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The First Draft: Missile defense, Iran and value voters

By David Alexander (Front by Obama that Moscow hardliners had a “national and religious
Row Washington) would try to exploit further. duty” to confront it.
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:56:29 AM Russian Prime Minister U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Vladimir Putin described it as Clinton, in a speech looking at her
President Barack Obama’s “correct and brave,” and followed aims for the U.N. General
decision to abandon a big, fixed- up Friday with a speech calling Assembly, said the missile
installation missile defense shield for Obama to agree to concessions decision was a reaction to Iran,
in Eastern Europe is drawing on trade and technology transfer. not Russia.
some angry reaction abroad. The Bush administration had “We would never, never walk
Conservatives in Poland, where proposed the shield to counter away from our allies,” she said.
the Bush administration planned concerns Iran was developing a Obama meets today with Susan
to base interceptor rockets, and long-range missile capability that Rice, his ambassador to the
the Czech Republic, where a radar could strike at the United States. United Nations, ahead of the
installation was planned, accused The Obama administration said General Assembly session.
Washington of buckling to Iranian short- and medium-range And the religious right begins
Russian pressure. missiles were a more immediate its annual Washington gathering
Defense Secretary Robert Gates concern. It said it would scrap the — the Value Voters Summit —
meets Friday afternoon with his antiballistic missile shield in favor looking for ways to rally
Czech counterpart, Martin Bartak, of a more mobile, versatile system conservative Christians against
as the administration works to targeting shorter-range missiles. Obama’s agenda, including
explain its new thinking. It may U.S. newspapers were more healthcare reform.
be a hard sell. receptive to that rationale. The
“Betrayal! The USA has sold us New York Times called it “a Moscow. Ahmadinejad did little Friday to http://www.reuters.com/news/poli
to the Russians and stabbed us in sound strategic decision” and The announcement came ahead allay those worries. tics
the back,” said the Polish tabloid USA today said it marked the first of the U.N. General Assembly Speaking to worshipers at Photo credit: Reuters/Larry
Fakt. big break in foreign policy with meeting in New York next week Tehran University, Ahmadinejad Downing (Obama discusses
The Czech daily Lidowe the former administration. and the start of direct talks in said the Holocaust was a “lie missile defense Thursday);
Noviny took a similar line. Republicans charged that it October between Iran and major based on an unprovable and Reuters/Yuri Gripas (Gates
“Obama gave in to the Kremlin,” amounted to a big security powers concerned about its mythical claim.” discussing missile defense
it said. concession to Russia, even as the nuclear enrichment program. He said it was a pretext to create Thursday)
Some military experts viewed administration said the decision Iranian President Mahmoud a Jewish state and that Iranians
the decision as a sign of weakness was all about Iran and not
Woman's stabbed body found at Central Park hotel (AP) The Economic Backdrop: Not as Strong as Advertised
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) George buzzed up: Cursive 12 seconds ago 2009-09- (Financial Sector and Stocks You are currently following
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:01:04 PM writing may be fading skill, but so 19T21:26:47-07:00 Analysis from Seeking Alpha) Richard Suttmeier Stop Following
what? (AP)
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Clinton, Gingrich, Lott share political war stories and laughs

By Thomas Ferraro (Front Row here,” Clinton said, drawing House intern. time in 30 years and passed major similar in their rise to power.
Washington) chuckles and applause from a None of them, in their remarks, legislation, including measures to “We came out of nowhere, we
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:04:38 AM packed crowd on Capitol Hill of a made any mention of the scandal overhaul welfare, dramatically had no plausible reason to get
few hundred people, including that rocked the nation and that boost education spending and here, we got here and were
While members of the U.S. past and present congressional tied up Congress for months. create the federal health insurance slightly confused by the
Congress angrily debated bogged- power brokers. Neither did they go near the flap program for children. experience … and couldn’t
down efforts at healthcare reform, Indeed, it was a strange scene. that caused Lott to step down as Lott revealed a key to their believe the other two were here,”
three one-time adversaries shared Clinton, Lott and Gingrich often Senate majority leader after ability to find common ground. Gingrich said.
old stories, pats on the back and engaged in front-page political making what was seen as a “We never lost our ability to Lott acknowledged hanging on
laughs. battles during the former racially insensitive remark in talk, even when I said something his office walls cartoons
Former Democratic President president’s eight years in the 2002, ending more than five years stupid — or vice versa,” Lott said. ridiculing Clinton. He said
Bill Clinton, ex-Republican White House that ended in a t the helm of the Senate. Along the way, they developed Clinton, after seeing them,
House Speaker Newt Gingrich January 2001. Instead, they focused on the a friendship. laughed and gave him another
and former Senate Republican Most notably, Gingrich and Lott good times, kidded about some “The world be amazed to know cartoon — this one of Clinton
Leader Trent got together this helped lead the failed bid in late tough times and talked about what good chemistry Trent and skillfully fending off Republican
week for the unveiling of Lott’s 1998 and early 1999 to oust productive times. Newt and I had in private,” opposition. Clinton framed and
official Senate portrait. Clinton from office for lying They noted that together they Clinton said.
“I’m still wondering why I’m about an affair with a White balanced the budget for the first Gingrich said the three were CLINTON, page 3
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CLINTON,
Politicians score big in the NFL — campaign continued from page 2
autographed it for the then Senate

contributions Republican leader.

Amid the laughter there was
also some heartfelt talk.
By Thomas Ferraro (Front Row presidential candidate Barack Clinton told Lott, said: “When it
Washington) Obama was the recipient of is all said and done, all that
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:37:35 AM contributions from a number of matters is whether people are
big names from the gridiron. better off than when you started.”
Politicians have hit pay dirt in They included Atlanta Falcons “On that score, my friend, you
the National Football League, tight end Tony Gonzalez, $4,600, did pretty well,” Clinton said.
with some teams providing far Chicago Bears Coach Lovie Lott had a message for
more fertile turf than others. Smith, $2,300, and Cincinnati Congress, which has becoming
The San Diego Chargers Bengals safety Roy Williams, increasingly partisan in recent
haven’t been much of a $2,300. years.
powerhouse on the field during On the other side of the political “If three good ole boys from the
the past 20 years. field, Chargers coach Norv Turner South, like the ones you heard
But in the game of national gave $2,300 to Republican today, can find a way to get it
politics, the Chargers have been a presidential candidate John done …. I know that the
high-stakes participant, leading McCain. Philadelphia Eagles outstanding leaders that we have
the league in campaign coach Andy Reid contributed the in Congress … can get it done.”
contributions during that time same amount to Mitt Romney, Lott added, “I will be praying
frame. one of McCain’s vanquished for you.”
San Diego team owners, challengers for the party’s For more Reuters political news,
officials and players combined to presidential nomination. click here.
contribute $2.4 million to U.S. An individual can’t contribute Photo credit:
congressional and presidential more than $2,300 to a candidate Reuters/Hyungwon Kang
candidates since 1989, according in the primary campaign and (Clinton, Lott pose in front of
to the Center for Responsive $2,300 in the general campaign. portrait of Lott.)
Politics, which tracks campaign NFL players could donate this
contributions. year to one of their own.
According to the center, that’s Congress, compared to $97,075 to thing to have,” said Jerry Miller, Retired Buffalo Bill and
four times more than the next Republicans. the NFL’s vice president for Pittsburgh Steeler tight end Jay
team, the Houston Texans, L a s t y e a r , t h e N F L , a government relations and policy. R i e m e r s m a i s r u n n i n g f o r
$ 6 2 3 , 4 5 6 , f o l l o w e d b y t h e multibillion-dollar enterprise, Miller made the comment in an C o n g r e s s a s a R e p u b l i c a n . Jay Leno Brings EVs Into
Arizona Cardinals, $337,096, and c r e a t e d a p o l i t i c a l a c t i o n interview with Capital Eye, a To see the Center’s full report
Washington Redskins, $323,000. committee — Gridiron PAC. publication of the Center for and a listing of all the teams, click America's Living Room
With few exceptions, most of They also opened an office in Responsive Politics. here. By Jeremy Hunt (Wired Top
the money went to Republicans. Washington, where they are better Miller was also quoted as saying For more Reuters political news, Stories)
Officials and employees at The positioned to lobby members of that the NFL lobbies on a variety click here. Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:00:00 PM
N a t i o n a l F o o t b a l l L e a g u e , Congress as well as the White of issues that interest the league, Photo credit: Reuters/Tami
however, favored Democrats. House. including labor law, gambling and C h a p p e l l ( T o n y G o n z a l e z The popular TV star and avowed
They gave $244,798 to the “Like any large business, a communications. celebrates score in Sept. 13 gearhead tells us why he's got A-
members of the party that now presence in Washington is a good L a s t y e a r , D e m o c r a t i c football game) list celebrities doing laps in a Ford
controls the White House and Focus electric car.
Told you zo
By Devin Coldewey backordered all over the place. versions especially). Sure, it’s Microsoft will take all the sold
(CrunchGear) Nicholas got the last one in his probably the result of retailers outs it can get.
Submitted at 9/19/2009 7:27:36 PM local Best Buy, and your favorite underestimating customer
online retailer is probably waiting for their next shipment ( 32GB demand, but hey, I think
The Zune HD is sold out and
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U.S. Hispanics riled over Gates lashes out at

immigrants’ healthcare exclusion critics of US missile
By Robin Emmott (Front Row promises that a new
Washington)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:05:31 PM
administration would lead us out
of the darkness and finally bring
plan - Washington Post
about immigration reform," said (Most Popular - Google News) Russia.
By Tim Gaynor Lorena Colin of the Mexican Submitted at 9/19/2009 5:07:48 PM Under Obama's new plan, the
President Barack Obama's American Coalition for United States would initially
signature battle to overhaul the Immigration Reform, a Chicago- Gates, a Republican who served d e p l o y s h i p s w i t h m i s s i l e
United States' $2.5 trillion based pro-immigrant grassroots in senior positions under former interceptors and in a second phase
healthcare industry to extend group. President George H.W. Bush and would field land-based defense
coverage and lower costs for "Instead, we are seeing the his son, former President George systems.
Americans has met fierce force them further into the W. Bush, wrote in an opinion Since the plan was announced,
a d ministration allowing
opposition from Republicans. shadows of our society, and we undocumented immigrants to article for the New York Times Gates has been taking fire from
But a move by Democrat relegate them to emergency room that the criticism of the plan is Republicans as well as many
become scapegoats and the targets
backers to exclude 12 million care -at the highest cost to of widespread derision and hate in misguided. military analysts. Democrats and
illegal immigrants from buying taxpayers," Rep. Luis Gutierrez, the healthcare debate," she added. "I believe this is a very a r m s c o n t r o l e x p e r t s h a v e
health coverage and restrict the an Illinois Democrat, told a Reverend Luis Cortés, Jr., pragmatic proposal. I have found w e l c o m e d t h e p l a n .
p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f a u t h o r i z e d conference call with reporters this meanwhile, the president of a since taking this post that when it Senate John McCain, ranking
migrants has drawn the ire of U.S. week. comes to missile defense, some Republican on the Senate Armed
Hispanics -- a bloc that Obama has so far been popular prominent Hispanic evangelical hold a view bordering on theology Services Committee, called the
network Esperanza said he was
overwhelmingly turned out to with U.S. Hispanics. His backing disillusioned with the Democrats, that regards any change of plans new plan "misguided" and said it
vote for Obama in last year's for comprehensive immigration and warned that Hispanics voters or any cancellation of a program was a concession to Russia and an
election. reform, which seeks to allow as abandonment or even breaking abrogation of an agreement
would punish lawmakers who
Hispanic lawmakers and millions of illegal immigrants in denied immigrants care in the faith," Gates said. between the United States, the
activists are riled by the bill good standing a chance to pay midterm Congressional elections The objective of the missile plan Czech Republic and Poland.
pushed in the U.S. Senate by fines and become citizens, helped in 2010. is to counter the threat of missile Gates, however, said it was "a
Finance Committee Chairman win him two-thirds of the Latino "All we can do at this point is attack from Iran, not Russia. better way forward" and argued
M a x B a u c u s , a M o n t a n a vote in last November's election. look at each local election, one by The Bush plan was intended to that Europe will still have missile
Democrat, which denies illegal But activists say the push to intercept long-range Iranian defense under it. He said it was a
one, and punish those individuals-
immigrants the option to buy exclude undocumented workers regardless of their party-who deny missiles, but Iran has yet to distortion to call the new plan
health insurance and places a five- from paying for healthcare -- even develop long-range missiles and "some sort of concession to
rights to legal immigrants and
y e a r w a i t p e r i o d o n l e g a l for their U.S. born children -- is children, as well as the poorest in U . S . i n t e l l i g e n c e r e c e n t l y Russia."
immigrants before they can access testing support for Obama among our nation, the undocumented," he determined that Tehran is unlikely "Russia's attitude and possible
health benefits. Latinos, who make up 15 percent to have such missiles until reaction played no part in my
said.
"When we effectively bar the of the population and 9 percent of between 2015 and 2020. recommendation to the president
immigrant community from the electorate. As a result, Gates changed the o n t h i s i s s u e . O f c o u r s e ,
buying private insurance, we "The Latino vote was based on plan to counter the possibility of considering Russia's past hostility
short- and medium-range missiles. toward American missile defense
FCC Expected To Announce Support of Net Buzz Makers of the Moscow had protested the Bush in Europe, if Russia's leaders
Neutrality Monday Week! plan because it would be based in embrace this plan, then that will
(ETonline - Breaking News) the Czech Republic and Poland. be an unexpected -- and welcome
By Ryan Singel (Wired Top principles into formal rules Leaders in the Czech Republic -- change of policy on their part,"
Stories) intended to give the nation’s Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:02:00 AM
and Poland had found comfort in he said.
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:56:00 PM computer users the right to use the Bush plan because they saw it (Editing by Paul Simao)
whatever services and devices Which celebs made big
headlines this week? Click the as some protection against nearby
Federal regulators next week are they like without interference
expected to seek to turn from their ISPs. pictures for all the key star
controversial “net neutrality” happenings through Friday!
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Experts: Defense in Yale killing has tough job

(AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) investigation is ongoing. sealed until Le's body was found Saturday and had been staying
Submitted at 9/19/2009 8:41:37 PM That likely leaves Clark's and the case declared a homicide. there at times, according to a
attorneys with going after how Prosecutors won't be able to person familiar with the family
N E W H A V E N , C o n n . – that evidence was gathered rather deny that the area where the body who spoke on the condition of
Defending a Yale University lab than what it showed and have was found was different from the anonymity because of the nature
technician charged with murder prosecutors defend their decision scene when the killing took place, of the charges.
against what appears to be a not to seal the lab building until attorneys said. Clark, 24, was a technician in
mountain of forensic evidence Le's body was found. "DNA can be transferred in the lab where Le, also 24,
might mean trying to convince "You attempt to attack the many, many ways, and when conducted research. The law
jurors that the crime scene was investigative process as well as people work together DNA can be enforcement official who spoke to
contaminated because police the conclusions," said William transferred in ways that are very the AP said co-workers called
didn't immediately shut down the Dow III, a prominent New Haven- legitimate," said Michael Clark a "control freak" who was
lab where the victim was found, based defense lawyer, who does Georgetti, a Hartford defense territorial about the mice whose
legal experts said. not represent anyone in this case. attorney. cages he cleaned. Authorities are
Raymond Clark III is charged One of Clark's attorneys, public But the attorneys also said investigating whether that attitude Sign #5: Earnings
with murder for the death of Yale defender Joseph Lopez, groused prosecutors' case appears very might have set off a clash between
graduate student Annie Le. Le Saturday about law enforcement strong. Clark and Le. will disappoint
vanished from a research building officials' anonymous leaks of If they have Clark's DNA in the Le's work involved experiments By Michael Shulman
in Yale's medical school complex details in the case. He said his crawl space where the body was on mice that were part of research (BloggingStocks)
on Sept. 8; her body was found office would file a complaint with found, Le's DNA on his clothing, into enzymes that could have
Submitted at 9/19/2009 1:00:00 PM
hidden in a wall recess five days the state attorney's office because scratches that an expert can say implications for treatment of
later, on what was to be her the leaks to news media raise were defensive wounds and more, cancer, diabetes and muscular Filed under: Earnings reports, S
wedding day. "serious concerns" and are a it will be much harder to base a dystrophy. and P 500
Police charged Clark after "disturbing situation." defense on problems with Le's family has returned to her The market is radically
reviewing some 300 pieces of "That can jeopardize the collecting that evidence. hometown, Placerville, Calif., to overvalued based on current
evidence, including DNA samples integrity of the investigation and "If a jury is looking for prepare for her funeral, said earnings. Historical norms say the
taken from him a day before he of the judicial proceedings, something to grab on to, then this family spokesman Dennis Smith, S&P 500 should be at 850, not
was arrested. Clark's bond was set particularly when some of the could be something for them to a New Haven pastor. 1,065.
at $3 million, and he did not enter leaked information may not be grab on to," said Hugh Keefe, Her death has been hard for the And the depressed economy
a plea. true," Lopez told New York's another top Connecticut defense relatives, and the widespread will lead to depressed earnings
Officials found DNA from Le Newsday newspaper. attorney. "But stepping back and media attention has been next year, which means the
and Clark in the ceiling and in the Yale students were allowed into going just on what I have read in uncomfortable for them because market will be even more
recess where Le's body was the basement of the research the newspapers, this is a tough of their private nature, Smith said. overvalued than it is at current
found, a law enforcement official building for at least three days case from a defense standpoint." But the family is grateful for levels.
familiar with the investigation a f t e r L e d i s a p p e a r e d . T h e Police said Friday they didn't support that he said has included e This will be made clear with
t o l d T h e H a r t f o r d C o u r a n t Hartford Courant reported that expect more arrests in the case, -mail messages from across the October earnings announcements.
n e w s p a p e r o n c o n d i t i o n o f Clark was in the lab cleaning but they're continuing to gather country. Continue reading Sign #5:
anonymity. while police were conducting evidence. On Friday, they towed a "They love Annie, of course, and Earnings will disappoint
T h e e v i d e n c e i s s o interviews shortly after the grad car from the parking lot of the they appreciate all the expressions Sign #5: Earnings will
overwhelming that police believe student disappeared and tried to hotel in Cromwell where Clark of sympathy, the candlelight vigil disappoint originally appeared on
they don't necessarily have to hide lab cleaning equipment that was arrested the previous day. and all that," Smith said. BloggingStocks on Sat, 19 Sep
uncover Clark's motive for the they later discovered contained Police wouldn't confirm who ___ 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see
killing to convince jurors of his blood spatters. owns the car but said the seizure Associated Press reporter Susan our terms for use of feeds.
guilt, according to a law At the time, police said they was part of the murder Haigh in New Haven contributed Permalink| Email this| Comments
enforcement official who spoke to were not sure whether the Le case investigation. Clark's father, to this report.
The Associated Press on condition was a homicide or a missing- Raymond John Clark Jr., was
o f a n o n y m i t y b e c a u s e t h e person case. The building wasn't registered at the hotel through
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Experts urge an informed, measured response to
flu - The Tribune-Democrat
(Most Popular - Google News)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:04:51 PM
Published: September 20, 2009
12:01 am
Experts urge an informed,
measured response to flu By
RANDY GRIFFITH
THE TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT
Health-care leaders across the
region are urging an informed,
measured response to what one
local expert describes as
government-fueled hysteria
surrounding the H1N1 flu.
“At this point, we are dealing
with a mild flu with a lot of media
attention,” said Dr. Michael
Allswede of Memorial Medical
Center’s emergency medicine
residency program.
Erroneously called swine flu,
H1N1 first gained notoriety last
spring when dozens of deaths
were linked to the virus in
Mexico.
The deaths elicited memories of
the murderous 1918 “Spanish flu”
epidemic and put the medical
community into high gear,
tracking the disease and
developing a vaccine.
But as scientists examined this
current outbreak, they found a
much less lethal situation than
first feared.
“It was not necessarily the virus
that was causing the deaths in
Mexico,” Chief Wellness Officer
Dr. Matthew Masiello said from
Windber Research Institute. “But
it was the health system and
community poverty.”
The latest reports from the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and state Health
Department show elevated
numbers for those with flu-like
symptoms and positive blood
tests. But that is probably due to
the heightened awareness,
Allswede said.
The same reports show a much
lower-than-average death rate for
the flu, which kills more than
30,000 people every year in the
United States. Most of the deaths
and more serious complications
such as pneumonia occur in the
very old, very young and those
with respiratory conditions such
as asthma or compromised
immune systems.
“We have a lot more people
interested in the flu,” Allswede
said. “We have doctors doing
more testing and detecting more
mild to moderate flu.
“The hysteria is fulfilling itself.
People are finding more flu, but
the actual number of people dying
from the flu is way down.”
But it is too early to say how
bad the flu season will be this
year, Masiello said. While he
agrees that H1N1 has not been a
widespread serious threat, he does
not want people to ignore the flu.
“We in public health have to be
very careful about how we present
information to the public,”
Masiello said. “Sharing our bias
can confuse the public. The fear is
they step back from doing
anything. That’s the last thing we
need.”
The increased awareness helps
promote the standard precautions
everyone should take at all times
to stay healthy and help protect
those around them.
Steps such as frequent hand-
washing, general hygiene, staying
home when sick and avoiding
social gatherings if there is
sickness in a community will help
control spread of either seasonal
or H1N1 influenza, as well as any
other virus or bacteria, Masiello
said.
“The best defense against the flu
is to get your annual flu shot,”
Allswede said. “A vaccine
prevents you from becoming a
carrier of the flu and infecting the
people you know. The risk is not
for you. It’s for the pregnant
female, the elderly, the transplant
patients and the mothers with
babies you stand behind in line at
the store. It is for the people
around you. I get one every year.”
But the government-run H1N1
vaccine may be a different story.
Many say the vaccine
development was rushed and
question its safety. A World
Health Organization survey of
2,255 Hong Kong health workers
found even during the height of
global swine flu panic in May,
less than half were willing to get
vaccinated. The survey surprised
some experts because Hong Kong
was hit hard during the 2003
outbreak of Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS.
Windber Medical Center’s chief
medical officer admits he has not
decided if he will get the H1N1
vaccine because the specific flu
strain has been so mild.
“I have questions in my own
mind about the risk versus the
reward,” Dr. James A. Eckenrode
said.
For some, the vaccine campaign
harkens back to the 1976 swine
flu, H1N1, outbreak that never
really materialized. That year, one
death was attributed to H1N1, but
up to 25 deaths were linked to the
vaccine, Allswede said.
The comparison is not fair,
Masiello counters.
“We are using the lessons of
1976 and it does not appear we
are repeating that situation,”
Masiello said.
The CDC has eased
recommendations for school
closings in place of advice to
separate sick students and step up
hand-washing and sanitation
measures. School will be closed
only if the community situation
becomes severe, he said, adding
that “severe” has not yet been
defined under the guidelines.
Closing school is generally
ineffective, Allswede said.
“There never has been a
successful quarantine program for
the flu,” he said, describing the
1918 H1N1 pandemic that started
in U.S. Army bases.
“It took a week to jump from the
Allied to the German side of the
line,” Allswede said. “There are
no two more quarantined groups
of people than soldiers entrenched
as enemies.”
School closings are only
effective as part of a community-
wide quarantine, he continued.
“To close the schools but not
close the malls, you just transfer
the contact from the schools to
where everybody goes,” he said.
Teenagers will continue
socializing and nonworking
mothers will “get to have play
dates” with the children of
working mothers. Both situations
are ripe for virus transmission.
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Xbox 360 802.11n
adapter spotted in Gears
of War 2 box, longs for
the comfort of your
living room
By Paul Miller (Engadget)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 11:02:00 PM
You know us, we're the epitome
of patience. Always waiting for
things so patiently. But you know
what we can't wait another second
for? An 802.11n adapter for our
Xbox 360. The good news is that
the thing looks positively
imminent, after an FCC showing
this week and now an appearance
on a flyer inside a Gears of War 2
Game of the Year edition box in
Italy. Can't you just taste the
802.11n wafting over the
Atlantic? The eternal optimists
over at Joystiq also think that this
flier might point to a co-existence
of both types of WiFi adapter, and
potentially a price cut for the
overpriced original, but we
suppose we'll just have to wait
and find out.
[Via Joystiq]
Filed under: Gaming,
Networking
Xbox 360 802.11n adapter
spotted in Gears of War 2 box,
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living room originally appeared
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CompuBox: Mayweather likely tops Marquez
easily - FOXSports.com
(Most Popular - Google News)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 3:24:55 PM
• Is Marquez asking too much of
himself by fighting a younger,
quicker, stronger and rested
fighter at an unfamiliar weight?
Only fight night and hindsight
can offer answers but the numbers
offer a glimpse of what might be.
Changing his spots
After losing to Chris John,
counter-puncher Marquez added
some spice to his normal counter-
punching style. Although he's
taking more chances he still
became more statistically
effective on offense while
remaining responsible
defensively. In nine fights tracked
by CompuBox since the John
fight, Marquez throws more (49.4
punches per round now to 45.9
then), lands more (19.0 to 14.6),
throws and lands more power
shots (29.2 and 13.3 to 27.3 and
10.3) and connects at a higher rate
(45.7 percent to 37.5).
Defensively, he takes more
punches overall (14.4 per round
now to 10.0 before) but his rivals
land power shots at a nearly
identical rate (34.8 percent now to
34.2 then).
Waste not, want not
The secret to Mayweather's
success lies in his extraordinary
efficiency. In his last two
appearances against Oscar De La
Hoya and Ricky Hatton he
averaged 40.1 and 32.9 punches
per round respectively, far below
the 58.8 the average welterweight
throws. While he landed 43
percent and 39.2 percent overall,
he connected on an eye-popping
57.3 percent of his power shots
against "The Golden Boy" and
38.9 percent of them against
Hatton.
At the same time, Mayweather
tasted a far lower percentage of
his foes' power shots 24 percent
from De La Hoya and 16.8
percent of Hatton's. In a sport
where the percentage gap between
shots landed and punches fielded
are in the single digits,
Mayweather's plus-minus ratings
of plus-33 against De La Hoya
and plus-22.1 against Hatton
border on the superhuman.
Compare those incredible plus-
minus power figures to those
Marquez recorded in his last two
fights. Marquez enjoyed a plus-11
rating against the tricky
Casamayor in power punches (42
percent to 31) and nine percent
overall (31-22) while against Diaz
he racked up a plus-seven overall
(39-32) and an excellent plus-15
in connected power punches (47-
32). This means that Marquez,
even at his advanced age, can
fight effectively against slick
boxers and wade-in aggressors
alike. That will come in handy
against Mayweather, who will
throw his entire arsenal of
offensive and defensive
maneuvers at the Mexican star.
The "sludge" factor
Like Bernard Hopkins,
Mayweather's defense and
countering abilities inhibit foes'
offenses, and if "Money" retains
this aspect of his game it may
prove to be decisive. Contrast De
La Hoya and Hatton's
performances against Mayweather
versus the three fights before they
faced him. Against Mayweather,
De La Hoya threw 3.8 percent
fewer punches a round (48.9 to
50.8), connected on 28.7 percent
fewer (10.2 to 14.3), tried 9.2
percent more power shots (28.4 to
26) but connected on 24.5 percent
fewer (6.8 to 9.0). Even more
dramatically, Hatton attempted
39.3 percent fewer punches
against Mayweather (37.2 to
61.3), landed 70.6 percent fewer
(6.3 to 21.4), tried 40.8 percent
fewer power shots (30.9 to 52.2)
and landed 74.3 percent fewer
(5.2 to 20.2).
Diaz's frenetic pace forced
Marquez to average 81.3 punches
per round but because Diaz is not
the most defensively skilled of
fighters, Marquez connected on
39.3 percent of his overall
punches and 47.4 percent of his
power shots. Against the counter-
punching Casamayor a man who
gives all opponents a wide variety
of thought-provoking looks
Marquez threw just 46.9 punches
per round overall but still landed
42 percent of his 301 power shots.
The huge divergence in output
suggests that Marquez adjusts his
game to the opponent and based
on past history look for Marquez's
output to be somewhere between
the two extremes because
Mayweather will likely force
Marquez to take the lead. Against
Casamayor, Marquez's jab landed
just 16 percent of the time and
look for similarly low numbers
against Mayweather.
Mayweather's ability to neutralize
the jab will be paramount, for if
he can stop Marquez's jab he will
have an easier time stopping
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Prediction
For all the drama beyond the
ring, Mayweather is always in
impeccable condition. This is not
the first time Mayweather has
faced peripheral issues, for at one
time or another both his uncle and
father sat in jail cells during his
fights and he'll be the first to tell
you that his record remains
perfect. He is anxious to prove he
remains the best in the business
both in the ring and at the
negotiating table.
Despite all the buildup,
Mayweather has continued his
pattern of shrewd matchmaking.
Save for the layoff, Mayweather
has every conceivable advantage
size, speed, power, ring wear, scar
tissue (or the lack of it) and purse
size. To top it all off, the fight is
taking place in his hometown. In
short, the native of America's
biggest gambling town has
stacked the deck.
The only question is whether
Mayweather will try to make a
statement by battering the
outsized Marquez before
knocking him out or whether he'll
be content to pick Marquez apart
in his usual safety-first manner.
He has the dimensions to control
the flow and geometry and when
that's the case he wins. Therefore,
Mayweather will win a
comfortable unanimous decision.
7
Point Grey puts USB 3.0
into a webcam, along
with other telltale signs
of over engineering
By Paul Miller (Engadget)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 8:58:00 PM
We kid, we kid. We're sure it
was totally necessary to put
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 into this
new desktop video camera to push
uncompressed 1080p, 60 fps
video to a computer. According to
Point Grey, that unbridled
bandwidth allows the camera to
offload compression duties to the
computer and allows for spiffy
applications like face recognition
and a general level of
uncompressedness. At the heart of
this camera is a 3 megapixel Sony
IMX036 CMOS sensor, but we'll
have to wait until IDF next week
to get the lowdown on the rest of
this camera's crazy ways -- and
sure-to-be-crazy price.
[Via TG Daily]
Filed under: HDTV
Point Grey puts USB 3.0 into a
webcam, along with other telltale
signs of over engineering
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Man in terror probe meets with attorney, not FBI

(AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Denver FBI office," Aiello said. clock" in New York, Denver and some men under scrutiny to rent a
Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:10:18 PM Zazi's defense team denied other parts of the country but that large truck.
reports that Zazi is considering a there was no imminent threat. A manager at the rental lot,
DENVER – A man under plea deal related to terror charges, Authorities say Zazi rented a car Robert Larson, told the newspaper
investigation in a terrorism probe and Zazi's attorney, Arthur and drove from Denver to New the men went away empty-handed
in New York and Colorado didn't Folsom, has dismissed as "rumor" York, crossing into Manhattan on because they didn't have a valid
report for a fourth day of FBI r e m a r k s b y a s e n i o r U . S . Sept. 10. Zazi said he went to credit card.
questioning Saturday so he could i n t e l l i g e n c e o f f i c i a l i n New York to resolve some issues The paper reported that U-Haul
spend a much-needed day with his Washington that Zazi played a
a t t o r n e y , t h e a t t o r n e y ' s crucial role in an intended
with a coffee cart he owns in
Manhattan.
workers identified one of the
people involved as Naiz Khan, an
Low-voltage
spokeswoman said.
Najibullah Zazi had been
terrorist attack.
The official told the AP on
On Monday, FBI agents and
police officers with search
Afghan immigrant in Queens who
knew Zazi and has been
ASUS UL30A
scheduled to go to the Federal Friday that Zazi has indicated he
Building in Denver on Saturday. is directly linked with al-Qaida.
warrants seeking bomb materials
searched three apartments and
questioned by the FBI in
connection with the case.
reviewed
B u t W e n d y A i e l l o , a The official, who spoke on questioned residents in the Khan told the AP and other By Doug Aamoth
spokeswoman for Zazi's defense condition of anonymity in order to Queens neighborhood where Zazi reporters in a brief interview at his (CrunchGear)
team, told The Associated Press discuss intelligence matters, said stayed. Queens apartment building Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:15:00 AM
t h a t Z a z i a n d h i s a t t o r n e y Zazi played a crucial role in an A joint FBI- New York Police Saturday that agents had asked
contacted the FBI to cancel the intended terrorist attack but that it Department task force feared Zazi him about renting a U-Haul truck Pretty good marks already for
meeting. was not immediately clear what may have been involved in a but he knew nothing about it. the $799 ultraportable ASUS
"They are meeting as client and the targets were. potential plot involving hydrogen He called reports that he was UL30A notebook, as the machine
attorney to review the case and The official said the plot was peroxide-based explosives like involved "totally wrong." garners a LAPTOP Editors’
the entire situation," Aiello said. being directed from outside the those cited in an intelligence "I've never been to that U-Haul," Choice award for its ten-hour
"Further meetings with the FBI United States. warning issued Monday, he said. battery life, nice design, and
are not being ruled out." "Absolutely no way. It's a according to two other law Asked what he thought about adequate horsepower.
"I do know that Mr. Zazi is very rumor," Folsom said Friday. enforcement officials, who spoke the scrutiny of Zazi, Khan said he Other niceties include a sizeable
tired," she added. The FBI has searched Zazi's on condition of anonymity wasn't sure. island keyboard, good touchpad,
The FBI had no immediate apartment and his uncle and aunt's because they were not authorized "My opinion is, I don't know bright 13.3-inch HD screen, and a
comment. home in suburban Denver. to speak about the investigation. him. I know him from a mosque, thickness of less than an inch.
Zazi, a 24-year-old airport Authorities have not said what Folsom has repeatedly denied that's all. He's my friend." Conversely, the four-pound
shuttle driver, insists he is not they found and have made no any such claims. A worker at the U-Haul referred weight seems a bit on the heavy
involved in terrorism and has no p u b l i c s t a t e m e n t s o n t h e Zazi was born in Afghanistan in questions to a company public side, the 0.3-megapixel webcam is
links to al-Qaida. He is not under i n v e s t i g a t i o n . 1985, moved to Pakistan at age 7 relations official, who did not an afterthought, and subpar 3D
arrest. Another official familiar with and emigrated to the United States immediately respond to a phone video abilities.
He completed a third day of the investigation told the AP on in 1999. He returned to Pakistan message. On the whole, though, the long
questioning Friday and was Thursday that agents have been in 2007 and 2008 to visit his wife, ___ battery life in spite of the
allowed to return to his suburban monitoring Zazi and four others in Folsom said. Associated Press writers Adam relatively powerful dual-core
Denver apartment. Colorado as part of a terrorism The New York Daily News Goldman, Lara Jakes and Eileen CPU, along with the $799 price
"The Denver FBI office has been investigation. reported Saturday that Sullivan in Washington, D.C., and tag make the UL30A “a
very professional and courteous to U.S. Attorney General Eric investigators spent several hours Jennifer Peltz in New York compelling value,” according to
Mr. Zazi and his family, and Mr. Holder said Friday that the FBI this week at a U-Haul in Queens, contributed to this report. LAPTOP.
Zazi has cooperated fully with the was "working this case around the examining an apparent attempt by
Samsung Instinct HD to Launch Soon, Accessories Show Up at Best Buy [Instinct Hd]
By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo) We've been seeing little hints n o w t h e r e ' s a l i t t l e m o r e : handset to launch within a few
Submitted at 9/19/2009 5:00:00 PM about the Samsung Instinct HD Accessories have begun arriving days. [ Engadget]
over the last month or two, and at Best Buy. We expect the
Internet News Record Top News/ Gadgets/ Tech News/ Entertainment 9

