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Is Afghan war one of necessity for U.S.? By Sue Pleming (Front Row Washington)

he told the Capitol Hill conference organized by the Rand Corporation. Submitted at 10/29/2009 1:56:47 PM Even if the United States Disengaging from Afghanistan “won,” al Qaeda would still have is the option President Barack a safe haven in neighboring Obama is the least likely to adopt Pakistan as well as in Yemen, as he closes in on a new strategy Somalia or other nations where in the eight-year war he calls one they like to hang out, Walt said. of “necessity.” If U.S. forces withdrew from But on Thursday, at one of the Afghanistan, “it is not obvious countless policy conferences in that it will significantly enhance Washington to discuss the al Qaeda’s ability to go after us.” president’s choices, some experts The CATO Institute’s suggested withdrawal was the Christopher Preble was also in best route — and they said it the “big skeptic” column when it would not necessarily impact comes to sending in more U.S. efforts to fight al Qaeda. troops to Afghanistan. He said Harvard University’s Stephen the big question Obama needs to Walt called the argument for ask is whether the mission in d i s e n g a g e m e n t “ f a i r l y Afghanistan is essential for U.S. compelling,” while conceding it national security — which most was not the most popular. experts argue it is. His tally of the costs: $225 “Has it become a case of we must billion since the Sept. 11 attacks, win the war because it is the war with more than 850 U.S. soldiers that we are in?” asked Preble. killed and thousands wounded. “We must narrow our focus. We “The costs are going to be large don’t need a large-scale, longat a time when the American term presence to degrade al economy is not exactly robust,” Q a e d a ’ s c a p a c i t y i n

Afghanistan.” Countering Preble and Walt, was Afghanistan expert Jim Dobbins who argued that the consequences of pulling out would be an escalation of the civil war, a region further destabilized and even more misery for the Afghan population. “You will see hardship that makes what you see

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now look like prosperity,” said Dobbins, with the Rand Corporation. Also pounding on the withdrawal drum was the antiwar group Code Pink, whose representative pressed Senator Carl Levin to follow public opinion and push for a pull-out. But Levin, who is calling for more U.S. and NATO trainers to

go to Afghanistan to double that country’s police and army forces, said Obama was doing his best to advance the country’s national security interests. “When President Bush decided to go to Iraq, public opinion supported him. I don’t’ think you did. I didn’t either,” answered Levin to Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin. On Friday, the commander-inchief meets his military chiefs to hear recommendations on troop strength. Officials say his deliberations are coming to a close in what will be known in decades to come as Obama’s war. Which side of the fence are you on? Photo credit: Reuters/Omar Sobhani (U.S. soldiers patrol in Kandahar), Reuters/Mohsin Raza (anti-U.S. protester in Pakistan in May)

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The harvest is in at the White House It Doesn't Matter How Many By JoAnne Allen (Front Row Washington) Submitted at 10/29/2009 6:59:51 PM

“Are you ready to work really hard?” “Are you ready to get dirty?” That was the rallying cry from first lady Michelle Obama Thursday as she invited local school children to help her pick crops from the White House garden. The crops are the bounty from the garden that Obama started in the spring to promote healthy eating . And it’s frugal eating too. “Do you know how much food has come out of this garden so

far? Over 740 pounds of food have come out of this little piece of land,” Obama told the kids. The whole thing — from start to harvest — came in under $200,

she added. Some of the youngsters at the harvest had been helping with the garden as it grew — along with Jim Adams, the chief horticulturist at the White House and the chefs at the executive mansion. Everything harvested Thursday, including some gigantic sweet potatoes, was being donated to charity. Click here for more Reuters political coverage Photo credit:Reuters/Larry Downing (Michelle Obama in the White House garden on the South Lawn)

Twitter URLs Are Malware... Only If People Are Clicking By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:57:26 AM

Security companies love using stats to make something appear to be a bigger problem than it really is. Take for example this claim that links to malware are "abundant" on Twitter. The problem is that this is totally meaningless. Because you only see the tweets of people you follow, if spammers are putting up malware links, it only matters if anyone's following them and

then clicking on the links. The number of links that point to malware alone is meaningless, because one "spammer" could just post a ton of malware links, but that won't mean a thing if no one is following them. The real question should be how often are people getting malware because of clicks on Twitter. Unfortunately, that data isn't provided. Permalink| Comments| Email This Story

Court blocks teen sailing record attempt By Peter Walker (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk)

in August, will remain with her father but her parents will have to check with child protection officials about any major Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:06:25 AM decisions in her life. Laura Dekker put under Mariska Woertman, a guardianship of authorities until spokeswoman for the family, July, but she could still set record who were not in court, said the for youngest s o l o teenager was "disappointed that circumnavigation the court does not have faith in A Dutch court today barred a 14- her to leave now." Woertman year-old girl from attempting a said the way was now open for world record for sailing solo Dekker to begin the voyage next around the world, placing her summer, meaning she could still under the guardianship of child set the record for the youngest protection authorities until July. person to circumnavigate the The decision by judges at globe alone. Utrecht district court means The title is currently held by Laura Dekker, who was first Mike Perham, a 17-year-old blocked from attempting the trip Briton, who completed the trip in

August. The Utrecht court's initial decision against Dekker shortly after that sparked a debate in the Netherlands about whether officials should be allowed to circumscribe such parentally approved adventures. Dekker's parents – both of whom are experienced sailors – are separated. While her father is a keen advocate of the trip, her mother has expressed concern given Dekker's age. The court said today that the mother agreed to the voyage "so long as she has assurances about the safety measures. At the moment, as far as she is concerned, they are insufficient." The court said that while

Dekker's sailing skills were adequate and a psychological report concluded that the voyage would not harm her social or emotional development, there were questions about safety and her ability to continue her schooling while at sea. During a private court session this week, Dekker said she planned to delay the trip at least until May and would be guided by an experienced sailor in a separate boat. "The good news … is that we have established Laura is capable of making this voyage," said her lawyer, Peter de Lange. He said Dekker could still set the record despite the enforced delay, "but

the record is not her primary goal. Laura just wants to sail." A fortnight ago, a 16-year-old Australian girl, Jessica Watson, sailed out of Sydney harbour on a planned solo global circumnavigation. • Netherlands • Sailing Peter Walker guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

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Pirates move couple to ransomed ship By Sam Jones (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk) Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:47:27 AM

Hijackers are trying to thwart any rescue by moving Paul and Rachel Chandler from mainland base to stolen freighter Somalian pirates who seized a British couple from their yacht in the Indian Ocean are thought to be moving their captives from land to sea in a bid to thwart any rescue attempts. Paul Chandler, 59, and his wife, Rachel, 55, were captured in the early hours of last Friday when armed men boarded the the Lynn Rival. A tearful Rachel Chandler today told her brother she was "bearing up" under captivity, adding: "Please do not worry about us." The phone call was broadcast on ITV News. In a phone call with ITV News yesterday, Mr Chandler said he and his wife were being held on the Kota Wajar, a container ship that was hijacked in the Indian Ocean on 15 October. Local fishermen reported seeing the couple being taken to the village of Ceel Huur near the pirate stronghold of Harardhere. A spokesman for the pirates, who identified himself only by

his first name, Abdinor, said the couple would be moved to a ship anchored off the coast of Somalia. He said the pirates believed it would be safer for the couple to be kept on a ship with other hostages. The man said the Chandlers were healthy and that the pirates took them to rest on land at Harardhere last night. The group was yet to make a ransom demand, he said. In a phone call with BBC News, Mr Chandler confirmed that he and his wife were in good health. "We are being treated well," he said, adding that they were being fed. But he was clearly unable to speak freely. When asked if he was in Somalia, he said: "I can't answer that." He said he was not aware of any negotiations taking place with his captors. Asked if he had a message for his family or the British government, he said: "Nothing I can say." Whitehall staff met at the Cobra emergency briefing room again today amid reports that the kidnappers were about to release their ransom demands. A Foreign Office spokesman said a government team was working to secure the couple's release but added that today's

meeting was not a full Cobra meeting and no ministers attended. The Chandlers are from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and were sailing from the Seychelles towards Tanzania when they were seized. Commander John Harbour, a spokesman for the European Naval Force Somalia(EU Navfor), said the pirates usually secured a vessel they had captured then contacted the ship's owner to start negotiations. The couple's yacht was found abandoned, the Ministry of Defence confirmed yesterday. Harbour said the pirates often took trade ships but had recently seized a couple of yachts, taking the crews prisoner. "They know lives are worth a lot of money," he said. He warned that negotiations could take months. The couple's family said they expected a ransom demand but have stressed they are not rich. Mrs Chandler's brother, Stephen Collett, told BBC News: "Most of the money is tied up with their yacht and other communications equipment which is on board the yacht." He said the Lynn Rival was not a luxury yacht, describing it as "a very basic sailing vessel". Asked how the family would

approach any ransom demand, Mrs Chandler's sister-in-law Christine Collett said: "We are doing everything in the best interests for Rachel and Paul. I honestly think it's best not to talk about such things. "We know no more than yesterday, it's just a waiting game." The Chandlers' relatives met the Somalian leader, Omar Sharmarke, in London on Wednesday. He pledged to do everything he could to "see a peaceful solution". Gordon Brown has appealed for the release of the couple. "Piracy and the taking of hostages is unacceptable in any circumstances," he said. David Miliband, the foreign secretary, said the UK condemned the action "in the strongest possible terms" and pledged Britain would use "all the mechanisms at our disposal" to secure the Chandlers' safe return. • Piracy at sea • Somalia Sam Jones guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

JQuery Dumps Google Groups Over Spam, Interface Problems By Scott Gilbertson (Wired Top Stories) Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:00:00 PM

One of the most popular developers' groups on the free Google Groups mailing-list service is seeking a new home.

The owners are fed up with Google's lack of attention to the service, which has led to poor usability and an abundance of

spam.

VHS lives: JVC announces VHS/DVD/Blu-ray recorder for Japan By Serkan Toto (CrunchGear) Submitted at 10/30/2009 1:21:29 AM

It seems VHS will never die, and this is generally welcome, as a lot of good movies aren’t still available on optical discs. In summer 2008, Panasonic released a VHS/Blu-ray combo, followed by Sharp’s Aquos BD-HDV22 that was pretty much the same thing. And today, over one year later, JVC anounced the DRBH250[JP], which is a VHS recorder, Blu-Ray Recorder and 250GB HDD rolled into one. JVC also threw in 1080/60p/24p support, BD-Live and BONUSVIEW support, AVCHD support, a USB port, an HDMI CEC interface, and an SD/SDHC card slot. It’s possible to transfer material between DVD, VHS and Blu-ray, including copying video from a VHS cassette to a Blu-ray disc. JVC plans to roll out the DRBH250 at the beginning of next month in Japan for $1,400. The company hasn’t said yet whether VHS fans not living in Japan will ever get to lay their hands on the device, too.

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Jacques Chirac ordered to stand trial Cramer on BloggingStocks: See the big picture on the on corruption charges By Lizzy Davies (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk) Submitted at 10/30/2009 5:01:29 AM

Former French president vows to fight allegations that as mayor of Paris he paid cronies for nonexistent jobs Jacques Chirac, the former French president, has been ordered to stand trial on embezzlement charges over accusations he rewarded cronies with payments for non-existent jobs while mayor of Paris. If the case goes ahead it will make Chirac the first holder of France's highest office to face a corruption trial. The Paris public prosecutor has previously said the charges should be thrown out and is expected to appeal against the ruling by an investigating magistrate, Xavière Simeoni, that the evidence against Chirac warrants a trial. Chirac was mayor of the French capital between 1977 and 1995 before being elected to the Elyseé for 12 years. He is accused of having used his position as mayor to award 21 "ghost" contracts to his political aides and paying them from the city payroll.

Upon hearing news of Simeoni's recommendation, Chirac declared himself to be "serene" and "determined to prove" that the allegations are false. Protected throughout his two terms as president by constitutional immunity, the 76year-old political grandee's name has been mentioned in several alleged corruption controversies since he was succeeded by Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007. The "sham jobs" affair, as the local media have dubbed it, is the first to have led to the prospect of him standing trial. The charges were first made in November 2007 and stem from 35 allegedly fictitious contracts awarded while and just after he was Paris mayor. After trawling through 481 supposedly fake deals, Simeoni decided that 21 of them were for non-existent employment. Simeoni threw out other charges of forging government documents. If the Paris prosecutor's appeal fails and Simeoni gets her way, it will be a spectacular fall from grace for a man who in recent years has succeeded in transforming his public image from that of cynical political manipulator to genial grandfather of the nation.

Since vacating the Elyseé, Chirac has enjoyed an unexpected resurgence in popularity – due at least partly to the contrast between his conservative image and his successor's ostentatiousness. Next week will see the release of his keenly awaited memoirs. His post-presidential comeback has not been to everyone's taste. A number of scandals emanating from his period in office have left his reputation largely unsullied while tearing those of other people to shreds. This week, the former interior minister Charles Pasqua demanded that Chirac "shoulder his responsibilities" in an arms trafficking trial that led to convictions for Pasqua and several others. The so-called Clearstream trial wrapped up last week. Chirac's former prime minister and key ally Dominique de Villepin stood accused of concocting an elaborate smear campaign against Sarkozy. • France Lizzy Davies guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

mobile internet tsunami By Jim Cramer (BloggingStocks) Submitted at 10/30/2009 10:00:00 AM

Filed under: Market matters, QUALCOMM Inc (QCOM), Cramer on BloggingStocks From TheStreet.com Network • Biotech Mailbag: The Reason(s) for This Selloff • Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says you can't give up on Tessera and SBA Communications based on one bad quarter. Tessera(NASDAQ: TSRA) ( Cramer's Take) and SBA Communications(NASDAQ: SBAC) ( Cramer's Take) "blow up" last night and you have to think, "The tsunami's over," that the smartphone revolution's not occurring. To which I say, no one likes the blowups, no one likes the guidedowns, but, like Qualcomm(NASDAQ: QCOM) ( Cramer's Take), these are all multiyear stories that can't be judged on a quarter. The idea that we do not need more cell towers with smartphone data hogs like the iPhone out there, and the idea

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that miniaturization and cooler computers (Tessara's strengths) are played out, makes no sense to me. Continue reading Cramer on BloggingStocks: See the big picture on the mobile internet tsunami Cramer on BloggingStocks: See the big picture on the mobile internet tsunami originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments

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Honduras deal could restore Zelaya By Haroon Siddique (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk)

the presidency". The interim president, Roberto Micheletti, said the accord would leave Zelaya's fate in the hands Submitted at 10/30/2009 2:25:37 AM of the supreme court and Agreement to create power- c o n g r e s s . sharing government paves way Zelaya's envoys had accused for return of leader ousted in Micheletti of dragging out talks military coup to run down the clock to 29 The interim government of November, when elections to Honduras yesterday appeared to choose a new president are due to have succumbed to international take place. pressure as it agreed a deal that Soldiers arrested the leftwing could pave the way for the return leader, who was in his pyjamas, o f t h e c o u n t r y ' s d e p o s e d in June, taking him to Costa Rica p r e s i d e n t , M a n u e l Z e l a y a . on a plane. The president had Victor Rico, the secretary of angered congress, the supreme p o l i t i c a l a f f a i r s a t t h e court and his own party by Organisation of American States, allying with the Venezuelan said an agreement had been leader, Hugo Chávez. reached to leave an opening for He returned to Honduras last the reinstatement of Zelaya – month and has tried to muster ousted in a military coup in June support for his reinstatement – by creating a power-sharing from a refuge at the Brazilian government. embassy, which is surrounded by He did not reveal the text of the troops. agreement, but called it "a Zelaya has been backed almost beneficial accord for Honduras unanimously by the international and Honduran democracy". community, which has also Zelaya yesterday said he was criticised the de facto Honduran "optimistic I will be restored to authorities for crackdowns on

protesters and the media. This week's breakthrough followed renewed pressure from senior US officials, who travelled to Honduras in an attempt to end the crisis. "This is a great moment for Honduras, and its people should be proud that Hondurans have achieved this accord," Tom Shannon, the US assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs, said. Micheletti called the pact a "significant concession" on his part and said one of its provisions required foreign powers to drop sanctions, reverse aid cutoffs imposed after the coup, and send observers to the elections. • Honduras • Venezuela • Hugo Chávez Haroon Siddique guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

Boston Globe's Ainsley $1.2 million departure package By Tom Johansmeyer (BloggingStocks) years. Though quite proud of the two Pulitzer Prizes the paper Filed under: Employees, New picked up under Ainsley, the York Times'A' (NYT), Media announcement didn't include the World fact that he almost caused the It costs a fortune to cut fat. For newspaper retire before him. As regular people, it can mean usual, the newspaper is all too hundreds or even thousands of eager to talk about its awards, dollars on gym memberships, without even acknowledging the s p e c i a l m e a l s a n d o r g a n i c fact that it's on the brink of restaurants. Yet, this pales in disaster. comparison to how much the Continue reading Boston Globe's Boston Globe is spending to lose Ainsley $1.2 million departure some dead weight. It could cost package the NY Times Co.(NYSE: NYT) Boston Globe's Ainsley $1.2 property more than $1.2 million m i l l i o n d e p a r t u r e p a c k a g e to bid adieu to the publisher that o r i g i n a l l y a p p e a r e d o n almost ran it into the ground. BloggingStocks on Fri, 30 Oct Steven Ainsley has announced 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see that he's going to retire as our terms for use of feeds. Read| publisher of the Globe after Permalink| Email this| Comments having been at the helm for three Submitted at 10/30/2009 8:30:00 AM

Eastman Kodak's Q3 continues to expose negatives By Steven Mallas (BloggingStocks)

related companies, continues its slide into fundamental hell. According to the third-quarter Submitted at 10/30/2009 9:00:00 AM earnings release, sales declined a Filed under: Earnings reports, scary 26%, and a GAAP loss of Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Eastman 41 cents per share was reported. Kodak (EK) Last year at this time, Kodak Eastman Kodak(NYSE: EK), produced positive income of 35 which counts Sony(NYSE: SNE) cents per share. According to and Canon(NYSE: CAJ) as Reuters, the adjusted loss of 23

cents per share was worse than analyst projections. Wall Street was hoping for something closer to a loss of 19 cents per share. Don't you get the feeling

management just doesn't know what to do? Kodak has become a conundrum of epic proportions. Just how is someone supposed to improve a situation that has gone so downhill? Continue reading Eastman Kodak's Q3 continues to expose negatives Eastman Kodak's Q3 continues

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Human foot found on Canadian beach By Sam Jones (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk)

evidence that any of the feet had been severed from the bodies, but instead appeared to have broken off through a natural process. Submitted at 10/30/2009 5:04:58 AM The first foot, discovered in Discovery of foot inside running August 2007, belonged to a dead shoe is seventh such find in man whose name was withheld at British Columbia in past two his family's request. years The right foot of a man found on A right foot has been found Gabriola Island in the same inside a running shoe on a month remains unidentified, Canadian beach, the seventh such while two feet, belonging to the grisly discovery there in the past same man, were found on Valdez two years. and Westham islands the The Royal Canadian Mounted f o l l o w i n g J u l y . police said two men discovered Another two feet, found in the foot while walking along the Richmond in December 2008, beach in Richmond, British belonged to the same woman. Columbia, on Tuesday evening. Not everyone appears to be The Vancouver Sun reported t a k i n g t h e d i s c o v e r i e s a s that local coroners had confirmed seriously as the police. A that the remains, in a white, size prankster incurred the wrath of eight and a half running shoe, locals in June 2008 by stuffing an were human. animal paw in a trainer and T h e p a p e r s a i d f u r t h e r leaving it on the beach. investigations and DNA analysis Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an expert on could help police and coroners ocean currents and drifting identify the person. objects, said last year that Police said that there was no training shoes could often keep

feet that have become separated from their bodies afloat for thousands of miles. However, Kurt Grimm, who teaches earth and ocean science at the University of British Columbia, told the CanWest news agency that the feet were unlikely to have washed in from the Pacific. People in central Vancouver, 15 miles from Richmond, have come up with an assortment of theories to explain the bizarre phenomenon. Some blame a serial killer or biker gangs, while others believe the feet could belong to the longlost victims of a plane crash. â&#x20AC;˘ Canada Sam Jones guardian.co.ukÂŠ Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds

Before the bell: Futures lower as Street takes a breather, awaits more data By Melly Alazraki (BloggingStocks) Submitted at 10/30/2009 7:35:00 AM

Filed under: Before the bell, International markets, Market matters, Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Chevron Corp (CVX), AlcatelLucentADS (ALU), Duke Energy (DUK), Economic data, MetLife Inc. (MET) U.S. stock futures drifted lower Friday morning, indicating a weaker start on Wall Street, a day after a market rally that was fueled by strong economic reports. But as investors catch their breath, they also await cautiously for data on consumer spending and sentiment, as earlier data this week surprised to the down side. On Thursday, the government reported the economy grew 3.5% in the third quarter. While the growth was mostly due to government stimuli, it was enough to lift stocks some 2% for

the day. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday the U.S. economy's return to growth shows some stability but recovery is fragile and needs nurturing. Continue reading Before the bell: Futures lower as Street takes a breather, awaits more data Before the bell: Futures lower as Street takes a breather, awaits more data originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments

LG Says OLED Panels Will Cost Less Than LCD in 2016 [Oled] By Danny Allen (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:14:16 AM

LG has outlined its OLED roadmap, and there's good stuff coming up. Its 15-inch OLED

panel takes on Sony in November, followed by 20- and 30-inch versions in 2010 and 2011. Oh, and 40-inch OLED TVs are coming in 2012. Those 40-inch panels will still be

"fairly expensive", but LG says

new manufacturing processes will drive down costs by 2016. LG Display aims to achieve a 50% higher material cost and a 30% lower yield than those of LCD panels in 2012 and a 20-

30% lower material cost and an equivalent yield in 2016. That's a pretty big call, but I like where their head's at. [ Nikkei via OLED-Display.net]

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IBM eliminates copayments on employee health plans

Important Norwegian consumer reads Amazon Kindle's EULA, sends angry letter

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By Thomas Ricker (Engadget)

Submitted at 10/30/2009 9:30:00 AM

Filed under: Industry, Competitive strategy, International Business Machines (IBM) In an era in which employers increasingly are having to shift more health-care costs onto employees, IBM(NYSE: IBM) is taking the unprecedented tack of opting to pick up all expenses related to primary care for U.S.-based employees, beginning next year. In doing so, IBM is is among the first U.S. companies to cover primary care at 100%, the Armonk, N.Y.-based computing giant said Thursday. The move means employees will not be subject to co-pays or deductibles for in-network primary care with their internist, general or family practitioner, pediatrician or primary osteopath. IBM said it was able to boost coverage due to the company's success in implementing wellness programs, an effort begun five

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Submitted at 10/30/2009 9:23:00 AM

Remember that legal dealio with Apple that erupted after the Norwegian Consumer Council, Forbrukerr책det, read the iTunes EULA? Right, that toothless complaint that waffled on for years until it was finally rendered moot by Apple going DRM-free - long after Apple benefited from the iTunes-to-iPod lock-in. Well, it's brewing again only this time the council has focused its meticulously crafted aluminum spectacles, often highlighted with vibrant reds or blues, upon Amazon's practice of tying its years ago. C o n t i n u e r e a d i n g I B M content exclusively to the eliminates co-payments on Kindle's new international reader. According to a critique published employee health plans IBM eliminates co-payments on by the Council's boss, Hans employee health plans originally Marius Graasvold, the fine print appeared on BloggingStocks on in the Kindle's terms of service, Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:30:00 EST. "violated several provisions of Please see our terms for use of Norwegian consumer protection feeds. Read| Permalink| Email law." He takes exception with Amazon's ability terminate the this| Comments terms of service entirely should customers violate said terms. In other words, Amazon could deny you access to all your purchased books if you make an illegal copy of just one -- unimaginable Socially responsible investments in microfinance can alleviate global poverty. Microcredit helps

by brick-and-mortar standards where a Wal-mart could take your entire CD collection should you decide to rip a single disc. Graasvold's also miffed at Amazon's ability to change the agreement at any time without advanced notification. The Council does not currently have official support from the country's Consumer Ombudsman as it did when it went after Apple. For the moment, the council says that it's awaiting less than $1 per day.

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feedback from Amazon and Norweigan publishers before proceeding with what Graasvold calls, "an iTunes 2 case if we are not satisfied." Good luck with that. Important Norwegian consumer reads Amazon Kindle's EULA, sends angry letter originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

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Thousands visit the Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo, thousands more wish they had By John Biggs (CrunchGear) Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:10:00 AM

“Dewey defeats Truman.” “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” “1,000-plus people crowd new Microsoft Store.” Great headlines are rarely forgotten and they are made all the greater by the their cultural import. To wit: Microsoft’s new store in Mission Viejo was a rousing success, bringing 1,000 sleepy-eyed Mission Viejoians out to see people in blue and yellow shirts. In fact, it was so popular the American Eagle Outfitters store in the Shops at Mission Viejo mall was empty. Empty, friends. Not since the great Taco Bell grease fire of ought-one has the AEO gone empty. Obviously the OC Register understood the significance of this opening as they reported it from stem to stern. From the countdown from seven (”Let’s count down from seven for Windows 7!” exclaimed Kevin Turner, chief operating officer for Microsoft.) to the performance by Canadian pop

star Justin Bieber at 5pm in the parking lot, every point on the press release Microsoft handed out was covered. Even Mayor Frank Ury rocked the party with a rousing declaration: “We’re first in the state in public safety and now we’re first in the state with a Microsoft Store,” he said. “I’m excited that 100 new jobs have been created in

Mission Viejo and I think it’s a wonderful location for Microsoft to pick.” To this I say “Hell, yeah, Frank Ury! Also remember, on the aggregate, your consumerconstituents are richer ($103,770.00 median income) and a store in a poorer area would be counter-productive to Microsoft’s sales goals. Placing it

in a city like San Francisco would also invite the homeless in to surf the web, and we all see what that’s done for Apple Stores what with all the Facebooking and porn browsing going on.” It has always been my hope that I would live to see a Microsoft store in the US. For years my grandfather spoke to me of the glories of the coming Windows 7 revolution. He spoke of video screens wrapping around the walls, absolute freedom for all men and women, and $25 Zune Pass gift cards for all. He died at the hands of the secret police before this dream could come true for him. It came true for me – and my children – however, and I dedicated this moment of silence to his memory. Papi: If you’re in heaven, looking down, remember to buy the right Windows 7 version for your needs and do not use your original OEM license to upgrade to Win7. It’s illegal.

Video: Android 2.0 Running on T-Mobile G1 aka HTC Dream [Android] By Danny Allen (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/30/2009 5:35:41 AM

Android 2.0 only came out last week, but the open-source community has already ported it the T-Mobile G1/ HTC Dream, the first Android phone. Check it out: Props go to coder, Akira Harada, for the port, but it's just a sluggish preview at this point. If you're super keen, you can download the code for your G1 here, but you're probably better off just watching the video below and waiting for Cyanogen to cook up a fully functional Android 2.0 Éclair ROM. [ HDBlog.it(translated) via SlashGear]

Groundhog Day in Iran (Little Green Footballs)

Iranian authorities waited until the last day to formally request“changes” to the latest Surprising only those who IAEA proposal. haven’t paid attention to Iran’s Iran has formally asked for history for the last 30 years, changes to an International Submitted at 10/29/2009 8:53:18 AM

Atomic Energy Agency proposal to ship nuclear fuel out of Iran for reprocessing abroad. The response represents a setback in attempts by the international community to

negotiate with Iran over its hammered out a deal acceptable nuclear ambitions. Just last week, to all parties, including Iran. negotiators from the U.S., France and Russia left the table with Iranian counterparts in Vienna optimistic that they had

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Woot! Refurbished 11.6 -inch Acer Aspire One netbook for $250 By Doug Aamoth (CrunchGear)

Sears Black Friday ad revealed, we'll be sleeping off our tryptophan hangovers

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Friday, huh? Just got paid, did you? Why not divert $250 of that check toward this 11.6-inch netbook? Come on, you’re making good money now right? When’s the last time you bought something By Tim Stevens (Engadget) 3:00am in November for. There's o u t , m a k i n g f o r e a s y t e x t nice for yourself? Think of this a 40-inch Samsung 1080p LCD searching -- and for guilt-free Submitted at 10/30/2009 8:36:00 AM as an investment! With the for $599, about $50 cheaper than snoozing the day after Turkey portability that this netbook Woe betide the Black Friday we can find it for online, and a Day. bargain hunter; where once there similar Sony model for $664 -- a Read- PDF scan of Sears 2009 provides, you’ll finally be able to start up that emu farm that were stellar deals on giant whole $10 less than Amazon is Black Friday ad televisions and hard disk drives asking for a comparable model Read- Listing of Sears 2009 you’ve always been talking about. now there are slight discounts on with free shipping and no Black Friday deals underwear and handbags. Sears' uncomfortable small talk with Filed under: Displays, Misc. Just picture it: you’re outside feeding your emus and an order a d f o r t h i s y e a r h a s b e e n other half-frozen shopaholics. A Gadgets unearthed and, while it naturally raft of cheap but mediocre games Sears Black Friday ad revealed, comes in from the new e-emuhas an eclectic selection of and movies will be available, w e ' l l b e s l e e p i n g o f f o u r sales.net web site you designed goodies on sale ranging from some soon to be obsolete GPS tryptophan hangovers originally with your 11.6-inch netbook and power tools to KitchenAid devices, and lots of other random appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 you can fulfill the order while mixers (and that's just on the things stuffed into the PDF scan Oct 2009 08:36:00 EST. Please balancing the computer atop a front page), from a gadgety linked below. Not into the whole see our terms for use of feeds. wooden fence post. Then the guy perspective we're not finding hunting for deals thing? The Permalink| Email this| Comments who ordered the emu from you tells two friends about your emu anything quite worth lining up at other link has everything listed web site, then they tell two friends, then they tell two friends. Boom. All of a sudden, you’re the emu king of the upper

Top 10 Halloween Movies for Younger Kids By Matt Blum (Wired Top Stories) Submitted at 10/30/2009 5:25:00 AM

It’s easy to find a list of horror movies to watch for Halloween — they run the gamut from good to bad to so-bad-it’s-good to

funny. But for parents of preteens, it can be hard to find something to watch that’s in the proper Halloween spirit, but

won’t induce a month of nightmares.

Midwest. Anyhoo, Woot.com is selling the refurbished Acer Aspire One 751h ( see review here) for $250 with a 90-day Acer warranty. That’s about $50 less than a brand new model. Features include: • Intel Atom Z520 CPU at 1.33GHz • 11.6-inch display at 1366×768 • Windows XP Home • 1GB of RAM • 160GB hard drive • Three-cell battery good for up to four hours • Weighs 2.8 pounds Acer Aspire One 11.6-inch Netbook[Woot.com]

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Sinister Sabre Warrior Drone Will Kill Us All One Day [Airplanes] By Jesus Diaz (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:49:00 AM

This is Lockheed Martin's Sabre Warrior, a next-generation plane that looks like something Batman and Darth Vader would fight over for. Instead, some goodturned-evil computer will get a fleet, as part of a plan to destroy us all. It's impressive. The Sabre Warrior drone is 46 By Vladislav Savov production, and environmentally f e e t l o n g , w i t h a 3 6 - f o o t (Engadget) friendlier ingredients, ReVolt's wingspan, capable of taking off tech sounds as sweet as anything, with 30,000 pounds of load using Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:58:00 AM but we'd advise waiting for the a 22,000-pound trust afterburning Is there any other field of pudding-based proof before turbofan engine. It has two technology that promises as getting excited. Plans are for modular payload sections, which many revolutionary innovations small hearing aid and cellphone can be changed by soldiers in the as battery makers do yet delivers batteries to show up in 2010, and field. Each bay can handle one so few? We've heard of battery if all goes well there, larger cells 2,000 pound or two AIM-120 life being made four times, eight for electric vehicles could also AMRAAM missiles or 10 smart times, even twelve times better... follow. Sure. and seen pretty much none of it [Via PhysOrg] pan out in any sort of meaningful Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. way. Zinc-air batteries are also Gadgets, Handhelds, Laptops nothing new, but now some Rechargeable zinc-air batteries whizkids up in Norway have promise a lot, we'll see if they By Steven Leckart (Wired Top Stories) figured out how to make them d e l i v e r i n 2 0 1 0 o r i g i n a l l y rechargeable and set up an entire appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:00:00 PM company, ReVolt, for their Oct 2009 06:58:00 EST. Please commercialization. With more see our terms for use of feeds. Stephen King knows the golden than double the energy density of Read| Permalink| Email this| rule for horror and sci-fi: Make it real. That's why he needs Russ regular Lithium-Ion batteries, Comments safer operation, lower cost of

Rechargeable zinc-air batteries promise a lot, we'll see if they deliver in 2010

bombs or sensors, or even fuel for extended range missionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even while this thing is air refuelable. Its twin nose can also hold multiple sensors, which are interchangeable. And it is designed so there could be a version with a cockpit, so they can send man version as an onthe-scene controller, overlooking over the unmanned versions. Ah Lockheed Martin's SkunkWorks, always working on making all our nightmares real, you nutty engineers who don't watch apocalyptical movies you. OK people, we may as well burn the office and run to the hills now. [ Defense Tech]

Meet Stephen King's Gore Specialist Dorr, a physician's assistant trained at Dartmouth who schools King on everything, from jellied blood to missiles to meth. It was no different for his latest book, Under the Dome.

