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Republicans target birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants’

children
Tim Gaynor (Front Row status for the nearly 11 million Arizona’s tough immigration and faces a tough primary battle
Washington) illegal immigrants living law — a measure crafted by this month in Arizona for his
Submitted at 8/4/2010 1:03:33 PM stateside, kicked off the row Republican state lawmakers that party’s nomination to run for the
with an interview on the Fox sought to drive illegal Senate, also lent his support to
Fresh from a bitter row over network a week ago in which he immigrants out of the Mexico the process of reviewing
Arizona’s tough crackdown on said automatic citizenship border state, but was blocked by citizenship rights, although he
i l l e g a l i m m i g r a n t s , t o p attracted illegal immigrants, and a federal judge last week, sounded a note of caution about
Republican lawmakers in the that a review was needed. arguing that immigration changing the Constitution.
U.S. Congress are pushing to “People come here to have matters are the federal “Our Founding Fathers
r e v i e w a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l babies. They come here to drop government’s responsibility. intentionally made the process
a m e n d m e n t t h a t g r a n t s a child, it’s called drop and Tensions over that law have of amending our Constitution
automatic birthright citizenship leave,” Graham said. “To have a inflamed a decades-old national extremely difficult. I believe
to anyone born in the United child in America, they cross the of families where at least one debate over immigration, which that the Constitution is a strong,
States. border, they go to the parent was an illegal immigrant. promises to play into the complete and carefully crafted
I n t h e p a s t w e e k emergency room, they have a C h a l l e n g i n g b i r t h r i g h t elections in November, when document that has successfully
several Republicans have called c h i l d , a n d t h a t c h i l d ’ s citizenship has until now been President Barack Obama’s governed our nation for
for or supported hearings on automatically an American a n i s s u e p u s h e d b y Democrats are fighting to retain centuries and any proposal to
Capitol Hill reviewing the 14th citizen. That shouldn’t be the conservatives on the right of the control of Congress. amend the Constitution should
a m e n d m e n t t o t h e U . S . case. That attracts people for all Republican party. That stand has While taking a tough stance on receive extensive and thoughtful
Constitution, which was enacted the wrong reasons,” he added. also gained backing in the past illegal immigrants may play consideration,” he said in a
in 1868 following the Civil War Graham said he was week of Senators Jon Kyl, the well with the Republican’s statement released by his office.
and granted citizenship to “all c o n s i d e r i n g i n t r o d u c i n g a second ranking Republican in conservative base, it runs the Photo credit: Reuters/Joshua
persons born or naturalized in constitutional amendment to the Senate, and Jeff Sessions, r i s k o f a l i e n a t i n g U . S . Lott (boy holds sign protesting
the United States.” change the rules on automatic the top Republican on the Hispanics, an increasingly Arizona immigration law),
Senator Lindsey Graham, a citizenship for the children of J u d i c i a r y A d m i n i s t r a t i v e weighty voter bloc that turned Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
South Carolina Republican and illegal immigrants. A study last O v e r s i g h t a n d t h e C o u r t s out for Obama in 2008 by a two- (Obama’s shadow on a copy of
e r s t w h i l e s u p p o r t e r o f year by the Pew Hispanic Center Subcommittee. to-one margin. the U.S. Constitution during
comprehensive immigration estimated at 4 million the The latest drive by Republicans Senator John McCain, who ran speech at the National Archives)
reform granting a path to legal number of U.S. citizen children follows hot on the heels of for president against Obama
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Washington Extra
Simon Denyer (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 8/4/2010 5:50:17 PM
In the immortal words of
Marilyn Monroe (although not
in quite the same tone of voice):
Happy Birthday Mr. President.
Barack Obama is spending his
49 th birthday away from his
family, and by the sound of it is
in need of a little bit of TLC. At
an AFL-CIO event earlier today,
his host union President
Richard Trumka joked that they
had wanted to give the
president a cake, but the Secret
Service nixed the idea.
“I’m a little disappointed there
wasn’t a cake, though,” Obama
said. “I’m going to have to talk
to Secret Service.”
“You got to talk to those guys,
because they nixed the cake,”
Trumka said.
“They’re probably eating it
right now,” Obama said, to
laughter.
But if the president was feeling
a bit down in the dumps, our
blogger-in-chief Toby Zakaria
found solace for him today in
his horoscope in the Washington
Post, a prediction she found
worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize
winner.
“You have given your love to
the loveless and befriended the
friendless — the fantastic karma
comes back to you this year,”
the entry read.
Perhaps best if we end it there,
since the horoscope also
promised that hard work this
month would be rewarded. “A
dream job is on the horizon,” it
said, whatever that might mean.
At the same AFL-CIO event,
Obama returned to the
“economy as a car” metaphor,
trying once again to portray
himself as the best, designated
driver.
“You’ve got these folks who
drove America’s economy into a
ditch, and for the last 20
months, we put on our boots
and we got into the mud and
we’ve been shoving that car out
of the ditch inch by inch, and
they’ve been standing on the
side the whole time watching,
telling us, no, you’re not
pushing hard enough, you’re not
doing it the right way — not
lifting a finger to help,” the
president said.
“And now we’ve finally got
that car up on the blacktop there,
about to drive, and they say they
want the keys back. Well, you
can’t have the keys, because you
don’t
know how to drive,” he said,
pausing at just the right
moments to harvest the laughter
of the audience. “You’re not
going to get the keys back.”
After a burst of applause,
Obama delivered the punchline.
“Somebody pointed out to me
that when you’re in a car and
you want to go forward, you put
it in ‘D.’ You want to go back
in the ditch, you put it on ‘R.’
So I just want everybody to
think about that.”
And finally today an apology
from Reuters Washington Extra.
A keen-eyed reader pointed out
that we may have inadvertently
fallen for a bit of White House
spin in Tuesday’s newsletter,
by following Robert Gibbs’ lead
in describing Mark Zandi as
John McCain’s chief economic
adviser during the campaign.
In fact, as Chip Reid of CBS
observed in his blog, Zandi had
advised both McCain and the
Obama White House, but was
not chief adviser for anyone
apart from Moody’s.
Here are our top stories from
today:
Obama says ‘long battle’ in
Gulf close to end
BP said it was close to
subduing its ruptured Gulf of
Mexico oil well, and the White
House hailed the “beginning of
the end” of efforts to contain the
worst spill in U.S. history.
For more of this story by
Deborah Zabarenko and Caren
Bohan, click here.
Geithner blasts Bush policies
for U.S. debt
The Bush administration’s
“misguided” policies are to
blame for huge U.S. budget
deficits, Treasury Secretary
Timothy Geithner charged, as he
sought to build an election-year
case for ending tax cuts for the
wealthiest Americans.
For more of this story by
Glenn Somerville and Kim
Dixon, click here.
Empowered US EPA will not
spark energy revolution
The Obama Administration
may yet notch some victories
tackling planet-warming
emissions but the larger war on
climate change will not be won
without legislation to kick-start
innovation to ease the country’s
addiction to fossil fuels. Now
that Senate Majority Leader
E-reader News Edition
Harry Reid has all but
abandoned climate change
legislation this year, the
Environmental Protection
Agency has to step in to take
action on climate.
For more of this analysis by
Timothy Gardner, click here.
U. S. House to end recess for
states’ aid vote
The House of Representatives
will cut short its summer recess
in hopes it can approve billions
of dollars in aid for states and
prevent teacher layoffs, House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
For more of this story by Lisa
Lambert and Richard Cowan,
click here.
White House believes auto
industry can grow
The Obama administration
believes the recovery of the U.S.
auto industry can be sustained
and that it has the potential to
grow. Senior White House
economic officials told reporters
that Ford Motor Co, General
Motors Co, and Chrysler, run
by Italy’s Fiat Spa, are in a
position to perform strongly if
sales continue to rebound.
For more of this story, click
here.
Intel agrees to end chip war
with rivals
Intel Corp, the world’s largest
chipmaker, has agreed to stop
using threats and bundled prices
to hamper competition, settling
charges it illegally abused
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market dominance, the Federal
Trade Commission said.
Investors mostly shrugged off
the deal, which had been
expected, with Intel shares little
changed in early afternoon.
For more of this story by Alex
Dobuzinskis and John Poirier,
click here.
Senate panel confirms Mattis
as Centcom commander
A Senate panel voted to
confirm General James Mattis
as the new head of the U.S.
military command overseeing
the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan. A tough-talking,
widely respected four-star
general, Mattis was confirmed
on a voice vote by members of
the Senate Armed Services
Committee, the panel’s
chairman, Senator Carl Levin
said.
For more of this story by
Phillip Stewart, click here.
What we are blogging today…
Happy Birthday Mr. President,
hope they let you eat cake
President Barack Obama
turned 49 years old today, which
gives him a whole year to
contemplate the BIG ONE
coming next. His birthday
horoscope (Leo) in The
ADVERTISEMENT:
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Washington Post was quite
glowing and befitting a Nobel
Peace Prize winner.
For the full blog by Toby
Zakaria, click here.
Republicans target birthright
citizenship for illegal
immigrants’ children
Fresh from a bitter row over
Arizona’s tough crackdown on
illegal immigrants, top
Republican lawmakers in the
U.S. Congress are pushing to
review a constitutional
amendment that grants
automatic birthright citizenship
to anyone born in the United
States.
For the full blog by Tim
Gaynor, click here.
And some tips on how to dress,
from around the world …
Women find men in red more
appealing
Men wanting to catch the eye
of women should dress in red, a
color which new research shows
makes them more alluring to
the opposite sex. Women in the
United States, England,
Germany and China said they
found men pictured wearing red,
or framed in red, more sexually
attractive than in other colors,
the research published in the
Journal of Experimental
Psychology showed.
For the full story, click here.
Europeans dress most casually
for work, Indians smartest
Wearing shorts to work in
Hungary might not merit a
second glance but in India you
are likely to be deemed a
slacker who won’t make senior
management, according to a
global Reuters/Ipsos poll on
business attire. A survey of
about 12,500 people in 24
countries found that Europeans
are the most casual when it
comes to work clothes with only
27 percent wearing a business
suit or smart clothes to work.
For the full story, click here.
For more stories from our
Washington correspondents visit
www.reuters.com and stay
informed.
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Downing (President Obama (R)
with AFL-CIO President
Richard Trumka (L) speaks at
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Palin Backs Murphy in Maryland
JoAnne Allen (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 8/4/2010 10:28:25 PM
Former Alaska governor Sarah
Palin is throwing her support
behind a relatively unknown
Republican candidate in the race
for governor of Maryland.
Maryland’s former governor,
Republican Bob Ehrlich, has the
backing of the party
establishment.
But Palin, the Republican’s
2008 vice presidential
candidate, is backing
businessman Brian Murphy. She
posted her endorsement on
Facebook Wednesday.
“Brian is a pro-life, pro-Second
Amendment commonsense
conservative and a firm believer
in the free market and the cause
for energy independence. As a
former energy industry
executive and current small
Randgold CEO: Gold Is Going To
Rise As Much As 20% in 2011
Gregory White (Business
Insider)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:45:14 AM
M a r k B r i s t o w , C E O o f the world is demanding more as Join the conversation about this time to look at a bearish hedged
Randgold Resources, spoke with a result of global worries.
CNBC this morning about his • 1:50 We've got a new projects
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Hartford Financial
Drops on Revised 2010
Guidance
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 1:20:00 PM
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Analysis Hartford Financial
Group ( HIG- option chain)
stock is trading lower today
after the company reported
business owner, Brian has the (See how Palin’s done so far on earnings last night, posting a
private sector experience that is T h e W a s h i n g t o n P o s t second-quarter profit of $76
so lacking in government E n d o r s e m e n t t r a c k e r ) . million, or 14 cents per share.
today,” Palin said. Ehrlich is locked in a very close Excluding one-time items, HIG
Will Palin’s support help race to recapture the office he earned 92 cents per share on
Murphy with Marylanders lost to O’Malley four years ago. r e v e n u e o f $ 2 . 4 2 b i l l i o n .
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between Ehrlich and the current Gardner (Palin at the 2010 91 cents per share on revenue of
governor, Democrat Martin Southern Republican Leadership $2.48 billion. HIG also cut its
O’Malley? Only time will tell Conference in New Orleans) 2010 earnings forecast to a
range of $2.10 to $2.30 per
share, from a previous range of
$2.70 to $3.00 per share.
Analysts are expecting 2010
earnings of $2.71 per share. HIG
cited uncertain global economic
conditions and persistent stress
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Don't Bogart That Name: Medical Marijuana Trademarks

Laurel Sutton (Fast Company) This isn't surprising, since to be been around for decades. This itself, there may be another
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:55:43 AM eligible for a trademark, a brings up a different question: strategy. If it's legal in
product must be legal for can you claim ownership of California, growers and dealers
I predict that the hottest holiday interstate trade, not violate what is essentially a generic could obtain state registrations,
gift for Californians this year international trade agreements, name? These names might earn rights to the names, and
will be the Volcano Vaporizer. and be in ongoing commercial qualify as " prior art," meaning eventually push for Federal
Haven't heard of it? It's a use. Clearly this is not the case their use in the past precludes a registrations. (The database for
"revolutionary system that in the U.S. at the moment. But trademark. Who could really lay California-only trademarks is
releases the active ingredients what about medical marijuana? claim to names like Chronic, not searchable online, so I
from herbs through hot air It's legal now in 14 states, plus Purple Haze, Panama Red, or couldn't check to see if any of
vaporization." And by herbs, Washington DC. the category is now off the
Acapulco Gold (all filed by the marks filed federally were
they don't mean basil. As you On April 1 2010, the U.S. website. The spokesman, Peter
Scott Ridell, a brand- also filed within the state.)
probably know, Californians Patent and Trademark Office Pappas, said the office's lawyers
development consultant, on My prediction is that we will
will vote this fall on Proposition (USPTO) announced a new were "aware" of the category
behalf of Panatella Brands, a see a lot of marijuana branding
19, which would legalize, category within class 5, which is weeks ago. "It raises
Colorado pot-grower in the not too distant future--
regulate, and tax the purchase where pharmaceuticals are examination issues," Mr. Pappas
consortium? from local providers and
and sale of marijuana in the registered. The goods and said. "It was a mistake and we
Of course, marks have been tobacco companies alike. The
state. Recent poll numbers show s e r v i c e s d e s c r i p t i o n r e a d have removed it."
registered for goods and day will come when you'll be
that 52% percent of voters-- "Processed plant matter for (Quick aside: I can't find any
services associated with picking up couple ounces of
that's more than half--support medicinal purposes, namely independent verification of this
marijuana, and there's no reason Albino Rhino at the farmer's
Prop 19. If it passes, we could medical marijuana." [eds. note: whole story anywhere, not even
to assume similar applications market down the street; of
see legal marijuana on the has the USPTO ever pulled an on the USPTO site. It's also
won't be approved. There's a course, you could buy it at
market very soon. troubling that the WSJ conflates
April Fool's prank?] This set off mark for Wonders of Cannabis, Whole Foods, but it'll be twice
And that means branding. I a l a n d r u s h f o r m e d i c a l "patent" and "trademark"
for organizing, operating and as expensive and take you four
h a v e h e a r d t h e ( p e r h a p s marijuana growers and dealers, throughout the article. Makes
presenting festivals in the field times as long to check out. If I'm
a p o c r y p h a l ) s t o r y t h a t with more than 250 marijuana- me wonder about the writer's
of the cannabis plant; ever faced with that decision, I
companies like Philip Morris related trademark applications familiarity with the whole area
Weedtracker, for online think I'd prefer to support the
have pre-loaded their marijuana filed in the three months of intellectual property. You
directories providing local economy.
cigarette branding, that they've following the announcement. hear me, WSJ?)
information on medical Read more on medical
got the packaging, naming, and But according to a page one So as of now, there many
marijuana; Cannaflage, for marijuana: How Oakland's
ads ready to go as soon as it's Wall Street Journal article freshly filed applications which
clothes with a cannabis leaf Walmart-ization of Weed Could
legalized. (I have not been able published on July 19: the patent will likely not make it through
pattern on them; and my Choke Out Small-Time Growers
to verify this through either office snuffed out the promise of the examination process--but
favorite, iWeed, for an online Imagine Pot Was Legal. How
Snopes or Straight Dope, so f e d e r a l r e c o g n i t i o n . O n they haven't been summarily
forum to discuss medical Would You Brand It?
perhaps someone who knows Tuesday, after questions about rejected, either, so maybe the
marijuana. Given these existing Laurel Sutton is a partner and
can enlighten me.) It seems the new pot-trademark category USPTO is waiting for the
registered marks, I don't see co-founder at Catchword, a full-
plausible, but a quick scan of from a Wall Street Journal California election in
why Hemp T.V., a mark for a service naming firm.
U.S. trademarks shows no r e p o r t e r , a p a t e n t - o f f i c e November. And applications are
cable channel to educate the
pending or registered marks for spokesman said the office still rolling in. Interestingly,
public about marijuana, won't
m a r i j u a n a b y c i g a r e t t e planned to remove the new pot many of the mark applications
make it through.
companies. are for street names that have
classification by week's end, and As for the medical marijuana
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Wyclef Jean Leaves His Own NGO to Prep for Haitian Prez
Run
Tyler Gray (Fast Company)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:35:21 AM
Haitian-born musician Wyclef
Jean has acknowledged
officially that he'll run for
president of Haiti, and he's
leaving Yele Haiti, the NGO he
created in 2005.
Jean confirmed his presidential
aspirations, speaking Haitian
Creole on Radio Tropics this
morning, saying, "For the
250,000 people who died in the
earthquake, that's the reason we
out to see a change in the
system." He still has to file
paperwork by Saturday and
prove to a nine-member board in
Haiti that he's a native Haitian,
has lived there consecutively for
five years, and owns land there.
As for his departure from the
charity, he said in a news release
this morning:
For the past five years, Yele has
been a huge part of life for me,
my wife, Claudinette, and the
rest of our family, and I am
proud of what we've been able
to accomplish for the country
and people we love. I have
learned many important lessons
from my experience with Yele,
most notably the incredible
power of individuals united by a
sense of purpose and
community. And while my role
with Yele may be changing, I
am not stepping down in my
commitment to Haiti. On the
contrary, regardless of what path
I take next, one thing is certain -
- my focus on helping Haiti turn
a new corner will only grow
stronger.
Derek Q. Johnson, the man who
alleged mistress and other
personal interests, and its
massive administrative costs
often undercut its mission in
Haiti -- or at least its perception.
Then again, at its core, Yele --
and seemingly the former
Fugees member himself -- were
deeply involved and passionate
about helping Haiti, especially
after the earthquakes that
devastated the country six
months ago (for example, read
Timberland CEO Jeff Swartz's
firsthand account of working
with Wyclef here). Is this an
spearheaded the revitalization of attempt by Wyclef to admit his
the Apollo Theater in Harlem, mistakes with the charity and
New York, will assume the role wipe the slate clean? It would
of CEO of Yele. have to be. If he can't handle an
Let's hope he cleans it up. NGO, how could he handle a
Wyclef was found to have G O - - n a m e l y t h e e n t i r e
f u n n e l e d m o n e y f r o m t h e government of Haiti. More on
charity -- which was founded that soon, stay tuned.
with funds from people other
than the singer -- to Wyclef's

Global Defense Technology (GTEC): 'Mission Impossible'

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How UBS Created Secret Codes And Libraries To
Protect Their Tax-Evading Clients' Names And
"Numbers" (UBS)
Courtney Comstock (Business
Insider)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:03:19 PM
Boston banker Bradley
Birkenfeld thinks he's a hero for
unveiling the secret world of
alleged tax evasion at UBS.
In a huge report done by Global
Post, Birkenfeld explains how
he exposed how UBS protected
alleged tax evader's information:
At vaunted UBS, the only seam
of vulnerability resided in
nothing more advanced than the
kind of old-school card catalog
you might find in a local
library.
At the start of business each
morning, private bankers like
Birkenfeld, then a director in
the wealth management division
of UBS, would check in at
combination vaults to pull their
"racks" — wooden trays of 4x5
paper index cards that are the
Achilles heel of Swiss secrecy.
Printed on each confidential
client card — in plain,
unencrypted typeset — is the
Droid 2 mockups land at a Best Buy Mobile store
Paul Miller (Engadget)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:28:00 PM
Boy are we tired of this phone
client’s name, account and
safety deposit box numbers, the
fees paid, and home addresses
and unique passwords — secret
challenge phrases known only
to the banker and the client.
Two "challenge phrases," for
example, are "Rose" and
"Eagle."
The entire - very long - report
seems incredible. We haven't
leaking instead of launching.
[Thanks, anonymous]
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Hillary Clinton says the
US is going to talk to the
UAE about its plans to
ban the BlackBerry.
(Business Insider)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:00:27 PM
off cascading criminal and civil Hillary Clinton says the US is
investigations into UBS. Within going to talk to the UAE about
two years, it would bring down its plans to ban the BlackBerry.
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Apple's Great Japanese Nano Fires of 2010

Austin Carr (Fast Company) melting) in its iPod nano music batteries that affected mere
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:57:04 AM player. And this is no nano-size "millions of its notebooks,"
problem. which were at risk of bursting
Okay. Try to be calm. Put down Close to 34 "minor" (see: into flames.
your iPod Nano. Back away major) overheating incidents Based on the 27 incidents
slowly. DON'T LOOK AT IT. went unreported overall, and (repeat: 27!) so far, there's no
Slowly now. Slowly. there has been an additional 27 telling how many of the millions
Whew. Just when you think i n c i d e n t s w h e r e t h e n a n o manufactured will light up the
Apple has miraculously eked a c t u a l l y c a u g h t f i r e - - night's sky like a supernova. In
itself out of one controversy KABLAMO!--and not even fact, why do you think Apple
with its iPhone 4, another during a Meatloaf/Journey added colors to its nano line?
controversy ignites, making genius mix. Yes, that's right, a Can't we only infer that the
Antennagate look like a mere whopping 27 have gone up in player's new red hue comes
fading ember. In a shocking if flames--incinerated. Who knows from the blaze aglow inside, so
not mind-blowing admission how the owners fared--perhaps ready to smolder?
t o d a y b y t h e J a p a n e s e this is why the company only Apple's stock price plummeting. been a model of fire safety, Antennagate, and now Firegate!
government, it was revealed that features silhouettes in iPod Coupled with the insignificant Smokey the Bear's go-to tech Recall! Recall! Recall! (Or at
Apple Japan had "failed to commercials: They're trying to sales of the iPad, it's only a company, if you will. It was l e a s t f r e e f l a m e - r e s i s t a n t
report" (see: conspired to cover cover up third-degree burns. matter of time before Steve Jobs only a few short years ago that c o v e r s . )
up) major issues related to And wait, do you hear that? is on the chopping block. Dell discovered a small, very
overheating (read: baby skin That must be the whistle of Sony, on the other hand, has tiny issue with Sony's lithium

Treasury Denies Talk Of Massive Homeowner Bailout

Joe Weisenthal (Business
Insider)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:50:00 AM
Alright, well for now The
Treasury (via CNBC) is denying
this morning's talk that Fannie
and Freddie are planning to
engage in a massive mortgage
forgiveness scheme as a way of
bailing out the homeowner.
That's fine, though we're still
not convinced that the Treasury
isn't trying to figure out ways
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 8:15:33 AM
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GSEs to goose the housing
market.
Remember, they were given a
total blank check last year, add
it's clearly the desire of the
Treasury and the Fed to
stimulate housing further, get
homeowners out from
underwater, figure out a bailout
scheme, get cash into
homeowners pockets, and do
something that's better than
HAMP.
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iPhone 4 Concretes Apple's Dominance of Mobile Web Use

Kit Eaton (Fast Company) iPhone share of mobile smartphones are trending slowly
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:33:40 AM consumption has actually taken upwards, as the two firms try to
an uptick, reversing a trend challenge Apple with phones
Android phones are outselling that's seen a monthly decline in that can only be labelled as very
Apple's iPhones, and even good share since mid October 2009. "iPhone-esque." But Motorola is
ol' eccentric Mr. Eric Schmidt of In other words, even though all the real stand-out in the data. Its
Google is trumpeting figures those Android phones are on the recent cluster of Droid Android-
like 200,000 activations per day. move, Apple still dominates based phones have quickly
Portions of the Net are spinning mobile Web consumption with a captured 10% of mobile Web
themselves into a frenzy, but 36% share going to the iPhone consumption, and that's only
with so many more members of and 20% going to the iPod going to be good news for a
the Android army, versus the Touch. Numerically, Apple's company that was seemingly so
three handsets that make up share of smartphone handset much on the ropes.
Apple's iPhone brigade, it'd be sales is set to decline (evidenced To keep up with this news
shocking if it were the other in that percentage slide since of iPhone 4s to some very are that RIM's Blackberry is follow me, Kit Eaton, on
way around. October), but if it's just taken a satisfied mobile Web surfers definitely losing its share over Twitter.
Last month, according to bigger share of Web use in a over the last month in order to the last several months--and
Quantcast's new data on the more crowded marketspace, reclaim mobile Web market sadly the new Torch 9800 is
iPhone's share of mobile Web then we can conclude that Apple share. unlikely to reverse this trend.
traffic in the U.S., Apple's must've shifted one heck of a lot Other things to note in the data Samsung and HTC's

Same-Store Sales Increase at A model's best friend

Abercrombie & Fitch
Mark Fightmaster
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:30:00 PM
Filed under: Abercrombie and
Fitch (ANF), Technical
Analysis
Trendy retailer Abercrombie &
Fitch ( ANF) has announced that
net sales during the four weeks
ending July 31 increased 17% to
$270.9 million. Same-store sales
during the period increased 7%,
with direct-to-consumer net
merchandise sales increasing
51% to $23.6 million.
Net sales for the fiscal quarter
increased 17% compared to a
year ago to $745.8 million, with
store-sales up 5%. On a year-to-
date basis, company sales
increased to $1.434 billion from
$1.239 billion a year ago, an
increase of 16%. Same-store
sales increased 3% on the same
basis. Turning to the retailer's
(The Economist: Daily news Kimberley Process, which
and views)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 5:36:54 AM
certifies that diamonds produced
for foreign markets have not
earnings report on August 17,
helped to fund violence. The
the company expects to earn 15 AMID much media interest, Process has its critics, who point
cents per share. Naomi Campbell, a model, gave out that diamonds from the huge
Continue reading Same-Store evidence on Thursday August Marange mine in Zimbabwe
Sales Increase at Abercrombie 5th at the special court for Sierra have just been cleared for sale,
& Fitch Leone in The Hague. Charles despite much evidence of
Same-Store Sales Increase at Taylor, the former dictator of government-sponsored violence
Abercrombie & Fitch originally Liberia, who is on trial for war there.
appeared on BloggingStocks on crimes in neighbouring Sierra More Daily charts.
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Google Wave, Poorly Understood and Underused, Dies in

Infancy
Dan Nosowitz (Fast explain. I found it impossible to and has already made the code
Company) describe what the service was in behind it freely available. But
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:46:40 AM unambiguous terms. I found the company has officially
myself ignoring Wave in favor finished developing for the
Google Wave was announced of traditional instant messaging platform, and that very likely
to great fanfare at Google's I/O and clearer, though less capable, marks its death. So long, Wave.
2009 conference. It sounded media like Campfire chat. It We hardly knew ye--and that
promising, a melange of new- required many suggestions on was the problem.
world communication protocols- how to use it, and grew slowly. Dan Nosowitz, the author of
-somewhere between an email So it's not surprising that this post, can be followed on
and a chat room, but more real- Google officially axed the Twitter, corresponded with via
time than either. Could this be project today. Wave never took email, and stalked in San
Google's killer social media app, off in any significant numbers, Buzz was, rather than there's a reasonable point to be Francisco Brooklyn (no link for
o v e r t a k i n g T w i t t e r a n d in large part due to Google's sequestered on its own page. I made. Wave had potential that that one--you'll have to do the
Facebook? failure to position it properly. don't know if that's true--I think was never reached. legwork yourself).
But the warning signs were ZDNet notes that Wave might the product itself was just too Google will keep Wave live at
evident from the start. Wave have lasted longer had it been complex to really catch on--but least until the end of the year,
proved extremely difficult to integrated into Gmail, as Google
How Asimov's Robot
8 Business Secrets Of The Grateful Dead Laws Ended Up on
Ben Popper (Business recordings rarely reached the Last.fm's Web Server
Insider) top of the charts. See the top 8
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:08:00 PM
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books says the band were
masters of marketing as well.
Brian Halligan and David
Meerman Scott have just
published Marketing Lessons
From The Grateful Dead: What
Every Business Can Learn From
The Most Iconic Band In
History.
"In the 1960s," they write, "the
Grateful Dead pioneered many
social media and inbound
marketing concepts that
businesses across all industries
use today."
It was their innovative approach
to connecting with fans that
allowed the Dead to prosper,
despite the fact that their
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On Facebook, wife learns of husband's 2nd wedding (AP)
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:23:58 AM
CLEVELAND – Dread of the
unknown hung in the air as
Lynn France typed two words
into the search box on
Facebook: the name of the
woman with whom she believed
her husband was having an
affair.
Click. And there it was, the
stuff of nightmares for any
spouse, cuckolded or not.
Wedding photos. At Walt
Disney World, no less, featuring
her husband literally dressed as
Prince Charming. His new wife,
a pretty blonde, was a glowing
Sleeping Beauty, surrounded by
footmen.
"I was numb with shock, to tell
you the truth," says France, an
occupational therapist from
Westlake, a Cleveland suburb.
"There was like an album of 200
pictures on there. Their whole
wedding."
The husband claimed Thursday
that his marriage to Lynn France
was never valid. He said she
knew earlier about the other
marriage and was making the
Facebook claim as a publicity
ploy.
Affairs were once shadowy
matters, illicit encounters
whispered about and often
difficult to prove. But in the age
of Facebook and Twitter and
lightning-fast communication,
the notion of privacy is fast
becoming obsolete. From
flirtatious text messages to
incriminating e-mails, marital
indiscretions are much easier to
track — especially if potentially
damaging photographic
evidence is posted online.
"All of these things are just a
trail of cyber breadcrumbs that
are easily tracked by good
divorce lawyers," says Parry
Aftab, an expert on Internet
safety and privacy laws.
France, 41, was not completely
blindsided by her Facebook
discovery, which happened in
January 2009. That fall, she had
grown suspicious when her
husband began taking frequent
business trips, even leaving the
day the couple's newborn son
came home from the hospital.
Once, she found his passport at
home when he was supposed to
be in China for business.
In October, before leaving for
another trip, her husband left a
hotel website up on the couple's
computer screen.
"So I actually went there with a
girlfriend, just to see for myself
for sure," France says. "He was
there with this girlfriend. I said,
`Hey, I'm his wife. We've got a
baby.'"
The woman told France that she
was engaged to France's
husband.
"Sure enough, they were
registered for a wedding at
Target," France says.
A girlfriend recommended
checking the woman's Facebook
page, which was then open to
the public, France says, but has
since become private. There,
France found evidence of an
unfolding relationship that she
still couldn't wrap her head
around. Overwhelmed with two
young children, she confronted
her husband. She says he told
her he wouldn't actually go
through with the wedding.
It wasn't until she saw the
wedding photos that she finally
began divorce proceedings.
"People who engage in these
sorts of behaviors now have the
option of trying to keep things
private or turning it into a
spectacle and becoming their
own reality show," says lawyer
Andrew Zashin, a child custody
expert who is representing Lynn
France. "In this case, it seems,
the spouse may have crossed the
line and gotten married while he
was still married."
Aftab, a lawyer who runs the
online protection site
WiredSafety.org, says the lesson
to be learned from the Frances'
case is that no form of
communication is sacred
anymore.
"It's like trying to catch a river
in your hand," she says. "It will
leak out eventually."
But Aftab doesn't recommend
snooping around online. That
can backfire in court if used
inappropriately — such as when
spouses log onto each other's
Facebook pages without
permission. If your spouse isn't
trustworthy, she says, get a
divorce and save yourself the
trouble.
Lynn's husband, John France,
does not deny that he has
remarried. Rather, he simply is
insisting that he was never
married to Lynn in the first
place.
"I don't think I was cheating,"
France said in an interview aired
Thursday on NBC's "Today"
show. "If you have a marriage
that's not right from the
beginning, it's not right at the
end."
France said Lynn France's
claim of finding out about the
second wedding on Facebook
was "absurd" and said she knew
long before. He claimed she was
"losing the court battle" for
custody of their two sons and
was using the Facebook story
for attention.
His attorney, Gary Williams,
issued a statement Tuesday
saying his client is asking a
family law court to declare that
his marriage to Lynn was "void
since its inception."
"While it appears that John and
Lynda France were both under
the impression, once upon a
time, that they were married, the
fact of the matter is that their
marriage was never legally
proper," Williams wrote, "and,
therefore, it does not actually
exist."
Lynn and John France were
married in July 2005 in a
seaside wedding on Italy's
Amalfi Coast, having organized
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the event through Regency San
Marino, which coordinates
weddings for couples looking to
get hitched in Italy. On the
company's website, Lynn is still
the first radiant bride whose
portrait appears in a gauzy veil,
the brilliant blue sea behind her.
If that wedding was a fraud, it
was news to Lynn.
"If that were true, then he's lied
to the IRS," Zashin says. "He's
lied to insurance companies.
Banks."
In June 2009, against the advice
of her attorneys, Lynn France
dropped divorce proceedings
when her husband came home
and persuaded her to reconcile.
"I just wanted to believe the
good when he came to me and
said, `Let's reconcile, I love
you,'" she says. "You want to
give somebody a second
chance."
But three months ago, Lynn
says she was cleaning the sink
when her husband took the
couple's 2-year-old son out of
her arms and said he was going
to give him some milk. Minutes
later, she heard the car running.
"He threw them in, no car seats,
no nothing, and took off," she
says.
She hasn't seen her sons since.
John France had taken them to
Tampa, Fla., where he currently
lives with his new wife and,
according to his attorney, is
seeking custody of their
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NATO acknowledges civilian deaths in Afghan clash (AP)

