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Washington divided, more trouble ahead for Obama? By Ruben Ramirez (Front Row Washington)

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'The Berlin wall was a monster' By Rebecca Lovell, Francesca Panetta, Christian Bennett, Kate Connolly (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk)

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No winner for African leadership prize By Mark Tran (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:39:28 AM

Billionaire businessman says committee considered a range of candidates – but could find no winner A foundation set up to award a $5m (£3m) annual prize for good governance in Africa has said there will be no winner this year because it could not find anyone to award it to. In a snub to recent ex-presidents and heads of state in Africa, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation- set up by the billionaire businessman and philanthropist - said its prize committee considered some credible candidates, but could not select a winner. "The prize committee is independent of the board," Ibrahim said. "It is the prize

committee's decision not to award a prize this year and we entirely respect it. We made clear at the launch of the foundation that there may be years when there is no winner." The seven-member prize committee is chaired by Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general. It includes Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and Nobel laureate, Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Nobel laureate, and Graça Machel, the former minister of education and culture in Mozambique. Launched in 2006, the Mo Ibrahim foundation was designed to encourage good governance in Africa and to hand out the world's largest annually awarded prize. The Ibrahim prize for achievement in African leadership

is worth $5m over 10 years and $200,000 for life annually thereafter. Past winners include Festus Mogae, the former president of Botswana, Joaquim Chissano, the former president of Mozambique, and Nelson Mandela, who was made an honorary laureate in recognition of his "extraordinary leadership qualities". A Sudanese-born former BT engineer, Ibrahim moved to Britain in 1974 and created and sold two highly successful companies including Celtel International earning himself a personal fortune and turning many people into millionaires in the process. The Forbes rich list puts his wealth at $2.5bn, and he appears regularly at the top of lists of influential black Britons. Writing in today's Guardian, Ibrahim defended himself against critics who suggested he was

trying to "bribe leaders to do their jobs". He said the critics "are failing to take into account how central governance and leadership are for Africa's development". He also argued that the lifelong nature of the award provided African leaders with the option of continuing a life in public service as they do not unlike leaders in the west have the option of jumping on the gravy train after office. In conjunction with the award, the foundation publishes an annual index on the quality of governance in every African country, designed to promote and stimulate debate around the world. Although no prize will be given out this year, the planned events in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, next month will go ahead. They will include a discussion forum on issues critical to Africa's

future, including climate change, agriculture and food security and regional economic integration. "At a time when, we are seeing overall progress in Africa, despite worrying setbacks in some countries, it is vital that African stakeholders and institutions come together to look for a way forward on the major challenges facing the African continent," Ibrahim said. "I look forward to the discussions around this urgent African agenda." • African Union Mark Tran guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

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The First Draft: White House vs. Fox News By David Alexander (Front Row Washington) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:42:14 AM

In case you’ve not been paying attention, the White House is feuding with Fox News. In the latest salvo, President Obama’s senior political adviser David Axelrod told ABC’s “This Week” that Fox’s programming “is not really news” but “pushing a point of view.” White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel echoed those remarks on CNN’s “State of the Union” program Sunday, saying Fox “is not a news organization so

much as it has a perspective.” The White House began pushing back against Fox’s coverage of the Obama administration a week ago after the president won the Nobel Peace Prize. Embedded video from & a m p ; a m p ; l t ; a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/v ideo”>CNN Video</a& gt; White House communications director Anita Dunn noted that conservatives who were “rejoicing” over Obama’s failure

to bring home the Olympics seemed “quite bitter” about the Nobel prize. “Fox News often operates almost as either as the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party,” she said. “What I think is … fair to say about Fox, and certainly it’s the way we view it, is that it really is more a wing of the Republican Party,” Dunn said. Karl Rove, former President George W. Bush’s political adviser, told “Fox News Sunday” the White House was dominated by “Chicago-style politics.” “If you don’t like the questions

that are being asked by Major Garrett or Wendell Goler or Chris Wallace, then you try and demonize Fox News,” Rove said. News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch saw a bright side to the White House attacks. “There were some strong remarks coming out of the White House about one or two of the commentators on Fox News,” Murdoch told an annual meeting of News Corp. shareholders. “And all I can tell you is that it’s tremendously increased their ratings.” Despite all the back and forth between the two sides, the White

House says Obama will accept interviews with the network. “We’re going to appear on their shows,” Axelrod told ABC. “We’re going to participate, but understanding that they represent a point of view.” For more Reuters political news, click here. Photo credit: Reuters/Jim Young (Obama with Emanuel and Axelrod at a meeting in Turkey in April)

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Storm-hit Philippines in disease warning By Justin McCurry (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk) Submitted at 10/19/2009 3:42:07 AM

Experts warn of deadly epidemics in country still in the grip of devastation caused by two powerful storms In pictures: Storm survivors face disease threat Survivors of two powerful storms that caused widespread destruction in the Philippines in recent weeks are threatened by outbreaks of potentially lifethreatening diseases, as the country braces for another supertyphoon, health experts have warned. Charity workers say disease and poor sanitation could afflict large numbers of people, many of whom are still waiting for medical and other supplies from the government and international aid organisations. "It's a perfect storm because there's standing water, there's cholera, leptospirosis is endemic in the population and there's a disease called dengue which is spread by mosquitoes," said Dr Sean Keogh, emergency health assessor for Merlin, a UK-based medical relief agency. More than 800 people died after tropical storm Ketsana and typhoon Parma swept through the country in late September and early this month. Ketsana caused the worst flooding in the capital, Manila, for

more than 40 years, while Parma lingered for a week, triggering floods and deadly landslides in mountainous areas of the main island of Luzon. A fortnight later, 340,000 people are still living in cramped evacuation centres, while more than 7 million people have been affected by the storms, local officials said. Many areas are still underwater. Today, preparations were being made to evacuate areas threatened by typhoon Lupit, which could brush the northern tip of Luzon by Thursday, according to the US navy's joint typhoon warning centre. Lupit's force has intensified since the weekend, with sustained winds of 108mph and gusts of up to 130mph. Forecasters said they expected the typhoon, which would be the 18th big storm to hit the Philippines this year, to spare Manila but warned that Lupit could wreak havoc in northern regions. The reassurances failed to put Manila residents at ease, however. "We're scared. We haven't even recovered from the last flooding and here comes another typhoon," said Gerardo Martin, who lives in the city's suburbs. In the mountainous Cordillera region of Benguet province, police officers have been ordered to tell people to evacuate before the typhoon arrives, although some residents are reportedly refusing to leave their homes.

About 290 people in the area, located 130 miles north of Manila, died in landslides triggered by typhoon Parma. "Those in critical areas should be evacuated now that there is still time," said the head of the weather service, Prisco Nilo. "It would be more difficult to rescue people in the middle of a typhoon." Health officials say that as many as 1.7 million people living in and around Manila risk exposure to leptospirosis, a waterborne disease that has killed 96 people this month. The disease, which can be contracted by wading through floodwater, can lead to kidney failure if left untreated. State-run hospitals say they are inundated with leptospirosis cases, with many patients forced to sit on chairs as there are not enough beds. The disease has infected more than 1,300 people, according to the National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The health department plans to hand out antibiotics to 1.3 million people in high-risk areas. The government has packed tonnes of food aid and prepared a fleet of helicopters to lift people to safety in Benguet and other northern regions, the national disaster co-ordination council said. The international community has pledged at least $100m (£61m) in food and other humanitarian aid.

"Most people are getting some clean water, but the problem is that people are using the standing water as a toilet and children are swimming through it," said Keogh, who recently visited two of the most badly hit areas. "People are walking in the water all day. "All these things are coming together. There's another storm coming, there's standing water, endemic disease and people walking through the water, which has all sorts in – petrol, human waste – it's a complete mess. This is a communicable disease disaster in the making." Keogh said he was concerned that vital medical and other supplies were not getting to people in flooded areas quickly enough, adding: "The death toll has been modest for a disaster of this scale. But this is something that can turn around and bite really quickly. These diseases can spread like wildfire and once they have got a grip in the community it's a real struggle to contain them." • Natural disasters and extreme weather • Philippines • Cholera Justin McCurry guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

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Iran: IAEA talks begin in Vienna By Julian Borger (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:51:05 AM

Talks under way in Vienna on future of uranium enrichment The meeting here in Vienna on the fate of Iran's enriched uranium has started, amid lots of negative noises coming from Tehran. Everything about this meeting, including team lists, has been under wraps until the last minute. The only senior-ish figure known to be here is Dan Poneman, the US deputy secretary of energy, and a non-proliferation veteran from the Clinton era. There are reports that the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, is in town to step in if needed but that has not been confirmed. No one knows how long it will last, but it should be clear pretty quickly if there is anything to negotiate at all. • Iran • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) • Nuclear weapons Julian Borger guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

Sony to finally create “Help Me Obi Wan Kenobi” interface By John Biggs (CrunchGear) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:30:41 AM

Sony will show off a crazy 360

stereoscopic display that essentially places a 3D figure inside a little tube and allows it to be viewed from all angles. The

device, to be shown in Tokyo on October 22 (SER-KAAAAN! Go to this!) has a 96×128 resolution and 24-bit color palette.

It’s just a prototype but this is the kind of 3D I can stand behind. Or walk around. Or sit next to.

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Afghanistan fraud inquiry 'strips Karzai of outright victory'

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By Jon Boone, Ewen MacAskill, Mark Tran (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk)

results or the need for a runoff as required by Afghan electoral law," said Aleem Siddique, a UN spokesman in Kabul. According to the independent Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:47:25 AM analysis by the US-based R e c o u n t b y U N - b a c k e d Democracy International, Karzai's watchdog ends with Afghan share of the vote fell from 55% to president's tally falling below the 48.3% after fraudulent votes 50% required for outright victory identified by the EEC were A U N - b a c k e d e l e c t i o n stripped away. The figures watchdog has declared invalid c o n f i r m e d v i e w s e x p r e s s e d hundreds of thousands of votes anonymously by several foreign for Afghanistan's president in the diplomats and election workers d i s p u t e d A u g u s t e l e c t i o n , that Karzai's share of the vote had apparently stripping Hamid dropped to around 48%. Karzai of outright victory and The president's closest rival, setting the stage for a second Abdullah Abdullah, gained from round. his preliminary tally of 28% to After nearly two months of 31.6%. investigations, the Electoral A spokesman for the Karzai Complaints Commission (ECC) – campaign, Moen Marastial, said controlled by a majority of non- they would accept only the results Afghans – found Karzai's total published by the Independent had fallen to 48.3%, according to Election Commission, an Afghanan independent analysis. He led organisation thought to be needed 50% to clinch another heavily partisan in favour of term in office. Karzai. A separate election commission "Nothing has been officially that backs the president will have announced so far. Only the ECC to endorse the findings and call has said some votes should be for a second-round vote to be held disqualified," Marastial said. in the next few weeks. He warned that the IEC could "Now that we have the ECC disagree the ECC's findings. "I o r d e r s , w e e x p e c t t h e I E C don't know whether they will [ I n d e p e n d e n t E l e c t i o n accept it or not. They have the Commission] to implement those right to work on the procedures orders with haste and move and formulas of the investigations swiftly to issue the final certified and after that they will decide

whether they will accept or not, if it is according to international rules of investigation," he said. In its published findings, the ECC stressed that the IEC was constitutionally bound to accept its orders. Marastial said Karzai may also refuse to accept the results if there was evidence of "interference in the fraud investigation". Karzai's supporters have several times suggested that the ECC is controlled by foreign interests. Any refusal by the IEC to accept the results would spark yet another crisis for a country that has been paralysed by the twomonth delay in settling the election result. Ahead of the announcement, pressure had been mounting on Karzai to accept a possible second-round vote or work out a deal to break the deadlock. The tainted election has undermined Karzai's credibility and complicated Barack Obama's decision on whether to send more US troops to fight a resurgent Taliban. The White House has linked the Afghan political crisis to a decision on sending extra US troops to the country. Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, said the US administration could not make a decision about a request for

40,000 extra troops without a credible government in place in Kabul. The administration has been delaying a decision on extra troops because of a divide between members of the cabinet, aides, generals and the intelligence services. Emanuel is among those advising the president not to send more troops, partly because of the impact on domestic politics. The war is increasingly unpopular with Afghans. The US wants Karzai to accept the runoff to establish a semblance of legitimacy. The Obama administration has long privately expressed its lack of faith in Karzai because of the widespread corruption in his government. Karzai has a fortnight's window to hold a runoff before winter snow makes it impossible. • Hamid Karzai • United Nations • Afghanistan Jon Boone Ewen MacAskill Mark Tran guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

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compared with a net loss of $183.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and a net loss of $668.5 million for the quarter ended September 30,

2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Corporation’s net loss totaled $360.7 million, compared to a net loss of $541.0 million for the

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Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy "For a pure play in automated and remotely controlled vehicles, consider iRobot(NASDAQ: IRBT)," says Jim Powell. Here's the latest from his Global Changes & Opportunities Report. "The company is best known for its Roomba vacuum cleaners that wander around the house bumping into everything and setting off security alarms. "A similar product cleans the surface of swimming pools. iRobot also makes automated mail and product delivery carts for businesses. Continue reading iRobot (IRBT): From vacuums to military defense iRobot (IRBT): From vacuums to military defense originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments

Honest Bank of the Day: Banco Popular (Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha)

October 19, 2009 – Popular, Inc. (“the Corporation”) (NASDAQ: BPOP) reported a net loss of Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:02:23 AM $125.0 million for the quarter San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, ended September 30, 2009,

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Fed chairman calls for US to cut deficit (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk)

warned. For the United States' part, "the most effective way" to boost national savings in this country "is by establishing a Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:12:13 AM sustainable fiscal trajectory, Remarks by Ben Bernanke come anchored by a clear commitment d a y s a f t e r U S g o v e r n m e n t to substantially reduce federal reported a $1.42tn deficit for the deficits over time," Bernanke year said. He didn't suggest ways to do Ben Bernanke, the Federal so. Reserve chairman, today called And, for trade surplus countries for the United States to whittle like China and most Asian down its record-high budget economies, they need to get their deficits and for countries like consumers to spend more and rely China to get their consumers to l e s s o n e x p o r t - l e d g r o w t h , spend more, moves that would B e r n a n k e s a i d . help combat skewed global trade "In large part, such action should a n d i n v e s t m e n t f l o w s t h a t focus on boosting consumption," contributed to the financial crisis. Bernanke said. Bernanke's remarks to a Fed The bulk of Bernanke's remarks conference in Santa Barbara, largely offered a scholarly California comes just days after assessment of Asia and how it the federal government on Friday fared during the global financial reported a $1.42tn deficit for 2009 crisis, the focus of the Fed's budget year that ended on 30 conference. The Fed chief didn't September. The previous year's discuss the state of the US deficit was $459bn. economy or the future course of The Fed chief's comments were interest rates. aimed at reducing global Bernanke and his colleagues last imbalances, and echo pledges month held a key bank lending made by leaders of the Group of rate at an all-time low near zero 20 nations at their summit in and pledged to hold it there for an Pittsburgh last month. "extended period". Many "As the global economy recovers economists believe that means and trade volumes rebound, through the rest of this year and however, global imbalances my into next year. reassert themselves," Bernanke Deciding when to boost interest

rates and reel in the unprecedented amount of money ploughed into the US economy will be one of the biggest challenges facing the Fed in the coming months. Remove the supports too soon and the recovery could be derailed. Leave the supports in place for too long risks unleashing inflation. In terms of the world economy, "Asia appears to be leading the global recovery," Bernanke said. "Recent data from the region suggest that a strong rebound is, in fact, under way." Many economists predict the US economy — the epicentre of the financial crisis — started growing again in the third quarter at a pace of at least 3 percent, and is still expanding in the current quarter. Economic activity contracted in the second quarter at an annualised rate of 0.7%, marking a record four straight quarters of decline. • US economy • US economic growth and recession • United States guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

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exams by the agency. Instead, the consumer regulations would continue to be Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:29:00 AM enforced in most cases by the The credit unions and the banks agencies that monitor the financial have won: thanks to something condition of the banks. Mr. Frank known as the Miller-Moore said that under the amendment, a m e n d m e n t , t h e C o n s u m e r the new agency would still have Financial Protection Agency will the authority to investigate now be barred from overseeing all complaints raised at any bank. but a handful of credit unions and So the CFPA can write rules for any bank with less than $10 small banks, and can investigate billion in assets. That’s 98% of all complaints at small banks, but the banks in the country. Even so, can’t examine small banks, or however, it’s not exactly suprising enforce its own regulations at to see the headline in The Hill this small banks? It all seems like a morning: “Tweaks to consumer horrible mess to me. agency fail to calm banks, credit One thing is clear, though: in unions”. Those lobbyists, they’re the wake of the amendment being never satisfied. (If they were, accepted, consumer finance is they’d be out of a job.) crying out for some kind of I’m actually a little unclear on c e n t r a l i z e d , c r o w d s o u r c e d w h a t t h e M i l l e r - M o o r e database of bank fees and amendment does. Here’s how the practices. If the CFPA is barred NYT explains it: from examining banks itself, then Under the Miller-Moore we should just get the banks’ amendment, the new agency customers to do its job for it. Then would have the authority to write violations of CFPA rules could be rules for all banks and other a u t o m a t i c a l l y f l a g g e d a n d lenders, including lenders that forwarded on to the agency as have never faced significant soon as they arise, even without regulation. But the banks with formal examinations. assets of less than $10 billion and This content has passed through credit unions smaller than $1.5 fivefilters.org. billion would not face regular

Video: Man breaks TV on Home Shopping Network while playing Wii By Nicholas Deleon (CrunchGear) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:00:27 AM

Oh, this is embarrassing. A man on the Home Shopping Network

is demonstrating how much fun it is to play Wii Sports with one of those plastic tennis racket accessories. Gotta make the sale! And it all goes well until he raises his arm and goes for the serve…

BAM~! That’s one broken TV you have there, mister. Maybe you should have paid attention to the warning that comes on when you turn the Wii on: “please make sure the controller is strapped to

your wrist, lest you break the TV, and look like a fool.” Though full credit to the man for, as the Brits say, getting on with it. And for the life of me I can’t get

the video to queue up to where I want it, so you’ll have to skip manually to 4m53s if you just want to go right to the action.

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South African police shot dead 556 in year By David Smith (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk)

newspaper that an estimated 653 people were shot dead by the police in 1976, the year of the student uprising in Soweto. Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:26:59 AM Police tactics ahead of next Rise to highest toll for a decade year's World Cup are under comes as father blames Zuma scrutiny after the killing this rhetoric for death of daughter month of 30-year-old Olga mistakenly shot by police Kekana, who was on her way to a Police in South Africa shot dead party in a car with three friends 556 people – including 32 near Pretoria. Police allegedly bystanders – last year, the highest sprayed the grey Toyota with at annual total for a decade. least 13 bullets after mistaking the The increase was revealed as the occupants for hijackers. Kekana father of a 30-year-old hairdresser died after being shot in the head, mistakenly shot dead by police and two others were injured. blamed calls for a shoot-to-kill Kekana's father, Frans policy from the president, Jacob Makgotla, blamed the police Zuma. actions on Zuma's rhetoric. The The death toll of 556 suspects president has backed the demands and others up to April this year of the new national police was the fourth consecutive rise commissioner, Bheki Cele, for a recorded by the Independent return to apartheid-era legislation Complaints Directorate. It was making it easier for officers to almost double the 281 deaths that open fire on suspects without resulted from police action in fearing the consequences. 2005-06. The controversy deepened The toll has almost returned to yesterday when Zuma's African the levels of the apartheid era. National Congress was accused of David Bruce, of the Centre for the politicising Kekana's funeral. S t u d y o f V i o l e n c e a n d Angie Molebatsi, an ANC MP, R e c o n c i l i a t i o n , t o l d S o u t h reportedly told mourners: "One A f r i c a ' s M a i l & G u a r d i a n way or another we are all going to

die, regardless of whether a cop shoots you or you were ill. Let's not lose hope towards the police. Let's keep on trusting them. Forgiveness is what God wants. This was her destiny, let's not blame the police." Dianne Kohler Barnard, the shadow police minister, called on Molebatsi to apologise for the comments. "Quite understandably, according to the reports, her comments were received very poorly by mourners," she said. "Ms Molebatsi's comments were callous and cold, and she ought to publicly apologise immediately." Cele has announced plans to rebrand the police as a force instead of a service, with a military-style command structure of generals and lieutenants. • South Africa David Smith guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

Mozilla Releasing Unknown App for iPhone [Mozilla] By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) Submitted at 10/19/2009 6:00:00 AM

Mozilla CEO John Lilly tells tech blogger Om Malik that the Firefox maker will "release an app to the iPhone App Store in the next few weeks," and that "It'll surprise people." Kevin Tofel guesses it might be a Fennec-type browser, based on screenshots and

other evidence, but Malik tends toward an app to implement the synchronizing service Weave.

Based on what Mozilla Mobile VP Jay Sullivan told us, the latter seems more likely, but it'll be interested in any case to see what Mozilla app Apple would approve for use on the iPhone, given its policies toward apps that "duplicate features" and "cause confusion."[ Giga OM, jkOnTheRun]

Earnings Preview: The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha)

low revenues, the analysts said. Separately, Rochdale analyst Richard Bove, in an interview Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:11:25 AM with CNBC, recently named Bank The Bank of New York Mellon Of New York as one of five banks Corp.( BK) is expected to report whose stocks he would consider Q3 earnings on Tuesday, October owning. In addition, Sandler O' 20 before the market opens, with Neill last month upgraded the a conference call scheduled for 8 bank to Hold from Sell, with a am ET. Guidance $32 target. While a majority of Analysts are looking for EPS of banks will lose money over the 47c on revenue of $3.16B. The next six months, Bank of New consensus range is 30c-60c for York is sure to report pre-tax EPS and $2.99B-$3.31B for profits, according to Bove. revenue, according to First Call. Meanwhile, the bankruptcy of Analyst Views Reader's Digest may have a J.P. Morgan's ( JPM) results significant negative impact on the contained negative information b a n k , t h e N e w Y o r k P o s t for trust banks such as Bank of reported. The publisher owes New York Mellon, UBS and Bank of New York Mellon about Goldman Sachs analysts said last $600M. week. J.P. Morgan's results This content has passed through indicated that its trust bank unit fivefilters.org. had weak revenues in Q3 due to

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Earnings Preview: Jefferies Group (Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha)

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Jefferies Group( JEF) is expected to report Q3 earnings on Tuesday, October 20 before the market opens, with a conference call scheduled for 9 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of 28c on revenue of $535.52M. The consensus range is 23c-33c for EPS and $461.40M-$608.36M for revenue, according to First Call. There have been several optimistic reports about Jefferies and its sector in recent months. Last month, Reuters reported that mid-size firms like Jefferies are starting to win a bigger share of merger advisory fees amid worries about pay limits and other restrictions at large investment banks. Analyst Views In August a Goldman Sachs analyst upgraded Jefferies' sector and raised 2010 and 2011 estimates for the company. Goldman Sachs increased its rating on the mid-cap brokerage sector to Attractive from Neutral. The firm expects the sector to

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benefit from stepped-up M&A activity and IPOs. Also in August, Investor's Business Daily said that the demise of some of Wall Street's largest investment banks had allowed Jefferies to hire many experienced executives. According to Investor's Business Daily, Jefferies' biggest coup on this front was hiring UBS' former head of health care banking, along with about 34 former employees of the department. In July, Investor's Business Daily predicted that Jefferies would be a leader in the mid-cap investment banking sector if current trends

continue. Meanwhile, better than expected trading results by Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan may be a positive sign for Jefferies' results. Jefferies sold an additional $300M of 8.5% senior notes last month. The company had issued $400M of the notes in June. Investors may try to determine tomorrow if the investment bank will need to issue any further debt or shares anytime soon. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Filed under: Internet, Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), General Electric (GE), Time Warner (TWX), Walt Disney (DIS), News Corp'B' (NWS), Media World A new executive team is trying to bring MySpace back to its former glory. By focusing on music, videos and games, it hopes to recapture some of its luster. With the MySpace refugees mounting, it's time for some new blood to make some brilliant, future-changing decisions. This week, the company is holding a conference for its global ad sales team to explore ways to bring in traffic and beef up ad spending. MySpace is poised to haul in $495 million in ad revenue this year, down 15% from last year's $585 million, according to research firm eMarketer. In

August, MySpace attracted 64.2 million unique visitors from the United States, off 15% from August 2008, according to comScore, while Facebook pulled in 92.2 million unique U.S. visitors - up more than 100% year -over-year. Continue reading MySpace (still) refocusing on entertainment content MySpace (still) refocusing on entertainment content originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

Earnings Preview: Comerica (Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha)

$675M for revenue, according to First Call. Analyst Views Credit Suisse downgraded Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:58:34 AM Comerica to Neutral from Comerica( CMA) is expected to Outperform earlier this month, report Q3 earnings on Tuesday, citing valuation and risk from the October 20 before the market bank's consumer and construction opens, with a conference call NPL/NCO book. More generally, scheduled for 8 am ET. Guidance the firm thinks that regional Analysts are looking for EPS of banks' return to profitability may (53c) on revenue of $609.41M. be later than many investors The consensus range is ($1.03)- believe, while commercial real (26c) for EPS and $582.20M- estate will not reach an inflection

last month that Comerica's shares were pricing in overly severe tangible book value erosion. The firm said the shares had strong upside potential, and set its target for the stock at $32. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. point before the second half of 2010. On the other hand, Goldman Sachs upgraded Comerica to Neutral from Sell on

October 5, citing moderating consumer credit and expectations for improved Q3 revenues. Meanwhile, J.P. Morgan wrote

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GM can't find a new CFO who will work for peanuts

KaChing hopes to be the sound of success

By Zac Bissonnette (BloggingStocks)

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Filed under: General Motors (GM) The Wall Street Journal reports(subscription required) that "General Motors Co.'s search for an outsider to replace its chief financial officer is being complicated by the pay restrictions the Treasury Department is imposing on companies that received large bailouts from the federal government, according to people familiar with the matter." GM is expected to be able to offer its CFO a pay package consisting of a significant amount of stock (Hah!) but a salary of only about $1 million per year -not much for a company of GM's size and problems. Plus, ya gotta

Filed under: Deals, Products and services, Internet, Yahoo! (YHOO), Apple Inc (AAPL), Mutual funds, Personal finance KaChing! KaChing! It only makes sense to call a company a sound you like to hear. live in Detroit and work with Fritz This is exactly what CEO and cofounder Andy Rachleff must have Henderson. Continue reading GM can't find had in mind. His new company -a new CFO who will work for kaChing, of course -- is backed by Marc Andreesen (a name often peanuts GM can't find a new CFO who associated with that sound) and will work for peanuts originally J e f f J o r d a n , t h e C E O o f appeared on BloggingStocks on OpenTable(NASDAQ: OPEN), Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EST. two guys who usually do a solid Please see our terms for use of job of backing winners. But, feeds. Permalink| Email this| they've taken on a challenge by backing a company in the Comments financial services industry. Continue reading KaChing

Blackstone: Piles to be made from theme parks? By Tom Taulli (BloggingStocks) Submitted at 10/19/2009 12:30:00 PM

Filed under: Private equity, Blackstone Group L.P (BX) In the U.S., the prevailing sentiment is that the consumer is tapped out. And, even for those that have money, there will continue to be a good deal of frugality. So, it would seem that theme parks would suffer, right? Perhaps not. This is the thinking

of Stephen Schwarzman, who is the chief of the Blackstone Group(NYSE: BX). Interestingly enough, he's doubling down on

theme park investments, according to Reuters.com. Continue reading Blackstone: Piles to be made from theme parks? Blackstone: Piles to be made from theme parks? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments

What Could Possible Go Wrong on a Skatekeyboard? [Art] By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:00:00 AM

ASDFG and ZXCVB—those

aren't just QWERTY strings, they're also potential sounds you'll make when face-planting off the MAKE] Skatekeyboard. [ F.A.T. via

Kraft: Suddenly, it's a 'frugal consumer' play By Joseph Lazzaro (BloggingStocks) Submitted at 10/19/2009 10:00:00 AM

Filed under: Kraft Foods'A' (KFT) Kraft Foods(NYSE: KFT) is turning into a "frugal consumer" play, which is why I'm reiterating hopes to be the sound of success KaChing hopes to be the sound my Buy rating for the company, of success originally appeared on first recommended on July 13, BloggingStocks on Mon, 19 Oct 2009, at a price of $26.88. Kraft will benefit from the now2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. established "frugal consumer" Permalink| Email this| Comments trend, whereby Americans save more and eliminate needless, optional purchases. Included in the above will be more meals consumed at home per month, which is good news for food company Kraft. Continue reading Kraft: Suddenly, it's a 'frugal consumer' play Kraft: Suddenly, it's a 'frugal consumer' play originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments Gateway EC series

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GATEWAY continued from page 8 ultraportables due to ship out this Thursday but you like saying “Gateway” more than you like saying “Acer” for some reason. You’ll be happy to know that Gateway (which is owned by Acer, by the way) has just announced two ultraportable computers that are spitting images of two of the recently-announced Timeline machines: an 11.6-inch model and a 15.6-inch model. The 11.6-inch Gateway EC14 series is virtually identical to the Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810 series, save for a slightly lower MSRP ($550 versus $600) thanks to a slightly different CPU – the Gateway has a low-voltage Intel Pentium SU4100 at 1.3GHz with 2MB of L2 cache and an 800MHz frontside bus while the Acer has a low-voltage Intel Pentium SU7300 at 1.3GHz with 3MB of L2 cache and an 800MHz frontside bus. As for the 15.6-inch model, the Gateway EC54 series and the Acer Aspire Timeline AS5810TZ series are identically spec’d and carry the same $650 MSRP. Granted, Acer/Gateway will likely be offering a myriad of different configurations for these machines so you may be able to find something that best fits your needs in a Gateway versus an Acer or vice versa. Both are due this Thursday, October 22nd, when Windows 7 ships. Full press release: Thin-and-Light Gateway EC Series Notebooks Deliver Long Battery Life and Distinctive Style All-day productivity, fun, communication with up to eight hours of battery life in headturning lightweight and thin designs IRVINE, Calif.–( BUSINESS

WIRE)–The new Gateway EC Series notebook PCs debut today in two of the most popular sizes for today’s busy computer users – 15.6-inch mainstream size for productivity maximizers and the 11.6-inch ultraportable size for road warriors – both delivering up to eight hours of battery life. The new Gateway EC Series models will both be available this week in retail stores nationwide with the launch of Windows 7. The new Gateway EC58, EC54 and EC14 notebook PC lines deliver all-day productivity, reliable wireless connectivity and 6-8 hours of battery life, so customers can get more done while away from their home or office. Plus, the Gateway EC models let customers go longer without having to recharge, reducing energy consumption and making them very environmentally friendly. The upscale and distinctive design of the new Gateway EC58 and EC54 lines is the ideal complement to its advanced battery life and thin-andlightweight form factor. Both models start at only 5.29 pounds and are merely an inch thin, so they can be comfortably transported by hand or in a briefcase or backpack. The sleek form factor still has room for a large 15.6-inch LED-backlit HD widescreen display that delivers video in stunning detail, for excellent mobile cinematic entertainment. Plus, the EC58 and EC54 notebook PCs come in a sophisticated and understated design featuring a brushed aluminium alloy chassis available in Arctic Silver and Pacific Blue. Mobile enthusiasts who want to remain connected and productive on-the-go will find the Gateway

EC14 ultraportable notebook the ideal choice for them. With its 11.6-inch HD LED-backlit display, notebook-standard Intel processors and a full-size keyboard, customers can use it to enjoy web browsing, video chats and running all their usual applications. Plus, it’s designed for mobility — its integrated 802.11b/g/Draft N Wifi, compact form factor and low weight of only 3.79 pounds make it ready to take on the road. Flashy and fun in an eye-catching glossy chassis, the Gateway EC14 series comes in Cherry Red and NightSky Black. “The new Gateway EC Series product lines were designed for the many PC users that have embraced the fun and productivity of being able to compute and stay in touch while away from their home or office,” said Ray Sawall, senior manager of product marketing for Acer America. “We’re delivering exactly what they need – incredibly long and reliable battery life, vibrant widescreen displays, and wireless connectivity – all in uniquely stylish thin and lightweight designs.” Full Productivity and Entertainment in a Sleek, Lightweight Size Elegantly crafted, the Gateway EC58 and EC54 Series notebooks are thin and light enough to take anywhere, and so stylish that customers will want to show them off. The slim one-inch profile simplifies mobility, since it’s easy to grip and handle on the go. The ultra-durable aluminium alloy design delivers excellent protection for the display, while the brushed silky smooth cover is upscale in its minimalist approach.

