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Will Gulf getaway be much of a vacation for
Obama?
Caren Bohan (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 4:29:35 PM
A two-day trip to the Gulf
Coast for President Barack
Obama and his family will
feature some beach time but
maybe not a great deal of rest
and relaxation.
Previewing the first family’s
vacation to Panama City,
Florida, this weekend, White
House spokesman Robert Gibbs
said it would include briefings
on the oil spill cleanup, an
update on how weather would
affect the completion of the
relief well and discussions
about the spill’s impact on
businesses.
Obama will also serve as chief
pitchman for the effort to attract
tourists back to the region.
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“The president will meet with
business and tourism leaders to
discuss the impacts that they’ve
seen on their business because
of the oil spill,” Gibbs told the
daily White House news
briefing.
“It will be important for the
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president to talk about what are
the next steps in bringing the
region back,” he said.
For a second day in a
row, reporters asked why
Obama was only spending a few
days in the Gulf in contrast to
his planned 10-day trip to
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Martha’s Vineyard that begins
next week.
Gibbs said that Obama and his
wife, Michelle, “both believe
that it is important to highlight
that …the Gulf Coast is, during
a busy summer, open for
business.”
So will Obama go into the
water?
Gibbs said he would let that
question “dangle” until the
weekend. “We know that it’s
hot enough that the one place
you want to be most quickly is
— having spent time in Panama
City — is in the water.”
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Downing (Obama surveys
damage along Louisiana
coastline in May)
Check Out This Android
App That Lets You
Drive Like A Star Wars
X-Wing Pilot (GOOG)
William Wei (Business Insider)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:59:22 AM
Christopher Caleb claims on his
blog that he always wanted to be
an X-wing pilot like Luke
Skywalker in "Star Wars: A
New Hope."
So, he developed a GPS
application for Android devices
using Adobe AIR that navigates
your journey like a "Targeting
Computer" in an X-wing plane.
Watch a demo of the X-wing
GPS approach its target:
X-wing GPS Targeting
Computer from Christopher
Caleb on Vimeo.
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Washington Extra – Fears of economic stagnation

Simon Denyer (Front Row through more deficit-spending. cover medical costs.
Washington) Plenty for the president to To read more of this story by
Submitted at 8/11/2010 5:52:14 PM ponder, then, as he heads for the Susan Heavey, click here.
Florida Gulf Coast for a brief Google-Verizon model could
F e a r r e t u r n e d t o g l o b a l visit at the weekend, meant to pinch Hollywood
financial markets today, with show that the region is ”open for Hollywood players increasingly
stocks sinking and the dollar business.” The real vacation looking at wireless devices as
rising sharply on renewed comes later, though, with 10 mini-theaters could be pinched
worries about an economic days in Martha’s Vineyard. by the policing of Internet
slowdown in China and the Which brings us nicely to my traffic as proposed by Verizon
United States. President Barack vacation, which starts tomorrow and Google. And independent
O b a m a m e t w i t h s e n i o r and will be mainly spent on the Hollywood, whose shallow
economic adviser Larry humble English seaside. pockets couldn’t pay for Internet
Summers and “talked through Washington Extra will remain “fast lanes,” fear they would be
some scenarios” on what was open for business, though, hurt more than their bigger
playing out around the globe, thanks to my colleagues in the competitors as their bandwidth-
and how to keep the U.S. bureau who have offered to take hogging clips, TV shows and
Republican Party divisions recovery.
recovery on track. up the reins. I’ll be back on movies would be exiled to an
ahead of November’s elections. For the full story by Emily
Obama, signing a bill meant to August 24. excruciating slow portion of the
To read more of this story by Kaiser, click here.
boost U.S. manufacturing, said Here are our top stories from Internet.
John Whitesides, click here. Deutsche unit spurns US for
he was determined to do today: For the full story, click here.
Fast-fading U.S recovery now climate investment
everything possible to hasten the Obama signs bill to ease U.S. Wider trade gap trims 2nd-qtr
looks even weaker Alternative energy investment
e c o n o m i c r e c o v e r y . T h e manufacturers’ costs growth estimates
U.S. consumers will set the prospects have shriveled in the
problem is – how much more President Barack Obama The U.S. trade gap widened a
course for a gasping economic United States after the Senate
can he do? signed a bill aimed at easing surprising 18.8 percent in June
recovery that is starting to lose was unable to break a deadlock
Legislation to support small costs for U.S. manufacturers by on a wave of consumer imports
two of its strongest sources of over tackling global warming, a
businesses and manufacturing reducing tariffs on materials from China and other suppliers,
support. Economists have long Deutsche Bank official said.
and bolster state finances might used to make the products they suggesting U.S. second-quarter
expected that growth would “You just throw your hands up
be saving jobs, but are unlikely sell. The bill is part of a “Make economic growth was weaker
slow in the second half of this and say … we’re going to take
to make much of a difference if it in America” agenda Obama’s than previously thought.
year as government stimulus our money elsewhere,” said
American consumers remain Democrats are pushing ahead of For Doug Palmer’s full story,
spending dries up, state and Kevin Parker in an interview
reluctant to buy, or if the global t h e N o v . 2 c o n g r e s s i o n a l click here.
local governments slash outlays, with Reuters.
economy takes another turn for e l e c t i o n s . Panel urges big thinking in
and companies finish restocking To read more of this story by
the worse. To read more of this story by ‘flash crash’ response
lean inventories. What they did Richard Cowan, click here.
The Federal Reserve may have Caren Bohan, click here. U.S. securities regulators said
not anticipate was that the U.S., states work to shut down
moved back in the direction of Democrats see good news in they are moving forward with
economy would lose most of its fake healthcare plans
easier monetary policy on primary results technical fixes to the still-
momentum before the year was Regulators are cracking down
Tuesday, but with official After hearing months of dire unexplained May “flash crash,”
half over, a surprisingly swift on the growing number of
interest rates already near zero political predictions, President but some market players say
slowdown that prompted the companies that fraudulently sell
the central bank fired off its big Barack Obama’s Democrats they want a more wholesale
Federal Reserve to rethink its so-called medical discount
guns long ago. Nor is the took heart from primary results review of high-speed trading.
economic outlook and announce plans by telling consumers they
country in the mood politically that spared an endangered WASHINGTON page 3
more steps to prop up the work like health insurance and
for another fiscal stimulus s e n a t o r a n d h i g h l i g h t e d
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A regulatory advisory
committee is still probing
exactly what went wrong
during the May 6 crash, which
sent the stock market plunging
700 points within minutes and
is weighing adjustments that
aim to prevent a repeat.
For Jonathan Spicer and
Roberta Rampton full story,
click here.
Clinton pleads with Senate to
back Russia arms treaty
Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton pleaded with senators to
back a new arms control treaty
with Russia, saying a delay in
ratification could hurt U.S.
security and create dangerous
uncertainty over broader nuclear
control efforts.
To read more of this story by
Andrew Quinn, click here.
Pentagon plans advanced
Patriot missile sale to Kuwait
The Obama administration told
Congress it planned to sell
Kuwait the latest production
version of Raytheon Co’s
Patriot interceptor missile to
bolster defenses against a
perceived missile threat from
Iran.
To read more of this story by
Jim Wolf, click here.
FDA panel backs Glaxo,
Valeant epilepsy drug
An epilepsy drug from
GlaxoSmithKline and Valeant
Pharmaceuticals moved closer
to the U.S. market as advisers
said urinary side effects were
manageable.
To read more of this story by
Lisa Richwine, click here.
Senate to pass border bill
Thursday
The Senate will hold a short
special session on Thursday to
pass a border security bill,
breaking off its summer recess
to finish the legislation so it can
be sent to President Barack
Obama for signing into law. The
$600 million measure funding
new agents for the U.S. border
with Mexico is expected to pass
the Senate on a voice vote,
spokesmen for both the
Democratic and Republican
leaders of the chamber said.
To read more of this story by
Susan Cornwell, click here.
And some stories from
elsewhere in the world…
Florida AG proposes tougher
illegal immigrant curbs
Florida Attorney General Bill
McCollum proposed tougher
curbs against illegal migrants in
his melting-pot state which he
said would go “one step further”
than a similar contested
Arizona law. The proposal by
McCollum, who is lagging in a
race to become the Republican
candidate for governor, was
certain to thrust Florida into the
heated immigration debate that
is a major issue ahead of Nov. 2
midterm Congressional
elections.
To read more of this story,
click here.
Philanthropy becoming new
status symbol for US wealthy
As dozens of U.S. billionaires
pledge their fortunes to charity
and the country struggles to
shake off recession,
philanthropy is a growing status
symbol of the rich, experts say.
Being wealthy may no longer
be about how many properties
or fast cars a millionaire owns
— it could be about how much
money they are giving away —
bringing hope to charities that
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’
philanthropic push inspires
others.
For the full story, click here.
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Washington correspondents
visit www.reuters.com and stay
informed.
Take a look, too, at our Front
Row Washington Blog.
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Brendan McDermid (A monitor
on the floor of the New York
Stock Exchange shows the final
tally for the Dow Jones
Industrial Average, August 11,
2010)
GM CEO Ed Whitacre
Stepping Down A Day
Ahead Of Rumored IPO
Filing
Joe Weisenthal (Business
Insider)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:00:00 AM
On the same day as GM
reported a monster profit, and
one day before a rumored IPO
filing, CEO Ed Whitacre is
stepping down.
He will officially leave his
position September 1.
Perhaps he's heading to run
HP?
His replacement will be Wall
Street veteran Dan Akerson.
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Wheat and Corn Stockpiles Fall as Russian Drought Worsens

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World grain markets are in a may be down as much as 38% as Russian Drought Worsens
state of confusion. A prolonged this year, to 60 million tons. The year's crop but also next year's. o r i g i n a l l y a p p e a r e d o n
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Rumor: Apple TV Refreshed Into "iTV," With iPhone OS and

Games in Mind
Kit Eaton (Fast Company)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:42:24 AM

Apple's "Apple TV" is due a

refresh--you know it, I know it,
and Steve Jobs knows that the
time is ripe to move his
experimental project from a
slightly popular curio into the
million-selling mainstream. The
rumor mill is grinding up to top
speed, for starters. And then
with set-top boxes becoming
more and more popular, it's a
perfect moment for Apple to
swoop in and redefine the
nascent genre (as it's done so
many times before).
The recent batch of rumors
have flown from Engadget's HD output. Engadget's sources is a 1080p one), so that the device, which will be carrying your TV would catapult Apple
own rumor mill. Several months say this is due to concerns that quality of delivery is acceptable, either a full-on, or special- into the console gaming market,
ago, the gadget site broke the the circuitry won't be but then a later refinement to the version of iOS (the operating with thousands of ready-made
news that a radical refresh of the comfortably capable of this efficiency of the iOS version the system inside iPhones and games on the App Store. The
Apple TV was on its way, with level of video wizardry. It's new product is rumored to be iPads), will be capable of hardware and software would be
data coming from a well- surprising, given that we know supporting could easily add in running apps from Apple's App already familiar to developers,
connected inside source. While the old iPhone 3GS could 1080p output. Store. Depending on how Apple and they may be keen to code
the existing Apple TV product is actually squeeze out video of This notion also doesn't agree plays it, these could either be Apple TV-specific versions.
something akin to a crippled, this resolution, and the iPhone well with other rumors that the "normal" iPhone/iPad apps or We've long known Apple has
single-purpose Mac Mini, with 4's chips are far more capable. new Apple TV will carry specialized ones. In the former hopes to enter the games
limited storage and a "fixed" OS We're not sure about this--a AMD's powerful new Fusion case, we wonder if Apple then market.
X implementation, the new limited resolution Apple TV APU chip inside--a hybrid wouldn't launch a new Lastly the name: Reflecting
version was said to borrow more would not look good in a market device that's both GPU and "Remote" app that would let you Apple's obsession with
internals and design thinking where 1080p HDTV's are pretty CPU. This chip is easily control the Apple TV apps from iDevices, Apple TV is rumored
from the iPhone. Now Engadget much the only thing you can powerful enough to let an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad-- to be renamed to iTV. It's
is re-confirming its rumor, but buy, and Apple's own CPU is a FaceTime video chats, high- since the Apple TV would be set actually what it was going to be
with a few extra snippets. powerful beast. It's plausible the resolution games, and 1080p on top of your TV, it's unlikely called, back before its launch,
Firstly, and potentially resolution will be software output be a feature of the new to get motion sensors. and the name would definitely
depressingly for some, the new limited to 720p at first unit. We're guessing we'll have The App Store feature is carry the iDevice kudos into a
unit apparently won't be capable (requiring your HDTV to to wait and see, on this matter. particularly interesting for one
of delivering a 1080-level full- upscale the images, if your unit Next, Engaget is saying the reason: Games. HD games on RUMOR: page 6
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Despite reports to the
Will a Spider Fly On the Great White Way? contrary, Newsweek's
new owner, Sideney
Suzy Evans (Fast Company) booming box office numbers
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:46:35 AM with The Lion King and Mary Harman, is not a
Poppins, yet Dreamworks didn’t billionaire, and has
Spider-Man will finally swing recoup its initial investment of
onto the Broadway stage this about $25 million with Shrek:
never made the ...
holiday season in the much- The Musical during its one-year (Business Insider)
anticipated (and much Broadway run. Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:13:30 AM
postponed) musical Spider-Man: Actor-singer Reeve Carney,
Turn Off the Dark, with who plays Spidey, is the only Despite reports to the contrary,
previews starting on November remaining member from the Newsweek's new owner,
14 at the Foxwoods Theater in original cast. Evan Rachel Sideney Harman, is not a
New York. Wood as Mary Jane Watson and billionaire, and has never made
After a series of delays, major Alan Cummings as the Green the Forbes 400 or Forbes
stars dropping out to new Goblin both pulled out. Jennifer "World Billionaires" list, Forbes
producers and cash flow Damiano, fresh off her Tony- reports.
problems, the show, which nominated run in Next to Join the conversation about this
features a score by U2 Normal, replaces Wood as story »
luminaries Bono and The Edge, Mary Jane. Patrick Page will
begins presale tickets this star as Noman Osborn, the Park Here
weekend. The show was Green Goblin.
originally scheduled to open in In order for Spidey to break Sarah Williams Goldhagen
March of this year. Tickets go New York Times that Spider- expected to deliver refunds or even on Broadway, the show (The New Republic - All Feed)
on sale for the general public in Man needs to achieve similar exchanges totaling $1 million. will need to sell out every night Submitted at 8/11/2010 11:00:00 PM
September. success to The Lion King, Spider-Man is the first musical for more than five years. (A full
The tangled web of a musical which has grossed $713 million to be produced by a comic book price presale ticket costs $140.) The High Line
will be the most expensive to date. company, Marvel Comics. Regardless, if it fails, comic New York City
musical to hit Broadway, with a The producers had to grant Musicals based on movies and book fans can see the Times Millennium Park
budget estimated at $50 million. refunds to ticket-buyers who cartoon characters have seen Square Spider-Man any day of Chicago
Director Julie Taymor, who had purchased tickets for the mixed success. This show will the week -- for free. Citygarden
also directed the Broadway original opening dates. One mark the first audience reaction St. Louis
version of that commercial cash New York ticket broker told to action heroes on stage.
cow The Lion King, told The The Wall Street Journal that he D i s n e y c o n t i n u e s t o s e e

Finance reporter Scott Patterson is leaving the Wall Street

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iFive: Troops In (Iraq!), Starbucks' Digital RUMOR:

continued from page 4

Network, Apple TV Becomes iTV, Google- new product line. There may be
some kerfuffle with one of the
bump the price up).
What might the new iTV look
Verizon Ruminations, Rubik's Cube Break-Thru U.K.'s national terrestrial TV
channels, which has been called
like, though? We're thinking it
won't be like the new iPhone, as
Addy Dugdale (Fast some clues about how the firm ruminations over the Google- ITV for decades, but such a there's simply no need for that.
Company) is going to monetize SDN, or Verizon pact from last week. naming conflict is nothing new It may borrow design cues from
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:28:45 AM Starbucks Digital Network. It's And here's a little round-up: to Apple. the iPad or new Mac Mini--an
going to offer exclusive and AT&T is, apparently, very it's all beginning to make sense, aluminum unibody, but more
While you were sleeping, premium content to consumers happy with the tie-up. Marc and feel like the new iTV is slender than the Mini as there's
innovation was redesigning from names such as Apple, Hedlund reckons the deal was really on its way. Let's no need for an optical drive, or
itself and changing its name to Yahoo, Nickelodeon, and the done with a make-weight clause summarize what we know, or much internal storage, or even a
Boomer the Dog. New York Times. Starbucks' VP in there: No iPhone on Verizon. can conclude from the rumors: battery like the iPad. It needs to
1. Despite the timetable being of Digital Ventures, Adam Facebook, eBay, Skype, and Renamed iTV, to capture some be just deep enough to fit in a
f i x e d i n s t o n e , t h e U . S . Brotman, calls it a win-win Amazon are all dead against the iPhone halo powerRunning iOS, power supply, chips, cooling,
military's withdrawal from Iraq situation. idea, says the Financial Times. which is probably more suited to and external connector ports like
has been called into question-- 3. Engadget seems to have got Here's Facebook's statement on managing media content and HDMI, mini display port, USB
by an Iraqi officer. Lt Col itself a little scoopette on the it. will run more smoothly on and audio in and out.
Babaker Zebari does not think relaunch of Apple TV. It's going 5. Google's computers have limited hardwareLimited Remember, though, this is all
that his country's military will to be called iTV (what will UK solved one of the last great internal storage capacity, just smoke and mirrors until a
be ready to take control for terrestrial channel ITV think of mysteries of the universe: the making the most of cloud-based real iTV appears on the scene
another decade, although the that? Or, for that matter, Spain's maximum of moves needed to streaming or your own network (perhaps at the recently
U.S. is still counting on an end test certificate for vehicles? solve a Rubik's cube. And, for storage devicesHD video out, confirmed September 9th Apple
to combat ops by the end of this 1080p will be a no-no, but apps all of you who thought the possibly just 720p at firstMay event?). Till then, these
month, and the removal of all a yes-yes. The site's editor, Josh number might be 42, you're run appsWill have Apple's A4 glimpses are pretty tantalizing
foreign troops by end 2011. Topolsky, also broke the wrong. It's 20 or less. chip inside, just like the current though.
2. Starbucks is rolling out its clearest indication that there is a iPhone and iPadMay incorporate To keep up with this news,
free Wi-Fi experience for all PSPhone on the way. High five! AMD's new Fusion APU follow me, Kit Eaton, on
later this year, and Mashable has 4. There's still a lot of chipsMay cost as little as $99 Twitter.
(which makes good sense, given
there's no need for a
touchscreen, much internal flash
RAM, hard drive or lithium
battery--each of which would

GM CEO Ed Whitacre Stepping Down A Day Ahead Of Rumored

IPO Filing
Joe Weisenthal (Money
Game)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:00:00 AM
On the same day as GM
reported a monster profit, and
one day before a rumored IPO
filing, CEO Ed Whitacre is
stepping down.
He will officially leave his
position September 1.
Perhaps he's heading to run
His replacement will be Wall
Street veteran Dan Akerson.
Join the conversation about this
story »
HP?
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American Malls Beat Japan in Race for Touchscreen Vending

Machines
David Zax (Fast Company) the benefit of the gawking trade show. Back then, it was
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:52:29 AM crowds.” Why be bothered with reported that the machines were
that tiresome pressing of letters even equipped with Wi-Fi to
The new technology debuts and numbers (Sprite … E7), order replenishments. Why the
with a splash in Tokyo--but this w h e n y o u c a n p r e s s a machines have had such a soft,
time, slick Japan tech followed luminescent avatar of the soda and quiet, launch, is something
innovative mall machines in you crave? And then, if Dunne’s of a mystery.
Michigan. photographs are to be believed, For our money, the real
Everything is more fun when b e t h a n k e d b y a s m i l i n g innovation needed in vending
enacted as a video game. Even a anthropomorphized avatar of the machinery was to put an end to
a new touchscreen vending very machine you just interacted all those stuck beverages and
machine that debuted yesterday with? candy bars. But it appears
in Tokyo that's “causing quite a We are accustomed in this Samsung’s most aggressive
stir,” writes Sam Dunne of country to being scooped by the Briarwood Mall of Ann Arbor, malls owned by the Simon mall response to that problem has
C o r e 7 7 , “ a s , o n e - b y - o n e , Japanese on faddish technology. MI, has a Coca-Cola chain that may have similar been to install motion sensors
bashful salarymen plucked up But it seems, actually, that U.S. touchscreen vending machine of machines. In fact, as much was that warn any frustrated
the courage to go and put the malls may have beaten the its own. In fact it seems likely promised by Samsung and Coke customers who might try to
machine through its paces for Japanese on this one. The that this is one of many U.S. at the 2009 International CES rattle the machine.

Hackers Hijack Gmail in China

Austin Carr (Fast Company)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:59:46 AM
Here in the U.S., we've been
complaining about Gmail for its
new design (Why do we need a
"Mail" button and "Inbox"
button only an inch apart!?!). In
China, they're complaining
about Gmail too, but for a very
different reason.
Over the past week, reports
from Chinese Internet users
indicate that when Gmail is
accessed, users are auto-
forwarded to a replica site at a
different address (http://
124.117.227.201/web/gmail/)
where they're asked to enter or
re-enter their account
information. Based on the rough
translations available, users
connect to this non-Google
owned site if they use Google's
browser toolbar or simply enter
the address "www.gmail.com."
There, they'll face a classic
phishing attack which has users
giving away login usernames,
passwords, and other personal
information. China's Gmail has
been hijacked.
According to one report, this
ISP phishing may be an attempt
to create a sense of insecurity
around Gmail, in an attempt to
get Web users to stop trusting or
using Google. It is unclear so
far, however, who orchestrated
the attacks, other than that the
server originated from Ürümqi
in Northwest China.
censor the country's searches
and began forwarding users to
Google Hong Kong, which
mainland China quickly
blocked.
And just this morning, in yet
another example of increased
tensions, two state-run
companies announced plans to
launch a search business to rival
Google, one that is focused on
mobile searches.
In recent months, the Internet
giant's relationship with China
has been tense. After hackers
breached Google headquarters
in Beijing, the company
announced it would no longer
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Nuclear Power: The King of All i(Pad) of the Tiger

Mike Schramm (The Unofficial
Energies Apple Weblog (TUAW))
percussion, but I couldn't find
the guitar app or the DJ app that
they are using.
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(Business Insider) Of course, what I really want to

vehicle moving at 160 km/h It’s obvious, based on the raw This is great! Photographer know is where he got that sweet
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:04:53 AM (100 mph). The point is to show numbers, that uranium – and by Jordan Hollender and musician lightning bolt iPad strap. The
that if something has a high extension nuclear power – can Scott Harris put together this v i d e o ' s g r e a t , t h o u g h .
Nuclear will give you, by far, e n e r g y d e n s i t y , t h e n l e s s supply energy with a density m u s i c v i d e o t h a t c o v e r s Apparently it was all lit in one
the most energy for your money physical material will release that’s orders of magnitude more Survivor's classic anthem and day and shot in another. There's
right now. the same amount of energy: than what you get from carbon- u s e s o n l y i P a d a p p s a s no word on how long it took to
The best way to view this issue You can see the difference in based fuels. With numbers so instruments. The video itself make the song, but with the iPad
is in terms of what physicists energy density ranging over a utterly lopsided like these, the was recorded with a couple of involved, it was probably both
call ‘energy density.’ That is, variety of commonly available world is going to find it Canon HDSLR video cameras, magical and revolutionary.
let’s measure the amount of substances. Indeed, you can see impossible to support massive but as you can see in the (Thanks, Rachel!)
energy stored in a given volume why, for example, old wood- populations and deal with embedded version above, all of TUAW i(Pad) of the Tiger
or mass of a certain substance or burning locomotives and steam resource and energy demand the music is created with iPad originally appeared on The
material. engines gave way to coal- without a global nuclear power apps. Unfortunately, they don't U n o f f i c i a l A p p l e W e b l o g
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Kenneth Fisher Strategy: A Price-to-Sales Portfolio

Steven Halpern
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:00:00 AM
Filed under: Newsletters,
Stocks to Buy, General
Dynamics Corp (GD), Raytheon
Company (RTN)"In our
newsletter, we maintain
numerous model portfolios
based on the strategies of
leading investors, such as
Warren Buffett, Ben Graham
and Peter Lynch," explains John
Reese.
The editor of Validea asserts,
"Our Kenneth Fisher-based
Portfolio has shown a 7-year
annualized return of 11.9%; this
approach focuses on a metric
Fisher pioneered: the price/sales
ratio.
"While investors for decades
relied heavily on the P/E ratio,
Fisher found that earnings --
even the earnings of good
companies -- can fluctuate
greatly from year to year.
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Dell's Streak Brings GM Reports Biggest Massive Engines:

Ancient Chinese
Back the Brick Phone Quarterly Profit in Six Space Travel
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Over the years, Dell ( DELL)
has seen a relentless attack on
its PC business. Then again, in
the tech industry, it is common
for high fliers to wind-up in the
dust bin of history.
Unfortunately, Dell seems to be
moving in this direction -- and
shareholders have suffered
mightily.
Traditionally, Dell's main
threats have come from major
PC operators like HP ( HPQ)
and Lenovo. But perhaps Apple
( AAPL) is the biggest threat
now. After all, the company's
Mac business is gaining
momentum and the iPad has
become a runaway top seller.
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Total Recall: Sentimnt Lets You Search And Retrieve

Information From Your Social Feeds
Steve O'Hear (TechCrunch) remember stuff that we didn't concept behind Sentimnt, a indexing all of the updates,
Submitted at 8/12/2010 5:30:50 AM actually know, which is sort of personal and social search articles, and resources that are
true as connectivity becomes engine that at its simplest aims referenced so that they can be
I ' v e o f t e n f o u n d m y s e l f ubiquitous. But what if there to answer the question: "Where recalled later. The site is in
countering the argument that the w a s a s e r v i c e d e s i g n e d explicitly log for future use, did I read that?". It does this by private beta but we have a
Internet is making us dumber by s p e c i f i c a l l y t o r e t r i e v e perhaps because at the time it connecting to a user's Twitter, limited number of invites (see
citing Google as a second brain: i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t w e h a v e didn't seem relevant or useful. Facebook, Google Reader, below).
t h e s e a r c h e n g i n e l e t s u s already come across but didn't At a higher level, that's the Gmail and Delicious accounts,
10 Top News/ Technology/ Culture/
Cairo mosques begin unified call to prayer (AP)
(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 8:37:00 AM
CAIRO – Is it even remotely
feasible to get Cairo's 4,000
mosques to all sing the same
tune?
This is exactly what the Egypt's
religious ministry is aiming to
do, launching Thursday an
ambitious project to,
neighborhood by neighborhood,
unify the timing and sound of
the Islamic call to prayer across
this sprawling city of 18 million.
The project was originally
meant to start in Cairo's
northern suburbs on
Wednesday, the first day of the
holy fasting month of Ramadan,
but system glitches and a
communication breakdown
delayed it by a day.
"Egyptians have a problem with
timing," said Sheik Salem Abdel
-Galil, the official at the
Ministry of Religious
Endowments who has done
more than anyone to push this
project forward.
"Our goals are to accurately set
the time of prayer so that it is
called at the same time from
each mosque, and to control the
quality of the voices that call the
prayer," he told the Associated
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Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:43:00 AM
Press.
Like pretty much everything in
this densely populated, traffic-
choked city, the call to prayer,
or azzan, in Cairo is a chaotic
affair of wildly different voices
ringing out at different times.
Even though it is technically a
requirement for the caller, or
muezzin, to have a beautiful
voice, many who perform the
call simply do not.
The $175,000 project will equip
each mosque with a receiver that
will broadcast a single call to
prayer from a downtown studio.
Abdel-Galil said every one of
the city's mosques should be on
the system by the end of
Ramadan.
"We are in the age of laptops
and computers, technology is
advanced and it is better
regulated than humans," he said.
Cities in Syria, the United Arab
Emirates and Turkey have all
successfully enforced some sort
of unified call to prayer, but in
Cairo there is the additional
challenge of thousands of
unregistered mosques.
To take advantage of tax
breaks, many landlords convert
a small room at the foot of their
buildings into a mosque, also
known as a zawya, which often
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makes up for its small size with
massive loudspeakers.
Ashraf Tawfiq, a resident of the
northern suburb of Nasr City,
said the small zawyas in his
neighborhood still did their own
calls to prayer, but the larger
mosques had all switched over
to the new unified chant, which
he said was beautiful.
"There was an awkward
moment when the mosque's
muezzin began his own call to
prayer, but then he was
interrupted by the unified call
coming out of the mosque's
sound system," he said.
For many of the muezzins,
however, it means a loss of
livelihood and prestige as they
are in some cases downgraded
to little more than mosque
custodians.
"People in the mosque here
compete to make the call and
find joy when making it, and we
will be depriving people from
this rewarding practice," said
Sheik Youssef Salah who leads
the prayers at the al-Noor
mosque in the lower-income
neighborhood Imbaba.
"Our mosque will definitely lose
some of its spirit and it will
detract from the personality of
our great city," he said. In the
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Middle Ages, Cairo was known
as the city of a thousand
minarets and and famous for the
diversity of its azzans.
Religious conservatives have
also said the project is wasteful
and against Islam because it
tampers with an age-old ritual.
"The Prophet Muhammad never
ordered people to unify their
calls to prayer in (his home of)
Medina, so we shouldn't do the
same in Cairo," said Sheik
Youssef al-Badri, a conservative
famed for his religious-inspired
lawsuits.
Abdel-Galil dismissed the
critics as narrow minded, saying
that Egypt was a very difficult
place to change because of its
conservative mindset.
"These are the same people who
once said television was an anti-
Islamic innovation and now they
use the television to spread their
extreme messages," said Abdel-
Galil.
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Flattr Opens To The
Public, Vote For Sites
You Visit With Money
Steve O'Hear (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 4:39:44 AM
Flattr, the micropayment startup
founded by ex-Pirate Bay
associates, has opened to the
public today. No longer will you
need an invite in order to add
the Flattr button to your web site
as a publisher or to give support
to the sites you visit with real
money. Flattr's micropayments
business model is based on the
idea of people tipping content
they like, Digg or perhaps
Facebook Like buttons – but this
time with real money. Users can
“Flattr” content by setting up a
Flattr account which sets a a
monthly fee — a minimum €2
— that they are willing to
contribute for any kind of online
content. When the user finds
something they like that has a
Flattr button, they can click the
button to “reward” the content
provider. At the end of the
month, the user’s monthly fee is
split equally among the holders
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Religious Leaders Divided on Ground Zero

