, too, had been appointed by nip the infestation in the bud,
This year, there are October w h e n s h e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e his ideology. His most famous -- Gov. Jerry Brown. Governor Brown pandered to the
surprises from coast to coast. housekeeper was an illegal or infamous -- appointment made The question is not whether you environmental extremists and
I n an election year, this is the i m m i g r a n t , d e s p i t e f a l s e Rose Bird chief justice of the are for or against the death refused.
time for an “October surprise” -- documents that indicated she was California supreme court. penalty. If you don’t like the The net result was that the “Med
some sensational, and usually legal when she was hired. Bird overruled 64 consecutive death penalty, you can vote to flies,” as they were called, spread
irrelevant, revelation to distract What is Meg Whitman supposed death-penalty verdicts and upheld repeal it. But it is not the job of from the valleys out into cities
the voters from serious issues. to be guilty of? Not being able to none. Apparently no judge or jury judges to deprive the voters of and towns as far west as the San
This year, there are October tell false documents from real could ever give a murderer a trial their right to choose the laws they Francisco Bay area. Faced with a
surprises from coast to coast. ones? Is that what voters are perfect enough to suit Rose Bird. want to live under. major political disaster, Jerry
There are a lot of incumbents who supposed to use to determine who To hear Rose Bird and her This is part of a much larger Brown finally authorized spraying
don’t want to discuss serious to vote for as governor of supporters tell it, she was just arrogant political ideology, in -- over a vastly larger area than
issues -- especially their own California? A far more important “upholding the law.” But, which anointed elites impose their would have been necessary when
track records. question is whether voters can tell fortunately, California voters saw own notions, in utter disregard of he was first asked. That fiasco
This year, the October surprise false issues from real ones. right through that pretense, and the laws passed by the people’s spared us a Jerry Brown
that is getting the biggest play in October surprises are especially realized that she was doing just elected representatives. administration in Washington.
the media is the revelation that phony when they are used on the opposite -- imposing her own At one time, Gov. Jerry Brown No wonder his supporters have
California gubernatorial candidate behalf of someone with a long personal opposition to the death was riding high in the Democratic sprung an October surprise about
Meg Whitman once employed a track record in government, like penalty in the guise of interpreting party, and was considered a rising Meg Whitman’s housekeeper.
housekeeper -- at $23 an hour -- Jerry Brown, who has held the law. No California chief- prospect for that party’s They need a distraction from his
who turned out to be an illegal government jobs ranging from justice appointee had ever been nomination for president of the record.
immigrant. It is great political state attorney general to mayor of voted off the bench by the voters United States. Then something -- Thomas Sowell is a senior
theater, with activist lawyer Oakland to governor of the state. before Rose Bird, but she was happened that told us all what fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Gloria Allred putting her arm What did Jerry Brown do the last roundly defeated when 67 percent kind of man he was. © 2010 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
protectively around the unhappy- time he was governor? That ought of the voters voted against her in a There was an infestation of Thomas Sowell
looking woman. to tell us a lot more than whether confirmation election required by Mediterranean fruit flies out in
#ad#But why anyone should be Meg Whitman is a document California law. California’s agricultural heartland
unhappy at getting $23 an hour expert. She is not running for a Two of her like-mind colleagues in the interior valleys. Despite
for housekeeping is by no means job as a document expert. on the California supreme court being urged to allow spraying of
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Dinesh D'Souza on the Anti-Colonial Business
Submitted at 10/5/2010 3:00:23 AM
Explaining President Obama,
rereading Dreams from My
Father.
D inesh D’Douza’s new book,
The Roots of Obama’s Rage, has
a reputation that precedes it -- in
large part due to some advance
buzz from Newt Gingrich and a
piece in Forbes. Now that the
book is on shelves, in a
conversation with NRO’s Kathryn
Jean Lopez, Dinesh D’Souza
seeks to set the record straight
about The Roots, and Obama.
KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ:
What makes you so sure you
know how Obama thinks?
DINESH D’SOUZA: It’s really
simple: I figure out how Obama
thinks by reading what Obama
writes and says. My theory about
Obama is really derived from
Obama himself. It’s quite silly
how people are saying things like,
well, Obama didn’t really know
his absentee father, so he couldn’t
have been influenced by him. Go
read his book, starting with the
title Dreams from My Father. The
whole book is about how Obama
shaped his values, personality,
and identity in the image of his
father. So I took Obama at his
word on this and then asked the
question, “If Obama took his
father’s anti-colonial ideology,
how does that help to explain his
policies?” Not only it does it
explain Obama’s foreign and
domestic policy, it also explains
lots of little details about Obama’s
actions that no other theory can
explain.
#ad# LOPEZ: Be honest. You
were worried everything had been
said about Barack Obama, so you
looked for something new and
found yourself in Kenya.
D’SOUZA: Actually, I started
with another theory about Obama,
no less original. My working
hypothesis was that Obama was
really a civil-rights guy -- shaped,
that is, by the ideals of the civil-
rights movement. This would
explain Obama’s fierce allegiance
to the federal government. After
all, it was the federal government
that desegregated the schools; the
federal government helped to
create a black middle class; to this
day, blacks are much more
sympathetic to the federal
government than whites. So this
was my theory: Obama is a civil-
rights guy, but his innovation was
to take the black civil-rights
agenda and remove the word
“black.” It was only when I began
to study Obama’s own
background that I realized that my
theory was wrong. Obama has
little or nothing to do with the
civil-rights movement. His roots
are in Kenya, and he is shaped far
more by anti-colonialism than by
anything that Martin Luther King
said or did.
LOPEZ: Much of your argument
could have been made during the
presidential campaign -- based on
Barack Obama’s own writings.
Why is it new and important now?
D’SOUZA: My argument is
relevant now because if we know
what motivates Obama, we have
his compass. Not only can we
explain what he is doing, but we
can also predict what he is going
to do in the future. For instance,
there is a lot of speculation now
about whether Obama will be a
centrist after the midterm election,
like Bill Clinton became after
1994. My theory says that he
won’t because he cannot. Clinton
was largely a non-ideological guy.
If Obama came by his liberalism
in the faculty lounge, then sure, he
can see it hasn’t worked and he
can modify it. But if Obama got
his formative ideas when he was
very young, and if they are the
result of his traumatic relationship
with his father, then they are built
into his psyche. He’s not going to
change because, to his anti-
colonial mindset, meeting the
Republicans halfway is a form of
sellout. He would be untrue to his
principles if he were to cut deals
with a group that he considers to
be the neocolonial party.
#page# LOPEZ: You write that
“Obama recognized that he had to
deliver radical and even
revolutionary themes in a bland,
anodyne way so that they could
cross the threshold of political
acceptability.” Isn’t that just smart
politics?
