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Political dynasties shift in election-year tremor
by Tabassum Zakaria (Front
Row Washington)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 1:49:44 PM
After the November election,
there will not be a Kennedy in
Congress for the first time in
almost half a century because
Representative Patrick Kennedy,
the son of the late Senator
Edward Kennedy, has decided to
retire from his Rhode Island seat.
“My life is taking a new
direction and I will not be a
candidate for re-election this
year,” Patrick Kennedy said in a
video announcing his decision
nearly six months after his
father, the “Liberal Lion” of the
Senate, died.
Of course there is still time for
another Kennedy to step forward
and declare intentions to run for
office, but we haven’t heard any
whispers.
On the other hand, Ben Quayle,
33, the son of former vice
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Briton among two killed in huge push in Afghanistan

by Jason Burke (World news towards the town centre while signals the start of what might be eight Taliban fighters who had ahead and to prevent reprisals.
and comment from the British forces took up positions a final bid to impose government been holding the position where Despite the huge attention
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) to the north. authority on areas currently the Marines crossed over fled deliberately focused on Marjah
Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:49:37 AM Lieutenant Colonel David under insurgent control. during the night. "They left with in recent days by the coalition
Wakefield, spokesman for Task Obama imposed a 2011 deadline their motorcycles and their guns. and governments, the town
Two allied fighters die in Force Helmand, said: "A British for the pullout of US troops and They went deeper into town," remains just a tiny piece in a
Operation Mushtarak as troops soldier has made the ultimate the success of the battle is as Kader said as Marines and much bigger jigsaw in the
close on Helmand town sacrifice doing his duty as part of likely to be measured by the Afghan troops searched a poppy province, country and region.
• Datablog: full British casualty this operation to clear the degree to which its outcome field next to his house for mines. Though much of the violence in
figures insurgents away from the people bolsters waning support for the Sensitive to Afghan criticisms of Afghanistan is concentrated in
A British soldier and a US o f N a d - e - A l i ; h i s s e l f l e s s war in the US and Europe as by civilian casualties, Nato the two southern provinces of
marine have been killed during commitment and courage will casualties inflicted on the commanders gave widespread Helmand and Kandahar, a much
t h e l a u n c h o f t h e b i g g e s t not be forgotten." Taliban or by the number of warning of their intentions to broader swath of territory is
operation against the Taliban in Downing Street said the prime communities brought under the ensure villagers have time to under informal control of the
Afghanistan since the war of minister's thoughts were with the control of the administration of flee. But critics said the strategy insurgents.
2001. family of the dead soldier. President Hamid Karzai. would have allowed the Taliban Although many military
Hundreds of US marines and Major General Nick Carter, Though the Taliban have to prepare for the attack, which operations meet their immediate
British soldiers earlier reported commander of Nato forces in defiantly sworn to resist the could lead to higher coalition objectives, the Taliban continue
successes against light resistance southern Afghanistan, said offensive and continued to insist casualties. to be able to exploit the Afghan
as they advanced into a key Afghan and coalition troops had they were in full control of The question of whether the government's lack of political
Taliban-held town in southern made a "successful insertion" Marjah, analysts believe it is Taliban will stay and fight relates legitimacy and to convincingly
A f g h a n i s t a n i n O p e r a t i o n into Marjah. unlikely that they will risk a full to broader strategic issues in the pose as defenders of the Afghan
Mushtarak – meaning "together" Around 4,500 US marines, confrontation with the war. Though Marjah is astride nation against foreigners, of the
in the local Dari dialect. 1,500 Afghan troops and 300 US overwhelming conventional key routes for the transport Islamic faith against unbelievers
Comrades said the British soldiers are taking part in the firepower of the coalition forces. reinforcements and supplies for and of the Pashtun rural
soldier, the 258th to die in offensive on the town, which is Reporters embedded with the the Taliban as well as for the conservative tribes of the country
Afghanistan, was from 1st surrounded by a treacherous troops reported sporadic but smuggling of drugs by groups against their ethnic and often
Battalion Grenadier Guards. He network of canals and heavily intense exchanges of fire with increasingly closely aligned with urban rivals.
was killed by an explosion while mined fields and roads. Over a Taliban fighters once the ground the insurgents in Helmand Furthermore recent initiatives
in a vehicle patrol. A US official thousand British troops have also offensive began. Progress has province its importance is more aimed at "reconciling" low-level
confirmed one US Marine was been committed, largely in the been careful. A bridge over a as a test case for the new Taliban are unlikely to succeed
k i l l e d i n s m a l l a r m s f i r e . district of Nawd Ali to Marjah's canal into the town was so American-led effort in in ending the insurgency while
Between five and 20 Taliban north with another 3,000 held in heavily mined and booby- Afghanistan. senior insurgent commanders
fighters were reported killed and reserve. trapped that US Marines built Coalition commanders stress continue to be convinced that
e i g h t c a p t u r e d s i n c e t h e In Kabul, 360 miles to the north substitutes alongside it. that their intention is not to leave they are winning and while their
offensive began. of the fighting, defense minister Lance Corporal Ivan Meza, 19, the areas that have been cleared mix of ideological appeal and
The operation began with a fleet Rahim Wardak told reporters was the first to cross one. "I did during the fighting – Marjah has coercion still works.
of 60 US helicopters firing most of the resistance was get an adrenaline rush, and that been captured once before but There is the regional picture to
missiles at defensive positions centered around the town's bridge is wobbly," Meza, a was abandoned – but to consider. Strenuous efforts are
around the town of Marjah in market. Marine combat engineer from establish a durable presence to being made by a variety of actors
Helmand province before troops The operation, the first since Pismo Beach, California told allowing reconstruction, to convince the Pakistani
advanced on the town from two President Barack Obama ordered Reuters news agency. development and the
directions. American marines 3 5 , 0 0 0 e x t r a t r o o p s t o According to Abdul Kader, a 44 establishment of strong local BRITON page 4
were reported to be moving A f g h a n i s t a n i n D e c e m b e r , -year-old shopkeeper, seven or government structures to go
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British dead and wounded in Woman charged over

Afghanistan, month by month Alabama shootings
by Simon Rogers (World news the family has been informed the Download the data (World news and comment happen. There's no way... They
and comment from the wounded person has been • DATA: British dead and from the Guardian | are still alive."
Guardian | guardian.co.uk) "listed" wounded, month by month as a guardian.co.uk) Police said they were also
Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:42:13 AM • Then there are the people spreadsheet - including names of Submitted at 2/13/2010 9:38:52 AM interviewing a man as "a person
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What is the human cost of the which go from the seriously to • DATA: US casualties in A biology professor has been Three others were wounded in
war in Afghanistan for British the lightly wounded, from all Afghanistan and Iraq charged with murder after a the gunfire. They were identified
forces? As British troops suffer causes, violent and otherwise • DATA: how many troops does shooting spree at the University as department members Joseph
more losses in 2010, these are • Lastly there are the personnel each country send to Afghanistan of Alabama, Huntsville, left Leahy and Stephanie Monticello,
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Afghanistan down month-by- there is no imminent danger to • Military UAH student Andrew Cole was University police secured the
month. life or reason. The VSI and SI • Iraq in Bishop's anatomy class building and cleared students
More complicated are the categories are defined by Joint • Government data yesterday morning and said she from it last night. The university
wounded numbers. Rather than Casualty and Compassionate seemed perfectly normal. will remain closed next week.
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El Bulli to close doors for good

(World news and comment academy for advanced culinary that the restaurant would
from the Guardian |
guardian.co.uk)
study, according to the New
York Times.
He decided to permanently shut
temporarily shut its doors in
2012 and 2013. He said then that
the closure was due to the
Earnings Highlights:
Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:18:20 AM
El Bulli, which has won three
Catalan chef, famous for dishes Michelin stars and was last year
difficulties of working 15 hours
a day.
Acer, Baidu, Coca-Cola,
such as foie gras candies, to named the world's best restaurant
replace restaurant with academy for the fourth year by Restaurant
for advanced culinary study magazine in Britain, because he
Tables for the six-month season
at El Bulli sell out in a day and
two million people – including
Disney, Hasbro, Sprint ...
by Trey Thoelcke • Biogen Idec Inc.( BIIB)
Food blog: El Bulli to close for and his partner, Juli Soler, had the world's great and good – (BloggingStocks) offered an upside surprise as well
good. For now ... been losing €500,000 (£433,728) have competed for a mere 8,000
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as full-year earnings above Wall
Ferran Adrià, the Catalan chef a year on the restaurant and his settings in the past few years. Street estimates.
celebrated for creating such cooking workshop in Barcelona, • Ferran Adrià Filed under: Earnings Reports, • Coinstar Inc.( CSTR) strong
dishes as turtle dove with the paper's food blog reported. • Chefs Coca-Cola (KO), Walt Disney quarterly results and guidance, as
blackberry caviar and duck foie He said he would use his • Restaurants (DIS), Sprint Nextel Corp (S), well as litigation concerns, failed
gras candies, has decided to earnings from consultancies and • Food & drink Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), to inspire Wall Street.
permanently close his famously other businesses to establish his Hasbro Inc (HAS), Electronic • Coca-Cola Co.( KO) posted
experimental El Bulli restaurant new culinary academy and to guardian.co.uk© Guardian Arts (ERTS) strong Q4 and full-year earnings
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BRITON earnings report. Earnings Highlights: Acer,
continued from page 2 • Acer Inc. reported its highest Baidu, Coca-Cola, Disney,
security establishment to end its Jason Burke quarterly earnings in almost Hasbro, Sprint ... originally
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Submitted at 2/12/2010 10:44:10 PM events on climate change.
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Happy Valenswine's Day! How to Make a Bacon "Broquet"

by Alissa Walker (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 5:46:27 PM

You've seen how husband and

wife team at UnderConsideration
re-envisioned the holiday of
love. Now see the other winner
of Studio 360's Redesign
Valentine's Day challenge, as
picked by this week's guest,
author and modern love expert
Elizabeth Gilbert. And, yes...it's
bacon.
First place goes to the Broquet,
a bacon bouquet, which was
cooked up by Portland-based
industrial designer Sarah Tisdale.
Last fall, Tisdale had just fallen
for for her next-door neighbor
when something brought his
spirits down. Tisdale
brainstormed an appropriate way
to cheer him up. "I wasn't going
to get him flowers or anything
like that," she remembers, "but I
wanted to bring a smile to his
face." The two had bonded
recently over their love for a
winning combination: whiskey
and bacon. So Tisdale realized
there was really only one option:
A bacon bouquet. Her house
swirling with smoke, she
presented the neighbor with a Tisdale herself was a vegan until where house-cured meats are the romantic," admits Tisdale. "I someone else."
dozen juicy pork blossoms. bacon became--as it has for pride of local sandwich shops. really love Valentine's Day, I Sarah Tisdale's Bacon Broquet,
He was thrilled, but the many recovering vegans--a "You know," she confesses. "I'm love how silly and ridiculous and Baked From the Heart
relationship eventually fizzled, gateway meat. "I don't know actually still mostly a pretty and funny it is." But she 1 package delicious bacon (thin
much like a grease on a hot what it is," she says of the vegan...except for bacon." agrees that as a culture, we could or thick both work well)1
skillet. Tisdale has no regrets. country's current obsession with For Tisdale, the Broquet was a all use a reminder about what package bamboo skewerssome
"We're not still dating," she bacon. "For me it's just this way for her to merge her love of Valentine's Day really means. thin skewers you can break1 or 2
says. "But it was very poetic and primal, salty thing." Tisdale food with her design skills--as "It's not just about romantic mini muffin tins (varies
beautiful." describes what she calls a "bacon well as her incurable inner love," she says. "It's about
HAPPY page 8
In an equally poetic twist, movement" afoot in Portland, Cupid. "I'm a hopeless sharing what you love with
6 Business/
The Winter Olympics Uniforms: For God, Country, Fashion,
and Sport
by Joe Duffy (Fast Company)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 9:14:01 PM
The excitement is rising. The
games will soon be here. I can't
wait. As someone raised in the
ice and snow of Minnesota, the
Winter Olympics are my favorite
spectator event. They are a
spectacle that is part world
sporting competition, part
cultural festival, part global
media extravaganza. There are so
many fascinating angles to these
games.
As a designer, after the
competition and the
opening/closing ceremonies,
what captures my attention is the
way the countries present
themselves in uniform and the
role the uniform takes in
projecting national imagery,
sporting culture and fashion.
First, of course, is team USA.
The 2010 Winter Olympic
ceremonial team uniforms are
designed by Ralph Lauren,
classically American styled with
a sense of casual athletic
ruggedness.
I think team USA and also the
Canadian's team attire (above, by
Hudson's Bay Company) do a
good job of combining today's
fashion, with a competitive
athletic feel and a nostalgic look
of both countries winter sports
cultures.
The freestyle ski and bobsled
uniforms, both designed by
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The Nike design team is also
behind the jackets that will be
worn for medal ceremonies.
And then there are the Burton
designed uniforms for the
snowboarding team. While
they've been creating
controversy with the casual,
distressed denim pants, they
undoubtedly reflect the fashion
sensibilities of the boarding
community and culture. They're
my favorite for those individual
sport characteristics combined
with USA iconography like the
colors and crest.
As I consider these uniforms
and the many others for each of
the sporting teams representing
team USA, I feel there's a missed
opportunity to find a design
expression that can represent the
team in a more unified way
without compromising the
individual needs of each sport.
What a great challenge it would
be to find a design language that
is broad enough to reflect the
various sporting cultures, yet
represent a common team
character combined with an
Under Armour®, are said to be grey and fuchsia plaid graphics into the arms and back of the eclectic representation of our
inspired by stuntman's Evel plus Spiderman for downhill garment, featuring elements such country's culture.
Knievel's aesthetic and feature skiing--or not far enough, like as the Statue of Liberty's torch, Once the games are underway it
compression and sew-free sonic these two examples. and the date of the signing of the will be interesting to see how the
welding technology materials. Nike's hockey sweater designs Declaration of Independence as other countries have approached
I'm thinking something beyond have a simple, almost retro look, well as symbols of Celtic, their visual representation.
red, white and blue with stars which some say harkens to team African, Native American, and Seems as though a follow-up
and stripes is in order here. USA's golden hockey moments. Hispanic cultures. The third blog is in order. I'd love to hear
It seems the individual sports The blue sweater incorporates a j e r s e y o f f e r s a l a c e u p
team uniforms either go too far-- 'we the people' graphic pattern a l t e r n a t i v e . WINTER page 8
E-reader News Edition Business/ Popular News/ 7

The Vancouver Olympics by the Numbers

by Anne C. Lee (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 5:51:59 PM

Typography by Julie Teninbaum

Infographic: Let the Games
Begin!
More than 80 nations and 5,500
athletes and officials will
participate in this year's Winter
Games.
NBC paid$820 million for the
rights to broadcast Vancouver
2010, 34% more than it paid to
air Torino 2006.
The Winter Games were first
commercial televised in 1960
w h e n C B S p a i d
$50,000{$365,000 adjusted for
inflation.} landfill-bound circuit boards to copper from Canada, Chile, and security costs, construction of million today.
Nine companies, including Coca make the 615 Olympic and 299 Peru. new venues($550 million) and The Youngest Winter Olympic
-Cola, Omega, and Visa, have paralympic medals. Canada also hosted the 1976 the Olympic Village($900 gold medalist ever: Korean speed
pledged a total of Vancouver's gold medals are Summer Games in Montreal and million), and$3.8 billion in -skater Kim Yoon-mi, who was
approximately$900 million to the 92.5% silver, plated with 6 the 1988 Winter Games in related infrastructure, including 13 years, 83 days old when her
International Olympic grams of gold. The last truly Calgary. expansion of mass transit and relay team won gold in 1994.
Committee to be worldwide gold Olympic medals were Its gold-medal count from those convention facilities. The Oldest Winter Olympic
sponsors for the Vancouver 2010 awarded at the 1912 Winter games: 0{The only other host The Most Expensive Olympics gold medalist ever: British curler
and London 2012. Games in Stockholm. that didn't win gold was was Beijing 2008, which cost$40 Robin Welsh, who was 54 years,
Vancouver's three Olympic For Vancouver's gold, silver, Yugoslavia, at Sarajevo in billion. The rumored cost for the 29 days old when his team
mascots are Miga, a sea bear; and bronze medals, the mining 1984.} next Winter Games -- in Sochi, triumphed in 1924.
Sumi, an animal spirit; and company Tech Resources The Vancouver Olympic Russia -- is$33 billion.
Quatchi, a Sasquatch. provided 4.5 pounds of gold Committee's official budget for The Most Profitable Olympics
The Royal Canadian Mint used from Canada and the U.S.; 4,299 the 2010 Games is$1.6 billion. was the Los Angeles in 1984,
recycled gold, silver, and copper pounds of British Columbian That doesn't count nearly$1 which turned a profit of$223
harvested from 6.8 tons of silver; and 1,991 pounds of billion in government-funded million-- which would be$464

Eat it, Mainland: Hawaii the only state in the US without snow
(Holy Kaw!) other state in America had snow were unusually barren on Friday, Photo credit: Fotolia
Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:12:28 AM on Friday, Hawaii was the only leading to the tropical state’s Permalink| Leave a comment »
state in the country without exceptionalism.
Could Hawaii folks get any snow, according to the AP. Read the full story from the AP
more smug during the harsh Though snow-capped slopes are tall volcanoes, the mountains at The Honolulu Star Bulletin.
winter months? While every a typical sight on Hawaii’s two More on Hawaii.
8 Business/ E-reader News Edition
HAPPY WINTER
continued from page 5 continued from page 6

depending on if you want to
make a traditional dozen or go
big)slotted broiler
panlovehammernailsfoilparchme
nt papersome sort of tough
ribbonrecipient
Start with good intentions. Don't
do it if it's not what you feel is
right in your heart. Bacon should
evoke a visceral reaction within
you and within your intended
recipient, for greatest maximum
impact.
Pick out your bacon. I look for
the cuts that have the most meat
and less fat.
Prepare your muffin tins. Use
the hammer and nail to puncture
a hole or two in the bottom of
each cup. Then set the pans on
top of the broiler pan. This
allows the fat to drain out while
the rosettes are baking.
Preheat your oven to about 350-
375 degrees.
Open up your package of bacon
and take a moment to bask in its
raw beautiful pink glory. Take
one strip and roll it up like a
scroll and insert it into the mini
muffin tin. You can pull the
center of the bacon roll out
slightly here if you want to make
it a little more stylin' but no
worries, it will look great as is.
Repeat until muffin tin is full.
Put the whole thing in the oven
and bake it until it's done. Watch
it to make sure it doesn't burn.
When it looks dark pink take it
out and let it cool a bit. Be
careful: the grease will burn you
if you spill it.
Take the roses out of the tins
and set them on the broiler pan.
if they aren't cooked enough put
them back in minus the muffin
tin for a few minutes. You dont
want to overcook them, or you
wont be able to skewer the
stems.Use the fatter skewers as
the stems and poke one into each
rose. next, use the little skewers
to poke the roses together in a
bouquet style.
Wrap the whole thing in waxed
or parchment paper and then foil
(to give it structure and hold it
together) and tie it off with a
ribbon.
Take a photo of your bacon
bouquet.
Hand deliver with a card and
smile expressing your
unconditional love for the boy
(or girl) and bacon. Prepare
yourself for an instant marriage
proposal on the spot and/or to be
ignored for 10-30 minutes as the
recipient freaks out over how
awesome the bouquet is and
starts eating.
You can check out hundreds
more awesome Valentine's
redesigns and hear more about
Gilbert's top picks. Thanks so
much to Kurt Andersen and
Michele Siegel, and everyone at
Studio 360 for asking me to be a
part of such a fun experiment.
Whether you celebrate it with
glistening pig fat or a Love
Puppy, have a wonderful
Valentine's Day.
Love ya!xoxo
[ Studio 360]
your thoughts. I'm pretty
confident about how a diverse
design language could be
established for almost every
sport...but I'm kind of scared to
go anywhere near figure skating.
Update: This post was updated
to reflect the correct designers of
the Canadian uniforms, it is
Hudson's Bay Company, not
Roots.
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brands, from Aveda to Coca-
Cola to Sony to Jack in the Box
to Susan G. Komen for the
Cure. His work is regularly
featured in leading marketing
and design publications and
exhibited around the world. In
2004 he founded Duffy &
Partners as a new kind of
branding and creativity
company, partnering with clients
and other firms in all
communication disciplines. Also
in 2004, he received the Medal
from the AIGA for a lifetime of
achievement in the field of visual
communications. His first book--
Brand Apart--was released in
July 2005 and in 2006, he was
recognized as one of the "Fast
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future of business by Fast
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Valentine's Day Stock #4: Priceline.com (PCLN)

by Louis Navellier south for a warm vacation or just prices. This has allowed the Valentine's Day Stock #4:
(BloggingStocks) finding a first-class hotel with a website to become an oasis for Priceline.com (PCLN) originally
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February, has got lovebirds spending is very high right now, conscious consumers really love PCLN in personal or client
covered whether they're flying but the bottom line is that value- Priceline's ability to "haggle" on portfolios.
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Windows Mobile 7 to Be Unveiled to the World, Except

Holidaying Americans
by Kit Eaton (Fast Company)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 5:12:05 PM
It looks like Microsoft is all set
to finally reveal Windows
Mobile 7, long-awaited cure to
the ills of all the earlier WinMo
OSes. The action's due to happen
at Mobile World Congress on
Monday. When no one in the
U.S. will care. Way to go MS!
Windows Mobile 7 represents a
significant design change over
the earlier WinMo issues, which
superficially resemble Windows
XP, and with their over-
dependence on button/keypad
control and inflexibility were
looking extremely jaded.
WinMo7, on the other hand,
borrows many a design cue from
the Zune's UI, which is widely
praised as being rather good and
satisfyingly simple (dare we say
"un-Microsofty"?). It's extremely
important for MS to maintain a
grip on some of the smartphone
market, since it's designed to
work with large-display
touchscreen devices. And in an
iPhone design-dominated cell
phone world, that's absolutely
vital if WinMo isn't to go the
way of the dodo.
WinMo 7 will, of course, end up
on a wide array of smartphones
in the coming months, from a
variety of manufacturers. So it's
pretty fitting that Steve Ballmer
himself will unveil the OS at the
enormous Mobile World
Congress industry fair which is
happening in Barcelona next
week.
There's just one flaw in the plan:
Steve's keynote is scheduled for
Monday 15th February, at 3 p.m.
Central European Time (11 a.m.
EST). That's right--MS is
revealing its key element in
defending its smartphone
marketshare on a holiday day in
the U.S., meaning very few
people there are going to soak up
the news. Hmmm. Obviously
there's a collision of timing here,
and the European in me cheers
"go Europe!" but doesn't this
initial stumble just make you
worry a little about the entire
future of Windows Mobile?
[Via Wall Street Journal]

Size Matters and Twitter's Got It with Tweet Volume

by Tom Johansmeyer ... or relegate it to a history that money. Maybe its advertising Size Matters and Twitter's Got It
(BloggingStocks) includes TheGlobe.com and model will be accelerated as a with Tweet Volume originally
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few months will either solidify it Revenue came into the company but they involved multiyear Continue reading Size Matters
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member of the global economy search deals with Microsoft ( needs to find new ways to make Volume

Friday Night Shred: Steve Vai and String Theory

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WANTED: Mattel's
Puppy Tweets Collar
by Dan Nosowitz (Fast
Company)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 6:50:20 PM
We love talking dogs. Even
more specifically, we love to
impose excitable yet simple-
minded dialogue on dogs. Who
didn't giggle at Dug the talking
dog in Pixar's Up, who was
prone to moments of dimwitted
cuteness with lines like "I was
hiding under your porch because
I love you"? In the absence of a
multilingual translating collar
like Dug's, Mattel's Puppy
Tweets collar seems like the next
best thing. The $30 collar is
equipped with a motion and
sound sensor to help it select
which of the 500 pre-recorded
Tweets best describes what your
pup is doing. It then beams the
Tweet wirelessly to a USB
receiver, which in turn updates
the Twitter account you've set
up.
It's not really meant to provide
deep insight into the mind of
your dog--the pre-recorded
Tweets include "I finally caught
that tail I've been chasing,
and...OOUUUCHH!"--and
without video, its sensors will
likely post some inaccurate
Tweets. Oh, and as with all
things puppy, your friends are
not likely to be as taken with
your puppy's Twitter account as
you are. But, you know, it's $30,
and it has the potential to be
incredibly adorable as well as
giving a peek at what your dog's
up to while you're away.
[Available this fall for $30--via
LA Times]
Five Reasons to Watch
Art Stocks in 2010
by Tom Johansmeyer
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 1:20:00 PM
Filed under: Competitive
Strategy, Amer Intl Group
(AIG), Sotheby's (BID)
The art market spent a year and
a half circling the drain. Signs of
life at the end of 2009, however,
have become a reality, with
recent auctions at Sotheby's (
BID) and Christie's ( CRUPF)
exceeding expectations and
showing triple-digit growth from
comparable auctions last year.
Overall, art prices last year were
off around 50%, with the
contemporary art sector suffering
even more severe declines of up
to 70%. With prices this low and
a recovery taking shape, it's time
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emergency operator in Thurston
County saved his own son's life
when his wife called 911 in a
panic as the boy choked on a
for investors to get in, and it
looks like we'll see an art rally
this year.
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Janna Scott says she was
"freaking out" when she called
911 from her Lacey home last
week to get help. A familiar
voice answered the phone. And
coolly and calmly, Chris Scott
talked his wife through the
proper protocols for what to do.
Chris left Iraq in September
after a one-year deployment as a
tank crew member with the
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Valentine's Day Stock Olympics open after luge tragedy
#5: American Greetings
(AM)
by Louis Navellier
(BloggingStocks)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 2:00:00 PM
Filed under: Stocks to Buy
A simple card can say so much,
and that makes American
Greetings( AM) a great choice
for investors this Valentine's
Day. But don't think this card is a
seasonal wonder.
American Greetings has posted
dramatic earnings performances
lately, including earnings
surprises of more than 550% and
245% in the past three quarters.
This stock is a great investment
for February and beyond.
Next: Whole Foods (WFMI)
At the time of this writing,
Louis Navellier did not own
shares of AM in personal or
client portfolios.
Valentine's Day Stock #5:
Chromium browser
remixed as a security
Dragon
by Seth Rosenblatt
(Webware.com)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 3:24:00 PM
Windows security software
vendor Comodo introduces a
browser called Dragon. Based on
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Team GB arrive at the opening
ceremony
The 2010 Winter Olympics
opened in spectacular fashion on
Saturday but the ceremony was
overshadowed by the death of
Georgian luger Nodar
Kumaritashvili.
The Georgian team, wearing
black armbands, were given a
standing ovation at the ceremony
and a minute's silence was
impeccably observed in
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were able to light the flame after
one of the ice columns failed to
appear.
Gretzky then made his way to
the harbour to light a second
cauldron outside in the harbour
area which will burn for the 17
days of competition.
Snowboarder's entrance opens
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IOC president Jacques Rogge,
wearing a black tie, prefaced the
traditional opening speeches by
saying: "It is with great sadness
that we acknowledge the tragic
loss of Nodar Kumaritashvili of
the Georgian team, who passed
away this morning in a training
accident on the luge track.
"We extend our deepest
sympathies to his family, friends,
team-mates and country."
And John Furlong, chief
executive of Vanoc, the
organising committee, said:
"May you carry his
[Kumaritashvili's], Olympic
dream on your shoulders and
compete with his spirit in your
hearts."
More than 60,000 spectators
witnessed 2,500 athletes from 82
nations parade - including
debutants Cayman Islands,
Colombia, Ghana, Pakistan and
Peru.
The largest cheer was for the
host team Canada, with Clara
Hughes, defending 5000m speed
skating champion waving the
flag and clad all in red.
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Great Britain were led in by
skeleton slider Shelley Rudman
resplendent in a white jacket and
navy blue trousers and a red
beret.
She was the team's only
medallist at the 2006 Winter
Olympics but at the Vancouver
Games the British are being
tipped for possibly their best
medal haul, if they can beat the
four medals won in 1924.
The three- hour extravaganza
included a cultural segment
featuring many of Canada's best-
known musical stars - Bryan
Adams, Nelly Furtado and KD
Lang.
Georgian team given opening
ceremony ovation
Canada's aboriginal
communities were also
highlighted with the four chiefs
of the First Nations, whose
traditional native territory
overlaps the Olympic region,
part of the official delegation at
the ceremony.
Among the state-of-the-art
special effects included a giant,
sparkling polar bear rising from
the stadium floor and hovering
over performers on a simulated
ice floe.
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Ala. prof accused of killing 3 was denied tenure (AP)