Mosque
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Submitted at 8/11/2010 3:14:11 PM to peace." meditation rooms and a mosque. Egypt and Lebanon, urged the
The religious leaders went The Cordoba Initiative, a public to be wary of the
A group of religious and further to argue that the planned Muslim outreach group, is language that Muslim leaders
interfaith leaders issued a $100 million mosque and spearheading the project. behind the project are using, Keepin' it real fake:
s t a t e m e n t W e d n e s d a y , community center – which will Though the group has promoted such as "tolerance" and Imouse MI-092 is
denouncing the "xenophobia be located two blocks from the the center as part of efforts to "freedom of religion," to gain
and religious bigotry" behind site where the World Trade improve Muslim-West relations approval. one dull Razer ripoff
arguments against the proposed Center came down on Sept. 11, and to promote tolerance and "Islamic and Arabic media Tim Stevens (Engadget)
mosque near the 9/11 site. 2001, when two airplanes pluralism, the project has drawn outlets are triumphantly, if not
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:13:00 AM
M o r e t h a n 4 0 C a t h o l i c , hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists fierce opposition, with families blatantly, saying that Islam is a
Protestant, Jewish and Muslim c r a s h e d i n t o i t – w i l l of the nearly 3,000 victims of superior religion, therefore it KIRFing isn't just for
leaders said they were deeply appropriately foster dialogue the 9/11 attacks accusing the can build a mosque anywhere in cellphones, friends. Anything
t r o u b l e d b y s o m e o f t h e and break down barriers. Muslim group of insensitivity. the world, and the infidels need with good design is in danger of
opposition and how protesters "We are deeply saddened by Michael Youssef, founder of to shut up and accept it," he being knocked off, and Razer
have demonized all Muslims those who denigrate a religion Evangelical Anglican Church of stated bluntly. sent word that it too has fallen
and exploited fear. which in so many ways is a the Apostles and Leading the "When you realize that in Saudi victim. Meet the Imouse MI-
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corruption of religion across p e a c e b y a s s o c i a t i n g a l l mosque is part of Islam's overall rollers of the $100 million look any more like the Razer
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history and must condemn it extremism," said the Rev. Peg "Most Westerners do not foreigners to worship in their DeathAdder box -- which it
without equivocation whenever Chemberlin, president of the understand that Islam is not a own homes, you will soon pretty much does, as the
or wherever it occurs," the National Council of Churches. religion in their true realize the contempt they hold company copied the packaging
religious leaders wrote in their "This center will reflect not only understanding of what the word for the West in general and design, too. Imouse even ripped
statement. "However, we fail to the best of Islam, but the means," he argued Tuesday. Christians in particular." off the Razer website, but did at
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Prop. 8 Judge Ready to Rule on Gay Marriage
Stay
(Society)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 10:55:20 PM
The federal judge who rejected
California's voter-approved
marriage definition says he is
ready to rule on whether gay
marriages should resume
immediately in the state or await
an appeals court's input.
Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of
the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of California
said he would issue his decision
Thursday by noon on requests to
impose a stay that would keep
California's Proposition 8 in
effect while its sponsors appeal
his recent decision.
Prop. 8, which California voters
passed in 2008, effectively
defined marriage in the state’s
constitution as the union of one
man and one woman. The
amendment was passed by 52
percent of California voters.
Last week, however, Walker
struck down Prop. 8 as an
Here's The Story Behind The Irish Crisis Everyone's Freaking Out About
Again
Gregory White (Money Game)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:19:00 AM
While the PIIGS have largely
been ignored over the past few
weeks, they have resurfaced as a
unconstitutional violation of
both the equal protection and
due process rights of
homosexual citizens.
The amendment, he concluded,
"fails to advance any rational
basis in singling out gay men
and lesbians for denial of a
marriage license."
"Indeed, the evidence shows
Proposition 8 does nothing more
than enshrine in the California
constitution the notion that
opposite-sex couples are
superior to same-sex couples,"
Walker added.
Supporters of Prop. 8, in
response, have criticized the
judge for assuming that the
majority who voted for the
amendment did so based on
religious opposition to
homosexuality, which he
rejected as an illegitimate state
interest.
They've also rebuked him for
nullifying the will of the voters
of California as expressed
result of further concerns about
the Irish banking system and
economy.
It's been rumored that the ECB
had to step in and buy Irish debt
in an effort to shore up the
through the electoral process.
"It's not radical for more than 7
million Californians to protect
marriage as they've always
known it," remarked Brian
Raum, senior counsel at the
Alliance Defense Fund, which
has appealed Walker's ruling.
"What would be radical would
be to allow a handful of activists
to gut the core of the American
democratic system and, in
addition, force the entire country
to accept a system that
intentionally denies children the
mom and the dad they deserve,"
he added.
Notably, funding for the lawsuit
against Prop. 8 has reportedly
come from a group of liberal
Hollywood activists led by
director Rob Reiner, who
retained two of the nation's most
influential lawyers to argue the
case – former U.S. Solicitor
General Theodore Olson and
trial lawyer David Boies.
Law experts say marriage laws
c o u n t r y ' s f i s c a l p o s i t i o n . crisis is much longer than this,
in 45 states and the federal
Defense of Marriage Act may
ultimately be nullified if
California’s Prop. 8 is
overturned.
Those from both sides of the
marriage debate have been
following the case closely as it
could lead to a precedent for
whether gay marriage becomes
legal nationwide and – as
traditional marriage advocates
say – whether the nation’s
democratic principles will be
upheld.
Walker's ruling on the stay is
expected between 9 a.m. and
noon on Thursday.
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Ireland's borrowing costs are
rising as the country seeks more
cash to contribute to its banking
bailout.
But the story of Ireland's debt
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Iran stoning woman 'tortured' before Legal Battle Over Teen

TV 'confession' (AFP) Convert Ends with 18th
(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 7:42:06 AM Birthday
lawyer Houtan Kian said on the
newspaper's website.
The lawyer said he feared the
had offered to kill her husband
and she let him carry out the
crime. (Society) cultural upbringings are often
LONDON (AFP) – A lawyer Iranian authorities would act In a separate interview with the
for an Iranian woman sentenced quickly to carry out the death Guardian last week, she claimed Submitted at 8/11/2010 10:56:40 PM accused of bringing dishonor
to death by stoning has told a sentence, which was reportedly she had been acquitted of upon the family and are cast out
British newspaper she was commuted to hanging after an An Ohio judge released a or even killed.
murder, "but the man who
tortured for two days before international outcry against her runaway Christian teenager Bary’s father, Mohamed Bary,
actually killed my husband was
confessing on state TV to being sentence last month. from state custody on Tuesday, however, has vehemently denied
identified and imprisoned but he
an accomplice to her husband's The Guardian gave no details of her 18th birthday, effectively ever threatening to kill his
is not sentenced to death."
death. putting an end to a legal battle daughter for converting to
where the lawyer was speaking. In the earlier Guardian
Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani's between her and her Muslim Christianity and accuses the
Another of her lawyers, interview, she attributed her
lawyer told the Guardian on Mohammad Mostafaie, fled Iran parents. pastors she stayed with in
treatment by the Iranian
Thursday that his client, a 43- this month and is now in Since last August, Rifqa Bary’s Florida of “brainwashing” his
authorities to her gender. "It's
year-old mother of two, was Norway after Iranian officials parents have been fighting to daughter into believing she was
because I'm a woman, it's
forced to give the interview, issued an arrest warrant for him regain custody of her after she in danger of an "honor killing."
because they think they can do
which was recorded in Tabriz and detained his wife. ran away from home for fear Since the legal battle began,
anything to women in this
prison where she has been held t h a t h e r c o n v e r s i o n t o Bary has been living in foster
The sentence against country," she said.
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documents accusing the mosque press after the short hearing
her parents attend, Noor Islamic Tuesday, when Magistrate Mary
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Paris Hilton sued for $35M for 5 Reasons Not to Buy a

wearing wrong hair (AP) Hybrid
(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) The filing also claims Hilton The producers of the film (HowStuffWorks Daily Feed) on your shopping list. The
Submitted at 8/12/2010 5:20:09 AM missed a launch party for the "Pledge This!" sued Hilton in Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:00:00 AM reasons for wanting a hybrid are
hair extension line because she 2008 in federal court in Miami, many -- saving the environment,
LOS ANGELES – Paris Hilton was serving a stint in jail in claiming she didn't properly Yeah, you read that title right: 5 making fewer stops at the gas
w a s s u e d W e d n e s d a y f o r 2007. Hilton served 23 days in promote the film. A judge ruled reasons to not buy a hybrid car-- station, feeling good about your
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Apple Rumor: iTV Hitting in the Fall, $99?

Adrianne Jeffries
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 9:23:54 PM
Rumors about the next iteration
of Apple TV have coalesced
around a few key facts - the
device is expected to be named
iTV in the style of the
company's more successful
offerings, run customers an easy
$99 and be fully revealed
sometime in the fall.
Engadget is reporting that the
set top box will resemble the
iPhone 4's appearance and
capabilities, including apps, but
will only be capable of playing
back video at 720p - a
downgrade from the current
Apple TV.
Sponsor
Apple first launched Apple TV
in 2007, when it basically
flopped. Steve Jobs tried again
in 2008, when he admitted the
difficulty Apple faced in trying
to get Web-enabled TV into
consumers' living rooms: "All of
us have tried. We have,
Microsoft, Amazon, TiVo,
Netflix, Blockbuster. We've all
tried to figure out how to get
movies, over the internet onto a
widescreen TV, and you know
what, we've all missed. No one
has succeeded yet."
Note: An excellent point as to
why Internet TV has yet to
succeed was made in the
comments by Chris McCray, a
UK resident and voracious data-
user. McCray points out that
watching multiple movies in a
week could easily push data
usage upwards of 40 GB.
Compare that to the two and
three GB Comcast says its
average residential users
consume.
Apple is reportedly hosting an
event in mid-September.
If the rumors are true, Apple
could be announcing iTV at the
same time the first Google TV
comes out. The blatantly-named
" Sony Internet TV," the first
TV running Google's Android-
based platform, is scheduled to
be released in the fall. Google
TV will be capable of playing
back video at 720p or 1080p.
But with apps, an affordable
price tag, and a few more years
of introducing members of the
uninitiated public to the iPhone
and the iPod under its belt, it's
possible Apple could crack the
mainstream this time. Discuss
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Congressional election fails to stir voters
(Reuters: Top News)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:53:20 AM
Republican Senate candidate
Ken Buck gives his acceptance
speech to supporters at an
election night party in Loveland,
Colorado after he defeated Jane
Norton in the Republican
primary election August 10,
2010.
Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking
By Nick Carey and James B.
Kelleher
GEORGETOWN| Thu Aug 12,
2010 10:53am EDT
GEORGETOWN Kentucky
(Reuters) - Democratic control
of Congress and the fate of
President Barack Obama's
agenda are on the line in
congressional elections this
November, but some voters do
not seem thrilled with their
choices.
Discontent with Obama and his
fellow Democrats in Congress
as the economy struggles and
the deficit soars has energized
some conservatives, including
the Tea Party movement, and
boosted Republican chances of
winning the House of
Representatives and perhaps
even the Senate.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released
on Tuesday for Ohio confirmed
national surveys showing
Republicans with a big
advantage in enthusiasm, with
75 percent of registered
Republicans in the battleground
state certain they would vote,
compared with 52 percent of
Democrats.
But not all Republican voters
are necessarily enthusiastic
about the prospect of their
party's resurgence.
Take Joe Reitz, a farmer
leaning against his pickup truck
and eating a burger at a
combined gas station and fast-
food restaurant in the northern
Kentucky town of Georgetown.
A bumper sticker on his truck
reads: "McCain - Palin 2008,"
but Reitz, 50, said he was a
conservative first, then a
Republican.
"I didn't vote for him (John
McCain), I voted for her (Sarah
Palin)," he said, jerking a thumb
at the sticker for the losing
Republican ticket in the 2008
presidential election.
"I'm certainly not one of those
Republicans who misses George
W. Bush," he added,
complaining of rampant
spending under Obama's
Republican predecessor. "And
everything has got so much
worse under Obama and (House
Speaker Nancy) Pelosi with all
the bailouts and ramming that
healthcare bill down our
throats."
"But after the mess they made
the last time, I'm not convinced
the Republicans will do right
and cut spending."
More than 100 miles north near
downtown Dayton, Ohio, retiree
Jeni Wilson, 68, a conservative
independent, said she saw little
difference between the two
parties and was still weighing
which side to vote for, or
whether to vote at all.
"We're stuck between a party of
bad ideas and one of no ideas,"
she said as she walked her small
dog. "I wouldn't say we're
spoiled for choice."
GLUM DEMOCRATS
The past few years have not
been easy for America's voters.
A housing crisis and the deepest
recession since the 1930s have
left the country with stubbornly
high unemployment -- 9.5
percent in July.
Bailouts for the banking sector
have been unpopular both
among those angry at Wall
Street's role in fueling the
financial crisis and people who
argue that big firms should be
allowed to fail. Stimulus
spending and bailouts for
automakers have also drawn fire
as well as Obama's signature
legislative triumph, healthcare
reform.
Obama's approval ratings have
fallen into the mid- to lower 40
percent range. Congress fares
even worse, with an approval
rating hovering around 20
percent.
Pessimism about the economy
could hurt both parties in the
November elections, according
to an NBC News/Wall Street
Journal poll released on
Wednesday. It found only 24
percent voiced positive feelings
about the Republican Party, with
Democrats only slightly more
popular.
In Democratic strongholds like
the New York City area, voters
are glum and complain of
politics as usual.
"Our political system is the
biggest block to creating change
in our country," said Joseph
Doron, a Democrat who lives on
Long Island. "Politicians are
still spending too much time
making phone calls and raising
money for their campaigns."
Democrat and retiree Queenie
Huling, 65, said, "A lot of
people are suffering," but
defended Obama's performance.
"I think he's doing the best he
can given all the problems he
inherited when he took office."
'WEARINESS'
Even in areas like Cedar
County, Iowa, where the
popular vote has generally
mirrored the results of the past
five presidential elections,
voters do not appear energized.
"There's a real weariness here,"
said Tom Fiegen, a 51-year-old
bankruptcy attorney and former
state senator who ran
unsuccessfully for the
Democratic nomination to face
Republican Senator Chuck
Grassley.
He said many Democrats were
disappointed with Obama's first
18 months in office.
"It's hard for Democrats to get
up in the morning and say, 'I'm
going to work 20 hours today to
elect a Democrat' because there
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just isn't a sense that it's a) going
to happen, and b) make a
difference."
The lethargy is not confined to
Democrats. Scott Pearson,
owner of an auto repair shop in
Tipton, Iowa, dropped his
Republican registration seven
years ago to protest the Bush
administration's Patriot Act
national security law. He now
considers himself an
independent, with no idea how
he will vote in November.
Pearson said he would not vote
for Grassley's Democratic
opponent, Roxanne Conlin, but
was not eager to see Grassley, a
senator since 1981, win another
term.
"It's time for him to come
home."
(Additional reporting by Karina
Ioffee in New York; Editing by
Peter Cooney)
Aug 12, 2010 7:47am EDT
People feel that the
Governmental elections are
fraudulant, and that the choices
are pre-determined. People also
feel as if the gov has turned its
back on the people, so the
people are doing the same.
Trinkets are no longer
acceptable.
Aug 12, 2010 8:06am EDT
“And everything has gotten so
much worse under Obama…
with all the bailouts…” says the
addled farmer, who has
conveniently forgotten that it
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Jobless claims jump shows labor market ailing
(Reuters: Top News)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:08:42 AM
Case worker Jessica Yon
discusses job eligibility for
unemployed people at a jobs
center in San Francisco,
California in this February 4,
2010 file photo.
Credit: Reuters/Robert
Galbraith/Files
By Corbett B. Daly
WASHINGTON| Thu Aug 12,
2010 11:08am EDT
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The
number of U.S. workers filing
new claims for unemployment
insurance unexpectedly rose last
week to its highest level in close
to six months, a fresh signal of a
weak jobs market.
The number of new claims for
jobless benefits rose 2,000 to
484,000 in the week ended
August 7, the second straight
increase, the Labor Department
said on Thursday. Economists
had expected claims to edge
down to 469,000.
"This is not a good number,"
said John Brady, an analyst at
MF Global in Chicago. "Claims
are going the wrong way. That
has the market concerned."
U.S. stocks opened lower on
both the data and a
disappointing revenue forecast
from tech bellwether Cisco
Systems Inc, while U.S.
Treasury debt prices pared
losses and the dollar trimmed
gains against the yen.
"We are seeing a large number
of mixed signals in both the
market and from our customers'
expectations," Cisco CEO John
Chambers told analysts on
Wednesday. "We think the
words 'unusual uncertainty' are
an accurate description of what
is occurring.
The data comes two days after
the Federal Reserve downgraded
its assessment of the economy's
health and said it would take
steps to ensure its support for
the fragile recovery does not
wane.
The Fed's downbeat view, signs
growth in China was slowing
and trade and inventory data that
led analysts to sharply curb their
view of how strong the U.S.
economy was in the second
quarter had combined on
Wednesday to erase the year's
gains in U.S. stocks.
The euro zone's statistical
agency said on Thursday that
industrial production in the 12-
nation currency bloc declined in
June, a suggestion that growth
could have softened as a
generally vigorous second
quarter ended.
U.S. PESSIMISM RISING
Data for the United States has
been decidedly weak over the
past couple months, with private
-sector job growth lagging
expectations and the
unemployment rate stuck at 9.5
percent. That has fed concerns
the economy could be at risk of
a renewed recession or face a
debilitating bout of deflation as
the weak jobs market pressures
income and prices.
"Whatever recovery we have
seen is an outgrowth of
inventory restocking and
government largess and neither
one is sustainable," said Bob
Andres, chief investment
strategist at Merion Wealth
Partners in Berwyn,
Pennsylvania.
An NBC News/Wall Street
Journal poll released on
Wednesday showed economic
pessimism was rising, a bad sign
for incumbent lawmakers facing
voters in November. Majority
Democrats are at risk of losing
control of the House of
Representatives and possibly
even the Senate.
The poll found that almost two-
thirds of Americans believe the
U.S. economy will worsen
before it gets better, up from 53
percent who felt that way in
January. Nearly six in 10 of
those surveyed said the country
is headed in the wrong direction.
The government said last month
that the economy advanced at a
2.4 percent annualized pace in
the April-June quarter, far more
slowly than the first quarter's 3.7
percent rate.
A wider-than-expected trade
gap and signs businesses were
stockpiling fewer inventories
than thought have led analysts to
warn the economy may have
grown in the second quarter at
less than half the pace the
government estimated on July
30.
IMPORT PRICES SUGGEST
LITTLE INFLATION
The Labor Department said in a
separate release that a rise in oil
prices pushed the cost of
imported goods higher in July
for the first time in three
months, though at half the pace
economists had expected.
Import prices rose 0.2 percent
in July after falling 1.3 percent
in June and a revised 0.8 percent
in May. That left the three-
month cumulative total down
2.0 percent, the largest decline
since the three months ended
February 2009.
Oil import prices rose 2 percent
last month after falling for two
months. In recent days, oil
prices have been declining after
rising steadily in July.
Prices excluding oil fell 0.2
percent in July, signaling a lack
of underlying inflation pressure
from imports.
In its report on jobless claims,
the department said a four-week
moving average of new filings,
which economists prefer
because it smoothes out weekly
fluctuations, rose 14,250 to
473,500. Like the initial claims
figure, that was the highest level
since the week ended February
20.
The number of people still
collecting unemployment
benefits after an initial week of
aid fell 118,000 to 4.45 million
in the week ended July 31, the
lowest level since late June.
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Economists had expected 4.53
million.
The weak jobs market and
rising foreclosures will curb
demand for housing and keep
home prices mostly flat through
2011, a Reuters poll of
economists showed.
Still, most of the economists
said the battered sector would
avoid another major downturn.
(Additional reporting by
Richard Leong and Ryan
Vlastelica in New York; Editing
by Andrea Ricci)
Aug 12, 2010 9:11am EDT
Aug 12, 2010 9:38am EDT
Enough already with the pump
and dump. This was expected.
Double dip recession is not far
behind.
Aug 12, 2010 9:38am EDT
Desertdragon, you just have to
understand the new language.
War is peace, freedom is
slavery, and ignorance is
strength.
Now does it make sense that
worsening economy is called
“recovery,” and other bad news
is “unexpected?”
Aug 12, 2010 9:49am EDT
Bad headline. Only NEW
jobless claims are higher. Total
jobless claims, including new
claims and claims lasting more
than 1 week, are down. Come
on Reuters. Don’t give the
uninformed more rage-fuel.
Aug 12, 2010 9:52am EDT
Outsourcing and H-1Bs have
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U.S. braces for Kandahar fight
(Reuters: Top News)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 5:26:46 AM
Soldiers with the US Army's 1-
320 Field Artillery Regiment,
101st Airborne Division conduct
an early morning patrol in the
village of Saidon Kalacheh in
Arghandab Valley north of
Kandahar July 28, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Bob Strong
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON| Thu Aug 12,
2010 6:26am EDT
WASHINGTON(Reuters) -
Targeted strikes by U.S. special
forces against insurgents around
Kandahar are yielding results,
but war planners expect tough
fighting ahead and more
casualties, a U.S. military
official said on Wednesday.
The campaign to secure the
Taliban's birthplace of Kandahar
in southern Afghanistan is a
central objective of President
Barack Obama's revised war
effort and will factor
prominently in a White House
strategy review in December.
But U.S. officials are playing
down expectations of any quick
turnaround, despite Obama's
July 2011 deadline to start
withdrawing forces from
Afghanistan, conditions
permitting.
Heavy fighting is not expected
in Kandahar city itself, where
efforts are focused on bolstering
security and improving
performance of a local
government often criticized as
ineffective and corrupt, the U.S.
official said.
But some surrounding districts,
including Panjwai, will require
the kind of clearing operations
by NATO and Afghan forces
that mean confrontation with a
Taliban enemy, at its strongest
since the nine-year-old war
began.
"It's going to be some pretty
tough fighting," the U.S.
official, speaking on condition
that he not be named, told a
small group of reporters at the
Pentagon.
"In mid-fall, and I'd say you're
probably going to see an
increase in kinetic activity as we
clear these areas."
Special operations forces have
been paving the way for
traditional clearing operations,
targeting Taliban leaders, their
supplies and bomb-making
factories, the official said. He
did not offer a number of how
many Taliban have been killed
so far by special forces, but said:
"It's important."
"As we're gearing up with the
conventional force to do a
shape, clear, hold, build
(operations), we've been doing a
very high op-tempo special
operations missions into these
areas," the official said.
"And all of these areas are going
to be cleared with good effects.
So we think the conditions are
being set for this campaign to
unfold just the way we think it's
going to."
June was the deadliest month
for U.S. forces since the conflict
began in 2001 and the rising
casualties are eroding support
for the war in Western capitals.
Still, asked about the Kandahar
campaign specifically, the
official said: "This is the
resistance we expected."
KARZAI'S BROTHER
One of the big question marks
over the U.S. strategy in
Kandahar has been Afghan
President Hamid Karzai's half
brother, who has been accused
of corruption and ties to the
drug trade.
As head of Kandahar's
provincial council, Ahmad Wali
Karzai wields considerable
power in the southern Afghan
city.
The U.S. official said the U.S.
anti-corruption strategy was not
focused on individual
"personalities," but instead on
"some of the levers out there
that have been used by power
brokers to exercise influence."
A key way to do that was
tightening control on millions of
dollars spent on U.S. contracts
in Afghanistan.
"Gaining visibility on things like
where our money is going and
then holding people accountable
for how these things are used --
that in fact will constrain any
inappropriate actions by power
brokers," the official said,
responding to a question about
Karzai's brother.
Cooperation by Ahmad Wali
Karzai could be critical to the
Kandahar campaign and the
official acknowledged his
importance.
"He's the brother of the
president with an informal
amount of influence. He has a
role in the legitimate
governance of Kandahar," he
said.
General David Petraeus, the
new commander of U.S. and
NATO Forces in Afghanistan, is
expected to address questions
about efforts to counter
corruption during a media-blitz
due to begin this weekend on a
U.S. talk show, the official said.
Another way of tackling
corruption is a closer look at
contracts given to private
security firms.
"Back to President Karzai, he
stated he wants to stand those
(firms) down within two years.
We think this is very positive.
You know there's estimates of
up to 30,000 private security
contractors out there," the
official said.
"If we can legitimize or
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integrate these people into the
(Afghan National Security
Forces) as we grow them, then
that removes that as another
leaver of malign actors from the
environment."
(Editing by Stacey Joyce)
Aug 12, 2010 9:02am EDT
Why is the US bracing for the
fight in Kandahar?
It is the civilians in Kandahar
that should be bracing
themselves as they’ll get
slaughtered in large numbers as
per the usual American Military
Empire standard operating
procedure.
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Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:31:08 AM in the month and 6 percent in sales keeps home prices from year-over-year basis for the foreclosure rates were Idaho,
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was Hank Paulson, Treasury
Secretary under George W.
Bush, who went hat-in-hand to
Congress to get his blank check.
This quite capably illustrates
the very point that I made in
about 60 letters to every
Democratic Congressional
Representative and Senator I
could stand to mail: the bank
bailout in 2008 was the political
opportunity of a lifetime for
Democrats, and they completely
butchered it, as they butcher
every opportunity.
All they had to do was stand up
in unison and say, “hell no, let
‘em all fail,” and they would’ve
been heroes. Instead, now they
own these bailouts, and the
Republicans, as usual, are off
scot-free for the devastation
they have wreaked on this
country.
Aug 12, 2010 9:18am EDT
Well, most got it right, both
parties aren’t worth spit. When
it comes to these wars and
taking away our rights, Obama’s
just as bad as Bush. They’re
going to turn our country into
something worse than
Communist China. And on the
economy, we all know what’s
going on. Keep giving your
corporate masters an incentive
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Submitted at 8/12/2010 6:00:00 AM
to shift jobs offshore. And If I
give to your campaign and get a
lobbyist, can I get away with not
paying taxes, too?
Aug 12, 2010 9:27am EDT
“And everything has got so
much worse under Obama and
(House Speaker Nancy) Pelosi
with all the bailouts and
ramming that healthcare bill
down our throats.”
The “down our throats” line has
become such a great cultural
indicator. It was the exact
phrase that was repeated
endlessly on Fox News, as they
tried to sink the reform package
with lies and slander. Now when
people say it, you know that
they haven’t actually read the
bill or researched it’s effects on
the economy. They’re just
repeated what they heard from
Glenn Beck.
Do not forget: The health
reform bill was not evil. It
reduces the deficit. It allows you
to keep your old plan if you
want to. It will not impose fees
for the uninsured who are too
poor to afford them. It prevents
insurance companies from
denying your coverage due to
pre-existing conditions. It
reduces the deficit. It was
passed using entirely legal
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means. It reduces the deficit. It
did not include anything related
to “death panels”. IT REDUCES
THE DEFICIT!!!
Please, if you’re going to hate
Obama, pick a good reason, not
these lies. At least if you do
your research before coming to
a conclusion, we can have a
discussion about it and figure
out the best solutions for
America. But if you don’t, then
we’re never going to get
anywhere.
Aug 12, 2010 9:41am EDT
@HemiHead66
How do you respond to these
facts:
- Obama has set a withdrawal
date for troops in Iraq, and is
also planning the start of a
withdrawal in Afghanistan
shortly thereafter. Military
spending has dropped 30 billion
dollars since Obama took office.
- Obama has just signed a bill
into law which removes many
tax incentives for companies
that shift jobs overseas.
- Obama pushed heavily for and
won the wall street reform bill,
which punishes many of the
companies that donated money
to his campaign.
It seems everything you claim
to hate Obama for isn’t even
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true.
Again, I can’t stress this
enough: do the research! I want
us to have a real discussion
about politics before these
elections come up, but too many
people just don’t know the facts!
Aug 12, 2010 10:27am EDT
It time we demand TERM
LIMITS to get these carrier
politicians out. Corruption and
favoritism sets in after time
along with laziness.No more 40
year terms this is ridiculous and
no more pensions or giving self
raises. We the people should
vote and these types of issues. I
can’t give myself a raise. I don’t
get no retirement plan for only
working 2 to 4 years and I only
get 28% of what I was making
and these people get 100% +.
This has got to stop.
I don’t think any elected
official should be in any office
longer than 4 years. Senate
should be cut from 6 to 4 and
that includes the Presidents. 4
years is enough. No elected
official should be allowed to
serve with a criminal back
ground either, and all that is line
to become president if disaster
should strike should have to
prove that they are born with in
the 50 States of the USA
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including the President in office.
No proof no can run….
Aug 12, 2010 10:53am EDT
The only way to get the
attention of Congress is to vote
every incumbent out of office.
Every last one of them.
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brought the American economy
to its knees. It just took one
trillion dollars of deficit
spending to prevent a depression
in the United States and it still
remains to be seen if that vast
amount of money will be
enough. A decadent congress
along with media companies
like WSJ, Fortune, Bloomberg,
and Business Week have misled
the American public into
believing that outsourcing and H
-1Bs will increase our
prosperity. They have fooled the
masses and have enriched
themselves at the expense of the
middle class. The economic
problems of the United States
are now structural in nature and
may not be fixable due to the
power and influence of the pro-
outsourcing and pro-H-1B
enablers. The anti-middle class
business elites have placed the
United States into a position
when China and India can feed
on the U.S economy like
vampires and they are sucking
the life out of what was at one
time a prosperous economy.
Aug 12, 2010 10:00am EDT
Come on, TrueIronPatriot,
Surely you realize that the
number of Americans who each
month fall out of the
unemployment count because
they have used up their
unemployment funds far
exceeds the number of
unemployed Americans who are
finding work.
And surely you realize that the
most Americans who do find
work have taken a big cut in
wages and benefits out of
desperation.
If you are actually optimistic
about the “real data” underlying
this unemployment article, you
should consider changing your
handle to Pollyanna.
Aug 12, 2010 10:18am EDT
Let’s stop with the constant
UNEXPECTED news…
everyone knows our economy is
not recovering, everyone knows
that the policies Obama is so
adamant about are killing our
country,so please do your outlet
a favor and cease trying to pull
blindfolds over the eyes of
Americans….. we aren’t as
dumb as advertised.
True Iron Patriot….. so what
does that mean? Can we all go
out and buy that car we have
been wanting,or maybe take that
vacation that Michelle took? No
matter what numbers you look
at the story is the same…. we
are sinking. Why else would the
Fed be buying our debt?
Aug 12, 2010 10:41am EDT
@perfectforce, you have
summed it up quite well.
America has spent far too long
getting fat on the back of others.
I read with interest that
unemployment rates in
immigrants (regardless of legal
status) in NY are lower than that
of born-in-the-USA residents.
One legal Mexican resident who
had lived there for over a decade
mentioned that $7/hr was low
but it was better than nothing.
Kind of says a lot eh? The
reason why the Asian tigers area
still alive is that they have learnt
how to be very lean when they
need to. And being a resident of
one of the asian nations, I have
observed this all too well over
the last 3 years. Asians will
prefer to take 40% wage cuts
than lose their job – regardless
of level. And no job is too hard/
dirty/below them if it means
having a job……
The US has gotten too fat and
lazy. And as usual, they are
more often than not looking for
someone else to blame – this
year it has been BP. Last year it
was Toyota. (Read some
interesting facts from a study
done by NASA on the black
boxes of the Toyota’s that were
involved in accidents-including
many which showed no signs of
attempts at braking as opposed
to a few which had…) I cant
remember how much the US
wanted to fine Toyota or did
fine but I am sure it was
significantly larger than what
they fined GS (a US owned &
operated bank that was a key
player in nearly destroying the
world economy).
Parties over guys, just pack up
and quietly move on…….
Aug 12, 2010 10:50am EDT
H-1Bs from India had already
taken over the IT jobs in the US.
Thanks to the Outsourcing and
Insourcing in the past 15 years!
Mind-boggling debts, deficit,
wars spendings, high
unemployment and bailouts for
the banksters the economy
won’t get any better as you can
see.
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Analyst to Apple: Time to stop hoarding cash

