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Happy Fake Election Day, Early Voters! Obama Cribs Bailout Idea
By Ken Layne (Political Machine)
Submitted at 9/30/2008 6:53:00 AM
away, but millions of nutty voters are Filed under: Republicans, Barack Obama,
"voting early" because they just can't sit Economy, 2008 President Sen. Barack
down and wait it out like the rest of us. Obama today proposed a specific idea to
In more than 30 states, citizens are help solve the financial bailout impasse
ignoring their duty to show up on gripping Washington. Obama came out
November 4 and try to fill out a ballot or behind a plan to more than double the limit
screw up some touch-screen computer, all on deposits insured by the Federal Deposit
because of laziness. Why go to all that Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from the
trouble when you can just mail in a ballot, current $100,000 to $250,000. The idea is
today? to bolster confidence in bank customers
Because the campaigns are still working that their savings are safe and to prevent
hard, raising money and running insane future bank runs like the one that hit
teevee commercials, that's why. And our Washington Mutual last week just before it
politicians will keep up the good work collapsed. It is an idea that has potential to
until Halloween and beyond. Americans win some more votes for the beleaguered
owe it to the Founding Fathers to at least bailout package that failed its first test in
pretend to pay attention. Think again. This nation of lazy slobs here. the House yesterday. Sen. Obama surely
According to the Boston Globe,"The would rather spend the next five weeks on Election Day is November 4. If you don't hopes to gain credit for proposing it and
very notion of Election Day, when a scum-encrusted sofa eating Hot Cheetos like it, there's a country right by Sarah perhaps for rescuing the bailout package.
Americans gather in school gyms, and watching pornography on a flat-screen Palin's house that you might want to Except that the FDIC limit increase is not
community centers, and fire stations to than caring about our country. consider. It's called Canada. Sen. Obama's idea. It's a feature of the surprise of the Senators who actually
pick a president, is slowly giving way to Liberals make the usual excuses: "Oh, Ken Layne is the managing editor of House Republicans' alternative bailout plan worked on the bill. Earlier this year, while
drawn-out election windows -- weeks-long the old people should get to vote from Wonkette. He will cast his vote on that Sen. Obama criticized at last Friday's traveling in the Middle East, Obama
periods when voters, at their leisure, can home, so they don't have to go outside November 4, because he actually cares White House meeting. That criticism lead claimed credit for serving on the Banking
cast ballots at designated spots or send where the criminals will rob them." Last what happens to America. to the meeting degenerating into a partisan Committee in the Senate when he does not.
them by mail." time I checked, there were old people in Should America count the votes of "early shouting match, as Democrats, led by Sen. And just last week, Sen. Obama claimed a
There's that word again: Leisure. Iraq, too. And unless they're cutting off voters"? No, that's absurd. Yes, people just Obama, used Treasury Secretary Hank key role in crafting the economic stimulus
In a time of terrible economic crisis, their own fingers and mailing them to the don't know any better. Maybe count 1/3 of Paul son's notes on the Republican plan to package passed in January; a claim the
endless war and permanent national polling place to be marked in purple ink, the vote? Vote attack the Republican leaders present at the Washington Post called, "a big stretch."
decline, you'd think Americans might you can bet there's no "early voting" over Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| meeting. Now Sen. Obama is seeking to claim the
consider something beyond their own there, where we took the fight so they Comments Sen. Obama has a history of claiming Republicans' FDIC insurance limit increase
leisure. wouldn't send their severed fingers over credit for other people's ideas and as his own. But Obama also claims that it
exaggerating his role or influence on is Republican policies that have caused the
Bill Clinton Stars in McCain Ad legislation. Members of his own party have
bristled at his tendency to include himself
financial troubles on Wall Street. It seems
that Sen. Obama was against Republican
By Christopher Weber (Political Mae and Freddie Mac that economics ninja standards and tighten up a little on Fannie for praise over issues in which he has little ideas for fixing the nation's economy
Machine) John McCain allegedly did. Unfortunately Mae and Freddie Mac." input. During the Democratic primary, the before he was for them.
he was thwarted at every turn by the ANNCR: You're right, Mr. President. It Washington Post published a story Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs|
Submitted at 9/30/2008 8:18:00 AM
Democrats. And now look at the mess didn't have to happen. detailing how Sen. Obama claimed in 2006 Comments
Filed under: Ads, John McCain, we're in. Thanks a lot, Dems. JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I that he was a central player in an
Economy, 2008 President, Bill Clinton Not Bill Clinton knows who is responsible. approve this message. immigration compromise, to the great
by choice, of course, and totally out of PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON: "I think (from Halperin)
context, but I doubt Bubba will raise a the responsibility that the Democrats have Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs|
stink. He's happy any time he can help may rest more in resisting any efforts by Comments
McCain win. The ad is called "Rein" Republicans in the Congress or by me
because of all the "reining in" of Fannie when I was President to put some
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Submitted at 9/30/2008 10:17:00 AM
Bailout Failure Submitted at 9/30/2008 4:56:00 AM
Filed under: Ford Motor (F), General Filed under: Other issues, Rants and The folks who run The Pirate Bay sure do
Motors (GM), Columns, Recession raves, Politics, Headline news, Recession seem to have quite a bit of fun. The latest
This is part of a weekly series about the Are we fanning the flames or informing is that, in response to a report from
car business. The auto industry plays an the public? Perhaps we are doing both, but Swedish book publishers about how they
important role in the global economy, and I think that sometimes we make matters scraped TPB's results for a period of time
record-high oil prices and a global worse by writing about a dire situation or and noticed that 85% of Sweden's best
slowdown have contributed to a crisis in making it sound more dire than it is just to sellers could be found on the site, the folks
the sector. This column will highlight grab some attention. from TPB are threatening to sue the
some of the interesting stories that emerge In my view, it's fine to have a headline publishers for copyright infringement.
as that crisis plays out. that reads"ABC Bank downgraded by Hypocritical? Yes. But, clearly, the TPB
September car sales reports are due this Doui, Cheatum & Howh," yet it may be guys are merely making the point of just
week, and no one in the auto industry is too provocative to use something how silly copyright laws are. The TPB
looking forward to the monthly numbers, like"ABC Bank looks like toast after guys aren't big believers in copyright,
down in the 20% range. downgrade, would you risk it?" obviously, so any such lawsuit isn't so
especially no one in Detroit. The industry is sliding down toward the
Expectations are that car sales will be Many of our readers have commented objectively and not sensationalize things. much hypocritical as it is pointing out the
lower once again. According to analysts magic number of one million cars sold in lately that we are doing the latter. When Unfortunately, the media is often guided absurdities of such a system to those who
quoted at Bloomberg, sales at General the U.S. for the month. The last time fewer we post something edgy, are we promoting by the old adage -- Dog bites man is not a seem to think that copyright systems make
Motors(NYSE: GM) and Ford(NYSE: F) than a million cars were sold in a month debate or just scaring folks? story, man bites dog is. perfect sense.
was February 1993. Its one thing to post "Investors are Continue reading Informing the public or Permalink| Comments| Email This Story
will be down over 20%, while sales at Continue reading Car Biz: Dark days in
Chrysler will be down over 30% from last concerned" and still another to write fanning the flames? Permalink| Email this|
year. Japanese producers also are expected Detroit and beyond Permalink| Email this| "Investors can't to the door fast enough." Comments
to see lower sales, with the Japanese Big Comments It seems to me that anyone in a position
Three Toyota(NYSE: TM), Honda(NYSE: of leadership or the public eye should be a
HMC) and Nissan(NASDAQ: NSANY) all voice of reason. We should try to write
Bailout Nation
(Portfolio.com: News and Markets) Yet in the plan, as it stood "frozen" Monday. subject to review. The other $350 billion to make sure his internal controls are
Submitted at 9/28/2008 8:30:00 AM
Sunday night by Congressional leaders For Paulson, well, welcome to will be available unless Congress moves strong) and it may hang up some deals that
with specific guidelines to be filled in by Washington—where everything important directly to stop it. Paulson also doesn’t get need to be done quickly.
Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson may Treasury, crafts a rescue that will let the must be left to early-morning the unfettered power to use the loot as he The bottom line: Congress has
not have gotten everything he wanted from federal government acquire toxic assets-- brinksmanship and finger-pointing, even as sees fit. formalized a plan that underpins a shaky
legislation putting a huge bailout into mortgages and other loans--from troubled some large banks remain shaky and global According to House Speaker Nancy financial sector and doesn’t smell like a rip
place, but it’s likely he got far more than financial institutions ranging from banks to worries intensify. Pelosi’s draft/victory lap memo outlining -off to taxpayers. The goal was to provide
he could’ve expected when the plan looked credit unions to pension funds. He may be the highest-ranking the deal, the Bush-Paulson bailout plan the idea--in a crucial election year and to
destined to be a casualty of partisan Along the way to approving the plan, government official to understand what’s will be subject to a strong oversight board our creditors overseas--that this is the last
warfare. Capitol Hill leaders managed to win key going on in the markets and the level on appointed by Congress; a GAO presence at financial breakdown America will see for a
Put aside the details for a moment and points that limit executive compensation danger facing the U.S. and global Treasury to oversee the program and long time.
focus on the bailout’s core logistical and can claws back bonuses paid based on economies. Keep in mind, Congress was conduct audits to ensure strong internal That, of course, is not true. For now,
problem. It’s safe bet to say nobody in promised gains that later turn out to be apparently consulting with Warren Buffett controls; an independent Inspector General though, it’ll have to be enough.