The high-capacity 6-cell Li-ion battery gives users up to eight hours of battery life for all-day productivity, fun and communications. Integrated 802.11b/g Draft-N wireless provides a reliable untethered connection to hotspots and wireless networks. Plus, the integrated webcam and digital microphone delivers smooth video and voice quality for realtime video streaming, online chatting, and video conferences. In addition, Gateway customers can enjoy even more uptime with the Gateway PowerSave onetouch key, which puts the notebook into energy conservation mode with a single touch. The Gateway EC58 and EC54 lines feature the Gateway MyBackup Manager for backingup important files and information, as well as the PowerSave solution for maximizing battery life. Designed to readily handle everyday computing tasks, the EC58 and EC54 notebooks use ultra-low voltage Intel Core 2 Duo and Pentium Dual-Core processors. The notebooks deliver excellent computing performance and generate low heat output, since they use Intel’s Laminar Wall Jet technology to cool internal components and the case. As a result, the Gateway EC58 and EC54 notebooks are incredibly comfortable in customers’ hands as well as on their laps. On-the-go entertainment is dynamic and exciting with the large 15.6-inch LED-backlit display that features a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1366 x 768 (WXGA) pixel resolution. Images are incredibly clear and crisp, while the cinematic-quality video is

realistic and smooth. Dolby Sound Room audio enhancement and two built-in speakers deliver crisp, natural surround sound to complement the stunning video. Compact, Packed with Features They eye-catching design of the Gateway EC14 Series lets everyone know it’s the ultimate notebook for on-the-go computing. Available with a 6cell battery, the Gateway EC14 notebook line provides battery life of up to eight hours, so customers can use it nearly all day to stay in touch. This long battery life is the perfect complement to the ultraportable notebooks’ sleek size that measures only about an inch thick and weighs only 3.79 pounds. Updating social networking sites and exploring web pages is easy with the EC14’s integrated Wifi 802.11b/g/Draft N. Plus, customers can capture video and photos and stay in touch via video chat with the integrated webcam and built-in digital microphone that provides excellent voice quality. Consumers will enjoy listening to audio with the Dolby Headphones and two built-in stereo speakers. To ensure customers have all the horsepower they need to drive applications, the Gateway EC14 line is well-appointed with Intel Ultra Low Voltage Pentium Dual Core, Intel Celeron Dual Core and Celeron (single core) processors, a hard drive up to 500GB in capacity, a multi-in-1 media card reader and 4GB of memory that may be upgraded to 8GB. The attention-grabbing design of the Gateway EC14 models is fun and youthful, while details such as rounded edges, engraved GATEWAY page 10

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GATEWAY continued from page 9 logo and silver trim make the design even more compelling. The textured palm rest provides a comfortable hand rest for consumers. Gateway Extras Maximize Mobile Capabilities The Gateway EC Series notebooks enhance productivity with a Multi-Gesture Touchpad that can be used with unique movements so customers can intuitively move through Internet sites and digital media. For example, customers can make an inward or outward pinching motion to naturally zoom in and out on photos. They can move two fingers horizontally to flip through photos and web pages. Also, customers can swirl their fingers in a circular motion to scroll through web pages, long lists of files and music playlists. The TouchPad can also be disabled with a one-touch button, eliminating accidental cursor movement with palms and wrists when using an external mouse. Additionally, these new models come with Windows 7 Home Premium, which makes mobile computing more reliable and responsive, enhancing the user experience. In addition, the Gateway EC notebook lines are Energy Star qualified.

Configurations, Pricing and Availability The new Gateway EC Series will be available beginning Oct. 22, each with Windows 7 Home Premium. Sample configurations and pricing are listed below. Gateway EC1430u: MSRP $549.99 • Intel® Pentium Dual Core Processor SU4100 (1.3GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) • Windows 7 Home Premium 64 -bit • 11.6-inch HD Widescreen Ultrabright LED-backlit TFT LCD (1366 x 768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio) • Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipset • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD • 4096MB DDR2 Dual-Channel 667MHz memory upgradeable to 8GB • 320GB(2) 5400RPM SATA hard drive • Integrated webcam • Multi-in-1 digital media card reader • Intel® WiFi Link 1000 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED® featuring MIMO technology • Gigabit Ethernet LAN • Three USB 2.0 ports • HDMI port

• Multi-Gesture Touchpad with Keypad lock • Standard 6-cell Li-ion (5600 mAh) Battery • 3.08 lbs. • 11.2” (W) x 0.87-1.18” to 1.18” (H) x 8.03” (D) Gateway EC5409u: MSRP $649.99 • Intel Pentium® Dual-Core Processor SU4100 (1.30GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) • Windows 7 Home Premium 64 -bit • 15.6-inch HD Widescreen Ultrabright LED-backlit TFT LCD (1366 x 768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio) • Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipset • Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD • 4096MB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1066MHz memory upgradeable to 8GB • 320GB(2) 5400RPM SATA hard drive • 8x DVD-SuperMulti DoubleLayer Drive • Integrated HD webcam • Multi-in-1 digital media card reader • 2 nd Generation Dolby Sound Room® Audio Enhancement • Intel® WiFi Link 1000 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED® featuring MIMO

technology • Gigabit Ethernet LAN • Three USB 2.0 ports • HDMI port • Multi-Gesture Touchpad with Keypad lock • Dedicated numeric keypad • Standard 6-cell Li-ion (5600 mAh) Battery • Gateway MyBackup Button • 5.29 lbs. • 14.85” (W) x 1.01-1.08” (H) x 10.0” (D) Gateway Limited Warranty, Service and Support The Gateway EC Series notebook PCs are backed by a one year warranty. Gateway’s commitment to quality and reliability is evident in its awardwinning line of PCs as well as in its exceptional service and support programs. In addition to the company’s standard limited warranty options, its extensive online support center helps customers maximize their PC investment; it gives them easy access to customer support representatives and information on important issues such as warranties, technical issues and upgrading.

DIY: DSLR hand strap By Matt Burns (CrunchGear) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:30:56 AM

I’m not a big fan of the camera neck strap. I never use it as a next strap but I put up with it because I would drop my camera if that strap wasn’t there. However, I’m going to ditch that strap and make me one of these hand straps. That is, of course, if something else on the Internet doesn’t distract me first. The instructions are easy enough. Basically the strap is made up of nylon webbing and a couple of grommets. The whole thing is attached to the tripod mount on the bottom and one of the neck strap mounts up top. What I like best about this simple solution is that you could easily switch the strap’s side for left handed weirdos like my wife.

SNES / Sega Genesis USB cartridge adapter now available for pre-order By Joseph L. Flatley (Engadget)

project, Snega2USB, adds Sega Genesis, read and write for battery -backed SNES games, open Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:04:00 AM source firmware, and up to four Looks like our old friend, gamepads to the homebrew fave Matthias -- the developer of the of classic gaming fanatics world USB SNES cart reader-- is back o'er. This is a work-in-progress, on the scene, and this time he's but all the pieces are in place to December, 2009 street date. Pregoing commercial. His newest have all orders met on the orders will be taken until October

31 for $90 in the United States or €75 in Europe. Video after the break. [Via Gadgetoid] Continue reading SNES / Sega Genesis USB cartridge adapter now available for pre-order Filed under: Gaming SNES / Sega Genesis USB

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Facebook, Twitter, Zune Video and Last.Fm on Xbox Live Hands On: Hrm, That's Interesting [Xbox Live] By matt buchanan (Gizmodo)

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Where Plastic Goes When It Dies: Birds' Stomachs [Image Cache] By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:40:00 AM

This nature photography by Chris Jordan isn't for the faint of Twitter and Facebook, on your heart. The series of decomposing Xbox. It's weird, like people who bird carcasses faithfully put ketchup on their eggs. Tweet documents the impact of the Great Tweet Pacific Garbage Patch on Twitter actually makes the most albatross chicks in the Midway natural jump to the Xbox. It's a Atoll. really basic app, with your His collection of 30 hauntingly timeline, search, and trending similar shots show what adult topics, but it works, largely birds are feeding to their young: because the vertical stream is bottlecaps, lighters, spray bottles preserved, even if you can only and, in one case, a piece of what see four (very legible) tweets at a looks to be a headphone. time, so you won't be powerFrom the photographer: browsing, TweetDeck style, by On this diet of human trash, any means. It's slow, and typing's every year tens of thousands of reeeeeeeally frustrating, like albatross chicks die on Midway having your eyeballs poked out from starvation, toxicity, and one pinprick at a time, if you don't choking. have the chatpad (part of thinks To document this phenomenon this entire update is all a giant as faithfully as possible, not a conspiracy to sell more Xbox 360 single piece of plastic in any of chatpads). Updates can sometimes their newsfeeds individually, but better if it could play in the u s e t h e p o s s i b l e k i l l e r these photographs was moved, take forever to hit your Twitter you literally have to browse one background. It can't. Meaning feature—Party mode, where you placed, manipulated, arranged, or stream, too. Still, it's pretty, and post at a time, which is agonizing, once you link your accounts and c a n w a t c h s t u f f w i t h y o u r altered in any way. These images works the best of the new apps. making you far less inclined to all of you stations are nicely and friends—yet, but if anything depict the actual stomach contents c o m m e n t o n u p d a t e s . T h e automatically ported over, to makes the Zune video store really of baby birds in one of the world's Facebookin' Facebook uses the standard interface works much better, and listen to Last.fm, you just have to stand out, that could be it. most remote marine sanctuaries, Xbox tile UI instead of rolling its feels way more natural, with sit there and leave it running, with Previews, alas, didn't come in at more than 2000 miles from the interface, like Twitter did. Which photo albums. What's interesting band pictures floating up to your 1080p, even over FiOS, which nearest continent. i s d i s o r i e n t i n g ( a n d is that, at least in the preview, screen every once in a while. clearly has the bandwidth to It's gross stuff, to say the least. disappointing), since you're your friends have to link their Lame. Zune Video Marketplace deliver. Hopefully, if you're buying every Not a whole lot to write home All in all, the new apps, they're USB foot warmer cigarette lighter browsing through a stream X b o x L i v e a n d F a c e b o o k horizontally, one choppily- accounts together themselves in a b o u t y e t b e s i d e s 1 0 8 0 p interesting, they add something, that Brando releases, you're animated tile at a time. Why is the order to show up in the "Xbox streams—it's a video store on but with the exception of Zune disposing of your plastics in a tile-sliding animation so terrible Live Friends on Facebook" (and Xbox, with movies for rent or Video Marketplace, aren't critical. more sustainable way. (But really, on a monster console like the vice versa) pages—you can't purchase, TV shows, trailers—but At least for now. in case it wasn't clear, we don't Xbox 360? We don't know. Like manually go in and link Jason Zune Video is here and it, um, expect you to actually buy any of Twitter, it's basic—focused on Chen's accounts so you'll see them works. You browse through the this junk...) [ chris jordan via standard Xbox interface, like Newsfeeds. Your groups are together in your app. Last.fm Treehugger] This would be would be way Netflix. We didn't get a chance to ported over, so you can browse Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:33:13 AM

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What On Earth Is Mozilla's Mystery iPhone App? [IPhone Apps] By John Herrman (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:14:35 AM

Mozilla's CEO says an iPhone app is due within a few weeks, and that it'll "surprise people." I mean, that's neat and all, but the m o s t e x c i t i n g possibility—Firefox—would be the least surprising. So, uh, what is it? Om Malik's got a little embryo of a theory, and it revolves around Mozilla's hosted services/browser sync service called Weave: I sat around gabbing with Lilly and Jay Sullivan, Mozilla's VP of Mobile, talking about Weave and the Awesome Bar, which is a way to get access to all your browsing history and bookmarks by just typing them in the URL bar on your browser. And while we were talking about Weave, I asked them if it was going to be part of this new, mysterious iPhone app. Lilly and Sullivan smiled and remained silent. Interestingly, they didn't correct me. It's a telling anecdote, and nearly enough to assume that Weave will be some part of the app, and if the alternative is a

The Engadget Show: Inside Ben Heck's magic kingdom browser—which Apple probably wouldn't be too excited to approve—then maybe the whole app. But goddamnit, let's indulge our depressingly modest mobile Firefox fantasies anyway! Lifehacker flags a (cautious) thesis by Kevin Tofel at JKOnTheRun, who sees a Fennec hiding behind the smoke: Apple did begin to approve third -party applications earlier this year, so a Mozilla browser does

have a chance for approval. And that could open the door for the Weave service, as well. Apple's Mobile Me service doesn't sync bookmarks or web passwords over-the-air currently, although I suspect these functions could be added in the future. In light of that, I'm thinking we're about to see Fennec on the iPhone. So in conclusion, Mozilla: ^ This.^ [ GigaOm and JKOnTheRun via Lifehacker]

Video: Debi Mazar Dances into 'Castle' (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 12:01:00 AM

ET was on the set of "Castle" where Nathan Fillion and former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Debi Mazar dish about what's to come on Monday night's episode of the hit ABC show! Mazar was honored that a head

of ABC thought of her for the part. She hopes this guest stint could turn into a recurring role. She told ET, "If they want to have me back and if Steve McPherson thinks I'm fabulous, then he'll work out the dates." In the episode entitled "When the Bough Breaks," book agent Paula Haas (Mazar) approaches

Castle (Fillion) with an extraordinary career opportunity that would mean an end to his relationship with Beckett ( Stana Katic). Will this be their last case together? Find out when "Castle" airs Monday night at 10 p.m. on ABC.

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Host: Nilay Patel Produced and Directed by: Chad Mumm Submitted at 10/19/2009 12:22:00 PM Edited by: Michael Slavens If you're a reader of Music by: Bit Shifter Engadget(and let's be honest -Subscribe to the Show: you're reading this, right?) then [ iTunes] Subscribe to the Show you surely know Ben Heck's directly in iTunes (M4V). work. The master modder has [ Zune] Subscribe to the Show been the source of some of our directly in the Zune Marketplace favorite tweaks, hacks, and flat- (M4V). out crazy gadget manipulations [ RSS M4V] Add the Engadget over the years. We recently had a Show feed (M4V) to your RSS chance to take a peek inside his aggregator and have it delivered workshop and hear straight from automatically. Ben about what drives him to Download the Show: create the madness we've see on Download The Engadget Show our pages. It's a phantasmagoric in HD (720p M4V) adventure you won't likely forget Download The Engadget Show -- so sit back, crack a cold one, formatted for iPod / iPhone and enjoy the ride! The Engadget Show: Inside Ben Note: Don't forget, our next full Heck's magic kingdom originally l e n g t h E n g a d g e t S h o w i s appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 happening this Thursday, and our Oct 2009 12:22:00 EST. Please guest is Steve Ballmer! see our terms for use of feeds. Update: Video is now live! Permalink| Email this| Comments Sorry about that!

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How To Enable MMS on iPhone 2G, Tethering on OS 3.1.2 [IPhone] By John Herrman (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:32:04 AM

What better way to kick off the week than with two questionably safe iPhone hacks, each of which scratches a particular nagging itch: the first being lack of MMS on 2G iPhones, and the second being tethering on OS 3.1.2. The hacks are pretty hardcore, and demand not just a jailbroken iPhone, but a working knowledge of the handset's operating system internals. Basically, I wouldn't recommend anyone who enjoys having a not-bricked iPhone try either one. Anyway! The former comes by way of the Hackint0sh

and the latter, from the Dev Team Wiki, step-ified by The Beat Mix(the instructions are too long to include here; just check them out at the link). If they're soooooo dangerous, then why even mention them? Because in their respective forums, the chatter around the hacks is that they'll make their way to the Cydia jailbreak app store before too long, and both be installable with little more than a tap. [ MuscleNerd's Twitter via 9to5Mac]

Google Voice voicemails appearing in public search results By Nilay Patel (Engadget) Submitted at 10/19/2009 10:42:00 AM

We're not exactly sure what's going on here, but it certainly seems like at least some Google Voice voicemails are being forums, courtesy of user Whiterat: 3. Chmod the new CommCenter indexed and made publicly 1. Backup original CommCenter to 755 available somehow. If you punch (goes without saying...) 4 . O p e n i n 2. Replace CommCenter in: /System/Library/CoreServices/Spr "site:https://www.google.com/voi /System/Library/PrivateFramewor ingBoard.app/M68AP.plist and ce/fm/*" as a search string you get ks/CoreTelephony.framework/Su insert a true boolean value for a few pages of what appear to be pport/ with a patched one. "mms" under capabilities test messages, with a couple eyeopening obvious non-tests scattered in there as well. Dates on these messages range from a couple months ago all the way until yesterday, so this is clearly By Adam Frucci (Gizmodo) in a few local (US) gift cards to an ongoing issue -- hopefully entice them to visit soon, a set of Google patches this up awful fast. Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:59:47 AM P.S. - Google Voice Kazuo Ishiguro audio books (on a This box is a GPS puzzle build U S B k e y ) , a n d a n o v e r l y transcription accuracy really falls as a wedding gift by Mikal Hart. sentimental card. And of course, off a cliff when it's listening to It only opens when it's in a as I pointed out in the card, if muffled audio, doesn't it? Update: Google says it's specific location, and the puzzle either of them fancies doing a changed how shared messages are involves discovering just where little Arduino development, that location is. t h e r e ' s a p e r f e c t l y g o o d indexed and made available to The box has a button and an Duemilanove to play with, not to public searches, so we're hoping LCD display on the lid. When you mention an LCD, a servo, and a this was just a one-time thing. [Via Boy Genius Report] Spoiler: the box only opens GPS. press the button, the display will error. Oh, and you can only press Filed under: Misc. Gadgets the button 50 times. when brought to Île-de-Bréhat, show you how far, in kilometers, I guess the puzzle itself is Google Voice voicemails There's a pretty sweet disguised France. As for what's inside? you are from the goal location. It present enough, really. Pretty cool With all the electronics, there stuff, no? [ Arduiniana via Make] appearing in public search results doesn't give you directions, so back door built-in as well, just in originally appeared on Engadget you need to triangulate where case the battery dies or the GPS wasn't much room inside the box on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:42:00 for anything too substantial. I put you're supposed to go via trial and unit fails. EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

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Tiny $80 travel router does wireless N By Doug Aamoth (CrunchGear) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:30:00 AM

Take it from me: a good, inexpensive, small travel router is hard to find. This $80 pocketsized wireless N-compatible router may be just what the doctor ordered, assuming your doctor is progressive enough to write you prescriptions for computer peripherals. The “Mini 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router” from ThinkGeek.com is being pitched as the “world’s smallest” and, at 2.5 inches wide by 3.25 inches long by 0.75 inches thick, that may very well be true. According to the product description: “It has a reset button, power gesture trackpad and a battery port, one 10/100Mbps Wide Area good for around "six to eight Network Ethernet port, and an hours" of life. The EC58 and LED display that communicates EC54 models are 15.6-inchers, power and link status. The router with a base model starting at features convenient Access Point $649.99 and featuring most of the same specs in a larger enclosure. Naturally, the gang will ship on October 22nd, complete with bundles of " Wow!" in tow. Er, By Erick Schonfeld wait. (CrunchGear) Filed under: Laptops Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:26:25 AM Gateway intros 15.6 and 11.6inch EC Series laptops: EC58, Google is going to make a lot of E C 5 4 a n d E C 1 4 o r i g i n a l l y frequent flyers, and Virgin appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 America, happy this holiday Oct 2009 11:26:00 EST. Please season. As a gift to people who see our terms for use of feeds. fly on Virgin America's WiFiRead| Permalink| Email this| equipped planes, Google will be Comments footing the bill for everybody on

Gateway intros 15.6 and 11.6-inch EC Series laptops: EC58, EC54 and EC14 By Darren Murph (Engadget) Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:26:00 AM

It's quite possible that you've missed the memo, but Microsoft's next major operating system launches this week. Along with pretty much every other PC maker on the planet, Gateway is also announcing new laptops that hum along on Windows 7. Starting things off is the 11.6-inch EC14, which gets going at $549.99 and includes a 1.3GHz Pentium Dual Core SU1400 CPU, 1,366 x 768 resolution LED-backlit panel, Intel's GMA 4500MHD graphics, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a built-in webcam and multicard reader, 320GB HDD, WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, a trio of USB 2.0 sockets, HDMI output, multi-

Will 'The Simpsons' Create an Episode Based Off of ‘Balloon Boy’ Saga? (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 4:50:00 AM

Characters and stars walked the "yellow" carpet in honor of "The Simpsons'" 20th Anniversary. According to the Associated Press, director Morgan Spurlock said the "Balloon Boy" headlines would make "such a perfect 'Simpsons' episode." He continued, "It was American news at its best. We run with something and Access Point Client modes. without having all the facts. We The latest in wireless encryption turn it into a big lead story." "The Simpsons" had a lot to protects valuable data, while advanced Multiple Input Multiple celebrate as they cut their cake. O u t p u t ( M I M O ) a n t e n n a The series is the longest-running technology delivers high speed American sitcom, animated wireless connectivity and broad program, and primetime scripted coverage that minimizes dead entertainment program, according to the AP. "The Simpsons 20th spots.” Looks like it might be worth a Anniversary Special in 3-D on closer gander for anyone who Ice" is set to air in January. spends a lot of time on the road. Mini 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router[ThinkGeek.com]

Google Gives The Ultimate Holiday Gift: Free WiFi On Virgin America Flights flies Virgin America. But Google is really giving a gift to Virgin America in the form of yet one more incentive to fly its planes over competitors'. Will American Airlines and others with WiFi on board between November 10, board have to respond with their 2009, and January 15, 2010. For own freebie giveaways? I hope so. Google, this is a smart marketing move because it generates tons of good will among everyone who

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Original BlackBerry Storm to get Heat diodes give thermal flick scrolling, better browsing computing a fighting chance By Darren Murph (Engadget) through firmware update? By Darren Murph (Engadget) Submitted at 10/19/2009 10:19:00 AM

Despite Verizon's best efforts to ignore the obvious, RIM's BlackBerry Storm2 is not only official, it's (un)officially destined for Big Red's airwaves. If you're one of those slightly disgruntled Storm 9530 owners, however, you could be looking at a rather nice firmware update coming your way in the near future. According to phoneArena, the Storm and Storm2 will eventually be "practically identical" in terms of software, with a forthcoming update to add flick scrolling, tabbed browsing and threaded texting to the original. Of course, we should probably wait for VZW to confirm the existence of the Storm2 before expecting any formal word on this, but feel free to go about your day with cautious optimism. Filed under: Cellphones

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Jennifer Love Hewitt & Jamie Kennedy Debunk Break-up Rumors (ETonline - Breaking News)

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Anyone who has tried their hand at overclocking recognizes just how evil waste heat is, and we're guessing that one Wataru Kobayashi at Waseda University in Japan understands explicitly. He, along with a few colleagues, has recently devised a new diode that allows heat current to travel in one direction but not in the other. The breakthrough essentially paves the way for thermal computing to actually take off, with obvious applications including heat sinks for microprocessors. Kobayashi, who may or may not be able to eat a dozen hot dogs per minute in his spare time, also hopes that his discovery will lead to a thermal

The stars tried to keep a straight face as they versed lady luck in a charity poker tournament on Saturday. The host, Camryn Manheim, personally invited ET to the event. She attracted quite a full house, with entrants such as Jennifer Love Hewitt, with boyfriend Jamie Kennedy by her side, Joely Fisher, Cheryl Hines, and Jennie Garth. Despite rumors that they had broken up, Jennifer and Jamie told ET that they are still all in the game of love. As he embraced his girlfriend, Jamie said, "We're very happy. Yes, we're a couple and things sometimes are up and down."

transistor, thermal logic gates and a thermal memory. The future's yours, friend. Filed under: Science Heat diodes give thermal computing a fighting chance originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

LG BL40 New Chocolate review By Vladislav Savov (Engadget)

the whole experience, with a side serving of pictures and videos thrown in. Today's candidate for a You know the deal by now: we grilling is LG's BL40, which is grab a slab of fresh new hardware, now available in Europe. You'll fiddle, play, and tinker with it be familiar with it already from until exhaustion or boredom is our hands-on look last month, but reached, then wax poetic about do join us over at Engadget Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:44:00 AM

Mobile where we explore what's under the glossy hood in more

detail, and give you a definitive answer on just how useful that elongated screen really is. Gallery: LG BL40 New Chocolate review Filed under: Cellphones LG BL40 New Chocolate review originally appeared on

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Livescribe Plus Smartpen gets smarter By John Biggs (CrunchGear) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:12:22 AM

I’ve heard so much about the Pulse Smartpen, the little pen that records what you write along with

the audio around you at the time of writing, that I’ve grown curious. Who out there has used this little thinger? Is it good for students? The elderly? Members of the Spanish Inquisition?

Anyway, there’s a new model

that holds 4GB for $199.95 and a and a charging cradle. It will be 2GB version for $169.95. It also available at Target and Apple comes in titanium. Stores shortly. There’s also a Business Bundle for $249 that includes a A5 notebook, transcription software,

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Gartner: Loosen up on social networks, security By Stephen Shankland (Webware.com)

down administration, said Peter Sondergaard, senior vice president of research at Gartner. Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:16:00 AM "We're moving from control to ORLANDO, Fla.--OK, IT greater autonomy," Sondergaard managers, it's time to loosen up. said. Managers also must find an That's how analysts advised a p p r o p r i a t e p l a c e o n t h e Gartner Symposium attendees spectrums of in here vs. out there h e r e M o n d a y , a r g u i n g t h a t and owned vs. shared. corporate computing departments To underscore her view, shouldn't block social networking Rozwell argued that humans are a n d t h a t s e c u r i t y s h o u l d n ' t social creatures and that there's c o m p l e t e l y l o c k d o w n more to employee relations than a communications with the outside paycheck for work performed. world. And even if information "While a job may be regarded as By Danny Allen (Gizmodo) with a 10.5mm fisheye lens. A technology authorities want to an economic transaction, the custom hardwired trigger and shut down such activity, they h u m a n b r a i n t h i n k s o f t h e Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:25:00 AM workplace as a social system," she release mechanism was used to can't. Carol Rozwell, a Gartner vice said. Social networking can make This isn't the first time Nikon fire both video and stills. has teamed up with sports Of course, the $1800 D300s p r e s i d e n t ( C r e d i t : S t e p h e n employees "feel valued, a part of a community, and earn the respect photographers to showcase the now has some serious semi-pro S h a n k l a n d / C N E T ) "Banning access to social media of peers." D 3 0 0 s ' n e w 7 2 0 p v i d e o competition from the $1900 Peter Sondergaard, senior vice capabilities, but this footage of the Canon 7D. And the 7D is an 18- from the corporate network is world's top hang glider surfing megapixel, 1080p video beast. futile," said Carol Rozwell, a president of research(Credit: Australia's mysterious " Morning Click through the links above for Gartner vice president. "The S c r e e n s h o t b y S t e p h e n Glory" wave-cloud phenomenon, our in-depth primers. [ YouTube world we live in is digitally S h a n k l a n d / C N E T ) enabled and socially connected." Employees should get used to a is just as spectacular. via CrunchGear] T h e a d v i c e r e f l e c t s t h e greater corporate presence in their The D300s was mounted to the transformation of the information social-networking lives, though. front of the hang glider and fitted technology world as the Internet For companies, social networking steadily pervades more and more can reveal previously unknown corners of everybody's life. influence and performance in Although the Gartner event employees, and companies should historically has concerned itself tell employees that corporate (ETonline - Breaking News) character is expecting a child with with matters such as justifying the conduct rules apply online, too. a much younger man. "It feels Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:51:00 AM expense of a new enterprise "We can't stop social great to be back on a show that I resource management computing networking, but harnessing the "Accidentally on Purpose" star love. ... I laughed out loud reading system, the broadening show passion of employees and Jenna Elfman is giving ET's Mark these scripts," she tells Mark. reflects the growing scope of e d u c a t i n g t h e m a b o u t t h e Steines an inside look into her "Everyone on this cast, honestly, work that IT managers face. responsibilities is essential," new show and revealing why she is the most decent, hard working, Overall, companies must chose this time to return to loyal, wonderful human beings acknowledge that not everything Rozwell said. Computing security, too, is television. I've ever met, and completely is under control of their own top- changing, argued Paul Proctor, A pregnant Elfman also plays a talented." mommy-to-be on the show. Her

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another vice president. IT security staff should think carefully before exercising a reflex to prevent employees from communicating with Facebook's e-mail or Skype's Internet telephony. Paul Proctor, a Gartner vice president(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Companies should rationally evaluate services such as Google's Gmail and decide whether the potential cost savings might well be worth the risks. Even evaluating such services will be a big step for IT departments accustomed to being able to rule their own domain with an iron fist. "You cannot protect yourself from everything. You must learn to balance risk and performance," Proctor said. "The cloud and software as a service have appeal, but they introduce a huge shift in how technology is managed and controlled." He was no Pollyanna. Software for intrusion detection, antivirus, and firewall protection is still essential, he said. But there are limits to what's practical. China's incoming firewall revealed that while it's possible to block some incoming information, it's not practical to block the widespread outbound flow of information. "Don't try to shut down the twoway flow of information because you can't stop it," Proctor said. "Transparency is in." Originally posted at Deep Tech

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Yahoo betting on content biz revival By Tom Krazit (Webware.com)