(CNET News.com) longer-term road map for how (see Exhibit 1). Moreover, the
Submitted at 8/12/2010 8:42:04 AM you plan to use your cash company has exercised
balance and why." exemplary fiscal discipline
Apple's operating expenses as a Apple's cash has been earning throughout this growth phase -
fraction of revenue have been interest at an annual rate of 0.76 both in controlling expenses
steadily declining in recent percent--a "value-destroying" (see Exhibit 2) and avoiding
y e a r s . ( C r e d i t : S a n f o r d C . rate compared to alternatives. costly acquisitions; for all of
Bernstein) Instead, Sacconaghi these outcomes its shareholders
Perhaps $46 billion in walking- recommended an immediate $30 are doubtlessly grateful.
around money is too much. billion share repurchase plan However, in our conversations
So argued a notable financial and a 4 percent annual dividend. with shareholders, one common
analyst on Thursday, saying it's Apple didn't immediately source of frustration - which is
time for Apple to do something r e s p o n d t o a r e q u e s t f o r now bordering on exasperation -
with its colossal cash reserve c o m m e n t . has been Apple's burgeoning
that's better for shareholders. In Computing-industry companies cash balance and the company's
an open letter to Apple's board historically have been more unwillingness to return it to
o f d i r e c t o r s , S a n f o r d C . willing to to keep piles of cash shareholders or discuss its
B e r n s t e i n a n a l y s t T o n i on hand, perhaps as something vision for how the company
Sacconaghi urged Apple to of an insurance policy to deal
Apple will generate almost $20 o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h plans to use it. Apple's cash
either return some cash to with the breakneck pace of
billion more in cash in fiscal shareholders suggest that they balance is of mythic proportions
shareholders as a dividend or change that can rapidly make
2011; with that, even a $30 have not been fully heard on this - higher than the total market
increase the value of Apple one technology obsolete and cap of all but 49 of the S&P 500
billion share buyback and 4 issue."
stock by repurchasing its own elevate another to critical
percent divident would leave The full text of the letter is as companies (see Exhibit 3), the
shares. importance. Having a lot of cash highest among all US listed
$25 billion to $30 billion on the follows:
"In our conversations with lets companies enter a new companies (see Exhibit 4) and
books by the end of fiscal 2011, Dear Apple Board,
shareholders, one common market rapidly through an
he calculated, "providing ample Over the last five years, Apple growing - FCF has been $14.3B
source of frustration--which is acquisition, for example.
financial flexibility." has done an extraordinary job in over the last 4 quarters and we
now bordering on exasperation-- But $46 billion is enough to to
Buying back $30 billion in ( 1 ) c r e a t i n g b r e a k t h r o u g h expect the company to generate
has been Apple's burgeoning acquire an awful lot--any of 439
stock would reduce shares products such as the iPhone and nearly $20 billion in FY 11. We
cash balance and the company's percent of the companies in the
outstanding by 13 percent, iPad; (2) innovating on its i m p l o r e y o u t o c o n s i d e r
unwillingness to return it to Fortune 500, factoring in a 20
boosting earnings per share existing product line; and (3) r e t u r n i n g c a s h t o y o u r
shareholders or discuss its p e r c e n t a c q u i s i t i o n p r i c e
accordingly, he said. fostering a loyal and growing shareholders, along with a
vision for how the company premium. That flexibility is
Sacconaghi concluded with an c u s t o m e r - b a s e . M o s t longer-term road map for how
plans to use it. Apple's cash n i c e , b u t i t a l s o w o r r i e s
e x h o r t a t i o n t o w a r d b e t t e r importantly for shareholders, you plan to use your cash
balance is of mythic proportions shareholders evaluating Apple,
transparency: "Perhaps most these actions have translated balance and why.
--higher than the total market Sacconaghi said.
importantly, we encourage i n t o e a r n i n g s g r o w i n g a A return of cash to investors
cap of all but 49 of the S&P 500 " A r e t u r n o f c a s h t o
Apple to engage in an ongoing stunning 10-fold, resulting in makes sense for several reasons:
companies, the highest among shareholders would mitigate
d i a l o g u e a n d b e m o r e Apple's shares appreciating • C u r r e n t c a s h l e v e l s a r e
all U.S.-listed companies and investor fear of a potentially
transparent with shareholders 487% over the last five years excessive relative to what Apple
growing," Sacconaghi wrote. l a r g e , v a l u e - d e s t r o y i n g
about cash usage. As board (2nd highest among all S&P 500 requires to run its operations.
"We implore you to consider acquisition and create financial
members, you are legal stewards companies), while total returns We estimate that - at most -
r e t u r n i n g c a s h t o y o u r discipline," he said. ANALYST page 24
of shareholders' interests, and on the broader market were -1%
shareholders, along with a Sacconaghi estimates that
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Inside the Mind of an Early Stage Venture Capitalist
Chris Cameron
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 8:30:00 PM
Ever wondered what goes on
inside the brain of a venture
capitalist? What kinds of
companies do they look for?
What most impresses them
about entrepreneurs? Where do
they see the industry heading?
Certainly these are all things
that any early stage startup or
first time entrepreneur would
find value in knowing from a
VC - especially one with several
years of experience in a
particular industry. Today I had
the opportunity to pick the brain
of Matt Fates, a partner at
Boston's Ascent Venture
Partners, a firm focusing on
early stage investments. Here's
what he had to say about these
questions.
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What qualities do you look for
in entrepreneurs?
"We are always looking for a
few things, and they really don't
ever change," Fates told
ReadWriteWeb. "We look for
strong people with experience
and leadership qualities that
have either the technological
knowledge or that something
special that allows them to be a
leader."
I hear a lot about how a VC
invests more in the
entrepreneurs than the business
idea itself, so it's not surprising
that Fates jumps right to the
quality of people when
considering potential
investments. A team with
experience and leadership will
go much further with an okay
business idea than will a team
with a great idea but neither of
these qualities.
And what about the companies
themselves?"When we see that
the customers validate the
company we can then think
about how many other people
have this problem and how
quickly we can scale the
company."
- Matt Fates Fates says one
thing that he and his firm look
for is companies that have
sought out Ascent based on
research. Don't go blindly
fishing for funding - instead,
search for the VCs that are most
likely to be interested in your
idea and most likely to help you
succeed. Ascent, he says,
focuses on B2B enterprise IT
solutions - so don't come to
them if you want to build a
consumer-based social network,
for example.
Additionally, he says that
companies need be actively
engaging an audience of users
when they come to the table.
"We do like to see companies
that have been very frugal and
have scratched and fought their
way to building a product and
selling it, proving that it works
and solved a pain point," he
says. "By doing this they're
taking out the tech risk and
making it more about business
execution. When we see that the
customers validate the company
we can then think about how
many other people have this
problem and how quickly we
can scale the company."
But what about first timers
without startup experience?
How can they get a chance to sit
at the table with you?
"There is no magic formula,"
says Fates. "Knowing the
industry is important, as are
other types of experience, but
running a successful company is
not mandatory. First time CEOs
sometimes do well, and we've
backed some ourselves. It's
more about having deep insight
into an industry. We look for
real leadership skills, people
who can run a company and
convince people to join their
team, and convince customers to
buy their product."
Fates stresses the point that a
pair of technical co-founders are
much worse off when
approaching a VC than a small
team with some business-
minded entrepreneurs. The
smallest teams he says the firm
looks to invest in contain 5
people. Basically, teams need to
have a few technical people
(developers, engineers) and a
few sales, marketing and biz dev
folks. This dichotomous
organization is the best way "to
make headway in the venture
community," says Fates.
What trends are you seeing
among the companies you invest
in? Any mobile, location or
emerging tech?
"Mobility is a very good sector
and we have a few investments
in that space, but at a higher
level there are two major
trends," says Fates. "First is the
explosion of data. There is a
massive amount of information
that is being gathered and
digitized these days and it's
mostly unstructured [...] The
second is the power of the web
to transform industries [...]
People expect to use the web to
do things these days."
Ascent porfolio companies like
ClickFox and HubCast are
prime examples of these two
trends. ClickFox provides
businesses with customer
experience analytics from not
just the web, but also from
automated phone systems. On
the industry revolution side,
HubCast has used the power of
the web to disrupt the
commercial printing industry.
IPOs and Early Stage
Investing...
There were lots of other great
comments that Fates made
during our discussion. We
discussed the potential
consolidation of the VC industry
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- something he agrees will
happen to a certain extent. I
mentioned the recent trends
around IPOs, and he noted that
public offerings go up and down
a lot, so they are not likely back
for good, but more are on the
horizon this year.
"Ging public is a point in your
history and you have to continue
to do well afterwords," says
Fates, contrasting to finality of
mergers and acquisitions - a
factor that could be influencing
the drop in IPOs over the last
several years. "M&A is an
outcome and people get
liquidity."
As for why Ascent chooses to
focus on early stage
investments, Fates attributes that
to the success of the VC model
at smaller sizes.
"With the venture capital model,
it's easier to multiply a modest
amount of capital than it is with
a larger investment," says Fates,
pointing out the speed at which
early stage tech companies can
grow. "Investing a small amount
up front allows the company to
make reasonable progress -
they've got to do well but they
don't have to hit homeruns all
the time."
"Having 30 small investments
takes just as much time as
having a few really bigs ones,"
he adds. "When you're in, you're
in." Discuss
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Browser War? Top Three Web Browsers Launching New

Betas
Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 12:00:04 PM

Your choice in Web browser is

about to get more interesting as
all three of the top browsers on
the market today - Microsoft
Internet Explorer, Firefox and
Google Chrome - prepare and
launch updated beta versions,
each offering compelling, and in
some cases unique, new
features.
Although IE's beta launch is
still weeks away, the company
has detailed its plans for the
improved browser, which
include additions like hardware
acceleration, HTML5 support
and a faster JavaScript engine.
Firefox, meanwhile, has added
multi-touch support for
biggest component to the IE9 even low-end computers like JavaScript benchmarking. Besides allowing users to
Windows 7, among other things.
upgrade, even if IE is playing a netbooks, although high-end Firefox 4, Beta 3 browse the Web via standard
And Chrome's latest has added
bit of catch-up to the other PCs will see more of an impact. Firefox is steadily forging touch gestures, as is possible
form Autofill plus extension and
browsers on the market. That Currently, Safari has some ahead on its path to the public today with tablet and other
autofill synchronization.
said, the HTML5 support will hardware acceleration and release of Firefox 4. The latest mobile touchscreen browsers,
Sponsor
be fully hardware-accelerated, Mozilla has introduced this release, Beta 3, incorporates a Firefox also introduces new
Which browser is right for you
meaning, in basic terms, IE can feature into its nightly builds, number of JavaScript-related "touch events," or on-screen
now? Here are some of the top
tap into the computer's hardware but it remains off by default. speed improvements, but the big actions that can manipulate Web
features arriving in the new
to speed up browser Another feature unique to IE 9 news this go-round is the content itself. These so-called
betas: Internet Explorer 9
performance. The browser will Beta is the "Chakra" JavaScript addition of multi-touch support "MozTouch" events would
The IE 9 Beta is expected out
introduce support for the engine. Microsoft explains that for Windows 7. allow users to actually
next month and with its launch,
HTML5 Canvas element to this engine will be integrated The Windows operating system manipulate objects on a Web
the features the company has
provide hardware accelerated into IE itself, instead of being has multi-touch support built-in, page using multi-touch. This
been touting via its " Platform
canvas, video and audio, outside the browser. This results allowing users to interact with feature allows developers to
Previews," (developer versions
speeding up things like rich in significant performance OS components by touching the create entirely new, interactive
of the IE 9 browser provided for
Internet applications, online improvements over IE's computer screen with their experiences for their websites,
testing purposes) will be baked
games, video and more. predecessor and even help put fingers. Now, Firefox will also explains Mozilla's Felipe
into the final code.
The gains hardware IE 9 more on par with its allow for a similar type of BROWSER page 28
HTML5 support is probably the
acceleration makes can help competitors in terms of interaction.
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ANALYST
continued from page 21
Apple requires $10B in cash on
hand to run its ongoing
operations. Given its negative
cash conversion cycle and
strong cash flow, it may require
much less, but we do appreciate
the fact that the company had
outstanding off-balance sheet
third-party manufacturing
commitments and component
purchase commitments of $6.2B
at the end of FQ3 10 which its
cash balance may help
guarantee/fund; however, even
if we assume that Apple does
need $10B to operate the
company, that still leaves $36B
of excess cash.
• Prevailing returns on cash are
very low, destroying
shareholder value. Apple earned
0.76% interest on its cash
reserves vs. an implied expected
return of ~11% on the stock -
this large negative spread on
cash indicates that holding onto
excess cash is eroding
shareholder value. Moreover,
several academic studies point
to a high correlation between
return of cash and long term
shareholder returns.
• A return of cash would create
financial discipline and alleviate
investor concerns about a
potentially imprudent
acquisition. Apple's burgeoning
cash balance creates the
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perception that the company
may spend it on large
acquisition(s) that shareholders
believe might be value-
destroying longer-term. While
we acknowledge that Apple has
been disciplined in this regard,
with a history of making
relatively small acquisitions for
talent and technology only, this
investor concern is longer- term
and based on what has
historically transpired at other
companies. A return of cash and
/or a transparent policy around
use of cash would help alleviate
this investor concern and ensure
financial discipline on current
and future management teams at
the company.
• A return of cash to
shareholders could attract a new
class of investors. While Apple
is widely owned today, there are
investment managers with
mandates that they invest only
in dividend-paying stocks.
Additionally, some investors are
ideologically opposed to
investing in companies that lack
a clear policy on cash usage.
Furthermore, several investors
have told us that they discount
Apple's large cash balance when
valuing the company given that
return of cash is neither
imminent nor certain.
• Dividends or share repurchases
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could potentially lead to
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shareholder returns. Return of a
portion of this cash along with
the articulation of a clear cash-
usage policy would likely lead
to a multiple expansion as
shareholders' expectations of
having a claim on the excess
cash becomes more clear.
Moreover, if Apple chose to use
some of its cash to buy back
stock it would translate into
higher earnings per share (EPS).
Three broad options exist for a
return of cash: (1) a one time
dividend; (2) ongoing dividends,
and (3) share repurchases. We
believe that investors' bias -
even in the face of changing tax
laws - is for Apple to institute a
regular dividend coupled with
buybacks, but we would
encourage Apple to engage and
poll its investor base and
potential shareholders to more
systematically gauge sentiment.
The majority view among
shareholders we have spoken
with is that a one-time dividend
would be least desirable.
Our analysis indicates that a 4%
dividend would have consumed
about 65% of Apple's trailing 4-
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$4.5+ billion in excess cash for
corporate needs, acquisitions
and share repurchases. Even if
Apple's earnings multiple
expanded by 50%, a 4%
dividend would amount to an
estimated 71% of cash
generated in FY 11, leaving $5+
billion in excess cash, above and
beyond your existing cash
balance of $46 billion. We note
that a 4% dividend yield would
not be unprecedented among
technology companies; we think
Apple should be a leader in
returning cash to its
shareholders and a 4% dividend
yield would rank it among the
top 10 technology companies
(see Exhibit 5). Exhibit 6
provides expected cash flow
payout ratios on alternative
dividend rates.
A $30 billion share repurchase
(65% of your current cash
balance) would lower Apple's
shares outstanding by 13%,
effectively boosting EPS by a
similar amount. Apple could
consider ongoing repurchases in
the open market, or an
accelerated share repurchase
(ASR), which has been used
recently by other large cap tech
companies, including HP and
IBM (see Exhibit 7). Exhibit 8
provides a sensitivity analysis of
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the size of buyback vs. share
count reduction, based on
Apple's current stock price.
Given Apple's powerful cash
generation, arguably both a
dividend and share repurchase
could be done in parallel. Using
our assumptions of a 4% annual
dividend and $30B immediate
buyback, Apple would still
retain an estimated $25 - $30
billion in cash on its balance
sheet at the end of FY11,
providing ample financial
flexibility.
Perhaps most importantly, we
encourage Apple to engage in an
ongoing dialogue and be more
transparent with shareholders
about cash usage. As Board
members, you are legal stewards
of shareholders' interests, and
our conversations with
shareholders suggest that they
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Craigslist Under Fire for Kids On "Adult Services"

Adrianne Jeffries craigslist's adult services you'll see ads with pictures of services, and our screeners look
(ReadWriteWeb) section, but craigslist is "not by scantily-clad men and women, for anything that may be
Submitted at 8/12/2010 2:00:29 AM any means" the main venue, said offering a massage or an inconsistent with that
Andrea Austin, a spokesperson ambiguous "good time," often representation.
It's the story that seems to pop for the anti-human trafficking are about minors, or that with a dollar figure per hour. And of course, each user
up every year or so - the organization Polaris Project, violations are not as rampant as Ads that could be for underage provides us with credit card
classified ads site craigslist.org which runs the National Human media reports imply. Policing teens and children are harder to information and a telephone
is again being accused of Trafficking Hotline. user-generated content find, but they're there, usually number that can be tracked back
facilitating crime in its "adult "I'm wary that people are getting Craigslist is not legally liable with code words such as "fresh," to them in the event of unlawful
services" section. But this time, so caught up in craigslist that f o r p o s t s t h a t a d v e r t i s e "new" or "just 18." behavior.
the allegations are even more they're forgetting why they're prostitution or child prostitution Those ads could be getting Pimps can use craigslist - but so
serious. talking about it," Austin said. u n d e r s e c t i o n 2 3 0 o f t h e through because they don't can cops
Last week, craigslist was the "Sex trafficking happens and it Communications Decency Act, explicitly mention sex, Opsahl And that may be the strongest
subject of a primetime CNN happens in the United States. said Kurt Opsahl, a senior staff said. case for keeping craigslist's
story that criticized the site for Craigslist is just one vehicle that attorney with the Electronic "In a law enforcement context, adult services section around - it
"not doing enough" to prevent traffickers use." Frontier Foundation, a digital if you brought that [ad] to a jury brings trafficking above ground.
child sex trafficking, quoting a Craigslist asked users to send rights advocacy group. accusing someone of Police can use the information
youth rights advocate who said an email to the site if they see a That's the same provision that prostitution, the jury would on craigslist to stage stings,
craigslist is the primary venue prohibited listing, such as one makes it possible for sites like probably acquit because that which would do more to combat
for selling minors for sex. The that explicitly or implicitly Yelp and Twitter and features doesn't prove it," he said. sex trafficking than anything
reporter ambushed craigslist advertises a minor for sex. But like Amazon user reviews to Craigslist would have to ban all craigslist could do, Opsahl said.
founder Craig Newmark, who despite the increased attention to exist. Without that protection, posts with "a suggestive photo, "As I understand it, craigslist is
appeared to be unable to answer the issue, craigslist said it has t h e p o t e n t i a l l i a b i l i t y o f measurements and a dollar actually trying really hard to be
her questions about what the site seen "absolutely nothing" in the allowing users to contribute figure, and that seems to be a a good actor here," Opsahl said.
is doing to prevent exploitation way of an increase of crimes content would be too great to tough rule," he said. Over If you suspect human
of underage girls. reported to legal@craigslist.org. allow such sites to exist without 750,000 ads have been rejected, trafficking on craigslist, alert
Sponsor An ad from the "casual intensive monitoring, he said. under unwritten standards law enforcement and send an
Craigslist later responded that it encounters" section of craigslist Ads for sex are getting through Newmark said the site has email to legal@craigslist.org.
works "tirelessly" to prevent ads in Washington, D.C. Ads in C r a i g s l i s t i s n ' t l e g a l l y rejected over 725,000 adult You can also report suspected
for minors in the adult services "casual encounters" display responsible for any of the services ads, but declined to trafficking to the National
section and works with law l i n k s t o " f l a g " a p o s t a s content uploaded by users. But spell out the guidelines craigslist Human Trafficking Resource
enforcement and non-profits to prohibited, but ads in "adult advertising for illegal services is uses: I can't discuss specific Center by calling 1-888-373-
fight child sex trafficking. services" do not. Thanks against its terms of use and screening criteria without 7888. More information about
But the story continues to ripple to@capnleela for help finding craigslist says it screens all ads helping the bad guys get around human trafficking, of minors
through the media, and CNN ran sketchy ads. and rejects those that are about our protective measures, but I and otherwise in the United
a second segment two days ago. That suggests that either the ads sex. can say that in order to post, States, is here. Discuss
Craigslist a red herring? are so cleverly coded that But check the adult services each user must confirm that she
There are ads for minors in ordinary users can't tell that they section of any major city and or he is advertising only legal
The Old Way
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Flying Green: The Possibilities And Challenges Of Electric

Aircraft
Matylda Czarnecka
(TechCrunch)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 8:06:55 AM

Airplanes release greenhouse

emissions into the atmosphere
and require enormous amounts
of fuel to fly. A Boeing 747 can
consume up to five gallons of
fuel per mile. But what if planes
could be powered by electricity?
Though they won’t replace
passenger airliners anytime
soon, small, zero-emission,
electric planes are flying today.
Engineers have been pursing
electric flight for decades. In
1979, the Solar Riser became
the first manned electric aircraft
to fly. It used photovoltaic cells
to charge a battery that powered
an electric motor, but could only
fly five minutes, at which point
it could either glide or land.
Many enhancements have been $89,000. manufacturer, the Italian startup aircraft innovation. Next are heavy and large, but
made since, and several models The E430 seats two people and DigiSky, wants to try hydrogen summer’s competition, the airplanes need to be light to take
of electric planes are showing flies up to 95 miles per hour, or fuel cells next. Green Flight Challenge, will off and stay in the air.
signs of promise. Two of the 60 miles per hour when Here is a video of its record- center around efficiency: the Solar powered airplanes have
most interesting planes to fly cruising. Without passengers the setting flight: minimum bar for entry will be the advantage of being
recently are the E430 and the plane weighs 561 pounds, which Electric planes capture the for aircraft that can surpass the lightweight in comparison to
SkySpark. includes its 184-pound lithium imaginations and ambitions of equivalent fuel-efficiency of 200 battery-powered planes. Earlier
Yuneec International‘s E430 polymer battery that needs three many, including Tesla founder miles per gallon per passenger. this summer, a solar powered
won the Lindbergh Electric to four hours to charge. Elon Musk, who has said he’s The technology is improving, airplane set a new record by
Airplane Prize at the World This video from Yuneec shows interested in building an but that doesn’t mean it’s near flying for 26 straight hours. Its
Electric Aircraft Symposium the plane in action: “electric super sonic plane” in developed enough to green up 12,000 solar cells charged
last month. Yuneec opened a The SkySpark set a record for the future. 747s. One of the main things batteries that took over when the
260,000 square foot factory in electric airplane air speed when NASA is also behind the cause, prohibiting passenger planes sun set. This solar/battery
China and was the first it reached 155 miles per hour helping run Centennial from going electric is battery combination can theoretically
commercially available electric last year. It also runs on lithium Challenges for Aeronautics technology. Batteries with
aircraft, with a price tag of FLYING page 27
polymer batteries, though its competitions to encourage enough juice to power a plane
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FLYING
Mac 101: Five tips for working with PDF files in continued from page 26

keep a plane in the air for years,

Mac OS X though its size and weight
capacity is still limited by
Sang Tang (The Unofficial click on "File" and then select create a new image based on battery technology.
Apple Weblog (TUAW)) "Print." Then, you'll be this selection. To do this in the Wireless power transmission
Submitted at 8/12/2010 11:00:00 AM presented with a dialog box with PDF, click on the "Select" tool, has also been tested, though far
a "PDF" button on the left. Click select an area, and copy it. Then, less than battery and solar. The
One of the best things about on this button and select "Save in Preview.app, click on "File," technology sends microwave
Mac OS X is its built-in support as PDF." select "New from clipboard," energy or lasers through the air
for PDF files. Instead of testing Annotate and voila, your selection is in a to an airplane’s receiver. NASA
your sanity while you wait Once you've created your PDF, new document. This document has demonstrated the technology
(sometimes it can seem like you can annotate it. Open up can be saved in a variety of works with small, unmanned
forever) for Adobe Acrobat to your PDF in Preview.app, click formats, including PDF, JPG, solar craft, but has yet to try it
open a PDF file, you can use on "View," and select "Show and PNG. on larger aircraft.
Preview.app to open them up Annotations Toolbar." After see fit. PDF parsing and rendering are Another concept that could help
quickly. However, built-in PDF doing so, a toolbar will appear Bookmarks core features of Mac OS X and longer flights become more
support allows you to do other on the bottom left of your Let's say that a couple of pages iOS. While providing for native feasible is regenerative soaring,
neat things as well. Here are five document. Alternatively, the within a PDF interest you, and support for PDF files, it also in which a propeller acts as a
of my favorites. toolbar will also be displayed if you want to revisit them later. served as the foundation for the wind turbine to generate energy
Print you select any of the annotate T o d o t h i s , c l i c k o n recently released Web-based when the plane flies through an
At the top of the list is the options under the "Tools" menu. "Bookmarks" in Preview.app jailbreak for the iPhone. updraft. The Electraflyer C‘s
ability to create a PDF from Annotations include the ability and select "Add Bookmark" (or TUAW Mac 101: Five tips for propeller can be turned into a
almost any document. Whether to create text boxes (useful for use the Cmd+D shortcut). One working with PDF files in Mac wind-powered generator at a flip
it's a Word or Pages document, filling out forms), add notes, or of the neat things about this OS X originally appeared on of a switch to charge its lithium-
a spreadsheet, or a Web page, in highlight and create shapes feature is that, even if your PDF The Unofficial Apple Weblog ion-polymer batteries. The plane
most instances you'll be able to (among other things). isn't open, you can still access (TUAW) on Thu, 12 Aug 2010 weighs 380 pounds and can fly
create PDFs out of them. Many Rearrange your bookmarks. 11:00:00 EST. Please see our about 90 minutes, reaching
Windows users print to a PDF You can also move pages Crop terms for use of feeds. speeds of up to 80 miles per
printer in order to create a PDF around within Preview.app (like I've made no secret about my Read| Permalink| Email this| hour. Once drained, the batteries
file, and in a similar manner, rearranging the songs in an fondness of Preview.app's image Comments require a six-hour charge.
creating PDFs on Mac OS X iTunes playlist). Simply choose editing ability, and this extends It’ll be a long time before your
involves selecting the print "Contact sheet" or "Thumbnail" to PDFs as well. One neat image next commercial business flight
option from the app that you're view from the sidebar, and then editing feature for PDFs is the is green, but those considering a
working in. Within the app, drag and drop your pages as you ability to select an area and pilot’s license have a few
greener birds to choose from.

