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The chilling effect of 'lawfare' litigation | Alan Dershowitz and

Elizabeth Samson
by Alan Dershowitz, Elizabeth defamation, not with the intent to courts, the enormous cost a Carr, a columnist for the Boston public. It is also impossible to
Samson (World news and win the case, but with the hope lawsuit imposes and the smear of Herald, said he "know[s] the ISB know how many threats of a
comment from the Guardian | of imposing an unaffordably bigotry it achieves has stifled lawsuit has had a chilling effect lawsuit have led to self-
guardian.co.uk) high cost on criticism of their legitimate discussion of some on journalists in Boston". An censorship or inappropriate
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:40:58 AM actions. suspect behaviour. Litigation – analysis of the articles printed in retractions by writers who fear
A recent case is most and the threat of litigation – has the Herald from summer 2003 to that their writing, while protected
Radical Islamic groups in the instructive: the American Civil prevented concerned citizens winter 2007 supports Carr's as free speech, will land them in
US are intimidating the media L i b e r t i e s U n i o n s u e d t h e from speaking freely and stopped statement. Between summer court.
with the cost of defending government-funded Tarek ibn the publication of important 2003 and winter 2005, the The New York Times, Wall
defamation suits in order to stifle Ziyad academy for allegedly information. Herald published 19 articles Street Journal, New York Daily
criticism promoting Islam – a violation of In 2003, the Council on mentioning the ISB's alleged News, and Boston Herald have
Recognising that British courts church-state separation. TIZA American-Islamic Relations sued connection with radical Islamic all been sued for libel for
have become a prime destination counter-sued for libel over the the National Review for groups. After the lawsuit began reporting about the plaintiffs'
for "libel tourists", the House of ACLU's statement that it is a publishing an allegedly in 2005 until winter 2007, the connections to radical Islam.
Lords has recently established a " t h e o c r a t i c s c h o o l " . O n 9 defamatory statement. Though paper whitewashed its reporting Large newspapers may be
government panel to look into D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 9 t h e c o u r t NR retracted the statement, and no longer mentioned financially capable of putting up
the possibility of amending its dismissed TIZA's counterclaim CAIR pursued its suit aiming, in radicalism in the 20 articles that a defence, but may not want the
laws to make it tougher for because, as a public school, it is NR's view, to intimidate and covered the ISB's activities hassle or expense, even when the
foreigners to bring defamation r e q u i r e d t o s h o w t h a t t h e punish the magazine. The court during that period. truth is on their side. Perhaps
suits in Britain. The UK is ACLU's statement was false and threw out the case for lack of Before 2001, there were five most daunting is that the extent
notorious for its plaintiff-friendly that it was also made with actual merit, but NR still paid more documented defamation cases of the problem is hidden – one
libel laws which have been malice or a reckless disregard for than $50,000 in legal fees. relating to radical Islamic cannot know what editors under
accused of being "contemptuous the truth, which it was unable to That is a fraction of what a libel groups. After 2001, that number pressure deem not suitable to
of free speech" and making do. defence can cost. In 2005, the rose sharply. Though roughly 20 publish.
a"mockery of British justice" and How, in TIZA's estimation, Islamic Society of Boston sued cases have been identified, the It seems that the UK is
because they silence writers would a libel lawsuit against the the Boston Herald and nearly a extent of the problem is difficult beginning to understand the
through expensive litigation. ACLU – one of the strongest dozen others for defamation. The to determine since these cases danger that frivolous libel suits
But even as Britain attempts to defenders of Muslim civil ISB was building New England's are typically settled out of court. pose to free speech and is,
prevent frivolous libel suits, the liberties in the wake of 9/11 – largest Islamic centre and the Often, the plaintiffs have therefore, considering the option
battle continues in the US. h a v e h a d a n y c h a n c e o f defendants were raising substantial resources and the to reform its laws to secure this
American courts are being succeeding? The fact is that this legitimate questions about the defendants cannot afford the most basic democratic value. But
utilised by radical Islamic groups case is part of a pattern of ISB's connections to terrorist legal costs. as Britain is trying to thwart libel
t o s t i f l e w r i t e r s t h r o u g h defamation lawsuits brought to financing and hate speech. A 2004 survey by the American tourism and stop lawsuits that
"lawfare" – the use of law as a silence critics of controversial Though the ISB dropped the Society of Journalists and unjustly attempt to prevent the
weapon of warfare – a tactic that Islamic organisations due to lawsuit – just weeks before some Authors found that about 70% of publication of information, the
has had a "chilling effect" on increased scrutiny post-9/11. The of their leaders were to give freelance writers earn less than rise in strategic "chilling effect"
free speech. In contrast to the strategy, which has included sworn testimony – the $50,000 annually. It is not litigation is a growing concern in
British laws, American libel law actions such as libel tourism in defendants incurred close to $2m surprising then that some would the US. Freedom of speech will
favours defendants. However, the UK, often works. in legal costs. silence themselves, calculating continue to suffer as long as
plaintiffs in the US have learned Though most defamation claims The ISB lawsuit had even more that the personal cost of a lawsuit
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t o s u e t h e i r c r i t i c s f o r are deemed baseless by US damaging consequences. Howie outweighs the need to inform the
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Chinese farms 'cause more pollution than factories'

by Jonathan Watts (World organic compounds in water), nitrogen fertiliser factory in government needs to foster low- measured - as is the case for
news and comment from the 67% of phosphorus and 57% of Hainan's Dongfang City. pollution agriculture." carbon dioxide and small particle
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) nitrogen discharges. But the returns on this chemical But in what appears to be a emissions - or the data is not
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:46:30 AM At the launch of the paper, investment are poor. According statistical sleight of hand, the made public, as is the case for
Wang Yangliang of the ministry to a recent Greenpeace report, government said the new ozone.
Groundbreaking government of agriculture recognised the fall- the country consumes 35% of the agricultural data and other Zheng said the government
survey pinpoints fertilisers and out from intensive farming world's nitrogen fertiliser, which figures from the census would would expand its monitoring
pesticides as greater source of methods. wastes energy and other not be used to evaluate the system in the next five-year plan.
water contamination "Fertilisers and pesticides have resources, while adding to water success of its five-year plan to Extracts from China's first
Farmers' fields are a far bigger played an important role in pollution and greenhouse gas reduce pollution by 10%. pollution report (for 2007):
source of water contamination in enhancing productivity but in emissions. Zhang Lijun, the environmental • Sulphur dioxide emissions 23.2
China than factory effluent, the certain areas improper use has "Agricultural pollution has protection vice-minister, claimed million tonnes (91.3% from
Chinese government revealed had a grave impact on the become one of China's gravest China was cleaning up its industry)
today in its first census on environment," he said. "The fast environmental crises," said pollution problem far faster than • Nitrogen oxide emissions: 18
pollution. development of livestock Greenpeace campaign director other countries during their dirty million tonnes (30% from
S e n i o r o f f i c i a l s s a i d t h e breeding and aquaculture has Sze Pangcheung. "China needs stage of development. vehicles)
disclosure, after a two-year study produced a lot of food but they to step up the fight against the "Because China follows a • Chemical oxygen demand
involving 570,000 people, would a r e a l s o m a j o r s o u r c e s o f overuse of fertilisers and different pattern of development, discharges: 30.3 billion tonnes
require a partial realignment of p o l l u t i o n i n o u r l i v e s . " pesticides and promote it is very likely that pollution (44% from agriculture)
environmental policy from He said the ministry would ecological agriculture which has will peak when per capita • Soot: 11.7 million tonnes.
smoke stacks to chicken coops, introduce measures to improve obvious advantages for human income reaches US$3,000," he • Solid waste: 3.8 billion tonnes
cow sheds and fruit orchards. the efficiency of pesticide and heath, the environment, and said, comparing this with the (of which 45.7m tonnes is
Despite the sharp upward fertiliser use, to expand biogas sustainable development of $8,000 he said was the norm in hazardous)
revision of figures on rural generation from animal waste, agriculture." other nations. • Heavy metal discharges: 900
contamination, the government and to change agricultural Wen Tiejun, dean of the school If true, it would suggest the tonnes
suggested the country's pollution l i f e s t y l e s t o p r o t e c t t h e of agriculture and rural worst of China's pollution • Livestock faeces: 243 million
problem may be close to - or e n v i r o n m e n t . development at Renmin problems may already be over. tonnes.
even past - a peak. That claim is While the high figure for rural university, said the survey According to the World Bank • Livestock urine: 163 million
likely to prompt scepticism pollution is partly explained by should be used as a turning and International Monetary tonnes
among environmental groups. the immense size of China's point. His research suggested Fund, per capita incomes in • Plastic film on cropfields:
According to insiders, the agricultural sector, it also reflects that Chinese farmers used almost China have already passed this 121,000 tonnes (80.3% recycled)
release of the groundbreaking t h e c o u n t r y ' s m a s s i v e twice as much fertiliser as they point. If exchange rates and a • Farming
report was delayed by resistance dependency on artificial farm needed. low cost of living are factored in, • Pollution
from the agriculture ministry, inputs such as fertilisers. "For almost all of China's 5,000- Chinese incomes may be • Pesticides
which had previously insisted The government says this is year history, agriculture had equivalent to more than $6,000. • Agriculture
that farms contributed only a tiny necessary because China uses given our country a carbon- But Zhang's claim is • China
fraction of pollution in China. only 7% of the world's land to absorbing economy but in the contestable. As countless
The census disproves these f e e d 2 2 % o f t h e g l o b a l past 40 years, agriculture has pollution scandals have revealed, Jonathan Watts
claims completely. According to population. An industrial lobby become one of the top pollution many industries and local guardian.co.uk© Guardian
t h e s t u d y , a g r i c u l t u r e i s is pushing for even greater use of sources," he said. "Experience governments routinely under- News & Media Limited 2010 |
responsible for 43.7% of the chemicals. It includes the huge shows that we don't have to rely report emissions and waste. Use of this content is subject to
n a t i o n ' s c h e m i c a l o x y g e n power company CNOOC, which on chemical farming to resolve Many harmful or controversial our Terms & Conditions| More
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4 World/ Politics/
Tim Etchells on performance: Cambodia's art steps into the
future
by Tim Etchells (World news
and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:57:34 AM
Can Cambodia begin to rebuild
its shattered cultural heritage?
Tim Etchells wonders if the
answer lies with a team of
Khmer dancers ... and a specially
modified laptop
I've recently returned from two
weeks in Cambodia, travelling
with 18 other artists, dancers,
choreographers and performance
-makers at the invitation of Ong
Keng Sen's Flying Circus
Project. Based in Singapore,
Keng Sen's Theatre Works outfit
has been running these
exchanges – predominantly
Asian in focus, but with routes
out in all directions – for
something like 10 years. The
intention varies with each
incarnation, but the broad hope is
for a two-way artistic exchange
between invited and local artists,
and between the invited artists
themselves. To call this latter
group diverse would be an
understatement: our trip saw
passports from Indonesia,
Slovenia, Turkey, South Africa,
India, UK, Lebanon, Singapore,
USA and Austria, among others,
RIP, Rep. John Murtha
(Little Green Footballs)
landing on the immigration desk
in Phnom Penh.
Highly organised and efficient
on one hand, Flying Circus also
courts a creative openness that at
times borders on chaos. The
logic for Keng Sen is that the
encounter must have its own
energy, that the group itself must
conjure something new from the
situation. An approach like this
takes time and nerve, but it
undoubtedly pays off.
Looking back, it's hard to say
what made the biggest
impression on me. The country
itself remains blighted by
poverty, and still in recovery
from the devastation of the Pol
Pot era and subsequent years of
civil war and instability.
Culturally, there's a determined
attempt to recover what the
Khmer Rouge tried to wipe out
in its brutal five-year drive to
Year Zero, which involved –
alongside much else – killing
intellectuals, artists, teachers and
anyone who spoke French. For
this reason, there's much talk of
archives, of remembering and
preserving. Around 300 feature
films were made in Cambodia
before 1975, of which as few as
30 now survive. They have been
gathered in the last five years
The news is just coming out that
Rep. John Murtha(D-PA) has
and preserved along with other
film, sound and photographic
materials at the Bophana archive
in Phnom Penh, our base for half
of the workshops.
The situation is equally dire in
the performing arts, since only a
handful of classical Khmer
dancers survived the killing
fields. These old masters are now
a precious resource, teaching
new generations techniques that
otherwise would have slipped
away for good. Back home in
England, I generally run a mile
from people attempting to rescue
traditional forms; but in
Cambodia, the initiative made
more sense – the difference,
perhaps, between a past that is
dying from irrelevance or lack of
interest, and one that has only
recently survived assassination.
What I sensed in the younger
artists and dancers we worked
with, though, was a desire to
move forwards with the past, and
not to retreat into it. These
Cambodian twentysomethings
are savvy and hungry, and well
aware that their country is
opening up, and that
internationally financed
redevelopment and tourism have
been following the inflow of
NGOs. They know that they'll
died at the age of 77, of
complications following gall
need new approaches in the arts,
and new political voices to meet
the challenges ahead.
I asked Keng Sen what he feared
the most from his project. We
talked about economic and
political dangers (artists as the
vanguard for property
developers) and about the
cultural dangers (Cambodians
caught in retreading western
postmodern art practice). Then
we talked about the positives: the
meetings, the collisions, the
insistence on and the articulation
of differences. There was one
moment in the workshops that
crystallised these possibilities for
me. Tarek Atoui, Lebanese
sound artist, ran a session with
the Khmer participants that
involved sounds collected by the
dancers played out from a laptop
and a complex array of
homemade sensors, motion
triggers and pressure pads. It was
late in the afternoon when the
dancers from Amrita Performing
Arts, our hosts for half of the
project, took to their feet and
began to move in and around
Atoui's machinery.
What happened was tentative at
first, then suddenly too much. It
was as if the dancers wanted to
play the system, or make music
bladder surgery. Our sympathies
to his family.
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with it, rather than dance with it.
My heart sank. Then all at once
they turned a corner and were
dancing again – the turning
wrists and fingers, lowered
centres of gravity, eye contact,
pantomime pauses and forward
rolls all instantly recognisable
from Khmer classical forms.
They weren't dancing for the
electronics, nor were they
dancing with them exactly; they
were dancing with and against
them, entering and refusing,
insisting on and moving through.
There was tension in the dancing
and music that afternoon, just as
there should be on occasions of
meeting. It was a privilege and
an inspiration to be there.
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• Cambodia
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Nigerian vice-president to take over from absent continued from page 2

lawfare is a threat, and the

premier ultimate loser will not be the
media – it will be the public.
by Mark Tran (World news presidency if he returns fit admitted to a hospital the next agreement between Nigeria's • Editor's note: The headline and
and comment from the enough to lead the country of day and has remained there, Christian south and Muslim standfirst were altered on this
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) 150 million people. But many leaving Nigeria in a political north. Jonathan, a Christian, article at 15:30 on 9 February
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:23:06 AM think he is too ill to serve again, limbo. would be taking over from after the authors objected that the
casting doubt on the leadership A m i d r u m o u r s a b o u t t h e Yar'Adua, a Muslim, before the o r i g i n a l v e r s i o n s d i d n o t
Senate votes to give power to of the ruling party in the run-up president's health – some reports president's appointed time was accurately represent the article's
G o o d l u c k J o n a t h a n a s to next year's presidential said he was dead – his doctor up. intended meaning. We agreed
speculation grows over health of election. released a statement saying he Until he took over as Nigeria's • Islam
missing president T h e o p p o s i t i o n A c t i o n h a d a c u t e p e r i c a r d i t i s , a n p r e s i d e n t i n M a y 2 0 0 7 , • Religion
The Nigerian parliament today Congress, which wants Yar'Adua i n f l a m m a t i o n o f t h e s a c Yar'Adua, 58, was governor of • United States
voted to transfer power to removed completely, said the s u r r o u n d i n g t h e h e a r t . his northern Katsina home state • Law
Goodluck Jonathan, the vice- decision in parliament took While the government says for eight years. • Media law
president, in the prolonged Nigeria "closer to the abyss". Jonathan has been acting in He has given one interview • Newspapers & magazines
absence of the president, Umaru "All hell has broken loose," said Yar'Adua's place, protesters have since being out of the country. In
Y a r ' A d u a , w h o h a s b e e n the party. "Jonathan should take taken to the street warning the January, he told the BBC he Alan Dershowitz Elizabeth
receiving hospital treatment in wise counsel and keep to the law. country would remain rudderless hoped to recover and return to Samson
Saudi Arabia. He should see this senate until the situation is clarified. In power. The senate's president, guardian.co.uk© Guardian
The house of representatives and resolution as nothing but a Greek Yar'Adua's absence more than David Mark, said that telephone News & Media Limited 2010 |
senate passed motions enabling gift designed to do him in." 300 people have died and i n t e r v i e w s e r v e d a s t h e Use of this content is subject to
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commander-in-chief of the vice-president has grown in violence between Christians and Jonathan to take power. "The Feeds
armed forces until Yar'Adua, r e c e n t w e e k s . N i g e r i a ' s Muslims, a major kidnapping BBC interview is as good as the
who left Nigeria last November influential state governors and a pipeline attack have l e t t e r e n v i s i o n e d b y t h e
is fit enough to resume his backed plans last week for occurred in the oil-rich Niger c o n s t i t u t i o n , " M a r k s a i d .
duties. Jonathan to be appointed acting delta and a young Nigerian • Nigeria
"The vice-president … shall president to fill the political attempted to bring down an
h e n c e f o r t h d i s c h a r g e t h e vacuum and urged parliament to airliner over Detroit, prompting Mark Tran
functions of the office of the act. the introduction of more guardian.co.uk© Guardian
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t h e a r m e d f o r c e s o f t h e from kidney ailments, left the those travelling from Nigeria. Use of this content is subject to
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Sarath Fonseka's wife appeals for husband's
freedom
by Jason Burke (World news
and comment from the
Guardian | guardian.co.uk)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:12:35 AM
Wife of Sri Lanka's defeated
presidential candidate says he
was treated "like an animal"
when arrested on sedition
charges
The wife of Sri Lanka's defeated
presidential candidate and former
army chief launched an
emotional appeal for Sri Lankan
"mothers, daughters and sisters"
to "come together to do
something" to free her husband
who was arrested on charges of
sedition yesterday.
Anoma Fonseka told a packed
press conference that General
Sarath Fonseka – the former four
star general who helped defeat
the Tamil Tiger rebels last year –
had been treated "like an animal"
when he was arrested during a
meeting of opposition parties at
his campaign headquarters in
Colombo.
"Today it has happened to
myself but tomorrow it will
happen to you so we have to do
something. Is this a democracy
Google Gmail press conference (live blog)
by Josh Lowensohn
(Webware.com)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:41:00 AM
We're heading to the
in our country?" an emotional
Mrs Fonseka said in images
broadcast widely in the region.
The Sri Lankan government
responded with a statement
saying Fonseka – who stood
against incumbent president
Mahinda Rajapaksa in last
month's elections – would be
court-martialled on charges of
conspiring against the president,
describing the 59-year-old
soldier turned politician as "hell-
bent on betraying the gallant
armed forces of Sri Lanka".
A military spokesman, Major
General Prasad Samarasinghe,
denied that Fonseka was cut off
from family or friends.
"Family members are allowed to
see him and he has been allowed
to obtain legal advice also," he
said.
Rauff Hakeem, an opposition
politician who witnessed the
arrest, said Fonseka was
physically carried from his office
by military police yesterday
afternoon. Around 20 of
Fonseka's associates and allies
are also reported to be in
detention.
Though analysts expected a
Googleplex to find out what's
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reports have pointed to Google
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closer result, Rajapaksa won the
26 January election by a 17%
margin. Election observers said
they had not seen evidence of
significant fraud despite claims
of rigging by the defeated
candidate.
Opposition to Rajapaksa is
fragmented. Fonseka, who has
been accused of involvement in
human rights abuses as
commanding officer of a series
of offensives against the Tamil
Tiger insurgents, led a varied
coalition which included ultra-
nationalist Sinhalese Marxists
and former Tamil separatists.
"The only thing that united the
opposition was a common desire
to get rid of Rajapaksa," said
Alan Keenan, a senior analyst
with the International Crisis
Group.
"Fonseka was a deeply flawed
candidate but there is now no
clear figurehead around whom
people can rally."
One consequence of the arrest,
Keenan said, was that the
opposition would face greater
difficulties in general
parliamentary elections that have
to be held by April.
Originally posted at Web
Crawler
A government minister,
Keheliya Rambukwella, said
Fonseka would be tried in a
military court because the
alleged offences had been
committed while he was army
chief.
"When he was the army
commander and chief of defence
staff and member of the security
council, he had direct contact
with opposition political parties,
which under the military law can
amount to conspiracy,"
Rambukwella said. It is
understood that the general may
face a second trial in civilian
courts too.
Local reporters in Colombo said
that the atmosphere in the Sri
Lankan capital was "deeply
uneasy".
• Sri Lanka
Jason Burke
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CLEVELAND A family
member who testified earlier that
an Ohio doctor denied poisoning
his wife now says the defendant
admitted to the killing.
Firas Essa returned to the
witness stand Monday in
Cleveland and said his brother,
Yazeed Essa, told him that he'd
replaced his wife's calcium
supplement tablets with cyanide.
Firas Essa said he decided to
change his testimony to avoid the
risk of perjury and obstruction
charges and potential prison
time. He said his brother's
admission came in a 2006
conversation the two had in
Cyprus, where Yazeed Essa was
detained after fleeing the U.S.
following his wife's death in
2005.
Yazeed Essa has pleaded not
guilty to killing his wife,
Rosemarie. His brother says he
has recently been urging the
defendant to plead guilty.
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At Last, a Flight Check-In System That Doesn't Suck

by Dan Morrell (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 9:21:59 AM

Ho-Yeol Ryu
A revolutionary software system
could take some of the tech
turbulence out of air travel.
The groans that follow a
canceled flight announcement
aren't just recognition of instant
inconvenience but also
anticipation of frustrations to
come: waiting in line, watching
ticket agents hammer keyboards,
wondering why getting on the
next flight has to be so difficult.
Don't aim your ire at the poor
ticket agent. The problem, says
ITA Software CEO Jeremy
Wertheimer, is the system. If you development and testing, Air another data partner. "It has a complex tasks -- such as company that revels in
were able to see things from the Canada is set to implement the unique ability to put together rebooking and rerouting challenges -- ITA famously
other side of the desk without first phase of the program, results in a fast, efficient, and passengers -- that were advertises itself on Boston's
causing a security incident, you'd tentatively dubbed the Passenger accurate way." previously left to agents. That trains with programming puzzles
understand that ticket agents are Services System (PSS). That's what the company has frees staff to focus on an that job seekers must solve even
trying to pull answers from Chances are, you already use been trying to do for airlines increasingly important part of the to have a chance at an interview.
antiquated green-screen airline ITA's technology. Founded by with the new PSS. The key, says airline business: selling According to Wertheimer, the
systems that can require weeks Wertheimer and fellow MIT Wertheimer, is simply exploiting customers ancillaries such as single biggest hurdle was making
and weeks of training and black- alums Dave Baggett and Carl de five decades of advances in extra legroom, access to the system modular. ITA wanted
belt levels of keyboard dexterity. Marcken in the mid-1990s, the computer science. Software is at electrical outlets, and onboard airlines to be able to implement
"The airline IT platform was firm had its first hit in 2001, the system's heart. The agents' food-and-drink credits -- pitches their reservation system one
developed in the 1950s," says when it became the search Sputnik-era screens are replaced that can now be personalized piece at a time, or mix and match
Wertheimer. "Almost all these backbone for Orbitz. Its software by a Weblike experience, and based on detailed online profiles different parts (say, just the
programs are still running on now powers two-thirds of all passengers arriving at departure the system builds. "Other shopping-related functions and
mainframes." online flight sales in the United gates to find their flight canceled industries have been successful the flight rebooking piece),
Enter ITA, a Cambridge, States and provides pricing info need only to check their in understanding their which meant the company had to
Massachusetts, company that is for leading travel sites including BlackBerry or iPhone for a customers," says Erin Daly, build separate components that
set to introduce a new system Kayak and Hotwire. "ITA uses message from their airline with director of product development would work both individually
that could revolutionize the really smart tech and algorithms flight alternatives and even at ITA. "We're building a and in unison. Even the testing
business of flying you from point to bring back fast and accurate credits added to their online platform that allows airlines to required heavy lifting: In order to
A to point B and make life easier data," says Krista Pappas, head frequent-flier account for the do just that." run trials on the PSS, ITA had to
not just for you but also for of business development for inconvenience. The building process has been
ticket agents and airline execs. travel at Microsoft's Bing, The PSS automates potentially long, even for the wonks at a LAST, page 10
This summer, after five years of
8 Business/ E-reader News Edition

What Apple and Amazon Job Ads Reveal About the iPad-
Kindle Battle Ahead
by Kit Eaton (Fast Company)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:52:18 AM

Both Amazon and Apple have

new advertisements for job
openings at their companies that,
if you read into the details just a
little, give away many a detail on
the upcoming Kindle versus iPad
conflict. It's going to be very
interesting.
First up, and most surprising if
you're an e-ink fanatic, is that
one of Amazon's new jobs is for
a "hardware display manager."
That title isn't particularly
revealing, but get this: The
specific expertise Amazon's
looking for--at a senior level--is
in "the LCD business" where you
must know the "key players in screen--probably in color. We've advertising for a new employee. MacBooks, this has us recruit people at the right point
the market." There are also two noted before that e-ink, in its It's specifically looking for a wondering whether the iPad in a product's development.
different advertisements for current guise, may be great at quality assurance expert to work really does have a camera--or it Amazon looks like it's not going
experts in wireless technology. displaying plain text, but it's in the iPad Media Systems team, did have one that was removed at to surrender the Kindle's crown
And you know what that adds appalling at the quick-change and if you're interested in the last minute, or if Apple's now without a fight, and upstart
up to, particularly when you pixel rates needed for Web applying you'll have to planning for the iPad 2.0 to have Apple is already looking at next-
remember Amazon also just browsing, let alone video. And demonstrate "knowledge of really advanced image collecting gen technology to include in its
bought a touchscreen this suggests a radical digital camera technology (still powers. newest all-singing, all-dancing
manufacturer? It means that transformation of the Kindle into and video)" and "familiarity with Clearly both companies have an slate device. Regardless of what
much of what we suggested more of a multi-function slate and interest in photography, eye on the near future happens in the next few months
about the future design of the PC, which is clearly in response video as well as media file development of their portable when the iPad launches, how
Kindle 3 may soon come true. to the coming tide of tablet PCs formats". tech, and unlike more traditional these two giants are going to slug
Amazon looks like it'll be giving of all shapes and sizes. And given what we know about media channels it's harder to it out is going to make for some
the next Kindle proper WiFi, But mainly Amazon is reacting the suspicious camera space hush-up what's revealed in job very interesting news.
which implies better Net surfing to the Apple iPad. And in that inside the iPad chassis, which placements--which you also have [Via Electronista, MacRumors]
powers, a touchscreen (finally regard, here's something else to almost perfectly fits the Webcam to have in place way ahead of
ditching that awful keypad), and chew on: Apple itself is units currently used inside time if you're to successfully
yes, you guessed it, an LCD
E-reader News Edition Business/ Tech/ 9

Foursquare Steps Up its Location-Based Content With Zagat,

HBO Deals
by Kit Eaton (Fast Company) Bravo kicked off in January. Foursquare experience? At this
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:19:23 AM Zagat itself will get a boost, as point it's hard to tell, of course,
its traditional stomping ground is but it is clear that Foursquare
Conscious of the advancing, i n v a d e d b y c r o w d - s o u r c e d may have to tread a very careful
diversifying competition to its review systems like Yelp, and line. If it goes in for this sort of
location-based gaming/info you could almost argue the deal extra content placements with
services, Foursquare is not with Foursquare is more of a "if too much gusto, it risks
sitting on it's laurels: It's you can't beat 'em..." maneuver swamping the user-to-user
announcing new partnerships than anything else. mayorships competition that
with some big-name media There's also other news that really drives the way it works at
companies to add content to its Foursquare's about to enter into the moment. In this regard
system. content deals with Warner Bros Foursquare is a little like Twitter,
First up is a deal with Zagat, and HBO. Warner is promoting since they both lacked a way to
which'll add some named-quality the new movie "Valentine's Day" tie their real-time status-updating
reviews to Foursquare and act as w h i l e H B O i s t r y i n g a tech to advertising--in Twitter's
a p r o m o t i o n a l v e h i c l e : promotional deal for "How to sense, of course, though they're began ... but you can imagine case this was a deliberate
Foursquare players will be able Make It in America," and there's effectively just the same kind of that the History Channel's tie-up maneuver.
to earn a special "Foodie" badge word that the History Channel is simple placement with Foursquare could yield [via New York Times,
if they check into the right still mid-negotiation. Location- advertisements, designed to raise some much more interesting VentureBeat, AdAge]
eateries--a lot like the special based tie-ins like Bravo's, awareness of a new product, that results.
reward badges that the deal with Warner's and HBO's do make have been used since advertising What's all this going to do to the

Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations: 1080p streaming

not coming to
CAT, ERTS, FTNT, GME, PRSP, SAP, TWX ... Netflix this year
by Eric Buscemi Missouri-based First Bank. The stock's risk/reward ratio is Continue reading Analyst by Josh Lowensohn
(BloggingStocks) firm has a $45 price target on compelling, as its checks indicate Upgrades, Downgrades and (Webware.com)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:20:00 AM
shares. that advertising continues to Initiations: CAT, ERTS, FTNT,
Submitted at 2/8/2010 12:30:00 PM
• JPMorgan upgraded Fortinet ( accelerate in Q1. GME, PRSP, SAP, TWX ...
Filed under: Analyst Reports, FTNT) to overweight from • Caterpillar ( CAT) was Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades After an earlier report, the
A n a l y s t U p g r a d e s a n d neutral on valuation following upgraded to overweight from and Initiations: CAT, ERTS, popular DVD-by-mail and video
Downgrades, Time Warner the recent pullback in shares. underweight at Morgan Stanley. FTNT, GME, PRSP, SAP, TWX -streaming company now says it
(TWX), Analyst Initiations The firm has a $20 price target • SAP AG ( SAP) was upgraded ... originally appeared on does not plan to stream full HD
Analyst Upgrades on the stock. to market perform from BloggingStocks on Tue, 09 Feb content to its users later this year.
• B. Riley upgraded Prosperity • Wells Fargo upgraded Lamar underperform at FBR Capital. 2010 11:20:00 EST. Please see Originally posted at Web
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LAST,
Poster-Size Heroin Stamps Bring Awareness to continued from page 7

build simulators of all the other

Public Health Issues
by Ariel Schwartz (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 2/8/2010 7:30:13 PM
Heroin, like any product, relies
on branding to tell its story.
GOOD Magazine alum Liza
Vadnai has teamed with the
Stamp Collective to gather
photos of heroin stamps (branded
stamp-sized bags of heroin),
blow them up to poster size, and
eventually show them in an
exhibit entitled "Edge Markets:
Heroin Use, Stamp Aesthetics,
and HIV."
According to the Collective:
Blown up larger than life, these
beautiful, fascinating and
unsettling images of the stamps
hint at a complex chain from
supplier to dealer, the dynamics
of drug markets and the story of
the marketing of addiction on the
systems it would interface with,
because there's no expectation
images on the stamps mirror the that all of the world's 5,000-plus
political and social climate of the airlines will soon implement it.
moment, creating a fascinating But ITA certainly hopes that at
narrative. least a handful of them will buy
The project still needs more soon. Longtime customer Air
cash to get off the ground, Canada is the only one that has
however. $1,171 has been raised signed on so far, but ITA says
on microfunding site Kickstarter- that deals with other airlines are
-$2000 is required before April 1 in the works. While the privately
to make sure the exhibit has held company is doing fine
e n o u g h f u n d i n g t o c o v e r financially -- it has barely
production costs, an opening touched the $100 million in
streets of NYC. Their disturbing night event, and educational venture funding it raised in 2006
beauty compels the viewer to materials. You can learn more -- it has also had to devote half
consider addiction and some of about the project (and donate) of its workforce to building the
its preventable consequences here. PSS over the past five years.
(e.g. HIV and HCV infections, [Via GOOD] "Only occasionally do you get
mass incarceration). The graphic the opportunity to do something
so crazy big," says Wertheimer.