(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) Mohammed Hassan, chief of statement saying "it appears that strict rules limiting the use of explosion, so I ran out and saw
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:13:01 PM Khogyani district of Nangarhar. between four and a dozen or force, even though troops the smoke in the air and the
Separately, 13 people were more civilians were killed" complain it puts them at risk and helicopter falling. It hit the
KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO killed when U.S. and Afghan during operations in Nangarhar. gives the insurgents an ground and then there was a
acknowledged an undetermined forces raided a compound in the The statement said between 15 advantage. huge blast," said shopkeeper
number of Afghan civilians Sherzad district, according to and 20 insurgents, including two The suicide bombing occurred Abdul Mateen.
were killed Thursday in fighting village elder Rahmatullah senior Taliban commanders, early Thursday in the Imam He and others ran to the field
with the Taliban in eastern Sherzad. were killed in the fighting in Sahib district of Kunduz where it crashed and said fire
Afghanistan and promised to NATO first reported that a joint Khwazakheyl. It made no province. In addition to the had engulfed the helicopter.
provide compensation to their force targeted a compound in mention of an air attack. deaths, six police and five In neighboring Helmand
families. the village of Khwazakheyl in "Coalition forces deeply regret civilians were wounded, the province, the government said
Also Thursday, a suicide car the province's Sherzad district that our joint operation appears Interior Ministry said. No that a roadside bomb killed nine
bomber struck a convoy of l o o k i n g f o r a T a l i b a n to have resulted in civilian loss NATO troops were killed in the civilians in Khan Neshin district
NATO troops and Afghan commander. Troops took fire of life and we express our bombing but some were on Tuesday. And in Zabul
police in northern Afghanistan, from three locations as they sincerest condolences to the wounded, a NATO spokesman, province, a regional Taliban
killing seven police officers and approached the compound. They families," said Rear Adm. Greg Maj. Michael Johnson, said. commander died from injuries
wounding at least 11 people. A returned fire, killing "several Smith, director of Insurgent activity in Kunduz from a NATO attack two days
Canadian Chinook helicopter i n s u r g e n t s , " t h e N A T O communication for the NATO- and other northern provinces has ago, according to district
went down in the south, s t a t e m e n t s a i d . led force. "We will partner with been increasing in recent government chief Abdul
Afghanistan, slightly injuring Troops found 10 rocket- the government of Afghanistan months as the insurgency Qayum.
eight soldiers, the Canadian propelled grenades, automatic to conduct a thorough spreads into areas beyond the ___
military said. The Taliban w e a p o n s , g r e n a d e s a n d a investigation" and to militants' longtime bases in the Associated Press writers
claimed they shot down the recoilless rifle at the scene, the compensate the families of south and east of the country. Mirwais Khan in Kandahar and
aircraft. statement added. civilians "killed during the The Canadian helicopter went Heidi Vogt in Kabul contributed
The civilian deaths occurred in Sherzad, the village elder, told engagement." down in the Panjwai district of to this report.
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village, according to Haji Later, NATO issued a second attacks. NATO has imposed "I heard something like an

Kindle Store In The UK Now Open, Is No Dogsbody

John Biggs (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 8:07:49 AM
Amazon.co.uk is now shipping
the new Kindle to readers in the
UK and has just opened the UK
Kindle Store, giving them the
opportunity to pay £149 for the
3G model and £109 for the Wi-
Fi-only model. Books range
from about £3 to £11, a slight
change in pricing from the US
store.
Until recently Kindles had to be
imported into the UK
surreptitiously. Amazon’s
Kindle apps should also reflect
this change for local Britons.
Read more…
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Prop. 8 Supporter: Judge's Gay Marriage Ruling is

a 'Terrible Blow'
(The Christian Post RSS Feed “creates an irrational but about the “fundamental “This lawsuit, should it be
| Society) classification on the basis of freedom of having your vote upheld on appeal and in the
Submitted at 8/5/2010 8:36:15 AM sexual orientation.” count and having the liberty to Supreme Court, would become
“The evidence shows express and live by your the‘Roe v. Wade’ of same-sex Google, Doing No Evil,
A federal judge’s decision to conclusively that moral and religious beliefs.” ‘marriage,’ overturning the Close To Deal With
rule California’s ban on same- religious views form the only Prop. 8, which amended the marriage laws of 45 states,” Verizon That Would Kill
sex marriage as unconstitutional basis for a belief that same-sex state constitution to define warned Tony Perkins, president
w a s a “ t e r r i b l e b l o w ” t o couples are different from marriage as between a man and of Family Research Council.
Net Neutrality Forever
s u p p o r t e r s o f t r a d i t i o n a l opposite-sex couples,” Walker a woman, was passed in the “It’s time for the far Left to stop Nicholas Deleon
marriage, said the leader of a wrote. “Moral disapproval alone November 2008 state elections insisting that judges redefine our (TechCrunch)
California-based pro-family is an improper basis on which to by 52 percent of California most fundamental social Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:22:30 AM
group. deny rights to gay men and voters. institution and using liberal
“Natural marriage, voter rights, lesbians. The evidence shows Walker’s ruling, if not courts to obtain a political goal When do you think it would be
t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n , a n d o u r conclusively that Proposition 8 appealed, would allow people of they cannot obtain at the ballot appropriate to revoke Google’s
republic called the United States enacts, without reason, a private the same sex to marry in box.” “Do No Evil?” credentials?
of America have all been dealt a moral view that same-sex California. The California same-sex Mountain View is in talks with
terrible blow,” said Randy couples are inferior to opposite- The Prop. 8 legal defense team, marriage battle is expected to Verizon that would allow the
T h o m a s s o n , p r e s i d e n t o f sex couples.” however, filed a motion continue to the Ninth Circuit Big V to prioritize Internet
S a v e C a l i f o r n i a . c o m , i n a Thomasson, however, called Tuesday to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and then on to traffic as it sees fit. So, if Site A
statement. the judge’s ruling Court of Appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, if it wants to pay Verizon $X so that
In a 136-page decision released unconstitutional because the immediately stay Walker’s accepts the case. it loads faster than Site B, Site B
Wednesday, Judge Vaughn Constitution guarantees that decision. If a stay is granted, the The case is Perry v. has two options: it could either
Walker of the U.S. District state policies be decided by the order will not be enacted while Schwarzenegger. pay Verizon $2X so that it loads
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Link Time - Lily Allen Is Pregnant!

PopSugar (PopSugar)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:45:00 AM
• Lily Allen is expecting her
first child- PopSugar UK
• Stars celebrate overturning of
California's gay marriage ban-
People
• Enrique Iglesias gets naked
for World Cup bet- TMZ
• Winnie Cooper shows off her
baby bump- Huffington Post
• Mel Gibson uses hypnotist to
cope with troubles- PopEater
• Emma Watson may no longer
be working with Burberry-
Lainey Gossip
• Pic of LeAnn Rimes kissing
Eddie amidst affair rumors- Us
Weekly
• Nigel Lythgoe returns to Idol, Celebitchy
with Paula?- E! Online • Mary Hart is leaving
• Naomi Campbell testifies in Entertainment Tonight- Lifeline
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• Kate Hudson might be
planning a move to London-
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Mexico nabs 3 suspects in journalist Kagan Confirmation

kidnappings (AP) Expected as Senate
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:13:42 AM Heads for Vote
cartel carrying out local drug
sales, killings and kidnappings
near the Durango city of Gomez
scheme on a video posted to a
website that specializes in drug
underworld information. (The Christian Post RSS Feed
M E X I C O C I T Y – T h r e e Palacio. The Sinaloa cartel responded by | Society)
suspected drug-gang members Police caught the first suspect posting videos in which men
who allegedly participated in the Wednesday in a raid on a house identifying themselves as police Submitted at 8/5/2010 8:34:42 AM

kidnapping of three television used by the cell in Gomez officers described how they
journalists last week were Palacio, and that suspect led The U.S. Senate will be voting
cooperated with the Zetas.
arrested in northern Mexico, them to the other two, Rosa Thursday on the confirmation of
The Sinaloa cartel then
f e d e r a l p o l i c e a n n o u n c e d said. Supreme Court nominee Elena
apparently kidnapped the
Thursday. Kagan before heading into its
During the raid, authorities journalists to demand that the
The goal of the kidnappings seized three pistols and a video monthlong summer Kagan's nomination,
television stations they work for
was to force news media outlets camera belonging to one of the recess.(Photo: AP Photo / David confirmation of the 50-year-old
air the video clips. Fearing for
t o a i r v i d e o s e g m e n t s journalists, as well as two ID Banks, File) solicitor general seems all but
the safety of the journalists, one
implicating a rival gang in the cards from a federal detective In this May 3, 2010, file photo certain. Only one Democrat,
of the stations did so briefly.
corruption of local authorities, agency. Solicitor General Elena Kagan conservative Ben Nelson (Neb.),
Press-freedom groups say
Federal Police Commissioner The dispute that led to the speaks during the annual has announced his intention to
Mexico is one of the deadliest
Facundo Rosas told a news journalists' abduction began last meeting of the 7th Circuit Bar oppose the former Harvard Law
countries for journalists. More
conference. The three men month when the director of a Association & Judicial dean.
than 60 have been killed in the
worked for the Sinaloa drug Gomez Palacio prison was Conference of the 7th Circuit in If confirmed, Kagan would be
country since 2000, according to
cartel, Rosas said. Chicago. The overall balance of the fourth woman ever to serve
accused of allowing inmates the National Human Rights
The three journalists kidnapped allied with the Sinaloa cartel to power on the court is unlikely to as a Supreme Court justice.
Commission, and many have
July 26 and a fourth reporter take temporary leaves from the change, with President Barack Kagan would succeed retired
been harassed and threatened by
snatched elsewhere on the same prison to murder their rivals. Obama's choice of Elena Kagan Justice John Paul Stevens, who
drug gangs.
day have all been freed. to replace the liberal-leaning is regarded as a leader of the
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Marriage Definition Lynn France called 911, but as
in most parental custody
stranger than fiction to watch
this woman living my life."
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Submitted at 8/4/2010 4:10:39 PM both sides of the marriage for Missing and Exploited saying during the interview
debate, could lead to a precedent Children and has a team of Thursday that he offered to buy
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal for whether gay marriage attorneys preparing for a court her plane tickets to come to
judge has ruled against becomes legal nationwide and – fight. Authorities have told her Florida.
California’s voter-approved as traditional marriage not to attempt to take back the A message left Thursday for
marriage definition in a advocates say – whether the children forcibly. Lynn France's attorney was not
landmark decision that brings improper basis on which to deny nation’s democratic principles For Lynn, the only glimpse of immediately returned.
the gay marriage debate one step rights to gay men and lesbians," will be upheld. her children now comes, Five Filters featured
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Proposition 8 reached the U.S. s e x c o u p l e s , " h e a d d e d , defined marriage in the state’s bring the children back to Ohio.
District Court for the Northern effectively overturning Prop. 8. constitution as the union of one "The only way I've been able to
District of California, Chief U.S. With Walker’s ruling now out, man and one woman. The see my children is on her
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BP starts cementing Gulf oil well

(Reuters: Top News) Progress in shutting down the attractive assets. Over time, the years any more," said Iain spilled into Alaska's Prince
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:15:23 AM cause of an environmental value of the assets and the cash Armstrong, an analyst at Brewin William Sound from the Exxon
disaster for the U.S. Gulf Coast flows those assets produce, will Dolphin. Valdez tanker in 1989.
A remotely operated robotic is a relief for both BP, whose drive the share price," the The stock is still off by a third (Additional reporting by Tom
arm is pictured at work near the image and stock took a beating, shareholder added. from levels before the April 20 Bergin and Cecilia Valente in
containment capping stack, in and U.S. President Barack BP has said it would sell about rig explosion and sinking that London, Maggie Fox in
this image captured from a BP Obama, whose approval ratings $30 billion in assets to cover triggered the spill. Washington, Chris Baltimore in
live video feed from the Gulf of also suffered over criticism of costs related to the spill. Eleven rig workers were killed Houston, Writing by Pascal
Mexico August 3, 2010. his administration's handling of WHERE'S THE OIL GONE? and the oil pollution that Fletcher; Editing by Eric Beech)
Credit: Reuters/BP/Handout the spill. Despite the encouraging ravaged the Gulf Coast and Aug 04, 2010 9:45pm EDT
By Kristen Hays With the U.S. government announcements from BP and the killed birds and sea creatures yea they are definitely right
HOUSTON| Thu Aug 5, 2010 announcing this week that some Obama administration, many also cost the job of BP Chief when they say “beginning of the
12:15pm EDT 75 percent of the estimated 4.9 Gulf Coast residents, who have Executive Tony Hayward, who end” see u all down the drain
HOUSTON(Reuters) - BP million barrels of oil leaked by seen their fishing and tourism was widely criticized as Aug 04, 2010 10:21pm EDT
started pumping cement on the well has either evaporated, livelihoods devastated by the seeming insensitive to the Got to agree it never happened
Thursday into its blown-out dispersed or otherwise been spill, were wary, asking where disaster. there was never a oil spill (now
Gulf of Mexico well as it moved contained, some environmental the remnants of the leaked oil UNKNOWN LIABILITIES where is my drug dealer)I just
to permanently kill the source of experts say the U.S. Gulf Coast had gone. Brewin's Armstrong said he love Obama’s honesty and to
the world's worst marine oil may have dodged a nightmare "Where is this remaining oil? expected analysts to lower their think I said something nice
spill. scenario. It's in the reeds, salt marshes, estimates for how much the spill about his being “The BOSS”( or
Engineers were piping cement Reflecting hopes that an end to mangroves and on the beaches would cost but added that was that Jerry Springer where is
d o w n i n t o t h e d e e p - s e a the 108-day-old drama is now in or it's still at sea -- either investors needed to tread my crack pipe I just had it)and I
Macondo well after earlier sight, BP shares hit two-month floating on, in or near the carefully. thought there were virgins at the
injections of heavy drilling mud h i g h s i n e a r l y t r a d i n g i n surface," said Simon Rickaby, "Before you get too carried Virgin Islands just ….Keep it
this week had subdued the London. They later fell back, chairman of the London-based away yet, you've got a massive real…sheep..baaa…obaaama
upward pressure of its oil and trading up less than 1 percent. Institute of Marine Engineering, unknown set of liabilities," he mommy more tarp more tarp.
gas. The well was provisionally "We are pleased to see that BP Science & Technology said. The company, which faces Aug 04, 2010 10:21pm EDT
capped in mid-July. appears to have stopped the oil (IMarEST) Pollution and an avalanche of economic BP’s reputation has not been
"The aim of the procedure is to leak and that a more thorough Salvage Special Interest Group. damage lawsuits, has said it will ‘tarnished’ by this. If anything,
assist with the strategy to kill assessment of the damage done "This needs to be dealt with," he pay all legitimate claims for as it has been enhanced. It may
and isolate the well ... This and remedies necessary can now added. BP and U.S. authorities long as is necessary. have been a gigantic disaster but
procedure will complement the be made. We would hope that have said that cleanup efforts, The financial implications for BP has done everything possible
upcoming relief well operation," the worst is indeed behind the though being scaled back, would BP's continued clean-up efforts to mitigate it, including
BP said in a statement. company," one BP shareholder, continue. were not immediately clear. committing to spending
The so-called "static kill" from who asked not to be named, told But analysts believe the worst Government officials have said hundreds of millions of dollars
the top is due to be finished off Reuters. seems to be over for BP, whose in the past that it would take that they could legally and
later this month with a "bottom "While there is still some stock at one stage lost more than years to fully repair the damage easily have avoided under US
kill" of more mud and cement uncertainty about the costs that $100 billion in market value. inflicted by the spilled oil, law. In contrast, their American
injected through a relief well BP faces to continue the clean The shares have gained around which seeped into ecologically partners have done everything
that will intersect the well shaft. up and potentially in damages, 40 percent since hitting a 14- sensitive wetlands and marshes. they could to avoid any chance
This is seen as the final solution the disposal process that the year low on June 25. More than 1 million barrels of of liability, even though they
to plug the oil reservoir 13,000 company has begun is likely to "Nobody thinks they (BP) are oil remain in the Gulf, four STARTS page 19
feet beneath the seabed. show that BP has some very going to go bust in the next five times the 257,000 barrels that
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Judge overturns California gay marriage ban

(Reuters: Top News) men and lesbian couples unable full protections and safeguards I constitutional amendment election and put George W.
Submitted at 8/5/2010 2:21:56 AM to marry for now, Walker said believe everyone deserves." defining marriage as between a Bush in the White House.
Prop 8 opponents "demonstrated Even the White House weighed man and a woman, marks the Some gay rights advocates were
Jeff Zarrillo (L) kisses his by overwhelming evidence" that in with a brief statement saying first challenge in federal court to initially hesitant to bring a
partner Paul Katami during a it violates due process and equal that President Barack Obama a state law barring same-sex federal challenge to Prop 8,
n e w s c o n f e r e n c e i n S a n -protection rights under the U.S. "has spoken out in opposition to matrimony. fearing an eventual loss before
Francisco, California, following Constitution. Proposition 8 because it is Thirty-nine U.S. states have the conservative-leaning U.S.
a decision by US District Judge "Proposition 8 fails to advance divisive and discriminatory." laws explicitly prohibiting gay Supreme Court.
V a u g h W a l k e r t h a t s a y s any rational basis in singling out The highly anticipated ruling marriage -- 30 adopted in their (Additional reporting by
Proposition 8 violates gays' and gay men and lesbians for denial marked a major turning point in constitutions. Five states and the Alexandria Sage, Dan Levine,
lesbians' rights of equality of a marriage license," Walker an emotionally charged social District of Columbia recognize Dan Whitcomb and Courtney
August 4, 2010. wrote in the conclusion of his debate that has sharply divided gay marriage -- Iowa, Hoffman)
Credit: Reuters/Kevin Bartram 136-page opinion. the American public and its Connecticut, New Hampshire, (Editing by Steve Gorman and
By Jim Christie Supporters of Prop 8, which political establishment. Vermont and Massachusetts. Cynthia Osterman)
SAN FRANCISCO| Thu Aug California voters passed 52.5 Gay rights advocates and civil Santa Clara University School Aug 04, 2010 9:13pm EDT
5, 2010 3:21am EDT percent to 47.5 percent in libertarians have cast the legal of Law professor Margaret This is good news. There is
SAN FRANCISCO(Reuters) - November 2008 after one of the battle as a fight for equal rights, Russell said Walker's opinion, if such a thing as tyranny of
A federal judge on Wednesday most expensive ballot-measure while opponents, including sustained, would have broad majority rule, which was
struck down a California ban on campaigns in U.S. history, many religious conservatives, consequences beyond recognized by our framers,
s a m e - s e x m a r r i a g e s a s expressed confidence they see same-sex marriage as a California. which is why these rediculous
unconstitutional, handing a key would ultimately prevail. threat to the traditional family. "Any marriage ban based on laws and propositions can be
victory to gay rights advocates BATTLES AHEAD Both sides have said an appeal moral disapproval of gays challenged.
in a politically charged decision "There aren't five votes on the to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of would fall under that Aug 05, 2010 12:30am EDT
almost certain to reach the U.S. S u p r e m e C o u r t f o r g a y Appeals was certain regardless reasoning," she said. The way to solve the problem is
Supreme Court. marriage," Maggie Gallagher, of the outcome on Wednesday. Early last month, a federal to remove all the benefits
Legal scholars said the decision c h a i r o f t h e N a t i o n a l The case could then go to the judge in Massachusetts ruled received by one group of people
has wide implications for nearly Organization for Marriage, said Supreme Court, provided the that a 1996 federal law, the and denied to everybody else.
40 states with similar laws on of the high court's conservative high court's justices opted to Defense of Marriage Act or Why should I as an unmarried
their books, making it more 5-4 majority. hear it. DOMA, which denies federal person have to pay taxes to
d i f f i c u l t t o d e f e n d t h o s e Outside the federal courthouse "I'm thrilled," gay marriage recognition of same-sex support married people? I have a
measures in court on the basis of in San Francisco, a cheer went supporter Steven Ray Davis said marriages, even in states where much harder time supporting
m o r a l g r o u n d s o r s o c i a l up among a group of about 70 at the courthouse. "We still have it is allowed, was myself on one income. It’s time
tradition. same-sex marriage supporters a long way to go." unconstitutional. to stop showing favoritism to
Still, U.S. District Court Chief carrying small U.S. flags, as a STILL MARRIED The federal government has 60 one group over another. I’m sick
Judge Vaughn Walker ordered large rainbow-striped flag -- the The decision has no bearing on days to decide whether to appeal of their whining and self-
the voter-approved ban, known s y m b o l o f t h e g a y r i g h t s 18,000 gay and lesbian couples that ruling. righteousness about how
as Proposition 8, to remain in movement -- waved overhead. who were legally wed in The two lead attorneys in the married people are God ’s
place at least temporarily until California Governor Arnold California from June 2008 when California case are Ted Olson chosen people and the rest of us
he decides on a request by Schwarzenegger, who has said a state Supreme Court ruling and David Boies, who opposed should grant them privileges
supporters of the ban to keep it he personally supports gay overturned an earlier ban and each other in the landmark that we don’t have ourselves.
intact while the case moves to a marriage but would abide by the November 2008 when Prop 8 Supreme Court case that Aug 05, 2010 12:42am EDT
higher court. will of voters and the courts, passed. decided the outcome of the JUDGE page 20
Although the result leaves gay said the decision "affirms the The case against Prop 8, a state disputed 2000 U.S. presidential
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Surprise rise in jobless claims casts pall on economy

(Reuters: Top News) "For the recovery to turn into a The sluggish pace of economic The 28 retailers tracked by enough -
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:12:32 PM self-sustaining expansion, we growth threatens to keep Thomson Reuters reported a 2.9 Let us vow to be more
need people to have wage unemployment high for months, percent rise in July sales at optimistic from now on.
A young woman fills out an income coming in and until that posing trouble for Democrats stores open at least one year, Aug 05, 2010 9:37am EDT
application before entering a job happens, we are still in a hoping to retain their missing Wall Street forecasts of Aug 05, 2010 9:40am EDT
fair in Melville, New York, June tenuous position." congressional majorities. 3.1 percent rise. Of those, 17 Mr. Obama can’t be too pleased
29, 2010. Initial claims for state Growth slowed to a 2.4 percent reported lower-than-expected about this latest development.
C r e d i t : R e u t e r s / S h a n n o n unemployment benefits rose annual rate in the second quarter sales, while nine beat estimates. Jobless claims heading north of
Stapleton 19,000 to a seasonally adjusted after expanding at a 3.7 percent In the week ended July 24, a 500K means all that stimulus
By Lucia Mutikani 479,000, the Labor Department pace in the first three months of total of 4.54 million people were money did nothing, nothing at
WASHINGTON| Thu Aug 5, s a i d o n T h u r s d a y . T h a t this year. still receiving benefits after an all, except increase the national
2010 1:12pm EDT compared to market After falling rapidly in 2009, initial week of aid, down 34,000 debt.
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - expectations for a drop to jobless claims have stalled this from the prior week. Analysts To anyone who thinks it would
New claims for unemployment 455,000. year and are anchored above the polled by Reuters had forecast have been worse without all that
benefits unexpectedly rose last Stocks on Wall Street opened 400,000 to 450,000 range that so-called continuing claims stimulus spending: Prove it!
week to the highest level since lower on the report, while prices analysts say is normally slipping to 4.54 million. Aug 05, 2010 9:58am EDT
early April, highlighting a weak for safe-haven U.S. government associated with sustainable jobs The number of people on It’s all those greedy capitalists
labor market and the fragile bonds rose. The U.S. dollar fell growth. emergency benefits increased not hiring more people. Don’t
economic recovery. against the Japanese yen and the Last week, the four-week 60,993 to 3.31 million in the they realize thats why they
Weekly claims data are often euro, which was bolstered by average of new jobless claims, week ended July 17. Congress started thier business in the first
volatile and the figures released solid industrial data from considered a better measure of last month restored aid to about place?? Shame on them for
on Thursday by the Labor Germany. underlying labor market trends 2.5 million unemployed wanting profits!!
Department have little bearing The government is expected to as it irons out week-to-week Americans whose benefits had Aug 05, 2010 9:59am EDT
on the government's closely report on Friday that nonfarm volatility, rose 5,250 to 458,500. lapsed in May. Yes, the fake “recovery” in jobs
watched monthly employment payrolls probably fell 65,000 "This report is indicative of "We are likely to see some pick from the temp workers hired for
report, due on Friday, as they last month after declining weakness in labor market up in the number of extended the census is over. Back to
fall outside the survey period. 125,000 in June as temporary conditions as claims continue to and emergency claims in the reality. Half a million people per
Still, they are indicative of a workers hired to conduct the trend sideways," said Michael short term, however, there are week are losing their jobs, and
labor market that is struggling to decennial census were let go. Gapen, an economist at Barclays still large numbers of people Obama is partying with Oprah.
gain momentum, putting a strain Private-sector payrolls are seen Capital in New York. who are reaching the maximum Are we going to do something
on the broader economy's rising a modest 90,000 and the In other data on Thursday, U.S. 99 weeks of benefits," said about it, or just blame Bush
recovery from its longest and unemployment rate is expected retailers posted July sales below Yelena Shulyatyeva, an some more?
deepest downturn since the to climb to 9.6 percent from 9.5 analysts' expectations in the economist at BNP Paribas in Aug 05, 2010 10:07am EDT
Great Depression. percent in June. latest sign that skittishness about New York. Actually, Mr. Obama is very
"While these numbers are CAMPAIGN ISSUE high unemployment and the (Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; pleased with these numbers.
volatile, we haven't really made This will be unwelcome news economy are causing consumers Editing by Neil Stempleman) You all must understand, the
progress in the labor market and for President Barack Obama, to cut spending. Aug 05, 2010 9:24am EDT more people unemployed, the
that's kind of troubling when whose popularity has tumbled Some retailers that did manage Stunning news! more live on the dole of the
you think about the broader amid growing unhappiness over to eke out gains, including Who would have believed government (actually, those of
e c o n o m i c r e c o v e r y , " s a i d the health of the economy, several department stores, did so we’re not on the fast track to a us who work in the private
Andrew Gledhill, an economist which is the top campaign issue by taking customers from rivals, full recovery and a bright sector), and that equals more
at Moody's Economy.com in for the November mid-term rather than from an increase in horizon? SURPRISE page 21
West Chester, Pennsylvania. elections. overall spending. I guess we weren’t optimistic
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were the ones actually operating
the rig and made all the
mistakes. No US company
would have stood by their
promises in a situation like this,
and no-one would expect them
to. Fair play to BP. You screwed
up big time, but there by the
grace of god goes every other
oil company.
Thankfully, it was a foreign
company who were responsible
enough to try to make good. An
American company would have
just cut and run, and everyone
knows it.
Aug 05, 2010 12:26am EDT
Obama may say the battle is
close to end but it has not even
begun yet. When they drill those
two relief wells, the bore hole at
the dome of Macondo Reservoir
will collapse and instead of one
leak we will have three. Google
the “Prophecy of Gulf of
Mexico Oil Leaks Worsening”.
There is grave danger awaiting
us under the ocean sea. I have
one question for the Obama
Administration:
“How Deep Did BP Drill
MC252 Admiral?”
We know Macondo Reservoir
is about 18,000 feet, but did BP
drill down to 35,000 feet like
they did with Deepwater
Horizon 250 miles southeast of
Houston in the Gulf of Mexico
last September, 2009?
“Did BP hit a methane reservoir
below the Macondo Reservoir
Admiral?
This is Judgement America and
it ain’t over with yet!
h t t p : / /
therapturetrumpetmessenger.blo
gspot.com/2010/06/oil-leak-or-
judgment.html
Aug 05, 2010 7:51am EDT
CEO Bob Dudley is having a
FANTASTIC week
Aug 05, 2010 10:50am EDT
Now if only they could develop
a containment cap for Obamas
mouth! LOL
Lou
www.remain-anonymous.at.tc
Aug 05, 2010 12:08pm EDT
@amos033 – lol, it’s alomst as
if you WANT the Deepwater
Horizon to bring about the end
of America/THE WORLD.
er, why? i’ve never understood
the seemingly insatiable desire
of some (mainly right-wing
nutjobs admittedly) people to
see a huge disaster actually
develop into the worst-case
scenario just so they can say
“told you so”. or maybe it’s so
they can board themselves up in
their houses and get their guns
out.
Aug 05, 2010 12:48pm EDT
Alkan here:
Now that Admiral Allen
approved of the static kill
cement job after he met with
Kent Wells (the BP man)that
cementing job is now in
progress.
As the cement pushes down the
mud, every possible crevice will
be filled including those that
Admiral Allen fantasizes about
being open like in the annulus.
The pressure pushes high to low
like any force to an area
(pressure) does and always has.
Nature works high to low for
movement and we all know that.
High pressure mud will “push
into” every tiny crevice
available.
Then there is nothing left to
“Kill a Second Time” like he
wants to use the relief well for.
Their reasoning is that the other
well is there and so why not use
it. Another reason is, “I ordered
it and I will use it!” Another is
what a great experiment this
would be to learn and teach
about relief wells in the future.
Zombies and Phoenix Birds
than need to be killed a “Second
Time” are creatures of our
nightmare fantasies.
After the mud pumping, the last
pumping pressures at sea level
and at wellhead level were
essentially all due to the
pressure of the sea bed level like
a submarine would measure on
the bottom (almost a mile of sea
depth to make the sea bed
pressure only a little less than
2500 psi) when they ended their
pumping with only a slight push
back — which is normal after
pumping and shut in.
After placing this cement plug
in the next few hours, this well
is history.
However, they should put their
hurry up relief well “on hold”
and do nothing with it for a few
years to prove the present kill —
actually killed the well. Right
now they can not believe it is
dead and want to kill it again.
I suggest they keep the relief
well ready to do something for a
few years until they cool down
and realize the well is dead.
They don’t even need to plug it
for years — just keep it full of
mud — that they can clean out
in less than a day if they need it.
Then over the next few
centuries, they could do
occasional testing to prove it is
dead. LOL
This “hurry hurry up” and do
the “Second Kill” is not being
done for any possible logical
reason. It is a Pride thing for
Allen and a chance to use the
relief well to experiment with
for Kent Wells (as he knows it
will be forever dead after the
cement job coming up in the
next few hours.
But like I say, if they are honest
in their convictions that relief
well is totally harmless — they
both need lawn chairs to sit on
the deck of the Relief Well
Drilling Ship while they actually
reopen this Monster — and pray
it will not go into another gas
pocket or loose circulation and
blow up the rig just like the last
one with another BOP that in
the past has tested bad.
The risk is small (maybe less
than 10% so it would be no
worse than playing Russian
roulette with a 10 chamber
revolver.
I can see and imagine them
sweating it out on that Rig deck.
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But as they sit there they could
say “With this Macondo Well
apparently killed, lets quit this
reopening business for awhile
and then keep this relief well
handy a few more months —
just in case.”
That would happen if the
atmosphere made then swallow
their pride. Maybe they would
see a dark cloud approaching to
help.
The logic here is extremely
simple.
Just compare the chance of
another Macondo Well by using
the relief well — to the almost
zero chance of the killed
Macondo Well suddenly coming
back to life.
Just present the problem to a
grade school science class and
let them decide.
But first tell them that no
fantasizing about Phoenix Birds
and Zombies is allowed while
making their simple decision.
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@ Indiaproud
your argument goes the other
way too. the thousands of
people that voted in favor of
proposition 8 aren’t voicing
their own favoritism? i say your
bigotry is more more unnatural
and vile than the love between
two consenting adults,
regardless of the sex of those
individuals.
Aug 05, 2010 1:15am EDT
It was Adam and Eve, not
Adam and Steve.
Gay marriage is an oxymoron.
Aug 05, 2010 1:17am EDT
It’s not biased! You can’t
legislate a RIGHT. Why is it
that conservatives are all for the
defense of our Constitution
except the little parts they don’t
feel fit their religious agenda.
14th amendment.. read it.. get
someone to explain it to you.
Rights given to citizens can not
be legislated at the state level
even by a majority because in
the USA our Constitution
protect the rights of the
minorities because bigotry like
prop 8 obviously still exists!
Every person who voted for
prop 8 spit on our constitution.
Your church doesn’t have to
marry same sex couples as that
right is protected too, but you
also do not have the right to stop
other churches from doing so or
their rights under the law!
Aug 05, 2010 1:51am EDT
Wasn’t this judge also a
homosexual? If so, he should
have probably excused himself
from the case.
Didn’t the majority vote for
Proposition 8?
Why are we wasting so much
time and money on gay
marriage? Could things like this
be the reason why the US is
slipping as a world leader?
It is certainly part of the reason
why Muslims want to bomb
us…
Aug 05, 2010 2:12am EDT
I’m for making sex marriage a
REQUIREMENT for illegal
Mexican immigrants….same
gender means their “mating”
will produce no offspring,
thereby solving the “anchor
baby” dilemma.
That approach solved the boll
weevil problem in all the cotton
producing States.
Dept of Agriculture figured out
that releasing millions of
neutered male boll weevils,
would cause those little critters
to just mate and mate and mate
until they wore themselves out
mating but produced NO
OFFSPRING.
Forcing illegal Mexicans into
same gender marriages would
accomplish the same result…..
Aug 05, 2010 3:02am EDT
Merriage is not man’s provision
but God’s provision. It means
man and woman, not man and
man. If we do so, we fight the
Lord who create us.
Aug 05, 2010 4:55am EDT
I was conceived and brought up
by heterosexual parents in the
company of heterosexual
siblings in an openly
heterosexual society. I was
educated at a religious private
school, which taught me all
about loving heterosexual
marriage. Without exception,
dramaturgical portrayals of
relationships to which I was
exposed were heterosexual.
Notwithstanding this, I still
managed to turn out entirely
homosexual, which, given the
above circumstances, could be
said to be surprising. Gay was
not an easy thing to be in the
1960’s, when I could have been
imprisoned, merely for having
this positive interaction with
another human being. Yet my
life was made rewarding and
fulfilling by the love and
unstinting support of friends,
colleagues, and most of all, my
family who never once treated
me any less favourably because
my passion was for a person of
the same gender as my own.
There is no doubt that LGBT
rights we have already gained
could never have made it into
legislature without the
overwhelming support given by
the heterosexual majority,
responding to our appeals for
human compassion, justice and
fair play.
There is also no doubt that the
public perception of a great
many cogent issues of public
interest has been profoundly
changed by individual activism
and education, such as Aneurin
Bevan’s founding of the NHS in
the UK, Florence Nightingale’s
championing of the high nursing
standards we enjoy today, the
enactment of women’s suffrage,
emancipation of slaves in the
USA, and the outspoken
advocacy of Harvey Milk. In all
these cases public opinion
changed, because it was
ultimately seen to be right. The
veil of ignorance and prejudice
was lifted by strong individuals
of high moral character, who
never gave up.
While there is not universal
support even in the gay and
lesbian communities for gay
marriage, few would want to
deny this to people who seek it.
Marriage has formalised the
love and mutual commitment of
countless heterosexual couples,
and poll results on the subject
now make it clear that
increasing numbers do not wish
to deny this to others wishing
the same lawful
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acknowledgment for their
relationships.
The granting of universal
access to marriage and all that it
connotes does not in any way
threaten heterosexual marriage.
Heterosexual marriage will be
as strong as ever, no matter
whether we have gay marriage
or not.
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demoncrat votes! Why do you
think he will do backdoor
amnesty – you’ve heard of the
leaked memo haven’t you? He
wants unrest and unlawfulness –
democrats(socialists/marxists)
thrive on this in societies. He
wants people against each other
and under government rule. He
is LOVING what is going on in
America; he hates this country
and is why he has gone abroad
apologizing and bowing down
to rogue dictators and then suing
the State of Arizona (actually –
WE THE PEOPLE are his
enemy in his eyes). It is pay
back time to SOME American
people – GET IT!
Aug 05, 2010 10:07am EDT
Interesting “facts and “figures”
How many times does the word
ESTIMATE come into play
when overpaid, underworked,
irresponsible government
agencies declare that 90,000
new jobs were “created” in the
last couple of weeks. All I ask is
that instead of referring to these
things as “jobs”, just once can I
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know what and where these jobs
were, and what is the salary/
benefits provided by these jobs.
Sure I can find a job, it’s simple,
I’m 50 years old, I can work at
any of the fast food restaurants,
maybe a cart retriever at the
local super market, these are
indeed jobs, but does anyone in
D.C. have to pay for a cart load
of groceries, an overdue
mortgage or rent payment,
clothe and see to all the other
needs of children? I think not,
D.C. is SO out of touch with
reality that they should all be
placed on minimum wage for a
year and take one of the created
“jobs” VOTE THEM ALL
OUT!!
Aug 05, 2010 10:39am EDT
Unexpected?? After how many
months?? Rueters should start
expecting.
And dont blame Obama – we
all know that moron Bush is at
fault.
Aug 05, 2010 10:44am EDT
let’s see Americans make…
bullets, bombs, cappuccino’s,
big macs, and um… gee can’t
think of anything else. Ok how
many new factories are there,
that make things of value? Not
enough that’s fer sure.
When was the last time you
heard a Repuglican’t say “We
need to encourage small
business lending by local banks,
to help build more widget
factorys.”, so Americans who
haven’t been able to get college
degrees bc it’s too expensive or
bc their public school systems
have failed them (no fault of
their own, the resources are
drying up for public schools bc
righties always insisting taxes
are BAD when they AREN’T!),
have a place to go everyday to
earn a decent living besides
Starbucks..
stop providing incentives for
out-sourcing! If not, no one in
the USA that makes something
with their hands will ever make
more than $7.25 (Minnesota’s
min wage).
- Note the renewed downward
My dad said once. “You make
Look Around You: Science Video Reductio ad Absurdum
Daniel Dumas (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 8/4/2010 6:15:00 PM
Sorry, Readability was unable
more from your brain than from
your hands.” I say they should
be MORE equal.
Support unions – Don’t support
out-sourcing!
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Banks Suddenly Less
Worried About The
State Of The Financial
System
Gregory White (Money Game)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:21:03 AM
After a few months of rising
concerns about the health of key
financial institutions, the St.
Louis Fed's financial stress
index is now making positive
moves. It is moving lower as a
result of renewed confidence in
the health of the financial
system.
Whether this relates to the
much maligned European stress
tests is unknown, but it certainly
fits the theme that big U.S.
banks are returning to success.
trend after several months of
increased worries.
From The St. Louis Fed:
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GM at work on IPO filing but not
ready yet: CEO
(Reuters: Top News)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:58:01 AM
General Motors acting chief
executive Ed Whitacre leaves a
news conference in Detroit,
Michigan in this January 25,
2010 file photo.
Credit: Reuters/Rebecca Cook
TRAVERSE CITY Michigan
(Reuters) - General Motors Co
has begun to work on the U.S.
regulatory filing needed for an
initial public offering but does
not expect to have that ready in
the next two weeks, Chief
Executive Ed Whitacre said on
Thursday.
"We are working on an S-1,"
Whitacre told Reuters, referring
to the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission
registration statement required
for a securities offering.
"It's a very thick document.
We've begun to work on it,"
Whitacre said.
"I don't know when we are
going to be able to file it
because we still have a lot to do.
It's not in the way, way out
there, but we still have a lot to
do," he added.
It was the first time that the top
U.S. automaker has confirmed
that it was readying an IPO, an
event that would mark its return
as a public company and reduce
the U.S. government's majority
ownership.
Whitacre, who was attending an
auto industry event sponsored
by the Center for Automotive
Research, said the filing would
not be ready within the next two
weeks.
GM, which went through a
restructuring in bankruptcy a
year ago supported by $50
billion in U.S. taxpayer money,
will report second-quarter
results next week.
The automaker has been lining
up bankers for a stock offering
expected to rank as one of the
largest IPOs and to give the U.S.
Treasury an opportunity to
reduce its 61 percent ownership
stake.
People with knowledge of the
process, who could not be
named because the preparations
remain private, had said that
GM's target was to complete the
regulatory paperwork for an IPO
by the middle of August.
(Reporting by David Bailey and
Bernie Woodall, editing by
Leslie Gevirtz)
Comments
Aug 05, 2010 1:05pm EDT
I lost money on GM shares
during the great shareholder
rape session last year. I won’t
buy anything GM ever again –
certainly not their new shares.
You’d think they’d have trouble
convincing the market they can
be trusted with money.
ElroyFromIowa Report As
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brings Hulu to Mobile
Safari
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Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:00:00 PM
The good news is that PlayOn's
Web app allows you to access
popular Flash-based sites like
Hulu and Netflix on your iPhone
and (soon) your iPad. However,
the bad news is that there are a
whole lot of hoops to jump
through before you can get
there. You've got to sign up with
PlayOn(a subscription service
that streams online media to a
variety of different places);
there's a 14-day trial, but
otherwise, it'll cost you around
US$50 a year. In addition,
you've got to have an app
running that's only Windows-
based in order to connect (yeah).
If you get all of that going,
though, PlayOn has an HTML5-
driven app online right now that
will allow you to pull up content
and watch it in a mobile
browser. The company is still
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trying to hammer out an official
App Store app, but all reports
say that the current service
works quite well. If you happen
to be a PlayOn member already,
and you have an iPhone (the
iPad software is coming soon),
that's a nice bonus for you.
Of course, Hulu Plus already
has an app of its own out, and
Netflix does as well, so if there's
just one site that you need,
there's probably an easier way to
do it than running an app on a
Windows PC. Still, more
options are nice, and it's good to
see someone trying to make
some waves outside of Apple's
closed App Store ecosystem.
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Why Google Needs To Friend Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber

Guest Author (TechCrunch) eBay, the leader, survived and manage and monetize their
Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:52:38 AM stayed No. 1—not because it online social presence, and tie it
had the best auction site, but into Twitter, Facebook and all
Editor’s note: In the following because it was the first one to the rest as much as possible.
guest post, former Google reach a critical mass of users. Build the iPhone to Twitter’s
product manager and MyLikes Trying to take on Facebook Blackberry.
CEO Bindu Reddy has some today is a daunting task even if Admittedly, signing up Web
advice for her former employer someone comes up with a great celebs is just a way to kickstart
on how to kickstart a social product. There is a really high Google’s social network.
network. Reddy’s last guest barrier to switching to a new Google still needs to do a better
post looked at the advertising network along with all your job of understanding people and
t h r e a t F a c e b o o k p o s e s t o friends. how they relate to one another
Google. The only way that Google can to keep it going. But enabling
While there have been a lot of hope to gain momentum is if it this kind of one-to-one
rumors floating around about can gain critical mass rapidly communication between
Google’s social aspirations, after launch and make the influencers and their fans would
including its recent acquisition Google network as valuable as be a good first step towards
of Slide and work on Google the alternatives to a significant creating engagement and it
Me—a purported extension of pocket of users. users are capable of driving convinced. would also bring in a number of
Google’s profiles that is going With Buzz, Google took the massive amounts of repeat So here is one way Google aspiring users who hope to be
to be built on Buzz—there is correct first step and made the traffic and engagement. could still have a fighting influencers in their niche. The
also quite a bit of skepticism u n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c m o v e o f W h e t h e r i t i s r e a l - l i f e chance: Before launching a new users in the community then
a b o u t G o o g l e ’ s a b i l i t y t o exposing Buzz to the firehose of celebrities like Lady Gaga, who social network, they could would need to take care of the
succeed in the social networking G m a i l t r a f f i c . H o w e v e r can generate 390,000 visits to a actively enlist around 1,000 of problem of ongoing engagement
space. distribution does not necessarily photo on TwitPic with one tweet t h e t o p o n l i n e and critical mass.
Most people are focused on guarantee usage or retention and and the Jonas Brothers, who can celebrities—starting with Lady And for launch, make an ad
Google building a good product. Buzz seems to have fizzled out generate 2 million views to a Gaga, Katy Perry and Justin much like the Expendables
But even a really good product after the initial buzz around it stream on Ustream, or online Bieber and going down the list. trailer. Only instead of
won’t be enough for Google to died down. celebrities like iJustine who has They already have a bunch of Slyvester Stallone, Bruce Wills,
gain real traction in the social So this time around what can more than 90,000 followers on them on YouTube. It shouldn’t Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason
space. Google do that will help attract DailyBooth, these start-ups have be too hard with their brand, Statham and Jet Li, you would
A lot of people underestimate and retain millions of users to a been able to capitalize on the clout and the resources they can have Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber,
t h e c h a l l e n g e o f b e i n g a social network that is built from magic of the one-way folllow. bring to bear given that they Katy Perry, Megan Fox, Paris
latecomer to a space like social s c r a t c h ? T o a n s w e r t h i s A s f e w a s 5 , 0 0 0 l a r g e have more than $30 billion in Hilton, Eminem and Fred all
networking. Social networks are question, Google needs to look influencers can bring and retain cold hard cash. Make it really telling you why Google Me is
similar to online marketplaces at smaller social apps that seem millions of users with them. All attractive, fun and easy to use the place to be :)
such as auction websites. For to be gaining some traction you need to do is to look at the for these users and enable a Photo credit: Lady Gaga
those of us who have been lately. engagement that is generated by personal publishing platform for CrunchBase Information Google
around for a few years, there Following Twitter’s lead to the 5.5 million people following them. Make a great mobile Facebook Information provided
was a time when there were a lot some extent, companies like Britney Spears on Twitter or the product and do photos, audio by CrunchBase
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i n c l u d i n g o f f e r i n g s f r o m and DailyBooth have realized Fox has on Facebook to be easier for big influencers to
Amazon and Yahoo. Only that a relatively small set of
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Android Gets True Caller ID via New App
Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:55:04 AM
First Orion, maker of a popular
call-blocking and caller
identification app for
BlackBerry smartphones, is
today revealing a new Android
application which promises
similar features. The app called
PrivacyStar lets Android users
block calls, report violators of
the Do Not Call law and utilize
the real Caller ID services.
Although there are a number of
Caller ID-type applications
already out there for mobile
phones, PrivacyStar actually
connects with the SS7 Network.
In the telephony world, this set
of signaling protocols allows for
the existence of services like
call forwarding, call waiting,
call screening, busy callback,
caller identification and more.
Sponsor
However, PrivacyStar's claim
that this SS7 connectivity for
True Caller ID makes the app an
"industry first" appears to be a
bit of hyperbole. Competitor
Privus Mobile, for example, can
also connect with SS7 via its set
mobile Caller ID applications.
As explained in this forum
posting(from 2008!),
PrivusMobile's CTO says the
company accesses data via its
parent company, Accudata
Technologies."They have a
patented system to translate our
requests into a query to all the
telecom databases in North
America. This includes Verizon,
VeriSign, AT&T, and many
others... So the query starts on
the data network and might go
out over the SS7 signaling
network, or might go over
another data network to get
whatever will be the most
current information for the
calling phone number."
Being directly connected to SS7
or not may or may not be a key
selling point for PrivacyStar's
end users.
PrivacyStar: Caller ID,
Blacklisting and More
That said, First Orion claims
PrivacyStar's implementation of
Caller ID is the one most similar
to Caller ID services you would
find on your landline phone. As
with traditional Caller ID, the
new app will display the name
and number of whoever's calling
as the phone rings. In the past,
this service was only available
to former PrivacyStar users by
way of a lookup tool integrated
with the phone's call log feature.
Now, the identification is
immediate.
In addition to the caller
identification service,
PrivacyStar users can also block
individual phone numbers,
entire area codes or private and
unknown numbers. An included
(and optional) SmartBlock
service goes even further,
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proactively blocking phone
numbers identified and blocked
the most by all PrivacyStar
users. If a telemarketer makes
their way through somehow,
despite this formidable
blockade, you can then report
them as being in violation of the
Do Not Call list, assuming
you've added your number.
Finally, a Do Not Disturb
feature not only sends calls
straight to voicemail, but also
sends out a customized text
message to the caller saying
you've received the message.
The recipient could then text
back if the message was urgent
but you weren't able to talk.
(Would it be wrong to turn this
on permanently, we wonder?)
Droid Doesn't?
There is one unfortunate
drawback to the $2.99/month
PrivacyStar service
subscription: It doesn't work
over Verizon's CDMA network.
The company explains that on
the CDMA network, the Caller
ID service isn't able to make an
outbound call while a voice
channel is operating. For
CDMA users, PrivacyStar's
caller identification feature will
only work when the phone is
also connected to a Wi-Fi
network.
These afflicted users can rely
on the reverse caller lookup
option instead, which allows any
user to find the name of the
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The Heat Is On: There Is Plenty Of Geothermal Energy

Underground, We Just Need To Get To It
Matylda Czarnecka into the rock to gain more direct development for a while, though
(TechCrunch) access and use the hot water and there have been concerns that
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:27:38 AM steam to drive electric EGS might trigger seismic
generators. After its use, the activity that could lead to
Most green technologies gather water can be pumped back earthquakes.
energy above ground, but like underground to heat up anew. It’s been a very rocky road, to
Jules Verne, we want to take Power plants use different say the least. Last year,
you on A Journey to the Center energy harnessing designs based AltaRock abandoned its trials
of the Earth. Alright, not even on the type and temperature of near a plant called The Geysers
close to the center, but deep t h e g e o t h e r m a l r e s o u r c e in northern California when
down nonetheless, where available. instabilities in the rock caused
naturally occurring hot water Geothermal deals are heating the borehole to collapse. The
can be turned into clean energy up as it begins to prove itself as company moved its tests to
above ground. a viable energy source. For Oregon where it is working on a
It is estimated that the amount instance, Ormat Technologies three-year EGS demo near
of heat within 30,000 feet below recently bought Constellation Newberry National Volcanic
t h e e a r t h ’ s s u r f a c e h o l d s Energy’s 50% share of the National Monument. AltaRock’s
potentially 50,000 times more Mammoth Geothermal Plant in competitor, Ram Power
energy than all global oil and California for $72.5 million. typical coal-fired power plant million in Recovery Act funding Corporation, purchased The
natural gas resources combined. The deal gives Ormat three can generate about 500 for geothermal projects. Geysers in June. If the
According to the Geothermal p o w e r p l a n t s c a p a b l e o f megawatts, though some are Most geothermal plants have AltaRock’s Oregon demo is
Energy Association, up to 6,400 generating 29 megawatts of much larger. Nuclear power been located near the edges of successful, a power generator
megawatts of new capacity power and rights to more than plants typically range from a tectonic plates, where there is a will be placed next to the wells
could be created from the 10,000 acres of undeveloped 500 to 2000 megawatt capacity. lot of geothermal activity, but to test how much energy can be
geothermal projects under federal lands. Unlike wind and solar, whose companies like AltaRock harnessed from them.
development in the U.S. But Ormat’s home state of Nevada energy outputs fluctuate based Energy, which has received Photo credit: Flickr/ Johann kr.
getting to that energy is proving is a geothermal powerhouse. on weather conditions, funding from Google, among CrunchBase Information
to be a challenge. According to the Geothermal geothermal provides consistent others, are developing ways to AltaRock Energy Information
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v a r i e t y o f f o r m s , f r o m produces more geothermal the minimum amount a power geographic areas. The CrunchBase Information Ormat
residential fixtures to power a energy than all but eight nations. utility’s customers need. It is technology, known as Enhanced Technologies Information
single home, to commercial Its geothermal capacity jumped also considered clean because it Geothermal Systems, drills into provided by CrunchBase
plants that can power a city. from 200 to 400 megawatts produces no greenhouse gas hot rocks miles below the
Energy is usually harnessed during the last five years, and as pollution, and renewable surface and pumps cold water
from hot underground water or many as 3,000 more megawatts because the water can be reused. down to them to generate steam.
steam that naturally rises to the are expected to be generated Last year, Obama gave$350 The technology has been in
surface. Power plants drill holes from developing projects. A
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Randgold CEO: Gold
Cyber Command chief details threats to U.S. Is Going To Rise As
(CNET News.com) disruptive to more destructive. autonomous decision logic that's Much As 20% in 2011
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:41:06 AM And it's the destructive threats based on the rule of law, the Gregory White (Money Game)
that worry the general. legal framework, to let network
If the United States wants to "It's only a small step to go from defenders know what they are Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:45:14 AM

d e f e n d i t s e l f a g a i n s t disrupting to destroying parts of allowed to do in the network's

cyberattacks, it needs to focus the network," he said. "If you Mark Bristow, CEO of
defense."
on four key areas, according to think about our nation, our Randgold Resources, spoke with
But that last point has been a
United States Cyber Command financial systems, our power CNBC this morning about his
key area of controversy as the
head and NSA Director Army grids--all of that resides on the company and gold prices.
U.S. has been struggling to
Gen. Keith Alexander. Bristow sees the gold price
network. Our government, our determine what's okay and
U.S. CyberCom head General d e f e n s e d e p a r t m e n t , o u r rising by 10 to 20% in 2011.
what's off limits when
K e i t h A l e x a n d e r ( C r e d i t : intelligence community, all • 0:35 We're getting a
responding to foreign sources of
National Security Agency) reside on the network. All of tightening of gold supply, and
cyberattacks. Are denial of
Speaking Tuesday on the first them are vulnerable to an attack the world is demanding more as
service attacks acceptable in
day of the Armed Forces like that. Shutting down that a result of global worries.
and law enforcement on the cyberwarfare? Are banks and • 1:50 We've got a new projects
C o m m u n i c a t i o n s a n d network would cripple our outside, Alexander said. electrical grids valid targets?
E l e c t r o n i c s A s s o c i a t i o n ' s financial system." coming online in the Congo.
The government must also During a congressional
LandWarNet conference in To combat the growing threat • 3:30 Gold production will be
establish strong partnerships c o m m i t t e e h e a r i n g o v e r strong in H2 2010, but demand
T a m p a , F l a . , A l e x a n d e r of cyberattacks, the first priority with key stakeholders, including Alexander's nomination to head
discussed the dangers to the is to have the right tools to hunt is still expected to be high.
allies as well as other federal U.S. CyberCom, the general was
country's military networks and down the malware itself. That agencies. "We have to, with our asked a series of questions (
what the U.S. must do to will require the DOD to protect Join the conversation about this
allies, be able to see what is PDF) on how he might respond story »
safeguard them. its network the same way the g o i n g o n w i t h t h e g l o b a l in cyberwarfare. But saying
The general said the threat of Army protects an area of land, network so we can provide real- such information was classified,
cyberattack affects more than 7 according to the general. "Give time indications and warning to Alexander declined to answer
million different computers on the system administrators, our our defensive capabilities," said those questions publicly.
more than 1,500 individual network operators, weapons to Alexander. About 9,000 soldiers and IT
networks maintained by the hunt inside our networks for Finally, those who protect the experts from the corporate
Defense Department. malicious software and network must know what they sector are attending the three-
" O n a n y g i v e n d a y , o u r malicious actors to destroy c a n a n d c a n ' t d o , b o t h day LandWarNet conference.
networks are probed over them," said Alexander. offensively and defensively, Five Filters featured
250,000 times an hour," said Protecting network borders is without having to seek approval article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
Alexander. That figure adds up another key goal. At points for every action they take, a n E a s y R i d e i n t h e
t o 6 m i l l i o n p e r d a y a n d where users interact with the according to Alexander. Independent. Available tools:
includes more than 140 foreign data, real-time notification of "We have to have offensive PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS,
spy organizations trying to malware must be sent to the capabilities, to, in real time, shut Term Extraction.
infiltrate U.S. networks. administrators in charge of down somebody trying to attack
Attacks on the network have protecting the network as well us," the general said. "You need
also grown from exploitative to as foreign intelligence officials
E-reader News Edition Technology/ Culture/ 27

Woman says Facebook reveals her husband as

bigamist
(CNET News.com) not a charming sight. Well, it I suspect, though, that the (first) together. And there is soon to be
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:03:46 PM was, in one sense. Her husband marriage would have come a court case with respect to the
was dressed as Prince Charming undone, regardless of Facebook. custody of their children.
The concept of marriage, as I in quite a few photos on the During the marriage, Lynn John France, a dashing man
understand it, is a one-at-a-time alleged lover's Facebook page. France had noticed her husband with rather flyaway hair,
affair. These photos appeared to had left details of a hotel on his managed to mix the names of
Fidgeting and Doodling
You promise to stay with indicate that he had married her computer screen. She went there his two wives up on "The Today Could Be Unconscious
someone forever--that forever (she being dressed as Sleeping and found him with, well, his Show." He insisted, though, that Focus Tools [Focus]
being normally between 5 and Beauty) at Disney World. All girlfriend (now his wife). And Lynn France knew about his
10 years--after which you get this while still being married to Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
then there was the time when he new wife, Amanda, since 2007.
divorced and subsequently make Lynn France. allegedly went on business to Indeed, his belief is that she Submitted at 8/5/2010 8:05:00 AM

the same promises to someone I was numb with shock, to tell China and appeared not to have created the Facebook story in
else. you the truth," France told the packed his passport. order to gain public sympathy The guy who's filling his
S o I a m r o c k e d t o m y AP. "There was like an album of However, John France, the for the custody case which, he notepad with drawings in the
Converses by the story of a 200 pictures on there. Their husband, has a very simple said, she is losing. meeting? The coworker whose
woman who feared that her whole wedding." explanation for his somewhat And so another woeful leg is running like a
husband had already strayed There will, no doubt, be those complicated situation. He claims relationship situation is played jackhammer? It's possibly more
from his eternal promise. Lynn who will blame Facebook's that Lynn France is not his wife. out on the pages of the world's than boredom or caffeine
France decided to endure the Mark Zuckerberg for this He claims she was never his largest social network. One can powering them. Some
modern form of detection in painful turn of events. Amanda wife. He claims, in an interview only wait for news of their researchers suggest such
order to find out whether her France's Facebook page was with NBC's "The Today Show," status updates. activities actually help focus on
suspicions were founded. public. Her photos were there that their original marriage in Five Filters featured a task at hand. More »
Y e s , s h e l o g g e d o n t o for all the world to ogle. She Italy enjoyed a "filing error." article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
Facebook. There, typed in the had, indeed, shared her life The Facebook story, he said, is an Easy Ride in the
name of the woman to whom universally. If only, perhaps, she merely a publicity stunt. They Independent. Available tools:
she feared her husband had had been more au fait with her do, however, have children. PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS,
succumbed. privacy controls, this might not They did wear wedding rings. Term Extraction.
What she says she beheld was have happened. They did, apparently, file taxes

iPhone 4 unlock now available

Dave Caolo (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:00:00 AM
Here's good news for iPhone 4
users who've been waiting for a
carrier unlock. The iPhone Dev
Team has released an update to
Ultrasn0w, its iPhone unlocking
client, that's compatible with the
iPhone 4. When run on an
jailbroken iPhone 4, Ultrasn0w
will allow you to use a carrier
other than AT&T in the US.
It's a very simple process, as the
video above demonstrates. Just
note that jailbreakme.com is
used in the demonstration,
which makes use of a PDF
exploit found in the iOS
software. Also, jailbreaking
your iPhone may void its
warranty; proceed entirely at
your own risk.
The Dev-Team first announced
that they had been able to
unlock the iPhone 4 last month,
but only released the updated 10:00:00 EST. Please see our
version of Ultrasn0w now. If terms for use of feeds.
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28 Technology/
Google, Verizon Look to Sabotage Mobile Search Engine
Net Neutrality with Deal [UPDATE: Taptu Launches Native
Google Denial]
Mike Melanson
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:55:00 AM
Google and Verizon are said to
be "nearing an agreement that
could allow Verizon to speed
some online content to Internet
users more quickly if the
content's creators are willing to
pay for the privilege," according
to an article yesterday in the
New York Times. The move
would allow companies like
Google-owned YouTube to pay
to ensure that its content
"received priority as it made its
way to consumers" and "could
eventually lead to higher
charges for Internet users."
Update: Google has denied that
it is in talks with Verizon on its
Google Public Policy Twitter
account, saying "@NYTimes is
wrong. We've not had any
convos with VZN about paying
for carriage of our traffic. We
remain committed to an open
internet."
Sponsor
News of the talks comes as the
Federal Communications
Commission struggles to
redefine its role, after an April
decision that called the FCC's
legal authority to enforce net
neutrality into question.
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Android App
mobile world. One of the Adrianne Jeffries
company's closest partners in (ReadWriteWeb)
this effort, in the U.S., is Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:15:16 AM
Verizon Wireless. It would
therefore make sense that the Taptu, the search engine that
Net Neutrality is the concept two will come to some sort of an indexes mobile-friendly
that all information should be agreement. websites, has launched a full
treated equally and delivered to What wouldn't make sense, Android app to replace the 'lite' a convenient way to browse the
consumers equally, disregarding however, would be how this version, which was just a mobile web but also limits the
content and source. So, whether supposed agreement would shortcut to Taptu's mobile number of results for a query.
you visit YouTube or the stand in contrast to Google's website. The new Android app will
website for the local hardware earlier pleas to the FCC to " The update includes a social return results from the 60,000-
store, information would be keep the Internet open - and feature that lets users share app strong Android Market as
treated on equal footing and awesome!". In its plea, the content via Facebook, Twitter or well as the "mobile touch Web,"
d e l i v e r e d t h e s a m e . N e t company specifically says it email, as was already possible the parts of the Web that are
Neutrality has been under s u p p o r t s " A d d i n g a with Taptu's iPhone app. The mobile user-friendly. According
constant attack, with opponents nondiscrimination principle that new version is available now in to Taptu, that includes 411,000
of such regulation outspending bans prioritizing Internet traffic the Android Market. touch and mobile-friendly
proponents by more than four to based on the ownership (the Sponsor websites.
one. This deal looks to go who), the source (the what) of A screenshot from the new The app will also offer category
straight at the heart of that the content or application". Taptu Android app. browsing, filtered search,
concept and this isn't the first The Times points out that the The Cambridge, England-based portrait and landscape
time we've seen Google attempt agreement would only affect the company launched the http:// orientation and a page of
such a deal. two companies involved, as well taptu.mobi site in 2007 with the bookmarks called My Taptu.
According to the Times, a deal as those using their services, but goal of enabling mobile Web The Taptu apps are free and
could be reached "as soon as that "it could sway the opinions users to find the content they're supported by advertising.
next week" and Google would of lawmakers, many of whom looking for "in 10 taps or less." Discuss
" a g r e e n o t t o c h a l l e n g e have questioned the wisdom of Taptu specializes in search for
Verizon's ability to manage its the F.C.C.'s plans to oversee mobile devices, which makes it
b r o a d b a n d I n e t e r n e t a s i t broadband service." The FCC is
pleased." Om Malik, founding currently trying to regain its
editor of tech blog GigaOm, legal authority to enforce net
writes that news of such a deal neutrality by reclassifying
should come as no surprise. broadband Internet services into
Google is trying to make the same category as telephone
Android a major player in the services, subjecting it to stricter
regulation. Discuss
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Google denies deal to pay Verizon for fast network

(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:24:28 AM
Google used Twitter to deny a
recent New York Times report
on its Net neutrality negotiation
strategies.(Credit: Screenshot by
Tom Krazit/CNET)
Google denied Thursday a
report in the New York Times
that it was near an agreement
with Verizon over Net neutrality
that could lead to Google paying
Verizon for preferred service.
Several reports have emerged
over the last couple of days that
Google and Verizon are in
discussions over the best way to
resolve an impasse over the
concept of Net neutrality, the
notion that all Internet traffic be
treated the same when it comes
to passage over broadband
networks such as Verizon.
Verizon and other network
providers would like to charge
some companies premium
pricing to deliver their content
faster to Internet users, a
proposal opposed by Google
and consumer advocates who
fear such a system would lead to
higher prices and tighter control
over the Internet.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt did
not deny reports that Google and
Verizon were in talks over the
issues during a press event on
Wednesday, but Google's public
policy team posted a message to
its Twitter account Thursday
morning denying a specific
portion of a Times report that
Google has talked to Verizon
about paying for premium
treatment of its traffic.
"@NYTimes is wrong. We've
not had any convos with VZN
about paying for carriage of our
traffic. We remain committed to
an open internet," Google said
in the message.
For its part, Verizon also said
the Times report was wrong but
didn't get into specifics. "The
NYT article regarding
conversations between Google
and Verizon is mistaken,"
Verizon said in a blog post
Bloomberg that Google and
Verizon have agreed to keep Net
neutrality in place on wired
broadband networks but not on
wireless networks has yet to
receive a similar rebuttal. A call
to Google requesting
clarification was not
immediately returned.
The Federal Communications
Commission is trying to referee
the Net neutrality dispute
between broadband providers
and Internet companies through
an ongoing series of talks over
the issue, but it seems Google
and Verizon are taking matters
into their hands. The two
companies are close partners in
the mobile world, with Verizon
Thursday. "It fundamentally carrying many handsets made
misunderstands our purpose. As by Google's Android partners.
we said in our earlier FCC Five Filters featured
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arrangement between our
companies is entirely incorrect."
A separate report from

