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By Deborah Zaba renko ( Front power, which are free of carbo nn Ban’s climate adviser made clear meeting? (He’s going to be in Row Washington ) ) emissions. the secretary-general was neighborhood anyway to pick

Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:29:16 AM It’s all meant to convince planning for “post-Copenhagen”n” his Nobel Peace Prize.) international climate negotiators talks. Let us know what you think. As a drippy day dawns in that Washington is serious about The international environmental For more Reuters political ne Washington, Team Obama is tackling climate change. A global community has said repeatedly click here suiting up for a full-court press on gathering set for Copenhagen in that the United States needs to Photo credit: REUTERS/Ja climate change. Three cabinet December aims to set up a system take the lead in forging a global Reed (President Barack Oba secretaries — from Energy, to curb climate-warming carbon climate agreement. But what looks at a model of a wind turb Transportation and Interior emissions after the Kyoto would show U.S. leadership? at Massachusetts Institute departments — the head of the Protocol expires in 2012. For Does a climate change bill have to Technology in Cambrid EPA and the chairman of the months, environmental activists come to a vote in the Senate? Massachusetts, October 23, 20 Federal Energy Regulatory have looked to the Copenhagen Does it just have to get out to REUTERS/Ray Stubbleb Commission Five — are headed meeting as a deadline for action. committee? Does it need to land (University of Pittsburgh Panth 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Andrew Stern ( Front Row By Adam Gabbatt (World news found the spider in its Washington ) ) and comment from the lair decided to search the ma Guardian | guardian.co.uk ) ) Submitted at 10/26/2009 4:46:22 PM discovering the scale of th

Submitted at 10/27/2009 4:55:48 AM offence. CHICAGO - Be President Barack The non-venomous snakes wer Obama’s neighbor for a cool Man detained in Norway with 14 hidden in stockings taped to th $1.85 million. royal pythons and 10 albino 22-year-old's abdomen, while th The 17-room, 6,000 square foot geckos concealed under clothes geckos were in boxes taped to h (557 sq metres) brick house for A man has been arrested in thighs. sale adjacent to Obama’s Chicago Norway for attempting to smugglegle The man was detained o home needs work to update the snakes about his person in a case Sunday, having travelled t kitchen and bathrooms, but there that has brought a very literal Kristiansand from Hirthshals, i is no need to worry about break- meaning to the term "trouser Denmark. ins, the seller says. snake". •• Animals “It’s definitely got phenomenal The Norwegian had 14 royal •• Norway security. A whole team of Secret pyt pythonhons and 10 alalbinbino gecgec koskos Service agents is posted 20 feet (6 concealed under his clothes as he Adam Gabbatt metres) away” night and day, real disembarked from a ferry in guardian.co.uk estate agent Matt Garrison said. Kristiansand, south Norway. He & Media Limited 2009 | Use o ”Some people may view that as a had also concealed a tarantula in this content is subject to ou negative thing but we’re looking his bag. Customs officials who Terms & Conditions 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Tabassum Za karia ( Front (Financial Sector and Stocks largest banks – including Ro Row Washington ) ) Analysis from Seeking Alpha ) ) Bank of Scotland (

Submitted at 10/26/2009 2:12:27 PM Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:49:40 AM Lloyd's ( But the big question for gilt The opt-out is in. Judging by the break-even rates what happens The Senate healthcare reform on inflation-protected bonds, thethe England terminates or slows legislation will include a form of United Kingdom is home to the QE program? Who will absorb public optioption that would allallowow highest future inflation of any supply that was once consum states to opt out of participating in major nation. And that means by BoE’s a government-run insurance plan shorting – or betting against – The odds are pretty high t if they choose. British gilts (government bonds) Britain will And Senate Majority Leader will probably rank as one of the finding buyers to finance Harry Reid says his Democrats smartest speculations over thethe ba ballll oooo will support it. next five years. That scenario, which is hig “While the public option is not a Long-term break-even rates for likely silver bullet, I believe it’s an U.K. TIPS in 2035 show a 3.4% deflation is defeated, implie important way to ensure inflation rate – the highest in the major funding crisis coupled competition and to level the G-10. This compares to 2.2% for sharply higher interest rates. playing field for patients with thethe U.S. break-even rates maturing in pou nd insurance industry,” Reid said. Republican Senator Judd Gregg Florida at the moment, was 2039. needs to remain But by including the opt-out, the says: “Assuming that the states pleased that the Senate decided toto The U.K.'s financial system is order to defeat deflation. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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President Barack Obama had a message for his political friends and foes on Monday — “just because I’m skinny doesn’t mean I’m not tough.” After weeks in which he has been angrily criticized by some on the right, to the point of creating a poster image of him with a Hitler mustache, Obama told a Democratic fund-raising event in (Financial Sector and Stocks Miami that some of his supporters quickly improving. Analyst Vie Analysis from Seeking Alpha ) have been expressing concern to On October 12, 2010 elections, in which mop and I’m mopping the floor upgraded Visa and Mastercar him. Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:49:33 AM Democrats are seeking to hold and the folks who made the mess “I’ve tried to explain … just M A) to Outperform fr onto their strong majorities in the are there (saying) ‘you’re not because I’m skinny doesn’t mean Visa( V) is expected to report Q4 Neutral. House of Representatives and the mopping fast enough. You’re not I’m not tough. I don’t rattle. I’m earnings Tuesday, October 27 are attractive given improv Senate. mopping the right way. It’s a not going to shrink back, because after the market close with a volumes And he had tough words for socialist mop.’” now is the time for us to continue conference call scheduled for 5 towards plastic from cash, wit those Republican critics who he For more Reuters political to push and follow through on pm ET. Guid ance price target 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Jeremy Pelofs ky ( Front Row Washington ) By Jim Cramer Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:32:17 AM ( BloggingStocks )

Yep, it’s true. Even the G-men Submitted at 10/27/2009 9:00:00 AM who are trying to track down criminals get calls from those Filed under: Market matters, pes ky tel ema rketer s. Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Buried in a 160-page report by Commodities, Oil, Cramer on the U.S. Justice Department BloggingStocks TheStreet.com's Inspector General Glenn Fine was Jim Cramer says perhaps he can a little nugget that the Federal learn from Gov. Ed Rendell of Bureau of Investigation Pennsylvania, who has become a apparently has been receiving believer in the fuel. calls from telemarketers on Maybe President Obama can telephone lines set up for make the transition to natural gas wiretaps. that Ed Rendell just did in When the FBI gets a court order call technology to place calls,” collected material after a judge Pennsylvania. The transition is a to tap a phone line, they set up FBI Deputy Director John Pistole had ordered the FBI to stop. simple one: Focus on jobs and telephone lines that deliver those said in a letter to the inspector As a public service, here’s the many things go well; don't focus true. calls to the authorities. However, general. link to the Federal Trade on jobs and you aren't focused on Continue reading 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Jon Henley (World news Berlin, living with his parents. the absurdity, the tainted lives, the night of 9 November 1989, the Reconciliation, in the middle and comment from the Because he worked in the west, weight of all that it represented soon-to-be-disbanded National the border strip, but never set f Guardian | guardian.co.uk ) Werner interested the East ("The wall", as they're fond of People's Army had dismantled in it because it was on the wr

Submitted at 10/27/2009 3:47:36 AM German security service, the saying in Berlin, "was a symbol pretty muc h the whole of the side of the wall, and, anyway Stasi. Because he had a police not just for a divided city, but a Berlin Wall, with much the same 1985 the East German authori It's 20 years since the Berlin Wall record, he was a cinch to recruit: divided country, a divided efficiency as they had erected, blew it up. was breached and few people then help us, and we'll wipe your slate continent") – it is perhaps good to maintained, improved and Fischer was one of the few thought of saving any of it for clean. So, since 1959 Werner had begin here, in a bare and chilly defended it over the previous 28 fight, as early as 1990, for at l pos terity. Jon Henle y goe s in been a Stasi informant, codename chapel with a bunch of strangers years. Most of it went to resurface a small part of the wall to search of the last remnants Harry, providing a valued picture moved to tears by the story of a east German roads, although 360 preserved. "I'd go outside and We are gathered here today to of the lowlife he supposedly man none of us had heard of 15 part icul arly colourful segm ents them to stop destroying it," remember Werner Probst. Not, frequented in the bars of west minutes ago. were sold at auction in Berlin, says. "I some might say, the most Berlin. Good also because, to be Paris and Monte Carlo. In many something, a small part of it. innocent victim in this city's But what mattered most to Probst perfectly frank, if you're hoping places , too , Mauer spec hte , or wall was a crime, and we ha eventful history, nor the was the freedom to go where he for an idea of what the Berlin wallpeckers, got there before the have the evidence. There had wickedest; not by a long shot. But wanted, when he wanted, and Wall was actually like, you are soldiers, chipping away at the be a mar like all of the 136 men and once the wall was up, in August going to be disappointed. For wall with hammers and chisels this is where we've come fr women who fell as a consequence 1961, he no longer had that. First something that loomed so large, out of historical, ideological or that left no room for discuss of that great grey slab of concrete he was arrested at Friedrichstrasse physically and in the minds of a plain commerc ial conviction. A Because we are quite good standing just outside, he did not station, drunk, trying to cross the generation, there is amazingly canny West German entrepreneur, looking back on our past i deserve to die when he did, doing borde r. Then at 10.30pm on 14 little of it left. Along with the Volker Pawlowski, snapped some certain way. what he was trying to do. October, he jumped into the river border "death strip" and the patrol 300m and set himself up for life; to have enormous rows with So here we are, then, 50 or so of Spree at the Schillingbrücke and paths, watchtowers, guard posts, he now supplies rather more than own father when he'd say, 'A well-upholster ed, middle- started swimming. Wounded by signal fencing, telephone lines, 90% of the booming wall Hitler wasn't that bad.' I was s 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record REMAINS continued from page 6 the baker's. "A loaf of bread," she covered strip (for footprints) world war, but is now a gleaming fortified and thoroughly terrifying route that carried VIP visitors says, "used to be a loaf of bread. complete with patrol path, alarm high-rise 21st-century vision: 10-lane border crossing barely east Berlin from Schönef It would cost the same, always, fences, spiked mats, floodlights, banks, management consultancies, two decades ago, now offers a airport. The idea was to sp and it would be fine. Nowadays guard dogs and watchtowers. a consumer electronics giant. kind of cold war cabaret. those sensitive Soviet and ot they'll sell you any rubbish, and Today on Bernauer Strasse, you Stranded incongruously in the Fast-food joints compete for eastern bloc diplomats a view you never know how much it will can climb the stairs of an middle are a few frankly risible custom with stalls flogging the real border strip. cost you." Katherina isn't, it observation tower and look down segments of obviously relocated Russian Red Army fur hats (made Fulvio Pinna, a pony-tai seems, alone; a survey this on a short stretch of the walls and wall. A group of Dutch in China) and a desk where you Italian, is busy redoing summer for Stern magazine found strip, albeit shorn of their more schoolchildren cycle up, can get your passport stamped exuberant piece of art he ( 15% of Germans still pining for chilling accessories. dismount, stamp their frozen feet with an East German visa. For €1, more than 100 others from the two Germanies – easterners To the south, however, in what through the guide's inevitable you can be photographed with an the world) painted on the wal because unemployment rates are was east Berlin, rise sumptuous, "divided city, divided country" actor in the uniform of an allied 1990; the whole lot is due to higher and incomes lower than immaculately restored pre-war routine and, giggling, plaster a bor der gua rd, holdi ng al oft a restored by early Novemb west German levels, westerners apartment buildings that ooze few more pieces of chewing gum tricolore, Union flag or Stars and Pinna had been in Berlin a cou because of €1.2trn they have paid Germanic solidity. To the north, on the already liberally spattered Stripes outside a replica wooden of years when the wall fell, in taxes to fund reunification. in what was the west, are equally concrete. A double line of control hut. says: "It was a unique mom Another recent poll found 41% of stylish big-windowed, ochre- cobblestones traces the route of The museum at Checkpoint The best, ever." Of course, east Germans denying the GDR painted modern blocks. And even the Vorderland wall across the Charlie is, of course, part of cold world has changed, and t was ever unjust. The wall may with an imposing chunk of square and up Ebertstrasse war history itself, recounting stretch of wall is more muse have fallen; the divide, while memorial masonry right there in towards the Brandenburg Gate. spine-chilling tales of derring-do, than gallery, he reckons. S narrowing, remains. front of you, in a pale late-autumn Even that slim reminder is easy to displaying some of the cunningly what artist isn't happy to see And that, 20 years after it fell, sunshine, surrounded by lose: Volkswagens and Mercedes modified cars, hot-air balloons, work in a museum? makes the question of how best to unimpressed teenagers, it is hard roar ceaselessly over it, white microlights and diving gear that An hour or so's hike north-w commemorate Berlin's now- to grasp the monstrosity of the road markings obscure it. helped carry thousands of in the Invaliden cemetery nort 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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8 REMAINS continued from page 7 watchtower he maintains as part- impossible, to spot without a the boundary between Berlin." deepened. New exhibitions on th museum, part-shrine to his specialist guide (I recommend Brandenburg and the city of We head back into town, the rain geopolitics of the period and th br ot he r' s me mo ry . He is in Klausmeier and Schmidt's Wall Berlin outside the small village of slowly easing. I walk along way the wall affected Berliner between two tour groups, and not Remnants, Wall Traces). But Lübars; the northernmost point of Norwegerstrasse and Schwedter lives are planned at Checkpoin in the best of moods. "The wall?" beyond the confines of the centre the Berlin Wall proper. It is cold Strasse, squeezed between railway Charlie and at Friedrichstrass he says. "Gah. I'm not going to – nort h, sa y, of Born holm er and raining, heavily, and finding tracks and yet-to-be-renovated station. There is a basi talk to you about the wall. It cost Strasse, or south maybe of the wall's route is not easy; we bui ldi ngs . The wall was onc e introduction to the whole subjec my brother his life and I've talked Sonnenallee – and along much of eventually track it down where it here, too. This whole zone – 28 beneath about it enough to last two the recently laid-out Mauerweg crosses the big apartment blocks, 1,500 adult and an lifetimes." (the Wall Path, a cycle and Blankenfelderchaussee, at the site inhabitants – was considered "virtual wall" on the internet. "It A strange thing happens, though, walking route that follows, of an odd little memorial to the especially sensitive and subject to true it is when you go looking for the approximately and with many "courageous" firemen of Lübars special security measures: access unfocused," Wöhlert admit Berlin Wall. You begin, deviations, the path of the former who, in June 1990, got round to by special pass only, regul ar "People come, and they ask eventually, to realise that because guard road), innumerable tiny pu ll in g do wn th e wa ll and police checks of cellars and attics, 'Where's the there is so very little of it left, and traces of the border system opening up the road. a quarter of the flats occupied by ask the same thing. But I think because those few remaining remain. In their neglected A wet ribbon of asphalt stretches reliable Stasi or army officers and really needed a generation to pas fragments can invariably be ba nali ty, they be come oddly into the distance on both sides, their families. "Yuppies fuck off" before located by the presence in front of moving. between green fields and says the graffiti now, and of the wall and that, for everyon them of a guided bike group or a Here there is an outsize street allotments. This was the East "Abolish reality". And that's about was what mattered. Now we hav tour bus or six, it's when you lamp, there a rusting lightmast. German border guards' patrol it. Bar all those poignant but, for to find the right way to remembe stumble across some small, Elsewhere a junction box, a length path, in the middle of the border the non-expert, pretty much it when it's no longer there. W untrumpeted and all but of railing, window grilles, a wire strip. Twenty years ago, a unrecognisable relics, the Berlin have to inform, document an unremembered trace of its former fence. Sometimes a painted concrete wall and a tall wire fence Wall is, truly, history. remember; to existence that you feel its weight marker post rears up through a ran parallel to it, rendering the But wait – near Bernauer Strasse emotion, but remain rooted in th 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Sam Jones (World news said the captives were healthy and alerted to the alarm signal on Seychelles on 22 October and Sarah." It is thought the messag and comment from the ransom demands would follow. Friday, they had initially thought were going on a 150 nautical mile refers to Rachel's sister. Earlie Guardian | guardian.co.uk ) A Foreign Office spokeswoman the situation was not serious. passage sou th-west to the the Chandlers – who have bee

Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:58:51 AM said the reports were being "We were just waiting for them to Amirante Islands, en route to sailing around the world fo investigated and that they were in come into docks because it tended Tanzania. It would appear from several years after selling up i Paul and Rachel Chandler touch with relatives of the to be the case that out in the the activation of the emergency the UK – wrote of "the Soma disappeared while sailing near Chandlers, who are from middle of the Indian Ocean it was position indicating radio beacon pirate problem" waters known to have been scene Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She said quite difficult to get hold of them (EPIRB) that something has other voyages to Tanzania. of pirate hijackings it was possible that the yacht had and it was expected that they happened. Enthusiasts on a yachting forum Rescuers were today searching simply strayed out of contact, and would dock at a little island," "We were aware that the EPIRB questioned the wisdom of sailin for a British couple feared to have said there was no indication of Leah Mickleborough told BBC had gone off, talked to the in the area. One post said: "I hop been kidnapped by pirates off the pir ate involvem ent other tha n Radio 5 Live. Seychelles, asked if they were the people in question are wel east coast of Africa. media reports. "You never believe it's going to aware of it ... they were, and have However, I do wonder wh Paul and Rachel Chandler, who Combined taskforce 151, an be on e of th os e th in gs th at been searching by air and sea." anyone would sail through thes were sailing from the Seychelles international naval response set up happens to your family," she said. A spokesman for the Seychelles areas. The dangers are very we to Tanzania, have not been heard to combat Somali pirate attacks, is "All of us as a family are coastguard said they didn't have known and very well from since Friday, when the involved in the search along with extremely upset by what has any information about the couple. There have been a series emergency beacon on their yacht, Nato and European Union counter happened. We are extremely "We did have a distress signal attacks off Somalia in the last fe the Lynn Rival, was activated. -piracy teams. distressed and it's such an from them on 23 October. There years, with vessels from The British maritime and A spokesman for the European emotional thing and such a have been reports that they were supertankers to cruise ships bein coastguard agency confirmed the Union naval force said: "Our horrible thing to be experiencing. hijacked by pirates, but no one targeted. Towards the end of la beacon had been activated at ships will be scouring the seas on I just hope they're OK. We all can prove that. We don't know year, the situation became so ba 11pm on 23 October. Officials their normal passage and hope they are and that it can be what has happened and cannot that Maersk, the world's large said the Seychelles authorities monitoring the airwaves." He said resolved easily." speculate," he said. shipping company, announce 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Haroon Siddique (World The dead included two dozen institutions has been a stated goal news and comment from the children who had been leaving a of al-Qaida, which the Iraqi prime Guardian | guardian.co.uk ) daycare centre in a bus, according minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has to an official at the hospital where insisted is backed by figures from By Mark Fightm aster come in between $1.10 and $1.4 Submitted at 10/27/2009 4:54:07 AM ( BloggingStocks ) the bodies were brought. the Saddam Hussein regime. per share. The consensus estimat Terrorist group says it carried out The Islamic State of Iraq also Maliki inspected the scene of the Submitted at 10/27/2009 10:00:00 AM for fiscal 2010 is $1.05, so th double attack in which at least claimed responsibility for an attacks late on Sunday and vowed shares could see a bit of a boo 155 people died almost identical attack that to find the conspirators, blaming Filed under: Earnings reports, TD on the forecast. AMTD's quarterl The al-Qaida umbrella group in destroyed the finance and foreign Syrian leaders for harbouring AmeriTrade Holding (AMTD) earnings fell 8.8% compared to Iraq has claimed responsibility for ministries, in roughly the same Ba'athists whom he said were Earnings are rolling in on this fine year earlier, but the company di Sunday's double suicide bombing area of the capital, just over two directing a subversive campaign. Tuesday morning, with many post new highs in average clien in Baghdad , in which at least 155 months ago. That bombing killed Iraq and Syria have been at companies reporting. One of those trades per day and new net asset people were killed. 132 people and injured just under loggerheads since August after is TD Ameritrade(NASDAQ: Continue reading In a statement posted on a 500. Maliki partly blamed the Syrians AMTD), which stepped into the earnings drop but top website often used by militants, The militant group had pledged for facilitating the summer earnings spotlight and reported expectations the Islamic State of Iraq said to wreak further havoc in an attacks. The two countries fourth-quarter earnings of 26 TD Ameritrade earnings drop bu "martyrs ... targeted the dens of attempt to destabilise Iraq's fragile recalled their ambassadors after cents per share, topping the tops expectations infidelity". It said it wanted to government prior to a national the row, and Damascus denied consensus estimate by four cents appeared on punish the "pillars of the Safawi election planned for 16 January. playing any role in the atta cks. per share. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST and rejectionist state in the land of In an effort to ensure the crucial In a speech at Baghdad Quarterly revenue came in at Please see our caliphate," referring to the Shia nationwide vote is held on time, University yesterday, Maliki said: $657.9 million, which is 1.3% feeds. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By John Hooper (World news a trifle strained. had written to his accountant and comment from the "But I am sure that, when the case which said the cash was for Guardian | guardian.co.uk ) gets to the supreme court in Rome keeping "Mr B out of a great deal in the new year, the supreme of trouble he would have been in By Steven Malla s Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:15:33 AM ( BloggingStocks ) court, which guards Italy's legal had I said all I knew". Judges turn down first of two reputation, will deliver a fair However, he later withdrew his Submitted at 10/27/2009 8:30:00 AM appeals permitted to husband of verdict." admission and produced evidence Olympics minister Tessa Jowell Today's ruling has important which, his counsel says, proves Filed under: Earnings reports, The possibility of David Mills, implications for Berlusconi, who the money came from a Internet , Google (GOOG) , Tessa Jowell's husband, going to is already under pressure N e a po li t a n s hi p ow n e r . Technology prison in Italy moved a step closer following a string of sex scandals. Mills's lawyers have also argued Baidu(NASDAQ: BIDU), Earnings.com today when judges turned down The only reason that he is no that, even if the cash had come China's leading search engine, expectation of $1.81 for per-shar the first of the two appeals he is longer a defendant in the case is from Berlusconi, any offence sold off during Monday's after- profit. permitted under Italian law. that he provided himself with would already be subject to a hours session after the earnings Continue reading Earlier this year, Mills was given immunity from trial last year. statute of limitations. report for the third quarter was third quarter data: Buy stock o a four and a half-year sentence for Earlier this month, his immunity The time limit for bribery is 10 issued. When you're a theoretical pull-ba allegedly accepting a bribe from was scrapped by the constitutional years. Mills is alleged to have growth company like Baidu, Baidu reports third quarter dat the Italian prime minister, Silvio court and he now faces a retrial. been promised the money by one missing estimates on the guidance Buy stock on pull-back Berlusconi. Mills was formerly Berlusconi's of Berlusconi's executives in 1999 side is never a good thing to do. originally appeared o The husband of Britain's offshore legal adviser, helping the at the latest. Nevertheless, Baidu delivered in BloggingStocks Olympics minister was found TV magnate turned politician Neither argument seems to have Q3 itself. Sales skyrocketed 39%. 2009 08:30:00 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Graeme Wearden (World Madoff Securities over three and only discovered "the ugly news and comment from the decades. truth" when Madoff was arrested Guardian | guardian.co.uk ) Some ex-Madoff investors fear last December. Picower's sudden demise will A spokesman for Picower's By Joseph Lazz aro Submitted at 10/27/2009 4:21:36 AM ( BloggingStocks ) further complicate their struggle family said the billionaire had • Coroner rules Jeffry Picower for compensation. be en in "po or he alt h" , and Submitted at 10/27/2009 9:30:00 AM died of natural causes "I do feel badly a man died," suffered from Parkinson's disease • Victims' representative says he Ronnie Sue Ambrosino, who lost and "heart-related medical Filed under: Stocks to Buy Oil will pursue the estate her life savings to Madoff, told issues". His wife Barbara, who and natural gas company Nexen The fight to compensate victims the Palm Beach Post. "But it's discovered her husband in the Inc.'s(NYSE: NX Y) has not of Bernard Madoff's $65bn another clue we'll never have. po ol of the ir Palm Beach progressed as much as expected produc (£40bn) Ponzi scheme has been Madoff pleaded guilty and didn't mansion, is also being when first recommended on July U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Wester thrown into uncertainty following go to trial. And now Picower dies. investigated by Picard. 26, 2009 at a price of $20.76, but Canada, Yemen, Colombi the death of the biggest It's a little ironic that we're never In June, Madoff was jailed for given the company's business offshore West Africa an bene fic ia ry of t he fr aud . going to find out the truth." 150 years for defrauding model and oil market conditions, Norwa Jeffry Picower was found at the But John Coffee, law professor at thousands of people. Some were investors should look on the Continue reading bottom of his swimming pool on Columbia University, has wealthy acquaintances he met in NXY's relatively low price as an relatively undiscovered gem Sunday. A Florida coroner ruled suggested Picower's family may New York and Palm Beach, but extended opportunity to Nexen: A relatively undiscov last night that the billionaire be keen to agree a settlement with many others were smaller accumulate shares, hence I'm ge m originally appeared o phi lanthro pis t died of natural Picard as they face the prospect of investors whose money ended up reiterating my Buy rating. BloggingStocks causes following a heart attack, paying estate and inheritance with Madoff via feeder funds. The Nexen, an independent, Canada- 2009 09:30:00 ending any suspicions of foul taxes. disgraced businessman has bas ed global energy company, our terms for use of feed pla y. Investigators have questioned insisted that he was solely explores, develops and produces Permalink The 67-year old Picower was how the former accountant was responsible for the fraud. crude oil, natural gas, and related 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:21:02 AM recognized by every valuation liquidity”, which was what Valuation Standards would have for professional incompetence institute of any consequence in happened to the market for toxic remarked that the market in – touch wood), for example “S A while back I caught a clip of the world, including those in assets (and housing that general was 40% over-priced (as 500 675” (that was a valuation Warren Buffett being interviewed USA?” securitized those toxic assets), in shown here). The other thing is that IVS by a rather tiresome over-bubbly Like all 462 pages? the preceding years. A second opinion might well very prescriptive about how television star who brightly asked If the answer you get is If the answer to that question is have given a different result, two do a valuation. I suspect tha him a really-really profound “Uh...Duh”, which is what you “No”, then a valuation is easy. valuation professionals can second opinion would be in question that the scriptwriter had will probably get 99% of the time, You just look up the price in the always end up with a different same ball-park, if everything obviously spent all night well you are on the right path to market, that’s called “mark-to- answer. Then it’s up to the client out on the table, well it’s eas dreaming up: figuring out why there was a market”, and the reason that to decide what to do, although do an audit. “So Mr. Buffett, how do you credit crunch. approach is so beloved by the that is made easier under IVS The point: know if something’s a good International Valuation geniuses who created the credit bec aus e you are sup pos ed to: · Until you do a valuation l investment or not?” Standards: crunch is that it’s easy and cheap (a) Explain how you did the that, you have no clue wh He replied somewhat testily, “I IVS are very different from the to do and requires absolutely no valuation in plain English (or going on. know how to do a valuation”. Voodoo Valuation Standards intelligence at all. Dutch, or Swahili, as appropriate · Unless you ask for a valua So that’s why he’s a billionaire (VVS) that are so beloved by If the answer is “Yes” then (interestingly I recently reviewed done according to IVS, well, then? Evidently he knows how to FASB, IAS, and the purveyors of according to IVS the person doing a very competent valuation done are not going to get one. do a valuation, he knows when the deliciously un-stressful Stress the valuation is supposed to do by a firm in Kenya, lots of people · According to IVS the LTV something is on sale for less than Tests; they recognise just two two things: know how to do a valuation those 100% mortgages writte 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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PNC has reported strong accounting earnings for Q3-09 and lower charge-offs as well as lower 90 day lates. The press and the blogs were all over it as a news search in Google reveals: PNC Financial Services profit jump s 88%- MarketWatch PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC) said that its third-quarter net profit jumped to $467 million, or $1.00 a share,... The sell side jumps on the bandwagon as well... Wells Fargo Upgrades PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) to Outperform; Raises... StreetInsider.com (subscription) As a result their share jumped more than 10%. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record PNC continued from page 14 deposit which declined from litigation(non-recurring), and increased significantly to $5,126 environment. Further, the total PNC Report 050508 revised 1.25% in 2Q09 to 1.04% at the FDIC assessment of $133 million million (3.19% of total loans) at deposits also declined to $183.8 -08-30 06:38:42 end of 3Q09. This positive impact in the 2Q09(will probably recur the end of 3Q09 from $4,156 bi ll io n in 3Q 09 fr om $1 90 .4 PNC Report_update final - was offset by decline in average over several quarters). PNC million (2.52% of total loans) at billio n in 2Q09 primarily on the 2008-10-15 13:21:22 earning assets, down a significant realized cost savings of around the end of 2Q09 and remained ba ck of di ve st it ur e of it s 61 PNC Report_update final - Re 3.1% q-o-q to $243.2 billion in $200 million in 3Q09 off its comparatively high when br an ch es (a nd $4 .1 billio n of 2008-10-15 13:21:38 3Q09 compared with $235.7 acquisition of National City compared with $841 million deposits and $800 million of PNC SCAP Results recast us billion in 2Q09. The management Corporation ( NCC), in line with (1.12% of total loans) at the end loans) in September 2009. FDIC and NY Fed data - Pro forecasts a flat net interest income the Company's two years goal of of 3Q08. Total non-performing Consequently, the loan-to-deposit -05-15 07:31:21 for 4Q09 (compared with 3Q09) reducing annualized non-interest assets also increased to $5,644 ratio increased 73bps q-o-q to PNC SCAP Results recast us due to marginal improvement in expenses by $1.2 billion. million (3.51% of total loans) in 87.4% at the end of 3Q09 FDIC and NY Fed data - Re NIM off benefit from re-pricing Consequently, the Bank's 3Q09 compared with $4,656 compared with 86.6% in 2Q09. 2009-05-15 07:30:25 of its high interest rates on efficiency ratio improved million (2.82% of total loans) at Tier 1 capital PNC Simulated Governm deposits. considerably by 790 basis points q the end of 2Q09. However, the 90 In 3Q09, tier 1 common ratio and Stress Test In 3Q-09 PNC's net charge-offs -o-q to 58.8% in 3Q09 as days past due loans declined to tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 664.87 Kb declined to $650 million (down compared to 66.7% and 68.4% in $875 million at the end of 3Q09 improved 20bps and 30bps q-o-q PNC Stress Test Pro 18.2% q-o-q) or 1.59% of average 2Q09 and 3Q08, respectively. from $1,043 million at the end of to 5.5% and 10.8%, respectively, 02:10:17 loans on an annualized basis Net income available to common 2Q09. The surge in tangible largely owing to the increase in PNC Stress Test Retail compared with $795 million, or shareholders were $467 million in equity and contraction in 90 days retained earnings and decline in 13 02:11:08 1.89% of average loans in 2Q09. 3Q09 compared with meager $65 pas t due loans led to mod era te risk weighted assets. PNC Stress Test updat Ne ve rt he le ss , no np er fo rm in g million in 2Q09. decline in Texas ratio to 50.0% in At this point, our forensic Professional assets (NPAs) grew 19.1% q-o-q Asset Quality - No real 3Q09 against 51.7% in 2Q09. research on PNC still stands sans 3.00 Mb to $5.6 billion or 3.50% of total improvement seen despite lower This is, however, considerably the surprisingly positive EPS PNC Stress Test update - Re loans as of September 30, 2009 charge-offs higher compared to 19.9% in perform ance from the quarter. 2009-04-21 15:53:52 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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16 Gadgets/ Picture/ VALUATION continued from page 13 instruments at the moment, Brooksley Born tried to put in and influential economists in our provided as a matter of law with be ca us e th er e is no t en ou gh place regulation of the Over The nation's history”. sufficient information to be able “market-derived-data” in the Counter (OTC) Derivatives, so In 1997 a Congressional Special to make rational investment public domain or availab le to a that there would be transparency Committee was convened to warn decisions (i.e. so that they could pote ntia l buyer, to do that . b o t h f o r b u y e r s , s o t h a t her off, in that hearing one hire a competent valuation expert I know, I tried, I told my client, government regulators could interrogator asked, “What are you to do a valuation). “sorry, this is impossible”. understand whether there was trying to protect”? They succeeded, and their That explains why the likes of systemic risk, and so that market Born: “We are trying to protect triumph is $11 trillion or so Henry Paulson and Tim Geithner par ticipa nts cou ld be protec ted the money of the American losses, one loses track of the have been scratching their heads from fraud. For example when People”. estimates - a bit like the civilian for over a year trying to figure out counter-parties put up the same Can’t have that, someone who casualties in Iraq, no one is how much to pay for toxic assets, collateral to more than one wants to protect the money of counting. first under the TARP scheme and creditor (like taking out a American people from fraud. And guess what? Tim Geithner second under PPIP. mortgage on your house with ten Shortly after that there was the and Larry Summers are setting By Matt Burns ( The reason for that is thanks to mortgage providers – so that dress rehearsal of the Long Term things up so that can happen the sterling efforts of Alan when you run away there are ten Capital Management collapse, again. Submitted at 10/27/2009 Greenspan, Bob Rubin, Lawrence people fig hti ng over the sam e which started in 1998. But that Do the math, in 1998 LTCM lost Let me catch you up. L Summers, Timothy Geithner and house – in most countries that’s was “only” $4.2 billion, and Wall $4.2 billion, in 2008 the shadow yesterday afternoon, others of the guilded “Working called fraud, in the USA that’s Street was standing by to clean up banks lost (themselves, we won’t report surfaced Group” that “Saved The World”, called “free-markets”). the mess, so that was quietly talk about what the people who Nintendo will launch ten years ago, ten years before She met with a storm of brushed under the carpet. It was a bought their melanin tainted milk in Japan Gordon Brown even thought resistance from the “blip”, it wouldn’t happen again. lost), at least $4.2 trillion and year. Sounds good, right? W about that. Rubin/Greenspan mandarins, the And then just to be sure that it counting. Ninten It’s the same formula for growing “Working Group”, ably assisted did, they shut her up and shut her So what are the newly qualified claims. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:12:53 AM accounting under As a result, the 90 day past You know, I happen to really, loan amount for 2Q2009 (a really appreciate the blogoshpere. restatement) includes only $ There are a select handful of blogs million of loans of National Ci that offer unique, insightful and NCC), the subprime and opt very difficult to come by ARM loan specialist recen expertise, opinion and acquired by PNC (as per 3Q20 commentary. Much more so than filing) compared to $2.9 billion the mainstream media and even last filing (2Q2009). more so than the more specialized The detailed information media. Despite this, there are reasons for certain components of the MSM is not yet available and we m and corporate America that still have to wait for 10Q relea do not respect the blogs. Now, However, it seems that why is that? Well, I dare you - no, company has removed these lo I double dare you - to find an (probably only a part of the poo MSM outlet that performs the other part may have be investigative analysis at the level adjusted against ‘purchase pr of the top blogs. I'm not even excess over fair value’ amou going to bother to mention who from category of ‘loans 90 d those blogs are (hint, hint), but st du 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By John Biggs ( CrunchGear )

Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:53:36 AM By Connie Mado n ( BloggingStocks ) “Media insiders” in Australia are

Submitted at 10/27/2009 10:40:00 AM reporting that Apple has approached them to produce Filed under: India, Brazil, content for a device “larger than Commodities the iPhone.” The Sydney Morning Last year's bull run in Herald puts another shrimp on the commodities was led mainly by barbie by saying: oil, grains and gold. This year Apple has sent specifications of we've had spectacular bull runs in Continue reading Bull markets in the device to Australian media the "soft" commodities, which 'soft' commodities to hike prices companies in an effort to sound include mainly, coffee, tea, cocoa, for coffee, orange juice out whether they would be sugar and orange juice. Bull markets in 'soft' interested in delivering their Tea is at an all-time high; cocoa commodities to hike prices for content to the tablet. None would is at a 30-year high; and sugar is coffee, orange juice originally speak about the device on the at a 28.5-year high. Orange juice appeared on BloggingStocks on record. reached its highest price in 15 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:40:00 EST. This follows Bill Keller’s really be talking to app and game sign all night long. These are th months. Tea prices for the best Please see our terms for use of offhand remark that the paper was programmers and none of those people quality broken pekoe, or BP1, feeds Read | Permalink | Email working for content on an “Apple folks have mentioned anything time. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Doug Aam oth ( CrunchGear )

Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:30:00 AM

Yes, you can leave work early today. No need to ask your boss, he/she is okay with it. If you haven’t had your fill of music rhythm games by now or you watched with a furrowed brow as guitar-bas ed game after guitar-based game flooded the market, your giant headphones covering only one of your ears and held in place by your own shoulder just like your favorite DJs, then you’ll want to scrounge up between $100 and $200 for Activision’s DJ Hero, depending on your console and whether or not you want the special “Renegade Edition.” Pricing is as follows: • DJ Hero with Turntable 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 5:30:00 AM