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continued from page 23
Gomez via blog post.
The APIs developed for this
only work in Firefox and only
on the Windows platform for
now, but Gomez says the
organization will introduce them
to W3C to discuss
standardization.
Chrome 6 Beta
Not to be outdone, Google also
pushed out new code on its Beta
Channel, introducing a number
of new features to its Chrome
browser. The most obvious of
the changes is a user interface
overhaul which has streamlined
the top toolbar. The stop/refresh
button has been relocated to the
left-side of the Omnibox (the
combined search/address box)
and the two settings menus have
been merged into one.
Javascript improvements to the
V8 engine make the beta 15%
faster than the stable build on
SunSpider benchmarks, says
Google, and 64% faster on
Mozilla's Dromaeo DOM core
benchmark, both common tests
for determining browser
Cloud Notes Saves Notes to Google
Docs Right from the Windows
Sidebar [Downloads]
Jason Fitzpatrick (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 6:30:00 AM
Windows 7: Cloud Notes is a
performance.
The most notable
improvements in the Chrome
Beta, however, are the addition
of Autofill for forms and
upgrades to the synchronization
feature. Chrome will now save
up form data over time (name,
address, phone, credit card
number, etc.) and then offer it to
you when you're filling out long
forms on the Web. Credit card
information is never saved
unless you ask, notes Google.
Also new is an improved
synchronization platform. Now,
in addition to syncing
bookmarks, preferences and
themes, users can opt to sync
this Autofill data (without credit
card info) and their extensions
between copies of the browser
on separate machines.
Is This War?
Let's not get hyperbolic here,
though. Web browsers are in a
constant state of improvement,
given the ever-changing nature
of the Web and technology,
itself. The coinciding nature of
handy sidebar gadget that puts a
these three betas may not
necessarily point to increased
competition between the
organizations (aka "war"), but is
simply an unplanned
concurrence of releases and
updates.
Or not. After all, he who has
the most users wins, right?
Each browser maker has its
own unique vision for what
features are important for the
future of the Web beyond the
obvious (support for standards
and continual speed
improvements), that is. In this
beta lineup, Chrome is focused
on synchronization and
simplicity, Mozilla on multi-
touch and developer APIs and
IE on hardware acceleration for
canvas, audio and video. Which
of these do you think holds the
most promise for end users and/
or Web developers? Discuss
Google Docs-powered scratch
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More »
E-reader News Edition
China Mobile, Xinhua
launch search venture
(CNET News.com) orchestrated by Google as a way
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:21:04 AM to skirt China's censorship laws,
which have been a thorn in the
Google may soon have even side of the search giant since it
m o r e c o m p e t i t i o n f o r t h e set up shop in the country in
attention of Chinese citizens 2006.
doing Web searches. Beyond any threat the new
China's state-run Xinhua News search engine may pose, Google
Agency announced Thursday has also been shedding users to
that it has signed an agreement local competitor Baidu, which
with local carrier China Mobile enjoys a much larger and
to set up a new search engine growing share of the market. In
company. the first quarter, Google's search
Though few details were engine share in China dropped
provided, Xinhua said that work to 24.2 percent from 30.9
on the new search venture has percent, while Baidu's climbed
r e a c h e d a " s u b s t a n t i v e to 70 percent from 64 percent,
operation" stage, according to according to Chinese research
the Associated Press. Xinhua firm Analysys International
also didn't specify whether the cited by the AP.
search site would be directed In the mobile search arena,
toward the Internet in general or Google also trails with a 12.3
toward the mobile market, percent share, compared with
which could tie in with China Baidu's 34.3 percent and another
Mobile's involvement. competitor Easou.com with 16.9
Though it will likely take time percent, according to the AP.
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Camera+ pulled from App Store for 'volume
button as camera shutter' workaround
Chris Rawson (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 8/12/2010 3:00:00 AM
From the "It Was Only a Matter
of Time Department" comes
news that Camera+, the top-
rated photography app from
developer tap tap tap, has been
pulled from the App Store, most
likely for violating Apple's
developer agreement. Apple
previously rejected an update to
the Camera+ app which would
have allowed users to use one of
the iPhone's volume buttons as a
mechanical shutter button while
using Camera+. This is a
feature many iPhone
photographers have wished for -
- tapping the screen to take a
picture is far less stable than
pressing a physical button -- but
Apple cited "user confusion" in
rejecting the Camera+ update
which included the feature.
tap tap tap posted (and later
deleted) instructions on Twitter
that allowed users to enable the
" volume button as shutter"
functionality via a back door
workaround. This is most likely
what got Camera+ kicked off
the App Store; other apps with
Online Features - September 2010
(Cooking Light: Editor's Picks)
Sorry, Readability was unable
to parse this page for content.
"hidden features" or "easter
eggs" like this have been
banished from the App Store
before, like a flashlight app that
allowed users to stealthily
enable internet tethering.
Apple's well within its rights to
react in this manner when
developers put "hidden" features
in their apps. On the other side
of the mobile pond, Android
users are currently getting hit by
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article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets Term Extraction.
an Easy Ride in the
Independent. Available tools:
a trojan posing as a media
player app which then sends
unauthorized SMS messages to
premium-rate numbers. While
Apple's "user confusion" excuse
for not letting Camera+ use the
volume buttons as a shutter
doesn't necessarily fly (how
often are you going to mess with
the iPhone's volume while
taking a picture?), tap tap tap's
"workaround" was out of line, at
Technology/ Culture/ Food/
least in principle -- if Apple's
not going to let a flashlight app
secretly enable internet tethering
or allow apps with blatant
malware on the App Store, then
it shouldn't come as a surprise
that "hidden" functionality,
however innocuous, will get
your app banished.
Hopefully this ban is only
temporary until Camera+ gets
updated without the
"workaround" in place -- or,
better still, Apple could
recognize that many users have
triple-digit IQs and stop citing
"user confusion" as an excuse
for denying useful functionality.
Either way, I hope Camera+
comes back eventually.
TUAW Camera+ pulled from
App Store for 'volume button as
camera shutter' workaround
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10 Tips for
Your First
Day of Work
(HowStuffWorks Daily Feed)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:00:00 AM
As of June 2010, there were
14.6 million unemployed adults
in America, representing some
9.5 percent of the work force
[source: BLS]. In this ultra-tight
employment market, you're darn
lucky to get your resume read,
let alone land a job. But if by
some miracle you get your foot
in the door, try not to
immediately put it in your
mouth.
The first day at a new job is
critical for making the right
impression. After all, no office
needs another toxic co-worker:
the know-it-all, the gossip
hound, the death breath guy and
the "hey, look at my underwear"
lady. Instead, you want to ooze
dependability, preparedness,
politeness, good grooming and
above all, normality.
Here are our top 10 tips for a
successful first day on a new
job, starting with something you
should try to do away from your
desk: sleep.
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Ford microgrid to combine solar with How to publish an
EV charging
(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:13:01 AM
What is now a Ford SUV
factory will become a solar-
powered facility turning out fuel
-efficient cars.
Ford Motor on Thursday
announced a plan with utility
Detroit Edison to install a 500-
kilowatt solar array and battery
energy storage from Xtreme
Power at Ford's Michigan
Assembly plant in Wayne,
Michigan.
A Ford factory microgrid will
combine on-site solar generation
with a battery which will be
used to charge electric vehicles.
Click to enlarge.(Credit: Ford)
The set-up is meant to make
Ford's operations cleaner and
serve as a smart-grid test case.
Installation for the system,
which will cost $5.8 million, is
scheduled to start later this year,
the companies involved said.
The electricity generated by the
solar panels will feed into the
grid to offset a portion of the
power used at the plant. The
panels will also charge the 750-
kilowatt energy storage system,
which is able to store two
megawatt-hours of energy. The
Ford panels will be much larger
than a household rooftop solar
array, which can have a capacity
of anywhere from two to 10
kilowatts. The average U.S.
E-reader News Edition
Apple iBook
Mike Schramm (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:00:00 AM
We've covered the issue
tangentially before, but in case
our guides on EPUB and the
process itself haven't been
enough to inspire you would-be
authors to self-publish your
book in iBooks, Greg Mills has
a step-by-step guide just for
you. Of course, the hardest part application process, but even
may be actually writing the that's just standard bureaucracy.
book, but once you've gotten It's pretty amazing that with just
that out of the way, you're just a a standard Mac, a little patience,
format check, a registration, and and the right information,
home uses about 11 megawatt- can later test using vehicle an upload away from becoming almost anybody can publish on
hours per year. batteries for grid storage once an e-published author. Apple's iBooks store. If you go
By using solar power and the batteries are beyond their It's really not complicated, and through the whole process and
charging the batteries at off- useful life for cars. while there are a few hoops to get a title published, send us a
peak times for later use, Ford The project is partially paid by jump through (you need to make tip, and let us know how it went.
expects it will save $160,000 a Detroit Edision's solar program, sure that your files match up TUAW How to publish an
year in energy costs. in which either customer or exactly to the store's format, and Apple iBook originally appeared
The system will include 10 utility-owned solar arrays are then, of course, you need to let on The Unofficial Apple
e l e c t r i c v e h i c l e c h a r g i n g installed and connected to the Apple know that you're legit and Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 12
stations, which will charge grid. Adding on-site storage will responsible), Mills' steps make Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please
electric trucks that transport allow Ford and the utility to see the process almost completely see our terms for use of feeds.
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Gartner: Smartphone Sales Up 50%, Purdue's 'self-calibrating'

Android Takes Overtakes Apple MEMS could produce the
Worldwide most accurate sensors yet
Darren Murph (Engadget)
Mike Melanson with more than 10 million units.
(ReadWriteWeb) Carolina Milanesi, research Submitted at 8/12/2010 11:02:00 AM

Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:20:07 AM vice president at Gartner,

In a report examining quarterly
mobile device sales, research
firm Gartner found that sales of
mobile devices have increased
by nearly 14% since the same
period in 2009, with smartphone
sales accounting for 19% of
worldwide devices sales.
According to the report, certain
factors such as components
shortages restricted smartphone
sales, but overall sales increased
by 50%, with Android making
the biggest gains among
smartphone platforms.
Sponsor
61.6 million smartphones were
sold in the second quarter of
2010, as compared to just over
40 million in 2009, with the
biggest change coming in
operating systems. Android
overtook Apple's iOS for the
number three spot worldwide
Micro electromechanical
explains that a number of factors
systems, or MEMS, aren't
account for Android's explosive
anything new. But Purdue
growth over the past year.
University's Jason Vaughn
"A non-exclusive strategy that
Clark has ideas that are far
produces products selling across
grander than those we've seen
many communication service
already. Mr. Clark has the gurus working on this stuff
providers (CSPs), andthe
purportedly developed a new long to improve the accuracy of
backing of so many device
take on an old spin, with electro atomic force microscopes and to
manufacturers, which are
and passed Research In Motion's micro metrology (EMM) eventually create a diminutive
bringing more attractive devices
operating system to take the enabling engineers to "account AFM-on-a-chip, which --
to market at several different
number one spot in the U.S. for process variations by according to Clark -- could
price points, were among the
Gartner's numbers confirm determining the precise "open the door to the nanoworld
factors that yielded its growth
reports from earlier this month, movement and force that's being to a much larger number of
this quarter," said Milanesi.
when we reported that applied to, or sensed by, a groups or individuals." We're
The report also explains that "a
shipments of Android phones MEMS device." These self- waiting.
wider global rollout of iPhone 4
has increased by nearly 900% to calibrating machines are the first Purdue's 'self-calibrating'
will sustain Apple's sales
become the largest smartphone to do so without any external MEMS could produce the most
momentum throughout the
platform in the country. Indeed, references, which would allow accurate sensors yet originally
second half of 2010" and that
just a year ago Android nanotechnologists, crime appeared on Engadget on Thu,
"Apple's sales would have been
accounted for under 2% of the forensics researchers and a 12 Aug 2010 11:02:00 EDT.
higher if it had not had to face
smartphone market worldwide, whole host of others to Please see our terms for use of
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TUAW's Daily App:

HTC hits top 10, Android surges Solipskier
Mike Schramm (The Unofficial gates, tunnels, and jumps that
(CNET News.com) 2010. The research firm Gartner/highlight added by Apple Weblog (TUAW)) get placed in your path.
Submitted at 8/12/2010 8:34:52 AM attributes this to the popularity CNET Asia) Submitted at 8/12/2010 8:00:00 AM There's a really great pick-up-
of the Android platform and However, HTC still has quite a and-play vibe to the title, and it's
Taiwan-based manufacturer HTC's aggressive branding bit of catching up to do as Solipskier is kind of a mix of fun enough to keep you coming
HTC has been growing its strategy. Apple, which took the next the growing line drawing genre back again and again. If you
market share steadily for some HTC took the eighth position higher spot at No. 7, sold a lot and the classic Line Rider game. don't believe me, give it a shot
time now, thanks to strong for mobile devices sold in the more iPhones--about 8.7 million A little headphone wearing skier online right now for free. If you
c o n s u m e r i n t e r e s t i n second quarter of 2010.(Credit: during the same period. (at least he wears headphones as enjoy it enough to spend the
smartphones, something the Gartner/highlight added by The usual suspects took the top long as he can keep them on) money, you can grab a universal
company specializes in. CNET Asia) spots with Nokia at No. 1, travels along a snow ridge that version on the App Store for just
Today, Gartner released its This point is further backed up commanding 34.2 percent of you actually draw with your US $2.99.
numbers for worldwide mobile by numbers showing Google's total sales. Korean giants finger as you play the game; he TUAW TUAW's Daily App:
device sales for the second mobile platform overtaking Samsung and LG took the No. 2 speeds up or slows down based Solipskier originally appeared
quarter of 2010 and, for the first Apple's iOS to take third and No. 3 positions, on the slope that you trace out o n T h e U n o f f i c i a l A p p l e
time, HTC has made it into the p o s i t i o n f o r s m a r t p h o n e respectively. with your finger. The gameplay Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 12
top 10. operating systems. An earlier (Source: Crave Asia) is simple to pick up, but it turns Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please
Selling about 5.9 million units, report quoting research firm Five Filters featured out to be pretty deep. You can see our terms for use of feeds.
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Craigslist Starts To Roll Out…Gasp…A Slightly New Design
Michael Arrington
(TechCrunch)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 3:39:48 AM
They say nothing is certain
except death and taxes. And,
maybe, you could be certain that
no matter how many design fads
come and go on the Internet,
Craigslist would pretty much
look the same as Craigslist has
always looked. Designer types
get downright pissy that the
site’s design has stayed static.
A n d m a k e o v e r
recommendations abound–
Wired even dedicated several
print pages to the idea last year.
“ Craigslist is frustrating and
Time Warner Cable developing iOS app, laptime viewing may
never be the same (video)
Tim Stevens (Engadget)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:19:00 AM
Looks like TWC is the latest
victim of tablet fever. Not
wanting to get left behind as
Comcast flaunts its iPad app for
remote scheduling, Time
Warner Cable is showing off its
own, slated to hit the iPad and
the iPhone at some point in the
future. (It's called "prototyping
work" at this point.) The app
would allow a subscriber to
view current TV listings and
claustrophobic,” said Matt
Willey of Studio8 Design in that
Wired article, who
recommended pull down menus
and lots of images. But
Craigslist had trudged along,
racking up 50 million unique
visitors a month and 13.4 billion
page views (Comscore, July
2010). Not bad for a site that has
looked almost exactly the same
for over a decade.
But parts of Craigslist are now
sporting a somewhat updated
design. It hasn’t rolled out on all
of the geographic sub-sites,
particularly bigger cities. But
many of the smaller city sites
are now showing something
change their DVR's recording
schedule from afar, plus use
intuitive searches to find new
content. That's promising,
because whenever we search
through TWC's current
Scientific Atlanta DVR interface
we wind up spiking our remote
control in frustration, and that's
getting expensive. Even more
promising is the plan to pump
TV Everywhere to iOS and,
down the road, to provide an
API for other devs to write their
own apps against. Care to watch
that’s a little different.
There are a number of small
changes, like removal of the
boxes around the left navigation
bar items, and slightly bigger
a bunch of TWC executives
lounging in a corner office while
discussing the app? Check the
video after the break. It's part
one of a series and, if you stay
Technology/ 33
close to your current site. In the
old design, you had to click on
your state or country and then
select the other area. This saves
a lot of hunting and clicking.
That right side bar also uses a
little JavaScript to let you toggle
to see other cities, countries or
worldwide instead of just the
sites closest to you.
Never say never, I guess. And
with the Singularity coming,
perhaps the only thing we’ll
m a i n s e c t i o n h e a d e r s soon be able to say is certain are
(community, personals, etc…). all those taxes.
But the most useful change is CrunchBase Information
the right sidebar, which now Craigslist Information provided
defaults to show other cities by CrunchBase
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ATI CrossFireX versus NVIDIA SLI:
performance scaling showdown
Vlad Savov (Engadget)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:47:00 AM
We know who the daddy is
when it comes to single-card
graphics performance, and
we've even witnessed NVIDIA
and ATI duking it out with
multiple cards before, but this
here roundup is what you might
call comprehensive. Comparing
a mind-boggling 23 different
configurations, the Tech Report
guys set out to determine the
best bang for your DirectX 11
buck. Their conclusion won't
shock those of you who've been
following the recent love affair
between reviewers and
NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 460: a
pair of these eminently
affordable cards regularly
outpaced the best single-GPU
solutions out there. Slightly
more intriguing, however, was
the discovery that its elder
siblings, the GTX 470 and 480,
have improved in performance
to the point of being markedly
ahead of ATI's Radeon HD
5870, with the blame for this
shift being put squarely on the
shoulders of NVIDIA's driver
update team. Hurry up and give
the source a read while it's still
fresh, we can't imagine ATI
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Mischa Barton paired her bikini
top with a pair of denim shorts
recently as she let loose on a
yacht in St. Tropez with a few
friends. The actress was spotted
smoking some kind of rolled
cigarette, which looked similar
to the item she was seen lighting
up during a night of clubbing in
LA back in 2008. She enjoyed a
French vacation with pals and
her new boyfriend, Lee Tinklin,
who goes by the name DJ Ali
Love professionally. Their
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last week in London stocking up
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on lingerie at Coco de Mer.
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Leena Rao (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:35:37 AM
Facebook offers a simple search
portal that allows you to search
a keyword for public mentions
on the network. Booshaka is
taking Facebook search and
adding a few bells and whistles
to allow users to segment search
by topic and provide trending
topics around what people on
Facebook are talking about.
So on Booshaka, you can
segment search by topics, such
as music, sports and politics. For
the topics, Booshaks indexes
popular Facebook pages,
semantically organizes them,
and then ranks their posts
according to its proprietary
PostRank algorithm. PostRank
is based the popularity, buzz and
recency of a post; the number of
likes and comments of a post;
and the recency of a post. Of
course, you can also do a regular
search on Booshaka, which
returns the same results as a
search under ‘everyone’ on
Facebook’s own search portal
Of course there are other search
portals that index Facebook
content, such as OneRiot and
OpenFacebookSearch. While we
don’t expect Booshaka to
replace Facebook’s search portal
any time soon, it does provide
another layer and additional
context for search results that
could be useful. CrunchBase
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Keynesian Bus
(AEI.Org: Articles) government spending to bring
Submitted at 8/11/2010 6:00:00 PM down the budget deficit.
Following the recent
President Obama is the victim announcement of a credible,
o f b a d a d v i c e a n d long-term German program to
m i s i n f o r m a t i o n . F r o m h i s reduce future deficits, the euro
advisers, the Democratic caucus appreciated strongly against the
and the New York Times, he dollar. Forecasters expect a
hears that markets have failed surge in second-quarter growth
and the country needs more when it is reported later this
government spending to m o n t h . A r e b o u n d i n
increase consumer spending. He construction and investment in
is told that any plan to reduce machinery and equipment shows
government spending and the renewed optimism. . . .
deficit will bring on another This article is available in full
recession and even a new Great by subscription from the Wall
Depression. And he repeats the Street Journal. The full text will
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COIN Proposes,
Palm creating palmtop computer with detachable, Weather Disposes:
Pakistan's Floods and
dockable cellphone? Opportunistic Extremists
(AEI.Org: Articles)
Tim Stevens (Engadget) relationship between the two size and weight" of the palmtop Palm creating palmtop
Submitted at 8/12/2010 8:54:00 AM would be rather more formal. In -- in other words, the "phone" computer with detachable, Submitted at 8/11/2010 6:00:00 PM