Congress understands the financial false or inaccurate. Congress also gets by phone in the final stages of the to monitor the Treasury Secretary's Related Links
markets. It’s an equally safe bet to say that oversight into how the money is spent and negotiations Saturday night. The one decisions; transparency -- requiring posting Play Ball
Paulson, in his Master of the Universe a promise that taxpayers will get stakes in investment Buffett has chosen to make of transactions online -- to help jumpstart Incentives for Inflation
heart, doesn’t truly understand Congress. the companies rescued so some amidst all this chaos is in Goldman Sachs, private sector demand; and meaningful Larry Summers
Traditionally, that’s not exactly the reimbursement could be possible. a firm very much built in the image of its judicial review of the Treasury Secretary's
recipe for a productive weekend on Capitol Those provisions satisfy Congress’ former chief, Paulson. actions.
Hill, especially when election-year broader goal: making itself look tough and Paulson got his bailout. But he’ll only All this may become too much for
wrangling and partisan bluster is factored Wall Street look bad. get half the $700 billion he was asking for Paulson to stomach (he’s the last person in
in. Congress will begin voting on the plan upfront, with the last $100 billion of that Federal government who needs a monitor
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Warren's World
(Portfolio.com: News and Markets) market, with the hope that his investment biographies, it starts off with something stonecrop and hens-and-chicks." over $100,000 apiece. They can't sell 3
Submitted at 9/28/2008 12:30:00 PM
returns will be so great that by the time the eye-catching and juicy before jumping In other words, this is a book which percent of their stockholding to get a little
claims come in, the premiums will more back to ancestors and heritage; Schroeder doesn't just make it hard to make out the income: that's a necessary consequence of
The Snowball, the first authorized than cover them. If his investment returns decided that her centerpiece for Part One forest for the trees; it makes it hard to having shares with such enormous face
biography of Warren Buffett, has been one are big enough, he can bring down the of the book would be a scene at Sun Valley make out the trees for the texture of their value.
of the most eagerly anticipated business price of the insurance he's selling, thereby in 1999 where Buffett confronted the tech bark and the exact shape and number of Schroeder gives Buffett's dividend policy
books of the year. Published on Monday, selling even more of it and having ever titans with their bubblicious stocks. their branches. just one paragraph, among her hundreds of
the book is particularly timely because of more money to invest. Buffett's talk at Sun Valley was quite I have no idea why Schroeder felt the pages. And there, she treats it as something
Buffett's role in the credit crisis now It's a dangerous game, and it's prone to simple. He said, basically, that tech stocks need to lard the book with so much which is clearly and obviously correct:
roiling Wall Street. blowing up—as most investment were overpriced. Many other people were pointless detail, but if the first two parts of Feeling flush during what would turn out
A team of Portfolio.com writers, starting companies do, sooner or later. Sometimes saying that, too, and most people, even at the book are any indication, it might be to be a brief moment of financial
today with finance blogger Felix Salmon, they're wiped out by a natural catastrophe, Sun Valley, knew it, in their hearts, to be because she's so hesitant about inserting success—"we were selling out of Rayon
are reviewing the book in sections over the like a hurricane, where many large claims true. Why did Schroeder decide to lead her own analysis or ideas about the bigger linings for a few months and making a lot
next five days, and will be commenting on suddenly appear at once. At other times, with this talk, rather than any of Buffett's picture. of money"—Buffett had let himself get
each other's reviews. Readers are invited to the catastrophe is financial: A.I.G. decisions in and around his life's great In general I'm a fan of the show-don't-tell talked into a ten-cent-per-share dividend.
add their thoughts in the Comments Financial Products, for instance, brought achievement, Berkshire Hathaway? It's far school of writing, but this is a very smart The firm's lawyers had argued that
section. down not only itself but also its parent by from clear. And it's a most frustrating woman who has spent five years intimately Berkshire was doing so well that it might
W arren Buffett is a great value insuring complex debt instruments against chapter to read, too: because you never involved with Buffett, his friends, his be accused of unjustifiably retaining
investor—which means that he's a lucky default. know quite why Schroeder is leading with family, and his business partners. We earnings. Either while daydreaming or
value investor, something he himself Buffett, like A.I.G.F.P., plays large- this, or that the whole point of the chapter could be forgiven for wanting to know simply in a moment of weakness, Buffett
readily admits. He found himself in the stakes games in the financial markets. In is nothing but a speech, you keep on what she thinks of him. went along with the distibution; a dime a
right place at the right time, blessed with a 2007, he took in an astonishing $4.5 billion picking up on detail which sounds like Yet for a woman who's happy to spend share sounded measly; it somehow took
skill set and self-confidence which allowed by selling long-dated stock-index put foreshadowing but isn't. two pages on a completely irrelevant plane him 24 hours to realize the fallacy of their
him to become the richest man in the options. He got a huge amount of money to Why, for instance, does Schroeder spend journey, Schroeder seems to be very good argument. By then it was too late and his
world, a title of which he was very proud. play with, probably forever—but if certain the first two pages of the chapter talking at completely missing some of the big uncharacteristic agreeableness had
But Buffett didn't reach those heady indices perform very badly over the next about Buffett's flight in to Sun Valley? issues. For instance, Buffett had one thing showered on the partners and shareholders
heights just by investing his money wisely. 11 to 19 years, then he could find himself How can you read a passage like this and in common with the technology gurus to $101,733 that he knew he could have
He needed more money than just his own, with a truly monster obligation down the not think that it's serving some kind of whom he gave his speech at Sun Valley, turned into millions someday. He would
and he was good at finding O.P.M. (other road. purpose? and which he doesn't have in common with never make a mistake like that again.
people's money) in many different places. Indeed, when academic types talk about Sometime later, the G-IV crossed the the founders of most other companies: he But of course it's not as simple as that. If
Sometimes he would raise it by the proverbial Capital Decimation Snake River Plain and approached the never pays dividends. Buffett implemented a dividend, he could
persuading people to give him their money Partners—a hedge fund that looks as if it's Sawtooth Mountains, a vast Cretaceous This decision makes valuing Berkshire set up a check-the-box option where it was
to invest on their behalf. Sometimes he getting strong but not excessive returns, upheaval of dark and ancient granite Hathaway stock more difficult than it automatically reinvested into the
would borrow it—although that kind of and then one day implodes—the model mounds baking in the summer sun. It needs to be. Remember that according to company—a "scrip dividend," it's called in
leverage, debt finance, has never been they generally use is one where the fund sailed through the bright clear air into the financial theory, the value of a stock is just Britain, which essentially involves paying
particularly appealing to Buffett. does nothing but sell puts. Wood River Valley, descending to eight the net present value of all future the dividend in equity rather than cash.
Instead, Buffett's biggest source of Obviously, Buffett does many things thousand feet, where it started to buck on dividends. Investors could then easily keep all their
O.P.M. came from the most leveraged other than selling puts. His businesses are the mountain wave of turbulence thrown While tech companies that don't pay money invested in Berkshire Hathaway,
industry the world has ever invented: diversified across many different into the sky by the brown foothills beneath. dividends are very common, industrial just as they do now—but they'd also have
insurance. industries. But there's one thing they all Buffett read on, unperturbed, as the plane companies with strong cash flows and the option of taking some cash money out
One of the central ironies of insurance is have in common: they throw off rocked and his family jerked about in their strong profits almost always pay dividends. now and then, which might be very
that an industry predicated on safety has at substantial amounts of cash, which Buffett seats... Berkshire Hathaway, which has only ever welcome.
its heart so much risk. Insurance premiums can then reinvest. I was convinced we were about to have a paid one dividend in its entire Instead, Warren knows best: No matter
are essentially interest-free loans from the Author Alice Schroeder calls this the bloody plane crash; instead, the plane is existence—10 cents, in 1967—is far the what their domestic financial position, his
insured to the insurer, carrying an "snowball": you put money into a uneventfully met at the airport by Herb biggest exception, and yet Schroeder shareholders should entrust him not only
unknown maturity and an unknown company, which generates more money, Allen's Sun Valley minions, and nothing is doesn't seem to spend much time exploring with their initial investment but also with
principal amount. which you add to the snowball, generating ever heard about it again. The same thing this issue. all of the profits which accrue from that
With most loans, you have to pay back more money still. Any time you take happens when Schroeder starts talking Buffett's no-dividends decision means investment.