Yale Applicant: 'You Can't Stop Going' - Hartford Jerk Thieves Show Off
Courant and Try to Sell Illegal
Card Skimmer [Crime]
(Most Popular - Google News) Yale, Sarla Parikh said, "I would In 1998, there was another In an e-mail last week, Brenzel
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:11:05 PM not blink an eye." homicide: Suzanne Jovin, a Yale said admissions office staff By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo)
The killing of Le, a graduate senior, was found stabbed to death members have been fielding Submitted at 9/19/2009 2:45:00 PM
Last week, Simi Parikh, a high student in pharmacology, shined in a wealthy neighborhood near questions on Le's death, "but [the
school senior from Guilford, the sort of spotlight on Yale that campus. Her thesis adviser was questions] seem more focused on A video has been posted to
emerged smiling from Yale's no university wants. But it's questioned in the case, which has the details of the case itself than YouTube by a group called
admissions office. She had an doubtful the tragedy will have not been solved. on safety in New Haven." "DarkForum" in which plans for a
interview and listened to an l a s t i n g n e g a t i v e e f f e c t s , i f Still, applications were Most of the college counselors card skimmer are demonstrated
information session, and she was interviews with perspective unaffected and actually increased and other experts on colleges cite and a contact email for sales of
quite certain she would apply. students, their parents, and experts in the next year. Again the several reasons they don't expect said illegal device is listed. Screw
About a mile away, national and on colleges are any measure. university focused on security. In the college's popularity or these guys.
local media swarmed the The situation was quite different recent years, lighting, emergency reputation to suffer. Let me reiterate: Card skimmers
university's medical school, in 1991, following the death of phones, and Yale police and For example, Le's killing is are not cute hacks or experiments.
awaiting the latest update on Christian Prince, a sophomore and security forces have been strikingly different from Prince's, They're illegal devices used to
Annie Le, the graduate student fourth generation Yalie who was expanded and police visibility has which appeared to be a random steal money from innocent
whose body had been recovered shot and killed not far from the increased. homicide, and from Jovin's, which people, and anyone who makes,
inside a building wall. university president's home. During the past decade, the continues to be an unsolved, open uses, buys or encourages the use
But at the admissions office on Located in a city that had long crime rate in New Haven fell, and, case. Le appears to have been of them belongs in jail. Tellingly,
peaceful, tree-lined Hillhouse struggled with crime, Yale had the rate has dropped on the Yale targeted. Raymond Clark III, a the first related video on YouTube
Avenue, it was as if none of that also grappled with the issue for campus. A letter sent recently laboratory technician with whom is called "Pin Pad Thief
was happening. During one years. But Prince's killing — from Mary Miller, dean of the she worked, was arrested last Sentencing." I realize that by
information session, neither apparently a random street crime college, to parents said that crime week and charged with murder. writing about these dorks I'm
students nor their parents voiced a — significantly damaged the on campus in 2008 was at its Janet Rosier, an independent giving them publicity, but I'm
single concern about safety or the public perception of safety at lowest level since 1985. college consultant from hoping that publicity only results
killing. Yale. At the time, college Meanwhile, applications have Woodbridge, said that because Le in something very, very bad
"I feel very sorry for her family applications were dropping soared, doubling in the past 10 appeared to be targeted, "I don't happening to them. [ YouTube]
and their loss, but it doesn't everywhere, but at Yale, the next years. think parents will look at their
c h a n g e m y o p i n i o n o f t h e year, they dropped by about 9.5 In an interview with the Yale own child and think that could Tops & Flops: A Week
institution," Parikh said as she left p e r c e n t — a d e c l i n e s o m e Daily News before Le happen to their children. ... If
the admissions office. "These attributed to fears that the campus disappeared, Jeffrey Brenzel, dean someone had broken into a dorm, in Fashion!
things can happen in some of the had become dangerous. of undergraduate admissions, said that would be a different story. (ETonline - Breaking News)
safest places. You can't stop But Prince's death also safety no longer seemed to be a That is the kind of story that
Submitted at 9/19/2009 7:20:00 AM
going; you can't stop living." galvanized a massive university matter of particular concern when really makes parents think twice
Her mother, Sarla Parikh, said e f f o r t t o i m p r o v e s e c u r i t y , considering Yale. about a college." This week had its share of
the death "raises a little bit of a expanding the police force, "When we look at students who In addition, Rosier said, "Yale fashion finds and outfits that
red flag of concern ... but you i n s t a l l i n g d o z e n s o f b l u e are admitted to Yale and decide was really on top of this should have been left behind.
cannot say that this is not emergency lights and telephones not to come, it used to be that immediately," communicating Whose looks were second rate,
something that could happen in on campus, expanding escort and security in New Haven was a with students, faculty and the and which were super great? You
the middle of anywhere. You can't shuttle services. Huge investments major, major factor in the public. rate!
say that Yale is not tight on were also made in developing decision," Brenzel was quoted as
safety." commerce and renovating real saying in the Yale Daily News.
If her daughter were to go to estate in the city. "That is not the case today."
Review: 'The Age of Stupid' Gets Smart on Enviropocalypse
By Scott Thill (Wired Top Blurring the boundary between peers back at the present from a of all earthly conflicts: The war
Stories) sci-fi and documentary, Franny climate-crisis-wracked 2055 to on terra. The film opens Monday.
Armstrong's The Age of Stupid lament our inaction on the mother
10 Top News/ Gadgets/
Va. slayings suspect put violent rap songs on Web
(AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:06:12 PM
FARMVILLE, Va. – A
California man who rapped about
murder in songs posted on his
MySpace page was arrested
Saturday by investigators who
suspect him of killing four people
in a central Virginia college town.
Richard Alden Samuel
McCroskey III, 20, of Castro
Valley, Calif., was taken into
custody at Richmond
International Airport, where
authorities believe he tried to
catch a flight back to California.
Officers found McCroskey asleep
in the baggage claim area,
Farmville police Capt. Wade
Stimpson said.
McCroskey is being held in
Farmville, where he faces charges
of first-degree murder, grand
larceny of an automobile and
robbery, Stimpson said.
McCroskey is scheduled to appear
Monday in court, when he can
either hire an attorney or have one
appointed.
Officers found the bodies Friday
afternoon in the home of Debra S.
Kelley, an associate professor of
sociology and criminal justice
studies at Longwood University,
school spokeswoman Gina
Caldwell said Saturday.
Authorities are awaiting
identification of the dead from the
state medical examiner's office,
Thank You, iPhone Dictionary, That Is Exactly What I Meant to Say [Profanity]
By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 2:00:00 PM
The iPhone dictionary famously
but that isn't expected until
Monday. Stimpson declined to
discuss the case, including how
the bodies were found or how the
victims were killed.
McCroskey was immersed in
the so-called horrorcore rap music
scene, and he recorded songs that
spoke of death, murder and
mutilation under the name Syko
Sam. His MySpace page says he
has only been rapping for a few
months.
One of several songs posted on
his MySpace page under his stage
name talks about the thrill of
killing someone. A friend
confirmed the site and the songs
were McCroskey's.
"You're not the first, just to let
you know. I've killed many
people and I kill them real slow.
It's the best feeling, watching their
last breath. Stabbing and stabbing
till there's nothing left,"
McCroskey sings in "My Dark
Side."
On his personal Web page,
McCroskey posted videos and
pictures of a grave where a cross
and miniature American flags had
been turned upside down.
"We defiled the grave, and then
lightning struck seconds ago. I
think we were being warned," he
says in the video, laughing. In the
photos, the gravestone identifies
the person buried there as a
Marine.
McCroskey's page shows that he
doesn't take kindly to cussing, but
here's a notable exception. This
autocorrection takes an insult
from the anatomical to the
last logged in on Friday. His
status is listed as "out of town"
and his mood "determined."
The owner of a small,
independent record label that
specializes in the horrorcore genre
said others shouldn't judge
McCroskey by what they see on
his Web site or hear in his music.
Andres Shrim, who owns Serial
Killin Records in New Mexico
and performs himself under the
name SickTanicK, described
McCroskey as a "great kid,"
articulate, smart and professional.
Shrim said he has known
McCroskey for at least two years,
and he last saw him Sept. 12 at an
all-day music festival in South
Gate, Mich.
"You would never, ever imagine
that kid even being a suspect,"
Shrim said. "If he is found to be
guilty, I would be 100 percent
shocked."
Shrim said even though
horrorcore focuses on murder and
other morbid subjects, performers
and fans shouldn't be labeled as
violent people.
"People get the impression we're
these twisted, sick individuals and
we don't have hearts and we just
want to talk about murder and the
devil," he said. "But we just want
to express that other side of life."
In Farmville, police cordoned
off a one-block area around the
home on First Street next to a
Longwood athletic field with
excellently profane, helpfully
yellow tape. On Saturday, curious
motorists slowly drove by to get a
glimpse of the two-story gray
house.
Residents sitting on their
porches a block over said they
saw officers in bulletproof vests
and shotguns entering Kelley's
home Friday afternoon. Most said
they did not know her well.
Police had sent fliers to
authorities elsewhere to help
identify McCroskey, of Castro
Valley, Calif., Stimpson said.
McCroskey showed
identification when officers
approached him, didn't resist and
wasn't carrying any weapons with
him, airport spokesman Troy Bell
said.
State police were assisting in the
investigation in Farmville, about
50 miles west of Richmond.
Longwood did not issue an alert
after the bodies were discovered
because it happened off campus,
Caldwell said. She said the 4,500-
student school and the small town
were unaccustomed to such
violence.
"Not only on campus, but even
in Farmville it just doesn't
happen here," she said.
___
Dena Potter reported from
Richmond, Va.
providing an even more vulgar
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Wristwatch Camcorder
Is More Subtle, Sneaky
Than New iPod Nano
[Hidden Cameras]
By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:15:00 PM
The iPod Nano's camcorder is
pretty okay, but it's just so
obvious—what happened to the
days of camcorders hidden in tie-
clips and eyeglasses? The
wristwatch camcorder is pretty
sneaky and surprisingly not ugly.
The lens itself is located within
the number 2, and its 1.3MP
camera takes AVI video at a
resolution of 352x288. Inside the
watch lies 2GB of flash memory,
which is enough for about 12
hours of video, and gets about 12
hours of battery life on a single
charge (via USB or AC). It's
pretty toned-down, looking just
about like every other trendy
oversized silver wristwatch out
there, and costs $150. [ Book of
Joe]
word in case you need it. [
Twitter]
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Ex-aide says Edwards fathered mistress' child

(AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) involved a strict confidentiality during an interview with ABC Hunter publicly declared through
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:19:37 PM agreement. A spokesman for the News last summer that he had attorneys that he was the father.
publisher did not immediately fathered a child with Hunter, and Fred Baron, who was Edwards'
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A man return a phone message and e- he welcomed a paternity test. His national finance chairman and a 250GB PS3 listed with
w h o o n c e c l a i m e d t o h a v e mail seeking comment Saturday. wife, Elizabeth, has said she wealthy Dallas-based trial
fathered the child of John Edwards has said the affair with doesn't know if her husband is the attorney, said last year he quietly FIFA 2010 bundle for
Edwards' mistress says in a book Hunter ended in 2006. That year, father. sent money to Hunter and to October debut in Spain
proposal the former presidential E d w a r d s ' p o l i t i c a l a c t i o n Young said in 2007 he was the Young's family to resettle in
candidate is the real father and committee paid Hunter's video child's father. Hunter said around California. By Paul Miller (Engadget)
that Edwards and worked with his production firm $100,000 for Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:42:00 PM
the same time that Young was the Baron, who died following
campaign finance chairman to work. Then the committee paid father and the birth certificate complications from cancer just a
hide that secret, according to a another $14,086 on April 1, 2007. does not list a father's name. few months after Edwards We're circling in on a 250GB
newspaper report published online The Edwards camp has said the Michael Critchley, Hunter's acknowledged the affair, said he PS3 Slim, and this time it's made
Saturday. latter payment from the PAC was attorney, declined to comment provided the money on his own, an appearance at Spanish retailer
The New York Times said the exchanged for 100 hours of Saturday. A lawyer for Young did to "help two friends and former GAME with an October 8th
book proposal by former Edwards unused videotape Hunter shot. not immediately return messages colleagues rebuild their lives release date and a copy of Euro-
aide Andrew Young states he The same day, the Edwards left at his office Saturday. when harassment by supermarket centric FIFA 2010 along for the
helped facilitate the affair presidential campaign had Joyce Fitzpatrick, a tabloids made it impossible for ride. No pricetag or box shot, but
between Edwards and Rielle injected $14,034.61 into the PAC spokeswoman for Edwards and them to move forward on their we like where this is headed all
Hunter. According to the for a "furniture purchase," his attorney, Wade Smith, said own." the same.
newspaper, Young wrote that according to federal election that Edwards would not comment The New York Times said the [Thanks, Alejandro]
Edwards once told Hunter they records. Saturday. Smith has said Edwards book proposal states Edwards Filed under: Gaming
would wed after Edwards' wife, Edwards, a U.S. senator may make a statement at some knew from the start that he was 250GB PS3 listed with FIFA
who has cancer, died. representing North Carolina from point in the future about the the father of the child and 2010 bundle for October debut in
Edwards told Hunter that the 1998 until his vice presidential paternity of Frances Quinn expended considerable effort Spain originally appeared on
ceremony would be held on a bid in 2004, acknowledged in Hunter, who is 19-months old, but trying to conceal that. The Engadget on Sat, 19 Sep 2009
rooftop in New York and the May that federal investigators are there was no timetable for that. proposal says Edwards pleaded 18:42:00 EST. Please see our
Dave Matthews Bands would l o o k i n g i n t o h o w h e u s e d Young hasn't spoken publicly with Young to claim paternity and terms for use of feeds. Read|
m a k e a n a p p e a r a n c e , t h e campaign funds. Grand jury since saying he was the father in asked Baron to check whether a Permalink| Email this| Comments
n e w s p a p e r s a i d , c i t i n g i t s proceedings are secret, and the 2007 and has repeatedly ignored doctor would fake the results of a
examination of the book proposal. U.S. attorney's office in Raleigh reporter requests for interviews. paternity test.
St. Martin's Press has said has declined to confirm or deny Young got his last campaign
Young signed a book deal with an investigation. paycheck in the middle of
the publisher in June and it Edwards adamantly denied November, a month before he and

Overstock announces 'another' SEC subpoena

By Zac Bissonnette "previously-announced given all of the challenges it subpoena
(BloggingStocks) restatements of its financial faces, has apparently chosen to Overstock announces 'another'
Submitted at 9/19/2009 3:10:00 PM statements in 2006 and 2008 and expend time and resources on SEC subpoena originally
other matters." another investigation of appeared on BloggingStocks on
Filed under: Scandals CEO Patrick Byrne noted in the Overstock. Rest assured, I will Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:10:00 EST.
Overstock.com(NASDAQ: press release that "All of the continue to speak out as I have on Please see our terms for use of
OSTK) announced on Thursday matters that are the subject of the the shortcomings of our financial feeds. Permalink| Email this|
that it received a notice from the subpoena have been thoroughly regulatory system." Comments
SEC stating that the company was d i s c l o s e d a n d w e a r e public disclosures Overstock has Continue reading Overstock
under investigation concerning its disappointed, given the extensive previously made, that the SEC, a n n o u n c e s ' a n o t h e r ' S E C
12 Top News/ Gadgets/ Internet News Record

Obama to meet Middle East leaders Havana gears up for

(BBC News | Americas | World
Edition)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 5:31:26 PM
President Barack Obama will
meet Israeli and Palestinian
leaders on Tuesday to try to
relaunch peace talks.
Mr Obama will hold separate
talks with Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and
Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas, before a joint meeting.
Efforts to restart the peace
process have so far been blocked
by disagreements over Israeli
settlements.
A senior US official told the
BBC that there was no
expectation of an announcement
after Tuesday's meetings.
He said the meetings are "clear
sign of the President's personal
commitment to this issue."
But he added that it was critical
to put the discussions "in
context".
"Nine months ago there was a
war in Gaza," he said. "The Israeli
government has only existed for
five months.
"And now these three leaders are
going to sit down in the same
room and continue to narrow the
gaps."
Mr Netenyahu's office issued a
statement welcoming the
invitation to talks and saying they
would be held "without
preconditions", Reuters news
agency reported.
'Deep commitment'
The announcement of the
meetings, which will take place
on the sidelines of the UN
General Assembly in New York,
came after US envoy George
Mitchell's latest round of shuttle
diplomacy ended without
agreement.
The White House said the
meetings next week would
continue efforts by Mr Obama,
Mr Mitchell and Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton "to lay the
groundwork for the relaunch of
negotiations".
Mr Mitchell said Mr Obama's
desire to personally engage at this
juncture showed his "deep
commitment to comprehensive
peace".
The US envoy held a series of
meetings with Mr Netanyahu last
week in a fresh attempt at getting
a deal on Jewish settlement
activity.
He also went to the West Bank
to talk to Mr Abbas.
Mr Mitchell was hoping for a
consensus before all sides attend
the UN General Assembly, but he
returned to the US without
reaching any agreement.
Mr Abbas and the US
administration have been
demanding a complete freeze on
Israeli construction activity.
Mr Netanyahu had previously
offered a temporary freeze for
several months, but not in East
Jerusalem or in cases where
homes have already been
approved.
He noted this week that there
had been a slowdown in
settlement construction, but that
work would continue on 2,400
units currently being built.
'New conditions'
On Saturday, both sides were
reported as blaming each other for
the lack of any agreement to
resume the peace process
following Mr Mitchell's visit.
Israeli foreign ministry
spokesman Yossi Levi said the
Palestinian Authority was
"preventing the resumption of the
peace process by making
conditions that it has not made in
the past", AFP news agency said.
It was not reported which
conditions he was referring to.
But Mr Abbas said Israel was to
blame for not agreeing to a total
freeze in settlement building.
"The road is now blocked," he
told journalists in Cairo.
"There is no more work [for Mr
Mitchell] with the Western or
Palestinian sides because we are
complying with all our duties.
"The focus has to be on the
Israeli side."
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(BBC News | Americas | World Juanes said the show was about
Edition) peace and tolerance, not politics.
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:05:02 PM "It's a message of peace, not only
for Cuba. It's for the entire
Havana is preparing for the region," he said.
biggest open air concert since the He added that preparations for
1959 revolution, featuring some the concert had not been easy, but
15 top Latin American, Spanish "we have all got over our fears".
and Cuban performers. As the BBC's Michael Voss
Hundreds of thousands of reports from Havana, the location
Cubans are expected to attend the of the free concert is highly
concert in Revolution Square in symbolic.
Havana. The headquarters of the
Colombian singer Juanes, who communist party is in Revolution
has organised the event, has Square, along with a giant metal
received death threats from Cuban sculpture of Che Guevara's head.
-American opponents of the The square was used by Fidel
regime in Miami. Castro used to give five-hour
But he has won support from speeches, and is also where Pope
dissidents within Cuba. John Paul II held a historic open
More than 20 of Cuba's best- air mass in 1998.
known political dissidents, in Our correspondent says the
prison since 2003, issued a concert will feature the kind of
message of support for the concert big-name Latin line up that the
earlier this month. isolated, music loving island of
W h i l e t h e c r i t i c s h a v e Cuba could only dream about in
c o m p l a i n e d t h a t J u a n e s i s the past.
endorsing the island's communist Among the artists taking part on
system, the dissidents say the Sunday are Spain's Miguel Bose,
concert - which is called Peace Olga Tanon from Puerto Rico, the
without Borders - is an Cuban performers Silvio
opportunity for reconciliation. Rodriguez and Los Van Van.
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Obama plays down race factor in protests
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'Race is such a volatile issue in
this society'
President Barack Obama has
said that some Americans may
oppose him because of race, but
that this has not been the main
factor behind healthcare protests.
He suggests, in TV interviews
to be broadcast on Sunday, anti-
government sentiment was the
key reason for angry protests
against healthcare reform.
Former President Jimmy Carter
said this week that much of the
vitriol against reform plans was
"based on racism".
Many felt "that an African-
American should not be
president", he said.
Mr Carter made the point after
Republican lawmaker Joe Wilson
shouted "You lie!" while Mr
Obama was delivering an address
on healthcare to Congress last
week.
'Volatile issue'
Recent protests against Mr
Obama's healthcare reform plans
have included angry town hall
meetings and a taxpayers'
demonstration in Washington last
weekend.
Some have accused Mr Obama
of tyranny and promised to
"reclaim America".
In comments to ABC, Mr
Obama said race was a "volatile
issue" and "it becomes hard for
people to separate out race being a
sort of part of the backdrop of
American society versus race
being a predominant factor in any
given debate".
"Are there some people who
don't like me because of my
race?" he said. "I'm sure there are.
"Are there some people who
voted for me only because of my
race? There are probably some of
those too.
But he added that he thought
some were "more passionate
about the idea of whether
government can do anything right.
"And I think that that's probably
the biggest driver of some of the
vitriol."
In a separate interview with
CNN, Mr Obama said he did not
think race was the "the overriding
issue here".
He also said he was not the first
president to come up against
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angry protests.
"The things that were said about
FDR [Franklin Roosevelt] were
pretty similar to the things that
were said about me - that he was a
communist, he was a socialist,"
Mr Obama said.
"Things that were said about
Ronald Reagan when he was
trying to reverse some of the New
Deal programmes were pretty
vicious as well."
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Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:53:21 PM
While Mark Cuban's insisting
that TV Everywhere is brilliant,
it's difficult to see what the benefit
is for users. We already noted that
the whole program seemed to be
something of a mess with no one
agreeing on standards, meaning
that there might be a bunch of
different ones. Oh, and then
there's the whole plan to include
way too many ads and not let
users skip any of them.
Meanwhile, Broadband Reports
notes that the various players
appear to be bickering with each
other over who pays for what...
and who gets compensated for
what. The whole thing is a recipe
for a disaster. As Broadband
Reports summarizes, "bickering
between broadcasters and TV
operators, limited selection,
walled gardens and unskippable
ads" are the sort of things that
drive people to other options, such
as file sharing -- which is what
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Government poised to take charge of student loan business

By Tom Johansmeyer program, which would affect the almost all of President Obama's charge of student loan business
(BloggingStocks) largest change on college aid key points on higher education originally appeared on
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United States passed the House of increase Pell Grants available for create grants for community loan business
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Suspect in anti-terror probe arrested

in Colorado - Reuters
(Most Popular - Google News) Folsom. sympathizing with al Qaeda, came
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:09:32 PM Aiello said both men were taken days after he traveled to New
to a local county jail for booking. York City.
By Keith Coffman FBI agents entered Zazi's He was stopped by authorities
DENVER (Reuters) - Federal residence in suburban Aurora, on September 10 while driving a
agents on Saturday arrested a C o l o r a d o , o n W e d n e s d a y rental car on the George
Colorado man who had been afternoon with a search warrant. Washington Bridge, which
under surveillance as part of an The entire three-story apartment connects New York city with
anti-terrorism investigation that building was roped off with New Jersey, but later returned to
came to light in a series of New yellow crime-scene tape, and Colorado.
York City raids this week, a authorities put black screens over Early on Monday, a joint anti-
spokeswoman for his attorney the building's windows to prevent terrorism task force carried out a
said.
The suspect, Najibullah Zazi,
onlookers from seeing inside.
A house a few miles away was
series of raids in an area of the
Queens borough of New York
Gunman kills two on Mexico
24, a native of Afghanistan said to likewise cordoned off later in the
work as an airport shuttle driver in d a y f o r w h a t a l o c a l l a w
where he had visited over the
weekend. subway
Colorado, was taken into custody enforcement source said was a (Writing by Dan Whitcomb, (BBC News | Americas | World tried to tackle him were killed in
along with his father after three search related to the anti-terrorism editing by Eric Beech) Edition) the incident.
days of questioning by the FBI in investigation. Submitted at 9/19/2009 3:49:57 AM Footage of the shooting showed
Denver, said Wendy Aiello, a The questioning of Zazi, who rush-hour commuters scattering as
spokeswoman for attorney Art a u t h o r i t i e s s u s p e c t o f Please turn on JavaScript. Media the man opened fire.
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Colombia eases terms for hostages The gunman is tackled by a man repeatedly to grab hold of the
as crowds flee from the station
Two people were killed when a
gunman, before being shot.
The gunman then retreated to a
(BBC News | Americas | World April. services are reported to have used
Edition) The father of one of the soldiers, i n f o r m a t i o n g a i n e d f r o m man confronted by police for carriage before being surrounded
Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:53:47 PM Pablo Moncayo, has staged a high monitoring her phone calls to scrawling graffiti at a Mexico and captured by police.
profile campaign, walking across organise a dramatic jungle rescue City subway station opened fire A witness told the Associated
Colombian President Alvaro Colombia wrapped in chains to last year of 15 hostages. on passers-by. Press news agency that the man
Uribe has eased the terms for the call for the release of his son. The rescued hostages included Five other people were hurt in shouted that his attack was
release of 24 police and soldiers In a separate development, the French-Colombian politician, the incident, which happened on "against the government".
being held by Marxist Farc rebels. Colombian authorities have Ingrid Betancourt, and three Friday afternoon at Balderas Police chief Manuel Mondragon
He agreed that the hostages can extradited a 37-year-old alleged Americans. station, a major interchange. said he would assign more
be released one by one, dropping Farc leader to the US. The Farc, which is largely The gunman, identified as 38- officers to patrol the subway
an earlier demand that they must US prosecutors say Nancy financed by drug trafficking, has year-old Luis Felipe Hernandez system.
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Opinion divided over legalising drugs

By Tom Lloyd (World news ignores the history of alcohol much as any large seizure of producers adapting to meet the death and disease and fewer new
and comment from the prohibition in the US and our own drugs, or police "crackdown", is demand. Growing other crops is users. After this "medicalisation"
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) recent experience of spending celebrated as evidence of the futile if the demand for drugs heroin is no longer cool.
Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:07:32 PM more than £10bn a year on the success of the "war on drugs". remains. Importantly, of the previously
criminal justice system and losing Within days the dealers were Our limited resources are hopeless individuals many now
It is not only very expensive and more than £15bn to crime that has back. If success were measured by directed towards this futile "war" hold down a job and live normal
m i s d i r e c t e d a c t i v i t y , b u t merely accompanied the rise in the volume of arrests and drugs while public health, which is family lives. All we have
counterproductive and harmful the drug trade. The criminals seized, you could conclude that clearly the first principle of drug managed is three trial runs,
Several generations have now make around £6bn a year. They the police had done well; control, remains an impoverished obviously successful, involving
lived under the shadow of the are the success story. however, judged on success in baby brother. Prevention and just over 100 heroin users. This is
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, I suppose that I arrested as containing the market and treatment, surely, should come good news, but we must move
including police officers like me many "druggies" as anybody on reducing harm, the outcome is first. more quickly.
w h o b e c a m e i n c r e a s i n g l y the team and the thumbnail of quite different. Finally, users are excluded and As we wring our hands and
disillusioned with its effects. cannabis found in the bottom of It all seemed so pointless; what marginalised from the social close our eyes to the lessons from
Despite all the money and effort their pockets found its way on to were we achieving? The mainstream, tainted with a moral abroad, delay in expanding heroin
poured into the so-called "war on the charge sheet as a matter of enthusiastically spun revolving stigma, and often unable to find prescribing will inevitably lead to
drugs", the inexorable spread of routine. Sometimes detectives door of criminal justice took in treatment even when they may be more people who will die,
drugs and the accompanying came back to the police station and spat out users and dealers, motivated to want it. The biggest contract HIV and Hepatitis C,
damage is powerful testament to with a few pot plants they had often addicts themselves, to deal growth of HIV/Aids outside continue to commit crime and
failure. What we are doing is not found on some hippie's window again. Men and women, arrested Africa is in injecting drug users. prostitute themselves to feed their
o n l y v e r y e x p e n s i v e a n d ledge. After a few weeks of for little more than youthful Unless we face these unintended habits.
misdirected activity, but actively healthy, well-watered growth on experimentation, emerged with consequences head-on, we will The different approach in East
counterproductive and harmful. the crime squad's own windowsill, lives forever tainted by a continue to be mesmerised by the Anglia offered prolifically
As a young constable in this now very impressive evidence conviction. many paradoxes of the drug offending addicts a choice
London, I was shocked when I arrived on the evidence bench of Nowhere in the country is free problem. We can do things between treatment and arrest.
saw the "pit", a hospital room the magistrates' court. from drugs and the associated differently. In Boston in the 1990s They almost invariably chose
used for the temporary storage of I commanded or oversaw many crime epidemic. Criminals the US police successfully treatment, and detectives were
the latest collapsed "junkie" anti-drug operations. In one continue to make huge profits, concentrated on reducing the surprised to learn that not only did
picked up from the pavements of London council estate we arrested corroding and corrupting public number of murders as a greater this save time and precious
the West End. After minimal almost 30 street dealers in a co- and private lives. They target each priority than pursuing futile resources, but it was also the most
t r e a t m e n t t h e y a w o k e a n d ordinated swoop, motivated by a new generation of children and efforts to reduce the scale of the effective way of tackling burglary
staggered off, back to their next desire to tackle overt street- create addicts who are ostracised, illegal market. In Portugal, they had ever seen. We thought
hit, hoping it was not going to be dealing in heroin and crack become diseased and die decriminalisation of possession of and acted in new ways and
their last. Some ended up in the cocaine. unnecessarily. all drugs since 2001 has achieved better results, for
mortuary. Some undercover officers put More recently, I have been unblocked a hopelessly everybody.
If your child was found in t h e m s e l v e s a t r i s k a s t h e y working abroad and the problems overcrowded court and prison Prosecuting users is misguided
possession of drugs, would you immersed themselves in the that exist worldwide are system, and evaluations of this and counterproductive;
want them to be arrested, charged addicts' lifestyle (showers not an recognised at the highest levels, approach have shown a broadly prosecuting dealers without
and convicted (with all the stigma option) and became accepted by with most acknowledging the positive impact on recidivism and tackling demand or their profits
that entails) or advised, supported the dealers. Others were at risk of harmful unintended consequences social reintegration and a does not work. If the money
and treated if necessary? Every f a l l i n g o f f l a d d e r s a s t h e y of the current approach. A huge significant cost saving to the wasted on misinformation, low-
drug user is someone's child and, assumed the role of observant criminal market (with enormous government. level enforcement and
s a d l y , o f t e n t h e v i c t i m o f decorators. The evidence was so financial incentives) has been The Swiss people voted by a condemnation had been spent on
emotional, physical and sexual good that all those arrested created using corruption and two-thirds majority last year to tackling the underlying causes, so
abuse. pleaded guilty. And one building violence to make its huge profits. ratify their successful heroin many blighted lives could have
Drug-taking blocks the pain and ended up with five coats of paint. Efforts to destroy crops only prescription programme as been different. There are other
yet we ostracise and criminalise A bigger operation in an East destroy peasant farmers' official government policy. For 15 options, but sadly we cannot hold
rather than understand and Anglian city targeted more than livelihoods and the environment, years, heroin has been prescribed a rational public debate as serving
support. "Drugs are bad, ban 100 street dealers. It was hailed as while the poppy fields and coca in special clinics under controlled
them!" is an easy mantra, but it a great success by politicians, plants spring up elsewhere, with conditions, resulting in less crime, OPINION page 17
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Feminists take on 'sexist' Berlusconi
By Tom Kington (World news
and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:08:00 PM
A new generation of Italian
women are finding a voice after a
'summer of sleaze' in Italian
politics
Towards the end of her career as
one of Italy's most famous and
loved leading ladies, the Roman
actress Anna Magnani instructed
her make-up artist not to conceal
the lines and wrinkles on her face.
"Leave them all there," she said.
"I spent a lifetime earning them."
Magnani is now celebrated as a
role model for a new generation
of Italian feminists, galvanised by
sex scandals involving prime
minister Silvio Berlusconi, and a
daily diet of sexist imagery in the
media. Archive footage of
Magnani's bon mot appears in a
short documentary which has
become a word-of-mouth
sensation online in Italy. Il Corpo
delle Donne, or The Body of
Women, is an acid critique of the
routine sexism that pervades
commercial Italian television.
In the film Magnani's humorous
dignity is contrasted with clip
after clip featuring semi-naked
showgirls and Botoxed presenters,
all enduring programme formats
designed to reveal as much flesh
as is permissible at prime time,
with a coruscating commentary by
director Lorella Zanardo. More
than half a million viewers have
Red Rocks on Mars Aren't Just Rust
By Hadley Leggett (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:49:00 PM
New experiments show that
so far watched Il Corpo delle
Donne and last month the film
was shown and discussed on one
of the country's most popular talk
shows.
After a summer of sleaze in
which Berlusconi has been
variously accused of "frequenting
minors", sleeping with an escort
girl and holding debauched parties
at his Sardinian villa, a feminist
backlash is gaining momentum.
The target is not only Berlusconi
but the wider culture of a country
in which a prime minister could
survive such allegations.
According to Chiara Volpato, an
academic at Milan's Bicocca
University, matters hit rock
bottom when Berlusconi's lawyer
said his client would never pay for
sex with an escort because the
prime minister is merely an "end
user" of women: "The choice of
language really summed up how
far we have sunk."
This summer a group of
academics, including Volpato,
persuaded 15,000 people to sign a
petition asking the wives of world
leaders to boycott the G8
conference in Italy in protest at
the plight of women in
Berlusconi's Italy.
Female judges, senators, nuns,
historians and businesswomen
circulated two more petitions
calling for an end to sexism on
television, while the European
court of human rights will decide
if Berlusconi can be sanctioned
for sexism after two politicians,
Mars' red color could have formed
without water. A group of Danish
scientists have discovered that
mechanical forces alone can turn
Donata Gottardi and Anna Paola
Concia, complained to the court
about his "continuous and
repeated disrespectful statements
about the lives and the dignity of
women".
Last week, when journalist
Maria Laura Rodotà published an
open letter to Italian women in
Corriere della Sera calling for a
"New Feminism", she was
overwhelmed with responses. "It
was like uncorking a bottle," she
said. Protest is also emerging on
the right. An article damning
Berlusconi for promoting
beautiful young women to
political positions has been
written by academic Sofia
Ventura and published by a think-
tank run by Berlusconi's ally
Gianfranco Fini.
Times were not always so bad.
Italian women can draw
inspiration from a proud record of
winning rights in the 1970s, when
20,000 feminists would fill
Rome's streets on protest marches.
Despite fierce resistance from the
Vatican, divorce was legalised in
1974 after a referendum, and
parliament legalised abortion in
1978.
"In an Italy with no divorce,
secret abortions and huge
inequality in the home, feminism
achieved nothing short of an
earthquake," said Miriam Mafai, a
former parliamentarian and
veteran journalist who helped to
launch the Italian daily La
Repubblica in 1976.
a black Martian mineral into a red
one, without the need for water or
oxygen.
But in recent years the Vatican
has been making up lost ground.
Abortion may be legal, but
women have reported Catholic
doctors refusing to supply even
morning-after pills. And in the
prime minister the
unreconstructed Italian male has
found a 21st-century hero.
Zanardo said that television was
playing a crucial role in
demeaning women and damaging
their self-esteem: "Eighty per cent
of Italians who watch TV use it as
their sole source of information
and 80% of the women featured
on TV are either sex objects or
mere decoration." As young girls
bred on Italian TV increasingly
dream of life as a velina, or
showgirl, their mothers are often
too tired to protest, she added.
"Between jobs and housework,
Italian women now work two
hours a day longer than the
European average."
For now, the modern feminist
revolt remains largely confined to
universities and national
newspapers. Despite the flurry of
activity, Ventura said she was
pessimistic about rank-and-file
women joining the petition-
signing intellectuals who are
mobilising: "The alarm is
sounding in universities but not
elsewhere, this is not yet a
political problem. Feminism
achieved a lot first time round, but
evidently it did not reach deep
enough."
Zanardo disagrees, claiming
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protest is growing outside
university corridors, but people do
not know where to look. "It's
happening on the internet. The
proof was when the University of
Bologna withdrew erotic images it
used in advertising after a huge
online protest."
There are other signs. A risqué
TV comedy show on a Berlusconi
channel was moved to a later time
slot after protests from a parents'
group. And when a blonde model
on Berlusconi's flagship football
programme exposed a breast
during a dance routine she was
promptly sacked. "I don't think
that would have happened in the
past," said Zanardo.
Zanardo's website is registering
complaints about lewd images on
TV and is planning courses in
schools "to help children defend
themselves from this television".
The response to Il Corpo delle
Donne, she says, has been
overwhelming: "People who
watch Italian TV all the time have
told me 'Thanks, it's the first time
I really see what is going on'."
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• Silvio Berlusconi
• Women
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Amish love stories are bestsellers in US continued from page 15
officers or politicians who dare
By Paul Harris (World news drive horse-drawn buggies. to the rich storytelling tradition "These are things that are highly challenge the "war on drugs"
and comment from the Such a lifestyle has not stopped among her Amish friends. With valued. It reminds many of them orthodoxy justifiably fear being
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) the "bonnet-ripper" phenomenon no televisions or computers, most of a sort of life many people led in pilloried by our national press.
Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:06:27 PM from taking off or spreading into Amish families have always kept America before the Second World Politicians will not even
other genres, such as Amish alive a tradition of oral War. They feel reading these conduct a cost-effectiveness
'Bonnet-ripper' novels take thrillers and mysteries. Bookseller storytelling. "It is rich, rich soil books is like a trip down memory analysis of the current approach.
readers back to simpler times B a r n e s a n d N o b l e r e c e n t l y for an author to work with," lane," said Professor Susan The drug policy thinktank
when life revolved around church reported that 15 of its top 100 Woodsmall said. Trollinger, an expert on Amish Transform has calculated savings
dances and family values religious fiction titles were Amish Sex and violence do not play issues at the University of Dayton of up to £14bn a year if drugs
They have been dubbed "bonnet novels. much of an open role. Drama in Ohio. were controlled and regulated. It's
-rippers" rather than "bodice- The numbers involved are tends to revolve around the Another attraction is the not as if we could not do with the
rippers", and the sex is generally enough to whet the appetite of a comings and goings at church "otherness" of the Amish, who money.
left to the reader's imagination. struggling publishing industry. dances, teenagers testing the remain fundamentally apart from So, where are we? Law
But the subtle pleasures of a new Author Beverly Lewis has sold limits of Amish dress codes and mainstream America. Their enforcement spending is up,
brand of romantic fiction set in 13.5 million copies of her books behaviour, or flirting with interactions with the outside criminal profits are up but drug
America's Amish communities is set among the Pennsylvania outsiders. Kisses are not common world are often guarded, and there use is also up. The game's up!
proving one of the most surprising Amish; Wanda Brunstetter's on the printed page. Sex is is a conscious refusal to enter the We know that we must change
success stories in publishing. novels have moved four million virtually unknown. 20th century, let alone the 21st. and we also know that police
At a time when most bestsellers copies. One publisher, Thomas While contemporary issues do "The irony is that they reject the officers like to make things
seem to involve angst-ridden teen Nelson, is releasing five Amish intrude – one novel revolved culture that is so embracing them happen. This is the time for police
vampires or thrillers based on novels this year and has plans for around an Amish woman trying through these books. But no leaders throughout the world to
murderous global conspiracy s i x m o r e n e x t y e a r . T h e Prozac to cure her depression Amish person could really write a challenge the status quo and focus
theories, a group of authors has p h e n o m e n o n h a s g a i n e d rather than the power of prayer book like these novels. They resources on serious, organised
been quietly racking up hundreds mainstream media attention from and family – most plots are set could not do so and stay in an criminals, not blighted users, and
of thousands of sales by exploring the Wall Street Journal and Time against the gentle rhythms of Amish church. They would be to focus on harm reduction not
the romantic entanglements of the magazine. farming life, family and devout kicked out," Trollinger said. some pie-in-the-sky dream of a
Amish. "People like them for a lot of belief in God. Experts say that • Religion drug-free society. Where they
At first, the Amish seem an reasons. That is why they are such this taps into mass appeal with • United States lead, politicians will follow.
unlikely inspiration for novels of h o t s e l l e r s , " s a i d C i n d y many Americans, who see the • US press and publishing • Drugs policy
lust and forbidden love. Scattered Woodsmall, whose fifth Amish Amish as some sort of idealised • Family • Police
across the US, but most famously romance – The Sound of Sleigh group, living a life free from the Paul Harris • Drugs
concentrated in Pennsylvania, the Bells– is out next month. "The stresses of the modern world. It is guardian.co.uk© Guardian • Drugs trade
Amish, and similar sects like the Amish are holding on to a way of perhaps also no coincidence that News & Media Limited 2009 | Tom Lloyd
Mennonites, live quiet lives in life that other Americans have let Amish books are especially Use of this content is subject to guardian.co.uk© Guardian
small farming communities. They go of, and I think we all want to popular among evangelical our Terms & Conditions| More News & Media Limited 2009 |
eschew modern technology, often know the story behind that," she Christians. The mild portrayals of Feeds Use of this content is subject to
speak an old-fashioned form of added. sex and violence and the emphasis our Terms & Conditions| More
German, have strong religious Woodsmall's sales have reached on faith and traditional family Feeds
faith, wear 19th-century-looking 134,000 copies and show no sign values are all strong selling points
clothing and bonnets and usually of letting up. She puts that down for many religious Americans.
Ambitious Touchscreen Notebook Swims With the
Fail Whale
By Christopher Null (Wired Top But its high price, low Brad Pitt Walks Tall in Lettered Loafers
Stories) performance, and unresponsive
display ultimately doom the (ETonline - Breaking News) a pair of loafers adorned with his a t t h e 5 7 t h S a n S e b a s t i a n
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:55:00 PM
device. Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:20:00 AM golden initials in Spain on Friday. International Film Festival.
The T400S tries so hard to be a The sure-footed star wore his Keep checking back here for the
touchscreen-enabled notebook. X marks the spot, and BP marks stylish shoes to the 'Inglourious latest star sightings!
the shoes! Brad Pitt walked tall in Basterds' premiere and photocall
18 World/ Gadgets/ Tech/ Internet News Record