Yang, a renewed focus on search as Yahoo's bread and butter, the distracting--and equally disastrous SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Drive --takeover fight with Microsoft about 350 miles down U.S. 101 and Yang's eventual departure from Yahoo's Silicon Valley from the corner office. campus and you'll find what CEO It's possible, however, that the Carol Bartz appears to believe is Internet content idea was clever, the future of her pioneering even if the execution was terrible. Internet company. Bartz, the former CEO of CADYes, we're talking about software maker Autodesk and no Yahoo's often-ridiculed Media tech-industry dilettante, appears to Group headquartered about two believe this. Yahoo's new strategy miles from the famous Santa hinges on a basic premise that Monica pier and a world away many have figured out, but some from the technology-oriented still don't get: The Internet plans of Bartz's predecessor, demands a unique approach to company founder Jerry Yang. content creation. You can't just Yahoo is turning its focus back pick up a newspaper or television toward content with an eye to and plug it into an Ethernet jack. shows like Prime Time in No And you can't take the network T i m e , s t a r r i n g F r a n k TV approach to Internet N i c o t e r o . ( C r e d i t : Y a h o o ) programming, as Braun's failures Just a few years ago, amid the demonstrated. Yahoo executives ruins of the disastrous reign of are finally trying to marry the former Yahoo media boss Lloyd huge audience afforded by its Braun, that notion would have technology products such as ebeen laughable. Sure, lots of mail and instant messaging with smart people agreed the Internet news and entertainment content was going to be a big deal for designed for the 21st century. content creators, and Braun, We're talking about shows like having selected hit show after hit Prime Time in No Time, a 3- to 5show for ABC, was at one point minute recap of last night's primeconsidered one of the smartest time television shows, perfect for and best-suited individuals to giving you a few quips to share build a real media business at over the coffee machine at work Yahoo. without having to actually watch But his tenure was a flop-- the shows. Or Yahoo Sports perhaps most notable for a Minute, which won't get confused controversial Los Angeles Times with ESPN's SportsCenter but piece that declared, among other gets the basics across. tech industry heresies, Braun The result could be a page-view received a special parking space machine. Yahoo lost the second a n d a d e l u x e o f f i c e . ( T h e round of the Internet advertising historical record was disputed by wars to Google and its ubiquitous some, including All Things D's search engine, but as Yahoo Kara Swisher.) He lasted a little prepares for its third-quarter more than two years, and former earnings call Tuesday it's hoping CEO Terry Semel soon followed that by increasing its focus on him out the door. Then came quality, home-grown content it Submitted at 10/19/2009 4:00:00 AM

can attract the types of brandname advertisers that still plow most of their money into television. By the numbers Yahoo has the second largest collection of Web sites in the world, as measured by unique visitors, trailing Google by 5 million unique visitors. 160 million people visited a Yahoo site in September 2009, according to ComScore, and Yahoo Media counted 85.9 million unique visitors, up from 80 million a year ago. Those sites include Yahoo News (48 million unique visitors in September), Yahoo Entertainment (44 million), Yahoo Sports (38 million), and Yahoo Finance (22 million), among others. If it was counted as a separate entity, Yahoo Media would be the seventh-largest property on the Internet as measured by unique visitors. That's not the best way to look at it--since many of those visitors first entered Yahoo's world by checking their e-mail or customized home page--but any way you cut it, it's a lot of people. Those visitors--a mass that covers many demographics--are the kind of people that big-brand advertisers covet. Yahoo Sports and Games get the guys, and Yahoo has launched a number of women-oriented sites over the last year--such as OMG and Shine-drawing readers, viewers, and advertisers with a conscious decision to focus on "sunny and friendly" entertainment and women's news, said Sibyl Goldman, vice president of entertainment at Yahoo. That's compared with some of the more tawdry sites in this category-think TMZ--that draw a lot of

traffic but not necessarily the kinds of high-profile advertisers that Yahoo likes. Bartz has set clear priorities for the Media group: do what you do best, and we'll find resources to invest in your business by getting rid of dead weight. Yahoo announced a round of targeted layoffs in April that were designed to funnel investment toward businesses the company wants to stay in for the long haul, and the Media group will be perhaps the largest beneficiary of that investment. And that doesn't even count the savings that will eventually be realized if Yahoo's search outsourcing deal with Microsoft is approved by federal regulators. What does Yahoo plan to do with that money? Yahoo's content sites currently obtain their content from three different buckets: aggregation, original content created in-house, and content partnerships. At the moment, that division roughly breaks down at about 80 percent aggregation, 10 percent original content, and 10 percent content partnerships: the divisions are slightly different for different properties. During the next year, managers such as Goldman are being asked to increase the amount of original content they produce. That means building on the success of shows like Prime Time in No Time-which Yahoo claims is the mostwatched original show ever developed for the Internet--and avoiding the mistakes of the past. By the Internet, for the Internet Jimmy Pitaro, head of Yahoo's Media group, wants to make it very clear that Yahoo is not in the sitcom business. Pitaro has been with Yahoo's

media operation forever--or nearly forever, joining the company after it acquired Launch Media in 2001, where he had been vice president of business affairs. As a result he has seen all the ups and downs of the previous decade at Yahoo, and while he refuses to slag Braun directly he does admit that the company has learned its lessons from that era. Jimmy Pitaro, vice president of Media at Yahoo.(Credit: Yahoo) During a recent lunch in the restaurant below the Yahoo's Santa Monica offices, Pitaro makes roughly 5,397 attempts (perhaps a slight exaggeration) to make sure I understand that Yahoo is not going to be producing 22-minute programs with earnest moms and dads solving life's little crises, or searing crime dramas ripped from the headlines. Instead, Yahoo wants to continue developing shows similar to Prime Time in No Time, a Talk Soup-like show featuring comedian Frank Nicotero that glibly summarizes the previous evening's prime time network shows. ("The gift that reality TV gave us," Goldman chortled.) The company claims Prime Time in No Time is the most watched original show in the history of the Internet, with 280 million streams since it launched in early 2008 and several million viewers per day, comparable to a mid-tier broadcast network program and much easier to produce: Nicotero rolls into the office after watching the eastcoast network feeds at home to tape the short show. YAHOO page 18

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YAHOO continued from page 17 News and entertainment will be Yahoo's focus over the next year, Pitaro said. He wants to make Yahoo known as a source of breaking news developed by professionals, building on several high-profile scoops involving college athletics and recruiting generated by the Yahoo Sports team, which he built in his prior role as vice president and general manager of Yahoo Sports. He wants to expand Yahoo's original programming to include longer 10 - to 12-minute scripted programs with more of a documentary or news magazine style. And he wants to bring in people who can offer point-of-view content, as opposed to straight news or flame bait opinion. But whatever Yahoo ends up producing, it has to take advantage of the Internet's proclivity toward short-term attention spans and viewer participation, Pitaro said. This was the fatal mistake of the Braun -era Yahoo, which Yahoo execs tried to replicate the TV production process on the Internet. Yahoo learned that approach is simply too expensive and too fraught with risk to work on the fast-moving Internet. TV

executives green-light dozens of programs to fill out the clock, knowing full well that only a handful of those programs will turn into long-term successes. But they have to fill airtime to sell commercials, whereas Internet businesses don't need to "program" against time slots and they can develop programs that fill specific needs rather than trying to ram another hospital show down our throats. Developing short Internetfocused scripted comedy or drama shows is equally risky. There have been a few successes, but more failures, and such programs don't necessarily fit in with the rest of Yahoo's newsy content. Will it blend? Yahoo's strategy with the Media group hinges on a couple of factors. One is that advertisers will increasingly invest in display ads. That's Yahoo's historical strength, but it's a category advertisers have considered less attractive than search ads for several years. In the first half of 2009--albeit a terrible six months for Internet advertising--companies spent $5.1 billion on search ads and $3.8 billion on display ads, according to the Interactive Advertising

Bureau, with search ad spending rising slightly and display ad spending falling slightly year over year. Display ad spending grew from 2007 to 2008, but search grew faster, and some analysts think that pattern will repeat as the industry emerges from recession. Another risk is the competition: Advertisers might prefer to work with Google's YouTube as they build out their display advertising strategy: CFO Patrick Pichette said last week that Google is now monetizing 1 billion video views a week and sold out 90 percent of its home page inventory in the third quarter. Google recently launched a revamped display ad exchange that has a long way to go to catch Yahoo but could create problems for the company if Google is able to sign more content deals with publishers to put professionally produced content on YouTube. Still, Google seems unlikely to get into the content production business itself. A third risk comes from the establishment media: Will they finally get their act together online? At the moment, they've mainly focused on ways of getting their television content online

through partnerships like Hulu, but they haven't put a strong focus on developing shows unique to the Internet, with a few exceptions like The WB that was once a television network and is now an online-only destination. But with Bartz at the helm, Media group execs no longer feel like Yahoo's weird cousins from Southern California. "With Carol coming on board, she's providing a clarity around becoming a destination," said Kyle Laughlin, head of sports and games at Yahoo. Jerry Yang had famously attempted to describe Yahoo as "a place where you start your day," but Bartz is attempting to refine that definition by making sure Yahoo develops the kind of content that gets people in the door--any door, any time--and encourages them to stay. And so, the fate of one of the Silicon Valley Internet industry's seminal companies might be determined by a group of Angelenos. The perennial Yahoo debate--is it a technology company or a media company?--is entering another round. Originally posted at Relevant Results

Penn Badgley: Relationship with Blake Lively Might Not Be a Smart Move (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:55:00 AM

Penn Badgley-- who's dating costar Blake Lively-- reveals that he believes dating your co-worker could be a big mistake! The "Gossip Girl" star talks to Men's Health about love -- and jeans -- in the magazines November issue and "Denim Guide: 2009." Speaking about his co-star and real-life love Blake Lively, Penn says, "Having a relationship with someone you work with might not always be the smartest move," he says.

Office 2010 to enter public beta next month (CNET News.com) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:00:00 AM

Microsoft on Monday is announcing that it will release in November a public test version of Office 2010. The software maker released a limited technology preview of the software in July and plans to

release the final version next year. It also started testing of the browser-based "Office Web Apps" in September. Microsoft, which is making the announcement at its SharePoint conference, is also detailing some of the features of the next version of its portal software, which will also enter beta next month.

The new version, SharePoint 2010, includes Office's Ribbon user interface as well as enhanced support for video, audio and Silverlight. Programmers will also be able develop Sharepointl sites using the next version of the company's Visual Studio, which is going into a second beta this week.

SharePoint is an important product for Microsoft as it is one of the company's fastest growing large businesses. Last year it brought in more than $1.3 billion in revenue, up 20 percent from the prior year. "SharePoint 2010 is the biggest and most important release of SharePoint to date," CEO Steve

Ballmer said in a statement. "When paired with Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 will transform efficiency by connecting workers across a single collaboration platform for business." This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Gartner: Loosen up on social networks, security (CNET News.com)

responsibilities is essential," Rozwell said. Computing security, too, is ORLANDO, Fla.--OK, IT changing, argued Paul Proctor, managers, it's time to loosen up. another vice president. IT security That's how analysts advised staff should think carefully before Gartner Symposium attendees exercising a reflex to prevent here Monday, arguing that employees from communicating corporate computing departments with Facebook's e-mail or Skype's shouldn't block social networking Internet telephony. and that security shouldn't Paul Proctor, a Gartner vice completely lock down president(Credit: Stephen communications with the outside Shankland/CNET) world. And even if information Companies should rationally technology authorities want to evaluate services such as Google's shut down such activity, they Gmail and decide whether the can't. potential cost savings might well Carol Rozwell, a Gartner vice be worth the risks. Even president(Credit: Stephen evaluating such services will be a Shankland/CNET) big step for IT departments "Banning access to social media accustomed to being able to rule from the corporate network is their own domain with an iron futile," said Carol Rozwell, a fist. Gartner vice president. "The "You cannot protect yourself world we live in is digitally from everything. You must learn enabled and socially connected." to balance risk and performance," The advice reflects the Proctor said. "The cloud and transformation of the information software as a service have appeal, technology world as the Internet but they introduce a huge shift in steadily pervades more and more how technology is managed and corners of everybody's life. controlled." Although the Gartner event He was no Pollyanna. Software historically has concerned itself spectrums of in here vs. out there president of research(Credit: for intrusion detection, antivirus, with matters such as justifying the and owned vs. shared. S c r e e n s h o t b y S t e p h e n and firewall protection is still expense of a new enterprise essential, he said. But there are To underscore her view, S h a n k l a n d / C N E T ) resource management computing Rozwell argued that humans are Employees should get used to a limits to what's practical. system, the broadening show social creatures and that there's greater corporate presence in their China's incoming firewall reflects the growing scope of more to employee relations than a social-networking lives, though. revealed that while it's possible to work that IT managers face. paycheck for work performed. For companies, social networking block some incoming information, Overall, companies must "While a job may be regarded as can reveal previously unknown it's not practical to block the acknowledge that not everything an economic transaction, the influence and performance in widespread outbound flow of is under control of their own top- h u m a n b r a i n t h i n k s o f t h e employees, and companies should information. down administration, said Peter workplace as a social system," she tell employees that corporate "Don't try to shut down the twoSondergaard, senior vice president said. Social networking can make conduct rules apply online, too. way flow of information because of research at Gartner. employees "feel valued, a part of " W e c a n ' t s t o p s o c i a l you can't stop it," Proctor said. "We're moving from control to a community, and earn the respect networking, but harnessing the "Transparency is in." greater autonomy," Sondergaard of peers." This content has passed through passion of employees and said. Managers also must find an fivefilters.org. Peter Sondergaard, senior vice e d u c a t i n g t h e m a b o u t t h e appropriate place on the Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:16:00 AM

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Using A Security Breach As An Upsell Opportunity? By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:00:00 AM

Danny Sullivan has a blog post blasting Citibank for how it handled a security breach, requiring him to get a new credit card. Apparently a vendor where Sullivan had used the card had a breach, meaning Citibank sent him a new card. But did they tell him which vendor it was so that Sullivan could avoid doing business with them in the future? Of course not. But much more insulting is that when he went to activate the new card, Citibank tried to upsell him on a credit check offering. As Sullivan notes, shouldn't Citibank be offering that to him for free? It's probably cheaper than having to send out thousands of new cards every time a vendor screws up. Of course, when Sullivan points that out to the person on the phone, the person at the other end says "we're just the activation department, you'd have to talk to customer service for that." Of course, if they're just the activation department, why are they doing sales as well? I'm sure the big banks will claim that these sorts of sales processes work in that enough people are suckered into these high margin upsell offerings, but wouldn't it be nice to have a bank that actually treated customers well? Permalink| Comments| Email This Story

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KaChing takes on mutual fund industry By Rafe Needleman (Webware.com) Submitted at 10/18/2009 4:47:00 PM

When I wrote about KaChing last December, the site was a fantasy stock market where you could track the pretend portfolios of other investors. But the game of make-believe is coming to an end at the company, and KaChing is now letting users attach real money to their accounts. In doing so, this company is taking on the $11.5 trillion U.S. mutual fund industry. It looks like a great opportunity, both for the investors in the company and consumer equity investors. KaChing lets anyone create and manage a portfolio on the site, and any user can see these portfolios and track their returns. Unlike other fantasy stock-trading sites, though, with KaChing you can actually commit money to mirroring another user's portfolio. This feature should be live on the site Monday. The site offers some protection for users choosing to track others. It awards "genius" badges to

portfolio managers to only those players who have been on the site for a year, who have qualified for and signed trading regulatory documents, and whose consistent performance measures over a certain level. Only genius users can be mirrored. KaChing's "geniuses" might be worth investing real money in.(Credit: Screenshot by Rafe Needleman/CNET) KaChing traders also have to specify their fund or portfolio philosophy, which is tracked and rated by the system. If you say you're a health care investor, for example, and then you make a killing on Apple, your return may go up but your "sticks to strategy" rating will decline, and people following you or investing alongside your portfolio will be sent "drift alerts" to tell them that you might have moved from the "good" category into either the "lucky" or "reckless" bins. As CEO Andy Rachleff says, with a typical mutual fund, there's no way to tell if the investors are lucky or good, and especially not in between quarterly statements.

To invest alongside KaChing geniuses, you have to use fund a brokerage account at Interactive Brokers, which KaChing will do for you, online. KaChing works with this particular brokerage since it has an API that lets KaChing make fast trades fairly cheaply, at 2 cents a share. Geniuses on the site set their own management fee, of which KaChing takes 25 percent. KaChing also will collect margins on stock trade commissions. Investors who are mirroring KaChing geniuses can stop doing so whenever they wish and trade their stocks out thereafter. Unfortunately, you can't yet trade into another genius' fund without setting up a new trading account yourself, but that should be fixed shortly. Account minimums are low, though ($3,000) and there are no exit fees. Rachleff told me that the real secret behind KaChing is the observation that the Ivy League endowments outperform the S&P due to "a superior strategy to choosing investment managers," which is what KaChing's

algorithms check for. Oversimplified, KaChing rates adherence to strategy coupled with returns, not just returns themselves. That makes returns predictable, Rachleff says. Top KaChing genius Min Thang believes in health-care.(Credit: Screenshot by Rafe Needleman/CNET) Of more than 8,000 KaChing users with public portfolios, only ten, so far, are geniuses whose accounts can be mirrored. Hopefully that number will rise. These ten people need competition, and users need options. I'm one of millions of consumers dissatisfied with the returns in my mutual funds as well as the lack of transparency in these investments. I am a big fan of KaChing's model, enough so that I am strongly considering putting some of my own money into the service once there are more genius managers to track. Originally posted at Rafe's Radar

Donny Osmond: 'We're beating each other up!' (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 5:50:00 AM

New video: ET is with Donny Osmond as he prepares for this week's "Dancing with the Stars" challenge, where the question is -will he make it to the show unharmed? He and partner Kym Johnson are doing the Argentine tango, which is very fast -- and dangerous! "She's beating me up again," Donny says with a laugh. "We're beating each other up!" "It's really fast footwork, Kym says. "We've had a few misses. I scratched [Donny's] eyeball."

NaNoWriMo participants: Scrivener has some deals for you By Steven Sande (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

Are you considering giving Scrivener a try while you're writing your entry for NaNoWriMo 2009? You're in Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:30:00 AM luck! Normally, the application Filed under: Odds and ends, comes with a 30-day free trial. Deals After my post about While that's long enough to last NaNoWriMo preparation the through the 30 days of writing other day, a couple of TUAW ecstasy that it NaNoWriMo, you readers pointed out that Literature should get to know the tools of and Latte, the folks behind your trade before you start Scrivener 1.52, have a special writing. Downloading the trial deal going on for NaNoWriMo version of Scrivener between now 2009 participants. and the start of NaNoWriMo on

November 1st gives you a trial version that lasts until December 7th, long enough for you to not only finish your tome, but also make your first editing pass before sending it to your publisher. Now here comes the really fun part -- if you are successful in

writing your 50,000 words by November 30th, you can buy Scrivener starting on December 2nd at a 50% discount off the normal license price of US$39.95. Those who run out of luck or time and aren't NaNoWriMo finishers can still get 20% off by using the promo code NANOWRIMO. If you'd like to be able to take notes in between writing sessions, you'll be happy to know that WriteRoom notes can be synced to SimpleText.ws, and then

imported directly into Scrivener. Thanks to Cthulu Saves and sophielynette for the tip! TUAW NaNoWriMo participants: Scrivener has some deals for you originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

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Firefox blocks insecure .Net add-on-- Sprint to acquire iPCS awkwardly to end lawsuit By Stephen Shankland (Webware.com)

on its .Net programming foundation. The add-on already was something of a thorn in the Submitted at 10/18/2009 6:04:00 PM sides of some Firefox users: it was Mozilla on Friday disabled a a u t o m a t i c a l l y i n s t a l l e d v i a Microsoft plug-in for Firefox Windows Update with the .Net c a l l e d t h e . N e t F r a m e w o r k Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Assistant because of a security without telling the user the add-on problem--then scrambled to give was being installed or giving an people with patched systems an option. More hackles were raised override option. because it wasn't compatible with Mike Shaver, Mozilla's vice Firefox 3.5, Shaver said, and p r e s i d e n t o f e n g i n e e r i n g , because removing it initially announced the first step late required people to edit their Friday night on his blog. "It's Windows Registry--a technically recently surfaced that it has a onerous task for most people. serious security vulnerability, and Firefox checks a Mozilla server Microsoft is recommending that periodically for a list of add-ons all users disable the add-on," to avoid. Although Mozilla's Shaver said. "Because of the blocking move was intended to difficulties some users have had protect users, it caused other entirely removing the add-on, and problems. Shaver indicated that because of the severity of the risk Firefox's changed behavior irked it represents if not disabled, we some system administrators. contacted Microsoft today to That led Justin Angel, a former indicate that we were looking to Silverlight program manager at disable the extension and plug-in Microsoft, to tweet, "When for all users via our blocklisting business users can't use their core mechanism. Microsoft agreed business functionality--they with the plan, and we put the uninstall stuff." blocklist entry live immediately." One issue was that Mozilla's This warning sign greeted add-on blocking technology Firefox users after Mozilla couldn't tell if people had patched blocked use of a Microsoft add- their software and so weren't on.(Credit: Screenshot by Stephen vulnerable anymore. "We can't Shankland/CNET) distinguish patched from The.Net Framework Assistant unpatched, so we're blocking it a d d - o n l e t s F i r e f o x u s e while we sort that out," Shaver Microsoft's ClickOnce technology twittered. Over the weekend, for installing applications that run Mozilla worked to remedy the

situation. "Pushing a change to our blocklist software that will let Firefox 3.5 users override the blocking of .NET FA/WPF plugin if they're patched," Shaver tweeted Sunday. But a few hours later, he added, "We're still working on the blocklist tweaks to help enterprises override the blocking of the WPF plugin, stay tuned!" Update 6:47 p.m. PDT: Crisis partially averted, apparently. At about 6:10 p.m., Shaver tweeted, "MSFT confirmed that the .NET Framework Assistant is not exploitable, so we've removed it from the blocklist; one down!" Update 8:34 p.m. PDT: There's still another blocked Microsoft add-on that's vulnerable, one that concerns the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), which also is installed with the .Net service pack. Shaver said it was more serious. "We're hard at work on improving the experience for (especially enterprise) users who wish to override the blocking of the WPF plugin before we remove it from the blocklist," Shaver said in a Sunday night blog post that announced the other plug-in had been removed from the Firefox blocked add-on list. Originally posted at Deep Tech

Sexy & Sizzlin': TV's Hottest Hunks! (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 3:06:00 AM

What do Simon Baker, David Boreanaz and Rob Lowe all have

in common? They are all ET's picks for TV's hottest hunks! So who gets the nod for the Hottest Cop, Hottest Reality Contestant, Hottest Vampire, and

Hottest Nerd on TV? Keep clicking to find out the answer to these and many more smokin' hot categories!

(CNET News.com) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:14:00 AM

Sprint Nextel has settled its legal dispute with its wireless affiliate iPCS by striking a deal to acquire the company in a transaction valued at around $831 million. Sprint announced Monday that it plans to buy iPCS for $24 a share, a 34 percent premium to its Friday closing price of $17.88, which means the company will be spending about $426 million in cash. Sprint also agreed to assume $405 million of debt, bringing the total price tag to $831 million. The deal is expected to close in late 2009 or early 2010. And once it is completed, the companies plan to suspend litigation. The original agreement between Sprint and iPCS precluded Sprint from operating a competing wireless service in its territory. When the company bought Nextel in 2005, it violated this agreement, iPCS has argued. The courts have sided with iPCS on this issue. Last year, the Supreme Court of Illinois upheld a lower court's ruling that Sprint must stop owning, operating, and managing its Nextel iDEN network in Sprint affiliate iPCS's territory. Sprint was given 360 days to divest itself of the iDEN assets in that territory or strike some kind of deal with iPCS. Given that

Nextel is the only operator that has used the iDEN wireless technology in the U.S., divesting these assets appeared unlikely. As the deadline looms, it appears that Sprint was either unable or unwilling to get rid of its Nextel iDEN assets in this area and has instead decided to strike a deal with the company. Once the merger is completed, Sprint said that it will no longer have to divest its iDEN network in the iPCS markets. Sprint's merger with Nextel has been blamed for many of the problems facing the wireless operator today. One if its main problems has been a steady loss of valuable wireless subscribers. Since its new CEO Dan Hesse came on board nearly two years ago, the company has worked to improve its network and customer service. It's also been trying to repair its damaged reputation. But even Hesse has admitted that customer perceptions do not change overnight. Sprint said the iPCS transaction is valued at 6.4 times estimated 2010 adjusted earnings before income, taxes and depreciation. The company forecasts $30 million of annual cost savings and expects the deal to add to free cash flow in 2010. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Why Would The Copyright Lobby Mac 101: Add Screen Be Concerned About An Anti-Spam Sharing folder to Dock Bill? for quick access By Michael Masnick (Techdirt)

spyware/DRM: Sources say that the Liberals have introduced a motion that would take these Up in Canada, there have been practices outside of the bill. In its ongoing discussions and place, they would define negotiations over an anti-spam computer program as, among l a w . W h i l e I h a v e v a r i o u s other things, "a program that has reservations over anti-spam as its primary function...inducing legislation (here in the US it's a user to install software by done little to stop spam, but intentionally misrepresenting that plenty to outline how to installing that software is "legitimately" spam people), it's a necessary to safeguard security or bit surprising to find out that the privacy or to open or play content c o p y r i g h t l o b b y i s h e a v i l y of a computer program." This sets involved in the process as well. s u c h a h i g h b a r - p r i m a r y Why would the copyright lobby f u n c t i o n , i n t e n t i o n a l care about an anti-spam bill? mispresentation - that music and Apparently, they're afraid that it'll software industry can plausibly hinder their use of DRM, since argue that surreptitious DRM the current bill requires consent installations fall outside of C-27. before installing software on A n d , o f c o u r s e , o n c e t h e computers. And, as we learned in copyright lobby can put spyware Sony's famous rootkit debacle, on your machine, they want to be p l e n t y o f D R M w o r k s b y sure they can spy on you and use surreptitiously installing software that information against you: that watches what you do with PIPEDA currently features a content. Of course, the last thing series of exceptions to the the entertainment industry would s t a n d a r d r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r want is to be required to be 100% o b t a i n i n g c o n s e n t f o r t h e upfront and truthful with you collection of personal information when it's installing spyware/DRM (found in Section 7). Bill C-27 on your computer. That would -- includes a provision that bars in their minds -- defeat the point. t h o s e e x c e p t i o n s i n c a s e s So, the copyright lobby has involving computer harvesting of been making sure to water down e m a i l a d d r e s s e s a n d t h e the bill, to try to cut out the " c o l l e c t i o n o f p e r s o n a l language that would cover their information through any means of u s e o f s u r r e p t i t i o u s telecommunication, if the Submitted at 10/19/2009 4:43:25 AM

collection is made by accessing a computer system or causing a computer system to be accessed without authorization." In other words, email harvesting and spyware would not be permitted and would not qualify for the PIPEDA exceptions found in Section 7. The copyright lobby is deeply concerned that this change will block attempts to track possible infringement through electronic means. The Section 7(1)(b) exception in PIPEDA currently states that collecting personal information without consent or knowledge of the individual is permitted if it is reasonable to expect that the collection "would compromise the availability or accuracy of the information" and the collection is "related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada." It's really stunning what kind of sense of entitlement the entertainment industry has -- insisting that it should have the right to install spyware on your computer without you knowing about it, and to then collect all sorts of private info about you and what you do on your computer. Shameful. Permalink| Comments| Email This Story

By TJ Luoma (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Submitted at 10/18/2009 3:00:00 PM

Filed under: Mac 101 More Mac 101, our series of tips and tricks for novice Mac users. This is really two tips in one. The first is a fairly basic one that new Mac users might not know: you can drag any folder to the right-hand side your dock (to the right of the faint-white lines which separate the Trash from applications). When you first set up an account, the Applications, Documents, and Downloads folders are already there. The second is a "news to me" tip: did you know that when you connect via screensharing to different Macs, a file is created in your home directory at ~/Library/Application Support/Screen Sharing/? These files can be used to reconnect to those machines simply by clicking on them. This means that you can launch Screen Sharing without having to switch to Finder, locate the machine, and then click the "Screen Share..." button. If you screen share to a different Mac, the .vncloc file will automatically be added to that folder. Just drag the folder of Screen Sharing shortcuts to your dock to make it into an easilyaccessible Stack. Using the Finder does have one advantage: if a computer is not available (if it's powered off or asleep) it will automatically

disappear from the "Shared" section in Finder. The files in the Screen Sharing folder will still be there, so if you are having trouble connecting, you might check Finder to make sure that it still "sees" the computer you are trying to reach. Henrik Nyh also suggested putting VNC shortcuts in a Stack in the dock, and he adds the notion of picking some suitable icons for them. Check out his rundown here. TUAW Mac 101: Add Screen Sharing folder to Dock for quick access originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

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UK ISP Shows Why Kicking People Meet New People Near Off The Internet Based On An IP You Using Your iPhone Address Is Dumb and Loopt Mix By Michael Masnick (Techdirt)

of Tom and Jerry and you will never catch the mouse. The mouse always wins in this battle and we UK ISP TalkTalk has been a need to be careful that politicians strong critic of the way the do not get talked into putting recording industry has tried to legislation in place that, in the turn ISPs into copyright cops in end, ends up looking stupid.... the past. A year and a half ago it If people want to share content swore it would not be a copyright they will find another way to do c o p , a n d s c o l d e d B P I f o r it.... TalkTalk is continuing to s u g g e s t i n g i t h a d a n y show how silly the recording responsibility to enforce the industry's plans are, by doing a entertainment industry's poor little demonstration. The company excuse for a business model -- sent out a security expert on staff while also complaining about "the to an ordinary street in Stanmore, most unbelievably rude letter" Middlesex. Then it had him find t h a t B P I s e n t T a l k T a l k i n all the WiFi connections there -demanding it do so. At the time, noting that many were totally he told them:"They're not just open, and many others used weak shutting the stable door after the security. From a few open ones, horse has bolted -- the horse has he went and downloaded some left town, got married, and started songs including Barry Manilow's a family." Well said. Then, earlier hit Mandy and the soundtrack to this year, TalkTalk's CEO also the 1992 film Peter's Friends -pointed out how naive it was to those two choices in honor of think that the industry could do P e t e r M a n d e l s o n , t h e U K anything to stop unauthorized file Business Secretary who suddenly sharing, noting: If you try speed because a supporter of kicking file humps or disconnections for peer- sharers off the internet using a to-peer, people will simply either three strikes provision after dining disguise their traffic or share the with entertainment industry content another way. It is a game mogul, David Geffen. Submitted at 10/19/2009 2:21:32 AM

To be clear, in this case, the music downloads were both done legally -- and the company checked with the WiFi access point owners first to make sure they were okay with it -- but the point is still clear. Just because you have an IP address, it doesn't act as any sort of proof. TalkTalk's director of strategy and regulation, Andrew Heaney made the point clear:"The Mandelson scheme is every bit as wrongheaded as it is naive. The lack of presumption of innocence and the absence of judicial process combined with the prevalence of wi-fi hacking will result in innocent people being disconnected." This, of course, is the same point that plenty of people have been making for ages, but the recording industry never has a good response. They also haven't been able to respond to a more important point: how will kicking people off the internet make anyone more interested in buying music? Permalink| Comments| Email This Story

Be the First to Nab New CoverGirl Products! By ELLE.com (ELLE News Blog) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:54:33 AM

Make like a beauty editor and get your own stash of new CoverGirl products before they hit stores! Starting November 2, head

to covergirl.com to score our latest obsessions: ShineBlast Lip Gloss, LashBlast Length, and Smoky ShadowBlast—buy all three and save $5! There's a limited quantity, so plan to make

your move fast. —Janna Johnson, Beauty Assistant Photo: Courtesy of CoverGirl Follow ELLE on Twitter

By Christina Warren (Mashable!) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:41:23 AM

