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Obama tweaks Republicans at governors lunch
Steve Holland (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 1:30:39 PM
President Obama leaped into
political frays on a whole bunch
of different levels when he
addressed state governors at a
White House luncheon.
Of singular interest was his
mention of Republican Mitt
Romney, a potential 2012
presidential candidate who is
spending time these days
defending the healthcare overhaul
he executed as governor of
Massachusetts.
The plan has been criticized by
Romney’s potential 2012 rivals as
little different from the Obama
plan that Republicans want to
repeal.
Obama got into it by saying he
wants states to have flexibility
under the healthcare law.
“In fact, I agree with Mitt
Romney, who recently said he’s
proud of what he accomplished on
health care in Massachusetts and
supports giving states the power
to determine their own health care
solutions. He’s right. Alabama is
not going to have exactly the
same needs as Massachusetts or
California or North Dakota,” he
said.
Then there was Obama’s
tweaking of Wisconsin Governor
Scott Walker, a Republican
seeking to roll back collective
bargaining rights for state
employees in his state. Walker
was not at the lunch.
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“I don’t think it does anybody any
good when public employees are
denigrated or vilified or their
rights are infringed upon. We
need to attract the best and the
brightest to public service,” he
said.
In the audience were at least two
potential challengers to Obama in
2012: Mississippi’s Republican
governor, Haley Barbour and
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Indiana’s Republican governor,
Mitch Daniels. Also there was
New Jersey’s Republican
governor, Chris Christie, who has
made various speeches around the
country lately saying he is not
going to run in 2012.
Obama seemed to look at
Barbour when he said:
“I hope today, all of you, feel free
to make yourselves at home. For
those of you with a particular
interest in the next election, I
don’t mean that literally,” he said.
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Lamarque (Obama reflected in a
mirror as he addresses state
governors at the White House)
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AP - International pressure on
Moammar Gadhafi to end a
crackdown on opponents
escalated Monday as his loyalists
fought rebels holding the two
cities closest to the capital and his
warplanes bombed an ammunition
depot in the east. The U.S. moved
naval and air forces closer to
Libya and said all options were
open, including patrols of the
North African nation's skies to
protect its citizens from their
ruler.
Official: Houston
day care operator
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AP - The Houston Fire
Department says a home day care
operator charged in connection
with a deadly fire that killed four
children has fled the United
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Hensarling proud of fiscal
conservative creds, embraces Tea
Party allies
Tabassum Zakaria (Front Row
Washington)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:24:00 PM
Feb 28, 2011 16:24 EST
It is clear that House Financial
Services Committee Vice
Chairman Jeb Hensarling is proud
of his credentials as a fiscal
conservative.
He may have more competition
for that label after the November
election swept in members of the
Tea Party. But he sees that as a
good thing.
Hensarling eased into the
position of House Republican
Conference chair after avoiding
an internal battle for the fourth
highest slot in House Republican
leadership when Michele
Bachmann, who started the
congressional Tea Party Caucus,
stepped aside.
We asked him at the Reuters
Future Face of Finance summit
how his Tea Party colleagues are
fitting in on Capitol Hill.
“I guess well. We wouldn’t have
the majority were it not for the
Tea Party. I think most
Republicans embrace the core
message of the Tea Party,”
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Hensarling said.
The freshman class of Tea Party
lawmakers is doing “exceedingly
well,” he said. “I’m happy to have
them.”
“As the guy who by most
estimates is one of the five most
fiscally conservative members of
the House, I welcome and
embrace them as allies,”
Hensarling said.
Is he still in the top five as far as
conservative creds go? “It’s
probably going to get a little bit
more challenging now.”
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was caring for without adult coming from inside.
supervision, while a stovetop "Both witnesses stated that it only
burner was on, before a deadly took them a few seconds to arrive
blaze that killed four of the at the fire scene and they both
children and injured three others, stated they saw no adults or
according to an arrest affidavit employees of the daycare either
made public Monday. inside the building or running out
Investigators believe the burner of the building other than (Tata).
was the source of the fire last It appeared to them that (Tata)
week at the day care run by was the only adult at the daycare,"
Jessica Tata, 22, who has been according to the arrest affidavit.
charged with reckless injury to a Tata had told neighbors
child involving serious bodily immediately after the fire that the
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US tightens military grip on Gaddafi - The Guardian

(Top Stories - Google News) through Tunisia and Egypt if continued to use its air force taken with them. actions of the Libyan regime had
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:43:00 PM further conflict brought about a against the opposition. Libyan air The rebel military has no anti- been totally unacceptable. The
mass displacement of the force jets bombed the rebel-held aircraft missiles and only a small international community had been
Pro-Gaddafi supporters in population and a collapse in the city of Ajdabiya, 160 kilometres number of old jets. The remnants right to respond quickly through
Sabratha, west of Tripoli. Gaddafi food supply. south of Benghazi this afternoon, of the air force still loyal to the the UN and now the EU.
has remained defiant, saying: 'All The prime minister discussed the furthest east that loyalist veteran dictator are flying "They agreed that British and
my people love me'. Photograph: imposing a no-fly zone over forces have attacked since both predominantly Russian-made French experts should work
Chris Helgren/Reuters Libya in a telephone call with cities were sacked nine days ago. MIGs. together on the range of possible
The west is edging towards a President Nicolas Sarkozy of Two army officers from The Pentagon's announcement options for increasing pressure on
possible military confrontation France. An emergency summit of Benghazi's military committee that it was repositioning naval and the regime. In addition, they
with Muammar Gaddafi's regime, all the EU's 27 leaders is now confirmed jets that had taken off air forces in the region gave no discussed the importance of
as the US deployed naval and air expected to be held in Brussels from Tripoli each dropped bombs details of what units were transforming the EU's approach to
force units around Libya, and nest week . on the city around 4pm. "We had involved. the region, and agreed that an
D a v i d C a m e r o n o r d e r e d Gaddafi remained defiant. "They several anti-aircraft positions, "We have planners working and early European Council was
contingency plans for a no-fly love me, all my people love me," which fired at the planes and they various contingency plans and ... needed to consider further EU
zone. he said in an interview with the left," said Colonel Hamid as part of that we're repositioning action on Libya."
The prime minister said he had BBC. "They would die to protect Belkhair, who runs the rebel forces to be able to provide for The defence secretary, Liam Fox,
told the Ministry of Defence and me." He again blamed al-Qaida military in Benghazi. "Then they that flexibility once decisions are discussed the possibility of a no-
the chief of the defence staff to for the rebellions. "This is al- fled. They were not interested in made," said Colonel David Lapan, fly zone with the Nato secretary-
draw up the plans in coordination Qaida, not my people," Gaddafi hanging around." a Pentagon spokesman. general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
with Britain's Nato allies and said. "They come from outside." Officials in Benghazi's new In Geneva, the US secretary of but Rasmussen has said
report back to him within days. Western officials say any military interim council, which aims to state, Hillary Clinton, said that the repeatedly that there would be no
A no-fly zone would be designed intervention in the unfolding provide a political face to the warships could be used for Nato involvement without UN
principally to prevent attacks on c o n f l i c t w o u l d r e q u i r e t h e revolution, said Gaddafi loyalists humanitarian and rescue missions. Security Council approval.
Libyan people by the Gaddafi approval of the UN Security intended to cut water and "There is not any pending military "I think the framework here and
regime – mainly by his helicopter Council, and that is far from electricity supplies to cities in the action involving US naval now is, and should be, the
gun ships. guaranteed. Russia and China, east and attack them from the air. vessels," she said. resolution adopted by the UN
Cameron suggested the UK who both hold a veto, have voiced The city of Misrata, in western Following RAF rescue missions Security Council last week. That
might even consider arming the their opposition to any outside Libya was also bombed in the over the weekend, Cameron resolution excludes the use of
Libyan opposition forces if interference. morning and strafed by raised the possibility of further armed forces and a no-fly zone is
Tripoli used more violence to A diplomatic source at the UN helicopters in the afternoon, British military involvement in not mentioned," he said.
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Sheen's interviews upstage Oscars a day after (AP)

(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) "Two and a Half Men" will never it was a hoax. relying on that. I'm here to collect. "I don't think it's really fair to
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:22:39 PM be back, putting fellow cast and Both the ABC and NBC morning They're going to lose. They're compare the two," said James
crew members out of work and shows carried excerpts of Sheen going to lose in a courtroom, so I Goldston, senior executive
NEW YORK – Leave it to costing producers Warner Bros. interviews conducted over the would recommend that they settle producer of "Good Morning
Charlie Sheen to upstage the Television tens of millions of weekend in each of their first two out of court." America." "NBC got a short
Oscars. dollars. half-hours, and promised more on Sheen said that he's bored now interview. It's really not the same
A day after Hollywood's biggest "I'm supposed to be out there all Tuesday. ABC aired the interview with cocaine. But he said he thing at all."
s h o w , t h e t r o u b l e d a c t o r humble and asking for my job," excerpts before even wrapping up "exposed people to magic" when Jim Bell, executive producer of
dominated the headlines with Sheen said during an interview at the Academy Awards results, they partied with him and that he "Today," said Rossen had been
threats of a lawsuit, two riveting his home with Mike Walters and which had aired on ABC the night loved doing drugs. working hard for a long time to
morning show interviews, a s t r e a m e d l i v e M o n d a y o n before. "What's not to love?" he said on get the interview. He dismissed
rambling live stream on an TMZ.com. "No, I don't do that. I Monday's New York Post's front ABC. "Especially when you see any suggestion that the morning
Internet website. And by midday don't understand what I did wrong page blared: "Sue & a Half Men," how I party. It was epic. The run I shows were being enablers for
Monday, his veteran publicist had except live a life that everyone is with Oscar coverage a mere side was on made Sinatra, Flynn, Sheen.
quit. jealous of." of the page. Jagger, Richards just look like "It's a great story," he said. "We
It was just another day for the Sheen's publicist, Stan Sheen told NBC interviewer Jeff droopy-eyed armless children." don't have this much interest
self-described party animal whose Rosenfield, resigned shortly after Rossen that he's spent years trying ABC and Radar Online had when we have a big interview on
u s e o f d r u g s , a l c o h o l a n d the TMZ interview. Rosenfield to be the "nice guy" on his show Sheen's blood and urine tested for Libya or a powerful, smart series
prostitutes combined to shut down has been with Sheen through three and get along with everybody, and drugs over the weekend. on the brain.'
t h e t o p - r a t e d c o m e d y o n hospitalizations in three months now that's over. The results were "a big win for ___
television, "Two and a Half Men." related to the star's wild behavior. "I'm tired of pretending I'm not Charlie Sheen, no question," said AP Television Writers Lynn
In Sheen's interviews with ABC's In the interview, Sheen implied special," he said. "I'm tired of Radar's Dylan Howard. He said Elber and Frazier Moore
"Good Morning America" and that Rosenfield had lied to the pretending I'm not a total bitchin' the dual tests revealed Sheen contributed to this report.
NBC's "Today" show, he boasted media by saying he had been rock star from Mars." hadn't had drugs in at least 72 ___
about his "epic" partying, said he's hospitalized for an allergic Rossen appeared startled when hours. http://on.msnbc.com/egw0OZ
fueled by "violent hatred" of his reaction after trashing a room in Sheen said he wanted to be paid "I am on a drug," Sheen said. "It's http://www.abcnews.com
bosses, claimed to have kicked New York's Plaza Hotel. $3 million an episode to return to called Charlie Sheen. It's not (This version CORRECTS TMZ
drugs at home in his "Sober "I have worked with Charlie the show. He's reportedly paid available because if you try it you interviewer's name to Walters.)
Valley Lodge" and demanded $3 Sheen for a long time and I care $1.8 million an episode now, one will die. Your face will melt off This entry passed through the
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What may be amusement for fans saying that Sheen was quitting "Wouldn't you?" he said. "I've got weekend because it planned a "20/
is serious business in Hollywood. acting to run a vineyard in New a whole family to support and 20'" special on Tuesday, but
There's a strong likelihood that Zealand. Rosenfield quickly said love. People beyond me are Sheen spoke to NBC on Sunday.
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White House ok with immediate spending cuts -
Washington Post
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:23:32 PM
WASHINGTON -- Siding with
congressional Republicans, the
White House voiced general
approval Monday for a short-term
bill that makes immediate cuts in
federal spending while preventing
a threatened government
shutdown.
"We're pleased that there seems to
be some progress and we think
we're moving in the right
direction,"' press secretary Jay
Carney said of a bill that
Republicans intend to pass in the
House on Tuesday.
Carney stressed that President
Barack Obama opposes a
shutdown, a position that
lawmakers in both parties also
have taken. His remarks were the
latest indication that Congress
will ensure that funds don't run
out on March 4.
House Democratic Leader Nancy
Pelosi of California has criticized
the Republican bill, which would
cut $4 billion while keeping the
government funded through
March 18.
In the Senate, Democratic
Gates: Spending cuts don't have to harm learning (AP)
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:59:58 PM
AP - Even in the midst of large
officials stressed last week that
Majority Leader Harry Reid of
Nevada, Sen. Chuck Schumer of
New York and other members of
the leadership oppose using a
short-term bill to make any cuts in
spending.
At the White House, Carney did
not specifically say whether
Obama would sign a two-week
spending bill, saying he did not
want to "get into any specific time
frames."
The cuts proposed by
Republicans would come from
programs the White House
recommended be reduced or
terminated in the 2012 fiscal year
beginning Oct. 1, and from funds
set aside for earmarks.
Republicans were eager to draw
attention to an evident lack of
unity among Democrats on the
issue of federal spending, which
figured prominently in elections
last fall that gave the GOP control
of the House and additional seats
in the Senate.
Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., a
member of the leadership, said
there was evidence of tensions
between House and Senate
Democrats. "I hope that the
spending cuts, Microsoft co-
founder Bill Gates said Monday
that schools can improve the
performance of students if they
Democrats are able to get over
their divisions,"' he said, adding
that Republicans have been
united.
Along the same lines, Majority
Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said at
a news conference that more
senators favor the House's
position on cuts than Reid "may
prefer to believe."'
Democrats hold a 53-47 majority
in the Senate, including two
independents. But an unknown
number of Democrats advocate
immediate spending cuts and
appear unwilling to support a
short-term spending bill at current
levels, as their own leadership
prefers.
A short-term bill is needed to
give lawmakers time to negotiate
a more sweeping measure that
would carry the government
through to the end of the fiscal
year on Sept. 30.
A $1.2 trillion House-passed bill
for that purpose includes $61
billion in cuts as well as
provisions to prevent
implementation of the new health
care law and block federal
regulations proposed for several
industries. Obama has threatened
put more emphasis on rewarding
excellent teaching and less
emphasis on paying teachers
based on seniority and graduate
a veto, and the measure stands no
chance of passage in the Senate.
It is unclear how long
negotiations on a compromise
might take.
For their part, some Republicans
said during the day they are
prepared to pass additional
interim measures to keep the
government open beyond March
18, as long as they include
spending cuts.
Carney said there was a limit to
that approach.
"`We believe is that if we keep
returning to this process every
couple of weeks that will be bad
for the economy because of the
uncertainty it creates and the
tension around that," he said.
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AP - Even in the midst of large
spending cuts, Microsoft co-
founder Bill Gates said Monday
that schools can improve the
performance of students if they
put more emphasis on rewarding
excellent teaching and less
emphasis on paying teachers
based on seniority and graduate
degrees.
The Bitter Side of
Diet Soda: Strokes
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LiveScience.com - Drinking diet
soda is associated with a 50-
percent increase in stroke risk,
according to a study presented
earlier this month at the American
Stroke Association's International
Stroke Conference in Los
Angeles.
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Health care reform: How big is Obama's Official: Houston

day care operator
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:05:19 PM happen already. that all Americans obtain health- the state of America’s health-care Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:08:53 PM
Last year’s health-care reform insurance coverage. reform debate.
On Monday, President Obama law already allows states to For instance, a state could decide According to a recent Kaiser AP - The Houston Fire
offered to let states design their propose their own frameworks for that it would rather link tax credits Family Foundation poll, 22 Department says a home day care
own health systems, as long as care, beginning in 2017. Obama, for small businesses with tax percent of US voters believe operator charged in connection
they meet the overall goals of the in a speech to the National credits for lower-income Obama’s health-care law has with a deadly fire that killed four
national health care reform plan. Governors Association, said that individuals in an attempt to cover already been repealed by newly children has fled the United
President Obama on Monday he would support changing the as many people as would the empowered Republican States.
offered to let states opt out of his law to allow that to happen three health reforms designed by lawmakers. (It hasn’t: The House
big health-care reform overhaul years earlier, in 2014. Washington. Or it could choose voted to repeal it, but the Senate
and design their own health There’s already a bipartisan bill automatic enrollment in health did not. Obama would veto that
systems, as long as they meet the in the Senate that would make this insurance, according to a Monday anyway.) Another 26 percent
overall goals of the national plan. change, and Obama said he post on the White House Blog by aren’t sure whether the law has
Skip to next paragraph Recent believes it should pass. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of been repealed.
posts Related Stories “I think that’s a reasonable Health and Human Services. A slim majority of respondents –
That sounds like a big deal. Is the proposal. I support it,” said “State reforms could take many 52 percent – said correctly that the
White House making a concession O b a m a . “ I t w i l l g i v e y o u forms,” writes Secretary Sebelius. federal health reforms remain the
here? After all, about half the flexibility more quickly, while The catch is that these reforms law of the land.
states already have sued to still guaranteeing the American
overturn the system critics call people reform.”
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existing law as an acceleration of many insist is unconstitutional: be to further confuse a US public students in the shape of
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Apple's Tim Cook Basically Confirms a Cheap
iPhone Is En Route
Kit Eaton (Fast Company)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:42:17 PM
Apple's acting CEO Tim Cook
kinda sorta maybe just about
definitely confirmed a cheap
iPhone is en route for 2011, ready
to help bring Apple's smartphone
to more of the masses. This
"leaky" behavior is very un-Steve
Jobs. What does that imply?
We're learning this courtesy of
Bernstien Research analyst Toni
Sacconaghi, who just issued a
report about his meeting last week
with Apple's COO (acting CEO)
Tim Cook, CFO Peter
Oppenheimer and VP of Internet
Services Eddy Cue--essentially
the hot core of Apple's business
executive team. Forbes and a
number of other sites have taken
on Sacconaghi's words,
referencing the team's "very
confident tone" that Apple's
focused on "the right things"
including expanding the iPhone
market and making the most of
the incredible, explosive, record-
breaking new tablet PC market--
of which the iPad is still the king,
unlikely to be dethroned for a
while.
Skeptics will say "of course that's
what Apple's team behaved like,
and talked about!" The iPhone's
halo effect in boosting Apple's
business across the board is so
shiningly bright it's unmistakable,
and any executive team of a multi
-billion-dollar company would be
remiss (or possibly terminally
stupid) if they didn't realize this is
the perfect moment to maximize
efforts, expand the market that
products appeal to, and leverage
the fact you've created a whole
new computing paradigm.
But there's one fascinating little
fact among the mass of data from
Sacconaghi, and it comes from
Tim Cook. Sacconaghi explained
that during questioning, Cook
seemed to confirm the idea that
"Apple is likely to develop lower
priced offerings"in its core iPhone
lineup. To do so, Apple is
planning "clever things" to
demonstrate that the iPhone is not
"just for the rich." China in
particular is a large growth area
and a classic pre-pay cell phone
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although recent information has
hinted the phone won't be mini in
size, just in terms of its lower
price, achieved by using cheaper
Entergy Is
internal components (like storage)
and possibly a new virtual SIM
Trying Investors'
system. It all combines nicely
with other rumors that Apple will
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And it has one zesty, and nuclear power generator
unmistakable flavor we're not Entergy Corporation ( ETR), first
used to getting from Apple: The discussed here on May 12, 2009
man in charge more or less at a price of $74.31, is displaying
directly confirmed leaky rumors a stock pattern that undoubtedly is
market (pretty much an alien way about his company's future. How frustrating to some investors.
of running cell phones to most Apple's exactly going to do this The stock slid in bear hug-
American consumers, although it's we, of course, still don't know. fashion from $80 to about $68,
also very common in Europe, B u t C E O S t e v e J o b s i s then rose to $75 before retreating
where pre-pay iPhones are pretty traditionally much cagier about back to about $70. The minor
popular). revealing Apple secrets--even recovery could be interpreted as
The takeaways? Apple is going to slightly speculative ones. Is this a short covering in a long-term
double down on its innovative sign Cook has a different mindset bearish pattern, or, if ETR holds
efforts to reinvent the smartphone about Apple's secrecy habits? Or support at/near the
business and will expand its is it actually part of a subtle aforementioned $68, which is a
iPhone lineup to include medium- strategy to suppress sales of cheap short-term double-bottom, a
to low-end offerings that are Android phones by hinting a bullish pattern. The view from
much more affordable to the cheap iPhone is just around the here argues it's the latter, hence
average joe. We're talking "iPod corner, considering that the sexy the trade remains in play.
Nano" compared to the "iPod iPhone is what many people are Continue reading Entergy Is
Classic" here--a quality offering aspiring to when they buy a Trying Investors' Patience
that has the core guts of the high- cheaper Google unit? Entergy Is Trying Investors'
end system, just at a much To read more news like this, Patience originally appeared on
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8 Top News/ Business/
Microsoft Wants You to Control Your Phone by
Touching Yourself
E.B. Boyd (Fast Company)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 6:03:57 PM
Keyboards and mice are so '99.
The interface of the future will be
your own body.
Kinect's "using your body as a
controller" feature was one of
technology’s big hits last year--
not only have users had fun
dancing up a storm and racing
cars with official Kinect games,
but a whole community has
emerged to dream up new and
inventive ways of hacking the
system that tracks 20 joints in
your body.
But if you think that's Microsoft's
last foray into unconventional
means of controlling digital
devices, think again. The Seattle
giant has a whole team of smarty-
pants researchers tasked with
imagining new and freaky ways
we might one day turn on our
mp3 players, dial phones, and,
who knows, maybe even power
up a microwave for a little burrito
action.
One of the projects they’re
working on is "Skinput," a system
that would allow you to control
devices simply by hitting specific
points on your arm. Not a device
on your arm. Just your arm itself.
Here’s one way you might use it:
You’re on your usual early-
morning jog. Your mp3 player is
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Wolverine
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your thumb and forefinger
together, for example?
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The researchers are looking into Steven Mallas (BloggingStocks)
how an armband with sensors on Submitted at 2/28/2011 6:00:00 PM
it, similarly affixed to your arm,
could pick up the electric signals Filed under: Analyst Initiations,
given off by different gestures and Technical Analysis I was looking
use that as a control mechanism. over some of the stocks
In the video below, Saponas mentioned in our Analyst Calls
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[youtube pktVSTwC8qo] courtesy of KeyBanc. Is buying
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set to “shuffle.” A song comes up an armband on your bicep--and could conceivably make it to the fractionally to $36.53. That isn't
that you’ve heard one too many then turn them into instructions marketplace. And there's no far off from the 52-week high of
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your run, take out your player, [youtube MUnvdblJhP8] make it to market, says Saponas. today, however, isn't impressive.
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originate. Or, as the robotic voice from his own experience. In his at the gym, in the grocery store, or
in the video below explains: spare time, Saponas takes pottery while driving, it’s certain that we
“Variations in bone density, size classes. It’s not unusual for will be using interfaces like these,
and mass, as well as filtering someone to call him while his or similar ones, not too far down
effects from soft tissues and hands are covered in clay. What if the line.
joints, mean different locations instead of racing to clean your [Image: Microsoft]
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Detecting Cancer? There's a Star Trek-Like App

