E-reader News Edition - 23/07/10 http://www.LibertyNewspost.com Boehner says lawmakers should expect to do more reading if he becomes House Speaker Thomas Ferraro (Front Row “It’s a culture of garbage in, reasons, perhaps to quickly conference, drawing laughter Washington) garbage out,” he said. address an emergency or to from fellow House Democrats.

Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:53:37 AM “If we are fortunate enough to begin a congressional recess on “The hypothetical is so be in the majority and I were time. unreasonable and so unlikely to Republican John Boehner fortunate enough be the speaker Boehner supports a stalled happen that it really doesn’t bear wants you to know that if his of the House, I would run the bipartisan bill that would require commenting on — other than to party wins control of the House House differently than it has legislation to be posted on the say we have provided for the of Representatives and he been run under both Democrats Internet for 72 hours before a time for people to read bills,” he becomes the chamber’s next and Republicans,” Boehner said. vote. said. Speaker, things will be a lot For decades — and with The measure would still allow Hoyer said the landmark U.S. different. varying frequency — bills have waivers, but only with the healthcare legislation, totaling For starters, Boehner says been rammed through Congress approval of a two-thirds vote of more than 2,400 pages lawmakers in both parties will without lawmakers or the public the House Rules Committee, “so and backed by President Barack get a better opportunity to getting much, if any, chance to this bill is pretty good,” Holman Obama, had “more actually read bills before they read them. said. consideration than any other vote on them. Craig Holman of Public published in the Congressional House Democratic Leader bill, perhaps, in the history of “One of the things that the Citizen, a government watchdog Record for at least three days Steny Hoyer shrugs off the Congress of the United American people are most fed group, said “some of the before a House vote. Boehner’s pledge to give States.” up with is the practice of greatest abuses” occurred in the But Holman said the House lawmakers more time if Reuters/Yuri Gripas (Boehner rushing massive, expensive bills few years before Democrats Democratic majority can waive Republicans capture the House at House GOP conference to the floor before anyone has won the House from this rule at will — and has often and end four years of meeting March 20) had a chance to read them,” Republicans in 2006. done so. Democratic rule. Boehner said this week in Newly empowered Democrats Over the years, Republicans “This eventuality of which he looking ahead to the November promptly imposed a rule that and Democrats have rushed speaks is not going to happen,” election. legislation must be in print and votes on bills for a variety of Hoyer told a Capitol Hill news New Blood for Social Security (AEI.Org: Articles) Sorry, readability was unable to Headshot - Propaganda, State tools: PDF Newspaper, Full

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Submitted at 7/22/2010 10:31:49 PM excessive government homes hit a three-month low in regulation, the costs of June while new claims for What do central bankers and healthcare legislation and jobless benefits surged last slalom skiers have in common? uncertainty about government week, the latest indications that Bobbing and weaving, for one policy had significantly the economy is on the ropes. thing. constrained business investment Another report showed an index Federal Reserve Chairman Ben and hiring, and went as far as to of leading indicators, a gauge of Bernanke sat in front of quote a 1979 Ph.D thesis on the the economy’s future prospects, lawmakers for a second day on effects of uncertainty. fell last month, consistent with Thursday to deliver his semi- “You know who wrote those views the recovery was cooling annual assessment of the words?” he asked. “And yes, it and the slowdown could persist economy, cleverly sidestepping is a trick question.” through the end of the year. the obstacles they placed to his The answer of course was To read more of Lucia right and left. With election Bernanke himself, who after Mutikani’s story, click here. season fast approaching, each admitting that it was an Pelosi: Tax cuts for affluent side wanted ammunition for “excellent thesis”, went on to should go their campaigns, and for their agree that uncertainty was until fall energy bill will seek to cut U.S. House of Representatives partisan readings of the having a negative effect, even if Senate Democrats said they oil imports by promoting trucks leader Nancy Pelosi affirmed economy. that effect was tough to would wait until the fall to take that run on natural gas. It will her support for letting lower tax Not surprisingly, the resolutely quantify. up climate-change legislation, also promote energy efficient rates for wealthier Americans apolitical Bernanke trod Elsewhere in Washington setting the stage for a pitched homes and businesses. expire at year-end, despite carefully. For the Democrats, today, Democrats all but gave battle in the weeks before For more of this story, click opposition by several Senate there was comforting agreement up the fight for legislation this congressional elections. The here. Democrats who say the that this week’s bill to regulate year to combat climate change, delay would give Democrats a Bernanke says further easing economy is too fragile for Wall Street had placed the and President Barack Obama small window to advance the hinges on jobs higher taxes. financial system on a sounder signed into law a bill designed complex legislation amid The Federal Reserve may try to For the fully story by Kim footing and reduced the risk of to combat waste and fraud in intense political pressure in the push borrowing costs even Dixon, click here. another devastating financial government. Obama used just weeks before the November lower if the job market And some stories from crisis. Last year’s $862 billion four pens to sign the legislation, elections. continues to languish, Fed elsewhere in the world… economic stimulus had saved or a definite saving on the 11 he For the fully story by Tim Chairman Ben Bernanke said, UK far-right leader barred created somewhere between one used for Wednesday’s Wall Gardner and Thomas Ferraro, offering a hint of what might from Queen’s garden party and three million jobs, Street bill. Later, just to click here. trigger additional monetary Buckingham Palace barred the Bernanke said, and the emphasize that even his Senate bill to implement easing. After three quarters of leader of a British far-right government was right to run a vacations are not wasteful, he offshore reforms next week solid growth, the U.S. economy party from entry to a garden fiscal deficit in 2010 to support announced he would be Senate Majority Leader Harry has been losing steam, with party held by Queen Elizabeth, the economy. spending the August 14 Reid said he will unveil an firms still reluctant to hire and to which he had been invited, But Republicans did not come weekend along the hard-hit energy bill next week that will the housing sector seemingly because he had made it a away empty handed either, with Florida Gulf Coast. implement offshore drilling unable to exit a prolonged rut. political issue. Nick Griffin, Bernanke emphasizing that the Here are our top stories from reforms and “hold BP For more by Pedro Nicolaci da head of the British National accountable” for its historic oil Costa, click here. medium and long-term fiscal today: WASHINGTON page 5 path was unsustainable. Rep. Democrats delay climate fight spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Home sales at 3-month low, E-reader News Edition Headline/ Business/ 3 Rrrrrrring, it’s the President calling… David Alexander (Front Row message was reconciliation.” Washington) The Washington Post said the

Submitted at 7/22/2010 1:41:27 PM administration put “panic before principle.” They talked. House Republican leader John President Barack Obama called Boehner joined in, saying it was Shirley Sherrod at about 12:35 not the way to treat an p.m. and they spoke for 7 American. “The whole episode minutes. White has been unfortunate. I think Facebook Mobile House spokesman Robert Gibbs this lady has been put through Boss Hints iPad says the White House hell and back and I hope that she operator unsuccessfully tried to receives the appropriate App Is Coming reach her twice last night but apologies, and has an Nicholas Carlson (Business was unable to leave a voicemail. opportunity to return to her job.” Insider) POTUS offered his regrets, said Sherrod had told ABC’s “Good Agriculture Secretary Tom Morning America” she wasn’t Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:28:17 AM Vilsack had been sincere in his It didn’t show her full remarks Although the White House sure “that the president is fully Facebook hasn't release an iPad apology yesterday, and hoped and the point of her story, in denied involvement in the behind me” and that she thought app yet, but we expect it too – if that she would see “this which she described having an decision, the hasty rush to she deserved a call from Obama. only because the guy in charge misfortune” as an opportunity to epiphany when she realized no judgment embarrassed the She said she wasn’t looking for of Facebook mobile sounds continue her hard work on one else was helping the farmer, Obama administration, which another apology; that wasn’t the pretty desperate to do it. behalf of those in need. even his white attorney. found itself pilloried in the point. Eric Tseng, the former Google In just days, a charge of racism That was when she realized the editorial pages on Thursday. “I’d like to talk to him a little Android exec now at Facebook, by a conservative led to issue wasn’t race, but poverty, Sherrod has been working in about the experiences of people said Facebook has nothing to Sherrod losing her Agriculture and launched herself into the rural development for years in like me, people at the grassroot announce right now but told us Department job and ended in a struggle that ultimately helped Georgia. Her husband, Charles, level, people who live out there "the iPad is really exciting for phone call from the president. save his farm, Sherrod told her was a leader in the Student in rural America, people who me personally." It seems that the more Shirley audience. Nonviolent Coordinating live in the South,” she said. "It's a category which I expect Sherrod talked this week, the Her bosses didn’t heed her Committee in Georgia during “I know he does not have that will be around for a long time." clearer it became how badly the appeals to look at the full tape of the Civil Rights Movement of kind of experience. Let me help Join the conversation about this Obama administration handled her remarks. In a series of calls the 60s and is now a chaplain at him a little bit with how we story » her sacking as Georgia rural on Monday Sherrod was a state prison. think, how we live and the See Also: development director at USDA. initially suspended and then Even a brief check should have things that are happening.” • Doodle Jump For iPad Being Sherrod was forced to resign sacked. prompted the administration to Obama must have been Rebuilt So It's "A Whole New Monday after conservative “The first call I received said, take a closer look at the facts. listening. Thursday he made the Game" blogger Andrew Breitbart ‘We’re putting you on “The Obama administration has call. • Man Returns iPad Because It's posted a clip online of a speech administrative leave.’ The next been shamed by its rush to Photo credit: Reuters/Kevin Just Too Awesome she gave in March to a Georgia call was, ‘Shirley, we’re going judgment,” The New York Lamarque (Gibbs answers • The 10 Most Expensive iPad local NAACP meeting. to have to ask you to resign.’ Times said. “Shirley Sherrod questions about Sherrod at Apps The clip showed her talking And then, ‘The White House was sandbagged by a two-and-a- Wednesday’s briefing), Reuters/ about doing little to help a white wants you to resign’,” Sherrod half-minute clip from a 45- Jeff Haynes (Obama and farmer 20 years ago because of told NBC’s “Today” show. minute speech in which the real Vilsack in December 2008) race. 4 Headline/ E-reader News Edition

Republicans turning up the heat on tax cuts Donna Smith (Front Row House Speaker Nancy Pelosi $200,000 and couples with lot of heat on the $1.4 trillion cuts for the top income brackets Washington) said on Thursday that incomes above $250,000 budget deficit and more than just helps the wealthy and does

Submitted at 7/22/2010 5:08:34 PM Democrats support extending amounts to a tax increase on $13 trillion debt ahead of the not create jobs, or whether they tax cuts for the middle class, but small business since many small election. accept Republican arguments An election-year debate over allowing the tax breaks for the entrepreneurs report business A new poll could help settle the that allowing the top income tax tax cuts and deficits is heating wealthy to expire in order to income on their individual tax debate. A Quinnipiac University rates to rise as scheduled in up as Republicans press for help bring down huge budget returns. poll released on Thursday said January will hurt small extending all of President deficits. Democrats have been divided voters overwhelmingly believe businesses, which are a major George W. Bush’s tax cuts and House Republicans over what to do about the tax lowering unemployment, which source of job creation. Democrats debate what to do immediately fired off an email cuts. At least three Senate stood at 9.5 percent last month, Photo Credit: REUTERS/ against the backdrop of a slow to reporters saying “Pelosi Democrats have said they are in is more important than reducing Jonathan Ernst (House Speaker economy, huge deficits and announces tax hikes on small favor of extending all of them the federal budget deficit. Nancy Pelosi) feared shellacking in the business.” Republicans argue temporarily to help the tepid It might just boil down to November congressional that allowing tax rates to rise on economic recovery take hold. whether voters believe Pelosi elections. individuals making more than But Democrats are also taking a who argues that extending tax E-reader News Edition Business/ Politics/ 5 WASHINGTON continued from page 2 iFive: Bonnie Wrecks Relief Well, Microsoft's Party (BNP) which calls for a strain on hospitals. Marco halt to immigration, voluntary Wanderwitz, a member of HP Tablet Hook-Up, Facebook's Forgery, repatriation of immigrants and Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Britain’s withdrawal from the Christian Democrats (CDU), YouTube Playlists, Disney's Social Games European Union, had been told Bild newspaper it was not Addy Dugdale (Fast ways and has posted a Flickr set typed Ceglery there, fans of invited to the party as he is a fair for those leading healthier Company) of the originals of its altered crunch) says that claim is Member of the European lives to have to pay for those Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:55:03 AM images. "hilarious." Parliament. However, the who raised healthcare costs by 2. On the heels of the 4. Way-hey! Google's taking a decision to include him on the being overweight. While you were sleeping, announcement of its record Q2 leaf out of Apple's book and guest list provoked For more stories from our innovation was licking its results, Microsoft, whose new introducing curated playlists to condemnation from anti-racism Washington correspondents finger, sticking it in the air to slogan is Be What's Next, said its music content on YouTube. campaigners and just hours visit www.reuters.com and stay determine which way the wind its hook-up with HP on the It's also hosting unsigned talent, before the event was due to take informed. was blowing, then getting in its tablet front, which will run showing the most popular place, officials announced he Photo Credit: REUTERS/Jim coracle and rowing the hell outta Windows 7, is to be an videos and probably playing the was no longer welcome to Young (Federal Reserve Bonnie's way. enterprise-only venture, with HP spoons in the background on attend. Chairman Ben Bernanke 1. 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For arguing that their unhealthy Tropical Storm Bonnie powers communications channel $600 million, the Mouse House lifestyle is putting too much of a up, including the rig that is system, but we're not really will get itself a similarly The Gospel According to Luce drilling the relief well. The cap, interested in that, are we, acquisitive firm--earlier this however, is to stay in place. chums, what we want to know month it gobbled up its seventh Jackson Lears (The New His American Century There are also reports that BP about is the LEGAL FIGHT! company--that will sit on the Republic - All Feed) by Alan Brinkley has been buying off scientific The social networking site says studio's games shelf alongside Submitted at 7/22/2010 11:00:00 PM (Knopf, 531 pp., $35) experts in order to aid its post- that the contract being waved Tapulous. I. Deepwater litigation defense. around by Wotsit Ceglia is a The Publisher: Henry Luce and The firm has, however, realized forgery. 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Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:13:36 AM active Random House new ways to stymie such deals. agreements undermines our Ultimately, the big winner Amazon shot off an innocuous longstanding commitments to today is Amazon. Without news release last night and investments in our authors, damaging its relationship with announcing that several and it establishes this Agency as Random House, it gained twenty heavyweights of literature our direct competitor," said new titles for its e-book store would soon be joining its Kindle Stuart Applebaum, a Random including Midnight's Children Store roster, including Salman House spokesman in a statement and Lolita--neither of which will Rushdie, Vladimir Nabokov, Thursday. "Therefore, be available through Apple's and Philip Roth. These big gains regrettably, Random House on a iBook store. Perhaps it's for Amazon's e-book store come worldwide basis will not be aggressive deals like this that from a deal with the Wylie entering into any new English- helped Amazon's digital store Agency that's bringing 20 of the language business agreements grow more than 200% since most important titles in fiction with the Wylie Agency until this January, and its e-book sales to the Kindle. But the new deal situation is resolved." overtake hardcovers for the first isn't just digitally launching With production costs of e- time. great works such as Portnoy's books declining thanks to the Correction: An earlier version Complaint--it's also causing ease of Internet distribution, the of this article misattributed Jane huge complaints from the need for publishers is Friedman as a co-founder of authors' publisher, Random diminishing. And Wylie, Odyssey Editions. Friedman, the House. according to the Associated Editions, an e-publishing firm deal were not disclosed, former CEO of HarperCollins, is Following Amazon's Press, has for some time Wylie launched last year that Amazon must've offered the actually the co-founder of Open announcement, Random House, considered breaking with has been attracting authors with Wylie Agency enough to lure it Road Integrated Media, a the leading trade publisher in the traditional publishers by offers of higher royalties. away from its global business content marketing firm that U.S., announced it would no releasing books themselves. Traditional publishers typically with Random House. Either focuses on e-books. longer conduct "new English- Agency founder Andrew Wylie, offer 25% of royalties for e- way, Wylie's jump into e- language business" with the whose clients include Roth and books--agents and authors are publishing sparks a whole new Wylie Agency. "The Wylie Rushdie among others, finally now looking for 50%. war between agencies and Agency's decision to sell e- decided to release a line of e- While the financial terms of the traditional publishing houses, books exclusively to Amazon books through Odyssey Your own personal yellow submarine Human Mutant Videos (CNET News.com) two-seat yellow submarine Religion and the Attack On the (HowStuffWorks Daily Feed) Religion and the Attack On the Submitted at 7/22/2010 1:00:00 PM Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:59:52 AM could be yours for just 2 million Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available clams. tools: PDF Newspaper, Full tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Amazon strikes an exclusive-to 2 minutes 23 seconds Text RSS, Term Extraction. (more info) Text RSS, Term Extraction. -Kindle deal with a gaggle of July 23, 2010 6:59 AM PDT Five Filters featured article: famous authors, YouTube Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State revamps its music site, and a Headshot - Propaganda, State E-reader News Edition Business/ 7

BP Oil Disaster Could Cost Gulf Economy $22.7 Billion Ariel Schwartz (Fast offers some eye-opening million emergency fund is put in marketing campaigns to yield a USTA thinks it has too negative Company) statistics: The effects of the oil place. Oxford explains in the return of $5 to $64 in visitor of a connotation).

Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:08:57 AM disaster on tourism to the Gulf report: spending for every dollar spent All good ideas, and they could Coast will last up to three years Separate research by Oxford on marketing. certainly give a boost to the There may no longer be oil and cost the area $22.7 billion. has determined a range of The U.S. Travel Association-- Gulf Coast's economy. The seeping into the ocean off Most of the losses will fall on tourism marketing ROI for the nonprofit that represents the problem is, though, that no one Louisiana's coast, but the Florida's shoulders, but various destination campaigns country's travel industry--also really knows what the long-term damage is done. And the Louisiana, Mississippi, and over the past decade. This released a 10-point " Roadmap environmental impact of this cleanup process will be Alabama will also feel the analysis showed that some of to Recovery" (PDF), in response disaster will be--and the scope expensive, lengthy, and disaster's effect on tourism for a the most effective campaigns to Oxford's report. Among the of that impact will directly detrimental to the Gulf long time to come. were conducted after a crisis. suggestions: business meal tax affect the tourism recovery economy, according to a But the situation isn't without This was observed in campaigns deductions, an employee process. Not that we're knocking report(PDF) from Oxford hope. According to Oxford, the both for Canada after SARS and retention tax credit, and a the recovery plan--it's a much- Economics. disaster's impact could be for Alaska after the Exxon reversal of the "state of The report, released this week, reduced by $7.5 billion if a $500 Valdez spill....we found tourism emergency" declaration (The OIL page 8 8 Business/ E-reader News Edition ECB President, Trichet, Says Cut Stress Test Guide Book: Public Spending and Raise Taxes Here's What's Going To Connie Madon conservatism. Bernake would (BloggingStocks) continue to use public money, if Happen At 12:00 ET needed. He has already Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:30:00 AM Gregory White (Business used$11.2 trillion of taxpayer Insider) Filed under: International money to prop up U.S. bank. Markets, Politics, Federal The shift of this vast amount of Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:41:00 AM Reserve, Recession, Financial money from taxpayers to the Just now, the CEBS released Crisis Ben Bernanke, chairman private banking sector is details of the European stress of the U.S. Federal Reserve, spend" -- given to all unprecedented in world history. tests and they claim they are said on Thursday: "In the short industrialized economies. Whether he should continue this much more stringent than the term, I would believe that we In Europe, both manufacturing policy is open to debate. U.S. version. At noon, more should maintain a reasonable and services output in the Do you believe that Trichet is details will surface. Here's a • The tests include a projected degree of fiscal support, eurozone grew faster than right to cut spending and raise quick rundown of the schedule. 6% increase in unemployment, a stimulus for the economy." expected. The European taxes? • Now: details of the European 20% annual fall in equities in That was yesterday. Today, Commission also said that ECB President, Trichet, Says stress tests 2010 and 2011, and GDP Friday, Jean Claude Trichet, consumer confidence was at its Cut Public Spending and Raise • 12:00 PM EDT: The results of contraction of 3% over the president of the European highest level in July for more Taxes originally appeared on the stress tests, including period from 2010 to 2011. Central Bank, in an editorial for than two years. BloggingStocks on Fri, 23 Jul specifics on how the 91 banks • Banks are considered failing if the Financial Times, called for When it comes to economic 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see performed under each scenario their tier 1 capital ratios fell public spending cuts and tax policy, it's difficult to plot the our terms for use of feeds. Read| (likely the impact of the test on below 6% under any test. increases immediately across the perfect path. 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Europe > Join the conversation about this Here's what we know thus far: story » OIL continued from page 7 needed start. they'll assume all initial Got information on the spill communication to be strictly you want to share? Email us at confidential. [email protected]. It'll go Ariel Schwartz can be reached directly to the lead reporter and on Twitter or by email. editor on these stories, and E-reader News Edition Business/ 9

Goldman: Deadbeat States' Spending Cuts Are Going To Major Flaw in Apple's Safari Hammer U.S. GDP This Year Vincent Fernando, CFA Here's a graph of this drag Browser Gives Hackers Access to (Business Insider) effect on GDP over time:

Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:17:00 AM As explained in yesterday’s Personal Information daily comment, we no longer Dan Nosowitz (Fast key there is that you have to keystroke events using Goldman's Jan Hatzius has expect Congress to extend Company) actually enter the information at JavaScript. When data is warned that spending cutbacks FMAP. Hence, there is up to for U.S. state and local $15 billion or so of budgeted Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:25:55 AM least once to be offered that populated, that is AutoFill’ed, it option. can be accessed and sent to the governments, due to budget funds that may not materialize. Apple may have a reputation as But Safari actually uses attacker. problems for states such as This implies required budget a security leader, but it's not information from the user's Apple responded that the California, will drag down GDP cuts in a range of $89bn- entirely accurate. Its OS can be Address Book app on his or her company is "aware of the issue growth this year. $104bn, or 0.6%-0.7% of GDP, hacked like any other (at computer, meaning the user and working on a fix," though it While this already hit the U.S. almost precisely the same hacking conventions like Def might never have entered that declined to expand on when that economy hard last year, 2010 numbers as we found a year ago Con, Mac OS has not proven information, but Safari can still fix might arrive. Hopefully isn't going to be any better: for fiscal 2010. significantly more secure than pop it into the requisite spot. that's very soon--this is a Goldman: These figures suggest that the Windows), and now, blogger Apple probably sees this as a worrisome flaw, and there's no What will the effect be over the state fiscal drag in fiscal 2011 is and white hat hacker (the good convenient shortcut--the easy way for users to protect next year? We believe it will be likely to resemble that seen in kind) Jeremiah Grossman has information's already in the themselves. around ¾ percentage point, i.e. fiscal 2010. discovered a major flaw in computer, why enter it again?-- Dan Nosowitz, the author of similar to the last year. This is So this drag could be just as Apple's Safari browser. but it also opens Safari up to this post, can be followed on based on the same reasoning as nasty in 2011 as well. The flaw originates from hacking. Says Grossman: Twitter, corresponded with via our July 2009 analysis, and it is Join the conversation about this Safari's unusual auto-fill system. All a malicious website would email, and stalked in San illustrated in the third column of story » In most browsers, when you fill have to do to surreptitiously Francisco (no link for that one-- the table near the beginning of in an address, phone number, extract Address Book card data you'll have to do the legwork this comment. name, or other common bit of from Safari is dynamically yourself). personal information, the create form text fields with the browser offers the option to save aforementioned names, probably that for future reference. The invisibly, and then simulate A-Z 10 Business/ E-reader News Edition Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Partners Revealed: HTC, Samsung, Dell, Asus, and LG Dan Nosowitz (Fast new platform's software phones (and all of the best Company) capabilities, mostly because it Windows Mobile phones),

Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:21:49 AM mostly doesn't yet exist. including the Droid Incredible (Although the fact that and Evo 4G. Dell is a newbie in Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Microsoft is paying app smartphones, but its Streak sort- launch is an incredibly exciting developers to bring great of-tablet was well-received, and smartphone launch, maybe even software to the phone at launch its leaked Android concepts more exciting than the iPhone 4, is a good sign.) But the look absolutely amazing. The since this is a totally new hardware has mostly been a one name left out is Motorola, platform from a major company. mystery--the Samsung phone which has, for the moment, It's also a huge bet for given to journalists and hitched its wagon to Android. Microsoft, but they've been developers earlier this week is Dan Nosowitz, the author of giving us more and more hints not intended for market. this post, can be followed on as to what Windows Phone 7 Today, Microsoft announced its unproven in the American Newly confirmed are HTC and Twitter, corresponded with via will eventually look like, and it hardware partners, and it's pretty smartphone market, but Dell, for sure the two most email, and stalked in San is, for the most part, promising. much everyone you'd want. Samsung's latest Android exciting names we could have Francisco (no link for that one-- Check out impressions of the There's Asus, LG, and Samsung, efforts, the Galaxy S series, look hoped for. HTC is behind you'll have to do the legwork new OS here. who had already been mostly fantastic. almost all of the best Android yourself). We didn't get a full look at the confirmed. Asus and LG are How A Korean Bank Exec Just Got Burned By The Chinese Housing Bubble Gus Lubin (Business Insider) What's interesting here is said the 380-billion-won loan

Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:32:35 AM Chun's scheme might have for the Beijing property has not worked if the Chinese market been included as losses yet A 45-year-old exec at Korea's was as hot as he thought. because it has yet to be Woori Bank was put on notice Turns out the Beijing property determined how much can be this morning after police raided has been sitting on the market salvaged from the property, his office for evidence of a for years. Rather than a quick which remains unsold. construction scheme gone bad, cash-in, the loan became a red Don't miss: 14 Charts That reports Korea Times. Chun's flag on Woori's balance sheet. Show China's Dangerous scheme allegedly involved Separately, Woori Bank Housing Bubble Is Far From guaranteeing a $315 million reported losses of around 200 June, according to the Financial such projects worth a total of 4.2 Over loans to finance a real estate billion won resulting from Supervisory Service (FSS). The trillion won for six years from Join the conversation about this project in Beijing, in return for payment guarantees for soured financial watchdog said that the 2002 to 2008. story » $2.3 million in kickbacks. project financing deals last lender provided guarantees for A Woori Bank representative E-reader News Edition Business/ Culture/ 11 Johnson Control Wise Words: Benefits From Auto Happily Options Update: JP Ever After Production WomansDay.com Editors Mark Fightmaster (Daily Woman's Day Blog) Morgan August Volatility (BloggingStocks) Submitted at 7/23/2010 6:30:00 AM Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:45:00 AM Decreases to 30 from 37 Here's a little bit of inspiration Filed under: Earnings Reports, Paul Foster (BloggingStocks) contracts. August option implied to make your day fun, fabulous Johnson Controls (JCI) Johnson volatility is at 34, and December and full of joy. Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:00:00 AM Control ( JCI) said Friday that a is at 35, versus its 26-week It is possible to live happily boost in auto production and Filed under: JPMorgan Chase average of 36, according to ever after on a day-to-day basis. new vehicle launches helped it higher stake will cost the (JPM), Newmont Mining Track Data, suggesting non- —Margaret Wander Bonanno turn in a profit during the fiscal company $90 million. Delkor (NEM), Options JP Morgan ( directional price movement. What will you do today that'll third quarter. The company Corp. produces automotive JPM) closed up 96 cents to CBOE Volatility Index - VIX make you happy? reported net income of $418 batteries. $39.40. Option volume of 48K down 1.12 cents to 24.52. Have a favorite quote? Send it million, or 61 cents per share, Continue reading Johnson contracts compares to put Update is by Stock Specialist to us at during the quarter. Excluding Control Benefits From Auto volume of 28K contracts. Paul Foster of [email protected] with one-time items, JCI earned 54 Production August put option implied theflyonthewall.com. your name, city and state. You cents per share, missing the Johnson Control Benefits From volatility is at 30, below a level Options Update: JP Morgan might be featured in an consensus estimate by a penny. Auto Production originally of 37 from July 14, according to August Volatility Decreases to upcoming Wise Words post! Quarterly revenue came in at appeared on BloggingStocks on Track Data, suggesting 30 from 37 originally appeared Five Filters featured article: $8.54 billion, an increase of Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:45:00 EST. decreasing price movement. on BloggingStocks on Fri, 23 Headshot - Propaganda, State 22% and better than the Please see our terms for use of Newmont Mining ( NEM) is Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please Religion and the Attack On the expected $8.48 billion. feeds. Permalink| Email this| closed up 84 cents to $59.01. see our terms for use of feeds. Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available The Milwaukee-based company Comments NEM is expected to report Q2 Permalink| Email this| tools: PDF Newspaper, Full also announced that it has Johnson Control- Business- EPS on July 28. Gold is recently Comments Text RSS, Term Extraction. agreed to up its stake in a joint BloggingStocks- South Korea- up 0.85% to $1,191, according Options- Implied volatility- venture with South Korean firm Revenue to Bloomberg. NEM option Business- Put option- JPMorgan Delkor Corp. to 90%. The volume of 11K contracts Chase compares to put volume of 3K Levi McConaughey Shows Vida the Ropes on the Playground PopSugar (PopSugar) her hands full carrying little Ryan Phillippe shooting The View 4 Photos ›

Submitted at 7/23/2010 5:00:00 AM Vida, as the girls kept an eye on Lincoln Lawyer. Before filming Levi. Levi's long locks got a on Matthew's latest project got Levi McConaughey looked seasonal trim earlier this month under way, their family ecstatic to hit the jungle gym at as the weather heated up. He, celebrated Levi's big second a Malibu playground on his mom, and his sister have sorts of Summer fun while dad birthday and took a trip to NYC Wednesday. Camila Alves had been filling their days with all Matthew is hard at work with together. 12 Business/ Top News/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition Microsoft: Is Stock a Facebook Quiz Buy After Strong (HowStuffWorks Daily Feed) Yahoo (YHOO) A Earnings? Submitted at 7/22/2010 1:00:00 PM With more than 250 million Steven Mallas 'Work in Progress' (BloggingStocks) members and counting, Steven Halpern "Revenue fell short of the Wall Facebook is one of the fastest- (BloggingStocks) Street consensus but EPS beat Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:30:00 AM growing phenomenons to come out of a college dorm room. Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:50:00 AM by a penny. This was another Filed under: Earnings Reports, mixed quarter from Yahoo. We From Web-based applications to Microsoft (MSFT), Technology pokes, from photo uploads to Filed under: Earnings Reports, think the company is generally The software behemoth Yahoo! (YHOO), Newsletters, making solid incremental fan pages, there's something Microsoft ( MSFT) released its about this social networking Stocks to Buy"Based on progress and management is to shares are still comfortably stellar fourth-quarter results service that sucks people in and valuation and solid be commended for diligently above the 52-week low of Thursday after the bell. The won't let them go. What do you improvements in some areas, we managing costs. $22.73. stock was flat on the news, a know about Facebook? think Yahoo ( YHOO) remains a Continue reading Yahoo Continue reading Microsoft: Is fact that does not bode well for Five Filters featured article: buy," notes Geoffrey Seiler in (YHOO) A 'Work in Progress' Stock a Buy After Strong my particular situation as I own Headshot - Propaganda, State the wake of the company's Yahoo (YHOO) A 'Work in Earnings? the stock. I was looking for the Religion and the Attack On the "mixed" second quarter earnings Progress' originally appeared on Microsoft: Is Stock a Buy After company to be something of a Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available results. BloggingStocks on Fri, 23 Jul Strong Earnings? originally short-term trade when I tools: PDF Newspaper, Full The editor of BullMarket.com 2010 10:50:00 EST. Please see appeared on BloggingStocks on purchased it back in April at Text RSS, Term Extraction. explains, "The company is still a our terms for use of feeds. about $30. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:30:00 EST. work in progress and investors Permalink| Email this| Didn't work out, but I don't Please see our terms for use of need to be patient, as the the Comments necessarily mind being stuck feeds. Read| Permalink| Email payoff won't really come about Yahoo- Wall Street- Revenue- with the stock for now. I'm this| Comments until the company's efforts BloggingStocks- Companies counting on it to bounce back at Microsoft- BloggingStocks- translate into solid, consistent some point. The valuation Business- Apple- MSFT sales growth. appears fine to me, and the Whale watchers recount bizarre yacht jump (The Upshot) (Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) of their yacht. The whale landed on the deck want to repeat it." Clinton wedding

Submitted at 7/22/2010 12:40:42 PM The couple had seen the whale of their boat and then swam Click photo to see a slideshow • Did Wall Street get off too nearby, but Mothes said he away. of the whale and the mangled easy? South African couple Paloma didn't expect it to be on a [Photos: The never-before- yacht Five Filters featured article: Werner and Ralph Mothes went collision course with the boat. photographed slender loris| Rare Courtesy of Paloma Werner Headshot - Propaganda, State on NBC's "Today" show Mothes told NBC's Matt Lauer (excruciatingly cute) baby Other popular Yahoo! stories: Religion and the Attack On the Thursday morning to discuss the that suddenly, "I saw this huge clouded leopards] • Was Palin's anti-mosque Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available amazing pictures that have monster shape come out of the "It was an awesome Facebook post removed as 'hate tools: PDF Newspaper, Full spread all over the world of a 40 water on my port side." Watch experience," Werner said in the speech'? Text RSS, Term Extraction. -ton whale landing on the deck the interview: interview. "[But] we wouldn't • Even Vietnam abuzz over E-reader News Edition Top News/ 13 NKorea tensions spike at Asian security forum (AP) (Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) negotiate with the North, but and South Korea and Russia. help. Suu Kyi, whose party's landslide

Submitted at 7/23/2010 6:56:02 AM that this type of threat only There was no sign that Clinton said "recent events" had victory in 1990 elections was heightens tensions. She added members of the U.S. and North called into question Myanmar's annulled by the military. HANOI, Vietnam – North that progress in the short term Korean delegations would meet pledges to abide by its Clinton's comments on Korea on Friday threatened the seems unlikely, given the or even cross paths at the annual international commitments, Myanmar echoed those of United States and South Korea circumstances. security forum, which has in the including U.N. sanctions, the previous U.S. administrations with a "physical response" to "It is distressing when North past been a venue for rare talks requirements of its nuclear but they come as President planned weekend naval Korea continues its threats and between the two sides. watchdog, the International Barack Obama has made a push exercises as tensions with the causes so much anxiety among On Wednesday, Clinton Atomic Energy Agency, and the for expanded engagement with communist nation rose in the its neighbors and the larger announced in the South Korean Nuclear Non-Proliferation Southeast Asia. Clinton is to aftermath of the sinking of a region," she told reporters. "But capital that the U.S. would slap Treaty. She did not elaborate but sign the Association of South Korean warship blamed we will demonstrate once again new sanctions on the North to on Thursday mentioned in Southeast Asian Nation's Treaty on the North. with our military exercises ... stifle its nuclear ambitions and passing that a North Korean ship of Amity and Cooperation, In Vietnam for a Southeast that the United States stands in punish it for the sinking of the carrying military equipment had something the Bush Asian regional security forum, firm support of the defense of South Korean ship. The recently docked in Myanmar. administration had refused to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary South Korea and we will penalties will target the "It is critical that Burma hear do. Rodham Clinton and a North continue to do so." country's elite by taking aim at from you, its neighbors, about In an indication of that Korean official traded barbs Shortly before Ri spoke, illicit activities, such as the need to comply with" those increased involvement in the over the ship incident, the Clinton had lashed out against counterfeiting cigarettes and obligation, Clinton told the region, Clinton said "the United upcoming military drills and the belligerent acts by the North, cash and money laundering. forum. States has a national interest" in imposition of new U.S. warning that it must reverse a On Friday, Hungarian Foreign She also hit out on Myanmar's resolving conflicting claims sanctions against the North. "campaign of provocative, Minister Janos Martonyi, human rights record, saying the over the Spratly and Paracel The spokesman for the North dangerous behavior" if it wants representing the European U.S. is "deeply concerned about island chains in the South China Korean delegation to the talks, improved relations with its Union, said the bloc will also the oppression taking place" Sea, particularly between China Ri Tong Il, repeated neighbors and the United States. consider imposing new there against the regime's and Vietnam. Pyongyang's denial of She said stability in the region, sanctions on the North. political opponents and minority She said the disputes interfere responsibility for the March particularly on the Korean Clinton was in Seoul to show groups. Myanmar has said it with maritime commerce, sinking of the ship that killed 46 peninsula, depends in large part support for South Korea along will hold elections at an as yet hamper access to international South Korean sailors and said on convincing an "isolated and with U.S. Defense Secretary unannounced date later this year waters in the area and the upcoming military drills belligerent" North Korea to alter Robert Gates. but U.S. officials say they don't undermine the U.N. law of the were a violation of its course and return to nuclear In addition to North Korea's believe the vote will be free or sea. sovereignty that harkened back disarmament talks. behavior and its nuclear fair. Her comments are likely to to the days of 19th-century Peaceful resolution of the issues program, Clinton raised "We urge Burma to put in place anger China, which asserts "gunboat diplomacy." on the Korean peninsula will be concerns about potential atomic the necessary conditions for sovereignty over the whole The exercises will be "another possible only if North Korea collaboration between the North credible elections, including South China Sea, but Clinton expression of hostile policy fundamentally changes its and Myanmar, also known as releasing all political prisoners, said the U.S. did not support any against" North Korea. "There behavior, Clinton told the Burma, which is restricted by respecting basic human rights country's sovereignty over the will be physical response gathering of top officials from U.N. agreements. and ceasing attacks against islands. She said the U.S. is against the threat imposed by the 10 members of the Numerous reports in past ethnic minorities," Clinton said. willing to work with the all the the United States militarily," Ri Association of Southeast Asian months have suggested that The U.S. has repeatedly called parties, including Vietnam, told reporters in Hanoi. Nations and countries with Myanmar's military rulers are for Myanmar to release detained Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, and Clinton responded by saying major interests in the area like attempting to develop nuclear Nobel Peace laureate and NKOREA page 14 the U.S. is willing to meet and the U.S., China, Japan, North weapons with North Korean democracy advocate Aung San 14 Top News/ E-reader News Edition Calif. council accepts resignations of 3 managers (AP) (Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) evaluation of the police Bell has sparked anger in the state laws. The City Council was $13 million in debt and on

Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:40:43 AM department, the Times said. city of fewer than 40,000 also intends to review city the verge of bankruptcy. Rizzo "I'm happy that they resigned residents. Census figures from salaries, including those of its obtained government grants to BELL, Calif. – Three but I'm disappointed at the 2008 show 17 percent of the own members, according to aid the city, the mayor said. administrators whose huge pension that they're going to population lives in poverty. Councilman Luis Artiga and Rizzo was arrested near his salaries sparked outrage in this receive," said Ali Saleh, a Enraged residents have staged Mayor Oscar Hernandez. home in Huntington Beach in small blue-collar suburb of Los member of the Bell Association protests demanding the firings "We are going to analyze all the March and charged with Angeles have agreed to resign, to Stop the Abuse or BASTA. and started a recall campaign city payrolls and possibly will misdemeanor drunken driving. the City Council said Friday. Rizzo would be entitled to a against some council members. revise all the salaries of the He pleaded not guilty and is due Council members emerged state pension of more than "Woo-hoo, the salaries. Wow. city," Artiga said. back in court for an Aug. 5 from an hours-long closed $650,000 a year for life, What can I say? I think that's However, both men said they hearing, said Farrah Emami, a session at midnight Friday and according to calculations made unbelievable," Christina considered the City Council pay spokeswoman for the Orange announced that they'd accepted by the Times. That would make Caldera, a 20-year resident of to be justified. County district attorney's office. the resignations of Chief Rizzo, 56, the highest-paid the city, said as she stood in line "We work a lot. I work with my The Los Angeles Times Administrative Officer Robert retiree in the state pension at a food bank. community every day," the reported the salaries last week, Rizzo, Assistant City Manager system. Caldera, who is struggling after mayor said, as he shook hands prompting a large protest Angela Spaccia and Police Adams could get more than recently losing her job as a drug with and embraced people Monday at City Hall in which Chief Randy Adams. $411,000 a year. and alcohol counselor, said she leaving the food bank Thursday. residents shouted and demanded Rizzo was the highest paid at Spaccia, 51, could be eligible generally was satisfied with the Council members are on call that Rizzo be fired. $787,637 a year — nearly twice for as much as $250,000 a year way the city was being run but around the clock, and it is not California Attorney General the pay of President Barack when she reaches 55, though the felt high-paid officials should uncommon for them to take Jerry Brown said his office has Obama — for overseeing one of figure is less precise than for the take a pay cut. calls in the middle of the night launched an investigation in the poorest towns in Los other two officials, the Times "What are they doing with all from people reporting problems conjunction with the state's Angeles County. said. that money?" she asked. "Maybe with city services, Artiga said. public employee retirement Spaccia makes $376,288 a year Saleh said the crowd applauded they could put it into more jobs Though many residents are agency into pension and related and Adams earns $457,000, 50 after the announcement but for other people." poor, Hernandez said they live benefits for Bell's civic leaders. percent more than Los Angeles immediately yelled out Attempts to leave messages in a city they can be proud of, Five Filters featured article: Police Chief Charlie Beck. questions about what would seeking comment from Rizzo one with a $22.7 million budget Headshot - Propaganda, State The three will not receive happen to the council members. and Spaccia failed because their surplus, clean streets, Religion and the Attack On the severance packages, the Los Four of the five of them are paid voicemails were full. A message refurbished parks and numerous Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Angeles Times reported Friday. close to $100,000 annually for left for Adams was not programs for people of all ages. tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Rizzo will step down at the end part-time work. When the immediately returned. He pointed proudly down a Text RSS, Term Extraction. of August and Spaccia will crowd's questions were not The county district attorney's street to a park filled with new leave at the end of September. answered, they shouted, office is investigating to exercise equipment. Adams will also leave at the end "Recall!, Recall!" determine if the high salaries for When Rizzo arrived 17 years of August, after completing an Revelations about the pay in the council members violate any ago, Hernandez said, the city NKOREA continued from page 13 the Philippines, to help negotiate Gomez, Margie Mason and Tran Headshot - Propaganda, State Text RSS, Term Extraction. an end to the disputes. Van Minh in Hanoi contributed Religion and the Attack On the ___ to this report. Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Associated Press writers Jim Five Filters featured article: tools: PDF Newspaper, Full E-reader News Edition Top News/ Technology/ 15 Tropical Storm Bonnie nears, Florida, oil spill (AP) (Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) flooding or injuries on islands in businesswoman in heavy winds and rains to the French startups attempt Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:02:26 AM the southeastern and central Providenciales, said some Florida Keys, but emergency to get the last laugh at Bahamas already passed by the streets were flooded. "It's officials said they were not NASSAU, Bahamas – Tropical storm on Thursday. raining from one end of the planning any mandatory France.fr disaster Storm Bonnie raced toward a "We are advising everyone to island to the other," she said. evacuations since they did not Roxanne Varza (TechCrunch) strike on southern Florida on remain vigilant throughout the "The skies are completely dark." expect a major storm surge. Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:54:38 AM Friday, following a course that night and early morning when The storm did not pose a threat As a precaution, storm shelters would take it across the Gulf of the storm exits the Bahamas," to tourist resorts in the islands. will open for tourists and Not to worry, France.fr is still Mexico oil spill, prompting a Russell said. Tourist Ezra Uzzel, 45, of residents who live on boats or down- not much has changed on pause in efforts to clean up the A broken oil well has spewed North Carolina, said he would have special needs. that front - but turns out French disaster. somewhere between 94 million not cut short his two-week In the Dominican Republic, startups want to join in the fun Rain and lightning raked the and 184 million gallons into the vacation in the Turks and where roughly 1,500 people and be the ones who get the last low-lying Turks and Caicos Gulf before a cap could be Caicos. were evacuated, rice fields were laugh. Which is perhaps why a Islands and the Bahamas on attached. The crisis — the "This if our third day, and if the destroyed and 14 communities couple of French startup guys Friday, and forecasters at the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. reports are right, by the left isolated after bridges got together and built the U.S. National Hurricane Center history — unfolded after the BP weekend we should have good collapsed. A 14-year-old boy hilarious mock-site in Miami said the storm was -leased Deepwater Horizon rig weather again," he said. died in Puerto Rico on Sunday France.fr.has- likely to reach the Gulf of exploded April 20, killing 11 Residents in the southeastern after drowning in a swollen failed.com(everything you need Mexico by Saturday. workers. Bahamas endured heavy rains river. to know is in the URL). To cut Bonnie had maximum sustained Some experts worry the and copious lightning, but no Haiti's Department of Civil a short story even shorter, winds of 40 mph (65 kph), and hurricane season could worsen damages or injuries had been Protection reported minor Yoocasa co-founder Axel was centered about 80 miles environmental damage from the reported. Officials with the flooding in the northern Cateland and some of his team (130 kilometers) southeast of spill, with powerful winds and Emergency Operations Center Artibonite region but no injuries (mainly Alexandre Delivet and Miami around dawn Friday. large waves pushing oil deeper said they would travel to the or major damage. Michael Jurena) threw the site The center of Bonnie was into estuaries and wetlands and area with basic supplies as soon ___ together after the picture he sent expected to pass near the also depositing more of the as the weather improved. Associated Press Writer Vivian to Michael Arrington via southern tip of the Florida pungent, sticky mess on A tropical storm warning was Tyson in Providenciales, Turks Twitter was published in peninsula during the day, and beaches. in effect for the northwestern and Caicos, contributed to this TechCrunch on Wednesday. For forecasters said it could People had stocked up on water Bahamas, for Florida's east report. all the non-French speakers out strengthen a little over the gulf. and food in the southern coast south of Deerfield Beach, Five Filters featured article: there, France.fr.has-failed.com The early forecast track would Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, the entire Florida Keys up the Headshot - Propaganda, State is integrated with Twitter and carry it toward Louisiana. island chains that are well- western coast to Englewood. A Religion and the Attack On the essentially allows users to guess Capt. Stephen Russell, director accustomed to rough weather. tropical storm watch was issued Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available the date that France.fr will go of the Bahamian National Many businesses remained early Friday for the northern tools: PDF Newspaper, Full live (if ever) and broadcast it to Emergency Management open, but schools were already Gulf coast from Destin, Florida, Text RSS, Term Extraction. their Twitter followers. But hey, Agency, said there were no closed for the summer. to Morgan City, Louisiana. the site is so freaking reports of major damage, Donna Musgrove, a The system was expected bring straightforward that you don't need to speak French to connect via twitter and click a date on the calendar. 16 Top News/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition Poll: Prop. 8 Divides Religious Latino 25 Steps to a Healthier You Community in Calif. (HowStuffWorks Daily Feed)

(The Christian Post RSS Feed Latino Protestants, and African- by 52 percent of California most interesting findings in the Submitted at 7/22/2010 1:00:00 PM | Society) American Protestants say they voters in November 2008. survey is the significant number ••• In the late 20th century, Submitted at 7/22/2010 9:59:05 AM would vote to retain the ban on PRRI finds that if a similar of people who said they would same-sex marriage in California. Prop. 8 vote was held tomorrow, support marriage if the law along came aerobics, isometrics, The Latino community in Overall, the PRRI poll – a slight majority (51 percent) of offers religious liberty Richard Simmons, Dr. Atkins, California is sharply divided purposely released before U.S. Californians say they would reassurance that no congregation and a nonstop barrage of along Catholic-Protestant lines District Court Chief Judge vote to allow same-sex would be forced to perform exercise gadgets, all of which when it comes to Proposition 8, Vaughn Walker is expected to marriage, compared to 45 same-sex marriages if it is have left the average person a new poll finds. decide whether Prop. 8 violates percent who say they would opposed to the idea. dazed, confused, and in worse A majority of Latino Catholics, the U.S. Constitution – finds vote to keep it illegal. The bilingual poll (Spanish and shape then ever! So what really 57 percent, say they would vote that more Californians believe Californians who hear negative English) was conducted on works? Here are some helpful to allow same-sex marriage in Prop. 8 was bad for the state (29 messages from their clergy 3,351 adults in California, tips for getting in shape and their state of California, percent) than good for about same-sex marriage are between June 14 and June 30, becoming a healthier person. according to the poll released California (22 percent). less likely to support the union 2010, and included oversamples Five Filters featured article: Wednesday by the Public Nearly half of the state’s (19 percent support), the poll of 350 African-Americans and Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion Research Institute. In population (45 percent) says finds. In contrast, Californians 200 Latino Protestants. The Religion and the Attack On the contrast, only 22 percent of Prop. 8 made no difference. who hear positive messages PRRI poll represents the most Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Latino Protestants say they “Our research shows a from their clergy about same- comprehensive portrait of tools: PDF Newspaper, Full support allowing gay and significant percentage of sex marriage are much more religion and attitudes on same- Text RSS, Term Extraction. lesbian couples to marry. Californians, including people likely to support allowing gay sex marriage and gay and The Latino population makes of faith across the California and lesbian couples to marry lesbian issues since Prop. 8 was up 36.6 percent of California’s religious landscape, say they (six-in-ten). approved two years ago. population, according to the have become increasingly “Although it should come as no Five Filters featured article: 2008 U.S. Census Bureau supportive of gay rights over the surprise, our research confirms Headshot - Propaganda, State statistics. last five years,” said Dr. Robert clergy and religious groups Religion and the Attack On the Most of the Latino Catholic and Jones, CEO of Public Religion continue to play an influential Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available white mainline Protestant Research Institute, in a role in policy debates about the tools: PDF Newspaper, Full population in California support statement. rights of gay and lesbian Text RSS, Term Extraction. same-sex marriage in California. Prop. 8 is an amendment people,” said Daniel Cox, Meanwhile, the majorities of defining marriage as between a director of research for PRRI. white evangelical Protestants, man and a woman. It was passed Cox pointed out that one of the Dinner Diary: Pancetta-Wrapped Salmon WomansDay.com Editors love fish, but I've discovered If you can get someone else to Headshot - Propaganda, State (Daily Woman's Day Blog) how beautifully easy it is. Plus, man the grill you're in even Religion and the Attack On the

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Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:03:49 AM case, and that a straightforward defend our constitutional right one religion,” she stated. application of their rule requires to religious freedom.” “Unfortunately, that does not Over 30 conservative dismissal of the instant case for "The courts cannot ban free cure the problem. Although Use Airplane Mode to organizations are asking the lack of standing,” the groups religious expression by citizens adherents of many religions U.S. Court of Appeals for the stated. who participate in the NDP 'turn to God in prayer,' not all of Save Cellphone Battery Seventh Circuit to allow them to In short, Tony Perkins, because such participation is not them do." Life in No-Signal Areas participate in oral arguments president of the Family imposed,” he stated. Still, while the National Day of [Battery Life] supporting the National Day of Research Council, said the brief “Neither the Constitution nor Prayer was ruled Prayer, with at least one group filed by Obama's Justice the NDP itself require any unconstitutional, Crabb made Jason Fitzpatrick (Lifehacker) calling the Obama Department does not go far religious activity by anyone, clear that religious groups are Submitted at 7/23/2010 6:30:00 AM administration's defense of the enough in defending the anywhere. So, if permitted, we free to organize prayer events observance “inadequate.” National Day of Prayer. intend to present a convincing and the U.S. president also Your cellphone burns up In a motion filed this week, the “The President's attorneys failed case that this is a perfect remains free to discuss his own battery life when it spends organizations – which include to cite any of the key cases that example of a harassing lawsuit views on prayer. extended periods of time Focus on the Family Action, would require immediate that should have been dismissed The contested lawsuit was searching for signals. When Liberty Counsel, and slew of dismissal of this lawsuit because at the outset," concluded originally filed by the Freedom you're in an area where you pro-family groups – said the the plaintiffs lack standing to Klukowski. From Religion Foundation in won't be getting a brief filed by the Obama bring it," said Perkins, whose This past April, U.S. District October 2008. signal—library basement, administration does rely upon, group is among those who filed Judge Barbara Crabb struck Five Filters featured article: subway tunnel, rural or even mention, some key the motion. down a federal statute creating Headshot - Propaganda, State highways—airplane mode can rulings by the court that they say Ken Klukowski, director of the "National Day of Prayer," Religion and the Attack On the help save your juice. More » would foreclose any possibility FRC's Center for Religious concluding that it connotes Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available that plaintiffs have standing to Liberty and lead counsel for endorsement and tools: PDF Newspaper, Full bring Establishment Clause FRC's amicus brief in the case, encouragement of a particular Text RSS, Term Extraction. suits. meanwhile, said the hope of the religious exercise. “Our Brief, by contrast, organizations is that the court "One might argue that the exhaustively discusses and “recognize that the American National Day of Prayer does not Apple Kicks Off The iPhone 4 Case Program With Help From Belkin, Griffin, Incase & Speck Matt Burns (TechCrunch) Apple promised everyone at the free bumper from Bumper, probably not what you were