D’SOUZA: Yes. We can all
admire the skill with which
Obama does this. Somehow he
has the ability to translate the
dreams of his father -- a Luo
tribesman from the 1950s -- into
language that mainstream
America can understand. So
Obama doesn’t say, “I don’t care
whether Iran gets a nuclear
weapon; my goal is to reduce
America’s nuclear arsenal because
I consider America to be the
world’s rogue nation.” Instead,
Obama says, “I want a world free
of nuclear weapons.” And the
only practical action he takes in
this connection is to reduce
America’s nuclear arsenal, while
North Korean continues its
nuclear buildup and Iran
continues to move closer to
acquiring a nuclear bomb.
#ad# LOPEZ: If you have so
much in common with Barack
Obama, how did you wind up as a
conservative intellectual, now
president of an evangelical
university?
D’SOUZA: Obama remains
frozen in his father’s time
machine. His anti-colonialism is
the anti-colonialism of Africa in
the 1950s: state confiscation of
land, confiscatory taxation, and so
on. My anti-colonialism is the anti
-colonialism of India in the 21st
century. Recently, the Indian
prime minister, Manmohan Singh,
gave a speech at Oxford in which
he gave two cheers for
colonialism. He said India is
growing fast and is on its way to
becoming a superpower. How?
Because the Indians speak
English, they have technology,
they have universities, they have
property rights, they have
democracy. And why do they
have these things? They got them
from the British. Now, Singh
could never have said that a
generation ago. But the world is
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changing. Poor countries today
have a better solution to the
legacy of colonialism. They are
able to use their cheap labor costs
to make what other people want to
buy. This is what the economist
Thorstein Veblen once called “the
advantage of backwardness.” So
the difference between Obama
and me is that I have embraced
the new world of globalization
and free trade, and he continues to
be haunted by his father’s ghost.
LOPEZ: Why does Barack
Obama look so angry on the cover
of your book?
D’SOUZA: Obama looks angry
on the cover because he is angry.
The cover image captures
Obama’s suppressed rage and is
true to the argument of the book.
LOPEZ: I know from listening to
him that he’s condescending and
annoyed at the fact that he has
critics, but rage? What justifies
use of that word? How has “rage”
manifested itself in the Obama
administration?
D’SOUZA: Some people
consider Obama very serene
because he talks about issues like
equality and the poor in a very
calm manner. He sounds like he is
reading from his tax return. Some
liberals are confused, and say that
Obama must be a very cerebral
guy. But there is an alternative
explanation. He sounds bored
about these issues because he
doesn’t care about them. He isn’t
motivated by poverty or
inequality. He is motivated by
DINESH page 71
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A Letter from a Republican to Hispanics

Submitted at 10/4/2010 11:00:51 PM
Now that I have made it clear that The moment you answer that that is on an individual level, you mind (and, we believe,
millions of us understand what question is the moment you must understand that having conscience) and by your concern
Most Americans understand why motivates you and do not morally realize that Americans’ worries millions of people in our midst for America. If anyone knows
Latin Americans want to come c o n d e m n y o u f o r e n t e r i n g about illegal immigration have who feel no bond to our country how extraordinarily welcoming
here. Latinos need to understand America illegally, I have to ask nothing to do with “racism” or and who do not want to become America has been to Latinos --
that even America has limits. you to try to understand what any negative feeling toward one of us is a serious problem. from Mexico to Cuba to South
I am writing to you as a motivates us. Hispanics. You would feel the same about America -- it is you. For your sake
c o n c e r n e d a n d s y m p a t h e t i c No country in the world can Those who tell you it is racism or people who came to your country as well as America’s, please do
American who is a Republican. allow unlimited immigration. If xenophobia are lying about their to make money and use the not succumb to the politics of
My sentiments do not represent America opened its borders to all fellow Americans for political or medical, social, educational, and victimization, which are used
those of every American -- that those who wish to live here, ideological reasons. You know other services paid for by your solely and cynically to get your
would be impossible. But I hundreds of millions of people from your daily interactions with people. support for the Democratic party.
believe the following represents would come in. That would, of Americans that the vast majority #ad#It is also a moral problem. Finally, and most important, by
what most Americans believe. course, mean the end of the of us treat you with the dignity There are countless people around voting for Democratic candidates,
First, a message to those of you United States economically and that every fellow human being the world who wish to come to you are voting for a type of
here illegally: culturally. deserves. Your daily lives are the America in order to become government more like the ones
You may be very surprised to If you are from Mexico, you most eloquent refutation of the Americans, not just to earn money most Latinos fled. Take the
hear this, but in your position, know that Mexico’s treatment of charge of racism and bigotry. The here. Many of you are taking their Mexican example. The
millions of Americans, including illegal immigrants from south of charge is a terrible lie. Please places. That is not fair to them or Democratic party is, in most
me, would have done what you its border is far harsher than is my don’t believe it. You know it is to America. important ways, an American
did. country’s of illegal immigrants not true. So the truth is, in fact, simple: If version of the PRI. The PRI
#ad#If I lived in a poor country from your country and elsewhere. Democrats will act as your you were an American, you would governed Mexico for 70 years and
w i t h a l a r g e l y c o r r u p t All it takes is common sense to defenders, telling you that want to stop illegal immigration; brought its economy to its knees
government, a country in which I understand that we simply cannot opposition to your presence here and if most of us were you, we through vast government
had little or no hope for an afford to take care of all of you in is race-based. There is no truth to would do what you did to get into spending, the squashing of
improved life for me and my our medical, educational, penal, that. As you probably know in America. Neither of us is bad. individual initiative, a bloated
children, and I could not legally and other institutions. However your hearts, you have come to the You care about your family. We bureaucracy, unsustainable debt,
get into the world’s freest, most much you may pay in sales tax, least racist place on earth. The care about our country. and the subsequent devaluing of
affluent country, the country with most illegal immigrants are a vast majority of us could not care Now, a note to those of you who the Mexican peso.
the most opportunities for people financial and social burden in less if your name is Gonzalez or are here legally and to those of Why, for God’s sake, would you
of any and every background, I those states in which most of them Jones. That’s why the chances are you who are American citizens. want to see that replicated in
would do whatever I could do to settle. fifty-fifty that the child of First, while many of you America? The very reason
get into that country illegally. Yes, many of you are also a Hispanic immigrants will end up understandably sympathize with America has been so prosperous
Mexico and many other Latin blessing. Many of you take care marrying a non-Hispanic the plight of fellow Latinos who and so free -- the very reason you
American countries are largely of our children and our homes. American. are here illegally, you surely must or your ancestors came here, like
hopeless places for most of their Others of you prepare our food #page#One more thing: Many of understand that America cannot almost every other American or
people. America offers hope to and do other work that is essential you desire to return to your afford unlimited illegal his ancestors -- is that America
everyone willing to work hard. to our society. We know that. As homeland. This is understandable, immigration. This may well create has had more limited government
Who could not understand why individuals, the great majority of as many of you came here not in a tension between your mind and and therefore more liberty than
any individual, let alone a father you are hardworking, responsible, order to become Americans but in your heart, and between your any other country in the world.
or mother of a family, would try decent people. order to earn the money that ethnic heritage and your The Republican party represents
to get into the United States -- But none of that answers the would allow you to afford to allegiance to America. all that you or your parents came
legally preferably, illegally if question: How many people can return home and lead a better life If it does, your fellow Americans
necessary? this country allow to come in? there. But as understandable as ask that you be guided by your LETTER page 69
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The Fired Congress
Submitted at 10/5/2010 3:00:54 AM
In December, more than a dozen
senators will come back to
Washington and decide how much
more tax money to take from
Americans, without being
accountable to any of them.