Battle for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat could save My Debate With The
Obama's healthcare reforms NY Times' David Carr
Over Journalism
By Peter Beaumont (World Obama's plans for American the process last Thursday under Dukakis – the losing Democratic Business Models
news and comment from the healthcare and, in a letter rules that allow for a presidential candidate in 1988. At
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) delivered to the president shortly postponement to be called three a recent public event, he was By Michael Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:08:40 PM after his death, wrote that the fight times before the Massachusetts jokingly introduced as "Senator Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:34:00 PM

for a new system "was above all a senate president intervenes. But Dukakis". Dukakis himself has so
A p p o i n t m e n t w o u l d g i v e moral issue; at stake are not just with Republicans holding only far refused to discuss the Mark Glaser, from PBS's
Democrats 60 seats, allowing t h e d e t a i l s o f p o l i c y , b u t five seats out of 40 in the local possibility, MediaShift invited me and NY
them to override Republican fundamental principles of social senate, the legislation's passage While Dukakis is regarded as Times columnist David Carr to
attempts to block legislation justice and the character of our seems guaranteed. being the frontrunner because of have a back-and-forth debate over
President Barack Obama's country". Democratic supporters of the his profile, Patrick has given no email, concerning business
healthcare plans could receive a The naming of a temporary move have argued that the state indication of the other candidates models for newspapers --
crucial boost this week, with the senator requires Massachusetts to must fill both its US Senate seats that he is considering. specifically questioning whether
a p p o i n t m e n t o f a n i n t e r i m change its Senate succession law when issues as important as Other names that have been so micropayments or a paywall of
Democratic senator to take the to allow Governor Deval Patrick Obama's proposed healthcare far been mentioned include some kind makes sense. Carr
place of veteran Ted Kennedy, to approve the appointment – a reform – as well as other Charles Ogletree, a Harvard law supports some sort of "user pays"
who died last month. request made by Kennedy before important policies – may be voted professor, and Paul Kirk, a former model for content, whereas I tend
Kennedy's fellow Massachusetts his death in a letter to Patrick. on before a replacement senator chairman of the Democratic to think the idea would backfire
Democrats could appoint a A bill has already passed the can be elected in late January. National Committee. badly. PBS has published the two
"caretaker" senator as early as state house of representatives by a The move is controversial • US healthcare part debate here:
tomorrow, in advance of a full substantial majority, but the because of the way Massachusetts • Democrats • Part I, where we disagree about
e l e c t i o n o n 1 9 J a n u a r y . Massachusetts senate has put off Democrats have switched views • Barack Obama what people will pay for, and talk
S p e c u l a t i o n w a s m o u n t i n g voting on the issue until tomorrow on the law reform proposal since • US domestic policy a bit about newspaper economics
yesterday that former Democratic at the earliest. Governor Patrick is it was last proposed in 2004 under • Edward Kennedy (they're bad...).
presidential nominee and former expected to sign off on the a Republican governor, who • Republicans • Part II, where we continue to
state governor Michael Dukakis legislation. would have been expected to • Obama administration go back and forth, but eventually
might occupy the vacant seat. President Obama has been appoint an interim senator from • United States reach a bit of common ground in
As Republican opposition to taking a close personal interest in his own party. Then Democrats Peter Beaumont the middle (no, really!)
President Obama's policy agenda the Democrats' attempts to change voted overwhelmingly against the guardian.co.uk© Guardian There's probably not that much
hardens, the appointment would the rules and allow a temporary proposal while Republicans – now News & Media Limited 2009 | surprising to folks around here if
once again give Democrats the senator to take Kennedy's seat. opposing it – voted for it, leading Use of this content is subject to you read this site regularly, but it
magic number of 60 seats in the Governor Patrick has said that the to allegations of hypocrisy on our Terms & Conditions| More was a fun debate.
US Senate, allowing them to president asked him about the both sides. Feeds Permalink| Comments| Email
override Republican attempts to issue during Kennedy's funeral, Patrick has insisted that no one This Story
block legislation. while his aides have remained in intending to run for the seat in
S e n a t o r K e n n e d y w a s touch to monitor progress. January should be appointed,
passionately committed to Republicans managed to delay leading speculation to focus on
Stuffed Animal USB Hand Warmers Quickly Brand You as "Office Weirdo" [USB]
By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo) hand warmers are sure to do the episode of The Office and thus in the Australian, Quebecoise etc
Submitted at 9/19/2009 3:30:00 PM trick. "Why does that guy have his feel qualified to say that wearing versions). They're a little bit cute
hands jammed into a stuffed these things are a surefire way to and a lot bit creepy, and available
If you feel like your coworkers animal's esophagus?" they'll ask. turn you into a weirder, colder for$22.50 per pair. [ Technabob]
just don't ostracize you enough, Though I've had the good and furrier version of Dwight (or
these fuzzy bear and rabbit USB fortune to have never worked in an office, I have seen every Gareth, or whoever fills that role
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Katherine Heigl's
Iranian TV edits out protests Hubby Sings About
By Robert Tait (World news white without crowd noise to Mousavi, the reformist who says has an avid following in Iran.
and comment from the show that technical problems Ahmadinejad cheated him of Days after the disputed election, Their Baby
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) were being experienced. The victory in June. four members of Iran's national (ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:07:37 PM transmission then cut back to a "Following the self-motivated team were banned from the game Submitted at 9/19/2009 8:02:00 AM
studio presenter who said that the presence of the green wave in after displaying their support for
Broadcast delayed as crowd problems had arisen because Irib Azadi stadium, Irib did not cover Mousavi by wearing green Katherine Heigl's musician
demonstration is edited out had "sent only one camera to the live the Esteghlal-Steel Azin wristbands during a World Cup husband Josh Kelley reportedly
Live television coverage of an stadium". match," it wrote. "Irib's lie about qualifying match against South sang a song about their baby girl,
Iranian football match was Eventually the match was camera malfunction and receiving Korea. Nancy Leigh, during a concert in
blacked-out because sections of shown nearly an hour late, again only black-and-white images from Last month eyebrows were Ohio on Friday night.
the crowd were chanting anti- without sound and with close-up inside the stadium was uncovered raised when two premier league "We adopted a baby from Korea,
government slogans and waving shots focusing solely on the pitch an hour later by the colour teams abandoned their green me and my girl, and she's
green emblems in support of the and editing out the 70,000 transmission using close-up and strips and took the field against awesome, dude! This girl is the
country's political opposition, it spectators. specially edited frames. In these each other in predominantly white bomb!" Kelley said during his
was claimed yesterday. The news website Mehr images the spectators were not outfits. The green shirts of the show at Miami University,
The premier league match described the live broadcast shown at all." women's national team were according to People.com.
between Esteghlal and Steel Azin failure as "unprecedented". Aziz Suspicions that the broadcast withdrawn and replaced with red The site says he played a new
took place at Tehran's Azadi Mohammadi, the head of Iran's was delayed deliberately were tops on the eve of the recent song about his daughter,
stadium just hours after tens of premier league, blamed it on bolstered by reports from listeners Asian Games championship in nicknamed Naleigh, with lyrics
thousands of green-clad protesters Esteghlal's refusal to agree to a 15 who said they heard chants in Thailand. including: "Just to see you in
used the state-organised Quds -minute kick-off delay to give support of Mousavi during a live The authorities are understood mommy's arms is all I need."
Day anti-Israel demonstrations to e x t r a p r e p a r a t i o n t i m e t o radio broadcast of the game. It to be gearing up for a further
voice their opposition to the cameramen who, he said, had was the second time on Friday security crackdown this week as
president, M a h m o u d been under added pressure that TV bosses had been university students return for the
Ahmadinejad, who is accused of because of the earlier coverage of blindsided by opposition protests. start of the new academic term.
stealing Iran's recent election. Quds Day. However, that Hours earlier, Ahmadinejad was • Mir Hossein Mousavi
The game's scheduled live TV explanation was dismissed by publicly embarrassed during a live • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
c o v e r a g e w a s d i s r u p t e d club bosses who said Irib had interview when opposition chants • Iran
apparently after bosses of the state c i t e d " t e c h n i c a l p r o b l e m s " of "Ahmadi, Ahmadi, resign, Robert Tait
broadcaster, Irib, learned of the t h r o u g h o u t t h e m a t c h . resign" could clearly be heard guardian.co.uk© Guardian
presence of protesters inside the The Mizan Press website – while he was speaking. News & Media Limited 2009 |
stadium. linked to the opposition National The incident also exposed the Use of this content is subject to
According to Iranian websites, Religious party – said the real authorities' sensitivity to our Terms & Conditions| More
the match was initially broadcast reason was the presence of expressions of dissent in sporting Feeds
for a few minutes in black-and- s u p p o r t e r s o f M i r H o s s e i n arenas, especially football, which

Cash for Clunkers data paints a murky picture

By Gary E. Sattler beginning to paint a murky, if not who were already contemplating a Cash for Clunkers data paints a
(BloggingStocks) dismal, picture of the auto purchase. The supposition is that murky picture originally appeared
Submitted at 9/19/2009 1:40:00 PM industry's future. I read an these consumers simply bought on BloggingStocks on Sat, 19 Sep
excellent break down of the data, earlier to reap their government 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see
Filed under: Products and which was provided by Michelle vouchers (you're welcome). our terms for use of feeds.
services, Personal finance Krebs via Edmunds Automotive Dismal September sales numbers Permalink| Email this| Comments
D a t a a n a l y s i s o f t h e Network. are being projected for auto
government's Cash for Clunkers First off, some analysts are makers.
program is beginning to surface. claiming that while the Clunkers were most likely moved forward Continue reading Cash for
That analysis, coupled with some program did boost auto sales for on the calendar by auto buyers Clunkers data paints a murky
not too impressive projections, is the month of August, those sales picture
20 Finance/ Economy/ Entertainment Media Internet News Record

Earnings highlights: Adobe, Banco de Brasil and Santander Both

Best Buy, FedEx, Kroger, Look to Take Advantage of ADRs
Monsanto, Oracle, Palm ... (Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
said in a telephone interview with
Bloomberg. “We are increasing
Much of this is fuelled by local
retail interest, as the Brazilian
By Trey Thoelcke • D i s c o v e r F i n a n c i a l Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:04:40 AM the number of potential investors middle classes are growing,
(BloggingStocks) Services(NYSE: DFS) posted a to our shares.” however, there are also signs that
Submitted at 9/19/2009 2:10:00 PM surprise Q3 profit but shares rose State controlled banking Banco de Brasil has performed foreign investors are looking at
slightly on the news. behemoth Banco de Brasil has w e l l t h i s y e a r , h a v i n g Brazil as the next BRIC economy
Filed under: Earnings reports, • Dress Barn Inc.(NASDAQ: been involved in a three way o u t p e r f o r m e d t h e B o v e s p a to really get going, with Credit
M i c r o s o f t ( M S F T ) , A d o b e DBRN) reported modest growth battle with its private peers Itau- average by some margin. As we Suisse coming out with a bullish
Systems (ADBE), Best Buy in both net income and revenue in Unibanco ( ITUB) and Banco de have discussed in previous statement yesterday.
(BBY), Kroger Co (KR), FedEx Q4. Bradesco ( BBD) for some time articles, the banking sector in “Brazil is in style for
Corp (FDX), Fortune Brands • FedEx Corp.(NYSE: FDX) for dominance in the growing Brazil has been going through a foreigners,” said Ilan Ryfer at
(FO), Oracle Corp (ORCL) said that its Q1 earnings and domestic banking sector. Having wave of consolidation & the state Credit Suisse Hedging Griffo,
Here are some highlights from revenue dropped but its cash flow surpassed ITUB in the second bank has just added to its growing Brazil’s biggest hedge fund.
last week's earnings coverage has improved. quarter, mainly due to lower portfolio via the acquisition of a “Everyone thinks it’s a bull
from BloggingStocks: Continue reading Earnings interest rates attracting borrowers, 4 9 . 9 9 % s t a k e i n B a n c o market again and the party’s back.
• A d o b e S y s t e m s highlights: Adobe, Best Buy, B a n c o d e B r a s i l h a s n o w Votorantim for 4.2 billion reals Investors have short memories.”
Inc.(NASDAQ: ADBE) just beat F e d E x , K r o g e r , M o n s a n t o , announced that it is looking to ($2.3Bn) earlier this month. Much of the excitement around
low Q3 earnings estimates but O r a c l e , P a l m . . . change its stance regarding Meanwhile, Spain's Santander ( Brazilian stocks is fuelled by its
revenue also declined. Earnings highlights: Adobe, international stockholders. STD) is now looking at a local BRIC partner China, as the
• Best Buy Co. Inc.(NYSE: B e s t B u y , F e d E x , K r o g e r , Yesterday, a spokeswoman for IPO that should see an initial Chinese economy starts to lift
BBY) earnings fell short of Monsanto, Oracle, Palm ... the company revealed that the r a i s i n g o f $ 2 0 0 m i l l i o n again, commodities are very much
estimates but revenue was better o r i g i n a l l y a p p e a r e d o n bank is now looking to double the (equivalent to 15% of current back in vogue. South Africa's
than expected. BloggingStocks on Sat, 19 Sep potential foreign ownership in valuation) that will be used to Investec Asset Management is
• Cracker Barrel Old Country 2009 14:10:00 EST. Please see Bovespa traded shares from the expand its reach across the looking at Brazil and neighbours
Store Inc.(NASDAQ: CBRL) our terms for use of feeds. current 11% by raising its free country. At the same time, Chile and Peru to lead the way in
posted better-than-expected Q4 Permalink| Email this| Comments float of shares to 25%. Santander also said that it will South America, as Chinese
earnings. On the same call, she also launch an ADR programme for demand for raw materials is set to
MediaDailyNews: Wounded Peacock: GE a d v i s e d t h a t t h e b a n k h a s the local listing. grow.
appointed an advisory bank With only a single IPO so far So Viva Brasilia !! Being a bull
Debates Selling, Spinning NBCU r e g a r d s l a u n c h i n g a n A D R this year with Visa affiliate on emerging markets and Brazil
(MediaPost | Media News) NBC Universal could hinge on offering on the NYSE, similar to VisaNet, Brazil now has 12 in particular, I am looking
Submitted at 9/18/2009 1:59:39 PM radical changes to its weakest its two biggest rivals, and the companies that have registered forward to the Banco de Brasil
financial links, including its ad- programme could be launched by since the end of July for potential and Santander IPOs with great
[ fivefilters.org: unable to d e p e n d e n t N B C b r o a d c a s t the end of this year. listings. The VisaNet launch was interest.
retrieve full-text content] General n e t w o r k a n d T V s t a t i o n s . “We are talking about two hugely oversubscribed & raised a Disclosure : Author holds long
Electric's pending decision to movements that aim to improve Brazilian record of $4.5Bn in its positions in Santander & Itau-
retain total or partial ownership of the attractiveness of the shares,” sale, much to the benefit of Unibanco
Marco Geovanne Tobias da Silva, Bradesco.
Will John Travolta Testify in Extortion Trial?
(ETonline - Breaking News) about whether the star will testify tells ET that if Travolta is called pleaded not guilty to conspiracy
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:26:00 AM in the Bahamas next week at the to testify, he will testify. to commit extortion and aiding to
extortion trial tied to his teenage Pleasant Bridgewater, a former attempted extortion.
A member of John Travolta's son Jett's death. senator, and Tarino Lightbourne,
legal team is speaking out to ET A legal representative for actor an ambulance driver, have
Internet News Record Economy/ 21

Tech.view: Waste not, want not

(The Economist: Daily environmentally friendly, equivalents. As a fuel, ethanol has g r e e n h o u s e g a s ) . the feedstock to customers’ doors.
columns) economic and has all the enabling a lower energy density and Environmentalists reckon that GreenHouse has an exclusive
Submitted at 9/18/2009 12:14:43 AM technologies in place? The therefore needs more of it to do using the ethanol produced over contract to install the so-called
answer, in a word, is rubbish. the same job. Another problem is the lifetime of such a plant would MicroFueler made by E-Fuel of
Tech.view Ethanol made from waste—and that existing petrol engines cannot cut carbon emissions by 75% Los Gatos, California. The
Sep 18th 2009 used neat or as a blend in a “flex- take advantage of the much higher compared with burning the MicroFueler is the brainchild of
From Economist.com Ethanol fuel” petrol engine—is currently octane rating. Ideally, an ethanol equivalent amount of petrol. That Tom Quinn, the inventor of the
from rubbish is the latest biofuel the best deal in town. engine needs a compression ratio would be like taking 100,000 cars motion-controller that made the
OVER the past decade, biofuels Last year America produced 8.5 of 19:1 instead of the 10:1 typical off the road. Nintendo Wii such a runaway
have been a disappointment. billion gallons (32 billion litres) of petrol engines. But then it The second ethanol venture success, and ethanol scientist
There is no denying their promise: of ethanol from various sources. would no longer be a flex-fuel your correspondent has been Floyd Butterfield. The technology
clean-burning fuel that could T h e l a t e s t v e r s i o n o f t h e vehicle capable of running on impressed by recently is much solves two of the headaches that
reduce a country’s dependence on government’s Renewable Fuels petrol, ethanol or blends of both. more down-to-earth. GreenHouse have plagued ethanol production:
f o r e i g n o i l . B u t A m e r i c a ’ s Standard calls for 36 billion Belatedly, carmakers have International, a San Diego-based the reliance on corn as a feedstock
attempts to produce biofuels from gallons of biofuels to be produced begun to take flex-fuel vehicles eco-house-builder and provider of and the difficulty of distributing
corn and soyabeans—hoping to annually by 2022. Municipal more seriously. Ford, General alternative fuels for the home, is it.
replicate Brazil’s success with waste could supply at least half of Motors and Chrysler, along with a in the throes of establishing a The MicroFueler comprises a
sugar cane—have failed dismally. that in the form of ethanol for handful of German and Japanese network of ethanol filling stations 250-gallon feedstock container
All the ethanol subsidies for motor vehicles. manufacturers, are now bolstering that are literally in people’s and a separate unit holding the
Midwestern farmers ever did was As it is, petrol bought at the their ranges of petrol-powered backyards. By law, private still, fuel tank and pumping
raise food prices globally. pump already contains 5-10% vehicles that can run on blends of individuals in America are station. With its internet
M o r e o v e r w h e n a l l t h e ethanol. With lead and MTBE ethanol as well. That has created allowed to store up to 50 gallons connection, the MicroFueler calls
environmental factors were taken additives now phased out, spiking openings for a number of bright of ethanol on their premises. So GreenHouse automatically
into account, using biofuel made petrol with a small amount of sparks. far, the only people to do so have whenever it needs more feedstock
from corn or soyabeans proved to ethanol raises its octane level One of the brightest your been farmers who make ethanol to or maintenance. The equipment
be worse environmentally than enough to prevent the engine from correspondent has come across to fuel their tractors and harvesters. sells for $10,000 but tax credits in
burning an equivalent amount of “ k n o c k i n g ” u n d e r l o a d . I f date is Fulcrum BioEnergy of The refuelling station that effect halve the cost. After that,
petrol refined from oil. In some u n c h e c k e d , s u c h Pleasanton, California. Fulcrum is GreenHouse installs at people’s owners will be billed monthly for
studies, it actually increased knocking—caused by the air-fuel building a $100m plant near homes is actually a micro-refinery only the ethanol they pump into
carbon emissions by as much as mixture detonating prematurely in Reno, Nevada, to make over 10m that makes its own ethanol on the their flex-fuel vehicles. The fuel is
50% over that produced by fossil a haphazard fashion—can destroy gallons of ethanol a year from spot from organic waste. The expected to cost $1-2 a gallon,
fuels. the engine. municipal solid waste. James feedstock—mostly beer and soft depending on the volume used.
Attention has now turned to Actually, most petrol-engined Macias, the company’s boss, has drinks that have passed their best- Unfortunately, your
more benign feedstocks for cars will run happily on 20% identified 26 sites around the before date, and other waste correspondent’s two ancient
biofuels—including wood-chips e t h a n o l w i t h o u t t h e d r i v e r country with municipal rubbish containing lots of sugar—is Lotuses cannot digest the stuff.
and other forms of agricultural noticing any difference. With a supplies capable of supporting supplied free by GreenHouse. But the family kidmobile is young
waste. But most still need lots of few tweaks under the bonnet, a similar or even larger plants. Drinks firms such as Coca-Cola, enough to cope. Now, if only he
energy or expensive enzymes to petrol engine will burn 85% Together, they could produce over as well as big breweries, currently could get a couple of neighbours
work. Meanwhile, using designer ethanol or even 100% ethanol a billion gallons of ethanol pay large sums of money to have interested in sharing the cost...
bugs to tailor-make low-emission with little loss of performance. annually at roughly $1 a gallon. their waste and date-expired Back to top ^^ Readers'
fuels is still in its infancy (see “ The big plus is that it produces A scaled up version of products hauled away and comments
Bugs in the tank”, May 2nd a n y t h i n g u p t o 8 5 % l e s s Fulcrum’s Reno plant could processed for disposal. So far, The Economist welcomes your
2008). greenhouse gases, depending on produce as much as 95m gallons Chris Ursitti, GreenHouse’s views.
What, then, is the most how the ethanol was brewed. of ethanol a year—all from founder, has signed contracts for
abundant feedstock for making Unfortunately, ethanol-powered useless landfill that would 29,000 tons of liquid waste and
ethanol which does not wreak cars get 25% fewer miles to the otherwise emit copious quantities spent beer. After blending, a fleet
havoc on food supplies, is g a l l o n t h a n t h e i r p e t r o l of methane (the most potent of the company’s trucks deliver
22 Economy/ Tech/
This week's top stories [18 September 2009]
(The Economist: News
analysis)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:00:30 AM
Google books
Sep 4th 2009
From The Economist print
edition A fuss over Google's
effort to build a huge digital
library
PAUL COURANT, the dean of
libraries at the University of
Michigan, jokes that he also runs
“an orphanage”. Among the
books on his shelves are such
seminal texts as “Blunder Out of
China” and “The Appalachian
Frontier: America’s First Surge
Westward”, which are protected
by copyrights belonging to people
who cannot be found. Known as
“orphan” books, such titles are
one element of a controversial
plan by Google, the world’s
biggest internet company, to
create a vast online library.
Several years ago Google began
working with research libraries in
America to create digital copies of
their collections, parts of which it
made available online. Not long
after, a group of authors and
publishers sued the company for
breach of copyright. Now Google
and its former antagonists are
seeking judicial approval for a
deal they reached last year to
settle the class-action suit. Among
other things, this would allow the
company to scan millions of out-
of-print books, including orphan
works, without seeking
permission from individual
copyright holders. Google could
then sell individual works or
access to its entire library,
provided it paid a share of the
proceeds to owners of the
copyrights, if they can be found.
(It has already set aside $125m to
that end.) Publishers and authors
had until September 4th to
withdraw from the agreement;
those remaining in it can ask
Google to remove their titles from
its library at any time. Next month
a federal court is due to hold a
hearing on the agreement, which
will help shape the future of the
digital publishing.
Opposition to the deal is
brewing all around the world. On
August 31st the German
government filed a submission to
the American court arguing that
the agreement, which
encompasses books by German
authors published in the United
States, would violate Germany’s
copyright law. French publishers
also claim the agreement will
contravene laws in their
homeland. They note that there
are no plans for European
representatives on the book-rights
registry that would be set up
under the deal to collect and
distribute payments due to
copyright owners. This has
heightened suspicions that
foreigners will be fleeced.
In Japan two noted writers have
filed a complaint with local
authorities about Google’s
actions. Many American firms
oppose the deal, including
Microsoft and Yahoo!, two of
Google’s big competitors, as well
as Amazon, a big retailer of books
in both paper and electronic form.
Amazon argues that Congress,
rather than Google and its allies,
should decide how copyrights
should be handled in the digital
age.
Together with the Internet
Archive, a non-profit organisation
which runs a rival project to
digitise libraries’ contents, these
firms have formed a group called
the Open Book Alliance to
campaign against the agreement.
A posting on the Alliance’s
website claims that the agreement
would create a monopoly in
digital books that would
inevitably lead to fewer choices
and higher prices for consumers.
Such complaints have attracted
the attention of America’s
Department of Justice, which is
examining the agreement to see
whether it is anti-competitive. It is
due to send its findings to the
court by September 18th.
In response, Google executives
point out that the deal cannot be
opened up to other firms because
of the way class-action litigation
works in America. However, it is
a non-exclusive arrangement, so
other companies are free, in
theory, to seek a similar deal to
Google’s. But in practice few are
likely to enter this legal maze, and
go to the expense of scanning
millions of books, without any
certainty of making money.
In spite of this, Google claims
that rather than suppressing
competition in the emerging
market for electronic books, the
agreement would increase it by
offering a web-based alternative
to expensive proprietary systems
such as Amazon’s Kindle. Having
bought a book from Google,
customers would be able to read it
on any device with internet
access. Moreover, by clarifying
the copyright status of millions of
digital books, the deal would also
make it easier for firms other than
Google to strike deals to use
them.
This may explain why the
agreement is garnering support
from some unexpected quarters.
In a recent letter to the court,
lawyers for Japan’s Sony, which
also makes readers for electronic
books, argued that if the
agreement is approved it would
have “numerous and significant
pro-competitive effects”. Viviane
Reding, the European Union’s
commissioner for telecoms and
media, has publicly hailed new
business models such as
Google’s, which she thinks will
complement the EU’s Europeana
initiative to digitise Europe’s
cultural heritage. By promising to
bring many more books like “The
Appalachian Frontier” to an
exciting new digital frontier,
Google stands a fighting chance
of winning its case.
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Using iWork as
an image editor
By Sang Tang (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 9/19/2009 1:30:00 PM
Filed under: Software, Tips and
tricks, iWork
I recently noted the image-
editing functionality of
Preview.app, which can act as a
"good enough" image editor for
many that don't have access to
Photoshop. While it's difficult to
argue with the free price tag,
Preview is not without its
limitations. Fortunately, many of
these limitations are unlocked if
you happen to own Apple's iWork
suite, which in its own right can
serve as an image editor for the
budget-minded.Read on to see
how to use iWork in this
unconventional way.
Continue reading Using iWork
as an image editor
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The West and Russia: Less chilly

(The Economist: News eastern Europe. Allies who took which is seeking to engage Iran) that the earliest Iran could
analysis) the risk to back the project, and as well as Germany. Iran has develop long-range
Submitted at 9/18/2009 10:16:04 AM tried to convince their sceptical steadfastly refused to halt its missiles—which Mr Bush’s shield
publics of its value, have been left nuclear-enrichment programme, was designed to defeat—is 2018
The West and Russia exposed. The potential costs of which it says is to make fuel for rather than 2015 as previous
Sep 18th 2009 Mr Obama’s move are apparent. civil reactors but which the West reckoned. Until then, the real
From Economist.com A slightly But what might he get in return? and others suspect is a cover to Iranian threat comes from
warmer relationship between the For now, little that is concrete: the develop nuclear weapons. Russia hundreds of short- and medium-
West and Russia hope that the gesture would help and China have been most range missiles.
GEORGE BUSH'S planned improve relations with Russia and resistant to tightening economic So instead of having a large
Turn Your Camera
missile-defence system in eastern unlock a host of foreign-policy sanctions against Tehran. radar in the Czech Republic and Phone into a Police-
Europe was always contentious: i s s u e s , f r o m a r m s - c o n t r o l Sanctions will not be on the powerful interceptors in Poland,
would it provoke Russia into an agreements to enhanced sanctions agenda next month, but Western Mr Obama says he will
Style Dash Cam [DIY]
arms race, was the threat of against Iran and co-operation over diplomats will be looking for reconfigure the missile shield to By Jason Fitzpatrick
Iranian missiles real and would Afghanistan. signs of a change in Russia’s establish smaller radars closer to (Lifehacker)
the proposed shield even work? President Dmitry Medvedev “mood music”, particularly Iran (perhaps in Turkey) and to Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:00:00 PM
But President Barack Obama’s said there was no “primitive” whether it shares the same sense deploy smaller interceptor
decision to scrap it, arguably his bargain with America, but he of urgency about the need to stop missiles on board Aegis warships. Whatever your motivation for
biggest break yet with the foreign dropped a tantalising hint: “The Iran’s nuclear work quickly. By 2015, more capable wanting to have a dash-cam, this
policy of his predecessor, is fact that they are listening to us is “What I would expect is that interceptors would be deployed at simple hack will help you capture
proving controversial too. an obvious signal that we should Russia will join us in putting unspecified sites on land and by your road travels with a car-
Allies in eastern Europe and also attentively listen to our maximum political and diplomatic 2018 these would be replaced by mounted camera.
Republican critics at home have partners, our American partners.” pressure on Iran to stop Iran’s even more capable ones that Tim Cox wanted to turn his
been quick to cry treason and Yet Mr Medvedev’s may not be nuclear aspirations,” declared would provide coverage for all of iPhone into a Cops-style dash
appeasement. “Betrayal! The the voice that matters. Vladimir NATO’s Secretary-General, Europe. Moreover, improvements cam. He decided to take the
USA has sold us to the Russians Putin, the Russian prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on in sensor technology and simplest approach possible and
and stabbed us in the back,” and still the real power of the Friday. He said that the world computer networks mean that the simply cut a hole in his
screamed one Polish tabloid, Fakt. land, suggested that he wants may be at a “nuclear tipping system would not need a large windshield-mounted iPhone
Senator John McCain, who lost more concessions. “I do anticipate point”. Iran’s unchecked radar in central Europe. Instead holder that matched up to the
the presidential race to Mr Obama that this correct and brave enrichment work, along with the sensors would be mobile and camera on the iPhone.
l a s t y e a r , c a l l e d t h e m o v e decision will be followed by North Korea’s nuclear test this dispersed on land, at sea, on Now when his phone is
“seriously misguided”. John others,” Mr Putin said, pointing in year, means that many other aircraft and in space. Their mounted into the holder, he has a
B o l t o n , A m e r i c a ’ s t o u g h particular to the joint bid by countries could soon seek to information would be linked up nice view of the road through its
ambassador to the UN under Mr Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan acquire nuclear weapons. by computer systems that could videwfinder—almost as if he were
Bush, declared: “Russia and Iran t o j o i n t h e W o r l d T r a d e Still, the Obama administration guide the interceptors. This, said recording from the perspective of
are the big winners. I just think O r g a n i s a t i o n . has been at pains to say there was Mr Obama, would offer “stronger, his rear-view mirror. Check out
it’s a bad day for American An early chance to gauge no bargain with Russia, and the smarter and swifter defences”. the video below to see it in action.
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24 Economy/
Public-Private Investment Problems
(Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 2:21:05 PM
So, like a movie monster that
won’t die, PPIP is a go. Here’s
The New York Times:
Agency officials announced that
they had reached a deal to sell
$1.3 billion in mortgages from
Franklin Bank, a Houston-based
lender that failed last November
and was taken over by the
F.D.I.C.
Residential Credit will put up
$64 million of its own money to
obtain a 50 percent stake in the
venture, which will hold and
manage the $1.3 billion pool of
mortgages from Franklin Bank.
The F.D.I.C. will own the other
50 percent stake in exchange for
providing the loans as well as the
bulk of the financing. Instead of
taking cash for the loans, the
F.D.I.C. will accept a government
-guaranteed note for $727.8
million with an interest rate of
4.25 percent.
Agency officials said the deal
meant that investors would be
paying about 70 cents on the
dollar for the loan portfolio…Had
the government not provided
Residential Credit with the ability
to borrow most of the money it
needed at low interest rates,
agency officials said, the investors
would have probably paid about
20 cents on the dollar less than
they did.
So private investors have come
in with $64m, to get a 50% stake
in a company that purchases
$1.3bn in mortgages. The
Treasury provides the other $64m,
while the FDIC provides 6-to-1
leverage to purchase this. The
actual bid on the loan is $727m (
which isn’t $64m * 2 * 6, so I
need to investigate further).
FDIC even has a a chart
outlining it, which reminds me of
the charts I used to make outlining
the payments(I wonder if they
saw them).
They don’t have a chart as to
what the final payments look like
given the distribution of asset
worth; I’ll go ahead and draw that
now:
They are equal on the right-hand
side. Residential Credit puts up
$64m, on a $727m bid for
$1,300m in assets. If the assets are
worth less than $727-$64 =
$663m, then every additional
dollar comes from me and you,
the taxpayer. If the assets are
worth more than $727m, then we
split the earnings with Residential
Credit.
So for small price of $64m, or
about 8% of the bid, they get half
the upside gains while only
absorbing a bit of the downside
loses. We are also on the hook for
a lot of interest rate risk, which
I’m not going to bother to
quantify. This is a terrible deal –
but there were other issues at
stake. I remember the original
PPIP debates well, and there were
only two valid arguments, neither
I found very convincing, to allow
this giveaway to happen.
Get credit flowing again
The first argument is that it
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Information
Astute readers may ask, “why
wouldn’t we just go ahead and
pay the extra $64m above to get
that other half of the upside. Why
don’t we just ride out the loan if
we are going to keep all the
downside risk?” The reason PPIP
was sold was that it would start to
create a market price for these
assets. Sophisticated hedge fund
managers would come in, bid on
the price of toxic assets, and then
we could use that to start solving
whether or not the banks in
question were solvent. In addition
to getting credit to flow again,
getting a decent market price for
assets which had frozen would be
worth the taxpayer cost.
So, we have a market price for
toxic assets. $1.3bn is only worth
$727m. Is the Rubin family and
the rest of the Obama economics
team going to march to Wall
Street and use this to mark down
the asset values of the largest
banks? I’m not holding my breath.
Most of the crucial actions taken
to replace PPIP – replacing the
accountancy rules and enacting
would take banks that were the stress test – were used to
otherwise healthy and allow them replace this information problem
to start lending again in the with methods that produced
middle of a credit crunch. We numbers that were less transparent
taxpayers pay to help unload these and more friendly to the big
loans onto other private markets, banks.
so that the bank can start lending So we’ve just auctioned out half
again. the upside of this loan while
But as financeguy points out, retaining most of the downside for
the bank in question, Franklin pennies, without accomplishing
Bank, is dead. FDIC took it over a either of the major goals of why
year ago, with its balance sheet we were interested in PPIP in the
deep in the red and after losing first place. I’d like call my elected
double digits in loans since 2007. official but nobody voted for this
It took a huge gamble in the real bill. I seriously worry this is a
e s t a t e m a r k e t , a n d i t g o t prep run for bigger bids coming
destroyed. This isn’t an otherwise down the line…
healthy bank with one bad asset
on it.
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Counter-terrorism in Indonesia: Toppled

(The Economist: News
analysis)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:19:21 AM
Counter-terrorism in Indonesia
Sep 18th 2009 | JAKARTA
From Economist.com A terrorist
leader is killed in Indonesia
INDONESIA’S police chief,
General Bambang Hendarso
Danuri, can probably be forgiven
his air of triumphalism in
confirming on Friday September
18th that officers had killed
Noordin Mohammed Top, the
most wanted terrorist in
Indonesia, and perhaps in South-
East Asia. The police said that
fingerprint tests confirmed that
they had got their man. DNA tests
are expected to be released on
Saturday. Three other suspected
terrorists died in the same police
raid that did for Mr Top and three
more people were arrested. Mr
Top's role in recruiting, planning,
financing and leading terrorist
attacks, particularly against
Western targets, was substantial.
At first he was happy to be part
of Jemaah Islamiah(JI), the
regional group affiliated to al-
Qaeda, which rose to prominence
with the deadly bombing of
nightclubs in Bali in 2002,
although he was not thought to
have been directly involved in
that attack. Then, along with his
fellow Malaysian, Azahari Husin,
he broke away to form a splinter
group. The leaders of JI had
developed reservations about
hitting Western targets because
they led to arrests and community
revulsion, especially because
Muslims were inevitably caught
up and killed in any terrorist
attack in Indonesia. For their part,
Mr Top, Azahari and their
followers adhered to Osama bin
Laden’s orthodoxy of promoting
terrorism.
Mr Top and Azahari led the
2003 attack on the Marriott hotel
in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital,
the 2004 bombing of the
Australian embassy and the
second Bali bombing, in 2005. By
then the group was calling itself
“al-Qaeda for the Malay
Archipelago”. After Azahari was
killed in a police raid in
November 2005, Mr Top became
the undisputed leader. His group
fell silent until July this year,
when suicide bombers hit the
Marriott (again) and Ritz-Carlton
hotels in Jakarta.
Mr Top developed an almost
mythical status among his
followers and pursuers as he
repeatedly evaded capture. In
recent years foreign investors,
among others, have worried that
more bombings were likely, even
though hundreds of suspects were
rounded up and many were tried
and convicted. As long as Mr Top
was at large, more attacks were
expected.
The bad news for the
subscribers to this argument is
that, despite his death, more
terrorist attacks are still a real
possibility. Sidney Jones of the
International Crisis Group, a think
-tank, estimates any one of some
half a dozen disciples could
attempt to step into Mr Top’s
shoes. None may have his
charisma, but new leaders are sure
to emerge from among the many
active followers. And the
numerous Islamic boarding
schools in Indonesia continue to
act as fertile grounds for new
recruits.
Unfortunately for the terrorists,
however, the Indonesian police
have become increasingly
competent. Years of training and
co-operation with the Australian
and American governments have
turned Detachment 88, an anti-
terror unit, into an effective force.
The operation that ended in Mr
Top’s death was an entirely a
domestic one.
The international reaction to the
deaths of Mr Top and two of his
closest associates has been
uniformly positive, praising
Indonesia’s authorities. More
importantly, the domestic
response has been mostly
enthusiastic. Mr Top’s adherence
to Mr bin Laden had left him
marginalised, dismissed as the
violent extreme of the radical
fringe in Indonesian society.
Some commentators have voiced
doubts that the terrorists had to be
killed, but most accept the police
version of events: that officers
tried to capture them but this soon
proved impossible.
The positive reaction is partly a
result of the authorities’ even-
handed approach to countering
terrorism over the past seven
years. Force has been used where
necessary but suspects have been
prosecuted rather than detained
without charge. Well-publicised
programmes designed to
deradicalise suspects have also
won the police much-needed
support. The police chief has
promised there will be no let up in
eradicating terrorism. Right now,
at least, that claim looks
convincing.
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Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:35:29 PM
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Instinct HD gear starts turning up at Best Buy

By Chris Ziegler (Engadget) spend before you walk out of the should go well with those up at Best Buy originally
Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:20:00 PM door with your multi-hundred- invisibleSHIELDs you picked up appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19
dollar phone. Of course, those a few weeks back. Meanwhile, the Sep 2009 16:20:00 EST. Please
A funny thing happens when a accessories frequently aren't phone itself is expected just a see our terms for use of feeds.
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big carrier: matching accessories itself -- they ship a few days least it's not totally insane to start
come along for the ride. Cases, beforehand or after the fact, so stocking up on accessories now.
c h a r g e r s , a r m b a n d s , s c r e e n stuff like this is bound to happen. some silicone protection ahead of [Thanks, Matt G.]
p r o t e c t o r s , y o u n a m e i t - - In this particular case, the time courtesy of Best Buy, which Filed under: Cellphones
anything to get you to double your upcoming Instinct HD is getting Instinct HD gear starts turning
26 Economy/ Tech Blog Internet News Record

Regulatory Arbitrage, the Latest Junk Bonds Are Still

Edition Lurking
(Financial Sector and Stocks because it has a lot of exposure to calls a nickels strategy – picking (Financial Sector and Stocks anyway within three years, the
Analysis from Seeking Alpha) those assets through its huge loan, up nickels (the nice interest rate) Analysis from Seeking Alpha) bank said.
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:34:55 AM it will continue to hold capital in front of a steamroller (the risk Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:32:20 AM No, really? You mean that we
against those assets. So far so of the assets falling in value). can't "extend and pretend" and
By James Kwak good. Finally, we have the other kind Let me guess - record levels of actually fix anything? It's all a
Gillian Tett has the latest But regulatory capital arbitrage of arbitrage. Although Barclays is junk bond defaults are positive for g a m e t o t r y t o c l a i m t h a t
perspective on a curious deal that is only one kind of arbitrage. For recognizing its exposure to the economy going forward? something that has blown up
Barclays ( BCS) did earlier this ordinary accounting purposes, the Protium, Protium is a different NEW YORK (Reuters) - About really hasn't blown up?
week (hat tip Brad DeLong). The toxic assets are not on its balance company, and it’s not a bank. 40 percent of all U.S. junk bonds Yes, that is what the bank said -
deal goes something like this. sheet. So if they fall in value, That’s important these days, and outstanding in late 2008 will this is nothing other than a thinly-
Two former Barclays execs are B a r c l a y s w i l l n o t h a v e t o this is Tett’s main point. In l i k e l y d e f a u l t b y 2 0 1 3 a s disguised game - yet another
starting a fund called Protium recognize a loss – at least not until particular, because it’s not a bank, government aid measures end and means of gaming the accounting
Finance. Protium has two equity Protium defaults on its loan, British regulators can’t do a wall of corporate debt comes (which should be illegal, but heh,
investors who are putting in $450 which could be as far as ten years anything to it. In particular, they due, Bank of America Merrill we don't bother prosecuting stuff
million. Barclays is lending in the future. So the bank has the can’t prevent Protium from Lynch said on Thursday. like that, right?)
Protium $12.6 billion. Protium is same true economic exposure, but paying its managers whatever By contrast, the cumulative five The better question is this: If the
using the cash to buy $12.3 billion can pretend it isn’t there for a they want to pay it, and they -year default rate was about 30 economy is healing, if demand is
in what we used to call toxic long time. probably can’t force Protium to percent in the last two default improving, if corporations have
assets from Barclays. Protium’s Or does it have the same true even tell them what its managers cycles, Bank of America said in a seen the bottom and business
4 5 s t a f f m e m b e r s g e t a economic exposure? If things go are making. report. conditions are in fact improving
management fee of $40 million badly, yes, since Protium will So here we have the ultimate But the real damning part of as final demand is rising, then
per year (presumably from the default on the loan. If things go form of regulatory arbitrage. If analysis isn't the front-line - it's why are defaults going up?
equity investors, although that w e l l , h o w e v e r , P r o t i u m ’ s you’re a bank exec worried about the last paragraph: Debt defaults when the cash
seems steep). Returns from the investors get all the upside since public exposure or, even worse, Many so-called distressed debt flow is inadequate to meet service
investments will be paid as they get the residual cash flows regulation of your compensation, exchanges are only postponing requirements. But cash flow is a
follows, in this order (and this is after the loan is paid off. So go create a new special-purpose defaults and will also contribute "high frequency" thing - it rises
important): (1) fund management Barclays is left with all the vehicle to manage bank assets, to the second wave, the bank said. immediately when final demand
fees; (2) a guaranteed 7% return downside and none of the upside. entice the equity investors in with In a distressed debt exchange, increases.
to investors; (3) repayment of the In return for giving away the a sweetheart deal, and pay companies buy back debt at steep So what is this, along with the
Barclays loan; and (4) residual upside, they should have gotten a yourself whatever you want. discounts, usually replacing it default rates on credit cards and
cash flows to the investors. good interest rate on the loan. The Given the size of Barclays, the with longer-maturity debt. About FHA mortgages telling you?
Barclays emphasized that it was interest rate is LIBOR + 275 bp, shareholders won’t notice $40 40 percent of distressed debt The claims of final demand
not participating in regulatory and I have no way of calculating million here or there, especially if exchanges typically default improvement are in fact false.
arbitrage, because it is keeping the if that’s a good rate or not. But it looks like it’s coming from
toxic assets on its balance sheet even assuming it is a good interest someone else. Everyone wins.
for regulatory purposes. That is, rate, this is what Nassim Taleb