Traders Are Net Short the Euro by $8 "It's one of those projects where
it's a millennium of work." Now
he has to hope for an equivalent
billion return on that investment.

by Connie Madon subtracting them you can get a promises to cut Spain's budget
(BloggingStocks) sense of whether traders are net deficit by 3% of GDP by 2013.
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:40:00 AM
long or short. In the case of the But then the treasury wants to
euro, traders are net short 40,000 raise 116.7 billion euros.
Filed under: International contracts or nearly $8 billion. Continue reading Traders Are
Markets, Market Matters,
Options
Meanwhile, officials of
struggling countries, Greece,
Net Short the Euro by $8 billion
Traders Are Net Short the Euro
Mozilla plans to drop Mac
During a crisis, never mind what Spain and Portugal are telling the
t h e m e d i a o r g o v e r n m e n t media that they have things
by $8 billion originally appeared
on BloggingStocks on Tue, 09 OS X 10.4 support
officials are saying, follow the under control. Elena Salgado, Feb 2010 10:40:00 EST. Please by Stephen Shankland optimized for newer Mac OS X
money. Spanish finance minister and see our terms for use of feeds. (Webware.com) versions, but Mozilla is meeting
The Mercantile Exchange Jose Manuel Campo, her deputy Read| Permalink| Email this| Submitted at 2/9/2010 3:34:00 AM some resistance.
(CME) posts open contracts for flew to London to meet with Comments Originally posted at Deep Tech
each currency traded -- both long bondholders, the Financial Times Dropping support for Tiger
a n d s h o r t p o s i t i o n s . B y reports. They want to reassure means Firefox could be better
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Infographic of the Day: Your
Computer Use, Visualized
Like a Jackson Pollock
by Cliff Kuang (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:40:41 AM
You spend all day clicking a
mouse. What's that look like?
There are lots of heat maps of
websites, showing where
people's clicks and eyeballs go
when they arrive at a page. But
this is the first app we've seen
that lets you build one for
yourself. Designed by Anatoly
Zenkov and available on a Mac
or PC, it's dead simple: You just
run the app, minimize the
window, and go about your
business. The tracks show your
mouse path, and the circles show
where your pointer lingered--
stopping points where you were
working on the keyboard, away
from the computer, or immersed
in content.
You could almost use this as an
ad-hoc tool for honing your site's
UI, since it allows you to see
exactly how people are
interacting with a webpage or
an app. If the app could track
which activity you were involved
in--and color code accordingly-
-it would be even cooler.
But the current version still
paints a pretty picture of the way
you use the web. As Flowing
Data writes, "In the end, you get
this image that looks something
like a Pollock."
For more Infographics of the
Day, click here.
[Via Feltron and Flowing Data]
Business/ Popular News/ Tech/ 11
Facebook Sends Lots Of
Kenneth Feinberg Tries Traffic To News Sites...
Will They Start
Desperately to Stay Demanding To Be Paid?
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Relevant Submitted at 2/8/2010 10:59:00 PM
by Zac Bissonnette So what does he do to keep With a new report coming out
(BloggingStocks) himself occupied? He chats on suggesting that Facebook sends
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:20:00 AM
the phone with Goldman Sachs ( more traffic to news sites than
GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein about Google News, folks like Mathew
Filed under: Management, how that company can better Ingram are asking if Rupert
Goldman Sachs Group (GS) If align pay for its executives, even Murdoch, the AP and others will
y o u w e r e t o c a l c u l a t e a though he has no authority over - be complaining about Facebook
headlines/efficacy ratio for - or interest in -- that company's "stealing" their traffic and
g o v e r n m e n t a n d c o r p o r a t e policies. demanding to get paid. Given
leaders, executive pay czar Continue reading Kenneth
Kenneth Feinberg would have to Feinberg Tries Desperately to
their reactions to Google, it does
seem like a reasonable question.
rank pretty high on the "most Stay Relevant
press for least accomplished" Kenneth Feinberg Tries
Or will that only happen when
Facebook is making much more
list. Desperately to Stay Relevant
Now that Bank of America ( o r i g i n a l l y a p p e a r e d o n
money from its other lines of
business, and those news execs
BAC) and Citigroup ( C) are out BloggingStocks on Tue, 09 Feb get jealous?
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American International Group ( P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s |
AIG), the car companies, and C o m m e n t s
GMAC to meddle with at little
benefit to anyone.
Big trouble in McItaly
(Holy Kaw!) responded by calling the critics
“ignorant Stalinists” and claimed
Submitted at 2/9/2010 1:06:50 AM
that these same critics rejected
McDonald’s new sandwich, the Italian-ness of pizza. Do you
endorsed by the Italian think the McItaly will take root?
government, is leaving a bad Read the full article at the BBC.
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MEMC CEO Forgoes First Lady tackles child obesity

Bonus; Money Will Go
to Retrain Workers
by Mark Fightmaster
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:00:00 AM
Filed under: Management,
Employees Last Thursday,
MEMC Electronic Materials (
WFR) announced that CEO
Ahmad Chatila won't be
accepting a $500,000 bonus for
2009. Instead, the money will go
to retraining 450 workers that
will be laid off from two plant
closings. This story somehow
has flown under the radar and
did not get the attention it
deserves.
Like many companies last year,
MEMC did not meet its
performance targets for 2009.
And still no different than many
other companies, it, too, decided
to award more than $600,000 in
bonuses, using "discretionary
authority." These bonuses were
(BBC News | Americas |
World Edition)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:40:19 AM
increase their efforts in the area,
she has said.
Parents will be encouraged to
publicly discussing the issue in
relation to her two daughters.
She revealed how a doctor had
enrol their children in extra-
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has launched a nationwide increase the profile of exercise sitting in front of the television
campaign to tackle child obesity. for children. during the week.
One in three children in the US On Tuesday she told USA Critics suggested it was
is overweight or obese and Mrs Today: "I would move heaven insensitive for the president's
awarded "in consideration of Obama says the issue threatens and earth to give my kids all the wife to comment publicly on her
a c h i e v e m e n t o f i n d i v i d u a l America's future. chance in the world for them to daughters' weight.
performance objectives." She is setting out an ambitious be at the top of their game in But by acknowledging the
Continue reading MEMC CEO plan to try to solve the childhood every way, shape and form." dietary challenge facing busy
Forgoes Bonus; Money Will Go o b e s i t y p r o b l e m w i t h i n a In his budget proposal last working families, our
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MEMC CEO Forgoes Bonus; The Let's Move campaign will called for an additional $1bn to believes she can influence others
Money Will Go to Retrain seek to raise the nutritional level fund child nutrition programmes. - especially poorer Americans.
Workers originally appeared on of school meals and improve In recent years US obesity rates She said last month that she
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Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic (AP)

(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Washington had milk and some Chicago, Southwest Airlines warnings, Gov. Joe Manchin crews trying to fix damaged
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:48:51 AM bread Tuesday, but many other canceled all of its flights at urged people to make sure snow power lines before the next storm
items were picked over from the Midway International Airport was cleared from roofs of public hits.
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continue developing it. sprouts were out of luck. stuck at home again. Some spots, including parts of Ann Hilliard and their two
WASHINGTON – Snow blew David Fiore, 49, a federal "Getting around is a pain right Maryland, had nearly 3 feet of elderly cats. Temperatures in
across the Midwest on Tuesday employee off for the second day, now as it is, so slushy and snow from the earlier storm. One their powerless home had
on track for the hard-hit Mid- left with two bags of groceries. sloppy," said Meghan Garaghan, scientist said if all that fell on the dropped into the 40s and with
Atlantic region, where federal He had gone to four stores 28, as she stocked up on staples East Coast were melted, it would another foot of snow forecast,
government offices were closed looking for milk the night before, and sweets at a supermarket in fill 12 million Olympic they didn't want to stay home.
for a second day and utility but they were either out of it or Philadelphia, which already had swimming pools or 30,000 Ann Hilliard recently had part of
workers struggled to restore t o o c r o w d e d . B y T u e s d a y 27 inches of snow. "I don't want Empire State buildings. her leg amputated and their
p o w e r k n o c k e d o u t b y a morning, Safeway had restocked, to think about what it's going to Philadelphia and Washington neighbors helped them out of the
weekend blizzard. so he left with a gallon of milk, be like with another foot and a each need about 9 more inches to neighborhood.
The storm hit the Midwest early, more than he usually buys. half of snow dumped on top of give the cities their snowiest "There was no way to get her out
closing schools and greeting "It's that sort of hoarding this mess." winters since 1884, the first year otherwise," he said.
commuters with slick, slushy instinct," he said. The storm brought out the best records were kept. ___
roads from Minneapolis and Greg Ten Eyck, a spokesman in some: In Alexandria, Va., Jerry Bennett, manager of the Associated Press writers Jessica
Chicago to Louisville, Ky. for Safeway Inc., said road when word got out that a family Strosniders hardware store in Gresko, Laurie Kellman and
H u n d r e d s o f f l i g h t s w e r e conditions were making it hard living at the bottom of a hill on Silver Spring, Md., said he sold Nafeesa Syeed in Washington;
canceled at Chicago's airports as for many stores to restock an unplowed street needed to get 500 snow shovels in two hours Sarah Karush in Falls Church,
the storm moved across Illinois, following the "epic" crowds their teenage daughter whose Friday. Since then, customers Va.; Brian Witte in Annapolis,
where up to a foot of snow was before last week's storm. cancer is in remission out to an have been stalking shipments. Md.; Marc Levy in Harrisburg,
forecast. On Capitol Hill, the House important doctor's appointment, "Every third question is, 'Do you Pa.; Nancy Benac in Arlington,
Powerful winds and snow were canceled all debate and votes neighbors quickly converged. have shovels?'" Bennett said. Va.; Tom Breen in Charleston,
expected to hit Mid-Atlantic scheduled for Tuesday. The The entire street was shoveled "Every three hours, we can W.Va.; Joann Loviglio in
states by the afternoon, and Senate postponed votes it had before many neighbors even had answer 'yes,' and then they're Philadelphia and Sarah
could leave as much as 20 inches planned for Monday evening, but shoveled their own driveways. gone." Brumfield and Stephanie
of new snow in Washington and was set to convene at 2 p.m. and Up the street, children tired of The storm that began Friday Stoughton in Silver Spring, Md.,
18 inches near Philadelphia— a hold two votes later in the day. playing outside in the snow closed schools, and some contributed to this story.
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Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing (AP)

(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) demonstrate Murray's "gross going to be murdered. He did not unstable life." and heart rate while lowering
Submitted at 2/9/2010 3:28:05 AM negligence." elaborate. Murray's lead lawyer, Ed blood pressure.
Murray is accused of giving As he left the courtroom, the Chernoff, objected that Murray At the same time the charge was
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LOS ANGELES – Michael up to four years in prison. Michael Jackson fans carried nature — would be enough to Associated Press, found the
Jackson's doctor returns to court Schwartz told Murray he was large photographs of the ensure he does not flee. The bail singer was in relatively good
in April to find out the date for r e s t r i c t i n g h i s p r a c t i c e o f superstar and signs urging, was posted shortly after the health and died from acute
the next major step in the case — medicine, barring him from "Justice for Michael." Many hearing and Murray was propofol intoxication.
a proceeding that will reveal for using any anesthetic agent, were the same fans who had released. Dr. Selma Calmes, an
the first time the evidence the specifically the drug propofol stood vigil during the 2005 trial Jackson, 50, hired Murray in anesthesiologist who reviewed
prosecution believes will show that a coroner's report found was at which Jackson was acquitted May to be his personal physician the report at the coroner's
his "gross negligence" was the the cause of Jackson's death with of child molestation. Some as he prepared for a strenuous request, said the level of
direct cause of the pop star's other drugs as contributing shouted "murderer" when series of comeback propofol in Jackson's body was
death. factors. Murray was brought to court. performances. akin to what would be given for
Dr. Conrad Murray pleaded not "I don't want you sedating Murray recently reopened his The single felony count of major surgery. After such a dose,
guilty Monday to a charge of people," the judge said. office in Houston after months of involuntary manslaughter alleges a patient normally would have a
involuntary manslaughter and a Immediately after the hearing, waiting to be charged while his that Murray "did unlawfully and tube inserted in the airway to
judge released him on $75,000 L a T o y a J a c k s o n i s s u e d a bills piled up. without malice, kill Michael help with breathing and be
bail. statement saying she believed A representative of the state Joseph Jackson." ventilated by an anesthesiologist.
Superior Court Judge Keith her brother had been murdered attorney general's office said the To prove an involuntary "The standard of care for
Schwartz ordered Murray to turn and that others besides Murray California Medical Board would manslaughter charge, prosecutors administering propofol was not
in his passport and said he could were involved in his death. be filing a motion to revoke must either show that Jackson met," she wrote.
travel within the U.S., but not to "I will continue to fight until all Murray's medical license to died while Murray was carrying ___
a n y f o r e i g n c o u n t r y . T h e of the proper individuals are practice in California while he out an unlawful act, or that his Associated Press Writer
prosecutor had suggested he brought forth and justice is awaits trial. standard of care was so bad that Anthony McCartney contributed
might flee to his native Grenada served," LaToya said. She was in Deputy District Attorney David it was grossly negligent. to this story.
or to Trinidad where he has a c o u r t a l o n g w i t h s i b l i n g s Walgren tried to persuade the The charge alleges he acted Five Filters featured article:
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proceeding, a virtual minitrial, Monday night in an interview on court orders involving child administered by an anesthesia
will disclose the evidence "Larry King Live" and claimed support payments and "leads an professional in a medical setting
p r o s e c u t o r s m a i n t a i n w i l l that his son believed he was irresponsible and financially because it depresses breathing

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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Rep.
John Murtha, who said the Bush
administration's handling of the
war in Iraq was based on "flawed
policy wrapped in illusion" and
called for a withdrawal of U.S.
troops there, is being
remembered as an advocate on
Capitol Hill for those serving in
military uniform.
The Pennsylvania Democrat
died Monday at a hospital after
suffering complications from
gallbladder surgery. He was 77.
Murtha's large intestine was
damaged during the surgery at a
hospital in Bethesda, Md., said
longtime friend Rep. Bob Brady,
D-Pa. An infection and fever led
him to be admitted days later, on
Jan. 31, to the Virginia Hospital
Center in Arlington, Va., where
he died.
Murtha, a former Marine who
became the de facto voice of
veterans on Capitol Hill, was the
first Vietnam veteran to serve in
Congress and was "incredibly
effective in his service in the
House," said Rep. David Obey, a
Democrat and chairman of the
House Appropriations
Committee.
"He understood the misery of
war," Obey said. "Every person
who serves in the military has
lost an advocate and a good
friend today."
Murtha voted in 2002 to
authorize President George W.
Bush to use military force in
Iraq, but his growing frustration
over the administration's
handling of the war prompted
him in November 2005 to call
for an immediate withdrawal of
troops.
"The war in Iraq is not going as
advertised," he said. "It is a
flawed policy wrapped in
illusion."
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said
that in part because of Murtha,
"America is now on track to
removing all combat troops from
that country by this summer."
Murtha's opposition to the Iraq
war rattled Washington, where
he enjoyed bipartisan respect for
his work on military issues. On
Capitol Hill, he was seen as
speaking for those in uniform
when it came to military matters.
President Barack Obama called
Murtha, who was known in his
home state for helping bring
money and projects to areas
depressed by the decline of the
coal and steel industries, "a
steadfast advocate for the people
of Pennsylvania for nearly 40
years" with a "tough-as-nails"
reputation.
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
remembered Murtha as a tireless
advocate for veterans and the
military.
"From health care to weapons
procurement, from shipbuilding
to pay and benefits, no one
understood the needs of our
modern military better than he
did," Mullen said in a statement.
"That we remain the greatest
military in the history of the
world is testament in no small
part to his vigilance and
stewardship."
In 1974, Murtha, then an officer
in the Marine Reserves, became
the first Vietnam War combat
veteran elected to Congress.
Ethical questions often shadowed
his congressional service, but he
was best known for being among
Congress' most hawkish
Democrats. He wielded
considerable clout for two
decades as the ranking Democrat
on the House subcommittee that
oversees Pentagon spending.
Known for his seriousness,
Murtha also had a lighter side.
Gov. Ed Rendell recalled
Monday that "he was a funny
guy, he always enjoyed a good
laugh and he was somebody who
was a great and loyal friend."
Rendell said he hadn't decided
when to schedule a special
election to replace Murtha.
Murtha was born June 17, 1932.
The former newspaper delivery
boy left college in 1952 to join
the Marines, where he rose
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through the ranks to become a
drill instructor at Parris Island,
S.C., and later served in the 2nd
Marine Division. He settled in
Johnstown, then volunteered for
Vietnam, where he served as an
intelligence officer and earned a
Bronze Star and two Purple
Hearts.
He was serving in the
Pennsylvania House when he
was elected to Congress in a
special election. In 1990, he
retired from the Marine Reserves
as a colonel.
His criticism of the Iraq war
Man sets sword
intensified in 2006, when he
accused Marines of murdering
swallowing
Iraqi civilians "in cold blood" at
Haditha, after one Marine died
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Critics said Murtha unfairly held
the Marines responsible before An Australian man broke his
an investigation was concluded own record for sword
and fueled enemy retaliation. He swallowing today, cramming 18
said that the war couldn't be won of the things down his throat.
militarily and that such incidents How did he do it? “I stretch my
dimmed the prospect for a throat with hoses and use a few
political solution. different techniques to basically
Murtha died with his family at enable me to do what, until now,
his bedside, the Virginia hospital has been impossible.”
said. Read the full article at the BBC.
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Chavez declares energy emergency Super Bowl breaks

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Under the decree, which will be
in force initially for 60 days,
energy users who consume more
were suspended amid protests.
Last month Mr Chavez
announced that $1bn (£640m)
ratings record
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"It's not due to lack of
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investment, even if it's true that
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we've had some problems (and)
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Although Venezuela has big oil delays with some projects," he
Speaking on his new radio show reserves, it is dependent on the most-watched programme in happier for them. I love that
said.
P r e s i d e n t C h a v e z s a i d hydro-electricity for some 70% US TV history, early figures city."
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announcement came during the
heavily on hydropower, was This is generated by the massive A record 106.5 million people, which programme was really
first broadcast of his new radio
facing the worst drought in 100 Guri Dam complex on the watched the game last weekend, watched by more people because
show, Suddenly with Chavez.
years. according to Nielsen media. of the margin for error in such
Orinoco River, which has fallen He said the programme would
Heavy energy users will get a more than 9m (30ft) below The figure tops the 1983 finale numbers.
always be preceded by the sound
discount if they cut consumption normal. of medical drama M*A*S*H Nielsen's estimate on Monday
of a harp playing folk music.
but face price rises if their usage "Today it fell another 13cm which drew 105.97 million was preliminary, and could
"When you hear the pluck of a
does not fall. viewers. change with a more thorough
(5in). It hasn't rained the whole harp on the radio, maybe Chavez
Rolling blackouts are already in year; it's Venezuela's worst The previous Super Bowl record look at more figures due on
is coming. It's suddenly, at any
force in parts of Venezuela. was last year's game between Tuesday.
drought in 100 years," Mr time, maybe midnight, maybe
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More than 20 people have been
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cities, in what is being described
as the biggest anti-drugs
operation in a decade.
Colombian police say the arrests
are the culmination of a two-year
investigation, supported by US
agents.
Half of the suspects are
experienced pilots, accused of
carrying cocaine to Central
America and Mexico.
Police say some suspects are
linked to Mexican cartels
Fires Strike 2 More Texas Churches
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DALLAS A sheriff's
dispatcher says fires have struck
two more rural east Texas
churches, just hours after
investigators announced that a
blaze last week marked the
eighth arson against a house of
responsible for most of the
illegal drugs supplied to the US.
One of the cartels, the Sinaloa,
is led by Mexico's most wanted
man, Joaquín "El Chapo"
Guzmán.
Turning to Europe
Colombian police chief Oscar
Naranjo said the offensive was
the largest against drugs
traffickers since 1999.
Those arrested are being traced
to a syndicate that link the
Mexican drug cartels with
Colombia's two most powerful
drugs trafficking organisations,
those of Daniel " The Madman"
Barrera and the Rastrojos.
Investigations into the syndicate
began in the city of Medellin
where the organisation
apparently had its roots.
The Colombian police were
worship in the state this year.
A Smith County sheriff's
dispatcher says fire struck a
Baptist church near Tyler
Monday night. Another hit a
church about 3 miles away.
The fires come the same day the
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives announced a blaze
that happened last week was the
seventh east Texas church fire of
2010 to be deliberately set.
Bureau agents in Houston say
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supported by the US Drug
Enforcement Administration
(DEA) as well as the attorney
general's office in Dallas.
The BBC's Jeremy McDermott
in Medellin says that in recent
years the Mexican drug cartels
have overtaken their Colombian
counterparts in both power and
brutality.
The Colombian cartels are now
increasingly looking towards
Europe, rather then the US,
where prices are higher and the
chances of extradition much
lower.
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There have been no reported
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Flirting school for women
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Amidst a surge in popularity for
male “pick-up schools” rises a
female flirt school. Led by Sue
Ostler, a flirt coach and
relationship manual author in
London's West End, the school is
an on-the-job training program
Why the Army Doesn't Train on XBoxes
by Michael Peck (Wired Top
Stories)
where women are taught the
basics to exuding approachability
and liveliness, in a real bar with
real people. Although compared
to “pick-up schools” based on
the recent fad of Neil Strauss's
memoir, The Game, Ostler's
school has a much different
focus. While the male versions
aim to get a phone number or get
Right now, every military
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compared the Apple tablet to the
Filed under: Found Footage, Kindle, with the Amazon device
iPad coming out unfavorably: "Mr.
In case you missed it last week, Jobs did say we stand on the
PBS top gab guy Charlie Rose shoulders of Amazon, and he
(no relation) hosted a roundtable was very professional and
discussion about the latest gracious about that, but he left
product from Steve & co. on his that picture of the Kindle up
show, featuring the NYT's David there for two minutes... it looked
Carr, 'Uncle' Walt Mossberg of like something Mennonites made
the Wall Street Journal, and 150 years ago." Ow.
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Box.net for iPhone Adds Powerful Features for
Business Users
by Christina Warren
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:49:41 AM
Back in September, cloud
content management provider
Box.net rolled out its OpenBox
Mobile platform, thereby
allowing developers — and users
— to access and integrate
Box.net’s cloud storage with
their own files and applications.
Today the company is releasing a
bunch of new updates that
enhance mobile collaboration.
New iPhone App
Box.net was one of the first
collaboration companies to enter
the iPhone space, back in
October of 2008. Since that time,
the company has been working
hard to bring the Box.net
experience to your pocket. The
new version of the Box.net
iPhone app adds a bunch of new
features that go a long way to
achieving that goal.
Box.net 2.0 adds in file preview
(similar to the enhancements
rolled out last month for the full
site), the ability to comment and
view comments on files or
folders, the ability to share files
or folders straight from the app,
and the ability to view updates to
an account or project.
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by Randy Alfred (Wired Top
Stories)
In the last 18 months, we’ve
watched as Box.net has
transitioned from a cloud storage
solution into an entire cloud-
based content management
system. At this point, Box.net is
actively pitting itself against
Microsoft’s SharePoint for small
and large business users.
Quickoffice Integration
This is where Box.net gets cool.
One of the long-touted benefits
of the cloud is that it is location
agnostic. So if I’m in Miami, San
Francisco, New York or Atlanta,
I can access my files — even if
I’m not using the same computer
at each location. When it comes
to mobile solutions, however,
while Google Docs is doing what
it can — especially on the
Android platform — to bring in
the mobile editing experience to
docs stored in the cloud, most of
the existing solutions are tied to
local files on your phone.
This is why it’s awesome that
Box.net is integrating with the
Quickoffice Connect Mobile
Suite. That means you can edit
Word and Excel files on your
Box.net account on your phone
and save the changes back to
your Box account, all within
Quickoffice for the iPhone. This
is a huge boon for business
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creating what will become the
Weather Bureau and eventually
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Unauthorized Digital
Books Leads To
'Significant Jump In
Sales'
expanding its developer APIs to
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commenting, update notification Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:45:41 AM
and other ways to plug into the
Box.net ecosystem. We've seen this before, with
Developers can check out individual authors like Paulo
Box.net/developers for more Coelho and David Pogue, who
information and to access the both found that as more people
OpenBox Mobile APIs. I think were able to get unauthorized
users. And when you think about that GTD and to-do apps that copies of their ebooks, their sales
the power of something like this could integrate with Box.net actually increased. So, this
w h e n p a i r e d w i t h A p p l e ’ s could be absolutely killer. Think shouldn't come as a surprise, but
upcoming iPad, the possibilities how great it would be if you some new research looking at the
become fantastic. could add in a link to a file on impact on sales of unauthorized
The Quickoffice app that offers your Box.net account when files getting out found a
Box.net integration will be crafting a to-do or setting a "significant jump in sales"(found
available shortly in the App meeting agenda. Mobile Matters via Michael Scott): Brian
S t o r e . I f y o u a l r e a d y u s e The biggest benefits of cloud- O'Leary discussed his firm's
Quickoffice, check your updates based storage — and really cloud research on the effect on sales
— it’s coming! New Mobile computing in general — isn’t when a title finds its way into an
APIs really visible at the end-user until unsanctioned online market. The
One of the things I’ve always you leave the workstation and findings -- a significant jump in
liked about Box.net has been its embrace being location agnostic. sales -- have surprised many in
OpenBox platform. This allows This is what mobile integration the business. To be fair, he does
Box.net to plug into other web does. We expect more and more go on to say this doesn't mean
services like Salesforce.com. companies to follow in Box’s just "don't worry about"
W h e n O p e n B o x M o b i l e footsteps and add mobile unauthorized access. Instead, he
l a u n c h e d i n S e p t e m b e r , integration at the API level to says it's important to figure out
developers were given the their cloud-based products. what kind of unauthorized access
opportunity to add support for What do you think about mobile helps sales and what kind hurts --
B o x . n e t s t o r a g e a n d f i l e computing paired with cloud and that still needs to be studied.
integration into their own apps. storage? Let us know! But, the early results certainly
A number of applications have Tags: box.net, cloud computing, suggest that the stuff that helps
done just that — including my iphone, openbox mobile quite often outweighs the stuff
favorite PDF reader, that hurts (sometimes by quite a
GoodReader. Now Box.net is bit).
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Kevin Smith May Try Crowdfunding Horror Film, Red State,

After Fans Offer To Do So
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) about more than just fan funding
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:08:00 AM this one film: Our plan is to put
anything we make into a fund
We've already pointed out how that would, in turn, finance other
director/writer/filmmaker/enterta (cost-sensible) flicks fans want
iner Kevin Smith is a great to see. And from that? Build a
example of a filmmaker People's Studio. Simply have any
embracing the model of interested/frustrated/desperate
connecting with fans and giving party put their script on our
them a reason to buy, even to the website, open for all to read,
point of saying that unauthorized during a "pilot season" of sorts.
file sharing is just a way to get Script that gets the most votes,
more fans he can "convert." gets the loot. That flick gets
Apparently, he may take things stepped up:"I think an interesting sure we can do it, but if that's the Still, it highlights, yet again, made and sold, all the loot goes
to another level, by following a thing that may happen with it is-- case, I would be into it, and I'll what a lie it is to claim that "fans back into fund for next round. If
crowdfunding effort similar to I was on Twitter and people are match it. Whatever you raise on just want everything for free." there's enough loot from RED
what we've seen with some asking about Red State, and then line, like fuck it, you put it up, And it shows that content not yet STATE sale to do so, idea would
musicians and authors. a dude tweeted 'hey man, what if I'll put it up." Of course, doing it created is a scarcity people will be to fund two low budget flicks
The twist here is that it wasn't we pay for it?' And all of a from scratch may raise some pay for. It's still early (and a year. Ultimate dream: Indie
his idea. The fans came to him sudden, a bunch of people were issues, and I'd imagine he'd be Smith is focused on another Movement, v.3. Even though a
and made it clear they wanted to like 'Seriously, why not?'" Smith better off if he weren't trying to movie first), but it could be one lot of the talk around these parts
fund the project. If you are a fan has said that if he does this, he'd sell "shares" in the film, since of the most high profile movies has been about music industry
of Smith (as I am), you know match every dollar donated. that's where things get really made using this technique. business models, in the last year
he's been talking about various They're working on a website for tricky, but focusing on selling But the further this moves or so, I've really been amazed at
projects he's been thinking about, it, but there have been some something else (credit in the along, the more interesting it the number of indie filmmakers
and last year talked a lot about a logistical issues:"We're kind of film, access to screenings, meet gets. After a bunch of people who have been really digging in
rather different kind of movie, a creating this website. We're & greet with Kevin, etc.), with misinterpreted the original on new business models, with a
"political horror film" called Red seeing if it works to set up and the proceeds going to fund the interview Smith gave, he wrote strong willingness to experiment
State. Of course, that's definitely collect donations. It becomes a film. But there are lots of out a more detailed explanation and adapt. It's very encouraging
a big step away from Smith's weird tax nightmare, though... It platforms like Kickstarter or of his thinking, which is clearly to see.
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financing for it was initially online... but now there's lots of look into, since they've worked stage (i.e., they don't even know This Story
proving difficult. But, the fans checks and balances to make out a lot of the legal issues. if it's possible), but it looks to be

Stunningly Preserved 165-Million-Year Old Spider

Fossil Found
by Tia Ghose (Wired Top Paleontologists have uncovered detailed specimens are 120
Stories) fossils in China from a family of million years older than any
Submitted at 2/9/2010 5:50:00 AM
spiders that has never been found others from the family.
there before. And the amazingly
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Apple's Aperture 3 adds face recognition, GPS
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:01:00 AM
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Apple released on Tuesday the
next generation of its
professional photography
workflow software, Aperture 3.
Among more than 200 new
features is the addition of face
recognition and GPS location for
photos.
Faces and Places are popular
features introduced with the
consumer-oriented iPhoto '09,
but it didn't take long before
Aperture users wanted the same
functionality in the professional
software too. While the basics
are the same, Kirk Paulsen,
Apple's senior director of photo
apps product marketing, said the
features have been enhanced for
Aperture.
Paulsen told CNET that Apple
took the Faces feature and
applied it to individual projects
within Aperture. This allows
people to search for faces within
a small segment of their photo
library, instead of the entire
library like iPhoto does.
Aperture 3's Faces feature
allows you to create of library of
Austrian iPad Will Be Subsidized With Contract
by Charlie Sorrel (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:19:00 AM
your photo subjects.(Credit:
Apple)
Aperture 3 also supports Places
and enhances the use of GPS
data by supporting GPS logs. For
example, if you were taking
pictures in New York City, you
could drop one of the photos
onto a map, and Aperture's
Places function would then drop
the rest of the photos in the
correct place automatically,
using the GPS data.
Another major feature of this
According to iPhone blog
TamsIJungle, Hutchison
Telecom in Austria will be
selling the iPad at a steep
release is the introduction of
nondestructive brushes. This
allows you to paint effects onto
certain parts of an image. If you
wanted to add polarization to the
sky of a photo, you could choose
that effect, adjust the size of a
brush, and paint the effect on the
sky.
Part of the problem with
applying effects like this is
making sure they don't bleed to
other parts of the image. Paulsen
said that Aperture 3 now
discount if you sign up for a two
year contract.
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features to a professional-level
application.
"The focus of this release is
about combining pro
performance with iPhoto
simplicity," he said.
Apple has been working with
several professional
photographers over the last few
months, getting their feedback
and making adjustments to the
software before its release. They
include National Geographic
photographer Jim Richardson,
Sports Illustrated photographer
Bill Frakes, and commercial
photographer Chase Jarvis.
Jarvis told CNET that the full
multimedia support was among
his favorite new features,
especially for his workflow that
combines photos and video. "If a
piece of software is really good,
automatically detects the edges
it just becomes a part of your
in photos, so the effects will only
day," said Jarvis. "Aperture gets
go where you want them.
a glowing two-thumbs up."
Aperture 3 also supports HD
Aperture 3 costs $199, or $99
video, which has become a
for an upgrade. A 30-day trial
bigger part of a photographer's
version is available from Apple's
workflow in recent years. Using
Web site.
the same engine found in iPhoto,
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Overall, Paulsen said, Aperture
3 brings a lot of easy-to-use
22 Tech/ Entertainment/
Understanding What's Scarce And What's Not...
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 4:49:51 AM
A bunch of folks sent over Jeff
Jarvis' recent blog post entitled
stop selling scarcity, which I
actually think is slightly
misleading. If you read the
details, he's actually saying that
you should very much sell
scarcities -- but that you should
avoid pretending that you're
selling a scarcity when you're
really selling something that it
infinitely available: If you are
selling a scarcity -- an inventory
-- of any nonphysical goods
today, stop, turn around, and
start selling value -- outcomes --
instead. Or you're screwed.
Apply this rule to many
enterprises: advertising, media,
content, information, education,
consultation, and to some extent,
performance. I have to admit,
while I get what he's saying, I'm
not sure it's particularly useful to
most people, because they've
always thought they were selling
"outcomes" in the first place. I
think that a similar post by
filmmaker Ross Pruden may
actually be a lot more useful, in
that he talks about selling
experiences, which is something
that's scarce: You think you sell
a movie--you do not.
You think you sell a book--you
do not.
You think you sell a song--you
do not.
You sell an experience,
something communicated,
something elusive and
ephemeral. Something mystical
and transformative and inspiring.
All these abstract things simply
come in the shape of a movie, a
book, or a song.
Never before has it been
possible to strip away these
experiences from the product...
until now, the Digital Age.
The Digital Age lets us
duplicate products infinitely.
And, for the first time in human
history, creators are not deprived
of their original copy. From that
he points out the simple problem
that many folks who were used
to the old way are facing:...now
we can read a novel without
buying a book.
...now we can watch a movie
without buying a movie ticket.
...now we can listen to a song
without buying a record. From
there, he lists out a bunch of
different scarcities that come up
with you separate the experience
from the physical product, and
notes that this is how things have
always worked in reality, it's just
that conceptually we merged the
experience with the scarce
physical product, which is why
it's often so difficult to separate
them conceptually now that
they've become untied in reality.
The key to the Digital Age is to
recognize that many existing
products already embed
intangibles, which is why those
products are still being bought.
However, once those tangibles
stop being offered, or a
competitor offers better
intangibles, the customer will go
elsewhere.
Creators can sustain. They will
sustain. The market wants to
sustain creators. Yet only the
ones who realize that they don't
sell products, but experiences.
Only those creators are the ones
worthy of survival in the Digital
Age. This is a great point, and
more eloquent than my own post
from a few years back on how
every "product" was really a mix
of scarce and infinite goods. To
understand what the technology
allows, and how to embrace it in
a way that's sustainable, you
need to be able to break out the
components, and properly figure
out what's really scarce, and
what isn't.
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Kate Gosselin's New
Book Features Excerpts
From Her Journal
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:14:00 AM
Mom-of-eight Kate Gosselin is
getting personal in her new book,
featuring excerpts from her
journal, personal prayers and
eight individual letters written
for each of her children.
"Each day the thought crosses
my mind that when they get
older, my kids are going to look
back and think about how they
were raised," Gosselin told
People.com.
"I know they will have a lot of
questions about things that may
not make sense because they
were raised so unconventionally.
I don’t want them to grow up
and wonder; I want them to
know without a shadow of a
doubt how much I love them and
how much every sacrifice made
was worth it for them."

Navigon GPS iPhone App Gets Twitter and Facebook Support

by Stan Schroeder Apple’s smartphone. The price of the app itself is not exactly cheap, but it’ll
(Mashable!) The latest version of the app currently $20 cheaper than definitely buy you a full-featured
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:11:51 AM
(available here) has an option to before: $69.99. However, if you navigation package on your
alert your buddies to your want live traffic information iPhone.
Navigon’s MobileNavigator, current location via Facebook or that’ll cost you an extra $19.99 Tags: facebook, iphone, Mobile
one of the first iPhone apps to Twitter. It also adds an option (promotional price, applies only 2.0, Navigon, twitter
offer real turn-by-turn GPS called MyRoutes, which enables until the 15th of February), and
navigation, has established itself you to create custom routes the Panorama View 3D will cost
a s o n e o f t h e b e s t s u c h according to your needs and 3D gives you a 3D terrain view, you an additional $9.99. Put all
a p p l i c a t i o n s a v a i l a b l e f o r habits. Finally, Panorama View based on NASA’s data. that together, and it’s 100 bucks;
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Fierce Fashions Through the
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in Europe, took their toll on "EA is growing share in our
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24 Tech/ Politics/ E-reader News Edition

9 Odd But Awesome Tumblr Blogs

by Brenna Ehrlich (Mashable!) else to make me lunch…)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:21:27 AM Clients From Hell
Yeah, bosses can be a drag, but
In honor of the grueling work what about the people who are
days in the immediate future and supposed to be “always right”?
Tom Selleck’s glorious ’stache, This blog has some real gems…
we thought it prudent to offer up The Daily What
a list of single-serving Tumblr This pop culture aggregator has
blogs that are sure to provide you Get a daily dose of idiocy and everything — weird news,
The Apple Store is back
with a much-needed helping of rare lyrical clarity here. videos and ephemera galore. So
entertainment. Unhappy Hipsters many time wasting diversions, so
T h i s l i s t i s f a r f r o m OK, so it’s no longer a Tumblr little, well, time.
online
comprehensive, seeing as how and those aren’t really hipsters (via The Daily What, via Delete by Mike Schramm (The might actually be on the roads
Unofficial Apple Weblog and/or in the air when it happens,
there’s scores of Tumblrs on the ( “ y u p p y ” w o u l d b e m o r e Yourself) Slaughterhouse 90201 (TUAW))
web — with more popping up accurate), but this blog is Page meets primetime with this but we'll update as soon as we
every day — but it does contain h i l a r i o u s . I f d e c o r a t i n g photo blog, which combines Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:24:00 AM can. Stay tuned.
both staff and popular favorites. magazines generally put you to literary quotes with photos from Update: It's back up, and it
We know we’ll probably miss a sleep, this blog will stir your popular TV shows. Filed under: Apple Yes, as appears the new hotness is...
few that you have bookmarked, ventricles back into wakefulness. F*ck Yeah Indie Boys! expected, the Apple Store is Aperture 3.
so please feel free to post them in Animals With Casts OK, a list of entertaining sites d o w n f o r t h e m o r n i n g , Thanks to all who sent this in!
the comments. Selleck Waterfall wouldn’t be complete with a presumably to update us with TUAW The Apple Store is back
Come on, if the title alone brand new MacBook Pros and online originally appeared on
Sandwich doesn’t melt your heart, you are little eye candy (and one of the
This blog is basically self- obviously made of granite and denizens of the “F*ck Yeah!” whatever else Apple has cooked The Unofficial Apple Weblog
explanatory, which isn’t really sitting in a courtyard, pigeons meme), and seeing as how we up for a release. (TUAW) on Tue, 09 Feb 2010
explaining much. It will leave roosting peacefully on your covered Sports Illustrated models We'll keep an eye on the website 08:24:00 EST. Please see our
you oddly hungry — whether it’s shoulders. last week, I thought we needed a along with you readers, and terms for use of feeds.
for Selleck or the sandwiches is Lunch Bag Art little something for the ladies. w h e n w e s e e w h a t ' s b e e n Read| Permalink| Email this|
up to you. updated, we'll let you know. Do Comments
This dad pimps out his kids’ Incidentally, there’s a version for be patient -- as many of us are
Awesome YouTube Comments lunch bags every day with the gents as well.
Of all the trolls in the land, those awesome art. Um, can I get a Tags: blog, pop culture, tumblr traveling to Macworld today, we
who frequent YouTube are by parental upgrade? (And someone
far the most amusing/horrible.