S ome companies have a policy
that once someone is fired, they
aren’t allowed back on the
premises out of fear they might do
further damage to the company.
It’s too bad Congress doesn’t
have the same policy. Because
before they’re replaced in
January, all of the Democrats who
are put out of a job in November
will be able to come back and rob
the nation blind.
More than a dozen senators will
come back to Washington and
decide how much more tax money
to take from Americans, without
being accountable to any of them.
Higher taxes, cap-and-trade,
amnesty, and card check will be
top-priority items for the Fired
Congress, otherwise known as the
lame-duck Congress. They’re also
likely to roll unfinished
appropriations bills into a
massive, pork-stuffed omnibus to
snag every last possible earmark
on their way out of Washington.
#ad#This must not happen. The
only acceptable outcome of the
lame-duck session is a continuing
resolution to keep government
operating at current levels of
spending and taxation, as I pushed
the Senate to do in 2006 after
Republicans lost the majority to
the Democrats. No last-minute
earmarks, no add-ons, no tax
increases, and no big deficit
spending.
By simply passing a continuing
resolution that kept the
government funded at current
levels until February 2007,
Republicans stopped more than
10,000 earmarks from being
enacted and prevented big
spenders in Congress from
wasting billions of dollars on pork
-barrel projects. Then, 2007
became the year without
earmarks, because when that
temporary continuing resolution
expired in February, Congress
extended it for the rest of the year.
We should adopt the same
approach during the 2010 lame-
duck session.
To stop a wasteful omnibus and
instead secure a continuing
resolution, Republicans must hold
together. Fortunately, the GOP
may have a few reinforcements on
the way. Three new senators will
take office immediately following
the midterms -- one each from
Delaware, Illinois, and West
Virginia, where special elections
are being held to replace
temporarily appointed senators.
And the Republicans running in
these races are eager to help.
Illinois Republican Senate
candidate Mark Kirk has
promised that if he wins, “I will
become the 42nd Republican
senator, with the opportunity to
put the brakes on any lame-duck
overreach.”
Delaware Republican candidate
Christine O’Donnell has made it
part of her pitch, too. “Who do
you want serving in that lame-
duck session?” she has said.
“Someone who’s going to
promote that very liberal agenda
that can’t even get enough
Democratic support, or someone
who is going to push back against
the establishment?”
West Virginia’s Republican
Senate candidate, John Raese,
who is up in the polls, has stated
unequivocally that he would
oppose the Democrats’ lame-duck
agenda. He has said, “It is
completely inappropriate for
House and Senate Democrats,
who would be in cahoots with
President Obama, to take up any
legislation that would
significantly affect the country
after an election that will
considerably alter the political
landscape of Congress. Any
attempt to do so would be a slap
in the face to all Americans who
voted for a change from the
liberal status quo.”
More candidates should go on the
record with such statements.
There’s a whole month of
campaigning left before the
midterms, and voters can extract
promises from their elected
officials not to let the Fired
Congress pass major legislation.
This is a reasonable request that
even the Democrats should be
able to support. Colorado
Republican Senate candidate Ken
Buck has called on Democratic
senator Michael Bennet to
promise to oppose any tax hikes
Harry Reid may try to ram
through during the lame-duck
session. All Senate Democrats up
for election this year should be
asked to do the same.
Getting more elected officials to
speak out against a spendthrift
lame-duck session can help deter
the Democratic leadership from
cramming it with votes. It’s been
reported that Democrats are
considering as many as 20 pieces
of legislation to bring up for a
vote. After failing to get the New
START Treaty (an agreement that
hurts America’s missile-defense
systems) ratified, to repeal “don’t
ask, don’t tell,” and to pass
legislation to give amnesty to
illegal aliens, Democrats see
opportunity after the elections,
when a number of their members
won’t have anything to lose.
Democrats are also hoping that
the pressure of a Christmas
deadline will get some
Republicans to break their way.
White House senior adviser David
Axelrod recently said he thinks
Republicans will “blink” and help
Democrats raise taxes as the end-
of-the year deadline approaches.
Republicans must not cave.
Democrats are playing political
games and Americans are going
to fire them for it in November.
When the Democrats come back
in December to box up their
personal belongings, Republicans
must make sure that’s all they
take with them.
— Jim DeMint is a U.S. senator
from South Carolina. Jim DeMint
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to America for -- and what
Mexico and other Latin American
countries lack: individual
opportunity and individual
responsibility. It is also the party
that represents your social values.
Admittedly, the Democratic party
appeals to your emotions. But a
vote for the Democratic party is a
vote to make America like the
Mexico of the PRI. And a vote for
the Democratic party is a vote to
undo the great American
achievement of uniting the
children of immigrants from all
over the world as Americans.
— Dennis Prager is a nationally
syndicated radio talk-show host
and columnist. He may be
contacted through his website,
dennisprager.com.
Dennis Prager
Morning Bell:
Peace Doesn’t
Keep Itself
Conn Carroll (The Foundry:
Conservative Policy News.)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 8:53:55 AM
Posted October 5th, 2010 at
9:53am in Protect America Print
This Post
Yesterday afternoon, President
Barack Obama told his Economic
Recovery Advisory Board: “I
realize that we are facing an
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untenable fiscal situation. What I
won’t do is cut back on
investments like education.”
Meanwhile what our Commander
in Chief is very willing to cut is
defense. In Bob Woodard’s new
book Obama’s War, the President
is reported telling Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton: “I am not
spending a trillion dollars” on war
costs. And he told Vice President
Joe Biden exactly why: ”I can’t
lose the whole Democratic Party.”
Since 1960, federal spending on
education has tripled while test
scores have remained flat.
Meanwhile, even after factoring
the costs of Iraq and Afghanistan,
our nation will only spend 4.9%
of GDP on defense this year
compared to a post-Word War II
average of 6.5%. Education is
arguably a local responsibility that
should be controlled at the local
level with as little federal
interference as possible. And even
if you think federal spending on
education is necessary, it is not
mentioned anywhere in the U.S.
Constitution, and the Department
of Education did not even exist
until President Jimmy Carter
invented it. But the phrase
“provide for the common
defense” is right there in the
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
An explosion in domestic
spending, particularly from
entitlement programs–Social
Security, Medicare and
Medicaid–is the true source of our
nation’s “untenable fiscal
situation,” not defense.