He has a million followers

(Scripting News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 6:02:19 PM
Scott Simon is on the SUL and
boasts in the first sentence of the
description of his interview with
Clay Shirky that he has nearly 1
million followers.
"Host Scott Simon has nearly 1
million followers on Twitter."
Scott Simon is an expert on
Twitter because he has nearly 1
million followers.
He actually has 1,022,105
followers and follows 56.
I once replied to him on Twitter
because he said something dorky
about blogs on his NPR show. He
said that people talk lovingly
about their newspaper, it's "my
paper," but no one says "my
blog."
I told him that I have a blog and
I'm proud of it, and I've never had
a newspaper. I give money to
NPR every year, but I wonder
why. He's one of the smartest
people there, and as you can see,
he'd not that smart.
But I do love Radio Lab.
They're on Twitter too. They don't
have a million followers. Thanks!
Internet News Record Gadgets/ 27

I’m leading a double life: I primarily use a Mac, but I just

bought a Zune HD. (WHAT THE HECK?!)
By Nicholas Deleon
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 12:00:04 PM

Get it, folks? (Also, non-shopped

photo here, if you care. You
probably don’t.)
While waiting for our music ban
to kick in (again, you’ll all be
receiving letters in the mail
shortly detailing when and where
you’ll be expected to hand over
your music-related goods), I spent
Thursday thinking to myself:
“You know what I really want for
some reason? A Zune HD.”
Seeing as though I’m strapped for
cash—you saw the lengths I
recently went to in order to
upgrade my three-year-old
iMac—spending$236.79 for the
16GB model was definitely a
decision I did not take lightly. (I
actually had to calculate when my
next student loan payment was
due before I committed to buying
the device! So if you think, as
some of you do for some reason,
that we’re “on the take‚” I can
only reply: lol.) The thing is, I
primarily use a Mac, and last I
checked, the Zune
software—which is great, by the
way, and makes iTunes look like
an old dog—only works in primary operating system really So what’s my secret? I use all my music on the Mac partition, index. It’s important to keep in
Windows. What to do? Sure, I isn’t that difficult. Yes, I do need iTunes. Yes, yes, like Chris and then tell the Zune software to mind that the Zune software never
have Windows all set up on a to boot into Windows to use the Jericho insists, I’m a total l o o k a t copies the music from my Mac
separate partition, but I really only Zune software, but with a little hypocrite. Not two paragraphs “/Users/nicholas/Music/iTunes/iT folder to Windows, but rather
boot into it when I want to play, forethought I can keep those boots ago I slagged off iTunes, but the unes\ Media‚” for all its music builds an index that it uses to
say, Half-Life or Deus Ex for a to a minimum. The result is that I fact is that it’s the easiest way to needs. There’s a setting organize your music.
little bit. That is, I had no continue to use my beloved Mac organize music on a Mac. (I somewhere in the Zune software, LESS BORING!
intention of switching over to OS X for my everyday understand that Windows users something like, “Where is your “Bottom line it for me, Deleon.”
Windows full-time just to be able computing, but now own and can tend to hate iTunes, but I’ve never music stored?” So I point it to that (Also, it’s “Deleon,” not
to use a Zune HD. use effectively what could be the used iTunes for Windows for folder inside the Mac partition (I “DeLeon,” as Newser wrote the
All that said, I’m happy (I best looking portable media more than two seconds, so I can’t guess Windows 7 can read HFS+ other day. I also don’t write for
guess) to report that using a Zune player on the market today. speak to that.) The simplest way partitions now), and then the Zune
HD even though Mac OS X is my BORING! to put it is: I let iTunes organize software adds it to its music
I’M page 28
28 Gadgets/ Fashion Internet News Record
I’M
Microsoft's Project Pink finally continued from page 27
“TechGear,” and yet somehow Bootcamp will be able to read

bearing fruit in 2010 with two self- people accuse us of being

sloppy!) OK, boss: I use iTunes
within Mac as I normally do, and
your Mac partition). Those of you
with a e-mail address can buy
Windows 7 for only $30, so if the

branded phones? then simply tell the Zune software

to look at the resulting, totally
organized iTunes folder. That’s it.
Zune HD even remotely interests
you I’d say to seriously consider
buying it. The second assumption
By Chris Ziegler (Engadget) begin with. That would also imply What does this accomplish? For is that, Windows in hand, you’re
Submitted at 9/19/2009 7:59:00 PM that the company would have to one, I can live in Mac completely comfortable with installing it on
start revealing details on its as I normally do, making zero your Mac and setting up
The concept of a self-branded primary next-gen mobile platform concessions or compromises, then Bootcamp. My guess, though, is
Microsoft phone (or two) actually in January, which gives 6.5 boot into Windows occasionally that if you’re reading us here at
making it to market is more extraordinarily little breathing to sync my music to the Zune HD. CrunchGear you’re probably
believable than ever. A deterrent through processor-intensive apps room at the top of the food chain. I don’t have two separate music advanced enough to figure that
frequently cited in years past was and games, and now 9to5Mac Of course, 9to5Mac isn't exactly libraries or anything, but rather out. If dual booting isn’t your
Microsoft's vested interest in says it's received information that a bastion of reliable Microsoft the master Mac iTunes library, thing, and don’t mind spending
keeping its Windows Mobile Microsoft will be releasing two banter -- we turn to the likes of then the Zune software builds an more money, you could simply
hardware partners happy -- but as Pink devices next year, likely at Mary Jo Foley for that, who's index and syncs the music to the install Windows using VM Ware
even their staunchest supporters CES. We've heard for a long time been providing much of the Zune HD based on said library. Is or Parallels and have a Windows
(think HTC and LG) have turned that Pink is one of the fruits guidance on Pink so far -- but it's it an elegant solution? Maybe not, virtual machine at the ready for
to Android to shore up their (perhaps the only fruit?) of the an interesting rumor that we think but it definitely works and is dead whenever you’re looking to sync
smartphone lineups, it'd be far company's Danger acquisition, holds far more water than The simple. What would be simpler? your music. In my experience,
less of a backstabbing move on and to that end, the Pink devices Inquirer's bunk piece from a little A Mac version of the Zune after the initial Big Sync at the
Redmond's part to get into the will apparently be sourced from under a year ago. Let's not forget software, but I don’t see that beginning, I rarely have to go
b u s i n e s s n e x t y e a r t h a n i t Sharp -- Danger's primary Hiptop that Danger has a history of happening any time soon. back into the Zune software to
would've been in, say, 2006 or ODM, up to and including the procuring its own hardware, and Now, all of the above makes sync; I’m not adding new albums
even 2008. Add in the fact that the Sidekick LX 2009 -- and will that precedent has transferred to several assumptions. The biggest every 30 minutes.
Zune HD shares 99 percent of its feature "Microsoft+Sharp" co- M i c r o s o f t b y v i r t u e o f t h e one, of course, is that you have In any event, I hope this has
DNA with what could be a top- branding, not unlike Garmin p u r c h a s e . I f w e s e e access to Windows ( maybe even shown to you that it’s not so
notch Windows Mobile-beating Asus. The handsets are said to be Microsoft+Sharp gear with GSM Windows 7, I’m not sure about difficult to live in a predominately
smartphone, and... well, it'd codenamed "Turtle" and "Pure," radios bow in a little over three Vista or XP’s ability to read an Mac world, and still be able to use
actually be a little ridiculous at both sliders of some sort with months, you won't find our jaws HFS+ partition so according to the Zune HD. Now I’m off to play
this point if they didn't move in P u r e p o s s i b l y d e s t i n e d f o r on the floor. that guy down there, we can thank World of Warcraft till I pass out.
that direction, wouldn't it? Verizon. As you might expect Filed under: Cellphones, Snow Leopard’s drivers for Thank you for your time.
This discussion takes us back from a product developed with Handhelds, Portable Audio Windows’ ability to read HFS+
once again to Project Pink, the oft Danger, it'll feature tight app store Microsoft's Project Pink finally partitions, so presumably any
-rumored secret package of support with carrier integration, bearing fruit in 2010 with two self Windows version that works with
hardware, software, and services but otherwise, there's nothing else -branded phones? originally
(or some combination thereof) to this latest noise. Considering appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19
allegedly being developed deep Danger's utter lack of experience Sep 2009 19:59:00 EST. Please
within Microsoft's skunkworks. with Windows Mobile, that could see our terms for use of feeds.
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components capable of chewing WinMo- or WinCE-based to
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Google making it possible to print Radio Lab

public domain books
By Dave Freeman
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:00:40 AM
Google has been very much
about saving out of print books by
moving them into a digital format
over the last seven years. This has
been a part of their Google Book
Search project, which involved
pulling books out of libraries and
scanning them in, and thus
preserving them forever. Of
course, some people prefer a hard
copy, and now that’s going to be a
possibility as well, at least at
some locations.
Google has teamed up with On
Demand Books, makers of the
$100,000 Espresso Book
Machine, which enables people
who own the machine to print
books on site, rather then waiting
for them to be printed, bound,
shipped, and then delivered to
book stores. Your average 300
page book with a color cover
takes about four minutes, and
costs about $3.00 to produce.
This has huge implications,
partly to the out of print book
industry and partly to the end
user. The out of print book
industry typically charge
extremely high prices for books,
which may not really be an option
for them anymore. For the end
user, it’ll make books that
previously were impossible to
find accessible, and easy to locate.
Currently, there are a few sites
that are up and running. The
Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge
Massachusetts, the University of
Michigan Shapiro library, and the
Blackwell Bookshop in London
just to name a few. The company
hopes to have about 90 machines
running world wide in the next
year, so keep your eyes open. The
books will probably sell for about
$8 each, allowing the book seller
to make some money after paying
for the materials and fees to
Google and On Demand.
This is amazing. Imagine being
able to go to a major book store
and have them print the book you
want to order, instead of having to
find it on the shelf or order it in. I
for one am looking forward to it.
[via CNN Technology] Thanks
to Tam for the tip.
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:27:57 AM
Once in a while you come across
a gem like the Radio Lab podcast.
I listened in delight a few nights
ago when an episode about death
aired on KQED. An hour of
philosophical and scientific
stories about death, a subject we
all must spend a fair amount of
time thinking and dreaming about.
A couple of examples.
The three stages of death: 1.
Your body dies. 2. It's buried or
cremated. 3. Your name is spoken
for the last time. They postulate
that your soul is in limbo until
you reach stage 3. For most
people that day is the day you're
joined in death by your last loved
one. And this makes the point that
fame, which so many peope seek,
may not be such a great thing.
After you reach stage 2, you have
no influence on how your name is
used. The poor farmer whose
property was turned into a college
after he died, and was named after
him, now must wait until the
college closes. And that might not
happen for quite a while.
The next idea is about a dead
language, Latin. What does it
sound like? No one knows,
because the last native Latin
speaker died centuries ago. But
think about pottery. It's spun on a
wheel while wet. Maybe, just
maybe while it's being spun, the
grooves faintly record people
speaking around the potter. So a
Roman vase might be an ancient
phonograph record and contain
echoes of long-dead Latin-
speakers.
These ideas aren't useful but
they touch something inside me
that I like.
Bravo!

Friday Favorite: SpamSieve 2.76

By David Winograd (The messages as spam. As you do, it have a personalized set of accurate over time. SpamSieve
Unofficial Apple Weblog builds a a corpus file of rules inclusion/exclusion rules that gets allows you to import or export the
(TUAW)) telling determining what is spam better over time. To give you an corpus file so if you get a new
Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:00:00 PM and what isn't. The more idea, yesterday I received 307 computer, or decide to use a
messages you mark, or train, the emails. Out of those SpamSieve different email client, you lose
Filed under: Software, Cool more accurate SpamSieve gets. correctly marked and moved over nothing.
tools, Friday Favorite My Friday I've been using it since November 30 messages and missed only 2 Continue reading Friday
favorite is SpamSieve. We have of 2003 and after years of that needed training. Favorite: SpamSieve 2.76
m e n t i o n e d i t a f e w t i m e s training, it's so accurate that it This is a shot of my corpus TUAW Friday Favorite:
previously, but since it has rarely fails to catch an errant spam screen showing how many SpamSieve 2.76 originally
recently been updated to version encrusted message. When it does, messages have been filtered and appeared on The Unofficial Apple
2.76 I wanted to sing its praises using either a keystroke sequence how many words were read Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 18 Sep
again. It's the best way I've found or a pulldown menu from your resulting in messages being 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see
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20+ Mac Apps to Increase Your Productivity

By Christina Warren of the strongest (verified against that works both independently and ability to sync with more than one
(Mashable!) an informal poll of my Twitter in conjunction with the original device. If you just use OS X and
Submitted at 9/19/2009 3:45:54 PM followers): application. you want to sync a calendar with
Things($49.95) — Cultured Yojimbo($39) — Yojimbo 2.0 both your iPhone and say a
Years ago, one of the criticisms Code’s Things was easily the top was recently released and the BlackBerry or another phone, you
lobbed at the Mac platform was choice on my Twitter followers’ application has gained some new can’t — BusyCal lets you do this
that when it comes to software, lists of “best Mac productivity features, but it remains pretty sort of syncing.
there just isn’t much out there. app.” Not only is the interface much the same tried and true You also get the option to add
Any Mac user will know that gorgeous (it won a 2009 Apple information organizer. Drag weather reports, notes, graphics
that stopped being true a long Design Award), the app is both information into Yojimbo and tag and other media into your iCal
time ago, but in the last five or six simple and powerful. application for syncing, creating it — it’s searchable in Spotlight, view. Very, very nice.
years especially, the Mac as a Not only can you manage all and managing tasks on the go. you can find it in Yojimbo, and if Spanning Sync($25 one-year
platform has undergone a sort of your tasks on the desktop, the All three of these apps offer a you want to take the information subscription, $65 to buy) —
software renaissance. Not only are fantastic Things iPhone app is a free-trial period, so play around or files out of Yojimbo, you just Spanning Sync does much of
the big mainstream programs great way to keep track of your with them and then choose what drag it out. Calendars and Address what BusySync does, but with the
available for the Mac (with the tasks while on the go, as well as a works best for your workflow. Books addition of Google Address book
exception of games, where fantastic portable task manager Information Organizers Although Google integration for syncing too. OS X Leopard and
Windows still consistently rules and to-do list. Shawn Blanc calls these kinds calendars and address book Snow Leopard can be set to sync
the roost), but independent The Hit List($49.95) — After of applications “anything entries is built-into Mac OS X with your Google Address book,
software developers have put out Things, The Hit List won my buckets” and I have to agree. Leopard and improved with Mac but as a former BlackBerry user, I
some of the most spectacular impromptu Twitter poll. Like Although you can use information OS X Snow Leopard, managing quickly found the problem with
s o f t w a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r a n y things, The Hit List is elegant, but organizers as task managers, they your calendars and address books this: if you are using another
platform — much of it only powerful. If you participated in really excel at collecting and across systems (or keeping them mobile phone (or want to sync
available for the Mac. MacHeist this year, you got a collating lots of different types of updated both in Google and on multiple Google accounts), the
I’m always trying to juggle lots copy of The Hit List, and as a task information for different projects. your Mac) can still be a challenge. whole thing breaks.
of different projects and looking -manager, this is one of my So, you can have a way to store For instance, when you sync Spanning Sync also works
for the best ways to make my time favorites. It syncs with iCal, all the files associated with a Google calendars with your Mac, really well with Google Apps and
and my work as efficient as makes it easy to add lists and project, all the pictures and the many times they are only read- makes sharing with multiple
possible, so I love productivity tasks, as well as attaching and contact information of your co- only, and you only have the Google Apps users a breeze. If
applications. I don’t quite have a organizing notes onto certain workers, all in a way that is option to sync five calendars at a you want an easy way to do over-
GTD obsession, but I’m close. items, and it has an interface that taggable and searchable. time — a real bummer if you have the-air syncing with your mobile
For the Mac addicts and is uncluttered and easy to use. Bento($49) — Bento is from the lots and lots of calendars. phone, iPhone and other
newcomers alike, I’ve compiled The Hit List doesn’t have an FileMaker, which is a wholly Additionally, the systems don’t computers, Spanning Sync is
twenty of my favorite Mac iPhone app, though one is in the owned subsidiary of Apple, Inc., always work together as well as something you should definitely
productivity applications. This list works. so the interface and features of they should. check out. Twitter/Chat/IM
is by no-means exhaustive, so OmniFocus($79.95) — Bento naturally match and work Fortunately, there are a couple Many of us spend much of our
chime in with your favorites in the OmniFocus has been around for a with those of native Mac of great Mac apps that do the day communicating with
comments! Task Management long time, so of the three applications. Bento describes trick. colleagues over Twitter, IM or in
One of the most common types applications, it’s probably the itself as a personal database BusyCal($40) — The successor apps like Campfire: here are some
of productivity applications is the most feature-rich. As a result, it program, and that’s true. in many ways to the fantastic of my favorite productivity apps
task manager. This is an app that also has the biggest learning curve You can attach e-mail content BusySync, BusyCal is like iCal on for communication.
can do anything from storing — but if you are a strict GTD- directly to a Bento box, just by steroids (BusyMac calls it “iCal Tweetdeck(Free) — Even if
notes, integrating your calendar devotee, it might just be the app dragging and dropping, it Pro”). BusyCal lets you share Adobe Air does have its pitfalls
and to-do lists and popping up for you. You can assign tasks via automatically syncs and can your iCal calendars across a LAN for Mac users (high memory
r e m i n d e r s a n d l i n k i n g e-mail and OmniFocus will watch integrate with your iCal and (great for business users) and also usage, high crash-rate for apps),
information. For many users your inbox and automatically add CalDAV calendars. You can also lets you sync with Google Tweetdeck is one of the most
seeking productivity bliss, the tasks you send yourself to your use it with Excel spreadsheets to Calendar (including the ability to powerful Twitter apps for the
task management app is their OmniFocus inbox. view and search items and terms edit Google Calendar events), power Twitter user. Granted, for
productivity hub. The Mac has OmniFocus syncs with iCal and more easily. What’s more, there’s without Google/Apple’s 5
some great options, but here are 3 a l s o h a s a g r e a t i P h o n e an excellent Bento iPhone app calendar limitation and with the 20+ page 31
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some people, Twitter is actually a
productivity killer, but if you rely
on keeping up with social media
news and trends for your job,
Twitter is essential, and
Tweetdeck is definitely powerful.
Twitterrific(Free, $14.95 ad-
free) — One of the very first
Twitter clients, Twitterrific’s icon
is still often associated with
Twitter itself. Twitterrific is
available in a free ad-supported
version or in an ad-free version
for $14.95. Although the feature
set is a bit sparse in comparison to
some of the newer apps, this is
still one of the sexiest OS X apps
and it is a great option for users
who want to keep up, but don’t
want to have their lives overtaken
with Twitter.
Tweetie(Free, $19.95 ad-free)
— The iPhone app was so
popular, Atebits was bombarded
with requests to make a Mac
Twitter client. The result: Tweetie
for Mac is one of the best Twitter
apps for the user who wants
something that doesn’t overtake
their screen, but still provides
options like search, multiple
account support and the ability to
follow/unfollow in app.
Propane($20) — 37Signals’
Campfire is a great way for
groups to communicate. Think of
it as an always-on chatroom, with
the ability to share files, search
through transcripts, create sub-
rooms and directly address users.
It’s fantastic, and like all
37Signals apps, designed to run in
the browser.
However, if you are a heavy
Campfire user, you know that
sometimes the browser option
isn’t always best. You’re forced to
dedicate a certain size of a
window to Campfire, you have to
always have a browser window
open (which can be bad when
installing apps that insist all
browsers be closed — I’m
looking at you Adobe!), plus if
your browser crashes, your
Campfire session goes with it and
you have to re-login.
For any Mac user who uses
Campfire on a daily basis, I
highly recommend Propane. More
than just a single-site browser, it’s
a well designed app that makes
searching, adding in files, viewing
files and using Campfire a joy.
You can set your Growl settings
for certain alerts or extended
alerts, you can drag and drop
images or videos directly from
Safari into Propane and adding
other files is just as easy. Text
Tools
Text-expansion was built into
Mac OS X Snow Leopard but at a
very low level. Full fledged-text
expansion applications make it
much easier to type more in less
time. Don’t believe me? Read
David Pogue’s text-expansion
workflow to see a totally hardcore
implementation.
TextExpander($29) —
TextExpander is one of the big
names in the text-expansion
space, and for good reason — it’s
scriptable, adaptable and compact.
Many of the features in
TextExpander are also available
in the other programs, but one
standout is built-in scripts for
bit.ly and digg short urls. Just
copy a link, type in “/bitly” and
voila, the shortened version of the
URL in your clipboard is inserted.
This is great when working with
Twitter applications.
The recently launched
TextExpander Touch brings your
expansions to your iPhone or iPod
touch.
Typinator($29) — Typinator is
very similar to TextExpander and
is also scriptable to attach certain
commands to certain programs.
You can also add snippet-libraries
for CSS, HTML and auto-correct
rules for even more productivity.
TypeIt4Me($27) — TypeIt4Me
has been around since 1989 (!)
and even has an iPhone app. It has
lots of great-looking features and
a long legacy. Of the three,
TypeIt4Me is the only one that
can use Mac OS X’s built-in auto-
correct (though the other two have
auto-correct snippet libraries).
Working With the Web
These are some of my favorite
productivity apps when working
with the web.
Evernote(Free, Premium $5
month/$45 a year) — Because it
is cross-platform in nature and
available on a slew of mobile
devices, Evernote is a very
popular service. You can store
photos, notes, bookmarks,
sketches, video files, voice notes,
pretty much anything you want,
and then pull those notes up from
the web, or an app on your Mac or
PC or on your phone.
LittleSnapper($35) —
Admittedly, this app is more for
people who take tons and tons of
screenshots or need to grab
images from elements of a web
page. Because I take so many
screenshots or web shots a week,
LittleSnapper is a lifesaver to me.
It’s basically like iPhoto for your
screen snaps, so you can collect
and tag shots from your desktop
or from the web, crop them, and
add annotations in the app, and
then export them out to be used
on the web, or upload them to
Realmac’s Ember service.
What I love about LittleSnapper
is that I can select specific DOM
elements from a webpage. This is
great when you just want to get a
certain snippet of the page. It’s
also great because you can open
your snaps directly in Photoshop
or whatever image editor you use,
for additional refinements.
The Ember service is great for
users who like to share their
collections or images all over the
web.
1Password($39.95) — One of
the first applications I install on
any new Mac (or after any fresh
install) is 1Password. Quite
simply, my life is better because
of this app. It stores all your
passwords across web browsers,
makes it easy to create tough,
secure passwords and then you
can just login by selecting “fill
with 1Password” from the context
menu of your favorite web
browser.
My passwords used to always
be the same, which is dumb —
1Password makes it easy to not
only create new passwords that
are secure, but to keep them in a
secure database for the times I
inevitably forget what they are.
1Password is about to launch its
PasswordAnywhere feature so
you can access your passwords
securely from across the web, no
matter what type of computer you
are using.
1Password can also store you
software licenses, which is a nice
touch. Application Launchers
So you have Finder, you have
the OS X Dock, but what if you
want to quickly launch a certain
app with just a few key
commands? What if you want to
automatically search Google with
just the flick of a wrist? For that,
you need an application launcher.
Quicksilver(Free) —
Quicksilver is an app that is near
and dear to many Mac
productivity geeks’ hearts.
Unfortunately, the app is also
more or less abandonware (yes,
yes, it’s open source now, but so
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little has been done to keep it
updated, or more importantly to
keep the add-ons that made it so
great updated, that it’s basically
dead). Still, for users on Tiger (or
Leopard without many needs for
add-ons, Snow Leopard support is
iffy at best), this is the app for
you. The array of plugins
developed for Quicksilver over
the years is one of the reasons so
many users still cite this as one of
their top productivity apps.
The developer of Quicksilver is
now working on the Google
Quick Search Box for Google, so
maybe we’ll see a return of sorts
in the future.
LaunchBar($35) — Until then,
Leopard and Snow Leopard users
with the need for a good
Quicksilver-like utility need to
take a look at LaunchBar. With
LaunchBar 5 (still in beta, but
nearing release), the app has
become everything Quicksilver
was, and more. Easy application
launching, a built-in clipboard
history, the ability to perform
calculations from the Quicksilver
bar, the ability to search google,
open web pages and more — all
from your keyboard.
Carpal tunnel be damned,
LaunchBar is awesome!
Miscellaneous
Here are a couple of tools to
round-out your productivity
toolkit.
Dropbox(Basic 2GB account
Free, 50GB account, $10 a month,
100GB account $20 a month) —
Dropbox is one of those
deceptively simple concepts that
just gets better the more you use
it. You sign up for a free 2GB
storage account that you can
access across machines and with
other users. What makes Dropbox
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Fun ways to transform your face online
By Don Reisinger
(Webware.com)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:00:00 AM
If you have a picture of yourself,
why not put it to good use? With
the help of some online resources,
you can do all kinds of neat things
to it. You can even put it on
greeting cards, avatars for your
Twitter profile, and more.
If you're planning to put your
picture to use, do it with these
sites.
Say cheese
BeFunky BeFunky is a neat way
to create pictures that you
typically don't find on the Web.
When you first make your way
to the free site, you'll be able to
choose the kind of effect it will
apply to your picture. I was really
impressed by the number of
options it offered. Everything
from stenciling to creating an
Andy Warhol-like picture was
included in the options.
BeFunky gives you the option to
upload a picture from your
computer or take a snapshot from
your Webcam. When you're
satisfied with the design, you can
add artwork behind your image,
include some text, and more. My
picture took just a few seconds to
create. And thanks to some nice
share options, syndicating it to
sites like Facebook and MySpace
was quick and easy. Not bad for a
free service.
BeFunky lets you do interesting
things to pictures.(Credit:
Screenshot by Caroline
McCarthy/CNET)
FACEinHOLE If you're the
kind of person who goes to an
area fair and sticks your head in a
picture hole, you'll love
FACEinHOLE.
To use FACEinHOLE, you'll
need to register for the site. From
there, you can pick a "scenario"
that ranges from Halloween
costumes to movies and
television. You can also create
your own scenario to put your
portrait into.
In essence, FACEinHOLE
shows you a picture and lets you
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prominent services in this space.
And with so many features, it's
also one of the best products
you'll use.
After you create an account on
JibJab, you have the option of
putting your face into the several
videos and e-cards you can send
to friends through the site. A paid
account costing $9.99 per year
allows you to track video views,
schedule an e-mail to be sent at a
later time, and more, but I think a
free account is sufficient for most
users.
Finding free clips to personalize
is difficult on JibJab. For the most
part, you'll be forced to pay the
company's fee just to create a
video. But once you do find a free
option, you'll find that the picture-
uploading process takes just
seconds. From there, you'll be
presented with several
customization features that make
it easy to fit your head into the
video. After you're done, you can
preview the video and send it to
recipients. I was really impressed
by how well JibJab kept my face
in the picture. Check it out.
JibJab lets you easily adjust
your head.(Credit: Screenshot by
Don Reisinger/CNET)
MagMyPic MagMyPic is so
simple that it's a must-see for
anyone who wants to create
something unique.
MagMyPic is a simple site:
upload a picture, pick a magazine
cover to put the picture in, and
modify it to get it to fit perfectly FACEinHOLE allows you to you're all set. You can also edit
in the face hole. I tried it out on share your image across the Web. your picture to make it fit
several images. For the most part, You can even put it on a shirt. It'll properly in the frame. MagMyPic
the uploading process was quick run you $19.99 to do that. features five pages worth of
and easy. But as I started editing FACEinHOLE makes it difficult magazine covers on everything
the image, I found it difficult to to place your photo in the right from marriage to sports.
accurately place my face in the spot.(Credit: Screenshot by Don When I uploaded a picture of
hole. It took away from the Reisinger/CNET)
service. That said, I did like that JibJab JibJab is one of the most
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HOW TO: Celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day
By Barb Dybwad (Mashable!)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 12:04:05 AM
Saturday, September 19th is the
date of a rather unique holiday
made possible largely by the
internets. Pirate enthusiasts
around the globe will be
celebrating International Talk
Like a Pirate Day in various ways,
but the unifying theme is to shiver
up your timbers and adopt some
pirate language, me hearties!
If you want some backstory and
tips on how best to ring in the
solemn occasion, read on for our
guide to celebrating one of the
best parodic holidays modern
culture has to offer.
Know the Story
Talk Like a Pirate Day began
back in 1995 when John “Ol’
Chumbucket” Baur and his pal
Mark “Cap’n Slappy” Summers
spontaneously began hurling
piratical insults at each other on a
YMCA racquetball court in
Albany, Oregon. The logical
conclusion of this exchange was
to establish a day in which
everyone around the world ought
to talk like a pirate. September 19
was chosen as the date because it
was Summers’ ex-wife’s birthday,
thus making it easy for him to
remember.
For several years the holiday
remained an inside joke between
Baur and Summers, until they sent
a letter about their made-up
holiday to nationally syndicated
humor columnist Dave Barry.
Taken with the idea, Barry
promoted the concept in a 2002
column for the Miami Herald,
after which Talk Like a Pirate
Day began to spread virally on the
internet.
Now celebrated all over the
world, International Talk Like a
Pirate Day has spawned thousands
of events, parties, mashups, and
various celebrations over the
years. Check out the list of
TLAPD events for 2009. Know
Your Vocabulary
So how does one get started
participating in this worldwide
holiday? Most importantly, you
should learn some tips for talking
like a pirate, of course.
The premiere “how to talk like a
pirate” guide is put together by
the original two pirates
themselves. It includes the basics,
advanced topics, top 10 pirate
pickup lines (”prepare to be
boarded!”), pirate speak for kids
and how to celebrate Pirate Day in
the workplace.
Also check out The Pirate
Glossary, How To Be Speakin’
Pirate-Like from TLAPD’s UK
headquarters, as well as this
informational video from
LoadingReadyRun, “for the less
nautically inclined among us.”
Twitter Like a Pirate
If you don’t have time to brush
up on your vocab, or just want
some help tweaking your pirate
speak, check out the Post Like a
Pirate tool for easy translation and
posting direct to your Twitter or
Myspace account, or to send a
piratical email to a friend.
You can also use the English-to-
Pirate translator for passages
longer than 140 characters.
Facebook Like a Pirate
If you head over to your account
settings and go to the language
tab, you’ll notice that one of the
options available is “English
(Pirate).” If you choose this
setting, you’ll be able to browse
Facebook in pirate speak!
Unfortunately this view is only
for you, so you can’t display your
own Facebook page to your
friends in pirate — but it’s still a
fun nod to the TLAPD holiday
from the social networking giant.
Search Like a Pirate
Google is on board with the
holiday too, offering a special
Google Pirate interface for
translating your entire search
experience into Pirate.
And if you’re a developer type,
Yahoo has put together a way to
convert your web pages to pirate
speak using YQL. Pirate Talk for
Your iPhone
Oh yes, there’s an app for that.
Get phrases translated into pirate
on your iPhone and email custom
pirate phrases to friends and
family for $0.99 from the App
Store. Drink Like a Pirate
Of course, you can always make
do with swigging away from
pretty much any old bottle of rum.
But if you want to step it up just a
bit, check out these pirate cocktail
recipes drafted up special for old
sea dogs. Raise a Pirate
Who will raise the next
generation of pirates? Pirate
parents, that’s who! Get some
great pirate parenting advice from
this play on parenting advice
books.
You can download the e-book
for free, or purchase a hard copy
of the book from ThinkGeek.com.
Piracy for Good
One great way to celebrate
TLAPD is to participate in some
of the fundraising efforts kicked
off by pirates around the world for
good causes. Check out a few
below, and let us know of any
others in the comments.
Marie Curie Cancer Cure:
Donate and help fundraise for this
organization that provides care to
terminally ill patients and support
for their families.
Pirates for Parkinson’s: Find or
host a Pirates for Parkinson’s
walk in your local area to raise
awareness for Parkinson’s
Disease.
Roll your own: The original
pirates have a guide to plundering
for philanthropy on their site,
including a resource kit for
planning your pirate party. Enjoy
Pirate Media
What better way to celebrate
Talk Like a Pirate Day than
checking out some of the great
pirate-themed films, TV shows,
music and games? You’ll be
studying up on your lingo for
September 19 every year; think of
it as an investment.
Here’s a list of more than 300
pirate-themed movies, and
Blockbuster UK has a list of the
Top 20 pirate movies of all time.
CBS had a short-lived reality
series a few years ago called
Pirate Master, whose premise was
following 16 modern-day pirates
on a question for $1 million worth
of gold. You can still watch the
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episodes online at CBS’s site.
For the music lovers out there,
you might want to check out
Pirate Metal, streamable for free
from NPR. Check out more from
Alestorm, or fire up the pirate
metal tag on last.fm.
Video game developer Telltale
Games, known for the popular
franchise Sam & Max, will be
giving away a free download of
the Tales of Monkey Island’s first
episode in honor of the Talk Like
a Pirate Day holiday. To get it,
head over to their Play Like a
Pirate page.
Lots of online games are having
TLAPD celebrations as well,
including World of Warcraft,
Second Life, Lord of the Rings
Online, Guild Wars, City of
Heroes, Pirates of the Burning
Sea, and Xbox Live’s Saturday
All-Nighter will feature pirate-
themed titles.
We’ll leave you with a few
embeds from pirate-themed TV
episodes — enjoy ‘em, mateys!
Family Guy: Pirate Chase
Saturday Night Live: Pirates
Convention
South Park: Perfect Pirate Club
Know of any other great ways
to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate
Day? Let us know in the
comments! And be sure to let us
know what you’ll be doing to
commemorate TLAPD. Reviews:
Facebook, Google, MySpace,
Twitter, video
Tags: Holidays, internet memes,
talk like a pirate day, TLAPD
34 Tech/ TV
Google This: 5 Reasons to Switch to Bing
By Jennifer Van Grove
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:47:42 AM
Bing is now the fastest growing
search engine. A Nielsen report
shows that it currently holds
10.7% of the search market (to
Google’s 65%), but its month-
over-month growth is 22%, which
is astronomical.
Microsoft has been pumping an
endless supply of dollars into its
marketing and advertising
initiatives around Bing, and the
strategy is clearly paying off.
Hype aside, Bing happens to be a
very viable search alternative to
Google, and offers several
incentives that Google can’t
compete with at the moment.
Here we’ll break down 5
awesome Bing-specific features
that are really growing on us.
From insightful information to
help us better plan our trips to
cashback on purchases, and a
visually stimulating or Twitter-
enhanced search experience,
we’re starting to think Bing has
some zing. 1. Travel Insight
Bing’s Travel offering is quite
nice for two cost-saving consumer
-friendly reasons: farecast
technology and airfare deals. The
farecast technology works to help
identify trends in flight prices,
showing you as you search
whether or not fares are expected
to stay the same, get cheaper, or
rise in price. It’s helpful
information that can really play a
key role in coordinating undefined
travel plans.
Consummate travelers should
also keep their eye on the airfare
deals provided by Bing, which
serves up top cheat flight deals,
record low airline tickets, last
minute deals, and weekend or
family appropriate options. Better
yet, you can sign up to receive
these fare deals, based on your
home airport, via email. 2.
Cashback
The Bing Cashback program
(formerly Live Search Cashback)
has been an incredibly rewarding
venture for both Microsoft and
searchers who benefit from bonus
dollars. The basic premise is that
if you start your product/service
quest on Bing, you can benefit
when you go on to buy.
Think of Bing Cashback as a
Credit Card rewards program, but
only a million times better.
Depending on the retailer, your
purchases could net you as high as
30% of the purchase price back in
cash form (though most offers are
between 5 and 15%). The
cashback reward is dropped in
your PayPal account about 60
days after purchase (pending
return), so you can even have
funds direct deposited to your
bank account.
You can search Bing as you
normally would and keep an eye
out for the cashback icon, or you
can browse their shopping
section, which serves as a
storefront for products and big
deals.
The program has been such a
success that when Bing
introduced double cashback
rewards for August, they had to
end the promotion early due to too
much demand. 3. Visual Search
Bing’s value proposition has
been that it’s not just a search
engine, but a “decision engine.”
When it initially launched that
was a bit of a misnomer, but as
they continue to release new
features and integrated products,
we’re starting to see the vision
come to fruition. Visual Search, a
US-only product, is a prime
example of how Bing isn’t just
your average search engine.
The alternative user interface to
search is one of the most
interesting and innovative things
we’ve seen in the search space.
Instead of conducting your search
with text, you start with one of
their pre-fabricated image
galleries.
The galleries are quite
remarkable and include 30 photo
collections for things like digital
cameras, dog breeds, movies in
theaters, new cars, NFL players,
popular books, popular TV shows,
and top songs. The galleries pack
insightful information in
convenient ways, so the NFL
gallery alone grants you instant
access to pictures of players that
you can filter for most popular on
Bing, highest paid, passing
leaders, rushing leaders, receiving
leaders, sack leaders, pro bowlers,
position, team, salary, and school.
Clearly Visual Search is more
than just a tool to use when you
can’t recall the name of someone
or something, but a more
powerful way to dive into search
results and uncover valuable
information. Case in point, the
iPhone apps gallery, which
provides an arguably better
iPhone application browsing
experience than Apple’s App
Store. 4. BingTweets
Trending topics on Twitter are
rather meaningless without
context, and that’s where
BingTweets comes into play. It’s
Bing and Twitter side-by-side.
The dual search product
combines the power of real-time
Twitter search with Bing search
results to give you a better
perspective as you search. Of
course, searches don’t have to be
limited to trending topics, which
means you can search as you
normally would with one eye on
Twitter at all times. 5. Enhanced
Search
Bing’s search result pages pack
a few extra goodies that we’re
really learning to appreciate. Two
features that improve our search
experience are the inline enhanced
view options and preview
windows for results.
The latter of the two is just a
simple additive that ensures we
don’t click on an URL that isn’t
relevant to our query. It’s quite
simple, but a big time saver.
Every time you search you should
notice a little orange dot next to
an individual result. Mouse over
that to view a “More on this page”
preview of content, and save
yourself the headache of a
disappointing dead end.
Something to also look out for
is the “Enchanced view” option.
You’ll see it underneath
Wikipedia results and you can
click it to view Wikipedia content
without leaving Bing.
Are you using Bing more often
these days, or sticking with
Google? Let us know why in the
comments! Reviews: Bing,
Google, Twitter, Wikipedia
Tags: bing, bing cashback, bing
tweets, Search, visual search
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By Isabelle Carreau (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 10:00:00 AM
This is Spoilers Anonymous, a
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on some of the more popular
shows on the air. We'll never put
spoilers up here on the main page
in order to help the reformed stay
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LogMeIn can control some PCs, even when off