Android-Based Asus Smartbook Arrives Early Next Year [NetBooks] By Danny Allen (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:35:38 AM

That on-again, off-again Asus Eee PC with Android OS, and 1GHz Snapdragon processor is, well, back on again. Asus now calls it their "secret weapon" and says it should arrive early next year for about $180 bucks. Maybe all the interest in Android 2.0 got them interested again. As a reminder, Smartbooks are just Qualcomm's name for netbooks that use ARM-based processors, which are needed to run Android. (Acer actually ported Android to Atom processors for its Aspire One netbook). Nvidia is also pushing its ARM-based Tegra chip for S m a r t b o o k s . [ Shanzai(translated)]

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Telmap taps NAVTEQ for iPhone GPS solution, understands the inevitable By Darren Murph (Engadget) Submitted at 10/30/2009 9:47:00 AM

Man, talk about awful timing. At least TomTom and Navigon were able to sell a few rounds of their pricey iPhone GPS application before Google went and ruined everyone's day(at least in the GPS biz), and now that Google Maps Navigation is but an approval away from hitting iPhone users for free, we've got serious doubts about Telmap's ability to market its newest product. Utilizing NAVTEQ maps and familiar shells like MapQuest Navigation (in the US) and Orange Maps (in France), the company seems quite proud of its newest routing solutions. Oh sure -- there's live traffic, turn-by-turn guidance, incar and pedestrian modes, etc., but is anyone really doling out cash for a phone-based routing system right now with Google at the wheel? Exactly. Filed under: Cellphones, GPS, Software

DARPA Network Challenge: Win $40,000 by Finding 10 Red Weather Balloons [Darpa] By Danny Allen (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:11:56 AM

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Don't Tell Geico: You May Be a Natural Born Bad Driver By Alexis Madrigal (Wired Top Stories) Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:09:00 AM

One-third of Americans might

be genetically predisposed to crappy driving. No, really: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just your imagination, cell phones, texting, alcohol arguments or fatigue.

Media Manager for Mac enables iPhone / iTunes media streaming to FiOS TV DVR (video) By Darren Murph (Engadget)

skeptical can catch a demonstration vid just past the break. We're hearing that the PC [Via Zatz Not Funny] version of this here software still Continue reading Media beats out the Mac counterpart, Manager for Mac enables iPhone but equality is slowly but surely / iTunes media streaming to FiOS becoming a reality. The main TV DVR (video) new feature over on the OS X Filed under: Cellphones, Home side, however, is a good one: the Entertainment, Software ability to stream iPhone and Media Manager for Mac enables iTunes media directly to your TV iPhone / iTunes media streaming via your FiOS TV DVR. Fire up t o F i O S T V D V R ( v i d e o ) an iTunes playlist and watch the originally appeared on Engadget fun roll by on your home TV, on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:01:00 and there's even support for EST. Please see our terms for photo slideshows and the like. It's use of feeds. Read| Permalink| available to download right now Email this| Comments from the read link, and those still Submitted at 10/30/2009 9:01:00 AM

To celebrate the Web's 40th anniversary, DARPA wants to explore social networking's role in time-critical communication. It's offering $40,000 in hard cash to the first entrant who finds ten 8-foot weather balloons located at fixed locations around the U.S. Registration begins on December 1, and the balloons will appear on December 5. The first to submit the latitude and longitude of all ten balloons walks away with the cash. Pretty cool. Full rules at: [ DARPA via BoingBoing]

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Sony Alpha A750 keeps with tradition, leaks out ahead of release By Vladislav Savov (Engadget) Submitted at 10/30/2009 7:36:00 AM

Minolta's Sony's DSLR range was refreshed only this August, but here we are, hearing rumblings of another new addition to the bunch. Set to occupy the space between the 14.2 megapixel A550 and 24.6 megapixel full frame A850, the imaginatively titled A750 is expected to strike the perfect balance between the two with a

14.6 megapixel full frame sensor. We see what you did there, Sony, very clever. If you ask us, anything over a solid dozen million pixels is overkill and just

asking for noise trouble and processing lag, so in fact chopping a third off the A850's pixels could turn out to be quite a boon for overall image quality.

Then again, we've no idea what else Sony might sever from its higher offering, though we're likely to find out by CES 2010 at the latest. [Thanks, David G] Filed under: Digital Cameras Sony Alpha A750 keeps with tradition, leaks out ahead of release originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

Nokia said to be launching smartphone with AT&T, Snapdragon ahoy? By Tim Stevens (Engadget)

According to VentureBeat, Nokia has signed on with AT&T to Submitted at 10/30/2009 8:04:00 AM launch some hot new smartphone Nokia, the world's largest phone in the not too distant future, maker, hasn't even registered as a presumably with the sort of blip on most Americans' radars incentivized pricing that, for for years now. Not since Neo's once, might just allow it to be a 8110i fell out of a FedEx value proposition. Details are envelope has the public as a slim, but it's said to be running a whole coveted anything the Qualcomm processor and, given money. company had to offer, but that rumors of Snapdragon talks, [Via Pocket-lint] could be changing very soon. that's where we're putting our Filed under: Cellphones

Explain DRM to Your Dad By How-To Wiki (Wired Top Stories) Submitted at 10/29/2009 4:15:00 PM

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The iPhone launches in China today, seems to arouse little interest (pictures from Beijing) By Serkan Toto (CrunchGear) Submitted at 10/30/2009 3:41:53 AM

Japan went crazy over the iPhone when it made its debut in summer last year, but China as Nokia said to be launching another big Asian market for s m a r t p h o n e w i t h A T & T , Apple seems to react differently. Snapdragon ahoy? originally The iPhone officially launched in appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 China today, offered by China Oct 2009 08:04:00 EST. Please Unicom, one the country's three see our terms for use of feeds. big cell phone carriers. But our Read| Permalink| Email this| friends over at major Chinese Comments news portal 163.com are reporting[Google machine translation] that not too many people were actually queuing up to get one, at least in Beijing.

Students Help Ford Bring the Cloud to Cars

noob â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about the facts of web By Tony Borroz (Wired Top life when it comes to music, Stories) movies and books.

Looking ahead to Sync 2.0, Ford turns to the same demographic that made Sync a success.

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Video: First Good Look at the Larger Nintendo DSi XL [Nintendo DSi XL] By Danny Allen (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/30/2009 3:48:08 AM

The DSi LL(or XL, as it will be known in the US early next year) made its first TV appearance in Japan overnight, and yep, that 4.2 -inch screen is lookin' pretty big. It arrives in Japan for 짜20,000 (US$220) on November 21. Hit up Kotaku for all the details. [ Kotaku]

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14.6-Megapixel Sony Alpha a750 DSLR Leaked Early? [Digital Cameras] By Danny Allen (Gizmodo) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:57:55 AM

The a750 isn't official yet, but Sony itself has apparently leaked specs early via a registration page. The Alpha a750 would fill the big price gap between the a550 and a850 with a 14.6-

megapixel full-frame sensor, and high-speed image processing. Not much else is known at this point, but it wouldn't be a stretch to think we'll see the a750 at CES 2010. [ LetsGoDigital via Engadget]

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Once again the Bay Bridge is in the news, and this time it seems obvious it's going to be in the news for years to come. So, what to do? http://baybridgeblog.com/ Start a blog, of course !

IBM sees overhaul coming for trucking industry (CNET News.com)

Telematics will also be key, the report said. Evaluating and diagnosing vehicles remotely and Fuel efficiency is the No. 1 in real time will be a useful tool factor in equipment purchases in preventative maintenance. It within the trucking industry, a will cut down on unexpected new report from IBM says. breakdowns that disrupt service At the same time, brand name and that cost trucking companies has fallen to the bottom of the time and money, according to the criteria list and "faces the risk of report. Telematics tools that slow death," according to the collect real-time data can also be report. useful for curbing litigation over The combination of those two accidents, the report noted. factors means that new players in While the growing significance the trucking industry will give of telematics may be entirely established brands a run for their true, it should be noted that IBM money. has a vested interest in that field. "The truck ecosystem will thrive Big Blue has said it sees because of--rather than in spite of automotive computing as the --a chaotic introduction of new company's next frontier and has players," the report said. been actively developing "Truck 2020: Transcending telematics and infrastructure Turbulence," which came out of technology for at least the last six IBM's Institute for Business years. Value, was based on interviews As far back as 2003, IBM began o f 9 1 e x e c u t i v e s f r o m 1 3 developing XML-based data countries and from across the retrieval architecture that would industry, including truck and bus allow vehicles to receive realoriginal equipment manufacturers time traffic and speed data from (OEMs), suppliers, regulators, highways. In 2005, it signed and industry associations. a$125 million telematics deal The trucking industry has been with United Arab Emirates. And faced with financial hurdles, in 2006, it began partnering with higher energy costs, and the manufacturer Magna Electronics image as a polluter in recent to develop smart car parts. years, according to IBM. And the This content has passed through necessary advances for the fivefilters.org. industry are not restricted to strides in fuel efficiency. Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:55:19 AM

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Spooky tech tales to make your computer crawl (CNET News.com) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:00:00 AM

Awhile back, in preparation for Halloween, we asked CNET readers to send in their tales of tech terror--and we got some doozies. From creepy crawlies in the machine to large-scale backup disasters and close encounters with sharp objects, the submissions spooked us out more than (almost) any blooddrenched zombie ever could. Here are a handful of our favorites. And thanks, readers, for sharing the scare. The PC and the poison pen When I had an internship last summer, I received a brand new IBM ThinkPad laptop, along with an optical mouse, an LCD monitor, Ethernet cord, and laptop dock. My cubicle was located a floor below my immediate manager's cubicle. Well, during the internship period while working on a project, I got a notification through e-mail that I had to come upstairs to have a progress report. I closed my laptop with the presentation file and everything, put it in the laptop bag, and headed to the meeting room. About 15 minutes past the meeting, I said I have the demonstration to show and took out my laptop to find out...my laptop's screen was completely broken! What happened was I mistakenly put a pen between the keyboard and the screen and closed it and

put the laptop inside the bag. The result was a laptop with black, cracked screen. Fortunately, my manager was kind enough to give me a desktop, though lower in performance, for me to continue to work on my project while the laptop was sent to the repair shop. To get the laptop fixed, I had to wait about one week and kept talking back and forward with the help desk. I later received the laptop back like new, but I definitely learned my lesson. --Ji Son, Austin, Texas Oh, rats! I got a call from a friend asking if I could come take a look at their computer, as it wasn't powering up. They said they had a burning smell and all of a sudden the machine turned off and wouldn't power back up. I assumed it was a power supply issue and headed over. Once I got there, I pulled out the tower to find a fried/dead rat that had chewed through the power cord running to the power supply. An easy fix, but definitely gross! --CNET reader "idlehand326" Funny smell coming from your PC? You might want to check for geckos.(Credit: CNET) Gecko in the machine My boss brought in his home PC because it was booting up with a strange crackling sound and apparently there was a funny smell coming from it. OK, let's take a look at it. I plugged it in turned it on..."BANG!"--a flash and all the lights and power in

--CNET reader "digipixx" A real cutup Back in the day when I owned a computer storefront, a client came in and bought a brand new desktop from me. I offered to install it for free (how things change) but she informed me that she knew how to do it and had owned a computer for years. She our section of the office went paid in full and was on her way. down. Smoke and noxious fumes About three days passed and I were emitting from the PSU. It get a phone call from her. Her old was safe to turn off the machine-- system used 5.25-inch floppy disks and her new system only the fuse had tripped. Unplugged the unit, took out the had 1.44MB 3.5-inch disks. She PSU, a nice expensive Antec, told me she had a book she had hmmm now why would one of been working on for 25 years those blow? Peered inside, the backed up on floppy and that the smell was revolting, putrid even. reason she got a new computer is Lo and behold, one severely fried that her hard drive had died. I told her it was not a problem, that and dead gecko inside!!! I had an old 5.25 floppy drive I --CNET reader "Mikeybabes" could install and would even be Curse of the black cat Our vehicle has automatic safety happy to transfer the data to the door locks that engage at about 3.5-inch disk free of charge 20 mph. As I was driving home, (again, how things change). She a black cat crossed my path about thanked me and stated that she four car lengths ahead of me...I would be at my office shortly. Taking scissors to floppy got a good look at it, all black. I heard the automatic door locks disks...probably not a good engage at that very instant that I i d e a . ( C r e d i t : G e o r g e saw the cat. The rear passenger C h e r n i l e v s k y / W i k i m e d i a door has not opened since. It C o m m o n s ) About 30 minutes later she refuses to unlock. I've tried everything, hip- walks in carrying a large box. My checking the door, disassembling first thought was, "Oh man...what the handle mechanism etc., all to the heck did I just get myself no avail. The dealership wants into? That's going to take me over $400 to repair it. This would days to read if that box is full of not have happened if that black disks." cat had not crossed my path. It She sits the box on my desk and worked perfectly for years until thanks me once again for my help, explaining that it was her that very moment.

life's work and that she was almost finished with it. I opened the box to find a huge pile of cutup floppies. In horror, I asked her what happened. She stated that she figured she could just trim the edges of the disks off so they would fit into the smaller drive and it would work fine. I asked her if she still had the old computer but she had trashed it more than a week before. About two hours later I was able to get her husband on the phone to come pick her up from my office. She was so shaken she was not able to drive herself home and so stunned she could not even tell me how to get to her house (now we have GPS...more evidence of how things change). --CNET reader "Nyteblade" Ghoulish tech support Back in late 2003 we purchased 75 Dell Optiplex GX270 smallform-factor PCs along with Dell Gold support. A little over a year later one of the workstations would not power up. An inspection revealed bulging capacitors on the motherboard. About a week later another motherboard failed, again as result of faulty capacitors. Within days more motherboards starting failing. A little Internet research revealed a known issue with the Optiplex line. Confronting Dell with this discovery, along with the escalating failure rate, resulted in denials and stonewalling. Only after SPOOKY page 21

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Q&A: Will the Chevy Volt make money for GM? (CNET News.com)

there isn't yet a high-volume supply chain to keep costs down. In an interview earlier this week, For a car that won't be available General Motors CEO Fritz for more than a year, the Chevy Henderson said the price of the Volt has got a huge following. Volt will be about $40,000. Over 50,000 people have signed To get an idea of what GM's up for a waiting list run by a non- e x p e c t a t i o n s w e r e f o r t h e GM Web site. It's a compelling financial impact from the Volt, I design idea: a car that moves spoke with Tony Posawatz, the from a peppy electric motor but vehicle line director for the has a gas tank to run a generator Chevy Volt, during the Business for longer trips. of Plugging In conference in But scratch the surface a bit and Detroit last week. y o u ' l l f i n d d o u b t e r s . A s In terms of volume, GM expects competitor Toyota moves into to sell thousands of Chevy Volts plug-ins, it advocates sticking in the first year, he said, which with the blended mode of today's means the company's fortunes in hybrids, where the gas engine the near future hinge on other and battery move the car, because models. it believes that technology is Down the road, the question is more affordable. whether GM can ramp up sales Tony Posawatz, vehicle line b y l o w e r i n g c o s t s a n d b y director for the Chevy Volt, at a d a p t i n g t h e p o w e r t r a i n G M ' s O n S t a r E V L a b l a s t technology to other vehicles. M o n d a y . ( C r e d i t : G e n e r a l Q: I've been writing about the Motors) Volt for a couple of years now. In a study last year, a Carnegie It's cool technology but do you Mellon study ( click for PDF) think it will be a commercial concluded that hybrids with large success? batteries, such as the Volt, are not Posawatz: All bets are off if gas the most cost-effective choice prices are under two bucks a among plug-in options. That's a g a l l o n . T h i s c o u l d b e a view shared by the federal challenging environment, no government auto industry task question about it. Now we don't force, which last year said that anticipate that in the long term. big reductions in battery costs And because the launch volume would be required to make the in the first few months is Volt cost-competitive. ( Click for relatively modest, I think we can PDF.) do OK. I think the real question GM executives have said all will be in the 2012 time frame. along that the Volt will be Where will the economy be then expensive because it's the first and can we reach beyond the generation of the technology and early adopters? Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:00:00 AM

torque--you can burn rubber on the car--and no transmission shifts... It will have a high "fun to drive" quotient. So is this going to be a high-end car aimed at affluent customers? Posawatz: A lot of the first folks will be the early adopters. To a certain degree, we'll seek them out because those are the guys that will effectively help tell the story. You know, the person who is always the first to use technology and he tells you it's OK, he's proved it out. We're going to look for those guys. I think you hit on the key question: what happens after that? We're hoping that the aficionados, the folks who really understand technology, they say, "Wow, this is the car." I think it will always be more (expensive) than a conventional car because of the nature of the battery, the nature of the high technology. And there will be some very cool features in there. Very akin to consumer electronics. You'll see less hardware updates and more software updates and maybe even apps that come along with the car ( through OnStar). Well, do you think you can pretty lengthy drive and we had The 2011 Chevy Volt.(Credit: reach a broader audience? ( t e s t e d ) s o m e c o m p e t i t i v e General Motors) How can you Posawatz: We think we can. The vehicles which shall remain bring down the cost? intent is that in year two we will nameless, and there was a Posawatz: The other interesting be making tens of thousands of significant difference in the piece of the puzzle is the benefits vehicles. The exact number will driving experience of this car. that people will get which will depend on the economic climate, That's the hidden pleasure that soften the blow of the price tag the demand from new customers, people can't see and feel until on the car. There's a $7,500 tax credit that will be available for a etc. We have a pretty good they drive the car. feeling given the uniqueness of You have a low center of gravity Q&A: page 23 this product. I just finished up a and you have instantaneous

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Let's kill the OS upgrade disc (CNET News.com) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:00:00 AM

I love upgrades. But I hate upgrade discs and upgrade pricing. Let's find a way to do away with both, or at least make the upgrade transaction a bit cleaner. Operating system upgrades The reason I'm writing this column won't be a surprise to anyone one who follows technology: Windows 7. I bought the upgrade disc (on the preorder special price). When it arrived, I started the upgrade process for my Vista desktop. Knowing that the disc was licensed only to upgrade an existing Windows installation, I pressed the big button for a "Custom" installation and the disc set up my computer more-or -less cleanly with Windows 7. What I really wanted to do was re -format my hard drive and start from a blank slate on my computer, but I was afraid to do that since I thought the disc would see that as a non-upgrade install and not work. Eventually, I did it anyway, thanks in part to the confidence I got from other users who had found ways to install an upgrade disc to fresh PC. I re-installed Windows 7 on the computer and asked the installer to format the disc first. It did, it installed Windows 7, and two days later I nervously entered my license key for Windows to authorize itself.

Which it did, no problems. I didn't have to resort to any hacks. Hats off to Microsoft for doing what it should have. But my fear about the upgrade did cause me some nerves, and is also the reason I did the "custom" or semi -clean upgrade in the first place, which turned out to be a waste of valuable time. I'm also peeved that I had to pay for this for this upgrade. Wasn't running Vista for two years payment enough? That OS was patched and upgraded numerous times while I was running it, at no cost to me. Windows 7, while a better experience, is still clearly Vista with problems fixed and an improved interface. I don't feel I should have to pay for again. Then there's OS X Snow Leopard, another upgrade I paid for. Sure, it was only $29, but what did I get? Nothing that's made a tangible difference in my Mac experience. My Macbook runs very well now. It ran very well before I did the upgrade, too. There are nice new features, but they're incremental. How many times can operating system vendors charge users for offering the same fundamental benefit on the hardware that they already own? Here's what I propose: no more OS upgrade pricing. Vendors, make your money for each new machine that runs your OS, either up front when the OS is installed on the machine (easy for Apple, which makes 99.99 percent of the

machines that run the Apple OS), or by letting customers subscribe to operating system upgrades as an ongoing service. The OS subscription model is probably a better bet for business customers on the Windows side. On OS X, it could be part of Apple Care. When users retire a machine, they can end the subscription and get a pro-rated portion of their money back. So much of what you pay for with an OS is ongoing maintenance and security updates anyway, I don't see how a reasonable subscription fee would be a stopper for reasonable users, assuming the total cost for the subscription was about the same as the cost for buying the operating system license outright. It's time to recognize that the Webware, or software-as-aservice model, can work for installed software, especially now that we've become accustomed to paying subscription fees for almost every digital asset we use (examples: Web apps, mobile phones, cable TV boxes, multiplayer games). We need ongoing vendor support for an OS anyway, so why not level out the expense? Sure, OS makers don't get the big revenue spike when they ship a major new version. But they do get a predictable revenue stream, and as machines age and people replace them, and as new machines are built and bought, they can still make enough

money. And market forces would, I would hope, keep prices competitive. (If we end up paying more for our OSes, I will be first in line to tar and feather myself.) Application upgrades There's another form of upgrade that I find vexing: the major app upgrade. I'm looking at Microsoft again here, with its Office upgrades, but also at Adobe and many other software vendors that offer upgrades at retail for existing users of their products. These upgrade prices are often so low in comparison to new-user prices that they encourage users to find workarounds, legal and not, to get the deals. One coworker, for example, once acquired Photoshop by buying an upgrade version online, and a leftover, older version at a local computer store, just so he could install the older version and upgrade it. Legal? Sure. Ridiculous? That, too. With newuser pricing for major apps being so high, it's no wonder that people will go to lengths to get the cheaper upgrade path... and then be stuck with having to install two apps to do the job of one. Here's a better idea: Sell software at a reasonable price. And take the upgrades off the shelves. Instead, offer upgrades to apps exclusively from within the apps themselves, to current users of the apps, and deliver the code over the Net. Users might pay the same for major software

upgrades, but the upgrade discs won't be floating around telling new users that they're being taking for a ride when they want to buy the app for the first time. Hopefully this could help vendors actually lower prices and get their apps in the hands of more customers. I was surprised to hear from a Microsoft exec that the issue with in-place full version upgrades is more technical than economic. Chris Bryant, director of Office Product Management, told me that building an upgrade path into an app requires a clear vision of the future of the app so the upgrade framework will work (which doesn't quite explain how major service pack upgrades are possible). The reason I expected to hear--that retailers wouldn't benefit from the upgrades--he said didn't necessarily hold, since Microsoft has methods to track who sold an installation of the software first, and can credit that seller for revenues from in-place upgrades. These are just a few ideas, and I'm aware they're far from perfect solutions. But upgrade discs cause consumers confusion. There are ways to give users and companies the same benefits in cleaner packages. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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threatening to turn the matter over to our legal department did Dell agree to send motherboards in bulk so as to replace them all at once instead of piecemeal. Now the really scary part. I was replacing the motherboards myself because a Dell tech took an hour and a half to replace the very first failure. After about the third or fourth attempt I had the replacement time down to 10 minutes. Bulk motherboard deliveries, however, revealed something even more disturbing. The anti-static bags were not sealed, the motherboards were covered with dust, and the capacitors were bulging. Dell was sending us faulty motherboards as replacements for our faulty motherboards! Calls and e-mails to Dell resulted in denials, then apologies, and the matter was finally blamed on a shipping error. If the replacement had been left to Dell technicians, we would not have noticed and systems would have continued to fail. So much for Dell Gold support. --Mark Bishop, New Jersey system administrator What made that printer spit out a story on exorcisms?(Credit: Warner) The Devil at Best Buy My friend and her mother were walking through Best Buy, peering at the new modem

models and trying to figure out those passwords only the employees know for the computers just for fun (we've all done it). Of course, she walked right by the printers, paying them no mind; because, really, does anyone just randomly look at printers unless they're in the market for one? She was facing a flat-screen monitor when she heard a noise from behind. One of the printers seemed to be spitting something out, though no one was at any of the other computers and she hadn't even started guessing the password on her current endeavor. So what was it printing? Her mother reached into the tray and pulled out a two -page article on exorcisms. A Wikipedia article on the movie " The Exorcist" came out a few minutes later. - - C N E T r e a d e r "sittingincomputerclass" Robot run amok I am a FIRST Robotics member and the programmer for my team. Last year we were at a regional in Minneapolis and our robot was competing in a round. In the first 15 seconds is an autonomous part where all the robots run without people controlling them. Well, the robot took off like normal and then went a little crazy and started running motors that I had not programmed to run

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at all. They were not electrical shorts or anything; it was running like it was programmed that way but I knew it wasn't. It was like seeing a ghost in the machine. It creeped me out pretty good. --CNET reader "TechJoe37" Wasn't that computer off? I had turned off my computer and unplugged it, it had totally powered down. I woke up in the middle of the night, WIDE awake, and right as I woke up, my computer turned itself on and I swear I could feel someone staring at me. I later found that my desk fan had been pushed off of the desk, and my Chinese tea set had been moved. --Nathan Hutton, Denver Stormy day for servers My worst tech experience happened at my last job. I was the assistant IT administrator and my boss did not believe in backup servers. Not too bright, but it gets worse. He decided to take the day off on Monday morning and I was the only IT person working for the day. The day was already off to a great start as it was stormy outside and I had forgotten my umbrella, so I got pretty wet in the downpour. When I went to do the routine check of our server systems, I noticed the UPS battery that our Primary Domain Controller had died over the weekend and was signaling this with the usually

noisy alert beep. The storms weren't just outside that day.(Credit: Kathleen Craig) There was still power though, so everything was still working fine. We didn't have spare batteries, but there was a perfectly fine UPS in my boss' office. I emailed him to alert him of the situation and went to retrieve the UPS. Surely it would be OK while I stepped away for a few moments. Boy was I wrong. Before I even made it to my boss' office, the power went out in the building. I kept my fingers crossed for the best as I retrieved the UPS and headed back to the server room. All the other servers were still running as their UPSes were still working fine, but the PDC was down for the count. I hooked up the UPS and since the battery needed to be charged, I had no choice but to wait till the power came back on to realize my fate. About 45 minutes later, we had power and I returned to the server room. Just my luck, two drives in the RAID array blew out. I spent the next day and a half rebuilding a PDC from scratch and reading all the clients to the domain, as well as rebuilding all the shares and having the staff scream at me when I broke the bad news to them that their data was gone. My boss quickly invested in a backup solution and BDC after

that awful nightmare. Try and top that one guys!!! --CNET reader "santellan17585" Computer bugs (as in insects) My work does repairs for extended warranty companies. We have gotten some horror stories in here, but one in particular was a PC with a mainboard that had been previous "repaired" by another vendor. Something caused a voltage spike in it strong enough to blow one of the solid tantalum capacitors off the mainboard with so much force, the inside cover of the case had a quarter-inch deep dent (in steel, mind you), and looked as if it was hit with a shotgun blast! Of course being a repair facility for extended warranties sold in cheap retail outlets such as WalMart has other downsides, such as the computers that are so full of bugs (insects, not programming), we open the case cover and they come scurrying out all over the anti-static pads on the workbench. *shudder* --CNET reader "Mitoni_Katsu" This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Hands-on with Twitter Lists By Don Reisinger (Webware.com)

Creating a list in Twitter Lists.(Credit: Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET) Submitted at 10/29/2009 11:26:40 AM Once you choose your settings, When Twitter announced its new Twitter brings you to its user Lists feature late last month, I search page. Simply input the was excited. As someone who name or username of the person follows everyone who follows you want to add to your themed me, it does become difficult to list. When you find the person see only those tweets from you're looking for, you'll see a certain people. Lists promises to "lists" option lumped between the change that. "follow" and "actions" options. Twitter's Lists feature allows Click that lists icon and you can you to make a themed list of choose which list you want to Twitter users. So, let's say you add the person to. You can also wanted to create a list of only create a new list from the pane. CNET writers. After you add us I created two lists--"tech" and all, you'll be able to view only "tech news"--allowing me to find the tweets from those you added tech updates quickly when I'm to the list. It's a nice way to edit looking for story topics. So far, I out the noise. It helps you see have a handful of users in both only what you want to see. lists, but I've already seen the Twitter Lists is coming to value of it. It's now much easier Twitter.(Credit: Screenshot by for me to find out what different Don Reisinger/CNET) publications are writing about. I So when I saw that Twitter had need only to click the list I want given me access to Lists (which on my profile page and I'm all i s i n l i m i t e d t e s t i n g ) o n set. Wednesday, I jumped right in. You can see which lists you're And after using it for a while I've following.(Credit: Screenshot by found that, aside from a few Don Reisinger/CNET) kinks, Twitter has developed a I should note that you can also winner. add yourself to lists you create. The basics That said, Twitter makes it more When you create a list, Twitter difficult to do so than it should. displays a dialog box, allowing The whole point of Lists is to you to name your list and decide create themed groupings. Since if you want it to be public or I'm involved in tech news, it private. By default, the list is set makes sense for me to add myself to public. to my public tech-news list.

Unfortunately, Twitter makes you jump through hoops to do it. As far as I can tell, you can only add yourself to a list by viewing your profile and clicking the "Lists" option. It won't even let you add yourself from the search field. Considering Twitter's own description of the service includes creating timelines "consisting of friends, family, coworkers," wouldn't it only make sense for you to make it easy to add yourself to the list, so those folks can see what you're up to? Granted, you can add yourself. But it needs to be an option at the beginning of the list-creation process. You shouldn't need to search for it. You can follow or unfollow Twitter Lists.(Credit: Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET) When you set your list to public, users can follow them just as they would any other profile. If you're the list creator, you automatically follow the list. Conversely, any public list you find allows you to follow it. While that makes sense, Twitter has yet to make it easy to find lists. For now, the best way to find lists is to see which lists you're included in or to see what kind of lists other users are following by clicking on the new "listed" link on profile pages. It's rather annoying. A List search is in

order. Design changes With the addition of lists, your personal Twitter home page has become a little more cluttered. The "tweets" tally has been moved to just below your username. It has been replaced with the number of lists following you. Quick links to lists you follow has been placed just below the search box, but above the "Trending Topics" list. It might get a little unruly when there are several lists you follow and you're looking for just one, but having quick access to them is a welcome design choice. The new profile page on Twitter.(Credit: Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET) Bottom line I'm quite happy with Twitter Lists. The service, still in a closed beta, has some design quirks that Twitter needs to work out, but having the ability to filter tweets is quite appealing. There are some who might question the need for lists in Twitter. After using it, I don't. I think it's a great way to find users you might never have known about. It's also a nice way to find all the Twitter content that you actually care about. Kudos, Twitter. The new Lists feature is a winner.

