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Woman joins Obama golf entourage for first time
By Caren Bohan (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 10/25/2009 3:53:57 PM
President Barack Obama’s
weekend outings to play golf have
become regular events, especially
when the weather cooperates.
But Sunday afternoon, an almost
picture-perfect fall day, marked
the first time in Obama’s
presidency that a woman joined
the golf game.
White House domestic policy
aide Melody Barnes was among
those who headed out to the Fort
Belvoir army installation in
Virginia to play golf with the
president. White House aides of
varying levels of seniority
typically play golf with the
president but until Sunday, the
games were all male.
“He golfed with women on the
campaign trail but not until
Melody this year,” White House
spokesman Bill Burton was
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Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:40:00 PM
quoted as saying by Lynn Sweet
of the Chicago Sun-Times/Politics
Daily. Sweet was part of the pool
of reporters who covered
Sunday’s golf outing.
The golf game came on the same
day that The New York Times
featured on its cover a story
looking at whether Obama’s
White House was too much of a
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“man’s world.”
The Times article cited
complaints that arose after Obama
hosted a high-level basketball
game that included no female
players. It also quoted some
women Democrats raising
concerns that women advisers to
Obama do not seem to be as
visible as their male counterparts
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or wield as much influence.
Women voters are a crucial part
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Briton gets re-trial over wife's death

By Haroon Siddique (World turn around," he told the court home.
news and comment from the with his head bowed. Lund claims she never returned
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) "At this point, I believe, she had and he reported her missing two
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:06:32 AM
an accident and the car fell into days later. The former tree
the lake." surgeon said he "would not do
Appeal against manslaughter Her body was discovered when a any harm to her or desert her".
charge heard by Toulouse court horse rider spotted her car after a "I'm a pacifist, I hate violence, I
eight years after body was found severe drought had caused the try to help people, I put other
in lake water level of Lake Bancalie to people before myself," he said.
A British man convicted of fall by 30ft. But examining magistrate Gisele
killing his wife in France and then The couple's relationship had Seban accused him of telling
dumping her body in a lake to b e c o m e e x t r e m e l y s t r a i n e d "manifest lies". Traces of blood
make it look like an accident following the move to France in found on his wife's clothing and
returned to court today in a bid to 1 9 9 7 , w i t h E v e l y n L u n d the back seat of the 4x4 showed
The First Draft: prove his innocence. struggling to adjust to her new life
Evelyn Lund went missing from and drinking heavily, the court
the farmhouse she shared with her heard.
she had died as a result of
violence, said the prosecutor.
"Evelyn Wilkinson (Lund's
Afghanistan and Obama husband Robert in the remote Robert Lund, originally from
village of Rayssac, south-west Darwen, in Lancashire, said his
maiden name) returned to her own
home on the evening of 29
By Deborah Zabarenko (Front t h e t o p s p o t , w i t h S e n a t e France, on 29 December 1999. wife drank because she had not December 1999, as she had told
Row Washington) Democrats reportedly close to Her badly decomposed body was come to terms with the death of her friends she would do, to feed
Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:47:33 AM
securing enough votes to move a found almost two years later, her first husband and would her animals," said Seban.
national healthcare plan forward. slumped on the back seat of her become "very violent" when "This is explained by the fact that
President Barack Obama heads to A proposed bill could be sent to Toyota Landcruiser in a lake, 15 intoxicated. she changed her shoes and put on
Florida today to thank members the Congressional Budget Office miles away. "When she had not been drinking, a jacket which was not part of her
of the military for their service — for an official cost estimate. A Robert Lund, 57, was cleared of she was the most kind, generous earlier outfit.
but given the deadly violence in Thomson Reuters report indicates m u r d e r b u t c o n v i c t e d o f person you could imagine … But "Evelyn Wilkinson died from
Afghanistan, the commander-in- the U.S. healthcare system is just involuntary homicide, akin to when she drank she was the most violence, something which is
chief might use the opportunity to as wasteful as Obama says it is, manslaughter, by a French jury in t e r r i b l e p e r s o n y o u c o u l d shown by significant traces of
reflect on strategy in the region. but reforms could be paid for by October 2007. He was jailed for imagine," he told the court. blood found on her clothes." The
Before Obama takes off, he’ll fixing inefficiencies, preventing 12 years but days later launched He claims she stormed out of the case continues.
meet with his foreign policy and mistakes and fighting fraud. an appeal.Lund told the French house, named Fin Voyage – • France
national security team to discuss In Washington, it’s the day after appeal court in Toulouse that his Journey's End, after an argument
the situation and troops on the the Marine Corps Marathon, a wife's death had been a "tragic on 29 December 1999 and went to Haroon Siddique
ground. massive road race that this year accident". visit mutual friends. guardian.co.uk© Guardian News
Afghanistan will also be on the drew more than 20,000 finishers. "I believe she made a bad turn and But several hours later, and after & Media Limited 2009 | Use of
agenda at the State Department, Click here for more Reuters when she found out she had made drinking wine, she got back this content is subject to our
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Jack Lew will talk about progress Photo credit: REUTERS/stringer
made in hiring civilians there. The (U.S. military personnel watch as
topic could come up at the a U.S. helicopter flies over a
Council on Foreign Relations too; military base in Ghazni province,
Sen. John Kerry’s speaking there October 26, 2009)
around midday.
But domestic matters could take
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An Apple e-reader could
Karadzic boycotts opening of war crimes trial overshadow Amazon's
Kindle and B&N's Nook
By Ian Traynor (World news "This is nothing but dirty, dirty today's short hearing to insist The original, in Serbian,
and comment from the politics," said Zumraca Karadzic have defence lawyers contained no explicit threat of a By Brian White
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) Sehomerovic, from the eastern imposed on him and be forced to boycott. (BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 4:59:22 AM
town of Srebrenica, who travelled attend the chamber. Giving in to Karadzic was the political leader
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:00:00 PM
for two days by bus from Sarajevo Karadzic's delaying tactics meant of the Bosnian Serbs during the
Judge adjourns first day of to witness the appearance of a that "the trial can only start if the 1992-95 war, which left 100,000 Filed under: Competitive
prosecution statements after ex- hated figure in the dock. "I'm accused says it should," argued dead – mainly Bosnian Muslims – strategy, Apple Inc (AAPL),
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case after a brief 20-minute the international court was would be made available to for taking more than 200 UN friend and built-in wireless
hearing. incapable of delivering justice, Karadzic in his cell in the nearby peacekeepers hostage in 1995 in internet.
Dozens of Bosnian Muslim Karadzic should be handed over detention unit and that the order to deter Nato from Continue reading An Apple e-
victims and survivors of the to a local court. "Let him come to accused should appear tomorrow launching bombing raids. reader could overshadow
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Karadzic faces 11 charges of 13 years on the run under a new needed a lot more time to plough Ian Traynor Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please
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deportation in the 1992-95 war to play for time and delay the on that date [today]." This threat
aimed at seizing half of Bosnia proceedings. appeared in the English version of
and ridding it of all non-Serbs. The prosecution team used a 10-page letter from Karadzic.
4 World/ Finance/ Internet News Record

Afghan copter crashes kill 14 Americans

By Haroon Siddique (World The Taliban said they shot down Afghanistan, General Stanley The White House has said it is
news and comment from the a helicopter in Badghis province McChrystal, for tens of thousands awaiting the outcome of the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) in north-western Afghanistan, but more troops. presidential run-off between
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:17:13 AM
it was unclear if this was the same The chairman of the joint chiefs incumbent Hamid Karzai and
incident and the claim could not of staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, challenger Abdullah Abdullah
• Hostile fire ruled out in collision be verified. oversaw a secret war game this before making any decision on
that killed three civilians It was the heaviest loss of life in month to evaluate two of the troop numbers. Abdullah today
• US engages in war games for a single day since 28 June 2005, leading military options being called for the election commission
exit strategy when 16 US troops on a special assessed by the White House, the chairman, Azizullah Lodin, to be
Fourteen Americans were killed forces helicopter died when their Washington Post reported. replaced within five days,
today in a series of helicopter MH-47 Chinook helicopter was Senior military officials told the accusing him of having "no
crashes in Afghanistan, in the shot down by insurgents. paper the exercise examined the credibility". Lodin has denied Call buyers LEAP
deadliest day for the US mission US forces also reported the death likely impact of increasing troop accusations he is biased in favour
in the country in more than four of two other American troops a numbers by 44,000 to conduct a of Karzai, and the election into Microsoft
years. day earlier: one in a bomb attack
Seven US troopers and three US in the east and another who died
full-scale counter-insurgency
effort and an alternative strategy
commission's spokesman has
already said Lodin cannot be
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government died when their insurgent attack in the same soldiers and marines as part of an Abdullah made the demand in a (BloggingStocks)
helicopter went down in western region. approach that the military has news conference during which he Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:20:00 AM
Afghanistan, a US statement said. The deaths bring to at least 46 the labelled "counterterrorism plus". spelled out what he said were
Eleven American troops, one US number of US troops killed in Both are based on options "minimum conditions" for Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT),
civilian and 14 Afghans were also October so far. It has been the presented by McChrystal. holding a fair second round of Options
injured. In the south of the deadliest year for international Military officials told the voting, including the firing of any Microsoft Corp.(NASDAQ:
country, two US helicopters and US forces since the 2001 Washington Post that the war workers implicated in fraud and MSFT), one of the equities
collided, killing four American invasion to oust the Taliban. game did not result in one option the suspension of several consistently seeing the heaviest
troops and wounding two others. The casualties came as President being endorsed over the other. ministers he said had campaigned daily option volume, saw some
US authorities have ruled out Barack Obama prepared to meet "One of the exercise's key for Karzai in the first round before heavy options activity right out of
hostile fire in the collision but his national security team for a assumptions is that an increase of the official campaigning period the gate Monday morning.
have not given a cause for the sixth full-scale conference on the 10,000 to 15,000 troops would not began. The January 2012 37.50-strike
other crash in the west. The joint future of the conflict and the in the near future give US • Afghanistan call is easily the site of heaviest
force had "searched a suspected Washington Post reported that the commanders the forces they need • US foreign policy call volume so far, with 39,660
compound believed to harbour US has been engaging in war to take back havens from the • Obama administration contracts trading on open interest
insurgents conducting activities g a m e s , t e s t i n g t h e v a r i o u s Taliban commanders in southern • Taliban of just 521. Eleven minutes after
related to narcotics trafficking in proposals presented to Barack and western Afghanistan," the the opening bell sounded, a block
western Afghanistan," Nato said Obama to end the eight-year war. paper reported. Haroon Siddique of 38,563 contracts crossed the
in a statement. "During the The Obama administration has McChrystal has warned of guardian.co.uk© Guardian News tape, trading one penny off the
o p e r a t i o n , i n s u r g e n t f o r c e s been re-evaluating its strategy possible "mission failure" unless & Media Limited 2009 | Use of ask price at $1.55 per contract.
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Juanita Castro reveals CIA role

By Alexandra Topping (World they had interesting things to tell one more Cuban family'' until Juanita began to feel her life was
news and comment from the me and interesting things to ask of Fidel and Raúl led the 1953 attack in danger, she said. "When she
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) me," she said. "I was left half- on the Moncada army barracks, died, I had a very delicate
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:09:46 AM
shocked, but in any case I told now recognised as the beginning situation in Cuba because of my
them yes.'' of the revolution. activities against the regime. Of
Juanita Castro broke with Cuban In her book, Fidel and Raúl, My After the dictator Fulgencio course, with my mother, I always
revolution and collaborated with Brothers: The Secret History, Batista was overthrown in early felt more protected ... I thought it
US intelligence in 1960s, she tells Juanita admits to collaborating 1959, she worked on building would be harder for them to take Windows 7
television interviewer with the CIA both inside Cuba health clinics and hospitals in the drastic measures against me.''
Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban and after she went into exile in country, but her faith in the Juanita last spoke to Raúl in Launches in Japan
leaders Fidel and Raúl Castro, co- 1964.
operated with the CIA in the Throughout the early 1960s, the
regime failed as the brothers
started cracking down on
person on 18 June 1964, the day
before she left for Mexico, she
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1960s when the US agency was CIA was involved in dozens of opponents and confiscating told the report. Her 432-page By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo)
plotting to assassinate Fidel and plots to assassinate Fidel Castro – private properties. book was co-written by Maria Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:40:00 AM
o v e r t h r o w h i s r e v o l u t i o n , the man himself claimed there "I begin to lose the enthusiasm Antonieta Collins, a journalist
according to her book, published were more than 600 – and when I see so much injustice and I who first began interviewing her I swear, Japan is just fucking
today. overthrow his government. say, this is not possible, they are for a book on her life in 1999. with us at this point. [ YouTube
Juanita, who broke with her Juanita, the fifth child of Angel wrong. Someone here is doing Univisión-Noticias 23 negotiated via SirAshcraft]
brothers' revolution in 1964, hid C a s t r o a n d L i n a C r u z , h a s things badly,'' she said on the the world exclusive on Juanita's
government opponents in her publicly and repeatedly criticised programme. tale with the publisher Santillana.
home. She incurred the wrath of her brothers' government since "We tended to blame the people She was forbidden from giving Who Wore it
Fidel, who refused to visit her she left Cuba in 1964. Calling a
house, saying it was "surrounded press conference 10 days after her
lower down, but the orders did not
really come from the people lower
other interviews until the book
was published.
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by worms". Her mother also defection, she explained why she down. They came from the upper • Cuba Identical Styles
intervened with Raúl to help could no longer stay in Cuba. "I levels, from Fidel, from Che, from • Fidel Castro
jailed or fugitive opponents of the cannot longer remain indifferent Raúl." • Raúl Castro (ETonline - Breaking News)
Castro regime, the Miami Herald to what is happening in my Juanita added that her mother, Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:45:00 AM
reports. country," she said. "My brothers Lina Ruz, also often helped Alexandra Topping
Juanita's revelation of her link Fidel and Raúl have made it an government critics. "My mother guardian.co.uk© Guardian News It's a fashion face-off for style-
with the CIA came as a short enormous prison surrounded by got help from whoever could help, & Media Limited 2009 | Use of savvy celebs! From Kourtney
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channel Univisión-Noticias 23, international communism." she appealed to Fidel in some Pink, see which stars are working
broadcast yesterday. "The CIA In yesterday's broadcast, Juanita, cases," she said. the red carpet in similar styles.
wanted to talk with me ... because now 76, said that hers was "just When Ruz died in August 1963,

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6 World/ Popular News/ Internet News Record

Star's confession draws court crowds Clashes in Jerusalem at

By Justin McCurry (World
news and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
al-Aqsa mosque
opening day in the trial of Shoko
Asahara, the cult guru whose
followers carried out a fatal gas
anti-drugs campaign in the early
1990s, has been amply castigated
by an unforgiving entertainment
attack on the Tokyo subway in world. The media have By Rory McCarthy (World Israel.
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:11:45 AM news and comment from the David Cohen, the head of Israel's
1995. characterised her alleged drug Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Tears flow as Japanese singer Sakai's brand of saccharine pop habit as a betrayal to the legions national police, accused Muslim
Noriko Sakai offers to swap made her a household name in the of fans drawn to her wholesome Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:50:19 AM
extremists of inciting violence.
saccharine stardom for geriatric 1990s and earned her a huge image as a twentysomething pop "The police will act with a strong
n u r s i n g t o e s c a p e j a i l f o r following in China, Taiwan and idol and, more recently, by her Demonstrations at holy shrine hand against anyone who disrupts
amphetamine use Hong Kong. devotion to her 10-year-old son. erupt into violence as youths fight order on the Temple Mount and
The chances of success stood at She was arrested for allegedly Toyota stopped showing a battles with riot police against those who incite to riot,"
roughly one in 300. But even using amphetamines during a commercial featuring Sakai on its Israeli riot police firing stun Cohen said.
those odds weren't enough to stop f a m i l y h o l i d a y i n J u l y ; website and her clothing line was grenades and crowds of young Palestinians, however, have been
thousands of people from braving investigators also found minute pulled from stores across Japan. Palestinians throwing stones increasingly concerned about
heavy rain in Tokyo today for the traces of the drug in her Tokyo She was later ditched by her clashed in the compound around right-wing Jewish settlers entering
chance to see one of Japan's best- apartment. agency, Sun Music, and Victor the al-Aqsa mosque in the heart of the compound and about rumours
known celebrities take the stand Dressed in a black suit and Records withdrew her CDs from Jerusalem's Old City today. - denied by Israel - of excavations
on drugs charges. clutching a white handkerchief, stores. It was the latest flare-up in near the site. The Old City, in east
The case against Noriko Sakai Sakai admitted the charges and In what appeared to be a plea for several weeks of protests around Jerusalem, was captured by Israel
has gripped Japan ever since the said she had been persuaded to leniency, she tearfully told the the site, known as the Temple in the 1967 war and later annexed,
38-year-old actress and singer take drugs by her husband, Yuichi court she would divorce her Mount or the Haram al-Sharif. a move never recognised by the
went into hiding in early August, Takaso, who describes himself as husband and swap showbusiness Around two dozen people were international community.
on the day she was called in for a professional surfer. for a career in geriatric nursing. injured, mostly Palestinians, but Palestinian officials accused the
questioning after the drugs-related His arrest prompted her to A ruling is due on 9 November. none were seriously hurt. Israeli police of provoking the
arrest of her husband. disappear for several days, • Japan Israeli forces stormed up into the violence. Nabil Abu Rdainah, a
Tabloid tales of the couple's prompting a hunt that at times • Pop and rock compound behind riot shields and spokesman for Abbas, condemned
amphetamine use have been seemed to be led by the media • Drugs trade crowds of Palestinians fled, some "the storming of Haram al-Sharif
lapped up by an enraptured public rather than the police. taking sanctuary in the al-Aqsa by Israeli forces". He added:
in a country where celebrity drug Prosecutors are seeking an 18- Justin McCurry mosque. "Jerusalem is a red line that Israel
use still counts as a genuine month jail term for a crime that guardian.co.uk© Guardian News The second intifada of 2000 should not cross." There have
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who applied for a place at the prison, Sakai, who appeared in an Israeli occupation. • Religion
Several Palestinians were
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Inflation vs. Deflation Battle Hits Key Inflection Point

(Financial Sector and Stocks arguments for both sides, I Can the Fed inflate the asset
Analysis from Seeking Alpha) noticed that three central themes markets one more time? They are
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:15:07 AM
were the focus of much of the trying like hell, but they'll only be
debate: successful if the social mood in
I think we're at a key inflection • Inflation will occur when the the United States permits it.
point in the financial markets at banks start lending again. One of the major reasons Japan
this juncture. The direction that • The demand for money, or was never able to reignite another
things head next could decide the prevailing social mood, will bubble after 1989 is that the mood
winner, at least for the next few determine if consumers trade in of consumers permanently shifted.
years, of the inflation vs. deflation their cash for anything (leading to The demand for money increased
battle. inflation), or if they hoard their - consumers wanted to hoard it.
So I spent the morning revisiting cash to pay down debt (leading to They did not want to speculate, or
and rereading many of my debt deflation. trade it in for assets.
favorite arguments from both • Stock prices will reflect a Did the social mood of the US
sides of the debate, and came up goosing of the money supply. permanently change in 2007?
with three key metrics for us to One tea leaf worth paying
revisit. Checkpoint 1: Inflation requires attention to is the demographics
First, let me lay a little an increase in bank lending card. By 2007, the US had some
groundwork and list my Thanks to the wonders of our noteworthy demographic parallels
preexisting assumptions: fractional reserve banking system, with Japan of 1989 (ie. we're
• My timeframe is defined as the where banks are only required to getting old). Though we are not
next 3 years. After that, we may have a fraction of the money they "as screwed" as Japan in terms of
well see hyperinflation and/or a lend out, bank lending has a demographics, thanks to
true crash in the dollar - but for tremendous multiplier effect on immigration and somewhat higher
the sake of this argument, I want the money supply. During times birth rates, we've peaked
to look at the next 3 years only of expanding credit (2002 - 2007 demographically as a country, at
(reason being, if you misplay the most recently), this effect was felt inflation. However, if and when bubble this decade with least until further notice.
next 3 years, you could be toast in full force, as loose credit led to this chart begins ticking up once artificially low interest rates, it's Conclusion: Demand for money,
anyway). a bubble in nearly all asset again, that will be a strong important to consider the role that and social mood, are admittedly
markets. indicator that inflation may be on consumers played in that challenging to measure in an
Since the credit crisis began, the way. spectacle. Greenspan was only objective manner. There may
• I accept the Fed's ability to banks have significantly curtailed Checkpoint 2: The demand for giving the populace what it have been a permanent shift in
"print" money. their lending. While the Federal money and prevailing social mood wanted - more credit. He may 2007 - if so, the Fed may find
government has boosted the From World War II until 2007, have spiked the punch bowl, but that, like Japan, it's "pushing on a
balance sheets of the big banks, the world was a place of only at the insistence of the string" in terms of trying to
• I also believe that inflation is there has not been a proportionate expanding credit. This growth drunken party goers. change consumer behavior and
preferable to the government, and growth in loans (see chart below). was driven by consumer demand Today, with mortgage rates still attitudes towards debt.
given the choice between inflation Source: The Daily Reckoning for credit, which was particularly near historic lows, we have no Checkpoint 3: Monetary goosing
and deflation, they will inflate (or Herein lies the rub - bank lending strong in the US. That is the key housing bubble any longer. In will show up in stocks, especially
at least attempt to) every time. has not picked up, at least not yet. point - that the growth was driven fact, we have a plummeting financials, first
Also, massive government deficits Check out the graph below, by from the demand side, which housing market. Why? According to Milton Friedman,
certainly make inflation all the courtesy of the St. Louis Fed: in turn, resulted in increasing Because there's no demand for the script for inflation roughly
more tempting. Conclusion: As long as bank supply. credit. Consumers are choking on goes like this:
lending continues to decline, it's While many blame Alan debt - they are screaming "No INFLATION page 10
When revisiting my favorite difficult to make an argument for Greenspan for creating a housing Mas."
8 Finance/
Are Big Banks Better?
(Financial Sector and Stocks
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:23:44 AM
By James Kwak
Last week, Charles Calomiris
wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street
Journal arguing that big banks are
better for various reasons. Simon
wrote last week saying that
Calomiris underestimated the
political dimension, and that his
proposed solution — a cross-
border resolution mechanism for
large institutions — is the policy
equivalent of assuming a can
opener.
I wanted to look at Calomiris’s
specific claims. I think I’ve
already dealt with the myth that
banks “need to be large to operate
on a global scale—and they need
to do so because their clients are
large and operate globally.”
Calomiris also argues that there
are economies of scope (it’s better
to be big because you can play in
multiple businesses). Here’s his
evidence:
True, some empirical studies in
the field of finance have failed to
find big gains from mergers. But
those studies measured gains to
banks only, and measured only
the performance improvements of
recently consolidated institutions
against other institutions, many of
which had improved their
performance due to previous
consolidation.
Yet even unconsolidated banks
have improved their performance
under the pressure of increased
competition following the
removal of branching restrictions,
which permitted the consolidation
wave in banking. And when an
entire industry is involved in a
protracted consolidation wave, the
best indicator of the gains from
consolidation is the performance
of the industry as a whole. One
study of bank productivity growth
during the heart of the merger
wave (1991-1997), by Kevin
Stiroh, an economist at the New
York Federal Reserve, found that
it rose more than 0.4% per year.
Note that Calomiris concedes that
you can’t find benefits from
mergers by looking at merged
banks directly; this is why he falls
back on an industry average.
First of all, there must be a joke
to be made here about correlation
and causality. Wait, here it is.
Second, 1991-97 was only the
beginning of the merger wave;
The Riegle-Neal Interstate
Banking Act wasn’t passed until
1994. Let’s assume that mergers
after 1995 wouldn’t show up in
the 1991-97 data. That includes
Nations-Boatmen’s, Nations-
Barnett, Nations-Bank of
America, B of A-FleetBoston,
Chemical-Chase, Bank One-First
Chicago, J.P. Morgan-Chase (
JPM), Wells-First Interstate (
WFC), Wells-Norwest, and
Wachovia-First Union ( WB).
Third, I was interested by that
statistic, because 0.4% annual
productivity growth from 1991 to
1997 seems like nothing to write
home about – labor productivity
growth(the figure you usually
read about) over that period was
about 1.7% per year for the
economy as a whole. So I tracked
down the source: Kevin J. Stiroh,
“ How did bank holding
companies prosper in the 1990s?,”
Journal of Banking & Finance,
Volume 24, Issue 11, November
2000, Pages 1703-1745. (I’m not
sure if anyone can download the
paper or I could only do it
because I’m on the Yale VPN.)
I found out that Stiroh is
measuring total factor
productivity, not labor
productivity, so 0.4% is better
than average for the non-
manufacturing sector. (The
economy average was 0.3%, but
the manufacturing sector was
1.9%, so by implication the non-
manufacturing sector was less
than 0.3%.) So far, so good.
But what does Stiroh say about
this productivity growth? His
main explanation for the
productivity growth is not
consolidation, but information
technology: “The finding of
steady productivity growth, in
particular, is important since it is
consistent with the idea that the
massive investment in new
technology is working to improve
the performance of the banking
industry.” This is not proven in
this paper, but Stiroh went on to
write a bunch of other papers on
the link between information
technology and productivity. For
example, this paper(on the entire
economy, not just banking)
concludes:
IT-producing and IT-using
industries account for virtually all
of the productivity revival that is
attributable to the direct
contributions from specific
industries, while industries that
are relatively isolated from the IT
revolution essentially made no
contribution to the U.S.
productivity revival. Thus, the
U.S. productivity revival seems to
be fundamentally linked to IT.
That second paper also finds
(Table 2) that productivity
acceleration — the difference
between productivity growth in
the 1995-99 period relative to the
1987-95 period — was lower in
finance, insurance, and real estate
than in the economy as a whole,
including the services sector. I
don’t know exactly what this
means, but at first glance it
doesn’t look good for banking
consolidation.
Going back to the first paper (the
one Calomiris cites), what does
Stiroh say about bank size?
“Despite the strong overall
performance, roughly 10% of
costs were due to inefficiency and
30-40% of potential profits were
missed. Moreover, efficiency does
not significantly increase with
bank size as one might expect if
economies of scale are an
important determinant of success.
Rather, there are efficient and
profitable BHCs in every size
class and increased size does not
guarantee success.” Figures 6 and
7 show that there is no difference
in cost efficiency across size
classes and that the largest banks
actually seem to have lower profit
efficiency.
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However, Stiroh also says that
continuing consolidation seems to
offer the possibility of reducing
these inefficiencies, so on balance
I would say he is slightly positive
about size. Stiroh also has a paper
on banks in Switzerland which I
didn’t read, but whose abstract
says:
We find evidence of economies
of scale for small and mid-size
banks, but little evidence that
significant scale economies
remain for the very largest banks.
Finally, evidence on scope
economies is weak for the largest
banks that are involved in a wide
variety of activities. These results
suggest few obvious benefits from
the trend toward larger universal
banks.
I wish I had more time to read
more of these papers. It seems to
me that Stiroh has done a lot of
serious empirical research on
banking productivity and finds the
evidence mixed — consolidation
should be good, but it doesn’t
really show up in the data. I
haven’t read much of his work (or
talked to him) and I certainly
don’t want to imply that he is
against big banks. I just think that
citing a study he did of the 1991-
97 period to back up a claim that
banking mergers are good is a bit
of a stretch.
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Can FDIC Proceedings Help Solve Problems with

Money Center Banks?
(Financial Sector and Stocks they are preparing, with their market mechanism a hand and against banking and financial
Analysis from Seeking Alpha) lobbyists and PR people, to fight consider initiation of FDIC reform. We would have a hammer
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:31:50 AM
banking regulation, tooth and nail, insolvency proceeding for each of over their heads. Third, their
especially the salary and bonus the big money centered banks. desire to “Be Like Mike” and
Money center banks have had caps. But is all this what we Why, you ask, should we do a emulate Goldman Sachs money
some big losses recently. They would like to see our money crazy thing like that? winning ways would likely be
still carry a lot of putatively bad center banks do? Especially First off, not all insolvency seriously dampened while in or Lenovo All-in-One
paper. While we are probably inasmuch as over 109 smaller proceedings before the FDIC threatened with FDIC insolvency
finished with subprime problems, banks have failed this year and the result in bankruptcy like proceedings. This would allow us IdeaCentre B500's Got
we are waist deep in prime big banks covetously view the reorganizations. Banks can go in a great opportunity to get an Cyborg Chic [Lenovo]
problems, and jumbos, resets and new turf made available to them. for a serious review or what amended and updated Glass-
commercial problems probably lie If they can just survive what is amounts to a major tune up, all Steagall bill through Congress. By Dan Nosowitz (Gizmodo)
more ahead of us than behind us. ahead, with the U.S. Treasury without a major reorganization. A Finally, FDIC proceedings might Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:01:00 AM
As for the traditional lending propping them up, but staying too whole range of putative actions actually help the money center
practice of banks, the money much out of their way. are possible by the FDIC. banks to better get on their feet, in Lenovo introduced a few new
center banks have not stepped up It is not hard to dislike money Secondly, while in FDIC one manner or the other. computers today, most interesting
to the plate. After years of loaning center banks, but even if we bring insolvency proceedings, the banks The downsides of public panic among them (visually, at least)
money to any creature that a less jaundiced eye to their are under the oversight and and the vacuum created on Wall being the B500 all-in-one with a
barked, they now hardly know a problems, the question remains - general jurisdiction and Street can be dealt with; the first, crazy angular design. But they've
good prospect when they see one is what we have done very supervision of the FDIC. That is by a good public information also got their first Core i7
these days, few though they may effective and, if so, at achieving no small matter in our campaign and the second, by the notebook and a pretty nice-
be. So what are those banks doing what? Our efforts have surely circumstances. realization those banks are looking ultraportable.
beyond loaning their excess been expensive. To be sure, their While in FDIC insolvency presently only barely engaged in Lenovo is fleshing out their all-in
reserves back to the Fed? doors are still open. Big bank runs proceedings, it is much harder traditional banking anyway. They -one lineup (which already
Actually, they are doing a good have been avoided. The help we because of the oversight to play could continue much as they are includes the cheaper C100) with
bit, mostly along four lines: (1) have provided has improved their misleading games with the GAAP while in FDIC proceedings, but the terrifyingly angular
they are better learning how to balance sheets. These are not rules. At least without more, only with more serious oversight. IdeaCentre B500. It's got pretty
hedge their mortgage service fees small matters. But the fact major and probably FDIC The public and the banks’ decent specs, if you don't want to
valuations and play with the remains, properly viewed, these mandated disclosures, assuming depositors should rejoice if they wait until the new Intel procs take
GAAP rules in those regards, (2) banks truly remain insolvent. the FDIC were to even permit a understand. Much good might over. The 23-inch 16x9 B500
they are inventively finding new Worse, more write-offs are ahead fast and loose game here. come from the idea of putting the offers (at its best and most
fees and charges to levy on their even if GDP does materially Secondly, while in FDIC money center banks through expensive configuration) up to a
customers, (3) they are rapidly improve over the next few proceedings or even while being FDIC insolvency proceedings. Core 2 Quad proc, 4GB memory,
learning to trade, wheel and deal quarters. So what, if anything, threatened with them, it would be This content has passed through a 1TB hard drive, DVD or Blu-
like Goldman Sachs ( GS) to help should we do? much harder for those banks to fivefilters.org. ray, and an optional TV tuner
their bottom line, and finally, (4) My suggestion is that we give the mount an effective campaign with remote, in case you want to
turn it into a media center.
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Chubb Q3: Earnings Beat, Despite OWLE Launches Bubo;

Decline in Premiums Written Ultimate iPhone Video
(Financial Sector and Stocks reflecting reduced demand due to Sep 30, 2009, there were 7.0
Analysis from Seeking Alpha)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:01:43 AM
the global recession.
On the basis of net written
million shares remaining under
the current repurchase
Rig
premiums by business segments, authorization. Book value per By Daniel Brusilovsky
Chubb Corporation( CB) third C h u b b P e r s o n a l I n s u r a n c e (CrunchGear)
share for the quarter was $45.43,
quarter earnings came in at $1.56 d e c l i n e d 5 % y e a r - o v e r - y e a r , up 19% from $38.25 in the year- Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:11:31 AM
per share, ahead of the Zacks Chubb Commercial Insurance ago quarter.
Consensus Estimate of $1.29 per declined 8% year-over-year and For the fourth quarter, the With the iPhone 3GS, the
share. Last year, the company C h u b b S p e c i a l t y I n s u r a n c e company expects earnings to lie possibilities are endless. In July
reported earnings of 93 cents. The declined 6% year-over-year. in the range of $1.41–1.51 per 2009, Harold Smith and Graham
results were helped by a mild Underwriting profits rose to $423 share. For the full year, the Mcbain took the iPhone 3GS, and
h u r r i c a n e s e a s o n , w h i c h million from $69 million in the management has increased its made the first prototype of the
o v e r s h a d o w e d d e c l i n e i n same quarter last year. Last year, guidance to $5.90–6.00 from the OWLE Bubo, which we covered
premiums written. the company recorded huge $5.20–5.50 per share previously. on CrunchGear. Now, just four iPhone. The Bubo comes
Net income spiked to $596 catastrophe losses. Peer Travelers Companies Inc. months later, the OWLE Bubo is standard with a hotshoe mount on
million or $1.69 a share from The quarter’s combined loss and (TRV) also benefited from the ready to ship to the public. top for LED lights, four tripod
$264 million, or 73 cents a share, expense ratio improved to 85.4% weak hurricane season, boosting OWLE, which stands for Optical mounts and standard 37mm lens
in the year-ago period. from 98.1% last year, mainly due its earnings in the quarter to $1.65 Widgets for Life Enhancement, is threading so that you can put your
T h o u g h t h e c o m p a n y h a s to a low catastrophe loss. per share from 36 cents per share. aiming to making mobile video own lenses on it, in addition to the
improved its profits, its total net During the quarter, Chubb This content has passed through much easier, by taking the parts lens that the Bubo comes with.
written premiums declined 7% to repurchased 8.7 million shares at fivefilters.org. you use on your camcorder, and
$2.7 billion from $2.9 billion, a total cost of $412 million. As of enabling you to use them on the