Do you need a streamer in your life? An HD media player? MLB, Net fli x, and Ama zon conte nt? You, sir or madam, are in luck. Roku has announced the Roku SD player for $79 and added the HD and HD-XR models for $99 and $129 respectively. The Roku SD player connects to the TV using the included and familiar Yellow-Red-White video/audio cable. In addition, the Roku SD player incorporates Wi- Fi (802.11 b/g) and an Ethernet p o r t f o r e a s y b r o a d b a n d connectivity. With the Roku SD player, customers can stream their bu t I wo rry th at th is is a bi t Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) The Roku SD player connects to The Roku HD-XR also wo favorite movies and TV shows to limited in scope for most users. Video On Demand and MLB.TV. the TV using the included and with legacy routers and can of their TV at up to DVD quality. $79 bucks for SD, though, isn’t With today’s announcement, familiar Yellow-Red-White bo os t The Roku HD and HD-XR too much to ask. customers can now purchase a video/audio cable. In addition, the house. Finally, the Roku HD- play feat High Defi niti Roku Introduces New $79 Instant Roku player for as little as $79.99 Roku SD player incorporates Wi- includes a USB port for fut 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record CASE continued from page 19 of work…” with “…infectiously the boundaries of music and sampling, while leaving room for inventive mash-ups.” – gaming with original music mixes creative expression with a variety Entertainment Weekly and innovative game play that put of effects and player chosen “One of the best games I’ve the power of the DJ and the samples and scratches, played this year” with “the best artistry of hip hop music into the transforming a face in the crowd soundtrack for any music game, hands of consumers around the into the life of the party. ever” and “You’re going to want world.” The DJ Hero Renegade Edition to have DJ Hero on hand for your Expanding upon the includes a copy of the game, a next party.” – 9/10 – IGN.com revolutionary easy to pick prem ium Rene gade turnta ble Editors’ Choice Award. – up/challenging to master controller, hardshell turntable IGN.com gameplay mechanics developed carrying case that converts to a “The best music game of the year and refined in Guitar Hero®, DJ performance-ready DJ stand, and and a leap forward for the genre.” Hero delivers an all-new an exclusive JAY-Z and – 92/100 – Games Mas ter interactive music experience that EMINEM 2-CD pack featuring Magazine allows players to start the party “best of” and new, unreleased “ DJ Hero allows a player to get and not only experience, but to material. lost in a DJ universe, creating a hear music in an all-new way. Available now, DJ Hero was genuine experience,” said JAY-Z. Featuring mixes created by DJ developed by FreeStyleGames for “It’s a perfect way to expose hip AM, Cut Chemist, Grandmaster the Xbox 360® video game and hop as all encompassing of every Flash, DJ Jazzy Jeff, J. Period, DJ entertainment system from By Darren Murph ( Engadget ) that it'll be placed prominentl musical genre and how the DJ Shadow, DJ Z-Trip and more, Microsoft, the Submitted at 10/27/2009 9:09:00 AM near the outfit's own (somewha combines everything to make spinning over 100 individual PLAYSTATION®3 and competing) device is certainl great music.” songs, highlighted in 93 unique PlayStation®2 computer In a rather odd unfolding of interesting. We're expecting to se “I think that the cool thing about never-before-released mixes that entertainment systems and the events, it seems as if Barnes & more come CES 2010, an 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By matt buchanan ( Gizmodo ) better, since dedicated ereaders

Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:03:37 AM are dead tech walking. The race is on now to build the most captive I asked at the announcement if audience you can, while the the Nook would get exclusive market's still fresh, like spring perks over other Barnes & Noble dew or baby veal before its readers, like Plastic Logic's Que. braised and delicious. And when Shelf space ain't one of them, Apple jumps into the game, it's By matt buchanan ( since Que will cozy up with Nook going to get a lot more interesting, in B&N stores next year. not simply because of the powers Submitted at 10/27/2009 Barnes & Noble's going to of the tablet, but because they VMWare's display the Que and Nook have years of experience tying support for together, with displays pointing people to their store for content. Windows 7 customers to the one that's right pi ct ur e, if it wa sn 't al re ad y And eventually Android. The Hopefully, for the Que's sake Besides being natively 64-bit i for them—Que for dudes in obvious: It's not about the device you read on is though, by the time it hits stores, Snow Leopard, it lets you migrat pinstripe suits, Nook for people in hardware, it's about the content. irrelevant—it's about keeping you it'll have a wider footprint than the a PC to your jeans. Not only does it mean B&N That's Barnes & Noble (and in their ecosystem, buying ebooks Nook will when it launches. [ launches Windows apps lik is basically offering "pro" and Amazon) have apps to read their from them. In fact, the more Plastic Logic] native apps, and more. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record Gadgets/ Entertainment/ ROKU continued from page 20 the over-the-top video space, Pricing and Roku will launch the Roku All three Roku players ar Channel Store later this fall available immediately a enabling customers to add new www.roku.com an content channels to their Roku www.amazon.cm and include fre experience, further enhancing the shipping for a limited time. By Tim Stevens ( Engadget ) start firing en masse until value of the Roku player. The Product Page

Submitted at 10/27/2009 9:34:00 AM sometime next summer, meaning Roku Channel Store will be yet another dark and murky delivered to all Roku customers, Backside illumination may sound winter of dark and murky new and existing, as an automatic like something a proctologist pi ctur es. and free update. would use in a poorly-lit Filed under: Cellphones, Digital examining room, but it's actually Cameras a re-imagining of the CMOS Toshiba launches 14.6 megapixel sensor that brings the photodiodes CMOS sensor with backside closer to the action, thus illumination for cellphones delivering brighter images from originally appeared on Engadget smaller packaging. OmniVision on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:34:00 and Sony both have their takes on EST. Please see our terms for use the tech and now Toshiba is 40%, resulting in bright pictures of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email putting it into a 14.6 megapixel despite the high-density 1/2.3- this| Comments sensor for cellphones and compact inch sensor. Early production will cameras. The company claims begin before the end of the year light absorption is boosted by but manufact uri ng lines won't 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By matt buchanan ( Gizmodo ) The current rate for gadgets

Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:20:35 AM exploding on planes is about one every four months, says a former They're on pretty much every NTSB dude. Which isn't so bad, flight now: Handheld credit card considering there are millions of By Adam Frucci ( Gizmodo ) honesty, overpriced to readers to buy snackies and soda. flights happening in that time Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:48:29 AM instruments cluttering up m None have exploded, yet, but the period. Still, I have the feeling living room is one of the bi FAA just issued special advisories this xkcd comic is going to stay Now this is cool. Using a reasons I almost never play Roc to airlines, since they're powered funny for the reasons it's funny standard electromyograph Band or Guitar Hero game by explode-y lithium ion batteries. now for like another year, max. [ attached to the forearm, the geeks anymore. This looks to solve th Now, the FAA says the airlines NYT] at Microsoft's Muscle-Computer problem while also bringing all o need approval from the FAA's went through some special http://xkcd.com/651/ Interface group set up Guitar Hero my air guitar fantasies to life. hazardous materials division, and training to get the okay, but at to react to the position and Procrastineering has asked them not to store spare least Delta and JetBlue don't carry pr es su re of al l fi ve fi nger s. lithium ion batteries for the spares or charge the readers on How badass is this? In all readers on planes. A few airlines board at all. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009

We've already written about how a former PR exec became A the guy who sent a letter to th FCC where he forgot to take ou the boilerplate that was almost certainly left ther by the AT&T lo the letter for of our MediaPost spoke to the guy, Bo Sells, who the letter with the XYZ pa included retired public relations By John Herrman ( Gizmodo ) thinking about it, this is pretty in Little Rock, tells MediaPo 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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( CNET News.com ) existing database to Amazon RDS include Google App Engine , a though.

Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:05:00 AM without changing a line of code-- computing foundation that can run Amazon is working on greater j us t poi nt you r to ols or Java or Python programs on robustness for Amazon RDS. It ( ETonline - Breaking News Expanding its cloud-computing applications at your Amazon RDS Google's own BigTable database offers automated backup, and storage services to a higher level, DB instance and you are ready to technology, and Microsoft's later will get a "high-availability" Submitted at 10/27/2009 Amazon unveiled a new option go." Azure, which will offer access to option at no extra charge with c a l l e d Amazon RDS f or Amazon raised the issues of Windows servers in the cloud which customers can create a Despite the fact that her blac companies that want to store minimized hassle and increased when it formally launches in separate instance of a database in team teammate Daniel Wrigh information a database on the flexibility as a reason to use the November. a different geographic region. gained one pound at last other side of the Internet. service, which is in beta testing One potentially interesting rival As with all services on AWS, night's weigh-in The suite of Amazon Web for now. is Oracle, already a giant in the Amazon RDS costs on an as-used to send Dina Mercado hom Services (AWS) already included "Every hour that you don't spend database market and, if it can ba sis- -w it h per- hour char ge s despite a five-pound weight-los a database option called fiddling with hardware, tracing overcome European regulatory according to the server memory "I have to say I wasn't to SimpleDB, a basic database with cables, installing operating concerns, the future owner of requirements of the database: 11 surprised," Dina admit its own interface standard for systems or managing databases is MySQL assets. Because MySQL cents per hour for a small "Ultimately, my team chose t storing data and retrieving it. The an hour that you can spend on the is open-source software, anyone database of 1.7GB of RAM; 44 stick with friendship rather tha Amazon Relational Database unique and value-added aspects of may use and modify the software cents for large, or 7.5GB; 88 cents keeping the team strong. An Service, in contrast, uses a more your application," the company's even without its copyright for extra-large, or 15GB; $1.55 that's pretty much all I can sa standard database interface, Web services evangelist Jeff Barr holders' permission, though. for double extra-large, or 34GB; about that." embodied in this case in an online said in a blog post. "I should point The biggest competitor, though, and $3.10 for quadruple extra- Part of Dina's problem was tha implementation of the open- out that RDS enables a lot of is doing things the old way with large, or 68GB. There also are she and her partner, Rudy Paul source MySQL software, the really enticing development and companies running their own charges for the size of data stored, were split up when the "Losers company said Monday. test scenarios. You can set up a computing infrastructure. Cloud the number of input-output were divided into blue and blac "With Amazon RDS, you get full separate database instance for computing poses security and requests, the amount of data teams by 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Stephen Sh ankland and drivers. You can port an technology world. Competitors seriously at cloud computing, ( Webware.com ) existing database to Amazon RDS include Google App Engine, a though. without changing a line of code-- computing foundation that can run Amazon is working on greater Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:05:00 AM ( ETonline - Breaking News j u s t p o i n t y o u r t o o l s o r Java or Python programs on robustness for Amazon RDS. It Expanding its cloud-computing applications at your Amazon RDS Google's own BigTable database offers automated backup, and Submitted at 10/27/2009 storage services to a higher level, DB instance and you are ready to technology, and Microsoft's later will get a "high-availability" Amazon unveiled a new option go." Azure, which will offer access to option at no extra charge with Feathers and sequins and sk called Amazon RDS f o r Amazon raised the issues of Windows servers in the cloud which customers can create a Oh my! companies that want to store minimized hassle and increased when it formally launches in separate instance of a database in Take a look at this seaso "Dancing with the Sta information a database on the flexibility as a reason to use the No ve mb er . a different geographic region. other side of the Internet. service, which is in beta testing One potentially interesting rival As with all services on AWS, contestants as they twirl their w The suite of Amazon Web for now. is Oracle, already a giant in the Amazon RDS costs on an as-used into America's hearts with th Services (AWS) already included "Every hour that you don't spend database market and, if it can ba si s- -w it h pe r- ho ur ch ar ge s glittering, over-the-top fashi a database option called fiddling with hardware, tracing overcome European regulatory according to the server memory and barely there ensembles! Check out the dazzling duds SimpleDB, a basic database with cables, installing operating concerns, the future owner of requirements of the database: 11 its own interface standard for systems or managing databases is MySQL assets. Because MySQL cents per hour for a small spectacular steps on tonig storing data and retrieving it. The an hour that you can spend on the is open-source software, anyone database of 1.7GB of RAM; 44 "Dancing with the Stars" on A Amazon Relational Database unique and value-added aspects of may use and modify the software cents for large, or 7.5GB; 88 cents Service, in contrast, uses a more your application," the company's even without its copyright for extra-large, or 15GB; $1.55 standard database interface, Web services evangelist Jeff Barr holders' permission, though. for double extra-large, or 34GB; embodied in this case in an online said in a blog post. "I should point The biggest competitor, though, and $3.10 for quadruple extra- implementation of the open- out that RDS enables a lot of is doing things the old way with large, or 68GB. There also are source MySQL software, the really enticing development and companies running their own charges for the size of data stored, company said Monday. test scenarios. You can set up a computing infrastructure. Cloud the number of input-output 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Don Reising er from Android phones, the iPhone, the results matching that query, to include Google's Custom ( Webware.com ) and Palm Pre. the company said. Google's Search feature. From then on, (BBC News | Americas | World Edition ) Submitted at 10/26/2009 3:30:00 PM Google Custom now features 6 intention is to make finding Wikipedia's search field will be

themes.(Credit: Google) specific content easier, but only replaced with Custom Search. Submitted at 10/27/2009 To commemorate last week's Google's Custom Search will be those "specific attributes that the Google's Custom Search is on third anniversary of the launch of displayed inline on a Web page. page content has spe cif ied via display in Wikipedia.(Credit: Eight US soldiers have b Google's Custom Search tool, the A Google spokesman told me metadata markup" can be used to Google) killed in bomb attacks in south search giant has announced a slate Monday that when users search a tailor results, the company said. Instead of just delivering Afghanistan, say Nato-led forc of updates to its customizable site equipped with Custom The company also announced Wikipedia pages matching An Afghan civilian was a search service. Search, the results will be that Web publishers can now queries, Custom Search will killed in the multiple attac Design options displayed above the page they're pl ace th um bn ail ima ge s or display three tabs when a user The deaths make October To kick things off, Google on. If they scroll down, they can publisher-provided links into the searches the site from a Wikipedia deadliest month for Ameri announced the release of six new view the page's contents. Those search results. For example, if a page. The first tab will displa y forces in the eight-year wa themes for Google Custom site owners who prefer a separate story from CNET.com includes an relevant Wikipedia results. The Afghanistan, the Associated P Search. All six themes can be page to display results can still image, the new feature gives users second page will display relevant news agency says. customized by changing "fonts, use that option, the company said. the option to add that attribute to wikis that are linked to the On Monday 11 soldiers w colors, backgrounds, promotion Structured Search results. When Google displays Wikipedia page the user is already among 14 Americans killed settings, as well as interactive Google has also launched a new that particular story, it will on. The final tab displays related multiple air crashes. In total features such as tabbing and Custom Search feature called include a thumbnail of that image third-party sites that are linked to month 55 US troops are said mouseovers," the company said. Structured Search. The new next to it (see the image below). in a particular Wikipedia page. have died. Users can also decide where the option will allow users to search Google's Structured Search in All results will be displayed inline Print Sponsor 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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( CNET News.com ) CTO, Acquia other small-scale, intimate events ( CNET News.com ) links to streaming or downl

Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:01:00 AM with open-source executives. He Submitted at 10/27/2009 5:00:00 AM partne The full list is available here. is amazingly accessible, given po te nt Influence in open-source The common theme running that he has a fast-growing open- Video might've killed the radio shares. development communities is through these top-five vote getters source company to run. It's star, but the Web sure hasn't killed But this is a tight space, a earned through years of writing is how open they've been with unfortunate that Whitehurst is the music videos. Less than a week MySpace's music video po and sharing great code. Perhaps their peers. Larry Augustin sits on only Red Hat executive to make after News Corp.-owned social won't be Blinkx Music's o not surprisingly, then, influence in several boards of open-source the list; Red Hat should follow his site MySpace announced its competitor. Universal Mu the business side of open source is companies, but he also frequently lead and be more permeable to its MySpace Music Videos portal, Group is also gained through sharing speaks at industry events and has peers. Its influence would grow video search engine Blinkx Vevo, a Hulu-like portal for mu expertise, and not necessarily be en involv ed in open so urce accordingly, just as Whitehurst's announced the debut Tuesday of videos that aims to bring art from making mountains of cash. from its inception. has. "Blinkx Music," a search tool and labels the revenues th At least, that's the lesson I take Matt Asay, my friend and fellow Finally, there's Dries Buytaert, specifically designed to trawl might not be getting fr away from MindTouch's CNET blogger, sits on more than who blogs frequently on his through YouTube (though the Goog inaugural survey of 50 open- 10 open-source advisory boards, project, Drupal, but also regularly "There are hundreds of thousands owned video platform source business executives. chairs the Open Source Business attends and speaks at industry of music videos available on the pro vid MindTouch, an open-source Conference, hosts an informal get events. He has also been active Web today which makes it nearly Also looming in the backgrou collaboration company, has spent -together every year (called Open behind the scenes, workin g with impossible to navigate and find is Google's forthcoming mu the last few months surveying Source Goat Rodeo--don't ask other open-source companies to what you are looking for," Blinkx offering executives within the commercial why), blogs at an unhea lthy rate share information on how to founder and CEO Suranga plans to formally unve open-source community, asking for CNET on open source, and optimize community Chandratillake explained in a event on Wednesday in L 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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( CNET News.com ) Innovation Center, Inc. works QuIC to help it optimize its By Caroline Mc Carthy doesn't say whether it will prov ( Webware.com ) Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:58:00 AM closely with the open source technology for Android, Chrome, links to streaming or downl

