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Jan 11, 2011 16:14 EST bragging about bringing the report Lamarque (National Commission
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commissions is that they can interest groups started the PR Spill and Offshore Drilling co-
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presentation the commission’s
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Will that legislation go Commission on the BP Deepwater
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anywhere? Industry analysts are Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore
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Washington Extra – Circle that date

Tabassum Zakaria (Front Row in 1919, and the shortest was
Washington) 1,089 words by President George
Submitted at 1/11/2011 5:17:36 PM Washington in 1790.
The first television broadcast was
Mr. Speaker, the President of the of President Harry Truman in
United States accepts your 1947, the first evening delivery
invitation. was by President Lyndon Johnson
The pomp and circumstance that in 1965, and the first live webcast
surrounds the president’s annual on the Internet was from President
State of the Union address to George W. Bush in 2002.
Congress has begun with the Here are our top stories from
delivery of the invitation from Washington today…
House Speaker John Boehner to Spill panel calls for offshore
President Barack Obama at the drilling reform
o t h e r e n d o f P e n n s y l v a n i a A White House panel probing
Avenue. (It’s still on paper, not an BP’s massive oil spill called for
Evite). an overhaul of the regulatory
“A new Congress provides us a s y s t e m t h a t w a s e n t i r e l y
renewed opportunity to find unprepared for the disaster, but
common ground and address the t h e p l a n w a s s u r e t o f a c e
p r i o r i t i e s o f t h e A m e r i c a n opposition from Republicans
people,” Boehner said in the reluctant to expand government
invitation for Obama to address a o v e r s i g h t . T h e o i l s p i l l
Joint Session of Congress on commission said in its final major
January 25. report that the government needs
“Recent events have reminded us to expand its drilling regulations,
of the imperfect nature of our as well as set up an independent
representative democracy, but drilling safety agency.
also how much we cherish the For more of this story by Ayesha
ideal that our government exists Rascoe, read here.
to serve the people,” he wrote. For a factbox on reactions to the
At the State of the Union, the report, click here.
president gives Congress a heads- US sees N. Korea becoming
up on his priorities for the year. direct threat, eyes ICBMs
W e i m a g i n e b o o s t i n g t h e North Korea is becoming a direct
economy will top Obama’s list. threat to the U.S. and could
Who can argue with that? Well, develop an inter-continental
everyone. Especially when it ballistic missile within five years,
comes to the ways and means of U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert
accomplishing that goal. Gates said. Gates detailed the new
Here’s some trivia about the assessment of Pyongyang’s
history of the State of the Union capabilities during a visit to
address. The longest was 27,651 Beijing, where he praised Chinese
words by President William Taft efforts to reduce tensions on the
financial crisis panel
The final report of a
congressional panel on the
financial crisis — due to hit
bookstores in days — won’t be
the blockbuster some hoped for,
but it may help point the way
toward mortgage market reform.
“Whatever it says, it is likely to be
too little and too late. The timing
was wrong from the start,” said
Columbia Law School Professor
John Coffee.
For more of this analysis by
Kevin Drawbaugh and Dave
Clarke, read here.
Korean peninsula but also stressed T h e U . S . v i e w s a l Q a e d a Watchdog probes SEC handling
t h e u r g e n c y t o r e i n i n t h e militants operating from Yemen of Citi settlement
reclusive state. as an urgent concern, Hillary The internal watchdog at the SEC
For more of this story by Phil Clinton said in the first visit to is investigating whether the
Stewart, read here. Sanaa by a secretary of state in 20 group’s enforcement director’s
B i d e n : U S c o u l d s t a y i n years. Washington is anxious for friendship with a Citigroup
A f g h a n i s t a n b e y o n d 2 0 1 4 Yemen to step up its fight against defense attorney led him to drop
The U.S. is not in Afghanistan to an al Qaeda wing based in fraud charges against two of the
“govern” but will stay beyond a Yemen, where militants have company’s executives last year.
scheduled 2014 security handover attempted ambitious attacks The inquiry by Inspector General
if Afghans want, visiting Vice against U.S. and Western targets. D a v i d K o t z c a m e a f t e r
President Biden told President For more of this story by Andrew Republican Sen. Charles Grassley
H a m i d K a r z a i . S e e k i n g t o Quinn, read here. forwarded him an anonymous
reassure the leader, who has Lawmaker’s condition improves letter alleging that Enforcement
accused Washington of meddling, after shooting Director Rob Khuzami held secret
Biden said Afghans were capable Gabrielle Giffords is breathing on conversations with Citigroup’s
of building their own institutions her own and doctors were hopeful attorney without involving other
and the U.S. was not in the war- about her recovery from a head staff and helped protect the
torn country to “nation-build.” wound suffered in an Arizona company from private litigation.
“We are not leaving if you don’t shooting spree that killed six For more of this story by Sarah
want us to leave. We plan on people. Giffords is in critical N. Lynch, read here.
continuing to work with you and condition at a Tucson hospital but US sees stronger 2012 world oil
it’s in the mutual self-interest of is “holding her own,” responding demand growth
both nations,” he said. t o s i m p l e c o m m a n d s a n d Global oil demand growth will
For more of this story by Patricia breathing without aid of her accelerate next year, while non-
Zengerle, read here. ventilation tube, doctors said. OPEC production will remain flat,
Clinton says militants in Yemen For more of this story, read here.
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driving oil prices to a record high
average of $99 a barrel, the U.S.
said in its first energy forecast for
2012.
For more of this story by Tom
Doggett, read here.
WikiLeaks activists may seek to
quash US demand for docs
Two prominent WikiLeaks
supporters in the Netherlands and
Iceland are consulting lawyers
about ways to stop the Justice
Department getting their Twitter
records in a probe into the leak of
secret documents. The court order
instructed Twitter to turn over to
federal prosecutors in Alexandria
all account records created by the
social media site since Nov. 1,
2009 for two activists, Julian
Assange, and Bradley Manning.
For more of this story by Mark
Hosenball, read here.
Chamber backs repeal vote on
healthcare reform
Corporate America’s biggest
lobbying group praised a more
business-friendly tone from the
White House, but backed
Republican efforts to dismantle
the Obama administration’s
healthcare overhaul. “We see the
upcoming House vote as an
opportunity for everyone to take a
fresh look at healthcare reform,”
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
President Tom Donohue said.
For more of this story by Kim
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Socially responsible investments
Dixon, read here.
What we are blogging…
Public says Giffords shooting,
rhetoric unrelated
Most Americans see no relation
between the attempted
assassination of congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords and the
political tactic of lacing vitriolic
rhetoric with firearms analogies.
That’s the conclusion of a CBS
News poll that found most
Republicans (69 pct), most
independents (56 pct) and even a
plurality of Democrats (49 pct)
believe the two phenomena
unrelated. Those numbers add up
to 57 percent of Americans
overall — a true majority though
not quite big enough to break a
Senate filibuster.
For David Morgan’s full post,
click here.
A first at the U.S. Supreme Court
New Justice Elena Kagan’s first
written ruling was released, an 18-
page opinion in a bankruptcy-tax
case, the first arguments in the
court’s term that began in
October. The ruling was not a
blockbuster. In her opinion,
Kagan said a debtor who does not
make loan or lease payments may
not take a car ownership
deduction.
For James Vicini’s full post, click
here.
From elsewhere…
in microfinance can alleviate
Facebook-Winklevoss twins case
goes to court
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
found a skeptical audience as they
tried to convince an appeals court
to let them out of a $65 million
settlement over the founding of
Facebook. The twins argue that,
based on an internal valuation at
the time that Facebook did not
disclose, they should have gotten
more shares in the settlement to a
dispute over who had the original
idea for the site. A judge pointed
out that the twins had several
lawyers representing them at
settlement talks, and that their
father is a business expert.
For more of this story, read here.
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Clinton jokes about
Yemen stumble
Andrew Quinn (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:39:08 AM
Jan 12, 2011 11:39 EST
Call it the Trip.
Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton, wrapping up a high-
stakes trip to Yemen to discuss
counter-terrorism cooperation on
Wednesday, stumbled briefly
upon re-entering her airplane.
Clinton was unhurt and newswise
it was a non-event — except that
it was captured by television responded with her own story.
cameras. “It happened to me just yesterday
Clinton’s video misstep ended up actually. I was going up the stairs
going out on YouTube and to the airplane and I was looking
became a minor Internet over my back and waving and
sensation, prompting snarky then I turned and there was a
headlines from some of the bump in the, in the entry into the
world’s headline writers plane. You know, those things
(”Unexpected trip on Clinton happen,” she added.
plane!” joked one). They do indeed. But when they
It’s the kind of pointless happen to Hillary Clinton, they
fingerpointing that public figures usually end up being news.
(and sometimes journalists) loathe Photo credit: Reuters/Khaled
because it distracts from real Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi (Clinton
news, in this case Clinton’s effort arrives at presidential palace in
to broaden the U.S. relationship Sanaa, Yemen)
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to his palace, spoke about how he
had fallen in his home and Clinton
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How to Spend $100 Million to Really Save Education

Anya Kamenetz (Fast philanthropic narrative of school
Company) reform breaks down. A growing
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:21:55 AM chorus of educational iconoclasts,
including Diane Ravitch and Sir
Illustration by Mark Weaver Ken Robinson, argue that such
It's Not as Easy as Zuckerberg scores are exactly the wrong
Thinks. (Tweet your ideas here!) gauges of success. What do they
The elite has become obsessed really measure? "Taking tests
with fixing public schools. again and again does not make
Whether it's Ivy League graduates kids smarter," Ravitch says.
flocking to Teach for America or "Their motivation does not
new-money foundations such as improve, their interest in their
Gates, Broad, and Walton education does not increase, and
bestowing billions on the cause, their achievement does not
"for the under-40 set, education improve." Judging schools based
reform is what feeding kids in on test scores means pushing
produce a desired outcome. The table -- it's a mind-set. Whether TechCrunch.
Africa was in 1980," Newark,
United Way has one theory of from Silicon Valley or Wall Venture capitalists, and those students to conform to a single
New Jersey, education reformer
change about the best way to feed Street, they believe that who take the VC approach to standard deviation, rather than
Derrell Bradford told the
the hungry (direct aid funded by empowering the chief is the key to s c h o o l r e f o r m , l o v e t h e cultivating their individual
Associated Press last fall.
international private donations). a school's success. These execs independently run public schools passions.
Facebook founder Mark
Che Guevara had a very different are expected to foster known as charter schools, another Many of the people who disagree
Zuckerberg is the latest
one (self-help through armed competition, raise expectations, trend Zuckerberg is likely to with Ravitch and Robinson (and
entrepreneur to join this rush. He
revolution). Unfortunately, the emphasize metrics, and take on promote in Newark. Charters me, for that matter) are smart and
announced in late September that
theory of change behind the the unions. It's a logic embraced function like an educational dedicated. The face of their
he planned to donate $100 million
recent infusion of private money by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, startup. They give ultimate power movement is former Washington,
to the city of Newark to overhaul
into public schools is based on for one, in his decision to appoint to leaders, freeing them from D.C., schools chief Michelle
its school system. Zuckerberg, a
some questionable assumptions: a magazine publisher, former many district rules, including Rhee, who is profiled on page 94,
billionaire by age 23, has little
First, public schools will improve Hearst Magazines chairwoman union agreements, and they revealing why she's pushing her
experience in philanthropy and no
if they harness more resources. Cathie Black, as the chancellor of depend on a round-the-clock work new billion-dollar program. Also
connection to Newark; he met the
Second, charter schools and the New York City Department of ethic. Sadly, charters fail at i n c l u d e d i n t h i s p a c k a g e :
city's mayor, Cory Booker, at a
strong, MBA-style leaders are the Education. similar rates to startups -- and suggestions from a wide range of
conference and was impressed
preferred means of improvement. Zuckerberg wants to follow this when they do, children can be the experts, from elementary-school
with Booker's ideas for school
And third, a school's success can playbook by insisting that Newark casualties. A 2009 national study principals to philanthropists and
reform. Plans are still sketchy, but
be measured through standardized install Mayor Booker as the head f r o m S t a n f o r d ' s C e n t e r f o r union chiefs. Put it together, and
Zuckerberg has endorsed merit
testing. of its school system, which would Research on Education Outcomes you've got a foment of ideas all
pay for teachers, closing failing
The Newark Public Schools require skirting state law. found that 37% of charter-school aimed at benefiting children.
schools, and opening more
already belie the first assumption. Already, local activists have students performed worse than Whatever your policy position,
charters.
They allocate $22,000 per year threatened a lawsuit, a move their counterparts at public that's a good thing.
So will this princely sum produce
per student, more than twice the Zuckerberg shrugs off. "For me, schools: 46% matched up, and Our continued prosperity in a
a happy ending? Unlikely. The postindustrial economy depends
national average of $10,000. Yet this is more like a venture-capital just 17% showed clear gains.
Zuckerberg gift, like all social
Newark graduates only half its approach where you pick the Of course, such "performance" on creativity and innovation. And
action, is based on a particular
charges. Private-sector education entrepreneur, the leader that you stats hinge on one central metric: that's why Zuckerberg's decision
"theory of change" -- a set of
crusaders often counter that it's believe in, and then give them a standardized test scores. And it's HOW page 6
beliefs about the best strategy to
not just money they bring to the lot of leverage," he told the blog here, I believe, that the
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Google Launches Global Online Science Fair [Video]

Chuck Salter (Fast Company)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:15:59 AM

For years, employees at Google

have suggested a project near and
dear to their nerd hearts: a Google
-led science fair. "It's come up
over and over and over again,"
says Cristin Frodella, a senior
product marketing manager in
education at Google. After all,
many a Googler has fond
childhood memories of explaining
the genius of his or her biology
experiment to passersby in a
school gym. (Frodella and her
best friend trained hamsters to ask
for food by ringing a bell.)
Today those Googlers and
budding scientists worldwide
should be ecstatic. The company
launched Google Science Fair, the
first global online science
competition. It's open to full-time
students ages 13 to 18, who are
encouraged to use the panoply of
Google products to record and
share their work. "We want to let machine for last year's OK Go Internet evangelist and one of the rasa." village.
kids use our online tools so they viral hit "This Too Shall Pass." fathers of the Web, and National William Kamkwamba, a self- If his poignant story wasn't
can participate from anywhere in Syyn's machine for Google fired a Geographic's explorer-in- taught scientist from Malawi, enough to spur the young
world," Frodella tells Fast laser, activating a rover that lifted residence, the geneticist Spencer Africa, talked about the direct scientists in the room and those
Company. "They may be home a red curtain draped over the fair's Wells. impact that science can have, not watching the live stream of the
schooled or live in a remote place logo. Then Google brought a Cerf gave a brief history of the just on society at large, but on an event online, then that of Tesca
or not have a physical science fair riveting cast of scientists on stage Internet, telling students that individual community. From Fitzgerald, a 15-year-old dynamo
in their area." They do, however, to inspire the 100 or so local breakthroughs of that magnitude reading a library book, from Portland, Oregon, most
need an Internet connection. students in attendance. don't "just happen." They require Kamkwamba, the son of a farmer likely did. She began
[youtube IOIb17J2DaE] Google's partners include scientists asking questions, and one of seven kids, learned programming computers at age 5,
This is a far cry from your typical National Geographic, CERN, forming hypothesis, failing, and how to build a wind mill, which enrolled in community college at
local science fair. Google's Scientific American, and Lego. then asking more questions. If it powers his family's house and 12, and last year was recognized
competition kicked off this Consequently, the judges are not seems to students as if all the pumps water in an impoverished for her skills by the National
morning at its New York offices your eighth-grade biology teacher good stuff has already been area. He taught his neighbors how Center for Women and
with some showy science courtesy and the football coach who took a discovered, Cerf said, remember to build wind mills, too, which Information Technology. One of
of Syyn Labs, the company freshman chemistry course. They that "95% of the universe is have transformed schools and
behind the Rube Goldberg GOOGLE page 8
include Vint Cerf, its chief unknown to us. It's all Tabula improved conditions in the
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Ford Is Not Fond of Better Place's EV Battery Switch Stations
Ariel Schwartz (Fast Company)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:18:53 AM
Electric vehicle infrastructure
startup Better Place has been hard
at work over the past few years
promoting its unique business
model. The thrust of the plan
consists of Better Place and GE-
branded EV charging stations that
allow drivers to charge on the go
as well as gas station-like battery
switch stations that can swap out
depleted EV batteries for fresh
ones in two minutes.
But there's a catch: the plan won't
work unless automakers agree to
make electric vehicles that are
compatible with Better Place's
robotic switch stations, or until
the company makes its switch
stations compatible with more
varieties of battery packs. And
judging by recent remarks from
Sue Cischke, Ford's vice president
for Sustainability, Environment
and Safety Engineering, that may
be unlikely.
It just doesn't make sense for
Ford to commit to a common
battery pack format, Cischke said
HOW
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to follow the popular script
disappoints me. I wish he had
taken his $100 million, and some
of his smartest people, and
designed a new framework for
education from the ground up,
much the way he built Facebook
from a dorm-room idea to a global
brand. Is it possible to craft an
this week at Ford's Dearborn,
Michigan plant, because it could
hinder the company's ability to
rapidly progress to new EV
battery technology. "The size of
[EV] battery packs keeps
changing. It will be different in
two years," she says.
Better Place denies that this will
be an issue for automakers. "From
day one, accommodation of
multiple battery types has been a
education platform that's as
participatory, offers as much
opportunity for self-expression,
and is as magnetic to young
people as Facebook itself? That
would be a theory of change
worth testing. 13 Radical Ideas
How would you spend $100
million? the answers are as varied
core engineering requirement for
our battery switch stations. We
have made significant R&D
investments to develop a toolkit/
adapter in our battery switch
stations that can anticipate and
supply different battery types for
different vehicles with different
battery-to-vehicle connection
mechanisms," explains Better
Place spokesperson Julie Mullins
in an email.
as the edu-experts we asked.
Radical Idea #1 Radical Idea #2
Radical Idea #3 Radical Idea #4
Radical Idea #5 Radical Idea #6:
Rethinking Teaching Radical Idea
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continue to decrease, any
incentive to move to a common
battery pack for swap stations
may drop as well.
There are markets where swap
stations make a lot of sense--in
smaller countries that have large
numbers of corporate fleets, and
in the taxi industry, for example.
"Battery switch is really the only
option for taxis, because it
requires very little down time,
versus standard or quick charge
which require the taxis to be out
of service for much longer periods
of time," Mullins explained to
FastCompany.com last year.
But for major automakers that
simply want to keep ahead of their
So far, there is only one vehicle g r o w i n g e l e c t r i c v e h i c l e
that works with the switch competition, it may not be ideal.
s t a t i o n s . T h e B e t t e r P l a c e "For Ford," Cischke says, "it
compatible Renault Fluence Z.E. doesn't seem to be a solution that
will go into limited release in makes sense."
Denmark and Israel next year, Read more coverage of the 2011
with 100,000 units set to be Detroit Auto Show.
deployed. As of right now, that's Ariel Schwartz can be reached on
all the commitment to switch Twitter or by email.
stations that Better Place can
muster. And as vehicle charge
times for EV charging units
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Twitter Study Suggests Verizon iPhone Won't Be a Bloodbath for