Fergie Celebrates Her New Fragrance Jersey-Style

ELLE.com (ELLE Fashion stone: Before stepping onstage scent debuts next month and excitement during the perfume-
Blogs) to greet thousands of fist- took two years to develop. making process, “I had to keep
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:19:58 AM pumping fans, she hosted a “It was a big project—I wanted my mouth shut, ironically.”
launch party backstage for her the fragrance to be unique and —EMILY HEBERT
At last night’s Black Eyed Peas new fragrance, Outspoken, by speak for itself,” says the ELLE Photo: Getty Images
concert in Newark, New Jersey, Avon. cover girl, adding that it was
absolute, and black leather, the
Fergie killed two birds with one A sexy blend of berry, tuberose difficult to contain her
30 Technology/
NASA Sends Android Phone to
Space
Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:28:22 AM
Can Android phones function
as low-cost satellites? That's
what NASA wants to find out.
In a recent experiment dubbed
"NexusOne PhoneSat," a group
of NASA Ames students,
Google employees and two
NASA contractors strapped
Google's flagship smartphone to
the back of an Intimidator-5
rocket and blasted it into space.
The phone traveled 28,000 feet
into the air, shooting video
along the way.
Sponsor
The rocket's launch was
handled by the Mavericks
Civilian Space Foundation, a
group of rocket enthusiasts,
reports Wired, whose
GadgetLab site covered the
news a few days ago.
While the experiments may
sound like crazy, hair-brained
science projects, something akin
to an episode of MythBusters,
the purpose was highly
practical. The project's goal is to
determine whether or not the
low-cost parts found in
cellphones can reach orbit
without shaking apart, if they
can work in a vacuum and if
they can operate at extreme low
The phones' each recorded the
rocket's speed using the
standard, built-in accelerometers
that ship with the devices.
On phone that made it back
unscathed, there was two and
half hours of video footage, a
snippet of which is posted to
YouTube here.
The end goal of these
experiments is to significantly
decrease the cost involved with
building satellites. "Today's
satellites are the size of
Greyhound buses," Atchison
told Wired. "But I believe they
are going to get smaller and
more frequently deployed. This
is a first-step effort."
and high temperatures.
The results of that change
In the Wired interview, Thomas wouldn't just impact today's
Atchison, chairman of the satellite makers, but would
M a v e r i c k s F o u n d a t i o n allow anyone, even hobbyists
explained, "the radio, processing with just a few thousand dollars,
power, sensors and cameras in to deploy their own satellites
smartphones potentially have i n t o s p a c e . I m a g i n e t h e
the same capability as those in innovation that could bring!
satellites."
On the flip side, we hope
The group actually sent two NASA comes up with some
NexusOne devices into orbit, viable solutions for dealing with
but only one survived the space junk, before such a
experience. Sadly, the first technological revolution takes
phone crashed to the ground due place.
to a parachute failure. Discuss
Both rockets, however, reached
speeds of Mach 2.4 (about 1,800
MPH) before returning to Earth.
E-reader News Edition
TUAW's Daily App:
Chuck Gnome
Mike Schramm (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:00:00 AM
At first glance, I thought Chuck
Gnome was kind of gimmicky --
haven't we had enough of
doodles and birds and cute little
characters? But it is a fun little
arcade game (I would say try the
lite version before you jump in
for the full US$1.99). The game
has you slingshotting a gnome at
various moving targets; it's kind
of like a reverse Skee-ball. The
twist comes in when you tilt the
iPhone. You can move the field
of view in a kind of false 3D
simple distraction with some
vision that allows you to see
excellent production values.
outside of the normal playing
Tomorrow, we'll have to
field and hit some shots that
highlight something a little less
wouldn't be possible otherwise.
casual. So, stay tuned for that
It's fun! The free version only
one.
has one full level and one mini
TUAW TUAW's Daily App:
level, but in the main game, you
Chuck Gnome originally
can unlock a few other stages to
appeared on The Unofficial
play with. The game is very
Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu,
casual. You can use a rapid-fire
05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST.
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On Twitter, It's Follower Quality Not
Quantity that Matters
Mike Melanson
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:40:00 PM
You see it everywhere: your
friend on Facebook trying to get
you to "like" their employer's
new page while another friend
pleads for you to follow such-
and-such account on Twitter. It
doesn't matter that you're a 20-
something and they're tweeting
about how to make the most of
retired life - everyone knows
that the more followers you
have, the more influence you'll
have, right? Whoever has the
most followers wins, right?
Wrong. According to the latest
research from HP Labs, it's not
necessarily how many followers
you have, but how passive or
active they are in spreading the
word.
Sponsor
In a video interview, researcher
Dr. Bernardo Huberman frames
the questions examined in HP's
study, saying "In a world where
all information is crowdsourced,
Jennifer Garner Spends the Day With Her Pink Lady Violet
PopSugar (PopSugar)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:30:00 PM
Violet Affleck helped mom
Jennifer Garner feed the meter
and skipped down the street
holding her hand in Santa
how is it that an agenda gets set?
There are zillions of messages
there, millions of people and
somehow, some things end up
bubbling all the way to the top
and grab the consciousness of a
lot of people."
"There's an enormous amount of
passivity in the social network,"
Dr. Huberman goes on to say,
explaining that some people can
have an enormous number of
followers, but not much
influence, while others can have
fewer followers but much more
influence.
The study finds that "the
correlation between popularity
and influence is weaker than it
might be expected. This is a
reflection of the fact that for
information to propagate in a
network, individuals need to
forward it to the other members,
thus having to actively engage
rather than passively read it and
cease to act on it."
Despite this claim, the report
Monica yesterday. The girls are
back in LA after their stay in
NYC last month where Violet
and Seraphina explored Central
Park while Jen galloped around
town with her Arthur costar
Russell Brand. Ben rounded out
offers a top 10 list of Twitter
users with the most influence,
not one having fewer than
40,000 followers, and some,
such as@rww,@google
and@breakingnews, with more
than a million followers. The
top 10 accounts, given in no
apparent order in the summary
o f t h e r e p o r t ,
were@mashable,@jokoanwar,
@google,@aplusk,@syfy,@sma
shingmag,@michellemalkin,@t
h e o n i o n , @ r w w
and@breakingnews.
The list was created by way of
an "IP Algorithm", which
assigns a "relative influence
score and passivity score to
every user" by looking at how
they interact with other users,
the influence they have on other
users, and by studying "the
propagation of web links on
Twitter over time".
The full text of the report is
available on Scribd.
Discuss
the family of four last weekend
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ANDROID
continued from page 24
caller within their call log. This
option is similar to the current
way the BlackBerry app works,
but the BlackBerry version will
soon be updated with the
features outlined here today.
Why There's No iPhone App
Interestingly enough, one app
that's not mentioned as being in
development is the Apple
iPhone version of PrivacyStar.
Why is that?
From what we could gather, it's
primarily because Apple doesn't
allow the level of modifications
required by PrivacyStar within
its officially sanctioned iPhone
applications. For example,
PrivacyStar changes the
incoming call screen. Would
Apple allow that? No. Nor
would it allow an app that
integrates deeply with call logs
and contact lists.
when they all headed to soccer
camp together. It's almost time
for Ben to start promoting The
Town, including a stop at the
Toronto Film Festival, before it
hits theaters next month.
31
Apple's restrictions give
Android and even Blackberry
the edge here when it comes to
offering practical tools for the
everyday user. iPhone owners
who want similar functionality
can download " lookup apps"
that let you enter in phone
numbers after the fact, or apps
that apply custom ringtones to
warn you of "blacklisted"
numbers. To really blacklist a
number, iPhone owners have to
jailbreak their phones, then
install apps like iBlacklist. And
to get Caller ID services... wait,
what's that?... There isn't even a
jailbreak app delivering Caller
ID functionality to iPhone?
Sorry, guys. Discuss
To see more of Jen and Violet's
adventurous afternoon, just read
more.
View 10 Photos ›
32 Technology/ E-reader News Edition

The massive power production of Niagara Falls

(CNET News.com) million 100-watt bulbs at once-- nature, aviation and more
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:00:00 PM 2.4 million kilowatts. A ways throughout the American
downriver from the world northeast. If you have a
The powerful waters of the f a m o u s N i a g a r a F a l l s - - suggestion for someplace to
Niagara River fuel Niagara Horseshoe Falls and American visit, drop me a line. In the
Falls, as well as the nearby Falls--this giant project is still meantime, you can follow my
Niagara Power Project, one of w o r t h c e l e b r a t i n g t o d a y , p r o g r e s s o n
the largest hydropower facilities especially in light of the fact Twitter@GreeterDan
in the world.(Credit: Daniel that people are so interested in and@RoadTrip and find the
Terdiman/CNET via Raytheon) renewable energy these days. project on Facebook. And you
NIAGARA FALLS, Canada-- Click here for a full photo can also test your knowledge of
At one time, it was the largest gallery from Niagara Falls, and the U.S. and try to win a prize in
producer of hydroelectric power of the Niagara Power Project the Road Trip Picture of the Day
on the planet. That was in 1961. As part of Road Trip 2010, I challenge.
Today, it is still New York managed to swing through Five Filters featured
State's preeminent hydropower Niagara Falls for about 12 hours article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
facility, and it shares some of --not enough, unfortunately, to floor of my hotel, I got a better, 2010. After driving more than an Easy Ride in the
the glory of one of the most visit the power project, but and more relaxed view. 18,000 miles in the Rocky Independent. Available tools:
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producer capable of lighting 24 view from the falls-facing 14th Gestalt will be on Road Trip in technology, science, military,

Game Center not supported on iPhone 3G and second gen iPod

touch
Mike Schramm (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:00:00 AM
There's bad news for those of
you with old iPhones. Apple has
confirmed that the latest beta of
Game Center is a no-go for
anything older than an iPhone 4.
That means that iPhone 3Gs and
second generation iPod touches
are out for Apple's social
gaming app. It's probably for the
best; you've likely already heard
about all of the issues that 3G
iPhones are having with iOS
4.0, and freeing itself from the
requirements of the older
hardware means that Apple
this point), or stick with the
social gaming networks that
you've already got access to.
TUAW Game Center not
supported on iPhone 3G and
second gen iPod touch
originally appeared on The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
should be able to make Game you'll have to change plans. (TUAW) on Thu, 05 Aug 2010
Center as good as it can be. Either go grab yourself an 11:00:00 EST. Please see our
But if you have an iPhone 3G iPhone 4 (which is what I'm still terms for use of feeds.
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Comcast’s Social Video Discovery

Engine Tunerfish Comes To The
iPhone
Jason Kincaid (TechCrunch) when you use Tunerfish and
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:41:21 AM come across a show you’d like
to watch, you’ll still have to surf
In May at TechCrunch Disrupt, to the proper channel yourself
we got our first look at (in other words, there isn’t any
Tunerfish, a Comcast-owned integration with Comcast’s
service that asks users the cable box or your TV).
question, “What are you However, he says that such
watching?”. Today, the app is
headed to the iPhone — you can
automated channel changing
will eventually be possible
Surprisingly affordable
download the free application
here.
The gist of the application is
through “integrations with
channel-changing apps and IP-
enabled TVs and set-tops”. In
wooden iPhone skins
Mike Schramm (The Unofficial guess because they're clearing
simple: instead of aimless the meantime, though, he says Apple Weblog (TUAW)) them out). I can't vouch for the
channel surfing, which often “the most important
Submitted at 8/5/2010 1:00:00 PM quality at all, and the wood
yields lackluster results, battleground for TV check-in
looks pretty thin, so it's probably
Tunerfish lets you see what your apps will be smartphones and Now that Apple's giving away not quite as durable as the
friends are watching (think tablets”. McCrea also says that cases for your iPhone, you're rubber bumpers that you get for
Foursquare for video). Launch the team is talking to Comcast’s going to really have to go off the free. But as long as you're
the Tunerfish app, and you’ll online video streaming service beaten path to find something careful with it, I think it's a
see a list of the shows your Fancast about ways to integrate that gives your phone a more pretty good look at a more than
Tunerfish friends have checked the two services (picture seeing original look than the standard reasonable price.
into (you can choose to check what your friend is watching neon bumper. Enter these classy [via Macsimum News]
into content that spans and tapping their status update
It’s a little basic, and I suspect to start viewing that show wooden skins sold by KARVT, TUAW Surprisingly affordable
television, movies, and online
that most people won’t have immediately). which not only separate your wooden iPhone skins originally
video) as well as trending
many friends who use the iPhone from the crowd but also appeared on The Unofficial
shows. Once you’ve found McCrea also says that an
service yet, but it also has Android app is on the way. look pretty darn good (if you Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu,
something you like, you can
potential down the road. ask me). 05 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EST.
check-in to notify the rest of CrunchBase Information
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34 Technology/ Policy/ E-reader News Edition

Geithner's Hollow
"Speed" Pledge to
Business
(AEI.Org: Articles) consolidate and rationalize the
Submitted at 8/4/2010 6:00:00 PM regulatory structure. Indeed, the
new law makes matters worse
Businesses must know the rules by creating new regulators, an
of the game before risking their unwieldy Financial Stability
capital. And so, in his speech at Oversight Council (10 members
Google and Verizon sign net neutrality New York University's Stern who act on a two-thirds vote),
School of Business on Aug. 2, t h e C o n s u m e r F i n a n c i a l
T r e a s u r y S e c r e t a r y T i m Protection Bureau, and the
agreement, begin the end of net Geithner assured his audience Office of National Insurance.
that the massive regulatory But an increasingly balkanized
neutrality? (update: Google denies claims) reforms of the new Dodd-Frank regulatory structure means
l e g i s l a t i o n w o u l d b e separate timetables and
Tim Stevens (Engadget) still allows Verizon to Google's Public Policy Twitter implemented quickly to remove priorities and jurisdictional
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:59:00 AM "prioritize certain traffic" -- account just belted out a denial the drag of uncertainty on the clashes among the separate
more or less defeating the whole of these claims, straight-up economy. "First we have an agencies--more uncertainty. . . .
It's been a bumpy road for net p u r p o s e i f t r u e . M o r e saying that the New York obligation of speed," he said, The full article is available by
neutrality in the US, and the troublingly, Verizon is able to Times"is wrong." Here's the full a n d a s k e d t o b e h e l d subscription from the Wall
latest word on the subject, of a do whatever it wants when it tweet, which certainly makes us accountable if his pledge was Street Journal. The full text will
partnership between Verizon comes to managing wireless feel a bit more at ease. For not honored. be posted to AEI.org on
and Google, could result in broadband, through mobile now."@NYTimes is wrong. We might as well hold him M o n d a y , A u g u s t 9 .
American internet freedom hotspots or, indeed, the plethora We've not had any convos with accountable now, because his R. Glenn Hubbard is a visiting
taking one step forward and two of Android handsets it now VZN about paying for carriage promise is impossible to fulfill. scholar at AEI. Hal S. Scott is
steps back. Last year, the two offers. Mind you, neither of our traffic. We remain His plea to business--"Don't director of the Committee on
companies said together that company is coming forward to committed to an open internet." wait for Washington to draft Capital Markets Regulation.
they were all for net neutrality discuss these supposed plans Google and Verizon sign net every rule before you start Five Filters featured
regardless of the source being a (Google saying it has "nothing neutrality agreement, begin the changing how you do business"- article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
traditional or wireless ISP. Now, to announce at this point") so end of net neutrality? (update: -will and should fall on deaf a n E a s y R i d e i n t h e
according to Bloomberg, they this could all be much ado about Google denies claims) originally ears. There are four main Independent. Available tools:
may have changed their tune nothing. We certainly hope it is, appeared on Engadget on Thu, reasons Mr. Geithner's pledge is PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS,
somewhat, striking a deal that, especially since we're talking 05 Aug 2010 11:59:00 EDT. hollow. Term Extraction.
up front, prevents Verizon from about two companies who last Please see our terms for use of First, Dodd-Frank failed to
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E-reader News Edition
TiVo Premiere vs Windows 7 Media Center
Ben Drawbaugh (Engadget)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:02:00 PM
Although TiVo and ReplayTV
were the first DVRs on the
market, Microsoft's software
actually powered the
DISHPlayer Satellite DVR in
late 1999. So here we are over
10 years later and while TiVo
and Microsoft took different
approaches to the same space, of
the three original DVR software
companies, they're the only two
left. Which is the bigger success
depends on your perspective,
because while TiVo has the
mind share (and sold more
consumer branded products)
Microsoft's technology is
present in many other brand
DVRs, like Verizon's FiOS
DVR, and AT&T's U-Verse
(which is built on Microsoft's
Mediaroom platform). But our
perspective of success is based
on the user interface experience,
so while we previously
reviewed both the TiVo
Premiere and Windows 7 Media
Center, we wanted to also
tackled the task of directly
comparing the two. Of course
there are some obvious
differences that might sway
someone in one way or another,
like TiVo's simpler out of the
box setup or Media Center's 3rd
party plug-in architecture, there
are many other points of
distinction to discover if you
click on through and read about
the less obvious user interface
differences as well as a few
other baked-in non-DVR
Technology/ Culture/
features.
Gallery: TiVo Premier vs
Windows 7 Media Center
Continue reading TiVo
Premiere vs Windows 7 Media
Center
TiVo Premiere vs Windows 7
Media Center originally
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05 Aug 2010 12:02:00 EDT.
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Video: Robert Pattinson
Singing Along With His
Guitar - Be Still My
Heart or Not Doing It
For Me?
Molly (PopSugar)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:15:00 AM
This video of Robert Pattinson
singing and playing the guitar
may be from January, but we
still couldn't resist sharing it
now. This recently unearthed
clip shows the Twilight
heartthrob showing off his skills
at a popup show in NYC. Rob's
a huge music aficionado, often
checking out shows with Kristen
Stewart and best friend Tom
Sturridge. Plus, he contributed
songs to soundtracks like the
first film in the famous vampire
saga. He just finished up filming
Water for Elephants and he's
expected back in LA this
weekend for the Teen Choice
Awards. So check out the clip
below and tell us - be still my
heart or not doing it for me?
Video: Robert Pattinson
Singing Along With His Guitar -
Be Still My Heart or Not Doing
It For Me? Be Still My Heart -
Pattinson's voice is sweet music
to my ears and eyes! Not Doing
It For Me - Meh, I'm not
impressed.
36 Technology/ Economy/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition

Garmin: revenue from phone segment in Q2 was 'below our

plan'
Chris Ziegler (Engadget) shares with ASUS -- which overpriced first-gen product and
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:54:00 PM contributed $27 million in expect the world -- so it'll be
revenue in the last three months. interesting to see how they
Garmin's second-quarter results $27 million in profit would be adjust going forward.
hit the wires this week, and business as usual for a division Garmin: revenue from phone
overall, the company seems to of a company of Garmin's size, segment in Q2 was 'below our
b e p r e t t y h e a l t h y ; i t s but $27 million in revenue is a plan' originally appeared on
automotive, outdoor, aviation, drop in the bucket -- and sure Engadget on Thu, 05 Aug 2010
and marine businesses all posted enough, the earnings report goes 12:54:00 EDT. Please see our
growth, average selling price on to say that the performance terms for use of feeds.
was up, and shipped units grew was "below [its] plan." They go Permalink Unwired View,
a solid 8 percent year-over-year. on to say that they're "working competitive smartphone space," $130 for new subscribers). In Phone Arena| Garmin| Email
If you read a little deeper, aggressively with TMobile and interesting wording considering Garmin's own words, the this| Comments
though, there's one segment that other carriers around the globe our shock at the Garminfone's smartphone business is
undelivered -- smartphones, a on the appropriate positioning initial pricing(and the fact that competitive to say the least --
joint venture the company and pricing of our devices in the it's more recently come down to you can't waltz in with an

Treasury Denies Talk Of Massive Homeowner Bailout

Joe Weisenthal (Money
Game)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:50:00 AM
Alright, well for now The
Treasury (via CNBC) is denying
this morning's talk that Fannie
and Freddie are planning to
engage in a massive mortgage
forgiveness scheme as a way of
bailing out the homeowner.
That's fine, though we're still
not convinced that the Treasury
isn't trying to figure out ways
right now to further use the
GSEs to goose the housing
market.
Remember, they were given a
total blank check last year, add
it's clearly the desire of the
Treasury and the Fed to
stimulate housing further, get
homeowners out from
underwater, figure out a bailout
scheme, get cash into
homeowners pockets, and do
something that's better than
HAMP.
• Actually, The New Fannie
And Freddie Homeowner
Bailout Is A Massive Bailout Of
The Banks
• Remember, This Gigantic
Fannie And Freddie Giveaway
Has Been In The Works Since
Last December
• Will Obama's Election-Year
Hail Mary Be A Massive
So maybe the mega "August pull. Mortgage Relief Plan For
Surprise" isn't about to happen, Join the conversation about this Homeowners?
but keep paying attention to story »
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E-reader News Edition Policy/ 37

No on Kagan
(AEI.Org: Articles) all places at all times; rather, as this view in Federalist 78, when the Constitution, but this outline apply the law."
Submitted at 8/4/2010 6:00:00 PM Princeton's Robert P. George he famously declared that "the of the judicial role demands that But Senator Voinovich is not
has written, the role of the judge judiciary is beyond comparison any interpretive method keep entirely correct. While Dean
Last fall, Judge Diarmuid varies according to the powers the weakest of the three rigorously close to the text of Kagan has ensured that the
O'Scannlain delivered a lecture a s s i g n e d t o j u d g e s b y departments of power," seeing the Constitution. Judges may act evidence is not voluminous,
at Princeton in which he said recognized authority. In the case as it has "neither force nor will, only with a specific textual there are important indications
that some of his colleagues on of the United States, this but merely judgment." warrant, and they must do so in of Dean Kagan's approach to the
the Ninth Circuit Court of authority is primarily found in This idea of a limited judicial a way that is consistent with the law. Perhaps the most important
Appeals--the same court that Article III of the Constitution, role is rooted in our Declaration. American legal tradition that clue to her philosophy is her
ruled in 2002 that the inclusion which specifies the powers of The Declaration affirms that separates a judge's personal admiration for former Israeli
of the words "Under God" in the t h e j u d i c i a r y . B u t t h e governments "deriv[e] their just opinion from her legal opinion. Supreme Court president
Pledge of Allegiance was Constitution did not come into powers from the consent of the Judges cannot make up rights Aharon Barak. In 2006, Kagan
u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l - - s a w existence out of nothing; it is the governed." All governmental out of whole cloth, as the Court said that Barak is "my judicial
themselves as social workers. manifestation of a uniquely power is, in this sense, "on loan" did in Roe v. Wade, and hero," and "the judge or justice
Demurring from this conception American political theory found from the people, and no branch wherever Supreme Court in my lifetime whom I think
of the judicial role, he declared i n t h e D e c l a r a t i o n o f of government, including the precedent is fundamentally in best represents and has best
that judges "have our separate Independence, the Federalist judiciary, can exercise power conflict with the text and advanced the values of
roles to play." Papers, and other great that has not been given to it by traditions of the Constitution, democracy and human rights, of
As the confirmation process for American texts. To understand the people through the judges must reject these the rule of law and of justice."
Solicitor General Elena Kagan the judicial role, we must also Constitution. precedents rather than President Barak is well-known
draws to a close, the question of understand the political theory Of course, this does not mean continuing to make the same for his extreme judicial
whether Ms. Kagan is capable located in these documents. that the judiciary is supposed to unconstitutional mistakes. activism. This is the man who
of conforming herself to the Given her complete lack of let the elected branches of Dean Kagan's judicial Seventh Circuit judge Richard
appropriate role of judge in the judicial experience, sparse government run amok. Before philosophy, as far as we can Posner said has "created a
American system should be at a c a d e m i c w r i t i n g s , a n d taking their seats on the discern it, falls far outside of degree of judicial power
t h e h e a r t o f t h e S e n a t e ' s deliberately evasive testimony Supreme Court, justices take an these constitutional limits. Of undreamt of by our most
decision. For it is the idea of before the Senate Judiciary oath mandated by Article VI to course, given her complete lack aggressive Supreme Court
roles that is at the center of the Committee, we do not have "support this Constitution." of judicial experience, sparse justices," and who "inhabits a
American constitutional system, much evidence of her judicial Thus, the judicial role, while academic writings, and completely and, to an American,
and the key test in any judicial philosophy. limited, includes an obligation deliberately evasive testimony weirdly different juristic
confirmation process is whether The Constitution clearly to enforce the Constitution's before the Senate Judiciary universe."
the nominee understands the delineates a limited role for provisions and defend them Committee, we do not have It is not difficult to see why
appropriate role of the judge in judges. Steven Calabresi, the co- when Congress and the much evidence of her judicial Judge Posner is so alarmed by
the American system of founder of the Federalist president violate the philosophy. This unfortunate President Barak's judicial
government. After reviewing Society, has remarked that Constitution. If the Supreme circumstance--one of Dean philosophy. It was President
Dean Kagan's testimony and "there is simply no way to read Court fails to stop the elected Kagan's own making--led Sen. Barak, after all, who said that "a
other relevant documents, I the bare-bones language of branches when they go too far, it George Voinovich, in a judge has a role in the
believe she fails this test, and I Article III, in contrast to the falls into what Prof. Keith thoughtful speech on the Senate legislative project," an idea that
urge the Senate to reject her detailed language of Article I, Whittington calls "judicial floor on Tuesday, to say that we directly conflicts with the
nomination to the Supreme and conclude that the Framers passivism" and fails its "have no idea what [Dean American conception of checks
Court. meant for the Court to be a constitutional duty. Kagan] will do on the bench and and balances and a limited
The role of a judge is always powerful institution." Indeed, There may be a wide range of whether she will be able to KAGAN page 39
contextual. It is not the same in Alexander Hamilton confirmed legitimate ways of interpreting suppress her own values to
38 Policy/ E-reader News Edition

Countercyclical Loan-to-Value Limits Can Help Prevent the

Next Bubble
(AEI.Org: Articles) making money as the bubble of the loans is felt to be Services Committee, who also today, having increased 10% per
Submitted at 8/4/2010 6:00:00 PM expands. decreasing, in fact it is greatly holds a PhD in physics from year. A price of 100 three years
As house prices inflate further increasing. In this context, Harvard). He suggests applying ago that had increased at the
Financial and economic cycles and further above their trend consider what should happen to a "Skepticism Factor" to current trend 3% per year would have
are inevitable. But do they have line in a bubble, the risk of their LTVs and down payments. house prices in a boom, using become 109, so stated in current
to overshoot into bubbles and subsequent fall becomes greater What typically does happen in a the moving average of real dollars, prices have increased
crises? Once there has been a and greater. So although the risk bubble is that with increasing house prices, and then to derive from 109 to 133. Suppose your
bubble, the crisis cannot be of the loans is felt to be optimism and apparent profits a lower allowable LTV. It might maximum normal LTV is 90%.
avoided, so the essential project decreasing, in fact it is greatly on all sides, LTVs rise and work like this: The Foster proposal would then
is to work on preventing the increasing. down payments fall, reflecting • The relevant regional house make the following calculations:
bubble. As long as house prices keep the illusory success. price index is adjusted to current • The average of the adjusted
To address this at the most rising, delinquencies, defaults "Innovative" no-down-payment dollar equivalents, and for the price index from three years ago
fundamental level, we should be and losses on mortgage loans and low-down-payment half a percentage point long- to now is 121.
working on countercyclical are all low. This experience mortgages are promoted. This term trend increase in real house • The Skepticism Factor is
behavior to moderate the upside makes lenders and investors helps inflate the price and credit prices. This creates an adjusted therefore 121/133 = .91.
overexpansion. Specifically for m o r e c o n f i d e n t , j u s t a s bubble still further. Rising house price index. • The countercyclical allowable
mortgage finance, we should b o r r o w e r s b e c o m e m o r e leverage and inflating house • The Skepticism Factor is the LTV is .91 x 90% = 82%, so the
create countercyclical loan-to- o p t i m i s t i c . R i s k a p p e a r s prices are in their insidious and ratio of the moving average of required down payment is 18%,
value limits. Of course, this is contained. Politicians are happy ultimately fatal feedback loop. this adjusted price index to the instead of the normal 90% LTV
the same thing as and push increasing What should happen is the current price index. and 10% down payment.
countercyclical down-payment homeownership and credit opposite: rational, • Multiply the normal LTV
requirements. "access." countercyclical management of requirement by the Skepticism If you apply this formula pro
Such LTV limits should be At the mortgage-loan level, LTVs would reduce LTV ratios, Factor. This determines the forma to house prices at the top
transparent, easy to apply and leverage is measured by the not increase them, as the price countercyclical LTV (and of of the housing bubble, it results
relatively free from political LTV ratio: how big a mortgage of houses escalates. course, required down in very low allowable LTVs and
interference. are you willing to grant relative Correspondingly, down payment). unrealistically high down
A bubble involves an insidious to the current market price of payments should be increased, payments However, in practice,
self-reinforcing feedback loop the house? But what does the not reduced. For example, suppose regional the LTVs would have been
b e t w e e n a s s e t p r i c e s a n d current price really mean if In short, lenders should be house prices have boomed at a decreasing as the
increasing debt and leverage. p r i c e s h a v e b e e n r a p i d l y trying to make a long-term loan 10% per year annual rate in countercyclical requirements
The 21st century housing bubble inflating on a tide of credit against the underlying, nominal terms with 2.5% worked along the way, which
presents a perfect example of expansion? Lenders should view sustainable value of the house, general inflation. Adding to this would have absorbed
this perverse interaction. very skeptically the current not merely its current price. the long-term trend real increase speculative capital and
As house prices rise in a price of greatly appreciated Once you think about it, using in house prices of half a moderated the bubble.
housing bubble, more debt and houses. countercyclical LTVs is an percentage point per year makes You would never get to the
more leverage always seem As house prices inflate further obviously logical strategy. One 3%, so we are experiencing a house price peak we
better. Both borrowers and and further above their trend provocative idea on a specific 7% per year real, overtrend rate experienced--and this is exactly
lenders see their profits and the line in a bubble, the risk of their way to define them has been of house price increase. The the point. Moreover, the
return on their leveraged equity subsequent fall becomes greater proposed by Rep. Bill Foster (a nominal house price index was
get bigger. Lots of people are and greater. So although the risk member of the House Financial 100 three years ago and is 133 COUNTERCYCLICAL page 39
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KAGAN
continued from page 37
judicial role.
Yet, when Dean Kagan was
asked in her hearings about this
and many other quotations from
President Barak, she quickly
backed away from his judicial
philosophy. In fact, she went so
far as to say that she admired the
judge "not for his particular
judicial philosophy, [and] not
for any of his particular
decisions."
This doesn't make sense. How
can Kagan simultaneously say
that President Barak "best
represents . . . the rule of law"
but then disagree with the
process by which he interprets
the law? What Kagan is asking
us to believe is that she agrees
with the judge but disagrees
with his judging.
The most plausible conclusion
is that Kagan admires President
Barak's judicial philosophy and
thinks that it "best represents . . .
the rule of law." But as we have
seen, this philosophy is totally
COUNTERCYCLIC
continued from page 38
market's knowledge of
countercyclical discipline would
itself have further discouraged
the inrush of speculative loans,
house purchases and house
construction.
Rep. Foster suggests that
countercyclical LTVs can be
thought of as an automatic
housing finance stabilizer, as a
financial case of a feedback
controller or a governor on an
opposed to the American idea of
a proper judicial role. In the
American context, it is a
philosophy that cannot be
described as judicial; rather, it is
more accurately called a
political philosophy, a
philosophy that describes
political, rather than legal,
conduct.
This non-judicial, political
philosophy is not only used to
justify creating rights that
cannot reasonably be found in
the Constitution; it is also used
to justify ignoring limitations on
federal action that are clearly
found in the text. The judge who
does not conform to the proper
judicial role has no boundaries,
either in adding to or subtracting
from the Constitution.
Viewed through this lens, Dean
Kagan's non-answers to Sen.
Tom Coburn's questions about
the Commerce Clause are
telling. When Senator Coburn
asked her if Congress could
engine. This is a useful analogy.
I do not insist on this particular
method or any specific formula
for countercyclical LTVs. But
the general logic seems to me
unassailable, and in some
appropriate form, they should
definitely be implemented.
Alex J. Pollock is a resident
fellow at AEI.
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creative commons
require all Americans to eat
fruits and vegetables, she did
not answer the question. Instead,
she repeatedly said that the
Court had interpreted the
Commerce Clause "broadly,"
and was willing only to
acknowledge the limitations the
Court prescribed in U.S. v.
Lopez and U.S. v. Morrison.
Notably, she did not
acknowledge that there may be
additional sources of limitations
on congressional power under
the Commerce Clause. Her
silence on the existence of other
limitations on federal power, in
the context of her judicial
philosophy, gives us good
reason to think she would
eagerly uphold the individual
mandate contained in the
recently enacted health-care
legislation, notwithstanding that
such a mandate has no textual
warrant in the Constitution. No
responsible senator should vote
for a nominee who is unwilling
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to acknowledge constitutional
limitations on federal legislative
powers.
Elena Kagan is an
accomplished lawyer with a
distinguished career. She
deserves praise for her public
service. But this public service
ought not include a lifetime
appointment to the United States
Supreme Court.
Newt Gingrich is a senior
fellow at AEI.
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Reese Moves On From
Water to Her Next
High-Paying Movie
Molly (PopSugar)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:15:17 AM
Reese Witherspoon brought her
not-so-mini-me daughter, Ava,
out for iced teas in Santa
Monica yesterday. Reese has
been taking it easy in California
with her loved ones, though her
Water for Elephants director,
Francis Lawrence, says it was a
scheduling conflict that kept her
from joining costar Robert
Pattinson for their weeks
filming in the South. The movie
wrapped late last night, which
means no more hot Rob and
Reese in their period costumes
unless there's a need for
reshoots. Reese will soon be on
to the next of her many
upcoming projects as she earns
her spot as the second highest-
paid actress in Hollywood after
Sandra Bullock.
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LAST-DITCH
continued from page 39
of what needs to happen, some
public unions are agreeing to
pay cuts in order to save jobs. In
other cases, cities are imposing
their will with unions fighting
every step of the way.
Please consider the New York
Times article More Workers
Face Pay Cuts, Not Furloughs
The furloughs that popped up
during the recession are being
replaced by a highly unusual
tactic: actual cuts in pay.
Local and state governments, as
well as some companies, are
squeezing their employees to
work the same amount for less
money in cost-saving measures
that are often described as a last-
ditch effort to avoid layoffs.
A new report on Tuesday
showed a slight dip in overall
wages and salaries in June,
caused partly by employees
working fewer hours.
Though average hourly pay is
still higher than when the
recession began, the new wage
rollbacks feed worries that the
economy has weakened and
could even be at risk of
deflation.
Pay cuts are appearing most
frequently among state and local
governments, which are under
extraordinary budget pressures
and have often already tried
furloughs, i.e., docking pay in
exchange for time off. Warning
that they will have to lay off
people otherwise, many
governors and mayors are
pressing public employee unions
to accept a reduction in salary of
a few percentage points, without
getting days off in exchange.
At the University of Hawaii,
professors have accepted a 6.7
percent cut. Albuquerque has
trimmed pay for its 6,000
employees by 1.8 percent on
average, and New York’s
governor, David A. Paterson,
has sought a 4 percent wage
rollback for most state
employees. State troopers in
Vermont agreed to a 3 percent
cut. In California, teachers in the
Capistrano and Pacheco school
districts have accepted salary
cuts.
“We’ve seen pay freezes before
in the public sector, but pay cuts
are something very new to that
sector,” said Gary N. Chaison,
an industrial relations professor
at Clark University. Outsize
pension costs and balanced
budget requirements are
squeezing many states as tax
revenue has come up short.
Companies frequently say that
compensation for unionized
workers, in both wages and
benefits, is out of line. For
instance, the Westin Hotel in
Providence, R.I., after failing to
reach a new contract with its
main union, has sliced wages 20
percent, saying its previous pay
levels were not competitive with
those at the city’s many
nonunion hotels.
The pain is felt across
industries. At the Seattle
Symphony, musicians have
taken a 5 percent pay cut, while
ABF Freight System, a major
trucking company, has asked the
Teamsters to agree to 15 percent
less. The St. Louis Post-
Dispatch has lowered pay 6
percent, while Newsday has
gotten its staff to accept a 5 to
10 percent pay cut.
While most of the pay cuts
seem to hit unionized workers,
David Lewin, a professor of
management at the University of
California, Los Angeles, who
has written extensively on
employee compensation, says
some cuts are also quietly taking
place among nonunion
employers.
Reed Smith, a firm with 1,500
lawyers, has cut salaries for first
-year associates in major cities
to $130,000 from $160,000.
Warren Hospital, a
nonunionized facility in
Phillipsburg, N.J., ordered pay
cuts of 2 to 4 percent because
lower Medicaid reimbursements
had squeezed the hospital’s
finances.
In Madawaska, Me., 460
unionized workers accepted an
8.5 percent wage cut in May to
help keep their paper mill in
business.
In Albuquerque, where the
mayor pushed through pay cuts
to bridge a $66 million budget
deficit, the largest union of
municipal workers is suing,
arguing that the mayor’s plan
should include furloughs.
The mayor, Richard J. Berry,
rejected that idea. “You want to
keep people employed. You
want to preserve public services.
And you don’t want to raise
taxes,” he said. “When you’re
trying to lower the cost of
government while maintaining
services, furloughs don’t do the
trick.”
At the Mott’s apple juice and
sauce plant in Williamson, N.Y.,
30 miles east of Rochester, 300
unionized workers have been on
strike since May 23 over
management’s demands for a
$1.50-an-hour wage cut, a
reduction in company 401(k)
contributions and higher
employee contributions to health
insurance. The strikers are
seething over management’s
demands because the plant has
been profitable and Mott’s
corporate parent, the Dr Pepper
Snapple Group, reported record
profits last year.
“They keep piling more and
more work on us, but they want
to pay us less and less,” said
Michele Morgan, a Mott’s
employee. “It’s a slap in the
face.” Economic Reality and
Slap in the Face for Mott's
Employees
I approve the right of those
private union employees at
Mott's to strike.
On the other hand, I approve
the right of Mott's to move the
entire operation to North
Carolina or wherever in
response. I also approve right to
work laws that would allow non
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-union workers to take jobs of
those strikers.
Michele Morgan is whining
about jobs that the company
says pays $21 and hour. The
union disputes the figure.
Regardless, Michele Morgan
does not know what a slap in the
face is. A slap in the face is
losing your job when a company
says to hell with it and moves
operations to a non-union city
where they do not have to deal
with such problems. A further
slap in the face is when you are
unemployed for 12 months and
exhaust all your unemployment
benefits.
The above paragraphs may
sound cruel or harsh to some. It
is neither. It is a slap in the face
of economic reality. Michele
Morgan needs a cold slap in the
face of economic reality before
she gets a slap in the face called
the unemployment line.
Economic Reality and Slap in
the Face in Albuquerque
I applaud mayor, Richard J.
Berry who said “You want to
keep people employed. You
want to preserve public services.
And you don’t want to raise
taxes. When you’re trying to
lower the cost of government
while maintaining services,
furloughs don’t do the trick.”
That is something most police
and fire departments have not
figured out. It is also only a
start. Albuquerque needs to
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ADP vs. BLS Job Reports - Who to Believe?