Geolocation is one of the big current trends in social networks and mobile applications. And why not? Being able to find out what’s going on around you and what your friends are doing nearby is pretty awesome. It’s one of the reason apps and services like Foursquare are gaining traction. Today, Loopt, one of the early players in connecting users to their friends based on location, is launching a new app that helps you meet new people, called Loopt Mix. Loopt Mix(iTunes link) is a free app for the iPhone that lets you connect with people nearby that you don’t already know, but might want to meet. With it, you create a profile (your e-mail address is never shown and you can choose to hide or show your age) and you can search for people nearby. Your exact location is never shown and you can choose to hide your profile from public view at any time (so if you’re on a date and you don’t want to be bothered by potential new friends, or if you’re trying to get stuff done — you can turn off your public profile). See someone interesting

nearby? You can send them a free message and see if they want any company or want to meet somewhere close-by. You can post status updates showing what you’re doing – so if you are playing basketball and looking for someone to join in, you can include that information so that would-be ballers can know to message you to join in on the fun. Meeting new people can be hard and the social web is supposed to make it easier. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. Loopt Mix is aiming to fix that. What do you think about using the social web to meet new people while on the go? How do you meet new people when you are in a new city or looking to expand your social circle? Let us know! Tags: geolocation, iphone, loopt, loopt mix

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Wolfram Alpha iPhone app is cool but overpriced By Rafe Needleman (Webware.com)

The Wolfram Alpha iPhone app makes it easier to enter calculation queries.(Credit: Submitted at 10/18/2009 9:07:00 PM Screenshot by Rafe The iPhone app for Wolfram N e e d l e m a n / C N E T ) Alpha( iTunes store link) got Now, to be fair, the iPhone app approved by Apple surprisingly is a much better way to use quickly, I was told in a breathless Wolfram than the Web site, for a e-mail from Wolfram PR on few reasons. Sunday. But the real surprise was The Wolfram Web site renders the price: The app is $49.99. all answers, even text, as GIF The rationale is twisted. graphics, which means that text "It's less than half the price of a doesn't automatically wrap, or graphing calculator, but it does even scale well, on the iPhone's more," the rep told me. By the small screen. The app fixes that, w a y , " p r i c e o f a g r a p h i n g and results render nicely on the calculator" is a calculation that iPhone. Also, entering complex Wolfram Alpha can't compute. queries using numbers and For much, much less than the symbols on the iPhone's standard price of a graphing calculator, or keyboard is a real drag, but the $ 0 . 0 0 , y o u c a n p o i n t y o u r Wolfram app has a special i P h o n e ' s S a f a r i b r o w s e r a t keyboard that gives fast access to Wolframalpha.com and have full the symbols you'll need if you're a access to the service for free. heavy Wolfram user. Divide by that, Wolfie. There are several other nice Also, the $49.99 price doesn't features. You can bookmark get you an actual standalone queries, e-mail them, and Twitter graphing calculator, since the app them. They really do make the doesn't work when it doesn't have Wolfram app very handy for a Web connection. frequent users, and it's those

power Wolframers that the app is targeted at. If you need it, then the "price of 12 lattes from Starbucks," which I'm told is another way the team is thinking of the price, is as they might say in the halls of some physics departments, trivial. But as they would tell you in the economics department, you're being taken for a ride. Also, Wolfram Alpha doesn't know the price of 12 Starbucks lattes either, but it did tell me the stock price of SBUX and, to its credit, if you enter "12 lattes" as a query, you'll get all sorts of nutritional information, such as calorie content for the 12 lattes (1,654), carbohydrates (61 percent of daily recommended intake), and cholesterol (162 mg). Just like the dozen lattes, this app is hard to swallow. Previously: Wolfram Alpha opens API to developers. Originally posted at Rafe's Radar

MPAA's CEO will leave in 2010 (CNET News.com)

significant in driving me." On Friday, I cited an industry source who said that Glickman Dan Glickman, the chairman and wouldn't last until the end of his CEO of the Motion Picture contract. Apparently, the studios Association of America, will walk will let him stick around until then away from the job in September, but it's unlikely that many would when his contract runs out. have asked Glickman to stay Glickman told the blog Politico: beyond that, my sources said. "My guess is that I'll end up in the Politico's story on Monday cited nonprofit or academic world. p r o b l e m s w i t h G l i c k m a n ' s People who know me know I've lobbying efforts in Congress. My had these great extracurricular sources said there were plenty of interests that have been very people who were dissatisfied with Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:31:24 AM

the MPAA's antipiracy efforts. On Friday, I wrote that the MPAA canned three of Glickman's top antipiracy chiefs and also changed the name of the unit from "antipiracy" to "content protection" as part of a major overhaul. The content protection group is also being combined with the MPAA's legal department. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Alex: Dual Screen eReader With Google Android By Christina Warren (Mashable!) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:59:08 AM

Amidst all of those tasty Apple Tablet and Microsoft Courier rumors, some very real products are preparing to enter the eReader/web-browser space. Last week we got more information on the forthcoming Barnes & Noble eReader, and today Engadget points us towards another eReader/browser hybrid from a company called Spring Design— and this one runs on Google’s Android. The Spring Design device is called “Alex” and like the Barnes & Noble eReader, it features a dual-screen. The top portion of the screen is a 6 E-Ink EPD display and the lower display is a 3.5 color LCD. This seems to be the popular work around for taking advantage of the readability and energy saving features of E-Ink, while also offering support for color graphics and multimedia. Spring Design has patented what it calls its Duet Navigator dual-screen technology, which allows hyper-linked content and images to show-up in the lower screen, while text shows up on the

EPD. Spring Design says users can toggle where data shows up in order to save battery life. The device has both Wi-Fi and support for mobile networks like 3G, EVDO and GSM (which makes it sound like it could be customize for multiple carriers) and has an SD slot for more storage options and for viewing other media. There’s also a headphone jack, which emphasizes the multimedia nature of this type of device. There’s no word on price or partnerships — but Spring Design says they are working with a number of content providers and plan to release it by the end of the year. What do you think of these web browser/eReader hybrid devices? Is this something you could s Tags: alex, android, ereader, spring design alex

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Thundergod gets you out in the rain without getting wet By Mel Martin (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

producing prowess. It's a good introduction to their technique. Thundergod is not cheap. It's a Submitted at 10/18/2009 12:00:00 PM U.S. $9.99 app, but of you look at Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch, the App Store reviews you'll be App Review I'm spending the surprised how many purchasers weekend in Northern Arizona on thought the app was worth the a photo shoot. It's dry up here, but money. I took along a little iPhone/iPod The sounds are not short touch app that put me in the repeating loops, but something center of several dramatic like a long concert that has a thunderstorms. beginning, a middle and a The app is called Thundergod[ conclusion. I liked the 'Thor' iTunes link]. With creative environment the best, because it microphone technique, and a good was the most dramatic and set of headphones, you'd swear attention-grabbing. It's not for you were in a raging storm, or a relaxation, but for stimulation. If rain forest, or one of 5 other relaxation is what you want, there environments, listening to nature are sonic environments included at its most spectacular. You can for that as well. listen and let your mind drift off, My suggestion is that you try This effect doesn't work through the free intro app, and if you like consider the state of the universe, or just fall asleep in a soft rain speakers. It can sound nice, but i t , t h e n g o a h e a d a n d g e t it's not startling or compelling. Thundergod. The effect can't using the built in sleep timer. I suspect the techniques used to With headphones the sound really be described, but must be make these recording are similar comes alive, and you can begin to experienced. to the highly regarded binaural have an emotional reaction to TUAW Thundergod gets you technique, using 2 microphones what you are hearing. out in the rain without getting wet The app also allows for a originally appeared on The separated by the approximate distance between your ears. Then special equalization curve if you U n o f f i c i a l A p p l e W e b l o g when you play back with good are using earbuds like the ones (TUAW) on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 headphones, you are instantly Apple includes, and it is effective. 12:00:00 EST. Please see our transported to a hyper-realistic, T h i s a p p a s p r o d u c e d b y terms for use of feeds. almost holographic place that Holographic Audio Theater, who Read| Permalink| Email this| closely duplicates being in a real gave us the free app Naturespace Comments that shows off their recording and space with real sounds.

Karzai vote ‘fell short of victory’ (Financial Times - US homepage)

outright victory in the country’s flawed presidential poll, raising the chances that a prolonged Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:28:49 AM election crisis may result in a runFraud investigators ordered off. Afghan election officials on The findings of the United Monday to deny Hamid Karzai, Nations-backed watchdog will Afghanistan’s president, an fuel an escalating confrontation

between Mr Karzai, who is adamant that he won the August 20 vote, and western powers embarrassed by evidence of massive rigging in their ally’s favour. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Three-wheel vehicles eligible for federal funds (CNET News.com)

Friday. The new guidelines will now allow vehicles that get an average of at least 75 miles per Worth promoting with federal gallon and can carry at least two dollars?(Credit: Aptera) adults, according to the report. Congress has approved a Vista, Calif.-based Aptera plans measure that will allow makers of in the middle of next year to start three-wheel cars to receive producing its 2e, a three-wheel funding for fuel-efficient auto electric vehicle that it says will be t e c h n o l o g i e s , a c c o r d i n g t o able to go at least 100 miles on its published reports. battery charge. The bill, which still needs to be Elio, based in Tempe, Ariz., is signed into law, could be a boost developing a narrow, three-wheel t o c o m p a n i e s d e v e l o p i n g gasoline car it says gets more than alternative car designs, notably 70 miles per gallon. It intends to Aptera Motors and Elio Motors. sell the vehicle for less than Both companies have argued that $7,500. their three-wheel cars deserve General Motors, which is federal funding meant to promote applying for DOE funds to more efficient vehicles. promote electric vehicle The legislation, passed late last production, has opposed changes week, would overturn an Energy i n t h e r u l e s i n t h e p a s t , Department rule that limited A u t o m o t i v e N e w s s a i d . funding to four-wheel vehicles This content has passed through meeting emissions and fuel- fivefilters.org. economy benchmarks, Automotive News reported on Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:08:00 AM

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TUAW Tips: Sync The Hit List on multiple machines with DropBox By Kent Pribbernow (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

process on every machine running THL. That's it! There is one small caveat. It's a good idea to always ensure that Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:00:00 AM Dropbox has fully synced all of Filed under: Software, Tips and your local changes before loading tricks, TUAW Tips THL on another machine, or else One of the great torments of you risk losing your most recent owning several computers is data. Be wise to this and you'll keeping all of your personal data have no troubles at all. You're in sync; having multiple copies of welcome. the same application speak the By the way, if you use Things same jive. Take The Hit List, for rather than The Hit List for your example. I use this app on my task management, be sure to see MacBook Pro at work for our previous post about how to organizing tasks and collecting sync it using Dropbox as well. thoughts like a virtual inbox to my just this, and all that is required is Good, now let's do this. TUAW TUAW Tips: Sync The not quite done yet. Here's where brain. At the end of the day I need for each machine to be running Hit List on multiple machines First, you need to locate THL's the magic happens. a way to get all the day's notes Dropbox. By now all of you main database file which can be Hold down the option key while with DropBox originally appeared from my laptop into my home should be using this amazingly f o u n d h i d i n g launching The Hit List. A dialog on The Unofficial Apple Weblog desktop, which also happens to be awesome free service for saving in/Users/userprofile/Library/Appli window will appear, asking what (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 running THL as well. What to do? and sharing data to the cloud. If cation Support/The Hit List. Look the hell you've just done with its 07:00:00 EST. Please see our The ideal solution is to get each y o u h a v e n ' t y e t o p e n e d a n for a file called The Hit List library. Just select "Choose terms for use of feeds. machine sharing the same THL account, and downloaded and Library.thllibrary. Find it? Good, Library" and point it the file Read| Permalink| Email this| database file synced to the cloud, installed the Mac desktop client, now simply drag this file to your located in your Dropbox folder. Comments instead of a locally rooted file. go now. It's ok, I'll wait. Got it? Dropbox folder. Hold on, we're You must repeat this part of the Fortunately, there is an way to do

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Shepard Fairey Destroys Evidence, Goodwill; Harms His Case For No Good Reason

Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers Banned From Twitter?

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On Friday morning, someone "working with" Shepard Fairey alerted me that some news was coming out that day about his lawsuit with the Associated Press over his famous Barack Obama poster: I finally got the "official" statement from Fairey late on Friday, just as I was about to leave work for the weekend, and the whole thing was so ridiculous that I just figured I'd leave it until today. Apparently, Fairey, for absolutely no good reason, tried to destroy evidence and then lie about which photo he actually used to make his poster. He's now come clean about this, and while he's right in his statement that this shouldn't have any impact on the underlying case, it certainly doesn't help. It was already pretty well known that Fairey was hardly the poster child of fair use -- given that he has a history of going after others who copy his own work, despite being an "appropriation artist" himself. But, even so, this is beyond dumb -- something I don't say lightly. Fairey still has a very strong fair use claim -- which is entirely separate from the question of whether or not Fairey did something incredibly stupid here.

We’ve been reporting about the use and misuse of a social media policy in companies for quite a while now, but it all got a bit more mainstream when NFL players were prohibited from using Twitter (or have someone update their account) during games. A couple of days ago, we heard that even Hollywood is afraid that its stars will reveal something they shouldn’t on the microblogging network. Now we know the first victims: Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers. While we haven’t seen this explicitly confirmed by the actors themselves, it seems that the folks at DreamWorks want to make sure Diaz and Myers will keep mum about the new Shrek sequel, in which they’ll both be starring next year.

Even if he used the image the AP claimed he did (which he now admits), it still seems like this is an obvious case of fair use. But destroying evidence and lying -especially when there was no good reason to do so -- just harms his credibility and makes it that much more likely that he'll lose his case not for any legitimate reason, but because of his own separate actions in dealing with this case. There are important fair use issues at play here, and Fairey just made it that much harder to maintain the high ground.

While some are pointing out that this is the sort of thing that happens when copyright laws always seem to stack the deck against fair use, that's still no excuse for lying and trying to destroy evidence. Yes, the system sucks, but doing something like this only harms an otherwise strong case. Permalink| Comments| Email This Story

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We know that actors’ contracts routinely contain confidentiality clauses, but it seems that there are now specific clauses on top, related to social media and Twitter in particular. We hate to disappoint you, Hollywood, but Facebook and Twitter are just forms of communication. You can also leak information by, you know, speaking, or writing an email. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, LPETTET Reviews: Facebook, Twitter, iStockphoto Tags: Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, twitter

Biggest ad markets will see no growth until 2011 (Financial Times - US homepage) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:07:45 AM

The world’s largest media markets will return to growth in 2011, according to the latest advertising spending forecast, but with only a “meagre” recovery as emerging markets take a greater share of global ad budgets. ZenithOptimedia, the media

agency owned by Publicis Groupe, said on Monday that advertising spending in the developed markets of western Europe, North America and Japan would fall by 2.9 per cent next year, growing 1.5 per cent in 2011. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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What do you do after you start Twitter? Invent a credit card reader. By Steven Sande (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:00:00 AM

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Retail, Odds and ends, iPhone, iPod touch If you were Jack Dorsey, one of the cofounders and current chairman of Twitter, you'd want to think about something else big to follow up on your huge success. While it doesn't sound like anything groundbreaking, Dorsey's new company Square is developing a tiny white cube (see photo above) that plugs into the headphone jack on either an iPhone or iPod touch. The cube is a credit card reader, something missing from all of those credit card apps currently in the iTunes App Store.

The Square iPhone Payment System consists of the reader and an app. After a card swipe, the customer uses a finger to sign the iPod touch or iPhone, one of the participants in the transaction enters the customer's email address, and a receipt with the

location of the transaction, the signature, and other standard information is emailed to the customer. While most online journalists are anticipating that this device and software are going to be used in retail (can you say Apple

Store?), I think Dorsey has bigger ideas - let's face it, the guy doesn't think small. So why not make it possible for anyone with an iPhone or iPod touch to be able to accept credit cards for payments? Word has it that the card reader's manufacturing price will be as low as US$0.40, which means that Square could give away the readers and still make money on the transaction fees. [via Engadget] TUAW What do you do after you start Twitter? Invent a credit card reader. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

Fed confirms reverse repo tests (Financial Times - US homepage) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:30:27 AM

The Federal Reserve on Monday confirmed it had been testing reverse repurchase agreements known as “reverse repos” - with primary dealers and said it had broadened the use of these monetary policy tools to include triparty repos. In a statement released to clarify market concerns about the monetary policy implications of the Fed’s recent testing of reverse repos, the central bank’s New York arm sought to downplay the immediate effects. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Talkcast reminder: it's Mac Help night, live at 10 pm ET By Michael Rose (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

subscribe in iTunes. We'll be back live tonight with one of our every-so-often Mac Help hours; call in with your Mac Submitted at 10/18/2009 1:30:00 PM OS X questions, concerns and Filed under: TUAW Business, headscratchers and we'll do our Podcasts best to advise you, live and in real Last week, we were joined by time (yes, this can go off the rails NPD & Engadget's own Ross very easily -- that's part of the Rubin for a fun-filled hour of spectacle). tablet speculation, iPhone VoIP To participate on TalkShoe, you consideration and Talkshoe & can use the browser-only client, or Skype frustration. You can you can try out the classic download the show, along with all T a l k S h o e P r o J a v a c l i e n t ; past shows, from Talkshoe or however, for maximum fun, you

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Bill Cosby Learns the Twitting, Tweeting, Twit and Tweetie [VIDEO]

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Bill Cosby is back, and he’s taking over social media. Bill is returning to the spotlight to promote “The Cosnarati”, a By Steven Sande (The US$1.42 per share. That's 13 socially conscious hip-hop group Unofficial Apple Weblog percent over the same quarter a he hopes will guide young people (TUAW)) year ago, and higher than Apple's to do good with their lives. own forecast of US$1.18 As such, Bill’s “people” have Submitted at 10/19/2009 12:00:00 PM US$1.23 per share. determined that Cosby needs to Filed under: Apple Financial, As usual, we'll be covering the get involved with this glitzy new Liveblog Time flies when you're earnings call via CoverItLive. “social media marketing” thing having fun -- it seems like it was Drop by TUAW at approximately the kids are all doing these days. only a few weeks ago that we 5 PM EDT (2 PM PDT) and join Bill’s social media tendrils have were enjoying the Q3 earnings us. Bring your questions, and reached out across 12seconds, report from Apple, Inc. w e ' l l s u p p l y t h e n e w s a n d Facebook, Flickr, Blog Talk Well, today the wizards of c o m m e n t a r y . Radio, MySpace and Cinch Cupertino are on the phone again TUAW Join TUAW for Apple among others, and he’ll be hosting with top Wall Street analysts to Q4 earnings call liveblog at 5 PM a live stream on Ustream.tv on report how the company did EDT today originally appeared on Monday October 19 (tomorrow) during the fourth quarter (July - The Unofficial Apple Weblog at 7pm ET. He’s got a Facebook September, 2009). Many analysts (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 app too– it lets you dress yourself are expecting Apple to continue 12:00:00 EST. Please see our in a Cosby-style sweater. its recession-defying high wire terms for use of feeds. act, with an analyst poll by Permalink| Email this| Thomson Reuters Financial C o m m e n t s showing an earnings forecast of

Waveboard: Google Wave Client for Mac and iPhone is Coming Meanwhile, Cosby is getting to grips with a certain microblogging site that he calls “ Twit and Tweetie” (he’s@billcosby). And he’s learning the ropes at the “Twitter for video” site 12seconds, as the video below attests. Will you be following Bill Cosby? Let us know in the comments. Reviews: 12seconds.tv, Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Twitter Tags: cosby, twitter

announced that they were able to recover “most, if not all” of the lost customer data. Now, if you’re Submitted at 10/19/2009 1:08:59 AM one of the users who’ve been Recently, Microsoft and T- affected by this incident, you’ll be Mobile had a very embarrassing happy to know that your data will episode: after a server failure, be restored soon. Sidekick data was lost for a From Microsoft’s official portion of users, and originally announcement on the matter: Microsoft had said that the data “We continue to make steady contacts for affected users this was lost forever. progress, and we hope to be able week, with the remainder of the Shortly after that, Microsoft to begin restoring personal content (photographs, notes, to-do

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The desktop version of Waveboard for Mac, although in a very early stage, is already available for download. Official info on the app is very scarce, but some users have tried it out and called it “simple and practical”. The same developer is currently waiting for Apple’s approval of a Google Wave client for the iPhone under the same name. You can already run Wave on your iPhone by simply accessing wave.google.com/wave from your iPhone, with mixed results (works a bit better on Nokia N900), but we expect the app to make the entire experience far smoother. All you Mac users out there, please let us know how you like -lists, marketplace data, and high the application in the comments. Reviews: Google Wave scores) shortly thereafter.” Tags: Google Wave, mac, Sounds encouraging; if you’re one of the affected Sidekick users, Waveboard please let us know how the data restoration process is going. Tags: microsoft, sidekick, TMobile

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Wolfram Alpha's iPhone App Launches: Lots of Power, But Too Expensive By Frederic Lardinois (ReadWriteWeb) Submitted at 10/18/2009 5:23:46 PM

Quite a bit ahead of schedule, Wolfram Alpha's iPhone app appeared in the iTunes App Store today. The app, which costs $49.99, gives users full access to Wolfram Alpha's capabilities and greatly improves on the speed and ergonomics of Wolfram Alpha's mobile site. The company is targeting this app at students and professionals and marketing it as a replacement for stand-alone graphing calculators, which is clearly reflected in the price. Sponsor Dual Keyboards One of the most interesting feature of the app, besides the ability to quickly access all of the power that Wolfram Alpha now offers, is the fact that the company has found a way to make inputing queries very easy. Instead of a single keyboard at the bottom of the screen, the app actually displays two keyboards one for numbers and symbols, and a regular QWERTY keyboard at the bottom of the screen. Given the nature of a typical query for Alpha, this makes perfect sense and we hope that others will follow Alpha's lead here. A WebConnected Graphing Calculator, But With Some Limitations It's important to note that the app only works when a user is connected to the Internet. This could be a deal-breaker for some, but then, the app store already offers plenty of basic graphing

calculators for those times when you don't have Internet access. Thanks to its vast database of chemical compounds, nutritional data, geographical information, financial data, and its ability to solve pretty much any math problem that a high school or college student will ever encounter, the app can do a lot more than any current graphing calculator can offer. For some students, though, the problem could be that some teachers won't allow them to bring a full-blown Internet-capable device like the iPhone or an iPod touch into an exam. In addition, it's also important to note that the Wolfram Alpha doesn't offer the ability to write programs inside the app, though maybe somebody else will build an app that can do this based on Alpha's newly released API. It's also important to remember that Alpha isn't as easy to use as Google. Alpha, and, by extension, the app, can be rather strict about how you structure a query, for example. If you don't capitalize a chemical formula, the app won't know what to do with these symbols. While Google has virtually no learning curve, Alpha works best if you invest some time into exploring the intricacies of how to structure queries. To help you along the way, the app features a demo video, lots of example queries, and an FAQ section. Native App Offers a Bit More Than the Web Service, But Is That Enough to Justify the High Price?

In its press materials, the Wolfram Alpha team stresses that the app offers a number of features that the web app can't currently offer. The app can now make assumptions based on your location, for example. Wolfram also has added quite a few features that make using the app easier than using the web service. You can easily bookmark queries and the app keeps a running list of recent searches available as well. In addition, you can easily email queries or share them on Twitter. Is $50 Too Much? At $49.99, there can be no doubt that Wolfram Research is pricing the app at the higher end of the spectrum. A spokesperson for Wolfram Alpha told us that the company wants to target the app at "serious users, and is priced as such." The team is clearly aware that this price could be controversial, especially given that the mobile web site offers a similar interface, though without the ergonomic benefits of the native app. In addition, Wolfram tells us that the team wants to use this price to make a statement about the "non-trivial nature" of Wolfram Alpha's capabilities. While the company plans to offer regular discounts and sales, we can't help but wonder if the price isn't a bit too high. At $9.99 or even $19.99, the app would be more of an impulse buy, while now, even though it obviously offers more features than a user

would ever expect from a highpriced hardware graphing calculator which would generally retail for more than $100. Verdict Wolfram Alpha launched to so much hype that a backlash was inevitable when it finally launched. As Schoeller Porter, the product manager for the iPhone app, notes, the company is also launching this app "as an opportunity to highlight how far the system has come since launch." Indeed, the Wolfram Alpha team continues to add new data sources and new ways to query them, making the service more useful with every new dataset it adds. The high price will probably keep quite a few potential users from downloading the app, however. While we understand the company's rational behind this high price, users generally consider a $10 app to be a 'premium' product. $49.99 is a hefty price for this app, especially considering that the majority of features is available through the web service. If you are a student or engineer who really needs these features, though, the app is worth a look, but we recommend you try the web service and see how it works for the kinds of queries you would enter before you spend $50, especially given that the company will surely offer discounts or bring the base price down at some point. Discuss

Ex-Googler & Brizzly Creator on Real-Time Web Filtration By Jolie O'Dell (ReadWriteWeb) Submitted at 10/18/2009 10:13:50 PM

At the ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit last Thursday, Jason Shellen, a former Google engineer and current Thing Labs CEO, sat down to talk with us about filtration and discovery on the real -time web. One of the greatest problems of this environment is said to be the capacity for information overload. At a Summit session, representatives of some of the most "filter-geeky" real-time startups debated the methods and merits of parsing data from the real-time web. Shellen's was one of the most authoritative voices in the session, and his one-on-one insights are well worth listening to. Sponsor Discuss

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Sweb Apps 2.0: Build Your Own Mobile Storefront for the iPhone By Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb) Submitted at 10/19/2009 6:59:19 AM

New from Sweb Apps, the company whose online service lets anyone create their own iPhone application - no coding required - is Sweb Apps 2.0, the next generation of the company's app builder product. Among a handful of new features, including a real-time WYSIWYG style landing page builder and YouTube integration, is the ability to create an iPhone-based store where you can sell inventory within your app and take payments via PayPal. Sponsor Sweb Apps is an interesting company to watch because it's one of the first to democratize the iPhone app-building business by taking the complexity of coding out of the equation. With their service, anyone can create their own application in as little as five minutes. Of course, you aren't necessarily designing any masterpieces with this sort of click-to-build process, but it provides an easy - if a bit simplistic - way for small to medium-sized businesses to establish a presence in the iTunes App Store. Real-Time View of App Creation With the next generation of the

product, Sweb Apps 2.0, some of the original concerns about the well, let's say it- rather boring user interface of the Sweb-built apps - have begun to be addressed. Whereas before you could only customize your own background color and upload your own buttons, today you can customize the background to be an image instead. And if you don't have one of your own, Sweb Apps is providing an online library of images to choose from. That's a step in the right direction even if some of the backgrounds are reminiscent of early GeoCities webpages or Windows 98 wallpapers....after all, you have crawl first before you can run. As you build your app's landing page, you're provided with a realtime view of your app in progress which makes it much easier to tell whether your images, buttons and colors look good together or not. That's a handy feature for SMB owners who may be doing app creation on their own without the aid of a professional designer. The app builder also uses drag-anddrop functionality to make the process even more painless for the inexperienced end user. Mobile Storefronts However, one of the most interesting developments in the 2.0 version of Sweb Apps' online service is the new "store"

streams, and YouTube integrations, all of which stream the audio or video within the app itself as opposed to launching an external program such as the functionality. Now, as easy as it is iPhone's own built-in YouTube t o b u i l d a n a p p , y o u c a n app. Also news is the ability for essentially build a mobile users to manage multiple storefront for your business. This applications from one account. feature, still in beta, allows you to Sweb Apps says they've seen categorize, subcategorize, itemize, good results since their August and write descriptions for your 2009 launch with a 400% increase products. You can manage and in sales, but won't share any maintain your inventory through actual numbers. That doesn't Sweb's CMS and your mobile really tell us much about the customers can "check out" via the service's adoption by the SMB included PayPal integration. market. Since the company isn't Sweb Apps tells us that they touting any high-profile clients or envision this sort of feature being case studies in their PR though, used by restaurants, boutiques, we have to imagine that they're and small retailers. It's easy to flying a bit under the radar on the imagine. For example: wish you business front at this point. Still, had picked up a t-shirt from that it's very early in the game and seafood place where you dined on services like this can take a while vacation? In theory, you could to catch on and gain popularity. now even if you were halfway The pricing for Sweb Apps home thanks to these new mobile remains the same despite the new storefronts. In a way, these sorts features. The company offers of mobile storefronts are an even four, six, and eight button better choice than having the packages which all include a one same functionality on via an time set-up fee of $50 per button. online store on the "real" web Then there is a $25 monthly mainly because not everyone hosting fee applied to every ports their laptops around with application going forward. them 24/7. But their iPhones? Discuss People don't leave home without them. And More... Other features being introduced today include podcasts, audio

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DIY Hand Strap Keeps Your DSLR Off the Ground [DIY Creations] By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) Submitted at 10/19/2009 5:35:00 AM

A long camera strap is great for carrying a camera hands-free, but if you're more concerned about dropping your photo rig, Photojojo's got a cheap and customizable hand strap anyone can make. The materials are fairly cheap and accessible at your local crafts or hardware store. Find a good piece of one-inch-wide nylon or polyester webbing, a few bits of miscellaneous straps and slide hardware, and find a needle and thread and a match, and you're on your way. If you wanted, you could likely use the hand strap in conjunction with a longer, neckstrung strap to alternate uses of your camera. The Dashing DIY Hand Strap[Photojojo]

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Google Enterprise Campaign Shifts Into High Gear on the Eve of Sharepoint Conference By Alex Williams (ReadWriteWeb) Submitted at 10/19/2009 1:00:25 AM

On the eve of Microsoft's Sharepoint conference in Las Vegas, Google is launching its international phase to an advertising campaign that is the largest ever for its push into the enterprise and one of the most extensive in the company's history. The "Gone Google," campaign is significant in a number of ways. Sharepoint is one of Microsoft's crown jewels. It's a huge business. The technology generates a cool $1 billion in revenues. The technology is at the heart of Microsoft's strategy to remain king over the enterprise. Steve Ballmer says Sharepoint will surpass 1 million developers in the next year. Sponsor Steve Ballmer is banking on customers making major investments in Sharepoint 2010. With the upgrade, customers face a host of new IT expenses. For example, Sharepoint 2010 requires upgrade from 32-bit to 64 -bit technology on all servers. Office 2007 will run on Sharepoint 2010 but Microsoft is recommending investments in Office 2010 for richer integration. Office 2003 users will need to upgrade to Office 2007 to run

across the globe. With the launch, Google launched a montage video. We find this interesting. If nothing else, YouTube offers Google a great way to promote its own products. Sharepoint 2010. Google has not slowed down Google App services require no IT environment to manage, no with it service offering. In expensive software upgrades and September, Google announced an no new server purchases. That's application program interface (API) for its Google Sites enticing for any size business. T h e G o o g l e c a m p a i g n technology, effectively providing highlights why the Microsoft users with a way to import and model may be slipping a bit. export apps from Microsoft Companies are questioning if they SharePoint sites. Google Wave is n e e d t o m a k e s u c h m a j o r a collaboration platform. It has i n v e s t m e n t s i n M i c r o s o f t received mixed reviews, its effectiveness in the enterprise still technology. For its part, Google has more too soon to tell. Google and many others see a than 2 million businesses on Google Apps, representing 20 giant in Microsoft that can be m i l l i o n u s e r s . G o o g l e i s slow and at times uneasy in how it expanding its Google Apps steps through the market. With service to the United Kingdom, each step, they face a community France, Canada, Japan, Australia network of micro-size businesses and Singapore. Clients include that are proving formidable with Motorola, New York Life and their best-in-breed technologies. It's a big week for Microsoft. Konica Minolta. The "Gone Google," campaign Sharepoint is at a juncture. With is a continuation of the roll out Google in such an aggressive they did over the summer. It mode, Microsoft will have to features changing messages from move faster with its own product businesses that have switched to development, convincing its Google for Google Apps, Google customers that what they provide Search Appliance and services is still the best choice for the such as Google Postini, their enterprise. Discuss hosted security and archiving service. The campaign is now running