a patent filed in April and just bit isn't particularly large, dockable cellphone? originally
Hold on to your Foleos, folks, dug up by Unwired View, Palm making it more comfortable to appeared on Engadget on Thu, Yesterday, a spokesman for the
because it looks like Palm still describes a "compact removable hold up to your face in a 12 Aug 2010 08:54:00 EDT. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
hasn't given up on the idea of a v o i c e h a n d s e t " a n d a n conversation than your Streaks Please see our terms for use of (TTP), the main insurgent group
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where that former ( failed) i n t e r e s t i n g l y t h e y c a n b e daydreaming about a Foleo 2? American aid intended for
experiment called for entirely coupled such that "there is We'll all just have to wait and victims of Pakistan's floods and
disparate hardware, here the minimal increase to the overall find out. COIN page 37
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offered to have the TTP
distribute aid instead:
The government should not
accept American aid and if it
happens, we can give 20 million
dollars to them as aid for the
flood victims. . . . We will
ourselves distribute relief under
leadership of our chief
Hakimullah Mehsud among the
people if the government
assures us that none of our
members will be arrested. . . .
We condemn American and
other foreign aid and believe
that it will lead to subjugation.
Our jihad against America will
continue.
The flooding in Pakistan is the
worst in living memory.
Fourteen million people have
been affected and six million are
in dire need of "direct
humanitarian assistance" if they
are to survive. So far, only $45
million of aid money has
actually been delivered by
international donors, a paltry
sum in comparison to the
responses to other recent
disasters of similar scale. The
U.S. has so far pledged $55
million in flood relief, provided
over half a million meals, and
tasked six helicopters to help
with rescue efforts in areas that
are remote or cut off due to
flooding and landslides.
The TTP statement is a political
ploy to capitalize on the
publicity the relief effort is
receiving, and the offer to
distribute aid will not
materialize. But the TTP is not
the first or the only terrorist
group attempting to benefit from
the disaster.
Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), a
Pakistani charity organization
widely believed to be a front for
Lashkar-e-Taiba, the terrorist
group responsible for the 2008
Mumbai attacks in India, has
been heavily involved in the
humanitarian response to the
flooding. JuD has 2,000
volunteers working in flooded
areas, has set up thirteen camps
for internally displaced people,
and is providing food, shelter,
and an ambulance service to the
flood victims. While Pakistanis
heap scorn on the government's
slow response, groups with
terrorist ties like JuD are able to
fill the governance gap and
extend their grassroots support.
All of this demonstrates the
strain that counterterrorism and
counterinsurgency efforts in
Pakistan are coming under. The
Swat valley, the focal point of a
Economy/ 37
large Pakistani military
offensive against the Taliban in
2009, was seeing considerable
progress towards reconstruction
and normalization. The floods
have nearly completely undone
that progress, and the hardships
they will cause may provide the
Taliban with a window of
opportunity to reinfect the
region.
The scale of the human tragedy
and physical destruction is vast
and the effects are likely to be
long-term. Unfortunately,
Mother Nature has now given
new lease to the twin forces of
extremism and insurgency in a
country already plagued by
both.
Mark Mobius: All These
Reza Jan is a research assistant
and Pakistan Team Lead for
AEI's Critical Threats Project.
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bulls should actually be happy CNBC Thursday.
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dip' fears plaguing markets. mind right now is the rapid rise
After all, it's a sign that in IPO activity, as that could
sentiment still has a long way to eventually put downward
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Dollar Hits 15-Year Low vs. Yen; Trade Deficit Will Reduce
GDP; BOE Trims Forecast; Greek Economy Sinks 1.5%;
Australia Commercial Real Estate Bust
noreply@blogger.com year earlier. Intervention on the stock markets are showing big consumers to lead the world rose the least in 11 months. Still,
(Michael Shedlock) (Mish's Way? fluctuations caused by recovery. Regardless of the European economic confidence
Global Economic Trend Reuters reports Japan officials uncertainty over the U.S. increasing trade deficit, I highly rose to a two- year high in July
Analysis)
step up campaign against yen economic outlook. doubt that is going to happen. and manufacturing growth
Submitted at 8/12/2010 7:29:00 AM rise "The BOJ will closely watch European Industrial Production accelerated.
It's time for an international Japan policymakers fired off a market fluctuations and their Unexpectedly Declines “It’s definitely too soon to
r o u n d u p i n c l u d i n g J a p a n , volley of comments Thursday to impact on the Japanese One of the reasons the Euro has declare the euro-zone
Australia, Europe, England, and curb yen strength and the central economy," he said in a plunged over the past two days manufacturing boom over,” said
the United States. Let's kick bank checked rates with banks statement. is European Industrial Peter Vanden Houte, an
things off with a look at the as officials stepped up efforts to "Whether Japan will intervene Production Unexpectedly economist at ING Groep NV in
Yen. prevent the currency from depends on how much global Declines Brussels.
Japanese officials are busy harming a fragile economic shares and U.S. bond yields will European industrial production Production of durable consumer
yapping away, hoping to talk recovery. fall. But if the dollar falls to unexpectedly declined in June, goods in the euro area fell 0.9
down the Yen, which as hit 15- The yen has risen steadily around 82-83 yen, the chance of led by a drop in durable percent in June from the prior
year highs vs. the US dollar. against the dollar from around intervention will rise," said consumer goods such as month, when they rose 3.2
Bloomberg reports Yen Trades 95 yen in early May to a 15-year Masafumi Yamamoto, chief FX furniture and home appliances. percent, today’s report showed.
Near 1995 High on Speculation high Wednesday of 84.72 yen, strategist at Barclays Capital. Output in the economy of the Output of intermediate goods
Intervention Unlikely The yen prompting currency markets to A euro zone official 16 nations that use the euro such as car engines and steel
traded near its strongest level speculate that authorities might Wednesday had said European dropped 0.1 percent from May, decreased 0.6 percent from
against the dollar since July intervene. authorities would not welcome when it increased 1.1 percent, May, when it gained 0.8
1995 on speculation Japan is Government officials have such a move by Tokyo and that the European Union’s statistics percent. Output of capital goods
unlikely to try and lower the shown increasing alarm in joint intervention by major office in Luxembourg said such as factory machinery
value of its currency. Japan recent weeks at the yen's rise central banks was not on the today. Economists had projected increased 0.2 percent in June,
h a s n ’ t i n t e r v e n e d i n t h e against the dollar. Thursday, cards. Yen Summary a gain of 0.6 percent, the median while energy production rose
currency markets since March both the finance minister and Europe is happy about the rise of 32 forecasts in a Bloomberg 0.3 percent.
16, 2004, when the yen was central bank governor Masaaki of the Yen, but Japan is not. survey showed. From a year While governments are reining
around 109 per dollar. The Bank Shirakawa issued comments Indeed the value of the Yen is earlier, June output gained 8.2 in deficits, investors are growing
of Japan sold 14.8 trillion yen simultaneously. above where it needs to be for percent. more optimistic about the
($173 billion) in the first three Noda declined to comment on Japanese exporters to make a Europe’s economic growth may outlook. European economic
months of 2004, after record intervention, saying instead: profit. Japan is worried that slow as governments reduce confidence rose to the highest in
sales of 20.4 trillion yen in "I'm closely in touch with the European exporters will capture spending to tackle bloated more than two years in July and
2003. prime minister and the chief market share but Europe of budget deficits and the global manufacturing growth
Exporters said they can remain cabinet secretary with regard to course is smiling about such recovery shows signs of losing accelerated. This happy talk in
profitable as long as the yen the series of market moves. We prospects. momentum. Factory orders in Europe is rather amazing, and
trades at 92.90 per dollar or will respond appropriately while Talk is cheap but intervention the U.S., the world’s biggest unwarranted in my opinion.
weaker, according to a Cabinet carefully examining economic does not work so the global economy, fell more than Greek GDP Drops Another
survey released in February. The trends." trade imbalances just simmer, economists forecast in June, DOLLAR page 39
breakeven point was 97.33 a Shirakawa said currency and with everyone expecting US while China’s industrial output
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1.5%
The BBC reports Greek
economy shrinks a further 1.5%
The Greek economy shrank by a
further 1.5% in the second
quarter of the year, Greece's
statistics agency has said. That
adds to 0.8% decline in GDP
recorded for the first three
months of the year, suggesting
that the decline in the economy
is speeding up. Greece's GDP
has fallen 3.5% since this time
last year. BOE Cuts Economic
Forecast
The New York Times reports
Blaming a Slow Recovery, the
Bank of England Trims Its
Economic Forecast The Bank of
England cut its economic
growth forecast Wednesday, in
part blaming the uncertain pace
of the recovery in the United
States and the rest of Europe.
The central bank in Britain now
forecasts annual growth to peak
at 3 percent, less than the 3.6
percent it had predicted in May.
It also said inflation would
remain above the bank’s 2
percent target until the end of
next year, longer than
previously predicted, before
falling below the target in 2012.
“There are clearly risks,”
Mervyn King, the Bank of
England governor, said
Wednesday, hinting that the
central bank might consider
expanding its stimulus package
to support the economy.
“Business and consumer
sentiment have shown signs of
softening, measures of financial
fragility remain elevated and
there is great uncertainty about
the outlook for both the U.S.
and our most important trading
partner, the euro area.”
The recovery in the United
States has run into trouble,
economists say, because a lack
of confidence keeps consumers
and businesses from stepping in
where government stimulus
packages left off.
“At this point policy makers
should have reinstated
confidence,” said Karen Ward,
senior global economist at
HSBC in London, “but the
private sector isn’t taking up the
baton in a way we’d hoped.”
Add the bank of England to
those in the over-optimistic
camp. And notice that absurd
comment from HSBC. The
private sector is still
deleveraging and has a long,
long way to go, yet economists
think consumers are about to
pile on more debt.
There was never a "recovery"
in the first place. Economists for
some reason just do not
understand this simple fact.
They remain Fooled by
Stimulus With Structural
Problems Still Intact.
Australian Malls Lose Their
Shine
Things are not well down under
either. My friend "Brisbane
Bear" comments "Retailer
business models are broken yet
most retailers are hoping things
come back. They won't".
Please consider The gleaming
malls are losing their shine
The disparity in Australia's two
-speed economy, between a
resource sector that is in
overdrive and the hard scrabble
of retailing, hit home to
financial planner Kate
Kimmorley when the Marina
Mirage shopping centre slipped
into receivership last month.
Ms Kimmorley maintains an
office near the gleaming halls of
designer clothes shops and
boutique restaurants on the
Southport Spit. She shops there
and likes to drop in after work to
one of the bars overlooking the
rows of million-dollar
motorboats and yachts.
Some of her best customers run
shops in the centre -- and they're
feeling the pain that is rippling
through retailing, belying the
stellar performance of mining.
"I sometimes wonder how
they're going to cover the rent
because they've had this
fantastic refurbishment but
there's less people there," Ms
Kimmorley said yesterday.
Sam Hue, the self-styled "Wok
Man" of the complex, said
takings for his fast-food
business last month were 30 per
cent down on those 12 months
ago.
"This is a great place and the
people will come back," he said.
"But they're not here now."
Brisbane Bear writes ... The
adjustment phase will render at
least 50% of these retailers
redundant.
'Things' ain't coming back.
regards
Brisbane Bear
Australia Commercial Real
Estate Bust
Inquiring minds are reading
Retail profits under attack for a
decade, warns ex-Macquarie
banker
The aftermath of the global
financial crisis and changes in
consumer behaviour could hit
retail profits for a decade. The
warning has come from former
Macquarie Group property
investment banking head Bill
Moss.
Shopping centre owners and
retail property would be one of
the hardest-hit sectors, with real
estate generally having further
to fall in value, Mr Moss said.
"We're heading into a decade, or
a generation, of changing
consumer trends." Mr Moss
said.
The population was ageing, the
internet was eroding sales in
shopping centres, the middle
consumer market was
disappearing, and discretionary
spending patterns were changing
sharply.
With retail sales falling and
more uncertain economic times,
Mr Moss questioned how many
retailers were defaulting on their
rent payments. "My guess is
shopping centre rents will fall,"
he said.
"The global recession really is
39
affecting us, despite what Julia
Gillard says. It will affect us and
retail profits for a decade." US
GDP Overstated
Economists were surprised by
the last downward revisions in
GDP yet another downward
revision is on the way thanks to
a rising trade deficit.
Bloomberg reports Wider Trade
Gap Signals Weaker U.S.
Second-Quarter Growth
A swelling trade gap, less
stockpiling and weaker
construction indicate the U.S.
economy slowed even more in
the second quarter than the
government estimated last
month, economists said.
Revisions due later this month
may shave last quarter’s 2.4
percent annual growth rate by 1
percentage point or more,
according to Morgan Stanley’s
David Greenlaw and Nomura
Securities International Inc.’s
David Resler. The trade deficit
in the U.S. unexpectedly
widened by $7.9 billion to $49.9
billion in June, Commerce
Department figures showed
today in Washington.
A surge in imports means
American companies
contributed less to the rise in
gross domestic product, the
value of all goods and services
produced in the U.S., than
previously estimated. Earlier
reports showing smaller gains in
inventories and less of a
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w i t h a 2 . 6 p e r c e n t g a i n The post-mortems on the July On the fiscal front, the Capital Management. Sitka Tale of Two Headlines:
previously forecast. employment report made me government threw huge sums of Pacific is an asset management Cisco Profit Jumps 79%
“Simply put, job growth in the realize I’d missed the recovery. money at the economy. It paid firm whose goal is strong
private sector hasn’t improved While I was watching my people to buy cars and homes. It performance and low volatility,
vs. Cisco Misses
as we would’ve expected,” said garden grow, the U.S. economy paid them to weatherize their regardless of market direction. Estimates
John Silvia, chief economist at “lost momentum,” according to houses, maybe the same ones V i s i t h t t p : / / noreply@blogger.com
Wells Fargo Securities LLC in every news report I read or the government paid them to www.sitkapacific.com/ (Michael Shedlock) (Mish's
Charlotte, North Carolina. “The h e a r d o v e r t h e w e e k e n d . buy. It paid them to buy account_management.html to Global Economic Trend
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“Unemployment is high, income p r i v a t e - s e c t o r j o b g r o w t h mortgages. Pacific. might wonder if two headlines
growth has been pretty slow,” d o w n s h i f t e d . What did we learn from this from today on Cisco were from
said Michael Feroli, chief U.S. Which brings me to the point: exercise? That, by golly, if the same quarter.
economist at JPMorgan Chase In order to lose momentum, the someone were planning to buy a Bloomberg reports Cisco
& Co. in New York, who U.S. economy has to have home anyway, an $8,000 tax TALE page 41
lowered estimates for growth momentum to begin with. If it credit acts as an inducement to
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Misses Estimates on Sluggish
Corporate Spending
Meanwhile, the Wall Street
Journal reports Cisco Profit
Jumps 79%
Cisco Systems Inc. said fiscal
fourth-quarter profit jumped
79% on rebounding revenue,
although margins slid for the
second consecutive quarter.
In a call with investors, he said
he expects the current quarter's
sales should rise 18% to 20%
over a year ago as he warned
that a return to normal economic
conditions would take longer
than previously expected. Wall
Street forecast a 21% gain in
the quarter's revenue.
Mr. Chambers said that the
term "unusual uncertainty" was
an accurate way to describe the
current environment, noting that
customers have exercised "an
unusual amount of
conservatism and caution."
Cisco's significant reach into the
guts of many businesses make it
a good proxy for broader
Joe Zee Gets A New Show, Gets Tough
ELLE.com (ELLE Fashion
Blogs)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 4:23:43 PM
It's not so much about getting
enough Joe Zee, it's about
seeing every side of ELLE's
Creative Director. On The City
there's the fun, but hardworking
boss, on ELLE.com there's the
goofball and now, on his new
corporate spending.
Revenue jumped 27% to $10.84
billion. In May, the company
projected sales would increase
25% to 28% from a year ago.
Analysts' latest estimates were
earnings of 42 cents a share on
revenue of $10.88 billion,
according to Thomson Reuters.
Gross margin declined to
62.7% from 64%.
Sales increased 31% for the
company's products segment,
which makes up a bulk of
Cisco's revenue, while service
sales were up 12%. Priced For
Perfection
Frequently it's not the news that
matters, it's the market's
reaction to it. In this case Cisco
is getting hit pretty hard after
hours.
Across the board, stocks are
priced for perfection. And when
stocks are priced for perfection,
small slips matter. Expect to see
more stock market reactions like
this on any miss, even when
profits are up 79%.
show for Sundance, All On the
Line, the audience will be
treated to his "tough love".
Joe, who will also serve as
Executive Producer of the show,
will film eight episodes for the
network, each one featured
around a different designer
having a particularly hard time which will lead up to a meeting
business-wise. He'll mentor w i t h a b u y e r o r a n o t h e r
them through their struggle,
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rebound in commercial
construction than the
government projected will also
reduce the pace of expansion.
“The slowdown occurred earlier
than we thought,” said Harm
Bandholz, chief U.S. economist
at UniCredit Global Research in
New York. “We expected the
recovery to lose momentum
only in the second half and now
it occurred in the second
quarter.”
Trade probably subtracted 3.25
percentage points from growth,
the most since 1982 and up from
the 2.78 points the government
estimated last month, Bandholz
said.
By Resler’s calculations, the
world’s largest economy
probably grew at a 1.3 percent
pace from April through June,
while Greenlaw’s estimate is
down to 1.4 percent. That
should put a nice international
flavor to the "Non-Recovery".
Mike "Mish" Shedlock
opportunity to turn things
around. And if you have to get
a kick in the pants from
someone, you want it to be Joe,
who'll do it with a smile on his
face.
And since we know what Joe's
like on TV, the best part may be
anticipating the designers who
will benefit from the show —
not just the exposure, but Joe's
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help. It's a rare chance for the
old guard who's been affected
by the recession or younger
designers struggling to stay
afloat in an over saturated
market.
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That Was Quick: Hedge Fund
Managers Now All Say They're
Shorting The Euro Again
Courtney Comstock (Money
Game)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:28:00 AM
A number of hedge fund
managers told the Wall Street
Journal that they responded to
Tuesday's announcement of
extending the Fed's quantitative
easing program by shorting the
euro again.
William Allen, who runs
WoodAllen Capital
Management, told the WSJ: It's
time to short the euro again.
Brian Yelvington, director of
fixed-income strategy at Knight
Libertas LLC, a Greenwich,
Conn., trading firm said: A rush
of funds on Monday began
putting on bearish euro
positions. "These are macro bets
on the fundamental problems"
in Europe.
An investor with the fund told
the WSJ: Perella Weinberg
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Allen also explained how
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"This could cause the same
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'Family Guy' Writers Sign Three-
Year Deal With Fox
Ryan McKee (TV Squad)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 5:15:00 AM
Filed under: TV News In this
economy of fewer and fewer
long-term showbiz deals, writers
Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild
have found nirvana at 20th
Century Fox TV. They've both
been there since 2004, when the
studio decided to raise'Family
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people in more than 118 risky when it was first
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Velkommen til København, or Welcome to
Copenhagen Fashion Week
ELLE.com (ELLE Fashion
Blogs)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:26:32 AM
Welcome to sunny
cold and rainy, Copenhagen Fas
hion Week! At baggage claim,
you'll find your official
schedule, piles of branded water
(any fashion week staple),
guidebooks, and maps to help
foreign visitors navigate fashion
week. Two staffers will answer
questions like "So have you had
a lot of international press/
buyers stop by yet?" and "How
many people registered this
year?"
Michelle Williams and Sarah Silverman Hit the
Pool in Their Swimsuits
Molly (PopSugar)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 8:00:00 AM
Michelle Williams and Sarah
Silverman wore matching red
and white swimsuits filming
Take This Waltz in Toronto
yesterday. The two took a dip
together in a public pool and
Sarah got playful, slapping
Michelle's behind as she
climbed out of the water. Their
They'll answer, "Oh, we have
about 100,000 people attending
fashion week related activities,"
which you'll doubt. But then
again they're closing with "The
World's Greatest Catwalk" — a
costar Seth Rogen didn't show
off his shirtless physique, but he
has had his share of fun scenes
with Michelle already.
Michelle's taking on physical
comedy for this project, though
was in serious model mode last
weekend when she hosted hot
Ryan Gosling for a photo shoot
to promote their romance Blue Toronto Film Festival before
Valentine. Michelle and Ryan s h e m o v e s o n t o h e r n e x t
will be reunited at next month's projects, including one where
mile-long public runway along
Copenhagen's main pedestrian
shopping street, so maybe
they're not exaggerating after
all.
Moonspoon Saloon kicked
things off. They're about as
quirky as they sound and count
Bjork as a fan (she makes sense,
they're other celeb fan, Mary J.
Blige, not so much). The pre-
show featured a walking
tombstone and break dancing
midgets (or were they children?
It wasn't 100% clear from my
seat). The above look's the most
wearable from their collection; a
playful take on the ubiquitous
striped dress, it takes the shape lady texting" on'Hot in
of a draped trashbag-like
jumpsuit, paired with jeweled
platform sandals, naturally.
—PHIL OH
she'll join the ranks of stars who
have portrayed Marilyn Monroe.
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Betty White Translates
Text Shorthand on 'Hot
in Cleveland' (VIDEO)
Aimee Deeken (TV Squad)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 3:15:00 AM
Filed under: TV Replay"Old-
Cleveland'(Wed., 10PM ET on
TV Land) isn't a reference to
Betty White. Melanie has her
son Will's phone and is
pretending to be him, texting
back and forth with his
girlfriend to get the scoop on
their relationship.
But her cover is nearly blown
when she gets the message:
"Why are you texting like an old
lady?" It's because "you
shouldn't have spelled
everything correctly," notes Joy.
The next problem comes when
Will's girlfriend sends an
offensive message in text
shorthand, and Melanie has no
idea what it says. It's Elka
(Betty White) to the rescue.
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Beckham Brings His
Sexy Back to the
Galaxy Soccer Field
PopSugar (PopSugar)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 6:00:00 AM
Giving us a welcome midweek
manjoyment treat, David
Beckham threw on his #23 and
returned to the soccer field in
LA yesterday after a five-month
break. He eased back into
things earlier this week with
Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz
and put his rehabilitated ankle to
the test by joining the LA
Galaxy for stretching,
conditioning, and drills at their
training facility. His teammates
fell short in their match against
stripped down Cristiano
Ronaldo and Real Madrid over
the weekend, but it's David who
is going for the win in his head-
to-head matchup against the
Spanish soccer star in round two
Kucinich to Gibbs: You've Read the Liberals Wrong
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Submitted at 8/12/2010 2:38:22 AM
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A Democrat whose name was
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Obama's spokesman in an attack
on the party's liberal wing says
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the White House doesn't
understand deep public
frustration over the troubled
economy.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich tells
ABC's "Good Morning
America" that press secretary
Robert Gibbs shouldn't have
attacked the "professional left."
Ed, Chace, and Singing
Penn Join Their Girls For
Another Day of Gossiping
PopSugar (PopSugar)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:45:00 AM
Blake Lively was in a similar
outfit yesterday afternoon to
continue shooting Gossip Girl in
NYC. She reconvened with Ed
Westwick, Penn Badgley, Chace
Crawford, Clemence Poesy, and
Leighton Meester on the Upper
West Side to work on scenes at
the Empire Hotel. Blake and
Penn stuck together, though the
Summer lovers kept the PDA to
a minimum on set. Blake's
hanging out in the Big Apple
with her longtime boyfriend
Penn, who just revealed a new
talent - in a video for the
magazine Bullett, which is after
the jump, he's showing playing
the piano and singing in a
Gibbs had said liberals were too
hard to please and that they
wouldn't be content even with
Kucinich, a renowned
progressive, as president.
The Ohio Democrat said,
"Those of us who call ourselves
liberal say we're not going to
rest until we get back to a full
dapper 60s style.
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employment economy." Asked
if he would challenge Obama
for the party's nomination in
2012, Kucinich, who ran in
2008, replied, "No."
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Submitted at 8/11/2010 3:00:00 PM
Tube Dubber lets you take the
video from one YouTube video
and tack on the audio from
another. For instance, combine a
slowed down video of a cat
playing with a box and a little
space rock and you get
something pretty epic, albeit
completely non-embeddable.
So we gave it a couple of tries
with some old favorites from
our Woot YouTube Channel.
The results were astounding!
Sadly, we aren't able to post
them here in the post for your
viewing pleasure, but the links
below should get you where you
need to go.
Requiem for a Night Guardian
Waitin' for an Inflato-Suit
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Richard Florida (The New is required for sustained take deep structural reforms to capital towards innovation. Silicon Valley, government
Republic - All Feed) prosperity. The two goals are improve its supply side. The When the economist Alfred boomtowns like Washington
Submitted at 8/11/2010 11:00:00 PM not mutually exclusive, but quality of its financial sector, its Kleinknecht diagrammed U.S. DC, and college towns from
neither are they always physical infrastructure, as well patents along a timeline Boulder to Ann Arbor. Between
Speaking at a health care c o m p a t i b l e . as its human capital, all need extending through the 1980 and 2006, the U.S.
reform rally in Raleigh, North Let me say first that the bailouts serious economic and politically nineteenth century, he found a economy added some 20 million
Carolina, in July 2009, President and stimulus programs of the difficult upgrades.” Now we’re huge spike in the 1870s, 1880s, new jobs in its creative,
Obama declared that the worst last two years were not a getting to the nub of the matter. and 1890s, a period of professional, and knowledge
of the recession was over. “We complete mistake. Economic Why? Because this is no bump depression that also saw the sectors. Even today,
have stopped the free-fall. The policymakers don’t have the in the business cycle that we are invention of electric power, unemployment in this sector of
market is up and the financial luxury of hindsight in the heat going through; it is an epochal modern telephony, and street the economy has remained
system is no longer on the verge of a crisis; there is tremendous event, comparable in magnitude and cable car systems. The relatively low, and according to
of collapse,” he said proudly. pressure on them to do and scope to the Great economic historian Alexander Bureau of Labor Statistics
A year or so later, with midterm something. It would have been Depression of the 1930s, and Field observed a similar projections, is likely to add
e l e c t i o n s l o o m i n g a n d a n suicidal not to give the banks even more so, as historian Scott clustering and unleashing of another seven million jobs in the
electorate that is as fearful and the capital infusions they needed Reynolds Nelson has observed, innovation in the 1930s, which next decade. By contrast, the
angry as any in memory, the when the whole financial system to the decades-long crisis that he dubbed the most manufacturing sector added only
stock market has risen, but even was on the brink of meltdown or began in 1873. Back then our “technologically progressive one million jobs from 1980 to
a breath of bad news can send it to refuse to help states avoid economy was undergoing a decade” of the twentieth 2006, and, according to the
tumbling. As dismal as housing laying off thousands of teachers fundamental shift from century. More R&D labs opened BLS, will lose 1.2 million by
prices continue to be, they have and police and other workers. agriculture to industry. We are in the first four years of the 2020.
yet to hit bottom in some places. But now we find ourselves in the midst of an equally Great Depression than in the This is the future towards
Unemployment remains frozen having the wrong debate—about tectonic transition today, as our entire preceding decade, 73 which our post-industrial
at an overall level of nine-plus whether a stimulus is needed or industrial economy gives way to compared to 66. By 1940, the economy is already
percent, and job creation has not—and we need to shift it. a post-industrial knowledge number of people employed in trending—and government
been anemic. If the crisis The fiscal and monetary fixes economy—but by focusing all R&D had quadrupled, should be proposing policies
belonged to George W. Bush, t h a t h a v e h e l p e d m a t u r e our attention of whether we increasing from fewer than that will help to create a new
t h e r e c o v e r y h a s b e e n industrial economies like the need a bigger stimulus or a 7,000 in 1929 to nearly 28,000 geography and a new way of life
Obama’s—and it has been a United States get back on their smaller deficit, we’re flying by 1940, according to the to sustain and support it. But
fragile and tentative one at best. feet since the Great Depression blind. detailed historical research of that doesn’t mean we need a
Along with billions of dollars in are not going to make the These kind of epochal changes, David Mowery and Nathan centralized public bureaucracy
stimulus payments, the president difference this time. Mortgage which I have called“great Rosenberg. to speed the process of change.
has spent down most of his interest tax credits and massive resets,” are long, generational Our transition from a Fordist As it happens, innovation occurs
political capital. So what is his h i g h w a y i n v e s t m e n t s a r e processes. They are driven by mass production economy, not only within big companies,
next step? artifacts of our outmoded improvements in efficiency and based on the assembly line, to a major laboratories, and research
That depends upon how serious industrial age; in fact, our whole productivity, and by the waves knowledge economy, in which universities, but also on the
O b a m a i s a b o u t h i s housing-auto complex is of innovation that Joseph the driving force is creativity margins of business and
legacy—whether he is looking superannuated. As University of Schumpeter called “ creative and technological innovation, academia. John Seely Brown,
to win votes for himself and his Chicago economist Raghuram destruction.” When economies has been under way for some the former director of Xerox’s
party in the short-term, or to lay Rajan wrote recently in the slow down, inefficient time; the evidence can be seen storied Palo Alto Research
the foundation for a durable new Financial Times:“The bottom companies go by the boards. in the physical decline of the old Center (PARC), has observed
economic and social order that line in the current jobless Seeking better returns on manufacturing cities and the ROADMAP page 49
is only beginning to emerge but recovery suggests the US has to investment, businesses redirect boom in high-tech centers like
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On Background
Sarah Williams Goldhagen
(The New Republic - All Feed)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 11:00:00 PM
Europe’s cathedrals, churches,
monasteries, and baptisteries
cover the countryside like
Veronica’s veil. They comprise
the continent’s landmarks and
focal attractions and, for
centuries, have been integral to
its culture. It is curious, then,
that, in the history of art,
architecture has been a
relatively infrequent subject—in
Western painting before 1900,
only scattered examples come to
mind, such as the Dutch
seventeenth-century church
interiors by Emanuel de Witte
(pictured here) or the panoramas
of Venice by Canaletto. The
words art historians most
frequently summon to describe
the role of architecture in
painting echo most people’s
daily experience with
architecture: Again and again,
one reads dismissals of
architecture as merely a
“framing device.”
If architecture seems a minor
player in the Western tradition,
it appears even less significant
in Byzantine art, an
amorphously defined
aggregation of objects dating
from the third century to as late
as the early nineteenth. The
pieces are united by religious
subject (Christianity),
geographic origin (parts of
eastern Europe, western Asia,
and the Middle East), and a flat,
non-realistic, and boldly
delineated style. And painting
after painting (after painting)
suggests that, to Byzantine
artists, architecture meant little.
Flat registers of exterior walls
and cartoonish, dark-lined
images of church facades,
domes, or towers seem to
function largely to organize a
composition, add a sense of
shallow space, or create
coloristic contrast (such as in the
image above of a seventeenth-
century Russian icon from the
Novgorod School). Interior
spaces almost never appear.
Indeed, structures appear to be
lowly tools in Byzantine artists’
project of vaunting the hallowed
visages of the saints, prophets,
and other divine Christian
personages.
Not so, argue Slobodan uri and
Evangelina Hadjitryphonos in
the magnificent new book
Architecture as Icon: Perception
and Representation of
Architecture in Byzantine Art,
which was the catalogue to an
exhibition of the same name
held at the Princeton University
Art Museum earlier this year.
The authors contend that,
despite the many stylistic
indicators suggesting
architecture’s apparent
insignificance in the Byzantine
tradition, our Western eyes
deceive us. Architecture is
neither background nor framing
device. Rather, the authors
maintain, it “enjoyed a meaning
and status equivalent to those of
the saints depicted."
Are uri and Hadjitryphonos
correct? This Icon of Saint
Spyridon depicts a portrait of
the saint above the city of Corfu,
where Spyridon “miraculously”
stopped Venetian authorities
from celebrating a Roman
Catholic mass inside the church
over which he presided. Here,
the composition suggests
equivalence between saint and
city. Yet examples of
compositions giving equal
weight to buildings and figures
are rare. Mostly, when one
thinks of Byzantine icons, what
comes to mind is saints, saints,
saints.
uri and Hadjitryphonos contend
that, in Byzantine art,
buildings—not just saintly
figures—serve a devotional
function. Many Western viewers
assume that, before the mid-
nineteenth century, if an artist
made a representation of a
person or place, he or she meant
for it to be realistic. But
Byzantine artists sought
representation without
realism—indeed, their approach
to image-making was self-
consciously developed to
oppose the idealized realism of
Graeco-Roman art. So, to enter
the conceptual universe of
Byzantine art, one must imagine
the architecture depicted as
iconic. In paintings like The
Presentation of the Virgin in the
Temple (pictured), buildings are
signs, not symbols; they are
divinity made concrete. Or, in
the words of uri and
Hadjitryphonos, they function as
a “means for spiritually crossing
the divide between the earthly
and the heavenly domain.”
Much evidence substantiates
the notion that, in the Byzantine
conception of the divine,
architecture served as far more
than background. Constantine,
after all, oversaw the most
extensive building campaign
undertaken in the West in
generations. Fourth-century
Byzantium, not just the
eponymous Constantinople, was
restless with construction.
Basilicas, baptisteries, martyria,
monasteries, pilgrimage
sanctuaries, and other structures
rose in Rome and cities
throughout what is now Italy.
They also sprang up along the
Mediterranean coast and the
many pilgrimage routes to the so
-called Holy Land, Palestine.
Architecture helped to first
define and then perpetuate the
new religion, and it continued to
do so for hundreds of years.
Along with the edifices grew an
artistic tradition of depicting
buildings, both real and
imagined, in mosaics and
paintings, models, reliquaries,
cross bases (pictured above),
plaques, manuscript
illuminations, maps, tokens, and
even souvenirs collected along
pilgrimage routes.
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These representations of holy
buildings and cities may have
functioned as icons—or
materializations of That Which
Cannot Be Materialized—but
they did so differently than did
representations of saints. Images
of buildings and cities (such as
the pictured mosaic, likely from
the Church of Qalat Kalota)
offered an overlapping, diffuse,
and sometimes contradictory
field of metaphors. These varied
over time and space, mostly
without discernable pattern. A
depiction of a church could
represent the social space of
communal religious assembly;
God’s dwelling; the deity
himself; the heavenly city; the
cosmos (God’s creation, of
course); the dwelling of the
human soul or spirit (the divine
within us); even the liminal
space between the earthly and
the divine.
Along with these metaphors,
there were the political
functions of architecture in
Byzantine art. Consider the
famous mosaic in the Hagia
Sophia in which Justinian holds
a model of the Church and faces
Constantine, who holds a model
of Constantinople. Both are
offering these models to the
seated Virgin, with Jesus in her
lap. The work seemingly confers
divine sanction on these
political leaders’ regimes by
drawing direct lines between
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that many, if not most, of
today’s high-tech innovations
are products of the open-ended,
collaborative explorations of
hackers. Steve Jobs didn’t
invent the PC; he saw its
components at work at PARC,
realized their potential, and put
the pieces together.
Silicon Valley attracted the
smartest innovators and
entrepreneurs and provided
them with the freedom and the
funding to mobilize the
resources they needed to start
their own companies. What
worked in Silicon Valley has to
be reproduced across the
board—government and
business need to work together
to create and maintain an open
environment for innovation.
That means dialing back
intellectual property restrictions
to encourage a freer flow of
ideas; encouraging universities
to open up their labs and
discoveries to the world; and
actively enabling and attracting
entrepreneurs (a resource that is
in truly short supply) from all
over the world to come to the
U.S. and turn new discoveries
into companies that can grow
and create jobs. We have to
encourage our own young
people to take risks and start
companies, too. That means
providing portable benefits, and
not just in health care.
Our whole education system
needs a drastic overhaul to make
its teaching styles less rote and
more dynamic, to encourage
more hands-on, interactive
creativity. The centralized
school system as we know it is,
after all, another product of the
Industrial Age. And we
shouldn’t fret about having to
teach non-native students the
English language either. An
uninterrupted inflow of talented
immigrants is absolutely key to
our future prosperity.
Entrepreneurship should
become the fourth R, right
alongside reading, writing, and
arithmetic. Kids need to learn
more than just the abstract
principles of economics—they
should be taught how to form
businesses, create business
plans, and market their ideas.
Education can no longer be
confined to traditional academic
subjects; students must learn
how to create something of their
own. Imagine if we devoted a
fraction of the time and money
and passion that we give to
athletics to helping our young
people learn how to turn their
ideas into enterprises. We are
wasting time and resources
training young people for
factory and administrative jobs
that no longer exist; they have to
learn how to innovate and create
jobs of their own.
That brings me to a central
issue that has been completely
absent from the current debate.
As our new economy emerges, a
new way of life and a new
geography of living and
working must come into being
as well. We didn’t finally
emerge from the Great
Depression until the rise of the
suburbs in the 1950s, which
fuelled demand not just for
single-family homes but for the
cars, refrigerators, washer-
driers, TVs, and stereo systems
that were coming off the
assembly lines. Home
ownership provided a powerful
form of geographic
Keynsianism.
But that system has reached the
end of its useful life. It has led
to overinvestment in housing,
autos, and energy and
contributed to the crises we are
trying so hard to extricate
ourselves from today. It’s also
no longer an engine of economic
growth. With the rise of a
globalized economy, many if
not most of the products that
filled those suburban homes are
made abroad. Home ownership
worked well for a nation whose
workers had secure, long-term
jobs. But now it impedes the
flexibility of a labor market that
requires people to move around.
My own research shows that the
most innovative, most
productive, and most highly
skilled regions have rates of
homeownership of 55-to-60
percent, while those where
homeownership exceeds 75 or
80 percent are economically
distressed.
Federal policy needs to
encourage less home ownership
and a greater density of
development, along with the
construction of smaller and
more low-energy houses—not
just because this is a greener
way of life (which it is), but
because it’s required to free up
capital that can be invested in
the skill development,
technology development, and
economic structures that the
economy of the future requires.
That means eliminating the
mortgage interest tax deduction
along with other massive federal
subsidies for the secondary
mortgage market, as well as
other massive subsidies for road
construction and infrastructure
that undergird sprawling,
economically inefficient, utterly
wasteful suburban and exurban
development. I am not
advocating that we become a
nation of renters, but the balance
of homeownership should tilt
back from its current level of 66
percent to perhaps 60 or even 55
percent.
Instead of further encouraging
the growth of an auto-housing-
suburban complex, the
government should promote
those forces that are subtly
causing the shift away from it.
Chief among these are the
creation of inter-connected
mega-regions, like the Boston-
Washington corridor and the
Char-lanta region (Atlanta,
Charlotte, and Raleigh Durham)
and ten or so more across the
United States. Concentration
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and clustering are the
underlying motor forces of real
economic development. As Jane
Jacobs identified and the Nobel
Prize-winning economist Robert
Lucas later formalized,
clustering speeds the
transmission of new ideas,
increases the underlying
productivity of people and
firms, and generates the
diversity required for new ideas
to fertilize and turn into new
innovations and new industries.
In fact, the key to
understanding America’s
historic ability to respond to
great economic crises lies in
what economic geographers call
the“spatial fix”—the creation of
new development patterns, new
ways of living and working, and
new economic landscapes that
simultaneously expand space
and intensify our use of it. Our
rebound after the panic of 1873
and long downturn was forged
by the transition from an
agricultural nation to an urban-
industrial one organized around
great cities. Our recovery from
the Great Depression saw the
rise of massive metropolitan
complexes of cities and suburbs,
which again intensified and
expanded our use of space.
Renewed prosperity hinges on
the rise of yet another even
more massive and more
intensive geographic
pattern—the mega-region.
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New START and the Moscow Treaty: A Response to Walter