for That
Kit Eaton (Fast Company) better for both medical
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:44:02 PM professionals (who have to donate
smaller chunks of time and effort
A new bedside-scale system, into gathering samples) and for
driven by a smartphone and patients, who will suffer less pain
containing incredible-sounding and inconvenience, and A Geek In Hollywood:
tech, could allow doctors to potentially surgical risk. The
quickly diagnose cancers, and entire procedure can happen
Linux Inventor Goes
also result in less pain for patients inside just 60 minutes, and the To Oscar Party
when giving samples. research team found it worked Matt Rosoff (Business Insider)
The technology is coming out of best over such short timescales,
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:57:00 PM
research at Massachusetts General because the protein samples decay
Hospital, and it involves a tiny with time. They found Linus Torvalds, the creator of the
portable NMR machine driven by "surprising" similarity patterns for open source operating system
a specialized smartphone app. the protein patterns within Linux, was invited to a pre-Oscar
The sensor system is an different samples from the same party on Saturday night, and blogs
impossibly Star Trek-sounding tumor, and even between patients, about his experience here.
palm-sized nuclear magnetic which underlines how accurate He and his wife Tove were got a
resonance device--a micro-sized and reliable the system could be. kick out of asking famous stars
version of the same sort of giant Best of all, this new "quantitative who they were. Linus apparently
MRI machine used in hospitals point-of-care" system is small, didn't realize he was talking to
that we're all getting used to simple to operate, is managed by Natalie Portman at one point, and
s e e i n g . T h e s e s y s t e m s u s e proteins, the presence of which c a n c e r s . T h i s c o m p a r e s t o a smartphone app that does the his wife asked Warren Beatty who
magnetic fields to "line up" can indicate that a cancerous conventional clinical analysis by various calculations and presents he was. Twice.
molecules in tissue, and then give tumor is present. Up to four immunohistochemical means, the data to doctors, and can As he put it, they were
them a little kick of radio pulses. protein markers are combined to which are often below 90% happen right at a patient's bedside, completely out of their depth and
The way the molecules react to give higher accuracy, and in tests accuracy. reducing stress. Visions of Dr. knew nobody, but there was no
the kick tells you what they're on 50 patients, the presence of The new device also can operate " B o n e s " M c C o y ' s m e d i c a l real downside to the event
made of. cancer was correctly detected in on only a few thousand cells, t r i c o r d e r , a n y o n e ?
because none of the celebs knew
In this invention, the research 96% of cases. A smaller trial, m e a n i n g t h a t f i n e n e e d l e To read more news like this, them either, so they could "go
team uses magnetic nanoparticles which means the statistics are less aspiration can be used instead of follow Fast Company on Twitter: whole retard quite openly."
bonded to tissue samples to reliable, although more startling, other more intrusive sample- Click here. Join the conversation about this
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Aye can: 2011 census will determine who speaks Scots

Submitted at 2/28/2011 11:09:50 AM
Scots language, which is thought is sometimes known as Lowland different places, and was used by
to be one of the oldest variants of Scots to differentiate it from Robert Burns to write most of his
As part of the UK's 2011 census, English. Scottish Gaelic, spoken in the poetry. There's even a Scots
residents of Scotland will be Scots is one of the three western Highlands. It comes in a Wikipedia. Continue reading...
polled on whether they speak the languages spoken in Scotland (the others are English and Gaelic) and number of different dialects in
10 Top News/ Technology/ Newstablet Edition

Demand Media Dodges Google's Content Farm

Pesticide
Austin Carr (Fast Company) ehow.com. Ehow.com even
Submitted at 2/28/2011 6:04:17 PM gained SISTRIX value (from 270
to 310) and Keywords (from
Google has gone after content 317,320 to 324,021) during the
farms--those pesky websites algorithm change." Peruvian tomb
riddling our search results with Meanwhile, at least one innocent discovery deemed 'as
low quality content--full-throttle. site has been caught up in the important as Machu
Earlier this month, the search content-farm sting. Popular Apple
giant launched a new feature that -fanboy website CultOfMac.com Picchu'
enabled users to weed out this has already seen a huge drop in Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:05:00 PM
content clutter themselves, and traffic since the algorithm was
last week, the company tweaked introduced and has "effectively The discovery of nine ancient
its search algorithm in an attempt disappeared off" of Google, tombs in the Peruvian jungle is
to eliminate the spam from according to editor Leander being called the most important
appearing so often in its search Kahney. It's unclear whether other find since Machu Picchu.
results. sites were inadvertently affected The tombs belong to the Wari, a
But only days after introducing by the changes. pre-Incan civilisation, and were
the changes, it appears Google It's hard to believe unearthed in the highland
might've missed some of the CultOfMac.com, or any site for province of Cuzco (pictured
biggest content farm targets. that matter, could be as much of a above). Experts expect to also
By studying the change in traffic concern to Google as Demand unearth a city in the area, possibly
from keywords, result rankings, keyword rankings and more than farm eHow.com was seen as the Media's network of content farms. that of the legendary lost city of
and click-through rates, SEO 9 0 % o f w h a t S i x t r i x c a l l s ultimate target of Google's wrath, How did Demand escape the riches, Paititi.
consultancy Sistrix has revealed visibility value. Also included in but according to Sistrix, there's algorithm tweaks? "It opens a new chapter on
some of the biggest losers of the top-10 hardest-hit sites was not much evidence that many of I wonder if there's an article on archaeological research and forces
Google's algorithm tweaks, in a AssociatedContent.com, the its sites suffered because of the eHow.com where I can learn us to re-write history," Juan
new report. According to Sistrix's Y a h o o - o w n e d n e t w o r k o f algorithm tweaks. "Quickly more. Garcia from Peru's ministry of
analysis, infamous content farms "community-created content." named an 'Anti-Demand-Media' See Sistrix's content farm list. culture said. "The discovery is
such as eZineArticles.com and But there was one notable update, I couldn’t find any real Follow@fastcompany on Twitter. one of the most important ever,
Suite101.com were significantly exception to Sistrix's report: data proving this claim," says the and is comparable to Machu
downgraded on Google--both Demand Media. The billion-dollar report. "There is no sign that Picchu." Continue reading...
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Artist, Dylan muse Suze Rotolo dies: Assessing Jasmine

Village Voice (Reuters) Revolution's Impact on
(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 9:54:47 AM Exxon Mobil Production
Dylan's political awakening,"
Rolling Stone added.
Rotolo was photographed with
book as an art object, thereby
altering the perception of what a
book can be." Trefis (BloggingStocks)
N E W Y O R K ( R e u t e r s ) – Dylan on the cover of his 1963 Rotolo was described as an
American artist Suze Rotolo, most album "The Freewheelin' Bob intensely private person and for Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:40:00 PM

f a m o u s f o r h e r t h r e e - y e a r Dylan," and her 2009 memoirs years refused to discuss Dylan in

r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h s i n g e r / were titled "A Freewheelin' Time: Filed under: Exxon Mobil
interviews. But she agreed to be
songwriter Bob Dylan, has died, A Memoir of Greenwich Village (XOM)
interviewed in Martin Scorsese's
her friend and Village Voice critic in the Sixties." Exxon Mobil Corporation (
2005 documentary about the
Jim Hoberman said. XOM) is the largest independent
She was 17 years old when she singer, "No Direction Home."
He wrote in his blog that the 67- began dating Dylan in 1961. In oil and gas exploration and
(Reporting by Mike Collett-
year-old died "after a long illness, the song Don't Think Twice, It's production companies in the this may be a bigger concern for
White, editing by Paul Casciato)
at home in her Noho (New York) All Right, he wrote: "I once loved world and competes with other Exxon Mobil and other oil & gas
This entry passed through the
loft and the arms of her husband a woman, a child I'm told/I gave major oil companies like BP, majors worldwide. We have a
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on someone else's site, please read
Rotolo with being the muse After three years the couple split, titled Sizing Up Egypt's Impact on market price.
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songs, including "Don't Think Italian film editor Bartoccioli Egypt's importance for Exxon Jasmine Revolution's Impact on
Five Filters featured article:
Twice, It's All Right," "Boots of whom she met on a trip to Italy in Mobil and how the unrest in the Exxon Mobil Production
Collateral Damage - WikiLeaks In
Spanish Leather" and "Tomorrow 1962. They had a son named country could affect its stock Assessing Jasmine Revolution's
The Crosshairs.
Is a Long Time" price. We also discussed how the Impact on Exxon Mobil
Luca.
Her left-wing background also She called her artwork "book situation in Libya forced BP to Production originally appeared on
meant she played "a huge role in art," or "a reinterpretation of the start evacuating its staff from the BloggingStocks on Mon, 28 Feb
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political unrest spreading to more
countries over the past few weeks,

Mobile Operating System Market Share, Feb. 2011

(Infographic)
Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:11:32 PM
We just came across this great
infographic which provides a
visualization of the various
mobile operating system market
shares from around the world and
how each platform's share differs
from region to region. The data is
pulled from Statcounter, so it may
not be the most accurate
representation of mobile data
there is, but it's probably not too
far off, at least in general terms.
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Should We Ban Oil Imports For Energy Security?

Dian L. Chu (Business Insider)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:46:00 PM

I came across an interesting

editorial at Houston Chronicle
dated Feb. 26 written by Yale
Graduates Energy Study Group
discussing energy security and
independence.
In the article, the authors propose
a federal policy (the "limits"
policy) to withdraw U.S. crude
and products imports from the
world oil market, for example, in
a 10-year period. During that
period, all imports would be
phased out to zero except Canada,
whose pipelines run almost
exclusively south into the U.S.
Consumer Loss vs. Producer
Gain
According to the article, the
limits policy would serve the
national interest, reduce the costs
of disruption in domestic markets
due to attacks on foreign oil
producers, and help more
effective expansion in domestic
oil and alternative energy
production. "...such a disruption would governments are two of the fringe Boone Pickens said the U.S. spent imports dependent, it is
The authors further suggest, produce a total loss to the benefits that could result from the $475 billion on foreign oil in 2008 nevertheless a fact that needs to
based on their cost-benefit economy of $234 billion from a "limits" policy. alone, and projected over the next be taken into account whenever
analysis, six-month shock under business Full article here at chron.com, 10 years the cost will be $10 you are moving one of the energy
"...limiting imports from 2011 to as usual. Over the decade of the and the following are some of my trillion chess pieces. As such, one thing
2021 would cost $40 billion in limits policy, these costs decline thoughts. With staggering numbers like that's glaringly missing in the
consumer losses, but generate to zero for a disruption in 2021, Bridging the Oil Supply Gap? these, the idea of achieving zero article is addressing how to bridge
$227 billion in producer gains even without including the Based on the EIA data, liquid foreign oil imports is intriguing as the oil supply gap (Fig. 1), before,
from selling more domestic producer gains during years when fuel net imports (including both to the potential positive impact on during and after the imports phase
products." the shock does not occur." crude oil and refined products) the trade imbalance, budget -out period.
In The Case Of $400 Oil Eliminations of defense spending accounted for 57% of total U.S. deficits, etc. It is also the Holy A Drastic Move
A $400 per barrel oil price on protecting shipping lanes and consumption in 2008, and fell to Grail probably every country in Moreover, the proposal seems a
scenario is also discussed if friendly oil-producing nations, 49% in 2010, primarily because of the world is striving for. bit drastic and might have the
occurred before all imports are and gains in U.S. employment and the Great Recession, and rising However, regardless how the
eliminated: tax receipts for federal and state domestic production. And T. U.S. has come to be so oil and SHOULD page 13
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SHOULD
continued from page 12
process backwards.
That is, instead of using the
“limited” policy as a way to push
for more effective domestic oil
and alternative energy production,
alternative replacement sources
need to be secured before cutting
off imports to avoid the
production decline in Alaska,
Gulf of Mexico, which would
only be partially offset by the
increase in production from
onshore lower-48.
Renewables so far have only
been able to provide a small
portion of total U.S. energy
oil.
Furthermore, just as part of the
natural resource depletion
process, the shortfall is or will be
so significant that it could still be
necessary, one way or another, to
import non-oil energy sources.
Now, conceivably, the U.S. could
Technology/ Finance/
our social and economic
development. Eliminating one
source without having a plan for
replacement could be disastrous.
The United States currently gets
about 45% of its oil from the
Middle East and North Africa,
these regions hold over two thirds
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potentially disruptive effect (e.g.,
the wealth transfer effect of the
$40-billion consumer loss; the
initial $234 billion loss from the
$400 oil shock) and the economy
as a whole (consumer spending
still accounts for around 60-70%
of U.S. GDP.)
Natural Gas, Coal…and Other
Imports?
Let’s take a look at the possible
replacement sources of the
imported oil.
The U.S. dometic oil production
is on the decline as pointed out by
the EIA. In its Short-Term
Energy Outlook released on Feb.
8, EIA noted domestic crude oil
production, around 5.51 million
consumption, and their collective
role (along with nuclear power) as
a major energy source would
remain limited (Fig. 3) as
compared with conventional
sources, albeit with the fastest
growth rate.
Oil shales, such as the Bakken
formation in North Dakota, hold
great promises; however, the
steep production decline after the
initial ramp-up has added some
uncertainty in its role as a long-
term reliable energy source.
These factors, coupled with
limited domestic proven oil
reserves (around 22.3 billion
barrels) suggest in the zero oil
import scenario, the U.S. would
import from more stable regions,
but it is pretty hard nowadays to
find places with enough resource
that are completely immune to
unrests and geopolitical tensions.
Can’t Live Without Yet
For now, EIA is projecting liquid
fuel net imports (including both
crude oil and refined products)
will average 9.6 million bbl/d in
2011 and 10.0 million bbl/d in
2012, comprising 50% and 51%
of total consumption in 2011 and
2012, respectively.
Elimination without Replacement
= Disaster
World energy supply and demand
outlook from various agencies all
pretty much tell the same story
of the oil reserves worldwide. So,
until the day renewables or other
alternative technologies could
successfully replace crude oil and
products on a long term
sustainable basis, oil most likely
will remain one of the world's
most important commodities, and
foreign oil probably will be one
piece of the U.S. energy pie for
some time to come.
Meanwhile, I would be interested
in learning more detail about the
Yale Group’s study, as well as
what readers think about their
zero-oil-imports proposal.
Join the conversation about this
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barrels per day (bpd) in 2010, is most likely need to rely more on (Fig. 3)– we need all kinds of
projected to decline by 50,000 natural gas and coal (Fig. 2), energy sources, fossil, Wall Street economists face a
bpd in 2011 and by a further which there are ample domestic renewables, other alternative busy week but one packed with
190,000 bpd in 2012 due to supplies, to replace the imported technologies, etc. just to continue the usual fare - until Friday.

OTT and OMG: A Bulletstorm review

Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:10:00 PM
From the people that brought you
Gears of War comes the in-game
challenge: "Shoot somebody in
the balls, then kick their head
off." That, in a way, sums up
Bulletstorm perfectly.
Bulletstorm is the latest first-
person shooter from Epic Games
U n r e a l a n d , m o r e r e c e n t l y , of War look like if it had been
Infinity Blade on the iPhone -- d e v e l o p e d b y c o m e d i a n s ? "
published by Electronic Arts. It's a C o n t i n u e r e a d i n g . . .
visceral, ultra-violent answer to
-- creators of Gears of War, the question: "What would Gears

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Daily ETF Roundup: PBW Sinks, Hospital Allows 'Baby

GDX Soars Joseph' to Die at Home
ETF Database (Business on the day was the Market source tumbled along with crude (FOXNews.com) receiving end of threats sent by e-
Insider) Vectors Gold Miners ETF ( GDX) oil in Monday trading. Of Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:55:46 PM mail and phone calls, many of
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:00:06 PM which soared by 1.5% in additional concern to solar market them said to come from the U.S.
Monday’s session. Some traders investors was a report from the The Canadian hospital under fire The hospital has since beefed up
U.S. equity markets finished the continue to buy up gold miners as key market of Italy which for ordering parents to remove its security.
last day of February on a high a way to protect against continued suggested to many that solar their young son from life support Joseph's parents had hoped to
note as most stocks finished the turmoil in the Middle East power demand would be because he is a vegetative state transfer him to a hospital in
day in the green as oil continued especially in the Gulf states of significantly curbed out of the has backed down and agreed to M i c h i g a n t o p e r f o r m t h e
its sell off and U.S. worker Bahrain and Oman. “Continued country in the near future. Reports one of the family's requests: to let tracheotomy, but the Michigan
income rose by 1% for January. nervousness about behavior in the indicate that a new bill is being the boy die at home. hospital declined to accept the
The Dow finished up by 96 points Middle East is keeping a solid bid introduced into the Italian London Health Sciences Centre boy as a patient after reviewing
on the day while the S&P 500 under gold right now,” said parliament that would cap solar in London, Ontario, issued a his medical files.
rose by 0.6% and the tech-heavy Sterling Smith, market analyst at installations at 8 gw and could be statement Monday afternoon The boy suffers from a rare,
Nasdaq gained just one point as Country Hedging. As a result, implemented immediately and saying that it will bring 13-month- progressive neurological disease
weakness in the semiconductor gold miners, which are often seen with no grandfathering clause, old Joseph Maraachli to his which, Canadian doctors say, has
space dragged down the popular as a leveraged play on the price of according to theStreet.com. family's home, but it then insists left him in a vegetative state
market. Commodity markets were gold bullion added significantly in Thanks to this, alternative energy that staff members remove the beyond recovery.
more mixed, however, as gold this final trading day of the month funds saw heavy trading in early boy from a respirator, possibly A spokesman for Maraachli’s
rose by just $2/oz. and oil fell by and could continue their ascent if morning trading and helped to giving him only minutes more to family told FoxNews.com the
close to one dollar a barrel thanks tensions remain on edge in March dull the shine of the high flying live, the London Free Press family is "working on an appeal"
to easing tensions across the [see holdings of GDX here]. solar industry heading into March reported. to the Michigan hospital's
Middle East. Today’s gains One of the biggest losers in the trading [see more on PBW's fact “London Health Sciences Centre decision. The hospital declined to
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U.S. Repositions Forces Around Libya

(FOXNews.com) provide humanitarian relief, As international pressure builds table so long as the Libyan "We ... ought to give that
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:55:46 PM though no decision has been made for Qaddafi to step down and end government continues to threaten government certainly
and the State Department has not the violence in his country, a and kill Libyan citizens." humanitarian assistance and
The U.S. military is repositioning yet made a request to the military, military official told Fox News a One European Union official military arms, not to go in on the
its forces near North Africa as the Lapan said. no-fly zone over Libya is reportedly said negotiations were ground ourselves, but to give
United States and its allies impose A senior U.S. military official "seriously under consideration." being conducted over the them the wherewithal to fight on
sanctions on Libya and consider told Fox News that the Enterprise A no-fly zone would require possibility of a no-fly zone. behalf of the people of Libya
whether to establish a no-fly zone has not yet been ordered to move NATO support, and Lapan said no That was a scenario strongly against a really cruel dictator," he
o v e r t h e c o u n t r y , w h e r e a through the Suez Canal into the decision has yet been made on backed by Sen. John McCain, R- said.
resistance army is building against Mediterranean Sea, describing the whether to impose one. Ariz., on Sunday. The former Obama plans to meet Monday
dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi. aircraft carrier as one "option" A senior Obama administration Republican presidential nominee, with U.N. Secretary-General Ban
U.S. officials have toughened available to the military as the official also downplayed an article speaking on NBC's "Meet the Ki-moon.
their rhetoric against Qaddafi in situation in Libya develops. Monday in The New York Times Press," said he was not ready to The Times reported that no
the last few days as they call for "We are exploring all options and that detailed behind-the-scenes endorse sending ground forces in decision had been reached with
him to step down. Susan Rice, moving assets in case they are talks among U.S., European and but that flight restrictions would regard to a no-fly zone, though it
U.S. ambassador to the United needed," the official said. NATO officials about the send a "very strong signal." He was under discussion. One official
Nations, on Monday called Another military official told Fox possibility of flight restrictions suggested the action could have told the newspaper the U.N.
Qaddafi "delusional" and accused News that the military is trying to over Libya. But the official saved lives if imposed earlier. Security Council would need to
him of "slaughtering his own figure out where to find a acknowledged the scenario was "They would have stopped flying debate the issue further and is
people." battalion of Marines to attach to being discussed. if that had been imposed. They're unlikely to act unless state-
As the administration weighs its the Marine Expeditionary Unit on "This is no different than what's using air power and helicopters to sponsored violence in Libya
options, Fox News has learned board the USS Kearsarge. The been said repeatedly at briefings. continue these massacres," increases significantly.
that the aircraft carrier USS unit's land troops are currently It's an idea that is on the table and McCain said. Fox News' Jennifer Griffin, Justin
Enterprise-- which was previously being used in Afghanistan, but the under consideration," the official Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., Fishel and Mike Emanuel
positioned off the coast of unit could be in a position to help said. who is frequently aligned with contributed to this report.
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U.S. forces would be asked to Libya. is concerned, "nothing is off the official government of Libya.