only the amount you borrowed; with money out of the snowball, you're denying pointedly about the "very, very attractive" that anybody who's made a lot of money This is consistent with Buffett's own
insurance premiums, you might pay back yourself much more than that sum in future babysitters laid on by Allen—but again, from investing in Berkshire Hathaway lifestyle. He takes a modest salary and
hundreds of times that sum, if you (or, gains. Buffett likes to say that when he lost nothing comes of it. All we get is a speech, stock falls into one of two camps. Either keeps the vast majority of his wealth in
more to the point, the insured) are $2,000 buying a gas station in the early decorated by flowers which, Schroeder they sold their stock—a betrayal of Berkshire stock where it won't ever be
particularly unlucky. 1950s, he really lost the $6 billion that says, Buffett doesn't even notice: "scarlet everything Buffett stands for—or else spent, just used as an incredibly valuable
When an investor buys an insurance money would otherwise have become. petunias and blue sage"; "pastel lupines they're sitting only on paper gains. And scorecard in the world's-richest-man
company, then, he turns it into something But big simple ideas like these are not and sapphire delphiniums towering over remember that Buffett's most cherished stakes.
of a race against time. He takes in easy to find amidst the suffocating mass of poppies and Indian paintbrush, crisp blue shareholders are the ones holding one or
premiums, and then invests them in the detail in Schroeder's book. Like many salvia and veronica nestled among the two or maybe three A shares worth well
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CONS: The least “Twitter-like” out of
any of the existing enterprise
Media at Mzinga, Aaron Strout focuses on
creating business value for Mzinga through
viral marketing channels, including blogs,
podcasts, twitter, and speaking
By Paul Glazowski (Mashable!) similar mention made, say, a week or a
month earlier, a la the Digg duplicate microbloggers. We’re not completely sure engagements.
Submitted at 9/30/2008 12:05:35 PM
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Bloombla is connecting the world the best way to phrase it. (It should be said PROS: These guys are in the business of of an experimental social media identity
together by things you’ve done in your life. that a search feature allows you to find talk working with enterprises and catering to site called SociaLogic.org. His “biggest”
It’s a fun and addictive way of sharing can call it a new-age story telling service. items that you want to engage with.) their needs. Don’t be surprised to see some current interest, however, is Distributed
your experiences and seeing how they fit Or all those things in one. Now, you might not want to adopt of these players (if they aren’t thinking Microblogging (i.e., Twitter). Joe
with the rest of the world. CEO’s Pitch: Twitter is fairly generic in that you can Bloombla if you’re set in your ways on about it already) jump into this game in the maintains a blog as JoeCascio.net and you
Bloombla is all about you, your life, your basically do what you wish with an Twitter. Habits are a hard thing to break, next 3-6 months. If and when they do, they can follow him on Twitter here.
stories and everyone around you. We let account, provided that you keep to a 140- after all, and there’s no reason to make the will be forces to be reckoned with. *In full disclosure, I work for Mzinga as
our users share their stories with friends, character per message limit. Digg, jump if you’re happy where you are. But if CONS: While none of the existing the VP of Social Media.
get connected with others around the world meanwhile, is sort of a groupthink linking you happen to be searching for something community providers are actively touting ---
who have shared your experiences, view engine. It’s very much about promoting different, something where you can get an enterprise microblogging tool, it Related Articles at Mashable | All That's
their stories and tell your own. Users can topics, whatever those topics might be. It’s closer with those you know (there’s a wouldn’t be a stretch for any of them to New on the Web:
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networks for companies such as ABC, information and lose out on some excellent ClubPenguin (which they purchased Kara Swisher at AllThingsD reported
ESPN, Amex and other big time players data that could have lead the way to greater for$700 million). Tuesday that widget-maker Clearspring
without much fanfare or media coverage. success. Mzinga prides itself on providing The reference to Disney is important to has acquired a start-up called AddThis for
They’ve enabled businesses to add the social tools that enable companies to note because monetization is obviously an undisclosed price.
social media tools that we use every day communicate better internally amongst extremely important to Tootsville. This is Swisher referred to AddThis as "the top
inside their protective firewall. themselves as well as externally with their evident by the fact that kids cannot really bookmarking and content-sharing tool on
customers and partners. spend wisely.
If you go to mzinga’s site you’ll see the do many of the fun things the site has to On the positive side of things, the site is the Web," a claim that's a bit arguable
numbers behind their success which are We sat down and spoke with mzinga at offer without their parents ponying up since it's based on AddThis' own metrics.
the SummerMash event in Boston. You full of bright colorful worlds and loaded
staggering. They have over 14,000 some money on a monthly or annual basis. with activities (some are even free!). Kids But basically, AddThis is a company that
communities, more than 1 billion page can check it out via the embed below, or These premium accounts range from makes little buttons that publishers can put
grab the MP4. can easily chat with other “toots” and
requests every month from 27 million $5.95 per month up to $57.98 annually. checkout places together. The good news on their blog posts, articles, or what-have-
users in 160 countries worldwide. All Never Miss an Episode! Here are some of the things your kids you to aggregate the ubiquitous
Get the Mashable Conversations podcast is that there are ways for kids to earn
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success is the quality of their clientele. here(video feed). premium account: Walk on 2 legs, Dress the Yahoo-owned Delicious, Google,
--- example, by going to the water fountain
They have a list of who’s who that up your toot, buy clothes or furniture, (see image above) and making a wish you Microsoft's Live Bookmarks, Firefox, Furl,
continue to use their services internally as Related Articles at Mashable | All That's decorite your house, attend special events, and a bunch of others.
New on the Web: quickly make 19 peanuts.
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rebrand most of these solutions to Mzinga Acquires Prospero to Grow safe chat with friends. I know, then what Web sites from Fox, ABC, WebMD,
Online Community Solutions Sector lessons with entertainment as displayed
customize projects for their customers, the CAN they do? The answer: not a whole lot throughout the site. The Tootering program TechCrunch, Entertainment Weekly,
general public never knows who really did SummerMash Boston is Streaming Live really. Glamour, and CBS, which publishes
Demand Media to Acquire Pluck and is scheduled for release for spring 2009
the fancy work. Fortunately, though, word Speaking of money, since the characters and the Teacher’s Pet Program will CNET News.
of mouth spreads quickly from insiders so Pursue Third Party Publishers in Tootsville are a bunch of colorful What's in it for Clearspring--especially
Watch Out Boston, SummerMash is on emphasize the fun in learning, at home,
they generate the bulk of their work that elephants, the currency they use is in the and in the classroom. since AddThis doesn't generate revenue?
way. its Way! form of peanuts. Kids get a bunch of Executives told AllThingsD that having
SummerMash Boston If you’re a parent with children that
One of mzinga’s most popular solutions peanuts if their parents subscribe to the enjoy playing online, then safe sites like those buttons distributed all over the Web
for companies is adding social media tools SummerMash Boston was Better Than more expensive premiere plans, naturally. will be valuable for analytics and (in one
Baked Beans and Cream Pie Tootsville and the ones from Disney
such as message forums and chat rooms This is important because this is what they provide a service that’ll provide fun for way or another) ad revenue.
that allow employees to brainshare and Is the Enterprise Ready for use to buy objects such as clothes for their
Microblogging Tools like Twitter? kids and peace of mind for parents. When
exchange ideas that are wasted otherwise. elephant or furniture for thier house. Some you look at things that way, then the small
might say this is a good way to teach cost of membership is well worth it.
children the value of money and how to
Adobe exec confirms Flash for iPhone, says Apple will decide when
By Ben Wilson (Webware.com) coming to the iPhone. However, Betlem developing a Flash Player for Apple's In mid-June, Adobe's CEO said that including the iPhone's--simply aren't fast
Submitted at 9/30/2008 1:37:00 PM
says that "Apple calls the shots as to when popular phone. He said (not direct quote) company already has Flash running on an enough to handle most Flash-laden sites.
it'll be available." 'My team is working on Flash on the iPhone emulator (presumably the same Flash Lite, the scaled-down standard
Our friend Jens Chr Brynildsen, a Flash Brynildsen got the confirmation at an iPhone, but it's a closed platform.' He emulator included with Apple's iPhone designed specifically for mobile devices, is
expert who maintains a number of Adobe Town Hall meeting session. He noted that Apple makes all the decisions, SDK). even too much for most devices, and isn't
resources for the standard including Flash reports: so in other words, the ball is in Apple's As we've pointed out several times, Flash widely used.
Magazine, has reportedly confirmed with "Upon a direct question from the yard at this time. If Apple says yes, Adobe performance and usage is abysmal on Note: This post originally appeared on
Adobe Systems' senior director of audience, Paul Betlem for the first time will have the player available in a very current mobile devices that support iPhone Atlas.
engineering, Paul Betlem, that Flash is publicly confirmed that Adobe is actively short time." playback. Mobile device processors--
26 Web 2.0 Web Apps* Movies* Daily -Click and Print- Newspaper
AOL Dusts Off AIM for Mac StumbleUpon 2.0: Good-bye, software
with a Visual Refresh and a toolbar
Beta Tag By Josh Lowensohn
(Webware.com)
back in August, this can be a fun and
engaging experience.