Meghan McCain Blasts Tom Tancredo's 'Innate Racism'

(Little Green Footballs)
Submitted at 2/8/2010 1:28:45 PM
On “The View” today, Meghan
McCain called out Tom
Tancredo for his shocking dog
whistle racism speech at the Tea
Party Convention in Nashville.
McCain: Congressman
Tancredo went on TV and he
was the first opening speaker and
he said, ‘People who could not
even spell the word vote or say it
in English put a committed
socialist ideologue in the White
House whose name is Barack
Hussein Obama.’ And then he
went on to say that people at the
convention should have to pass
literacy tests in order to be able
to vote in this country, which is
the same thing that happened in young people, not with 65-year-
the 50’s to prevent African old people talking about literacy
Americans from voting. It’s tests and people who can’t say
innate racism and I think it’s the word ‘vote’ in English.
why young people are turned off
by this movement. And I’m
sorry, but revolutions start with
E-reader News Edition
Photographer Thrilled That Apple Using His
Photo As Default iPad Background, Despite No
Official Agreement
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 2:49:37 AM
In my experience, there is a
group of photographers who are
even more extreme in their
copyright views than groups like
the RIAA and MPAA. It's
certainly not all (or, perhaps,
even most) professional
photographers who are like this,
but there is a group of very, very
adamant photographers who
absolutely freak out about any
use of their works without
compensation. They even get
upset if they feel that another
photographer isn't getting
enough compensation for every
single use of a photograph.
Since they tend to be
independent, they don't have the
clout of a large organization like
the RIAA, but they make up for
it in aggressiveness. We've see it
in the discussions that have
compared microstock photo
websites to drug dealers and
even in response to our recent
post about a misguided takedown
of a guy who was promoting
stock photo images on his blog --
Tech/ 25
Mashable
Launches
TED Channel
by Pete Cashmore
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:59:17 AM
TED, the Technology
Entertainment Design
conference, is renowned for
bringing together the world’s
smartest and most creative
people. TED 2010 starts today
in Long Beach, California, and
we’ll be bringing you coverage
where some photographers were for a while, the company only since there is a contract on the of the event all week.
quick to call us idiots. Yes, how came to him days before the way, but he doesn't know what To help you track the most
dare we suggest that such a use launch to ask to use the image, the terms are, and he doesn't insightful presentations and news
of stock photography is fair use, and no agreement had been s e e m t o c a r e t h a t m u c h , at TED, we’re launching a
d e s p i t e l e g a l p r e c e d e n t worked out by the time the recognizing that this is good no dedicated TED channel today at
suggesting a decent chance that product launched with the photo matter what. And the same thing mashable.com/ted. Don’t forget
such a blog was legal. Since there. But unlike some, Misrach is true of blogs, like the one we to check out the TED channel –
their response doesn't go beyond didn't freak out. He still thinks discussed above, whose sole or bookmark it – to see what the
calling us all "idiots," it's it's cool, and knows that it'll purpose was to promote stock world’s most influential people
difficult to judge the reason, work out:"The funny thing is that images and direct people back to are saying about technology and
other than they just don't like it. I don't even have a contract with the site to purchase the rights to social media innovation.
Given all that, I found this story them yet, so they must have those images. If you’re new to TED, check out
about the photographer, Richard decided on it at the eleventh Permalink| Comments| Email 5 Insightful TED Talks on Social
Misrach, whose photograph was hour," Misrach says. "I'm sure This Story Media to get started.
chosen by Apple to be the they'll send me one quickly now. Special thanks to Nokia for
default wallpaper for the iPad, But I'm very happy, I'm sure it's sponsoring the TED channel,
quite interesting. That's because, fine, and the terms are good." which will be featured on
while he's been talking to Apple Now, yes, this is a bit different, Mashable for the next week.
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26 Tech/ Politics/ Entertainment/ E-reader News Edition

Aperture 3 Hits the Apple Store Charles Taylor: Pat

by Christina Warren
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:27:12 AM
You can create a JPEG from a
frame, create multimedia
slideshows and edit clips. I just
Robertson Was My Man
Earlier this morning, the Apple
Store was down for a protracted
got my fiance a Panasonic GF1
micro four-thirds camera that in Washington
shoots AVCHD Lite. Not having (Little Green Footballs) of former President Bill Clinton
amount of time. That almost to use different programs to and George W. Bush.
Submitted at 2/8/2010 6:08:53 PM
always means one thing: import footage from the card will Under cross-examination,
Something new was added to the be a great time-saver. Testifying at his war crimes trial Taylor said that Robertson had
store. This time, it was Aperture automatically detect people in Even my favorite feature of in the Hague last week, former volunteered to make Liberia’s
3. your photographs, allowing you Aperture — Photo Books — got Liberian President Charles case before U.S. administration
Aperture is Apple’s photo to add tags and identify people an upgrade. You can now order Taylor said (paraphrasing), “ Pat officials, and had spoken directly
m a n a g e m e n t a n d e d i t i n g — which makes exports to extra-large 13×10 books, and Robertson was my man in to President Bush about Taylor.
software for professionals or Facebook and Flickr pretty Apple added some new book Washington.” He also confirmed that
users who just want more power simple. The Places feature uses themes. I don’t think I’ve ever The revelations came in the Robertson’s company, Freedom
than Apple’s iPhoto can offer. In GPS data embedded in your given my parents a better gift midst of a U.N.-backed trial of G o l d L i m i t e d , s i g n e d a n
many ways, you could call photographs to add location- than the Photo Book that I Taylor at The Hague on 11 agreement to exploit gold in
Aperture iPhoto Pro — and that related data to the photo. This is c r e a t e d w i t h A p e r t u r e f o r counts of war crimes and crimes southeastern Liberia, but that it
looks like it’s an even more apt really cool if you’re on a trip and Mother’s Day 2008. The print against humanity during Sierra never generated any profit.
description in the latest version. want to create a supplementary quality was astounding and my Leone’s 1990s civil war. Taylor “Mr. Taylor, indeed at one point
The software — which is $199 map of all the places you visited parents still keep the book on the is accused of directing a Sierra you said that you can count on
for new users and $99 to upgrade and took pictures. coffee table. Leone rebel group, the United Pat Robertson to get Washington
from a previous version of The other big new feature with Are you a photog or photog in Revolutionary Front (RUF), in a on your side,” he was asked by
Aperture — lets you organize, Aperture 3: It supports video. training? What is your favorite campaign aimed at securing the lead prosecution counsel,
edit and export or print all of Photos are still the main focus, photo editing software tool? Let access to the country’s diamond Col. Brenda Hollis, a former
your photographs. but as more and more digital us know! mines. The rebel movement U.S. Air Force officer. Taylor
Aperture 3 adds a bunch of new cameras start to feature video Tags: aperture, aperture 3, stands accused of committing replied: “I don’t recall the exact
features, including the Faces and and HD video, it makes sense to a p p l e , m a c , p h o t o g r a p h y , mass atrocities in the late 1990s words, but something to that
Places features first introduced in be able to import all the same s o f t w a r e in the West African country, effect.”
iPhoto ‘09. This feature will data alongside your photographs. including the mutilation of A spokesman for Robertson,
thousands of civilians. Chris Roslan, confirmed that
Angelina Jolie Goes on Goodwill The international prosecutors Robertson was awarded a gold
contend that Taylor offered exploration concession by the
c o n c e s s i o n s t o W e s t e r n Liberian government during the
Mission individuals in exchange for 1990s. But he said that there was
l o b b y i n g w o r k a i m e d a t “no quid pro quo” to provide the
(ETonline - Breaking News) Press that the star is spreading Maddox on Sunday, Jolie enhancing his image in the government with anything in
Submitted at 2/9/2010 3:41:00 AM her motherly love to the traveled to the Dominican United States. The prosecution return. Roslan said the company,
devastated country of Haiti Republic to visit hospitalized maintains that Taylor also spent Freedom Gold, is no longer in
Angelina Jolie is embarking on today. Due to security concerns Haitian earthquake victims, a rep $2.6 million on lobbying firms operation and has never found
another field mission for The UN related to the high profile star, no told the AP. and public relations outfits in the any gold.
Refugee Agency. further details were released. hopes of influencing the policies
UNHCR spokesman Andrej After taking in the Super Bowl
Mahecic told the Associated in Miami with Brad Pitt and son
E-reader News Edition
Navigon adds some unique features
to GPS app
by Mel Martin (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:30:00 AM
Filed under: Software, Odds and
ends, iPhone, iPod touch
Navigon has been very
aggressive about keeping its
highly rated MobileNavigator
app [ iTunes link] up to date.
Now, new features are putting it
even further ahead of a lot of the
competition.
The update adds three
innovative features: in-app
connection to Facebook and
Twitter, Panorama View 3D with
3D terrain views powered from
NASA data, and personalized
route delivery via NAVIGON
MyRoutes, an intelligent
direction provider.
For Facebook and Twitter
connectivity, a simple icon tap
posts the user's current position,
destination, and ETA without
navigation interruption -- handy
for advising family of your
expected arrival or updating
other travelers with your location
if you stopped for a break.
The MyRoutes feature analyzes
driving habits, patterns, location,
time/day and provides up to three
routes clearly displayed in-map
with ETA, distance and driving
times for each.
The 3D views enable intuitive
orientation of the surrounding
environment, and show you what
lies ahead with digital landscape
elevations, shadows, and
geographic images. Panorama
View 3D is integrated in-map,
independent from the phone's
data connection. The Panorama
View 3D feature will be
available via an in-app purchase.
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Saint and Sinner

by Michael Scammell (The Silone made some mollifying evil of Stalinism. Silone, out of traveled and lived abroad for Secondo, who was fourteen, and
New Republic - All Feed) remarks and claimed to be an instinctive anti-Americanism many years, refers only to that his younger brother Romolo,
Submitted at 2/8/2010 8:50:00 PM
mystified by the outburst, but he and lingering nostalgia for his part of the country which can be who was eleven, to be raised by
was probably bluffing. Taciturn communist past, disagreed. In his seen from the house where I was their maternal grandmother.
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you can, please donate to the full and an uncharismatic speaker, he “half the Abruzzi peasants” were thirty miles in any direction.” earthquake as having inflicted a
-text RSS service so we can had the satisfaction of having communists and the other half Silone was born in 1900 in a trauma on Silone comparable to
continue developing it. just bested the loquacious were not, but since both were part of southeastern Italy known the shock inflicted on
Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio K o e s t l e r i n t h e i r p u b l i c “fighting against Prince as the Abruzzo, a land of Dostoyevsky by his pretended
Silone discussion about policy, while Torlonia,” you could not ask the howling wolves and rugged execution. The young boy never
By Stanislao Pugliese Koestler’s volubility reflected his non-communists to oppose the mountains, in Pugliese’s words, forgot the sight of his dead
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 426 own frustration at having lost the communists. (Prince Torlonia and of “saints and stonecutters,” mother being pulled from the
pp., $35) argument. The dispute had been was the largest landowner and in Silone’s. In the years of ruins of their toppled house, and
In June 1950, Ignazio Silone about how best to respond to political leader of the region Silone’s youth it was still a he associated it in his mind with
and Arthur Koestler, two of the Soviet propaganda. Koestler where Silone spent his remote and benighted region, the sufferings of the poor
most prominent anti-communist advocated fighting fire with fire childhood.) Stalinism and the dominated by a small and peasants around him. Observing
writers of that era, attended a and carrying the propaganda war threat that it posed was trumped, powerful aristocracy (led by the vast divide between the
convivial dinner party in West to the enemy by means of radio for Silone, by the more ancient Prince Torlonia) and populated luxurious lives of the aristocracy
Berlin. They had gathered with stations beamed at the satellite struggle between the left and the for the most part by cafoni, and the bitter struggle for
several other intellectuals to countries and the publication of right in Europe, and the left downtrodden peasants barely survival of the cafoni in and
celebrate the founding books, magazines, and could never accept an alliance able to read or write or eke out a around Pescina, and influenced
conference of the Congress for newspapers aimed at the Soviet with reactionary forces. living from the unforgiving soil. by “burning rage against all
Cultural Freedom, an American- b l o c . S i l o n e u r g e d a l e s s “Silone always comes back Silone, born Secondo Tranquilli, forms of injustice inherited from
sponsored riposte to the Soviet c o n f r o n t a t i o n a l p o l i c y o f sooner or later to the Abruzzi was the son of a small his father,” he developed
C o m i n f o r m ’ s “ p e a c e promoting social and political peasants and Prince Torlonia,” landowner, and so not quite a socialist leanings early. Later,
conferences” of the preceding reforms at home and merely commented Mamaine when peasant himself, but he identified after arriving at a school in
year. Those were the early days showcasing Western cultural reporting these conversations, with the cafoni out of sympathy Rome to continue his education,
of the Cold War, and more than a achievements abroad, so as to and she was right. Silone’s deep for their poverty, and as the and confronted by the greed and
hundred Western writers, critics, teach by example. attachment to his roots was well result of a difficult and haunted corruption fostered by the
a n d c u l t u r a l f i g u r e s h a d Their differences reflected a known. As Stanislao G. Pugliese, childhood. By the age of eleven distribution of earthquake relief,
converged on the blockaded city gathering split in the anti- Silone’s first biographer in he had seen four brothers and he joined the Young Socialists,
o f B e r l i n t o d e m o n s t r a t e communist left in Europe (and to English, writes in his new book, sisters die of illness (an older rising quickly to become their
solidarity with its people and to a lesser extent in America) that an understanding of those roots sister had perished before he was leader. In 1921, he became a
resist the Soviet cultural and would persist for the next is crucial to understanding born), and in his twelfth year he founding member of the
political offensive. According to twentyfive years. The question Silone’s works. Pugliese cites saw his struggling father die, too. clandestine Italian Communist
Koestler’s wife, Mamaine, was how to straddle the divisions Silone’s autobiographical essay, His impoverished mother, left Party.
K o e s t l e r g o t d r u n k a n d between left and right in the “Emergency Exit,” written with two sons to care for, tried to A year later the still-young
repeatedly accused Silone of W e s t i n o p p o s i n g S o v i e t shortly before the Berlin make a living as a weaver, but Tranquilli entered into what was
ignoring Koestler’s fraternal expansionism and the political conference, in support of this she herself perished, in 1915, in to become the defining struggle
feelings for him. Silone was pressure from the East. Koestler claim: “Everything I have a terrible earthquake that leveled of his life, against the Italian
behaving, said Koestler, “as if he maintained that progressives written up to now,” Silone the family’s hometown of fascist regime led by Benito
were a broad-bottomed Abruzzi should hold their noses (if need asserted, “and probably Pescina and devastated the entire
p e a s a n t ” a n d K o e s t l e r “ a be) and join an alliance between everything I will write in the region, killing over thirty SAINT page 31
cosmopolitan gigolo.” left and right to fight the greater future, even though I have thousand people and leaving
30 Politics/ E-reader News Edition