community to enable the faster Moblin, and other mobile open- Submitted at 10/27/2009 5:00:00 AM par tne Apparently, Qualcomm didn't get advancement of the wireless source projects. Yet given that po te nt the memo. Open-source industry as a whole. the company doesn't even show Video might've killed the radio shares. developers as a group tend to be It's a welcome sign, but as yet up in the list of top Linux star, but the Web sure hasn't killed But this is a tight space, hostile to patents, believing that Qualcomm has demonstrated contributors, how can we expect music videos. Less than a week MySpace's music video po they're detrimental to technology negligible involvement with any to see Qualcomm play a after News Corp.-owned social won't be Blinkx Music's o innovation. open-source community One of meaningful role in distributions site MySpace announced its competitor. Universal Mu But Qualcomm, a company the cardinal rules for engaging like Android? MySpace Music Videos portal, Group is devoted more than most to with open-source development No one is going to give video search engine Blinkx Vevo, a Hulu-like portal for m acquiring and prosecuting patents, communities is to, well, engage Qualcomm bonus points for announced the debut Tuesday of videos that aims to bring art announced Monday the launch of with them. creating a subsidiary to focus on "Blinkx Music," a search tool and labels the revenues t a wholly owned subsidiary called Typically, this means writing and open-source development, if little specifically designed to trawl might not be getting fr the Qualcomm Innovation contributing code. Code is the open-source code is actually through YouTube (though the Goog Center (QuIC) to focus on open- coin of the open-source realm, contributed. "There are hundreds of thousands owned video platform source development for mobile. and I'm unaware of much In this Qualcomm could learn a of music videos available on the pro vid The patent king seeks to become involvement from Qualcomm in lesson from Adobe Systems, Web today which makes it nearly Also looming in the backgro the open-source king? this area. which despite maintaining a impossible to navigate and find is Google's forthcoming mu Maybe. Maybe not. The mission So let me offer a suggested healthy business in proprietary what you are looking for," Blinkx offering of QuIC signals an intent to blend shortcut for Qualcomm: hire software, is learning to engage founder and CEO Suranga plans to formally unveil in a p 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:50:12 PM female-friendly features, such as the ability to view item prices By Barb Dybwad ( Mashable! ) This post is part of Mashable’s before you save the finalized look, Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:27:24 PM Spark of Genius series, which the option to save outfits as drafts, highlights a unique feature of and ways to filter items by color One of the sticking points with startups. If you would like to have or style. All in all though, the otherwise highly convenient your startup considered for Shmotter weaves together a Google Voice service has been that you had a choose a new inclusion, please see the details on the outfits that other wanna-be comfortable and eye-catching number to use with the service. If here. The series is made possible fashionistas have concocted. online experience perfect for you had an existing number that by Microsoft BizSpark. Of course, the most appealing taking your fashion-forward everyone already knew and Name: Shmotter.com par t is actual ly cre ating a new vision from concept to reality. you have an older phone t wanted to switch over, you were Quick Pitch: Shmotter.com look, as Shmotter allows you to Sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark doesn’t already have a nice vis pretty much out of luck. allows users to create, browse, select from all different categories BizSpark is a startup program voicemail interface, the Goo Luckily that changes today, with rate and purchase outfits using of clothing and accessories — that gives you three-year access to voicemail feature alone might tonight’s Google announcement clothing and accessories from a think tops, sweaters, jeans, the latest Microsoft development reason enough to switch. T that you can now use Google wide selection of retailers. dresses, scarves, shorts, rings, tools, as well as connecting you to company also says it plans to Voice with an existing phone Genius Idea: Men, you might not jackets, bags, and the list goes on a nationwide network of investors out a full service compatible w number. Also notably, you can be able to identify with this, but — and drag and drop items on to and incubators. There are no your existing number, includ now add Google voicemail we women need to visualize our the outfit palette, resize them as upfront costs, so if your business other great features of Voice 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Josh Lowen sohn or take one of Google's.(Credit: users with older handsets are Submitted at 10/27/2009 1:28:30 AM ( Webware.com ) Google/CNET) likely to find Google's offer Are you metal? Do you like Tap Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:01:00 PM In order to use the new service, a enticing since it enables them to Tap Revenge, the popular iPhone one-time setup is required, which manage voice-mails both from game similar to Dance Dance Google on Monday will begin has both new and existing Google their phone and on the Web. Revolution, created by Tapulous? giving users a new way to use Voice users walk through a The deal is made even sweeter by If you answered both these their existing mobile phone wizard that asks for their mobile the fact that all major U.S. carriers questions with a loud, thundering of the band’s career: number with parts of its Google number and what carrier they're are on board, Paquet says. This “yes”, we have a treat for you: - Enter Sandman Voice service. on. It then offers up the special may come as a surprise to some, Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica. - Sad But True No, it's not a full number port, numeric code they have to dial to considering that just last month, It’s a variant of the popular game - King Nothing which the company still says is enable conditional forwarding Google, Apple, and AT&T with songs only by the legendary - All Nightmare Long coming and will eventually allow from their handset to Google clashed quite publicly over the band (once upon a time we’d crack - Some Kind of Monster things like call screening, Voice. rejection of Google's Voice jo ke s ab ou t th ei r stances on - Master of Puppets conference calling, or listening For users who have a Google application from Apple's App piracy, but enough time has gone - Seek & Destroy into a call before picking up--all Voice number in the same Store in July. But with this new by to leave all that aside), aimed – - Fuel with your existing number. account as their existing mobile service, Google is merely playing says the developer – at hardcore - One Instead, Google is taking phone number, it will be business by each carrier's rules, usi ng a Metallica fans. As for the band - For Whom the Bell advantage of conditional call as usual; Google Voice's voice- feature that's long been available themselves, drummer Lars Ulrich The app costs $4.99, but the fo forwarding to let users send mail section will denote which as a way for users to pass on calls claims it’s not about the revenue, at Tapulous, sly as they a unanswered calls to Google's number it was from. Google they cannot take. There's also it’s about fun. “It’s one more included a special enticement voice-mail service in place of the Voice's senior product manager, some serious potential for carriers thing that’ll keep me semi-cool in fans: everyone who purchases 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch, By David Winograd (The App Review Dreamr [ iTunes Unofficial Apple Weblog Link ] is an app for the iPhone or (TUAW) ) iPod touch running OS 3.1 or better that turns your device into a Submitted at 10/26/2009 4:30:00 PM dreamachine. And what exactly is Filed under: Accessories, iPod a dreamachine (also known as a Family, iPhone In a previous post dream machine)? about offshore iPhone chargers, a A dreamachine is a strobing few astute TUAW readers flicker device, invented by Brion mentioned Monoprice.com as a Gysin and Ian Summerville, that good source for chargers, pulses light in a frequency range connectors, and computer, TV and relating to alpha waves present in living fireballs like the mandalas after about 8 minutes but that audio cables. In searching their the brain while relaxing. of Eastern mysticism or resolve could have been due the quality of site, I found a real deal. Originally created using a momentarily into apparently my recliner. Overall, I wasn't The Monoprice Backup battery turntable, a bulb, and a cylinder, individual images and powerfully affected. Your results, however, pack is the simplest of devices. you close your eyes and and the dramatic scenes like brightly may vary. When your iPhone or iPod is pulsing of the lights as se en colored dreams." The app comes with a warning running low on juice, just plug charge your device twice. Due t behind your eyelids is supposed to my ignorance of the vagaries o 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Josh Lowen sohn the clear benefit here being for network. ( Webware.com ) peop le who may be driving and Frankly, I don't think all that

Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:49:00 PM who want to control their device effort is worth it for syncing up By Adam Ostrow ( Mashable! ) without fumbling through menus. your bookmarks; especially Got an older iPhone or iPod It's also a bit more customizable considering that you'll need to do Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:57:51 AM touch model and been jealous of since you can go in and add that entire process over again if Another new virus is spreading the Voice Control feature your nicknames for people you want to you've added new ones. In most through social networks, this time, antiquated hardware is incapable call, edit the phonetic spelling it's cases it's also going to be faster via Facebook. This one – known of running? Check out given them by default, and change just to launch Safari and find the as Bredolab – masks itself as a Vocalia(link opens in iTunes), a the spoken language to one of the bo ok ma rk yo ur se lf . Ma yb e a “Password Reset Confirmation voice-powered launcher that's five other options including future version could make the Email,” appears to come from quite fast, and accurate. Just like German, Spanish, and French. whole thing a little simpler by Facebook, and attaches a file that external program investigates Voice Control, it can look up a As far as setup goes, Vocalia is tapping into an existing bookmark pu rp orts to contain a new actions).” contact by name then launch a able to slurp in your contacts and sharing service like Xmarks, or password. The way to avoid this one: if phone call, or do the same for a iPod library as soon as you launch Delicious. That file is actually a trojan horse didn’t request your password fr song from your iPod's library. It it for the first time. The Vocalia is $3.99 in the App Store that will download a host of nasty Facebook, there’s no reason also goes a step further to let you bookmarks on the other hand, are and works on both the iPhone and files from the Web and infect your should be getting a password re launch your Safari bookmarks a little more complicated. The app the 2G iPod Touch. As mentioned computer with them. Email confirmation email, so don’t o simply by speaking their name. can't grab them from your device before, you'll have to have a Mac security firm MX Lab explains it. Further, Vocalia lets you speak your due to a limitation in Apple's or PC on the same Wi-Fi network further: Facebook contacts, songs, and even Web SDK, which means you have to as your device to make use of its “Bredolab is a trojan horse that new password as an attachm 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:55:14 PM votes) Week 2: Last Thursday, Microsoft - Tumblr vs. Posterous By Erica Sadun (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) ) attempted to erase all of the bad - WINNER: Tumblr, 1809 votes memories left by Windows Vista (Posterous: 1496 votes, Tie: 256 Submitted at 10/26/2009 3:00:00 PM wit the launch of perhaps the most votes) anticipated operating system 10.6. One is the newest edition of Week 3: Filed under: Ask TUAW, iPhone software yet: Windows 7. The the PC OS, while the other is the - Pandora vs. Last.fm Dear Aunt TUAW, new OS promises to be faster, standard bearer OS for all Apple - WINNER: Last.fm, 1187 votes I'm from the Philippines and I sleeker, and more intuitive than its computers. Which one emerges (Pandora: 1156 votes, Tie: 122 would just like to ask for your predecessor. the victor…well, we’ll let you votes) help. I don't know if the news had Microsoft’s computing and OS decide the outcome in the poll Week 4: reached you guys but there had rival didn’t take the Windows 7 below. - Twitter vs. Facebook been some massive flood lately in hype sitting down, though. Apple Remember: you have until 12:00 - WINNER: Facebook, 2484 our country brought about by launched a new wave of Get a PM PT on Friday to cast your votes (Twitter: 2061 votes, Tie: super typhoons storming over our Mac Ads painting Microsoft’s ballot. After that, we’ll tally up 588 votes) land. Anyway, I own an iPhone Windows flagship as an evolution the votes and declare a victor. Week 5: and thank God I brought it with of problems not worth enduring. And as always, don’t forget to - Wordpress vs. Typepad me when the flash flood came Now with both sides at war once justify your vote in the comments. - WINNER: Wordpress, 2714 which sadly destroyed my PC and laptop. Now I have a new desktop Continue reading again, we thought it was Who would win in a fight: (Typepad: 267 votes, Tie: 121 TUAW: Recovering iPhone dat 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/26/2009 3:30:00 PM Submitted at 10/27/2009 4:21:20 AM

Filed under: Software, Internet It hasn’t been publicly announced Tools,.Mac, Mac 101 More Mac by Apple, who like pointing out 101, our series of tips and tricks milestones that make them look for novice Mac users. great, but if you look at the stats Now that the winter holidays are over at unofficial iPhone App almost upon us, we're thinking directory App Shopper , there are even the powerful about sharing stories, photos, and site. Next, click the title of your then click Publish. Off it goes! If currently 101,751 approved apps Store to see where they stan movies with far-flung relatives site in the iWeb '09 sidebar (this you set it up correctly, your iWeb- available for the iPhone. compared to Apple’s number and friends. There's a slew of doesn't work with previous powered site will be uploaded to In August, we reported that there Windows Mobile has been aroun ways to get this done, and this versions of iWeb) to reveal the the proper place on your site. were 65,000 iPhone apps for over six years, and it post focuses on creating a simple publishing options. In the first Subsequent updates require re- available. It took about 2 and a Windows Marketplace for Mobil site in iWeb '09 and publishing it drop-down menu, select "FTP publ ic at io n, so ju st hi t th at half months for that number to opened up a couple of weeks ag not to Mobile Me, but to your Server." Give your site a name Publish button again when you're reach 100,000 – truly a with 246 apps own host via FTP. and enter a contact email. done making changes remarkable feat. Have in mind Apple will probably officiall If you're unfamiliar with iWeb Below that, enter your FTP That's it! Have fun sharing your that this is the number of announce the news soon. As far a '09, I'll say this: It does what it settings. You'll need your server holiday experiences with iWeb approved apps; the actual number what it all means in real, har does well. If your goal is to share address, username, and password. '09. of available applications is a bit cash, just think about the Augu 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 10:30:00 AM that Clybourne Corridor triangular store neighborhood. Apple will be soon as Fall 2010. There's a Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, spending a cool $4 million to excellent Italian place just unde Retail, Odds and ends, Deals redevelop the entire triangle, the Brown line track across from Technically, I've now moved including that dirty old Red Line the Steppenwolf away from Chicago and am living station sitting there as well (you Halsted, too. Ah, memories. in Los Angeles, but that doesn't can't tell, but the pic above is the TUAW mean I'm not still following the old gas station that used to be million to renovate Chicago brand new Apple store being built there, with the train station in the North/Hals at the intersection of North and background. appeared on Halsted in Chicago -- not only is In exchange (c'mon, this is advertising in there for 10 years to been on the cusp of getting really Weblog (TUAW) that my old stomping grounds (I Chicago, you didn't think they'd come, with four more five-year busy (it's just a city block north of 2009 10:30:00 used to be a manager at that be doing it for free, did you?), options. But even with those the old derelict Cabrini Green our terms for use of feeds Borders), but hearing about and Apple gets first naming rights for conditions, this is actually great neighborhood ) for a while now, Read | seeing the old place makes me a the station ("iStop" jumps to news for that whole area -- it's and an Apple store with a brand Comments little nostalgic for that toddlin' mind), as well as the chance at 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Joachim Bean (The the tokenization once you break it Unofficial Apple Weblog down. By Mike Masnick ( Techdirt ) ) infringement. (TUAW) ) ) This is something that's going to Submitted at 10/26/2009 10:30:00 PM trademark claim is probabl stronger than the origina Submitted at 10/27/2009 9:30:00 AM be useful for iPhone developers who like to work with a Cocoa While we weren't sure that the copyright claim, but this is Filed under: Developer ,, iPhone,, Touch interface to bring lower- EFF was correct in suggesting the really dumb SDK ,, iPod touch Have you ever level elements of the iPhone OS Yes Men's fake U.S. Chamber of Men want is more attention i wanted to work with rather deep into their apps, and also to Commerce website was a parody, their campaign against the CoC elements of Core Foundation in developers who work with natural we did think that it was rather stance on climate change, and yo the iPhone SDK with some sort of language strings. short-sighted of the CoC to try to know what gets them a lot o front end? August Joki has just To download this project, go over takedown the site, since it would attention? come up with a projec t that to the cocoa-stringtokenizer only serve to give the Yes Men course, given how provides a Cocoa Touch wrapper pr oj ec t pa ge on Gi tH ub .. and their anti-CoC campaign Chamber's views on intellectua for the CFStringTokenizer type in TUAW CSStringTokenizer, a more attention. Apparently, thethe pr propoperer the Core Foundation framework. Cocoa Touch front end for folks at the U.S. Chamber of surprise that they wouldn't realiz As you can see in the screen shot tokenizing strings originally Commerce still haven't quite how such a plan would backfire. at right, the demo provides appeared on The Unofficial Apple figured this out. They've nowow Permalink various aspects about the current If you're wondering what Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 27 Oct gone a step further and are suing This Story string including the string in a CFStringTokenizer actually is, it's 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see the Yes Men for trademark letter, word, or using a useful for breaking a string into a ourour terms for use of feeds.. WordBoundary. It works just like token, which can specified by Read || Permalink || Email this|| 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Alex William s s Business Intelligence to give It was a surprising demonstration ( ( ReadWriteWeb ) ) mashups more context for the from a company we have become (Financial Times - US user. Cognos 8 Mashup Service is trained to believe is focused Submitted at 10/27/2009 3:43:07 AM homepage an API . It exposes business almost entirely on heavyweight IBM has announced a mashup intelligence information from the templates of mashups users have business techtechnologies.ies. Submitted at 10/27/2009 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Sarah Perez average of 20 minutes a day in the Another great feature in the ( ( ReadWriteWeb ) ) application. AddressBook app are "Smart

Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:26:45 AM Mix-ins Add Social Networking Contacts." These are location- Sites and More to Your Contacts ba basesed busbus ininesess liliststingings whiwhi chch Originally revealed at this The AddressBook application pro providvide quiquick acaccesces s to mamaps,ps, spring's DEMO 09 conference,, isn't just one app - it's a addresses, store hours, phone the Asurion Mobile address book combination of the core numbers, and more. With these stood out as one of the more application and additional, unique contacts added to your memorable mobile products, if optional apps called "mix-ins." address book, you're able to find not one with the most memorable Depending on your own personal that company's nearest location By Bob Sassone ( name. Still called simply " pre preferferences, you can download with just a few taps. This feature AddressBook ," this social media- and install any of these mix-ins to somewhat resembles the Submitted at 10/27/2009 infused contacts application is integrate the social networking "RingPages" feature in th e I'll admit it: I like Martha(th designed exclusively for Android services of your choosing with the upcoming iPhone app CallSpark .. show and the person). Unlike a lo handsets. From within the mobile main AddressBook. After adding Those, too, are location-aware of daytime shows that featur application, you not only see the a mix-in, the app also helpfully bus busineiness lislistintings whiwhich can bebe cooking and other how-t profile updates and details from auto-matches your phone's added to the main contact segments, it's not so heavily tilte your friends on Facebook ,, contacts to your friends on the application. Business Plan: App to towards women that men can't g Twitter ,, YouTube,, Flickr , and social networking site you be Free, AffAffiliailiate Model in thethe into it. Unlike Rachael Ra Amazon, you can also interact selected. The option to manually Future social networks will appear along which has way too man with some of the networks match your friends is available as For now, the company isn't as with your other standard segments on makeover themselves, posting to walls, well. focused on their business model notifications in Android like new relationships, and what shoes yo leaving comments, etc. However, For the most part, this feature as they are on just increasing the voicemails, new emails, new text should wear. if you would rather contact your worked as advertised, but with adoption and the app's user base. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Sarah Perez Although social networking sites the same under the hood. ( ReadWriteWeb ) have released Spanish-language Although it will feature Univision

Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:59:28 AM versions - for example, content, Spanish-language menus ( ETonline - Breaking News

latino.myspace.com- he notes that and soon, a full Spanish-language Submitted at 10/27/2009 Flock , the "social web browser" there are "few if any social installer, it's not a new product. built on top of Mozilla's Firefox, enabling applications that have It's still the same Flock. And that "Dancing with the Sta has remained somewhat of a niche made the investment to serve this photos and per sistent lin ks to was problem that most people had competitors were jumping to product despite its inte grat ions important market." The Hispanic other areas of Univision.com. It with it in the first place. ji tt er bu with the most popular social audience also actively engages in will also come with a default Earlier this year, when we asked graceful waltz on Monday nig networking sites on the web. social networking activities. More homepage tab that takes you right the question: " why don't you love competition show -- and each Although its features should have than 40% visit sites like to the Univision homepage. /p> Flock?" we received over 100 the couples also took to the da made it a top product in our Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter However, the company is quick comments in response. For many floor for a competition mambo Facebook and Twitter-obsessed on a daily basis. Thanks to Flock's to point out that this new version people the browser's interface was Click here age, it has clearly remained on the built-i n s ocia l networking is different from the Eco and too busy and cluttered, making "Dancing with the Sta sidelines of the web browser features, says Burkhart, that Gloss editions of the browser, them feel overloaded with scoreboard. market. audience can now stay connected both of wh ic h ar e no long er information. Others claimed that Singer Mya and Dmitry Cha Today, Flock is trying a new to those sites and to popular supported. While those versions Flock was a resource hog and boog ied strategy. The company plans to content from Univision.com. were clever marketing gimmicks prone to bugs and crashes. And judge Len Goodman took them extend itself beyond the "social" In order to promote the product at the time - the Eco edition was still others preferred Webkit-built task saying, "The last refuge niche by trying to find a home in to the Hispanic web audience, the released on Earth Day, for browsers like Safari and Chrome, the untalented is gimmicks an entirely different one: the homepage of Univision.com will instance - neither were able to both of which are known for their pr op s. Hispanic web. To tap into this feature a large display ad touting attract a wide audience. That's speed. dancer, it was unnecessary new audience, Flock is releasing a the browser. In addition, there because they didn't have sizeable The question now is whether or spend 20 seconds polishing Spanish-language web browser in will be other display ads across not these same complaints will desk. What you did, you did w 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Dana Oshiro In the past, Y Combinator-funded ( ReadWriteWeb ) real-time meta-search engine

Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:30:00 PM Scoopler worked closely with Twitter. By Jolie O'Dell ( ReadWriteWeb ) If hardcore hackers had any Said Graham, "Honestly, Twitter doubts whether the real-time web probab ly has a lot of filt ers on Submitted at 10/26/2009 11:20:31 PM was a legitimate development those who access them. The only The App Store could be your environment, Y Combinator co- thing special about this is that we Clicks, downloads, rates, a goldmine or simply another dead founder Paul Graham is dispelling formalized it with an RFS." revenue are all available from end. Or the long tail could end up them. In an interview with After taking a $2 million dollar Apprupt dashboard: be ing wher e your mo bile de v Graham, ReadWriteWeb learned investment from Sequoia Capital Developers can create links shop slowly turns a corner into that the entrepreneur-turned- in March, Y Combinator aims to separate campaigns. Ea p r o f it ab i l it y . Bu t h o w d o investor issued a "Request for increase its portfolio companies campaign is tracked individua developers know where to turn for Startups" (RFS) asking for ideas from 40 to roughly 60 per year . and the resulting data can be u of the web's leading online video the fine-tuning that transforms from companies utilizing Twitter The "Request for Startups" offers - much like the feedback fr destinations. The Twitter sparse user interest into a robust and Justin.tv's live video API. companies direction in their other typical direct respo par tnership is a different story. business? Groups who are accepted to Y- applications. campaigns - to ditch unsucces While it's important that Y Apprupt is a performance Combinator and fall under these Graham notes that when efforts, adjust budgets to supp Combinator teams have Twitter's analytics shop focusing categories will be given "priority individuals apply for Y successful campaigns, a support, the question on many specifically on iPhone apps. They access" to Twitter and Justin.tv. Combinator, they are asked to conduct testing on which meth people's minds is, "If Twitter is an track the click-thrus and Sponsor all-important protocol, then why specify if they are applying with will yield the best results. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Jason F itzpatrick are less than ideal compared to ( Lifehacker ) efficiency and safety of a cen

Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:30:00 AM furnace but when opera properly can help You likely have all sorts of things until power and order are resto in your home right now that You absolutely need to make would serve you well in an that whatever alternative sourc emergency, with a few additions heat you plan on using during and some organization, you'll outage is clean, operational, have a functional kit and that everyone who will be usin contingency plan. Photo by understands how to use it saf Clairity. Clean out the chimney before Creating a home emergency kit need it and give that can be a simple to enormous heater a trial run undertaking depending on the under pressure. Unfortunat level of energy and preparation unlike swapping candles for L you want to invest into it. Most flashlights, there isn't an u people are on the "Stay warm and modern replacement for ditch fed until the power comes back combustion-based heat on" camp, not the "Prepared for something fancy. Safety fi zombie apocalypse" camp, and Tools and Materials 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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44 Tech Tips/ Sports/ PUT continued from page 43 damaged by winds and ice, but it grocery shopping until it is critical heat food with no electricity? is very rare for a winter storm to that you get out that day to do so. Does the heating system of your wipe out the cellular network in The same principle applies to non home require electricity? Have I an area. Keep your cellphone -food items like batteries, salt and told my roommate, spouse, or charged and make sure you have a sand for your walk and driveway, child what the plan is in the event car charger for it—if the power and keeping your gas tank full in of an emergency? Asking and outage is extended you'll need to your car. answering questions like these top it off at some point. If Scaling Preparation for Your well before you're under the stress cellphone service is spotty, you Situation and Budget: Finally, as of the actual situation helps you may want to consider sending an we mentioned above, you'll need plan properly and keep stress to a SMS message to communicate to scale your level of preparation minimum when that Douglas Fir with friends and family. Often to your budget and needs. If you actually does come through the times SMS messages go through can afford it and live in an area picture window or the guy on the just fine when trying to place and with frequent power outages, emergency weather radio says actual voice call is sketchy due to although a bit pricey, a home power won't be restored until next weak signal. If you live in the generator is a great investment. Tuesday. A small amount of country side you might consider An apartment dweller that planning now yields a lot of investing in a couple GMRS/FRS experiences extremely infrequent comfort later. hand-held radios with some and brief outages could simply Have some tips and tricks for By Kevin Purdy ( Lifehacker ) you'd like, and accessible from

neighbors. You can pick up a stockpile some batteries under the winter-preparedness? Survived a Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:01:00 PM your Voice web page (or modest but functional walkie- bed. week-long power outage in in Gmail talkie set for around $30 . The important part in preparing comfort and style? Let's hear Want in on Google Voice's web- what services like Stay Well Stocked: If you live in for inclement weather and power about it in the comments. ba se d, tr an scr ib ed , cu st om - been offer an area where weather can keep outages is to run through potential greeted voicemail, but you're not phones 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Kevin Purdy ( Lifehacker ) through your contacts and searc

Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:00:00 AM your SMS and transcriptio history. With Google Voice Adobe AIR: If you'd like to keep longer requiring a new numbe quick access to your Google this little app might a nic Voice voicemail and SMS introduction to the service fo messages handily in place on your those who don't want to comm dock or taskbar, a cross-platform to keeping a browser tab open a app gives you exactly that by day. packaging up Goo gle Voice' s Google Voice Desktop is a fre mobile site. download, works on any system Just like on a mobile browser, with Adobe AIR installed. allows you to play and pause By Kevin Purdy ( Lifehacker ) Voice's interface is surprisingly Voice Deskto you're going for, but we don't voicemail messages through your have to worry about CyberNet spry for such a pared-down site, Application Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:00:00 AM but it's also lightning fast running system's audio, set up calls with jkOnTheRun overtaking collective human your hooked-up phones, and run Hitachi-powered image search intelligence just yet. on a desktop or laptop. The app site GazoPa (boy, they're really For images you're passing on a out of web names, no?) is a fairly URL or upload for, GazoPa seems 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Darrell Ethe rington hexagonal tiles, themselves laid arrow button. ( TheAppleBlog ) out in a hexagon pattern. Each tile Sound is great, with a nice,

Submitted at 10/26/2009 8:59:30 AM represents one resource, either soundtrack running in Sheep, Wheat, Ore, Lumber or ba ck gr If you are or ever have been the Brick. Each player gets to place sound effects for things l board gaming type, you may have settlements at the corners of these trades, resources, and stand run across Settlers of Catan, or at tiles, and collect resources from button least heard of it from a fanatic them when the number on the tile compares favorably even to friend. The game, which is a bit is rolled. Each tile has a number console version on the Xbox 3 like Risk but without the war (at from 1 to 12, and each player rolls Conclusion least in its basic incarnation), is two six-sided die at the beginning Whether you’ve heard of Sett all about resource gathering, of their turn. of Catan before or not, the iPh trading, and colonization. Some tiles, like those with a 6 or port is Fans of the series (and there are an 8, come up more frequently, It’s engrossing, rich, and carefu many) will be pleased to know statistically speaking, and are tailored to the handheld tou that Settlers is now playable on strategically advantageous controlled platform. I will say t your iPhone thanks to Catan beca use of this. The goal in the I found the difficulty to be rat ($4.99, iTunes link ), an app that game is to amass resources, which on the challenging side, ev faithfully recreates the experience you can use to buy more when playing against a stac on your mobile device. If you settlements, roads, and other line up of all the weak aren’t yet a fan, Catan for your things to earn victory points. In computer players. The Xb iPhone or iPod touch might just traditional play, the first person version has both a univer be the thing tha t con ver ts you . with 10 victory points is the difficulty switcher and differ Gameplay winner. AIs, allowing for grea 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Liam Cassid y equally hefty assortment of bugs Submitted at 10/27/2009 ( TheAppleBlog ) and issues affecting Snow Okay, we won't deny it -- the fir Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:32:47 AM Leopard. Most notably, this update is expected to fix a serious TV spot for Two Spanish Apple sites are bug that can result in users losing pretty cool. reporting that the latest build of all their personal data. four survivor characters in Apple’s upcoming update to its MacRumor’s Doctor Q lists other baseball Mac OS X Snow Leopard fixes. infected undead, one of whic software contains references to as- The seed is said to contain gets knocked into the bleacher yet unreleased new models of dozens of minor bug fixes and (or at least a few feet through th MacBook Pro. perform anc e impro vem ent s in air) by a baseball bat. But as muc Build 10C531 lists “MacBook these areas: Address Book, as it's an advertisement for th Pro 6,1” and “MacBook Pro 6,2”, AppleScript, AppleScriptObjC, game, it's also one for GameSto an indication of major revisions of ATS, ColorSync, Component driving home the fact that th the MacBook Pro lineup. The Manager, Core Animation, Core American baseball bat is availab current family of MacBook Pro’s Audio, Core Chinese Engine, only through pre-order range from 5,1 to 5,5. Core Data, Core Graphics, Core retailer Last week’s introduction of Text, File Manager, Garbage It's a bit of a downer, though, fo refreshed iMacs brought Intel’s Collection, Graphic drivers, Help those who've reserved the gam new Core i5 and i7 (Nehalem) Viewer, ImageKit, IOHIDFamily, elsewhere. Or what about th pr oc es so rs to Ap pl e’ s mo st Networking, NS Image, OpenCL, people who 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Darrell Ethe rington in with current customer needs. It (Financial Times - US ( TheAppleBlog ) seems sort of like a Nokia Internet homepage

Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:50:30 AM Tablet or Archos’ recent Android- based media player. Submitted at 10/27/2009 The tablet rumor mill is heating Earlier this week, it was reported Honda Motor up, which is in keeping with the that New York Times editor Bill its net profit forecast for the y early 2010 release date that’s been Keller mentioned the “impending to Y155bn ($1.7bn), display mentioned in earlier reports. The Apple slate” in an off-the-record resilience amid an industry cr latest news to hit the web is that meeting with newsroom staff, and that has bankrupted two Apple has been talking to the many NYT executives and book competitors and dragged lo Australian media about content publishers have made comments rivals deep into the red. provision for the fanboi device of in the past year about Apple Japan’s second-biggest carma legend. approaching to take the which is alone among the The news comes via Australian temperature for a tablet-type three Japanese producers pa per The Sydney Morning device. forecasting a profit for the yea Herald , which reports that Apple Long story short, the storm next March, now expects is providing technical details clouds are gathering, and now increase its earnings by 13 about the tablet multimedia device pri nte d tho se, too . Ins tea d, the selling applications via the App there’s little else we can do but cent compared with a year ear (which remains unconfirmed, pa pe r ju st me nt io ns ex is ti ng Store. That’s one of the benefits watch and wait for the rain to This content has passed throu despite all the buzz surrounding rumors about the device’s size, of being a hardware company first start, unless Apple has found little fivefilters.org it) to media providers in the hopes touchscreen and purpose. and foremost, I suppose. reason to make it rain at all. All of 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record NYT continued from page 48 The new week begins with a new publishers about content delivery The speculation fun doesn’t end Tablet-related rumor that’s via a new platform, and given there. Engadget is reporting the bouncing its way cheekily around Apple’s long relationship with the availability(via wholesaler China the tubes. This one comes to us New York Times, it’s not beyond Ontrade Limited) of the snappily- courtesy of New York Times the realm of possibility Keller titled “Apple iTablet iPhone 4 executive editor Bill Keller. would be in on the inside track of Generation SIM Tray.” The According to Nieman Journalism those talks. pr od uc t de sc ri pt io n for th e Lab, “…the digital staff gathered Lingering a little longer on the diminutive plastic-and-metal for an ‘all hands’ meeting at “slate” moniker, Edible Apple widget reads: TheTimesCenter to hear updates reminds us of a series of tweets Original Apple iTablet iPhone 4 on various initiatives in from Kevin Rose a few weeks Generation (Probably iTablet) advertising, business ago, who, while enjoying a few SIM Tray OEM development, and content.” recreational beverages at a bar, This part came from Foxconn to Sounds riveting. Anyway, Keller met an inebriated lady claiming to our warehouse at 10.23.2009. delivered a lengthy monologue be an Apple employee: China Ontrade’s website provides (you can watch the whole thing Omg just met a drunk girl from this visual comparison of the 4G here) but, around eight minutes in, apple “no apple tablet coming… tray with its 3G/3GS predecessor; he says: well, we wouldn’t call it a tablet” So there you have it. A bit “I’m hoping we can get the haha leak!! unusual to start the week with a newsroom more actively involved So, they wouldn’t call it a Tablet rumor roundup, but hey, in the challenge of delivering our Tablet… but perhaps they’d call it it’s better than reading another best journalism in the form of a Slate, yes? Kevin Rose has been Windows 7 review. Times Reader, iPhone apps, wrong oh-so-many times before. In Q3, Uncle Sam was the green By Jason Hughes ( TV Squad ) see. Summer Glau? Jennife WAP, or the impending Apple But sometimes he’s right. So IT king maker. Read the, " Green Aniston? Bill Cosby (he has th 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By Darrell Ethe rington field with regards to the sale of ( TheAppleBlog ) the iPhone to result in more

Submitted at 10/26/2009 9:09:46 AM affordable prices, but remember that this is only the beginning. UK folks interested in the iPhone Vodafone will enter the fray in 3GS only have mere weeks to 2010, as will the smallest UK wait before they can shop around carrier, 3, according to recent and escape the tyranny of O2, statements by the company’s according to a report from The CEO, Kevin Russell: Guardian this past weekend. In I would expect the iPhone to be fact, in only two short weeks, on the 3 network sometime during Orange will begin offering the 2010. At the moment, we don’t coveted Apple handheld, on Nov. have the iPhone. We don’t really device, before the company has 10. have any smartphones, but if we even said what it will charge for That’s the day following the end improve our range of smartphones it. of O2’s exclusivity contract with and introduce the iPhone then our While the timing seems ideal in Apple, so it literally couldn’t data traffic will grow massively. terms of sparking a holiday price begin offering it any earlier. No If networks want to use the war for Christmas consumer word yet on when specifically iPhone to do more than just retain dollars, that scenario is actually Vodafone will begin offering the existing subscribers, they’ll have fairly unlikely, since Orange UK device, though it will eventually to begin offering clearly defined By Kona Gallagher ( TV Squad ) so could this second visit b 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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( Scripting News ) working better, that's a half-truth followers must be uncomfortable,

Submitted at 10/26/2009 3:26:58 PM and half-lie. wondering when the millions are Speaking of lies, the lies caused going to catch on. I chose to travel with my newish by the Suggested User List are Is 20 people enough to get started 13 inch MacBook Pro instead of approaching epicness. CNN ran a with? That's what a new user gets my newish Asus Eee PC. It's just piece today that profiles five by default. I seriously doubt it. By Mic hael Pascua ( TV a one-day trip to LA and I figured unknown superstars of Twitter, all My Berkeley page is just starting Squad ) I wouldn't be needing the 8-hour with over a million followers. to get interesting, and it follows a battery, but there is a fundamental They only mentioned the SUL list of 167 people. And they Submitted at 10/27/2009 8:31:00 AM difference between the two once, in passing, when they were weren't chosen at random. They I don't want to toot my own horn, computers. With the MacBook describing Veronica Belmont. So all have one thing in common, but I predicted that illness would I'm always looking for a power the myth created by the SUL, that they're neighbors of mine. fell more reality show competitors outlet. With the Asus, you know there are superstars and the rest of The other day I said I was in last week's TV Squad APB you're going to make it all the us, keeps growing. And then you starting a linkblog. It's now podcast. It turns out that the first way without a charge, so you can have to wonder how much of a visible at protoblogger .com . I to be affected was Billy Bell. relax about power. Apple may tool the SUL is for Twitter, to really like the way it feels. I'm Fox's official website posted a think they have the battery issue keep people in line. using the LifeLiner tool so it's message wishing Billy a speedy licked, but they don't. And the Pierre Omidyar is on the list now, hooked into rssCloud and it recovery. There were no details of fact that you can't carry a spare and he wonders how many of his publishes through wordpress.com his illness. battery for this computer is a real 99K followers have any idea who and I can route a link to Twitter It's a shame to see Billy go so step backward. he is. He has Fuck You Money so with a single click. soon. After seeing Monday's The computer also likes to there's no way he's controlled. But The idea of restarting our blogs performance, which was pre- You Can Dance dropouts an randomly reboot. It's happened Anil Dash is now on the list too came up on today's Rebooting taped, he showed power and injury spoilers four or five times so far. Just and has 99K followers, and he's a The News, with our guest this 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 9:03:00 AM 11 Aaron Carter 26 32* How did your faves rank on the 32 27 21 18 24 33* **** Melissa Joan Hart 24 19 1 One of America's greatest TV "Dancing with the Stars" **** Ashley Hamilton 28 23 icons has been officially scoreboard tonight? 1 9 * * * * * * 24* recognized as one of its greatest Here's the "Dancing with the **** Chuck Liddell 22 19 17 **** Michael Irvin 19 20 14 1 humorists. Yes, he's still one of Stars" scoreboard up to Oct. 26, 17*** 21 22 the greatest TV icons, but giving 2009: **** Debi Mazar 22 21 * him another honor for his work in  wk 17**** **** Mya 31 27 27 28 27 33 TV is like giving Jay Leno a free 1 wk **** Donny Osmond 30 25 21 24 * car. 2 wk 29 31* **** Natalie Coughlin 27 21 2 Bill Cosby received the Mark 3 wk **** Joanna Krupa 34 20 23 26 24 22* Twain Prize for American Humor 4 wk 24 36* * Malcolm-Jamal Warner. It's a on Monday at the Kennedy 5 wk **** Kathy Ireland 20 18***** **** Tom DeLay 20 18 15**** good thing Dr. Huxtable didn't Center. 6 wk take his boy out of the world after **** Kelly Osbourne 31 ****  The event, set for broadcast on 7 all. 19 20 23 24 25* PBS on Nov. 4., featured wk **** Louie Vito 27 19 20 16 22 Filed under: Celebrities, Awards, pre senta tio ns and wor ds from 8 wk 24* Reality-Free comedy notables such as Chris Permalink | Email this | | Rock and Jerry Seinfeld. It also 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record YANKS continued from page 52 again? It had been five long the clutch. Note the past tense Angeles Times, Mike DiGiovanna 7 win was more notable for its recent years. At CBS Spo seasons since the New York there. After two postseason outlines the Angels’ collapse. venue — London’s Wembley Dennis Dodd marvels at the gu Yankees last made the World rounds, Rodriguez owns a .438 Elsewhere in the Times, Bill Stadium — than anything that gritty team’s ability to just k Series, and fans had to be afraid ba tting av erag e, .5 48 on -b ase Dwyre bemoans the protracted, happened in the game. Plenty of on winning. “Ferentz’s team is that OK, sorry, I can’t do this. percent age, five home rs and 12 very un-baseball shape forced fans were on hand, but the Times sum of some very rusty a There is nothing surprising about RBIs, and has seemingly wriggled upon the postseason by Fox’s of London’s Nick Szczepanik questionable parts,” the Yankees — stacked with free of what had proven to be a television scheduling demands.* * thinks the NFL still hasn’t “Iowa has never started 8-0. F future Hall of Famers, well- pa rt ic ul ar ly we ig ht y an d il l- * demonstrated that American of those victories have come b compensated up and down the tempered monkey on his back. I got many things wrong in last football will ever truly be at home total of roster and seemingly inevitable “Finally, A-Rod is going to the week’s Fix NFL Picks, but few of in the U.K. “It was a great Hawkeyes are undefeated t since late July — making it to the World Series, and going in a my predictions proved quite as occasion if not a great game, and deep in the season for the f World Series. Their 5-2 win over manner he probably never even resoundingly wrong as my half- the NFL piled on the razzmatazz,” time and are trying to figure the Los Angeles Angels on allowed himself to dream after his jok ing bur ial of the Cincin nat i Szczepanik writes. “But it failed how.”* * * Sunday night made it official, pas t failur es in Octobe r,” John Bengals. It was something of a to prove its point. Of course NFL A great many people have lo setting up a Fall Classic matchup Harper writes in the New York reflex, considering that the fans were going to flock to see the great many dollars over the between the Bombers and the Daily News. “Finally he found a Bengals have had one winning bes t tea m in the spo rt’s rec ent couple of years, and anyone w Philadelphia Phillies. Whether it way to play through all the season since 1990. But the history. So what? The NFL may reads the business section of was a victory for loosey-goosey expectations, found a way to stop Bengals thrashed the Chicago only know that they have reached newspaper (this paper ha shaving-cream-pie jollity or just trying so hard that he got in the Bears 45-10 on Sunday and now the limits of Britain’s potential decent one) should at least h another trip around the block for way of his own talent, and once share space with the defending when it fails. If there is a full some rough idea why. The the $200-million-plus steamroller again he said it all goes back to re champion Pittsburgh Steelers atop house to see the Carolina Panthers from grace of former Bos depends on your perspective. But -committing to baseball after his the AFC Central. “They are take on the Buffalo Bills, the NFL Celtics star Antoine Walk it wasn’t surprising. Reuters Who steroids admission in the spring Bungles no more,” Dennis Dillon can take over the world, never though, seems better suited for says money can’t buy happiness? and playing for the team after hip writes in The Sporting News. mind Wembley.”* * * gossip pages. His unpaid de 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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( WSJ.com: The Daily Fix ) Bill Livingston wonders whether columnists in this newspaper. An another long season. Spo

Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:49:49 AM O’Neal’s arrival will bring the extra set of eyes isn’t going to Illustrated’s Cavs their first NBA title. If immediately clean up this mess, disagrees It’s easy for NBA fans to feel history is a guide, perhaps so, the nor is outside interference or an will bring his downfall.* * * optimistic on opening night. A Plain Dealer’s Mary Schmitt owner’s fat wallet.” Wednesday’s Daily Fix will retooled roster and a top-notch Boyer writes. In the Philadelphia Inquirer, Phil chock-full of links setting up draft pick can transform a sorry In the Western Conference, the Sheridan says the hard work is World Series between the N team into a playoff contender, Los Angeles Lakers could be a jus t beg inn ing for the Eag les. York Yankees and maybe even a champion. Well, good bet to repeat if they remains extra week to mull over the stench “Now comes the meat of the Philadelphia Phillies. For tod maybe not Blake Griffin and the healthy this season, Mike of another brutal loss, one in schedule: back-to-back home the Fix will focus on the news Los Angeles Clippers just yet. Bresnahan writes in the Los which quarterback Jason games against the New York Mark McGwire will beco Associated Press LeBron James Angeles Times. Campbell was sacked six times, Giants and Dallas Cowboys, batt ing and Shaquille O’Neal wonder In Portland’s Oregonian, John fumbled once and threw an followed by road games in San Cardinals. You might remem whether James might run four Canzano says the Trail Blazers interception. After the week off, Diego and Chicago. Down the McGwire, who batt lengths of the court in the time it will be only as good as Oden Washington will face Atlanta, line, there will be games against allegations, never proven, tha takes O’Neal to run one. pla ys. Denver, Dallas, Philadelphia and Atlanta and Denver, plus road used illegal performan When commissioner David Stern As for the sad-sack Clippers, New Orleans — winning teams , games against the Giants and enhancing drugs to boost hom crowns the new champion in June, Kevin Arnovitz writes on all of them -0 before playing a Cowboys,” Sheridan writes. “The run numbers during what o however, don’t be surprised if the TrueHoop that Griffin, a rookie winnable game against Oakland. Eagles needed to be 5-1 going looked like a Hall of Fame car winner comes from a small, elite forward, won’t play until around But even that isn’t a a s ure win — into this. They are 4-2 because of Then there was his embarrass poo l tha t inc lud es the Bos ton Christmas after fracturing his left Oakland did just beat the Eagles. that abomination in Oakland last testimony on Capitol Hill, w Celtics, the 2008 champions, or kneecap on a dunk in a preseason “It’s one thing for the local weekend.” he repeated the famous man last year’s champs, the Los game. The Los Angeles Daily franchise to get its comeuppance In the Philadelphia Daily News, “I’m not here to talk about Angeles Lakers. Two teams with News’s Frank Burlison says that a Paul Domowitch cautions fans not past .” 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/26/2009 4:31:20 PM guy will be next week," Singletary decided Hill was the the time Smith needed to evolve. Sunday, when San Francisco Singletary said. "I wanted to make best man behind cent er for San "Rather than just putting him in at only 50 total yards and he wa 49ers Name Smith Starting QB the decision based upon who I Francisco, a franchise desperate to the beginning of the season and if of 11 for 45 yards. 49ers Name Smith Starting QB feel gives us the best chance to end a streak of six straight losing you don't have success right "It's frustrating. It's upsettin SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Alex win." seasons. away, then it's, 'Same old Alex.' I Hill said. "It's not going to k Smith is getting a big chance to Smith completed his first six The 25-year-old Smith has shown don't think it's the same old Alex. me down. Nothing ever h resurrect his career. All but passes and finished 15 of 22 for signs in practice of being more I think Alex has matured, I think nothing ever will. It's the sa forgotten, the former No. 1 206 yards and three touchdown than ready to handle this role. It he's grown and I think he's ready thing he went through and it di overall pick is the San Francisco passes to tight end Vernon Davis. was Smith who spent several days to play. We're going to find out. hold him down, either." 49ers' new starting quarterback -- Davis is the first 49er since during the recent bye week We'll find out next week." Texans defensive end again. Terrell Owens in 2001 to have working with receiver and top Not that Smith needed any more Williams "I don't know if I'd say surprised. three TD catches in a game. draft pick Michael Crabtree to get motivation: He knew he'd better Smith was when the QB came I don't know if I was anticipating The 49ers play at Indianapolis on him up to speed on the offense take advantage if he ever got to start the second half. Th it, either," Smith said Monday Sunday, coincidentally the same be fo re hi s de bu t ag ai ns t th e another opportunity. He knows how far he had fallen off the N after getting the news from coach team Smith debuted against in Texans. Crabtree, who finally he's done more to earn his spot radar. Mike Singletary. "It's the 2005. This will be his first start signed his six-year deal Oct. 7, this time around than as a rookie. "When I look at Alex, I re opportunity I've been waiting for; since Nov. 12, 2007. had five catches in an impressive He doesn't plan to change now. didn't know what we were go happy." "I think right now overall Alex first game. And he no longer thinks about his to get when he went i Singletary made the Smith really just kind of fit the Singletary, who insisted his shoulder. Singletary said. "I was hop 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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56 Sports/ CAN continued from page 54 Miklasz’s Post-Dispa colleague McGwire to discuss his past.* By ESPN.co m news services reported. that has lost eight straight games put it for the most part, and we Bill Rodgers and Alberto Sala ( ESPN.com ) "I have been wanting [Fisher] to dating to last season, after just need to help him." were fixtures on the New Y Marathon winners’ podium in Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:45:21 AM play Vince Young more because Tennessee sprinted to a 10-0 start The Titans have been down this Collins has been having his en route to the NFL's best mark at path befo re, as Young repl aced late 1970s and early ’8 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Coach problems out there," Adams told 13-3. Collins during a winless start in inspiring thousands of people Jeff Fisher has stayed away from the Tennessean last week. "I just "We've had a week to do some 2006. Young went on to win take up running. In the New Y a quarterback controversy through think we need to find out how different things. And especially Offensive Rookie of the Year, Times, the Tennessee Titans' dreadful well [Young] can do. considering the circumstances helping Tennessee finish 8-8 after era, a different, more innocent start. "If you don't play the guy and lose we're in right now with the record, an 0-5 start. for the race, which includ Now, team owner Bud Adams all your games, it is hard for you there's things that you need to do Collins was signed just before the children as young as eight runn reportedly has inserted himself to see what he can do for you. differently," Fisher said. "Let's '06 season. He went 12-3 as the the course. into the scenario. Vince has won a lot of games for just say I'm not goi ng to be as starter in 2008 and signed a two- – Tip of the Fix cap to reader Adams informed Fisher that he us.'' specific and [will be] open-ended year, $14 million deal this Hartline. would like to see Vince Young On Monday, Fisher declined to from a competitive standpoint." offseason to return. Found a good column from start this weekend against the say whether Young or Kerry Collins has completed 108 of 197 Since injuring his knee in last world of sports? Don’t keep i Jacksonville Jaguars, according to Collins would start against the passes with five touchdo wns and year's season opener, yourself — write to us The (Nashville) Tennessean. Jaguars, citing "competitive eight interceptions this season. accompanied by a bizarre incident [email protected] Adams apparently told Fisher his reasons." His receivers also have dropped a a day later in which police were consider your find for inclusio preference after the Titans ' 59-0 "Both quarterbacks had a good number of passes, stalling drives called to search for him, Young the Daily Fix. You can em demolition last week at the hands week, but [Collins] had an and contributing mightily to all of has not had any meaningful Garey at of the New En glan d Patr io ts especially good week last week," the losses. play ing time for the Titan s. His 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record COUNT: continued from page 56 conference rival, a senior average 0.18 blocks per game, Draft. defender blocked two place kicks, down from 0. 2 last season. It was Cody’s good fortune the second one a potential game- Instead it shows how rare feats Saturday that Tennessee kicker winner in the final minute, to keep such as kick blocks can cluster Daniel Lincoln’s leg strength, conference-title hopes alive. Getty around an individual player, diminished by a quadriceps Images Terrence Cody celebrates particula rly if they’ re playing a injury, wasn’t enough for him to his second field-goal block of the team particularly vulnerable to the put much of an upward angle on By ESPN.co m news services win in his only World Series s fourth quarter — and of his feat. two fourth-quarter attempts from ( ESPN.com ) against the

collegiate career. College players have blocked two 43 yards and 44 yards. (Auburn Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:45:24 AM Game 3 of Boston's 2004 Wo Most college-football fans know kicks in a game several other blo cke d a Lin col n extra poi nt Series sweep. that 350-pound Alabama nose times in recent seasons. Earlier attempt earlier this month.) “He Pedro Martinez will start Game 2 Manuel's other likely choice guard Terrence Cody this month, Baylor’s Jason Lamb can’t kick the ball up high,” of the World Series at Yankee Game 2 was left-hander accomplished that feat on blocked two Kent State field goal Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin said Stadium, Phillies manager Charlie Hamels Saturday in a 12-10 win over attempts. And last year nine after the game. “If you kick the Manuel said Tuesday on ERA in three playoff starts aft Tennessee. Few probably realize players blocked at least two kicks ball up high it’s never going to get Philadelphia radio station WPHT- dominating performance in that Barry Church, a 219-pound in a single game, including North there, so we can’t allow the AM. Phillies' run to the World Se Toeldo safety, did the same thing Carolina’s Bruce Carter, who pe ne tr at io n up fr on t. ” Martinez, who pitched seven title last season. in blocking an extra point and blocked three UConn punts in a None of this will diminish shutout innings in a 2-1 loss at "He's been in the big moment, later a field goal to preserve a 20- 38-12 win last October. Cody’s place in Alabama football Los Angeles in Game 2 of the NL I think that his performance 19 win over Northern Illinois the Here’s one indicator that such lore, particularly if the win helps Championship Series, is no other day in Dodger Stadium, h week before. And in addition to performances can be highly fluky. pro pel the Crims on Tid e to a stranger to taking the mound good he pitched, he deser Cody, two other players this Of the 17 players who have national championship. But it against the Yankees in big another chance to go back Saturday blocked two kicks. bloc ked at lea st two kicks this does mean no one should count on moments. there," Manuel said of Pedro Ne br as ka ’s Nd am uk on g Su h season, only one had even a single Cody blocking another collegiate Martinez, a three-time Cy Young week. "I think he's still got qui Award winner, went 8-4 with a 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:39:56 AM Orleans last Friday, perhaps after cautiously, and Griffin said he a dunk that left the power forward was totally healthy in the By ESPNBo ston.com staff on winning a championship." ( ESPN.com ) Blake Griffin Has Broken wincing in pain. The team initially preseason. Duffy said he is looking fo Kneecap Blake Griffin Has said Griffin only had a sore left His latest injury is a sadly Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:42:49 AM deal that would make Rondo Broken Kneecap knee, making him questionable unsurprising setback for the star- of the NBA's top five highest-p LOS ANGELES -- Blake for the opener, before revealing crossed Clippers, who won just 19 The agent for Rajon Rondo said point guards. Griffin's NBA debut has been the break. games last year in an injury- late Monday that his client will the Celtics "feel differentl pushed back indefinitely after the Griffin was the consensus college plagued season. Los Angeles has not sign a contract extension with Yahoo! Sports reported. Los Angeles Clippers revealed player of the year with 22.7 points just two winning seas ons in the the Celtics, meaning the 23-year- An unnamed source told Bos late Monday night that their No. 1 and an NCAA-best 14.4 rebounds past 30 years and just one playoff old point guard will become a sports radio station WEEI that overall draft pick has a broken left pe r ga me la st se as on fo r th e series victory since moving to restricted free agent at the end of Celtics offered Rondo a five-y kneecap. Sooners. town in 1984. the season, Yahoo! Sports $45 million extension (an aver The stress fracture could sideline Mike and Mike in the Morning Los Angeles was mostly healthy reported. of $9 million per year), but Ro the Oklahoma star for six weeks, ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler going into this fall, with point According to multiple reports, the is seeking a five-year deal wo the team announced, promising previews the 2009 NBA seas on guard Baron Davis and center Celtics and Rondo's betwee further information Tuesday. saying he doesn't expect too many Chris Kaman both ready to play representatives met recently to try million (an average of $11 mill Griffin, who averaged 13.7 points surprise teams to climb to the top, after missing chunks of last to work out a deal but apparently to $12 million per year). and 8.1 rebounds per game during as many of last year's top teams season. The Clippers actually are still far apart. Technically, the Should Rondo become the preseason, won't be in the improved themselves greatly. have solid frontcourt talent with sides face a Friday deadline to restricted free agent, he co 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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By JJ Cooper ( FanHouse ) By Matt Snyder ( FanHouse ) A pair of companies is launchin Submitted at 10/27/2009 7:47:00 AM Submitted at 10/27/2009 12:40:00 AM the first free, flight wireless network. Dubbe by JJ Cooper by Matt Snyder SkyTown Center, the network le Filed under: Steelers, AFC North Filed under: Redskins, NFC East, airline travelers watch liv The last time Ryan Clark played NFL Injuries After sustaining an television, play games and chec football in Denver, it nearly killed ankle injury on the first play of out information him. the second quarter Monday night, destination city. It will be offere Clark's sickle-cell disease meant Redskins tight end Chris Cooley under a that his blood attacked his gall will reportedly miss the remainder Fi provider Row 44 and JiWir bladder and spleen forcing Clark of 2009. The Pro Bowl tight end an online to have both removed and will finish his season with 29 Under the plan, sidelining him for the remainder catches (a career low), 332 yards will be able to log onto SkyTow of the 2007 season. He lost more and two touchdowns, as he hauled free with their computers. If the than 30 pounds and needed in a pair of passes for 21 yards want to navigate away from months to recover. before lea ving with the injury SkyTown So now he has to decide if he's Monday night in the Redskins' 27- browse willing to risk playing in the thin 17 loss to the Eagles. another bad reaction to the probab 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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by Lem Satterfield Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF, W B O , H B O , Showtime , FanHouse Exclusive, IBO Angelo By Griffin McElroy ( Dundee has zero regrets. Submitted at 10/27/2009 The 88-year-old, legendary former boxing trainer of Source: NPD Group; vi Gamasutra Muhammad Ali, spoke to Check out the full Q&A after the If you're like us -- and, we figur FanHouse on Monday on a jump. after all these years we've bee variety of topics, including Angelo Dundee: 'Ali, by All By Griffin McElroy ( Joystiq ) created, check out this ESPN's upcoming documentary, GamesIndustry.biz interview with secretly brainwashing you, yo Means, Should Have Been Submitted at 10/27/2009 10:27:00 AM are-- then the recent console Muhammad and Larry, which Fighting' originally appeared on Ubisoft UK marketing director cuts were met with your curiosit argues that the aging Ali's 1980 Fanhouse Boxing Blog on Tue, 27 We weren't surprised when the Murray Pannel. He does a good over how these discounts woul fight with a young Larry Holmes Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST . Please first of three episodes in the job of clearly explaining the game affect the vast gaming sale never should have happened. see our terms for use of feeds Assassin's Creed: Lineage and movie industry synergy -- you landscape. Fortunately 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 3:00:00 AM Americans playing, they're games. Regardless, the spending much more time with features a great deal o Today's Gamers recently games: the average American information ready for you graph conducted a survey of over 13,000 male spent 11.5 hours playing lovers to peruse through. internet users from the each week, versus 6.5 hours in the [Via IndustryGamers Netherlands, France, Germany, UK, 5.2 hours in Germany, and Survey says Americans pla the United Kingdom, Belgium 7.1 hours in France. (Female more games than European and the United States to see respondents were less likely to originally appeared on gaming trends across the various game than males, but the ratios Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:00:00 EST nations. According to their remain nearly identical.) Please see our findings, a larger percentage of According to the survey, MMO feeds. American respondents said they games are vastly more popular in that rate is halved, at 10 or 11% whole, these results should -- as Read | pe rcent , depe ndi ng on the with all surveys -- be taken with a played video games of any kind: the US than in Europe, with 21% Comments country. grain of salt. Considering internet 87% of American males said they of respondents saying they play While these numbers paint a very access is a prerequisite for taking play games, versus 74% in the games in virtual worlds. In most UK, 67% in Germany, and 66% in other surveyed European nations, optimistic view of gaming as a the survey, it excludes people