WhipCast app hints at GOP smartphone of choice? By Jessica Dolcourt (Webware.com) Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:00:00 PM

iPhones may be all the rage in tech-crazy Silicon Valley, but if a new political app is any indication, RIM's BlackBerry is at the heart of government. This time the RIM love comes not from President Obama, who made headlines for trying to hold onto his BlackBerry after being sworn into office, but from across the aisle. From the office of Republican Whip Eric Cantor comes WhipCast for BlackBerry, a free GOP-focused aggregator for text, pictures, and videos from the House floor. WhipCast monitors such activities as discussions, polling information, and floor schedule updates (which you can also follow on Twitter). Installing WhipCast on a memory card gives users offline access to stories that show up in the feed. It's not immediately clear who developed WhipCast for Cantor's office, but the app is certainly one indication that the Republican Party is doing its part to embrace social media. When WhipCast comes out for Android, and begins integrating Facebook and Twitter feeds, we'll know they succeeded. (Via TMP) Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Facebook spells out updated privacy policy By Caroline McCarthy (Webware.com) Submitted at 10/29/2009 1:33:00 PM

Facebook head of communications Elliot Schrage posted a company blog entry on Thursday inviting members to review proposed updates to the social network's privacy policy, and much of it deals with what happens to the content of accounts that members have opted to delete. "Specifically, we've included sections that further explain the privacy setting you can choose to make your content viewable by everyone, the difference between deactivating and deleting your account," and the process of memorializing an account once we've received a report that the account holder is deceased," Schrage wrote. Earlier this week, Facebook detailed the process of "memorializing" an account, which leaves the profile intact to current friends but hides potentially sensitive information. Now, in the proposed new policy, which members are invited to review and comment on until November 5, Facebook explains to users that they can "deactivate" their account, which

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long time so take that off the price. There's a charging fueling rebate (for fueling with hides it but keeps information content even if the account had e l e c t r i c i t y ) - - u p t o $ 1 , 0 0 0 . We anticipate that some stored for potential reactivation, been deleted. One privacy or alternately choose to delete it advocacy group readied a federal localities (could) give you for good. complaint, and Facebook backed preferred parking, HOV access, " E v e n a f t e r y o u r e m o v e off and returned to its old terms free electricity at place of work-all which will end up being information from your profile or of service. delete your account, copies of In July, Facebook cleaned up its positive. So there will be a that information may remain user privacy controls as it different kind of calculation for viewable elsewhere to the extent prepared to open up more of its customers. And there are some it has been shared with others, it profile content to public access interesting business models as it relates to spreading the cost of w a s o t h e r w i s e d i s t r i b u t e d and search engines. pursuant to your privacy settings, But the Canadian Privacy the battery over time (such as or it was copied or stored by Commission had also taken issue leasing). We're investigating a lot other users," the new wording with how much Facebook profile of this stuff. explains. It's referring to content information could potentially be The projections for all-electric like posts and comments on other s h a r e d w i t h t h i r d - p a r t y vehicles (also called batterym e m b e r s ' p r o f i l e ' w a l l s . ' d e v e l o p e r s o r a d v e r t i s e r s . electrics) and extended-ranged "However, your name will no F a c e b o o k m a d e a d d i t i o n a l electric vehicles (like the Volt) longer be associated with that modifications to its user privacy are that they will only be about 1 information on Facebook." controls in August in response to percent of sales in five years. It's been a long and twisted road concerns about the developer G i v e n t h e i n v e s t m e n t a n d f o r F a c e b o o k ' s p r i v a c y platform, and in Thursday's post attention you're getting for the regulations. The new policy was about the new privacy policy Volt, is that OK? put into place after a complaint Schrage highlighted that the Posawatz: Like a lot of stuff, the from the Canadian Privacy social network does not intend to gen one version is probably not Commission called into question s h a r e p e r s o n a l d a t a w i t h the most important play. It's ultimately what we do after that. what would happen to member a d v e r t i s e r s . profile data if a user deactivated "The information we provide to By building it on an existing an account. advertisers is 'anonymized,' platform, different body styles That fiasco followed outrage meaning that it can't be traced can go on it. We have a pretty over changes to Facebook's terms back to you as an individual in good understanding on how we of service that implied Facebook a n y w a y , " S c h r a g e ' s p o s t can reduce the cost in the next generation of technology, with a claimed an "irrevocable, explained. little bit more competition in the p e r p e t u a l , n o n - e x c l u s i v e , Originally posted at The Social supply base, etc. So this is a transferable, fully paid, much more of a longer-term worldwide license" to member game (with an eye toward markets outside the U.S. as

well)...We'll see. The good place to be is on the first mover side. The first movers also learn the fast. I'm bullish on battery electrics, the question is when. Because the Volt is an electrically driven vehicle, we have the different components set up for that. Ultimately, at some point somebody will say they've come up with a battery with twice the energy and power density and half the cost. So you think that Toyota's more conservative approach is not the way to go? Posawatz: Every company has to find what they think is their formula for winning. And we think the regular hybrid architecture is still an internal combustion engine. We now have the possibility of different variants for engine generators. It could be a whole different gas tank size and fuels. The Volt will come with a gas version and an E85 (ethanol) version. Oh, and you can take the engine generator set out and it could be a batteryonly vehicle. You could use fuel cell stack. You can't do that with a conventional hybrid.... (though) we have hybrids, too. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Magic Mouse lands at many local Apple stores By Mel Martin (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:30:00 PM

Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Peripherals, Bluetooth I stopped by my local Apple Store ( Tucson) today for a quick look around and saw many people playing with the new Magic Mouse. I tried a few 'moves' with in and it seemed a bit nicer and more responsive than I expected. My old Apple wired mouse was starting to wear out so I asked one of the Apple guys when they were coming in. He said "20 minutes ago," so I was snared. My first 'thrill' was opening the damned box. Like most Apple designed products, the plastic container is very pretty, but was a bit of a struggle to open. I needed a sharp knife, and then had to find the hidden tape that keeps the Magic Mouse attached to a little plastic base. Since this is a Bluetooth mouse, I paired it to my Mac. It worked out of the box, but I knew there was a software update with new drivers, so I checked and downloaded the new software. After a reboot, all was well. I

can adjust the momentum of the scroll. I especially like the 2 finger swipe for going backward and forward in web pages and iPhoto. The only thing I think was missing is that I'd like the surface of the mouse to mimic the iPhone gesture of pinching and spreading for zoom in / zoom out. You have to use the control key to enable zooming, and I'd have to say that the Magic Mouse rather not have to go to the has the fanciest control panel in keyboard for that. system preferences I've ever Otherwise, everything was good. seen. There is a little video I'll get used to the different feel. illustrating how it works. I left The mouse comes with batteries the settings to the default, and already installed so you're ready started mousing away. to go -- once you get the damned There were really no surprises. I package open... have a 30 inch monitor, and can't Some of my colleagues here at get all the way across it with a TUAW will be sharing their single swipe because I have thoughts shortly. So far, even limited desk real estate. None of though this was a bit of an the settings would make it better. impulse purchase, the Magic The top surface is smooth and Mouse seems fine. comfortable. The mouse does sit TUAW Magic Mouse lands at lower than a standard rodent, but m a n y l o c a l A p p l e s t o r e s I wasn't bothered by it. Clicking originally appeared on The on the right side of the surface U n o f f i c i a l A p p l e W e b l o g gives you the second mouse (TUAW) on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 button with no pain or problem. 17:30:00 EST. Please see our You can switch the left and right terms for use of feeds. 'buttons' if you are so inclined. Read| Permalink| Email this| Scrolling was smooth, and you Comments

Ask TUAW: Choosing an iPhone, used Mac disposal, wake from sleep, podcast software and more By Chris Ullrich (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:00:00 PM

Filed under: Hardware, Podcasting, Ask TUAW Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about getting an iPhone, disposing of old Macs, wake from sleep issues, exchanging a recent Mac purchase, podcast hardware and software, and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X(we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions. Tom asks: I'm considering an iPhone but want to know what my options are. Is the iPhone the best smartphone if I'm a Mac user? The short answer to that question is "Yes." The iPhone is the best smartphone for you if you use a Mac. It's designed by Apple to work seamlessly with your Mac and iTunes and for the most part, it does. For Mac users

the iPhone offers the best user experience possible and keeps you, at least hardware-wise, entirely in the Apple fold. That said, the iPhone itself may or may not be the best smartphone for your needs. One drawback is that it's only available if you are an AT&T wireless customer. So, unless you are already an AT&T customer, or are willing to switch, you are out of luck. Plus, using AT&T on a daily basis can sometimes be challenging as it's network occasionally has issues. Also, the coverage in some areas is not quite as good as other networks such as Verizon -- even in larger cities such as Los Angeles, where I live. Continue reading Ask TUAW: Choosing an iPhone, used Mac disposal, wake from sleep, podcast software and more TUAW Ask TUAW: Choosing an iPhone, used Mac disposal, wake from sleep, podcast software and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

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Happy puzzling holidays! Triazzle Holiday Edition is in the App Store By David Winograd (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

to each puzzle. So even if it looks right, you can be wrong. When you are right, you are rewarded with an animation and the match Submitted at 10/29/2009 7:00:00 PM counter increments. Filed under: iPhone, App Store, This version of Triazzle is chock iPod touch, App Review -full of holiday lights, Santa We loved Triazzle 3.0[ iTunes Claus, Christmas trees, Dreidels, Link] when it came out in July, Nutcrackers, and a litany of other but with winter nearly upon us things to make you think of the it's time to dust off the sleigh h o l i d a y s . T h e g a m e h a s 4 bells and dreidels because difficulty levels ranging from one Triazzle Holiday[ iTunes Link] is for kids to level 3, which is really here in a new seasonally-inspired quite difficult. Animated hints version. This slightly cut-down are available along with an version of the US$2.99 app sells option invoking the Triazzle Tiki for US$0.99, and runs on any Gods to solve the puzzle for you. iPhone or iPod touch running OS What sets Triazzle Holiday apart 2.2.1 or higher. from just about anything else is Triazzle is a puzzle game where its craftsmanship. Every screen is you are given a sectioned triangle more gorgeous than the next, and board and 9 (down from 16 in the the level of detail of the graphics full app) smaller triangle pieces can leave you breathless. If the that fit in the larger triangle like a visuals get too complex you can jigsaw puzzle. The pieces are c h o o s e t o d i s p l a y s i m p l e r moved to the board and rotated to backgrounds to make things get the proper orientation, when easier to see. You can also adjust all nine are in place, you have whether or not snow will fall, and won. The rub is that many pieces you can set the volume level of can look maddeningly similar music, ambient sounds, and game and there is only correct solution sounds.

Music is a large part of the game. Right after the splash screen you are advised to use headphones. Drag them out of the closet for this one -- it's worth it. The music is wonderfully recorded and reproduced using such favorites as Jingle Bells and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies from The Nutcracker Suite. In addition there is a lot of original music, including a spirited Klezmer number backing up a game full of Dreidels. Triazzle Holiday will only be available through the holiday season, so get your copy now, put on your headphones, and immerse yourself in this impressive game. TUAW Happy puzzling holidays! Triazzle Holiday Edition is in the App Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

Rose returns to lead balanced Bulls past Spurs By Associated Press (ESPN.com) Submitted at 10/29/2009 11:43:51 PM

Fast Facts • The Bulls beat the Spurs for the first time since January 2007. • Six Bulls scored in double

figures, led by Luol Deng's 17 points. • Derrick Rose showed no ill effects from a sore ankle that kept him out for most of the preseason, filling the box with 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the win.

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Tommy Lee Gets Interactive With Fan Generated Content By Michael Ho (Techdirt) Submitted at 10/29/2009 6:30:00 PM

Ron Kujawa writes to us about The Public Record and Tommy Lee's project to collaborate with fans to produce his next album, Public Mayhem. Aiming to interact with fans and get more attention, Tommy Lee has posted some rough "stem" tracks online for anyone to download, and he's encouraging fans to upload their own music that might go with those tracks. (This is similar to what Nettwerk's K-OS did earlier this year with a contest for fans to remix his tracks.) Ultimately, the really good fan generated music will make it on the new Public Mayhem album with credits to the fan and royalties that go to charity. So every week, Tommy (or his production team) will release another raw track for fans to play with, review the submissions, and look to incorporate stuff into the album as he sees fit. Obviously, not everyone can make it onto the album, but if you're an amateur musician, there's not much to lose -- and there's a chance that Tommy might like your chutzpah or something. Either way, more music is being created and shared, and it sounds like a win-

win for everyone. On top of that, though, Tommy is also posting jamming tips for amateur rockers to help folks out with their music -- which seems like a great interactive component to this project. I'm not personally a fan of Tommy Lee's music, and the fan entries that have been highlighted so far haven't really piqued my interest. (From the ones I've listened to, there's some talent, but nothing I really like -- and there aren't even any submissions that so bad that you can enjoy them as a spectacle.) But still, Tommy is very likely training a new generation of musicians with his weekly YouTube clips filled with pointers, and the evolution of musical skills based on Tommy's tutelage has the potential to produce ever better songs. And it doesn't stop with Tommy, The Public Record is looking to do similar projects with other musicians, so we can all look forward to a virtuous cycle of fans creating music with more rockstars -- perhaps creating more rockstars and even more great music. Permalink| Comments| Email This Story

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WordPress' sophomore iPhone debut iPhone Finally Comes to impresses China…Without WiFi By Josh Lowensohn (Webware.com)

the beginning of such a conversation from "I am so mad at you right now" to a simple Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:40:00 PM "hello." Despite increasingly better In addition to remembering what software, blogging on phones is you were doing, the app does a still a real pain compared with much better job at letting you doing it on a regular computer. manage user comments. The H o w e v e r , c r e d i t i s d u e t o approval screen itself looks WordPress, which has gone to almost identical, but the app now great lengths to make the latest lets you quickly switch between version of its iPhone app much the ones that have been approved better for users to both create and and the ones that still need to be manage their blogs on a small looked at. It also displays each screen (and without a keyboard). users' Gravatar (user icon) next to Besides a new look, one of the their username and URL, which biggest changes is that the app ends up taking up a little more remembers exactly what you space than it did in the previous were doing between sessions, so iteration of the app but adds a that if you quit it, or get a phone sense of familiarity with its call, it will take you right back to desktop sibling. the page or menu you were Other small changes include the looking at. This also keeps you app remembering which order from losing anything you hadn't you uploaded the photos in so saved if you're interrupted--even that they display in that same if you were in the middle of a order in your post. Although the writing a sentence when your app still hasn't been updated to phone rang. This should change include videos, which means

3GS owners will have to add whatever video they shot through WordPress' Web interface instead. The app also now stores passwords in a user's keychain, which means those credentials could be accessed by other applications you may want to give access to later on down the line--like, say an app that lets you post videos to a WordPress blog. Oddly enough, the new WordPress app is completely different from the original, which still exists but will no longer be updated. The company attributes this to having switched between having an outside contractor make the first version, whereas this new one was built in-house. The new look makes it simply to hop between comments, posts and pages. User Gravatars are now visible too.(Credit: WordPress) Originally posted at Web Crawler

Submitted at 10/29/2009 11:02:26 AM

A race between gamma rays across 7.3 billion years of time and space has resulted in a virtual tie, confirming Einstein’s theory of relativity once again. The race was between gamma rays of differing energies and

Submitted at 10/30/2009 3:01:47 AM

Picture this: you’ve been waiting for a popular product that’s been available in most other parts of the world for two years. When it finally arrives, it lacks an important feature. Would you buy it, or would you buy the same thing, cheaper, with this feature included, on the black market? This is the problem China’s Unicom is now facing, as the iPhones sold in that country lack WiFi. This was known for some time now, but, starting today, iPhones are coming to Chinese stores, and the folks at Unicom probably feal uneasy. Yes, you can live without WiFi. But it’s an important feature, and paying 4,999 yuan ($730) to 6,999 yuan ($1,025) for the iPhone might be too much for the Chinese who can buy the regular 3GS with WiFi on the black market for about $835. Adding wavelengths spit in a burst from Astronomers said the gamma-ray insult to injury is the fact that the an exploding star when the r a c e w a s o n e o f t h e m o s t iPhone is manufactured in China. universe was half its present age. stringent tests yet of a bedrock Finally, add to that the cost of After a journey of 7.3 billion principle of modern physics: connecting to the net – with the light-years, they all arrived Einstein’s proclamation in his WiFi you can at least sometimes within nine-tenths of a second of 1905 theory of relativity that the do it for free – and you might get one another in a detector on speed of light is constant and a l o t o f v e r y u n s a t i s f i e d NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray independent of its color, or c u s t o m e r s . Space Telescope, at 8:22 p.m., energy; its direction; or how you Luckily for the Chinese users Eastern time, on May 9. yourself are moving.

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By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!)

(and Unicom), this might be just a temporary problem. WiFi was temporarily banned in China, where an alternative, called WAPI, is pushed by the government. WAPI stands for WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure, and it is the controversial Chinese National Standard for Wireless LAN. It caused a US-China Trade Dispute, and it was rejected by ISO (it has recently been resubmitted for approval). However, the WiFi ban was lifted soon after the production began, and the next batch of iPhones that come to the market might actually have the functionality enabled. A Unicom spokesman, Yi Difei, is an optimist. “We are talking with Apple and expect the problem to be solved by the end of this year,” he said. That’s all fine and dandy, but knowing that a non-crippled version is coming to the market soon, who will buy the iPhones that are in stores now? Tags: china, iphone, wifi

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“Hulu of Movies” Epix Finally Launches [Invites]

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Submitted at 10/29/2009 9:01:22 PM

For the last few months, we’ve been watching the progress Epix, a joint venture between Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM studios to create a new web destination and sister TV channel for all of their movies. The project has been compared to Hulu, the web television joint venture between News Corp (FOX), General Electric (NBC), and Disney (ABC). The Epix project, while similar to Hulu in many ways, is different in one big way: only those with access to the Epix TV channel can access EpixHD.com. Instead of being ad-supported, it is carrier-supported. Now finally, after months of testing, Epix and EpixHD.com are launching to Verizon FiOS customers. But even if you’re not a Verizon customer, Epix is

does that leave the vast majority of us who are not FiOS subscribers? While EpixHD isn’t open to all (yet – we’re still hoping), it is opening up to everyone for the next 72 hours to those who request an invite code. However, the first 200 Mashable readers to retweet this post with making sure that everyone can the hashtag #EpixExperience and get access, at least for a short follow@EpixHD will be sent 30 while. day invites to EpixHD.com via At 8:00 PM on October 30th, direct message. FiOS customers will find that EpixHD still has a ways to go: channel 395 (895 for HD) will its movie library is incomplete begin airing movies from the and a lack of an option – even a libraries of the three partner paid one – for non-Verizon studios, starting with Ironman, c u s t o m e r s h o l d s i t b a c k . Cloverfield, and a stream of the However, the movie studios seem Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour. to have the right idea for digital At the same time, they will distribution and are heading in receive access to EpixHD.com’s the right direction. Reviews: library of movies, which rotates Hulu, Mashable based on what’s airing on the TV Tags: Epix, EpixHD, hulu, channel. invites This is all great news for Verizon customers, but where

Another Birther Suit Bites the Dust (Little Green Footballs) Submitted at 10/29/2009 11:54:46 AM

Birther queen bee Orly Taitz has been pursuing a lawsuit in California’s Central District, demanding proof of President Obama’s citizenship. Today the Taitz: Orly Taitz Smacked judge dismissed the suit — and D o w n : B i r t h e r L a w s u i t had pretty scathing words for D i s m i s s e d .

Here’s the document, which Scribd allows me to embed directly in this post. Note that Judge David O. Carter says he received complaints from witnesses that Taitz was suborning perjury. [Video]

all new features). Trillian 4.1 beta for Windows also gets an overhaul in the eSubmitted at 10/29/2009 2:46:17 PM mail notifications department, Trillain 4.1 beta for Windows with six additional features that amps Twitter and Facebook span new views in which to power.(Credit: Cerulean Studios) organize your messages, to new Makers of the multinetwork chat t h i n g s y o u c a n d o w i t h application Trillian threw open notification messages, like doors to the company's latest toggling through alerts and beta, allowing any Windows user shoving them into any corner of to test Trillian Astra 4.1 beta the screen. The ability to manage before the code becomes final. incoming messages from the Chief among the changes in the right-click context menu looks beta are new social networking especially convenient. features and tight integration with Read more about Trillian 4.1 W i n d o w s 7 f o r u s e r s o f beta's e-mail enhancements, and Microsoft's most recent operating a few extra tweaks to status system. Trillian 4.1 beta supports control. Beta users should be story links and avatar pictures in forewarned that since 4.1 is still more locations on the interface, in the development process, you as well as Twitter hash tags and may run across some bugs and direct (@) replies. You can now instability. also tweet from the contact list, Trillian faces heavy competition follow and unfollow users, and from all-in-one chat clients like edit a message before you Digsby, which also incorporates retweet. Here's the full list of Twitter, Facebook, and e-mail changes for Twitter and n o t i f i c a t i o n s i n t o i t s Facebook users. communications application. Although the current stable Giving Trillian greater social version, Trillian Astra 4.0, works networking capabilities will help fine in Windows 7, the beta keep Cerulean Studios' instant brings on optimizations, like messenger competitive. support for jump lists, and an Originally posted at The animated progress bar that D o w n l o a d B l o g displays during file transfers ( see

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Mozilla's messaging story gains credibility (CNET News.com)

reception. For example, the French tax authority recently selected Thunderbird to power Mozilla: it's not just about 1 3 0 , 0 0 0 o f i t s p e r s o n a l b r o w s i n g a n y m o r e . W h i l e computers, replacing IBM Lotus Mozilla made its name with the Notes and Microsoft Outlook. increasingly popular open-source It's a massive deal for Mozilla, Firefox browser, the foundation though in the grand scheme of is quickly moving beyond its things, it's still tiny. Even so, it's roots, particularly in the area of e an indication that Mozilla's e- m a i l . W i t h t h e l a u n c h o f mail story is credible, and could Raindrop, its Google Wave-like lead to greater adoption of u n i f i e d m e s s a g i n g a n d Thunderbird and, eventually, collaboration system, as well as Raindrop. corporate uptake of Thunderbird, Much of Firefox's early traction Mozilla may soon extend its was in Europe. The same could reach well beyond its browser hold true for Thunderbird and base. Raindrop. Corporate America hasn't done The question for me, however, is m u c h w i t h M o z i l l a ' s how it gets funded. Google has Thunderbird, a competitor to essentially funded Mozilla's Microsoft Outlook. Europe, browser development for years. however, has given it a warm It's unclear who the "Google" is Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:50:00 AM

for Mozilla's messaging ambitions, or whether the foundation intends to sell subscriptions to use the software through its for-profit corporation. Regardless, Mozilla's presence in the messaging market is welcome. While we already have an exceptional open-source competitor to Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino in Zimbra, given the importance of messaging and collaboration to enterprise computing, it's useful to have an open-source foundation involved, too. About the only organizations that won't like this increased competition are the proprietary incumbents. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Submitted at 10/29/2009 9:10:55 AM

This is the Associated Press video report on an FBI raid in the Detroit area that resulted in a shootout, in which the leader of an extremist Sunni group was killed.[Video] UPDATE at 10/29/09 9:44:34 am: A more detailed video from

CNN: Hearing set for suspects tied to group seeking Islamic state.[Video] UPDATE at 10/29/09 9:59:40 am: Following the shooting, a Detroit News photographer was assaulted outside the imam’s mosque. A group of men attacked a Detroit News photographer Wednesday evening outside a

By Adam Ostrow (Mashable!) Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:32:28 PM

Race is still a sensitive topic in much of the world. And while most of us may like to think of ourselves as not being biased, a test designed by Harvard University, the University of Virginia, and the University of Washington looks to reveal what we might feel subconsciously. It’s called “ Project Implicit” and it’s an online test that takes about 10 minutes to complete (I just finished it). According to the site, the goal is to “examine thoughts and feelings that exist either outside of conscious awareness or outside of conscious control.” The test starts by asking you about your race, and any biases that you may possess – as a Caucasian male, it asked me about my feelings and mosque where the leader had preferences towards white and been fatally shot earlier in a black people. Then, you’re shootout with federal agents. shown a series of pictures of Witnesses said the men were on white/black faces and good/bad the porch at the Masjid Al-Haqq words. You need to then mosque when Ricardo Thomas, associate those pictures and 67, began taking photos from words with white/black and across the street. Several pushed good/bad on the right and left of him, one threw a punch at him your screen. and his camera equipment was As the test progresses, words will get swapped around, for smashed. (Hat tip: Lawhawk.)

Radical Imam Killed in Dearborn Raid (Little Green Footballs)

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example, putting “White People” and “Bad Words” on the same side and vice versa. The idea is that if this becomes tricky, it might mean you have a preference for one race or the other. Personally, I felt this seemed like a bit of an exercise in hand-eye coordination more than anything else, but I can see what the researchers are getting at. At the end, you get some interesting perspective on what preferences you might have based on how you answered the questions. I’m not convinced the results aren’t going to be quite similar for most everyone that takes it, but if you’re bold enough to share your own findings, let us know how it goes in the comments. Tags: race, research

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What's your funniest Google Voice transcription flub? By Jessica Dolcourt (Webware.com)

Up until yesterday, I hadn't received more than a handful of visual voice mail message Submitted at 10/29/2009 4:22:00 PM translations imbued with any Earlier this week, I bashed meaning in my native tongue. In Google's visual voice mail fact, I turned off SMS forwarding service for its inability to because I couldn't handle the transcribe my voice messages streams of nonsensical texts that into understandable English. would pour in for each voice mail (OK, most of the article really left. Thankfully, I won't miss the focuses on a new flexibility in y u c k s s t e m m i n g f r o m Google Voice, which I do like.) mismatched voice-to-text at all, To be fair, poor transcription isn't not when I can still read the all Google's fault. They're messages in my online Google offering a free service based on a Voice in-box over and over computer-aided technology that again. improves each year. The real Do you have any favorite p r o b l e m i s t h a t m a c h i n e mistranslations produced by free transcription just isn't good computer-aided transcription enough. engines? Share yours in the

comments (you can also send me a screenshot in an e-mail if you'd like to take place in our anonymous gallery), and I'll share three errata from my in-box below. The longer the message, the more creative the transcription.(Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) Despite its brevity, the only accurate word in this transcription is "hello."(Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) That's right! You go and procure the message, people!(Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) Originally posted at Crave

iTunes Updates to 9.0.2 with Support for Apple TV 3.0 [Updates] By Adam Pash (Lifehacker) Submitted at 10/29/2009 3:30:00 PM

Apple TV released a 3.0 update today with a new user interface and support for new iTunes features like LP and Genius Mixes, and following suit, iTunes has updated to 9.0.2. For the most part, the iTunes update is

few exits south on U.S. 101 of its current headquarters in Sunnyvale. The land has Submitted at 10/29/2009 12:14:00 PM apparently sat vacant ever since Yahoo's current headquarters in Yahoo bought it in 2006 in hopes S u n n y v a l e , C a l i f . ( C r e d i t : of expanding, which, of course, S t e p h e n S h a n k l a n d / C N E T ) didn't exactly work out given Yahoo is apparently thinking Yahoo's financial performance about making a run for the over that time and the economic border: the Sunnyvale border, downturn. that is. It's not clear whether Yahoo Marketwatch reports that Yahoo wants to move the executive is finally preparing plans for a offices or just expand into that parcel of land it acquired three location. But the proposal years ago in Santa Clara, Calif., a submitted to Santa Clara officials

involves a 13-building complex covering 3 million square feet, which means it's probably not going to be used as a satellite office for obscure divisions of the company. It seems Yahoo is feeling confident enough about its business prospects to consider taking on a building project. The company released a statement about its plans for Santa Clara. "Yahoo purchased 42.5 acres of land in Santa Clara in July 2006. We submitted initial plans to the

there to support the Apple TV update, though it also lets you change the background of iTunes' Grid View. If you don't care about the Grid View and don't have an Apple TV, you can probably save the bandwidth. Otherwise, hit Check for Updates in iTunes to get the latest. [ iTunes 9.0.2]

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Yahoo planning Santa Clara campus By Tom Krazit (Webware.com)

(ETonline - Breaking News) City of Santa Clara to redevelop the property in August 2008 and plans are currently with the City to procure entitlements for developing the land. We are taking the proper steps to secure approval for the development of the land. We continue to evaluate our real estate portfolio on a worldwide basis to ensure it best supports our business." Originally posted at Relevant Results

Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:12:00 AM

Reese Witherspoon is adding another producing title to her resume. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscarwinning actress will not only produce, but star in 'Rule #1.' The movie is about a woman in New York who becomes friends with a Puerto Rican girl diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. ET caught up with Reese earlier this week at the Avon Foundation for Women Gala in New York.

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Official Settlers of Catan out now on Hands-on with the App Store underwhelming Apple TV 3.0 update By Mike Schramm (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

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

Filed under: Gaming, Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch We're a little late on this one, but just in case you missed it, I got my wish from a while back: there is an official version of the classic board game Settlers of Catan, called just Catan, on the App Store right now. I'm still playing Kolonists, the unofficial knockoff that got kicked off of the store for infringement, but if you've got wood for sheep, this official version should get you your portable fix. There's hot seat multiplayer gameplay (I assume you just can't cheat by looking at what resources other people have), or a few AIs to tangle with if you don't have friends at hand,

Soft Media, a German company that's also ported the game to the DS, and while it's not quite as shiny as the Xbox Live port(my personal favorite version of the game, outside of the real thing, of course), the reviews on iTunes say it gets the job done, at least while you're waiting for the next board game night (and while we're talking about board games, can I recommend Dominion? Best table game I've played in years). The game is $4.99 and available right now. Anyone have any ore? TUAW Official Settlers of Catan out now on App Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

By Steven Sande (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Submitted at 10/29/2009 6:00:00 PM

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iTunes, Software Update, Apple TV Regardless of some of the breathless comments coming out about the Apple TV 3.0 update, it appears that Apple TV is still a "hobby" to Apple. That is my impression after updating my Apple TV this afternoon and giving it a short run around the block. and the game includes a To start with, I need to qualify scrollable board to play on, game this post with a quick reminder stats to track, and a tutorial for that I rarely use my Apple TV. those of you who haven't rolled But the gyrations I went through the dice and tried to build the to get it updated are an indication Longest Road yet. that it still needs a real update, The game is created by United not just a facelift. I began the update by turning on my Panasonic Viera Plasma TV and flipping the various switches to get the Apple TV on the display. Shortly after, the Apple TV woke up from a few months (ETonline - Breaking News) his contribution, according to foundation that Jackson hadn't of sleep and I began flipping The Associated Press. paid him his portion of profits in screens to find the Update button. Submitted at 10/29/2009 10:19:00 PM I saw something that said An attorney for director John recent years. The director and producer of the Landis also made a claim on Landis also filed a suit to "Downloads," and decided that iconic "Thriller" music video are T h u r s d a y a g a i n s t M i c h a e l prevent Jackson from pursuing was where I needed to go. less than thrilled. George Folsey, Jackson's estate. He believes to additional "Thriller" projects, It asked for my Apple ID and Jr., the video's producer, filed a be owed more than $1.3 million, such as a Broadway show. The password, and then told me I had the password wrong or it couldn't claim on Thursday stating that he the AP reported. He sued the cases continue to be pending. find the Apple ID. All of this was is due more than $1 million for singer prior to his death on the

'Thriller' Director and Producer Say Michael Jackson Owes Money

done not by typing on a keyboard, but by using the old white plastic Apple remote to pick one letter at a time off of a grid of letters and numbers. So much for Apple's vaunted skills in user interface design... Continue reading Hands-on with the underwhelming Apple TV 3.0 update TUAW Hands-on with the underwhelming Apple TV 3.0 update originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments

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Facebook Awarded $711 Million in Anti-Spam Lawsuit By Barb Dybwad (Mashable!) Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:34:19 PM

Back in March, Facebook won an injunction against three spammers who sent unwanted messages and made abusive wall posts on the site. The temporary restraining order placed criminal consequences on their continuing actions, but the legal battle wasn’t over just yet. Today Facebook reported they’ve been awarded $711 million in damages by a San Jose, CA court against Sanford Wallace, the notorious “Spam King” that MySpace also successfully went after last year to the tune of a $234 million

judgment. Seven hundred eleven million dollars is a lot of dough. But amazingly, it’s not the highest judgment levied under the CANSPAM Act, a piece of legislation that contains tough penalties for violations surrounding commercial email and message sending. That honor also belongs to Facebook, who in November of 2008 won an $873 million victory against Adam Guerbuez and Atlantis Blue Capital.