Furthermore, our nation’s
continued economic prosperity is
entirely dependent on a peaceful
world. With this in mind,
American Enterprise Institute
(AEI) President Arthur Brooks,
the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI)
Director William Kristol, and The
Heritage Foundation President Ed
Feulner wrote in yesterday’s Wall
Street Journal:
[M]ilitary spending is not a net
drain on our economy. It is
unrealistic to imagine a return to
long-term prosperity if we face
instability around the globe
because of a hollowed-out U.S.
military lacking the size and
strength to defend American
interests around the world.
Global prosperity requires
commerce and trade, and this
requires peace. But the peace does
not keep itself. The Global Trends
2025 report, which reflects the
consensus of the U.S. intelligence
community, anticipates the rise of
new powers—some hostile—and
projects a demand for continued
American military power.
Meanwhile we face many non-
state threats such as terrorism, and
piracy in sea lanes around the
world. Strength, not weakness,
brings the true peace dividend in a
global economy.
But the Obama administration is
simply not doing enough to
ensure that our strength is
preserved. We now have the
smallest Navy we have ever had
since 1916 and the oldest Air
Force in recorded history.
Heritage Foundation Research
Fellow for National Security
Studies Mackenzie Eaglen writes:
“Between 2010 and 2015, total
defense spending is set to fall
from 4.9 percent to 3.6 percent of
gross domestic product (GDP),
even though the nation has
assigned more missions to the
military over the past two
decades.”
Cutting defense spending is not
the answer to our economic woes.
After years of presidents taking
“peace dividends,” by starving the
Pentagon while drastically
increasing spending in other
areas, we are needlessly
hollowing out our armed forces.
When troops go to battle in the
future, they will lack resources,
and suffer unnecessary failures
and our national security will be
compromised. Like the looming
Obama tax hikes, liberals would
like to pin this problem on the Tea
Parties, arguing that they are the
ones arguing for spending cuts,
which liberals say should include
defense. For one, that presumes
all Tea Partiers are alike, rather
than a mix of conservatives and
libertarians with differing views.
But more importantly, it ignores
that many in the conservative
movement understand that a
strong and modern defense system
should not be sacrificed for the
unhelpful pork and government
largesse typical of recent
Congresses. These Tea Partiers,
which would include champions
such as former Gov. Sarah Palin
(R-AK), Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-
MN), embrace President Reagan’s
motto of “peace through
strength.”
Sacrificing our nation’s defenses
at the expense of the entitlement
state will neither lower our
deficits nor protect our citizens. It
appears to be the policy of this
White House that Washington
should no longer be a leader in the
world, but instead should be
content with managing America’s
decline in a “post-American”
world. This is not acceptable.
Congress must better strengthen
our nation by reforming
entitlement spending while
funding the people and platforms
necessary for a balanced defense.
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America: Get Off the
Road to Serfdom and
Actualize the American
Ideal!
Aaron Buchhop (The Foundry:
Conservative Policy News.)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 12:00:38 PM
Last week, European Parliament
member Daniel Hannan promoted
his new book, The New Road to
Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to
America, at the Cato Institute. In
what he called “a message from
the future,” Hannan gave ample
warning of what will happen if we
do not change our path toward
Euro-socialism, but he also
provides a note of hope for the
American ideal.
One never knows what to expect
from a man who is known for
being a viral video
celebrity—unless that man is
Daniel Hannan. Ruffling feathers
in Europe with his public
condemnation of British
leadership and criticism of the
overtly unrepresentative EU
bureaucracy on the floor of
European Parliament, Hannan has
helped give a bold face to the
conservative, non-progressive
movements of our neighbors
across the Atlantic. His consistent
stance on anti-Europeanization
and free markets and his
unwavering admiration of the
United States has also made him a
popular figure in conservative
American circles.
Hannan highlighted the political
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hatred of the rich and the banks
and the investment companies and
the drug companies. Notice that
when Obama speaks about these
groups, his lip curls and his face
darkens and he shows real
passion. That’s when he wants to,
in his words, “kick ass.” So there
is a sublimated rage in Obama
that is reminiscent of the rage of
Barack Obama Sr., a man who
often sat outside his hut and went
into drunken rages against the
West for denying him the
fulfillment of his anti-colonial
dreams.
#page# LOPEZ: What are some
clear examples of how this anti-
colonialist mindset can be seen in
the presidency of Barack Obama?
D’SOUZA: Ramesh Ponnuru and
others say Obama is a
conventional liberal. But
conventional liberals don’t come
out for the release of the
Lockerbie bomber. Conventional
liberals don’t return the bust of
Winston Churchill from the Oval
Office. Conventional liberals
don’t block oil drilling in America
while subsidizing oil drilling in
Brazil. Conventional liberals
don’t try to turn the space agency
NASA into a Muslim-outreach
program.
#ad#My anti-colonial theory
beautifully explains all these
facts. If Obama views America as
the neocolonial occupier of Iraq
and Afghanistan, then Muslims
fighting against America are anti-
colonial resisters and deserve a
measure of sympathy; no wonder
Obama has no problem with
releasing the Lockerbie bomber.
Obama hates Churchill because
Churchill was the prime minister
who cracked down on an anti-
colonial uprising in Kenya, one in
which Obama’s father and
grandfather were both arrested.
Obama’s oil-drilling double
standard is fully understandable
when you see that he wants the
neocolonial oppressors to have
less and the former colonized
countries to have more. If Obama
sees NASA as a symbol of
American power -- not only are
we the world’s superpower, but
now we are trying to colonize
space -- then we can see why he
might want to convert NASA into
a symbol of international
achievement, not American
greatness. So plug in the anti-
colonial theory and you can
explain the facts; remove it and
Obama’s behavior becomes
almost impossibly difficult to
account for.
LOPEZ: Do you worry you’re
encouraging “birthers” and those
who believe Barack Obama is a
Muslim by going all the way to
Kenya to figure him out?
D’SOUZA: My argument has
nothing to do with the “birther”
claim that Obama was not born in
America. In The Roots of
Obama’s Rage, I specifically say
that Obama was born in Hawaii.
His birth was noted in two local
newspapers in August 1961. That
pretty much settles it for me. The
White House press secretary
Robert Gibbs is the one who
raised this “birther” allegation in
connection with my book. Others,
like the New York Times, have
uncritically circulated it. But it is
a complete misrepresentation of
my argument.
LOPEZ: You’re not disputing
that Obama is a socialist, though?
You’re simply saying it’s not the
full picture?
D’SOUZA: Socialism is clearly
part of the picture. Remember that
many Third World countries, in
opposing Western colonialism,
allied themselves with the main
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alternative, which was Soviet
socialism. Obama’s father, Barack
Sr., was by his own account an
African socialist. He wrote a
paper in 1965 proposing tax rates
of up to 100 percent. He said that
there was nothing wrong with 100
percent taxation as long as the
benefits accrue to the state and to
society as a whole. Interestingly,
Obama, who knows everything
about his father, has never alluded
to this paper in any of his writings
or speeches. Even more
remarkable, there has been
virtually no reporting on a
document that seems to throw
valuable light on what Obama is
doing in the White House, on
what Obama means when he says
the rich won’t pay their “fair
share,” and so on. So socialism
fits within the larger anti-colonial
model. Both theories, viewed in
conjunction with each other, are
necessary to give a full account of
what Obama is doing.