Spring Design Announces Android-Based DualScreen eReader By Frederic Lardinois (ReadWriteWeb) Submitted at 10/19/2009 10:05:18 AM

Spring Design, a relatively unknown hardware design company, just announced that it will enter the eBook market with a dual-screen eReader based on the Android operating system. This device, the 'Alex,' will combine a 6-inch eInk display with a 3.5-inch color LCD touchscreen. According to Spring Design's press release, the company will use an 'enhanced' version of the Android OS that has been optimized to facilitate the integration between the two screens. Spring Design plans to release this device later this year. Sponsor Hardware The dual-screen concept is definitely interesting and somewhat reminiscent of the rumored Barnes & Noble-branded eReader that is scheduled to be announced tomorrow. For now, Spring Design's press release remains quiet about any content partnerships. Even though the company says that the device will be able to connect to 3G, EVDO/CDMA and GSM networks, Spring Design doesn't appear to be ready to announce any partnerships there either. Multimedia Books Maybe the most interesting aspect of the device is that the

company plans to give developers and publishers the ability to enhance the text that appears in the eInk screen with multimedia content on the LCD screen. This could open up a lot of new avenues for publishers, but at the same time, we have to wonder if a lot of publishers will be willing to develop new content for this device. Creating an eBook version of a manuscript is easy, but adding additional content to this text could quickly become a costly undertaking. Color us Skeptical Given how vague the details are, we remain skeptical about this device until we get more details. For now, all we know is that it will run Android, feature two screens, that it will have an SD card slot, and that users will be able to cache web content on the device and then display it on the eInk screen. We also can't help but look at the device and think that it would be rather unwieldy to use. It is definitely exciting to see that somebody is using Android to develop an eReader, but this device seems to forego usability for novelty. While we are all looking forward to color eInk displays, this device looks like an odd Discuss

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Loopt Launches "Loopt Mix": Less about Networking, More about Dating By Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:01:00 AM

Loopt, the makers of a popular mobile social networking application by the same name, is introducing a new iPhone application today called Loopt Mix. Where their original app focuses on connecting you with your friends while you're out-andabout, Loopt Mix is more about introducing you to "the people you wish you knew." In other words, "people" like that attractive person giving you eyes from the other end of the bar. Sponsor The new application is actually a spinoff of Loopt's "Mix" feature which lets you browse the Loopt profiles of those around you within its original mobile social networking application. Now Mix is its very own app - a change that could attract a whole new user base looking to do a little more than just basic "networking." Although the company is not specifically marketing Mix as a dating application, it's clearly designed for mobile singles because - let's face it- who else wants to browse the photos and profiles of nearby folks and strike up IM-based conversations with those who look interesting? If that's not about dating, then it's just borderline creepy.

ability to send you real-time push notifications - something which a few other social networking apps, Facebook included, have yet to adopt. In Loopt Mix, the push notifications work with the app's built-in chat functionality so you're notified when and if someone responds to you without you having to sit there looking uncool while constantly reloading the page or staring at the stillWhile Loopt Mix is not the first blank chat window. iPhone-based dating application It's also worth mentioning that others like DatingDNA and Skout you don't have to be out on the have beaten them to the punch - town to take advantage of Loopt the company may have a leg up Mix. Since it simply locates on their competition already people near you, you could use thanks to brand recognition alone. this anytime - even from your That's because Loopt was featured own home - to find and connect to in one of the many iPhone TV o t h e r i n t e r e s t i n g p e o p l e . commercials last year as a great However, should you ever want to way to stay in touch with friends. go offline, you and the other Given widespread exposure like person would have to make that, Loopt is already well-known a r r a n g e m e n t s t o m e e t outside of the early adopter set. somewhere...just like you would Loopt Mix Features on a "real" dating website like Like its competitors, Loopt Mix Match.com or eHarmony. The lets you tap into the iPhone's only difference with Loopt Mix is location-based features to see that, unlike traditional dating what other Loopt Mix members sites, the app is completely are nearby. You can browse their free.That, too, could help Mix profiles, view and post photos and grow - especially in this tough status messages, and start chat economy where finding love for a sessions - all of which are par for fee is a luxury many can no the course in mobile dating apps longer afford. Discuss these days. In fact, there's nothing all that revolutionary about Mix's feature set except for perhaps its

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Cartoon: Blogging Was Made Possible by... By Rob Cottingham (ReadWriteWeb) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:09:31 AM

The new FTC guidelines for disclosure by bloggers have stirred up some anger among bloggers accustomed to getting free stuff and blogging about it without the heavy hand of governmental Big Brother yadda yadda - oh, you can finish the sentence yourself. Sponsor I can respect that it might get people's backs up to suggest that their integrity is for sale, especially for such low prices. (Although, the last time I checked the exchange rate, integrity was down sharply against the dollar... and against the free chewing gum.) Then again, I've seen enough obviously feigned enthusiasm in some "reviews" to convince me that at least a few bloggers are happy to rent their voices - and readers - to any marketing department with a gift card and blogger outreach program. All easy enough for me to say, of course; I have a job and make a pretty good living (touch wood). I can imagine that I might be tempted to modify my views if money was short and a blog review could put another meal on the table for my kids. Then again, for every blogger out there who's

struggling to make ends meet, there are countless more blog readers - the people the marketers are really trying to reach. Don't they deserve to know about the relationship between product and blogger when they assess what they're reading? I'm a fan of disclosure, and while I haven't examined the FTC guidelines in detail, I support the idea in principle. But it's interesting that the FTC went after bloggers rather than, say, entertainment writers who don't mention the expensive junkets that movie studios take them on. A blogger who has to disclose that she or he received a free package of hot dog weiners has every right to feel burned after dropping fifty bucks to take the family to the latest "THRILLING!" "FANTASTIC!" "SURE-FIRE WINNER!" More Noise to Signal. Discuss

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The Best Windows Tweaks that Still Work in Windows 7 [Windows 7] By The How-To Geek (Lifehacker) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:00:00 AM

The final version of Windows 7 is being released this week to the general public, and after you get your hands on it the first thing you'll need to know is: Do all my tweaks still work? If you haven't already made the switch over to Windows 7, be sure to check out our guide to upgrading to the Windows 7 RC, which should still be applicable for the final release. If you aren't sure whether you want to make the switch full-time, you can always setup a dual-boot with Vista or XP. Disable Shortcut Icon Arrows This is one of those little annoyances that doesn't really affect functionality at all, but if you are worried about making your system look just right, you might want to get rid of the unseemly arrows that show up on any shortcut. There's loads of different methods to get rid of these icons—back in XP you could just use Tweak UI, but starting with Windows Vista you needed another application: the Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover. It still works in Windows 7, and is just about the simplest way to get rid of the arrows. Why this setting isn't built into Windows, I just don't know. Disable Shortcut Icon Arrow Overlay in Windows 7 or Vista Add Defrag to the Right-Click Menu If you want to quickly defragment your drive, there's way too many clicks that you

have to go through to start the defrag process—but you can use a simple tweak that adds defrag to the context menu for each drive. It's as simple as a little registry hack, which you can download and install without having to mess around in the registry yourself. Add Defragment to the RightClick Menu for a Drive Create Shortcuts to Lock the Screen, Shutdown, Restart Microsoft keeps moving the shutdown buttons around with every new version of Windows, but it seems like people are still asking for shortcuts to shut down or restart the PC, and the good news is that the old tweak still works just fine on Windows 7. You can even assign a shortcut key to them if you choose, just make sure to put the shortcut on the start menu or desktop if you want the shortcut key to work. Create Shutdown / Restart / Lock Icons in Windows 7 or Vista Make Windows Log On Automatically When you are the only person

using your PC at home, there's really not much reason to require a login every time you restart your computer. Luckily there's an easy way to make sure that Windows doesn't ask you for a password when you log on, using the netplwiz utility. Make Windows 7 or Vista Log On Automatically Stop Windows Update from Automatically Restarting Your PC This is my personal pet peeve with Windows—you are right in the middle of a few dozen things, with a ton of applications open on your screen, and you come back to your computer only to find that your PC has restarted because of Windows Update decided that rebooting that instant was more important than all that work you had on your screen. If you are sitting in front of your PC, you can always temporarily disable the automatic reboot, but there's another registry hack that will prevent it from happening in the first place.

Prevent Windows Update from Forcibly Rebooting Your Computer Add Any Folder To Your Taskbar This tweak has worked on every version of Windows for a very long time, and even with the new taskbar in Windows 7, it still works perfectly. Just right-click on the taskbar, choose Toolbars –> New Toolbar, and pick the folder you'd like to add. You can make them icon-only, remove the label, or make them use large icons. You can even use this trick to add the Quick Launch folder back to Windows 7. Add "My Computer" to Your Windows 7 / Vista Taskbar Add "Take Ownership" to the Context Menu If you were rocking an administrator account on Windows XP, you pretty much had access to do anything you wanted, but since Vista, Windows made it extremely difficult to change files and folders in any of the system directories. To easily

solve this problem, there's a simple little registry hack that will add a "Take Ownership" item to the context menu, after which you can rename, delete, or do whatever you'd like. Add "Take Ownership" to Explorer Right-Click Menu in Win 7 or Vista Add Copy/Move to the Context Menu Sure, there are loads of ways to copy or move files around in Windows, but there's one simple little registry hack that will add a "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" option to the context menu. Once you've added them to the menu, you can pop up a dialog box that lets you easily choose a folder to move or copy the items to—it's one of those great little hacks that's been around forever, and still works in Windows 7. Add Copy To / Move To on Windows 7 or Vista Right-Click Menu Disable the Caps Lock Key The Caps Lock key is by far my least favorite key on the keyboard—at least the scroll lock key doesn't interfere with my typing when I hit it by accident. Thankfully it's easy enough to get rid of with a simple registry hack, or you can map any key to any key using an easy freeware utility. If you'd rather not disable it, you can instead use Caps Lock as a keyboard-friendly navigation tool or turn it into a dedicated minimize button. Disable Caps Lock Key in Windows 7 or Vista Stop Losing the BEST page 35

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BEST continued from page 34 Sleep/Shutdown Button to Windows Update So you're rushing to finish up that TPS report so you can duck out early and avoid Lumberg asking you to work on the weekend, only to realize that Windows hijacked your Sleep/Shutdown button and is now slowly installing updates for the next twenty minutes or so. Thankfully there's another simple registry hack that will prevent Windows from changing out your regular shutdown button with the install updates variety. Stop Windows Update from Hijacking the Sleep Button Enable Remote Desktop Remote Desktop doesn't come with all the flavors of Windows—you can only use it if you are running the Ultimate, Pro, or Business editions. If you are using one of those versions and want an excellent way to control the PC in the other room, Remote Desktop is where it's at—in Windows 7 or Vista it will even enable Aero through the Remote Desktop session. To enable for yourself, simply head into System properties, choose Remote Settings, and then change the radio button to enable it. Turn on Remote Desktop in

Windows 7 or Vista Disable Sticky / Filter Keys Dialogs Have you ever been playing a game, or doing something else that required pressing the Shift or Ctrl keys a bunch of times, and then had the "Do you want to turn on Sticky Keys?" question pop up on your screen? It might be a great feature for some people, but it's not useful for the rest of us—and it's really annoying. Thankfully you can disable the keyboard shortcuts entirely by heading into the Control Panel's Ease of Access center and looking under the keyboard section. Disable the Irritating Sticky / Filter Keys Popup Dialogs Disable Windows Explorer Click Sounds Ever noticed that every time you double-click on anything in Windows Explorer, it makes an annoying clicking sound? If you do a lot of file management, this sound can quickly drive you batty. Thankfully there's a really simple way to disable it—just head into the Sounds panel and find the item called "Start Navigation" in the list. Once you've disabled that sound, you should be finally free of the irritation. Turn Off Windows Explorer

Citigroup might lose Mexican subsidiary (Financial Times - US homepage)

has pointed out that the US government bail-out of Citi last year placed its Mexican Submitted at 10/18/2009 4:42:21 PM subsidiary, Banamex, in breach of Mexico’s Supreme Court is this national law, which bans foreign week set to probe a case that governments from owning a stake could potentially force Citigroup, in domestic banks. the troubled US bank, to sell its This content has passed through profitable and highly prized fivefilters.org. Mexican subsidiary. A group of opposition senators

Click Sounds in Windows 7 or Vista Disable User Account Control's Annoying Prompts UAC has noble intentions, but for power users who know what they're doing, they can be extremely annoying. Windows 7 makes it so much easier to get rid of those annoying prompts than Vista—you can simply head into Control Panel, find the UAC settings panel, and then drag the slider to fit the level of annoyance you feel like dealing with. If you'd rather keep UAC enabled but want to prevent the prompts for a particular application, you can always create shortcuts that bypass the UAC prompts with a simple task scheduler trick. Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7 or Vista These are just a few of the many Windows tweaks that still work in Windows 7. Do you have a can't-live-without tweak that you want to still use in Windows 7? Tell us in the comments. The 20 Best Windows Tweaks that Still Work in Windows 7[How-To Geek]

Windows 7 Recovery Discs Gets Your System Out of Tight Spots [Downloads] By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)

pre-installers. Boot your system from NeoSmart's CD, and you'll get a Windows 7: If you run into a stripped-down Windows system boot-up error with Windows 7 with a window offering startup and don't have a recovery disc file repair, Restore Point returns, handy, you're usually in for some recovery from a whole-cloth manic fiddling, or you're just out image, memory testing, and a of luck. NeoSmart's recovery command prompt for those dire discs, however, can set things moments when only frantically right. Google-d terminal instructions Download NeoSmart's recovery can save you. discs for 32- and 64-bit systems, These Windows 7 System burn them to CD, and pop them R e c o v e r y D i s c s a r e a f r e e into any system that claims it's download via BitTorrent from unable to find the files needed to NeoSmart; alternately, hit the boot or is otherwise corrupted. CyberNet link to grab a copy from These discs contain the same directly from file-hosting site system recovery tools as a full MediaFire. Download Windows 7 Windows 7 disc, which are also S y s t e m R e c o v e r y g i v e n o u t b y n i c e P C Discs[NeoSmart via CyberNet] makers—and sold as an expensive accessory by skimpy Windows Submitted at 10/19/2009 4:30:00 AM

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Android 2.0 Features Combined Inbox, "Car Home" [Android] By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)

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The Boy Genius Report got its hands on the upcoming Android Verizon phone, "Droid," and toured its early-release 2.0 firmware. The blog finds a few keen features to be released, including a unified inbox and voice-controlled car accessibility. The screens come from Motorola's phone, now heavily advertised over the weekend as a direct competitor to the iPhone, but the Android 2.0 features will presumably make their way to Android phones of all stripes (eventually). The neatest stuff inside, from a usability standpoint, includes a "Car Home" that presents big buttons and voice-controlled instructions, like saying "map of wendys" and getting a Google Map filled with

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the popular square-burger-patty chain. A "combined inbox" loads your work email messages, SMS, Facebook pings, important blog updates, and other messages into one screen (though Gmail remains separate), and settings offerings like haptic feedback (subtle vibration) for virtual keys, selective account syncing, and

other offerings. What's still missing from Android 2.0 from a software standpoint? Tell us your take on the presumed future of Google's open source phone system in the comments. Android 2.0 screenshot walkthrough[Boy Genius Report]

I hate when football runs over. I want to watch 60 Minutes but two teams insist on ending the fourth quarter in a tie and have to go to overtime. Even when it's not OT the game often runs over, and for some reason CBS then goes to another game instead of starting the prime time shows right away. Last night they went to another game and fans of Cold Case were left in the dark because CBS didn't have enough time to show the episode. But Three Rivers fans got to see Alex O'Loughlin and his friends try to save lives. What did you think of the episode? [Watch episodes and clips of Three Rivers and other shows at

LastPass Adds Auto-Fill Password Management to Google Chrome [Downloads] By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker)

Firefox and Internet Explorer, and it's a bit more convenient and Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:00:00 AM functional than its bookmarklet Google Chrome (on Windows): form filler. The concept remains Password saving and management the same: you only have to webapp LastPass offers a single remember your LastPass login, space to drop your web site and LastPass remembers all your passwords and quickly use them other passwords and, if you want, on any browser—now including credit card and form data, too. Chrome, through an extension Before you ask, here's how available to development channel LastPass justifies its safety and development channel version of users. encryption. LastPass works on Chrome The extension and its features Google Chrome on Windows. similarly to how it does on w o r k e d a s p r o m i s e d o n a Testing it out on a daily build of

extension-supporting Chromium on Ubuntu, however, led to consistent crashes, and I'd expect the same out of Mac OS X builds, at least until those platforms mature or LastPass gets around to addressing them. LastPass' Chrome extension is a free download, works wherever Chrome does, and requires a LastPass account to use. LastPass - Downloads[via MakeUseOf]

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Wall Street digests mixed earnings results (Financial Times - US homepage) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:45:33 AM

US equities were mixed, with S&P 500 modestly higher, early Monday as a slate of earnings reports damped some pre-market optimism about the latest quarterly results. BB&T said its quarterly profit fell 58 per cent as the financial company continued to sort through credit issues lingering from the financial crisis. Its shares were down 4.7 per cent at $26.91. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Apple Pulls EyeTV App Over 3G Streaming By Charles Jade (TheAppleBlog)

of AT&T’s terms of service in the U.S. and Apple’s policy everywhere else. Just last month, Submitted at 10/19/2009 5:00:26 AM another video streaming app, Although El Gato’s EyeTV app SlingPlayer, was released in has been able to stream content Europe, still shackled to Wi-Fi over AT&T’s seemingly fragile only. Sad, but those are the rules, 3G network since last month, it which makes you wonder why El wasn’t until this past weekend Gato broke them. According to that people were talking about it. Julio Ojeda-Zapata of Your Tech That talk, at Gizmodo, was Blog, El Gato says “test code” followed by swift and decisive was “accidentally left in the action by Apple. EyeTV is no EyeTV app.” El Gato has already more at the App Store. resubmitted a version of the By sarahrae (Lifehacker) need of tool storage inside her San drawer organizers and hardware For those who don’t know, the EyeTV app without the offending Francisco apartment. Like any from IKEA, plus casters that EyeTV app accesses content from code. Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:30:00 AM good crafter with a repurposing allow the unit to roll from place to a n E y e T V , t h e c o m p a n y ’ s Personally, I applaud El Gato A rolling tool chest is a mind, she found a starting point place. She did some basic repair television recording device, for its user-friendly sloppiness. functional way to store your tools, for just $10—a dresser that had to the piece before beginning, attached to a Mac, and sends it to The real error here is allowing but it's not always the most definitely seen better days. which will help it hold up to the an iPhone. As the pictured telecommunication companies to attractive option for your home if Although, it was in a sad state of weight of her tools overtime. warning from the app clearly regulate content on any network. it needs to inhabit a space where affairs before, a little paint, Hit up Craftynest to read the full states, a Wi-Fi connection is As Q4 begins, online video is it's always on display. A rolling primer, and hardware can go a tutorial and list of materials required. However, tapping the now mainstream. Read the, " dresser addresses this problem long way, and she's created a needed to recreate this project at warning text instead of the “OK” Connected Consumer Q3 Wrapnicely. functional place to keep her tools home. Old Dresser = Rolling Tool button enables streaming over a up." Monica Ewing of the home in order. Cabinet[Crafty Nest] cellular connection. decor weblog Craftynest was in Ewing also used some simple Unfortunately, that’s a violation

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Rock Band Comes to the App Store By Liam Cassidy (TheAppleBlog) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:22:51 AM

It had to happen sooner or later. EA Mobile’s Rock Band is now available in the iTunes App Store. From the EA Mobile web site: Take your band on the road with 20 legendary songs from great bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd & the Beastie Boys, all delivered with the highest, MP3-quality sound. Rock out solo on lead bass, drums, guitar & vocals, or start a band with other rockers from around the world! Jump into Quickplay for casual jam sessions, or take it on the road in Tour Mode in EA Mobile’s ROCK BAND! The big-brother version of Rock Band (for major consoles such as the XBOX 360 and PS3) requires the use of mock instruments, which lends a certain sort of verisimilitude to the gaming experience — that is, so long as you can ignore the Thunderbirdsstyle avatars and the fact that you’re not actually playing an instrument, you’re just thumbing buttons on a plastic stick. Oh, and you absolutely must be prepared to ignore how foolish you and your friends look while you’re doing it. But that’s really all part

already firing up iTunes to get it. Otherwise, take a look at the bundled songs and decide whether there’s enough here to warrant hitting that Buy App button and parting with $9.99. • Attack– 30 Seconds To Mars • Girls Not Grey– AFI • Move Along– All American Rejects • Sabotage– Beastie Boys • All The Small Things– Blink182 of the appeal of Rock Band. It’s • Hanging on the Telephone– supremely silly and mountains of Blondie fun. • Learn To Fly– Foo Fighters Obviously the iPhone’s • Everlong– Foo Fighters 320×480 pixel capacitive • Bad to The Bone– George touchscreen is hardly reminiscent Thorogood & the Destroyers of a Stratocaster. Without the faux • Hymn 43– Jethro Tull -instruments, Rock Band for • Bad Reputation– Joan Jett iPhone offers an unavoidably • Simple Man– Lynard Skynard watered-down gameplay • Ace of Spades ‘08– Motorhead experience. In short, it loses the • Debaser– Pixies original feel of Rock Band. • Ladybug– Presidents of The Instead, it becomes a clone of the United States of America hugely popular Tap Tap from • Give It All– Rise Against Tapulous, which was first • Lazy Eye– Silversun Pick Ups released in the App Store way • Cherub Rock– Smashing back in September 2007. Pumpkins Rock Band for iPhone and iPod • Take The Money and Run– touch launches with 20 songs Steve Miller Band (listed below), and it’s probably • We Got The Beat– The Go only a matter of time before more Go’s tracks are made available via inIn Q3, NewNet focus turns to app purchasing. If you’re a fan of business models and search. Read Rock Band and want a complete the, " NewNet Q3 Wrap-up." collection, you’re probably

What's On Tonight: Accidentally on Purpose, Little People, Big World, Gossip Girl By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) Submitted at 10/19/2009 12:15:00 PM

• At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, then a new Castle. • CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother at 8, followed by new episodes of Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami. • NBC has new episodes of Heroes, Trauma, and The Jay Leno Show. • FOX has a new House, then a new Lie To Me. • The CW has a new One Tree Hill at 8, followed by a new Gossip Girl. • ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8, then a new Greek. • TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8, followed by a new Jon & Kate Plus 8. • Also at 8: Food Network has a new Good Eats. • At 8:30, ESPN has Monday Night Football, the Broncos vs. the Chargers. • At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW. • Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9. • At 10, Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

• TLC has a new Ultimate CakeOff at 10. • Bravo has a new Million Dollar Listing at 10. Check your local TV listings for more. After the jump, the late night talk shows. Continue reading What's On Tonight: Accidentally on Purpose, Little People, Big World, Gossip Girl Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free Permalink| Email this| | Comments

TLC's Heavy Haulers looks like fun By Jane Boursaw (TV Squad) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:34:00 AM

Following the season six premiere of American Chopper on Thursday at 9 PM (I sure hope

those squabbling Teutuls can work things out), TLC is premiering a new pilot titled Heavy Haulers at 10 PM. That picture sort of says it all, doesn't it? In addition to the logistics of

moving such a huge piece of

machinery, I'm wondering how you even get into the thing once you get where you're going. Continue reading TLC's Heavy Haulers looks like fun Filed under: Other Reality

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WolframAlpha iPhone: Why the $50 Ann Coulter has the most annoying voice ever Asking Price? By Jane Boursaw (TV Squad)

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WolframAlpha Web App When it was first released, WolframAlpha generated a lot of buzz surrounding the impressive computational power the new search engine-type service offered. Specifically for mathematical and statistical queries, it goes quite beyond what Google is able to offer. But does all that power justify a $50 price tag on the site’s iPhone app treatment? Wolfram Alpha LLC seems to think so, since it’s asking $49.99 for the just-released app, the first developed using Wolfram Alpha’s new API. Mashable also seems to agree, but I’m not so sure, and I’ll tell you why. Mashable’s Christina Warren is quick to point out that the iPhone version “is much more than just a mobile version of the website,” a claim which I definitely agree would justify at least some kind of extra expenditure, but then I compared my results on the webbased version running in Safari to the ones she showed from the app itself. Guess what? The results are identical. In the app, things are slightly more readable and optimized for the iPhone’s screen, but the data is exactly the same, and the web interface is far from clunky itself. Things like Source Information do seem to work a lot better in the app than in the web interface, because they weren’t specifically

designed for mobile touchscreen platforms, but if you’re like me, you don’t go around dropping $50 to resolve every minor inconvenience that comes your way. The Mashable piece also rolls in the value of the Wolfram app as a graphing calculator, which would be useful for students, it goes on to suggest. Putting aside the fact that you get the same graphs using the web app as you do with the app, students would never be able to use this app in a test situation, when cheating is an issue, and a device that requires network connectivity to work is involved. Professionals that might use it would benefit just as much from using the web app, so I don’t buy this argument either. So is the price of WolframAlpha for iPhone an example of absurd hubris on the part of its

developers? I don’t think so. I think they’ve just made a highly polished, non-browser based version of their awesome computational engine targeted at professionals and businessmen who look at a $50 application as a justifiable expense for something they use many times daily. Don’t, however, try to tell me that the price is justified by added features or functionality, or that anyone other than an elite class of niche users would find enough value to merit the cost. The price will come down if Wolfram decides it wants to sell the app, so my advice is to just be patient if you’re anxious to get your mobile stats analysis on. What was the big news that happened in your sector in Q3? Catch up with GigaOM Pro's, " Quarterly Wrap-ups."

I don't fit neatly into any one political category. There are things I like about the Republican party and things I like about the Democratic party. I watch Fox News and CNN equally, and there are talking heads on both networks that I like and don't like. I will say this, though: Ann Coulter has one of the most annoying voices on TV right now. It's hard to listen to what she's saying, because her whiny voice is so distracting. Sometimes when I'm just listening to her but not watching her, I almost expect to look over at the TV and see a cartoon character droning on about ... whatever. I don't watch Saturday Night Live regularly, but surely someone must have spoofed her by now. With her nasal voice, hair fixation, and political opinions,

she's like a skit waiting to happen. Aside from their political views, what other commentators just bug the heck out of you? (Yes, I realize I'm going to be in the eye of the storm here; keep it as clean as possible!) Filed under: News, OpEd, Celebrities, Talk Show Permalink| Email this| | Comments

MediaDailyNews: CNBC Launches Free Real-Time App (MediaPost | Media News)

Plus, users will have access to CNBC business videos and market updates via CNBC video CNBC has launched the CNBC on demand. The CNBC RealReal-Time App on the App Time App is available for free StoreSM. Users can access live f r o m t h e A p p S t o r e S M o n streaming, real-time stock quotes, iPhoneTM and iPod touch or at before, during and after market www.itunes.com/apps/CNBCReal hours, directly from both the -Time. NYSE and NASDAQ. The app This content has passed through also provides breaking news alerts fivefilters.org. and analysis and the ability to track stocks live, in real-time. Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:31:53 AM

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Apple Acknowledges Battery Overheating in First-Generation iPod Nano By Darrell Etherington (TheAppleBlog)

shortage of pages like this that seem to indicate that Apple users were well aware of the tendency a Submitted at 10/19/2009 6:53:32 AM full four years before Apple If you have a first-generation decided to acknowledge them. If iPod nano (the one that looks like you bought your device in 2006 a slimmed-down version of the and you paid extra for extended iPod video and comes in only AppleCare service, you may still black and white), you may be able be covered, but it’s unclear to get a replacement or a fix from whether devices not under Apple, depending on what kind of warranty will be eligible for symptoms your device is replacement. exhibiting. If I was the suspicious type, I’d Specifically, Apple think it highly unusual that Apple acknowledged via a knowledge would wait this long to base article that the early nanos than 0.001 percent) and the issue acknowledge a problem that have a tendency to display battery has been traced to a single battery s e e m s t o b e f a i r l y w e l l overheating problems, an issue supplier. There have been no documented in the past. Even if it that it seems like every one of its reports of serious injuries or is providing replacements for production mobile devices is property damage. Additionally, those without AppleCare, which accused of at one time or another. there have been no reports of such seems to me unlikely without an The article posted by Apple does incidents with any other iPod official announcement of an admit to the problem in the 1G nano model. extension of eligibility, the timing Discoloration, overheating, and means that many nano owners nanos, but it sure goes out of its way to downplay its significance, case deformity near the battery will already have ponied up for a as is evident from the following are all symptoms of the problem, newer model, or an iPhone. so it should be fairly easy to tell if passage: If you have an affected model Apple has determined that in y o u r m o d e l i s a f f e c t e d . iPod nano, do us a favor and very rare cases, batteries in the Remember, though, that there’s contact AppleCare and let us iPod nano (1st generation) sold overheating and then there’s just know how Apple responds. between September 2005 and plain heating, which is something What was the big news that December 2006, may overheat all Apple devices do even when in happened in your sector in Q3? and prevent the iPod nano from fine working order. Catch up with GigaOM Pro's, " Interestingly, if you do a quick Quarterly Wrap-ups." working and deform it. Apple has received very few and dirty Google search for nano reports of such incidents (less overheating woes, you find no

I'm psyched about Crystal Chappell's return to Days of Our Lives By Allison Waldman (TV Squad) Submitted at 10/19/2009 10:03:00 AM

I'm still not really over the end of Guiding LIght, but if there's one thing soap fans know, you have to move on. You get over the end of Santa Barbara, mourn the loss of Another World, remember forever that before vampires were in vogue in prime time, Barnabus Collins ruled daytime, despite rickety sets and off-the-rack costumes. That said, even while people are saying that soaps are dead -- or dying -- I'm excited about Crystal Chappell returning to Days of Our Lives. You want to know how excited? I'm going to watch. After Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn were unceremoniously dumped by the soap, I drifted away. But I'm willing to give Days another try, especially because my curiosity has been piqued about Crystal's

Berlin Festival of Lights By Kevin Collins (Flickr Blog)

Now, as suggested in Flickr Central by phoenixesrose, we present you with something from The Flickr Blog has really been the 2009 Berlin Festival of Lights lit up the past week, with Diwali, which is going on through 25 and Asuka Lighting Festival. October. Submitted at 10/18/2009 11:26:18 AM

mr172, Ole Begemann and ksfoto. To enjoy more, there are some lovely pools to look at, or you can try a search or two. This content has passed through Photos by d3us,| p | a | t | p | i | x |, chris grabert, tomkpunkt, fivefilters.org.

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Does loving Glee make me a bad feminist?