More than being about the monetary figure though, especially considering the difficulty of actually extracting the cash from the defendants, is the deterrent effect these judgments will hopefully have on future would-be spammers. Facebook implores its users to help stop the scourge by using the “Report This” links throughout the site when you spot the evil stuff. What do you think about the ruling and the effects it might have on other spammers? Reviews: Facebook Tags: facebook, lawsuits, spam

Percy Jackson Electrifies Hollywood with World's First 'Lightning Billboard' (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/29/2009 6:50:00 PM

A mythical young hero is headed to the big screen, and Hollywood is literally lighting up in anticipation. On Wednesday, the world's first "lightning billboard" debuted in Tinseltown to celebrate the upcoming debut of 'Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.' In the world of Percy Jackson ( Logan Lerman), mythical ancient Greek gods and goddesses are

Mashable Readers Vote: iPhone Wins the Smartphone Smackdown By Barb Dybwad (Mashable!)

iPhone, the Symbian OS, Palm’s webOS and Windows Mobile head-to-head and sat back to As you may know, we’ve been watch the votes fly. At the end of c o n d u c t i n g o u r w e e k l y the day, all had a respectable Lunchtime Poll and getting showing on the scoreboard, but Mashable readers’ opinions on there can be only one winner… the topic of the week. This week … and in this case the victor w e p i t t e d s i x s m a r t p h o n e happens to be Apple’s iconic platforms against each other in iPhone— the platform that our Smartphone Smackdown and kicked off the mobile app store asked you lovely folks to cast craze that other mobile players your votes. have followed. With a We put RIM’s BlackBerry, commanding 43% of the vote, Google’s Android, Apple’s the iPhone was the champion, Submitted at 10/29/2009 4:34:09 PM

What do you think of the results? And if you missed your chance to cast your vote, be sure to let us know your smartphone platform of choice in the comments! Header image courtesy of iStockphoto, ericsphotography although Google’s open source Reviews: Android, Google, Android platform was not too far iStockphoto behind at 29%. RIM and Palm Tags: android, apple, blackberry, both took 9% of the tally, with Google, iphone, Mobile 2.0, Symbian and Windows Mobile palm, poll, RIM, smartphones, bringing up the rear at 5% each. Symbian, webOS, windows mobile

real. Percy himself is the son of Poseidon ( Kevin McKidd), while another character, Annabeth ( Alexandra Daddario), is the daughter of Athena. In 'The Lightning Thief,' Percy finds himself accused by Zeus, the king of the gods, of stealing his lightning bolt. Percy has to find the real thief, and also save his mother from the evil hands of the lord of the underworld, Hades. The film is based on the first book in the Percy Jackson series, written by Rick Riordan.

Manager: Dennis Hopper Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/29/2009 7:28:00 PM

Dennis Hopper's manager says the star has prostate cancer. The 73-year-old Oscar nominee is calling off his travel plans in order to receive treatment in a "special program" at the University of Southern California, his manager Sam Maydew tells the Associated Press. “We’re hoping for the best,” Maydew says of the actor’s prognosis.

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Why Not Aggregate Yourself? By Mike Masnick (Techdirt)

worked with Richard Heene (the father behind the "balloon boy" stunt). But rather than just leave With various news publications the 2,000 word story, it also c o m p l a i n i n g a b o u t o n l i n e created its own shorter bulletaggregators somehow being point version, which is likely unfair, back in August, we what it would have written up if w o n d e r e d w h y t h o s e b i g the original story had been mainstream publications didn't published elsewhere. And, while just aggregate or, as they prefer, the original story still got a ton of "parasite" themselves. For traffic, the summary post still example, they complain about scored a lot of pageviews -- more other sites writing up short than the average Gawker post. "bloggy" summaries of their long If anything, this supports the and in-depth news reports -- but idea that publications really have why can't those publications nothing to complain about with create their own shorter versions these sites that summarize their as well? longer stories. There's absolutely As if proving that point, the nothing stopping them from website Gawker (who has been doing it themselves as well -accused of such "parasiting" a n d , w h o k n o w s , i t m i g h t before) apparently tried this augment their traffic as well. approach itself recently. It had a Permalink| Comments| Email 2 , 0 0 0 w o r d s t o r y t h a t i t This Story purchased from a guy who had Submitted at 10/30/2009 2:28:54 AM

5 Smart Playlists to help you manage your iTunes library By Sang Tang (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

Smart Playlist" (or you can use the command-option-n keyboard shortcut). Submitted at 10/30/2009 8:00:00 AM If you want a playlist that Filed under: How-tos, iTunes, contains only holiday music, you TUAW Tips could specify that the playlist Smart playlists have been a include all songs with either the feature of iTunes since version "Christmas" or "Chanukah" genre 3.0 (circa 2002), and they tag on it. Because smart playlists provide a means for you to create auto-update, you needn't worry automatically-updated playlists about adding songs to it: as long that fit a certain criteria. For me, as the track's tags meet the they serve as a hands-off way to criteria, it is automatically stay up-to-date on my latest included in the playlist -- unless, music and Podcasts, as well as a of course, you choose the "limit repository for a certain genre of to" option, which limits the the music. To create a smart playlist, tracks in the playlist based on click on "File" and select "New your choosing.

Read more for five of my favorite smart playlists, as well as criteria for how to create them. Continue reading 5 Smart Playlists to help you manage your iTunes library TUAW 5 Smart Playlists to help you manage your iTunes library originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments

Stars and Pinstripes at Game 2 of World Series (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/29/2009 11:58:00 PM

The Yankees attract star power on and off the field. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys hit it out of the park Thursday night with their collaboration on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Empire State of Mind.â&#x20AC;? John Legend hit the perfect pitch, singing the national

anthem. Avid Yankee supporters Kate Hudson and Rudy Giuliani were also spotted in the stands. In Game Two of the World Series, the Bronx Bombers beat the Phillies 3-1, tying the series at 1-1. Check back here to see what stars show their brotherly love in Game 3 on Saturday in Philadelphia.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ustream Pairs Live Video Strikes Down Ridiculously With Simultaneous Twitter, Overbroad Trademark Law Facebook, and MySpace Chat By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) Submitted at 10/29/2009 4:49:00 PM

Ima Fish writes"The Supreme Court in Pennsylvania struck down a state trademark law(pdf) which essentially criminalized any use of a trademark without permission of the trademark holder. There were no exceptions at all, including free speech rights. The Opinion noted "that the use of the word 'Nike' on a sign at a protest rally, such as 'Nike uses sweatshop labor' would fall within the reach of the Trademark Counterfeiting Statute because the activity would involve the unauthorized use of a word or term used by another to identify goods or services." The Court went farther and

stated, "Taken to the extreme, By Adam Ostrow (Mashable!) even our use of the words 'Nike' Submitted at 10/29/2009 7:09:05 PM and 'Penn State' in this opinion without the permission of the We’ve already covered how company or the university would viral the chat options on live fall under the current definition video services like Ustream, of a counterfeit mark. Clearly, Justin.tv, and Tinychat can be. the statute prohibits a substantial By signing into these services with your Twitter, Facebook, or amount of protected speech." It's nice to see courts get it right MySpace credentials and then every so often. I wish it having your messages broadcast as status updates, more users happened more. There was also a concurring become aware of the video feed o p i n i o n a n d t w o s e p a r a t e and its audience can grow dissenting opinions(all pdfs, of exponentially. course). Definitely great to see Ustream just taken this concept the court get this right, but it to another level by launching m a k e s y o u w o n d e r w h a t what it calls Social Stream. The legislators were thinking when new feature allows you to sign-in to all three networks they put such a law in place. Permalink| Comments| Email simultaneously, plus AIM, and have each chat message This Story distributed to all of them. Further, the chat room will contain messages streaming in

from all four platforms. This means that if you’re watching Ochocinco or Soulja Boy on Ustream, now, you can have your chat messages show up on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and AIM. Thus, there’s potential for 4x the viralness of your typical live video with chat. It should be another big win for Ustream, who has seen its audience grow significantly in the past year as it taps into the growth of other social media sites. Reviews: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, aim, ustream Tags: live video, social media, ustream, video

Hot Babe Alert! Which Sexy TV Stars Have Posed in Playboy?! (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/30/2009 3:00:00 AM

What do "Dancing with the Stars" babe Joanna Krupa, wild talk-show host Chelsea Handler and controversial reality star Heidi Montag have in common? All of their hot bods will grace the covers of Playboy in 2009! So, which other of TV's sexiest stars have dared to bare on the pages of Playboy? Keep clicking to find out!

Apple seeds new Snow Leopard 10.6.2 beta to developers By Ken Ray (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Submitted at 10/29/2009 8:00:00 PM

Filed under: Snow Leopard The betas of the next Snow Leopard update continue at a fast and furious pace. Apple has reportedly begun seeding a new build of Mac OS X 10.6.2 to developers, just one week after

the previous beta. The new potential release focuses on graphics issues, specifically relating to drivers, QuartzCore, and ColorSync, as well as hitting issues with the Dock. Apple has identified no outstanding issues with the build, though the company is asking d e v e l o p e r s t o p a y s p e c i a l TrackPad preferences, and virtual attention to graphics drivers, machines.

The company says 148 components have been addressed in 10.6.2 betas so far, including issues in Dictionary, Expose, File Sync, Front Row, iPhoto, MobileMe, Parental Controls, QuickTime, Screen Sharing, Spotlight, Time Machine, and USB. [via MacNN, Apple Insider] TUAW Apple seeds new Snow

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Canada Decides That Canadian Ownership Is More Important Than Real Telco Competition By Mike Masnick (Techdirt)

to have Canadian ownership. And while Globalive was originally judged to meet the The biggest problem in the telco criteria in bidding on spectrum, a world is the lack of competition. d i f f e r e n t g o v e r n m e n t Most of the worst abuses by bureaucracy has now said that it By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) seemed unlikely that he would various telecom providers is doesn't meet the Canadian bother to respond. Surprising because there really isn't enough ownership requirements. In other Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:48:00 AM pretty much everyone, he c o m p e t i t i o n t o m a k e i t w o r d s , t o t h e C a n a d i a n Sanford "Spamford" Wallace, of showed up in court, though worthwhile to treat customers g o v e r n m e n t , h a v i n g l o c a l course, was the original "spam claimed he was totally bankrupt. better. The best thing that ownership is more important than king" back in the 1990s. Despite Either way, Facebook has just governments can do to encourage r e a l c o m p e t i t i o n . T h i s i s his claim to have reformed at one been awarded a $711 million better broadband/telco services is basically a form of protectionism point, he apparently has been j u d g m e n t a g a i n s t h i m . t o e n c o u r a g e c o m p e t i t i o n . t h a t ( l i k e m o s t f o r m s o f s p a m m i n g v a r i o u s s o c i a l Facebook, of course, will never Apparently, Canada has different protectionism) ends up harming n e t w o r k s a n d a d v e r t i s i n g see a dime of that money. But, priorities. A new mobile firm consumers. spyware. Back in 2004, the FTC the real question is what else can was set to open up shop in Permalink| Comments| Email investigated him and fined him be done to stop Wallace. He's C a n a d a , c a l l e d G l o b a l i v e . This Story $4 million. Last year, MySpace been spamming for well over a However, Canada apparently has won a$234 million judgment decade at this point, and despite some rules about how telcos need against him. Wallace responded multiple multi-million dollar by disappearing. At one point, judgments against him, he hasn't even his lawyer couldn't find stopped. What else can be done? him. Earlier this year, when Permalink| Comments| Email F a c e b o o k s u e d h i m f o r This Story spamming their users as well, it Submitted at 10/29/2009 8:19:08 PM

Blair WaldorfApproved Headband By ELLE.com (ELLE News Blog) Submitted at 10/29/2009 1:30:32 PM

According to a Tucker Blair rep, the needlepoint accessory company has received a “massive” amount of calls and emails about a certain Gossip Girl headband worn by one of Blair Waldorf’s new NYU minions, Amalia. Pink, polkadotted, and fabulously preppy, the fashionable tress-tamer is sure to add a bit of Upper East Side zest to any ensemble. The best part: The piece, which is regularly $40, is on sale for $25! Which means you can live up to Blair’s style standards—while saving a buck. —Emily Hebert Photo: Courtesy of Tucker Blair

Marvel Comics on the iPhone (But Only in the US) By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!)

for the iPhone, Comics, have added a bunch of Marvel titles to the library available for in-app Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:18:14 AM purchase. Comics lovers, rejoice (to a The comics cost $2 each; the 71 varying degree, depending on currently available titles include where you live)! Comixology, the Astonishing X-Men, Captain the creator of free comic reader America, Marvel Zombies, X-23

and X-Men Age of Apocalypse.

Unfortunately, as is so often the case due to copyright restrictions, all of these are only available in the US. The folks at Comixology wrote only a short post about the addition to their catalog, which also includes comics by publishers such as Arcana,

Asylum Press, Evil Twin Comics, Red 5 and Studio 407, so it’s hard to say when (if ever) the US-only limit will be lifted and whether any additional Marvel titles are coming. Tags: comics, iphone, Marvel

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AddressBook Connects Contacts to Social Networks [Downloads] By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:30:00 AM

can download for the major social networksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and even Amazon Wish Lists, as of this writing. Install those plug-ins from the Market and allow them to auto-connect your contacts, and you'll be able to quickly write a Facebook message, a Twitter DM, or leave a comment on a friend's latest Flickr or YouTube content. The auto-matching isn't perfect, however, especially if you've got the messy, double-entry Google Contacts list that seems to be the default. Luckily, you can manually undo and re-match contacts to networks, though a long-scrolling approval list

Android: If you dig the idea of Motorola's socially integrated interface but aren't planning on rushing out to get a new phone, Asurion's AddressBook can match up contacts with their service profiles, letting you quickly contact someone across multiple channels. As a stand-alone contact manager and dialer, AddressBook looks a bit slicker than Android's built-in handler, with a swipe-right-to-call feature By Mike Masnick (Techdirt) up all that energy on the picture, that saves you at least a little but (in theory) the second you Submitted at 10/29/2009 10:30:06 PM finger-pecking. The real features, look up at the screen, the picture There's been a lot of talk these comes back. Of course, in the though, lie in the plug-ins you days about how the big flat- past, when we've talked about screen TVs that have become experiments to put cameras or quite popular are also energy monitoring equipment into TVs, hogs (or, as some say, "the SUVs it tends to freak people out a bit, By Jeff Fletcher (FanHouse) o f t h e T V w o r l d " ) . O n e and you could easily see the same Submitted at 10/29/2009 7:46:00 PM interesting concept to deal with technology being used for this is to use facial recognition monitoring purposes. Still, it is a by Jeff Fletcher software to fade out the picture creative idea, if it actually works. Filed under: MLB Biz, MLB when the viewer is not watching. Permalink| Comments| Email Umpires NEW YORK -- Bud Selig said he has not changed his So, if you just have the TV on in This Story opinion on expanding the use of the background, it doesn't suck instant replay, but baseball's "I think there are other ways we commissioner left the door open can make corrections," Selig a crack, saying the issue would said. "During the offseason we'll be addressed in the offseason.

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would be a nice pre-matching option. The other killer option in AddressBook is business listings, which allows you to add a business you frequent or work with, and have that listing offer quick directions, business hours, and other information from YellowPages.com. AddressBook is a novel attempt at a better contact manager for Android, and worth checking out if you're as frequent on Facebook or Twitter as you are on SMS. It's a free download for Android phones only. Asurion Mobile AddressBook[Asurion via The Download Blog]

Selig Says Replay Will Be Reviewed review everything." It could come up at the GM Meetings, Nov. 9-11 in Chicago. Selig Says Replay Will Be Reviewed originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:46:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| Comments

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Best Application Dock? [Hive Five Call For Contenders] By Jason Fitzpatrick (Lifehacker) Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:00:00 PM

Taskbars? Start menus? You don't need no stinkin' start menus. You've got a dock that meets all your application launching and organizing needs, and we want to hear all about it. Photo by Che A.. This week we want to hear about your favorite application dock and what makes it your favorite. Does it win you over with style, functionality, or features for power users? Sound off in the comments below to both vote and share your favorite tips and tricks about your dock of choice. Hive Five nominations take place in the comments, where you post your favorite tool for the job. We get hundreds of comments, so to make your nomination clear, please include it at the top of your comment like so: VOTE: Application Dock. Please don't include your vote in a reply to another commenter. Instead, make your vote and reply separate comments. If you

CHOW Launches Foodie -Powered Restaurant Guide [Restaurants] don't follow this format, we may not count your vote. To prevent tampering with the results, votes from first-time commenters may not be counted. After you've made your nomination, let us know what makes it stand out from the competition. About the Hive Five: The Hive Five feature series asks readers to answer the most frequently asked question we get: "Which tool is the best?" Once a week we'll put

1 dead, steeple falls as tornadoes hit La., Ark. (AP) (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:39:00 AM

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out a call for contenders looking for the best solution to a certain problem, then YOU tell us your favorite tools to get the job done. Every weekend, we'll report back with the top five recommendations and give you a chance to vote on which is best. For an example, check out last week's Hive Five Best Portable Apps Suites.

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but where CHOW might really come in handy is finding a Submitted at 10/30/2009 5:30:00 AM certain cuisine in a particular Yelp is fine and good when you city. "Where can I find good X want passionate/brutal rants (and, food in Y?" is a fairly common occasionally, raves) about any query on the Chowhound forums, and every store. For a more and getting those questions and focused, and likely refined, local answers sorted in a search is a search, try long-standing foodie helpful thing indeed. site CHOW's new restaurant Best of all, CHOW's launched guide. their list with a fairly big list of CHOW, the site hosting the cities, rather than the New f o r u m s b e t t e r k n o w n a s York/San Francisco start-ups Chowhound, pulls reviews and we're so used to seeing. Give it a comments from its deep forum go in your own neck of the archives and articles to provide woods, and tell us all how it lists of the best-reviewed grub f a r e d i n t h e c o m m e n t s . around, as well as fairly R e s t a u r a n t s R e g i o n s sophisticated category filtering. CHOW[via The Food Section] Tastes are personal, of course,

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Remains of the Day: Smartphone Cost of Ownership Edition [For What It's Worth] By Adam Pash (Lifehacker)

• Total Cost of Ownership: Motorola Droid versus iPhone 3GS versus Palm Pre Interested We take a look at how Verizon's in Verizon's Droid? This handy Droid stacks up to the iPhone and infograph compares the cost of other popular smartphones ownership to other popular smart relative to your pocketbook, phones. (Hit the link for the fullReoCities wants to resurrect size image.) [Billshrink] GeoCities, and you may want to • Our response to the FCC on update your Windows Remote Google Voice Google Voice and Desktop client with Windows 7 the FCC do a little more dancing powers. a b o u t r e s t r i c t e d n u m b e r s . Bring GeoCities Back from the (Click the image above for a [Google Public Policy Blog] Dead GeoCities may be dead, but closer look.) • ReoCities: One Man's Quest to a project called ReoCities is Submitted at 10/29/2009 4:45:00 PM

doing its best to resurrect all the old GeoCities-hosted pages. [Mashable] • Facebook spells out updated privacy policy Facebook updates their privacy policy, explains. [CNET] • Remote Desktop 7 Download for XP & Vista Grab Remote Desktop 7 to enjoy RDC's new Windows 7 features. [CyberNet] By Josh Pigford (TheAppleBlog)

ColorJive Helps Visualize Room Colors Before Painting [Home Improvement] By Jason Fitzpatrick (Lifehacker)

you're limited to saving one picture, although you can have three versions of it. The premium Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:30:00 AM account is $15 per year and you You want to re-paint a room, but can save up to 10 photos, 7 you're not sure if the color will different versions of each, and look right—holding up a little use up to 5 colors per image—for color swatch only goes so far. those of you wanting to turn your ColorJive helps you paint the room into a modernist painting. entire room in virtual space. Have your own favorite tool for Upload a picture of your from COLOURLovers to access the case, you can select from the checking colors or planning new room—an evenly lit photo works a nearly infinite color palette, official palettes of Benjamin home projects? Let's hear about it best—and begin applying colors though you may have a little Moore and Sherman Williams. in the comments. ColorJive[via from the available palette. You trouble replicating it at your local The free account limits you to MakeUseOf] can use the enormous palette home improvement store. If that's three colors per pictures, and

Weak spending holds back Wall St (Financial Times - US homepage) Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:41:50 AM

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Watch NBA Games Live On Your iPhone Submitted at 10/29/2009 8:10:49 AM

Liz at NewTeeVee has the scoop and a preview of the future of live sports (or at least basketball) on your iPhone. The NBA is launching a new iPhone app that will let you watch live NBA games wherever you are (class, work, bathroom…you get the idea). To access the 40+ live games that will be made available each week, you’ll need to shell out $39.99 for the season to get an NBA League Pass Mobile subscription. The app has some snazzy features like DVR, on-demand access, and push alerts. To get the complete low-down, including a slew of screenshots, read the full post over at NewTeeVee. In Q3, Uncle Sam was the green IT king maker. Read the, " Green IT Q3 Wrap-up."

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Turn IKEA Shelving Into an iMac Stand [Workspace] By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:00:00 AM

The new iMacs, and most of their predecessors, make for a mostly cordless computing experience. Using two pieces of IKEA furniture meant for laptops and modems, one iMac fan hid the remaining wires and upped the elegance. Gérard writes into the IKEA Hacker blog with a different use for two different LUDVIG products from the Swedish furniture giant: a laptop shelf/charging station and a

router/modem wall cabinet. He used the wall cabinet to hide his wired keyboard and mouse cables beyond its edge, along with a

surge protector, headphones for when he needs them, and other gear. The laptop shelf makes for a nice slide-out keyboard and mouse rest, and the iMac's stand sits neatly on top of the router shelf at eye level. Being white, you could easily paint either piece if your dwelling space doesn't quite match up with Apple and IKEA's primary design aesthetic. Get more views of Gérard's clever workspace at the link. iMac computer desk[IKEA Hacker via Lifehacker Australia]

Douglas Little Laptops on Display at Bergdorf Goodman By ELLE.com (ELLE News Blog) Submitted at 10/29/2009 11:26:35 AM

Last week, we told you about Douglas Little’s collaboration with Dell on a line of luxe Adamo laptops. Little worked with Bergdorf Goodman’s senior director of visual presentation,

David Hoey, to each enhance each design with a dazzling display in the store’s famed Fifth Avenue windows. Check out this footage of the much-anticipated installation. —Erin Clements Follow ELLE on Twitter.

AccessDNA, the Expedia of Genetic Testing By Dana Oshiro (ReadWriteWeb)

Sponsor As a former executive at the Wedding Channel, Essner saw Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:43:20 PM how family-driven lead It seems aggregation services g e n e r a t i o n c o u l d m a k e a aren't just a viable business in the s u c c e s s f u l b u s i n e s s . T h e travel and web-media worlds. company not only made money AccessDNA offers users a when brides purchased services chance to compare genetic test through the site, but also when providers like 23andMe and family members were forwarded Navigenics. Users receive a travel deals and gift registry Expedia-like experience when links. The company was so inquiring about tests on anemia, successful that it was acquired by cancer and ancestral lineage. popular wedding network The While the company appears to be Knot. AccessDNA works based a surprising step away from CEO on a similar model. Lee Essner's former life at Says Essner, "As you can Wedding Channel, the business imagine, there is a very strong models are incredibly similar. family connection relative to a

whether or not you have a family history of cancer. In the end you are presented with a personalized genetic report and a list of service person's genetics. Ultimately we providers related to each of your want to also help families areas of interest or risk. Based on understand their risks by getting the fact that few users will know a user to share, communicate, their family medical history and discuss those genetic risks beyond 3 generations, we can see that are within the family and why individuals would want to have everyone get access to the share tests amongst family members. right testing or services." Users start by outlining areas of Although AccessDNA has a interest including baby gender sound business model, it doesn't testing, genetics and alcohol and mean that Essner isn't passionate even paternity relationships. about it. The CEO started the From here the test moves on to company after his pregnant wife more personal questions like was forced to seek a genetic counselor due to a family history

of illness. Says Essner, "We got testing, but I felt that I had special access to these types of services because I lived in a big city and went to a quality OBGYN. With so few genetic professionals in the U.S. and all these online services emerging, I felt it was important to help consumers get access to the best services for them. My genetic counselor actually left Genzyme to help me start AccessDNA." To test the service visit AccessDNA.com. Discuss

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Google Wave Use Cases: Arts & Filmmaking By Richard MacManus (ReadWriteWeb)

Wave. The closest we could find was a public wave called ' Artists Wave,' created by Fernando Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:35:00 AM Fonseca and others. That wave Yesterday we looked at how lists some videos, pictures and Google Wave(a new product that music works - which at least is part email, part IM, part shows off Wave's multimedia something entirely new) is being features. However there was little used as an educational tool. In evidence of collaboration, for this post we explore if and how example more than one person Wave is being used by the artistic creating a new piece of art. Wave community. This topic was & Filmmaking suggested by Cory Huff, a There was more activity in Wave commenter on the first post, who around filmmaking. Jonathan noted: "I've been looking for Poritsky wrote a post back in artists to Wave with, as I think June outlining his thoughts on artistic collaboration has some how Wave could streamline the possibilities." movie-making process We discovered that there is specifically, post production excitement about the potential for workflows. He's now made put artistic collaboration using Wave. that post into a wave called ' However the level of actual Google Wave for Filmmakers: collaboration activity is still very Wave Edition.' low. Here's what we found... The following chart depicts how Sponsor Poritsky conceptually sees Wave Wave & The Arts being used in filmmaking. In a We saw in yesterday's post that nutshell, all of the participants in Wave is being used by educators the filmmaking process would m o s t l y a s a r e a l - t i m e use Wave to collaborate. In collaborative note-taking tool. Poritsky's words, "every job and For artists, there is similar step passes through the wave." potential to use Wave as a Poritsky admits that "not all of collaborative creative tool. Cory this is possible yet," because it Huff suggested a real time requires faster computers and painting app that allows visual network technology to process artists to work together on a new such large video files in realproject, or an event planning tool time. However he says that "the for Art events. basic precepts of digital editing Right now, there doesn't appear could actually be done over a to be much artistic activity on network today."

Ultimately Poritsky is bullish on using Wave in filmmaking because "cinema is a collaborative art form." He cites the huge credits list at the end of every movie as proof of that. Santuary: Short Film Using Wave An early example of a filmmaking wave is a short film called Sanctuary. Their wave is entitled ' Sanctuary - remixable film - dev wave.' Santuary is a"re-mixable Science fiction film" directed by Michela Ledwidge. It's been in production for a number of years, due to budget issues. The film is currently in post-production and Ledwidge is attempting to use Wave to assist with that process. Wave has a couple of geeky features that may be used by the Sanctuary team. One is ' gadgets,' which are add-ons similar to the mini web applications you can install in your Firefox browser. Sanctuary is looking for two gadgets: a Shot tracker UI

and a "Production lingo translator." Another feature of Wave is ' robots.' These are automated participants on a wave. A robot, according to Google, "can read the contents of a wave in which it participates, modify the wave's contents, add or remove participants, and create new blips and new waves." Santuary is looking for the following two robots: an "AI character bot" and a "trac notifications integration" (to show different shots from the movie). As of now, the Santuary wave doesn't have much collaboration around the actual film in it - but this may change if the desired gadgets and robots get developed and deployed. Conclusion It's clearly early days for the artistic community in Wave. There's a fair bit of discussion on possible uses for Wave, mostly around collaborating on artistic projects. But not much actual collaboration on projects happening yet. Filmmaking appears to be the most likely to gain traction in the short-medium term. So we'll check back on progress in 6-12 months. Discuss

Review: 30 Rock - Stone Mountain By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) Submitted at 10/30/2009 1:15:00 AM

(S04E03) "I met JJ Abrams once, and I don't know what this means, but he said that the island was just Hurley's dream." - Jenna In a typical 30 Rock episode, not all of the plots always work. While the A plot will be great, B and C will be lame. If A and B are great, then C will be lame. If A and C are great, B will be lame. Sometimes A is great and B is fair, but C will be really unnecessary and forced. Sometimes there will just be an A and it's great, and there will be dashes of B and C. I don't know where I'm going with this because I was terrible at algebra. Oh yeah: tonight A, B, and C all clicked, and that made for a very good 30 Rock. Continue reading Review: 30 Rock - Stone Mountain Filed under: OpEd, 30 Rock, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free Permalink| Email this| | Comments

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Google Now Scanning RSS, Atom Feeds, May Experiment with Real-Time Protocols in Future By Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb)

available. As Vanessa Fox notes on the SearchEngineLand blog, since it's unknown at this time Submitted at 10/30/2009 7:44:01 AM whether Google is using the According to a post on Google's feeds in place of traditional web Webmaster Central blog, Google crawling, it may make sense to is now discovering web sites by use full feeds rather than partial automatically scanning RSS and ones in order to get your content Atom feeds. This new process indexed faster by Google's search will help Google more quickly engine. Real-Time Web Crawling identify web pages and will allow in the Future? users to find new content in Although only briefly mentioned search results as soon as it goes in the post, Google hinted that live. While not exactly "real- they may be begin looking into time," using feeds to identify o t h e r m e c h a n i s m s s u c h a s updates to websites is an P u b S u b H u b b u b , a n o p e n arguably faster method than than protocol that provides neart h e t r a d i t i o n a l c r a w l i n g instant notifications of change techniques Google has used in updates. No further details were the past. And Google may get p r o v i d e d b e y o n d t h e o n e even faster in the near future - the sentence, but the announcement post also notes that the company clearly shows that Google has m a y s o o n e x p l o r e u s i n g seen the writing on the wall and mechanisms like the real-time knows that the real-time web is protocol PubSubHubbub to the future. This is one trend the identify updated items going company isn't planning to ignore. forward. The real-time web, heavily Sponsor influenced by the speed of The blog post doesn't say Twitter and other other rapid-fire whether or not RSS and Atom social networking updates, has discovery is displacing traditional created a desire among internet web crawling for sites that are u s e r s f o r f a s t e r a c c e s s t o feed-enabled, but it's likely that, information. This desire has, in if given the choice, Google will turn, led to the creation of new opt for the faster method if real-time protocols such as the

more fitting content and rank them higher than sites with more links on some occasions. And if anyone can figure out the proper algorithm for mixing in real-time above mentioned PubSubHubbub c o n t e n t a n d r a n k i n g i t and its counterpart RSSCloud. If appropriately along with static Google began to use these pages, it's got to be Google. In technologies for scanning the fact, we'll probably soon see web, their search results wouldn't e x a c t l y h o w t h e y p l a n o n just be updated faster- they addressing this issue, when they would be updated in real-time. incorporate Twitter search results That means information would into their index, as announced become available in the search last week....But Until Then, results listings as soon as it was G o o g l e D e l i v e r i n g F a s t e r , Fresher Results Instead published to the web. That, of course, would lead to a Although the PubSubHubbub whole new series of challenges mention may have been the most for the search engine - most exiting part of the announcement, notably, how to rank the real- real-time search results aren't time results? Given that Google's here just yet. In the meantime, we search algorithm has been built have to just be content with sped o n t o p o f t h e c o n c e p t o f up results instead. The post PageRank, a way to determine advises website owners who are the relevance of a website by blocking Google's search bot what other sites link to it, ranking software known as Googlebot search results that are so fresh from crawling their RSS/Atom that there is an absence of links feeds to unblock it via their could prove a difficult feat. r o b o t s . t x t f i l e . I f u n s u r e , However, Google is already webmasters can test their feed doing this to some extent now. URLs with the robots.txt tester in O v e r t i m e , t h e P a g e R a n k Google Webmaster Tools, as the algorithm has evolved and can post recommends. Discuss now reward sites with fresher,

Legend of the Seeker gets movie theater iTunes promotion By Robert Seidman (TVbytheNumbers) Submitted at 10/30/2009 2:19:00 AM

One million people will get the chance to watch the secondseason premiere of Disney-ABC Domestic Television’s Legend of the Seeker before its November 7 air date: Starting Friday, moviegoers will be presented with one of three collectible 3D “Seeker” cards when they purchase a ticket at one of 1,300 participating movie theaters nationwide through Nov. 6. The 1 million people who receive the card will be given the opportunity to watch “Seeker’s” second-season premiere episode on the iTunes Store before its Nov. 7 debut. Each card contains a code to be redeemed on iTunes, giving fans an exclusive free download of the episode. more on THR This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Epix Launches Premium Movie Channel for TV and the Web (Invites)