TED Talk: Reconnecting with compassion [video]

(Holy Kaw!) deconstructs the meaning of TEDPrize@UN. Tippett shares word more attainable and less Permalink| Leave a comment »
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Government shutdown unlikely, but budget battle Seletti Designs Stylish
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(Reuters: Top News) vote on the measure on Tuesday. Though Republicans lost the
Republicans have made spending battle for public opinion after a robert1234 wrote: Trends)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:53:31 PM
cuts their top priority after budget standoff led to a shutdown How about shutting down two Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:45:02 PM
President Obama pauses while winning big in last November's in 1995-1996, a survey released wars instead of the government?
speaking at Cleveland State elections on a promise to scale on Monday by The Hill Makes sense to me! ( TrendHunter.com) The Italian
University in Ohio, February 22, back the government and trim a newspaper, which covers fredricwilliams wrote: design company Seletti (well-
2011. massive budget deficit. Congress, showed that more Robert1234 is right — but the known for its tendency for
Credit: Reuters/Larry Downing Democratic lawmakers were voters say they would now blame same applies to virtually all innovative solutions for
By Andy Sullivan largely mum on the proposal as Democrats, by a margin of 29 government programs: they household decoration) has created
WASHINGTON| Mon Feb 28, they weighed their options, but percent to 23 percent. benefit someone who adamantly a limited edition of stylish
2011 4:53pm EST several indicated over the "We don't want to see a opposes their termination. Those wooden toolboxes with gorgeous
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - A weekend the Republican plan government shutdown, because “someones” have money and elect handcrafted decorations....
deal to avert a U.S. government could be acceptable. The White the American people don't," Congress. The bill is paid by
shutdown took shape in Congress House said a shutdown was House Republican Leader Eric many people who either lack
on Monday, but the short-term increasingly unlikely.
spending measure would do "We think we're moving in the
Cantor said in a news conference.
"They want to see the cutting of
power to avoid the taxes or
believe they gain more than they
Cheating death
nothing to resolve the bitter right direction," White House
debate over federal spending. spokesman Jay Carney said on
spending taking place just as they
are doing in their businesses and
lose from the present spending.
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[video]
As lawmakers returned from a Monday. households." Robert1234 is right — but the (Holy Kaw!)
weeklong break, budget-cutting The proposal would buy more Democrats warn that the $61 same applies to virtually all Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:55:00 PM
Republicans pressured President time for lawmakers to agree on billion in cuts House Republicans government programs: they
Barack Obama's Democrats to funding levels for the rest of the approved earlier this month -- benefit someone who adamantly The Grim Reaper was not happy
accept a proposal to trim $4 fiscal year, which ends on roughly 25 percent of the opposes their termination. Those about losing out on this skier, who
billion over the next two weeks by September 30. government's non-military “someones” have money and elect loses his footing and falls down a
eliminating programs that Obama But it gives little clarity for operations for the remainder of Congress. The bill is paid by cliff that would give most of us a
has also targeted. financial markets, military this fiscal year -- would deliver a many people who either lack heart attack even thinking about
"This week, Democrats will have contractors, local governments body blow to the fragile economic power to avoid the taxes or standing on top of. Oh, and did
an opportunity to show that and millions of ordinary citizens recovery at a time when believe they gain more than they we mention the entire fall was
they've gotten the message," who are wondering how they will unemployment is at 9 percent. lose from the present spending. filmed on his GoPro?
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Consumer spending slows, factories roar

(Reuters: Top News) manufacturing side continues to Taking the higher prices into about $5,000 per person working
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:44:46 PM be extremely solid," said Omair account, spending actually fell 0.1 in January. Must be the
Sharif, an economist at RBS in percent, the first decline in a year. $250,000,000 a year Wall Street
Shoppers carry their purchases S t a m f o r d , C o n n e c t i c u t . I n That prompted some economists bankers saving their money as I
along Broadway in New York contrast, he said, consumer to downgrade their spending did not save $5,000 in January.
City, May 11, 2008. Some spending would be "only a modest growth forecasts for the first Anyone out there save $5,000 in
retailers are offering discounts driver of growth this year. quarter to as low as a 2 percent January??? fritzk wrote:
encouraging consumers to spend "We are going to improve as the rate. JEYF-I, too, did not save $5,000
their tax rebate checks under a year goes, but it's going to be a The report, however, offered in January. I did not get relevent
$150 billion economic stimulus gradual uptick," he said. little evidence that food and economic or financial news form
If You Think This Oil
package signed by President New York Federal Reserve Bank energy costs were sparking a Reuters in January. I did not get Spike Is Temporary,
George W. Bush. President William Dudley, broader rise in inflation. releveant economic or financial
Credit: Reuters/Joshua Lott speaking in New York, cautioned A core inflation gauge closely news from any LSM or Faux
Check Out This Chart
By Lucia Mutikani against withdrawing support for watched by the Fed edged up just ‘news’ in January. I did, however, Gregory White (Money Game)
WASHINGTON| Mon Feb 28, the economy too soon. 0.1 percent. In the 12 months manage to survive in January Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:08:00 PM
2011 5:13pm EST Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke through January, this index rose another monthlong attempted
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. testifies before Congress on 0.8 percent, just off a record low. drowning by media of cut and This oil price spike is going to be
consumer spending barely edged Tuesday and Wednesday and is Tax cuts helped lift incomes by paste wordiness failing to describe anything but short lived, if you
up in January as households took likely to echo Dudley's comments. 1.0 percent in January, the largest (or even acknowledge) the reality believe this chart from Morgan
advantage of tax cuts to rebuild Some Fed officials have said the rise since May 2009, as the of life for 80% of Americans and Stanley.
their savings, suggesting spending central bank should consider government began to withhold 99.5% of World’s population. It details how by the year 2013,
would offer only a modest lift to paring its $600 billion bond less for the Social Security Whence the blindness and there's not going to be any excess
the recovery in the first quarter. buying program aimed at keeping retirement program. indifference? skeeteril wrote: supply in the system. That means,
Other data Monday painted a interest rates low and bolstering The lower tax withholding was I saved an extra $32. by even if the Saudis aren't lying
b u l l i s h p i c t u r e o f t h e the economy. part of an $858 billion tax cut cancelling my home phone. I about being able to ramp up
manufacturing sector, with a FEELING THE PINCH package enacted last year. think that I’ll keep my business production like Jim Rogers says,
gauge of factory activity in the Consumer spending -- which Economists expect the extra phone, in case anyone wants to do they've only got two more years to
country's Midwest hitting a 22-1/2 accounts for 70 percent of U.S. income to cushion consumers business. (hey, I still have a do so before that spare capacity
year high this month, which economic activity -- rose at a against high gasoline prices. glimmer of hope someone will evaporates.
should help the economy weather robust 4.1 percent rate in the • Share this call….) So beyond the Middle East
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World raises pressure on Libya, battles for key
towns
(Reuters: Top News)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:35:14 PM
A man walks inside the burnt
main prison of Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi's forces in
Benghazi February 28, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Suhaib Salem
By Maria Golovnina
TRIPOLI| Mon Feb 28, 2011
5:35pm EST
TRIPOLI(Reuters) - The United
States and other foreign
governments discussed military
options for dealing with Libya on
Monday as Muammar Gaddafi
scoffed at the threat to his
government from a spreading
popular uprising.
With government forces massing
to try to take back strategic
coastal cities from rebels, the
United States said it was moving
U.S. naval and air forces closer to
Libya.
U.S. Ambassador to the United
Nations Susan Rice said
Washington was in talks with its
NATO partners and other allies
about military options. British
Prime Minister David Cameron
said his government would work
to prepare for a "no-fly" zone in
Libya to protect the people from
attacks by Gaddafi's forces.
Gaddafi himself rejected calls for
him to step down and dismissed
the strength of the uprising
against his 41-year rule that has
ended his control over eastern
Libya and is closing in on the
capital Tripoli.
"All my people love me. They
would die to protect me," he said
in a joint interview with U.S.
ABC network and the BBC on
Monday.
He denied using his air force to
attack protesters but said planes
had bombed military sites and
ammunition depots. He also
denied there had been
demonstrations and said young
people were given drugs by al
Qaeda and therefore took to the
streets. Libyan forces had orders
not to fire back at them.
Gaddafi said he felt betrayed by
the United States and accused
Western countries of abandoning
his government in its fight against
"terrorists." U.S. President Barack
Obama appeared to be
misinformed about the situation,
he added.
Gaddafi, 68, looked relaxed and
laughed at times during the
interview at a restaurant on
Tripoli's Mediterranean coast.
Ambassador Rice called him
"delusional."
As the uprising entered its third
week, the exact situation on the
ground was often hard for
reporters to assess due to the
difficulties of moving around
some parts of the desert nation
and patchy communications.
But witnesses in Misrata, a city
of a half a million people 200 km
(125 miles) to the east of Tripoli,
and Zawiyah, a strategic refinery
town 50 km (30 miles) to the
west, said government forces
were mounting or preparing
attacks.
"An aircraft was shot down this
morning while it was firing on the
local radio station. Protesters
captured its crew," a witness in
Misrata, Mohamed, told Reuters
by telephone.
A battle for the military air base
was also under way, he said,
although a Libyan government
source denied the report.
A resident of Zawiyah called
Ibrahim told Reuters by telephone
that brigades commanded by
Gaddafi's son Khamis were on the
outskirts of the town and looked
ready to attack.
In Tripoli, Gaddafi's last
stronghold, several people were
killed and others wounded on
Monday when forces loyal to
Gaddafi opened fire to disperse a
protest in Tajoura neighborhood,
Morocco's Quryna newspaper
reported.
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We should support freedom
movements throughout the
Middle East!
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robert1234 wrote:
When will the media start really
talking about the worst of the
worst, the nation that attacked the
U.S. on 9-11 and is known to be
the world’s biggest supporter of
terrorism, the Taliban and other
Islamic radicals…Saudi Arabia.
THAT is the nation that needs to
fall the most. Ending King Saud’s
rule would be the biggest boon to
the world since the removal of
G.W. Bush from office.
Mudaphrknmark1 wrote:
I commend the people in Libya,
and all other countries, who have
finally stepped up to defy the
tyranny, rather than waiting to be
saved by someone elses troops –
it’s been a long time since I’ve
respected such brave acts!
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Natalie Portman and
Benjamin Millepied
Celebrate Her Oscars
Win at Brunch
Allie Merriam (PopSugar)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 1:32:45 PM
Natalie Portman ditched her
purple Rodarte gown and wore a
comfortable top and skirt for
brunch in LA this morning with
her fiancé Benjamin Millepied.
Benjamin was by her side for all
of last night, as the adorable
couple stuck together in the
audience and later enjoyed her
win at the Vanity Fair and Fox
Searchlight parties. He escorted
her up the stairs after her name
was announced as the best actress
winner, and she sweetly went on
to thank him for giving her the
role of a lifetime as an expecting
mom. She talked about their
upcoming delivery while in the
press room, revealing that they
don't know the baby's gender, but
that the little one is already a
dancer. Natalie had one of the
prettiest beauty looks of the
evening, and she also ranked
among the best dressed. Now that
award season has finally wrapped
up for the star, she and Benjamin
can fully devote their attentions to
prepping for their new addition.
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Verizon iPhone Sales Tepid At Best
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:42:45 PM
By Antonio Perez
Epoch Times Staff Created: Feb
28, 2011 Last Updated: Feb 28,
2011 NEWS ANALYSIS
IPHONE FOR SALE: Verizon
sales rep Raul Rodriguez (L) talks
to Patty Sandigo about the iPhone
he is selling her at a Verizon
Wireless store on Feb. 10 in Coral
Gables, Fla. NEW YORK—When
the iPhone 4 came to Verizon
Wireless earlier this month, the
wireless giant said that initial
online sales were the highest ever
from any previous Verizon
launches.
But subsequent online and store
sales have been falling short of
expectations, according to reports.
According to Boy Genius Report,
a source from Apple said that unit
sales from Verizon Stores and
Apple Stores during the first five
days of availability were far from
stellar, and came in below
Verizon expectations. Also, the
Apple source noted that online
preorder sales totaled around
550,000 units.
Reports that iPhone sales were
falling short of expectations were
so rampant that Verizon’s CEO
Daniel S. Mead needed to go on
record to refute such reports.
In an interview with the Wall
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Street Journal last week, Mead
said that the iPhone sold better
than any previous launch,
including the highly touted
Motorola Droid and Droid X. The
previous numbers were solely
based on several individual stores
and did not include online sales,
Verizon said.
In addition, Mead shared that
Apple is ready to launch a 4G
device on its network, possibly
the iPad 2. “They understand the
value proposition of LTE, and I
feel very confident that they are
going to be a part of it,” Mead
said.
The truth probably lies
somewhere in the middle. Sales of
the iPhone 4 on Verizon likely
Natalie Portman shot down
rumors that she's having a boy in
the Oscars press room, but she did
were not as high as Apple had
hoped, but for Verizon, the phone
was a success. Early adopters of
the device on Verizon’s network
are mostly current Android and
Blackberry owners. A few
prominent factors prevented the
phone from selling as well as
Apple or Verizon hoped for. In
February, an unusual cold spell
blanketed much of the
Northeastern United States. A
main reason, some experts say, is
that most people who would like
to switch carriers are locked in at
AT&T and would be subject to
hundreds of dollars in termination
fees should they switch carriers to
own an almost identical phone on
a different network. That’s a high
price to pay in today’s economy.
Verizon also made a few
mistakes during the iPhone launch
that could have helped sales,
according to Gerson Lehrman
Group, a business consulting and
research firm.
Verizon, for one, did not allow
side-by-side retailing at Apple
Stores, pitting its version of the
iPhone right next to the AT&T
version, and allowing potential
consumers to decide the
difference. Perhaps the biggest
misstep, according to Gerson, was
that Verizon was too busy
targeting current AT&T iPhone
owners to realize that current
Blackberry owners were the
biggest targets to convince them
of a switch.
After the Verizon iPhone 4 went
on sale, it was discovered that
roughly one-third of sales went to
current Blackberry owners, and
only 14 percent were AT&T
iPhone owners switching carriers.
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looking at everything from the big
event to who was sitting next to
whom and all the awesome
afterparties. Now we want to give
you a peek at some of the behind-
the-scenes candid pictures that
you may have missed. Michelle
Williams had help from her best
friend Busy Philipps walking
down the carpet in high heels, and
Gwyneth Paltrow greeted Jake
Gyllenhaal backstage. Hailee
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Fever Phobia: Parents Encouraged to Control Any Desktop