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62 Game/ Fashion/ GAMASUTRA continued from page 60 dropped from $250 to $218 -- also even with its competitor. Passing indicative of a reactionary market up the Wii, however, would surge. The average Xbox 360 require an act of divine purcha sed price, however, intervention -- Nintendo's console actually increased by a buck to is currently sitting on YTD sales $261. By Gamasutra's of 4 million, which is more than calculations, folks purchased three twice the total of PS3 sales. By JC Fletcher ( Joystiq )

Elites ($300) for every Arcade Gamasutra breaks down console Submitted at 10/27/2009 1:00:00 AM model ($200) sold during the sales in light of price cuts month. originally appeared on Joystiq on If Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The PS3 was the top-selling Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST. The Who, has his facts straight, console in September, which is Please see our terms for use of we could all be windmilling and the first time it's ever managed a feeds. smashing plastic instruments in a first-place sales finish. It's still in Read | Permalink | Email this| Who-themed Rock Band. Daltrey last place in the 2009 year-to-date Comments told The Republican when The totals, though, and Sony's system Beatles: Rock Band was brought would need to outsell Xbox 360 up that "The game, yeah, yeah, By E LLE.com ( by about 35,000 units every week they're going to be doing a Who Blog ) until the end of the year to break one next year. There is one [Via RockBandAide; thanks, Submitted at 10/26/2009 planned." Daltrey called music Sean!] "our last true great freedom." Rumor: Roger Daltrey reveals Last Monday, three co-worker As with Green Day, it could just The Who joining together with Erin Boyle, Annie Ladino, an be a Who pack for the existing Rock Band originally appeared on Jennifer Gach, arrived at th games. Whatever it means, it Joystiq on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 ELLE offices wearing the exa 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record Fashion/ Popular News/ PERSON-ELLE continued from page 62 Annie herself had a brush with blue jeans for a head-to-toe denim fashion catastrophe during her look; Jen went preppy with a first week at ELLE over two years striped bandage skirt and oxfords; ( Yahoo! News: U.S. News By E LLE.com ( ELLE News ago when, after wearing the same and Erin paired her shirt with Blog ) dress as a senior editor, she was skinny black jeans and biker Submitted at 10/27/2009 met with a sneer and had to make boots. No sneers. Just cheers! Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:32:03 PM a mad dash to the fashion closet to — Jenni fe r Ga ch & Anni e DAYTON, Ohio – A fledg museum devoted to the pursui This summer, the trend towards change/de-match. But we, Ladino, Assistant Editors peace is more classic and one-piece however, took it as an opportunity Follow ELLE on Twitter. what President Barack Obam swimwear looks is going to keep to celebrate personal style. looking for when he decides w rolling out, so it couldn't be better Since we wore our denim shirts to do with the $1.4 million c timing for the reigning leader of in such different ways, we didn’t award that comes with his No impeccably fitting swimsuits to feel awkward at all. Phew! Cat further sink its hooks into the fight averted. Annie wore her London market. Eres, the denim shirt with high-waisted fabulously chic French label which aims to give a woman a sophisticated silhouette even while lounging poolside, is taking If that isn't enough, then check out residence in Selfridges with its Lara Stone as the spokesmodel for first-ever UK boutique. Their their Lingerie. That should swimsuits are simple, but it's the (BBC News | Americas | World jus t day definitely take your breath away. cut and construction which set Edition ) launch. —Rebecca Suhrawardi Austin them apart from the rest, with Submitted at 10/26/2009 7:51:45 PM Although the panel supported Photo: Getty Images 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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64 NEW continued from page 63 remind itself what it takes to build engineering flight data as soon as the slender rocket. primary objective." many other alternatives," a vehicle," explained Robert Ess, possible rather than wait the extra "It has a little higher thrust-to- In addition, the team is keen to claimed. Ares I-X mission manager. year or two before a five-segment weight ratio than the space gather data on so-called "thrust The Augustine panel Nasa has not designed a new booster became available. shuttle, so you'll see it come off oscillations". examined many of these diffe launch vehicle for more than three The I-X vehicle is 100m (320ft) the pad a little quicker than you're The solid rocket booster is known approaches, including a des decades and has lost much of the tall and has been designed to be as used to," explained Mr Ess. to shake towards the end of its dubbed Ares V Lite. expertise in the area, according to close as possible to the eventual The flight will last for 120 burn, which might cause problems Under current plans, Are some critics. Ares I rocket. seconds and will see the if the Ares ever becomes a would be used to carry astron "Ares I-X is all about information; However, the top half of the demonstrator climb to about 40km manned space vehicle. into orbit, whilst a heavy-lift A about gathering data," Mr Ess told launcher, like the fifth segment of (25 miles). At that point, the "Getting some actual data on that V rocket would loft hardware. BBC News. the booster, is a dummy. What lower and upper stages will phenomenon during Ares I-X is The Ares V Lite would b "We have a lot of computer would be an upper-stage, with a separate. going to help those designers smaller version of the frei models that we think show it all crew capsule and its emergency "After the separation we basically know how much of an attenuation carrier, capable of carry works. We're very confident we escape mechanism, are mock-ups do a kick manoeuvre," Mr Ess system they are going to need for astronauts. can do it but the proof is actually made to the correct shape and told BBC News. Ares I," said Mr Ess. Crucially, the design would doing it for the first time." weight. Motors will be used to make the Crucial test the solid rocket booster flown The Ares I-X is the longest, "We have been building the lower-stage spin, creating drag These oscillations are just one of the Ares I-X, meaning years thinnest vehicle ever designed and simulators for over two years and helping the booster slow the problems with Ares I and the I costly engineering and test built by the US space agency. now. It has been a very long and down enough to allow it to deploy -X, highlighted by critics of the would not be wasted. Its shape has been determined by very intense process," explained its parachutes so that it can be design. However, the decision on the design of its solid rocket Jonathan Cruz, deputy project recovered. "I look at it as a suicide launch future of the Ares I and the res booster - itself a modified version manager for the Ares I-X crew "The front part of it just carries on vehicle," said Charles Vick, an the Constellation programme n of the units used to lift the shuttle module and launch abort system. going and splashes into the aerospace analyst, "I would not rests with President Bar into orbit. "[They] are incredibly accurate. ocean." fly on that vehicle." Obama who is expected to giv 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:31:08 AM more experience with scheduling, in termination. Franken said in a statement. not to reach a hasty conclusio instructed the captain on monthly Several other airlines said they A number of aviation experts Capt. Lee Moak, chairman WASHINGTON – Two flight crew scheduling. have similar policies. At have suggested it was more Delta's pilots' union, said in Nor thwest Air lin es pilots who The incident last Wednesday Southwest Airlines, for example, plausible that the pilots had fallen statement issued late Monda flew 150 miles past their night comes only a month after "our pilots are not allowed to use asleep during the San Diego-to- Delta has suspended the destination because they were Transportation Secretary Ray any electronic device unless it's Minneapolis flight. However, pilots focused on laptop computers LaHood held a meeting in approved by the FAA and NTSB said both pilots had a 19- into the incident. The FAA is a instead of cockpit displays may Washington on distracted driving, supplied by Southwest," said hour layover in San Diego just investigating and has war have opened a new avenue of bring ing togethe r rese archers, Brandy King, a spokeswoman for before the incident flight — more Cheney and Cole their p concern for safety regulators — regulators and safety advocates in the airline. "That means no than twice the hours required by licenses could be suspended distracting personal electronic response to vehicle and train laptops, no cell phones, no FAA for rest between work days. revoked. devices on the flight deck. accidents involving texting and PDAs." Air traffic controllers in Denver Cheney and Cole are b The pilots of Northwest flight cell phone use. The reality, said pilots, is that it and Minneapolis repeatedly tried experienced pilots, according 188 told the National While the Northwest pilots were goes on quite a bit during the without success to raise the pilots the NTSB. Cheney, 53, was h Transportation Safety Board that able to turn their plane around and sometimes boring cruise phase of by radio. Other pilots nearby tried by Nor they were so engrossed in a land safely in Minneapolis, pilots a flight, as happened with the reaching the plane on other radio about 20,000 hours of flying ti complicated new crew-scheduling and aviation safety experts said Nor thwest pil ots. frequencies. Their airline tried about half of which was in pro gra m on the ir lap tops — a the episode is likely to cause "It's commonly done," said Jack contacting them using a radio text A320. Cole, 54, had about 11, cockpit violation of airline policy NTSB and the Federal Aviation Casey, a former commercial message that chimes. hours of flight time, includ that could cost them their licenses Administration to take a hard look airline pilot for 34 years and now Authorities became so alarmed 5,000 hours in the A320. — that they lost track of time and at the use of laptops and other a safety consultant. Although, he that National Guard jets were "It is unsettling when you place for more than an hour until personal electronic devices in the said, it is unusual for both pilots readied for takeoff at two experienced pilots who were they were brought back to cockpit. to use their laptops at the same locations. The White House professional in 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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66 OHIO continued from page 63 Peace Prize. home from New York City after has grown from three employees that have no idea what nuclear Today, the Dulls are part o Volunteers and supporters of the visiting the United Nations. to around 250 and is building a bombs can do, and we think they museum that has 75 volunte Dayton International Peace "All of a sudden I said, 'It's high new headquarters on the national need to be educated on that," and counts former U Museum are writing letters to time Dayton had a peace mall in Washington near the Christine Dull said. Ambassador Richard Holbroo Obama in hopes of swaying him museum,'" Christine Dull recalled. Lincoln Memorial, giving it high The Dulls have had a passion for actor Martin Sheen and sin to make a donation. Dayton She said the couple were inspired visibility. peace nearl y all of the ir adult Willie Nelson as honora Mayor Rhine McLin says city by the realization that there were "It's a symbol of our nation's lives. trustees. leaders also will reach out to the thousands of war museums and commitment to peace-building," Ralph grew up in the Church of The couple often is seen president. The museum's founders memorials throughout the world, said spokeswoman Lauren the Brethren, which historically community events riding in th are also urging state officials to but few peace museums. Sucher. has taken a strong stance for PeaceMobile, a colorfully pain make an appeal. The Dayton museum opened in Richard Deats, former executive pacifism. He was a conscientious motor home with an exhi Obama has said he will travel to 2005 in a stately 1877 Italianate director of the U.S. branch of the objector during the Korean War, inside. It is among several su Oslo, Norway, to accept the mansion. The Dulls and several Nyack, N.Y.-based Fellowship of working for two years in the vehicles around the country. O award in December, and plans to others used their own money to Reconciliation, has followed, slums of Baltimore instead of rarely do the Dulls get a hos donate the cash to charity. White start it, along with a $10,000 grant lectured and written about the serving in the military. reception, such as the time t House press secretary Robert from a local organization that pea ce mov eme nt for yea rs. He In 1983, the couple began asked for permission to joi Gibbs said this month that Obama supports grass-roots groups that said a peace museum is a physical traveling to the Soviet Union on par ade has not decided who will get the pr om ot e so ci al ch an ge . Th e sign of humanity's desire for friendship trips. In 1989, they "The man yelled at me over money. museum is nonpartisan and not pe ac e an d ca ll ed th e Da yt on lived in a collective farm village pho ne Museum officials say they would affiliated with any church or museum "significant." there while two Soviet farmers matter with you, lad use the prize money to expand religion. "It's very important as a cultural worked on their farm in Ohio. PeaceMobile? Don't you know their peacemaking and conflict- The museum sends volunteers to landmark where peace is being "We went for friendship purposes have a war going on?'" Dull s resolution programs in elementary schools to urge students to make studied," Deats said. bec aus e we fel t tha t no matter laughing. schools and among young first- nonviolent choices, sponsors a Photos and biographies of what our governments were If the museum receives fu 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:27:57 AM York in 1998 to attend school. He women. Prosecutors allege the fine of $20,000, imprisoned for 4 Submitted at 10/27/2009 joined the Marin e Corps soon brothers took part in at least three months, demoted from sergeant to WILMINGTON, N.C. – Sgt. after the Sept. 11 attacks, served other fraudulent marriages private and discharged from the BERKELEY, Calif. – T Jason Hawk and his bride met for three years and received an bet wee n the Man ins and oth er Army. He does not face federal families of three Americans be the first time when he picked her honorable discharge. He then women. charges. held in Iran plan to release vid up at a bus stop near his Army moved back to New York and Chris Grey, an Army Criminal The Manin brothers are in footage that they say proves base a d ay before their weddin g. opened an international car Investigation Command custody in Edgecombe County, three were simply on vacation Prosecutors say the speedy shipping business. spokesman, said this type of fraud N.C., awaiting trial next year on had no underhand intentions w romance was echoed by a fast His brother, Pavel, came to the case happens "very infrequently" charges of marriage and visa they strayed across the border. honeymoon: Ayna Ivanova United States in 2001 and joined and housing fraud cases usually fraud, conspiracy and stealing Shane Bauer, 27, Sarah Sho returned to New York soon after. the Army in March 2005. While don't involve false marriages. public money. U.S. District Court 31, and Josh Fattal, 27, have b Two other paratroopers who in the Army, prosecutors say Most deal with soldiers receiving Judge Louise Wood Flanagan detained since July 31. Th served with Hawk and three Pavel Manin recruited soldiers benefits they're not entitled to for deemed both brothers a flight risk. apparently crossed into Iran women now each face up to five when he was stationed with the reasons such as not reporting they Pavel Manin had an airline ticket accident while hiking in a sce years in federal prison when 82nd Airborne Division at Fort are divorced or saying their rent to Kazakhstan when he was area in northern Iraq. They h sentenced for their roles in what Bragg, N.C., to take part in the requires all of the money and arrested. been visite authorities say was a marriage scheme. As junior enlisted doesn't. Farris and Schneider pleaded who oversee U.S. interests in I scheme that garnered U.S. soldiers, they couldn't live off Besides Hawk, Sgt. Wesley guilty in October to conspiracy to but have had n citizenship for Russian brides and post unless they were married or Farris, 23, agreed to marry commit marriage fraud. Both families. coveted housing allowances for had a family. Svetlana Kaloshina and Sgt. await sentencing next year. Iranian Foreign Minis 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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68 Popular News/ FAMILIES continued from page 67 rap song — "Yo, it's hot/It's 'cos More importantly, she said, the International Honors Program. I'm in Iraq." — against a backdrop two videos show "the harmless Watching the videos has been of the city of Irbil in Iraq. A nature of all three of them." bittersweet, Hickey said. "It was second video shows Fattal, Bauer Fattal, who lives in the kind of fun to see that they were (BBC News | Americas | World assistant Attorney General E and Shourd dancing in an Philadelphia suburb of Elkins having fun and they were being Edition ) Nichols was quoted unfinished cinder block building. Park, said she and the other two kids. "But it also made me really Submitted at 10/27/2009 4:48:38 AM Press as saying. "These kids were on vacation. mothers traveled to the United wonder why they're still being Two of Mr They were just traveling; they Nations Iranian mission in New held. It made me miss Shane even The sexual assault trial of a -age wives, as well as former were having a good time," Nora York on Oct. 15 to deliver a more." member of a US polygamy sect is members, are due to g Shourd, Shourd's mother, said in a pe titi on si gne d by mo re than Nora Shourd, who lives in to continue with a second day of evidence for the prosecuti phone interview Monday. 2,500 people asking that the Oakland, said she's watched the jury selection at a Texas court. In April 2008, US offic "It's obvious they're on vacation. hikers be released. videos "50 times already." Raymond Jessop, 38, faces up to removed 416 children from This makes it real clear that they Iranian authorities have had "It's wonderful to see them. It's 20 years in prison if found guilty sect's ranch after receivin were there having fun," said nearly three months to question wonderful to see Sarah dancing of the charge related to his alleged report of sexual abuse. Bauer's mother, Cindy Hickey, the hikers, Fattal said, and "I can't and they're really having a good marriage to an under-age girl. A Texas court later overtur who lives in eastern Minnesota. imagine what else they're time," she said. "But then I feel It is the first criminal case the decision to remove "This is a carefree attitude and not expecting to hear." the opposite, which is — Why in stemming from a raid on the sect's children. an attitude of someone that was The videos were made two days the world are they sitting in a jail ranch last year. It said the state had overstep meaning to do harm." before the hikers were detained. in Iran?" About 150 people, including its authority because of the lac Laura Fattal said the videos They were shot by Shon ___ members of the sect, were eligible evidence about widespread sex showed her son looking well and Meckfessel, a fourth American on Associated Press Writer Kathy for jury duty. abuse. fit — "on top of his game." the trip who did not go hiking Matheson in Philadelphia The Yearning For Zion Ranch The Fundamentalist Church But it was hearing his voice that with the others because he was contributed to this story. was raided in April, and hundreds Jesus Christ of Latter Day Sa really affected her. feeling ill. ___ of children removed after one girl is a breakaway sect 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record Popular News/ DIPLOMAT continued from page 68 Afghanistan. The White House has sai (BBC News | Americas | World the 1959 revolution brought Fidel She agreed on the condition that "I have doubts and reservations decision on a new strategy Edition ) Castro to power. she received no money and was about our current strategy and Afghanistan, including tro Submitted at 10/26/2009 4:27:16 PM She agreed to help because she not asked to participate in any planned futur e stra tegy, but my numbers, will be made in had become disenchanted when violent acts against the Cuban resignation is based not upon how coming weeks, but critics say A sister of Cuba's former long- Fidel abandoned the nationalist government. we are pursuing this war, but why process is time leader, Fidel Castro, has democratic revolution he She would help people and to what end." The top US military comman admitted spying for the CIA in the promised and instea d imposed a persecut ed by the Cuban secret White House 'ripples' in Afghanistan, Gen Stan 1960s. one-party Marxist state "simply p o l i c e e s c a p e c a p t u r e , Mr Hoh said he decided to speak McChrystal, has asked for at l Juanita Castro, who now lives in out of the need to hold power", imprisonment and possible out because "I want people in 40,000 more troops there. Miami, said she had gathered she said. execution, often by sheltering Iowa, people in Arkansas, people Mr Hoh advised cutting com sensitive information for the US "Did I feel remorse about them at the home of her mother, in Arizona, to call their troops; more support for Pakis for three years. bet raying Fide l by agreei ng to Lina Ruz Gonzalez, she added. congressman and say, 'Listen, I bet ter In her memoirs, she said she had meet with his enemies? No, for Ms Castro fled Cuba a year after don't think this is right'. " propaganda fallen out with Fidel and her other one simple reason: I didn't betray her mother died, believing she The Washington Post described of al-Qaeda; and more pressure bro the r Raul - Cub a' s cur re nt him. He betrayed me," she wrote. would no longer be protected the resignation as sending "ripples Afghan President Hamid Ka president - over the killing of their "He betrayed the thousands of us from the attention of the secret all the way to the White House". to clean up governm opponents. who suffered and fought for the pol ic e, and se tt le d in Miam i, To prevent him leaving, officials corruption, the Washington P Ms Castro, 76, said she had revolution that he had offered, one where she ran a pharmacy until offered Mr Hoh a job in the US reported him as saying. helped to warn and hide Cuban that was generous and just and 2007. Raul helped her get a visa embassy in Kabul. He was flown "We want to have some kind dissidents before finally fleeing would bring peace and democracy to leave. to Washington to meet the US governance there, and we h the island in 1964. to Cuba, and which, as he himself Fidel relinquished power to Raul special representative for some obligation for it not to b There has been no immediate had promised, would be as ' Cuban in February 2008. He has not been Afghanistan and Pakistan, bloodbath," reaction from the US or Cuban as palm trees'," she wrote. seen in public since falling ill in Richard Holbrooke, who initially "But you have to draw the governments. Ms Castro said that at a meeting July 2006. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 3:04:25 AM a glimmer of hope for those who scandal a few years ago (under friendly to management at the want shareholders to have a previ ous management). Cynic al expense of shareholders. They see Business.view pro per say on who sit s on the folk may suspect that Delaware’s pre-eminence in Oct 27th 2009 boards of the firms they own. The HealthSouth’s new bylaw is partly company registrations as the (The Economist: Daily From Economist.com A glimmer directors of HealthSouth, which intended to draw a line under the outcome of a race to the columns of hope for corporate-governance runs a chain of hospitals and firm’s past scandals. They may regulatory bottom. Indeed, it can Submitted at 10/27/2009 reform clinics, approved a change in its also fear that it is not as reforming be argued that this was the cause AMERICA’S system of elections by la ws th at wi ll obli ge it to as it looks; and that its backers of the weak corporate governance Green.view for the boards of companies has reimburse shareholders who hope to discourage the SEC from that contributed mightily to the Oct 27th 2009 long been a sort of Potemkin mount a proxy contest for the reviving its plans to impose spectacular business failures of From Economist.com T village: impressive, until you lean expense involved—provided that tougher reforms by giving the recent years, both on Main Street controversy ov on it. Yes, there is one share, one their candidate achieves at least appearance that boards are and Wall Street. SuperFreakonomi vote. But only candidates 40% of the vote. It is the first big reforming themselves. Having to Larry Summers, Barack Obama’s FOOLS rush in wh proposed by the incumbent board American company to offer such get 40% of votes before being chief economic adviser and a climatologists fear to tread. T make it on to the ballot that the reimbursement, and it has led reimbursed is a high threshold. former treasury secretary, has said at least, is what critics are say firm sends to shareholders. Other some activist shareholders to The result may be that outside that one of the key principles of about a book called candidates can seek votes only by declare the start of an important candidates will seek election only regulatory reform after the recent SuperFreakonomics circulating “proxies” of their own new trend. Bob Monks, a veteran if they are almost certain to crisis is that no firm should be publish to shareholders, at the candidates’ campaigner on corporate win—in other words, that little able to choose its own regulator. authors are self-proclaim own expense. The cost of this is governance, says the move is very will change. He gave no indication that this “rogue economist” Steven Le usually enough to deter them, important, not just because it But those who hope it is the start principle should apply to choosing of the University of Chicago, allowing the official slate of reduces the financial risk for of a positive trend can point to a which set of state laws a firm his swashbuckling sidek 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record GREEN.VIEW: continued from page 70 pa r tie (The Economist: News around 8,000 now. According to exposed to commercial property, the same buffers of equity understood the world a little be analysis ) CreditSights, a research firm, an asset class that continues to go investors and subordinated as they learned why most d when the current cycle is over, the downhill fast. In the latest sign of debtholders to help bear the costs Submitted at 10/26/2009 3:38:49 AM dealers live at home, for exam rate of bank failures may be distress, Capmark, one of of failure. (the profits go to gang leade American bank failures double what it was during the America’s largest commercial- The crisis among small banks Crunch the numbers, the bo Oct 26th 2009 S&L crisis. propert y len d er s, fil ed for may not threaten the system in the insisted, and it all makes sen From Economist.com Smaller The total of failures also bankruptc y on Sunday. same way as big-bank failures. In “Superfreakonomics” the et American banks are now at the disguises the size of individual These factors point to a sharp rise But for taxpayers, there is the is largely unchanged—read centre of the credit storm collapses. The demise of in bank failures. There are 416 prospect of further outlays. A cash stand to learn, among ot PARTNERS BANK of Naples, Washington Mutual, the biggest institutions on the problem list of -strapped FDIC may yet be forced things, why a prostitute is lik Florida, earned a dubious bank to fail in America so far in the Federal Deposit Insurance to tap a $500 billion credit line department-store Santa (dem distinction on Friday October this crisis, means that banks Corporation (FDIC). CreditSights with America’s Treasury. For big for prostitutes turns out to 23rd. It became the 100th accounting for more than 3% of estimates that more than 600 banks, there is the threat that the surprisingly seasonal). But American bank failure of the year. the system’s total assets have banks will fail if conditions stay agency will levy an emergency final chapter tackles the clima On the same day six other fallen during the current cycle as they are. If things get really round of premiums. change debate, and its argume lenders—two more in Florida and already, compared with 4.4% of sticky, more than 1,000 could go As for borrowers, particularly had people up in arms even bef bank s in Minn esot a, Wisconsin, assets over the entire S&L under (compared with over 1,800 small businesses that rely on local the book was published. Clim Illinois and Georgia—joined the episode. in the S&L crisis). lenders, credit may be hard to change commentators of both rollcall of failure in the aftermath Yet passing the hundred mark That means lots of buying come by. Barack Obama unveiled profes of the credit crisis. symbolises how the financial opportunities for other banks and pr op os als on Octo be r 21 st to variety have taken exception More banks have failed in other crisis has shifted its focus from privat e-e qui ty inv est ors. But it increase the size of government- number of the chapter’s open years. The post-war record was large banks to small ones. spells trouble for the FDIC, which guaranteed loans to small assertions. A great deal of deb set in 1989 when 534 banks went America’s big banks may face administers failed banks and businesse s, and to make it more focuses on whether the auth under. That was at the peak of the regulatory uncertainty but they estimates that it will incur total attractive for small lenders to ask 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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72 Economy/ GREEN.VIEW: continued from page 72 Far more insidious than all thes (The Economist: News perhaps 100 people. more uncertainty. At the same Iraqis know that political concerns is the implicit assertio analysis ) The new attack has heightened time, the American army is violence will be with them for a that the authors have cracked th Submitted at 10/26/2009 12:39:00 AM the sense of crisis in the Iraqi continuing with its plans to pull long time, even if full civil war hidden economic forces at wor capital. The past two years have out. It is hoping to have can be avoided. The fortunes of in the climate-change debate, an Baghdad bombs seen fewer bombings and fewer withdrawn 70,000 soldiers by insurgent groups wax and wane, the explicit suggestion that th Oct 26th 2009 | BAGHDAD people killed than in the years August 2010, leaving a residual their support base shrinking and one technological solution is th From Economist.com At least before. But insurgents are now force of 50,000 for another year. expanding depending on how silver bullet that could solve th 155 die in the worst bombings in focusing on spectacular assaults in Barack Obama and other world vulnerable sectarian groups feel. climate calamity. The Union o Iraq of the past two years an effort to affect the political leaders condemned Sunday's But an end to the bombings is not Concerned Scientists has alread TWO car bombs turned Baghdad situation. Elections are due in bombs. But violence in Iraq is in sight. The locations of the latest issued a into a killing field on Sunday January and security is a big increasingly a local affair. A small attacks were symbolic. Haifa book’s October 25th, claiming the lives issue. As in Afghanistan, where group of American forensics Street was in the hands of the merits of this one idea amon of at least 155 people and injuring the Taliban stepped up attacks experts visited the sites of the insurgents three years ago. many will rage on in th hundreds more. The main targets during the election campaign, latest attacks but to get there they American and Iraqi troops fought bl ogo s were the ministry of justice and more bombings are likely in the rode in Iraqi army vehicles. pitched battles to retake it in what With “Freakonomics”, th public works and the office of the coming months. Iraq's prime The Iraqi government, and turned out to be the start of the authors made pop economists o governor of Baghdad province. minister, Nuri al-Maliki, had been others, blame Sunni insurgent “surge” that eventually helped to everyone, to the general good. T Almost simultaneously the claiming credit for ending the groups including al-Qaeda and improve security in much of Iraq. give the sequel’s readers thi explosions sent windows and their descent into civil war and is members of Saddam Hussein's At the time, bodies were stacked distorted lens through which t frames several hundred metres therefore vulnerable. Voters might former regime for the attacks. But up like bales of hay on Haifa view climate change and i along Haifa Street, near the also punish political parties with Iraqis are also pointing fingers at Street. Since then, occupants had solution is to do readers a grav fortified Green Zone. Burst water their own militias, if they are seen political parties. Insurgents, by returned and a sense of normality disservice. mains flooded parts of the area, to be associating with terrorists. hitting ministries and other had started to take hold. Back to top ^^ washing over charred bodies and The attack comes at a fragile time government institutio trying Back to top ^^ Readers' 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Submitted at 10/27/2009 5:45:41 AM "We have no plans to m further large acquisitions. Paris-based Publicis Groupe, have plenty of plans to m which currently boasts that 25% small acquisitions in two ar of its revenues are derived from One is everything which has to digital advertising and media with emerging markets. ( MediaPost | Media News ) consumer products top the list of phones make this type of impulse services, ultimately plans to emerging markets we categories purc hase at lea st once per Submitted at 10/27/2009 6:15:10 AM become an "all-digital agency," its interested by agencies, advertis Of those interested in receiving week or more often Chairman-CEO Maurice Levy agencies, PR agencies, marke According to a new survey alerts, 53% would be at least • Among women with cell said in an interview following the services, digital - obviously commissioned by 1020 Placecast somewhat interested in being ph on es ag es 18 to 44 , 27 % release of its third quarter media. And we are still intere and conducted by notified about restaurant specials report making at least one earnings this morning. across the board by dig Harris Interactive, American around them.In addition, about 2- impulse purchase a week Addressing why Publicis appears operations. These acquisitions consumers are receptive to opt-in in-5 of these adults would like to • Among men 18 - 34, this to be out-performing the results of very hard to find ; there are mobile marketing messages from receive alerts about sales for: number rises to 31% the other major agency holding many, and they are not v brick-and-mortar businesses. 42% • Movie/event tickets (43%) companies during the global costly. We have liquidity of ab of 18 to 34 year old cell phone • Weather information (39%) Among cell phone owners in economic recession, Levy said, €3. 5 bil owners and 33% of 35 to 44 year • Clearance or liquidation households with children under "Obviously we have invested a lot ample room to make olds are a t least somewhat sales (37%) 18, 37% are at least somewhat in transforming Publicis into an acquisitions we expect to do, interested in receiving alerts about interested in receiving opt-in all-digital agency and this is normally we should be at a v 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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( MediaPost | Media News ) According to the RFPs, CIMM is have been prepping the RFPs: It the two studies. AT&T.