Something Much Darker

by Leon Wieseltier (The New his thinking of the friendship and persons” in God. Auden is not be defeat. at the Jewish Theological
Republic - All Feed) the teaching of Reinhold chided for his failure. He I wish to confirm Auden’s–and Seminary, “I do not understand
Submitted at 2/8/2010 8:50:00 PM
Niebuhr, Ursula’s very followed in a long line of Sullivan’s–suspicion that New this and you will not be able to
remarkable husband. The Christian intellectuals who Republic people cannot explain it to me.” That is not a
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continue developing it. most philosophically grandiose Christian tradition. Augustine, among “those who receive the one must have for believers one
I. and amateurish. “The distinctive whose treatment of the Trinity authority,” but are the logically need not have for beliefs.
“Trying to explain the doctrine mark of classical thought is that was discussed by Cochrane in minded “others”; or at least this When Auden joked to Niebuhr
of the Trinity to readers of The it gives no positive value to his book and by Auden in his New Republic person. The idea that the Trinity could hardly be
New Republic is not easy.” On freedom and identifies the divine review, began his influential of plurality in the deity, like the understood in The New
June 2, 1944, W.H. Auden with the necessary or the legal.” treatise on the subject by idea of corporeality in the deity Republic, he was lightly
penned that sentence in a letter to “A monolithic monotheism is declaring that the aim of his (Auden would not have had an lamenting the spiritual
Ursula Niebuhr. On January 26, always a doctrine of God as work was “to guard against the easier time with the shallowness of the liberalism of
2010, Andrew Sullivan posted it either manic-depressive Power or sophistries of those who disdain Incarnation!), represents nothing his day. He was not alone in this
as the “quote for the day” on his schizophrenic Truth.” And so on. to begin with faith and are less than a retraction of the lament, to be sure. The 1940s
blog. Displaced and unglossed O n m e t a p h y s i c a l t h e m e s , deceived by a crude and perverse monotheistic revolution in were the years of the inner
quotations are always in some Auden’s original formulations love of reason.” Aquinas, in the thinking about God, a reversal of deepening of American
way mordant, and bristle smugly c o u l d s o m e t i m e s b e v e r y first part of the Summa God’s sublimity, a regress to liberalism, under the influence of
with implications. Let us see obscure. Perhaps that was why Theologica, was more direct: “It polytheistic crudity. It is Niebuhr, and Schlesinger, and
what this one implies. my predecessor at this magazine is impossible to attain to the completely inconsistent with Trilling. Perhaps Sullivan is
Auden was at Swarthmore when held the article for many months, knowledge of the Trinity by everything that my mind posting his “quote for the day” to
he wrote his letter to his friend. until late September. “At last, natural reason.” For this reason, instructs me to believe about make the same point–except that
He began by thanking her for her The New Republic has printed he asserted, “we must not God’s essence. (I leave aside in his present incarnation he is
admiration of a piece about my now months’ old piece on attempt to prove what is of faith, what my mind instructs me to himself a bizarre kind of liberal,
Kierkegaard’s Either/Or that he Cochrane’s book,” Auden wrote except by authority alone, to believe about God’s existence. and The New Republic today, a
had recently published in The to Ursula in October, “—they’ve those who receive the authority; We are in the realm of theology liberal magazine, is not known
New Republic, and then reported cut it about a bit but I’m really while as regards others, it here, not the realm of only, or in some quarters mainly,
that he had just finished, “after quite pleased with it.” suffices to prove that what faith philosophy.) for its liberalism. It is hard to
writing it four times,” a review The striking thing about teaches is not impossible.” Of course, my stiff-necked escape the impression that
for the magazine of Charles Auden’s discussion of the Trinity Indeed, the despair of opinion about this central tenet Sullivan is not liberal-baiting
Norris Cochrane’s book i n h i s p i e c e i s t h a t , explanation goes all the way of the Christian faith is not only here. No, when he piously
C h r i s t i a n i t y a n d C l a s s i c a l notwithstanding his complaint back to the Fathers of the rational, it is also Jewish. The implies that the orbit of The New
Culture, which had in fact about the difficulty of explaining Church, who afflicted electrifying history of Jewish- Republic is immune, or hostile,
appeared four years earlier. His it, he fails to explain it. Instead themselves with the most Christian disputations in the to the eternal verities of
trouble in completing the piece h e c o n c e d e s t h a t i t i s extraordinary mental Middle Ages amply documents Christianity, he is baiting another
to his satisfaction was what inexplicable. “The formula,” he contortions–hypostasis, ousia, the scrupulously argued Jewish class of people, and operating in
p r o m p t e d t h e r e m a r k t h a t declares, is “a foolishness to the and the rest–to make the idea of refusal to entertain anything but the vicinity of a different canard.
Sullivan finds so pleasing and reason,” because reason is the Trinity seem plausible. They a perfect unity in the conception II.
repercussive. Auden’s intense convinced only “by logical were right, finally, to call it a of God. In the words of an early Consider some squibs that
and idiosyncratic theology was necessity, like the timeless truths mystery. To regard a concept as modern Jewish writer, whose
flourishing in those years, not of geometry,” and so could not a mystery may be a spiritual polemical work survives in an SOMETHING page 32
least owing to the impact upon “grasp … the doctrine of three triumph, but it is an intellectual unattributed Hebrew manuscript
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Mussolini, which affected his
future in two important ways.
First, he was obliged to spend a
great deal of time traveling
abroad in Spain, Germany,
France, and the Soviet Union on
party work, an uncomfortable
arrangement for a patriot as
attached to the soil as he was.
Second, he had to master the art
of secrecy, taking on a baffling
and ever-changing array of party
aliases— over a dozen,
according to Pugliese—
including the one that later stuck,
Ignazio Silone, which he adopted
in 1923 while languishing in a
Spanish jail.
Secrecy became a passion for
Silone, along with its necessary
corollary, the ability to keep
silent. This was evident in a
turning point in his career during
a visit to Moscow in 1927. Both
he and Palmiro Togliatti, who
were together leading an Italian
delegation to a meeting of the
Communist International,
refused to sign a resolution
expelling Leon Trotsky from the
party without being allowed to
read the document that
supposedly incriminated him.
Trotsky was expelled anyway by
a resolution that was claimed to
be “unanimous.” Togliatti made
his peace with the Soviet leaders,
and later became the head of the
Italian Communist Party, but
Silone kept silent, while
gradually becoming alienated
from his comrades. At the end of
the 1920s, having contracted
tuberculosis and fallen into a
severe depression, he hid his
increasing alienation from the
Communist Party by moving to a
clinic in Davos, Switzerland; but
in the summer of 1931 he was
expelled from the party anyway
for his failure to support the
party line.
It was during his illness and
convalescence in Switzerland
that, without any formal
experience in fiction, Silone
wrote his first and most famous
novel, Fontamara, a work of
polemical social realism that
bore witness to his homesickness
for his beloved Abruzzo and the
peasant community that he had
left behind. Its hero, he later said,
was not so much an individual as
“the rural proletariat, the
eternally suffering peasants,”
although the novel tells their
story through the rebellion of a
single peasant, Barbera Viola,
against the new fascist regime
and his transformation into a
fledgling revolutionary. Viola is
ultimately arrested, tortured, and
brought to his death in a fascist
jail—an emblem of the fate of
the cafoni under fascism.
Fontamara appeared first in
German in 1933, and was
quickly translated into twenty-
seven languages, turning its
author into an international
celebrity. But the novel could not
be published in Silone’s native
Italy, because of his communist
and anti-fascist reputation. He
soon followed it with another
novel set in the Abruzzo, Bread
and Wine. It told the story of
Pietro Spina, a communist who
returns to his native region to
judge the prospects for
revolution. Spina is a much more
self-conscious and intellectual
hero than Viola. The hero of
Fontamara had still embodied the
revolutionary zeal of Silone’s
youth, but the hero of Bread and
Wine ends up disillusioned and
disgusted with the party that
inspired him.
Pugliese notes that Bread and
Wine is considered by many to
be Silone’s finest novel. It is
more discursive than Fontamara,
but also a more mature work of
ideas—a reflection in fiction on
the dilemma of ends and means
that tortured so many
intellectuals in the twentieth
century. A third novel, The Seed
Beneath the Snow, completed in
1940, constitutes the last in what
Silone considered a trilogy. It
continues the tale of Spina, who
goes willingly to his death at the
hands of the fascists for the sake
of personal loyalty to his former
comrades.
Pugliese is not terribly interested
in Silone’s fiction. He pays only
cursory attention to the novels,
dwelling more on their subject
matter than on their literary
qualities. What really interests
him is Silone’s politics. Among
Silone’s writings, he seems to
prefer The School for Dictators,
a non-fictional satirical
monograph couched in dialogue,
and written shortly before The
Seed Beneath the Snow, to the
novel that followed it. He
observes that for Silone the
distinguishing quality of fascism
was not that it pitted one class
against another (which it
undoubtedly did), nor that it
perpetuated inequality (ditto),
but that it mobilized and
marshaled “all the relics of
primitive barbarism that still
survive in modern man,”
transferring to the political arena
“many pre-logical and a-logical
relics of a primitive mentality”
lurking beneath the “varnish” of
civilization. The fascists had also
been successful, according to
Silone, in “contaminating many
of [their] political opponents” by
forcing them to struggle against
fascism with fascist methods,
thereby becoming “barbarians
themselves. Red barbarians.”
There can be little doubt that
Silone had put his finger on one
of the prime reasons why
fascism flourished in so much of
“civilized” Europe—it expressed
an almost irresistible atavism,
which was why it remained the
chief ideological and political
enemy for Silone even after his
break with communism (for
Koestler it was the other way
around). Silone evidently feared
fascism’s pull precisely because
of its great appeal to “the
masses,” who were dangerously
vulnerable to unreason and
brutality. But while the argument
that fascism had “contaminated”
its opponents may have some
truth to it, the implication that
fascism somehow pre-
dated—and was more innocent
31
than—communism is false.
Both, in their modern form,
arose from the ashes of World
War I at approximately the same
time. But Silone was not yet
prepared to equate the two, and
he could never quite bring
himself to do so. One of the
charges he was to level against
Koestler and likeminded anti-
communists was that they were
too inclined to use the same
methods as their opponents to
achieve their goals. The
equivalent charge against Silone
(and many other ex-communist
intellectuals) has to be that they
hid behind their hatred for
fascism and soft-pedaled their
criticisms of communism.
Silone’s was a particularly
complex and ambiguous and
tortured case. During World War
II, for example, after he had
rejoined the Italian Socialist
Party and become chief of its
foreign office in exile, he was
contacted by Allen Dulles of the
American Office of Strategic
Services (the OSS was the
predecessor of the CIA), and
became a conduit for passing
money and information between
the Americans and members of
the Italian resistance, and for
keeping an eye on the
communists in the resistance.
This prompted the adoption of
more aliases, and Silone was so
successful at concealing his true
position that he wound up in a
Swiss jail on suspicion that he
SAINT page 33
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SOMETHING
continued from page 30
Sullivan recently posted on his
blog. “Most American Jews, of
course, retain a respect for
learning, compassion for the
other, and support for minorities
(Jews, for example, are the
ethnic group most sympathetic to
gay rights),” he declared on
January 13. “But the Goldfarb-
Krauthammer wing–that
celebrates and believes in
government torture, endorses the
pulverization of Gazans with
glee, and wants to attack Iran–is
something else. Something much
darker.” Michael Goldfarb is the
former online editor of The
Weekly Standard, about whom
the less said, the better. Charles
Krauthammer is Charles
Krauthammer. I was not aware
that they comprise a “wing” of
American Jewry, or that
American Jewry has “wings.”
What sets them apart from their
more enlightened brethren is the
unacceptability of their politics
to Sullivan. That is his criterion
for dividing the American Jewish
community into good Jews and
bad Jews–a practice with a
sordid history.
As far as I can tell,
Krauthammer’s position on
torture is owed to a deep and
sometimes frantic concern for
American security, and his
position on the war in Gaza to a
deep and sometimes frantic
concern for Israeli security, and
his position on Iran to a deep and
sometime frantic concern for
American and Israeli security.
Whatever the merits of his
views, I do not see that his
motives are despicable.
Moreover, Krauthammer argues
for his views; the premises of his
analysis are coldly clear, and
may be engaged analytically, and
when necessary refuted. Unlike
Sullivan, he does not present
feelings as ideas. Most
important, the grounds of
Krauthammer’s opinions are no
more to be found in, or reduced
to, his Jewishness than the
grounds of the contrary
opinions–the contentions of
dovish Jews who denounce
torture, and oppose Israeli abuses
in the Gaza war, and insist upon
a diplomatic solution to the
threat of an Iranian nuclear
capability–are to be found in, or
reduced to, their Jewishness. All
these “wings” are fervent Jews
and friends of Israel. There are
many “Jewish” answers to these
questions. We all want the Torah
on our side. And the truth is that
the Torah has almost nothing to
do with it.
Sullivan is hunting for motives,
not reasons; for conspiracies,
which is the surest sign of a
mind’s bankruptcy. These days
the self-congratulatory motto
above his blog is “Of No Party
or Clique,” but in fact Sullivan
belongs to the party of
Mearsheimer and the clique of
Walt (whom he cites frequently
and deferentially), to the herd of
fearless dissidents who proclaim
in all seriousness, without in any
way being haunted by the history
of such an idea, that Jews control
Washington. Sullivan might have
a look at the domestic
pressures–in lobbies and other
forms–upon American
diplomacy toward China, Saudi
Arabia, Turkey, and Cuba, and
give a thought or two to the
elaborate and sometimes
exasperating nature of foreign-
policy-making in a democracy;
but he prefers not to dive deep
into the substance of anything. It
is less immediately satisfying
than cursing and linking. Does
Sullivan think that Obama’s
engagement with Iran–which,
accurately described, is an
engagement with the Iranian
dictatorship and not with the
Iranian people–is paying off?
Does he believe that the Israeli
war against Hamas was an unjust
war, or that Israel should have
continued to absorb Hamas’s
rocket attacks–which were
indisputably criminal–and not
acted with force against them?
His answers may be inferred
from his various
ejaculations–“the pulverization
of Gazans,” for example, is a
phrase that is calculatedly
indifferent to the wrenching
moral and strategic perplexities
that are contained in the awful
reality of asymmetrical
warfare–but they are not so much
answers as bar-room retorts;
moody explosions of verbal
violence; more invective from
another American crank. Worst
of all, the explanation that
Sullivan adopts for almost
everything that he does not like
about America’s foreign policy,
and America’s wars, and
America’s role in the world–that
it is all the result of the
clandestine and cunningly
organized power of a single and
small ethnic group–has a
provenance that should disgust
all thinking people.
And this is not all that is
disgusting about Sullivan’s
approach. His assumption, in his
outburst about “the Goldfarb-
Krauthammer wing,” that every
thought that a Jew thinks is a
Jewish thought is an anti-Semitic
assumption, and a rather classical
one. Bigotry has always made
representatives of individuals,
and discerned the voice of the
group in the voice of every one
of its members. Is everything
that every gay man says a gay
statement? I will give an
example. On October 15, 2001,
when the ruins of the World
Trade Center still smoldered,
Sullivan published a piece in the
Times of London called “A
British View of the US Post-
September 11.” In this piece he
accused Bill Clinton of
“appeasement,” and praised
George W. Bush for assembling
“the ideal team” for a “task” that
“cannot be done by airpower
alone,” and had kind words for
America’s “world
hegemony”–the politics changes,
the fever remains the same–and
also included this unforgettable
sentence: “The decadent Left in
its enclaves on the coasts is not
dead – and may well mount what
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amounts to a fifth column.” A
fifth column! It is a genuinely
sinister sentence. I wish to
emphasize two features of
Sullivan’s comment. The first is
that it is an exercise in
demonization: it divides the
American people into good
Americans and bad Americans.
The second is that it is in no way
an expression of Sullivan’s
homosexuality. It must never be
said that when Sullivan lauded
the bellicosity of Cheney and
Rumsfeld–which wing of
American Christianity, by the
way, shall we blame for them?
–he exchanged the company of
the good gays for the company
of the bad gays. To say that
would be homophobic. Here is
what such homophobia would
look like: Most American
homosexuals, of course, retain a
respect for art, and compassion
for the other, and support for
minorities. But the Sullivan-
Shmullivan wing of American
homosexuality–that celebrates
and believes in torture and war,
and endorses the pulverization of
Afghan villages with glee, and
wants to attack any country
where Al Qaeda may be
found–is something else.
Something much darker. Get it?
III.
A day later, on January 14,
Sullivan permitted himself
another thought on Israel. This is
the whole of it:
“The Netanyahu government has
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was still a communist. As it
happens, his relationship with
the OSS caused him to soften his
earlier hostility to capitalist
America, but he maintained his
left-wing principles and
continued to insist to the
Americans that after the war,
even though Italy would be
occupied as an enemy power, its
people should be allowed to hold
free elections and decide on their
own form of government, which
he was convinced would be a
socialist one.
By war’s end, Silone was also,
at last, prepared to make his
twenty-year-old break with the
Communist Party explicit and
public. He did so in “Emergency
Exit,” his contribution to The
God That Failed, a remarkable
volume of testimony by ex-
communists conceived and
edited by Arthur Koestler and
Richard Crossman. The essay
included a lot about Prince
Torlonia and the Abruzzo cafoni,
but what got Silone into trouble
was his revelation about visiting
Moscow in 1927 and refusing to
sign the resolution condemning
Trotsky. This was his first public
mention of it, and Trotsky’s
widow published a scathing
letter accusing him of moral
cowardice for waiting twenty-
two years to reveal the truth
about the infamous and
supposedly “unanimous”
resolution. Meanwhile Silone
was back in postwar Italy and
served as a Socialist deputy from
1946 to 1948, when he played a
leading role in preventing an
alliance between the Socialist
and Communist parties. He also
published two more novels, A
Handful of Blackberries and The
Secret of Luca, in which his
estrangement from communism
became a major theme.
Pugliese notes that the story of
Silone’s zigzag path into
socialism, and then from
socialism into communism and
back to socialism again, is
complicated by his many
omissions and silences, and his
selfevident penchant for myth-
making; unfortunately these
attributes seem to have
contributed to the chaos in
Pugliese’s baffling book.
Pugliese is determined not to
write a conventional,
chronological biography, and not
to seem “omniscient” or
overbearing, but he ties himself
in such knots to avoid the pitfalls
he fears that he falls into the
opposite trap of repeatedly losing
his way in his own narrative,
which in many respects is
rambling and unfocused to the
point of incoherence. He aims to
treat Silone’s life thematically,
slicing it up into chapters on
Silone and the Communist Party,
Silone’s writing and exile, Silone
and post-fascism, Silone and
cold war culture, and so on, but
although he has interesting
things to say about all these
topics, his disregard for
chronology or coherence leads
him to repeat facts, dates, and
anecdotes over and over again to
fit each new context, leading the
reader’s eyes to glaze over and
his mind to wander. This is
something of an achievement in
a biography of a figure as
riveting as Silone.
Silone still awaits a proper
biography in English, but for
those who already know
something of his life and work,
Pugliese is worth wading into.
His analysis of Silone’s ideas on
fascism, and his account of the
geopolitical intricacies of the
postwar settlement in
Europe—along with Silone’s
complicated maneuvers between
the parties, and his ambivalent
attempts to become a
politician—is very skillfully
done. Pugliese shows why
Silone, despite his refusal to
allow the Italian Socialist Party
to collaborate with the
communists, found it so hard to
engage in the kind of ideological
warfare that Koestler advocated.
In his essay for The God That
Failed, Silone emphasized that
his expulsion from the party had
been “a very sad day for me, a
day of mourning, of mourning
for my youth.” He never forgot
the communist idealism of his
early days and his affection for
his comrades, even when he was
forced to acknowledge the
infernal corruption of the party
machine. After the war, Silone
seemed unable to commit
himself completely to any
political program and
increasingly held himself aloof
from political life. Interestingly,
he also disdained the easy
antifascism that was popular in
Italy at the time. To be “anti”
only sustained the illusion that
the fascists were still powerful
enough to be worth opposing.
Silone turned instead to Europe,
having concluded as early as
1946 that remaking Europe was
even more important than
remaking its individual
countries. “The unification of
Europe is the fundamental
political task of our generation,”
he declared. “If we do not solve
this problem our generation can
consider itself an historic
failure.” The following year, as
president of the PEN Center in
Italy, he spoke at an international
PEN conference in Basel on
“The Dignity of Intelligence and
the Unworthiness of
Intellectuals,” pointing to the
unique responsibility that
intellectuals bore toward society,
and to the inability of most of
them, including himself, to rise
to the challenge. In 1949, at
another PEN conference, he
admonished writers and
intellectuals not to submit to the
power of the state, or to become
“vassals” of those in power
anywhere. And demonstrating
again his perpetual drive for
evenhandedness, he charged
them to resist “the corruption of
the mass media” in the West.
It was natural in these
circumstances for Silone to reach
out to European writers like
himself. He was part of the
generation of the 1930s that took
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it for granted that writers should
also be men of action, and as in
the cases of many of his fellow
writers, it cost him many years in
exile. He and Koestler had first
met in fact in communist literary
circles in Switzerland before the
war, and then again in Rome in
1948, soon after the success of
Koestler’s masterpiece Darkness
at Noon. Koestler, who agreed
with Silone about Europe and the
political direction it should take,
had come fresh from meetings in
Paris with Sartre, Camus, and
Malraux, and their discussions of
what to do about Europe. Silone
knew the French writers through
his own frequent visits to Paris
and contributions to Sartre’s Les
Temps Modernes and other
French journals. All of
them—Silone, Koestler, Camus,
Sartre, Malraux—had been with
the Communist Party at one time
or another, and all of them were
preoccupied with the prospects
for socialism and supported the
concept of a united continent.
Indeed, for a brief time in the
late 1940s, it looked as if they
might all line up behind a
common concept of Europe as
free, united, anticommunist, and
social democratic.
The concept was shared by the
American liberals who had
successfully established the
Marshall Plan for Western
Europe and helped to organize
the Congress for Cultural
Freedom conference in 1950, but
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all but declared war on the
Obama administration and then
openly disses a vital ally,
Turkey. The slow cultural shifts
in Israel–toward ever more
a r r o g a n c e , m o r e
fundamentalism, more Russian
immigrant racism, contempt for
the Muslim world, military
adventurism, and the daily
grinding of the Palestinians on
the West Bank and pulverization
and inhumane blockade of the
people of Gaza–well maybe
others can explain it. All I can
say is: it saddens me, as a
longtime lover of the Jewish
state. It does not represent the
historic mainstream of liberal
Jewish society, it is a betrayal of
many Jewish virtues that goyim
like me deeply admire, and it
seems designed for war as some
kind of eternal and uplifting state
of mind. I hope Israel shifts
soon. For Israel’s sake.”
That bit about Sullivan’s love
for the Jewish state is poignant,
and on behalf of all the good
Jews in America I thank him for
it, but I am unmoved. This squib
is an anthology of banalities and
stereotypes. The “arrogance” of
Israelis: they are pushy, aren’t
they? And the slippery slope
from pushiness in Tel Aviv to
inhumanity in Jabaliya: it is
obvious, isn’t it? “More
fundamentalism,” Sullivan says,
but there is no such thing as
Jewish fundamentalism, and
there has been no such thing as
Jewish fundamentalism since
early Karaism. (He can Google
it.) The settlers on the West Bank
and the religious fascists in their
midst are not fundamentalists.
They represent a particular
school of interpretation of
scriptural and rabbinical
authorities–a debatable one and a
deplorable one. But they are not
fundamentalists. “More Russian
immigrant racism”: it is a
problem, though in this region
there is a lot of xenophobia to go
around, which brings us to
“contempt for the Muslim
world.” For the entirety of the
Muslim world, by the entirety of
Israeli society? I think not. And
does Sullivan have any notion of
the magnitude and the virulence
of Muslim contempt for the
Jewish world? Muslim contempt
for Jews does not justify Jewish
contempt for Muslims, of course;
but nothing justifies Sullivan’s
refusal to give the whole picture.
“Military adventurism”: about
the wars against Hamas and
Hezbollah this is an empty and
propagandistic phrase. Whatever
went awry in those campaigns,
and many Israelis and supporters
of Israel were quick to condemn
it, they were hardly
adventures–unless you believe
that the lives of Israelis under
attack do not have the same
moral import as the lives of
Arabs under attack, which is
what Sullivan’s malicious epithet
suggests. It does not answer the
question of whether those wars
of retaliation were just wars, it
simply dismisses the question.
Here, too, Sullivan refuses to
give the whole picture. “The
daily grinding of the Palestinians
on the West Bank”: I was in
Ramallah recently, and the
situation is more complex and
even more hopeful. Anyway, the
only thing that will save the
Palestinians from the
occupation–and a less terrible
occupation is still an occupation,
which is terrible–is political
compromise. With the exception
of Salam Fayyad and Mahmoud
Abbas on his good days, I do not
see a Palestinian keenness for
compromise. Again, this does
not justify the Israeli lack of the
same keenness; but again,
nothing justifies Sullivan’s
refusal to give the whole picture.
If “the Netanyahu government
has all but declared war on the
Obama administration,” it was
after the Obama administration
had all but declared war on the
Netanyahu government. Obama
may have been right about
Netanyahu–the skepticism about
the latter’s willingness to
surrender land for a peace that
will bring Palestine into being is
not exactly fanciful–but Obama
failed miserably, and set
everything back. Sullivan’s
characterization of the recent
history is dishonest. On the other
hand, there is no suggestion that
Netanyahu is Trig’s dad.
And then Sullivan returns to his
condescension toward the Jews.
Contemporary Israel is “a
betrayal of many Jewish virtues.”
I thought that human rights, if
this is what Sullivan sees Israel
abusing, is not a Jewish virtue, or
a Christian virtue, or a Muslim
virtue, but a human virtue. Israel
is a secular state. The primary
offense of Israeli brutality in
Gaza was not against
Maimonides. But Sullivan
desperately wants the Jews to be
good Jews, to be the best Jews
they can be. He wants edifying
Jews. Don’t they realize that if
they fail to edify, they may lose
his friendship? The fools! Jews
ought to determine their beliefs
and their actions apologetically,
so as not to disappoint “goyim
like me.” This is a common
phenomenon in the experience of
minorities. They may awaken to
their autonomy, but they must
not go too far. Gays are
abundantly familiar with this sort
of phony friendship, as are
blacks. “It does not represent the
historic mainstream of liberal
Jewish society”: but what if the
historic mainstream of Jewish
society were conservative? A
day does not go by that I do not
do my humble part to prevent
such a transformation from
coming to pass, but let us
imagine that it does. What, then?
Will they all be bad Jews, and
“something much darker”? Is the
Jews’ claim upon American
understanding premised upon
their conformity to a particular
politics? Is their legitimacy
conditional? Sullivan’s more-in-
sorrow-than-in-anger tone is
cheap. He can keep his sorrow
and he can keep his anger.
IV.
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Then, two weeks later, Sullivan
posted whatever was in his head
about “Jihadism and The Israel
Question,” which is certainly
better than “Jihadism and The
Jewish Question.” “Jihadism has
many causes,” he reflectively
began. Then he remembered
himself and continued: “But the
idea that Israel’s occupation of
the West Bank and pulverization
of Gaza can be bracketed entirely
out of that dynamic is loopy. …
It’s clear that taking the Israel-
Palestine question off the table
would help us tackle Jihadism
immensely. If the US were to
help to establish a Palestinian
state and could be shown to
stand up to Netanyahu’s
continual provocation, it would
help the US advance its interests
in the region and the world.”
Sullivan then concedes that “it
would not remove or emasculate
[that is not the problem!] the
more irredentist factions, the
Qaeda core, the Saudi nutjobs,
and the Mumbai maniacs. But it
would help shift the paradigm in
which they can use the daily
humiliations of Arabs in the
West Bank or the horror of the
Gaza attack as ways to move the
Muslim middle.” And that, of
course, is what “those who want
to brandish Gitmo, embrace
torture, and accelerate Israel
settlements,” “those who want a
civilizational war,” hope to avert.
They “intensify the polarization
that the Jihadists relish.”
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the moment for unity—or, at
least, a unity that included
America— soon passed. None of
the three French writers attended
the Berlin conference, though
Camus and Malraux sent
messages of support. Malraux,
like Koestler, was ready to
accept America’s leading role in
Europe, and to make a pact of
convenience with the political
right (he eventually joined de
Gaulle’s government as minister
of information), convinced that it
was the only realistic way to
oppose communism. Sartre,
steadfastly anti-capitalist and anti
-American, briefly tried to find a
“third way” between the two
blocs, but moved leftward to
become an apologist for
Stalinism. Camus, who was
closest to both Silone and
Koestler, bitterly opposed
Sartre’s defense of the Soviet
Union and clung to a sort of third
way of his own; and though
Silone parted company from
Camus over decolonization and
the war in Algeria, he fully
supported him in his disputation
with Sartre.
In Berlin, Silone had the
satisfaction of prevailing in his
argument with Koestler that the
West should devote itself to
cultural and political self-
improvement and make the
competition with the Soviet bloc
peaceful rather than
confrontational, and his
influence on the organizers of the
conference within the CIA
turned out to be crucial. One
outcome of his preferred policy
was the Congress for Cultural
Freedom’s eventual decision to
found a stable of literary
magazines in Europe and Asia to
showcase the cultural richness of
the free countries. It was only
natural that Silone should
become co-editor of a new
Italian journal, Tempo Presente,
similar to sister journals such as
Encounter in Britain, Preuves in
France, and Der Monat in West
Germany. Silone proved to be an
excellent editor: cosmopolitan,
sophisticated about literature,
and politically astute— though
not astute enough (as the more
cynical Koestler was) to spot the
hidden hand of the CIA behind
the CCF.
In 1967, when word of the
CIA’s role in supporting the
Congress for Cultural Freedom
leaked out, it provoked a huge
scandal among intellectuals in
Europe and the United States,
and Silone was thrown on the
defensive. His ideological
enemies pointed to his wartime
work with the OSS as evidence
that he must have been an
American spy all along, and that
in editing Tempo Presente he had
simply carried out the orders of
the CIA—a ridiculous accusation
in light of the magazine’s record
of intellectual independence and
its frequent criticism of Western
institutions. (A part of the genius
of the CIA’s early leaders was to
give the writers and intellectuals
it supported a free hand.)
In the inflamed context of
postwar Italy, however, where a
portion of the intelligentsia was
still on the defensive about its
collaboration with Mussolini and
another portion consisted of
communists and fellow travelers
(and the two camps, for obvious
reasons, overlapped), the
appearance of such an easy target
was hard to resist. Silone was not
helped at this juncture by his
reputation for stubbornness and
his penchant for secrecy. The
Polish writer Gustav Herling, a
frequent contributor to Tempo
Presente and a close friend of
Silone’s, once described him as
“truly a man who did not speak
much and who knew how to
keep a secret,” and even Silone’s
second wife and literary
collaborator Darina Silone
described his character as
“difficult” and his personality as
“very complex.” No one, she
added, “ever knew him
completely,” voicing an insight
that was to attain new relevance
after Silone’s death.
Silone, meanwhile, retreated
into his private world. Keeping
his own counsel and hewing to
his own path, he held aloof from
politics and remained
independent of official circles,
turning down offers to become
Italy’s ambassador to France or
to head Italy’s newly established
state TV network. Literature was
still his main métier, and apart
from some journalism he
published a novel, The Fox and
the Camelias, set in Switzerland
between the wars (his only novel
not set in the Abruzzo); a play,
The Story of a Humble Christian,
based in part on the life of Father
Charles de Foucauld, a French
holy man; and a collection of
autobiographical essays,
Emergency Exit, named for the
essay that had originally
appeared in The God That
Failed. Both the play and the
essays were critical and
commercial successes, and in his
last years Silone was showered
with honors. When he died in
1978, the president of Italy
lauded the writer—in terms that
many of his compatriots now
shared— as the “noble, rigorous,
inflexible, democratic conscience
of contemporary Italian culture.”
Silone’s posthumous reputation
seemed entirely safe, but the
taciturn, introverted survivor of
the Abruzzo earthquake had one
last secret up his sleeve. It was
revealed in 1996, when an Italian
historian caused a sensation
when he accused Silone of
having spied for the fascist
police between the wars. The
evidence was to be found in a
series of letters signed by a
certain "Silvestri” to Guido
Bellone, a high-ranking fascist
police official in Rome, which
the historian had unearthed in the
government archives. Pugliese
devotes his best and most
gripping chapter to a detailed
account of the controversy that
divided Italian public opinion
over whether the letters were
genuine or not. Silone’s
supporters maintained that they
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were forgeries, whereas his
opponents held that the
handwriting was undoubtedly
Silone’s. Moreover, the key
document in the collection, an
emotional appeal to Bellone to
release the writer from their
arrangement, dating from 1930,
appeared to suggest a
collaboration that had lasted over
ten years.
Somewhat hyperbolically,
Pugliese compares the fallout
from these heated allegations to
the impact of the Dreyfus affair
in France. Members of the pro-
Silone camp pointed to
numerous inconsistencies and
weaknesses in the evidence:
there were surprisingly few
letters to account for a whole
decade; no other high-ranking
fascist seems to have known
about the letters, and no fascists
had ever used the information
that Silone was a spy, even when
they could have destroyed him
with it; and there was no
conclusive evidence— other than
the handwriting—that “Silvestri”
was Silone. A senior Communist
Party official took another tack,
alleging that Silone had actually
been a triple agent, having
pretended to spy on party
members so he could winkle
information from the fascist
police that would be useful to his
communist comrades. This
would account for the fact that
another bitter enemy of Silone’s,
Palmiro Togliatti, did not
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province, and giving up on December visit to Anbar in the promote Anbar’s economic outside to survey the scene. A suggest that Iraq’s security
Anbar altogether. company of Michael Mullen, potential.) few minutes later a man in an forces aren’t ready to protect the
Since then, Anbar has made an chairman of the Joint Chiefs of In Ramadi, Mullen and Iraqi police uniform approached country on their own. Not in
amazing turnaround. Even as the S t a f f . A n e n g i n e e r a n d Fahadawi sat down for a chat. his entourage and blew himself Baghdad, and not in Anbar
Marines were contemplating an businessman who studied in The governor, who has a bushy up, killing several more people. Province. And that means that
exit, Anbar’s tribal leaders began Germany, Fahadawi fled Iraq in salt-and-pepper mustache and Initial reports said that Fahadawi, Iraq is still a long way from
turning against the foreign 2006 for the United Arab wore a western business suit and who was seen laying on the recovery. Foreign investment is
jihadis and aligning with the Emirates, where he enjoyed a life tie, described his bright vision of ground with his face burned, was hardly likely to pour into a
Americans in what came to be of relative peace and prosperity. Anbar’s economic future. The one of them. But Fahadawi was province where the governor’s
k n o w n a s t h e S u n n i He returned after the Sunni province had begun to export lucky. He was rushed to a life can’t be guaranteed. It could
Awakening—a critical step in Awakening drove out al Qaeda. cucumbers, Fahadawi explained. Baghdad hospital, where doctors
putting down the insurgency On his arrival home, he told one (It was a fact of social as well as amputated a hand and a leg. He WHAT’S page 38
nationwide. By late 2009, Anbar Iraqi website, “I felt like [the economic significance, given is now receiving treatment in the
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Sullivan seems unaware that his
analysis is nothing more than a
digital version of the traditional
analysis of Arabists in
Washington since 1948, and
even before. This analysis is not
entirely incorrect: America’s
alliance with Israel has often
interfered with America’s
interests in the Arab world. This
is obvious to any student of
history. But the American
alliance with Israel, like a good
deal of American foreign policy,
though not these days, was never
only an affair of interests.
Sullivan is apparently indifferent
to the moral dimension of the
alliance. On January 6, moaning
that he is “sick of the Israelis and
the Palestinians,” he noted also
that “I’m sick of having a great
power like the US being dictated
to in the conduct of its own
foreign policy by an ally that
provides almost no real benefit to
the US, and more and more
costs.” The high moral dudgeon
of the heartless realist: that is
quite a trick. Like all of
America’s other allies, Israel is a
sovereign state, and like all of
America’s other allies, it
sometimes exercises its
sovereignty in ways that baffle or
infuriate us; but Sullivan’s
patience is wearing thin. “My
own view is moving toward
supporting a direct American
military imposition of a two-state
solution,” he wildly announces,
“with NATO troops on the
borders of the new states of
Palestine and Israel.” A new
war! Even better, a new war of
liberation! Never mind that Israel
is a sovereign and a democratic
state, and that Palestine is not
remotely unified on behalf of
such a solution. But at least it
would not be a war against a
Muslim country. And now that
you mention it, isn’t it time that
we attacked a Jewish country? It
would prove our even-
handedness, wouldn’t it? But
alas, there’s no way AIPAC will
allow it.
Having demanded that the Jews
behave apologetically in
America, Sullivan now demands
that the United States behave
apologetically in the world–that
it adjust its relationship with
Israel to the preferences of the
Muslim peoples. This is a little
like decrying the election of a
black president because it will
inflame white racists. (Sullivan
writes about the “middle” and
the “core” in the Muslim world
as if they were the independents
and the base in Massachusetts.)
But peace between Israelis and
Palestinians should be made
primarily for them and by them.
And anti-Americanism, like anti-
Semitism and many versions of
anti-Zionism, cannot be
adequately understood as a
response to the actions of
Americans, Jews, and Zionists.
Prejudice is not an instance of
empirical thinking, as the
tenacity of anti-Americanism
after the election of Barack
Obama demonstrates. There is a
progressive president in America
now, enchanted by
“engagement” and by Muslims.
In the universe of jihadism,
however, this alters nothing. As
a matter of numinous conviction,
the jihadists are anti-Americans
and anti-Semites and anti-
Zionists, and their anti-Zionism
is a form of anti-Semitism. They
do not want to take the Israel-
Palestine question off the table,
they want to take Israel off the
map. Their goals are literal and
maximal. Their worldview is
unfalsifiable; their “paradigm”
does not “shift.” They do not
make Sullivan’s distinction
between Israel’s existence and
Israel’s actions. If the two-state
solution were to come into being,
the jihadists would consider their
job half-done.
It is true that peace and Palestine
would have a modest and
marginal impact upon the
reputation of the United States in
the Muslim world. But the scale
of this impact is too
inconsiderable to assure anything
that Israel does an important
place among the causes of
jihadism. It may be “loopy,” as
Sullivan says, for Israeli policy
to “be bracketed entirely out of
that dynamic,” but it is even
loopier to include it significantly
within it. Jihadism is a violent
political theology determined by
ideas and fantasies that do not
come from America or Israel,
and its abhorrence of freedom,
materialism, democracy,
modernity, and the West exceeds
even its abhorrence of Jews. We
do not determine who Muslims
are, and they are more than their
reaction to us. What does
Sullivan really know about the
origins and the writings of the
jihadist tradition? Yet he has an
even more brilliant theory of the
origins of Muslim anti-
Americanism. He accounts for it
not only in terms of Israel’s
policies, but also in terms of
“those who want to brandish
Gitmo, embrace torture, and
accelerate Israel settlements.”
The neocons, once more. They
are what stand between America
and Muslim adulation. Bad Jews
are making bad Muslims! I doubt
that even Krauthammer believes
that Krauthammer is this
important. The neocons have
deranged Sullivan. I suppose
they must take what victories
they can get. This would count
as merely a small comic episode
in American political
anthropology, except that
Sullivan’s bitterness crosses the
line into something that is neither
small nor comic.
V.
I will conclude this
unpleasantness here, though
there are more rants by Sullivan
that merit attention. Criticism of
Israeli policy, and sympathy for
the Palestinians, and support for
a two-state solution, do not
require, as their condition or
their corollary, this intellectual
shabbiness, this venomous
hostility toward Israel and Jews.
I have striven for Israeli-
Palestinian reconciliation, and
37
territorial compromise, and two
states, for many decades now,
but Sullivan’s variety of such
right thinking is completely
repugnant to me. There are
decent and indecent ways to
advocate change. About the
Jews, is Sullivan a bigot, or is he
just moronically insensitive? To
me, he looks increasingly like
the Buchanan of the left. He is
the master, and the prisoner, of
the technology of sickly
obsession: blogging–and the
divine right of bloggers to
exempt themselves from the
interrogations of editors–is also a
method of hounding. Of course,
it is impossible to know what is
in a man’s heart; but on the basis
of what Sullivan has written, I
would urge him to search his
heart. Such a reckoning would
involve more than the “my bad”
efficiency of internet
introspection. I do not expect to
see it. If explaining the Trinity to
readers of The New Republic is
not easy, imagine how hard it
will be to explain all this.
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By last summer, it was obvious
that John Murtha did not have
much time left in Congress. This
was partly due to the efforts of
Washington ethics cops and
Western Pennsylvania
Republicans, both of whom had
spent the past few years working
feverishly, through either judicial
or electoral means, to remove
him from office. But more than
that, there was the simple matter
of Murtha’s health. At 77 years
old, he’d begun to show obvious
signs of deterioration—from
increasingly frequent verbal
gaffes (like calling his part of
Pennsylvania “a racist area”) to
physical ones, such as the spill
he took while visiting injured
troops at Walter Reed. When
Murtha died Monday at the age
of 77, due to complications
stemming from gallbladder
surgery, it was sad, but hardly
shocking, news.
Unless, that is, you lived in
Murtha’s hometown of
Johnstown, Pennsylvania. When
WHAT’S
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be a long while before Qasim al-
Fahadawi’s vision of Iraq as a
wealthy country is anything
more than a cruel mirage.
I visited there last summer, I
found that the only thing deeper
than the floodwaters that had
thrice destroyed the rust belt city
was the denial of its residents
that Murtha’s 36 years on
Capitol Hill were nearing an end.
They expressed unswerving
confidence that their
congressman could not only defy
the laws of man—by forever
frustrating the efforts of those
trying to unseat him—but the
laws of nature, as well. The
notion that he might have to
retire due to poor health was
greeted with a snort: Murtha had
been a Marine who, as a father of
three, had volunteered for
Vietnam; he was too tough to
retire. “He would like to die in
the House,” one of his friends
and supporters told me, certain
that such an event was a long
way off. Murtha’s great aunt,
more than one person in
Johnstown mentioned to me, had
lived into her 90s; and his clean
living—“he doesn’t drink, except
for coffee”—meant he could
count on reaching a similarly
ripe old age.
Now that Murtha has
confounded the expectations of
his constituents, his obituary
writers will invariably describe
him as “The King of Pork.”
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While the term is not meant as a
compliment—and, in fact,
Murtha’s political and legal
troubles over the last few years
stemmed from that well-deserved
reputation—it’s worth
remembering that, to the
recipients of that pork, Murtha
was a hero. For the last 15 years,
he steered a steady stream of
federal money—by some
accounts as much as $2
billion—to Johnstown and, in the
process, allowed the city to
escape the fate of other once-
booming steel towns that were
unable to survive the collapse of
that industry. Indeed, to visit
Johnstown today is to encounter
an oasis of relative prosperity—a
city that boasts glass-and-steel
office buildings, a Wine
Spectator-award winning
restaurant, even a symphony
orchestra—in a desert of
economic despair.
When any politician dies,
especially one as long-serving as
Murtha, his passing will be
treated as the passing of more
than an individual. And this is
already being described as the
end of various eras—from the
end of the era of Democratic rule
in Pennsylvania’s Twelfth
Congressional District (which
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Capitol Hill. But Murtha’s death
also signals something more than
the death of a man or the death
of an era: It likely spells the
death of the city he represented.
When Murtha was alive,
Johnstown raised myriad
monuments to him—placing his
name on everything from a
technology park to an airport.
But the city never prepared itself
for the day when its honors to
Murtha would have to come in
the form of memorials.
Johnstown’s success was not a
façade, but its prosperity was as
dependent on one congressman
as it had once been on one
industry. It was almost as if
Johnstown could not bring itself
to imagine—and thus prepare
for—what would happen once
Murtha, like steel before him,
was no longer there to sustain it.
And now it will face the
consequences of that failure.
To be sure, Johnstown will not
cease to exist tomorrow. Or next
week. Or even next year. After
all, it took decades for
Bethlehem Steel to dismantle its
Johnstown operations once it
decided to leave the city. But,
over time, the economic forces
that Murtha managed to stave off
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Murtha’s seniority and powerful
committee assignments—not to
mention, perhaps, a politician
with Murtha’s tolerance for the
appearance (and perhaps the
reality) of ethical
impropriety—Johnstown will
watch as the river of federal
largesse slows to a trickle. And it
will watch as the defense
contractors that followed those
federal dollars by locating their
offices in Johnstown and
underwriting its civic activities
turn their attentions to the
hometowns of other
congressmen. And slowly, but
ineluctably, Johnstown will meet
the same fate as the politician
who did so much—maybe too
much—to keep it alive.
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'Choose Life' License Plate Trend Gaining

(Newsmax - Politics) McDonnell, both Republicans, plates in Virginia. "I expect that's the hurdle," said
Submitted at 2/9/2010 2:16:55 AM say they object to the idea of Hawaii was first with a "Respect Mr. Cuccinelli, who led the fight
diverting money from plate fees Choice" decal for plates in 2003, against the organization as a Apple Store down
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Abortion testimony on the bill Thursday Pennsylvania has a plate labeled allow a pro-choice plate after it by Thomas Ricker (Engadget)
rights advocates have been and could vote on it this week. "Planned Parenthood of PA." offered a "Choose Life" plate —
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unable to halt the "Choose Life" The full legislature's approval However, only 22 of those are because doing otherwise would
license plate variations in nearly and the governor's signature are active. be unconstitutional. Sometimes it's nothing, but
two dozen states, so now they're needed for the plates to be sold. Those states don't require the The 4th U.S. Circuit U.S. Court often, especially when it's a
working to balance the bumper Last year, Virginia became the legislature's approval. The plates of Appeals has twice ruled that Tuesday and we're sitting on a
debate. 23rd state to approve the are handled administratively and the government cannot stack of overdue rumors, an
Activists are pushing a "Trust "Choose Life" plate. The plates can be sold as long as they meet unreasonably censor or favor one Apple Store outage is a tell that
Women/Protect Choice" license are expected to be on the roads in certain requirements. viewpoint on specialty plates new products are due. Especially
plate in Virginia, which would Massachusetts, Delaware and Virginia's proposed plate would because they constitute a public when the store goes down on a
become the fourth state to offer a North Dakota by the end of generate money for the state's forum. global basis as it has just now.
pro-choice plate and the first to March, and efforts are under way eight Planned Parenthood health "The General Assembly has So take a moment to reflect on
require legislative approval for it. in a dozen other states to get care centers, which provide free stepped into a legal morass the latest rumors and chime in
Supporters have threatened to t h e m a p p r o v e d , s a i d R u s s pregnancy tests, contraception, now," said Sen. Janet D. Howell, with your predictions in the
sue if lawmakers don't give Amerling, a coordinator for the gynecological exams, cancer Northern Virginia Democrat, comments. Our guess? Refreshed
drivers the option. Florida-based Choose Life Inc., screenings and other services for who is sponsoring one of two MacBook Pros... or iPonies,
"We really don't feel like a which promotes the plates. about 30,000 people each year. bills to establish the plate. "You either or. Then check back at
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promoting a political agenda," have been sold nationwide since contention for Republicans, who represented on license plates. who got it right.
said Tarina Keene, executive 2000, raising more than $11 control the House of Delegates You have to have both." Update: 64-bit Aperture 3 with
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The Republicans' first test of responsibility is to resolve labor Those writings alarmed the U.S. to rush him through," said AFL-
stats on Windows usage,
their new Senate clout could disputes with an even and Chamber of Commerce, which CIO legislative director Bill
Windows 7 has already blown
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past Vista.
Barack Obama's choice of a nominee's statements fly in the television ads supporting Brown The tussle over Becker is also
The stats break down this away:
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that Vista's been out 3 years, and
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Windows 7's been out for 3
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months. Also worth pointing out
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is that Windows 7 installs are 64-
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bit by a 2-to-1 margin, which as
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denounce him when, as minister
of justice after the war, he had
access to these files.
The balance of informed opinion
swung against Silone. Further
documents were unearthed to
show that Silone had a good
reason for approaching the police
two years before writing his
incriminating letter: in 1928, his
beloved younger brother Romolo
had been arrested and tortured in
jail (where he died two years
later) on suspicion of being a
member of the Communist Party
(which he wasn’t).
Commentators speculated that
Silone, who was an active
member of the party, must have
been racked with guilt over this
injustice, and was probably
prepared to do anything to get
his brother out. This still left
open the question of whether he
had been in contact with Bellone
much earlier, and whether, as
further documents suggested, he
had acted as an informer when in
Switzerland between the wars.
There was even specula- tion that
Silone had secretly “confessed”
his crimes in one or other of his
novels or in his first play, aptly
entitled And He Hid Himself.
But none of these details seemed
important beside the enormity of
the fact of his collaboration.
Pugliese catalogs the many
books, articles, and debates that
have poured forth since these
revelations in painstaking and
fascinating detail, and he is
forced to conclude (as Silone’s
widow, Darina, also concluded)
that at least some of the
documents are provably in
Silone’s handwriting and
therefore genuine. But what does
the collaboration mean for our
understanding of Silone’s life
and work? Some on the left in
Italy and elsewhere have rushed
to denounce the author as yet
another deceitful apostate “like
Orwell” (for his list of
communist sympathizers
delivered to the British Foreign
Office during World War II), and
therefore not worth reading or
respecting, while more cautious
critics see the denigration of
Silone from the opposite point of
view as just the latest in a series
of recent attacks from the left on
Orwell, Koestler, Camus, and
other writers who turned against
the Communist Party.
Pugliese ultimately comes down
on the side of those who believe
that Silone’s work speaks for
itself, and endorses Alexander
Stille’s conclusion that the recent
scandals “don’t diminish the
power of Silone’s writings.” D.
H. Lawrence once wrote that
readers should “judge the tale,
not the teller,” having in mind
the difference between the
complex artistic message
embodied in a novel or poem and
what was said outside the work
by or about the author, but
Lawrence’s dictum fits Silone’s
case as well. To anyone who
reads his novels and his
journalism, it is perfectly
obvious where he stood with
regard to both fascism and
communism, whatever
compromises he may have felt
obliged to make in his everyday
life. As Pugliese shows (and as
Silone himself asserted), he was
fundamentally religious in his
worldview—an “apprentice
saint,” in the words of R. W. B.
Lewis—who tried in vain to
reconcile the secular promise of
socialism with the transcendent
vision of Christianity. He fell
victim to the tragedy of his age.
Caught between the hammer of
totalitarianism and the anvil of
twentieth-century reality, Silone,
like so many of his peers,
“sought in politics that which
politics could not grant him.”
Like other mortals, he made
mistakes, lost his way, and
sinned; but it is in, and for, his
work that Silone will be rightly
remembered, and that is why we
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42 Politics/ Consumer Reports/ Sports/ E-reader News Edition

Illinois Looking for Lt. CR Index: Troubles have waned, but

Governor Hopefuls
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Submitted at 2/8/2010 11:21:59 AM
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Illinois Democrats are getting a
political do-over. They are
picking a new candidate for
lieutenant governor after the
primary winner dropped out due
to a checkered past.
Gov. Pat Quinn has the rare
opportunity to help pick his
running mate, but refused to say
Monday who was on his short
list of potential partners.
Meanwhile, the politicking has
begun in earnest among those
seeking a chance in November at
No. 5 Nova dismantles No.
wallets stay shut
the state's No. 2 job. by Consumer Reports for consumers, the level of job
The spot opened up when Scott Shopping Blog (Consumer creation needed to fuel a
Lee Cohen announced over the Reports) consumer recovery has not
weekend he would leave the Submitted at 2/9/2010 5:59:59 AM developed,” said Ed Farrell, a
ticket. director at the Consumer Reports
It became widely known after CR Index: Troubles have National Research Center.
Cohen's win that his ex-wife waned, but wallets stay shut If As a result of the overall mixed
accused him of abuse in divorceyou’re in retail, you may want to picture, the Consumer Reports
papers and he had been accused stop reading this now. Although Sentiment Index has remained
consumers spent more than they
of holding a knife to the throat of virtually unchanged in February
a former girlfriend. planned to this past holiday January. The top difficulty (43.9) from January (44.1). The
© Copyright 2010 The season, they’ve buttoned up their r e p o r t e d i n F e b r u a r y : t h e Consumer Reports Stress Index
Associated Press. All rights wallets and aren’t planning to inability to afford medical bills is now at 59.9, on par with
reserved. This material may notopen them up anytime soon, or medications(14.7 percent, up January (59.0), but down from
be published, broadcast, according to the February from 12.7 percent in January). A December (63.0).
rewritten or redistributed. Consumer Reports Index. The change in credit card terms(such The Consumer Reports Index,
Five Filters featured article:Past 30-Day Retail Index for as an increased interest rate or conducted by the Consumer
February, which reflects the penalty fees) was the second Reports National Research
Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools:
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Term Extraction. January, is 10.9, a decline of 23 Employment Index remains a n d c e l l p h o n e p o l l o f a
percent from the previous month. u n c h a n g e d , b u t t h e r e i s a n a t i o n a l l y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
And we’re planning to spend significant trend emerging. Over probability sample of American
even less in February. The Next the past several months the a d u l t s . A t o t a l o f 1 , 2 6 3
30-Day Retail Index, which p r o p o r t i o n o f A m e r i c a n s interviews were completed

4 WVU's win streak r e p r e s e n t s t h e n u m b e r o f reporting a job loss in the past 30 (1,013 households, 250 cell
electronics, appliances, and yard days steadily declined to 5.7 phones) among adults aged 18+.
by Associated Press a n d g a r d e n e q u i p m e n t percent in February, versus 7.8 Interviewing took place between
(ESPN.com) consumers said they’re planning percent in October. However, January 28 and January 31,
Sports Passport. Enter the to buy this month, plummeted to fewer Americans started a new 2010. The margin of error is +/-
Submitted at 2/8/2010 8:20:22 PM
games you attend, upload your 6.9 from 8.9 the prior month. job in the past 30 days (3.8 2.8 points at a 95% confidence
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Did you attend this game? If so, PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, f i n a n c i a l h a r d s h i p s w e ’ r e significant drag on the economy. Ratings, buying advice and
start chronicling your sports Term Extraction. experiencing, however. In fact, “Though the tide of job losses r e l i a b i l i t y o n h u n d r e d s o f
memories today with ESPN's the Trouble Tracker showed real has been stemmed and the products. Update your feed
improvement. It declined to 53.4 economy is improving gradually preferences
in February from 58.2 in
E-reader News Edition Consumer Reports/ 43