AT&T, Droid [Exclusive]
Austin Carr (Fast Company) network, Verizon's announcement 3G network as opposed to 4G.
Submitted at 1/12/2011 12:03:28 PM wasn't all bad news for the carrier. And what about Google, the
Around 24% of opinion analyzed forgotten player in this kerfuffle
The iPhone is coming to Verizon, remained positive about AT&T. between Verizon and AT&T?
and everyone, from analysts to What's more, around 18% said Would Android sales slow once
Jon Stewart, is already sounding they would waiting to make a the iPhone ends its control of the
the death knell on AT&T. But decision on the Verizon iPhone, market? According to Crimson's
how are actual consumers reacting either because they were unsure analysis, around 15% of Droid
to the news? Who is planning to about the device (5%) or because users want the Verizon iPhone but
switch from AT&T to Verizon? they were going to hold off until are locked into a contract with a
And how many are planning to the iPhone 5 (13%). Only 7% of Droid device. Another 12% said
stay? tweets indicated users were they are absolutely switching
To find out, we sought help from choosing to stay with AT&T, but from a Droid to a Verizon iPhone,
social media analytics firm an additional 5% believed the while 18% said they were
Crimson Hexagon, makers of the network would improve because undecided.
Harvard-developed public opinion the Verizon iPhone might free up But Google did receive some
platform ForSight, which uses a data bandwidth. good news: A whopping 55% of
human-assisted algorithm to For Verizon, the news was met tweets analyzed indicated they
gauge opinion on Facebook and with a little more excitement. Verizon. Additionally, around negative toward the were sticking with a Droid,
Twitter in real-time. During the Around 40% of public opinion 11% of tweets analyzed were announcement, with 16% "tech regardless of the announcement.
announcement, Crimson analyzed was positive for the carrier, with "tech positive," which according negative." Crimson says these Take that, Apple.
about 78,000 tweets related to the 20% of tweets indicating users to Crimson, consisted mostly of latter reactions were mostly
news, from AT&T and Verizon that have already decided to buy positive feedback on the Verizon concerns that Verizon would not
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Facebook Cofounder Chris Hughes On World Wrestling
The Colbert Report
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
(Business Insider)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:11:02 AM
Facebook co-founder Chris
Hughes was on The Colbert
Report last night touting his new
nonprofit, Jumo. Jumo is a "social
network for the social sector" --
you can sign up (with Facebook,
naturally) to follow any cause or
nonprofit you're interested in,
learn about what they're doing and
get involved.
Jumo sounds like a very
interesting project. For half of the
interview Colbert just talked
about how rich Hughes is and
asked about The Social Network.
Without mentioning them by
name (smart!), Hughes got a little
dig in at Causes, Jumo's chief
rival, which is for-profit and
based on Facebook, saying they're
just about donations, while Jumo
is more about getting involved
and eventually donating.
Chris Hughes is pretty
impressive. He got to Harvard on
a scholarship and was a co-
founder of Facebook, actually
finished his degree, and went on
to head online for Barack
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Brent Crude Oil Trading
at $98.00 per Barrel
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Submitted at 1/12/2011 12:00:00 PM
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The story of the day is about oil.
February contracts for Brent crude
are trading at $98.03 per barrel,
up 74 cents as of 10:15 a.m. EDT.
The U.S. benchmark West Texas
Intermediate crude (WTI) is
trading at $91.85 per barrel, up 42
cents. Brent crude is used
primarily in Europe. The drive to
$100 per barrel is due in part to
severe winter conditions in
Europe.
Here in the U.S., the Alaskan
Pipeline, which has been closed
since Saturday, has reopened but
at a reduced rate. U.S. stockpiles
fell 1.4 million barrels from,
PAYDAY: Les Miles Gets A 7-Year
Contract
Dashiell Bennett (Business
Insider)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:20:00 AM
Just to make sure the Michigan
Wolverines don't get any more
ideas in three years, LSU has
given head coach Les Miles a new
deal that will keep him at the
school until 2017.
Miles recently met with
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overnight.
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million will remain the same, but
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The Daily Show
takes on the
Verizon iPhone
Kelly Hodgkins (TUAW)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:00:00 AM
While the tech world debates
both the merits and the
shortcomings of the Verizon
iPhone, The Daily Show's Jon
Stewart and John Oliver used the
occasion to do some good ol'
AT&T bashing. They celebrated
the announcement of the Verizon
iPhone with a rousing chant of
"Freedom!" and poked fun at the
dropped calls that plague iPhone
owners on AT&T. The pinnacle
of the seven-minute skit occurred
when a band of frustrated iPhone
owners trampled an AT&T sign.
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Floods turn major Australian city into ghost town (AP)
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Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:32:15 AM
BRISBANE, Australia – Inch by
inch, block by block, floods
consumed Australia's third-largest
city, creeping across suburban
yards Wednesday and streaming
through downtown streets
darkened by power outages and
largely emptied of people.
The waters poured into Brisbane,
topping traffic lights on some
streets, after marching across
Queensland state for weeks.
Roads shut throughout the city,
and people moved about in
kayaks, rowboats and even on
surfboards. Boats torn from their
moorings floated down an
engorged river.
Residents of the city's low-lying
areas headed in the thousands for
higher ground, while others chose
to ride it out as the waters
approached their expected peak
early Thursday morning.
Some neighbors in East Brisbane
fired up a barbecue, put some beer
on ice and starting grilling
sausages while watching the water
spill from a picturesque creek and
creep up the gentle slope toward
their homes.
"We're having a bit of a barbecue
because we've got no electricity,"
said Bob Vilgan, an 80-something
dressed like most of the neighbors
in shorts, a T-shirt and sandals.
"The idea is to get everyone fed
who is in with our crowd, have a
few tiny tipples and get back
home."
The flooding, which has killed 22
people since late November, has
submerged dozens of towns —
some three times — and left an
area the size of Germany and
France combined under water.
Highways and rail lines have been
washed away in the disaster,
which is shaping up to Australia's
costliest ever.
With at least 43 people missing,
the death toll is expected to rise.
Many of those unaccounted for
disappeared from around
Toowoomba, a city west of
Brisbane that saw massive flash
floods sweep away cars, road
signs and people. Twelve died in
that flood alone.
The toll has shocked Australians,
no strangers to deadly natural
disasters like the wildfires that
killed 173 in a single day two
years ago.
One tale has particularly
transfixed the country: a 13-year-
old boy caught in the flood who
told strangers to save his 10-year-
old brother first and died as a
result.
Jordan and Blake Rice were in
the car with their mother, Donna,
when a wall of water pummeled
Toowoomba on Monday. After
the torrent of water knocked one
rescuer over, another man
managed to reach the car, The
Australian newspaper reported. At
Jordan's insistence, he pulled
Blake out first, according to a
third brother, Kyle.
"Courage kicked in, and he would
rather his little brother would
live," the 16-year-old told the
newspaper. Jordan and his mother
were washed away before the men
were able to get back to them. By
Wednesday, Jordan's name was
among the top 10 most used terms
on Twitter, as a wave of tweets
hailed him as a "true hero" of the
Queensland floods.
In contrast to the wall of water
that swallowed Toowoomba,
Brisbane's crisis has been marked
by the waters' slow but steady
progress.
"I was quite panicked after seeing
Toowoomba," said Ali Cook, one
of the neighbors at the East
Brisbane barbecue. "But it's been
such a slow rise. It's still rising
quite a lot."
On Wednesday, emergency
sirens blared across Brisbane as
the floodwaters entered an empty
downtown and began swamping
neighborhoods.
The surging, muddy waters
reached the tops of traffic lights in
some parts of Brisbane, and
Mayor Campbell Newman said at
least 20,000 homes would likely
be damaged. Brisbane's office
buildings stood empty Wednesday
with the normally bustling central
business district transformed into
a watery ghost town.
Police went door-to-door in some
neighborhoods advising people to
leave. Five evacuation centers
were open with room for 16,000
people.
The Brisbane River is expected to
reach its height on Thursday, at a
depth slightly lower the that of
1974 floods that swept the city.
Bligh said the news was welcome,
but of little comfort.
"This is still a major event, the
city is much bigger, much more
populated and has many parts
under flood that didn't even exist
in 1974," she said. "We are still
looking at an event which will
cripple parts of our city."
The waters have overwhelmed a
dam built to protect the city after
the 1974 deluge. Officials have
opened the floodgates of the dam
to prevent a greater disaster,
contributing to the flooding
downtown.
Though the full extent of the
damage won't be known until the
water is gone, even before
Brisbane was threatened,
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh
estimated a cleanup and
rebuilding to total around $5
billion.
Add to that, the damage to
economy: Queensland's coal
industry has virtually shut down,
costing millions in deferred
exports and sending global prices
higher. Vegetables, fruit and
sugarcane crops in the rich
agricultural region have been
wiped out, and prices are due to
skyrocket as a result.
Water levels were expected to
stay at peak levels until at least
Saturday, but many people won't
be able to access their homes for
several days beyond that, Bligh
said.
Energex, Brisbane's main power
company, started switching off
electricity to some parts of the
city as a precaution against
electrocution. Almost 70,000
homes were without power across
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afternoon, Bligh said.
Residents who had spent two
days preparing took cover on
higher ground while others
scrambled to move their prized
possessions to the top floors of
their homes. Some stacked
furniture on their roofs.
Supermarkets, which had
experienced a run on bottled
water, food and other goods in the
previous days, stayed closed on
Wednesday.
Darren Marchant spent all day
moving furniture and other
household goods to the top floor
of his home, near the river in the
low-lying Brisbane suburb of
Yeronga. He and two neighbors
watched in awe as dozens of
expensive boats and pontoons
drifted past.
"We were watching all kinds of
debris floating down the river —
one of the (neighbor's) pontoons
just floated off," he said
Wednesday. "It was amazing."
West of Brisbane, the city of
Ipswich, home to about 15,000
people, 3,000 properties were
swamped by the waters heading
Brisbane's way, and 1,100 people
had fled to evacuation centers,
Mayor Paul Pisasale said. The
floods also reached further into
New South Wales, causing about
3,000 people to leave their homes
there.
In Ipswich, video showed horses
swimming through the brown
waters, pausing to rest their heads
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Evan Selleck (SlashGear) game retailer Gamestation, blue, black, and red versions are was switched to £250. Pricing for
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:11:15 AM nothing has been confirmed. We reportedly the color of choice for the 3DS is still up in the air, as is
know the device is set to launch in the UK release date. Something of obvious from the sites changing
At the beginning of January, a Japan on February 26th, 2011, but note, as MCV points out, is that their own placeholders this
leaked image showed that the with new listings from UK all of the above retailers pull their morning. However, Nintendo has
N i n t e n d o 3 D S w o u l d b e retailers, it may be a bit longer listings from The Hut’s database, a press event on January 19th,
launching in the UK on March before the 3D-enabled portable so while multiple sites are listing 2011, that will more than likely
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customers to register their interest The new listings have appeared at it is all coming from one source. launch.
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Winter Weather BlastPounds the Northeast
(FOXNews.com)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:26:14 AM
A major winter storm in the
Northeast has caused a travel
nightmare for thousands.
Airlines have canceled hundreds
of flights and Amtrak has
canceled train service between
New York and Boston as snow
blankets the Northeast.
American, Delta and other
airlines had already canceled
hundreds of flights by Wednesday
morning, and travel in and out of
New York and Boston was very
limited.
American expects to resume
flights at New York City-area
airports by Wednesday afternoon,
but won't start flying again in
Boston until Wednesday night.
The winter storm that shut down
much of the South churned up the
coast Wednesday, dumping snow
across the Northeast and saving
its most brutal punch for New
England, where hundreds of cars
spun out and schools and
businesses shut down.
Armies of plows and salt
spreaders hit streets across the
region to stem chaos during
Wednesday morning's commute.
In Connecticut, where nearly 2
feet of snow had fallen and it was
still coming down, state police
responded to about 500 spinouts,
fender-benders and stranded
vehicles. Four minor injuries were
reported.
"Troopers are going from one
stranded vehicle to another," said
Lt. J. Paul Vance, a department
spokesman.
In New York, where officials
took heavy criticism for their slow
response to a Dec. 26 blizzard, the
morning commute got off to a
promising start as plows cleared
streets that had been blocked for
days by the last storm. Nearly 9
inches fell in Central Park, well
short of 20 inches that last
month's storm dumped on the city.
New England, though, appeared
to be caught off guard by the
ferocity of the latest storm.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P.
Malloy, leading the state through
what threatened to be his first
disaster, ordered a double shift of
state troopers onto highways.
Heavy snow and gusting winds
closed hundreds of schools and
businesses from Maine and New
Hampshire southward.
"You can't see across the street.
The wind and snow is blowing
about 40 miles an hour sideways,"
said Artie Perrin, general manager
at Kelly's Roast Beef in Revere,
Mass., north of Boston.
Ridgefield, Conn., had 22 inches
of snow by 8 a.m., and Danbury
had 18 inches. In Bridgeport,
Connecticut's largest city, a snow
emergency was declared and only
city and education board
employees essential to storm
operations were expected at work.
With offices closed across the
state, many planned to make the
most of the snow day.
"I think it's kind of cool we're
getting this much snow. I haven't
seen this much snow since I was
little. We might go tobogganing
later if the roads improve," said
Debrah Allen, 21, of Milford,
Conn.
In Maine, an inch of snow an
hour meant snow plows had a
hard time keeping up. About
70,000 households in
Massachusetts lacked power,
according to the state emergency
management agency.
Every flight in and out of
Boston's Logan Airport was
delayed. New York's LaGuardia
Airport canceled 675 flights,
Kennedy Airport 300 and Newark
Liberty 440. Philadelphia's airport
reported about 20 dozen canceled
outbound flights and 100 canceled
arrivals, but spokeswoman
Victoria Lupica expected things to
be back in full swing by noon.
Officials cautioned motorists to
stay off the road from the
Carolinas to Maine.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick
noted reports of spinouts and
disoriented motorists heading the
wrong way on highways.
Richard Delgaudio of Rocky Hill,
Conn., took time out from his
drive into work at Connecticut
Light & Power to help push a
stranded motorist who got stuck
in a foot of snow in a Hartford
intersection.
"It's tough to even see out there,"
he said. "The normal exit that I
would normally take, I said ... 'I
don't even know if this is the
exit."'
The snow reduced travel on many
New England highways to a
single lane. Commuter rail service
was suspended between New
York City and New Haven,
Conn., as well as on New York's
Long Island.
The heavy snows thinned the
ranks of morning commuters on
the main rail line running north of
Boston. Those who remained
were hardy souls, some of whom
carried their dress clothes in suit
bags to avoid a messy appearance
at work.
"I guess we're `essential
personnel,"' Mike Lombardo, 29,
of Andover, said as he headed
into his job at a major financial
services company.
Plows were out in force in New
Jersey and in New York, which
was getting hit by snow for the
third time in less than three
weeks, after the crippling Dec. 26
blizzard and a 2-inch dusting last
week.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said
crews would work even harder
after criticism of how the city
handled the blizzard, when
hundreds of streets went
unplowed, subway riders were
stranded and medical calls
unanswered because ambulances
were unable to navigate snowy
streets.
In Brooklyn's Park Slope
neighborhood, an area paralyzed
by last month's storm, all major
and side streets were plowed by
Wednesday morning. A few cars
skidded on the slush.
The city stood ready Wednesday
with more than 300 salt spreaders,
1,700 plows, and 200 front-end
loaders, backhoes and Bobcats.
Sanitation workers were on 12-
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The wintry weather was blamed
for at least 14 deaths and many
more injuries since Sunday.
In Ohio, one man was killed
when a bus carrying members of a
wrestling team from University of
Mount Union collided with a
snowplow. The State Highway
Patrol said the 52-year-old bus
passenger was pronounced dead at
a hospital.
Snow and ice had already shut
down much of the South for two
days before the storm joined
forces with another coming in
from the Midwest and swept
northward.
In the South, road crews lacked
winter equipment, salt and sand to
clear the roads, and millions of
people just stayed home. Mail
delivery was restricted, and many
schools and other institutions
closed.
Some schools remained closed
Wednesday in western North
Carolina as well as in Charlotte,
the state's largest city. Workers
reported progress clearing
highways but warned many
secondary roads remained
dangerous because of ice. A
winter weather advisory was in
effect until noon in northwestern
South Carolina as up to 9 inches
of melted snow refroze on the
roads.
Despite the inconvenience,
Southerners confronted the
aftermath with patience and a
measure of wonder.
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Sarah Palin accuses critics of "blood libel"
(Reuters: Top News)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 9:41:45 AM
Former Alaska Governor and
2008 Republican Vice
Presidential candidate Sarah Palin
speaks during the National Rifle
Association's 139th annual
meeting in Charlotte, North
Carolina May 14, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Chris Keane
WASHINGTON| Wed Jan 12,
2011 10:41am EST
WASHINGTON(Reuters) -
Prominent Republican Sarah Palin
on Wednesday accused critics of
"blood libel" by blaming her
rhetoric for contributing to the
shooting rampage in Tucson that
killed six and wounded 14,
including Democratic
Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
"Acts of monstrous criminality
stand on their own. They begin
and end with the criminals who
commit them," the conservative
Tea Party favorite and former
Alaska governor said in her first
major response to critics.
"Especially within hours of a
tragedy unfolding, journalists and
pundits should not manufacture a
blood libel that serves only to
incite the very hatred and violence
they purport to condemn. That is
reprehensible."
Palin, the Republican Party's
2008 vice presidential nominee,
posted her remarks to her
Facebook page in both a video
and text.
Suspected gunman Jared Lee
Loughner faces five federal
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Arizona, shopping mall.
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with those who listen to talk
radio, not with maps of swing
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aisle, not with law-abiding
citizens who respectfully exercise
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Comments (91) jmmx wrote:
Soes Palin deny that she along
with the right-wing extremist
radio/tv hosts have been
demonizing the left for years?
FIVE ME A BREAK!!
Let us not forget the terroist
shootup of a church in 2008 that
left 2 dead:
[quote]
On July 27, 2008, a politically
motivated[2][3] fatal shooting
took place at the Tennessee
Valley Unitarian Universalist
Church in Knoxville, Tennessee,
United States. Motivated by a
desire to kill liberals and
Democrats, gunman Jim David
Adkisson fired a shotgun at
members of the congregation
during a youth performance of a
musical, killing two people and
wounding seven others.
Motivations
Adkisson, a former private in the
United States Army from 1974 to
1977, says that he was motivated
by hatred of Democrats, liberals,
African Americans and
homosexuals.[2][9][10]
According to a sworn affidavit by
one of the officers who
interviewed Adkisson on July 27,
2008:[3]
“ During the interview Adkisson
stated that he had targeted the
church because of its liberal
teachings and his belief that all
liberals should be killed because
they were ruining the country, and
that he felt that the Democrats had
tied his country’s hands in the war
on terror and they had ruined
every institution in America with
the aid of major media outlets.
Adkisson made statements that
because he could not get to the
leaders of the liberal movement
that he would then target those
that had voted them into office.
Adkisson stated that he had held
these beliefs for about the last ten
years. ”
Additionally, one of Adkisson’s
former wives had been a member
(in the 1990s) of the church where
the attack occurred.[11]
Adkisson’s manifesto[12] also
cited the inability to find a job,
and that his food stamps were
being cut. His manifesto stated
that he intended to keep shooting
until police arrived and expected
to be killed by police. Adkisson
had a waist satchel with more
ammunition, totaling 76 shells of
#4 shot.
The following books were found
in Adkisson’s home during a
police search:[10]
Liberalism is a Mental Disorder
by radio talk show host Michael
Savage
Let Freedom Ring: Winning the
War of Liberty over Liberalism
by talk show host Sean Hannity
The O’Reilly Factor: The Good,
News Wire/ 13
the Bad, and the Completely
Ridiculous in American Life by
television talk show host Bill
O’Reilly
In his manifesto, Adkisson also
included the Democratic members
of the House and Senate,[12] and
the 100 People Who Are
Screwing Up America [12] of
Bernard Goldberg in his list of
wished-for targets.
—
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Knoxville_Unitarian_Universalist
_church_shooting jmmx wrote:
Even now she cannot get away
from the extremest terms and
rhetoric of anger and self-
defensiveness such as “blood
libel.”
What is that supposed to mean?
She ever paints herself as the
victim. HEY! You are not the
victim. Tea Partiers ar not the
victims! Chris98501 wrote:
What a coward. Her response to
this incident has once again
demonstrated how poorly
equipped she is for any public
office. The victim and the
victim’s family themselves spoke
out against Palin’s “cross-hairs”
map — this isn’t a political plot.
An apology would have
demonstrated some grace, but
Sarah can’t accept any
responsibility or criticism. It’s
quite amusing to see how quickly
any comments that are the least
bit negative are deleted from her
Facebook page. A number of
people have been banned from
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Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:46:51 AM this poll, compared to 46 percent Obama will need to win a second talking about job creation. Give Tuesday catching up with friends
in December. term in 2012 are willing to take a me a break! on Facebook and watching
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discusses the economy and of picking up its pace of growth, independents backed him 50 George Soros tells him what to and ignored the stack of
December jobs report during his more Americans are likely to say percent to 45 percent. do! Hannah2 wrote: paperwork on her desk.
visit to Thompson Creek Window the country is on the right track -- Most of the gains came from his Reuters/Ipsos polls for some "It is a beautiful, beautiful day out
Company in Landover, Maryland 36 percent in January, up from 29 fellow Democrats, 77 percent of reason show Obama as much there," she said. "I have some
January 7, 2011. percent in December. But 59 whom approved of him, evidence more popular than other paperwork and some things I've
Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed percent of Americans still said the that he is bolstering his position polls…must be the liberal really put off doing, but how often
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fundamentally’
(Epoch Times | All headlines) These included the fact that the There’s no successful example of
Submitted at 1/12/2011 7:43:37 AM “commanding heights” of the that.”
Chinese economy are in the hands “It has to happen,” Geithner says,
By Matthew Robertson of the Party-state. The cozy “there is no alternative path.”
Epoch Times Staff Created: Jan relationship many companies “All economics is politics,”
12, 2011 Last Updated: Jan 12, have with the state allows them to Geithner said.
2011 hide behind trade barriers and The fundamental changes in the
Chinese Economy Must Change take advantage of a wide range of Chinese economy and how it
Fundamentally: US Treasury preferences and subsidies that interacts with the world are often
Secretary Timothy Geithner give them an (arguably unfair) associated with what is called
delivered this message at a SAIS edge over U.S. and other foreign “political reform” in China.
forum on the Chinese economy in firms. A series of high-profile editorials
Washington, DC on Jan. 12. Here These preferences include access published in October and
he is pictured during the 2010 to low-cost finance, land, energy, November last year in People’s
Wall Street Journal CEO Council a n d a c c e s s t o g o v e r n m e n t Daily, the official newspaper of
meetings last November. (Alex contracts—where exchange of the Chinese Communist Party
W o n g / G e t t y I m a g e s ) U . S . lucre often serves to lubricate the Central Committee, stated
Treasury Secretary Timothy deals. explicitly that any reform in
G e i t h n e r s a i d t h e C h i n e s e Theft of intellectual property China would be under the proviso
economic model must “change remains widespread, and costs that they “unswervingly adher[ed]
fundamentally,” in answer to a U.S. and other foreign firms fundamentally,” Geithner said. inevitable.
to Party leadership.”
question at the John Hopkins billions of dollars a year. Geithner said he has a friendly But the Secretary did not outline
Any changes would have to
School of Advanced International Alongside this is the campaign of relationship with his Chinese how the U.S. would hold China
“uphold the correct political
Studies (SAIS) on the Chinese what has been termed “indigenous counterparts, Wang Qishan, but accountable to what assurances
orientation… along the road of
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others on the left to use his speech
in Tucson to castigate far-right
vitriol on talk radio and cable
news. That strategy would take
the president into another of our
daily political fights and lower his
stature as our national family’s
leader during a time of grief.
That is not to advise the president
to ignore the heightened
polarization in this political age.
There is no getting away from the
bitterness that surrounded
Congresswoman Gifford's last
race in Arizona’s eighth
congressional district. -- It would
be weak for Obama to fail to
understand or acknowledge that
there are hard, bitter sentiments
on immigration, gun control and
fierce anti-government rhetoric in
the southern border area of
Arizona right now.
It is important to acknowledge
that Rep. Giffords joined the
president in taking a stand on
health care reform that resulted in
attacks on her and that included
the military language and martial
imagery that is now in dispute.
But the president has to be the
German investigation of Novell patent sale halted
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Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:59:37 AM
The German antitrust authority
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leader of everyone in the family.
He must acknowledge that
expressing valid points of
disagreement, including full-
throated dissent, is part of the
great American tradition. We
cannot silence people, even
people on the other side of the
family table, without losing our
stripes.
The president can acknowledge
differences around that family
table, but he also has to make it
clear that there is no one who is
not grieving the loss of a 9-year-
old girl who wanted to learn about
her country’s political process. He
has to acknowledge that there is
no one in the family who is not
praying for Giffords and her
family. He has to express
admiration for a courageous judge
who at every turned worked to
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“If you take what is a human
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and try to make it into a political
argument, this looks like you are
exploiting a tragedy, rather than
rising to the moment.”
President Clinton counseled the
nation to embrace their anger after
the Oklahoma City bombing, but
to channel it away from hate and
into a search for justice.
President Reagan spoke to
America’ school children after a
school teacher died in the
Challenger explosion, reassuring
them that space exploration
remained a national goal and
celebrating the American family's
tradition of brave explorers.
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memorable speech at the National
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that he too spoke about the
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American love and American
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As he prepares to give his speech
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not to fall victim to invitations to
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worst of all, politicize. His job is
to go beyond healing. America is
looking for more of what he
offered hours after the attack on
Saturday: the ability to inspire us
and to move beyond this terrible
moment as one family.
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Chinese human rights lawyer,
Gao Zhisheng (The Epoch Times)
Chinese civil rights lawyer Gao
Zhisheng, who has been held
incommunicado since February
2009, spoke from the torture
chamber on Monday. On Jan. 10,
the Associated Press published an
article it had embargoed for eight
months, where Gao describes the
sadistic treatment he received at
the hands of Chinese security
agents—or, more properly, thugs,
though the difference in China is
often unclear.
He gave the interview to AP in
April in a Beijing tea house, as
security agents waited just
outside. His handlers had allowed
him to speak to the press,
apparently to allay international
fears about how he was being
treated. Allayed fear must have
turned to deep dismay yesterday,
when supporters read the
testimony.
“For 48 hours my life hung by a
thread,” he said, quavering,
according to AP. “That degree of
cruelty, there’s no way to recount
it.”
After being captured in February
of 2009, he was kept in a boarded
up room with lights on 24 hours a
day and fed rotten cabbage. In
April he was bound with belts and
had his face wrapped with a wet
towel, making him feel that he
was being slowly suffocated.
The worst torture he was put to
was in September of 2009, which
included being bound with plastic
bags and pistol-whipped. His life
hung by a thread for those 48
hours, he said. He refused to
describe the abuse in detail, but
said it was worse than the torture
of 2007, of which there is a long,
first-hand account online. During
those 50 days of captivity in 2007,
his captors beat him furiously,
inserted toothpicks into his
genitals, shocked his genitals with
electric batons, and held burning
cigarettes close to his eyes for
hours at a time.
Gao was first targeted by the
Communist Party in late 2006,
after sending open letters to Hu
Jintao and Wen Jiabao,
condemning what he called the
“barbaric” persecution of Falun
Gong practitioners. Around that
time he formally renounced his
membership of the Chinese
Communist Party (CCP), which
he called “inhumane, unjust, and
evil.” He said it was the proudest
day of his life. In late 2007, he
sent an open letter to the U.S.
Congress expressing similar
sentiments. Since then he has
been in and out of—though
mostly in—extralegal captivity.
After a respite around the 2008
Olympics, he was recaptured for
the last time in February 2009,
one month after his wife and
children escaped China.
For the 14 months since then,
until the AP interview in April
2010, security forces had hidden
him in hostels, farm houses,
apartments, and makeshift prisons
in different parts of China,
including in the far remote
western province of Xinjiang. AP
decided to make the document
public after nothing had been
heard from Gao for eight months.
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At one point Gao asked why he
couldn’t just be sent to prison.
The response he received was
telling. “You going to prison,
that’s a dream. You’re not good
enough for that. Whenever we
want you to disappear, you will
disappear,” a security agent told
him, according to AP.
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Queensland Floods: Facebook and Android more at risk than

Twitter Help Victims Recover iOS, says Trend Micro
(Epoch Times | All headlines) (CNET News.com) different ways. Moreover, an
Submitted at 1/12/2011 7:29:07 AM Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:21:48 AM expert told CNET at the time that
the threats each mobile operating
By David Skoumbourdis When it comes to mobile system poses aren't affecting users
Epoch Times Staff Created: Jan security, Apple's iOS platform all that much.
12, 2011 Last Updated: Jan 12, might get the nod over Android, "Security concerns are mostly
2011 according to security software t h e o r e t i c a l , a t t h i s p o i n t , "
The Queensland Police Service maker Trend Micro. Independent Security Evaluators
and other pages on Facebook S p e a k i n g t o B l o o m b e r g principal analyst Charlie Miller
offer regular updates and support yesterday, Trend Micro Chairman said in an interview with CNET.
for flood affected areas. Steve Chang said that "Android is "You are more likely to lose the
(Facebook.com) Queensland open-source, which means the phone."
flood victims and supporters are hacker can also understand the In November, security firm
turning to social networking sites underlying architecture and Coverity found that Android
to seek information and offer source code." Apple, he said in suffers from 359 code flaws that
assistance as widespread flooding the interview, has been "very could cause security problems on
sweeps through the state’s careful about it. It's impossible for the platform. The company said
southeast. Others offered support in the h e l p . . . I f y o u n e e d certain types of viruses" to run on that 88 of those flaws are "high-
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Haiti, One Year After:Mass Graves
Still Wait
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Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:26:14 AM
Two Haitian teenagers wearing
surgical masks led us up a
winding dirt road on the outskirts
of Port-au-Prince to a freshly dug
mass grave.
A new mass grave for cholera
victims, not far from mass grave
site for last year's earthquake
victims
It was long and narrow but deep,
about the size and shape of a
double-decker bus, and ready to
receive bodies. The open pit is
part of a massive mass grave, the
only part not yet filled. A long
rectangle of upturned earth, about
half the length of a football field,
marks where an unknown number
of unknown people are already
underground.
This grave is not for bodies still
being pulled from the rubble after
last year's earthquake in Haiti.
Those are starting to blend in with
the countryside, just over the hill
in Titanyen. This spot is the final
resting place the victims of Haiti’s
latest crisis: cholera.
Those living nearby don’t want it
their backyard. Jean-Hubert
Pierre’s goats graze on this land.
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Over the Horizon: The Pentagon's Revolving Door

(World Politics Review: Articles) military officers command a high stakeholders are hurt by this kind suppliers a priority early in his product, and as a result have a
Submitted at 1/12/2011 12:05:00 AM price in the private sector. A close of relationship. To the extent that term. Rumsfeld was particularly hard time breaking into the
connection between industry and the government pushes interested in ushering in the defense business. This limits
We have long known that retired the Department of Defense is not insufficiently hard on contracts Revolution in Military Affairs, innovation to the small number of
military officers have a cozy inherently a bad thing. To the because of private-public which would rely on new traditional defense suppliers,
relationship with the military- extent that relationships help friendships, or purchases less- information, communication, and which in turn limits potential
industrial complex. A recent industry understand DOD needs, optimal equipment because of precision technologies to rewrite competition for even those
article in the Boston Globe and help the DOD understand sales pitches carefully tailored by the rules of war. Rumsfeld products that civilian firms could
fleshed out the nature of this i n d u s t r y l i m i t a t i o n s , t h e individuals familiar with contract believed that technological theoretically supply.
relationship, detailing the extent movement of officers between requirements, the taxpayer is hurt. innovations in the civilian sector The increasing number of senior
to which retired senior officers government and private industry While the relationship between could drive this military military officers who have taken
have moved to private-sector could actually improve the the government and contractors transformation, and was jobs in private-sector defense
defense companies in the last procurement process. can be positive sum, filling optimistic about the ability of firms exacerbates this problem.
decade. Indeed, this career path However, if defense defense corporations with retired small, nimble, non-traditional Theoretically, any company
has become considerably more c o n g l o m e r a t e s h i r e r e t i r e d officers makes it more likely that firms to contribute to this vision. interested in entering the defense
common: "From 2004 through generals, it's because they expect the contractors will benefit most. Companies that normally market could hire some retired
2008, 80 percent of retiring three- to benefit from their work. Retired This phenomenon goes to the core produced for the civilian market admirals and generals. However,
and four-star officers went to officers certainly tend to be of concerns about the military- could potentially offer "off the established firms have built-in
work as consultants or defense talented administrators. But they industrial complex: Tight private- shelf" technology solutions to the recruiting advantages and long-
executives, according to the are especially valuable to defense public relationships give military military at a fraction of the cost of term relationships that give them
Globe analysis. That compares corporations because they know spending a momentum all its own. dealing with traditional defense an edge in the market for retired
with less than 50 percent who their way around DOD, and A second group of stakeholders firms. Accordingly, the Rumsfeld- officers. Established firms can
followed that path a decade because they maintain important threatened by the movement of era Pentagon took steps to open also rely on broad networks of
earlier, from 1994 to 1998." The personal connections with officers admirals and generals into the the procurement process to these retired and active-duty officers to
article helped revive concern and civilians still working in the private sector are companies not newer, smaller, non-traditional directly and indirectly support
about how close ties between Pentagon. The possibility exists traditionally associated with companies. their products. New entrants,
defense contractors and the t h a t t h e s e c o n n e c t i o n s c a n defense. The defense sector, In their book, " Buying Military unprepared to devote their entire
military help entrench the military improperly influence procurement following a wave of Transformation," Eugene Gholz business to courting and catering
-industrial complex. and contract decisions in favor of consolidations in the 1990s, is and Peter Dombrowski suggested to the Defense Department, have
There are reasons for concern, certain companies over others. dominated by a few large that this effort would run into little chance against their
but it's not immediately clear The promise of big private-sector corporations and their serious problems. For a variety of entrenched competitors. Indeed,
precisely what they are. Some paydays following retirement subsidiaries. For many contracts, reasons, traditional defense they have even found it difficult
commentators have argued that from the military could also bias there is little or no competition. suppliers have huge advantages to obtain legal relief against
there's nothing improper about the decision-making of active- This phenomenon has generated over newcomers, even when the traditional suppliers suspected of
retired military officers finding d u t y s e n i o r o f f i c e r s o n considerable criticism, as the lack technologies in question are non- pirating their intellectual property
work in their field of expertise. A procurement issues. Finally, the of players in the game presumably traditional, because they already rights to unfairly win DOD
r e t i r e d a d m i r a l o r g e n e r a l Globe article points out that means less innovation, less have an understanding of DOD contracts. And of course, the
c e r t a i n l y h a s s u f f i c i e n t retired senior officers still carry competition, and higher prices for requirements and a feel for the concerns of both taxpayers and
professional and subject-matter with them the aura of rank: inferior products. DOD procurement process -- and non-traditional defense providers
expertise to make valuable Civilians and active-duty officers Concerned about the perceived because they employ many, many come together in the higher prices
contributions in the defense field. alike continue to defer to retired lethargy of the traditional defense retired members of the armed and lower efficiency resulting
Moreover, it's not surprising that admirals and generals in Pentagon sector, former Secretary of forces. New suppliers lack these from a competition-free military-
highly educated, highly skilled meetings. Defense Donald Rumsfeld made advantages, even when they have
i n d i v i d u a l s s u c h a s r e t i r e d It is important to specify which the encouragement of new a superior or more-innovative OVER page 24
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For Vietnam, Sustainable Development a Growing Challenge
(World Politics Review: Articles)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 12:26:00 AM
As the 11th National Congress of
the Communist Party of Vietnam
(CPV) opens in Hanoi on Jan. 12,
the country is at a crossroads in
terms of its future development
trajectory and, possibly, its
international posture.
During the nine-day gathering,
the congress is to discuss, revise
and approve the document that
sets the guidelines for Vietnam's
2011-2020 national socio-
economic development strategy as
well as the CPV Central
Committee's political report. In
addition, the nearly 1,400
delegates, representing more than
3.6 million party members in
54,000 grassroots organizations,
will elect the new Central
Committee. The 160 full members
and 21 candidates who make up
the committee will in turn elect
the 14-member Politburo and the
party's secretary-general.
The 2011-2020 economic
strategy is a key document for
Vietnam's future, as it is meant to
shape the next stage in the nation's
development. The major contents
were revealed by Premier Nguyen
Tan Dung in an article published
by the Vietnam News Agency.
The broad guidelines identify
sustainable development as a
cornerstone of the country's push
for modernization. Vietnam's path
to industrialization is to be aided
by stable and consensual politics,
with the same goals for its broader
society. The socio-cultural
development of national human
resources, especially in science
and technology, is also seen as
critically important, although
export-oriented manufacturing
industries are still seen as the
backbone of the country's
productive sector for the
foreseeable future.
Vietnam's existing economic
foundations are reasonably strong.
Since 1986, when the Doi Moi
strategy (translated as
"Renovation") was introduced, the
country has achieved rapid
growth. In 2010, the economy
grew about 6.7 percent, despite
the global financial crisis.
Vietnam has also been successful
in reducing its poverty rate and is
doing well at working toward the
Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs). The percentage of
people living in poverty in
Vietnam has already been cut
from 58 percent in 1993 to 18
percent this year, which means
Vietnam has met this MDG target
five years ahead of schedule. And
these results have been achieved
while pushing the literacy rate up
to 90.3 percent.
But previous achievements do
not guarantee another decade of
rapid growth. Vietnam's current
challenges are multifaceted.
Dung noted that a big variable is
environmental degradation and
climate change, particularly sea-
level rise, given that Vietnam is
seen as one of the most threatened
countries in the region. The draft
strategy, however, does not
specify how Hanoi is preparing to
face this.
For Suiwah Dean-Leung, an
economics professor at the
Australian National University's
College of Asia and the Pacific, a
key challenge for Vietnam is to
avoid the so-called middle-
income trap and develop into a
high-income, modern,
industrialized economy.
"Vietnam still has very large state
-owned enterprises in capital-
intensive industries, and their
recent extension into real estate
and finance contributed to
destabilizing the macroeconomy,"
she told World Politics Review.
Vietnam's state-owned
enterprises use 40 percent of the
total capital invested in the
country but produce only 25
percent of the gross domestic
product, which was $92.6 billion
in 2009.
According to Dean-Leung, there
is a need for a more open and
equal playing field in order to
maximize production and improve
competitiveness, "but the CPV
perceives this as likely to
undermine one-party rule," she
said.
The centralized nature of the
CPV is also seen as a potential
hurdle to the otherwise well-
received objective of developing
human resources. This, in fact,
would require an opening up of
the socio-cultural and political
space -- something that the
current leadership does not seem
prepared to pursue.
Decisions are still firmly in the
hands of the party and its elite
members. There is little
participation by the large majority
of Vietnam's 90 million citizens,
and the decision-making process
remains murky and mired in
corruption. The draft did not hint
at a change of course.
Freedom of the press, a key
indicator of popular participation
in a country's political process,
still leaves much to be desired.
Freedom House has ranked
Vietnam 177th and 178th out of
195 countries in the last three
years. Transparency
International's Corruption
Perceptions Index ranked
Vietnam 116th out of 176
countries in 2010.
Vietnam's ongoing focus on
export-oriented industry could
also have a mid- to long-term
effect on the country's relations
with China, the main regional
manufacturing center. The CPV
acknowledged that Vietnam's
economic growth and
employment depend greatly on
exports, and the country's recent
success is based on a 21-percent
average yearly increase in exports
between 1991 and 2007.
But the recent ASEAN-China
Free Trade Agreement could pose
a threat to Vietnam's regional
exports, and may indirectly lead
to closer ties with Europe and the
U.S., the major Vietnamese
exporting partners. Vietnam
opened FTA negotiations with
Brussels in 2010, and the U.S. is
seen locally as offering more in
terms of foreign investment and
expertise.
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Hanoi's foreign policy, however,
is also likely to be influenced by
the next party leader, with the
current leadership currently
divided into reformist and
conservative factions.
The reformist contender is
current Premier Nguyen Tan
Dung, who is also seen as fairly
U.S.-friendly. The conservative
contender is Nguyen Phu Trong,
chairman of the National
Assembly, the country's
legislative body, and seen as both
the favorite for the post and the
most acceptable to Beijing,
according to sources.
The feeling is that in the short
term, the country's leadership will
not diverge from the present
policy of hedging its relations
with the U.S. and China. But in
the medium and long terms, some
burning issues will need to be
resolved, including disputes over
sovereignty of the Spratly and
Paracel Islands, two potentially
hydrocarbon-rich archipelagos in
the South China Sea that China
and four other countries also
claim. Beijing would like to solve
the dispute through bilateral
meetings, while Vietnam hopes to
exploit U.S. influence in the
region as a counterweight to
China.
It is in the context of this shifting
regional balance that Vietnam
must chart the course of its future
development, with its position in
the regional and global economic
order very much at stake.
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Russia Shores Up 'Near Abroad' With Belarus Oil Deal

(World Politics Review: Articles) agreement and a flurry of Western economic pressures the two Belarus to conveniently fail to regarded as fractious. And the two
Submitted at 1/12/2011 12:10:00 AM condemnation over the countries were under at the time. transfer to Moscow the entirety of countries are not united by any
government's crackdown on The agreement stipulated that export duties collected or to semblance of ideological
In the ongoing saga of Russian opposition protestors after the Belarus would import 126,000 export some petroleum products solidarity -- unless kleptocracy is
energy diplomacy -- intimately Dec. 19 presidential election. barrels per day of Russian crude to Europe without levying duties. its own ideology. However,
tied to Moscow's attempts to In the first instance, the oil-trade oil duty-free to cover domestic Indeed, it may be an economic Washington and Brussels are
consolidate its influence in its agreement stemmed from the demand. Additional imports, imperative for Belarus to cheat on uninterested in a geopolitical
"near abroad" -- the Dec. 9 oil- fiscal pressures that both Russia approximately 281,000 barrels per the agreement. To raise additional chess match with Moscow, and
trade agreement with Belarus goes a n d B e l a r u s a r e e n d u r i n g . day, would be subject to the full revenue Minsk also plans to the West is now fully spurning
down as an important marker of Primarily due to the fall in oil and Russian export duty, undermining increase tariffs on the transit of Belarus following the post-
Russia's reinvigorated authority in natural-gas prices from late-2008 the cost-competiveness of Russian crude oil, which may election violence there.
its immediate neighborhood. With onward, the Russian government's Belarusian petroleum-product provoke a bilateral spat. Lukashenko is without
President Viktor Yanukovych budget tipped into deficit in 2009 exports to Europe. To Moscow's benefit, as part of alternatives, and as a result,
now exercising increasingly and is expected to stay there The January deal prompted the pact, Belarus agreed to join an Russia has successfully brought
authoritarian control in Ukraine, unless oil prices rise well above Minsk to seek alternative sources ill-defined customs union with both Belarus, and Ukraine, to
and Belarus no longer flirting $100 per barrel. As a result, of crude-oil supply, including Russia and Kazakhstan. Russia heel.
with the West, Moscow can safely subsidized oil and gas exports to Venezuelan and Azerbaijani crude had pressed for Minsk's Matt Stone is an energy
assume that the two-decade era of neighboring countries like Belarus imported via the Ukrainian Black participation throughout 2010, but consultant and commentator on
Western institutions and influence are no longer affordable for Sea port of Odessa and shipped Belarusian President Alexander international affairs. Based in
expanding eastward has been put Russia, prompting Moscow to northward by rail and pipeline. Lukashenko held out for a more Washington, D.C., and Arizona,
on hold indefinitely. attempt to raise oil and gas export Minsk also explored options to comprehensive deal that would his expertise is the politics and
This turning point is concurrent prices. import oil by way of the Baltic signal a rapprochement with energy market dynamics of
with a thawing of relations Belarus was also hit by the states. While these sources would Russia. With a presidential Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and
b e t w e e n R u s s i a a n d m a n y economic downturn, with the IMF not have significantly eaten into election imminent and an the Middle East; global gas; and
Western countries, most notably estimating that Minsk's 2010 Moscow's share of the Belarusian opposition emboldened by a slight U.S. foreign policy.
the United States and Poland. It budget deficit amounted to 4 crude oil market, they served to thaw in the domestic political Photo: Russia's then-President
a p p e a r s t h a t , i n r e t u r n f o r percent of GDP. With little to give Belarus some leverage in the environment, Lukashenko Vladimir Putin and Belarusian
M o s c o w ' s a c q u i e s c e n c e t o export to earn foreign currency, late-2010 oil trade negotiations. apparently calculated that early President Alexander Lukashenko,
increased economic and political Minsk has historically relied on The Dec. 9 agreement is a good December was the right time to December 2007 (Photo by the
pressure on Iran over Tehran's importing cheap Russian crude deal for Belarus economically and shift eastward. Russian Presidential Press and
nuclear program, the West has oil, refining it domestically and a better deal for Russia politically. The deal is indicative of an Information Office).
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continued from page 21
industrial complex.
Unsurprisingly, the efforts of the
Rumsfeld-era Pentagon to
encourage new and small
suppliers came to little good
effect, even as most agree on the
desirability of reform. Though the
increased movement of senior
officers to traditional defense
firms is not the only reason for the
failure of Rumsfeld's reforms, it is
part of the story.
Unfortunately, there is no ready
solution for this problem.
Although rules about disclosure
can be developed and enforced,
retired military personnel cannot
reasonably be barred from selling
their skills and expertise in private
firms. Even "honeymoon"
periods, in which retired officers
are prohibited from working on
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continued from page 22
Roberto Tofani is a journalist and
analyst based in both Italy and
Southeast Asia. He is also the
editor of Sudestasiatico.com.
Photo: Propaganda poster for the
10th National Congress of the
Communist Party of Vietnam
(Photo by Flickr user permanently
scatterbrained, licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution
2.0 License).
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certain contracts for a period of
time, only delay the impact that
such transfers can have. Solving
the "problem" of retired officers
working for defense companies
would require substantial reform -
- even transformation -- of the
military-industrial complex itself,
including both the structure of the
defense industry and of the
mechanics of the procurement
process. Spending cuts
notwithstanding, there seems to
be little interest in tackling a
project of that size.
Dr. Robert Farley is an assistant
professor at the Patterson School
of Diplomacy and International
Commerce at the University of
Kentucky. His interests include
national security, military
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10 Burning Questions about Verizon's iPhone

Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb) not been released yet, CNET was announced regarding Apple's Personal Wi-Fi Hotspot Feature?
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:07:13 AM able to do some brief comparison future plans. 5. Why is There No The Verizon iPhone does one-up
tests and found the Verizon SIM Card? the AT&T version by introducing
With yesterday's launch of the iPhone loaded webpages much Another minor point of a Wi-Fi hotspot feature, which
iPhone on Verizon's network, faster than AT&T's version. If differentiation between the allows up to five additional
ending the three-and-a-half year you're in an area where there's Verizon and AT&T iPhone is the devices to share the phone's 3G
exclusivity deal Apple had with poor coverage or on a congested Verizon iPhone's lack of a SIM connection. Officially, Apple PR
AT&T here in the U.S., there is a network, switching to Verizon card slot. This has to do with would not say whether there was a
lot to get excited about. AT&T could solve those issues. Verizon's implementation of charge for this feature, but reports
users who suffered from poor 2. Why Can't I Talk and Surf the CDMA technology, which does have indicated that it will cost $20
coverage and dropped calls - Web/Use Apps? not require the use of a SIM card. /month - the same as Verizon
basically, phones which really The one drawback to Verizon's For the end user, a SIM card charges for the feature on other
couldn't even be used as phones - CDMA technology is that it limits makes switching between devices. We spoke to a local PR
now have another option. you to using only voice or data in your hand without touching the handsets easier, which is of most rep for Verizon Wireless who
But there are questions, too. a single session. The AT&T trouble spot. Apple eventually concern to world travelers who confirmed the $20 fee would be in
What is the difference between iPhone lets you talk and the surf held a press conference, admitted regularly pop out their SIM card place.
the carriers' networks? Has the the Web at the same time, there were mistakes and gave out and replace it with a prepaid SIM Photo credit: Techcrunch 8. Is
antenna issue been fixed? Is there however. This also means that free plastic bumpers to iPhone 4 from a local carrier. However, the Verizon Preloading the iPhone
a charge for the new Wi-Fi you couldn't load up any Web- owners, which effectively solves AT&T iPhone was carrier-locked with Apps?
hotspot feature? Will the iPhone connected mobile applications the problem. (Bumpers were a n y w a y , m a k i n g t h i s t r i c k Many of Verizon's smartphones
come with preinstalled Verizon during a phone call, like Maps, for provided for a limited time only - inaccessible to the end user - come preloaded with Verizon's
apps? And, of course: can I get it instance, and have them work. It's now you must purchase them.) unless they hacked their phone own mobile applications - will the
in white? a minor inconvenience, to be sure, With the new Verizon iPhone's using jailbreaking software and iPhone suffer the same fate? Will
We'll attempt to answer some of but if this is your only concern, debut, people are wondering if it then unlocked it. Again, this is not Verizon "crapware" be installed?
those questions here. you shouldn't consider it a deal- will have the same problem - will a d e a l - b r e a k e r f o r m o s t Thankfully, no. According to Ars
Sponsor breaker.(Besides, who really talks you have to buy a case along with mainstream users. 6. Why Did the Technica, Apple's VP of
1. What's the Difference between on the phone anymore anyway? the phone? Although, again, it's Buttons Move? (Do I Have to Buy Worldwide Product Marketing
the Verizon Network and AT&T? Don't you just text?) too early for thorough tests to a Special Case?) Phil Schiller said: "we want the
The Verizon iPhone has CDMA Photo credit: Wall St. Journal have been completed, early Besides having to support experience to be the same for
chips inside which allow it to run 3. Has the Antenna Issue Been reports indicate the death grip is CDMA, the Verizon iPhone's every iPhone user. So there are no
on the Verizon network, while the Fixed? no more. antenna has a notch above the special Verizon Apps
AT&T iPhone runs on a standard Those of you with slightly longer Photo Credit: Slashgear 4. Is volume and mute controls on the preinstalled." 9. Can You Get it in
called UMTS. Theoretically memories, may recall a little (OK, Verizon the Exclusive CDMA left side of the phone. In fact, on White?
speaking, AT&T's network is major) PR debacle last year Carrier? the Verizon iPhone the controls Although the mythical white
capable of faster speeds, but to the dubbed "Antennagate." In short, it If you're hoping that the CDMA have been moved down just a bit, iPhone briefly showed up on
end user, there won't be a major appeared that Apple's decision to iPhone, now that it exists, will but far enough that it will require Verizon's website, it disappeared
d i f f e r e n c e i n s p e e d w h e n place its radio antennas as metal make its way to other CDMA a Verizon iPhone-specific case or just as quickly. Its appearance was
s w i t c h i n g b e t w e e n t h e t w o bands that wrap around the networks, you may be in luck. bumper. The old ones for AT&T more likely an error than an
because the network gridlock that iPhone's body led to there being a Verizon says it and Apple have a iPhones will not work. Apple said indication that Verizon would be
(regularly) occurs on AT&T particular spot on the phone multi-year, but non-exclusive these changes were made to offering the device in the
causes slowdowns. In fact, the where pressing on the antenna contract. That leaves the door accommodate the CDMA chips alternative color. Our local PR rep
Verizon iPhone may actually could diminish the signal strength. open for Apple to offer the phone inside the phone. said that no one in the field has
feel faster. Unfortunately, it's near impossible to other CDMA carriers in the Photo credit: Engadget 7. Is
Although the new phones have to hold a phone comfortably in future, like Sprint, for example. There a Charge for the New BURNING page 29
Nothing has been officially
26 Technology/ E-reader News Edition

PrimeSense score new funding; Motion-sensing STBs, TVs &

HTPCs incoming
Chris Davies (SlashGear)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:41:14 AM

PrimeSense, the motion-tracking

company behind Microsoft’s
Kinect and ASUS’ WAVI Xtion
is obviously doing something
right, as the company has just
secured a new round of funding.
The exact nature of the deal hasn’t
been disclosed, but when we
talked to PrimeSense the company
confirmed it was “extremely
focused” on the “living room
experience – browsing your media
centre on your television.”
As a result, PrimeSense is in talks
with TV, STB and HTPC
manufacturers, as well as service
providers including traditional
cable and satellite, and newer
IPTV networks. While the
company describes gaming as the planning to launch PrimeSense- Financial terms were not Silver Lake manages over $14 in gesture technology with a
kick-off point for “a revolution based systems this year.” disclosed. billion in assets and is the global talented management team,
[in] changing the interface Press Release: Through its proprietary Natural leader in private investments in experienced board, and
between man and machine”, it’s Silver Lake Sumeru Announces Interaction Technology, technology and technology- partnerships with some of the
describing living room Investment in PrimeSense, PrimeSense enables 3D mapping enabled industries. Silver Lake’s world’s premier technology
entertainment as “the next natural Leading Israeli Technology and gesture recognition portfolio companies include companies. We look forward to
step for this technology.” Provider capabilities in consumer global technology leaders such as working with PrimeSense to
That could include PrimeSense TEL AVIV, Israel and MENLO electronics such as televisions, Skype and Avago, as well as realize its significant growth
motion sensors embedded into PARK, California, January 12, gaming systems, and personal emerging leaders such as Power- potential.”
mainstream TVs and set-top- 2011 – Silver Lake Sumeru computers. Tracking body One and i2. “We are thrilled to welcome
boxes, controlling UIs in the same announced today that it has made movements and gestures, “PrimeSense has developed game Silver Lake Sumeru as our
manner as BLITZ has shown a strategic investment in PrimeSense technology sets a new -changing technologies that investor and partner and
today with their Kinect Flash PrimeSense Inc. (“PrimeSense”), paradigm by allowing consumers revolutionize the way consumers appreciate this strong vote of
hack. While we couldn’t get the global leader in sensing and to operate electronic devices interact with living room confidence in both our team and
PrimeSense to name any specific recognition technologies for without a handheld device or a entertainment and video the adoption of Natural
vendors it is dealing with, they consumer markets. The remote control. communication devices,” said Interaction technology,” said Inon
did say there was another transaction marks Silver Lake’s Silver Lake Sumeru is the $1.1 Paul Mercadante, Managing Beracha, PrimeSense’s CEO.
partnership agreement in the very first investment in Israel’s billion middle market tech- Director of Silver Lake Sumeru.
near future, and confirmed that growing technology sector. focused fund within Silver Lake. “The company is the global leader PRIMESENSE page 28
“other companies are also
E-reader News Edition Technology/ 27

Google Places and Hotpot Come to

iPhone, Google Maps
Marshall Kirkpatrick Places will probably make a
(ReadWriteWeb) bigger difference in the short
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:51:09 AM your friends." term.
"By moving the recommendation Incidentally, if you've never eaten
Google Hotpot, the restaurant and review process 'in house,' so at a Hotpot restaurant, I just did
review system that looks like a to speak, by being able to provide for the first time this weekend and
game of flashcards, is now an algorithm to recommend sites it was great. You go through a
pushing recommendations to based on preferences, not merely buffet to pick up meat and
Google Maps search results pages location, and most importantly veggies, then sit down at a
for participants. A new Google perhaps, by integrating these personal bowl of savory soup with
Places app with Hotpot included recommendations with mobile, a flame underneath it. You put
just hit the iPhone app store, too. Maps and Search, Google's the food into the soup to cook, Calibrate your monitors
Hotpot launched in November Hotpot may be a 'killer' location- then take it out with chopsticks
a n d l o o k s f i r m l y a i m e d a t based app. Sorry, Yelp." and eat it. Very nice.
undercutting Yelp. The user That said, Hotpot isn't all things Whether that sounds good to you
for cheap
experience in Hotpot on the to all people yet. There's no feed or not, Google's Hotpot will now Erica Sadun (TUAW) shop for somewhat less than $20.
desktop and new iPhone app are of recent nearby reviews like turn your expressed tastes into Submitted at 1/12/2011 12:00:00 PM He offers a quick but excellent
both quite good. Now you can there is on Yelp. There aren't restaurant recommendations in the write-up on his personal blog,
use Hotpot on your phone to rate beautiful food photos like there sidebar of your Maps searches In the world of computer with hints about the process.
the Hotpot in your belly, if you're a r e o n F o o d s p o t t i n g . T h e and on this nice new iPhone app. monitors, there's quality, ... and ( D o n ' t f o r g e t t o s a v e y o u r
lucky enough to find a good recommendations seem a little It's pretty cool. then there's the rest of us. I buy calibrated settings in case you
Hotpot restaurant nearby. If crude. Hotpot is clearly an early It would be great to see this my monitors at places like Costco, need to swap out hard drives or
you're my friend on the service, product, but in that context it's product develop all the more and Target and Best Buy, where you upgrade to a new OS.)
you'll see that I just recommended quite good. really push the envelope. Most can pick up a 27-inch unit for Apple-branded shiny and white is
one. under $300. a wonderful thing, but it's not a
Google hopes that its new Near Google services feel like they Remember that statement about solution for everyone. Doc's
Sponsor Field Communication (NFC) come up short of that, though,
As ReadWriteWeb's Audrey window stickers for restaurants probably in an effort to reach as "you get what you pay for?" It's c a l i b r a t i o n r e n t a l s o l u t i o n
Waters explained when Hotpot and NFC enabled Android OS many users of different levels of particularly true of low-end provides an effective workaround
launched, "The aim of Hotpot is mobile phones will lead to more sophistication as possible. monitors where color calibration for people who want to make the
to make local recommendations reviews of restaurants and more Discuss is often an afterthought rather most of the equipment they can
more personal and relevant, by data to base recommendations on. than a guiding product principle. afford.
recommending places based on This new mobile app dedicated to TUAW Talkcast regular Doc Calibrate your monitors for cheap
your ratings and the ratings of Rock offers a great workaround originally appeared on TUAW on
for all of us who buy low on the Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST.
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Book Saver device takes a page from Social Gaming To Be A

CD burners $1B Market In 2011; Virtual
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:47:20 AM
Book publishing has wrestled
with piracy for years but one of
Goods To Bring In $653M
the reasons the sector hasn't been Leena Rao (TechCrunch)
Here's something that could have hit as hard by illegal file sharing Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:01:27 AM
publishers quaking in their books: as much as the music or film
gadget makers continue to look industries is that there isn't an Social gaming is expected to be a
for ways to do for books what the easy way to digitize books. billion-dollar business this year,
CD burner did for music. Scanning them is typically labor according to an eMarketer report
The CD burner helped fuel music intensive. released today. Of course, this anticipated to grow. Ad spending
piracy online. Will Book Saver And Book Saver suffers from the staggering number isn’t surprising is expected to grow to $192
and similar devices do the same same problem. The scanning considering the massive growth of million in 2011 to advertise on
for books.(Credit: Ion Audio) process, while not as time both Zynga and Facebook as a social games, which is a 60%
Ion Audio, a company known for make all your books, comics, consuming, is still nowhere as platform for social games. increase over 2010. And Lead-gen
helping vinyl-record owners magazines or other documents e- easy to use as a CD burner. eMarketer says that nearly 62 offers will increase to $248
digitize their music, says it will reader compatible." According to Engadget, there's no million US internet users, or 27% million in 2011 from $225 in
trot out sometime this summer a What the company doesn't automated way to turn pages and of the online audience, will play 2010. Ad revenue is actually
device called the Book Saver, mention is that devices such as an owner needs to lift the device at least one game on a social expected to surpass lead-
according to a story in Engadget. Book Saver will make it even to turn every page. network monthly this year, up generation offers as a source of
Ion said that the Book Saver is easier for people to share books Book publishers should know from 53 million in 2010. In the developer revenues in 2012, says
capable of digitizing a 200-page online. Ask anyone at the major that eventually someone, maybe U.S., consumers will spend $653 eMarketer.
book in 15 minutes. An owner of labels about the rise of file sharing even Ion, will streamline the million on virtual goods in social eMarketer’s Paul Verna, author
a Book Saver, which will likely and they typically blame the process. games in 2011, compared to $510 of the reports, says that the future
sell for $150, places a book into Internet as well as the inclusion of This entry passed through the million spent in 2010. will bring “more branded virtual
the scanning cradle and the device C D b u r n e r s i n c o m p u t e r s . Full-Text RSS service — if this is These revenues from virtual goods as social gaming matures
makes color copies in seconds Burning and ripping music on to your content and you're reading it goods will continue to make up over the next two years,” with
thanks to two cameras hanging digital music players was a cinch on someone else's site, please read the majority of social gaming virtual good becoming more of an
above the book. after that. our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/ revenues in the past but other advertising vehicle for companies.
"Once converted, the books can And like CD burners, Ion says content-only/faq.php areas in the business are
quickly be transferred to a Book Saver is perfectly legal. The Five Filters featured site: So,
computer or e-reader," Ion said on courts have ruled that it's legal for Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing
its Web site. "Book Saver is the people to make copies of their Again?.
only device needed to quickly media for personal use.
PRIMESENSE
continued from page 26

“PrimeSense looks forward to
leveraging Silver Lake’s deep
technology expertise and strategic
insight as we continue to innovate
and grow.”
Ajay Shah, Founding Managing
Director of Silver Lake Sumeru
said, “PrimeSense represents our
first investment in Israel’s
dynamic technology sector. We
look forward to partnering with
PrimeSense management and will
continue to seek out investment
opportunities in leading global
technology companies in Israel
and in emerging markets around
the world.”
As part of Silver Lake Sumeru’s
investment, Paul Mercadante will
join PrimeSense’s board of
directors.
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Google Serves Places On The iPhone continued from page 25

seen or heard anything about the currently offers are the ones it will
With A Side Of Hotpot Verizon iPhone in white either.
Photo credit: Macstories.net 10.
provide to iPhone users, there are
some differences from AT&T. At
Erick Schonfeld (TechCrunch) around the web like on Yelp or How Much Does It Cost? present, AT&T's plans provide
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:38:17 AM Insiderpages, and below that are Last, but far from least, is price. 200 MB of data for $15/month, 2
the native Google reviews. The actual cost of the phone itself GB of data for $25/month and 2G
Google Places is now on your Currently, Google Places does not (with contract) is the same on of data plus tethering (via USB,
iPhone. If you download the app have a lot of great quality reviews Verizon as on AT&T - $199 for Bluetooth) for $45/month.
( iTunes link) you get a mobile w r i t t e n b y G o o g l e u s e r s the 16 GB version, or $299 for the Verizon's current smartphone plan
version of Google Places, themselves. Therefore, Google 32 GB one. The differences come offers 150 MB of data for $15/
Google’s local directory. It shows built the product on the backs of in the data plan pricing. Verizon month and unlimited data for
you nearby restaurants, coffee reviews from other sites on the has not officially announced $29.99/month. The Wi-Fi hotspot
shops, bars, ATMs, gas stations, Web. But Google wants to build iPhone plan pricing, but it's would be an additional $20.00.
hotels, and other attractions. You up its own corpus of reviews, and assumed it will be in line with its For more frequently asked
can also search for any category with apps like this it is going other smartphone pricing plans. In questions about this phone, check
you like, just like on Google straight to consumers to get them addition, prior to the Verizon out Verizon's own FAQ here.
Places proper or on Google Maps to rate and review places around iPhone's launch, The Wall St. Discuss
for Android. where they live, work, and travel. Journal reported that Verizon
Google is also serving up the app Google is pushing Google Places would offer an unlimited data
with Hotpot, its new local on its main search page, and now plan for iPhone users.
recommendation service. When it is attacking from the mobile Assuming the data plans Verizon
you sign in with a Google identity app, it shows you the address, flank. The more native ratings
(like a Gmail username and cumulative rating, with buttons to and reviews Google Places can
password), you can rate and see it on a map, get directions, or gather, the more it becomes a
Google Places Shows
review places. The Google Places make a call. A “more info” direct competitor to the Yelps and
app only lets you add your button launches your browser and Citysearches of the world it Nearby Spots Quickly, Now
reviews and ratings to Hotpot. It takes you to the mobile Places currently indexes to fill in the
doesn’t give you a Hotpot view of page for the place you are looking details on its Place pages. Note
places, or allow you to sort places at. Once you do that, however, that Yelp and Citysearch have
on iPhone [Downloads]
Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
by your friends ratings as you can there is no way to get back to the competing iPhone apps as well.
on the Hotpot Website. Instead, it app without launching it from Which one are you going to use? Submitted at 1/12/2011 8:35:00 AM
uses Hotpot in the background to scratch. CrunchBase Information Google
serve up listings and shows you iPhone: Google Places shows you
Perhaps the most important P l a c e s Y e l p C i t y s e a r c h w h a t ' s n e a r b y — A T M s , g a s
when a place was rated by a feature for Google is getting I n f o r m a t i o n p r o v i d e d b y
friend. Until more people use people to write more native C r u n c h B a s e s t a t i o n s , c o f f e e ,
Hotpot, this is probably a better reviews using the app. The app restaurants—using simple buttons recommendation HotPot service.
way to ease people into Hotpot. shows excerpts of reviews from and your phone's GPS sensor. More »
When you click on a place in the Now it's available for iPhone,
along with the group review/

Make Your Own Better-Tasting Instant Hot Cocoa Mix [Recipes]

Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) Skip the Swiss Miss, cut out the marsh-things. Fire up your creamier cocoa that tastes like it
Submitted at 1/12/2011 8:00:00 AM Carnation—instant hot cocoa blender or food processor once, should More »
tastes like hot water with chalky and you can stock yourself with
30 Technology/ Economy/
Twitter for Mac update removes hidden features
Kelly Hodgkins (TUAW)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:45:00 AM
MacHeist bundle owners may be
disappointed to discover that the
latest version of Twitter for Mac
removes the hidden Super Secret
menu, which was covertly added
by developers. This backdoor was
included as a bonus for
disgruntled customers who
purchased the MacHeist bundle
before Tweetie was acquired by
Twitter. Bundle owners were
promised a free update to Tweetie
2, but that update never
materialized.
The Super Secret menu was
enabled by pressing Control,
Option/Alt, and Command keys
simultaneously, clicking
MacHeist Secret Stuff and
entering your credentials into the
resulting dialog box. These extra
settings let you hide the app in the
background, type anywhere to
start a tweet and more. The latest
version of Twitter for Mac
disables this feature by preventing
users from accessing the initial
MacHeist Secret Stuff menu, at
least by using the method listed
above.
Twitter for Mac users that
enabled the Super Secret menu
will keep this feature, but new
downloads lose the ability activate
it using the above method.
Though perhaps not desirable, the
removal of the Super Secret menu
was expected. When this hidden
feature was first discovered, we
wondered how Apple would
respond. Thankfully, Twitter did
not have to pull the app from the
Mac App Store and was able to
push out an update quickly.
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Meet The Central Banker
Whose Reckless Money
Printing Is Causing
Commodity Spikes And
Riots Worldwide
Joe Weisenthal (Money Game)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:45:00 AM
What, you thought it was Ben
Bernanke?
You must not be paying much
attention.
It's China where money printing
is growing out the wazoo. Here's a
relatively recent look at Chinese
money supply (viz ZeroHedge)
that's growing out the wazoo.
(What you think you can just keep
your currency artificially
undervalued by magic?)
This effort to overheat the
economy is obviously having all
kinds of knock-on effects on the
global commodities that go into
feeding China, and that's causing
riots around the world.
If you want to blame a central
banker for what's going on right
now, blame PBOC chief Zhou
Xiaochuan. Click here to see
pictures of food riots all around
the world >
Join the conversation about this
story »
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Microsoft files objection to Apple's
"App Store" trademark application
Steven Sande (TUAW)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:30:00 AM
The happy holidays are obviously
over; the AT&T / Verizon sniping
is going to reach a fever pitch
soon, and Microsoft wants to deny
Apple a trademark.
The latest skirmish in the lawsuit
battles comes against Apple's
application for a trademark on the
term " App Store." Apple had
applied for this trademark soon
after the original iPhone App
Store launched in mid-2008, with
the application describing the App
Store in almost computer-like
terms: "retail store services
featuring computer software..."
Microsoft has filed a motion for a
summary judgment to deny Apple
the App Store trademark. The
Monday filing states that "app
store is generic for retail store
services featuring apps" and
suggests that the term cannot be
registered. To add insult to injury,
the motion quotes Steve Jobs
using the term generically to
BuyWithMe, The Other Groupon Rival, Appoints New CEO
Robin Wauters (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:21:19 AM
BuyWithMe, the group buying
site that competes with Groupon
and LivingSocial in the United
States, has appointed a new CEO
after the former ( Cheryl Rosner)
abruptly left the company last
describe "app stores for Android."
The big bad purveyor of
Windows states that Apple is
preventing other companies from
using the term "app store." Part of
the motion states that "Microsoft
would like the ability to use 'app
store' to fairly describe its own
retail store services for apps, but
Apple asserts that such uses are
infringements of its rights...."
We'll have to wait and see how
December after only 8 months on
the job.
The new chief exec of the social
commerce startup is Jim Crowley,
the former President and CEO of
Turbine, the developer of
massively multiplayer online
games that was acquired by in April 2010.
Warner Bros. Entertainment back
this one shakes out.
[via AppleInsider]
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Personal WiFi Hotspots
Reportedly Coming to
All iPhones
Audrey Watters
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:21:09 AM
If yesterday's announcement of
the Verizon iPhone and its
promise to be able to generate a
WiFi hotspot for up to 5 mobile
devices is the thing that has you
contemplating a switch to the
carrier, then you might want to
wait. Boy Genius Report says that
a source tell it that this feature
will be coming to all iPhones in According to BGR, the OS
version will be 8F5148b, the
iOS 4.3.
Of course, this will likely require baseband will be 04.08.00, with
technical acceptance planned for
carrier support, so AT&T users
still might not benefit. March.
In the meantime, you can read
Sponsor
But if this feature is one of those our guide on how to jailbreak
your iPhone to turn it into a
make-or-break reasons why
people would switch carriers hotspot.
Or you can get an Android,
(well, other than being able to
make a phone call, of course), which offers WiFi and tethering
as part of its OS. Discuss
then it's likely AT&T would
follow Verizon's suit.
Prior to Turbine, Crowley also Groupon fell through, although
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John Bolton on Law, "International Law," and American

Sovereignty
(AEI.Org: Articles) unproductive for America's policy but "norms" America with distorting the correct legal yet a signatory" to the Rome
Submitted at 1/11/2011 5:00:00 PM statists, they have, in essence, Thus, reflecting the law- and political paradigms to combat Statute, signaling unmistakably
launched an international power enforcement approach, Obama it. The Obama administration has what she hopes to do.
To President Obama, the concept play to move outside of our legal rapidly ordered the closure of the broader ambitions as well, The Obama administration's
of international law is palpable, as systems. They find much greater Guantanamo Bay terrorist including an ill-concealed desire willingness to submit U.S.
his September 2009 speech to the p r o s p e c t s f o r s u c c e s s i n detention facility and either the to join the International Criminal conduct to international judicial
U . N . S e c u r i t y C o u n c i l international forums like the release of those still detained or Court (ICC). Although billed as a review also extends to the concept
e m p h a s i z e d : " [ W ] e m u s t United Nations than in the U.S. their transfer to the United States. successor to the Nuremberg of "universal jurisdiction," which
demonstrate that international law Congress. Hence, the role and He also pushed to abandon tribunals, the ICC, in fact, permits even countries utterly
is not an empty promise, and that limits of international law, "enhanced interrogation" amounts to a giant opportunity to unrelated to an event to initiate
treaties will be enforced." Many determining what is legally techniques and insisted upon second-guess the United States criminal prosecutions regarding it.
in his administration are doing binding for our international trying as many terrorists as and the actions we take in self- The administration has yet to say,
their utmost to subvert America's conduct and domestic policy, will possible in civilian courts, under defense. The ICC's enormous for example, that it will oppose
well-deserved reputation as an be a critical area of debate in the ordinary criminal law procedures potential prosecutorial power potential European efforts to
adherent of the rule of law by coming years. rather than in military tribunals. awaits only the opportunity to prosecute those responsible for
subordinating it to the dangerous President Obama should adjust This mindset's strong ideological expand almost without limit. enhanced interrogation
concept that international law, as h i s a n t i t e r r o r i s m p o l i c y i n roots reflect the administration's "Universal jurisdiction," permits techniques. This devotion to
defined by its high priests, America to reflect the war fundamental acceptance of leftist countries utterly unrelated to an international norms is designed to
overrides our domestic law, paradigm in central Asia. conventional wisdom on event to initiate criminal intimidate U.S. decision makers,
including in the judiciary. The most visible, immediate international law. Under this prosecutions military forces, and intelligence
What is or is not legally binding impact of President Obama's view, for Obama, closing Gitmo The Clinton administration agents, and violates basic
a b o u t i n t e r n a t i o n a l l a w , fascination with international law is not just good policy but, more initially signed the ICC's founding democratic precepts that we are
p a r t i c u l a r l y c u s t o m a r y appears in the global war against importantly, "norms" America document, the Rome Statute, in responsible for and fully capable
international law, is wide open to terrorism, a term he tries to avoid. with international opinion on June 1998, but there was no of holding our government to its
dispute. Customary international Instead, he adopted the view handling terrorists. prospect that the Senate would responsibilities under our
law used to refer to "state widely held in Europe and among Why we should defer to ratify it. The Bush administration Constitution.
practice" in international affairs, a legal theorists that terrorist threats international norms on terrorism unsigned the treaty and entered Limiting America's military
g e n e r a l l y s e n s i b l e w a y o f and attacks should be treated is, to say the least, unclear. The into more than 100 bilateral options is a high priority for the
deciding such questions as u n d e r t h e c r i m i n a l l a w U.N. has repeatedly tried and agreements with countries to Obama administration.
navigation protocols, reflecting enforcement paradigm, rather than failed to reach a comprehensive prevent our citizens from being In fact, limiting America's
what seafaring states have done as attacks on America subject to definition of terrorism. Its delivered into the ICC's custody. military options and capabilities
over the centuries. In recent the law of war. The question is continuing inability to agree on To date, the ICC has proceeded through international agreements
decades, however, the academic whether we treat terrorists simply something so fundamental helps slowly, partly in the hope of and organizations is a high
Left has seized on customary law as bank robbers on steroids or as explain why the U.N., particularly enticing the United States to priority for the Obama
as a fertile field for imposing its national security threats to which the Security Council, has been cooperate with it, and the Bush administration. It has been hard at
o w n i d e o l o g i c a l s t a n d a r d s we should respond in legitimate AWOL in the war on terrorism, administration succumbed to it in work since Inauguration Day
internationally and binding s e l f - d e f e n s e . T h e O b a m a and why international norms its final years. The ICC's friends negotiating with Russia to
countries to "laws" they never administration strongly supports should not dissuade us even under President Obama want to significantly reduce both
explicitly approved. the criminal law paradigm, which slightly from legitimate self- go even further. Secretary of State America's nuclear weapons and
Because democratic debates in most Americans emphatically defense efforts. Hillary Clinton said in 2009, for delivery systems. The
constitutional systems like ours reject. Unfortunately, mishandling the example, that it was "a great JOHN page 35
are so unsatisfying and often so Closing Gitmo is not just good war against terrorism doesn't end regret but it is a fact we are not
34 Policy/ E-reader News Edition