INFLATION
continued from page 7

• Increase the money supply
• The new money goes into
stocks first, increasing stock
prices
• Then economic activity
increases (a false boom)
• Then the Consumer Price Index
(CPI) rises
Sure appears like the script is
playing out to a tee. With regards
to stocks, we've seen that financial
stocks have been the strongest
performers, which you'd probably
expect in an inflationary boomlet.
But this market rally has, thus
far, only qualified itself as a
stellar bear market bounce. We
are still in typical retracement
territory. Bounces usually retrace
roughly half of their losses - often
even more. The 2009 bounce is
currently eerily similar to the
1930 bounce in terms of
magnitude.
Conclusion: The jury is still out
on what has actually driven this
stock market rally. We could be at
an important inflection point. If
the market continues to head
higher, the case that it's being
driven by inflation will
strengthen. If it makes new highs,
that would probably seal it. On
the flip side, if the market turns
down from here, then all we saw
this summer and autumn was a
classic bear market bounce.
Bottom Line: The coming
months will be very interesting,
and hopefully quite insightful, in
terms of illuminating which side
is winning the inflation/deflation
battle. It's too close to call just yet
in my opinion, as both scripts
have been fulfilled thus far. But
we could be near a fork in the
road.
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Consumers dislike web
tracking, but not enough
to change behavior
By Tom Johansmeyer
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:40:00 AM

CONSUMERS page 11
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CONSUMERS
continued from page 10

Filed under: Industry, Consumer to see the potential of this venue, it's realized on the web.
Goldman Stockholders -
experience, Internet, Competitive
strategy, Google (GOOG),
Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon.com
particularly when it comes to
tracking consumer behavior.
When the CEO of Macy's(NYSE:
So, maybe there's something to
this internet, after all.
Continue reading Consumers
What Chumps
(Financial Sector and Stocks called a hedge fund, and they
(AMZN) M), Terry Lundgren, says that dislike web tracking, but not Analysis from Seeking Alpha) would be paid 20% of profits plus
Traditional retailers haven't online sales are only good for 6% enough to change behavior 2% of equity assets under
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:34:31 AM
exactly embraced online sales of last year's total sales, it's a hint. Consumers dislike web tracking, management. At Goldman, it's
channels. Sure, they all have The translation: "We focus on but not enough to change What group of hedge fund 50%. On the other services side
websites, and they sell varying where the revenue is" is much behavior originally appeared on investors pay their managers 50% of the firm, I assure you that the
amounts of merchandise through different from "We focus on BloggingStocks on Mon, 26 Oct of profits? Goldman ( GS) people running these businesses
them, but they've been slow to tap where the revenue could be." 2009 11:40:00 EST. Please see stockholders, that's who. Over w o u l d b e n o w h e r e n e a r a s
into the potential. When I was Aeropostale(NYSE: ARO), on the our terms for use of feeds. Read| 50% of the profits generated at successful if they didn't have
watching the space as an analyst other hand, sees the upside of Permalink| Email this| Comments G o l d m a n c o m e f r o m t h e Goldman Sachs on their business
at a major consulting firm playing in the online space, which e m p l o y e e s ' u s e o f t h e cards. Yet, the stockholders still
(admittedly, back in 2007), many is where it saw revenues spike stockholder's equity capital. The pay them 50% of the profits.
retailers equated a website to a 85% last year. Aeropostale has other 50% comes from leveraging Goldmans return on equity has
new store opening. Finally, seen increases in traditional the Goldman brand name to plummeted in the past year and
however, this industry is starting venues too, but nothing like what provide services like M&A was only as high as it was in the
advisory, IPOs, Prime brokerage, past due to excessive leverage and
Nokia's new CFO thinks company etc. And yet, the employees risk taking. For the employees, it
have convinced the stockholders is the classic heads I win, tails you
that they are darned lucky to have (the stockholder) lose. Who
can compete with Apple's iPhone them. wouldn't want to work there with
What chumps the stockholders such chumps for owners?
By Brian White company's most recent quarterly pudding. But if Nokia thinks some are. If these people were risking This content has passed through
(BloggingStocks) results don't speak highly of its of its newer phones can compete firm capital and didn't enjoy the fivefilters.org.
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:40:00 PM
efforts as of late. with Apple as easy as other Goldman moniker, it would be
And, when you start suing competitors, Nokia is dead wrong.
F i l e d u n d e r : C o m p e t i t i v e competitors, your back must be
strategy, Apple Inc (AAPL), against a pretty hard wall. What is
Nokia Corp. (NOK) Nokia going to do? Try to
Continue reading Nokia's new
CFO thinks company can compete
with Apple's iPhone
Disney Stars Sing for
Nokia Corp.(NYSE: NOK) has innovate again and manufacture
been losing market share in the wireless handsets that carrier
mobile phone business to faster partners are glad to have on
Nokia's new CFO thinks
company can compete with Hope
A p p l e ' s i P h o n e o r i g i n a l l y (ETonline - Breaking News) rocked it... So amazing."
and more innovative companies shelves and customers seek to appeared on BloggingStocks on The second annual Concert for
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:27:00 AM
l i k e A p p l e I n c . ( N A S D A Q : purchase? Sorry, the iPhone Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:40:00 EST. Hope raised funds for and
AAPL) and Korea's Samsung already has beaten you -- for a Please see our terms for use of Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and awareness of cancer research and
Electronics. Although Nokia is few years now -- to the punch. A feeds. Read| Permalink| Email Jesse McCartney shared the treatments. Cyrus is very involved
still the world's largest mobile potential $1 billion judgment this| Comments spotlight on Sunday at the Nokia in this organization, donating $1
phone maker by volume, the against Apple is proof in the Theatre at L.A. Live to benefit per ticket sold for her World
City of Hope. Wonder Tour. The teen pop star
Demi tweeted, "City of Hope raised more than $2 million
concert tonight was INcredible. I through her last tour for the cause.
had a blast and Jesse and Miley
12 Finance/ Gadgets/ Entertainment/
Teradata (TDC) ripe for
a bullish trade?
By Brent Archer
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:20:00 PM
Filed under: Major movement,
Good news, Magazines, Options,
Technical Analysis
Teradata(NYSE: TDC- option
chain) shares are rising today after
the stock received positive
coverage in Barron's(subscription
required) over the weekend. An
analyst wrote in the magazine that
the stock could rise by as much as
80 percent over the next two
years, helped by the company's
high cash reserves, good client
roster, and technical advantages.
This could be a good sign for
TDC. If you think that the stock
won't fall by too much in the
coming months, then now could
be a good time to look at a bullish
Kate Gosselin a No-
Show at Court Hearing
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:10:00 AM
The attorney for Jon Gosselin
said on their way into court that
he'd be "shocked" if his client's
estranged wife didn't show, but
that's exactly what happened this
morning.
Inside the courtroom, the scene
was less dramatic -- as Kate
Gosselin was not required to
attend the proceedings. Her
hedged trade on TDC.
TDC opened this morning at
$29.58. So far today the stock has
hit a low of $29.11 and a high of
$29.75. As of 11:25, TDC is
trading at $29.36 up $1.03 (3.6%).
The chart for TDC looks neutral
and S&P gives TDC a neutral 3
STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.
Continue reading Teradata (TDC)
ripe for a bullish trade?
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trade? originally appeared on
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attorney was present.
The two sides met after filing
contempt motions against each
other because of money missing
from a joint bank account. On
October 13, the judge ordered
them both to put all of the money
back into the account and show
any other money withdrawn was
done according to a divorce
arbitrator's guidelines.
Lenovo gets official with Win7-
powered IdeaPad and IdeaCentre
machines
By Darren Murph (Engadget)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:01:00 PM
Lenovo already got official with
a couple of its Windows 7-
powered machines last week, but
it looks like the rest of the crop is
landing today. Of course, we've
already seen the 11.6-inch
IdeaPad U150 and 15.6-inch
U550 pop up in various corners of
the globe this month, and the
IdeaPad U350 has been around
since the summer. That said, we'll
take the OS refresh and minor
spec bumps any day of the week
(along with new colors on the S10
-2), and that's exactly what we're
getting. We'll spare you the
rehash (it's all there in the read
link if you need a refresher), but
over on the desktop front, we're
pretty stoked about the stylish
(and previously rumored) all-in-
one IdeaCentre B500. Packing a
Core 2 Quad CPU, 1TB of HDD
space, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM
and a 23-inch LCD, this thing
may actually perform fairly well
in tasks more strenuous than
checking email. The business-
minded K300 and bargain-priced
H230 ($299 starting point) are
less thrilling from a hardware
perspective, but they'll certainly
fit their respective molds quite
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well. The whole lot should be
available to order soon directly
from Lenovo, and there's bound to
be plenty of options for those not
content with base configurations.
Gallery: Lenovo gets official
with Win7-powered IdeaPad and
IdeaCentre machines
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Palm Pixi coming to Sprint on November 15

By John Biggs (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:23:32 AM

Get out your buying wallets

because the Palm Pixi is coming
to Sprint stores on November 15.
Pricing details are as follows:
It will cost just $99.99 with a two
-year service agreement, after a
$50 instant rebate and $100 mail-
in rebate and be available at
Sprint stores, online at
www.sprint.com, through
telesales at 1-800-SPRINT1, and
at Best Buy, RadioShack and
select Wal-Mart stores.
To refresh your memory, the
Palm Pixi is the second WebOS
phone, this time with a Treo-
esque keyboard. The current
WebOS device, the Pre, now costs
$79.
Palm Pixi Available Nov. 15 for
just $99.99
Exclusively from Sprint
Application development for
Palm webOS devices powered by
America’s most dependable 3G
network will be a leading topic at
Sprint’s Open Developer
Conference starting today
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Oct.
26, 2009 – Sprint (NYSE: S)
today announced Nov. 15 as the
first day of nationwide availability
for Palm® Pixi™, exclusively
available on America’s most
dependable 3G network1 from
Sprint2. It will cost just $99.99
with a two-year service
agreement, after a $50 instant SPRINT1, and at Best Buy, time for the holiday season, and – Product Development, Sprint. messaging and social networking
rebate and $100 mail-in rebate RadioShack and select Wal-Mart it’s a great addition to Sprint’s “Simply put, this phone is fun and at a price everyone can enjoy, and
and be available at Sprint stores, stores. industry-leading device easy to use; with its multi-touch delivers so many of the great
online at www.sprint.com, “We are excited to offer the new portfolio,” said Kevin screen and full QWERTY
Palm Pixi to our customers in Packingham, senior vice president keyboard, it’s a great device for PALM page 14
through telesales at 1-800-
14 Gadgets/
PALM
continued from page 13
features people love about Palm
Pre™ in a fantastic new form
factor, making it a huge hit for
consumers.”
Running the Palm webOS™
mobile platform, Palm Pixi lets
the user keep multiple activities
open and move easily between
them, like flipping through a deck
of cards, using natural gestures.
This allows for easy movement
between messaging and email or
searching the Web while listening
to music, and items are rearranged
simply by dragging them.
Universal search also makes
finding things easy, providing
results from both the device and
the Web.
Palm webOS brings together the
user’s most important information
from their phone, at work or on
the Web into one logical view. In
addition to linking information
from Google™, Facebook®,
Microsoft® Exchange
ActiveSync® and LinkedIn®,
Palm Pixi adds Yahoo!®
integration to Palm Synergy™3.
Palm Synergy offers:
•Linked contacts – A single view
that links contacts from a variety
of sources, so accessing them is
easier than ever.
•Layered calendars – Calendars
can be seen on their own or
layered together in a single view,
combining work, family, friends,
sports teams or other interests,
and the user can toggle to look at
one calendar at a time, or see
them all at a glance.
•Combined messaging – See all
the conversations with the same
person in a chat-style view,
including MMS, even if it started
in IM and switched to reply with
text messaging. The user can also
see who’s active in a buddy list
right from contacts or email, and
start a new conversation with just
one touch.
A new Facebook application will
be available with Palm Pixi, so
users can see and comment on all
the latest news from friends and
easily update their status. Palm
Pixi features an exposed full
QWERTY keyboard, multi-touch
screen and a durable, removable
rubberized back cover.
While Palm Pixi comes with a
charger included in the box, Palm
recently introduced the
Touchstone™ charging dock, the
first inductive charging solution
for phones. Touchstone, along
with the Touchstone compatible
back cover (both sold separately),
allows Palm Pixi to be set on top
of the dock without worrying
about connection, orientation or
fit. The device remains active
while charging, allowing access to
the touch screen, movies or video,
or the speakerphone option.
Touchstone is available in Sprint
stores nationwide for $79.99 and
includes a Touchstone charger
and USB wall charger. The Pixi
Touchstone back cover is also
available for $19.99 (plus taxes).
Palm Pixi requires activation on a
pricing plan including unlimited
data, such as Sprint’s Everything
Data plans with Any Mobile,
AnytimeSM, which give
customers unlimited mobile
calling on the Sprint network to
and from any U.S. wireless
carrier, unlimited nationwide
texting, email, Web browsing and
much more, starting at just
$69.99. The Simply
EverythingSM plan from Sprint
offers a truly unlimited experience
for only $99.99 per month, a
savings of $1,200 over two years
versus a comparable AT&T
iPhone® plan4. (All price plans
exclude surcharges and taxes.
Other exclusions apply.)
Customers who subscribe to an
Everything Data plan are also
automatically enrolled in Sprint
Premier, the industry-leading
loyalty program. The Premier
program provides customers with
great benefits such as annual
upgrades, discounts on
accessories, anniversary rewards,
rate plan checkups and “first to
know” information about the
latest at Sprint.
Palm Pixi will take advantage of
the Sprint Mobile Broadband
Network (inclusive of data
roaming), which reaches more
than 269 million people, 18,652
cities and 1,838 airports. The
Sprint Networks (inclusive of data
roaming) have more than twice
the coverage of AT&T’s current
3G network and more than 15
times the coverage of T-Mobile’s
current 3G network, both based
on square miles5.
Sprint is also the only wireless
carrier to offer Ready Now with
trained retail associates to work
one-on-one with customers to
personalize their Palm Pixi, set up
features and demonstrate how it
works before the customer leaves
the store. Customers have the
choice of sitting down with a
Sprint retail associate at the time
of purchase or they can schedule
an appointment for a later time at
www.sprint.com/storelocator.
Application developers will have
a chance to learn more about Palm
webOS at Sprint’s ninth annual
developer conference beginning
today in Santa Clara, Calif. The
Sprint Open Developer
Conference is open to all
developers and will feature
information through speaker
sessions and coding camps on
developing applications for a
range of platforms, including
webOS. Palm is a premier
sponsor of the conference, and
Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer,
directors of Developer Relations
for Palm, will be giving a keynote
address in addition to running
several breakout sessions and
coding camps focusing on the
webOS platform. For details, go
t o
http://developer.sprint.com/devco
n2009.
Customers who would like to
register to receive additional
information about Palm Pixi can
register at www.palm.com/pixi.
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TomTom Car Kit for
iPhone now selling
in the U.S. for $120
By Doug Aamoth
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:30:00 AM
TomTom’s iPhone car dock is
now available from the U.S.
Apple Store for $120 with a
shipping time of 2 to 3 weeks.
You’ll recall that the actual
TomTom iPhone app runs for
$100 on top of that.
Aside from secure windshield
docking, the kit also includes a
secondary built-in GPS chip for
“a truly reliable signal – even in
high-rise urban areas,” according
to the product description. There’s
also a built-in speaker and
microphone for hands free calling
and a 3.5mm audio out connector
that allows you to feed it directly
into your car stereo’s audio-in
jack.
TomTom Car Kit for
iPhone[Apple Store via
SlashGear]
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Norman Rockwell: The Original King of the Photoshop
[Photography]
By Wilson Rothman (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:20:00 AM
Back when Norman Rockwell
ruled Saturday evenings, Adobe
wasn't even a gleam in some
nerd's eye, but a new book shows
that the painter was, nevertheless,
a photoshop god.
Very few Gizmodo readers were
even born when Rockwell painted
his last Saturday Evening Post
cover, but we all know them. You
hear that name and suddenly you
can picture those overly detailed,
cartoonishly dramatic but
ultimately kinda corny depictions
of American life. Well, Norman
Rockwell: Behind the Camera,
written and compiled by Ron
Schick, has given me immense
newfound respect for the man, for
the meticulous photography, the
real people and the
unintentionally hilarious DIY
props and sets that he required to
make his painted fantasies of
Americana come true.
The book is not about painting.
Rockwell's oil-on-canvas work
feels like an afterthought for
Schick, who mostly documents
Rockwell's photography and art
direction. Throughout the book,
you see a painting, then you see
the photographs he took to make
that painting. In most cases, many
shots comprise the different
elements, and are joined together
only in paint. It's almost sad:
Vivid interactions between
people, remembered jointly in the
country's collective
consciousness, may never have
taken place. Even people facing
each other at point blank range
were photographed separately,
and might never have even met.
The photos are as memorable as
the paintings: There's a little boy
whose feet are propped up on
thick books, a walking still-life;
there's a naked lady who ended up
a mermaid in a lobster trap; there
are men and women in various
states of frustration, concentration
and bliss, whose facial
expressions defined Rockwell's
style. These were mostly not
agency models, but friends and
neighbors who were pleased to
help out, but not always thrilled
by the finished product.
Since Rockwell was one of the
most commercially successful
artists of all time, you can
imagine the rights to all of his
images (paintings and photos) are
carefully managed. The publisher
was kind enough to let us show
you the book cover plus two
additional pairings, below. I
encourage you to buy the book
($26.40 at Amazon)—what you
see here is just a quick lick of the
spoon:
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looked as cool.)
Circus, 1955
What I liked about this picture is
that you get to see how ridiculous
Rockwell's sets could often be. He
needed real faces, but he could fill
in the rest. Hence piling chairs up
on top of an old desk to simulate
bleachers at the circus. Good
thing nobody fell off the back and
sued ole Rocky for millions—that
twine used to hold the little girl's
chair in place doesn't look OSHA
certified. If the geeky looking
fellow in the front looks familiar,
it's because Rockwell himself
served as a model for his
paintings all the time.
The Final Impossibility: Man's
Tracks on the Moon, 1969
Yep, here's proof that the moon
landing was faked. At least,
Rockwell's commemorative
portrait of it was. NASA loved his
work, so they loaned him
Going and Coming, 1947 spacesuits and helmets whenever
You'll notice the book jacket he wanted, and for this, he got
shows a painting of a family permission to photograph his
e m b a r k i n g o n a s u m m e r models moonwalking around an
vacation—Granny, Spot and Apollo Lunar Lander, with a
all—coupled with a photo of a black tarp doubling for infinity
similar scene with far less action. and beyond. Remember, this is
There's a kid sticking out of the when Apollo was new and the
car in both, but many family Cold War was in full swing, so
members are missing. This is getting access to the latest NASA
because they were photographed toys took clout.
separately, in Rockwell's studio, Behind the Camera covers many
and painted in where needed. aspects of Rockwell that I had not
(You'll also notice that the photo known about previously. He was
on the jacket is reversed—the car an outspoken civil rights activist,
was pointed in the other direction
but I suppose that wouldn't have NORMAN page 16
16 Gadgets/ Tech Tips/
Behold, the BlackBerry* Watch: $150, Coming in
February [Blackberry Watch]
By John Herrman (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:54:39 AM
Turns out those leaks about a
BlackBerry Bluetooth companion
watch were dead on: The Allerta
InPulse Bluetooth companion
watch—not a watchphone—isn't
actually a RIM product, and
should ship in February for $150.
So what does it do?
Think of it as an extender for
your BlackBerry, or a wrist-
mounted dashboard. It won't place
calls or compose texts; it's really
just there to give you a heads-up
and preview whenever your
BlackBerry mothership gets a
call, receives a message, or has
some other, being-a-BlackBerry-
related news to share with you.
Also, yes, it's a watch, for telling
time. It may not do a whole lot,
but the hardware sounds nice:
* 1.3" full colour organic light-
emitting-diode (OLED) display
* Bluetooth® v2.0+EDR
* 150 mAh lithium-ion polymer
battery
* Glass lens and full metal body
* 22mm interchangeable wrist
NORMAN
continued from page 15
and many of his paintings dealt
with race relations. There is a
painting of two murdered men,
one black and one white,
accompanied by an almost absurd
photo of two very alive guys lying
side by side, eyes closed, on a
band
* Vibrating motor
* Micro-USB port (for charging)
* Over-the-air firmware updates
* Dimensions: 51mm height x
38mm width x 12mm depth
Allerta, which totally sounds like
a prescription mood drug, says the
watch'll last for four days on a
single charge, which is
respectable considering that it
carpet. There's another painting of
a little black girl being walked to
school by US Marshals, and the
many different closeup shots
Rockwell required to paint the
extreme detail of the tense,
potent—and fabricated—moment.
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can't we see a picture of this
thing?
UPDATE: About that! Eric from
Allerta shot me an email: Get Facebook's
Ah, it's your right to talk vapour "Old" News Feed
because we don't have tech demos
ready yet...I'm actually quite sorry Back [Facebook Tip]
about that. We're a new CE By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
startup, so it's tough going from
the get go. We actually have near- Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:25:00 AM
complete prototypes, but they're
Are you already feeling some ill
made out of brass right now
will toward Facebook for splitting
(easier to CNC mill). We're
up your Facebook home page
currently in the month-long
with a split "News Feed" and
process of making molds for
"Live Feed"? Web PR consultant
casting stainless steel. We didn't
Steve Rubel posts a sorta-kinda
want to publish too many pictures
fix: Click "More" in your left-
of the brass watches, in case it
hand News Feed panel, then drag
confused people.
the "Status Updates" to the top of
Which is fair enough. They've
the update stack. Refresh your
doesn't look too hideously large. p o s t e d a f e w o f t h e e a r l y
home page, and you'll notice your
The InPulse will communicate prototype pictures here, in case
default feed is a bit more like how
with any BlackBerry running OS you're curious. This is what they
it looked two weeks ago: Friends'
4.3 or above by means of a free look like now—just keep in mind,
status updates take priority over
companion app. The watch, these aren't meant to look nice,
network happenings, events, and
though, isn't quite as cheap: It'll yet:
other real-time updates. The "Live
ship for $150 in February, though [ InPulse via CrackBerry]
Feed" is still there, though, if you
it's available for preorder now.
feel like you're just getting too
One thing though: This is a nice
much done today. [ The Steve
render and all and the product
Rubel Lifestream]
doesn't smell like vapor, but why
I wish I could run a gallery of photographs—always black and product page]
100 shots from this book, because white, since the artist let his
each page startled me in a imagination add the color—I will
different way. Meeting the real no longer take Norman Rockwell
people behind the paintings, and for granted. In fact, I'm gonna
learning that every painting was kinda worship him from now on. [
composed of masterfully planned Amazon sales page; Little, Brown
Internet News Record Gadgets/ 17

Vivitar DVR 150:

inPulse Smartwatch for Infrared Night Vision
Waterproof Pocket
BlackBerry up for pre-order, Palm Pixi on sale November Camcorder [Pocket
Camcorders]
ships in February 2010 15 exclusively at Sprint for By Jesus Diaz (Gizmodo)
By Darren Murph (Engadget) for around four days of "normal Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:15:00 AM

install a special BlackBerry $100 on contract

use." inPulse users will have to
Submitted at 10/26/2009 10:51:00 AM
Just as we'd heard, RIM decided
to outsource the production of the
planet's first BlackBerry watch,
but that doesn't mean that devoted
BB Messenger users won't be
hankerin' for one. The inPulse
Smartwatch for BlackBerry is
being produced by Allerta, and
now that it's official, we can
safely say that it'll rely on
Bluetooth in order to bring
incoming emails, text messages
and other alerts from your handset
to your wrist (or your ankle, if
you roll like that). As for specs,
you're looking at a 1.3-inch
OLED display, glass lens, full
metal body, vibrating motor,
microUSB port and a
rechargeable battery that's good
application in order to pass along
information, but those hoping to
use their watch to actually send
messages will be sorely
disappointed. It's up for pre-order
now at $149, and if all goes well,
the first ones will ship out in
February.
Filed under: Cellphones,
Wearables
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I don't know how the new Vivitar
By Darren Murph (Engadget) downright depressing. The Palm DVR 150's quality will stack up
Pre can be had right now for just against the Flip, but being
Submitted at 10/26/2009 10:27:00 AM
$150(also on contract), and waterproof down to 16 feet and
Just as we'd heard earlier this beyond that, both webOS devices having infrared night vision is a
morning, today's the day that are being offered on the exact promising start. At least, for
Palm and Sprint come clean with same network. Throw this thing amateur submarine night porn
their undercover plans for the on Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile, filmmakers.
former's second-ever webOS and you've got a whole new wave The Vivitar DVR 150 has a 1.8-
device. The Pixi, which we toyed of Palm customers; as it stands, inch LCD screen, 2GB of built-in
with back on our first Engadget who's really buying this with the memory expandable using Secure
Show, is slated to hit Sprint Pre just $50 away? Digital cards, USB male prong
stores, Best Buy, RadioShack and Filed under: Cellphones built-in, TV out, webcam mode,
select Walmart locations on Palm Pixi on sale November 15 and comes in four different colors
November 15th for $99.99, but exclusively at Sprint for $100 on for $50. [ Vivitar via ChipChick]
that's after a $50 instant rebate contract originally appeared on
and a $100 mail-in rebate that Engadget on Mon, 26 Oct 2009
you'll be waiting ages for. 10:27:00 EST. Please see our
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shelves before the holiday season
-- but the $100 price point is
18 Gadgets/ Tech Blog/ Entertainment/
HTC Dragon coming to Verizon as the Passion?
By Nilay Patel (Engadget)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:21:00 PM
We've been hearing about a
1GHz Snapdragon-based Android
handset called the HTC Dragon
ever since the HD2 came out, but
now it looks like some pieces are
falling into place -- apparently
this mystery HTC set we spotted
over the weekend is a CDMA
version of the Dragon headed for
Verizon as the HTC Passion
sometime in Q4. Apparently
Quickdev16 SNES developers cart: now you too
can make games no one will ever play
By Joseph L. Flatley
(Engadget)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:13:00 AM
If homebrew SNES development
was an obscure affair in the days
that the platform reigned supreme,
undertaking such a project almost
two decades later can be nothing
left than a labor of true geek love.
But if you've always dreamed of
writing the next great first-person
shooter for a retired game
platform you're in luck: the
Quickdev 16 is a cartridge that
Verizon's trying to unify the
hardware UI of its Droid lineup,
which is why the Motorola Droid,
the HTC Droid Eris, and the
Passion share a set of buttons
along the bottom edge of the
screen, and some people are also
claiming that the white
notification bar is further sign of
similarity. As for us, well, we'll
wait to hear more before we start when it hits, as HTC's big new ad
to get too excited -- and we can't push is all about personalization.
help but wonder if this thing will Still, it's looking like a hell of a
run Sense or stock Android 2.0
includes everything necessary for
bringing your creations to the
Super Nintendo, including the
Atmel AVR ATmega644 with
boot loader, USB connection for
year for Android (and Verizon),
no?
Filed under: Cellphones
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as the Passion? originally
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Oct 2009 12:21:00 EST. Please
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as you know your way around a
command line (and if you've read
this far, you just might). Available
now for $120 including shipping.
[Via Hack-A-Day]
Filed under: Gaming
Quickdev16 SNES developers
cart: now you too can make
games no one will ever play
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placing your code on the cart, 16 on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:13:00
megabits of SRAM, and an EST. Please see our terms for use
RS232 converter for a debugging of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email
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New Video: Jon
Gosselin Reacts To
Kate's No-Show
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:49:00 AM
ET has the latest...
Our Diane Dimond was there as
Jon Gosselin entered court today,
where Jon's lawyer compared the
reality show dad's estranged wife
Kate to the "lady who lived in the
shoe."
While Kate's lawyer would not
reveal why Kate did not show up
at court, Jon told Diane he was
not surprised that Kate was not
there. His lawyer also had
something to say about the no-
show.
"Kate Gosselin reminds me of the
lady who lived in a shoe that had
so many children she didn't know
what to do," Jon's lawyer Mark
Heller told Diane as they were
entering court. "The difference is
that Kate Gosselin doesn't live in
a shoe, she lives in a glass house
and one thing you should know if
you live in a glass house is to not
throw stones.