Camp says there are 10 other
By Paul Glazowski (Mashable!) Submitted at 9/30/2008 9:00:00 PM
partnerships in the works, including
Submitted at 9/30/2008 12:56:45 PM On Tuesday night StumbleUpon is several for video and music content.
changing the way users interact with the Eventually the system will be open for
This week’s release of AIM for Mac 1.0 service, ditching the need for a software- anyone to place it on their blog, although
Beta might strike some as strange, given based browser toolbar in place of a small Camp says the system needs to be fine-
the fact that it’s 2008 and Mac OS X users frame that loads on top of the Web site tuned before it's ready for that.
have had years to grow accustomed to you're on. Users with the toolbar installed The future of StumbleUpon
things like Apple’s iChat client and third- will still be getting the same experience, When I asked Camp for comment on the
party creations like Adium, both of which Blast groups and connections to AOL but the idea is that anyone can begin
mailboxes and so forth (Just to note, rumored sale of StumbleUpon from parent
have support for the protocol. But AOL stumbling without having to install company eBay, he said he "couldn't talk
insists that it is “one of the most requested personal experience has routinely shown anything.
the inability to successfully transfer files about any rumors." However, what's
applications from our users.” Because AIM To get the Web toolbar to show up in the interesting is that this new system could be
for iPhone has been a popular download, via AIM.). first place, users must now begin their
If nothing else, AIM for Mac 1.0 Beta ported over to eBay, or any other product
apparently. stumbling experience from the site, which is something many were
To be frank, there isn’t anything can simply be thought of as an option for StumbleUpon home page. The site is now
those Mac users searching for AOL expecting when the company was acquired
thoroughly impressive about this release - broken up into categories. Once you've In addition to its exploratory angle, last year. "This does open us up," he said.
at least not in the way of outstanding branding and find its heavily aged and clicked on a link the experience begins, StumbleUpon is introducing a new partner
underdeveloped predecessor, AIM 4.7 for "We're a lot more media focused, and this
features. While the company offers a with the persistent toolbar following you program. Sites that have StumbleUpon would allow us to do product discovery."
Windows-friendly client that provides Macintosh, too old and too tired and not from site to site and keeping track of your installed will be able to offer their users a
thematically sufficient to run with other Presumably with such a system in place
things like VoIP and video chat, as with ratings to provide you with new stumbles. new "Stumble This" button with a counter you could jump around the site and
many other messaging services on the Tiger- and Leopard-level applications with Earlier this week, StumbleUpon founder on it. When a user clicks this it adds to the
at least some semblance of visual discover new products while rating them at
Web, including Skype, users of AIM for Garrett Camp told me this was an idea that number, which can help promote it for the same time--something the auction site
Mac 1.0 Beta will have to remain satisfied congruity. had been kicked around the office for years other StumbleUpon members. It's also got does not currently provide. Camp says
with file transfers, AIM groups and AIM --six in fact, and the only reason it hadn't an option right underneath the counter that StumbleUpon might one day provide that,
happened sooner is that Camp and others lets users jump to another piece of related but for now he says that realm has already
Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen Unite felt it would diminish the number of
people who were populating the service
content, something Camp says should
drive traffic to other existing posts. It's
been covered pretty well by search.
"(We're) more interested in doing media
for Barack Obama with rated content. That number is still
staggering, with more than 35,000 new
worth noting this is different from the
previously existing StumbleThru feature,
stuff. There's a greater need for discovery
than products right now."
(ETonline - Breaking News) and Springsteen's endless hits with the rest URLs submitted every day by 6 million which would do this randomly. The new StumbleUpon.com should be
Submitted at 9/30/2008 5:03:00 PM
of the crowd, says the Associated Press. registered users. Camp hopes this new The partner program is launching on four available right now. Camp says user
Which begs the question: How much install and registration-free solution will sites Tuesday night, including political profiles, reviews, and friends lists will get
They'll play a benefit for the Democratic does it cost to see this legendary pairing? make those numbers even larger, and blogging network The Huffington Post, updated to match the new style in the
presidential hopeful. According to the AP, tickets run between improve some of the uptake as people get HowStuffWorks, Rolling Stone online, and coming weeks.
It’s a rock history first! Billy and the $500 and $10,000. Pricey, but then, it's to try the service without that first hurdle. National Geographic. Of the four, Rolling The new toolbar doesn't require a
Boss together in concert -- all to benefit perhaps the only chance you'll ever get to StumbleUpon's new home page will Stone and National Geographic are the download, although it'll disappear if you
Barack Obama's presidential campaign. play air guitar to "Big Shot" and "Born in serve as a starting point to various bits of most interesting, as users will be able to go to another site without using the
The epic team-up is set for Oct. 16 at the USA" live on the same night. media, and exploring it no longer requires explore the photo archives with the stumble or rating buttons.(Credit:
NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom, and a software toolbar. (Click to service's recommendation engine. Like StumbleUpon)
Obama will be there rocking out to Joel enlarge.)(Credit: StumbleUpon) service Photoree, which we checked out
New Fox comedy from Pineapple Express director Permalink| Email this| | Comments
By Angie Argabrite (TV Squad) undersung Paul Schneider), but there's coming up with the inspiration to write
Submitted at 9/30/2008 7:25:00 AM
really nothing in them that would hint that about high schoolers in the OC? And
Green, who wrote and directed them all, where's this new comedy stuff coming
Filed under: Industry, Reality-Free had a comedic bone in his body. But from? Guess the guy's expanding his
Since when is David Gordon Green a apparently, not only is he a writer-director repertoire. If the series shows the comic
comedic director? I mean, sure the guy did of funny movies now, but he's also a writer chops of Pineapple, I wouldn't complain.
Pineapple Express-- and it was funny, but of animated sitcoms. I'm just a little puzzled, is all. What do you
have you ever caught any of his previous Or at least one -- the Hollywood think?
movies, like All the Real Girls, Undertow Reporter's got word that Fox has picked up Permalink| Email this| | Comments
or Snow Angels? All of them have their Good Vibes, which he's writing, about a community." Huh? Green was born in
merit (my personal fave is All the Real "crazy group of high school students living Arkansas, raised in Texas and went to
Girls, starring Zooey Deschanel and the in a Southern California coastal college in North Carolina. Where's he
Daily -Click and Print- Newspaper TV* 29
By Jay Black (TV Squad) actual change... before you revert back to Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-Free I
the same old misanthrope we all know and By Angie Argabrite (TV Squad) referenced in some of their books (and read Bill O'Reilly's new book, A Bold
Submitted at 9/30/2008 3:25:00 PM Fresh Piece of Humanity, over the
love. Submitted at 9/30/2008 12:01:00 PM
how much better a Prez would Colbert be
Filed under: OpEd, House, Episode Here's the thing, though: House might than the present Commander-in-Chief, weekend. The title comes from something
Reviews, Reality-Free not change, but darned if the writers aren't Filed under: Industry, Celebrities, Reality btw?). I gotta say, though, that as much as a nun called him when he was a kid.
(S05E03)"You know, people hate people geniuses at shaking up the supporting cast -Free I love Colbert (and I really, really do), I Besides finding out how much of a great
who have theories about people..." around him. Love it or hate it, tonight's Stephen Colbert is my hero. And now it's don't think this is going to entice me to go guy he is (I found this out from O'Reilly,
Ah, House, the more you change, the episode was the solidification of the new like he's a superhero -- or a good friend of out and buy the comic book. But I'm glad not from friends or associates), I also
more you stay the same. Whether it be a direction we're headed in this season. So, a superhero, and isn't that close enough? that Stephen's getting the added exposure. found out why the series finale of Seinfeld
new boss, a possible fling with Cameron, a what do you think of Lucas? The L.A. Times reports that Colbert joins Hey, Marvel -- if you really want me to was so bad. It was the liberal media's fault.
new husband for your ex-wife, a cure for Continue reading House: Adverse Events Spider-Man in an upcoming story arc in buy your books, I've got two words for That's right, the FOX News host says
your limp, the loss of your best friend, or Permalink| Email this| | Comments the Amazing Spider-man. you: Tek Jansen. that Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David are so
Jodie Foster's dad from Contact, you He's already been featured in Marvel Permalink| Email this| | Comments cynical that they "tanked the final episode
always get right... up... to... the precipice of comics; his short presidential run was on purpose." They wanted to go out on
such a low note that they made purposely
The Philanthropist will be set (and filmed) in England made the last episode bad.
Continue reading You know who ruined
By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) filming also being done in Africa and the the Seinfeld finale? The liberal media!
Czech Republic. Executive producer and Permalink| Email this| | Comments
Submitted at 9/30/2008 11:03:00 AM
writer David Eick, however, will stay in
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Los Angeles. The first episode will be
Industry, Programming, Reality-Free directed by Peter Horton.