(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) pending. husband had won $25,000 in accommodating with students. Newport Beach, Calif.-based
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:07:30 AM She was taken Friday night in 2007 to market the device. "She seemed like a nice enough violence prevention firm.
handcuffs to the county jail, and Andrea Bennett, a sophomore professor," Lawton said. A notable exception was a 1985
Message from fivefilters.org: If said as she got into a police car: majoring in nursing and an The university will remain rampage at a Springfield, Pa.,
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-text RSS service so we can way. ... They are still alive." her team that Bishop had been events were canceled. The killed. In June 1986, Sylvia
continue developing it. District Attorney Ron Broussard denied tenure, which the coach wounded were still recovering in Seegrist was deemed guilty but
H U N T S V I L L E , A l a . – A said he did not think Bishop has said may have led to the hospitals early Saturday. Luis mentally ill on three counts of
University of Alabama biology a lawyer. Her husband, James shooting. Cruz-Vera was in fair condition; murder and seven counts of
professor accused of gunning Anderson, was detained and Bennett described Bishop as Joseph Leahy in critical attempted murder in the shooting
down three of her colleagues questioned Friday, though he has being "very weird" and "a really condition; and staffer Stephanie spree.
during a faculty meeting had not been charged. big nerd." Monticciolo also was in critical Dietz, who interviewed Seegrist
been denied tenure and only had Students' assessments of Bishop "She's well-known on campus, condition. after her arrest, said it was
months left teaching at the v a r i e d . S o m e r e c a l l e d a n but I wouldn't say she's a good Authorities said Saturday that possible the suspect in Friday's
school, a university official said attentive, friendly teacher, while teacher. I've heard a lot of the shooting may have been shooting had a long-standing
Saturday. others said she was an odd complaints," Bennett said. "She's worse if not for the actions of grudge against colleagues or
Ray Garner, a spokesman at the woman who couldn't simplify a genius, but she really just can't unidentified people inside and superiors and felt complaints had
Huntsville campus, said 42-year- difficult subjects for students. explain things." outside the building, though they not been dealt with fairly.
old Amy Bishop had been denied Sammie Lee Davis, the husband Amanda Tucker, a junior did not elaborate. Gregg McCrary, a retired FBI
tenure — a type of job protection of a tenured researcher who was nursing major from Alabaster, The Huntsville campus has agent and private criminal
afforded academics — months k i l l e d , s a i d h i s w i f e h a d Ala., had Bishop for anatomy about 7,500 students in northern profiler based in Fredericksburg,
ago, and this was to be her last described Bishop as "not being class about a year ago. Tucker Alabama, not far from the Va., said there is no typical
semester. Some have said the able to deal with reality" and said a group of students Tennessee line. The university is outline of a mass shooter but
professor, who students said was "not as good as she thought she complained to a dean about known for its scientific and noted they often share a sense of
b r i g h t b u t h a d d i f f i c u l t y was." Bishop's classroom performance. engineering programs and often paranoia, depression or a feeling
explaining difficult concepts, Davis said his wife was a "When it came down to tests, works closely with NASA. that they are not appreciated.
opened fire because of a dispute t e n u r e d r e s e a r c h e r a t t h e and people asked her what was The space agency has a research ___
over the issue. university. In a brief phone the best way to study, she'd just center on the school's campus, Associated Press Writers Phillip
Authorities declined to discuss a interview, Davis said he was told tell you, 'Read the book.' When where many scientists and Rawls and Desiree Hunter in
motive at a Saturday news his wife was at a meeting to the test came, there were just engineers from NASA's Marshall Montgomery, Ala., Thomas
conference, though Garner said discuss the tenure status of ridiculous questions. No one Space Flight Center perform Watkins in Los Angeles, and
the faculty meeting wasn't another faculty member who got even knew what she was asking," Earth and space science research Jacob Jordan and Daniel Yee in
scheduled to discuss tenure angry and started shooting. Tucker said. and development. Atlanta contributed to this report.
issues. Davis' wife, Maria Ragland However, UAH student Andrew It's the second shooting in a (This version CORRECTS
Three others were wounded in Davis, was among those killed, Cole was in Bishop's anatomy week on an area campus. On victim's last name to
Friday's shootings — a rare along with Gopi K. Podila, class Friday morning and said Feb. 5, a 14-year-old student was Monticciolo.)
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professor at the school in 2003 cell incubator, known as InQ, thought it was her." carried out by women, said Dr.
has been charged with capital that was less expensive than its Nick Lawton, 25, described Park Dietz, who is president of
murder, and other charges are larger counterparts. She and her Bishop as funny and Threat Assessment Group Inc., a
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Prof. Charged in Ala. Shooting Killed Brother in 1986

(FOXNews.com) Garner said Saturday that Bishop angry and started shooting. and people asked her what was killed in a middle school hallway
Submitted at 2/12/2010 11:12:44 PM had been informed months ago University spokesman Ray the best way to study, she'd just in nearby Madison, allegedly by
that she would not be granted Garner said that Bishop was up tell you, 'Read the book.' When a fellow student.
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continue developing it. not called to discuss tenure. Davis' wife, Maria Ragland Tucker said. Threat Assessment Group Inc., a
The Alabama biology professor Police said a 9 mm gun was Davis, was among those killed, However, UAH student Andrew Newport Beach, California-based
accused of killing three in a found in a restroom in the along with Gopi K. Podila, Cole was in Bishop's anatomy violence prevention firm.
campus shooting spree Friday s c i e n c e b u i l d i n g o n t h e chairman of the biological class Friday morning and said A notable exception was a 1985
also reportedly killed her brother U n i v e r s i t y o f A l a b a m a ' s sciences department, and another she seemed perfectly normal. rampage at a Springfield,
more than 20 years ago in Huntsville campus, where the faculty member, Adriel Johnson. "She's understanding, and was Pennsylvania, mall in which
Massachusetts in an incident that s h o o t i n g s o c c u r r e d F r i d a y Bishop had created a portable concerned about students," he three people were killed. In June
police there concluded was an a f t e r n o o n . cell incubator, known as InQ, said. "I would have never 1986, Sylvia Seegrist was
accidental shooting. Bishop, a Harvard-educated that was less expensive than its thought it was her." deemed guilty but mentally ill on
A m y B i s h o p w a s 2 0 i n neurobiologist who became an larger counterparts. She and her The Huntsville campus has three counts of murder and seven
December 1986 when she shot assistant professor at the school husband had won $25,000 in about 7,500 students in northern counts of attempted murder in
her 18-year-old brother, Seth M. in 2003, was taken Friday night 2007 to market the device. Alabama, not far from the the shooting spree.
Bishop, in Braintree, Mass., the in handcuffs to the county jail. Andrea Bennett, a sophomore Tennessee line. The university is Dietz, who interviewed Seegrist
Boston Globe reported. She As she got into a police car, she majoring in nursing and an known for its scientific and after her arrest, said it was
reportedly had asked her mother said, "It didn't happen. There's no athlete at UAH, said a coach told engineering programs and often possible the suspect in Friday's
how to unload a round from a way. ... They are still alive." her team that Bishop had been works closely with NASA. shooting had a long-standing
shotgun and fired a bullet while Students' assessments of Bishop denied tenure, which the coach The space agency has a research grudge against colleagues or
handling the gun, hitting her v a r i e d . S o m e r e c a l l e d a n said may have led to the center on the school's campus, superiors and felt complaints had
brother in the abdomen. attentive, friendly teacher, while shooting. where many scientists and not been dealt with fairly.
Bishop, now 42, was charged others said she was an odd Bennett described Bishop as engineers from NASA's Marshall Gregg McCrary, a retired FBI
Friday night with one count of woman who couldn't simplify being "very weird" and "a really Space Flight Center perform agent and private criminal
capital murder in the shooting difficult subjects for students. big nerd." Earth and space science research profiler based in Fredericksburg,
death of three colleagues on the Sammie Lee Davis, the husband "She's well-known on campus, and development. Virginia, said there is no typical
campus of the University of of a tenured researcher who was but I wouldn't say she's a good The university will remain outline of a mass shooter but
Alabama in Huntsville, and more k i l l e d , s a i d h i s w i f e h a d teacher. I've heard a lot of closed next week, and all athletic noted they often share a sense of
charges are pending. She could described Bishop as "not being complaints," Bennett said. "She's events were canceled. The paranoia, depression or a feeling
f a c e t h e d e a t h p e n a l t y i f able to deal with reality" and a genius, but she really just can't wounded were still recovering in that they are not appreciated.
convicted. "not as good as she thought she explain things." hospitals early Saturday. Luis The Boston Globe and The
Three others were wounded in was." Amanda Tucker, a junior Cruz-Vera was in fair condition; Associated Press contributed to
the shooting, and there "may Davis said his wife was a nursing major from Alabaster, Joseph Leahy in critical this report.
never be a clear answer" as to t e n u r e d r e s e a r c h e r a t t h e Alabama, had Bishop for condition; and staffer Stephanie Five Filters featured article:
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ABC's Miguel Marquez
embedded with US Marines in
Marjah
Nato forces in Afghanistan have
hailed as a success the first phase
of a major operation to oust the
Taliban from two key districts of
Helmand in the south.
More than 15,000 US, UK and
Afghan troops swept into Marjah
and Nad Ali before dawn. The
UK defence ministry said key
objectives had been met.
Two Nato deaths, including one
Briton, have been confirmed.
Afghan forces said 20 militants
had been killed.
Operation Moshtarak is the
biggest attack since the Taliban
fell in 2001.
'Minimal interference'
Moshtarak - which means
"together" in the local Dari
language - is being led by 4,000
US Marines, supported by 4,000
British troops, with Canadians,
Danes and Estonians.
It was the largest helicopter-
borne assault ever undertaken in
Afghanistan and it was almost
unopposed. Sixty coalition
helicopters took off before dawn
to insert thousands of US, British
and Afghan troops. But the real
challenge is following this
military manoeuvre with lasting
security for the residents of
central Helmand.
The Taliban and other
insurgents have kept a relatively
low profile during this offensive
but intelligence officers here at
operation headquarters in
Kandahar believe they are likely
to try to exploit any opportunity
to reverse the gains made by
Nato and the Afghan government
forces.
This operation is the first major
test for President Obama's new
strategy in Afghanistan. Its
success or failure depends on
whether it can be swiftly
followed by security and good
governance.
The offensive began with waves
of helicopters ferrying US
Marines into Marjah.
British troops then flew into
Nad Ali district, to the north,
followed by tanks and combat
units.
More than 1,000 British troops
took part in trying to secure the
Chah-e Anjir Triangle north-east
of Marjah.
Maj-Gen Gordon Messenger
told a briefing in London there
had been "sporadic fighting" and
the Taliban were unable to "put
up a coherent response".
He said: "The key objectives
have been secured and have been
done so with minimal
interference."
However, one British soldier,
from the 1st Battalion Grenadier
Guards, was killed by an
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sustained gun battles in four
parts of Marjah.
AP reported Marjah residents as
saying Taliban insurgents had
fallen back into the centre of the
town.
A Taliban spokesman, Qari
Yousef Ahmadi, spoke to a
number of news agencies, saying
insurgents were still resisting in
Marjah and were engaged in hit-
and-run tactics.
Another Taliban spokesman,
Mullah Mohammed, had earlier
told ABC News that his men
were pulling back to spare any
civilian casualties.
Mohammad Zazai, commander
of Afghan troops in the
operation, said that 20 militants
had been killed and 11 detained.
It was estimated there were
explosion in Nad Ali.
between 400 and 1,000 militants
Gen Messenger said that "low
based in the region before
numbers" of insurgents had been
Operation Moshtarak was
killed during the attack.
launched.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Nato's aim is to secure Marjah -
praised the UK forces for their
a town of 80,000 - and
action.
surrounding areas as soon as
He said: "This day will be long
possible and then bring in aid
remembered as the day when a
and public services.
new phase of the campaign to
'Civilian support'
win the support of the people of
In Kabul, Nato civilian
Afghanistan was initiated. And
representative Mark Sedwill said
I'm very proud of the exceptional
the news of the Nato-led attack
role that British forces have
"appeared to be positive"
played in that."
although he stressed it was still
An Reuters correspondent in
early.
Marjah said US Marines engaged
He said it was vital to bring in
militants who were firing rockets
"civilian support from the
and there was still a firefight in
Afghan government" as soon as
the area after several hours.
Lt Col Brian Christmas told the
Associated Press there were NATO page 18
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Accused Jaycee Kidnapper's Parole File Released

(FOXNews.com) They were made available after simple it concerns the continued California, where he had been
Submitted at 2/13/2010 8:46:14 AM several news organizations sued progress and perfectly clean living since he got out of prison.
to have them made public. The record I have with the State of When he had his first encounter
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law for 19 years — nearly as who Garrido said was his niece,
that God spoke to him through
an electronic device he had built
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Thousands have gathered to
pray for the earthquake victims
Haiti has held ceremonies for
the victims of the devastating
earthquake which hit the country
a month ago, killing at least
217,000 people.
Thousands prayed at the exact
time the quake struck, on 12
January.
Earlier, Catholic and Voodoo
leaders joined other religious
figures for a service near the
ruined National Palace in the
capital, Port-au-Prince.
More than a million Haitians
remain homeless, just as the
rainy season is due to begin.
Haiti's President Rene Preval
has vowed that his country will
live on.
"Haiti will not die, Haiti must
not die," he told mourners at the
main service in Port-au-Prince.
"Wipe away your tears to rebuild
Haiti.
"Today, allow me as citizen
Rene Preval, the man, the father
of a family, to address you to say
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that I cannot find the words to
speak of this immense pain.
"It is in your courage that we
will find the strength to go on."
Other prayer services were held
across the country, including one
at the site of a mass grave north
of the capital, in Titanyen, which
is believed to hold tens of
thousands of victims.
The BBC's Mike Wooldridge
says the act of national reflection
comes as one of the largest
humanitarian operations ever
mounted grapples with
challenges on many fronts.
He says a heavy downpour on
The last tomato battles for
survival against a very rotten
the eve of the anniversary
provided a foretaste of the
misery that lies ahead for the
many people who still have only
the flimsiest shelter in
impromptu camps, if the pace of
getting out more tents and
stronger shelter materials is not
stepped up before the start of the
rainy season.
Amid scrub-covered hills to the
north of Port-au-Prince, some 50
worshippers led by a Haitian
bishop celebrated mass on the
graves where tens of thousands
of the earthquake victims lie
buried.
avocado, in a post-apocalyptic
refrigerated nightmare
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seasonal rains could be the
biggest threat now to the nation's
attempts at recovery.
The European Union has
proposed a military mission to
step up the provision of shelter
before the rains worsen.
The UN aid co-ordinator for
Haiti, former-US President Bill
Clinton, said Haiti could get
through the crisis with the help
of international donors.
"Though conditions are
improving each day, countless
people remain in urgent need of
shelter and building materials,
water and sanitation, food and
clothing, and essential medical
supplies," he said in a statement.
The White House warned that
the situation in Haiti "remains
dire", but added that the US
A small wooden table atop one
"continues to stand with our
of the mass graves in the scrub-
Haitian friends as they recover".
covered low hills served as the
This week's Haitian government
altar.
figures suggesting up to 230,000
Swinging incense above the
dead means the quake toll is
graves and sprinkling water on
approaching that of the 2004
them, the bishop said he aimed to
Asian tsunami, which killed
give dignity to their hasty burial.
250,000 people.
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Hurricane warning canceled for Toyota recalls 8,000 US

American Samoa (AP) vehicles
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) measures due to the strong lines. The officials also said (BBC News | Americas | The cracks could lead to the
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:37:42 AM winds," Akapo said, adding that there was one death indirectly World Edition) front driveshaft separating and
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falling from the truck, causing
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– Forecasters in American Tutuila, the territory's most Tulafono called for calm, urging Toyota is to recall 8,000 The shafts were built by
Samoa canceled a hurricane populous island, early Saturday residents to "be aware and be Tacoma pick-up trucks in the engineering firm Dana.
warning for the U.S. territory morning, and some low-lying safe." US, over fears about defective The latest recall will come as a
early Saturday morning after a areas were flooded. Referring to the tsunami that front drive shafts. blow to Toyota as it seeks to
strong Pacific storm passed Rene never made landfall on killed more than 200 people in The recall involves four-wheel revive trust in its vehicles.
nearby without making landfall either Tutuila or the Manu'a the Samoan islands and Tonga in drive Tacomas built from mid- Since October, the firm has had
on the area still recovering from island group, but the government September, Gulafono said "as we D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 9 t o e a r l y to recall millions of vehicles
a deadly autumn tsunami. planned to conduct an recover from the events of last February 2010. worldwide because of various
Tropical Cyclone Rene was 70 assessment on Saturday to find September 29th, it is a good The move is the latest in a string safety concerns, relating to sticky
miles southeast of the main out if any damage was cause by feeling that we have placed high of recalls in the past few months, accelerators, brake faults and
island of Tutuila and moving the storm. priority to help ourselves by totalling more than 8.5 million problems with floormats.
southwest at 8 mph on a track Several Manu'a residents preparing and spreading the Toyota vehicles around the Toyota President Akio Toyoda
away from the islands, said reached earlier by phone by The emergency awareness message." world. has previously apologised for the
Meteorologist Mase Akapo Jr. Associated Press said the winds ___ Previous recalls - including the global recalls and pledged to set
with the National Weather had been extremely strong but Associated Press Writers Ray flagship hybrid Prius - were due u p a n e w q u a l i t y c o n t r o l
Service in Pago Pago. they have not heard of any Lilley in Wellington, New to accelerator and brake committee.
Strong winds from the storm reports of injuries or major Zealand, and Audrey McAvoy in problems. The Kyodo news agency in
were still expected to batter the d a m a g e . T e l e p h o n e l i n k s , Honolulu contributed to this Toyota said it was voluntarily Tokyo reported that Mr Toyoda
t e r r i t o r y , w h i c h p r o m p t e d however, have been intermittent, report. recalling "a small production run is prepared to testify at US
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More Google Buzz tweaks, separate version coming?

by Tom Krazit (Webware.com) Privacy concerns again forced company is apparently Gmail.
Submitted at 2/12/2010 3:09:00 PM Google to tweak a few settings considering offering an Originally posted at Relevant
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Huge Wave Sweeps Away, Injures continued from page 14

possible. Moshtarak.
Calif. Surfing Spectators Afghan Defence Minister Gen
Rahim Wardak also said it was
important to bring in local
Marjah has also long been
regarded as a linchpin of the
lucrative network for smuggling
(FOXNews.com) He estimated "a couple from the sea wall and about 100
hundred" people were on the yards back from the water, but security forces quickly. opium - the raw ingredient used
Submitted at 2/12/2010 11:20:32 PM
seawall when the waves struck. spectators were still able to He said there had been "sporadic to make heroin - harvested from
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-text RSS service so we can holding speakers broadcasting the water. They were just swept Taliban. the area warning of the planned
continue developing it. the Mavericks Surf Contest, held onto the beach area pretty hard," "The area has been heavily offensive in a bid to limit civilian
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. in this tiny harbor town 25 miles Jalbert said. "It's pretty rocky. mined, that's why we are moving casualties.
Two huge waves swept away south of San Francisco along We've cleared the beach area so so slowly," he said in Kabul. The operation is part of an effort
spectators watching a Northern Highway 1. this doesn't happen again." One canal bridge into Marjah to secure a 320-km (200-mile)
C a l i f o r n i a s u r f i n g c o n t e s t "It just came out of nowhere and The surfing contest offers a was particularly heavily mined. horseshoe-shaped string of towns
Saturday morning, causing wiped us all out," said Pamela $150,000 purse, making it the US Marine ordnance units that runs along the Helmand
broken bones and other injuries Massette of Corte Madera. Her most lucrative big-wave contest advanced through the town River, through Kandahar and on
to people standing on a seawall. left hand and left knee were in the world. exploding bombs when located. to the Pakistani border.
Thirteen people were injured, scraped and bleeding and she The contest is not held every One other Nato fatality - from Print Sponsor
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and broken hands and so forth," was on the contest when a 5-foot despite warnings that strong killed by an improvised
a c c o r d i n g t o C a l i f o r n i a to 6-foot wave "wiped out the winds could make those breakers explosive device in southern
Department of Forestry and Fire entire seawall." dangerously unpredictable. Afghanistan, Nato said, although
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Could "crowdfunding" sustain narrative nonfiction?

(Holy Kaw!) Paige Williams, an award- just 10 days she drew some 6000 nonfiction online?
Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:35:00 AM winning magazine writer who visitors and raised about $900. Read the full story at
crowdfunded a long-form The article ponders whether M e d i a S h i f t .
As funding for newspapers and investigave piece. Paige had crowdfunding could be the More on journalism.
magazines shrink, one genre that difficulty finding a publication to s a v i n g g r a c e o f n a r r a t i v e Photo credit: Fotolia
slips through the cracks is long- fund her piece, so she set up a nonfiction. Permalink| Leave a comment »
f o r m n a r r a t i v e n o n f i c t i o n . Web site that offered her story to fee determined by the reader. In Would you voluntarily pay to
MediaShift tells the story of readers for free or for a voluntary read a piece of narrative
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Valentines for
journalists: "Let's go on
the record."
(Holy Kaw!)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:45:00 AM
They say you know you’re a
journalist when your mother says
she loves you, and you check it
out. Here’s to more factchecked
love with Valentines for
Google's Brin offers no hint
at China resolution
by Tom Krazit (Webware.com)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 2:20:00 PM
A month after Google declared
that it might leave China, if it is
not allowed to offer uncensored
journasts at the blog 10,000
Words. A sampling:
See more fun journalist
Valentines at 10,000 Words here
and here.
More journalism love.
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search results, co-founder Sergey
Brin sheds no new light on those
talks.
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Teen Remixes The Works Of Others
Into Best Selling Novel... And Critics
Love It
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 6:44:26 PM
Here's a story that will get
traditionalists up in arms about
"stealing" and "laziness," but
they'll all be missing the point.
We've see for decades how
remix culture works in music.
The ability to take the works of
someone else, mix them up with
others, change them around and
create something new and
powerful, is a wonderful
expression of culture, that shows
how artistic culture is often about
shared experiences and sharing
works of art. But what about in
the literary world?
There has been some
exploration of this concept in the
past, such as when author
Jonathan Lethem wrote a very
eloquent defense of plagiarism
that was entirely plagiarized.
Separately, we've discussed how
many (especially younger
people) who have grown up on
things like Wikipedia often point
out that they don't view it as
plagiarism so much as
collaborative writing. And they
have a point (even if there's one
patent lawyer in particular who
links back to that article every
few weeks to mock Techdirt).
There will always be those who
don't recognize how this is, in
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fact, collaboration and does
create new and unique pieces of
artwork and culture -- but they're
the same sorts of people who
have decried every new artform
from the Waltz ("The indecent
foreign dance called the Waltz
was introduced... we feel it a
duty to warn every parent against
exposing his daughter to so fatal
a contagion") to romance novels
and plays ("The free access
which many young people have
to romances, novels, and plays
has poisoned the mind and
corrupted the morals of many a
promising youth; and prevented
others from improving their
minds in useful knowledge") to
comic books ("All child drug
addicts, and all children drawn
into the narcotics traffic as
messengers, with whom we have
had contact, were inveterate
comic-book readers This kind of
thing is not good mental
nourishment for children!").
But the good news is that this
form of collaborative creation is
gaining a bit of acceptance.
Duane alerts us to the story of a
17-year-old German woman
whose critically acclaimed book
has been found to have large
chunks plagiarized from other
sources. A few years back, when
a similar situation arose in the
US, the author Kaavya
19
Viswanathan, was shunned --
even if some of us thought that
was ridiculous and unfair. In
this case, however, the author,
Helene Hegemann, readily
admits that she was "remixing"
other works into her book -- and
the critics still love it. Her book
was nominated for the $20,000
prize of the Leipzig Book Fair
even though the judges already
knew about the plagiarism.
And, really, what's the problem
here? Some might claim that it's
unfair to the original authors
whose work she used -- but the
author of the largest segments,
named Airen, is getting a ton of
attention for Airen's own book,
which received little actual
attention when originally
published. In fact, Amazon now
notes that "customers who
bought" Hegemann's book also
ended up buying Airen's book.
In the same way that remixes and
mashups often drive people to
buy the original music, it seems
like remixed/mashedup books
can do the same. It may be a big
cultural leap for those who think
there is "a way things must be
done," but it seems that the
younger generation has other
ideas.
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Justice Dept. defends warrantless cell phone tracking

(CNET News.com) questioned Eckenwiler, saying whereabouts from police not argues that no search warrant is the Fourth Amendment and
Submitted at 2/13/2010 9:25:00 AM that location data can reveal armed with search warrants. The necessary; it says what's needed federal privacy laws are being
whether people "have been at a civil liberties groups also said is only a 2703(d) order, which followed. This is, said Freiwald
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continue developing it. information. (See transcript cause. ongoing criminal investigation." in their pockets or purses."
The FBI and other police excerpts below.) EFF attorney Jennifer Granick Because that standard is easier to Excerpts from Friday's oral
agencies don't need to obtain a Just a few years ago, tracking said one possibility is for the meet than that of a search arguments before the Third
search warrant to learn the phones was the stuff of thrillers Third Circuit to order the district warrant, it is less privacy- Circuit Court of Appeals
locations of Americans' cell like "Enemy of the State" or judge to hold hearings to learn protective. Justice Department's
phones, the U.S. Department of "Live Free or Die Hard." Now, the more about the technology of Cell phone tracking comes in Eckenwiler: That is what has
Justice told a federal appeals even though police are tapping cell tracking, including how two forms: police obtaining come to be known in the
court in Philadelphia on Friday. into the locations of mobile accurately stored records can retrospective historical data kept vernacular as triangulation,
A Justice Department attorney phones thousands of times a pinpoint the location of a phone. by mobile providers for their where various measurements
told the Third Circuit Court of year, the legal ground rules The judges "had a lot of factual own billing purposes that is have been made from the towers
A p p e a l s t h a t t h e r e i s n o remain unclear, and federal questions about accuracy that typically not very detailed, or in proximity to the phone to
constitutional problem with privacy laws written a generation haven't been answered," Granick prospective tracking--which calculate a rough position to the
obtaining records from cellular ago are ambiguous at best. said after the hearing. CNET was the first to report in a phone?
providers that can reveal the "When the government acquires Besides Sloviter, the other 2005 article--that reveals the Judge Sloviter: How close can
approximate locations of h i s t o r i c a l c e l l l o c a t i o n judges on the panel are Atsushi minute-by-minute location of a you get ?
handheld and mobile devices. i n f o r m a t i o n , i t e f f e c t i v e l y Tashima, who is visiting from handset or mobile device. Eckenwiler: Well, what the
(See CNET's previous article.) commandeers our cell phones the Ninth Circuit, and Jane Roth, Tracking cell phones can be regulations require is 50 meters
There "is no constitutional bar" and turns them into electronic who was not present on Friday useful for law enforcement. of precision for a handset
to acquiring "routine business trackers that report, without our but is expected to review the Agents from the Drug solution, essentially for all cases,
records held by a knowledge or consent, where we transcript. Enforcement Administration in 95 percent, it needs to be
c o m m u n i c a t i o n s s e r v i c e have been and how long we have The Bureau of Alcohol, Arizona tracked a tractor trailer accurate within 150 meters... But
provider," said Mark Eckenwiler, spent there," Susan Freiwald, a Tobacco, Firearms and with a drug shipment through a that's a class of information that's
a senior attorney in the criminal law professor at the University Explosives is asking the court for GPS-equipped Nextel phone separate and apart from what the
d i v i s i o n o f t h e J u s t i c e of San Francisco, told the court an order divulging historical owned by the suspect. Texas government has requested here.
Department. He added, "The on Friday. "We should be able to (meaning stored, not future) DEA agents have used cell site Sloviter: But can you get it?
government is not required to use our cell phones without them phone location information information in real time to locate Does the statute permit it?
use a warrant when it uses a creating a virtual map of our because a set of suspects "use a Chrysler 300M driving from Irrespective of what the
tracking device." every movement and their wireless telephones to Rio Grande City to a ranch about government has asked for here,
This is the first federal appeals a s s o c i a t i o n . " arrange meetings and 50 miles away. Verizon Wireless does the statute permit the
court to address warrantless Freiwald, the ACLU, the transactions in furtherance of and T-Mobile logs showing the government to request -- and
location tracking, which raises Electronic Frontier Foundation, their drug trafficking activities." location of mobile phones at the according to the government to
novel issues of government and the Center for Democracy It's unclear how detailed this time calls were placed became demand, if they make the
s u r v e i l l a n c e a n d w h e t h e r and Technology filed briefs stored information is; there's evidence in a Los Angeles requisite showing -- information
Americans have a reasonable s a y i n g t h a t t h e U . S . some evidence that the FBI can murder trial. that would let them know where
expectation of privacy in their-- C o n s t i t u t i o n ' s F o u r t h use it to narrow down the The civil liberties say they're not the cell phone user is within 150
or at least their cell phones' -- Amendment provides Americans location to a city block but opposed to the government
whereabouts. with at least some privacy perhaps not an individual house. obtaining that information for JUSTICE page 23
Judge Dolores Sloviter sharply protections that shield their The Obama administration legitimate purposes -- as long as
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How the Fashion Industry is Embracing Social Media