Pincus
Baker Spring (The Foundry: cooperative. Russia has since language in the future. The Bush
Conservative Policy News.) shown that it views relations Administration’s position
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:00:33 AM with the U.S. and its neighbors regarding the Moscow Treaty’s
as a zero-sum game. It limitation pertaining to
Washington Post reporter repeatedly violated major arms “operationally deployed”
Walter Pincus, in his August 10 c o n t r o l a g r e e m e n t s a n d strategic nuclear warheads was
a r t i c l e “ N e w S T A R T : A continues to maintain close ties crystal clear. This established
Similar Arms Reduction Pact with terrorist organizations the standard by which the U.S.
but a Different Republican Hamas and Hezbollah and would judge Russian
R e a c t i o n , ” a r g u e s t h a t “rogue states” such as Syria, compliance and there was no
R e p u b l i c a n S e n a t o r s a r e Iran, and Venezuela. doubt that the Bush
applying different standards for The Obama Administration and Administration would respond
reviewing the 2002 Moscow New START’s supporters in the effectively to any Russian
Treaty between the U.S. and Senate have been quite open that actions to apply a different
Russia for reducing strategic New START is designed to standard of compliance.
nuclear warheads and today’s preserve the “second strike,” Fifth, the need to modernize the
New START, which seeks to retaliation-based deterrence U.S. nuclear complex is more
limit offensive and defensive policies of the Cold War, with there is much greater room for both areas.
urgent today than it was in the
strategic weapons. The problem Russia assuming the role of the the U.S. to maneuver and Fourth, the implications for
2002–2003 timeframe, when the
with the Pincus argument, as its former Soviet Union. It is an respond effectively to security U.S. security stemming from
Moscow Treaty was signed and
title makes clear, is that it fails astounding contradiction, but a c h a l l e n g e s . T h i s a d d e d ambiguity in New START
received Senate approval. In
to account for the dramatic U.S. Administration that favors flexibility is extremely valuable regarding U.S. missile defense
2002–2003, the Bush
differences between the two nuclear disarmament is seeking in addressing U.S. security options are far graver than those
Administration put forward a
treaties. Accordingly, it is to bring into force an arms needs in a world that is stemming from the term
plan to maintain a responsive
essential to describe the specific control treaty that defines the experiencing the proliferation of ”strategic nuclear warheads”
infrastructure to support the
ways in which the treaties differ. preservation of nuclear threats weapons of mass destruction used in the Moscow Treaty. The
U.S. strategic nuclear arsenal. In
First, the broader purposes a s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t and the means to deliver these ambiguity regarding missile
the intervening time, however, a
behind the two treaties are miles component of the bilateral weapons. New START will d e f e n s e i n N e w S T A R T ,
minority in Congress,
apart. The Bush Administration relationship with Russia. The jettison U.S. strategic flexibility particularly the language found
specifically the House
was using the arms control Senate, at this point, has no and leave virtually no margin in its preamble, is one that can
Appropriations Subcommittee
process with Russia, including choice but to judge the merits for error. be exploited by Russia to the
on Energy and Water, moved to
through the Moscow Treaty, to and demerits of New START on Third, the Moscow Treaty disadvantage the U.S. Further,
block the Bush Administration’s
m o v e t h e U . S . - R u s s i a n this basis. imposed no limitations on U.S. Russia has issued a unilateral
plan. Pincus could have made
relationship away from one s t r a t e g i c d e f e n s i v e a n d statement that effectively
Second, New START is the point in his argument
premised on mutual threats of designed to codify strategic conventional strategic offensive announces that it intends to
regarding a double standard that
nuclear annihilation and where nuclear parity between the U.S. development and deployment exploit the ambiguity in just this
the Senate should have
the balance of nuclear terror was and Russia. The Moscow Treaty options. This is the feature of w a y . The Obama
anticipated the blocking action
at the center of that relationship. did not. Absent the specter of t h e M o s c o w T r e a t y t h a t Administration has exacerbated
by the House Subcommittee.
Moreover, this was a time when strategic nuclear and broader permitted greater flexibility for the problem by being unclear
Russia was perceived as more strategic parity with Russia, the U.S. in its broader strategic about whether it will accept NEW page 55
posture. New START limits Russian views regarding this
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Morning Bell: The Dodd-Frank Bailout is Already Here

Conn Carroll (The Foundry: the Home Affordable The American people are Agencies to let people buy administration is only
Conservative Policy News.) Modification Program (HAMP), essentially being asked to houses with little or no down prolonging economic hardship
Submitted at 8/12/2010 5:20:52 AM has been a complete failure. shoulder an additional $50 payment just like the GSEs did by making it harder for new
Don’t take our word for it. Here billion of national debt without at the height of the housing home buyers to afford a
On July 21, when President are the words(pdf) of Special being told, more than 16 months bubble. And last week, Freddie moderately priced home and
Barack Obama signed the Dodd- Inspector General for the after the program’s Mac was also promoting no- making it harder for those who
Frank financial regulation bill, Troubled Asset Relief Program announcement, how many down payment loans, this time need to move for work to sell
he promised: “There will be no Neil Barofsky: people Treasury hopes to through an array of Housing and their current homes.
more taxpayer-funded bailouts. Unfortunately, HAMP actually help stay in their homes Urban Development (HUD) As The Heritage Foundation’s
Period.” How long will this continues to struggle to achieve as a result of these expenditures, programs. All this despite the Ron Utt has documented, in
Obama promise last? Well, The its original stated objective, to how many people are intended fact that last week Fannie Mae 2006 (the most recent year for
New York Times reports today help millions of homeowners to be helped through other announced it lost $1.2 billion in which data are available for the
that “the Obama administration avoid foreclosure “by reducing subprograms, and how the the second quarter of this year, countries being compared), the
on Wednesday pumped $3 monthly payments to sustainable program is performing against and this week Freddie Mac homeownership rate in
billion into programs intended levels.” Despite a seemingly those expectations and goals. announced a $4.71 billion loss. Australia, Canada, Ireland,
to stop the unemployed from ever increasing array of HAMP- Without such clearly defined Both companies were also Spain and the United Kingdom
losing their homes,” including a related initiatives designed to standards, positive comments forced to ask for more Obama matched or exceeded that in the
program announced by the encourage participation in the regarding the progress or bailout cash, including $1.5 United States. But none of these
Department of Housing and p r o g r a m , t h e n u m b e r o f success of HAMP are simply billion of your tax dollars for nations possess GSEs dedicated
Urban Development that “will homeowners being helped not credible, and the growing Fannie and another $1.8 billion to expanding residential
draw on $1 billion authorized by t h r o u g h permanent public suspicion that the for Freddie. mortgage credit. It is far past
the new financial overhaul law.” modifications remains anemic, program is an outright failure No wonder the Dodd-Frank time to end taxpayer bailouts,
That’s right. The Dodd- with fewer than 400,000 will continue to spread. financial regulation bill did and Fannie and Freddie are one
Frank“no more taxpayer-funded o n g o i n g permanent Faced with the utter failure of nothing about Fannie and of the best places to start.
bailouts forever” bill is not even modifications…and HAMP has its TARP funded mortgage Freddie; the Obama Quick Hits:
a month old, and already not put an appreciable dent in bailout, the Obama administration had every Five Filters featured
President Obama is using it to foreclosure filings. Indeed, the administration is now turning to intention of continuing to use article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
turn your tax dollars into yet number of trial and permanent the left’s old stand-in for them to prop up the housing an Easy Ride in the
another bailout. modifications that have been housing market interference: the market. These programs will do Independent. Available tools:
A n d w h y i s t h e O b a m a canceled substantially exceeds government-sponsored entities nothing but delay the inevitable PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS,
administration turning to Dodd- the number of homeowners (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie housing market correction. Term Extraction.
Frank bailout funds so soon helped through permanent Mac. Fannie Mae is now Instead of letting the market sort
after passage? Because its modifications. working with the National out what these homes are really
original mortgage bailout plan, … Council of State Housing worth, the Obama

Video: Woot Monkeys in Space, Continued

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Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:00:00 AM
Remember Bdale Garbee’s
amazing rocket launch? Last
year? He stuffed a gigantic
model rocket with Woot
monkeys and launched them
into the blue?
OK, if you missed that video
when it came out, maybe you
should watch it now:
It’s inspiring, for one thing.
Plus you’ll need it for context.
Because see, there’s an exciting
new development in the case of
the missing six astro-monkeys:
Welcome back, marooned
monkeys! That’s two more
accounted for, four more to go.
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continued from page 48
their imperial rule and their
religious authority.
Admittedly, from the modern
standpoint, it is the apparent
strangeness of these images that
accounts for some of their
appeal. Consider the remarkable
icon of St. Simeon Stylites
(left), the Christian ascetic who
lived standing on a small
platform atop a pillar near
Aleppo for 40 years. Simeon
stands nearly half as tall as the
15-meter column, which would
make him more than 24 feet tall.
uri and Hadjitryphonos argue
that such distortions are often
deliberate contributions to a
work’s iconic nature. Consider
the wonderful pink, green, and
gold Icon of Saints Zosima and
Savvatii (right), which flanks
the remote monastery on
Solovetsk Island in northern
Russia. Zosima, the monastery's
founder, and Savvatii, one of its
earliest inhabitants, tower above
the city’s outer walls, and even
above the roofline of one of the
basilicas within. Both saints are
depicted frontally, but their city
is shown from a diagonal bird’s
eye perspective. In another
spatial and perspectival shift, the
seated figure of Jesus is
positioned at the top and center
of the painting, hands
outstretched. He is set apart in a
deep red, mandorla-like form
(proportionally, far larger than
either of the saints), blessing
this northern outpost in the
White Sea. Seen through uri and
Hadjitryphonos’s eyes, the
representation of the monastery
enhances the sense that
here—both in this icon and in
this place—divinity resides.
Such distortions in Byzantine
art also reveal truths about how
humans relate to their
world—truths that are effaced in
the realism of the Western
tradition, but which appeal to
the contemporary eye. People
understand spatial relations from
an egocentric point of view. The
proportion of our head to our
bodies may be approximately
1:8, but, in our lived experience,
head and shoulders tower above
the rest of our bodies, in the
sense that they are much more
important to our internal sense
self than, for example, our
torsos. What’s more, when we
navigate the world, we use not a
single, coherent, internally
stored mental map but, rather, a
patchwork of viewpoints,
landmarks, and paths.
Indeed, underlying the strange
ways that figures relate to
architecture in Byzantine art is a
genuineness about lived
experience. The pictorial
distortions (such as those in the
pictured mosaic from the
Martyrion Basilica in the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in
Jerusalem) resonate with the
distortions humans actually use
to navigate their world, to
identify the important and
distinguish it from the
secondary, and to understand the
enmeshed relationship of our
inner world and the places and
objects we use in the service of
our days.
Architecture as Icon is
fascinating because it succeeds
in two difficult and not
necessarily complementary
tasks. It compels us to step into
the mind of the Byzantine artist,
challenging us first to identify
and then to shed assumptions
about art, representation, and
faith that we may not have even
been aware we held. At the
same time, the book invites us to
analyze why this non-abstract
art, with its many distortions,
seems so fresh, so
contemporary. These tensions
are perhaps nowhere better
expressed than in one of the
book's most delightful paintings,
which is of Jerusalem and
arranged along the lines of
descriptions in pilgrims'
guidebooks. A beautiful
composition of yellow and red
ochres, watery blues and greens,
this painting from the first half
of the seventeenth century
distorts scale, proportional
relationships, and points of view
into a captivating collage of
perspectives. The overall image
is a bird’s eye view showing the
city’s hills and ancient walls.
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Various funerary monuments
and religious structures,
comically flattened, lay just
inside the city walls. Centrally
located and encircled by the
walls of the old city is an
enormous representation of the
Church of the Anastasis—in
section, with biblical scenes
(Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac,
the Deposition) scattered on
different floors.
Here, in a single image, we
have a map that supplies
pilgrims with all the information Nick Cannon
needed to successfully navigate
their spiritual journey through Extends TeenNick
the Holy City. It is a painting
that delineates the enmeshed Chairmanship
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place, and an icon that Submitted at 8/12/2010 4:30:00 AM
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accomplishments, concentrated ratings doesn't hurt. And being a
into one work of art. super popular actor/rapper/radio
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the architecture critic for The be married to a certain headline-
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Dust Regulations Are No Joke Steampunk

Kelsey Huber (The Foundry:
Conservative Policy News.)
monumental task. It is possible
that farmers could simulate
iPhone
(Woot! - One Day, One Deal)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 3:00:30 PM rain—an effective dust
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:00:00 AM
reducer—by constant use of
Posted August 11th, 2010 at sprinklers or some other means.
4:00pm in Energy and Is it a blog or a website? We're
Yet this would encourage more
Environment Print This Post never sure these days. Either
water use, which runs counter to
Every once in a while an e-mail way, Sunday Magazine has a
a primary objective of many
goes around petitioning for the really cool story about the very
environmentalists. Furthermore,
ban of dihydrogen monoxide, a first Internet, the classic
the additional cost of these
dangerous chemical. The reader telegraph line. The article the
strategies could be too great a
is aghast to learn that cite is from 1890, and it talks
burden for many struggling
dihydrogen monoxide is “the about two men who were close,
farmers.
main ingredient in acid rain” and yet, had never met in
In a case like this, the EPA’s
and “capable of causing person. Back then, this was a
ability to commit regulatory
suffocation if encountered in novelty. Today, it's called the
overreach becomes apparent. It
large quantities” and often will average online relationship. Just
can easily lose touch with the
sign the petition and forward it recently signed a letter that environment. There are even needs of those on whom it lays think, these two guys might
to friends. However, closer stated the following: have been the very first nerds.
dust storms on Mars. regulatory burdens and stray
examination soon reveals two We respect efforts for a clean Furthermore, regulation of dust into unrealistically stringent We all clearly owe them a debt
t h i n g s : ( 1 ) d i h y d r o g e n and healthy environment, but is unnecessary. Those who policies. A prudent course of for showing us the way.
monoxide is nothing other than not at the expense of common cause dust clouds are likely to action would be to heed the The same article also examines
water, and (2) the petition is, in sense. These identified levels [of be the most negatively affected suggestions of 21 Senators and the special slang (like "min pen"
fact, a jest. and "g a") as well as a really
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seems to be working along a livestock producers to attain. without the help of regulations. Kelsey Huber is currently a person's unique telegraphing
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Realizing the ridiculousness of influence human behavior, yet Also, keeping dust out of the air
the situation, 21 Senators dust is common in our natural by artificial means would be a
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These new geographic entities
are larger than the sum of their
parts; they not only produce but
consume, spurring further
demand.
Infrastructure is key to
powering spatial fixes. The
railroads and streetcar, cable
car, and subway systems
speeded the movement of
people, goods, and ideas in the
late 19th century; the
development of a massive auto-
dependent highway system
powered growth after the Great
Depression and World War II.
It’s now time to invest in
infrastructure that can undergird
another round of growth and
development. Part of that is
surely a better and faster
information highway. But the
real fix must extend beyond the
cyber-economy to our physical
development patterns—the
landscape of the real economy.
That means high-speed rail,
which is the only infrastructure
fix that promises to speed the
Keck's Exclusives: Jay Mohr Gets Serious on NBC's Outlaw
William Keck (TVGuide.com:
Breaking News)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:46:00 AM
Jay Mohr
No joke. Funny guy Jay Mohr(
Gary Unmarried, Ghost
Whisperer) is taking on a very
serious role on NBC's new legal
drama, Outlaw. In the fourth
episode, Jay will face off against
velocity of moving people,
goods, and ideas while also
expanding and intensifying our
development patterns. If the
government is truly looking for
a shovel-ready infrastructure
project to invest in that will
create short-term jobs across the
country while laying a
foundation for lasting
prosperity, high-speed rail
works perfectly. It is central to
the redevelopment of cities and
the growth of mega-regions and
will do more than anything to
wean us from our dependency
on cars. High-speed rail may be
our best hope for revitalizing the
once-great industrial cities of
the Great Lakes. By connecting
declining places to thriving
ones—Milwaukee and Detroit to
Chicago, Buffalo to Toronto—it
will greatly expand the
economic options and
opportunities available to their
residents. And by providing the
connective fibers within and
between America’s emerging
series star Jimmy Smits' man of
the people, Cyrus Garza, in a
case involving a mother who
leaves her baby locked in a car,
resulting in the unfortunate tot's
demise.
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NBC is keeping mum as to
w h e t h e r C y r u s o r J a y ' s be representing the bad mother.
character, Henry Ashford, will The network says it will be a
mega-regions, it will allow them
to function as truly integrated
economic units.
Obama allocated $8 billion
towards high speed rail in his
2009 budget. It’s a start, but a
disappointingly modest one.
Depending on who’s doing the
estimating and how high speed a
system is envisioned, the price
tag for a fully modern, truly
national high-speed rail system
runs somewhere between $140
and $500 billion. That’s a lot of
money, but measured in 2009
dollars, Eisenhower’s Interstate
Highway System cost $429
billion to build—which makes it
look like something of a
bargain.
High speed rail is just one
solution—we will need many
more if we are going to
encourage our cities to become
more densely developed, more
innovative, and more
economically vibrant. But we
won’t find solutions if our
pundits, politicians, and
business leaders are still caught
up in parochial arguments about
debt and deficits, and how to
bring back the housing industry.
We can’t neglect the present,
but we also have to think
beyond it. If we keep spending
on the old economy and our old
ways of consumption and living,
a new, post-industrial society
may still emerge, but it will take
longer to do so and it may not
be one that most Americans will
want to live in.
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of the Martin Prosperity
Institute at the University of
Toronto’s Rotman School of
Management, and the author of
The Great Reset(Harper Collins)
and The Rise of the Creative
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Wednesday, 11 Aug 2010
10:09 PM
WASHINGTON – Black
farmers involved in a decades-
old discrimination case are
questioning why the Obama
administration has promised to
hasten aid for some large-scale
farmers in the South while their
case is held up in political
wrangling.
The administration pledged last
week to find $1.5 billion to help
farmers hit by natural disasters
after it appeared unlikely the
Senate would promptly fund the
package.
Black farmers reached a
historic $1.25 billion civil rights
settlement in February to
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For whatever reason, he chose
not to do so.
Sixth, the stakes for the U.S.
were lower and the terms of the
agreement were simpler with the
Moscow Treaty. Therefore, the
depth of the Senate review could
be more limited. The stakes, for
the reasons described earlier, are
far higher for the U.S. regarding
New START. Regarding
simplicity, the Moscow Treaty
contained fewer than 500
words. New START, by
contrast, exceeds 68,000 words
when the Protocol and Annexes
are included. learly, the Senate
has compelling reasons to spend
more time reviewing the
implications of New START
than it spent on reviewing the
implications of the Moscow
Treaty.
Pincus does make a valid point,
however, regarding the absence
of verification and transparency
measures in the Moscow Treaty.
This is not to say that New
START’s verification
provisions are adequate,
particularly in the context of the
central purposes of the treaty.
The absence of verification and
transparency measures in the
Moscow Treaty stems in part
from the continuation of the
verification and transparency
measures of the original START
through early December 2009.
However, given that it was and
is out of Russia’s reach to
exceed the Moscow Treaty’s
deployed warhead limitation of
2,200 at the end of 2012 as well
as the fact and that the Moscow
Treaty contains no interim
limitations to verify, the treaty
would have been stronger if it
contained such provisions at the
outset. The Bush Administration
later proposed such measures to
Russia, but Russia chose not to
accept these measures. Pincus’
valid argument here, however,
also reveals that his perspective
is one-sided in the comparison
between Senate consideration of
the Moscow Treaty and New
START. His entire article levels
criticism at Senate Republicans
for applying careful review
standards in the consideration of
New START and yet, spends no
time criticizing Senate
Democrats for not insisting on
similar standards in reviewing
the Moscow Treaty.
Ultimately, Pincus’s article
reveals that he believes the
Senate’s most important
responsibility in the
consideration of arms control
treaties is not to protect the
security of the American people
and preserve American strength,
but to ensure identical technical
standards are adopted.
Accordingly, Pincus is of the
view that the Senate needs to
apply the same technical
standards during its
consideration of an arms control
treaty that clearly favors the
U.S., such as the Moscow
Treaty, to other treaties, such as
New START, where it is far less
clear that a position of strength
for the U.S. is being preserved.
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Wishes
(Newsmax - Inside Cover) dozens of embassies in the US
Submitted at 8/12/2010 5:50:20 AM capital, while Obama was to
receive guests for the meal at
Thursday, 12 Aug 2010 10:50 the White House.
AM Obama said the rituals of
President Barack Obama on Ramadan "remind us of the
Wednesday offered best wishes principles that we hold in
to Muslims in the United States common, and Islam's role in
and around the world as they advancing justice, progress,
observe the holy fasting month tolerance, and the dignity of all
of Ramadan. human beings."
"All of us must remember that "Here in the United States,
the world we want to build -- Ramadan is a reminder that
and the changes that we want to Islam has always been part of
make -- must begin in our own America and that American
hearts, and our own Muslims have made
communities," Obama said in a extraordinary contributions to
statement released by the White our country," said the president.
House. "And today, I want to extend my
US Secretary of State Hillary best wishes to the 1.5 billion
Clinton also issued a statement Muslims around the world --
offering the traditional holiday and your families and friends --
greeting: "Ramadan Kareem." as you welcome the beginning
"Ramadan is a time for self- of Ramadan," he said. "May
r e f l e c t i o n a n d s h a r i n g . God's peace be upon you."
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Relocate Mosque Life Heartbreaker is
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Submitted at 8/11/2010 6:49:36 PM
million Islamic center that
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11:49 PM Cordoba Initiative, an advocacy September 11," Paterson said.
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:45:00 AM
Gov. David Paterson said group that promotes improved "I hope that the type of cultural
Wednesday that developers of relations between Islam and the understanding that they are Ken Baumann
an Islamic cultural center that West. trying to promote when they You know Rick Castle ( Nathan
would include a mosque near Critics are suspicious of who build this center could be Fillion) is going to have a hard
ground zero have rejected his will fund the project, and practiced right now," he added. time with this. Besides having to
offer to help them find a developers haven't released their New York City Mayor Michael assist with the occasional
different site. sources of capital. Opponents Bloomberg, who accompanied murder mystery, Castle is now
While in Manhattan, Paterson also say the religion that fueled Paterson, again defended the going to have to deal with a
said the group apparently wants the hatred in the terrorists project. maturing daughter entering the
to remain with its current plans shouldn't be displayed so near "I always believed that dating scene.
to build near the site of the Sept. the site. government should not be Fall TV: Get scoop on all your
11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Wednesday, Paterson described involved in deciding who you favorite returning shows
"I think they would like to stay some opponents of the project as pray to, what you say or where In Castle's fourth new episode
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compensate them for being left
out of federal farm loan and
assistance programs for years
due to racism, but are still
waiting for funding.
There have been seven failed
attempts by the Senate,
including one last week, to fund
the settlement.
The deadline for finalizing the
settlement is Thursday. If the
administration does not step in
with funds from other
Agriculture Department
programs, it will be the third
missed deadline for the deal.
"At some point, you have to
start questioning what is going
on here," said John Boyd, head
of the National Black Farmers
Association.
"It sends the wrong signal for
the Obama administration to
help one group of farmers and
then leave the other group of
farmers out," Boyd told Reuters.
Democratic Senator Blanche
Lincoln, who faces a tough re-
election campaign this year in
Arkansas, said last week that
White House Chief of Staff
Heavy fog delays start of PGA Championship
ESPN.com news services
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:49:17 AM
Updated: August 12, 2010, to begin the tournament.
10:49 AM ET
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- The begin at 11:10 a.m. ET (10:10
PGA Championship is in a fog a.m. local time) -- a 3 hour, 10
delay at Whistling Straits, minute delay from the originally
Rahm Emanuel assured her the
administration would provide
funding in the next two weeks
for the disaster aid package that
is one of her top priorities.
Boyd said he believed the bulk
of those funds would go to large
-scale farmers already treated
generously by U.S. farm
programs, and provide little if
any assistance to black farmers.
"This is a national disaster, and
it's a man-made disaster what
happened to (the black)
farmers," Boyd said.
Boyd sent a letter to President
Barack Obama on Wednesday,
requesting he intervene on
behalf of the black farmers to
find "similar administrative
avenues" to fund the settlement.
Boyd pointed to statements
made by Obama, including a
2007 letter from the then-
senator saying, "It is time to end
the inexcusable delays
associated with resolving this
issue, and finish the job," and
asked for a meeting with Obama
to discuss how to move forward.
The original Pigford class-
delaying the start of the season's
fourth major golf championship.
Heavy fog greeted early
players, who never got off a shot
Play is currently scheduled to
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action lawsuit, named after
Producer Mark Gordon
North Carolina farmer Timothy
Pigford, was settled in 1999. Accused of Using Racial
The first case awarded more
than $1 billion in payments and
debt relief to black farmers, but
Slurs at Pilot Table Read
Chris Harnick (TV Squad)
tens of thousands of farmers
missed the filing deadline. The Submitted at 8/12/2010 6:00:00 AM
new settlement allows those
Filed under: TV News Veteran
farmers to pursue their claims.
TV producer Mark Gordon, an
Obama said he looked forward
executive producer on shows
to "a swift resolution to this
such as 'Grey's Anatomy,'
issue" six months ago when the
'Criminal Minds' and 'Private
settlement was reached.
Practice,' has been accused of
© 2010 Reuters. All rights
and formally apologized for
reserved. Republication or
using racial slurs at a table read
redistribution of Reuters
for the spin-off of Lifetime's
content, including by caching,
'Army Wives.'
framing or similar means, is
According to Deadline
expressly prohibited without the
Hollywood, Gordon was at a
prior written consent of Reuters.
table read for the pilot that Gordon issued this statement to
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scheduled start. All times will now have a 4:45 p.m. ET putting the scheduled 7 a.m.
be pushed back -- meaning starting time on the first tee. start for Friday in jeopardy as
Tiger Woods, Y.E. Yang and The last groups will begin play well.
Vijay Singh will now tee off at at 5:25 p.m. ET -- making Five Filters featured
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A Bipartisan Vote on the Obamacare

Road to Repeal
Curtis Dubay (The Foundry:
Conservative Policy News.)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 2:00:14 PM

Tucked away in the legislation

that made Obamacare into law is
a tax provision that will be a
compliance nightmare for small
businesses if it ever goes into
effect. The provision calls for all
businesses to file 1099 forms
with the IRS for all transactions
with other businesses over $600.
Businesses are not like
individuals. They purchase lots
of items in large quantities. As a
result, if the Obamacare
reporting requirement goes into
effect as scheduled in 2012, it
would create an enormous
compliance burden on
businesses. Businesses would
have to file millions of new
forms with the IRS. Small
businesses would be especially
hard hit, because they do not
have large accounting
departments that can absorb
more bureaucracy like larger
businesses.
Businesses large and small have
made their position clear to
Congress: Repeal this
burdensome new requirement.
The House of Representatives
voted on a bill that would’ve
done that recently but failed to
pass the measure.
The Senate is working on its
own version of repealing the
1099 rule now. Senator Mike
Johanns (R–NE) is leading the
effort and has garnered support
from Democratic Senator
Blanche Lincoln (AR).
The catch in both the House
and the Senate will be how to
replace the $17 billion in
revenue the 1099 provision is
estimated to bring in. Congress
passed the 1099 rule under the
mistaken belief that businesses
will pay more income taxes if
they report more of their
transactions. In reality, the 1099
rule won’t bring in a fraction of
that revenue—if any at all. This
is just another example of the
unrealistic offsets used to “pay
for” the new health care law. All
the more reason to repeal this
provision—and the entire law
itself.
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Idea -- Sort Of (VIDEO)
Aimee Deeken (TV Squad) "I want it to be kept secret from
Submitted at 8/12/2010 2:02:00 AM me, because I'm a fan."
So much of a fan that she
Filed under: TV Replay Yes, pursued 'Weeds' creator Jenji
Alanis Morissette is pregnant. Kohan for a place on the show.
But this is TV Squad, so for She told Kohan, "I had this
more on that you'll have to go thought that maybe there could
elsewhere. Instead, we've got be some compassionate female
some scoop on'Weeds,' which energy on the show, because
Morissette discussed on'Chelsea they're really hardcore with each
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Teri Hatcher Posts Photos to Prove For Packers and TE

She's Botox-Free Jermichael Finley, Sky's
Gina DiNunno (TVGuide.com:
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spectacular — and Botox-free,

she says. Filed under: NFL Coaching,
Fed up with the accusations that NFL Training Camp, NFL
she has had plastic surgery and Analysis G REEN BAY, Wis. --
has used Botox, the Desperate Packers coach Mike McCarthy
Housewives star posted nine knows he's sitting on a keg of
pictures of her wrinkly forehead dynamite this season -- Super
on Facebook on Tuesday in an Bowl-worthy dynamite, that is.
album titled "Oy with the The key for the fifth-year
Botox!!!" Packers head coach is to contain
the fuse on that dynamite and early to get caught up with --
See photos of Hatcher through and that they should tone down -
the years not let it explode before its time
towel, Hatcher wrote that she Thank you. Your abuse report - the Super Bowl rhetoric, it's
"Out of the bath getting ready is due.
has dabbled with face-fillers has been sent to the hard to contain the enthusiasm
for bed. Thought about all those It's no secret that the Packers
before, but is currently Botox- TVGuide.com moderators. We that's enveloped "Titletown
damn critics of my face. Love it come into the 2010 season with
free. will review the reported USA," which Green Bay came
or hate it, my face that is, no perhaps their strongest overall
"Did I every toy with fillers or comment and take the to be known as after the
surgery, no implants, no matter team since McCarthy became
Botox over the years? yes. Tell appropriate action. legendary late Vince Lombardi
what 'they' say. Decided I'd head coach in 2006. Particularly
me does this look Botoxed to See TVGuide.com community led the Packers to its first two
shoot myself in to reveal some strong is the receiving corps,
you? Yes I am alone in my policies. Super Bowl triumphs.
truths about 'beauty' and hope it which ultimately could spell the
bathroom naked in a towel on Five Filters featured There's no question Packers
makes you all easier on difference between whether the
behalf of women everywhere article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets fans are feeling as optimistic
yourself," Hatcher wrote in a Packers reach the Super Bowl
trying to make a point," Hatcher an Easy Ride in the about making the Super Bowl
photo caption. for the first time since 1998 or if
wrote. "Women YOU ARE Independent. Available tools: this season as the players are:
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What do you think of the Term Extraction. diehards showed up at last
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photos? Saturday night's intrasquad
won three Super Bowls (1966,
1967 and 1997) and lost one scrimmage at Lambeau Field.
(1998), the team and its fans Equally optimistic is third-year
can't help but ratchet up the talk Packers tight end Jermichael
about reaching the league's Finley, who was one of the keys
biggest game again this season. to Green Bay finishing 11-5 last
And as much as McCarthy season -- one game behind NFC
keeps telling his players it's too North winner Minnesota.
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Pass?
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Is it ADHD or drug abuse?