CR Index: Americans Hunker Down On Spending Now That

the Holiday Shopping Binge Subsides
by Press Room (Consumer home electronics (13.9%, down September. Slow job creation Retail Index, and the financial difficulties faced by
Reports) 1.9% pts.), and major home remains a significant drag on the Employment Index. Here are the consumers this month included:
Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:14:59 AM
appliances (6.3%, down 3.3% economy. key findings: • Unable to afford medical bills
pts.). The drop in the Next 30- “The holiday season showed Consumer Reports Sentiment or medications (14.7%)
CR Index: Americans Hunker Day Retail Index for February glimmers of hope for the Index: 43.9
Down On Spending Now That was driven by a decline in economy, but it is clear through • The Consumer Reports
the Holiday Shopping Binge consumer intent to purchase the retail index that consumers Sentiment Index remains • Most common in the South
Subsides major appliances (5.7%, down are now cutting back on unchanged for the month of (17.5%)
Improvements in Trouble 2 . 1 % p t s . ) a n d p e r s o n a l spending,” said Ed Farrell, February (43.9) relative to
Tracker, But Employment Still A electronics (13.2%, down 3.9% director at the Consumer Reports January (44.1). The most • Credit card increased interest
Cause for Concern pts.). National Research Center. optimistic consumers were ages rate, penalty fees, etc. (9.3%,
YONKERS, NY — The recent Retail purchases may be “While the economy is 18-34 (50.2) and households down from 14.4% the prior
holiday season showed some d r o p p i n g , b u t i t s e e m s improving gradually for with incomes of $100,000+ month)
hope for a resurgence in the Americans are faced with less consumers as witnessed by (53.0). The most pessimistic
retail sector, but it appears financial difficulties. The improvements in the Trouble consumers were in households • Missed payment on a major
consumers are back in the Consumer Reports Trouble Tracker, which points to a with income less that $50,000 bill – not mortgage (8.7%)
doldrums and not willing to T r a c k e r s h o w e d r e a l decline in financial difficulties, (40.3) and Americans 65 or older
spend their way out of the improvements, declining to 53.4 the level of job creation needed (40.2). • Lost or reduced healthcare
recession, according to the in February from 58.2 in January to fuel a consumer recovery has coverage (7.5%)
February Consumer Reports a n d i t s h i g h o f 6 8 . 7 i n not developed, though the tide of The Sentiment Index captures
Index. September. The top issue facing job losses has been stemmed.” respondents’ attitudes regarding • Lost job (5.7%)
The Past 30-Day Retail Index consumers in February is the As a result of the overall mixed their financial situation, asking
for February, reflective of inability to afford medical bills picture, the Consumer Reports them if they are feeling better off
January activity, is at pre-holiday or medications at 14.7%, up Sentiment Index has remained or worse off than a year ago.
levels, declining to 10.9 from from 12.7% in January. This unchanged in February (43.9) When the index is greater than • Lower-income households,
January’s 14.1, which reflected issue is most common in the from January (44.1), while the 50, more consumers are feeling earning less than $50,000 a year,
December holiday shopping, a South (17.5%). Consumer Reports Stress Index positive about their situation. have been disproportionately
decline of 23%. Consumer Reports Employment is now at 59.9 on par with When it is below 50, more affected. In the past 30 days:
The Next 30-Day Retail Index, Index remains unchanged at 49.0 January (59.0), but down from consumers are feeling worse. • 24.3% have been unable to
reflecting planned purchasing for versus 49.3 in January, but there December (63.0). Regionally, The Sentiment Index can vary afford medical bills or
February, plummeted to 6.9 from is a significant trend emerging. the South and West were faring from a high of 100 to a low of 0. medications
8.9 the prior month, making it Over the past several months, the less well in February compared Consumer Reports Trouble
well below pre-holiday levels p r o p o r t i o n o f A m e r i c a n s to the month prior while the Tracker Index: 53.4 • 6.8% lost their job or were laid
and the lowest level tracked reporting a job loss in the past 30 Northeast and North Central • The Consumer Reports off
since August 09 (7.5). -days steadily declined to 5.7% were unchanged overall. Trouble Tracker Index has
The losses in the Past 30-Day in February versus 7.8% in The Consumer Reports Index shown improvement over the • 10.1% lost or have reduced
R e t a i l I n d e x , r e f l e c t i n g October; however Americans report, available at past several months, falling to healthcare coverage
purchases made in January reporting starting a new job in www.ConsumerReports.org, is 53.4 in February from 58.2 in
versus the prior month, and were the past 30 days has also comprised of five key indices: January. This is a continuation of • 14.6% missed a payment on a
driven by personal electronics declined to 3.8% in February the Sentiment Index, the Trouble a downward trend from
(23.6%, down 11.1% pts.), major from a recent high of 6.2% in INDEX: page 44
Tracker Index, Stress Index, the September (68.7). The key
44 Gadgets/ E-reader News Edition
INDEX:
continued from page 43

major bill (not mortgage) to purchase major appliances 59.9 than 50 indicates more jobs were
(5.7%, down 2.1% pts.) and • The level of stress consumers gained than lost in the past 30
personal electronics (13.2%, feel they are under is down days.
The Consumer Reports Trouble down 3.9% pts.).• Among retail compared to prior months and For more information regarding
Tracker focuses on both the categories not included in the the Stress Index is now at 59.9 the Consumer Reports Index
proportion of consumers that index (new car, used car, and on par with January (59.0) but v i s i t
have faced difficulties as well as new home), past 30-day down from December (63.0). www.ConsumerReports.org.
the number of negative events purchases of new cars (2.5%) The Consumer Reports Index,
they have encountered. The and used cars (5.8%), reflect The Consumer Reports Stress conducted by the Consumer Apple Patent Shows A
negative events include: the January activity, and were up I n d e x c a p t u r e s a t t i t u d e s Reports National Research 3D Virtual World For
inability to pay medical bills or slightly from the prior month, as regarding the amount of stress Center is a monthly telephone
afford medication, missed were new homes (2.6%). consumers feel compared to a a n d c e l l p h o n e p o l l o f a Buying Their Goods In
mortgage payments, home February’s next 30-day planned year ago. It asks whether they are n a t i o n a l l y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e [Apple]
foreclosure, interest-rate purchases are unchanged from feeling more stressed or less probability sample of American by Kat Hannaford (Gizmodo)
increase, penalty fees, reduced the prior month for new cars, stressed. When the Stress Index a d u l t s . A t o t a l o f 1 , 2 6 3
Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:07:11 AM
lines of credit or other changes in used cars and homes. is more than 50, consumers are interviews were completed
credit-card terms, job loss or feeling more stress and when it is (1,013 households, 250 cell There was a time, before Avatar,
layoffs, reduced healthcare below 50 they are feeling less phones) among adults aged 18+. when 3D meant crummy virtual
coverage, or the denial of stress compared to a year ago. Interviewing took place between gaming. A recent patent granted
personal loans. The Consumer The Consumer Reports Retail The index can vary from 100 January 28 and January 31, to Apple shows they are (or
Reports Trouble Tracker Index is I n d e x l o o k s a t c o n s u m e r (Total Stress) to a low of 0 (No 2010. The margin of error is +/- were) considering a 3D virtual
then calculated as the proportion purchases in the past 30 days as Stress). 2.8 points at a 95% confidence Apple Store—a more welcoming
o f c o n s u m e r s t h a t h a v e well as the outlook for planned Consumer Reports Employment level. The complete index report, way to shop for Apple products.
experienced at least one of the purchases in the next 30 days Index: 49.0 methodology, and tabular It doesn't sound very "Apple,"
negative events comprising the across several categories. The • The Employment Index stands i n f o r m a t i o n a r e a v a i l a b l e . when they normally favor start
index multiplied by the average Consumer Reports Retail Index at 49.0 for January, reflective of C o n t a c t : C . M a t t F i e l d s , minimalism over cheesy big-
number of events encountered. represents the proportion of net job losses in the prior 30 9 1 4 . 3 7 8 . 2 4 5 4 , headed virtual characters, but as
Consumer Reports Retail Index: r e s p o n d e n t s t h a t m a d e a days, and was on par with c f i e l d s @ c o n s u m e r . o r g . you can see from the diagram
Past 30-Day - 10.9, Next 30-Day p u r c h a s e i n t h e f o l l o w i n g January (49.3). In the past 30 S u b s c r i b e n o w ! above, they are obviously
- 6.9 categories: m a j o r h o m e days, 5.7% reported losing their S u b s c r i b e t o considering the idea of a store
• A s e x p e c t e d C o n s u m e r a p p l i a n c e s , s m a l l h o m e job versus 3.8% starting a new ConsumerReports.org for expert you can walk through and
Reports Past 30-Day Retail a p p l i a n c e s , m a j o r h o m e job. Ratings, buying advice and browse the products in, with the
Index declined to 10.9 from electronics, personal electronics, reliability on hundreds of outside elements portrayed by
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December holiday spending.• equipment. The Retail Index is a Employment Index examines the preferences The patent was first filed in
Consumer Reports Next 30-Day w e i g h t e d c a l c u l a t i o n . F o r change in employment of those 2006 by Apple, so I'm hoping
Retail Index for February (6.9) example, a major appliance is of that reported starting a new job they just got swept up in the
are well below pre-holiday levels greater value than a small versus those that have lost their Second Life craze and have
and below the lowest levels appliance. Because of their size job or were laid off in the past 30 forgotten all about some naff
tracked to date in August 2009 and frequency, car and home d a y s . A n i n d e x b e l o w 5 0 virtual world where you can
(7.5). This index was dragged purchases are tracked separately. indicates more jobs were lost exchange 17 green and red
down due to the drop in interest Consumer Reports Stress Index: than gained, while a score more apples for the latest Miley Cyrus
song. [ Patently Apple]
E-reader News Edition
Daily electronics deals
by Nicholas Kolman-Mandle
(Consumer Reports)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:12:13 AM
Daily electronics deals
Today's electronics deals,
courtesy of The Consumerist:
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Sims 3 slowly making its way to consoles later this year
by Doug Aamoth
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:00:08 AM
What’s the big holdup here? While specific consoles weren’t
Apparently the latest version of named, EA apparently said that
real-life simulator, The Sims 3, the game will be available on
Consumer Reports/ Gadgets/ 45
Q&A: Is one cigarette a
• Walmart: Magnavox Blu-Ray
Player for $78 + $0.97 Shipping
changing or products becoming
unavailable as the day
progresses.
day one too many?
by rss@consumerreports.org
These posts are not an (Consumer Reports)
• Dell: Sharp 42" LCD 1080p endorsement of the featured
H D T V f o r $ 5 4 9 w / F r e e products or the Web sites that Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:53:43 AM
Shipping sell them—though some of the
Q&A: Is one cigarette a day one
• NewEgg: Panasonic VIERA sites may be included, and
too many?
TC-P46G10 46-Inch 1080p recommended, in our Ratings of
I live a healthy lifestyle except
Plasma HDTV $956.98 shipped retailers for computers and other
for one vice: I smoke one
• Walmart: 50% Off Select major electronics(both available
cigarette a day. Do my otherwise
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— B.S., West Stockbridge,
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100,000 people, for example, the
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increased the risk of death from
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lung cancer more than the
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the less you smoke, the easier it
which came out on PC in June of according to Kotaku. So we’re portable version to play now (
last year will make its way to likely dealing with Xbox 360, see review).
consoles, but not until the third PS3, Wii, PSP, and Nintendo DS The Sims 3 Simming To A
quarter of this year. at the very least. Console Near You[Kotaku]
It’s been available on the iPhone
consoles and handheld systems, and iPod touch since last June,
too, if you’re looking for a
46 Consumer Reports/ Tech News/ E-reader News Edition

Coming soon: Canon's EOS Rebel T2i SLR

by Terry Sullivan (Consumer
Reports)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:36:20 AM
Coming soon: Canon's EOS
Rebel T2i SLR Canon EOS
Rebel T2i
Photo: Canon
In addition to the four new
PowerShot digital cameras
Canon just introduced, Canon
announced its latest SLR: The 18
-megapixel EOS Rebel T2i.
The new model has a lot in
common with the one it
succeeds, the 15-megapixel T1i.
It includes a 3-inch live-view
LCD, uses 9 autofocus points,
can capture HD-resolution video
and has a 14-bit A/D converter,
which Canon says will produce
images with finer tonal
gradations and wider color
ranges.
In large part, Canon made only
modest improvements to the new
model: Aside from the increase
in megapixels, from 15
megapixels to 18, you can now
also shoot 1080 HD-resolution
video at 30 fps (instead of just
20fps). The T2i's LCD has 1.04
million dots (instead of 920,000),
and you can shoot photos more
quickly: its burst mode has been
increased from 3.4fps to 3.7fps.
The T2i includes an input jack,
for attaching an external stereo
mic, for improving audio during
video capture. Canon has also
expanded the exposure
compensation range to +/- 5 EV
(instead of +/- 3 EV on the T1i)
for more versatility when
shooting in low- or bright-light
situations and for high dynamic
range (HDR) shooting. The T2i
will also be compatible with
SDXC memory cards, which will
eventually be able to store as
much as 2 terabytes of data.
Available in early March, The
Rebel T2i will cost around $800
body-only and $900 with a 18-
55mm kit lens.
—Terry Sullivan Next Steps
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Learn Basic Color Theory for Better Designs [Design]

by Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) colors, and offering lots of keen Hit the link for a deeper read.
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:00:00 AM examples of every kind of color While you've got your monocle
design, Smashing's post offers and draft paper out, tell us what
Whether you're putting together some clues on how colors are color schemes you like, and
a portfolio web site or just perceived when images are which have never appealed to
slapping together some slides, translated to mental impressions. you, in the comments. Color
knowing how colors affect the Here's a little primer on orange Theory for Designers, Part 1:
minds of your audience makes that caught me unawares: The Meaning of Color[Smashing
your message more appealing. Orange is a very vibrant and Magazine via The Red Ferret
Smashing magazine offers a post energetic color. In its muted Journal]
that serves as Color Psychology forms, it can be associated with in general. commands attention without
101 for would-be designers. the earth and with autumn. Because orange is associated being as overpowering as red. It's
Beyond explaining which colors Because of its association with with the fruit of the same name, often considered more friendly
work as "warm" and "cool," how the changing seasons, orange can it can be associated with health and inviting, and less in-your-
primaries play off secondary represent change and movement and vitality. In designs, orange face.
E-reader News Edition Tech News/ 47

The Man Who Looked Into Facebook's Soul

by Marshall Kirkpatrick data-centric community have called the company Mailana, a be analyzed and cross
(ReadWriteWeb) been calling on the company play on "mail analysis" since he referenced. That's one very rich
Submitted at 2/8/2010 9:15:35 PM
itself to do for years, and an was initially focused on email resource.
event that's been complicated by social graph analysis. Yesterday Warden posted some
Y o u t h s o c i a l n e t w o r k i n g Facebook's recent privacy policy We've written here a number of of his own initial observations
researcher danah boyd has changes, which have muddied times about Mailana's tool that from the data on his personal
observed that many people the waters of right and wrong but analyzes the social graph of any blog. Those included:
presume the way they use social r e n d e r e d e v e n m o r e d a t a Twitter user. Enter the username • In almost every state in the
networks is the way everyone available for outside analysis. of someone on Twitter and Southern U.S., God is number
uses them. "I interviewed gay If what people call Web 2.0 was Mailana will show you which 20 one most popular Fan page
men who thought Friendster was a l l a b o u t c r e a t i n g n e w other people the user has among Facebook users. Among
a gay dating site because all they technologies that made it easy exchanged the largest number of people in the L.A., San Francisco
saw were other gay men," she for everyday people to publish reciprocal public @ replies with. and Nevada regions? "God
says. "I interviewed teens who their thoughts, social connections Find someone interesting or hardly makes an appearance on
believed that everyone on and activities, then the next stage important? Mailana's Twitter the fan pages, but sports aren't
MySpace was Christian because of innovation online may be analyzer will tell you who they that popular either," Warden
all of the profiles they saw services like recommendations, most regularly interact with. See, writes. "Michael Jackson is a
contained biblical quotes. We all self and group awareness, and have also caught Apple's eye for example, The Inner Circles of particular favorite, and San
live in our own worlds with other features made possible by with the software he had been 10 Geek Rockstars on Twitter. Francisco puts Barack Obama in
people who share our values and, software developers building on releasing to the public. Apple Pulling Down the Facebook the top spot." In the Oregon and
with networked media, it's often top of the huge mass of data that bought his company in order to Social Graph Idaho region? Starbucks is
hard to see beyond that." Web 2.0 made public. It's a very b r i n g h i m o n b o a r d . T h e Now Warden is about to unveil number one.
Now picture our perspective exciting future, and Warden is proceeds of that small sale are a much larger project along the • In the Mormon-influenced
leaving our own experiences, about to fire one of the earliest now sustaining his next project same vein. For the past six areas of Utah and Eastern Idaho,
zooming out and up until we can big shots in that direction. Nerds after going independent again. months he's been crawling public the most popular Fan pages are
see how all the different groups in Space: Social Graph Analysis After spending five years at profile pages on Facebook. He The Book of Mormon, Glen
are interacting on a worldwide F o r S o l v i n g L a r g e - G r o u p Apple struggling to navigate the now has more than 215 million Beck and the vampire book
social network. That bird's-eye P r o b l e m s maze of people and connections of them indexed and updated Twilight, which was authored by
view could be both beautiful and Warden studied Computer and types of expertise in order to about once a month. When he a Mormon.
horrible if the resolution was Vision in college in the U.K., get the information he needed, began he was using the Web • The bulk of Warden's posted
clear enough. That's what a then got into game development. W a r d e n d e c i d e d t o g o crawling service 80legs, but over analysis yesterday was about
R a m e n - e a t i n g , e x - A p p l e After moving to L.A., he spent i n d e p e n d e n t a n d b u i l d a time he had to build his own location networks. People in the
engineer named Pete Warden is six years building graphics company that solved exactly that crawling infrastructure. western U.S. tend to have
about to release to the public this d r i v e r s f o r t h e o r i g i n a l kind of problem. "I can't think When I talked to him this Facebook friends all over the
week. Playstation and the XBox. Then of a better big company to work afternoon, he had already begun country; people in the southern
Sponsor he started his own independent for, but it was still a big uploading 100 GB of user data U.S. tend to mostly be friends
This Wednesday, Warden will business, where, thankfully, he company," he says. "It was hard onto his server to make it with people who have remained
make Friend, Fan page and name open-sourced much of his work to find the right people to talk to, available for academic research in the same area.
data from hundreds of millions (something he's still doing whether for particular expertise starting on Wednesday. Warden
of Facebook users available to today). or for contacts at external says he's removed identifying Taking a Deeper Look
t h e a c a d e m i c r e s e a r c h When he found out that starting companies." And so Warden left profile URLs but kept names, These observations are
community. It's a move that his own business wasn't going to Apple to build a company that locations, Fan page lists and
Facebook has to have seen work with his immigration would use social graph analysis partial Friends lists. All those MAN page 50
coming, a move that many in the status, he was very fortunate to to solve problems like that. He fields of data are just waiting to
48 Tech News/ Gadgets/ E-reader News Edition

How The Godfather Would Pick Enterprise 2.0

Champions
by Alex Williams Facebook!" responsible for attracting
(ReadWriteWeb) • The Tech-Savvy: "Mary's thousands to a Socialtext
Submitted at 2/9/2010 5:03:21 AM
always got the latest gadget. environment that Idinopulos and
She's a natural for this!" his group had implemented for
From time to time, we look at • The Connectors: "Martin the company:"Because the
Home Theater Under
how Enterprise 2.0 practices are knows everybody. He's the ideal Marketing Manager's the Stairs Makes Perfect
reaching into companies. social networker!" commitment to social media Sense [Home Theater]
A recent post by Michael • The Visionaries: "Isabel is so wasn't a personal thing, it
Idinopulos demonstrates how the visionary. She'll totally get what transferred quickly to other parts by Jesus Diaz (Gizmodo)
premises for finding Enterprise we're trying to do!" Pragmatic Enterprise are of the business. Other Marketing Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:40:00 AM

2.0 champions is often flawed. • pioneering new methods to help groups got wind of the project,
Too often the search is for the clients institute technologies and and started posting their own There's nothing fancy about this
right personality. Instead, the Idinopulos makes the point that practices that fit with the social content, creating their own idea for a home theater, but it's a
focus of the search should really these psychological attributes enterprise. workspaces, starting their own very clever way to save space in
be for the people who are don't work for a few reasons: Dion Hinchcliffe and Michael conversations. Then it started to a small house, using the dead
" e x c h a n g i n g k n o w l e d g e , • The premise that just a few K r i g s m a n o f P r a g m a t i c spread beyond Marketing, to space under the stairs to store a
information, and ideas across have such talents is repudiated E n t e r p r i s e t a k e a h o l i s t i c Sales and Product groups that ton of tech gear.
large parts of the organization." by the fact that it gets adopted by approach. They look at the had initially participated as The setup was built by Jason
Sponsor any number of people who don't political, technical and business consumers of Marketing content. Swell, who thought that this was
Idinopulos compares it to how fit into any one category issues that come with any social Marketing's cross-silo reach the best way to place his 50-inch
The Godfather's Don Corleone • They re not actionable. How Web initiative. They look for positioned them to involve Samsung HLR5078W DLP
would approach the issue when can you scale this across an executive champions who want different parts of the projection television, along with
choosing the right people for the organization of 5,000 to 10,000 to use social technologies to organization, which then went on a Dual-Core Mac Mini, Series 2
job: "It's nothing personal. It's employees? solve a business problem. Once to do their own thing. That Tivo, and Comcast HD STB.
just business." In other words, • The signal does not transmit. the problem is identified, a would not have happened if And rightly so, because it not
people are chosen for their role Do you know the lonely social process begins that seeks out the Marketing's success had been a only saves space, but places the
in the organization not for who media evangelist? The one who spectrum of opinions about the function of one person's screen at a good distance to
they are as people. finally just gives up and says project and the use of Enterprise passion." watch from the sofas.
Let's just say the "Godfather," people "just don't get it." The 2.0 practices for the group. The example is proof that the The stair hides even more high
process is still not widely used. enthusiasm has to transfer to the The business world is enthusiasm comes from how the tech stuff behind that screen: A 1
Often, managers look for the "it" organization. developing its own methods for social technologies help people -terabyte hard drive array, an
factor. Here are a few of the how it makes social technologies in their work so the business can audio amplifier, the 30Mb/s
more common things Idinopulos It's evident a methodology is a part of the business process. At prosper. As the Godfather would FIOS connection, an EyeTV 500
has heard managers say they are emerging for how to make times it may be surprising how say: HD tuner, and a UPS unit. In
looking for: E n t e r p r i s e 2 . 0 a d e e p the technologies get adopted. "It's not personal. It's just fact, he uses five tuners and he is
• The Young and Hip: "Jimmy's institutional focus. Companies Idinopulos points to a marketing business." Discuss able to record three shows
o n l y 2 8 . H e g r e w u p o n like the Dachis Group and manager who turned out to be concurrently while watching a
fourth. [ Flickr via Unplggd]
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Google Exiting China? Not Just Yet

by Sarah Perez announced it would review the
(ReadWriteWeb) feasibility of its business
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:55:22 AM
operations in China. The
company claimed it would
Last month, Google received engage in discussions with the
high praise from human rights Chinese government to see if
supporters after threatening to there was any way for it to
exit the Chinese search market, r e m a i n i n C h i n a , b u t f e w
claiming it was no longer expected positive results from
comfortable with censoring those discussions.
search results per government Because the attacks were
demands. But here it is a month focused on gaining access to the
later and Google has made no email accounts of human rights
move to withdrawal its Chinese activists, Google received a lot
search operations, with censored of praise for taking a stand
r e s u l t s s t i l l a p p e a r i n g o n against the Chinese government,
G o o g l e ' s C h i n e s e p o r t a l , the alleged perpetrators of the
Google.cn. In addition, the hacking attempts. However, only
be a bit more murky than a
simple case of "good" versus
"evil," though. Of course Google
couldn't sit idly by as the
Chinese government directed
Google is planning to invest in attacks on its infrastructure, but
China's largest in-bus digital it also would be bad business to
media and advertising company, ignore the massive potential of
an outfit called Bus Online the Chinese Internet market.
whose revenue was about 314.5 Yesterday, new reports from
million yuan ($46.07 million) Chinaview.cn stated that the Apple launches
last year. A consortium led by Chinese government had shut
Walt Disney Co. is reportedly in down the nation's largest website
Aperture 3 – retails at
advanced talks with the Chinese responsible for training hackers. $199, upgrades for $99
company and has plans to buy a The implication of this news - by Robin Wauters
30%-40% stake for more than and especially its timing, given (CrunchGear)
$100 million in shares, both the actual shut down occurred in
public and private. Google is November- is that the Chinese
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:13:53 AM

company may now be investing nine days later, Google's CEO said to be among the investors. government wants to appear as if It's been almost 2 years to the
in a Chinese digital media Eric Schmidt took a softer tone This move leads credence to the they're "playing nice" with day when Apple released
company, as well. According to during the company's fourth argument put forth in January regards to Western interests. Aperture 2.0, and this morning
reports, the Internet giant is said quarter earnings call. "We wish which had cynics claiming that That move may be precisely the the company announced that the
to be a member of a Disney-led to remain in China," he said. Google's withdrawal from China sort of thing Google needs in third iteration of the photo
consortium looking to invest in a "We like the Chinese people, we had less to do with their so- order to maintain an appearance editing and management
Chinese media and advertising like our Chinese employees, we called "moral high grounds" of concern regarding the cyber software is available. Some of
company called Bus Online. like the business opportunities propped up by the company attack situation while also not the new features include Faces,
Sponsor there." Google to Invest in motto "don't be evil," and had making a regrettable, revenue- Places and Brushes, many of
Google's decision to exit the Chinese Media Company more to do with the fact that impacting business decision by which will be familiar to people
Chinese search business was Google does like the businesses G o o g l e ' s C h i n e s e s e a r c h ceasing Chinese operations using iPhoto '09. With the new
alluded to in their January blog there, apparently. It's a month b u s i n e s s s i m p l y c o u l d n ' t altogether. The only question version, Apple makes it easier
post detailing what appeared to later and the company seems to compete with the more popular now is whether or not the public for people to step up from iPhoto
be state-led cyber attacks which be no closer to shutting down Chinese engine baidu.com. will forgive Google for doing so. to Aperture, while still providing
hit the Internet giant and other their Chinese search operations Hacker Crack Down Could Help Discuss professional photographers with
Silicon Valley companies in mid business than they were back in The reality of the situation may a powerful program for editing
-December. As a result, Google January. In addition, sources say
and managing their libraries.
Apple says the new software
Street Chic: London boasts over 200 new features.
by ELLE.com (ELLE News Clashing prints make perfect could appear in ELLE.com's
Blog) harmony. Street Chic Daily.
Submitted at 2/9/2010 4:00:00 AM
Photo: Josie Gealer Follow ELLE on Twitter.
Think you are Street Chic? E- mail us your photo and you
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interesting, but they are only the
beginning of what's possible.
Name, location, friends and
interests are great data points to
analyze. Warden has written a
program that will estimate
gender as well, based on names.
All these data points can be cross
-referenced with outside data,
too. Members of Facebook's
own staff did this kind of
analysis when they compared
user last names to U.S. Census
data, which allowed them to
estimate changes in Facebook's
racial composition over time
based on the likelihood of people
with particular last names to
report a particular racial
backgrounds.
"I'm mostly thinking 'What do I
try first?'," Warden says.
"There's so many interesting
ways to slice the data - especially
as I'm starting to get changes
over time. I'm also trying to map
out political networks in
aggregate; how polarized the
fans of particular politicians are -
so how likely a Sarah Palin fan is
to have any friends who are fans
of Obama, and how that varies
WiLink Crams Wi-Fi, GPS, FM Transmission and Bluetooth
Into a Single Chip [Wireless]
by Jesus Diaz (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:50:00 AM
Texas Instruments says that their
WiLink 7.0 is the first chip with
four wireless radios in one: FM
with location too. One of my
favorite results is that Texans are
more likely to be fans of the
Dallas Cowboys than God."
Warden says he hasn't talked to
anyone from Facebook since he
started crawling the site, but he
did get an email from someone
on the security team asking him
to take down instructions he'd
posted that exposed a security
hole that made harvesting
peoples' email addresses easy.
So the company is paying
attention. "I'd love to see them
put me out of business by putting
decent data out there," Warden
says. He says his Amazon Web
Services bill was over $5,000
last month.
Why is he indexing all this
content and why is he going to
hand it over to the academic
world later this week? "I am
fascinated by how we can build
tools to understand our world
and connect people based on all
the data we're just littering the
Internet with," Warden says.
"Nobody thinks about how much
valuable information they're
generating just by friending
transmission and reception, GPS,
802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
What does this mean for you,
gadget lovers? In theory, a
wholalot goodness. mobile gadgets using this chip
Texas Instruments claims that would be able to do all those
people and fanning pages. It's
like we're constantly voting in a
hundred different ways every
day. And I'm a starry-eyed
believer that we'll be able to
change the world for the better
using that neglected information.
It's like an x-ray for the whole
country - we can see all sorts of
hidden details of who we're
friends with, where we live, what
we like."
For a great example of the kind
of social impact that data
analysis can make, Warden
points to some of the fascinating
ways that GIS data is
illuminating the intersection of
race and public services. Data
has shed light on social injustices
for decades, and measurable
information about the
interactions of hundreds of
millions of people every day on
Facebook offers opportunities to
discover both good and bad news
about the contemporary human
condition.
Warden says he's not yet been
able to interest any investors in
his ideas for businesses based on
this data, so his girlfriend Liz
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Baumann, a former insurance
actuary, stepped in to help and is
now running much of the
crawling. He says he's now
focused on "working on ways of Lady Gaga Now Shares
presenting all this information in a Penis with George
a form that answers questions for
people willing to pay." His first Washington [Going
experiment along those lines is Gaga]
the very interesting by Brian Moylan (Gawker)
FanPageAnalytics.com.
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:47:20 AM
What does Pete Warden hope
for from this week's public Beloved hermaphrodite and pop
release of all this Facebook data? art whosiwhatsit Lady Gaga
"Hopefully I'll get to see a bunch finally gets the perfect tribute
of interesting [academic from artist Craig Gleason[
research] papers come out of it, NSFW] who is making dollar
worst case. And I'd like to be the bills in her likeness. Yes, the
guy people turn to when they medium is definitely the
need stuff like this." message, even if may be kind of
Already well-respected among a illegal.
fringe group of bleeding-edge
geeks, we hope that Warden's
work on social graph analysis
will end up impacting a far larger
number of people than may ever
know his name. Discuss
four functions for less
money—30 percent less—in less
space—50 percent—and
consuming less energy than the
current alternatives. [ PR
Newswire]
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What to Do If Your Toyota's Been Recalled Twitter-killing

[Cars] follow-up
(Scripting News)
by Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) values of the models dropped 2 Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:42:16 AM

Submitted at 2/9/2010 5:30:00 AM to 3 percent or so initially and

then gradually caught up again Yesterday's piece started quite a
Got one of those Toyotas with five to six months later, discussion, and for the most part
the "sticky" gas pedal? Maybe a according to a preliminary people agree that it's time for
just-recalled Prius? Don't trade in Kelley Blue Book analysis." some new stuff in TwitterLand.
your car or panic if your dealer's So, the best advice for recalled That tells you that it's not only
booked through next week. Toyota owners is to call your time, it's past time.
Here's a few tips from the dealer and make an appointment In the past, there would have
experts on saving money and for a fix (how surprising, huh?). been a lot of comments about
driving safely. Still, what if you need to drive how the limits of Twitter are
First off, if you're not sure your car in the meantime, and what make it so perfect. If you
whether your Toyota might be you're worried about having your still believe that, watch this
part of the recall or not, here's own "unintended acceleration" NSFW puppet "interview" with
the read-out. 2010-model Prius moment? CTV offers an "Walt Mossberg" and "Steve
hybrids are soon to be called in emergency stopping maneuver Jobs." It's hilarious, and shows
for a fix to the anti-lock brake you can test out: how the tech industry falls for
software. Toyota's own recall p r o v i d i n g f i x d e t a i l s , b u t it. Our recommendation is to drive what puppet Steve calls "an
page has the lengthy details and Canada's CTV notes that it may Toyota's certainly taking a hit in on an empty stretch of road, then obvious crock of shit."
model list. Otherwise, here's not reach if you've moved since the media, and the public's long- put your foot to the floor. You do Anyway...
CNNMoney's thumbnail of the your car purchase, and it's up to admiring eye, for having to issue it for a second or two and then There's more to producing a
list: you to get in line for a fix, and these safety recalls. If you feel shift into neutral. Twitter-killer than just adding
Which cars are involved? The update your address for future like you might want to trade in It's going to sound very noisy features that Twitter doesn't
stuck-pedal recall of 2.3 million recalls and notices: your recalled Toyota to try and because your engine will be have.
vehicles announced last week The requirement is that the escape a declining value, don't racing. When that happens, take It has to be a Twitter clone. It
affects Toyota's 2009-2010 manufacturer send the notice to do it—at least, not yet. Kelley your foot off the gas and bring has to look and feel like Twitter
RAV4, Corolla and Matrix the address in their record. If you Blue Book and ALG valuations your car to a stop gently. would, with some or all of these
models; the 2005-2010 Avalon; moved or are the second owner will likely drop 5 percent over After you're done practicing, enhancements. Plus, it should
2010 Highlander; 2007-2010 of the car, you might not get the the life of the recall, and the New you should use this technique in also have the ability to post to
Tundra and the 2008-2010 notice, even if you bought the car York Times' Bucks blog notes case of sudden acceleration Twitter and include Twitter
Sequoia; and some 2007-2010 at the dealer of the same brand. that now is not the time to trade while you drive. Do not try to content, in other words it should
Camrys (only those with gas They don't have to find you, and in. Why? An Edmunds.com fight the car while it is in gear. also be a Twitter client. At
pedal assemblies made by a they won't look. consumer advice editor notes Do you own a Toyota that's Microsoft they called this
specific Toyota supplier; your So how do I get in contact with that trade-in prices are going to been recalled, going to be Embrace and Extend.
dealer can check). No Lexus or the manufacturer to get my be at significant lows right now, recalled, or has already received And one more thing. No
Scion models are involved. address updated? but will recover: its fix? Tell us about your Suggested Users List.
Toyota's starting to send out The dealer can do it. They may " A f t e r t h e r e c a l l o f F o r d experience, and any lessons
mailers to affected car owners have a customer service phone Explorers earlier this century l e a r n e d , i n t h e c o m m e n t s .
announcing the recall and number that will allow you to do because of tire failures, the resale Second image by KOMUnews.
52 Tech News/ E-reader News Edition