Poisonous Political Atmosphere Is Unhealthy

(AEI.Org: Articles) politics in and out of Washington malcontents, genuine extremists ostracized in the Senate, rights advocates can't show even
Submitted at 1/11/2011 5:00:00 PM was cultivating an atmosphere and the unstable--for the Timothy denounced by his own state the slightest balance to protect
that would encourage extremists McVeighs and Jared Loughners colleague in the Senate and lives, with a change that has
This is really, really hard to and mentally unstable people to among us--it puts ideas into the relegated to a minor committee. In nothing to do with the right to
write. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) is do bad things. I accept as a ether that are like a potent other words, there was at least the bear arms under the Second
my friend. I spent time with her, premise that Jared Loughner is fertilizer for poison to grow. concept of shame. There is no Amendment.
and her husband, Mark Kelly, less not a right-wing ideologue, or Then there is the farce of the shame anymore, no punishment Third, I hope we can get a new
than two weeks ago. We talked most likely an ideologue of any birther movement. To believe that for those who step over the line dialogue about the mental health
a b o u t t h e d e b a s e d s t a t e o f identifiable, coherent viewpoint. the president of the United States with unacceptable charges or laws in the country that make it so
discourse in the country, the awful He is a deeply troubled and was not born in this country is to conduct. That the House did not difficult to get treatment for
a n d d e g r a d i n g n a t u r e o f mentally ill person. Perhaps he believe that there was a vast step forward and overwhelmingly troubled individuals who, as a
campaigns, including the really would have acted even without conspiracy hatched more than 49 reprimand or even censure Joe consequence of their illness, do
despicable one run against her last the outrageous and over-the-top years ago, that included in it the Wilson (R-S.C.) for shouting not believe they are sick and
year, the threats she received after rhetoric that has dominated talk publishers and editors of the two "You lie!" at the president from refuse treatment and medication.
she voted for the health care radio, cable television news, and Honolulu newspapers to print the House floor is a sign of how The laws in the name of
reform bill--and the wonderful even the House and Senate. false birth announcements so that we have redefined our common protecting the civil liberties of the
satisfaction of public service and But when you have pundits Barack Obama could be smuggled decency and respect for leaders mentally ill cause untold
the need to encourage more of our a c c u s i n g w h o l e c l a s s e s o f into Hawaii from Kenya via and institutions. heartache and pain to those who
best and brightest to run for office Americans of treason in best- Indonesia and then groomed as a We will no doubt get a are ill, to their families and to the
and serve in government. selling books, a member of Manchurian candidate to emerge moratorium on some of the worst society.
My kids have, since they first Congress calling the Speaker of decades later to become president charges and harsh accusations, for Finally, I hope it will not be too
encountered her, viewed Gabby as the House a "domestic enemy of and undermine America from weeks or months. I would be very long before we can welcome
a role model--this from kids pretty the Constitution," a former vice within. It is ridiculous, but it has surprised if it lasted beyond that. Gabby back to the Hill, to add her
jaded by a lifetime spent around presidential nominee calling 20 not been immediately and totally What we need to do is rebuild a considerable measure of warmth,
politics in Washington, D.C. The lawmakers (including Gabby denounced by all opinion leaders. sense of shame so when media decency and civility to a place
entire country is traumatized by Giffords) targets and putting their Instead, there is just enough commentators and bookers and that desperately needs it, and her.
what has happened to her. I districts under cross hairs on a hedging to encourage the political actors come out of their Norman J. Ornstein is a resident
cannot get out of my head images website, yahoos carrying assault movement and to plant a seed of shells again they understand there scholar at AEI.
of her--vibrant, smiling, engaged- w e a p o n s t o p r e s i d e n t i a l doubt about the very legitimacy of is some price to pay for being Photo Credit: Flickr user Photo
-from just days before this awful appearances, members of each Obama's presidency. uncivil in our civil society. Phiend/Creative Commons
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charges or conduct. atmosphere that is truly Sen. Theodore Bilbo (D-Miss.) designed not for sporting our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/
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poisonous discourse in our warfare quietly. But for the and lynchings. But he was incomprehensible to me that gun
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administration appears open to
imposing new constraints on our
missile defense programs. These
were previously eliminated in
2001 by the Bush administration's
withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-
Ballistic Missile Treaty, which
barred us from building national
missile defenses. President
Obama has already abandoned
missile defense sites in Poland
and the Czech Republic that were
intended to protect the continental
United States. Any missile
defense budget cuts will cause
enormous damage, no matter what
is agreed with Moscow.
Moreover, the president's
aspiration, articulated in his 2009
Prague speech, to achieve a world
without nuclear weapons is well
on track, whether or not other
nuclear nations (and proliferators)
follow suit. Obama has committed
to a multitude of multilateral arms
-control treaties and negotiations,
such as again pressing for Senate
ratification of the Comprehensive
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
(previously defeated by a Senate
vote of 51-48 on October 13,
1999). Undoubtedly, the
Landmines Convention, another
Clinton administration legacy
(adopted in Ottawa in December
1997) will also reappear on the
administration's agenda. In
After Arizona
The Editors (The New Republic
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Submitted at 1/11/2011 11:00:00 PM
Nothing is harder to achieve in a
addition, the president wants to
negotiate treaties to stop new
production of fissile material, to
prevent an outer space "arms
race," and to regulate trade in
conventional weapons that will
have potentially enormous
implications for our domestic
debate over the Second
Amendment and firearms control.
In addition, many senior
administration officials have
demonstrated their sympathy for
using international "human rights"
norms on the conduct of war to
constrain the United States. Of
course, no one advocates
uncivilized or inhumane behavior,
but the critical point is who
defines such behavior and who
holds those who violate the
accepted standards accountable.
Under our Constitution, we are
fully capable of deciding how and
when to use military force, how
our warriors should conduct
themselves, and how to deal with
those who violate our standards.
We do not need international
human rights experts, prosecutors,
or courts to satisfy our own high
standards for American behavior.
Having failed to win within our
political system, they retreat into
international organizations.
This is not the view, however, of
those who want to constrain our
time of turbulence than clarity. In
an inflamed moment, there may
be no greater public service than
the drawing of a distinction. In
1953, for example, Sidney Hook
sovereignty. After all, if we
decided what is right and wrong,
they couldn't second-guess us and
bend us to their views. Having
failed to win this point within our
political system, however, they
simply retreat into international
organizations, hoping they and
their international leftist allies can
win there what they failed to win
at home.
Israel is often a preferred target
because it is small and even less
popular in the elite circles of
international law and norming
than the United States. Thus, the
U.N.'s recent Goldstone report on
Israel's 2008-2009 Operation Cast
Lead against Hamas in the Gaza
Strip criticized Israel for
violations of the law of war, such
as the "disproportionate use of
force," in ways that severely
undermine Israel's inherent right
of self-defense. If such
conclusions become widely
accepted, they will obviously
have direct and substantial effects
on our ability to undertake our
own self-defense, which is, of
course, exactly what the globalists
have in mind. The U.N. Human
Rights Council, established in
2006, has proven to be even
worse than its completely
discredited predecessor, spending
most of its time examining Israel's
published a book called Heresy,
Yes— Conspiracy, No. His
subject was the threat posed by
communism, and his argument
was that an open society needed
defects rather than the world's
worst human-rights violators.
Nonetheless, based on its post-
American ideology, the Obama
administration rejoined the
council. Unsurprisingly, U.S.
membership has had no effect on
council decisions, but our return
has given it a legitimacy utterly
lacking in our absence.
President Obama has used
military force to protect America,
but almost apologetically and with
undisguised longing to do exactly
the opposite. Thus, even when
announcing a substantial increase
in U.S. forces in Afghanistan to
combat the Taliban, he avowed
simultaneously his hope to begin
withdrawing those forces in mid-
2011.
Such a clear signal of weakness
only encourages the Taliban and
al Qaeda to hold on until that
point, when Obama could begin
bringing troops home, perhaps
even proclaiming "mission
accomplished." Ironically, of
course, the campaigns in
Afghanistan and Pakistan employ
armed drone aircraft to target and
kill terrorist leaders and
supporters, although, needless to
say, the targets don't get Miranda
rights read to them. The
administration seems unwilling to
reconcile these strikes with how it
to distinguish between heresy, Gabrielle Giffords, we could use a
which was to be celebrated, and similar distinction.
conspiracy, which was to be
condemned and fought. In the
aftermath of the shooting of
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handles terrorists captured in the
United States. Already, there are
international complaints that the
drone attacks are precisely the
kinds of "targeted" or "extra-
judicial" killings complained
about for years when undertaken
by Israel. But what conclusion
will terrorists draw if they realize
that, as with the Christmas Day
2009 bomber, you are likely to be
safer if you attack the United
States in its homeland rather than
in the "Af-Pak" mountains?
President Obama should adjust his
antiterrorism policy in America to
reflect the war paradigm in central
Asia. John R. Bolton is a senior
fellow at AEI.
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Systematic Assassinations Not Part of Our Politics Portman Does a Slightly
(AEI.Org: Articles) California Rep. Leo Ryan, metaphors with which political difficult since the sudden death Racy Ad For Dior
Submitted at 1/11/2011 5:00:00 PM murdered at the Jonestown discourse is riddled--campaign, last month of our hugely able PopSugar (PopSugar)
massacre in Guyana in 1978, 32 targeting, the war room--be taken diplomat Richard Holbrooke.
Submitted at 1/12/2011 8:17:09 AM
The steam seems to be going out years ago. literally. Suggestions that the shooting in
of the move to "deftly pin this"-- Giffords' "Congress on Your Actually, we do know of Arizona are of the same ilk as
the shooting of Arizona Rep. Corner" event was an effort to societies where people on one these examples is something of a • See Natalie Portman's topless
Gabrielle Giffords and 13 others-- m a k e h e r s e l f a v a i l a b l e t o side of the political divide blood libel against the politicians Dior ad- Huffington Post
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It has become obvious that the making public appearances after This was Germany in the years significant segment of any in decline?- Lainey Gossip
murderer was crazy, the follower they got negative feedback in after World War I, when those political movement, no • Nicole Kidman admits to using
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ideas ricocheting through his C o n g r e s s m a d e a n n o u n c e d assassination of the industrialist violent death of its political Longoria Parker break-up is now
head. appearances, without security and moderate (Jewish) politician opponents. divorced herself- TMZ
If any blame attaches to others, it personnel, over the past 32 years? Walter Rathenau in 1922. Vivid political rhetoric is always • Kim Kardashian explains her
is to authorities who had notice of How many thousands? Tens of Including a failed painter from in season, and has been for all the very plump lips- Us Weekly
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him from buying a gun. The Pima a t t a c k i s , t h a n k g o o d n e s s , when advocates of military language of our politics, • Jenny McCarthy doesn't let new
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shooter's bizarre behavior was enormous amounts of political seek conquests abroad. Giffords and the others stricken Goldie Hawn- Fox 411
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in order. The last congressman to Or the impulse to insist that Congress have a very difficult
be attacked by a gunman was conservatives intend the military problem on their hands, more
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Looking Beyond Portugal; Bundesbank President Says "Optimism

Seems Premature"; Polish 10-Year Yields Hit 6.18%, Highest in
16 Months
noreply@blogger.com (Michael – which have both accepted Bundesbank President Says the extent to which the right November were the third-biggest
Shedlock) (Mish's Global rescue packages from the "Optimism Seems Premature" lessons are drawn from the crisis,” holders of government debt,
Economic Trend Analysis) European Union and the Please consider Weber Says Weber said. “The responsibility according to Finance Ministry
Submitted at 1/11/2011 7:54:00 PM International Monetary Fund – ‘Premature’ to Be Optimistic on for the debt crisis in the euro area data. The auction comes the same
Portugal is the recent flashpoint, Portugal has now taken their place Containing Crisis lies primarily with fiscal policy, day as an offering of 10-year
but Spain and Belgium are on as the most exposed eurozone European Central Bank council not with the financial markets. bonds from Portugal, the first
deck. Note too that sovereign state still reliant on market member Axel Weber said it’s too The affected countries must from any of the euro region’s
spreads in Ireland and Greece are funding. The yield on 10-year soon to assume Europe’s debt themselves restore the confidence most indebted countries this year.
at record highs in spite of the P o r t u g u e s e s o v e r e i g n d e b t crisis has been contained as the that’s been lost.” “Market sentiment has worsened
alleged bailouts. remains near euro-era highs, ECB steps up its purchases of The ECB purchased Portuguese as there is a lot of uncertainty
In response to the clearly not- above 7 per cent. There are government bonds to ease market debt yesterday, said two traders whether Portugal will get a
contained crisis, Germany is rumours of German pressure – tensions. with knowledge of the bailout,” Rafal Benecki, an
considering expanding the bailout denied by Berlin and Lisbon alike “The optimism of some observers transactions, who asked not to be economist at ING Bank Slaski,
fund from 750 billion-euro ($966 – for Portugal to take money from seems premature to me,” Weber, identified because the deals are said by phone from Warsaw. “The
billion) by as much as 25%. the European financial stability who heads Germany’s confidential. A spokesman for the long-end is risky because that’s
Meanwhile, it's time to look facility. Bundesbank, said in a speech in central bank declined to comment. where the pension funds were
beyond Portugal to Belgium and Portugal’s problem is similar to Frankfurt late yesterday. “There Portuguese 10-year yields fell 12 calling the shots and we don’t
Italy, and of course Spain. Spain’s. Stagnant productivity are several good reasons to look basis points to 7.08 percent. know what the market will look
Why stop there? Interest rates are alleviated with excessive private into 2011 with cautious optimism, Polish 10-Year Yields Hit 6.18%, like after the reform takes effect.”
soaring in European countries sector borrowing resulted in a not least the economic outlook. At Highest in 16 Months The extra yield investors demand
outside the Eurozone, notably decade of huge current account the same time there remain -- also Bloomberg reports Poland Faces to hold Polish 10-year debt in
Poland. deficits that were squandered in Germany -- important Highest Yields in 16 Months on zloty over German bunds rose to
Looking Beyond Portugal instead of assisting reforms to challenges in terms of cleaning up Cuts to Pensions 335 basis points this week, the
The Financial Times says Europe increase growth. But private debts the financial system and getting The Finance Ministry faces highest since Nov. 30. The cost of
must look beyond Portugal. quickly turn into public ones state finances in order.” yields of at least 6.18 percent on insuring European sovereign debt
Like the rival warring sides on a w h e n t h e a l t e r n a t i v e i s a Greek, Irish and Portuguese 10-year bonds, the most since an climbed to a record on concern
b a t t l e f i e l d , E u r o p e a n depression brought on by a bonds rose yesterday as traders auction in May 2009, according to backstopping the region’s banks
p o l i c y m a k e r s a n d f i n a n c i a l private funding drought. said the ECB bought the assets of analysts at PKO Bank Polski SA, will overwhelm government
markets left each other alone over The costs of the financial crisis the euro region’s most indebted ING Bank Slaski SA, Bank finances. Portugal’s Prime
the Christmas holiday. The new are being born by everyone from nations amid mounting concern Handlowy SA and data compiled Minister Jose Socrates said
year, sadly, holds little prospect citizens to shareholders – with Portugal will be forced to seek a by Bloomberg. Twenty-year debt yesterday his country doesn’t
that peace will soon break out in one exception: senior creditors to bailout. Portugal auctions 2014 may yield the most since an need a bailout from the European
Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. p r i v a t e b a n k s , t r e a t e d a s and 2020 bonds today. The auction in September 2009. Union and its 2010 budget deficit
Eurozone leaders must ensure that sacrosanct. The sovereign crisis turmoil has prompted calls for Yields on 10-year Polish bonds will be lower than forecast. Crisis
2011 does not become a repeat – will not end until this false Germany to soften its opposition climbed 17 basis points to 6.227 Will Escalate Until Haircuts
only worse – of 2010. religion is unmasked. That means to expanding the region’s 750 percent this month after the Taken
The imminent flashpoint is Europe’s leaders must open a new billion-euro ($966 billion) rescue government said on Dec. 30 it This is not a matter of looking
Portugal. Long mentioned in the front. If they want financial peace, facility. plans to lower contributions to
same breath as Greece and Ireland they must prepare for war. “The outlook for 2011 depends on private pension funds, which as of LOOKING page 38
38 Economy/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition
LOOKING
Hunting Elephants With Pea Shooters; continued from page 37

beyond Portugal, but rather of Eurozone to break apart or the

China Allows Yuan Denominated looking at the reason for the crisis
itself: debts that cannot possibly
Euro to collapse long-term.
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E-reader News Edition Economy/ TV/ Sports/ 39

IT'S OFFICIAL: Our IPO Market Is Crippled -- And

It's Hurting Our Country
Alan Patricof (Money Game) Cray Research raised $10M; In
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:07:00 AM 1977 Tandem Computers went
public raising $9.4M and in 1980
On October 13, 1971, Intel Corp,
a manufacturer of semi-conductor
Sci-Tex raised $6.8M.
As recently as 1986 Adobe had
Dream Season
memory circuits went public with
a common stock underwriting of
an IPO raising $6M. None of
these companies could have gone
Resonates for
350,000 shares at $23.50 per
share for a total of $8.225M and
public in today’s environment
even adjusting for inflation.
Buster Posey
for a post money value of $58M. Virtually all the buyers at the time Jim Henry (FanHouse Main)
In the previous six months the were individuals and there was a Submitted at 1/12/2011 8:30:00 AM

company had revenues of robust “over the counter” after

$3,978,000 and profit before market for young companies. Filed under: Giants
extraordinary items of $93,000. Transactions took place over the There were times over the
This offering included 42,000 telephone and spreads were well holiday break when Buster Posey
shares for selling shareholders. above today’s prescribed margins. quietly slipped into his living
There were 64 underwriters in the Bids and offers were published room and watched parts of San
group of which only 5 remain daily in the pink sheets along with Francisco's playoff run and World
today as an independent entity their market makers. As noted Series title on the team's
with the original name above, almost all of the commemorative DVDs.
raising $2,011,000 of which had reported annual revenues at While Posey certainly knows
(coincidentally one of the underwriters are gone today and
$977,000 went to selling the time of $230M. Intel recently how the journey ended -- the
survivors in another form was the all trading, which was done over
shareholders. reported revenues for their third rookie catcher leapt into the arms
lead underwriter for the offering – the telephone, is now done
The company post offering value quarter ended September 30th of of closer Brian Wilson on a warm
CE Unterberg Towbin & Co.) electronically. So what happened?
was $9M. There were no other $11B. November night in North Texas to
On April 18, 1972, CE Unterberg >
underwriters. In the previous six To add further to the flavor of ignite a celebration of the Giants'
Towbin also took Datascope Join the conversation about this
months Datascope had revenues what the public markets and IPOs first title since 1954 -- the
Corporate public, “a company story »
of $973,000 and a profit after full were like: In 1972 Storage excitement and anticipation
engaged in the design and
taxes of $130,000. Technology went public with an returned in waves.
development of medical
In 2009, Datascope was sold to a offer of $13M; In 1976 Four Just like it was yesterday.
instrumentation” with an offering
Swedish company for $865M and Phase Systems raised $15M and
of 105,000 shares at $19 per share

Gary Busey Is Terrifying in the First 'Celebrity Apprentice' Promo

Jean Bentley (TV Squad) contestants tell a dude in a suit show -- LaToya Jackson's "I'm an terrifying gaze might get me to
Submitted at 1/12/2011 5:15:00 AM (what, The Donald was busy?) entrepreneur, and a Jackson" and think twice, though.
why they're qualified to be the Nene Leakes' "When I walk into a Permalink| Email this| Linking
Filed under: TV News In this next champion. room, I own it" aren't actual Blogs| Comments
first promo for the upcoming Let's just say their answers things you can put on your
season of'Celebrity Apprentice,' probably wouldn't get them a else other than an NBC reality resume. Jose Canseco's menacing
this year's gang of unlikely star business-related job anywhere bat swing and Gary Busey's
40 Economy/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition

Demand Media Prices IPO: Could Michelle Tells Marie Claire About
the "Hole" in Her Life and Thanks
Raise Almost $140 Million Reese For Her Good Advice
Dan Frommer (Money Game)
Allie Merriam (PopSugar) anything and scamper around like
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:07:00 AM
Submitted at 1/12/2011 8:43:05 AM a mad person and make myself
Demand Media has priced its IPO crazy. I'm trying to be respectful
in a new S-1 filing with the SEC, Michelle Williams smiled big for of the absence. I'm not trying to
and now estimates the IPO could the February cover of Marie fill it up. It is what it is."
raise almost $140 million for Claire and the accompanying • On her and Matilda's idea of
Demand and its shareholders. ( photo shoot- also, check out the perfect guys:"I don't know what
Via Kara Swisher.) magazine's retrospective on my version of a relationship or
Demand itself expects to raise Michelle's style! Their interview marriage is yet, because the
about $60 million, and could be is the actress's latest about Blue typical model seems a little
worth about $1.3 billion after the Valentine, after she attended a broken to me. At the same time, I
IPO. (Roughly 5X its 2010 weekend Q&A and opened up was raised on all those princess
revenue.) a b o u t m a k i n g t h e f i l m i n fairy tales and I'm a romantic; I
Specifically, Demand Media is Angeleno magazine. She took last want to be a one-man girl. I took
offering 4.5 million shares from night off from chatting, though, to Matilda to Disney World recently
the company and 3 million shares hit the National Board of Review and we saw all the princesses, and
from current shareholders. And A w a r d s w i t h B e n A f f l e c k , then she turned around and said,
the underwriters -- Goldman Jennifer Garner, and more. 'OK, now I'd like to see where all
Sachs and Morgan Stanley -- have Michelle spoke to Marie Claire the princes are.' The Disney
cover of this prospectus, and after significant portion" of its revenue. recently about her work, losing person said, 'Nobody has ever
the option to purchase up to
deducting underwriting discounts The word "Google" is listed 62 Heath Ledger, how yoga helped asked me that before. There aren't
another 1.125 million shares from
and estimated offering expenses times in its S-1 filing. her heal, and Reese Witherspoon's any princes here, honey.'"
both Demand and its selling
payable by us." Join the conversation about this good advice. She said: • On getting advice from Reese
stockholders, in what's known as
As Kara Swisher notes, Demand story » • On Heath's absence from her Witherspoon:"To give credit
the "greenshoe."
also addresses the controversial See Also: a n d M a t i l d a ' s l i v e s : " V e r y where credit is due, I was sharing
Demand estimates the IPO share
accounting techniques it uses to • Come On, Demand Media, Just obviously, for me and for her, a difficulty I was experiencing
price between $14 and $16 per
recognize costs over 5 years, a Drop The Bogus Accounting there's a hole in our life. Of course with Reese Witherspoon, and she
share, which means at the high
longer period than is typical. It's • Demand Media IPO Delayed, the natural inclination is to want said, ‘Yes, I understand, but think
end of the range, the IPO could be
sticking with them, argues that it's Tripped Up By Questionable to fill it and make it disappear, but about how much more difficult
worth almost $140 million.
in the company's best financial Accounting Practices what I've come to recently is that this would be without the luxury
Demand says, "We expect to
interest to so do, and says it will • Here’s Why I Like Demand it's impossible. Nothing will fit in of a reliable, steady income."
receive net proceeds from this
regularly review "the operating Media (And Why I Think That Bo that hole because what we want
offering of approximately $58.1
performance of content Peabody Got It Wrong) back we can't get, which is this View Slideshow ›
million, based upon an assumed
published." one person. I'm not going to rush
initial public offering price of
One big risk is Demand's reliance
$15.00 per share, which is the mid
on Google for traffic and "a
-point of the range set forth on the
E-reader News Edition Culture/ 41

Measuring the Impact of Instant MPG Info

Chuck Squatriglia (Wired Top States. Anything that can help
Stories) reduce that as automakers are
Submitted at 1/12/2011 7:00:00 AM forced to meet more-stringent fuel
-economy standards almost
As automakers strive to increase certainly will be embraced by the
the fuel economy of their industry.
vehicles, a growing number of Shaheen said eco-driving can be
them are outfitting their vehicles implemented immediately, at little
with so-called eco-gauges that or no cost to consumers and with
provide real-time feedback on no major investments in
how efficiently you’re driving. transportation infrastructure.
The goal is to change driver Studies in Europe and Japan
behavior toward more-responsible show eco-driving could reduce
driving. fuel consumption by an average
Anecdotal evidence suggests the of 5 to 25 percent. The studies
gauges, which you’ll find in cars also showed big gains in fuel
like the Toyota Prius and Nissan economy and cuts in CO2
Leaf, work. We experienced this emissions, when coupled with eco
with the engaging, intuitive -driving classes.
SmartGauge display (shown The research is being conducted
above) in the Ford Fusion Hybrid by the UC Berkeley
and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, a Transportation Sustainability
system that turned hypermiling Research Center, where Shaheen
into a game and challenged us to is a co-director. Researchers
eke out every last mile from a expect to publish the results next
gallon of gas. year.
Although some studies have baseline, so that the impact of the gadgets will allow the researchers baseline for comparison. Photo: The SmartGuage eco-
shown that next-gen dashboard device feedback on driving and drivers to monitor cumulative “We already know that the driving display used in the
displays make us more-efficient behavior can be measured,” said data over week-long periods. technology works,” Jim Disanto,
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid./Ford
drivers, none of them has created lead researcher Susan Shaheen. To establish a baseline for the president of Earthrise
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42 Culture/ Featured/
Video: Audi's Electrifying R8 e-Tron
Michael Calore (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 9:00:00 AM
Gorgeous is the only way to
describe Audi’s awesome R8 e-
Tron electric supercar, and we
don’t need much excuse to show
it off. Especially when it’s
wrapped in matte black aluminum
and carbon fiber with subtle
yellow highlights like this beauty
Audi showed off at its tastefully
Kubrickian booth at CES.
We got a tour of the outside, but
the Audions wouldn’t let us film
the inside. Trust us though. It’s
gorgeous. And this car’s got some
Brad Pitt Dines Out And Gets A Pre-
Globes Weinstein Pick-Me-Up
Molly Goodson (PopSugar)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 7:54:42 AM
Brad Pitt was behind the wheel,
and sporting facial hair that now
matches his buddy George
Clooney's, leaving dinner with
friends in Santa Monica last night.
Brad and Angelina have been
laying low in LA for the past few
weeks, enjoying date nights and
big donations to kick of 2011. The
Jolie-Pitts split their holiday time
between Africa and Missouri,
where his family is, giving the
beast to go with the beauty: Audi
claims it’ll do zero to 100 km/hr
in 4.8 seconds, put down more
than 300 horsepower and get
around 150 miles per charge. It’s
a quattro, too, with one motor for
each wheel.
Audi plans to build a few
hundred R8 e-Trons and sell them
to select (well-heeled) buyers in
2012. So far, the only action it’s
seen is on the track at Le Mans
last May and some covert test
spins.
But the car is pretty much
finalized except for one detail:
Like all electrics, it’s practically
silent, and the engineers have yet
kids a taste of both where Shiloh
was born and Brad grew up. It's
still a mystery whether or not
Brad and Angelina will hit the red
carpet at Sunday's Golden Globes
to decide on an “appropriate noise
profile.” We recommended
installing some speakers behind
the wheels and blasting
Rammstein on a loop.
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where she's a nominee for her
work in The Tourist. The odds
aren't great that Angelina will
walk away with a win - don't
forget to fill out our ballot for a
chance to win $1,000! - but award
season wouldn't be the same
without at least one glamorous
Jolie-Pitt moment. Perhaps they'll
even stop by the Weinstein
afterparty to celebrate the studio
picking up distribution rights to
Brad's upcoming movie Cogan's
Trade. View Slideshow ›
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Suri Stops to Say Hi to Her
New Animal Friends While on
Set With Model Mom Katie
Allie Merriam (PopSugar)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 7:31:27 AM
Suri Cruise was in for a treat
yesterday when she joined her
mom Katie Holmes on the LA set
of Jack and Jill. Katie and her
costar Adam Sandler were
working on a scene shot in a of shopping at Holt Renfrew, with
petting zoo, so Suri was able to Suri casting her eye on shoes
meet the critters between scenes! better suited for Katie. Katie's
Suri and Katie, who's front and currently focusing on her project
center in Ann Taylor's new ad, are with Adam, but she just ran into
in California following a visit to some career difficulties with the
see Tom Cruise in Canada. They domestic shelving of The
were spotted at a Vancouver
grocery store Friday before
stopping by the Mission
Kennedys, which you were
actually quite interested in
Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol set
to say hi. The girls also had a day
checking out. View Slideshow ›
Start here: No guns at political
events
(Scripting News) some kind of a wakeup call.
Submitted at 1/11/2011 7:26:10 PM Right?
PS: The lunacy of politicians
Never mind the violent language, bringing their own weapons to
we can talk about that later. political events. Play that out.
But surely we can agree that guns How long before one of them
have no place at political events. shoots a constituent.
A campaign event should be like PPS: If we don't stop the guns at
an airport. campaign events, the next thing is
Leave your weapons at home. going to be militia in uniform
Can that be part of the good that showing up at the events.
comes from the events in Tucson,
which everyone seems to agree is
E-reader News Edition Politics-Left/ 43