Treat Fevers Differently Computer From Your
(Epoch Times | All headlines) Medical Center in New York, told should also be aware that correct
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:48:18 PM iPad with GoToMyPC
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Heidi Opossum: Heidi the Opossum Palestine Prime Minster
Misses Just One Oscar Prediction Crowdsources Cabinet
(Epoch Times | All headlines)
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Heidi Opossum: Heidi the
opossum on Tuesday, Dec. 14,
2010 at Leipzig Zoo. Heidi only
missed one pick in the Oscar
predictions she made last week on
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
(Hendrik Schmidt/AFP/Getty
Image) Heidi, the famous German
cross-eyed opossum, only missed
one pick in the Oscar predictions
she made last week on ABC’s
Jimmy Kimmel Live.
She wrongly predicted that 127
Hours would win the Best Picture
Oscar, which instead was awarded
to The King’s Speech, starring
Colin Firth.
The 2.5-year-old opossum, who
lives at the Leipzig Zoo in eastern
Germany, nevertheless correctly
predicted Natalie Portman in
Black Swan to win Best Leading
Actress, and Firth in The King’s
Speech to get Best Leading Actor
in a series of appearances on the
ABC show.
"Everything went to plan," zoo
spokeswoman Maria Saegebarth
told Reuters on Monday of Heidi's
TV appearances. "She took as
long as she needed to predict the
winners, sometimes taking naps."
Heidi made her Best Actor and
Questor share tip: Bunzl delivers yet again
(Finance News - Business news
from the UK and world)
Best Actress predictions from the
zoo by placing her paw on an
Oscar statuette with the actor or
the actress’s photo. For Best
Picture, the opossum picked from
10 grapes lying in front of
placards of the 10 nominated
films, according to Reuters.
Heidi is following the lead of
Germany’s Octopus Paul, who
successfully predicted football
World Cup results last year from
an aquarium.
In the past few months, she has
become an Internet sensation with
numerous videos and websites
Long time Questor favourite
Bunzl delivers again.
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:00:00 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam
Fayyad is one of the Mideast
leaders who isn't reacting to the
social media pointed in his
direction with a knee-jerk ban.
Instead, he is rolling his Facebook
pageout as a platform for
crowdsourcing his cabinet.
Dr. Fayyad dismissed his old
cabinet on February 14, in the
wake of the uprisings in Tunisia polity. One way he hopes to do
that is get the youth of Palestine
and Egypt. He is obliged to
appoint a new cabinet in less than on his side using social media.
Long before the Jasmine
six weeks, so he's reached out to
dedicated to her. A Facebook the young people to ask them to Uprisings, Palestinian youth used
Facebook. One group, Gaza
page dedicated to her has nearly be a part of the process.
320,000 fan. Sponsor Youth Break Out!, issued a
stunning manifesto, condemning
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m a r s u p i a l f a m i l y , a n d a r e reaction to the outreach was quite all the old fogies they believe
have united to keep them down
common in North, Central, and strong, with a thousand responses
South America. posted within only a couple of for years. Walid Husayin used
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The New Rules: America Need Not Fear Connectivity
Revolutions
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:26:00 AM
A lot of international relations
theories are being stress-tested by
events in the Arab world right
now, with some emerging better
than others. Two in particular that
are worth mentioning are Ian
Bremmer's 2006 book, " The J
Curve," which predicts a
dangerous dip into instability
when closed, authoritarian states
attempt to open up to the world;
and Evgeny Morozov's new book,
" The Net Delusion," which
critiques the notion that Internet
connectivity is inherently
democratizing. (In the interests of
transparency, I work as a
consultant for Bremmer's political
risk consultancy, Eurasia Group,
and penned a pre-publication
blurb for Morozov's book.)
Both of these compelling theses
carry a strong, "be careful what
you wish for" warning that
dovetails nicely with my own
writings on globalization --
namely, when connectivity comes
to town, things often get worse
before they get better. That's why,
for example, I titled my own first
book, "The Pentagon's New Map"
and not, say, "Wall Street's New
Map."
Globalization's spread is often
violent in the short term, because
of its capacity to shake up existing
orders. It's only after the
connectivity goes broadband that
pervasively spreading rules begin
to circumscribe behavior, shifting
a society or region from issues of
zero-sum defense, for example, to
nonzero-sum security.
Growing connectivity is
inherently destabilizing to any
existing authoritarian -- or even
just traditional-- order, because it
offers alternatives for information,
creative thought, employment and
investment opportunities,
entertainment and everything else
it brings with it. Any parent of a
young adult knows exactly what
I'm talking about. With every new
form of connectivity acquired, a
teenager can explore new options,
and all his or her parents are left
with are seemingly tired old
arguments about how things used
to be when they were in high
school. When tradition takes on
opportunity, it fights a losing
battle.
We see the same dynamics in
play now throughout the Arab
world's "2.0 Revolutions." By
definition, authoritarian regimes
and traditional societies are
characterized by narrowly limited
choices, as in, "This is how we do
things here because this is how
we've survived hard times in the
past." This is Malthusian logic at
its best, and Islam, like most
forms of Christianity and
Judaism, is a survivalist religion --
meaning it offers a strict moral
code for getting through difficult
times in difficult climes. As
authors John Milligan-Whyte and
Dai Main argue with regard to
China, unlike the rights-based
societies of the advanced West,
these countries are actually
permission-based civilizations
based on very old and time-tested
rules.
My first taste of this difference
came when I was a 1980s grad
student studying Russian at
Leningrad State University in the
old Soviet Union. A friend and I
started tossing a Frisbee in a
downtown park one afternoon,
and being quite the showmen, we
soon attracted a cheering crowd.
Pretty soon the cops showed up
and demanded we stop, claiming
we were on the verge of
instigating a riot. Cheeky
youngster that I was, I asked the
senior cop to show me where it
was written in Soviet law that it's
illegal to play Frisbee in a park.
To which he tartly replied, "Show
me where it's written in Soviet
law that you are allowed to play
Frisbee in a park!" I cited a
presumed right; he noted the lack
of explicit permission.
Rights-based societies are good
at processing change and
innovation, while permission-
based societies are built for
tamping down volatility and
ensuring survival. It all depends
on what history has taught you to
fear most: stagnation or
instability. So it's no surprise that
immigrant-infused America
attracts the most risk-tolerant,
Type-A personalities in the world,
while the traditionalists stay put,
making their homelands that
much more hide-bound.
When permission-based societies
are confronted with globalization,
with its capacity to rapidly raise
income through new forms of
economic and network
connectivity, their ruling elites
suddenly find they've got a
revolution of expectations on their
hands. Bremmer argues that
whenever closed regimes bite that
poisoned apple, all hell tends to
break loose, because whatever
rules justified the pointy
hierarchical order are now subject
to questioning by masses who
realize there are all manner of
tempting new ways "out there" of
graduating from subsistence
economies to abundance.
In Bremmer's plotted J-curve
journey, previously stable regimes
take the gamble that, by opening
up and developing their
economies, they might ultimately
reach the promised combination
of economic wealth and
connectivity moving across his
horizontal axis, and even higher
stability, moving up the vertical
axis. The trick is, of course,
avoiding the messy bottoming-out
period on that scary journey--
namely, the lowest point on the
"J" where expanding and
revolutionizing connectivity
overwhelms political control.
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The much-vaunted China Model,
in effect, seeks to jump
Bremmer's J-curve chasm by way
of a responsive, single-party state
that ties its regime legitimacy to
both socio-economic
modernization and consistent
income growth. It staves off
political pluralism until, one may
hopefully assume, such time as a
stable middle class can handle
those dynamics without
succumbing to dangerous
factionalism. I call this route
"business before pleasure."
And that's where Morozov's "net
delusion" comes in. Siding with
the Orwellians who argue that all
this expanding network
connectivity favors the state's
instruments of social control as
much or more than it empowers
the individual, Morozov cautions
against assuming that the Internet
itself assures the spread of
democracy. In his mind, Hosni
Mubarak and other autocrats fall
not because of the unstoppable
power of the Web, but because
their governments are unskillful at
manipulating social networks like
Facebook and Twitter to their
political advantage.
In the end, what ties all these
theories together is the notion of
government responsiveness. No
matter where regimes stand on
Bremmer's J-curve, they better be
responsive to the public's shifting
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Gadhafi's Chemical Weapons: A Nightmare Scenario in Libya
(World Politics Review: Articles)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 2:07:00 AM
The rapidly spreading chaos in
Libya should give the American
people pause, and may end up
giving the U.S. military another
item to add to its endless to-do
list. Setting the stage for what
might be called the battle for
Tripoli, anti-government forces
and rebel military units are
moving from the country's
apparently "liberated" east to face
off against Moammar Gadhafi's
Praetorian Guard of tribal and
regime loyalists. The New York
Times described"clusters of
heavily armed men in mismatched
uniforms clutching machine
guns," "dozens of checkpoints
operated by . . . plainclothes
militiamen," and "machine-gun
toting foreign mercenaries"
stalking the capital, and compared
the unfolding situation to the
anarchy in Somalia.
The emerging Libyan civil war is
significant not just for the
bloodshed and instability it will
visit on this Mediterranean
powder keg. Libya has
somewhere between 9.5 tons and
14 tons of mustard gas, according
to intelligence sources cited by
the Wall Street Journal. As
Gadhafi's regime focuses on
holding on to power, as the
Libyan military splinters and as
the country disintegrates, it's not
difficult to imagine those
stockpiles being left unguarded
and falling into the hands of
America's enemies. The
candidates are numerous: al-
Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb; a
rogue Libyan faction; Gadhafi's
mercenary army from Chad,
Sudan and Niger; a post-Gadhafi
regime; or even, if he survives, a
post-uprising Gadhafi -- even
more paranoid and more unhinged
than the man Ronald Reagan once
aptly described as "squalid" and
"Looney Tunes."
Any of these scenarios would
pose a significant threat to the
United States and its closest allies,
and making sure none of them
transpire must be a priority as
events unfold. Trusting the
current or future Libyan
government -- or governments, in
the event of a fracturing of the
country -- is simply not an option,
which means Washington must
contemplate using military force
to pre-empt these materials from
falling into worse hands.
Toward that end, it's important to
keep in mind that Libya is not
Egypt, and the positives and
negatives for Washington are
significantly different.
On the negative side of the
ledger, unlike in Egypt, the U.S.
does not have substantive military
-to-military contacts or a massive
aid spigot in Libya, both of which
have been used to great effect in
Egypt. Also on the negative side,
Gadhafi is no Hosni Mubarak.
The latter attempted a limited
crackdown against popular
protests before stepping aside.
The former called in air force and
artillery units to murder hundreds,
and perhaps thousands, before
promising to make the streets run
with blood.
On the plus side, Libya does not
control a strategic waterway, is
not party to a peace agreement
that has served as the linchpin of
regional stability for 30 years and
is not an anchor state in the Arab
world. Moreover, Washington
does not owe Libya's leadership
anything. There is no need for
polite displays of loyalty or
diplomatic niceties with this
dictator. These realities should
give the U.S. more flexibility and
freedom of action in dealing with
Libya and its chemical weapons
material.
If the intelligence on the
whereabouts of the chemicals is
solid, the U.S. could neutralize or
secure the materials quietly and
covertly, using CIA and Special
Operations units. Nevertheless,
inserting U.S. personnel into the
middle of a civil war leaves much
to be desired. Moreover, moving -
- or guarding -- 14 tons of
anything is seldom done quietly.
Striking the facilities by air poses
less risk to U.S. personnel but still
presents challenges. To be sure,
the U.S. Air Force is equal to the
task. However, a military.
counterproliferation airstrike
would probably strip away any
plausible deniability. When a
complex of buildings 60 miles
south of Tripoli goes up in flames
in the middle of the night, people
are going to hear it, see it and feel
it, and they will point their fingers
at the U.S. Air Force.
Moreover, worries about risk to
civilians would have to be taken
into account. In this regard, it's
important to remember that: first,
one of the main ways weaponized
mustard is destroyed is by
incineration; second, any airstrike
would employ ordnance designed
to burn off the material; and third,
the U.S. bombarded Iraqi facilities
during the 1991 Gulf War that
produced and stored mustard,
anthrax and other agents. Saddam
Hussein surely would have told
the world if civilians had been
harmed by the release of these
agents. Even so, it's up to the
White House and the Pentagon to
make sure their solution to this
problem is not worse than the
problem itself.
Yet another possibility is that the
U.S. could be compelled to act not
on strategic or national security
grounds but on humanitarian
grounds. Backed into a corner,
with nothing to lose, Gadhafi
could use his mustard stocks
against his own people, prompting
calls from the international
community for intervention --
calls usually answered by the U.S.
These sorts of contingency plans
may sound scary or unthinkable,
but they are surely on the books.
We know that the U.S. military
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has planned counterproliferation
strikes against Iran. In the late
1990s, according to reports
declassified in 2004, the Clinton
administration ordered the
Pentagon to develop plans for
airstrikes against North Korean
nuclear sites. And in the early
1990s, the Gulf War was a
counterproliferation war, in
addition to being aimed at ridding
Kuwait of Iraqi forces. The elder
Bush even contemplated military
action against Gadhafi's chemical
weapons program.
There are no good options in
nightmare scenarios like this.
Every option sounds scary
because every option is scary.
That's why they are called
"nightmares." The challenge for
the White House is to choose the
least bad option. And doing
nothing is probably no longer a
candidate.
Alan W. Dowd writes on defense
and security issues.
Photo: Moammar Gadhafi at the
12th African Union summit,
February 2009, in Addis Ababa,
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Spurred By China's Inroads, India Re-Engages Iraq

(World Politics Review: Articles) tried to use the Oil-for-Food imperatives in shaping Indian years. China has also renegotiated supergiant Rumaila oil field as
Submitted at 2/28/2011 6:01:00 AM program to expand bilateral trade. foreign policy. When the death a $3 billion deal that dates to part of the terms of the service
By the time of the Second Gulf sentence against Saddam Hussein when Saddam Hussein was in contracts Iraq signed with the
After seven long years, the Indian War, India's foreign policy was announced, India denounced power. It has agreed to cancel 80 firms. Baghdad must begin paying
government has decided that the p r i o r i t i e s h a d c h a n g e d it as "victor's justice." When he percent of the $8.5 billion debt it back costs of developing these
time has come to once again make dramatically. Though it publicly was hanged, India declared it an is owed by Iraq, even as the two fields, as well as remuneration
its presence felt in Iraq by naming o p p o s e d t h e 2 0 0 3 U . S . - l e d "unfortunate event." Both these countries have entered into trade fees, when they achieve a 10
an envoy to the country. The invasion of Iraq, New Delhi came reactions were aimed at assuaging deals valued at $3.8 billion over percent increase in production.
previous ambassador to Iraq was very close to sending troops to India's Muslim community, which the past two years. In response to India will have to seriously
withdrawn in 2004 as the security post-war Iraq in support of the has been unhappy with the Indian China's growing demand for oil, rethink its role as a new Iraq
situation in the country spiraled United Nations Security Council's government's rapprochement with the Iraqi government decided to emerges in a new Middle East.
out of control. Even after the resolution to help maintain the U.S. boost Iraq's crude shipments to New Delhi has an expanding set
situation in Iraq had stabilized, security in the country. Though a Beyond that, there was no China from about 144,000 barrels of interests in the region, and
with largely peaceful elections lack of domestic consensus attempt by India to engage the per day to 300,000 in 2010. Baghdad can once again emerge
last year and the U.S. decision to prevented that from happening, new political realities in Baghdad, Since the 2003 war to topple as a reliable partner if ties are
withdraw its forces completely by India has contributed $10 million despite the fact that the Iraqi Saddam Hussein, Chinese oil nurtured carefully. Appointing an
the end of this year, New Delhi t o w a r d t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l government had invited India to companies have been among the ambassador is a good, albeit
took its time to come to terms Reconstruction Fund Facility for help in Iraq's reconstruction with most eager to help develop Iraq's modest, start.
with the rapidly changing realities I r a q ( I R F F I ) d e d i c a t e d t o its technology and management oil reserves, with the state-owned Harsh V. Pant teaches at King's
on the ground. After all, when it reconstruction and development expertise. Iraq is slated to be the Chinese oil firm China National College London in the
c o m e s t o t h e M i d d l e E a s t , in Iraq, in addition to committing world's biggest oil supplier by Petroleum Company (CNPC) Department of Defense Studies.
inaction is the Indian foreign $20 million for assistance to the 2015, and Indian companies have clinching some of the biggest He is also an associate with the
policy establishment's preferred Iraqi people under the United been looking forward to operating deals in the Iraqi oil sector. It has King's Centre for Science and
mode of action. Nations framework. India has also there. Iraqi businesses are also secured a second deal to help Security Studies and an affiliate
India and Iraq had previously been training Iraqi government exploring opportunities for joint develop one of Iraq's largest with the King's India Institute. His
enjoyed longstanding political and o f f i c i a l s u n d e r t h e I n d i a n ventures with their Indian oilfields, the 4.1 billion-barrel current research is focused on
cultural ties, with Iraq having T e c h n i c a l a n d E c o n o m i c counterparts in sectors including Halfaya field in southern Iraq, as Asia-Pacific security and defense
emerged as one of India's closes Cooperation Program, while the cement, petrochemicals and well as the rights to develop issues.
allies in the Middle East by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited hotels, as well as in upstream and Rumaila, Iraq's largest oilfield, Image: NASA satellite image of
1970s. Not surprisingly, New (IOC), the largest India importer downstream projects in oil and alongside BP. It is also helping to the Middle East, Persian Gulf and
Delhi not only opposed the use of of crude oil from Iraq, has been gas. But the Indian government's restore production at al-Ahdab South Asia (NASA).
force against Iraq in 1991 but also training Iraqi oil sector officials. lackadaisical attitude has field. Sinopec, another Chinese oil This entry passed through the
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calculus, because with each strand
of connectivity that globalization
imparts, society's youngest and
most ambitious members come to
value individual opportunity over
social stability, typically putting
them at odds with both their
elders and rulers. When that gap,
often reflected in sheer age
difference, grows too big, things
can unravel quickly.
But the key thing to remember
here is that income growth -- or
stagnation -- is the primary driver
of political instability. Neither
America nor China represents
globalization's Frankenstein. That
title belongs to the emerging
global middle class, which is just
now beginning to make its
presence known in the Arab
world.
In the coming days, you will hear
that America is "losing," while
Iran and radical Islam are
"winning." Our mainstream
media's need for premature zero-
sum analysis misses the point.
Ultimately, the only winners from
these revolutions are regimes that
have a demonstrated capacity for
growing a middle class and
keeping it happy. In the Muslim
world, that description fits
Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia
and hardly any other state.
How those countries traversed
Bremmer's J-curve while
tolerating the Web's growing
penetration constitutes the real
model for successfully exiting the
current unrest. Iran has no such
model to offer, nor do the Saudis
or al-Qaida. They can only "win"
where societies remain largely or
completely disconnected from
globalization's embrace.
And that tells you everything you
need to know about the long war
against violent extremism and
why America, despite its status
quo-protecting instincts, should
cheer on these 2.0 Revolutions.
Thomas P.M. Barnett is chief
analyst at Wikistrat and a
contributing editor for Esquire
magazine. His latest book is "
Great Powers: America and the
World After Bush" (2009). His
weekly WPR column, The New
Rules, appears every Monday.
Reach him and his blog at
thomaspmbarnett.com.
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10 Movies About Becoming a Grown-up

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Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:00:56 PM
As parents, one of our biggest
jobs, along with nurturing and
protecting our children, is to help
them become adults. But the exact
steps you take to become a grown
-up are hard to define. Mostly, it's
about holding yourself
accountable for actions and
learning to make decisions
responsibly. Sometimes, it's about
challenging authority -- or
assuming it. It's about love and
heartbreak, betrayal and
forgiveness -- or accepting that
forgiveness isn't an option. It can
mean mustering the courage and
confidence to break away from
the familiar and comfortable, and
venture into the greater world
down uncertain paths.
Occasionally, being grown-up
means admitting that you're not
ready to be.
It's a tough, long road to become
an adult. It requires guidance,
advice and conversation.
Fortunately, there are movies that
compress the road to adulthood --
or critical portions of it -- into a
family-friendly story that gives
parents, tweens and teens an
opening to discuss certain aspects
of leaving childhood and growing
into adulthood. Here are 10 of
them.
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Isohunt, Kickasstorrents, Btjunkie called pirates by US Trade

rep
(CNET News.com) • Pay-per-download category: world, and in the five most visited BitTorrent sites. to allegedly infringing materials.
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:22:21 PM These sites exemplify the problem sites in • BitTorrent trackers: BitTorrent vKontakte: The site, which
of online sales of pirated music on • BitTorrent indexing sites: these tracker sites can also be used for permits users to provide access to
Demonoid, clones of Allofmp3, a pay-per-download basis. can be used for the high speed the transfer of allegedly infringing allegedly infringing materials,
T o r r e n t z . c o m , I s o h u n t , Allofmp3 clones: While the location and downloading of material by directing users to recently ranked among the five
Kickasstorrents, Btjunkie and The Russia-based allofmp3 (formerly allegedly infringing materials those peers sharing the infringing most visited sites in Russia and
Pirate Bay were among the Web the world's largest server-based from other users. The sites content. The sites listed below among the 40 most visited sites in
sites included in today's "The pirate music website) was shut identified below illustrate the exemplify how some BitTorrent the world.
Nortious Markets List" released down in 2007, nearly identical extent to which some BitTorrent tracking sites have become • Live sports telecast piracy: Live
by the U.S. Trade Representative. sites have taken its place. indexing sites have become notorious for infringing activities, sports telecast piracy affects
According to the USTR, which • D e e p l i n k i n g : s i t e s t h a t notorious hubs for infringing even though such sites may also amateur and professional sports
acts as this country's chief trade allegedly link to materials often activities, even though such sites be used for lawful purposes. leagues by making these protected
negotiator, the list was created to stored on third-party hosting sites. may also be used for lawful Rutracker: Russia-based telecasts and broadcasts freely
identify "markets, including those Baidu: Baidu recently ranked as purposes. Rutracker recently ranked among available on the Internet.
on the Internet, which exemplify the number one most visited site ThePirateBay: ThePirateBay that country's 15 most visited TV Ants: This peer-to-peer
the problem of marketplaces in China, and among the top ten in recently ranked among the top sites, and among the 300 most service, which reportedly operates
dealing in infringing goods and the world. 100 websites in both global and visited sites in the world. from China, exemplifies this
helping sustain global piracy." • B 2 B a n d B 2 C c a t e g o r y : U.S. traffic, and has been the Demonoid: Ukraine-hosted problem.
"The list below recognizes Business-to-business (B2B) and target of a notable criminal Demonoid recently ranked among • Smartphone software: A
markets in which pirated or business-to-consumer (B2C) prosecution in Sweden. the top 600 websites in global number of websites are making
counterfeit goods are reportedly websites have been cited by IsoHunt: Canada-based IsoHunt, traffic and the top 300 in U.S. Smartphone software applications
available," the USTR said in a industry as offering a wide range which has been subject of civil traffic. available to the public without
statement, adding that the list is of infringing products (such as litigation in both Canada and the Publicbt: This site is one of the compensating rights holders.
not exhaustive. "Rather, the list cigarettes, clothing, manufactured U.S., recently ranked among the most popular BitTorrent trackers 91.com: This site is reportedly
highlights with concern some of goods, pharmaceutical products top 300 websites in global traffic with over 30 million users responsible for more than half of
the most prominent examples of and sporting goods) to consumers and among the top 600 in U.S. worldwide. all downloaded applications in
notorious markets in each of the and businesses while maintaining traffic. openbittorrent: This site ranks China.
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At Demo, virtual dressing rooms promise e-tailers big sales

(CNET News.com)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:34:56 PM

Swivel, from FaceCake

Marketing Technologies, is one of
two virtual dressing room
products unveiled at Demo Spring
2011.(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/
CNET)
PALM DESERT, California--It
seems like a no-brainer, but for
the thousands and thousands of
online apparel retailers, why don't
they offer customers a way to
stand in front of a Web cam and
virtually try on clothes?
That's certainly the business
problem that a couple of
companies that presented at the
Demo Spring 2011 conference
here today were trying to answer.
Both Zugara and FaceCake
Marketing Technologies showed
the audience here forthcoming
offerings that would integrate
what would have be called virtual
dressing rooms into e-tailers' sites.
Although Demo often showcases
companies with related
technologies, I don't recall a time
in my many years of attending
this show that two outfits have
taken the stage with more or less
the same product. But Zugara,
with its Webcam Social Shopper,
and FaceCake, with Swivel, both For Zugara, the key selling point shopping site and simply "try on" on a woman, but you could also in brick-and-mortar retailers'
seem intent on building a business of such a system is making it easy an outfit. The software figures out see what she was wearing dressing rooms. In the latter case,
around the licensing of these for consumers to use. That means where the user's face is, and then underneath it. That made it look a it's likely that Swivel would
Webcam-based augmented reality Webcam Social Shopper requires superimposes a garment on his or little sloppy. Still, you would have utilize Microsoft's Kinect motion-
changing rooms to retailers. no downloads, and essentially her body. little trouble imagining whether sensing camera to sense the
And while the two companies' interacts directly with a user's PC- In the on-stage demo here, the the garment would look good or customer's body. But if the buyer
approaches differ slightly, they or Mac-based Webcam. The implementation of this was good, not, and in the end, that's the goal. is at home, they can use a simple
were close enough to make one customer would stand in front of if not great. You could certainly For Zugara, Swivel is designed to
wonder how both can succeed. DEMO, page 32
the camera while on an e-tailer's see what, say, a dress looked like be used either at home, or placed
30 Technology/ Health/ Newstablet Edition