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Immigration Law Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:20:05 AM Rumors persist that Verizon (The Christian Post RSS Feed clear is that the Obama In his statement Wednesday, | Society) Employee reduction costs once may soon enter a contract with Administration is overstepping however, Sekulow alleged that again took a hit to Verizon Apple to be a carrier for the its constitutional authority in its the federal government's suit Submitted at 7/22/2010 10:48:32 PM Communication's earnings, iPhone, currently exclusive to legal challenge of the Arizona “represents nothing more than a which it announced on Friday AT&T in the U.S. But in Eighty-one members of law. Arizona has a constitutional overreach.” morning before the market Apple's earnings call earlier this Congress are urging the federal constitutional right to regulate He also said the suit seeks to opened. The week, executives were more court in Phoenix to deny a immigration in conformance elevate the Executive Branch's telecommunications giant opaque than ever about the motion from the U.S. with federal law." discretionary power of reported a loss of 7 cents in future of the iPhone's carrier Department of Justice that Under the new law, which enforcement “to trump earnings per share (EPS) related agreements, and later a new bit would block Arizona’s new passed in April in takes effect mandatory aspects of laws in part to $2.3 billion in costs of gossip surfaced that smaller immigration law. Aug. 12, immigrants are passed by Congress enabling the related to severance pays for carrier T-Mobile could be in In an amicus brief filed required to carry their alien states to act on matters of voluntary buyouts. Excluding talks with Apple. Tuesday in response to the DOJ registration documents at all immigration enforcement.” those costs, profits were 58 Verizon reported 86.2 million suit filed against Arizona earlier times, police officers are given “We're pleased so many cents per share, beating Wall retail customers in its earnings, this month, the Congressmen the power to question members of Congress Street's estimates of 56 percent. still the most of any U.S. –together with the American someone’s legal residency if understand the separation of Revenue fell slightly to $26.8 wireless provider. Center for Law and Justice they suspect the person to be an powers and exactly what's at billion. In Verizon's Fios fiber-optic (ACLJ) and the Immigration illegal immigrant, and officers stake here," said Sekulow. The exceeded expectations broadband and TV service, there Reform Law Institute (IRLI) – are allowed to arrest someone if The 81 members of the 111th were boosted in part by the was a slight uptick in new argued that Congress has they cannot prove their legal Congress represented in the success of smartphones running subscribers. 196,000 new Fios complete power over residency. brief include Arizona the Google-built Android Internet and 174,000 new Fios immigration law and that The immigration law has drawn Congressman Trent Franks and operating system--the latest is TV subscribers last quarter Arizona's S.B.1070 "does not fire from several religious California Congressman Brian Motorola's Droid X handset, boosted total subscriber counts interfere with U.S. foreign leaders who argue that it could Bilbray, who assisted in which went on sale this summer. to 3.8 million and 3.2 million policy goals as prescribed by be abused and sanction racial generating Congressional Last quarter, slowing subscriber respectively. Congress" as the federal profiling. It also currently faces participation in the brief. growth in Verizon's cell phone Five Filters featured article: government asserts. a lawsuit from the Justice Five Filters featured article: business along with a one-time Headshot - Propaganda, State "It is very clear that Arizona's Department, which contends Headshot - Propaganda, State charge related to the U.S. health Religion and the Attack On the law regulating immigration is that the state law Religion and the Attack On the care reform bill caused the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available both sound and constitutional," unconstitutionally interferes Gaza Peace Flotilla. 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Submitted at 7/23/2010 6:37:56 AM Korean warship that killed 46 when Pyongyang was "less involvement in the sinking, release of an estimated 2,000 sailors and sharpened tensions concerned about making threats according to diplomats present political prisoners, such as By Andrew Quinn and Ambika over Pyongyang's nuclear and more concerned about at the closed-door talks. Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Ahuja programme. making opportunities." Clinton told reporters North Suu Kyi. HANOI| Fri Jul 23, 2010 A North Korean diplomat said JAPAN TO MONITOR Korea's belligerence prevented It has also said it is concerned 7:37am EDT Washington's new sanctions and MILITARY EXERCISES Washington from returning to by reports that Myanmar, HANOI(Reuters) - Secretary of the U.S.-South Korean drills Japan waded into the crisis, six-party talks aimed at ending formerly known as Burma, is State Hillary Clinton urged Asia would be met with a "physical announcing plans to send four the North's nuclear weapons seeking North Korean help to on Friday to enforce tough response," and that charges it Maritime Self Defense Forces programme in return for develop its own nuclear sanctions against North Korea, torpedoed the South's warship officers to the U.S.-South Korea generous aid. programme, which, if true, which hit back by threatening a had pushed the divided Korean exercises off the west coast of The naval exercises are the first could open an alarming new "physical response" to peninsula "to the brink of the divided Korean peninsula as overt military response to the front in the battle against global Washington's plans for joint explosion." observers, responding to attack on the warship. The proliferation. military drills with South Korea. "There will be a physical invitations from the two United States has said they are a Clinton's visit to Hanoi is part Clinton, speaking in Hanoi at response to the steps imposed by countries. show of force meant to convince of the Obama administration's the Asia-Pacific's biggest the United States militarily," Ri This will be the first time the North to curb its "aggressive broader effort to boost U.S. security dialogue, also called on Tong-il, a member of Japan's self defense forces join a behavior" and will take place in engagement with Asia, in part to Myanmar's neighbors to Pyongyang's delegation in joint exercise by the United international waters. counter the rising influence of pressure the country's military Hanoi, told reporters. The States and South Korea starting China has condemned the drills China. rulers for democratic reforms, military exercises, he added, this weekend, a Defense and launched its own exercises Clinton also urged regional and said Asia must join the would violate North Korean Ministry spokeswoman said. off its eastern coast. leaders to resolve longstanding global community in sending a sovereignty. The four officers will be aboard PRESSURE ON MYANMAR territorial disputes over the "clear signal" to Iran to curb its The new sanctions target the U.S. aircraft carrier George Clinton also urged Asia-Pacific South China Sea, which pit nuclear ambitions. ruling elite in the impoverished Washington. ministers to put more pressure China against Vietnam and "One measure of the strength of and isolated communist state Clinton had hoped to rally on Myanmar -- a member of the other regional countries in a community of nations is how and build on earlier U.N. regional support behind Seoul, Association of South East Asian squabbles over the vast, it responds to threats to its sanctions that curbed trade with but fell short of building Nations (ASEAN) which potentially-oil rich maritime members, neighbors and the North in hopes of persuading consensus for a direct rebuke of anchors the forum -- to enact region. region," Clinton told the 27- it to abandon its atomic Pyongyang. A senior U.S. real democratic reforms and (Additional reporting by member ASEAN Regional ambitions. administration official said the allow elections later this year Kiyoshi Takenaka in Tokyo. Forum, which includes regional Clinton said it was essential vast majority of countries at the which will be both free and Writing by Jason Szep. Editing powers China, Japan and Russia Asian nations enforce the Hanoi talks expressed regret credible. by Ron Popeski) along with the United States, punitive measures to encourage over the sunken ship, but less President Barack Obama's Five Filters featured article: European Union and Canada. North Korea "to take the steps it than half were willing to administration has expressed Headshot - Propaganda, State Clinton unveiled new U.S. must" to stop nuclear condemn Pyongyang and frustration that, despite U.S. Religion and the Attack On the sanctions this week against development and seek real potentially anger its powerful offers of greater engagement, Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available North Korea, blamed by both peace. ally China. Myanmar's military rulers have tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Washington and Seoul for the She later told reporters n Hanoi, North Korea's foreign refused to budge on key Text RSS, Term Extraction. 20 News Wire/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition No ruling in hearing over Arizona immigration law (Reuters: Top News) The U.S. Justice Department is the U.S. Congress to pass a court that Bolton had "a very associate law professor at

Submitted at 7/22/2010 9:58:48 PM among plaintiffs that include comprehensive immigration good grasp .... of the issues ... Arizona State University. civil rights and advocacy groups law, an already difficult task in and certainly understands the At stake is "whether the By Tim Gaynor that have filed seven lawsuits an election year. dangers that Arizonans face." administration has the full PHOENIX| Thu Jul 22, 2010 seeking to block the law from Opinion polls consistently show Arizona argued the federal authority over immigration 10:58pm EDT taking effect next Thursday. the Arizona law is supported by government had failed to policy and immigration PHOENIX(Reuters) - A U.S. Bolton's ruling could come at a solid majority of U.S. voters, enforce federal immigration enforcement," she added. judge grilled lawyers for the any time. posing risks for Obama in laws and therefore state Several hundred protesters Obama administration and She asked Justice Department opposing the measure, which he legislators were forced to pass demonstrated outside the Arizona on Thursday over the counsel Edwin Kneedler to warns could lead to a the law to try to stem the flow of courthouse during the hearing, legality of the state's tough, new explain how the state law 'patchwork' of conflicting state illegal immigrants over the chanting and banging drums in immigration law set to take trumped the federal laws across the country. state's border with Mexico and protest at the law, known as SB effect next week, but gave no government's authority, asking, The Obama administration cut down on drug trafficking 1070. timetable for a ruling. "Why can't Arizona be as lawyer contended that the and crime. Police said seven were arrested The Obama administration is inhospitable as they wish" to federal government was "A law that is unenforced is no for blocking traffic. They had seeking a preliminary injunction people who have entered the responsible for setting law at all," said John Bouma, unfurled a sign that read "Stop blocking implementation of the United States illegally? immigration laws and that the the lawyer representing Arizona. 1070, we will not comply." law that requires state and local She also questioned the lawyer Arizona measure threatened to "We have had repeated pleas ... The case is United States of police, during lawful contact, to for Arizona over the undermine U.S. foreign policy. that have basically gone America v. State of Arizona et investigate the immigration administration's concern about "What we have is an unheeded." al; case No. 10-cv-1413 in U.S. status of anyone they reasonably the impact on U.S. foreign unprecedented package of Bolton could issue a District Court for the District of suspect of being an illegal policy. Mexico and nine other enforcement measures to adopt preliminary injunction if she Arizona. immigrant. Latin American countries have a state policy ... in exclusive finds the Obama administration (Additional reporting by David U.S. District Judge Susan joined a brief supporting one of disagreement with the federal would ultimately succeed in its Schwartz in Phoenix; Editing by Bolton peppered lawyers for the lawsuits opposing the law. government," Kneedler said.. quest to have the law struck Jeremy Pelofsky and Peter both sides during a 90-minute "It seems to have gotten some ARIZONA SAYS PLEAS down. Cooney) hearing over whether the state people from foreign countries HAVE 'GONE UNHEEDED' "A ruling in either direction will Five Filters featured article: law contravenes federal upset with us," she said during Governor Jan Brewer, who probably be a very strong signal Headshot - Propaganda, State authority over immigration law, the oral arguments. signed the controversial bill into about how this judge views the Religion and the Attack On the and if predictions by critics that The fight over the Arizona law law on April 23, sat in the validity of the Arizona law and Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available it will lead to racial profiling has complicated the White packed courtroom for the the strength of the tools: PDF Newspaper, Full were overstated and House's effort to break the hearing on Thursday afternoon. administration's arguments," Text RSS, Term Extraction. unwarranted. deadlock with Republicans in She told reporters outside the said Carissa Hessick, an Reese and Ava Show Their Blond Bond Off Around Town PopSugar (PopSugar) The actress had the afternoon well, and she can look forward

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Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:06:19 AM capped during the temporary billion for the cost of the oil named as subjects of a U.S. halt to operations, including spill -- far outweighing an federal investigation into the By Kristen Hays and Tom monitoring. expected 77 percent jump in explosion of the Deepwater Bergin "It is a concern. The cap is only underlying profits. Horizon oil rig, the Wall Street HOUSTON/LONDON| Fri Jul a temporary measure. the fact The company's stock is off Journal said. 23, 2010 10:06am EDT they've had to draw back to the about 40 percent from levels The U.S. National Hurricane HOUSTON/ coast is quite a worry," said before the accident, despite a Center said Bonnie, the second Pics: Shakira Shows Off LONDON(Reuters) - Tropical Doug Youngson, oil analyst at rally over the past month named storm of the 2010 Storm Bonnie threatened efforts brokerage Arbuthnot sparked by hopes of asset or Atlantic hurricane season, was Her Amazing Abs in a Friday to plug BP's Gulf of "The pressure is building up. stake sales and an end to the packing maximum sustained Pink Bikini and Big Mexico oil leak for good, There is a risk it blows off," he spill. At one stage $100 billion winds of 40 miles per hour. Tutu in Ibiza! forcing BP to move vessels added. had been wiped off market It formed near the Bahamas working on a relief well out of However, Peter Hitchens, oil capitalization. Thursday on a track that could Molly (PopSugar) the area. analyst at brokerage Panmure "The fall in value has been take it over the BP spill site. The Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:00:00 AM "While these actions might Gordon, noted rough conditions overdone," said Aruna storm is expected to move into delay the effort to kill the well could also help to disperse some Karunathilake, manger of the eastern Gulf Friday night Shakira was a vision in neon for several days, the safety of of the spilled oil. Fidelity's UK Aggressive fund. and Saturday. pink posing for a photoshoot in the individuals at the well site is Workers have been close to BLOW TO CREDIBILITY Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Ibiza, Spain, yesterday. She our highest concern," the top launching a "static kill" BP's response to the largest declared a state of emergency as flaunted her very toned bikini U.S. oil spill official, retired operation to pump heavy offshore oil spill in U.S. history the storm is forecast to hit the body and showed off her Coast Guard Admiral Thad drilling mud and possibly was marked by a series of public state's coast Sunday. flexibility in her brightly Allen, said late Thursday. cement into the well. relations gaffes by top U.S. President Barack Obama, colored two-piece, which was Among the vessels being BP's containment efforts have management and calls have under political pressure for his paired with an equally eye- moved is the rig drilling a relief been keenly eyed by investors grown for the ouster of Chief handling of the spill, will spend catching tulle skirt. Shakira and well intended to kill the leak because BP's ultimate costs may Executive Tony Hayward. the August 14 weekend along her rock-hard abs performed permanently. It had been on hinge on how much oil is Friday, BP said it had removed the hard-hit Florida Gulf Coast, "Waka Waka" at the World Cup track to intercept the ruptured determined to have flowed into doctored photographs of its oil the White House announced. opening and closing ceremonies, well by mid-August. the Gulf. spill response effort from its (Additional reporting by Joel and she's also up for two Teen BP capped the leaking well last Its shares traded down 0.5 website, blaming a "simple Dimmock; Writing by Choice Awards. Shakira's fine week, choking off the flow of percent at 398 pence, against a error" that analysts said would Sitaraman Shankar and Ed form didn't make it in time for oil for the first time since an 0.7 percent rise in the European further damage its already Stoddard; Editing by Todd this year's celebrity hottest April 20 rig explosion killed 11 oil sector. battered credibility. Eastham and Michael Shields) bikini body bracket, but weigh workers and sent crude gushing Investors also cast an eye to the BP published a photograph of a Five Filters featured article: in on the exciting elite eight into the Gulf, soiling coastlines impact of the spill on the helicopter near the spill site Headshot - Propaganda, State now! and devastating tourism and company's second-quarter which had been altered to give Religion and the Attack On the fishery industries. results due Tuesday. the impression the aircraft was Gaza Peace Flotilla. 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John Paul Titlow WASHINGTON| Thu Jul 22, seemed to show her saying she "The president told Ms. Sherrod (ReadWriteWeb) 2010 8:04pm EDT had discriminated against a that this misfortune can present WASHINGTON(Reuters) - white farmer because of his an opportunity for her to Submitted at 7/22/2010 11:30:01 PM Agriculture Secretary Tom race. continue her hard work on High-resolution 3D printing Vilsack rushed to judgment It was later found the tape had behalf of those in need, and he crept further into reach for small when he dismissed a former been edited to misrepresent hopes that she will do so," it businesses this morning when Z government official over racism Sherrod's remarks at a meeting said. Corporation announced two new allegations, U.S. President of the National Association for On Wednesday, Vilsack models of its ZPrinter line of 3D Barack Obama said in an the Advancement of Colored publicly apologized and the printers. interview on Thursday. People civil rights group. 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(Woot! - One Day, One Deal) looked so beautiful: within the budget of smaller Being able to do this repeatedly and on-the-fly can make product Submitted at 7/22/2010 11:20:00 AM Annoyingly, the first post companies. above the fold right now is just a Two years ago, the world was design a smoother and more Food + technology = art at list of downloadable animated promised a $5,000 desktop 3D iterative process for companies. Inside Insides, a blog consisting images of food. Corn has never files. Scroll past it to get to the printer by a company called As this technology continues to of nothing but animated MRI good stuff. Desktop Factory, but their improve in quality and decrease product never made it to market in cost, one can only imagine and the company sold its assets the types of applications we'll to an unknown buyer in 2009. see down the road. Discuss E-reader News Edition Technology/ Publishing/ 23 Clicker Adds Mobile Apps, Social Sharing, And Check-Ins To TV Guide For Online Video Leena Rao (TechCrunch) interests and recent activities on release of Clicker Social is the As Clicker CEO Jim Lanzone

Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:00:32 AM Clicker. Similar to Twitter, launch of the startup’s iPhone says, “Clicker Social now gives users can “follow” other users to and Android apps. The apps our users the tools to assist each We’re big fans of Clicker, a see their recommendations and offer the same functionality as other in the discovery process – comprehensive search engine playlists. Clicker also allows Clicker’s site, allowing users to all centered around our uniquely for TV content on the web. users to import their social search for programs to watch on comprehensive, unbiased, and Clicker, which made its debut at networks via Facebook Connect their device, add shows to their structured guide to online TechCrunch50 last fall, indexes (with Twitter OAuth soon to playlist, manage their profile, programming – while Clicker over 650,000 full length TV follow) so that they don’t have check out their activity feed to Mobile gives them the ability to episodes spanning 10,000 shows to recreate their own social see what friends are watching, connect with Clicker, and each The startup also recently started graph on the site. check-in to shows and earn other, from anywhere.” indexing live programming on One of the most significant awards for things they’re The recommendations and the web. Today, the startup is features Clicker Social is the watching offline, discuss shows checkins actually reminds me of taking its online video guide to ability to “check-in” to shows with other Clicker users, and features social recommendation the next level with launch of that users are watching, similar more. engine GetGlue just launched. Clicker Social, which allows to a check-in to a restaurant or The apps will only serve Hulu, which has a somewhat people to discover, share, rate, bar on Foursquare. While the content that can be watched on similar model to Clicker (except discuss, and check-in to shows check-in button will be available the phones (for example, the it only features videos from on Clicker and third party throughout Clicker.com, its activity feed on the user’s iPhone app will index HTML5, partners), has also tried to partner sites, and Clicker mobile site and on apps, the Clicker profile. And as a bonus, Quicktime, and H.264 formatted socialize its online video Mobile, which allows users to check-in feature will also be Clicker users can now earn videos). Earlier this year, platform, most recently access Clicker’s service through available on partner sites. awards from content partners for Clicker launched an iPad app as launching Facebook’s Like free Android and iPhone apps. Partners include Break Media, sharing or interacting with their well. button. Clicker, which just Clicker Social aims to help Brightcove, Ooyala, PBS, content. Award partners include For Clicker, both social raised $11 million in funding, is people discover what’s worth PopSugar, Revision3, Revision3, HBO, and PBS. Plus, discovery features and mobile wise to to start experimenting watching from their social ThisWeekIn, The Onion, Vator the more users share and interact apps makes Clicker more than with social features early (the circle. People can follow their TV and our own online video with content on Clicker, the just a destination to watch company only launched last friends’ activities on Clicker, or channel TechCrunchTV. more status they will gain within video; it actually makes the site November), to figure out what follow users they don’t know, In addition to check-ins, users the Clicker community. Clicker a social platform that can be works and what doesn’t. but who share their tastes in can comment on and rate shows says that these ‘experts’ will be accessed even on the go. And CrunchBase Information television and movies. Clicker and movies as well as create rewarded with the ability to the ability to use a Clicker check Clicker Information provided by users establish their own Profile multiple playlists of shows, guide the content and -in on a third party site is only CrunchBase page to designate their playlists, videos and movies. All of these discussions on Clicker. going to help engage (and friends, recommendations, actions are aggregated within an Of course, timed with the remind) users of the platform. Free Comic-Con Comics from Celebrity Creators on Scribd scribd (The Scribd Blog) Free Comic-Con Comics from Entry Filed under: Headshot - Propaganda, State tools: PDF Newspaper, Full

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Apple has just released a new mobile application for owners of iPhone 4 devices who are affected by the widely-reported antenna issues with the newly redesigned handsets. The app, called the "iPhone 4 Case Program," will allow qualified customers to apply for a free rubber bumper case directly from their phone. In a press conference last week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs admitted to the problems with the iPhone 4, which now sports an antenna wrapped around the outside of the handset itself. The exec said Apple knew that such a design would cause the bars to drop a bit when the phone was gripped the chasm from being fodder for written off as a loss. Free automatically check various 30th, which makes one wonder in a certain way, but didn't think technology blogs to an issue Bumpers for Everyone (for a identifiers contained within the whether there's any merit to the it would be a big problem mainstream consumers began to Limited Time) iPhone itself, including the reports stating that the antenna because all smartphones have care about in earnest. Yesterday, Apple began IMEI and serial number, to issues have already been this issue. During the press conference, processing refunds for verify that the end user is addressed within the supply Sponsor Jobs promised that unhappy customers who purchased their actually the owner of an iPhone chain. According to Ashok iPhone 4 is Not Perfect! iPhone 4 owners would be iPhone 4 bumpers via the online 4. Kumar, managing director and Although Jobs' mea culpa provided with free bumpers - Apple store website, where When eligibility is confirmed, senior technology analyst at involved demonstrating how rubber outer casings for the cases were on backorder due to the customer can select an Rodman & Renshaw, "supply other smartphones are also iPhone 4 which were previously high demand. iPhone 4 bumper case which chain checks reveal that Apple affected by so-called "death sold by Apple (for the first time Today, the company has will then be shipped at not has instituted a design fix for the grip" issues (special ways of ever) at $30 apiece. If Apple released its own charge. iPhone 4 that more adequately holding a device that reduce its thought that the antenna issues application(iTunes link) to Interestingly enough, Apple insulates the transceiver signal strength), it's clear that would work in its favor as a way address the remaining lot of isn't just providing its own cases module." consumers hold Apple - and to earn additional revenue by unhappy iPhone 4 customers via the program, but has also Whether or not that's true, perhaps Apple holds itself - to a marking up rubber cases that who do not wish to return their listed cases from third party Apple made no mention of it, or higher standard. After couldn't be more than a couple phone, but need a bumper case companies, including Incase, any other planned hardware Consumer Reports boldly stated dollars at most to manufacture, in order to avoid the antenna Belkin, Griffin and Speck. fixes, during its press it could not recommend the it was sorely mistaken. The issues. With the new Case Cases will only be available iPhone 4 to customers, the cases will now have to be Program app, the software will free of charge until September IPHONE page 26 "antennagate" problem crossed 26 Technology/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition IPHONE Android Phones Go to War continued from page 25 conference. Hopefully a better Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb) software on handsets made by solution beyond free rubber Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:45:09 AM Motorola and HTC. cases is on the horizon, though, Raytheon would also design for those who decide to Reports this week revealed that and install GPS tracking, purchase an iPhone after the free U.S. defense contractor, encryption and communication case deadline is up. Discuss Raytheon, makers of the Patriot software onto the phones, the missile defense system, is latter to provide coverage where developing software for soldiers signals don't exist. Google was a that runs on Google's Android Big Help, Says Raytheon operating system. The software, Raytheon credits Google for its called the Raytheon Android help in the software's Tactical System or RATS, has development. Says Mark already been tested by some Bigham, Vice President for members of the U.S. Special Defense and Civil Mission Forces. It involves a social- Solutions at Raytheon, "We're networking type of display trying to take advantage of where soldiers interact as smartphone technology to tailor "buddies" and track each others' for what soldiers may need in movements on the battlefield. the field. Google has helped us Sponsor push the limits of the phone." There's an App for That! Social Bigham also notes that Google Networking for Soldiers, would benefit financially if and Military-Grade Satellite Images "buddy tracking" system in on facial features or could be when RATS became available If RATS takes off, soldiers described above, the Android used to read license plates, for to the defense market - a market would carry smartphones with OS could also support example. which isn't just limited to the them into battle, says this applications that delivered The phones running these U.S. Besides the U.S. Army, Reuters report released on satellite images to the phone's military-level Android apps Bigham says that the Indian Wednesday. However, the large color touchscreen. Military wouldn't be standard Nexus military is another potential phones would run identity satellites can focus in on minute Ones or Droids, of course, but customer for this Android-based recognition software so that features you can't see when specially designed handsets, technology. Discuss enemy forces would not be able using consumer-level each costing around $500 - the to unlock the device if they ever technology like Google Earth. same price as unlocked got their hands on one of them. Instead, the software installed consumer smartphones. So far, In addition to the soldier on RATS could potentially zero Raytheon has tested the Street Chic: New York ELLE.com (ELLE Fashion What: Ruffles get an edge Think you are Street Chic? E- Become our Facebook fan! Blogs) paired with leather boots. mail us your photo and you