1 Dead, Church Steeple Destroyed in La. Tornadoes

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make any announcements about these partnerships, yet. We got a chance to test the web Submitted at 10/29/2009 10:01:00 PM site over the last week and the Almost every TV channel offers site, which will feature an some programming on the Web exclusive Madonna concert to these days. Epix, a new premium c e l e b r a t e t h e l a u n c h t h i s movie channel that will launch weekend, feels very similar to this weekend, goes a step further. Hulu - just with a different kind If you are a Verizon FiOS of content. It's completely Flashsubscriber, you will be able to based, so users won't have to watch the same movies that Epix install any new plugins to use the shows on TV on the channel's service. This, Emil Rensing Internet site. Epix is a joint stressed when we talked to him venture between Viacom, MGM today, was done on purpose to Studios and Lionsgate. If you are m a k e t h e u s e r e x p e r i e n c e not a FiOS subscriber, you can f r i c t i o n l e s s . still take a peek at the service. The quality of the videos on the You can request a three-day pass site, which scales up to 720p HD here or read on for instructions depending on your connection's on how to claim a 30-day pass. speed, is exceptionally good. A Sponsor user needs to have at least a While only FiOS subscribers can 500kbps connection, though this c u r r e n t l y a c c e s s t h e shouldn't be an issue for FiOS programming on Epix's site, the subscribers who are watching at channel's chief digital officer home. Emil Rensing today told us that The site currently features about the company is actively pursuing 300 movies, including relatively deals with other Internet and recent releases like Iron Man and cable providers as well. The the latest Indiana Jones movie. company, though, isn't ready to Rensing told us that he expects to

Another feature is the sites 'watch with a friend' functionality. This allows users to watch a movie together with up to 5 friends, no matter if they are FiOS subscribers or not. The be able to offer over 3000 movies host remains in full control over by the end of next year. Because the video playback and can start of Epix's close connection to and stop the video at any time. various movie studies, the site As Rensing told us, Epix wants will be able to feature movies to recreate the feeling of inviting about 9 months after their your friends over to your house, theatrical release. Most premium so it doesn't care if your friends channels like HBO have to wait subscribe to the same channels about a year before they can you do. Get Your Invites (Even if show a movie. More Than Just You Don't Have FiOS) If you are interested in giving Movies: Extras & Sharing Epix a try, you can request an If Epix was only a premium movie channel on the web, it invite for a three-day pass here. would be interesting in its own These will be distributed on a right. The site, however, also first come, first serve basis. Epix offers a number of interesting also provided us with 180 30-day VIP passes. If you want to claim additional features. Epix, for example, features DVD one of these, you have to follow -like extras like interviews and these instructions: behind-the-scenes specials for • follow @epixHD on Twitter almost every movie. Right now, • tweet "@epixHD Experience most of these are produced by the Epix #readwriteweb" studios, but Epix will add more original programming over time. Discuss

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SHREVEPORT, La. One man is dead and a landmark church steeple toppled onto a car in Louisiana after a line of thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes there and in neighboring Arkansas. Authorities said an unnamed 20year-old driver died when his car hit a tree felled by the storms Thursday near Shreveport. At least three tornadoes touched down in northwest Louisiana. The storms blew the signature steeple off a church in downtown Shreveport. The falling tower hit a car and the 57-year-old driver, Michael Williams, had to be pulled out by rescuers. He suffered broken bones. The storms brought heavy rain and at least two tornadoes in Arkansas, but there were no reports of injuries in that state. Roads were flooded in parts of southwest Arkansas. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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There’s still time to get your entries in for the White Collar

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Jive SBS 4.0 Offers Office Integration and an iPhone App

French Government Chooses Mozilla To Replace IBM and Microsoft For 130,000 Desktop PC's

By Alex Williams (ReadWriteWeb)

Submitted at 10/29/2009 4:39:00 PM

In its most significant update to date, Jive Software is following the evolution of the social web in the enterprise with features that allow users the flexibility to use the tools in multiple ways. Social Business 4.0 (SBS), is Jive's latest version of its enterprise collaboration technology. In this new release, Jive includes deep integration with Microsoft Office, a mobile application for the iPhone and Blackberry plus the ability to bridge from internal to external communities. Sponsor Companies in the Enterprise 2.0 space are quickly finding that the era of isolation is pretty much over. Social technologies are not space age concepts anymore. It no longer feels like you are speaking a different language when talking about the social web. The users are there. And they want more than single-use applications.They want flexibility and convenience. In this regard, Jive is offering the ability to create or save documents in Microsoft Office

. The Jive application for the iPhone includes: • Collaboration features for users to engage with others through discussion threads, blogs, documents,comments and replies • Ability to follow people based on their activity stream • A rich profile environment, providing the ability to quickly find people

Submitted at 10/30/2009 1:25:00 AM

The French Government's public finance department will switch with automatic upload to the Jive 130,000 desktop PC's to platform. Documents are Mozilla's email and calendar rendered for the browser for applications. Mozilla's users to view and make Thunderbird email service, comments.Users may also Lightning Calendar and an opencollaborate on documents such as source groupware will replace Power Point presentations. This IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft co-authoring feature is similar to For the Blackberry: Office. what you can do in Google Docs. • Users may receive content they The move signals how more W e e x p e c t t o s e e m o r e follow via email and reply as g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s f r o m companies offering this type of well to the content they follow. around the world are dropping c o - a u t h o r i n g c a p a b i l i t y . This includes content from blogs, enterprise accounts with major Socialtext, for instance, came out discussions, documents and vendors to cut down on costs and of beta with SocialCalc, its status updates. get better license d i s t r i b u t e d s p r e a d s h e e t • The application leverages agreements.They are turning to application. vCard technology that users may o p e n - s o u r c e p r o v i d e r s a n d Mobile applications are starting download and apply to a companies like Google that can to make headway into the particular space or group. offer email and services such as enterprise. SocialCast unveiled Google Docs. its iPhone application earlier this SBS 4.0 is a comprehensive Sponsor month. We expect that enterprise update. It has a number of 01net, a French IT news site, applications will proliferate over additional features including the originally broke the news about the next year. ability to bridge communities the Mozilla win. The decision to Jive took this into consideration outside the firewall. Other new go with Mozilla came after the when deciding to go with an f e a t u r e s i n c l u d e t o o l s f o r Directorate General of Public iPhine application. Analysts they community managers to quantify Finance (DGPF).merged with the spoke with said that enterprises the activity of their communities. Directorate General of Taxes are accepting the influx of Jive SBS 4.0 is available now. (DGI) and the Directorate iPhones, mostly due to huge Discuss General of Public Accountancy demand for the device. (DGCP). Each has their own email and licenses fro Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook.

The merger provided the opportunity to save money and better manage the licenses. OBM is the other player in this story. Linagora makes the opensource groupware that will be used by DGPF.The tax authority is one of several French agencies using OBM. More than 600,000 French employees use the application. The French Government's decision to go open-source follows the city of Los Angeles decision this week to adopt Google Apps over Microsoft. Again, the win has almost everything to do with cost. The city will pay $7.25 million for the service. About 30,000 city employees will use Gmail and have access to Google Docs. Discuss

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Unity Releases New & Free Versions of Web/Mobile Dev Platform By Jolie O'Dell (ReadWriteWeb)

of products, we believe that there are no technical hurdles remaining for high quality Submitted at 10/29/2009 8:00:00 PM interactive content everywhere. At today's Unite Conference, "Now we are removing financial game dev platform provider The Unity platform is used in hurdles as well. Unity is mature Unity Technologies announced it games such as EA's Tiger Woods enough and easy enough to use will be releasing the latest build PGA Tour Online, LEGO's Tthe that it can be the entry point for of its Unity Platform and making Quest for R2D2, and Cartoon those developers taking their first a previous version available at Network's FusionFall. Since the steps with the technology." the low, low price of free. With the 2.6 release of the company's release of an iPhone All platforms allow developers game dev platform earlier this platform, Unity provides full to create games for PCs, Macs, year, more than 325 games have support for external versioning Nintendo Wiis, and iPhones. The been built with the Unity engine. t o o l s s u c h a s S u b v e r s i o n , free version, formerly known as These games include Zombieville Perforce, or any other version Unity Indie, was previously USA, one of the top 10 best- control system. Unity has also priced at $199. Broke and/or selling iPhone games. added Visual Studio integration stingy devs are welcomed to In a statement released today, and can automatically sync a VS download the platform here. The CEO David Helgason said, "With project to source code so all pro version of Unity's platform the explosive growth in new scripts are in the solution and will continue to sell for around platforms and performance I n t e l l i S e n s e i s c o n f i g u r e d . $1,500. improvement in our Unity suite D i s c u s s Sponsor

ELLE News Quiz: 10/30 By ELLE.com (ELLE News Blog) Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:00:00 AM

How well do you know this week's most stylish happenings? 1. What chic shoe label is working with Sir Elton John to raise money to help fight AIDS in Africa? 2. What designer is partnering with H&M to present a lingerie collection just in time for the holidays? 3. What designer of high-

glamour gowns just launched his first-ever line for HSN? 4. What stylish actress made her Broadway debut in After Miss

Julie? 5. Julianne Moore wore a dress by what designer to the London premiere of Chloe? —Erin Clements Answers: 1. Jimmy Choo 2. Sonia Rykiel 3. Naeem Khan 4. Sienna Miller 5. Bottega Veneta Photo: Retna

Travel Channel expected to fetch nearly $1 billion despite low ratings and low carriage fees By Robert Seidman (TVbytheNumbers)

Bourdain: No Reservations” and “Man v. Food” as its most popular shows, is distributed in Submitted at 10/30/2009 3:43:32 AM nearly 100 million homes, but it Even if the ratings and carriage earns on average just 6 cents per fees aren’t huge, the value of subscriber. It draws a modest being in nearly 100 million average of 485,000 viewers in homes apparently is. Brian prime time. Stelter at the New York Times More on NYTimes.com writes: Though $.06 a month per C o x C o m m u n i c a t i o n s i s subscriber isn’t much, but expected to command close to a Nielsen estimates the Travel billion dollars for the Travel C h a n n e l i s a v a i l a b l e i n Channel, people close to the 93,990,000 homes. For purposes bidding war for the channel said of back of the napkin math, I’m on Thursday. fine with calling that 100 million The company is entertaining homes and figuring the $.06 per bids from a number of media subscriber winds up being around companies, including the News $6 million in subscription C o r p o r a t i o n a n d S c r i p p s revenue per month. Networks, three people with The cable model strives for a knowledge of the auction said. split between subscriber revenue The people requested anonymity and advertising revenue. If they because they were not authorized are able to obtain a 50-50 split, by their employers to discuss the that would be another $6 million confidential process. At least one a month. So back of the napkin of the offers exceeds $900 gets it near $150 million in million, they said. annual revenue. Fetching $1 [...] billion would be somewhere By the ratings and revenue around a 7X multiple of annual metrics of cable channels, the revenue. Travel Channel i s This content has passed through undistinguished. The channel, fivefilters.org. which counts “Anthony

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Apple Closing in on RIM in U.S. Market Share

American Dad renewed for next season

By Darrell Etherington (TheAppleBlog)

By Brad Trechak (TV Squad)

Submitted at 10/29/2009 12:40:31 PM

A new survey by research firm ChangeWave has Apple’s iPhone on course to eventually best BlackBerry as the U.S. device of choice when it comes to smartphone options. It also reflects good news for the smartphone industry in general, since overall ownership of the data-hungry cellular devices is up to 39 percent of respondents, which represents a jump of more than 200 percent from the same time two years ago. ChangeWave’s last survey took place in June of this year, and since then, Apple’s stock has jumped 5 percent. The last time there was a big jump in Apple sales, the iPhone 3G was introduced, and it lasted six months before the rise started to plateau, though it always showed positive growth. If that trend is any indication, the iPhone 3GS should continue to inflate sales until the new year at least, which could put Apple in a position to overtake RIM. RIM fell one percentage point from the last survey period in June 2009, from 41 percent to 40 percent. The BlackBerry has been steadily falling since January of 2008. The smartphone maker does have the Storm 2’s

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The Fox network cannot risk pissing off Seth MacFarlane. If they do, they run a good chance of suddenly finding most of their entire Sunday night line-up sucking eggs. At least, that's one possible reason for the renewal of American Dad for a sixth season. That pickup gives MacFarlane the renewal trifecta for Sunday nights. release on the horizon, but planning on choosing an iPhone. Actually, of MacFarlane's three competing against major, new RIM follows with 27 percent series, American Dad is the best devices like the Palm Pre and the choosing BlackBerry devices. one (although I'm finding The 3GS will be tough. Apple also leads in another very Cleveland Show inching closer to Speaking of the Pre, Palm is also important category: customer first place). As opposed to included in the survey, and satisfaction. A whopping 74 Family Guy, the storytelling is remains behind in third place percent of respondents say they more linear than the other two with only 7 percent market share. are “Very Satisfied” with their and the jokes actually have some When ChangeWave started iPhones, while only 43 percent of relevance to the plot or characters conducting its survey in June of RIM customers say the same ( I ' m o n T e a m S o u t h P a r k 2006, Palm owned 36 percent of about their BlackBerry devices, r e g a r d i n g t h a t " f e u d " ) . the market, topping RIM, its only the next closest cell phone on the close competitor, which had 30 survey. It’s a telling gap, and one percent. Worth noting is that this which explains why Apple could is the first survey in nearly two overtake its perennial rival in the years where Palm didn’t lose U.S. sometime in the next six (Financial Times - US some of its share. months. A new product launch in homepage) Aside from being the only June could seal the deal. c o m p a n y t o s h o w p o s i t i v e In Q3, NewNet focus turns to Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:14:36 AM growth between surveys, Apple business models and search. US consumer spending stalled in is also the leader going forward Read the, " NewNet Q3 Wrap- September after climbing in each in terms of planned purchases by up." of the prior four months as the respondents. Thirty-six percent effects of government stimulus of those surveyed who plan on programmes started to wane. making a smartphone purchase in Personal consumption the next three months are expenditures fell by 0.5 per cent, or $47.2bn, last month,

The Cleveland Show is also better at linear storytelling and jokes than its predecessor, but it's still not up to the standards of American Dad. Sadly, American Dad will likely live in the shadow of Family Guy and The Cleveland Show for years to come. At least MacFarlane has three chances with Fox to keep on working. Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free Permalink| Email this| | Comments

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Lawyers for Dr. Arnie Klein Explain $48K Claim (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 10/29/2009 5:50:00 PM

Apple TV 3.0 Will Support iTunes LP and Extras, Needs More Still By Darrell Etherington (TheAppleBlog)

commentary, would become accessible on Apple’s home theater device, but this is the first Submitted at 10/29/2009 7:49:29 AM official confirmation that it is in Apple recently introduced two fact on the way. It would seem to new formats, iTunes LP and suggest that we’ll see the update iTunes Extras, which deliver sooner rather than later, too. additional content to album and Both iTunes LP and iTunes movie purchases, respectively. Extras are based on the TuneKit Apple also only just updated the JavaScript format, which uses i T u n e s S t o r e T e r m s a n d HTML, CSS and other open web Conditions agreement, and standards. It’s designed for a AppleInsider spotted some key 1280×720 pixel resolution, which changes in that document that fits perfectly with HD TV sets point to an upcoming Apple TV and the HD output resolution of update that will support the new the Apple TV. formats. While it may not come as a It seems inevitable that the new surprise, a new major update for bonus material featured in LP the Apple TV firmware would be a n d E x t r a r e l e a s e s , w h i c h the first big one since the “Take includes things like photos, Two” 2.0 update that came at videos, mini-documentaries and Macworld Expo in January 2008.

Other things expected to arrive with it include Quicktime X and the HTTP Live Streaming protocol, both of which were recently introduced as features of OS X Snow Leopard. It sounds like it’s shaping up to be a decent little upgrade for Apple’s main foray into the living room, but it doesn’t really sound like anything that’s going to turn heads among people who are on the fence about buying the device. Apple has recently taken some steps to increase Apple TV sales, including getting rid of the 40 GB model altogether and dropping the price of the 160 GB version. Which is great, but there’s still a lot more Apple should be doing to make the device viable.

Like the Mac mini, the Apple TV seems to be lagging behind other Apple offerings in terms of the tech behind it and its software capabilities. Many new TVs coming to market now offer built -in functionality comparable to a lot of what Apple TV brings to the table, beyond access to the iTunes Store and all of its associated content. And HDcapable nettops from companies like Asus offer a fully functional home theater PC at a comparable price, with better storage options and more. A software update is great, but Apple needs to do more than just what’s expected to breathe some life back into its least exciting device.

Lawyers for Dr. Arnold Klein are explaining a claim for $48,522.89 that was submitted to Michael Jackson's estate earlier this week. The lawyers explain that any mention of a "weekend charge" listed in Klein's request was related to an "unscheduled medical treatment." The lawyers write, "In order to provide this teatement, Dr. Klein needed to rent a helicopter in order to be flown in from out of town to provide the services within the required time frame, had his professional staff transported via car service, and had to pay them a premium for working over the weekend. If anything, these charges demonstrate Dr. Klein's dedication to his patients. It should also be noted that Dr. Klein lost money for the weekend treatment." The statement goes on to say, "Dr. Klein spent a substantial amount of effort to assist Michael Jackson in achieving his fabulous appearance. As anyone can see from viewing 'This Is It,' Michael Jackson looked great, and this was due, in part, to Dr. Klein's skill, hard work and dedication."

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Apple 10-K: Rise of the iPhone By Charles Jade (TheAppleBlog)

Apple’s sales revenue, but that’s using subscription accounting to spread the revenue over 24 Submitted at 10/29/2009 7:58:17 AM months. Using non-GAAP Apple has released its Form 10- numbers, the Mac and the iPhone K ( PDF) for the fiscal year 2009, now each account for about a the annual report providing a third of Apple’s net sales. summary of the company’s As for the Mac, during the fiscal performance. A number of year Apple sold 10,396,000 interesting details can be found computers, a new base-ten within the long and tedious record, while the iPod continues document, but the biggest news to sell around 54 million units a is the increasing importance of y e a r . H o w e v e r , u n l i k e t h e the iPhone to Apple’s bottom iPhone, both the Mac and the line. iPod apparently have been Apple sold 20.7 million iPhones affected by the recession. Of the in the fiscal year, $6.75 billion in other product categories, the n e t s a l e s , w h i c h i n c l u d e s iTunes Store, or “other music and accessories and carrier agreement product related services,” and revenue. Comparing that with software continue to show steady just $123 million in 2007 shows growth. just how important the iPhone is Browsing the rest of the Form 10 to Apple. The iPhone now -K, a few other points of interest accounts for about 18 percent of for fiscal year 2009 include:

defend the case vigorously.” • An investment of $100 in AAPL in 2004 would be worth $957 today. • The Americas account for 44 percent of net sales. • Unit sales of Macs were up 40 percent in Europe. • The total number of Apple Stores was 273, up from 247 and 197 for the previous two years.

• Net sales were $36.5 billion for the fiscal year, $5.7 billion in net income, bringing Apple’s cash on hand to $34 billion. • Apple has 34,300 full-time employees. • R&D has grown from $782

million in 2007 to $1.3 billion in 2009. • Apple spent half a billion dollars on ads, up slightly from the previous year. • Regarding the patent lawsuit with Nokia, Apple “intends to

2009 was an amazing year for Apple by pretty much any metric. However, the introduction of the iPhone in China and possible end of carrier exclusivity in the U.S., the addition of a tablet product, and continued growth in Mac sales all suggest 2010 will be even better.

Apple TV 3.0, iTunes 9.0.2 Released By Charles Jade (TheAppleBlog)

favorite content.” The new interface continues an evolution away from Apple’s other media Submitted at 10/29/2009 3:48:42 PM software, Front Row. F o l l o w i n g a p r e s u m a b l y In addition to the “widescreen” unintentional disclosure in the interface, Apple TV 3.0 also terms of service for the iTunes includes Genius Mixes, Internet Store, Apple has released Apple radio, and photo enhancements. T V 3 . 0 , a s w e l l a s a For the latter, users can now flip corresponding update for iTunes. through photos grouped by event, As previously reported, Apple while face recognition software TV 3.0 supports iTunes LP and s i m i l a r t o i P h o t o p u t s iTunes Extras, and does so with a “snapshots” of each person new look. According to Eddy n a m e d o n a c o r k b o a r d Cue, Apple VP of Internet background. It’s sort of like Services, the new interface wanted ads at the Post Office. “gives you instant access to your As for iTunes, besides

supporting Apple TV 3.0, the 90 MB update adds “an option for a dark background for Grid View, and improves support for accessibility.” What’s not

mentioned in the support note is that iTunes has once again been fixed to keep Palm from leeching off Apple via the Pre syncing with iTunes. Get a life, Palm.

That would probably be good advice for the Apple TV, too. While additional features are always good, features people really want are even better. Is the Apple TV really going to be the last one in the living room to support Netflix without hacks like XBMC? As Q4 begins, online video is now mainstream. Read the, " Connected Consumer Q3 Wrapup."

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Obvious next steps for Twitter lists (Scripting News)

(of course). That way when I discover someone in Berkeley she automatically gets updated Okay things are getting with that person. interesting now that 50 percent of All the ideas that we had for the Twitter users have the lists OPML directories apply to feature. And now it's getting Twitter lists. pretty obvious that there are In fact there should be a way to some serious omissions. export a list as OPML, and I First the fun part. think Twitter ought to do this, as I started a Twitter Babes list, but a way to create systems that got really nervous about it, bridge in and out of Twitter fearing backlash, so I deleted it hierarchies dynamically. Very and gave it some more thought. It powerful stuff. If they won't do came back to life as my it, I'm going to suggest that Matt Entourage list, very much gender A list is like a Twitter user. In get on top of this asap. -neutral, there are men and fact some of my placeholder I'm doing so much stuff with women on the list. Twitter accounts will now go WordPress these days, I'm away. I no longer need the page starting to see it a bit as a http://twitter.com/davewiner/ento of NY Times twitterers, or the platform the same way I view urage Top 100, or even the Berkeley Twitter. I wonder if that's why These are people who I admire folk. So it makes sense that all Matt embraced rssCloud so for their intellect, big heart, the annotations, all the metadata quickly? Heh. creativity, willingness to take a that goes with a user, should also Anyway I have projects I'd like chance. Some I would trust my go with a list. to try, but I'm really busy and life with and others I'd trust my People are going to want a way probably won't get to them soon heart. They're good people to to suggest a new addition to a enough. If I were viewing lists as hang with. I don't agree with list, and people with lists are an entrepreneurial opportunity, them all the time, I even compete going to want a way to have new the first place I'd explore is doing with some of them. Some I don't additions suggested. a list browser and editor, with a know well but find interesting. It should also be possible to Suggest-A-User feature. If you I'd love to say all this on the list, include a list within another list. want to start one of these, I'd be but there's no way to. That's My friend Cori has a list of Bay interested in participating, for feature #1. You must be able to Area people. She should be able equity. explain what a list means. Even if to include my list of Berkeleyites, BTW, lists are obvious gold for it's only a link to a web page since Berkeley is in the Bay Area search engines. where you explain it. Submitted at 10/29/2009 1:52:24 PM

Review: FlashForward Scary Monsters and Super Creeps By Jason Hughes (TV Squad) Submitted at 10/30/2009 8:31:00 AM

(S01E06) Some big revelations this week, both in the flashforwards case, as well as in the situation at the Benford household. In fact, it was at the Benford household that it went down. I was also very proud of the writers for choosing a more challenging route for Mark's character than the tired cliches we've come to expect. We also got the first encounter between Lloyd Simcoe's son and the Benford daughter, Charlie, and so many things became more clear. A couple more flashforwards to round out the hour and I'm still happy with the series. And speaking of Charlies, those who've been waiting all season for Dominic Monaghan to finally get down and dirty as a series regular on this little show need

Street Chic: Paris By ELLE.com (ELLE News Blog) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:00:00 AM

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A new OS feature worth upgrading for (Scripting News)

users. I didn't see a single netbook user back there. That's unscientific of course, but it was It's been a long time since an pretty shocking nonetheless. operating system had a feature Traveling Mac users are drawn to compelling enough for me to power outlets much more than justify an upgrade. But last night netbook users are. It's just a fact. I thought of one. I think I'm going to do an A-B The web is totally getting test. Put an Asus next to a reverse-chronologic and imho MacBook, kill all the apps, that's a good thing. It's becoming unplug both, and see how long it easy to find the new stuff is before each of them dies. That everywhere. Everywhere but on ought to put it to rest. (And don't my local area network, that is. forget that while the Mac is a When something new arrives, a nicer computer with a bigger podcast or an enclosure, or I spare battery to travel with. I screen and keyboard, it's also download a new app or a song or have no idea which it is and I heavier and costs five times as T V s h o w , o n a n y o f m y don't care. I'm a user. He thinks much as the Asus. And it runs machines, I'd like it to roll up it's the OPML Editor that's hotter too, your lap gets scorched into a list that I can scroll responsible for the disparity. But using the Mac.) through, and have a blog-like that's just plain wrong. I run Update: I see in his follow-up calendar structure that I can exactly the same software on comment he thinks I'm sniping at both the Mac and the Asus. Apple. That's nuts. I spent $1700 search. Further, if you look at the on the MacBook so I could snipe That's all -- nothing more. Also a follow-up to the post performance monitor, Firefox is at Apple? I actually bought it about the battery needs of my the hog, not the OPML Editor. because I hoped to take it on trips MacBook vs the Asus Eee PC. It's generally using five or ten like the one I took to LA this Jim Roepcke thinks it's somehow times the CPU that OPML is. week. It didn't work very well. Another clue is that at the You want I should say it did? my fault that the MacBook either has a weaker battery or uses more conference, the last row of the juice. And that they decided it auditorium, the one with the would be better if I couldn't buy a power strips, was filled with Mac Submitted at 10/29/2009 11:11:00 AM

Victor's Greatest Hits on The Young and the Restless By Allison Waldman (TV Squad) Submitted at 10/30/2009 9:02:00 AM

It's been a tumultuous six weeks for Eric Braeden and The Young and the Restless. For a while, it looked like he was on his way out of the soap when contract talks broke down between the star and Sony. Then there was a story in the trades about other actors being contacted to possibly replace him, including William Devane, Paul Michael Glaser and Peter Strauss. Before you could say Jabot Cosmetics, Bob posted the news that Eric and Sony had reached an agreement and Victor Newman would continue to be played by Eric Braeden. Crisis averted. Well, while he was still in exit mode, the show wrote Victor out. In the storyline, Victor is recovering from a heart transplant and has decided to go to a clinic in Belgium to rehabilitate. This week he's been tying up loose ends before

Sony pares losses and boosts outlook (Financial Times - US homepage) Submitted at 10/30/2009 1:26:18 AM

Sony revealed a smaller-thanexpected net loss for its fiscal

second quarter on Friday and said its full-year outlook had improved thanks to aggressive cost-cutting and a turnround at its Japanese financial services arm. Sony lost Y26.3bn ($289m) in

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Kurt Sutter speaking his mind won’t keep Sons of Anarchy from being renewed By Robert Seidman (TVbytheNumbers) Submitted at 10/30/2009 4:23:38 AM

FX has not yet announced a renewal for Sons of Anarchy, and at least according to his Twitter feed, show creator and executive producer Kurt Sutter is growing disillusioned by it all. In his latest blog posts he ponders if speaking his mind is getting him into trouble and whether he should just keep his mouth shut. I’m as certain as I can be that Sons of Anarchy will be renewed. I’m also pretty sure that Sutter will continue to speak his mind. But as much as Sons is my new favorite show, sutterink.blogspot.com is my new favorite blog. Though I don’t think FX would be crazy enough to tell him “stop blogging or we won’t renew your show”, if they do, I hope he gives them the finger. I can’t see Sons not being picked up for a season three. But hey, I could be wrong. Dollhouse was boldly renewed for a second season, and I definitely got that

wrong. Speaking of Dollhouse, could it be that Sutter is a fan? I n Sutter’s latest blog post he recounts an impromptu encounter with a development executive outside of a Starbucks in Burbank who wished him dead. She wasn’t too happy with the post about why most broadcast network scripted dramas suck. I’m sure there was a bit (or more)

of writer’s license being employed, but he describes a heated exchange where the executive defends her work: KS: I’m serious. I want to believe you. You’re probably right. Name something on your schedule that you’re proud of. That’s original. Smart. Great stories. (She names two shows) KS: First of all, I agree with you,

(show 1) is original and interesting. So why are you pulling it off the air? DG: It’s not canceled. KS: Of course it is. It’s been yanked from the schedule and replaced with reruns. - as always, the full post is a good read That last line is definitely straight from the TVbytheNumbers playbook. But

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I got to thinking, what show has been yanked off the schedule and replaced with reruns but not yet officially canceled? Dollhouse, which was yanked from the schedule for November sweeps with its remaining episodes being burned off in December and beyond is the only show coming to mind. The Beautiful Life: TBL was yanked off the schedule and replaced with reruns, but it has been officially canceled, plus I can’t envision a world where Sutter would’ve found it original and interesting. Dollhouse fits the bill, and I’d agree at least in premise it’s original and interesting. In execution, it hasn’t always been interesting, though at least a few episodes have been. But if it’s Dollhouse, I can answer the question of why they are pulling it off the air: a 0.8 Live+SD adults 18-49 rating. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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American Dad renewed, FOX orders sixth season By Robert Seidman (TVbytheNumbers) Submitted at 10/30/2009 2:09:19 AM

Hardly a surprise based on the ratings, and given the longer production times for animated shows, the timing of the announcement isn’t surprising either. Via FOX press release: HOT FROM FOX… FOX SAYS “YES WE CAN” TO “AMERICAN DAD” FOX has ordered a sixth season of AMERICAN DAD, the animated series featuring security -obsessed CIA agent and devoted family man STAN SMITH (Seth MacFarlane). Recently honored with an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program, AMERICAN DAD airs Sundays (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The series continues to follow

the twisted trials and tribulations of die-hard Republican and cardcarrying NRA member Stan Smith and his hilariously odd family in Langley Falls, VA. Stan’s not-so-smart wife FRANCINE (Wendy Schaal) has an unfaltering loyalty that allows her to turn a blind eye toward

Stan’s unabashed arrogance. Stan constantly butts heads with his 18 -year-old daughter HAYLEY (Rachael MacFarlane), who knows just how to push her father’s buttons by being liberal in both her beliefs and in the number of hippie boyfriends she chooses to date. Hayley’s 14-year

selfish and sarcastic space alien who lives in the attic and drinks like it’s always happy hour, and KLAUS (Dee Bradley Baker), an attention-starved goldfish with the brain of a German guy who is always willing to vocalize his opinions even if no one is listening. AMERICAN DAD ranks in the Top 10 programs of the season among Teens, Male Teens, Men 18-34, Persons 12-34, Adults 1834 and Men 18-49. AMERICAN DAD is a 20th C entury Fox Television -old brother is the geeky yet cocky STEVE (Scott Grimes), a production co-created by Seth kid who seems to be on the MacFarlane, Mike Barker and constant verge of puberty but Matt Weitzman. MacFarlane, can’t quite make sense of the Barker and Weitzman serve as o p p o s i t e s e x . T h e S m i t h executive producers alongside household is rounded out by two R i c k W i e n e r a n d K e n n y rather unconventional members: S c h w a r t z . ROGER (Seth MacFarlane), the This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Review: Project Runway - Best of the Best By Michael Pascua (TV Squad)

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( S06E11) Project Runway finally explained why different people won challenges this season instead of just Irina and Althea winning all of them. This week's challenge was to make a companion piece to the contestants' winning looks. Unfortunately, Logan has never won a challenge. With one day and $100, they had to make it

work. On paper, the challenge sounds like an interesting way of thinking of cohesive collections. Most of these designers have an aesthetic (Carol Hannah doesn't

like pants, Christopher likes full skirts). For Gordana, Christopher, and Logan, the companion pieces that they made neither complimented, nor improved on their original

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Glee's "Don't Stop Believin'" Goes Gold By Allison Waldman (TV Squad)

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If you have any doubt about the power of television in the selling of music and making stars, this story should convince you that there is a definite correlation. Fox's Glee has produced a solid gold successful single. The Glee version of "Don't Stop Believin'" has been certified as Gold in digital sales of half-amillion downloads. That's 500,000 people who've heard the song on the TV show and wanted it on their iPod or cell phone or some music playing apparatus. "Don't Stop Believin'" was the first big song from the pilot, but it's not the only song that has been popular. Seven songs from Glee now occupy spots in the top 200 of iTunes' Top Songs chart.