As Profits Dip, Salesforce Exec Talks Up Chatter

Rip Empson (TechCrunch) company also made a measly $97 difficult to train each new
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:00:38 PM million at the operating income employee to manage their
level, compared to its $1.55 products.
Today, at the DEMO Conference billion in sales. Going forward, Hu said, he
in Palm Springs, Salesforce VP of Yet, in spite of these lackluster would like to see Saleforce
Platform and Marketing George numbers, back at DEMO, Hu’s become less reliant on their
Hu remained markedly confident expectations remain positive, Website or app and become,
over Salesforce’s future, smiling largely thanks to Salesforce’s instead, an invisible and pervasive
broadly in the face of rising costs enterprise social messaging service. He referred to David
and dipping profits. application, Chatter. Though you Kirkpatrick’s conception of the
Hu has good reason to be may only know Chatter from future of Facebook, in which the
smiling. Salesforce is the talk of unpopular Super Bowl ads, Hu social networking giant will look
the town these days, and one of said that their team has“cracked nothing like its current form, but
the preeminent cloud companies the distribution code”, as 80,000 instead its social graph will be
in the market. It had a big fourth of Salesforce’s 92,000 customers inherent to the very plumbing of
quarter, with sales growing 29 are currently using Chatter. He the Web.
percent to $457 million.“It was a r e m a i n e d u n f a z e d o v e r “We have a smiliar view,” Hu
monster quarter, and the deal flow competition from other enterprise said. “Yes, people may still go to
in the fourth quarter was just social networks like Yammer, picture, shows that 2011 may well stakeholders, and huge strategic salesforce via a browser and
awesome,” CEO Marc Benioff which claims to have over be the year of the expanding sales decisions are on the line, Hu said, login, but we think that
gushed in a recent earnings call. 100,000 users. force. Two weeks ago, I attended it takes a real person — those collaborative data should be
In addition to its customer gains, “ T o d a y , w e a r e s e e i n g a an “Online Local” panel at the customer-facing sales employees ubiquitous, not just through our
Salesforce has also been in an confluence of cloud, social and Goldman Sachs Technology and — to explain the details of how app, but through whatever reader
acquisitions tear. The company mobile, and the best sales person Internet Conference in San the service works, to work you use … We want to be
acquired Heroku, the Ruby in today’s world is not properly Francisco, where representatives through obstacles, and help the pervasive and invisible, to be
application platform-as-a-service armed unless they’re combining from Foursquare, Yodle, Living customer see the bigger picture. embedded in everything that you
for $212 million in December and those three key features,” Hu said. Social, and Angie’s List said that In light of Salesforce’s flurry of do.”
DimDim, a web conferencing He continued on to say that the they are in the process of M&A activity and rapid growth, Though Hu’s lofty visions of the
service for $31 million, in January market in social enterprise, for drastically expanding their own Hu said that what is keeping him future may hold weight, you can
— on top of the addition of those who can combine these sales staffs in 2011 due to their up at nights is the education of check out a more dour financial
G r o u p S w i m , a S a a S c l o u d three components successfully, impression that local merchants this massive sales force. As the perspective in the WSJ’s coverage
e n t e r p r i s e s e r v i c e , b a c k i n remains a green field. This is why lack the technology prowess to company has grown from a single of the Salesforce stock run up
December 2009. the company continues to build buy through self service models. application (Salesforce here. CrunchBase Information
While sales grew 29 percent in their human sales force, which the Living Social, for example, has a Automation) to a CRM platform, Salesforce George Hu
Q4, Salesforce’s total operating Salesforce (ha) executive said sales staff of over 450. collaboration through social Information provided by
expenses tipped past 40 percent to remains a high priority for the In business-to-business decisions, enterprise, and Data-as-a-Service, CrunchBase
$365 million, resulting in a company going forward. where there are multiple it has become increasingly
$391,000 loss in operations. The Hu’s conclusion, seen in the big

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The Oscars, On Twitter: Over 1.2 Million Tweets, 388K Users
Tweeting
Alexia Tsotsis (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:59:03 PM
Twitter has changed the way we
watch television. Say what you
will about the 83rd Annual
Oscars(and thus far the consensus
is “meh”), you’ve probably
already said it on Twitter. Mass
Relevance and TweetReach, a
Twitter analytics service with
commercial access to the Twitter
API, have teamed up to make a
data map of yesterday’s mass
conversation.
Over 20 Oscar-related terms like
“Oscars,” “#Oscars,” “Academy”
(but no specific names of
celebrities or movies) were
tracked between the hours of 5:30
and 8:45 PST during the show’s
live airing. Total damage?
1,269,970 tweets, 1,663,458,778
potential impressions, and
3 8 8 , 7 1 7 u s e r s
tweeting.@TheOnion
The Onion How rude — not a
single character from Toy Story 3
bothered to show up.#oscars
about 20 hours ago via HootSuite
Retweet Reply
The honor of most retweeted
tweet of the night went to The
Onion with the above zinger
(sorry@parislemon). And the
America not yet down and out, or how the West is still winning
(Finance News - Business news
from the UK and world)
Technology/ Finance/ 31
highest tweet peak was shortly wear. single financial executive has
after the internet friendly Auto- about 20 hours ago via web gone to jail."#Oscars
Tune montage at 7:20 pm PST, Retweet Reply about 19 hours ago via Twitter
clocking in 11,780. 1637@billmaher for iPhone Retweet Reply
And while that 1.6 billion Bill Maher Oscars just 965@keisertroll
impressions number may seem announced, Kirk Douglas hosting Tom Keiser I WANT TO
high, TweetReach CEO Jenn show next year. THANK YOU LIKE AN
Davis tells me that the volume about 21 hours ago via OpenBeak ANIMAL#reznor#oscars
was actually lower than she Retweet Reply about 20 hours ago via web
expected,“We were prepared for 1314@justinbieber Retweet Reply
big spikes, and we just didn’t see Justin Bieber good luck to my 910
those.” Davis told me that the friend Hailee Steinfeld tonight on @RyanSeacrest
event paled in comparison to the the#oscars. young people going Ryan Seacrest So when
Super Bowl and The Grammy, for theirs! also want Christian presenters are reading the winners
where TweetReach saw 17,000 Bale to win.#TheFighter at the#oscars, this is what the card
tweets in a single minute. In about 21 hours ago via web inside the envelope looks like:
contrast, the spikes topped out at Retweet Reply http://yfrog.com/h86e36j
12,000 at the Oscars. 1133@TheOnion February 27, 2011 12:39 pm via
Davis guesses that this is because The Onion Stay tuned for the web Retweet Reply
the movie industry has not yet official Republican rebuttal to 891@HarryPotterFilm
found its Twitter groove,“All of the#Oscars shortly after the show Harry Potter Film"Tiny Ball of
the celebrities that generate a lot about 18 hours ago via HootSuite Light." Hahaha. Who knew Ron
of the converasation on Twitter Retweet Reply and Hermione could sing?
are musicians like Lady Gaga and 1091@KeithOlbermann Brilliant.#Oscars
Justin Bieber, so I don’t know if Keith Olbermann Just remember: about 19 hours ago via
[The Oscars] appeals to a Twitter every star you see, every film you TweetDeck Retweet Reply
audience in the same way The applaud, everything you honor at 882
Grammys or The Superbowl does. the#Oscars, is a proud part of a # Thanks: TweetReach
“ UNION#Wisconsin CrunchBase Information Twitter
about 20 hours ago via HootSuite
Update: Here are the top ten Retweet Reply about 21 hours ago via web Information provided by
retweets, in order of frequency (#s 2963@ConanOBrien Retweet Reply CrunchBase
below each tweet).@TheOnion 993@hitRECordJoe
Conan O'Brien Watching the
The Onion How rude — not a Oscars. Not crazy about the womb Joseph Gordon-Levitt"Three
single character from Toy Story 3 Natalie Portman's baby chose to years after a financial crisis
bothered to show up.#oscars caused by massive fraud, not a
It's nearly one hundred years Its theme has been a favourite
since Oswald Spengler penned his among writers, historians and
best selling "Decline of the West". economists ever since.
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PC or Mac Webcam.
Like Swivel, Webcam Social
Shopper puts a customer virtually
in the clothes they want to try on.
Both offer sharing options for
quick feedback.(Credit: Daniel
Terdiman/CNET)
For both, the value proposition
seems to be the same: "To make
shopping more engaging," as
Zugara vice president of product
and marketing Jack Benoff put it.
Or, as FaceCake's Tom
Chamberlin put it, a user who
goes into a dressing room is 70
percent more likely to buy
something than one who doesn't.
So why not help e-tailers take
advantage of that math.
With Swivel, users see their body
on the screen and when they raise
their hand in the air to
automatically select a garment
type--handbag, tops, dresses,
glasses, pants, and so on--from
the left side of the screen, the
right side then displays a column
of possible choices. They point at
the exact item they want to try,
and the software does the rest:
The garment appears
superimposed over their body.
With Webame Social Shopper,
the interface is a bit simpler, but it
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than HSBC
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works more or less the same. A
user selects a garment, and it is
automatically placed digitally
over their body. The look and feel
of the two offerings is different,
but the end result is similar.
Another facet that both
companies saw was essential was
to make it easy for shoppers to
share the image of what they look
like in a garment with their
friends. So both services offer a
quick sharing option so that they
can, with one-click, post an image
of themselves "wearing" the dress
or pants or other piece of clothing
to Facebook or Twitter. The idea
here is that with direct feedback
from friends, a buyer would feel
more comfortable pulling out their
credit card.
With both companies relying on a
licensing model, it's clear that in
order to make money, they'll have
to sign up a critical mass of
retailer customers. For now, the
two are saying little about actual
business, but it sounds like neither
has worked out any particularly
impressive deals. So it remains to
be seen if these companies are
going to be the ones to bring this
technology to the masses.
There are, of course, other
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banking giant HSBC.
competitors. Outfits like Holition,
Metaio, Total Immersion, and
others seem to be providing
pieces of the puzzle, but both
Zugara and FaceCake seem to feel
they are the only ones with the
whole thing.
This is promising technology, but
as shown here at Demo, it would
seem that both Swivel and
Webcam Social Shopper have a
ways to go before this is a fully
seamless, modern integration.
Still, with e-tailers surely eager
for ways to boost customer
satisfaction and loyalty, it would
appear likely that technology like
this is going to find a customer
base. Whether one of these
companies will benefit from that
remains to be seen.
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Augmented Reality For Online Retail And Advertising In The
Future
Rue Liu (SlashGear)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:41:17 PM
Pocket-lint posted an interesting
story on augmented reality (AR)
use in online retail and
advertising. The technology that
has been deemed a “gimmick” in
the past is expected to bring in
$1.5 billion in global revenues
from AR applications by 2015.
Advertising is now using AR to
promote things from movies and
cars to food and watches. The
technology uses cameras and
“augments” the user’s reality,
whether it be their face or
something their holding, and
digitally alters it for the purposes
of the product or application. See
videos of AR in action for
advertising and online retail after
the cut.
The first Transformers movie
used AR in their promotions.
When someone ran the program
and stepped in front of their web
camera, the video would show the
user with Optimus Prime’s head
superimposed onto their own.
Burger King used it as well in a
promotion for their $1 burgers.
Gawker 2.0.1 [Redesign]
Nick Denton (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 11:59:00 AM
I should first explain the radio
silence of the last couple of
You had to hold a piece of paper
with a symbol on it, the program
would recognize the symbol
through the camera and the piece
of paper would turn into a burger.
You could move it around and
even let you open the bun up to
reveal the contents of the burger.
Watch-maker, Tissot, did
something similar where you print
out a piece of paper and wear it
like a watch, the program would
weeks. We'd wanted to respond to
feedback not with promises of
future improvements but with
actual fixes. So that's what I'm
doing now—but I regret any
recognize it and would place a
virtual copy of the watch onto
your wrist. You could choose
whatever model or color watch
and it would change instantly on
your wrist and as you turned and
rotated it.
Augmented Reality gives the user
a much more interactive
experience. While you aren’t
really holding a burger or wearing
a watch, it certainly is a closer
impression that we weren't
Technology/ Culture/ 33
experience of augmented reality
will stick with them.
“What we’re trying to do with the
worn-on-body applications is
enable a real business
functionality for it. It engages
customers, it enables people to
understand the product and
therefore it enables them to take a
step closer to purchasing the
product as well,” says brand
manager Lynn Murray at
Holition, a creative technology
agency responsible for Tissot’s
campaign.
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Apple looks to the East
Kevin Fubar (SlashGear)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:36:24 PM
Tony Sacconaghi of Bernstein
Research met with the top execs
at Apple last week. He relased a
note on Monday explaining what
he learned during his meeting
with COO Tim Cook, CFO Peter
Oppenheimer, and VP of Internet
Services Eddy Cue. Notably, Tim
Cook mentioned that Apple is
looking to expand their market
share. Apple does not want it’s
products to be “just for the rich.”
Toni wrote that Tim “appeared to
reaffirm the notion that Apple is
likely to develop lower priced
offerings.” These seem to be
targeted more to emerging
markets in China and South East
Asia than here in the West.
Mr. Cook never confirmed that
Apple had specific plans to
release a cheaper iPhone, but he
did say that the company has
“clever things” planned to expand
into prepaid markets. “Cook said
he felt that iPhone was just below
food and water on Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs.” Apple is
focused on expanding into the
Chinese market, which is
traditionally centered on prepaid
plans. “Huge energy” from Apple
has been focused on the Chinese
market. While these clever things
are going to be key to expanding
Apple’s sales into China, they
should bleed over into the US and
Blues legend Eddie Kirkland dies in Fla. wreck (AP)
(Yahoo! News: Obituaries)
European markets as well. Expect
to see increased iPhone sales
worldwide.
Tim mentioned that sales of the
iPhone increases Apple’s sales of
other products, especially in
newly opened markets. This is a
big deal, because the tablet market
is about to kick into full gear
through the rest of this year.
There looks to be intense
competition between
manufacturers. Tablets bridge the
technological gap between
computers and smartphones.
We’re seeing offerings from both
mobile companies like Motorola
AP - An 88-year-old blues legend
known as the "Gypsy of the
to more traditional computer
companies like Asus and Apple.
Cook seems to imply that Apple is
plannning on expanding into
emerging markets by offering
cheaper prices on the iconic
iPhone. These will help them
drive up sales for their tablet
products as well. In dollars and
cents, the tablet market means $60
to $100 billion in business, just
for Apple.
This news comes right before
Apple’s probable release of the
next generation iPad Wednesday
morning.
In related news, Hong Kong’s
Blues" was killed in Florida when
his car turned into the path of a
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-Perfect iOS
Notifications
Replacement for
Jailbroken iOS Devices
[Video]
Adam Dachis (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 1:00:00 PM
MobileNotifier is a complete re-
write of the iOS notifications
system and it's pretty amazing. It
takes inspiration from Android's
notification system while adding
the elegance of iOS, preventing
notifications from interrupting
First Apple Store To Open This
Year. you and allowing you to easily
respond from a drop-down
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Smart Systems: Using Data to Find New Space in
an Old World
Alex Williams (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:45:00 PM
The water system that serves the
U.S. capital city of Washington,
D.C. dates back to the nation's
civil war. Just think - in the time
of Lincoln people dug into the
ground with hand-made shovels to
lay a water system.
Today, that 19th century water
system for the District of
Columbia is now arguably one of
the smartest in the world.
Why? Those water pipes are now
fitted with sensors that analyze
data on valves, storm drains,
service vehicles and truck routes.
Sponsor
It's representative of a trend we
see in hosted environments
everywhere. At the Parallels
Summit last week, discussion
centered on making the most of
data centers. They discussed
optimizing servers to provide
more virtual space. That reflects
on what we are hearing at IBM
Pulse. And that's finding new
spaces in an old world. We can't
afford to replace our highways,
airports and the buildings where
we work and live. But we can
Now Playing: February 28 - March 6, 2011
Chris Buffa (Joystiq)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:00:00 PM
No, for real. You had a fly on
your face.
optimize this physical
infrastructure by creating a virtual
space that gives us a view into
how these aging systems can be
improved.
This new space is a virtual one.
But the data is also spreading
deeper into new spaces that come
with the ubiquity of sensors on
physical objects, smart grid
networks, RFID tags and 4G
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networks. And now we can more
easily read this data, too. People
have tablets and smartphones to
manage the streams of data that
comes from these various devices.
IBM is moving deep into this
new data world. It announced
software today from its Tivioli
group that will do predictive
monitoring and event
management across complex
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networks and operations.
Some of the benefits to the D.C.
water system that the technology Waste Less of Your
is providing:
• Field Services trucks can be Work Day by
automatically routed to optimize Communicating with
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seeing up to 20% reduction of fuel
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and reduced "windshield" time. Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:00:00 PM
• Cost savings will come from the
analytics that will know if a water GTD and productivity blog The
meter is degrading. They can Job Bored suggests that research
identify and replace those meters is indicating that many of us
far more effectively. spend actual hours of our day
• Predictive analytics helps thinking about some asshole we
schedule the replacement of aging work with. Obviously this isn't
infrastructure to prevent costly productive, but communication
incidents that reduce service could be the best fix. More »
quality, such as outages and water
main breaks.
Buckles, last WWI
We are seeing the optimization of
the virtual and the physical space.
doughboy, dies at
And through it we are finding new 110 in W.Va. (AP)
spaces to make the systems better.
(Yahoo! News: Obituaries)
That means we can keep systems
as old as the Civil War by Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:13:50 PM
outfitting with data collection and
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analytics technology that will
but when Frank Buckles outlived
transform the way we view space
every other American who'd
and what it means. Discuss
served in World War I, he became
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humble patriot" and final
torchbearer for the memory of
that fading conflict.
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ClearEdge touts home fuel cell over

solar panels
(CNET News.com) marketing to consumers in ClearEdge Power said residential
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:19:55 PM California, who receive up to fuel cells are a good alternative to
$17,500 per five-kilowatt unit in solar panels for onsite power
If fuel cell vehicles can have financial incentives from utility because they take less space, don't
celebrity owners, why not fuel rebates and federal tax credits. depend on good sun exposure,
cell-powered homes? Commercial customers can get as and, as a combined heat and
ClearEdge Power said Jackie much as $27,500 in incentives, power product, are efficient. Its
Autry, former Los Angeles according to the company. fuel cell is 40 percent efficient in
Angels of Anaheim owner and For customers with big electricity converting fuel into electricity and
widow of Gene Autry, is a bills, the fuel cell will cut monthly 50 percent efficient in heat,
customer of its residential fuel bills significantly, with Autry making it 90 percent efficient.
cell system, which supplies both projected to get a pay back in
electricity and hot water. between five to seven years,
Stationary fuel cell makers, according to a report in the Desert
More commercial customers,
such as office buildings and Alfred for Mac
supermarkets, are using fuel cells
including Bloom Energy and Sun. At an event to show the fuel
FuelCell Energy, focus mainly on cells at Autry's house on Friday,
because they provide reliable
power. Fuel cell companies are
enhances Apple's Finder
b u s i n e s s c u s t o m e r s . B u t company executives said they are primarily marketing products in Dave Caolo (TUAW) navigating the Finder. Eventually
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Why Is It Taking So Long For
Amazon To Close Its Diapers.com
Deal?
Erick Schonfeld (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:02:37 PM
It’s been about four months since
Amazon announced its plans to
acquire of Quidsi, the parent
company of Diapers.com and
Soap.com, for$540 million. The
deal has not yet closed, primarily
due to an extended review by the
FTC.
The FTC took nearly seven
months to approve the Google
AdMob deal, so it is not yet as
bad as it could be. But it is also
unclear what antitrust concerns
the FTC might have with this
particular deal. Is the FTC
worried that a combined Amazon-
Quidsi will corner the online
diapers market and provide free
overnight shipping to parents all
across the country?
Yes, Diapers.com and Amazon
are the No. 1 and No. 2 online
retailers of diapers, respectively.
(Last year, Quidsi CEO Marc
Lore boasted to me that
Diapers.com shipped four times
as many diapers as Amazon). But
their combined sales are a drop in
the bucket compared to the
overall diapers market.
Diapers.com probably did about
$300 million in revenues last year.
Quidsi also moved into family
care products with Soap.com.
Diapers are a multi-billion dollar
industry, and family care is even
bigger. Procter& Gamble alone
sold nearly$15 billion worth of
baby and family care products
combined last year (including
diapers, baby wipes, facial tissues,
bath tissues, and paper towels).
E-commerce does not exist in a
vacuum. It is rarely a market unto
itself. Perhaps the FTC is just
being thorough. But the longer it
takes to either approve or block
big deals above $500 million, the
bigger a deterrent it becomes to
those deals ever happening in the
first place (see Groupon). If
Amazon was allowed to buy
Zappos, there is no reason why it
should not be allowed to buy
Diapers.com. Unless the concern
is that Amazon dominates too
many e-commerce markets
overall, and allowing it to buy
online dominance in adjacent
markets sets a bad precedent. So
how should the FTC define the
market in this case—diapers or
online commerce? CrunchBase
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Top 5 Everyday Items
You Can Repurpose in a
Survival Scenario
(HowStuffWorks Daily Feed) However, surviving in the
Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:00:56 PM wilderness can still be a matter of
life and death. As living things,
Maybe you were c-aught in a we humans have basic needs for
freak snowstorm while driving survival: warmth, water, sleep and
home from Grandma's house. Or food. If these needs aren't met,
perhaps you wandered a little too d i s a s t e r c a n s o o n f o l l o w .
far from your campground during Everyone should have a survival
a weekend in the woods. By a preparedness kit stored in his or
freak of nature, you survived a her car or brought on any camping
plane crash in the middle of what and hiking trip, but how many of
feels like nowhere. Here you are, us actually do? When you have no
relatively uninjured but with no formal supplies, improvisation is
camping or survival equipment. key.
What do you do? In this article, we're going to take
If you're MacGyver, the famous a look at the top five survival
American television spy from the items -- and they're all things you
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Meet The Newest Founders Den
Tenant: Lieutenant Governor Gavin
Newsom
MG Siegler (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:29:29 PM
Last month, we first wrote about
Founders Den, a new “private
clubhouse” for entrepreneurs in
the heart of San Francisco’s SoMa
district. In that short amount of
time, they’ve grown quickly and
are now just about filled to the
brim with young entrepreneurs
working on a wide range of new
startups. But their newest tenant is
one they could have never
anticipated: Gavin Newsom.
Yes, the Lieutenant Governor of
California (and former San
Francisco Mayor) has decided to
forgo space in the stodgy old
government buildings in the city
and instead will call the Founders
Den his home when he’s working
out of the city (where he still
lives).
This is both a refreshing move by
the Lieutenant Governor and a
huge get for the Founders Den,
obviously. Why is Newsom doing
it? “ To bring innovation back to
our state government,” as he puts
it. “ Founders Den provides the
kind of collaborative and creative
atmosphere to foster new ideas
not only for emerging new
businesses, but government as
well,” he notes.
While he was still mayor,
Newsom was often in the
spotlight ( during events like
TechCrunch Disrupt)
championing startups like Twitter
for bringing jobs and excitement
to San Francisco. He also had
some progressive ideas in terms
of opening up city data, which he
outlined in a guest post for us in
2009.
I had the chance to stop by
Founders Den earlier today to
meet up with the Lieutenant
Governor and to see how he’s
working out of his new office. It’s
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How to Tell Which Loaf
of Bread Is the Freshest
in the Grocery Store
[Shopping]
Whitson Gordon (Lifehacker)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 2:00:00 PM
Grocery stores, as we've
mentioned, put the least fresh
food on the front of the shelves,
so it gets bought first. On the
bread shelves, though, they make
it even easier to decode freshness:
just check the color on its tag.
More »
The Google
helmet
pretty interesting. The place was
abuzz with excitement with him [infographic]
in it, as he was taking a meeting (Holy Kaw!)
on behalf of the state. I also had a
chance to sit down with him to LG Wins Injunction
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:11:00 PM
talk a bit about the idea, the space, Against Sony, European Via Column Five for Get
and the state of the tech scene in Satisfaction
the city — including yes, the state
Customs Seize
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F o u n d e r s D e n I n f o r m a t i o n Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:10:51 PM
provided by CrunchBase We reported before that LG filed
with the U.S. International Trade
Commission seeking to ban
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Sony’s PlayStation 3 game
consoles from entering the U.S.
due to alleged patent
infringements. At the time we
thought actual bans would be
unlikely, but it looks like LG has
won a preliminary injunction
against Sony not in the U.S., but
in Europe. LG alleges that Sony
has infringed on a number of their
Blu-ray technology patents. The
ruling made by the civil court of
justice in Hague means that all
new PS3s must be confiscated
when they are imported into the
UK and the rest of Europe for a
minimum of 10 days. Tens of
thousands of PS3s have already
been seized in by customs
officers.
Sony can appeal to have the ban
U.S. Army Launches iPhone Blogging App For
Troops
Rue Liu (SlashGear)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:13:12 PM
The U.S. Army launched today
an iPhone app and mobile website
blogging platform aimed at
engaging current and potential
recruits. Named Army Strong
Stories, both the iPhone app and
the mobile website offer portable
access to site content and allow
users to share their own Army
Strong story, post comments, and
learn more about Army service
and career opportunities.
“It is to the great advantage of the
U.S. Army to keep current and
equip our Soldiers with the latest
lifted, but LG can also apply to
have the 10-day import ban
extended. If the injunction is
extended, it could mean that
Sony’s PS3 games and consoles
could start disappearing from
retail shelves across Europe. And
if Sony is found guilty for
infringing on LG’s patents, they
could be forced to compensate LG
for each PS3 sold around the
world.
The battle is fierce between the
two Asian electronics giants
involving seven different patent
disputes, with Sony trying to
block shipments of LG
smartphones from entering the
US. Neither company has made
any official announcements or
comments regarding the situation.
technology to ensure they
continue to share authentic stories
about their daily lives in the
Army,” said Lt. Gen. Benjamin
Freakley, commanding general of
U.S. Army Accessions Command.
“The Army Strong Stories iPhone
app and mobile website reinforce
the Army’s ongoing commitment
to embracing social media and
new technology.”
The Army Strong Stories iPhone
app and the mobile website
features include the ability to
upload written content, photos, release of the app and website, it outside world again
and videos. More than 600 will be even easier for soldiers to • Secret-agent earphones are
soldiers currently blog for Army stay connected with their units, tougher than the Feds
Strong Stories. And with the
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If the ban is not lifted, Sony’s
stockpiles in the UK and around
Europe could run out within two
to three weeks.
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mom. Now that the Bartowski
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Sarah Walker's turn for family
drama.
Before we get to that, here are a
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creator and executive producer
bases, fellow soldiers, friends, and Chris Fedak on what to expect
families while out in the field. from tonight's episode, 'Chuck vs.
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Arab World Embraces Israeli’s YouTube
"Zenga Zenga" Spoof of Qaddafi Rant;
Two Versions, With and Without Dancers
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Five Popular Shows That Should End This Season