Submitted at 7/23/2010 6:00:00 AM Wear: Anna Sui dress, Jeffrey could appear in ELLE.com's Campbell shoes, Marc Jacobs Photo: Edward Le Poulin Street Chic Daily. Who: Jennifer Hiliker, student purse, Urban Outfitters bag Follow ELLE on Twitter. E-reader News Edition Technology/ 27 Apple begins iPhone 4 Case TUAW's Daily App: Program: apply for your free case or Super Badminton 2010 Mike Schramm (The Unofficial requires expert timing) give Bumper now Apple Weblog (TUAW)) some nice depth to the gameplay, and multiple Darren Murph (Engadget) Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:30:00 AM Case, Belkin Shield Micra, tournaments to play through will Griffin Motif, Griffin Reveal, Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:53:00 AM Filed under: iPhone, App Store put your skills to the test. Speck Fitted and Speck I can say, without a doubt, that I only wish the app had a free Well, there's nothing like PixelSkin HD, but again, don't Super Badminton 2010 is the version available; while I'm sure masking bad news with good go in hoping to select your best badminton video game I've that the game is worth US $4.99 news, right Apple? Just favorite hue. Yeah, you're free ever played. Then again, it's the to those who are in the right moments after quietly to bicker about free things -- we only badminton video game I've mood for it, a trial version with announcing that the white won't judge. ever played. Still, Indian a game or two to play would iPhone 4 is now scheduled to Update: If you're one of those developer Rolocule has done a help potential customers figure ship sometime between wise guys who purchased an pretty excellent job on the game. that out quickly. If you're on the tomorrow and your New Year's iPhone 4 right away just to sell I don't know how much it fence about this one, it's Eve party, the company has also it, you can forget about getting a actually relates to the real life probably best to wait for a trial fired up its iPhone 4 Case free case for the handset you no game (I don't think I've ever or a sale. However, if you've Program. Just as Jobs promised longer own. Apple has arranged played a whole real life game been craving a good game of last week at an emergency press this so that only one case can be before), but the controls are badminton (for some event, this program will ensure ordered per iPhone 4, so even if responsive, the graphics are just unforeseeable reason), Super that anyone who purchases an you ordered two under your about right for the iPhone, and Badminton 2010 is a nicely iPhone 4 prior to September account name, you'll need two the back and forth tennis-like done App Store title. 30th will be able to receive an phones to place both of those gameplay is a lot of fun. TUAW TUAW's Daily App: iPhone 4 Bumper or select third- orders. Check out the error There's an awful lot of game Super Badminton 2010 party case from the company at message below if you still don't here, too, with multiple players originally appeared on The no charge. 'Course, you need to believe us. and modes to choose from. It's Unofficial Apple Weblog be located in a country or Gallery: Apple iPhone 4 Case pretty easy to master; just move (TUAW) on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 territory that Apple actually Oh, and if you happened to Program app your player where the 08:30:00 EST. Please see our ships to, but if that's all squared have already purchased a Apple begins iPhone 4 Case shuttlecock is headed and time terms for use of feeds. away, feel free to hit up the App Bumper, the company should be Program: apply for your free your hits. Added features (like a Read| Permalink| Email this| Store to download the iPhone 4 hitting your credit card with a case or Bumper now originally tilt function to aim shots and a Comments Case Program app. Once there, full refund (including any appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 really powerful smash that you'll need to sign into your applicable taxes and shipping) Jul 2010 08:53:00 EDT. Please iTunes Store account, select momentarily. As for the case / see our terms for use of feeds. your Bumper or case and wait Bumper choices? Every single Permalink| Apple| Email this| oh-so-patiently (read: "3 to 5 option is available in any color Comments weeks"). Better hurry -- you like... so long as it's black, wouldn't want the servers to get of course. There's a black Apple overloaded, now would we? Bumper option, an Incase Snap 28 Technology/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition iPad Art: Who Says You Can't Apple: White iPhone 4 Delayed Create With The iPad! Until Later This Year Due To Richard MacManus developed for the iPhone, by Manufacturing Challenges (ReadWriteWeb) two ex-Apple employees: Steve Leena Rao (TechCrunch)

Submitted at 7/23/2010 4:14:41 AM Sprang and Kurt Revis. This Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:38:03 AM year Brushes was redesigned by The iPad has taken the tech the pair, to take advantage of the Looks like you’ll have to wait a world by storm this year. In a iPad's larger screen. little longer for the White half-year poll, ReadWriteWeb The iPad app features brush iPhone 4. Apple just released a readers voted it the most controls, layers, an extensive statement saying that the white important product of 2010 so color palette, zooming, high model of the new iPhone won’t far. One of the few criticisms of resolution export and a 'stroke be available until later in 2010. the iPad has been that it's mostly by stroke' playback of the art In late June, Apple released a a media consumption device. It work's creation. A Users's Guide statement saying that the white doesn't have a camera and from professional artists such as for the iPad app was released iPhone 4 will not be available writing on the iPad is akin to David Kassan and Kyle just today. until the second half of July due walking on the moon Lambert. And internationally A Flickr group has been set up to manufacturing challenges. As (everything happens in slow renowned British artist David for Brushes and it includes a lot with this most recent release, it motion). Hockney recently said that the of very impressive art work. I is unclear from the statement However, the iPad has gained iPad "really is like a drawing have to say, this app gives the what those challenges are. But have prevented Apple from popularity in the artistic pad. They will sell by the lie to the commonly spouted we received an update last week releasing large quantities of the community - in particular thanks million." iPad criticism that you can't during Steve Jobs’ ‘ phone to the public. to an iPad app called Brushes, Check out how David Kassan create media with it - a claim Antennagate’ press conference Here’s the full statement from which enables you to 'finger did a finger painting of a subject that I heard repeated tonight by that the White iPhone would Apple: paint' a colorful work of art. in this video. Note how he used a "technology expert" ship at the end of July. White models of Apple’s new Sponsor the zoom feature to attend to interviewed by a local TV news It appears things have changed iPhone® 4 have continued to be Art web site MutualArt reports details. The end result rivals network. within a week. more challenging to that Brushes is being used to anything done with paints! Discuss Apple said that the shortage of produce stunning works of art Brushes was originally the white iPhones will not affect manufacture than we originally supply of the more popular expected, and as a result they black models. But for those of will not be available until later CloudCanvas Is a Snappy HTML5- you who were pining for a white this year. The availability of the device, you will have to wait more popular iPhone 4 black until later this year. The iPhone models is not affected. Based Image Editor [Image Editing] 4 was available for pre-order in Of course you can always try to Jason Fitzpatrick (Lifehacker) everywhere you want to work, Black starting June 15. At that build your own white iPhone 4 if you don’t want to wait. Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:00:00 AM CloudCanvas is a fast HTML5- point, it was assumed you’d be based editor that frees you from able to purchase the white CrunchBase Information Apple If you've been interested in plugins. More » model of the phone in stores on Information provided by using a web-based image editor too tied-down to plugins you June 24. But clearly, these CrunchBase but you've found them slow or might not have access to “Manufacturing challenges” E-reader News Edition Technology/ Culture/ 29 Sobees Adds Chat, Image Uploading, And More To New Interactive Facebook iPad App Leena Rao (TechCrunch) experience for users. The app, says that the company is

Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:57:55 AM called My Friends, costs $3.99 planning on adding the ability to on the App Store. filter and more to the app soon. Social media app developer While the older app allows you Sobees’ first Facebook app saw Sobees, offers a number of to update your status, comment 65,000 downloads, so it should impressive clients on the and like a status, My Friends be interesting to see if this pricer Jennifer Aniston Jets market, including a native allows for additional interaction app gains traction. Of course, Out of London After Windows client, a web-based on the social network. With the Facebook has yet to release a Her Successful Launch client and a Twitter app for new app you can view and native iPad app but the Android phones. Recently, upload pictures, communicate expectation is that when the PopSugar (PopSugar) Sobees ventured into the iPad with your friends on Facebook social network does release an Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:05:00 AM space with an$0.99 native Chat, access your Facebook app for the device, it will be as Facebook app, that allowed for events, and receive Facebook popular as its iPhone app. Jennifer Aniston arrived at basic functionality on the social notifications. Plus you can CrunchBase Information sobees London's Heathrow airport to network from the device. Today, update your status, comment, Facebook, letting you choose Information provided by catch a flight this morning. The Sobees is launching a new, paid like and more. between the Sobees magazine CrunchBase actress is leaving England after Facebook iPad app that offers a In addition, My Friends gives view or traditional stream view. traveling there from LA earlier much more interactive you a choice of homepage for Sobees CEO Francois Bochatay this week in order to attend the launch of her fragrance, Jennifer Aniston, at Harrod's. The event White iPhone 4 not available until later this year went off without a hitch despite (CNET News.com) manufacturing issues don't address an antenna problem. antenna, which runs down the her having to change the scent's name, and BellaSugar UK was Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:47:23 AM affect the black version. An image shared on the side of the device, and are Apple did not explain why MacRumors forums allegedly touted as solving reception at the store to meet and greet White models of the iPhone 4 creating a white case is any shows a note from Apple issues. with the star. While in the UK, will not be available until "later more difficult than making a regarding refunds for bumpers Update at 7 a.m. PDT: Sales Jen also shared about her daily this year," Apple said in a brief black one. purchased online. It is expected status of white iPhones has been fitness routine and made time statement issued Friday. Meanwhile, bumper refunds for that people can get a refund clarified. for dinner with friends. Jen's The white models "have the iPhone 4 have kicked in from Apple retail stores as well. Five Filters featured article: hard work to stay in shape has continued to be more online. Apple has apparently In response to complaints that Headshot - Propaganda, State landed her among the Elite challenging to manufacture than started providing refunds to the reception was reduced or cut off Religion and the Attack On the Eight in our Summer Bikini we originally expected," the people who bought bumpers for when people put their hands Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Bracket, and she's currently in company said. That leaves the their iPhone 4 before Apple over the iPhone 4's antenna, tools: PDF Newspaper, Full an intense competition against black iPhone as the sole model announced its decision July 16 Apple decided to give away Text RSS, Term Extraction. Halle Berry! by default. Apple noted that the to give them away for free to bumpers. The bumpers cover the View 5 Photos › 30 Technology/ E-reader News Edition OnStar expands smartphone control over entire 2011 GM lineup Tim Stevens (Engadget) lineup of GM cars. When we could help us to afford a new

Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:34:00 AM saw OnStar's Volt app earlier ZR1. this year we loved how it not Continue reading OnStar It's safe to say that General only let you control recharging expands smartphone control Motors is struggling for but also unlock the doors and over entire 2011 GM lineup relevancy these days and, while monitor system specs from OnStar expands smartphone the Chevy Volt could be a huge anywhere. While monitoring control over entire 2011 GM step into the modern era for the recharging status obviously lineup originally appeared on company, that still leaves every won't be much good if you're Engadget on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 other car looking a bit -- rocking a good 'ol ICE vehicle, 10:34:00 EDT. Please see our traditional, technology-wise. you will still be able to start the iPhone, BlackBerry, or Android to use the app, with rates terms for use of feeds. OnStar is going to help, car remotely, unlock doors, and handset, as demonstrated in a currently starting at a somewhat Permalink| Autoblog| Email this| expanding its Volt-specific also monitor stats like tire video after the break. Yes, you'll steep $18.95 per month. Now, if Comments controls to the entire 2011 pressure and oil level from your need to be an OnStar subscriber only there were an app that $35 tablet from India looks to be worth every paisa (video) Tim Stevens (Engadget) Exciting? Yes, but let's just say

Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:02:00 AM we've had our hearts broken by supposed $10 Indian laptops We've seen some janky tablets before. Video of the thing in Driverless vans set off over the years, and to be honest action after the break. this latest one out of India Continue reading$35 tablet on intercontinental trek hardly looks posh. But, for the from India looks to be worth from Italy to China price, it could be pretty every paisa (video) (video) amazing: $35. That's what $35 tablet from India looks to be India's Human Resource worth every paisa (video) Vlad Savov (Engadget) Development Minister, Kapil originally appeared on Engadget Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:07:00 AM Sibal, is saying this device will on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:02:00 YouTube videos, meaning you design (if, indeed, either is), but cost at retail. It's a sort of tablet EDT. Please see our terms for You might not have expected can watch Shahrukh Khan the Indian government plans to and, while we don't know full use of feeds. Permalink| the future to look like your tribute videos wherever you subsidize their sale to students specs, is said to have 2GB of Slashgear| Email this| granddad's groovy camper van, want. Confusingly, two separate such that they'll cost only $20. RAM, run Linux, be able to Comments but take a closer look here and devices were shown and we're The goal is to have them selling connect to the internet over you'll find that this is indeed not sure which is the final for as little as $10 in the future. WiFi, open PDFs, and even play nothing like your forefather's people carrier. The VisLab team DRIVERLESS page 31 E-reader News Edition Technology/ 31 The iPhone 4 and a Mac on a iOS 4 and iPhone 3G is a photography trek match made in... what's Mel Martin (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)) the opposite of heaven? Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:15:00 AM Chris Rawson (The Unofficial slowness; iOS 4 runs so slowly Apple Weblog (TUAW)) on many people's iPhone 3Gs Filed under: Road Tested Until Submitted at 7/22/2010 11:59:00 PM that the phones are almost a recent trip up to Canyon de unusable. Chelly in Northeast Arizona, I Filed under: iPhone The video above, though a hadn't fully realized just how Do you have an iPhone 3G? parody, is actually a fair important Apple products have Me, too. Have you updated it to representation of what's been become to my photo workflow. iOS 4 yet? If the veins are happening to the iPhone 3G As I sat back to think about the popping out of your neck and under iOS 4. Click "Read More" number of ways that Apple has your skin is turning green, you to see some ways to fix the made my job behind the camera probably have. If your iPhone problem. easier, I began to realize just 3G hasn't been updated to iOS 4 TUAW iOS 4 and iPhone 3G is how dramatically things have through Apple hardware and TUAW The iPhone 4 and a yet, then do your iPhone, a match made in... what's the changed since I had a Canon yourself, and your sanity a opposite of heaven? originally film camera, a backpack full of either Apple or third party Mac on a photography trek software. I carry my MacBook originally appeared on The favor: DON'T UPDATE YOUR appeared on The Unofficial lenses, and lots of Fuji film. iPHONE 3G TO iOS 4! Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, First, let's talk about digital Pro on my trips, and I download Unofficial Apple Weblog images from a CF card onto the (TUAW) on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 Apple's support forums are 22 Jul 2010 23:59:00 EST. imaging. While Apple doesn't buzzing like an angry hornet's Please see our terms for use of currently make a digital camera, desktop; I can browse through 10:15:00 EST. 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Food and Cooking and (be still WhatTheFontIs not only scans Geographic Information my beating heart!) English further to "later this Systems. The beta is restricted your sample for matches but it Language and Usage. also displays both free and to members of the Area51 GIS Via Jason Birch Discuss community but the public beta year" commercial matching fonts for download. More » will begin on the 29th. Michael Rose (The Unofficial and a new delivery estimate for Apple Weblog (TUAW)) the white model: "later this Switch to Lower-Bandwidth Music year." Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:00:00 AM Jeremy Grantham: Modders, put on your thinking Streams Without Sacrificing Filed under: iPhone Waiting for caps-- your window of Contrarian, Up to a white iPhone 4? Stop holding opportunity has been extended. 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Grantham struck it you'll sacrifice sound quality out a very brief press release Comments rich investing against herd citing manufacturing challenges mentality and his missives usually sparkle with insights. JEREMY page 34 34 E-reader News Edition JEREMY continued from page 33 I've been a fan for a long time. am a part, for example, has that we are arguing the science The Grantham Research Interestingly, Stern is now But there is one issue on which published several papers calling long after it has been nailed Institute is chaired by Sir attempting to profit on his Grantham has jettisoned his for government policies to down." Nicholas Stern, author of the policy recommendations as he contrarian impulses: global address climate change, Put aside for the moment that infamous Stern Review on the recently became Vice Chairman warming. He has joined the including investing more in geo- the budgets of alarmist green Economics of Climate Change of IDEAGlobal group, whose fashionable crowd of alarmists engineering research. And while groups dwarf those of the which demanded an "urgent IDEACarbon program "is a and doom-and-gloomers. there's difference of opinion skeptics. The idea that scientists global response" to climate leading professional services This is evident in his most among the scholars on some never risk overstating their ideas change. The called-for response provider to the carbon finance recent letter in which he outlines specifics, one paper even is nonsense. Does he not includes a ramped up "emissions community." "Everything You Need to Know recommends a tax on carbon to remember the population bomb trading" of greenhouse gases. It doesn't appear that Grantham About Global Warming in 5 reduce greenhouse gas predictions? The Club of Rome But the Stern report has taken a the investor is profiting from Minutes." It contains the emissions. report? The Alar scare? How severe beating in the years since climate alarmism yet. "Global standard doomster litany about What's most bizarre about many times has it been predicted it was released. Even the warming will be the most climate change. The costs of Grantham's letter, however, is we are running out of alarmist-friendly BBC was important investment issue for doing nothing include "probable when he advances a "plausible everything, only to find vastly forced to acknowledge in 2007 the foreseeable future," he political destabilization from 'conspiracy theory': that fossil more resources than predicted that "the report may have been writes. "But how to make droughts, famine, mass energy companies, driven by the by scientists? loved by the politicians and money around this issue in the migrations, and even war." need to protect hundreds of What's more, asserting that headline writers but when next few years is not yet clear to Not much new here. But the billions of dollars of profits, intellectual opponents in the climate scientists and me." But Grantham the letter does contain a "special encourage obfuscation of the climate fight are industry environmental economists read philanthropist is making big word on the right-leaning think inconvenient scientific results." stooges is a timeworn tactic. But the 670-page review, many said investments in climate science tanks" that's worth addressing. "Why are we arguing the issue?" what's comical about there were serious flaws. These alarmism. And in that way he's "As libertarians," he writes, Grantham asks. "Challenging Grantham's assertion is he critics are not climate change guilty of what die-hard "they abhor the need for vested interests as powerful as conveniently omits his own role sceptics, but researchers with contrarians consider the biggest government spending or even the oil and coal lobbies was in supporting organizations to years of experience who believe sin on the Street--talking his governmental leadership, which never going to be easy. push his preferred views on that human-induced climate own book. in their opinion is best left to Scientists are not naturally climate. These include the change is real and that we need Nick Schulz is the editor-in- private enterprise . . . But global aggressive defenders of Grantham Research Institute at to act now." Richard Tol, a chief of American.com and the warming is a classic tragedy of arguments. 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Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:05:00 AM considered,” according to EU battering. documents acquired by This can already be seen in the The European banking stress Bloomberg. losses experienced by Deutsche tests will only review bonds As we said over a month ago, Bank, which fell after this traded by banks, not bonds they no serious approach to information leaked. intend to hold to maturity, sovereign debt makes the tests Here's everything you need to according to Bloomberg( via useless. know about who's exposed in The Guardian). This adds to concerns brought Europe > No sovereign defaults will be this morning that 10 banks have the European banking sector. responding. They now doubt the Join the conversation about this simulated, according to the failed the tests. If 10 banks have Or pressure on the euro, which quality of the test. If banks still story » Bloomberg story. failed, and simultaneously the can be seen already. fail the weak test now, the “The haircuts are applied to the tests were viewed as weak, that Clearly markets are already ADR's traded on U.S. exchanges trading book portfolios only, as may bring serious pressure on E-reader News Edition Economy/ 37 Emergency Press Conference on Newark Budget Gap; Massive Service Cuts; No Toilet Paper for City Offices; Newark is Bankrupt [email protected] decorations, and closing city Donald Payne Jr., Newark’s pension benefits. Unfortunately, Newark Mayor (Michael Shedlock) (Mish's pools. These extreme measures, council president, and four of Public unions in conjunction Cory Booker wants to do Global Economic Trend most of which will take effect his colleagues today put up a with corrupt politicians have nothing but kick the can down Analysis) beginning in August, are united front to counter Mayor bankrupted Newark. There is the road. He is also pandering to

Submitted at 7/22/2010 3:25:00 PM expected to save the city Cory Booker’s roll out of simply no other way of looking police and fire unions by Newark Mayor Cory Booker between $10 million and $15 "savage" budget cuts, accusing at this. The city's best option is holding those spending levels and the city council are fighting million. him of political gamesmanship to declare bankruptcy, placing high. By doing that, Booker may over ways to balance a $70 The city came to this impasse for trying to thrust responsibility pension benefits and salaries in raise enough ire from citizens million budget hole. Literally after the city council deferred a on the governing body. a court of law rather than on the who have no toilet paper in everything is under discussion vote to create a Municipal "It appears the mayor is Pontius backs of over-burdened parks or government buildings. except the one thing that needs Utilities Authority, a key Pilate," said Mildred C. Crump, taxpayers. The mayor is either a fool or is to be done: declare bankruptcy. component of Booker's method councilwoman-at-large. "In Stories like these abound. guilty of political pandering, Please play this video. It is of balancing the budget. other words, his hands are clean. Indeed nearly every city in the more likely both. The problem pretty enlightening. Because Newark could issue The blood of the residents of country is headed for is public unions and that CNN Money reports Newark bonds on the Authority, it would Newark will be on our hands." bankruptcy, yet people email me problem cannot be fixed with a mayor: No toilet paper for city have cash inflow to cover the The dramatic push-back came this is not the big issues. Municipal Utilities Authority. offices immediate deficit. Without that just 24 hours after Booker Well this IS the #1 problem for The problem can only be In a desperate attempt to fill a infusion, the mayor said they unveiled a four-day workweek cities and states. There are other addressed by taking the police $70 million budget hole, can't make ends meet. for 1,450 non-uniformed city extremely important issues at and fire unions head on. Newark's mayor is taking a Municipal Utilities Authority employees, the closing of city the federal level such as The city council is not showing chainsaw to the town's budget -- Idea is Sheer Madness pools, even cutbacks on ridiculous military spending. much leadership either. even going so far as to cut toilet I applaud the decision by the everything from toilet paper to However, addressing Federal Newark is Bankrupt paper from the 2010 budget. council to reject Mayor Booker's holiday decorations — and then issues will not cure problems Newark is bankrupt and public "Every single contract that does Municipal Utilities Authority. proceeded to challenge the with cities and states. unions did it. The only sensible not go to the core function of It is time for cities and states to council to come up with its own Union benefits are solution for Newark is to declare our city in providing safe address issues now, not raise budget blueprint. preposterous, wages are too bankruptcy, dissolve the unions streets, providing fire protection, taxes and not float more bonds "This is the mayor’s issue. We high, and pension plans are $2 and their pension plans, and or other things to keep our city that cannot and will not be paid advise and consent on the trillion in the hole. Let me start all over with non-union afloat will now be cut," Booker back unless sugar daddy budget. It’s the mayor’s job," repeat that: Public pension plans employees for government said during an emergency press Congress steps in with taxpayer Payne countered. "Press are $2 trillion in the hole, and services. conference Wednesday. sponsored guarantees. conference after press getting worse every year. Mike "Mish" Shedlock The reductions include not The Blame Game conference, he says the council Yet every day I receive emails http:// buying toilet paper for city As you might expect, finger- is not doing its job." Both to from people saying there are globaleconomicanalysis.blogspo offices, cutting the work week pointing is now running Blame more important issues. No there t.com to four days for non-uniformed rampant. Please consider The mayor and the city council certainly are not more important Click Here To Scroll Thru My city workers, which is Newark council slams Mayor are both to blame. Once again , at least at the city and state Recent Post List Mike "Mish" equivalent to a 20% pay cut, Booker for 'savage' proposed the culprit should be easy to level. EMERGENCY page 38 scrapping city holiday budget cuts. spot: union contracts and Kicking the Can 38 Economy/ E-reader News Edition EMERGENCY Price Deflation at Canadian Grocery Giant continued from page 37 Shedlock is a registered investment advisor Loblaw; Anecdotes from the Illinois Home-Front representative for SitkaPacific [email protected] quarter than as we entered it," the last to do down, and cutting back, Illinois, like most Capital Management. Sitka (Michael Shedlock) (Mish's he said. probably the first to recover. states, is governed by prevailing Pacific is an asset management Global Economic Trend "The markets are pretty Wednesday evening I also wage laws that favor unions and firm whose goal is strong Analysis) aggressive," Leighton said of spoke with a Hispanic man who absurdly priced labor. Not only performance and low volatility,

Submitted at 7/23/2010 1:40:00 AM the competition between cuts many lawns in the are we doing unnecessary work, regardless of market direction. In response to Deflationary supermarkets like Sobeys Inc., neighborhood. He is a US we are paying outrageous wages Visit http:// Wage Pressures Hit Canada; owned by Empire Company citizen who speaks perfect for it. www.sitkapacific.com/ Attitudes and Wal-Mart, the 800 Ltd., and Metro Inc. English and his son is Meanwhile, deflation prevails account_management.html to -Pound Gorillas several "Most of the customer base in graduating from college in whether most see it or not. learn more about wealth Canadian readers sent me an Canada is much more value August. Mike "Mish" Shedlock management and capital update on the situation at conscious than they were … two He has been losing job after job http://preservation strategies of Sitka Canadian grocery giant Loblaw. years ago." as upscale clients have decided globaleconomicanalysis.blogspo Pacific. CBC News reports Loblaw Pressures on sales have only to mow their own lawns. Those t.com seeing price deflation increased since Walmart Stores were the conditions a year ago Click Here To Scroll Thru My Brampton Ont.-based grocery unveiled its supercentre and those conditions are Recent Post List Mike giant Loblaw Companies said Anecdotes from the Illinois recently deteriorating. "Mish" Shedlock is a registered Thursday it's feeling the pinch Home-Front His son has no leads and investment advisor from price deflation and doesn't I am always inquisitive about expects no job offers for his representative for SitkaPacific see any signs that will ease how local businesses are doing, degree in horticulture. Capital Management. Sitka anytime soon. especially under-the-radar I highly doubt my local Pacific is an asset management Loblaw president Allan businesses. experiences are unique. firm whose goal is strong Leighton told investors on an For example, the architect who Moreover, the area in which I performance and low volatility, earnings conference call that drew up the plans for my house live had nowhere near the regardless of market direction. deflation has deepened at a is my next door neighbor. He bubble of Florida, Nevada, or Visit http:// quickened pace in recent has long ago laid off several California. www.sitkapacific.com/ months, which has challenged employees and does not have The few jobs there are, my account_management.html to the company's overall growth. enough work to keep himself landscaper friend is losing to learn more about wealth "In the second quarter for busy. Those were the conditions other bidders, at higher prices. I management and capital Loblaw Companies we deflated a year ago. Those are the same asked if those were government preservation strategies of Sitka at a faster rate versus the first conditions as of yesterday. contracts. Pacific. quarter, and we were deflating Bear in mind, my architect You know the answer. at a deeper rate as we exited the neighbor is on the upscale end, At a time everyone else is E-reader News Edition Economy/ 39 Four-Week Moving Average of Weekly Unemployment Claims Holds Steady near 460,000, No Progress for Seven Months [email protected] (Michael Shedlock) (Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis) Goldman: Deadbeat States'