noreply@blogger.com Business Index Hits Record the birth/death revisions but
(Michael Shedlock) (Mish's Low, Future Expectations Dip they don't. Worse yet, it is
Global Economic Trend Below Zero First Time Ever impossible to untangle them
Analysis)
because the BLS reports the job
Submitted at 8/5/2010 1:17:00 AM If large businesses are not numbers seasonally adjusted,
T h e A D P J u l y N a t i o n a l hiring and small businesses do and the birth/death numbers
Employment report is out. Let's not increase hiring (or worse yet unadjusted. One cannot simply
take a look. Private sector stop hiring), it's quite hard to be subtract the numbers, yet every
e m p l o y m e n t i n c r e a s e d b y optimistic about jobs. month people make that
42,000 from June to July on a Hiring Not Improving mistake.
seasonally adjusted basis, One of the things in the ADP Given this is neither a normal
according to the latest ADP report that caught my eyes was recession nor a normal recovery,
National Employment Report® this short paragraph: the key point to remember is the
released today. " July’s rise in private BLS model likely remains
J u l y ’ s r i s e i n p r i v a t e employment was the sixth hugely out of whack,. If so, their
employment was the sixth consecutive monthly gain. monthly job estimates are too
consecutive monthly gain. However, over those six months optimistic.
However, over those six months increases have averaged a Excel format, so with minimal tens of thousands of jobs every What is the Correct Number?
increases have averaged a m o d e s t 3 7 , 0 0 0 , w i t h n o work an accurate comparison is month on the assumption that Most likely the correct number
m o d e s t 3 7 , 0 0 0 , w i t h n o evidence of acceleration." possible. payroll data misses new
is somewhere between ADP's
evidence of acceleration. Let's go back to January and business creation.
The key words in that number which does not factor in
click on chart for sharper image paragraph are "no evidence of see what the data looks like year Which Set of Numbers Do You new business creation, and the
Large Businesses Added Zero acceleration". It is consistent to date. Believe?
BLS number which I believe
Jobs Private Nonfarm Jobs – BLS ADP claims " Because ADP
with the small business surveys hugely overstates it.
The chart shows that small and mentioned above. vs. ADP Month BLS ADP pays 1-in-6 private sector
Let's be as generous as possible
medium businesses added jobs ADP vs. BLS Reports J u n e + 8 3 , 0 0 0 + 1 9 , 0 0 0 employees in the United States
and toss January and February
while large businesses added a M a y + 3 3 , 0 0 0 + 6 3 , 0 0 0 every pay period across a broad
Inquiring minds may be ADP data while including
grand total of zero. A p r i l + 2 4 1 , 0 0 0 + 6 5 , 0 0 0 range of industries, firm sizes,
interested in seeing a 42,000 jobs for July. That puts
If small business hiring turns comparison between ADP and M a r c h + 1 5 8 , 0 0 0 + 3 2 , 0 0 0 and geographies, it has a unique the most recent 5 month ADP
down, and I think it will, ADP is the BLS (government) reports. F e b r u a r y + 6 2 , 0 0 0 + 3 , 0 0 0 and significant perspective on private job creation level at
going to start reporting negative A direct number to number J a n u a r y + 1 6 , 0 0 0 - 8 2 , 0 0 0 the U.S. labor market." 44,000 jobs a month.
job growth. T o t a l + 5 9 3 , 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 The BLS sample represents
comparison using the standard The most recent 5 months for
Small Business Sentiment A v e r a g e + 9 8 , 8 3 3 + 1 6 , 6 6 7 what?
BLS report is inaccurate BLS (February thru June)
The reason I expect a relapse in because ADP reports private Excluding January, ADP sports Although ADP is missing some average 115,000 private jobs a
that small business jobs is small nonfarm jobs while the BLS gains of 37,000 jobs a month. new business creation jobs, the month.
business sentiment is in the reports all nonfarm jobs. The However, BLS data is not out pertinent question is how many? A straight average between the
gutter as evidenced by recent latter is tremendously skewed yet so the proper comparison is Remember that the BLS already BLS and ADP number yields
Gallup Polls. January to June for both. had to revise its Birth/Death
this year by census hiring and 80,000 jobs a month. Barring a
The difference is stunning. numbers lower once already. I
firing. It is also skewed by month-to-month negative
• Corporate Hiring No Longer normal government hiring and Why the Difference? think they will have to do so
participation rate, 80,000 jobs
Improving; American Less firing. The primary difference no again.
would be reflective of rising
Optimistic doubt is the BLS "Black Box" It would be nice if the BLS
Fortunately, the BLS does ADP page 44
• Wells Fargo/Gallup Small provide the private numbers in Birth/Death Model that adds posted their numbers without
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ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan Still Blowing Smoke
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(Michael Shedlock) (Mish's
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Analysis)
Submitted at 8/4/2010 3:02:00 PM
Lakshman Achuthan and
Anirvan Banerji, co-founders of
ECRI maintain the ECRI' WLI
Weekly Leading Index (Still)
Widely Misunderstood
I am going to cut to the chase
because all Achuthan and
Banerji did in that piece is blow
smoke without addressing the
critical issue. Here is the key
paragraph. It’s true enough,
based on the four decades of
publicly available data, that
WLI growth has never dropped
this far without a recession.
What most don’t know – apart
from the fact that the WLI
growth rate shouldn’t be used to
predict recessions in the first
place – is that, based on two
additional decades of data not
available to the general public,
there are a couple of occasions
(in 1951 and 1966) when WLI
growth fell well below current
readings, but no recessions
resulted. ECRI Still Has
Explaining To Do
Lakshman Achuthan chastised
Rosenberg in the above article
(but not by name) for doing
exactly what the ECRI did:
Propose the WLI can be used to
predict recessions.
I documented proof of that in
ECRI Weekly Leading
Indicators at Negative 9.8; Has
the ECRI Blown Yet Another
Recession Call? Just The Facts
Maam, Not The Spin
If the ECRI does not want
people assuming the WLI can be
used as a recession forecast,
then perhaps they ought not
present it that way.
Please consider some charts
and text from the ECRI
publication The Great Recession
and Recovery
ECRI Weekly Leading Index
" This is an index that’s been
around for over a quarter of a
century, and over that time
(shown here) it has correctly
predicted every recession and
recovery in real-time."
I need to repeat that, over this
entire time period, I was present
to see each of the correct
recession and recoveries calls in
real-time, without false signals
in between. ECRI Clearly Touts
the WLI's Recession Prediction
Capabilities
Please read the preceeding two
paragraphs in italics slowly and
carefully.
Lakshman Achuthan and
Anirvan Banerji defense of the
ECRI is that the WLI cannot be
used to predict recession, yet in
a blatant attempt to promote the
WLI, the ECRI did just that!
Supposedly the WLI in "real-
time" has correctly predicted
every recession without a single
false signal. Quite frankly that
was a blatant attempt by the
ECRI to promote the WLI's
recession prediction ability.
Now the ECRI is caught. They
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Here is a comment from Janet
Tavakoli who sent me the link
to the article that I responded to
above.
Hello Mish
I’d much prefer if ECRI would
just present its data, its view in
real time of what it means, and
if it has to later change its
viewpoint on what the data
means, then do so and mention
the earlier viewpoint to give
context. We all learn from that
kind of thought process. I’d still
like to see the data , but now the
commentary they provide for it
has to be discounted. It’s a real
blow to their credibility, and it’s
touted the WLI in a blatantly that: “The magnitude of oil and a shame.
misleading manner. Worse yet, interest rate shocks are near Everyone has been thrown off
they even took their own recessionary readings.” A month balance by governments and
statements out of context to do later, as we now know, the central banks intervening,
so. recession began. doctored data, and more. We
Flashback November 2007 Blowing Smoke or Outright are all looking for people to
E C R I V o l . X I I , N o . 1 1 : Lie? trust, whether they get the
Weakness I n L e a d i n g Just about now inquiring minds interpretation right or wrong in
Indicators Not Yet Recessionary ought to be asking if the ECRI is the moment.
Please consider the following blowing smoke or telling blatant Best,
image snip. Highlighting is lies? Janet Thanks Janet!
mine. I will leave that to the reader to The bare minimum the ECRI
In November of 2007 the ECRI decide. can do is
was bragging it did not forecast My objection is not that the 1. Stop promoting the WLI for
a recession "despite an inverted WLI is useless, my objection is uses it says are invalid
y i e l d c u r v e , w h i c h m a n y that Lakshman Achuthan and 2. Apologize for their incorrect
economists have l o n g Anirvan Banerji are speaking statements and usage of the WLI
considered to be the best out of both sides of their mouths to promote the ECRI
predictor of a recession" by promoting the WLI's ability Moreover, as Janet suggests,
In contrast note the spin from to do what they say it cannot. the best approach would be for
The Great Recession and The recent article on the Big the ECRI to actually publish the
Recovery. Picture does not address these makeup of the index and let
Accompanying that slide the issues. At best, it blows smoke. p e o p l e d r a w t h e i r o w n
ECRI said"And we issued a Addendum - Email Comment
clear Recession Warning noting From Janet Tavakoli: ECRI'S page 43
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Water" revising their own comments,
blatantly out of context, they
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outsource as many public jobs
as it can, and kill defined benefit
pension plans that are no doubt
at the heart of the problem.
Mayor Berry is attempting to
save unions jobs. The unions
complain about it. Those
Albuquerque unions desperately
need a well deserved slap in the
face called privatization.
Scare Tactics and Economic
Reality in Baltimore
Inquiring minds are
investigating police and fire
union grievances in Baltimore.
Please consider Union billboard
bashes mayor and council
This billboard appears to have
sprouted up over the weekend in
view of City Hall at the mouth
of I-83, the latest salvo in the
fight over pensions for city
police and fire fighters. A
spokeswoman for the unions say
it will be up throughout the
month of August.
Changes in the pension system
- which strip more money from
the paychecks of officers and
ADP
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firefighters - were made
necessary by a deficit in the
police and fire retirement fund
that could have cost the cash-
strapped city $65 million. That
problem came as the mayor had
to close a $121 million budget
shortfall by raising taxes and
new fees.
Union officials have filed a
federal lawsuit accusing the city
of purposely underfunding the
pension system and arguing that
the changes violate contractual
labor agreements.
The mayor's office issued this
statement regarding the
billboard:
"Rank and file police and fire
officers understand that cities
that give full retirements to 41
year old government employees
will go bankrupt before long.
Baltimore Slap in the Face
Police and firefighters are so
used to getting what they want
they have now resorted to scare
tactics. I am actually grateful
because I am quite certain the
public will have little sympathy.
Ironically, the sign is a
complete distortion of reality.
That sign was not paid for by
the Fraternal Order of Police or
the Association of Fire Fighters.
That sign was paid for by
Baltimore taxpayers in taxes and
fees. The union siphons off a
portion of that taxpayer money
then has the gall to resort to
such scare tactics.
Baltimore has two options both
of which I approve.
1. Outsource the entire police
department to the Sheriffs'
Association
2. Declare bankruptcy in an
attempt to get out from the
burden of union greed
The Baltimore police and fire
departments both need a cold
slap in the face of economic
reality that says they are
complete fools for not
appreciating how good they now
have it.
Baltimore is bankrupt. It needs
to recognize that fact and do
something about it.
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unemployment. With an
increasing participation rate
(which one should expect at this
stage in a recovery), the net
effect would be an even larger
unemployment rate.
For a discussion of the
participation rate, what it means,
and how boomer demographics
influences it, please see Boomer
Dynamics, Housing, Jobs
Creation, and the Falling
Participation Rate
Finally, please note the
unemployment rate is based on a
household survey, not payroll
data. Thus, one cannot compute
the unemployment rate using
either BLS or ADP payroll data.
However, if the household
survey matched the employment
data, the results would be
similar to what I suggested
above - rising unemployment.
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rite of passage into adulthood
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Y folks. You'll read nihilistic
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Geithner's big report on
entitlement programs makes it
official. A long-term deficit
arrives for Social Security in
2016 and for Medicare in 2017.
The new timeline is worse than
last year's report, which
predicted shortfalls in 2017 and
2019.
The report is light on details of
how they would cover the
shortfall. But as Timmy made
clear early this week, new taxes
are coming:
The drawdown of Social
Security and HI Trust Fund
reserves and the general revenue
transfers into SMI will result in
mounting pressure on the
Federal budget. In fact, pressure
is already evident. For the third
consecutive year, a “Medicare
funding warning” is being
triggered, signaling that non-
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revenues—primarily general
revenues— will soon account
for more than 45 percent of
Medicare’s outlays. A
Presidential proposal will be
needed in response to the latest
warning.
Actually, the Social Security
was already running a deficit
during the financial crisis. The
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program will hit positive for a
few years and then, thanks to
demographic issues, go red for
the rest of your lifetime.
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In 1975, a 28-year-old
filmmaker named Steven
Spielberg scared the bathing
suits off of movie audiences all
over the world with the smash
hit "Jaws." His big-screen
adaptation of Peter Benchley's
best-selling novel cost just $7
million dollars to make, went on
to gross more than $470 million
around the world and launched
Spielberg's Academy Award-
winning directing career. The
book and movie were about a
Top 10 "Star Trek" Technologies that
Actually Came True
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:00:00 AM
"Beam us up." It's one of the
most iconic lines in television
history. It's something often
heard in the hit science fiction
television series "Star Trek" and
all of the television shows and
movies that followed.
The transporter essentially
dematerialized a human body at
one point only to rematerialize it
in the transporter bay on the
ship. Somehow, it broke down
killer great white shark that
terrorizes the fictional beach
resort town of Amity Island.
The movie opens with the
famous night-time attack of a
frolicking female swimmer,
with John Williams' understated,
classic score supplying the
tension: Da-dum. Da-dum. Da-
dum, da-dum, da-dum! The
water went red, panic ensued
and a classic was born.
What many people may not
know is that Benchley's novel
was inspired by a real set of
shark attacks on the beach
communities of New Jersey in
1916. That story clocks in at
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atoms and molecules within the
body -- scattered them through
the vacuum of space without
losing a single one from point A
to point B, then voila, that
person re-emerged out of thin
air. Sounds pretty cool, though
impossible, right? But what if
there was such a device?
The truth is, you can forget
about a transporter. No one has
been able to realize such a
concept. But that doesn't mean
some of the ideas that seemed
far-fetched when the show
number two on our list, just
ahead of the true story of the
USS Indianapolis attacks that
"Jaws'" shark hunter, Quint,
recounts in gory detail to Chief
Brody and Matt Hooper.
In this article, we'll get our feet
wet with those stories and eight
others for a top 10 that may
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a reality. In this article, we
feature the top 10 technologies
from Star Trek that actually did
come to fruition, listed in no
particular order. Some of them
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With respect to sages and the car she was riding in.
crystal ball advocates around the Stanford White, architect of
world, you never know how or New York's Madison Square
when you're going to go. There Garden, was shot and killed on
are a lot of ways to die, and the roof of the building he
some are certainly more bizarre designed. And writer Tennessee
than others. Even natural causes Williams famously choked on a
like heart failure can be brought bottle cap.
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Everything Marc Away Takes Her Sexy Summer
Vacation With Jude to Spain
on Twitter
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:25:29 AM
Robert Duffy, the president of
Marc Jacobs, is back on Twitter
and better than ever. In two
days he's broken all sorts of
news about the company:
They're looking into producing a
plus size collection, Marc will
show his men's collection in
Milan, they're giving away a bag
today, and maybe best of all,
Duffy's giving away a trip to
New York to see the fall shows
(Marc and Marc by Marc).
To win today's bag (he'll let you
choose from one of three), tweet
"I want a bag!"
to@MarcJacobsInt by 6PM
today. Duffy adds, "And no
cheating. The bag is my gift to
you. No returns or trade ins
allowed!"
If it's the show tickets you're
more interested in, stay plugged
into Twitter until the legal
department can sort out the
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from tweeting about his
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finance department, Duffy
promises, "OMG! Just saw
some of the new fabrics coming
in for the show in Sept. Your
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:00:00 PM
of foods, so everyone should
Sienna Miller and Jude Law start there. But for women,
continued their extended science is showing that there are
vacation on the island of Ibiza, some foods that can help ward
Spain, today. They soaked in the off osteoporosis, heart disease,
sun on the beach before boating breast cancer, and even tone
back to their yacht with friends. down a hot flash or two. Find
The happy couple kicked off round two of our Bikini Bracket, seven “wonder women” foods
their fun-filled trip in Italy a few and Jude is currently up against and recipes to get them cooking
weeks ago, where they were Andy Roddick in our Shirtless in your kitchen.
spotted during PDA-filled Men's Bracket, which launched Watch the Video: The Perfect
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50 Culture/ TV/
Vintage Finds On The
Web: Sunglasses
Edition
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:00:00 PM
Last week we rounded up the
best vintage swimsuits on the
web. Mid-search we got
distracted by the plethora of
retro frames (the ones being
reproduced by some of our
favorite designers this summer
but for hundreds of dollars) and
thought we'd share.
Vintage sunglasses may be the
best way to make sure you're
wearing something no one else
has. Like these Dior aviators
from the late 80s — they're in
perfect condition. These 70’s
sunglasses are another great
option from Dior and if you like
Tory Burch Contest Launches Fall Denim
ELLE.com (ELLE Fashion
Blogs)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:10:27 AM
The other night Tory Burch
found the most creative way to
launch her new fall denim — let
grown ups play dress up, with
real models. Editors singled out
that shape, take a look at these
frames from Balenciaga.
They're empty, so they need
some work, but they'll be worth
it. If you want an edgier look,
these Cartier Diabolos should do
the trick, or these shades from
Robert La Roche. And these
quirky Fendis are surprisingly
inexpensive.
Nothing's as classic as original
Ray Bans. The Clubmasters are
easy, but the Olympians should
get you stopped on the street.
a pair of jeans — painted silver,
classic denim, carpenter style,
black and white, bootcut — and
topped them off with anything
from sequined tunics to tweed
jackets. Bracelets were layered,
belts knotted and sunglasses
model was photographed for a
perched atop everyone's head. It
Facebook style-off.
wasn't just for fun though; each
News Bites: Naomi
Campbell Testifies &
Lily Allen's Pregnant
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Blogs)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:15:23 AM
Ever thought about adding
some taxidermy to your
accessories? Reid Pepper can
help you out. { CoCoPerez}
Boscia’s black peel off mask is
amazing — try it for extra bright
skin. { SecondCityStyle}
Christian Siriano’s warning
models not to look for work on
Craigslist — apparently,
someone’s been looking for
models to appear in ‘Siriano’
photo shoots. { Fashionista}
Naomi Campbell's finally
testifying against Charles
Taylor, who’s on trial for
trafficking in blood diamonds.
Campbell admitted he gave her
a few, “very small, dirty-looking
stones.” And she's wearing
Alaïa, naturally. { CNN}
Sometimes you just want to
look cute at the gym, too. {
StyleEpiphany}
Congrats to Lily Allen! The
popstar’s pregnant; she plans to
keep performing and will be at
Big Chill this weekend. {
People}
Click here to vote for your
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and click here to check out
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favorite.
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'Law & Order:
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Goes Hollywood
Jean Bentley (TV Squad)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 6:20:00 AM
Filed under: TV News, Fall TV
There's nothing like a flashy
Hollywood premiere.
NBC's new series,'Law &
Order; Los Angeles,' now has a
title for its debut episode:
'Hollywood.' TV Guide reports
that not only will the show's first
hour tackle the darker side of
the glitzy town, as creator Dick
Wolf promised, it'll star some
familiar faces. The crime that
new detectives Rex ( Skeet
Ulrich) and Tomas (Corey Stoll)
will be investigating surrounds a
young actress named Chelsea
(Danielle Panabaker) and a
"wannabe actor" named Sam (
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn's
son, Wyatt Russell).
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What Would Lincoln Say?

E.J. Dionne Jr. (The New in America, they cross the outright repeal, but what a Gipsies, as well as the entire elements of the civilized world
Republic - All Feed) border, they go to the difference from the old McCain race designated as blacks, are represented in the new land,"
Submitted at 8/4/2010 11:00:00 PM emergency room, have a child, whose conscience once people of color, negroes, Schurz declared. In our nation,
and that child's automatically an compelled him to say of illegal mulattoes, and persons of "their peculiar characteristics
Washington—Rather than American citizen. That shouldn't immigrants: "These are God's African blood," Johnson are to be blended together by the
shout, I'll just ask the question be the case. That attracts people children as well, and they need declared. "Is it sound policy to all-assimilating power of
i n a c i v i l w a y : D e a r here for all the wrong reasons." some protections under the law, make our entire colored freedom. This is the origin of
Republicans, do you really want Drop a child? How can a strong and they need some of our love population and all other the American nationality, which
to endanger your party's greatest believer in the right to life use and compassion." excepted classes citizens of the did not spring from one family,
political legacy by turning the such a phrase? Nothing should make United States?" one tribe, one country, but
1 4 t h A m e n d m e n t t o o u r I can't do better on this than Republicans prouder than their Republicans were taken aback incorporates the vigorous
Constitution into an excuse for The Cleveland Plain Dealer's party's role in passing what are that Gypsies were suddenly elements of all civilized nations
election-year ugliness? estimable columnist Connie known as the Civil War or transformed into a great national on earth."
Honestly, I thought our politics Schultz: "I have lived for more Reconstruction amendments: the peril as part of the campaign That is the American tradition
c o u l d n o t g e t w o r s e , a n d than half a century, and I have 13th ending slavery, the 14th against the amendment. In his and the Republican tradition.
suddenly there appears this yet to meet a mother anywhere guaranteeing equal protection d e f i n i t i v e b o o k Senator Graham, please don't
attack on birthright citizenship in the world who would describe under the law and establishing "Reconstruction," historian Eric throw it away.
a n d t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n i n t o the excruciating miracle of birth national standards for Foner cites a bemused E.J. Dionne's e-mail address is
popular use of the hideous term as 'dropping' a baby." citizenship, and the 15th Republican senator who ejdionne(at)washpost.com.
"anchor babies," children that Graham has long favored protecting the right to vote. In observed in 1866: "I have lived E.J. Dionne, Jr. is the author of
illegal immigrants have for the comprehensive immigration those days, Democrats were the in the United States now for the recently published Souled
alleged purpose of "anchoring" reform, so it's hard to escape the racial demagogues. many a year and really I have Out: Reclaiming Faith and
themselves to American rights thought that his talk of child- Opponents of the 14th heard more about Gypsies Politics After the Religious
and the welfare state. dropping is designed to appease Amendment used racist within the past two or three Right. He is a Washington Post
Particularly depressing is the a right wing out to get him arguments against immigrants to months than I have heard before columnist, a senior fellow at the
fact that the idea of repealing because he's "too liberal." try to kill it, even though there in my life." Brookings Institution, and a
t h e 1 4 t h A m e n d m e n t ' s Just as dispiriting: Sen. John were virtually no immigration The methods of politics don't professor at Georgetown
guarantee of citizenship to "all McCain, another once brave restrictions back then. President change much, even if the targets University.
persons born or naturalized in c h a m p i o n o f i m m i g r a t i o n Andrew Johnson played the card of demagoguery do. (c) 2010, Washington Post
the United States" was given reform who faces an Arizona aggressively, as University of Epps cites an 1859 oration by Writers Group
momentum by one of the Republican primary challenge Baltimore law professor Garrett Carl Schurz, the German For more TNR, become a fan
n a t i o n ' s m o s t r e a s o n a b l e on Aug. 24, tried to duck the Epps reports in his 2006 book immigrant and Republican on Facebook and follow us on
conservatives. issue. He said he supports "the on the 14th Amendment, leader who helped deliver his Twitter.
"People come here to have concept of holding hearings" on "Democracy Reborn." community's vote to Abraham
babies," said Sen. Lindsey t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e 1 4 t h "This provision comprehends Lincoln in 1864. Schurz later
Graham, R-S.C. "They come A m e n d m e n t ' s b i r t h r i g h t the Chinese of the Pacific became a leading backer of the
here to drop a child. It's called, c i t i z e n s h i p c l a u s e . States, Indians subject to 14th Amendment.
'drop and leave.' To have a child This is better than endorsing taxation, the people called "All the social and national
52 Politics/ E-reader News Edition

Missouri Vote Repudiates Healthcare Law

(Newsmax - Inside Cover) beginning." with age. This is still pretty measure from either grass-roots Mr. Blunt predicted that
Submitted at 8/5/2010 2:33:53 AM The referendum was helped by much a mess." organizations or from unions national momentum to repeal
high Republican turnout on a Mr. Tanner estimated at least and consumer groups that the health care law will increase
More than four months after day in which party primaries 40,000 Democratic voters also backed the federal overhaul. leading up to the 2012
pushing through President also were held. In Missouri's supported the referendum. Health care reform backers said presidential election.
Obama's health care legislation, open primaries, voters do not "And these are not just run-of- the Missouri referendum was "There are better answers out
Democrats said Missouri voters have to register their party the-mill Democrats, these are less about health care and more there for dealing with health
who overwhelmingly rejected affiliation, and far more people the party base that turned out for about local politics in an care," he said. "It's not like the
the new law still don't know picked Republican ballots than a primary," he said. "If you lose election dominated by choice is do this or do nothing."
enough about it. Democratic ones Tuesday. about one out of every eight Republican primaries for U.S. Arizona and Oklahoma will
"Once you explain what's in this Mr. Reid questioned against members of your base on an Senate and House races, and have similar constitutional
bill, the American people, of r e a d i n g t o o m u c h i n t o issue like this, it's pretty others. amendments on their November
course, like it," said Senate Missouri's results, in part unpopular." "The Missouri vote was nothing ballots to opt out of all or part of
Majority Leader Harry Reid, because the turnout was "really, Republicans on Wednesday more than a Republican straw the new federal health care
Nevada Democrat. really low." He added that the trumpeted the overwhelming poll," said Ethan Rome, reforms.
But in the vote that energized "trend is turning" and that the rejection of the Obama executive director of Health The president's health care
the GOP, 71 percent of Missouri public soon will embrace the administration's health care plan Care for America Now, a reform took another hit Monday,
voters supported a proposition administration's health care by Missouri voters, saying it coalition of unions and liberal when a federal judge refused to
on Tuesday that states that no reforms that he helped pass. will help propel the GOP in its advocacy groups pushing for dismiss a legal challenge against
rule or law can compel a person But some political analysts say quest to regain control of affordable health care. "If the law by the state of Virginia.
or business to participate in any that the Missouri measure's Congress. supporters of reform thought About 20 other states also have
health care system and prohibits decisive margin of victory was The Missouri vote "shows how this referendum was about the challenged the law's
laws that level penalties against impressive despite the high completely detached the new law, we would have run a constitutionality.
people who do not buy health R e p u b l i c a n t u r n o u t a n d Democrat agenda is from the campaign against it. But it "Obamacare hasn't had a good
care insurance. indicates strong grass-roots American electorate, and is wasn't, so we didn't." week," Mr. Tanner said.
Republicans say it exemplifies distrust of the health care law. another reason why Republicans But Rep. Roy Blunt, a Missouri © Copyright 2010 The
an electorate irate at a "blatant "With the exception of some will win back the majority in Republican who is running for Washington Times, LLC
power grab" by Democrats and deep-blue [Democratic] states, I November," said Republican Senate, said the seeds of the Five Filters featured
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said Senate Minority Leader think tank. increase hospitals' costs for the law, the less they like it,"
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky ''The polls all show that this bill treating the uninsured. But there Mr. Blunt said Wednesday
Republican. "This is just the has not gotten any more popular was little opposition to the while campaigning in Missouri.
E-reader News Edition Politics/ 53

Poll: Most New Yorkers Oppose Ground Zero Mosque

(Newsmax - Inside Cover) path to legalization for those supporters, nearly half of those disagree and say it goes too far," Yorkers call for immigration
Submitted at 8/5/2010 5:58:49 AM already here (65%). that see both sides and virtually Levy notes. reform to come from, and be
"Large majorities of all New all of those that question the "One fourth of residents agree regulated and enforced by the
Thursday, 05 Aug 2010 10:58 Yorkers, every party, region and appropriateness of the Mosque that the law is necessary to federal government. But
AM age give a thumbs-down to the currently vote 'No' on the combat a list of problems caused currently, 65 percent say the
By a margin of 61 to 26 Cordoba House Mosque being project," according to Levy. by illegal immigration and the U.S. is not very or not at all
percent, New Yorkers oppose built near the Ground Zero site," Over three quarters of all New fact that the federal government effective in keeping illegal
t h e p r o p o s a l t o b u i l d t h e according to Dr. Don Levy, Yorkers have been following the has failed to secure the borders, immigrants from coming into
Cordoba House, a multi-story SRI's Director. "But only just news about immigration reform while a nearly equal percentage this country and by 42 to 37
Muslim Cultural Center in lower over half of all New Yorkers, and border security at least argue that the law will lead to percent New Yorkers
Manhattan two blocks from the even city residents say they have somewhat closely, and 70 racial profiling and that it will disapprove of the way President
site of the World Trade Center been following the news about percent think the presence of negatively affect the rights of Obama is handling immigration.
according to a new survey the proposed mosque closely." illegal immigrants is a individuals. Nearly half of New "New Yorkers want and support
released today from the Siena "Two of ten New Yorkers agree significant problem. Fifty-seven Yorkers see wisdom in both of comprehensive immigration
College Research Institute more with supporters that say percent of New Yorkers are in these viewpoints," according to reform. By seventy-nine to five
(SRI). the proposed Cultural Center favor of requiring people to Levy. percent they call for enhancing
N e w Y o r k e r s h a v e b e e n would demonstrate the presence produce documents verifying A small majority, 52 percent border security, by seventy to
following the new Arizona of moderate Muslims and serve that they are in the U.S. legally support a similar immigration thirteen percent they support a
immigration law very closely as a monument to religious but other provisions of the new law for New York while 45 legal temporary worker program
and 52 percent support passing a tolerance than with opponents Arizona Law receive pluralities percent oppose it. Support is and by sixty-five to eighteen
similar law here in the Empire that say the project is an offense not majorities from New greatest among Republicans, percent a tough but fair path to
State. to the memory of those killed in Yorkers. Overall, 49 percent Upstaters and Suburbanites legalization. Fifty percent of
Seventy percent of New York the attacks on 9/11 and that it support the Arizona Law and 44 while opposition is greatest New Yorkers even support a
residents say that the presence d i s p l a y s u n a c c e p t a b l e percent oppose it. among New York City biometric Social Security card.
of 10 to 20 million illegal i n s e n s i t i v i t y . "New Yorkers are divided on residents, Hispanics, African- Still despite support for many of
immigrants poses a somewhat Nearly four in ten agree more the Arizona Immigration Law. Americans and Democrats. Of the aspects of a bill, as we all
(30%) or very significant (40%) with the opponents and 38 Nearly a quarter think the those that support the know, the devil still lies in the
problem to the U.S., and large percent think both sides have a provisions in the law that call hypothetical immigration law details," Levy comments.
m a j o r i t i e s c a l l f o r legitimate case. Over half of all for police to detain anyone for New York, a quarter would © All Rights Reserved.
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54 Politics/ E-reader News Edition