ViralHeat: Social Media Analysis for the Budget-Minded Soul

by Mike Melanson indecipherable, industry jargon.
(ReadWriteWeb) For those of you that like the
Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:00:00 AM
pricing but want to do a little
more with the data, the service
These days, the words "social also allows you to export data
media campaign" are on the lips into Excel format and access
of everyone around, from media your data using the API. The
professionals to small business Price is Right
owners to college students in Speaking of pricing, this is a
coffee shops. While the idea of a point that really brings it home
social media campaign is for ViralHeat. With today's
becoming widespread, the tools relaunch of the site, ViralHeat
to manage one are often left for offers a three tiered pricing
the former, while the latter look system, starting with a basic
in awe at the price. package for $9.99, a professional
ViralHeat, a social media package for $29.99 and a
analytics firm, hopes to fill the business package for $89.99. The
space left empty by other, far Basic package offers standard
more expensive services. mentions analysis for 5 profiles,
Sponsor while the other packages offer
The Basics sentiment analysis and API
ViralHeat has been around for access for 20 and 40 profiles,
just over six months, providing a respectively.
which is set up as a profile. Each ViralHeat offers a full set of users we imagine at this app's
low-price but full-featured social If we haven't drilled it in enough
profile exists as a simple logic analytics features, from standard usability sweetspot.
media analysis for the budget quite yet, here's the bottom line:
search, wherein you can keep mention monitoring to sentiment We see that as an additional
minded. We had a chance to chat ViralHeat looks like a solid
track of your brand by searching analysis using a natural language merit: ViralHeat has both the
with CEO Raj Kadam and social media analysis tool that is
for phrases, domains and algorithm, but this is where it price point and the feature set fit
founder Vishal Sankhla today priced and designed for the more
hashtags, all in the syntax we've stays. It does not venture over to for the company that wants to get
before the relaunch, which is casual user, while offering
become accustomed to from the content creation side, where on top of its image and
unveiling support for Facebook simple features like export and
using from sites like Google. we find the more expensive and perception on the social Web but
monitoring, a new user interface API interaction that keep it
Champagne Tastes on a Beer extensive services like Radian6. can't afford to bring a social
and API support. flexible enough for the more
Budget? Other services might offer media expert on board - and on
The fully Web-based app gives serious user. Discuss
While ViralHeat compares itself workflow management, salary. The learning curve is
full analytics by monitoring an
on price to services like Radian6, scheduled content delivery and suitable for the DIY set and the
array of blogs, over 200 video
there is a primary difference other conversational tools, but analytics it provides are self
sites, Twitter and now Facebook
between the two services. this would be overkill for the explanatory, not riddled with
for mentions of your brand,
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When Negotiation Becomes
Dishonesty
by Dana Oshiro
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 2/8/2010 7:35:00 PM
If you've been a geek your
whole life then you understand
the term "Canadian girlfriend."
The Canadian (or sometimes
British) love interest is the
person you talk about when a
member of the opposite sex
inquires about your dating status.
The story is that you met online,
you've formed a solid bond and
you'll probably break up with
your online girlfriend when a girl
in your vicinity decides she likes
you. The idea is to drive up the
value of your perceived social
stock. In the startup world, the
same principle is used in "ham
and egging."
Sponsor
As pointed out in a recent blog
post by university professor
Scott Shane, "ham and egging"
was first coined by Columbia's
Guy Pretty Copacetic about Being
Railroaded by Right Wing [Politics]
by Hamilton Nolan (Gawker)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:40:13 AM
Yosi Sergant is the art publicist
who was forced to resign his
NEA job after a remark on a
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everyone else is on board, or
almost on board."
However, when ReadWriteWeb
spoke to MobiTV CEO Paul
Scanlan about forging deals
between telecom and television
companies, he suggested a
different tact. Although Scanlan
found himself caught between
professor Amar Bhide and
partners who were skittish to
sign on without the initial
Sketchpad Is a No-Flash-
Harvard Business School's
Howard Stevenson. The term
validation of others, he decided
that rather than ham and egging,
he'd build contingency clauses
Required HTML5
refers to the technique of
convincing multiple stakeholders
that others are working with you
into contracts. Scanlan's
contracts stated that all Painting App [Webapps]
partnerships were contingent on by Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) Sketchpad also offers a handful
despite the fact that you're only
a set number of large-scale of control windows you can
in talks. The only problem is that Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:00:00 AM
partners to launch. While this move around and keep open. If
most early partners only want to
may not be the ideal method of Chrome/Firefox/Safari: Want the app supported drag-and-drop
work with you if other reputable
closing deals, it seems like an proof that HTML5 is the way of file imports, as Firefox 3.6 does,
partners have already signed on.
ethical alternative to engaging in the future? Try Sketchpad, a this would be a truly robust, and
Explains Bhide and
deals that begin with dishonesty. surprisingly robust online almost desktop-replacing,
Stevenson,"the ultimate ham and
Have you ever engaged in ham painting app that doesn't require webapp.
egging solution is for the
and egging and if so, was your Flash, Shockwave, or any other When you're done with your
entrepreneur to simultaneously
deal a success? Discuss plug-in—just a modern browser efforts, hit the save icon and
convince each participant that
and a mouse. your image pops up in a new tab,
Run by a team that dubs ready to be saved. Sketchpad is
themselves Colorjack, this
"Sketchpad" demo shows off the
free to use, and works on any
browser that supports
capabilities of modern JavaScript HTML5—including, it's been
and HTML5 support. You can
paint any color in any shade or
suggested, in some mobile
devices, though we had very
became a hysterical right wing opacity, take on patterns and little luck actually painting with
talking point. Yosi finally "Spirographs," and use all the an iPod touch and Android
speaks, here. (Not bitter!) tools you're likely familiar with device. Sketchpad[Colorjack via
from Microsoft's older versions DZone]
conference call about engaging of that old Paint standby.
artists with public service
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1DayLater Tracks and Graphs Your Time,
Money, and Mileage [Time Tracker]
by Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:00:00 AM
If it's time for a self-assessment
of where your workday time or
cash go, 1DayLater can help. If
you're a freelancer looking for
lightweight client tracking,
1DayLater's also got game. It's a
really lightweight, web-based
tool for watching where
everything goes.
After signing up and signing in,
you'll see 1DayLater's basic
interface: Value, Project, Date,
and the optional "Note." If you
drove 18 miles earlier to pick up
poster something for a project,
simply enter "18m" in Value,
"Smith Account" in Project, and
Dropbox Extension Puts One-Click Access to
Your Dropbox Files in Chrome [Downloads]
by Jason Fitzpatrick
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:30:00 AM
Google Chrome: If you're a
frequent Chrome and Dropbox
user, this unofficial Dropbox
extension puts one-click access
to your Dropbox files right on
the Google Chrome toolbar.
Once installed, the Dropbox
extension places a small
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OpenOffice, and the Apple
iWork suite). You can also put
together a rather neat-looking
graph of your time, money, and
miles. More options and tools,
Review:
including automatic invoices and 'Damages' -
mileage claims, are coming soon,
according to the developers, as 'Flight's at 11:08'
1DayLater is currently an open by Jonathan Toomey (TV
beta test. Squad)
1DayLater is a free service that
Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:25:00 AM
requires a registration, and
would've made a worthy addition ( S03E03)"Tonight's been
"Today" in date, and type in upon pressing Stop into the to our top 10 tips and tools for
educational." - Patty
"Poster supplies" in note if you Value field. freelancers, had we seen it Educational it was, both for
need to. That's it—your data's When you want to get it out, e a r l i e r . 1 D a y L a t e r [ v i a
Patty Hewes and viewers alike,
entered in. If you're about to start you can export to Office Open W e b W o r k e r D a i l y ]
as last night's ' Damages' proved
working on something right now, XML spreadsheets, which can be
that it can tell one helluva
there's an on-site timer that opened by most office apps
narrative without any of those
automatically plugs your time ( i n c l u d i n g M i c r o s o f t ,
pesky "six months from now"
flashes. 'Flight's at 11:08' isn't
the first episode to put the back
and forth, past/present/future
jumps on the back-burner, but it
is the earliest it's happened in a
season. Normally, those narrative
Dropbox icon in your Google accessing your Dropbox files and devices don't fade away until the
Chrome toolbar. After your works wherever Google Chrome climactic moment later in the
initial sign-in, clicking on the does. Have a favorite extension season when everything collides.
icon presents the menu seen or tool for getting the most out of What we got instead was a bit of
here. You can select between cloud-based services? Let's hear different angle for 'Damages' as
your recently updated files and about it in the comments. last night's episode was driven
your folder structure to quickly Dropbox Extension[via How-To by the characters and not the
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Why the Notion Ink Adam, and not the Apple

iPad, is the tablet to watch
by Tablet laptops to fulfill a portable need. ultimate (but not the ultimate) eReaders (like size and weight)
(BestTabletReview.com) Soon further divergence ushered convergent device. Its NVIDIA that will make them preferable to
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:10:53 AM
in personal digital assistants Tegra 2 processor guarantees a tablet, but for someone looking
(PDAs) to facilitate a handheld
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continue developing it. netbooks, MIDs, PMPs and device last much longer on a operating systems lately and for 'Aye, Aye Captain'
The Notion Ink Adam is the e R e a d e r s . N o w w e f i n d charge (a must for a portable good reason. The ideal tablet OS by Allison Waldman (TV
tablet to watch There are a lot of ourselves in the midst of a tablet). hasn’t been made yet. Many Squad)
tablet skeptics out there. Many convergent cycle. Starting with The Adam will also be the first people have problems with Submitted at 2/9/2010 9:39:00 AM
don’t see room for a tablet form the smartphone (the joining of device to feature the Pixel Qi 3qi Android, but it is an OS on the
factor in a computing world full cell phones and PDAs), these display — one of the few second right track. As an application- (S07E15) Remember how
o f c l a m s h e l l s , s l i d e r s a n d devices are converging into generation color screen based system, it allows for Charlie and Chelsea's
desktops. We don’t agree. In products that do multiple tasks. technologies that we see as the developers to quickly identify relationship was drifting into the
fact, we see a huge potential for That happens to be why we’re so future for tablet displays. The needs and develop applications danger zone last week? You
tablets in the future— it just keen on the tablet. We see it as beauty of the Pixel Qi screen is to fill those needs. It’s an know that 'to be continued' we
takes the right company to make the ultimate convergent device that it’s two screens in one. The evolving OS thanks to its open were left with... well, we picked
them. — something capable of being first is an emmitive (and source nature. up with the story as Charlie and
Many thought that company your desktop, your mobile common) LCD screen. The The Notion Ink Adam has the Alan had cleaned up at home
would be Apple, but when the internet device, your eReader, second is a reflective color promise to deliver on a lot of the after their sojourn in the woods -
iPad was finally announced, after your personal media player, your ePaper-like screen that uses iPad’s missed potential. Barring - Jake, too -- only to find that
years of speculation and rumor, communication tool, your GPS, much less power. What this does any huge screwups by Notion Chelsea was pulling a 'Charlie.'
it had been built up so much in your one computing device. So is finally converges the eReader Ink (which would include That's right, she was coming
our heads that it couldn’t far, that idea is a fantasy. As with the tablet PC. Aside from performance and pricing), the home in the wee small hours of
possibly live up to its imaginary much as a “mythical unicorn” as price, there will now be no added Adam will be an excellent eBook the morning and hadn't bothered
image. We firmly believe that the Apple tablet was this time benefit to buying a traditional E- reader, a speedy internet and to call. More on that and Alan's
the iPad will be a success, but last year. But it is coming and Ink screened eReader over a media playing device and a topiary below the belt after the
think Apple did a very lazy job the first company that realizes tablet PC. It will have all of the versatile and capable computer. jump.
making what could have been the this device wins. advantages (color, reflective, In short, it’s the new tablet to Continue reading Review: 'Two
signature tablet product. Enter the Notion Ink Adam. large screen, low energy watch — until it dies or we find and a Half Men' - 'Aye, Aye
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Review: Withings WiFi Scale

by John Biggs (CrunchGear) progress remotely so you don’t
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:30:30 AM have to worry about your weight
at work. If you know you lost
Short Version: Yes, this is that five pounds over the past week
scale that Tweets your weight. then obviously you can go and
And yes, it’s actually pretty cool. grab yourself another four
Features donuts. You’re worth it!
• Built-in Wi-Fi Even if you don’t use all of the
• Backlit screen Wi-Fi features it’s still a nice
• Battery powered scale for $159. Sure it can Tweet
• Body mass sensor your weight and it also works
• $159 MSRP with Google Health. It may be a
great idea for a personal trainer
Pros with multiple clients. By sharing
• Multiple users with automatic readings with a group or
user detection based on weight individual you can work more
• Slim design closely with that person on your
• Quick readings regimen.
• Lots of reporting options I’ve been using this thing for
about two weeks and its fun to
Cons scale is just the thing to get me just transmits your weight) and your son’s (Note: Do not try to see the weight sort of fluctuate
• Potentially fragile back in Abraham Lincoln mode. then you check your progress put a dog on this scale. They do but inexorably tend towards
• Seemingly low battery life This glass scale features a body online. New users are “added” not like it.) pulchritude and obesity. Thanks,
• Who wants to Tweet their mass sensor complete with when they weigh themselves and The obvious question here is Internet! And thanks beer!
weight? invisible electrodes as well as a show up as unknown users until whether or not you need a web- Bottom Line
backlit OLED readout. To start, you assign their measurements to e n a b l e d s c a l e . Y o u c o u l d A clever and interesting way to
Review you connect the scale to your an account. Because folks feasibly do all of these functions track your weight loss (or gain)
So the Internet made me fat. computer via USB and assign usually float among a few data with a pad of paper and a pencil. regimen. May not be worth $159
That and all the beer. Anyway, your wireless hotspot. Then each points, your wife’s numbers However, the Withings system but the free web service adds a
now I’m going to depend on the time you hop on the scale you won’t get mixed up with yours allows you to take BMI as well great deal of value.
Internet to make me skinny again wait for the electrodes to sense and the dog’s numbers will as set goals for yourself. Most Product Page
and I think the Withings WiFi your body fat (or if they can’t it definitely not get mixed up with importantly, you can check your

Paul Reiser Is Thinking About a Return to NBC

by Mike Moody (TV Squad) Thankfully, he's not producing a Word is that NBC has picked up NBC
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More information on the Notion Ink The Netbook Navigator

Adam tablet PC from Slashgear
by Tablet
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been very interested in the
Notion Ink Adam since it was
announced in December. With its
combination of Pixel Qi screen
(switchable between LCD and
reflective color) and NVIDIA
Tegra 2 processor (capable of
outputting flawless 1080p), the
Notion Ink Adam could be the
fulfillment of the many missed
opportunities we saw with
Apple’s iPad.
Now some new details have
emerged from Slashgear. In a
few direct comparisons with the
Video: Anssi Salmela Scores, Gets
Nav 9 tablet PC drops price
iPad, Notion Ink says that their
battery life will be much longer
than the quoted “up to 10 hours”
of the iPad’s due to better power
management available through
the Tegra 2 processor and Pixel
Qi screen. There’s also talk that
the Adam could have two
versions (and Eve perhaps?).
One would measure 11.6mm
(0.46 inches) thick and the other
12.9mm (0.5 inches) thick. By
comparison, the iPad measures
0.53 inches thick. Slashgear
speculates that the other version
could possibly feature a cheaper
LCD screen although no price
information has been released.
Notion Ink is also developing
relationships with digital content
partners that could bring eBooks,
comics and digital magazines to
the Adam. They’re also featuring
an Android Apps competition to
entice developers to start making
applications for their
marketplace. The prize is said to
be north of one million dollars.
Depending on price, the Notion
Ink Adam could be the first solid
iPad contender and, if
expectations are matched, could
exceed it. It already has a better
battery life, faster processor,
1080p HD output, a reflective
screen that eBook readers will
love and the ability to play Flash.
Priced comparatively the Notion
Ink would be a hard tablet to
pass up.
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a firm tablet price for the market. than the base, non-3G 16GB
Although the iPad is technically iPad, Netbook Navigator thinks
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previously released tablets or they’ve made).
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tablets to match Apple’s $499- literally) comparing Apples to
$839 range. oranges but that’s not going to
Case in point, the Netbook stop companies from comparing
Navigator Nav 9 tablet PC. If their tablet PCs to Apple’s iPad.
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Panasonic announces new 3D Blu-ray recorders, players

by Joseph L. Flatley
(Engadget)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:32:00 AM
Looks like Panasonic's push to
lead the 3D pack continues
unabated. It's been just over a
week since the company
announced the opening of its
first Blu-ray 3D authoring
facility and now word's coming
out of Tokyo's Yurakucho
District that the world will soon
be getting not one but four
devices, including the DMP-
BDT900-K, a pretty straight
forward player that features the
latest Advanced AVC encoding
engine and a generous helping of
ports (including two USB,
Ethernet, two HDMI outs, one
component out, and an SDXC
compatible memory card port). If
playback alone doesn't float your
boat (and we don't blame you),
three of the new models include
3D Blu-ray recorders, including
the DMR-BWT3000 (2TB),
DMR-BWT2000 (1TB), and
DMR-BWT1000 (750GB). All
the aforementioned recorders
sport 2Digital BS / 110°CS TV
tuner, 1 Analog TV tuner, i.Link,
SDXC memory card slot,
Ethernet, VIERA Link, VOD
Services, and BD-Live. Both the
2TB and 1TB models come with
a pair of HDMI ports, while
750GB model owners will have
to make due with one. All three
are pegged to burn BD-RE discs
at 1x, BD-R at 6x, and BD-R
LTH, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, and
DVD-R DL formats. Akihabara
is reporting a street date of April
23rd, 2010.
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Japan
by Serkan Toto (CrunchGear) Available only in black, the LAN, an SD card slot
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:21:34 AM device features 4HDMI ports, an (compatible to SDXC), and a
SD card slot (compatible to USB port.
The VIERA 3D full HD plasma SDXC), two USB ports, VIERA Just like the 3D TVs and the 3D
T V s w e r e n ’ t t h e o n l y 3 D link, DLNA compatibility, LAN, player, the 3D Blu-ray recorders
products Panasonic priced and BD-Video and BD-LIVE. will hit Japanese stores on April
dated for the Japanese market It will go on sale on April 23 for 23. Prices: $3,350 for the 2TB
t o d a y . T h e c o m p a n y a l s o $1,500. model, $2,200 for the 1TB
announced a total of three new Panasonic also announced three recorder and $1,800 for the
Blu-ray 3D recorders and one Blu-ray 3D DIGA recorders[JP] BWT2000 (1TB), and the DMR- ports (just one for the weakest model.
player. Here are the details. today, all of which are equipped BWT1000 (750GB). The devices BWT1000), VIERA link, web
Panasonic says its Blu-ray 3D with hard discs: The DMR- feature two digital and one connectivity (YouTube, video-on
player, the DMP-BDT900[JP], is BWT3000 (2TB HDD/pictured analog TV tuner, two HDMI -demand etc.), AVC support,
the world’s first of its kind. a g a i n b e l o w ) , t h e D M R -

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Wyclef Jean and
Green House delivers Mary J. Blige are Full
of Hope for Haiti
USB 3.0-friendly PCI (ETonline - Breaking News)

Express interface card Submitted at 2/9/2010 3:40:00 AM

Wyclef Jean has tapped into his

by Darren Murph (Engadget)
Haitian spirit by using music and
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:45:00 AM festivities to shed light on the
dire need for help and funds in
Like it or not (and honestly, why his homeland. He was on hand
would you not?), USB 3.0 is for the launch of Hope, Help, &
upon us, and we're guessing it's Relief Haiti in New York on
just a matter of time before every Monday.
single USB peripheral in the Throughout his career, Wyclef
entire world is equipped with company claims that you'll see
maximum data transfer rates of has used his celebrity to bring
SuperSpeed support. awareness to the needs of Haiti, a
Exaggerations aside, there's still 5Gbps, but you'll have to wait a
few more months to snag it for nation that faced struggles even
a good chance that you'll snap up prior to the earthquake.
TI stuffs WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth an item or two over the course of
your life that could benefit from
¥3,780 ($42).
Green House delivers USB 3.0- Following this natural disaster,
Wyclef found his "true destiny,"
and FM radios on a single chip, hastier transfer rates, and that's
where Green House comes in.
friendly PCI Express interface
card originally appeared on he told ET.
Mary J. Blige, who performed a
UWB and LTE are like 'hello?' The Japanese-based outfit has
just revealed a USB 3.0-
Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010
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phone or two will be taking desktops to gain USB 3.0 people to come out in the same
Heads-up, kids -- Mobile World advantage in Barcelona. Fingers support by simply slapping a capacity and help you get out of
Congress is but days away from crossed. card into a free PCIe slot. The the situation you're in." The
liftoff, and it looks like Texas Continue reading TI stuffs WiFi,
images plastered throughout the
Instruments will be there with a GPS, Bluetooth and FM radios
media of the people struggling in
purpose. The company has today on a single chip, UWB and LTE
Haiti have inspired Gayle King
introduced what it's calling the are like 'hello?'
to be active in supporting
"industry's first quad-radio single TI stuffs WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth
recovery efforts.
chip," which throws 802.11n, and FM radios on a single chip,
GPS, FM transmit / receive and UWB and LTE are like 'hello?'
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"What does this mean to me?" stiffest wind. So I could go eat at 'People' Writer Creates Global
Last time I was caught in a the food court under Grand Charity Site" reported that
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player lets you shake right participating in a conference cupboards with comfort food?
about the future of news put on I think I'll just go about my
agreement to provide such
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Macworld Expo Tips: 12 iPhone Apps for Traveling to San
Francisco
by Dave Greenbaum
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 2/8/2010 9:00:34 AM
The time for Macworld Expo
2010 is upon us and the handiest
tool you’ll bring to San
Francisco with you is, of course,
your iPhone. What apps should
you install on your phone to
enhance your Macworld
experience?
iMacworld(Free)
The iMacworld is a handy guide
for navigating the show floor and
planning your day. iMacworld,
featuring maps and a show
directory, was just recently
updated for 2010, so jump
onboard. Traveling to San
Francisco
Gate Guru(99 cents)
For those who don’t travel
often, favorite airport amenities
frequently change and may be
difficult to find. You’ve got 30
minutes between flights and
can’t play “Where’s Waldo” to
find your favorite coffee
dispensary. Did Peet’s moved to
gate 12 from gate 18? Gate Guru
can help. Additionally, the app
has a review function so if you
aren’t sure where to eat, let the
wisdom of crowds guide you.
The interface is a bit clunky as
you can’t search by airport, only
by terminal within the airport,
but otherwise it is handy and
accurate.
TripIt(Free)
Traveling requires corralling an
endless stream of alpha-numeric
confirmation codes and repeating
the same information over and
over again to family and friends.
Setup a TripIt account and email
TripIt your confirmations, and
they’ll automatically put it all
into an itinerary complete with
additional hotel information and
links that you can share with
others. When the front desks
says they have no record of your
reservation, pull up your TripIt
app and you’ll have all the data
handy.
FlightTrack Pro($9.99)
Flight delays are a fact of life
and getting accurate information
is sometimes a challenge. Like
many other apps, FlightTrack
Pro will track flights for you.
What’s special about this app is
that it will also give you handy
access to the airline’s phone
number and provide push
notifications. An indispensable
feature is its ability to find
alternate flights that match your
planned itinerary should your
flight be cancelled, as well as
integrated access with TripIt.
Getting Around in San Francisco
iCommuteSF($3.99)
iCommute is similar to
MuniApp and iBART, except
that it also covers the AC Transit
system which serves the East
Bay. Utilizing Nextbus
information, it offers real time
and predictive information as to
when the bus or train will arrive.
It might be the best “jack of all
trades” for general getting
around, but the interface was a
bit more cluttered the
MuniApp’s UI. Still, with the
more complete data, if you had
to pick a single app, iCommute is
probably the one.
MuniApp($2.99)
MuniApp focuses on San
Francisco’s citywide bus and
light rail network. It also
includes BART info for the
stations in SF, making it a good
all-around solution if you plan to
do heavy traveling within the
city limits of San Francisco. The
app will predict when the next
bus will arrive, and has a good
interface for sorting out the
sometime confusing amount of
bus routes in the city.
HopStop(Free)
HopStop allows you to enter a
start and end location (or it will
use your GPS as the starting
point) and will build a route,
mixing rail, bus and walking,
taking into account the time of
day. It is free and accurate,
although the quality of the maps
is poor. Similar to a GPS, it gets
you from point A to B, though
locals might disagree on the
route it picks. Exploring San
Francisco
Yelp(Free)
Yelp is not San Francisco-
specific, but of all the apps for
finding what is cool in the
neighborhood from where you
are standing, Yelp stands above.
There’s no better app for finding
hidden restaurant gems and
seeing what the locals think, and
with the “VR camera mode” you
can hold the phone in front of
you and actually see places to eat
and shop in real time as you
move around. Don’t leave home
without this app!
NFT San Francisco($4.99)
“Not For Tourists” promises to
show you the cool local places
that tourists like you would
never stumble upon on your
own. That’s their line, but in
reality, this is another generic
guidebook to San Francisco with
a hipster edge, and while not
bad, it certainly isn’t that much
better than other similar apps. It
has a good selection of bars and
restaurants, but you need to
search specific categories.
Lonely Planet Travel
Guide(Free)
This app automatically includes
their SF guide and allows in app
purchases for other destinations.
Unfortunately, the app is slow to
load and is a whopping 65MB in
size. This is the most
comprehensive guide out and
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contains the entire printed
volume in a location-aware e-
book format. Lonely Planet
includes the depth of detail on
the city’s culture and sights that
other guides fail to include.
Since the SF content is free, it is
definitely worth the “price,” just
remember to load it in advance
due to the size.
And just for the fun of it, two
bonus apps. These aren’t
necessary, but sure are fun for
people with special interests.
Fido Factor(Free)
FidoFactor helps you find all
things dog friendly in SF and
includes dog pictures at each
location. It’s Yelp for dog
lovers. As a dog owner, I
appreciate businesses that are
dog friendly and like to patronize
them. By reviewing or adding
locations, money is donated to
the SF SPCA. Nice!
SF Beer Week(Free)
Technology is my first passion,
but being a beer nerd is a close
second. By moving Macworld to
February, Macworld coincides
with SF Beer Week. This app
isn’t location or date aware and
is pretty much just an easy way
view the static schedule for the
Beer Week, but finding what
beer related activities are going
on while in SF is priceless.
Mmm, beer!
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Apple May Lower the Price of the iPad: This is Not News
by Liam Cassidy
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:14:19 AM
Sometimes I have to wonder
whether everyone has taken
leave of their senses. The big“
news” doing the rounds in the
last twenty four hours is that
Apple execs have admitted they
are prepared to change the price
of the iPad should consumer
reception (read: sales) demand it.
Yeah, that’s right; Apple
admitted it might revisit the price
of the iPad sometime in the
future, and change it according
to sales performance. Shocking,
that a company might operate
according to a business plan
designed to encourage sales and
make money, eh? Apparently,
that’s somehow mind-boggling
news.
It got started because of a report
by Matt Phillips of the Wall
Street Journal, who wrote;
Apple intends to stay “nimble”
on pricing of the iPad, possibly
lowering prices if the newly
unveiled tablet device fails to
gain traction among consumers.
(Top prize goes to Engadget for
t h e i r h u m o r o u s
response/headline, “Apple to be
‘nimble’ on iPad pricing, athletic
on pommel horse”.)
Phillips quoted a note from
Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope
who, following a meeting with
Apple executives, said;
“While it remains to be seen how
much traction the iPad gets
initially, management noted that
it will remain nimble (pricing
could change if the company is
not attracting as many customers
as anticipated),”
This only bolsters my long-held
belief that analysts are,
apparently, paid for pointing out
the blindingly-obvious. That
tendency to wrap together
common sense and “what we all
knew anyway” as “something
new and worthy of reporting” is
usually exemplified by Gene
Munster, but since he’s been
quiet for the last week or so, I
guess Shope will have to do.
(I predict that, in the weeks
ahead of the iPad launch,
Munster, or some inspired
analyst like him, will issue a note
to the press proclaiming,
“Apple’s App store sales will
perform better in this quarter
than in the same quarter last
year.” Or it’ll be something even
more obvious, like “Apple will
sell more iPads this year than
they did in 2009…” and I
guarantee the tech press will rush
to report that ‘advice’ like it’s
vitally important “news.” You
just wait and see.) Confidence
The point here is that Apple is
doing nothing revolutionary or
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Sadly, the predictable fan- tech press are, inexplicably,
baiting didn’t take long, with the falling over themselves to write-
likes of Should-Know-Better- off the iPad as a failure before
Than-That Windows evangelist it’s even out of the starting gate.
Paul Thurrott writing, in a blog (Don’t forget, the iPod was
post provocatively entitled “Do panned by critics and tech
surprising by admitting the fact Not, Under Any Circumstances, “experts” when it first launched.
that, according to the ebb and Buy an iPad”; The iPhone was subject to its
flow of consumer demand, it will Following news that I was right own fair share of harsh criticism,
revisit its pricing strategy for the about Apple’s decision to not too.)
iPad. This is what all businesses allow iPad pre-orders would No one can say exactly how
do with all products, all the time. cause many potential buyers to successful the iPad will be, and
Apple is always revising its reassess things, comes this while there’s no harm in
prices; MacBooks, iMacs, iPods unbelievable bit of news directly speculating (after all, much
and iPhones get at least one price from Apple itself: The company Apple coverage is precisely that)
change on an annual basis. It’s said that it would aggressively it’s sad to see how some corners
not a big deal that they will do lower prices on the iPad if/when of the tech community choose to
the same for the iPad, and it i t d o e s n ’ t t a k e o f f i n t h e interpret every little thing Apple
certainly doesn’t point to any m a r k e t p l a c e . does (or says it might do) as
lack of confidence in the product Aside from the clumsy jumble “evidence” of failure.
of clauses and inventive use of I think I’m being rational and
itself.
Let’s not forget the infamous the adjective ‘aggressively’, (as level-headed. You might think
iPhone price-cut of ‘07; after far as I can see, neither Shope I’m a shameless fanboy. Either
launching the iPhone with a nor Phillips ever used that word) way, let me know exactly what
hefty $599 asking price, Apple I really want to point out, one you think in the comments
reduced it by a whopping $200 last time, and for the record — below.
just a few months later. The only this is not “unbelievable” news. Related GigaOM Pro Research:
difference between then and now Far from it. It is, in fact, the • Web Tablet Survey: Apple’s
is Apple’s transparency (yeah, I most ordinary, run-of-the-mill, iPad Hits Right Notes
can’t believe I said that either). standard business practice, • 5 Tips for Developers
During his keynote presentation entirely believable news one Targeting the iPad
late last month, Steve Jobs said could expect from a consumer • How AT&T Will Deal with
of the iPad; “We want to get this electronics company. (Quite iPad Data Traffic
into the hands of as many people what Apple’s flexible pricing
as possible.” That is, after all, the strategy has to do with Thurrott’s
o v e r r i d i n g r e a s o n f o r t h e theory about the inability to pre-
agreeably-low price of the entry- order an iPad is beyond me; can
anyone say “straw man?”)
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The iPad Could Mean Big Trouble for AT&T’s
Network, FCC Warns
by Darrell Etherington
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 2/8/2010 11:44:38 AM
People are excited about the
arrival of the iPad (or at least,
some people are), but the Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) is a little more
apprehensive about what the
device could mean for AT&T’s
wireless 3G network. In an
official FCC blog posting at
Broadband.gov, Director of
Scenario Planning Phil Bellaria
a n d W i r e l e s s
Telecommunications Bureau
Deputy Chief John Liebovitz
expressed that concern.
Bellaria and Liebovitz didn’t
specifically mention AT&T by
name, but it seems fairly obvious
who they’re talking about in the
FCC blog post last week,
especially given that the iPad so
far only has one official carrier
in the U.S.:
With the iPad pointing to even
greater demand for mobile
broadband on the horizon, we
must ensure that network
congestion doesn’t choke off a
service that consumers clearly
find so appealing, or frustrate
mobile broadband’s ability to
keep us competitive in the global
broadband economy.
The blog post also recalls a time
not too long ago when AOL’s
unlimited internet usage plan
caused connection and service
problems, and how that time
mirrors our own:
The congestion problem circa
1996-97 revealed an intense
latent demand for Internet
access. Similarly, wireless
network congestion today reveals
intense demand for wireless
broadband. Widespread use of
smartphones, 3G-enabled
netbooks, and now, perhaps, the
iPad and its competitors
demonstrate that wireless
broadband will be a hugely
important part of the broadband
ecosystem as we move ahead.
Finally, Bellaria and Liebovitz
leave off with the conclusion that
AT&T and other mobile
broadband providers must
expand their spectrum offerings
to ensure that a similar
congestion problem doesn’t
happen again. No doubt, AT&T
is taking steps to galvanize its
network (which it knows is in
trouble already) against the
demand increase it has to have
anticipated as a result of the
iPad’s introduction, but will it be
enough?
This problem is one that affects
the fundamentals of mobile
communication in this case,
unlike before with AOL’s home
Internet access issues. Even
though it doesn’t make as much
sense from a profitability
perspective, AT&T has to make
every effort not only to anticipate
demand, but to over-prepare for
the iPad’s release. If there’s one
lesson the telecom should’ve
learned from its ongoing iPhone
usage problems, it’s that half
measures will only continue to
exhaust the patience of its
subscribers.
I realize that a just-in-time
approach to bandwidth probably
makes more financial sense, but
surprise everyone by taking a
slightly longer view, AT&T.
Presumably the next-gen iPhone
will be available on your
network, too, as an exclusive or
otherwise, so factor that into the
estimates of what you’ll need to
provide for the iPad’s launch.
Stay just one step ahead of the
game instead of two steps behind
and maybe you can go some of
the way towards improving your
terrible reputation.
Related GigaOM Pro Research:
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'Sam & Max: The
Devil's Playhouse'
outed by OFLC
by Alexander Sliwinski
(Joystiq)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:15:00 AM
Like good burlesque, Telltale
had been teasing a new season of
Sam & Max... meanwhile, like
good porn, Australia's OFLC
went ahead and just exposed the
goods. Unless a dramatic change
occurs, it appears the title of the
next installment in the comedic
adventure series is titled Sam &
Max: The Devil's Playhouse -
Episode 1: The Penal Zone.
The premature ratings
announcement obviously doesn't
contain much aside from a title --
there's no telling whether the
game might eventually come to
Mac or iPhone as recently
rumored -- but at this point, we'll
take whatever glimpse we can
get.
[Thanks, 5abanja]
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Apple Finally Releases Aperture 3
by Nick Santilli
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 7:30:30 AM
A month ago I vented about
Aperture 2’s stagnation, and
many of you rallied along with
me. Well everyone can stow
their torches and pitchforks —
Aperture 3 has finally been
released today by Apple. With
over 200 new features, the latest
version of Apple’s professional
photo processing and
organization software should
have something to please
everyone.
The fairly obvious
improvements like Faces, Places,
and 64-bit architecture (for Snow
Leopard users with Core 2 Duo
Processors) are there of course.
But there are so many cool new
features — I won’t touch on all
of them here — I had to mention
a few.
• Backup on Import Smart &
necessary! Automatically back
up your master images to a
second drive during import,
freeing you from the need to
perform a separate, manual
backup.
• Color Labels Apply up to eight
different color-coded labels to
images to organize and group
them. Add a custom name for
each color label in Aperture
preferences. Simple keyboard
shortcuts allow you to apply
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adjustments of a single type to
different parts of an image by
creating multiple adjustment
bricks for each adjustment. For
example, set one Levels
adjustment to create the perfect
sky. Then add another Levels
Total War games
adjustment brick to selectively 66% off on
perfect skin tones. To add a new
instance of an adjustment, Steam this week
choose the Add New option from by Richard Mitchell (Joystiq)
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adjustment brick. Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:00:00 AM
• Support for GPS Track Logs
Strategic war game buffs, take
In Aperture, you can easily
note: All of the Total War titles
assign locations to photos by
on Steam are receiving a massive
importing the track log from a
discount this week, to the tune of
GPS receiver. Then simply drag
a whopping 66 percent off. In
photos onto the track to have
fact, you can pick up the Total
Aperture sync the photos to the
War Mega Pack, which includes
location data in the track log.
Medieval II: Total War, Rome:
You can also reset the time zone
Total War-- including the
of the track in Aperture.
Alexander and Kingdoms
expansions -- and Empire: Total
So yeah, that’s maybe more than
War for $20.39. Additionally,
labels using the keyboard. on or off. a few features I listed, but
the Empire: Total War
• Fast Library Switching Close • Nondestructive Brushes believe me, there’s plenty to get
Downloadable Content Pack,
one Aperture library and open YES!!!! Make nondestructive excited about with Aperture 3.
containing all the Empire content
another on the fly by selecting image enhancements to specific Try it out for free for 30 days,
released thus far, is available for
the desired library from the areas of any photo using new and then if you’re upgrading, pay
10 percent off at $16.19.
Switch to Library submenu — adjustment brushes. Use brush $99, or$199 for a new user
Incidentally -- but probably not
no need to quit and restart strokes to modify — brush in or license. (If you’re thinking about
co incidentally -- the latest game
Aperture. brush away — most of the picking Aperture up, check out
in the series, Napoleon: Total
• Focus Points Hover over the standard image adjustments the new ‘in-action’ videos of it
War, releases February 23.
Focus Points button in the available in the Adjustments here.) We can breathe easy folks,
Total War games 66% off on
Camera Info pane to see the inspector. You can control the it looks like our day has finally
Steam this week originally
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appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09
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Apple Grabs a Quarter of U.S. Smartphone Market
by Darrell Etherington
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:03:57 AM
Perhaps it has to do with Apple
positioning itself as a mobile
devices company, but the iPhone
is on a serious upswing in the
U.S. smartphone market, even
while all of its competitors seem
to be losing ground. Except for
one, that is, and the rate at which
that company is building up
steam should give the Mac
maker cause for some concern.
For the moment, though, Apple
is doing much better than anyone
in the space, really. The latest
comScore report, which covers a
three month period from
September to December of 2009,
shows Apple as having 25.3
percent of the total smartphone
market share, up 1.2 points from
24.1 percent at the beginning of
the period measured.
Research In Motion (RIM) came
in first place overall once again,
with 41.6 percent of U.S.
smartphone subscribers opting
for a BlackBerry device. But that
number represented a slide,
ultimately, as RIM began the
measurement period with 42.6
China confirmed as world’s top exporter
(Financial Times - US
homepage)
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percent. Microsoft and Palm
likewise slipped, with MS
dropping from 19 to 18 percent,
and Palm losing 2.2 points, down
to 6.1 percent.
Google had the lowest market
share of the bunch, with 5.2
percent of subscribers. But that
number was up from only 2.5
percent in September, suggesting
that it was probably helped along
considerably with the
introduction of the Motorola
-text RSS service so we can
continue developing it.
China overtook Germany last
year to become world export
champion, official figures
confirmed on Tuesday.
Droid. 2.7 points also represents
the largest market share grab
made by any smartphone
manufacturer over the period of
the report, so Google is indeed
the company Apple needs to be
most worried about.
Palm is probably the company
everyone needs to be least
worried about. The Pre and Pixi
maker lost almost as much
market share as Google gained,
and was the only company on the
December trade figures for
Germany highlighted the hit
Europe’s largest economy took
in 2009 from the collapse in
global economic confidence at
the start of the year. German
list to post such a significant loss
of ground. The Pre Plus and Pixi
Plus could alter its fortunes, but I
honestly can’t see customers
who were disappointed with the
originals going back for more at
this point.
Going forward, Apple’s main
concern is going to be with
Google and how it fares now that
it’s begun taking more control
over its own smartphone future.
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undersold the iPhone both in the
first week and in the first month,
so that’s got to be good news for
Apple. That said, Google is
doing something pretty much
unprecented with regards to
smartphone sales in the U.S., and
it’s only selling the device in the
U.S. as of yet. Apple had the
advantage of selling its device
through AT&T when it
launched, which was an
established sales and marketing
channel for such devices already.
Apple’s growth over the period
measured in the comScore report
remains impressive, though,
given that it had not introduced a
new smartphone model since
much, much earlier in the year.
Google’s rise can be almost
entirely attributed to the initially
strong sales of the Motorola
Droid, which was arguably the
“it” device of the pre-Christmas
season.
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Must-have features for Twitter-killing
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 2/8/2010 5:03:06 PM
In October 2009, after 2.5 years
of using Twitter every day, I
wrote a piece that explained the
limits of Twitter that we'll have
to look past Twitter to see
solved, because Twitter doesn't
seem to be trying to solve them.
Tomorrow, we hear, Google
will announce a product that
aims to take on Twitter. If so,
here's a list of features to look
for. Any of these features would
give Google a serious edge over
Twitter. Maybe they thought of
some things I don't have on my
list. It's always nice to put your
stake in the ground. I did it with
the iPad with some hilarious
results.
So here's the list of must-have
features:
1. Reliability. Twitter still has
trouble dealing with high-flow
events like last night's
SuperBowl. Lots of Fail Whales.
So if Google is able to offer
reliability, no matter how much
of an advantage Twitter's
installed base is, it won't matter.
When Twitter goes down
everyone will reassemble on
Glitter.
2. Enclosures. Can you imagine
if you couldn't enclose a picture
or an MP3 with an email
message? Why do we jump
through so many hoops just to
tweet a picture?
3. Open architecture metadata.
Let developers throw any data
onto a status message, giving it a
name and a type, and let
everyone else sort it out. It
would result in an explosion of
creativity.
4. Relationships with hardware
vendors. I still want a one-click
Twitter camera. If I can't have it
from Twitter, I'll take it from
Google.
5. No 140-character limit. I
debated this one with myself. At
first I compromised and said
okay let's have a 250-character
limit, or a 500-character limit.
But I really don't want a limit. If
I want to write short status
messages, no problemmo. We've
already made the cultural
transition. We know how to do
it. But sometimes a thought just
can't be expressed in 140
characters. No one is wise
enough to know what the limit
is, so let's just not have one.
6. No URL-shorteners. I've
explained this so many times.
They're stupid and ugly and they
hurt the web. I like it when
developers take the time to craft
their URLs so they make sense
to users. That's all the shortening
we really need and all we should
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the user base of an established elements that are completely
product are "killers" -- but it's incomprehensible. Twitter likely
been a long time since we've won't get killed, because
seen a product as ripe for killing Google's product will likely fall
as Twitter. (Lotus 1-2-3 was far-short of what's needed to get
probably the last great example.) us all to think they can be
The hubris of Twitter is the trusted.
assumption that the product is The usual disclaimers apply.
unassailable because of the This is all tea-leave-reading, I
features they leave out. Sooner have no actual information, and
or later one of their competitors I'm usually way wrong with
is going to test that theory, and these prognostications, but it's
I'm pretty sure it'll prove still good to share the thought
have. incorrect. And where they process.
Those are some of my wish-list include horrendous features that Update #1: A commenter named
items. It seems likely Google a competitor might leave out (I'm Scott says: "If people were
will offer #1 and #2. Very thinking of URL-shortening) posting dissertations, I'd be much
unlikely they'll do #3 (they don't they don't seem to feel any less likely to read." Tom Caswell
trust developers any more than pressure to take it out. Yet says: "How about a 'more' button
Apple does). Probably not #4, almost every user would enjoy a you could set in the preferences?
though it would be easy to get Twitter with real full URLs that I would set mine at 140
some people from Kodak and didn't take up any of the 140- characters for old times sake."
Sony to come on stage with character space. Hard to imagine Even better, it could default to
them. #5 would take a teeny bit anyone objecting. 140 for old times sake.
of guts. It's a perfect way to OTOH, Google is a big clunky Update #2: Cesar Razuri: "also,
throw some serious confusion at Microsoft-like company with make hashtags some sort of meta
Twitter. I'd recommend going all strategy taxes, and they don't data in our tweets that doesn't
the way, but if they can't, go to trust the web or developers, or add to character length" Good
500-characters. Get some editors each other, and their internal idea.
and authors on stage to say how politics drive most of the Update #3: Scoble weighs in.
nice it would be. Because they're decisions they make. To compete Even though Google's past
making a commitment to their with Twitter is an easy sell inside efforts at social media have
own URL-shortener it seems Google, but to actually have the failed, he thinks this time they
unlikely they would outlaw them will to be cut-throat about it, have a good chance of
on their status network, but one that's another thing. It'll probably succeeding.
can hope. have to pay homage to Google
I usually don't subscribe to the Wave (remember that?) and
idea that new products aimed at t h e r e f o r e w i l l h a v e s o m e
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Howard Stern Says He Final 'Jay Leno Show' Coke gets lift
from emerging
Really Is Interested in Airs Tonight markets
by Bob Sassone (TV Squad)
Simon's Idol Seat Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:03:00 AM (Financial Times - US
homepage)
by Brad Trechak (TV Squad)
This little bit of news has been Submitted at 2/9/2010 6:43:42 AM
Submitted at 2/9/2010 9:10:00 AM lost in all of the
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in Simon Cowell's seat commercial with Jay, Dave, and continue developing it.
on'American Idol'. This goes Oprah), but tonight is the last Coca-Cola on Tuesday
along with the earlier episode of 'The Jay Leno Show.' announced fourth-quarter
announcement that 'Idol' The guests tonight are Ashton earnings of $1.54bn, up 55 per
producers are interested as Kutcher, Gabourey Sidibe, and cent from the $995m it earned
having Stern as a judge. b a r g a i n i n g c h i p f o r a Bob Costas. I know, they're not during the fourth quarter of
This entire situation seems more renegotiation of his contract with exactly the type of guests that a 2008, paced by strong revenues
sound and fury and it's unlikely Sirius. Stern would be too much person has on their final show outside North America,
that anything would come of it. of a turn-off for the majority of (no offense to Mr. Kutcher, Ms. particularly in Eurasia and
All Stern has in common with viewers for 'American Idol'. If he Sidibe, or Mr. Costas), but this Africa. The results matched
this Jay Leno person after his
Cowell is the ability to be does end up replacing Cowell, probably was not meant to be a expectations from analysts.
show ends tonight. But he's a
obnoxious and denigrating of then it could signal the beginning final show when they were For the year, Coca Cola
funny, talented guy, and I
other people. Cowell at least had of the end of 'American Idol'. booked. Or maybe it's no big recorded net income of $6.8bn,
wouldn't be surprised if NBC
ties to the music industry before F i l e d u n d e r : I n d u s t r y , deal even to them and they just up 18 per cent from the $5.8bn it
gave him another show at some
appearing as an 'Idol' judge. Programming, OpEd, American want to end things. earned in 2008.
point.
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J.D. Salinger Hated Chris Hitchens, Others (Allegedly) [Feuds]