By Charles Jade (TheAppleBlog)

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There are plenty of ill-conceived female characters all over primeOver the weekend, Verizon bromides, Verizon nitpicks the few vague adjectives like hi-res, time TV (just pick any show on launched its second attack against camera and appeals to nerds over hi-speed, video, tunes. As for the CW for starters) but is it fair the iPhone, a condescending multi-tasking and philosophical concrete features, how about to dump Glee into that category? teaser for an upcoming Android- d i f f e r e n c e s c o n c e r n i n g speech recognition and 10,000 While Glee undoubtedly has some plus apps. It’s actually kind of sad of the most egregious, misshapen based phone, Droid. However, d e v e l o p m e n t . The latter is especially hilarious, to see Verizon forced to advertise teen girls around, I don't think it's unlike the first ad, which rightfully attacked AT&T’s because until the success of the comparative dearth of Android this fall's worst offender. Sadie over at Jezebel makes anemic network coverage and Apple’s App Store, Verizon not apps to the Apple App Store dependability, the Droid ad goes only told developers what they because the latter simply cannot some very salient points in her could sell, but how much they be ignored when advertising gender-critique of Glee, but she after the iPhone. misses the mark when she calls According to Verizon, the could charge. The company is smartphones anymore. currently planning a new store In fact, the whole “iDon’t” t h e s h o w " c h e a p a n d iPhone doesn’t: t h a t , w h i l e n o t t e c h n i c a l l y concept reminds me of an ad from d i s i n g e n u o u s . " Y e s , s t o c k • have a real keyboard excluding competitors, aggregates the console wars during the last portrayals of female characters • run simultaneous apps content under its own store. How millennium. Back then, Sega can reinforce harmful stereotypes, • take 5-megapixel pictures open of them, but what about the l a u n c h e d a “ N i n t e n d o n ’ t ! ” but I don't think that's what's • customize Droid itself? campaign highlighting the many happening on Glee. • run widgets Besides the fact that it’s an perceived failures of the Super As an avid fan, I think you can • allow open development Android 2.0 phone to be released NES when compared to the appreciate the show without • take pictures in the dark sometime in November, we don’t Genesis. We all know how that dismissing it because it doesn't • have interchangeable batteries That’s it? It’s like this ad is know much. The ad cuts from the turned out. Whether you call it an portray women in a positive light. f r o m 2 0 0 7 , w h a t w i t h t h e “iDon’t” list accompanied by iPhone clone or a droid, I don’t keyboard and battery complaints. cheery background music to static e x p e c t t h i s w a r t o b e a n y People don’t care. In fact, -laden cut scenes possibly different. In Q3, NewNet focus turns to touchscreen is now a desired suggesting some kind of technofeature on smartphones according future in which “droids” rule the business models and search. Read to research. Besides those tired iWorld. Beyond that, there are a the, " NewNet Q3 Wrap-up." Submitted at 10/18/2009 6:23:43 PM

Review: Bored to Death - The Case of the Lonely White Dove By Jonathan Toomey (TV Squad)

premise of the show coupled with a really great cast speaks to the potential Bored to Death has, but Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:28:00 AM save for last week's episode(the ( S01E05)"Is vodka really made one with Parker Posey and still from potatoes?" - Jonathan the best so far), there haven't been Bored to Death isn't boring me, many high points. Last night's but after last night's extremely installment had some of those slow episode, it's close. The moments, but for the most part, I

didn't give a crap about the white dove or why she was lonely.

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York hosts Atlanta. Or maybe they were exposed this week and an ugly meltdown is just The Journal provides minute-by- beginning. One thing is for sure: it minute analysis of the New won’t be fun being around Tom Orleans Saints’ 48-27 victory over Coughlin for the next week. the New York Giants at the The Saints, meanwhile, looked Superdome in New Orleans. flawless. It wasn’t just Brees. His Guest blogger Steve Kornacki receivers, most notably Marques offers commentary on the game Colston (who finished with 8 and the Fox telecast. catches for 166 yards), made Getty Images The Saints’ some terrific catches, and the Roman Harper forces a fumble by T h o m a s / B e l l / B u s h t r o i k a Giants quarterback Eli Manning. accounted for 133 yards and three Before kickoff, I wondered touchdowns on the ground. This is about the Giants’ soft schedule a dangerous, multidimensional coming in to this game. Were they offense. Seven different players a “real” 5-0 team, or had they just accounted for the Saints seven mimicked your typical college- touchdowns. football powerhouse and loaded Just as notable was the pressure up on cream puffs? Three-and-a- that the Saints’ defense was able half hours later, it looks like the to apply against Manning. They latter. The Giants had barely only sacked him twice, but the blinked before finding themselves pressure forced several bad down 14-0 today, and they never throws, including a key third figured out how to disrupt Drew quarter interception that snuffed Brees — who finished 23 for 30 out what remained of the Giants’ f o r 3 6 9 y a r d s a n d f o u r chances. New York managed no touchdowns. (And it could have comparable pressure on Manning. been far worse than that; the N e w O r l e a n s l o o k s l i k e a Saints got conservative once they frighteningly complete team. pulled three touchdowns ahead.) 4:30: It’s a final. 48-27. Saints Even after getting suckerpunched are 5-0 for the first time since at the start of the game, the Giants 1993. Maybe that’s a bad omen, had opportunities to climb back though: that year’s team crashed in. But they failed, time and down the stretch and missed the again, to slow the New Orleans playoffs. But anyone who just a t t a c k . T h e y w e r e s i m p l y watched this game isn’t expecting overwhelmed today. that to happen this time. Of course, there’s always a 4:29: Carr and the Giants are danger of reading too much into just running out the final minute one game. Maybe the Giants came now. This one looks like it will in believing too much of their end 48-27. You can’t say enough own hype, as the cliche goes, and about how well the Saints — and needed an atrocity like this to Brees in particular — played s h a k e t h e m s e l v e s o u t o f today. They made a case today complacency. Perhaps the Giants that they could be the best team in team we all expected to see today the league. will show up in the Meadowlands 4:26: Nice to see Brunell out next Sunday night, when New there trying to tutor Brees, Submitted at 10/18/2009 8:17:49 AM

left. Looks like Brees has been pulled. Say hello to old Mark Brunell, hero of the Jaguars inspiring 1996 playoff run. 4:09: Jeremy Shockey is smiling, laughing and slapping backs on the sidelines. But sure, like he said, this game doesn’t mean anything special to showing him what it’s like to take him… 4:06: Oh, hey, look: the Saints a sack. 4:21: By the way: Touchdown scored a touchdown. How novel. Giants! Ex-Texas Houstan (or is it This time, it’s fullback Heath Houston Texan?) David Carr hits Evans, who Fox tells us is the Nicks for 37 yards. 48-27 now, seventh Saint to make it to the end approaching the two-minute zone today. 48-20 Saints, 7:04 left in the game. warning. 4:05: To paraphrase Warner 4:18: More mail! This from Michael in Japan, who writes: Wolf: If you have the Giants and “Hi Steve - Im a New Orleanian 27 1/2 points, you’re on the edge reading your awesome blog in of your seat right now! 4:00: A friend just reminds me Japan since 2:00 am here. Instead of saying that the Saints may that I advised him yesterday to finally be one of the elite teams in start Eli Manning instead of Joe the NFL, the analysts are saying Flacco for his fantasy team today. that the GIANTS didnt play any My reasoning, I think, was that good teams before today. Were Manning would be ready for a big t i r e d o f b e i n g t h e R o d n e y game in his hometown, while Dangerfield of sports. Who do we Flacco would hand the ball off too have to beat to get some respect!” m u c h . C u r r e n t s t a t l i n e s : I hear your frustration, Michael, Manning– 13 of 28, 176 yards, 1 and you’re right. Unfortunately, TD, 1 INT; Flacco - 24 of 35, 347 that’s the way the media works: If yards, 2 TD’s. Whoops. 3:58: You knew it was coming: it has “New York” in it, the whole world revolves around it. So my With just over eight minutes left advice is simple: Make like the i n t h e g a m e , o n e o f t h e Angels in baseball and rename a n n o u n c e r s — A i k m a n — your franchise the New York mentions Mike Ditka’s 1999 Saints of New Orleans. Then decision to trade the entire Saints draft for Ricky Williams. Which you’ll get some respect. 4:16: Fun fact: The Giants gives me an excuse to run a link haven’t given up this many yards to this picture. 3:56: New Orleans’ threein a game since the Carter headed running attack is paying administration. 4:15: I tell you, Mark Brunell off here. Everyone’s legs are may be 39, but he hands the ball fresher. After Thomas’ carry, Bell takes it for eight yards. Then a off like he’s 29. 4:12: Fourth and 8 for the Giant penalty gives the Saints a Giants now. Coughlin elects to first down. 3:53: The Saints are easing up punt. Saints get it back with 5:57

and looking to burn clock here, so it’s time for hand-offs to Pierre Thomas. But the Giants do themselves no favor and allow Thomas to break free to near midfield. Approaching ten minutes to play. 3:48: Fourth and goal from the 10. Manning scrambles and finds Brandon Jacobs in the end zone. But….we have flaggage. Not surprisingly, it’s holding on the Giants. Now it’s fourth and goal from the 20. A field goal doesn’t get you much here. But Coughlin sends Tynes out anyway and he makes it: 41-20 Saints with 12:09 to go. I guess now at least the Giants don’t need to go for two when they get those three touchdowns. 3:45: Manning hits Hixon. Just enough for a first down. The dream is still alive! (If “the dream” means “the possibility of scoring more than 20 points in this game.”) 3:43: Fourth and 8 from the 20. Giants will go for it. Eli takes a timeout. Big play coming up. I guess. 3:40: Manning finds Hakeem Nicks, who takes it all the way down near the Saint 20. I guess it’s technically a three-possession game right now: three TD’s and three two-point conversions would tie it up for the Giants. Which is kind of like Bob Uecker’s famous line that, despite trailing 8-0, “a couple of grand slams and the Brewers are right back in this thing.” 3:37: Sampling of Giant-related comments from Facebook friends: “ Why does it seem like the Giants are playing with 5 guys on defense?”; “XXX XXXXX thinks NFL page 43

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NFL continued from page 42 that with Giants having a bye today, they will show up healthy and alert for next week’s game!”; “XXX XXXXX notices that tom coughlin is always yelling at someone on the sidelines and usually it’s one of the refs.” FOURTH QUARTER 3:34: It’s way too late, but finally the Giants manage some pressure — and Brees underthrows Devery Henderson, who otherwise would be celebrating a touchdown right now. The quarter is over. The Saints lead 41-17. Will they crack 50? Stay tuned! 3:32: The onslaught won’t stop. Brees hits Colston, who has now has 164 receiving yards, again, and the Saints are in New York territory. Inside of a minute left in the third. 3:30: If you have Drew Brees on your fantasy-league roster, you’re probably having a very enjoyable Sunday. 3:28: My cousin, the Giant lunatic, texts that “Despite the loss, the Giants by the end of the season will be the team to beat in the NFC.” Ah, New York sports fans. Always humble in defeat. 3:26: Play action. Brees to — who else? — Colston in the end zone. That’s four TD’s for the Purdue man, if you’re keeping track at home. 41-17 Saints now, with 4:10 left in the third. Gen. Coughlin is now negotiating the formal terms of the Giants’ surrender. 3:23: Colston makes an acrobatic catch near the Giant 10, but it’s called back because he stepped out of bounds while running downfield. Not that it matters: Brees finds Moore in the middle of field on third and 17. Saints had slipped out of fieldgoal range there, but now it’s first

and 10 at the 19. 3:19: Third and 7 for New Orleans from the Giant 31. A first down here could be backbreaking. 3:17: Efficient third-and-short carry for Reggie Bush moves the chains, and keeps the clock ticking. First down Saints at their own 40, midway through the third quarter. 3:14: Chance squandered. Manning gets rid of it under the pressure and manages a beautiful pass….to Saints cornerback Jabari Greer. There are a lot of differences in this game, but pressure on the QB is one of them. The Saints have managed to get in Manning’s face and have forced two Giant turnovers. Brees, meanwhile, has gone practically untouched and has completed about 90 percent of his passes. 3:13: Bradshaw takes it inside the Saints 40 for a first down. Just under ten minutes to play in the third. Chance for the Giants to get some points here. 3:09: This kind of reminds me of the 2005 game between the Giants and Brees’ Chargers, which marked Eli’s first game against the team from which he demanded a trade at the 2004 draft. Brees’ stat line that night: 19 for 22 for 191 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-23 San Diego win. 3:08: Giants manage to get some pressure on Brees on third and 2, and his pass is just off the mark. The rumors are true: The Saints do have a punter! 3:06: Fox stat reminds us that the Saints under Payton are 0-3 coming off bye weeks. I also saw earlier that since the bye week was instituted in 1990, the Giants are 8-2 against teams coming off bye weeks (in games when the

Giants themselves haven’t been coming off a bye week — if that makes any sense). Both of those stats look like very flawed indicators right now. 3:02: When you’re down 17 on the road in the second half, every drive is big. And what do the Giants get from their first possession out of the locker room? A three and out — two Brandon Jacobs runs and a incomplete long ball. The practically unstoppable Saint offensetakes over at its own 25 with 13:09 left in the third. A touchdown here would be the Saints’ sixth in seven drives — and would ice this one. THIRD QUARTER 2:46: Manning takes a knee and the half ends. The story of the first half, obviously, is Drew Brees, who goes 17 for 20 for 247 yards and three touchdowns. Only one Saint possession ended without a touchdown in the first half — their second-to-last drive, which was stuffed inside the Giant 1. Manning, by contrast, is just 7 for 12 for 85 yards and a TD. Fox is making much of the Giants’ weak schedule before this week. 2:43: Shows what I know. Reggie Bush takes Brees’ handoff and scampers to the corner of the end zone. No blocked extra point this time, and with nine seconds left in the half, the Saints are up 34-17. 2:42: The prize for the first Giant to break up a Brees pass goes to Justin Tuck, who just batted down Brees’ first-down pass — his first incompletion in 16 attempts. 2:41: The call stands. First down Saints. 18 seconds. One timeout, but please Sean Payton, just throw the ball here. 2:40: The dispute here is

whether it will be first and goal for New Orleans with 18 seconds left, or if that last play ended in a safety, with Shanle’s fumble bouncing back to the end zone where the Giants’ Kevin Boss fell on it. 2:37: I think I can hear my Giant fan neighbors killing themselves. After hitting Manningham for 20 yards, Manning and the Giants (who have no timeouts) take way too long getting off the next play — which ends with Manning getting hit and coughing it up. After a furious scramble, the Saints’ Scott Shanle comes up with it at the New York 7, where the play is whistled dead. But this could be reviewed, since replays make it look like Shanle wasn’t down when he in turn coughed it up. 2:33: Nope. Just a hand-off to Thomas and he’s stopped short. Giants ball. Plus, New Orleans is flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, so New York will start near the 15, instead of the goal line. Kind of surprised Payton didn’t try a pass play in that goalline series, given how Brees has been playing. 2:32: Looks like Bell is stopped on his attempt to dive into the end zone on third down. One minute on the clock and it’s fourth and goal from the 1. Payton doesn’t even hesitate. The Saints will go for it. Good call. Play action? 2:29: The announcers keep talking about the Giants D coming up with a stop on a New Orleans possession. But they haven’t even forced an incomplete Brees pass since early in the first quarter. 2:27: This is just unreal. Brees connects with Marques Colston for 40 yards. He’s 16 for 18 now and the Saints have it inside the Giant 30. No, wait…make that

inside the 10 — Brees just hit Colston again. I can’t keep up with this guy. We’re at the twominute warning and New Orleans is eight yards from another TD. 2:23: Touchdown Giants! Manningham barely — just barely — grabs Manning’s 15-yard pass away from Sharper and the Giants pull within 10, 27-17. The bad news: There’s still 3:19 left in the half — more than enough time for Brees to return the favor. 2:21: Brees stats update: 15 for 17, 187 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. And (I think) ten straight completions. 2:19: My cousin might get his wish. Hixon returns it all the way to the New Orleans 36. 4:53 left in the half. Huge possession here for Eli. Big difference between 27 -10 and 27-17 at halftime. 2:16: Brees goes play action and hits a wide-open Lance Moore from 12 yards for six. 5:04 left in the half and it’s now 27-10 New Orleans. My ever-optimistic cousin Anthony, a raving Giants maniac, texts me that “We need to turn it into a shootout. 27-17 by half and get the ball first for the 3rd.” 2:14: Another Saint TD is called back by a penalty, with a holding call negating Mike Bell’s 6-yard run to the end zone. 2:13: Corey Webster, who grew up 30 miles from New Orleans and played at LSU, is flagged for a very questionable passinterference call, setting up the Saints at the Giant 10. The call may have been bad, but the time the G-men gave Brees to throw was inexcusable. 2:09: We’ve got mail! Tom from Pennsylvania is furious that the NFL has designated the NFL page 44

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interceptions, no sacks. And eight -for-eight on his last two drives. 1:49: Brees takes a hit this time, but only after he gets off another completion to Shockey. Then on first and 10 from the Giant 37, he hits Robert Meachem in the end zone. Flag, though. I’m thinking holding. But I’m wrong! It’s illegal contact on the Giants. Penalty declined. Touchdown Saints. PAT is blocked, but it’s 20 -3 Saints now, with 12:40 left in the half. Prize to the first Giant defender who can disrupt a Brees pass. 1:47: If the Giants can’t slow the Brees Train down on this drive, they might be buried. The Saints’ QB is (I believe) 10 for 12 for the game and went six-for-six on his last drive. He’s getting great field position here, and the Giants have had no luck so far putting pressure on him. SECOND QUARTER 1:44: The quarter fittingly ends with a horse-collar call against the Giants’ Travis Beckum on the kickoff, which sets the Saints up at their own 42, instead of their own 27. 1:42: Tynes stays on the field and connects on what is officially a 49-yard kick to make it 14-3 with three seconds left in the quarter. Not sure what was the best call there. I guess it’s good psychologically to get on the board, but why not take a shot at the first down when you’re near the other team’s 30? If you miss, you’re not giving them great field position. 1:39: Manning misses Steve Smith for what would have been a touchdown on third and 5. Lawrence Tynes is on to try a 50yard field goal with eight seconds left in the quarter. Or is he? There’s a timeout. Maybe

Coughlin is thinking of going for it? 1:37: I notice that a commenter is annoyed with Troy Aikman’s use of “defense” as a verb, as in “to defense the run.” This is a very good point, although Aikman is hardly the first or only football analyst to do this. It goes back at least as far as Dick Vermeil, back when he was calling college games in the early ’90s. You’d think that after a few years of doing this, these guys would learn how to analyst the game better…. 1:36: Hixon returns the kick to midfield. Special teams just did its job. Can Eli make this a game now? 1:32: Play-action pass to Shockey, who catches it for the touchdown, does a little dance, and spikes the ball. Brees was sixfor-six for 80 yards on that drive, and New Orleans is now up 14-0 with 2:11 left in the quarter. This is about as bad as things could have started for the Giants. Maybe this is what happens when you get fat off 0-5 and 1-4 teams to start the season. 1:31: It is overturned. First and goal at the 1 for the Saints. 1:28: Wow. Two more passes, two more completions — the second one to Marques Colston for a touchdown. It looks like Colston was down before the ball actually made it into the end zone, so Tom Coughlin is challenging this one. He’s probably right, but even if he is, the Saints will still have driven 79 yards in five plays. Hard to imagine the Giants keeping them out now. 1:26: And he looks just as efficient on this one: three passes, three catches, three first downs, 45 yards total. Saints now have a first down at the Giant 35.

1:24: New Orleans will start at its own 20. Brees was very efficient on the last possession, as was the running game. No Giant defender has been able to get in his face yet. 1:21: And the first Giant handoff goes to Brandon Jacobs, who takes if for seven yards — double his average this year. But it doesn’t help much, because Manning airs it out on third and 3 but can’t complete it to Domenik Hixon. Giants forced to punt, and with that, their first-possession scoring streak is over. 1:19: Two short completions for Manning to lead off, one to Steve Smith and one to Mario Manningham (for a first down). But the Saints look like they’re going to have more luck getting pressure on Manning than the Giants will on Brees. 1:17: Now the pressure is on Eli to answer. He’ll start at his own 23. How will the locals treat him? 1:14: Payton heeds my advice, and is rewarded accordingly – a touchdown as Mike Bell takes the handoff and dives into the end zone. Saints chew up nearly eight minutes of clock on that drive and take a 7-0 lead. They have now scored on their first possession in all five of their games this year. 1:13: Oooh, decision time. Thomas takes it near the 1. Looks like the Saints will be less than a yard short of the first down (and two of the end zone). Come on Sean Payton, go for it! 1:12: Let’s see if they can keep it going. Pierre Thomas carries it to the 4 on second down, bringing up a third and 3. 1:10: That’s three third downs on this drive for the Saints, and three conversions. This time, Brees connects with Lance Moore at the Giant 11.

1:08: Thom Brennaman notes that both the Giants and Saints have scored on their first possession in every game this year (the only teams to do so). And the streak is still alive (for now) as the Saints convert a third and 7 to the Giants 25. 1:07: Brees looks for Shockey again, but misses this time. 1:03: Out of the shotgun, Brees keeps it on third-and-3 for a first down. Then he finds Shockey for a first-down catch in Giants territory. The crowd responds as the ex-Giant gets the ball early. 1:02: Saints win toss and choose to receive. You mean they didn’t take the wind? FIRST QUARTER 12:59: A typically insightful and revealing pre-game interview with a player. Foxs Pam Oliver gets Eli Manning to say that weve just got to play our game, we cant turn the ball over, and we need to avoid bad plays. And here I was thinking the Giants were planning to turn the ball over and seek out bad plays. 12:55 p.m. ET: Were less than 15 minutes from kickoff, so lets try to set the table for whats to come. For the Giants, the road to 5-0 hasnt exactly been tough, with wins over Washington (current record: 2-3), Dallas (a very shaky 3-2), Tampa Bay (0-5), Kansas City (0-5), and Oakland (1-4). Thats a combined opponents record of 6-19. So while everyone figures the Giants are a good, probably very good team, right now theyre the equivalent of a college team that opens the year with a bunch of I-AA and nonBCS opponents. Today that changes. Beating an NFL page 46

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Baseball teams aren’t supposed to just swap a bunch of prospects for a big-name star and ride said star to the World Series. Baseball is complicated, after all, and one player can only do so much and now, it seems, we maybe have an outlier on our hands. The Philadelphia Phillies sent a package of prospects to Cleveland at the trading deadline for 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee. Lee pitched brilliantly down the stretch and has since announced himself as the defining super-ace of the 2009 postseason. Lee struck out 11 in a thoroughly dominant eight-inning showing Sunday night as the Phillies claimed an 11 -0 win and a 2-1 series lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Reuters Watching Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia dominate this month probably doesn’t comfort Cleveland fans as LeBron James heads into a contract year. “Cliff Lee spent 43 minutes, give or take a few seconds, on the pitchers mound Sunday night,” Yahoo’s Jeff Passan writes. “TBS spent nearly an hour of the National League Championship Series airing commercials. One was far more entertaining than the other.” In the Philadelphia Inquirer, Andy Martino marvels at how the locked-in Lee “impose[d] his patience on the entire game.” Lee’s brilliance — and the antibrilliance of Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda, who allowed six earned runs and got just four outs — did much to conceal the continuing issues with Philadelphia’s ramshackle bullpen. Both managers in the

NLCS have drawn criticism for their handling of pitchers thus far. Joe Torre heard about it for leaving Clayton Kershaw in too long in Game One. Charlie Manuel drew heat for pulling Pedro Martinez too soon in Game Two. In the Washington Times, Mark Zuckerman encourages Manuel to throw out his regularseason playbook. While the Dodgers are down in their series, the New York Yankees remain seemingly inevitable in holding up their end of what Diane Pucin reports is America’s preferred World Series match-up — Dodgers and Yanks. The Yankees’ dramatic, or at least very long and very cold, 13inning win over the freezing, flubby, balaclava-clad Angels Saturday gave them a 2-0 series lead. In the New York Times, Jack Curry addresses the suddenly mistake-prone Angels.* * * It might be the team’s almost proud heritage of losing. It might be the memories of owner Tom Benson’s embarrassingly stumbleintensive pseudo-second-line “boogie” from back in the day. Or it might be the fact that this year’s seemingly unstoppable Saints feature a fun run-and-gun offense headed by an astonishingly locked -in passer in Drew Brees, and thus have been given the dreaded “finesse” tag. But whatever the reason, something delayed the acknowledgement of the nowinarguable for-realness of this year’s very talented New Orleans team. The Saints rudely dispatched the previously unbeaten New York Giants Sunday, 48-27. Or, in the words of Saints defensive end Bobby McCray, “finesse-ively” kicked some blue rear end.

And yet the Saints continue to resist the “finesse” label. At CBS Sports, Pete Prisco argues that they shouldn’t. “Trust me, it isn’t a bad thing,” Prisco writes. “What that word means for the Saints is that they are a precision passing team that is led by one of the game’s best passers, who has his plays called by the NFL’s best play-caller. If that makes them a finesse team, so be it.” The outcome was never in doubt in Sunday’s Saints win, but that game was a nailbiter relative to the New England Patriots’ whipping of the Tennessee Titans. Tom Brady passed for six scores in New England’s merciless 59-0 stomp-out of the winless Titans, which brought back memories of the remorselessly, seethingly dominant Patriots of a couple years ago. “If this were smoothsailing 2007, youd say it was business as usual,” The Patriot Ledger’s Eric McHugh writes. “Since this is up-and-down/hardto-figure 2009, youre not sure what to make of Patriots 59, Titans/Oilers/Human White Flags 0. Maybe its the start of something great.” For the flailing Titans, who wound up passing for minus-7 yards in the snowy conditions, it was more of the same. “You felt like you were watching a Madden game between someone who had been playing for two decades and a novice gamer,” FanHouse’s

Clay Travis writes. The Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan found the stunningly lopsided game — New England’s 45-0 halftime lead set an NFL record — hard to believe. The Baltimore Ravens nearly pulled off a hard-to-believe result of their own by charging back from three scores down in the fourth quarter in Minnesota Sunday. The Vikings held on to win thanks to some late-game heroics from Brett Favre and receiver Sidney Rice, but still could’ve lost had Ravens kicker Steve Hauschka made a 44-yard field goal with seconds left on the clock. He didn’t, and the Vikings have their first 6-0 start since 2003. In the St. Paul Pioneer Press, John Shipley discusses the kicker fellowship that led Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell to seek out Hauschka after the game.* * * Both the University of Texas and University of Florida have solid chances at the BCS Championship this season. You probably already know this. But those who watched both teams pull out none-too-inspiring victories Saturday might need a reminder. Texas beat Oklahoma, 16-13, as Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy led the team to victory despite playing with a broken thumb. FanHouse’s Greg Couch does some pre-emptive deflation on the dominant narrative of the latest Red River Rivalry game. “[When you] hear the fairy tale of McCoy, keep this in mind: He wasn’t any good,” Couch writes. “And Texas? Worse. The Longhorns are a long, long way from being a legit national championship team. Sure, the fun and pageantry of the rivalry were great, as always. But the game?

Bad. Texas? Worse.” Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel wasn’t impressed with either the ‘Horns or the Gators, who pulled out a 23-20 win over Arkansas on a late field goal. Florida’s uninspired and uninspiring effort led voters to move undefeated Alabama into the top spot in the BCS rankings on Sunday. “Technically speaking, it’s all a formality,” Mandel writes. “All three still control their own BCS destinies, since the two SEC powers would ultimately face one another in a conference-title elimination game should they win their preceding games. The question is, do you still believe Florida and Texas will make it to December undefeated?”* * * Dan Snyder, a forward for the Atlanta Thrashers, was killed in a car accident a little over six years ago. On Sunday, his former teammates visited the small Dan Snyder Memorial Arena in Elmira, Ontario, for an open practice. Teams seldom practice after back-to-back games, but as ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun writes, this was much more emotional than an ordinary practice, both for the Thrashers and the 1,500 mostly young fans who came out to watch them.* * * It’s hard to know what to make of the United Football League, which has quietly kicked off its inaugural season. The league’s progenitors — from the doomed meatheadism of the XFL to the fun-but-bankrupt USFL — don’t suggest much reason for optimism. But the UFL has some big-name coaches to its credit, many semi-notable football names CLIFF page 46

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NFL continued from page 44 undefeated Saints team in the Superdome would be a very powerful statement for the Giants, whose schedule includes Arizona, Philadelphia, San Diego and Atlanta in the weeks ahead. One key for the Giants will be finding a way to put pressure on Drew Brees, who has been sacked just four times in 129 passing attempts this year. Last week against Oakland, the G-men recorded six sacks. But Brees is a master of getting rid of the ball fast. Also worth keeping an eye on: Will Brandon Jacobs snap out of his funk? The Giants running back is averaging just 3.6 yards per carry and is more than a 100 yards off his 2008 pace. Ahmad Bradshaw, whos averaging more than six yards a carry, is threatening to eclipse Jacobs as the Giants premier back — and Jacobs began voicing frustration this week. Who will get the most carries today? The Saints, meanwhile, have proven more in the early-going this year, with a convincing win at Philadelphia in week 2 and a solid victory over the Jets two weeks ago. Sean Payton took New Orleans to the NFC title game in his first year at the helm, but the Saints have fallen short of the post -season in the two years since. Win today and we can talk seriously about this team going

deep into the playoffs. Lose decisively, though, and that 4-0 start may begin to look like a mirage. The most interesting Saint to watch today will probably be Jeremy Shockey, the old Giant tight end getting his first crack at revenge. Shockey, who leads the Saints in receptions, has adamantly maintained this week that he harbors no hard feelings for the way things ended in New York. Yeah, right. Also, pay attention to old Darren Sharper, the Saints safety who has had Eli Mannings number these past few years. Sharper has picked off Manning five times in his career. Pregame: New Jersey and New Orleans, two dens of Catholicism, political corruption and social vice, have long been kindred spirits separated by a thousand miles of boringness. The similarity is what prompted A Confederacy of Dunces author John Kennedy Toole to label the Crescent City that Hoboken in the Gulf of Mexico. And yet theres no reason to believe that Eli Manning, a New Orleans native who now lives in Hoboken, and his fellow East Rutherford Giants will feel at home when they play the Saints in the Superdome today. There have been plenty of years when Mannings return to his

hometown — and, actually, his first game in the Superdome — would be the main attraction for the locals. But the days of Rick Venturi, Billy Joe Hobert and giving up entire drafts for Ricky Williams are over. These Saints, with one of the leagues top offenses (and a much-improved defense), are now 4-0. There wont be any empty seats or paper bags in sight and the decibel level will be soaring — so much that the Giants are ready to go with a silent count, if need be. That frenzied atmosphere, at least on paper, looms as the potential difference maker, because theres not much else to separate these undefeated teams. The Giants come in with the leagues second-ranked offense, averaging 417 yards a game — just three more than the Saints, who rank third. Through five games, Manning has thrown for 1,212 yards and 10 touchdowns, against just two interceptions. Through four games, Drew Brees has gone for 1,031 yards and nine TDs, with just two picks. And this year, the Saints have discovered balance on offense. Instead of just relying on Brees arm, theyve established a threeheaded rushing attack with Mike Bell, Pierre Thomas, and Reggie Bush, and their ground game now ranks second in the league. (Last year it was 28th.) The Giants,

husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. — Tip of the Fix cap to reader Don Hartline and fellow Fixer Garey Ris. Found a good column from the world of sports? Don’t keep it to

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behind Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs, rank fourth. Statistically, the Giants boast the NFLs best defense. But New Orleans, under first year coordinator Gregg Williams, has stepped its up dramatically and is ranked sixth. There are only three match-ups this week between teams with winning records, and this is the only one featuring two undefeateds. Vegas lists the Saints as a three-point favorite, which is another way of saying its a pick em game that happens to be in New Orleans. If NBC could move games to prime-time this early in the year, youd have to think theyd bite on this one. Instead, its relegated to the 1 p.m. slot on Fox, which wont even send its top announcer, Joe Buck, whos busy with the baseball playoffs. (His replacement: Thom Brennaman.) But that doesnt matter. The game promises to be high-scoring, close, and just plain fun especially if Jeremy Shockey, set to meet his old team for the first time, manages to wake up and get to the stadium on time. Ill be keeping tabs on the action from my living room, which is a lot closer to Hoboken than it is to New Orleans, and no matter where you are, I hope youll stop by.