In one way, losing a father is a relief

(Scripting News)
Submitted at 10/25/2009 11:14:49 AM
I've been amusing myself with
illogic this last week, at times
giggling with the relief I feel at
the passing of my father. I finally
found a way to explain it in
words.
When I was a kid, like every
other kid, when the parents went
out and left me alone, I'd do stuff
that I wasn't normally allowed to
do. But I had to be sure to cover
my tracks so my mischief
wouldn't be discovered. The
lessons learned from the failures
were incorporated into my future
exploits, I'd never get caught the
same way twice!
So all through my life I've been
preparing for my father to come forever. But now it has a different
h o m e a n d c a t c h m e d o i n g ending. He's never coming home.
whatever it is is I'm doing.
Whether I was aware of it or not, I
was always covering my tracks.
My subconscious can't get rid of
this. It's a program I'll be running
Internet News Record Gadgets/ Tech/ 19

SPARC No Fun
At All; Threatens
SparkFun
By Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:33:00 AM

John Fenderson was the first of a

few of you to send in a link (via
Slashdot) to the story of how
SPARC, the computer
architecture company owned by
Sun, is threatening SparkFun over
trademark infringement claims.
SparkFun is an electronics shop,
Ready or not, the latest which sells components and kits
and the like. The two are pretty

3D technology is different. This whole situation

apparently was "sparked" (heh
The Future: 3.3mm- coming home
heh) when SparkFun applied for
its own trademark, at which point
SPARC sought to block the
thick Samsung TV By Ben Drawbaugh
(Engadget)
a long way since the old anaglyph trademark application. From
red and blue glasses that come in there, they went on to sending a
By Doug Aamoth hanging experience to be as cereal boxes, so before you knock cease & desist. The folks at
Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:36:00 AM
(CrunchGear) smooth as possible or if you have the new technology before it's SparkFun do a nice job breaking
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:00:00 AM
a habit of bolting down fire Now wait one second before you even out, click through and read down why the two marks are
escapes in the middle of the night, start on the whole "I'm not about the technologies that might entirely different, and why even
If you think about it, you’ll then Samsung’s recently-unveiled wearing any stupid looking bring us a real 3D revolution. Sun employees seem to have no
probably only need to hang your 3.3 millimeter thick 40-inch LED glasses," because no matter what Continue reading Ready or not, t r o u b l e u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e
flat panel TV on the wall once. TV might be right up your alley. you say, there are more people the latest 3D technology is difference between the two. This
Maybe twice. Maybe three times There’s not a whole lot of info paying extra to go 3D movies than coming home seems like yet another case of
if you really move around a lot, other than that the TV contains a ever and the reason is simple; it's Filed under: Home Entertainment overly aggressive trademark
like in the middle of the night 40-inch, 120Hz panel, a total because this isn't like the crappy Ready or not, the latest 3D enforcement, just because some
when you hear a knock on your thickness of just 3.3 millimeters, 3D you saw during the Super technology is coming home lawyers feel the need to oppose
door and thank god you slept in and a contrast ratio of 5000:1 – Bowl last year -- or that our originally appeared on Engadget anything that might conceivably
your clothes because there’s only pricing and availability (and parents grew up with. No, the 3D on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:36:00 be considered even close to
enough time to put on a pair of weight) are unknown, although that Sony, Panasonic, and others EST. Please see our terms for use similar.
Velcro shoes and grab your 40- Akihabara reports that Samsung is are promising next year is like of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Permalink| Comments| Email
inch TV. looking to get the TV on the nothing you've seen. We've come Comments This Story
Basically what I’m saying is if market as soon as possible.
you want your one-time TV [via Akihabara]
20 Gadgets/ Tech/ Economy/ Internet News Record

NEC apparently plans to Students find problems with

roll out touch screen Windows 7 upgrade
(CNET News.com)
business hand-held Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:20:00 AM
In order to purchase the Backup
DVD service, you will first need
to be
logged into the Windows 7 Offer
online store with your registered
email
By Serkan Toto (CrunchGear) I am also having problems with logged into the Windows 7 Offer address and the system generated
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:00:01 AM Microsoft regarding this problem. online store with your registered password. Please use the
The ad for the product clearly email following
Not much info on this yet, but states that you CAN do clean address and the system generated instructions to access the
NEC is apparently preparing a installs when going from XP to 7. p a s s w o r d . P l e a s e u s e t h e store..........
mobile PC that’s reportedly as I have a netbook and the FIRST f o l l o w i n g If you have placed an order for
“capable as a personal computer” problem is the file they send you instructions to access the the Backup DVD, the order will
for business customers. The yet to is NOT an ISO, but the little s t o r e . . . . . . . . arrive
be named device features three p r o g r a m t h e y a s k y o u t o Sincerely, within two weeks via Postal
main buttons and a 7 to 8-inch download to make your flash Joanna A. Service. If you do not receive the
LCD display (which appears to be Eventually NEC hopes it can sell drive boot-able REQUIRES, an Windows 7 Offer online store Backup
a touch screen). Sorry, the small more than 1 million of the hand- ISO. Here is an email regarding Customer Service DVD within that time, please
picture is all that’s available at helds each year. this problem.. contact us.
this point. NEC has lost the top spot among Dear Jon Curtis, studentwindows.us@digitalriver.c Sincerely,
NEC says the device boots up Japan’s PC makers to Fujitsu in Thank you for contacting the om John Patrick S.
quickly and lets users boost August (16.2% market share to Windows 7 Offer online store. They want THE STUDENTS TO Windows 7 Offer online store
productivity through accessing 16.0%). The company announced We understand that you are PURCHASE more product. They Customer Service
files and software through cloud a whopping 48 new models last having difficulties with the are trying to increase their sales
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Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Events in Social Media
By Tamar Weinberg
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:58:33 AM
It’s a brand new week, which
means it’s time for Mashable’s
guide to upcoming social media
and web events, parties, and
conferences. For more upcoming
event listings, check out
Mashable’s Events section.
Is your event not on this list?
Contact us at least one month
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October 26-27, Philadelphia, PA:
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October 27, 2009, San Francisco,
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biggest players in the Web 2.0
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October 27-28, 2009, Los
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The State of NOW looks at the
effects of the real-time Internet on
business. The core focus started
by looking at the effects of twitter
as a platform and what that meant
to: Celebrity, The Media,
Advertising and Politics. Over
time the scope expanded to look
at the effects of twitter on topics
including: Sports, Music,
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diplomacy and more. Given the
location of #140conf:LA, this
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the use of twitter in the
Entertainment Industry.
October 27-28, 2009, Chicago,
IL: Forrester’s Consumer Forum
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peers, and industry leaders who
will help you create profitable
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of three-dimensional consumers
— consumers who weave in and
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October 28-29, 2009, Kyiv,
Ukraine: Investor Day Central &
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bring together innovative start-ups
from all over CEE, and worldwide
investors, and lay the solid ground
for their further collaboration. The
2 day event consists of Expo day
and of a conference day.
Participation for investors is free.
Terms and conditions for startups
participation in Expo day includes
basic registration fee (EUR 50,-)
paid by every participating startup
(that allows startup to be included
into conference’s catalogue) and
general participation fee (EUR
500,-) for selected startups that
will participate in expo and in a
contest. A half of the collected
registration fees together with
goodwill donations will form a
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contest. Participation in expo
allows 2 companies’
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October 28-30, 2009,
Amsterdam: The Emerging
Communications ( eComm)
Conference & Awards was
created to promote and accelerate
communications innovation
across Telecom, Mobile &
Internet Communications.
Telecom is in the process of being
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community to write the future.
Opportunities to profit from the
radical restructuring and in
accelerating the development of
how humanity connects,
communicates and collaborates
have never been so great. Use the
code Mashable when registering
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for new registrations).
October 29, 2009, New Orleans,
LA: TribeCon is a one day
conference focused on harnessing
the passion of your communities
to achieve meaningful offline
goals. We have a diverse lineup of
panelists spanning industry and
endeavor with a keynote by Tara
Hunt, author of “The Whuffie
Factor.” Meet successful start-ups
who have built businesses by
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November 2-5, 2009,
Washington DC: Attend the
Advanced Learning Institute’s
Forum on Social Media for Crisis
Communications in Government:
How To Integrate The Latest Web
Tech/ 21
2.0 Technologies To Maximize
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Hear from FEMA; CDC; U.S.
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started. Mention “Mashable”
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November 3, 2009, New York
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strategies. Learn from Chris
Brogan, one of social media’s
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November 3-4,2009, San
Francisco, CA: Come to PayPal X
Innovate 2009, PayPal’s first
dedicated developer conference.
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Here you’ll have the absolute
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November 4-5, 2009, Raleigh,
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major internet brands such as
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Salesforce.com, Digg, Technorati,
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November 5, 2009, Chicago, IL:
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November 5-6, 2009, Berlin,
Germany: The European Venture
Market is a platform for investors,
service providers and
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November 5-6, 2009, Los
Angeles, CA: The Independent
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developers in the tradition of the
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accessible and connections are
key. Now in its 4th year, the IGC
series is coming to the West coast
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G a m i n g , a n d
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November 6, 2009, Arcadia, CA:
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The best Tweeter onsite will win a
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November 6-8, 2009, Savannah,
GA: Geekend 2009 is an
interactive conference that brings
together geeks from all walks of
life for three days of cutting edge
speakers, expert panels,
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-up opportunities. Speaker
highlights include Major Nelson
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November 7, 2009, Douala,
Cameroon: BarCamp Cameroon
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experts for the Cameroon first
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edition is digital dreams, with
some big names on the guest list
and an open agenda that any
attendee can contribute to, the
organizers aim for tough talking
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Attendance is free; all you need to
bring is a willingness to share
your ideas and opinions.
November 9-10, 2009, Santa
Clara, CA: At Social Media
World Forum California, learn
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advertisers and analysts. Hear
from leading social networks on
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November 10-13, 2009, Las
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are for thought leaders and
professionals in search engine and
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practices in the design,
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November 12, 2009, Phoenix,
AZ: If you think there isn’t a
vibrant entrepreneurial
community in Phoenix, guess
again. We bring Silicon Valley to
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conference is “ Bright Spots in the
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McDonald’s, JetBlue, Intuit,
Allstate Insurance, Roger Smith
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November 12-13, 2009, San
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CMOs in business today for the
CMO Thought Leadership
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the country’s leading Chief
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Evan Greene of The Recording
Academy (Grammys), Joe
Rooney of Cox Communications,
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November 14-15, Tempe, AZ:
Explore the world of new and
relevant media at PodCamp AZ,
the southwest’s premier
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butterflies, photographers, video
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event and promises to bring in
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November 15-17, 2009, Las
Vegas, NV: At the Social Media
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Billionaire Boardroom
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November 16, 2009, New York
City: The upcoming Gravity
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richer-level and best practice
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November 16-19, 2009, New
York City: Web 2.0 Expo New
York brings together the
designers, developers,
entrepreneurs, VCs, marketing
professionals, product managers,
and business strategists – from
start-ups to enterprises – that are
building the next-generation web.
Along with a dynamic Expo Hall
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November 18, 2009, London,
UK: The 4th Annual GREEN
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Communicating Sustainability
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are firmly fixed on the global eco
calendar as the leading industry
awards for sustainability in
marketing and communications.
The GREEN AWARDS™
recognises excellence in 16
categories in 2009 from Best
Green International Campaign
open to global entrants to Best
Green Campaigner for individuals
and small groups championing
sustainability. The winner will be
announced at a reception in
London on 18th November with
guest speaker Jonathon Porritt
CBE. The deadline for GREEN
AWARDSTM 2009 entries is
18th September. For further
details on categories and
submission guidelines visit
greenawards.co.uk.
November 18th, 2009, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates: Cool
Twitter Conference s will be
holding its eighteenth event in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates on
November 18th, 2009 at the
Media Rotana Hotel –Barsha,
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Conference provides an
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people in business, and
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disciplines, who seek to
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November 19, 2009, Mountain
View, CA: Featuring 30 of the
most cutting edge mobile startups
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from around the globe, Under the
Radar will get you dialed in to
what the 2010 mobile innovation
marketplace will look like. It’s a
must-attend event for dealmakers
from global carriers, brands,
media companies, and handset
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innovation in the fast-evolving
digital landscape.
November 20, 2009, New York
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opportunities and challenges that
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November 23-25, 2009, Berlin,
Germany: IIR’s Mobile 2.0 –
Content & Services Conference
provides a dynamic networking
and information-sharing business
environment, bringing together
key stakeholders within the
mobile web 2.0 value chain to
discuss current trends and revenue
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generation possibilities,
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November 30-December 1, 2009,
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Toronto is an intensive two day
event of networking, learning and
strategizing with the top minds in
the fields of broadcasting, digital
media and advertising.
nextMEDIA is an unparallel
opportunity for our community to
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evolution of digital media and
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December 1-3, 2009, Boston,
MA: The 6th Annual Gilbane
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December 2, 2009, Toronto,
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December 4, 2009, London: At
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December 7, 2009, San
Francisco, CA: The SF
MusicTech Summit brings
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press, investors, service providers,
and organizations who work with
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December 7-10, 2009,
Washington DC: Attend the
Advanced Learning Institute’s
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Government: How To Engage
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December 9, 2009, San
Francisco, CA: Tech professionals
by day, rockers by night, they’ll
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On The Media Takes On The Music Industry

By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) Live Nation folks), but that there, is why Billboard has check it out, even though it's not Memory Lane:
segment was incredibly one-sided. become so obsolete. It's lead by yet fully public -- though, I
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:06:00 AM
The other thing that I found people who think that file sharing actually haven't used it yet). The XKCD Pays Tribute
WNYC's excellent radio program incredibly telling was that the
On The Media this week decided person who sounded most out of
is "stealing" and that it's
meaningless in figuring out where
program shows how a band can
actually figure out where their
to GeoCities
to spend an hour discussing the date and most in denial was not the money is in music. It ignores biggest fans are, where they're By Stan Schroeder
music industry. It's quite well the RIAA representatives (who the studies that have shown that getting the most buzz, and (Mashable!)
done, in that it highlights how this a c t u a l l y s o u n d e d a t l e a s t people who download also end up actually helps bands better Submitted at 10/26/2009 2:09:07 AM
is actually a great time in the somewhat circumspect on how the buying more music. It ignores the connect with fans in multiple
music industry for musicians and music industry was changing), but studies that show people who ways -- not just on the old model Ah, you kids that were born after
fans-- with the only party really in Rob Levine from Billboard download are more likely to of selling them more CDs. 1990 probably have no idea what
trouble being the old record Magazine, who still insists that it attend a show or buy merchandise Oh yeah, one other point. Some horrors us geeks of old had to
labels. The program talks to makes no sense to pay attention to (things that Billboard doesn't Hollywood lawyers were getting endure in the early days of the
numerous knowledgeable people, "those who steal music." He appear to think matter at all in the on my case earlier this year, every Internet. Of course, what was
including James Boyle, Amanda brushes aside the band Ok Go for industry). It's as if Billboard time I claimed that the RIAA painful then is nothing but a fond
Palmer, Greg Kot and others. The just doing "ok" as if you don't wanted to judge the popularity of announced last year that it was no memory now, so I’m sure many
one section, however, that I count unless you go platinum in the transportation industry by longer suing end users, even folks will shed a tear when they
thought was a bit weak, was the record sales. He dismisses things judging how many buggy whips though it did keep suing. Those see today’s issue of popular
section on live shows. That done "as a hobby" as simply not are sold. Yes, as automobiles lawyers insisted that the RIAA online comic XKCD.
s e c t i o n o n l y f o c u s e d l a r g e mattering. He is, of course, became more popular, buggy said no such thing (even though The execution is perfect: the
stadium/amphitheater shows -- the defending Billboard's obsolete whip sales declined. Sucks to be that's what all of the press awful background, the annoyingly
kind that only a very small "charts" which are still based you if you're focused just on reported). In this podcast, the blinking text, the barely readable
number of bands deal with. It mostly on CD sales and radio measuring buggy ship sales, but RIAA's Jonathan Lamy repeats: blue links and the horrible HTML.
doesn't even mention the much play, but just comes across as the problem is that you're "Last December, we officially This is what 90% of sites hosted
more common forms of touring someone who doesn't even realize measuring the wrong thing. announced that we would end the on GeoCities looked like (and
and live shows. Furthermore, that what he's measuring (at 43:15 on Instead, the guy who sounds like litigation program against end there were a lot of them, believe
section only seemed to talk to one the podcast):"Right, okay, the one he's really looking to the future is users." Except it hasn't. us), and yes, it’s all imprinted
individual -- a smaller concert thing that does skew our ratings is Duncan Freeman, of the site Band Overall, the program is a really forever in the collective memory
promoter who used the part to that older people buy more music. Metrics, who shows that the really great hour's worth of discussion of Internet users from 1995 –
basically bash Live Nation. Now They steal less music.... So like, important thing is not figuring out on the types of things we 1999.
there are things you can complain you know, a Bruce Springsteen or how many CDs are being sold, regularly talk about here, and well Kudos to XKCD for the effort,
about with Live Nation (though, a Madonna might overperform on but how much fans are devoted to worth a listen if you're interested and if you’re wondering what all
I'd argue that they've got a much the album sales chart relative to an artist (disclosure: I've met in these things. the fuss is about, GeoCities closes
better understanding of where the some more subjective measure of Duncan a few times at events, and Permalink| Comments| Email down today, with all its data being
market is heading than most their popularity. But as far as like talk to him occasionally about the This Story erased. Nice knowing you, we’ll
people give them credit for based who's stealing what... I mean, music industry -- he's also given never forget you, unfortunately.
on conversations I've had with what use is that?" And that, right me an account on Band Metrics to Tags: geocities, xkcd
Internet News Record Tech/ Economy/ 27

A Look Behind The Curtain: How A Web addresses may

Patent Hoarder Makes Money adopt non-English
By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) percent of that amount, $271,817, and patent hoarding companies
characters
Submitted at 10/26/2009 4:34:09 AM
went to Niro Scavone, which also
billed $46,568 in expenses.
tend to be incredibly secretive
about all of this stuff, it's still an
A few months back, someone Nearly $40,000 went to someone interesting peak behind the (CNET News.com) the internationalization of the
sent over some details about a identified as "Ward"--most likely curtain. Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:14:00 AM
Internet, which means that
legal battle involving Peter Johnny Ward Jr., who served as Oh yeah, as for Mullin's question eventually people from every
Boesen, who is both a convicted local counsel to SPT in the case. about LG receiving 10% of the The Internet may be getting corner of the globe will be able to
felon in jail and a patent hoarder Of what was left, almost $109,000 payout from Apple, that might not friendlier for a significant chunk navigate much of the online world
who licensed his patents to a went to SP Technologies, then be all that surprising really. Last of the world. A proposal is up for using their native language
"patent troll" firm to assert against owned by investor Courtney year, we covered how it was a vote to let Web addresses use scripts."
tons of tech companies, and Niro Sherrer, and $311,400 went to becoming increasingly common non-English characters. IDNs are not a new concept.
S c a v o n e , t h e l a w f i r m Boesen. for patent hoarders to play this The proposed change(PDF), They've been debated for at least a
representing the patent company Also noteworthy: a full 10 neat trick where they sue a bunch k n o w n a s I n t e r n a t i o n a l i z e d decade. Some doubted whether
(and the law firm famous for, p e r c e n t o f A p p l e ' s p a y o u t , of companies and promise the Domain Names (IDNs), will such a system could work. But
among other things, having been $86,500, is marked as going to ones who settle quickly a cut of allow the use of non-Latin countries like China have taken
the inspiration for the term "patent "LG"--an apparent reference to what they can get from the others. characters in the entire address. the lead in pushing for this
troll"). There wasn't much to LG Electronics, which, according This sets up a little an interesting Currently, such characters are change.
write about directly, but it looks to the Boesen receipt, paid game theory situation, whereby allowed only in part of the Of the 1.6 billion Internet users
like Joe Mullin has been keeping $834,964.01 to settle a separate companies have extra incentive to address. IDNs will let people who worldwide, more than half use
on top of things (as always) and SPT suit in 2006. Why would LG settle quickly, which makes the write in Chinese, Korean, or languages with character sets
has found that via this lawsuit be getting a cut of the settlement patent holder very happy, and Arabic use their own languages to other than Latin. Beckstrom sees
Boesen has exposed some of the in a suit to which it was not a which they use to tout how surf the Web, and is expected to the change as necessary, not just
underlying details of how much party? And was Apple aware that "legitimate" their patents must be jump-start Internet use in many now, but for the future as Internet
money patent trolls get: Most a piece of that settlement might (yeah, right). It sounds like, regions across the globe. use continues to grow.
intriguing is the sum paid by w i n d u p w i t h o n e o f i t s perhaps, that's what happened ICANN, the Internet Corporation One of the challenges behind
Apple to settle an SPT suit competitors? Representatives here. Since LG settled earlier, for Assigned Names and IDNs has been the use of
brought over the iPhone in the from Apple and LG did not perhaps part of the settlement was Numbers, which is responsible for translation technology to convert
Eastern District of Texas in 2008: immediately respond to requests the right to 10% of a cut against managing domain names on the one character set to another to
$865,000. Without any motions for comment. There's a lot more others. Net, will review the historic, hot- deliver the right address. But
being filed after the intial in Mullin's post. Not sure how Permalink| Comments| Email button proposal on Friday at its ICANN seems to have covered
complaint or any substantive much is worth commenting on, This Story six-day 36th International Public that base.
discovery, a bit more than 30 but given that such patent holders Meeting in Seoul. If approved, "We're confident that it works
IDNs could kick in as early as because we've been testing it now
South Korean growth at seven-year high mid-2010. for a couple of years," Peter
"This is an extremely important Dengate Thrush, chairman of
(Financial Times - US may soon raise interest rates to on Monday. That was the most meeting for ICANN, since the I C A N N ' s b o a r d , s a i d i n a
homepage) rein in rising property prices and rapid pace since the first quarter IDN program is moving one step statement. "And so we're really
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:03:31 AM
household debt. of 2002. GDP grew 0.6 per cent closer to reshaping the global ready to start rolling it out."
Gross domestic product during from a year ago, beating market Internet landscape," ICANN CEO This content has passed through
South Korea’s economy grew in the July-September period expectations. R o d B e c k s t r o m s a i d i n a fivefilters.org.
the third quarter at the fastest pace expanded 2.9 per cent from the This content has passed through statement. "In Seoul, we plan to
in seven years, increasing second quarter, when it grew 2.6 fivefilters.org. move forward to the next step in
expectations that the central bank per cent, the Bank of Korea said
28 Tech/ Internet News Record

The New, New, New Facebook: The Cost of Social Media

Hundreds of Thousands Organize in to Worker Productivity:
Protest $2.25 Billion [Survey]
By Adam Ostrow (Mashable!) the previous iteration by re-adding By Stan Schroeder
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:27:53 AM
information like new friends of
friends and changes in Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:53:21 AM

Although the latest Facebook relationship status into the feed,

homepage changes seem and by moving events and Every now and then an analysis
relatively minor compared to birthdays back above the fold. pops up claiming that this or that
some of the more drastic moves However, those issues seem like online activity is costing
the company has made in the past, content is available, but that’s not they were light years ago and businesses millions or billions of
there are once again hundreds of immediately clear. mostly forgotten. dollars because employees are
doing them instead of work. If you take all those numbers and
thousands (if not millions) of 2. The “News Feed” isn’t very The problem here seems to be put them together, you’d probably
users voicing their frustration. good. The goal of the feature is to that Facebook didn’t add much in The latest scapegoat: social
networking and media sites. IT get the result that employees are
The most visible group to emerge be a digest of what’s important in the way of new and exciting, but spending 10 out of 8 hours doing
so far: “ PLEASE GIVE US OUR y o u r n e t w o r k , m u c h l i k e r a t h e r j u s t m a d e a f e w services group Morse conducted a
survey, questioning 1,460 office nothing at work. But with a little
OLD NEWS FEED BACK!” “Highlights” in the previous incremental changes that make common sense it’s easy to
(caps and exclamation point iteration. My own opinion: I’d sense from a UI perspective, but workers, and came to the
conclusion that use of Twitter and remember that employees are
included). The group will likely give it a B- … most of the stories once again frustrate and confuse never 100% productive; before
cross 500,000 members this seem interesting, though nearly 24 those that are resistant to change other social networking sites is
costing UK firms £1.38 Facebook and Twitter, there was
morning, as more users catch hours old at this point. Given the (and don’t read Facebook’s blog coffee and chitchat around the
wind of their friends joining it via “Live Feed” now includes more … or Mashable). billion(approximately 2.25 billion
information and is hence more Will it blow over? You have to dollars) every year. watercooler. Converting hours
the News Feed. spent on social networks into
While much of the frustration cluttered, it would seem the think so given Facebook’s history “When it comes to an office
environment the use of these sites dollars lost is walking on slippery
seems like the usual anger and “News Feed” should be more up- of surviving far more significant ground; I’d rather have happy
resistance to change you always to-date to emphasize important revolts. Further, the issues with is clearly becoming a productivity
black hole,” says Philip Wicks employees who sometimes go to
see when any major website happenings. this latest change seem fairly easy Facebook and Twitter than
pushes a redesign, I have heard a 3. Facebook didn’t give much for the social network to address from Morse. According to the
study, employees spend 40 unhappy ones who never do
few valid complaints about the warning about the changes. with small tweaks to the product. anything personal or fun online.
new Facebook: Unlike previous iterations where How do you feel about the latest minutes every week, on average,
on social networking sites. What do you think? Are social
1. The “Live Feed” isn’t all that announcements were prominently i t e r a t i o n o f t h e F a c e b o o k networking sites bad for
live. Seemingly, you need to placed on member homepages, homepage? Share your thoughts We can point out many similar
studies and surveys that popped productivity? Are they really
refresh to see new stuff, as there Facebook seemingly just flipped in the comments. Reviews: costing businesses millions?
are no alerts when new content is the switch on this change without Facebook, Mashable up over the years. One claimed
that Facebook is costing UK firms Please share your opinion in the
available. That’s not completely doing much to prepare users. Tags: facebook comments.
true: if you’re viewing the “News Facebook did address a number over £130m a day, with 233
million hours “lost” every month. Image courtesy of iStockphoto,
Feed,” you’ll get alerts when new of issues that members had with Pertusinas Reviews: Facebook,
Another study came to the
conclusion that merely web Twitter, iStockphoto
surfing costs US corporations Tags: productivity, social media,
about US$63 billion each year. social networking
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Vrooooom! Start your car (and more) With 'memorialized'

from your iPhone or iPod touch profiles, Facebook sees
By Steven Sande (The compatible Viper starting
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
dead people systems, and a fully loaded
package ( SmartStart VSM4000
System, US$499.99) for the rest (CNET News.com) feedback form that asks for some
Submitted at 10/25/2009 9:30:00 PM
of us. Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:06:00 AM
proof of a relationship to the
Filed under: Accessories, iPhone, Some of the app reviewers have person in question (knowledge of
Holidays, iPod touch TUAW noted that you're not only paying With over 300 million active an e-mail address and birthday,
reader Ethan pointed us in the for the system and your iPhone users around the world, it's a for example), as well as a link to
direction of something new, cool, bill, but there's also a US$29 legitimate concern for social proof of death (like a news article
and available only for iPhone and monthly annual GSM service bill network Facebook to come up or obituary). When a profile has
iPod touch (take that, Palm Pre that you'll have to pay (the first with a solution for what happens been memorialized, "sensitive"
and Android phones!) year of service is complimentary when members die. The company information, like phone numbers,
BestBuy has an exclusive on the with your purchase). However, if has now spelled out the process are removed, and the profile is
It uses a free iPhone app [ iTunes on its official blog(in a post that's locked up to anyone who was not
new Viper SmartStart System, the money isn't an object and
link] to give you that remote love, a little bit awkwardly close to already a confirmed friend (non-
which can do a number of things you're already clueless about what
like when you are visiting friends Halloween, considering the friends can't find the profile in
for your wheels: to get a loved one for Christmas,
overseas and want to scare people sensitivity of the subject matter). search queries, either).
this might be an idea to consider.
by starting your car up while it's Facebook's Max Kelly explains But for those who were
• Start your car with virtually TUAW Vrooooom! Start your
sitting by itself in the airport in the blog post: "Obviously, we confirmed friends of the deceased,
unlimited range car (and more) from your iPhone
parking lot. The developers also wanted to be able to model they can continue to leave "wall"
• Warm your car in winter; cool or iPod touch originally appeared
note that in the near future, a new p e o p l e ' s r e l a t i o n s h i p s o n posts in remembrance.
your car in summer on The Unofficial Apple Weblog
release of the app will give you Facebook, but how do you deal Memorialized profiles are also
• Unlock your car or truck (TUAW) on Sun, 25 Oct 2009
push notification if your car alarm with an interaction with someone locked to future log-ins to prevent
• Arm the alarm to protect your 21:30:00 EST. Please see our
goes off. who is no longer able to log on? h a c k i n g - - s o m e t h i n g t h a t
car terms for use of feeds.
There are two versions available: When someone leaves us, they highlights how Facebook will
• Activate panic alarm to protect Read| Permalink| Email this|
a module ( SmartStart VSM100 don't leave our memories or our have to be very vigilant about
yourself Comments
Module, US$299.99) for cars that social network. To reflect that making sure that mean-spirited
• Receive push-button status
are already equipped with reality, we created the idea of m e m b e r s d o n ' t t r y t o
notifications
'memorialized' profiles as a place "memorialize" one another's
where people can save and share profiles as a macabre prank.
their memories of those who've This content has passed through
passed." fivefilters.org.
To "memorialize" a profile,
members are encouraged to use a

Backstage with Barry Manilow Live at the Hollywood Bowl!

(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:30:00 AM
ET is with backstage and behind
the scenes with Barry Manilow as
he performs at the Hollywood
Bowl in Los Angeles for the very
first time!
"I've been to the Hollywood
Bowl, but I never played on the
stage," Barry told ET before the
big event.
Before Barry stepped on stage to
be accompanied by a 60-piece
orchestra, he donated $100,000
worth of instruments to the L.A. half-million dollars for the cause.
Unified School District! Proceeds
benefit the Grammy Foundation
and the Manilow Music Project–
and Barry has already raised a
30 Tech/ Entertainment/ Game/
AOL names its post-Time Warner
board
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:39:00 AM
In preparation for its upcoming
spin-off from parent company
Time Warner, AOL has named
nine members to its board of
directors--and from what it sounds
like, more additions to the board
could be coming.
The current lineup includes
former Amazon Chief
Information Officer Richard
Dalzell, Plainfield Asset
Management partner Karen
Dykstra, financial services exec
William Hambrecht, Paley Center
for Media Director Patricia
Mitchell, former FCC Chairman
BlackBerry Storm2 Arrives at Verizon on October
28th
By Christina Warren
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:09:21 AM
Are you excited about the
upcoming BlackBerry Storm2? If
you’re a Verizon Wireless
customer, you won’t have to wait
much longer, as Verizon and RIM
have officially announced that the
Storm2 will be released on
October 28th.
The newest iteration of the
touchscreen BlackBerry includes
Wi-Fi, a software-based clickable
display (no more mechanical
weirdness) and a faster processor
Michael Powell, former CBS
Chief Financial Officer Fredric
Reynolds, former Procter &
Gamble exec James Stengel, and
ex-William Morris Agency CEO
James Wiatt.
"AOL is very fortunate to have an
exceptional group of proven
leaders to serve on our board of
directors," CEO Tim Armstrong,
who took over the reins of the
company this spring, said in a
release. "AOL is on a mission to
help create the future of media
and content and the AOL board
will play a central part in helping
us focus the strategy and also
operate the company with the
highest ethical standards."
with more device memory.
Other features include:
3.2 megapixel camera with auto-
focus
Built-in GPS
V Cast Music with Rhapsody
BlackBerry OS 5.0
Support for Verizon Wireless’
Broadband Connect tethering
service Original BlackBerry
Storm Owners
Existing BlackBerry Storm
customers can upgrade their
devices to OS 5.0 beginning today
v i a e i t h e r
www.verizonwireless.com/storm
or www.blackberry.com/update
The majority of the board
members don't hail from
Armstrong's own Silicon Valley
turf: the CEO served as Google's
director of sales up until his hire
at AOL. But most of them are
veterans of traditional media,
which presumably will give the
onetime dial-up king an advantage
as it attempts to shape itself into a
digital-content power player--at
least on the surface.
(Disclosure: One of AOL's new
board members has a past
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for free. That will bring all the
new OS-based enhancements to
your existing phone. Pricing and
Availability
The Blackberry Storm2 will be
available online, in Verizon retail
stores and through Verizon
Joanna Krupa & Derek
Hough Reveal Recipe for
Success with their Waltz
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:10:00 AM
Derek Hough has been working
with Joanna Krupa on mastering
the basic technique of the waltz in
preparation for Monday night's
"Dancing with the Stars."
The master chef of the dance
floor told ET he is ready to "add
business channels on Wednesday.
The Blackberry Storm2 will be
priced at $179.99 after a $100
mail-in-rebate with a new two-
year agreement (on a plan that
either offers Email and Web or
Email and Web for BlackBerry).
What do you think about the new
BlackBerry Storm? How do you
think it measures up against the
iPhone or the upcoming Motorola
Droid?
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the sizzle, the paprika, the flavor,
the spices on top of it."
The intense practice schedule is
tiring Joanna out, but she finds the
energy to carry on once she
reaches the dance studio. Derek
said, "It's like a marathon, except
for you're not jogging. You're
sprinting the entire way."
Now Playing:
October 26 -
November 1, 2009
By James Ransom-Wiley
(Joystiq)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:15:00 PM
Wiki-wiki-wikee!
Choose your platform to jump to
a specific release list:
Last updated: Monday, 12:15 PM
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Apple Tablet “Impending” … And It Yahoo Mail outages
Might Have Something to Do With plauge some users
Newspapers
By Stan Schroeder
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:44:06 AM
Yes, it’s more Apple Tablet
rumors, but this time the rumor
comes from an unlikely source:
New York Times’ executive
editor Bill Keller. Gawker found
an interesting detail in a speech he
held last week (the video is
below): at one point he says that
they’re planning to bring New
York Times on a multitude of
platforms, including the Apple
Tablet.
Has Keller been reading too
many Apple Tablet rumors, or
does he know something that we
don’t? One can speculate either
way, but I’m leaning towards the
Amazon Refuses To Give In; Appeals One-Click
Patent Rejection In Canada
By Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:48:00 AM
Amazon's infamous "one-click"
patent is quite often rolled out as
an example of how ridiculous our
patent system has become. At
times, even Jeff Bezos has
indicated he realizes this... and
yet, the company still keeps on
fighting for control over the "one
click" concept. In the US, the
latter; there may not be an official
release date yet, but the Tablet is
most probably real, and Apple is
already making hush-hush deals
with content creators such as the
Times.
Looking at what Apple (and
Steve Jobs) likes to do, it makes a
lot of sense. First, Apple has
transformed the way we listen to
(and purchase) music with the
iPod and iTunes; then, it changed
patent is still involved in a re-
exam, but up in Canada, the
patent was rejected this summer,
along with a rejection of pretty
much all software/business model
patents in Canada -- saying that
without specific new laws from
the government, such things
would be considered unpatentable
in Canada. Michael Geist points
out that Amazon, rather than
leaving well enough alone, is
the way we use our cellphones
with the iPhone. Perhaps now
Apple is interested in changing
the way we consume news and
read magazines (among other
things)? We’ve already explored
that avenue; if Keller meant what
he said, it seems even more likely.
The exact quote from Keller is
“I’m hoping we can get the
newsroom more actively involved
in the challenge of delivering our
best journalism in the form of
Times Reader, iPhone apps,
WAP, or the impending Apple
slate…” It comes at about 8.30 in
the video; you can see it below.
Tags: Apple Tablet, new york
times
appealing the rejection in Canada.
I have to admit that I don't
understand why Amazon is
fighting for this patent any more.
The management there has to
realize that this patent is case
study #1 in the problems of the
patent system. And, while it did
try to enforce the patent against
Barnes & Noble in the past, as far
as I'm aware, it hasn't bothered to
enforce the patent against anyone
By Tom Krazit (Webware.com)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:49:00 AM
Yahoo Mail users reported some
problems with the service
Monday morning, with the service
unaccessable for some and spotty
for others.
Techcrunch noticed a Twitter
spike in reports of problems with
Yahoo Mail, and another
company called Downrightnow
also reported problems accessing
the service over the last several
hours. Several CNET employees
reported that they were able to
access their inboxes, but mine is
unavailable. Yahoo Messenger
and Yahoo's home page appeared
to be working fine.
Please let us know if you're
having trouble in the comments
below, and we'll update this post
with more information as we go.
else in many years (anyone have
any info to the contrary?).
Continuing to fight for this patent
in both the US and Canada doesn't
seem to add any value whatsoever Talkcast reminder:
to Amazon, but just highlights Macs that go bump in
how the company appears to be
abusing the patent system with the night! 10 pm ET
ridiculous patents.
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Yahoo Mail is the most widely
used Web e-mail service in the
world by a wide margin, with
over 100 million unique users in
July 2009 according to Comscore.
Gmail, Google's Web e-mail
service, is growing fast as the
third most-used e-mail service
behind Microsoft's Hotmail but
has suffered a few high-profile
outages this year.
Updated 8:58 a.m. PDT: Yahoo
released a statement confirming
the problems, but downplayed the
breadth of the issues. "A small
fraction of Yahoo! Mail users are
experiencing intermittent email
issues today, October 26. We are
actively working to resolve the
issue and apologize for any
inconvenience this causes."
Originally posted at Relevant
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By Michael Rose (The
(TUAW))
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under: TUAW
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Yahoo Mail outages
plague some users
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:49:00 AM
Yahoo Mail users reported some
problems Monday morning, with
the service inaccessible for some
and spotty for others.
Techcrunch noticed a Twitter
spike in reports of problems with
Yahoo Mail, and another
company called Downrightnow
also reported problems accessing
the service over the last several
hours. Several CNET employees
reported that they were able to
access their in-boxes, but mine is
unavailable. Yahoo Messenger
and Yahoo's home page appeared
to be working fine.
Please let us know if you're
having trouble in the comments
below, and we'll update this post
with more information as we go.
Yahoo Mail is the most widely
Did an NYT editor let the 'Slate' slip?
By Michael Rose (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 10/26/2009 10:15:00 AM
Filed under: Rumors There's a
loud buzzing this morning, and
it's not just the hangover from late
-night celebrations of the
Yankees' pennant win; quite a few
tech and Mac sites (we heard it
first from Edible Apple, although
it's really everywhere now) are
reporting on week-old remarks
used Web e-mail service in the
world by a wide margin, with
over 100 million unique users in
July 2009, according to
ComScore. Gmail, Google's Web
e-mail service, is growing fast as
the third most-popular e-mail
service behind Microsoft's
Hotmail but has suffered a few
high-profile outages this year.
Update at 8:58 a.m. PDT: Yahoo
released a statement confirming
the problems, but downplayed the
breadth of the issues. "A small
fraction of Yahoo Mail users are
experiencing intermittent email
issues today, October 26. We are
actively working to resolve the
issue and apologize for any
inconvenience this causes."
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from the New York Times
executive editor, Bill Keller, that
were supposed to remain off-the
record -- and of course are now
playing on video all across the
web.
If you look at the transcript of his
chat, or the 8:20 mark in the
video, you'll see him refer to
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Last night's Mad
Men twist: brilliant
or risky (or both)?
By Bob Sassone (TV Squad)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:40:00 AM
I continue to be amazed by Mad
Men. I don't mean the overall
quality of the writing, the acting,
the direction, the production. It's
easy to be amazed by all that. I'm
talking about where Matthew
Weiner and his writing staff are
taking us.
I think we can all agree that,
beyond the bigger picture of how
the 1960s changed America, the
big story on the show has been
"Who is Don Draper?" It's the big
secret that he's been keeping since
episode one and it has really been
the driving force of the show. But
last night Weiner and Co. blew
the show wide open by having
Betty confront Don about the box
in the drawer. And when she did,
Don actually told the truth! And
this wasn't even the season finale!
Continue reading Last night's
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Guy Who Signed 'XYZ Corp.'