Here's something I didn't know: it's Continue reading The Philanthropist will
cheaper to film in England and Africa than be set (and filmed) in England
it is to film in Hollywood. in the U.S. at all. Instead, the production Permalink| Email this| | Comments
NBC has announced that their new will save money by setting the show and
midseason drama The Philanthropist(a real filming the show in London, with some
pain to spell, by the way) won't be filmed
30 TV* Movies* Tech Tips* Daily -Click and Print- Newspaper
What we don't see on Survivor - VIDEOS New Audio: The
By Jackie Schnoop (TV Squad)
Submitted at 9/30/2008 1:04:00 PM
Heather Locklear
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor I've been a 911 Call
Survivor fan since the first season of the
show. Now, that was back before (ETonline - Breaking News)
widespread broadband internet connections Submitted at 9/30/2008 5:05:00 PM
and the official show website mainly had
the bios, recaps and some photos. But now Locklear pictured above in her police
it has content there, especially videos, mugshot.
which catch us up on all the things we miss to share some of that with you! Just in: ET has obtained audio of the 911
in the 40-odd minutes we see weekly on Continue reading What we don't see on call made by a concerned citizen who
the television. Survivor - VIDEOS allegedly witnessed Heather Locklear
In last week's double episode it looks driving erratically Saturday afternoon just
Permalink| Email this| | Comments prior to her DUI arrest. Click here to listen
like more show ended up on the editing
floor than it did on the show. And I'm here to the call.
A spokesperson for the California
Highway Patrol confirmed to ET that the
Dancing With The Stars: Week 2 Results 911 caller observed a woman, alleged to be
Locklear, acting strangely and driving
By Brett Love (TV Squad) Master P, to name a few, all hanging on far poorly as she left a parking lot in
Submitted at 9/30/2008 5:05:00 PM
longer than their dancing abilities Montecito, California -- an upscale town
warranted. Would we see something adjacent to Santa Barbara.
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With similar tonight? The results, and a quick Locklear was booked at 7 p.m. Saturday
The Stars, Episode Reviews rundown of the results show performances, on suspicion of driving under the influence
( S07E05) It's time for the second week are after the jump. of a controlled substance and was later
eliminations. The early week eliminations Continue reading Dancing With The released from custody.
are always interesting times because, more Stars: Week 2 Results
often than not, the results are a little Permalink| Email this| | Comments
screwy. I'm reminded of past seasons that
saw Jerry Springer, Billy Ray Cyrus, and
DIY iPhone or iPod
Touch Paper Clip
New Sharon Stone Court Stand [IPhone]
Documents By Adam Pash (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/30/2008 4:00:00 AM
(ETonline - Breaking News) court also noted that Sharon wanted to get
Botox injections for her son to deal with Reader envador details how to make a
Submitted at 9/30/2008 4:10:00 PM
foot odor, while his father suggested sturdy iPhone or iPod touch stand out of a
ET has obtained new court documents wearing socks with shoes and using foot simple paper clip. Disappointed with the
related to Sharon Stone's custody battle deodorant. lack of support from methods like the
The Shield: Game Face with her ex-husband, Philip Bronstein,
over their 8-year-old son.
The court also wrote that “unless
Mother’s schedule is accommodated and
previously mentioned business card stand
or dollar bill stand, envador set out to
By Jonathan Toomey (TV Squad) until now, I don't think we've ever heard In the documents, a judge writes, “the her demands are met, she has simply make a stand that would stand up in the
Submitted at 9/30/2008 4:02:00 PM
Vic say he felt bad about what he'd done. testimony of Father, Mother and Dr. Lee refused to participate in the counseling face of extreme jostling. The result is the
At least not say it and mean it. Sure, he's indicated that Mother appears to overreact processes designed entirely to help her son. simple and solid stand you see in the
Filed under: OpEd, The Shield, Episode expressed distaste for some of his actions to many medical issues involving [the Such conduct on the part of any parent, video. He was even so kind as to provide a
Reviews, Reality-Free and more often than not he spouts the "I child].” As an example, the court wrote especially a parent of a child with special PDF with measurements to help you build
( S07E05)"Putting Pezuela away is a did what had to be done" rhetoric, but now that Sharon believed that her son suffered needs, is unacceptable and does not serve your own. iPhone Paper Clip Stand[Dean
down payment on me being able to live he's finally starting to realize that this is it. from a spinal illness when there was “no the child’s best interest.” and Ying's Blog via]
with myself." - Vic Continue reading The Shield: Game Face evidence to support this allegation.” The
Vic Mackey expressing regret? Wha?!? Permalink| Email this| | Comments
If that isn't a sign of the end, I don't know
what is. Correct me if I'm wrong, but up
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iTuny Adds iTunes Controls to Launchy Three Steps to Landing the Perfect
Apartment [Apartments]
[Featured Windows Download] By Adam Pash (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/30/2008 2:00:00 AM
By Adam Pash (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/30/2008 5:00:00 AM If you're convinced that renting makes
more sense than buying, home design
Windows only: iTuny is a free plug-in for weblog Apartment Therapy suggests three
popular application launcher Launchy that stellar tips to land the perfect apartment.
controls music playback and so much The key to their plan: preparedness. The
more. Once installed, iTuny adds several post suggests bringing a printed-out credit
actions to Launchy that allow you to play, report, an already filled-out application,
pause, stop, or advance playback, which and a rental resume with references along
alone is a nice start. iTuny doesn't stop to every apartment you visit. In most cases
there, though; you can also rate songs, the landlord may still run their own credit comments. If you're more interested in
show track info, set the volume, search report and require you to fill out a separate actually finding the perfect place, check
your library, create new playlists, display application, but you'll have all the info you out our guide to apartment hunting. How
album art, post to Twitter, and more. iTuny need on hand and your preparation will to: Land That Perfect Apartment: Three
also integrates with previously mentioned make you stand out among other potential Easy Steps[Apartment Therapy]
Snarl to display notifications when you renters. Share your tips for securing the
invoke iTuny commands via Launchy. The officially installed and ready to go. password for the service of your choice. apartment of your dreams in the
installation and setup are a little confusing, However, if you want to use some of the iTuny may be a touch confusing to get
so keep reading for a closer look at how it
works.
advanced features—like Snarl or Twitter up and running (be sure to take a look at How to Watch Videos Submitting your
support—you need to run the iTuny the README that comes with the
First, to install iTuny, run iTunes on Hulu from
Control.exe from the unzipped download (I
grabbed the latest version from this post).
config. To do so, just invoke the iTunes
Config command in Launchy.
To enable Snarl support, just tick the
download to get a better understanding of
what commands are at your disposal), but
if you're a Launchy lover and iTunes is Anywhere [How To] content to
You're given the option to choose where
iTuny installs (though the installer doesn't
exactly explained that to you); I chose
Snarl checkbox. If you want to post to
Twitter or Pownce—which updates with a
your default music player, the iTuny plug-
in is a must have. Launchy and iTunes
By Adam Pash (Lifehacker) Google
Launchy Utilities for both location options.
"Listening: Song - Artist (Album)" together[Fast thinking] Submitted at 9/30/2008 7:00:00 AM By A Googler
message—just enter your username and Hulu may be one of the five best sites to Submitted at 9/26/2008 4:26:45 PM
Once you've done that, iTuny is
watch TV online, but if you're sitting at a
We've talked a lot about our mission to
Better Gmail 2 Gets LabelLinks4Gmail Plus computer outside the US, you're locked out
of the fun. The quick, straightforward
video above details how to access Hulu
organize the world's information and make
it readily available to all, but we haven't
spent as much time as we could helping
Updates [Lifehacker Code Update] videos from anywhere using previously
mentioned Hotspot Shield to create a quick
proxy that makes Hulu think you're
others understand how they can participate
in this endeavor. Last week we took two
By Gina Trapani (Lifehacker) skin has been updated, and there is now a
browsing from the US. The video focuses steps to address this: we updated the
Submitted at 9/30/2008 8:30:03 AM
Redesigned-friendly version of Submit Your Content site and we launched
Folders4Gmail which replaces the green on Hulu, but the method should work for
pretty much any US-only site. Access our Content Central blog. The goal of both
All platforms with Firefox: Just uploaded plus sign with a slick little triangle with a of these resources is to inform and help the
the latest version of the Better Gmail 2 dark background that looks much better Hulu.com From Anywhere
many organizations that distribute various
Firefox extension, which has several coupled with Redesigned. Choose types of content via Google Web Search,
updates and one neat addition. Here's "Folders4Gmail (for Redesigned skin)" in Maps, Product Search, Book Search,
what's new: the Sidebar tab to use the style and script YouTube, iGoogle and more.
• New! The LabelLinks4Gmail user script in conjunction. So whether you're a plumber, a map data
is now available on the Sidebar tab. As Download Better Gmail 2 version 0.7 provider, a local government, a major
Adam described, LabelLinks4Gmail lets here or use Firefox's Find Updates feature. media company or a museum, we have a
you associate more than one label parent Agenda" in Better Gmail 2's General tab. It (I've submitted the new version to Mozilla wealth of information available to help you
with child labels. now works with Gmail Apps as well as Add-ons; approval is pending.) Better reach your audience through Google.