LeBron James says cancer scare in January was 'nerve-racking' By ESPN.com news services (ESPN.com) Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:36:01 AM

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James tells a newspaper that a cancer scare earlier this year was "nerveracking" and had him on edge for a few days. James had to wait for biopsy results in January after doctors at the Cleveland Clinic found a growth in the right side of his jaw. He tells The Plain Dealer that doctors didn't think it was cancer but had to make sure. "I was working with some good professionals," James said. "They were telling me they didn't think it was cancer, but we had to be sure, of course." He says his family was nervous, too. James says he was glad the season was under way, so he could focus on basketball. It turned out the growth was benign. James had surgery to remove it in June, a few days after the Cavaliers' season ended. "I wasn't scared," James said, "but it wasn't something I was comfortable with." He says the week of bed rest following the operation was some of the best sleep he's ever had. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Police search for suspects in slaying of UConn Huskies cornerback Jasper Howard By Associated Press (ESPN.com)

competition of the game. His want and his will would be for us to go out and play." Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:55:53 AM An autopsy showed Howard UConn Community Mourns was killed by a single stab wound H o w a r d ' s D e a t h U C o n n to his abdomen, and the state Community Mourns Howard's medical examiner's office ruled Death his death a homicide. There are at least two Forsberg: Butler carries on Connecticut players who have Patriots cornerback Darius been so strongly affect by the Butler tries to focus on football stabbing death of cornerback after learning of the death of Jasper Howard that they may not former teammate Jasper Howard, play Saturday at West Virginia, E S P N B o s t o n . c o m ' s C h r i s coach Randy Edsall said. Forsberg writes. Blog Edsall declined to identify them The medical examiner's office Monday, calling it a private released its findings Monday. matter, but said one player had Jasper Howard and another held Howard in his arms after the male student were stabbed outside stabbing, while another tried to the UConn Student Union early address the wound and was Sunday morning, after a pulled covered with blood. "I've talked to fire alarm forced an evacuation both of them each day," Edsall during a university-sponsored said. "If they don't feel like they're dance. The other student, who has mentally ready to play, that's their not been identified, has been d e c i s i o n , a n d I w i l l h o n o r released from a local hospital. whatever decision they want to UConn police Maj. Ronald make." Edsall said there was no Blicher said Monday that no real thought about postponing this arrests have been made and week's game in Morgantown. authorities have no suspects. "I know Jasper wouldn't want us Blicher says the stabbings to do that," he said. "That's the stemmed from a dispute between real reason. He was a competitor, two groups of people, including a guy who loved the game, the some who were not students. spirt of the game and the Edsall said it will be good for

his team to return to the practice field on Tuesday and "get back to a little bit of normalcy." There has been nothing normal about the last 48 hours for the Huskies. Howard's death has shaken the UConn community and put Edsall in situations he never thought he'd have to deal with. Edsall said he will pick up Howard's family at the airport this afternoon, drive them to see the doctor that attended to him and then take them to see Howard's body. Edsall tried to find other coaches who had been through a similar situation, losing a star player to tragedy in the middle of the season, but he couldn't find any other examples. He said he talked to someone who lost a teammate in the offseason. "You've got to be yourself in this situation," Edsall said. "As the focal point and the leader, you have to be strong and stand strong, be the pillar of strength for our coaches, my players and even the players' families, and that's what I'm trying to do." UConn will honor Howard by wearing "JH" stickers on the backs of their helmets. They will

also take either Howard's jersey or his helmet with him to all their remaining games this season. West Virginia plans to honor Howard in some way as well on Saturday, head coach Bill Stewart said. He will announce specifics on Tuesday. Stewart addressed the tragedy with his team at a meeting on Sunday afternoon. "I opened up with the story," Stewart said. "Our youngsters from the Miami area that knew him took it very, very hard. Our guys were quite shaken, as they should be. They really, really liked that young man." Edsall said he had heard from every head coach in the Big East in the past 24 hours and that he was grateful for the outpouring of support. "It's times like these when a close conference like the Big East needs to come together," Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said. Brian Bennett covers Big East football for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed has been cited by city police for public intoxication and disorderly conduct outside a bar a couple of

blocks from where the team beat the Cleveland Browns a few hours earlier. Police say Reed was cited outside McFadden's Bar about 9 p.m. Sunday. Reed kicked two field goals in the 27-14 victory. This is Reed's second brush

By Ryan Wilson (FanHouse) Submitted at 10/19/2009 12:00:00 AM

by Ryan Wilson Filed under: NFL Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial John Riggins blog. We're six weeks into the 2009 season and Brad Childress looks like a bald, bearded genius. When Brett Favre chose to announce his annual unretirement plans (conveniently after training camp had started), Childress was the guy who picked him up at the airport. Not typically part of the job description for a head coach, but he probably wanted to stress that his future with the organization would be directly tied to Favre's performance. Obviously the actions of a man clinging to his job. Follow Us on Twitter Friend Us on Facebook Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 6: Brett Favre, 40-Year-Old Game Manager originally appeared on with the law this year. says the team is still gathering Fanhouse Backporch on Mon, 19 He paid $543 in fines and information and has no comment. Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST . Please restitution after pleading guilty to Police say Reed will be mailed a see our terms for use of feeds. disorderly conduct and criminal summons to appear in city court. Permalink| Email this| Linking mischief for damaging a paper Copyright 2009 by The Blogs| Comments towel dispenser in a convenience Associated Press store bathroom in New This content has passed through A l e x a n d r i a i n F e b r u a r y . fivefilters.org. Team spokesman Dave Lockett

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WNBA's Detroit Shock reportedly moving to Tulsa By Associated Press (ESPN.com)

league by the end of October with the goal of having a team in Oklahoma next season. Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:00:23 AM Cameron and fellow investor The WNBA's Detroit Shock are David Box -- both Oklahoma City moving to Tulsa, Okla., a team businessmen -- announced last official told The Associated Press. month that former Tulsa and The official spoke on the Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson condition of anonymity Monday would serve as the WNBA team's because he was not authorized to coach and general manager if make the announcement. Tulsa landed a franchise. Detroit made its debut in the The Shock had a lot of success league in 1998 and won titles in on the court, but not in the stands 2008, 2006 and 2003. The Shock i n a s t a t e w i t h f o u r m a j o r lost last month to the Indiana professional teams along with Fever in the Eastern Conference Michigan and Michigan State finals after rallying to earn a athletics. playoff spot. In the 2003 WNBA Finals, Last week, a group of investors Detroit did draw 22,076 fans -in Tulsa said they would formally setting a record for the largest apply to the WNBA to purchase a crowd to watch a women's franchise. professional basketball game -Lead investor Bill Cameron has but most games were sparsely said his group, called Tulsa Pro attended with a curtain covering Hoops LLC, will exercise its up the upper level of The Palace option to buy a WNBA team and of Auburn Hills. expected a decision from the Tulsa, with about 385,000

people, would be the secondsmallest city with a WNBA franchise -- after Uncasville, Conn. The team would play at the BOK Center, which holds about 18,000 and opened last year. Cameron and Box are members of the ownership group of the Tulsa Talons of arenafootball2. Cameron also is part of the ownership group of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. That group bought the thenSeattle SuperSonics and the WNBA's Seattle Storm in July 2006, but sold the WNBA franchise to Seattle investors before moving the NBA franchise to Oklahoma City last year. The Shock's move would give the state of Oklahoma two professional basketball teams. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Washington Redskins have Sherman Lewis calling plays By Associated Press (ESPN.com) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:21:00 AM

Schefter On Zorn: 'He Will Get Fired' Schefter On Zorn: 'He Will Get Fired' VIDEO PLAYLIST • Schefter On Zorn: 'He Will Get Fired' Schefter On Zorn: 'He Will Get Fired' • Schefter: NFL QB Woes Schefter: NFL QB Woes ASHBURN, Va. -- From calling Bingo to calling plays, Sherman Lewis is taking Jim Zorn's favorite duty. Mike and Mike in the Morning Hall of Famer and ESPN NFL analyst Mike Ditka talks about how good the Saints are, both offensively and defensively. Ditka also talks about the decision in Washington to take away Jim Zorn's play-calling duties. More Podcasts » The Washington Redskins said Monday that Lewis will take over

the play calling for an offense that is averaging only 13.2 points per game. The front office stripped Zorn of the play-calling role following Sunday's 14-6 loss to previously winless Kansas City. The Redskins are 2-4, and they have failed to score a touchdown in two of their home games. Two weeks ago, Lewis was enjoying retirement in Michigan, calling Bingo games at a senior center and delivering Meals on Wheels. He previously spent 22 years as an NFL assistant and was originally hired as a consultant for the Redskins' offense. The move is a blow for Zorn, who feels he had a knack for calling plays. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Police Account of Steve McNair Death Doesn't Add Up By Michael David Smith (FanHouse)

before committing suicide. But a new investigation from CBS News raises serious questions Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:58:00 AM about whether the police properly by Michael David Smith investigated the incident, and Filed under: Titans, NFL Police whether they may have reached Blotter The law enforcement the wrong conclusion. investigation of the deaths of On Monday's Early Show, Steve McNair and his girlfriend, correspondent Armen Keteyian Sahel Kazemi, concluded that reported that his own three-month jump) found errors made by the Kazemi shot and killed McNair investigation(video after the police, including a major one

about when Kazemi supposedly bought the murder weapon. Police claimed that they had pinpointed the time when Kazemi bought the murder weapon as during a twohour period when she was absent from work. But Keteyian reported that the police were wrong about the date on which Kazemi was gone from work for two hours, and that there are major questions

about whether she purchased the gun at all. Police Account of Steve McNair Death Doesn't Add Up originally appeared on Fanhouse NFL Blog on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:58:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| Comments

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Furry Furor Growing Over Bobby Valentine, Manny Acta, Travis Fryman Named David Beckham's Beard By Randy Kim (FanHouse) Finalists in Cleveland Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:49:00 AM

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by Randy Kim Filed under: English Premier League When is a beard more by Pat Lackey than a beard? When it's attached Filed under: Indians, AL to the face of an international, Central, MLB Rumors The metrosexual heartthrob who has Indians' managerial search has one of the most recognizable apparently whittled its way down visages on the globe. to just three names after a round Yes, America, it's time to beard of phone interviews last week. it like Beckham, as the English Paul Hoynes at the Cleveland soccer star is going grizzly these Plain Dealer is reporting that the days. Indians have called Bobby While this news might only arch Valentine, Manny Acta, and a few eyebrows on this side of the Travis Fryman to Cleveland for a pond, in England they're going second round of interviews and positively batty over the beard. that GM Mark Shapiro is likely to The Guardian, for one, doesn't name a manager before the World exactly give Beckham's Series ends. hirsuteness rave reviews: It's the Valentine's name is the big one way (the beard) reaches far down that's obviously going to get he would want. beneath his chin and his neck, Bobby Valentine, Manny Acta, people talking. He's got over over his Adam's apple, toward the Travis Fryman Named Finalists in 1,000 career wins and a National top of his chest, like an League pennant over his 15-year Cleveland originally appeared on unstoppable hairy fungus ... It's Fanhouse MLB Blog on Mon, 19 career with the Rangers and the colonising him. That beard looks Mets, plus a Japanese Series title Oct 2009 10:29:00 EST . Please like it leads a sinister life of its in 2005 with the Chiba Lotte see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Linking Marines. It's been rumored that he's made it clear there are teams Blogs| Comments he won't manage for in 2010, so presumably the Indians are a job Submitted at 10/19/2009 10:29:00 AM

Triple Threat Pacing Phillies in October By Ed Price (FanHouse) Submitted at 10/19/2009 1:36:00 AM

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FanHouse Preview: Jazz By Chris Tomasson (FanHouse)

ago. Heading into the season, Boozer's status is the biggest issue Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:00:00 AM surrounding the team. He said by Chris Tomasson during radio interviews during the Filed under: Jazz FanHouse summer that he wouldn't mind previews all 30 NBA teams in ending up in Chicago or Miami, advance of the 2009-10 season. and that Jazz officials told him Carlos Boozer is still with the they were looking to trade him. Jazz. The forward, though, didn't get if the Jazz keep him throughout Well, at least he was 10 minutes moved. And now he's saying that, the season, impressive things can

happen in Utah. "If they keep us together, we can be very good,'' he said. FanHouse Preview: Jazz originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| Comments

by Ed Price Filed under: Dodgers, Phillies, MLB Playoffs, National League Championship Series PHILADELPHIA -- So far this postseason, Ryan Howard has as many triples as home runs. That's not a bad thing. "Ryan's a lot of fun to watch," Phillies teammate Jimmy Rollins said after Sunday's biggest beatdown west of Foxborough, Mass. "We don't have the power-hitting Ryan Howard right now, but we have a great hitter in Ryan Howard, delivering, driving in RBIs." A lot of RBI. Game 3: Phillies 11, Dodgers 0| Box Score| Series Home Triple Threat Pacing Phillies in October originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:36:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| Comments

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CBS' Jim Nantz Gets Emotional During Divorce Trial By Ryan Wilson (FanHouse) Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:30:00 AM

by Ryan Wilson Filed under: Sports Media I watched part of the Titans-Patriots game Sunday, a lopsided affair that saw Tom Brady throw six touchdowns (five in the second quarter), and Tennessee lose by 59 points. CBS, as the network usually does for its marquee NFL matchups, had Jim Nantz and Phil Simms calling the action. And aside from the on-field beatdown taking place, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Except that Nantz, just a few days before, had been in court for his divorce trial. CBS' Jim Nantz Gets Emotional

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Xbox 360 update to add Music Games Store, news section By David Hinkle (Joystiq) Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:40:00 AM

Microsoft has revealed new details about its Fall 2009 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update -- yes, the same update set to bring Twitter, Last.fm and Facebook support. By David Hinkle (Joystiq) YouTube on October 27. New to the list of update features What we really want to know is: i s a d e d i c a t e d X b o x L i v e Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:04:00 AM How did Giovanni manage to storefront for music games DLC It's hard out there for an assassin. keep his whites so white? With all and a specific area of Inside Xbox It was hard for Giovanni Auditore of that blood flying around, it called "News and More." da Firenze, anyway; father of must have been one helluva The Music Games Store will Assassin's Creed II protagonist laundry day for the 15th century take a big step toward dealing Ezio. As you can see in the teaser assassin. with the clutter on Xbox Live, for Assassin's Creed: Lineage Gallery: Assassin's Creed: offering a one-stop shop for all above, the dude had a lot on his Lineage (behind the scenes) Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Lips plate -- and good thing he had a First Assassin's Creed: Lineage DLC. Aside from the convenience sharp knife, too, to handle all that episode debuts Oct. 27 originally of a single destination for all meat carving. According to appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 music game DLC purchases, Ubisoft, you'll get to see how it Oct 2009 11:04:00 EST. Please shoppers will also be able to went down when the first of three see our terms for use of feeds. preview each track from right Lineage short films, introducing P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | there in the Dashboard. plot elements leading up to C o m m e n t s Assassin's Creed II, debuts on

By Ludwig Kietzmann (Joystiq) Submitted at 10/19/2009 12:01:00 PM

Need for Speed Nitro, the graffiti -laced second entry in EA's "fresh" Need for Speed trio, has pulled out of the garage sooner than expected. Promising a As for the News and More mixture of "the franchise's section of Inside Xbox, it's trademark attitude, sense of speed described as "a regularly-updated and addictive gameplay," the s t r e a m o f c o n t e n t f r o m colorful Nitro has gone gold, with MSNBC.com, MSN Autos, The both Wii and DS versions now set New Yorker and Dilbert." We're to ship on November 3 in North totally expecting some Akira-like America and November 6 in monstrosity that is equal parts Europe. Capitalizing on its Unique Art balloon boy, coffee station chitchat and political cartoons we Style, the game will drape indon't understand; though we're game vehicles with skins designed sure in reality the feature will be by popular "lifestyle brands," less scary and far less life- including Upper Playground, tokidoki, and i am 8-bit. You'd be threatening. Xbox 360 update to add Music right in calling it a product of Games Store, news section marketing, but it's preferable to originally appeared on Joystiq on the alternative conjured up by the Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EST. Dante's Inferno promotional team: Please see our terms for use of in-game vehicles draped in human skins. feeds. Gallery: Need for Speed NITRO Permalink| Email this| Need for Speed Nitro rushes to Comments retail in early November originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

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Live Hairstyling Window Display at Bloomie's Today! By ELLE.com (ELLE News Blog) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:33:18 AM

Bloomingdale’s 59th Street flagship store in NYC has redesigned their cosmetics department—and one of the most bedazzling features of the new beauty floor is the Bb.StylingBar and Shop! Perfect for fashionistas By Alexander Sliwinski audience." The game will now on the go, the hair destination (Joystiq) launch with a "smaller core team." offers no-wash-no-appointment Gazillion is also publishing the styling services and one-on-one Submitted at 10/19/2009 11:22:00 AM By Alexander Sliwinski on the PS3 chart during its second delayed Jumpgate Evolutions and consultations with Bumble and (Joystiq) week at retail. Brütal Legend's P u b l i s h e r G a z i l l i o n 2012's Marvel Universe MMO. bumble pros. The interactive assault of the charts was less Entertainment has confirmed Submitted at 10/19/2009 12:29:00 PM Source-- Gazillion Confirms savage. The Tim Schafer creation layoffs at John Romero's studio, Layoffs At Romero-Led MMO station also has touchscreen FIFA 10 may have seen a 54 premiered in the seventh position Slipgate Ironworks, which is D e v S l i p g a t e I r o n w o r k s styling and product menus, and video tutorials. percent sales drop in the UK last behind -- really?!-- Mario and currently working on an unnamed [ G a m a s u t r a ] To celebrate the partnership week, but it still maintained its Sonic at the Olympic Winter MMO. Although the publisher Source-- Romero's Slipgate w i t h B l o o m i e ’ s , B b . place in the top sales spot for the Games. wouldn't reveal the number let go, Ironworks Hammered Down, e x t r a o r d i n a i r e R o l a n d o region. The soccer football title Source-- FIFA hat trick [Chart Kotaku reports that former MMO Project Still On [Kotaku] Beauchamp (clients include Mary has now surpassed the million Track] staffers estimate around 50 people Romero's Slipgate Ironworks sales mark and has done so three Source-- All formats chart are looking for a new place of c u t s s t a f f , w o r k c o n t i n u e s -Kate Olsen and Kim Kardashian) will be creating runway-ready weeks faster than FIFA 09 did last [Chart Track] work. originally appeared on Joystiq on hairstyles on models in a live year. FIFA 10 won't relinquish top A statement from Gazillion Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:22:00 EST. Last week's PS3 mega-release, UK sales spot to Uncharted 2 obtained by Gamasutra claims Please see our terms for use of window display today at the corner of Lexington Avenue and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, originally appeared on Joystiq on that the company decided to feeds. 60th Street. Swing by on your entered the " All Formats" chart in Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:29:00 EST. "change the format" of the P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | lunch break or afternoon coffee s e c o n d p l a c e , b u t w a s t o p Please see our terms for use of Slipgate Ironworks project to C o m m e n t s run to catch the action! (naughty) dog on the PS3 sales feeds. reach the "widest possible —Emily Hebert chart. The franchise wasn't in Read| Permalink| Email this| Photo: Courtesy of Bumble and uncharted territory, though, as the Comments bumble original also reached the top spot

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NintendoWare Weekly: LostWinds, Shootanto, Rygar ... Domo By JC Fletcher (Joystiq)

There's an arcade classic on Virtual Console, and DSiWare features the arrival of one of the It's an unexpectedly packed weirdest game series to be week for Nintendo downloaders! announced at E3: a set of five On WiiWare, there's a game that games based on NHK mascot and should be wonderful and another generally adorable monster Domo that should be, uh, interesting. -kun. Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:51:00 AM

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MediaDailyNews: Hallmark Movie Channel Widens Distribution, Adds 'hoopsandyoyo' Special (MediaPost | Media News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:11:29 AM

Full Band Hero track list, importable songs revealed By Griffin McElroy (Joystiq) Submitted at 10/19/2009 10:34:00 AM

If you've been savoring the slow trickle of track list announcements for Activision's tween-oriented rhythm title, Band Hero, your prolonged pleasure is about to come to a satisfying, yet abrupt end. The publisher has revealed all of the songs that will be available on the generically monikered game, and we've posted them -- along with details about compatible DLC and song importing from other Guitar Hero games -- after the jump in the least confusing manner we could

possibly conjure. To help in this endeavor, we've even added a table of contents! Man, we're seriously too nice for our own good. Continue reading Full Band Hero track list, importable songs revealed Full Band Hero track list, importable songs revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on By ELLE.com (ELLE News Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:34:00 EST. Blog) Please see our terms for use of Submitted at 10/19/2009 5:36:00 AM feeds. Remember the chunky, sexy Read| Permalink| Email this| sandals Pierre Hardy designed for Comments Gap back in spring 2009? The ones spotted on chic people everywhere (from blogger Camille of Childhoodflames.com to Amanda García Santana of Yigal Azrouël). Well, the Parisbased designer is at it again, this time creating a collection of boots so cool, so versatile, so wearable,

Found: The Perfect Fall Boot for Under $200 it’s hard to believe they cost less than $200 (the shearling-lined version is $190, while the ankle boot is $175). The styles are available starting today at the Gap flagship store on Fifth Avenue and 54th Street, as well as the 34th Street location. Now, the big question – which ones to get: the mid-calf shearling-lined boot (below left) or the unlined ankle boot (below right)? —Violet Moon Gaynor

Around the Net In Media: NBCU Connects Shows, Causes to Snag Ads -(MediaPost | Media News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:28:11 AM

NBC Universal is increasingly offering marketers the chance to

hitch their products to programs promoting a cause or health or social issue. The company is creating special programs across its broadcast, cable and online

properties. It then packages existing episodes that promote a specific cause, such as the environment. These issue packages are touted to marketers

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Hallmark Movie Channel has secured distribution in the top 30 TV markets and is now in 25 million households, an increase of more than 100% over a year ago. New HMC launches year-to-date include Comcast systems in Detroit, South Florida, San Francisco, Washington State, Portland, Boston, Atlanta, Houston and Pittsburgh; on Time Warner in Charlotte; on Cox systems in Phoenix and Las Vegas; and, on Charter in St. Louis. Separately, the first on-air programming and marketing for popular Hallmark Cards' characters runs Fridays Nov. 27Dec. 25, entitled "Movie Night with hoops&yoyo." The newly animated characters began as animated e-cards in 2004. Since their debut, there have been more than 77 million hoops&yoyo ecard senders and recipients. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Sheriff: Balloon boy hoax may have conspirators (AP) (Yahoo! News: U.S. News)

carries out various scientific experiments. "This will be the most significant FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The UFO-related news event to take lawyer for the man accused of place since the Roswell Crash of perpetrating the balloon boy hoax 1947, and the result will be a to promote a reality show said dramatic increase in local and M o n d a y t h a t h e e x p e c t s national awareness about The authorities to bring charges Heene Family, our Reality Series, against his client in the coming as well as the UFO Phenomenon days as investigators analyze e- in general," according to a copy of mails that show Richard Heene the show's proposal provided to and an associate discussing the the site by Thomas. stunt months ago. Gawker.com editor-in-chief Lawyer David Lane said he Gabriel Snyder confirmed the expects charges to be filed by New York-based Web site paid Wednesday and that Heene and Thomas, but declined to say how his wife Mayumi are willing to much for the story billed with the turn themselves in. Lane declined headline: "Exclusive: I Helped t o s a y d i r e c t l y w h e t h e r h e Richard Heene Plan a Balloon believes the incident was a hoax Hoax." but said the Heenes are innocent Snyder said Thomas was unless convicted. planning to meet with "If they (prosecutors) can prove investigators, though sheriff's their case beyond a reasonable officials did not return messages doubt, that's one thing. If they seeking confirmation. Messages can't prove their case beyond a l e f t f o r T h o m a s b y T h e reasonable doubt, that's another," A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s w e r e n o t he told The Associated Press. returned. In addition to drawing up Thomas, 25, said in his possible felony charges against Gawker.com story that the plan he t h e 4 8 - y e a r - o l d H e e n e , knew about did not involve investigators say they want to Heene's children. question an associate of his after e The emergence of the e-mails is -mails surfaced showing the two the latest twist in a story that had discussed a balloon hoax played out live on national months ago as part of a public television on Thursday when a relations campaign for the reality silver, helium-filled balloon show. floated away from the Heenes' Robert Thomas of Denver home with 6-year-old Falcon claimed Heene had told him he believed to be aboard. But he was was planning a media stunt to never in the balloon. promote a proposed reality show. Some flights at Denver T h o m a s , a s e l f - d e s c r i b e d International Airport had to be researcher, sold his story to changed to a different runway, but Gawker.com and provided the the airport remained open during Web site with e-mail exchanges the balloon's flight, airport between him and Heene. Thomas spokesman Chuck Cannon said said the show would feature Monday. Previous reports said the Heene as a mad scientist who airport was temporarily shut Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:14:05 AM

down. The National Guard provided two helicopters in an attempt to rescue the child, costing several thousand dollars. When the balloon landed without the boy, officials thought he had fallen out and began the grim search for his body. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden announced Sunday that he's seeking charges, including felonies, against Richard and Mayumi Heene. Alderden said the stunt two weeks in the planning was a marketing ploy by the Heenes, who met in acting school in Hollywood and have twice appeared on ABC's reality show "Wife Swap." "We certainly know that there's a conspiracy between the husband and wife, you've probably seen some of the e-mails and some of the things on the Internet suggesting that there may be other conspirators," Alderden said. Alderden said documents show that a media outlet has agreed to pay money to the Heenes with regard to the balloon incident. Alderden didn't name the media outlet but said it was a show that blurs "the line between entertainment and news." It wasn't clear whether the deal was signed before or after the alleged hoax, or whether the media outlet was a possible conspirator. "Let's call it (my statement) short of speculation that a media outlet was in on the hoax, but let's not discount the possibility," he said. In an e-mail Sunday to the AP, Snyder said editors at Gawker.com had not contacted the Heene family or offered them money for their story, referring to Alderden's reference to a deal

being struck by a media outlet. "No, that wasn't us," Snyder said. The sheriff said he expected to recommend charges of conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant. Federal charges were also possible. The most serious charges are felonies and carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Alderden said they would be seeking restitution for the costs, though he didn't have an estimate. As Alderden told reporters Sunday that the whole thing was a hoax, the Heenes were shopping for snacks at Wal-Mart, where Richard Heene told the AP he was "seeking counsel." "This thing has become so convoluted," Heene said, tears welling in his eyes. He said his wife was holding together better than he was. Once investigators got a good look at the "flying saucer" they determined that the thin mylar balloon covered with foil and held together with duct tape would not have been able to launch with the 37-pound-boy inside, according to Colorado State University physics professor Brian Jones. Alderden said he didn't know whether the 6-year-old had been hiding in the rafters of the family's garage during an intense five-hour search, as the family claimed. "For all we know he may have been two blocks down the road playing on the swing in the city park," the sheriff said. The sheriff said all three of the Heenes' sons knew of the hoax,

but likely won't face charges because of their ages. The oldest son is 10. Alderden said investigators had an "aha" moment that the story was a hoax when Falcon turned to his father during a CNN interview Thursday and said what sounded like "you had said we did this for a show" when asked why he didn't come out of his hiding place. On Friday, Falcon got sick during two separate TV interviews when asked again why he hid. Alderden said they didn't question the family Friday because they wanted to keep the family's cooperation by maintaining the appearance that they believed their story. That's the same day the sheriff gave a press conference in which he said he believed the saga was a "real event." He said Sunday that those assurances were part of his effort to keep the family's trust. Records show that police have responded to the house at least twice in the past year, including a possible domestic violence incident in February. No charges were filed. Alderden said officials tried Saturday to persuade Mayumi Heene, 45, to go to a safe house, but she declined. Alderden said the children were still with the parents Sunday and that child protective services had been contacted to investigate their well-being. On "Wife Swap," Heene was portrayed as erratic, at one point throwing a glass of milk on a participant on the program. "Clearly, from all indications, Mr. Heene has somewhat of a temper," Alderden said. SHERIFF: page 54