by Hitha Prabhakar conversation. Journalists, fashion followers Ashton Kutcher has, launched himself into the fashion
(Mashable!) incubators, retail gurus and von Furstenberg’s followers are stratosphere with his
Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:11:40 AM
people who were just plain loyal key influencers whose photography blog “ The
interested in the industry were voices hold a certain amount of Sartorialist” says he has never
Hitha Prabhakar is a retail weighing in on a topic that has authority not only in the fashion updated his Twitter account(he
industry expert and principal of notoriously shut its doors to industry but also in high-tech claims it is someone he doesn’t
The Style File Group, a retail anyone deemed an outsider. Why social circles. know who is posting) but has
consulting firm based in New the transparency now? Social The viral marketing capabilities upwards of 34,000 followers.
York City. She has also written Success of re-tweeting by this targeted “The Burberry campaign was the
about fashion for Forbes.com, “People want to feel connected,” some meat on their bones” in her g r o u p i s s o m e t h i n g a n first of its kind to not use a large
T i m e m a g a z i n e , P e o p l e says Kelly Cutrone, owner of show. By letting the public advertising budget cannot buy. budget for hair, makeup and
magazine, People.com, ELLE P e o p l e ’ s R e v o l u t i o n a n d behind the fashion influencer Within the last year of having a models. They got me, and my
India, Metro Newspapers, and is executive producer of reality TV curtain, stalwarts and luminaries major online and social media style of taking photos, and it
a contributor on CNBC. Follow series on Bravo Kell on Earth. have created and connected to an presence, von Furstenberg’s allowed us to communicate with
h e r o n T w i t t e r Cutrone has orchestrated the entirely new audience, and online traffic has increased by the customer on a whole new and
a t @ h i t h a p r a b h a k a r campaigns of hundreds of capitalized on the 400 million 13% and sales “have been great” very real level.” Not Everyone is
o r @ s t y l e f i l e m e d i a . clients, including Donna Karan Facebook users and more than according to a source in the Ready to Take the Plunge
What’s the hottest trend in and Lisa Marie, and has always 22 million Twitter users. Social corporate offices of DvF. Wesley R. Card, CEO of Jones
fashion right now? Social media incorporated a digital strategy media, it seems, has become the “Brands are learning how to Apparel Group explained at the
of course. when working with them. “It’s hottest trend since skinny jeans humanize without killing their WWD CEO Summit last
As part of fashion week prep on one thing if you are a luxury and stiletto heels. mystique,” says Shiv Singh, VP November that transparency and
Wednesday, I decided to do a brand and have been around for “Ignoring the Internet [and social and global social media lead at lack of control over what is
quick search for#nyfw(New 60 years and can weather the m e d i a ] i s m a d n e s s , ” s a y s Razorfish and author of Social being said online is a worrisome
York Fashion Week, going on retail storm we’ve had, but if you designer Diane von Furstenberg Media Marketing for Dummies. issue. “As a chief executive, you
right now in New York) on are a new brand that’s just who has been advocating for “You look at brands like Chanel, want to think that you have
T w i t t e r . T o m y s u r p r i s e , starting out — whether you are a transparency in the fashion who have pushed designer Karl complete control over what is
conversations ran the gamut — writer or a retailer — innovating industry for years. “We decided Largerfeld into the social media being said about you or your
some Tweeters chimed in about through social media is crucial. to have a presence because it was sphere to further connect with company, and you want to make
the pending snow storm waiting Those that are hidden and a very organic way for us to their customers, or Victoria’s sure what you are saying isn’t
to blanket the city, and others guarded will not progress.” communicate online. And yes, Secret, who has 2.63 million fans getting misconstrued. Even
w e r e b u z z i n g a b o u t t h e In the past six months, the we think about [transparency] on Facebook and 1.7 million for though I know we need to
Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs amount of fashion insiders but don’t worry too much. We Pink— you are able to see how embrace it as a corporation, I am
a n d R o d a r t e s h o w s b e i n g embracing social media has try to keep the focus on the these brands are able to connect a little apprehensive.”
streamed online. When I turned skyrocketed. On any given day clothes that are in the store, or w i t h t h e i r c u s t o m e r s a n d Even with those who are
away for half a second (literally) (depending on who you are buy now and wear now, not what m o n e t i z e o n i t t h r o u g h tentative or might not understand
to grab my coffee, I was met following) you can learn that is on the runway. But people a w a r e n e s s , l o y a l t y a n d social media completely, the
with the words “43 more tweets Marc Jacobs president Robert will always get access to that as e n g a g e m e n t . ” Fashion Week gods, i.e. the
since you started searching.” 43 Duffy is still pondering locations well.” Likewise, Burberry who CFDA(Council of Fashion
more tweets? Really? for their rapidly approaching With her following at over launched the “ Art of the Designers of America) and
What was most shocking wasn’t fashion show. You might know 22,000, von Furstenberg is one Trench” campaign last summer IMG(who produce the shows at
the sheer volume of people that designer Rachel Roy had an of the most beloved and popular shot by photographer Scott the tents in Bryant Park), have
talking about the week-long interview with a media outlet, or designers on Twitter. And while Schuman saw incredible success
event, but the actual people who that designer Tory Burch is that number doesn’t seem high by having fans comment on the HOW page 27
w e r e p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e hoping to see models with “ compared to the 4.5 million pictures. Schuman, who has
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HOW TO: Make a Google Buzz Desktop App

by Christina Warren add-ons (meaning you see the browser has the ability to create with the same service (like
(Mashable!) web page and not the toolbar and an SSB from any browser tab. Gmail) who don’t like to shuffle
Submitted at 2/13/2010 9:37:39 AM
navigation components), keeping Google calls this Application between logins day in and day
the focus just on a singular app Shortcuts. To create an out.
Whether you’re using it on your or app suite. So why would Application Shortcut, navigate to For us, this is a killer feature —
phone or your desktop, Google anyone want something like this? the page you want to access and because one of the downsides of
Buzz is quickly becoming an Well, it makes it easy to keep a then click on the Control this Google Buzz is that it is
interesting and popular way to certain website or web app Page button (the icon that looks explicitly linked with a particular
share content with your Gmail separate and distinguishable like a document) and select Gmail account. For teams or
friends. However, because it’s from other tabs. It also keeps the logging into two Gmail accounts “Create Application Shortcut.” small businesses that want to use
tied to Gmail, Google Buzz is focus on just that app. Plus, if at once is not the easiest thing to Then designate where you want a Buzz from a main account (like
also tied to your web browser. your main browser crashes or do. However, if that’s not what shortcut to be created. Now, we do at Mashable), this is a way
That can be fine for lots of you accidentally close it, your you need and you just want a when you launch that shortcut, for multiple users to share an
instances, but what if you what if SSB isn’t affected. good separate Gmail and Google you’ll be taken to that page. Like account, without having to give-
your primary Gmail account and It can also be good for users that Buzz client for Windows, you other SSBs, the address bar and up access to their personal mail
the account you use Buzz with w a n t t o l o g i n t o m u l t i p l e can download the free Bubbles navigation bar won’t be visible. or personal Buzz messages.
aren’t the same? What if you accounts of the same service, for Gmail SSB. Sadly, like Bubbles and Fluid Creating a Google Buzz App in
want to have Buzz act like more depending on what type of SSB Fluid for Mac is easy to use and for Mac, Google Chrome’s SSB Prism
of a regular application than a tool you use. Plus, for the customize, plus you can add in tool still shares cookies with the The process is pretty simple, but
browser tab? advanced user, some SSBs scripts and other additions if you Google Chrome browser. Again, we’ll walk you through it step-by
While we’re sure that plenty of support different scripting want to get really geeky. It uses if you want to login to the same -step.
Buzz-specific application clients extensions that can add in extra Safari’s WebKit rendering service under multiple accounts, Step 1: Download Prism either
are in the works, we’re going to o r c u s t o m f u n c t i o n a l i t y engine — so it’s fast — and you this isn’t the option for you. But as an extension or stand-alone
show you how you can create specifically to that SSB — can take advantage of any of the it is a darn easy way to create an app. Both options are virtually
your own Buzz Application for functions that might not be Safari add-ons (like Agile Web SSB. the same, so which one you use
Windows, Mac or Linux. As a a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e s t a n d a r d Solutions’ 1Password), which Mozilla Prism is a standalone really just depends on your
side benefit, you can utilize this browser. Choosing the Right makes it really slick. app or a Firefox extension that preference.
technique with practically any Tool However, like Bubbles, Fluid creates site-specific browsers Step 2: Either double-click on
web application out there! There are a number of different shares cookies with Safari for that are rendered using Firefox’s the Prism application or go to
The Rundown on SSBs (Site- programs for creating your own Mac. Again, this means that Gecko engine. If you use the Tools -> Convert Website to
Specific Browsers) SSB. logging into multiple accounts of standalone app, you just need to Application in Firefox.
To create our stand-alone copy Bubbles for Windows was one the same service is pretty much e n t e r i n a n a d d r e s s , a n In the address bar, you want to
of Gmail (and by extension, of the first general purpose SSB out of the question. We expect application name, and designate f i l l - i n :
Google Buzz), we’re going to tools. It uses Internet Explorer’s this to be fixed in the future, but where you want the app to be https://mail.google.com/mail/?sh
create what is known as a site- rendering engine, meaning that it as for right now, it’s not really an located. If you use the Firefox va=1#buzz
specific browser(SSB). An SSB will display sites the same same option. For developers that want Extension, you can turn any Choose whether you want the
is a web browser instance that is way as Internet Explorer does on to have customize an SSB and website into an SSB just by app to be on your Desktop or in
created specifically for a certain your PC. With Bubbles you can also distribute it to other users, clicking Tools, “Convert to your Applications folder (or in
website or web application. It see your app from the system check out the open source Website Application.” the Start Menu for Windows) or
has its own desktop shortcut and tray and get desktop notifications Fluidium project. Fluidium is in Unlike Fluid, Chrome and both. You can choose to have a
c a n a p p e a r a s i t s o w n and drag and drop local files to many ways the successor to Bubbles, Prism stores cookies navigation window or not (we’d
application. your app. Fluid. for Prism apps separately from
Most SSBs will eschew more Bubbles shares cookies with Google Chrome (Windows and Firefox. This is fantastic for HOW page 25
advanced browser features and Internet Explorer, meaning that Linux Only) Google’s Chrome anyone with multiple accounts
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JUSTICE
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meters?
Eckenwiler: As to historical
records, your honor.
Sloviter: Yes
Eckenwiler: The answer is if the
carriers retain such information,
yes, it would allow--
Sloviter: Suppose the
information is last week?
Eckenwiler: The statute would
allow the government to obtain
that information.
Sloviter: There are governments
in the world that would like to
know where some of their people
are, or have been. For example,
have been at what may be
happening today in Iran, have
been at a protest, or at a meeting,
or at a political meeting. Now,
can the government assure us
that -- one, it will never try to
find out that information, and
two, whether that information
would not be covered by (d).
[Ed. Note: Sloviter seems to be
referring to a 2703(d) order.]
Eckenwiler: Your honor, I can't
speak to future hypotheticals in
terms of what might happen.
Sloviter: But don't we have to be
concerned about that? If the
statute would permit the
government -- not this
government right now but a
government -- to get information
as to where... Wouldn't the
government -- a government --
find it useful if it could get that
information without showing
Video: Tea Party Convention Attendees Speak
(Little Green Footballs)
probable cause?
Eckenwiler: Your honor, the
information at issue in this case
certainly is useful, that's why the
government's applying for it
here.
Sloviter: But without showing
probable cause. Because it's
relevant. Your papers admit that
the showing that needs to be
made for a subsection (d) order
is less than the showing that
needs to be made for a warrant.
Eckenwiler: That's correct, your
honor.
Sloviter: So the question is, can
(d) be used for that purpose?
Eckenwiler: Yes, your honor. It
can be used constitutionally for
that purpose. And the reason I
understand your honor's concern
about those future cases, those
hypotheticals. But I think it is
clear from the Supreme Court's
caselaw that Fourth Amendment
issues must be measured on the
basis of the facts before the
court.
Sloviter: The question is, really,
what can the government get?
[Refers to a log of cell phone
tracking.] They can get, here's
4:33 on the same day, 4:39 pm
on the same day, 4:40 on the
same day. That's pretty close.
Eckenwiler: And your honor,
the calling records, the numbers
that are being called, from whom
calls are being received by the
same user, we can compel them
A little slice of tea party life, Convention in Nashville.[Video]
from the National Tea Party
with a subpoena.
Sloviter: That's right. And as I
read this, you can compel a lot of
information that it looks like you
wanted with a warrant. I don't
understand -- I've been on this
court for 30 years, more than 30
years. The magistrate judges that
I have seen are not very grudging
about granting warrants. If you
could have gotten a probable
cause warrant, why do you want
to make the point that you don't
have to show probable cause?
Eckenwiler: Well, it's
interesting, your honor, because
the rationale that was adopted in
this case by the lower court
wouldn't limit the reviewing
court, the court to whom the
application was presented to
probable cause. Under the
rationale that was articulated
below, the court could demand
proof by a preponderance of the
evidence. Judge Lenihan's
opinion said it's up to the court to
decide, in effect, what showing
could be made. It vests the trial
court, the magistrate judge, with
what's essentially unlimited
discretion to decide what
showing should be made. And
the government submits, your
honor, that that's an
inappropriate exercise in judicial
discretion.
Sloviter: You're concerned that
the magistrates will give you the
warrants even if they don't have
enough basis? Is that really the
government's concern? I mean,
that's backwards.
Eckenwiler: Your honor, I'm
saying the magistrate could
demand an even showing higher
than probable cause.
Sloviter: Then they'd go up on
appeal and the district judge
wouldn't accept that.
Eckenwiler: That's why we're
here today. The magistrate
demanded a higher showing than
what's required under the statute.
Sloviter: But didn't require more
than probable cause.
Eckenwiler: Your honor, that's
true.
Sloviter: The five magistrates
signed -- five! -- I've never seen
that before. Did you ever see that
before?
Eckenwiler: I have not, your
honor.
Sloviter: Neither have I. Five
magistrate judges signed on to
this opinion affirmed by the
district court. They didn't
demand more than probable
cause. They demanded just
probable cause. A constitutional
standard.
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Olympics Using Bogus
Copyright Claims To
Take Down All Videos
Of Fatal Luge Crash
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 4:06:55 PM
As you probably heard today,
just as reports warning about the
luge track at the Olympics were
coming out, a Georgian luger
crashed and died while on a
training run. It's a horrible
situation all around, but it looks
like the International Olympic
Committee is trying to stifle the
whole thing by using copyright
claims to take down videos on
YouTube, saying that only those
who paid for broadcast rights can
show the video. Now, this could
be part of a pre-arranged effort
by the Olympics to try to stop
any Olympics videos from
hitting YouTube, but it shows
the problem with such a blanket
policy. In discussing news like
this -- no matter how horrific -- it
seems you could make a good
case for fair use, but that's not
even being allowed here, as the
videos are getting taken down
very quickly. And, even if the
Olympic Committee thinks that
it's about "protecting" its
copyright, it certainly feels like
it's trying to suppress the news of
the crash and death.
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Macworld 2010:
Skype coming to Verizon Wireless phones? TUAW livestream
(CNET News.com) data services to boost revenue. long as they have an unlimited Even though consumers have to
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:11:56 AM And applications, such as Skype, data package. be careful how they use Skype from the show floor
could help them sell more data Some wireless data plans are on a mobile phone to get the best by Mike Schramm (The
Message from fivefilters.org: If packages and get subscribers to unlimited in a similar way that value, the service is likely to be Unofficial Apple Weblog
you can, please donate to the full use the data services more. home broadband service is popular. A wireless company (TUAW))
-text RSS service so we can Verizon and AT&T have each unlimited. But in wireless, called 3, which is owned by Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:51:00 PM
continue developing it. lowered their unlimited voice Verizon also offers plans with Hong Kong's Hutchison
BARCELONA -- Verizon plans to $70 a month from $100 only a certain amount of data. Whampoa, has been selling Filed under: Macworld, Video,
Wireless could soon be adding a month. Meanwhile, these When subscribers exceed their phones with preloaded Skype Internet, TUAW Business
Skype software to some of its companies have also tweaked monthly allotted data they are software since 2007. And it TUAW is broadcasting live
phones, according to recent news their data services plans to force charged by the megabyte. This credits the Skypephone with from the show floor of
reports. more customers to subscribe to means that when wireless attracting hundreds of thousands Macworld 2010. Stay tuned all
Verizon, the largest wireless data services. Initially, the subscribers use Skype, they are of new subscribers. day long for live video from the
company in the U.S., announced companies only required data eating up their monthly allotted Verizon isn't the only U.S. show floor, including interviews,
Friday that it is scheduling a services for their smartphones. data service. And if they go over operator looking to include demos, and hands-on with
press conference with Skype on Now they are starting to require their limit, they pay more. Skype on its phone lineup. vendors, friends, and luminaries.
Tuesday at the Mobile World customers with quick-messaging Skype can also be used to make AT&T announced in October On the schedule today: Blue
C o n g r e s s t r a d e s h o w a n d devices to get data plans, too. low-cost calls while traveling that it is opening the popular Microphones, the makers of the
conference here. Verizon isn't Skype has become popular abroad. But consumers must be Apple iPhone to VoIP services, Gorillapod, Telltale Games,
commenting publicly on the throughout the world as a way to careful. Making voice calls while and Skype is expected to launch Shawn King of Your Mac Life,
announcement, b u t make cheap International calls roaming on a foreign carrier's a new application for the iPhone and many more.
Bloomberg/BusinessWeek is using a flat-rate broadband network is expensive. But using in the next month or so. TUAW Macworld 2010: TUAW
citing unnamed sources who say service. It's unclear if the a data service is even more Stay tuned for more news on livestream from the show floor
the company is planning to application will offer a similar expensive, especially without a this announcement. Verizon and originally appeared on The
include Skype's Internet calling value to wireless customers, who special data roaming package. Skype will provide more details Unofficial Apple Weblog
software directly onto some of its may not have unlimited data This means that using VoIP to about their partnership at a press (TUAW) on Sat, 13 Feb 2010
phones. services on their mobile phones. make phone calls while roaming conference at the show on 12:51:00 EST. Please see our
The service will let customers Because voice minutes are on a foreign carrier's network Tuesday. Mobile World terms for use of feeds.
make Skype calls over Verizon's already bundled into cheap may not be cheaper than simply Congress is one of the biggest Permalink| Email this|
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For years, wireless operators w h o a r e o n l y c a l l i n g If the Skype-enabled handset conferences in the world for the
have feared voice over IP domestically would likely not has Wi-Fi built-in, subscribers mobile phone industry.
services, such a Skype, would save any money using Skype to can use the Skype application to Five Filters featured article:
kill their traditional and lucrative m a k e p h o n e c a l l s . B u t make calls from a Wi-Fi hotspot, Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools:
voice businesses. As the price of subscribers could save money if using the Wi-Fi for the data PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS,
voice services steadily declines, they use Skype from the U.S. to connection instead of the 3G Term Extraction.
operators are looking toward call people in other countries, so network.

How to Ace a TED Talk

by Stephen Levy (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 4:00:00 PM
The TED talk is a unique form: standing ovation, an honor not how complicated things grow
18 minutes to win over an lightly given. He frames the arc from simple rules and quickly
audience which has already seen of his work from the point of compresses decades of work into
it all. Stephen Wolfram gets a view of his own discovery of a few minutes.
E-reader News Edition Tech/ Tech News/ 25

Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: HTML 5 vs. Flash Wired for the

by Rafe Needleman To discuss this topic on the How pervasive is Flash? Discuss DRM and these
iPad to Launch
(Webware.com) Roundtable, our guests include
CNET's Stephen Shankland.
And explain to me: Flash is on
98 percent of computers, right?
platforms
Discuss mobility/mobile Web
by Summer
Submitted at 2/12/2010 3:35:00 PM
Shankland is author of the Deep Why is Flash not in the iPhone? What's next in Flash? HTML? by Kim Zetter (Wired Top
One of the biggest criticisms of Tech blog on CNET News, and It's in Android. Advice? Best browsers to Stories)
Apple's new iPad, and of the covers technology now from And it's closed--owned experiment with? Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:01:00 AM
iPhone, is that it does not support London. He recently wrote about completely by Adobe? Wrap
Adobe's Flash, a system that lets this very subject. See HTML vs. How about HTML 5? Where is That's it for this week's LONG Beach, California —
Web developers code streaming F l a s h : C a n a t u r f w a r b e it? Roundtable. Thanks for watching Wired Magazine Editor-in-Chief
videos and interactivity into Web avoided? And from the New How did that happen? Did the or listening. And thanks to my Chris Anderson announces at the
pages. Steve Jobs is reported to York office of Gizmodo, John open standard, HTML, lose its guests Stephen Shankland Technology, Entertainment and
be a big booster for HTML 5, a Herrman, who recently wrote a way? (CNET Deep Tech) and John Design conference that the
new extension of the HTML great story, Why HTML 5 Isn't What happens to Adobe if Flash Herrman (Gizmodo), and to publication would be releasing
standard that all Web pages are going to save the Internet. loses prominence? producer Lynn Fu. Next week, I its content for the iPad by
encoded in. HTML 5 will allow Listen now: Download today's Is the standard even done? hope, we'll be tackling privacy summer.
Flash-like features without podcast Benefits of HTML5 and social networks, in light of
relying on Flash, which is a Subscribe with iTunes (audio) media the brouhaha over Google's
proprietary system. Meantime, Subscribe with iTunes (video) interactivity Buzz. For updates on guests,
users are caught in the middle. Subscribe with RSS (audio) native resource/storage access watch my Twitter feed. E-mail
Only a few browsers support Subscribe with RSS (video) location c o m m e n t s t o
HTML 5, and there are countless Reporters' Roundtable #20: Within HTML 5 itself, there's roundtable@cnet.com, and get
Web pages, videos, and games HTML 5 vs. Flash yet another battle going on, for all the show notes as well as
written in Flash already. Not to The battle for the future of the video formats (OGG vs. H.264). replays and downloads of the
mention a legion of developers Web Explain? podcast on the blog. We'll see
accustomed to creating media in Show notes and talking points What's wrong with HTML 5? you next week!
Flash. At stake in this battle: the First, some background. How What is Google's position? Originally posted at Reporters'
future of interactive content on goes the war? Stephen, what's Oh yeah...Silverlight. What's up Roundtable Podcast
the Web. the latest news in this battle? there? What does MS say?
HOW
continued from page 22

rather not have it), if you want
status updates and notifications,
and if you want to enable
navigation keys.
By default, Prism will select the
website’s favicon, in this case, a
small Google logo, but we’ll
want to replace that with
something that looks better at a
larger size.
Zandog and deviantART created
a great PSD of the Google Buzz
logo. I made just a couple of tiny
modifications and resized it to
512×512 and saved it as a
transparent PNG file. You can
download it and use it for you
own Buzz icon if you want
something that will look nice in
your task bar or Mac dock.
Here’s the image:
Right click on this image and
select Save As. Then, in the icon
dropdown box, select “Choose
Image” and find the PNG file
you’ve saved to your hard drive.
This will be your Buzz icon.
Click OK.
Step 3: Double-click on your
Buzz icon to launch you new
Buzz app.
That’s it! Now you can use
Buzz in a stand-alone browser
window without distractions and
you can remain logged into a
different Gmail account in
Firefox, Chrome or Safari.
Make Other Sites into SSBs
You can use Prism (or Fluid, or
Bubbles or Chrome) to create
single-site browsers for other
websites. Just follow the steps
outlined above, replacing the
Gmail URL with the site of your
choice. Keep in mind that if you
are dealing with a site that uses
cookies for login info and you
have or want to simultaneously
access multiple accounts of the
same service, Prism is the best
option to use. Otherwise, it all
comes down to a matter of
preference!
Do you ever create site-specific
browsers? What features would
you like to see in a full-blown
Buzz client? let us know!
Tags: applications, Bubbles,
buzz, chrome, fluid, Google,
google buzz, google chrome,
prizm
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Macworld 2010: Solar Walk and Geo Walk from Vito

Technology
by Mike Schramm (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:00:00 AM

Filed under: Macworld,

Software, iPhone Our own Mel
Martin is a big fan of Vito
Technology's Star Walk iPhone
app, so when the company's rep
stopped by our booth at
Macworld this week to show us
two apps that they're working on
right now, we couldn't refuse.
The first app we saw was called
Solar Walk, and while Star Walk
will help you find and explore
information about the stars, Solar
Walk is designed to do the same
with planets. The app features a their own rings around it. And features a rotatable model of landmarks, for example, or just information and insight on
beautiful (and accurate) finally, press play on the clock, Earth, with various landmarks for local food, or just for local patterns. If you have enjoyed
simulation of the solar system, and you can see the heavenly and places touchable on it. You history or famous citizens. The using Star Walk, be sure to keep
complete with all of the planets bodies zipping around their can zoom down into any given design seems to be the same as an eye out for their two new
orbiting trails, and an adjustable orbits. If you like Star Walk but place while rotating around, and the other Vito apps -- create an apps, both coming soon.
clock so that you can see where want to do a little more planetary you'll instantly get information interface that's fun and easy to TUAW Macworld 2010: Solar
Mars will be in 2029, if you so exploration, keep an eye out for about it -- click on the Eiffel navigate around, and then fill it Walk and Geo Walk from Vito
choose. Solar Walk. Tower, and you'll get a picture, with as much information as Technology originally appeared
The app, which should be out in And we were also shown an app as well as a quick blurb about the possible. on The Unofficial Apple Weblog
about a month, we were told, lets called Geo Walk, though it was structure. Truth be told, the Vito apps (TUAW) on Sat, 13 Feb 2010
you pinch and zoom down on in a much rougher form, and the The app was far from done, but were very charming -- the 10:00:00 EST. Please see our
any planet, so that you can even Vito rep said it was a little we were told that it would interface is simple, but in each terms for use of feeds.
see any moons -- one zoom in to farther out for release -- at least a eventually be full of information, case it was fun to move the Permalink| Email this|
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the separate moons placed in also an educational app, and on and off -- look just for looking for little nuggets of

The Story Behind the Legendary Magnum Archive Sale Death on Vancouver's Fast Track
by Pete Brook (Wired Top The famous Magnum photo Elliott Erwitt, Ernst Haas and by Marty Cortinas (Wired Top Georgian luger Nodar
Stories) archive, including prints from Eve Arnold, finds a new home in Stories) Kumaritashvili gets killed on a
Submitted at 2/12/2010 4:15:00 PM
seminal talent such as Henri Texas. Submitted at 2/12/2010 3:45:00 PM
training run.
Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa,
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HOW
continued from page 21
also decided to let bloggers
populate the front rows, and have
established WiFi areas instead of
putting the kibosh on their
coverage. The Blogosphere is
Getting Access
Nichelle Pace, blogger and
owner of the site STYLEMOM,
who has been covering the
runway shows for three seasons,
noticed a significant change in
tone of responses when
requesting coverage of the shows
this season. “The ice has
definitely thawed,” she notes. “I
have a lot more [invites] to
shows this year and publicists
are more willing to float me
images post-show if by chance
they are over capacity and I can’t
cover it.”
Another major change is that the
dialog between designers,
bloggers and social media gurus
has opened up. Designers
understand their customers are
consuming media at mach-5
speeds. Likewise, magazines
realize it’s not about printing
Glenn Reynolds in Fantasyland
(Little Green Footballs)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:00:14 AM
Amazingly, Glenn Reynolds
(Instapundit) manages to write a
puff piece about the National Tea
Party Convention in Nashville
without even mentioning Tom
Tancredo’s racist call to bring
information three months after
fashion weekends. “I think it’s
going to be more and more
important to get stuff up on the
web — images, reviews,
interviews, etc. — as quickly as
humanly possible,” says Lauren
Sherman co-editor of
Fashionista.com. “People read
what they see first. I think
magazines in particular need to
figure out a way to cover the
shows more uniquely in print
because by the time the
September issue comes out, no
one cares anymore.”
Joe Zee, creative director at
ELLE Magazine says that just
like in most give-and-take
relationships, it’s a compromise.
“I’ve always been about what the
‘next big thing’ is. Please, I was
the one that would help my
grandmother put the VCR
together when I was little and got
a Tivo 15 years ago. People fear
what they don’t understand, but
trust me, magazines, designers
and retailers are getting to
back literacy tests or Joseph
Farah’s Birther/theocrat speech
and resulting standing ovation.
How is it possible to be that
blind to the huge elephant of bad
craziness in the room? Like this:
Glenn Harlan Reynolds: What I
Saw at the Tea Party
Convention.
understand what social media is
faster than they can say ‘that’s
fabulous.’” More social media
resources from Mashable:
- 5 Ways Social Media Changed
Fashion in 2009
- 9 Fantastic Facebook Pages for
Fashion
- Zen and the Art of Twitter: 4
Tips for Productive Tweeting
- The Tao of Tweeting
- How Social Media Has
Changed Us
- 5 Tips for Building Lasting
Online Friendships
- 4 Steps for Effective Online
Networking
Image courtesy of iStockphoto,
webphotographeer
Tags: blogosphere, BLOGS,
entertainment, facebook, fashion,
fashion week, social media,
style, twitter, Victoria's Secret
This is why the extremists have
had such an easy time taking
over the tea party movement —
shills like Glenn Reynolds are
determined to pretend they don’t
even exist.
Entertainment Industry Get
Their Own 'Piracy Police'
In The Justice Department
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 5:43:27 PM
Remember back in December
when Vice President Joe Biden
hosted a one-sided"piracy
summit", ridiculously declaring
that "all of the stakeholders"
were present (despite there not
being a single representative
from the technology industry,
nor anyone representing
consumer interests or ISPs). The
"stakeholders" were entirely the
entertainment industry. And,
even better, despite promises of
openness and transparency, the
press was kicked out so top
execs from most of the major
entertainment industry
companies could collude talk
directly with many of the top
administration officials,
including Joe Biden, Attorney
General Eric Holder, Commerce
Secretary Gary Locke and others.
You knew that this wasn't just a
random meet and greet and that
something would come out of it.
And, indeed, less than two
months later, we have Eric
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Holder announcing a special "IP
task force" within the Justice
Department designed to take on
"the rise in intellectual property
crime." Given how many former
RIAA/MPAA lawyers ended up
at the Justice Department,
perhaps this is no surprise. But
given that it now appears that the
entertainment industry was able
to create their own private
enforcement division within the
Justice Department without a
single ounce of public discussion
or transparency, and no input
from those concerned about
consumer rights or technology
innovation, shouldn't someone be
asking why the Justice
Department is now functioning
as a private police force to prop
up the business models of a
group of companies who refuse
to adapt, even as plenty of
upstarts have figured out how to
make new business models
work?
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Macworld 2010: ScreenGuardz Privacy film
keeps prying eyes off your iPhone
by David Winograd (The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW))
Submitted at 2/12/2010 9:00:00 PM
Filed under: Macworld,
Accessories, Interviews, iPhone
NLU Products makes a very
large line of screen and computer
protection products. I got a
chance to speak with Kirk Feller
the President and CEO of the
company about their newest
product ScreenGuardz
Privacy(US$19.95), that was
released last month at the
Consumer Electronics Show.
With the iPhone gaining more
functionality seemingly every
day through third party apps,
privacy has become a concern. I
really don't think I want someone
looking over my shoulder when
I'm doing online banking or
reading private email. Kirk told
me that there is a large demand
for products that not only
provide screen protection, but
also increase privacy protection.
ScreenGuardz Privacy is a very
sturdy screen protector for the
iPhone 3G and 3GS. The film
used to cover the screen adheres
Madonna To Appear On 'The Marriage Ref'
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 5:47:00 PM
Madonna is heading to the small
screen to judge warring couples
using static electricity making it
easy to put on and take off. But
there are a lot of screen
protectors out there, some
offering privacy protection. This
does it a bit differently.
Using tiny louvers built into the
film, ScreenGuardz Privacy uses
four way privacy protection.
This means that whether you are
using your iPhone in portrait or
on NBC's upcoming reality
series, "The Marriage Ref."
The Material Mom, who was
previously married to Guy
Ritchie and Sean Penn, will
landscape mode, anyone to your
side will see a dark screen. It
also helps reduce the amount of
light put out by the display
which may be distracting in
some situations. According to
Kirk, other privacy protection
products are fine under normal
use, but turn the phone to
landscape mode and your screen
will be visible to any prying
appear on a celebrity panel to
judge other people's domestic
disputes on the Jerry Seinfeld-
created show, reports
People.com.
eyes. This is the first screen
protection product that gives you
full privacy protection,
I played with it for a few
minutes and it worked exactly as
advertised. The iPhone felt just
as responsive as ever, but unless
you were looking directly at the
display, the screen appeared dark
and this was true any way I held
the device. This is a very simple
idea, but the implementation is
perfect. It's easy to install, and
gives you some peace of mind.
For anyone concerned with
sensitive data, it seems well
worth the price.
Click the 'Read More' link to see
a short video of ScreenGuardz
Privacy in action.
TUAW Macworld 2010:
ScreenGuardz Privacy film keeps
prying eyes off your iPhone
originally appeared on The
Unofficial Apple Weblog
(TUAW) on Fri, 12 Feb 2010
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The show premieres February
28 on NBC.
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Massive Star
Blows Hourglass
Nebula
by Alexis Madrigal (Wired Top
Stories)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 4:00:00 PM
A new high-resolution image of
an odd-shaped nebula 2,000 light
-years away reveals that it's been
created by a very young, very
massive star.
New 'We Are the
World' Makes
World Premiere
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 8:14:00 AM
A sneak peek at the star-studded
re-recording of "We Are the
World" debuted Friday night
during the 2010 Olympic Winter
Games opening ceremony.
A three-minute version of the
remade charity anthem aired
during NBC's coverage of the
opening ceremony last night. The
full, seven minute version is
expected to beam out to
televisions around the world on
Saturday.
"We Are the World: 25 For
Haiti" features the vocals of stars
such as Barbra Streisand, Celine
Dion, Josh Groban, Wyclef Jean,
Jennifer Hudson, and, thanks to
the power of technology,
Michael Jackson performing his
solo from the original anthem
alongside sister Janet.
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Australian Court Says You