by Hamilton Nolan (Gawker)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:11:39 AM
Greek shipping heir and bizarre
social critic Taki
Theodoracopulos claims to have
a big secret stash of vibrant
correspondence from J.D. Hitchens, Martin Amis and, concerned about the "publicity"
Salinger. Taki gives the surprisingly, VS Naipaul. In fact that may come from this, so of
following thumbnail account of he once hinted I should beat course he wrote a column about.
Salinger's myriad hated enemies: Naipaul up, but dropped it after I Like father, like son.
"He loathed modern Britain told him I was a friend of Shiva [ Taki Mag]
almost as much as I do, and p h o n i e s l i k e C h r i s t o p h e r Naipaul's, as well as of his wife
particularly hated what he called Jenny." Also Taki says he's very
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RuPaul's Drag Race: Miss Tyra If You Nasty [Recaps]

by Richard Lawson (Gawker) hungry?" And all the drag black Barbies, Christy I think her about how to sell oven mitts and take a single lesson from the nice
Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:33:00 AM queens say, in unison "No thank name was, and my sister cut her steak knives door-to-door in stripper, excuse me burlesque,
you, Mrs. Paul." And then a few hair sooo well. It looked like order to win cash or points ladies!
Girrrrrrrrrl. Episode two of people smoke some meth and Oprah's hair. We were very toward a new Huffy or Nintendo Tyra was also snippy to all the
RuPaul's beautiful gift from the that's the episode. It's all pretty happy with that. But usually? It home entertainment system. other contestants. I mean, all the
thin slip of heaven that still cute. Pretty strange, but pretty comes out gross and sad, and Except these girls were just contestants are terribly snippy to
remains has come and gone, and cute. those mangled short-haired dolls selling coupons for cherry pies at each other, but Tyra is the worst
we still don't know just what the Anyway! This episode was all become the scorned rejects in some random cafe down the by far. She know she pretty, she
hell we're watching. But it's OK. about hooking. Hooking and whatever story you're imagining corner. The girls were straight know she young, and that's all
We'll watch it anyway. stripping. Really! These drag for them that day. (But none so up yelling at people walking that matters I suppose. But I do
No offense meant to the Logo queens adore the working girl, be scorned as the one we just called down the sidewalk, wrapping not like her attitude. She
network or anything, but is this she diva or disheveled. So in Legless, who had, in addition to themselves unsexily around probably won't get voted off any
the lowest-budget television came RuPaul on one of those a terrible haircut, one leg lampposts, and doing awkward time soon, even though she's
show in the history of television mechanized stair-chairs (I wish) missing. A few years later, her splits. I don't think they sold mean and lazy (Ru caught her
shows? I think Robyn Bird has and she told all them queens that hand was chewed off by the dog much cherry pie. napping!), because she's pretty
more to spend each week than it was time to do a makeover... and a couple hours later, my While one team was hoofing it and, I suppose, provides
this program does. There is a on a Barbie doll! Well, OK, I mother tells me, there was a in full drag gear down on the necessary entertainment value.
lady on public access in Newton, don't think it was actually a lone, grotesque doll hand poking strip, the other ladies were But if I ever meet her in a dark
MA who literally puts kittens on Mattel product, but it was some up out of his poop, like someone performing an afternoon alley... Well, I'll probably run
an electric lazy Susan and talks sort Barbie-esque figure modeled trying to escape hell.) Anyway. "burlesque" show at a club. scared in the other direction.
about them as they spin around after RuPaul. There was a sad The point is: This was on a Earlier they'd learned how to do So after the girls had done their
and around, and I'm pretty sure little pile of fabric and, in teams television show last night. Doll the stripper pole from two pole routines — writhing and
her budget is slightly higher than o f t w o , t h e g i r l s w e r e t o makeovers. It's wonderful! But "burlesque" performers. Oh and jiggling and stretching and, I'll
the few tarnished shekels that Ru construct a ho outfit for this doll it's also sort of terrible. the best part about the stripper admit, looking surprisingly
is given every week to put her that was created for a very In the end only one team could poles? They had a sponsor. Ru competent for the most part — it
little carnival together. specific subset of adult males. emerge victorious and that was was like "two poles, courtesy of was time for judgment. I do so
But maybe that's kind of There was a mad scramble of Pandora Boxx and Sahara Paul's Pole Palace" or some shit. love the judging parts because
intentional? I mean, part of the claws and fists and elbows as Davenport (I think?) Though Logo, girl, you need to reassess I'm pretty sure the girls are
extremely odd charm of the everyone lunged for the cloth, many of the dolls were bashed your portfolio if you need a getting made up by
show — which is equal parts and then a feverish bout of very up, missing teeth and the like, sponsor to pay for two raggedy professionals, or at least they
c h a r m a n d s t r a n g e s e x u a l serious designing. With hot glue theirs was the worst. They broke stripper poles. But anyway. have better lighting, so they all
menace — is that it looks like it guns and glitter and I think some that poor plastic bitch's heels and Everyone was pretty into this look wayyy better than they do
was filmed in some drag queen's elbow macaroni and not but a everything. I guess RuPaul challenge, because it's fun to in the challenges. Plus we get to
basement. Mostly because it few popsicle sticks. appreciates a bashed-up ho. So, pretend to be a hooker or stripper hear Ru's gonzo color
was. And you just have like a Seriously guys. One of the good for them. if you're not actually a hooker or commentary as the girls come
heap of wigs in the corner and an challenges on a reality show on They then got to be team stripper, except for one person. strutting down the runway. I
old Sanyo boombox tinnily television was to just do a doll captains for the next big Tyra is one of the prettiest can't remember any specifics, but
playing some old '90s standards makeover. A makeover, on a challenge, which involved queens, but, lady, she is also so her puns just get weirder and
(En Vogue! Crystal Waters! doll. My sister and I used to do stripper poles and burlesque and nasty. Not like gross nasty. weirder, with stranger and more
Late/Mid-Career Annie Lennox!) that when we were eight and six selling cherry pie coupons on the Plain old mean nasty. And lazy. delightfully strained references.
and then RuPaul's mom comes years old. Chop off the doll's street. Yes, selling coupons like She just stood there while things She's like "Oohhh girl! Pandora
down with some laundry and is hair and then regret it terribly, those kids who'd sign up for were sewn for her,
like "Oh, don't mind me boys. because it will never grow back. those ads in the back of Archie choreographed for her, and, uh, RUPAUL'S page 69
Do you need anything? Ya One time we had one of the comics or something similar poled for her. She wouldn't even
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Boxx is bringin' tulips to
Amsterdam tonight, honey!" Or,
"Ohhh lawwwd no! Tatianna
just signed the Treaty of Ver sigh
with that number!" "The dingo
sure didn't eat Raven's baby
today, chile!" It's just so weird
and terrific. RuPaul should be
the voice for so very many
things. "Oh heavens girl, put in
your damn pin number!" "Your
balance is a raggedy three
hundred dollars!" "Baby, I think
this is 8th Street/NYU, but lady I
don't know for sure. Next stop is
Prince Street. Heyyyyyyy.
Watch them doors, girl!"
My two favorites this week
were: 1. Raven. Even though
she is a straight up mean old
crab, she looks so striking with
her eagle-eye makeup and stern,
chopped wigcuts. 2. Sonique! I
was so surprised by Sonique
Harold Ford, Yellow-Dog Democrat [Color Me Nauseated]
by John Cook (Gawker)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:25:55 AM
Harold Ford may or may not
remember where he lives, but he
certainly knows when he's
home—because his eyes are
assaulted by a garish array of
yellow and turquoise walls. No
wonder he's trying to sell it.
This is Ford's apartment — the
precise location of which caused
something of a stir last week
when Ford was quoted (
this... wique. Last episode she
didn't stand out at all, but this go
around she looked pretty and
terrific. All cool beauty and
pursed lips. Plus she's definitely
the best looking out of drag, so
that doesn't hurt.
Alas because she had the second
-lowest tips, Raven was forced to
Lip-Sync for Her Life, alongside
the kind of painfully sad Nicole
Paige Brooks. Something about
Nicole tells me that she was
maybe something of a big, old
fish in a small, also old pond?
But out in the bigger world,
matched up against some 21-year
-old thang in a big bubble wig,
her skinny minimalism just
doesn't do the trick. Plus she
barely even seemed to try during
the lip-sync. Raven was busting
around with funny little bits and
moves, while Nicole just sorta
erroneously, it turns out) as
claiming to live a couple blocks
from the federal courthouse in
lower Manhattan. It's a one-
bedroom two-bath Fifth Avenue
co-op in Manhattan's Flatiron
district, and it could be yours for
$1.4 million.
Also, it is extremely, relentlessly
yellow. And turquoise.
The apartment has been on the
market for 224 days, according
to New York magazine's real
estate listings, and Ford and his
stood there and... lip-synced.
Snoozer. Understandably, she
went home. Which is good. She
seemed nice, but her presence
was just increasingly awkward.
She seemed a little desperate in
an unpleasant way. Who knows.
At least now she can go back to
her son. Yes, son. Again with
another son on this show.
Curiousssss!
Girl, I think that's it? Huh?
What's that Ru?
"Fool, if you wanna make a call,
please hang UP the damn phone
and try that shit again. And don't
fuck it up!"
Thanks, Ru.
wife Emily Threlkeld recently
dropped the price by $90,000.
According to New York real
estate records, Threlkeld
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purchased it outright in 2006
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married to former Morgan
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carmaker had decided to recall
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Stanley chairman Anson Beard.
Threlkeld and Ford were married
in 2008 and Ford subsequently
moved to New York, so the
decor can likely be pinned on
Threlkeld's vision of what a
bachelorette pad should look
like.
A rep for Ford had no
immediate comment on why he
lives in a prison of unrelenting
yellow, and how soon he hopes
to escape from it.
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The Upset Few Expected but Everyone Wanted

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) reasons why the Saints were excellent finish in her stock-car between Crosby and Ovechkin,
Submitted at 2/8/2010 9:02:41 AM underdogs, most notably a 25th- racing debut Saturday earned her and looks forward to seeing the
ranked defense that was the another week in Daytona Beach, two young greats clash in the
I t w a s h a r d t o f i n d lowest-ranked unit to make the Fla. After starting in the 12th Olympics, where Crosby’s Team
prognosticators who picked the Super Bowl since the 1993 position, Patrick rallied from a Canada and Ovechkin’s Team
New Orleans Saints to win the Buffalo Bills. But the embattled spin-out in lap 54 to finish sixth Russia both are expected to vie
Super Bowl — other than those Saints defense delivered the in her ARCA series debut, and for the gold.* * *
who got stuck with the bum end biggest play of the game when will race again at Daytona College basketball saw two top-
of a point/counterpoint feature. cornerback Tracy Porter took might earn Brees a key to the International Speedway next five teams take a tumble over the
There were writers who thought home a backbreaking fourth city but it also gives him the key Saturday in a Nascar Nationwide weekend, as fifth-ranked
it would be cool if the underdog quarter pick-six to pad New into an elite club that previously S e r i e s r a c e , a h e a d o f h e r Michigan State lost at Illinois
S a i n t s c o u l d b e a t t h e Orleans’s lead to 14 points. In included two — [Peyton] previous schedule. and second-ranked Villanova fell
Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl the Newark Star-Ledger, Jerry Manning and Tom Brady,” “All over the speedway, faces big to eighth-ranked
XLIV, of course, but not many Izenberg delivers a rapturous Prisco writes at CBS Sports. beamed at this performance,” Georgetown. There was nothing
who believed it could happen. It appreciation of Porter’s unlikely “The two-man club now includes Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel writes. super-surprising about those
turns out the latter group — heroism. three. Brees is in that class. They “NASCAR officials couldn’t results: Upsets are a way of life
w h i c h i n c l u d e d t h e Then again, the whole thing felt can’t deny him now.” contain their glee that Patrick’s in college basketball. Perhaps the
sentimentalists and loyalists and pretty unlikely, starting with the And what of Manning, who will experimental move from open- most striking result of the
hardcore Who Datters — were groundbreaking decision by New have to wait at least another year wheel racing to stock cars got off weekend was how routine North
the ones who turned out to be Orleans coach Sean Payton to to further burnish his legend? At to such a rousing start. She has Carolina’s latest loss felt. The
correct. The Saints came back lead off the second half with an Sports Illustrated, Joe Posnanski been a big a draw at the Indy Tar Heels took a pasting at the
from a 10-0 deficit, thanks to onside kick. At Slate, Josh Levin ponders this often unlucky Racing League. If she ever gets hands of the Maryland Terps on
some near-perfect second-half argues that Payton’s gutsy call superstar. “There is little doubt to NASCAR’s top level, the Sunday, and are Coach Roy
quarterbacking from Super Bowl on the onside kick — and that when Peyton Manning’s Sprint Cup, and her on-track Williams is very much at risk of
M V P D r e w B r e e s a n d a another to go for it on an career ends, he will have made success matches her magazine not making the NCAA
playmaking defense, to beat the unsuccessful fourth-and-goal his case as the greatest s p r e a d s a n d t e l e v i s i o n tournament for the first time in
Colts, 31-17. And it was pretty attempt in the first half — quarterback in the history of the advertisements, everything will 20 years.
cool. Getty Images Tracy Porter reflected the coach’s game plan. NFL,” Posnanski writes. “And go to a new level.”* * * “For the most part, though, Tar
has a slight step on Colts guard “Head coach Sean Payton’s still, there’s no way to look at The Washington Capitals Heel nation understands that
Kyle DeVan. Super Bowl philosophy, it Manning’s brilliant career extended their winning streak to North Carolina is in rebuilding
“ T h e N e w O r l e a n s S a i n t s appeared, was that it was better without noticing that there’s an 1 4 c o n s e c u t i v e g a m e s o n mode after losing four players to
bandwagon will now stop and to look foolish than to act timid,” awful lot of heartbreak in it.” Sunday, and could tie the NHL the NBA — including first-
pick up the rest of America,” the Levin writes. “Win or lose — or Manning, a New Orleans native record of 17 before the NHL rounders Tyler Hansbrough, Ty
Journal’s Jason Gay crows. lose while taking huge risks that (maybe you’d heard?), will breaks for the Olympics. Down 4 Lawson and Wayne Ellington —
“Mardi Gras is now a permanent could make you look totally surely not be joining the raucous -1 in the second period, the Caps from last year’s team,” Yahoo’s
state, and you’re all expected on ridiculous — Payton had decided Big Easy celebration Jenny stormed back, overcoming a pair Jason King writes. “Williams
Bourbon Street within the next the Saints would be aggressors.” Booth describes in the Times of of goals by Sidney Crosby knows he’s running out of time.
72 hours, or you’re fired. Once Of course, all that sideline L o n d o n , b u t t h e r e s t o f thanks to an Alex Ovechkin hat The loss to the Terrapins marked
tragically late to New Orleans, a toughness wouldn’t have meant America’s football fans already trick and an overtime goal by North Carolina’s sixth defeat in
nation wants to move in and much if quarterback Drew Brees, have. After one of the more Mike Knuble to claim a 5-4 its last seven games. At this point
establish residency. The Saints who connected on 32 of 39 satisfying Super Bowls in overtime win over the rival the Tar Heels’ chances of
are unquestionably America’s passes and tied a Super Bowl history, it’s tough not to.* * * Pittsburgh Penguins.
team. Stand down, Jerry Jones.” record for completions, hadn’t Danica Patrick’s surprisingly In the Toronto Star, Damien UPSET page 77
There were several compelling been so locked-in. “The win Cox applauds the fierce rivalry
E-reader News Edition
Kansas Doesn’t Provide Soft Landing for Texas’s Free-Fall
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Submitted at 2/9/2010 8:09:36 AM
Three weeks ago, Texas was the
No. 1 basketball team in the
nation. But it’s been a quick
tumble down the rankings for the
14th-ranked Longhorns after five
losses in seven games, including
Monday’s 80-68 defeat to Big 12
powerhouse Kansas. Things are
looking bleaker by the day for
the Longhorns, who aren’t
playing at a level that will get
them to the NCAA Tournament.
Associated Press Texas’s
Damion James rethinks his
decision to go up for the shot.
“Rick Barnes needs help. And
fast,” Kirk Bohls frets in the
Austin American-Statesman.
“What he has now is barely a
Top 25 team despite Top 10 —
and some might say Top 5 —
talent. Some 24 games into the
season, Barnes’ team is
searching for any semblance of
consistency and well-defined
roles beyond the free-lancing, if
explosive, J’Covan Brown, who
went off for 26 of his 28 points
in the second half.”
CBS Sports’s Gary Parrish sees
no end to the Texas slump.
The picture is much brighter in
Lawrence, Kansas. The top-
ranked Jayhawks used a 22-0 run
to improve to 9-0 in Big 12 play.
“Kansas could throw in a clunker
or two along the way, but this is
starting to look and feel like
2008,” Blair Kerkhoff crows in
the Kansas City Star.
Marcus Morris is one reason
why the Jayhawks could win
their second title in three years.
“Whether it’s a turnaround
jumper from 10 feet, a slash to
the basket for an easy layup or a
putback off an offensive
rebound, Morris’ skill set is as
versatile as it gets,” Yahoo’s
Jason King writes.* * *
The party celebrating the New
Orleans Saints’ first Super Bowl
may have ended by now, but
revelers are taking only a quick
respite before gearing up again
for Tuesday evening’s parade.
Then it’s time to look ahead to
the 2010 season, when the Saints
will try to repeat.
CBS Sports’s Clark Judge says
one obstacle is a roster that
might be depleted by free-agent
defections. Another is that the
Saints play in the NFC South.
“The Falcons are the chief
concern, primarily because they
have a young franchise
quarterback in Matt Ryan and a
head coach who hasn’t had a
losing season in two years,”
Judge writes. “But never
discount Carolina, especially
with the Panthers winning their
final three games under
quarterback Matt Moore, the
frontrunner for the position next
season.”
Sports Illustrated’s Don Banks
takes an early look at the Saints’
and Colts’ chances next season.
In the New York Daily News,
Gary Myers predicts the Jets will
face Dallas in Super Bowl XLV.
While the Super Bowl attracted
the biggest audience in TV
history — 106.5 million —
Chicago Now’s Kyra Kyles
hardly watched. Mostly, she was
too busy doing other things.* * *
Saturday’s bonus Fix focused on
the chances the NFL might lose
the 2011 season to a work
stoppage. Other leagues also are
seeking cost certainty (read:
more money for owners).
Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski
writes that NBA “owners have
delivered commissioner David
Stern an unmistakable mandate:
Get our money back and get us
profitable.”* * *
The Soviet Union was an
Olympics juggernaut until its
collapse almost 20 years ago.
Without the infrastructure and
government support, however,
Russia and other former Soviet
republics have seen their medal
hauls tumble in recent Games.
After the collapse of
Communism, new national
governments had higher
spending priorities than sports.
But now Russia is investing
billions of dollars to prepare for
the 2014 Winter Olympics in the
Black Sea resort city Sochi, and
athletes are getting rich
incentives to win medals at the
Olympics, Canwest’s Randy
Shore writes.
China’s famed sports system is
still churning out athletes, and
this year the Asian country is
aiming to win gold in women’s
curling. The Chinese women
curlers’ status as paid
professionals might give them an
edge in Vancouver, Geoff Dyer
writes in the Financial Times.
Elana Meyers is headed to
Vancouver as a member of the
U.S. bobsled team. Meyers
always wanted to go to the
Olympics, but as a softball
player. Her dream seemed dead
when softball was dropped from
the slate for the 2012 Games in
London. But two years ago
Meyers got an invitation from
the USOC to attend a bobsled
camp in Lake Placid. In the
Washington Post, Barry Svrluga
chronicles the change of course
for the athlete from Douglasville,
Ga.
Meyers isn’t the only athlete
from a place not always
associated with winter sports.
Ellie Koyander, Britain’s
youngest Olympian at age 18,
has her sights set on winning a
medal in moguls skiing, the
Times of London’s Alyson Rudd
reports.
CBC Sports’s Paul Gains writes
about Ethiopia’s only Winter
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Olympian: cross-country skier
Robel Teklemariam, whose
journey to Vancouver has been
anything but smooth.
Canada launched its Own the
Podium program to improve its
medal haul at the Olympics. If all
goes well, Canada could be
among the leading medal
winners at Vancouver. No matter
its overall medal count, Canada
is under enormous pressure to
bring home the gold in men’s
hockey, Michelle Kauffman
writes in the Miami Herald.* * *
It’s been a couple of tough years
for reporters at major metro
dailies that have trimmed sports
coverage. Some journalists, such
as baseball beat writer Mark
Zuckerman, lost their jobs when
the Washington Times recently
axed its sports section. But
Zuckerman is determined to
report on the Nationals from
spring training in Viera, Fla.,
hoping to raise the $5,000
necessary through his blog.
– Tip of the Fix cap to reader
Don Hartline and fellow Fixer
David Roth.
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world of sports? Don’t keep it to
yourself — write to us at
dailyfix@wsj.com and we’ll
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For Drew Brees, Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints' Super

Bowl victory is sinking in
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(ESPN.com) the club's 43-year history after As Brees spoke, coach Sean he offered a prayer of thanks for Kurt Warner, Brett Favre and
Submitted at 2/8/2010 6:25:12 PM
Sunday's 31-17 triumph over the Payton sat off to the side, elbows his team and his experience in Peyton Manning-- to win the title
Indianapolis Colts. on knees, face buried in his New Orleans, where he became a this season.
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-text RSS service so we can M o n d a y m o r n i n g ' s n e w s clutching the Vince Lombardi ruin only months after Hurricane fans everywhere. The Nielsen
continue developing it. Saints conference at the convention trophy in his right hand. He Katrina hit in August 2005. Co. says the game got its highest
Return Home As Champions center in Fort Lauderdale. "It recounted Lombardi's grandson, "When [Saints general manager] overnight ratings in 23 years,
S a i n t s R e t u r n H o m e A s seems like as the minutes go by, Saints assistant Joe Lombardi, Mickey Loomis hired me in meaning there's a strong
Champions VIDEO PLAYLIST it slowly does. posing for a photo with the 2006, not having been from New likelihood it will be the most-
• Saints Return Home As "Our victory last night was the sterling silver hardware awarded Orleans, it would be hard to watched Super Bowl when the
Champions Saints Return Home culmination of four years of hard each year to the Super Bowl describe the relationship between final numbers are released later
As Champions work, fighting through a lot of winner. the fans and the players there, Monday.
• Super Bowl MVP Brees From adversity, ups and downs and "Joe Lombardi, his father, Vince and it became apparent to me Commissioner Roger Goodell
Disney World Super Bowl MVP more importantly than that, Jr., and his two brothers sat and that football was obviously very called this Super Bowl "clearly
Brees From Disney World representing a city that has been posed with this trophy, the four important but it was much bigger more than a game.
• Clayton: Saints' Offseason through so much," Brees said. of them, while pictures were than football," Payton said. "I keep thinking of the word
C o n c e r n s C l a y t o n : S a i n t s ' "Along the way, people have taken. And I just thought to "When we got into coaching or 'magical,' " he said. "When you
Offseason Concerns asked me so many times, 'Do myself, 'You've got to be kidding playing, we got into it for certain think about the relationship
• Saints CB Tracy Porter On you look at it as a burden or me," Payton said. "If you believe reasons and yet the reasons in between the Saints and the Gulf
Super Pick Six Saints CB Tracy extra pressure? Do you feel like in heaven, and you believe Vince New Orleans far exceeded what Coast and the city of New
Porter On Super Pick Six you're carrying the weight of the Lombardi is there looking down we ever expected." Orleans, it was more than just a
city on your teams' shoulders.' I on his grandson, it doesn't get The theme for the Saints in 2009 football game and more than just
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- said, 'No, not at all. We look at it any better. This is a guy that became: A season of firsts. They a football team. The hopes, the
Drew Brees turned to his wife as a responsibility. Our city, our coaches our quarterbacks, opened with their first 13-game dreams and the struggles of that
when he woke up and asked: fans, gave us strength and we coaches Drew Brees and here a winning streak, which earned community were all reflected in
"Did yesterday really happen?" owe this to them. That's made all trophy that's named after his them a first No. 1 seeding in the that football team. It was a great
The Herd with Colin Cowherd the difference. ... There's no grandfather." NFC playoffs. That led to a first night for the people in New
Saints QB Drew Brees joins people that you would want to Payton then smiled and added home NFC title game, then a first Orleans and the Gulf Coast
Colin Cowherd to talk about the win for more than the city of that he had the trophy in bed Super Bowl, and now New region."
Super Bowl win and calls back New Orleans. So it's an honor." with him while he slept early Orleans' first major professional Five Filters featured article:
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the once lovable losers from letting the fun stop in 2011, like it." years combined. The Saints had
New Orleans were Super Bowl Gene Wojciechowski writes. Payton said when all was quiet to win three postseason games
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Julius
Peppers no longer wants a long-
term contract with Carolina
Panthers, saying the Panthers
have ignored him this offseason.
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In an interview aired Tuesday
morning on Charlotte radio
station WFNZ-AM, the five-time
Pro Bowl defensive end
indicated he's irritated by the
team's "silence" and has changed
his stance on whether he wants
to continue his career in
Carolina.
"Last year, at the time, that was
the option that I wanted most,"
Peppers said. "Now it's not."
While agent Carl Carey said last
week he believes the Panthers
aren't interested in retaining
Peppers, Carolina's career sacks
leader, team officials haven't
announced their plans for the
impending free agent. General
manager Marty Hurney didn't
immediately return a phone
message Tuesday.
"How can you say you want to
be somewhere when you're not
really sure if they want you there
because they're not even talking
to you?" Peppers said.
It's another twist in a long-
running saga between the two
sides.
After being held to a career-low
2½ sacks in 2007, the Panthers
still offered to make Peppers the
NFL's highest-paid defensive
player. Peppers on Tuesday
provided conflicting reasons on
why he rejected the contract.
“ the same time, the Panthers
How can you say you want to be
somewhere when you're not
really sure if they want you there
because they're not even talking
to you?”-- Julius Peppers
"That deal was to make me the
highest-paid defensive player,
but slightly, very slightly,"
Peppers said. "I didn't really feel
the sincerity behind that deal."
But later in the rambling answer
during the radio phone interview,
Peppers also indicated he wasn't
worthy of such a deal.
"I had 2½ sacks that season and
they're coming to offer me being
the highest-paid defensive
player. Like, I can't even accept
that," Peppers said. "I'm not
deserving of that."
Peppers bounced back with a
career-high 14½ sacks in 2008,
then announced he wanted to
play elsewhere and pleaded with
the Panthers to let him leave in
free agency. He said Tuesday he
wanted out because he was upset
with the team's direction under
then-defensive coordinator Mike
Trgovac.
"In my eyes I didn't see us
getting any better on that side of
the ball," Peppers said. "I felt
like it was time to try somewhere
else, do something else. But
things changed. They brought in
new people."
Trgovac and defensive line
coach Sal Sunseri left. Ron
Meeks took over the defense and
Brian Baker replaced Sunseri. At
placed the restrictive franchise
tag on Peppers, limiting his
options in free agency.
"I never felt that they did that
with the intent to keep me here,"
Peppers said. "I felt like they did
that in attempt to send me off
somewhere else to get
compensation, draft picks or
whatever."
There was no deal and Peppers
eventually changed his tune,
beginning negotiations on a long
-term contract. But a deal
couldn't be reached and Peppers
played under the one-year tender
worth an NFL-high $16.7
million. After recording 10½
sacks, Peppers made the Pro
Bowl and earned a $1.5 million
bonus.
The Panthers could use the
franchise tag again in 2010, but it
would include a 20 percent raise.
Peppers would be due $20.1
million, plus another $1.5
million Pro Bowl bonus and
$250,000 for each playoff
victory.
Carolina could use the franchise
tag again and try to trade
Peppers, but Peppers would
almost certainly first have to
agree to a long-term deal with
that team.
Several clubs, such as
Philadelphia and New England,
could be interested. But there are
also questions about Peppers'
inconsistency. He acknowledged
on Tuesday that even former
defensive coordinator Jack Del
Rio, now coach of the
Jacksonville Jaguars, told him
during his rookie year in 2002
that it doesn't appear he's playing
hard on every down.
"I told him just because it doesn't
look like I'm running as hard as
the next man with my arms
swinging, sweating and
breathing hard doesn't mean I'm
not trying as hard," Peppers said.
"I'm still trying hard, it just
doesn't look like it. I do it
easier."
But despite 81 sacks in eight
seasons, the 30-year-old Peppers'
future is murky. The Panthers
have until Feb. 25 to use the
franchise tag.
"The silence says a lot without
saying anything," Peppers said.
"That is kind of a turnoff."
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If the play of the Saints’ Super
Bowl victory wasn’t going to be
a pass from MVP Drew Brees, it
was fitting that it was Louisiana
native Tracy Porter’s
interception return for a
touchdown in the fourth quarter.
An otherwise ordinary New
Orleans defensive unit was
extraordinary at turning
opponents’ passes into scores.
Associated Press Tracy Porter
and the rest of the Saints
secondary learned some moves
from their offensive teammates.
The Saints led all NFL teams
with five interception returns for
touchdowns. Just three other
teams had more than two (the
Colts were one of 11 teams with
two). Just 3.1% of passing
attempts in the NFL this year
were picked off, but 4.5% of
passes against the Saints defense
were. And fewer than one in 10
interceptions were returned for
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touchdowns, but nearly one in