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On November 3, there will be a compilation CD of the best numbers from the show, called Glee: The Music, Volume 1. Continue reading Glee's "Don't Stop Believin'" Goes Gold Filed under: OpEd, Music and Variety, Awards, Reality-Free, By Michael Pascua (TV Squad) Glee P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | | Submitted at 10/30/2009 3:00:00 AM Comments ( S06E07) This week's episode of Grey's Anatomy focused on Derek and evolved the character as someone that's not just McDreamy. The show should plunging commodity prices that start with Patrick Dempsey have brought down the entire talking more often. I didn't realize how mellow his voice sectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results. Its revenue fell 41 per cent from was, though saying the words "calm," "quiet," and "peace" $78.9bn to $46.6bn. This content has passed through automatically sound calming. I hope he narrates a Disney movie fivefilters.org. soon. If the show continues to be

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We figured that Naughty Dog would tire of its propensity to tease us once Uncharted 2: Among Thieves had finally hit store shelves. However, if the developer's recent late-night tweet is any indication, its still got a few surprises up its sleeve. The aforementioned tweet simply strong with character driven read, "working late tonight, got a development per episode, I ton of things that need to get suggest keeping Meredith bed done," and included a link to the ridden. She's already forgiven her unsettling image above. father and has strengthened her If we were to wager a guess as to relationship with her sister. Let's what those ... things are, our evolve the rest of the one- early analysis would be Helghast dimensional characters while she skeletons. Now, with Halloween coming up, the skeletons thing stays in bed. Continue reading Review: makes sense. Helghast, though? Grey's Anatomy - Give Peace a T h a t ' s j u s t g a r i s h l y n o n canonical. Chance Naughty Dog teases spooky Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Uncharted 2 image originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Reality-Free P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | | Oct 2009 09:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Comments Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

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World Series Diary: Yankees 3, Phillies 1 (WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) Submitted at 10/29/2009 3:01:02 PM

The Journal provides minute-byminute analysis of the New York Yankees’ 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in tonight’s Game 2 of the World Series. Guest blogger Jonah Keri offers commentary on the game and the Fox telecast, while Journal staffer Matthew Futterman adds insight from Yankee Stadium. Journal staffers Brian Fitzgerald (Yankees) and Bill Power (Phillies) give a fan’s perspective as New York evened the best-ofseven series at a game apiece. Getty Images Hideki Matsui celebrates his go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning with teammate Derek Jeter (left). 11:28: Absolutely. Phils needed to split, and that’s what they did. See you down the Turnpike.— Fitzgerald 11:27: Wow! That was like an evil sinker on 2-2 to fan Stairs. Thirty-ninth and final pitch by Rivera saves the 3-1 win for the Yankees. Just a reminder that there has never been a better RP in major league history. So what did we learn tonight? Pedro can still compete on the big stage. Burnett was even better. Derek Jeter is no tactician. Hideki Matsui remains criminally underrated in this country. And we’ve got us a series! On to Philly we go, series tied 11. This could take a while.* * * Congrats, Fitz and Yanks. Not upset as a Phillies fan, though.

Got the win needed on the road.– Power* * * Overpowering strikeout for Rivera! Let the emotional pendulum swing back to the extreme other side for the Yankees fans. I won’t be surprised to hear “Start spreading the news” being hummed on New Jersey Transit in the morning. I am going to stay reserved. There is a lot of series to play and Cole Hamels waiting in Philly. I wish the Yanks had strung together more hits for their runs — I hate relying on the long ball.– Fitzgerald 11:23: Two quick strikes on Stairs. Mo won’t let him get his arms extended. 11:22: Ibanez doubles to left. Potential tying run coming up…and it’s Canada’s own Matt Stairs! A dead-red fastball hitter no less, against the only onepitch pitcher in baseball.* * * Oh, heavens, please don’t let The Walrus tie the game…– Fitzgerald 11:21: Good scouting by the Yankees, had Jayson Werth played perfectly — liner up the middle, but right in Cano’s glove. 11:19: I didn’t like bringing Rivera in during the eighth inning. Rivera is putting me in my place. One more out to go!– Fitzgerald 11:18: Yet another lousy call punches out Ryan Howard. Bill, as you said earlier, Eric Gregg is alive and well in the Bronx. 11:16: Mo needed 23 pitches to get through the eighth. If I’m the

the double play. Makeup calls do NOT make things better.* * * The happiest person if the Yankees win tonight: Alex Rodriguez. He is urgently trying to squash all the goodwill he built up in the divisional and league championship series. I Phils I’m taking, taking, taking think he has only put one ball in play in two games.– Fitzgerald here. 11:14: Madson throws a diving 11:06: Another lousy umpire sinker for the whiff; nice job. call. This on an outside fastball Phils have Howard, Werth and ruled strike three on A-Rod. Ibanez due up in the ninth against 11:05: Teixeira doinked on an inside fastball by Ryan Madson Rivera. 11:11: Hi, my name is … In the to start the eighth. A-Rod and horse race tonight between Matsui coming up, big trouble viewings of Kate Hudson and for Philly.* * * film clips of Zimmer getting a A friendly message to all booing snap-mare takedown, who would Yankees fans: Teixeira was not have thought Jay Z and Eminem thrown at.– Fitzgerald would beat them all. Whatever 11:04: Don’t look at me, Brian, money DJ Hero gets in sales may I’m impartial! My team was not make up for Activision’s euthanized five years ago. herculean marketing effort 11:02: 3-1 Yanks going to the bottom of the eighth. This game tonight!– Fitzgerald 11:10: Cano knocks the first got a lot more interesting in the pitch he sees into right for a base past couple innings. h i t . T w o o n , t w o o u t f o r 11:01: Yankees got lucky on that one. Utley ripped it. You could Gardner.* * * A-Rod has no idea what awaits hear the crack in the press box as him in Philly. In NLCS, fans if it was right next to your ear. If combined “Manny” with names it’s three feet to Cano’s left or of body parts in ways that almost right it doesn’t matter who’s in required a medical degree. And motion or not. Isn’t there an that was BEFORE the team argument to just letting Utley played an anti-steroid public- focus on the ball and hit? Doesn’t service announcement on the his average go down when the video board as he took his r u n n e r s a r e i n m o t i o n ? – Futterman position.– Power 11:09: Matsui fans, Madson’s 11:00: COLOSSAL double play. second straight K. Two down. M c C a r v e r ’ s r i g h t , P h i l l i e s 11:07: Just catching up on absolutely should have sent the replays…Utley beat the throw on runners, especially given the

speed of Rollins and Victorino. Utley raps into a 4-6-3 double play. Not just huge because it’s inning-ending, also spares Rivera more pitches and ensures he’ll be fine for the ninth.* * * Wow, Utley hits into a double play to end the inning with Ryan Howard on deck! Jonah, I feel like we just got away with one. And I initially thought he was safe at first.– Fitzgerald 10:54: Seeing-eye single by Victorino. Two on, one out for Utley and Howard. Ginsu knives at the ready… 10:53: Second walk by Rollins, surprising! Tying run at the plate, two out, Victorino and Utley get a bite at the apple against Mo.* * * I am not a fan of asking Mariano to get six outs. It hints of desperation, and it basically broadcasts a lack of trust in the bullpen. When the opponents are down to their last outs, the final inning, Mariano seems so imposing. And now, as I type this, Jimmy Rollins grinds out a long at-bat — ratcheting up the pitch count — and Victorino just pushed one through the right side. And now Utley is up. Great.– Fitzgerald 10:50: I like the move to bring in Rivera to get six outs. Ruiz grounds out to start the eighth. 10:49: Also, it’s DEREK FREAKING JETER!!! There is no reason he should be bunting there, two strikes, one strike or WORLD page 53

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no strike. Derek Jeter is good at hitting the baseball. Let him hit. Both the math, and common sense, make this abundantly clear. 10:45: Girardi didn’t throw the red challenge flag, the call stands.– Power* * * The bad call is a lot less of a big deal if Jeter does his job and moves the runners over to second and third. As bad as the umps have been, the messed-up inning is Jeter’s fault. There’s a deeper issue — come early to a Yankee game and watch them take batting practice (or just watch it on YES, their regional sports network). You will rarely see guys on the team practice bunts.– Futterman* * * Another bad call from an ump, this one costing the Yankees. (They’ve certainly benefited this postseason.) It seems like there is a bad call a night. I should be outraged, but this one was tough — the ump needs to be in perfect position to make that call. I thought he caught it on a line. My brother-in-law Patrick, quiet since the Yanks made a comeback, suggests the ump is looking for dirt to kick up before he calls it a short-hop. None there. I just don’t want to hear more calls for instant replay. The games are long enough.– Fitzgerald 10:44: The World Series may have just turned on a blown call. Line drive to first base, gloved by Howard, throws wide to Rollins at second. But the ump rules it an out, even though it was a short

hop! Rollins’s tag thus makes it an inning-ending double play. Yanks lead 3-1. Between Jeter’s colossally stupid bunt and a horrific blown call, Yankees fans are stabbing themselves in the eyes with Ginsu knives right now. 10:42: That’s Jeter’s third strikeout tonight. Bunting with two strikes when you’re a near .400 OBP guy lifetime should be worth eight strikeouts. 10:40: I need to know if Derek Jeter tried to sacrifice with two strikes, or if Joe Girardi signaled him to do it. Girardi should be the first manager fired in the middle of a World Series if it was him. And Yankees fan deluxe Ben Kabak of the great Yankees blog River Avenue Blues notes that Jeter bunts on his own all the time with two strikes. Yanks fans should hope The Captain doesn’t become The Manager in 10 years. 10:38: Tim McCarver: “At 0-2, there is no way Jeter is still bunting. Too good a hitter.” Jeter bunts foul and is out.— Fitzgerald 10:37: Posada single up the middle off Chan-Ho-Kenobi cashes the Yankees’ third run. First and second, nobody out. 10:35: Man, Chan Ho Park. At one point, that guy was getting about $15 million a year from the Texas Rangers. He just gave up a run. Seems like old times.– Fitzgerald 10:31: Yankees fans can taunt Pedro all they want. He pitched a

helluva game, and he makes about $14 million a year less than the guy who gave up one fewer run tonight.* * * It is unraveling for Pedro. He had a good outing, but had to walk off the mound listening to the fans’ vitriol. Pedro’s response? A huge grin. Classic.– Fitzgerald 10:30: Yeah, Charlie Manuel tossed away his gum. No mas.– Power 10:29: Cabrera bangs a single to right, pinch-runner Gardner to third. Posada up. They HAVE to pull Pedro now. 10:27: Hairston bloops a little single down the right-field line to start the seventh. Melky up, Posada probably pinch-hits for Molina afterward. Pedro isn’t long for this game. 10:23: Hmm. Fair point.– Fitzgerald 10:21: Was subtle humor, but I understand being subtle is a lost art based on the new NY ballparks.– Power 10:20: Eric Gregg is working another World Series, bless him.– Power 10:19: Yet another 1-2-3 inning for Burnett, as Feliz grounds out to Jeter to end the frame. This has the feel of a Phillies letdown and a Yankees win.* * * Bill, it’s not much better in Philadelphia. The walk from my couch to my refrigerator is longer than the dimensions at Citizens Bank Park.– Fitzgerald 10:18: The stadium just exploded with the strikeout of Stairs. It’s like a completely

different building since the Matsui home run. And who says Yankee fans are front-runners? The best news of all is it’s a 1-23 inning and the pace of the game is picking up.— Futterman 10:17: Nobody can hit A.J. Burnett’s curveball right now. He’s probably missing the corner by an inch or two, but as long as he keeps getting the calls, he’s going to keep throwing it in that spot. Stairs down, two out. 10:16: Lots and lots of curveballs this game. Burnett fares much better with his than Pedro did with his last one. Nips the outside edge for strike three to Ibanez. 10:15: I was just mulling over who Girardi would bring in to pitch the eighth if A.J. can make it through one more inning. I didn’t think we would see Phil Hughes again after last night’s performance, and was considering whether Joba Chamberlain would get a chance to pump his fists and drive the fans crazy (assuming he could find the plate tonight). But then Joe Buck laid it out: We’re likely to see two innings of Mariano Rivera.– Fitzgerald 10:14: Cano flies out to left to end the inning. 2-1 Yanks after six. That’ll be all for Pedro. Phillies have to be happy with that performance. The Matsui home run was all Matsui, not a bad pitch at all. 10:13: Overheard conversation between Joe Girardi and A.J. Burnett before the seventh inning — “A.J. you’re going to pitch

until you turn into Pete Gray tonight.”– Futterman 10:11: Pedro throws an anklehigh curve…and Matsui golfs it into the right-field bleachers for a 2-1 Yankees lead. Wow, that was unreal. Vlad-esque.* * * Thank you, Godzilla! I want to see a spray chart of Matsui’s hits this year. I bet it would look like a lot of outs all over the field, and a lot of homers over that rightfield fence.– Fitzgerald* * * What a bandbox.– Power 10:10: A-Rod in World Series: 0 for 7, 5 Ks. 10:09: Pedro throwing inside on A-Rod, to strong effect. Three straight inside fastballs, 1-2 count. And then a diving outside change-up for strike three! 10:07: Old Goat holding Yanks to one run and giving Phils a chance to pull out a devastating win?? Phils fans’ mood is all good.— Power 10:06: And Pedro whiffs Tex on a tantalizing 71 mph curve. Well, then.* * * The deeper into the game Pedro pitches, the more likely we could see Charlie Manuel walk to the mound and ask Pedro when he wants to come out. That’s when I’d expect to see blood coming out of Pedro’s eyes.– Fitzgerald 10:05: I don’t like Pedro pitching this inning against Tex, A-Rod and Matsui. Problem is, Phils don’t have better options in their bullpen. Perpetual problem for Phils in non-Lee starts.* * * WORLD page 54

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Come on, Bill. You are spoiling the mood.– Fitzgerald 10:02: Werth flies out to center. 1-2-3 go the Phils. Tied at 1, going to the bottom of the sixth.* ** Who turned off the pitchtracker? Wonder where that Howard strikeout pitch was?– Power 10:01: Burnett is earning his whole beefy contract in this game. That is the way Yankees fans think — what have you done for me lately? On the whole, we tend to have short memories. (Except regarding Kevin Brown, who never had a chance.) Good for A.J.; it is exciting to watch.– Fitzgerald 10:00: Third strikeout for Howard tonight. All three on curveballs. 9:59: Ooooh! Sweet curve dropped in to Howard for strike two. 9:58: Burnett has really righted himself. Retires Utley on a groundout to first. Pitch count has been reined in a bit, 91 through 5.1 IP. He could pitch into the seventh now. 9:56: Some ugly numbers to consider. We’re nearly through five innings. It’s taken nearly two hours and more than 160 pitches. The commissioner did a good thing pushing the start times back to 7:57, but between the commercial breaks and all the stepping out of the box, not to mention the upcoming pitching changes and delays and postseason baseball is becoming a four-hour affair. Every sport is

trying to become shorter to adjust to our increasingly busy lives. Baseball is getting longer and has to find a way to move in the other direction. We’ll give you three hours for your most important games, but not four, which is a little longer than it would take to drive from New York to Philly — and back. Mr. Selig, put that on your to-do list for the offseason — if you have one.– Futterman 9:54: I don’t want to suggest anything that will add to the criticism that Girardi is overmanaging, but he may want to consider moving Damon down in the order. I can’t watch him make another lazy-slow swing that puts the ball in the infield. And with Jeter on base, it breaks my soul.– Fitzgerald 9:53: Damon popout. Pedro escapes. End of five, 1-1 tie. 9:52: Zimmer Throw-Down Watch: 4.– Fitzgerald 9:51: After two Ks in two atbats, Jeter finally lines up a Pedro pitch and raps a double to left. Two out, Damon up. Huge spot for Pedro, this could be his last batter of the game, one way or another. 82 pitches so far. 9:50: Jose Molina hits a 12hopper to short. He’d be out on an infield grounder even if first base were 20 feet from home. 9:49: Action in the Phillies’ bullpen as Cabrera leads off the fifth. If Pedro makes it through this inning with one run allowed and around 100 pitches, that’s stellar for the Phils. Can’t ask for much better than that against this

lineup, in this park. And Pedro fans Cabrera, sixth strikeout of the game. 9:47: Victorino pops out to ARod to end the threat. Chance for Yanks to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth. 9:46: Ruiz shudda yelled “I GOT IT” when he ran past ARod.– Power* * * It is Oct. 29. Just 13 years ago, when the Yankees won the World Series against the Braves, the decisive Game 6 was played on Oct. 26. When did November baseball become commonplace? It is snowing in Denver right now — 25 degrees. This can happen to baseball.– Fitzgerald 9:44: Jimmy Rollins, an overrated hitter in the best of times, shows his trademark lack of patience and swings through a 3-2 pitch literally in the dirt. Awful. Two away. 9:42: Carlos Ruiz is a beast. Long double to left-center with one out. Unclear if Yankees fans are booing, or secret Phillies fans hiding in the stands are saying “Chooooooch!”* * * Ruiz (Chooch to Phils’ fans) is too funny. He hits better in postseason than during the year. But mainly he plays D. As for Pedro, the old man has basically done his job. As a Phillies fan, I wasn’t thrilled they signed him — an ex-Met after all — but he delivered a few good starts.– Power 9:40: Feliz starts the fifth with a flyout to right. Did not expect such a low-scoring game. Hitters might be getting sleepy from the

snail’s pace. 9:38: All flyouts and Ks for Pedro. Zero groundouts through four innings. 9:37: Hairston caught looking on a pitch below the knees that should’ve been called a ball. Still, five Ks for Pedro. We’re tied at 1. 9:32: Matsui draws a one-out walk. Pedro, as expected, having more trouble with lefty hitters than righties.* * * Of all the expensive offseason signings, Teixeira was the one I wanted most. I know pitching wins, and the Yankees certainly got their pitchers, but Mark was the gem for me. It reminded me of when the Yankees obtained Tino Martinez — a complete rock of a player with a lot of tools. Of course, I also loathed the fact that 27 other teams had pretty much no chance at ever competing for his talents. Still, I am glad he isn’t a Phillie right now.– Fitzgerald 9:30: A-Rod hits a routine fly to left as Yankees fans’ depth perception suddenly ceases to exist. 9:29: Weird, was just gonna say the Yanks are swinging too hard, reminds me of what Phillies often fall into during season. Gotta dial it back and get those annoying dinks and groundball singles too in the playoffs.– Power 9:28: And we’ve got us a ballgame! Stadium got going on the Molina pickoff. LONG home run by Teixeira ties the game at 1 -1 and gets everyone fully into it.* * *

Teixeira delivered some much needed medicine! I was hoping they would respond with some hits, but I am not going to frown at a home run!– Fitzgerald 9:25: Stairs flies out to end the inning. Joel Sherman of the NY Post with a Twitter zinger: “@nyp_joelsherman: What is it about the Yanks that brings out the Nick Punto in everybody.” He’s right. Baserunning blunders by the opposition continue. 9:24: Ibanez waves at a fastball out of the zone. Two down. Ugly but effective by Burnett tonight. 9:23: After a base hit by Werth, a horrendously awkward attempt to scoot back to first fails…sweet pickoff throw by Molina, on a short-hop, erases the baserunner.* * * Girardi’s master plan is unfolding. That was some pickoff move to first from Molina — throwing behind Ibanez. The crowd is excited; another big end to the inning. The Yankees bats have to come alive this inning. Futterman is right — too many balls in the air. We need to string together some hits and stop trying to tie it with one swing.– Fitzgerald 9:22: Hard to tell whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, but Pedro Martinez has either struck out or induced fly outs from every Yankee batter. At some point a Yankee has to do something other than try to jerk the ball out of the ballpark. The WORLD page 55

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lazy fly balls get a nice rise out of the crowd, but when the Phillies have reduced a sold-out Yankees crowd into cheering long outs, they have truly accomplished something.– Futterman 9:20: Burnett goes to a 3-1 count on Werth. He’s not making it to the sixth at this rate.* * * I don’t want to be negative, but it is the fourth inning. We should be running into Burnett turbulence pretty soon. … And as I finished typing this, Jason Werth just singled to right.– Fitzgerald 9:16: Damon flies out to center. Make it three shutout innings in Game 2 of the World Series, at Yankee Stadium, for Pedro Martinez, the man no one wanted.* * * After Damon’s shot, I am convinced that the Yankees top brass will bring in the fences during the seventh-inning stretch.– Fitzgerald 9:15: Pedro strikes out Jeter for the second time on a moving fastball that nipped the outside corner. McCarver’s right: Pedro quick-pitched that one, caught Jeter off guard. Savvy, savvy effort so far by Pedro. 9:14: This whole inning has been a “Pedro Martinez: Behind The Music” special, narrated by Joe Buck. 9:13: That’s the first walk of the World Series for the Yankees. Drawn by Jose Molina. Can’t make this stuff up. 9:12: First sign of the apocalypse: A walk by Jose Molina! One on, one out for

Yanks.* * * I am in shock. I thought the only way he would get on base is if Pedro launched one at his noggin.– Fitzgerald 9:11: Joe Buck mentioning Expos > > > Joe Buck mentioning Don Zimmer. 9:08: Cabrera hits a deep fly to center, tracked down by Victorino. “Victorino” sounds like a Ned Flandersism. 9:05: Burnett finally fans Howard to mercifully end this marathon inning. Still 1-0, going to the bottom of the third.* * * That was a huge strikeout, against a literally huge batter. Striking out Howard with two men on should be a spark for the Yankees batters. Except, Sabathia was able to grind out of similar situations last night and the Bomber bats stayed quiet. The only spark I feel is hearing Don Henley’s Boys of Summer during the commercials. Excellent song.– Fitzgerald* * * That was a moment here with Ryan Howard up. More than 50,000 pinstriped faithful ready to say so long to a dreamy season of cream pies if Ryan Howard could have connected. Yanks have five starters hitting .000. Doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence for a comeback.– Futterman 9:04: About to reach 100 total pitches in this game. IT’S THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING. 9:02: There’s approximately zero rhythm between Burnett and Molina, and this game is moving at a snail’s pace. Still, unless

Molina hits into five triple plays, Girardi will probably keep this silly pairing going. Utley intentionally walked, Howard up with two on, two out. 9:01: Is anyone else surprised that Kate Hudson hasn’t been on camera yet? I must have missed her. Is she not there?– Fitzgerald 9:00: I get the sense Yanks fans are startled this whole thing wasn’t easy. Phils love being underdogs.– Power 8:59: Victorino swinging bunt moves Rollins to second. Two away, Game 1 killer Utley coming up.* * * By the way, over on the MLB Network you can catch the Houston Astros-Chicago White Sox World Series from 2005. Last night, Bob Gibson was hurling heat. Just in case the current World Series does not interest you.– Fitzgerald 8:57: Victorino has been battling Burnett for about four minutes now. Rollins still at first.* * * There’s a weird dichotomy between what’s happening on the field and what the Yankees like to try to make happen by way of their enormous videoboard over centerfield. In between innings, the Yankees show highlights of their inaugural season here at Yankee Stadium. Matsui hitting home runs. Joba Chamberlain whiffing batters. You get the idea. With each empty frame the Yankees put up it feels like more a of a cruel joke than anything. You wonder what the Phillies think when they see that stuff up there.

Nothing in the first 11 innings suggests the Yankees have any of the magic or sheer power that helped them win 103 games this year. Great Phillies pitching is making them look meek and keeping the crowd way out of the game except for a few bursts when Burnett gets two strikes on a Phillie.– Futterman 8:54: For the record, I did respond that Damon would get to that. But in a low, grumbly way as I am getting increasingly disgruntled.– Fitzgerald 8:52: Rollins draws a rare walk with one out on a high-andoutside fastball. Good spot to run here. 8:50: Damon absolutely makes that catch, Brian. Ibanez has very limited range. A speedier outfielder wouldn’t need to dive.* * * This is low-tension stuff for Phillies fans, hard to believe. Already got monkey off the back last year and this game isn’t a must. Will have to find something to boo.– Power 8:48: Ruiz does something he hasn’t done much this postseason: Make an out. Routine grounder to start the third. 8:47: The great Rob Neyer of ESPN, on Twitter: “@ robneyer Pedro’s looking great, obviously, but averaging 22 pitches per inning. You think the Yankees will be happy to finally see Phillies’ bullpen?” 8:46: I am watching the game with my brother-in-law Patrick, a Mets fan. After Ibanez’s catch, I hear from the couch: “Does

Damon make that catch?” I don’t know if I am going to make it through the night.– Fitzgerald 8:45: Jerry Hairston pops out to right. That’s 0-1 for the Girardi Out-Making Duo, and the end of the second inning. 8:42: Raul Ibanez! No way did I think he’d drag his late-30s, limited-range body into short left -center to make that diving catch on Cano blooper. Gigantic play. Two out, man on first, instead of first and third, one out.* * * Believe it: As a partial seasonticket holder for the Phils, I can attest that Ibanez has made nice running-catch plays all year. He maximizes what he has. Phils’ outfield defense has won them games.– Power 8:38: Zimmer Throw-Down Watch: 3. Just to bring everyone up to speed, here is the Zimmer video.– Fitzgerald 8:37: Matsui grounds a seeingeye single through the hole on the right side. And Fox shows the Zimmer incident again. Of course they do. How about watching THIS game, Fox? 8:35: WHAT A PITCH! A-Rod made Pedro labor through a long at-bat. Then just when it looked like he had Martinez lined up, here comes a tight, spinning curve at 72 that drops right onto the inside corner for strike three. This is the guy throwing mid-80s in the Dominican this spring that no team wanted?! WORLD page 56

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8:30: Stairs never has to pay for a beer in Philly again! Still on train, approaching my stop in Trenton. Dude next to me (an NYU teacher) has a suit and bright red Phils cap and is following game on Bberry like most of train. Most of the Yankees fans, some of whom had spiffy road-gray jerseys, got off in central Jersey.– Power 8:33: It sounds so quiet at Yankee Stadium, I think I just heard Futterman typing.– Fitzgerald 8:29: Diving change-up by Burnett whiffs Feliz to end the inning. 1-0 Philly after one and a half. ESPN’s Jayson Stark notes that this was Stairs’s first RBI on a non-HR since June 25. 8:28: And Stairs comes through! A shot to third that’s too hot for A-Rod to handle. Ruled a hit, scores Ibanez, and it’s 1-0 Phillies. Probably the right call to rule it a hit. But A-Rod should’ve at least knocked it down. That would’ve made it first and third with two out.* * * Alex Rodriguez has to knock that ball down or catch it. These fans still have the wherewithal to turn on him.– Fitzgerald 8:27: Bill, I OWN that Stairs Tshirt. Stairs is Canadian, and when I used to write for Baseball Prospectus, colleague Chirstina Kahrl dubbed him “The Wonder Hamster.” Needless to say, I’m a fan. 8:26: Look at Matt Stairs. He looks like Craig Stadler.–

Fitzgerald 8:25: On 3-2, Werth gets out in front and rolls over on a grounder to third. Two away, nice start for Burnett.* * * T-shirt in Philly: “IN CASE OF EMERGENCY USE STAIRS.” Of course, if Matt Stairs goes 0-5 it won’t be as popular…– Power 8:23: Best Twitter comment so far tonight, by the skilled Dan Levy of The Sporting Blog: “@ OntheDLpodcast Molina has dropped three pitches so far. FOX has yet to pan to Jorge Posada on any of them.”* * * A.J. looks cool and and in command. I don’t know if I am supposed to throw salt over my shoulder or knock on wood or something.– Fitzgerald 8:20: Oof! Filthy curveball by Burnett dives under Howard’s bat for strike three. By the way, if you want more information on pitch types, check out the great site FanGraphs.com. Here’s Burnett on FanGraphs and Pedro on FanGraphs. 8:14: Pedro gets Teixeira on a popup. Fountain of youth in effect through inning number one.* * * The Yankees went quietly. This is really unfortunate. I was hoping they could get a man on base and not let Pedro build that confidence. Where does he get off being this good this late in his career?– Fitzgerald 8:13: Part of what made Pedro’s change-up so devastating in his prime, aside from its ability to dive out of the zone and be

unhittable, was the huge difference in velocity between the fastball and the change. Pedro can’t throw a 97 mph fastball anymore. But the 75 mph change he threw to Damon with two strikes created great velocity separation and also dived to the ground. Impressive. 8:11: Pedro rears back, fires a fastball right down the middle…and Jeter whiffs. Only 88 mph, but Jeter swung through that like this was 10 years ago. 8:10: Phillies fans think Pedro’s junk might last longer than Burnett’s composure. Have seen it lots of times when Burnett was on Marlins.– Power 8:09:“Who’s Your Daddy” chants starting. You know what? I like this. Fans chant goalies’ names in singsong at hockey games. Baseball needs more fan abuse.* * * In person, that “Who’s Your Daddy” chant sounds like a church choir. Even a Red Sox fan would have to appreciate it.– Futterman* * * Yankees fans chant “Who’s Your Daddy.” This just does not phase Pedro. All I remember is the historic four-game comeback in 2004. That is a bitter taste.— Fitzgerald 8:06: Always hard to interpret cheers of a home crowd, but I’m fairly certain, given the expressions of those fans near the press box, that the ovation that followed Utley’s flyball to left was more relief than anything else. There were a lot of long faces leaving here last night.