Can't Copyright Facts;
Google Music Blog Mess Highlights Phone Books Not Protected
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) the exercise of the requisite 'skill
Why Three Strikes Will Not Work Submitted at 2/12/2010 4:46:10 PM and judgment'." There are some
places that do allow copyrights
by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) that some third party can "just music, sent to them directly by sinsi is the first of a few to alert on aggregated facts, but a
Submitted at 2/12/2010 7:39:00 PM know" when something is the label itself for the purpose of us to another good copyright growing body of research has
infringing. It's why we saw that being posted to blogs, after ruling in Australia (following the found that such "database rights"
We already wrote about how the Viacom sent takedowns to enough strikes were made, the recent iiNet ruling-- though the or copyrights on aggregated facts
big mess with Google taking YouTube on around 100 videos sites were taken down. That Kookaburra ruling is still pretty tends to hinder innovation rather
down some music blogs showed that it had uploaded itself. As would be happening all the time bad), finding that (as in the US) a than encourage it -- and if the
many of the serious problems the judge properly pointed out in in a world with mandated three collection of facts alone is not purpose of copyright law is to
with the DMCA, but it also the iiNet case down in Australia, strikes policies -- and it's the copyrightable. The specific case create incentives for new works
highlights some other important copyright infringement isn't exact reason why such policies involved a telephone book, and and for innovation, allowing
points. It's also a perfect something that you can just make no sense. They're based on whether or not the collection of copyrights on collections of
example of why asking third know when you see it: copyright the false belief that copyright n u m b e r s w a s c o v e r e d b y factual information is a bad idea.
parties to stop infringement, or infringement is not a straight infringement is an easy "yes" or copyright. The court, smartly, So, congrats to Australia on
setting up a three strikes policy, 'yes' or 'no' question. The Court "no" decision that can be rejected copyright on such a another good copyright ruling.
makes no sense at all. Why? has had to examine a very determined upon seeing it. But c o l l e c t i o n o f f a c t u a l Of course, this one will likely be
Because much of the furor over significant quantity of technical what we're discovering in both information:"None of the Works appealed as well, and with
this was that the takedown and legal detail over dozens of this situation and in the Viacom were original," Justice Gordon lobbyists already pushing to
notices were sent to music pages in this judgment in order situation is that even the said in her judgement this week. amend copyright law following
bloggers who had been given the to determine whether iiNet users, copyright holders are really bad "None of the people said to be t h e i i N e t r u l i n g , I ' m s u r e
tracks and given authorization by and how often iiNet users, at figuring out if something is authors of the Works exercised someone will try to change
the very same labels that were infringe copyright In effect, infringing or not. So why should 'independent intellectual effort' copyright law to include a
issuing the takedowns. It was a Google's takedown system for anyone expect third parties to be or 'sufficient effort of a literary database right as well, despite all
case of the legal left hand not music blogs is very much like a able to do a better job? n a t u r e ' i n c r e a t i n g t h e the evidence of how harmful it is
knowing what the marketing three strikes policy (though, it's Permalink| Comments| Email (directories).' overall.
right hand was doing. not clear how many strikes there This Story "Further, if necessary, the Permalink| Comments| Email
And this is a major, major really were). But even when creation of the Works did not This Story
problem with anyone who claims people were posting legitimate involve some 'creative spark' or

Artist creates horse-drawn Hummer H2 (it’s a statement)

by Devin Coldewey
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 4:02:59 PM
Most artist’s statements are
pretentious garbage — much like
their art. But this deconstructed
Hummer project makes a
statement that’s as
straightforward as it is true:
“Keep it up and you’ll be driving
one of these.”
Unfortunately, the statement
about over-consumption is back and sip Mimosas.
somewhat compromised by the [via Treehugger]
fact that he’s leaving the GPS,
DVD player, and so on intact. So
it’ll be a carriage and four, but
you can still watch Lost in the
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Want to argue about Global We Are the World 25

Warming? There's an app for that For Haiti Debuts on
by Mel Martin (The Unofficial
Apple Weblog (TUAW))
own scientists and graphs and
quotes, so nothing really gets
settled.
YouTube [VIDEO]
Submitted at 2/13/2010 2:00:00 PM
by Adam Ostrow (Mashable!)
On the other hand, this is a
Filed under: Odds and ends, really good idea, and I learned Submitted at 2/12/2010 8:42:19 PM

Freeware, iPhone, iPod touch, some things reading the

App Review I'm not sympathetic assembled material. The app is Following up on the success of
to the Global Warming skeptics. free, and worth a look if you the star studded TV and Internet
There's plenty of scientific spend a bit of time arguing about streamed “ Hope for Haiti Now”
evidence to contradict them. The this subject. Actually, it would event last month, a new version
trouble is, when you get into be nice to see apps dealing with of “We Are the World” has
arguments about the subject, other topics people argue about, premiered on YouTube,
distribution, the legendary Jones
you're likely to be without facts like the death penalty, legalizing featuring more than 75 artists.
says in a Q&A that “… with the
and the arguments become drugs, or UFOs. Now excuse me The video was directed by Paul
stroke of a key on your keyboard
emotional rather than rational. while I turn up the thermostat. Haggis, produced by Quincy
or cell phone, images and
Now, at least, you'll have some Here's a look at some of the Jones, and features a diverse
messages can be transferred all
science to buttress your screens the app offers: array of artists including Mary J.
around the world to hundreds of
arguments. All you have to do is Gallery: Skeptical Science Blige, Tony Bennett, YouTube
millions of people in seconds.
whip out your iPhone or iPod phenom Justin Bieber, and a
graphs, definitions and more. No TUAW Want to argue about That’s an enormous amount of
touch and tap a free app called flashback to Michael and Janet
matter what side you take on this Global Warming? There's an app power. How can you not try and
Skeptical Science, and from Jackson performing the song 25
subject, there is a lot of useful for that originally appeared on harness that resource to help
there you can quickly navigate to years ago in a similar fundraiser
information. The app is updated The Unofficial Apple Weblog people in need?”
the various arguments that are for Africa.
on a regular basis to reflect new (TUAW) on Sat, 13 Feb 2010 We imagine the results here will
offered by the skeptics. 'It's the 14:00:00 EST. Please see our The charitable connection here
data as it's available. indeed be huge. In addition to
sun', or 'it's cooling', or 'there is is a digital download – all
Now the truth is, apps like this terms for use of feeds. the YouTube premiere, the song
no consensus.' proceeds from sales of the song
aren't likely to change minds. Read| Permalink| Email this| played during the opening
You tap on the argument, and up on iTunes go to Haiti relief. The
They reinforce your own beliefs, Comments ceremony of the Winter
comes some scientific info along We Are the World Foundation
and the skeptics will just remain Olympics earlier this evening.
with links to more information, website also offers other ways to
skeptics. They can drag out their Tags: haiti, video, youtube
donate, as well as more
information about the song.
On choosing to use YouTube for

Buzz Makers: Robert Pattinson, Brad & Angelina,

'American Idol' & More!
(ETonline - Breaking News) Plus, John Mayer ignites details, and Leonardo DiCaprio through Friday!
Submitted at 2/13/2010 3:00:00 AM controversy with a racial slur, gets candid. Click the pictures
Kate Gosselin dishes new book for all the key star happenings
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Top-rated reviews of the Hard-drivin' 'Rods and

week (photos) Mods' on display
(CNET News.com)
(photos)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 6:00:00 AM
doubles as a playback control for
the iPod. There are other useful
extras in the package, too, such How many oranges
(CNET News.com) a relatively accurate
Message from fivefilters.org: If as a case and a quarter-inch
you can, please donate to the full adapter. Submitted at 2/13/2010 8:00:00 AM representation of the model used does it take to charge
in Star Wars, and is nearly the
-text RSS service so we can
continue developing it.
The bad: The Klipsch Image
X10i headphones are expensive Message from fivefilters.org: If same size. With 143 LED lights an Apple? (video)
Here's our weekly roundup of and the wire is thin and tangle- you can, please donate to the full and a tiny R2-D2 in the cockpit, by Darren Murph (Engadget)
the new products CNET prone. -text RSS service so we can the model houses an AMD Submitted at 2/13/2010 1:27:00 PM
reviewers liked best. The bottom line: The Klipsch continue developing it. Phenom II quad core with
Klipsch Image X10i headphones Image X10i headphones are a This weekend at the Zalman 9500 heatsink/fan, 4GB We've seen lemons power a
Editors' rating: 4 out of 5 great option for iPhone and iPod Exploratorium in San Francisco of dual channel RAM, and an digital clock, and we've seen an
The good: The Klipsch Image owners who listen mainly to hackers and artists are OCZ Vertex 120GB solid-state Orange tent energize a gaggle of
X10i headphones are extremely lossless audio. showcasing their personal styles hard drive. Apples. But have you ever
comfortable and feature Read CNET's full review at an exhibit of modded-out " Rods & Mods: The Kustom wondered how many oranges it
superslim, tiny earpieces. They Price: $349.99 computers. Kulture of Radical Computer would take to charge just a single
offer exceptionally clear and Photo by Josh Miller/CNET Designers have crammed speedy Modification" opened Friday at Apple? Name games aside, we
balanced audio, with good bass Five Filters featured article: hardware into some very the Exploratorium and continues have to hand it to Imperial
response and a reasonable Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: interesting shells--from Star through the weekend. Leisure, the company that
amount of passive sound PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Wars to beavers to game Photo by James Martin/CNET executed a new iPhone-centered
isolation. A module integrated Term Extraction. consoles to even ant farms-- Five Filters featured article: advertisement aimed at raising
into the cable includes an inline redefining what a computer can Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: awareness for Jaffa oranges. We
mic and a call answer button that be. PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, won't spoil the whole thing for
This "Sandcrawler" case mod by Term Extraction. you, but we will say that you'll
David "artoodeeto" Benjamin is be far hungrier after watching
than you are right now. Video's
Macworld 2010: Visiting with Verbatim past the break, per usual.
[Thanks, forumz]
by Michael Rose (The small "Tuff & Tiny" USB drives, Catch the video below for a Continue reading How many
Unofficial Apple Weblog which deliver capacities between brief tour. oranges does it take to charge an
(TUAW)) 2 and 16 GB in a size more T U A W M a c w o r l d 2 0 1 0 : Apple? (video)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:00:00 AM appropriate to a fake fingernail Visiting with Verbatim originally How many oranges does it take
than a portable flash drive. appeared on The Unofficial to charge an Apple? (video)
F i l e d u n d e r : M a c w o r l d , The company is also offering Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, originally appeared on Engadget
Hardware The products on several portable hard drive 13 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST. on Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:27:00
display at the Verbatim booth, models, including the SureFire Please see our terms for use of EST. Please see our terms for
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Google Pulls Olympic What Happens in

Luge Logo After Vegas, Goes on
Backlash Foursquare [PIC]
by Samuel Axon (Mashable!) by Samuel Axon (Mashable!)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:07:26 PM Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:21:59 AM Jane After Dark: I
Google posted a Vancouver You’ve probably heard a dozen Believe in the Power
Winter Olympics-themed search times now about people getting
page logo featuring a luge athlete fired for what they posted on of 'Supernatural'
this morning just one day after their blogs or their social by Jane Boursaw (TV Squad)
21-year old Georgian luge networks. A web comic from Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:00:00 AM
competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili Status THIS makes a good and
died while practicing on the really, google? not okay.” On the humorous point that you should sending out a tweet saying that 'Supernatural' is one of those
world’s longest luge drop. other hand, some other folks be just as careful if not more so you called in “sick” to work in shows I've been hearing about
The logo was replaced with a took it to be a fitting tribute. w i t h F o u r s q u a r e ’ s p u b l i c order to play volleyball Tuesday since it first premiered in 2005. I
similar one depicting a Individual sensibilities differ l o c a t i o n c h e c k - i n s . afternoon. was never a fan of shows with
snowboarder instead of a luger. regarding this, but Google 8% of U.S. companies say With Foursquare’s check-ins, demons and ghosts and the like
The New York Daily News apparently decided to play it safe they’ve fired an employee for you can give too much info until I finally watched'Buffy the
managed to find a picture of the by replacing the logo. What do u n a c c e p t a b l e s o c i a l m e d i a about your wild nightlife to your Vampire Slayer.' Now I'm sort of
logo that was pulled; you can see you think — fitting tribute or bad a c t i v i t y . T h a t c a n b e f o r boss. Read the comic below and hooked on them.
both the new graphic and the taste? Original Logo: Luge something like sharing private enjoy a little laugh. I'm not gonna lie, though. I'm
original one below. New Logo: Snowboarding company information, but it can Tags: comic, foursquare, status just a few episodes into
After Google posted the logo, [ Thanks, Shauna] also be for admitting misconduct this 'Supernatural,' and so far, it's
many people called it poor taste Tags: Google, olympics — for example, foolishly terrifying. It could be a good
on Twitter. User jennytondera long while before I'm able to
tweeted, “google luge logo. swim in a lake ('Dead in the
Water'), go camping ('Wendigo'),
Average gas prices--February 8, 2010 fly on a plane ('Phantom
Traveler'), or look in a mirror
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The Religious Right's Battle Against We're Still Not

Hate Crime Laws Facebook: Lessons from
(Little Green Footballs)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 6:49:58 PM Late Adopters
Center — which bills itself as the
religious answer to the American
Civil Liberties Union — [and]
Thomas More chief counsel
Richard Thompson attempted to
minimize the impact of violent
by Dana Oshiro
Are hate crime laws that give t h e c o m p l a i n t c l a i m s t h a t crimes against homosexuals. “Of (ReadWriteWeb)
gay people special protections protecting gay, lesbian, bisexual the 1.38 million violent crimes
against violent crimes a sneaky and transgendered people “is an reported in the U.S. by the FBI Submitted at 2/12/2010 3:02:15 PM

c o n s p i r a c y t o p e r s e c u t e effort to eradicate religious in 2008, only 243 were

Christians? This week thousands of visitors
beliefs opposing the homosexual considered as motivated by the
The short answer is no. arrived at ReadWriteWeb
agenda from the marketplace of victim’s sexual orientation,”
Jodi Jacobson at RH Reality ideas by demonizing, vilifying, thinking we were the new
Thompson wrote on the group’s
Check has the longer answer: and criminalizing such beliefs as Facebook and asking us how to
Web site.
H a t e C r i m e s L a w s : A a matter of federal law and login. The phenomenon came
“The sole purpose of this law is
Conspiracy to ‘Eradicate’ the policy.” about as mainstream audiences
to criminalize the Bible and use imagine if we'd written an article
Christian Right? were directed to our story via
The suit was placed on behalf of the threat of federal prosecutions entitled, "Bank of America
Did you know that the passage American Family Association of Google search for "Facebook
and long jail sentences to silence Wants to Be Your One True
of hate crimes laws is actually a Michigan president Gary Glenn, login". While RWW's regular
Christians from expressing their Password"? We might all be
conspiracy to squelch religious a l o n g w i t h p a s t o r s R e n e tech readers found the mistake
Biblically-based religious belief sipping margaritas in the Grand
freedom? amusing, it perhaps speaks to the
Ouellette, Levon Yuille and that homosexual conduct is a Cayman right now.
Yes….that weak and long- James Combs. fact that there are huge variables
sin.” If a huge audience can't
suffering entity known as the Matthew Shepard was a 21-year in user interaction.
Let me get this straight: The understand the difference
Christian Right is claiming that -old gay man from Wyoming Sponsor
Christian Right is arguing that between a blog and a social
efforts to outlaw targeted hate who was tied to a fence and A few months ago Betaworks'
basic principles of humanity, and networking site, how are we
crimes against homosexual beaten to death in 1998. A Andrew Weissman wrote an
the rights to freedom from supposed to explain the concepts
persons through legislation foundation carrying his name article entitled, Don't Get High
violence and discrimination of OAuth and OpenID? If you're
constitute “a guarded effort to played an important role in On Your Own Supply where he
should be decided on the basis of a startup entrepreneur, step
‘eradicate’ their beliefs.” tells entrepreneurs to step outside
helping to broaden hate crimes numbers of crimes against a outside of your own world of
Stephen Webster of The Raw definitions to cover LGBT of their insular worlds. He
minority group? early adopters and look at your
Story reports that: writes, "[It] can mean not
people. President Obama signed The Thomas More Law Center product through the eyes of a
A Christian group in Michigan the Matthew Shepard and James believing what other people say
is notorious for representing the n00b. While we didn't mean to
has filed a lawsuit alleging that a Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention or write about your service -
defendants in the Dover confuse Facebook users, the
package of hate crimes laws Act in 2009. The Thomas More good or bad - it is the use case
Pennsylvania “intelligent design” traffic on this week's login post
named after murder victim lawsuit, filed in a U.S. district that matters, not the chatter."
creationism trial, and for is proof that the late adoption
Matthew Shepard is an affront to c o u r t i n M i c h i g a n , n a m e s In our world of tech media, it's
receiving an epic judicial audience is a valuable group to
their religious freedom. easy to forget that there is a large
Attorney General Eric Holder as spanking from the judge (a consider.
Webster reports that the suit a defendant. group of users who type terms
George W. Bush appointee). Photo Credit: Dave Olson
was: like "Facebook login" into
Claiming “there is no need” to Discuss
“filed by the Thomas More Law extend hate crimes definitions, Google search. Could you
34 Consumer Reports/ Tech News/ Entertainment/
For the weekend: How about some
sexual healing?
by rss@consumerreports.org
(Consumer Reports)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 1:29:59 PM
For the weekend: How about
some sexual healing?
This Valentine’s Day, you could
share a bottle of wine or box of
chocolates with someone special.
And those can be good options,
since wine(both red and white)
and dark chocolate have some
health benefits. But don’t
overlook one of the best choices
of all: Good sex. It can help keep
your heart healthy in more ways
than one."A satisfying sex life
can foster good emotional health,
which in turn can promote good
physical health," says Julia
Heiman, Ph.D., director of The
Kinsey Institute for Research in
Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
at Indiana University.
The physical act of sex itself
may have direct health benefits.
Tops & Flops: A Week
in Fashion
(ETonline - Breaking News)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 5:00:00 AM
From the star-studded bashes to
glittering premieres,
Hollywood's hottest donned their
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sexual problems— lack of desire
in women and premature
ejaculation in men. Even with
largely physical problems, such
as vaginal dryness or erectile
difficulties, certain nondrug steps
may be worth trying.
On the other hand, if you and
your partner are keeping the
For example, orgasm or any spark alive, we'd love for you to
loving touch may cause your share your romance secret below
body to release substances that in our comments section.— Sue
ease pain, bolster immunity, or Byrne, senior editor
Google Maps Labs Adds
elevate your mood. In addition, Learn more about healthy sex
any form of exercise burns for him and her and find out if a
Experimental Features to
calories and strengthens the heart particular drug or disease could
muscle. And, of course, as with b e h u r t i n g y o u r s e x l i f e .
all forms of physical activity, the S u b s c r i b e n o w !
Maps [Maps]
by Adam Pash (Lifehacker) on a specific spot), Aerial
longer and more often you do it, S u b s c r i b e t o
Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:00:00 PM Imagery ("gives you rotatable,
the better. So if you or your ConsumerReports.org for expert
high-resolution overhead
partner seem to have lost that Ratings, buying advice and
Virtually every Google service imagery presented in a new
lovin’ feeling, regardless of your r e l i a b i l i t y o n h u n d r e d s o f
has a Labs section devoted to perspective"), a Where in the
a g e , l o o k i n t o w h y i t ’ s products. Update your feed
implementing experimental W o r l d g a m e ( t o t e s t y o u r
happening. Psychological issues, preferences
features. There's Gmail Labs, geography chops), Rotatable
not physical ones, are the major
Google (Search) Labs, Google Maps (if you're sick of North
culprits in the two most common
Calendar Labs, and now, Google always being up), What's Around
Maps Labs. Here (always highlight top
So what can you expect from search results in a view using
Google Maps Labs? small blips), and several more.
Google Maps Labs is a testing Just hit the link below to broser
ground for experimental features you options, turn a few on, and
that aren't quite ready for get experimental with your maps.
most daring duds. Who's outfit
primetime. They may change, Thanks dedobleve! Google Maps
was super lame and who's got
break or disappear at any time. Labs
game?
Current features include Drag 'n'
You Rate!
Zoom (for quickly zooming in
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Top 10 Google Settings You Should Know About [Lifehacker