• Updated! The GmailAgenda user script vanilla Gmail accounts. Gmail 2 Firefox Extension for New Gmail Comments are open on the blog -- we look
has been updated. It's called "Show • Updated AND New! The Redesigned forward to hearing from you.
Posted by Patrick Jabal, Director,
Content Partnerships
34 Google* Food* Daily -Click and Print- Newspaper
BMW Concept
X1 arrives
early on web
By Dan Roth (Autoblog)
Submitted at 9/30/2008 4:31:00 PM
smaller with F-150 Striker R MGEe rating in BMW dealers shortly. Yeech. We can't
fathom how it's going to be that much
different than the X3, seeing as BMWs
By Chris Shunk (Autoblog) The Sriker R will be kept pinned to the famliy tree among 1 and 3 series vehicles
pavement with a Bell Tech suspension is starting to look as inbred as English
Submitted at 9/30/2008 9:56:00 AM
package, and the rear differential will By Jeremy Korzeniewski (Autoblog) production-viable car that people would
want to drive that gets 100 MPGe or more. Aristocracy, but we're going to go way out
Filed under: SEMA, Trucks/Pickups, receive a Striker R alloy cover. Stopping Submitted at 9/30/2008 11:25:00 AM
on a limb and suggest that it's a little
Ford force for this powerful pickup comes via What's with that little 'e' after the familiar
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, miles per gallon? Basically, the X-Prize tighter in most dimensions while sharing
If the super-tuned F-350 Striker diesel 15-inch Big Bite cross-drilled rotors. A powertrains. Styling-wise, as long as you
dually doesn't float your boat, the specialty vehicle isn't SEMA-worthy without great- Contests, Government/Legal, Green, crew wants to convert all units of energy to
Chevrolet, GM a figure that's equivalent to the power from ignore anything forward of the A-pillar,
tuners at Performance West will have a tire looking wheels and tires, and Performance you'll be okay. It's largely standard BMW
shredder of smaller proportions for you at West went to Pirelli for the proper Click above to view high-res gallery of a gallon of gas. That way, a car's
the 2011 Chevy Volt powerplant - regardless of where it gets fare, just scaled down. We're not quite sure
SEMA next month. The F-150 Striker R equipment - stylish 22-inch alloy wheels what happened up front - it's bad. From the
will be unleashed on attendees of the Las and Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico ultra-high Now that the California Air Resources that energy from - earns a rating that can
Board (CARB) has an agreement with be easily compared with everything else. visage that's evocative of the 7 series to the
Vegas tuner spectacular with Shelby -performance tires. oddly shaped wheel arches, it just doesn't
GT500KR-inspired styling similar to its In our humble opinion, the GT500KR General Motors regarding how to measure So, EPA, the ball's in your court... still.
the fuel mileage of the 2011 Chevy Volt, Psst - GM, maybe you should enter the come together, and the way the proboscis
big brother and a power story all its own. treatment translates better to the F-150 sticks out when viewing the X1's profile
Our friend Mike Levine from than the F-350, as the Striker R our attention turns to the EPA, which now Volt in the X-Prize competition. Just a
has to decide what official mileage rating thought. borders on disturbing. The most amazing
Pickuptrucks.com gave us the low-down incorporates big upper and lower front air thing: people will fall all over themselves
on the Striker R's power numbers, and dams and two imposing hood scoops to will appear on the new car's window Gallery: 2011 Chevy Volt - Live Reveal
sticker and how to determine what that [Source: Automotive X-Prize via to buy it. It'll definitely drive like a BMW,
they're pretty impressive. It gains keep the air flowing. No GT500KR look- a redeeming trait, but we'd much rather see
motivation from Ford's 5.4L V8 mated to a alike would be worth its weight in spit number will be. The first recommendation AutoblogGreen]
comes from the Automotive X-Prize, the Continue reading Automotive X-Prize a 135 shooting brake.
massive 2.4L Kenne Bell Blowzilla without dual racing stripes, and the Striker Gallery: BMW X1 Concept
supercharger and intercooler, giving it a R uses the Badass Blue variety with foundation of which will award $10 recommends EPA adopt MGEe rating
million from Progressive Insurance to the Permalink| Email this| Comments [Source: Bimmerpost] Permalink| Email
healthy 500 ponies. Other power enhancers contrasting silver paint directly from the this| Comments
include a cold air intake, Boost-a-Pump, Shelby Mustang concept. winner of its competition to design a
Optimizer II electronic engine [Source: Pickuptrucks.com] Read|
management system and a Corsa Cat-Back Permalink| Email this| Comments
exhaust.
38 Auto* Daily -Click and Print- Newspaper
By Chris Shunk (Autoblog) vehicles we've ever driven. Journalists but it's worth your :58 to watch if only to
Submitted at 9/30/2008 12:29:00 PM
aren't the only ones who have driven the listen to the ZR1 come off the line. Thanks
ZR1 either, as a select few General Motors for the tip, Mark!
Filed under: Videos, Supercars, Chevrolet employees get to drive the 638-hp supercar Gallery: First Drive: 2009 Corvette ZR1
Click above to view video after the jump as their daily driver. One GM worker by [Source: VetteTube]
The Corvette ZR1 is the fastest, most the name of Karen took the ZR1 to an Continue reading VIDEO: Corvette ZR1
ridiculously cool production Corvette ever autocross event in Ohio and put the goes autocrossing Read| Permalink| Email
produced. After taking the ZR1 for several supercharged LS9 Corvette through the this| Comments
hot laps of the Lutzring in Milford, we'd go Unfortunately, the camera operator didn't
cone gauntlet. Hit the jump to see and hear zoom in on the Vette or follow it very well,
as far as to say it's one of the fastest the ZR1 zip through the course.
Daily -Click and Print- Newspaper Auto* Food* Religion* 39
Pistachio White Chocolate Chip Cookies Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is pretty much
worthless.
Considering that I am a journalist, I’m
By Garrett McCord until 1976, almost all of the pistachios using a brick of white chocolate and
somewhat sad to report that I believe
Submitted at 9/16/2008 6:32:40 AM
were imported from Iran until President chopping it into chunks for a more rustic nothing I read or watch when it comes to
Carter placed an embargo on the country. look, but white chocolate chips will do just coverage of Palin. I have seen way too
Guest author Garrett McCord of Vanilla It was then California farmers started to fine. I also reduced the butter a bit and
Garlic brought 2 dozen of these cookies plant the first pistachio trees here in used kosher salt which gives a nice spark high an error rate, way too much in the
over today. We inhaled them. ~Elise America. Nowadays we can get pistachios of contrast to the sweetness. Very chewy way of unsourced allegations presented as
Almost all of the pistachios grown in from any local market and use their rich, and amazingly good, I promise these fact, way too much seething anger, even
America are produced right here in about issues that have nothing to do with
mellow flavors as we please. cookies are keepers. religion.
California (were a lucky state, we are). Its This cookie makes delicious use of Continue reading "Pistachio White
a surprisingly labor intensive crop that But let’s look at this Los Angeles Times
pistachios, pairing them with white Chocolate Chip Cookies" »
requires a lot of attention for yields that chocolate (or dark, should you so prefer). Dewey, a wife of a local pistachio farmer. piece, one of the many recent examples of
can greatly differ from year to year. Still, The original recipe came from an article in After a bit of tweaking I finally got them to
the crop is relatively new to the U.S.; up the Sacramento Bee by way of Jane come out the way I prefer them. I prefer PLEA page 40
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this phenomenon. Here’s the headline: percent of Americans believe God created Considering that Palin is the most to the Book of Acts, the Holy Spirit “fundamentalist” once.