Astroturf Letter... Worked As Telco
Is the MacBook Pro PR Person For Nearly 3 Decades? Review: The
By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) Sells in Little Rock). Venture Bros. -
about to receive a quad- Submitted at 10/26/2009 2:18:31 AM
Southwestern Bell, of course,
became better known as SBC.
So, remember last week when we SBC, of course, became AT&T
Handsome Ransom
By Annie Wu (TV Squad)
core speed bump? w r o t e a b o u t h o w a n t i - n e t after it bought the old AT&T and
neutrality lobbyists from AT&T took on its name. So, if you're an
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:08:00 PM

By John Burke (The Unofficial some talk on 9to5Mac that Apple had crafted astroturf letters for AT&T lobbyist and you want to (S04E02) First things first. If you
Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Store geniuses are starting to various "special interest groups" convince the FCC that "seniors" are not a connoisseur of '90s
Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:30:00 AM
work with the new Core i5 and i7 to sign -- but someone forgot to are against net neutrality -- and superhero cartoons or a huge nerd
Quad-Core processors that may remove the boilerplate"XYZ you don't want it to appear to that has been closely following
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, m a k e t h e i r w a y i n t o t h e O r g a n i z a t i o n " i n t h e f i r s t come from AT&T employees-- Venture Bros. news all the way
Macbook Pro notebooks. paragraph? We also noted that who better to go to than an ex- through production, you may have
With all the news circulating While nothing is definite, it's there was little evidence that the employee? Still, next time you missed out on the full "Handsome
around about updated Apple looking like the release of OS X group -- the Arkansas Retired get a former employee to shill for Ransom" experience. That is not
hardware, you might be asking 10.6.2 and the refresh of the Seniors -- actually existed. you, remember to replace the to say the unaware couldn't have a
y o u r s e l f " W h a t a b o u t t h e MacBook Pro might come in However, Matt Cutts did a bit of bogus XYZ Organization you left good time, but things were made
MacBook Pro?" Apple certaintly tandem, and sooner than we think. digging and found that the name for him in the text of the letter you ten times funnier if a viewer knew
hasn't forgotten about its high-end Thanks to everyone who sent this of the guy who signed the letter -- sent him. that the not-so-pure Captain
notebook computer, and details in. Bob Sells -- appears to have Permalink| Comments| Email Sunshine was voiced by Kevin
are starting to slip out that the TUAW Is the MacBook Pro worked in PR for Southwestern This Story Conroy, aka Batman.
MacBook Pro might be receiving about to receive a quad-core Bell for 28 years(there appears to Continue reading Review: The
a speed boost sooner than anyone speed bump? originally appeared be only one Bob Sells or Robert Venture Bros. - Handsome
might have predicted. on The Unofficial Apple Weblog Ransom
Applesfera is reporting that some (TUAW) on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 Filed under: Other Comedy
information about unreleased 11:30:00 EST. Please see our Shows, OpEd, Animation, Adult
MacBook Pro models has been terms for use of feeds. Swim, Episode Reviews, Reality-
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Found Footage: iPhone Facebook Settlement Gets Judge's
costumes are either genius OK
or deeply misguided
By Michael Rose (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 10/25/2009 12:30:00 PM
Filed under: Humor, Cult of Mac,
iPhone, Holidays
You have to hand it to Reko and
Bobby John for their stick-to-it-
iveness; they were behind a
similar set of iPhone costumes in
2007, but those didn't have the
fully-functional power of these
new outfits. Yes, those are LCD
TVs on the front (not touchable,
sadly) showing content from the
(almost certainly) jailbroken
iPhones mounted on top; yes,
each getup weighs 85 pounds
because it includes a car battery to
power the display. I can see how
the illusion would be broken by a
500-foot charging cable trailing
Verizon profits slip on
restructuring costs
(Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:41:08 AM
Verizon said on Monday that its
third quarter profits fell by 9 per
cent but sales rose as the company
lured more wireless subscribers
but absorbed the cost of job cuts
and restructuring.
Excluding one-time charges,
Verizon’s net income was
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By Sarah Perez
(ReadWriteWeb)
through, Facebook would then be
relieved from liability from any
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:10:12 AM
future lawsuits regarding the same
complaint and even those still
behind them as they trick-or-treat Proposal Would Kill Beacon, Damages, Non-Profit Foundation pending like the
their way around the subdivision. Have Facebook Paying $9.5 The case has been in litigation Facebook/Blockbuster class
There's a part of me that wants to Million since last year, but now looks like action suit brought in April 2008.
tell these guys to apply their wild, Late last week, a federal judge in it's drawing to a close. U.S. S e t t l e m e n t Sounds
i n v e n t i v e e n e r g y t o m o r e California gave preliminary District Court judge, Richard Great...Especially for Facebook
productive pursuits. And yet... approval to a settlement of the Seeborg in San Jose, has approved On the surface, the proposed
there's another bit of reptile brain class action lawsuit regarding the proposed Facebook settlement settlement sounds fair enough to
that simply sits and watches, in Facebook's Beacon program. The that would have the company all parties involved. Damages are
awe. controversial program, launched paying out $9.5 million, two- paid and Facebook has to promote
Thanks to John for the tip! back in November of 2007, thirds of which would go to online privacy. However, as
[via MacRumors Forums] allowed Facebook users to share setting up a non-profit foundation David Johnson points out on the
TUAW Found Footage: iPhone online purchases made on third- to fund "projects and initiatives Digital Media Lawyer Blog,
costumes are either genius or party affiliate websites with their that promote the cause of online Facebook is already required by
deeply misguided originally social networking friends. The privacy, safety and security." The law to promote online privacy and
appeared on The Unofficial Apple problem with the program was remaining money would then be the safety and security of its users'
Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 25 Oct that it was opt-out instead of opt- split among the lawyers and the information per FTC mandates. In
2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see in, angering many Facebook users plaintiffs, each of whom would addition, Facebook would get to
our terms for use of feeds. w h o u n k n o w i n g l y s h a r e d receive damages of $1000-15,000, nominate one and have say over
Read| Permalink| Email this| information they wished they according to MediaPost. the other two board members on
Comments wouldn't have. The other major part to the the proposed Privacy Foundation's
Sponsor Facebook settlement is the board of directors.
One such victim was Sean Lane, r e q u i r e d t e r m i n a t i o n o f Says Johnson: "Facebook
now the lead plaintiff in the Facebook's Beacon program in its effectively gets most of its money
lawsuit. He was especially angry entirety. Although Facebook had back to fund projects that it is
a f t e r t h e n e w s o f a n quickly reacted to the Beacon already has an obligation to
Overstock.com purchase was outcry after its launch, changing perform."
$3.57bn, or 60 cents a share, posted to his Facebook profile. the system over to opt-in and even Sounds like the real winner here
compared with $3.4bn, or 66 The purchase, a diamond ring he issuing a formal apology, the may be Facebook.
cents in the same quarter a year bought for his wife, was meant to program still exists today. (You You can read the Settlement
a g o . T h i s b e a t a n a l y s t s ’ be a surprise. After that incident, can check your settings by going Agreement here, courtesy of
e x p e c t a t i o n s , a l t h o u g h t h e Lane, along with eighteen other to Settings -> Privacy Settings -> CircleID. The settlement was
company produced profits of 41 plaintiffs, filed a class action Applications -> Settings tab. Then proposed last month, but only
cents when including charges l a w s u i t a g a i n s t F a c e b o o k , scroll down to the bottom to see if received preliminary approval on
r e l a t e d t o l a y o f f s a n d i t s claiming that Beacon's opt-out "Beacon websites" is checked or Friday. The affected parties have
acquisition of Alltel in January. o p t i o n w a s " i n a d e q u a t e , unchecked. Checked will ensure until February 1st to object to the
This content has passed through m i s l e a d i n g a n d d e c e p t i v e . " no Beacon stories get posted to proposed settlement. Discuss
fivefilters.org. D e t a i l s o f t h e A g r e e m e n t : your profile).
Shutting Down Beacon, Paying If the proposed settlement goes
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What are Hulu's Mysterious Plans?

By Sarah Perez makes you pay - except in their simply haven't decided what subscription model would be there
(ReadWriteWeb) case, you're paying with your they're going to do about adding to provide users with value-added
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:03:39 AM
eyeballs, not your credit card. new premium services to Hulu services that you couldn't get from
Using video ads, Hulu has been and therefore don't want to the free model alone. Perhaps
Everyone is looking to Hulu as attempting to monetize its service, discuss it at all. behind the scenes interviews?
the future of Internet TV. The but those efforts have been of our content. I think what we Yet the quote they provided to Sneak peeks? Actor interviews?
joint venture between several difficult at times. This spring, for need to do is deliver that content AdWeek seems innocuous enough Who knows...but the possibilities
major networks, Hulu delivers instance, Screen Digest analyst to consumers in a way where they - so why not just stick with it? are endless.
free, ad-supported programming Arash Amel claimed that Hulu will appreciate the value," Carey Why now choose to say nothing at As to why we think that, it comes
via online streams - an untested had only sold about 60% of its ad was quoted as saying by all? Maybe they're hoping that down to simple math. We've now
model for long-term profitability, inventory. "What we've seen is Broadcasting & Cable. with no quote, there is no story, seen three different statements
a t l e a s t w h e n i t c o m e s t o rapid growth in consumption, but "Hulu...needs to evolve to have a and that will allow them to quell about these premium services:
television. the advertising isn't keeping up," meaningful subscription model as the impending panic among some Carey's recent remarks,
While consumers have been he said. part of its business." users who are worried about Murdoch's quote from earlier this
enjoying the service since its While these figures, if accurate, This seems to jive with earlier Hulu's plans to make customers year, and anonymous sources
launch in 2007, happily watching could be reason for concern, many reports where News Corp. CEO pay. Because some people are so quoted by Dan Rayburn who
free TV shows and movies over feel that the profitability of an Rupert Murdoch had also hinted opposed to paying for online hinted that Hulu's iPhone app
their PCs and even their TV sets online video venture of this nature at the site's plans to add premium content, just hearing reports that won't launch until "Hulu rolls out
thanks to Media Center plugins takes time to develop. Eventually, services. "Are we looking at it Hulu might change to a pay-to- a subscription based
and other unofficial hacks, the the ad-supported model would with a view toward adding stream model could dissuade them service."...And They'll be Tied to
company itself is still trying to work for Hulu as it has worked subscription services and pay per from continuing to use the the iPhone
n a v i g a t e t h i s n e w o n l i n e for numerous other websites and view? Yes we are," Murdoch had service. The iPhone app, in fact, may be
l a n d s c a p e a n d e f f e c t i v e l y services, supporters claim. said. Then again, it could be that the the real secret the company is
monetize their content. Now Besides, more recent deals seem But "looking at" and "doing" are opposite is true. Hulu wants to trying to hide. Imagine if the
recent statements by a News Corp to bode well for the site. Case in two very different things - where keep everyone wondering about much-rumored and highly
exec have people wondering: can point, this month the Publicis does Hulu stand now? Has their what's coming next, generating anticipated application was linked
Hulu make the ad-supported Groupe announced a mulit- core philosophy - that is, their excitement without providing any to a subscription-based model.
m o d e l w o r k ? O r d o e s t h e million dollar ad deal that belief in the ad-supported model - details. This means people can That could downright
company have other plans? involved targeted advertising to changed? speculate wildly and give their revolutionize the way people
Sponsor particular Hulu demographics. According to AdWeek, it has not. opinions, allowing Hulu to tap watch TV. Providing streaming
Is Hulu Working? The deal is said to represent a In the article, the company claims into that online conversation content over the popular Apple
One of the primary objectives "significant increase" in spending their ad-supported free service is about what people want before smartphone would easily bring in
behind Hulu was to put free on Hulu. Hulu to Charge? still the one that "resonates with making any official decisions or additional revenue and that new
programming on the Internet to Despite the promises ad deals the largest group of users" and announcements. What We Think: source could quickly outperform
combat the rampant pirating of like this hold, there is still debate that any additional models would Hulu Will Launch Value-Added the profits made by the ad-
TV content that took place on as to whether or not Hulu is going just serve to complement that. Services supported model.
sites like the popular file-sharing to stick to the ad-supported model However, when we reached out Despite any official Yet launching a Hulu iPhone app
destination, The Pirate Bay. As or try something new. At a to Hulu to ask about their plans confirmations from the company, would be a challenge, as the
iTunes did with music, the idea is conference last week, News Corp. regarding charging for content, we think it's pretty clear that Hulu company is undoubtedly aware.
to make using Hulu's service deputy chairman Chase Carey the company wouldn't go on has intentions to launch value- And, of course, Hulu wouldn't
easier than having to go out and made a pronouncement regarding record with any such statement. added services on top of its free, want to say anything about it,
seek the illegal downloads. this point that raised more than a Why So Cagey? ad-supported model in the coming especially considering how
Although iTunes charges for few eyebrows: Hulu's current decision to clam months. These may include pay- difficult Apple is when it comes
music on a per-file basis, Hulu, "I think a free model is a very up could be taken in a few per-view options and some sort of WHAT page 36
too has a business model that difficult way to capture the value different ways. Perhaps they subscription model. However, that
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How Moms Use Their iPhones continued from page 35

to applications that compete with because it, even more so than

By Frederic Lardinois phone in stores, 42% of the their core services. Apple may not Google Voice, competed with
(ReadWriteWeb) mothers who responded to the even approve such an application, iTunes. That leaves us hopeful
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:00:00 AM
the sole decision makers. Eighty Greystripe survey said that they claiming (rightly so) that it that a similar application launched
percent have attended at least regularly use their phones at the competes with iTunes. by Hulu could also make it
According to a new survey by some college and are slightly grocery store. Grocery list However, Apple may be through the approval process.
mobile advertising network more likely to have received a applications - or just the Notes loosening up on that front, with Still, we wouldn't blame Hulu if
Greystripe, mothers with iPhones Graduate degree than the rest of app on the iPhone and iPod touch no small thanks going to the FCC they wanted to keep that
regularly let their children use the iPhone user base. The age of - are the most popular uses for the who recently questioned the extremely quiet. And that would
their phones, download games the children in these families iPhone and 19% of all moms use company's rejection of the Google certainly explain why Hulu won't
specifically for their children and skews slightly older, with 29% of these. Thirteen percent of moms Voice application- a VoIP dialer comment on their plans.
often use their phones at grocery t h e m o m s h a v i n g c h i l d r e n also use the phone to look up that Apple rejected because it Of course, this is all just
stores to compare prices and between 0 and 4, while 43% have prices in the store itself - which competed with what the iPhone speculation at this point, but we
check their grocery lists. children between 15 and 17. explains the popularity of apps does natively. (Apple claims hope it turns out to be true.
Not too long ago, mothers were How iPhone Moms Use Their like Red Laser. they're "still reviewing" it, but no Discuss
still considered to be a hard group Phones: Shopping and Keeping As Greystripe's founder and CEO one really buys that.) Since the
t o r e a c h t h r o u g h m o b i l e the Kids Entertained Michael Chang told us last week, FCC's involvement, however,
applications because they tend to What is more interesting, though, this data shows how the iPhone Apple has gone on to approve a
be late adopters. The iPhone's is how these moms use their has become a tool for everyday streaming music app called
mainstream success has changed iPhones. Fifty-nine percent of all life for this demographic. This Spotify, an application that many
this, however, and iPhone moms iPhone moms let their children group tends to have a large had feared would be rejected
have now become a desirable u s e t h e i r p h o n e s a n d 4 1 % influence over everyday purchase
target demographic for marketers. download games specifically for decisions in their families and
Sponsor their children. Twenty percent
Greystripe is a brand-focused a l s o d o w n l o a d e d u c a t i o n a l
these iPhone moms often use their
phones to make a good number of
Steelers' defense punishes
a d v e r t i s i n g n e t w o r k a n d content for their kids.
obviously has an interest in With regards to shopping, 79% of
these decisions, which make them
an attractive target for marketers. Vikings with two TDs
making this group attractive for all iPhone moms use their phones This study also shows that there By Associated Press most in a game without a
advertisers, but the statistics in for 'shopping related activities.' is a large market for apps that are (ESPN.com) touchdown pass. It was also
this report seem pretty solid. The majority of these activities specifically geared towards this Favre's most passing yards in a
Submitted at 10/25/2009 5:24:20 PM
Greystripe found the 1,294 consist of locating stores (60%). demographic, including mobile loss since 2006.
respondents who filled out this Thirty-nine percent also use the price comparison apps or apps Fast Facts • Sidney Rice had 11 catches for
survey through house ads on its p h o n e t o c o m p a r e p r i c e s . that can deliver mobile coupons - • A p a i r o f f o u r t h q u a r t e r 136 yards and has 312 receiving
own network. The iPhone Mom Nineteen percent of iPhone moms and a lot of iPhone dads will defensive touchdowns led the yards in his last two games.
According to Greystripe, 96% of download coupons, 23% look for probably be interested in these Steelers over the Vikings, who • The Vikings lost for the first
m o t h e r s w i t h i P h o n e s a r e items on sale and 37% use their apps as well. Discuss lost for the first time this season. time this season and were unable
i n v o l v e d i n t h e i r f a m i l y ' s phones to learn about products. • Lamarr Woodley returned a to eclipse their 6-0 start from
purchasing decisions and 40% are When it comes to using the Brett Favre fumble 77 yards and 2003. The loss also ended the
K e y a r o n F o x r a n b a c k a n Vikings' six-game road win
interception 82 yards, both for streak.
scores. • Rapid Reaction
• The Steelers have won 10 -- ESPN Stats & Information
straight at home since last season, This content has passed through
including the playoffs. fivefilters.org.
• Favre threw for 334 yards, his
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Salesforce.com and Adobe:
Applications Enriching The Platfom Browsing: Tor for
By Alex Williams
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 2:15:08 AM
Salesforce.com and Adobe have
entered a partnership that allows
developers to create rich Internet
and desktop applications in the
cloud. The partnership is just one
more example of how an
ecosystem is developing between
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
vendors and application
developers.
In recent weeks Salesforce.com
has partnered with a host of
companies, including Box.net last
week and an integration with
Cisco earlier this month.
Sponsor
The partnership with Adobe
means that users may create
enterprise applications on the
Force.com platform.
Developers may create
applications that are launched
through a browser using Adobe
Flash technology or on the
desktop using Adobe Air.
This is intriguing. We've seen a
number of consumer application
developed using Adobe Air,
Good API design at Twitter
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 10/25/2009 10:49:58 AM
I ' v e b e e n p u t t i n g o f f off a list instead of a special
programming with Twitter lists, Twitter account. It turns out
but I shouldn't have.
They did a really good job, as the timeline for a list, and it works
Anonymous Mobile
Android
including Tweetdeck, the rich
Twitter application that has grown
immensely in popularity. The
partnership with Salesforce.com
means that developers may create
similar applications through the
integration of third-party API's
that may provide another means
for enterprise customers to create
their own social applications.
We know there are any variety of
ways to create applications for the
enterprise but the relationship
between Adobe and
Saleforce.com demonstrates how
easy it is becoming to create rich
applications for specific, business
purposes.
The simplicity is evident in the
way developers create
applications using Adobe Flash
Builder. It's a as simple as drag
usual, with the API.
The project -- convert the page of
Berkeley people's tweets to run
there's an API call that retrieves
and drop to add such features as
calendars, grids, charts, buttons
and all the other elements to make
the user interface compelling for
the user.
On the desktop, the data is
synced to the Salesforce.com
environment via an API, creating
an integrated platform for users.
Remember how third-party
applications accelerated
Facebook's growth? A similar
model is emerging in the SasS
world. Applications are making
SaaS platfoms rich integrated
environments, tailored to the
business user. Development is far
easier than ever before, making it
possible to create tools that can
enrich the experience for the user
by viewing data in ways that helps
them take faster action without
the need for an IT administrator or
analyst to present it in a way that
makes sense.
The release preview for Adobe
Flash Builder is available at
force.com. The product will be
fully available in the first half of
2010.
Discuss
exactly like the API call that
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By Jolie O'Dell
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 10/25/2009 3:51:24 PM
Thanks to mobile developer
Nathan Freitas and the teams
behind Tor and the Guardian
Project, secure, anonymous
mobile browsing is on its way.
On his blog, Freitas writes, "We
have successfully ported the
native C Tor app to Android and
built an Android application
bundle that installs, runs and
provides the glue needed to make under the Tor license and contains
it useful to end users.... secure, a built-in HTTP proxy.
anonymous access to the web via However, the developers who are
Tor on Android is now a reality." currently preparing anonymous
Sponsor mobile browsing for its premiere
The most recent Tor release uses are seeking volunteers for the app
toolchain wrapper scripts to run and for preparing the privacy-
Tor without requiring root access. focused Android browser,
Orbot manages the installation, Shadow. Interested parties should
bundles the Tor binary, and contact Freitas. Discuss
furnishes the UI. The app is falls
retrieves the timeline for an I am happy to criticize Twitter
account. So much so that I didn't when I think they made a mistake,
even have to change the glue and I'm even happier to applaud
script, I pass in a different URL when something works incredibly
and it just worked. simply, and well.
It Just Worked™. Thanks!!
That's the Holy Grail of APIs.
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IBM Debuts Food Traceability

iPhone App
By Richard MacManus detailed manner.
(ReadWriteWeb) Breadcrumbs is a glimpse of
Submitted at 10/26/2009 4:19:26 AM
what we'll see in the near future,
camera. The consumer simply when information will literally -
Today at the IBM Information on points their iPhone at a food item finally- be at the consumer's
Demand event, IBM will demo a and gets back relevant data. Other fingertips when they're shopping
new app that will bring the than product recall details, the for groceries or any other goods
Internet of Things to the iPhone. information returned to the user is where data is plentiful. Up till
The as yet unreleased iPhone app mostly the same as what's on food now, data such as product recall
is called Breadcrumbs and it will labels - only it is pulled from the information has largely been
g i v e c o n s u m e r s a c c e s s t o Web. inaccessible to consumers - at
information about grocery food IBM told ReadWriteWeb that least when at the grocery store.
items. The app will be able to when 4G becomes common place In the long term expect to see
scan barcodes and deliver a in mobile phones, then apps such apps like Breadcrumb provide
summary of the ingredients in a as Breadcrumbs will become data on where and when food
uTorrent Portable Puts
food item, along with when it was more powerful and be readily items get consumed, together with
manufactured. That data is usually used on-the-fly by consumers how long they were on the shelf
o n t h e f o o d l a b e l , b u t when grocery shopping. before being consumed. Apps like
BitTorrent on a USB
Breadcrumbs goes a step further - The larger trend here is the Breadcrumbs may even be able to
it can provide extra information convergence of smart phones with tell who consumed the items
such as product recall data. If a the Internet of Things(i.e. Internet (privacy advocates, start your
Drive [Downloads]
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) for stand-alone installation on
product has been recalled in the -connected real world objects). engines!). These apps will also be your USB drive, or integrate it
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:00:00 AM
past, this app will tell the Devices such as the iPhone useful in determining counterfeit into your existing
consumer all of the relevant essentially become sensor and items, for example when buying Windows (Portable): You've P o r t a b l e A p p s . c o m U S B
details. RFID readers, which allow an expensive luxury good. a l w a y s b e e n a b l e t o g r a b installation. All the same features
Sponsor consumers to interact with real The date that Breadcrumbs will uTorrent's program folder and that you've come to love about
Breadcrumbs is able to scan world objects in a much more be launched on iPhone has not yet drop it onto a thumb drive for uTorrent, like remote web control
barcodes using the iPhone's been announced by IBM. Discuss portable BitTorrent handling. and organized downloads, are
Now the PortableApps.com suite present in the portable version. In
ING to split as part of deal with Brussels has packaged our favorite torrent short, you'll never be stuck at
client and integrated it with their mom's house without a means to
(Financial Times - US banking in a move prompted by level. But Monday’s
homepage) application menu. access crucial content again.
intense pressure from the announcement goes substantially
If you wanted to try out uTorrent uTorrent portable is a free
Submitted at 10/26/2009 4:37:50 AM
European Commission over state further than expected and also
with no commitment, this portable download, runs from anywhere on
aid. includes a requirement that ING
ING, the Dutch financial services download would be a handy Windows systems. µTorrent
The group had already signalled sell ING Direct USA, its US
group, announced on Monday that download for any Windows Portable[PortableApps.com via
that it was abandoning a direct bank.
it would sell its insurance and system. More likely, however, is Download Squad]
bancassurance model by saying it This content has passed through
investment management that you'll grab uTorrent Portable
planned to split the management fivefilters.org.
businesses to focus solely on of banking and insurance at board
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The Master List of New Windows 7 Shortcuts [Windows 7]
By The How-To Geek
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:05:00 AM
Windows 7 adds loads of great
shortcuts for switching between
apps, moving windows around
your screen, moving them to
another monitor altogether, and
much more. Here's a quick-
reference master list of the best
new Windows 7 shortcuts.
We're nuts for keyboard shortcuts
here at Lifehacker, and Windows
7 brings a handful of great new
ones to add to your muscle
memory. It's also got a few handy
mouse-based shortcuts you'd do
well to add to your repertoire. So
let's get shortcuttin'. Window
Management Shortcuts
One of the best changes in
Windows 7 is the ability to "snap"
windows to the side of the screen,
maximize them by dragging to the
top of the screen, or even move
them to another monitor with a
shortcut key. Check out the video
for a demonstration of how some
of the keys work.
The full list of keyboard shortcuts
includes:
• Win+Home: Clear all but the
active window.
• Win+Space: All windows
become transparent so you can
see through to the desktop.
• Win+Up arrow: Maximize the
active window.
• Shift+Win+Up arrow:
Maximize the active window
vertically.
• Win+Down arrow: Minimize
the window/Restore the window if
it's maximized.
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for the program (like XP does).
• Shift+Right-click on a grouped
taskbar button: Show the window
menu for the group.
• Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar
button: Cycle through the
windows of the group.
More Useful Hotkeys You
Should Know
The new hotkey goodness didn't
stop with the taskbar and moving
windows around—one of the best
new hotkeys in Windows 7 is the
fact that you can create a new
folder with a hotkey. Just open up
any Windows Explorer window,
hit the Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut key
sequence, and you'll be rewarded
with a shiny "New Folder" ready
for you to rename.
Here's a few more interesting
• Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock I n W i n d o w s 7 , u s i n g t h e • Ctrl+Win+number (1-9): Cycles hotkeys for you:
the window to each side of the Windows key along with the through open windows for the • Ctrl+Shift+N: Creates a new
monitor. numbers 1-9 will let you interact application pinned to the taskbar folder in Windows Explorer.
• Shift+Win+Left/Right arrows: with the applications pinned to the is that position. • Alt+Up: Goes up a folder level
Move the window to the monitor taskbar in those positions – for • Alt+Win+number (1-9): Opens in Windows Explorer.
on the left or right. example, the Windows key + 4 the Jump List for the application • Alt+P: Toggles the preview
c o m b i n a t i o n w o u l d l a u n c h pinned to the taskbar. pane in Windows Explorer.
You can also interact with Outlook in this example, or • Win+T: Focus and scroll • Shift+Right-Click on a file:
windows by dragging them with Win+Alt+4 can be used to get through items on the taskbar. Adds Copy as Path, which copies
the mouse: quick access to the Outlook Jump • Win+B: Focuses the System the path of a file to the clipboard.
• Drag window to the top: List from the keyboard. Tray icons • Win+P: Adjust presentation
Maximize You can use any of these shortcut settings for your display.
• Drag window left/right: Dock combinations to launch the In addition, you can interact with • Win+(+/-): Zoom in/out.
the window to fill half of the applications in their respective the taskbar using your mouse and • Win+G: Cycle between the
screen. position on the taskbar, or more: a modifier key: Windows Gadgets on your screen.
• Shake window back/forth: • Win+number (1-9): Starts the • Shift+Click on a taskbar button:
Minimize everything but the application pinned to the taskbar Open a program or quickly open Windows 7 definitely makes it a
current window. in that position, or switches to that another instance of a program. lot easier to interact with your PC
• Double-Click Top Window program. • Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar from your keyboard—so what are
Border (edge): Maximize window • Shift+Win+number (1-9): Starts button: Open a program as an your favorite shortcuts, and how
vertically. a new instance of the application administrator. do they save you time? Share your
pinned to the taskbar in that • Shift+Right-click on a taskbar MASTER page 40
Taskbar Shortcuts position. button: Show the window menu
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Use Petroleum Jelly To Keep Your Pumpkins
Fresher, Longer [Halloween]
By Sarah Rae Trover
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:30:00 AM
So you found the perfect design
to adorn your soon to be jack-o-
lantern, but as soon as you take
the first plunge with your knife,
your pumpkin starts to loose
precious moisture. Keep it from
rotting before this weekend with
petroleum jelly.
Photo by Mr. Herb "MF" Real
Pumpkin carving is a Halloween
tradition in many households, and
naturally, you want them to look
their best at least until the trick-or
-treaters arrive. If you want your
Affordable and Non-Permanent Winterizing for
Apartments [Winter Upgrades]
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:00:00 AM
You might have a hunch that
your apartment will be all kinds of
drafty this winter, but you're not
in a position to start replacing
insulation. A valuable Ask
MetaFilter thread offers many
temporary heat fixes and DIY
draft fixes.
Photo by Muffet.
The question comes from a
couple in Nova Scotia who spent
a winter packed in outdoor clothes
in a ground floor apartment, yet
pumpkin. The petroleum jelly acts
as a barrier to seal in the
pumpkins internal moisture to
help slow down the dehydration
process of the pumpkin.
Now your pumpkin should be
fine through the weekend—if it
can survive a smashing from the
neighborhood teenagers, that is.
I've been road testing this
suggestion on our own front porch
for a few days, and things seem to
R2D2 cut out to stay fresh until immediately after they have been be going well. If you've got
All Hallow's eve, web site carved. This includes a light another DIY remedy for keeping
Pumpkin Carving 101 suggests coating of the entire inside of the your pumpkins looking their best,
that petroleum jelly can help. pumpkin. If you can't do the let's hear 'em in the comments.
Coat all cut surfaces of the whole inside, at least try to coat The Lifespan of a Jack-o-
pumpkin with petroleum jelly the design that you've cut into the Lantern[Pumpkin Carving 101]
ceiling covers in rooms where the
heat truly seems to escape.
Other tactics, like installing a
precise electronic thermostat,
might require some landlord
approval or subsidizing, but can
probably be rationalized vis-a-vis
energy savings when there's no
tenants present. If you have your
own hit list for apartment
still felt the chill. They've pulled more ideas. Some of the more winterizing, share your help in the
off the basics that a tenant can get novel answers are easily do-able: comments. How to improve our
away with—plastic window pick up insulated curtains, move efforts to winterize our drafty, old
covers, caulking, draft dodgers, big furniture pieces to outside- apartment?[Ask MetaFilter via an
and the like—but needed a few facing walls, and using temporary old Ask MetaFilter roundup]
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continued from page 39
experience in the comments.
The How-To Geek is quickly
wearing out the keyboard on his
new Windows 7 laptop. His geeky
articles can be found daily here on
Lifehacker, How-To Geek, and
Twitter.
Imo.im Provides a Web-
Based Portal to
Messaging and Social
Networks [Instant
Messaging]
By Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:30:00 AM
When you're away from your
home terminal and without your
favorite portable cross-service IM
application, imo.im can help you
get all your messages back into
one window again.
Imo.im is a web-based tool to
help you log in to multiple
messaging and social networks. It
currently supports MSN
Messenger, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ,
Google Talk, Skype, MySpace,
and Facebook. You can log in to
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one or all of the supported you're already using. Have a web-

services and access your contact based chat solution you love? Just
lists. Messaging windows are all tried out imo.im and want to share
displayed within the imo.im site your opinion? Let's hear about it
and denoted by service type and in the comments. imo.im[via
the user name of your contact. TechCrunch]
In addition to the spartan but
effective chat interface, imo.im
also has a photo sharing tool and a
whiteboard system. Using imo.im
requires no special login, you
access each account with the login