The ‘Opt-Out’ Problem We Don’t Talk About

Ruth Franklin (The New had rolled back to the 1950s, the work-motherhood conflict a Stay-at-Home Mom,” by Katy marriage happens to fail—and in
Republic - All Feed) women were once again, in myself—a study by Hewlett had Read, which appeared in Salon the middle of a bad economy?
Submitted at 1/11/2011 11:00:00 PM increasing numbers, staying at found that 93 percent of women last week. (Apparently I’m not the Few people seemed to consider
home with their children. The who took time off wanted to only one who can’t stop thinking this long-term view eight years
I was eight months pregnant with difference was that they were return to their careers at some about this article, an unscientific ago, when opting out was
my first child when Lisa Belkin choosing to. “Why don’t women point—but, unfortunately, only survey of the blogosphere suddenly all the rage. Read tells a
introduced the concept of“The run the world?” Belkin asked, and three-quarters of them were able reveals.) The piece begins with frustrating (and sadly familiar)
Opt-Out Revolution” in The New s h e a n s w e r e d , “ M a y b e i t ’ s to do so, and only 40 percent Read fondly reminiscing about all tale of losing out on the best
York Times Magazine. It was because they don’t want to.” But, could return to work full time. the time she spent with her sons assignments once her “well-
October 2003, and the last year or as the article progressed, it This was before the economic when they were young, at meaning” editors put her on the
so had seen a flurry of books and became clear that, if women were crisis. An article that appeared in beaches, parks, playgrounds, mommy track. Why not stay at
articles devoted to the challenges opting out of work, their decision the Times last year, headlined savoring every quickly-rushing-by home and freelance if her full-
(to put it politely) of working owed less to an emotional desire “Recession Drives Women Back moment. “Now I lie awake at 3 time work was both time-
motherhood. There was Allison to spend more time with their to the Work Force,” found that a.m.,” she writes, “terrified that as consuming and unrewarding?
Pearson’s comic novel I Don’t children than to a punishing some women who had quit a result I am permanently What could go wrong? “It was as
Know How She Does It, in which workplace deeply inhospitable to working to stay at home with financially screwed.” Divorced, though at-home mothers could
the protagonist, a perpetually mothers’ needs. “I wish it had children were seeking to return, she finds that her income from count on being financially
frazzled hedge-fund manager and been possible to be the kind of either because their husbands had freelance writing, child support, supported happily ever after,”
mother of two, finds herself in the parent I want to be and continue been laid off or because they and “a couple of menial part-time Read bitterly concludes. After all,
kitchen in the middle of the night with my legal career, but I wore feared layoffs might be imminent. jobs” doesn’t even cover her no one expects their marriage to
“distressing” store-bought pies so myself out trying to do both jobs But many were having great expenses, “let alone my end.
that they will appear homemade. well,” said one of the women difficulty finding jobs. One retirement or the kids’ tuition.” This is the real story of Read’s
In a New York magazine cover interviewed. The article closed former lawyer at a prominent Despite her attempts to “scrub age piece—not just the difficulty of
story, working mothers and stay- with an optimistic account of the firm, out of the workplace for -revealing details from my returning to work after a lengthy
at-home mothers shamelessly accommodations made by some nine years, took a position as an resume,” her work history speaks break, but the disaster that divorce
trashed each other’s parenting companies, such as flexible unpaid intern after job-hunting for itself, “making me can spell for a woman in such a
choices. More grimly, Sylvia Ann schedules and additional family unsuccessfully for nearly a year. simultaneously overqualified and situation. After Belkin’s
Hewlett noted in Creating a Life time off. Such changes, Belkin Women lucky enough to find paid underqualified.” When she left article—in which divorce never
that nearly half of women earning concluded, represented “a door work found themselves with full-time work 15 years ago, she came up—appeared, Katie Allison
$100,000 or more were childless. opened but a crack by women that lower salaries than the ones they and her husband were both Granju published“The Case
The implications were clear: If could usher in a new environment left to stay home. “Studies have newspaper reporters, earning the Against ‘Opting-Out.’” She was
you have children and work, for us all.” found that for every two years a same salary. Now, he earns once one of those “smug” women
you’ll be poorly paid, your Alas, we don’t live in that new woman is out of the labor force, $30,000 more, while she has been herself, Granju writes, “a thirty-
neighbors will ostracize you, and environment yet. “The Opt-Out her earnings fall by 10 percent, a turned down for jobs paying something, married mother of
you can forget about having time Revolution,” with its quotes from penalty that lasts throughout her $20,000 less. three with a college degree, a nice
to bake—let alone have sex, work content Ivy League grads and career,” the Times reported. This is as it should be, Read’s house, a flexible, work-at-home
out, or do anything else you might MBAs who had all downscaled (Meanwhile, truly flexible work critics will say; a person who has writing career, and a husband with
have enjoyed in your previous their work schedules after having arrangements—for women or for been steadily employed for the a good job providing health
life. children, was nothing if not a men—are still unusual enough to last 15 years should, by rights, insurance.” Then, she got
Is it any wonder that Belkin’s document of the pre-recession era. make news, as this recent Times command a higher salary than one divorced. Her health insurance
article struck such a nerve? As I noted in TNR two years piece about the accounting whose career has been on hiatus. and 401(k) evaporated. “As I read
Looking around at her well-to-do later—after having my first baby, industry demonstrates.) But does it follow that a woman Belkin’s article, I shook my head
friends and neighbors, Belkin had becoming pregnant with my I was prompted to revisit the who cuts back on her career
noticed a trend: As if the clocks second, and experiencing some of scene of this crime by“Regrets of should be left stranded if her ‘OPT-OUT’ page 44
44 TV/ Featured/ E-reader News Edition
‘OPT-OUT’ Kroc Camen proves RSS is very
continued from page 43

sadly as I applied current divorce

statistics—including the rise in no
-fault divorce and the virtual
disappearance of alimony from
most divorce settlements—to her
interview sample,” Granju wrote.
As the statistics suggested, of
course, “around half of the
happily fulfilled, college-
educated, para-homemakers”
could be newly single at some
point within ten years post-opt-
out, which meant, Granju
concluded, that “their choice to
‘opt out’ of their formerly
promising career trajectories may
also mean that they have ‘opted
out’ of not only the lifestyle extras
they seem to take for granted, but
also fundamentals like a house,
health insurance, and retirement
funds.” If the legal system isn’t
going to look out for women,
Granju concluded, we need to
look out for ourselves. She
suggested that women thinking of
“opting out” ask their partners to
sign an agreement spelling out
how their contributions at home
would be valued in a divorce
settlement, should it come to that.
Like Read, I’m a single mother
myself now. I’m lucky enough to
be financially secure, with a
flexible job that provides me with
health insurance and
accommodates my desire to spend
a certain number of daylight hours
with my children. I credit my
former partner, who shares
custody with me, for treating me
equitably and providing
generously for our children. But I
read all this with a lump in my
throat. If men continue to out-earn
women in virtually all
occupations, as a recent report
from the Institute for Women’s
Policy Research demonstrates,
and society continues to push
mothers to stay at home, then it’s
little wonder that women continue
predominantly to bear the
financial cost of divorce. This was
true for my mother’s generation,
and it’s still true today—whatever
“revolutions” may have taken
place in the meantime.
Meanwhile, I’m just glad that I
held on to my job.
Ruth Franklin is a senior editor
for The New Republic.
much alive
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 1/11/2011 1:11:42 PM
This is a great piece, stop
everything and read it now. I just
have a couple of comments.
The reason to fork an open
source browser and make it sing
RSS like Pavarotti sang Carmen,
or Jimi Hendrix sang Watchtower,
is to show the browser guys how
to do it. Give them something to
clone. Work out the issues on the
RSS, rather it's the tech industry
side, with users who really care,
that does. It's something the users
and publishers who really care.
own, they can't trap people inside
And then present it as a gift to
it because it started in such a way
Mozilla and Google.
that that's not possible. But they
One more thing, I don't get the
never stop trying.
idea that publishers want to kill

Four Things You Should Know About Off the Map's Mamie
Gummer
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The Men of Cougar Town: Cool Cats

Kate Hahn (TVGuide.com: an idiot savant. drink, do whatever I want. Thank
Breaking News) Josh: We should sing "Happy God.
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:04:00 AM Birthday" to Dan. Ian: My weight fluctuates by
Brian: We should! [ They sing.] episode in 5-pound increments.
Josh Hopkins, Ian Gomez, Brian Dan: Wow. It's going up, but at a certain point
Van Holt, Dan Byrd TV Guide Magazine: What's the the self-loathing will kick in and
They joke around, drink and c o o l e s t t h i n g a b o u t y o u r then...
break into Bon Jovi tunes. Turns c h a r a c t e r ? Brian: When is that kicking in?
out, the guys who star in Cougar Dan: Travis can hang with this Ian: Not for a while. My
Town aren't so different from group of guys who have some character needs to be overweight,
their characters who spend hours years on him and really relate. It's so everyone else looks smaller. I
sipping wine, tossing pennies in a the same for me. Not that I look at pad.
can and trading zingers. This any of these guys as older or Josh: He's not actually bald in
motley mantourage of onetime anything. real life.
cougar Jules Cobb ( Courteney Josh: Grayson's a broken stallion Brian: This is actually Robert
Cox) includes her bartender but he's come the furthest. He was Downey Jr.
b o y f r i e n d G r a y s o n ( J o s h not really in the group. He was TV Guide Magazine: Speaking
Hopkins), fun-loving next-door cold, standoffish. Now he's got a of, any dream guest stars?
neighbor Andy ( Ian Gomez), license to join the absurdity. grounded she is. scene because I couldn't say the Ian: I want my wife [ Nia
college-freshman son Travis ( Brian: With Bobby... I like his Dan: She's just down to talk. words "full Shawshank." Vardalos] to be on, and then
Dan Byrd) and lovable loser ex- ability to not care what other Josh: And she says what's on her TV Guide Magazine: You guys maybe Obama.
husband Bobby ( Brian Van Holt). people think. mind, like, "Oh, my God, look at have been described as "man Brian: Sarah Palin. The Situation.
We got them together on Byrd's Ian:[I like that] Andy comes off your hair. I mean, it looks fine but candy." Do you get a lot of Josh: I want Cookie on the show.
25th birthday to talk comedy, as a pushover, but he's really a you should go comb it." She attention from female fans? Dan: You mean Snooki.
women and what's next for the professional manipulator. He has makes us get together. She's a bit Josh: Let's be honest, I should Josh: I want Cookie, too.
"cul-de-sac crew." such a complex relationship with like Jules. field this. No. It's a comedy, so Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine
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themselves. to say hello to you? I want to hug were off and we went out for a Speedos, half-shirts — do you all
Dan: Like Bobby, he is an idiot. and kiss you hello in the beer. Then we found out we were work out?
Brian: Want to rephrase that, pal? morning." I was like, "Oh, OK." going to have to go back to work. Brian: Josh does abs every day.
What did we talk about? Bobby is Brian: I didn't anticipate how It took a long time to shoot the My character's a mess, so I eat,
46 TV/
Seen & Heard: Fox TCA Party
Carita Rizzo (TVGuide.com:
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Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:39:00 AM
Odette Annable
Odette Annable(nee Yustman)
told TV Guide Magazine that her
Brothers & Sisters romance with
husband Dave Annable has
fizzled out in order for her to
move on to her Fox comedy
Breaking In. She shot a "nice"
five-episode arc, which she
enjoyed, but shooting the fake
breakup scene, she says, made
both newlyweds feel surprisingly
sad.
Matt Lauria( The Chicago Code)
was approached by one of The
Cleveland Show's producers, who
in passing said, "We should get
you to do a voice on The
Cleveland Show," which Lauria
got visibly excited about.
Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines
and Hayley MacFarland from Lie
To Me enjoyed dinner in a quiet
corner of the patio where they
spent the entire night chatting
amongst themselves. Williams
told TV Guide Magazine earlier
that they've finished their episodes
for the season and they're
uncertain about whether or not the
show will be renewed. "There
really isn't a wrap-up, but in the
finale there's a strong
conversation where they really
can go either way with Gillian's
and Cal's relationship — if the
show does continue."
The "Brit Pack" from Terra
Nova, Christine Adams, Shelley
Conn and Naomi Scott were
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[scarf around the neck] on tonight.
I've had a tumor for several years,
Restless' Star Williams Crossing
it just made a change in the last
six months, it started to get
Over to 'B&B' ... and More
bigger, I started noticing some Allison Waldman (TV Squad)
things going on. I started noticing Submitted at 1/12/2011 5:50:00 AM
I could hardly swallow anymore
and I'll know by the end of Filed under: Reality-Free, TV
January if I'll be cancer free for News'Young and the Restless' star
good. It looks really good. I think Tonya Lee Williams will be
we go back to filming in February crossing over to 'The Bold & the
and I'm thinking I won't even Beautiful' in February, playing the
have to wear a scarf — the same character.
surgeon in San Diego, was This isn't the first crossover
amazing. Don't know if I'm going between the two CBS soaps. In
to be screaming anymore. It's 2010, Amber (Adrienne Frantz)
affected my voice some. I can't ditched Genoa City to return to
right now, but I'm hoping by the Forrester crowd in her original
Los Angeles. And Don Diamont's
dancing on the patio, Alfonso summer time I'll be able to let one Brad died on 'Y&R' only to be
M c A u l e y w a s m i x i n g a n d out if I feel the need."
transformed into Bill Spencer, Jr.
mingling by himself while his Glee's Heather Morris teased that on 'B&B.'
parents made the rounds at the in the Super Bowl episode there viewers since Justin first
What's interesting about appeared.
party; the Bob's Burger crew were are more high jinks in store for Williams' crossover is that she has
being loud by the bar, laughing at ditzy Brittany, as Sue makes it her The crossover is set for Feb. 1
never been on 'B&B' and will play and 2, during a major event in
each other's jokes; Lance Reddick mission to shoot the cheerleader Dr. Olivia Barber on that show as
with his fiancé, and Jasika Nicole out of a cannon. "Her and I have a Justin's life. Hmm ... could he and
she has on 'Y&R.' The impetus is Donna finally be walking down
with her partner, were chatting to lot of random funny stuff. She that a current 'B&B' character,
friends (or friendly reporters) as taunts me and tells me the cannon the aisle?
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David Nelson of 'Ozzie

and Harriet' Dies at 74
Harley W. Lond (TV Squad)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 4:02:00 AM

Filed under: TV News David

Nelson, who co-starred with his Budget to Spend
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the popular television show'The nospam@example.com
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Associated Press. He was 74. Your Finances
Nelson died Tuesday at his home The parties, presents and travel of
in the Century City area of Los radio to TV, he and Rick the holiday season have come to a
Angeles. convinced their parents to be on end, and if you're anything like us,
'Law & Order: Los Angeles' Nelson was born in New York
City and moved to Los Angeles
the show. you're armed and ready to make
some changes and work on your
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Regina Hall, Megan Boone Out and USC. When "The Adventures
of Ozzie and Harriet" moved from
Chris Harnick (TV Squad) detectives on the series, is also a
Submitted at 1/12/2011 4:40:00 AM casualty of the revamp. The series
is currently filming episode 12.
Filed under: TV News Stars Hall's character, ADA Evelyn
Les Miles agrees to new seven-year
Skeet Ulrich, Regina Hall and Price, worked for Alfred Molina's
Megan Boone are leaving'Law & ADA Morales, while Boone's
contract at LSU
Order: Los Angeles.'*Doink DDA Lauren Stanton worked Associated Press (ESPN.com) bowls including a 2007 national includes additional performance
doink* under Terrence Howard's Joe Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:14:12 AM title in his first six years with the bonuses.
A c c o r d i n g t o D e a d l i n e Dekker. Ulrich's Detective Rex Tigers. Alleva says the university Copyright 2011 by The
Hollywood, Boone is out of the Winters appeared on 'Law & Updated: January 12, 2011, 12:14 wants to maintain stability at the Associated Press
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48 Products/ Gaming/ E-reader News Edition

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Walk fast, die old?

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(Consumer Reports)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 5:59:59 AM
Walk fast, die old?
The busiest shopping street in
London, Oxford Street, is always
packed with slow-moving people,
window-shopping, chatting,
wandering in and out of stores.
Before Christmas, the street
experimented with a " fast lane"
on the outside of the sidewalk, for
people who wanted to walk more
quickly.
One elderly lady, interviewed on
the local news, was enthusiastic.
"I walk very fast," she said.
"Some people just dawdle along
in a daze."
According to recent research, that
lady is likely to be whizzing along
Oxford Street for many years to
come. Walking speed in older
people is one of the best ways to
predict life expectancy. Predicting
life expectancy is useful for
doctors, because some medical
treatments don't provide any
benefits for several years. For
example, medicine to lower
cholesterol may not be
appropriate for people who only
have a short time to live, because
the effects on reducing heart
attacks don't happen immediately.
But with such a wide range of life
expectancies, it can be hard to
know how to target treatments.
Using age as a cut-off point is
unsatisfactory. At age 75, say,
some people are near the end of
their lives, while others have
decades of life ahead of them.
Researchers looked at studies that
measured older people’s usual
walking speed, and followed up to
see how long they lived. They
found a strong relationship
between people’s pace and
lifespan. It worked at least as well
as standard methods such as
looking at age, sex, and
disabilities or illness.
Men age 75 who walked fastest
had an 87 percent chance of living
another 10 years, and women had
a 91 percent chance. By
comparison, 75-year-olds who
walked most slowly had a much
lower chance of living another 10
years, at 19 percent for men and
35 percent for women.
The fastest walking speeds
What you need to know. What
we do know is that regular
walking at a brisk pace is a good
way of ensuring you get plenty of
exercise. This study suggests that,
if you can continue doing that as
you get older, you have a higher
chance of a long and healthy life.
— Anna Sayburn, patient editor, Help For Your
measured were more than 4.5 feet BMJ Group Failed Financial
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speeds were less than 1.3 feet per partnered with The BMJ Group Resolutions
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ensuring people get plenty of prefer to walk indoors, choose a financial goal]. But then the
cardiovascular exercise), then it treadmill that fits your style and second week of January rolled
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How to share a bucket on S3

(Scripting News)
Submitted at 1/11/2011 12:39:09 PM
This isn't new and it isn't a
breakthrough, I just need a doc
that shows people how to share a
bucket with someone else. It turns
out this is a very important feature
when bootstrapping a blogging
system where your content isn't in
someone else's silo (otherwise
known as silo-free blogging). It
turns out it's pretty easy, and
credit for realizing how important
this is goes to Joe Moreno of
Adjix.
You're going to share a bucket
with me. This will mean that I
will be able to store stuff in your
bucket. For this experiment I'll
just post a picture there. Once you
get the picture you can take my
name off your bucket.
1. Log into Amazon's AWS
portal, click on the S3 tab.
2. Click on one of your buckets,
in the left column.
3. Click the Properties button.
4. In the bottom panel, click on
Add more permissions, then enter
the long id below in Grantee,
check Upload/Delete and click
Save. Screen shot. If you're not
sure what you're doing, you can
skip this whole deal. Be careful
about granting permissions to
buckets.
5. Post a comment here with the
name of your bucket. (Assuming
comments are still enabled, I'll
disable them after the experiment
is over.)
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This is the Internet They Warned You
About
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You don't have to look very hard
to find horror stories of the
internet. "BEWARE!" tech
experts scream, "WATCH OUT!"
blogs warn, "OH GOD DON'T
TALK TO ANYONE ON
THERE THEY'RE ALL
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exclaim. But c'mon, you're a
grown-up. You're not going to
enter your social security number
on any URL that ends in ".ru,"
you're certainly not giving your
a d d r e s s o u t t o
"ladeezman69_420_totally_not_a
_murderer@yahoo.com," and that
Nigerian prince is just going to
have to find another business
contact with which to be making
his liberation of the people's
Builders’ Show: 'Camo' hidden deck
fasteners
Consumer Reports Shopping
Blog (Consumer Reports)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 4:59:59 AM
Builders’ Show: 'Camo' hidden
deck fasteners
If you’ve built your own wood
deck or even watched a pro do it,
you’ve probably seen the usual
procedure of nailing or screwing
boards down through the face of
the board. Over time, boards often
split and moisture seeps in. While
monies from Africa. Besides, how
bad could it be?
Uh, this bad.
We have no idea who that is or if
it's even real. Oh god, please don't
let it be real. Please let it be some
weird viral marketing thing that's
actually David Lynch trying to
sell us chocolates or something.
If it IS real, it's a really forlorn-
looking dude with a bad case of
Japan-fetish making a birthday
video for Yuka Kashino, one of
the singers in Japanese pop band
Perfume.
For her 22nd birthday.
Now all's fair in love and war
between consenting adults or
whatever, but we're willing to bet
Johnny Combover is slightly older
than 22 and pretty far outside the
target demographic for a band like
Perfume. But somehow he
hidden fasteners are invisible after
installation, certain decking
materials require certain metals.
And hidden fasters generally can
stumbled across their music
("while searching for all things
Japan") and now he's fostering the
most unnerving crush ever. It
seems like anyone who's ever
seen this video can probably be
categorized as a "victim."
But parents, THIS is the real
scourge of the internet. Not the
faceless predators the media
wants you to fret over. Not the
identity thieves. Not the hackers.
It's the lonely, balding old men
who have nothing but time and
attention to lavish on your
children until they convince them
that home sucks and they'd be so
much happier living with him.
Now if you'll excuse us, we have
to go take 14 showers.
be expensive and labor-intensive
to install.
At the 2011 International
Builders’ Show, National Nail
Corp. is announcing its Camo
Hidden Deck Fastening System,
which the company claims will
attach treated lumber, hardwood,
cedar, composite (a wood/plastic
mix), and PVC plastic deck
boards directly to the
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director Park Chan-wook said he day, police said.
has completed a 30-minute film Chris Columbus said there was
shot entirely on the video camera no need for anyone to thank him.
of an Apple iPhone 4. DANVILLE, Calif. ( UPI) -- A
Unfortunately, the film is too California woman said the thieves
long for email, so if anybody behind the disappearance of her 5-
wants to see it they'll have to stop foot-tall dinosaur sculpture sent
by his office in person.
YORK, England ( UPI) -- A prank.
her a letter apologizing for the
British archbishop said he plans to According to the letter, the
send bird houses to every church t h i e v e s w e r e v e r y v e r y
in his diocese as part of his effort d i n o s a u r r y .
to encourage wildlife
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above. We’ll be checking it out at
the show.
A cordless drill is all you need to
add to the DIY kit, which costs
$59.95 and will be sold through
lumber yards and hardware stores.
(The website includes a dealer
locator.) The kit includes 700
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t o F. Lee Bailey, one of O.J.
Simpson's attorneys during
Simpson's 1995 double murder
trial, says evidence proving
Simpson's innocence in the
murders of Nicole Brown
Simpson and Ron Goldman was
held back from the trial.
In a highly controversial verdict,
Simpson was found not guilty.
Bailey (pictured left) wrote a
20,000-word document about the
trial called "The Simpson prominently, a witness who Bailey thinks that the murderers
Verdict," which he hoped to turn claims he saw Nicole Brown were drug dealers who were
into a book. In it, he says the Simpson in an altercation with collecting a debt and mistook
defense had four witnesses that two men -- neither of whom were Simpson and Goldman for their
could have solidified Simpson's O.J. Simpson -- the night of her target.
case, but didn't call them to testify murder. "It's time somebody put out the
because of worries that a mistrial Kevin Blackistone: Forgetting the real facts of the case," he told the
would be declared if the eight- Unforgettable Associated Press of the document,
month trial kept going. Lonnie White: OJ Legend at USC which was released Sunday on his
The witnesses were a forensic Dave Goldberg: OJ Out of Place website.
scientist, an expert on battered in Buffalo
women, a blood expert and, most

Samsung's crazy CES 2011 keynote -- the highlight reel

Nilay Patel (Engadget)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:37:00 AM
It's been nearly a week and we're
still trying to figure out exactly
what was going on during
Samsung's wild CES 2011
keynote- even though we
liveblogged it, talked about it on
the showcast, and named it best
presser of CES, we're not sure you
can fully understand the insanity
of the dancers, the random
moments, and a futureboy named
Zoll unless you've seen it
yourself. Samsung's put the whole
thing up on YouTube in six
segments (you can find the first
below) but we cut together a little
highlight reel you can watch
above. Trust us -- it's worth it.
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NFL Playoffs: Antonio Cromartie of New York Jets blasts Tom
Brady
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(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:12:27 AM
Updated: January 12, 2011, 12:12
PM ET
It didn't take long for Round 3 of
Jets- Patriots to escalate. And this
time it wasn't Rex Ryan doing the
talking.
No, it was Jets cornerback
Antonio Cromartie, who called
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
an "ass----," according to the New
York Daily News.
“ know how good that offense is.
Trust me, they're saying a lot
worse about me and others here,
maybe it just wasn't printed.”--
Rex Ryan on Cromartie's
comments
Cromartie was asked about Brady
pointing to the Jets' sideline after
throwing a touchdown pass on the
first play of the fourth quarter,
which gave New England a 38-3
lead in its eventual 45-3 win on
Dec. 6.
"We see that a lot. He does it a
lot," Cromartie told the Daily
News. "That's the kind of guy he
is. We really don't give a damn, to
tell you the truth."
Asked what kind of guy Brady is,
Cromartie said "ass----,"
according to the Daily News.
Why?
"That's what I think about him. I
don't really give a damn about
him," he said, according to the
report. "I don't have to play
against him. I play against the
receivers."
In the locker room in Foxborough
on Wednesday, Brady said: "I've
been called worse. I'm sure there
is a long list of people that feel
that way.
"But he's a good player. [Darrelle]
Revis is a great player. They have
a great secondary. They're one of
the best defenses we've faced. We
spend a lot of time preparing for
them, and what they're capable of
doing over there. To shut down
the Colts' offense like they did is
pretty impressive, because we
We're going to be ready to play."
Asked about his on-field
demeanor, which rubbed the Jets
the wrong way on Dec. 6, Brady
said: "I'm an emotional player. It's
all in the spirit of the game and
the competition."
During a conference call, Ryan
said he was unfamiliar with
Cromartie's comments and asked
media members to fill him in.
"First off, in this country, you're
allowed to have opinions, and all
that kind of stuff," he responded
when told of the remarks.
"Obviously, as an organization,
we respect Tom Brady, there is no
question about it. But hey, is there
dislike between us and Brady, and
Brady against the Jets? Of course
there is.
"Am I going to punish Cromartie
for saying something, or
whatever? No. I know one thing,
we respect New England, but we
don't fear them. A comment like
that, it's just the fact they're the
enemy, as we look at them this
week."
Ryan was then asked if he felt
those remarks crossed the line
from fun trash talk to something
else.
"Realistically, I'm sure that's
basically what it was, just a
comment that he made," Ryan
said. "Trust me, they're saying a
lot worse about me and others
here, maybe it just wasn't
printed."
While watching Patriots game
film, Cromartie said the Jets have
noticed Brady's penchant for
pointing.
"He's doing the pointing at our
defensive line and stuff like that,"
Cromartie said, according to the
report. "That's the kind of a guy
he is. He's a competitor, he loves
what he's doing. He's going to
compete. When you're competing,
you are not worrying about
anything else, about what
anybody else is doing. You're just
worried about what you have to
do."
The Jets' Shaun Ellis also said he
saw Brady pointing during the
Dec. 6 rout, according to the New
York Post.
"When they scored, he'd look over
to our sideline and do a little body
language and all that," Ellis said,
according to the Post. "He was
fired up for that game. We're
going to get the same thing this
week. It's for us as a defense to go
out there and shut him down."
Cromartie's comments follow
Ryan's assertion that Sunday's
AFC playoff game is "personal"
between him, Brady and Patriots
coach Bill Belichick.
The Patriots coach replied that it
won't be him or Ryan trying to
make plays on the field.
But Ryan did indirectly knock
Brady last week during the Jets'
preparations for the Indianapolis
Colts, saying Brady didn't study
game film as much as the Colts'
Peyton Manning.
"Nobody studies like [Manning]. I
know Brady thinks he does and all
that stuff," Ryan said. "I think
there's probably a little more help
from Belichick with Brady than
there is with Peyton Manning."
Brady agreed. "I get a ton of help
from our coaches," he said during
his weekly appearance on Boston
sports radio station WEEI. "Of
course we do. I think we have the
best coach in the history of
football. We have a great
offensive staff, a great defensive
staff that get all the players
prepared."
Cromartie isn't the first player to
drag the word "hate" into the Jets-
Patriots rivalry. During the
preseason, Brady said he wasn't
watching HBO's "Hard Knocks"
because he hates the Jets.
"Honestly, I haven't turned it on. I
hate the Jets, so I refuse to support
that show," Brady said.
On Wednesday, a reporter asked
Ryan if he felt players followed
his lead and that he incites such
Sports/ 53
remarks. Ryan laughed.
"Yeah, of course," he said.
"Maybe they do follow my lead in
the fact that in that we can say
what's on our mind or whatever. I
don't say 'Whatever we do, don't
say this, or don't say that.' We're a
transparent organization. We let
our guys speak and don't try to tell
them what to say or what not to
say."
Ryan was then asked if there was
a risk in making such remarks,
because it could make the Jets
look bad if they don't win.
"We're going to be watching
somebody else play, so it really
doesn't matter. You either win or
you don't. In this league, if you
don't win, it's over. Your season's
over," he said. "To think that a
comment here or there is going to
incite them to play at a greater
level or something like that, I
don't believe that's true. ... It
doesn't matter what would come
out of New England's locker room
or anybody else's locker room,
because you can't be more
motivated than we are, and you
can't be more motivated than New
England is."
A reporter then asked Ryan if
Cromartie's comments are the
type that show respect to Brady.
"Again, we're not apologizing for
anything," he responded. "Did we
vote him to be the starting
quarterback in the Pro Bowl? Yes
we did. Did we vote him to win
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Michigan picks San Diego State coach Brady Hoke as its new
football coach
Associated Press (ESPN.com) football coach Tuesday, insisting later than many thought it would - program have its first winning
Submitted at 1/12/2011 7:35:25 AM he was Plan A and not a backup - shortly after the Rodriguez-led record and bowl berth since 1998
option after Harbaugh left Wolverines lost by a school- and was named Mountain West
Updated: January 12, 2011, 8:35 Stanford for the San Francisco record 38 points in a bowl game Conference coach of the year.
AM ET 49ers and Miles stayed at LSU. on New Year's Day -- and lasted The Dayton, Ohio, native
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Brady "The job was never offered to seven days that were filled with replaces Rodriguez, who was
Hoke has at least a few things in t h e m , " B r a n d o n s a i d i n a n speculation. fired after going 15-22 in three
common with the late, great Bo interview with The Associated Tight end Kevin Koger and his disappointing seasons with the
Schembechler. Press Tuesday after informing the teammates showed up at a Wolverines. That includes an 0-6
They both hail from the Buckeye team of his decision. "We did previously planned meeting and mark against rivals Ohio State and
state, didn't attend Michigan and have different discussions with found out they had a new Michigan State.
climbed the coaching ladder them that were helpful and coach.[+] Enlarge Hoke has 28 years of college
before getting a shot to lead the positive." Christopher Hanewinckel/US experience with assistant
W o l v e r i n e s . S c h e m b e c h l e r Harbaugh was the popular pick Presswire Though not an official coaching stints at Grand Valley
restored Michigan as a national when Brandon bought out the last "Michigan Man," Brady Hoke has State (1983), Western Michigan
power after being welcomed with three seasons of Rich Rodriguez's coached at Ann Arbor and looks (1984-86), Toledo (1987-88),
"Bo Who?" headlines. More From three-year contract last week. to bring the Wolverines back to Oregon State (1989-94) and
ESPN.com When Harbaugh went to the NFL, prominence. Michigan (1995-2002). He
Brady Hoke hasn't won a national Miles appeared to be a logical "We thought it was going to be a graduated from Ball State in 1982.
title as a head coach, but he's the choice to return Michigan to the even for Michigan," Woodson, meeting about classes and the San Diego State gave Hoke a five
right fit for the Wolverines, writes glory days. who won the Heisman Trophy weight room," Koger said. "Mr. -year contract worth $3,525,000
Mark Schlabach. Story Instead, it will be Hoke. And he and 1997 national championship Brandon came in and dropped the in December 2008 to replace the
Brady Hoke won't have to worry knows his way around Ann Arbor, at Michigan, wrote in a text news on us." fired Chuck Long. He went 4-8
about proving his Michigan too. message. "I'm glad this process is Hoke is scheduled to meet his his first year but last season led
credentials, just his coaching " B r a d y H o k e u n d e r s t a n d s over and we can begin to restore new team Wednesday morning the Aztecs to their first winning
credentials while at Michigan, Michigan and he wanted this job the tradition and respect that was before being introduced at a news season (9-4) and bowl berth since
writes Adam Rittenberg. Blog because it has been his dream once Michigan." conference and perhaps fans at the 1998.
Hoke's move to Michigan comes job," Brandon told The AP. "We Former Michigan coach Lloyd Ohio State-Michigan basketball Hoke had been courted recently
as no surprise as the former San won't have to teach him the words Carr, who retired after the 2007 game. by Minnesota, which ultimately
Diego State coach has long to 'The Victors' and I believe our season, also endorsed the hiring of He was on Carr's staff from 1995 hired Northern Illinois coach Jerry
coveted the job, writes Andrea players will respond to him his former assistant. -2002, coaching the defensive line Kill. Last month, Hoke signed a
Adelson. Blog because I got 100 percent positive "Brady Hoke is a great choice for d u r i n g t h e 1 9 9 7 n a t i o n a l two-year extension through 2015
Hoke? Despite successful head feedback from anybody who Michigan," Carr wrote in a text championship season, and went that came with a raise -- and a
coaching stints at San Diego State played for him here or since he message. on to turn around Ball State and $1.5 million buyout.
a n d B a l l S t a t e , t h e f o r m e r left Michigan." Even Michigan rivals applauded San Diego State. "We like what we're doing here,"
Michigan assistant might get a Green Bay Packers cornerback the hiring. Ohio State coach Jim Hoke had four straight losing Hoke said at the time. "We have a
lukewarm reception, too, after Charles Woodson is one of the Tressel lauded Hoke telling seasons, but led the Cardinals to a lot of work to do and a lot of work
fans clamored to bring Jim m a n y f o r m e r W o l v e r i n e s , ESPN.com's Joe Schad, "[Hoke 12-1 record in 2008 as the Mid- that we're looking forward to
Harbaugh or Les Miles back to including New England Patriots is] a good man. He's a Michigan American Conference coach of doing here in San Diego." Big
their alma mater. quarterback Tom Brady, who rave man. He's a Midwestern man. the year before leaving to lead the Ten blog
Michigan athletic director Dave about Hoke. He's a good coach." Aztecs. In his second and final MICHIGAN page 55
Brandon picked Hoke as his new "I'm excited for Brady Hoke and Brandon's search started much year at San Diego, he helped the
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Brandon needed to find a new
coach who would fit in on the
field and campus along with
exciting a fan base and donors
who fill the Big House and still
new luxury suites.
Whether Hoke can do those
things is an open question, and the
last week was full of speculation
that Harbaugh or Miles would be
the best choice Brandon could
make. The LSU coach was the
popular choice among fans when
Carr announced he was retiring
after the 2007 season, but he
stayed in Baton Rouge then and
did again this time around after
meeting with Brandon on
Monday.
One of Hoke's first tasks will be
persuading Denard Robinson to
stay put. The sensational
Retirement Hasn't Quieted Billy Packer quarterback, who became the
NCAA's first player to throw and
Viv Bernstein (FanHouse Main) "He's probably using it as a having broadcast 34 Final Fours last month. run for 1,500 yards, came to
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:00:00 AM doorstop,'' cracked his son, with NBC and CBS and more But Packer still follows the sport Michigan because he wanted to
Charlotte radio personality Mark tipoffs than he would ever care to that has in many ways defined his run Rodriguez's spread offense.
Filed under: Media Watch, Packer. count, Packer is focused on life. That has not changed for the Robinson wouldn't commit to
FanHouse Exclusive, Sports Billy Packer is more likely to private business ventures in a life former Wake Forest point guard returning if Rodriguez was fired
Business and Media d i s p l a y h i s p r i z e d P i c a s s o that remains active away from the and assistant coach-turned- and he hasn't commented publicly
CHARLOTTE -- Those old, ceramics or Barbazon art than a cameras and lights. broadcaster. since.
iconic CBS Sports jackets are faded photograph with some No, he doesn't long to return to "I have a passion for the history Receiver Darryl Stonum said he
long gone from Billy Packer's basketball player or coach. He is broadcasting. Nor does he spend and the value of the game and its didn't know much about Hoke, but
closet. The premier college neither sentimental nor nostalgic much time watching basketball. direction,'' Packer said. "I will say has faith the school's first-year
basketball television analyst for about a career he refers to almost At any given moment, his TV is this, not to be in a bragging AD is making the right choice.
three decades doesn't own a video dismissively as a "hobby." just as likely to be turned to the fashion: I do understand the game. "Dave Brandon was sold and we
or DVD of any of his games, Nearly three years after he left Food Network as SportsCenter. I would not be averse to debate are, too," Stonum said.
either. C B S f o l l o w i n g t h e N C A A "I like the chef battles,'' Packer the status of basketball with Copyright 2011 by The
And that Emmy Award Packer championship game between said as he turned off a cooking anybody.''
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won in 1993? Kansas and Memphis in 2008, show he was watching one day
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continued from page 53
the NFL Player of the Year?
Yeah, we did. So there is plenty
of respect, but we don't have to be
all 'lovey-dovey' and say he's the
greatest thing since sliced bread.
We have a right to our opinion. A
comment like that is no big deal.
A guy makes a comment. Big
deal."
Brady said he'd stand on his
record when it comes to getting
ready to play.
"Look, we try to win games, you
know?" he said. "You look at
what we've accomplished over 10
years, I think that speaks to the
preparation of our team. That's
why we play, to win games, more
than anything else."
NCAA, Auburn Personally Foul Cam, Cecil Newton's Magic
Moments
Kevin Blackistone (FanHouse
Main)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 8:19:00 AM
Filed under: NCAA Football
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A picture
popped up on an Internet site late
Monday afternoon. It purported to
show the man many have been
looking for standing in a queue
outside the stadium where college
football's national championship
was scheduled to kick off a few
hours later. By game time, it was
Brady said he's not really
concerned about all the talk
coming from the Jets.
"We're spending our time getting
ready to play," he said. "I don't
think we're spending our time
figuring out what we can do to
combat what people may say
about us. Not everybody has great
things to say about our team or
organization, or certain players.
That's kind of the way it's always
been. We're just going to do our
talking on the field. That's the
way we've always chosen to do."
When asked if what another team
says can have an effect on the
outcome of a game, Brady said:
"We'll see Sunday at 7:30."
rumored that the man was seen
sitting in the University of
Phoenix Stadium stands.
And when the game Auburn won
over challenger Oregon ended,
another photograph taken by
Vasha Hunt of the Opelika-
Auburn (Ala.) News was snapped
showing Heisman trophy-winning
Auburn quarterback Cam Newton
embracing the same man in a
throng of Auburn celebrants.
The man in those frames was said
to be Cam Newton's father, Cecil,
Information from
ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss
and The Associated Press was
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Sony begins legal action against PS3 hackers continued from page 57