— Kathryn Jean Lopez is an
editor-at-large of National Review
Online. Interview
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mores shared by both the United
Kingdom and the U.S.,
acknowledging the tremendous
traditions of both countries that
have “helped to keep the torch of
freedom lit” in the world. A self-
proclaimed “Jeffersonian” in his
democratic philosophy, he related
often to his love of our American
system of constitutional rule of
law, which he referred to as the
“American ideal,” the ideal
system of government. Stressing
the importance of the U.S.
Constitution, he added that the
unique American system has
worked better than any rival in
history.
Hannan offered several points of
what he calls “an absurd
comparison” between the
respective governments of both
the U.S. and the EU: the 7,200
words of the U.S. Constitution
compared to the EU constitution
of 78,000 words, the inherent
freedom of the individual of the
U.S. versus the solidified power
of the European super-state, “life,
liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness” triumphing over the
EU Charter of Fundamental
Rights.
The major difference, according
to Hannan, is the necessary
dispersal of power to individuals
and local governments for a more
federalist, democratically
representative body of diverse
states rather than consolidation
leading to less pluralism,
diversity, and competition and
overall a less prosperous model of
government. The difference
between what Hannan calls “your
future” (the current state of
Europe) and our own country is
that there is a distinct attempt to
change the American republic into
something that it isn’t.
Hannan warns that if we continue
on our journey toward
Europeanization, we will become
less “American”—i.e., less
prosperous and less unique.
Hannan points out that the
destruction of “Americanism” or
the “American ideal” giving way
to European social democracy
would be devastating not just to
the U.S. but to Western
civilization.
In one of the more sobering
remarks of the evening, Hannan
commented about the U.S.’s
importance in the world. “A U.S.
without freedom,” stated Hannan,
“makes the world a quieter, darker
place.” That being said, the hope
of freedom rests upon the U.S.
and its people. Disgusted with the
lack of true representative
government and the “withering
away” of democracy in the EU,
Hannan praised the U.S. system
of elections, proclaiming,
“Elections still matter!” In other
words, the people can still affect
the outcome.
When asked why he has so much
confidence in the people, Hannan
replied, “Because all other
alternatives put ‘the experts’ in
charge.” He pointed out that the
U.S. is built upon the tradition of
rule of law and the sound
authority of the Constitution. The
U.S. political philosophy is then
established by honoring these
principles. He closed with a word
of hope, saying, “Honor the vision
of your founders … and respect
the Constitution.” By doing this,
he said, we can in fact “actualize
the American ideal.”
Daniel Hannan frequently travels
to the U.S. and is no stranger to
The Heritage Foundation. He paid
his first visit in 2005 as a member
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Heritage in 2009 as a featured
speaker, encouraging Americans
to avoid Europe’s economic
mistakes and will be participating
in a Heritage event in Atlanta in
the not-too-distant future.
Aaron Buchhop is currently a
member of the Young Leaders
Program at the Heritage
Foundation. For more information
on interning at Heritage, please
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Dutch Courage, Liberal Cowardice
Jacob Laksin (FrontPage
Magazine » FrontPage)
Submitted at 10/4/2010 11:50:39 PM
As a parable on the cluelessness
of the liberal commentariat about
the threat of Islamic extremism,
Slate magazine’s feature “
explaining” why the Netherlands
is supposedly more “anti-Islam”
than other nations is hard to top.
The idea that Holland is uniquely
given to “Muslim bashing,” as
Slate’s headline writers put it, is
itself highly suspect. Even the
most of prominent of the Dutch
Muslim “bashers,” Dutch
politician and provocateur Geert
Wilders, who went on trial this
week for the ludicrous charge of
insulting Islam and inciting
discrimination against Muslims,
has taken pains to differentiate
between Islam as a militant
ideology and its many peaceful
Muslim followers.
It is also worth noting that much
of what the popular press has
derided as “Muslim bashing” is
actually a well-warranted anxiety
on the part of the Dutch populace
about the increasingly restive,
radicalized, and unassimilated
Muslim immigrants in their midst.
From the killing of libertarian
politician Pim Fortuyn in 2002, to
the 2004 murder of Dutch
filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by a
Dutch-Moroccan Islamist, to the
upsurge in violent attacks on gays
in Amsterdam by Moroccan street
thugs, to the death threats and
daily harassment that have driven
critics of radical Islam like Ayaan
Hirsi Ali from the country, the
Dutch have become acutely aware
of the wages of the country’s
immigration policy from the
Muslim world. At the same time,
the official appeasement of
Islamic sensibilities, represented
most recently by the Wilders trial,
and the crisis of national
confidence exemplified by a
Dutch justice minister’s notorious
assertion that Islamic Shari’a
would be welcome in the
Netherlands so long as it was
democratically introduced, have
underscored just how attenuated
the country’s defenses against
Muslim religious radicalism have
become.
But even if one accepts the
strained premise that the
Netherlands is singularly and
unreasonably antagonistic toward
Islam, Slate’s explanations for
that phenomenon are so utterly
divorced from reality that it’s hard
to see them as evidence of
anything except the intellectual
cowardice of the liberal pundit
class.
Chief among Slate’s explanations
for the intensity of Dutch
Islamophobia is the country’s
size. In this account, it is the
Netherlands’ population density
that, combined with a high
immigration rate from Muslim
countries, has amplified anti-
immigrant sentiment in a way that
has not happened in other
countries. That observation might
be interesting if it were true. But it
ignores the demonstrable fact that
the Netherlands is far from alone
in its concerns about its resident
Muslim population.
France, Britain and Germany are
perhaps the best known examples
of European countries struggling
to cope with their Muslim
minorities, but they are hardly the
only ones. Sweden, where one-in-
seven residents is now foreign-
born, has in recent years
witnessed many of the same
problems stemming from its
unassimilated Muslim
community. It has responded by
making its immigration policies
more restrictive and, just last
month, voting into parliament an
anti-Islam party for the first time.
Policies to limit Muslim
immigration have also been
passed in Denmark, where the
publication of the Mohammed
cartoons by Copenhagen-based
paper Jyllands Posten tragically
demonstrated the gulf in values
between the Western and the
Islamic world. Norway, where
Muslim attacks on Jews have
become more common, has
similarly struggled to reconcile its
tolerant culture with Islam, and
the creeping Islamization of the
country is now a perennial
election issue. Insofar as Islam is
now a major political issue, much
of Europe is literally going Dutch.