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Points to New MacBook Pros

By Liam Cassidy technology to a more power- these areas: Address Book,
(TheAppleBlog) efficient mobile chip. AppleScript, AppleScriptObjC,
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:32:47 AM
The last time Apple refreshed the ATS, ColorSync, Component
MacBook Pro line was in early Manager, Core Animation, Core
Two Spanish Apple sites are June at the Worldwide Developers Audio, Core Chinese Engine,
reporting that the latest build of Conference. Hefty Update Core Data, Core Graphics, Core
Apple’s upcoming update to its 10.6.2 is a significant update to Text, File Manager, Garbage
M a c O S X S n o w L e o p a r d Snow Leopard, bringing a raft of Collection, Graphic drivers, Help
software contains references to as- bug fixes and performance Viewer, ImageKit, IOHIDFamily,
yet unreleased new models of i m p r o v e m e n t s t o e x i s t i n g Networking, NS Image, OpenCL,
MacBook Pro. functionality. Nothing has been OpenGL, OSA, QT Kit, Speech
Build 10C531 lists “MacBook said about new features, however, Recognition, Sync Services, and
Pro 6,1” and “MacBook Pro 6,2”, the user guide for Apple’s new Xtype.
an indication of major revisions of M a g i c M o u s e m a k e s t h e There is no indication yet as to
the MacBook Pro lineup. The following reference to Mac OS X when 10.6.2 will be released,
current family of MacBook Pro’s 10.6.2: though the speed at which these
range from 5,1 to 5,5. To use your Apple Magic Mouse builds are being developed — and
Last week’s introduction of and its full range of features, the urgent need for that data-
refreshed iMacs brought Intel’s update your Mac to Mac OS X wiping bug fix — mean we
new Core i5 and i7 (Nehalem) version 10.5.8 or later and install probably won’t be waiting much
processors to Apple’s most the Wireless Mouse Software later, on Oct. 9, Apple produced Leopard. Most notably, this longer.
popular desktop machines, but the Update 1.0; or update to Mac OS build 10C519f. Developers were update is expected to fix a serious As Q4 begins, online video is
refreshed product lineup didn’t X version 10.6.2 or later. treated to build 10C527f just one bug that can result in users losing now mainstream. Read the, "
include any new MacBook Pros. Apple’s developers have been week after that. And finally, a l l t h e i r p e r s o n a l d a t a . Connected Consumer Q3 Wrap-
Applesana suggests that the new working hard. For those keeping 10C531 brings us to today. MacRumor’s Doctor Q lists other up."
MacBook Pro models will likely count, this is 10.6.2’s fourth At nearly 500MB, 10.6.2 is a fixes.
feature quad core processors developer build in less than a hefty update, addressing an The seed is said to contain
b a s e d o n I n t e l ’ s A r r a n d a l e month. The first, 10C514f, was equally hefty assortment of bugs dozens of minor bug fixes and
architecture which brings i5/i7 seeded on Oct. 5. Only four days a n d i s s u e s a f f e c t i n g S n o w performance improvements in
42 Apple/
Cult Hit Settlers of Catan Comes to the iPhone
By Darrell Etherington
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:59:30 AM
If you are or ever have been the
board gaming type, you may have
run across Settlers of Catan, or at
least heard of it from a fanatic
friend. The game, which is a bit
like Risk but without the war (at
least in its basic incarnation), is
all about resource gathering,
trading, and colonization.
Fans of the series (and there are
many) will be pleased to know
that Settlers is now playable on
your iPhone thanks to Catan
($4.99, iTunes link), an app that
faithfully recreates the experience
on your mobile device. If you
aren’t yet a fan, Catan for your
iPhone or iPod touch might just
be the thing that converts you.
Gameplay
If you’ve played Settlers the
board game, or if you’ve played it
on your PC or Xbox 360, then
you’ll already be familiar with the
gameplay in the iPhone version,
since it uses the standard rule set.
Expansions are available for the
board game which add more tiles
or new gameplay elements, but
for now, Catan on the iPhone
doesn’t offer any of these
additional modes of play.
The board consists of 19
hexagonal tiles, themselves laid
out in a hexagon pattern. Each tile
represents one resource, either
Sheep, Wheat, Ore, Lumber or
Brick. Each player gets to place
settlements at the corners of these
tiles, and collect resources from
them when the number on the tile
is rolled. Each tile has a number
from 1 to 12, and each player rolls
two six-sided die at the beginning
of their turn.
Some tiles, like those with a 6 or
an 8, come up more frequently,
statistically speaking, and are
strategically advantageous
because of this. The goal in the
game is to amass resources, which
you can use to buy more
settlements, roads, and other
things to earn victory points. In
traditional play, the first person
with 10 victory points is the
winner.
Catan on the iPhone lets you play
with between three and four
players. You can either play
against computer opponents, or
play hot seat multiplayer mode, in
which you pass the iPhone off to
other players when it’s their turn.
It’s not an ideal multiplayer
situation, since you have to trust
your partner not to glance at your
resource distribution, but without
a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth option, it at
least works well enough to be
playable. Sights and Sounds
Clearly, Catan wasn’t rushed out
to the masses on the iPhone.
Developer United Soft Media
(USM) took its time in refining
the look and feel of this cult
sensation before its release,
probably predicting correctly that
fans of the game would be
sticklers when it came this
version’s faithfulness to the
original.
The board is viewed from a top-
down perspective, and you can
zoom in or out using touch
controls. Your resource count is
displayed at the bottom of the
screen in a convenient and non-
obtrusive status bar. All of your
controls are nested in a pop-out
tab interface usually hidden at the
right side of the screen behind an
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arrow button.
Sound is great, with a nice, fitting
soundtrack running in the
background, and appropriate
sound effects for things like
trades, resources, and standard
button presses. In fact, I’d say it
compares favorably even to the
console version on the Xbox 360.
Conclusion
Whether you’ve heard of Settlers
of Catan before or not, the iPhone
port is an awesome time-waster.
It’s engrossing, rich, and carefully
tailored to the handheld touch-
controlled platform. I will say that
I found the difficulty to be rather
on the challenging side, even
when playing against a stacked
line up of all the weakest
computer players. The Xbox
version has both a universal
difficulty switcher and different
AIs, allowing for greater
versatility, and I would
recommend Catan for iPhone
adopt that in future, too. Still, for
$4.99, you couldn’t ask for a
better or more challenging pocket
strategy game.
Growing mobile data use turned
up heat on carriers in Q3. Read
the, " Mobile Q3 Wrap-up."
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NYT Editor Hints at Upcoming Apple Slate

By Liam Cassidy
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:27:32 AM
The new week begins with a new
Tablet-related rumor that’s
bouncing its way cheekily around
the tubes. This one comes to us
courtesy of New York Times
executive editor Bill Keller.
According to Nieman Journalism
Lab, “…the digital staff gathered
for an ‘all hands’ meeting at
TheTimesCenter to hear updates
on various initiatives in
advertising, business
development, and content.”
Sounds riveting. Anyway, Keller
delivered a lengthy monologue
(you can watch the whole thing
here) but, around eight minutes in,
he says:
“I’m hoping we can get the
newsroom more actively involved
in the challenge of delivering our
best journalism in the form of
Times Reader, iPhone apps,
WAP, or the impending Apple
slate, or whatever comes after
that.”
Is that simply speculation on
Keller’s part, or is he a man in
possession of privileged
information? As I mentioned last
week, Apple is said to have
recently been in secret talks with
publishers about content delivery
via a new platform, and given
Apple’s long relationship with the
New York Times, it’s not beyond
the realm of possibility Keller
would be in on the inside track of
those talks.
usual pinch of salt.
The speculation fun doesn’t end
there. Engadget is reporting the
availability(via wholesaler China
Ontrade Limited) of the snappily-
titled “Apple iTablet iPhone 4
Generation SIM Tray.” The
product description for the
diminutive plastic-and-metal
widget reads:
Original Apple iTablet iPhone 4
Generation (Probably iTablet)
SIM Tray OEM
This part came from Foxconn to
our warehouse at 10.23.2009.
China Ontrade’s website provides
this visual comparison of the 4G
tray with its 3G/3GS predecessor;
So there you have it. A bit
Lingering a little longer on the So, they wouldn’t call it a unusual to start the week with a
“slate” moniker, Edible Apple Tablet… but perhaps they’d call it Tablet rumor roundup, but hey,
reminds us of a series of tweets a Slate, yes? Kevin Rose has been it’s better than reading another
from Kevin Rose a few weeks wrong oh-so-many times before. Windows 7 review.
ago, who, while enjoying a few But sometimes he’s right. So In Q3, Uncle Sam was the green
recreational beverages at a bar, these two threads of discourse IT king maker. Read the, " Green
met an inebriated lady claiming to may be contextually connected in IT Q3 Wrap-up."
be an Apple employee: just the right way to lead to
Omg just met a drunk girl from conclusions (and the “jumping to”
apple “no apple tablet coming… thereof)… or they’re really a big
well, we wouldn’t call it a tablet” fat nothing. Whichever you
haha leak!! choose, I still recommend the

Review: Californication - Slow Happy Boys

By Danny Gallagher (TV Remember when Rob's old Army friendly. The ride was fun, even if you
Squad) buddy came to town in that one Zloz's one episode appearance didn't really want to get back in
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:29:00 AM
episode of The Dick Van Dyke felt like the makings of another line for it.
Show or that one time when Don "Guys Gone Wild" episode where Continue reading Review:
(S03E05)-"Once upon a time's Rickles met up with his old pal the boys do some drinking, make Californication - Slow Happy
gotta count for something." - Zloz Maxwell Smart on Get Smart? with the smoking and then get Boys
to Hank Those were some good times. into some fighting, but it turned Permalink| Email this| |
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home trick. It's been done so of hookers and copious amounts they are twice as better, even if helped you appreciate the
many times before in television. of beer, whiskey and vodka. Now the hangover isn't as warm and characters more for what they are.
44 Apple/ Tech Blog/
iPhone 3GS Bound for Orange
November 10
By Darrell Etherington
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:09:46 AM
UK folks interested in the iPhone
3GS only have mere weeks to
wait before they can shop around
and escape the tyranny of O2,
according to a report from The
Guardian this past weekend. In
fact, in only two short weeks,
Orange will begin offering the
coveted Apple handheld, on
Tuesday, November 10.
That’s the very next day
following the end of O2’s
exclusivity contract with Apple,
so it literally couldn’t begin
offering it any earlier. No word
yet on when specifically
Vodafone will begin offering the
device, though it will eventually
join its two rivals in selling the
3GS sometime in the new year.
According to The Guardian,
despite the iPhone’s strong
performance to date, interest in
the device in the UK isn’t
showing signs of stopping
anytime soon.
Certainly interest in the iPhone
among UK consumers shows no
signs of abating. Already Orange
has had over 200,000 customers
register their interest in getting the
the iPhone to result in more
affordable prices, but remember
that this is only the beginning.
Vodafone will enter the fray in
2010, as will the smallest UK
carrier, 3, according to recent
statements by the company’s CEO
Kevin Russell.
I would expect the iPhone to be
on the 3 network sometime during
2010. At the moment, we don’t
have the iPhone. We don’t really
have any smartphones but if we
device, before the company has
improve our range of smartphones
even said what it will charge for
and introduce the iPhone then our
it.
data traffic will grow massively.
While the timing seems ideal in
If networks want to use the
terms of sparking a holiday price
iPhone to do more than just retain
war for Christmas consumer
existing subscribers, they’ll have
dollars, that scenario is actually
to begin offering clearly defined
fairly unlikely, since Orange UK
advantages, and nothing attracts
has made statements to the
attention more than lower prices.
contrary, claiming that instead of
Remember that the iPhone is
offering a lower price on the
already among the most heavily
device than O2, it will try to
subsidized devices on the market,
attract customers with added
though, so it isn’t clear how much
value. That might take the form of
further providers can go without
accessories, temporary contract
seriously affecting profitability.
incentives, or pre-loaded
What was the big news that
applications, which is the mobile
happened in your sector in Q3?
equivalent of bloatware, if you
Catch up with GigaOM Pro's, "
ask me.
Quarterly Wrap-ups."
It’s a disheartening sign for those
who were expecting a more open
field with regards to the sale of
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Who or what will be the
BitTorrent of Realtime?
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 10/25/2009 2:17:53 PM
A market develops, a bunch of
people get it started, then
someone at a big company
discovers it, changes its name
(sometimes they don't even do
that) and relaunches it as if it were
something wholly new. The press,
many of whom were aware of the
earlier efforts, goes for it.
"Everyone knows" that it only
matters when a big company does
it. However, if you look at history
that's often not true, it's often the
small guy who ends up defining
nerds, without much PR. I don't
the market, despite what the press
know if it was the best
thinks.
technology, but it certainly was
A classic case is P2P. Ten years
good enough. It wasn't glitzy or
ago there were all kinds of early
even particularly easy to to use. It
efforts, some remarkably popular
worked, and most important, you
(thinking of Napster) and the
could get the music and movies
industry launched a huge hype
and TV shows you wanted.
balloon. Conferences, white
It's a good bet that in five years
papers, press tours, alliances,
we'll look back and most of the
books, VC, startups, etc etc.
companies staking out realtime
Billions of dollars thrown at it.
today will be forgotten and
What ends up taking the prize?
something like BitTorrent will
BitTorrent! An open source
rule this space, gently of course.
project launched by a bunch of
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Tracy Morgan: The TV
Squad Interview
By Joel Keller (TV Squad)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:00:00 AM
As my Thursday afternoon time
slot to interview Tracy Morgan
came closer, I knew I was in for
an interesting twenty minutes. As
most people have seen and heard
over the years, interviewing Tracy
is an amusement park ride that
even Busch Gardens couldn't
conceive. He's blunt. His
emotions rise and fall quicker
than a roller coaster. And you
never know what he's going to
say.
When I got to talk to him, he had
been interviewing all day in
support of his surprisingly
emotional and inspirational
memoir I Am The New Black,
and he was tired. But there was a
lot of stuff I wanted to ask him
about, only some of which
involved his well-publicized
smackdowns of SNL co-stars
Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan.
There was also his criticism of
David Israel and Jim O'Doherty,
the creators of The Tracy Morgan
Show, and just the general details
about his rough upbringing in the
Bronx and Brooklyn in the '70s
and '80s. Tracy didn't disappoint.
So, buckle up folks, and get
ready for a fun ride. Audio and a
transcript is after the jump.
Continue reading Tracy Morgan:
The TV Squad Interview
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Review: Curb Your
Enthusiasm - The Bare
Midriff
By Jonathan Toomey (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 10:15:00 AM
( S07E06)"Larry?! You sprayed
on Jesus??" - Maureen
For as good an episode as "The
Bare Midriff" was, it still had one
huge problem that has plagued
many past episodes of Curb Your
Enthusiasm as well. The central
conflict -- Maureen's exposed
stomach -- was just too much of a
stretch (no pun intended). Why's
that? The beauty of Curb is how
well it sheds light on awkward
situations we all relate to. Not so
much on this one, because
TV/ Sports/ 45
Buffalo Bills to stick
with Ryan Fitzpatrick at
QB over Trent Edwards
By Associated Press
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:29:20 AM
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. --
Buffalo Bills backup quarterback
Ryan Fitzpatrick will make his
second straight start this weekend
while Trent Edwards continues to
recover from a concussion.
AFC East blog
ESPN.com's Tim Graham writes
about all things AFC East in his
division blog.
• Blog network: NFL Nation
Coach Dick Jauron made the
announcement on Monday, a day
after Fitzpatrick helped the Bills
(3-4) to their second straight
honestly, who in their right mind victory, 20-9 at Carolina.
would think a short shirt like that Buffalo hosts Houston (4-3) on
was work appropriate attire? It Sunday before entering its bye
wasn't believable, that Maureen week.
thought her shirt was OK for the Edwards was knocked out in
office. Fortunately, if you were Buffalo's 16-13 victory over the
willing to look past the absurdity New York Jets on Oct. 18.
of the issue, it paid off with Jauron sidestepped a question
arguably one of Curb's top five about whether Edwards will
endings ever. regain the starting job once he's
Continue reading Review: Curb fully recovered.
Your Enthusiasm - The Bare The coach said Edwards is
Midriff improving and has been cleared to
Filed under: OpEd, Curb Your work out.
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Bravo orders from the
Dessert menu
By Allison Waldman (TV
Squad)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 10:02:00 AM
If you're a fan of Top Chef,
there's nothing tougher for the
contestants than desserts. Just this
past week during 'restaurant wars,'
did you notice that one team
decided to have no desserts on
their menu at all. They just didn't
want to risk blowing it.
Well, Bravo noticed, not just last
week but all through the Top Chef
series. Bravo's creating a Top
Chef spinoff called Just Desserts
in which chefs will have no
choice, they'll have to deal with
sugar, icing, cakes and struedels.
Top Chef: Just Desserts is the
second Top Chef spinoff, after
Top Chef Masters. I'm
anticipating Top Chef: Maitre D's
Finally, Yankees Earn Their Pinstripes
By Jay Mariotti (FanHouse)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 2:15:00 AM
by Jay Mariotti
Filed under: MLB NEW YORK -
- On a pleasant, Doppler-free
evening made for bare, brawny
forearms, Alex Rodriguez
continued his postseason
awakening without even swinging
a bat. This was in the fourth
inning, when the Angels were
unable to employ their desired
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Tony La Russa will return to St.
Louis Cardinals in 2010
By ESPN.com news services Cardinals -- plus a mutual option hearings on steroid abuse but said
(ESPN.com) for 2011, meaning he or the little in testimony, saying "I'm not
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:38:20 AM
Cardinals can walk away after here to talk about the past," and
next year, sources told ESPN The has fallen far short in balloting for
McGwire Returning To The Magazine's Buster Olney. the Hall of Fame despite hitting
Cardinals McGwire Returning To La Russa managed McGwire on 583 homers.
The Cardinals both the Athletics and Cardinals. The 65-year-old La Russa had
ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa is McGwire did not attend been mulling his future since the
r e t u r n i n g t o t h e S t . L o u i s Monday's news conference to NL Central champion Cardinals
Cardinals as manager on a one- a n n o u n c e t h e m o v e s . T h e were swept in the division series
year contract, but there will be Cardinals said they wanted to by the Los Angeles Dodgers on
one change to his coaching staff. treat the situation like they would Oct. 10.
Mark McGwire, the former with any other new hitting coach. His two-year, $8.5 million
down the road, aren't you?
Cardinals slugger, will replace "We are going to make Mark contract was set to expire at the
Continue reading Bravo orders
Hal McRae, who was fired as available," general manager John end of the month. He's led the
from the Dessert menu
hitting coach, La Russa said Mozeliak said. "How he is going Cardinals to eight postseason
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY,
Monday. to answer questions is up to him." appearances and a 2006 World
OpEd, Pickups and Renewals,
"I don't know how many years I McGwire hit 70 home runs in Series title, and he's third on the
Top Chef
have left to manage, and I wanted 1998 to break Roger Maris' 37- career victories list, trailing only
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magic in the new Stadium -- all arrived nearly at the stroke of Pinstripes originally appeared on
except Kate Hudson, who sat like midnight, the Yankees were Fanhouse - Jay Mariotti on Mon,
she was waiting for Matt Dillon in celebrating their 40th American 26 Oct 2009 02:15:00 EST .
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MLB Playoff Diary: Yankees 5, Angels 2

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) Jeter scored a run. Its a movie that 11:42: Kazmir walks Damon. here. The Yankees have nine hits
Submitted at 10/25/2009 2:30:52 PM
has been playing on and off since Bases loaded for Teixeira, one and six walks and a mere three
1996. Now theyll try to finish it out. And now a 1-0 count. This runs to show for it. It’s a one-run
The Journal provides minute-by- for their 27th championship.– won’t end well for the Angels. game in the eighth inning —
minute analysis of the New York Futterman 11:38: Kazmir flawlessly tosses again. Now go back to those bases
Yankees’ 5-2 victory over the Los 12:03 a.m.: Final 5-2 Yankees. the ball to first for the first out. -loaded chances the Yankees had
Angeles Angels that clinched the Congratulations to the New York Crowd mocks him. earlier in the game. A hit here or
American League Championship Yankees for their 40th American They can smell it in the Bronx. there and this is a five-run lead,
Series in six games. Guest blogger League pennant. Love the long are really good. Cliff Lee and 11:35: HOLY BLEEP! Kazmir and yet somehow the Angels are a
Jonah Keri offers commentary on hug by Posada and Rivera instead Cole Hamels don’t give a lot of fields the bunt and throws the swing or two and six outs away
the game and the Fox telecast, of the usual crazy dogpile. Those bases-loaded opportunities. routine toss to first over from Game 7.– Futterman
while Journal staffer Matthew two have been through a few of Prevailing in the World Series is Kendrick’s head for an error. Run 11:28: Cano reaches to start the
Futterman adds insight from these. going to take some more-timely scores, everyone’s safe. And eighth. Interesting move by
Yankee Stadium. This was anything but a pretty hitting than what the Bombers that’s the end of the Angels’ Scioscia, brings in the lefty
Reuters Derek Jeter, Alex game. The Yankees left an army h a v e s h o w n h e r e t o n i g h t . – season, folks. 4-2 Yanks.* * * Kazmir to turn Swisher around.
Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira (left and a half on base. The Angels Futterman I was talking to Scott Kazmir in 11:24: Rivera gets Morales on a
to right) celebrate the Yankees’ made a litany of baserunning and 11:55:@ed_price: “For Angels to the locker room 10 days ago and groundout to second to end the
ALCS victory. defensive errors. have a chance, they need 3 R off he was pretty confident about threat. 3-2 Yankees.
All it took was about a billion But in the end, the better team Rivera — same number he had performing in New York and at From @ ed_price on Twitter:
dollars and six years, and one won. We’ve got a terrific World allowed in previous 31 postseason Yankee Stadium, said it was a “Last ER allowed by Rivera in a
humiliating choke to the archrival Series match-up on tap starting gms (47 IP) before tonight.” place where he felt very postseason home game: Oct. 11,
Red Sox, but the Yankees have Wednesday, with the defending 11:53: Weaver strikes out Posada comfortable, where he’d had 2001.”
finally made it back to the World World Champion Phillies going on a fastball on the inside corner success with the Rays and that the 11:23: You have to send Reggie
Series. against the top team in baseball to end a really long inning. Angels would benefit from that Willits here. You want the runner
When it finally ended with Gary this year. The greatest closer in major- experience in the heat of the battle in scoring position, and Posada
Matthews, Jr. striking out as One final thought: CC Sabathia league history has a three-run in the Big City. So just where did rarely throws runners out.
flashbulbs popped throughout this vs. Cliff Lee in Game 1 of the lead going to the ninth. that throw to first — err, right 11:22: Big Bad Vlad with a
$1.5 billion stadium, Mariano World Series. Thanks Mark 11:50: A-Rod draws a walk, field — come from?– Futterman seeing-eye single to right cashes
Rivera delivered a calm pump of Shapiro! based loaded. Posada relieved 11:33: And the bunt works! Figgins. 3-2 Yankees. Willits in
his fist and a relaxed hug to 11:59: Gary Matthews Jr., who’s there are two out, so he can’t hit Swisher not only lays down a to pinch-run for Vlad. This is
catcher Jorge Posada while the awful and batting left-handed, into a third double play. perfect sacrifice, Howie Kendrick getting good.
rest of the team bounced around pinch-hitting for the righty- 11:48: 3-0 on A-Rod. This game incredibly drops a throw right in 11:17: Big break for the Yankees.
Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter, swinging Mike Napoli against is death by a thousand cuts for his glove for the error. Two on, Cano standing right at the second-
two guys who it appeared would Rivera, who’s always been better Halos fans.* * * nobody out. base bag to keep Figgins close. A
never learn to play well enough against lefties. Weird concept to consider as A- The Angels continue to do sure single up the middle by
together for the post-Paul ONeill 11:58: Juan Rivera flies out to Rod once again walks to first: For whatever the opposite of playing Hunter becomes a routine
Yankees to make it back to the right. One out to go. everything A-Rod has done and the game the right way is. groundout.
Fall Classic. 11:56: Kendrick starts the ninth been through in his career, he’s 11:30: Swisher trying to bunt! 11:16: Mark Teixeira with an
But just after midnight, 50,000 with a weak groundout to first. never had an at-bat in the World Don’t like that move either. ENORMOUS diving stop on a
fans were standing at the new Two outs away.* * * Series.— Futterman Swisher has a grand total of ball in the hole by Abreu. What
Yankee Stadium singing Frank Not for nothing, but the Yankees 11:45: Teixeira with a deep fly to seven sac bunts in his career, with should have been first and third
Sinatra and looking forward to have left the bases loaded three center, caught by Hunter, sacrifice a career-high three this season. nobody out is instead a man on
Game 1 of the World Series here times so far tonight. Assuming fly scores Gardner. 5-2 Yankees, Tries to bunt even on 2-0, second with one out. Wow.
Wednesday night. Mariano can get three outs before two out, Jered Weaver coming in botches it foul.* * * MLB page 49
Pettitte started, Rivera saved it, he gives up three runs, the Phillies to face A-Rod. Give the Angels a ton of credit
48 Sports/ Internet News Record