publisher unveiled its new logo

JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 12:15:00 PM
Last week, hacking group
fail0verflow and well-known
iPhone hacker George " GeoHot"
Hotz revealed new hacks for the
PS3 allowing pretty much anyone
to run unsigned code on the
system. Sony has yet to nullify
this through " network updates" as
promised, and has instead chosen
to address this problem by filing
temporary restraining orders
against the hackers. Hotz posted
the court documents on his own
site after receiving them.
The court documents claim that
the hacks violate the DMCA, and
that "Already, pirated games are
being packaged and distributed
with these circumvention
devices." Sony's restraining order
is designed to "restrain" Hotz and
company that prides itself on
intellectual property to be well
versed in the provisions of the
law, so I am disappointed in
Sony's current action," Hotz told
the BBC. "I have spoken with
legal counsel and I feel
comfortable that Sony's action
against me doesn't have any
basis."
[Thanks, Mike]
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logo epitomizes the change,
innovation and creative growth
that are the cornerstones of the
new THQ." Farrell is of course
speaking to the past few years of
major changes at THQ, kicked off
with the hiring of core games VP
Danny Bilson in early 2008 and
followed by several successful
business choices in the subsequent
years -- everything from
achieving cost-cutting goals early
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Doodle Jump dev and Apple warn

other 'doodle' apps
Justin McElroy (Joystiq) Lima Sky, saying "If we all stand
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:45:00 AM together on this, the little guy
won't be so little. I'm fighting this.
In what's sure to be the killing You should too."
blow for Joystiq Publishing's You'd have to be pretty naive to
upcoming Doodle Doodle: The think many of these devs aren't
Doodlin' Doodle Game, Doodle trying to piggyback off of Doodle
Jump dev Lima Sky and Apple Jump's success, but it's a tricky
have begun providing trademark
warnings to developers of iOS
legal area with such a common
word as "doodle." Our advice?
THQ logo revamped for a
with "doodle" in the title. As
Pocket Gamer reports, the teams
behind Doodle Monster and
Next time, stick a "Q" in there
somewhere.
Doodle Jump dev and Apple
new focus on 'innovation
trademarks for the full title
Doodle Hockey have received the
missives, but there are almost
"Doodle Jump" and its central
character's design. Bryan Duke of
warn other 'doodle' apps
originally appeared on Joystiq on and creativity'
certainly others on the way. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:45:00 EST. Ben Gilbert (Joystiq) the letters are going high speed?
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on to brokering deals with top THQ logo revamped for a new

talent.
The new logo will start making
retail product appearances this
February and "will be rolled out
over the next few months" in
other venues. Goodbye speedy
THQ logo, hello crazy future-font
Jon Stewart Takes On the
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THQ logo!
Continue reading THQ logo Jon Stewart of The Daily Show
revamped for a new focus on offered his take on Tuesday’s
'innovation and creativity' Verizon Wireless iPhone
announcement with typical

Silo-free everything hyperbole. “Freedom!” bellowed

Stewart with arms outstretched.
Stewart then quickly added,
(Scripting News) folder that anyone can subscribe PPS: I wrote this quickly before “Freedom to actually switch
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:26:59 AM to if somehow they can find their heading out for lunch uptown. providers. Nothing more than
way to it. Please read it with considerable that.”
Interesting piece on TechCrunch This is good for a couple of slack-cutting. synergy, the online clip begins
It turns out that Stewart is part of
today about Instagram blocking a reasons. PPPS: The mistake my VC the “iPhone community” and, like with a pre-roll ad for Verizon.
scraper that turns its data flow 1. It gets rid of some nasty friends make is they think it's Hmm.
other iPhone users, laments
into RSS. Never mind the obvious potential competition. either/or. Either you support the A T & T ’ s s o m e t i m e s - s p o t t y For more, check out the clip
neener neener angle (RSS is like 2. It helps develop new systems open web and are a charity, or you below:
service. “For the past three or four
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isn't the same as it being gone). 3. It builds independence of rich. What really happens is that Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
community have sacrificed one
This is interesting because it gives Twitter, now, while they still have t h e s i l o s a r e e v e n t u a l l y Verizon iPhone Announcement
thing for the ability to carry
us a way to create a contrast with t h e m a r k e t r e l a t i v e l y t o undermined by the open web. www.thedailyshow.com Daily
around every photo we’ve ever
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take or every song we’ve ever
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Here's what I would do if I were introduces its own picture- to lose. Some of them are going to Show on Facebook
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Instagram and wanted to fend off sharing, integrated with their successfully differentiate by More About: att, iphone, jon
phone calls,” he said.
competition from the open web on iPhone and iPad apps. The iPhone offering users freedom. We're stewart, verizon
The segment also includes a
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Palin: 'We Know Violence Isn't the Answer'

(Newsmax - Inside Cover) There is a bittersweet irony that “calm days” when political country and our foundational
Submitted at 1/12/2011 3:51:03 AM the strength of the American spirit figures literally settled their freedoms by those who mock its
shines brightest in times of differences with dueling pistols? greatness by being intolerant of
Following is the text of the tragedy. We saw that in Arizona. In an ideal world all discourse differing opinion and seeking to
statement Sarah Palin issued this We saw the tenacity of those would be civil and all muzzle dissent with shrill cries of
morning in a video decrying the clinging to life, the compassion of disagreements cordial. But our imagined insults.
violence of the deadly fusillade in those who kept the victims alive, Founding Fathers knew they Just days before she was shot,
Tucson Saturday that killed six and the heroism of those who weren’t designing a system for Congresswoman Giffords read the
and injured 14, including U.S. overpowered a deranged gunman. join me in affirming the health of perfect men and women. If men First Amendment on the floor of
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz.: Like many, I’ve spent the past our democratic process. Two and women were angels, there the House. It was a beautiful
Like millions of Americans, I few days reflecting on what years ago his party was victorious. would be no need for government. moment and more than simply
learned of the tragic events in h a p p e n e d a n d p r a y i n g f o r Last November, the other party Our Founders’ genius was to “symbolic,” as some claim, to
Arizona on Saturday, and my guidance. After this shocking won. In both elections the will of design a system that helped settle have the Constitution read by our
heart broke for the innocent tragedy, I listened at first puzzled, the American people was heard, the inevitable conflicts caused by Congress. I am confident she
victims. No words can fill the then with concern, and now with and the peaceful transition of our imperfect passions in civil knew that reading our sacred
hole left by the death of an sadness, to the irresponsible power proved yet again the ways. So, we must condemn charter of liberty was more than
innocent, but we do mourn for the s t a t e m e n t s f r o m p e o p l e enduring strength of our Republic. violence if our Republic is to just “symbolic.” But less than a
victims’ families as we express attempting to apportion blame for Vigorous and spirited public endure. week after Congresswoman
our sympathy. this terrible event. debates during elections are As I said while campaigning for Giffords reaffirmed our protected
I agree with the sentiments President Reagan said, “We must among our most cherished others last March in Arizona freedoms, another member of
shared yesterday at the beautiful reject the idea that every time a traditions. And after the election, during a very heated primary race, Congress announced that he
Catholic Mass held in honor of law’s broken, society is guilty we shake hands and get back to “We know violence isn’t the would propose a law that would
the victims. The Mass will rather than the lawbreaker. It is work, and often both sides find answer. When we ‘take up our criminalize speech he found
hopefully help begin a healing time to restore the American common ground back in D.C. and arms’, we’re talking about our offensive.
process for the families touched precept that each individual is elsewhere. If you don’t like a vote.” Yes, our debates are full of It is in the hour when our values
by this tragedy and for our accountable for his actions.” Acts person’s vision for the country, passion, but we settle our political are challenged that we must
country. of monstrous criminality stand on you’re free to debate that vision. differences respectfully at the remain resolved to protect those
Our exceptional nation, so their own. They begin and end If you don’t like their ideas, ballot box – as we did just two values. Recall how the events of 9
v i b r a n t w i t h i d e a s a n d t h e with the criminals who commit you’re free to propose better months ago, and as our Republic -11 challenged our values and we
passionate exchange and debate of them, not collectively with all the ideas. But, especially within hours enables us to do again in the next had to fight the tendency to trade
ideas, is a light to the rest of the citizens of a state, not with those of a tragedy unfolding, journalists election, and the next. That’s who our freedoms for perceived
world. Congresswoman Giffords who listen to talk radio, not with and pundits should not we are as Americans and how we security. And so it is today.
a n d h e r c o n s t i t u e n t s w e r e maps of swing districts used by manufacture a blood libel that were meant to be. Public Let us honor those precious lives
exercising their right to exchange both sides of the aisle, not with serves only to incite the very discourse and debate isn’t a sign cut short in Tucson by praying for
ideas that day, to celebrate our l a w - a b i d i n g c i t i z e n s w h o hatred and violence they purport of crisis, but of our enduring them and their families and by
Republic’s core values and respectfully exercise their First to condemn. That is reprehensible. strength. It is part of why America cherishing their memories. Let us
peacefully assemble to petition Amendment rights at campaign There are those who claim is exceptional. pray for the full recovery of the
our government. It’s inexcusable rallies, not with those who political rhetoric is to blame for No one should be deterred from wounded. And let us pray for our
and incomprehensible why a proudly voted in the last election. the despicable act of this speaking up and speaking out in country. In times like this we need
single evil man took the lives of The last election was all about deranged, apparently apolitical peaceful dissent, and we certainly God’s guidance and the peace He
peaceful citizens that day. taking responsibility for our criminal. And they claim political must not be deterred by those who provides. We need strength to not
Editor’s Note: Get Sarah Palin’s country’s future. President Obama debate has somehow gotten more embrace evil and call it good. And let the random acts of a criminal
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Steele Showdown Dominates RNC Gathering
(Newsmax - Inside Cover)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 2:43:36 AM
By Ralph Z. Hallow
Top GOP officials fear the White
House could slip through their
fingers next year unless a new
Republican National Committee
chairman of integrity and
managerial competence emerges
as the victor in Friday's elections
at Maryland's National Harbor
resort, just down the Potomac
from Washington.
Incumbent RNC Chairman
Michael Steele faces formidable
opposition as state party officials
gather for the three-day annual
winter meeting which officially
begins Wednesday, with many
unhappy over Mr. Steele's record
running the GOP's national
governing body and chief
fundraising apparatus over the last
two years. Key for the next
chairman, they say, will be the
ability to revive the RNC by
bringing major donors back to the
fold.
"The new chairman will have to
be able to raise far more money
and manage it far more
competently," said Tennessee
RNC member John Ryder. "The
amounts raised this time are not
enough for the next cycle - and
unless you show competence with
the money you do raise, you will
have no credibility with donors."
Mr. Steele has staunchly
defended his tenure and refused to
step aside, pointing primarily to
major Republican gains at the
polls since his election, including
breakthrough wins on Capitol Hill
and in statehouses around the
country in November.
But Mr. Steele has spent much of
his time since his sixth-ballot
surprise victory in January 2009
defending himself against
accusations of cronyism and self-
dealing while in office, with
former RNC national chairmen,
former finance chairmen and
current RNC members among his
most prominent critics.
"We will undermine any chance
for victory over President Obama
unless we elect a national
chairman of unimpeachable
character who knows how to raise
and spend money wisely," Oregon
GOP member Jim Bopp told The
Washington Times.
Mr. Steele is seeking reelection
for another two-year term against
four rivals, two of whom hold
seats on the 168-member
committee. With the lowest-
scoring candidate dropping out
after each round, the race is
exceedingly hard to predict.
Mr. Steele, a former Maryland
lieutenant governor and the first
black to head the GOP, has taken
heat from party critics for giving
paid speeches after taking the
RNC post, for loose financial
controls and for frequent media
gaffes.
But the chairman's rivals have
faced internal party criticism as
well.
Wisconsin GOP Chairman
Reince Priebus, who was RNC
general counsel under Mr. Steele
until recently, has faced questions
over why he did not raise
concerns over Mr. Steele's
management practices earlier.
Similarly, Michigan RNC
member Saul Anuzis worked on
new media projects at the RNC
under Mr. Steele and resisted
criticizing him for much of the
last two years.
Former RNC Co-Chairwoman
Ann Wagner, President George
W. Bush's ambassador to
Luxembourg from 2005-2009, is
seen by some as having too close
a relationship with ex-Bush
strategist Karl Rove and much of
the old Bush team.
And former Deputy
Transportation Secretary Maria
Cino faces questions from social
conservative groups that she has
tried to hide past associations with
what critics call "pro-abortion"
groups.
Mr. Priebus claims the most
public endorsements, but no
candidate is seen as close to
having the 85 votes needed for
election. How the votes will shift
as the field shrinks will be critical
to who wins.
But it is Mr. Steele's high-profile
tenure and his ability to generate
controversy which have made the
RNC chairman's race so
compelling. He has successfully
fought off repeated moves to
force him out by some of the most
powerful Republicans in the
country, acting both publicly and
behind the scenes
No national chairman of either
major party has faced such
continual public sniping by
leaders in his own party as has
Mr. Steele. The complaints began
soon after his election in January
2009, when The Washington
Times first reported on the
chairman's side income giving
paid speeches through four
speakers' bureau services.
"Holy mackerel, I never heard of
a chairman of either party ever
taking money for speeches,"
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., RNC
chairman under President Reagan
and now head of the American
Gaming Association, told The
Washington Times. "The job of a
national chairman is to give
speeches. That's what the national
party pays him for."
Former Republican National
Committee Chairman Jim
Nicholson told The Times that
Mr. Steele's job "demands so
much of your time that you can
work 24/7 and not get everything
done, so taking time out to speak
for the benefit of one's own bank
account is not appropriate."
Mr. Steele also came in for
criticism for writing a book and
going on tour to promote it as
chairman - and again pocketing
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the proceeds. "It just doesn't look
right using RNC resources and
trading on the title of chairman to
make outside money," Rich Bond,
another former Republican
national chairman, said at the
time.
But the chairman also has his
defenders.
Writing in the Baltimore Sun
Tuesday, George Jarkesy, a radio
talk-show host, financial manager
and GOP donor, said the criticism
of Mr. Steele's financial
management at the RNC was
overstated and based on
"emotion."
"In football, when you have a
good quarterback who takes you
to the Super Bowl, and you win,
you don't get rid of him after a
winning season," Mr. Jarkesey
wrote. "You keep him. Michael
Steele was our quarterback and
we need to keep him on the RNC
team as chairman."
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Defeated Dem: Florida's Scott Should Be Shot continued from page 59

turn us against ourselves, or

(Newsmax - Inside Cover) then-chairman of the House Similarly, asked about the it, “Kajorski thumped his chest, weaken our solid foundation, or
Submitted at 1/12/2011 2:58:54 AM Financial Services panel’s Arizona shooting spree on insisting, ‘I was the guy that stuck provide a pretext to stifle debate.
Subcommittee on Capital Saturday, Kanjorski told the my thumbs in all their eyes.’” America must be stronger than
By L.D. Breen Markets, Insurance, and Scranton Times Tribune, “We Referring to JPMorgan Chase the evil we saw displayed last
Former Rep. Paul Kanjorski, a G o v e r n m e n t - S p o n s o r e d ought to just take a deep breath CEO Jamie Dimon, Kanjorski week. We are better than the
D e m o c r a t i c P e n n s y l v a n i a Enterprises. The Scranton paper and count to 10 and do what we bragged, “I took his ass on and I mindless finger-pointing we
congressman for more than a described Scott as “ousted in 1997 can do to come together as a defeated him.” endured in the wake of the
quarter century, told the Scranton as head of the giant health care nation,” adding, “Our problems In his 13 terms in the House, tragedy. We will come out of this
Times Tribune’s editorial board company Columbia/HCA, amid won’t be solved by this irrational Kanjorski brought millions of stronger and more united in our
less than two weeks before the nation’s largest Medicare and activity.” dollars in pork home to his desire to peacefully engage in the
Election Day that Rick Scott — Medicaid fraud scandal. The The “put him against the wall and congressional district, including, great debates of our time, to
the GOP candidate for Florida company paid $1.7 billion in fines shoot him” statement is far from as the Times Tribune described it, respectfully embrace our
governor who eventually was and civil settlements.” the first time the erstwhile senior “more than $9 million for his differences in a positive manner,
elected — should be shot. “He stole billions of dollars from Democrat has used indelicate nephews’ Cornerstone and to unite in the knowledge
“That Scott down there that’s the United States government and language. Last June, during a Technologies and a related that, though our ideas may be
running for governor of Florida,” he's running for governor of conference committee hearing on company, which had a patent for a different, we must all strive for a
an Oct. 23 Times-Tribune story Florida,” Kanjorski said of Scott, the financial regulations bill, water-jet technology that he once better future for our country. May
quoted Kanjorski as complaining. who in early 2009 founded Kanjorski differentiated between claimed could revolutionize the God bless America.— Sarah Palin
“Instead of running for governor Conservatives for Patients’ Rights “minorities” and “defective” region’s economy, but ended up Editor’s Note: Get Sarah Palin’s
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“They’re blood suckers,” said the fear of violent confrontation.” As a CNBC.com story describes
62 Politics/ E-reader News Edition
Was Sarah Palin's 'Blood
Americans Split on Stricter Gun Control Laws, Libel' Comment a 'Dog
Whistle' -- or Just
Continuing a Longtime Trend Inadvertent?
Bruce Drake (Politics Daily) When it came to the question of percent of Americans, including the one used in the Arizona Matt Lewis (Politics Daily)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:45:00 AM whether stricter gun control laws 32 percent of National Rifle shootings. California Sen. Barbara Submitted at 1/12/2011 9:46:00 AM
should be enacted, 48 percent said Association members, supported Boxer, a Democrat, said, "I don't
Most Americans don't believe they should be kept as they are its renewal. call it gun control, I call it Columnist By now you probably
that stricter gun control laws now or made less strict compared The trend line when it came to common-sense gun laws," know that Sarah Palin released a
w o u l d h a v e p r e v e n t e d t h e to 47 percent who wanted tougher the drop in support for stricter gun according to the Washington Post. new video on the Tucson
shootings in Arizona on Saturday laws, with 5 percent undecided. control laws in general was much Politics Daily's Alex Wagner shootings, accusing the media
and the public is split on the Of those opposed to tougher laws, more pronounced. In 1990, Gallup reports that the prospects for any of"blood libel."
question of toughening the laws 36 percent favored the status quo found 78 percent of Americans new gun legislation being Specifically, she said:"Especially
regulating who can own firearms, and 12 percent said they wanted supported stricter gun control approved are slim: "Those within hours of a tragedy
according to a CBS News poll the laws to be made less strict. laws, a percentage that fell into Democrats who support more unfolding, journalists and pundits
conducted Dec. 17-20. ( Story; The CBS poll -- and the past the 50s between 2000 and 2010. aggressive gun control measures - should not manufacture a blood
Poll Data) The lack of a public polls cited by Gallup -- asked Now, Gallup says, 54 percent - including assault weapons bans - libel that serves only to incite the
mandate for stricter laws reflects about gun control laws and favor keeping the laws as they are - remain solidly in the minority, very hatred and violence they
the same finding of a Gallup firearms in general, and not the now or making them less strict, and Republicans are confident in purport to condemn. That is
analysis released Tuesday, which public's view of laws regulating while 44 percent want tougher their majority to know that no reprehensible."
shows that support for stricter gun semi-automatic weapons, whose laws. There were mixed opinions compromise will be necessary. If As Tom Diemer and David
laws has declined over the last magazines hold multiple rounds about the effectiveness of the there's any bipartisan agreement Gibson noted, the term " 'Blood
two decades even though that of ammunition. Pima County expired ban on assault weapons. on this issue, it's largely one not to libel' is an extraordinarily loaded
period has witnessed several mass Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said the The New York Times reported in relitigate it." Nevertheless, there phrase because it recalls the false
shootings that shocked the nation. magazines used in the Glock on 2005 that "Despite dire are some reports that gun owners accusation by Christians against
The one exception was an uptick Saturday each contained 31 predictions that America's streets are concerned by the prospect that Jews that was used for centuries
in support for new laws after the bullets. would be awash in military-style there may be new laws, as an excuse for anti-Semitic
massacre at Columbine High While public opinion in favor of guns, the expiration of the decade- particularly ones aimed at semi- persecution. The libel generally
School in Colorado in 1999. r e g u l a t i n g s e m i - a u t o m a t i c long assault weapons ban in automatics. The Arizona Republic refers to the charge that Jews
In the CBS survey, 58 percent weapons has also declined, it is September has not set off a reported Tuesday that the owner required human blood, and in
said they did not believe stricter m o r e s u p p o r t i v e o f s u c h a sustained surge in the weapons' of two stores in the Phoenix area particular the blood of Christian
laws "would have done a lot to measure than it is about stricter sales, gun makers and sellers say. that specialize in Glock sales said children, to bake matzoh bread."
p r e v e n t t h e v i o l e n c e " t h a t gun control laws in general. It also has not caused any customers were stocking up on (In keeping with the finger-
occurred in Tucson, where the In fact, a law was enacted during noticeable increase in gun crime high-capacity magazines. pointing that has become
shootings were carried out with a the Clinton administration that in the past seven months, This entry passed through the ubiquitous this week, it is
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Daily) bitch" and "die, cops" scrawled on o n J a r e d L o u g h n e r ' s , Z a n e Politico's Ben Smith speculated call the then-senator -- and was
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a box, the Arizona Republic was a skilled marksman with a G o l d f a r b ( w h o i s v e r y the history of how African-
Jared Loughner, the defendant in reported. It was not known when pistol, and also a "nihilist" who knowledgeable on Jewish issues) American men were demeaned by
the Arizona shooting spree that the notes were written. The loved chaos. Loughner became is a Palin aide, that Palin and her this term. It was a case of
left six dead and wounded 14 Phoenix-based newspaper also obsessed with the meaning of his team "get the context -- so this is a ignorance, not malice. (Thank
others, including a said a federal source disclosed dreams and talked about Friedrich pot being stirred, not an accident." God this colleague tested the idea
congresswoman, had past brushes that Loughner's credit card Nietzsche's book "The Will to Some believe this to be an on us before going public.)
with the law and may have left showed multiple charges for Power," Gutierrez, 21, told the example of"dog whistle" politics. I also think the fact that Sarah
incriminating evidence in the pornography. newspaper. "Jared felt nothing I'm not so sure. A cipher works Palin resides in Alaska is more
family home before Saturday's Pima County Sheriff's Operations existed but his subconscious. The when the only people who hear significant than most people
outburst of violence, news outlets Bureau Chief Rick Kastigar told dream world was what was real to the "dog whistle" are your realize. The state's culture and
reported Wednesday. the newspaper that Loughner's Jared, not the day-to-day of our complicit allies. That is clearly history is quite different from that
Tucson police were dispatched to father, Randy, saw his son leaving lives." not the case in this instance. And of the "lower 48." My guess is
the Loughner family home on home with a black bag Saturday Gutierrez said he broke off his so if others can immediately that she was oblivious to the
more than one occasion before the morning and tried to chase after friendship with Loughner last decode it, is it a dog whistle? sensitivities and "political
attacks, the h i m . J a r e d L o u g h n e r t h e n March because of his erratic My guess is that this is simply a correctness" that many Americans
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64 Food/ Daily Word/ Health/ E-reader News Edition

Menu Navigator: Diners

(Cooking Light: Editor's Picks)
Good, cheap, and simple: The
American diner formula is just
about perfect. At a real diner you
get made-to-order home-style
cooking, a comfy booth, unfussy
service, a big dollop of nostalgia,
and lots more. Sometimes, much
too much more—and that’s the
rub.
The biggest issue with eating at a
diner is often portion size:
mountains of fries, mile-high pies,
rivers of gravy. Then there’s the
swaggering way diner food is
cooked: quickly, assembly-line
style, on a flattop, which is a
large, smooth sheet of stainless
steel kept hot, and well greased,
all day long. Short-order cooks
throw more butter and/or oil on
the griddle with every order,
which means your food may soak
up more fat than you think.
You can’t prevent all that fat on
the griddle, but you can pay
attention to portion size: Share, or
take home, the rest. You can also
keep an eye on likely calorie and
fat content. We analyzed
commonly ordered dishes at a
number of diners. Those marked
as "Splurge Only" aren’t
untouchable (no food is) but can
be a really big splurge. Nutrition
numbers are estimates: Results
vary widely among restaurants.
Best Diner Strategies
Order smarter side dishes...
That pile of fries and tiny paper
cup of slaw can easily add 400 to
500 calories to your meal, along
with a heavy dose of sodium.
Have a cup of soup with your
meal instead. It, too, may be salty,
but a cup of chicken noodle,
minestrone, or vegetable soup
likely has fewer calories and will
help you stay fuller longer.
...and avoid the blue-plate
specials.
A hot open-faced turkey
sandwich served with mashed
potatoes, gravy, buttered carrots,
and apple crisp may seem like a
great deal, but it’s only a bargain
if you split it into five meals! The
calories can add up to what most
of us should consume in a day and
a half.
Splurge Only:
• Cobb Salad 866 calories All the
cheese, bacon, avocado, and
dressing add up, and not even a
whole head of lettuce could bring
any virtue to a dish that is
basically a gargantuan calorie and
saturated fat bomb.
• Patty Melt 807 calories
Combine fatty ground beef, tons
of melted cheese, and onions fried
in oil, and the calories and
saturated fat accumulate faster
than the national debt—even
before the routine fries round it
out.
Ask Your Server:
• Grilled Chicken Sandwich 745
calories Swap the often-included
sauce, cheese, and mayo for a
slather of mustard—along with
lettuce and tomato—to boost
flavor while keeping the sandwich
in the 400-calorie range.
• Two-Egg Breakfast Combo 737
calories Hash browns cooked on
the greasy griddle can easily
contribute 200 or more calories,
but you can save that much or
more by eating unbuttered toast.
Poached eggs cut more fat.
Healthy Choices:
• BLT 412 calories The BLT can
be one of the lower-calorie
options. Usually there isn’t a lot
of bacon, so most of the calories
come from bread and mayo—and
you can hold the mayo.
• Grilled Cheese 384 calories
Bread and a couple of slices of
cheese don’t, alone, equal too
many calories. If the sandwich has
been flattopped with so much
butter that it gleams, then share
Creole
and have a cup of soup (see
strategies, above) with it.
Gumbo
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Joshua 1:14b-15 (01-12-11)