By Rafe Needleman packets. this capability come with remote
(Webware.com) The technology is getting built access turned off in the BIOS by
Submitted at 9/19/2009 10:00:00 AM into motherboards using the Q45 default. But chances are that
support chipset. Only a few crimes over VPro, if any are
During a recent talk with corporate desktops use this committed, will be against people
LogMeIn CEO Michael Simon, I technology, in particular HP's DC who simply don't know that this
learned about the company's new 7900 and Lenovo's ThinkCentre everyone the annoyance and kind of access is possible.
LogMeIn Central dashboard for M58 lines. expense of a repair visit or the Other LogMeIn representatives
IT managers, designed to help Simon told me that the need to ship the computer back to also took pains to remind me that
them keep tabs on thousands of technology does not provide a Dell for examination. this capability can be used to fight Circumnavigation
computers at a time. wide-open backdoor. There are Michael Simon, LogMeIn's crime as well: a computer that had
I also heard about the new security protocols. The user has to CEO(Credit: R a f e been stolen could be remotely
for Good
version of virtual network service agree to use the technology, and Needleman/CNET) wiped of data, for example, even By Phil King (Flickr Blog)
Hamachi, which makes it a like all LogMeIn remote-control What I am concerned about are if it's powered down. Also, there Submitted at 9/19/2009 12:54:01 AM
competitor to standard (and products, remote access isn't VPro home computers for which are no consumer desktops yet
e x p e n s i v e ) v i r t u a l p r i v a t e - possible unless the computer's remote control is preconfigured with this BIOS-level support for Flickr member James
networking products in the owner agrees to it. And in many by a seller. A machine sold by an remote access. Bowthorpe, a.k.a GlobeCycle, is
enterprise. ways, it is similar to current unscrupulous builder. A used I have been a big fan of about to complete the fastest
We chuckled a bit about the remote-access products that rely computer sold via eBay or LogMeIn's free remote-control circumnavigation of the Earth on
v e r s i o n o f L o g M e I n t h a t ' s on " Wake-on-LAN" packets to Craigslist by someone bent on product for years, and I have a freakin’ bicycle. He started on
embedded in the dashboard of power up a PC so it can then be identity theft. The opportunities never heard of any security March 29th, 2009 with the goal of
some Ford F150 pickup trucks, so c o n t r o l l e d r e m o t e l y . T h e for crime here are just too great to breaches due to a technical issue raising £1.8 million for research
their owners can remotely control difference here is of degree. ignore. with the company's products. into the causes of Parkinson’s
their office PCs. And I heard And I don't worry about this in A n d i t ' s L o g M e I n ' s Furthermore, I congratulate Disease. Starting and ending in
about a LogMeIn technology, just the enterprise. If you're using a exceptionally robust connection Simon for landing this deal with London, England, James will have
now reaching the market, that computer provided to you by your technology that makes it all the Intel. Nice move. But I think that ridden over 18,000 miles in about
e n a b l e s n o t j u s t r e m o t e company, it is owned by your more so. Unlike Wake-on-LAN my relationship with this capable 150 days. Back in August he
diagnostics of computers but also company, not you. If your technologies and other remote- maker of remote-access and increased his daily mileage from
access to data on the hard drives employer want to get your data or control products, LogMeIn is very network utility services just got 120 to 150 miles per day (!!!),
of PCs that are turned completely mess with your work, it does not good at connecting to a computer, more complicated. I am going to putting him on track to break the
off. Gulp. need a tool like this to do so. This no matter how far away it is on try very hard to avoid VPro current world record by nearly
That last technology, part of technology just gives IT pros the Internet or how deep behind p r o d u c t s , i f t h e y s t a r t t o four weeks. He’s been busy
Intel's VPro system architecture, more capabilities, and it sounds firewalls it is. It's robust--and proliferate in the consumer geotagging, so you can see a map
has just started to ship in a few like a very useful tool. secure in the hands of its users-- market. of his photos all the way around
new PCs. It's designed for Even for home users, in most but it's a scary tool, if the wrong Alternatives include switching the world.
corporate networks so that support cases, this won't be a problem, people get into it. to AMD-powered computers or He’ll be arriving back in
personnel can get into a machine-- mostly because VPro PCs aren't Simon did say that perhaps this unplugging a VPro PC when not London this Saturday afternoon.
to run a backup, for example-- marketed to home users. But technology needs a protocol that using it, which would be a If you’re in London, you can meet
regardless of whether it's running assuming that they were, the VPro specifies that whenever it's used, ridiculous hassle. I know it seems him at the Roehampton Gate Cafe
Windows, has crashed into a blue protocols still specify that the user whether it's been configured for crazy and paranoid, but if "off" in Richmond Park at 4pm GMT
screen, or has been shut down. As must consent to remote access unattended access or not, it "drops d o e s n ' t r e a l l y m e a n " o f f " and ride with him to the Hyde
long as the PC is plugged into the each time someone wants to use a receipt on the desktop" so the anymore, we do have to be more Park bandstand. If you go, take
w a l l a n d t o a n E t h e r n e t it. computer's owner can see it when careful. some photos and tag them with
connection, the computer, even So let's say Dell sells me a he or she turns the machine on. Originally posted at Rafe's GlobeCycle.
though in an off state, will computer, and it crashes. I am That's a start. I'd recommend Radar All photos from GlobeCycle.
continue to draw a small amount happy to have Dell customer disabling this feature entirely.
of power (about 4 watts) while it support see what's going on And to be fair, computers with
monitors the network for control during a phone call. It might save
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DOJ: Google's book settlement needs rewrite
By Tom Krazit (Webware.com)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:20:00 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice
late Friday urged the court
overseeing Google's book search
settlement with authors and
publishers to reject the settlement
in its current form, although it
strongly hinted that the parties are
flexible on certain provisions.
"As presently drafted, the
Proposed Settlement does not
meet the legal standards this
Court must apply," the DOJ said
in a 32-page filing ( click for
PDF) with the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of New
York. "This Court should reject
the Proposed Settlement in its
current form and encourage the
parties to continue negotiations to
modify it so as to comply with
Rule 23 (a federal law governing
class-action settlements) and the
copyright and antitrust laws."
After Google was sued in 2005
for digitizing out-of-print yet
copyright protected books by
several groups representing
authors and publishers, the parties
settled out of court in October
2008. That deal granted Google
sweeping rights to scan and
display out-of-print books. Ever
since the settlement was
announced, opposition has
mounted to what one University
of California at Berkeley
professor recently called"the
largest copyright licensing deal in
U.S. history." Opponents claim
that Google and the plaintiffs
overstepped their bounds in
assigning the company the sole
right to make digital copies of out
-of-print books that are still
protected by copyright law.
"The Proposed Settlement is one
of the most far-reaching class
action settlements of which the
United States is aware; it should
not be a surprise that the parties
did not anticipate all of the
difficult legal issues such an
ambitious undertaking might
raise," the DOJ wrote in its filing.
The DOJ has been looking into
antitrust concerns stemming from
the fact that Google and the
nonprofit Books Rights Registry
set up to handle payments to
authors would have sole control
over the pricing of institutional
subscriptions to the digital library.
But in its filing, it also raised
questions about whether the
settlement complies with Rule 23
of the Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure as well as copyright
law in general. "In the view of the
United States, each category of
objection is serious in isolation,
and, taken together, raise cause
for concern."
Still, the DOJ noted that a
digital library of books holds
important benefits for society, a
point that has been repeatedly
raised by Google's supporters,
who argue that it would improve
access to knowledge. It would
appear that the DOJ, however,
would prefer Congress settle the
thorny issues of copyright laws
that apply to orphan works--books
whose rightholders cannot be
located but which can be scanned
by Google under the agreement--
rather than making policy through
legal settlements.
"As a threshold matter, the
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settlement, which is consistent
with the concerns voiced with the
Court by hundreds and hundreds
of other parties," the Open Book
Alliance said in a statement. Gallery-o-rama!
"This is a major agreement, and
it is entirely appropriate for DOJ By Heather Champ (Flickr
to look at a deal of this Blog)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:04:59 AM
magnitude," said Ed Black,
president and CEO of the Just five days later, the
c e n t r a l d i f f i c u l t y t h a t t h e Computer & Communications Flickrverse is 25,000 galleries
Proposed Settlement seeks to Industry Association, which has richer. We’ve been adding daily
overcome - the inaccessibility of supported the settlement. "They to Galleries/Explore and here are
many works due to the lack of are doing their job scrutinizing the few of our recent favourites:
clarity about copyright ownership competition aspects of this We’ve also seen a few unique
and copyright status - is a matter settlement." galleries that use the layout to tell
of public, not merely private, And Consumer Watchdog, a a greater story:
concern. A global disposition of s t r i d e n t o p p o n e n t o f t h e Galleries? If you missed
t h e r i g h t s t o m i l l i o n s o f settlement, also found something Monday’s launch, check out the
copyrighted works is typically the to like in the DOJ's filing: FlickrBlog announcement and be
kind of policy change Consumer Watchdog supports sure to read our galleries FAQs.
implemented through legislation, digitization and digital libraries in If you’ve created a gallery that
not through a private judicial a robust competitive market open you’d like to share, please do so
settlement," the DOJ wrote. to all organizations, both for- in this discussion topic in Flickr
Reaction to the DOJ's filing profit and non-profit, that offer Central.
allowed parties from all sides of fundamental privacy guarantees to
this issue to claim victory. users. But a single entity cannot
"The Department of Justice's be allowed to build a digital MediaDailyNews:
filing recognizes the value the library based on a monopolistic
s e t t l e m e n t c a n p r o v i d e b y advantage when its answer to 'Chuggington' Airs
unlocking access to millions of s e r i o u s q u e s t i o n s f r o m
b o o k s i n t h e U . S . W e a r e responsible critics boils down to:
On Disney In 2010
considering the points raised by "Trust us. Our motto is 'Don't be (MediaPost | Media News)
the Department and look forward evil.'" Submitted at 9/18/2009 10:45:40 AM
to addressing them as the court Google will learn whether it has
proceedings continue," Google earned that trust from Judge Maureen Taxter, in charge of
said Friday in a statement. Denny Chin on October 7 in New U.S. consumer products at
The Internet Archive, perhaps Y o r k . T h a t i s , u n l e s s t h e London-based children's
Google's most vocal opponent in settlement is modified in the entertainment company Ludorum,
this matter, was likewise pleased. coming weeks, in which case we is developing a U.S. program
"Despite Google's vigorous efforts could be looking at several more around "Chuggington," a CGI
to convince them otherwise, the weeks of debate. animated series for preschoolers
Department of Justice recognizes Originally posted at Relevant set to air on Playhouse Disney in
that there are significant problems Results spring 2010, reports Adweek. The
with terms of the proposed show was created by the "Bob the
Builder" team and has debuted in
150 countries to date. It will also
have a Web platform that
compliments the TV series.
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Jerry Rice, Emmitt
Facebook Beacon has poked its last Smith headline list of
Pro Football Hall of
By Caroline McCarthy plaintiffs' lawyers. advertising tool for paying clients.
(Webware.com) "We look forward to the creation It's free for third-party sites to Fame nominees
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:58:00 PM of the foundation and its work to implement, and with only a few
educate Internet users on how best exceptions, sites working with By Associated Press
It's finally over for Beacon, the to control their privacy; engage in Facebook Connect code it in (ESPN.com)
ill-fated advertising program that safe social-networking practices; the program to allow more user through the social network's Submitted at 9/19/2009 4:52:57 PM

the social network initially and, generally, enjoy themselves control over the feature. But it application programming
launched with splashy Madison more online by having knowledge interface, or API, rather than ink a CANTON, Ohio -- Jerry Rice
was too late: advocacy groups and Emmitt Smith headline the
Avenue fanfare nearly two years that gives them a greater sense of claimed that it still wasn't enough, formal partnership.
ago. control," a statement from And offering Facebook users preliminary list of modern-era
some existing partners pulled out, nominees for induction next year
The social network has settled a Facebook representative Barry and others were likely deterred the chance to register and log in to
year-old class action lawsuit that Schnitt read. "We fully expect the external sites without separate in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
from participating because of the The list released Saturday
targeted the social network's foundation to team with other unsavory implications. usernames and passwords gives
a l l e g e d f a i l u r e t o p r o v i d e leading online-safety and privacy Facebook Connect's marketing a includes 131 players, coaches and
Surprisingly, a "small number of contributors.
adequate information and privacy experts and organizations that customers" were still using it; slant of user convenience--and
controls to users with regard to have been working diligently in security, as some Web users may Hall of Fame selectors will
Facebook will work to transition chose 25 semifinalists by Nov. 27,
Beacon, which shared information these fields." them out of it. be more comfortable hitting a
about users' information on third- The suit was filed in August "Connect with Facebook" button and 15 finalists by Jan. 7.
Facebook's experiments in Voting will take place Feb. 6,
party partner sites in Facebook 2008 on behalf of 20 plaintiffs, social-media advertising turned than registering for an account
news feeds. most of whom were Texas with a new Web service. the day before the Super Bowl.
instead to "engagement ads," Other modern-era nominees
One of the terms of the residents. Named as defendants which have come under some "We learned a great deal from
settlement? Any last vestiges of were Facebook, along with the Beacon experience," the include Tim Brown, Herschel
scrutiny themselves, and the "fan Walker, Cris Carter, Andre Reed
Beacon, which failed to gain current and former Beacon pages" that it encourages brands, statement from Facebook's Schnitt
traction amid a barrage of p a r t i c i p a n t s B l o c k b u s t e r , read. "For one, it underscored and Sterling Sharp. Former
organizations, and celebrities to commissioner Paul Tagliabue is
negative press stemming largely Fandango (owned by Comcast), create. how critical it is to provide
from advocacy groups like Overstock.com, STA Travel, extensive user control over how also on the list.
The irony behind Friday's news They join two previously
MoveOn.org, will be shut down Zappos, Hotwire (owned by is that the thinking behind Beacon information is shared. We also
completely. InterActiveCorp), and GameFly. learned how to effectively announced senior nominees,
ultimately evolved into the former Detroit Lions cornerback
Also as part of the settlement, Another, earlier Beacon-related phenomenally successful communicate changes that we
which is still pending approval lawsuit had been filed against make to the user experience. The Dick LeBeau and former Denver
Facebook Connect, the universal Broncos running back Floyd
from a judge, a $9.5 million Blockbuster several months log-in standard that, among other introduction of Facebook Connect
"settlement fund" has been e a r l i e r , c l a i m i n g t h a t i t s --a product that gives users Little.
things, shares third-party activity Copyright 2009 by The
e s t a b l i s h e d t o s e t u p a n participation in the advertising on members' Facebook profiles. significant control over how they
independent foundation to "fund program violated the Video extend their Facebook identity on Associated Press
The privacy controls on
projects and initiatives that Privacy Protection Act of 1987. Connect are clearer and more the Web and share experiences
promote the cause of online Facebook was not named as a extensive, but perhaps more back to friends on Facebook--is
privacy, safety, and security," defendant in that suit. crucial to Facebook Connect's an example of this."
according to a release. Up to a Shortly after the negative buzz success has been the fact that it's Originally posted at The Social
third of that fund, however, can about Beacon started, Facebook been marketed as a utility for
potentially be recovered by the began tweaking and modifying ordinary members rather than an
Spotted: Blair Waldorf Bows on the Runways
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RIP Facebook Beacon
By Pete Cashmore
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 12:57:13 PM
Facebook launched its ad
platform “Beacon” in November
2007, hoping to revolutionize
advertising by posting updates to
your Facebook profile when you
interacted with its partner sites.
This week Facebook said that it
has settled a class-action lawsuit
against the product, agreed to shut
it down completely, and will
establish a $9.5 million
“settlement fund” to fund
initiatives related to online
privacy.
Recent developments make the
decision much easier to take,
however: Beacon paved the way
for Facebook Connect, which
went on to be a huge success.
Shopping Habits Posted to the
Web
Facebook Beacon was a system
that posted your activity on third-
party websites – Blockbuster,
Gamefly, Overstock.com and
more – back to your Facebook
profile. Privacy advocates rallied
against it, however, arguing that
data was being sent without the
users’ explicit permission. The
situation worsened after a report
claimed that Beacon was
collecting data from partner sites
regardless of whether users were
Facebook members; amid the bad
press, partner sites got cold feet.
One partner, Blockbuster, was
sued in April 2008 over its
Beacon participation. The class-
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so brilliant — and better than I can do that. It’s a brilliant way
other disk-storage services — is to keep your bookmarks managed.
that it is integrated perfectly with Freedom(Free) — Sometimes
the OS X Finder. You can easily the Internet is more of a
add a file or folder to your distraction than it is a productivity
Dropbox account and make aid. For those times, the best
changes to your Dropbox files solution is just to unplug.
locally and watch as they instantly Freedom will turn off your Mac’s
update online. networking card for up to 8 hours,
One of my favorite uses for so you can get what you need to
Dropbox is with my encrypted get done done, without the
1Password keychain. This way, I distraction of Facebook, Twitter
action suit against Facebook claims that Facebook retrieved can share my 1Password files and the latest viral videos.
followed in August 2008. data on all users who had any with my Mac mini in the living Obviously, as a web writer, this
As we wrote at the time: impact on the program, regardless room and on my MacBook in my doesn’t really work for me during
The lawsuit claims Facebook of whether they were Facebook o f f i c e , w i t h o u t h a v i n g t o the work week, but it’s great for
gathered online users’ activity users or not. manually sync anything. The file when I’m on a deadline — like
without asking them if they “Thus, non-Facebook persons is in a shared dropbox between trying to finish an article of 20+
wanted that information to be who utilized the Facebook Beacon those two computers so changes Mac productivity tools! Your
posted to their profiles, which is Activated Affiliate Websites were on one automatically update on Favorites I’ve only scratched the
nothing new, considering the not told that their transaction, and the other. service with Mac productivity
amount of heat Facebook has indeed, every transaction they Xmarks(Free) — Formerly apps, what are some of your
taken over the entire Beacon engaged in upon the Website was known as Foxmarks, Xmarks is a favorites? Let us know in the
initiative. being communicated to a third wonderful way to keep your comments!
“By the time any user was party (Facebook) with whom they browser bookmarks in sync and Reviews: 1Password, Dropbox,
notified that Facebook was (at a had no relationship whatsoever,” updated across both browsers and Evernote, Facebook, Firefox,
minimum), an observing party to the suit claims. WSJ: Decision computers. A plugin is available Google, Internet Explorer,
the transaction, and that Facebook Pending Judges’ Approval for Firefox and Internet Explorer, LittleSnapper, Safari, The Hit
was asking for an approval to The WSJ reports that the and a special preference pane is List, TweetDeck, Twitter,
publicly broadcast identifying settlement is pending approval in available for Safari. Twitterrific, Xmarks, adobe AIR,
information regarding the event, the U.S. District Court of the What I like about Xmarks is that iPhone, tweetie
personally identifying information Northern District of California, I can assign different browser Tags: GTD, mac, mac os x,
had already been communicated after which Beacon will be closed. profiles and usage profiles. So if I productivity
to Facebook,” the suit alleges. For Facebook, however, there have some bookmarks I only want
The suit also claims that may be a silver lining to this to sync with Firefox, I can do that
although Facebook has made cloud: Beacon was reborn as — if I want some bookmarks only
Beacon an opt-out program, it’s Facebook Connect, an extremely to sync on work-related machines,
too difficult for users to do so, successful opt-in system that lets
because they are forced to visit you post your web activity to your FUN
continued from page 32
each of Beacon’s 44 affiliate Web Facebook stream.
site to do just that. [Top image credit: Radiant Core] my puppy to the service, I was
To add even more fuel to the Reviews: Facebook surprised by just how quickly I
Beacon fire, the lawsuit also Tags: facebook was able to get the desired
magazine cover ready. I uploaded
the image in seconds, moved it
where I wanted it to be, and
Katerinia-Kissling) meets its appear in ELLE.com's Street Chic picked a cover. That's it. From
match in flowy, voluminous Daily. there, I was given the option of
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saving it to my desktop, sharing it
on Twitter or Facebook, and
embedding it into a blog. I really
liked MagMyPic. Even better, it's
free.
That's my dog on the cover of a
magazine.(Credit: Screenshot by
the portrait a bit. Still, it would
have been nice if it were a bit
more accurate. I should also note
that the site is buggy. It took me
three tries just to get it to work.
Simpsonize Me turns you into a
Simpsons character.(Credit:
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the animation takes just a few
Your Google docs: Soon
seconds, but once it runs, it tends
to be a little off unless you have
an image that directly faces the
in search results?
camera. The points also need to By Zoë Slocum
be correct. If not, it won't work so (Webware.com)
well. In my case, my image was Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:31:00 PM

Don Reisinger/CNET) Screenshot by Don just a little too far off for it to
Simpsonize Me Simpsonize Me Reisinger/CNET) work perfectly. It wasn't a major Users of Google Docs and
is a site that any "Simpsons" fan TalkingPhoto PQDVD's Spreadsheets accustomed to
issue, but it did detract somewhat
should check out. It takes your TalkingPhoto is a unique service from the service. publicly publishing their
portrait and turns into a Simpsons that's designed to get a chuckle After you upload a photo to documents might want to rethink
-like character. out of someone. TalkingPhoto, you need to exactly how publicly available
Simpsonize Me, which is a free After you upload a photo to they want to them to be.
arrange the six points on the right
service that's operated by Burger TalkingPhoto, you need to spot to ensure the service works Google on Thursday wrote in a
King, takes no time to get your arrange the six points on the right blog post that "in about two
as planned.(Credit: Screenshot by
portrait ready to be Simpsonized. spot to ensure the service works Don Reisinger/CNET) weeks, we will be launching a
In my experience, my photo was as planned. Once complete, you My top 3 change for published docs. The applications expressed concerns
ready to go within about 40 can set the animation in motion. change will allow published docs
1. JibJab: It's one of the oldest about the plan, suggesting better
seconds. From there, you need to You'll see your portrait with a that are linked to from a public
services in this roundup, but it's labeling of potentially crawlable
choose your gender, age, dress voice that says over a dozen also the best service in this Web site to be crawled and documents, spreadsheets, and
style, facial hair, and hair style. different things, depending on the roundup. Check it out. indexed, which means they can presentations. For example, how
The tool then pumps out a script you pick. You can choose 2. MagMyPic: MagMyPic is appear in search results you see would you know definitively if a
depiction of your picture based on between holiday songs, a Mother's on Google.com and other search
such a unique service, it deserves publicly crawled Web page has
the information you provided. Day greeting, and more. Once a top spot. engines...This is a very exciting linked to your published
I was a little disappointed with you're happy with your animation, 3. BeFunky: With so many neat change as your published docs document? Is the only way to
my Simpsons' portrait. I'm not it's "published." You can then ways to transform a picture, linked to from public websites ensure that your published
convinced that it accurately send it to the desired recipients for BeFunky is worth trying out. will reach a much wider audience document does not ultimately
reflected the picture I uploaded. free. of people." show up in search results to
That said, the post-upload options TalkingPhoto is an interesting "Marie" of Google was quick to actually unpublish it?
it featured did help me customize service. Getting a photo ready for note that the crawling for search As noted by The Register,
results "only applies to docs "Google Apps master view does
which you explicitly publish using not tell you which docs are
Datebook: 9.18.09 the 'Publish as Web page' or
'Publish/embed' option, and which
publicly published and which
aren't." While it may well be
By blogeditor1 (Material m u s i c i a n s f o r a t h r e e - d a y published. are linked to from a publicly obvious to most users how
Interest on Men.style.com) blowout. - And today in 1939, comedian, crawled Web page" (documents publicly available their Google
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:55:00 AM - If you're a die-hard Megan Fox Christopher Guest stalwart, and for which users choose only to documents are--and many of those
obsessive, you probably don't all-around supporting actor "allow anyone with the link to published documents may well be
Five things worth knowing today need us to tell you that her extraordinaire Fred Willard was view" will not get crawled, she intended to be as publicly
- And just as soon as one ends, Sapphic-leaning cheerleading born. Can he carry a movie? Well, wrote, adding that users can available as possible--this seems
another begins. Say hello to horror flick Jennifer's Body opens not that we know of. (Studio unpublish documents they wish to to be another area where Google
London Fashion Week, starting in theaters today. If you're not, execs: Give the guy a chance!) remain uncrawled). needs to find the right balance
today. well, why not exactly? Have you But a few good minutes from him Some users of the search giant's between transparency and data
- Meanwhile, back in the U.S., met this girl? can make dreck watchable, and suite of online productivity accessibility.
the 52nd annual Monterey Jazz - S p e a k i n g o f h i g h b r o w the good stuff—like Waiting for
Festival kicks off in California, entertainment, today in 1851, The Guffman, below—great.
bringing together more than 500 New York Times was first MATTHEW SCHNEIER
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Canadian Appeals Court

Says Linking To A Site
Paul Graham: Content Really Was Is Not Defamation
By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) reporting on it was also accused
Just A Way To Mark Up Paper Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:42:00 PM

Way back in 2007, we wrote

of defamation could have a
serious chilling effect on free
speech and open communications
By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) model. The reason they make less word probably require different about a Canadian business in Canada. Luckily, last year, a
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:28:00 PM money now is that people don't words written by different people. man/politician, Wayne Crookes, Canadian court found that merely
need as much paper. He goes on Good stuff and worth reading the who was suing a bunch of linking to potentially defamatory
YCombinator creator Paul to explore how this applies to whole thing, though I think he websites, including Google,
Graham is the latest "deep music, movies, books, newspapers content is not defamatory.
misses one key important Yahoo, MySpace and Wikipedia, Apparently that ruling was
thinker" to grasp the deeper and software. From there, he ingredient. If you take a step back because he was upset about what
economic meaning of infinite comes to the same conclusion appealed... and the appeals court
and look at the overall economics some people had posted about has agreed that linking to
goods: they can't be sold. In fact, many of us have been discussing of such markets, you quickly him on those sites, claiming it was
Graham recognizes that there's for years: What happens to defamatory content is not, itself,
realize how much bigger they get defamatory. We found it odd that defamatory. This is a big win for
n e v e r b e e n a r e a l c o n t e n t publishing if you can't sell when you free the content from he was suing these companies,
business. It's always been about content? You have two choices: free expression in Canada. The
the constraints and scarcity of rather than the individuals who case could still be appealed, and
selling the scarcity: Almost every give it away and make money physical media. This is the hardest supposedly posted defamatory
form of publishing has been from it indirectly, or find ways to some are noting that the appeals
part for some people to see, at material (oddly, many of the court ruling still had some
organized as if the medium was embody it in things people will times, but the key to recognizing stories that he claimed were
what they were selling, and the pay for. problems. There was a dissenting
it is realizing that the content defamatory were about him judge who seemed to think that
content was irrelevant. Book The first is probably the future itself is a resource, rather than a supposedly filing defamation
publishers, for example, set prices of most current media. Give because people may have clicked
final product, and you've just lawsuits!). In some cases, it on the link, just putting up a link
based on the cost of producing music away and make money increased the availability and reached ridiculous levels, such as
and distributing books. They treat from concerts and t-shirts. Publish was the equivalent of publishing
massively decreased the cost of the fact that the same guy also the content on the other side of
the words printed in the book the articles for free and make money that resource -- and you can then sued Jon Newton, the operator of
same way a textile manufacturer from one of a dozen permutations the link (yikes!). That last link
use it (for free!) to make many P2Pnet.net for merely linking to also discusses some other serious
treats the patterns printed on its of advertising. Both publishers other things more valuable. That, text that Crookes considered
fabrics. problems with libel law in Canada
and investors are down on in a nutshell, is the most exciting defamatory. (similar in some ways to the
Economically, the print media advertising at the moment, but it part about freeing up digital It was troubling enough to sue a
are in the business of marking up has more potential than they problems in the UK), which is in
content. company that was hosting a desperate need of a modern
paper. We can all imagine an old- realize. Permalink| Comments| Email conversation where someone may
style editor getting a scoop and update.
I'm not claiming that potential This Story have said something defamatory, Permalink| Comments| Email
saying "this will sell a lot of will be realized by the existing but to take it to another level,
papers!" Cross out that final S and players. The optimal ways to This Story
where someone merely linking to
you're describing their business make money from the written the actual text as a part of
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CoPilot Live smooths the rough
edges in nav app with new update
By Mel Martin (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 9/19/2009 5:00:00 PM
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion,
iPhone, App Store, App Review I
took a look at CoPilot Live[
iTunes link] almost exactly a
month ago, and it was a pretty
good, inexpensive nav program,
but it had quite a few rough edges.
Those rough edges aren't so
rough now, and the app is
certainly competitive at a price of
US$34.99.
Improvements from the last
version include:
• The ability to dial a POI (point
of interest)
• Improved GPS performance
• A full QWERTY keyboard (the
last version was alphabetical)
The app also offers real time
traffic information, gas prices, and
something called live local search.
Those features are an extra
Apple introduces the App Store Resource Center
By Joachim Bean (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 9/19/2009 10:00:00 AM
Filed under: App Store, SDK As
part of Apple's efforts to make the
ins-and-outs of the App Store
more clear to everyone, Apple has
just Introduced the App Store
Resource Center. Apple states this
new site is "a single destination
where you can find everything
from how to prepare for
submitting your app to managing
your app once it been posted to
purchase of $19.99 and I did not new update originally appeared on
have those services for my test.
As in my previous drive around, (TUAW) on Sat, 19 Sep 2009
GPS acquisition was rapid. The 17:00:00 EST. Please see our
maps look fine. The 'voice' was terms for use of feeds.
clear, and directions were concise.
the App Store."
Basically, this new site offers an
easy way for developers to read
over and learn the many different
policies and details about the App
Store. It covers app submission,
the App Store approval process
Although the company claims
maps were updated for this
release, there seemed to be a lot
missing in my neck of the woods,
and reports from users of the new
version are not positive in that
regard. As I tried to navigate to
my house, CoPilot Live could find
the street but not any house
numbers, even though my street
has had houses on it for at least a
decade. Continue reading for
more about the CoPilot Live
update.
Continue reading CoPilot Live
smooths the rough edges in nav
app with new update
TUAW CoPilot Live smooths
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and managing your app details,
among other things There's really
not much new, but you maybe
able to find stuff easier now
instead of looking through large
PDF App Store guides.
If you're one of those
Tech/ 41
Oregon: You Have To
Pay Us To Explain The
Laws To You
By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) However, Oregon is back in the
Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:57:38 PM news on a similar issue, as
Slashdot points us to the news that
While all federal documents in a professor is challenging the
the US are under the public state's attorney general to sue him
domain, state governments don't after he scanned and posted a state
always follow that rule, and the -produced guide to using public-
state of Oregon has a history of records laws. You would think,
trying to lock up its documents. again, that the state would want
L a s t y e a r , t h e r e w a s s o m e such a document spread as widely
attention generated when some as possible, as it would better help
people uploaded copies of certain Oregonians understand the law.
Oregon laws. Yes, it seems But the state claims it needs to
positively ridiculous that the state sell the book for $25 to cover
might claim copyright over the production costs. That doesn't
laws people are expected to seem like much of an excuse. The
follow. The state claimed that it fact that the state needs to produce
was just complaining about the a guide to understand its own laws
fact that the laws were scanned seems troubling enough. Then
from its own book, with its own l o c k i n g t h e m d o w n w i t h a
notes and page numbers -- and copyright claim just makes it that
that it wouldn't complain if people much worse.
had just copied the law. But that's Permalink| Comments| Email
a weak excuse, and the state This Story
backed down later.
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App Store Resource Center
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developers who feels lost around
iTunes Connect, you'll probably
want to look over the guides in
this new site. Anyways, if you're a
registered iPhone developer,
check out this new site, you just
might learn something, maybe.
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Take a stroll down memory iPhone App Ported to Zune
lane HD in 12 Hours [Video]
By Mel Martin (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:00:00 PM
Filed under: Apple Corporate,
Cult of Mac, Apple Most Mac
users know the ads that Apple
produces are really good and very
effective at getting a message
across. It's pretty much been that
way from the start. Don't believe
me? Web Designer Depot has
collected ads that go way back to
the Apple II, and it's a fun trip. I
remember most of these ads, as I
first started with Apple after I
dumped a TRS-80 for an Apple II
way back around 1977 or so.
Some of the ads look a bit dated
of course, but Apple always had
great copy and a decidedly non-
institutional bent to their message.
That, of course, continues today.
Those who remember these
products will get a kick out of
seeing the ads again. Those who
don't are sure to find them an
interesting window into the
corporate mind of Apple.
If, by the way, you haven't had
your fill of Apple advertising
history, saunter on over to the
Screencasts of Twine's Facelift; Does It Live Up to the Hype?
By Jolie O'Dell
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 4:00:44 PM
We've chronicled semantic web
service Twine's birth, checkered
youth, and recent woes in terms of
traffic waning and criticism
waxing.
We've been given screencasts of
the new version of this knowledge
management application -
screencasts of both the consumer-
Mothership gallery and look at
even more Apple stuff.
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memory lane originally appeared
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and developer-facing facets of the
site. Take a look, and let us know
if the new Twine lives up to
expectations. This new version,
we are told, will be live by the
end of the year.
Sponsor
The consumer product promises
to supplant keyword search by
treating the web like a huge
database, with filtering
capabilities that allow users to
pare down search results to only
By Pete Cashmore
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 3:20:36 PM
A development team claims to
have ported an iPhone game to the
Zune HD in 12 hours, and posted
a YouTube video of the ported
app this week.
Developer Foundation42
proclaimed in a tweet: “From
#iPhone game to #ZuneHD game
in 12 hours using #MonoTouch
and #XNA”. The game,
WordMonger, is a word puzzle
that’s yet to be released.
The developers write of the
achievement:
This is our game WordMonger
that we are making for iPhone and
Zune HD. We built it over the last
few weeks using the new
MonoTouch toolkit on the Mac.
Yesterday we ported it to the
Zune HD in 12 hours! We are
really hoping that Microsoft can
the most relevant, applicable, and
useful links.
Developers and other techies
can check out this screencast
exploring Twine's collaboratively
provide a way to publish third
party games on the Zune app store
soon.
With a bit of luck we should
have the iPhone version out by
thanksgiving!
You read that right: the iPhone
app isn’t ready for release yet and
they can’t get it into the Zune app
store. Still, the feat deserves some
geek cred, does it not?
Hat-tip: Redmond-Pie
Tags: iphone, zune
authored ontologies:
The Twine folks see the new
version as a realization of Tim
Berners-Lee's vision of the
semantic web. So what do
ReadWriteWeb readers think; is
the new Twine worth the wait?
Does it live up to the hype? Leave
your expert comments below.
Discuss
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Way of the Samurai
3 cuttin' fools in
NA this October
By Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 8:30:00 PM
The graphics may be a bit
undercooked and the series' last
entry may have been released in
the States over five years ago, but
we certainly were happy to hear
that Way of the Samurai 3 will be
arriving on October 13th in the
US. Agetec and UFO Interactive -
- in charge of publishing the PS3
and 360 iterations, respectively --
officially announced the game's
impending October arrival
yesterday, as well as news of an
iPhone iteration of the game
currently available for free.
Sure, the iPhone version of
WotS3 isn't much more than a
side-scrolling brawler, but hey,
it's free! Hopefully that can sate
your samurai murdering urges for
another month.
Way of the Samurai 3 ($0.00):
[Via Destructoid]
Way of the Samurai 3 cuttin'
fools in NA this October
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Weekly Wrapup: The ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit
By Richard MacManus
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:00:00 AM
In this edition of the Weekly
Wrapup - our newsletter
summarizing the top stories of the
week - we announce our first
event: The ReadWrite Real-Time
Web Summit on October 15th in
Mountain View, California. It's a
1-day event that will bring
together some of the smartest
minds doing real-time work for an
industry-changing, face-to-face
conversation. Also this week we
look at which 'light blogging'
service is the most popular, tell
you how to fix your Facebook
privacy settings, analyze web tech
VC trends in August, and more.
We also check in on our two new
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'enterprise 2.0' trends and
p r o d u c t s ) a n d
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Last week we ran a series of
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Structured Data, Real-Time Web,
Personalization, Mobile Web /
Augmented Reality, Internet of
Things. Effectively this was
ReadWriteWeb's State of the Web
2009.
We've now compiled the main
points into a single presentation,
available on Slideshare and
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• Structured Data
• The Real-Time Web
• Personalization
• Mobile Web & Augmented
Reality
• Internet of Things
World's Largest Paid Blogging
Platform Goes Real-Time
Typepad, the SixApart-owned
paid blogging service believed to
be larger than any other online,
announced this week that every
one of its blogs will now make
updates available in real time. A
fast-growing number of sites
around the web are now flying the
real-time banner, so blogging
could steal a little thunder back
from immediacy-rich social
networks like Facebook and
Twitter.
The Dirty Little Secret About
the "Wisdom of the Crowds" -
There is No Crowd
Recent research by Carnegie
Mellon University (CMU)
professor Vassilis Kostakos pokes
a big hole in the prevailing
wisdom that the "wisdom of
crowds" is a trustworthy force on
today's web. The findings showed
that a small group of users
accounted for a large number of
ratings. In other words, small but
powerful groups can easily distort
what the "crowd" really thinks.
VC Series A Web Tech Deals in
August
This week was the anniversary
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which triggered the financial
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ReadWriteWeb started tracking
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Executive summary for August:
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Adobe Acquires Omniture: It's
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Adobe is looking to stall falling
sales and profit by entering into a
new market: analytics. But rather
looking to R&D, Adobe is instead
coughing up $1.8 billion for
analytics leader Omniture. This is
the largest acquisition by Adobe
since the purchase of Macromedia
for $3 billion in 2005.
The acquisition has puzzled
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products really have no natural
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- the market leader in fact. Other
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(although they're more used for
long-form blogging).
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sharing content and media)?(
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5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and
Private!) on Facebook
When the President of the
United States warns
schoolchildren to watch what they
say and do on Facebook, you
know that we've got a problem.
People everywhere are mindlessly
over-sharing on the world's
largest social network, without a
second thought as to who's
reading their posts or what effect
it could have on them further
down the road.
But what can be done? It's not
like you can just quit Facebook,
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44 Tech News/ Fashion
T-Mobile's Effective and Quietly
Disruptive Wi-Fi Phone
By Bernard Lunn
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 2:00:27 PM
There are those old-fashioned
folks who still prefer to talk by
phone, believing that
"synchronous audio
communication" is sometimes
better than email or even - gasp -
Twitter. The problem is cost,
particularly for those not tethered
to a land line or a laptop with
Skype. Paying for 1,000 cell
phone minutes per month is not
exactly recession-friendly. So, is
there an alternative to jail-
breaking your iPhone or waiting
for Apple and AT&T to file for
divorce? Yes, there is, and I have
been using it for a couple of
months now in three different
countries, and it works a treat.
Here is my user report.
Sponsor
What T-Mobile Offers
• Limited choice of mobile
phones. I chose the BlackBerry,
because I'm used to it. No, T-
Mobile doesn't offer the iPhone!
• Wi-Fi phone and data on your
mobile. This is the interesting bit.
Basically, wherever you have Wi-
Fi, you will have free minutes.
• GPRS, which is what you
would use if you don't have
access to Wi-Fi.
• Wi-Fi land line. This looks like
an ordinary phone but connects to
One More Thing...
By blogeditor1 (Material
Interest on Men.style.com)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 2:31:00 PM
Spotted after our "In the Closet" rations for Rogan Gregory's
shoot at the Smile yesterday: birthday party, hosted by the café
Internet News Record
Lazyfeed Implements
RSSCloud/PubSubHubBub
This matters for when you are out
of the country. You will still get
for "Real Real Time"
email without having to sign up By Jolie O'Dell
for an expensive international (ReadWriteWeb)
plan. You are not 100% always Submitted at 9/18/2009 2:03:33 PM
on, as you are with GPRS, but for
many people who travel, it's good In an email today, Lazyfeed RSSCloud creator Dave Winer's
enough. If not, just pay for the cofounder and CEO Ethan Gahng own software called River2 to
international plan. informed us that the RSS reader is support the new protocol, which
your high-speed line as a VoIP • It's amazing how many places I now supporting both RSSCloud added a real-time element to RSS
phone. Other companies offer f o u n d i n m y t e s t a c r o s s and PubSubHubBub protocols, feeds from, among other sources,
this, but getting the whole bundle Switzerland, France, and America allowing for real-time integration Wordpress blogs.
from your cell phone provider is that have open Wi-Fi access. I just of Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad, Additional implementation of
pretty cool. hit "Scan for networks" on my and Feedburner content. PubSubHubBub allows for real-
My Experience BlackBerry, and there they are. "Our internal tests show that the time content from Atom feeds,
First, no disclosure needed. I Note: I'm writing this in Herald service has actually become including Typepad blogs, Blogger
bought this at a regular T-Mobile Square, New York City, with significantly faster," Gahng wrote. blogs, and Feedburner content. "It
store and paid the regular listed three open Wi-Fi bars on my "Now some content from as is now really like an instant
price. This was not a journalism BlackBerry. Hm, who shall I call? recent as several seconds ago is messenger, " wrote Gahng in a
assignment. Industry Implications being notified through Lazyfeed." blog post.
Here are the key points: • The implications are practical Sponsor Gahng went on to discuss the
• I've reduced my cell phone mainstream stuff and carry a very Lazyfeed is a feed reader issue of real-time Feedburner
minutes dramatically... as in, cut simple message for consumers: intended for the ever-growing content, saying, "It seems that
them in half. save money. market of, as we wrote Feedburner itself is not real-time.
• Most of my calls are from the • It shows that big companies previously, "those of us who are Right now, all content from
office, home and other locations can innovate and are not always too lazy for RSS feeds but still in Feedburner-hosted blogs is not
that I visit regularly. The phone afraid to disrupt their own cash the market for real-time, being collected in real time. It
picks those up regularly. For cows in their quest for more personalized blog searches." seems that the feed is updated
example, when I get home, the market share. Kudos to T-Mobile. Internally, we've found the site several minutes after the actual
phone says "Home" (it says "T- • This will make Apple even incredibly useful. "To be frank, post is published.
Mobile" when I am in cell phone keener to dump AT&T as soon as it's been so useful in churning up He further suggested a "relay of
mode). That's it. Nothing else to possible. news items that I've been hesitant two real-time notifications"
do. Just make (free) calls. • This puts pressure on Skype to to discuss it publicly," Marshall between a blog and the
• Call quality is mostly fine. If deliver a practical, simple device Kirkpatrick wrote in a recent post. Feedburner server through either
you see three Wi-Fi bars or fewer, for mobile phones. Just a few days ago, we wrote of the real-time feed protocols.
it's a bit flaky. You'll hear voices Discuss about Lazyfeed's announcing Discuss
in slow motion, like a tape support for RSSCloud. Lazyfeed
winding doooown. was the first feed reader after
• Push email comes through fine.
that night. Guess those forties he
served at his store opening weren't
just for show. STAFF Photo: Josh
Peskowitz
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WEEKLY
How to: Follow Hundreds of Tech continued from page 43
right? No - and you don't have to the company has been trying to