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Truth On
Trial
Robert Spencer (FrontPage
Magazine » FrontPage)
Submitted at 10/4/2010 11:45:41 PM
How imperiled is the freedom of
speech? Take this passage from
Slate magazine: “In 2004,
filmmaker Theo van Gogh was
murdered after making anti-
Muslim remarks, as was the anti-
immigrant politician Pim Fortuyn
in 2002. Why is there so much
anti-Muslim rhetoric in the
Netherlands?”
If Slate flipped those sentences,
they’d have their answer. If there
is any actual “anti-Muslim
rhetoric” in the Netherlands, it is
because those who dare to point
out the outrages against human
rights that Islamic law sanctions
get murdered; and those who are
still alive are vilified,
marginalized, smeared, and put on
trial – like Dutch politician and
freedom fighter Geert Wilders,
whose trial resumed Monday.
“I am on trial, but on trial with me
is the freedom of expression of
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The Iran-Hamas Connection

Anav Silverman (FrontPage only ones assigning wrongful and
Magazine » FrontPage) misdirected blame as to who is at
Submitted at 10/4/2010 11:28:05 PM fault for Mideast tensions;
government officials are also
It becomes more apparent that echoing their sentiments. Former
with each passing year, the Arab- US President Bill Clinton
Israeli conflict gets a new facelift recently seized the opportunity to
in the media headlines. Many also assign blame to Israelis, but U.S.-Pakistan
notable news sources demonize to a more specific sector– the Tensions Jeopardize
Israel in the most “objective” Russian immigrant population in
manner possible, concentrating Israel. Clinton recently told US Afghanistan Mission
always on angles irrelevant to the press that Israeli Russians “are the Lisa Curtis (The Foundry:
real conflict. When foreign hardest-core people against the Conservative Policy News.)
journalists come to Israel with division of the land,” and “present
Submitted at 10/5/2010 11:00:36 AM
their notebooks, pens, and a staggering problem” to peace.
preconceived notions, there is In truth, the staggering problems Pakistan’s closure of one of the
very little chance that their facing the Middle East peace main NATO supply routes into
audience back home will have the process have nothing to do with Afghanistan and the string of
opportunity to understand the Israeli Russians, nor with the attacks on NATO convoys
conflict in an unbiased way. An settler community. transiting Pakistan over the last
overabundance of misinformation The obstacles have all to do with few days highlights the
places Israel and her citizens into the rising nuclear power of Iran vulnerability of the entire
a very vulnerable position. and the republic’s fervent coalition mission in Afghanistan
On the day that the settlement financial and military support of to events inside Pakistan. Nearly
freeze expired, CNN featured the terrorist organizations in Gaza eighty percent of supplies for the
do exist between Israeli settlers that “the truth is that Israelis are
following headline in big bold and Lebanon as well as in other war effort in Afghanistan
and Palestinians rarely appear in no longer preoccupied [with
lettering on its news site: areas across the world. currently transit Pakistan. There
Western media. The first West peace],” rather, they are busy
“Palestinians: We fear Violent Without the financial support of have been several militant attacks
Bank team in Israel’s amateur “making money and enjoying the
Israeli Settlers.” The article Iran, Hamas’s network could not on NATO trucks in the past but
American football league, which rays of late summer.” Photos of
focused on one Palestinian exist and would not be able to this is the first time Pakistan has
includes Israeli settlers and Israelis smoking hookah on the
family, using them as the only keep Gaza under its hold. With a formally closed down one of the
Palestinians, has largely been Ashdod beach appear alongside
example to support the story’s $540 million budget for 2010, of border crossings.
ignored by most mainstream news the article. Vicks bases his
sensational title. What the article which Iran provides the largest The border closure demonstrates
outlets, including CNN. argument primarily on two Israeli
did not point out was that that for share, Hamas’s connection with Islamabad’s furor over last week’s
This sort of misrepresentation of real-estate agents, Eli and Heli
many Palestinians, settlement Ahmadinejad’s government is NATO strike that accidentally
the conflict is further strengthened from Ashdod, whose viewpoints
construction is a major part of rooted not only in money but in killed three Pakistani troops.
with such articles, as “ Why Israel he uses to represent the opinions
their livelihood and that many are guns as well. NATO officials did not
Doesn’t Care About Peace,” of close to six million other Israeli
currently out of work due to the immediately issue an apology and
published in Times on September Jews.
freeze. Even more sadly, stories instead claimed they had fired in
2. The author, Karl Vicks, writes But media networks aren’t the
highlighting friendly relations that self-defense. Islamabad is
signaling the international
community not to take for granted
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continued from page 73
many Dutch citizens.” So said
Wilders as his trial reopened in
Amsterdam. Wilders faces a year
in prison or a fine of up to 7,600
euros for supposedly inciting
hatred against Muslims – which
he has supposedly done by telling
the truth about how Islamic
jihadists use the texts and
teachings of Islam themselves to
incite hatred and violence against
non-Muslims. If anyone should be
on trial for “hate,” it should be the
jihadist imams depicted in
Wilders’ film Fitna– but in the
hyper-politically correct
Netherlands of today, the only
offender is the non-Muslim who
dared to call attention to the
hatred they preach: Geert Wilders.
On Monday, after asserting that
the freedom of expression of
many Dutch citizens was on trial,
Wilders continued: “I can assure
you, I will continue proclaiming
it.” He added: “I am sitting here
as a suspect because I have
spoken nothing but the truth. I
have said what I have said and I
will not take one word back, but
that doesn’t mean I’ve said
everything attributed to me.”
Then he asserted the right to
remain silent for the remainder of
the proceedings — whereupon the
presiding judge, Jan Moors,
claimed that Wilders had gotten a
reputation for making bold
proclamations but then refusing to
discuss them, saying that he was
“good in taking a stand and then
avoiding a discussion.” Moors
added: “By remaining silent, it
seems you’re doing that today as
well.”
At that, Wilders’s attorney, Bram
Moszkowicz, moved to have
Moors removed for his bias, and
the just-resumed trial ground to a
halt. Wilders commented: “I
thought I had a right to a fair trial,
including the right to remain
silent. It is scandalous that the
judge passes comment on that. A
fair trial is not possible with
judges like that.”
A ruling will be made Tuesday
on Moszkowicz’s motion, which,
if granted, could delay the trial for
months. But if the Dutch
authorities had any sense of what
is really at stake, they would drop
all charges against Wilders and
adjourn the trial for good. The
Wilders trial is a turning point for
the West: will Western authorities
defend the hard-won principle of
the freedom of speech as a
bulwark against tyranny and the
establishment of protected classes
that enjoy rights that other
citizens do not have, or will they –
in the interests of suicidal political
correctness — allow Islamic
supremacists to obliterate that
freedom in the interests of
establishing in the West the
Sharia principle that Islam is not
to be questioned or criticized,
especially by non-Muslims?
U.S.-PAKISTAN
continued from page 74
its sovereignty and cooperation
with the Afghan war effort.