Top 10]
by Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) venture into all the goodies on
Submitted at 2/13/2010 9:00:00 AM occasion.
6. Disable SafeSearch (or lock it
As the outcry over Google in semi-permanently)
Buzz's privacy has shown us, it's Google's SafeSearch isn't an
smart to explore settings in entirely comprehensive solution
Gmail, along with other places to preventing impressionable
you're sharing data with the eyes from the worst realms of the
search giant. Let's take a look at internet. It is, however, a good
10 privacy, convenience, and stopgap until they learn to grow
annoyance fixers you should up and install other browsers,
know. 10. Turn off auto- wipe out cookies, and customize
displayed pictures from Gmail user scripts. Whether you don't
contacts have any young ones in the
By default, Gmail hides images house and want to turn
embedded into emails from chain SafeSearch off altogether or you
letters and unknown want a complete SafeSearch
sources—and that's a smart lockdown on your computer,
move, given spammers' tracking head to your search preferences,
tactics and malware tendencies. of goodies tucked inside it for That's because Talk can sit in the ish? You can kill all of them, if scroll down to the SafeSearch
But it still shows images from anyone who owns their own site, background upon launching, you'd like, and get back just a section, and find the setting that
contacts you've previously sent runs a family name domain, or ready to pick up messages. That's plain vanilla inbox. Scroll all the fits you. (In Google Image
mail to, which can be a pain if operates a small business. Unlike fine if that's what you want, but way to the bottom of any page Search, they've helpfully placed
you've got relatives who just G m a i l , h o w e v e r , t h e n e w if you want a choice in the inside Gmail, and at the bottom, the control right under the search
love hi- larious forwards. Head features and disabled offerings matter, head to the Google Talk you'll see two links to turn box on your first result.) If you
to your Settings page, and look aren't as apparent (or blogged app, hit your Menu key, and Gmail's chat sidebar and Buzz want to permanently enable
for the "external content" setting, about). Gina gave us a great tour choose Settings. Un-check the inbox on or off. Actually, you SafeSearch, click the "Lock
which you can switch off to of Google Apps, showing how "Automatically sign in" option, don't really "turn off Buzz" so SafeSearch" link—and repeat for
always ask you to confirm you can control privacy and hit your back button, and then hit much as remove it from your any browsers the little ones use.
showing images in any email. If access, choose which Labs Menu and sign out of Google inbox, so be sure and check your Now when they're performing a
you've got just a handful of features make it into your Talk. You'll need to sign back in Buzz settings at your Google Google search, you should see
offenders, open up one of the domain's email, and otherwise if you're downloading apps from Profile, if you have a Google some giant Google-colored balls
egregious emails, hit the "Show set up your site to your liking. the Market (odd pairing, indeed), Profile. If Labs features seem to in the upper-right corner—or
details" link near the bottom of 8 . P r e v e n t A n d r o i d f r o m but you're otherwise free to chat be slowing down, or even else they've gotten too smart.
the to/from/subject details, and automatically signing into Gchat when you want to. ( Original breaking, your Gmail experience, 5. Set your default SMS location
click the "don't display from now Simple and easy, but also easy post) you can turn them off entirely by For those without web-
on" link. ( Original post) to miss: If you've got an Android 7. Turn off Buzz, Chat, and loading Gmail from this URL: connected smartphones, or at
9. Fine-tune Google Apps for phone and have launched Google Labs in Gmail https://mail.google.com/mail/?la least a decent data connection,
your domain Talk from it just once, you might Not big on Buzz? Chat more bs=0#. Bookmark it as your main G o o g l e ' s S M S s e r v i c e i s
Google Apps, formerly know as notice that you seem to catch any distracting than useful? Gmail Gmail link, or title it "Gmail
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Apps for Your Domain, has a lot and all chats throughout the day. Labs making your inbox feel lag- (Safe Mode)" if you'd like to still
36 Tech News/
From the Tips Box: Workplace Workouts, Wall Hooks, and
Tea Bags [From The Tips Box]
by Whitson Gordon
(Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 5:00:00 PM
Readers offer their best tips for
working out at the office, using
hooks throughout the house, and
keeping the bag from slapping
you in the face while drinking
tea.
Don't like the gallery layout?
Click here to view everything on
one page.
About the Tips Box: Every day
we receive boatloads of great
reader tips in our inbox, but for
various reasons—maybe they're
a bit too niche, maybe we
couldn't find a good way to
present it, or maybe we just
couldn't fit it in—the tip didn't
make the front page. From the
Tips Box is where we round up
some of our favorites for your
buffet-style consumption. Got a
tip of your own to share? Add it
in the comments, share it here, or
email it to tips at lifehacker.com.
Discreetly Work Out at the
Office
Photo by Fuyoh!
Rustopholous shares a few
workout routines that can be
done throughout the day:
I work at a job where I am
sitting in front of the computer
8+ hours a day. When I get home
I'm usually tired and use it as an
excuse to relax instead of doing
some much needed physical
activity.
Now at work I make a point of
taking breaks at certain intervals
so I can squeeze in a workout
throughout the day. Here are a
few ways to discreetly work out
in your office:
Tricep dips on your office chair
- hold on to the arms of your
chair while sitting and lift your
body out of the chair, then lower
your body to the point just before
you touch the chair.
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you there are always other
options like going into a storage
room to get in a set of pushups,
or take advantage of a 15 minute
"smoke break" to go for a quick
jog (don't over-do it though, pit
stains can make co-workers
uncomfortable).
Not only will this improve your
health but also your overall
awareness and productivity. I
often feel refreshed and alert
after a quick workout break.
Use Hooks to Store Things on
the Wall
Nic shows us how to use the
surface area of the wall as an
organizational space:
I use small 1" household hooks
that you can screw into anything.
First: i use one to hold my
toothbrush, it works great and is
barely noticeable with the
toothbrush in place. I like clean
uncluttered spaces, and buying a
toothbrush holder seemed like a
waste and throwing it in the
drawer or leaving it out would
result in something getting on it
Quads - I can see this making out in front of you for a few or it getting in the way. It should
people uncomfortable, but it seconds, then lower them. be noted that I did take a pair of
w o r k s f o r m e . T a k e f u l l Repeat. Reverse sit-ups can also wire snips and cut off the very
advantage of a bathroom break to be done rather easily by leaning tip of the hook to allow the
bust out a series of squats (no, back in your chair and lifting toothbrush neck to fit in easily
n o t t h a t k i n d o f s q u a t ) . your knees. Second(my main and favorite
[twohundredsquats.com] has a These exercises are quite "hack"): screwing a row of these
good plan. discreet and you can usually do on the wall to use as a charger
Abs - You can easily work out them without anyone noticing, station. It works great set up by
your abs while sitting in your that is unless they are sitting in a the front door (this one happens
office chair. Simply stretch out desk (or stall) right beside you. If
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your legs and hold them straight there is someone right beside
E-reader News Edition
The Cloud, Activity Streams and Applications That Cut Across
the Home and the Office
by Alex Williams
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 6:29:04 PM
Recently, SAP showed us its
new, cloud-based enterprise
collaboration service called
12Sprints. It embraces consumer
services and activity streams
correlating to the context of the
business use, in particular
collaboration among teams and
groups.
Since that demo a few weeks
ago, our views about the SAP
service have changed a bit. In
particular now that Google Buzz
is part of the picture and
conversations we have had
recently with companies like Jive
Software.
It's evident that the landscape is
changing. 12Sprints, Jive
Software and a host of other
enterprise services have
solidified the belief that the
enterprise expects applications to
be social. Enterprise vendors are
hearing that pretty clearly from
their customers.
Sponsor
We stopped by the Jive
Software office in Portland this
week to talk with CEO Dave
Hersh and Co-Founder and CTO
Matt Tucker about the company
and the technology direction in
the market.
Hersh said Buzz is interesting as
it reinforces to customers that
activity streams are effective
ways to get the right information
to the right people. Now,
enterprise customers want all of
their applications to be social.
"Every application they have in
house is getting buzzy," Hersh
said.
Bets are on for how to apply
activity streams to the enterprise
while at the same time
developing open architectures so
they may continually adapt to
market changes.
For instance, Jive sees its
"Social Business Software,"
platform as reaching across the
enterprise. It has invested heavily
in the social, customer facing
environments. The company
recently acquired FiltrBox to
track and analyze information
from the social stream. The next
step is to create activity streams
for all applications, deeper in the
enterprise. Integrate, for
instance, an activity stream into
an ERP or CRM environment.
Hersh said Jive now has 200
employees. He expects employee
head count to be 300 by the end
of the year. Resources will go to
R&SD with a concentration in
developing activity stream
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API's, initially integrating with extensions program. With
Evernote and Scribd. That's a extensions any developer can
smart approach. Innovation in onboard their functionality to
technology and mobile services. the market is coming from 12Sprints, which offers users an
In the meantime, the focus services that are fit for the experience not dissimilar to an
across the market is how to bring consumer or the professional. app store and makes it possible
universality to consumer and F o r e x a m p l e , d o c t o r s u s e for anyone to enhance the
enterprise applications. These are Evernote to keep notes and for platform.
services built upon cloud-based their own personal use. Who will find 12Sprints
infrastructures that use APIs to The SAP team looks like they compelling? Those who have
i n t e g r a t e c o n s u m e r - b a s e d have no hesitation in developing traditional, non-collaborative
applications that are as popular 12Sprints as a service that is desktop and communication
for the office as the home. much like a consumer offering. tools. E-mail and instant
SAP's 12Sprints is illustrative of It uses activity streams that messaging is an obvious
this trend. In December, we a l l o w p e o p l e t o f o l l o w competitor for many of the tasks
w r o t e a b o u t t h e s e r v i c e , individuals, groups, updates or that 12Sprints targets, while
describing it as a competitor to search terms. Microsoft Project, Web
Google Wave. Now it seems But it is not a rival, as of yet, to conferencing, and
more like Google Buzz. It has Microsoft Sharepoint. 12Sprints knowledge/document
t h e e l e m e n t s o f a f u l l y takes a more focused approach management tools are as well in
collaborative environment where than Sharepoint. Hinchcliffe terms of more directed and less
people add to a stream of points out that this may be its open-ended apps."
i n f o r m a t i o n , e d i t i n g best attribute. It's not like the rest SAP, Jive and even Google have
simultaneously in real time. of the pack in that it tries to do a shared interest in developing
It's a competitor to any number everything:"It's important to note applications built upon open
of enterprise collaboration that 12Sprints doesn't try to be architectures. The consumer
services, including Saleforce the best at everything, a fault facing aspects of these
Chatter, PBWorks, MindTouch that's endemic to large enterprise applications will continue to
and I BM's Project Vulcan. Other application suites and which is unfold, especially as cloud
services that come to mind wisely avoided here. It does computing grows in acceptance.
include Tibco's Tibbr, as Dion however integrate with best-of- And with this all, activity
Hinchliffe points out in his post breed services where it makes streams will be the standard for
recently about the 12Sprints sense, whether they're from SAP how the social stream flows.
service. or not. This includes WebEx, Discuss
The service is designed to Evernote, and Scribd, with the
integrate with consumer-based first two custom-integrated and
the latter as part of their
38 Tech News/ Entertainment/ E-reader News Edition
Late Athlete Honored
Weekend Reading: Blogging to Drive Business, at Olympics Opening
Ceremony
by Butow and Bollwitt (ETonline - Breaking News)
by Chris Cameron based blogger and podcaster at reputation as an active Submitted at 2/13/2010 9:26:00 AM
(ReadWriteWeb) Miss604.com, and Eric Butow, participant in the community -
Submitted at 2/12/2010 4:45:00 PM
CEO of a Web design and e- just be careful how you do it. Nodar Kumaritashvili, the 21-
marketing firm and author of "Only leave a comment when year-old athlete who died in a
In last week's installment of twelve books like User Interface you genuinely have an interest in high-speed luge crash on Friday,
Weekend Reading we discussed Design for Mere Mortals and the post and can contribute was remembered last night
the engaging social media How to Succed in Business something productive," the book during the 2010 Winter Games'
m a r k e t i n g a n d b r a n d Using LinkedIn. This 162 page says. "Simply leaving a link to opening ceremony in Vancouver,
development A-to-Z guide Crush book is broken into nine easily negative but productive your site and saying you also and ET has details on the
It! from Gary Vaynerchuk. From digestible chapters; the longest feedback, you should respond in wrote about a certain topic can ensuing death investigation.
that we learned that blogging is c h a p t e r a t 2 6 p a g e s i s a courteous manner." easily get your comment flagged The deadly crash occurred
just one of many ways to reach a p p r o p r i a t e l y d e v o t e d t o It's tempting to begin as spam." during a training session at the
your customers, but the subject is "Creating a Blogging Stategy," moderating negative comments All the important bases are Whistler Sliding Centre
so important itself that it which includes descriptions of and banning users, but this covered in the remainder of the yesterday morning.
deserves its own book; that's popular blogging platforms, the should really only be done in the book, including how to create a Kumaritashvili was taking a
exactly what we've got this various media used in blogging, most extreme of situations. It's blog with an appealing design, curve in the track and traveling
week. From Eric Butow and and integrating your blog with important that your readers (who finding topics to write about, close to 90 mph when he
Rebecca Bollwitt, this week's the top social networks. The are most likely also your monitoring the Web for when collided with an unpadded steel
selection is Blogging to Drive book also includes an index, customers) be able to trust your people talk about your brand or support pole, says the Associated
Business: Create and Maintain which is handy for finding public voice on the blog. If non- blog, and how to optimize your Press. Luge officials have
Valuable Customer Connections, specific topics and issues. malicious but negative comments blog for search engines and blog delayed the reopening of the
an overview of the tips and Besides covering the common are continuously deleted, readers lists. The cover price is $21.99 track.
techniques needed to excel at s u b j e c t s a r o u n d c o r p o r a t e will lose this trust. The best thing but discounters like Amazon The Vancouver Organizing
business blogging. blogging, such as why its a business can do with negative have the book listed at under $16 Committee for the 2010 Olympic
Sponsor important and how to market it comments is to respond to them for the paperback, and $9.99 for and Paralympic Winter Games
Earlier this week we provided correctly, Butow and Bollwitt promptly and politely. the Kindle version. The tells ET the investigation on
our own 6 Approaches to Your provide lesser heard tips, like The best bloggers are avid blog paperback version also includes Kumaritashvili’s cause of death
Company Blog and mentioned how to use internal corporate readers, so make sure whoever is a free e-book accessible online is being led by the Coroners
that "corporate blogging" is blogging and how to decide who writing your business' blog is for 45 days after purchase. Service of British Columbia and
m o v i n g u p t h e " s l o p e o f will actually be authoring the following what other businesses Disclosure: A review copy of the Royal Canadian Mounted
enlightenment" to the "plateau of blog. Another intriguing issue are writing about. This will also the book Blogging to Drive Police. A second investigation is
productivity" on the 2009 the book chronicles is how to help someone new to blogging Business: Create and Maintain underway by the Federation
Gartner Hype Cycle. Basically deal with blog commenters, develop a writing style that is Valuable Customer Connections International de Luge.
what this means is if you have a especially the negative ones. native to the Web and not full or was provided to ReadWriteWeb
business that isn't blogging, "Negative comments might not jargon and business-speak. They by Pearson Education, Inc.
you're about to miss the boat, so necessarily need to be deleted can also take the next step and Photo by Flickr user racheocity.
you'd better hop on before it unless they are defamatory, leave a comment on the other Discuss
leaves dock. libelous, or anything similarly blogs, which not only helps
The book is co-authored by malicious," the book says. spread the word about your
Rebecca Bollwitt, a Vancouver- "However, if comments contain brand, but increases your
E-reader News Edition
Weekly Wrap-up: The Week in Web Technology
by Richard MacManus
(ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 5:00:00 AM
The big news of the week was
Google launching its FriendFeed
clone, Google Buzz - read on for
our extensive coverage and
analysis of this news. We also
continued our exploration of the
significant Internet trends of
2010, including Real-Time Web,
Mobile Web, Internet of Things
and Augmented Reality.
New! We've refreshed the
format for our longest running
feature, the Weekly Wrapup. It
now focuses more explicitly on
the key trends that
ReadWriteWeb is tracking in
2010, as well as giving you the
highlights from the leading story
of the week. Let us know your
thoughts on the new format.
Sponsor
Story of the Week: Google Buzz
• Live Blog From
Announcement
• Analysis: Open Data Standards
• Analysis: Geo-Social Network
• Comparison to FriendFeed
• Buzz Hacks& Tips for the
Advanced User
• The Missing Features
• Google Makes Changes to
Buzz
More Google Buzz coverage
and analysis
Mobile Web
• Android Market Share
Doubles - Will Overtake Palm
Soon
• What's Next For Geolocation?
Apps, Apps, Apps
• Mobile Data Traffic Surge: 40
Exabytes by 2014
More Mobile Web coverage
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With Bing on Ad Strategy: Full
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• Facebook Debuts XHP: More
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• Facebook Wants to Be Your
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• Feedtrace: Personalized Link
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O u r c h a n n e l
ReadWriteEnterprise is devoted Olympic-Style Bad
to 'enterprise 2.0' and using Timing: Google's
social software inside
organizations.
"Translate=Sensitivity"
• Google Buzz in Enterprise - Command Still a Little
Will Need to Overcome Google Wonky [Bad Ideas]
Apps Limitations
by Foster Kamer (Gawker)
• SAP's CEO Resigns: Delays in
Aggregation for Twitter Launching Online Business Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:15:00 PM
• Confirmed: Google has Software Cited as One Reason
for Downfall It's pretty fair to say at this point
Acquired Aardvark that the death of Georgian luger
Nodar Kumaritashvili has
More Real-Time Web coverage. ReadWriteCloud dampened the "Olympic mood"
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entrepreneurs. Computer for Virtualizing
least he's on the track." The
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• How Colleges Can Better skier crashed (they're okay).
Basically, the Canadian
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TOP Weather Causes More
continued from page 35

seriously helpful—it's how I
(used to) get by with just an iPod
touch and a standard phone. To
make it even more helful, text set
location, followed by the city
and state or ZIP code where you
spend the most time. Now you
can just text "weather" or "pet
store" to get the skinny on what's
happening. ( Original post)
4. Link and integrate your apps
Taking off the privacy and
preference hat for a moment,
Google's apps have a lot of neat
settings just beneath their surface
that make using them all together
a tight experience. You can turn
emails into tasks, and then map
those tasks on your calendar.
You can send voice messages
and SMS from Google Voice to
Gmail, and mark them as read
when you open them there. Gina
previously ran down seven easy
ways to integrate your Google
apps, and even more seem to
come along every week.
3. Turn off Search History,
logged in or not
If you're logged into Google for
Gmail or any other service,
there's a good chance Google's
keeping tabs on all your
searches, months after you made
them. If you aren't logged in,
Google's probably still tracking
and personalizing your searches
based on what you previously
typed in. This one-stop solution
that should work for most users,
but if it doesn't, log into Google
and head to google.com/history.
A notice at the top will tell you if
you've "paused" or otherwise
stopped your search history, or
else you'll see your recent
searches listed with dates and
times. You can clear out this
history by hitting the "Remove
items" link on the left. If you
aren't logged in, look for the
"Web History" link in the upper-
right corner. From there, you can
choose whether Google tracks
your searches via cookie and IP
address and customizes your
results.
2. Back up Google apps' data
For all you've heard about Buzz,
privacy, and Google this week,
you still can't fault them too
much for their efforts to let you
take your data with you if you
decide to leave their app
ecosystem. The Data Liberation
Front site, a pet project from
Google's engineers, explains how
you can pull your information,
documents, and other data out of
nearly any Google product.
Gina's also covered some of
Google's apps in a cloud backup
feature, and Adam tackled the
best-at-that-time tools for Google
backups in 2007. ( Original Data
Liberation Front post)
1. Control what Buzz says about
you on the web
Google's new social service
Buzz showed up suddenly in
everyone's Gmail accounts this
week, and right away it wanted
to get you connected with the
people you contact over email
and chat the most. Before you let
it turn you loose, though,
consider whether you want the
world to see exactly who you
"follow." Google has since
improved the on/off visibility,
but if you want to make sure
you're not broadcasting your
inbox to the web at large, we
suggest visiting your profile and
checking your follower counts. If
you don't see a profile at all, or
don't see the followed/following
numbers, you're likely in the
clear, but as with many aspects
of Buzz in this early stage, you
can't be too careful. And when
you actually start using the thing,
be careful not to broadcast
private email addresses yourself.
(Original posts: Buzz update,
private emails).
Bonus item: Open search results
in new tabs
Lifehacker copy consigliere
Dustin Luck mentions yet
another reason to hit up your
search preferences from time to
time. With a single click, you
can choose to open the results
you click on in new windows. If
you've set up your browser the
right way, those new windows
become new tabs, and little
research projects on Google just
became far more convenient.
What settings do you always
make sure are set in your own
personal Google universe? What
settings do you wish existed for
better control and privacy? Tell
us about them both in the
comments.
Schedule Changes at
Vancouver Olympics
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:23:28 AM
The International Ski Federation
says the men's downhill race at
the Vancouver Olympics has
been rescheduled for 10:30 a.m.
Monday. The event originally
was slated for Saturday, but
officials postponed the race due
to slushy conditions hours before
it was scheduled to begin.
Rather than take a chance
Saturday and try to see if the
weather improved, organizers
called off the first Alpine race at
the Olympics shortly after 4 a.m.
local time. The Women's Super
Combined Downhill, originally
scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 14, is
to be rescheduled. The Womens
Super Combined Slalom,
originally scheduled for 1 p.m.
Feb. 14, is also to be
rescheduled. In addition, the
Mens and Womens Snowboard
Cross training scheduled for 10
a.m. Feb. 13 has been cancelled.

Engadget is live from MWC 2010!

by Thomas Ricker (Engadget) Weary? No way, we're staring Mobile 7 seems like a lock as is 2010! originally appeared on
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:51:00 AMMobile World Congress 2010 in a Samsung Bada debut with the Engadget on Sat, 13 Feb 2010
the face, and if you're a Wave handset. But what are 11:51:00 EST. Please see our
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recirculated oxygen consumed at reveal our future handheld going to happen? Windows events begin tomorrow.
a 30-degree incline can provide. device purchases. So what's Engadget is live from MWC
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Is Virtualization to Windows what Windows was UConn falters

as Cincy spoils
to DOS? Calhoun's return
by Mike Kirkwood example: In May 2007 for Group can just lease those extra
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questions in the industry, like were expected by 2009, while we We wonder what it would be like continue developing it.
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Probe: Olympic Track Didn't Cause Luger's Death

by FanHouse Newswire and frightening, yes. Responsible the wake of the horrifying track and make an unspecified
(FanHouse Main) for the death of a luger, no. accident that claimed the life of a "change in the ice profile" -- but
Submitted at 2/13/2010 2:32:00 AM
Olympic officials decided late 21-year-old luger from the only as a preventative measure
Friday night against any major republic of Georgia. "to avoid that such an extremely
Filed under: Luge WHISTLER, changes in the track or any They said they would raise the exceptional accident could occur
British Columbia (AP) -- Fast delays in competition and even doubled up on the schedule in wall where the slider flew off the again."
42 Tech News/ Sports/ E-reader News Edition

This Week's Most Popular Posts [Highlights]

by Adam Pash (Lifehacker) Swanky Cups Dropping off your
Submitted at 2/12/2010 4:00:00 PM bottles to be recycled is great and
all, but with this DIY solution
This week we helped protect you'll be able to recycle them in-
you from the big bad Buzz, house into decorative cups and
showed you a few tools for organizers.
finding cool stuff nearby, and • Today Is National PC Cleanup
rolled up our sleeves to clean up Day, So Let's Tidy Up Your
your PC. System The Web Worker Daily
• Stop Google Buzz From blog reminds us that today is
Showing the World Your National Clean Out Your
Contacts Whether you call it a Computer Day. Want to do some
huge privacy flaw or just an serious PC cleaning but not sure
annoyance, Google Buzz can put where to start? We've got your
the contacts you automatically back, so let's get with the
follow—a.k.a. those you most purging.
frequently email or chat—on a • How to Open a Locked
public profile page. Here's how Interior Door When You've Lost
to undo that. the Key If you have a lot of
• Hide/Remove Google Buzz interior doorknobs with key
Updates from Your Gmail Inbox locks on them, sooner or later
If you just don't have the rest of the Google-sphere. eats, picture-worthy sights, and troubleshooting a PC without it. you're bound to lose the key or
bandwidth to manage one more Whether or not you're big on much more. Start with this list of I'm not kidding. lock them inside the room.
s e t o f s o c i a l n o t i f i c a t i o n s social networking sites like in-the-know apps. • TVGorge Brings Dozens of Here's what to do to get back in.
automatically hitting your Gmail Twitter or Facebook, Buzz offers • LookInMyPC Is a Must-Have Location-Blocked TV Shows to • Build Good Credit Without
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Google Buzz announcement. • Top 10 Tools for Finding Cool L o o k I n M y P C g e n e r a t e s a of not being able to see good TV one oft-repeated piece of advice
Luckily banishing Buzz from Stuff Nearby Sometimes the complete report of what's going online or just tired of waiting for is to get a couple of credit cards
your inbox is easy. most interesting stuff in an o n i n a c o m p u t e r — f r o m Hulu to get your favorite shows, and pay them off on time. Credit
• Google Buzz Explained unfamiliar city is hiding in plain hardware to software, and y o u ' l l w a n t t o c h e c k o u t cards aren't the only way to skin
Google today announced a new sight. With the right location- everything in between. After TVGorge and its huge archive of the credit cat, though.
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automatically brings social tools, you can find the best cheap w r i t e r w o u l d n ' t s t a r t • Recycle Wine Bottles into
networking into Gmail and the

Olympic Snapshot: And the First Gold Goes To…

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) Reuters normal hill ski jump.
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:58:16 AM Simon Ammann of Switzerland
won the first gold medal of the Vancouver Olympics in the
E-reader News Edition Tech News/ Sports/ Fashion/ 43
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continued from page 36

to be by my desk) or anywhere Use Categories to Send Delayed something to a co-worker right

you need to charge your devices
and don't have/want them taking
up usable and valuable surface
space—looks great to boot! I
always get compliments on the
idea and even give these hooks
away to anyone that comes over
and mentions it, they were super
cheap and work great in the
workshop and kitchen too! also
catching keys, etc...
Use Binder Clips to Keep Tea
Bags Out of the Way
If you like to keep your tea bag
in the mug while you drink, you
probably know the annoyance of
having it hit you in the face and
drip tea up your nose while
you're drinking—Lifehacker
reader Jennifer uses a binder clip
to keep it in the tea but out of the
way of your face.
Email Now
axma55 has a default delay on
his sent emails, with one
convenient caveat:
This is an add-on to the tip on
delaying the sending of emails
for a specified time in Outlook. I
have a rule set to delay all emails
from being sent for 2 minutes.
It's so that I can stop an email
from going out if I need to
because of things like forgetting
someone on the distribution,
forgetting the attachment, or if I
felt the email had the wrong
tone. It's worked wonders, but
sometimes I wish the rule wasn't
in place, like when I send that
final email right before I leave
the office. I can't shut down until
it's sent because I work on a
laptop. Or, when I need to get
away. Those 2 minutes can seem
like an eternity. What I did was
alter the rule to include an
exception. Now, if an email has
the category "Send now,"
Outlook doesn't wait the 2
minutes to send it. You can
create whatever category you
want to apply this exception. I
just figured "Send now" is pretty
easy to remember, and it's the
first "S" category on my
categories list, so it's just a few
keystrokes to tag the email with
that category.
NBA All-Star Al Horford
Talks Rebounding,
Reading and the Hawks
by Matt Moore (FanHouse
Main)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 5:42:00 AM
Filed under: Celtics, Hawks,
NBA All-Star Game DALLAS --
Al Horford was the quiet man at
All-Star media availability, as he
often is on the Hawks. Most
people wondered why Josh
Smith was omitted over the third NBA Media Availability to talk
year man out of Florida. But to him about the Hawks' success
Horford has proven to be one of over the Celtics, what it takes to
the most consistent, craftiest big be a great rebounder, and you
men in the NBA. know, what he's reading now.
I caught up with Horford at

How Do You Overcome Creative Blocks? [Ask Runway Beauty

Face-Off: Costello
The Readers] Tagliapietra
by Adam Pash (Lifehacker) The block breakers these glass of wine, and washing the by ELLE.com (ELLE News
Submitted at 2/13/2010 8:00:00 AM creatives use vary quite a bit, but dishes.) The entire post is worth Blog)
we really like the simplicity of a read, but it also piqued our Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:47:39 AM
Artist and blogger Scott Hansen t h e s o l u t i o n J a s o n K o t t k e curiosity, so we want to know:
deals with creative blocks all the h i g h l i g h t e d : How do you overcome creative Which Costello Tagliapietra
time, like any of us do, whether Slice and chop 2 medium onions blocks? Share you best methods look wins first place?( surveys)
we're in an artistic field or not. into small pieces. in the comments. Overcoming —Emily Hebert, ELLE.com
So he asked 25 of "today's most Put a medium sized pan on a Creative Block[ISO50 via Associate Beauty Editor
exciting creators what they do medium heat with a few glugs of pinch of salt and pepper. Kottke.org] Photo: Imaxtree
when the ideas aren't flowing." Olive oil. (It goes on for a full recipe, a Follow ELLE on Twitter
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44 Gadgets/ E-reader News Edition

How many of you would pay a monthly fee to play Call of

Duty?
by Nicholas Deleon player mode already has some of point of this little exercise—, people soured on the franchise
(CrunchGear) the aspects that make MMOs so they’d have to find a monthly fee after suffering through its single-
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:00:12 AM
popular: by playing the game that people would be willing to player campaign? By the end I
more and more, your character pay. WoW costs $15 per was like, “You know, Russia is
N o b o d y h a s c o n f i r m e d grows stronger and gets access to month—do you really think the totally in the right here…”
anything, but let’s assume power-ups. People would be average person who plays Call of I don’t know, it just seems like
s o m e o n e o n A c t i v i s i o n motivated to play the MMO so Duty is willing to pay $15 to the rush to a Call of Duty MMO,
Blizzard’s payroll is currently their toy soldier could be decked play it? What about $10? Maybe based on the broad, console-
creating a massively multi-player out in the military equivalent of $5? I’d say right around the $5- based success of Call of Duty 4
C a l l o f D u t y g a m e . T h e Tier 10 plate. Then all you’d $7 mark would be the sweet and Modern Warfare 2, may be a
company’s CEO, Bobby Kotick, need is a world or setting and spot—is anyone really going to little crazy.
recently expressed enthusiasm some sort of “story.” The miss $7 from their bank account It really does come down to this:
toward subscription-based games developers could try to re-create each month? I should rephrase would you be willing to pay a
during the company’s fourth W o W ’ s sense of that so as not to sound so crass: monthly fee to play pew-pew-
quarter conference call. “If you struggle—Horde v. Alliance, will enough people be cool with pew over and over again?
think about the success that r o a r — b y p i t t i n g , s a y , t h e spending $7 per month to play a Considering how broad Call of
we’ve had in other product combined US+UK forces against game they enjoy? I’d be OK with Duty’s audience is—not all of
categories on subscription u l t r a - n a t i o n a l i s t s f r o m that both fans and cynics can say that. I mean, $7 is the cost of two these people are comfortable
[presumably World of Warcraft, somewhere Over There. Nobody without hesitation, “Yeah, it’s large coffees in New York; it’s with the idea of a subscription-
which had as much to do with likes an ultra-nationalist. pretty good, actually.” Where is not going to put me in the poor based game, surely—I really do
Activision as I did with the But those are details, and we most of the Call of Duty fan base house. (Well, I’m already in the wonder. Well, “wonder”—I
Manhattan Project], you can get don’t want to get lost in details these days? I’m going to guess, poor house, so I can’t, like, go m pretty sure I’ll forget all of
a sense of the direction that we over something that might not generally, on consoles, and, there twice or anything.) this as soon as I hit “publish.”
want to take that franchise [ Call even exist. All we need to more specifically, on Xbox 360. But still, is that wise? It’s not as Never mind that MMOs tend to
of Duty],” he said. Or translated envision is a persistent, growing That presents a bit of a problem if Call of Duty is without its be giant time-sinks in order to
f r o m c o r p o r a t e - s p e a k i n t o (new maps/areas every so often) for Activision. Xbox 360 gamers flaws. Yes, Modern Warfare 2 for you to “get good.” A quick
English: “You’re damn right we world wherein you take your already pay $50 per year to play sold a boatload of copies, with round or two or two of multi-
want to make a Call of Duty character on some sort of games online (with nary a more than $1 billion in sales to player before going to work?
MMO. Monthly fees to have calculable progression while dedicated server in sight!), so date, but how many of those Sure. $XX + many hours
people play pew-pew-pew? Yes, filling your enemies with manly Activision would have to first people are still dedicated multi- required per month, every month
please.” But is that a wise move? bullet holes. convince these people that player mode players, a mere (lest your character disappear
First, what would a Call of Duty Now let’s talk price. Let’s paying to play Call of Duty isn’t three months after its release? into the void)? Not too sure.
MMO look like? Would it be, as assume the game is amazing. as ridiculous as it sounds. And The game’s multi-player mode is Image swiped from NeoGAF
its detractors claim, nothing Somehow, by the grace of God since Bobby Kotick is all about r i d d l e d w i t h b u g s a n d
more than WoW with guns? The and all his little helper gods, the monthly fees—it’s the whole glitches—imagine how many an
fact is, the game’s online multi- developers actually make a game MMO would have! How many
E-reader News Edition Gadgets/ 45

NSFW: Is Porn Movie Merchandising the Next Big Money

Maker?
by Lydia Leavitt (CrunchGear)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:13:41 AM