Analysts on Twitter With 3 Clicks
By Marshall Kirkpatrick
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:54:17 PM
I may be a scruffy, untrained
blogger but I can still appreciate
the work of traditional
professional technology analysts.
SageCircle is an analyst analyst
firm, they track the analyst
industry. Their emails and
podcasts are an inspiration - dense
with information and loads of fun.
(If you like that kind of thing.)
SageCircle has been
maintaining a list of tech analysts
with Twitter accounts and the list
is now up to 724 active users. It's
a cool list and I thought it would
be a good thing to put into
TweepML, a wonderful Twitter
group-creation service we
reviewed earlier this month. The
link for following all the analysts
is below.
Sponsor
Visit this link and you'll find the
first 500 analysts on the list.
Scroll down to the very bottom of
the page, enter your Twitter
username and password and click
follow. Of course you could also
deselect people you'd rather not
follow, or deselect all and just
follow the ones you know or look
interesting.
Then at the top of the page
you'll see a bit.ly link to part 2.
With three clicks of your mouse
you can add the daily minute
wisdom of 724 tech analysts to
your life. It takes awhile for the
system to add all of your new
friends, and at one point I got a
message that my Twitter account
was temporarily suspended - but
that didn't turn out to be true. That
said, open this magic box of
wisdom at your own risk.
Think this sounds like a bad
idea? Not if you believe that
online noise is good for you or
you know how to use the secret
weapon of the social web,
effective and strategic creation of
groups.
Thanks a bunch to Carter
L u s h e r o f
SageCircle,@carterlusher, for
building and maintaining this list.
Want to do something to help,
yourself? Go create a new Twitter
either. You just need to take a few
precautions.
Google Acquires reCAPTCHA
position it as a 'decision engine'
and not just as another search
engine. This week, Microsoft took
account, follow all these people, to Fight Spam and Improve another step in this direction with
then follow these instructions to Google Books OCR the launch of Visual Search in
create an OPML file of all the Google announced this week Bing. For a growing number of
a n a l y s t s ' f e e d s u s i n g D a v e that it has acquired reCAPTCHA, searches, instead of giving users a
Winer's tool for that. Then, upload one of the leading providers of list of 10 blue links, Bing will
that OPML file to Google Reader CPATCHAs, the hard-to-read now give users the option to
and you'll be able to search puzzles you often have to solve visualize the search results on a
through the history of these before you can sign up for a new 3D grid with icons or photos.
analysts' tweets, in some cases as web service. Google is looking at SEE MORE WEB PRODUCTS
far as 2 or 3 years back! Then post reCAPTCHA as a way to improve COVERAGE IN OUR
that OPML file somewhere, or the optical character recognition PRODUCTS CATEGORY
send it to me, so I can share it (OCR) software it uses for large That's a wrap for another week!
with everyone else reading this. scale text scanning projects like Enjoy your weekend everyone.
What would you do with 724 Google Books and the Google Discuss
new analyst friends on Twitter? News Archive Search.
I'm going to spend some time Making Search Prettier: Bing
w i t h a t e x t f i l e o f a l l t h e Launches Visual Search
usernames and a Tweetdeck Since Microsoft launched Bing,
column. It sure would be nice if
Tweetdeck supported bulk import
and export of groups. MediaDailyNews: 'Star Tribune' To Exit
In an interview yesterday, in
preparation for the ReadWrite
Bankrupcy, 'SF Chronicle' Lays Off
Real-Time Web Summit, John (MediaPost | Media News) costs and reduced debt.
B o r t h w i c k o f B e t a w o r k s ( a Submitted at 9/18/2009 2:09:26 PM Separately, the San Francisco
Chronicle laid off five editorial
Tweetdeck investor) said that
interoperability and innovation A federal bankruptcy judge OK's staffers, which brings the total to
based on groups are something the Star Tribune's reorganization 11 jobs cut this month. Early cuts
the team is working on. I think p l a n , p e r t h e M i n n e a p o l i s this year eliminated 150
this group of analysts on Twitter newspaper, to exit bankruptcy on Newspaper Guild jobs from the
is just one of many examples of or about Sept. 28. The nation's troubled daily.
value that can be derived from 14th-largest daily newspaper will
group creation. Discuss emerge with new owners, lower

Use Zip Ties to Better Secure Pegboards [Clever Uses]

By Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 2:00:00 PM
Last week we shared a
commercial solution for securing
your loose pegboard pegs. We're
back to share a cheaper and more
effective solution, courtesy of an
industrious reader.
Kim disliked Peg Locks, the
product we highlighted last week,
because they take up two holes on
each side of the peg you're trying
to secure, and they never seemed
to stay put for his. When he put
up new peg boards in his
workspace, he decided to use zip
ties instead. You can loop them
through a single hole and they
hold the peg in place with a rock- you need to have access to the
solid grip.
The downside of course is that
back of the pegboard to use zip
ties to secure the organization
pegs. Kim overcame this problem
by mounting his pegboards in a
hinged frame. Most of the time he
never needs to access the back,
but when some rearranging is
needed, he simply flips the whole
thing up like a garage door and
has access to the back where the
zip ties are locked. Check out the
link below to see more photos of
his setup and additional
information.
Have a clever workspace hack?
Let's hear about it in the
comments. A Better Approach to
Pegboard[Kim Pallister]
46 Tech Tips/ Internet News Record

This Week's Top Downloads

[Download Roundup]
(Lifehacker) great themes, but if you've never C u s t o m F i r e f o x
Submitted at 9/19/2009 5:00:00 PM been satisfied with Gmail's Installations(Windows) If you
clutter, the Helvetimail user script hate installing all your Firefox
• Google Chrome 3 Brings More transforms Gmail into a Helvetica extensions, plugins, and custom
Speed and Features to the Stable -based, stripped-down interface. tweaks when you do fresh system
Release(Windows) Chrome • Google Earth 5.1 Speeds Up installation, Silence of the Foxes
turned one year old just a couple Y o u r W o r l d will build you a custom and silent
weeks back, and as a belated Browsing(Windows/Mac/Linux) Firefox installation.
celebration, the folks at Google Google Earth, the software • Hotspot Shield 1.3 Works with
have just pushed out a brand new package that lets you play H u l u A g a i n . . .
stable release in the form of Superman and find food and other Sometimes(Windows/Mac)
Google Chrome 3. spots of interest from thousands
• Don't Panic! Hides Windows of feet overhead, has released a
Hotspot Shield is a lot of people's
go-to application for accessing Sound Sleeping Helps You
From Onlookers(Windows) Have 5.1 version that skims the globe a U.S.-only content, including the
some windows you might need to bit more smoothly.
stash in a hurry? Don't want your • SimplyIcon Makes Icon
popular video site Hulu—until
Hulu blocked the app from
Mix Custom Sleep Tracks
boss to catch you goofing off? Creation a Snap(Windows) If you
Everyone needs a break now and don't want to spend time micro-
working, that is. The latest update
hopes to work with Hulu yet
[Relaxation]
then and Don't Panic! will help designing an icon and you've again. By Jason Fitzpatrick volume. With some careful sound
you keep your breaks discreet. already got a source image, • Layar Brings Semi-Augmented (Lifehacker) selection, you can make some
• Zune Desktop Player Updates SimplyIcon makes creating your Reality to Your Android Submitted at 9/19/2009 3:00:00 PM interesting effects. The screenshot
to 4.0(Windows) Microsoft's buttons and icons a drag-and-drop Phone(Android)"Augmented above shows the positioning for a
Zune HD was released yesterday matter. Reality" is a buzz phrase gaining If you're looking for soothing loop that recreates the effect of
and it looks great, but whether • Digsby Sees the Light, a lot of notice lately. Free tracks to help your sleep or fill sitting on a beach with ocean to
you've got the latest Zune, an R e m o v e s ( S o m e ) B u n d l e d Android app Layar, one of the your work space, Sound Sleeping o n e s i d e a n d a d r u m
older model, or just like the Zune Crapware(Windows) It's been a first full-featured AR apps for offers you the ability to mix your session/bonfire to the other.
desktop player, Zune 4.0 brings month since we showed you how Android, layers helpful, location- own custom track. If you're more interested in
new features and an improved Digsby was using your PC to specific data on top of whatever We introduced you to Sound relaxing and less interested in
look to desktop music players. make money, and today they've you're looking at through your Sleeping back in 2006. Since then fiddling with the tuner, there are
• Helvetimail Gives a Minimal responded with a new version that device's camera. they've revamped their sound quite a few premixed tracks
F a c e l i f t t o actually bothers to ask your mixer to include some additional a v a i l a b l e f o r d o w n l o a d a t
Gmail(Firefox/Chrome/Opera/Saf permission before using your PC. source sounds and abilities. reasonable prices.
ari/IE) Gmail's already got several • Silence of the Foxes Creates You can mix five different Know of a great place online to
sounds including outdoor sounds find soothing sounds? Share the
like rain, ocean surf, and crickets nerve-calming wealth in the
chirping, as well as man-made comments. Thanks Rick! Sound
sounds like drums and bonfires. Sleeping
Each source sound can be panned
left and right and adjusted in
Internet News Record Tech Tips/ Tech Reviews 47

New drug delivery system uses

magnetism
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:00:00 AM

There are many medical

RemainInPlay Offers 20
Years of Free Retro Games
[Downloads]
By Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 1:00:00 PM
If you're hankering for some
nostalgic video game action this
weekend, you're in luck. Check
out this selection, spanning the
last 20 years or so, of commercial
games released as freeware.
There are a variety of web sites
that catalog old games—the
MakeUseOf link catalogs a
number of them—but
RemainInPlay takes a unique
angle. Rather than include any
free games from past, they only
archive games that were once
commercial products and released
again as freeware.
conditions that involve
medication with intermittent
doses on an as-needed basis, and
often, that medication cannot be
taken orally.
Scientists have long struggled
with how best to deliver
medication under these
circumstances, where the delivery
system might meet three key
needs: intermittent dosing, with
extreme precision, over the long
term.
Using a membrane with
magnetite, researchers are able to
control the release of drugs by
What this means is that instead turning a magnetic field on and
of playing games that weren't all off.(Credit: Boston Children's
t h a t g r e a t w h e n t h e y w e r e Hospital)
released free, you'll find games Research led by Daniel Kohane
worth playing in their heyday. at Children's Hospital Boston may
Quake III Arena, see here in the have hit on an effective new
screenshot, cost $50 when it was approach: a tiny, implantable
initially released, and remained d e v i c e t h a t r e l e a s e s t h e
extremely popular for years after. medication through a membrane
Now you can grab a copy for free. whose porousness responds to the
The archives at RemainInPlay dip switching on or off of a magnetic
back well into the 1980s to help field.
you enjoy a little retro-DOS The membrane is embedded
gaming fun. with nanoparticles that contain
Have a great source for magnetite, a mineral with natural
games—retro or otherwise—to magnetic properties. When a
share? Let's hear about it in the magnetic field near the device
comments. RemainInPlay[via turns on, the nanoparticles heat
MakeUseOf] up, collapsing the gels in the
membrane so that the drug can
pass through the open pores.
When the field turns off, the
cooling membrane causes the gels
to re-expand, thereby cutting off
the drug.
Researchers say the implant,
which measures less than half an
inch in diameter, does not involve
electronics; the size of the dose is
simply controlled by the duration
of the "on" pulse, and the rate of
release in the team's research on
animals has been steady:
Testing indicated that drug
delivery could be turned on with
only a 1- to 2-minute time lag
before drug release, and turned off
with a 5- to 10-minute time lag.
The membranes remained
mechanically stable under tensile
and compression testing,
indicating their durability, showed
no toxicity to cells, and were not
rejected by the animals' immune
systems. They are activated by
temperatures higher than normal
body temperatures, so would not
be affected by the heat of a
patient's fever or inflammation.
"This novel approach to drug
delivery, using engineered 'smart'
nanoparticles, appears to
overcome a number of limitations
facing current methods of
delivering medicines," said Alison
Cole, who oversees anesthesia
grants at the National Institutes of
Health's National Institute of
General Medical Sciences, which
is funding this research. "While
some distance away from use in
humans, this technology has the
potential to provide precise,
repeated, long-term, on-demand
delivery of drugs for a number of
medical applications, including
the management of pain."
Kohane and team are continuing
to develop the device for clinical
use in humans.
48 Tech Reviews
Fun ways to transform your face online
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:00:00 AM
If you have a picture of yourself,
why not put it to good use? With
the help of some online resources,
you can do all kinds of neat things
to it. You can even put it on
greeting cards, avatars for your
Twitter profile, and more.
If you're planning to put your
picture to use, do it with these
sites.
Say cheese
BeFunky BeFunky is a neat way
to create pictures that you
typically don't find on the Web.
When you first make your way
to the free site, you'll be able to
choose the kind of effect it will
apply to your picture. I was really
impressed by the number of
options it offered. Everything
from stenciling to creating an
Andy Warhol-like picture was
included in the options.
BeFunky gives you the option to
upload a picture from your
computer or take a snapshot from
your Webcam. When you're
satisfied with the design, you can
add artwork behind your image,
include some text, and more. My
picture took just a few seconds to
create. And thanks to some nice
share options, syndicating it to
sites like Facebook and MySpace
was quick and easy. Not bad for a
free service.
BeFunky lets you do interesting
things to pictures.(Credit:
Screenshot by Caroline
McCarthy/CNET)
FACEinHOLE If you're the
kind of person who goes to an
area fair and sticks your head in a
picture hole, you'll love
FACEinHOLE.
To use FACEinHOLE, you'll
need to register for the site. From
there, you can pick a "scenario"
that ranges from Halloween
costumes to movies and
television. You can also create
your own scenario to put your
portrait into.
In essence, FACEinHOLE
shows you a picture and lets you
modify it to get it to fit perfectly
Internet News Record
And with so many features, it's
also one of the best products
you'll use.
After you create an account on
JibJab, you have the option of
putting your face into the several
videos and e-cards you can send
to friends through the site. A paid
account costing $9.99 per year
allows you to track video views,
schedule an e-mail to be sent at a
later time, and more, but I think a
free account is sufficient for most
users.
Finding free clips to personalize
is difficult on JibJab. For the most
part, you'll be forced to pay the
company's fee just to create a
video. But once you do find a free
option, you'll find that the picture-
uploading process takes just
seconds. From there, you'll be
presented with several
customization features that make
it easy to fit your head into the
video. After you're done, you can
preview the video and send it to
recipients. I was really impressed
by how well JibJab kept my face
in the picture. Check it out.
JibJab lets you easily adjust
your head.(Credit: Screenshot by
Don Reisinger/CNET)
MagMyPic MagMyPic is so
simple that it's a must-see for
anyone who wants to create
something unique.
MagMyPic is a simple site:
upload a picture, pick a magazine
cover to put the picture in, and
you're all set. You can also edit
in the face hole. I tried it out on share your image across the Web. your picture to make it fit
several images. For the most part, You can even put it on a shirt. It'll properly in the frame. MagMyPic
the uploading process was quick run you $19.99 to do that. features five pages worth of
and easy. But as I started editing FACEinHOLE makes it difficult magazine covers on everything
the image, I found it difficult to to place your photo in the right from marriage to sports.
accurately place my face in the spot.(Credit: Screenshot by Don When I uploaded a picture of
hole. It took away from the Reisinger/CNET) my puppy to the service, I was
service. That said, I did like that JibJab JibJab is one of the most
FACEinHOLE allows you to prominent services in this space.
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Internet News Record Tech Reviews Game 49

LogMeIn can control some PCs, even when off

(CNET News.com) support chipset. Only a few That's a start. I'd recommend
Submitted at 9/19/2009 10:00:00 AM corporate desktops use this disabling this feature entirely.
technology, in particular HP's DC And to be fair, computers with
During a recent talk with 7900 and Lenovo's ThinkCentre this capability come with remote
LogMeIn CEO Michael Simon, I M58 lines. access turned off in the BIOS by
learned about the company's new Simon told me that the default. But chances are that
LogMeIn Central dashboard for technology does not provide a crimes over VPro, if any are Zombie Apocalypse
IT managers, designed to help wide-open backdoor. There are committed, will be against people
them keep tabs on thousands of security protocols. The user has to who simply don't know that this plaguing XBLA and
computers at a time. agree to use the technology, and
I also heard about the new like all LogMeIn remote-control
kind of access is possible.
Other LogMeIn representatives
PSN next week
version of virtual network service products, remote access isn't also took pains to remind me that By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
Hamachi, which makes it a possible unless the computer's this capability can be used to fight Submitted at 9/19/2009 10:30:00 PM
competitor to standard (and owner agrees to it. And in many crime as well: a computer that had
e x p e n s i v e ) v i r t u a l p r i v a t e - ways, it is similar to current been stolen could be remotely Though it may lack the ever-
networking products in the remote-access products that rely wiped of data, for example, even catchy soundtrack of another
enterprise. on " Wake-on-LAN" packets to recently released, undead-centric
We chuckled a bit about the power up a PC so it can then be CEO(Credit: R a f e if it's powered down. Also, there twin stick shooter, we're still
Needleman/CNET) are no consumer desktops yet
version of LogMeIn that's controlled remotely. The pretty pumped for Nihilistic
embedded in the dashboard of difference here is of degree. What I am concerned about are with this BIOS-level support for Software's Zombie Apocalypse.
some Ford F150 pickup trucks, so VPro home computers for which remote access. Imagine our rapture when a recent
And I don't worry about this in remote control is preconfigured I have been a big fan of
their owners can remotely control the enterprise. If you're using a LogMeIn's free remote-control news post on the developer's blog
their office PCs. And I heard computer provided to you by your by a seller. A machine sold by an revealed that the title will be
about a LogMeIn technology, just company, it is owned by your unscrupulous builder. A used product for years, and I have landing on XBLA and PSN next
now reaching the market, that company, not you. If your computer sold via eBay or never heard of any security Wednesday and Thursday
e n a b l e s n o t j u s t r e m o t e employer want to get your data or Craigslist by someone bent on breaches due to a technical issue (respectively) for 800($10). If you
diagnostics of computers but also mess with your work, it does not identity theft. The opportunities with the company's products. lack imagination, we'll clue you in
access to data on the hard drives need a tool like this to do so. This for crime here are just too great to Furthermore, I congratulate -- our rapture was immeasurable.
ignore. Simon for landing this deal with
of PCs that are turned completely technology just gives IT pros Not only does this seem like the
off. Gulp. A n d i t ' s L o g M e I n ' s Intel. Nice move. But I think that perfect training manual for the
more capabilities, and it sounds exceptionally robust connection my relationship with this capable
That last technology, part of like a very useful tool. actual, inevitable zombocalypse,
Intel's VPro system architecture, technology that makes it all the maker of remote-access and but it's a great refresher course on
Even for home users, in most more so. Unlike Wake-on-LAN network utility services just got
has just started to ship in a few cases, this won't be a problem, undead genocide before the year's
new PCs. It's designed for mostly because VPro PCs aren't technologies and other remote- more complicated. I am going to more substantial zombie-action
corporate networks so that support marketed to home users. But control products, LogMeIn is very try very hard to avoid VPro game comes out.
personnel can get into a machine-- assuming that they were, the VPro good at connecting to a computer, p r o d u c t s , i f t h e y s t a r t t o Zombie Apocalypse plaguing
to run a backup, for example-- protocols still specify that the user no matter how far away it is on proliferate in the consumer XBLA and PSN next week
regardless of whether it's running must consent to remote access the Internet or how deep behind market. originally appeared on Joystiq on
firewalls it is. It's robust--and Alternatives include switching
Windows, has crashed into a blue each time someone wants to use to AMD-powered computers or Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:30:00 EST.
screen, or has been shut down. As it. secure in the hands of its users-- Please see our terms for use of
long as the PC is plugged into the but it's a scary tool, if the wrong unplugging a VPro PC when not feeds.
So let's say Dell sells me a people get into it. using it, which would be a
w a l l a n d t o a n E t h e r n e t computer, and it crashes. I am Read| Permalink| Email this|
connection, the computer, even happy to have Dell customer Simon did say that perhaps this ridiculous hassle. I know it seems Comments
though in an off state, will support see what's going on technology needs a protocol that crazy and paranoid, but if "off"
continue to draw a small amount during a phone call. It might save specifies that whenever it's used, d o e s n ' t r e a l l y m e a n " o f f "
of power (about 4 watts) while it everyone the annoyance and whether it's been configured for anymore, we do have to be more
monitors the network for control expense of a repair visit or the unattended access or not, it "drops careful.
packets. a receipt on the desktop" so the
need to ship the computer back to computer's owner can see it when
The technology is getting built Dell for examination.
into motherboards using the Q45 he or she turns the machine on.
Michael Simon, LogMeIn's
50 Tech Reviews Fashion
Jammie Thomas lawyers file suit against Scribd
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:27:00 AM
A legal complaint seeking class
action status filed in Houston on
Friday accuses social-publishing
site Scribd of egregious copyright
infringement.
Joe Sibley (left) and law partner
Kiwi Camara.(Credit: Camara &
Sibley law firm)
Scribd managers have "built a
technology that's broken barriers
to copyright infringement on a
global scale and in the process
have also built one of the largest
readerships in the world," the
attorneys representing the class
wrote in the complaint. "The
company shamelessly profits from
the stolen copyrighted works of
innumerable authors."
While this may sound like a
generic copyright case, there's one
interesting side note. The
attorneys that filed the lawsuit are
at the head of Camara & Sibley,
the Houston-based firm defending
Jammie Thomas-Rasset against
copyright claims made by the
music industry.
Joe Sibley and Kiwi Camara
have made names for themselves
largely by representing Thomas-
Rasset, the Minnesota woman
accused by the music industry of
copyright violations. In June, a
jury found her liable for willful
copyright infringement and
ordered her to pay$1.9 million in
damages. Thomas-Rasset has
asked for a new trial.
In an interview for a story
published in July, Sibley said he
and Camara could see themselves
working for copyright owners, if
they believed in the issue. He told
me that they weren't locked into
any legal dogma and would take
cases based on their merits. It's
not unusual for lawyers to argue
both sides of copyright issues.
In their complaint, filed in U.S.
District Court for the Southern
District of Texas, the lawyers
wrote that plaintiff Elaine Scott, a
book author, found on Scribd in
July an unauthorized copy of one
of her titles, " Stocks and Bonds:
Profits and Losses, A Quick Look
at Financial Markets." They claim
that the book had been
downloaded more than 100 times
from Scribd, which her attorneys
called the "YouTube for
documents."
Neither Scott nor Scribd
representatives were immediately
available for comment.
The class purports to represent
"every author who owns a valid
registered copyright in a work
infringed by Scribd." Camara &
Sibley said the number of
infringing material on Scribd was
known only to that company but
predicted that the size of the class
could be huge.
They did note that Scribd has
said it would remove infringing
documents when notified by a
copyright owner, as is required by
the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act. San Francisco-based Scribd
also has created an automated
filtering system designed to
prevent the publishing on its
system of unauthorized works,
once identified, from being
uploaded again.
Camara & Sibley say very
clearly what they think of Scribd's
business model.
"Under the aegis of self-
promoting misinterpretations of
federal statutes," the lawyers
wrote in their complaint, "the
West Coast technology industry
has produced a number of start-up
firms premised on the notion that
commercial copyright
infringement is not illegal, unless
and until the injured party
discovers and complains of the
infringing activity, and (the)
infringer fails to respond to such
complaints."
Camara & Sibley added to the
complaint, "Apparently (the West
Coast start-ups) believe any
business may misappropriate and
then publish intellectual property,
as long as it ceases to use a stolen
work when an author
complains...Many millions of
dollars have been invested in this
business plan."
Internet News Record
Probably the best
footwear line out of
Vietnam you'll see today
By blogeditor1 (Material
Interest on Men.style.com)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:22:51 AM
We liked what we saw of the
new Thorocraft footwear line
that's been making the blog
rounds this morning, so we called
over to designer Alex James to
hear some more about his
fledgling line. His designs put
new twists on standard shapes: a
desert boot with slit detail; a more
traditional ankle boot in bright
cherry leather; and our favorite,
the woven Ross lace-up (above),
which recalls the Jeffrey
Campbell huaraches we spotted at
Loden Dager's Spring show.
James doesn't have formal
cobbler's training but created his
line after studying shoemaking
during an extended stay in
Vietnam, where it's still produced.
That provenance may help explain
that affordable price: The Ross
will retail for $160 when it hits
stores on both coasts in February.
thorocraft.com MATTHEW
SCHNEIER Photo: Courtesy of
Thorocraft
Internet News Record
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continued from page 48
surprised by just how quickly I
was able to get the desired
magazine cover ready. I uploaded
the image in seconds, moved it
where I wanted it to be, and
picked a cover. That's it. From
there, I was given the option of
saving it to my desktop, sharing it
on Twitter or Facebook, and
embedding it into a blog. I really
liked MagMyPic. Even better, it's
free.
That's my dog on the cover of a
magazine.(Credit: Screenshot by
Don Reisinger/CNET)
Simpsonize Me Simpsonize Me
is a site that any "Simpsons" fan
should check out. It takes your
portrait and turns into a Simpsons
-like character.
Simpsonize Me, which is a free
service that's operated by Burger
King, takes no time to get your
portrait ready to be Simpsonized.
In my experience, my photo was
ready to go within about 40
seconds. From there, you need to
choose your gender, age, dress
style, facial hair, and hair style.
The tool then pumps out a
depiction of your picture based on
the information you provided.
I was a little disappointed with
This Just In: Moore & Giles at Blackbird
By blogeditor1 (Material
Interest on Men.style.com)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:56:41 AM
The wand'ring spirit's taken hold
of designers of late—from the
hoofing impulse we clocked in
our Fall Trend Reports to Steven
my Simpsons' portrait. I'm not
convinced that it accurately
reflected the picture I uploaded.
That said, the post-upload options
it featured did help me customize
the portrait a bit. Still, it would
have been nice if it were a bit
more accurate. I should also note
that the site is buggy. It took me
three tries just to get it to work.
Simpsonize Me turns you into a
Simpsons character.(Credit:
Screenshot by Don
Reisinger/CNET)
TalkingPhoto PQDVD's
TalkingPhoto is a unique service
that's designed to get a chuckle
out of someone.
After you upload a photo to
TalkingPhoto, you need to
arrange the six points on the right
spot to ensure the service works
as planned. Once complete, you
can set the animation in motion.
You'll see your portrait with a
voice that says over a dozen
different things, depending on the
script you pick. You can choose
between holiday songs, a Mother's
Day greeting, and more. Once
you're happy with your animation,
it's "published." You can then
send it to the desired recipients for
Alan's recent get-outta-Dodge
(and, admittedly, into a pretty nice
country estate) video for his
Spring 2010 collection. Of course,
if you're hitting the road, you'll
need a good bag, like the Moore
& Giles overnighters now in at bison leather, but that's no cause
Blackbird. They're accented in for alarm. The early wanderers
free.
TalkingPhoto is an interesting
service. Getting a photo ready for
the animation takes just a few
seconds, but once it runs, it tends
to be a little off unless you have
an image that directly faces the
camera. The points also need to
be correct. If not, it won't work so
well. In my case, my image was
just a little too far off for it to
work perfectly. It wasn't a major
issue, but it did detract somewhat
from the service.
After you upload a photo to
TalkingPhoto, you need to
arrange the six points on the right
spot to ensure the service works
as planned.(Credit: Screenshot by
Don Reisinger/CNET)
My top 3
1. JibJab: It's one of the oldest
services in this roundup, but it's
also the best service in this
roundup. Check it out.
2. MagMyPic: MagMyPic is
such a unique service, it deserves
a top spot.
3. BeFunky: With so many neat
ways to transform a picture,
BeFunky is worth trying out.
Tech Reviews Fashion
Your Google docs: Soon
in search results?
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:31:00 PM
Users of Google Docs and
Spreadsheets accustomed to
publicly publishing their
documents might want to rethink
exactly how publicly available
they want to them to be.
Google on Thursday wrote in a
blog post that "in about two
weeks, we will be launching a
change for published docs. The
change will allow published docs
that are linked to from a public
Web site to be crawled and
indexed, which means they can
appear in search results you see
on Google.com and other search
engines...This is a very exciting
change as your published docs
linked to from public websites
will reach a much wider audience
of people."
"Marie" of Google was quick to
note that the crawling for search
results "only applies to docs
which you explicitly publish using
the 'Publish as Web page' or
'Publish/embed' option, and which
are linked to from a publicly
crawled Web page" (documents
for which users choose only to
"allow anyone with the link to
view" will not get crawled, she
may have shot a few too many of
the noble buffalo, but as we
understand it, their numbers are
doing just fine now.
Overnight, $552, and
Weekender, $615, available at
Blackbird; to order, call (866) 500
- 2 5 2 4 o r e - m a i l
51
wrote, adding that users can
unpublish documents they wish to
remain uncrawled).
Some users of the search giant's
suite of online productivity
applications expressed concerns
about the plan, suggesting better
labeling of potentially crawlable
documents, spreadsheets, and
presentations. For example, how
would you know definitively if a
publicly crawled Web page has
linked to your published
document? Is the only way to
ensure that your published
document does not ultimately
show up in search results to
actually unpublish it?
As noted by The Register,
"Google Apps master view does
not tell you which docs are
publicly published and which
aren't." While it may well be
obvious to most users how
publicly available their Google
documents are--and many of those
published documents may well be
intended to be as publicly
available as possible--this seems
to be another area where Google
needs to find the right balance
between transparency and data
accessibility.
info@blackbirdballard.com
MATTHEW SCHNEIER Photo:
Blackbird
52 Apple Internet News Record

Weekly App Store Picks: September 19, 2009

By Olly Farshi (TheAppleBlog) can check out some of the videos, DJ(99 cents)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 11:04:29 AM uploaded directly from the app to This week’s final pick comes to
YouTube, or even try out us from Germany. Developed by
It’s the end of another week and mpChange, an excellent little site Armin Heinrich, Vinyl DJ is
so it’s time for me to scour the that uses the same technology to strictly for iPhone-owning
latest releases in the App Store for mess with your face in a variety audiophiles who long for the
the hottest new iPhone apps. As of utterly weird ways. golden days of music, when the
ever, I’ve selected four hot picks Pajatzo(99 cents) closest thing to the iTunes Music
released in the last seven days for If you’re a regular reader, you’ll Store was wandering down to
you to check out. know how I regularly indulge in your local record shop and sifting
This week I’ve plucked our p a c h i n k o - b a s e d f u n o n m y through never ending racks of
picks from across the globe. iPhone. It all started several dusty vinyl.
Hailing from Japan, my top pick months ago with Rockchinko, a Vinyl was kicked to the curb
this week is Brain Controller. pachinko game that introduces though, sidelined for streamlined,
I’ve also checked out Finland’s rockabilly and bullet-time to the based in France, specialize in portable and, most importantly,
Pajatzo, France’s Adrenaline Golf mix. developing online games for digital formats. Even though the
and Germany’s Vinyl DJ. Brain As a newcomer to Finland, I iPhone. In fact, looking at their benefits of digital are hard to
Controller($2.99) couldn’t help but notice pajazzo back catalogue, all of their ignore, there are some who claim
Created by the apparently machines in a few of my favorite releases feature an online that our new-fangled devices are
twisted minds at Motion Portrait haunts. Pajazzo is the Finnish component. lacking a certain je ne sais quoi.
I n c . o v e r i n J a p a n , B r a i n equivalent of pachinko. Played by While Eurocenter’s Poker And that’s where Vinyl DJ
Controller might not be the most shooting a coin into the machine, wasn’t the most effective online comes in. This app brings back
u s e f u l a p p t o a d d t o y o u r your coin will ricochet around poker game for iPhone (my pick that vintage vibe with a variety of
collection but, it may well be the before hopefully scoring a jackpot would be Zynga’s excellent Live effects including dust, crackle,
strangest. If you’re looking to and earning you a modest return Poker), they’ve managed to create scratch, mechanical noise and, of
drop some jaws and raise some on your investment. something solid and fun with course, that all important record
eyebrows while showing off your As pajazzo’s success never Adrenaline Golf. Online deck hum.
iPhone, this is the app for you. quite reached the epic proportions multiplayer matches are mixed up That’s all the picks for this
After shooting a photo of your of its Japanese counterpart, and with trampolines, bumpers and week. I’ll be back in seven days
friend, the app will work its truly seeing as most machines are now even cannons. with a fresh selection of App
i m p r e s s i v e m a g i c o n y o u r dusty disused relics, Pajatzo for Particularly surprising is Store recommendations.
u n s u s p e c t i n g c o h o r t . B r a i n iPhone might be your only chance Adrenaline Golf’s price. For just a In the meantime, what apps
Controller creates a Men In Black to try out this addictive Finnish buck iPhone 3GS owners get a have you been using this week?
-style video, featuring a small classic. Adrenaline Golf(99 cents) true taster of the fledgling Read our latest analysis piece, "
alien emerging from your friend’s From the folks behind device’s graphical prowess. The Can the News Industry Move
cranium before delivering a Adrenaline Golf and Adrenaline details are delicious, from Beyond Its Napster Phase?" Only
personalized message. Poker is the imaginatively titled shimmering tropical waters to on GigaOM Pro.
Those that still need convincing Adrenaline Golf. Eurocenter, glowing night-time torches. Vinyl
Internet News Record Apple Tech Blog 53

Apple’s Untapped Marketing Tool: Price

By Darrell Etherington
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:00:14 AM
Apple’s advertising is clever,
visually attractive, hip, and funny.
It does a great job of showing off
what its products can do, and how
your life could change as a result.
What Apple ads don’t talk about
is money. As someone who’s
already more than willing to part
with my little disposable income
in order to nab Apple gear, I’m
fine with that. But what about
everyone else?
There are no doubt reasons
Apple doesn’t talk about price. I’ll
mention a few of them later on in
this post. The thing is, especially
at the low end of its product line,
Apple stands to gain a lot by
trumpeting its price tags to the
masses. Why People Are
Switching
In the past three months, I’ve
seen three friends buy their first
Mac computer. None of them
purchased the 13-inch MacBook
Pro that Apple has been so lauded
for online and by the tech
journalism community. Instead,
all three bought either a Mac mini
or a white plastic MacBook, and
all three did so because these
machines represent the lowest
cost of entry into Apple’s Mac
lineup.
That’s great news for Apple. Its
low-end computers are doing their
job, and bringing people in who
otherwise might not have looked
at a Mac. The problem is that
none of those three people
would’ve considered a Mac if I
hadn’t recommended them. The
reason? They all perceived Macs
as too expensive.
I know this evidence is
anecdotal at best, and doesn’t
mean this is the case for the
general computer-buying
population, but everyday I meet
people who just weren’t aware
that there existed such a thing as a
Mac that costs less than $1,500 or
$1,600. Some used to use them
for work in the eighties, when it
would cost you $1,800 to get one
for home use, but speak with fond
longing about the user experience
they remember.
When I tell these people that
they can get back into Mac for as
little as $600, they are completely
flabbergasted. As in, never even
conceived such a thing was
possible, totally unaware. To me,
that means that Apple isn’t doing
its job right on the marketing side
willing to pay for a quality
of things. Of course, word of product that sets them apart.
mouth is probably part of the “Think Different” really means
company’s marketing plan, but “Buy Different.” Getting Past
w h y d e p e n d o n i n d i v i d u a l Taboos
evangelists like me to spread The fact is, Apple’s changed its
pricing info when televised media pricing policy to target new
is so much more efficient? The growth and new demographics,
Great Unmentionable and it should change its marketing
Apple has some very good strategy to be more in line with
reasons not to talk about price. those new sales goals. A Mac
For one, they can’t beat PC mini commercial, done with all
iTunes U:
manufacturers in that area. There the usual Apple visual appeal,
will always be a cheaper PC with with a simple “Starting at $599 at
Learning
better specs on paper out there. the end would do wonders for Wherever You Are
But talking to PC users, that isn’t raising consumer awareness
as big of an issue as I thought it regarding pricing without diluting By Chris Ryan (TheAppleBlog)
was. People who remember Macs the strong brand Cupertino’s Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:00:17 AM
from times past don’t care that worked so hard to establish.
you could get a better spec’d PC You can talk about features and iTunes U(iTunes Link), part of
for the same price or better as the reliability till you’re blue in the the iTunes Store, is an amazing
Mac mini. They care that Macs face, but if you want price- venue for top-notch educational
are so affordable as compared to conscious consumers to listen, content from the world’s greatest
their precursors from 20 years you’ve also got to talk about cost. universities, institutions, museums
ago. If Apple really wants to convert and other public educational
Another reason Apple might not new pricing structure into an foundations. From language
want to talk about price is that it exponential increase in sales, it lessons to audiobooks to lectures
would be inconsistent with its would do well to make sure and more, iTunes U is a great
b r a n d i n g t o d a t e . A p p l e ’ s people know about it. Read our place for those who love to learn.
computer products are targeted at newest report, " Telco Strategies With the release of iTunes 9,
a demographic that doesn’t list for Over-the-Top Video." Only on Apple has put an even bigger
price as its top priority. The GigaOM Pro. spotlight on this great content by
average Apple consumer is featuring it prominently inside the
financially comfortable, and