Welcome to Censorship in the 21st Century

Francisco Toro (The New shutdowns work. They have shopping, is catastrophically vast majority of Venezuelans keeping broadcast editors and
Republic - All Feed) forced Venezuela’s independent mismanaging distribution. don’t read the news; they hear station managers under the
Submitted at 8/4/2010 11:00:00 PM broadcast media into a defensive Cobbled together from the the news, on TV and radio. So vague but constant threat of
crouch, making their self- remnants of recently cowing the broadcast media into shutdown, it relies on them to
In August 2009, Hugo Chávez preservation contingent on their nationalized food companies, submission sharply limits the silence their organizations. And
drew fire from international self-censorship. PDVAL’s government- negative public reaction to any it is wildly effective.
w a t c h d o g g r o u p s f o r h i s Take the recent food crisis. appointed managers have scandal. For most Venezuelans, Sure, the newspaper-reading
decision to shut down 34 Shortages of basic foodstuffs neither the experience nor the if it's not on the TV or the radio, middle-class is incensed about
opposition-minded radio have been mounting in training to keep 28 million it didn't happen. the PDVAL scandal—but
stations and two local TV Venezuela over the last three people supplied with food. The Even more cunningly, the Chávez gave up on those folks a
s t a t i o n s o v e r s u p p o s e d years, with specific products results have been devastating: government’s strategy relies on long time ago. And, sure,
"administrative infractions." disappearing from store shelves rising food prices, deepening the expectation that TV stations moving against independent
Reporters Without Borders in succession. At times, chicken shortages of key staples, and and radio shows will impose radio and TV stations does no
issued a tough communiqué is impossible to find; weeks rows-upon-rows of rotting food their own limits. At the same good to his standing in
“vigorously condemning the later, it may be milk that’s hard containers sitting untouched as time that Chávez shut down the Washington, or Brazil, or
massive closure,” while the to get. people find it increasingly hard 34 radio stations, his Brussels—but it's not the
Committee to Protect Journalists Against this backdrop, in late to complete their weekly Infrastructure Minister, support of chattering foreigners
called the government’s official May, El Nacional, a Caracas shopping. Diosdado Cabello, announced he needs to stay in power.
justification for the move a daily, began investigating the On TV, the image of these that he would launch Indeed, strongly-worded
“pretext to silence independent discovery of food containers containers would have been fresh“administrative communiqués from NGOs and
and critical voices.” And r o t t i n g a w a y a t P u e r t o politically explosive. The story investigations” against 240 the principled statements from
A m n e s t y I n t e r n a t i o n a l Cabello,the nation’s main port. may even have had some additional radio stations and 45 foreign politicians quickly
pronounced itself “extremely In all, some 75,000 tons of food traction on the radio. But the local TV channels. Cabello recede into memory. And, as
concerned at the deterioration in are alleged to have gone to scandal is getting very little never specified which stations they do, Chávez finds himself
f r e e d o m o f e x p r e s s i o n i n waste—food paid for with coverage through these popular would be investigated, leaving facing a media space so docile
Venezuela.” Similar shutdowns public money and delivered to outlets, and there’s been no every station manager in the that the kind of sprawling
in past years badly damaged g o v e r n m e n t - r u n p o r t s f o r public outcry to speak of. country fearing that an out-of- scandal that would rock a
Chávez’s democratic credentials distribution in government-run Why? Because Chávez has bounds story could cost the government anywhere else
abroad, undermining his claim grocery outlets. ingenuously focused his station its broadcast license. barely causes a ripple.
to be a brave reforming force Clearly, Producción y censorship efforts on the Welcome to the world of Francisco Toro blogs about
within Latin America. So, the Distribución Venezolana de broadcast media. He knows that twenty-first century censorship: Venezuela in the Chávez era at
question is: Why does Chávez Alimentos (PDVAL), the new print media penetration is, by censorship without censors. The Caracas Chronicles
c o n t i n u e t o t a r n i s h h i s state-owned food-importing and large, limited to a relatively Chávez government operates
international reputation by conglomerate that Chávez had small elite in Venezuela—an nothing so crass and
forcibly silencing his critics? touted as an antidote to the elite that has been strongly cumbersome as an old-fashioned
The reason, quite simply, is that iniquities of capitalist grocery opposed to him for years. The censorship board. Instead, by
E-reader News Edition
Iran Announces Acquisition of S-300 Air Defense Systems
Nicholas Krueger (The
Foundry: Conservative Policy
News.)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:00:14 AM
According to Iran’s Fars news
agency, Iran has obtained four S
-300PT air-defense missile
systems. Fars claimed that this
report was first revealed last
year by another news
agency—one linked to
Hezbollah—and that Iran never
disputed the story. The report
claimed that two of the four
systems came from Belarus;
details about the source of the
other two systems were not
provided and have not been
reported elsewhere since the
Fars claim. Belarus has denied
any involvement in such a deal.
In fact, the story begins well
before last year. According to a
report by Mark Harrington from
February 2008 in Jane’s
International Defence Review,
Belarus and Iran were then
finalizing a major arms deal,
conceived at an exhibition in
Minsk in May 2007 attended by
Iranian President Ahmadinejad
and other senior Iranian
Revolutionary Guard Corps
leaders.
Harrington’s sources
enumerated many details. For
instance, Iran was to purchase
two surplus S-300PT (also
known as SA-10 “Grumble”)
systems, composed of two types
of Fakel-class missiles, which
had been recently deployed
around Minsk. These were to be
broken down and transported by
air to Iran, covered as ordinary
cargo, along with a full
complement of spare parts and
Belarussian training and
maintenance personnel. In
addition, at the time of
Harrington’s report, Belarussian
personnel had already
completed the repair and
upgrade of two other S-300PT
systems already possessed by
Iran since the late 1990s.
Belarus’ asking price for the
entire package totaled $140
million USD. All this was
supposedly done without the
knowledge of Russia, the
original manufacturer.
U.S. intelligence is aware of the
threat of the emergence of
Iranian S-300 systems. Another
Jane’s report highlighted a
November 2008 conference at
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama,
titled “Iranian Surface-to-Air
Missile Systems.” Though the
content of that meeting is
classified, one day of the
conference was devoted to a
case-by-case review of Iranian
systems, which included a 45-
minute session titled “SA-20
SAM Systems.” The SA-20 is a
more modern, longer-range
variant of the S-300 system. Its
inclusion in a briefing otherwise
focused on known Iranian
systems is indicative of a
belief—already present in
2008—that the advanced system
was likely to soon become
operational.
The Heritage Foundation’s
Ariel Cohen has explained that
Iranian deployment of the S-300
system would be a “game-
changer in the Middle East.”
Iran’s existing air defense
system is outdated and unable to
defend against airstrikes
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Israel’s ability to strike
effectively.
Iran’s announcement creates
more questions than answers. If
Iran has obtained even the early
SA-10 variant of the S-300
system, its air defense
capabilities have evolved
considerably almost overnight.
If Iran obtains the more modern
SA-20 variant, American
contingency strike plans will
surely become even more
limited because of that system’s
greatly enhanced range,
survivability, and capability.
However, the intelligence on
this subject remains patchy, and
in the past, Western planners
have demonstrated a great
capability to overwhelm Soviet-
and Russian- made anti-aircraft
missile systems.
Nick Krueger is the Jordan
Saunders Intern in the Young
Leaders Program at the Heritage
Foundation. For more
information on interning at
Heritage, please visit: http://
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Reduced Use of Health Care Could Cut

Costs—That Is, Until Obamacare Makes Its Mark
Kathryn Nix (The Foundry: system—health plans and
Conservative Policy News.) providers—have the right
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:00:27 PM incentives to deliver better value
in the form of improved results What's On Tonight:
Posted August 5th, 2010 at at lower prices.”
1:00pm in Health Care Print The Journal contends that this
'Rookie Blue,' 'Royal
This Post could mark a “lasting change in Pains,' 'Real Housewives
The President signed the way Americans use the of D.C.'
Obamacare into law last March medical system”; but it also Rich Keller (TV Squad)
as an attempt to get spending makes the point that “the federal
and costs under control, but the health overhaul could cause Submitted at 8/5/2010 7:20:00 AM

new law will likely fail at this usage to surge again.” This will,
Filed under: TV Previews
mission. of course, be true as the new law
Here's tonight's lineup of new
In fact, The Wall Street Journal allows millions to gain
shows and events (all times
reports that, in recent months, coverage. But it will also further
Eastern). Check your local TV
Americans have already begun insulate consumers from
listings for additional
to cut back on health care usage,
significant role. Consumer- done under their previous decision-making by requiring information.
which has the potential to lower health plans to offer more
driven health plans encourage insurance.” * = Series/Season Premiere
the cost of medical care and
consumers to seek out more Stories like this one show that generous benefits with lower ** = Series/Season Finale
insurance premiums. In a truly
affordable options, which they value is best achieved when cost-sharing. In fact, depending 8:00 to 9:00
ironic turn of events, Obamacare
m a y n o t d o w i t h m o r e consumers make decisions. on forthcoming regulatory A&E:'The First 48'
may actually keep spending on
c o m p r e h e n s i v e i n s u r a n c e Heritage has been making this language, high-deductible health DIY:'This New House'
its upward trajectory.
options. point for years. Health policy p l a n s m a y c e a s e t o e x i s t HGTV:'My First Place' and'My
The drop in health care usage
The Journal tells the story of expert Ed Haislmaier writes, a l t o g e t h e r . First Sale'
could be a result of several
Dan and Natalie Johnson, who “The fundamental objective of a Putting consumers in charge of The rest of the lineup, and the
factors at play. First, there’s the
recently switched to a high- patient-centered health care health care is the best way to late night talk shows, after the
economic downturn and
deductible plan: “Now, the system is to maximize value for control costs and achieve better jump.
associated loss of coverage. But
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Once Again, the Social Security Trust Fund Has
No Money in It
David John (The Foundry:
Conservative Policy News.)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:33:52 AM
Posted August 5th, 2010 at
10:33am in Entitlements Print
This Post
Almost as soon as the 2010
Social Security trustees report
comes out today, various groups
will claim that the program is
fiscally healthy because its trust
fund won’t run out until
sometime in the 2030s. Sadly,
the reality is very different.
The trust fund contains
promises to pay—not real
money. Those promises are in
the form of special issue U.S.
Treasury bonds, so they have
legal standing, but there is no
Scrooge McDuck-like vault
filled with cash.
Instead, as Bill Clinton’s OMB
noted back in 2000:
These [Trust Fund] balances are
available to finance future
benefit payments and other trust
fund expenditures-but only in a
bookkeeping sense. These funds
are not set up to be pension
funds, like the funds of private
pension plans. They do not
consist of real economic assets
that can be drawn down in the
future to fund benefits. Instead,
they are claims on the Treasury,
that, when redeemed, will have
to be financed by raising taxes,
borrowing from the public, or
reducing benefits or other
expenditures. The existence of
large trust fund balances,
therefore, does not, by itself,
make it easier for the
equal $100 billion a year,
growing to over $300 billion a
year.
It is true that those of us who
were employed after 1983 paid
more in Social Security taxes
than were needed to pay the
program’s benefits, but those
extra taxes were spent on
everything from roads to aircraft
carriers to government
employees’ salaries. That
money is gone.
So when you hear that Social
Security is fully funded until
sometime in the 2030s,
remember that it is funded
because you and your children
government to pay benefits. will be paying hundreds of
(emphasis added) billions of dollars in additional
In plain English, that means taxes, and not because there is a
that the trust fund bonds will be pool of money waiting to be
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Justin Harrell Hopes to
Shed 'First-Round
Bust' Label for Packers
Bruce Ciskie (FanHouse
Main)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:45:00 AM
Filed under: Packers It's been a
rough start to Justin Harrell's
career with the Green Bay
Packers, to say the least.
Drafted by general manager
Ted Thompson in the first round
in 2007, Harrell has gone on to
do virtually nothing in a Green
Bay uniform, leaving most
Packer fans to label Harrell a
"bust" and rip Thompson for
picking a player who missed
much of his senior season at
Tennessee with injury.
As he enters the second-to-last
season of his rookie contract,
Harrell is running out of time to
live up to the expectations
placed on him by his first-round
status.
It's happened before, and
Harrell seems to be off to a good
start.
58 Politics/ TV/
Google To Sell Brands World's Fastest Men Take Their
as Keywords in Europe Marks for Sprint Showdown
(Newsmax - Inside Cover)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 3:15:19 AM
Thursday, 05 Aug 2010 08:15
AM
Google announced this week
that it would change its search
policy in Europe to allow
advertisers to buy and use as
keywords terms that others have
trademarked, according to a
New York Times report.
Trademark owners who allege
that third-party ads confuse
users as to the origin of the
product goods and services still
will be able to file complaints
with Google, however, and the
Internet search giant said it
would nix the ads if it agreed
that they were confusing.
Google’s new policy was
prompted by a ruling of the
European Court of Justice in
March. The court found that
Google had abided by trademark
law by allowing advertisers to
bid for keywords corresponding
to third-party trademarks.
Brand owners such as Louis
Vuitton must now abide having
the ads of third parties offering
their products being returned in
search results.
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Rich Sands (TVGuide.com: well, but pulled out on
Breaking News) Wednesday due to a series of
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:45:00 AM injuries of his own.
Bolt has remained undefeated
Usain Bolt since losing to Powell at the DN
With no Olympic Games or Galan meet in 2008, but he
world championships this year, hasn't shown his trademark
track and field has had a harder dominance this season. That
time than usual competing for said, Boldon isn't expecting an
mainstream attention. But upset. "Like the rest of the
thanks to a last-minute deal that planet I think Bolt's gonna win,
was only finalized last week, the and pretty comfortably. But I at
sport will finally get its long- least want to see a race that's
anticipated clash of the titans interesting," he says, pointing
Friday. Olympic champion and out that Gay "is the only person
world-record holding sprinter in the last two years who gives
Usain Bolt of Jamaica will line Usain Bolt a real fight. He
up in the 100-meter dash at the the 2009 world championships doesn't throw in the towel. He
DN Galan meet in Stockholm to final— won by Bolt in a world will come in there very amped
face his biggest rival, American record 9.58 seconds, with Gay up and it'll be a good fight. And
Tyson Gay, the 2007 world ( 9 . 7 1 ) s e c o n d — h a s b e e n that's all you care about."
champion. "It's huge, this is our delayed for reasons both fiscal Subscribe to TV Guide
Super Bowl, our World Series, and physical. "Bolt makes M a g a z i n e n o w !
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Boldon, who will cover the meet $300,000 for every race," says h a s b e e n s e n t t o t h e
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and-coming network will break for his native Trinidad & w i l l r e v i e w t h e r e p o r t e d
into its regularly scheduled Tobago in 1996 and 2000. "That c o m m e n t a n d t a k e t h e
programming on Friday at pretty much wipes out the a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n .
around 2:50pm/ET to show the budget that you have for most See TVGuide.com community
race live. The meet will also be other people in the race." In policies.
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Stars Come Out for Emmy Reception
Lindzi Scharf (TVGuide.com:
Breaking News)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:29:00 AM
Kyra Sedgwick
They say it's an honor just to be
nominated, but that doesn't
mean the stars don't dream of
seeing gold. Kyra Sedgwick,
Bryan Cranston, Chris Colfer,
Fred Willard, Aaron Paul and
Julia Ormond were among this
season's Emmy nominees who
gathered at the Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences'
Performers Peer Group Cocktail
Reception held at Chakra in
Beverly Hills.
"For years, I always was like,
'I'm never going to win. I won't
win,'" The Closer's Kyra
Sedgwick told TV Guide
Magazine of her five
nominations from 2006-2010.
"This year, I thought, 'You
know what? I'm just going to
say I'm going to win!' Why not?
At least I'll have that in my head
for a while and that'll be fun!"
That's not to say that the
Outstanding Lead Actress in a
Drama Series hopeful isn't
aware of the competition. "I
mean that whole category is
show] in the trades saying,
'Thank you to the Academy!'
People won't know. Even if I
lose, they'll go, 'Oh! That guy
must have won something!'" he
joked. "I have no superstitions...
except not to talk about who's
the competition and who might
win."
Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul
couldn't help himself. "I'm
actually really excited that Terry
O'Quinn got nominated," he
said. "I know we're in the same
category, but still, it's
unbelievable to be in the same
category as that brilliant man.
amazing," she said. "Julianna [ What's your good luck charm?' I A n d , o f c o u r s e , M i c h a e l
Margulies] is a friend, so I'm said, 'I'm going to bring my Emerson. I grew up watching
always honored to be in the lucky charm with me this time!' Martin Short—as we all did.
same sentence as her." The I actually pinned a small box of Pure Luck is one of my favorite
actress admitted she might have Lucky Charms on my lapel. films of all time. I can't wait to
to find an Emmy-day lucky That was the lucky charm I accost him and tell him that."
charm other than husband Kevin brought with me. And it didn't The 62nd Annual Primetime
Bacon. "I think Kevin is going help!" he laughed. Since then, Emmy Awards air live on
to be in London working. So I Cranston has won Outstanding Sunday, August 29th at 8 PM
don't think he'll be joining me." Lead Actor in a Drama Series ET on NBC.
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After Solar Flare Sprays
Earth With Charged
Plasma, a Beautiful
Aurora
John Mahoney (Popular
Science - New Technology,
Science News, The Future
Now)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 10:45:05 AM
Aurora over Denmark Jesper
Grønne via NASA/SDO
On Sunday, sunspot number
1092 emitted a C-class solar
flare--not a large one, by solar
flare standards. But NASA
scientists were intrigued by
what accompanied it--an
unusually fast corona mass
ejection that sent a large cloud
of charged plasma toward Earth.
There will be no adverse effects
here on Earth--other than
increased aurora activity.
This shot was captured by
Jesper Grønne in Denmark, and
was posted on NASA's Solar
Dynamics Observatory blog.
You can read more about the
flare here.
[ SDO]
60 TV/ Health/ E-reader News Edition

Gregory Smith: Rookie of the Year On the Scene: 'America's

Joseph Hudak (TVGuide.com:
Breaking News)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:59:00 AM
Gregory Smith
After playing Treat Williams'
introspective son, Ephram
Brown, for family drama
Everwood's four-season run,
Gregory Smith was determined
to break out of the tortured-teen
box for his next television role.
As cocky cop Dov Epstein on
ABC's surprise hit Rookie
Blue(Thursday, 9/8c, ABC), the
27-year-old actor is doing just
that. "The character I played on
Everwood was so serious and
melancholic that after doing it
for four years, it really started
affecting my soul. I was
becoming Ephram," says Smith,
who instantly connected with
the enthusiastic, if girl-crazy,
Dov. "I was able to finish his
sentences after reading two or
three scenes. I knew he was a
guy I would have fun playing
for many years."
And he just may get the chance.
ABC quickly ordered a second
season of Blue, led by star
Missy Peregrym, after only
three airings. "We're on cloud
nine," Smith says. "Some
projects feel like the stars are
aligning for them from the very
beginning." Other projects—like
a series of indie films Smith
acted in post- Everwood—not
so much. "I did quite a few, but
none really worked, so it was
like I was treading water," says
the Toronto-born actor, who
embarked on a globe-traveling
journey of self-discovery. "I
backpacked all around the world
and kind of found myself. Then
I settled back in L.A. and found
Rookie Blue."
Smith is especially proud of
tonight's episode, about a heat
wave that immobilizes the
city—and the rookies. "We get
stuck with various people who
need our help. For Dov, it's a
woman who is agoraphobic and
goes into labor, and he has to
teach himself how to deliver the
baby," Smith says. "Part of
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always talking about girls. So to
see him face-to-face with
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 7:00:00 AM
Filed under: Features, Celebrity
Interviews, Summer TV The
public has spoken: opera singer
Prince Poppycock, Murray the
magician, country singer Taylor
Matthews and electric
performers ArcAttack have
advanced to the next round
of'America's Got Talent.'
"I got nothing," joked a rep from
ArcAttack when host Nick
Cannon asked if the group had
any final words to sway the about the question and came up
judges in their favor. with a moving answer. This is
The lackluster response didn't the most upset I've been.
keep the electric group from ArcAttack is a very good act,
winning Howie Mandel and but the next time we see them
Sharon Osbourne's votes. it'll be very similar whereas
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weren't afraid to cross the line to
nail the bad guys. In an attempt
to boost ratings—and fit better
with TNT dramedies like
Leverage and Memphis
Beat—executive producer Jerry
Bruckheimer& Co. tinkered
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Lite.
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The Practice, but there's a
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Series. Plus: More 'Sesame
Street' Spinoffs Coming
Rich Keller (TV Squad) paying off.
Submitted at 8/5/2010 7:40:00 AM Cynopsis Media is reporting
that Grover is getting his own
Filed under: TV News For over series aimed at the preschool
four decades the furry, blue set. Titled 'Super Grover 2.0,'
monster known as Grover has the six-minute-long show will
been the workhorse on'Sesame f o c u s o n a g e - a p p r o p r i a t e
Street.' He's served that subjects in science and
annoying, football-shaped t e c h n o l o g y , i n c l u d i n g
headed, blue-haired customer m a t h e m a t i c s . G r o v e r w i l l
who never seems happy, he's encourage viewers to follow in
run back an forth screaming his scientific experiments and
"Near!" and "Far!" dozens of teach them the abilities to
times,and he's crashed into observe and ask questions about
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Premiere: Michaele Salahi Steals the
Show
Kevin Downey (TV Squad)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 8:00:00 AM
Filed under: Features, Summer
TV For months, Americans have
seemingly agreed on only one
thing: White House party
crasher Michaele Salahi-- she
with the shock of blond hair and
sparkling red sari, who floated
past flashing cameras with her
befuddled-looking husband
Tareq -- is a cringe-inducing
attention grabber. Yuck.
The Salahis, of course, sneaked
into the White House for
President Obama's first state
dinner in November. White
House social secretary Desiree
Rogers eventually resigned over
the flap that ensued, and
Americans have been seething
at the mere mention of Michaele
ever since. And the antipathy
Daily electronics deals
kicked up a notch when word
began trickling out that the party
crashing was a reality show
stunt, or the Salahis attempt to
land such a show.
Curiously, though, it's anything
but contempt viewers will likely
feel toward Michaele in 'The
Real Housewives of D.C.,' the
fifth installment in Bravo's
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Shun Ken Onion 4 Piece Steak Knife Set

Woot (Woot! - One Day, One blades have, thanks to their 32 Additional Photos: • Send knives back to Kai USA
Deal) micro-thin layers of high-carbon • KAI-Shun Ken Onion DM- facility in Portland, Oregon.
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:00:08 AM steel. 0511 4.5” Steak Knife They can restore the factory
But it looks like The Meat Man • KAI-Shun Ken Onion DM- edge to your blade for the life
“Cutlery” Is Just “Cruelty” just can’t handle our righteous 0511 4.5” Steak Knife of the knife, at no cost to you
Mixed Up vibe. Not even their 7-piece Packaging aside from mailing the knife to
So typical of the agro-knife- block set includes so much as a them (remember to include your
industrial complex: they don’t tofu slicer. Come on, Shun: it
even bother to offer a vegetarian wouldn’t cost you much to put
Knife Care:
• Hand-wash with warm water
return address)
• Purchase an electric
Ford Flex:
steak knife option. out a line of veggie-steak knives
Here I am, denying myself the for your compassionate, humble,
and a mild detergent; rinse and
dry immediately
sharpener. Kai only
recommends using a Shun Thoughts from
pleasures of the dead flesh for morally superior customers. The
the sake of my health, the sacrifice is nothing compared to
• Avoid cleaners containing
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electric sharpener to provide the
necessary 16-degree angle of the inside the box
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restaurants around the world. Features: • Avoid cutting on hard sure your professional
But does Shun care? Of course • VG-10 “super steel” blades surfaces such as stone, metal or sharpener knows how to sharpen Ford Flex: Thoughts from
not. They don’t even bother to are clad on each side with 16 glass knives to a 16-degree angle. inside the box The Ford Flex is
offer a version of their Shun microthin layers (32 layers Many professional sharpeners one of those vehicles that
Ken Onion 4-Piece Steak Knife total) of high-carbon steel Knife Sharpening: are not equipped to deal with everybody has an opinion about.
Set designed for imitation (SUS410), creating a variegated • With regular use and honing hardened Japanese steel or the Total strangers in the
steak. look reminiscent of a Damascus once a week, you should not sharper blade angle that Shun supermarket parking lot have no
Don’t vegetarians like me -style blade need to sharpen your knife knives maintain (owner problem telling a Flex pilot just
deserve the same VG-10 “super • Specially shaped handles more than once or twice a responsible for all associated how ugly their car is, or how
steel” blades as everybody else? i n c r e a s e c o n t r o l w h i l e year—sharpening is NOT costs and risks) cool it is.
Shouldn’t we be able to enjoy d e c r e a s i n g f a t i g u e something that should be done Nobody is on the fence. You
slicing up my seitan and TVP • Handles are made from resin- on a weekly or even on a In the box: either love it or you hate it.
and Quorn with an ergonomic, infused PakkaWood for lasting monthly basis; sharpening does • (4) KAI-Shun Ken Onion DM- At least it gets people talking.
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handle? Just because we opt out • Handcrafted by Kershaw, blade so sharpening too often who like it, but the real beauty
of carnivore culture doesn’t premier cutlery makers for more may reduce the life of the blade Discuss this product of the Flex is inside. There's a
mean we can’t appreciate the than 90 years Sharpening Options: Price: $199.99 I want one! surprising amount of versatile
cool variegated look these space, with a huge second row
and accommodating third row.
Altogether, there's room for
seven passengers in our Flex to
travel in reasonable comfort.
With fewer riders onboard,
folding seats enable the Flex to
swallow a whole lot of
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cargo—up to 47.5 cubic feet. averaging around 20 mpg

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While that fuel economy is not
(Woot! - One Day, One Deal) URBANA, Ill. ( UPI) -- An as burglary, gang activity and Explorer for interior usefulness, outstanding, it's certainly better
Submitted at 8/4/2010 1:00:00 PM Illinois researcher who co-wrote more traditional forms of aided by four inches in length than some SUVs with this kind
a study on the link between bullying, the Chicago Board of and right-angle shape. And of carrying capacity. (Overall,
Every week in this space, we’ll money and happiness said the Education said. while the Explorer will also the Flex got 17 mpg in our
take a look at the news and offer answer lies in the personal Chicago police are already accommodate seven, its more testing, same as last year when it
our own incisive blend of definition of "happiness." surrounding the shirt.woot curvaceous styling brings some had much less power.)
commentary, analysis, and poop For example, the researcher is forums and preparing for the natural packaging compromises. So naysayers, naysay what you
jokes. The news you need, from happy he got the money for this worst. Before rendering judgment, will. Those of you with families,
a voice you can trust, in the 90 ridiculous study. CUMMING, Ga. ( UPI) -- we'll purchase and test the new pets, and gear to move around,
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NEW YORK ( UPI) -- The announced via Facebook she is beaver that bit a man on the leg Flex is a prime hauler. the Flex from the driver's seat.
New York Aquarium said its 23- n o l o n g e r a f o l l o w e r o f and arm while he was fishing on Our Flex is painted in what — Jim Travers
year-old male harbor seal Catholicism, the faith she has Lake Lanier in Forsyth County. Ford calls White Platinum, Next Steps
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3-year-old female seal Sources say that Rice has said to be captivated by the of like a chest freezer. But as • Types of SUVs|
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2011 Toyota Sienna XLE AWD:
Redesigned but will there be run-flat to consider
tire issues?
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 7:14:24 AM
2011 Toyota Sienna XLE
AWD: Redesigned but will
there be run-flat tire issues?
Looking for an AWD minivan?
The 2011 Toyota Sienna is the
only game in town. As with the
previous generation, the new all-
wheel-drive package won't
accommodate a spare tire.
Hence, Toyota continues to use
run-flat tires - a solution that
was not well received by owners
of the last-generation van. Many
readers had complained about
limited run-flat tire replacement
choices, as well as the expense
of those available tires. There
were also numerous complaints
of fast-wearing tires that led
Toyota to offer a tread-wear
warranty on the original-
equipment tires. We did a long-
term wear evaluation of our
2007 Sienna and found with
regular maintenance the tires
wore well. Still, complaints
persist.
The 2011 Sienna uses a new
tire model and larger wheel size
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run-flat than on the previous
model. The original equipment
tire is now the Bridgestone
Turanza EL400-02 RFT in a 235
/55RF18. Unfortunately, like the
2007 model we tested, tire
choices are limited and the run-
flats still come at a premium
price. Our question: Will they
last? We purchased a 2011
Sienna with these tires and are
doing an extended tread life
evaluation; we promise to bring
you periodic updates. So far the
minivan has logged more than
4,000 miles without incident.
Stay tuned.
See our minivan buying advice
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11 dietary supplements to
consider Just because we
highlighted dangerous
supplements in our new report
doesn’t mean we think ill of all
supplements. Working with
experts from the Natural
Medicines Comprehensive
Database, an independent
research group, we’ve identified
11 ingredients that have been
shown to likely be safe for most
people and possibly or likely
effective when used in
appropriate doses for certain
conditions. They are calcium,
cranberry, fish oil, glucosamine
sulfate, lactase, lactobacillus,
psyllium, pygeum, SAMe, St.
John’s Wort, and Vitamin D.
But even helpful products can
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you’re pregnant or nursing, have
a chronic disease, taking a
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surgery. Moreover, nearly all 11
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potential side effects. So before
you buy, talk with your doctor
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renewable energy
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 7:29:47 AM
Renewed pessimism for
prospects of renewable energy
It’s not shaping up to be a sunny
day for renewable energy.
Industry leaders are smarting
over the $1.5 billion in
renewable energy loan
guarantees that were slashed
from a $26.1 billion package for
states and teachers. The bill is
expected to pass the Senate later
today. “Solar investors, who
have relied on the existence of
the loan guarantee program
when making their business
plans, and the industry’s tens of
thousands of employees, would
be left high and dry,” writes
Daniel Adamson, vice president,
government affairs with the
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Senator Reid, so is protecting
the jobs of teachers and first
responders, and that is what this
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Manley writes on Politico.com.
“The decision to enact these
rescissions was a way to make
sure we could protect hundreds
of thousands of jobs, and do it in
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It's that long, lonely stretch
between and lunch time and
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thread full of '70s rock-band
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bunch of bands like this, but I
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me in 20 years on some "Bar
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It's Not Narcissism if It Looks This Creepy: I'm

Dating Myself
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only you could date the one them are more than slightly
Meeting that special someone is p e r s o n y o u k n o w t o b e disconcerting.
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Sources: Plaxico Burress applies again for work release