The right merchandise can turn

a movie into a mega movie
franchise. A movie licensing
industry that accounts for 25% of
all toys sold in a typical year, the
right toys, video games, clothing,
accessories, iPhone apps, and
action figures can rake in the
serious bucks. Numbers released
last week for“Transformers 2
show that the movie led to toy
sales worth $592 million only six
months after its release. Other
movies like Star Wars have seen
8 billion in merchandise sales
since 1977, with newer movies
like Harry Potter rivaling that
number only a few years after
their release. But what about the
adult industry? They make
movies, but do they sell merch
beyond the typical posters and
hats? Do they plan on tapping
into the multi billion dollar
industry?
One company taking the
mainstream movie approach to
merchandising is Digital from the discreet to the extreme, arley Cahen stated, “We thousand units, the question that marketing professionals, met
Playground, a high budget porn all based on characters from the developed a pirate inspired line remains is whether major movie with every large distributor
purveyor that recently launched a movie. For example, the Katsuni of 22 different products and we merchandising is a viable option worldwide and a multitude of
22 product line inspired by vibrator, modeled after the half expect to grow that number. No for the adult industry. Cahen retailers, interviewed and tested
their“Pirates” movies. The Asian bad girl in the “Pirates” one has ever done pirate themed says no.“[To create this line], I 4 different packaging
“Pirates 1 and 2“ porns, have flicks, is designed with Asian products on any level in adult spent 9 months of R&D to create manufactures, hired over 50 test
weighed in as the world’s most elements and features and and we’re the perfect company to the highest quality/uniquely marketers to give us product
expensive porns complete with Octopus tickler that draws from capitalize on that opportunity.” designed products at reasonable feedback, spent untold hours
CGI and serious plots. The elements in the film. Digital But in an industry where the prices, at least five iterations of
product line focuses on pirate Playground’s Vice President of average low budget porn each design, hired two full-time NSFW: page 46
inspired vibrators that range Novelties and New Media F company is happy to sell a designers and two new
46 Gadgets/ Fashion/ E-reader News Edition
NSFW:
continued from page 45

planning sales and marketing and
spent a significant amount of
money to develop the line. Not
many companies have the
willingness to go through all that
especially if there movies have
only sold the industry average of
1500-3000 pieces.”
And movie merchandising
doesn’t even work for every
mainstream movie. When it
comes to partnering with major
movies, there is a high level of
risk involved even with movies
that you think would be
successful like 1988’s Roger
Rabbit. The animated movie
flopped royally when it came to
merchandising. That’s why
Cahen says DP is taking a stab at
lifestyle products, rather than
movie fan merchandise: “W e
feel the pirate ‘theme’ transcends
the movies and actually stands
on it’s own as a lifestyle theme.”
The entirely female oriented line
of products targets an audience
that may have never even see the
“Pirates” movies, but identifies
with the product through
function and design rather than
the movie itself. These aren’t
products saturated in movie
branding, rather, they are loosely
based on the movies theme.
But movie merchandising may
become a bigger trend in the
adult industry than you think. In
an industry where pirated content
is the norm, many studios are
moving towards higher quality
productions to set themselves
apart and to get people to
actually pay for content. This is
partly because the people that are
actually willing to pay for porn
want HD, high quality porn.
What this implies is that studios
are going to have to try harder to
create quality content to actually
make money on their investment.
And higher budget porns can
make it more worthwhile to
create merchandise apart from
the hats, t-shirts, and giveaways.
So perhaps movie merchandising
will become a viable channel for
making money in an industry
struggling to create content and
products that people will actually
pay for.
For reviews and pictures of the
Digital Playground Pirates
Novelties, please click through.
Guest columnist Lydia Leavitt
writes about sex and, oddly
enough, social media. For more
information on the latest intimate
technology, check out
69adget.com.
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on Broadway.
Clinique one—the 7 Day Scrub
Post-Fashion Week Plans: I’m
Cream. I just massage it in and
going to spend a week in Turks
use a lot of moisturizer
and Caicos. I want to rest and
afterward. Massaging is
take it easy.
especially important because it
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Windows Phone 7 Series: that's the name

by Chris Ziegler (Engadget)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:26:00 PM
So we were just casually
strolling through Plaça
d'Espanya today in front of Fira
de Barcelona -- better known as
the site of MWC 2010 this
coming week -- and we couldn't
help but notice that Microsoft's
digs at the Hotel Catalonia across
the street had white stickers
obviously covering something
important underneath the
Windows Phone logo that we'd
seen a few days ago. The
ensuing conversation went
something like this: Chris: Dude,
I think I see something there
underneath the sticker. I think it
says "SEVEN" in all caps.
Thomas (staring intently): No
way.
Chris: Yes, I'm telling you,
"SEVEN." It's there!
Thomas: Fanboy. It's official,
I'm covering MWC with an
insane person... looks like I'm
bouncing back to Amsterdam.
Peace. Well, turns out we were
both wrong -- a little Photoshop
magic (okay, a lot of Photoshop
magic) reveals "7 Series"
underneath the decal, just
waiting to be torn off after
Monday's big press event. The
"7" is certainly no surprise, but
the "Series" part of this is cause
for some last-minute speculation
-- are we actually going to see
consumer and professional
breakouts of the platform as we'd
heard rumored a few times in the
past? We'll know in less than two
days. Follow the break for the
full retouched image.
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Phone 7 Series: that's the name
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OMG I Did Not Text That [Bad
Valentine]
by Joel Johnson (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:00:00 PM
It's the worst feeling: Waking up
completely wrecked from the
night before, only to realize with
a dull sweat that you pressed
'Send'. Fortunately for the rest of
us, what you drunkenly texted is
often hilarious.
And now there's even a whole
website dedicated to collecting
your stupidest text messages:
Texts From Last Night (dot
com), which has upped the ante
with a book and the now
obligatory iPhone app. (You can,
of course, just text them.)
Here are some of our favorites.
Just because this came from
California I'm not going to judge
(707) he doesn't care that i have
a boyfriend so why should i?
Strategy: Indisputable; Tactics:
Perhaps Less So
Are they still out there making
out on the couch? How can we
get them to leave? I'm gonna go
stand naked in the kitchen with a
knife.
Modern love is hard, but Google
is not
(314) I woke up next to her this
morning and couldn't remember
her name. Luckily, she had
written it on my hand so that I
could add her on facebook.
Mooning Over My Hammies
Don't feel obligated to get back
to me but I think I just fell in
love with a middle-aged waitress
at the Denny's in Waco. She's
used but in good condition.
No, you're good. Just set your
desk on fire.
She said I could do whatever I
wanted to her. I pumped for 20
seconds, apologized, rolled over
and passed out. I sit directly
across from her at work.
Awkward?
But where's the remote?
dude I woke up laying next to
some guy. I don't have my bra or
his name. he has a nice TV
though.
Unfortunately all I ever watched
was "The A-Team", so I just got
in my van and drove away.
I just crawled out of a second
story window using a sheet and
his clothes for rope so he
wouldn't wake up. I am so glad I
watched MacGyver as a kid.
Finally: Everyone here wins
(949) Babe, the 4 years we've
been together have been
amazing. Will you marry me?
(1-949) are you seriously doing
this over text message
(949) hahaha no, but i am
dumping you.
Gadgets/ 47
Ricoh CX3 reviewed,
just marginally better
than CX2
by Darren Murph (Engadget) deem the image quality to be
"excellent" and noted that
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:07:00 AM
newcomers shouldn't hesitate to
Ricoh's CX2 seemed to impress give this one a whirl. Still, we
a - m a n y r e v i e w e r w h e n i t were disappointed to hear that
launched last autumn, so it's sort the low-light performance was
of odd to see the camera's underwhelming despite promises
successor hitting the market so that it had been improved, and
soon after. The appropriately for $400, you've got a lot of
named CX3 recent sat down on other options in the point-and-
t h e t e s t b e n c h o v e r a t shoot realm.
Photography BLOG, and while Ricoh CX3 reviewed, just
critics were quick to point out marginally better than CX2
how appreciative they were of originally appeared on Engadget
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In Defense of the Letter [Valentine's Day]

by matt buchanan (Gizmodo)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 3:00:00 PM
Analog means more than digital.
It's real, for one thing.
Something real is maimed in the
process of recording. And it's
slow. Pulp doesn't teleport, like
bits. If you write somebody a
letter, you mean it.
Bits are circumspect, at best.
They're alterable. Transient.
Intangible. Destructible.
A letter that's typed is smashed
onto paper, one character at a
time. The ink left behind by each
key is its own tiny little memory,
a record of the process as it
happened. There is no going
back, no forgetting at the
command of another key, there is
A typewriter is a machine, it
requires a connection. An
intimacy of operation. Lines and
margins and ribbons need require
care. I do not know how to love
them. So I do not type.
Perfection is a minor miracle, or
a lot of care. Celio's Redfly
It's much easier to tell a lie with smartphone dock gets
a typewriter. The truth of the
paper and the ink make it easy to real enough for a demo
hide lies behind it. Everything reel
digital is already a lie. by Darren Murph (Engadget)
only progress and memory. free-wheeling, instruments in You can burn a letter, but it Submitted at 2/13/2010 2:16:00 PM
Holding a typed letter isn't unsteady hands spill ink or smear leaves behind ashes.
simply grasping whatever it's graphite in jots of uneven loops Bad Valentine is our own You know, it's sort of crazy to
reporting, it's possessing a record and crooked lines. The paper special take on the beauty—and look back at what companies did
of the act of reporting itself. bears no scars, simply stains. awkwardness—of geek love. and didn't survive the Great
Handwriting is for pussies. S t a i n s c a n b e w a s h e d o r
Anyone can write. Free-form and s m u d g e d a w a y . CELIO'S page 49

The Flaming Lips' Crib Is Even More Psychedelic Than Their

Music [Architecture]
by Kyle VanHemert was, naturally, sitting in a musicians' homes reflect their
(Gizmodo) bathtub on Google Street View. sensibilities as closely. Is John
Submitted at 2/13/2010 1:00:00 PM
If you thought that was the Mayer's house ordinary and
weirdest place he bathes, wait forgettable on the outside but
Wayne Coyne, frontman of the until you see his bathroom. Its chaotically and impenetrably
acclaimed rock band The G a u d i e s q u e d r i p - c a s t l e decorated on the inside? Does
Flaming Lips, recently renovated design—Coyne refers to it as the Prince's Minneapolis home have
his Oklahoma compound, and "drug damaged, artist element of a bunch of sex swings? Yes, yes,
the new space gives the group's [his] home"—is certainly one of I'm sure it does. [ Fitzsimmons
music a run for its money in the highlights of his new pad, passageway, scores serious fireplace. Architects via Design Milk via
terms of psychedelic flair, r e a l i z e d b y F i t z S i m m o n s bonus points for including the Having seen Coyne's Geekosystem]
playful construction, and sheer A r c h i t e c t s . Giz-featured world's most appropriately trippy poop cave,
imagination. An adjoining alcove, accessed beautiful object: the Gyrofocus it's got me wondering if other
The last we saw of Coyne, he b y a g l i t t e r i n g c i r c u l a r
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continued from page 48
Recession of 2009. Ugobe,
Veoh, SGI, TZero and Circuit
City all folded within the last
year, yet Celio-- of all firms -- is
still alive and well kicking. If
you'll recall, we spotted a " proof
of concept" smartphone dock
from the outfit 13 months ago,
and apparently that very device
has shifted out of the R&D lab
and into a working product. Now
sporting the codename "Moab,"
the dock essentially brings a
keyboard and mouse of your
choosing to your smartphone,
and it channels the video on your
mobile's display onto a bona fide
external monitor. The best use of
this doohickey is when you need
to bang out a long email on your
phone, and reaching for a spare
Obama offers nuclear
plant loan guarantee
(Financial Times - US
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reactors, setting the stage for the
first nuclear power plant to be
Gadgets/ Sports/ Economy/ 49
LCD, keyboard and mouse is
easier than just plugging away
on that miniaturized QWERTY.
Which happens... when?
Anywho, video of the
completely and utterly thrilling
action is just past the break. Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol
Continue reading Celio's Redfly Talk About Shannon
smartphone dock gets real
enough for a demo reel Brown's Dunk Contest
Celio's Redfly smartphone dock Chances
gets real enough for a demo reel by Brett Pollakoff (FanHouse
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DALLAS -- The Lakers'
[Science] Shannon Brown has managed to
throw down some amazing in-
game dunks this season, and as
by Kyle VanHemert end up getting tagged with the such, was a no-brainer selection
(Gizmodo)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 2:00:00 PM
discs, and when a light magnetic to this year's field of Slam Dunk
field is applied, the oscillation Contest participants.
causes the cells to self-destruct. In the following video, Brown
Conventional treatments are Surrounding healthy cells are left
often ineffective for treating undamaged.
talks about what it might take to
built in the US in three decades. win it, and tells us about some of
brain cancer, but scientists have The scientists working on the
A c c o r d i n g t o a n O b a m a developed a novel new method project emphasize that it's still in his favorite dunks of all time.
administration official, the of destroying cancer cells in the the early, experimental phases, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol
financial commitment will be brain: they tag them with metal though they hope to begin testing talked about their teammate's
made for the construction and nanodiscs and shake them to on animals soon. But even if it dunking ability, and what they
operation of the two new reactors death with magnets. think his chances are to take
takes several years to determine
at a Southern Company plant in Scientists at the University of if this unique approach is viable home the trophy in what is
Burke, Georgia. unquestionably All-Star
C h i c a g o a n d t h e U . S . for use on humans, it's always
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Samsung: Yep, we’re working on a Chrome OS
netbook
by Devin Coldewey
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 5:55:30 PM
In not-too-surprising, yet good-
to-know-for-sure news, it seems
that Samsung is indeed working
on a netbook designed around
Chrome OS. Now, what exactly
that comprises I can’t tell you —
my guess is they’re really just
getting a cheap netbook ready to
go with whatever Google
announces when Chrome OS hits
prime time. Or maybe they’ll use
one of those neat (useless)
Verizon To Announce Skype Phones at MWC?
[Rumors]
by Kyle VanHemert
(Gizmodo)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:42:59 AM
Verizon has officially stated that
they will be holding a joint press
conference with Skype at MWC
on Tuesday, and now Business
Week is reporting that Verizon
will announce new phones
preloaded with Skype for use
with their 3G network.
Well yes, that seems like a
transparent ones?
The specs are nothing crazy: 3G,
2GB of RAM to start, 64GB or
more of SSD storage, probably a
10.1 screen, and a nice long
battery life. The chipset and
pretty reasonable guess for what
the two companies will be
announcing come Tuesday.
Despite constant rumors of such,
processor weren’t disclosed, but
the source is suggesting a
1.5GHz Snapdragon. I wonder
about that — I wouldn’t be
surprised if there are some
curveballs in there. Dual
there's no iPhone or iPad on the
Verizon horizon, and adding
Skype to their stable would be an
attractive option for customers
Snapdragons, for instance, or a
dedicated GPU like the iPad. It’s
actually very similar to this
speculative post here, except
without a price, which makes it
much easier to swallow.
Guess we’ll find out… not soon.
It’s not clear when they’ll be
making the real announcement,
and at any rate we’ll probably
hear from Google first.
[via Tom's Hardware]
who are making fewer and fewer
calls but are already plunking
down considerable cash for
beefy data plans.
With Skype tinkering away on
the 3G functionality of their
iPhone app—3G Skype calls are
already possible with Fring—it
seems like as good a time as ever
for Verizon to make a strong
push for 3G data calling and the
more flexible plans it will
engender. [ Business Week]
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Borg soon assimilating
Star Trek Online in
upcoming content
update
by Griffin McElroy (Joystiq)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 6:00:00 AM
A recently added hub page on
the official Star Trek Online site
has revealed that the nefarious
Borg will soon make first contact
with the MMO's players in an
upcoming free content update,
which will be rolled out over the
next two months. The patch will
add a series of high-level
episodes (that's STO-speak for
"quests") to the game which will
throw players into a number of
ground and space conflicts with
the cybernetic species, leading
up to a climactic raid encounter
with the Borg Queen.
You can get an idea of the
formidable foe you'll be facing
off against in the video above
and the gallery below. As a
special protip from us to you,
here's an instructional video
which reminds prospective Borg-
fighters exactly where the line
must be drawn.
Gallery: Star Trek Online - Borg
Update
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EA giving away free What's On Tonight:
copies of classic Command 'Cops,' 'Elevator Girl,'
& Conquer games 'Survivors,' 'The Dish'
by Dave Freeman
(CrunchGear)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 7:30:50 AM
We’re huge fans of Command &
Conquer here at CrunchGear,
and we just got a great tip sent
in. EA is giving away away free
downloads of some of the great
classic C&C games that made
the franchise such a long
standing favorite. This is most
likely to draw attention to the
upcoming release of C&C 4:
Tiberian Twilight, (which I’ve
been playing in beta, and it’s a
whole lot of fun).
You can download Tiberian Sun
(with the Firestorm expansion),
Tiberian Dawn, and the best of
the old ones, Red Alert. If
Greece turns on EU critics
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looming collapse” a day after
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Indie games
bundled on the
by Bob Sassone (TV Squad)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 12:03:00 PM
cheap for V-Day
by Ben Gilbert (Joystiq)
Here's tonight's TV lineup (all Submitted at 2/13/2010 2:30:00 PM
times Eastern).
So what if Sophie/Samuel didn't
• Bravo has a'House' marathon return your request for a
all night. weekend getaway to that little
• Travel Channel has Samantha bed and breakfast in New
Brown specials all night. Hampshire? Wouldn't you rather
• At 7, TNT has the basketball spend your weekend falling in
H.O.R.S.E. Contest, then'NBA love with a handful of indie
Tip-Off' and'The 2010 All-Star games -- And Yet it Moves,
you’ve got a hankering for some Skills Competition.' Auditorium, Aztaka, Eufloria,
classic RTS gaming, just head • At 8, NBC has The Olympics. Machinarium, and Osmos-- from
over to EA’s download page and • FOX has a new'Cops' at 8. • At 10, CBS has a new'48 an all-star list of developers? We
pick them up. Maybe I’ll see you • HGTV has a new'Divine Hours Mystery.' knew you'd see our point!
online. Design' at 8, followed by new • HBO has'Bill Maher ... But I'm Besides, it's only $20 -- that's
Thanks to Ian for the tip. episodes of'The Outdoor Room Not Wrong' at 10. way less than the price of two
with Jamie Durie' and'Curb • Also at 10: Style has a new nights for two people at The
Appeal: The Block.' episode of'The Dish.' Buttonwood Inn, not to mention
• At 9, FOX has a
new'America's Most Wanted.'
a steal considering each game
Check your local TV listings for individually purchased would
they pledged support for the • BBC America has the premiere more. add up to 85 buckaroos. And
country’s crisis-hit government. of'Survivors' at 9. Filed under: Programming, hey, now you can spoil yourself
George Papandreou, Greek • Hallmark has'Elevator Girl' at What To Watch Tonight, Reality with an extra large box of tissues
prime minister, said that, in the 9. -Free and a matching ice cream tub.
eurozone’s first big test, Greece • The Weather Channel has a P e r m a l i n k | E m a i l t h i s | | Indie games bundled on the
had become “a laboratory animal new'Weather Proof' at 9. Comments cheap for V-Day originally
in the battle between Europe and • At 9:45, Disney HD has a appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 13
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Square: Hands On
by David Klein
(TheAppleBlog)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 12:50:37 PM
The first guest during Guy
Kawasaki’s feature presentation
at Macworld was Jack Dorsey,
who has recently changed his
focus from Twitter to his new
startup, Square.
Square’s goal is to allow anyone
to easily accept credit card
payments on their iPhone or iPod
touch using a tiny dongle that fits
into the device’s audio input.
Imagine how easy it will be to
buy or sell items through
Craigslist using a credit card.
What if your friend owes you
money but he doesn’t have any
cash? Plug in the dongle, which
Dorsey claims will be initially
free (although I can’t imagine
that strategy lasting forever),
launch the Square app, swipe
your friend’s credit card, and
you’re done.
Dorsey and Square are trying to
improve the experience around
credit card transactions. Instead
of paper receipts, Square users
can receive receipts via email.
The image below is an example
of one from when I visited
Sightclass Coffee, a coffee shop
in San Francisco that Dorsey
often visits and was even
mentioned during Kawasaki’s
presentation (their coffee is
delicious but the shop is still
under construction so there’s
nowhere to sit!).
Have you ever seen such a
gorgeous receipt? It was
immediately emailed to me after
I signed using my finger on the
iPod touch’s screen. Innovation
at its finest. The merchant’s logo,
email address, Twitter account,
and location are included. Note:
$7.00 for two lattes…
Before today I had several
questions about the service.
Fortunately I received some
answers:
Is Square getting around
traditional credit card security?
Square is actually working
closely with banks and is in full
compliance with all credit card
security regulations.
Is the iPhone/iPod touch the
only device that can be used with
Square?
The dongle is designed to work
with any device that has an audio
input jack. That means a lack of
software is the problem for now.
Dorsey mentioned Android,
Blackberry, and even the Mac as
devices that will accept
payments in the future.
How difficult is it to sign up for
Square?
Go to the website. 10 second
process. We’re just waiting for
the dongle to become available
to those who aren’t lucky enough
to be in the beta program.
Below is a picture of Square in
action at Sightglass.
Note: The iPod touch’s audio
input jack is on the bottom of the
device, so the Square dongle is
covered by the employee’s
fingers.

WWE Will Have Its Own Network Soon

by Brad Trechak (TV Squad) Or maybe they do and my Eventually Channel Drift will
information is outdated.
Submitted at 2/13/2010 9:00:00 AM kick in and they'll have shows
This makes sense. WWE owns like Doctor Phil but with
World Wrestling Entertainment millions of hours of wrestling "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
will soon have their own cable footage from the last six or so Whatever happens, I can rest in
network. That's what you do d e c a d e s f r o m t h e v a r i o u s the comfort that my cable
when you own one of the hottest properties it's acquired. They company will never have this
properties on cable television. could have all kinds of wrestling network. It's too good for them.
Ask Oprah. Of course, Vince s h o w s o n t h e i r n e t w o r k , Filed under: Industry,
McMahon has been wanting this i n c l u d i n g e i t h e r ' R a w ' , Programming, OpEd, Reality-
since last year. Given their 'Smackdown', WCW, ECW ... Free
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surprising that they don't have have retro 80's shows for old reruns of'WWE Tough Enough', Comments
their own PPV network as well. fogies like myself. For reality or have new seasons of the show.
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Kim Kardashian 'Smallville' - 'Warrior'

Becoming a Documentary Recap
Filmmaker? by Brad Trechak (TV Squad)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 1:23:00 AM
by Allison Waldman (TV
Squad) (S09E12) Tonight's episode Reloading! New
provided a reason towards why
Submitted at 2/12/2010 7:08:00 PM
Clark eventually puts on the Left 4 Dead
Is there more to Kim Kardashian
than meets the eye? We're about
costume. Ironically, it revolves
around George Lucas. Valentine cards
to find out. The model who's one Apparently, despite having by Alexander Sliwinski
of the stars of E! superheroes, the'Smallville' (Joystiq)
channel's'Keeping Up with the universe has the Metropolis Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:30:00 AM
Kardashians' has always been Comic Con (to go along with
famous for... being famous. such ones as the San Diego Ellis: So, this one time, me and
Now she's stepping behind the Comic Con and the New York my buddy, Keith, we saw these
camera (a bit) as the producer of Comic Con). The episode takes infected Valentine cards on the
a E! half-hour documentary the opposing opinion of Alan internet. And Keith was like,
called 'The SPINdustry,' Moore and Dave Gibbons from "Hey, we could make some
chronicling the world of their 'Watchmen' comic that a money selling those." So he got
first 'Superman' movie. Irony of
entertainment public relations. universe populated with actual out his little sister's box of
ironies.
Yes, that sounds like Bravo's heroes would lose interest in crayons and made a couple.
Continue reading'Smallville' -
'Kel on Earth,' but that's just a heroic comic books. Then, I was like, "Keith, we ain't
'Warrior' Recap
big coincidence. The press Huck, who are FOK. Friends of When one thinks about it, the Filed under: Smallville, Episode gonna make no money selling
release actually makes it sound Kim. Get it? 'Star Wars' references make five cards." So he spent a whole
Reviews, Reality-Free
like Kim's picking up the camera C o n t i n u e r e a d i n g K i m sense. It was the success of the Permalink| Email this| | year drawing, like, a thousand
and shooting footage herself. K a r d a s h i a n B e c o m i n g a first' Star Wars' movie that led to Comments cards or something. Then we saw
Kim's involvement as producer D o c u m e n t a r y F i l m m a k e r ? Hollywood's interest in science new versions of those cards, like,
of 'The SPINdustry' likely has a Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, fiction and fantasy that led to the to download the next year and ...
lot to do with the fact that it's on Documentary, Celebreality Rochelle: Ellis, sweetie. Not
E! and the subject of the show is Permalink| Email this| | now.
the launch of a new product by C o m m e n t s Ellis: Okay.
Command PR. Comprising [Thanks for the tip, Jesse!]
Command PR two publicists, Source- Valve Valentine 2010
Jonathan Cheban and Simon [PDF]
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University of Alabama-Huntsville Shooting Suspect Dr. Amy
Bishop: A Politicized, Tragic History Emerges [Shootings]
by Foster Kamer (Gawker)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 1:15:00 PM
Yesterday afternoon at the
University of Alabama,
Huntsville, a suspect was
detained on a capital murder
charge after a shooting that left
three dead and three injured: Dr.
Amy Bishop. A portrait of her is
emerging. Update: Bishop's
violent past.
Our J-School Embed, Gawker
contributor Hunter Walker, did
some digging around, and found
the following on Dr. Amy
Bishop:
• Bishop's a Harvard-educated
biologist who's an assistant
professor at UAH. The three
dead victims were all working in
the Biology department,
including the department's
chairman. Via the New York
Times, Bishop's denial of tenure
is what supposedly triggered her
violent rampage:"She began to
talk about her problems getting
tenure in a very forceful and
animated way, saying it was
unfair," the associate said,
referring to a conversation in
which she blamed specific
colleagues for her problems.
"She seemed to be one of these
persons who was just very open
with her feelings," he said. "A
very smart, intense person who
had a variety of opinions on
issues."
• Her profile on the university's
site shows that she specialized in
"Molecular Biology of Oxidative
Stress, Neurobiology,
Neuroengineering, and Induced
Adaptive Resistance." Her most
notable achievement in her field
was the invention of InQ, a "cell
growth incubator," which was
assisted by her husband, Jim
Anderson. She was profiled by
the Huntsville Times in 2006, to
whom she boasted that her
colleagues think the InQ will
"change the face of tissue
culture."
• Whether or not it did is far less
notable than the fact, that, as the
teacher of "Anatomy and
Physiology," she wasn't
necessarily notable.
• Walker checked out her Rate
My Professors profile, and found
t h e f o l l o w i n g :
RateMyProfessors.com has 34
reviews of Bishop's class dating
back to April, 2004. On a scale
of one to five, Bishop received
ratings of 2.3 for "average
easiness," 3.7 for "average
helpfulness," 3.4 for "average
clarity," and a "hotness total" of
0. Her "overall quality" was a
3.6. None of the postings
describe Bishop as the kind of
angry or mean person from
whom we might have expected
some sort of violent outburst.
Several of the online reviews of
her class say Bishop was "fair,"
however not all of her students
seem to have enjoyed her class.
Multiple reviewers described
Bishop as "brilliant" a smart
teacher, who was eager to help
out with extra study sessions,
and taught an excellent class.
There are also several reviews
indicating that she is a "boring"
teacher who "reads straight from
the book" and "highlight[s] the
book word for word."
• Even more, Walker notes that
she might have been a "fish out
of water" on the UAH campus
given her Ivy-League roots and
her fairly liberal ideologies.
More from her students: After
classes ended last spring, a
RateMyProfessors.com user said
Bishop "is hot but she tries to
hide it.And she is a socalist but
she only talks about it after
class." In 2008, someone
described her on the site by
saying: "she's a liberal from
‘Hahvahd' and let's you know
exactly how she feels about
particular subjects."
• Finally, Walker found that she
was a member of the "Clergy
Letter Project," which is devoted
to connecting scientists with
clergy members who "have
questions about the science
associated with all aspects of
evolution."
For what it's worth, Walker also
recorded her outgoing voicemail
message. Meanwhile, over at
Media Elites, Steve Huff found
that right-wing groups have
already jumped on Bishop and
her husband—who has also been
detained, but not charged—and
are using political views as put
on display by Rate My
Professors to fuel their rhetoric.
Huff notes:
Glenn Reynolds, the
Instapundit, pointed this
RateMyProfessors comment out
and it was immediately picked
up by other historically
conservative bloggers. Because
you know all the comments on
"Rate My Professor" are true and
valid reflections of a teacher's
personality, style and ability to
do their job and not student
perceptions and biases, right?
Huff also dug up a complaint to
the FTC by Bishop's husband,
which ends:
"By the people … for the people
…"
not
"Buy the people … for the
Corporations …"
Does a liberal ideology, an Ivy
League education, and a husband
who writes letters to the FTC
make a rage-prone shooter? Not
necessarily, but as we've learned,
ideological extremities almost
always definitely do. The extent
of Bishop's politics, ideas behind
them, and the lifestyle to which
Bishop and her husband
inhibited them have yet to be
fully fleshed out, but one
thing—as each instance of
E-reader News Edition
breaking violence of this stripe
happens proves without fail—is
for sure: the pictures that can
come together from aggregated
information is hitting people
faster and is colored deeper than
each time before it, every time,
as are the assumptions and
projections they yield.
Update: Whether or not certain
political ideologies are factors in
determining any remote
possibility of Bishop being a
violent person probably now
look a little different in light of
the fact that she fatally shot her
brother in 1986. Via the Boston
Globe:
Amy Bishop had shot her 18-
year-old brother, Seth M.
Bishop, an accomplished
violinist who had won a number
of science awards. John Polio,
chief of police at the time, said
Amy Bishop, who was 20 at the
time, had asked her mother,
Judith, in the presence of her
brother how to unload a round
from the chamber of a 12-gauge
shotgun.
Polio told the Globe that while
Amy Bishop was handling the
weapon, it fired, wounding Seth
Bishop in the abdomen. He was
pronounced dead at a hospital 46
minutes after the Dec. 6, 1986
shooting. "Every indication at
this point in time leads us to
believe it was an accidental
shooting," Polio said at the time.
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The Brangelina Tree of Triumph: Shrubbery at its Finest
[Gossip Roundup]
by Foster Kamer (Gawker)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:30:00 AM
Brangelina's Tree of Triumph.
Tila Tequila's new "head"
problems. Carnie Wilson: still
fat. Fashion week: still sucks.
John Mayer: still accused of
being a racist. A nekkied Snooki
picture. A point for Axl Rose.
Presenting your Saturday
Morning Gossip Roundup:
• Angelina Jolie bought Brad an
$18,500 tree for Valentine's Day.
Now, you're probably asking
yourself: what kind of "tree"
costs $18,500 that anybody
would want to have in their
backyard? Possibilities:(A) A
California Redwood.(B) The
Na'vi Headquarters of the
Dicktail Tribe.(C) A harvest-
primed hydroponic transplant of
California's finest Sour Diesel
Orange Crush Kush.(D) A 200
year-old olive tree. If you
guessed A, B, or C, you're
wrong. Because Angelina Jolie
sucks. You know what Jennifer
Aniston would buy him? Yeah,
the weed. Just so you know.
Which you now do. [ NYDN]
• So, wait, the breaking point is
now an appearance on that
ridiculous Dr. Oz show to
convince Carnie Wilson she can
afford to drop a few? The Power
of Oprah-Designation, everyone.
[ NYDN]
• When the Hamptons have North Fork? [ Page Six]
become too lame for Billy Joel, • Wow. Jason the White Power
you know it's time to head to the
Ranger wants to kick Jean
Claude Van Damme's ass. Who
are we to stop him? [ TMZ]
Entertainment/ 55
should, but honestly, I've only
known one good market editor,
and he was fired for being good
at his job, and replaced with an
asshole. Fashion people aren't
really so bad, it's the fashion
press people (and publicists, lord
knows) who are just the worst:
they're a bunch of professional
succubi who think the fact that
they work in "fashion"—which
has now become dependent on
designers getting deals with H &
M and Target to maintain their
ability to throw stupid shit like
Fashion Week—gives them the
right to be insufferable, whiny
assholes with mammoth power
insecurity complexes of
extraordinary proportions.
Anyway. Fashion press people
are so desperate they put up with
the Kardashians. Here's an item
about them supposedly doing
something about Haiti. [ Page
Six]
• Tila Tequila was rushed to the
hospital because she "dented"
her head. If you didn't think she
could get any stupider, on, like,
nine levels: you were wrong. [
TMZ]
• It's like the A-Team meets
Zoolander: Naomi Campbell's
bringing in her Super Beautiful
Rescue Squad to raise relief
money for Haiti. Please, for the
love of god, keep the relief
• God, I hate Fashion Week. efforts confined within domestic
Fashion Week makes me hate
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Fashion People more than I
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The Fiercest, Fabulousest, Glitteriest Olympian Fall 2010 Model