(Verse of the Day) occupy your own land, which the investment of my time, it's so were safely in their homeland. 2:3). My Prayer... Loving Father,
Submitted at 1/12/2011 2:00:00 AM Moses the servant of the LORD easy for me to see things only The same is true for us in God's please give me a gracious and
gave you east of the Jordan from MY perspective. But with Kingdom today. We are to look generous heart so that I might
[Joshua said] "You are to help toward the sunrise." God's people, it's a "we" and "us" not only to our needs, but also to better demonstrate your love to a
your brothers until the LORD — J o s h u a 1 : 1 4 b - 1 5 ( N I V ) perspective that is important, not a those of our brothers and sisters in struggling brother or sister in
gives them rest, as he has done for Thoughts on Today's Verse... I "me" and "mine" perspective. The Christ. In fact, Paul three times Christ today, and also at every
you, and until they too have taken find it so easy to think of my Eastern tribes of Israel had said that Jesus' followers should opportunity that you give me
possession of the land that the needs and my safety first. I don't reached their Promised Land. But consider the needs of others above throughout my life. In Jesus' name
LORD your God is giving them. want to be selfish, but when it they were not to quit the fight and our own needs (Rom. 12:10; 1 I pray. Amen.
After that, you may go back and comes to making decisions about settle there until all God's people Corinthians 10:24; Philippians
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CREOLE
continued from page 64
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, copped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 cup chopped canned
tomatoes, with juice
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 1 lb fresh sausage, rolled into 1-
inch balls
• 18 medium-size shrimp
• 12 shucked oysters
How to Make It
1.) In a medium bowl, toss Nutritional Breakdown
together the okra, vinegar, and Per serving
salt. Let sit. 2.) Meanwhile, in a Calories: 429
large pot, heat 2 tbsp oil over Protein: 39 g
medium heat. Add the onion, Carbs: 15 g
celery, pepper, and garlic, and Fat: 24 g
saute until well wilted but not Fiber: 3 g
browned. Stir in the bay leaf, Serves 4
t h y m e , o r e g a n o , c a y e n n e , Make Your Own Sausage
tomatoes with juice, and broth,
and bring to a boil. Lower the heat
to maintain a brisk simmer and
cook for 30 minutes. 3.) While the
broth simmers, heat the remaining
tbsp of oil in a large saute pan
over medium-high heat. Working
in batches, brown the meatballs
on all sides, 7 to 8 minutes.
Transfer the browned balls to the
simmering broth. 4.) When all the
balls are added, rinse the okra and
transfer it to the pot. Let simmer
for 15 minutes. Add the shrimp
and oysters, cover the pot, and
remove from the heat. Let stand
until the shrimp are barely pink
and the oysters slightly plump,
about 5 minutes.
For a spicier homemade
alternative to store-bought
sausage, mix together 1 lb ground
pork (or ground chicken or turkey
for a leaner option) with 1 diced
onion, a couple of cloves of
minced garlic, 1 small diced chili
pepper, plus 1 tsp each vinegar,
paprika, and thyme, and salt and
pepper to taste. Shape into 1-inch
balls. Cook immediately or freeze
and use later.
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Baynote Gets $13 Million
in Funding to Make
Websites Smarter
Todd Wasserman (Mashable!)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:37:36 AM
Baynote, a firm that offers
personalized recommendations to
online shoppers based on their
profiles and web activity,
announced Wednesday that it has
raised $13 million in new funding
and has hired a new CEO from
SAP.
The company, which lists Dell,
Intuit, Urban Outfitters and CA
broaden its services beyond
Technologies among its clients,
reviews and recommendations to
received $13 million in Series C
help personalize all interactions
financing led by SingTel Innov8,
with customers across the web,
the investment arm of Singapore
social media and email.
Telecommunications Limited. In
The company’s last funding
addition, Doug Merritt, a former
announcement was in 2007, when
management team executive at
it received $10.8 million in Series
SAP, has become CEO of the
B round.
company, replacing Mike
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5 Warning Signs You're Overtraining
(Mensfitness.com)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 4:00:00 AM
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Danger Zone: You feel guilty if
you don't train at least two hours a
day.
Expert Fix: Limit your workouts
to between 45 and 60 minutes.
After this window, cortisol levels
spike while levels of muscle-
building testosterone decline.
Workouts then become
counterproductive to your goals.
Danger Zone: You obsess over
eating fat-free meals—or skip
meals entirely.
Expert Fix: This preoccupation
with eating "healthy" or "clean"
foods is called ortherexia nervosa.
"Find other hobbies so as not to
obsess about food rituals," says
MF adviser Jim White.
Danger Zone: You'll sacrifice
family, friends, and work
responsibilities before missing or
even postponing one of your
workouts.
Expert Fix: See a counselor or
find a support group. A doctor
might prescribe an antianxiety
medication.
Danger Zone: In the gym, you
push through pain, regardless of
severe injury or illness.
Expert Fix: Be honest with
yourself. If you're hurt, don't work
out! "Otherwise, you're going to
end up in your 30s or 40s,
sidelined with injuries and not be
able to train at all," White says.
Danger Zone: You experience
nagging muscle/joint pain,
headaches, poor immunity
(frequent colds and sore throats),
insomnia, and find yourself
feeling tired—even after resting.
(You may also experience a
sudden drop in training capacity/
intensity or a loss of enthusiasm
for sports.)
Expert Fix: Always take two days
off a week from weights for
recovery—maybe even more than
that after three months of hard
training. The law of diminishing
returns applies to training. Overdo
Academy Award-nominated
comedienne Fannie Flagg
Reads For A Cause
scribd (The Scribd Blog)
Submitted at 1/11/2011 3:51:27 PM
January 11, 2011
“From the time I was 6 years old I
longed to be a writer, always
wanted to be a writer.” Fannie
Flagg, featured reader
Last year we launched Read For
A Cause, a program which aims
to leverage the popularity of
social networking and influential
individuals to combat illiteracy.
it, and instead of getting stronger, Curators Deepak Chopra, Justin
you get weaker and worse. Halpern (Sh*t My Dad Says), and
Related articles: celebrity chef Eric Ripert have
Training Myths Debunked already shared what they read,
Supplement Guide: Recovery making it clear that even
Why recovery is important to celebrities’ lives influence their
achieving your training goals reading choices. Our newest
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John Steinbeck’s famous 1960s
travelogue about a final journey
around the United States with his
dog to “Crazy in Alabama,” a
humor-filled analysis of the
Southern life that Flagg knew so
well.
As a lifelong writer who
humorously tackled controversial
themes in her books, Flagg
understands how the written word
can sometimes express that which
we cannot.
-Kathleen Fitzgerald, Senior
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Arianny Celeste Talks Fitness

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The stunning Playboy model,
Octagon Girl and host of UFC's
Ultimate Insider on ufc.com loves
working up a sweat in the gym
and in the ring doing Muay Thai
kickboxing. Here, Arianny gives
her top three tips for getting your
butt in shape.
Supplement Your Training
"I don't like to take any crazy,
unnatural supplements, but I do
use glutamine. I put it in my
protein shakes, and it really helps
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The Coming Constitutional Debate

Matt Spalding (The Foundry: Patient Protection and Affordable
Conservative Policy News.) Care Act, better known as
Submitted at 1/12/2011 11:00:18 AM Obamacare. The statement for
repeal asserts Congress’s
Posted January 12th, 2011 at independent responsibility to
12:00pm in First Principles Print u p h o l d a n d i n t e r p r e t t h e
This Post Constitution, not only challenging
The Constitution has returned to the court’s claim of exclusive
C o n g r e s s . I t b e g a n w i t h a power over the Constitution but
c e r e m o n i a l r e a d i n g o f t h e also liberalism’s view of a
document on the House floor for limitless regulatory state:
the first time in US history. While For over 200 years, the Congress,
the event had some problems, the the Executive, and the Judiciary
act of reading the document that have acted according to the
p r o v i d e s t h e a u t h o r i t y f o r principle of coordinate branch
Congress in the first place sets the construction based on their
tone and defines the core purpose respective obligations to ensure
of the new Congress: to restore t h a t a l l t h e i r a c t i o n s a r e
constitutional limits on the federal constitutional. This is the clear
government. meaning of the Vesting Clauses of
The real test comes with the Articles I, II, and III along with
debates over the new House rule the Supremacy Clause of Article
requiring that each piece of VI, as well as of the Oath of
legislation cite its constitutional Office that each constitutional
authority. “ A bill or joint officer of the Federal government
resolution may not be introduced must take pursuant to Article VI.
unless the sponsor has submitted James Madison made this clear in
for printing in the Congressional 1834 stating, ‘As the Legislative,
Record a statement citing as E x e c u t i v e , a n d J u d i c i a l
specifically as practicable the departments of the United States
power or powers granted to are co-ordinate, and each equally
Congress in the Constitution to bound to support the Constitution,
enact the bill or joint resolution,” it follows that each must in the
reads Rule XII. Objections over a exercise of its functions be guided
particular constitutional citation by the text of the Constitution
will be subject to debate. And the according to its own interpretation
first good fight will be over the of it.’
repeal of Obamacare. The citation then proceeds to
On the first day of the session, express the opinion of Congress
R e p . E r i c C a n t o r ( R - V A ) that Obamacare went “beyond the
submitted the Constitutional enumerated powers granted to
Authority Statement for H.R. 2, Congress by the Constitution,
“Repealing the Job Killing Health including, in particular, the
Care Law Act,” referring to the Commerce, Taxing, and the
of unelected, unaccountable
bureaucrats to write detailed rules
over one-sixth of the economy.
This act of transferring such vast
rule-making authority to another
body (known as the delegation of
legislative power) is contrary to
the Constitution. As a recent essay
in our Constitutional Guidance for
Lawmakers series explains,
legislative powers are not
Congress’s to give away: “The
principle of non-delegation is
fundamental to the idea of a
limited government accountable
to the people. The delegated
powers are defined as placed in
distinct branches of government
for the ‘accumulation of all
Spending Clauses of Article I, are reserved to the States and to powers, legislative, executive, and
S e c t i o n 8 , a s w e l l a s t h e the people as expressed in judiciary, in the same hands,’
Necessary and Proper Clauses Amendment X to the United w r i t e s J a m e s M a d i s o n i n
contained therein, and that States Constitution.” Federalist No. 47, ‘may justly be
otherwise improperly extend Constitutional objections to pronounced the very definition of
authority to Federal agencies in a Obamacare have mostly focused tyranny.’”
manner inconsistent with the on the individual mandate section, Supporters of Obamacare
Vesting Clause of Article I, which requires Americans to respond that the health care
Section 1.” That pretty much purchase health insurance or face l e g i s l a t i o n i s i n d e e d
covers everything. The last p e n a l t i e s . I t e s t a b l i s h e s a constitutional. The General
remark is especially interesting, as dangerous premise: if Congress Welfare Clause, the Necessary
it makes the point, long ago may use its coercive power to and Proper Clause, the Commerce
dropped by the Supreme Court, require the purchase of health Clause, and the Taxing Power
that there is a constitutional insurance, is there anything have each been cited as providing
problem when Congress delegates Congress cannot impose? But the the constitutional seal of approval.
its lawmaking responsibilities to individual mandate is not the most Although the 111th Congress did
actors outside of the legislative egregious offense against the not require constitutional support
branch. Raising that issue is a Constitution. for legislation, Washington Post
direct challenge to the very In passing Obamacare, Congress writer, Ezra Klein commented
legitimacy of the bureaucratic transferred important aspects of that “ the one bill that did [have
mechanisms of the modern its legislative authority to various constitutional citation was] the
administrative state. The citation administrative agencies. The health care bill. In the individual
also notes that “The general legislation creates a multitude of mandate section it names the
repeal of this legislation is f e d e r a l a g e n c i e s , a n d
consistent with the powers that consequently, empowers hoards COMING page 71
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HEALTH
continued from page 67
health. Yes, health is what
matters, as distinct from health
insurance. And health insurance is
a function of the health system;
the insurance card is only as good
as the professionalism and
technology it is connected to. As a
member of Congress,
Representative Giffords was
always entitled to health
insurance, but what she needs
right now is the best-quality care.
#ad#Health insurance, in a way, is
symbolic, like paper money:
Health insurance has no intrinsic
value; it’s valuable only if you
have a good place to “spend” it.
So health insurance in a Third
World country tends not to be
worth much, because the health
system itself is so poor. By
contrast, health insurance in a
First World country is worth
something, because that insurance
entitles one to high-quality care --
care that is paid for, of course, out
of the overall economic surplus of
the country, augmented by
economy-wide technical skill. So
once again, it’s not the health-
insurance card that saves your
life; it’s the health providers,
backed up by the rest of the
economy.
To illustrate, we might consider
the sort of care that any cranial-
gunshot victim -- not just
Representative Giffords -- might
receive in the U.S. Here’s a
typical scenario for a quality
health-care system:
The patient receives CPR on the
spot, if need be, and is
endotracheally intubated as an
automatic precaution. That is, a
breathing tube is inserted to
ventilate the lungs and also to
protect the patient from
pulmonary aspiration -- foreign
material getting into the lungs --
or regurgitation. Unless the
patient scores extraordinarily low
on the Glasgow Coma Scale, the
patient is sedated so as not to
react to the tube, which, of course,
is extremely uncomfortable.
Endotracheal tubes were
originally made from latex rubber,
but most modern endotracheal
tubes are constructed of polyvinyl
chloride.
On the scene, or perhaps in the
ambulance, the patient receives
saline solution to stabilize vital
signs. A brain-injury patient needs
a certain minimum of cerebral
perfusion pressure (CPP) to
maintain oxygenation. If CPP
falls too low, the brain tissue
becomes ischemic and devitalized
-- that is, the patient becomes
brain-dead.
In the ER, the main tasks are to
stabilize the airway, normalize
vital signs, and control external
hemorrhaging. So in addition to
checking the intubation, a blood
transfusion may be necessary.
Next, the patient receives a CT
scan to locate the bullet and assess
the damage. If the CT reveals
active bleeding or a hematoma,
for example, a craniotomy is
necessary, in which the blood
flow is suppressed and the clot
evacuated. Even in cases where
the bullet passes through the
victim's head -- as happened in the
case of Representative Giffords --
the doctor must still locate not
only clots, but also bullet
fragments and bits of bone. The
medical term for a foreign object
in the body is nidus(Latin for
nest); if possible, these nidi will
be removed to ward off infection.
#page#Over the next few days, if
the brain suffers intracranial
pressure or swelling, the patient
receives steroids through an IV
drip to reduce the swelling. In
more serious cases, the patient
receives a decompressive
craniectomy; that is, some of the
calvaria -- the upper part of the
skull -- is temporarily removed, to
avoid herniating brain tissue.
Possible complications from such
a procedure include meningitis or
brain abscess. Once the patient’s
brain is stabilized, it’s then that
the long road to recovery --
physical therapy, plastic surgery -
- must begin.
We might pause to note that each
of these procedures -- and the
techniques, instruments, and
materials needed to perform them
-- is a story by itself. How did
doctors and medical scientists
figure these things out? How did
they make these life-saving tools?
No doubt there were a few eureka
moments, but even so, in every
case, there was a long slog of trial
and error that saved someone’s
life. Actually, many lives.
#ad#All this work has paid off. A
2002 study found that
improvements in ER care in the
previous 40 years had cut the
death rate among assault victims
by as much as 70 percent. In other
words, without this technological
innovation, the 15,241 murders
that the U.S. suffered in 2009
might have been three times as
great.
The same medical innovation is
saving the lives of U.S. military
personnel. Saturday’s New York
Times reported that the survival
rate for American service
personnel taken to hospitals in
Afghanistan has improved
dramatically in just the past five
years. In 2005, some 19.8 percent
of Americans evacuated to
military hospitals died; by 2010,
the death rate was down to 7.9
percent. That’s a 60 percent
decline in fatality, in just five
years.
It wasn’t that long ago, of course,
that military hospitals were little
more than amputation factories --
or didn’t exist at all. As an aside,
we might note that the chief
neurosurgeon in the Giffords case
is Dr. Peter Rhee, who spent 24
69
years as a Navy surgeon --
including service at frontline
hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan
-- before coming to Tucson.
The life of Representative
Giffords, and the lives of all of us,
depend on medical technology.
And yet politicians, right as well
as left, would rather talk about
health insurance, pro and con.
Politicians can talk like this --
about finance, not medicine --
until, of course, they need high-
quality care to keep them alive. At
that point, the minutiae of finance
matter far less than the minutiae
of medicine.
In the meantime, it’s in our
enlightened self-interest to see the
greater expansion of medical
technology. What happened in
Arizona was a terrible tragedy,
but amidst the sadness, we can
learn lessons that will save and
improve lives in the years to
come. Or we can think that health
problems are solved when
everyone has health insurance.
--- James P. Pinkerton served as a
domestic-policy aide in the
Reagan and Bush 41 White
Houses. He is the editor of
SeriousMedicineStrategy.org and
a contributor to the Fox News
Channel. James P. Pinkerton
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Gun Control’s Golden Opportunity

Rich Trzupek (FrontPage that “Arizona should lead the two percent in Hungry and zero in
Magazine » FrontPage) nation in quieting the voices of Luxemburg). In nations like
Submitted at 1/11/2011 10:45:22 PM intolerance, demanding an end to Germany, Norway, France and
the temptations of bloodshed, and Finland, where gun ownership
As a result of Saturday’s tragedy imposing sensible controls on its rates among private citizens
in Tucson there have been instruments.” Warming to the exceed thirty percent, the murder
renewed calls for tighter gun subject, on Tuesday, the Times rate drops substantially. If that
control laws across the nation. urged lawmakers to pass new gun data doesn’t definitively prove a
Arizona is one of the most gun- control laws in the wake of the direct correlation between gun
friendly states in the union, Arizona shootings, even though ownership and reductions in
causing some on the left to lawmakers wouldn’t find that easy violent crime, it at least disproves
conclude that if the Grand Canyon to accomplish. “To do so, they the converse: the proposition that
State had tighter controls on gun will need to stand up to the violent crime increases when
ownership, six lives would have National Rifle Association and its more citizens own firearms.
been saved and Representative allies, whose lobbying power There are aspects of the gun
Gabrielle Giffords wouldn’t be continues to grow despite the control issue that some Americans
lying in a hospital bed. There’s visceral evidence that the groups might want to continue to discuss.
more here than just the usual sort have made the country a far more Bans on so-called assault weapons
o f M o n d a y m o r n i n g dangerous place,” the Times are popular in some quarters, for
q u a r t e r b a c k i n g t h a t o c c u r s editorial warned. example. Finding new ways to
whenever a tragic event touches While the Times is offering evidence. Any dispassionate why not? The bad guys aren’t identify and get help to deranged
the nation’s heart. Gun control pabulum to the left, there’s little consideration of gun ownership rocket scientists, but they’re smart individuals like Jared Loughner
advocates have suffered defeat of intellectual nutritional value versus crime – including violent enough to understand it’s a whole should obviously be a priority.
after defeat and the majority of there. To their credit, the editorial crime – demonstrates that one lot safer to break into an old But there is simply no reason to
the nation today clearly supports board at the Grey Lady stayed cannot establish a consistent couple’s house if you don’t have believe that widespread gun
the right of private citizens to bear away from the knee-jerk “blame relationship of any kind between to worry about grandpa packing control in America would work or
arms and to defend themselves, the tea party, the GOP, Rush, the two and that the ability of law- heat. According to the Cato that Americans would support
t h e i r l o v e d o n e s a n d t h e i r Palin and Fox” reaction that abiding individuals to defend Institute, guns are used for self- efforts to impose the kind of
property. Second amendment permeated through so much of the themselves helps reduce crime in defense purposes about two restrictions on owning firearms
opponents would like to reverse left in this particular editorial. So, most cases. million times each year, which is that the left dreams of. What
those trends and, for some, Jared why then bring up “quieting the There are all kinds of ways to three to five times more than the happened in Arizona last weekend
Loughner’s rampage this weekend voices of intolerance” – whoever analyze gun laws versus crime estimated number of violent is a tragedy, but tragedies happen
offers a golden opportunity to they are – when the editors rates, but it’s exceedingly clear crimes committed annually using in every corner of the globe, from
press forward with their old acknowledge that Loughner’s that the worst crime rates are guns. the most totalitarian regimes to
agenda. “paranoid Internet ravings about found in the poor sections of large Europe provides another useful the freest of societies. Americans
The New York Times led the government mind control place cities like New York, Chicago, look into the relationship between are not about to surrender their
charge with two editorials. On him well beyond usual ideological Los Angeles and Washington, guns and crime. The nations that right to bear arms and defend
Sunday, the Times noted that categories”? Further, the Times D.C. For decades, big cities have have the three highest murder themselves because one twisted
Arizona’s ”gun laws are among may believe that there is “visceral experimented, and continue to r a t e s i n E u r o p e – R u s s i a , individual misused that right. The
the most lenient, allowing even a evidence” that the NRA and other experiment, with gun control Luxemburg and Hungry - have left can dream of an America
disturbed man like Mr. Loughner second amendment champions laws. It hasn’t made a bit of some of the lowest gun ownership without firearms, but it’s hard to
to buy a pistol and carry it have made America a far more difference. On the other hand, the rates on the continent. (Four see how Americans would ever
concealed without a special dangerous place, but there’s not states with the lowest crime rates percent of Russian citizens own
permit.” The paper went on to say much in the way of actual GUN page 72
are “right to carry” states. And guns, while the numbers drop to
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Obamacare’s Fiscal Time Bomb
Submitted at 1/12/2011 3:00:40 AM
Claims that Obamacare will
reduce the deficit are
breathtakingly naïve.
T he new Republican House
majority took power vowing to
repeal Obamacare, despite the fact
that their bill has no chance of
gaining the president’s signature.
The highlight of the debate, thus
far, has been an unlikely one. For
liberals aren’t accusing
Republicans of letting sick
children die in the streets -- yet.
Instead, they’re arguing that
repealing the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act is
fiscally irresponsible.
Democrats commenced 2009 by
passing the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act. a.k.a. the
“stimulus,” a $900 billion white
elephant that did nothing to boost
the economy. Americans became
alarmed at the ballooning deficit,
and the Tea Party movement was
born. President Obama,
acknowledging this political
reality, promised that his health-
care bill would not increase the
deficit.
#ad#And, in the end, the
Congressional Budget Office
obliged him, projecting that
PPACA would reduce the deficit
by $132 billion from 2010 to 2019
and by an additional sum after
2020. The president’s supporters
crowed that Democrats had
achieved a major expansion of the
welfare state while making
responsible and politically
courageous cuts to Medicare in
order to pay for it.
In recent days, in light of
Republican rhetoric about fiscal
sobriety, Democrats have taken
their argument to its logical
conclusion: If PPACA
responsibly reduces the deficit,
repealing the law would
irresponsibly increase it. Indeed, a
new report from the CBO
endorses their view, projecting
that repealing the new health law
would increase the deficit by
around $230 billion.
The only problem is that the
CBO’s projections are a bunch of
hooey. I could bore you with a
detailed enumeration of all of the
technical contortions that
Democrats engineered in order to
apply deficit-reducing lipstick
onto the Obamacare sow. But it’s
all there in the CBO’s own
analysis, which you can read for
yourself. Knock yourself out.
But that aside, Obamacare’s
fiscal failure comes down to
something a lot more basic:
Government agencies nearly
always overestimate the revenue
generated from tax increases, and
nearly always underestimate the
new spending caused by new
entitlements. Americans are a lot
smarter than they look from inside
the Beltway, and they modify
their behavior to avoid new taxes
and obtain new largesse. Federal
bureaucrats may be good with
calculators, but they’re weak on
human nature.
David Brooks, in a recent New
York Times column, highlighted
Obamacare’s most serious flaw:
PPACA incentivizes companies to
drop health coverage for their
employees. Employers who drop
coverage have to pay a fine, but
the fine is cheaper than offering
health insurance, and even the
employees can be better off --
they buy their insurance on state-
based “exchanges,” where they
can take advantage of the law’s
new subsidies. (Americans
making less than 400 percent of
the federal poverty level are
eligible for subsidized coverage
on the exchanges.) AT&T has
calculated that it would save$1.8
billion a year by dumping its
workers into the government’s
lap.
Companies are keeping quiet
about their plans for now, but
make no mistake: If Obamacare
remains the law of the land,
nearly every corporation in
America will do what AT&T has
contemplated. So will cash-
strapped state governments.
Last March, the CBO projected
that 26 million people will take
advantage of Obamacare’s
exchange subsidies in 2019, at a
cost of $109 billion that year. But
that number is based on the
assumption that of the 162 million
people who have employer-
sponsored insurance today, only 4
million -- 2.5 percent -- will
switch.
#page#In other words, the
projection of $109 billion is
absurdly low; it underestimates
Obamacare’s cost by trillions of
dollars.
In a recent Politico column,
former budget officials Douglas
Holtz-Eakin and James Capretta
calculated what would happen if
the CBO’s estimates were
somewhat off. By their math, if
the households below 250 percent
of the federal poverty line
($55,125 for a family of four) that
now have employer-sponsored
health insurance were to migrate
to Obamacare’s exchanges,
spending on those exchanges
would more than triple, resulting
in trillions of dollars in additional
liabilities.
#ad#It gets worse. Holtz-Eakin
and Capretta’s assumptions are
actually quite restrained. What
happens if even more people take
advantage of subsidies? What
happens if Medicaid spending
grows at faster rates than
Obamacare anticipates? We could
be talking about much, much
more than $200 billion a year in
additional spending.
There was a time, not so long
ago, when annual federal deficits
of $200 billion would be
described with alarm. For
Obamacare, they’re just a
rounding error.
— Avik Roy is an equity research
analyst at Monness, Crespi, Hardt
& Co. in New York City. He
blogs on health-care issues at The
Apothecary. Avik Roy
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continued from page 68
constitutional authority for the
mandate.” What was the
constitutional citation for
Obamacare that Klein highlights?
The Supreme Court, of course:
“In United States v. South-Eastern
Underwriters Association(322
U.S. 533 (1944)), the Supreme
Court of the United States ruled
that insurance is interstate
commerce subject to Federal
regulation.” The problem with
Klein’s analysis is that the
Supreme Court is not the
Constitution.
Starting with the repeal of
Obamacare, the House’s rule on
constitutional citation marks a
new era of debate about
constitutional meaning. This will
be an intense fight, and there will
be many mistakes and
disagreements along the way.
Congress’s constitutional muscles
are greatly atrophied, and
lawmakers need to relearn how to
think constitutionally. But it
could well mark the beginning of
a serious and timely restoration of
constitutional limits on
government, and so the recovery
of our liberty.
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What We Can Learn from Paul Wellstone (Really) continued from page 70