NFL Diary: Steelers 27, Vikings 17

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) should have caught. If this Brett view. We’re at the two-minute goal, LaMarr Woodley scoops it
Submitted at 10/25/2009 8:52:54 AM
Favre shows up every week for warning, with a third and four up — and then the beefy
the rest of the year, Minnesota coming up for the Vikings. Four- linebacker rumbles 77 yards to
The Journal provides minute-by- will be just fine. down territory, obviously. other way for a touchdown.
minute analysis of the Pittsburgh Perhaps more noteworthy, 3:58: You could see that ball Before that play, the worst case
Steelers’ 27-17 victory over the though, was the play of the being stripped from for Minnesota seemed to be a
Minnesota Vikings at Heinz Field Viking defense, which lacked Roethlisberger by Asher game-tying field goal. Instead,
in Pittsburgh. Guest blogger Steve standout cornerback Antoine Allen long before it happened. they’re now down 20-10 with
Kornacki offers commentary on Winfield (who may not be back you’ll still have time for the Steelers catch a break, though, as 6:23 left. That whole drive,
the game and the Fox telecast. until December). True, Pittsburgh onside kick and — if it works — a it bounces out of bounds. The which began all the way back
Associated Press The Steelers’ didn’t really try to test the corners Hail Mary. Instead, Favre throws Vikings get it at their own 26 with at the Viking 3, netted Minnesota
Mike Wallace scores on a 40-yard who replaced him, but the fact to Peterson for about 10 yards, 3:21 to go. 45 yards or so would a total of minus-seven points.
touchdown reception late in the remains that Minnesota gave up and the clock ticks down to four put the Vikings in position for a That is probably the game.
first half. very few big plays today, and also seconds. game-tying field goal, but 3:42: Apparent go-ahead 10-yard
The cliche about the game being forced a key turnover by Rashard 4:10: Twice this quarter the obviously Minnesota fans are touchdown pass to Rice is
closer than the final score Mendenhall. The 14 fourth- Vikings made it into the Steeler thinking bigger right now. nullified by a tripping penalty on
indicates really does apply to this quarter points that sealed the red zone needing only a field 3:55: The Steelers’ third and Jeff Duggan. Moose doesn’t like
game. Minnesota was threatening game for Pittsburgh had nothing goal to tie. And twice they three play is whistled dead — the call. Oddly enough, the Heinz
to take the lead twice in the fourth to do with the Viking D. committed turnovers that were delay of game on the defense. A Field crowd does.
quarter, with crowd-silencing As for Pittsburgh, this is its first returned for touchdowns. first down for Pittsburgh. 3:38: Peterson’s done very little
drives deep into Steeler territory. truly impressive win of the year, 4:07: Well, there’s the game- Childress looks confused. So am I today, but he comes through with
One ended with a pick-six, the with the other victories coming k i l l i n g B r e t t F a v r e I N T and so are the Fox announcers. a big run here — 19 yards, to the
other with a 77-yard fumble a g a i n s t a v e r a g e - t o - d r e a d f u l everyone’s been waiting for. Not Penalties might end up being the Steeler 21. Then he takes a short
return for a touchdown by the competition. Steelers fans can feel sure he should get all of the blame difference, though: The Steelers second down pass near the 10.
Steelers’ LaMarr Woodley. The very good about their team’s on that. He was trying to find can burn some serious clock now. Vikings are well within field-goal
Vikings really were close to defense (as always), which won Chester Taylor on a quick screen. 3:53: The Steelers take over at range.
winning the game, even if the the game today. The offense Taylor didn’t seem ready, and the their own 30 with six minutes to 3:36: After going to the booth
Steelers ended up covering the six wasn’t quite as impressive, ball went through his hands — go. If you believe in momentum, and checking with the patrons at a
- p o i n t s p r e a d w i t h a l i t t l e struggling to move the ball and and right into Keyaron Fox’s. The the Vikings have it right now. local Buffalo Wild Wings, the ref
breathing room. convert key third-down plays. Steeler linebacker then took it 3:49: We had an official down, reports that it was, in fact a catch,
Before the game, I wrote about Roethlisberger finished with just back 82 yards for the game- after he was hit during Harvin’s and awards the Vikings a first
this being a chance for Favre and 175 yards on 14 completions; clinching score. 27-17 Steelers touchdown. It’s 20-17, after the down at the Pittsburgh 46. 9:54
the Vikings to prove that their fast he’d been averaging close to 300 with under a minute left. Vikings make the extra point, left in the game now.
start is no fluke. I think they did, passing yards per game coming 4:05: A 29-yard pass play to with 6:09 to play. 3:31: Vikings intent on killing
even though they lost. First, Favre into today. Still, after its 1-2 start Peterson and the Vikings are in And the official was helped off themselves with penalties.
himself played a tremendous this year, Pittsburgh, at 5-2 now, field-goal range. the field before the XP, but seems Holding, illegal shift, and now a
game, completing 34 of 51 passes is in pretty good shape as it hits its 4:04: Message of that Tostitos ad: to be OK. false start bring up a third and 18.
for 334 yards. Included in that bye week. If you buy our chips, your mother 3:48: Let me clarify that. When I Favre’s pass to Rice is caught,
were some very clutch fourth- 4:14: Game ends on a Favre sack. will stop bugging you to make said “That’s probably the game,” I but the receiver is ruled out of
quarter throws that brought the 27-17 is the final. The Vikings are babies? meant to say, “Percy Harvin will bounds. Childress is going to
Vikings to the edge of victory. undefeated no more. 4:01: Favre tries to find Rice with probably take the ensuing kickoff challenge this, and he should:
Yes, he threw a costly pick, but he 4:12: 14 seconds left and the the long ball. But as Moose back 88 yards for a touchdown.” The replay seems to show that
actually deserves the benefit of Vikings are at the Pittsburgh 35. correctly notes, the sliver of Vikings get within 20-16. (barely) both feet hit the ground
the doubt on this one — it was a Favre stays in. Why not just try sunlight still shining on the Heinz 3:44: Holy potatoes. The ball is NFL page 50
quick screen that Chester Taylor the long field goal? If it’s good, Field turf was blocking Rice’s stripped from Favre on third and
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11:14: Figgins with a little
bloop….JUST out of Jeter’s
reach. Leadoff single. Big
opportunity here with Abreu
coming up to start a stretch for the
Angels’ best bats.* * *
That standing ovation that filled
the stadium a moment ago when
Mariano Rivera ran in from the
bullpen was a collective sigh of
relief that the Yankees had finally
gotten to this point. For all the
glory though, Rivera has had his
moments. Cleveland in 1997.
Arizona in 2001. Boston in 2004.
He’s human, and after Figgins’s
bloop single this is far from over.
The final six outs never came for
the Yankees last game. Let’s see
if they do here or if the Angels
prove to be as tough an out as
they seem to be.– Futterman
11:13: And Rivera starts Figgins
with…a spitball.
Just kidding. Fastball down
Broadway for strike one.
11:10: Matsui flies out to left to
end the seventh.
And here we go: Two innings for
Rivera, with the Yankees up by
two. Go to your best, good move.
The process is absolutely right
here, no matter how the results go.
11:08: Two double plays by
Posada tonight. Fortunately for
the Yankees and their legion of
LOB, the Angels’ bats have been
silent.
11:07: Really nice double-play
turned by the Angels. Morales
scoops a short hop, fires a strike
to second, back to Morales for the
out. Impressive.
11:05: Santana throws a pitch
that hits the inside corner, but it’s
called a ball anyway. 2-0 count
now on Posada.
11:03: Looks like Rivera will get
the eighth inning for the Yankees,
despite a talk he had with Hughes
after last game. Before today’s
game, Girardi made it clear how
pleased he was with Mariano for
taking the time to pull the young
Hughes aside to speak with him
after Hughes let up the crucial hit
to Guerrero in Game 5. “Mo did it
on his own, that’s the great thing
about having the veteran players
we have. They’re not afraid to
speak.” Whatever advice Rivera
gave Hughes, from the looks of
the Yankee bullpen right now, it
looks like it will have to wait for
the World Series — or perhaps
Game 7 tomorrow night — for
Hughes to put it into effect.–
Futterman
11:02: A-Rod slams a single up
the middle, his fourth time on
base tonight. Playoff monster.
11:01: Rivera’s up in the pen; we
may well see him to start the
eighth.
11:00: Ervin Santana comes on to
face Rodriguez as we start the
bottom of the seventh.
10:56: The stinky Joba is no
match for the stinkiness of the
bottom of the Angels lineup. Two
groundouts, inning over. 3-1
Yanks. No reason we shouldn’t
see Rivera for the last six outs,
unless the Yankees put up a bunch
of runs in the bottom of the
seventh.
10:55: Jeter blocks a short hop,
bounces off his chest…and the
Yankees catch a gigantic break,
as the ball bounces right to Cano
for the force. Two out, Aybar
up.* * *
There was a time when Joba
coming in set off huge rounds of
applause and excitement in the
stadium. Now it just makes the
place nervous. Lots of fans with
their hands over their mouths
right now. The way Joba has
pitched the past month, there isn’t
a ton of faith in him.– Futterman
10:53: Maicer Izturis pinch-
hitting for Mathis, works a 2-1
count. Joba looks shaky.
10:52: And here comes Joba
Chamberlain. Apparently the
seven hits allowed in 2 2/3
postseason innings, combined
with pitching almost entirely in
the rotation all season, was
enough to prompt Girardi to go to
Joba in the biggest relief spot of
the season.
10:49: Rivera loops his second
single of the night. Tying run up
in the form of Jeff Mathis.
And that’s all for Pettitte. Terrific
ovation by the Yankee Stadium
crowd.
10:47: Pettitte’s nibbling and
nibbling at the outside corner.
Missed to go to 3-1 on Kendrick,
hits the corner to get to 3-2…then
gives up a line drive to Kendrick,
but right at Swisher for a big first
out. Rivera and Mathis up.
10:43: And Houdini Oliver
escapes again! Grounder to third,
Figgins steps on the base, throws
a one-hopper to first, scooped out
by Morales for the 5-3 double
play. 3-1 Yanks after six.
10:41: Damon nets his second hit
of the game, a bloop single over
second on a ball at his toes.
Payback for Vlad’s Texas
Leaguer, and a big rally-setter
here. First and second, one out,
Teixeira up, Oliver still pitching.
10:37: Jeter draws a one-out
walk. With uncertainty
surrounding the seventh and the
Overmanaging Girardi at the
switch, the Yankees could surely
use an insurance run.
10:34: Cabrera pops out to left to
start the bottom of the sixth. Lots
of speculation on when the
Yankees might go to Rivera.
Pettitte’s got 91 pitches through
six innings, has a chance to get
through the seventh. If he does, no
reason to use Joba or Hughes.
Rivera’s perfectly capable of
going two innings; lots of rest
would be available before
Wednesday, when the World
Series starts.
10:31: Kendry Morales gets a 3-1
count in his favor…and taps back
to Pettitte to end the inning. Huge
letdown for the Angels, huge
escape for the Bombers. Still 3-1
NY.
10:30: You were starting to get to
the point in the game where
Pettitte might only have had to
give the Yankees three more outs.
It was nearly a situation where
Pettitte hands the ball to Mariano
Rivera to get six outs, bypassing
the weakest part of the Yankee
team — the bridge to the ninth
inning. But two pitches changed
everything — not getting Hunter
on the checked-swing and
Guerrrero’s 3-wood to right. Now,
Joba Chamberlain or Coke or
Robertson or Hughes seem
inevitable. There isn’t a Yankee
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fan out there that wants to see
them.– Futterman
10:28: The amazing Vladimir
Guerrero reaches for a pitch at his
shoetops and dumps it down the
right-field line for a double. I
once saw Vlad hit a one-hopper
in the dirt off the wall in left-
center at Olympic Stadium. Even
with his diminished skills, he’s
still amazing.
Second and third, two out,
HUGE chance for Kendry
Morales.
10:24: Torii Hunter still has some
wheels, beats out a slow chopper
to third for an infield hit. Vlad
up, representing the tying run.
10:21:…instead, weak groundout
to second. Pettitte’s in control
tonight, with an assist from some
boneheaded Angels baserunning.
10:20: Abreu slaps at an outside
pitch and nearly gets a cheap foul-
pole homer. Instead, it’s full
count as he tries to get on for a
second straight time.
10:18: If you’re keeping score at
home, that’s another fundamental
error by the supposedly
fundamentally sound Angels,
following a litany of similar errors
by the supposedly fundamentally
sound Twins.
10:17: Figgins tries to bunt his
way on, called out after the ball
hits him in fair territory. You
don’t see that very often.
10:15: Looked like Darren OIiver
was wearing earplugs by the way.
Let’s just hope he never has to
hear a teammate yell for a base to
throw to on a bunt.
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in bounds.
3:29: Has Fox ever explained
why Siragusa isn’t allowed in the
booth, and instead roams the
sidelines for the whole game?
3:27: Favre airs it out for Harvin,
who can only get his fingertips on
it. But then comes a clutch third-
down completion to (who else?)
Rice. Viking are now out at their
own 37.
3:25: Moose and the Goose both
want pass plays here, to get the
Vikings away from the goal line.
Favre finds Rice out at the 14 on
second down. Now they have
some breathing room.
3:23: So much for that.
Mendhenhall coughs up the first-
down carry and the Vikings come
up with the ball. Huge, huge break
for Minnesota. Favre takes over
at his own 3. 14:08 to play.
3:21: Woah, there’s a potential
game-breaker. Roethlisberger hits
Holmes, who eludes tackle after
tackle and takes it all the way
down inside the Viking 10. A TD
here would make it a two-
possession game.
3:21:“Don’t go away,
everybody,” says Moose. OK, you
talked me out of it….
FOURTH QUARTER
3:19: Quarter over. 13-10
Steelers. Time for more “Lie To
Me” promos!
3:18: Another nice run for
Mendenhall, this time for 17
yards. Something tells me that
Zook, his old college coach, will
have plenty of time next fall to
catch his old star in person…
3:15: Favre’s third-down pass
slips out of Harvin’s hands, which
means it’s time for Chris Kluwe
Fun Fact #4: He “has immersed
himself into the MMORPG World
of Warcraft” and “plays a troll
named Loate,” according to our
good friends at Wikipedia. This
time, the punt is good for 52
yards. Pittsburgh takes over at its
own 24 with under a minute left
in the third.
3:11: Vikings force a three-and-
out (there’s that surprisingly good
defense again!) and will get it at
their own 24. Just under three
minutes left in the third.
3:09: Minnesota is now ready for
the end-around. Time for a new
gimmick, Tomlin.
3:07: Looks like we might have a
very fun fourth quarter, one
worthy of the buildup for this
game. Maybe one of these teams
will still self-destruct, but the
story so far is how strong they’ve
both been on defense. This isn’t a
huge surprise for Pittsburgh, but
Minnesota’s D has only been
average this year — and was
supposed to take a big hit today
with the absence of Winfield.
3:03: The Vikings ignore Adrian
Peterson on second and third
downs, so out comes Longwell,
who connects from 18 yards. 13-
10 Steelers now with 4:44 left in
the third. That drive ended very
well for the Steelers. I think we all
expected Peterson would be
running it in to the end zone after
that long completion to Rice.
3:02: Favre misses Rice on
second and goal, but it raises an
interesting rules question, since
his throw actually bounced off the
crossbar on the goalpost. I
wonder if it would have been a
legal catch if Rice had somehow
come down with that.
2:58: Interesting fourth-down
decision coming up here. Fourth
and 1 at the Pittsburgh 35.
Childress doesn’t blink. They’re
going for it, and….what a great
call! Play action, a pump fake,
and a wide-open Sidney Rice,
who takes it all the way down
inside the Steeler 5.
2:56: Favre finds Harvin on a
third and 7 near midfield. It was a
free play, though, since
Pittsburgh jumped offside.
Minnesota refuses the penalty and
the Vikings are now at the Steeler
44.
2:53: Love these NFL/United
Way ads about discouraging
childhood obesity. How about
slapping a maximum weight on
linemen?
2:49: Sapp nearly redeems
himself with a pick on third and
goal. He doesn’t come away with
the ball, but he keeps Ward from
making the catch and forces Jeff
Reed to make another
appearance. His 27-yard field goal
puts the Steelers up 13-7 with just
over 11 minutes left in the third
quarter. Big sigh of relief for
Viking fans here. That drive
could have ended a lot worse.
2:47: Wow, another stupid, costly
penalty on the Vikings —
personal foul against cornerback
Benny Sapp, who pointlessly
lunged at Roethlisberger, who
was on his way out of bounds
after finding the marker on a third
and one carry. Now the Steelers
are inside the 10.
2:44, part two: Oh dear. Vikings
hurt themselves with a facemask
call against Paymah, which
moves the Steelers inside the 30.
Then Mendenhall carries it down
to the 18 on first down.
Pittsburgh is now in the red zone,
and we’re not even two minutes
into the half.
2:44: Just like in the first half,
Mendenhall takes the handoff on
the Steelers’ first play and runs to
the outside for 16 yards.
Pittsburgh already in Minnesota
territory.
THIRD QUARTER
2:28: Favre takes a knee to end
the half. Very tough way to go
into halftime for the Vikings,
who were looking at building on a
7-3 lead just a few minutes ago,
but who now trail by three
heading into the lockerroom. And
a big confidence boost for
Roethlisberger and the Steeler
offense, which will get the ball
first coming out.
2:24: Big completion to Mike
Wallace, who is wide open at the
Viking 40. Roethlisberger spikes
the ball to stop the clock, then
finds him again on the next play
— and the prunish old newsman
does a celebratory flip as he
reaches the end zone. Steelers go
up 10-7 with 23 seconds left in
the half.
2:23: Neither QB has thrown an
INT yet — but Big Ben has come
closer, twice so far on this drive
alone.
2:22: Mewelde Moore carries for
six yards on third and one,
bringing the Steelers out to their
own 38 with 54 seconds left in the
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half. Now they’re thinking field
goal.
2:19: But he doesn’t. Kluwe
boots it to the Steeler 9, where
Big Ben takes over with 1:39 left
in the half. He finds Holmes for
14 yards on first down — and
Holmes is able to get out of
bounds, too.
2:18: Well, so much for that field
goal. Our man Kluwe will come
on to punt on fourth down. But
first, Mike Tomlin takes a
timeout, Not a bad move, given
the possibility that Kluwe will
screw this up royally.
2:16: Steeler fan Nina, a
commenter in Atlanta, emails:
“Does Brett Favre ever throw
interceptions?” It’s funny. You’d
never know he’s thrown 312 in
his career based on his
performance so far this year.
2:13: Nice third-down catch by
Visanthe Shiancoe. Vikings now
set up with a first down at their
own 40 at the two-minute
warning. A field goal would be
very nice here, especially with
Pittsburgh getting the ball to start
the second half.
2:10: Roethlisberger is rushed on
third and five and nearly throws a
pick. Minnesota takes over with
3:30 left in the half.
2:08: Did the Patriots also pay for
their videotaping equipment with
Visa debit?
2:07: Finally, Ryan Longwell
comes on for the XP to make it 7-
3 Vikings, with 5:12 to play in
the half.
2:05: On third and goal, Moose
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10:12: Make it 1-2-3 (4-5) by
Oliver, after a strikeout of
Swisher on a sweeping curve.
Most impressive.
10:10: Oliver gets two quick outs
to start the fifth. Manna from
heaven for the Angels after a
shell-shocked fourth.
10:07: And right on cue, Aybar
taps into an inning-ending double
play. Still 3-1 Yanks.
10:06: Did Mathis really just
make an out?– Futterman* * *
The bottom of the Angels’ lineup
is just much weaker than the
Yankees’.– Keri
10:05: Pettitte whiffs the
momentarily mortal Jeff Mathis
for the first out. Aybar up, one
out, one on.
10:02: Juan Rivera leads off the
fifth, lines a single to center. This
game is far from over, especially
with at least three innings ’til
Rivera and Joe Girardi in the
dugout.
10:00: Give Joe Saunders some
credit. Jeter has wrecked him in
his career. A-Rod has wrecked
everyone this postseason, so even
though those walks got him taken
out of the game, they may have
limited the damage. If it costs
your team a run to walk A-Rod
instead of costing you four if you
pitch to him is that such a bad
thing? It’s a two-run game and the
Angels still have 15 outs to play
with. It’s not a position they like,
but could be much, much worse.–
Futterman
9:59: Darren Oliver faces Posada,
best-case scenario for the Angels
is a groundball by the slow-
footed catcher…and that’s just
what happens. 4-6-3 double play,
Angels escape very lucky to be
down just 3-1.
9:55: Saunders throws a fastball
that appears to catch the inside
corner…and he doesn’t get the
call. Ball four. A-Rod walks, 3-1
Yankees, still only one out.
Scioscia pulls Saunders, one
batter too late.* * *
50,000 people on their feet for A-
Rod’s at bat. It’s no fun being Joe
Saunders right now.– Futterman
9:53: A-Rod swung for the
downs on a fastball right down the
middle and JUST missed it.
Fouled it off. Everyone in the Tri-
State area just said
OOOOOOOHHHHHH!!! at the
same time.
9:51: Teixeira with a slow roller
to short, Damon gets a great jump,
beats the force try by Aybar.
Bases loaded, one out, A-Rod up,
season on the line for the Angels.
And Scioscia elects NOT to go to
Jepsen, the hard-throwing righty.
Tim McCarver and I agree —
lousy decision.
9:50: Grabbing the lead was big
for the Yankees, but more
importantly this isn’t going to be a
long night for Saunders. He’s
nearly 80 pitches into his outing
and still in the fourth inning. The
Yankees are going to get into the
Angels bullpen before long. That
hasn’t been a pretty sight in this
series.– Futterman
9:49: Jepsen and Oliver up in
Angels pen. Scioscia won’t wait
long here.
9:47: Redemption for Damon!
Second time with the bases
loaded, slashes a single to left-
center to score two. 2-1 Yankees.
9:44: Saunders with a terrific
fastball right on Jeter’s hands, but
Morales can’t track down the
popup.
9:43: Jeter has now worked the
count full. First base open,
Saunders might go off speed off
the plate here, try to get Jeter to
chase or take his chances with
Damon with the sacks full.
9:40: In case that wasn’t clear —
this is incident No. 1 of Joe
Girardi overmanaging. And the
end won’t justify the means if
Jeter knocks ‘em in. It’s about the
process.
9:39: Swisher and his haircut
finally off the schneid! An eight-
hopper through the left-side hole
makes it first and second, nobody
out.
Buck and McCarver speculating
on a bunt. And indeed, Cabrera
bunts. Second and third, one out,
top of the order up. But it’s the
fourth inning, Cabrera’s a decent
hitter, plenty more runs likely to
be scored tonight. I don’t like that
decision.
9:37: Cano draws an extremely
rare (for him) walk to lead off the
fourth. Swisher-Cabrera-Jeter
coming up with a chance to knot
it at 1.
9:34: Kendrick takes a fastball
right down the heart of the plate
for strike three for some strange
reason. 1-2-3 go the Halos.* * *
Pettite is darn sharp, despite the
double to Mathis. 56 pitches
through four innings; the Yankees
couldn’t ask for more than that.
Saunders is at 53 through three
innings. Flirting with danger more
than Pettitte with runners on base
in every inning and in scoring
position twice, but he’s made the
right pitches when he’s had to and
with the bottom of the Yankees’
order coming up may be able to
breeze into the fifth.– Futterman
9:32: Morales grounds out to
second for the second out.
Lots of talk about Pettitte
hanging a curve on the pitch
Abreu smacked to right to score
the first Angels’ run. Didn’t look
like that bad a pitch to me. Abreu
just waited on it and pulled it.
Mark of a good hitter.
9:30: Vlad called out on a curve
that missed by about three inches.
Robots please!
9:27: Matsui with his second
weak groundout to first in two at-
bats. Yankees have now stranded
six in three innings. Still 1-0
Angels.
9:24: Posada with a flyball to
right. Caught at the wall by
Abreu.
Wow. Abreu makes a catch at
the wall at Yankee Stadium and a
flyball to right doesn’t land in
Connecticut.
9:22: Saunders continues to keep
Yankees hitters off-balance,
setting down Teixeira to start the
third. Looks like an unintentional
intentional walk to A-Rod here
with one out and the bases empty,
though. 3-0 count.
9:17: Pettitte throws a wicked
fastball on the outside corner to
catch Hunter looking to end the
inning. 1-0 Angels going to the
bottom of the third.
9:13: And now 6 for 44! Abreu
strokes a single to right to cash
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Jeff Mathis, the Mark Lemke of
2009. Angels up, 1-0.* * *
You know baseball is a strange
game when Angels catcher Jeff
Mathis becomes the thorn in the
side of the Yankees this series. A
little perspective: Mathis hit .211
this season. He’s 7-for-11 in this
series, has doubled and scored a
run tonight and is on the verge of
getting his visage carved in those
rocks out in centerfield of Angel
Stadium. 1-0 Angels after two and
a half innings. A lead for
Saunders. Yankees have been a
hit away all night but haven’t
gotten it, much to the delight of
the 11 Angels fans who seem to
be in the stadium. They are seated
together in the front row of the
mezzanine above third base.
When Abreu’s single scored
Mathis from third a few minutes
ago, they were the only audible
voices in the ballpark. Angels
Nation?– Futterman
9:12: Fox graphic: Figgins and
Abreu 5 for 42 this series. No
wonder the Angels are trailing.
Make it 5 for 43 on a nifty play
by Cano in the hole.
9:11: Erick Aybar, displaying the
worst plate discipline in the
history of Western Civilization,
whiffs on a pitch a foot inside, in
the dirt. His new haircut’s about
as effective as Swisher’s so far.
9:09: Mathis has five doubles in
11 at-bats this series. He hit eight
in 237 regular-season at-bats.
9:08: Improbable playoff hero
Jeff Mathis starts the top of the
third with a double to right-
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frantically shouts for a pass play.
Vikings inexplicably ignore him
and hand the ball to Peterson who
scampers into the end zone
virtually untouched for a 6-3 lead.
Long delay for no apparent reason
on the extra-point attempt….
2:03: Fox robot update: He/she/it
had a football coming back from
that commercial.
2:02: Childress runs on the field
to make sure a timeout gets called
on second and goal. I must say,
he was wise to grow that beard.
2:00: Third and 1 from the 12.
Peterson gets the call and takes it
to the 3. That’s his second-best
run today. Vikings in good shape
to take the lead here.
1:58: Favre seems to be finding a
rhythm here. Three short passes to
the outside here, two to Bernard
Berrian, move Minnesota to the
Steeler 21.
1:55: A 28-yard completion from
Favre to Harvin on third down
puts the Vikings in Pittsburgh
territory, at the 39-yard line.
Moose responds by excitedly
reciting a cliche.
1:53: It’s still been 11 years since
Favre has been past his own 33-
yard line in Pittsburgh.
1:50: So far, the absence of
Winfield doesn’t seem to be
hurting Minnesota at all. Karl
Paymah delivers a hit that forces
Hines Ward to drop what would
have been a big third-down
conversion. Steelers punt and the
Vikings get it back at their own
24.
1:46: The drive immediately
conks out, and here comes our old
friend Chris Kluwe. Fun Fact #3:
Kluwe is “well known as an avid
Guitar Hero 2 player,” according
to infallible source Wikipedia.
This time, by the way, he punted
well: a 54-yard kick that sets the
Steelers up at their own 23. 12:27
to go in the half.
1:45: Moose is calling for the no-
huddle offense!
1:44: Best offensive play of the
day so far for the Vikings:
Peterson on a 15-yard carry on
first down, bringing the ball out to
the Viking 33– their deepest
drive so far.
SECOND QUARTER
1:40: That’s the end of the
quarter. All things considered, the
Vikings have to be happy.
They’ve done nothing with the
ball (have they even been past the
Pittsburgh 30?) and twice the
Steelers started in
Minnesota territory — but all
they have to show for it is three
points.
1:38: Actually, it was a 39-yard
kick. Jeff Reed nails it and with
51 seconds left in the quarter, the
Steelers are up 3-0.
1:36: Big Ben finds Santonio
Holmes in the end zone on third
and five. But the celebration is
short-lived: Heath Miller is
flagged for offensive pass
interference. Now it’s third and 15
from the 18 — and Big Ben is
taken down by Jared Allen back
at the 23. Now the Steelers are
looking at a 40-yard kick.
1:34, part two: Wallace gets the
call again, this time on a reverse.
He takes it down to the Viking
13. Top that, Morley Safer!
1:34: Call stands. Moose can’t
figure out why Childress would
challenge that one. Maybe he just
wanted to burn a timeout?
1:30: On third down,
Roethlisberger finds rookie wide
receiver/longtime “60 Minutes”
correspondent Mike Wallace for a
first down. Or is it? Coach
Childress is challenging this one.
1:26: Since it looks like we’re
going to see him a lot today, I
think I’m going to start providing
a series of Fun Facts about
Vikings punter Chris Kluwe. Fun
Fact #1: He was born on
Christmas Eve! Fun Fact #2: He
doesn’t appear to be a good
punter. That one just went for 19
yards. Pittsburgh gets it at the
Minnesota 39 with 4:26 left in the
first.
1:24: Peterson goes for minus-
three on first down. He has now
carried three times for minus-two
yards. Harrison takes down Favre
on second down for a loss of six.
Third and 19 coming up here.
1:22: Favre finds Percy Harvin
on third-and-five for a first down.
I thought there might have been
movement on the right side of the
Vikings’ line on that one, but
whatever.
1:20: Another three-and-out, and
the Steelers waste terrific field
position. Minnesota gets it at its
own 17, with just over 8 minutes
left in the quarter. Imagine how
excited Moose will get if the
Vikings produce positive yardage
on this drive!
1:18: Back in the studio, Curt
Menefee informs us that the
Patriots, playing in London, have
taken a 7-0 lead over the
Buccaneers. But with the
exchange rate, I think that works
out to 9-0.
1:14: Favre is sacked by James
Farrior on first down and the
Vikings go three-and-out, with
minus-four net yards. Moose
Johnston, in the booth with
Albert, calls it “a real confidence
boost for Favre.” Because he
could have been sacked twice, I
guess? Steelers take over at the
Minnesota 49 after the punt. 9:45
left in the first quarter now.
1:12: As Fox displayed its
sponsors’ names after that
commercial, the Fox robot was
taking batting practice.
Hmmm…why would Fox be
trying to make us think about
baseball right now?
1:09: Good job by the Vikings D
here. After the Mendenhall run,
they managed a sack of
Roethlisberger and, despite good
protection by the Steeler line,
covered the downfield receivers
well and left Roethlisberger with
no good options on third and
long. Vikings get the ball back on
the punt.
1:07: Rashard Mendenhall carries
for 15 yards on first down. I credit
the training he received from his
college coach, genius tactician
Ron Zook.
1:05: There’s that second-ranked-
against-the run Steelers D. James
Harrison trips up Adrian Peterson
for a loss on second down. Favre
is forced to throw on third and
four, and it goes incomplete.
Steelers take over at their own 26
after forcing a three-and-out.
1:03: Vikings win the toss and
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take the ball. Favre trots out on
the field. It’s his first visit to
Pittsburgh in 11 years, Albert tells
us.
FIRST QUARTER
12:58: The most important
pregame note is that Antoine
Winfield, the Vikings’ all-pro
cornerback, will be out at least for
the next month. Winfield was
injured during last week’s game
against Baltimore. He didn’t
practice this week, so the fact that
he’s not playing today isn’t news.
Still, his absence could make Ben
Roethlisberger a very happy man:
With Winfield out last week,
Baltimore’s Joe Flacco came
alive, leading the Ravens’ to three
fourth-quarter TD’s and nearly
stealing the game.
12:56: Yesssss! We get Marv
Albert’s son calling the game for
Fox. Unfortunately, that also
means we get Tony Siragusa.
12:55 p.m. ET: Were getting
close to kickoff, so lets look a
little closer at whats at stake for
both teams today. The game is
being touted, not surprisingly, as a
“Possible Super Bowl Preview”,
and maybe thats what it will end
up being.
But Pittsburgh probably needs a
win more than Minnesota does. At
4-2, the Steelers would be the
fifth seed in AFC if the playoffs
were to start right now. Their
schedule after today isnt that
imposing, and as one of the
leagues most consistent teams
over the last six seasons, no one
really thinks theyll have trouble
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center. Mike Scioscia already
favors Mathis over Mike Napoli,
who’s normally a much better
hitter. Wonder if Napoli will see
the light of day if the Angels
survive past tonight.
9:06:@PeteAbe says: “ Yankees
are 10 of 58 (.172) with RISP in
this series.”
9:04: That last groundout really
took the life out of The House
That Mafia Contractors May Or
May Not Have Built.
9:03: There they go again. This
time, bases loaded with two out,
the crowd practically begging for
a hit, and Damon grounds softly
to first. There is plenty of talk
about the fearsome Yankee lineup
but at least in this postseason
there are holes in it that are
allowing the Angels to survive.
Saunders pitched around Jeter,
who is .444 in his career against
him, while Damon is hitting .211
in the series. Farther down in the
lineup, Swisher is hitting about
.100, and Cano .212 heading into
the game. Three runners left in
scoring position after just two
innings.– Futterman
9:02: Damon mistimes a curve
out over the plate and taps out to
first. Two innings, five left on
base for the Bombers. Ruh-roh.
End of two, scoreless.
9:00: Jeter walks on five pitches
after home plate umpire calls the
first ball four as strike one.
Damon up, bases loaded.
Pitching coach Mike Butcher’s
out to the mound. More sinkers
coming up.
8:57: Another weakly hit ball, but
this one’s a seeing-eye hopper
that scoots past Figgins. Two on,
two out for Jeter. Another big two
-out spot for a Yankees hitter
here.
8:55: Make it 3 for 30 for
Swisher after a flyout to center.
Joe Buck notes his struggles;
haircut subterfuge didn’t work.
Cabrera’s up, two out, man on
first. Saunders inducing a lot of
weakly-hit balls by changing
speeds and locations so far.
8:52: Cano singles to center,
bringing up the newly faux-
hawked Nick Swisher. Savvy
move by Swisher, if there’s one
thing announcers will harp on
more than meaningful small
sample sizes, it’s haircuts that
don’t date from 1955.
8:49: Saunders gets Matsui on a
weak groundout to first on the
first pitch. Tim McCarver just
compared Saunders to a free-
throw shooter taking deep breaths
to steady himself (in this case
against the pressure of pitching in
Yankee Stadium).
8:46: The sizzling Howie
Kendrick draws a two-out walk,
but Juan Rivera flies out to center
to end the inning. Two
baserunners and no runs for either
team in consecutive stanzas. No
score going to the bottom of the
second.
8:43: The Angels win when they
play good defense and run hard
and smart. They did neither in
Games 1 and 2. And Guerrero
getting erased after a leadoff
single is no way to begin.–
Futterman
8:42: And Vlad gets doubled off
first on a routine flyout to right.
These baserunning blunders
against the Yankees this
postseason are just unbelievable.
Visiting clubhouse staff must be
administering lobotomies.
8:40: Jeter nearly made an
unbelievable play on a ball up the
middle, after he was playing deep
in the hole. Which shows two
things:
1) Jeter’s range has improved
with age.
2) Vlad Guerrero, who started his
career running like Clemente,
now runs like Steve Balboni.
8:37: Saunders throwing tons of
sinkers, including against Posada,
induces a popout to right. No
score after one.
8:35: And sure enough,
Rodriguez rips a single to left.
Two on, two out, Posada up.
Look for junk, junk and more
junk by Saunders here.
8:34: Saunders sets down Jeter
and Damon, then yields a line-
drive single to center by Teixeira.
Scioscia’s already holding out
four fingers for A-Rod.
OK, not really. But wouldn’t
have been a surprise.
8:32: Shoutout to my good buddy
from elementary school and high
school, Ron, who flew into New
York from Chicago, bought a
single ticket in the nosebleeds to
see the game live, paid the GDP
of Peru for the privilege, and is
drunkenly texting me excited
updates. Dollars to donuts the
stadium is filled with a lot more
diehards like Ron and fewer suits
tonight, hence the great early
noise.
8:27: Pettitte throws a fastball
right by Hunter for strike two,
then induces a soft lineout to end
a 1-2-3 top of the first. No score
heading to the bottom of the first.
8:25: Tight, spinning, diving
curve whiffs Abreu for out
number two. And Pettitte starts
Torii Hunter with a strike right on
the outside black. He’s got his A
stuff so far.* * *
It’s as loud early here as it’s been
the whole series. Three up three-
down is a bad way for these
Angels to start. Remember, for all
their success in California, they
haven’t won here in the
postseason yet this year and were
basically out of synch in the first
two games, in part due to the cold.
You wonder if they don’t get to
Pettitte early will they begin to
lose confidence as the innings
pass. The Yankees were 35-8 here
in the second half, and are
undefeated here in the
postseason.– Futterman
8:23: Pettitte starts the game by
going 2-2 on Chone Figgins, then
induces a groundout to third.
Mark Grace is standing by with an
“I told you so” if anything goes
wrong.
8:18: Fox’s Mark Grace on Andy
Pettitte, via @BenBadler on
Twitter: ““Pettitte is a big-game
pitcher, except in Game 6s when
the Yankees lead 3 games to
2…big risk by giving him the
ball tonight.”
Sabathia’s pitching in one of the
series’ final two games, if it goes
seven. Can’t understand why it’s a
risk to start him in Game 7 (or
Game 1 of the World Series) and
not tonight. This is part of the
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whole, “You don’t want to have a
Game 7, anything can happen”
myth in sports. The Yankees
could have gone with Pettitte-
Sabathia or Sabathia-Pettitte.
Fine either way.
8:08: Thank goodness that vapid
NFL On Fox postgame coverage
is done. Time for vapid MLB On
Fox pregame!
8:03: First great Tweet of the
night, from former Yankees
blogger turned Boston Globe
writer Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe):
“By the time the 1st pitch is
thrown, 68 hours and 49 minutes
will have elapsed since the last
one.”
7:57: Good news-bad news on
the weather front as we await the
start of Game 6. The good news:
No rain in the forecast, amazing
weather up and down the East
Coast today. Bad news: In its
desperate quest for prime-time
coverage, we’ll get another cold
night instead of a perfect sunny
afternoon for baseball.
Then again, this is probably a
bigger problem for those at
Yankee Stadium tonight than the
rest of us who got to watch Brett
Favre, then the Dolphins choke,
followed by three and a half hours
of playoff baseball goodness.
7:40 p.m. ET: There are a few
things you begin to notice when
you watch the Angels go through
their pregame routine night after
night. Vladimir Guerrero finishes
his batting practice by trying to
crush the ball as hard as he can to
the nether reaches of the ballpark.
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Yanks Are Four Games From Ending World Series ‘Drought’
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:46:51 AM
Let’s take a moment to think of
the fans — waiting, worrying,
wondering: when would it
happen? Would it ever happen
again? It had been five long
seasons since the New York
Yankees last made the World
Series, and fans had to be afraid
that OK, sorry, I can’t do this.
There is nothing surprising about
the Yankees — stacked with
future Hall of Famers, well-
compensated up and down the
roster and seemingly inevitable
since late July — making it to the
World Series. Their 5-2 win over
the Los Angeles Angels on
Sunday night made it official,
setting up a Fall Classic matchup
between the Bombers and the
Philadelphia Phillies. Whether it
was a victory for loosey-goosey
shaving-cream-pie jollity or just
another trip around the block for
the $200-million-plus steamroller
depends on your perspective. But
it wasn’t surprising. Reuters Who
says money can’t buy happiness?
“Vestiges of the old Yankee
attitude — that they’re better than
everyone — still exist and
probably always will,” Yahoo’s
Jeff Passan writes. “It’s not
bragging if it’s true, right? [CC]
Sabathia signed here for a reason,
and so did [Mark] Teixeira and
[A.J.] Burnett and all of the others
since 2004: To a baseball player,
being a Yankee remains the
ultimate. For the money and the
prestige and the challenge.
Nowhere else is greatness an
obligation.”
That obligation had seemed to
weigh especially heavily on Alex
Rodriguez, by dint of his actual
postseason struggles and (more
enduringly) the media narrative
that he just couldn’t get it done in
the clutch. Note the past tense
there. After two postseason
rounds, Rodriguez owns a .438
batting average, .548 on-base
percentage, five homers and 12
RBIs, and has seemingly wriggled
free of what had proven to be a
particularly weighty and ill-
tempered monkey on his back.
“Finally, A-Rod is going to the
World Series, and going in a
manner he probably never even
allowed himself to dream after his
past failures in October,” John
Harper writes in the New York
Daily News. “Finally he found a
way to play through all the
expectations, found a way to stop
trying so hard that he got in the
way of his own talent, and once
again he said it all goes back to re
-committing to baseball after his
steroids admission in the spring
and playing for the team after hip
surgery.”
While A-Rod’s offense was a big
part of the win, it’s worth
remembering the Angels for all
they contributed to the Yankees’
trip to the Series. The top of the
Angels’ order struggled terribly.
Their pitchers issued 38 walks.
Players made several painful
baserunning miscues. And, after
two more errors Sunday, the
Angels finished the series with
eight errors in six games after
committing a club-record-low 85
in 162 regular season games. “At
a very critical time they were just
awful,” the Orange County
Register’s Mark Whicker writes.
“The 5-2 loss, and 4-2 series loss,
was absorbed by the more
tentative team.” In the Los
Angeles Times, Mike DiGiovanna
outlines the Angels’ collapse.
Elsewhere in the Times, Bill
Dwyre bemoans the protracted,
very un-baseball shape forced
upon the postseason by Fox’s
television scheduling demands.* *
* demonstrated that American
I got many things wrong in last
week’s Fix NFL Picks, but few of
my predictions proved quite as
resoundingly wrong as my half-
joking burial of the Cincinnati
Bengals. It was something of a
reflex, considering that the
Bengals have had one winning
season since 1990. But the
Bengals thrashed the Chicago
Bears 45-10 on Sunday and now
share space with the defending
champion Pittsburgh Steelers atop
the AFC Central. “They are
Bungles no more,” Dennis Dillon
writes in The Sporting News.
“Let’s just say it: The Bengals are
among the best teams in the
league.”
The Steelers kept pace with the
Bengals by handing the
Minnesota Vikings their first loss
of the season in a 27-17 decision.
It might’ve been closer had Brett
Favre not tossed a late-game pick,
with the Vikings in field-goal
range that was returned 82 yards
for a touchdown. At CBS Sports,
Pete Prisco wonders whether
Favre’s shaky showing signaled
the start of a late-season slide for
the second consecutive season for
the 40-year-old gunslinger.
The New England Patriots
thrashed the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers as thoroughly as
anticipated Sunday. The Pats’ 35-
7 win was more notable for its
venue — London’s Wembley
Stadium — than anything that
happened in the game. Plenty of
fans were on hand, but the Times
of London’s Nick Szczepanik
thinks the NFL still hasn’t
football will ever truly be at home
in the U.K. “It was a great
occasion if not a great game, and
the NFL piled on the razzmatazz,”
Szczepanik writes. “But it failed
to prove its point. Of course NFL
fans were going to flock to see the
best team in the sport’s recent
history. So what? The NFL may
only know that they have reached
the limits of Britain’s potential
when it fails. … If there is a full
house to see the Carolina Panthers
take on the Buffalo Bills, the NFL
can take over the world, never
mind Wembley.”* * *
The teams at the very top of
college football didn’t budge over
the weekend, and likely won’t be
going anywhere anytime soon.
After a dramatic 15-13 win at
Michigan State, though, the
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University of Iowa has forced the
game’s biggest boys to make
some extra room at the top. The
Hawkeyes jumped to fourth in the
BCS standings after the Michigan
State win — sealed by a late
touchdown pass from Ricky
Stanzi to Marvin McNutt on a
trick play — and are undefeated
and seemingly cruising towards a
Big Ten title.
This is doubly impressive
considering that Iowa has proven
more proficient at piling up off-
field infractions than wins in
recent years. At CBS Sports,
Dennis Dodd marvels at the gutty,
gritty team’s ability to just keep
on winning. “Ferentz’s team is the
sum of some very rusty and
questionable parts,” Dodd writes.
“Iowa has never started 8-0. Four
of those victories have come by a
total of eight points. … The
Hawkeyes are undefeated this
deep in the season for the first
time and are trying to figure out
how.”* * *
A great many people have lost a
great many dollars over the last
couple of years, and anyone who
reads the business section of the
newspaper (this paper has a
decent one) should at least have
some rough idea why. The fall
from grace of former Boston
Celtics star Antoine Walker,
though, seems better suited for the
gossip pages. His unpaid debts
total some $4 million, despite
career earnings of over $110
million during his 12-year NBA
career. In a sobering Boston
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Oklahoma Sooners' Sam Bradford plans to enter
NFL draft after surgery
By ESPN.com news services
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 5:27:29 AM
Bradford To Undergo Surgery,
Enter Draft Bradford To Undergo
Surgery, Enter Draft
ST. LOUIS -- Heisman Trophy
winner Sam Bradford will have
season-ending shoulder surgery
and expects to enter the NFL draft
in April.
Big 12 blog
ESPN.com's Tim Griffin writes
about all things Big 12 in his
conference blog.
• Blog network:
College Football Nation
The Oklahoma quarterback
injured his right, throwing
shoulder twice this season, most
recently against Texas on Oct. 10.
The school announced Sunday
that Dr. James Andrews will
perform the operation Wednesday
in Birmingham, Ala.
Bradford was expected to address
reporters after the Sooners'
practice on Monday in Norman,
Okla., where he was to hold a
news conference at 7 p.m. ET.
"I dreamed about coming to
Oklahoma my whole life,"
Bradford said Sunday in a
statement. "That's the reason I
came back for this season. And I
came back to play, not sit on the
bench. That's the reason I tried to
play after the injury. I'm very
disappointed that it didn't work
out differently.
"Under these circumstances, and
after talking to several people, this
is the right thing for me to do at
this point."
Bradford Worst In NCAA In Red
Zone
Sam Bradford struggled in 2009
when Oklahoma was trying to
punch the ball in the end zone.
Bradford's completion percentage
from the 20-yard line and in is the
worst in the FBS among passers
with at least 15 attempts. Here's
how he fared deep in opponents'
territory the past two seasons:
Bradford passed up the chance to
be a first-round NFL draft pick
this year -- he was projected as
high as No. 1 overall -- to play
another season with the Sooners,
who he grew up following as a
child in Oklahoma City.
After he was hurt against the
Longhorns, reaggravating a sprain
of the AC joint in his shoulder,
Bradford initially said he was
going to wait until the end of the
season to make a decision about
his future. He then called a news
conference for Wednesday on
campus, then canceled it about
two hours before it was scheduled
to take place.
He accompanied Oklahoma to its
35-13 road win at Kansas on
Saturday.
According to his statement,
Bradford expects his recovery
time to be four to six months. As
of Sunday, the April 22 draft was
about six months away.
"I'll be up to the challenge,"
Bradford said in the statement.
Bradford led the Sooners to the
BCS championship game last
season as a sophomore, setting
school records with 4,720 yards
passing and 50 touchdowns while
throwing only eight interceptions.
Oklahoma lost to Florida 24-14 in
the championship game, and
Bradford announced less than a
week later that he intended to
return for his junior year -- along
with classmates and fellow NFL
prospects Gerald McCoy,
Jermaine Gresham and Trent
Williams -- for another chance at
the title.
It ended up being the exact
opposite of what he expected.
He broke 2003 Heisman Trophy
winner Jason White's school
record for passing yards in a
career one play before he was hit
by BYU linebacker Coleby
Clawson just before halftime in
the season opener. The Sooners
ended up losing that game and
again at Miami without Bradford
before he returned to throw for
389 yards in a win against Baylor.
On the second series against
archrival Texas, Bradford fell on
the shoulder again when he was
sacked by Texas cornerback
Aaron Williams in what will
likely be the last play of his
college career. The Sooners, now
ranked No. 22, lost for the third
time this season to fall out of the
national championship race and
jeopardize their chances at a
fourth straight Big 12 title.
Bradford also holds several other
school records, including career
touchdown passes (88) and yards
passing in a game (468).
"We want Sam to pursue the best
option for his recovery and
future," coach Bob Stoops said in
a statement. "We obviously feel
this is best for his long-range
future. Sam has led us to two Big
12 championships and an
appearance in the national title
game, and has demonstrated
uncommon leadership skills. He is
an absolute role model as a
student-athlete and loyal
teammate.
"We appreciate the incredible
contributions he has made to this
program and university."
Information from ESPN's Joe
Schad and The Associated Press
was used in this report.
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Globe feature that walks the line
between well-reported exposé and
shameless schadenfreude, Shira
Springer reveals how the three-
time All-Star lost so much.
While ‘Toine is facing jail time
for his debts, fellow former NBA
star J.R. Rider is in a prison of his
own devising. While Rider has
spent some time in actual literal
jail, he’s currently doing time
with the North Texas Fresh of the
(very) minor league American
Basketball Association and
staring at the end of what should
have been a much better hoops
career. The winner of the 1994
NBA slam dunk contest put up
good numbers during his nine
NBA seasons, but also earned a
reputation as one of his era’s
defining knuckleheads. (Imagine
this piece, by the Marin
Independent Journal’s Dave
Albee, written dozens of times
with different datelines,
infractions and courtrooms
subbed in.) At Yahoo, Marc J.
Spears finds Rider not exactly
chastened, but not ready to quit,
either.
— Tip of the Fix cap to fellow
Fixer Garey Ris.
Found a good column from the
world of sports? Don’t keep it to
yourself — write to us at
dailyfix@wsj.com and we’ll
consider your find for inclusion in
the Daily Fix. You can email
David at droth11@gmail.com.
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NEW YORK -- Boise State got at Mountain West Conference victory Saturday. all but Utah, which is 16th in the When he's not pursuing his goal
bumped. TCU is now in position rival BYU (6-2) and Boise State Boise State is ranked fifth in both latest BCS standings. of becoming the first overall pick
to be this season's BCS buster -- won 54-9 at Western Athletic the Harris poll and USA Today That Utah game is key for TCU in the 2010 NHL Draft, 17-year-
for now. Conference rival Hawaii (2-5). coaches' poll. because Boise State has no old Kirill Kabanov helps out with
The Horned Frogs passed the Those games caused a major shift TCU was seventh in the Harris opponent left on its schedule as renovations on the home of his
Broncos on Sunday in the Bowl in the computer rating and that put poll, sixth in the coaches' poll. good. host family in Moncton, New
Championship Series standings, TCU ahead of Boise State, said The Horned Frogs made up the The Broncos have six games left Brunswick.
with TCU jumping two spots BCS analyst Jerry Palm. But the difference in the computer ratings, against WAC foes San Jose State, "They treat me like a son,"
from last week and Boise State Horned Frogs lead over the which accounts for a third of the Louisiana Tech, Idaho, Utah Kabanov said of his billets. "I
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making the playoffs. After all,
theyre just two near-misses (three
-point road losses to Chicago and
Cincinnati) from 6-0.
Still, a loss today would make the
defending Super Bowl champs an
underwhelming 4-3 heading into
their bye week. And their four
wins this year (against hideous
Tennesse, Detroit and Cleveland
teams and a middling San Diego
squad) really shouldnt impress
anyone. So a loss to the Vikings
— the best team, by far, that the
Steelers have yet faced — could
raise some questions. A solid
win, though, will affirm
everyones assumption: This years
team is at least as good as last
years.
Minnesota, meanwhile, has
exceeded everyones expectations
so far. Thats not saying much,
since everyone seemed to expect
that the Vikings, after Brett
Favres last-minute unretirement,
would be a bastion of disunity,
infighting, and backstabbing.
Instead, theyre undefeated and
two-and-a-half games ahead in the
NFC North.
The question, as I wrote before,
is how long Favre can maintain
his torrid early season pace.
Theres a sense that the Vikings
success is built on a flimsy, fluky
foundation. So, actually winning
today isnt the most important
thing for Minnesota: At 6-0, they
can absorb an L. Playing a tough,
close game on the road against
the defending champs will earn
them respect. Getting blown out
on the other hand.
Pregame: The subject of Brett
Favre and the 6-0 Minnesota
Vikings recently came up in a
Gchat exchange between me and
my friend Jeff.
Remember when everyone just
knew that it was going to be a
train wreck? I asked.
It wont end well, he assured me.
Hell break down.
YeahBreak down in tears of joy
after leading them to a Super
Bowl triumph!
Like the proverbial half-full or
half-empty glass, there are two
ways to treat the 1,347 yards, 12
touchdowns, 109.5 quarterback
rating, and six wins that Favre
has produced in the seasons first
six games: Either hes re-
established himself as a
championship-caliber gunslinger,
or hes proven absolutely nothing.
Certainly, theres ample reason to
be cynical. Just think back to last
year, when Unretired Brett 1.0 led
the Jets to an 8-3 start — only to
throw nine picks in a hellish five-
game closing stretch in which the
Jets squandered a once-certain
playoff berth. Or to the three
seasons before that, when he
threw a combined 25
interceptions (with just 11
touchdowns) over the final five
games of each campaign. So why
get excited about another quick
start?
The reason, Favre partisans
would respond, is that Unretired
Brett 2.0 seems to be playing
with more focus and discipline
than weve seen from him in years:
His 12-to-2 touchdown-to-
interception ratio is the best hes
ever posted in a six-game stretch.
And this year, hes aided by
Adrian Peterson — hailed this
week by Pittsburgh coach Mike
Tomlin as arguably the best
football player in the world —
whose mere presence in the
backfield puts defenders on edge.
Todays Vikings-Steelers game
will be the stiffest test yet of
Minnesotas grand Favre
Experiment. The Steelers rank
third in the NFL in total defense
— and second against the run.
Before today, the best defense
Favre faced was that of his old
57
team, Green Bay, which is now
eighth in the league. (And the
second best he faced was San
Franciscos 15th-ranked D.) If
Favres sterling TD/INT ratio can
survive the trip to Heinz Field, he
should win over skeptics.
That said, even if the Vikings
manage to put some points on the
board, theyll still be in trouble,
since their 18th-ranked defense
was exposed in last weeks 33-31
escape job against the Ravens.
The Vikings surrendered 448
yards in the game, allowed three
fourth-quarter touchdowns, and
survived only because Steven
Hauschka missed a 44-yard field
goal as time expired.
That kind of performance wont
cut it in Pittsburgh, where Ben
Roethlisberger is averaging nearly
300 passing yards a game — and
the entire offense is churning out
more than 400. For all the
attention that Favre has attracted,
it may be that Minnesotas defense
actually has more to prove today.
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Bobby Abreu often sprays line
drives across the infield on his
final half-dozen swings. A lot of
the guys step into the batters box
and begin laying down bunts.
Then there is the manager, Mike
Scioscia, who has his own
routine. Most managers spend
batting practice hanging on the
rail of the batting cage, seemingly
thinking deep thoughts. Scioscia,
the longtime Dodgers catcher,
grabs a bat and hits infield
practice, banging groundballs to
Erick Aybar and Howie Kendrick,
even directing them when to turn
double plays, and when to throw
straight to first base.
“It keeps him in tune with the
game,” said Tony Reagins, the
Angels general manager. “It’s
what he’s always done.”
Reporters who cover the Angels
said the manager is downright
religious about the practice,
stopping pregame interviews
virtually in mid-sentence when
the time to hit arrives.
Whether Scioscia’s infield hitting
is enough to help the Angels
shock the Yankees by winning the
final two games of this series, no
one knows, but a half-hour before
the first pitch, he was loose, they
were loose, and the stadium is
filling up with a fans who have
waited 24 hours for this game to
get underway. It’s perfect night
for fall baseball.
“Very inviting,” Reagins called
it. Before Game 1 nine days ago,
played in a drizzle and 40-degree
temperatures, Reagins had a
different description of the
environment. “Damn cold,” he
said back then.– Futterman
Pregame: An intriguing pairing
of lefties pitting the old veteran
Andy Pettitte against the upstart
Joe Saunders. A match-up of
sluggers, with Kendry Morales
and Vladimir Guerrero squaring
off with Alex Rodriguez and
Mark Teixeira. Another chance
for umpires to either redeem
themselves or make us again pine
for more technology.
But the storyline to watch in
Game 6 of the ALCS is the battle
of managers, with the Yankees’
Joe Girardi going up against the
Angels’ Mike Scioscia. Girardi
has made a series of perplexing
moves, drawing the ire of New
York’s media and confused stares
from Bombers’ fans.
Most notably, Girardi has
replacing same-handed pitchers
against same-handed hitters to ill
effect, including his removal of
David Robertson in favor of
Alfredo Aceves, a decision that
cost the Yankees Game 3 of the
series. Girardi’s pinch-running
fetish has also come back to haunt
him; subbing in Brett Gardner and
Freddy Guzman and not running
with either of them crippled the
middle of the Yankees lineup to
no good effect. When Gardner’s
gotten the green light, he’s been
gunned down.
Meanwhile, Scioscia’s decision
to pull John Lackey in Game 5
(and replace him with suspect
lefty Darren Oliver) nearly ended
the Angels’ season, and his
handling of the pitching staff has
been suspect. Then again, given
this is nowhere near the Angels’
bullpens of old, perhaps Scioscia
simply lacks good options.
With three of the five games in
this series decided by a single run,
don’t be surprised if one at-bat
decides the game; and that a
manager’s decision influences
that at-bat, and maybe decides the
series.
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Suddenly Slumping
Giants Slip Back to
NFC East Pack
By Dan Graziano (FanHouse)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:05:00 PM
by Dan Graziano
Filed under: Cowboys, Eagles,
Giants, NFL Analysis EAST
RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- This was
to have been the Giants' get-right
game. Sure, New Orleans beat
them up last week, but the Saints
are an undefeated team that was well," Giants coach Tom
coming off a bye week and Coughlin said. "So, back to the
playing at home. The Giants spent drawing board."
the week shrugging off that loss And back, whether they like it or
and promising to be better this not, into a three-team NFC East
week at home against the tussle where there's no clear
Cardinals. The defense promised favorite -- not even them.
more blitzing and less trepidation. Suddenly Slumping Giants Slip
The offense promised to be Back to NFC East Pack originally
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Cardinals Flip Script on Clearing Up the Big Ten
Giants Picture
By Dan Graziano (FanHouse)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 1:18:00 AM
by Dan Graziano
Filed under: Arizona Cardinals,
Giants, NFL Quarterbacks, NFL
Analysis EAST RUTHERFORD,
N.J. -- They flew all over the field
all night, racing to the ball,
harassing the opposing
quarterback with a variety of
aggressive blitzes. The defense
was disruptive, deep and
energetic, and the main reason its
team won the game. All of this
was to be expected, of
course...just not from this
particular team.
On this night, it was the Arizona
Cardinals beating the New York
Giants at the latter's own game,
forcing four turnovers and out-
muscling Big Blue 24-17 on
Unbeaten Saints Seem Parity-Proof
By Dave Goldberg (FanHouse)
Submitted at 10/25/2009 9:30:00 PM
by Dave Goldberg
Filed under: Saints This piece
was supposed to be about parity.
About two of the NFL's four
remaining unbeaten teams losing
and about why New England's 16-
0 2007 regular season was so
remarkable.
In other words, about why no one
will match that soon. Or ever.
That's still probably true. But the
Saints are making a lot of
national TV in the swamps of
Jersey.
"We definitely fed off our defense
tonight," Arizona quarterback
Kurt Warner said. More: Check
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believers after falling behind 24-3
Sunday, then outscoring Miami
43-10 in the last 30 minutes and
two seconds to win 46-34. How
By Mark Hasty (FanHouse)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:30:00 AM
by Mark Hasty
Filed under: Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Michigan State,
Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn
State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Big 10
While most of the world is still
trying to figure out how the Iowa
Hawkeyes stole the cheese out of
the mousetrap-- again -- the
conference title race is beginning
to take a little more shape. Since
neither Iowa nor Ohio State lost
this past weekend, there's no
shakeup at the top. Both teams
remain equally in control of their
respective destinies.
But what about the rest of the
league? Is anybody new out of the
hunt this week? Who's still alive
many interceptions does Darren
Sharper, who will turn 34 in nine
days, have to return for
touchdowns before we'll starting
wondering if New Orleans can
emulate the Patriots?
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Multiplayer Excitebike
World Rally heats up
WiiWare November 9
By JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:50:00 PM
Turn on your Wii and check out
the Nintendo Channel right now:
but barely breathing? And where
do things go from here in this on the weekly "Nintendo Week"
crazy conference? program, the hosts revealed a new
Clearing Up the Big Ten Picture WiiWare version of Excitebike,
originally appeared on Fanhouse called Excitebike World Rally,
NCAA Football Blog on Mon, 26 due out November 9. It looks like
Oct 2009 07:30:00 EST . Please a 2.5D version of the original
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multiplayer! Take that, Vs.
Excitebike.
There's also footage of
Castlevania: The Adventure
Rebirth! It looks fantastic. That
comes pretty early in the show.
The Excitebike reveal comes only
after a Frag Doll appearance and a
Scooby-Doo style fast-motion
chase sequence. And a zombie
Developer claims 80 grunting his way through a
description of Zombies Ate My
percent piracy rate for Neighbors.
latest iPhone release RMultiplayer Excitebike World
ally heats up WiiWare
By Andrew Yoon (Joystiq) November 9 originally appeared
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:30:00 PM
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they both play games, movies and
music -- and now both can
struggle with the effects of piracy.
According to iPhone developer
Smells Like Donkey, about 80
percent of all downloads of Tap-
Fu were illegally downloaded.
The developer notes that learning
how to pirate games off the
iPhone is surprisingly easy,
thanks to "a kernel patch that
bypasses Apple's DRM system"
that "would take an average
person 5 minutes in Google to
find." Additionally, the developer
discovered that an average of zero
percent of pirates end up
purchasing a legitimate copy of
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2's changes in excruciating technical
detail
By JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:00:00 AM
There are a few extremely
obvious differences between
Ninja Gaiden 2 and Ninja Gaiden
Sigma 2. They work in different
consoles, and one's got the word
"Sigma" in the title. Oh, and
there's the boob thing. Beyond
that, however, we must turn to the
experts.
Digital Foundry reports that the
resolution has changed between
the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
Tap-Fu-- it seems marking the
game down to $1.99 didn't
discourage anyone from taking a
free ride.
"It is kind of depressing," the
developer admits. However, other
iPhone developers are encouraged
to take a proactive approach in
lieu of Apple's slow response to
the piracy situation. "Detecting a
pirated app is quite simple to do,"
the developer notes. "Probably the
first thing we'll try is popping up a
message reminding people that
they really should buy the game if
they like it and conveniently
provide links to do so." An
alternate plan to generate
games. Sigma runs at 1280x718,
effectively 720p, while the Xbox
version ran at 1120x585. The
resolution boost comes with some
cuts: DF says the PS3 version
loses some polygons, or rather
some whole collections of
polygons: Sigma 2 maintains a
limit of six enemies or fewer in
most situations, while Ninja
Gaiden 2"revels in throwing advanced in the PlayStation 3
seven or eight opponents at you at game.
any given point." Things that
didn't get cut: The lighting effects, demonstrating a stress test of sorts
which are noticeably more
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revenue? DLC. "This forces the
pirates to change their strategy
significantly and it might be a
while before it becomes feasible
to attack this system."
[Via Develop]
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any time. These games are at their
best when Ryu is juggling a few
enemies, not when he's buried in
them.
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Tropico 3 publisher
aiming for 10 games a
year
LA Noire characters revealed by By Alexander Sliwinski
(Joystiq)
enough profit if it had done
another installment. She notes
mocap casting call Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:00:00 PM
Tropico's figures are "a pittance
compared with many millions of
By Andrew Yoon (Joystiq) crook. is intended to be quite the Publisher Kalypso Media USA unit sales for every new GTA
The casting call is looking for a cinematic game. However, with and its recently released debut game."
Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:30:00 AM
face similar to actors Gary Cooper only three months of mocap, it title, Tropico 3, have something in The Germany-based Kalypso
Rockstar's LA Noire has been or Gregory Peck (pictured above) still pales in comparison to the common: both are trying to build plans to release about 10 games a
shrouded in so much mystery that for the protagonist -- Cole Phelps. upcoming Heavy Rain-- which an empire from the ground up. year, most of which will be indie
its very existence has been called Co-stars and supporting roles, demanded nine months of motion S p e a k i n g w i t h t h e T h e titles that couldn't make the trip
into question. A recent casting s u c h a s j a z z s i n g e r E l s a capture work. Washington Post, Kalypso's El across the Atlantic. Tropico 3, a
call for actors not only confirms Lichtmann, will only be required [Via Superannuation; Image P r e s i d e n t e D e b o r a h T i l l e t t sunny, stylish reboot of the series,
t h e g a m e ' s c o n t i n u e d to perform for 10 days or less. Source] describes the current economic was developed by a team in
development, but also reveals the However, the actor chosen to play LA Noire characters revealed by climate as a good time to start Bulgaria and is getting respectable
many (if not all) characters to be Cole Phelps will work for three mocap casting call originally something up, because "you can't marks from the critics.
featured in the game. The call months, from November to appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 get worse than zero." Tropico 3 publisher aiming for 10
asks for "STRONG ACTORS, J a n u a r y , t o r e c o r d h i s Oct 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please Tillett explains that Kalypso had games a year originally appeared
able to handle LOTS OF dialog" p e r f o r m a n c e f o r t h e g a m e . see our terms for use of feeds. the opportunity to buy the Tropico on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Oct 2009
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Go Chic, Not Scary, This Halloween
By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Blog)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 5:36:00 AM
Growing up, I always dressed as
actual people for Halloween (I
was never a tree, lamppost, or
pencil). From age five to 15, I was
Madonna, though I’d switch
things up every so often by
dressing as Madonna dressed as
Marilyn Monroe (long gloves
with diamond bracelets stacked
high à la Material Girl). In more
recent years, my costumes have
included everything from Tom
Cruise in Risky Business to a
winged angel. For 2009, I’m
looking to some chic Halloween-
lovers for inspiration. Here, my
top five favorites. Tell me, what
or who are you going to be this
Halloween? Which is your
favorite from the photos below?
—Violet Moon Gaynor
Karolina Kurkova
Alexa Chung
Molly Sims, Heidi Klum, and
Audrey Marnay
Devon Aoki
Lydia Hearst
All photos: Getty Images
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End of an era for early
websites
(BBC News | Americas | World
Edition)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 3:33:28 AM
A service that gave many people
their first taste of building and
owning a web page is set to close.
Yahoo-owned GeoCities once
boasted millions of users and was
the third most popular destination
on the web.
The free site has since fallen out
of fashion with users, who have
switched to social networks.
Yahoo, which acquired the site
for $3.57bn (£2.17bn) in 1999 at
the height of the dotcom boom,
said sites would no longer be
accessible from 26th October.
'Fascinating experiment'
However, many of the pages
have been archived and will still
be available to view via the
nonprofit Internet Archive project.
The giant digital library, which
has been archiving the public web
since 1996, has set up a special
project to archive GeoCities
before it is lost forever.
"We've collected a lot of
GeoCities sites over the years -
but might not have every site and
every page," the Internet Archive
said.
It is asking for GeoCities users to
check whether their site has been
archived before Yahoo pulls the
plug.
"GeoCities has been an important
outlet for personal expression on
the web for almost 15 years," it
said.
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A number of firms - including
Yahoo - have also tried to woo
GeoCities users to move their
pages to paid-for hosting services.
GeoCities started life in 1995 as
Beverly Hills Internet, a small
web-hosting firm.
The company allowed users to
host their web pages in themed
cities. For example, "WallStreet"
hosted business related sites,
whilst "SiliconValley" was used
to host computer and technology
sites.
Users, known as homesteaders,
could build and host their own
sites in these online spaces.
At its peak, the site had millions
of users.
In April this year, Yahoo said
that it was closing the site and
would now focus on helping
"customers build new
relationships online".
When Yahoo announced the end
of the site earlier this year, Rupert
Goodwins, editor of the ZDNet
website, said it was the end of an
era.
"I think GeoCities was the first
proof that you could have
something really popular and still
not make any money on the
internet.
"It was a fascinating experiment
in the pre-industrial era of the
internet."
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AP IMPACT: Immigration agents mishandle informants (AP)