Johnny Weir's Battle Against "Crazy Fur People" Hot Seat: Anastasija
Kondratjeva
[Fabulouslness] by ELLE.com (ELLE News
by Foster Kamer (Gawker) you trust? Weir's actually Johnny. But all of this begs the Blog)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 3:00:00 PM switched to faux before after question: What the fuck is the Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:10:22 AM
receiving death threats and the big deal on either side that this
...has produced the best wire like, but never renounced the warrants death threats and/or Spotted at: Preen
report maybe ever. Johnny Weir Real McCoy, and now appears to standing your ground like Weir? Hometown: Riga, Latvia
has to stay in the Olympic have crossed the threshold again. Weir notes that fur activists find Age: 17
Village with all the funky This man's safety must be the Olympics prime time to get Fresh-Faced Secret:“I always
Eastern Europeans and people protected. their cause out in the spotlight, wash off my makeup with
w h o d o n ' t s p e a k a w e s o m e "I decided to stay in the village and are capitalizing on Weir for makeup remover before I go to
because he is being threatened by and my team has made it as their cause. sleep. Then I use Chanel
fur activists for being fierce. comfortable as possible. I don't Well, yes. Exactly. cleansing milk and moisturize
Johnny Weir is terrified of the want any outside influences to But on the other hand, Weir's with a cream from La Roche-
same passionate furpeople who hurt my chances here. Even got a significant bone to pick, Posay.”
like to throw paint on catwalks t h o u g h I ' m n o t a l w a y s and we're not talking about Lady Hair Saver:“I use Frédéric
and pie Michael Kors because c o m f o r t a b l e r o o m i n g w i t h Gaga's penis: Fekkai’s conditioner and
Canada's full of crazies who s o m e b o d y o r b e i n g i n a "There are humans dying shampoo for dry hair. I don’t use
show up to the Olympics that c o m m u n a l v i l l a g e s o r t o f everyday. There are thousands if conditioning masks, just regular
might wild out or something and situation, it's what I've got to not millions of homeless people conditioner.”
who definitely send him crazy deal with." The American figure in New York City. Look at what Fashion Week Must-Have:“Eye
angry letters. Vogued Weir: skater had talked about staying in just happened in Haiti. I tend to cream. I use the one from Nars.
All these crazy fur people a hotel because he didn't enjoy focus my energy, if there is a Because of all the eye makeup I
second Winter Games in
definitely changed my mind. his experience in the Olympic cause, on humans. While that wear during the day, I need it. I
succession, he has been forced to
Security wise, staying in a hotel village four years ago. may be callous and bad of me, also need my Blackberry so that
"rough it" — albeit in a room lit
would be very difficult," Weir Your passe, pedestrian, protie it's my choice." I can play games while getting
with scented candles and
told reporters after turning up for Olympic Villages simply aren't Well, yes. Exactly. No, Johnny. my hair done backstage.”
decorated with pink bath mats.
a n 0 8 0 0 n e w s c o n f e r e n c e fab enough for Johnny Weir, They can't read your Poker Face. Favorite Part About Fashion
Also, via the AP, this:
sporting a striking red and white bottom line. So instead Johnny Tell 'em, girl. Requisite video of Week:“I love the shows. I feel so
Weir is sharing a room with
silk scarf looped around his neck Weir is rooming with Olympic Johnny Walker/Lady Gaga much positive energy when I
American ice dancer Tanith
and with his nails manicured. Ice Dancer Tanith Belbin, who fabulousness in action: walk on the runway.”
Belbin, which will feature "our
That's an actual quote, with will help Weir do Weir things, How can you not like this Post-Fashion Week Plans:“I’m
icon," Lady Gaga, on the wall.
actual context ("a striking red like, I don't know, eat brunch? person? just going to relax—I’m going to
"She needs to be there watching
and white silk scarf," Reuters?), H e ' s a l s o s p r u c e d u p h i s Previously: That Dude Geigh? go home and take one day off to
over us, protecting us," Weir
from a wire report. And if you previously underwhelming pad: sleep.”
said.
can't trust an Olympian whose The self-styled diva makes no Follow ELLE on Twitter
Our Lady of the Immaculate
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Penis will indeed protect you,
Furter and Liberace, who can and creature comforts but for the
E-reader News Edition
The Week It Snowed [Week In Review]
by Pareene (Gawker)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 6:55:28 PM
This week was the usual mix of
death, TV, weather, and tax
evasion. Plus, the governor didn't
resign! Let's relive it together.
Imperialist Nial Ferguson
shacked up with infidel
filmmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali. The
New Orleans Saints had the
power of Voodoo on their side.
Steve Jobs angrily broke an iPad
over the head of a Wall Street
Journal editor, because said
editor Tweeted about Tweeting
on an iPad, a useless product that
Steve Jobs is attempting to
convince people to purchase.
Richard tried to help the
forgotten actors of our distant
past. Brian hated on Valentine's
Day haters.(And then we
solicited your worst Valentine's
stories.) Hamilton examined
celebrated advertainment.
We met Yale's pretty, pretty
princesses. And America's
newest annoying college
protesters: old white guys in
Tricorner hats! Jay Leno
explained the bizarre series of
events that led to his
participation in an actually funny
joke. Then The Jay Leno Show
Coalition forces launch Taliban offensive
(Financial Times - US
homepage)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 9:23:35 AM
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you can, please donate to the full
died.
The New York Times most-
emailed list was explained, with
science. The Prop 8 lawsuit
judge is apparently gay, which
should not actually matter, but
you know how people are.
(People are terrible.)
Don't ruin your perfect trend
story! Also don't take pictures
are your stripper party if you
don't want people to see them.
It's the '90s, Google, come on.
-text RSS service so we can
continue developing it.
Some 15,000 US, Nato and
Afghan forces launched a long
awaited offensive against the
Taliban’s biggest remaining
ChatRoulette kind of broke us.
Just like Goldman Sachs broke
the country while adding to their
townhouses. Meanwhile
YouTube is still a window into
the rot at the heart of the
American Dream.
Sarah Palin will never be
president, but she has an outside
shot at a nomination. If that
makes you sad for America, try
thinking about how wonderful
Betty White is, instead. Do not
stronghold in Afghanistan late on
Friday night.
A Nato official in Kabul
confirmed the attack on the town
of Marjah, the first large scale
offensive since President Barack
Entertainment/ Economy/
think of the severely disturbed
Washington Press Corps.
Real Housewives ladies need to
keep their husbands busy. Idiotic
trend pieces keep us busy
debunking them. Luke Russert
keeps busy wasting everyone's
time. Then it snowed.
We toured John Edwards' new
love den. We asked everyone to
stop polling people about Sarah
Palin. What the world needs
more of is Betty White's breasts.
Obama approved a 30,000-strong
troop surge to the country.
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Tina Brown runs a website in
the most hilarious fashion
possible. A Radio Shack blew
up. Marc Jacobs is married and
has a penis. Cornell was attacked
by hippies. Lindsay Lohan lost a
job. Financial reporters live in
fear.
Alexander McQueen killed
himself. There were tributes.
Someone fell down a hole in
Anderson Cooper's house.
Does Harold Ford pay New
York taxes? No. He does not.
But what the hell does he care,
he's going to Bermuda!
As of Monday, David Paterson
had not yet resigned, and we still
didn't know what was in the
supposed New York Times
article that still hadn't run. We
were so innocent, then! After
that, Paterson went on Larry
King.
On TV, this week: Big Love,
RuPaul's Drag Race, Kell on
Earth, The Real World, Project
Runway(with finale show
spoilers!), Real Housewives of
Orange County, and American
Idol.( Group night!)
We are kind of excited for the
Winter Olympics!
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soil, though. Haitians have
enough to sort through right now
without having to work around
Campbell's preferred
management style of FRE-
F.O.T.S. ("Freaking the Fuck
Out and Throwing Shit"). [ Page
Six]
• If you want to see Snooki
kinda naked, here. If—like
me—you're brain damaged
enough to know what I'm talking
about when I say "Snooki," you
can't be any more hurt by this.
But you will be surprised at how
dark that tan is. Dear lord. I'm
surprised all that Hawaiian
Tropic hasn't had some kind of
embalming effect on her organs.
Poor thing. Poor, poor thing. [
HuffPo]
• Again, only during Fashion
Week can Axl Rose look like a
decent guy for being his typical
asshole self. God bless 'im. [
Page Six]
• Madonna's going to appear on
some show Jerry Seinfeld
created about warring married
couples. This is funny because
Madonna sucks at marriage, I
guess. [ People]
• Holly Robinson Peete, who
John Mayer called "gorgeous" in
his now-infamous Playboy
interview, doesn't think Mayer's
apology was sufficient, and was
"disgusted and offended" by
what Mayer said. Listen, people.
People, people, people, and
daughters, and daughters of
daughters: this is the man who
wrote "Your Body Is a
Wonderland," not "Your Body Is
a Wonderland (of Aryan Pride)."
John Mayer said some
dumbassed shit, but John Mayer
isn't a racist. You're a bigger
dumbass than John Mayer if you
think so. [ People]
• Dolly Parton was sad over not
having kids. Instead she had
Dollywood. Not really, but still,
Dollywood is, from what I hear,
a pretty decent experience. [
NYDN]
• That Jewish kid from Maroon
5 gets more hot ass than the L-
Train in July. Damn. Note to
self: Learn how to warble. [ Page
Six]
• Jennifer Garner thinks guys
need to be smart about what they
choose to do with their ladies for
Valentine's Day, and don't need
money to impress a date. One
thrifty idea: don't spend your
money seeing any recent Jennifer
Garner movies. That said, that's
really (A) no fault of her own,
E-reader News Edition
Source: Cleveland Cavaliers not
and (B) she is a pretty likable
person, no? [ People] alone in bid for Phoenix Suns
• The guy who had sex with
Stiffler's mom who's now in forward Amare Stoudemire
some HBO show that prolly by ESPN.com news services 18 trade deadline.
sucks was at Meatpacking (ESPN.com) In fact, the Suns are insisting
District club SL which is Submitted at 2/13/2010 9:54:26 AM
they get back a young player and
attached to Abe & Arthur's a first-round pick in any deal for
which a friend of mine tried to Message from fivefilters.org: If Stoudemire, so Cavaliers power
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know! [ Page Six] continue developing it. of the deal, sources familiar with
The Cavaliers have been in the talks told ESPN The
So! How 'bout those crafty t o u c h f o r w e e k s w i t h t h e Magazine's Ric Bucher.
Jewish kids? Good on 'em. Phoenix Suns about a possible The Plain Dealer of Cleveland
Here's this. And off we go! deal that would bring Amare reported Friday that the
Happy weekend, hope you all Stoudemire to Cleveland, but Cavaliers were in negotiations to
have plans for tomorrow lest several other teams' chances of acquire Stoudemire, citing
y o u r H a l l m a r k - H o l i d a y - landing the five-time All-Star multiple league sources.
Obsessed loved ones freaks out forward are just as good, a The report confirmed a Friday
on you. Time to get it together! person close to the talks told afternoon meeting between Cavs
This weekend's for lovers, not ESPN The Magazine's Chris general manager Danny Ferry
for fighters. And sometimes, Broussard on Saturday. and Suns GM Steve Kerr in
love is pain! Other times, it's Phoenix is seeking legitimate Dallas.
awesome. And sometimes, it's talent in return for Stoudemire Stoudemire is averaging 21.2
just the guy from Maroon 5's and won't trade him strictly as a points and 8.6 rebounds on the
presumably big dick, I guess. means for dumping salary, the season for the 31-22 Suns.
L'chayim? source told Broussard. Five Filters featured article:
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Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Diary

(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 5:08:47 PM

Associated Press A snowboarder

sails through the Olympic rings
during tonight’s opening
ceremony in Vancouver.
The Journal provides minute-by-
minute analysis of tonight’s
opening ceremony of the 2010
Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Journal staffers will be at BC
Place to offer commentary, while
Speakeasy editor Christopher
Farley and Fixer emeritus Jason
Gay add their thoughts.
8:08 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Weâre inside Vancouverâs BC
Place stadium arena for this live
blog of the opening ceremony of
the 2010 Winter Olympics. a memorial to the fallen instructions to the audience. As white jackets and oversized red participate with the drums, flags
On this day set aside for Georgian? Will Wayne Gretzky always in Canada, all toques (Canadian for winter hat) and lights.
celebration, a pall has been cast light the cauldron? What role explanations are in English and are lending a hand. 8:59 pm | by Christopher Farley
on the proceedings by the death will Canadaâs first-nations French. 8:47 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler They're showing the video for
earlier today of Nodar people play in the show? How "This is a reintroduction of With 10 minutes to go, the the re-make of "We Are The
Kumaritashvili, an athlete from many Canadian stereotypes will Canada to the world," says crowd is getting lively. Camera World."
the Republic of Georgia. we revisit? And will we be able Mulroney, as he urges everyone flashes are going off across the It's great they made this remake
Yet the crowds -â many decked to get through the night without to wave props at the right time. stadium like twinkling stars. to benefit Haiti. But the star
out in Canadian team gear -â having to listen to Celine Dion? 8:17 pm | by Phred Dvorak 8:49 pm | by Phred Dvorak power isn't as great as the
seem in high spirits as they flood 8:12 pm | by Ian Johnson Props in the audience kit include The audience is exhorted to original.
into the arena. This is the first- It's an hour before the opening a Canadian flag, a big plastic wear their ponchos. It creates a 9:01 pm | by Ian Johnson
ever indoor opening ceremony and the crowd is sparse -- only stick that looks like a enlarged sea of white, reminiscent of the Two minute warning. The seats
for the Games. So far, about half the seats are filled cocktail stirrer, a big paper snow that's been so absent. are filled, people clothed in
Vancouver appears to be over- now. The crowd is being poncho and a flashlight for Except that in this light it looks white. The white spot lights
compensating for its lack of entertained by a weathercaster creating Northern Lights. acquamarine. make it feel wintry and chilly --
frost, with giant faux icicles, a and entertainer. The feeling is 8:34 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler 8:51 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler so unlike outside.
dusting of fake snow on the main uncharacteristicly self- Instructions continue for the So close to the countdown, there 9:01 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
floor, and a turquoise blue shade congratulatory. One of the hosts, audience in how to use its box of are still curious chunks of the Annoucer says that tonight's
to almost everything else. Ben Mulroney, said it's the the lights, drums and other tools audience missing (beyond where ceremony is dedicated to the
Organizers say 3.5 billion people third time "this great nation" has during tonightâs show. Now the athletes will sit). The memory of the Georgian luger
are likely to watch tonight. hosted the Olympics. weâre testing a sea of (battery- preshow hosts just asked who died. Now the countdown
Some questions weâll be waiting 8:15 pm | by Phred Dvorak powered) candles. Volunteers audience members to fill in their
to discover answers to tonight: The pre ceremony starts, with mixed in the audience wearing late neighbors on how to WINTER page 60
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begins.
9:02 pm | by Christopher Farley
Finally, we begin.
9:03 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
The post-coundown images of
Canada look almost computer
generated. Are they? Beijing got
in trouble for using computer
generated fireworks during its
countdown.
9:04 pm | by Christopher Farley
Beijing set a high bar for
opening ceremonies.
9:05 pm | by Phred Dvorak
A snowboarder slides into the
stadium on fake snow. Just like
they'll have to at Cypress
Mountain.
9:06 pm | by Ian Johnson
Confounding skeptics that it
couldn't be done in a closed
stadium, a snowboarder glides
down a ramp from the rafters,
jumps the rings and enters the
stadium.
9:06 pm | by Ian Johnson
Enter the bureaucrats: IOC
President Jacques Rogge and
Canadian functionaries.
9:08 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Rogge and the other dignitaries
seems to be sitting in a kind of
ice palace. Stand for God Save
The Queen!
9:09 pm | by Ian Johnson
The national anthem is being
played--a source of controversy.
It's a slightly punchier,
orchestrated take on "O,
Canada." Radio talk shows this
morning were debating the
merits of changing the anthem.
Most seemed to think it was
okay to change the traditions a
bit in the name of artistry.
9:09 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
The Mounties are carrying the
Canadian flag. Shouldn't they be
... mounted?
9:10 pm | by Phred Dvorak
In the center Michaelle Jean, the
governor-general of Canada and
representative of the Queen. She
gained notoriety last spring for
eating raw seal in Nunavut, then
again in the fall for saying she
was head of government.
9:12 pm | by Ian Johnson
The anthem has been
transformed into a soft, Vangelis
-style song with a breathy singer
named Nikki Yanofsky giving it
a slightly lovey-dovey feel that
breaks into a soul version. Not
sure what Dudley Do-Right
would say.
9:12 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Even though we're indoors,
they've added a wind machine to
the flag pole to make the
Canadian flag flap proudly. The
woman singing the anthem isn't
Celine Dion, but she's trying to
sound like her.
9:17 pm | by Ian Johnson
Now four giant totem poles rise
from the ground. Each of the
poles has members of the four
host First Nations -- the peoples
who lived in this part of the
world before European settlers
pushed many of them to the
fringes of society.
9:18 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Now the part where
representatives of the four host
First Nations welcome everyone.
It's their land the Olympics are
being held on. As each speaker
speaks, the arms of those eerie
looking giant statues raise. Kinda
spooky.
9:19 pm | by Reed Albergotti
The Canadians are honoring
their Native American citizens
with Mike "The Situation" from
the show "Jersey Shore" who is
donning native garb. He is
everywhere these days.
9:19 pm | by Christopher Farley
Alanis Morissette is an
American citizen now, and sang
at the World Series. But I would
liked to have heard her sing the
Canadian National Anthem.
9:25 pm | by Ian Johnson
The emphasis on aboriginal
culture is a change for Canada,
which has touted its success in
integrating immigrants from the
four corners of the world but
until relatively recently stayed
silent on the plight of native
peoples. Purists might argue that
tonight's show is a bit kitschy --
some sort of drum-track ethno
pop -- but at least it recognizes
that the games are held on land
forcibly taken from others.
9:25 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
As members of Canada's First
Nation tribe enter, I'm reminded
of the opening ceremony in
Beijing, where children
representing China's ethnic
minorities were welcomed --
though we learned after the fact
that some of the children weren't
actually from the groups they
purported to represent. At least
here, we hope they're authentic
representatives.
9:26 pm | by Christopher Farley
The inclusion of aboriginal
people in the opening
ceremonies has certainly helped
broaden the cultural canvas of
these games. I wonder if this is
something that Olympic
organizers will copy for the next
time the games are held in the
U.S.?
9:26 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
The parade of nations begins, as
always, with Greece. The
introductory portion of the show
was much shorter here than in
Beijing, which didn't bring in the
athletes until around the half-
way point.
9:29 pm | by Phred Dvorak
And an emailed comment from
Drew Hayden Taylor, an
Ojibway author-comedian who's
watching the ceremony from a
friends house on a reserve in
Ontario:
"Truly amazing that we Native
people get acknowledged right
off the bat. A truly amazing
opening. Though I find it odd
the four local chiefs that were
given dignitary status were late
for the opening. I guess its what
you call being on "Indian
time...A truly awesome
beginning."
"All that was missing was a
game of bingo (Native joke).''
9:30 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
In a quote released by the
Olympic News Service,
American cross-country skier
Kikkan Randall said she felt "hot
right now, I'm wearing all these
clothes." Blame Ralph Lauren --
E-reader News Edition
he outfitted the team.
9:30 pm | by Reed Albergotti
So far, the Australians get the
biggest cheers. They have also
purchased the majority of the
beer here tonight.
9:31 pm | by Christopher Farley
The announcers just said that no
South American country has ever
won a medal at the Winter
Olympics, which I guess I
shouldn't find shocking, but I do.
9:31 pm | by Ian Johnson
Listening to the list of countries
entering -- Algeria, Angola and
Australia, for example -- is a
reminder of how the natural
conditions for winter sports are
really not that common in most
parts of the world. Most of the
athletes from these smaller
countries are probably living
abroad and have the chance to
practice winter sports, but some
are probably backed by national
sports machines, eager for glory
no matter how cut off the sport is
from their countries' natural
conditions.
9:33 pm | by Ian Johnson
The Chinese team's entry shows
the awesome power of its sports
machine. It has 90 athletes
competing in 60% of the events.
China competed for the first time
in a Winter Games in 1980 and
won its first medals -- two silvers
in speed skating -- in 1992. Its
gold breakthrough took places in
2002, with two golds in speed
skating. This in a country
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wih just 30 regulation-sized
skating rinks. And now it hopes
to rise up the medal table, with
free-style skiing, curling and
snowboarding are among its gold
hopes.
Is it the most efficient sport
machine since East Germany?
9:34 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Some countries not bringing
teams to these games: Thailand,
Singapore, Vietnam...
9:34 pm | by Reed Albergotti
The Chinese team looks
completely CGI. No way they're
real.
9:37 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Another astute observation from
Drew:
"Do you realize those those
Native dancers will have to
continue dancing for this entire
entrance... for a good hour at
least. All that leather and feather
will no doubt begin to droop."
9:38 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Eagle-eyed viewers: Are some
athletes wearing black arm
bands? The Georgian sports
minister earlier today said that
his contingent would wear black.
9:39 pm | by Ian Johnson
The Finns enter wearing coats
that look like snow camouflage -
- given the quasi-militaristic
nature of some of the disciplines
, not a bad choice.
9:39 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Finland brought its entire
country, and just like in Torino,
they didn't even bring a bottle of
wine.
9:40 pm | by Ian Johnson
Big hand for Georgia. People on
their feet in honor of the dead
luger. A truly spontaneous,
Olympic-spirited moment.
9:42 pm | by Ian Johnson
The Georgian members are
subdued, sad looking. No
wonder.
9:42 pm | by Reed Albergotti
The Native dancers are starting
to slow down now. Thank god, I
bet the the under on how long
they could go. The ones who are
still dancing with all that stuff on
should be tested for EPO.
9:43 pm | by Ian Johnson
The Germans -- no team has
won more gold in the winter
games. One of the largest
contingents. The outfits are
turquoise, pink and yellow --
meant to show a kinder, cuddlier
side of the sporting giant?
9:43 pm | by Christopher Farley
Watching the team from
Georgia walk in is a sad moment.
But it seems in keeping with the
Olympic spirit that they decided
to march.
9:44 pm | by Phred Dvorak
From Drew:
"Geez, if all those native people
would stop dancing, maybe it
would stop raining there... of
course I can say this, being
native.''
9:45 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Hong Kong's delegation has just
four people -- but figure skating
is surprisingly popular in the sub
-tropical city's malls.
9:45 pm | by Christopher Farley
Icepartners.com, after getting a
shout-out from NBC's
announcers, is likely to get more
traffic.
9:50 pm | by Christopher Farley
How could it be that Iceland has
never won an Olympic winter
medal? That may be one of the
more interesting bits of trivia to
come out of the parade of
nations.
9:51 pm | by Phred Dvorak
More from Drew. What exactly
is up with those people in white?
"So far, it all looks great.Â
speaking as a theatre person, the
costumes and production values
are amazing, except for those
guys in white that are lining the
path, and they occasionally break
out into what looks like bad
disco dancing."
9:52 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Can't wait for the United Arab
Emirates team to come out. Best.
Indoor. Ski team. Ever.
9:52 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Jamaica has only four athletes
walking, but they get a big cheer
from the crowd.
9:53 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Japan enters. The big focus there
is on figure skating -- especially
the women's competition. A TV
crew from Tokyo was running
around the other day asking a
bunch of Western journalists
(who only care about hockey)
who they thought would win the
gold.
9:54 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Team Kazakhstan comes out.
This is perfect weather for one of
those neon green mankinis they
all love so much.
9:54 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Been watching all this time and
can't tell whether the palms of
those huge statues are up in
welcome, or down, like
zombies...
9:55 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Jamaica just got a cheer because
Canadian John Candy played
their bobsledding coach in that
movie.
9:55 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Yu-na Kim from South Korea,
the famed figure skater, wasnât
expected to join tonightâs parade
of nations. She probably didnât
want to deal with the media
overload.
9:56 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Are we there yet? Time for a
stretch.
9:58 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Liechtenstein averages three
Olympic athletes per square foot.
9:58 pm | by Christopher Farley
Bummer that the Jamaican
bobsled team didn't qualify for
this year's Olympics. Given the
Jamaican sprint team's
dominance in the summer
Olympics, the country certainly
has the speed. In fact, the
country has a culture of speed,
and now expects to win the short
races on the track. Perhaps after
Usain Bolt retires from sprinting,
he can focus on the bobsled. As a
Jamaican, I can only hope.
9:59 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Drew: "I still love the irony of
(McDonald's) sponsoring a lot of
these athelets... much like
(Israel) following Iran, I love the
sense of irony that occasionally
pops up in these games.''
10:01 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
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Here comes Nepal. Now thereâs
a country that should know how
to ski. Even their flag is shaped
like mountains.
10:01 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Plenty cold in Mongolia and
Nepal. But such small teams...
10:04 pm | by Ian Johnson
Roar from the crowd for the
Russians. In ice hockey, it's do-
or-die when the Canucks taken
on the Russians, but there's
grudging respect -- and a lot of
immigrants from the only other
country larger in size than
Canada.
10:06 pm | by Ian Johnson
I wonder if Al Gore is going to
show up -- with all the rain and
warm weather, this is a perfect
stage for him to sell his book.
Maybe an Olympic sequel: An
Unpleasant Oylmpics.
10:06 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Russian hockey player Alex
Ovechkin just drove in on a
Mercedes and is doing
doughnuts in the fake snow.
Sidney Crosby is shaking his fist.
10:10 pm | by Ian Johnson
Hockey star Peter Forsberg
carries Sweden's flag. He's been
fighting a foot injury for three
years and dramatically
announced he'd participate in
Vancouver, giving a boost to the
defending gold-medal champs.
10:10 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Pretty big cheer for Sweden.
What do you think -- are the
hockey playing nations getting
more applause than the figure-
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skating powers?
10:11 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Carrying the flag for
Switzerland is famous figure
skater Stephane Lambiel. He
won the silver in 2006, and came
out of retirement to participate in
Vancouver.
10:13 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Swiss team just walked out. I
can only dream about the multi-
tools those guys are packing
under those poofy jackets.
10:13 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Huge cheer for the U.S. team
even before it is announced.
10:14 pm | by Ian Johnson
Americans enter to a roar.
Buses, trains and planes have
been full heading north to
Vancouver for today.
10:15 pm | by Ian Johnson
Roof blows off with the
Canadian team's entry. Crowd
awakes from its torpor. It's
showtime.
10:16 pm | by Phred Dvorak
No question who the home
crowd is cheering for here.
Deafening as Canada comes in.
10:16 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Canadian flags are flying all
over the arena, including some
that stretch across a whole row
of people.
10:17 pm | by Phred Dvorak
It's a sea of toques!
10:18 pm | by Ian Johnson
Canadian team: Can you spot
the curlers? They're the ones
drinking beer and wearing
Rockports.
But seriously folks, they ARE
athletes. Skipper Kevin Martin
says he goes to the gym almost
daily. Might be the gym's sauna,
but he's sweating for gold.
And with this series of
gratuitous insults, we promise all
curling readers an end to snide
curling comments.
10:19 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Is that Don Cherry wearing a
Mountie outfit?
10:21 pm | by Phred Dvorak
More from Drew as the camera
zooms in on Canadian
dignitaries:
"Looking at the VIP box, its not
surprising that Prime Minister
Stephen Harper has his back to
the the native people -- the four
local chiefs! A little political
commentary from the Curve
Lake First nation.''
10:21 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
What is that fake snow made of?
More than 2000 people have
walked across it, and it still looks
fresh.
10:23 pm | by Phred Dvorak
All the teams are in. And the
winners are.... the First Nations
dancers! Amazing stamina!
10:23 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Nelly Furtado comes out as
Canadian tonight.
10:25 pm | by Ian Johnson
Bryan Adam enters. Does
anyone remember the first South
Park movie when the Canadian
ambassador says "now now, the
Canadian people have long since
apologized for Bryan Adams."
Or was it Anne Murray?
Anyway, Neil Young might have
been better or William Shatner.
(Remember his immortal version
of "Rocket Man"? For self-
flagellators, it's viewable here.)
10:26 pm | by Phred Dvorak
From Drew: "How unusual...
Nelly and Bryan singing away,
completely surrounded by a
hundred native people... I
wonder if they were expecting
this. It looks great but very
different.''
10:26 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
I wouldn't normally think of
Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado
as a good match for a duet.
Maybe I still wouldn't.
10:27 pm | by Phred Dvorak
It's so loud in here, how could
anyone tell?
10:28 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Whoa, I hope one of those
falling poles doesnât land on
Nelly. Sheâs a national treasure.
10:28 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Nelly Furtado and Bryan Adams
dancing -- even more awkward
than my sixth-grade cotillion.
10:29 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Drew again. I still don't know
whether the palms were up or
down. Did they have thumbs?
"Early on, it was stated that for
those big totem poles, if the arms
are down, don't come in. But if
they are up, welcome. I think I
just saw the arms on the four
giant psuedo totem poles go
down, I guess that means
everybody get out.''
10:30 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Nelly Furtado and Bryan Adams
just fell through the ice. That sort
of thing happens up here, eh?
10:31 pm | by Ian Johnson
A strange eerie voice is reading
poetry now. Who else but
Donald Sutherland. Snow falls.
A man enters through the
lights....is it Sutherland with a
pickaxe? We're now in Disney's
Haunted Mansion.
10:31 pm | by Phred Dvorak
People in white, looking lost on
the white ground. O Canada.
10:32 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Even if the details of this show
had leaked, who would have
believed it? How the heck did
they get Donald Sutherland?
10:32 pm | by Phred Dvorak
"I came to Canada as a refugee.
Canada is a refuge still" says
Sutherland. Canada takes in
around 1% of its population
every year as immigrants. The
only country not to slow
immigration during the downturn
(they say.)
10:33 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Now, a scene from the movie
Avatar.
10:34 pm | by Ian Johnson
Actually it's a somewhat
interesting creation myth. The
snow, the poetry: it's a story of
how the first peoples came here,
through the snow. They gather
together, a shaman-type figure
calls forth the earth's energy and
we see in the air the spirits of
bears, bisons and wolves --
sacred to the native people.
10:35 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Northern lights, starry skies. A
giant polar bear emerging from
the floor. The Vancouver
organizers came under criticism
for playing up northern
stereotypes at a show to
E-reader News Edition
introduce Vancouver's games in
Turin. Doesn't seem to have
crimped their styleâ¦
10:36 pm | by Ian Johnson
A giant bear appears, left over
from the Richmond Mall's
Christmas decorations? No, it's
nice and tells a sweet, respectful
story -- on a budget. Hey, they
don't have a billion to toss
around like the Mandarins in
Beijing (and if the local
politicians had tried it, they
would have been voted out). It's
a flavor of the London games in
2012: spectacle on a budget. Get
used to it.
10:37 pm | by Phred Dvorak
From Drew, a much better
explanation:
"Amazing stuff. Who ever did
this really did their research. I
know some first nations have
some issues with the Olympics,
but I sense nothing but respect.
And look at that spirit bear... this
is taking my breath away, all the
way out here in Curve Lake.''
10:37 pm | by Ian Johnson
Now a whale breaks through the
floor. Cool. But when does
Wayne Gretzky and the flame
arrive? The natives are getting
restless.
10:39 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Drew on the Canadian TV
commentary, which we can't
hear in the stadium:
"Unfortunately the commentators
are being a little broad regarding
the native people when talking
about them. They just said
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someting about "Native people
regard the bear as ...", but at time
of contact, there were over 50
separate languages and dialects
spoken, so there is no one
"native people", any more then
there are just one type of
european persepctive.''
10:40 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Sarah McLachlan, at a piano,
wins the award for the best song
of the night, so far.
10:41 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
There are people dancing around
the trees in the faux-snow. It
looks nice, but I canât help but
feel they ought to be skating.
10:42 pm | by Reed Albergotti
If you're wondering why
Gretzky hasn't shown up, he was
traded to the Sochi Olympics.
10:44 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
And we have flying!
10:45 pm | by Ian Johnson
Now Elgar's "Enigma
Variations," provide a haunting
backdrop to the dancers
ascending to the sky, the moon
rises and...still no Wayne
Gretzky.
10:45 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Wait, where did those flying
people go? Are they going to
come back?
10:46 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Drew: "Somebody really earned
their per diem with tonight's light
show. That's for sure...''
10:47 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Haven't the quotations so far
been from native authors? Nice
touch.
10:48 pm | by Reed Albergotti
It's fall inside the arena, with
maple leaves falling. Too bad
outside the arena, it's early
spring.
10:50 pm | by Ian Johnson
Two violinists symbolize the
French and British settlers, albeit
with an electric twist. The
dancers break into Celtic dance.
Gretzky is closer, we can feel it.
10:51 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Which is which, Ian?
10:52 pm | by Ian Johnson
The ethnicity of the music
changes along with the country's
immigration patterns. Now more
Slavic dancing, bring us up to a
man of Slavic descent...Wayne
Gretzky. (not yet, but sooooon)...
10:52 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Celtic punk tap-dancing. Now
that says Vancouver.
10:53 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Janet Jones auditioned for the
role of Celtic dancer #123, but
never got a callback.
10:53 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
If we're going by wave of
ethnicity, I hope the Chinese
come in soon. Vancouver is
more than 30% Asian.
10:54 pm | by Phred Dvorak
AND we're coming up on
Chinese New Year!
10:58 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Now we've moved to from the
east to the middle grasslands of
Canada.
11:00 pm | by Adam Thompson
Want to try something trippy?
Try watching with the sound off
during this digital square of
wheat segment.
11:01 pm | by Reed Albergotti
In Canada, people have enough
space for 500-foot treadmills
made of grain.
11:01 pm | by Ian Johnson
Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now
(Clouds)." Not too sure about the
guy on the wire bouncing off the
prairies, but we've upgraded on
Bryan Adams. Are we moving
toward the end of messages and
toward the flame, the game, the
man: Gretzky?
11:02 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Aerial choreography worthy of
Cirque du Soleil (another great
Canadian export.)
11:03 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Though, it should be noted that
the Cirque folks had nothing to
do with tonightâs show.
11:04 pm | by Reed Albergotti
I am beginning to understand
why so many great comedians
come out of Canada.
11:04 pm | by Phred Dvorak
And now we come to the rainy
section of Canada. (This one, of
course.)
11:05 pm | by Reed Albergotti
A giant storm on stage. Yeah,
we get it. Canada has bad
weather most of the year.
11:05 pm | by Phred Dvorak
If only the mountains around
here looked like that now...
11:06 pm | by Ian Johnson
Back to reality: the sound
system is busting with a
thunderstorm (appropriate given
today's weather), clouds hug the
ground, lightning, thunder and...
a flame projected outward. Could
it be? Now snowboarders down
on wires. The present is drawing
near...
11:09 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Oh. My. God. Canada has
cloned 15 Shaun Whites and
they are hanging from the
ceiling. We've got no chance
now.
11:09 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
This snowy mountain portion of
the show is the first real
reference we've had to sports
since the starting snowboarder.
11:10 pm | by Adam Thompson
Now we move to the part of
Canadaâs history where it
entered The Matrix.
11:11 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Those folks on skates must
actually be using rollerblades.
11:12 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Do they do this big of a
production for every "Hockey
Night in Canada"?
11:13 pm | by Jason Gay
Besides absence of Rush,
Olympics missing major ratings
grab by not signing on sugary
teen idol Justin Bieber of
Stratford, Ontario. He's easily the
biggest pop star from Canada
right now. Of course, it's not like
any tweenage or teenage girls
watch the Winter Olympics
(figure skating, Shaun White,
endless heartstring pageantry) or
anything.....they're probably all
watching the NBA All Star
Skills Competition.
11:14 pm | by Reed Albergotti
These rollerblades are all lit up
to promote safe rollerblade
commuting, which is how
Canadians get around during
their three weeks of summer.
11:14 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
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"Yes, we say Zed instead of Zee"
wins wild applause from the
audience.
11:15 pm | by Phred Dvorak
As well, the line about being
defined by things as simple as
trees and "thank you."
11:15 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Please cut Canada some slack.
It's just now getting into beat
poetry.
11:16 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
We are more than just a maple
leaf, Canada says, as they make a
giant maple leaf.
11:16 pm | by Phred Dvorak
I think we're through the
multicultural part of the show,
and no Asians. Too young an
immigrant population? Maybe
next games.
11:17 pm | by Ian Johnson
The torch is 27 minutes away
but first we get some speeches
by various sports functionaries.
They'll have to mention today's
tragedy on the luge run.
11:17 pm | by Reed Albergotti
The torch is "only" 27 minutes
away? Can someone get Ben
Johnson to carry the thing? My
BlackBerry's running out of
juice.
11:19 pm | by Ian Johnson
IOC President Jacques Rogge
says before opening the games
he has a "very solemn duty to
perform:" acknowledging the
death of the Georgian luge
athlete. Vanoc chair John
Furlong puts his hand on Rogge's
shoulder in sympathy.
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Furlong says the young man
who died is in their hearts but the
athletes will deliver "the
performance of a lifetime."
11:21 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Furlong's speech brings up an
old Olympic theme: It's not just a
sporting event, but also a peace
movement. Still, this is the kind
of rhetoric that opens up the IOC
to criticisms over issues like
human rights.
11:22 pm | by Phred Dvorak
From Drew: "Has everybody in
the audience been given a drum
and drumstick!??! Very
interesting. And a poncho too I'm
told. I'm surprised it wasn't a
bottle of maple syrup and a toy
inukshuk.''
And the answer is: Yes,
everyone's got a drum in an
octagonal shape with aboriginal
designs on it.
11:27 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Hey Furlong, nice speech, now
how about you give me the
fifteen bucks in tariffs you
charged me for a FedEx package
that was sent to my hotel?
11:29 pm | by Ian Johnson
Rogge looks exhausted; no
wonder after today's tragedies.
Overall the message seems to be:
we hold the dead athlete in our
hearts but the games are going
forward. Only the bad weather is
going to delay the start of the
competition tomorrow.
11:32 pm | by Jason Gay
Well, if you weren't riveted
before the speeches, you're
clinging on by your nails now.
11:33 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Saw the craziest thing while
walking in here -- Barack Obama
trying to buy some tickets to the
opening ceremonies off of a
scalper. Rogge called security
and had him escorted out. Didn't
even trade pins with the guy.
11:33 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Some people in the audience
have started ringing cowbells.
This show could definitely use
more cowbell.
11:34 pm | by Phred Dvorak
The beating of all those hollow
"drum" boxes instead of
applause makes a disturbing
sound. Like an approaching
thunderstorm. Maybe too
appropriate to the current
weather.
11:35 pm | by Ian Johnson
Gretzky is singing the "Song of
Peace!" No, it's K.D. Lang. Same
hair.
11:35 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Hallelujah that the boring
speeches are over!
11:36 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Drew too, feels Rogge's lack of
energy: ``This is like that boring
speech they have at the Oscars,
talking about the voting
procedures. The enthusiasm and
adrenaline just fades..."
11:37 pm | by Adam Thompson
k.d. lang? She can carry a tune,
but who wants to bet that before
Vanoc got her, Leonard Cohen
declined to sing his own song
atop a giant, starry cake?
11:37 pm | by Jason Gay
Would have been nice to see the
actual Leonard Cohen do this.
Not exactly his cup of tea,
probably.
11:38 pm | by Ian Johnson
These games are a revelation for
ole Reed next to me: k.d. lang is
a Canucklehead too!
Too bad William Shatner can't
make it, however. Maybe he
could beam us up until Gretzky
gets here.
11:39 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Looks like the Gretzky rumors
must have been just that --
rumors. k.d. lang is wearing
number 99.
11:40 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
k.d. lang sounds amazing,
complimented by a breathtaking
sea of candles in the crowd.
11:40 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Incredible pipes to sound so
good in such a huge hall. The
ultimate torch singer.
11:41 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Uh, this looks way cooler on
TV.
11:45 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Was that a laugh from the
audience about it taking 12 more
minutes for the torch?
11:45 pm | by Ian Johnson
Torch will be here 12 minutes
from now. Was 27 minutes really
15 minutes ago? Rogge's speech
made it seem an eternity ago.
But at least the flag is here,
carried by a bunch of Canadian
celebs like hockey legend Bobby
Orr, singer Anne Murray, former
Formula One champion driver
Jacques Villeneuve and actor
Donald Sutherland.
11:46 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
The automatic flag-flapping
mechanism on the Canadian flag
seems to be broken â- only one
edge of it is flapping.
11:46 pm | by Reed Albergotti
Get you copy of the book
"Famous, AND Canadian" at the
gift shop on the way out. (Now
available on the Kindle).
11:47 pm | by Ian Johnson
Orr's flag-carrying is key for the
Gretzky Watch. Maybe only Orr
is ranked as greater than the
Great One. He revolutionized the
role of the defenseman, one year
even winning the scoring title at
a position that used to be
reserved for more defensive
specialists (Doug Harvey
excluded).
Gretzky's presence is palpable.
11:47 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Reed, in fact the Kindle only
became available in Canada in
November -- a source of anguish
for Canucks for months.
11:48 pm | by Phred Dvorak
And another bit of techno-
annoyance for us up here in the
north: Skype still doesn't sell
Canadian numbers here, even
though it's now partly owned by
a big Canadian pension fund.
11:48 pm | by Reed Albergotti
The Canadian Olympians drew
straws and the speed skaters got
stuck with raking up all these
paper maple leaves. They look
seriously pissed.
11:48 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
The auto-flag flapper isn't
working on the Olympic flag
either. This is creating a
nightmare for photojournalists.
11:49 pm | by Jason Gay
Sorry Reed, Gretzky's not doing
E-reader News Edition
the torch -- he just got traded for
Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas,
$15 million and a first-round
pick.
11:49 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
One minute of silence for the
Georgian athlete. Even a
screaming kid got quiet.
11:50 pm | by Ian Johnson
Flags at half mast.
11:50 pm | by Ian Johnson
Hayley Wickenheiser, probably
the greatest Canadian woman's
ice hockey player ever, just took
an oath on behalf of all
competitors to clean, drug-free
games. Let's hope she's not
embarrassed by some of her
colleagues...
11:52 pm | by Reed Albergotti
The torch bearer is clearly lost.
They are just grabbing people
out of the audience to sing now. I
think this guy is on the French
curling squad.
11:55 pm | by Ian Johnson
The flame is carried in by one of
Canada's most inspirational
figures, Rick Hansen. Inspired
by cancer-striken runner Terry
Fox's efforts to run acrossÂ
Canada, Hansen decided to circle
the world in a wheelchair. His 26
-month tour raised millions and
he's since morphed into a
philanthropist dedicated to spinal
-cord reseach, having raised
more than $200 million
(Canadian).
The flame traveled 45,000
kilometers, apparently all while
we were sitting here this
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2010 Vancouver Olympics: Luge track adds Olympics: Men's
downhill postponed
wooden wall, adjusted curves because of slushy course
by Associated Press into a steel pole. Mark Adams, spokesman for the upcoming bobsled and skeleton by Associated Press
(ESPN.com) The decision to change the International Olympic competitions, a decision that will (ESPN.com)
Submitted at 2/13/2010 11:58:21 AM
start's location seemed to have Committee. be made in consultation with the Submitted at 2/13/2010 10:30:03 AM
the desired effect. None of the 36 Kumaritashvili's death was governing body for those sports
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Saturday, a decision made with Kumaritashvili crashed. Some practice this week. TV cameras his body, rendering it difficult to Games Preview: Day 2
the "emotional component" of modifications also were made to were even behind while trying to control the sled, which in this
athletes in mind following the the surface of the ice itself. adjust to the slower sleds. case he was not able to do." WHISTLER, British Columbia -
death of a Georgian competitor. When training resumed from the Because of the alteration to the "Once this happened, he was - The men's downhill event at the
The officials reiterated that the lower start, American Tony women's start, Benshoof's time literally at the mercy of the path Vancouver Olympics has been
lightning-fast track was safe for Benshoof -- the first man to slide of 49.260 seconds was more than of the sled," Romstad said. rescheduled for Monday after
c o m p e t i t i o n , a n d O l y m p i c in the session -- navigated the two seconds slower than the time Including past training sessions officials postponed the race due
o f f i c i a l s s a i d t h e y w e r e track without incident. recorded by Germany's Felix starting last November, to slushy conditions hours before
"completely satisfied" with the "For me, personally, and for the Loch on Friday. Benshoof, who Kumaritashvili had 26 runs down it was scheduled to begin.
adjustments. International Luge Federation, has at least three herniated discs the icy chute in all, and data Rather than take a chance
"We never said it is too fast," yesterday was the worst day," and was dealing with an injured distributed by the federation Saturday and try to see if the
International Luge Federation Fendt said. "The saddest day." foot Friday, needed help lifting indicated that he crashed at least weather improved, organizers
president Josef Fendt said. However, Kumaritashvili's his sled off the ice but was three times around the area of the called off the first Alpine race at
An extra session of men's teammate, Levan Gureshidze, otherwise fine. final curve. the Olympics shortly after 4 a.m.
training, as well as all four runs did not take his sixth run down None of the early riders had any From the men's luge start, which local time, about 7½ hours
of the men's event -- two on the course. There was no official trouble on the speedy track, won't be used going forward before it was scheduled to start.
Saturday, two on Sunday -- will word on why he did not slide or though some wrestled with the during these Olympics, The race will now be held at
begin from the women's start if he has withdrawn from the emotion of returning to Kumaritashvili crashed four 10:30 a.m. PT Monday.
ramp. field. competition. times in 16 tries. Repeated snow, rain, fog and
It means speeds, at least for the Also declining was Argentina's "It's really difficult to start," Copyright 2010 by The too-warm temperatures have
men, will be a bit lower at the Ruben Gonzalez, the first person Slovenia's Domen Pociecha said. Associated Press turned the Olympic slopes into a
Whistler Sliding Track, where 21 to compete in four Winter "Everybody's thinking the same Five Filters featured article: soft, mushy mess too dangerous
-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili Olympics in four different thing. You can see it in their Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: to be used for high-speed skiing.
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on Friday after his body flew "We're confident it will be a It remains unknown if the start Term Extraction.
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super-combined, was supposed
to be Sunday, and the decision to
postpone that was made Friday.
FIS, the governing body for
skiing, said snow and rain
throughout Friday night, along
with expected mild temperatures
during the day Saturday, made
for poor skiing conditions. Highs
on the course were expected to
be in the 40s, and a mix of rain,
sleet and snow was likely.
Officials likely will try to get
women's training in Sunday.
With its location close to the
Pacific Ocean, bad weather has
always been an issue in Whistler.
For three consecutive years in
the mid-1990s, the World Cup
ski circuit came to the Canadian
resort and failed to get a single
race off. It wasn't just a case of
calling off a particular downhill
or super-G; entire weekends had
to be scrapped. Eventually,
Whistler was removed from the
World Cup circuit.
Mother Nature proved to be a
problem again this time. Only
one of six training runs for men
and women has been completed
as planned.
The opening men's downhill
training session on Wednesday
was abandoned after thick fog
prevented half the field from
starting their runs. Then a
shortened men's session was
completed Thursday and Friday's
session called off.
Only two skiers -- one of whom
crashed -- started the opening
women's training on Thursday
before it too was abandoned.
Lucia Recchia of Italy made it
safely down Franz's Run but the
No. 2 starter, Stacey Cook of
Mammoth Calif., lost control and
slammed into the safety netting
at high speed.
Women's training sessions on
Friday and Saturday also were
called off.
Rules require that at least one
complete training session be held
before any downhill or super-
combined race, meaning the
women still need to get a
practice run in.
Weather problems are nothing
new to Alpine events at the
Olympics -- or skiing in general -
- which is why off-days are built
into the program to
accommodate rescheduling.
At the 2006 Turin Games, the
women's combined was split
over two days and the women's
super-G was postponed by 24
hours. The men's super-G in
Sestriere was delayed for hours
due to heavy snowfall. Back at
the 1984 Sarajevo Games, the
men's and women's downhill
races were postponed until after
the giant slalom events, and
some events were postponed at
the 1998 Nagano Games, too.
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evening.
11:55 pm | by Ian Johnson
I can feel it, High Gretzky Alert.
11:56 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Is that real snow coming down
now? The stadium just got cold.
But wait, why would they waste
the snow here when they need it
for competition.
11:57 pm | by Ian Johnson
Ski champion Nancy Greene
onpasses it to.....The Great One,
Wayne Gretzky. The games have
begun.....
11:58 pm | by Jason Gay
Amazing to remember the
uproar over Gretzky's trade to
Los Angeles 22 years ago. Here's
Gretzky post-game after LA
played in Edmonton in 1988:
"I'm still proud to be a Canadian.
I didn't desert my country. I
moved because I was traded, and
that's where my job is. But I'm
Canadian to the core. I hope
Canadians understand that."
11:59 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
That snow ... I think it is soap.
11:59 pm | by Phred Dvorak
Whatever it is, it's getting all
over my computer screen...
11:59 pm | by Geoffrey Fowler
Olympic foam party!
12:00 am | by Ian Johnson
I think there's been an attack by
some zealous Amway
salespeople. The air is aflutter
with something like soap -- very
odd smell in the air (seriously).
Yuk. Whose idea was this? The
anti-H1N1 crowd?
12:00 am | by Reed Albergotti
Hey, is that the former coach of
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the Phoenix Coyotes?
12:01 am | by Jason Gay
On TV, Bob Costas is saying
there appear to be tech
difficulties with Â
t h e t o r c h
cauldron...............hmmmmm...
12:01 am | by Geoffrey Fowler
New poles are coming out of the
ground. These look like the ice
crystals in Superman's wintry
abode.
12:02 am | by Phred Dvorak
And now the kryptonite crystal!
12:02 am | by Reed Albergotti
I sure hope they rehearsed this
... If Canada"s greatest athletes
go up in flames, heads are gonna
roll.
12:03 am | by Geoffrey Fowler
It's a sparkly four-part cauldron.
12:03 am | by Phred Dvorak
A... classic ending, shall we say.
12:03 am | by Reed Albergotti
Oh great! They melted the last
bit of ice left at the Olympics!
12:04 am | by Jason Gay
Eh, three for four isn't bad. If the
Grizzlies had done that, they'd
have never moved to
Memphis.....
12:08 am | by Reed Albergotti
Outside the stadium, people are
yelling and screaming with
excitement.
12:14 am | by Jason Gay
Gretzky riding on back of a
white Chevy truck, heading to
Tim Hortons for Timbits.......
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The Count: Mr. Smith Doesn’t Go Slushy Conditions