Yankee fans didn’t come to World Series games for the experience of being here. Right or wrong, they come and expect to win. It’s a little obnoxious, but a 6-1 spanking will make anyone regret putting $1,000 down for a ticket. For their sake, at least they are off to a good start tonight.— Futterman 8:05: Utley tardy on Burnett’s 95 mph fastball, flies out left for the third out. 1-2-3 inning for the Phillies. Terrific sign for the Yankees’ erratic righty. 8:04: Chase Utley made an out? Is that allowed?– Fitzgerald 8:01: Love that strikeout pitch to Victorino. Moving fastball right on the inside corner. That makes any hitter uncomfortable. Wish we saw more of that in today’s game. Shades of vintage Greg Maddux. 7:59: Pitching to his Punch n’ Judy-hitting security blanket Jose Molina, A.J. Burnett starts the game by inducing a Jimmy Rollins popout to left. 7:57: Amen’s to Brian’s comment. More talk about Pedro being one of the five best pitchers of alltime, less about made-up controversies, please. 7:55: For those keeping count, Fox has now twice shown the clip of Pedro Martinez throwing former Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer to the ground — once in imposing black and white. What’s the over/under on this?– Fitzgerald 7:42: Former slugger Mark Grace just said during the pregame that Burnett tends to

lose focus and bounce around 20 pitches or so, torturing Jose Molina. If Molina can’t control A.J. for, oh, 20% or so of his pitches, then why is he back there instead of Posada? Maybe the 20 pitches would be 40 …. Cardinals great Albert Pujols told a radio station today that he wants to finish his career in St. Louis. That’s too bad. I think Yankees GM Brian Cashman has the the Cardinals organization on speed dial to see if he can arrange a special trade in the fifth inning if the Bombers fall flat again.– Fitzgerald 7:38: And once again baseball makes a lame attempt to be like the NFL, having Alicia Keyes and Jay-Z sing their rap anthem about the streets of New York in centerfield 20 minutes before game time. The stadium is halffilled. It’s Game 2 of a sevengame series. The World Series is sport, not spectacle, like the Super Bowl with its halftime show. Please, Bud, there’s no need for this, though at least it didn’t happen during the seventhinning stretch. Seriosuly, no one below the age of 20 is going to become a baseball fan because Jay-Z sings before the game.– Futterman 7:25: To my dismay, Jose Molina is in the lineup tonight, batting last. We manage to shortchange ourselves out of an at-bat even though we still have the designated hitter for another night. Burnett must REALLY not WORLD page 58

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Cliff Lee: A New Level of Ace-itude (WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) Submitted at 10/29/2009 8:31:42 AM

After his masterful Game One showing in Philadelphia’s 6-1 World Series win over the Yankees, it’s tough to escape the feeling that Cliff Lee — who was near-unhittable in the first two postseason rounds — leapt from super-ace to some other hyphenated level of brilliance. Turbo-stopper? Master-ace? Feel free to come up with one of your own. But bear in mind that you’re riffing on a guy who fired a complete game, 10-strikeout, no-walk masterpiece against the best lineup in baseball. In the Sporting News, Dan Shanoff coins a phrase of his own to describe Lee’s postseason genius. “Cliff Lee,” Shanoff blogs, “has just gone immortal.” Getty Images Why take Cliff Lee out and save the chance for pitching him twice more? Because complete games are awesome, that’s why. Lee’s dazzling effort was the first World Series complete game since Greg Maddux threw one in 1995. Pedro Martinez, Philadelphia’s Game Two starter, was a 14-game winner for Montreal back in ‘95. While Lee and Martinez vary wildly in experience and style, they share two notable qualities. Both have been key to the Phillies’ postseason run and neither started the season with the team. “Plenty of teams have tried to do what [Philadelphia is] attempting, if

you mean win two World Series in a row. No one has ever attempted it exactly the way they are, with such a rebuilt rotation,” Danny Knobler writes at CBS Sports. “Right now, after what Lee did to the Yankees, it looks like a great plan. If Martinez can follow Lee with anything close in Game 2, it will look like a championship plan.” The Yankees will eventually hit, of course, but the Phillies have some notably big bats of their own. On Wednesday night, Chase Utley did the heavy lifting, becoming the first player to hit two homers off a left-handed pitcher in a World Series game since Babe Ruth. While the twohomers-off-a-lefty thing was impressive, the Washington Post’s Thomas Boswell notes that tone-setting slugging is nothing new for Utley. “If the Yanks don’t rebut quickly, Utley may have set the pattern of this whole confrontation,” Boswell writes. “After all, this is exactly what he did all of last October. In the Phillies’ three postseason series during their ‘08 title run, Utley was the first-game hitting hero every time. The Phils only lost one game in each of those series.” While the Game One matchup of former teammates Lee and CC Sabathia was noted by several media outlets, there’s another, more obscure set of former mates on these two teams. In the New York Times, Tyler Kepner reveals the shared pasts of

Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez and Yankees ultra-star Alex Rodriguez. They played together with the Class A Appleton Foxes back in 1994. A-Rod was the first player selected in the 1993 Major League draft; Ibanez went 1,006th back in ‘92.* * * The NCAA ruled suspended Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant ineligible for the rest of the season Tuesday. The Bryant case is tough to explain, the onerous punishment even more so. The sin in question: Bryant allegedly lied to NCAA investigators about whether he went to the home of former NFL star Deion Sanders last offseason. In USA Today, Reid Cherner and Tom Weir greeted the suspension with sarcasm. “Fantastic, now we can all feel safe walking the streets again,” Cherner and Weir write. “Did the NCAA just smash a gnat of a problem with a sledge hammer? Who really was served by this ruling?” In Sports Illustrated, Andy Staples has a hard time answering that (admittedly rhetorical) question. “If this case is only about Bryant misleading NCAA investigators, the penalty was far too harsh,” Staples

writes. “Yes, Bryant made a terrible mistake by lying. Yes, he let down his family and his teammates. But how many 20year-olds would panic in the face of an authority figure and a byzantine rulebook? Plenty. Let’s reserve the harshest punishments for the players who beat their girlfriends or settle arguments by whipping out AK-47s.” In the Tulsa World, Bill Haisten writes that the Bryant-less Oklahoma State team still has a bright future.* * * The Washington Redskins have a racist nickname and a poor recent track record, but they’re a franchise with a long and impressive NFL history. That history makes their current moribund state that much more of a bummer — after a predictable ( sorry, Garey) loss to the Eagles on Monday night, the Redskins are 2-5 seven weeks into the NFL season despite an easy schedule. The franchise’s latest of its seemingly daily fiascos? A new gag order on fans. “Signs have officially been banned,” Yahoo’s Charles Robinson writes. “Scream all you want, just don’t show up with a message that could land on television screens or in media photos. If you bring them, security will insist you check them with the garbage bin attendants. And if you sneak them, you’ll be booted out of the stadium.” Not cool. And yet probably not enough to repel the team’s ultra-

loyal, fairly long-suffering fan base. In one of the mighty mag’s all-too-infrequent sports-related pieces, the New Yorker’s very awesome Steve Coll writes on his blog about his long-running, melancholy relationship with the ‘Skins.* * * Being an expansion team in any professional sports league isn’t usually much fun. It would seem reasonable to expect a Major League Soccer expansion team to have it even worse than the average undermanned punching bag. But the Seattle Sounders have bucked every trend in the expansion-team playbook during their first season. Not only did they make it to the MLS playoffs — they’ll begin their first-round matchup with the Houston Dynamo on Thursday night — but they set an all-time MLS attendance record, led the league in merchandise sales and generally wasted no time in emerging as one of the most dynamic and popular teams in American soccer. In the Los Angeles Times, Grahame L. Jones enumerates the team’s myriad unexpected triumphs. The Tacoma News Tribune’s Don Ruiz explains how little the Sounders’ success surprised team management.* * * Local ownership is a thing of the past in the English Premier League, and the fairly distant past at that. This means that unlike in American sports — where teams CLIFF page 61

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like being caught by Posada. What could possibly be so bad about it?– Fitzgerald 7:15: Matt Stairs in Philly lineup, I’m glad. Had bad year, stats-wise, but never has to pay for a meal in Philly for rest of his life, after his blast in last year’s playoffs. Don’t mind him getting a few all-or-nothing at-bats.– Power 7:05: Funny how an openinggame loss in a seven-game series can change your tenor a bit. Is it panic that’s making Girardi bench Swisher in favor of Hairston? “He is struggling,” Girardi said of his regular right fielder in his pregame comments. Not surprisingly, the happy-golucky, just thrilled to-be-here, thanks-for-coming-to-ourcoronation-party attitude was nowhere to be seen from the Yankees during their businesslike pregame warm-ups. Phil Hughes was downright apologetic for his poor performance and for the way he questioned what he thought were close calls during his eighthinning outing last night. He looked at the video later, said, and learned what everyone else knew. He wasn’t close. He also stated the obvious. “Our bullpen is our weak link right now,” he said. Indeed it is. Meanwhile on the other side of the field, the Phillies’ quiet confidence continues. Ryan Howard joked about how girls have been telling him how much they like the scruffy, lucky beard he’s growing. (Memo to Ryan —

you are a star baseball player who hits very long home runs and makes millions of dollars. Women can overlook a scraggly beard when you have these other attributes). Jimmy Rollins had a mischievous grin on his face throughout his pregame press conference, as if he’d just robbed the cookie jar and was proud of it. “We’ve heard it,” Rollins said of all the pre-series talk of the Phillies as underdogs. “Do we notice it? Not at all. We don’t feel that way.” Weatherwise, it’s a perfect fall night here at the stadium. Wind is blowing across the outfield from right to left. Could be a good night for A-Rod, but then he’ll have a tough righthander to contend with in Pedro Martinez. One prediction sure to come true — by 8 p.m., 50,000 fans will be chanting “Who’s Your Daddy!!!” at their favorite pitcher to torment.– Futterman 6:41: My wife Kathleen and her family are Mets fans. I watched Game 1 with her brother Patrick. I was curious about who they are rooting for. They are rooting for the Phillies. I think that’s awful. I would never cheer on the Red Sox. Blech. Patrick claims that “Yankees fans hate the Mets so much that they rooted for Boston in 1986.” Are all Mets fans rooting for the Phils?– Fitzgerald 6:35: The guy sitting next to me on the train is sporting a Yankees jacket. Nice. Except he looks like he is going to puke.

A colleague of mine, Bill Power, is live blogging, too. I didn’t know he was a Phillies fan. Which is unfortunate, since now I can’t talk to him for a week.— Fitzgerald 6:30: As a fan, I do not fear Pedro Martinez. I have seen him shuffle off the mound enough. But I do not doubt his talent — especially of late. I refuse, though, to buy into the idea that Pedro is pitching Game 2 in the Bronx because of his experience staring down the Pinstripes and their fans. I think it has more to do with his lack of experience at the plate, and yes I am counting his Montreal Expos at-bats. Still, it will be exciting to see him pitch another big game in New York. I always tuned in for his starts against the Yankees when he was in Boston.– Fitzgerald 6:20: I’m scrolling through my Twitter feed and just caught this item from The New York Daily News’ Mark Feinsand (@BloggingBombers): Breaking news: Hairston in for Swisher … Good. Nick Swisher has been an auto-out lately, and it’s not like his arm is providing much coverage. Maybe he can be a spark off the bench.– Fitzgerald 6:10 p.m. ET: I should disclose that I am a self-loathing Yankees fan. The sheer exuberance I felt when the Yanks won the 1996 World Series on my 21st birthday was washed away by the time the Yanks upended the New York Mets in 2000. Maybe that’s

because my wife is a Mets fan. (Yes, we are still together.) A lot factored into this ebbing of joy — a roster bloated with pricey, unlikable add-ons, the predictability of postseason play, the sacking of Joe Torre. I still bristle when my favorite team plugs in another All-Star — or two or three — with ease. But something changed this year. I am amped up for this Series, and I want my team to win badly. The “you bought your team” criticism rolls off my back. I blame it on the Tampa Bay Rays making the Series last year.– Fitzgerald Pregame: About 16 hours after Cliff Lee mowed down the Yankees in one of the most impressive performances in postseason history, Yankees manager Joe Girardi, predictably, overreacted. Known for overmanaging throughout the playoffs (except in the eighth inning of last night’s game, when Girardi’s undermanaging — his failure to bring in Mariano Rivera down 20 with the bases loaded and two out vs. Raul Ibanez — allowed the Phillies to blow the game open), Girardi continued with his perplexing practice of starting hitless wonder Jose Molina behind the plate in place of Hall of Fame-caliber catcher Jorge Posada. Girardi, as over-obsessed with matchups as any manager in recent major-league memory, continues to bow to the wishes of his flaky No. 2 starter, A.J. Burnett, in starting Molina, even though Burnett’s results have

hewed closer to decent than great throughout the season and into the playoffs, and even though the Yankees proved last night that they need more offense. In an even more puzzling move, Girardi benched right field Nick Swisher for tonight’s game in favor of seldom-used reserve Jerry Hairston. Not only guilty of overreacting to recent events (Swisher has, to be sure, slumped this postseason), Girardi is also overreacting to old news, holding up Hairston’s solid lifetime numbers against Phillies Game 2 starter Pedro Martinez as proof that he’s making the right decision, as if Hairston’s numbers from half a decade ago are relevant. The other big story tonight will be Pedro himself. Can he duplicate the amazing seven innings if shutout ball he threw at the Dodgers in the NLCS? Can he get back to being Vintage Pedro? Or will the Yankees, again, be his daddy? High drama in the Bronx ahead tonight.* * * I’m not a Yankees fan prone to panic attacks after one loss. So I intentionally avoided the saturation of the New York media coverage today so I can head into Game 2 with a clear head. But now I am at a disadvantage: I don’t know whether the Yankees have released their lineup yet. And as I sit on this WORLD page 60

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UNC stuns No. 13 Va. Tech with last-second FG By Associated Press (ESPN.com)

-- ESPN Stats & Information One week after blowing an 18point lead in a 30-27 home loss Submitted at 10/29/2009 9:36:21 PM against Florida State that had Barth boots winner as time them reeling, the Tar Heels put expires as UNC derails No. 13 their troubles in the past and Virginia Tech handed the Hokies their second BLACKSBURG, Va. -- North loss in a row. Twelve days Carolina's defense is as good as earlier, Tech was in the national advertised. T.J. Yates, Shaun championship hunt. Draughn and the offense are "I've never really had this feeling improving, too. before," Yates said after making Casey Barth kicked a 21-yard s e v e r a l k e y c o m p l e t i o n s . field goal on the final play and "Kicking it at the last second? It the Tar Heels' defense, ranked just sends chills down your seventh in the nation, stopped spine." Virginia Tech (No. 13 BCS, No. The Tar Heels (5-4, 1-3 Atlantic 14 AP) all night long in a 20-17 Coast Conference) got their first victory on Thursday night. conference win after forcing a Fast Facts fumble by Ryan Williams at his • North Carolina won its fourth own 24 with 2:02 left and straight against a team ranked in running out the clock. the AP Top 25 (defeated No. 24 Barth's field goal, his second in Connecticut, No. 23 Boston the final 3 minutes, just made it College and No. 22 Georgia Tech official. in 2008). "We knew we had to get back to • Tyrod Taylor was 11 of 23 the drawing board," Draughn said Thursday. He had completed 34 after running for 77 yards. "To of his 46 passes (73.9 percent) come back and play the way we over the previous three games. did definitely speaks volumes • The Tar Heels got their first win about out team." vs. Virginia Tech since the The reverse may be true of the Hokies joined the ACC in 2004 Hokies (5-3, 3-2), who until and ended a five-game skid in the losing to No. 11 Georgia Tech 12 series. days ago were in the thick of the • It's the first time UNC has won national championship picture four straight games vs. teams in and feeling good. the AP Top 25 since the 1992-93 Now, with their slim ACC seasons. championship game chances

probably also squandered? "I think the motivation is to come out here so you don't feel like this again," linebacker Cody Grimm said, dismissing a 10-win season as a motivator. "Ten wins is one thing, but I don't want to feel like this any more and the only way to do that is to win." No one felt worse than Williams, who started the night averaging 119 rushing yards, gained 96 and was hoping to lead the team down the field to a win until he lost the ball. "As of right now, there probably isn't really anything they can say to lift me up because regardless of what anybody says, personally I feel like I kind of took the game away from us today," Williams said. "It was on the line, it was in my hands and I fumbled." The loss was the Hokies' first in six ACC games against the Tar Heels. Tydreke Powell caused Williams to fumble for just the second time this season -- the first was on a muffed punt in the opener -- and Deunta Williams recovered, setting the Tar Heels up at the Hokies 24. After six carries by Ryan Houston, Barth's chip shot won it. Yates, who was knocked out of the Tar Heels 20-17 loss to the Hokies last season, finished 18for-28 for just 131 yards. He was

sacked twice, both in the first quarter. He hit Jheranie Boyd from 13 yards in the first half for the game's first points, and Greg Little from 15 yards as the Tar Heels answered immediately after the Hokies tied it. Yates did make one big mistake, throwing a dump pass that Rashad Carmichael intercepted at the North Carolina 11, setting up the second of Tyrod Taylor's two touchdown runs. That gave the Hokies a 17-14 lead with 11:51 left, but Yates engineered a 16play, 78-yard drive to a tying field goal and then the defense, fittingly, made a big play to get the win. "I thought it was his best performance," Tar Heels coach Butch Davis said of Yates. The Hokies finished with just 256 yards and 11 first downs. They finally came to life with their first possession of the third quarter, and a huge play by Taylor early in the drive saved it. Facing a third-and-17 from his 11, Taylor dodged pressure and rifled a 22-yard pass to Dyrell Roberts for the first down. Taylor followed with passes of 16 yards to Danny Coale and 15 to Xavier Boyce, Williams ran for 22 to the Tar Heels' 14 and Virginia Tech needed seven plays to punch it in.

Taylor did that on fourth-andgoal from the 1 to tie it at 7. The Hokies other scoring drives covered 35 yards to a field goal and 5 yards to a TD. Taylor was 11-for-23 for 161 yards, was sacked three times and rushed numerous other times, causing him to throw the ball away. He ran the ball nine times for minus 8 yards. The Tar Heels had done virtually nothing on offense until midway through the second quarter. On a drive that covered 84 yards in 13 plays, Yates hit Greg Little for 17 yards, Little ran for 23 around the right side to the Hokies 16 on a third-and-3 and Yates hit Boyd for 13 yards in the right corner to make it 7-0 just 2:44 before halftime. The Hokies gained 45 yards on the first two plays of the game and seemed primed for another big Thursday night. But Jarrett Boykin fumbled after a 20-yard reception on the second play and Kendrick Burney recovered for North Carolina at its 27. The Hokies also drove to the Tar Heels 38, 34, 37 and 35, 40 before halftime and had nothing to show for it. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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The Count: When World Series Pitchers Step to the Plate (WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)

is league-average; 50 is pretty terrible. Martinez’s career OPS+ is an abysmal -32. And by Pedro Martinez will start for the pitching in Game 2, he’ll avoid Phillies in Game 2 of the World having to bat at all, because the Series, rather than Cole Hamels. game will be played at Yankee That’s something of a surprise, S t a d i u m . T e a m s c a n u s e because Hamels got the nod over designated hitters in World Series Martinez to start the opener of games played at AL parks, and the NL championship series. The Philadelphia manager Charlie reason may be Martinez’s long, Manuel? will be glad to take illustrious postseason career— advantage of that rule. Hamels though he lacks the hardware to isn’t much better at the plate, match Hamels’s MVP award in with a career OPS+ of 0, but at last year’s World Series — or least he’s more likely to make that Martinez pitched seven some use of his at bats in Game scoreless innings in Game 2 of 3 ; h i s c o u n t e r p a r t o n t h e the NLCS, while Hamels hasn’t Yankees, Andy Pettitte, has a thrown a good game in six career OPS+ of -11, so Hamels weeks. But the decision also will have a slight edge. gives the Phillies a small edge in The Phillies may be benefiting an overlooked part of a pitcher’s more from the DH rule than the performance: at the plate. Getty Yankees, at least in skipping Images Pedro Martinez is a lot Martinez and Cliff Lee at bats in better on the mound than at the their first two games. Lee has a plate. career OPS+ of -16. It was far In his 18-year career, Martinez worse before he collected seven h a s a m a s s e d 5 1 8 p l a t e hits in 33 at bats for the Phillies appearances, the equivalent of a this year; in his first 35 career position player’s full season. In plate appearances, he managed that span, he’s batted an atrocious just two singles, one walk, two . 0 9 9 , w i t h a . 1 3 4 o n - b a s e sacrifice bunts, and no runs or percentage and a .122 slugging runs batted in. Yankees Game 1 percentage. A statistics called starter C.C. Sabathia, by contrast, OPS+ compares players to the is almost as good a hitter as a league average. An OPS+ of 100 utility infielder, with three home Submitted at 10/29/2009 2:24:02 PM

since the DH rule was partially in place during the series, NL pitchers contributed about 11 runs more than their AL counterparts at the plate. However, AL teams gained 6 runs from superior DH hitting, and 11 runs from superior pinchruns in 96 plate appearances and hitting for pitchers. While the a career OPS+ of 72. As valuable effects may be reversed in this as he’s been to the Yankees, he’d year’s World Series, Swartz’s be even more valuable to an NL larger point holds: These are team, assuming his relative small effect sizes, and unlikely to success at the plate hasn’t been a change the outcome of games. fluke. Tonight’s Yankees starter, “But with so much at stake, it A.J. Burnett, doesn’t hit nearly as certainly is a fun discussion just well as Sabathia but hits far in case,” Swartz writes. Every little bit matters in the better than Martinez. Should Lee and Sabathia face World Series, but beware of each other again in Philadelphia, small sample sizes and flukes. their hitting disparity may pose Take, for instance, Ryan Howard, a n i n t e r e s t i n g m a n a g e r i a l who will be glad to see the rightdilemma. Manuel may be more handed Burnett on the mound inclined to lift his starter for a tonight. Against southpaws, pinch-hitter, making a repeat of Howard has been a much worse Wednesday night’s complete- hitter in his career, contributing game victory unlikely — though about 0.13 run fewer per at bat, he could still continue his Dave Allen notes on FanGraphs. remarkable string of strong But wait: Mitchel Lichtman writes on The Book blog that this playoff performances. It’s unusual to see an NL team in is almost certainly a result of the World Series with such small-sample-size effects; he i n f e r i o r h i t t i n g f r o m t h e i r argues that Howard’s true ability pitchers. Writing on Baseball against lefties is probably much Prospectus, Matt Swartz found better. For what it’s worth, that in 119 World Series games Howard did double twice against

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New Jersey Transit train, hoping to get my mind in order for tonight’s game, a fear has crept over me: Is Joe Girardi planning to have Jose Molina catch A.J.

Burnett? I get that certain pitchers need a certain catcher — they develop a working relationship. And Burnett certainly needs a

catcher’s TLC to coax him into finding the strike zone consistently. But Girardi can not take the bat out of Jorge Posada’s hands when the Yanks are down

a game. We need this win.– Fitzgerald

the left-handed Sabathia in Game One. More baseball-stats links: Even though the Yankees are clearly a better team than the Phillies on paper, that doesn’t mean a six- or seven-game was unlikely before the series started. And of course, now that the Phillies have won Game One, a long series is even more probable. Plus, the Phillies have a slight edge on defense. And by one analysis, this is one of the best matchups in a World Series since the 1981 strike, pitting a defending champ against baseball’s best team with the sport’s most illustrious history. Chase Utley became the third NL player to hit two home runs or more in a World Series opener on the road. Larry Granillo celebrated his birthday today by figuring out which players born on each day of the year contributed the most wins over their career. Check June 26, July 27, August 17 and October 25 to find players who will be playing tonight. ( Another, born on December 17, would have made the list if this year were included.)

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Manny Pacquiao: Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn't want to fight me By Associated Press (ESPN.com)

-- Manny Pacquiao on the possibility of fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. Submitted at 10/29/2009 8:27:30 PM Mayweather has been LOS ANGELES -- Manny circumspect about his plans for Pacquiao believes the biggest his next bout, saying only that he potential fight in boxing will has never ducked anybody and never happen because Floyd would consider any opponent. In Mayweather Jr. wants no part of his comeback bout from a 21him. month layoff, Mayweather Pacquiao is training in demolished Juan Manuel Hollywood for his meeting with Marquez on Sept. 19 in a fight Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 in Las that generated more than 1 Vegas, but the pound-for-pound million pay-per-view buys. champion spared a moment Mayweather's advisers claim Thursday to evaluate his chances they haven't ruled out a bout with of fighting Mayweather, the Pacquiao, likely among the unbeaten pay-per-view king. world's few fighters who could Although the matchup almost match Money's speed. But the certainly would be a financial F i l i p i n o c h a m p i o n h a s b o n a n z a f o r b o t h f i g h t e r s , surprisingly strong opinions Pacquiao thinks fans shouldn't about why it won't happen. hold their breath. "Boxing for him is like a "I don't think it's going to business," Pacquiao said. "He happen," Pacquiao said. "I'm sure doesn't care about the people he doesn't want to fight." around him watching. He doesn't “ care if the fight is boring, as long I don't think it's going to happen. as the fight is finished and he I'm sure he doesn't want to fight.” gets [plenty of] money. ... I want

people to be happy. You have a big responsibility as a boxer." If Mayweather and Pacquiao don't make a deal, Sugar Shane Mosley has been outspoken in his desire to fight Mayweather, even calling him out in the ring moments after his victory over Marquez. Mosley is slated to meet welterweight champion Andre Berto in Las Vegas in January. After arriving in California last Saturday, Pacquiao has been ramping up his training regimen this week while also battling jet lag that forced him to sleep for about 20 hours on Wednesday, wiping out a day of training. Because of tax issues, Pacquiao's camp began in Manila and moved to Hollywood later than trainer Freddie Roach usually prefers. "I'm not worried about it, because he's always known how to block everything out," Roach said. "If anybody can do it, he can." Pacquiao looked fairly sharp

while sparring 11 rounds Thursday at Roach's Wild Card Gym in front of a small group of spectators including Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest and his father, Ron Sr., both avid boxing fans and Pacquiao admirers. Pacquiao will spar 12 rounds on Saturday before gradually scaling back in preparation for his trip to Las Vegas to meet Cotto, the once-beaten welterweight champion whose combination of size and strength will be unlike anything the former flyweight champion has faced. Cotto is in camp in Tampa. Fla., before traveling to the West Coast next week. "I consider this one of the hardest fights in my boxing career," Pacquiao said. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

United Arab Emirates). “Manchester has accomplished something remarkable for a city of its modest size and stature,” Kansas writes. “It is home to the planet’s most famous soccer club, and now to what may be its richest. It’s as if Cleveland suddenly became the sports

capital of the world.” — Tip of the Fix cap to reader Don Hartline and fellow Fixer Garey Ris. Found a good column from the world of sports? Don’t keep it to yourself — write to us at dailyfix@wsj.com and we’ll consider your find for inclusion

Around the Net In Media: Lee Clow Steps Down on Apple Account, Retirement Next? (MediaPost | Media News) Submitted at 10/29/2009 9:18:43 PM

Lee Clow is resigning from his position as chief creative officer of TBWA/Media Arts Lab, which handles Apple, TBWA's longtime client. By relinquishing the creative lead on the account that has distinguished his storied career, Clow, 66, appears to be moving toward retirement. Duncan Milner, executive creative director on Apple and a TBWA alum since 1990, will fill Clow's role at Media Arts. Clow will remain chairman and global director of Media Arts Lab and chief creative of the TBWA network. Media Arts Lab was founded in 2006 to serve Apple. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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in bigger markets tend to have wealthier owners and bigger payrolls — even low-glam cities in England can have notably fatpocketed ownership. In the Journal, Dave Kansas takes a look at the situation in Manchester, a gritty industrial town in the north of England that

is currently home to two of the richest and best teams in the EPL — the iconic Manchester United (owned by American billionaire Malcolm Glazer) and muchimproved Manchester City (owned by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed al Nahyan, scion of a ruling/founding family of the

in the Daily Fix. You can email David at droth11@gmail.com.

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Larry Johnson of Kansas City Chiefs Yankees Cash In With to file appeal of suspension Friday; Burnett's Gem agent, team discussing settlement By Lisa Olson (FanHouse) Submitted at 10/30/2009 2:30:00 AM

By ESPN.com news services (ESPN.com) Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:53:28 AM

Larry Johnson's appeal of his suspension by the Kansas City Chiefs will be filed on Friday, his agent, Peter Schaffer, told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The hearing on the suspension, which followed Johnson criticizing coach Todd Haley on Twitter and twice using a gay slur -- once in a Twitter posting and again with reporters -- is expected to be held by Tuesday. Meanwhile, the two sides are continuing to talk to see if they can find a way to bridge any differences to avoid the hearing. AFC West blog ESPN.com's Bill Williamson writes about all things AFC West in his division blog. â&#x20AC;˘ Blog network: NFL Nation Johnson has been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team through Nov. 9, meaning he will miss one game -- and about $600,000 in wages -- unless a deal is struck or the suspension is set aside on appeal. In an e-mail on Thursday, Schaffer told the Kansas City

Star that while the appeal of the suspension moves ahead, he and the Chiefs are working on a settlement that could affect the two-time Pro Bowl running back's future. Asked if that settlement could involve Johnson leaving the Chiefs, Schaffer replied "Not necessarily," according to the report. When reached by the newspaper by phone Thursday night and asked whether he expects Johnson to play for the Chiefs again, he said "Larry Johnson is a member of the Chiefs right now." Schaffer declined to detail the settlement discussions, according to the report. "The best-case scenario is we find a way to keep it positive," he said, according to the report. "There's a lot of things in play, and nothing has been decided." In 2007, Johnson signed a fiveyear contract extension that guaranteed him about $19 million and could be worth as much as $45 million. If the Chiefs released him, they would be on the hook for the rest of his 2009 contract, according to the Star. Johnson, who needs just 75

yards rushing to break the team's career rushing mark, first used the gay slur on his Twitter account in an exchange with one of his followers on Sunday night. Earlier, he had posted comments calling Haley's qualifications into question. Then, in a whispered remark Monday after telling reporters in the locker room he was not talking, Johnson repeated the slur, according to the Star, which has posted audio of the alleged comment. Johnson issued an apology on Tuesday, almost exactly 12 months after apologizing to the team and its fans and ownership for two incidents in Kansas City nightspots that led to his pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. Those problems caused him to be benched for three games in 2008 and suspended by commissioner Roger Goodell for an additional game. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

by Lisa Olson Filed under: MLB NEW YORK -- The good A.J. Burnett showed up at Yankee Stadium Thursday night. Scratch that, this wasn't just the good Burnett on the mound, his pitches dancing across every tiny speck of the plate's corner, his psyche remaining as calm as a summer day. This was a great Burnett, an imposing Burnett, a Burnett who managed to keep his evil side stowed away in the broom closet for one entire game. And what a game it was, with Burnett and Philadelphia starter Pedro Martinez daring each other to blink first, to crack slightly, to make consecutive bad pitches. When it was over, when Burnett and the Yankees had held tight to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the World Series, New York manager Joe Girardi still looked as if you could bounce subway tokens off the bulging veins in his neck. "Extremely impressive. [Burnett] was great tonight," said Girardi, breathing slightly easier now that the Yankees can head down the

turnpike with the World Series tied 1-1, and his team's bats itching to break out in Philadelphia's warm weather. FanHouse World Series Coverage: Mariotti| Moore| Price| Fletcher| Piliere Game 2: Yankees 3, Phillies 1| Box Score| Series Home Yankees Cash In With Burnett's Gem originally appeared on Fanhouse - Lisa Olson on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| Comments

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World Series: Umpires blow two calls in Game 2

Phillies Won't Let Yankees Win Easily

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By Terence Moore (FanHouse)

first before throwing to shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who tagged Jorge Posada to complete the inningSubmitted at 10/30/2009 6:55:45 AM ending double play. NEW YORK -- A forgettable Posada stood on second for a fall for umpires rolled on few moments before bounding Thursday night with two more off the base to protest the call, blown calls, both occurring in the and manager Joe Girardi came late innings of Game 2 of the out of the dugout to argue. World Series. The umpires gathered in the With one out in the seventh and infield after the players returned runners on first and second, to their dugouts, but the ruling Johnny Damon hit a smash to stood. Phillies first baseman Ryan "The objective is to get it right, Howard. we asked each other what we had Umpire Brian Gorman, standing seen and the replay confirmed we behind the 6-foot-4 Howard, got it right," crew chief Jerry immediately threw his arm up to Davis said, according to the Post. indicate the ball was caught in In the eighth, with runners on the air, but TV replays indicated first and second, the Phillies' it bounced into Howard's glove. Chase Utley was called out by "Did I catch it?" Howard said Gorman on an inning-ending after the Yankees' 3-1 victory double play. Replays showed that evened the World Series at Utley was safe. one game apiece. "Well, he "On the replay it looked like called him out." there was a little bit of ball Howard took a few steps toward outside [ Mark Teixeira's] glove,"

Gorman said, according to the New York Post. "It's what we call a whacker." Neither Utley nor first-base coach Davey Lopes argued Gorman's call. "It was one of those close plays," Utley said. "I guess it could go either way. I haven't seen the replay. If you say I was safe, then I guess I was safe." "Utley was safe," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. A series of umpiring mistakes during the playoffs has led to calls for expanded use of instant replay, but commissioner Bud Selig said before the game he still believes it's not necessary. Selig did promise more discussion of the topic. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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by Terence Moore Filed under: Phillies, Yankees, MLB Playoffs, World Series NEW YORK -- The slew of lefthanded boppers. More speed than you think, along with slick gloves everywhere. Another dose or two of Cliff Lee. From the start of Saturday night's Game 3 in Philadelphia until whenever the last pitch of the World Series takes place, the New York Yankees will have much to worry about regarding the Philadelphia Phillies. Oh, the Yankees still will win it all. They have several boppers of their own -- well, if this A-Rod stops resembling that other ARod when it comes to vanishing or prospering in October. Plus, despite Lee's Sandy Koufax routine, the Yankees have better starting pitchers. They also have

those pinstriped ghosts, their Gipper in George Steinbrenner and the incomparable Mariano Rivera. That said, the Yankees must understand something more striking about the Phillies than what I just wrote: the Phillies aren't scared. Phillies Won't Let Yankees Win Easily originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:32:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| Comments

The Pink Slip Index: Which Coach Will Be First to Go? By Kevin Schultz (FanHouse)

New York City. Throughout the NHL season I'll be taking a biweekly look at five coaches who by Kevin Schultz are the most likely to get fired. Filed under: Ducks, Flyers, Be advised your local coach may L i g h t n i n g , M a p l e L e a f s , be axed at any moment. Consider Panthers, NHL Coaching In the this fair warning. NHL, coach firings are as We've made it through the first not one coach has gotten fired common as parking tickets in month of the NHL season and Submitted at 10/30/2009 10:00:00 AM

yet. That's got to be some kind of record. This is the NHL! Coaches are fired for lots of reasons and sometimes no reason at all. How is no team displeased enough to have fired a coach yet? And what have you got to say for yourself, Lou Lamoriello? Why is your finger not on the trigger?