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Lane said Alderden should "put up or shut up" about domestic violence. "For the sheriff to put out for (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) hundreds of Catholic children," enough to cover what it might be, was dismissed. public consumption that Richard Neuberger said in a statement. b e c a u s e t h e c o u r t s a w a r d At least three bankruptcy cases is a wife beater and not have any Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:41:00 AM Malooly said the decision was a n y t h i n g . " ended with payments for victims. charges even considered to be ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A sex made "after careful consideration The bankruptcy filing lists the In May 2008, the Davenport filed is irresponsible and is abuse case against Delaware's and after consultation with my diocese's assets as being between diocese agreed to pay $37 million designed solely to turn the public Catholic Diocese of Wilmington close advisers and counselors" $50 million and $100 million but to more than 150 people. A $50 even more against the Heenes, in and a former priest will be and that he believed "we have no said its estimated debt is between m i l l i o n s e t t l e m e n t i n 2 0 0 7 particular Richard," Lane said. delayed after the diocese filed for other choice." He said "filing for $100 million and $500 million. involving about 175 lawsuits Heene has a profile listed on a federal bankruptcy protection on C h a p t e r 1 1 o f f e r s t h e b e s t Lawsuit plaintiffs as well as banks ended a bankruptcy filing by the Web site that helps people get cast the eve of trial. o p p o r t u n i t y , g i v e n f i n i t e and pensions were listed as Portland archdiocese, which set in reality shows, and the producer The bankruptcy filing late resources, to provide the fairest creditors. aside another $20 million for of "Wife Swap" said it had a show Sunday delays a lawsuit that had possible treatment of all victims Monday's case would have been future claims. The Tucson diocese in development with the Heenes been set to start Monday in Kent of sexual abuse by priests of our the first to come to trial under a emerged from Chapter 11 in 2005 but the deal is now off. TLC also County Superior Court, the first of diocese." Delaware law that created a two- after creating a fund of more than said Heene had pitched a reality eight consecutive abuse trials "Our hope is that Chapter 11 year "lookback" window that $20 million for people molested show to the network months ago, scheduled in Delaware. proceedings will enable us to allowed claims of abuse to be by clergy. but it passed on the offer. "This is a painful decision, one fairly compensate all victims brought regardless of whether the More than 20 Delaware ___ that I had hoped and prayed I t h r o u g h a s i n g l e p r o c e s s statute of limitations had expired. plaintiffs have filed lawsuits Associated Press writers would never have to make," the established by the Bankruptcy More than 100 lawsuits were filed against former priest Francis Catherine Tsai, P. Solomon Banda Rev. W. Francis Malooly, the Court," Malooly said. before the period ended this DeLuca. DeLuca served for 35 and AP contributor Breck Larson bishop of the diocese, said in a Pat Arndt, 61, a bookkeeper, summer, with four being settled. years but was defrocked last in Fort Collins provided material statement on the diocese's Web read about the bankruptcy filing Civil liability is the only summer after having been jailed for this report. site. in a newspaper Monday morning recourse for victims of abuse that i n 2 0 0 7 i n N e w Y o r k f o r (This version CORRECTS that Wilmington is the seventh U.S. before attending Mass at Holy happened long ago because the r e p e a t e d l y m o l e s t i n g h i s sheriff said some parts of Heene Catholic diocese to seek Chapter Cross Church in Dover, Del. U.S. Supreme Court has said g r a n d n e p h e w . story were in doubt sted definitely 11 bankruptcy protection since the "We put full trust in our priests states cannot change the statute of The diocese has paid more than untrue. ) church abuse scandal erupted and then we have this happening," limitations for criminal cases. $6.2 million since 2002 to settle This content has passed through s e v e n y e a r s a g o i n t h e said Arndt, who believes the Under federal bankruptcy rules, sexual abuse lawsuits. Like others fivefilters.org. A r c h d i o c e s e o f B o s t o n . diocese was wrong to file for a bankruptcy filing results in an around the country, it also has The Wilmington diocese covers bankruptcy and that it was an automatic stay or halt to all paid settlements to alleged victims Delaware and the Eastern Shore a t t e m p t , i n p a r t , t o a v o i d litigation in which the filer is a who did not file lawsuits. of Maryland and serves about r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . defendant. The trial would be ___ 230,000 Catholics. " T h e y ' r e j u s t p r o l o n g i n g delayed for the duration of the Associated Press writer Randall UConn coach: 2 Thomas Neuberger, an attorney something that's not right," she b a n k r u p t c y . H o w e v e r , t h e Chase in Dover, Del., contributed teammates with player representing 88 alleged victims, said. lawsuits could move forward if to this report. described the bankruptcy filing as David Balcerak, 70, a member the plaintiffs ask and the request ___ when stabbed (AP) a "desperate effort to hide the of the Knights of Columbus and a is approved by a judge. On the Net: truth from the public and conceal Eucharistic minister who delivers Attorneys negotiated throughout C a t h o l i c D i o c e s e o f (Yahoo! 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UCONN continued from page 54 outside a school-sanctioned dance over the weekend, their coach said Monday. Coach Randy Edsall wouldn't identify the teammates or say how many players witnessed the fight that led to the death of 20-yearold Jasper Howard, a native of Miami. "One had Jasper in his arms and the other was pressuring where the wound went in and had blood on his hands," Edsall said. "And those two young men are pretty deeply affected right now." The state's medical examiner's office said Monday that Howard died from a single stab wound to the abdomen. The death was ruled a homicide. Police interviewed dozens of witnesses on Monday but said there were no suspects and no arrests, although around 300 people were in the area when a fire alarm sounded and students evacuated the building. "We're pursuing active investigative leads," UConn police Maj. Ronal Blicher said. "The investigation will continue into this week." A second student was also stabbed and was treated and released from a local hospital. UConn police would not identify the student. Blicher said Howard was wounded during a fight between two groups that included students

and non-students. The altercation broke out just after a fire alarm went off in a student center, forcing around 300 people to evacuate from the party and dance sponsored by the school's West Indian Awareness Organization. Blicher said it was the first homicide at the university in the more than 30 years he has been associated with the school. The violence came less than 12 hours after UConn's 38-25 homecoming victory over Louisville. Edsall identified Howard's body at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford Sunday morning. He said he doesn't know if the two teammates who helped Howard will play when the Huskies visit Big East foe West Virginia on Saturday. The team will wear a sticker with Howard's initials on their helmets for the rest of the season and will carry Howard's helmet or jersey to away games, Edsall said. "I've talked to both of them each day," he said. "I've got to see where they're at today, see where they're at tomorrow and I will tell them if they don't feel they are mentally ready to play, that's their decision, and I'll honor whatever decision they want to make. " Howard, a junior and the team's starting cornerback, came to the school to get away from the violence on the streets of his

hometown. He was the first person in his family to go to college. Blicher said officials don't believe anyone else is in danger and that the stabbing did not appear premeditated. "The university does not have an individual walking around just stabbing people," Blicher said. Some students on Monday said they never considered their campus unsafe before. Some, like freshman Alexander Wegh of Terryville, stayed indoors on Sunday as police gathered evidence. "I kind of just stayed inside (Sunday) because they really didn't tell us what was going on," he said. "I didn't come here thinking about safety, because its not like when you pick your school you're like, 'Oh, its going to be really safe or not.' You assume it's going to be safe." Howard's death was especially tragic, because he was about to become a father, Edsall said. Neither police nor the university provided any additional information about the expectant mother, whom Edsall identified as Howard's girlfriend. The coach gathered his team at its training facility at 6 a.m. to deliver the news. Howard and the other student who was stabbed were taken to Windham Community Memorial

Hospital, where the surviving student was treated and released. Howard was later airlifted to St. Francis, where he died. Howard had a career-high 11 tackles Saturday and made perhaps the game's biggest play, forcing a fumble as Louisville was about to score with UConn up 21-13 in the third quarter. "I felt my hand go on the ball and I felt that I had a chance to get it out," he said after the game. "I just stripped it out. It was a big play. We needed it." Joanglia Howard said she got news of her son's death about 4 a.m. Sunday, and described him as a "good kid" who never got into trouble. "All I wanted him to do was go to school and get an education, and he was doing what I asked him to do," she told WSVN-TV in Miami. Edsall planned to meet Howard's parents at a Connecticut airport later Monday. He also had two teenage sisters. Edsall said the team will not practice until Tuesday. "It'll be good for us to be getting back on the practice field tomorrow and getting a little bit of what in this tragic situation, back to a little bit of normalcy with what we have to do," he said. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

US offers Sudan 'incentives' (BBC News | Americas | World Edition) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:22:30 AM

US President Barack Obama has offered "incentives" to Sudan, if it acts to improve the situation in Darfur. However, as he unveiled a new policy on Khartoum, Mr Obama threatened "increased pressure" if Sudan failed to make progress towards achieving peace. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US was still focused on addressing the effects of "genocide" in Darfur - a term Sudan said was "unfortunate". The UN estimates that 300,000 people have died in Darfur since 2003. In a statement, Mr Obama said: "If the government of Sudan acts to improve the situation on the ground and to advance peace, there will be incentives. "If it does not, there will be increased pressures imposed by the United States and the international community." He said the world must act "with a sense of urgency and purpose" on Sudan. OFFERS page 57

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Fed boss says US should cut budget deficit (AP) (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:05:18 AM

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday called for the United States to whittle down its recordhigh budget deficits and for countries like China to get their consumers to spend more, moves that would help combat skewed global trade and investment flows that contributed to the financial crisis. Bernanke's remarks to a Fed conference in Santa Barbara, Calif., comes just days after the federal government on Friday reported a $1.42 trillion deficit for 2009 budget year that ended Sept. 30. The previous year's deficit was $459 billion. The Fed chief's comments were aimed at reducing global imbalances, and echo pledges made by leaders of the Group of 20 nations at their summit last month in Pittsburgh. "As the global economy recovers and trade volumes rebound, however, global imbalances my reassert themselves," Bernanke warned. For the United States' part, "the most effective way" to boost national savings in this country "is by establishing a

sustainable fiscal trajectory, anchored by a clear commitment to substantially reduce federal deficits over time," Bernanke said. He didn't suggest ways to do so. Fielding questions after his speech, Bernanke said the United States is in a "difficult fiscal situation" and that Congress and the White House will need to develop an "exit strategy." That's important to maintain confidence in the U.S. economy and the dollar, Bernanke said. The Fed chief said he believes those stakes are "very well understood in Washington." Red ink from the budget deficit reflects costs of spending on wars in Iraq and Afghanstan and on fighting the financial crisis at home. It also reflects the bite of the recession on tax revenues, which plunged. And, for trade surplus countries like China and most Asian economies, they need to get their consumers to spend more and rely less on export-led growth, Bernanke said. "In large part, such action should focus on boosting consumption," Bernanke said. The bulk of Bernanke's remarks largely offered a scholarly

assessment of Asia and how it fared during the global financial crisis, the focus of the Fed's conference. The Fed chief didn't discuss the state of the U.S. economy or the future course of interest rates. Bernanke and his colleagues last month held a key bank lending rate at an all-time low near zero and pledged to hold it there for an "extended period." Many economists believe that means through the rest of this year and into next year. Deciding when to boost interest rates and reel in the unprecedented amount of money plowed into the U.S. economy will be one of the biggest challenges facing the Fed in the coming months. Remove the supports too soon and the recovery could be derailed. Leave the supports in place for too long risks unleashing inflation. "Unwinding the stimulative policies introduced during the crisis will require careful judgment," Bernanke said, not only for industrialized countries like the United States but others countries as well. "Policymakers will have to balance the risks of withdrawing policy support too early, which might cut short a

nascent recovery, against the risks of leaving expansionary policies in place for too long, which could overheat the economy or worsen longer-term fiscal imbalances," he said. In terms of the world economy, "Asia appears to be leading the global recovery," Bernanke said. "Recent data from the region suggest that a strong rebound is, in fact, under way." Many economists predict the U.S. economy — the epicenter of the financial crisis — started growing again in the third quarter at a pace of at least 3 percent, and is still expanding in the current quarter. Economic activity contracted in the second quarter at an annualized rate of 0.7 percent, marking a record four straight quarters of decline. Skewed trade and investment patterns, or global imbalances, not only played a role in the most recent financial crisis but also in others like the 1990s Asian financial crisis, Bernanke said. That's why guarding against another is so "extraordinarily urgent," Bernanke said. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Adviser: Obama waits on finished health care bill (AP) (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 6:15:41 AM

WASHINGTON – The White House is waiting for Congress to settle on a final health care bill, even though President Barack Obama has a clear preference in favor of at least one specific — the much-debated public option, advisers said. Obama, however, will not demand that legislation include a government-run insurance plan intended to drive down costs through competition with private insurers, they said. Instead, the White House will let Congress work out the details required to get something passed. "There will be compromise. There will be legislation, and it will achieve our goals: helping people who have insurance get more security, more accountability for the insurance industry, helping people who don't have insurance get insurance they can afford, and lowering the overall cost of the system," presidential adviser David

US drone 'shot down over Somalia' (BBC News | Americas | World Edition) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:32:38 AM

Islamist insurgents say they have shot down an unmanned US spy drone off the coast of southern Somalia. An al-Shabab official said the drone had been hit by anti-aircraft

fire and had fallen into the Indian Ocean near the port of Kismayo. The claims could not be independently verified. US forces last month launched a helicopter raid in southern Somalia and said they had killed a senior al-Qaeda suspect who was working with al-Shabab. The BBC's Mohamed Olad

Hassan in Mogadishu says the incident increased Islamist suspicions of US activity in Somalia. He says that, if confirmed, it would be the first time that alShabab fighters had shot down a US drone. An Islamist official told the BBC: "The suspected US aircraft

had been flying in Kismayo airspace for days before being shot down two miles north-east of the town on Monday morning. "It fell into the water and our fighters are trying to locate it." Al-Shabab and other Islamist groups control much of southern Somalia, while the UN-backed government controls only a few

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Balloon family 'ready for arrest' (BBC News | Americas | World Edition) Submitted at 10/19/2009 9:11:35 AM

The US couple accused of faking the disappearance of their son in a weather balloon are ready to turn themselves in to police, their lawyer says. David Lane said he shortly expected police in Colorado to bring charges against his client, Richard Heene. "These folks are absolutely willing to turn themselves in, so I don't want to see a 'perp walk' done for media consumption," Mr Lane told NBC TV. Mr Heene and wife Mayumi are accused of planning the hoax as a publicity stunt. The disappearance of their son, six-year-old Falcon Heene, became a media drama, but he was later found at home. His parents appeared on several TV networks with Falcon and his two brothers to talk about the incident and insist it had not been staged. Acting abilities Official details of any charges the Heenes might face have not yet been made public. However, Sheriff Jim Alderden said on Sunday that charges might include conspiracy and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Some of the most serious charges each carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 (£305,000) fine. Sheriff Alderden said that at first the parents' acting abilities had made them appear credible to the police. But it had become clear when

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"First, we must seek a definitive end to conflict, gross human rights abuses and genocide in Darfur. Second, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the North and South in Sudan must be implemented to create the possibility of long-term peace". In his statement, Mr Obama said he would renew tough measures against Khartoum later this week. Language 'unfortunate' Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Hillary Clinton: "Backsliding by any party will be met by credible pressure" The US has stressed the new approach does not mean it will deal directly with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, says the BBC's Kim Ghattas in Washington. Mr Bashir is wanted on an the son referred to his hiding as Heene talk about a possible Denver International Airport international arrest warrant for p a r t o f " a s h o w " d u r i n g a balloon stunt to promote a was temporarily shut down during crimes against humanity in Darfur. television interview that they were proposed reality TV show. the incident. Mrs Clinton said the US not telling the truth. Police have searched the house When the balloon landed in Sheriff Alderden said the of Richard and Mayumi Heene for fields there was no trace of him, remained intent on "reversing the authorities were investigating evidence that the family was prompting a major ground search dire human consequences of genocide" in the Darfur region by whether anyone else may have hoping to use the incident to and further fears for his safety. been involved, including a media obtain a lucrative contract for The sheriff said the police may addressing problems in refugee outlet that may have been in on such a show. seek compensation for the time camps and protecting civilians from attack. the hoax. The family has made previous wasted. She said Washington's "We certainly know that there's a appearances on a US reality show, He did not give an estimate, conspiracy between the husband Wife Swap. though the Associated Press news engagement with Sudan would and wife, you've probably seen Other conspirators? agency said the cost of two police hinge on the provision of a safe some of the e-mails and some of US news networks devoted helicopters sent out on a rescue haven for refugees. "We are looking to achieve t h e t h i n g s o n t h e i n t e r n e t hours of live coverage to the mission was $14,500 (£8,900). suggesting that there may be other drama on Thursday after it was The boy, his two brothers and results through broad engagement conspirators," he told reporters. reported the boy might be in a his parents gave numerous TV and frank dialogue," she said. There had been a fierce debate Investigators have said they b a l l o o n f l o a t i n g h i g h o v e r interviews late on Thursday and want to question Robert Thomas, C o l o r a d o . early Friday. Falcon was twice in the US on how to deal with Sudan - President Bashir and his an associate of Mr Heene's from Please turn on JavaScript. sick on camera. party are regarded by many with Denver, who provided the website Media requires JavaScript to play. Print Sponsor Gawker.com with e-mail The sheriff accused the Heenes This content has passed through real distaste. The new policy seems to have exchanges in which he and Mr of staging a publicity stunt fivefilters.org. softened previously hard edges OFFERS page 58

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ADVISER: continued from page 56 Axelrod said. The White House and lawmakers are trying to blend five House and Senate committee versions of health care reform legislation into a bill that will pass both houses. Near unanimous Republican opposition is expected. The bill approved last week by the Senate Finance Committee drew the only Republican vote yet cast with Democrats on the health care overhaul. Even then, Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, did not commit to supporting the final version of the legislation. House Democrats are insisting on the government-run plan, or public option. In the Senate, Republicans and some Democrats oppose the measure, meaning inclusion of the public option would fail to gain the 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. Some in the Senate strongly support inclusion of the public option. Obama "will obviously weigh in

when it's important to weigh in" on the possibility of a public option, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said. Added Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett: "He's not demanding that it's in there. He think it's the best possible choice." The president promoted his health care initiative Saturday in his weekly radio and online address and challenged policy makers to resist special interests. He accused the insurance industry of "filling the airwaves with deceptive and dishonest ads" and paying for studies "designed to mislead the American people." A study commissioned by the industry reported that the Democrats' health care effort would drive up premiums for the insured, a conclusion faulted for taking a decidedly narrow view of legislation. The industry also has been running an ad that could easily be interpreted as asserting that basic Medicare coverage is at risk.

Asked if Obama would sign a bill that ended the antitrust exemption for the insurance industry and allow caps on premiums, Axelrod said, "We'll see what Congress does." A 1945 law lets states regulate insurers without federal interference. Axelrod was also noncommittal when pressed about whether Obama would support taxing insurance benefits, a proposal that has brought criticism from labor unions and others. "I think that this thing is going to be adjusted as we go along," he said, "so let's see what the final proposal says before we talk about what the president will or won't sign." Axelrod spoke on ABC's "This Week," Emanuel spoke on CNN's " State of the Union" and CBS' "Face the Nation" and Jarrett appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press." This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

previous US stance. "Compared to previous policies there are positive points, we don't see the extreme ideas and suggestions which we used to see in the past," said senior presidential adviser Ghazi Salaheddin "I will say it is a strategy of engagement, not a strategy of isolation." But he said the use of the word "genocide" to describe the situation in the Darfur region was "unfortunate" and "does not reflect the realities in Darfur".

The Obama administration will no doubt face criticism from human rights group, who oppose engagement with Sudan because of the indictment against Mr Bashir, says our correspondent. It also remains unclear what incentives the US is offering and what the consequences will be for Sudan if the situation does not improve, she adds. The Darfur conflict began in 2003 when rebel groups attacked government targets, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.

Bankruptcy move delays abuse case (BBC News | Americas | World Edition) Submitted at 10/19/2009 12:01:02 AM

A Catholic diocese based in the state of Delaware has filed for US bankruptcy protection on the eve of a civil trial involving highprofile sex abuse. The move automatically delays the case, the seventh of its kind in the US since a scandal in Boston seven years ago. The bishop of the diocese said the move offered the best chance for victims of sexual abuse to be treated fairly. But an attorney for the victims said the action was a desperate attempt to hide the truth from the public. The case, due to be heard on Monday, would have been the first to go to trial under a state law creating a two-year window

OFFERS continued from page 57 but not so much as to completely infuriate the anti-Khartoum lobby in America. The word "genocide" is intensely annoying to Mr Bashir's camp, it seems sanctions are to be renewed, and the warnings about "credible, meaningful disincentives" if progress is not made will not please, either. But the offer of "incentives" and engagement would not have been made by an American administration a few years ago. Sudan has said the new US strategy is an improvement on the

Pro-government militiamen hit back with brutal force, which the US and some rights groups have labelled genocide. Khartoum denies supporting the militias, but the international court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant earlier this year for Mr Bashir, accusing him of war crimes. Print Sponsor This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

allowing claims to be brought even if the statute of limitations had expired. 'Cover-up' About 230,000 Catholics live in the Wilmington diocese, which covers Delaware and eastern Maryland. "This is a painful decision, one that I had hoped and prayed I would never have to make," Bishop W Francis Malooly said in a statement on the diocese's website. He said that talks with the eight victims bringing Monday's case had broken down, and there were fears that too large a settlement would leave the diocese without sufficient resources to compensate another 133 people with outstanding claims. "Filing for Chapter 11

Jackson's ex -wife seeks $500,000 (BBC News | Americas | World Edition) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:37:28 AM

Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe is suing a woman for nearly $500,000 (£316,000) over claims she wanted money rather than custody of her children. JACKSON'S page 59

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JACKSON'S continued from page 58 Rebecca White told the US TV show Extra that Ms Rowe was not interested in access to her two children with Jackson - Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11. Ms Rowe sued over the comments in July, but Ms White failed to respond. Her lawyers are now seeking a default judgment. A court hearing to decide the outcome is scheduled for November. In legal papers filed in Los Angeles, Ms Rowe's lawyers claim she should be awarded $490,000 (£300,000) in general and punitive damages. The defamation and invasion-of -privacy action is seeking to recoup any money that Ms White may have been paid for her interview, Lawyers have estimated the fee to be $100,000 (£61,000). They are also seeking $100,000 for emotional distress, $45,000 (£27,000) for medical and legal

BANKRUPTCY continued from page 58 fees and $245,000 (£150,000) in punitive damages. In the TV interview, Ms White claimed she had exchanged emails with Ms Rowe after Jackson's death on 25 June. Described on the TV show as a "close friend", Ms White said Ms Rowe had emphatically stated she did not want custody of Jackson's children. Ms Rowe denies both sending emails to White and that they are friends. The 50-year-old has some visitation rights with her children under an agreement with Jackson's mother, Katherine. No money is believed to have changed hands in the arrangement. Print Sponsor This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

[bankruptcy protection] offers the best opportunity, given finite resources, to provide the fairest possible treatment of all victims of sexual abuse by priests of our diocese," he said. But Thomas Neuberger, a lawyer representing 88 of the victims, said the purpose of the bankruptcy filing was to conceal "thousands of pages of scandalous documents" and vowed to contest the move. "This filing is the latest, sad chapter in the diocese's decadeslong 'cover-up' of these despicable crimes, to maintain the secrecy surrounding its responsibility and complicity in the sexual abuse of hundreds of Catholic children," he

said in a statement, the Associated Press news agency reported. Wilmington is the seventh diocese to seek bankruptcy protection since an abuse scandal in Boston archdiocese in 2002. It has so far paid out $6.2m (£3.79m) to settle sexual abuse cases and has settled with other victims who did not go to court. The largest pay-out to date was by the Los Angeles archdiocese, which settled 508 cases with $660m in July 2007. Print Sponsor This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Opel, GM and the EU: A spanner in the works (The Economist: News analysis) Submitted at 10/19/2009 1:18:23 AM

Opel, GM and the EU Oct 19th 2009 From Economist.com Magna’s plans to acquire Opel, GM’s European arm, may face a problem AS THE week commences when General Motors is set to conclude a deal to sell Opel, its European arm, the American car giant finds that the European Union has thrown a spanner into the engine bay. Late on Friday October 16th the European Union’s competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, tentatively suggested what

The coming days: The week ahead (The Economist: News analysis)

Windows 7 reflects a shift of computing from PCs in homes and offices to the “cloud”: relying Submitted at 10/18/2009 3:45:53 AM on huge data centres. Because so The coming days many services can be downloaded Oct 18th 2009 or are available online, Windows From Economist.com Microsoft 7 is Microsoft’s first operating l a u n c h e s a n e w W i n d o w s system to come with fewer operating system, and other news features than the previous one. • MICROSOFT has been trying See article to create some buzz around the • NERVOUS Pakistanis will launch of its new operating wonder how many more suicide system, Windows 7, on Thursday bombs and other deadly assaults October 22nd. The new product they will have to endure from should do well. Its predecessor, Islamist extremists after more Windows Vista, was a let-down than 160 people have died in so many computers still run an terrorist attacks over the past older operating system, XP. fortnight. Pakistan's army has

launched a long-heralded offensive against Taliban militants in the lawless tribal region of South Waziristan on the border with Afghanistan. Despite at least three army offensives and peace deals with militants, the region has been a jihadist haven since 2001 and is where many of these attacks originate. See article • IRAN'S nuclear programme will come under the spotlight again with the resumption of talks on Monday October 19th between the state and six powers intent on curtailing its activities. Putting pressure on Iran would prove easier if Russia were to agree that

the country poses a serious risk. Iran has promised that it will open, at the end of the week, to UN inspectors a uraniumenrichment plant that it has kept secret until recently. Iran has also pledged to ship some lowenriched uranium out of the country to prove it is not trying to make nuclear weapons. See article • BARACK OBAMA recently decided not to pursue a landbased shield in eastern Europe as a means of responding to the threat of Iranian missiles. His vice -president, Joe Biden, will visit Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic, beginning on Tuesday

October 20th, to reassure America’s Eastern European allies that cancelling the missile system has not lessened America's commitment to defending the region. Meanwhile, America’s defence secretary, Robert Gates, will visit another pair of allies, Japan and South Korea. See article Back to top ^^ Readers' comments The Economist welcomes your views. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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OPEL, continued from page 59 everyone else saw plainly when the bidding process for Opel concluded in early September: the winner got a big push from Germany that gave it an unfair advantage. Mr Kroes belatedly has come to the conclusion that this might fall foul of the EU’s competition rules. The potential area of dispute is over €4.5 billion ($6.7 billion) of German state aid to Opel that was apparently only available if GM chose Magna, a Canadian carparts maker, and its partners, Sberbank, Russia’s largest retail bank, and GAZ, Russia’s secondlargest carmaker, to take over the business. Magna’s bid was alluring to Germany’s government as the Canadian firm promised to keep open all four of Opel’s factories in Germany with minimal job losses, regardless of their efficiency. This would look appealing at any time but saving German jobs was a priority as elections loomed at the end of September. Without a favourable deal for Opel Chancellor Angela Merkel may have suffered at the polls and thus found it trickier to pull together her favoured coalition.

Now Mrs Kroes suggests in a letter to Germany’s economy minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, that the bidding process may have been a bit lopsided. Germany’s government had long made it known that it favoured the Magna-led consortium. Other companies with an interest in acquiring Opel dropped out as the race went on, including Italy’s Fiat, and GM settled on RHJ, a Belgian privateequity firm, as its preferred bidder. A deal with RHJ would have allowed GM to buy back Opel if its fortunes improved. But letting Magna take over Opel will mean that GAZ, a rival car company, will get its hands on GM’s valuable small-car technology. Late in the bidding battle GM even emerged as a potential saviour for Opel itself, as rumours swirled that its improving fortunes after emerging from bankruptcy might allow it to keep and restructure its European arm. But Magna had captured the hearts of German politicians with their hands on the purse strings. Magna’s victory prompted immediate complaints from the

British, Belgian and Spanish governments, which feared that Opel plants in their countries would be hit disproportionately by the deal. Now the indignation at Germany’s manipulation of the bidding for Opel has sparked some action from the EU. Mrs Kroes has said that there are “significant indications” that the state aid was contingent on Magna’s winning Opel and has asked that Germany reconsider the bidding process. Mr zu Guttenberg insisted on Saturday that any misunderstanding over the state aid would be cleared up swiftly. And indeed on Monday Germany cheerfully said that the money was of course available to all bidders. Confidence was no doubt buoyed by the fact that RHJ is no longer interested in Opel—having found fresh takeover targets. Fiat ruled out a revival of its interest in Opel in September. Even Beijing Automotive, an outsider in the stakes to acquire Opel, has turned its attentions to Saab, a European cast-off of GM, and will be unlikely to re-enter the fray. It remains to be seen whether the EU’s competition watchdogs

are placated by Germany’s assurances and Magna is allowed to finalise its deal to acquire Opel this week. Mrs Kroes rightly wants to shed light on the affair now rather than allow a deal that could become bogged down in a lengthy legal wrangle after the event. But Germany’s convenient claim should not be enough to satisfy Mrs Kroes. Adding to intrigue, rumours have begun to circulate that GM may revive its attempt to hang on to Opel. This would undoubtedly result in far bigger job cuts than those planned by Magna, and Germany would not be spared. And perhaps GM will now be eligible for the German government’s hand-out. Mrs Merkel will at least be grateful that she managed to avoid this mess until after she was safely reelected. Back to top ^^ Readers' comments The Economist welcomes your views. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

TV Watch: When To Hang Up Your TV Phone Apps (MediaPost | Media News) Submitted at 10/19/2009 8:00:46 AM

Are you a TV show without a phone app? Better not be. Better yet -- are you a canceled TV show with a phone app? What now? Industry estimates are there are some 20,000 entertainment iPhone applications in existence, out of some 80,000 estimated overall apps. (Google's Androidbased phones have around 5,000; Blackberry and Nokia phones have around 1,000 each.) Phone apps are extra gravy for shows like "Gossip Girl," "Lost" and "The Office". But what do apps do for small TV brands? They may get a little more awareness, possibly a few more advertising and/or promotional dollars. If you are a Food Network fan, the network's phone app (Food Network Nighttime) will help you figure out what to make for dinner, with perhaps Bobby Flay

MediaDailyNews: Zenith Reduces U.S., Global Ad Outlook: Internet Only Medium To Gain, Albeit More Slowly (MediaPost | Media News)

only moderate growth in 2010. The outlook for the U.S. advertising marketplace is even We're not out of the woods yet. worse. According to the agency's A c c o r d i n g t o a t l e a s t o n e most recent forecast issued this respected ad industry forecaster, morning, domestic ad spending Publicis' ZenithOptimedia Group, will decline 12.9% in 2009, and the rate of global ad budget will erode another 4.4% in 2010 erosion is declining, but it is still on top of that. The U.S. ad eroding this year, and will post market, in fact, will not rebound Submitted at 10/19/2009 7:00:48 AM

until 2011, when ZenithOptimedia projects only a tepid 0.7% gain. "More details have emerged about how painful the first half of 2009 was for the media industry," ZenithOptimedia explains in the new report. "The world's largest media owners suffered an average 13.1% drop in their media revenues in the first six months of

the year, and this probably understates the decline suffered by the industry as a whole. The average figure does not include the results of the US publisher and broadcaster Tribune Company, which entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2008. It does include 4.0% growth from Google, which has been the main

beneficiary of growth in internet advertising - the only form of advertising that has continued to grow. Apart from Google, every one of the top media owners shrank in the first half of 2009." As a result, the agency revised its global ad expenditure growth MEDIADAILYNEWS: page 61

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MEDIADAILYNEWS continued from page 60 projection to -9.9% from a more optimistic -8.5% released in its last outlook in July. The internet is the only medium we expect to grow in 2009, by 9.2%. This is slightly lower than the 10.1% growth we forecast in July, but we have downgraded internet advertising by less than the market as a whole. Most of this growth is coming from paid search and innovative formats. In the US - where we have the most detailed breakdown of internet advertising by type - we forecast paid search will grow by 20% in 2009, while internet video grows 19%, social media grows 45% and mobile grows 69%. Traditional display and classified are

practically static in comparison: we forecast them to grow by 3% and 2% respectively this year. Globally, we predict internet advertising to account for 14.9% of all ad expenditure by 2011, up from 10.2% in 2008. Among the major media, ZenithOptimedia expects only the Internet to see any growth, and even that has been tapered back some from earlier, more robust online ad spending forecasts. "All other media are shrinking. Most are shrinking at around the market average rate, but newspapers and magazines are in steep decline," the agency reports. "We forecast newspaper ad expenditure to fall 17% this year,

WATCH: continued from page 60 himself directing you around grocery aisles. If you are watching a Bloomberg TV show, its mobile app will help you sweat over whatever's left of your 401K. ESPN with its ESPN ScoreCenter will show you where the Yankees and/or Angels have gone wrong so far in their playoff series. What's the downside to a phone app? Very little, I'm guessing. Software and technology development costs aside, the only hitch might be a TV app lost in an ever-bigger ocean of apps. You might ask: "Hmm... Does this show I'm watching on Icelandic lifeguard-saving dogs have a phone app?" When I asked one entertainment mobile financing executive about this, the answer came back: "Whatever you are thinking about, there should be an app for it."

Still, after a while, you figure there's got to be some waste. Some TV marketers may be cluttering up consumers phones with lame products and/or attached advertiser messaging, which could harm the integrity of their main video product disseminated on traditional TV airwaves. For canceled TV shows, phone apps can become a nuisance of sort. Do we still need an app for "Harper's Island," CBS' limited mystery murder series from the summer? Well, it could return and move to Manhattan Island. Until then, can we quietly kill (delete) some TV shows ourselves? This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

and magazine ad expenditure to shrink 20%. In both cases this is a particularly severe example of a longer-term trend; these media have been in decline since 2007, and we expect them to remain in decline for the rest of our forecast period. By 2011 we forecast newspaper ad expenditure to be 25% below its 2007 peak, while magazine ad expenditure is 28% below its own peak. Prospects for other media are more encouraging: we expect television, cinema and outdoor advertising to return to growth in 2010, followed by radio in 2011." This content has passed through fivefilters.org.