The RSS channel-level image

(Scripting News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 9:45:07 AM
A heads-up on something that's
going to prove useful down the
road, something you might want
to start thinking about now. Credit
for this observation goes to the
brilliant Frenchman, JY
Stervinou.
One of the things about Twitter
that really works are the 48-by-48
images they call avatars. They
quickly become symbols for the
person. When someone changes
their avatar it's surprisingly
important. I changed mine from
King Kong to Don Quixote and
people started treating me better.
Not kidding. People really want
me to use my face, but it bothers
me to look at my face all the time.
When I figure out how to have
two views of myself, one for me
and one for everyone else...
Anyway.
If we're going to bootstrap a
Twitter-like network outside of
Twitter we're going to need those
avatars. And luckily there's a very
nice place to put them, the RSS
element. It's as if when Netscape
spec'd RSS 0.91 they knew that
10 years later we'd need this.
The only problem is that most
RSS images aren't 48-by-48 (of
course) and most of them aren't
square. That's what you might
start thinking about, creating a
square graphic that looks good.
Since many people and
organizations are crafting Twitter
versions of themselves, this
should be a relatively easy thing
to do.
BTW, I include the Twitter
avatars in the cloud-enabled feeds
I maintain for all the people I
follow. Here's an illustration.
54 Apple TV Internet News Record
ITUNES
App Review: Ramp Champ continued from page 53
application. across the top navigation bar.
By Chris Ryan (TheAppleBlog) Adventure Pack which adds ninja When iTunes U first launched, Though this section of iTunes still
Submitted at 9/18/2009 1:00:06 PM and tiki island themed levels as many of the top universities, such physically resembles the iTunes
well as a Challenge Pack which as Stanford, Cambridge and Store pre-version 9, Apple is in
Arcade bowling style games are adds fantasy and dental themed Carnegie Mellon, jumped onboard the process of updating it to match
very popular. In the real world, levels. These additional in app to provide engaging content. As the look and feel of the rest of the
skee-ball is probably the most purchases are 99 cents and also the original institutions first began redesigned store.
recognized of these. In the iPhone include additional goals and producing content for the free The 3.0 Software Update for the
world there have been several prizes. service, some implemented their iPhone and iPod touch also brings
who have risen to the challenge, Ramp Champ is a very fun and content as podcasts that would about a specific section for iTunes
but Ramp Champ, the newest addicting game and perfect for download into the “Podcasts” U in the mobile iTunes store.
game from The Iconfactory and long term gameplay or just when section of iTunes whereas others Much like traditional podcasts,
DSMediaLabs, brings a very you have a few minutes to spare. would implement their content so users can browse this section to
interesting and addictive twist to The original soundtrack and it would download in the “Music” view top downloaded content or
this genre. amazing graphics make this a section. Furthermore, as more content organized by category.
Boasting an interface designed environment has multiple targets definite must have. Ramp Champ engaging content was added to the Due to the flexibility that Apple
by The Iconfactory(and award- of varying weight as well as is $1.99 and available on the App service, it became problematic to gives institutions in organizing
winning designer Louie Mantia), hidden easter eggs. Store. keep this content organized. Some and presenting their content,
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What's On Tonight: College Football, Robin Hood, The Dish

By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) • Nickelodeon has a new iCarly • WE has a new episode of The Check your local TV listings for
at 8, followed by a new True
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• FOX has a new Cops at 8. O'Keeffe at 9. Bleach.
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Windows 7 Takes Pricing Cue From DNS progress, another

Snow Leopard wish for a miracle
By Darrell Etherington that Apple’s student market share (Scripting News)
(TheAppleBlog) is one of the company’s most Submitted at 9/19/2009 10:20:47 AM
Submitted at 9/18/2009 7:59:43 AM consistent strengths, despite
recent incursions by low-cost There seems to be much
Snow Leopard is selling like netbook machines into that progress on the DNS project I
hotcakes. It’s selling much better demographic. This deep asked for a couple of days ago.
than Tiger, and a lot better than discounting, and the Two or three developers seem to
Leopard, too. If I had to hazard a accompanying 741.com micro- be approaching the point of
guess, I’d say those strong sales site on which it can be found deploying and the APIs probably
numbers had something to do show that Redmond is willing to are pretty close. I hope that when
with price. Microsoft appears to go to great lengths to try to they surface we can try to get the
think so, too. recapture some of the youth APIs into agreement. The
For a limited time, Microsoft is market. differences appear to be cosmetic.
offering students the opportunity If you’re planning on taking There's another project I'd like
to grab one Windows 7 upgrade to educational institution (college or advantage of this deal using yours to wish into existence. like to hook River2 up to this
either the Home Premium or university) in order to qualify. or a relative’s student email I fell in love with the realtime server through a persistent
Professional versions of the AppleInsider claims that there address to install Windows 7 on API implemented by FriendFeed. realtime connection so that it can
upcoming operating system for are similar deals in place in the y o u r B o o t C a m p p a r t i t i o n , Very simple, clever, reliable, be notified of updates through a
only $29.99, the same price that UK, Australia, Canada, France, remember that the deal only functional, a kind of no-brainer NAT and firewall. Then of course
the single-user version of Snow Germany, Korea and Mexico, applies to upgrades, not full that I wish more APIs were. The I'd write up a Howto explaining
Leopard retails for. though I could only find a versions, so you’ll already need only problem was it only worked how I did it, ask for feedback and
That’s $90 cheaper than the “Coming Soon” notice when I either Vista or XP installed for it with FriendFeed, which is cool hope that people create more
Home Premium upgrade costs at tried to change the country using a to work. Read our latest analysis because there are a lot of software that interops.
regular retail prices, and $170 off drop down menu at the top of the piece, " Are Blades Really the interesting people there, but it got How about it? Anyone up for
the price of the Professional order page. Entering a valid Future of Server Sales?" Only on even more interesting when they making some history??
version. There is a catch, though. Canadian university email address GigaOM Pro. released the back-end server, PS: I wasn't really a Deadhead,
You need to have a valid student also got me nowhere. Tornado, as open source. but I have lots of friends who are,
email address from a U.S. Microsoft is very much aware This is good for two reasons: 1. and I admire much of the spririt of
It's really good interesting the community. One of the things

Google, open communities, patents technology, and 2. It doesn't come

(Scripting News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 5:34:32 AM
When Google patents ideas that
have been openly discussed and
implemented in the RSS
community, and then doesn't
understand why this raises
objections -- well, I'd say we have
had a failure to communicate. At
least.
I'm thinking about the patent
that Google was granted on
September 15 that covers reading
lists for feeds. They say it covers
other things, and that's probably
true, and if so -- if they had to
patent something they should
have stuck to the new stuff. And I
think there's a good argument that
they should follow the
conventions of the community
and not patent their innovations,
rather contribute them in the same
fashion that others had
contributed their good ideas.
It's as if Google ran Linux
servers and used the fact in their
marketing (no problem). Then
five years later it turns out they
had forked the Linux code base
(which is permitted) and was
marketing it under their own
brand name (okay) and had not
checked their improvements back
into the community (there's the
problem). This would be a
violation of the norms of the
community. True, it would also be
a violation of the open source
license, and perhaps we should
have one in the RSS community.
But in both cases these licenses
GOOGLE, page 56
from Google, it comes from
Facebook, one of their rivals.
Diversify is always a good
strategy in the financial markets
and in the tech world too.
Anyway here's what I wish for.
I'd like someone to show up in the
rssCloud communithy with a
Tornado server running that either
is an instance of
rssCloud(preferable) or is
connected to an instance (i.e.
receiving notifications). I'd then
they invented was this idea of
needing a miracle. It comes from
a John Perry Barlow/Bob Weir
song. People talk about wanting
"miracle tickets" -- that is, a ticket
that gets you into something for
free, like a Dead show. But the
concept applies to airlines,
baseball games, movies, private
parties, you name it. It also
applies to new Internet bootstraps.
To get something like rssCloud
booted, like Barlow and Weir, I
need a miracle -- ever-ee day!
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would be hard or impossible to
enforce. I don't believe the GPL
has ever been tested in court. And
in the case of open formats and
protocols, who knows if such
restrictions would even be legal.
But clearly the "norms" part of the
argument is stronger than the
legal one. If Google wants to be
part of the RSS community, it
should be respectful of it. That
means not using their size and
legal resources to take what's
good about our work, foreclose it,
sell it as their own, and control
others' use of it (which is the point
of a patent).
All of this adds up to nothing if
Google's lawyers are like lawyers
everywhere, and they probably
are. And if all their talk about
being supportive of open source is
just talk. But, on the chance that
they're serious about wanting to
work with and support open
ABC still intends to finish Defying Gravity's
run ... eventually
By Jason Hughes (TV Squad)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:00:00 AM
I thought Defying Gravity was
over. Kona wasn't sure, but had
little hope. The internet ran with it
and there were unsubstantiated
reports that ABC would never air
the final five episodes. It was
frustrating because it ended just
before the big reveal as to what
the "beta" entity was. So it looked
like it would be another chapter in
the long list of television shows
that ended on a maddening
cliffhanger.
I don't know what those
episodes have in store, or if they
communities of developers, there
are pragmatic reasons why they
should be respectful and careful.
And they have not been either.
This isn't all about Google...
The rest of us could have taken
steps to prevent this problem. And
we still can head off similar
problems in the future.
1. There is an idea out their
called peer-to-patent. The USPTO
ran a pilot project that just ended.
Seems like a good idea. Basically
the patent applications are
published before they are granted,
giving experts a chance to
comment on the novelty of the
work, thus providing guidance to
the examiner.
2. I've long argued that there
must be a parallel patent system, a
good one, that works more or less
the same way as the USPTO's
process with one important
difference. At the end of the
provide better closure than what
we have now, but ABC felt it was
important enough to curb the
rumors by putting out a statement
that they fully intend to air those
process the public owns the
invention. The creator is given
full credit for his or her work,
which often is all they want. But a
careful document is generated that
creates a hole within which there
will never be patents. Every one
of these unpatents acts to combat
the bad kind of patents. (This idea
has already been widely
discussed.)
3. And perhaps there should be
cash awards for those unpatents,
to create commercial incentives to
produce novel ideas. That would
go a long ways to counter the
(imho invalid) argument that
patents spawn innovation. I think
quite the opposite. Most patents in
my area are like Google's reading
list patent. Filed after-the-fact by
a big company, claiming the ideas
of engineers working outside of
large companies.
last Defying Gravity episodes.
They just aren't sure when.
DG was too sci-fi for the
audience they were hoping for
with the " Grey's Anatomy in
space" tag. There wasn't enough
sci-fi for the hardcore science
fiction base. At least those of us
who toughed it out might get
some closure.
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Sacha Baron Cohen will guest
voice on The Simpsons
By Brad Trechak (TV Squad)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 5:03:00 PM
Practically every other celebrity
on Earth has been a guest voice
on The Simpsons. Hell, then even
managed to land the reclusive
author Alan Moore for a comic
book-themed episode. Now, Borat
and Bruno star Sacha Baron
Cohen will be lending his voice to
an episode of the animated series. character (or at least a character
Supposedly, Cohen will play an voice) for this appearance.
"angry but funny" tour guide that In other facts about the episode,
helps them while the family tours Homer gets Jerusalem complex
Israel with their church group. For while visiting and thinks he's
such a low income family, the God. And to the Fox network, he
Simpsons sure get to tour a lot of is.
different countries. Homer even Filed under: OpEd, The
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Perhaps he could invent a new
Just watch this: Sam the
cooking guy is great!
By Allison Waldman (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 1:01:00 PM
Recently, I was channel surfing
and I stopped on a show called
Just Cook This! With Sam the
Cooking Guy. The fact that it was
on FitTV nearly made me move
on (to me a healthy cooking show
is oxymoronic!), but this guy
Sam, the cooking guy, kept me cook or a restaurateur or any of
tuned in. Well, I can now say the other types that have made
without equivocation, Just Cook their way to TV. I looked him up
This! is my new favorite food and Sam Zein was a regular Joe,
show and I'm in love with Sam.
Sam is actually not a formally
trained chef or a caterer turned JUST page 57
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working for a pharmaceutical
company, who dumped it all to
make a TV show about travel,
which turned into a food program
instead. FitTV, which is part of
Discovery, probably bought the
show because they liked Sam.
And that's the beauty of the show.
Continue reading Just watch
Brown's career day drives No. 25 Michigan
By Associated Press
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 3:47:37 PM
Brown's career-high 187 rushing
yards help Michigan tie 2008 win
total
ANN ARBOR, Mich. --
Michigan got a very freshman-
like performance from
quarterback Tate Forcier.
A-maize-ing Turnaround?
The Wolverines have already
matched their win total from all of
last season. Michigan is mainly
doing it through a lethal ground
attack, averaging 270 rushing
yards per game through three
games in 2009. That has allowed
the offense to score 30 or more
points in all three games,
something Michigan only did
once all of last season.
The 25th-ranked Wolverines'
running game more than made up
for a bad day passing by Forcier
and fellow freshman Denard
Robinson.
Carlos Brown ran for a career-
high 187 yards and two scores,
including a 90-yarder, and
Michigan ran for 380 yards in a
45-17 win Saturday over Eastern
Michigan.
"We weren't particularly sharp
throwing the ball, so it was a good
thing we could run," coach Rich
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Rodriguez said.
Fast Facts
• Carlos Brown rushed for a
career-high 187 yards as
Michigan matched its win total
from last season (3). Brown's 163
rushing yards at the half were
already a career-high, and much
of that came on a 90-yard rushing
touchdown midway through the
second quarter, the third-longest
run in Michigan history.
• Michigan improved to 26-1 all-
time against MAC schools and 9-
0 all-time against Eastern
Michigan.
• The Wolverines are 3-0 to start
the season for the first time since
2006.
• Eastern Michigan trailed by
just seven points at halftime, but
two third quarter touchdowns by
Michigan put the game away.
-- ESPN Stats & Information
The Wolverines had their
highest rushing total since getting
392 against Houston in 2003.
"I'm giving all the credit to the
offensive line," Brown said.
Forcier had a lackluster day
after two spectacular games for
Michigan (3-0), which matched
its win total from last season, a
dismal 3-9 slog in Rodriguez's
first season as coach.
The true freshman was 7 of 13
for 68 yards, had 5 yards rushing
and left the game briefly in the
second half with bruised ribs.
Robinson scored on a pair of TD
runs, but also threw two
interceptions on just four attempts
-- the only passes he had caught
all day.
Off And Running
Carlos Brown's 90-yard
touchdown in the second quarter
was the third-longest run in
Michigan history (all three runs
went for TD).
"We had the intention of
throwing a little bit more,"
Rodriguez said. "But why would
you when you don't have to?"
Michigan won, but may have
lost a starting offensive lineman
for the second straight week and a
key running back.
Center David Molk injured a
foot seriously enough for
Rodriguez to be concerned and
Brandon Minor aggravated an
ankle injury. Right guard David
Moosman didn't face Eastern
Michigan because of a dislocated
shoulder.
"I wish we were healthier,"
Rodriguez said. "But we couldn't
be any better than 3-0. That's a
good thing for some confidence,
but we have to play better."
Michigan hosts Indiana next
before going on the road for the
first time at Michigan State and at
Iowa.
Eastern Michigan (0-3) lost to
Northwestern last week on a late
field goal after giving up more
than 300 yards rushing to Army in
its opener.
"I do think we're improving, but
in sports, nobody remembers
that," said first-year coach Ron
English, who was Lloyd Carr's
defensive coordinator two years
ago at Michigan.
Senior quarterback Andy
Schmitt hurt his right knee in the
fourth quarter after he was 13 of
22 for 97 yards and scored on a
run.
"I'm getting an MRI on Sunday,"
Schmitt said, leaning on crutches
with a brace covering his right
leg. "I don't think it's terrible, but
I've never had a knee injury. We
have a bye next week, so
hopefully that helps."
The Wolverines were ranked
this week for the first time under
Rodriguez after a win over then-
No. 18 Notre Dame and Western
Michigan.
They didn't look fired up to face
the Eagles -- whose campus is just
several miles from Michigan --
after being motivated to start the
season strong and to beat the rival
Fighting Irish.
"We definitely started off slow,
but we made the adjustments we
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needed at halftime," said
linebacker Kevin Leach after
starting for Jonas Mouton, who
was suspended for punching a
Notre Dame player. "We'd like to
have that half back, but we took
care of business in the second
half, so that was better."
The Eagles tied it twice in the
first half, including at 10 early in
the second quarter, before
Michigan outscored them 35-7.
Michigan took control midway
through the second quarter on
Michael Shaw's 5-yard run and
Brown's TD run that was the third
-longest in school history. Butch
Woolfolk, whose son, Troy, is a
starting safety, set the record with
a 92-yard run in 1979 and Tony
Boles had a 91-yarder.
Eastern scored for the last time
late in the first half on Dwayne
Priest's 5-yard run to get within a
TD. The Eagles had the ball more
than twice as long as Michigan
did before halftime and ran for
128 yards.
"Everyone was mad at halftime,"
Woolfolk said.
The Wolverines put the game
away by holding Eastern
Michigan to 51 yards rushing and
on Martavious Odoms' reverse for
a score and Robinson's TD runs.
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College Football Diary: No. 1 Florida 23, Tennessee 13
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:00:11 AM
The Journal provides minute-by-
minute analysis of today’s 23-13
victory by top-ranked Florida over
Tennessee from Gainesville,
Florida. Guest blogger Pete
McEntegart offers commentary on
the game — the Southeastern
Conference opener for both teams
— and the CBS telecast. Reuters
Jeffery Demps scores Florida’s
final touchdown in the top-ranked
Gators’ win over Tennessee.
6:46: Kiffin couldn’t resist
leaving the field before telling
Tracy Wolfson, “We’ll see them
next year.” Nothing like throwing
down the gauntlet for a game 12
months away. Next year, of
course, the Gators won’t have
Tebow at QB. The Vols will also
have someone other than
Crompton, another senior. Both
changes are likely good news for
the Vols.
I hate to pile on Crompton, but
it was clear that the Vols didn’t
trust him to throw down the field.
Even while sticking mostly to safe
throws, he still tossed two INTs
and now has seven on the season.
The rest of the Vols actually
played No. 1 Florida toe-to-toe.
The UT defense lived up to its
billing and, in perhaps the biggest
surprise, the Vols ran the ball
effectively even though UF knew
they were coming.
If Kiffin can recruit himself a
stud QB, it’s not hard to picture
the Vols competing for the SEC
title in relatively short order.
Florida, of course, is the favorite
for not just this year’s SEC title
but the national crown. The
Gators didn’t do much today to
burnish that image. Still, while
those tuning in for a blowout were
disappointed, a win’s a win,
especially against one’s archrival.
For Florida, anyway, it’ll have to
do for now.
6:33: Tebow takes a knee and
we’ve gone FINAL. 23-13
Florida.
6:29: Crompton pump-fakes and
goes deep … but it’s intercepted
by safety Ahmad Black.
Danielson inexplicably says,
“That doesn’t hurt them.” Well, it
doesn’t help the Vols either, does
it Gary? There are less than two
minutes left and the Vols trail by
10. Earlier in the game, sure,
going deep on a hitch-and-go on
fourth down that results in a pick
is no huge loss. It would be worth
the gamble, and the INT with no
return isn’t much different than a
punt.
But come on, that was UT’s last
gasp. Sure, the INT isn’t any
worse than an incompletion, and
is actually better from the
perspective of field position since
it was fourth down. But it
certainly didn’t help the Vols get
back in the game.
6:26: UT calls timeout facing a
fourth-and-six. Strange play by
Crompton on third down. He
avoided a sack by shrugging off a
defender who came in clean, but
then seemed to panic and heaved
the ball out of bounds, a good 30
yards from any receiver.
Somehow he wasn’t flagged for
intentional grounding. Hey, at
least he showed a strong arm.
6:25: Fumble! Ooh, but it rolls
out of bounds. Still UT ball. Third
-and-six near midfield, just over
two minutes left.
6:22: Two Hardesty carries pick
up a first down, but now we’re
down around five minutes left.
Then Crompton finds a running
back on a swing pass for a short
gain. Come on, Lane. You’ve
talked the talk, now walk the walk
and throw the dang ball
downfield! Then again, he’s not
40 yet, so Mike Gundy might say
Lane’s *not* a man.
6:18: Tebow is sacked on third-
and-five. Wow, this UT defense is
impressive. Gators must punt.
Chas Henry gets a very favorable
roll on a 56-yard boot. UT starts
just outside its 20 trailing by 10.
Crompton is going to have to
throw if the Vols want a real
victory, not just a moral one. (The
latter is in the bag, frankly.)
6:12: Touchdown, Tennessee!
Hardesty breaks several tackles
before turning on the jets from
about 17 yards out. The XP cuts
the deficit to 23-13 with 8:11 left.
Vols are hanging in, which is
especially impressive considering
their QB is posing absolutely no
downfield threat.
6:10: The freshman Brown
busts a nice one up the middle for
13 yards. First down at the UF 20.
Vols have something cooking.
6:09: On third and long,
Crompton finds Brown on a
screen for a long gainer. That’s
UT’s initial first down this half.
Vols aren’t dead yet. But in the
words of Miracle Max, they’re
still mostly dead.
6:07: Hold the presses —
Tebow fumbles inside the 10.
UT’s Dennis Rogan recovers and
returns it out near the 40. The
would-be blowout will have to
wait some more, and maybe
forever.
6:04: Gators call timeout facing
a second-and-6 from the UT 18.
CBS’ Gary Danielson just joked
that Florida needs to save its
timeouts to “rub it in” at the end
of the game. That, of course, is
what the Gators did last season in
a blowout victory over Georgia.
Still 23-6 Florida but Gators
looking to make it more. 11:54
left.
6:01: Chris Rainey, another
speedy UF back, breaks free for
11. First down at the UT 29. Vols
defense doesn’t have much fight
left. Can you blame them?
5:56: Things didn’t improve
much on second and third down.
Crompton misfired on a deep
throw and then threw it away on
third. Vols will punt to the
dangerous Brandon James. The
Swamp smells blood. Oops, that’s
sharks, not Gators. Never mind.
FOURTH QUARTER
5:52: End of third quarter, 23-6
Florida. Crompton actually fell
down on that first-down play,
tripping over one of his linemen,
and was lucky to get the ball to
the tailback Bryce Brown before
he hit the turf. Not pretty. The
teams will change sides with UT
facing a second down and about
12. How about a screen pass?
5:48: Touchdown! The sprinter
Demps scampers for the score on
first down. XP is good and it’s 23-
6 with :07 left in the third quarter.
Does UT have any answer? Will
Crompton ever throw the ball
again? Stay tuned!
5:47: Tebow picks up a third-
and-three with another keeper up
the middle. First and goal at the 6.
5:41: Tebow finds his
roommate, WR Riley Cooper, for
11 yards and a first down on the
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UT 31. Then he finds Cooper
again for 9. Second and short.
Given Crompton’s struggles, you
have to figure a UF TD here
would loom especially large. As
in insurmountable. UT must have
heard me because Kiffin calls
timeout. 16-6 with 1:57 left in the
third.
5:38: Man! Tebow just made a
remarkable scramble for the first
down on third and long. It looked
like he was dead to rights in the
backfield, but he shrugged off one
tackler, ran around a second and
lunged for the imaginary line. The
Vols defense has to be getting a
bit tired, and maybe dispirited.
5:34: Gators force a three-and-
out and will start on their 32. Vols
faced a first-and-25 after a penalty
and ran the ball three straight
times for minimal gains. Wow,
they don’t trust Crompton at all.
You can hang with a top team for
a while like that if you have a
great defense, as UT does, but it’s
hard to imagine winning the
game. Take the training wheels
off!
5:28: Sturgis hits his third FG
for Florida, this one from 35 yards
out. It’s 16-6 UF with 9:33 to go
in the third. Wow, the UT defense
looks terrific. But you have to
wonder how long they can hold
on if Crompton scares his own
coaches more than the Florida
defense.
5:23: Just saw something I don’t
know if I’ve ever seen — the
same song was used on two
consecutive, completely unrelated
commercials. It was “Bad to the
Bone” by George Thorogood and
The Destroyers. It was used in a
Brett Favre ad for Wrangler and a
promo for CBS’ “Survivor.” I
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hope all the Destroyers are
cashing in and not just George.
Meanwhile, UF faces second-
and-13 from the UT 26 after some
solid runs, including another
scamper by Tebow.
5:20: Crompton throws
downfield on third down and …
it’s picked! By Joe Haden.
Hmmm, maybe that’s why the
Vols have been babying
Crompton so far. It’s his sixth
INT of the short season.
Hopefully Kiffin won’t tell
Crompton he’ll be “pumping gas”
if he throws another.
5:17: Second half kicks off. UT
runs a reverse on the return and
will start on its own 38. Will the
Vols open up the offense after
intermission or continue to play
(very) close to the vest?
THIRD QUARTER
4:55: Halftime, 13-6 Florida.
UT indeed plays it safe and lets
the clock run out. Verne
Lundquist just said that Tracy
Wolfson tried to interview Kiffin
at the half, but “he outran her.”
Well, he *is* still a young guy.
Maybe he was running back to the
locker room to write up some new
trash talk, considering how well
his team (especially the defense)
backed him up in the first half.
Florida leads, yes, but the Vol
Nation has to feel pretty good
right about now.
4:52: Sturgis adds a 29-yard FG
for the Gators. 13-6 Florida with
51 seconds left in the half. No
blowout here. But will the Vols
take a chance and push for the
potential tying score in the final
minute of the first half? Depends
on the field position, but I suspect
no.
4:49: The CBS ticker just called
UT’s last mentor “Coach Flumer”
in a preview for an SEC show on
CBS College Sports. Having your
name misspelled by your own
employer — ouch.
4:47: Tight-end screen to Aaron
Hernandez picks up 21 and the
first down. Hey, if you’re having
trouble keeping rushers off your
QB, why not lure them in for the
screen? Good call, good
execution.
4:45: Gators call TO facing a
third-and-14 after Tebow was
sacked on second down. That’s
one sack and one intentional-
grounding call forced by the
tough Vols D.
4:43: Speedster Jeff Demps
takes the option pitch and breaks
off big yardage. Berry has to run
over to save the TD. Gators move
into UT territory at the 42.
4:39: Florida’s defense stiffens,
forces short field goal by UT’s
Lincoln. 10-6 Florida with 5:58
left in the half. Vols couldn’t get
any closer than that first-and-goal
from the 4.
A note on Berry’s pick: It was
the 13th of his career. In fact the
junior’s just 15 INT return yards
from the NCAA record of 502
yards by Terrell Buckley of
Florida State. Alas that last one
won’t get him any closer and, in
fact, will kill Berry’s return-per-
pick average. Not that he’ll
complain.
4:37: Hardesty gets loose down
to the 4. First and goal for the
Vols. Hardesty already has 11
carries for 65 yards.
4:35: Interception! Berry picks
off Tebow in the left flat on a low
pass. Very athletic play. The refs
take a look at it, but it stands. UT
has ball on Florida 21 after first
major break of the game.
4:29: Vols dial up another
screen pass on third down, but
this time Florida CB Joe Harden
blows up Montario Hardesty to
force a punt. Chas Henry Chad
Cunningham (it just doesn’t seem
like Tennessee without a Colquitt
punting; there’s been one since
2000) boots it into the end zone.
Gators open from their 20 when
we come back.
4:26: Screen pass to Bryce
Brown for 11 yards and a first
down. Another short pass to
fullback Kevin Cooper in the right
flat picks up another first down.
Ball at midfield. Vols doing a
good job giving Crompton safe
throws — protecting him, frankly
— yet still moving the ball.
4:22: Tebow plows in for the
score. XP is good and it’s 10-3
Florida with 12:48 to play in the
half. Is Tebow the best short-
yardage runner in the nation?
He’s certainly the best one who
also performs offseason
circumcisions.
SECOND QUARTER
4:11: On third-and-long, Tebow
finds WR David Nelson in the left
flat for the first down to the 26.
And that’s it for the first quarter.
UF ball when we come back.
Score is tied at 3. Not much of a
blowout so far, huh?
4:08: On the first play after the
kickoff, Emmanuel Moody rips
off 20-plus yards off right tackle
after Tebow puts the ball in his
stomach on the zone-read play.
Gators in UT territory in a hurry.
4:04: Tie ballgame, 3-3, 3:00
left in the first. Daniel Lincoln
knocks in a FG from 24 yards to
cap an impressive — and time-
consuming — drive for UT. The
Vols kept it on the ground for all
but one play but still moved the
ball effectively. I didn’t think the
Vols could line it up and run right
at the Gators like that.
4:00: Two more Hardesty runs
result in yet another first down.
Ball on the UF 11.
3:59: Crompton sneaks for the
first down.
3:56: UT calls timeout on third-
and-inches from the UF 25. 7:09
left in the first.
3:54: Swing pass from
Crompton to Gerald Jones to the
right side picks up another first
down. The Vols might have
something going here.
3:52: On third-and-12, the Vols
trip up the Gators D by running
the ball out wide. Montario
Hardesty picks up 19 yards and
UT’s initial first down out to the
45.
3:47: 3-0, Florida, 11:34 left in
the first quarter. Caleb Sturgis hits
a 36-yarder for the Gators. The
UT defense held tough after being
put in a very difficult position
after the opening kickoff. Seven
offensive plays netted 11 yards.
Now let’s see if the UT offense
can get anything going.
3:41: On fourth and a long two,
Tebow pounds it ahead for the
first down. The guy is definitely a
hoss. Ball at the UT 19.
3:38: Great start for the Gators.
Ace return-man Brandon James
(who has returned punts for TDs
the last two seasons against UT)
took the opening kickoff past
midfield. Toss in a 15-yard
facemask penalty on the tackle
and Florida will start at the UT
30.
FIRST QUARTER
3:35, part two: Here’s what
Kiffin just told CBS’ Tracy
Wolfson about the reception he’s
gotten so far in Gainesville:
“People have really welcomed
us.” Maybe Lane’s not sure what
“welcome” means.
3:35: Now that kickoff is almost
here, lets talk a bit about the
matchup on the field — remember
that? The Gators, you probably
know. No. 1 Florida is led by
former Heisman winner and all-
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around swell guy Tim Tebow, a
bruising run-pass QB who has
already inserted his name in the
discussion of the greatest college
players of all time. On defense,
the Gators return all 11 starters
from a unit that throttled high-
powered Oklahoma in the BCS
championship game.
Tennessee may be a huge
underdog today (by about four
TDs), but thats not due to its D.
Even in last years 5-7 debacle that
cost Philip Fulmer his job, the
Vols tied for third in the nation in
total defense. Thats where they
are again through two games this
season, now led by legendary
NFL defensive coordinator Monte
Kiffin, aka Lanes daddy. Look for
All-American safety Eric Berry to
be all over the field. Offensively,
though, the Vols can be a mess.
Error-prone senior QB Jonathan
Crompton threw three INTs in last
weeks 19-15 loss to UCLA and
thus far hasnt come close to living
up to his billing as a ballyhooed
recruit. True freshman tailback
Bryce Brown (arguably the No. 1
recruit in the nation this year) will
get his cracks, but there might not
be much room. If the Vols offense
cant get untracked, or worse yet
turns the ball over repeatedly,
even the staunchest defense wont
be able to hold up against Tebow
and Company forever.
3:30 p.m. ET: For those who
havent spent the past nine months
tracking the many, many words
that have emanated from Kiffins
mouth, here are some highlights:
– He reportedly told recruit
Alshon Jeffrey that hed end up
pumping gas if he signed with
South Carolina, which Jeffrey did.
(Kiffin has denied saying it.)
– He tweaked Alabama coach
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The Fix Picks the NFL: Week 2

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) picked against anyone. This game miracle considering that it was a schemes, having a loathsome
Submitted at 9/18/2009 12:18:13 PM is recommended for masochists, Week 1 win against Cincinnati. owner. But the Giants just seem
shut-ins and people who own While the Browns seem better. DR
After a Week 1 loss, coaches Clinton Portis in fantasy football. marginally the more talented Pick: David: N.Y. Giants,
sometimes grasp at clichés, such Only those people. DR team, this game is as good an Garey: N.Y. Giants, Al Toonie:
as “It’s only one game,” “I saw Pick: David: Washington, advertisement for reading a book N.Y. Giants
lots of positives out there to build Garey: Washington, Al Toonie: as anything on the schedule this Carolina at Atlanta (-6.5): After
on,” or “We’re not as bad as the Washington week. DR Jake Delhomme’s disastrous
scoreboard showed.” Reuters Seattle at San Francisco (-1): Pick: David: Cleveland, Garey: opening game — five turnovers
Quarterback Marc Bulger has Last year, San Francisco’s offense anything so much as a very Denver, Al Toonie: Cleveland — and Josh McCown’s injury in
been with the Rams through their was run by Certified Mad Genius flawed NFL team — and could Baltimore (-3) at San Diego: their 28-point loss, the Panthers
slide to the bottom of the NFL. Mike Martz, and it looked it. lose to anyone. Well, almost Chalk it up to the quasi-mystic signed A.J. Feeley, who put in a
Maybe they’re not, but this half Tight ends took end-arounds; the anyone. Have you seen the Bucs? wisdom and peerless instincts of long day earlier this week to learn
of the Daily Fix was brutal — 10 offense ran 20 straight passing DR someone who was correct nearly the playbook. Boy, that should
games under.500 against the plays while nursing a lead; that Pick: David: Buffalo, Garey: half the time last week, but these bring a lot of confidence to
spread on the NFL’s Kickoff sort of thing. It didn’t work, Tampa Bay, Al Toonie: Buffalo teams seem both pretty good and Panthers fans. While Carolina has
Weekend. How the heck does that naturally, but the Niners won at Pittsburgh (-1) at Chicago: pretty similar to me. Both eked won five of the past eight
happen? David Roth, the better Arizona in Week 1 despite the Despite the absence of Bears LB out Week 1 wins against teams meetings, the Falcons routed the
half, was just one win away from equally abject failure of Jimmy Brian Urlacher and Steelers S that (again: ineffable reasons, Panthers by 17 last season at the
a .500 start, while Al Toonie, the Raye’s more straightforward Troy Polamalu, defense will sterling instincts, etc.) don’t seem Georgia Dome. Expect more of
Lucky Canadian Two-Dollar scheme due to something they likely still be the name of the very good, but the Chargers lost the same. GR
Coin, managed to get half its didn’t have last year — a very game in this one. Both teams half their starting O-line and Pick: David: Atlanta, Garey:
g a m e s c o r r e c t . P r e t t y impressive defense. Seattle won boast deep, talented defensive possibly RB LaDainian Atlanta, Al Toonie: Carolina
embarrassing, eh, losing to a in Week 1, too, but that was units that should be fine without Tomlinson in a comeback win Minnesota (-10) at Detroit: The
coin? because they were playing the their injured stars. Only one team, over the flubby Raiders. Vikes have dominated this rivalry,
In Week 2, 10 games have lines Rams. Don’t get Martzian on this though, has a quarterback who Baltimore just kind of feels better, winning 13 of the past 14 for a 63
of 3.5 points or fewer, so there’s a one — the Niners look better, and spent the last week feeling good but if you trust the effable over -30-2 edge. Grizzled Green Bay
good chance many games will be they’re at home. DR about his Week 1 showing. While the ineffable, remember that San New York Jets Minnesota veteran
settled late and by a field goal. Pick: David: San Francisco, Jay Cutler is surely better than he Diego is running its offensive Brett Favre, making his record
Not that you should take that to Garey: Seattle, Al Toonie: San looked in Week 1 — most second-teamers out there against 271st consecutive start, has won
the bank. Francisco quarterbacks are, and even the Baltimore’s defense. DR 13 of his past 15 starts against the
Week 1 recap: Al Toonie, the Tampa Bay at Buffalo (-5): Chicago papers are lashing back Pick: David: Baltimore, Garey: Lions. Rookie Detroit QB
Lucky Canadian Two-Dollar C o n f e s s i o n : i n a p r e v i o u s at the probably premature Baltimore, Al Toonie: Baltimore Matthew Stafford calls Favre a
Coin: 8-8, David Roth: 7-9, Garey previewing gig, I chose the Bills backlash— it remains tough to New York Giants at Dallas (-3): role model. Don’t be surprised if
Ris: 3-13. — oft-injured, star-crossed, stuck pick him against Pittsburgh’s Your predictor will freely cop to Favre shows the kid a thing or
SUNDAY’S GAMES in a rustbound post-industrial peerless, if Polamalu-less, D. DR some anti-Cowboy bias, but it’s two, and the Lions absorb their
St. Louis at Washington (-10): Thunderdome of a city — as a Pick: David: Pittsburgh, Garey: easier to pull for the Giants given 19th straight loss. GR
These little preview things are s y m b o l o f h a r d s c r a b b l e Pittsburgh, Al Toonie: Pittsburgh that this is the home opener at the Pick: David: Minnesota, Garey:
short — roughly 5,000 words too overachieving. (Check out this Cleveland at Denver (-3): If you hilariously gaudy — even J.R. Minnesota, Al Toonie: Detroit
short for your picker to try to lay compare-and-contrast with the find yourself choosing between Ewing was like, “dude, this is a Cincinnati at Green Bay (-9.5):
out just how things got so terrible s e e m i n g l y i n e v i t a b l e 2 0 0 7 this game between two flub- bit much” — new Cowboys The Bengals should be smarting
in St. Louis. Honestly, even at Patriots.) That was years ago, and intensive clubs and, say, going for Stadium. It’s easier to be biased from their inexplicable last-
5,000 words, the whole thing Buffalo’s struggles since have a walk well, it’s your life and considering that the Giants looked second loss to Denver, but not
would just be, “and then, like, come to seem less and less like your choice, but sunshine is solid in Week 1, and that their one receiver Chad Ochocinco, who
everyone got all hurt and [Marc] cruel iniquity than simple Bills- awesome. If the prospect of even defensive weakness — a gimpy plans a Lambeau Leap if he scores
Bulger all of a sudden was terrible ness. They’re far better than mild cardiovascular exertion is a secondary — isn’t likely to be Sunday. To earn that, he’ll have to
and somehow, 2-14 rephrased in Tampa Bay, which has taken its turnoff, you could still turn the exploited by a just-OK Dallas beat All-Pro corner Al Harris. It’ll
different ways. The long story roster back to year zero in a post- TV off and ponder whether receiving corps. The Cowboys are have more impact if the Bengals
short, then — the Rams are Gruden purge. But the Bills are Denver’s “miracle” Week 1 win good at a lot of things: rushing the
terrible, and really shouldn’t be the Bills — not an emblem of over Cincinnati still counts as a passer, creative offensive FIX page 64
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Late FG lifts Washington to upset of No. 3 USC