Sal Paolantonio (ESPN.com) suspension would end upon release, according to because a teammate had been He faced a minimum sentence
Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:59:59 AM completion of his sentence -- Department of Corrections held up at gunpoint days earlier. of 3½ years if convicted at trial.
said that if he is granted a work guidelines. Burress' attorneys The gun slipped down Burress' On Aug. 20, Burress pleaded
Updated: August 5, 2010, 10:59 release, his suspension would be would have to argue that the leg and fired, injuring his right guilty to a lesser charge and was
AM ET lifted. only way for their client to make thigh. sentenced to two years in prison.
Plaxico Burress has applied for However, because of the terms a living in his chosen profession The gun was not licensed in The Giants released him in April
work release from prison for the of the work-release program, would be to get a waiver from New York or New Jersey, where 2009.
second time, sources said. which usually calls for a those rules. Burress lived, and his Florida Sal Paolantonio is a reporter for
Burress, who is in a New York prisoner to work Monday "Waivers are rare, but not concealed-weapons permit had ESPN. Information from The
state prison until June 2011 on through Friday but return to impossible," said one source expired. He also failed to report Associated Press was used in
felony weapons possession prison on the weekends, the familiar with Burress' case. the incident to authorities. this report.
charges, applied for work chances of him being able to Burress, then with the New Prosecutors argued the bullet Five Filters featured
release last month and is play football anytime soon are York Giants, was at the Latin narrowly missed a security article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
expected to get a ruling from remote. It is possible, but not Quarter nightclub in Manhattan guard, warranting a stiffer an Easy Ride in the
s t a t e a u t h o r i t i e s b y t h e likely, that the department of in November 2008 with a .40- punishment. In early August Independent. Available tools:
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Sept. 9. privileges. waistband of his track pants. two counts of criminal Term Extraction.
The league -- which had Traveling outside the state is Burress had the weapon, he said, possession of a weapon and one
previously stated that Burress' also often prohibited under work out of concern for his safety count of reckless endangerment.
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Report: Former Lance Armstrong teammate

detailed team doping to investigators
ESPN.com news services The rider said he has not been grand jury and more riders are Last month, Landis told
(ESPN.com) called before a grand jury expected to meet with the grand ESPN.com that he had not
Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:37:00 AM convened in Los Angeles to jury as early as next week, the received a subpoena but would
investigate the case, according sources said, according to the not hesitate to tell a grand jury
Updated: August 5, 2010, 10:37 to the report. report. what he told Novitzky and U.S.
AM ET Armstrong, who beat testicular Hamilton's lawyer, Chris anti-doping officials in lengthy Hold Your Nose
Federal prosecutors have cancer before returning to Manderson, has previously said interviews last spring.
spoken with a former Lance competitive cycling to win Hamilton, who is serving an Attorney Bryan D. Daly, who is When Ozzie Tackles
A r m s t r o n g t e a m m a t e w h o seven Tours, has steadfastly eight-year ban for a second representing Armstrong, said Serious Topics
backed allegations that the denied allegations of doping. doping offense, had been cyclists who claim Armstrong
seven-time Tour de France In May and during the Tour de subpoenaed by the grand jury. was doping aren't telling the Jay Mariotti (FanHouse Main)
w i n n e r t o o k p a r t i n a n d France, ex-Armstrong teammate Three-time Tour de France truth, according to The Times. Submitted at 8/5/2010 1:10:00 AM

encouraged systematic doping, and admitted doper Floyd champion Greg LeMond has "They just want them to
according to The New York Landis claimed Armstrong and also reportedly been incriminate Lance Armstrong Filed under: MLB CHICAGO -
Times. other team members used blood subpoenaed. and that's my concern," Daly - Consider it society's good
The cyclist said he had spoken transfusions and performance- And earlier this week, said, according to the report. fortune that Ozzie Guillen, the
with investigators detailing his enhancing drugs. He claimed Armstrong's attorneys said the "To the extent that there's Blizzard of Oz, commands no
own performance-enhancing Armstrong encouraged doping U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is anyone besides Floyd Landis more intellectual respect than
drug use and widespread doping and that the team sold racing offering cyclists a "sweetheart saying things, the bottom line is, the Snooki girl from "Jersey
by members of Armstrong's bicycles to fund those activities. deal" if they testify or provide if you take away the soap opera Shore." Otherwise, I might
United States Postal Service Armstrong denied those claims, evidence that Armstrong and look at the scientific worry that he's just ignorant and
team. The source did not say he saying Landis -- who was cheated. evidence, there is nothing." flammable enough to ignite a
t o l d p r o s e c u t o r s a b o u t stripped of his 2006 Tour de Armstrong's attorneys say Information from The world war. He has done and said
Armstrong's alleged use of France title for doping and USADA's current offer is for Associated Press was used in so many zany and senseless
PEDs, but said Armstrong knew d e n i e d u s i n g P E D s u n t i l riders to talk to federal this report. things through the years that he
of and encouraged doping, acknowledging in May that he investigator Jeff Novitzky, who Five Filters featured can't adequately address a
according to The Times report. had in fact doped -- has no could then give the information article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets meaningful topic.
The former teammate, speaking credibility. to USADA. an Easy Ride in the Seems everyone always is
on condition of anonymity, said But prosecutors now have more Novitzky, a special agent for Independent. Available tools: waiting for the punch line. This
he had spoken with investigators than Landis' accounts, two the Food and Drug PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, week, none came.
detailing his own performance- sources with knowledge of the Administration leading the Term Extraction. Normally confining his low-
e n h a n c i n g d r u g u s e a n d investigation said, according to investigation, has already class rip jobs to umpires and
widespread doping by members the Times. contacted Hamilton and former media people who don't kiss his
of Armstrong's United States Former Armstrong teammate Armstrong teammate George tail, Guillen strolled out of his
Postal Service team. Tyler Hamilton has met with the Hincapie. playpen and dared to tackle a
sensitive subject: why Latin
players, in his opinion, aren't
accorded the same privileges in

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2010 NFL training camps: Washington 2010 NFL training camps: Elvis
Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth to Dumervil of Denver Broncos
has torn pectoral, sources say
undergo MRI on ailing knee Adam Schefter (ESPN.com) With Dumervil out, Denver will
need to get production out of
Associated Press Coach Mike Shanahan said The knee has bothered Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:54:08 AM

(ESPN.com) two former No. 1 picks, Jarvis

Haynesworth would have an Haynesworth in the past. Last
Updated: August 5, 2010, 12:54 Moss and Robert Ayers.
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:19:40 PM MRI on Thursday after the two- year, he missed two days of
PM ET Dumervil, who had an NFL
time All-Pro defensive lineman training camp to have fluid
Denver Broncos linebacker high and team-record 17 sacks
Updated: August 5, 2010, 1:19 f a i l e d t o t a k e t h e t e a m ' s injected in the knee, and he
Elvis Dumervil suffered a torn last season, signed a five-year,
PM ET conditioning test for the third missed four games and many in-
p e c t o r a l m u s c l e d u r i n g $58.332 million extension last
A S H B U R N , V a . - - T h e straight day. season practices due to various
Wednesday's practice that will month that includes $43.168
Washington Redskins have Haynesworth failed the test ailments.
s i d e l i n e h i m i n d e f i n i t e l y , million in guarantees.
ordered an MRI on Albert each of the first two days of Copyright 2010 by The
according to league sources. Adam Schefter is ESPN's NFL
Haynesworth's sore knee. training camp, but his left knee A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s
Dumervil is expected to miss Insider. Information from The
Hill: High Stakes for Shanahan has hampered his efforts to try Five Filters featured
about four months, which means Associated Press was used in
M i k e S h a n a h a n ' s p o w e r again. He started the test article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
he might be able to return late this report.
s t r u g g l e w i t h A l b e r t Monday, but stopped when the a n E a s y R i d e i n t h e
this season. Five Filters featured
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continued from page 68 the situation.
American baseball circles as are routinely provided them in advantage of us. We bring a
Asian players. It should surprise their first seasons in the U.S. Japanese player and they are
n o o n e t h a t h e d i d s o when, in his inaccurate view, very good and they bring all
insensitively, without knowing Spanish-speaking players are these privileges to them. We
w h a t h e ' s t a l k i n g a b o u t , not. bring a Dominican kid ... go to
particularly when he said he's "Very bad. I say, why do we the minor leagues, good luck.
the "only one" instructing Latin have Japanese interpreters and Good luck. And it's always
p r o s p e c t s n o t t o u s e we don't have a Spanish one? I going to be like that. It's never
performance-enhancing drugs always say that. Why do they going to change. But that's the
and that Major League Baseball have that privilege and we way it is."
isn't overly concerned about the d o n ' t ? " s a i d G u i l l e n , t h e
issue. In straining to make a Venezuelan native who still,
reckless point, the Blizzard somehow, is the manager of the
f o c u s e d o n t r a n s l a t o r s , Chicago White Sox. "Don't take
wondering why Asian players this wrong, but they take
70 Sports/
Nolan Ryan Group Bests Shaquille O'Neal Signs
Mark Cuban Group in With Celtics
Texas Rangers Auction
FanHouse Newswire
(FanHouse Main)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 1:32:00 AM
Filed under: Rangers, MLB
Biz, Sports Business and Media
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) --
An investment group led by Hall
of Fame pitcher and Texas
Rangers president Nolan Ryan
won a contentious and unusual
auction for the baseball team
early Thursday, beating back a
nearly $600 million offer from
outspoken Dallas Mavericks
owner Mark Cuban.
Officials in federal bankruptcy
court announced the winning
bid to cheers and a standing
ovation in the courtroom, some
10 hours after the auction began.
The Greenberg-Ryan group had
Major League Baseball's
endorsement, and its final offer
included $385 million in cash.
The final hearing on the team's
bankruptcy plan was scheduled
for later Thursday.
"It was an emotional roller-
coaster," a smiling Ryan said
between hugs with colleagues
and well-wishers in the
courthouse. "You go to court
one day and it didn't go your
way, but you go back another
day and it would. It's a relief."
Final approval of the Rangers
sale rests with MLB, which had
the option of choosing the
second-highest bid instead. But
it didn't come to that.
E-reader News Edition
Anthony Olivieri (FanHouse
Main)
Submitted at 8/4/2010 5:34:00 PM
Filed under: Cavaliers, Celtics,
Heat, Lakers, Suns, NBA Free
Agents Shaquille O'Neal signed
with the Boston Celtics on
Wednesday, making official
what was widely reported a day
earlier.
Terms of the deal were not
disclosed, but ESPNBoston.com
reported that O'Neal is seeking a itself, and we believe that he is a
great fit for our roster."
two-year deal for the league's
veteran minimum, which would That roster is brimming with
experience, which, in NBA
pay him $1.4 million annually.
FanHouse was the first to report vernacular, means old.
Earlier this summer, the Celtics
O'Neal's interest in the Celtics
last month. used their full mid-level
exception to sign 31-year-old
"It is not every day that you can
add a player of Shaquille's forward-center Jermaine O'Neal,
a player whose skills have
caliber to your team," Celtics
president Danny Ainge said. noticeably diminished thanks to
injuries.
"His past experience speaks for
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Andre Johnson Close on
New Deal to Become NFL's
Highest-Paid Receiver
John Oehser (FanHouse
Main)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:12:00 PM
Filed under: Texans, NFL
Rumors Houston Texans wide
receiver Andre Johnson may
soon get his wish: a new
contract.
Johnson, one of the NFL's top
wide receivers, is seeking a new
contract that will pay him as
such. And it looks like Johnson
is getting his deal.
The star receiver, who has five
years remaining on his contract,
is close to signing a new
contract that could make him the
NFL's highest-paid player at his
position, John McClain of the
Houston Chronicle is reporting.
"Johnson has five years
remaining on his current
contract," McClain writes,
adding, "He's scheduled to make
a base salary of $5.8 million this
season. He said at the start of
training camp last week that he
wanted to be the highest-paid
receiver in the league."
The Texans have scheduled a
"tentative" press conference at
2:30 p.m. ET Thursday to
announce a deal.
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Preview:
Civilization 5 in
under an hour
Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
LittleBigPlanet 2 Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:55:00 AM
I spent about 45 minutes
'Adventure' trailer fits playing Civilization 5 at a press
event in late June. Anyone
who's played a Civilization title
like a Power Glove should immediately recognize
that 45 minutes isn't enough
Griffin McElroy (Joystiq) which sees Sackboy protecting time to conquer diddly. If Civ is
Submitted at 8/5/2010 1:25:00 PM "Craftworld" from the nefarious, anything it's time intensive, and
vacuum cleaner-shaped its entries require numerous
T h e r e i s p l e n t y f o r Negativatron in an "epic hours of experimentation before
LittleBigPlanet fans to soak up adventure through time and their subtle nuances become
in the newest trailer for the space." Check out the video apparent.
c u s t o m i z a b l e p l a t f o r m e r ' s below the jump, and, as is the I broke up my preview into two
upcoming sequel. The most c a s e w i t h m o s t o f M e d i a parts: spending about half an
tantalizing clips offer a look at Molecule's marketing videos, hour building up Caesar and
some of the new tools Sackboy get your tapping toe ready for a company from the "Dawn of
will have at his disposal, workout. Man" scenario and the rest of
including the Grappling Hook, Continue reading the time playing as a highly
Creatinator (used as a Shadow LittleBigPlanet 2 'Adventure' advanced version of the same
Complex-esque Foam Gun in trailer fits like a Power Glove empire. Where to begin? Oh,
this particular video) and the LittleBigPlanet 2 'Adventure' right: It's Civilization. It plays
Power Gloves, which appear to trailer fits like a Power Glove like Civilization.
allow Sackboy to lift enemies originally appeared on Joystiq That's a glowing compliment
and objects and toss them at on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:25:00 for most games, but I found
other things, Super Mario Bros. EST. Please see our terms for myself questioning whether Civ
2 style. use of feeds. 5 was deserving of the bold new
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revealing the trailer also gives a C o m m e n t s
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few hints about the game's plot,
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PREVIEW:
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number: How's it so different

from Civ 4?"There's always
ideas you can bring back to that
deep strategy setting on the PC,
and I really don't think it's
marketing speak to say, 'There's
always something new that you
want to try,'" Firaxis marketing
associate Pete Murray offered.
"There's always something you
can take to that fundamental
formula and change it, and say,
Kinect-enabled XBL 'Okay, what can we do that's

Indie Games still up in Assassin's Creed: new and exciting with combat?
What can we do that's new and
exciting with culture?

the air Brotherhood beta Diplomacy?'"

While I generally agree that
Richard Mitchell (Joystiq)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:25:00 PM
possibility for the future, though
he added that "no plans can be
leaping to PSN Sept. 13 there's always room for
improvement and innovation
when iterating, my short time
confirmed at this time." Ben Gilbert (Joystiq) can bring your receipt to a with Civilization 5 left me with
Would-be Kinect Indie Game Here's hoping Indie devs get Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:50:00 PM GameStop starting on August 9 the initial impression that this
developers out there should Kinect support sooner rather for entry. The beta entry process game hasn't changed that much.
prepare for some bad news. t h a n l a t e r . T h e c r e a t i v e You've only got a little bit over for those who live on, say, any
Gallery: Civilization 5 (8.4.10)
Speaking to Digital Spy, a possibilities are definitely there a month to get ready for the other continent in the world is
Continue reading Preview:
Microsoft spokesman stated that and, besides, where else would Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood still unknown, but you can be
Civilization 5 in under an hour
currently "only developers with we get Kinect-enabled fart multiplayer beta. Ubisoft has sure that we've asked Ubisoft
Preview: Civilization 5 in under
established contracts with simulators now that support for announced a start date of for more info.
an hour originally appeared on
Microsoft" are allowed to Fable 3 has been delayed? September 13 -- and remember, Continue reading Assassin's
Joystiq on Thu, 05 Aug 2010
develop projects for Kinect. Kinect-enabled XBL Indie it's exclusive to PS3. The only Creed: Brotherhood beta leaping
11:55:00 EST. Please see our
Only those developers that Games still up in the air way to get access to the beta in to PSN Sept. 13
terms for use of feeds.
Microsoft has "partnered with originally appeared on Joystiq North America (for now, at Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
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Comments
Kinect games at first. EST. Please see our terms for game at your local GameStop. originally appeared on Joystiq
That's not to say that budding use of feeds. There are apparently only a on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:50:00
XNA developers will never get Permalink| Email this| l i m i t e d n u m b e r o f s l o t s EST. Please see our terms for
their hands on the Kinect. The C o m m e n t s available in the beta, so tokens use of feeds.
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Microsoft would "consider" the on a first-come, first-serve basis. C o m m e n t s
If you already pre-ordered, you
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Grapple on the go: UFC
Undisputed 2010
coming to PSP
JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:25:00 AM
THQ is shrinking the giant men
of the UFC down to fit into a
handheld system. The publisher
announced a PSP version of
UFC Undisputed 2010, entering
the retail Octagon on September
7. Perhaps what the game
needed to hit sales targets was
another version.
The portable UFC includes "an
unparalleled roster" of over 100
fighters, as well as the option to
create your own, with
customizable movesets. The
PSP release also includes
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How to boot a federated social
network, now
(Scripting News) al, so let's make it easier. There's will operate this name and
Submitted at 8/5/2010 7:12:39 AM no reason you can't make storage system, forever. The
getting a domain as easy as consortium will charge users a
The thing we've always needed getting a Facebook or Twitter fee, the same way Verisign
and didn't have is a place to get account. does, and thus the identity
a user id and password that If we want to get some help system will be funded for the
wasn't owned by a big company from Verisign, I know some indefinite future.
and was still as simple for the people there. Did a deal with Now we have created a
user as the ones operated by the them a few years ago. I like commons that makes it possible
big companies. them, a lot. for a million flowers to bloom.
Ponder that for a moment, and As far as the format for the
imagine what would happen in streams -- that's simple too. It's
the app space if each developer going to be any of the variants
And it gives the BigCo's a field
on which to do their battles
without doing any lasting
could count on say 10MB per of RSS that people want to use:
user of storage, enough for a lot 0.91, 1.0, 2.0 or Atom 1.0.
damage to the ecosystem.
I've argued with my VC friends
of pointers into space managed People who say it has to be one
elsewhere. Sort of like what and not the others are dreaming.
Twitter was planning with If we need to add some info,
for a long time that they need to
put back to replace what they
take out of the pool of
support for Ad-Hoc mode for
annotations, but not owned by come up with a namespace. You innovation. Now is their chance
local multiplayer fightin'. This
Twitter. tell me what you want to do and to do that. The PR will be very
will cause much less property
And stop there. Identity with a I'll do it. good of course, but even better
damage than meeting your
small amount of storage. The Now we need to get some are the opportunities this system
friends at Starbucks for a couple
API should be DNS. We need to money to operate the DNS and will create for new startups. Put
of real mixed martial arts
make it easy for people to get storage for this network. For it another way, ask some of your
matches.
their own domain for life. We that we're going to look to the entrepreneurs how much
Gallery: UFC Undisputed 2010
could even come up with a new VCs. We need to raise an innovation is waiting for such a
(PSP)
TLD for it, somthing like dot-id. endowment of $25 million system to exist. I'm sure they
Grapple on the go: UFC
davewiner.id. That would be w h i c h w e ' l l e n t r u s t t o a will tell you it's enormous.
Undisputed 2010 coming to PSP
me. consortium of five universities.
originally appeared on Joystiq
It is too hard to get a domain I'd like to see NYU be one of
on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:25:00
these days through GoDaddy et them, of course. The universities
EST. Please see our terms for
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Why didn't Google Wave boot up?
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 2:45:13 AM
I specialize in the kind of
software that Google Wave is.
Blogging is an example. So is
RSS and podcasting -- those
were the successes. I also started
a BBS in the early 80s that
worked.
For all that success, there have
been many more failures. For
example I've been trying to boot
up a network based on Instant
Outlining for almost a decade.
Longer, if you count work I did
going back to the 80s at Living
Videotext. So far, it hasn't
gained traction. Still hunting for
the magic formula.
So there's no shame, as far as
I'm concerned, in trying to
launch a network of computer
users, and having it not boot up.
So why didn't Google Wave
happen?
Here's the problem -- when I
signed on to Wave, I didn't see
anything interesting. It was up
to me, the user, to figure out
how to sell it. But I didn't
understand what it was, or what
its capabilities were, and I was
busy, always. Even so I would
have put the time in if it looked
interesting, but it didn't.
However, it had another
problem. Even if there were
incentives to put time into it,
and even if I understood how it
worked or even what it did, it
still wouldn't have booted up
because of the invite-only thing.
It's the same problem every
Twitter-would-be or Facebook-
like thing has. My friends aren't
here, so who do I communicate
with? But with Wave it was
even worse because even if I
loved Wave and wanted
everyone to use it, it was invite-
only. So the best evangelist
would still have to plead with
Google to add all of his
workgroup members to the
invite list. The larger your
workgroup the more begging
you have to do. This is exactly
the opposite of how you want it
to work if you're in Google's
shoes.
I assume they were worried
about how the system would
perform if they got too many
users. It's as if, starting a
baseball season, you worry
about where you're going to put
the World Series trophy. It's not
something you need to worry
about. You might even say you
jinx your prospects for success
if you put that in the front of
your mind.
Anyway, Google Wave was
tilted in the wrong direction.
1. Hard to understand.
2. Nothing happening.
3. My friends aren't there.
4. Even if they wanted to come,
I'd have to get them invites. (I
did have a certain number of
invites to give to my friends, but
not enough to let me broadcast
about it on my blog.)
5. Why should I bother?
When I started using Twitter, it
was:
1. Easy to understand.
2. There was stuff already
happening.
3. Most of my friends weren't
there, but some were. (Notably
Ross Mayfield, who was
pushing hard for people to join.)
4. Anyone could join, you
didn't need an invite.
5. No reason for me to bother,
as with Wave, I was just a user.
But I couldn't help but write
about what I was doing, I'm a
NBB, that's what I do.
Moral of the story...
1. Before you roll out a
community-based product, use it
yourself to inform a modest
community of users. Hopefully
a small one, that loves you and
the product, so they'll keep
coming back even if they don't
get what it does. Until you gain
traction at that level, don't go
any further.
2. Something is happening (see
step 1), make sure every new
user sees it. Every step before
seeing the action is a chance for
them not to get it, so get them
there right away.
3. Their friends probably aren't
there. Fact of life, nothing to be
done about that.
So even if everything is right,
the net might not boot up. That's
way these things go. Try again,
if you still think there's
something there. It could the
time isn't right. It took three or
four launches before podcasting
booted up. There were lots of
community blogging sites
before Blogger took off.
Sometimes it's just the timing.
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For the First Time,
Scientists Watch
Electrons Move in Real
Time
Rebecca Boyle (Popular
Science - New Technology,
Science News, The Future
Now)
Submitted at 8/4/2010 4:24:28 PM
Watching Electrons Move In
krypton's single ionization state,
quantum oscillations in the
valence shell cycled in a little
over six femtoseconds.
Attosecond laser pulses probed
the details and sensed the
changing degrees of coherence
between the two quantum states.
Berkeley Lab
For the first time, scientists
have been able to watch
electrons move in an atom's
outer shell, in a breakthrough
with major implications for our
understanding of chemical
processes.
Using ultra-short flashes of
laser light, scientists from the
Max Planck Institute of
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Aiming High, DARPA Wants Inhalable Drugs to
Counter Effects of Extreme Altitudes
Clay Dillow (Popular Science -
New Technology, Science
News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 11:45:08 AM
Marines Go Where the Battle Is
As such, DARPA wants drugs
that can counter the ill effects of
high altitudes. USMC
The Pentagon wants a U.S.
fighting force with global reach,
ready to deploy anywhere at any
time and operate at full capacity.
But while keeping our troops in
shape and our powder dry are
relatively easy tasks,
environmental variables are out
of our fighting force's hands. As
such, DARPA has awarded $4.7
million to researchers to come
up with inhalable drugs that
eliminate the negative impacts
of high altitude on soldiers by
helping their bodies to rapidly
acclimate.
The thinner air at high altitudes
leads to a lack of oxygen in the
blood and in tissues (think about
how some players appear to lose
a step when playing the Denver
Broncos at home). That lack of
oxygen, known as hypoxia,
causes some nasty ill-effects,
not least of which are fatigue
and nausea. If you're a
commander that has just
inserted fresh troops into a high-
altitude hot zone, the last thing
you want to hear is that they are
immediately tired and sick.
The body adjusts to these lower
oxygen levels naturally, but that
can take days. Researchers at
Case Western Reserve School of
Medicine, recipients of
aforementioned $4.7 million, are
tasked with creating inhalable
drugs that can trim that
acclimation time down to just
minutes. By increasing the
amount of nitric oxide - a
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natural compound released by
red blood cells to dilate blood
vessels - in the bloodstream, the
drugs should be able to trick the
body into delivering more
oxygen to tissues so the high-
altitude shock is numbed.
The timetable is as ambitious as
the undertaking; in three years,
DARPA wants animals and
humans demonstrating greater
physical ease in high-altitude
environments. The researchers
have already applied for FDA
approval to try the stuff in
humans.
Which is good for those of us
who love the great outdoors but
tend to be sidelined by alpine
conditions. Like all great
DARPA tech, this one will
hopefully roll downhill to
commercial partners, meaning
soon enough there will be no
excuse for ski vacations or
hiking trips to be cut short by
altitude sickness.
[ Danger Room]
76 Science/
China Surpasses U.S. as The World's Fastest-
Growing Wind Energy Market
Clay Dillow (Popular Science -
New Technology, Science
News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:37:00 AM
The DOE's Wind Power Report
DOE
The DOE released its 2009
Wind Technologies Market
Report yesterday, and the results
are a mixed bag of highs and
lows for the U.S. Americans
added 10 gigawatts of wind
capacity last year, 40% more
than in 2009. But alas, the U.S.
is the world's wind power leader
no more; China outpaced the
U.S. in new wind capacity,
stealing away a mantle America
had owned for four years.
Last year, the U.S. captured
26% of the world's new
additions in wind capacity, a full
10% less than China. But that's
really no reason for America to
get down on its renewable
energy ambitions. The U.S. still
owns the most cumulative wind
capacity, and our lead in that
category is substantial at 35,000
megawatts. China has 25,853
cumulative megawatts of wind
capacity in service, just edging
out Germany's 25,813
megawatts.
Further, wind power accounted
for 39% of all new power
generating capacity in the U.S.
last year. That's down a bit from
2008, but far exceeds the
amount of wind American states
added in 2004 through 2007 (in
2008 wind energy made up 44%
of new energy capacity, but the
financial crisis took a bit out our
sails on the new investment
front in 2009). Texas led the
way, installing 2,292 megawatts
alone.
The point is, wind power
installation is trending ever-
upward even as the financial
crisis cut investment in some
new energy ventures in 2009.
Both the U.S. and China are
exploring offshore wind options
- the U.S. recently approved it's
first offshore wind farm - which
could rapidly expand both
nation's capacities to install new
wind infrastructure. As for
China's overtaking the States in
new installations, that's nothing
to lose face over. As two of the
world's largest producers of
greenhouse gasses and the two
global powers the world is
looking to for energy guidance
in the new century, America and
China should be fostering
healthy competition when it
comes to going green. We'll get
‘em next year.
A PDF of the entire report is
available here.
[ DOE via Fast Company]
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continued from page 74
Quantum Optics in Germany
and Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory in
Berkeley, Calif., were able to
time oscillations between
valence electrons' quantum
states.
Chemical reactions happen
because of the dynamics of
valence electrons, the ones in
the outermost orbit of an atom.
If you can watch them move,
you can understand their
mechanics and learn how they
combine with other atoms to
make up everything around us.
But electrons move pretty fast,
so this has been impossible until
now.
The team used lasers that can
work in the 100-attosecond time
scale -- an attosecond is 10-18
seconds, a quintillionth of a
second. They measured the
movement of valence electrons
in a form of ionized krypton that
had one electron removed.
Berkeley Lab's news site
provides some in-depth
descriptions, but basically what
happened is that scientists
measured the continued flopping
of electrons between two
quantum states. These valence
shell oscillations cycled in a
little over six femtoseconds.
Using much faster attosecond
laser pulses, the team was able
to essentially capture this
oscillation in action. The work
is reported in this week's edition
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Google Wave is Dead Sweat it Out

John Mahoney (Popular advanced spellcheck algorithm useful. And I still don't think I (Mensfitness.com) Never booze before (or while)
Science - New Technology, and the ability for developers to understand the methodology of Submitted at 8/5/2010 3:00:00 AM you bathe in sweat, advises Lori
Science News, The Future build their own add-ons. storing conversations and J. Heim, M.D. "For [inebriated]
Now) Print Article Email to Friend
Innovative enough, in fact, to projects in "Waves." people who stay in there too
Submitted at 8/4/2010 4:51:22 PM receive a Best of What's New We, apparently, weren't alone. Nearly every health club has long, dehydration is a good
T h e m u c h - h y p e d , r a r e l y nod last year. But the service Google says "Wave has not seen one — but with mercury rising possibility," she says. Extreme
u n d e r s t o o d G o o g l e W a v e lacked cohesion. Put simply: no the user adoption we would outside, should you subject your heat is also a no-no if you're
project--essentially an email one knew what to use it for. have liked." It will be body to the sweltering temps trying to become a dad,
application with more intensive Here at PopSci.com, we looked maintained through the end of inside a sauna? according to urologist Lawrence
real-time collaboration and at using Wave as our command the year, and for those rarefied The Case for Saunas Ross, M.D. "Although saunas
communication tools bolted on-- central for running the site (we few that understood the service Hitting the sauna after a don't seem to affect sperm
will be developed no longer, currently use the web chat enough to start using it, they'll grueling workout relieves sore counts, there is some evidence,
Google announced in a blog service Campfire), but found it have a way to export all their muscles. Saunas are also often at least for a period of time after
post this afternoon. Can't say too complex and in many ways data before the plug is pulled for used to alleviate arthritis, exposure to a sauna, that sperm
that it's much of a surprise. ill-suited to the task. Having co- good. asthma, chronic fatigue, and for motility and quality can be
Wave was composed of several workers see what you're typing [ Google Blog] flushing toxins from your body. affected," he says.
t e c h n i c a l l y i n n o v a t i v e each keypress at a time-- An Austrian study even found The Verdict
individual parts, like its real- mistakes, recasts, backspaces that sauna use may help to No need to sweat about taking
time, as-you-type chat, an and all--was more awkward than reduce the frequency of colds. saunas. If not misused, they
Although heart patients are pose no risk to healthy guys,
FOR traditionally cautioned against says the American Heart
continued from page 76
stepping inside the cedar room Association. However, if you do
of the journal Nature. on the electronic timescale," he (heart rate tends to jump 100 to suffer from extreme high blood
The Berkeley Lab test simply says. 160 beats per minute), some pressure or heart issues, consult
proves that scientists can see As Berkeley Lab's news writer studies show that men suffering your doc first.
these electrons move. But the notes, this would have been from hypertension who sauna [on Facebook, Digg, Reddit and
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78 Food/ E-reader News Edition

Healthy Foods that Can Kill You

(Cooking Light: Editor's Picks) Solanine, a natural malnourished. The toxin is
glycoalkaloid, can occur when primarily found in the leaves
When you're making a salad potatoes are exposed to too which protects it from being
with fresh greens from your much light. The green color just eaten by insects or animals, but
garden, steer clear of rhubarb under the skin strongly suggests the roots still contain a
leaves. that toxic build-up may have significant amount of natural
Photo: Image Source/Getty occurred. If you notice a slight poison and long-term exposure
Images green layer just under the potato to this raw food can lead to
Click to Enlarge skin, cut away the green deadly consequences. The
Most everyone admits that they portions of the potato skin proper processing of cassava
don’t eat enough fruits and before cooking and eating; there includes drying, soaking in
vegetables but before you start is no need to discard your water, rinsing or cooking very
trying to increase your daily favorite tuber since the non- soon after it is harvested.
intake, there are a few things green portion is safe to eat. It is “Wild” Mushrooms
you should know, especially if recommended not to consume Most people know that many
you like to grow-your-own food potatoes with a bright green varieties if mushrooms are toxic.
or if you're a start-from-scratch layer just under the potato’s skin This does not include cultivated
cook: some of the healthiest since it may cause headache, wild mushrooms that you find at
vegetables have relatives that nausea, fatigue and GI issues. the grocery store. The problem
could kill you. You can avoid this problem by is that there is no easy way to
Seeds, Pits & Kernels storing potatoes in a dark, cool, distinguish a poisonous from
The unsavory seeds, pits, and dry place. nonpoisonous wild mushroom.
kernels of some of our favorite Raw Red Kidney Beans Plus, you can't make toxic
fruits and vegetables contain a Raw, uncooked, almost mushrooms nontoxic by
naturally occurring substance impossible to eat, and certainly cooking, canning, freezing, or
called amygdalin which in large not very tasty, red kidney beans, leaves are not the healthy bitter garden, steer clear of rhubarb any other means of processing.
amounts can be fatal since contain a natural toxins called green you might assume. There leaves. The only way to avoid
a m y g d a l i n e c a n t u r n i n t o lectins. With many Americans is a reason that rhubarb sold in Raw Cassava mushroom poisoning is to not
hydrogen cyanide. Apples, c o n v e r t i n g t o a m o r e your grocery store is sold One of the most consumed eat wild mushrooms.
pears, mangoes, peaches, and unprocessed or “raw” diet, it's without its leaves. Rhubarb carbohydrates in the world, Kyle Shadix
a p r i c o t s , a l l c o n t a i n t h i s important for the home cook to leaves contain dangerously high cassava, contains naturally Five Filters featured
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“Green” Potatoes vomiting, and upset stomach. die, a small amount still has the a m a j o r p r o b l e m a n d i s
Another common toxin found Rhubarb Leaves ability to make a person sick. associated with a number health
in our kitchens includes potatoes If you are an adventurous When you're making a salad disorders, particularly among
t h a t h a v e t u r n e d g r e e n . gardener, be aware that rhubarb with fresh greens from your p e o p l e w h o a r e a l r e a d y
E-reader News Edition
Milk's Benefits for Fit Guys
(Mensfitness.com)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 1:00:00 AM
by Michael Berg
Print Article Email to Friend
Got milk? If you're trying to put
on muscle, you better. Whole
milk was once a staple for guys
who were packing away calories
and moving massive amounts of
iron in order to go from pencil
neck to bull neck. These days
we know enough to shun or
restrict the saturated-fat-filled
whole variety in favor of skim,
but even the fat-free version has
its detractors. Some claims
against milk link it to childhood
diabetes, while others allege
widespread pesticide
contamination of dairy products.
However, Kristin Reimers,
M.S., R.D., associate director at
the International Center for
Sports Nutrition in Omaha,
Neb., says the attacks on milk
are largely hype. "Let's face it,
dietary fat as the `bad guy' is old
news, and every good story
needs a bad guy," she says.
"Milk is the new bad guy of the
day. After a while, it'll get back
to beef, then maybe sugar. It's
the cycle of 100-percent-
unfounded food bashing."
Using an array of accusations
and smear tactics, food bashers
push a lot of buttons in their
battle against milk, but Reimers
implores people not to get
misled. "I have absolutely no
reservations about
recommending milk," she says.
"Skim milk is a good choice for
men who are looking to add
muscle mass. It's convenient,
inexpensive, high in protein, full
of vitamins and minerals, and
tastes good to boot."
Milk's Protein Power
Ahh, workout's done. Time to
kick back on the couch with the
Cheez Doodles and feel that
muscle building kick into action,
right? Not if you're serious
about creating a more muscular
physique. You can do all the
biceps curls you want, but you
won't add a centimeter to those
guns without protein and other
nutrients to rebuild what you've
broken down during training.
Milk has plenty of protein-
about nine grams per 8-ounce
glass—and that protein contains
all eight essential amino acids,
which means it's complete and
can be readily used by your
body for repair and growth. For
hardgainers, who need to cram
down protein every three hours,
milk can be a major boon.
Drinking an extra, and
inexpensive, 30 grams of protein
a day won't leave you feeling
too stuffed for one of your
regular feedings.
Milk actually includes two
types of protein: casein, which
makes up 80 percent of the total
protein content, and whey,
which accounts for the
remaining 20 percent. Both are
recognized as high-quality,
muscle-building proteins; in
fact, whey is currently the most
common form of protein found
in bodybuilding supplements.
Numerous studies, including a
recent report published in the
American Journal of Physiology
that examined the body's
anabolic response to whey,
casein and amino-acid
consumption, show whey to be a
fast-acting protein absorbed
quickly for use by muscles.
Casein digests more slowly,
providing your body with a
steady stream of protein over
time. Getting both nutrients in
one relatively inexpensive
source is a double whammy for
a growth-starved guy who
doesn't have the time or
facilities to mix up a powder-
based protein shake at work.
Milk Replaces Electrolytes
Of course, milk has a lot more
nutrients than just protein:
vitamins D, A, B2 and B12,
phosphorous, electrolytes and
bone-building calcium, to name
a few, all of which must be
replenished if you're working
your butt off in the gym.
Keep in mind that when you
sweat-which you should be
doing plenty of in your cardio
bouts if you expect results-you
lose calcium as well as the
electrolytes sodium and
potassium. Hence, milk may
indeed be just what your body
needs after a workout, since it
contains significant levels of all
those minerals.
For men, one of the most
valuable minerals found in milk
is calcium. A study in the
American Journal of Medicine
showed that American men tend
to come up short of the
recommended 1,200 milligrams
a day. Since active guys lose
even more calcium through
sweat, they stand to be even
worse off. But don't think that
calcium is important strictly for
the health of your bones and
teeth. Researchers at the
University of Tennessee at
Knoxville found that eating two
servings of low-fat, calcium-
enriched foods a day inhibits a
hormone which causes the body
to store fat. Since a glass of
skim milk contains about 300
milligrams of calcium, it could
be your ticket to a leaner
physique.
Some anecdotal evidence
advises against milk when
you're trying to get shredded. In
fact, professional bodybuilders,
whose livelihood depends on
cutting body-fat levels to
precarious depths, seem to shy
away from milk as a rule during
contest preparations. But is it
really necessary to drop the milk
entirely in favor of lean meat
and protein supplements?
"If an individual can tolerate
and digest milk properly,
meaning he isn't lactose-
intolerant [to experience
bloating or abdominal pain after
ingesting milk or dairy
products], then there's no reason
why skim milk cannot be used
as a lean source of protein," says
Health/ 79
Debra Wein, M.S., R.D.,
president of The Sensible
Nutrition Connection Inc., a
company that offers online
nutrition counseling for
bodybuilders and other athletes.
The key is moderation. If you're
trying to get cut, you need to
account for every calorie. In that
regard, other food sources give
you protein without the added
carbohydrates. Milk, then,
shouldn't be your primary
source of protein, but rather one
of many.
How Much Milk Is Enough?
"It's difficult to make a
sweeping, general
recommendation for the number
of milk servings you should
consume per day," Wein says. "I
suggest you assess your protein
needs and use milk as one of
many sources of protein in your
diet," says Wein.
If you're a relatively skinny guy
working hard to gain loads of
muscle mass, try to drink at least
four cups of fat-free milk a day,
spreading out the servings
evenly, perhaps an extra helping
after training mixed with a
scoop of protein powder. Or, if
the thought of a heavy dose of
postworkout milk makes your
stomach churn, you can double
the potency of a single eight-
ounce serving by adding milk
powder, thus getting the added
protein without having to down
two glasses.
MILK'S page 80
80 Health/
MILK'S
continued from page 79
Now go get that gallon out of
the fridge and chug. Just be sure
to wipe that mustache off before
you leave the house-unless you
are Oscar de la Hoya or Mark
McGwire, it's definitely not cool
to walk around sporting a white
upper lip.
Lactose Lowdown
Many adults are allergic to the
lactose in milk. This condition,
called lactose intolerance,
means your small intestine lacks
the enzyme lactase, which
breaks lactose down into two
molecules that are easily
absorbed into the bloodstream,
explains sports nutritionist
Kristin Reimers, R.D. This
uncomfortable condition can
lead to bloating, flatulence, even
diarrhea.
"Lactose intolerance is most
common in African Americans
and Hispanics, and [in] other
populations who didn't evolve
on cow's milk," Reimers
continues. "Other groups, those
from Scandinavian descent,
almost never have lactose
intolerance. Even those who
have some lactose intolerance
can usually tolerate up to a cup
of milk at a meal, for example."
Remedies for lactose
intolerance include taking a
lactase pill when consuming
milk, or drinking Lactaid-brand
milk, which has the same
number of calories, carbs and
protein as traditional fat-free
milk but in which the lactose
has already been broken down.
Milk's Benefits Minerals
NEEDED FOR: Calcium
Development and maintenance
of bones and teeth; muscle
contraction; nerve transmission.
Phosphorous Development and
maintenance of bones and teeth;
energy metabolism. Vitamins A
Growth and repair of body
tissues; bone formation; healthy
skin and hair. B2 (riboflavin)
Red blood cell formation;
nervous-system function; vision;
metabolism of macronutrients.
B12 (cobalamin) Blood
formation; healthy nervous
system. D Calcium absorption;
development of bone mass;
maintenance of calcium and
phosphorous levels in the blood.
Electrolytes Potassium, sodium
Proper water distribution in the
body; muscle contraction; nerve
conduction. Source: Essentials
of Strength Training and
Conditioning: National Strength
and Conditioning Association
(second edition)
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Submitted at 8/5/2010 4:00:00 AM • Only jump high enough to
clear the rope.
by CJ Murphy • Keep your knees soft as you
Print Article Email to Friend jump. Land on the balls of your
Boxers jump rope for a reason. feet.
It's one of the most effective • Use your wrists, not your
stamina-building activities whole arm, to control the rope.
around. But it can also be • Begin your jump when the
frustrating. That's why we put rope is just above eye level.
together a program to help you • Let the rope brush the floor
sharpen your skills, no matter lightly.
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Memory eternal, Father Matthew MacKay