To Dallas Postpone Men's
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 3:26:10 PM
the actual team, according to
Berri’s stats.
Elsewhere in NBA numbers
Downhill Event
by FanHouse Newswire
Poor Josh Smith. The Atlanta analysis: (FanHouse Main)
Hawks forward is posting career Pelton defends the selection of
highs in field-goal percentage Jason Kidd to fill out the West Submitted at 2/13/2010 2:45:00 AM

and assists, is just off his career- roster. Kidd’s steals, assists,
best rebound average and is a Filed under: Alpine Skiing,
three-point shooting and low
crucial reason for Atlanta’s Canada Update: The men's
Smith was clearly among the turnover rate all justify his
surprising status as the team with downhill event has been
NBA’s best 20 players in the selection.
the fifth-best record in the NBA. rescheduled for Monday at 10:30
league in the season’s first half. Basketball Reference’s Neil
And yet he’ll have to watch as a.m. PST.
Pelton also examined the best Paine finds that players in the All
his teammates Joe Johnson and WHISTLER, British Columbia -
players to never make an All- - S t a r w e e k e n d t h r e e - p o i n t
Al Horford play in the All-Star - Officials postponed the men's
Star roster. Marcus Camby, also shooting contest are more
Game this weekend — Smith downhill event at the Vancouver
snubbed this year, is on the a c c u r a t e t h a n i n a c t u a l
didn’t make the cut. Associated Olympics Saturday hours before
career list. Smith didn’t make competition; apparently having a
Press All-Star selectors rewarded it was set to begin, saying slushy
that cut, but he was one of the hand in the face is a bigger
Josh Smith’s fine first half with a conditions made it impossible to
five best, per season, to not be obstacle than having to hoist
weekend off. race.
selected. (One of the other five, shots quickly as a clock ticks
As far as snubs go, this is a Rather than take a chance and said snow and rain throughout
David Lee, was chosen over him down.
particularly egregious one. try to see if the weather the night, along with expected
to fill a slot for the Eastern Jeremy Greenhouse dips into
Before the All-Star reserves were improved, organizers called off mild temperatures during the
Conference.) basketball analysis at Baseball
announced, Kevin Pelton wrote the race shortly after 4 a.m. local day, made for poor skiing
Hoops analysts Wayne Winston Analysts, delivering charts and
at Basketball Prospectus, “By time, about 7 1/2 hours before it conditions. Highs on the course
and David Berri agree that Smith graphs of shooter accuracy by
taking the three out of his game, was scheduled to start. With no were only supposed to be in the
should have made the team. zone on the court. His numbers
making better decisions and replacement date set, it isn't clear low 40s, and a mix of rain, sleet
Smith headlines an alternate offer solid backup for Pelton’s
improving his defensive focus, when the Alpine events might and snow was likely.
roster of East All-Stars almost as comment that Smith has helped
Smith has reached the next level begin. The next men's team captains'
good as the actual team, while his game by taking the three out
and the All-Star Game.” Repeated snow, rain, fog and meeting was scheduled for
Camby headlines a roster of of it.
Afterwards, when Smith was too-warm temperatures have Sunday evening, virtually
West alternates who would beat
snubbed, Pelton pointed out that turned the Olympic slopes into a guaranteeing that the men's
soft, mushy mess too dangerous downhill will not be raced
to be used for high-speed skiing. Sunday. Officials will likely try
The first women's event, the to get women's training in
super-combined, was supposed Sunday, and hold the men's
to be Sunday, and the decision to downhill Monday at the earliest.
postpone that was made Friday.
The International Ski Federation
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After Investigation,
Luge to Continue
Saturday
(WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) Georgia’s minister of sport,
Submitted at 2/12/2010 11:10:07 PM Nikoloz Rurua, disputed the
notion that Kumaritashvili was
O l y m p i c o r g a n i z e r s i n inexperienced, saying it would
Vancouver announced that the be “unfair and misleading” to
luge competition would continue make that assertion.)
begin Saturday as scheduled The officials added that they
despite the death of a Georgian w o u l d “ r e o p e n t h e t r a c k

Men's Lugers to Start athlete during a training run. following a raising of the walls
T h e d e a t h o f N o d a r at the exit of curve 16 and a
Kumaritashvili overshadowed change in the ice profile. This
Lower on Track the Opening Ceremony of the was done as a preventative
Games as the International Luge measure, in order to avoid that
by FanHouse Newswire of the men's event later in the Federation spent Friday evening such an extremely exceptional
(FanHouse Main) day, will begin from the women's i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e c r a s h . accident could occur again.” By
Submitted at 2/13/2010 5:30:00 AM
start ramp. Afterward, Federation officials raising the walls, the federation
It means speeds, at least for the said they concluded the crash hopes to prevent another luger
Filed under: Luge men, will be a bit lower at the was caused by Kumaritashvili’s from crashing into the steel posts
WHISTLER, British Columbia - Whistler Sliding Track, where 21 inability to control the sled that killed the Georgian on
- The start of men's Olympic -year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili during the final two turns rather impact.
luge competition was moved crashed and died in a training run than a fault in the design of the
f a r t h e r d o w n t h e t r a c k , on Friday after his body flew track. (Earlier in the day,
international luge officials said over the track wall and smashed
Saturday, a decision made with into a steel pole.
the "emotional component" of Other changes were made
athletes in mind following the overnight, including raising the
death of a Georgian competitor. wall at Curve 16, the area where
The officials reiterated that the Kumaritashvili crashed; some
lightning-fast track was safe for modifications were also made to
competition. the surface of the ice itself.
"We never said it is too fast," When training resumed from the
International Luge Federation lower start, American Tony
president Josef Fendt said. Benshoof -- the first man to slide
An extra session of men's in the session -- navigated the
training, as well as all four runs track without incident.
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Fun Job
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Blog)
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Anne Slowey's Fashion Week

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Blog) February 12 http://ping.fm/p/SZhed
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Licorice Dandelion took pity on the poor users who and navigating with a six-axis
Clover Bone can only explore Google Earth mouse. He also makes use of
Tobacco Parchment on their laptops. Jason Holt used voice-issued commands to zoom
BCBG Foxglove his 20 percent project time to o u t f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
Opal — Alexis Bryan Morgan, create a wraparound view of a California and travel across the
Cigar Fashion Director modified Google Earth engine, globe to check out India's Taj
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Yigal Azrouël screens in an immersive viewing to see the same display with an
Chestnut booth. The result provides a view augmented Google Earth that
Rouge (yep, it’s red!) not unlike that from a starship's includes people, cars and clouds.
Lumber bridge, and allows users to
Anthracite
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The Wild World of DIY Synthetic Biology
by Jeremy Hsu (Popular
Science - New Technology,
Science News, The Future
Now)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 12:55:33 PM
Get your designer life forms
here!
A new generation of scientists
hope to become genome hackers
who redesign organisms to
become living tools, capable of
creating diesel fuel or producing
anti-malarial drugs. That
synthetic biology revolution has
led to a can-do spirit of
innovation that has fueled MIT's
International Genetically
Engineered Machine
Competition, known as iGEM
for short. The New York Times
has traced the route to iGEM by
following a community-college
team from the City College of
San Francisco, as the group tries
to build a bacteria-based battery
powered entirely by the sun for
iGEM. It's a great overview of
one of the more exciting
scientific fields today.
Genetic engineering has
traditionally focused on
swapping out single genes at a
time. But synthetic biology
represents something much
wilder and more radical. Rather
than cut-and-paste, synthetic
biologists hope to create entirely
new genetic code assembled
from an open-source repository
of snippets of working genes
called "BioBricks." Assembling
them like legos, the new sets of
custom genetic code can then be
re-inserted into bacteria or other
organisms, modifying their
fundamental behaviors and life
cycles. This opens the door for
scientists to engineer entirely
new living organisms.
This redesign approach need not
only take place in large private
or government labs, as iGEM's
student participation shows.
Another example comes from
DIYbio NYC, a group founded
by NYU students that aims to
make synthetic biology
accessible to "citizen scientists,
amateur biologists, and DIY
biological engineers."
Synthetic biologists of all stripes
already have a large set of
genetic parts to work with. MIT
has assembled an open-source
library, called the Registry of
Standard Biological Parts, that
holds more than 5,000
BioBricks. iGEM teams have
contributed the BioBricks from
their projects, but they can also
make use of the library for future
work.
Scientists from Stanford
University and the University of
California-Berkeley have also
launched their own open-source
genetic lab called Biofab. They
hope to identify thousands of
molecules and processes that
would allow them to efficiently
assemble DNA parts in the lab,
which would then become
available for free to any would-
be visionaries.
There's hardly any limit to the
early ambitions of synthetic
biologists. Even the Pentagon's
mad scientists at DARPA have
expressed the wish to immortal
living organisms with genetically
encoded kill-switches. But iGEM
teams seem intent on more
practical or at least achievable
goals for now, including a
seizure-inducing fluorescent
Mario based on glow-in-the-dark
bacteria.
Head over to the NYT for a
great read:
[ New York Times]
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Next Year, Give Your
Valentine Custom-
Engineered Flowers
With Bespoke Scents
by Jeremy Hsu (Popular
Science - New Technology,
Science News, The Future
Now)
Submitted at 2/12/2010 2:51:17 PM
A root-beer bouquet, anyone?
Future guys and gals looking for
a sweet-smelling bouquet for
Valentine's Day might consider
the root-beer-scented variety. Or
they could opt for a fouler odor,
if they want to send a different
message. That's all in the coming
future, according to Discovery
News.
Following centuries of humans
breeding for bigger and prettier
varieties, scientists at the
University of Florida in
Gainesville accidentally
discovered the genes to make
flowers smell nicer. They found
the 12 or 13 unknown genes after
sequencing the genome for
petunias.
Some tweaking and
amplification eventually showed
that the genes allow petunias to
create scents ranging from rose
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to wintergreen. And yes, root produce insulin for diabetics and

beer showed up in the batch. offset carbon emissions. But
Enhanced fragrances could also sometimes people just want to
lead to better-tasting fruits and stop and smell the GM blossoms.
vegetables, given the link [via Discovery News]
between scent and taste. Such
genetically-engineered varieties
won't arrive for perhaps years,
and only after the Food and Drug
Administration gives its seal of
approval.
Scientists have already
engineered flowers to help

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Science - New Technology, gallery. Enjoy!
Science News, The Future Each week I feel like I have a
Now) new favorite, but, I keep coming
Submitted at 2/12/2010 2:09:30 PM back to this one as my most
beloved TWITF. There's just
Our prolific future-reviewer something about smoking mole
Baarbarian has been illustrating rats...
our fevered future dreams into Which is your favorite? And
reality for several months now-- remember, you can still order
creating a closet-full of fine T- that favorite of yours on a T-shirt
shirts in his wake. This week he's if you so desire. Enjoy the
taking a well-deserved breather, weekend everyone--we'll be back
so we figured it was a good time next week with a new drawing.
to take things a few notches up Check out the gallery here.
the meta-chain and round up his
excellent work thus far into a