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Sink or Swim: Time to Bid Farewell to the Waiver Wire Wonders

Larry Merchant Recalls the Other Rumble In the Jungle

By Sean Lalley (FanHouse)

By Lem Satterfield (FanHouse)

Submitted at 10/29/2009 7:00:00 PM

by Sean Lalley Filed under: NFL Sink or Swim It's another session of "Sink or Swim," Fantasy Football FanHouse's weekly look at the underachievers still lurking on many fantasy rosters. You've got the tough choices to make and we help you decide which direction to take. Do you cut the bait or give 'em one more chance to swim? I'll start off first by stating the obvious, that the fantasy hot seat warning got the message through to Ryan Grant, Beanie Wells and Steve Smith last week. Thanks for answering the call fellas. However, let's not get too excited - I'm hardly expecting the suspect candidates this week to make instant amends for their most recent performances. We're gonna do things a little different this week and not pick on the stars, but rather the wannabe

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by Lem Satterfield Filed under: HBO George Foreman was not supposed to defend his crown against Muhammad Ali in Africa until Sept. 10, 1974, but New York Post columnist Larry Merchant had arrived in Kinshasa, Zaire, several days prior to what he called "the crush" of other international media members. "I had actually gone over there earlier in order to write a book about it. I was there for a couple stars. of weeks," said Merchant, now a Sink or Swim: Time to Bid renowned 78-year-old HBO Farewell to the Waiver Wire boxing analyst. Wonders originally appeared on "As a matter of fact, I was in the Fanhouse Fantasy Football on gym when Foreman was sparring Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST . and got the cut," said Merchant. Please see our terms for use of "I believe that I called the [ New feeds. York] Post and I told them that I Permalink| Email this| Linking thought that the fight would have Blogs| Comments

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by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: A.J. Allmendinger, Sprint Cup NASCAR and Richard Petty Motorsports look a little more spineless today. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ALLMENDINGER page 65

Florida Student-Sex Teacher Allowed Contact With Kids (FOXNews.com) Submitted at 10/29/2009 10:56:41 AM

TAMPA, Fla. A judge has allowed former teacher and sex offender Debra Lafave to have contact with the children of

family and friends. Lafave is the former middleschool teacher who pleaded guilty to having sex with a 14year-old boy. She served 2 1/2 years of house arrest but is still on sex-offender

probation. After a hearing Thursday, Circuit Judge Wayne Timmerman said that because Lafave has completed sexoffender therapy, state law allows her "appropriate" unsupervised

contact with minors. Prosecutors did not object. Lafave still isn't allowed to live near a school or work with children. Her attorney called it "a good step forward." Lafave did not

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driver A.J. Allmendinger was arrested for DWI early Thursday morning in Mooresville, N.C., after being pulled over and blowing a .08 on a Breathalyzer test -- the legal limit for intoxication in the state. Cited for a misdemeanor, Allmendinger will appear in court on the charge in December. Allmendinger, though, won't be facing any music from his RPM team or NASCAR -- the same organization that will suspend

crew members for racing with an illegal part. Allmendinger Deserves DWI Suspension originally appeared on Fanhouse Motorsports Blog on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:53:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| Comments

Around the Net In Media: Jay Leno's Role in Gannett Stock Downgrade (MediaPost | Media News) Submitted at 10/29/2009 9:17:23 PM

Wells Fargo Securities downgraded shares of Gannett Oct. 29 from "market perform" to "underperform." Why? Along with the familiar problems of a weak ad recovery and a decline in circulation, analysts also point to the negative impact of the "Jay Leno" show on Gannett's local

TV affiliates. Wells senior analysts John Janedis and Jaime Morris say they expect Gannett's broadcasting revenue will slow due to the weak ratings of the Jay Leno show, which now precedes news programming. Gannett's local NBC affiliates typically enjoy strong news ratings in their respective markets.

They lowered broadcast segment revenue estimates from an increase of 10.8% to an increase in 8.3%. Analysts also say that Gannett's newspaper advertising will fall 14% in 2010 after declining almost 30% this year. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

MMO Roundup: Massively's week in review By Shawn Schuster (Joystiq)

members. Massively's complete coverage from GameX GameX 2009 was insane this When it comes to MMO news weekend and we were all over and special features, Joystiq's the place, but one of the first sister site, Massively.com, has groups that we set a chunk of you covered. Whether you're time aside for was Jeff Lewis looking for info on the hottest (Vork), Sandeep Parikh (Zaboo), new MMO, or you're just curious and Robin Thorsen (Clara) from about an old favorite, you'll find The Guild. We weren't missing it at Massively. Check out our out on catching up with those biggest features of the week: three. Checking up on Fallen Massively interview with Aion's Earth: One month later new community manager It's been a little over a month Aion is easily one of the biggest since Fallen Earth launched, and MMOs of the year, so when a we think it's safe to say that quite new North American community a bit has changed since then -manager took over recently we but what, exactly? For those who decided it was the perfect time may have found themselves for an interview with the new unhappy with the game's state at team member, Andrew Beegle -- launch, this article is for you. For known as Tamat to community those of you who may have tried Submitted at 10/30/2009 3:30:00 AM

the game during a beta stage or stress test event, and come across some technical issues that made the game completely unplayable, this article is for you, too. LotRO: Siege of Mirkwood

developer tour If you've been faithfully following along with the Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood beta, you may be excited by what you've heard --

or even seen yourself -- so far. The new expansion, which is set to launch on December 1st of this year (December 3rd for EU), centers around the forest of Mirkwood, just to the east of Lothlorien. It introduces us to a large new map of Mirkwood, the skirmish system, five new instances and much more. Continue reading MMO Roundup: Massively's week in review MMO Roundup: Massively's week in review originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments

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Keita Takahashi 'not completely satisfied' with Noby Noby Boy, blames budget By Andrew Yoon (Joystiq)

satisfied with the game, in terms of quality, due to the restrictions on budgets." W a s N o b y N o b y B o y Takahashi, famous for his work misunderstood by the gaming o n t h e o r i g i n a l K a t a m a r i masses? Creator Keita Takahashi Damacy, has been surprisingly seems to think so, as he believes forthcoming on Noby's budget the game's limited resources (or lack thereof). Had Takahashi didn't fully realize his vision. been given additional resources "Ultimately, with Noby Noby he believes the game would have Boy, I wanted to break the reached a much larger audience. barriers between toy and game," "I won't go in to what I wanted to Takahashi explained to Develop. add to the game, because that's a "But for me personally, a bit really long list of things, but as more could have been done to the an overall assessment, I think the g a m e . I ' m n o t c o m p l e t e l y game could have been much Submitted at 10/29/2009 10:30:00 PM

more detailed and easier for everyone to understand." It appears Noby's shortcomings won't stop Takahashi from working on an even crazier

design. Already, he's thinking of a new project, one that "is even harder to explain than Noby Noby Boy." Fans of Takahashi's works wouldn't want it any other

way -- but we wonder if publisher Namco Bandai will embrace an even more experimental game. Keita Takahashi 'not completely satisfied' with Noby Noby Boy, blames budget originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| Comments

Cobra Command iPhone port features best animated helicopter explosions we've seen today By JC Fletcher (Joystiq) Submitted at 10/30/2009 1:30:00 AM

When Revolutionary Concepts first unveiled its enhanced iPhone port of Data East's relatively obscure FMV shooter Cobra Command, all we had to stare at were a few proof-of-concept screens and a tentative October release date. That date has been pushed to "early to mid-

November" as the developers anticipate submitting the game to Apple this week. For right now, however, we have footage. After the break, you can see Cobra Command in motion. It's a bit more complicated than the Space Ace or Dragon's Lair-type FMV game, and consequently the steering the helicopter). iPhone version uses both a virtual Gallery: Cobra Command joystick (for targeting) and the (iPhone) iPhone's accelerometer (for Continue reading Cobra

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Screen Actors Guild rejects video game voice deal EA bringing Battleship, Connect 4, Monopoly to iPhone

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DSi XL FAQ: Sized up By JC Fletcher (Joystiq) Submitted at 10/30/2009 9:22:00 AM

Early yesterday, Nintendo of Japan announced the DSi XL( By Alexander Sliwinski around the "atmospheric" DSi LL in Japan), a larger, larger (Joystiq) provision, which allows -screened version of the DSi. It's employers to use actors in 20 a big system, and kind of a big Submitted at 10/29/2009 11:30:00 PM voice roles, for up to 300 words, mystery, given that the only The Screen Actors Guild has at the "daily base rate" of $782 advance notice we had of the rejected a new video game voice for four hours of work. That By David Hinkle (Joystiq) head into the gallery below to thing was a Nikkei blurb two a c t o r c o n t r a c t , w h i l e t h e means Nolan North might not check out screens from each title. days prior. While we can't A m e r i c a n F e d e r a t i o n o f just be the lead in your next Submitted at 10/30/2009 12:30:00 AM If you're reading Joystiq on an answer the big questions, like Television & Radio Artists has video game, but play every EA is getting good mileage out iPhone, you can totally pretend how long this idea has been in approved the deal. Variety character in the adventure -- we of this Hasbro deal. The latest the works, and whether a bigger you're playing the games! reports that the "thesps" (stop it, wonder how his falsetto is for platform to be assaulted with handheld is a good idea as an Gallery: Connect 4 (iPhone) Variety) of the SAG have asked female voices. alternative to the DS's continual family-friendly adaptations of Gallery: Battleship (iPhone) "vidgame" (seriously, stop it, [Via Big Download] miniaturization, we can round up classic board games is the iPhone Gallery: Monopoly (iPhone) Variety!) employers to come Screen Actors Guild rejects and iPod Touch, with Battleship, EA bringing Battleship, Connect w h a t w e k n o w a n d c a n back to the bargaining table. video game voice deal originally Connect 4 and Monopoly Classic 4, Monopoly to iPhone originally reasonably speculate about the Scott Witlin, who represents the appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 en route from EA Mobile. appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 DSi XL -- right after the jump. employers, isn't sure if the Oct 2009 23:30:00 EST. Please There's no word on prices or Oct 2009 00:30:00 EST. Please Gallery: DSi XL c o m p a n i e s a r e w i l l i n g t o see our terms for use of feeds. Continue reading DSi XL FAQ: release date as of right now, but see our terms for use of feeds. negotiate. Read| Permalink| Email this| we'll be sure to pass that news Sized up Permalink| Email this| The main opposition in the Comments DSi XL FAQ: Sized up along once it's available. Comments contract appears to revolve originally appeared on Joystiq on In the meanwhile, feel free to Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments

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"We are women helping women and we are proud to continue our collaboration," said Tamara Mellon with regard to Jimmy Choo's collaboration with the Elton John AIDS foundation. It's tough to hear, understand, or even begin to fathom, but the sexual atrocities that are happening to women in African countries is at near epidemic proportions, and Tamara and Elton John are taking a stand. Tonight in London, she is hosting the launch of the Project PEP shoes by Jimmy Choo at Selfridge's, proceeds of which will go directly to the supporting the Simelela Rape Centre in Cape Town. The center was created with the sole mission to administer victims of abuse with PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) medication, which if taken within 72 hours of exposure can drastically reduce the chances of contracting the virus. The shoes will only be available

in London and the worldwide roll -out takes place on November 4th at Jimmy Choo stores worldwide. "It's just the most heartbreaking thing to see young women and girls living with the trauma of sexual abuse," said Sir Elton John about the collaboration. "At the very least we can aim to ensure that HIV is not part of that experience." Now go out and buy some new Choos. —Rebecca Suhrawardi Austin Follow ELLE on Twitter.

Designer collections at H&M usually mean studying up to decide what you want, getting yourself to the store, and then searching for the piece you were lusting after. But for the first time, a designer collaboration with the giant retailer will be available outside of an H&M store and in the actual designer's store. Sonia Rykiel and creative director Natalie Rykiel (left) have partnered with the store to create a lingerie collection due out on December 5th and the pieces will be available at Sonia Rykiel stores in addition to being stocked at H&M. "It is a hallmark of Sonia Rykiel to think of all women because fashion is about a certain spirit more than a question of means,"

Bono Collaborates With Dazed & Confused To Create Chic Tees By ELLE.com (ELLE News Blog) said Nathalie Rykiel, "The Sonia Rykiel pour H&M lingerie collection is the ideal way to offer the essence of Rykiel to a great number of women around the world." And isn't the timing perfect, because cute lingerie and the holidays go hand-in-hand? —Rebecca Suhrawardi Austin Follow ELLE on Twitter.

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Organic-cool label Edun (created by Bono and his wife Ali Hewson) has joined forces with Dazed & Confused to create four hand-drawn animal tees and dresses which will benefit War Child, an organization committed to protecting children living in dangerous war zones. The graphic black-and-white pieces were created in collaboration with artist Jo Ratcliffe, and are available beginning today for one month only(fifteen percent of proceeds will go to War Child’s projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo). —Violet Moon Gaynor Follow ELLE on Twitter.

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are tougher than others. "For many this is a frustrating process and we really sympathize LOS ANGELES – It was bound with those who show up at a to happen: Some people who clinic and can't get vaccinated," aren't at high risk for swine flu said Los Angeles County public complications got the much-in- health director Dr. Jonathan demand vaccine. Fielding. Sometimes they were healthy Across the country, thousands adults or senior citizens instead have waited in line and many of kids, pregnant women and have been turned away, as people with health problems. manufacturers have trickled out Before Los Angeles County the slow-to-produce vaccine. health officials stepped up Things are improving, and now screening at their flu clinics, about 25 million doses are Natalie Thompson sailed through available, the government says. the long line and got the vaccine Aware of scant supplies up front, along with her 8-year-old son, Santa Barbara County clinics even though she's not in one of administered their 4,400 shots to the priority groups. pregnant women only. San Diego "If I can get it, I'm not gonna say County is only immunizing those no," said Thompson, 35, of on the priority list, but is taking Hollywood Hills. the word of residents. Another mom, Katy Radparvar, Nevada is using the honor didn't say no either. system with vaccinations offered "Our doctor doesn't have it yet," on a first-come, first-served basis said the 41-year-old woman who to those who identify themselves was vaccinated along with her as at-risk for the H1N1 virus. three children at a public health "We really are hoping people go vaccination site in suburban on the honor system and let us Encino last week. immunize people in the priority Public health officials don't want groups," Southern Nevada Health to be vaccine police. Many don't District spokeswoman Stephanie turn anyone away who wants the Bethel said. "I think, for the most vaccine, though some locations part, it's working." Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:49:44 AM

In Oregon, Portland metro area officials say pregnant women and children are moved to the front of the lines and inoculated before the general public. "We assertively asked those who were not in the priority group to move to the end of the line, so when we ran out of vaccine, those people who were left were those who were not at risk," said health officer Dr. Gary Oxman. "And people have responded well to it." The vaccine shortfall prompted Wisconsin state health officials this week to remind local health agencies "to strongly encourage" announcements about the limited vaccine supply and the focus on vaccinating high-risk groups first. Robert M. Pestronk, executive director of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, said local health departments are doing the best they can under challenging conditions. "Despite those best efforts, it doesn't surprise me that people who are not in high priority groups are appearing at clinics for vaccination," he said. "It's difficult to restrict vaccine simply

to the priority groups." One of the doctors who helped draw up guidelines for vaccine priority groups also isn't surprised at how things are unfolding. The government's vaccine advisory panel "did not expect vaccine police to be set up around the country," said Dr. William Schaffner, a flu specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, who is on the panel. If vaccine demand is low in some locations, it makes sense for non-priority groups to get it instead of wasting the supply. "I don't consider it a problem," said Schaffner. "I consider it more of a problem if vaccine is left unused." That's what happened in the 2004-05 flu season when there was a shortage of seasonal flu vaccine. Many older healthy people refused to get the shot so that those who had health problems would have access to vaccine. "One of the things that was learned was to be careful about turning people away because we might end up with a lot of vaccine at the end of the year,"

said Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention But right now, there aren't many vaccine leftovers to be found. Every morning, Anne Jenkins of Shreveport, La., makes a round of calls to ask doctors and health clinics if they have the injectable swine flu vaccine. She is 23 weeks pregnant. After seeing four elderly women requesting swine flu vaccine — to no avail — at a local military treatment facility she thought to herself, "you're not on the list." Though local officials tell Jenkins the vaccine won't be available until mid-November, she's ready to compete for her dose when it arrives. "You feel the animal instinct come out," she said. ___ Associated Press Writers Mike Stobbe in Atlanta, William McCall in Portland, Ore., Ken Ritter in Las Vegas and Marilynn Marchione in Milwaukee contributed to this report. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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The idea stuck and has spread from Des Moines to most of its suburbs and a scattering of cities throughout the state. (FOXNews.com) the van. Even told jurors Sean and covered in blood. had a cut on his neck. "I opened the door and this "I usually have one joke I tell at Submitted at 10/30/2009 6:24:32 AM "He said that's from his mom," person fell into my doorway," each house," Mattern said this week as she shopped for a GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa An Even said. Hinde said. emergency worker testified Next to Seth's body was a first- Hinde testified that she called costume with her mother and Thursday about finding the body aid kit, Even said. Sean told him 911 as Kehoe crawled into her brother in West Des Moines. Lesley Pratt Bannatyne, an of a murdered 2-year-old boy in that it was "from him trying to house. Kehoe later wrote two brush near a northeast Iowa pond help his brother," Even said. notes, one with her husband author and expert on Halloween and a first-aid kit that the boy's A recorded interview Sean G e n e ' s p h o n e n u m b e r a n d customs, said other communities brother used to try to help him. Kehoe did with a state trooper another that said, "A man killed occasionally celebrate Halloween on other days, but it's unusual to Jesup firefighter Shawn Even was played for the jury as Kehoe my boys and tried to kill me." testified during an emotional and family members listened. Later she admitted to authorities consistently hold the event a day opening day of testimony in the "Your mommy is the one who that she cut her sons' throats after early. And she's never heard of first-degree murder trial of hurt you?" said Trooper Jim Sean told police what had requiring kids to tell a joke. "It's fascinating that people go Michelle Kehoe, 36, in Grundy Smith. happened. County. The Coralville woman is "Yes," Sean said. Prosecutors said Michelle Kehoe along with it," said Bannatyne, accused of killing her son Seth Smith said Sean was in the began planning the killing up to a u t h o r o f t h e 1 9 9 0 b o o k and injuring another son, 7-year- family van at the time looking in two months before when she " H a l l o w e e n : A n A m e r i c a n old Sean, near Littleton on Oct. the direction of Seth's body. bought duct tape and a knife. Holiday, an American History" 26, 2008. Paramedic Rebecca Smith "Her elaborate and meticulous and editor of "A Halloween Kehoe's public defender, Andrea testified that Sean Kehoe had a planning of the murder of her Reader," a compilation of stories Dryer, has said she intends to use cut several inches long and a half two children had thus began," and poems from the past 400 insanity and diminished capacity -inch deep. said Andrew Prosser, an assistant years. While telling jokes for candy as a defense. He was taken to Covenant state attorney general. Prosecutors said she covered her Medical Center in Waterloo, The trial was moved to Grundy seems unusual, Bannatyne said it sons' faces with duct tape before where he told a Black Hawk County because of concerns she hews closer to old European she slit their throats. County sheriff's deputy that his could not get a fair trial in traditions in which people would dress in a disguise and perform in Even testified Seth's body was mother cut his throat. Buchanan County. found near the passenger side of Debra Hinde, who lives near the This content has passed through return for food, candy or drinks. She welcomed anything to slow the family's van, parked near the pond, testified that Kehoe came fivefilters.org. down what's usually a mad dash pond. He said Sean was sitting to her door about 7:30 a.m. on for candy and make it more with his knees to his chest inside Oct. 27 with a cut on her neck personal. "It's not meant to be extortion," she said. "It's meant to be an exchange." The city no longer promotes its

Halloween alternative, but Des Moines City Clerk Diane Rauh, a lifelong resident of central Iowa, said for as long as she can remember Beggar's Night has been on Oct. 30, the only night kids trick-or-treat in Des Moines. "Not having lived anywhere else, I'm not sure what the traditions are elsewhere. Do you just ring the doorbell and they give you candy?" Rauh asked. "We make you work for it in central Iowa." She said the practice is especially confusing to new residents. "They just kind of look at you," Rauh said. Anna Karr, 9, of Des Moines, and her mother, Tamara Rood, were getting ready this week for Beggar's Night by shopping for a costume. Anna hadn't picked a joke yet, but figured she would look one up in an encyclopedia for jokes. Her mother, who grew up in Ames, north of Des Moines, said she remembers telling jokes for candy when she was a child. "I always thought it was fun," Rood said, "and I don't think it's too much to ask." This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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were on board the plane, a C130, and two people were aboard the helicopter, he said. Officials in California were Cpl Michael Stevens, a searching Friday for survivors of spokesman for the Miramar a midair collision between a Marine Corps Air Station, said Coast Guard plane and a Marine t h e A H - 1 W S u p e r C o b r a Corps helicopter with up to nine helicopter was on a training people on board. mission when it went down. The Coast Guard Capt. Thomas Cobra and its crew are part of Ferris told reporters Friday that Marine Aircraft Group 39, based they were still in an active search at Camp Pendleton, and the 3rd -and-rescue phase. Marine Aircraft Wing, which is "Our assumption is always that h e a d q u a r t e r e d a t M i r a m a r , they are alive," Ferris said. "We S t e v e n s s a i d . have not found any human The missing Coast Guard plane remains at this point. There is a and its crew are from Coast substantial debris field." Guard Air Station Sacramento, The crash was reported at 7:10 said Coast Guard Petty Officer p.m. Thursday, about 50 miles 2nd Class Jetta Disco. Crews off the San Diego County coast from the Sacramento Coast a n d 1 5 m i l e s e a s t o f S a n Guard station fly search-andClemente Island, Coast Guard rescue, law enforcement and spokeswoman Petty Officer logistics missions, Disco said. Allyson Conroy said. The Coast Guard planned to A pilot reported seeing a fireball search through the night, having near where the aircraft collided, sent three cutters and diverting an Federal Aviation Administration MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to the spokesman Ian Gregor said, and area to search for survivors. The the Coast Guard informed the Navy, meanwhile, sent four FAA that debris from a C-130 vessels and multiple helicopters. had been spotted. Seven people "The search condition are ideal Submitted at 10/30/2009 3:45:04 AM

for tonight," Lt. Josh Nelson of the Coast Guard told XETV in San Diego. "We've got a clear sky, the winds are calm, the seas are calm, and we have a lot of assets out there." San Clemente Island is the southernmost of the eight Channel Islands located 68 nautical miles west of San Diego. The Navy has owned and trained at San Clemente Island since 1934, according to the island's Web site. Naval Air Station, North Island is responsible for the island's administration. Earlier this week, it was an AH1 Cobra attack helicopter that collided with a UH-1 helicopter over southern Afghanistan, killing four American troops and wounding two more, a Marine spokesman said. Additional coverage from Fox 5 San Diego The Associated Press contributed to this report. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento. A number of helicopters and Submitted at 10/30/2009 3:02:51 AM navy vessels are being used in the A search is under way for nine search. people missing after a US Coast FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said Guard plane and a military the coast guard had reported helicopter crashed off the coast seeing debris from a C-130. of southern California. Lt Josh Nelson from the Coast The collision is believed to have Guard said all those who would happened 16 miles (27km) east have been on the plane and of the US Navy-owned San helicopter would have had Clemente Island. survival training. A F e d e r a l A v i a t i o n "We are throwing everything we A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ( F A A ) can at this right now," he said. spokesman said a pilot reported San Clemente Island, which is seeing a fireball near the area. owned by the US Navy and is The plane - reported to be a C- used for training purposes, is 68 130 aircraft - is believed to have nautical miles west of San Diego. had seven people on board. Meanwhile the Coast Guard said The Marine Corps said the other it was suspending its separate aircraft was an AH-1 Super search for two Navy pilots whose Cobra attack helicopter. plane had gone missing along the Coast Guard spokeswoman central Texas coast. Allyson Conroy said the crash Contact was lost with the singlehappened on Thursday at about engine Navy T-34 training plane 1910 local time (0210 GMT, on Wednesday. Friday). Its last known location was close 'Survival training' to San Jose Island, two miles C p l M i c h a e l S t e v e n s , a (3.2km) off the Gulf of Mexico. spokesman for the Miramar The search is expected to resume Marine Corps Air Station, said once the stormy weather has the helicopter and its crew cleared up. belonged to Marine Aircraft Print Sponsor Group 39, stationed at Camp This content has passed through P e n d l e t o n a n d 3 r d M a r i n e fivefilters.org. Aircraft Wing, based at Miramar. The plane and its crew belong to

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Cpl Michael Stevens, a spokesman for the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, said LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The U.S. t h e A H - 1 W S u p e r C o b r a Coast Guard and Navy were helicopter was on a training searching early Friday for as mission when it went down. The many as nine people off the Cobra and its crew are part of S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a c o a s t Marine Aircraft Group 39, based following a collision between a at Camp Pendleton, and the 3rd Coast Guard plane and a Marine Marine Aircraft Wing, which is Corps helicopter, officials said. headquartered at Miramar, The crash was reported at 7:10 S t e v e n s s a i d . p.m. Thursday, about 50 miles The missing Coast Guard plane off the San Diego County coast and its crew are from Coast a n d 1 5 m i l e s e a s t o f S a n Guard Air Station Sacramento, Clemente Island, Coast Guard said Coast Guard Petty Officer spokeswoman Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta Disco. Crews Allyson Conroy said. from the Sacramento Coast A pilot reported seeing a fireball Guard station fly search-andnear where the aircraft collided, rescue, law enforcement and Federal Aviation Administration logistics missions, Disco said. spokesman Ian Gregor said, and The Coast Guard planned to the Coast Guard informed the search through the night, having FAA that debris from a C-130 sent three cutters and diverting an had been spotted. Seven people MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to the were on board the plane, a C- area to search for survivors. The 130, and two people were aboard Navy, meanwhile, sent four the helicopter, he said. vessels and multiple helicopters. Submitted at 10/30/2009 5:40:37 AM

"The search condition are ideal for tonight," Lt. Josh Nelson of the Coast Guard told XETV in San Diego. "We've got a clear sky, the winds are calm, the seas are calm, and we have a lot of assets out there." San Clemente Island is the southernmost of the eight Channel Islands located 68 nautical miles west of San Diego. The Navy has owned and trained at San Clemente Island since 1934, according to the island's Web site. Naval Air Station, North Island is responsible for the island's administration. Earlier this week, it was an AH1 Cobra attack helicopter that collided with a UH-1 helicopter over southern Afghanistan, killing four American troops and wounding two more, a Marine spokesman said. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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Six men have been found guilty in Canada of murdering eight fellow bikers in the worst mass killing in the history of the province of Ontario. Police described the case as one of "internal cleansing" within the Bandidos biker gang. The victims from the Toronto chapter were shot dead and found in abandoned vehicles in April 2006. The jury took just over a day, after a more than six-month trial, to return 44 murder and four manslaughter verdicts. Tirade The trial had heard from more than 70 witnesses. The accused were Marcelo Aravena, 33, Wayne Kellestine, 60, Dwight Mushey, 41, Michael Sandham, 40, Frank Mather, 36, and Brett Gardiner, 25. As the proceedings drew to a close, Aravena launched a tirade of expletives at his lawyer, the Globe and Mail newspaper

reported. The paper quoted the leading police investigator as saying justice had been done. Det Insp Paul Beesley said: "Motorcycle gangs are inherently violent and this is a glimpse of just how violent they are." First-degree murder carries mandatory life imprisonment in Canada. The Bandidos are one of North America's most notorious biker gangs and second only in power to the Hells Angels worldwide. The Toronto chapter was not recognised by the Bandidos' head office in Texas. The six convicted men were mostly from a disgruntled probationary chapter in Winnipeg. The victims were killed on a farm belonging to Kellestine. Their bodies were found in vehicles in a field near the town of Shedden, 14km (10 miles) from where they had been killed. Print Sponsor This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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who matched a vague description of the attacker. But they released the 17-year-old a short time later LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Police on and continued their search for the Friday pressed forward with their assailant. hunt for a gunman, a day after he A motive for the attack remained wounded two men in the parking unclear and city leaders moved to g a r a g e o f a L o s A n g e l e s calm fears the attack was part of synagogue. any organized anti-Semitic Mori Ben-Nissan, 38, and Allen violence. Still, police beefed up Lasry, 53, were shot in the legs in patrols of Jewish communities as the parking garage underneath part of a citywide alert before t h e A d a t Y e s h u r u n V a l l e y saying the attack appeared to be Sephardic Orthodox synagogue isolated. in North Hollywood as they The victims, who were arrived for Thursday's morning hospitalized in good condition, service. told police the attacker did not Both were hospitalized in good speak or take anything from condition following the attack, them. which police say took place in a Initial security camera footage stairwell leading up to the from the synagogue shows the synagogue sanctuary. Frightened suspect but not the shooting, and worshippers heard gunshots and the quality is too poor for screams before the bleeding investigators to identify the man, victims stumbled in. Cmdr. Jorge Villegas said, but The gunman fled on foot and detectives later found more police briefly held a teenager s e c u r i t y c a m e r a s a t t h e Submitted at 10/30/2009 5:37:55 AM

synagogue and were reviewing those tapes. Police said a slew of possible motives was being considered, including attempted robbery or a personal business dispute. LAPD First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell said investigators were trying to determine whether a similar suspect might have been involved in robberies or other crimes in the area. Michael Bloom, 30, an Orthodox organizer with Hatzolah, a Jewish volunteer medical response team, grew up in the diverse neighborhood. He said there had been instances of Jews being insulted as they walked to the synagogue on the Sabbath. "This has been going on for years. Everything from 'death to Israel' to 'dirty Jew,'" he said. "There are gangs in the area. It's not the safest neighborhood." This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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The United States and Colombia have signed a deal giving the US military access to seven Colombian bases. Both the US and Colombia have previously stressed their aim is to use the bases to combat drug trafficking and rebels. The prospect of the deal had caused alarm among some of Colombia's neighbours, who object to an increased US military presence. Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela have all recently expressed concern. In a statement, Colombia's foreign ministry said the agreement was "based on the principles of total respect for sovereign equality, territorial integrity and not intervening in the internal affairs of other states", reported Reuters news agency.

'Security' On Tuesday Colombian Defence Minister Gabriel Silva insisted the agreement did not constitute a major new development but simply a continuation of USColombian co-operation. He said it was supported by the majority of Colombians who, he said, wanted more security. "The agreement has no geopolitical or strategic connotation, other than being more effective in the fight against drug trafficking," he said. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's claims that the accord could destabilise the region have been dismissed by the US and Colombia. They say there will be a cap on how many American military personnel and contractors will be allowed in the country. Print Sponsor This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

Al Qaeda Agent Sentenced to Well Below Maximum (FOXNews.com) Submitted at 10/29/2009 2:38:11 AM

A judge in Illinois sentenced an admitted Al Qaeda agent Thursday to less than two years in prison in addition to the six years he already has spent behind bars â&#x20AC;&#x201D; much less than the 15

years requested by prosecutors. But U.S. District Judge Michael Mihm said he doesn't think former Bradley graduate student Ali al-Marri has renounced the terrorist group and was likely to attack the U.S. if given the chance. But Mihm also said alMarri deserved credit for the

years he'd spent in isolation in the Navy brig. Prosecutors claimed al-Marri told an Air Force psychiatrist all infidels, including Shiite Muslims, should be killed. The Qatar native has admitted training in Al Qaeda camps and having contact with those

involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. Al-Marri pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization. The 100-month sentence includes a credit for 71 months already spent behind bars and an additional credit of nine months

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