rss@consumerreports.org 934 parents to share their serve as tip-offs: Sudden use of organizational strategies.
(Consumer Reports) observations, found these to be eye drops to decrease eye Eventually, things began to click
Submitted at 8/12/2010 6:28:28 AM some of the top characteristics reddening, or breath mints/gum for him and he began to show an
of ADHD behavior: easy to cover up bad breath, appetite interest in academics. Did he
Is it ADHD or drug abuse? distractibility (95 percent), changes, poor hygiene, anger, grow out of it or did he just
When my oldest son was 13 he d i f f i c u l t y f o c u s i n g o r hostility, sullenness, withdrawal, grow up? I’ll probably never
began to do poorly in school. He maintaining attention during secretiveness, and emotional know for sure, but by the end of
o f t e n f o r g o t t o d o h i s tasks (95 percent), quickly volatility. The physical signs his sophomore year in high
homework, or he did it but losing interest (91 percent), and include the inability to speak school, he was working
forgot to hand it in. He had not following through with that if you’re the parent of a teen intelligibly, slurred speech, independently enough to be
difficulty paying attention schoolwork or chores (91 with ADHD, it’s important to be frequent nosebleeds or runny accepted into an early college
during tasks, was extremely percent). Many of the signs of able to detect the signs of nose, wetting of the lips or program. Today at 18, he’s
disorganized, and his teachers teen drug abuse, described in substance abuse. But how can a frequent thirst, sudden or entering his junior year.
said he was easily distracted. Time to Act!, a Web site parent distinguish between the dramatic weight loss or gain, If you’re concerned about your
T h e y s u g g e s t e d t h a t h i s produced by the Partnership for two? skin abrasions/bruises, child’s behavior, I encourage
behavior fit with many of the a Drug-Free America, are For one thing, in ADHD the s w e a t i n e s s , h e a d a c h e s o r you to make use of the resources
symptoms of attention deficit strikingly similar: loss of pattern of behavior usually v o m i t i n g . available to parents, both inside
hyperactivity disorder(ADHD), interest in school work , drop in begins before age 7, although I watched my son pretty closely the schools and elsewhere. Our
but since this was mostly new g r a d e s , a p a t h y a b o u t the disorder may be diagnosed over those years, but aside from report on ADHD provides
behavior, there was some doubt e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s , at a much later time. In our the school problems didn’t find guidance for parents who are
in my mind. Also new: My son hobbies or sports, failure to survey, the average age at much else to arouse suspicion. I new to the world of ADHD
had just transferred to a different fulfill responsibilities at school, diagnosis was 7 1/2. Although never noticed symptoms of drug diagnosis and treatment,
middle school, and while he was complaints from teachers, the diagnostic workup may not use, and like 14 percent of including parents’ real life
having trouble adjusting to the decreased motivation, inability take place until an older age, as parents in our survey, I was not assessments of which
change in routines, he was also to focus, hyperactivity, and with my son, parents can usually convinced my child had ADHD. practitioners and therapies are
making many new friends and making endless excuses. look back and figure out if the But at the school’s suggestion, I most helpful.— Orly Avitzur,
e x p l o i t i n g h i s s u d d e n To make matters even more traits were present at an earlier took him to see a specialist who, M.D., Consumer Reports
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W h e n a c h i l d ’ s s c h o o l there is a high rate of substance usually keenly aware, even diagnosis, suggested a trial of S u b s c r i b e t o
performance deteriorates during abuse in teens with ADHD, frustrated, by their struggles, medication. As a neurologist, ConsumerReports.org for expert
their teens, a whole host of which can complicate the while those abusing drugs often I’d seen many patients improve Ratings, buying advice and
questions arise. Is he just going management of both conditions. appear apathetic about their dramatically on drug therapy, reliability on hundreds of
through a phase? Is it ADHD? Affected adolescents start doing performance and suddenly but it didn’t seem to make a products. Update your feed
Could it be alcohol, or maybe, drugs earlier, are likely to have indifferent to their favorite difference in my son’s behavior. preferences
drugs? The Consumer Reports poorer outcomes, and have extracurricular activities or He did, however, benefit from
N a t i o n a l R e s e a r c h C e n t e r higher rates of other psychiatric sports. Drug abuse experts point extra help provided during and
survey on ADHD, which asked disorders. What this means is out additional behaviors that can after school and from learning
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Buzzword: Range anxiety
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Submitted at 8/12/2010 6:08:47 AM
Buzzword: Range anxiety
Once a faster 220 volt charger
was installed at his home, he
drove the car every day. “At
first, being limited to 100-miles
a day took some getting used to,
found they were afraid to drive
too far from the charging
facilities at home base lest they
be stranded. So the company
installed a second charging
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Samsung: New 3D
LCD, plasma HDTVs,
infrastructure. Nevertheless, more Internet apps
cities, utilities, and automakers James Willcox (Consumer
are scrambling to install public Reports)
infrastructure, ahead of these
cars’ debut. The claim that these Submitted at 8/12/2010 7:10:24 AM

Range anxiety is a term you’re but after a while, when I really location at about the limit of the upcoming cars with just 100
likely to be hearing a lot more as understood the distances to my Samsung: New 3D LCD,
drivers’ comfort level to give miles of range will meet the
electric vehicles (EVs) make common destinations--work, the plasma HDTVs, more Internet
them an opportunity to charge if daily needs of the vast majority
t h e i r d e b u t o n A m e r i c a ’ s supermarket, and so on--I apps
they needed. The company of American drivers keeps being
roadways. At a press event yesterday,
became more comfortable with found the drivers were then repeated in marketing and PR
Limited range is inherent with how far I could drive between Samsung unveiled several new
completing their routes and campaigns.
any EV and has been the electric charges. I also delighted in 3D TVs(including the $1,000 50
returning with the vehicles’ This claim may not be as
car’s main sticking point. Some never having to stop at a gas -inch plasma TV we reported on
batteries almost empty. The contradictory as it seems. It’s
drivers who have tried electric station or worry about oil yesterday), the industry's first
kicker? The drivers never used understandable that drivers’
cars have reported their anxiety changes. Plugging the car in portable 3D Blu-ray player, and
the additional charging station, anxiety is there since it is bred
about exceeding the car’s range o v e r n i g h t i s m u c h m o r e a new higher-end home theater
but knowing it was there made from gasoline cars. The added
and getting stranded away from c o n v e n i e n t , ” E n g s a y s . system designed to match the
all the difference. infrastructure is likely to address
a charger. Long charge times are He’s not the only one. Sherry cosmetics of its flagship C9000-
It gave them a psychological that for those who have
also a concern. series LCD TVs with LED
Boschert, the author of “Plug-In comfort level with running the switched their mindset.
Driving an EV requires certain Hybrids” relates in the book backlights.
batteries down. But the vehicles’ For more on electric cars and
behavior. Our own Senior Editor how she and many of her EV- The company is also greatly
range was adequate from the future technologies, see our
for Electronics, Paul Eng who owning friends sold their expanding the content available
beginning. guide to alternative fuels.
leas a Mini-E for the past year gasoline cars about a year after via its Samsung Apps platform,
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year, including the Chevrolet ConsumerReports.org for expert
range anxiety that he only drove In Japan, one electric vehicle including DreamWork's How to
Volt and Nissan Leaf. The main Ratings, buying advice and
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Fog Stalls Start of PGA Championship

FanHouse Staff (FanHouse thick fog. be pushed back a couple hours. on the PGA Tour, had been set Masters champion Phil
Main) The final major -- the 92nd "Once the fog has lifted and it is to start from the 10th hole at Mickelson had been scheduled
Submitted at 8/12/2010 8:45:00 AM PGA -- also figures is predicted clear to play, the first starting 9:20 a.m. to tee off from the first at 2:35
to face overcast conditions for time will be 30 minutes Woods, hunting his 15th major p.m. with U.S. Open winner
F i l e d u n d e r : P G A , P G A the remainer of Thursday. following that time," officials title but first since the 2008 U.S. Graeme McDowell and British
Championship SHEBOYGAN, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Hebert and said. Open, has been grouped with Open champion Louis
Wis. -- The start of the PGA Vaughn Taylor were scheduled Four-time champion Tiger defending champion Y.E. Yang Oosthuizen.
Championship at Whistling to tee off from the par-4 first at Woods, who has failed to win and 2004 champion Vijay Singh
Straits has been delayed by a 8 a.m. ET, but that was likely to this season in eight appearances for the first two rounds.
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bundled with two sets of 3D Blu-ray player, or $350 if

Artemis Dibenedetto we have found in previous
(Consumer Reports) glasses. purchased separately.
testing that manufacturers may Among Samsung's new 3D During the event, Samsung
Submitted at 8/12/2010 1:59:59 AM claim a pail holds more than it TVs, which all arrive this executives said the company
actually does. But as diaper size month, is the 65-inch will double the number of
How to choose a diaper pail increases, any pail holds fewer UN65C8000, a 3D LCD TV applications available through
Changing diapers, of course, is diapers. And besides, whether with an edge LED backlight. its Samsung Apps platform by
the least glamorous aspect of you go with cloth or The TV, a 240Hz set with local the end of the year, and
taking care of a baby. But it disposables, you will want to dimming, will sell for about announced a new exclusive app
must be done many times a day, regularly empty the pail anyway $6,000. The three new 3D from ESPN, called ESPN Next
and the right diaper pail can
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especially true if you have more
than those that use garbage mechanism makes disposal wrote about yesterday—a 720p app that provides trailers of
than one baby at a time in
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diapers—twins or triplets, or
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children close in age.
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Chew on these Lego Universe 'Gnarled Forest' screens

Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 3:20:00 AM
We've seen a few of the bright
and generally welcoming
environments of Lego Universe-
- today, we get a look a few
screenshots from the MMO's
Gnarled Forest area. We never
would have assumed a game
about toy heroes could contain
such ominous imagery. Check
out the images after the break.
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Feliz, Rangers blow it in 9th as Jeter, Yanks rally
Associated Press
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 1:33:09 AM
Game Information Stadium
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington,
Arlington, TX Attendance
48,676 (99% full) - % is based
on regular season capacity
Game Time 3:45 Weather 99
degrees, partly cloudy Wind 3
mph Umpires Home Plate - Paul
Emmel, First Base - Bill Hohn,
Second Base - Gary Darling,
Third Base - Mike Estabrook
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Once
Marcus Thames finally put the
New York Yankees ahead, there
was no way Mariano Rivera was
going to have a repeat
performance. More from
Yankees vs. Rangers
From ESPNNewYork.com:
By refusing to lose to Cliff Lee,
the Yankees made a perfect
recruiting pitch to the Rangers
ace, writes Wallace Matthews.
Story
• Check out the Yankees blog
From ESPNDallas.com:
The Rangers will need some of
their trademark resolve after
being singed at home by the
Yankees, writes Richard
Durrett. Story
• Check out the Rangers blog
One loss in Texas was enough
for the longtime Yankees
closer.Thames hit a long homer
in the eighth inning, then had
the go-ahead RBI single in the
ninth as New York rallied from
five runs down to beat the
Rangers 7-6 on Wednesday
night for a split in the two-game
series between the division
leaders.A night after losing in
Texas for the only time in his
first 32 career appearances over
16 seasons, Rivera gave up a
leadoff triple to Elvis Andrus in
the ninth before retiring the Nos.
2-4 hitters, including Josh
Hamilton on a comebacker after
the majors' leading hitter already
had three hits."That's Mo, right
through the heart of their order,
three tremendous hitters,"
manager Joe Girardi said. "I was
thinking we're in trouble here,
but if anyone can do it, Mo
can."After Andrus' liner into the
right-center gap, Michael Young
had a short fly ball to right,
where Austin Kearns made a
shoestring grab. Hamilton and
Vladimir Guerrero hit grounders
to give Rivera his 24th save in
26 chances.Asked what was
going through his mind after the
leadoff triple, Rivera responded,
"Nothing. I'm trying to get the
next guy out and go from
there."What about after Kearns'
catch?"I'm thinking, 'Oh, my
God. We have to win now," he
E-reader News Edition
off Rangers rookie All-Star
closer Neftali Feliz(3-3)."The
whole game, we were where we
wanted to be. We just couldn't
stop them from the sixth inning
on," Rangers manager Ron
Washington said. "We got their
closer last night. They got ours
tonight."Feliz, in his first save
chance since July 31 after
converting 20 in a row, walked
the leadoff batter in the ninth,
gave up a single to No. 9 hitter
Brett Gardner and threw a wild
pitch before Jeter's tying hit.
Nick Swisher struck out for the
fourth time before Alexi
Ogando came on and gave up
the single to Thames.Thames
led off the eighth by pulling a
410-foot shot down the left-field
line off Frank Francisco to get
New York within 6-5. Kerry
Wood(2-4) threw two scoreless
innings for his first decision in
five appearances since New
said. "I've got Hamilton next, Y o r k a c q u i r e d h i m f r o m
who I've seen before, so I made Cleveland on July 31.Texas (65-
my pitches."The Yankees (70- 48) still has a 7½-game lead
43), who have the best record in over the Los Angeles Angels in
the majors and a 1½-game lead the AL West, by far the largest
over Tampa Bay in the AL East, lead in any of baseball's six
matched their biggest comeback divisions.Rangers starter Cliff
of the season despite tying a Lee struck out 11 with no walks
f r a n c h i s e r e c o r d w i t h 1 7 in 6 1/3 innings, matching his
strikeouts. Their other 17-K shortest outing of the season and
games were in 1901 and ending his streak of 10
1999.Thames drove in the go- consecutive starts going at least
ahead run on a rolling single eight innings. He gave up four
between shortstop and third base runs.But Young homered while
after Derek Jeter had tied the D a v i d M u r p h y a n d M i t c h
game with a chopper past a
drawn-in infield, an RBI single FELIZ, page 67
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Police: New York Mets' Francisco Rodriguez
charged with assault on father-in-law
ESPN.com news services
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 7:18:42 AM
Updated: August 12, 2010, 8:18
AM ET
NEW YORK -- Police say New
York Mets reliever Francisco
Rodriguez was charged with
third-degree assault, a
misdemeanor, after an
altercation with his father-in-law
at Citi Field.
Rodriguez was arrested and
being held at the ballpark early
Thursday, police said. His father
-in-law was in a hospital with a
scrape on his face and a bump
on his head.
Rodriguez was expected to be
arraigned Thursday morning at
Queens Criminal Court. Under
the domestic violence laws in
New York state, Rodriguez was
charged regardless of whether
the father-in-law wished to
bring charges.
"There was an incident at the
Today's bike trip: Under 3 bridges, round the Battery
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:37:19 AM
Here's the trip report on
EveryTrail. 10.0 miles. 1.25
hours.
I rode up 8th Ave, cross town
on 20th, joined the East River
ballpark between Francisco
Rodriguez and his family. He
was questioned by police and all
other questions pertaining to this
matter can be addressed to
police," Mets spokesman Jay
Horwitz said.
Several security guards, along
with some women and children,
were seen around the Mets'
family lounge near the
clubhouse after New York's 6-2
loss to Colorado. Rodriguez's
father-in-law had swelling
above his right eyebrow.
Rodriguez became highly
agitated with reporters who
approached him at his locker
after the altercation. Mets blog
Looking for more information
o n y o u r M e t s ?
ESPNNewYork.com has you
covered. Blog
Rodriguez screamed, "Mind
your own [expletive] business!"
to a reporter who tried to ask
him a question. The reliever
then stormed into a restricted
bike trail at Stuyvesant Point,
went under the Williamsburg,
Manhattan and Brooklyn
Bridges, South Street Seaport,
round the Battery, up the
Hudson and across the Village.
There were signs of heavy rain got more than a few drops.
most of the route, but I never
area of the clubhouse. Soon
after, a Citi Field security
member and uniformed police
officer went to that same area of
the clubhouse.
Rodriguez has had previous
confrontations with a team
official, a coach and an
opponent in his 1½ seasons with
the Mets, though none of them
reached this level.
The excitable 28-year-old
pitcher signed a three-year, $37
million contract with the Mets
after posting a record 62 saves
with the Angels in 2008. He is 4
-2 with 25 saves and a 2.24
ERA this season.
Rodriguez did not pitch in the
Mets' latest loss, which dropped
them below .500. Reliever
Manny Acosta gave up a two-
out grand slam to Melvin Mora
in the eighth inning.
In May, Rodriguez and bullpen
coach Randy Niemann got into a
heated exchange while the
pitcher was preparing to enter a
game. Mets manager Jerry
Manuel later said the matter was
resolved, without divulging
what caused the dispute.
In July 2009, Rodriguez and
former Mets official Tony
Bernazard argued aboard the
team bus. Bernazard was later
fired by the Mets amid several
allegations.
That June, Rodriguez and New
York Yankees reliever Brian
Bruney needed to be separated
before a game. They had jawed
at each other in the media a day
earlier.
Information from ESPN's
J e r e m y S c h a a p ,
ESPNNewYork.com's Ian
Begley and The Associated
Press was used in this report.
Five Filters featured
article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
an Easy Ride in the
Independent. Available tools:
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The heat wave is over, it's in
the mid-70s. Perfect riding
weather.
The pedestrians are the worst in
Battery Park City, sometimes
blocking the whole super-wide
path with dogs and baby
carriages, not moving. The best
Sports/ Featured/ 67
FELIZ,
continued from page 66
Moreland had two-run singles
for Texas, which had scored
only 2.28 runs a game for Lee in
his first six starts since being
traded to the Rangers instead of
New York on July 9.Lee already
had seven strikeouts by the end
of the fifth, five on called third
strikes. He struck out Swisher,
Thames and Alex Rodriguez in
order in the sixth after Jeter had
a leadoff triple and scored on a
wild pitch to make it 6-2.But
after Lance Berkman had an
RBI double and Gardner an RBI
single in the seventh for a 6-4
score with two runners still on
base, Lee was done. Submarine-
throwing Darren O'Day struck
out Jeter before Darren Oliver
struck out Swisher to end the
threat."I started missing my
spots a little bit," said Lee, who
still threw 76 of 106 pitches for
strikes. "I felt like I was running
out of gas."Yankees starter
Javier Vazquez gave up six runs
and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings
and was chased by Murphy's
FELIZ, page 68
bike trail is just north of there,
betw the top of Battery Park and
46th St. It's a straight shoot the
whole way.
Today the leg pain and
tiredness are gone, endorphins
flowing make me happy!
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FELIZ,
NASCAR team owner Jack Roush continued from page 67

two-run single that made it 6- sellout of the season was the

released from hospital 1.Murphy has hit .423 (11-for-
26) with 11 RBIs in a seven-
largest crowd since opening day.
Copyright by STATS LLC and
ESPN.com news services for the outpouring of support from the incident. game hitting streak. He had a The Associated Press
(ESPN.com) and concern I have received the It was the second close call in two-run homer Tuesday before Texas Rangers right fielder
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:01:19 AM past two weeks," Roush said. an airplane for Roush, who his game-winning single with Nelson Cruz is unable to reach a
"Our teams and drivers have not crashed into a lake in Alabama the bases loaded in the 10th off single by New York Yankees'
Updated: August 12, 2010, missed a beat in my absence, eight years ago and nearly Rivera.Game notes Derek Jeter in the second...(AP
11:01 AM ET and I am proud of the effort they drowned before being rescued Lee has 137 strikeouts and only Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
NASCAR team owner Jack have put forth. I look forward to by an ex-Marine who lived nine walks in 161 1/3 innings Five Filters featured
Roush has been released from rejoining them at the track nearby. this season. ... Yankees 1B Mark article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, soon." I n f o r m a t i o n f r o m T h e Teixeira is expected to rejoin the an Easy Ride in the
Minn., his team said Thursday. It was not known when Roush Associated Press was used in team Thursday in Kansas City Independent. Available tools:
Roush, the co-owner of Roush will return to the track, the team this report. after missing the two games in PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS,
Fenway Racing and chairman of said. F i v e F i l t e r s f e a t u r e d Texas for the birth of his third Term Extraction.
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on Wednesday, according to the Mayo Clinic to treat facial a n E a s y R i d e i n t h e was former President George W.
s t a t e m e n t . H e h a d b e e n injuries suffered in a plane crash Independent. Available tools: Bush and his wife, Laura, who
recuperating at the Mayo Clinic on July 27, in which the plane PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, sat in the first row by the
from injuries he sustained in a R o u s h w a s p i l o t i n g w a s Term Extraction. Rangers dugout. The fourth
plane crash in Wisconsin. involved in a landing accident in
"I would like to thank everyone Oshkosh, Wis. He walked away

FanHouse's 2010 Preseason College Football Poll

-- No. 21 Arkansas
Clay Travis (FanHouse Main)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 6:00:00 AM
Filed under: Arkansas, SEC A
dozen FanHouse editors and
writers picked a preseason top
25 and the results were tabulated
in typical poll fashion. We'll
reveal one a day until No. 1 is
unveiled on Sept. 1.
Bobby Petrino is 5-11 after two
years of SEC play, but in this
third year Arkansas fans are
more eager than they've been in
years for the season to get here.
Now all that remains are the to forget that this was only an
questions. Will Ryan Mallett eight-win team last season --
lead the Razorbacks to their first one that needed tremendous
SEC championship or will he good fortune to win the Liberty
become this year's version of Bowl in overtime against East
Jevan Snead, another player Carolina. But none of that
who couldn't handle the scrutiny matters, fans are already calling Francisco Rodriguez
of preseason national attention? the Hogs in mid-August.
Can Arkansas withstand the The Razorbacks believe they
Arrested After
early challenges of the schedule can win 11 games in a season, Altercation With Father-
and remain in contention for a or more, for the first time in in-Law
division title throughout the Ole Miss? nearly two generations. FanHouse Staff (FanHouse
season, or will it eliminate itself Given the outlandish optimism Main)
with an early collapse like last among Razorback fans, it's easy
year's darling of the preseason, FiledFRANCISCO
under: Mets, page
MLB69Police
Submitted at 8/12/2010 12:30:00 AM
E-reader News Edition
FRANCISCO
continued from page 68
Blotter New York Mets closer
Francisco Rodriguez was
arrested late Wednesday night
following a physical altercation
with his father-in-law at Citi
Field.
Police said that Rodriguez was
charged with third-degree
assault, which is a
misdemeanor.
The incident reportedly
occurred after the Mets' 6-2 loss
to the Rockies on Wednesday
night. Police said that
Rodriguez's father-in-law is in
the hospital with a scrape on his
face and a bump on his head.
According to a Wall Street
Journal report, prior to the
altercation with his father-in-
law, Rodriguez was visibly
angry when he entered the
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clubhouse and snapped at
Alaska Crash Victim
reporters who approached him
at his locker. Leaves Three Sons
Rodriguez was quoted in the
report as saying, "Did I
(expletive) pitch? Then why do I
Playing College Football
David Steele (FanHouse
gotta talk to you guys, then?" Main)
Rodriguez then allegedly fired Chaos Rings encircles
back "Mind your own Submitted at 8/11/2010 7:03:00 PM iPad; Square Enix
(expletive) business!" to a iPhone apps go on sale
Filed under: Indiana, Stanford,
reporter who tried to ask a
Virginia Andrew Phillips, son of JC Fletcher (Joystiq)
question before storming off
crash victim William Phillips As
into a restricted area of the Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:30:00 AM
the former chief of staff to
clubhouse. Recap: Mets'
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and Square Enix's pretty iPhone
Discouraging Season Takes
then a prominent lawyer and RPG gets prettier today, with
Ugly Turn
head of a Washington lobbying the release of Chaos Rings for
firm, William "Bill'' Phillips -- iPad. Sure, you could already
who died along with Stevens play the original version on iPad
was one of the crash's four (and still can) but the $15.99
and three others in a small
survivors.
private plane crash in the iPad-native version has
Andrew Phillips, who turns 23 enhanced graphics for the bigger
mountains of southwestern
next month, is a fifth-year senior screen.
Alaska on Monday -- left a
significant political legacy. guard at Stanford, an honorable Even if you don't want to take a
mention all-Pac-10 selection last pair of fighters through fight
Phillips also left a sizable sports
legacy: three of his four sonsseason and part of a line that after fight in the Ark Battle
helped Toby Gerhart finish Arena, this release might be
currently play college football,
second in the Heisman Trophy good news for you: to celebrate,
and the youngest -- 13-year-old
William Jr., also known as voting and gave up just seven Square Enix has discounted all
Willy -- plays the sport as ansacks all season. its other iPhone titles -- most
eighth-grader. Willy Phillips notably Sliding Heroes, which
has been marked down to free.
See the full list here(iTunes
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white rice according to package or until vegetables are charred. Halibut with Chimichurri Next Chaos Rings encircles iPad;
directions, omitting salt and fat. Stir in ½ cup halved grape Seafood Arrabbiata Square Enix iPhone apps go on
Heat 1½ tablespoons olive oil in tomatoes and 13 cup chopped F i v e F i l t e r s f e a t u r e d sale originally appeared on
a large cast-iron skillet over green onions; sauté 1 minute or article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets Joystiq on Thu, 12 Aug 2010
medium-high heat. Add ½ cup -until tomatoes almost wilt. a n E a s y R i d e i n t h e 10:30:00 EST. Please see our
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Chiptune documentary 'Reformat the Planet' on

DVD August 24
JC Fletcher (Joystiq) music made with Game Boys,
Submitted at 8/12/2010 10:00:00 AM you can buy a shirt, square Test Drive
buttons (how is this possible?), a
Reformat the Planet is a poster, and Blip Festival DVDs
Unlimited 2 delayed
documentary by 2 Player and CDs. Then you can watch until Q1 2011
Productions about the 2006 Blip the movie and actually know a
David Hinkle (Joystiq)
Festival and the artists who lot about it!
helped put it together (and then Continue reading Chiptune Submitted at 8/12/2010 11:07:00 AM

played a bunch of amazing chip documentary 'Reformat the

music on stage), including
Nullsleep, Glomag, Bit Shifter,
Hally, Anamanaguchi, and
more. 2PP just announced the
date for the long-awaited DVD
release: August 24.
The two-disc package includes
the original movie, as well as a
"Reformat the Planet 1.5"
featurette that follows up with
the next couple of years of the
New York chiptune scene (a clip
of that can be found after the
break). The discs also have
music videos and songs from
some of the included artists.
In addition, 2PP partnered with
Fangamer to create some lovely
merchandise that can be
purchased in bundles with the
DVD. If you want to look like a
person who knows a lot about
Atari and Eden Games' Test
Planet' on DVD August 24
Drive Unlimited 2 has pulled
Chiptune documentary
into the slow lane for now, with
'Reformat the Planet' on DVD
the open-world racer missing its
August 24 originally appeared
September debut in favor of an
on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Aug 2010
"early 2011" launch.
10:00:00 EST. Please see our
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Metro 2033 update preventing Achievements, THQ

'investigating'
Alexander Sliwinski (Joystiq) it's still a problem in need of a Gallery: Metro 2033
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:02:00 AM correction. According to the [Thanks, Wayne]
official Metro 2033 Twitter Metro 2033 update preventing
THQ's sleeper subway hit, account, the publisher has been Achievements, THQ
M e t r o 2 0 3 3 , w a s p a t c h e d aware of the problem since 'investigating' originally
r e c e n t l y i n s u p p o r t o f August 3, most recently appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12
the"Ranger Pack" DLC, but it acknowledging the situation on Aug 2010 09:02:00 EST. Please
appears the update clashed with August 5 as something on see our terms for use of feeds.
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r e p o r t s s u g g e s t t h e p a t c h THQ representative said, "We currently investigating this issue company should have something
prevents all Achievements in the a r e a w a r e o f s o m e u s e r s with Microsoft and expect to more concrete to share in "the
game, or simply the ones from e x p e r i e n c i n g i s s u e s w i t h have a resolution shortly." The coming days."
the Ranger Pack -- either way, achievements for Metro 2033's
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back, although players who
already signed up will
apparently be rewarded with
"exclusive in-game content"
when the final game arrives (and
they'll still participate in the
multiplayer test drive).
According to a message posted
on the official website for Test
Drive Unlimited 2, the delay
will allow Eden Games to apply
"a few extra months of polish"
and ensure "that we deliver a
robust and reliable online
service from the day we go
Programming followups
live." The new beta dates are
expected to be announced
"shortly."
Test Drive Unlimited 2 delayed
until Q1 2011 originally
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How Max Headroom Predicted My
Job, 20 Years Before It Existed
Annalee Newitz - io9 (Popular
Science - New Technology,
Science News, The Future
Now)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 3:15:30 PM
The entire 80s cyberpunk Max
Headroom TV series is available
today on DVD, and one of the
pleasures of rewatching the
series is discovering how many
things it got right about the
future.
the tagline "twenty minutes into
the future," here's a quick recap.
Investigative reporter Edison
Carter works for Network 23 in
an undefined cyberpunk future,
where all media is ad-supported
and ratings rule all. Reporters
carry "rifle cameras," gun-
The Premise
For those who don't know the shaped video cameras, which
premise of the 1987-88 series, are wirelessly linked back to a
HOW page 71
where every episode begins with
HOW
continued from page 71