Palin treads carefully between humans in their present form (compared popular governor in America, it’s funny descended upon the Apostles—is a Note: Please keep comments limited to
fundamentalist beliefs and public policy with the 13 percent who believe in strict how every story I read about her movement that began in 1901 and is best media coverage. Not your personal views
Which would be a fine headline. If evolution and 30 percent who believe in predominantly quotes her political known for its emphasis on the gifts of the of people who believe in creation. Not
PALIN WERE A FUNDAMENTALIST. theistic evolution) wouldn’t scare people opponents. It’s like that 80 percent of Spirit, including speaking in tongues. The your personal views of creation. Not your
She’s not. Here’s what the Associated as much, would it. Alaskans who favor her are just more or other two churches are freestanding personal views of Palin. Discussion media
Press Stylebook says about using the word Reporter Steve Braun then repeats a less invisible. To that end, Braun quotes congregations. The Church on the Rock is coverage.
fundamentalist: number of discredited claims about Palin, more from Stein, who, again, she defeated. “charismatic,” a term usually applied to Here’s a second note, from tmatt:
fundamentalist The word gained usage in such as this: There’s this: more recent forms of Pentecostalism, while Let’s be clear what MZ is saying. She is
an early 20th century fundamentalist- Though in her race for governor she But since taking office in December Wasilla Bible, the Palins’ present church, talking about the AP Stylebook and what
modernist controversy within called for faith-based “intelligent design” 2006, Palin has made no moves to impose is neither Pentecostal nor charismatic. these words actually mean. This has been a
Protestantism. In recent years, however, to be taught along with evolution in the teaching of creationism or “intelligent Reporters ask whether Palin has ever major theme here at GetReligion since day
fundamentalist has to a large extent taken Alaska’s schools, Gov. Palin has not design,” the modern version of creationist spoken in tongues. Her spokeswoman has one. Click here to see some of that.
on pejorative connotations except when sought to require it, state educators say. thought, in Alaska schools. said that Palin doesn’t consider herself a The best evidence is that Palin is an
applied to groups that stress strict, literal Actually, she said that if the topic came Yes, the vociferous opponents of Pentecostal. A friend of Palin’s told the “evangelical” in the context of US
interpretations of Scripture and separation up, teachers shouldn’t be afraid to discuss intelligent design call it “the modern New York Times that her family left religious history, not a “fundamentalist” as
from other Christians. In general, do not it. She further clarified her remarks to version of creationist thought.” But Wasilla Assembly of God for Wasilla that movement defined itself. That is why
use fundamentalist unless a group applies make sure her views were known. But why proponents of intelligent design, such as Bible in part because the latter’s ministry the AP Stylebook says that the F-word
the word to itself. bother including that? Incidentally, more agnostic David Berlinski, have explained was “less extreme.” Exactly what Palin should not be used in this kind of context,
We get it. You hate her. She makes you than twice as many Americans think that why such a caricature is inaccurate. And may have found “extreme” at Wasilla as an unsupported slur. To say that some
kuh-razy. But don’t stop following basic creationism should be taught alongside should the Los Angeles Times be taking a Assembly of God is unclear. In any case, one believes the Bible or believes that it is
journalism practices just because you’re evolution as Americans who think it side on this issue in a news story? No, of Palin retains an evident affection for “literally true,” whatever that means, is not
enraged by a popular conservative female should just be evolution. Not, again, that course not. Wasilla Assembly of God, as does the enough to label that person a
in power. you’d know that from mainstream media Okay, Braun, did you say church for her. “fundamentalist.” If the person is a
I wrote before that the headline would be coverage. Braun concedes that she has “fundamentalist” enough? Did you It’s so odd that the mainstream media Protestant, it probably is safe to say they
fine if Palin were a fundamentalist. But governed in a manner completely different marginalize Palin enough? Do you have piece on Palin used scare words and are an “evangelical.”
even if she were (which, again for the slow than his lede would imply, neither pushing anything else to say? unsourced allegations while the ostensibly Now, historically speaking, you can’t be
readers at the LA Times, she is not) the for special legislative sessions to change Although she now worships in traditional biased piece just explains basic facts in a a Pentecostal Christian — some of whom
term is not to be used because it has abortion laws nor challenging a court fundamentalist churches in Wasilla and straightforward manner and notes when are not Trinitarian believers — and a
become pejorative. For how long has it ruling permitting health insurance for same Juneau, Palin’s formative years in information on a topic isn’t known. The fundamentalist. These movements actually
been pejorative? Many, many decades. Get -sex partners of state workers. Pentecostal churches have been a target for piece goes through various religious angles clash on a regular basis. Ask any reporter
with the times. In the 1910s and 1920s, the But . . . but . . . what do you make of this: some bloggers and Democratic opponents. in Palin’s political life and looks at what’s currently covering some battles within the
term referred to a Christian who believed Her aides say Palin’s caution at the Feel better now? The thing I don’t get potentially disconcerting and what’s not. Southern Baptist Convention.
in the “fundamentals” of the faith — the intersection of religion and governance is a about stories like this is that they aren’t After noting the much discussed prayer It is true that many newspapers have,
Virgin Birth of Christ, his sinless life, his studied effort to share her beliefs without really informative. Sure, they tell us what about Iraq, Eastland writes: even AP reporters have, misused the F-
atoning death, his bodily resurrection and forcing them on Alaska. people who don’t like Palin think about Palin wasn’t telling the students that the word in violation of their own stylebook.
his second coming in the clouds of glory. “She’s obviously an intensively religious her. But what about some thoughtful and Iraq war is “God’s plan.” Instead she was That’s the point of MZ’s post.
But since that time, the term has become person,” said Bill McAllister, Palin’s chief fair discussions of Palin’s religious views? asking them to pray that the war would in The stylebook does not address the
an insult. Everyone knows this. And just spokesman as governor. “She understands They are certainly newsworthy. Have we fact be a “task from God.” Beliefnet’s blurring of definitions between creationism
because you want to insult the governor of that she’s the governor and not preacher in ever had a member of a Bible church on a Steve Waldman, defending Palin, wrote and evolution, but it should. Historically,
Alaska doesn’t mean that it’s appropriate chief. Religion informs her decisions, but national ticket? Have we ever had someone that such a prayer is “a totally appropriate the word Creationism referred to people
to do so on the news pages. she is not out to impose her views on with a Pentecostal background? desire for a Christian—and for a Christian who accepted a seven-, 24-hour day
Sigh. Alaska.” If you’re looking for a thoughtful politician. . . . Where it gets problematic is version of the biblical creation story.
So should we even go past the headline? Isn’t it funny how the quote from Bill analysis of Palin’s religious views and how when [Christian politicians] feel God is Now, the word seems to apply to anyone
It doesn’t exactly get better. The story McAllister in no way supports the claim they affect public policy, you should read directing them to take particular steps or who believes that God played any
begins with a claim (from a political Braun makes in the set-up paragraph? I’ve Terry Eastland’s piece in the most recent claim divine endorsement for their discernible role in creation — even
opponent who runs a blog called noticed a lot of that in Palin stories. The Weekly Standard. Even though actions.” through a gradual, change-over-time,
Progressive Alaska) about Palin that isn’t And then here we go again: Eastland and the Standard are Palin may have entered that problematic common descent method of creation. The
backed up by any independent source. [John] Stein said Palin displayed only conservative, most of the piece is just area when she asked the students to pray key is whether this person rejects the
Needless to say, there’s no context. It’s hints of her fundamentalist Assembly of descriptive, such as this: for the building of the Alaska natural gas philosophical view that the process was
hard to even see how the claim is relevant. God upbringing when he first backed her Of these four churches, two—Wasilla pipeline: “God’s will has to be done in random and without purpose. You would
The claim is that Palin is, no, no, no, for a nonpartisan run for Wasilla City Assembly of God and Juneau Christian unifying people and companies to get that think that this position would be called
everyone shield their eyes, a particularly Council in the early 1990s. Center—are members of the Assemblies of gasline built. So pray for that.” Did Palin “theistic evolution,” but it is not. The
unacceptable creationist. I know. Can you Again, “fundamentalist” doesn’t actually God. Founded in 1914, the Assemblies of mean here to say that “unifying people and Materialist interpretations of the Darwinian
believe it? The horror. You know, it’s clear mean “church whose religious views stray God is the largest Pentecostal companies to get that gasline built” was mechanism are what the late Pope John
that the mainstream media is biased against from the Book of Common Prayer.” It denomination in the country. indeed God’s will? Or was this simply a Paul II spoke out against, while noting that
the views held by a strong plurality of doesn’t mean “rubes who actually believe Pentecostalism—which takes its name case of misspeaking?
Americans, but telling readers that 48 the Bible.” from the day of Pentecost when, according Amazingly, Eastland didn’t use the word PLEA page 42
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he says, but eventually “the demonic
influence - the ‘principality’ over Kiambu -
Another controversial preacher is making was broken,” and she left town.
news. His name is Thomas Muthee, a The atmosphere changed dramatically:
Kenyan pastor who has preached at Gov. Bars closed, the crime rate dropped, people
Sarah Palin’s former Assembly of God began to move to the area, and the
church in Wasilla, AK and claims to have economy took an upturn. The church now
cast out demons. Both Newsweek’s On has 5,000 members, he says, and 400
Faith blog and The Christian Science members meet to pray daily at 6 a.m.
Monitor ran stories about Muthee, and the Lampman might have been tempted to
two were entirely different in subject dismiss Muthee’s efforts. Instead, she
matter if not quality. explained the larger religious context in
In his story for On Faith, David Waters which it occurs; the controversy about it;
described the controversy, such as it is. He and its theological basis. I particularly
noted that in 2005 Muthee used the term liked the quote below for its insight:
witchcraft while delivering a public Russell Spittler, provost at Fuller
intercessory prayer at Palin’s church; and Theological Seminary, in Pasadena, Calif.,
that in 2006 Palin gave credit to Muthee suggests that the practices flourish most
for her victorious gubernatorial election: among Pentecostals. “Pentecostals
Turns out, Muthee began his ministry approach Scripture literally, so they see the
with a witch hunt against a Kenyan woman world populated with demons. It is not a
he accused of causing car accidents far step to start naming them, assigning
through demonic spells, according to the them territories, devising prayer strategies.