Bob Sassone (TV Squad) If the show is still getting good will likely be the case with'Two this season -- in fact, all but one
ratings, the network might not
Submitted at 2/28/2011 11:30:00 AM and a Half Men'). have been renewed -- but from a
want to lose a hit. But fans could All of those scenarios are covered pure storytelling viewpoint, it
Filed under: Reality-Free, counter that the quality has in this list of five shows that are might be time for them to be over.
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Should We Ban Oil Imports For Energy Security?

Dian L. Chu (Money Game)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:46:00 PM

I came across an interesting

editorial at Houston Chronicle
dated Feb. 26 written by Yale
Graduates Energy Study Group
discussing energy security and
independence.
In the article, the authors propose
a federal policy (the "limits"
policy) to withdraw U.S. crude
and products imports from the
world oil market, for example, in
a 10-year period. During that
period, all imports would be
phased out to zero except Canada,
whose pipelines run almost
exclusively south into the U.S.
Consumer Loss vs. Producer
Gain
According to the article, the
limits policy would serve the
national interest, reduce the costs
of disruption in domestic markets
due to attacks on foreign oil
producers, and help more
effective expansion in domestic
oil and alternative energy
production. "...such a disruption would governments are two of the fringe Boone Pickens said the U.S. spent imports dependent, it is
The authors further suggest, produce a total loss to the benefits that could result from the $475 billion on foreign oil in 2008 nevertheless a fact that needs to
based on their cost-benefit economy of $234 billion from a "limits" policy. alone, and projected over the next be taken into account whenever
analysis, six-month shock under business Full article here at chron.com, 10 years the cost will be $10 you are moving one of the energy
"...limiting imports from 2011 to as usual. Over the decade of the and the following are some of my trillion chess pieces. As such, one thing
2021 would cost $40 billion in limits policy, these costs decline thoughts. With staggering numbers like that's glaringly missing in the
consumer losses, but generate to zero for a disruption in 2021, Bridging the Oil Supply Gap? these, the idea of achieving zero article is addressing how to bridge
$227 billion in producer gains even without including the Based on the EIA data, liquid foreign oil imports is intriguing as the oil supply gap (Fig. 1), before,
from selling more domestic producer gains during years when fuel net imports (including both to the potential positive impact on during and after the imports phase
products." the shock does not occur." crude oil and refined products) the trade imbalance, budget -out period.
In The Case Of $400 Oil Eliminations of defense spending accounted for 57% of total U.S. deficits, etc. It is also the Holy A Drastic Move
A $400 per barrel oil price on protecting shipping lanes and consumption in 2008, and fell to Grail probably every country in Moreover, the proposal seems a
scenario is also discussed if friendly oil-producing nations, 49% in 2010, primarily because of the world is striving for. bit drastic and might have the
occurred before all imports are and gains in U.S. employment and the Great Recession, and rising However, regardless how the
eliminated: tax receipts for federal and state domestic production. And T. U.S. has come to be so oil and SHOULD page 46
42 Economy/
Timing the China Property Crash
noreply@blogger.com (Michael
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:40:00 AM
Inquiring minds are investigating
Analysis of the Chinese Property
Bubble by Huw McKay, Senior
International Economist, for
Westpac Bank. China: strong for
now but imbalances loom
The strength in China’s January
trade data was absolutely
remarkable. Going back to 2000,
the level of unadjusted exports or
imports in a January month has
never exceeded the level in the
immediately prior December:
until now. There are deep-seated
seasonal reasons why this just
shouldn’t happen - and history
had never offered an exception to
the rule. So, clearly, seasonally
adjusted month-on-month growth
was huge - around 12% for
exports and 16% for imports. Iron
ore import volumes were a
monthly record by almost 7%.
Sure, global manufacturing had a
strong end to the year and
business surveys had a respectable
January, but this sort of implied
demand is bordering on
ridiculous. While three
consecutive months of triple digit
growth in imports to the special
economic zones through Q4 argue
the export numbers should not be
a total surprise (at least on the
supply side, never mind who the
customers are), we remain
astonished by the import surge.
Yes, commodity prices rose and
some public and private
discretionary inventory building
ahead of the lunar new year was
likely underway, but neither
factor goes all that far in
explaining the level of apparent
demand. Getting away from levels
and getting back to growth, at
51%yr imports are as strong as
they were in the first half of 2004,
when the authorities saw fit to
clamp down on out of control
heavy industrial investment,
overall fixed investment began the
year up 53% and 24 of 31
provinces experienced power
shortages as an overloaded grid
strained under the pressure. Is that
a good description of the current
climate? No, not really, but to say
that the economy has good
momentum opening the year
would be an egregious
understatement.
So, the Chinese economy is
expanding at a rapid pace – for
now. However, the imbalances
that have emerged in the policy
induced recovery phase have not
disappeared. In fact, they have
been inflamed. When real estate
policy began to be tightened in the
first half of 2010, the volume of
sales moved broadly sideways
(with regional variation), but the
volume of new starts continued to
rise .
The implications of this are
many. One, bringing these
projects to completion will
generate very significant demand
for raw and intermediate
materials. This should keep
commodity markets well
supported in coming months -
even if a pull-back from
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below completions in late 2008
(Chart 2) developers were forced
to discount aggressively to offload
their properties. In the absence of
a supportive policy shift as part of
the second stimulus package,
realised prices could have fallen
by 20-30%, essentially consuming
the entire margin rumoured to be
enjoyed by the luxury
development sector. The policy
response should events play out as
expected is a vitally important
question. On the one hand, history
argues that the “Wen put” (an
extraordinary January import 2003. We have a single national a n a l o g u e o f t h e l e g e n d a r y
levels must be assumed, and the downturn to ponder (late 2008) in “Greenspan put”) will again be
fact that base metals prices are a d d i t i o n t o t h e S h a n g h a i exercised, thereby sparking
extremely elevated already. But experiment of 2004/05. While the another wave of subsidised
the stronger implication is that cycle does appear to be settling h o u s i n g s p e c u l a t i o n a n d
o n c e t h e s e s t a r t s d o r e a c h into more of an established downstream demand for the heavy
completion it seems extremely groove, we are not at a point industrial sector. On the other, the
unlikely that the level of sales will where we can be confident about administration’s oft-stated and
be high enough to comfortably the leads and lags. Our best pragmatic desire to tackle housing
absorb the new supply. That efforts suggest that a lead period affordability concerns, and their
i m p l i e s t h a t t h e d e v e l o p e r of between 1½ and 2 years is a d e s i r e t o i g n i t e t h e l a t e n t
industry will run into some reasonable if imprecise guide. As consumption impulse, might
trouble later this year and into the surge in starts dates back to argue for a very public sacrifice of
early 2012 – and that will impact the middle of 2009, the first the developers. Taken together
o n a c t i v i t y l e v e l s i n t h e “cluster” of completions should w i t h t h e c u r r e n t f o c u s o n
c o n s t r u c t i o n s e c t o r , w i t h be hitting the market in physical i n f l a t i o n a r y r i s k s – b o t h
predictable flow-on effects for form later this year, and in “off- immediate and medium term –
upstream industries inside China theplan” form somewhat earlier. and a disinflationary trend
and out. But the post-April rise in starts is emanating from residential real
Estimating a precise lead time a story for early-mid 2012. Where estate doesn’t appear to be wildly
between starts and completions is will sales demand be at this time inconsistent with the broader aims
not easy. The private construction against a backdrop of monetary of policy. Whatever balance the
policymakers strike, the
cycle is young enough that it has tightening? Not high enough.
yet to establish firm “rules of It should be emphasized that we implications will resonate far
thumb” for forecasters to adopt. are talking about new supply afield. More on China
Chinese housing ownership coming to market. Secondary
reforms date back to just 1998 and stock is to be added to the amount • Speculation, Investment
the explosion in private sector of housing available for sale. TIMING page 44
housing activity dates to only When the volume of sales fell
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$100 Oil Is No Reason To Celebrate

David Kotok (Money Game) over the weekend. Two pipelines
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:55:00 PM from Egypt were attacked in the
Sinai desert; several battalions of
Some folks look at the $100 oil the Egyptian army are now in the
price and conclude that it has Sinai at the invitation of Israel.
stabilized and that everything will That means both sides of the Suez
be OK. They argue one can now
The Economist Intelligence Unit poor category but less bad than expansion of new drilling in the Canal are supposedly secured by
sell the oil stocks and go on to
ranked 167 countries by their fully authoritarian. US and elsewhere. It requires the army. Algeria is currently the
other sectors. They claim that
political structure. Data is This list offers no comfort. As new alternate fuel technologies, big worry.
Middle East and North African In addition, let us add the
compiled for 2010. Remember we have written on several solar, wind, nuclear power and
(MENA) problems are heading following notion to the mix; the
t h i s r a n k i n g p r e c e d e s t h e occasions, this turmoil is not over. shale oil growth.
for the back burner. visible demonstrators are being
outbreaks in MENA. Moreover, the outcomes and The forecaster is hopeful. We are
Maybe so? However, at seen in other sub-Saharan African
Of the 20 countries in MENA, impacts are unknown. doubter. Granted, it looks like the
Cumberland, we‘re not ready to countries where there is conflicted
Israel was the best-ranked (lowest Oil markets are temporarily US is about to issue a permit for
buy into that notion.
numerical score). It is listed as a settled at about $112 for Brent. deepwater drilling in the Gulf. It political pressure, low democracy
Young demonstrators that are
“flawed democracy” with a world WTI is about $15 wide of Brent. took almost a year. Litigation is i n d e x r a n k i n g s a n d h i g h
visible on TV are located in
rank of number 37. Saudi Arabia In time, that record wide gap will probably ahead but, at least, the corruption. They, too, are oil
authoritarian regimes where they
(160) had the worst score among close. We believe that Brent is a Obama administration seems to producers. They, too, have
are permitted to be visible. Egypt
the 20 states in MENA. In “truer” price and that WTI is have realized that the US needs p o p u l a t i o n s t h a t c a n b e
is an example. Bahrain vacillates
addition to Saudi Arabia, the distorted because of inventory more oil. (Capital Alpha gets m a n i p u l a t e d b y d e s p o t s o r
with permissive demonstrations “wannabe" despots. Keep an eye
following countries (ranking issues at Cushing, Oklahoma. credit for the research)
and repression.
score) were determined to be One-hundred dollar oil is costly As investment advisors, we will on Cameroon and Nigeria.
Protestors in other regimes do not
“authoritarian regimes” and to the US economic growth story. n o t f o l l o w e i t h e r o f t h e s e This is not over.
appear on our TV. They are being
poorly ranked. We will list from We will see that impact appear e x t r e m e s . M o n e y d e c i s i o n s Join the conversation about this
crushed. Iran and Syria seem to be
worst to less worse: Iran (158) over the next three months. require realistic scenarios and not story »
the most murderous of this group.
Libya (158) Djibouti (154) Syria Gasoline seems headed for $4 a hope for benign outcomes or See Also:
Some regimes are trying to buy • CHART OF THE DAY: Where
(152) U.A.E (148) Yemen (146) gallon. responses to extreme fear.
off the unrest; Saudi Arabia is the
Tunisia (144) Oman (143) Egypt Meanwhile, forecasts of future oil We remain over-weighted energy Libya Ranks Among The Worst
largest of these and has the most
(138) Qatar (137) Algeria (125) prices range widely. The highest and oil. We continue to hold a Oil Disruptions Of All Time
resources to do it. Other regimes
Bahrain (122) Jordan (117) we have seen is $220 a barrel; that cash reserve. We expect more • Can Al Qaeda Survive The
are allowing some visible protest
Morocco (116) Kuwait (114). spike high would require Algeria turmoil in the MENA region. Middle East Revolts?
in an attempt to ease the pressure.
(Thank you to Credit Suisse for to go offline in addition to Libya. Keep an eye on the violence that • Demographics, The Oil Curse
They hope the demonstrators will
data) The lowest estimate we have seen a f f e c t s t h e a c t u a l o i l / g a s And Post-Colonial Karma
get bored. Recently, Bahrain and
The Economist listed Iraq (111) is $30 in five years. That requires infrastructure. Libya suffers;
Yemen seem to be trying this
Palestine (93) and Lebanon (86) peace to break out widely in production is mostly shut down.
approach as an alternative to
as hybrid regimes. That is still a MENA. It assumes a massive An Iraqi refinery was attacked
repression.