are wirelessly linked back to a

(Scripting News)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 5:02:37 AM
A few followups to recent
programming pieces.
1. As a warmup project I added
three new verbs to the OPML
Editor glue script table for
Flickr. Together they make it
possible to easily download all
the pictures in a Flickr group to
a local disk.
2. There's a new realtime-over-
the-Internet manager in the
OPML Editor based on long
polling and XML-RPC. I
believe it's the foundation for
instant RSS-like apps, and a
chance to revisit all that's
klunky or ineffective about
RSS(notably how awkward
subscribing is). There's very
little code in this package, a
good omen! You work hard for
a very long time to find these
nuggets. It's designed to be
easily cloned, and I hope to start
an open source project in the
fall, to clone, document and
evangelize it.
3. The realtime manager was
developed for yet-another
instance of the Instant Outliner.
This one really is instantaneous,
and should scale well. You'll
find the code for it at builtins.io.
(The code for the realtime
manager is at builtins.realtime.)
4. Chuck Shotton took the tin-
can-and-string idea and ran with
it, not only implementing but
also specifying a federatable
streams" as long as it is Atom- "controller" in the newsroom.
only. Even so, there may be Edison's controller is Theora,
possibilities for connecting our who accesses information online
work. - everything from apartment
6. Not really a programming layouts to secret security
thing, but on Saturday, New footage - to help him with
York City is opening Park investigations.
social messaging app. I've Avenue to bikers, runners and They're aided in their
worked with Chuck on and off walkers (as it was last Saturday, investigations by a sarcastic AI
for 15 years (gulp) and respect and will be next Saturday). named Max Headroom, built by
the hell out of him. I'd look There are lots of related special geek character Bryce and based
carefully. events. If you're in the city it's a on Edison's memories.
5. Had a fun, spirited phone talk great idea to get out and get Sometimes producer Murray
yesterday with Blaine Cook, some blood flowing. It'll make (Jeffrey Tambor) helps out, as
who works on realtime stuff for you smarter! And it looks like does Reg, a pirate TV
British Telecom and was one of the heat wave has broken just in broadcaster known as a "blank"
the original guys at Twitter. I time. because he's erased his identity
still think DNS is the right from corporate databases.
technology to manage identity, In the world of Max Headroom,
and can't support "activity it's illegal for televisions to have
an off switch. Terrorists are
reality TV stars. And super-fast
subliminal advertisements called
HOW page 72
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HOW
continued from page 71
blipverts have started to blow
people up by overstimulating
the nervous systems of people
who are sedentary and eat too
much fat. The series was
produced by a British company
for American television, and the
character Max Headroom also
starred in commercials and was
a VJ for a shortlived music
video show.
There are many reasons to
watch this show, from its great
writing to its straight-outta-
Neuromancer feel, but the best
reason is that it's still managed
to stay relevant over two
decades after it was canceled.
And that's because the show got
so many predictions right.
Max Headroom predicted
instant-ratings media
In the scene above, from the
episode "Blipverts," you can see
how reporters of the future do
their jobs - and how their
success is measured in instant
ratings. This is the first episode,
before Edison gets paired up
with controller Theora, so we
see him with his previous
controller being guided through
an apartment building to get his
story. (The story is that blipverts
are blowing people up.) This is
media done blogger-style, with
one reporter dropping into the
scene, doing his own video, and
feeding it directly back to the
network where it's going out
live.
I love the detail at the end of
the clip, where Murray gets a
call from the head honchos at
the network, telling him to pull
the story. We catch a glimpse of
how Murray is tracking the
popularity of Edison's show
minute-by-minute against the
shows on other networks.
This is exactly how most media
works online, where audience-
tracking services can give you a
second-by-second update on
how many people are viewing
your video or your livestream.
In fact, if you look in the upper
right hand corner of this post,
you can see how many people
have viewed it. You are living in
the Max Headroom future right
now.
Max Headroom predicted how
big networks would rip off
YouTube celebrities
In another episode called
"Rakers," Edison investigates an
underground sport called
Raking. Kids have created DiY
motorized skateboards, and
engage in a kind of combat-
racing which results in a lot of
injuries and deaths (hence
Edison's investigation). What
we see in the clip above are the
network execs talking about
how they should create a Raking
show because a pirated video
cube (basically, a YouTube
equivalent) has been making the
rounds and the numbers on it are
astounding. And like any good
social network of today,
Network 23 wants to make sure
to suck up gambling dollars too
- it's as if Network 23 is going to
turn Rakers into a TV show and
a Zynga game at the same time.
As a sidenote, another way that
this show seems eerily prescient
is in its depiction of how self-
obsessed the media has become.
Nearly every single episode of
the show turns into a story of
how Edison has stumbled into
an investigation of corruption at
his own company. Network 23
is broadcasting the deadly
blipverts via its advertising
sponsor Zik Zak; the network is
also about to option the deadly
Rakers show; and in later
episodes it turns out the
company is in bed with a
corrupt security company, is
deliberately getting people
addicted to its shows, and is
helping to arrest blanks. When
Edison isn't investigating his
own company, he's investigating
Network 66, which is run by a
former Network 23 executive.
Max Headroom predicted
4Chan, pirate video, and media
hacking
I love the scene above, which
takes place in the slums outside
the city where Network 23 is
located. The TVs heaped
everywhere are a constant part
of the show's landscape. Here
we meet Blank Reg, an old punk
who runs a pirate TV show out
of his trailer.
In this episode, called "Security
Systems," Reg helps Edison and
his scooby gang to get through
some serious "ice" (William
Gibson's term for security
systems, repurposed here).
Because the whole show is
about television, all the hacks
are signal hacks rather than
computer network hacks. One of
the major things the show got
wrong about the future was not
including any kind of internet.
So Bryce is trying to hack using
different kinds of broadcast
signals, instead of sneaking in
via an internet connection.
Still, in this scene and many
others in the show, we see an
entire outlaw media culture: the
blanks are like Anonymous,
completely off the data grid yet
using it for political ends (or just
for griefing); and Reg is playing
pirated videos on his TV station.
Of course, in a world where
television signals can kill or
control your mind, media
hacking is pretty serious
business indeed.
Max Headroom predicted ad-
driven news and violent reality
TV
I included the clip above, from
the episode "War," because it
depicts this little side-alley in
the Max Headroom universe
that's utterly genius. It's the Ad
Market, a stock market where
people buy and sell ad time on
all the television networks. This
is during a global sweeps week,
and we watch as people
frantically buy and sell time -
though Network 23 is losing
here, because they're showing
dog videos on the news
(apparently Max Headroom
E-reader News Edition
wasn't able to predict lolcats).
What we're also seeing in this
clip is a content packager who
has arranged for some terrorists
to blow up some buildings to
jack up ratings on the network
that has an exclusive partnership
to air the terrorists' activities.
And you also get a glimpse of
the famous "camera rifle,"
because a Network 23 reporter
is filming the terrorists, too.
Love that her magazine is a
videotape, and that the record
button is a trigger.
Once again, in this episode, the
reporters and media become part
of the story. Edison winds up
investigating how their rival
network is staging terrorist acts
in order to boost their ratings.
It's reality television, only just a
little bit more savage and violent
than it is today.
But wait there's more
That's right - I'll be reviewing
the second season of Max
Headroom next week, and
talking about what made Max
Headroom a major media icon.
So t-t-tune in next week, for
more M-M-Max Headroom! In
the meantime, buy something
from Zik Zak!
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Grid Could Meet Sudden Energy Demands By
Storing Power As Liquid Oxygen
Rebecca Boyle (Popular
Science - New Technology,
Science News, The Future
Now)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 4:35:51 PM
Liquid Nitrogen Tank
Wikipedia
Cryonic technology could help
meet the world's peak energy
demands as well as cut down on
greenhouse gas emissions, a
new study says. No, not by
freezing excess humans -- by
storing excess energy at sub-
zero temperatures.
Researchers at the University of
Leeds in the U.K. and the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
are proposing a system that uses
excess electricity to chill liquid
nitrogen and oxygen. When
demand for electricity increases,
such as at the end of the work
day, warmth from the
environment and waste heat
from a power plant could be
used to boil off the nitrogen.
The gas would drive a turbine or
engine, producing extra
electricity when it's needed
most.
Meanwhile, the gasified oxygen
could be fed into the power
plant's combustor, where it
would be mixed with natural gas
before it's burned. Mixing
natural gas with pure oxygen
would cut down on nitrogen
oxide production and instead
produce dry ice -- the solid form
of carbon dioxide.
The whole system could cut
peak-demand fuel consumption
in half, according to a news
release from the University of
Leeds.
Peak demand is a key problem
in energy production.
Throughout the world, demand
for electricity rises and falls
throughout the day in fairly
predictable patterns -- there are
big spikes in the morning, at
midday and when people leave
work. Utility companies have to
be sure there's enough electricity
available for these times, which
means during off-peak times,
they're producing more power
than they need.
Coal-fired power plants are part
of the problem. They provide
about half the electricity in the
U.S., but they can't be easily
turned on and off, so they must
burn coal even when demand for
electricity drops. Natural gas
plants can fire up more quickly,
so they are used to bridge the
gap during the day. But natural
gas plants are expensive and
inefficient, generating their own
waste electricity and heat.
The new system takes
advantage of all this, capturing
that excess electricity and heat
to power a new energy storage
device.
So far, it works well on paper;
the concept still needs to be
tested, however. A paper on the
subject will be published in a
forthcoming issue of the
International Journal of Energy
Research.
[ University of Leeds via
ScienceDaily]
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HOW
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Laser-Scanning
Backpack Creates
Instant 3-D Maps of
Building Interiors,
Everywhere You Go
Clay Dillow (Popular Science -
New Technology, Science
News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 2:22:41 PM
The backpack's output The
images are placed over the 3-D
map as textures. UC Berkeley
Just in time for back to school,
UC Berkeley researchers have
created what might be the
coolest backpack ever: a
wearable collection of cameras
and lasers that maps the interiors
of buildings as it goes, instantly
generating photo-real 3-D maps
of structures.
The research team, which is the
same group that's behind the
tech used by Google Earth to
create three-dimensional
LASER-SCANNING page 74
74 Science/
Coming Generation of Lasers May Be the Most
Powerful Lasers That Will Ever Lase
Paul Adams (Popular Science
- New Technology, Science
News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 3:54:16 PM
Construction Worker in Laser
Target Chamber at National
Ignition Facility Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory
The theoretical energy ceiling
for lasers is approaching
The most powerful lasers now
being built, such as the
forthcoming Extreme Light
Infrastructure (ELI) project
underway in Europe, may
approach the physical ceiling of
laser intensity -- they may turn
out to be the most powerful
LASER-SCANNING
continued from page 73
cityscapes, has adopted their
mapping tech for the individual
person. While wearing the pack,
humans take on the role of those
Google Street View cars that
roll around cities snapping
images that can be laid over
maps.
But while Google Earth uses
GPS to create its 3-D
renderings, the team had to
figure out another way to model
interiors in 3-D (GPS isn't very
reliable indoors). The solution
lasers that ever can be built, says
a new article on the
PhysicsBuzz blog.
That finite limit on how intense
a laser can get is hypothesized
to exist because, at sufficiently
was an inertial management unit
(IMU) like those used in guided
missiles. The IMU figures out
where the backpack is relative to
where it just was, the cameras
gnerate a four-direction view,
and the lasers record the
geometry of the world around
them.
The backpack is part of a larger
effort to map the entire world,
inside and out. But cartography
isn't the only field that can
benefit from such detailed 3-D
high energies, matter can be
created out of light.
When a high-powered laser
fires, causing photons to impact
electrons at a tremendous
velocity, it is possible for matter
models of interiors. Data
gleaned from the pack could
help generate video games that
are played in better real-world
environments, and the models
could be used to make buildings
more energy efficient.
[ UC Berkeley via KGO-TV]
-- a positron-electron pair -- to
be created by the impact, as was
demonstrated in a Stanford
experiment in 1997. When such
matter is created with a
sufficiently high energy, it in
turn can emit photons that move
fast enough that they create their
own matter. This cascade effect
can have as much energy as the
laser itself does, and result in the
destruction of the laser.
It is predicted that the effect
will be visible in the ELI project
and other lasers currently being
built.
[ PhysicsBuzz]
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ISS Astronauts
Free Stuck Cooling
Pump At Last
Paul Adams (Popular Science
- New Technology, Science
News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:32:47 AM
Removing the Pump NASA TV
After one failed attempt to
remove a broken cooling pump
on Saturday, a second attempt
has succeeded. In a seven-and-a-
half-hour spacewalk, Doug
Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell
Dyson managed to unhook the
ammonia line that was spewing
frozen NH 3 crystals last time,
then pry off the broken pump
with a grapple bar. Whew.
A third spacewalk is scheduled
for no later than Monday to
install the spare pump. After
that, one more spacewalk may
be required to tidy up after all
the other spacewalks.
In the meantime, the cooling
system is limping along at half
strength, while the side of the
ISS that faces the Sun reaches
250 degrees. As Clay Dillow
pointed out on Monday, after
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Chip off the old mainline?
tmatt (GetReligion)
Submitted at 8/11/2010 2:23:09 PM
Long ago, when I was the
religion-beat reporter and
columnist for the Rocky
Mountain News(please pause
for a moment of silence), I
thought that one of the most
interesting stories in town was
the growth of the local
congregation of the
Metropolitan Community
Church.
This was the 1980s and AIDS
was a topic that dominated the
news and bled over into all
kinds of different subjects,
including — obviously —
religion. Denver was a liberal
mainline Protestant town in
those days, yet the Colorado
Front Range was also evolving
into a major center for
Evangelicals.
On one level, it would have
been easy to paint the MCC
flock near downtown as the gay
church, period, the church that
was at the center of many
questions linked to ministries to
people with AIDS. But it was
clear to me that this
congregation was more than
that.
First and foremost, it was
interesting as a church in and of
itself. The clergy I knew there
were candid enough to talk to
me about many of the
theological questions linked to
their jobs and it was clear that
gays and lesbians in their flocks
had radically different views on,
for example, what words such as
“faithful” and “monogamous”
meant. The congregation also
included many people who were
quite evangelical in their
approaches to most basic
theological issues, while the
pews also contained many
women and men from liberal
church backgrounds.
To get a sense of that mix, you
might want to glance at the
following from the online
biography of the Rev. Troy
Perry, the founder of the MCC.
You can also click here for
Religion/ 77
some additional MCC
denominational history.
Perry began his vocation in
Florida at the age of 13 and was
licensed as a Baptist minister at
15. During this period, he
became aware of his sexual
orientation and felt — as many
gays did in rural America —
that he must certainly be the
only one in the world who felt
that way. In 1959 he married his
pastor’s daughter, and a year
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Minnesota’s defender of the faith

Brad A. Greenberg and humidity during drills, mundane it’s-Ramadan-the-time was football season. piece of writing than it actually
(GetReligion) sometimes in full pads, -that-Muslims-fast story. I’ve I had my mission: find a high was. That is definitely not a
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:21:10 AM Abdullah is adamant about his been there on years when I got school Muslim football player. sentiment I ever shared for a last
faith. He will not allow himself caught on my heels, and, trust But, first, our instructor wanted -minute Chrismahanukwzanaka
Ramadan began yesterday, and so much as a cup of water until me, it was better for everyone us to write out a rough fictional story.
with it came a stream of related the sun sets and before it rises. when I had a storyline in mind lede that we could use for our As for the AP’s story of
stories. Holiday stories. You’ve “I’m putting nothing before — even if I didn’t know the dream story. Abdullah, you hear a similar
heard me bemoan holiday G o d , n o t h i n g b e f o r e m y subject through whom I would At the risk of evoking ring of measured support as in
stories before, and I’m certain I religion,” Abdullah said. “This tell it. comparisons to Stephen Glass, Hytham’s story. In both,
could cherry-pick plenty here. is something I choose to do, not Ramadan in 2005 began in my fictional lede was similar to coaches and/or players explain
But like with the Jewish High something I have to do. So I’m early October, and I had the details I captured of how they respect their player’s
Holidays last year, I’d rather always going to fast.” traveled the previous month to Hytham’s experience and commitment to his religion, but
highlight a story that bucked the This is a really good story, with Miami for the Religion worked into the lede to his that they see it affecting his
trend of holiday boredom. the level of tension and nuance I Newswriters Association’s story: performance and that they’re
It’s from the Associated Press, would hope for. annual meeting of the minds. The football coach hollers, looking for ways to mitigate.
which is inevitably hit and miss I’ve always wondered why There I sat in a workshop where “Water break!” and the players To hammer home the fact that
on religion stories because those more religion writers don’t seek an instructor — Steve Buttry? cluster around blue Powerade such stories are always there for
stories are so often covered by out this exact storyline when — encouraged us to come up bottles. Hytham Elsherif stands the taking, the penultimate
local correspondents and not the writing about Ramadan. It’s with one story we wanted to alone and to the side. paragraph in the Abdullah
national religion writer ( we there for the taking, and I’ve write, regardless of whether we “Somebody soak him down,” an article mentions that he grew up
miss you, Eric). But this one is seen it a few times in the past knew the story actually existed. assistant coach says. in Pomona, Calif., and has been
very hit. five years. That was when I Remembering a year in the ’90s He unstraps his helmet so a fasting since he was 7. That
Like a blindside safety blitz: wrote a similar story about a when Ramadan came during the teammate can squirt water on means that he fasted as a high
H u s a i n A b d u l l a h i s high school Muslim football winter and one of Islam’s NBA his head. He spits repeatedly to school athlete in the city a few
a p p r o a c h i n g h i s m o s t player going through the same legends, Hakeem Olajuwon, was keep it from sneaking into his miles from where Hytham grew
c h a l l e n g i n g m o n t h o f t h e physical strains and spiritual overwhelmed by a combination mouth. up and went to high school.
football season. discipline of Abdullah. of fasting, the rigors of Hytham is a unique member of I missed him by two years.
That’s when the Minnesota His name was Hytham Elsherif. professional basketball and the Diamond Bar High School’s Written by: Brad A. Greenberg
Vikings backup safety observes And as interesting as Hytham’s altitude of a game at the Utah varsity team — he is its only on August 12, 2010.
Ramadan, the Islamic month of story was, I find the story Jazz, I wanted to find a local Muslim. Because it is Ramadan, Five Filters featured
f a s t i n g a n d p r a y e r . A s a behind the story of equal Muslim experiencing a similar the holiest month of the Islamic article:"Peace Envoy" Blair Gets
practicing Muslim, Abdullah interest. It demonstrates how struggle. California’s Inland calendar, Hytham is fasting an Easy Ride in the
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later he, his wife and newborn
son moved to Illinois where
Rev. Perry planned to attend
Midwest Bible College. While
studying at Midwest, Rev. Perry
worked for a plastics company
that transferred him to Southern
California to open a new plant.
Rev. Perry, with his wife and
two sons, made the move in
1962.
Once in California Rev. Perry
was assigned to pastor the
Church of God of Prophecy in
Santa Ana. It was there that
Rev. Perry experienced an
“uneasy” coming out and came
to terms with his gayness.
See what I mean? Suffice it to
say that Perry was not alone, in
terms of his Pentecostal and
Baptist roots.
Now, this brings me to a story
that ran the other day in the
Dallas Morning News, which
still covers religion events and
trends from time to time. The
headline was very, very basic: “
Dallas’ Cathedral of Hope,
world’s largest predominantly
gay church, celebrates 40
years.”
Sadly, the story is very, very
basic as well. This is especially
important because the Cathedral
of Hope is, as you would expect,
a rather important and symbolic
flock. In part, this is because
Dallas is a rather important and
symbolic American city, when it
comes to American
Protestantism. Ask the folks at
Christianity Today about that.
The roots of this congregation
date back to 1968 and, since
then a number of important gay
voices have been linked to its
work and pulpit ministry,
including the Rev. Michael
Piazza and the Rev. Mel White.
To cut to the chase, the church
has evolved quite a bit and there
is a hint of this in the story.
A big, unabashedly gay church
in a Bible Belt city may have
struck many as surprising, and it
certainly drew media attention.
But others say it’s no wonder
that Cathedral of Hope
flourished where it did.
“In some ways, Dallas is the
perfect place,” said Bernard
Schlager, executive director of
the Pacific School of Religion’s
Center for Lesbian and Gay
Studies in Religion and
Ministry, in Berkeley, Calif.
“It’s a churchgoing culture, and
Dallas is known for having an
open and vibrant gay life.”
Through the ’90s, Cathedral of
Hope would grow to more than
3,000 members, and by mid-
decade had commissioned
renowned architect Philip
Johnson to design an entire
church campus. But finding
money to realize Johnson’s
vision has proved a challenge —
some say an albatross. The
church has never come close to
funding the centerpiece
sanctuary. By 2003, critics
within the church raised
questions about Piazza’s
financial management,
prompting an investigation by
the Metropolitan Community
Churches. A nasty fight ensued,
with Piazza resigning his
Metropolitan Community
Church credentials, and the
church voting to leave the
predominantly gay
denomination. … News has fallen for a very old
Soon members voted to join the
United Church of Christ, a
mainline Protestant
denomination that welcomes
gay people, including as clergy.
In other words, this church
started off as a gay-friendly
church in church-happy, largely
evangelical region, yet in a city
that also had a major liberal
mainline Protestant community.
My assumption is that the early
congregation was even more
theologically diverse — other
than in its essential affirmation
of same-sex relationships —
than the church I covered in
Denver. At that point in time,
the MCC was a pretty complex
crowd. Today? I cannot say.
But the Cathedral of Hope has
now tied the knot with one of
the most doctrinally liberal
bodies — arguably the most
liberal — in Christianity in
North America. This is
President Barack Obama’s
church, the denomination that
began openly ordaining gays
and lesbians in 1980. There is
no clearly theistic church to the
left of the UCC.
So, what do the people at the
Cathedral of Hope belief and
preach today in terms of basic
faith issues? How has the church
changed? It seems to me that the
trap and has painted this
important congregation as the
gay church, period. That is way
too simplistic.
Photo: The Cathedral of Hope
in Dallas. Written by: tmatt on
August 11, 2010.
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What does
religious loyalty
look like?
Mollie (GetReligion)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 7:00:03 AM
It’s always interesting to see
what stories reporters jump on
and which are ignored. This has
actually been a good year for
coverage of changes in religious
affiliation, thanks to some major
studies on the matter. Here’s a
CNN piece headlined “Study:
Young Americans less religious
than their parents,” for instance.
I caught this Reuters story
about another study with a
somewhat surprising take on
denominational affiliation and
waited for a few more stories to
come in before posting on it.
They never came. The Reuters
headline? “Young Americans
more loyal to religion than
Boomers.” Both this story and
the CNN piece above were
based on what appear to be solid
data. There is no necessary
conflict between the two studies
— young Americans might on
average be both less religious
and more loyal to religion than
their parents.
But for those of us who are
involved with our
denominations, this is
interesting news and I wish it
would have gotten more play.
This is purely anecdotal but I
recently attended my church
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body’s convention (Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod). I had
also attended the convention six
years prior. At the previous
convention, if I had to describe
the average delegate age, it
wouldn’t have been “young.” At
this convention, I actually ran
into delegates who I had met at
youth events when they were in
high school. The pastors were
young, the laypeople were
young. In many cases, I felt old.
And only six years had passed. I
wondered if it was just my
church body where young
people seemed so much more
involved in denominational
affairs.
Okay, on to the story. Here’s
how it begins:
Younger Americans, between
the ages of 36 to 50, are more
likely to be loyal to religion than
Baby Boomers, according to
new research.
In a study published in the
Journal for the Scientific Study
of Religion, Philip Schwadel, of
the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln, said this was true even
though they were less likely
than previous generations to
have been brought up with a
religion.
He said the trend “is good news
for those who worry about
declining religious adherence.”
Now, just last week did I make
it into that age group and while I
would be flattered to think of
myself as “young,” I’m not sure
that’s technically accurate. But
the upper bound on that is
particularly off, no? Apparently
different people have different
definitions for “Baby Boomer”
but by my definition, the
youngest are only turning 46
this year, right?. So if this age
group includes Baby Boomers,
how can we say they’re more
loyal than Baby Boomers?
Unfortunately the rest of the
story is just as confusing. The
study itself may have been great
— based on the General Social
Survey of more than 37,000
people from 1973 to 2006. But
the lack of data in the story
made it almost worthless. We
learn that non-affiliation with
religion grew from 8 percent in
the 1970s to 16 percent by 2006.
But I never got a good idea of
what the study determined with
regard to loyalty, per se. The
quotes didn’t really help much
either:
The professor attributed the
change to what he described as
“a backlash by political liberals
against the conservatism of the
1980s and into the 90s.”
He suggests that liberal people
who had only a tangential
connection to religion may have
decided to leave their faith
because of the conservative
emphasis on religion.
“The Boomers’ enmity toward
organized religion is still
evident in the relatively large
proportion of their children and
grandchildren who are raised
with no religious affiliation,” he
added.
So it would have been nice to
see some more coverage. Did
this study merely look at loyalty
to any religion, loyalty to the
same religion or denominational
loyalty? I’m still pretty unsure.
Written by: Mollie on August
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Checkin Game is What
You Make It
Jennifer Van Grove
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 8:54:10 AM
Foursquare challenger and real-
world game layer app SCVNGR
has released a new version of its
mobile application that lets
users create their own
challenges.
The SCVNGR update comes
just weeks after the company
released a sophisticated rewards
program where businesses (for
example, The Boston Globe and
the Minnesota Vikings) can
create challenges and define the
rewards for points earned at
their venue. The new version
opens up the challenge creation
process to all users of the app.
The idea behind user-generated
challenges is to allow game
players to define the game for
themselves. SCVNGR players
could already select from a few
seeded challenges such as
snapping a photo or completing
a social checkin; now they can
easily create their own via the
mobile app.
SCVNGR also updated the
application with intelligent
friend suggestions based on a
user’s Facebook and Twitter
connections as well as prior
social checkin behavior. Photo
captions and improved nearby
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place suggestions were added in
this update as well.
Given that SCVNGR is
incapable of creating the perfect
challenge for every venue,
handing challenge creation over
to patrons — who can better
concoct challenges that capture
the essence of a restaurant, bar,
stadium or any other locale — is
a smart strategy that should help
motivate engagement.
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HOW TO: Get Tweetable Moments from Your Presentations
Dan Zarrella (Mashable!)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 5:08:39 AM
Dan Zarrella is a social media
and viral marketing scientist.
You can read his blog and
follow him on Twitter. Be sure
to attend Dan’s free webinar,
The Science of Presentations on
August 19th, and download the
accompanying eBook.
Twitter is here to stay but there
is some science to creating a
perfect, “tweetable moment”
during a presentation. That is, a
memorable moment that sticks
in the mind of your audience
long after the presentation is
over. How do you get those
moments to happen? How do
you get an audience to tweet it?
How do you fit it into 140
characters or less?
A few months ago, I started to
analyze why people share
content from presentations and
how marketers can leverage
those motivations to deliver
more contagious talks. I
conducted a survey, gathered
data from a huge webinar,
talked to a bunch of celebrity
presenters and extracted some
data from the SlideShare API.
From that information I’ve
collected the essential elements
you need to create Tweetable
moments in your presentations.
Priming
Before you deliver your
Tweetable moment, you should
spend some time priming your
audience to get them ready to
Tweet your ideas.
• 1. Expectations Over the past
few decades, psychological
researchers have been
successfully experimenting with
a behavior modification
technique called “expectancy
manipulation,” similar to the
placebo effect. Essentially, if
you tell an audience to expect
something, they will often look
for that same outcome. For
example, if you can establish the
expectation that sharing your
content will somehow benefit
you audience, you may be able
to increase the amount of
sharing that occurs. In fact,
many survey takers told me that
they were motivated to share
presentation content by the
potential benefit to their
reputations.
• 2. Ingratiation Many
respondents said they were
motivated to Tweet about a
presentations if they liked the
presenter. Ingratiating yourself
is a strategy to persuade a
person based on their positive
feelings towards you. In the
2008 edition of Introduction to
Social Psychology, the authors
highlighted two types of
ingratiation that may be useful
to presenters: Flattery and self-
presentation. By flattering your
audience you may be able to
positively influence their
feelings about you and
encourage them to share your
content. Most people can tell if
you’re being honest, so don’t
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that way. Be sure to put your a Tweet. You’ll actually want to
own spin on things, and avoid aim to keep it under 100
saying things that people have characters so that they can add
heard many times before. your user name or a hashtag.
• 2. Delayed Orientation Like • 2. Understandable Out-of-
jokes, a key aspect of Context Not only does your
contagious content is delayed sound bite have to fit into a
orientation. This means that the Tweet, but it has to make sense
audience is following your to people who aren’t in your
setup, but then a “punch line” audience, since your audience’s
shows the audience a piece of Twitter followers might not be
information they didn’t in the room with you. Think
just throw out compliments at p r e v i o u s l y k n o w . A g o o d about your quote outside of the
random. Be genuine with your T w e e t a b l e m o m e n t u s i n g context of your presentation, can
flattery and you’ll be rewarded delayed orientation will walk it stand on its own or does it
with tweets. the audience through a need further explanation?
• 3. Calls-to-Action As with commonly understood situation, • 3. Stats or Rules of Thumb
any form of marketing, calls-to- but climax with the new idea or Concreteness is best for
action are extremely important. piece of information you’re Tweetable soundbites. While
You have to tell people exactly delivering to them in a powerful opinions are sometimes
what action you want them to punch line. retweeted, most often people
take. If you ask your audience • 3. Humor Writing jokes can share concrete ideas, like
to Tweet, they’ll follow suit. be very difficult and fail badly. statistics, data or rules of thumb.
If you’ve given presentations Use whatever interesting
Delivering “AHA” about a topic a few times, you numbers or elegant rules of
Now that you’ve primed your may have identified several thumb you have.
audience to be ready to share quips that tend to get a good • 4. Pause After you deliver
your Tweetable moments, you audience reaction, so you can your Tweetable soundbite, the
need to actually deliver a polish these up and use them to most important thing to do is to
moment that induces an “AHA, deliver the “AHA” you need to shut up for a few moments. Let
I need to Tweet that” feeling. create a great Tweetable it sink into your audience, let
• 1. Novelty In my survey, m o m e n t . them feel the “AHA” and give
many respondents cited novelty them some time to actually
and newsworthiness as a key The Sound Bite Tweet it for you. Many survey
m o t i v a t o r t o s h a r i n g You’ve primed your audience, takers said that they didn’t
presentation content. People and setup the context to deliver Tweet about presentations they
want to share ideas that they and “AHA.” Now you have to craft really liked because they were
their audience have never heard the actual quote you want your too busy trying to focus. Give
before. Novelty doesn’t have to audience to Tweet. your audience time so they don’t
be something no one on earth • 1. Length You have to create feel like they’re missing
has ever heard before, only a sound bite that is less than 140 something else great.
something that members of your characters if you want your HOW page 83
audience haven’t heard in quite audience to be able to fit it into
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“Bridezillas” Explores What’s
Possible With TV Show Checkins
Jennifer Van Grove
(Mashable!)
Submitted at 8/12/2010 9:59:11 AM
Cable network WE tv has
partnered with entertainment
checkin service Miso to create a
branded campaign around the
show Bridezillas. The
partnership plans to reward
Miso fans who checkin to the
show with extra content such as
show-themed badges, exclusive
photos and access to video clips.
Miso— which lets users check-
in to television shows and
movies via iPad, iPhone and the
web — landed a similar deal
back in June with TNT. Both
deals tap into Miso’s partner-
backed “Fan Club” structure
which elevates members to Fan
Club status once they check-in
to a show enough times.
The Bridezillas Fan Club
features will go live with new
badges and content on Sunday
when the next episode airs. The
badges exemplify the notorious
high-strung personalities of the
brides featured on the show and
have names like “Cake
Smasher” and “Veil Thrasher.”
In a previous interview, Bazaar
Labs founder and CEO Somrat
Niyogi detailed to Mashable that
Miso has big plans around the
notion of fan status. In the
future, fans will be presented
with opportunities like in-show
scavenger hunts and challenges
to prove that their a bigger fan
than other views. Those features
are non-existent at the moment,
but Miso’s Bridzellas Fan Club
is a next step in that direction
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and will help to create and
define the show’s community.
“Networks are using Miso as a
marketing vehicle to drive tune
in, awareness and continuity
through an entire season,” said
Niyogi, and that’s clearly the
idea behind the WE tv
campaign.
For an introduction to Miso’s
Fan Club concept, check out the
video below made following
Miso’s deal with TNT.
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