Submitted at 7/22/2010 1:40:00 PM Tack on another month of no Spending Cuts Are Going To progress with weekly unemployment claims. The 4- jobs. can be wide. Hammer U.S. GDP This Year Week moving average is still Questions on the Weekly It may be quite some time Vincent Fernando, CFA Here's a graph of this drag hovering around the 450,000 to Claims vs. the Unemployment before we weekly claims drop (Money Game) effect on GDP over time: 460,000 level where it was in Rate to 300,000 or net hiring that Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:17:00 AM As explained in yesterday’s mid-December 2009. A question keeps popping up exceeds +250,000. daily comment, we no longer Please consider the in emails: "How can we lose Mike "Mish" Shedlock Goldman's Jan Hatzius has expect Congress to extend Unemployment Weekly 400,000+ jobs a week and yet http://warned that spending cutbacks FMAP. Hence, there is up to Claims Report for July 17, 2010. have the unemployment rate globaleconomicanalysis.blogspo for U.S. state and local $15 billion or so of budgeted In the week ending July 17, the stay flat and the monthly jobs t.com governments, due to budget funds that may not materialize. advance figure for seasonally report show gains?" Click Here To Scroll Thru My problems for states such as This implies required budget adjusted initial claims was The answer is the economy is Recent Post List Mike "Mish" California, will drag down GDP cuts in a range of $89bn- 464,000, an increase of 37,000 very dynamic. People change Shedlock is a registered growth this year. $104bn, or 0.6%-0.7% of GDP, from the previous week's jobs all the time. Note that investment advisor While this already hit the U.S. almost precisely the same revised figure of 427,000. The 4 from 1975 forward, the number representative for SitkaPacific economy hard last year, 2010 numbers as we found a year ago -week moving average was of claims was generally above Capital Management. Sitka isn't going to be any better: for fiscal 2010. 456,000, an increase of 1,250 300,000 a week, yet some Pacific is an asset management Goldman: These figures suggest that the from the previous week's months the economy added well firm whose goal is strong What will the effect be over the state fiscal drag in fiscal 2011 is revised average of 454,750. over 250,000 jobs. performance and low volatility, next year? We believe it will be likely to resemble that seen in Weekly Claims and 4-Week Also note that the monthly regardless of market direction. around ¾ percentage point, i.e. fiscal 2010. Moving Averages published unemployment rate is Visit http:// similar to the last year. This is So this drag could be just as Last week's improvement in from a household survey, not a www.sitkapacific.com/ based on the same reasoning as nasty in 2011 as well. claims is an outlier primarily survey of payroll data from account_management.html to our July 2009 analysis, and it is Join the conversation about this related to seasonal discrepancies businesses. That is why the learn more about wealth illustrated in the third column of story » in auto manufacturing monthly "establishment survey" management and capital the table near the beginning of workloads. The 4-week moving (a sampling of actual payroll preservation strategies of Sitka this comment. average smoothes out such data) is not always in alignment Pacific. fluctuations and is still hovering with changes in the above 450,000, unemployment rate. At The numbers are consistent economic turns the discrepancy with an economy that is losing 40 Economy/ Culture/ E-reader News Edition Microsoft Will Need A Monster Europe Rushes Out Stress Third Quarter To Top Apple In Test Details, Claims Revenue (MSFT, AAPL) They're Really Tough Gregory White (Money Game) Jay Yarow (Money Game) Banks were deemed "failing" if Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:10:00 AM they could not maintain a tier 1 Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:57:00 AM capital ration of 6% under each The CEBS (Committee of Anxious Apple watchers who stress test scenario, according to European Banking Associates) thought the company would The Guardian. has claimed that the European deliver bigger quarterly sales Earlier, it was announced that banking stress tests are more than Microsoft for the first time sovereign debt defaults would severe than the U.S. tests, in a long time, are just going to not be included in the test, and according to CNBC. have to wait a few more months. that only sovereign debt on The tests involve a "double dip Last night Microsoft blew away bank's trade books, rather than scenario" for the European expectations with $16.04 billion the debt they intended to hold to economy that is deeper and in sales, versus Apple's$15.7 maturity, would be included in more drastic than that applied billion for the same period. This the tests. during the U.S. banking stress quarter, we should see Apple's Much of this information has tests. This includes a 6% sales smoke Microsoft. been known from sometime, but increase in unemployment, Jefferies analyst Katherine Apple will have bigger quarterly Join the conversation about this markets were looking for some according to CNBC's Simon Egbert is forecasting $16.8 sales by quite a bit than story » sort of reassurance, perhaps a Hobbs. billion in revenue for Microsoft. See Also: release from banks detailing Economies were assumed to Microsoft's current quarter. A Why does this matter? Like it • Microsoft Blows Away their sovereign debt exposures. shrink by 3% over 2010 and big number, but well below or not Microsoft bulls, it's a Expectations Join the conversation about this 2011 and equities fall 20% each Apple's $18 billion in guidance, mindshare game. The bigger • The 25 Best Tech Companies story » year, according to The and Apple usually offers Apple grows, the more doubts To Work For Guardian. conservative guidance. form about Microsoft's future. • Apple Crushes It, Sells 3.27 Unless something drastically See Also: Microsoft Celebrates Million iPads In June Quarter changes in the coming months, 30 Years Of Ballmer Natalie Portman Rocks Rodarte's Black Swan Costumes ELLE.com (ELLE Fashion Hewitt designe award, but and Natalie Portman's ballet Rodarte was a much later Blogs) skipped out on the ceremony at dancers in intricate costumes addition since the Mulleavys

Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:31:00 AM the last minute), but it's already throughout the movie, which'll didn't even conceive their line been forgotten in the wake of premiere September 1st at the until 2005. But it looks like the Kate and Laura Mulleavy the first images of their Venice Film Festival. perfect fit, and the best way in might've missed their Michelle costumes for Darren Though Portman and which to introduce Rodarte to Obama hosted luncheon this Aronofsky's heavily anticipated The sisters outfitted Mila Kunis Aronofsky have been working the rest of the world. week (the duo won the Cooper Black Swan. on the project since 2000, E-reader News Edition Economy/ Culture/ TV/ 41 Guess What Bank What is the future of Everyone Thinks Is Going communication? To Win The Stress Tests? (HowStuffWorks Daily Feed) wide acceptance -- like can address the world. In the Submitted at 7/22/2010 1:00:00 PM LaserDiscs. past, only celebrities and Gregory White (Money Game) Smartphones seem to be in the politicians could address so

Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:33:00 AM Fifty years ago, the tools we first category. Products like the many people at one time. Now, rely upon to communicate today Apple iPhone and Google's anyone with an Internet Goldman Sachs ( via FT were only science fiction. Android operating system have connection can do the same Alphaville) have come out with Today, you can purchase a pushed the smartphone out of thing. their pre-stress test results smartphone and make calls, surf the world of gadget geeks and This may lead to changes in survey of 367 market the Web, play games, run into the mass market. In 2010, everything from entertainment participants. The voters picked a applications and accomplish the first 4G smartphone for a to politics. Using the Web as a bank they feel will come out on more than most speculative major carrier in the United communication tool, people top. by Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and fiction authors dared to dream. States made an appearance. It with aspirations may be able to The winner, by a significant Barclays. So what's next? was the HTC EVO 4G, running find an audience more easily margin: Santander. Early rumors this morning have In the short term, we'll likely on Sprint's WiMAX network than ever before. It may not be This isn't that surprising 10 banks failing with several see basic cell phones slowly [source: CNET]. The 4G long until a relatively unknown considering how Santander has Spanish banks included. Here's fade away. As smartphones network allows for faster data person uses the Internet to win been buying up assets in the UK everything you need to know become more common and less transfer speeds than other enough support to be elected and Germany, as well as reaping about who's exposed in Europe expensive, more people will networks. president of the United States. the benefits of their Latin > adopt them. The process is The Internet will continue to So far we've looked at some American exposure. Join the conversation about this gradual. As with most new play an increasing role in fairly mundane advances in In second place is another story » technologies, a group of communication. Voice over communication. But what about Spanish bank, BBVA, followed enthusiastic adopters lead the Internet protocol ( VoIP) the distant future? way. Sometimes, the general already plays a large role in Five Filters featured article: population will follow the early several communication products Headshot - Propaganda, State pioneers -- the compact disc is a and services. Sites like Religion and the Attack On the good example of such Facebook and Twitter allow Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available technology. In other cases, the users to communicate with tools: PDF Newspaper, Full early adopters end up owning networks of people. With the Text RSS, Term Extraction. technology that becomes rise of the Web, people now obsolete without ever finding have a platform from which they Joe Manganiello Promoted to Series Regular on 'True Blood' Ryan McKee (TV Squad) season. How can we be so sure? Vampire Mysteries' books in Lafayette would already be dead

Submitted at 7/23/2010 5:02:00 AM Because the actor who plays which 'True Blood' is based. by now, yet he's still out there Alcide Herveaux, Joe However, people who've read slinging vampire blood. Filed under: TV News Spoiler Manganiello, has been named a the series know a character's Permalink| Email this| Linking alert! The new hot werewolf series regular for season four. fate doesn't always stick to the Blogs| Comments in'True Blood' will not die this Herveaux is an important character in the 'The Southern novels story-lines. For example, 42 Culture/ E-reader News Edition Facebook 'Suspects' Zuckerberg Contract Was 'Forged' Ryan Singel (Wired Top called StreetFax for Ceglia as a back while Facebook engaged in Stories) work for hire, and for an the various equity investments

Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:23:00 AM additional $1,000 would that he cites in his papers, develop and deploy a site called including a $240 million Facebook says it “strongly “The Face Book” by January 1, investment by Microsoft that suspects” forgery is involved in 2004 — in exchange for 50 has been reported upon by a contract showing its founder percent ownership. numerous media outlets. Mark Zuckerberg signed away Facebook Ceglia Contract Allowing Plaintiff to assert his more than half the rights to The contract, as entered in the stale claims after this Facebook for $1,000 in 2003. record, then gives Ceglia an interminable and inexcusable The suit to take over the additional 1 percent stake for delay is plainly prejudicial to company seven years later is every day the site was late. Facebook, as well as the other “absurd,” the company said Placing Facebook’s launch date investors. Thursday. as February 4, 2004, Ceglia is Ceglia’s lawyer Argentieri “Mark has made it clear that suing for 84 percent of declined to comment on why his Ceglia’s claims are absurd and Facebook, plus damages. client took so long to press his we strongly suspect the contract Zuckerberg’s lawyers confirm ranks of Google, Yahoo, and the New York attorney general, claim, saying that it was an issue is forged,” Facebook said in an e that Zuckerberg did work for Microsoft. While it’s yet to earn on charges of defrauding people that would have to come up in -mailed statement. Ceglia, who found the then- the revenues of those giants, who pre-paid him for heating litigation. But Paul Argentieri, the New Harvard freshman Zuckerberg Facebook has, in four short supplies that he failed to deliver. As for his client’s legal York-based lawyer for the man through a Craigslist ad. years, re-shaped the world’s The company furthermore troubles? who says he paid Zuckerberg in But on Wednesday night, culture by pushing people into argues that even if the contract “I understand the question and 2003 to develop two sites, Zuckerberg offered a carefully sharing more and more of their was real, the suit was filed in a people’s suspicions, but I think including the nascent “The Face worded denial to ABC World personal lives online. court without jurisdiction and the public will be satisfied when Book,” countered that he finds News, saying that “We were But Zuckerberg has been that a six-year delay in pressing the entire story comes out,” such statements “hilarious.” quite sure that we did not sign a dogged with allegations he stole a claim, while Facebook Argentieri said. “It’s a very Argentieri said his client Paul contract that says that they have the idea for Facebook and prospered, undermines Ceglia’s compelling story.” Ceglia has more documents to any right to ownership over double-crossed former friends ownership claim. As for the veracity of the back his claim of being the Facebook.” (Facebook wasn’t and Harvard classmates— That’s based on what’s known contract, Argentieri says it’s for majority stakeholder in a incorporated at the time, so the several of whom have been as the doctrine of laches— real and he offered to show it to company valued at $15 billion. use of “we” rather than “I” placated with ownership stakes which prevents a plaintiff from Facebook lawyers if they drove The story, he quipped, would could be a calculated use of in the company. The lawsuits watching something grow in to upstate New York to see it. eventually become a “great language.) and allegations are intricate and value from other people’s work “I don’t know if Zuckerberg has book and a great movie.” The fracas, which on its face rich enough to form the heart of and then sue for it later. told them the whole story,” Argentieri decried the denials puts in doubt the ownership of a Hollywood movie called The Or as Facebook’s lawyers Argentieri said. and accusations of forgery as the net’s most popular web site, Social Network set for release argued in a brief to a federal But Facebook spokesman Barry “reckless and dangerous.” comes as Facebook would rather this fall. court in New York: Schnitt disputes that Facebook The contract, as seen in court be celebrating having reached Facebook would like to stamp Here, Plaintiff stood by while was ever offered the opportunity records, is signed and initialed 500 million active users. out speculation that Facebook’s Facebook grew into a household to see the original contract. with the name “Mark That milestone makes it history could be even darker. name, with hundreds of millions “The offer to visit just didn’t Zuckerberg.” It says that for undeniable that Zuckerberg has Facebook pointed out that of users worldwide and over happen but he did call to suggest $1,000, Zuckerberg agreed in achieved his dream of creating a Ceglia was indicted in 2009 by 1000 employees. He also sat FACEBOOK page 44 April 2003 to develop a site company that joins the tech E-reader News Edition Culture/ 43 Google Chrome 6 Beta Is Right Around the Corner Michael Calore (Wired Top and themes across multiple Web App Store — the and ubiquitous Wi-Fi access Stories) installations, but it will soon mechanisms you’ll eventually points– the web browser is in a

Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:00:00 AM also allow you to sync your be able to use to find and install position to become the desktop browser history and form auto- popular apps — and those for that operating system. The beta version of Google’s fill data as well. So, you’ll have created by third parties — in To get an early peek at next browser is expected to ship access to all the pages you your browser. installable Google apps, you’ll soon, as the developer-channel visited at the office when you Install a web app? Google have to jump through some release of Chrome 6 has just log in to your home machine, explains: “An installed web app hoops of fire. Google Operating seen a code freeze. This is the and vice versa. (No, Incognito could be separated visually from System has some instructions point at which new features stop browsing-session data doesn’t other tabs, could integrate better for the brave. being added, and everything get synced.) with the OS, and could be [ Hat tip to Stephen Shankland, that’s already in the browser Extension syncing— Likewise, granted increased permissions.” who noted the version 6 code gets inspected, tested and you can set up two or more like any other app, keeping Installed apps would be able to freeze on CNET's Deep Tech tightened. We should expect instances of Chrome to run the things secure. Printing isn’t discern your location, store data blog. There you'll also find a Chrome 6 Beta within a few same extensions. Read our quite there yet. If you’re running on your local machine and use comprehensive list of what weeks. previous coverage of this new the dev-channel release, type your camera, among other Google left out of this beta Google’s browser is in an feature. about:plugins into the URL field things. The installed apps would cycle]. enviable position right now. It New menu button— Chrome to enable the Chrome PDF sit in your tab bar at the top of See Also: recently passed Safari in user has consolidated the menu viewer. Chrome, where they’d look and • Firefox 4 Beta 2, Due Next share ( according to button to the right of the URL UI changes— Aside from the behave like bookmarked web Week, Adds Tabs on Top for StatsCounter) and it’s gaining bar. There used to be a Tool new menu button, some pages. Firefox has seen this Macs on Firefox and IE. Also, in a button and a Page button, but additional polish has been coming, too: The next version of • Chrome Shows Off Some market where raw speed is the now it’s just a Tool button, and applied to Chrome’s chrome. Mozilla’s browser will move the Fancy HTML5 Tricks most important metric, Chrome it contains the browser’s most- There’s a new green padlock tabs to the top. • Video: Google Chrome is enjoying a solid reputation as used menu functions. It exhibits icon in the URL bar to indicate a This app-friendly shift is a Extensions for Accessibility the one of the fastest — if not similarities — functionally, not secure HTTPS connection, natural progression for the • Chrome Gains More the fastest— browser on the visually — to Firefox 4’s new slight changes to default skin, browser. App stores for our Converts, Edges Out Safari scene. Firefox Button. and a less cluttered new tab iPads and smartphones are • Google Chrome Working on Let’s take a look at what’s Native PDF integration— page. leading us towards a more app- Extension Syncing Feature coming in Google Chrome 6 Chrome 5 added built-in support New menu button centric world, and advances in Beta. We downloaded the most for Adobe Flash, and version 6 Some much-awaited features HTML5 and JavaScript have led Five Filters featured article: recent dev-channel release of adds similar support for PDFs. were left on the drawing board, to web apps that look and Headshot - Propaganda, State Chrome (6.0.466.4 on a Mac) to An in-browser PDF viewer will such as full-screen HTML5 behave more like single-serving Religion and the Attack On the test all these new features. ship with the next browser. video playback and a tabs-on- native applications. As the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available New checkboxes in the syncing PDFs can be viewed, searched the-side option. internet becomes a full-blown tools: PDF Newspaper, Full panel and navigated in a tab, just like The current dev-channel release operating system — flush with Text RSS, Term Extraction. Syncing— Google Chrome a web page. The PDF also shows no sign of Google’s APIs, storage clouds, public already lets you sync bookmarks experience is also sandboxed Native Client technology, or its databases, connected sensors 44 Culture/ E-reader News Edition Free iPhone 4 Case? There's an App For That Charlie Sorrel (Wired Top Stories)

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Apple has started to refund buyers of the $30 rubber-band it calls the Bumper Case. The refund was promised to buyers after Apple offered free bumper cases to iPhone 4 owners to fix the signal-dropping death-grip. With little fuss, Apple has been refunding customers’ credit- cards for the $30 purchase price plus any tax or shipping. If you paid cash, lord knows how you’ll get your money back. A postal-order or a check, just try to sell a case seems iPhone 4 Case Program. This is iPhone 4 Case Program[Apple] probably. Why not fax Apple to unlikely. I’m with Daring an actual application, available Apple Automatically Refunding Follow us for real-time tech find out? Fireball’s John Gruber on this from the App Store. Download iPhone 4 Bumper news: Charlie Sorrel and Gadget Some have looked at the one: I think that Apple just it, log in and order. The Bumper Purchases[Mashable] Lab on Twitter. bumper cases, which perfectly wanted a slice of the lucrative is in there but, as Steve Jobs Photo: By Mr. T in DC/Flickr Five Filters featured article: cover the troublesome exposed iPhone case market. After all, at promised at last Friday’s press See Also: Headshot - Propaganda, State external antenna-band on the Apple’s entry-level $30 event, there are a number of Religion and the Attack On the iPhone 4 and nothing else, and accessory price-point, a rubber- third-party cases too. These • Fix iPhone 4 Reception Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available seen conspiracy. “Apple knew strip costing a few cents will actually look pretty good, and Troubles for $1 tools: PDF Newspaper, Full about the problem all along,” certainly generate a profit. come from respected • Can Black Tape Double the Text RSS, Term Extraction. they cry, “the Bumper proves For those of you who sensibly manufacturers like Speck, Speed of Your iPhone 4? it!” held-off buying a $30 piece of Belkin and Griffin. All of the • Apple's Answer to That Apple would realize the stationery, you can now get one cases, from Apple or anyone Antennagate: Free iPhone 4 problem and, instead of fixing it free. Apple has also launched its else, will take 3-5 weeks to ship. Cases FACEBOOK continued from page 42 we discuss making this go up on it.” Dominate the Web Headshot - Propaganda, State away,” Schnitt said, though Andrew Feinberg • Facebook's Gone Rogue; It's Religion and the Attack On the Argentieri denied seeking a Follow us for disruptive tech Time for an Open Alternative Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available settlement. “We’ve wanted to news: Ryan Singel and • Today Facebook, Tomorrow tools: PDF Newspaper, Full look at the original of the Epicenter on Twitter. the World Text RSS, Term Extraction. alleged contract from the See Also: • By the Numbers: Has beginning and, if he is now Facebook Fatigue Set In? finally offering to let us do that, • Great Wall of Facebook: The we’d be delighted to take him Social Network's Plan to Five Filters featured article: E-reader News Edition Culture/ 45 Uni K Wax: A Greener Waxing Daily Buzz: Whale Joy Experience Jumps Onto Yacht! ELLE.com (ELLE Fashion Uni K Wax center has what WomansDay.com Editors while the whale lost a few Blogs) Grupenmager calls a (Daily Woman's Day Blog) barnicles and a thin coating of

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Submitted at 7/22/2010 1:01:00 PM relationship ended in 2005) to Mills, who's practically at how we maintain this," solid celebrity relationships their house in Portofino and then synonymous with the brand, Domenico says, "But I'm Stefano makes himself very Domenico Dolce & Stefano back to Milan for the 20th pops up to give his take on the amazed that they are amazed!" clear, "I prefer my clothes, I Gabbana are the subject of anniversary of their menswear collection, "Whenever you put Stefano goes on to explain the work for my clothes. I'd like CNN's latest revealed. collection. on certain clothes there's a difference between love and sex people to remember my You can watch part one above, The documentary opens with character that comes out." and how really, they're just a clothes—not my face." but you'll want to head to the show's rehearsals — When the camera turns on to family. Hilary Alexander pops CNN.com to catch parts two and Domenico's out sick and Stefano their house in Portofino the up in the video, and so does 46 Culture/ E-reader News Edition Death of Film: Last Roll of Kodachrome Processed Charlie Sorrel (Wired Top therefore wasn’t worth See Also: Stories) supporting in the age of digital.

Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:45:00 AM The last roll was shot by • Mama, They Took My National Geographic Kodachrome Away What do you know about photographer Steve McCurry, • Film Dwayne’s Photo Service of who shot the 36 exposures in • Five Ways Digital Cameras Parsons, Kansas? It is the place New York (actually, the last Beat Film where the very last roll of the three shots were exposed in Kodachrome was processed. Parsons before dropping off the Follow us for real-time tech Kodachrome, the slide-film that film at Dwayne’s). The pictures news: Charlie Sorrel and Gadget inspired songs, was will be part of a National Lab on Twitter. discontinued by Kodak last year Geographic piece in the near Five Filters featured article: at 74 years of age. The color future. Headshot - Propaganda, State emulsion was a victim of its McCurry’s film may have been have until December 10th this spiritual death of film. Religion and the Attack On the own weird processing the official last roll off the year. And then it will shut Last Kodachrome roll Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available requirements, which didn’t use production line, but Dwayne’s down, forever. People may still processed in Parsons[Wichita tools: PDF Newspaper, Full the usual E6 chemistry designed will still process any shoot analog, but with the death Eagle via Retro Thing] Text RSS, Term Extraction. for transparency film, and Kodachrome that you might of Kodachrome comes the Photo: Fay Ratta/Flickr Cutest Pet of the Day: Pepper WomansDay.com Editors favorites here using our new (Daily Woman's Day Blog) Cute Pet Face-Off tool. Ten

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Submitted at 7/22/2010 5:02:13 PM The Task Force recommended the periodical reports we see in Washington’s latest over-used reducing all major defense the news about yet one more phrase—“rethinking the defense programs, from conventional secret some DoD employee has budget”—has, for many force structure to command, just released, makes me think policymakers, come to mean support, and even infrastructure that there should be a massive “what can we cut next?” On expenditures. But enacting such review of this clearance and the Tuesday, the House Oversight recommendations would have means which they protect our and Government Reform dramatic implications for U.S. nations secrets. There is no Subcommittee on National military superiority, consistent standard applied to Security and Foreign Affairs consequences hardly discussed. the clearance – how background convened to identify solutions to The Air Force needs increased checks are done and what is tame the growing defense funding to modernize its aging required or expected from each budget. The thinly veiled inventory of planes, many of holder. Costs to obtain and premise behind the hearing was which will need to be retired in maintain clearances can be to identify what the upcoming years. Recently, Air upwards to what most low- Administration can cut and Force and Navy officials gave cuts in defense. In this case, Security and Foreign Affairs, income families earn in a year. which cuts politicians can get Congress a bleak assessment of some in Congress are trying to Navy, Sustainable Defense Task The sheer number of clearances behind while trying to appear modernization plans, warning put the cart before the horse. Force One Response to is a symptom that demonstrates not to compromise national that the military could be 900 With other federal priorities, this “Rethinking the Defense how the federal government is security. fighter jets short of what it will may be acceptable. But when it Budget…Yet Again” out of control and is not Congress’s continual evaluation need when 2020 rolls around. comes to the nation’s defense • George Colgrove on July working. It is a fallacy to think of government spending is vital; This shortfall in fighters is one and providing the right tools for 23rd, 2010 at 6:51am said: the DoD is not subjected to it can help identify efficiencies example of already diminishing those in uniform, this approach Referring to the Washington waste and that it does not need as well as waste, and reprioritize resources applied to ever is downright dangerous. Post Articles this week, 856,000 to have its programs looked at programs to reflect changing expanding global missions for Everyone is looking for a quick Top Security Clearance holders for cost reduction. This needs. Unfortunately, this the military that could have fix as U.S. debt continues to (after doing the math results in 1 government is spending money hearing was less about an major consequences. rise. However, reducing the in 4 feds having a TSC – the that does not exist, that means objective and accurate As proposed by Subcommittee defense budget will have a ratio is even worse just looking the DoD as well. As much as I assessment of what is required witnesses, policymakers could marginal long-term effect on the at the defense dept) is a clear would like to see the rest of the to defend the nation and more reduce missions as a solution. national debt. If Congressman sign the defense department is government significantly cut about justifying defense cuts However, current obligations in Frank’s Task Force was serious as susceptible to wasting back, so do I want the DoD. already in the cross hairs of a Iraq and Afghanistan must be about reducing the debt and taxpayer resources as any other With roughly 1 fed to 2 soldier task force established by the fulfilled because they are vital deficit, it would instead look to department in government. ratio in the DoD, cutting back committee. The recently national security interests. Not the real culprit: out of control There is massive overlap and on the civilian non-military released report Debt, Deficits, & to mention what must come first entitlement spending. redundancy in this kind of work. programs and functions in the Defense: A Way Forward by the is the decision to reduce Tags: Air Force, Defense There is little trust between DoD is and should be fair game. Sustainable Defense Task Force missions and foreign policy Spending, House Oversight and programs therefore resulting in If these cuts translate into was central to the discussion. It commitments around the world. Government Reform numerous people who have increasing our soldier count in outlines measures that, if Only then can equipment and Subcommittee on National clearances that do not need RETHINKING page 50 implemented, would cut up to other items be considered for 48 Politics/ E-reader News Edition Morning Bell: New START, New Slogan … Trust But Don’t Verify Conn Carroll (The Foundry: by the Russians would have despite Obama administration Obama administration’s a“physical response” today if Conservative Policy News.) little, if any, effect?’ claims to the contrary, experts obsession with New START the U.S. and South Korea

Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:09:06 AM General Chilton: Senator have uncovered more and more betrays their antiquated Cold proceed with planned naval McCain, I do agree with that… limitations to our missile War mind set regarding national exercises this weekend. In 1987, at the signing of the Sen. McCain: Well, what this defense capabilities throughout security. The greatest nuclear • Britain Defense Secretary Intermediate-Range Nuclear brings to the casual observer’s the treaty’s other provisions. threat our country faces today Liam Fox warned yesterday that Forces Treaty (INF), President mind, General, is if it doesn’t Now there are reports that U.S. comes from Iran and North the United Kingdom is too Ronald Reagan summarized his have any consequences if they negotiators actually told the Korea; countries not bound by broke to defend itself. approach to arms-control by do any cheating, what’s the Russians that the U.S. had no New START and with a proven • A House ethics committee has citing an old Russian proverb: point in having a treaty? intention of deploying strategic track record of not caring about determined that Rep. Charles “doveryai, no proveryai.” Only in the bizarro world of the missile defenses in Europe. The what example such an Rangel (D-NY) did violate Translation: trust, but verify. Obama administration is this Senate cannot in good faith sign agreement might set. ethics rules when he was When Soviet leader Mikhail country made any safer by off on this agreement until these The better way to protect chairman of the Ways and Gorbachev noted, “You say that signing treaty that the counter statements are verified. The full America is through a“protect Means Committee. at every meeting,” Reagan shot party has no intention of negotiation records must be and defend” strategy: allow the • In federal court yesterday the back, “I like it.” following. And that is just the released. U.S. and Russia to reduce Obama administration argued Like everything else the Obama beginning of New START’s Proponents of New START operationally deployed against the enforcement of administration does, their many fatal flaws. promise virtual Armageddon warheads below Moscow treaty federal immigration laws. approach to arms control is the Not only has it been clearly should the Senate reject the levels while leaving missile • Heritage Action is having a exact opposite of President established that New START’s treaty. This is fear-mongering defenses unconstrained. Instead live webchat today at 2 PM EST Reagan. As the following verification mechanisms are nonsense. As Heritage fellow of signing treaties that weaken to discuss the plan to repeal exchange from this Tuesday’s completely inadequate to protect Peter Brookes has noted. our missile defenses we should Obamacare. Senate Armed Services our country, but it is Today, the levels of strategic be signing mutual commitment Committee New START increasingly becoming clear that nuclear weapons in the U.S. and agreements to field cooperative Tags: Missile Defense, New hearing shows, the Obama the Obama administration Russia are governed by the missile defenses against START, Russia, verification administration approach to arms significantly weakened our Bush-era Moscow Treaty or as strategic attacks. Finally, we You can follow any responses control might as well be, “trust, missile defenses in order to get its technically known, the Treaty should also pursue bilateral to this entry through the RSS 2.0 but don’t bother to verify.” Here the Russians to sign. between the Russian Federation treaties with Russia and others feed. is the crucial exchange between From the beginning it was clear and the United States of to counter nuclear-armed Five Filters featured article: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and that New START’s preamble, America on Strategic Offensive terrorism. Headshot - Propaganda, State U.S. Strategic Command which is a binding provision, Reductions. The Moscow Treaty New START only limits our Religion and the Attack On the Commander, Air Force General linked our missile defense is still in force, is currently ability to defend ourselves while Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Kevin Chilton: capabilities with Russian arms limiting the size of both offering no new verifiable tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Sen. McCain: General Chilton, reductions. The Russians also strategic nuclear arsenals, and commitments from the Text RSS, Term Extraction. do you agree with the made it clear on the day the will remain so until the end of Russians. This is not an unclassified statement in the treaty was signed that they 2012, if New START is not agreement Reagan would sign. State Department Verification believe New START limits our ratified. Quick Hits: Assessment that ‘any cheating missile defenses. Since then, But more importantly the • North Korea threatened E-reader News Edition Politics/ 49 Gulf Spill Update: Obama Deepwater Ban Becoming Total Drilling Ban Vincent Coglianese (The moratorium lifted by the District damage done by the largest oil Foundry: Conservative Policy Court on June 22, the deepwater disaster to ever wreak havoc on News.) drilling suspensions ordered our country.

Submitted at 7/22/2010 3:00:06 PM today apply to most deepwater Lifting the oil-drilling The Obama administration’s drilling activities and could last moratorium is priority number 1 recently re-imposed deepwater through November 30…the May on Obama’s Oil Spill To-Do drilling moratorium is now 28 moratorium proscribed List, and there is so much more reportedly stopping shallow- drilling based on specific water to be done. water drilling as well. The depths; the new decision does Vincent Coglianese is currently Louisiana Department of not suspend activities based on a member of the Young Leaders Natural Resources issued a water depth, but on the basis of Program at the Heritage release Tuesday showing that the drilling configurations and Foundation. For more the moratorium has resulted in a technologies. information on interning at near-total decline of approved According to Lafayette, Heritage, please visit: http:// shallow-water drilling permits: Louisiana’s The Advertiser www.heritage.org/about/ Approved permits for shallow these “configurations and Speakers from across state and Offshore drilling bans stretch departments/ylp.cfm water drilling in the Gulf of technologies” are pretty much local government and industries far beyond simply hurting Tags: Gulf oil spill, gulf spill Mexico have dropped the same regardless of water- declared that, “The Obama Louisiana. Dr. David Kreutzer update, Louisiana, moratorium 2 significantly since the federal depth. “Since shallow-water administration’s six-month and John Ligon report that the Responses to “Gulf Spill moratorium on deepwater wells often utilize floating moratorium on deepwater economic impact of a total Update: Obama Deepwater Ban drilling earlier this year, with drilling platforms,” which is one drilling must be lifted before it offshore drilling ban could be Becoming Total Drilling Ban” only one approved new well of the key pieces of banned does more damage to the nationally crippling. It would: • Billie on July 22nd, 2010 at permit so far in July. In the 11 equipment, “the ban in fact region’s economy — and to the 1) Reduce GDP by $5.5 trillion; 5:55pm said: He certainly isn’t months prior to the moratorium, applies to most shallow-water nation’s capacity to produce 2) Reduce job growth by more the man to fit the title. He the federal government drilling.” energy.” than 1 million jobs by 2015 and extends unemployment benefits approved an average of 14 While off-shore oil drilling is Louisiana Governor Bobby more than 1.5 million jobs by with money he doesn’t have, permits per month in the Gulf of lurching to a standstill, there’s Jindal specifically highlighted 2030, and 3) Increase the total potentially discouraging s Mexico. plenty of fuel being added to the the compounding effect of the expenditures for imported oil by employment. While he destroys The first attempt at imposing fire of outrage by Gulf coast shallow-water drilling ban: nearly $737 billion. opportunities to be employed. the moratorium met outspoken residents being affected by the New requirements for shallow- The Heritage Foundation Under proper leadership there is resistance by Gulf coast moratorium. A “Rally for water drilling are causing remains on the scene in the no need for this ban. residents. After federal courts Economic Survival” took place permitting delays that could lead Gulf states, surveying the • Bob black on July 23rd, 2010 threw out the first ban, the Wednesday at the Cajundome in to significant additional devastating impact the at 6:06am said: Simply, the Obama administration Lafayette, Louisiana, where it economic impacts on top of misguided federal response has planned destruction of our regrouped and issued a new ban was attended by more than those caused by the deepwater had so far. Citizens affected by economy. This is an example of on July 12 th, this time banning 11,000 local citizens who spoke drilling moratorium. Shallow the drilling moratorium are many changes every day, with drilling regardless of water- with what Opelousas, Louisiana water OCS drilling activities clamoring to get back to work, this administration, that we will depth. Ken Salazar said of the “Daily World” called“a support thousands of Louisiana and fearful that they might not be reading about for new ban: remarkable degree of jobs in addition to those related be able to if the administration GULF page 51 Like the deepwater drilling unanimity.” to deepwater activity. continues to compound the 50 Politics/ E-reader News Edition RETHINKING Rangel Says He's Ready to Fight Ethics Charges continued from page 47 the field as well as reducing the (Newsmax - Inside Cover) "I am pleased that, at long last, Republic. Rangel also belatedly ethics committee process is budget – all the better. In fact, Submitted at 7/23/2010 1:44:36 AM sunshine will pierce the cloud of disclosed hundreds of thousands moving forward." these cuts may result in a leaner serious allegations that have of dollars in investment assets. The last time a Rangel ethics DoD. Without the massive dead Rep. Charles Rangel, who has been raised against me in the Sanctions can range from a case moved forward, the ethics weight, the DoD may prove to spent half of his 80 years as a media," he said. damaging committee report to committee concluded earlier this be more responsive to our member of Congress, says he It was disclosed Thursday that censure by the House and even year that the lawmaker violated nation’s defense. looks forward to fighting ethics Rangel is being charged with expulsion, a punishment House rules on two trips to charges. Other Democrats won't multiple ethics violations. The reserved for only the most Caribbean conferences. The You can follow any responses be so pleased. ethics committee won't reveal egregious violations. committee said Rangel should to this entry through the RSS 2.0 The ethics trial sought by the the specific charges until next Ironically, Rangel raised money have known that corporate feed. New York congressman and Thursday at a public meeting. for scores of Democratic money paid for the trips. Five Filters featured article: former Ways and Means However, several persons candidates before his ethics Rangel, still chairman of the tax Headshot - Propaganda, State Committee chairman will familiar with the allegations, problems surfaced. Now, many -writing Ways and Means Religion and the Attack On the coincide with campaign season. who were not authorized to Democrats wouldn't touch a Committee at the time, initially Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Democrats will have to defend discuss them publicly, said some contribution from Rangel's said he wouldn't step down from tools: PDF Newspaper, Full their party's conduct. If enough of the charges against Rangel, leadership fund and might his post. After a closed-door Text RSS, Term Extraction. of them lose, the party could who has spent 40 years in pressure him to accept the meeting with Pelosi while cede control of the House. Congress, were related to: charges or even get out of his re- reporters waited outside, Rangel Republicans are already going —Rangel's use of official election race. changed his mind. He stepped negative, reminding voters that stationery to raise money for the Rangel announced a bid for his aside from a chairmanship he Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised Charles B. Rangel Center for 21st term recently, shortly may never get back, because of to "drain the swamp" of ethical Public Service at City College before his 80th birthday. To concerns that staying in the misdeeds in Congress. of New York. many in his famed Harlem position would hurt other Rangel had a choice. —His use of four rent- district of New York City, Democrats. His lawyer had been subsidized apartment units in Rangel is the only congressman This time, he decided to fight Retired Sen. Bob negotiating with the House New York City. The city's rent they've known. Older on. Kerrey to Lobby ethics committee to settle his stabilization program is constituents remember him as a © Copyright 2010 The case. But to end it, Rangel supposed to apply to one's Korean War hero with a Purple Associated Press. All rights for Hollywood would have had to accept the primary residence. One had Heart and Bronze Star. reserved. This material may not (Newsmax - Inside Cover) allegations. Rangel had been been used as a campaign office, "If you ask me how I feel about be published, broadcast, willing to accept some, but that raising a separate question of it, I feel extraordinarily good rewritten or redistributed. Submitted at 7/23/2010 2:24:05 AM didn't satisfy the committee, whether the rent break was an that my supporters over 40 years Five Filters featured article: A deal is all but done for retired according to a person familiar improper gift. will be able to evaluate what Headshot - Propaganda, State U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey to become with the talks but not authorized —Rangel's failure to report they have come up with and I Religion and the Attack On the Hollywood's top lobbyist. to be quoted by name. income as required on his don't have any fear at all Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Kerrey, a former Nebraska "I look forward to airing this annual financial disclosure politically or personally what tools: PDF Newspaper, Full governor who unsuccessfully thing," Rangel, who is tied for forms. The committee had they come up with," he said. Text RSS, Term Extraction. sought the Democratic fourth in House seniority, told investigated his failure to report Pelosi spokesman Brendan presidential nod in 1992, will reporters Thursday, insisting the income from the lawmaker's Daly said the action taken earn a $1.2 million salary as allegations against him have no rental unit at the Punta Cana against Rangel "would indicate CEO of the Motion Picture substance. Yacht Club in the Dominican that the independent, bipartisan RETIRED page 51 E-reader News Edition 51 RETIRED GULF continued from page 50 continued from page 49 Association of America government and an aggressive He's a powerful and effective endowment significantly on his generations. The intended (MPAA), the Washington D.C.- foreign policy. speaker and presence who can watch, but some faculty consequences of this based arm of the major A former studio boss said there make a real impact on the public members and students will be administration are clearly Hollywood studios. are plenty of people at the discourse on why people should happy to see him go. After devastating over the very long The unanswered question is MPAA, including Pisano, with care about piracy." Kerrey in March announced his term. Obama, Pelosi and Reid – when he will officially take industry knowledge, so that isn't On Thursday, Pisano declined plan to step down, the the Financial Bermuda Triangle! over. "I do think it's a done what the studios want. to discuss Kerrey or his own university's student senate sent deal," a Washington insider with "You're looking for someone future role other than to say he out a mass e-mail saying there You can follow any responses strong ties to Hollywood said who can represent the film would be happy to serve was "controversy about to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Thursday. "It's just a question of industry in Congress, and that is whomever takes the top job. He President Kerrey's statements feed. picking a starting date." never an easy job," the did say that, based on his that he was not leaving because Five Filters featured article: Kerrey, who turns 67 next executive said. "The fact that experiences, the next MPAA of the immense protests against Headshot - Propaganda, State month, has insisted that he stay they are waiting (for Kerrey) leader will need to build similar him by the faculty and Religion and the Attack On the on as president of New York's probably means they don't have coalitions of studios, labor, students." Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available the New School until a a ton of candidates they felt exhibition and independents to During Kerrey's tenure, there tools: PDF Newspaper, Full replacement is found. could do the job the same way." cope with the issues ahead, in have been multiple protests over Text RSS, Term Extraction. "He is not a guy who is going to A Washington veteran with particular the global fight his leadership style, a three-day walk away from a commitment, connections to Hollywood against pirating intellectual campus demonstration that and he has a commitment to praised Kerrey as someone who property. closed the school and tension as wind down at the New School," can handle what has become an "The issues today are more five provosts have come and an industry insider said. "He's ever tougher, more complex job complex than ever," Pisano said, gone. going to do that, and those at the of reconciling the needs of "and we need to join together © 2010 Reuters. All rights MPAA respect that." MPAA members, bringing with all the elements of the reserved. Republication or They also have the luxury of together an industry and dealing industry, especially the people redistribution of Reuters having interim CEO Bob Pisano with everyone from politicians who create the product." content, including by caching, under contract for some time, to the public. Although Kerrey's contract at framing or similar means, is even after Kerrey comes on "The MPAA is largely an anti- the New School, where he has expressly prohibited without the board. Pisano most recently took piracy organization now," he been president since 2001, isn't prior written consent of Reuters. a high-profile role in leading the said. "One great asset Bob will actually up until spring, it Five Filters featured article: coalition that killed the notion of bring to this job is a fresh set of appears he has indicated that he Headshot - Propaganda, State creating a commodities market eyes to then become a fresh can leave well before that. Religion and the Attack On the based on movie box office sales. voice. For a lot of people, he can Kerrey said last week on the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Kerrey, a decorated Vietnam step up and say: 'Holy cow! I Don Imus radio show that he tools: PDF Newspaper, Full veteran, is remembered in don't think anybody realizes expects to leave the school in Text RSS, Term Extraction. Hollywood from his days as a what's going on here. This is a the fall. Democratic senator from real problem. It's cutting into Kerrey has strong support from Nebraska, from 1989 to 2001. real sales, real productions, and the university's board and has He supported free trade, smaller we have got to take it seriously.' grown the enrollment and 52 Politics/ TV/ E-reader News Edition Conservative Dems Reject Pelosi on Tax Cuts (Newsmax - Inside Cover) many congressional Democrats "He supports extending the Republicans back extending the

Submitted at 7/22/2010 2:33:59 PM want to extend the lower rates expiring tax cuts at least until tax cuts for all income groups for individuals earning less than the economy is clearly and some have argued that WASHINGTON – U.S. House $200,000 or couples making less recovering and supports deficits are acceptable if they of Representatives Speaker than $250,000, but not for those addressing them before the fall fund tax cuts. Nancy Pelosi on Thursday earning more. elections." Pelosi noted Republicans tried affirmed her support for letting At the center of the debate There is a guessing game going to block the unemployment lower tax rates for wealthier among Democrats is whether on in Washington as to when the benefits extension by arguing Americans expire at year-end, economic stimulus or deficit Democrats will address the tax that there should be funding for despite opposition by several reduction should be the top issue. Some believe they will it, but not for the tax cuts for the Senate Democrats who say the policy priority. wait until after the November wealthiest. economy is too fragile for About 2 to 3 percent of elections to avoid being accused "We have a clear distinction higher taxes. Americans fit into the upper of raising any taxes before here. If we want to lower taxes Fiscally conservative Senate income categories. voters head to the polls. for the middle class, reduce the Simon Cowell Sued Democrats Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad said the first priority Because of budget rules, deficit and create jobs, Conrad and Ben Nelson all have should be to extend the middle- lawmakers need to find off- extending the tax cuts at the By 'Britain's Got said they believe lower tax rates class rates, acknowledging that setting revenue to fund high end are not in furtherance for all income groups should be the wealthier are less likely to extending the lower rates for of reaching those goals." Talent' Contestant renewed when they expire at the spend the extra cash. But he said those in upper income groups, © 2010 Reuters. All rights Chris Jordan (TV Squad) end of the year. he is convinced the recovery is but not for the so-called middle reserved. Republication or Submitted at 7/23/2010 4:23:00 AM Pelosi said that does not change too uneven to raise taxes on the class and under categories. redistribution of Reuters her position. wealthy now. Conrad suggested waiving the content, including by caching, Filed under: TV News Simon "Our position has been that we "The weight of economic advice budget rules to extend the tax framing or similar means, is Cowell's been accused of being support middle-income tax cuts. that's been given to me says .. cuts for higher-income expressly prohibited without the a bad boy. But didn't we know The tax cuts at the high end now is not the time to pivot in Americans should be prior written consent of Reuters. that already? have increased the deficit terms of raising taxes or cutting considered. Five Filters featured article: Cowell is being sued by a enormously," she said. spending," Conrad said. Nelson, who voted against a bill Headshot - Propaganda, State contestant on the U.K.'s Her comments are part of a There are also some Democrats on extending unemployment Religion and the Attack On the 'Britain's Got Talent' who claims broad debate over whether to in the House who have said they benefits, citing concerns about Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available that she was humiliated and renew tax cuts enacted in 2001 want to postpone raising taxes the deficit, backs using unused tools: PDF Newspaper, Full degraded on the show, thanks to and 2003 under former for wealthier individuals for two funds from the $862 billion Text RSS, Term Extraction. the treatment she received from President George W. Bush that years. economic stimulus to help fund Cowell and co-judge Piers are set to expire at year-end. HOW TO PAY extending the lower rates for the Morgan, according to the President Barack Obama and A spokesman for Nelson said: wealthy. Guardian. Before the contestant, Emma Amelia Pearl Czikai, was able to finish the first line of her song, 'You Raise Me Up,' both Cowell and Morgan hit their rejection buzzers. Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| Comments E-reader News Edition Politics/ TV/ 53 Watchdog: Obama May Have Misused Science on Moratorium (Newsmax - Inside Cover) National Academy of appointees had any influence. spokeswoman for the

Submitted at 7/22/2010 2:38:02 PM Engineering. Depending on the results of the department's Bureau of Ocean Interior spokeswoman Kendra investigation, the inspector Energy Management, said it has Allegations that scientists' Barkoff said the experts were general could come up with been working with shallow- views were improperly used to not asked to review or comment recommendations aimed at water drillers to provide The Latest Eliminated justify a federal moratorium on on the decision to implement the preventing a repeat of any guidance on the requirements of 'Top Chef' Contestant deep-water drilling are being moratorium. They were asked problems she finds. new reforms, which were put in investigated, the Interior only to review the 22 safety Separately, a bipartisan group place to strengthen offshore Speaks Frankly About Department's top watchdog recommendations contained in of senators urged Salazar to drilling safety and protect the Ouster says. the report on a technical basis, resume and expedite shallow- environment. Audrey Fine (TV Squad) House Republicans who had and they performed that task, water drilling permits. Although In addition to issuing written sought the investigation released she said. those operations are not covered guidance, the bureau has Submitted at 7/23/2010 3:55:00 AM a letter Thursday from Acting The department has said by the moratorium, the senators concluded a week of discussions Filed under: Celebrity Inspector General Mary Kendall previously that by listing the noted that only one new shallow led by Director Michael Interviews In a twist, this week's confirming the probe. experts who had peer-reviewed -water permit has been issued in Bromwich and will continue to episode of 'Top Chef: DC' had Scientists who consulted with those recommendations, it did the last 10 weeks. have a dialogue on the matter, the cheftestants critiquing their Interior Secretary Ken Salazar not mean to imply that those "Idling the Gulf's shallow-water she said. peers and, by comparison, the for a report on drilling safety experts also agreed with the rig fleet indefinitely would be © Copyright 2010 The usual panel of judges; Tom this spring said the department moratorium. another blow to a region that has Associated Press. All rights Colicchio, Gail Simmons and falsely implied they had agreed Those assurances have done already suffered enough during reserved. This material may not Padma Lakshmi, seemed to a "blanket moratorium." The little to mollify a group of this unprecedented disaster," be published, broadcast, downright docile. At the end, scientists said the drilling Republicans on the House said Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. rewritten or redistributed. two heads were on the chopping moratorium went too far and Natural Resources Committee, She and the nine other senators Five Filters featured article: block, but only one was sent warned that it may have a who urged Kendall in a letter — eight Republicans led by Kay Headshot - Propaganda, State packing. lasting impact on the nation's this week to launch the Bailey Hutchison of Texas, and Religion and the Attack On the Who was it and how did he/she economy. investigation. one other Democrat, Mark Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available take it? Find out in the exit The Interior Department's May "Were any laws broken?" asked Begich of Alaska — introduced tools: PDF Newspaper, Full interview below. 27 report, which called for the the seven lawmakers, led by the a resolution urging a swift Text RSS, Term Extraction. WARNING: Spoiler Alert! moratorium, said that its committee's top Republican, review of applications. They Permalink| Email this| Linking recommendations had been Doc Hastings of Washington. also pressed the case in a letter Blogs| Comments "peer-reviewed" by seven They also questioned whether to Salazar. experts identified by the the White House or political Melissa Schwartz, a 54 Politics/ Gaming/ E-reader News Edition Side Effects: Obamacare Encouraging Insurers to Cut Corners Kathryn Nix (The Foundry: premium prices, insurers and Conservative Policy News.) employers will step up their Sailing the open Submitted at 7/22/2010 4:00:21 PM search for savings. Further restricting provider networks is sea with Etrian With or without Obamacare, one way to do this. But, as the health insurance costs are on the Times reports, “some benefits Odyssey 3 rise. And that has businesses consultants wonder if these searching for more affordable plans represent any real solution JC Fletcher (Joystiq) options. to high medical costs. The Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:30:00 AM One increasingly popular narrow network, if it is based on option: health plans covering the insurers’ ability to demand Atlus continues its extensive services provided by a relatively low prices, may be ‘just another video documentation of Etrian small number of participating short-term fix,’ warned Barry Odyssey 3: The Drowned City, doctors and hospitals. These Schilmeister, a consultant at with a clip demonstrating the plans are most attractive to Mercer.” new ocean exploration feature. small employers, but The New Reduced costs don’t necessarily And no, we're pretty sure the retain a variety of health-care higher. Expanding Medicaid ship isn't called the ATLUS by York Times reports,“Large choices.” means doctors will be treating mean better value. In this case, employers, as well, are starting Americans will pay less but will default. But as Obamacare takes effect, more patients at Medicaid’s Continue reading Sailing the to show some interest, and more Americans could end up below-market rates. To cover also receive less. Real reform insurers and consultants expect would lower costs while open sea with Etrian Odyssey 3 with plans that restrict their their losses on Medicaid Sailing the open sea with Etrian that, over time, businesses of all access to care due to provisions patients, physicians will have to maintaining Americans’ access sizes will gravitate toward these to the best doctors the world can Odyssey 3 originally appeared that raise premiums. Under the charge their privately-insured on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 plans in an effort to cut costs.” new law, the federal government patients even more. As the offer. So what’s the problem? Less Five Filters featured article: 09:30:00 EST. Please see our will dictate what benefits health Times explains, “Even large terms for use of feeds. expensive options to choose plans must offer. 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Available such as these “could come as a have to hike premiums. programs pay less, are tools: PDF Newspaper, Full surprise to many who remember Obamacare also alters public reconsidering their earlier Text RSS, Term Extraction. the repeated assurances from health programs in ways that stance.” President Obama and other drive private sector premiums As Obamacare ratchets up officials that consumers would E-reader News Edition TV/ 55 Pillars of the Earth: A Towering Achievement David Hochman television was really the only were being moved not by (TVGuide.com: Breaking way to present a historical tale technology but by oxen and News) this vast," says Ridley ( Robin ropes and sheer will," Mimica-

Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:32:00 AM Hood). "With so many Gezzan says. Though that got Pillars of the Earth individual characters and so tougher after days of heavy rain It wasn't the swords. It wasn't much time and ground to cover, left the ground covered in knee- the sandals. For Rufus Sewell, two hours simply wasn't deep mud. "That's when we all the tough part was all the enough." basically turned into human stinkin' mud. Playing a 12th- Pillars revolves around a grand swine," Sewell says with a century stonemason in mega and violent effort to construct laugh. miniseries The Pillars of the Kingsbridge Cathedral over the Then there was the construction Earth, premiering tonight on course of 50 years. Sewell ( of the cathedral, not quite the Starz at 10/9c, meant Eleventh Hour) plays Tom feat chronicled in the miniseries, maintaining "a level of grime on Builder, a penniless mason who but still impressive. Exterior my neck consistent with that of loses everything except his walls were built from scratch your typical farm animal," he dream to build something and the soundstage interiors says. lasting. He's one of a swarming were designed with painstaking A small price, indeed, for corral of mud-splattered Sewell himself worked helped Steven Spielberg stage detail based on medieval floor what's shaping up to be the characters. Sutherland plays an construction jobs between acting the famous beach-landing scene plans. It was so true to the time armor-clanking, leech-sucking, earl with a stunning, strong- gigs early in his career, so he in Saving Private Ryan as an and to the book that Follett monks-a-poppin' drama of the willed daughter ( Hayley knows what he's talking about. assistant director, says, "Knights himself was stunned when he summer. Pillars, based on Ken Atwell). Ian McShane( Perhaps that's why he's so at always have swords in movies, first walked on set. "I dreamed Follett's doorstop of a best-seller Deadwood) is Waleran, a ease here. "Every one of those but swords were incredibly it, and now it's real," he wrote (all 973 pages of it), about the powerful bishop with serious old bricks carries a story and I difficult to come by in those on his blog. Then again, with a quest to build a Gothic cathedral anger-management issues. felt for that," he says. "There days. It was [of equivalent] budget of $40 million for the in a fictional England of yore, Matthew Macfadyen( Pride & were the masons who broke for value, by today's money, to mini-series, they probably could runs eight hours over six Friday Prejudice) is kindly Prior Philip, lunch, the bosses who screamed buying a house. Buying a horse have built Follett a real nights, which more or less a monk on God's better side. at them, the women who loved was like buying a Ferrari today. cathedral. qualifies it as a TV "event," And British actor Eddie them and the visions they all I really pushed to reflect the Subscribe to TV Guide though that's established the Redmayne(a recent Tony winner had for a better life." realism of those days, right Magazine now! second Donald Sutherland for Broadway's "Red") is a Times certainly weren't easy down to what it meant to buy Five Filters featured article: saunters in, wearing a camel- medieval renaissance man as the back in 1123, and Pillars re- food, what it meant to commit Headshot - Propaganda, State colored cloak and a beard young artist, storyteller and creates that era in all its your life to prayer." Religion and the Attack On the worthy of its own Emmy. architect Jack Jackson, Tom brutishness: animals on the bed, Shot mostly in Hungary last Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available It helps, too, that the producers Builder's adopted son. women dying in childbirth, year, Pillars enlisted hundreds of tools: PDF Newspaper, Full are Ridley and Tony Scott, who As Sewell explains, "We've all those freaky bald spots the extras in a working medieval Text RSS, Term Extraction. normally limit their medieval seen ancient cathedrals, at least monks wore. Even the life of the town constructed for the screw-turning and bodice- in pictures, but most people knights, so often glamorized on production on a farmer's field ripping to the megaplex screen. never consider the lives that screen, is made human. Director outside Budapest. "What we "I'm a history supporter, and went into building them." Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, who created was real in that things 56 TV/ Food/ E-reader News Edition Dexter Begins Season 5 with World's Worst Alibi Ask Our Kate Stanhope the facts of Season 4 for very in the air." (TVGuide.com: Breaking long, but the set of events that So will Dexter's newfound News) Dietitians he brought upon himself very sense of guilt, combined with (Cooking Light: Editor's Picks) Submitted at 7/22/2010 11:20:00 PM much permeate Season 5." his extra responsibilities, lead to Michael C. Hall Adds Hall: "He's motivated by a life without bloodshed and Our dietitians are in session, After his wife's murder in the a desire to make amends for that bodies? answering YOUR nutrition Season 4 finale of Dexter, even if he doesn't consciously "An appetite remains for killing questions. We receive hundreds Dexter Morgan starts his new know it. He needs to make and I think there's an of questions, via email, snail season under suspicion in her things right, even if it feels inexpressible unquenchable mail, death. Fortunately, he has an impossible." vengeance alive in Dexter now and Facebook every month, and alibi - but it brings another set of Rita's death will not only cause because of the fact that he killed Kathy Kitchens Downie, RD problems: He was busy Dexter to feel guilt for the first Trinity and allowed himself to and Nutrition Editor for chopping up the Trinity killer time, but make him a single express a sense of kinship and a Cooking Light, tackles a few a when Rita died. parent to baby Harrison and sense of mercy, only to discover month in the pages of the "The spouse is always the first stepchildren Astor and Cody. that the guy had murdered his magazine. Here, find all those person that people look to, but Check out all of wife," Hall said. "He can't bring question-answer sessions and he does potentially have another TVGuide.com's Comic-Con Trinity back to life and kill him more. Kathy is joined alibi," star and executive coverage again, so he has to find other Peter Weller. by CookingLight.com Nutrition producer Michael C. Hall said "[The theme of] this season is victims." "We have very different Editor, Holley Grainger, MS, of the new season at a Comic- not so much about Dexter's The new season of Dexter adversaries for him and pressure RD, in answering even more of Con panel Thursday. sheer body count, but that he's premieres on Sunday, Sept. 26 in ways we've never seen your nutrition queries. The panel included the first in a much more emotionally at 9/8c on Showtime. before. We see a new type of Send questions to footage from Season 5, which ragged place than he's ever (Additional reporting by Natalie relationship that he's never had [email protected] opens (spoiler alert) just been," Johannessen said. "And Abrams) before, too, at the center of the om, via Facebook.com/ moments after Dexter discovers this thing that always calmed Five Filters featured article: season," Johannessen said, CookingLight, or to Cooking his wife dead in a tub full of him and brought him peace Headshot - Propaganda, State referring specifically to Stiles' Light, P.O. Box 1748, blood. doesn't work anymore." Religion and the Attack On the character. Birmingham, AL 35209. We Comic-Con 2010: Let Dexter will also have to deal Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available Johannessen said this season want to hear from you! TVGuide.com be your avatar with suspicions from his co- tools: PDF Newspaper, Full will definitely bring more bad Next“Hidden” Sugars "We want to process this huge workers at Miami Metro Text RSS, Term Extraction. guys into the mix. "We wanted Five Filters featured article: event, which is almost like a (especially Quinn, judging from to get away from the single Headshot - Propaganda, State second origin story," executive sneak footage of Season 5). The serial killer," he says. "We're not Religion and the Attack On the producer Chip Johannessen said. season will also feature a slew doing a serial killer of the week Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available "This is something he brought of guest stars including Julia thing. We just have more balls tools: PDF Newspaper, Full on himself. We don't continue Stiles, Johnny Lee Miller and Text RSS, Term Extraction. E-reader News Edition TV/ Food/ 57 Weeds Prepares for Another Reinvention Quick Kate Stanhope unclear as to who knows what," (TVGuide.com: Breaking Parker says. "On this show, you Chicken News) never quite know where people

Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:19:00 AM stand and what their motives Mary-Louise Parker are. They're constantly exposing Dinners With Nancy Botwin ( Mary- themselves to the wrong (Cooking Light: Editor's Picks) Louise Parker) burning the person." house down at the end of Season Despite recent mumblings that Time: 40 minutes 3, Weeds has made it very clear Season 6 would be the end of Simple Sub: Use red wine it's not afraid to throw out the the road for Nancy and vinegar or sherry vinegar for a old playbook and to start anew. company, Morrow said the sauce with a sharper edge. That's just what the series plans future of the series is open- Serve with Mascarpone Mashed to do again this year, as the ended. However, the Botwin Potatoes: Place 1½ pounds Botwin family leaves San family must find a way to hold cubed peeled Yukon gold Diego's sandy beaches and the everything together, despite potatoes in a large saucepan; seedy politics of Tijuana behind Shane's ill-fated decision and cover with •water. Bring to a for the open road. the lack of a permanent home. boil; reduce heat, and VIDEO: Weeds Season 6 trailer hiding after Shane ( Alexander to self-medicate and to "The family is constantly in a •simmer 15 minutes or until "You have to reinvent the show. Gould) murdered Pilar. Nancy, manipulate. It's a powerful tool." downward spiral and it's tender. Drain; return to pan. Add Now we're about to send the for one, will play the part of Richard Dreyfuss to appear on fighting against all kind of 13 cup 2% milk, 3 tablespoons characters fleeing on the road so Natahlie, a maid at a hotel, Weeds forces trying to tear it apart and mascarpone cheese, and ½ you have the opportunity to while her sons Silas ( Hunter Although Nancy will be getting Nancy's trying to keep it teaspoon make new characters, new Parrish) and Shane work as a back to her roots, the biggest together," Parker said. salt. Mash to desired personas," executive producer bellhop and a dishwasher, change ahead is for sons Silas (Additional reporting by Natalie consistency. Victoria Morrow said at a respectively. This new career and, especially, Shane. Abrams) View Recipe: Roast Chicken Comic-Con panel Thursday. trajectory is a far cry from "We've seen [Shane] go from Five Filters featured article: with Balsamic Bell Peppers "[It's] basically a decimation of Nancy's most recent incarnation being a very young boy, Headshot - Propaganda, State all the Botwins' work and a as a politician's wife-by-day and clutching his mother, to a killer. Religion and the Attack On the • Watch Video Demo rebirth." drug smuggler-by-night. So she home-schooled him and Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available In Season 6, premiering on "So much of her armor is her he learned all the wrong tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Next Chicken-Butternut Tagine Aug. 16 at 10/9c, the Botwin charm or her sexuality or being lessons," Morrow said, adding Text RSS, Term Extraction. Five Filters featured article: family will not only encounter clever," Parker said. 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Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:20:00 AM Kim Potts (TV Squad) Bizarrely, Rescue Me's only Denis Leary Emmy nomination this year Submitted at 7/23/2010 5:28:00 AM Cheers to Rescue Me for a came for a song, "How Lovely Filed under: TV News As if we remarkable run of episodes. to Be a Vegetable," cowritten by weren't already ridiculously If you've drifted away from creator Peter Tolan. If Rescue excited about Martin Scorsese's Denis Leary's FX firefighting Me doesn't earn nods next year upcoming HBO mobster period dramedy, make sure to tune for Tolan's writing and drama'Boardwalk Empire,' now back in for the next three direction, writers Leary and the Oscar-winning director is episodes (airing July 27, August Evan Reilly, directors Valerie teaming with Rolling Stones 3 and August 10). Tellingly Harrington and John legend Mick Jagger to develop entitled "Blackout," "Sanctuary" Fortenberry, and the sensational an HBO drama that's being and "Forgiven," they could just ensemble (especially the described as the history of rock as easily be called "The Last obscenely underrated John 'n' roll. working title) to HBO as a Temptation of Tommy Gavin." Scurti), there'll be no rescuing Deadline.com reports that series, after the story originated The raging alcoholic finally, the Emmys' credibility. Subscribe to TV Guide Scorsese, Jagger and Emmy- as a big-screen movie idea at truly hits rock bottom and Are you still fired up about Magazine. winning 'Sopranos' writer and Disney and Paramount. attempts to save his daughter Rescue Me? There's so much more packed 'Boardwalk Empire' creator Permalink| Email this| Linking Colleen ( Natalie Distler) from Subscribe to TV Guide into these installments—the Terence Winter are set to bring Blogs| Comments the same fate—in a way that's Magazine now! city's threat to shut down 'History of Music' (the project's breathtakingly dark and twisted Tommy's firehouse becomes Five Filters featured article: even by Rescue Me standards. dangerously real; Franco's Headshot - Propaganda, State (It involves Peter Gallagher's flirtation with Tommy's Religion and the Attack On the straight-talking Father Phil, my estranged wife, Janet, leads to Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available favorite new character on TV fisticuffs (maybe not between tools: PDF Newspaper, Full this summer.) whom you think); there's a Text RSS, Term Extraction. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Panzanella Bread Salad (Simply Recipes) that basil is like a hydra? Cut this classic Tuscan bread salad tomatoes. It is a cooling

Submitted at 7/22/2010 6:16:57 PM one stem and two grow in its is a perfect thing to make with summertime salad that relies on place.) And the tomatoes. the bounty. According to Hank the bread as the filler to soak up Oh the joys of summer! On the Beefsteak tomatoes, early girls, who made this salad for us the the juices of fresh tomatoes and top of the list is fresh, ripe heirlooms, plum tomatoes, not other day, panzanella at its core cucumbers, as well as the olive tomatoes, garden cucumbers, to mention the little ones like is really a way to use up crusty oil you pour over everything. and basil that the more you cut, sun golds. Anyway, the heat bread that has gotten hard and to Continue reading "Panzanella the more it grows. (Ever notice has come, the garden has finally started to act like summer, and celebrate perfect summer Bread Salad" » E-reader News Edition TV/ Products/ 59 'Futurama' - 'Lethal Inspection' New York Is Angry. (Woot! - One Day, One Deal) list of what words are happy (yay!), sad (boo!), angry Recap Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:00:00 AM Danny Gallagher (TV Squad) (WTF?!), or aroused (bacon!). I mean, we already kinda knew With that data set they were Submitted at 7/23/2010 4:42:00 AM that, but now Twitter backs it able to visualize a map. up. Or rather, a three year study Different regions grow larger as Filed under: Recaps(S06E06) by The College of Computer more people are tweeting, and For the most part, I've been and Information Science at the angrier the language the impressed with'Futurama's' Northeastern University backs it redder the results. return to the airwaves. Some up. We're hanging on to this as a episodes have been a little The research team sampled handy "places to never visit" rocky, but there's always more over 300 million tweets in the reference, but more puzzling than a few bumps when a show U.S., mapped them based on the than New York's constant rage has to penetrate the thin layer of information provided by is California's suspiciously early TV's re-entry layer. Twitter's handy "Share onset of joy. Seriously, guys? It feels like the old show did, dog waits for Fry's return long to take my mind off of the Location" feature, and compared You're THAT happy at like 5 but something has been missing after he's been frozen in the emotional pain. them against the ANEW list, am? from the last few episodes: a cryogenics lab, was the closest I Thankfully, it returned last which "provides a set of Did your state fare the way real sense of emotion. One of ever came to crying at a TV night. normative emotional ratings for you'd expect? Just who ARE the the great things about 'Futurama' show. Thank God for man's Permalink| Email this| Linking a large number of words in the happiest people in America? and shows like it are its inability to divert tears from Blogs| Comments English language […] for use in And how can we crush their surprising ability to make you flowing by sheer will, even studies of emotion and spirit? feel something other than though I had to use a pair of attention." In other words it's a laughter. The "Jurassic Bark" pliers and some loose thigh skin episode, the one in which Fry's Daily electronics deals Paul Eng (Consumer Reports) Laser Printer for $179.99 w/ Fantasy XIII: Limited Edition informational. These deals are of lower-priced deals that seem

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If you that all service centers are important to check your car’s mean the sugar that occurs required to check and inflate applies to all automotive service tire inflation pressure regularly naturally in fruits, dairy customer’s tires to the providers who do maintenance to optimize tire life, vehicle products, and other foods, then manufacturer’s recommended or repair service, but excludes handling, grip, and fuel yes. That’s not because it’s if any nutrients. Blackstrap pressure--regardless of whether certain automotive repair shops consumption.— Gene Petersen inherently healthier but simply molasses does have some or not the car’s service has including auto body, auto glass Next Steps because it comes with all the calcium and iron, but also has a anything to do with tires. installer, auto dismantlers, and • Tire Buying Advice: vitamins, minerals, and other strong, distinctive flavor. 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Submitted at 7/22/2010 3:30:00 PM Baltimore Ravens RB, You know, often when I'm drinking a beer while sitting on Dies at 36 my couch and staring off into FanHouse Staff (FanHouse series of strokes back to back," space for hours in an attempt to Main) Kenyon Allen, Cotton's younger make the darkness and pain I've Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:24:00 AM cousin, told the paper. "He had tried so long to keep bottled up been on life support the entire in the depths of my heart from Filed under: Ravens Kenyon time he was in the hospital." bubbling up to the surface, I Cotton, a former Baltimore Allen said the percentage of sometimes think to myself, Raven running back, died Friday dependency on the life support "Man, if only this beer was following complications after fluctuated. Following the series stronger and I were drinking it surgery to repair a torn Achilles' of strokes, Cotton became fully out of a stuffed roadkill coozie. tendon. dependent on life support. THEN maybe I could get my According to reports in the Cotton reportedly passed away life back on track." Minden (La.) Press-Herald, Friday after being taken off life Finally, someone has heard my Cotton had outpatient surgery to support. silent prayers. juniper berries. Only 12 bottles disturbing – they disrupt repair a torn Achilles' last week. "Kenyon was proof that you can The End Of History, the newest have been made and each comes conventions and break taboos, Cotton reportedly suffered be a great football player and brew from Brew Dog, is a 55% with its own certificate and is just like the beer they hold breathing complications after you can also be a great person," ABV (yes, 55% ALCOHOL BY presented in a stuffed stoat or within them." returning home from the said Steve Brasher, Minden VOLUM E) beer that not only grey squirrel. The striking Sadly, it seems all eleven procedure. As a result, he was High School Head Football seeks to "get you krunk" faster packaging was created by a very bottles of the limited run are admitted to a south Louisiana Coach from 1983-1991. than any other beer in history, talented taxidermist and all the sold out now, even though they hospital and later placed into a Funeral services for Cotton will but also comes in this fetching animals used were road kill. were going for over $750 a pop. medically induced coma in be held tomorrow in Minden. dead rodent package! From the The impact of The End of Rats. I mean, "Tree rats". preparation to address his Cotton leaves behind two sons, site: History is a perfect conceptual [via The Daily What] medical situation. ages 13 and nine. "This blond Belgian ale is marriage between art, taxidermy "From what I'm told, when he infused with nettles from the and craft brewing. The bottles came out of the coma, he had a Scottish Highlands and Fresh are at once beautiful and 64 Sports/ E-reader News Edition Report: NCAA investigating multiple South Beach trips ESPN.com news services Saunders told him he did Saunders "went with several Wednesday compared the and what's wrong, not try to (ESPN.com) nothing wrong during his trip to players on a trip to Miami. I actions of unscrupulous agents think that somebody else is

Submitted at 7/23/2010 12:39:46 AM South Beach; Georgia receiver guess the question is, who paid to the behavior of a pimp, wants going to handle it for us," A.J. Green insisted he's never for it? Who paid for what they the NFL and the NFL Players Petrino said. even been to Miami. did while they were there? Association to punish rogue NFLPA assistant executive • Share SEC blog When the investigation is agents with suspensions. director George Atallah said • ESPN.com's Chris Low writes finished, I guess we'll find out Spurrier, who coached the Wednesday the group takes about all things SEC in his about all the guys. NFL's Washington Redskins, "violations of NFLPA rules by '); } else { conference blog. "I've talked to him briefly. He was more subdued when asked agents seriously and investigate $(_this).append(' Follow him on • Blog network: told me he's done nothing if he agreed with that. them vigilantly. This situation is Twitter: @'+value+'.'); } College Football Nation wrong. 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I don't feel I need to." said. have those problems," Dooley of another party surfaced on "I paid for my own party," Gore Richt told reporters of Arkansas' Bobby Petrino, a said. Thursday. said, adding that no agent or investigators that "we'll see what former Atlanta Falcons coach, Meanwhile, teammates of A party at Club Liv in the financial adviser contributed. they gather." SEC officials said it was "wishful thinking" Saunders voiced their support Fontainebleau hotel toward the The SBJ reported that a photo twice warned that Georgia that the players association and but shed little light on his trip. end of May has been the subject on Twitter dated May 15 representatives wouldn't talk NFL commissioner Roger "I really don't know what's of investigations by the NCAA purportedly shows North about the probe. Goodell can solve the problem going on except what people are and several schools, including Carolina defensive tackle Alabama is looking into for the college ranks. reporting," Gamecocks defending national champion Marvin Austin and wide Marcell Dareus' trip to a party "We have to worry about what linebacker Shaq Wilson said. Alabama, North Carolina, South receiver Greg Little at a pool around the time of his mother's we can control, our education, "He's been working his butt off. Carolina and Georgia. party. death on May 18. Crimson Tide our continuing to work on the He's been in there every day South Carolina coach Steve As for the party at the end of coach Nick Saban, the former decision making, the REPORT: page 67 Spurrier said tight end Weslye May Spurrier said Thursday that Miami Dolphins coach who understanding of what's right E-reader News Edition Sports/ 65 Alex Rodriguez of New York Yankees hits career home run No. 599 Wallace Matthews of a plateau inhabited by only Ken Griffey Jr., Willie Mays, "Only time will tell." (ESPN.com) six other players in baseball Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and There were audible groans --

Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:17:57 AM history, the 600 Club, when he Barry Bonds. and even a few boos -- from the belted homer No. 599 Thursday Despite the thrill of the chase, Stadium crowd when A-Rod night off Kansas City Royals Rodriguez reiterated his team- failed to hit No. 600 in his final • Share reliever Robinson Tejeda in the first philosophy. "Nothing is as at-bat in the eighth. Still, • seventh inning at Yankee exciting as what happened last Rodriguez doubled in a run Stadium. November," he said, referring to before exiting for pinch-runner '); } else { All The Hits winning the World Series. "Now Ramiro Peña. $(_this).append(' Follow him on Home run No. 599 for Alex I have a different perspective on "It was certainly a fun at-bat," Twitter: @'+value+'.'); } Rodriguez came on an 0-2 things. Early in my career, I Rodriguez said. "The fans really } }); } }); fastball, an area where loved winning, but it was about got into it. I saw all the T(_t.selector).hovercards(anywh A-Rod has made strides this accumulating numbers and lightbulbs go off. I actually had ereOptions); T(".for- season. When the count gets to hoping to get to the postseason. to take the first pitch to refocus twitter").hovercards(anywhereO two strikes, Rodriguez has been Now, it's about one goal, and my eyes." ptions); //REMOVE THE striking out less, getting on base along the way you hope to get Wallace Matthews covers the CLASS NAME SO WE DON'T at a higher clip (.310 to .347) big home runs. I'm in a different Yankees for ANYWHERE IT TWICE and hitting for more power. He place right now, a much better ESPNNewYork.com. Follow $(".for-already has more extra-base hits place." him on Twitter. twitter").removeClass("for- with two strikes this year than The last time Rodriguez was More from twitter"); }); } all of last season. A-Rod in two- this close to a milestone home ESPNNewYork.com » if(typeof(twttr) == "undefined") strike counts run, from 499 to 500, it took Five Filters featured article: { $.getScript("http:// Rodriguez's blast, his 16th of him nine games and 28 at-bats Headshot - Propaganda, State platform.twitter.com/ the season, was a solo shot into to reach it, a stretch in which he Religion and the Attack On the anywhere.js?id="+config.key+" the lower right-field seats on an hit .107. Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available &v="+config.version,anywhere) 0-2 pitch that gave the Yankees "My concern is he'll be tools: PDF Newspaper, Full ; } else { anywhere(); a 6-4 lead en route to a 10-4 answering questions about it Text RSS, Term Extraction. } return this; }; })(jQuery); win. The blast moved him to every day and he'll start to press NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez seventh on the all-time home a little bit," Yankees manager moved to within one home run run list, behind Sammy Sosa, Joe Girardi said after the game. 66 Sports/ E-reader News Edition Veteran swingman Matt Barnes signs with Los Angeles Lakers ESPN.com news services Barnes announced Monday first year is required to be Shannon Brown's agent, Mark (ESPN.com) night via his Twitter feed that he guaranteed. Bartelstein, told