Submitted at 10/27/2009 5:19:56 AM seeking proposals on two studies: asks whether researchers can track Research companies that may bid 2. Prologue one to evaluate how to take addressable advertising - for CIMM funding include As buyers and sellers Following months of speculation advantage of set-top-box (STB) referencing a system linked with Rentrak, TNS and TiVo, and advertising-supported media, and the inadvertent circulation of data; and another to examine how "Project Canoe." That maybe even Nielsen, which is are deeply concerned that, des draft proposals, the media to best track viewing across organization is now known as concurrently funding new primary the efforts of some resea research industry got its first multiple screens. Research Canoe Ventures and has put its research studies that may run suppliers, media measure is genuine look at what the TV companies can bid on either the targeted advertising initiative on par al le l to CI MM' s vi a th e keeping pace with urgent busin industry's new Coalition for STB or "Cross-Platform" study - hold until at least early next year. Ni el se n- bac ke d Co un ci l fo r needs. The media landscape Innovative Media Measurement either in full or in part. CIMM also asks researchers how Research Excellence. changing dramatically, and really has in mind. And In the document, CIMM asks they plan on interacting with the Nielsen recently hinted it intends television marketplace apparently, it wants researchers researchers to explain how their Media Rating Council (MRC) -- to join CIMM in supporting changing with it. We are shift bidding for its proposals to, well, work will produce data that "does the media industry's audience studies on how to advance media from a TV landscape to a m mind the store. "We want to be not replicate commonly used ratings watchdog. The inclusion measurement, announcing last platform clear that we are not only looking bu yi ng an d se ll in g me tr ic s. " of a reference to the MRC is week it would contribute an currency system in place tha for better or more robust versions Looking beyond ratings, CIMM telling, because CIMM so far has additional $2.5 million to the stretched to its limits that o of current media metrics. We need says it is interested in audience said it does not plan to compete CRE, bringing the total amount of measures television. Due t a clear path toward the results- information that includes with Nielsen or other media Nielsen's funding to $10 million. variety of factors, efforts based metrics that are clearly, and "purchase data, lifestyle data, "ratings" providers, but is strictly Below is the text of the RFP upgrade that system and to grow rightfully, being demanded by psychographic s and engag ement focused on primary research document available Monday: bey ond advertisers," reads the official measures." It also cites "sales- initiatives. In August, MRC CEO Request for Proposal moving. 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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Internet News Record MEDIADAILYNEWS continued from page 74 box tuning dat a, offeri ng ver y metrics. We are agnostic as to measured on or across the market basis? is implemented. large samples (approaching who will supply us with this data; platforms that you think would be If you provide DVR data, what Do you weight your data? I census) that can deliver the the field is open, but we need appropriate for a full methods are used to account for please combination of granularity and these forward-looking metrics, understanding of cross platform time-shifted viewing? Does your What are your plans regard reliability we need at low cost, is adequate to the high standards of measurement and reflects DVR data reflect standalone units engagement with the Me obvious. However research trading and post-evaluation, different types of content. If you or only DVRs built in to a STB? Ratings Council? suppliers have not begun to within the next 3-5 years. require examples of content from How are HD networks reported? Other address STB methodological 3. Proposals Sought CIMM members, specify what What kinds of devices or place Please describe your d issues to our satisfaction. Two studies are initially you need. Additional deliverables based viewing is excluded (bars, delivery system. What are y Moreover, actual STB data from contemplated, one to investigate are responses or analyses that hotels, small sets etc.) plans for the field has been limited and the current and future potential of address the following questions. Methodology Can a user overlay an advertis difficult to use. We are looking television measurement via set top Responses may be framed in What methodological issues do schedule on your data? for a supplier or suppliers who box dat a, and the oth er vid eo terms of what is available now or you acknowledge with your data? Can you follow HH-targe can show us how STB data works cross-platform measurement. what you plan to provide in the What level of precision do you advertising, e.g. Project Can today, and how in the near future Recipients are invited to bid on future. If the latter, a timeline anticipate (seconds, minutes etc), Do you have software to anal it can be part of the results-based either or both of these studies, in should be included. commercials commercial vs. program d metrics the marketplace demands. whole or in part. While numerous Questions Relating to Both the Can you dimensionalize the including pod, pod position, e A second concern is cross- questions to be addressed by each STB and Cross Platform Data impact of these issues? as well as all other data collec platform measurement. We need study will be presented here it is Studies How are you dealing with these Can your data interface w reliable, granular, results-based recognized that recipients may Metrics issues? established 3rd party process metrics that can be applied wish to address only those that are Do you report "traditional" What methodological research such as Donovan a consistently across all the major within their competencies. You metrics, those that are currently have you conducted to validate MediaBank? video platforms, to fuel the are invited to contact CIMM c/o used in buying and selling? (e.g. your data? Questions Specific to the S burgeo ning inte re st in mult i- the name at the end of this reach, frequency, time spent, Do you include out-of-home TV Data Study 234 views  0  0 RELATED TITLES LNP Oct 27 09 Edition

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76 MEDIADAILYNEWS continued from page 75 viewing/demographics? demographics) not drawn directly differential impact by medium? Supplier understands that the Can you provide second by from your sample? Do you measure all types of Coalition will determine at its sole second data? If so, is this on a What is the time lag between video, e.g. shows, minisodes, discretion which proposal, if any, pro duc tion bas is or a spe cia l- telecast and availability of data? clips, commercials? Note: all of is accepted. The Supplier waives analysis basis? Questions Specific to the Cross these can contain commercials. any right to claim damages of any Describe your edit rules. This Platform Data Study Do you measure video starts and nature whatever. should include how you deal with Describe your edit rules. duration? This RFP defines specific the following: What metrics do you provide on Additional Information requirements only. It is not Box on/set off (1) aggregate basis, and (2) on an Proposal Format intended to be, nor should it be Faulting individual medium basis. The proposal should contain the construed as, an offer to contract. Dwell time What demographics can you following components: The Coalition will consider each How do you deal with non-STB provi de? Deliverables: specific data and prop osal, bu t is un de r no sets in a home? What is the time lag between analyses to be delivered. obligation to act on any proposal. How do you deal with non-STB exposure (on all platforms) and Timing: calculated from the time All submitted proposals shall homes in your sample area? availability of data? the contact is awarded. be co me th e pr op er ty of th e Do you draw or plan to draw any Regarding the internet Cost: different options may be Coalition. other data from homes that component, how do you presented (e.g. months of data) . Each Supplier agrees that they provide you with STB data? For determine what is on the screen Company profile: brief history, shall absorb all costs incurred in example HH demographics, (video and non-video)? current syndicated and custom the preparation, revision and shopping card data, modem data, Does your internet component offerings, executives who would pres enta tion of any proposal . etc.? include wi-fi enabled laptops, be responsible for this project. When applicable, authorized Do you capture interactive (non- wherever they may be used? Other Terms travel and lodging will be billed at tuning) data from boxes that How do you deal with Following the date at which the cost. support it (e.g. ad click-throughs, respondents using headphones? Coalition receives the Supplier's This content has passed through