tmatt (GetReligion) headed back into my telephone Born Nov. 18, 1955, MacKay
Submitted at 8/4/2010 4:02:35 PM and wifi free hiding place. graduated from The Citadel
Thus, I was stunned a day or before joining the Marines.
The blogosphere and the wider two later when I got back online Through his friends in the
world of digital social media is and ran into this comment from Marines, MacKay met Lynn, his
such a strange, strange place. It a reader: wife of more than 28 years. Just
has it’s own unique joys and … The Houston Chronicle this before his four years in the
sorrows. past week ran an obit on the Marines began, the couple wed.
I am sure that most GetReligion passing of my parish priest at St. After the Marines, MacKay
readers have experienced that Joseph’s Orthodox Church and went to an Episcopal seminary
jolt of emotional electricity that t i t l e d h i m t h e R e v . F r i a r and served as an Episcopal
you feel when you pop open a Matthew MacKay. Fr. Matthew priest and Navy chaplain for
browser and, through Facebook w a s a n A r c h p r i e s t i n t h e seven years. They had two
o r t h e t a k e n - f o r - g r a n t e d Antiochian Orthodox Church. children, Patrick and Sean in
wonders of a search engine, you The church’s website listed him 1989 and 1990. Sean was born
see that your inbox contains an as The Very Rev. Fr. Matthew while they were in Japan for the
email from a friend that you MacKay. Navy.
have not heard from since high Friars do not exist in the After seven years, MacKay had
school or college. Or you Eastern Orthodox Churches; a change of heart and moved to
suddenly realize, by scanning t h e y ’ r e a t y p e o f R o m a n the Antiochian Orthodox
your Facebook news feed, that Catholic monk. I would think Church because he felt it was
some great joy or tragedy has that some very basic research the closest to the true church,
befallen a faraway friend who, c o u l d h a v e c o r r e c t e d t h e Lynn said. He was ordained as
in hindsight, you realize has problem before publication. an Orthodox priest in 1994. …
been a bit too quiet for several btw … the obit has been “I was born an orthodox
months. somewhat corrected on the Christian,” said Nouhad Bassila,
Late last week, while jumping paper’s website. a close friend of MacKay’s for
online for a new minutes in the This came as a major shock, nearly 16 years. “Growing up
North Carolina mountains, I since Father Matthew was a we don’t like converts as much.
pounded out a quick piece (“ So friend of my own parish priest, But because of Father MacKay I
is she a priest or not?”) about a Father Gregory Mathewes- love converts now.”
basic issue in Associated Press Green and someone I greatly I appreciated the story’s detail
style. The question was how to respected. I had not heard this about Father MacKay’s
handle titles in front of the stunning news and, there it was, attention to detail as he studied
names of clergy in the ancient in a comment on GetReligion. Byzantine architecture in order
churches that, as a rule, call For several years, my own to help design his parish’s
their priests “father.” With some family worshiped at St. Joseph’s simple, but quietly gorgeous,
segments of the Anglican every year at the time of the c h i l d r e n c a l l e d h i m o u r the Chronicle obituary: sanctuary. I wish the reporter
Communion ordaining more and glorious service of the Feast of “ C h r i s t m a s p r i e s t ” a t o u r The Rev. Matthew MacKay, a had heard about how the design
more women, it seems that “the the Nativity, since we were in “Christmas church.” pastor and co-founder of St. incorporated a novel use of a
Rev.” is now the safe, pro- H o u s t o n f o r C h r i s t m a s You can get a sense of the man, Joseph Antiochian Orthodox chunk from a grain silo (I think
stylebook choice. festivities with my mother and who has very proud of his Church on Houston’s northwest
MEMORY page 84
I posted the piece and then other loved ones in Texas. My Scottish heritage, in the top of side, died Monday. He was 54.
82 Religion/
A ‘lapse’ in Catholic style
tmatt (GetReligion)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 8:12:09 AM
Well, the battle over same-sex
marriage is right where
everyone expected it to be at
this point. As the New York
Times analysis noted, it’s pretty
clear that Judge Vaughn R.
Walker’s opinion was written to
an audience of one.
Even some of those who
applauded the opinion, however,
said the path ahead for it is not
clear or easy. Associate
Professor Doug NeJaime at
Loyola Law School, Los
Angeles said while Judge
Walker’s ruling he found “a
great opinion,” he was skeptical
of the strategy to take a
marriage case through the
federal courts. Despite Judge
Walker’s efforts to set a factual
foundation and the traditions of
deference, he said, the Supreme
Court is not completely
constrained by lower court
findings of fact. …
Professor NeJaime suggested
the case might turn on the
Court’s traditional swing vote,
Anthony M. Kennedy, who has
shaped decisions that strike
down laws that discriminate
against gays and lesbians. The
rational basis test used by Judge
Walker is in line with the
standard used by Justice
Kennedy in such cases as
Lawrence v. Texas, which
struck down a state sodomy law.
By structuring an opinion that
allows the Court to use the
lower level of scrutiny, Judge
Walker “is speaking to Justice
Kennedy,” he said.
This means, of course, that this
decision will almost certainly
come down to a debate on the
high court between Catholics
who go to church and those who
do not.
Two related issues leap to
mind. The first, raised the other
day in the Boston Globe, is the
old question of who gets to
decide who is a Catholic and
who is not. Journalists tend to
lean toward the American-
individualism-rules model.
At the same time, it is
interesting to look at the
Catholics on the court through
the lens of that “ four kinds of
Catholic voters” typology that I
was given several years ago by a
veteran priest here inside the
Beltway. Here’s that grid, once
again:
* Ex-Catholics. Solid for the
Democrats. Cultural
conservatives have no chance.
* Cultural Catholics who may
go to church a few times a year.
… This group leans to
Democrats.
* Sunday-morning American
Catholics. This voter is a regular
in the pew and may even play
some leadership role in the
parish. These are the Catholic
voters who are really up for
grabs — the true swing voters.
* The “sweats the details”
Catholic, the kind who regularly
goes confession, is active in the
full sacramental life of the
parish and almost always backs
the Vatican, when it comes to
matters of faith and practice.
This is a very small slice of the
American Catholic pie.
So who is who on the court?
The broader question for the
day is quite simple: How do
journalists describe Catholics
who are not active in all of the
sacraments of the Catholic
faith? In other words, what is
the difference between a
“Catholic” justice, a “culturally
Catholic” justice, a “lapsed
Catholic” justice and an “ex-
Catholic” justice (the latter a
term that one will hardly ever
see in mainstream print).
A related topic came up the
other day in a fascinating online
discussion at the website of
WBUR, the NPR operation in
Boston.
Here is the context of the
discussion, as framed by
Andrew Phelps:
What do you call a Catholic
who stops going to church for a
few years? What about someone
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who disposes of the faith
altogether?
The Catholic church calls them
“lapsed Catholics,” a term that
Radio Boston host Meghna
Chakrabarti used … when
talking with representatives of
the Boston Archdiocese. The
church’s new ad campaign, “
Catholics Come Home,” is
designed to lure strays back to
flock.
On wbur.org, Lynn Annen
commented:
I find the term insulting. The
Catholic Church might want to
refer to me as a “lapsed
Catholic”, but I am very happy
to call myself an Episcopalian!
Read it all. This is actually a
very important issue in coverage
of public battles over issues of
faith and culture. In my
experience, your typical
mainstream newsroom contains
a flock of former or lapsed or ex
-Catholics and this reality tends
to play a major role in news
coverage of Catholic/social
issues.
As you will see in the WBUR
discussion, this debate affects
millions of Americans —
including several members of
the U.S. Supreme Court. The
real question: What do you call
people (including justices) who
are no longer practicing the
Catholic faith, yet insist they are
still Catholic?
The standard answer is that you
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let the person define themselves.

Bobby (GetReligion) Princeton and other places. And credentials and ask another President George W. Bush, Is that enough in this case, when
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:02:54 PM I simply have not encountered pointed question: Is he really the Balmer tells host Jon Stewart, “I there are actual facts at stake
that sort of hostility to my best source NPR could find to thought many times over the last about membership, facts that are
In a report titled“Christian c l a i m s o f f a i t h o r m y respond to whether universities eight years, as we’ve been historically determined by the
Academics Cite Hostility on p r o f e s s i o n s o f f a i t h . ” discriminate against religious dealing with our travails as a church itself? Written by: tmatt
C a m p u s , ” N P R t a c k l e s a Now, while the report doesn’t conservatives? nation, what if someone had on August 5, 2010.
perfectly legitimate question: come right out and say it, the Of course, a person can be followed up with George W. Five Filters featured
Do universities discriminate connotation is that Balmer is an religiously conservative but not Bush when he declared that article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
against religious conservatives? evangelical and hasn’t faced the politically conservative. But in Jesus was his favorite an Easy Ride in the
Some professors and students alleged discrimination. At first the context of this news report, philospher and said, ‘Governor Independent. Available tools:
say they do, but it’s not an easy blush, that surprised me because it seems pretty clear that the two Bush, your favorite philosopher PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS,
charge to pin down. I don’t typically associate go hand in hand. And it also calls on his followers to be Term Extraction.
The report cites a Rice E p i s c o p a l i a n s with seems pretty clear that Balmer is peacemakers, to turn the other
University study that suggests evangelicalism (although in my not your typical evangelical. cheek, to love their enemies, to
many top university scientists Associated Press days, I did In a YouTube video by Baylor care for the least of these. How
believe in God but practice a write about “evangelical-style” University Press, which will that affect your policies as
“closeted faith” out of fear that preaching at a then-Episcopal published his book “The president?’” Again, to think that
colleagues might view them as Church in the Dallas area). Making of Evangelicalism: he’s able to make such
politically conservative or With a little digging ( thank From Revivalism to Politics and statements and not encounter
advocates of an Intelligent you, Google), I found a 2007 Beyond,” Balmer acknowledges any hostility on campus …
Design stance on issues of reference in Christianity Today his political bias and says, Seriously, I realize that space
creation. As further evidence of to Balmer as an evangelical: “Frankly, I don’t see much that I and airtime are limited, but the
a possible bias, NPR references Randall Balmer, an evangelical would identify as Christian in NPR report needs a whole lot
a poll in which more than 1,200 himself, authored Thy Kingdom the actions and the agenda of the more context about Balmer
academics who responded “said Come: How the Religious Right religious right.” Hmmm, and (read: any context at all). He’s
they have unfavorable feelings Distorts the Faith and Threatens he’s not facing discrimination certainly not your average-Joe
toward evangelical Christians.” America, in which he claims on campus for such a evangelical academic as the
But then there’s this: that right-wing “zealots” have conservative viewpoint? Who report makes it appear. Written
Randall Balmer, a professor of hijacked the evangelical faith woulda thunk it? by: Bobby on August 5, 2010.
American religious history at and distorted the gospel. In “The Daily Show” clip Five Filters featured
Columbia University and an In fact, Balmer’s online bio above, Balmer suggests that article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
Episcopal priest, disagrees. identifies him as an editor for most Americans see religion as an Easy Ride in the
“I haven’t encountered that Christianity Today, the leading a proxy for morality, and that’s Independent. Available tools:
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p l a c e s l i k e E m o r y a n d Therefore, let’s grant Balmer’s faith issues. Referring to the
Northwestern and Yale and p r o g r e s s i v e e v a n g e l i c a l administration of former
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that was the trick) as an

Mollie (GetReligion) Proposition 8. couples are different from And in general there is much affordable way to build the
Submitted at 8/5/2010 5:30:10 AM California “has no interest in opposite-sex couples,” Walker more to be said about this tower for the dome.
differentiating between same- wrote. ruling. I can’t wait for the first But what about the issue of
In a move surprising precisely sex and opposite-sex unions,” Immediately I wondered stories to look at his ruling Father Matthew’s proper title?
n o o n e w h o f o l l o w e d h i s U.S. District Chief Judge whether the judge thinks that the asserting his view that gender is Alas, the newspaper’s website
handling of the case, U.S. Vaughn R. Walker said in his belief that same-sex couples unimportant to marriage. does not include a clear note
District Chief Judge Vaughn R. 136-page ruling. aren’t different from For those who’ve read the explaining any correction that
Walker overturned California’s That line about morality piqued heterosexual couples might also ruling, I’d be curious to find out was made to the text and, worst
Proposition 8. Something tells my interest and, thankfully, be a moral judgment. Normally what angles you think should be of all, the cutline under the
me we’ll be looking at media reporters Maura Dolan and when questions like this arise covered by the media. Or what photo continues to say:
coverage of this story for a Carol J. Williams went back to while I’m reading an article, non-judicial angles do you think The Rev. Friar Matthew
while. I’m reading the 138-page the issue repeatedly. While they just hang there. But sure should be explored. I imagine MacKay graduated from The
ruling now but it will take me a much of the piece looks forward enough, the reporters talked to that this decision will animate Citadel before joining the
while to get through. Imagine to the appeals process, they someone who made a point some voters come November, Marines.
being a reporter on deadline quoted some parts of the ruling, about that line: for instance. Please let us know Clearly, someone thought that
who needs to get a story up as including this one: Edward E. (Ned) Dolejsi, if you find any particularly good the church website’s use of
quickly as possible. I may have The jurist, a Republican executive director of the or loathsome examples of media “Fr.” stood for something other
never said this before when it appointee who is gay, cited California Catholic Conference, coverage. than the obvious — “Father.”
c o m e s t o c o v e r a g e o f extensive evidence from the trial said he believed the judge’s NB: Despite the headline, the Thus, it’s time to add another
Proposition 8 but the Los to support his finding that there ruling was both legally and comments section is not a place correction to the online version
Angeles Times actually got a lot was not a rational basis for morally wrong. to debate your views on of the obituary. This is
done in a short period of time, I excluding gays and lesbians “All public law and public marriage or marriage law. Keep important, I think, because these
think. That may be because they from marriage. In particular, he policy is developed from some focused on the journalism issues kinds of basic mistakes have a
had to keep the analysis to a rejected the argument advanced moral perspective, the morality and go fight it out on the other terrible bite to them when they
minimum and just get a quick by supporters of Proposition 8 that society judges is blogs that welcome such fights. show up in obituaries. It seems
take on the facts out: that children of opposite-sex important,” he said. To say that Written by: Mollie on August 5, like the newspaper is being
A federal judge declared couples fare better than children society shouldn’t base its laws 2010. indifferent, somehow.
California’s ban on same-sex of same-sex couples, saying that on moral views is “hard to even Five Filters featured Still the story is worth reading,
m a r r i a g e u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l expert testimony in the trial comprehend,” he said. article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets although I still cannot believe
Wednesday, saying that no provided no support for that Now certainly it might have an Easy Ride in the that he is gone at this age with
legitimate state interest justified argument. been nice to get a quote from Independent. Available tools: so many years of service ahead
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differently from others and that conclusively that moral and but the piece is pretty long as is. Term Extraction. from his ministry) in a parish
“moral disapproval” was not religious views form the only There will be time to hash these that he helped create and that he
enough to save the voter-passed basis for a belief that same-sex things out. dearly loved.
MEMORY Memory eternal, Father
continued from page 84 Matthew. Written by: tmatt on
an Easy Ride in the August 4, 2010.
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10 Free Web UI Kits and Resources for Designers
Grace Smith (Mashable!)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 9:39:50 AM
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As designers, we often recycle
the same fundamental elements
when wireframing or mocking
up a design. However, by
utilizing a library of reusable
web UI elements, we can make
the design process on each
project more efficient, and cut
down on research and design
time.
This post covers 10 of the best
free web UI kits, resources and
stencils from around the web to
kick-start the early stages of
your next project.
If you’re partial to any
particular free web UI kits or
resources, let us know about
them in the comments below. 1.
UI Design Framework
This is a complete design
framework that includes a
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
library with hundreds of vector
elements for interface design.
Plus, it has a minimal UI icons
set with 260 vector icons for
Illustrator, and a library with
200 styles to apply in Illustrator.
They can be utilized to create
more comprehensive
wireframes, mockups and
deliverables using consistent,
well-designed common UI
elements.
Each vector element can easily
be customized to suit your needs
by resizing, coloring and
tweaking its appearance, all
neatly contained within
organized Illustrator panels. 2.
Web UI & Button Set
A large, versatile web UI and
button set that should have
something useful for everyone.
It’s available in three different
styles with over seven colors
and contains elements with three
distinct aesthetics: Glossy, satin/
light gradient, and one-color.
The satin/light gradient set is
available in seven different
colors (all of which you’ll find
in the PSD file).
The individual elements in the
set include control buttons, info
and text boxes, navigation
elements, drop-down and
collapsible box styles, speech
bubbles, search forms and
loading elements. 3. Sketching
& Wireframing Kit
This is a comprehensive and
well-organized set of resources
for sketching and wireframing
that consists of form elements,
icons, indicators, feedback
messages, tooltips, navigation
elements, image placeholders,
embedded videos, sliders and
common ad banners.
The kit comes in two vector
formats, one for Adobe
Illustrator and the other in SVG
vector format, which can be
easily modified. It can also be
downloaded in PDF and EPS
formats. 4. Browser & Form
Elements
Designers Toolbox is an
excellent resource; take note of
the free web browser windows
and standard HTML form
elements. You can choose from
several options, including
Windows Vista (IE/Firefox),
Windows XP (IE/Firefox) and
Mac OS X (Firefox/Safari).
Once you’ve chosen your
operating system and browser,
you can then download the
required browser window size,
ranging from 640×480px to
1600×1200px.
Each form element package
includes pull-down menus, input
fields, radio buttons, check
boxes, buttons, text fields and
scroll bars, all within an easily
editable PSD file. 5. Modern
Web UI Set
This is a clean and modern web
UI set for use in web design,
applications, and print. Its clean,
black-and-white aesthetic means
it can be used in virtually any
situation. Included within the
package are navigation
elements, buttons, drop-down
menus, scroll bars, and login
panels. The set was built in a
non-destructive way, meaning
everything included in the PSD
file is well organized in folders,
and fully editable using vector
layers in Photoshop, from the
button shapes, to the gradients,
and text.
Having every element editable
means you can recreate anything
you need that is not included in
the file, just by using existing
items as your base. 6. UI Design
Kit
For those who don’t wish to
create interactive or complex
wireframes or mockups, this UI
kit provides a worthy
alternative. You can simply
open it within Photoshop and
start utilizing the elements
included. The kit contains
buttons, drop-down menus,
scroll bars, navigation elements,
speech bubbles, radio buttons,
avatars, tabs, checkboxes, text
fields, and a search bar.
Included within the package are
shape objects, which in some
cases have been converted into
SmartObjects, so they’re
completely scalable. 7. UI
Buttons & Icons
Here, you’ll find a selection of
165 high-quality UI icons and
buttons, available in AI, JPEG
and SVG formats, meaning each
element can be easily modified.
There are also five different
color schemes to choose from.
The package contains icons,
loading bars, symbols, buttons,
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arrows, and star ratings.
It’s a well-designed, clean
collection that provides a good
base to use when beginning any
type of UI design, wireframe or
mockup. 8. UI Library
This is a simple but extremely
useful Adobe Illustrator symbol
library file with all of the
elements organized on the art
board. The package contains
scroll bars, lists, buttons, tables,
tabs, ads, text fields, and loading
bars. This library of UI
components could be utilized
well when creating wireframes
or mockups.
To install this library, just drag
and drop the file named
“Wireframe Symbols.ai” into
your Adobe Illustrator Symbols
directory. Once you are in
Illustrator, go to your Symbols
Palette and load the library. 9.
Web Elements Kit
Here, you’ll find a huge set of
UI elements that are easily
modified through the layer
styles. There are 17 modules in
total in the package, with each
module containing various color
options. You can either use the
“all in one” PSD or the
individual PSD files for each
element. Overall, the set is well
organized with each layer
labeled, so you can simply drag
and drop them into your project.
Each text field is fully editable,
with easily customizable colors.
Also included is a “How To”
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10 Pieces of Gorgeous Geek Jewelry [PICS]
Amy-Mae Elliott (Mashable!)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 5:59:29 AM
The geek collective is nothing
if not creative, and some of that
creativity can be seen in the
treasure trove of geek-themed
jewelry available out there.
With a nod to the subtle, rather
than going down the route of
plastering “nerd” on your
forehead, we’ve scoured Etsy
for 10 excellent examples of
nerd-chic jewelry.
Whether you’re looking for a
great gift, or just looking to
spoil yourself, we’re fairly sure
there will be something in our
gallery that will hit the right
note. Let us know which item it
is in the comments box below.
1. At Sign Ring
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cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/
gallery/geeky-jewellery/
atsized.jpg" />
What could arguably be
described as the universal
symbol for online
communication, we love the
simple message this @ sign ring
brings. The symbol is also
available as earrings and
pendants, in gold as well as
silver.
Cost:$55
2. iPhone Earrings
iPhone Earrings" src="http://
cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/
gallery/geeky-jewellery/
iphone.jpg" />
These dinky danglers are an
exact replica of the iPhone (but
at doll's house scale) and will
show your obsession for the
thing loud and proud.
Cost:$4.99
3. Control, Alt, Delete Ring
Control, Alt, Delete Ring"
src="http://cdn.mashable.com/
wp-content/gallery/geeky-
jewellery/conlaltdelrings.jpg" />
Just make sure you sport this
funky set of modern acrylic
finger-wear in the correct
order...
Cost:$5
4. Floppy Disk Necklace
Floppy Disk Necklace"
src="http://cdn.mashable.com/
wp-content/gallery/geeky-
jewellery/flop.jpg" />
This sterling silver necklace
and charm is a sweet retro way
to show off your inner geek.
Cost:$17.00
5. Cursor Earrings
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cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/
gallery/geeky-jewellery/
cursors.jpg" />
Oh cursors! That's another $9
we can't resist spending on Etsy.
Cost:$9
6. Retro Apple Logo Earrings
Retro Apple Logo Earrings"
src="http://cdn.mashable.com/
wp-content/gallery/geeky-
jewellery/il_fullxfull-
162871071.jpg" />
You can add some Cupertino
chic to your lobes with these
vintage-looking Apple logo
studs.
Cost:$13.99
7. Mouse Necklace
Mouse Necklace" src="http://
cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/
gallery/geeky-jewellery/
mouse.jpg" />
A cute necklace for every
variety of geek, this mini-mouse
is just a few clicks away from
being yours.
Cost:$10.00
8. 8-Bit Computer Love Ring
8-Bit Computer Love Ring"
src="http://cdn.mashable.com/
wp-content/gallery/geeky-
jewellery/binary.jpg" />
Designed as a gift for geeky
guys, this spells out "love" in
binary code and offers an 8-bit
heart to boot.
Cost:$65
9. White Apple Necklace
White Apple Necklace"
src="http://cdn.mashable.com/
wp-content/gallery/geeky-
jewellery/white.jpg" />
We just love this super subtle
way of declaring allegiance to
all things Apple with a delicate
MacBook-white apple with tiny
silver leaves. So sweet!
Cost:$13.95
10. Circuit Board Ring
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cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/
gallery/geeky-jewellery/
circuit_0.jpg" />
A broken circuit board becomes
abstract art, then a beautiful
item of contemporary jewelry
with this funky unisex ring.
Cost:$20
More Geeky Resources from
Mashable:
- 10 Great Geek Tees For Kids
- 10 Essential Accessories for
the Fashionable Geek
- 10 Fun Facebook Accessories
- 5 Must-Have Geek
Collectibles
- Top 10 Geekiest Decorations
for Your Home or Office [PICS]
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Morning Brief: Google
Acquires Slide, Hunch
Relaunches
Lauren Indvik (Mashable!)
Submitted at 8/5/2010 8:26:58 AM
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Welcome to this morning’s
edition of “First To Know,” a
series in which we keep you in
the know on what’s happening
in the digital world. We’re
keeping our eyes on three
particular stories of interest
today.
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Following multiple reports that
Google is preparing an
aggressive entrance into the
social gaming space,
anonymous sources have
revealed that Google has
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purchased social gaming,

Neutrality (But They Are Talking) slideshow and widget maker
Slide for $182 million.
Ben Parr (Mashable!) misunderstands our purpose.” not okay to discriminate against A c c o r d i n g t o t h e s e s a m e
Submitted at 8/5/2010 12:10:43 PM Here’s the full statement: the same type of data from two s o u r c e s , t h e d e a l w i l l b e
“The NYT article regarding d i f f e r e n t c o n t e n t c r e a t o r s officially announced Friday.
Google and Verizon have both conversations between Google (example: the video content of [via TechCrunch]
i s s u e d d e n i a l s o f a s t o r y and Verizon is mistaken. It YouTube, Vimeo and Ustream), Twitter “Shoutout” Feature in
asserting that the two companies fundamentally misunderstands but that it’s fine to discriminate the Works
are in talks that would upend net our purpose. As we said in our against different data types, such Twitter may be readying a new
neutrality. They are talking earlier FCC filing, our goal is an as video vs. audio. promotional tool similar
a b o u t t h e f u t u r e o f n e t Internet policy framework that Verizon and Google are talking, to@earlybird, an account that
neutrality, though. ensures openness and -face of this magnitude would but it doesn’t look like any tweets out special deals from
Yesterday, The New York accountability, and incorporates be uncharacteristic for the landmark business deal is s e l e c t a d v e r t i s e r s . T h e
T i m e s p u b l i s h e d a s t o r y specific FCC authority, while company whose motto is to “Do coming anytime soon. More account,@twittershoutout, is
claiming that the two were maintaining investment and No Evil.” likely is that the two companies currently a private account
“nearing an agreement that innovation. To suggest this is a With that said, the nature of the a r e p r e p a r i n g t o i s s u e a f o l l o w e d o n l y b y T w i t t e r
could allow Verizon to speed business arrangement between denials does tell something: statement of agreement over the e m p l o y e e s . I t s b i o s a y s ,
some online content to Internet our companies is entirely Verizon and Google are talking, principles of net neutrality. We “Contribute your shoutouts to
users more quickly,” so long as incorrect.” just not about paying for the doubt it involves giving Google peeps.”
the content creators were willing Google quickly followed up carriage of traffic over the preferential Internet traffic It’s not yet clear whether this
to pay. In the piece, sources with a tweet of its own: Internet. Google CEO Eric treatment over its competitors. a c c o u n t w i l l b e u s e d f o r
“close to the discussion” said “@NYTimes is wrong. We’ve Schmidt said as much at the More About: fcc, Google, net advertisers, users or perhaps non
that Verizon and Google have not had any convos with VZN T e c h o n o m y C o n f e r e n c e neutrality, verizon -profits; we could imagine a
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Verizon Executive Director of n e u t r a l i t y ’ s m o s t a c t i v e neutrality view and the telecom Gray]
Media Relations David Fish said proponents and has been for view.” Update: ShoutOut is an internal
that the story “fundamentally some time. To execute an about Schmidt goes on to say that it’s tool Twitter uses to let
employees “give props” to each
other, according to The Next
Web.
Hunch Repositions Itself as a
Recommendation Engine
Hunch, a much-buzzed about

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startup founded by Flickr co-
founder Caterina Fake and angel
investor Chris Dixon, has
launched a redesign that
positions itself not as a social
Q&A service, but as a taste-
driven recommendation engine.
Log in with your Facebook or
Twitter account, answer 20
quick questions, and the service
will deliver a list of personal
recommendations of music,
books, magazines, TV shows,
food, vacations, computer
software and other products
you’re likely to enjoy [via
ReadWriteWeb].
Further News
• Facebook has purchased $40
million worth of social
networking patents.
• Word puzzle games have
arrived on the Kindle.
• Google has ceased
development of its Google
Wave product.
• A PDF of the ruling
overturning California’s
Proposition 8 appeared on
document-sharing site Scribd,
becoming the most viral
document the site has ever
hosted.
• The fourth Internet Explorer 9
Platform Preview is now
available for developers [via
IEBlog].
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help file with information on
how best to use the files. 10.
OmniGraffle UI Stencils
Try out this set of shapes for
creating wireframes and
mockups in OmniGraffle. It
consists of the basic components
you’ll need to create user
interface specifications.
Included in the package are
header and footer variables,
buttons, switches, controls,
sliders, menus, headings,
arrows, tabs, media players,
modal windows, a color picker,
and pagination elements.
An OmniGraffle UX template
is also available (free), which
includes shared layers for basic
UX document needs, including
title page, wireframes, and
storyboards. The UX Form
stencil is also an excellent
resource for OmniGraffle,
which provides different button
layouts, a progress indicator,
captcha code input field, labels,
and more.
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resources you would
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