NATO Secretary-General Anders
Fogh Rasmussen’s official
apology to the Pakistani Foreign
Minister today should help soothe
Pakistani anger over the incident.
The incident is similar to one that
occurred in June 2008 in which a
U.S. air strike on the border killed
11 Pakistani troops. Both of these
unfortunate incidents point to the
challenges of fighting an effective
campaign against insurgents who
cross freely back and forth along a
porous Afghan-Pakistani border.
While the 2008 incident raised
tensions between the U.S. and
Pakistan, it did not cause a major
rupture in the relationship nor did
it lead the Pakistanis to halt
NATO convoys like they have
this time.
The U.S. should focus on
opening access routes outside of
Pakistan to resupply its troops
inside Afghanistan. Not only are
the Pakistani supply routes
increasingly under threat of
militant attacks, the U.S.
dependence on Pakistani supply
routes provides Islamabad
leverage to resist U.S. pressure to
shut down Taliban sanctuaries and
to crack down more forcefully on
terrorist networks, like the
Haqqani network, that attack
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coalition forces across the border
and threaten the overall mission in
Afghanistan.
Washington has begun to build
up the so-called “Northern
Distribution Network” through
Russia, the Caucasus, and the
Central Asian states and has
already opened five supply routes
from the countries north of
Afghanistan, including
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and
Turkmenistan. A more robust
dialogue with Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan regarding supply of
Afghanistan and the future of
Central Asian security could help
the U.S. secure even more routes
through the north, thus reducing
its dependence on Pakistan.
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Is the Media Reporting or Distorting

American Opinions About Trade?
Bryan Riley (The Foundry:
Conservative Policy News.)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:00:52 AM

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The media seem intent on
convincing Americans that they
no longer support free trade. A
recent article in The Wall Street
Journal, for example, begins “The
American public, already
skeptical of free trade, is
becoming increasingly hostile to
Woodward’s Revelations
Ryan Mauro (FrontPage sending a small force to expedite
it.” The article goes on to report Magazine » FrontPage)
that the results of a recent NBC the training of Afghan security
News/Wall Street Journal survey Submitted at 10/4/2010 11:40:29 PM forces and limiting the U.S. role,
situation is not so dismal. For Soured on Trade” could become a rather than fighting for a decisive
show that as much as 90 percent
example, a September 2009 poll s e l f - f u l f i l l i n g p r o p h e s y a s Bob Woodward’s new book, victory over the Taliban and like-
of the U.S. public is concerned
found 65 percent of the public politicians scramble for someone Obama’s Wars, provides an inside minded extremists.
about outsourcing.
agreed that trade with other to blame for the damage they account of the decision making of General Petraeus felt that Biden’s
Unfortunately, the survey
countries is “good for the U.S. themselves have inflicted on the President Obama. Unfortunately, plan was insufficient and even
contains leading questions that
economy.” Similarly, 56 percent U.S. economy. it shows a pattern where the counter-productive. “It would
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During times of economic Five Filters featured article: every measure to protect them and accomplished?” Petraeus asks. He
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work to foreign countries is a
g u a r d a g a i n s t p r o t e c t i o n i s t Reporting of Falluja's Cancer Secretary of Defense Bob Gates should be based on the successful
reason the U.S. is struggling and
sentiment, and warnings to that Catastrophe. is being forced to reiterate his “surge” in Iraq, embracing a
more people aren’t being hired?”
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Fortunately, other surveys that
there is a danger that headlines conduct of the war in Afghanistan campaign that guarantees the
phrase their trade questions in
proclaiming “Americans have after Woodward’s book revealed security of the Afghan population.
more neutral fashion suggest the
major disagreement between the The military leaders advocated
President, Vice President Biden sending 40,000 soldiers for a
and General Petraeus, Gates and surge-like campaign. President
other military leaders. Vice
President Biden supported WOODWARD’S page 77
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ground between the military and
Biden, chose to send 30,000
soldiers and request that
additional forces be sent by our
allies. During the policy debate,
President Obama was frustrated at
the military’s lack of flexibility
and angrily said to Secretary
Gates, “Can you support this?
Because if the answer is no, I
Go Extreme Trolling in New Tadpole-Mediated Chatroom
Brenna Ehrlich (Mashable!)
Submitted at 10/5/2010 9:46:28 AM
If Chatroulette, Omegle and
Tinychat don’t satisfy your
hankering for trolling, do we have
a toy for you: Rumpetroll, a
Norwegian chat site that lets you
swim around in a black morass in
the guise of a tadpole.
The concept is pretty simple. Just
click on over to the site, where a
school of tadpoles (which… um…
look like something else) are
swimming about; type in “Name:
Your Name” and start chatting.
You can use your mouse to direct
your tadpole around the screen.
According to one of the creators,
Daniel Mahal (the site was
created by four Norwegian
developers and designers),
Rumpetroll is “a project to
explore what modern browsers
can do that is not yet viable for
commercial projects.” (Sidenote:
The word is Norwegian for
“tadpole” and “a** troll.”)
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understand it and I’ll be happy to
just authorize another 10,000
troops, and we can continue to go
as we are and train the Afghan
national force and just hope for
the best.”
next memetastic form of
communication or just a rad new
time-waster?
And, while you’re at it, Mahal
and Co. are looking for
suggestions: “The project is open
and hosted on github, and we’d
love contributions. Certainly
anyone who’ve spent two minutes
in the pond must have at least 10
ideas for it.”
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4 Digital Alternatives to the Traditional Resume

Sharlyn Lauby (Mashable!) might want to explore one or all and now compared to traditional Technology and new
Submitted at 10/5/2010 9:27:25 AM of the following options, resumes, which tell people where opportunities provide a number of
including video resumes, you have been in the past. ways to present your resume. At
This post originally appeared on VisualCVs, social resumes and Social resumes can reveal your one time, the only method was via
the American Express OPEN LinkedIn profiles. 1. Video potential, Trunk says. “Today, a paper resume, though they’re
Forum, where Mashable regularly Resumes 90% of people’s communication obviously still out there and used
c o n t r i b u t e s a r t i c l e s a b o u t Video resumes have recently is via social media and only 10% quite often. While it might be
leveraging social media and emerged as a new option. Making is via e-mail. A social resume is a good to maintain the traditional
technology in small business. a value-added video can be tricky way to show people what you’re format, some of these other
Even small business owners need business— it’s important to doing that is independent of what options can also make sense. If
a resume. It serves to provide a ensure the finished product you are paid to do,” she says. “We you do need to provide a
s u m m a r y o f p r o f e s s i o n a l conveys the right message about should not limit our potential by traditional resume, be sure to keep
experience and isn’t just used for you as a professional. A video what someone has chosen to pay it up to date and make sure you
content into a traditional resume
job searching. Many times, a resume could be a part of an us to do. We should limit our can access it quickly by keeping a
format with additional links to
resume can serve as a way to land overall portfolio management potential by what we can think to copy on your favorite file storage
blog posts, Twitter accounts,
a piece of business, speaking gig strategy; however, having a video do.” 4. Your LinkedIn Profile app(like GoDocs, Dropbox or
videos, presentations and so on.
or board position. So it’s resume does not cancel out other If you want to give others a three- Box.net).