The Bank of Mom and Dad: Putting Banking into Kid Terms
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44 Economy/
Clinton Tells Qaddafi "Surrender Now"; More
Protests in Yemen, Bahrain, Oman
noreply@blogger.com (Michael
Shedlock) (Mish's Global
Economic Trend Analysis)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:33:00 PM
Libyan rebels now hold about
80% of the country. France is
sending an airlift of medical
supplies, including doctors and
nurses to aid the rebels. Think
anything else might be in those
planes?
Regardless, Qaddafi is holed up
in Tripoli with options growing
smaller by the day. The only
country that might take him is
Venezuela. Why anyone would
take him is beyond me.
US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton has stepped up the
rhetoric as International Pressure
on Qaddafi Intensifies. An
international campaign to force
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi out of
office gathered pace on Monday
as the European Union adopted an
arms embargo and other
sanctions, as Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly
told the Libyan leader to
surrender power “now, without
further violence or delay.”
Germany proposed a 60-day ban
on financial transactions, and a
spokeswoman for Catherine
Ashton, the European Union’s
foreign policy chief, said that
contacts were being established
with the opposition.
Italy’s foreign minister on
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Landing; Miracle of Chinese
High-Speed Rail will be Reduced
to Dust; Peak Oil Doomsday
S u n d a y s u s p e n d e d a turned violent in the port city of jobs they would. Look no further
Clock
nonaggression treaty with Libya Sohar, and spread for the first than the US for proof. Only
• Implosion of the China "Fabric
on the grounds that the Libyan time to the capital, Muscat. Third private enterprise can create jobs,
City" Frenzy
state “no longer exists,” while Night of Protests in Oman at least lasting ones.
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Mrs. Clinton said the United Bloomberg reports Youth Governments can only take
in China
States was reaching out to the Protests Enter Third Night as wealth from one place and
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rebels to “offer any kind of Sultan Promises to Create Jobs d i s t r i b u t e i t e l s e w h e r e , b y
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France said it was sending gathered in the city of Sohar for a hidden tax of inflation that comes
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Clinton Tells to Qaddafi "Surrender Now"; More
Protests in Yemen, Bahrain, Oman
noreply@blogger.com (Michael
Shedlock) (Mish's Global
Economic Trend Analysis)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:33:00 PM
Libyan rebels now hold about
80% of the country. France is
sending an airlift of medical
supplies, including doctors and
nurses to aid the rebels. Think
anything else might be in those
planes?
Regardless, Qaddafi is holed up
in Tripoli with options growing
smaller by the day. The only
country that might take him is
Venezuela. Why anyone would
take him is beyond me.
US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton has stepped up the
rhetoric as International Pressure
on Qaddafi Intensifies. An
international campaign to force
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi out of
office gathered pace on Monday
as the European Union adopted an
arms embargo and other
sanctions, as Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly
told the Libyan leader to
surrender power “now, without
further violence or delay.”
Germany proposed a 60-day ban
on financial transactions, and a
spokeswoman for Catherine
Ashton, the European Union’s
foreign policy chief, said that
contacts were being established
with the opposition.
Italy’s foreign minister on
Sunday suspended a
nonaggression treaty with Libya
on the grounds that the Libyan
state “no longer exists,” while
Mrs. Clinton said the United
States was reaching out to the
rebels to “offer any kind of
assistance.”
France said it was sending
medical aid. Prime Minister
François Fillon said planes loaded
with doctors, nurses and supplies
were heading to the rebel-
controlled eastern city of
Benghazi, calling the airlift “the
beginning of a massive operation
of humanitarian support for the
populations of liberated
territories.”
Across the region, the tumult that
has been threatening one
autocratic government after
another since the turn of the year
continued unabated. In Yemen,
protests drove President Ali
Abdullah Saleh to make a bid for
a unity government, but the
political opposition rapidly
refused. An opposition leader,
Mohamed al-Sabry, said in a
statement that the president’s
proposal was a “desperate
attempt” to counter major protests
planned for Tuesday.
In Bahrain, protesters blocked
access to Parliament, according to
news agencies. In Oman, whose
first major protests were reported
over the weekend, demonstrations
turned violent in the port city of
Sohar, and spread for the first
time to the capital, Muscat. Third
Night of Protests in Oman
Bloomberg reports Youth
Protests Enter Third Night as
Sultan Promises to Create Jobs
Hundreds of Omani protesters
gathered in the city of Sohar for a
third night, demanding that the
government open talks on their
demands for more jobs, higher
pay and more representative
political institutions.
Khaled Maqbuli, a leader of the
protest, called on the
demonstrators at a roundabout in
the center of Sohar, north of the
capital, Muscat, to stay peaceful
and avoid confrontation with the
army and the police. Two people
were killed, several wounded and
a supermarket set on fire over the
past two days.
“We are peaceful, we have
demands, we are not saboteurs,”
Maqbuli, 26, said through a
loudspeaker. “We want the
government to send civilian
people to discuss our demands;
we have nothing to say to the
military.”
Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the
country’s ruler since 1970, “has
received the demands of the
citizens in all the provinces and is
giving them his attention,” state
television reported. If
governments could easily create
jobs they would. Look no further
than the US for proof. Only
private enterprise can create jobs,
at least lasting ones.
Governments can only take
wealth from one place and
distribute it elsewhere, by
taxation, by force, or by the
hidden tax of inflation that comes
from printing money. When the
stimulus ends, so do the jobs,
except the bureaucratic ones,
where massive pension problems
and needless bureaucrats remain.
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'American Idol'
Top 12 Boys
Song Spoilers
Hilary Rothing (TV Squad)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 11:15:00 AM
Filed under: American Idol,
Spoilers We'll see the Top 12
boys perform for America
tomorrow night but spoilers
regarding what went down at last
Friday night's taping of the
episode are already floating
around. Thanks to the 'American
Idol' ninjas at Joe's Place, we've
got a rundown for those of you
who just can't wait to see if Scotty
McCreery busts out
"Babylockthemdoorsand
turnthelightsdownlow" again!
Read on to find out who the
judges loved, who tanked and
who got a do-over before
tomorrow night's broadcast!
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process backwards.
That is, instead of using the
“limited” policy as a way to push
for more effective domestic oil
and alternative energy production,
alternative replacement sources
need to be secured before cutting
off imports to avoid the
potentially disruptive effect (e.g.,
the wealth transfer effect of the
$40-billion consumer loss; the
initial $234 billion loss from the
$400 oil shock) and the economy
as a whole (consumer spending
still accounts for around 60-70%
of U.S. GDP.)
Natural Gas, Coal…and Other
Imports?
Let’s take a look at the possible
replacement sources of the
imported oil.
The U.S. dometic oil production
is on the decline as pointed out by
the EIA. In its Short-Term
Energy Outlook released on Feb.
8, EIA noted domestic crude oil
production, around 5.51 million
barrels per day (bpd) in 2010, is
projected to decline by 50,000
bpd in 2011 and by a further
190,000 bpd in 2012 due to
production decline in Alaska,
Gulf of Mexico, which would
only be partially offset by the
increase in production from
onshore lower-48.
Renewables so far have only
been able to provide a small
portion of total U.S. energy
consumption, and their collective
role (along with nuclear power) as
a major energy source would
remain limited (Fig. 3) as
compared with conventional
sources, albeit with the fastest
growth rate.
Oil shales, such as the Bakken
formation in North Dakota, hold
great promises; however, the
steep production decline after the
initial ramp-up has added some
uncertainty in its role as a long-
term reliable energy source.
These factors, coupled with
limited domestic proven oil
reserves (around 22.3 billion
barrels) suggest in the zero oil
import scenario, the U.S. would
most likely need to rely more on
natural gas and coal (Fig. 2),
which there are ample domestic
supplies, to replace the imported
oil.
Furthermore, just as part of the
natural resource depletion
process, the shortfall is or will be
so significant that it could still be
necessary, one way or another, to
import non-oil energy sources.
Now, conceivably, the U.S. could
import from more stable regions,
but it is pretty hard nowadays to
find places with enough resource
that are completely immune to
unrests and geopolitical tensions.
Can’t Live Without Yet
For now, EIA is projecting liquid
fuel net imports (including both
crude oil and refined products)
will average 9.6 million bbl/d in
2011 and 10.0 million bbl/d in
2012, comprising 50% and 51%
of total consumption in 2011 and
2012, respectively.
Elimination without Replacement
= Disaster
World energy supply and demand
outlook from various agencies all
pretty much tell the same story
(Fig. 3)– we need all kinds of
energy sources, fossil,
renewables, other alternative
technologies, etc. just to continue
our social and economic
development. Eliminating one
source without having a plan for
replacement could be disastrous.
The United States currently gets
about 45% of its oil from the
Middle East and North Africa,
these regions hold over two thirds
of the oil reserves worldwide. So,
until the day renewables or other
alternative technologies could
successfully replace crude oil and
products on a long term
sustainable basis, oil most likely
will remain one of the world's
most important commodities, and
foreign oil probably will be one
piece of the U.S. energy pie for
some time to come.
Meanwhile, I would be interested
in learning more detail about the
Yale Group’s study, as well as
what readers think about their
zero-oil-imports proposal.
Join the conversation about this
story »
Oprah Blooper Alert!
Oscar Special Broadcast
in English and Spanish
(VIDEO)
Nick Zaino (TV Squad)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:05:00 PM
Filed under: TV Replay Those
viewing today's special Oscar
version of'The Oprah Winfrey
Show'(weekdays, syndicated)
might have been a bit confused
during the first 10 minutes or so.
Apparently due to technical
difficulties, the broadcast started
with the regular show, in English,
plus a Spanish translation, making
it hard to concentrate on either
language. (For an example of this
principle, click here).
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New Jersey's Pension Funds Need VIDEO: Will Nicole

Drastic Restructuring
John Ellis (Money Game)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:40:00 PM
Moody's Investor Services is out
with a review of New Jersey
Governor Christ Christie's
pension reform proposals and the
short of it is: not good enough.
The Wall Street Journal website
reports:
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's
proposed public pension reforms
are a good start, but even if they
are enacted, the pension system--
already the 7th-lowest funded in
the U.S.--will continue to
deteriorate, Moody's Investors
Service said in a note.
The pension system, which has a
$30.7 billion unfunded liability,
won't return to its current funding
levels for at least a decade,
Moody's said. That's because the
state won't make a full
contribution to its pension system
until 2018.
Not contributing to the pensions
has helped create the state's
sizable pension funding problems.
"The funded ratio, at 62% in
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The Academy Awards red carpet
isn't just about fashion -- it can be
about finding a date, too!
Turns out Keith Urban was
expecting more than an interview
from TV Guide Network and
Bachelor host Chris Harrison.
"I'm waiting for you to say,
'Keith, the final rose,'" Urban said.
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Not All Edges Are Cutting

(Woot! - One Day, One Deal)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 9:00:00 AM
See that? That's a video we found
at Gizmodo.com, showing off a
"new" technology. In the exciting
"new" game, you yell PEW PEW
into a microphone and that
triggers the weapon on your space
ship. Pretty amazing, right?
Looking at what people are doing
with current technology? Oh, also,
here's a little something from pre-
cyberpunk 1980.
Yeah, they called it TV Pow back
then, and it also worked with
football and you did it over the
phone at a time when most phones
looked like this. Yes, yes, the Pow will always beat Pew.
current method is probably more It's Hipster Week on the Woot
complex, but what's cooler? Being blog. It's pretty obscure. You've
more advanced? Or being first? probably never heard of it.
In your heart, friends, you know
your answer. And in our hearts,
48 Culture/ Newstablet Edition

Scientists Buy Rocket Rides to Suborbital Space

Dave Mosher (Wired Top “We’re ready to fly, although the
Stories) vehicles aren’t quite ready.”
Submitted at 2/28/2011 2:00:00 PM In preparation for hundreds of
customers who have purchased
Two companies promising tickets, including the SwRI
routine suborbital access have researchers, Virgin Galactic hopes
signed the first-ever contracts to to perform full test flights of
ferry researchers beyond the SpaceShipTwo within a year.
Earth’s limb and into space. XCOR, which is building four one
Virgin Galactic, a suborbital- -pilot, one-passenger Lynx
spaceflight company that’s spacecraft, also plans to begin
building a spaceport in New demonstration spaceflights in a
Mexico, will fly at least two year.
Southwest Research Institute Whitesides said SwRI’s
researchers and their experiments researchers will be among the first
into space at a cost of $200,000 200 passengers to hop on board.
per person. The institution has “We’re being cautious about
also reached a deal with XCOR giving a timeline, because this is
Aerospace for six researcher seats still a new vehicle,” Whitesides
on suborbital flights at $100,000 said. “Flight testing is one of
each. those things that’s impossible to
“No one has ever offered any predict with certainty.”
contracts to fly scientific A rendering of XCOR
researchers into suborbital space Aerospace's Lynx spacecraft.
before,” said planetary scientist (XCOR Aerospace)
Alan Stern of SwRI. “This breaks Accounting for the weight of Sounding rockets are another experiments. One involves a Top photo: Virgin Galactic’s
the ice and not in a small way. pilots and passengers, that leaves option to create microgravity, but biomedical device that will SpaceShipTwo during a test
This is the beginning to what I hundreds of pounds for scientific average around $2.5 million per monitor a person’s vital signs flight. (Virgin Galactic)
think is going to be a huge market experiments. launch. d u r i n g f l i g h t s , s i m i l a r t o See Also:
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What to Expect From Apple's iPad 2.0 Event

Brian X. Chen (Wired Top Every iOS hardware event has
Stories) been packed with app and game
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:31:00 PM demos to show off new hardware
and software features, so expect
A customer plays with an iPad on lots of these on Wednesday.
display at an Apple store. Photo: MobileMe Reboots?
Bryan Derballa/Wired.com There continues to be speculation
Apple has been unusually about Apple rebooting its paid
indiscreet about what it plans to MobileMe service to have more
unveil this week: the next iPad. seamless online integration. The
In invitations e-mailed to press Wall Street Journal suggests the
last week, Apple attached an service this year will become a
image of a calendar page peeled free “locker” for photos, music
back to reveal the corner of an and videos to reduce the need for
iPad. We get the picture. devices to carry a lot of memory.
But what about the next iPad, and Furthering this speculation,
what else can we realistically MacRumors points out that Apple
expect from the March 2 event? has discontinued sales of
Here’s a quick rundown of what MobileMe both online and in
Apple is likely to introduce retail stores.
Wednesday. iPad 2 However, we have doubts a new
The iPad 2 is probably going to MobileMe will go live
be a modest upgrade from the Wednesday, as Apple said in a
current tablet. Credible reports recent investor meeting that its
suggest that major changes
1,024×768 pixels. A super high- both screen technology and New features seen so far in iOS new data center for managing
include a faster processor, more
res display would probably be memory come down. 4.3 include improvements to cloud services will not be open
RAM, a front-facing camera for
cost-prohibitive today, Gruber Like the current iPad, we can interface elements, wireless until spring to support MobileMe
video chat, and a thinner and
argues, due not only to the cost of expect the iPad 2 to be bundled h o t s p o t s u p p o r t f o r A T & T and iTunes.
lighter overall design.
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next iPad will have the same
generation iPad when costs for for the upgrade. Demos
resolution as the current one, or
50 Culture/
Parallel Universes, Corpse Brains: Source Code Takes Science
on a Trip
Hugh Hart (Wired Top Stories)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:48:00 PM
Jake Gyllenhall ponders a time-
fork in Source Code.
Image courtesy Summit
Entertainment
In upcoming sci-fi flick Source
Code, an Iraq War veteran uses
“time reassignment” technology
to crack open alternate realities in
an effort to stop a terrorist from
blowing up Chicago. While the
premise sounds outlandish, it’s
actually based on principals of
quantum physics, according to
Source Code scribe Ben Ripley.
“More and more, modern physics
is becoming comfortable with the
possibility of parallel universes,”
Ripley said in an e-mail interview
with Wired.com. “ Source Code
imagines a practical application
for them.”
The ancient notion of parallel
universes, rooted in fables and
mythic fantasy tales, continues to
play a key role in modern movies
and TV shows like Fringe and J.J.
Abrams’ Star Trek reboot. But in
Source Code, director Duncan
Jones ( Moon) takes the alt-world
conceit in a new direction, with
actor Jake Gyllenhaal portraying
slipstreaming soldier Colter
Stevens.
Screenwriter Ripley said he took
pains to avoid sci-fi’s typical time
-travel paradoxes in the movie,
which screens next month at the
South by Southwest film festival
in Austin, Texas. In Source Code,
he said, “What’s done is done and
cannot be undone.”
( Spoiler alert: Minor plot points
follow.)
“‘Time reassignment’ respects
this boundary by creating a
parallel world whose past we may
visit and freely disturb, since
those actions have no causal
impact on our own reality,”
Ripley said. “Whatever Colter
does in the Source Code changes
absolutely nothing that has
already happened in the primary
reality.”
Colter’s assignment finds him
revisiting an eight-minute time
loop animated by the brain
activity of victims killed during
an earlier train attack. While on
his Groundhog Day–style
mission, Colter searches for clues
that might lead to the identity of
the terrorist behind the bombings.
While the mechanism sounds
utterly fantastic, astrophysicist
Michio Kaku said it’s not that far
from current thinking.
“What you see in Source Code is
highly improbable, but it’s
possible.”
“What you see in Source Code is
highly improbable, but in
principle, it’s possible,” Kaku told
Wired.com.
Citing the “ many worlds” theory
of quantum mechanics proposed
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by Hugh Everett in 1957, Physics
of the Impossible author Kaku
said the existence of parallel
universes is widely accepted.
The tricky part is crossing over.
“It requires coherence, meaning
every single atom in one world
must resonate in phase with its
counterpart in the other universe,”
said Kaku, who teaches string
theory at the City College of New
York and hosts Science Channel’s
March 6 show, The Science
Behind Firefly.
Kaku’s students calculate that it
would take 65 million years to
rematerialize yourself on the other
side of a brick wall. That would
make the odds against catching a
terrorist on a train during eight
minutes of alternate-universe
sleuthing astronomical.
“For all intents and purposes, it’s
not going to happen,” Kaku said.
“In our lifetime, or for that matter
in our universe’s lifetime.”
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Battle over UK's 'squeezed middle'
Nicholas Watt, Allegra Stratton
(The Guardian World News)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:00:03 PM
George Osborne mocks Ed
Miliband for failing to define
term, and says Labour's policy is
riddled with contradictions
Labour and the Tories are
squaring up for a pre-budget
battle over Britain's "squeezed
middle" after George Osborne
responded to a Labour campaign
by mocking Ed Miliband for ill-
defined plans that would cover
90% of taxpayers.
As the Labour leader published
research showing that high
earners have benefited
disproportionately from rising
wages over the past 30 years, the
chancellor dismissed the
campaign in a withering Guardian
article. "Let's pass over his
repeated failure in every interview
to define [the squeezed middle] –
his last effort included around
90% of taxpayers," Obsorne
writes.
The chancellor's assessment
comes after Miliband intensified
his campaign on behalf of
Britain's "squeezed middle" by
publishing research showing 22p
in every pound of increased
wages between 1979 and 2005
went to the highest earners.
The Labour leader produced the
analysis – carried out by the
House of Commons library – at
the launch of a cross-party
commission on living standards
that will investigate and propose
ways to deal with the imbalance
between those who gained from
recent economic growth and those
who have lost out.
Set up by the Resolution
Foundation, the commission will
spend 14 months looking into
what can be done to ameliorate
factors affecting the third of the
working population earning
between £11,000 and £33,000, or
the "squeezed middle".
The chancellor says Miliband's
campaign is not credible because
Labour's economic policy is
riddled with contradictions.
Osborne says Ed Balls, the
shadow chancellor, has belatedly
signed up to Alistair Darling's
plans to halve the fiscal deficit
over four years. This would
involve £14bn of spending cuts in
the coming financial year – just
£2bn less than the coalition's
plans.
Osborne writes: "The Labour
leadership claims it would stick to
Darling's plan to halve the deficit
in four years, but day after day it
opposes the spending cuts that
requires ... With just five weeks to
go until April we know
everything about the cuts Labour
opposes but nothing about the
cuts it supports."
The chancellor admits British
families are facing "difficult
times" as their incomes are
squeezed by rising food prices
and the consequences of cutting
Britain's record peacetime fiscal
deficit.
"Where we can all agree is that
these are difficult times for family
incomes. There are two root
causes of this trend. One is global:
rises in food and commodity
prices. The other is specific to the
UK: the unwinding, through a
25% currency depreciation and an
unavoidable fiscal consolidation,
of economic imbalances built up
under Labour. That is why the
governor of the Bank of England
has said 'the real consequences of
this crisis are only beginning to be
felt'."
Members of the cross-party
commission on living standards
are drawn from banking, finance
and social policy and include
figures from big employers such
as British Gas, who will represent
realistic industry opinion on
policy dilemmas like paying
higher wages.
All 12 members have been told
they will have to have something
to say on ideas such as the living
wage, whether positive or
negative.
Those on low to middle incomes
have become a central concern to
the three main political parties,
which are jostling to demonstrate
they best understand the needs of
the cohort.
The deputy prime minister, Nick
Clegg, who is to speak at
Resolution's next event, has begun
work on policies affecting this
group, choosing to translate
literally a phrase from the French
president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and
name the demographic "alarm
clock Britain", reflecting that
these families feel they rise for
work early and return late,
squeezing living standards.
All parties are aware that low
earners – for whom food and fuel
bills are a greater part of their
household budget – are feeling
current inflation levels most
acutely.
Miliband, who stumbled over
Christmas when he was unable to
define the precise nature of the
"squeezed middle", proposed
areas he hopes the commission
looks into. Emphasising the tax
and benefit system could do only
so much to address the problem,
and effort had to be put into
getting business to take some of
the load, he suggested:
• Tax incentives for companies to
encourage them to pay a higher
level of a guaranteed wage – a
living wage at £7.80 that reflects
the greater cost of living but is a
cost fully borne by the employer.
• Incentives to encourage
companies to improve the skills of
their workers so that they qualify
for better-paid jobs – in Germany,
he said, 80% of employees in
retailing had had vocational
training lasting two or three years
and that allowed them to progress
into managerial careers, compared
with only three out of 10 of their
British counterparts.
When asked whether the task was
economically viable when British
companies faced competition
from foreign, lower-paying
multinationals, Miliband said: "I
don't subscribe to that fatalistic
Politics-Left/ 51
view" and pointed out his
examples of better models came
from Germany, which has stayed
competitive with countries such as
China.
Resolution's chief executive,
Clive Cowdery, supported this
position, saying the five main
industries that employed half of
all low-paid workers in the UK
were largely insulated from truly
international competition with the
rising economic powers of Brazil,
Russia, India and China. The
concern would, however, remain a
problem in another of the big five
low-paying industries –
manufacturing.
Miliband repeated his criticism
that Labour had been wrong,
when in government, not to put
sufficient thought into the type of
economy it was building and
failed to think how to help the
creation of jobs for low to middle
earners.
He said a Labour government led
by him would not remain
"neutral" about the future quality
of jobs.
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United States tightens military grip on Gaddafi