Submitted at 7/23/2010 7:26:33 AM was headed to Toronto. But that Since Toronto recently spent ESPNLosAngeles.com's Dave deal quickly unraveled when it the bulk of its $5.8 million mid- McMenamin that Barnes' Veteran swingman Matt became apparent that the limited level exception to sign Linas signing does not change things Barnes, one of the most coveted sign-and-trade options available Kleiza, it did not have the in Brown's negotiations with the free agents left on the open to Orlando -- Barnes' last team - available funds to sign Barnes Lakers but with 11 players now market, will play for the Los - would not allow for the outright to a deal that starts in under contract for the Lakers Angeles Lakers. contract that Barnes was the neighborhood of $4 million. and the remaining two roster The Lakers announced anticipating. Barnes will be joining his spots considered earmarked for Thursday they had signed the Under the impression that he eighth NBA team in returning to the team's two second-round free-agent forward. Terms were would be receiving a two-year Los Angeles where he played draft picks, it would appear that not disclosed; Yahoo! Sports is contract worth roughly $9 for four years for UCLA. He has Brown will not be returning to reporting that Barnes agreed to a million, Barnes tweeted his averaged 7.3 points, with a L.A. two-year contract worth $3.6 thanks to Magic fans after career high of 10.2 for Phoenix Information from ESPN.com million. announcing that he'd be "playing during the 2008-09 season. senior writer Marc Stein was Barnes for the Toronto Raptors" next Barnes started 58 games last used in this report. Information "Its official I AM A LOS season. year for Orlando in his only from The Associated Press was ANGLES LAKER. 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A sign-and-trade deal his option to become a free agreed to with the Toronto would also have to span at least agent after playing for $1.6 Raptors on Monday. three years, although only the million in 2009-10. E-reader News Edition Sports/ 67 REPORT: continued from page 64 IMG Academy Proves Boot working out. He's a model State Elaine Marshall said her manage," he said. student-athlete and I think he's a office has begun an At Georgia Tech, quarterback Camp Before Training great person. I support him." investigation about potential Josh Nesbitt said he doesn't "We're just hoping for the best misconduct involving agents agree with college players for Weslye," added fullback and two Tar Heels. taking money from agents, but Camp For NFL Players Patrick DiMarco. "He's in a "It's probably got to be a federal he can understand why some Chris Harry (FanHouse Main) tough situation right now." issue because it's one of those might be tempted to do it. Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:45:00 AM Arkansas quarterback Ryan things that cross state lines," "Overall, I think it's a bad thing Mallett, a fourth-year junior said Duke coach David to accept money when it's not Filed under: Chiefs, Jaguars, who was eligible for the draft Cutcliffe, a former Mississippi your job to play," Nesbitt said. Ravens, Redskins after last season, said his policy head coach and Tennessee "But you don't know everybody BRADENTON, Fl. -- Training with agents is to avoid them. assistant. "It's not a North else's situation. Their back camp for most NFL players "Obviously as a college athlete Carolina problem, obviously, might be against the wall and doesn't start for another week or you've got to be aware of who and it's rampant through the that's their last leg. Who's to say so, yet Kansas City Chiefs you're around at all times," country. they're wrong." rookie Dexter McCluster was Mallett said. "I'm not talking to "We've seen it on the West Information from The getting an earful from a couple any agents at this time. If they Coast raise its ugly head just Associated Press was used in veterans Tuesday. The mini- contact me, I tell them if I'm recently [at Southern this report. lecture was constructive. It was going to go to the NFL, I'll talk California], and I've been in the Five Filters featured article: also from members of two other to them after the season. Southeastern Conference for a Headshot - Propaganda, State teams. "That's how I'm doing it, long time. You're constantly Religion and the Attack On the Players, they say, are made in because I don't want to have to looking for those signs. You see Gaza Peace Flotilla. 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For many receiver and tossed out a couple Joe Mendes to help players and It's something you'd like to see a pro football player, the hottest more pointers. their families in dealing with authorities -- legal authorities -- days of July are as high-voltage "When you have pads on, you're agents. help us where there's a problem. as the rest. gonna have to learn to drop a North Carolina Secretary of It's bigger than the NCAA can "You only got one release, man, shoulder coming off [the line of so dudes are gonna get used to scrimmage]," Coe explained, that [stuff]," Baltimore pulling the apprentice closer. cornerback Fabian Washington, "I've got long arms, so I might a former first-round draft pick, be able to grab or use my hands told the kid during a workout to direct you. Dip that shoulder, this week under an unforgiving though, and keep me off you." afternoon sun. "You gotta be 68 Sports/ E-reader News Edition Charlotte Bobcats' Stephen Jackson's Kurt Thomas home robbed Reportedly Agrees to Associated Press men broke into the home of Public records list Jackson and (ESPN.com) Charlotte Bobcats player his wife, Renata, as occupants of Chicago Bulls Pact Stephen Jackson, locking his the $1.7 million home where Submitted at 7/23/2010 8:36:29 AM FanHouse Newswire wife in a bathroom as they made they've lived since December, (FanHouse Main) off with a gun and some luxury The Charlotte Observer • Share items, police said. reported. 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Filed under: ATP JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- After a first-round bye at the Atlanta Partners in Tennis Championships, top- seeded Andy Roddick took the Hypocrisy: USC court and NCAA for the first time on Thursday and defeated Rajeev Ram in Kevin Blackistone (FanHouse three sets, 6-1, 6-7 (1-7), 6-3. Main) The match lasted an hour and Submitted at 7/22/2010 5:50:00 PM 55 minutes in the blistering sun and offered the fans a lot of Filed under: NCAA Football, tennis following a very Sports Business and Media quick first set. Roddick gave up In three seasons at Southern only two points in his service California, Reggie Bush games in a first set that lasted averaged 7.3 yards per carry in just 20 minutes. rushing for 3,169 yards, caught He looked to be on cruise points in the second set when he when it was the other way Roddick looked to be struggling 95 passes for 1,301 yards, and control headed toward a very got his first serve in play. And around earlier in the match. with his ground strokes. He won wound up in the end zone with easy win. Roddick, admittedly, had The two exchanged service- the game with a second-serve, the football 38 times. Once, he Ram, however, had plans to trouble with that part of Ram's game wins throughout the set, 132 mph ace -- a trend in the even threw a touchdown pass. play a little longer, and came out game. neither breaking the other in the match in which Roddick took And in his first two seasons as in the second set with a different "I didn't return as well as I second set. The tiebreaker chances on his second serve -- the Trojans' star tailback, Bush's look. wanted to in the second set," was a different story. but at the changeover called the exploits helped lead the team to His first serve in the second set said Roddick. Ram jumped out quick with a trainer out. two national titles. In his last, was a 127 mph ace. Ram was It wasn't just a change in his big serve for the early lead and The trainer said a few words to 2005, Bush helped lead the going to take a stand in his service game that helped Ram then kept mini-breaking Roddick but then walked away, Trojans back to the service game and while not take the second set from Roddick until the switchover, standing behind the umpire championship game, and had a overpowering, he made smart Roddick. With a combination of when he lead 5-1. Ram won the chair while the next two games hand in aiding their three-point decisions in his service game -- big next two points and took the were played. loss to Vince Young's Texas especially when he got his first shots and great shot second set after an easy time in Longhorns with a still- serve in. sequencing, Ram was now the tiebreaker. inexplicable lateral that failed Ram won 90 percent of the forcing Roddick to make errors When the third set began, miserably. But all of that is mere minutiae, which explains why USC earlier this week sacrificed Bush's replica Heisman to the NCAA PARTNERS page 70 70 Gaming/ E-reader News Edition PARTNERS continued from page 69 gods who last month put a four- the people who govern college year hex on the storied college sports - all the loot Bush helped football program - including bring to USC. In the aftermath forfeiting an entire season's wins of the NCAA's findings and - for giving Bush what the sanctioning, a court of law NCAA calls improper benefits. would call what USC really got USC's apparent magnanimity out of Bush's years ill-gotten was nothing more than paying a gains. small cost of doing big business in the billion-dollar enterprise of college sports. Indeed, what is truly significant about Bush's college career is what USC didn't regurgitate to XBLM sales surpassed Live subscriptions as Microsoft Xbox Div. income grew in fiscal year Richard Mitchell (Joystiq) grew for the $141 million 10.3 million consoles were sold

Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:35:00 AM recorded during the same in fiscal 2010, down from 11.2 quarter last year. Factors million the previous year. Microsoft has posted financial contributing to the loss included Meanwhile, Xbox Live now has results for its fiscal fourth increased marketing costs, 25 million members, and our quarter and year, which ended increased third-party sales on cohorts at Engadget report that June 30. The Entertainment and Xbox Live Marketplace and the Xbox Live Marketplace revenue Devices Division (EDD), of discontinuation of the KIN has exceeded Xbox Live which the Xbox 360 and PC phone. subscription revenue for the first gaming business are a part of, Microsoft's full fiscal year 2010 time. posted revenues of $1.6 billion report paints a brighter picture, XBLM sales surpassed Live for the quarter, up from $1.25 with the EDD posting an subscriptions as Microsoft Xbox billion during the same period operating income of $679 Div. income grew in fiscal year last year. Revenue exclusive to million, up from $108 million in million, thanks largely to lower Additionally, Microsoft moved originally appeared on Joystiq the Xbox and PC gaming fiscal 2009, an increase of 528 Xbox 360 production costs. 1.5 million Xbox 360 consoles on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:35:00 business was up to $228 million, percent. The increased income Fiscal 2010 revenues were during the quarter, compared to EST. Please see our terms for a 30 percent increase. was due primarily to reduced essentially flat at just over $8 1.2 million during the fourth use of feeds. EDD also posted an operating operating expenses. Revenue billion. quarter of fiscal 2009. In all, Permalink| Email this| loss of $172 million, which costs also decreased $528 Comments E-reader News Edition Gaming/ 71 Halo: Reach 'Forge World' and Firefight Versus mode introduced at Comic-Con Bungie panel Mike Schramm (Joystiq)

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Last night at Bungie's Comic- Con panel, the studio went "beyond the canyon" and revealed what's behind the hill in the Blood Gulch remake: "The rest of the map." Turns out this version of Blood Gulch, which will be known as "Hemorrhage" in Halo: Reach, is actually one part of a gigantic five-part map called "Forge World" -- there's an island in the back bay, an outcropping called "The Rock," a hangar built into expand on it even further, and half-embedded in other pieces. Versus mode introduced at the cliff overlooking the bay give people even more Additionally, spawn points can Comic-Con Bungie panel dubbed "The Colisseum," and flexibility, and more toys to now be easily colored according Halo: Reach 'Forge World' and an open field area up above. The work with?" The answer: By to team, teleporters can be Firefight Versus mode entire map starts out blank, and combining very detailed and dropped at will and even introduced at Comic-Con players will be invited to build customizable tools with a customized for vehicles, and Bungie panel originally their own levels in it using variety of variables used in gigantic structures (like a multi- appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Reach's revamped Forge editor whatever ways players see fit, level tower) can be summoned Jul 2010 10:05:00 EST. Please mode. according to Jarrard. The Forge and placed just about anywhere. see our terms for use of feeds. "Forge World," Bungie editor can now apply different Gallery: Halo: Reach Permalink| Email this| Community Lead Brian Jarrard physical models to pieces (Firefight) Comments told the audience, "is the inserted on the map, leaving Continue reading Halo: Reach evolution of what we've been them fixed in mid air or even 'Forge World' and Firefight through with Forge. How do we 72 Gaming/ Religion/ E-reader News Edition LittleBigPlanet 2 grabs onto Nov. 16 release date; Collector's Edition and pre-order bonuses detailed Christopher Grant (Joystiq) LittleBigPlanet 2 bookends, all

Submitted at 7/23/2010 10:47:00 AM the above mentioned costumes, and exclusive Jak and Daxter Here's that LittleBigPlanet 2 costumes. Not bad for a $20 release date you were looking premium. The catch: This for: November 16. That's just Collector's Edition is actually a under four months away, which limited edition, "so you better leaves you just enough time to pre-order soon to ensure you get make some tough decisions. one," Sony says. Here are your choices: you can Gallery: LittleBigPlanet 2 either pre-order the game from (Collector's Edition) select retailers to score a number LittleBigPlanet 2 grabs onto of special costumes -- as seen in Nov. 16 release date; Collector's Murdoch our gallery below -- or you can Edition and pre-order bonuses opt for the $80 Collector's detailed originally appeared on meets Oprah, Edition, which is also a limited and grab, claw-style, the Toy saying which retailer that's tied Joystiq on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 edition, by virtue of actually Story Alien costume along with, to. 10:47:00 EST. Please see our kills Beliefnet? being limited. you guessed it, the four Animals If all this pre-ordering sounds terms for use of feeds. Pre-orders from Amazon will costumes. Lastly, order from hard, why not just do it the Permalink| Email this| tmatt (GetReligion) GameStop and get a Tron suit American way? Throw money net you both Ratchet and Clank Comments Submitted at 7/22/2010 10:00:52 AM costumes, along with four new along with the same four at the problem! 80 bucks nabs Animals costumes. There's also you a copy of the game, a 7-inch "Animals" costumes for a grand MURDOCH page 73 total of six. Order from BestBuy a Gonzo costume, but Sony's not Sackboy plushie (cute!), Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters to take shape next summer Justin McElroy (Joystiq) Manhunters. (We know what by the Green Lantern Corps. to take shape next summer

Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:40:00 AM you're thinking and, yes, it will As you might remember, the Green Lantern: Rise of the be confusing when Sex and the title's being developed by Manhunters to take shape next Next summer, after you're done City 3 is released next summer Double Helix games, a studio summer originally appeared on gallivanting across the galaxy with that exact same subtitle.) that's had mixed success up to Joystiq on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 with celluloid Green Lantern Details are scant at this point, this point. Here's hoping for a 09:40:00 EST. Please see our Ryan Reynolds, his adventures but as you can tell by the name home run ... made by giant terms for use of feeds. will (unsurprisingly) continue and image (bigger version after green baseball bat composed Permalink| Email this| on your home video game the break) sent out with the entirely of mind energy. Comments console in Warner Bros.' Green press release, GL will robotic Manhunters, an Continue reading Green Lantern: Rise of the apparently be battling the interstellar police force replaced Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters E-reader News Edition 73 MURDOCH continued from page 72 Today is a big day in the these kinds of issues (and But when Fox Entertainment based diet squads). The question next generations of inventions ongoing story about the status of someone who used to frequent Group — which ran faith- everyone is asking is whether rather than the original.” Beliefnet.com and what that the GetReligion comment related entities HarperCollins’ the site’s new owners, with their Now, Triplett notes, it is time says about the world of boxes) has weighed in with a Zondervan, HarperOne brands, post-denominational evangelical for Beliefnet.com to face mainstream religion news and fascinating Mediaite.com and 20th Century Fox Home /charismatic roots, will stay another major challenge: commentary. feature on the same topic and, Entertainment’s faith-based faithful to this non-news By far, Beliefnet’s most well- Why is today a big day? More alas, has reached a rather similar programming — took over the approach. known and successful current on that latter. conclusion. The author of the site, the news content that made Note the howling irony here. At blogger is Rod Dreher, a former But first, here is an update on piece is Michael Triplett of the Beliefnet famous began to the heart of this approach is the Dallas Morning News editorial my recent post here entitled, “ National Lesbian & Gay collapse to be replaced by self- assumption that religious faith writer who also had stints at the Beliefnet: Trying to sell fog?” Journalists Association and the help blogs, prayer requests, and and commitment is rooted in National Review and the New You might recall that I tried to headline on the piece asks a mystical, pop-religion talk of emotions and experience. Thus, York Post. His blog averages sum up the rather sobering very basic question: “ Did angels and gauzy spirituality all why cover news that is based in about 400,000 pages views a marketing lesson learned by Rupert Murdoch Kill in an attempt to make more information and facts? There are month, which is around 100,000 Beliefnet founder Steven Beliefnet?” money. no facts here. Everything is fewer a month since he changed Waldman this way: You need to read the whole Look past, please, the slap at opinion. This is, of course, the the blog’s focus to be less The bottom line: People didn’t essay, but here is the top of the Fox being a mouthpiece for same philosophy that seems to political after joining the staff of want information. They wanted report: “social and religious drive most (not all) of what is the non-partisan John a kind of vague, non-judgmental When Rupert Murdoch and conservatives.” One of the published at the “On Faith” site Templeton Foundation. help — in the form of listservs News Corporation took over ironies in this whole story is that run by the Washington Post and Dreher, who has been at and prayer circles in which they Beliefnet in 2007, some feared the Murdoch media companies non Newsweek. Beliefnet since 2006, is leaving were communing with people that the site known for its — especially Fox — are But is this simply the way the site … when the blog moves they would almost certainly ecumenical approach to religion essentially libertarian in their things are today? That’s to Templeton’s Big Questions never meet in a religious context and faith would turn into a Fox approaches to the world of depressing. Thus, we read: Online. The move was part of involving doctrine and face-to- News-styled mouthpiece for morality and culture and, while David Gibson, now at AOL’s the deal Dreher struck when he face contact. It was niche, social and religious their commentary shows love to PoliticsDaily, joined Beliefnet moved to Templeton and was digital spirituality, pure and conservatives. With the storied take slaps at the cultural left (I to cover Pope Benedict XVI’s agreed on before News Corp’s simple. … site now sold and some people base that on my reading, since I 2008 visit to the U.S. at the decision to sell the site. … Please note how well this fits writing its obituary, it appears never watch TV commentary urging of Waldman. In an email Despite the notoriety he’s the view of religion in American that Beliefnet was harmed not shows), the Fox network itself to Mediaite, he said he was gotten from the site, Dreher says that is emerging from the by becoming Fox, but instead by has made no attempt to devote drawn to the site not for the he’s disappointed that Murdoch statistics generated by the becoming too much like O, the in-depth coverage to religion money — which is notoriously and News Corp. didn’t push for Gallup team, George Barna & Oprah Magazine full of self- news that is of interest to people low — but because he got to do more commentary and a harder Co., the Pew Forum on Religion help columns and vague on the right, the left or in the the kind of coverage he wanted news focus. He said that there & Public Life and others. Right spirituality. middle. and Beliefnet had the reputation was initially hope that Murdoch now, America consists of about Beliefnet will always have a But Triplett’s main point is as a good outlet for religion and News Corp. would use Bnet 10 percent of dedicated non- place in the history of the online dead on accurate. The Murdoch journalism. to create religion news content believers or true religious journalism world, having folks were perfectly willing to “I’m not sure anything in for its other properties — liberals on the left, about 10 to experienced a meteoric rise and spin Beliefnet.com even further particular went wrong that including Fox News — but that 15 percent of dedicated religious fall and rebirth helmed by in the direction of mushy, post- anything could cure,” Gibson never happened. traditionalists on the right and, Steven Waldman, one of the doctrinal religion if that was said. “Beliefnet was one of the “[A]s far as I can tell, Fox has in the middle, is OprahAmerica. site’s co-founders and a pioneer what was wanted by readers and first sites of its kind, and the Now, a veteran commentator on of online journalism. online advertisers (hello, faith- Internet tends to be kinder to MURDOCH page 75 74 Religion/ E-reader News Edition Homey church Sarah Pulliam Bailey churches because they found (GetReligion) them on the Internet? Or are do

Submitted at 7/22/2010 7:09:58 PM these gatherings originate based on word-of-mouth? Believe it or not, not all On a more general note, the evangelicals attend a story doesn’t really address the megachurch. In fact, if you reasons why people choose not check out this top graph from to go to a house church/simple the Hartford Institute for church/organic church. For Religion Research, you’ll see instance, how do you keep that 59 percent of churches something like this going? Is nationwide have an attendance there money involved? of seven to 99 people. Logistically, who pulls things Well, it looks like that was a together and makes sure no one shock to the Denver Post and is taken advantage of? the Associated Press. Yesterday, the Associated Press Let’s start with the Post. released a similar story by Linda Megachurch, meet Stewart Ball on people who microchurch. attend house churches. Growing numbers of They say skip the sermons, Coloradans believe the tiny costly church buildings and house church, also called a large, faceless crowds. House simple church or an organic church is about relationships church, might be the mightier forged in small faith transformer of Christian lives. communities. Overall, the story is fine and In general, house churches understandable, considering consist of 12 to 15 people who Barna is releasing some data share what’s going on in their suggesting a new trend, and in so. It was a big deal, but slightly the description of one church administrative assistant, a real- lives, often turning to Scriptures the last few years, I’ve been old, when I was at Denver Draper attended: estate professional and a for guidance. They rely on the seeing more books from Seminary in 1991-93.” The After breaking bread and talk of medical receptionist, prayed Holy Spirit or spontaneity to Christian publishers on the idea. reporter Electa Draper quotes record-size trout, the upcoming intensely for a new job for their lead the direction of their What frustrates me is the someone who says that it was a Heaven Fest concert, Zumba friend, an unemployed weekly gatherings. portrayal that this is a new idea trend in the 1960s, but even dance class, Rockies baseball marketing executive. Who says that last sentence? since the days of the early that’s probably not the only time and hot weather, the group What does it mean to pray Aren’t some house churches Christians. the trend has waxed and waned. moved from the kitchen to the “intensely”? How do you decide directed by a chosen leader? Here’s some input from tmatt, It’s pretty unclear from the living room for more than an if someone’s prayer is intense? They are more commonly seen based on his years reporting and picture’s caption (likely written hour of intense Bible study and If I can nitpick a little bit, she in countries where Christianity teaching: “The key, for me, is by a copy editor or prayer. writes, “These homemade is not the dominant religion. that the house church movement photographer) whether this Communion was self-serve: churches are easy to find Organizers say they’re just came to the USA in a very group’s Holy Communion is the small plastic cups of grape juice because of online directories.” starting to take off in the U.S. major way — from Korea, waffles and whipped cream, but and broken saltine crackers. I’ll play devil’s advocate: Do HOMEY page 76 primarily — in about 1990 or the story clears that up. Here’s The group, which includes an people really find these E-reader News Edition Religion/ 75 MURDOCH A good deal for $107,500? continued from page 73 no interest — zero, zilch, nada Mollie (GetReligion) marriage. No, the Los Angeles lesbian couples to marry. Californians said they supported — in religion news,” Dreher Submitted at 7/23/2010 9:30:00 AM Times describes the group That mirrors findings of a Field same-sex marriage and a 2010 said. “It’s such a mystery to me behind the poll as a Poll released Tuesday that was Field Poll showed that 51 — as if the Fox News Channel There’s this New York Times “Washington, D.C.-based hailed by the gay-rights group percent of Californians said they demographic has no natural feature called “Room for nonprofit” and a “nonpartisan Equality California. Both polls supported same-sex marriage. interest in religion! But that’s Debate.” The name alone, and research and education group.” found a bare majority (51 And what this means, according how it was, and it was a bit its presence on the opinion You know what might be percent) of California voters to RNS, is that “public opinion discouraging. There was only so pages, led me to believe that helpful to learn about the poll? said they would vote to approve on same-sex marriage may be much Steve could do.” maybe there would be, I don’t That the poll was financed by a same-sex marriage. changing toward acceptance”? By all means, read the whole know, a debate between the liberal foundation. The purpose Now, I don’t believe that PRRI Really? essay. However, there needs to featured participants. The topic of the poll, according to the was paid to do an advocacy poll You know what would be a be an update. yesterday was “same-sex Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund on California attitudes toward good story for the mainstream Why? Because yesterday was families,” the hook a new movie was: same-sex marriage prior to this, media to look into in light of the the day that Dreher — a close about a lesbian couple and their To survey California religious so there’s no way of knowing real world data — such as the friend of my whole family, I children. But there was no communities and help develop whether their results indicate vote in 2008? One where the confess — locked down his debate that I saw. Featured religious education strategies that public opinion is actually attitudes of Americans who Beliefnet blog and opened his opinions ranged from those of supporting gay equality. changing. They do claim that oppose same-sex marriage are new Macroculture cybershop at Dan Savage to those of an $107,500 while two-thirds of Californians not caricatured or dismissed but Big Questions Online. Evergreen College professor. It No, the mainstream media report no change in their views, fairly presented. Thus, it’s time to change that was just a given that society didn’t report that the poll was one in four Californians have For the coverage of this poll, bookmark. It is also time to pay should have no qualms about designed with advocacy in become more supportive of gay the RNS and LA Times only even closer attention to same-sex parenting. The end. mind. And it was even rights over the last five years. I quote Robert P. Jones, the head Beliefnet.com and its fortunes, The ruling class marches on. mentioned in the organization’s don’t know if that means the of PRRI. They never identify because a massive congregation That’s fine — if unbelievably own press release announcing sides are getting more polarized, PRRI as an advocacy group and of readers — or a goodly boring, predictable and close the poll! (They also claim if attitudes toward gay marriage they never explain that the poll number of them — may be minded — for opinion pages, I funding from the Ford in particular have changed, or was done with advocacy in headed over to a new sanctuary. guess. But, as I’ve documented Foundation.) what, exactly. mind. And the story is getting Five Filters featured article: approximately eleventy billion Now let’s look at the RNS But there have been previous quite a bit of mileage. Headshot - Propaganda, State times in the past couple of years, story: Field Polls. Let’s go back to the All I can say is that the Evelyn Religion and the Attack On the the same problem plagues the New polls in California indicate 2008 Field Poll. That would be & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available “news” pages of most major public opinion on same-sex the one done the same year that definitely got a lot of free media tools: PDF Newspaper, Full papers. marriage may be changing Californians voted — like every coverage in support of a pet Text RSS, Term Extraction. For just a tiny example of the toward acceptance, and religion other state that’s had an issue for that $107,500. Good weaknesses in how same-sex continues to play a large role in opportunity with a similar work! But kind of embarrassing, marriage is treated, let’s take a the change. referendum — to ban same-sex again, for the mainstream look at coverage of a new Public A poll released Wednesday marriage. What did the Field media. Religion Research Institute poll. (July 21) by Public Religion Poll show that year? Five Filters featured article: Now, nowhere in the Los Research Institute (PRRI) … a Field Poll found that 51 Headshot - Propaganda, State Angeles Times story or in the showed that if a vote were held percent approve of the idea of Religion and the Attack On the Religion News Service story on Proposition 8, which ended allowing same-sex couples to Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available will you learn that PRRI is a same-sex marriage in the state marry. tools: PDF Newspaper, Full liberal group that is not unbiased two years ago, Californians Wait, so in 2008 a Field Poll Text RSS, Term Extraction. when it comes to same-sex likely would allow gay and showed that 51 percent of 76 Religion/ Social Media/ E-reader News Edition HOMEY Got news? Supreme prayer files continued from page 74 A study by the Barna Group, a Brad A. Greenberg According to Nate Kellum, picked up on this story? I’d consider that this happened just (GetReligion) firm specializing in data on senior counsel with the Alliance think so. before the National Day of religion and society, estimates Submitted at 7/23/2010 5:59:20 AM Defense Fund, a police officer It’s not that this was a BIG Prayer. that 6 million to 12 million “abruptly” interrupted the prayer story. Decades after the Could the Alliance Defense Americans attend house It’s difficult to understand why and ordered the group to cease Supreme Court ruled school Fund, which has taken up the churches. A survey last year by only FOX News Radio and and desist. prayer unconstitutional and a students’ cause, be to blame? It the Pew Forum found that 9 World Net Daily thought this “They were told to stop praying full decade since the Court has was their open letter to the percent of American Protestants was news. I gave it a few days because they were violating the heard any case on the subject, I Court July 15 that got this story only attended home services. to incubate. To no avail. law and they had to take their highly doubt that there is a out there. But while they might Again, who says this? I’m Here’s the story from the more prayer elsewhere,” Kellum told campaign to keep prayer away be striving to be the ACLU of guessing the first sentence might journalistically neutral of the FOX News Radio. from 1 1st Street and everything conservative Christian causes, be true; I believe house churches two: You don’t have to go home but that goes on inside. their causes celebre tend to have been pretty common in A group of Christian students you can’t stay here. In fact, the FOX News Radio receive a much different Communist countries where was allegedly ordered to stop What law was in question? It’s story at least suggests that the reception from media members. churches are regulated by the praying outside the U.S. not crucial for our purposes, but officer’s action violated a non- Or could it be that at two-plus state. But they are just starting Supreme Court building on May FOX News Radio reported that policy (that being that there is months this story was just too to take off in the U.S.? Who 5 because a court police officer the officer may have thought 40 no Court policy prohibiting old? says so? (Also, why does the told them it was against the law. U.S.C. Section 6135 applied. prayer). So maybe this is a non- Or could it be something else Denver Post quote the same Pew The students were part of a That law deems it “unlawful to story. But that just about entirely? survey saying attendance is at 7 junior high school American parade, stand or move in everyone completely overlooked Five Filters featured article: percent while the AP says 9 History class at Wickenburg processions or assemblages in it strikes me as odd. Headshot - Propaganda, State percent?) Here’s the AP’s Christian Academy in Arizona. the building and grounds, At the least, this is the kind of Religion and the Attack On the Dallas connection: After taking pictures on the including the plaza and steps, quirky one-off stories that Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available In Texas, home to several steps of the Supreme Court but not including the perimeter editors love. (Though I am now tools: PDF Newspaper, Full megachurches, the house church building, their teacher gathered sidewalks.” realizing that I neglected to Text RSS, Term Extraction. movement is beginning to catch them to a side location where Did this group constitute a mention it on The God Blog.) they formed a circle and began parade? Probably not. But Why not at least give it a HOMEY page 77 to pray. should other news outlets have mention? Especially when you The Wait for the White iPhone 4 Continues Adam Ostrow (Mashable!) more challenging to Mashable’s Christina Warren white iphone

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