Bets five Saints INTs were. All told,
there were 48 interceptions
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) strategy: what chance it needs to the second quarter, with the returned for touchdowns this
Submitted at 2/8/2010 10:55:00 AM have to succeed in order to make Saints a little more than a yard season, and the Saints secondary
it superior to the tried-and-true short of the end zone and facing had more than one in 10.
The New Orleans Saints took alternative. fourth down, he decided to try New Orleans had so much
their first lead of the Super Bowl While there are plenty of for the touchdown rather than success returning touchdowns in
thanks to a decision by coach innovative NFL coaches, some kicking a field goal that would part because its defensive backs
Sean Payton that far more NFL strategies still aren’t pursued as almost surely have gone in. excelled at jumping routes and
coaches should make: Going for often as their breakeven points Statisticians generally liked the catching balls in stride. (Good
a surprise onside kick when the would suggest. Consider onside Since the breakeven point on decision, as they did another blocking also helped, though the
situation doesn’t seem to call for kicks. Earlier this NFL season, onside kicks is 42%, they aren’t unsuccessful fourth-down try block of Peyton Manning on the
one. Associated Press Why the Burke produced stats showing being used enough. If they were, against Peyton Manning and the Super Bowl pick may have been
boring running play? Perhaps that this maneuver — in which a we’d see equilibrium: The Colts earlier this season. That’s an uncalled illegal block in the
Sean Payton had used up all his kickoff team deliberately kicks frequency of attempts would rise because the fourth-down try — back.) Their five regular-season
first-half creativity in calling for the ball just past the 40-yard line and the success rate would fall to likely to succeed and to pin the touchdowns totaled 340 yards, or
this fourth-down attempt. or off a return man near that line the breakeven point as coaches Colts deep in their own territory an average of 68 yards — or six
Brian Burke, of Advanced NFL in an attempt to recover the ball changed their return formations if it doesn’t — is worth more yards shorter than Porter’s 74-
Stats, uses his calculations of — is almost only used when the t o b e t t e r p r e p a r e f o r t h e than four points, compared to yard run-back in the Super Bowl.
win probability to mine the NFL kicking team is in dire straits. possibility of onside kicks. three points for the field goal. The Saints’ 21 interceptions that
for inefficiencies in coaching More than a quarter of the time (Colts special teamers admitted But Payton’s actual play call of a weren’t returned for scores also
strategy. By analyzing thousands t h a t t h i s t e a m h a s a w i n they were caught off guard after run, without much deception, often yielded good yardage after
of games, he’s estimated the probability below 10%, it tries the game.) was as dull as his decision to go the catch. They yielded 312
probability a team will win in a for the onside kick. But opposing Perhaps Payton read Burke’s for it was bold. “It was great return yards — more than 23
given situation, like position on c o a c h e s k n o w t h e k i c k i s post from earlier in the season strategy by Payton, leaving the teams had on all interception
the field or down and distance. coming, and thus they’re able to pointing that out. But it took Colts pinned at their own 1 if the returns, including touchdowns.
Then he can calculate how win recover the kick more than four more than a good decision to offense fails and with three time The Saints’ overall return
probability would shift for a out of five times. When the ensure the success of his ploy. outs, but the play calls were yardage of 652 was 175 more
g i v e n s t r a t e g y , w h e n i t ’ s kicking team is in a better That required deception and definitely shaky,” Jonathan than second-place Green Bay,
successful and when it isn’t — situation — such as the Saints’ great execution, which the Saints Comey writes at Cold, Hard and Saints returns averaged 25.1
and do the same for an alternate position, down four points with special teams — great earlier in Football Facts. yards, more than every team but
strategy available to coaches. an entire half remaining — the the playoffs, and great on the Chiefs — who averaged 25.3
T h e s e c a l c u l a t i o n s i n f o r m onside kick is almost never tried, Sunday — delivered. yards on a paltry 15
analyses as to the breakeven and because it’s unexpected, it That contrasts with Payton’s interceptions.
point for an unconventional works 60% of the time. other unusual decision. Late in Porter himself exemplified this
Saints defense. By some
measures he was an ordinary
cornerback this year, and below
average in stopping yards after
the catch. But his own yardage
after catches was very good —
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Title Could Top This
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 2/8/2010 3:12:32 PM
What would be the equivalent
next year of the New Orleans
Saints’ championship this year?
How about, as your 2011 Super
Bowl champions, the Detroit
Lions? Getty Images Drew
Brees, the Saints and New
Orleans had been waiting a long
time to celebrate.
Before this year, in 42 seasons
the Saints had won two playoff
games. That’s one playoff win
every 21 years. The 32 NFL
teams, on average, have won
more than a game every three
years in their franchise history
during the Super Bowl era. Even
after winning three playoff
games, including the Super
Bowl, this year, the Saints’ total
of five is greater than that of only
two other active teams: the
Houston Texans, who are in their
first decade of existence, and the
Lions, who have just one playoff
win since the Super Bowl era
began. The Baltimore Ravens
and Carolina Panthers, both
founded in the mid-’90s, both
already have more wins than
New Orleans, even after this
postseason, and the Jacksonville
Jaguars, also a relatively new
club, have matched the Saints’
five.
After the Saints clinched the
Super Bowl on Sunday, CBS
flashed a graphic pointing out
that the Saints won their first
Super Bowl by winning three
playoff games, one more than
their prior total of two playoff
victories. In and of itself, it’s not
unusual for a championship team
to win more playoff games in its
first Super Bowl-winning season
than it had before. Of the 18
active teams, including the
Saints, who have won a Super
Bowl, 10 accomplished that feat.
But no other team waited nearly
as long as the Saints made their
fans wait. Only three such teams
took more than eight years to
win a Super Bowl, with the
longest stretch the Bears’:
They’d won just one playoff
game in the Super Bowl era
before winning it all in 1985.
More typical of Super Bowl-
winning teams is a franchise
such as the Rams, who had won
10 playoff games before finally
winning it all in 2000, or the
Raiders, who’d already won
seven playoff games before
taking the 1977 Super Bowl.
And nearly every long-suffering
team has at least come close
before, most notably the Vikings,
Eagles, Bills and Titans/Oilers,
who all have won at least a
dozen playoff games without
winning the Super Bowl. Only a
Lions Super Bowl title — or a
Texans’ championship, after
three more fallow decades —
could compare to the Saints’
glorious Sunday, in terms of
contrast with a franchise’s long
history of futility.
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20.5, on average, on six prior
picks, including one of Brett
Favre in the NFC championship
game that Porter returned for 26
yards.
That Manning was the goat on
the signature Super Bowl play is
less surprising than you might
think. Though he earned his
regular-season MVP award with
a host of fourth-quarter
comebacks, and by contributing
more wins overall to his team
than any other player did (at least
by some measures), his one
weakness was interceptions. He
threw 16, more than any other
quarterback ranked in the top 20
in passer rating(including No. 1
Brees’s 11). Part of that is a
reflection of the Colts’ league-
leading preference for the pass
over the run: He threw more,
giving opposing defenses more
chances to pick him off. But
even his rate of throwing INTs
on 2.8% of his attempts was the
highest of any of the top 14 rated
passers. Manning also struggled
against blitzing formations such
as the one New Orleans used on
the key play.
How big was the pick-six?
Before it, the Saints had a 77%
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chance of winning, according to
Brian Burke’s win-probability
graph of the game. That seems
about right — the Colts looked
like they had about a 50%
chance of forcing overtime, and
presumably a 50% chance of
winning if they did. After the
pick, New Orleans was a 98%
lock. No other play created as
big a swing in win probability.
It’s a reflection of how great the
past decade of Super Bowls has
been that this one, even with the
signature INT, rated in the
bottom half by Burke’s measures
of excitement — how much win
probability varied. Only the
blowouts in 2001 and 2003
trailed this year’s. By comeback
factor — basically, what was the
losing team’s peak winning
probability — Colts-Saints rated
higher, which is fitting since
New Orleans came back from a
10-point deficit, tying the biggest
deficit overcome in a Super
Bowl. However, each of the last
three games had higher
comeback factors.
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Drew Brees-Sean Payton: Perfect Partners
by Thomas George
(FanHouse Main)
Submitted at 2/8/2010 11:30:00 AM
Filed under: Saints, Super Bowl
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--
We saw Drew Brees on Sunday
night hold his son Baylen on the
field and whisper to him after
winning Super Bowl XLIV and
the game's most valuable player
award. There was a twinkle in
his eyes that set everything
around him aglow
And then on Monday morning
in his news conference here,
Brees cradled his MVP trophy
much like he had his son. The
glow from the silver prize
illuminated his face. The stars on
the trophy reflected to form a
line of stars on the ceiling above
him.
Saint Brees.
That is how New Orleans Saints
fans now regard him. It is how
his coach, Sean Payton, in some
ways considers him. And for
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making the NCAA tournament
appear slim at best.”* * *
There’s never a great time for a
college’s athletic department to
vacate a bunch of wins. But
Florida State University’s
academic-cheating scandal —
which wound up encompassing
61 student-athletes in 10 sports
— was inevitably going to lead
to a bunch of retroactive forfeits.
What better time, then, than a
Sunday with a bit of other sports
Brees, the feeling is mutual.
Brees and Payton reminded
every NFL team that if you want
to get where they just reached,
you had better develop an
encompassing head
coach/quarterback relationship
that colors your team. The head
coach and quarterback garner
much of the credit and much of
the blame in any NFL city. That
duo's aura -- or lack of it -- sets
news to overshadow it, for FSU
to announce the decision to
vacate 12 wins in football, the
2007 men’s outdoor track-and-
field national championship, and
a host of wins in women’s
basketball, softball, baseball and
other sports? On Sunday, hours
before a Super Bowl in the same
state would wash the news all
but off the sports pages, FSU
stepped up and announced its
punishment. On some winter
the template for the entire roster.
You are going nowhere in this
league if first you do not have a
franchise quarterback. And
accompanying it a But this Brees-Payton
quarterback/head coach
relationship that sets the standard
for team-wide relationships.
"With Sean, it's like ESP,'' Brees
said. "We have trust, faith and
confidence. I feel like I know the
play that's going to be called.''
Wednesdays, a scandal this big
would have been a top story. On
the day after the Super Bowl, it’s
impossible to find a columnist
out there who gave it any
thought.
“Shhh. You hear that? It’s the
sound of Florida State moving
on,” ESPN’s Heather Dinich
writes.
— Tip of the Fix cap to reader
Don Hartline and fellow Fixer
Garey Ris.
Brees said that this Saints team
"will walk together forever'' even
though there certainly will be
roster changes next season.
connection looks solid for the
next few seasons. And that is
great news for both. And for
Saints teams to follow.
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Gainey Steps
Down as
Canadiens GM
by Christopher Botta
(FanHouse Main)
Submitted at 2/8/2010 9:18:00 AM
Filed under: Canadiens With
surprise timing, Bob Gainey
stepped down on Monday as
president of the Montreal
Canadiens. Gainey has been
replaced by his assistant Pierre
Gauthier, and he will stay in the
organization as a consultant.
"I've done my best," said Gainey.
"Now it's time for me to pass the
torch. I want to have more
control over my own time. What
I'll do with it, I don't know.
Maybe I'll play the piano."
Gainey's final season has been a
mixed bag. In the offseason he
signed leading goal scorer Mike
Cammalleri(26 goals before a
recent injury). He also agreed to
an out-of-touch deal where he
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took Scott Gomez's enormous

contract off the hands of the
Rangers and relinquished assets
for the privilege.
The Canadiens are currently is
sixth place in the Eastern
Conference, with a record of 28-
26-6 for 62 points.
The 56-year-old Gainey said the
timing was right because the
Olympic break will afford
Gauthier the time to settle into
More Snow in D.C. Than the head role before the March 3
trade deadline. However, as

B.C. Saints Fans Welcome evidenced by major deals made

in the last eight days by
colleagues such as Brian Burke,
by FanHouse Newswire
(FanHouse Main)
"When I got off the airplane it
was like, 'What's this green grass Champs Home Lou Lamoriello, Darryl Sutter
and Glen Sather, many GMs are
Submitted at 2/8/2010 11:45:00 AM
doing here? This is the Winter by Tom Mantzouranis champion's welcome. Though seeing the pre-Olympic roster
Olympics,"' U.S. speedskater (FanHouse Main) the tradition is nothing new; freeze on Friday afternoon as an
VANCOUVER (AP) -- As Trevor Marsicano said Sunday, Saints fans have lined this same even more important deadline.
Submitted at 2/8/2010 10:55:00 AM
Olympians arrive by the day, the recalling his reaction after flying stretch of road to greet the team
Winter Games seem to be in last week from Milwaukee. Filed under: Saints, NFL Fans, after every road game this
missing something. Namely, "For me it's nice, because I'm Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLIV season.
winter. used to, like, zero-degrees. This Video For a mile and a half, bodies
There's more snow in D.C., as in is awesome." NEW ORLEANS -- Why wait lined the street, nulling any other
District of Columbia, than B.C., Trouble is, with opening until Tuesday for a parade? After traffic. Some partied through the
or British Columbia. ceremonies on Friday, the above- all, you can create an impromptu night and made it to the airport
Vancouver Olympic officials f r e e z i n g t e m p e r a t u r e s i n one with two simple ingredients early in the morning to get a
have touted these as "The Green Vancouver -- it got above 50 on -- a mass of people lining each good spot, even though the team
Games," but Mother Nature Saturday -- continue to raise side of the street and moving didn't arrive until about 3 p.m.
might be taking that to an c o n c e r n s f o r o t h e r s p o r t s , vehicles. On an overpass above the road,
extreme. Some Vancouverites particularly snowboarding and And so New Orleans Saints fans drivers turned a highway into a
are now referring to them as freestyle skiing, two events being gathered on Veterans Memorial parking lot, getting out of their
"The Brown Games," given the h e l d o n t h e m o u n t a i n B o u l e v a r d b y t h e L o u i s c a r s a n d s t a n d i n g o n t h e
muddy conditions at Cypress o v e r l o o k i n g t h e c i t y . A r m s t r o n g N e w O r l e a n s overpass in order to look down
Mountain. International Airport, waiting for on the action.
the team to fly back from Miami
in order to give them a
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Nintendo Australia fines NSMB Wii uploader $1.5 million

by JC Fletcher (Joystiq) Bros. Wii to the internet, doing If you upload Nintendo games,
Submitted at 2/9/2010 9:30:00 AM so on November 6, one week the company will come to your
before the game was released (an house and take your stuff.
Finally, Nintendo has been able act that facilitated creative works Chilling.
to make a little money from New in addition to piracy). [Thanks, Foetoid]
Super Mario Bros. Wii, a sequel Not only is this bad news for Nintendo Australia fines NSMB
to one of its old franchises, this one guy, it should also serve Wii uploader $1.5 million
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Nintendo of Australia announced pirates. "Upon the game being Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST.
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Producers: Final Fantasy XIII will 'resurrect' Japanese game

industry
by JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
Submitted at 2/9/2010 10:45:00 AM
Final Fantasy XIII may not be
out in North America and
Europe yet, but the development
team is in full "victory lap" mode
in Japan. At least, that's how it
seemed when noted industry
figure Jem Alexander
interviewed producer Yoshinori
Kitase and director Motomu
Toriyama for the European
PlayStation Blog. Asked about
the state of the Japanese game
industry, the two (no individual
attribution was given to the
speakers) said that FFXIII was
going to fix it.
"Some people have been saying
that the Japanese game industry
is dead, and all that... I dunno,"
the creative lead said. "I will say
that Final Fantasy XIII is one
really epic title for high
definition consoles. With this
game, we are going to resurrect
the whole thing." And then they
immediately moved from
boastful to confusing:"As for
Western games that have
influenced us - FPSs mostly. The
Call of Duty series, for
example." Influenced their desire
to sell a lot of copies, maybe?
The team also suggested
elsewhere in the interview that
more likely), they said that
material or ideas originally left
out won't be put back in as DLC.
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remakes of previous Final
Fantasy titles are unlikely. And,
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DLC (which is looking more and
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Fall 2010 Fashion Week

Preview: One Hour
With Pamela Love
by ELLE.com (ELLE News
Blog)
promises something "way
Submitted at 2/8/2010 10:25:52 AM bigger" than last season's chic-
hippie-tented-cocktail-party
For designer darling Pamela come September. Now, back to
Love, casting metal into her Bon Jovi. The rock-star dad,
u n i q u e l y e d g y c r e a t i o n s , adorably enough, dropped by the
planning future collaborations studio during our shoot to return
with fashion’s finest, and a pop- a ring his daughter had recently
in from Bon Jovi are all in a borrowed from Love.
day’s work. Love let us into her —Violet Moon Gayn or
West Side studio as she prepares All Photos: Kelly Stuart
for a busy few weeks ahead. "This season more than any
First, her jewelry will grace the other, I'm not compromising."
r u n w a y a t F r a n k T e l l , "This season is a little lighter,
Ferrari Racing Pack exclusive to Twenty8Twelve, and three or which is hard for me. I have a
four other shows (the girl has to love affair with heavy."
keep a few secrets). Next, she'll "These pieces are inspired by
Need for Speed: Shift on 360 hop a plane to Paris, where she'll picado flags. There's almost a
build her very own installation at lace-like quality."
by Justin McElroy (Joystiq) for example, is the 2006 Ferrari of justice. Colette. Though Love will not be "These are called Decay rings. I
Submitted at 2/9/2010 11:15:00 AM X734 or the X744? Where's the Gallery: Need for Speed: Shift presenting during New York love the idea of taking something
2008 Ferrari Sesquiderro? Ferrari Racing Pack Fashion Week (her fall 2010 apart, beating it up, heating it up,
After a seven year absence, the Where's the 1898 Ferrari X78 Continue reading Ferrari Racing collection is inspired by a recent and putting it back together."
Ferrari brand is returning to Horse or the 1962 Ferrari Old- Pack exclusive to Need for trip she took to New Mexico
Need for Speed, albeit in an anti- Timey Ice Cream Truck? Should Speed: Shift on 360 with her boyfriend), the designer
climatic comeback for true the fact that these are cars we Ferrari Racing Pack exclusive to
Ferrari fans like ourselves. First, m a d e u p i n a t t e m p t a t Need for Speed: Shift on 360
the facts: On February 16, those h u m o r o u s l y m a s k i n g o u r originally appeared on Joystiq on
who own Need for Speed: Shift i g n o r a n c e o f a l l t h i n g s Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:15:00 EST.
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It's an okay list, but there are can count yourself lucky that
some glaring omissions. Where, you've been spared this travesty
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MediaDailyNews: Forrester: Social
Media, Web Spend Up, TV Down
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Submitted at 2/8/2010 10:50:18 AM
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Forrester Research/Association
of National Advertisers survey
says TV marketers plan to spend
41% of their media budgets on
television in 2010 -- the same
level as a year ago.
Sundance Channel Still, this was down from the
58% level of two years ago. The
Premieres Savile Row survey says this illustrates a
continued lack of confidence in
the effectiveness of television
and The Red Carpet Issue ads.
The survey looked at 104 U.S.
by ELLE.com (ELLE News firms in London’s Mayfair advertisers in 21 industries,
Blog) District and examines their
representing nearly $14 billion in
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challenges in the 21st-century measured media budgets. It
marketplace. Then at 9pm, The included companies such as
Last September, the Sundance Red Carpet Issue chronicles the C i s c o S y s t e m s ,
Channel gave us The Day r e d c a r p e t c e r e m o n y ’ s GlaxoSmithKline, ING, Kraft,
Before, French documentarian transformation from a private Marriott, State Farm and Clorox.
Loïc Prigent’s stellar series a f f a i r t o a p o p - c u l t u r e Some 62% percent of
following the creative chaos phenomenon (interviews include companies say TV ads have
leading up to four designers' Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, and become less effective in the past
shows: Sonia Rykiel, Proenza Milla Jovovich.) Click here for two years due to increased
Schouler, Karl Lagerfeld for more info. advertising clutter. Worse still,
Fendi, and Jean Paul Gaultier. —Erin Clements virtually all advertisers believe
As part of its Full Frontal Anna Mouglalis at the Cannes the TV industry needs new
Fashion lineup, Sundance kicks Film Festival, in a scene from audience metrics beyond reach
off another week of sartorially The Red Carpet Issue and frequency; 82% of
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would be moving TV dollars to
social media this year; 73% plan
to shift money to online
advertising, and 59% will be
spending more on search-engine
marketing and 46% on e-mail
marketing.
Other non-TV traditional media
respondents would be interested doesn't seem to be part of this
i n r a t i n g s f o r i n d i v i d u a l trend. Only 15% said they plan
commercials. to increase spending in
But one sign that has turned traditional media such as radio,
around for TV marketers: The o u t d o o r , m a g a z i n e s o r
expectant lifespan of the 30- n e w s p a p e r s .
second commercial. Now, 19% "CMOs need to prepare for
say the 30-second spot will be television's digital future by
dead in 10 years. This is down forcing change upon the TV
from 28% a year ago.
advertising ecosystem," said
The future of addressable D a v i d C o o p e r s t e i n , v i c e
advertising is showing some president and research director of
mixed signals. While 78% are Forrester Research.
interested in targeting consumers "We recommend that advertisers
more precisely, only 59% would get ready for the future of
be willing to pay a premium for television by preparing to deliver
it. targeted commercials, delivering
Future branded entertainment true branded entertainment
deals will grow, according to experiences and embracing the
80% of advertisers. And in 2010, connected TV."
38% say they will spend more on The survey findings will be
branded entertainment as an presented at the ANA's "TV and
alternative to the 30-second Everything Video Forum" on
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82 Economy/ Media/
Toyota's ongoing troubles: It's not stopping...
(The Economist: News
analysis)
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Toyota's ongoing troubles More
recalls deliver further blows to
Toyota’s battered reputation
Feb 9th 2010 | From The
Economist online
ANNOUNCING the latest recall
of Toyota vehicles, Akio
Toyoda, the company's chief
executive, invoked the principle
of genchi genbutsu, an integral
part of the car company’s
production system. It urges
managers to experience problems
for themselves rather than
relying on reports and then
attempting a fix one or two steps
removed. On Tuesday February
9th Toyota said that it would
recall over 400,000 Prius and
other hybrid vehicles worldwide
to address problems with their
brakes. Later Mr Toyoda
promised that he will shortly
visit America, the car company’s
largest market, where he will see
the damage to Toyota’s
reputation for himself. Finding a
fix is another matter entirely.
Recalling another few hundred
thousand cars may seem to be
only a moderate additional
problem for a company that has
already shocked customers with
the recall of more than 8m
vehicles worldwide. On its own
the recall of new Priuses, some
Lexus models and other hybrids
would not have caused the
company much anxiety. But
coming on top of the recall of
cars with accelerator pedals that
can jam open, another over brake
pedals that sometimes refuse to
operate is dreadful. Even before
the latest news Toyota put the
cost of the recalls at $2 billion.
The adverse publicity has hit
sales in America, which
plummeted by 16% in January
compared with the year before.
Its shares have fallen by some
20% since the recalls were
announced last month.
After announcing the earlier
recalls Toyota made the
unprecedented move of shutting
production at six plants in North
America and withdrawing from
sale several models while it
figured out what had gone wrong
with its accelerator pedal. This
delivered a pounding to Toyota’s
image as a maker of
reliable—though somewhat
dull—cars. Now the Prius has
been dragged into the mire. It is
the world’s best selling hybrid
car and Japan’s most popular
new car of all. Around half of the
cars affected by this recall are
Priuses in Japan. This will
undoubtedly do no good for a
company that is attempting to
maintain its lead in hybrid cars
as competitors line up to launch
competing green models.
Toyota’s hybrid technology is
under suspicion. The system that
recharges batteries using the
brakes has failed in a small
number of cases leaving drivers
temporarily unable to stop. On
top of which the Lexus brand,
Toyota’s range-topping and
profitable luxury cars, has also
been tainted by the recall, though
only a few hybrid models are
affected.
The charge sheet against the
company lengthens daily too.
Not only are its suspect cars
dealing a blow to Toyota’s
public image but so is its
reaction to the problems.
America’s transport secretary,
Ray LaHood, claimed that
Toyota was pushed into making
the recalls and press reports
maintain that the customers have
been complaining about the
accelerator problem for several
years before Toyota acted.
On Tuesday Japan’s transport
minister, Seiji Maehara, gave a
public dressing down to Mr
Toyoda for failing to act swiftly
enough in recalling faulty
vehicles. Mr Toyoda had made
his apologies for his company’s
shortcoming on Friday. But keen
students of Japan’s ritualised acts
of obeisance noted that while he
apologised and accepted
responsibility for the firm’s
failings he did not bow deeply in
shame.
Toyota faces further scrutiny on
Wednesday when its North
American boss, Yoshimi Inaba,
is set to testify before a
congressional committee over
the affair. It is unclear whether
public recrimination and close-
up scrutiny will help or hinder
Toyota’s rehabilitation. Some
may doubt whether it can recover
fully at all. Toyota probably
faces an avalanche of class-
action lawsuits in America which
will prolong the adverse
publicity. What is clear for
Toyota and other companies that
may find themselves in a similar
position is that swift and decisive
action may be painful but less
agonising than letting a problem
boil over and then attempting to
clear up afterwards. Readers'
comments
The Economist welcomes your
views.
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Rentrak looks to expand its
ratings service for local TV,
CEO Bill Livek indicated that
the strategy is inking a deal with
a station group in a market, and
then persuading competitors to
follow.
On Monday, he said the
leverage approach is working in
the Columbus, Ohio market
(DMA 34). In December, the
Sinclair group reached an
agreement to receive its
StationView Essentials data for
its ABC and Fox stations. Not
long after, the Lin group
followed for the CW station.
And now, Media General is on
board for the NBC affiliate.
Rentrak plans to announce that
deal on Wednesday.
Livek said 70% of the viewing
taking place in Columbus'
900,000 homes each week is
monitored by Rentrak.
Columbus is the only market
where Rentrak has more than one
station purchasing the fledgling
second-by-second data.
Propelled by Sinclair -- which
receives the StationView
Essentials data in four markets --
there are 12 stations in five
MEDIADAILYNEWS: page 83
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DMAs receiving it.
Garnered from set-top boxes,
the data provides stations'
guidance on viewing trends,
which can be used to pitch
advertisers or perhaps serve as a
currency. Unlike Nielsen,
StationView Essentials can
provide commercial performance
information in local markets --
including how DVR-enabled
viewing may lead to ad-skipping.
Still, that is only believed to be
at the household level, without
demographic breakdowns.
Rentrak says StationView can
provide local second-by-second
data in all 210 markets.
CEO Livek spoke an earnings
call, where Rentrak reported that
the operations with the branded
"Essentials" services saw
revenues in the October-
December period increase 34%
(to $4.3 million). It's a small but
growing part of the company's
business, where the majority of
revenues still come from
tracking the home entertainment
market.
Rentrak draws StationView data
MEDIADAILYNEWS
continued from page 83
thanks to improved auto
advertising spending means total
TV station revenues could be up
5% to 7% this year.
Although auto advertising is up
by 50% in many markets, SNL
Kagan says it is higher in
comparison to severely
depressed 2009 levels.
Improving retransmission
from homes served by AT&T U-
verse, Charter Communications
and Dish Network. The company
has had access to Dish data for
some time, but announced
Monday that it has rights to sell
it to stations as part of its
services.
That deal is believed to help
send its stock price up 10%
Monday to the $17 range.
Livek said Rentrak is the only
measurement service able to
offer networks and advertisers
data from homes that subscribe
to cable, satellite and telco TV
service.
"This will allow us to provide
advertisers and their agencies
with a holistic view of detailed
viewing behaviors," he said on
the earnings call.
Its cable sample, however,
comes from only about 300,000
homes served by Charter
Communications in the Los
Angeles market.
Overall, Livek said Rentrak
draws data from 15 million sets,
but it's not known how many are
Dish or AT&T homes.
revenue in future years for TV
stations could be a negative for
online local and national video
platforms.
The report says: "Networks
receiving retrans fees for their
programming are also more apt
to restrict the amount of free
programming they make
available online, in order to
Beyond local markets, Rentrak
provides data for national
networks through its TV
Essentials service (StationView
is a derivative of that). Livek
said Rentrak has initially focused
on networks that don't subscribe
to Nielsen ratings -- such as
Bloomberg Television - as
clients, but is now looking to
expand to larger networks.
In the 2009 October-December
period, the company division
with the
"Essentials" products produced
19% of Rentrak's $23.1 million
in revenues. The company
swung to a net loss of $579,000
in the quarter.
The "Essentials" products track
mobile and Internet usage,
among other consumer
behaviors.
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allowing stations to keep their
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Kagan: TV Ad Revs
Less In 2013, Than 2006
(MediaPost | Media News) revenue in three years from a 1%
Submitted at 2/8/2010 9:16:54 AM share in 2006. Online revenues
will rise to 7% in 2013 from 1%
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the advertising share of revenues Going forward, the report said
from digital and retransmission even with growing online and
fees will grow in the coming retransmission revenues, "there
years, overall ad dollars for TV w i l l s t i l l b e s i g n i f i c a n t
stations will still be $3 billion b u m p i n e s s , " e s p e c i a l l y
less in three years than ad dollars considering the even and odd
in 2006. years of Olympics and political
A recent report from SNL spending.
Kagan says overall TV station The findings factor in the recent
revenues will be $21.7 billion in l a n d m a r k d e c i s i o n b y t h e
2013 -- against the $24.6 billion Supreme Court, which gives
take in 2006. corporations the freedom to
W h e r e t r a d i t i o n a l T V advertise around political issues
advertising represented 97% of a and candidates.
typical TV station's revenue take, The report suggests that an
i t w i l l b e 8 4 % i n 2 0 1 3 . upturn in local TV advertising
Retransmission fees will grow to
9% of an overall TV station's MEDIADAILYNEWS: page 83
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Gallup Economic Weekly: No Super Bowl Boost

(All Gallup Headlines) hope that this may change if national adults, aged 18 and
Submitted at 2/8/2010 8:00:00 PM What to Watch For consumers open their wallets older, each day. The Gallup job
Gallup's economic data suggest more for Valentine's Day than creation and job loss results are
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continue developing it. market plunge is generally U.S. economy can realize day. Results from the week of
PRINCETON, NJ -- Falling described as a much-needed significant new hiring as long as Feb. 1-7, 2010, are based on
stocks, a lower unemployment " c o r r e c t i o n . " R e c e n t consumer spending remains at telephone interviews with 3,481
rate, winter storms, and even the international solvency worries last year's depressed levels. adults for the consumer
approach of the Super Bowl and may seem highly esoteric to Review and export the complete perceptions and spending
the parties that surround it seem many Americans. The winter daily trends on these measures: questions. For these results, one
to have had little impact on storms may be severe but are not Economic Indexes; Consumer can say with 95% confidence
American consumers last week, a surprise at this time of year. Spending; Economic Outlook; that the maximum margin of
a s G a l l u p ' s E c o n o m i c And perhaps the anticipation of Economic Conditions; Job sampling error is ±3 percentage
C o n f i d e n c e I n d e x w a s last weekend's Super Bowl Market points. Results for the job
unchanged at -29 -- virtually the parties was not a big deal to Learn more about Gallup's creation and job loss questions
same reading as those of the Americans, either. Regardless, economic measures. are based on interviews with
prior three weeks. Job market economic confidence remains job market. The decline in jobs On Feb. 10, 2010, at its world 3,981 employees, with a
c o n d i t i o n s a l s o r e m a i n e d unaffected. (down 20,000) seemed to offset headquarters in Washington, maximum margin of error of ±3
essentially the same, as Gallup's However, when the any positive impression D.C., Gallup for the first time percentage points.
Job Creation Index was at 0 -- Reuters/University of Michigan produced by the reported decline will release the findings from its Interviews are conducted with
compared to -1 the prior week Consumer Sentiment Index is in the unemployment rate (from daily U.S. employment tracking, respondents on land-line
and 0 for the week ending Jan. reported Friday, it will be 10.0% to 9.7%). Gallup's job including insights into the U.S. telephones and cellular phones.
24. Even with parties to hold and compared to January's monthly creation data -- which have workforce's state of mind. Learn In addition to sampling error,
paychecks in hand, self-reported reading -- not just that of recent shown no improvement in hiring more ... question wording and practical
consumer spending remained weeks. Given the more positive activity for many months -- Survey Methods difficulties in conducting surveys
unchanged at an average of $60 levels of consumer confidence in suggest this is a reasonable For Gallup Daily tracking, can introduce error or bias into
per day last week. early January, it seems likely that conclusion. Gallup interviews approximately the findings of public opinion
What Happened (Week Ending Friday's consumer sentiment However, the most important 1,000 national adults, aged 18 polls.
Feb. 7) reading will be down slightly. (and perhaps disturbing) aspect and older, each day. The Gallup Five Filters featured article:
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