By Associated Press who ran for 100 yards on 11 because of the right knee ligament Locker said, his voice hoarse Butler, who had 12 tackles, one
(ESPN.com) carries with USC's only he sprained against the Buckeyes. following emotional tears. "It's an interception and one forced
Submitted at 9/19/2009 6:53:44 PM touchdown. "Clearly, we have "It's a slap in the face," Mays amazing feeling to go through fumble, stopped Johnson on third-
superior athletes. But hard work said of the loss in his hometown. what all of us have gone through and-6. That forced the Trojans to
Folk's 22-yard field goal caps beats athleticism any day." USC (2-1, 0-1), nearly a three- and to experience what everyone settle for a 25-yard field goal from
Huskies' upset of No. 3 Trojans Carroll's team was stung by touchdown favorite, was held to wants to experience when they Jordan Congdon that tied it at 13
S E A T T L E - - S o u t h e r n eight penalties, an 0-for-10 its fewest points since a 13-9 loss play college football." with 4 minutes remaining.
California's Stafon Johnson stayed conversion rate on third down and to UCLA on Dec. 2, 2006, by a The Trojans were up 10-0 and USC's offensive players angrily
face down on the turf. Jubilant t h r e e t u r n o v e r s i n s i d e t h e defense that allowed Idaho 412 outgaining Washington 133-15 yanked their chin straps off for
Washington players and fans W a s h i n g t o n 3 5 . yards last week. just 10 minutes into the game. not taking the lead.
stepped over him, on their way to "We didn't get any better from Washington (2-1, 1-0) came in They then began hurting Locker, who came to
a riotous purple party that last week," he said. "I'm not doing riding a 10-game losing streak in themselves with mistakes, again Washington three seasons ago a
stretched from goal line to goal a good enough job of making the Pac-10 games. It had broken a allowing a team that seemed to be much-hyped freshman much like
line. points of how we win." conference record-tying 15-game no match for all their blue chip Barkley, made the Trojans pay.
USC coach Pete Carroll was One year after Oregon State overall skid last week. The recruits and future NFL draft On third-and-15 with 3:03 left,
forced to watch it all, glumly upset USC in the Pac-10 opener Huskies lost 56-0 at USC last picks to beat them. Locker connected with Jermaine
waiting for Steve Sarkisian to following an impressive Trojans season, the biggest rout in the 80- Last season, it was Oregon Kearse for 21 yards on a rollout
emerge from the throng to win over Ohio State, an old friend game history of the series. Locker State. The year before that it was play. Locker rolled out for 4 yards
congratulate his protege. The post upset Carroll's powerful team. missed that blowout with an Stanford. The year before that it to convert another third down to
-Ohio State funk Carroll began W a s h i n g t o n c o a c h S t e v e injury, but was 21 for 35 for 237 was UCLA, when USC had a the USC 39 with a minute left.
warning his guys about seven Sarkisian was his offensive yards while absorbing four sacks chance to play for the national Locker then avoided a rush, and
days earlier -- in the locker room coordinator before taking over in Saturday. title. fired 19 yards to Kearse, to the
in Columbus, Ohio -- leveled the Seattle in January, trying to This is the highest-ranked team Corp, a sophomore making his 16. Locker and Kearse shared a
Trojans again. rebuild a team that had the Pac- beaten by Washington in Seattle first career start, was 13 for 22 for leaping chest bump, old Husky
Grounded Trojans 10's first 0-12 season last year. since Nov. 14, 1981, also against 110 yards with one interception. Stadium swayed, and a roughing-
USC's 110 yards passing were "It's unbelievable," Sarkisian third-ranked USC. It was the "I felt I was prepared. I just the-passer penalty put the Huskies
the fewest by a Trojan team since said. "It's a great moment for our Huskies' first win over the Trojans didn't execute," Corp said, at the 8 with 33 seconds left.
Pete Carroll took over in 2001. It program and hopefully sends a since 2001, Carroll's first season solemnly. One running play later,
was also the fewest pass yards the message of where we're headed." at USC. Carroll had Barkley warming up Washington called time out with 7
program has recorded since Aug. The Trojans are headed back to Fast Facts behind the bench in the fourth seconds left to put Folk in
27, 2000 vs. Penn State (87 playing catch-up in the race for a • Just a year after a winless quarter but decided not to use him position. The sophomore from
yards). national title. season, Washington pulled off an because the freshman's couldn't Woodland Hills, Calif., nailed it
Jake Locker improvised his Quarterback Matt Barkley, who upset of third-ranked USC, ending get his shoulder loose. down the middle.
Huskies to a steely, 68-yard drive directed an epic game-winning a seven-game losing streak to the "We didn't throw the ball very USC tried multiple laterals on
that ended on Erik Folk's 22-yard drive to beat the Buckeyes 18-15 Trojans. well today. It was obvious," the final play, the kickoff, but
f i e l d g o a l w i t h 3 s e c o n d s in Columbus, Ohio, last week, • USC has lost at least one Carroll said. "We couldn't get the couldn't get out of its own end.
remaining, and the Huskies' fired- watched USC's latest stunning conference road game in six of the ball down the field very much. After gaining 223 yards in the
u p d e f e n s e s t y m i e d f i l l - i n upset from the sideline. The 19- last eight seasons. We've rarely been in that first half, USC had just 80 in its
quarterback Aaron Corp and No. year-old freshman was out with a • Washington gained just 293 situation." first three drives after halftime
3 U S C i n a 1 6 - 1 3 v i c t o r y sore shoulder, yielding this week's yards of total offense but Still, USC was in position to against a defense of which its own
Saturday. star status to Locker for one of the controlled the clock for nearly 10 pull it out. coordinator, former Trojans
USC has now lost to an m o s t m e m o r a b l e w i n s i n minutes longer than USC. McKnight took off on a 34-yard defensive coordinator Nick Holt,
unranked team each of the last Washington's proud but recently • Following a 15-game losing run -- and receiver Ausberry said this week: "There are
four seasons. buried history. streak, Washington has now won recovered his fumble at the end of deficiencies there with
"Washington wasn't the better The Trojans were also without two straight games. the sprint -- to get USC to the personnel."
team. They just outplayed us," All-American safety Taylor Mays. -- ESPN Stats & Information Huskies 22 while down 13-10 Not this week.
said a shrugging Joe McKnight, He missed his first career game "I can't really describe it," with 6 minutes left. But Donald
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Time Away Not Hurting Mayweather in Bettors’ Eyes

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) Mayweather almost certainly will losing streak against Georgia Really. Fourteen pitchers have
Submitted at 9/18/2009 8:49:43 AM be the faster fighter, De La Hoya Tech, the Miami Herald’s Edwin done that since baseball started
explained that a fighter with a Pope sees a tough challenge handing out the Cy Young in
You’d think 21 months without a good jab, which Marquez has, ahead. “This Miami looks like one 1956, and this is supposed to be
f i g h t w o u l d m a k e F l o y d often can neutralize speed,” fine team. It might be great. But the part where it says all 14 won
Mayweather Jr., the recently ESPN’s Dan Rafael writes. “The there’s still a heap of proving to the award — only that’s not true
unretired welterweight, a decided jab is one of the reasons De La do,” Pope writes. “It cannot be because of said voters. Four
underdog Saturday in his 12- Hoya cites as to why he thinks said often enough that UM will didn’t. Four pitchers posted
round bout against Juan Manuel Marquez will pull the upset.” have to be more than just fine to historically good seasons and
Marquez in Las Vegas. And you’d The Newark Star-Ledger’s Jerry fraudulence. Rather, it was make its way through the next two somehow wound up second or
be wrong. Mayweather is a 4-1 Izenberg, who has covered boxing cheating as a potentially lethal games of the killer start of the third. And it’s any wonder there’s
favorite to defeat Marquez at the for over 50 years, delves deeper act; as potential murder, if you season — FSU and Tech down skepticism.”* * *
MGM Grand Garden Arena. into the return-from-retirement like.” now, but Virginia Tech in It’s hard to resist a story about
Mayweather, who hasn’t fought angle and also looks at the Writing for the Telegraph, Blacksburg and Oklahoma still golf’s growing allure in the
since December 2007, will risk s o m e t i m e s - t u m u l t u o u s David Coulthard isn’t upset by the s t a n d i n g i n t h e w a y o f a world’s most populous nation
his undefeated record in 39 fights relationship between Floyd Jr. and revelation or that Lewis Hamilton miraculous early escape from with the wonderfully punny
when he faces the current WBO his father. won the F1 title last year by a disaster by the Hurricanes. UM headline “ All the tees in China:
and WBA lightweight champion. At Queensbury Rules, Tim point. But the scandal raises an has to be spectacular. Thursday The Chinese go golf crazy.”* * *
A F P / G e t t y I m a g e s F l o y d Starks writes that it will be tough important point. “What the night, it was just that.” The NHL lost one of its best
Mayweather Jr. is the favorite t o e x p l o i t M a y w e a t h e r ’ s Renault scandal has done, though, There’s no shame in losing to a voices when longtime Boston
going into tomorrow night’s fight weaknesses, and Starks has the is spark a very interesting debate top-20 team, Jeff Schultz writes, Bruins announcer Fred Cusick
against Juan Manuel Marquez. keys to the fight, too. regarding team orders and the but the Yellow Jackets’ season died Tuesday at age 90. For this
If Mayweather is worried about Finally, the Orange County ‘bending of rules’ within the could be in jeopardy. “At 2-1, the Fixer, many a winter night was
rust, he’s not showing it. He’s Register’s Carlos Arias blogs sport,” Coulthard writes. season is not over. It’s just spent listening to Cusick’s WBZ
also not the first boxer to come about boxing going head-to-head While many F1 fans aren’t significantly in question,” Schultz broadcasts. The consummate play
out of retirement. Many have had Saturday against UFC 103 in happy to see their sport sullied by blogs in the Atlanta Journal- -by-play man was the voice of
successful returns, Yahoo Sports’s Dallas.* * * recent events, the Guardian’s Constitution. “Yes, the Jackets authority for the Bruins, Stu
Kevin Iole writes, including Sugar Formula One is in turmoil. In Richard Williams turns back the were playing their third game in Hackel wrote in this 1994 piece
R a y L e o n a r d , S u g a r R a y last September’s Singapore Grand clock to praise former English 13 days. But that doesn’t explain for Sports Illustrated, and was
Robinson, George Foreman and Prix, Nelson Piquet Jr. was driver Stirling Moss, whom he coming out so flat, mentally and instrumental in getting their
Mike Tyson, and, of course, The ordered to have an “accident” that writes “ represented everything physically.”* * * games on television. If you’ve
Greatest. “Muhammad Ali had his would allow teammate Fernando that is enthralling and worthwhile Zack Greinke is one of the few never heard Cusick, there’s
boxing license suspended because Alonso to win. Piquet Jr. — he’s about motor racing.”* * * bright spots on a Kansas City nothing quite like hearing him
he refused induction into the the son of the three-time F1 So far, so good for Miami in the Royals team playing out the string shout with joy,“Score! Bobby
military,” Iole writes. “He was off champion — complied, and young college-football season. in September — again. Greinke Orr!”.
for 43 months and returned to Alonso was victorious. But Piquet The Hurricanes followed up a 38- earned his 14th win against eight – Tip of the Fix cap to Tariq
fight Jerry Quarry, a highly Jr. turned informant after being 34 win over Florida State with a losses Thursday in the Royals’ 9- Engineer and fellow Fixer David
regarded heavyweight. Ali was as fired this summer because of poor 33-17 shellacking Thursday of 2 rout of Detroit. He’s also got a Roth.
sharp as ever, cut Quarry to results on the F1 circuit for Georgia Tech. Although Tech sparkling 2.14 ERA. At Yahoo Found a good column from the
ribbons and stopped him in the Renault. In the Times of London, c a m e i n r a n k e d 1 4 t h t o Sports, Jeff Passan laments that world of sports? Don’t keep it to
third.” Simon Barnes calls it the worst Hurricanes’ 20th, Miami was the Greinke likely has no shot at yourself — write to us at
Marquez, the Mexican fighter act of cheating not just in racing dominant team, rolling to a 17-3 winning the AL’s Cy Young dailyfix@wsj.com and we’ll
whose 50 wins include 37 by but in the history of sport. “This is halftime lead on two Jacory award this season. consider your find for inclusion in
knockout, isn’t given much no run-of-the-mill piece of Harris touchdown passes. “Greinke has [14] victories. the Daily Fix. You can email
chance of beating Mayweather. skullduggery,” Barnes writes. As impressive as the Canes Ugly, yes,” Passan writes. “He Garey at.
But Marquez promoter Oscar De “The Renault team’s crime was were in ending their four-game also has an earned-run average
La Hoya is a believer. “Although not an act of cheating as mere twice as good as his league’s.
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Florida State runs over No. 7 Brigham Young continued from page 59
Nick Saban and Tide fans by
By Associated Press the most anticipated home opener Unga ran for 97 yards and a the ball away or tuck it and run bragging that he had swiped
(ESPN.com) at BYU (2-1) in years. touchdown for the Cougars. for a first down. Bamas supposed top recruiter,
Submitted at 9/19/2009 8:51:26 PM Fast Facts "Any loss is devastating, "He can beat you with his arm, assistant Lance Thompson.
• FSU used a 23-point second regardless of if you're ranked," his legs and his mind," FSU – He taunted LSU after signing
Ponder drives Seminoles to quarter to end BYU's BCS dreams Unga said. "Hats off to those offensive coordinator Jimbo away former Ole Miss head coach
decisive win over No. 7 Cougars with a blowout win. guys. They came here ready to Fisher said. "And then he can also and Louisiana native Ed Orgeron,
PROVO, Utah -- Florida State • The 54 points tied the most in play." beat you with how competitive another ace recruiter, despite an
ran away with No. 7 BYU's BCS school history against a top-10 The Seminoles outran the and tough he is." offer from his homestate Tigers
hopes. team and is the most the Cougars 313 yards to 108. FSU BYU had chances to keep up for more money. For good
The Seminoles were too fast for Seminoles have scored in a didn't punt until about a minute with the Seminoles, but coughed measure, Kiffin and the Vols
the Cougars on Saturday, scoring nonconference road game since remained in the third quarter and up the ball at crucial moments. plucked longtime LSU verbal
every time they got inside the 20 1988 (59-0 over South Carolina). avoided starting the season 1-2 for The Cougars fumble after driving commitment Janzen Jackson out
and forcing five turnovers in a 54- • The loss ended a school-record the first time since 1989. inside the Florida State 20 on of Lake Charles, La., after urging
28 win that crushed BYU's BCS 18-game home win streak for the "I've been through this thing so BYU's opening series, then a Jackson to keep his flip-flop on
hopes. Cougars and was the most points many times, I knew we had an fumbled kickoff return allowed the down low (i.e. continue to tell
Road Warriors allowed at home since 2003 (58 to advantage," Florida State coach the Seminoles to add a field goal the media and LSU coaches he
The 54 points Florida State Colorado State). Bobby Bowden said. "We went by Dustin Hopkins as the clock would be a Tiger until he signed
scored in Provo marked the • Max Hall passed for 304 yards out there and made some plays, expired at the end of the second on the dotted line for UT).
Seminoles' sixth highest output in and two scores, but had three which we hadn't done lately, and quarter for a 30-14 halftime lead. Jackson is already starting at free
a true road game since joining the picks in the loss. we also forced some crucial Once Reid stepped in front of a safety.
ACC in 1992. -- ESPN Stats & Information turnovers." pass by Hall and sprinted – He insulted the town of
Christian Ponder threw for two "I think Florida State was more The Seminoles took advantage untouched for a touchdown, the Pahokee, Fla. — a recruiting
touchdowns and ran for another, prepared in general than we were of two giveaways while scoring Seminoles were up 37-14 and the hotbed — in explaining why he
Ty Jones ran for 108 yards and a tonight, really from beginning to 24 straight points, including blue-clothed fans who packed directed 2009 signee NuKeese
score and Greg Reid returned an e n d , " B Y U c o a c h B r o n c o Reid's interception return that put LaVell Edwards Stadium sat Richardson to fax his signing
interception 63 yards for a TD in Mendenhall said. "I think their Florida State up 37-14 with 12:52 silently as a small contingent of papers to UT from a secret
a rout by the Seminoles. preparation exceeded ours and it left in the third quarter. FSU fans chanted and chopped in location other than the school.
"It shows us what we can do," showed -- especially on third FSU's Lonnie Pryor ran for two the northwest corner. Kiffin essentially said that
said Ponder, who passed for 195 down." touchdowns on his first two Ponder added a touchdown on a Pahokee officials were in the tank
yards and ran for 77 more. "It's Florida State looked nothing college carries. Ponder was 21-for 6-yard run with 5:11 left in the for the home-state Gators and
the first time in a while we played like the team that needed to rally -26 and carried 11 times, third to put the Seminoles up 44- would prevent Richardson from
as a whole team. The defense in the final minute a week ago in a frustrating the Cougars when they 14 and even an 80-yard signing with the Vols: Someone at
played great. The offense played 19-9 win over Jacksonville State. had shut down the passing lanes touchdown pass by Hall to the school was going to screw it
incredible." The Seminoles finished 12-for- and nearly had him stopped. McKay Jacobson 12 seconds later up. The fax machine wouldnt
Three weeks after upsetting 15 on third down conversions and If the Cougars expected to be at wasn't nearly enough to revive work, or they wouldve changed
Oklahoma in the season opener, scored all eight times they got an advantage playing at 4,500 feet BYU. the signatures. All the things that
BYU's Bowl Championship inside the BYU 20. They scored above sea level, the Seminoles The closest BYU got was 20-14 go on in Pahokee.
Series aspirations faded a little bit often enough, starting with a 13-0 from the Atlantic Coast on a 3-yard pass from Hall to Of course, many UT fans figure
on each drive by the Seminoles. lead that BYU was trying to catch Conference quickly dispelled that Manase Tonga with 5:11 left in that any coach who can get under
Florida State (2-1) converted on up and only continued to fall notion and showed they were the second quarter, but Ponder led his opponents skin so reliably
its first nine third downs, pounced farther behind with mistakes. ready to run all four quarters. the Seminoles 82 yards over 12 must be doing something right.
for 10 points in the final 24 Max Hall completed 20 of 31 Even when BYU of the plays, hitting Caz Piurowski for a Kiffins shoot-from-the-hip rep
seconds of the second quarter and passes for 306 yards and two Mountain West Conference 5-yard touchdown pass. also seems to speak to one of his
added two touchdowns in the touchdowns for BYU, but also appeared to be on the verge of a most important constituencies:
third, running away and spoiling threw three interceptions. Harvey big stop, Ponder was able to get stud recruits. Remember that most
five-star players have been the
Big Man on Campus most of their
lives; many can relate to someone

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continued from page 60
continue their winning ways
against the Pack, having won all
three of their meetings (two in the
preseason) since 2005. Green Bay
has had only one winning record
at home in the past five years (7-
1, 2007). GR
Pick: David: Green Bay, Garey:
Green Bay, Al Toonie: Cincinnati
Arizona at Jacksonville (-3):
Jaguars fans aren’t sold on their
team’s chances, so there’s a good
possibility all their home games
will be blacked out this season.
What they might miss Sunday is a
victory: The Jags have won 12 of
their past 14 against NFC foes.
For the Cards, penalties and
turnovers were their downfall last
weekend. GR
Pick: David: Arizona, Garey:
Jacksonville, Al Toonie:
Jacksonville
Oakland at Kansas City (-3):
Normally a game between old
AFL rivals is reason enough to
watch, but K.C. and Oakland
haven’t been very good in recent
years. Sure, you don’t have to
think back 40 years to the days of
Lamonica and Dawson to know
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who swaggers more than he
walks.
Vols fans will likely give Kiffin
a few seasons to see if he can
indeed deliver the blue-chip talent
in bulk (and so far he and his staff
have done quite well on that front)
and help coach them to
championships, or at least
championship contention. Unless,
that is, Kiffin and his big mouth
start to rub his bosses the wrong
way in a hurry, as in Oakland. It
should be a fascinating ride
regardless.
that the Chiefs and Raiders have
been relevant. It just seems that
long. Inexplicably, the Raiders
have won their past two games at
Arrowhead Stadium. After
Sunday’s game the Chiefs face
four straight games against NFC
East teams, ratcheting up the
importance of a victory over the
Raiders. GR
Pick: David: Oakland, Garey:
Kansas City, Al Toonie: Oakland
New England (-3.5) at N.Y.
Jets: Beating Houston is one
thing, but the Jets would love to
end their eight-game home losing
streak against the Pats, a team
with three Super Bowls since
2002. Free safety Kerry Rhodes is
intent on changing the Jets’
fortunes. It’ll be tough with rookie
QB Mark Sanchez facing a team
with Tom Brady at the helm.
Brady has 18 straight wins as a
starter. GR
Pick: David: N.Y. Jets, Garey:
New England, Al Toonie: New
England
New Orleans at Philadelphia (-
1): Obviously, Saints QB Drew
Brees won’t throw six TD passes
Pregame: For months, todays
date has been circled on calendars
throughout SEC Country like a
scheduled holiday. Call it Kiffins
Comeuppance.
That would be Lane Kiffin, the
Wonder Boy head coach of the
University of Tennessee
Volunteers. Fresh off a miserable
5-15 stint as Oakland Raiders
coach, the brash 34-year-old
landed the UT job in December
and almost immediately began
talking super-sized smack. Plenty
of it was pointed at Urban Meyer
every week — will he? — but the
Eagles could be in trouble if he’s
almost as prolific as he was in
Week 1. Brees has 14 300-yard
games in his past 21 starts. New
Orleans was only 2-6 on the road
last season. The Eagles’ success
might depend on whether
Donovan McNabb (rib) is healthy.
But don’t expect rushing to
dominate their attack. GR
Pick: David: Philadelphia,
Garey: New Orleans, Al Toonie:
New Orleans
Houston at Tennessee (-6.5):
The ex-Houston Oilers have
covered nine straight September
games. The margins have gotten
bigger in each of the Titans’ past
four home wins over Houston: 3,
6, 8 and 19. In Houston,
cornerback Dunta Robinson, the
Texans’ franchise player, was
fined $25,000 for writing “Pay
me, Rick” on the heels of his
shoes as a message to GM Rick
Smith to cough up more dough
when they finally agree on a new
deal. Uh, Dunta’s making$10
million this season, hardly Burger
King wages. Either way, he’s
and his defending national
champion Florida Gators, who
just happen to be UTs fiercest
rival.
Among Kiffins more notable
gems were when he publicly (and
incorrectly) accused Meyer of
cheating, and when he said he
looked forward to singing Rocky
Top all night long after we beat
Florida next year. Thus the car-
crash interest in todays Florida-
Tennessee game in UFs feared
Swamp. Will Meyers Gators
make Kiffin and the Vols pay big-
probably doing some sole-
searching (he might need new
shoes) or some soul-searching
(checking out his motives) this
week. GR
Pick: David: Tennessee, Garey:
Tennessee, Al Toonie: Tennessee
MONDAY’S GAME
Indianapolis (-3) at Miami:
Wow, tough one. Indy is depleted
(the receiving corps is now
Reggie Wayne and four raffle
winners), still can’t run the ball,
and faces, in noodle-armed
wonder Chad Pennington, a
passer who has traditionally vexed
them. Miami is easy to like (if you
can forget that they’re run by
sadistic manatee Bill Parcells),
but has been judicious to a fault
with the (awesome) Wildcat
offense and the O-line got worked
by Atlanta in Week 1. This is the
pick I’m least sure about, but
Miami was lame enough last
week that I’ll pick the flawed
visitors over the flawed home
team. DR
Pick: David: Indianapolis,
Garey: Indianapolis, Al Toonie:
Miami
time for his intemperate words by
pouring it on remorselessly?
Kiffin has been such an equal-
opportunity offender that many
SEC fanbases find themselves in
the odd position of actually
rooting for Florida, at least for
today. Considering Meyer has his
own reputation for arrogance (UF
fans would call it the earned self-
confidence of two national titles
in three years) and a demonstrated
willingness to run up the score or
otherwise rub in an easy victory
(see the late timeouts in last years
Internet News Record
The Count: It’s
Fourth and
Long. Go For It?
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 2:24:30 PM
Sports Illustrated visited Little
Rock for a story this week about a
very unconventional football
coach. Kevin Kelley of Pulaski
Academy doesn’t carry a punter
nor a placekicker on his roster,
and doesn’t return punts. His team
goes for it on nearly all fourth
downs. “The average punt in high
school nets you 30 yards, but we
convert around half our fourth
downs, so it doesn’t make sense
Georgia game), thats pretty
remarkable.
For his part, Kiffins latest cover
story is that his many stir-the-pot
taunts were a calculated effort to
get the Vols some national
notoriety. In that case, mission
accomplished. Still, I have a
funny feeling that Meyer and the
Gators arent willing to forgive
and forget. As to whether Kiffin
has the horses to prevent a
revenge-fueled beatdown or, dare
we say it, even launch a fairly
remarkable upset, well find out
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to give up the ball,” Kelley told
SI. “Besides, if your offense
knows it has four downs instead
of three, it totally changes the
game. I don’t believe in punting
and really can’t ever see doing it
again.” Getty Images Should NFL
teams cut this play from their
playbooks?
As support for the coach’s
analysis, SI cited a 2005 paper
demonstrating that NFL coaches
should be going for it a whole lot
more on fourth down than they
do, and attributed coaches’
eagerness to punt when the
numbers suggest otherwise to
“incentive to err on the side of
conservatism. No coach gets fired
or ripped on talk radio for punting
on fourth-and-four. Most do when
they go for it and fail.”
Applying a successful high-
school strategy to the pros is
questionable, though. Stefan
Fatsis, the former Wall Street
Journal sportswriter and former
Broncos training-camp kicker —
for a book about the experience
— agreed that coaches should
punt less on fourth down But he
added, “I wouldn’t extrapolate
from a single high-school team
for a simple reason: The field is
the same size as in the NFL, but
the abilities of high-school
punters and placekickers don’t
come near matching their
professional counterparts.” For
this reason, punting, field goals
and booming kickoffs — as
opposed to Kelley’s preferred
onside kicks — carry more
reward and less risk in the NFL
than in high school. Aaron Schatz
of Football Outsiders agreed that
the extreme strategy “makes more
sense for high schools.”
NFL stats vindicate this
position. The fourth-down
conversion rate was 53% around
the league last year, similar to
Pulaski’s success rate. But the
average punt netted 39.5 yards,
significantly more than high-
school kicks, as estimated by
Kelley.
Wayne Winston, professor of
decision sciences at Indiana
University and an analyst of NFL
stats, estimated the fourth-down
conversion rate teams would need
to achieve in order to make it
worthwhile to go for it on fourth-
and-five at various positions on
the field. An average offensive
team that nets an average of 40
yards per punt would have to have
a 64% chance of converting on
fourth down to go for it from its
own 25-yard line. But a team
averaging 30 net yards per punt
would need just a 48% chance of
converting to eschew the kick.
Sports 65
Charlie Weis Still in Trouble
Despite Win
By Terence Moore (FanHouse)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 10:47:00 PM
by Terence Moore SOUTH
BEND, Ind. -- They won, but they
looked awful. So don't
misconstrue the following: The
Fighting Irish survived down the
stretch for a 33-30 come-from-
ahead victory on Saturday at
Notre Dame Stadium against
Michigan State. should be. In fact, he should be
Even so, they are a mess these dropkicked by the leprechaun to
days in football. the edge of the city limits if the
I'm guessing the priests who run Irish have another "victory" like
the University of Notre Dame this one. His fifth and most
aren't likely any time soon to clear talented Notre Dame team just
space around the statues of Knute spent a second consecutive week
Rockne, Frank Leahy, Ara fighting for its life against an
Parseghian and Lou Holtz for one inferior foe from the state of
of Charlie Weis.
Weis still is in trouble. If not, he

Florida Fails to Shame Lame Lane

By Jay Mariotti (FanHouse) He even received a brief post-
Submitted at 9/19/2009 11:40:00 PM game handshake at midfield from
Meyer, which was more a
by Jay Mariotti reflection of his rival's
Filed under: NCAA Football professionalism and dignity than
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- It pains any respect he might have gained
me to say that Lane Kiffin, the for Kiffin. Clay Travis: Meyer
rockhead of Rocky Top, won the Misses Chance to Dismiss 'Papa
grudge match. He and Tennessee Smirk'
may have lost the football game, Florida Fails to Shame Lame
23-13, but by limiting Florida's Lane originally appeared on
freakishly potent offense to 323 Fanhouse - Jay Mariotti on Sat, 19
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punkish cheap shots and low-class Florida folks who were left to half intact and a content look on his
accusations he directed at Urban -heartedly sing at the end, "Rocky boyish, Dennis the Menace face.
Meyer and the country's pre-
66 Sports
Yet Again, USC Ends Up
Roadkill
By Brian Grummell
(FanHouse)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 7:12:00 PM
by Brian Grummell
Filed under: USC, Washington,
Pac 10 USC once again followed
a tired pattern Saturday, losing its
Pac-10 road opener to
Washington thanks to a bevy of
offensive problems. Sophomore
quarterback Aaron Corp, starting
in place of injured freshman Matt
Barkley was ineffective, tossing a
pair of interceptions inside the
Washington 30-yard line as USC
fell to the Huskies 16-13.
Washington kicked a 22-yard
field goal with seconds remaining
to eclipse the No. 3 Trojans.
USC's Pac-10 troubles are well
established, having lost to Oregon
State in 2008, Stanford and
Oregon in 2007, UCLA in 2006
and Cal in 2003. The road openers
have been predictably
troublesome, with the Cal and
Oregon State losses in that mix.
Of particular embarrassment,
USC coach Pete Carroll lost to
disciple Steve Sarkisian, who only
FanHouse Preview: Saints at
Eagles
By Chris Burke (FanHouse)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 9:00:00 PM
by Chris Burke
Filed under: Eagles, Saints,
FanHouse Previews It's foolish to
think too far ahead in the ever-
changing NFL, but it's not exactly
a pipe dream to think that Week
2's New Orleans-Philadelphia
game could be a very early
preview of the NFC
Championship Game.
Both teams have what it takes --
especially on offense -- to make
such a rematch happen way down
the road. Unfortunately, a few of
the weapons that could take the
Saints and Eagles to the next level
will probably miss Sunday's
last week snapped a 15-game showdown. Philadelphia could be
losing streak for the troubled w i t h o u t i n j u r e d s t a r t i n g
Washington football program. quarterback Donovan McNabb,
Yet Again, USC Ends Up and will be without suspended
Roadkill originally appeared on backup QB Michael Vick, while
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To Avoid Collapse, Tigers Need to Follow Verlander's Example

By Ed Price (FanHouse)
Submitted at 9/19/2009 8:52:00 PM
by Ed Price
Filed under: Tigers, Twins, AL
Central MINNEAPOLIS -- If the
rest of the Tigers have as much
heart as Justin Verlander, Detroit
will hang on in the AL Central.
But they still have to prove it.
Oh, Zack Greinke may deserve
the AL Cy Young Award. But he
never had to pitch a game like
this.
A packed house (largest crowd
at the Metrodome since Opening
Day). His team having lost eight
of 11 to turn a 6 1/2-game lead
into three. His offense unable to
get a big hit off Twins right-
hander Carl Pavano, who has
tamed more Tigers this year than
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Review: Halo
3: ODST
By James Ransom-Wiley
(Joystiq)
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup Submitted at 9/20/2009 12:00:00 AM

You bet the 'Madden is pirate-talkin' Enter"The Green Box." The

question we've all been asking
By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq) Scribbling(Brawl in the Family) ourselves: Is Halo 3: ODST worth
curse' will strike again Submitted at 9/19/2009 11:30:00 PM A Rupee for your
Thoughts(Digital Unrest)
$60? If you want the answer, this
is your review:
In hindsight, announcing what
By Andrew Yoon (Joystiq) possible game. With quite a Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day, Penny Arcade (by Tiny Kitten
number of games still left to play, e v e r y o n e ! W e h o p e y o u ' v e Teeth)(Penny Arcade - Guest was then"Halo 3: Recon" as a
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the odds are definitely not in your celebrated appropriately -- by Strip) "value-oriented" expansion
No seriously, that's what you do favor. However, should Fitzergald discussing the benefits of IP Caring is Sharing(Nerf NOW) appears to have been a crucial
on PlayBlackjack.com. For those manage to dodge a bullet, all bets blocking software and remote Scribblenauts(xkcd) first misstep for Microsoft and
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Madden"curse" has afflicted every does not get struck by the curse distribution. Just kidding! Piracy ReSTART(Virtual Shackles) marketing what is now Halo 3:
athlete featured on the cover of a and remains healthy all regular is illegal. If you do it, your mom New Sonic Game!!!(GG Guys) ODST. In time, the so-called
Madden game. These pros get season the bets will be graded as will get brutalized by a SWAT Continue reading Weekly expansion grew to include a
injured in some way through the no-action and all money bet will team, you'll be attacked by push Webcomic Wrapup is pirate- complete campaign with 4-player
course of the season, forcing them be returned to the bettor." broom-wielding inmates, and talkin' support; Firefight, a separate co-
to miss a few games. When one of It's certainly a morbid concept Klingons will make disparaging Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is op multiplayer mode; a
the two Madden 10 athletes, Troy to spend money on. We wonder if comments about your illicit pirate-talkin' originally appeared comprehensive version of Halo 3
Palamalu, suffered an injury to his Madden curse victim Michael behavior. Trust us on this one. on Joystiq on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 multiplayer; and access to the
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Kherington Payne and Kay Beauty Obsessions: How I

Panabaker Primp for Fame’s Survived Fashion Week
By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Premiere Blog)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 3:50:08 PM
shampoo is the best of the best.
Spray it on roots, wait a few
By ELLE.com (ELLE News picked out a dress—a flowy After 19 trips backstage (at such minutes and brush out for fresh-
Blog) number from Ports 1961 in a shows as Marc by Marc Jacobs again hair.
Up For Ever HD Elixer, following palette of burnt-orange and Topshop Leather Jacket
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with primer, foundation, and eggplant-purple. Carranza decided and Proenza Schouler) and nearly Although backstage is often
Temptu Retouch powder. She 60 interviews with the industry's
Fame, Kevin Tancharoen’s to complement these colors with top makeup artists, hairstylists, c r o w d e d a n d h o t , w i t h t h e
r e v a m p e d v e r s i o n o f A l a n then created contour under the n a t u r a l p e a c h a n d b r o w n and manicurists, I survived my temperature dipping into the low
Parker’s Oscar-winning ode to cheekbones with Guerlain bronzer hues—and play up Panabaker’s first New York Fashion Week. 60s a jacket was necessary. Enter
teen ambition, hits theaters next in Brunette, and added color to green peepers with a soft cat-eye Here's what got me through the the Topshop Leather Mix Biker
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MediaDailyNews: Game Time:
Fisher Launches AccuScore
(MediaPost | Media News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:05:54 AM
Fisher Communications, which
runs the ABC affiliates in Seattle
and Portland, has signed a deal for
a service that forecasts how local
sports teams will do in their next
game.
Through a licensing
arrangement with Los Angeles-
based AccuScore, the stations
gain access to its detailed
projections derived from
computer simulations.
Initially, the Fisher stations have
added a "Game Forecasts" section
to their companion Web sites,
where users can view
prognostications for all events in
all major sports leagues and top
college conferences.
Fisher stations are also
considering using them on-air,
perhaps via a ticker during the
sports portion of a newscast or as
grist for sports reports. The
precise and oft-entertaining
projections -- which go so far as
to use decimal points -- cover not
only the score, but how individual
players might perform. "We want
to make sure we're exact and it's
up to the consumer to round it up
or round it down," an AccuScore
spokesman said.
In Seattle, fans visiting
KOMO's site before the
hometown Seahawks faced off
against San Francisco would have
seen a projection that the local
NFL team would lose 21.4 to
20.1. Its quarterback, Matt
Hasselbeck, was to have thrown
for 234.8 yards and 1.5
touchdowns.
Portland Trailblazers fans will
have to wait until the NBA season
to get AccuScore's take on their
team at KATU.com.
Troy McGuire, vice president of
the Fisher Interactive Network,
said the service can "add value for
our online users and sponsors as it
produces 'sticky' content -- the
kind that attracts and keeps users
on the site, which is ideal for
advertisers."
AccuScore bills its data as
beneficial to fantasy sports
enthusiasts.
Fisher sportscasters could use the
projections as a way to close a
report. On Sept. 18, the 11 p.m.
sports report on KVAL in Eugene,
Ore. might have offered the
forecast that the University of
Oregon football team would slip
by Utah the day after -- 26.5 to
25.
A Fisher spokesman said the
company may opt to run the
prognostications on a ticker
during a sportscast. And KVAL
may use them as a featured
component of its weekly "Inside
the Pac" program that covers the
Pac-10 conference. (Oregon and
Oregon State are members.).
Five-year-old AccuScore
provides data to a run of stations,
including the ABC affiliate in
Dallas and Fox outlet in Detroit,
which have used its projections on
-air. Terms of its deal with Fisher
-- which has 13 full-power
stations, including the CBS
outlets in Boise and Bakersfield,
Calif. -- were not disclosed.
AccuScore "forecasts the future
of sports, just like the weather
forecast predicts the weather,"
said AccuScore CEO Jason
Manasse.
While running 10,000
simulations to project a game's
results, statistics from past years,
coaching tendencies and the
expected weather conditions are
all run through the computer.
AccuScore has deals with the
New York Post, which runs its
projections online, and The Wall
Street Journal, which does so in
its print edition. It also has linked
with a run of sports Internet sites;
a subscription service is available
on its Web site.
MediaDailyNews: Upfront:
Worse Than Expected,
Blame Less Inventory
(MediaPost | Media News)
Submitted at 9/18/2009 11:10:03 AM
With a nod to Mark Twain,
reports of a deathly upfront may
be greatly under-exaggerated. In a
comprehensive report, Credit
Suisse indicates that the market's
year-over-year decline may be
more precipitous than previously
predicted.
Any calamity, of course, would
be for the networks. It looked to
be a buyer's market.
Credit Suisse says total volume
for broadcasters dropped 22% --
to $7.2 billion. Brick by brick, the
Big Four each saw dollars fall
between 18% and 24%.
ABC and CBS each took in $1.9
billion -- both down 24%,
according to the Wall Street firm.
NBC saw a 21% drop to $1.5
billion, while Fox was down 18%
to $1.6 billion. The CW dropped
17% to $300 million.
Cable, meanwhile, apparently
had a greater firewall -- but still
suffered notably, with a 12%
volume drop across the industry
to about $6.7 billion.
Lower demand played a role in
both markets, with advertisers'
concerns about committing
dollars for the longer term. But
the primary driver, the report
says, is networks selling
considerably less inventory than a
year ago.
Overall, Fox sold 75%, with
NBC at 71%. ABC came in at
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68% and CBS at 65%, according
to the report.
Networks are betting on the
scatter market to yield an overall
revenue increase. Credit Suisse
projects pricing there to be up
only about 5% over upfront levels
-- a modest figure.
Lower upfront sellout levels
could increase supply and lower
pricing further, although no top
media company executive has
given an indication that the
current scatter market is less than
robust.
Credit Suisse says broadcast
CPMs dropped in the 4% to 5%
range in the upfront. The Big
Four, the report adds, are girding
for ratings declines, making
guarantees based on ratings
falling about 3% to 4%.
Cable networks saw an average
5% CPM drop, while selling 10%
less inventory as a group.
The upfront is not necessarily an
indicator of future results. But
Credit Suisse used its estimates to
project revenues for broadcast
networks to be down 5.7% in
2010, while cable as an industry
would increase 2.7%.