(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) In the case involving one ICE office there, a man described investigative arm of the natural handler for that type of
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:33:54 AM
informant charged with murdering as "a homicidal maniac" was Department of Homeland Security informant."
another, Jose Daniel Gonzalez allowed to continue working as an when DHS was created after the Law enforcement officers say
E L P A S O , T e x a s – O n e Galeana, a smuggling manager for ICE snitch even after he Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. ICE also agents follow general rules on
immigration agent was accused of the Juarez cartel, was gunned "supervised the murder" of an handles the processing and informants: Federal investigators
running an Internet pornography down this spring in his upscale El associate of the Juarez cartel. detention of illegal immigrants are supposed to keep close tabs on
b u s i n e s s a n d e n j o y i n g a n Paso neighborhood. El Paso In a recent AP interview, the and miscellaneous tasks like informants, approve any criminal
improper relationship with an police say ICE delayed its informant, Guillermo "Lalo" oversight of security at federal activity that might be necessary to
i n f o r m a n t . A n o t h e r l e t a n investigation, steering detectives Ramirez Peyro, now confined to buildings. complete an investigation, and cut
informant smuggle in a group of away from the man now charged an ICE detention facility, denied The agency has long been loose an informant who gets
illegal immigrants. And in a third with arranging the contract hit. participating in any homicides. interested in joining the border caught violating his agreement
case, an agent was investigated Kelly Nantel, an ICE Even when not working with drug war, and has been stepping with the agency.
for soliciting sex from a witness spokeswoman in Washington, informants, ICE agents have up its efforts as drug-related But it's not always easy,
in a marriage fraud case. said in an e-mailed statement that gotten in trouble. The documents violence has killed more than considering the kind of people
These troubling misdeeds are a t h e a g e n c y " w o r k s w i t h show that agents in field offices 13,500 people in Mexico and involved in organized crime.
sampling of misconduct by c o n f i d e n t i a l i n f o r m a n t s i n all over the country, and in threatens to spill into the United "You are automatically dealing
federal Immigration and Customs accordance with established best several foreign posts, have been States. with bad guys," said Phillip
Enforcement personnel as the practices and guidelines of federal investigated for offenses Some local and federal Lyons, a criminologist at Sam
agency seeks to carve out a bigger law enforcement agencies." including drunken driving in authorities in El Paso are hesitant Houston State University. "It's a
role in the deadly border war The statement noted that ICE government cars, lying to other to work closely with ICE because dirty business from the outset."
against Mexican drug gangs. fired an agent last year for investigators in ongoing cases, of the way it operates, said law In the Gonzalez case, El Paso
According to documents obtained "negligence in performing his and misusing their position for enforcement officers who spoke police were outraged by what
by The Associated Press under the duties, misdirecting funds and personal gain. to the AP on condition of appeared to be a deliberate
Freedom of Information Act, ICE submitting false documents" in In one case, an agent was probed anonymity because they weren't attempt to steer them away from
agents have blundered badly in relation to his work with an for having an inappropriate authorized to discuss the issue. the prime suspect. They laid out
their dealings with informants and informant. Also, an agent in relationship with the target of an In the 2004 DEA letter, inaction their complaint in an interview
other sources, covering up crimes Miami was sentenced to two years ICE investigation. Another agent by ICE officials was blamed for with the AP.
and even interfering in a police in federal prison and resigned was investigated for using his "allowing at least 13 other As Gonzalez bled to death on the
investigation into whether one from ICE earlier this year as part government position to ask murders to take place in Ciudad cul-de-sac in front of his house,
informant killed another. of a plea deal for accepting gifts questions from Texas about his Juarez" and for endangering the his wife, Adriana Solis, made two
At least eight agents have been from an informant. mother-in-law's eviction in New lives of DEA agents and their phone calls, as her husband had
investigated for improper dealings ICE officials in El Paso have Mexico. families. instructed her to do if anything
with informants since ICE was repeatedly declined to comment El Paso, which sits on the Rio The murder of informant happened to him. First, she called
created in 2003, and more than on the Gonzalez case, but John Grande across from the virtually Gonzalez is another example of ICE, then 911, said Lt. Alfred
three dozen others have been Morton, Homeland Security's lawless Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, is concern. Lowe, the lead investigator.
i n v e s t i g a t e d f o r o t h e r assistant secretary for ICE in populated with numerous law "It is interesting that an agency Gonzalez, a Mexican national,
wrongdoing, the records show. Washington, said, "I'm aware of enforcement agencies that try to like ICE would be handling a had been living in the U.S. on an
The heavily redacted documents that situation and it is under work together on stopping the cartel hit man, especially when ICE-issued visa given to him as a
detail how one agent failed "to review." He declined to answer northbound flow of drugs, you consider the other types of perk for his informant work.
r e p o r t m u r d e r s . . . t o h e r other questions. immigrants and violence and the agencies in El Paso," said Stephen The ICE official his wife called,
supervisor" and how another Problems with ICE informants southbound flow of weapons and Meiners, a senior analyst for who remains unidentified, called
failed "to properly document are not a new phenomenon. cash. Stratfor, an Austin-based global El Paso police a bit later to tell
information received from a According to a Feb. 24, 2004, ICE was spun off from the intelligence company. "There's them their murder victim worked
confidential source in violation of letter from the head of the DEA Immigration and Naturalization probably more than 50 agencies IMPACT: page 66
ICE policy and procedure." office in El Paso to the head of the Service to become the there who might be the more
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Jury selection begins in 1st polygamist sect trial
(AP)
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Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:30:18 AM
ELDORADO, Texas –
Prospective jurors lined up in a
cold rain Monday outside a
municipal building that will serve
as a makeshift courthouse for the
first of a dozen polygamist sect
members charged with abuse of
underage girls.
Raymond Jessop, 38, is set to
stand trial Monday, 18 months
after agents raided the group's
remote ranch in West Texas and
carted off more than 400 children
in the largest child custody case in
American history.
At least 10 people in the jury
pool clearly belonged to the
Fundamentalist Church of Christ
of Latter Day Saints. The women
wore traditional ankle-length
prairie dresses with their hair in
braids, and the men wore buttoned
-up shirts.
Sect members had vowed to
register to vote after the April
2008 raid on the Yearning for
Zion ranch in Eldorado. Jury
pools are pulled from voter
registration rolls.
Jessop faces up to 20 years in
prison if convicted of sexual
assault of a child, a charge
stemming from his alleged
marriage to an underage girl in
FLDS, a breakaway Mormon sect
that is not recognized by the
mainstream Mormon church. He
will be tried later on a separate
count of bigamy related to a
second alleged underage bride.
In all, 12 sect members have been
charged with crimes ranging from
failure to report child abuse to
sexual assault and bigamy.
Attorneys must cull from a pool
of 300 people to try to seat 12
jurors and two alternates. Seating
an impartial jury in this
community of fewer than 1,900
voters may prove difficult,
because most residents know one
another and the raid drew intense
media coverage. Images of the
quaintly dressed women
dominated the cable news
networks for weeks after the raid.
If lawyers can't come up with a
jury from the initial pool, the trial
could be moved to an adjoining
county.
Jessop's trial is expected to last
two weeks, said Assistant state
Attorney General Eric Nichols,
who is prosecuting the case. The
prosecution's witness list has 59
people, including law
enforcement and child welfare
officials, two of Jessop's alleged
wives and former FLDS
members.
Authorities have said little about
the allegations against Jessop, but
documents seized from the ranch
indicate the assault charge stems
from his alleged marriage to an
underage girl. The girl later
became pregnant and was in labor
for several days in August 2005.
But after Jessop consulted with
sect leader Warren Jeffs, the girl
wasn't taken to the hospital,
allegedly out of fear that hospital
authorities would discover her age
and turn in Jessop.
"I knew that the girl being 16
years old, if she went to the
hospital, they could put Raymond
Jessop in jeopardy of prosecution
as the government is looking for
any reason to come against us
there," Jeffs wrote in a journal
seized from the ranch.
Jeffs was arrested in 2006 and
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later convicted as an accomplice
to rape in Utah for arranging an
underage marriage there. He faces
similar charges in Arizona and is
charged with bigamy and sexual
assault of a child in Texas.
One of Jeffs' daughters allegedly
married Jessop the day after she
turned 15. The bigamy charge
against Jessop pertains to that
alleged marriage.
Under Texas law, generally, no
one under 17 can consent to sex
with an adult.
Sect members, who believe
polygamy brings glorification in
heaven, historically have lived
around the Arizona-Utah line, but
the sect bought a ranch on the
outskirts of Eldorado about six
years ago. Hundreds of FLDS
members, including many of the
439 children initially taken by
child welfare authorities, have
returned to the log cabin-style
homes there.
The Mormon church renounced
polygamy more than a century
ago.
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Net set for 'language shake-up'
(BBC News | Americas | World
Edition)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:06:38 AM
The internet is on the brink of the
"biggest change" to its working
"since it was invented 40 years
ago", the net regulator Icann has
said.
The body said it that it was
finalising plans to introduce web
addresses using non-Latin
characters.
The proposal - initially approved
in 2008 - would allow domain
names written in Asian, Arabic or
other scripts.
The body said if the final plans
were approved on 30 October, it
would accept the first applications
by 16 November.
The first Internationalised
Domain Names (IDNs) could be
up and running by "mid 2010"
said the president of the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (Icann).
"Of the 1.6 billion internet users
today worldwide, more than half
use languages that have scripts
that are not Latin-based," said
Rod Beckstrom at the opening of
Icann's conference in Seoul, South
Korea.
"So this change is very much
necessary for not only half the
world's internet users today but
more than half, probably, of the
future users as the internet
continues to spread."
Relaxed rules
Plans for ILDs were approved at
a meeting in June 2008. However,
testing of the system has been
going on for much longer, said
Peter Dengate Thrush, chairman
of the board in charge of
reviewing the change.
"You have to appreciate what a
fantastically complicated
technical feature this is," he said.
"What we have created is a
different translation system."
The changes will be applied to
the net's Domain Name System.
This acts like a phone book,
translating easily understood
domain names such as bbc.co.uk
into strings of computer readable
numbers known as IP addresses.
The tweaks will allow this system
to recognise and translate the non-
Latin characters.
"We are confident that it works
because we have been testing it
for a couple of years," said Mr
Dengate Thrush. "We're really
ready to start rolling it out."
Some countries, such as China
and Thailand, have already
introduced workarounds that
allow computer users to enter web
addresses in their own language.
However, these were not
internationally approved and do
not necessarily work on all
computers.
The meeting in South Korea will
also discuss its plans to introduce
generic Top Level Domains
(TLDs), such as .uk or .com.
Last year, the body voted to relax
rules on TLDs meaning
companies could turn brands into
web addresses, while individuals
could use their names.
Icann, set up by the US
government, was founded in 1998
to oversee the development of the
net.
Last month, after years of
criticism, the US government
eased its control over the non-
profit body.
It signed a new agreement that
gave Icann autonomy for the first
time. The agreement came into
effect on 1 October and puts it
under the scrutiny of the global
"internet community".
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Afghan crashes kill 14
Americans
(BBC News | Americas | World "enemy fighters".
Edition) "After they were flying away,
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:16:53 AM
that's when the crash actually
happened," he said. "We did go...
At least 14 Americans have been and remove an insurgent who was
killed in a series of air crashes in working with the drug trade in
Afghanistan, military officials that particular area."
say. The three dead civilians worked
Four US soldiers died and two for the US Drug Enforcement
were hurt when two helicopters Administration, news agencies
collided mid-air in the south, Nato reported.
-led forces said. The deaths were the first for the
In a separate helicopter crash, in DEA in Afghanistan since it
western Badghis province, seven began operations there in 2005,
US soldiers and three US civilians Associated Press reported.
died. Bad year for troops
The US said hostile fire was not The exact location of the crash in
believed to be to blame for either the south of the country has not
incident, but the Taliban said it b e e n c o n f i r m e d b y t h e U S
was behind the Badghis crash. military.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf This year has seen the highest
Ahmedi told the AFP news death toll of international troops
agency that militants had shot in Afghanistan since the Taliban
down the US helicopter in the were overthrown in 2001.
Darabam district of the province. There have been dozens of
Drugs operation American soldiers among those
Another 12 Americans and 14 killed, making up more than half
Afghans were also reported to the total foreign troop deaths in
have been injured in that crash. the country.
Col Wayne Shanks, a spokesman The worst single loss of US life
f o r t h e N a t o - l e d f o r c e i n in Afghanistan occurred in June
Afghanistan, said the authorities 2005, when a Chinook helicopter
were still investigating the was shot down in eastern Kunar
incident in Badghis, but "do not province, killing 16 military
believe that enemy action was personnel.
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IMPACT:
Castro's sister says she collaborated continued from page 63