You can also add charts and
important to always have a options. In fact, a video resume dimensional view, providing a Whether you’re looking to
graphs to enhance the look. It
resume that’s ready to go on a can act to enhance your online LinkedIn URL offers quick, direct enhance your presence in the
serves as a great digital portfolio
moment’s notice. presence in the likely case that a access to an individual’s ever- business community or hiring new
and can really dress up the
Penelope Trunk, chief evangelist potential customer is searching for expanding professional network staff, there are more options than
traditional resume.
a n d c o - f o u n d e r o f B r a z e n your information across the web. of connections and involvement. just the traditional paper resume.
Kris Dunn, a human resources
Careerist, a career management Laurie Ruettimann, founder of Lori Hedrick, vice president of And when it comes to evaluating
blogger, has used VisualCVs in
tool for young professionals, Voice of HR, whose mission is to human resources at Marcus resumes, Ruettimann offers some
the past. He recommends them
points out that “a traditional facilitate active and meaningful Thomas, a full-service, integrated great advice for everyone:
“when two conditions are present:
resume is necessarily linear. But dialogue in the HR industry via advertising and public relations “Resumes of any kind – video,
1) The target company is
careers today are nonlinear. new media services, compares agency with a focus on audience paper, written in the sky by a
progressive enough to handle it,
“People often do more than one resume strategy to investments. insights and idea generation, plane – are a snapshot into a
and 2) The individual has a great
job at once, people often learn “Just as investors diversify their suggests just using your LinkedIn person’s abilities. Be sold on a
deal of online content that can be
more in between jobs than during investments, individuals must profile instead of a paper resume. person’s skills. Don’t be swayed
referenced within the VisualCV
a job,” Trunk said. “Therefore, a diversify their approach to finding “Overall, it provides the same by the style in which those skills
format. Check out Dunn’s
resume based on ideas and and communicating with potential format as a resume, yet it’s much are communicated.”
VisualCV for a look at what’s
conversations is a more accurate opportunities.” more powerful and much more Which resume formats are you
possible. 3. The Social Resume
representation of today’s worker Consider adding a video resume efficient. It shows contacts, using these days? Let us know in
When an explanation of your
than a resume based on linear to your current professional recommendations and groups — the comments below. More
capabilities is more useful
histories.” profiles, but make sure the even books you’re currently Business Resources from
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Why the Social Web Is the Guardian of Net Neutrality

Jon Goldman (Mashable!) is accessible to innovators — with content. What our friends of regulation – especially since
Submitted at 10/5/2010 10:39:30 AM regardless of their size or wealth watch, play or listen to is the social tools used by hundreds
— will promote a vibrant and increasingly the deciding factor in of millions of people are
Jon Goldman is CEO of the competitive marketplace where what media we choose to predicated on this openness.
m u l t i u s e r c o n t e n t - s h a r i n g consumers have ultimate control consume. Much the same way that the print
platform Qlipso, which recently over the content and services This has two important effects on media and music industries failed
acquired the assets of online video delivered through their Internet the net neutrality debate. First, to recognize the coming
site Veoh.com. He lives and connection.” social media has rewired people disruptions and subsequent
works in Los Angeles. In the long run, however, to expect an open and unrestricted attacks from more nimble and
The spread of broadband Internet proposals like the one from Internet. It’s clear to most web innovative digital startups,
access allows us to explore and Google and Verizon in August do users that a controlled Internet strategic mistakes by Google,
devour an array of content not represent the doomsday (whether by corporations or Verizon or others will enable
( e n t e r t a i n m e n t , n e w s a n d scenario many are predicting, government) is not in the best innovative entrepreneurs
necessary for broadband web
information) with a convenience primarily because of the influence interest of the user (or in the long committed to a free and open
access because that market is still
and speed unimaginable to those of the social web on our Internet run, the marketplace of ideas). Internet to step in, address
largely in its infancy, and any
accessing the web a mere five to usage. Google’s and Verizon’s Second, consumer choice is at a consumers’ desires, and take
type of regulation on broadband
10 years ago. And in the past two Plan high level. Most users are not advantage of their larger rivals’
development and access points
months, discussions within the Following the joint proposal from restricted by a single point of missteps.
could constrain innovation.
Internet and media industries Google and Verizon outlining access, both to the web as a whole And for the still-emerging world
Even if Google and Verizon
about the continued viability of their views for how Internet and and for discovery of the of the Internet, a place dominated
succeed and the government
net neutrality have centered on broadband services should be information it contains. by the social web and user voice,
regulates the Internet in favor of
those issues of convenience and controlled and accessed in a 21st- Both points are relevant for it may be OK for corporations to
the big companies, users will still
speed. century marketplace, consumer framing why the social web will test the benefits that can come
demand alternative points of
Proponents of net neutrality have advocacy groups, government ultimately save net neutrality. from a system of tiered access. It
access. Additionally, the success
come out in full force rallying officials and pundits have accused Social media has trained us, as will not be the death knell for
of user generated content has
around the notion of a free and the companies of colluding to denizens of the web, to demand openness.
shown that the high production
u n i n h i b i t e d I n t e r n e t ; o n e create an Internet they can control neutrality, and the breakdown of Whether it’s Google, Verizon or
values offered by established (and
controlled only by consumers’ with the services and websites information and access to silos any other company trying to place
potentially “favored” media) may
imaginations and desires, rather they offer. In other words, sites allows us the freedom to make restrictions on Internet access and
not be what the majority of users
than corporate profits. They argue not affiliated with or owned by good on threats to bring our artificially promote their services
are after. In other words,
that an Internet divided into these two companies will be business elsewhere. What the over others, the social web has
constraining the Internet may turn
separate and potentially unequal slower, drastically affecting the Future Holds given users and many
out to be an expensive hunt for
access points would give favor to user experience and information We’ve become so used to open entrepreneurs a warrior mentality
fool’s gold. How We Got Here
those companies willing to pay flow. access, to an open web, that when it comes to defending net
The rise of the social web has
top-dollar to have their content The main issues for detractors of closing it off is kind of like trying neutrality.
tipped the balance of information
and entertainment available to the proposal are exceptions given to put toothpaste back into the Ultimately, the social web will
sharing power from corporations
consumers and businesses who to wireless Internet providers and tube. We cannot simply turn back balance things out, and consumers
to users. Many of the remaining
are also willing — and able — to for potential new services that the clock on the Internet and will continue to dictate the types
ties consumers once felt toward
pay a premium for access. broadband providers could offer, magically rebuild a system of content they access and from
their favorite search engine or
Facebook spokesman Andrew such as advanced educational whereby some websites, where. More Tech Resources
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factor in e-commerce decisions. WHY page 80
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