Christian Science Monitor, which first For Pentecostals, ‘spiritual warfare’ is not
reported the story in 1999. Muthee a metaphor - it’s reality.”
publicly declared the woman “a witch The weakness of Lampman’s story,
responsible for the town’s ills, and order however, was that it did not get journalism
her to offer her up her soul for salvation or sufficiently.
leave Kiambu . . . The woman fled.” Lampman takes at face value the claims
This past June, in a speech at Wasilla Wasilla Assembly of God in 2005, the one equivalent of CNN’s motto— All Politics, research. of spiritual warfare’s proponents without
AOG, Palin gave credit to Muthee for her she credits with helping make her a All the Time. Pondering the message of Eph.6:12 (“For seeking to verify or question them. For
2006 election victory. In another now- governor, it turns out he makes Jeremiah Getting religion is not the problem of we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but example, did the efforts of one California
famous YouTube video, Palin says, “As I Wright look like Father Flanagan of Boys The Christian Science Monitor’s story. against principalities, against powers, pastor really renew the town or was it
was mayor and Pastor Muthee was here Town,” Olbermann said in his opening. Reporter Jane Lampman did an excellent against the rulers of the darkness of this something else? and what do academics
and he was praying over me . . . He said Here we go again. People who were in a job treating as a serious subject matter the world. . .”), they prayed to identify the have to say about such claims? At a
‘Lord make a way and let her do this next lather about Wright’s sermons know as casting out of demons, of which Muthee is source of Kiambu’s spiritual oppression, minimum, Lampman should have been
step.’ And that’s exactly what happened.” little about African American church a practitioner. Consider her lede: Mr. Muthee says. Their answer: the spirit more honest empirically, noting that a
As far as I know, Waters described the rhetoric and black liberation theology as Can the ‘spiritual DNA’ of a community of witchcraft. subject said such and such rather than
remarks of Muthee and Palin accurately people who are in a state about Muthee’s be altered?” That’s the question posed in a Their research into the community conveying the impression that such and
and fairly. What I do know is that Waters’ sermons know about Pentecostal church Christian video called “Transformations.” revealed that a woman called “Mama Jane” such was fact.
later conclusion gets religion. Waters rhetoric and “spiritual warfare.” Kenyan pastor Thomas Muthee is ran a “divination clinic” frequented by the Top-notch journalism would only
compares the hubbub over Muthee with Waters makes an unappreciated point: convinced that it can be. In 1988, he and town’s most powerful people. improve the fascinating nature of the story.
that of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright: For all of the controversy about the Rev. his wife, Margaret, were “called by God to After months of prayer, Muthee held a Can religious people really drive out
Keith Olbermann, MSNBC’s designated Wright’s sermons, and to a much lesser Kiambu,” a notorious, violence-ridden crusade that “brought about 200 people to demons? As the CST story shows,
derider and host of Countdown, was all extent those of Muthee, the MSM rarely suburb of Nairobi and a “ministry Christ.” Their church in the basement of a religious leaders have to be as much at the
over Palin’s witch hunter connection last shed light about their underlying theology. graveyard” for churches for years. They grocery store was dubbed “The Prayer top of their game as do journalists.
Friday: “The Palin’s preacher problem: Roughly speaking, the coverage was the began six months of fervent prayer and Cave,” as members set up round-the-clock Bookmark to:
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there are multiple interpretations of
By tmatt abortion and gay partnerships exist “in Darwinian theory.
Submitted at 9/29/2008 6:01:55 PM
direct opposition to God’s truth as He has What MZ is calling for is a better use, by
revealed it in the Scriptures.” Johnson journalists, of these important words —
So, “ Pulpit Freedom Sunday” has come showed slides contrasting the candidates’ which have historical meanings. Use
and gone and we have some initial views but stopped short of endorsing neutral language. Describe people’s
mainstream press reports. Obama’s Republican opponent, Sen. John actions, without speculating on what they
So far, the event seems to have been a McCain. mean. Allow them to label themselves, the
mixed bag — much as I predicted last In this case, the pastor proclaimed moral way you do other religious believers.
week. Let’s walk through several pieces of judgment on a politician — but did not MZ is taking a side on the
the Los Angeles Times report, starting at endorse the politician’s opponent. This is JOURNALISTIC issue, based on history
the top: interesting, since it is very common for and journalistic principles. When
Pastor Luke Emrich prepared his sermon pastors — again, left and right — to attack newspapers — such as the Los Angeles
this week knowing his remarks could the beliefs and policies of politicians by Times in this case — violate basic
invite an investigation by the Internal name. This happened in sermons related to journalistic principles, it begins to feel like
Revenue Service. But that was the whole the Iraq war, for example. That’s free an editorial attack on a certain group or
point, so Emrich forged ahead with his speech about a moral issue. The key is class of people.
message: Thou shalt vote according to the when someone openly endorses a The bottom line: It’s bad, inaccurate,
Scriptures. candidate in the name of the religious journalism. And, as an agnostic Jewish
“I’m telling you straight up, I would organization and tells the faithful to vote in friend of mine once said, any industry that
choose life,” Emrich told about 100 a particular way. spends a lot of its time mocking, or at best
worshippers Sunday at New Life Church, a Now, it is true that the 1954 amendment ignoring, the most cherished beliefs of
nondenominational evangelical to the tax code, as the Post notes, states roughly 30 to 40 percent of its potential
congregation about 40 miles from that nonprofit, tax-exempt entities may not audience is not an industry that is serious
Milwaukee. “I would cast a vote for John “participate in, or intervene in. . . any about its own survival. Is the goal to
McCain and Sarah Palin.. . . But friends, political campaign on behalf of any produce smaller and smaller niche
it’s your choice to make, it’s not my candidate for public office.” Part of what publications after killing mainstream
choice. I won’t be in the voting booth with the ADF is testing is the meaning of the journalism?
you.” word “intervene,” which could affect Thus, please discuss the journalism
Latter, we read this description of behavior broader than open, corporate issues. Period.
another sermon linked to the Alliance endorsements. That’s the key, you see, and Bookmark to:
Defense Fund: that would affect a wide variety of
Pastor Jody Hice of Bethlehem Baptist behaviors that have taken place in the past
Church in Bethlehem, Ga., said in an on the left as well as the right.
interview Sunday that his sermon Right now, the press is focusing on
compared Democrat Barack Obama and voices on the right, with counter thrusts
Republican John McCain on abortion and from people who are very worried about
gay marriage and concluded that McCain legal fight ensues, Tuttle said there’s the Georgia pastors seems to have tackled these activities on the right. I am still not
“holds more to a biblical world view.” He “virtually no chance” courts will strike the IRS law head on — in clear violation. seeing signs that the reporters understand
said he urged the Southern Baptist down the prohibition. However, there is no evidence that the that there are a variety of messages being
congregation to vote for McCain. “The government is allowed, as long as it Los Angeles Times team realized that it delivered here and some of them violate
“The basic thrust was this was not a has a reasonable basis for doing it, to treat was dealing with two different sermons the law, as currently written. It is not clear
matter of endorsing, it’s a First political and nonpolitical speech containing — yes, it is nuanced — that they all do.
Amendment issue,” Hice said. “To say the differently, and that’s essentially what it’s different messages. Meanwhile, it’s clear that there are some
church can’t deal with moral and societal done here,” Tuttle said. Over at the Washington Post, the Pulpit people on the right who are currently in big
issues if it enters into the political arena is Do you see the problem? The expert Initiative story opened with yet another trouble for using strategies that have also
just wrong, it’s unconstitutional.” seems to have assumed that the two pastors approach to this issue. been used on the left. Here’s hoping that
At that point, the newspaper calls in an said the same thing. Defying a federal law that prohibits U.S. some reporters start comparing apples with
outside expert to evalute the situation and Unless there are additional remarks clergy from endorsing political candidates
we read:
Because the pastors were speaking in
missing from this story, Emrich offered a
personal endorsement and then explicitly
from the pulpit, an evangelical Christian
minister told his congregation Sunday that
apples and oranges with oranges. Again,
let’s all say our mantra: Religious liberty is
messy, but it beats all the alternatives.
Abortion in a
their official capacity as clergy, the
sermons are clear violations of IRS rules,
said Robert Tuttle, a professor of law and
said that he could not tell the faithful how
to vote. This is a wink-wink strategy that
has been used for years on the left and
voting for Sen. Barack Obama would be
evidence of “severe moral schizophrenia.”
The Rev. Ron Johnson Jr. told
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strangely
religion at George Washington University.
But even if the IRS rises to the bait and a
right. In fact, I wrote about a famous case
on the left just the other day. Meanwhile,
worshipers that the Democratic
presidential nominee’s positions on faithless Russia
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Getting Appalachians
By Mark Stricherz
Submitted at 10/1/2008 2:15:02 AM