for the Juarez cartel, but also was that of the man identified to them

with CIA (AP) an ICE informant. They promised

to help.
as Mayer.
Nearly two months later, they
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Castro says in the book, "My "Enrique," whom Castro says she Solis told police that her husband charged informant Rodriguez with
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:33:48 AM
Brothers Fidel and Raul. The later learned was a CIA officer in believed a Juarez cartel assassin arranging the hit on informant
Secret Story," that she traveled to Cuba named Tony Sforza, then nicknamed "El Dorado" was Gonzalez. The soldier, the alleged
MIAMI – One of Fidel Castro's Mexico City under the pretense of asked her to smuggle messages, hunting him down. triggerman, the teens and another
sisters says in a memoir released visiting her younger sister Enma. documents and money back into According to Lowe, the ICE man also are charged in the case.
Monday that she collaborated There she also secretly met a CIA the country hidden in canned official didn't contact police again Neville Cramer, a retired INS
with the CIA against her brother, officer who identified himself as goods. for three days. When he did, he special agent, said ICE was
starting shortly after the United "Enrique" at the elegant Camino He told Castro she would receive gave police a photo array of obligated to turn over Rodriguez
States' failed Bay of Pigs invasion Real hotel. information through shortwave Gonzalez's known associates. A to police as soon as they thought
of Cuba in 1961. D u r i n g t h e m e e t i n g , s h e radio communications. Castro Texas Ranger noticed that the he might be a murder suspect.
Juanita Castro, 76, initially expressed her concerns that those chose a waltz and a song from the array contained one less photo "If ICE knew ... this individual
supported her brother's 1959 w h o s u p p o r t e d B a t i s t a ' s opera Madame Butterfly as the than the last time he'd seen it. The was involved in any manner
o v e r t h r o w o f t h e B a t i s t a o v e r t h r o w b u t w e r e n o t signals her handlers would use to ICE agent said he couldn't explain whatsoever, they had better not
dictatorship but quickly grew communists were being pushed l e t h e r k n o w i f t h e y h a d the discrepancy, Lowe said. have kept the information from
disillusioned. In a Spanish- out of the new government. i n f o r m a t i o n f o r h e r . A few days later, the agent said the police, no matter what the
language memoir published by Castro writes she agreed to help Castro said she remained on the the missing person was a man he circumstances were," Cramer
Santillana USA and co-written by the CIA gather information but island while her mother was alive, called "Mayer," an ICE informant said.
j o u r n a l i s t M a r i a A n t o n i e t a refused to accept money for her believing she was protected from who might have information Added Lowe: "Some agencies
Collins, she says the wife of the efforts and said she wanted no the full wrath of her brother. Her about the Gonzalez killing. don't take murder as seriously as
Brazilian Ambassador to Cuba part in any violence. mother died in 1963 and she fled But ICE had given the police a drugs."
persuaded her to meet a CIA "I want to be very clear that C u b a t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r , false name and a false lead. __
officer during a trip to Mexico in agreeing to collaborate with you eventually settling into a quiet life Mayer was really Ruben Associated Press writer Eileen
1961. does not signify that I will in Miami, where she ran a Rodriguez "El Dorado" Dorado, a Sullivan contributed to this report
By then, her house had already participate in any violent activity pharmacy until 2007 and is twist police discovered when the from Washington.
become a sanctuary for anti- against my brother, nor any generally well regarded by other man was arrested along with a This content has passed through
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warned her about getting involved the agent. "This is my most This content has passed through teenagers trying to steal a trailer
with the "gusanos," or worms, as i m p o r t a n t c o n d i t i o n . A n d fivefilters.org. full of televisions. Lowe said
those who opposed the revolution moreover, I would say it is the police recognized the photo of
were called. only condition." Rodriguez in the El Paso Times as

Caterpillar to axe 2,500 workers

(BBC News | Americas | World
Edition)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:40:27 AM
Caterpillar, the world's largest
construction and mining
equipment maker, says it will
permanently cut 2,500 jobs in the
US.
But the news comes even as signs
of economic recovery have
allowed it to rehire 550 workers it
had previously laid off.
The company has cut about
34,000 full-time and contracted
workers globally during the
downturn.
Caterpillar shares rose 2.1% to
$58.85 in New York.
Hiring and firing
The 2,500 staff who are losing
their jobs had previously been laid
off, but will now be offered
severance packages.
The company has started to
notify the affected employees.
"It's important to remember that
we are not close to the record- The company predicted that sales
breaking demand we experienced next year would rise by 10-25%.
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$404m (£245m) for the third
quarter, still down 54% from a
year earlier.
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Baghdad bombs: Bloodbath in

Baghdad
(The Economist: News January and security is a big Iraqis are also pointing fingers at
analysis) issue. As in Afghanistan, where political parties. Insurgents, by
Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:39:00 AM
the Taliban stepped up attacks hitting ministries and other
during the election campaign, government institutions, are trying
Baghdad bombs more bombings are likely in the to prevent a functioning state
Oct 26th 2009 | BAGHDAD coming months. Iraq's prime from emerging. Some ask darkly
From Economist.com At least minister, Nuri al-Maliki, had been whether politicians have an
155 die in the worst bombings in claiming credit for ending the interest in prolonged chaos, as
Iraq of the past two years descent into civil war and is some of them might lose powers
TWO car bombs turned Baghdad therefore vulnerable. Voters might of patronage if a modern
into a killing field on Sunday also punish political parties with bureaucracy were to emerge.
Colombians among October 25th, claiming the lives their own militias, if they are seen
of at least 155 people and injuring to be associating with terrorists.
Iraqis know that political
violence will be with them for a

Majorca collapse hundreds more. The main targets The attack comes at a fragile time
were the ministry of justice and in the pre-election timetable.
public works and the office of the Members of parliament last week
long time, even if full civil war
can be avoided. The fortunes of
insurgent groups wax and wane,
victims governor of Baghdad province. failed to agree on a new election
A l m o s t s i m u l t a n e o u s l y t h e law, raising the prospect of a
their support base shrinking and
expanding depending on how
(BBC News | Americas | World The local gas supplier has ruled explosions sent windows and their delay to the poll. If so, Mr Maliki vulnerable sectarian groups feel.
Edition) out a gas leak as a possible cause. frames several hundred metres would continue to rule but as a But an end to the bombings is not
Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:19:27 AM
Spanish media quote some along Haifa Street, near the caretaker, but that would create in sight. The locations of the latest
neighbours as saying the building fortified Green Zone. Burst water more uncertainty. At the same attacks were symbolic. Haifa
Please turn on JavaScript. Media had been in a poor condition. mains flooded parts of the area, time, the American army is Street was in the hands of
requires JavaScript to play. At least three Colombians are washing over charred bodies and continuing with its plans to pull insurgents three years ago.
Recue teams search through the reported to be among those killed. through burned cars. This was the o u t . I t i s h o p i n g t o h a v e American and Iraqi troops fought
rubble of the collapsed building Earlier the death toll stood at second such attack in two months, withdrawn 70,000 soldiers by pitched battles to retake it in what
At least seven people died when five, but two more bodies were but the bloodiest in two years. On August 2010, leaving a residual turned out to be the start of the
a residential building collapsed recovered from the rubble on August 19th bombs destroyed force of 50,000 for another year. “surge” that eventually helped to
overnight in Majorca's capital Monday afternoon. A 16-year-old several government buildings Barack Obama and other world improve security in much of Iraq.
Palma, in the Spanish Balearic girl and an elderly couple in their including the ministries of finance leaders condemned Sunday's At the time, bodies were stacked
Islands. 60s were among the dead, Spanish and foreign affairs, killing bombs. But violence in Iraq is up like bales of hay on Haifa
The three-storey structure, said to media report. perhaps 100 people. increasingly a local affair. A small Street. Since then, occupants had
be at least 50 years old, collapsed Eight people were registered as The new attack has heightened group of American forensics returned and a sense of normality
at about 0030 (2230 GMT on residents at the address, though the sense of crisis in the Iraqi experts visited the sites of the had started to take hold.
Sunday). several more are believed to have capital. The past two years have latest attacks but to get there they Back to top ^^ Readers'
Rescuers are searching for more been there at the time. seen fewer bombings and fewer rode in Iraqi army vehicles. comments
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situation. Elections are due in former regime for the attacks. But
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American bank failures: An uncelebrated century
(The Economist: News
analysis)
Submitted at 10/26/2009 3:38:49 AM
American bank failures
Oct 26th 2009
From Economist.com Smaller
American banks are now at the
centre of the credit storm
PARTNERS BANK of Naples,
Florida, earned a dubious
distinction on Friday October
23rd. It became the 100th
American bank failure of the year.
On the same day six other
lenders—two more in Florida and
banks in Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Illinois and Georgia—joined the
rollcall of failure in the aftermath
of the credit crisis.
More banks have failed in other
years. The post-war record was
set in 1989 when 534 banks went
under. That was at the peak of the
savings-and-loan (S&L) crisis,
which erupted in the late 1980s
and continued in the early 1990s.
This year has seen more failures
than any since 1992, but another
75 banks must go under to
overhaul that year’s total.
Counting absolute numbers of
failures, however, is not the best
way to assess the extent of a
financial crisis. The number of
banks and thrifts has fallen
dramatically since the S&L era,
from some 16,000 lenders then to
around 8,000 now. According to
CreditSights, a research firm,
when the current cycle is over, the
rate of bank failures may be
double what it was during the
S&L crisis.
The total of failures also
disguises the size of individual
collapses. The demise of
Washington Mutual, the biggest
bank to fail in America so far in
this crisis, means that banks
accounting for more than 3% of
the system’s total assets have
fallen during the current cycle
already, compared with 4.4% of
assets over the entire S&L
episode.
Yet passing the hundred mark
symbolises how the financial
crisis has shifted its focus from
large banks to small ones.
America’s big banks may face
regulatory uncertainty but they
take the shelter of government
support. Most have diversified
businesses so they can offset
credit losses with buoyant
earnings from investment
banking. The recent slew of third-
quarter results suggests that the
number of non-performing loans
is approaching a peak.
Small banks have no such
comfort. They are too small to
pose a threat to the entire system
and thus too small to require
saving. And they are heavily
exposed to commercial property,
an asset class that continues to go
downhill fast. In the latest sign of
distress, Capmark, one of
America’s largest commercial-
property lenders, filed for
bankruptcy on Sunday.
These factors point to a sharp rise
in bank failures. There are 416
institutions on the problem list of
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC). CreditSights
estimates that more than 600
banks will fail if conditions stay
as they are. If things get really
sticky, more than 1,000 could go
under (compared with over 1,800
in the S&L crisis).
That means lots of buying
opportunities for other banks and
private-equity investors. But it
spells trouble for the FDIC, which
administers failed banks and
estimates that it will incur total
losses of $100 billion over the
course of this credit cycle. This
weekend’s tally of bank busts
added another $357m to the bill.
The FDIC has already proposed
ways to bolster its depleted
deposit-insurance fund by
requiring banks to prepay some
$45 billion of insurance premiums
into the fund. But many think its
estimates of losses are too low
anyway, particularly since the
minnows of American banking,
unlike the big fish, do not have
the same buffers of equity
investors and subordinated
debtholders to help bear the costs
of failure.
The crisis among small banks
may not threaten the system in the
same way as big-bank failures.
But for taxpayers, there is the
prospect of further outlays. A cash
-strapped FDIC may yet be forced
to tap a $500 billion credit line
with America’s Treasury. For big
banks, there is the threat that the
agency will levy an emergency
round of premiums.
As for borrowers, particularly
small businesses that rely on local
lenders, credit may be hard to
come by. Barack Obama unveiled
proposals on October 21st to
increase the size of government-
guaranteed loans to small
businesses, and to make it more
attractive for small lenders to ask
for capital from the Troubled
Assets Relief Programme. The
national picture may be
brightening: the next phase of the
financial crisis will be local.
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Media: Whatever
Happened to 'Christian
Science Monitor'?
(MediaPost | Media News)
Submitted at 10/25/2009 7:49:57 PM
The Christian Science Monitor, a
church-supported publication with
a small but loyal circulation base
and minimal reliance on
advertising has what many large
mainstream papers envy. Seven
months after discontinuing its
print edition, the Monitor is
growing and thriving.
Page views, totaling 8.5 million,
are up about 20% from April to
October. Monthly unique visits
have increased by an even higher
percentage. The money saved on
printing, paper, distribution and a
reduced staff balances the lower
circulation revenue. Ad revenue
was soft earlier this year, but has
started to trend up.
The competitive landscape has
helped as well, says editor John
Yemma. Polling has confirmed
that Monitor readers want a
"stronger news orientation" rather
than off-the-news essays. The
Monitor, which takes a straight
news approach, "stands to harvest
Newsweek subscribers
disgruntled with the magazine's
new straining-to-be-clever
commentary," he says. With U.S.
News & World Report cutting
back to monthly publication, the
Monitor has also picked up
subscribers looking for a weekly.
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The coming days: The week ahead China diversification

(The Economist: News
analysis)
Submitted at 10/25/2009 7:00:40 AM
The coming days
Oct 25th 2009
From Economist.com The trial of
Radovan Karadzic for war crimes
gets under way, and other news
• THE trial of Radovan Karadzic
is set to begin at the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia in The Hague on
Monday October 26th. Mr
Karadzic, who led Bosnian Serbs
during the war of secession that
accompanied the collapse of
Yugoslavia, has been charged
with war crimes, crimes against
humanity and genocide. He is
accused of atrocities against
Croats and Bosnian Muslims and
most notably is charged with
ordering the 1995 massacre at
Srebrenica of over 7,000 Muslim
men and boys. See article
• THE Obama administration's
plans for coping in the future with
teetering giant financial firms will
Research Brief: Travel Down For
be unveiled on Monday October
26th. Details of a new bill that
will give America's government
the power to dismantle stricken
banks is intended to belie the
notion that some financial firms
are “too big to fail”. The
legislation may also be extended
to cover huge insurance
companies.
• THE constitutional court of the
Czech Republic is scheduled to
rule on Tuesday October 27th on
a challenge by a clutch of senators
that has delayed the country’s
ratification of the Lisbon treaty.
Vaclav Klaus, a committed
europhobe, has so far refused to
sign the treaty, which is supposed
to streamline the functioning of
the European Union. But an Irish
Yes vote in a recent referendum
means that his signature is last
obstacle to adoption of the treaty.
If, as expected, the Czech court
were to dismiss the call for a
fundamental reassessment of the
treaty, it seems likely that Mr
Klaus would reluctantly sign.
Then European leaders will begin
the process of a picking a
“president” for Europe and a
foreign-affairs spokesman. See
article
• FIGURES for GDP growth
released on Thursday October
29th will give an indication of the
state of America’s economic
recovery. The economy is
expected to show a return to
reasonable growth in the third
quarter after contracting by 0.7%
in the previous quarter compared
with the same period a year
before. Although the recession
may be over, celebrations will be
muted. Unemployment is
expected to rise even as the
economy recovers: the jobless rate
is now at 9.8%, a 26-year high.
See article
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fears hit dollar
(Financial Times - US backing.
homepage) Ulrich Leuchtmann at
Submitted at 10/26/2009 3:51:42 AM
Commerzbank said that if China
wanted to change the allocation of
The dollar dropped to a fresh 14- its reserve portfolio it would not
month low against the euro on discuss the fact in the press first
Monday after the People’s Bank but just do it.
of China suggested that, while the “We can only assume that this
dollar should remain dominant, article forms part of the efforts by
the share of the euro and the yen China’s regime to weaken the
should increase in its foreign dollar,” he said.
exchange reserves. Mr Leuchtmann said that the
The exact composition of China’s weaker the dollar, the easier it
$ 2 , 2 7 0 b n f o r e i g n e x c h a n g e was for Beijing to give in to
stockpile, the world’s largest, is a pressure from the US and accept
state secret, but it is estimated that appreciation of the renminbi –
it is held 60 per cent in dollars, 30 which some believe is being kept
per cent in euros, with the artificially low by China to
remainder in sterling and the yen. support its exports.
Fears that China would diversify “Beijing could then celebrate its
i t s r e s e r v e s a w a y f r o m a willingness to co-operate while in
weakening dollar have been a fact, on a trade-weighted basis,
drag on the US currency in recent t h e r e n m i n b i h a d a c t u a l l y
months amid repeated concerns d e p r e c i a t e d , ” h e s a i d .
from Chinese authorities over the “There is no point in complaining
value of its stockpiles. about it though, while FX markets
The dollar fell to a low of are willing to be taken for a ride
$1.5061 against the euro, its in such a manner – and there is
weakest level since August 2008, nothing to suggest that this will
on the news. change – the dollar will trade at

Turkey Day But the dollar pared some losses the levels the China wants it to: at
to stand down 0.2 per cent at weak levels.”
$ 1 . 5 0 3 2 a g a i n s t t h e s i n g l e The dollar also dropped 0.5 per
(MediaPost | Media News) expenses to decrease compared to plans versus the affluent and
currency, after the author of the cent to Y91.73 against the yen,
Submitted at 10/26/2009 6:45:06 AM
last year. general population (both 30%). In
report, which appeared in the dropped 0.2 per cent to $1.6322
Respondents whose plans are addition:
A new survey from American changing said they'll rely more on Financial News, a paper published against the pound and fell 0.2 per
• 19% of the general
Express reports that 30% of U.S. automobile travel, stay for a b y t h e P B C , w a s p u r e l y a cent to SFr1.0065 against the
population who traveled last year
consumers plan to adjust this shorter time and cash-in rewards “personal view”. Swiss franc.
will be staying home in 2009
y e a r ' s t r a v e l p l a n s f o r to help pay for holiday trips. The H o w e v e r , s o m e a n a l y s t s This content has passed through
• 11% of young professionals
Thanksgiving, historically one of most significant changes are from remained sceptical that the view fivefilters.org.
indicated they intend to drive as
the busiest travel days of the year, the young professionals, 37% of did not have some official
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opposed to fly, compared to
7% of the general population and
6% of the affluent
• 8% of young professionals
intend to stay fewer days for the
Thanksgiving holiday
weekend, compared to the
affluent and general population
(both 3%)
• 7% of the young
professionals are using rewards
points, miles and special offers
to off-set the cost, versus 4% of
the affluent and 3% of the general
population
The study indicates that
consumers have not measurably
changed their overall outlook on
spending compared to last month
but they are starting to open their
wallets for the holiday season.
They expect, however, to be more
selective.
• Consumers said they plan to
spend significantly more over the
next 30 days on travel,
compared to last month (41%
versus 33%) Nearly eight in ten of
the affluent expect to spend more,
or about the same, over the
next 30 days on dining out (78%)
• Compared to last month,
consumers expect to decrease
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spending in groceries (49% and affluent agreeing (96% and costumes and decorations
versus 40%), grooming (23% 94% respectively). compared to 16% of the affluent
versus 16%) and tuition (19% • Young professionals seemed and 15% of the general
versus five%) easier to motivate, saying they population
would be willing to begin • 26% of young professionals
Pamela Codispoti, American spending with discounts as low as are making their own costume or
Express Senior Vice President and 10%. By contrast, the affluent using hand-me-downs
General Manager, Cardmember said it would take a discount of compared to 13% of the affluent
Services, notes that "... consumers nearly 30%, on average, to open and 11% of the general population
plan to open their wallets... their wallets
starting with Thanksgiving travel, • 18% of consumers could not The Spending & Saving Tracker
but... are re-prioritizing those be motivated by a discount and of Study is about consumers' views
expenses... spending on dining that group, 58% said they are on the economy and what is
and travel are very important to on a strict budget, while 43% motivating them to spend and
them during this holiday season." indicated it is just too early to save. The research was conducted
The survey found that 80% of start holiday shopping online September 24 - 29, 2009
consumers intend to make end-of- among a random sample of 2,009
year holiday gift purchases. In an Halloween, viewed by many as adults aged 18 and older. Affluent
e n c o u r a g i n g s i g n , 2 2 % o f the unofficial start of the holiday is defined as having a minimum
consumers intend to do so in season, has grown in popularity annual household income of
October, nearly 30% said they among both adults and children. $100,000. The Young
would wait until November and According to the National Retail Professionals are less than 30
28% expect to wait until Federation, in 2008 U.S. years of age, having a college
December to shop. Significantly consumers spent $5.8 billion on degree, and a minimum annual
more women plan to make H a l l o w e e n a c t i v i t i e s . T h e household income of $50,000.
holiday purchases in October than American Express Spending & For more information, please
their male counterparts (28% Saving Tracker found that 33% of visit American Express here.
versus 16%). And, when asked if consumers are shifting their This content has passed through
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• 82% of respondents said young professionals are getting
they could be enticed by some creative in order to save money.
sort of retail discount, with • Of young professionals, 36%
virtually all young professionals are purchasing less expensive
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joining the Times, Graham was
the show's trainers, Jillian distraction chain, no doubt senior vice president-director of
Have you had your media M i c h a e l s . interrupting those who are texting In a major push into what it calls strategic research and
distraction today -- if you dare? All this seems like more in moving vehicles at 70 mph. "performance-based accountability at Publicis'
Fox News Channel has made a distractions. Aren't there other The analog job of driving? Oh, communications," Interpublic's Starcom MediaVest Group, where
meal of its recent sparring with kinds of TV shows to consider -- that's way down the list now. Initiative unit this morning a number of Interpublic's senior
t h e W h i t e H o u s e . F o x like another new crime procedure Multitasking seems to be the rage announced that Jeffrey Graham media executives, including
commentators and others have or medical drama? (I'm short in -- or the problem. Turns out has joined as worldwide director- Beaven, have come from. Before
said the White House should be this area. I'll check my DVR.) multitasking people seem to performance, a new position on that, he was senior vice president-
talking about more important We are driven to media perform all their chores poorly. the agency's worldwide leadership research development at Dynamic
things. According to reports, there distraction -- most times because If everyone regularly multitasks team. Graham, who joins Logic.
is even a Fox News promo about content creators think we are media and/or daily errands poorly, Initiative from executive director- This content has passed through
this issue. bored. Thus the rise of texting it surely doesn't make sense to customer insight at The New fivefilters.org.
Maybe the White House is to while driving. distract them with irrelevant York Times, will be based in New
blame; maybe Fox News as well. This is a serious concern, so content. York and reports to Worldwide
All of it is a waste of our time. much so that Verizon Wireless Think before you create content.
ABC says it is going to air a new h a s s t a r t e d a n a d v e r t i s i n g One's life and slowly scrambling,
reality show called"Obese," campaign telling mobile users to media-oriented mind may depend
taking NBC's "The Biggest Loser" stop the practice, to keep their on it.
to another level by focusing each thumbs on the steering wheel, or This content has passed through
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correspondents in more than 50 Western news groups are using happening, here's the person to
N e w s o r g a n i z a t i o n s w i t h countries. CBS's "60 Minutes," these partnerships to put a Band- speak to," he says. If these
shrinking budgets are forming an has an ongoing partnership with Aid over the gaping hole of cuts partnerships are a new reality of
increasingly s y m b i o t i c ProPublica, the site run by Paul in their foreign bureaus. But Paul doing business, they also offer
relationship with a new wave of Steiger and Stephen Engelberg, Friedman, executive vice opportunities to incubate the next
independent online news sites. from The Wall Street Journal and president of CBS News, says it form of journalism.
Many of the sites are staffed by The Oregonian, respectively. PBS' goes beyond that. "When you This content has passed through
pink-slipped print reporters. Frontline is working on a project close bureaus around the world fivefilters.org.
The best example is CBS News, with ProPublica about post- for economic reasons you still