allow that particular nightmare to

Submitted at 1/12/2011 3:00:24 AM
-eye about Social Security reform. ideology, drawing a straight line stimulus, the excessive spending, come true.
Yet the senator clearly believed from believing that some the health-care bill are bad policy,
He was all the way to the left, but that people would benefit from government actions are but Obama is not trying to destroy
he believed in honest debate. vigorous but civil debate. “illegitimate” to murder. our economy, as Rush Limbaugh
S everal years ago, at the height Both sides of that equation are #page#Others would go even has suggested. Nor is the
of the debate over Pres. George important. Debate should be further to stifle debate. Rep. Jim president a racist with a “deep-
W. Bush’s proposal for Social vigorous. This country faces Clyburn (D., S.C.), the third- seated hatred of white people,” as Morning Bell: The
Security reform, I was invited to serious problems, and there are ranking Democrat in Congress, Glenn Beck once said. (To his Government Spending
deliver a talk on the merits of profound disagreements about has called for reinstating the so- credit, Beck later retracted the
personal accounts to a group of how to solve those problems. called “Fairness Doctrine” to remarks).
Threat to Economic
retired federal employees. This Liberals, conservatives, and muzzle talk radio. He was joined It is possible to be wrong without Freedom
was not a group predisposed to libertarians all have very different by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D., being evil. Conn Carroll (The Foundry:
my message, and, as I began to beliefs, sincerely and deeply held, N.Y.) who wants legislation to Likewise, toleration of “birthers” Conservative Policy News.)
speak, the crowd became unruly. about the role and nature of police language on the airwaves and those who claim the president Submitted at 1/12/2011 8:28:18 AM
There were boos, chants, shouts -- government, how it should be that might “incite” violence. is a secret Muslim serves no
some of them obscene. Crumpled involved in the economy and our #ad#Yet, if we need vigorous and worthwhile purpose. If we believe Posted January 12th, 2011 at
papers were thrown at the stage. personal lives. Those differences uncensored debate, that debate in the merits of our argument, 9:28am in American Leadership
Things were on the verge of cannot be papered over. Not all should also be civil. In the face of let’s make it on its merits -- Print This Post
getting out of hand. answers lie in the mushy middle. silly liberal allegations linking the without invective, personal This morning, The Heritage
Then the late Sen. Paul Wellstone Already, some are using this Arizona violence to Sarah Palin, attacks, or impugning the motives Foundation and The Wall Street
(D., Minn.), who had earlier tragedy to try to delegitimize the Tea Party, or health-care bill of our opponents. Journal released the 2011 Index of
delivered the event’s keynote opinions that they disagree with. opponents, conservatives have Jared Lee Loughner, the Arizona Economic Freedom, and while the
address, came out on stage and Paul Krugman, for example, has seemed to recoil from any gunman, appears to be a disturbed news is good for many countries,
admonished the crowd, calling for somehow managed to tie the suggestion that we can have a individual with no coherent it is depressing for the United
quiet, and insisting that I had a shooting to opposition to the vigorous debate without ideology. The shooting does not States. All told, 117 countries,
right to be heard. When things health-care bill. Rep. Chellie demonizing those who disagree seem to have anything to do with mainly developing and emerging
had quieted down, he turned to Pingree (D., Maine) took a similar with us. Yes, there’s more than a “the toxic political climate.” But market economies, improved their
me and said, “Give them your tack, noting that the bill to repeal little hypocrisy coming from those that doesn’t mean that it can’t Economic Freedom Index score.
best shot.” Obamacare is called the Repeal who, like Krugman, make a provide us all with an opportunity Meanwhile the U.S. dropped to
#ad#In the wake of the terrible the Job-Killing Healthcare Law cottage industry out of suggesting to consider how we conduct our 9th place, remaining “mostly
tragedy in Arizona and some of Act. “I’m not suggesting that the that conservatives are racists or debate. free,” weighed down by the
the reaction to it, I think back n a m e o f t h a t o n e p i e c e o f that anyone who wants to reform — Michael Tanner is a senior burden of President Obama’s
upon Senator Wellstone’s actions legislation somehow led to the Social Security wants grandma to fellow at the Cato Institute and spending spree.
and see two important and horror of this weekend -- but is it starve, but that doesn’t justify all author of Leviathan on the Right: Of course, we should all
relevant lessons (beyond the fact really necessary to put the word the rhetoric or actions on the How Big-Government celebrate the improving lot of
that even Democratic liberals can ‘killing’ in the title of a major right. Conservatism Brought Down the many impoverished people across
use firearms metaphors). One piece of legislation?” Pingree I believe that President Obama is Republican Revolution. Michael the globe. The data in this year’s
would have to have searched long wrote in The Huffington Post. deeply, profoundly mistaken in Tanner Index again confirm the strong
and hard to find any issue that Writing in Slate, liberal columnist most of his policies. But that correlation not just between
Senator Wellstone and I agreed Jacob Weisberg blames the doesn’t mean that he loves this economic freedom and higher per
on. We certainly didn’t see eye-to killings on “anti-government” country any less than I do. The capita incomes but between
higher economic freedom and
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A Time for Congressional Calm
Submitted at 1/12/2011 3:00:53 AM
B laming the Tucson massacre on
Sarah Palin is absurd; blaming it
on U.S. gun laws is merely
misguided.
We’re not surprised that liberals
are using this horrific bloodbath
as proof that America needs
tougher curbs on firearms and
ammunition. We just wish they
would keep their facts straight.
#ad#Here’s what we know about
accused killer Jared Lee
Loughner: He purchased his
weapon, a Glock 19 pistol, after
undergoing a routine background
check. While Loughner had
repeatedly shown signs of mental
illness, he was not listed in the
FBI database of those Americans
ineligible to buy guns. With the
benefit of hindsight, we know that
he certainly should have been
treated for major psychiatric
disorders. But on the day he
entered a Sportsman’s Warehouse
to acquire his Glock, Loughner
had no formal history of insanity
or schizophrenia. After several
run-ins with campus police, he
had withdrawn from Pima
Community College (PCC) rather
than seek medical clearance from
a mental-health professional.
He never was treated, much less
declared mentally incompetent
under the law. On paper, then,
Loughner did not seem an
obvious threat to public safety.
While Arizona has famously
permissive gun statutes, the
Tucson killer would have been
able to buy his weapon in states
with much tighter laws.
Besides denouncing Arizona, gun
controllers are also condemning
George W. Bush and Capitol Hill
Republicans, who allowed the
Clinton assault-weapons ban
(AWB) to expire seven years ago.
“The type of magazine used by
Mr. Loughner was once banned in
the United States,” says the
Washington Post editorial page,
echoing many others. “But that
brief era of sanity came to an end
in 2004, when Congress refused
to renew the assault-weapons ban
passed in the summer of 1994.”
This argument is misleading at
best and outright false at worst.
As NR’s Kevin Williamson has
noted, the AWB merely
prohibited “the manufacture or
importation of new magazines
with a capacity of more than ten
rounds” (our emphasis). Existing
31-round magazines were still
available for purchase. The AWB
outlawed their creation, but it did
not ban their sale or possession.
At no time during the ban were
such magazines difficult to come
by. Let us repeat that: Even if the
AWB had been extended in 2004,
Jared Lee Loughner would have
been able to legally purchase a 31
-round clip.
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D., N.J.)
and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D.,
N.Y.) are now preparing
legislation to forbid the sale of
such clips. Meanwhile, Rep. Peter
King (R., N.Y.) is sponsoring a
measure to criminalize the
conscious possession of a firearm
within 1,000 feet of federal
lawmakers and other officials.
These are predictable responses to
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a terrible tragedy, but we doubt
that either bill would do much to
prevent the next Tucson. Violent
psychotics intent on committing
mass murder will always pose a
huge danger to society, regardless
of whether they can legally buy
31-round magazines or legally
bring a weapon near a politician.
Indeed, if the ghastly events in
Arizona are to prompt a “national
conversation” about anything, let
it be a conversation about the
mentally ill, and about how we
treat those who reject the
treatment they desperately need.
The gun-control proposals being
floated in Washington would do
very little to boost public safety.
At the same time, they would
curtail the Second Amendment
freedoms of peaceful, law-abiding
citizens -- the type of citizens who
tackled Loughner in the midst of
his rampage and thereby saved
many lives. Knee-jerk legislation
is rarely a good idea. The current
moment is no exception. The
Editors
74 Politics-Right/
Classroom Jihad
Ryan Mauro (FrontPage
Magazine » FrontPage)
Submitted at 1/11/2011 10:21:17 PM
Controversy has erupted at
California’s Claremont McKenna
College after a student journalist
exposed how the head of the
Middle East Studies Department,
Dr. Bassam Frangieh, is an open
supporter of Hamas and
Hezbollah. The college has
responded by pretending his
record of praising the terrorist
groups doesn’t exist and editing
Frangieh’s Wikipedia entry.
Charles C. Johnson of The
Claremont Independent has done
extensive research on Frangieh,
including having his Arabic works
translated. Johnson tells
FrontPage that more incriminating
material is on the way, but what
has already been discovered is
nothing less than shocking.
In May of 2006, Frangieh
congratulated Hamas on winning
the Palestinian elections, saying,
“I wonder what else would the
Arabs have without Hamas and
Hezbollah? Nothing. Except
humiliation.” He said that he
“view[s] Hamas with great
pleasure” and even went so far as
to say, “Hamas might be able to
produce the beginning of
salvation.” This lavish praise
cannot be denied, clarified or
downplayed. It is clear that
Frangieh is an unabashed
supporter of the terrorist group.
He also supports specific acts of
terrorism. He signed a petition in
2006 describing Hezbollah’s
attacks on Israel, which included
the firing of rockets on civilians
and the kidnapping of soldiers, as
a “heroic operation.” The
document referred to Israel as a
“Zionist killing machine” that is
“motivated by historical
ambitions…[and] a racist
supremacist ideology that
denigrates the indigenous
population, their culture, and their
very existence.”
It describes Hezbollah as the
“Lebanese Resistance” and asks
the Lebanese government to enlist
it as its army. The petition also
demands that the international
community boycott Israeli
products, cut off diplomatic ties
and even boycott Israeli academic
and scientific institutions that do
not condemn the invasion of
Lebanon.
Frangieh also wrote an essay in
2000 titled, “Modern Arabic
Poetry: Vision and Reality” that
praises an extremist poet named
Abd al-Rahim Mahmud, whose
poetry has made its way into
Palestinian and Saudi textbooks
designed to indoctrinate the youth
into supporting terrorism and
hatred. Two of his most popular
poems, “The Martyr” and “A Call
to Jihad,” are particularly admired
by terrorists.
In his essay, he said that even if
Arab poets blew themselves up, it
would not force the change he
feels is necessary in the region.
“For real change to come about,
thousands of people will have to
die; thousands must martyr
themselves. It appears that only
massive revolution will succeed in
overturning the corrupt regimes of
the Arab world,” he writes.
Though Frangieh views all the
Arab regimes as corrupt, one
stands out among him as the best:
Saddam Hussein. He says the
dictator “really did something for
his country” and “wasn’t a thief,”
though he is quick to add that this
doesn’t mean he is defending
Hussein’s brutality.
Frangieh also espouses wild
conspiracy theories. In 2007, he
signed a petition condemning a
resolution that would divide Iraq
into three sectarian-based
autonomous regions as a “Zionist
plot.” It described the war in Iraq
as “barbaric” and hatched by
“cowboys” seeking the country’s
wealth. Like other anti-American
conspiracy theorists and Islamic
extremists, he sees U.S. foreign
policy as secretly orchestrated by
Zionist imperialists with evil
motives.
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Voucher
Students Soar
in Milwaukee
Lindsey Burke (The Foundry:
Conservative Policy News.)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:00:04 AM
Posted January 12th, 2011 at
11:00am in Education Print This
Post
A new study published by School
Choice Wisconsin finds that
students in the Milwaukee
Parental Choice Program
(MPCP)—the largest voucher
program in the country with more
then 20,000 students—had a
graduation rate 18 percent higher
than students in Milwaukee Public
Schools (MPS). Author John
Robert Warren of the University
of Minnesota finds that:
Overall, had MPS graduation
rates equaled those for MPCP
students in the classes of 2003
through 2009, the number of MPS
graduates would have been about
18 percent higher. That higher
rate would have resulted in 3,939
more MPS graduates during the
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Obama’s Achilles’ Heel continued from page 72

overall well-being (which takes

Tait Trussell (FrontPage wrong.
Magazine » FrontPage) into account such factors as
A glimmer of hope came when health, education, security, and
Submitted at 1/11/2011 10:20:08 PM the Bureau of Labor Statistics personal freedom) as well. The
reported Jan. 7 that the Index shows that freer societies
The dreaded ghost of high unemployment rate fell to 9.4 reduce poverty at nearly twice the
unemployment haunts President percent from 9.8 percent in rate as less free societies do.
Obama and his prospects for December. The number of jobless The United State, however, is no
reelection in 2012. dropped by 556,000 to 14.5 longer “the Land of the Free”
The Obama Administration is million. economically. Our Economic
hanging its hopes on consumer Those in the Obama voter base Freedom Index score fell to 77.8,
spending, which makes up about still lag far behind other moving us down to 9th
70 percent of economic activity, unemployed. Some 16.8 percent internationally behind such
and the approximately $2 trillion of blacks are jobless. And 13 countries as Denmark, Canada,
in assets the industrial community percent of Hispanics are not and first-place Hong Kong. What
has been sitting on. But despite working. Americans who have drove America’s decline? Huge
recent stronger economic growth, been unemployed for 27 weeks or increases in government spending.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke more total 6.4 million. Despite obvious past failures of
forecasts as much as five more Government workers (federal, Keynesian spending policies in
years of high unemployment. state and local) fared much better. countries like Japan, the U.S.
Obama has brought the
nation’s unemployment rate could however, all the Administration’s Their unemployment rate was government undertook a massive
unemployment disaster on himself
stay “ unacceptably high for a p e r v a s i v e e c o n o m i c only 4.4 percent for 2010 and left government spending spree
to a large extent. Like a cross-
number of years.” With his encroachments didn’t move the o n l y 9 5 8 , 0 0 0 j o b l e s s , B L S designed to combat
eyed marksman shooting at the
remarks about sustained high needle on the employment rate, s t a t i s t i c s s t a t e . unemployment and spur economic
wrong target, he wasted most of
unemployment, Summers spoke Summers said, it could hamper Following the disappointing job growth. This Keynesian stimulus
his first year shoving against the creation report, investor has proved to be an abject failure:
of it as one of the most sensitive the President’s party.
public will to enact a massive
issues in the economy, as Politico Earlier that same week, the White confidence fell significantly, Unemployment is still above 9
health care overhaul. He also took
wrote, covering the summers House said its research indicated according to the Rasmussen percent for a post–World War II
faulty aim at pushing a stimulus
briefing. Summers also said that if t h e $ 7 8 7 b i l l i o n e c o n o m i c R e p o r t s p o l l i n g . E c o n o m i c record 20th month in a row, and
package that brought almost no
the unemployment rate begins to stimulus bill passed earlier in that confidence of consumers fell economic growth has not returned
economic sunshine.
decline, the White House may year saved or created one million seven points. Investor indexes fell as strong as the Obama
The dismal outlook for
have an easier time “convincing jobs. That’s on pace to hit the even more sharply—by 14 points. Administration predicted.
continuing joblessness and its
voters” that the Administration’s President’s goal to save or create While 33 percent of consumers This spending, more than any
political danger is really nothing
enormous stimulus spending and 3.5 million jobs by the time the think the economy is getting market factor, poses the greatest
new. On Sept. 11, 2009, then-
vast federal intervention in the programs ends in 2010, White better, 43 believe it is getting risk to American economic
National Economic Council
economy were effective. If, House officials said. All so worse. dynamism. Relying on
Director Larry Summers said the government spending to create
growth not only has failed to
reduce unemployment but has
also prolonged the crisis by
hampering private sector
investment. Bloated government
debt has turned the economic
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Hillary Clinton’s Jared Loughner Illusions
Daniel Flynn (FrontPage
Magazine » FrontPage)
Submitted at 1/11/2011 10:25:15 PM
Two horrible attacks. Two
unforgettable pictures.
In the wake of 9/11, terrorist
ringleader Mohamed Atta’s
Florida driver’s license headshot
became one of the world’s most
viewed images. The picture
showed a hard, steely-eyed,
malevolent figure. In the
aftermath of last Saturday’s mass
murder in Tucson, Jared Lee
Loughner’s mug shot has been
nearly as ubiquitous. It reveals a
vacant-eyed, awkwardly-smiling
killer, whose eyebrows and hair
have, a la The Wall’s “Pink,”
gone missing along with his mind.
The former is the face of evil; the
latter, the picture of crazy.
But U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton thinks the two
men are one in the same.
“Look we have extremists in my
country,” Mrs. Clinton told an
Arab television audience on
Monday. “A wonderful,
incredibly brave young woman
congress member,
Congresswoman [Gabrielle]
Giffords was just shot in our
country. We have the same kinds
of problems. So rather than
standing off from each other, we
should work to try to prevent the
extremists anywhere from being
able to commit violence.”
On one level, the remark could be
generously interpreted as a
clumsy attempt to generate a
we’re-all-in-this-together
solidarity between the United
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the United States in relation to the
unassimilated Muslim populations
therein. In other words, political
violence in the world today is
inordinately, though not
exclusively, a Muslim
phenomenon.
Secretary Clinton’s comment
grates on common sense for a
more obvious reason. Jared Lee
Loughner was a lunatic, of the
like certainly found everywhere;
the Middle Eastern extremists that
she speaks of aren’t crazy in any
medical sense, and are
geographically concentrated.
Unlike Loughner’s patchwork
politics of metal-backed money
and flag burnings, and his equally
schizophrenic reading list of
Hitler, Marx, and Rand, the
Islamists operate in a coherent
States and desired allies in the system of thought rooted in their
War on Terrorism. religion. In other words, for the
On another level, it strikes as a I s l a m i s t s i d e a s h a v e
pernicious example of the moral consequences; for Loughner,
equivalence fallacy that has crazy has consequences, too.
undermined liberal credibility on Did Mrs. Clinton mean to lend
foreign policy from the Cold War credence to the discredited chorus
through the War on Terrorism. that depicts Loughner as inspired
The “extremist” problem endemic by Tea Party rallies, Rush
to the Muslim world generally Limbaugh broadcasts, and Sarah
infects Western nations such as Palin tweets?
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2003–2009 years.
While the study is careful not to
claim a causal link—the higher
graduation rates cannot, based on
the study design, be directly
attributed to the scholarship
program—the results are
promising. And in addition to
higher graduation rates among
students in the MPCP, the
graduation rates have been
climbing in both sectors. From
2003 to 2009, the graduation rate
of MPS students grew from 49
percent to 70 percent. For students
in the MPCP, the graduation rate
increased from 63 percent to 82
percent.
This is another good indication
that the competitive pressure
placed on surrounding public
schools from the voucher program
is lifting all boats. This is the case
with the Florida McKay
Scholarship Program for special
needs students, where researchers
found that the competitive
pressure on the public schools
resulting from the special needs
vouchers increased academic
achievement among students with
disabilities remaining in
surrounding public schools.
Researchers Jay Greene and
Marcus Winters found
that“students eligible for vouchers
who remained in the public
schools made greater academic
improvements as their school
choices increased.”
And, like other voucher programs
across the county, the MPCP
operates far more efficiently than
the public school system.
At$6,442 per scholarship, the
vouchers are less than half the
$15,034 spent by MPS.
The results of the Warren study
are promising. Patrick Wolf, who
works with the School Choice
Demonstration Project at the
University of Arkansas, is leading
a longitudinal study of the MPCP,
the results of which are due out
very soon. The findings of Wolf’s
research will provide more insight
into the relationship between the
higher graduation rates and the
voucher program.
Students across the country are
benefiting from school choice
programs like the MPCP. School
choice options like private school
vouchers, tax credits, virtual
school, and homeschooling put
parents in the driver’s seat of their
children’s education—a factor
that likely contributes to the
increased levels of achievement
and attainment these programs
produce.
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slowdown into a fiscal crisis, with
economic stagnation fueling a
long-term employment crisis. And
the Index shows that this truth
applies to many other countries as
well: Index data show that
countries with the highest levels
of government spending had
growth rates 4.5 points lower, on
average, than countries where
government spending was under
control.
But there is still hope. Across the
world voters are beginning to
reject big government spending
ways and embrace economic
freedom. In the United Kingdom,
which has dropped all the way
down to 16th place from the top
10 in only two years, voters
tossed out the profligate Labour
Party in favor of Prime Minister
David Cameron’s austerity-
promising government. And here
at home, the Tea Party movement
has said “enough,” electing a
Republican House of
Representatives that has promised
to rein in the Obama
Administration’s reckless
spending.
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Over the past 30 years, freer
economies have fueled
unprecedented economic growth
around the world. From 1980 to
2008, the world economy
achieved real GDP expansion of
around 145 percent, lifting
hundreds of millions of people out
of poverty. Globally, poverty has
fallen by 40 percent since 1990.
The United States can continue to
be a leader of this prosperous free
world, but first we have to get our
own bad spending habits under
control.
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Who Owns Your Data?
Alistair Croll (Mashable!)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:00:58 AM
Alistair Croll is the co-chair of
O’Reilly’s Strata conference,
which tackles the convergence of
Big Data, ubiquitous computing,
and new interfaces. The next
Strata event happens in Santa
Clara, CA from February 1 to 3.
Karl Marx said that the industrial
revolution polarized the world
into two groups: those who own
the means of production and those
who work on them.
Today’s means of production
aren’t greasy cogs and steam-
spewing engines, but that doesn’t
mean they don’t divide us.
Industrial data is all around us,
and search engines, governments,
financial markets, social networks
and law enforcement agencies
rely on it.
We willingly embrace this “Big
Data” world. We share, friend,
check in and retweet our every
move. We swipe loyalty cards and
enter frequent flyer numbers. We
leave a growing, and apparently
innocent trail of digital
breadcrumbs in our wake.
But as we use the Internet for
“free,” we have to remember that
if we’re not paying for something,
we’re not the customer. We are in
fact the product being sold— or,
more specifically, our data is.
So here’s a tricky question: Who
owns all that data? Why Data
Ownership Is Hard
The fundamental problem with
data ownership is that bits don’t
behave like atoms. For most of
human history, our laws have
focused on physical assets that
couldn’t be duplicated. The old
truism “possession is nine-tenths
of the law” doesn’t apply in a
world where making a million
copies, each as good as the
original, is nearly effortless.
It’s not just the ability to copy
that makes data different,
however. How data is used affects
its value. If I share a movie with
someone, the copyright holder
loses a potential sale. On the other
hand, they may make money:
freely sharing Monty Python
videos online increased DVD
sales by 23,000%. Some kinds of
information were meant to be
shared. If I give my phone
number to someone, surely it’s
gained value. But if it’s written on
a bathroom wall, presumably it’s
lost some.
It is hard to get data control right,
too. In 2009, Burning Man
required that Burners give
organizers control of any of their
images that were shared by a third
party. The well-meaning effort to
protect unwanted distribution
sparked a vigorous debate about
what electronic freedom really
means. More recently, WikiLeaks
has forced us to ask: Do
thousands of leaked cables belong
to the government, U.S. citizens,
WikiLeaks or the newspapers that
published them? Old Laws, New
Problems
These questions of data
ownership are all nuanced issues,
quick to anger and hard to
resolve. We’re struggling to cope
with them, both legislatively and
culturally.
In a number of recent cases,
outdated laws are being
repurposed and abused,
alternately defending and
restricting freedom. We’re using
ancient wiretapping laws to
imprison people who record law
enforcement officials. At the same
time that reading a spouse’s e-
mail is a criminal offense, Google
search history is now an
admissible form of evidence. And
the U.S. attorney general has just
subpoenaed the private Twitter
messages of a foreign citizen. Big
Data Makes Its Own Gravy
But if data law is confusing, Big
Data makes it downright
Byzantine. That’s because the act
of collecting and analyzing
massive amounts of public and
private data actually generates
more data, which is often as
useful as the original information
— and belongs to whomever
performed the analysis. Put
another way: Big Data makes its
own gravy.
In August 2006, America Online
published a dataset of search
results, hoping to provide raw
material to researchers. The data
had been anonymized, so that
each searcher’s identity was just a
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number. Five days later, The New
York Times had tracked down
one of those searchers by linking
her search history to other public
data, such as the phone book.
At big data companies, this kind
of thing happens constantly; the
companies just aren’t ignorant
enough to do it in public. Since
2006, our willingness to share
data has risen dramatically. So has
companies’ ability to mine it for
new insights, and not always in
ways we’d approve of. Consider
the Netflix Prize, awarded for
figuring out how to use our film
preferences to suggest other
movies. That kind of power could
also be used for an “Insurance
Challenge” that turns our online
behavior into actuarial tables that
dictate premiums and deny some
of us coverage. The Rise of the
Data Marketplace
For decades, lawyers and traders
have relied on companies like
Thomson Reuters for the latest
stock and legal news. Now
startups like Gnip, Infochimps,
Windows Azure DataMarket,
F a c t u a l , a n d
Datamarketplace(acquired by
Infochimps) are making data
easier to acquire and massage.
These data marketplaces seldom
create new data; rather, they clean
it up, ensuring it’s current, and
connecting buyers and suppliers.
Their value comes not from the
data, but from making it usable
and accessible.
These data marketplaces can
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How Social Data and Mobile Tech Can Improve the Retail
Experience
Sandeep Bhanote (Mashable!)
Submitted at 1/12/2011 10:56:25 AM
Sandeep Bhanote is CEO of
Global Bay Mobile Technologies,
a provider of next generation
mobile retail software to top
retailers including Guess Jeans,
True Religion, City Sports, and
many others. For more
information, visit globalbay.com
or follow@GlobalBay on Twitter.
Do you remember when your
favorite retailer didn’t have a
website? Can you imagine not
being able to find your favorite
store online today? Unthinkable,
right?
It’s not surprising that today’s
shoppers are becoming
increasingly digitally savvy.
Adoption rates for smartphones
and tablet devices are continuing
to explode, ensuring that new
mobile and social media
technologies become a natural
extension of a retail brand’s
strategy. This tech also represents
a sea change in how retailers must
approach operations and
consumer interactions within the
four walls of a store.
The good news is that forward-
looking retailers are already
integrating digital, mobile and
social media technology into their
brick-and-mortar sales strategies
as a means to connect with these
digitally savvy consumers and
drive real value to their bottom
line.
Here are five ways retailers will
be using mobile and social media
to change the way we shop in
2011, both in-store and online. 1.
The Apple Store Experience…
Everywhere
By supporting the ability of store
associates to check out and
service customers anywhere in the
store, the “Apple Store
Experience” has earned its
reputation as one of the most
effective in retail. Mobile Point-of
-Sale (POS) is a reality that can
help eliminate long lines at
checkout, reduce lost sales due to
walkouts, and increase sales by
providing an exceedingly
personalized retailer-to-consumer
interaction. Further, low-cost
mobile POS devices provide
retailers the opportunity to sell
products outside the four walls in
new venues such as pop-up stores,
kiosks, special events and more.
2. Driving Store Traffic Through
Location-Based Services
There is no doubting the impact
location-based services have had
on retail in the past year. With the
goal of driving additional traffic
to the store, many retailers have
integrated popular tools such as
Facebook Places, Foursquare,
SCVNGR and others into
consumer-facing applications for
the iPhone, Android and other
mobile devices. These tools allow
retailers to easily notify potential
customers of exclusive offers and
deals that can only be redeemed
through a visit to the store. The
integration of location-based
services is an easy way for
retailers to engage digitally savvy
customers through social media
and increase store traffic. Expect
to see continued growth in this
space 2011. 3. Personalized
Shopping Opportunities
Tools like the iPad have changed
the game for retailers. Its intuitive
interface and rich graphics have
been integrated into retail
software that empowers sales
associates with information where
they need it most –- at the point of
customer contact. No more
dragging the customer to the front
of the store to find a terminal and
“search” for items.
Imagine an associate in a luxury
apparel store being able to
schedule one-on-one shopping
appointments with his top
customers on the fly. If a
particular item is not in stock, an
associate can pull it up on his
tablet and have it shipped directly
to the customer. Using the iPad
for personalized selling provides
retailers with the ability to view
the customer’s shopping history,
product preferences, past
purchases and favorite items –-
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and use this information to
suggest relevant accessories and
matching outfits based on items
the shopper already owns. 4.
Establishing New Online
Communities of Loyal Shoppers
Most retailers have already
jumped on the Twitter and
Facebook bandwagon to offer
consumers inside brand
information, exclusive deals and
incentives to visit store locations.
Now that retailers have existing
communities of loyal “fans” of
their brand, how can they translate
that into increased sales?
One way is to seamlessly
integrate a mobile aspect into the
social media presence. For
instance, mobile applications
where consumers can send
branded coupons or gift
certificates to friends and family
are becoming popular. Another
great example is JCPenney’s
implementation of a store where
shoppers can complete
transactions within its branded
Facebook Page. Other innovations
include quick apps that allow
consumers to scan a barcode with
their phone’s camera and share
product information with their
friends through social media. 5.
Interaction Between E-Commerce
and Store Systems
Next-generation retail mobility
tools that are being incorporated
by retailers are “smarter” than
they were in the past. But what
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does this mean in the real world?
Retailers now have the ability to
integrate data from POS store
systems to provide a
comprehensive view of customer
data, sales history, inventory
management and product
availability. By linking these
previously disconnected aspects
of retail technology, devices and
store systems can now “talk” to
each other to easily identify
customer data with inventory and
product information, leading to a
more well-rounded and efficient
selling experience.
With these new “smart” retail
technologies, shoppers can now
browse products in-store while a
sales associate uses a mobile
device to flag select items for the
consumer to view later on the
retailer’s website or on a mobile
device. Not Acting Is Not an
Option
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Changing consumer behaviors –-
combined with new, affordable
technologies and easy-to-use
“brand appropriate” mobile
devices –- are putting increasing
pressure on retailers to step up
their game in a big way. Failure to
act on a comprehensive social
media and mobile strategy is not
an option for retailers, and those
who do not act run the risk of
being left behind and will be
forced to play catch up. Imagine a
retailer without a website today,
and you will have a sense of the
importance of getting this right.
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- 5 Key Tips for a Successful
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teach us an important lesson about
data ownership. Ultimately, the
question of who owns information
is a red herring. It’s Not Really
About Who Owns the Data
Thirty years ago, Stewart Brand
observed that, “On the one hand
information wants to be
expensive, because it’s so
valuable. The right information in
the right place just changes your
life. On the other hand,
information wants to be free,
because the cost of getting it out
is getting lower and lower all the
time.”
Data will leak out, as it always
does, despite the best efforts of
hardware companies. It’ll be
around forever, even if we try to
impose a statute of limitations on
it. And we’ll find new ways
analyze it, making still more data.
Yesterday’s online chaff may be
the cornerstone of tomorrow’s
new startup.
The important question isn’t who
owns the data. Ultimately, we all
do. A better question is, who
owns the means of analysis?
Because that’s how, as Brand
suggests, you get the right
information in the right place. The
digital divide isn’t about who
owns data — it’s about who can
put that data to work. More Data
Resources from Mashable:
- Open Data: Why the Crowd Can
Be Your Best Analytics Tool
- 5 Predictions for Online Data in
2011
- How a Physically Aware
Internet Will Change the World
- What You Need To Know
About Data Portability
- How Online Retailers Can
Leverage Facebook’s Open Graph
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Tips for Big Savings
STEP 2: GO AHEAD AND
SPLURGE. SERIOUSLY.
Spending temptations are
everywhere. You can either make
yourself miserable by denying
yourself even an occasional treat.
Or, you can embrace your guilty
pleasures (the morning latte,
monthly mani-pedi, or whatever
puts a kick in your step) and
indulge without remorse.
The key to enjoying those treats
truly guilt-free is to make them a
formal part of your budget. Yes,
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you may have to make tradeoffs –
e.g. premium cable vs. daily
coffee; a few more brown-bag
lunches vs. blonde highlights for
the dog. You get the picture.
Here’s how:
· Make a list of the small
indulgences that are most
important to you. Rank them in
order of important/priority to your
personal happiness.
· Come up with a weekly (or
monthly) allowance-- an amount
of money you can afford to spend
on this guilt-free treat. If the
answer is $0, look for areas where
you can slash expenses to divert
funds towards this allowance.
· Put your splurge money in an
envelope and use that cash for that
purpose only. No cheating. When
the envelope’s empty, you’ll just
have to make do with instant
coffee until it’s time to get your
next allowance.
Shelling out good money for
flights of fancy may sound like
financial heresy. It’s not, so long
as you don’t skip this next very
important step.
STEP 3: HIDE YOUR MONEY
UNTIL YOU NEED IT.
You've already earmarked money
you can bear to part with in Step
1. Now you simply have to put
that money somewhere where it's
out of reach.
The way to do that is to
automate, automate, automate
There are several ways to do this.
· Have your boss take it out of
your paycheck: If you have an
employer-sponsored retirement
plan you're not maxing out, direct
more of your paycheck to that
account. Even a 2% or 3%
increase in contributions will
make a huge difference down the
line, and you won't miss it in the
present.
· Have your bank suck it out of
your checking account the same
day (payday) every month and
stash it into a separate account
that's not accessible by debit card
or whining.
· Same goes for brokerage
accounts and mutual funds. We'll
show you how to painlessly get
started propping up your
retirement kitty throughout this
series.
The best part about automatically
diverting money into savings (and
out of spending reach) is that you
don’t have to weigh whether to
get a latte or put that $4.68 into an
IRA. If you’ve followed along so
far, you already made that
decision. So enjoy that frou-frou
coffee drink. Sip it while you find
ways to make your dough grow,
which brings us to Step 4.
What money goes where and how
much? Guidelines for short-, mid-
and long-term savings vehicles.
STEP 4: PROFIT.
Next, it's time to make that
money work as hard as it possibly
can.Words cannot properly
convey the power of putting
money aside on a regular basis
and letting it grow. So here's a
visual aide that illustrates how a
single $1,200 investment grows
over time in four savings
scenarios.
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live without! Choose Your Own
Adventure
Keep in mind, what you spend
your money on is a choice- so
make it a conscience one!
Knowing you have a choice is
incredibly empowering. So often
we can feel like financial
obligations have us handcuffed -
but just imagine how different it
would feel to think of yourself in
the driver's seat of your financial
future - rather than being stuck in
a runaway car!
A lot of times we've feel like we
can't even walk out the door
without spending $10, but really
that's sort of a victim mentality,
don't you think? With a little
more forethought, we know you
can come up with simple, money
saving solutions - a major change
in your finances can be something
as simple as taking 5 minutes to
pack your lunch for the day
instead of buying it! Name Your
Savings!
The only way to look at your
personal finances is by facing
them head on and taking control.
It's time to stop lying to yourself
about your spending habits! Sure,
at first glance you might not feel
there is anything you want to cut
out. So, instead of thinking of it
first and foremost from the
'deprivation' angle, think about
this: What Do I really want? Do
you really want to save for a
vacation? Do you really need a
new car? Maybe it's a piece of art
you've had your eye on? Focusing
on how to get what you want
makes re-tooling your personal
finances a lot easier - and much
more fun! Is Your Wallet Half
Empty...Or Half Full?
We've all heard about looking at
the glass half empty or half full.
Well, you need to start looking at
your wallet the same way! Let's
say you"only" have twenty dollars
left at the end of the week. You
can either look at it like that is
barely enough to cover your Latte
habit at Starbucks, or, maybe you
can re-adjust your thinking.-Guess
which attitude we recommend?!
That twenty bucks that you think
is chicken feed could actually be
viewed as gas in your financial
tank. Instead of focusing on the
fact that it barely covers your
afternoon specialty coffee habit,
think BIG! If you even put ten of
that twenty away each week(and
start brewing some coffee at
home) in one year you'll have
over $500 dollars saved up! No
one I know would put an"only" in
front of that amount of money.
Don't Wish - Do!
Fab & Fru hopes you are all
resolving to take control of your
financial futures this year.
Moving from feeling like a victim
into an empowering role can not
only be relatively easy - it can be
fun!
Our friend Kris was recently in a
situation where she felt like she
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her last year - she actually said it
was unthinkable! Well, new year,
new attitude! Instead of thinking
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thinking about the big picture -
that 5 years from now she wanted
to be an Owner, not a renter. The
thought of owning was so
empowering to her she recently
took a big girl pill and upped and
moved to a less IN neighborhood
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for far less rent!
She told us now that instead of
viewing her new address as a
liability, she views it as an
empowering nod to her future.
And Kris knows she won't regret
her decision, when in a few years,
she can afford the down payment
for her very own place!
So, see what can happen with just
a little attitude adjustment?! And
remember- taking action is just a
thought away, and the result of
that action will naturally soon
follow!
Let us know what you think at
FabandFru.com!
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