Julian Borger, Patrick Wintour, population and a collapse in the the furthest east that loyalist MIGs. the regime. In addition, they
Martin Chulov (The Guardian food supply. forces have attacked since both The Pentagon's announcement discussed the importance of
World News) The prime minister discussed cities were sacked nine days ago. that it was repositioning naval and transforming the EU's approach to
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:43:41 PM imposing a no-fly zone over Two army officers from air forces in the region gave no the region, and agreed that an
Naval and air forces close in on Libya in a telephone call with Benghazi's military committee details of what units were early European Council was
Libya as David Cameron plans no President Nicolas Sarkozy of confirmed jets that had taken off involved. needed to consider further EU
-fly zone to protect civilians France. An emergency summit of from Tripoli each dropped bombs "We have planners working and action on Libya."
The west is edging towards a all the EU's 27 leaders is now on the city around 4pm. "We had various contingency plans and ... The defence secretary, Liam Fox,
possible military confrontation expected to be held in Brussels several anti-aircraft positions, as part of that we're repositioning discussed the possibility of a no-
with Muammar Gaddafi's regime, nest week . which fired at the planes and they forces to be able to provide for fly zone with the Nato secretary-
as the US deployed naval and air Gaddafi remained defiant. "They left," said Colonel Hamid that flexibility once decisions are general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
force units around Libya, and love me, all my people love me," Belkhair, who runs the rebel made," said Colonel David Lapan, but Rasmussen has said
D a v i d C a m e r o n o r d e r e d he said in an interview with the military in Benghazi. "Then they a Pentagon spokesman. repeatedly that there would be no
contingency plans for a no-fly BBC. "They would die to protect fled. They were not interested in In Geneva, the US secretary of Nato involvement without UN
zone. me." He again blamed al-Qaida hanging around." state, Hillary Clinton, said that the Security Council approval.
The prime minister said he had for the rebellions. "This is al- Officials in Benghazi's new warships could be used for "I think the framework here and
told the Ministry of Defence and Qaida, not my people," Gaddafi interim council, which aims to humanitarian and rescue missions. now is, and should be, the
the chief of the defence staff to said. "They come from outside." provide a political face to the "There is not any pending military resolution adopted by the UN
draw up the plans in coordination Western officials say any military revolution, said Gaddafi loyalists action involving US naval Security Council last week. That
with Britain's Nato allies and intervention in the unfolding intended to cut water and vessels," she said. resolution excludes the use of
report back to him within days. c o n f l i c t w o u l d r e q u i r e t h e electricity supplies to cities in the Following RAF rescue missions armed forces and a no-fly zone is
A no-fly zone would be designed approval of the UN Security east and attack them from the air. over the weekend, Cameron not mentioned," he said.
principally to prevent attacks on Council, and that is far from The city of Misrata, in western raised the possibility of further • Libya
Libyan people by the Gaddafi guaranteed. Russia and China, Libya was also bombed in the British military involvement in • US foreign policy
regime – mainly by his helicopter who both hold a veto, have voiced morning and strafed by Libya. "We do not in any way • Muammar Gaddafi
gun ships. their opposition to any outside helicopters in the afternoon, rule out the use of military assets, • Arab and Middle East protests
Cameron suggested the UK interference. residents told the Guardian. we must not tolerate this regime • Foreign policy
might even consider arming the A diplomatic source at the UN An anti-aircraft position was using military force against its • Nato
Libyan opposition forces if headquarters in New York said established on Benghazi's own people," he said. • Middle East
Tripoli used more violence to however that more security waterfront against an expected A Downing Street spokesman • Protest
crush demonstrations. council meetings were likely this increase in attacks. The east of the said later: "The prime minister
Officials said discussions on a week and the pressure for action country remains lightly armed spoke to President Sarkozy this Julian Borger Patrick Wintour
range of possible military options would rise as the bloodshed and compared with the loyalist army. evening to discuss the situation in Martin Chulov
had begun last week between suffering continued in Libya. "We Large numbers of weapons were Libya. They agreed that the guardian.co.uk© Guardian News
British and US officials at the have not yet reached the high- left behind as Gaddafi's forces actions of the Libyan regime had & Media Limited 2011 | Use of
Pentagon. They said that the w a t e r m a r k f o r c o u n c i l fled. However, even more were been totally unacceptable. The this content is subject to our
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forces might also be required to The Gaddafi regime has The rebel military has no anti- right to respond quickly through
protect corridors to channel continued to use its air force aircraft missiles and only a small the UN and now the EU.
humanitarian relief into Libya against the opposition. Libyan air number of old jets. The remnants "They agreed that British and
through Tunisia and Egypt if force jets bombed the rebel-held of the air force still loyal to the French experts should work
further conflict brought about a city of Ajdabiya, 160 kilometres veteran dictator are flying together on the range of possible
m a s s d i s p l a c e m e n t o f t h e south of Benghazi this afternoon, predominantly Russian-made options for increasing pressure on
Newstablet Edition Politics-Left/ Products/ 53
We were into
YouTube urged to delete sermons Hipster Week before
Vikram Dodd (The Guardian commander from al-Qaida in the "YouTube has community attempted car bombing in Times
World News) Arabian peninsula. guidelines that prohibit dangerous Square, New York and the it even started
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:01:46 PM The home office said it was or illegal activities such as bomb- Christmas Day attempt to explode (Woot! - One Day, One Deal)
looking into the issue, which was making, hate speech and a bomb concealed in underwear Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:00:00 PM
Anwar al-Awlaki uses internet to highlighted last year by the incitement to commit violent acts, on a flight over the US as well as
spread his message that violence security minister, Lady Neville- and we have removed a inspiring the US army psychiatrist So, it's Hipster Week, I guess.
against the west is justified Jones, who called on the White significant number of videos who opened fire at Fort Hood. Whatever. I'm pretty over it
Sermons from Anwar al-Awlaki, House to "take down this hateful under these policies. These are US officials say he is a "recruiter already, to be honest.
the radical cleric said to be linked material" when it was hosted on difficult issues and material that is and motivator" for al-Qaida and I mean, it was just so much better
to multiple terrorist plots against servers within US control. brought to our attention is skilled at using social media, when we were talking about it last
Britain and the United States, Conservative MP Patrick Mercer, reviewed carefully. We will including a Facebook page and week. The idea was so pure. It
remain on YouTube despite calls former chair of the counter- continue to remove all content YouTube, to spread his message meant so much more. It had a
for them to be taken down. terrorism sub-committee, said: that incites violence according to of violent jihad. warmer tone, wore skinny jeans,
The news follows the conviction "This is criminally irresponsible, our policies. Material of a purely In contrast to most extremist and went to art openings that
of Rajib Karim, a former British this material continues to inspire religious nature will remain on the clerics, he communicates clearly, served cheese puffs and the beer
Airways computer specialist, for jihadists. I'm amazed it is in the site." even referencing pop culture, its grandfather used to drink
terrorism offences after being public domain so easily. The Washington officials believe the alluding in one online sermon to instead of cheese and wine. I
inspired by Awalki to explore government must put pressure on Islamist cleric is the prime suspect the singer Michael Jackson to remember knowing about the idea
ways of staging al-Qaida style YouTube to get this stuff down behind the "ink printer" bombs emphasise his point. Awlaki is the in a small club that's closed now
attacks. immediately." which were sent as cargo on only US citizen known to be on and that you'll never ever get to
Y o u T u b e h a s b e e n u n d e r Awlaki has already inspired at planes and timed to explode over the list of targets for assassination go to. Now everybody knows
pressure to remove sermons from least two Britons to commit to the eastern United States. by the CIA because of his links to about it, it just feels so watered
Awlaki, who the US say is the violent jihad. They are Rajib He is also linked to one past attacks against the US. down by the mediocre sameness
"spiritual leader" of al-Qaida in Karim, convicted of terrorism successful atrocity – the fatal After 9/11, Awlaki was seen as a of EVERYTHING.
the Arabian peninsula and is o f f e n c e s , a n d R o s h o n a r a shootings of 13 soldiers at Fort credible voice against extremism Anyway, here's a link to some
currently holed up in Yemen. C h o u d h r y , a s t u d e n t f r o m Hood, Texas by an American and was once invited to speak at Hipster Disney Princesses, if
His sermons have inspired people London, jailed last year for trying Muslim fellow soldier in the Pentagon. you're into that sort of thing. They
in Britain and the US to carry out to murder the Labour MP Stephen November 2009. • Global terrorism were pretty funny two or three
terrorist attacks, with the internet Timms after watching Awlaki's Awlaki, 39, was born in New • Religion weeks ago before i09 and
being Awlaki's main way of sermons online. Mexico to Yemeni parents. He is • Islam everybody else started linking
spreading his message that In his message to Karim, Awlaki believed to have lived in London • UK security and terrorism them, not that you'd know
violence against the west is said his prime target was the for 18 months before moving to • YouTube anything about that. I'm sure
justified. Among scores of his United States, and it is the Yemen in 2004, and is now • Internet there'll be other posts throughout
videos on YouTube are a 22-part superpower that has borne the thought to be in hiding in Yemen's the week or something, but they'll
series called "The constraints [of] brunt of his attentions. Awlaki is rugged Shabwa or Mareb regions, Vikram Dodd never have the same passion that
Jihad", a five-part interview with linked to multiple attempted plots an area jihadists have at times guardian.co.uk© Guardian News they used to have, you know.
the al-Qaida cleric, one called "It's against the US, by plane and by found to be a safe haven. & Media Limited 2011 | Use of It's Hipster Week on the Woot
a war against Islam" and even a car bomb. The cleric is thought by US this content is subject to our blog, but we can't find anybody
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54 Politics-Left/ Sports/ TV/
Storm over Galliano's Hitler remark
Kim Willsher (The Guardian
World News)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:55:01 PM
Police question designer over
alleged racist remarks as fresh
video footage shows quarrel with
two women
John Galliano has spent more
than five hours at a French police
station being questioned about an
alleged drunken rant in a Paris
bar, in which he was said to have
hurled racist and antisemitic
abuse.
His future as creative director of
Christian Dior looked
increasingly doubtful as video
footage emerged of an apparently
separate incident in which he is
seen saying: "I love Hitler".
Galliano, 50, wearing a large-
brimmed black hat over his
trademark bandana, arrived at the
police station in the central 3rd
arrondissement of Paris where he
came face to face with the couple
he is accused of accosting at La
Perle bar in the chic Marais
district last Thursday.
The couple, a Jewish woman and
her Asian boyfriend, told French
radio Europe 1 the British
Brewers Dream Big After Pitching Overhaul
Jeff Fletcher (FanHouse Main)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:01:00 PM
Filed under: Brewers, Spring "Disbelief," is how Corey Hart
T r a i n i n g P H O E N I X - - T h e described his reaction to the news.
Brewers' feelings about the 2011 "Any time the Brewers outdo the
season changed dramatically one big-market teams, you are always
shocking weekend in December, a little shocked."
designer had told them: "Dirty
Jewish face, you should be dead"
and "fucking Asian bastard, I will
kill you".
After last week's incident
Galliano's lawyer, Stéphane
Zerbib, said the designer was
lodging a police complaint against
the couple for "defamation,
insults, threats and aggression".
"This man and woman were
aggressive to Galliano, mocking
the way he looked. My client was
insulted first and never made
antisemitic remarks." The
designer has denied making racist
or antisemitic comments.
A second woman came forward
at the weekend claiming a
separate incident took place in the
same bar in October. A police
source told Le Parisien the 48-
year-old was at first "surprised by
John Galliano's attitude and the
fact he had a go at her apparently
without any reason".
"She said the designer was in a
drunken state. She is sure about
the nature of the insults because
she speaks and understands
English well," the source added.
The woman told officers that at
the time she had not complained
when the unthinkable happened.
The Brewers acquired Zack
Greinke.
to police because she blamed the
outburst on the fact the designer
had been drinking.
Video footage posted on the
Sun's website shows Galliano
apparently arguing with two
women in La Perle. A woman can
be heard asking the designer: "Are
you blond with blue eyes?" He
replies: "No, but I love Hitler and
people like you would be dead.
Your mothers, your forefathers
would all be fucking gassed."
Neither of the women is Jewish.
Zerbib said he "questioned the
opportunism" of the new
complaint. "When you are a
victim of antisemitic or racist
remarks, you do not wait four
months (to lodge a complaint),"
he told Reuters.
"What matters isn't what's on the
internet, what matters is the
testimony and the hearing," he
added.
Galliano is due to present his
autumn-winter collection for Dior
this Friday and his own collection
on Sunday. The haute couture
fashion house, which has
suspended the designer, has not
said whether the show will go
ahead. It stressed it has a "zero-
Randy Wolf, who dropped from
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tolerance" policy towards any
racist or antisemitic behaviour.
Muriel Piaser, head of Paris's
biannual fashion trade show, said
Dior was in a difficult position: "I
think the situation is not tenable
for Dior," she said "Dior sells
everywhere around the world.
Fashion sells dreams but it also
Hot in Cleveland
involves respecting certain ethical
codes."
Renewed for
The flamboyant Galliano, 50, the
Gibraltar-born son of a British
Third Season
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and ostentatious outfits he is a
Hot in Cleveland
familiar figure in the Marais, the
Hot in Cleveland has been picked
traditional Jewish area of Paris,
up for a third season, TV Land
now home to fashionable bars and
announced Monday.
a large gay community.
The sitcom will return for 22
• Fashion
episodes set to begin shooting this
• Adolf Hitler
summer. Since premiering in June
• France
2010, Hot in Cleveland has
• Europe
averaged 3.2 million viewers.
Hot in Cleveland' s Betty White:
Kim Willsher
"You've had such an overdose of
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being the Brewers No. 2 starter to try to get Zack Greinke," Wolf
being the No. 4 starter when the said, "so when the Phillies got
club acquired Greinke and Shaun Cliff Lee, I was wondering 'Who's
Marcum, said he was taken off going to get Greinke?' Then it was
guard -- in a good way -- when it the Brewers, out of nowhere. I
happened. don't think anyone expected it. It
"The discussion was whatever was exciting."
team loses out on Cliff Lee will
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we are excited to bring Hot in their colorful landlord.

Cleveland back for another
season," TV Land president Larry
W. Jones said in a statement.
"Our viewers will be thrilled with
all that is in store for next season
— amazing storylines, smart and
hilarious writing and even more
beloved guest stars!"
The show stars Valerie Bertinelli,
Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick
as three women who move from
Los Angeles to Cleveland to get a
new lease on life. Betty White,
who last month won the Screen
Actors Guild Award for best
actress in a comedy series, plays
Hot in Cleveland airs Wednesday
at 10/9c on TV Land.
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 1:08:35 PM
MythBusters give new meaning
to 'cooking with gas'
Can a cow boil water? Yes, if her
name's Daisy and she's on the set
of MythBusters. Tasked with
proving or busting the myth that
you can harness power from cow
poop, show regulars Tory Belleci
and Grant Imahara collected a
day's worth of cow manure and
put it in a methane digester. Fast
forward 72 hours and they were
boiling water on a camp stove
powered solely by methane.
That's one way to get rid of the
stuff. Consumers have been
encouraged for years to help
reduce greenhouse gases so isn’t
it time that cows did their part?
Cows produce so much methane
gas that the bovines are a major
source of greenhouse gases,
according to Penn State
University. Recently, a dairy
scientist at the university found
that an oregano-based feed
supplement lowered methane
emissions in dairy cows by 40
percent. The supplement also
increased daily milk production,
according to Alexander Hristov,
an associate professor of dairy
nutrition and developer of the
supplement. Some feed antibiotics
can also reduce bovine gas
production, but Hristov set out to
find a natural solution.
“Compared to carbon dioxide,
methane has 23 times the
potential to create global
warming,” Hristov said in a press
release. While methane
production is a natural part of the
cows’ digestive process, Hristov
points out that “any cut in the
methane emissions would be
beneficial.”
We agree and apparently so does
GE whose Genbacher engine can
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from methane, enough to power
3,100 homes. Even Daisy was
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First looks: Samsung Galaxy S 4G is Ferrari fast continued from page 56

• 65W AC adapter
Michael Gikas (Consumer 4-in. Super AMOLED touch works when you least need it: in • Owner’s manual
Reports) screen, a 1GHz Cortex A8 search mode. It does, however
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megapixel camera with 720p can insert a number by holding Discuss this product
First looks: Samsung Galaxy S video recording, and a 6-axis, down one of the QWERTY keys, Price: $369.99 I want one!
4G is Ferrari fast The Samsung motion-sensing accelerometer for so you don't have to switch
Galaxy S 4G, $200 (with a two- an enhanced gaming experience. keyboard modes to enter numbers.
year It adds a second front-facing Bottom line. The speedy Galaxy
contract on T-Mobile's HSDPA+ camera for video chats. Like the S 4G is bound to appeal to people
4G network) Vibrant, it has the ability to tested, and may have more to do who stream a lot of Web content. Best Buy ID-Checking
Photo: T-Mobile stream, store and share content with the state of the technology But I suspect that users will most Policy Did Nothing To
T-Mobile's HSDPA+ network with DLNA-compatible devices than the phone itself. appreciate the top-notch hardware
has been maligned by some as not around the home. These and other Display. In the default setting, the and software it shares with the
Stop Employee From
being a true "4G" network like features are a good indicator of Samsung S 4G's display seemed other Galaxy S phones perched Making Fraudulent
those based on LTE (Verizon) and success in our Ratings quite responsive, and as sharp as atop our Ratings. It's a shame, Returns
WiMax (Sprint). Well, let the The details: the Vibrant's, though not as bright though, that this model lacks a
debate rage on because the 4G speeds. When a 4G signal and a bit less blue. The main virtual Android keyboard, one of Chris Morran (The
Samsung Galaxy S 4G, available was available, which was quite Consumerist)
effect was that Web and camera the best keyboards to have when
from T-Mobile for $200 with a often in and our testing facility, photos appeared slightly warmer, entering text in landscape mode. Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:52:48 PM

two-year contract, delivered the s t r e a m e d v i d e o s a p p e a r e d and text on apps, such as the New —Mike Gikas Next Steps
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avoid having her name show up

Confiscated From For Improper Foreclosure Practices

on all the returns, the employee
convinced two other staffers to
help her out.
Ben Popken (The Consumerist)
London Shop Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:00:00 PM
"I only went to them when I
Even after the fines, the door was couldn't make the returns in my
left open for further action against
Chris Morran (The The company has said that the HSBC is the latest in a string of the banks, so it's possible we department and asked them to do
Consumerist) milk was screened in line with banks who warned investors via might see more of this down the it because I knew they wouldn't
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:45:00 PM blood donor requirements before their SEC filing that they expect pike. question me if I told them it was
being pasteurized and churned to get fined after getting a letter One Of World's Largest Banks for a customer," she told police.
When we wrote about the together with vanilla pods and from regulators chastising their So congrats to Best Buy for
W a r n s O f P u n i s h m e n t F o r instituting a system that forbids a
London ice cream shop that had lemon zest. The dish comes in a improper foreclosure practices.
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made a frozen treat from human martini glass and sells for 14 On Friday, Wells Fargo, Ally
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Antonio Spurs out 2-4
weeks with strained calf
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
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Ohio State Buckeyes hurdle Kansas Jayhawks at Updated: February 28, 2011, 5:39
PM ET
SAN ANTONIO -- Spurs point
No. 1 in ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll guard Tony Parker is expected to
miss two to four weeks after
ESPN.com (ESPN.com) week that Ohio State has been continues to capture the nation's a healthy move of six spots to straining his left calf muscle in a
Submitted at 2/28/2011 2:42:10 PM ranked in the top three. interest with its climb through the 13th. After the Tar Heels, it was win over Memphis.
Kansas (27-2) remained second top 10. This week's push came via Florida (22-6) at 14th, the Red The Spurs announced Monday
Updated: February 28, 2011, 3:42 and trails Ohio State by only four the Cougars' second victory this Storm (19-9), Connecticut (21-7), that their star point guard won't
PM ET poll points. The Jayhawks head season over San Diego State. Georgetown (21-8), Arizona (23- accompany them to Memphis and
Ohio State hurdled Kansas to into the final week of the regular Duke (25-4) fell from first to 6 ) V i l l a n o v a ( 2 1 - 8 ) a n d Cleveland this week. It will also
reclaim the No. 1 ranking in this season in a first-place tie with fourth and Pittsburgh (25-4), V a n d e r b i l t ( 2 1 - 7 ) . leave the NBA-best Spurs without
week's ESPN/USA Today men's Texas in the Big 12, though Texas coming off Sunday's overtime loss Completing the Top 25 are Utah Parker for their first game against
college basketball coaches' poll, won the teams' lone head-to-head to Louisville, actually moved up State (26-3), Texas A&M (22-6), LeBron James and the Miami
and Brigham Young leaped four matchup in January. one spot to fifth. Kentucky (20-8), Missouri (22-7) Heat on Friday.
spots to third on Monday. ESPN/ Beyond the top three, there was Even without senior forward and George Mason (25-5). Parker left Sunday's game in the
USA Today Coaches' Poll some eye-opening moving and Robbie Hummel (torn ACL), In The Associated Press media second quarter when he collided
The top five teams in the ESPN/ s h a k i n g i n t h e r a n k i n g s Purdue (24-5) continues its strong poll, its 65 possible first-place w i t h G r i z z l i e s g u a r d M i k e
USA Today coaches' poll: underscored by St. John's and its season by moving to sixth from votes were divided between No. 1 Conley. He did not return.
Ohio State (17) and Kansas (14) 10-spot rise to 15th, and one-time eighth in the rankings. Notre Ohio State (45), No. 2 Kansas Health has been a major factor
split the 31 possible first-place Final Four participant George Dame (23-5) jumped two spots to (14), No. 3 BYU (five) and No. 4 behind San Antonio's surprise
votes by coaches. The latest Mason joining the rankings at No. No. 7, Texas (24-5) fell three Duke (one). return to their championship form.
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Washington Redskins release two- Farewell Predictions and

time Pro Bowl RB Clinton Portis
ESPN.com news services
(ESPN.com)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:21:57 PM
Updated: February 28, 2011, 2:49
would like to wish him and his
family the very best," owner Dan
Snyder said in a statement
announcing Portis' release. "He
will always be a Redskin and go
The two-time Pro Bowler was
selected by the Denver Broncos in
the second round of the 2002 draft
by current Redskins coach Mike
Shanahan.
Advice for 2011 Fantasy
Baseball Season
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 12:00:00 PM

PM ET
Running back Clinton Portis has
been released by the Washington
Redskins, the team announced
Monday.
Portis is just 77 yards shy of
10,000 career rushing yards and
648 shy of Hall of Famer John
Riggins' Redskins franchise
record. Clinton Portis#26 RB
Washington Redskins
2010 STATS
• Rush 54
• Yds 227
• TD 2
• Rec 5
• Yds 55
• TD 0
"We have been through a lot both
on and off of the field and we
down as one of the franchise's all-
time greats."
The 29-year-old Portis played
just 13 games the last two seasons
because of a concussion in 2009
and a torn groin last season. He
was due to make $8.2 million in
2011.
"Dan [Snyder] and Mike
[Shanahan] were honest, straight-
up people with me. I always
appreciated the opportunity from
Dan to play here," Portis said in
the statement.
"Being a Redskin was a special
part of my life. Coming and being
in that organization, I turned from
a kid having fun to a man carrying
responsibilities. I tried to put the
world on my shoulders for coach
Gibbs and the Redskins fans."
"I've known Clinton Portis since
he entered the National Football
League and will always respect
the competitive drive, intensity
and passion that he brought to the
organization every day,"
Shanahan said in the statement.
Information from The Associated
Press was used in this report.
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the years. Interacting with you in
our chats and on comment boards
has always been one of my
favorite parts of managing the
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possible: predictions and more
getting to work with such talented
advice for the 2011 fantasy
fantasy sports writers. I really
baseball season from R.J. White
hope that all of you will continue
and Knox Bardeen.
to follow their work in their next
Kick butt in your drafts this year!
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We'll go out the best way

Bit.Trip Runner's bits take the trip to Steam today

JC Fletcher (Joystiq) PC and Mac. Gaijin announced best way to alter the difficulty
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:40:00 PM the surprise SteamPlay port for level.
release today, currently on sale for Bit.Trip Runner's bits take the
Bit.Trip Flux isn't the only $9 (the price will bump up to $10 trip to Steam today originally
release in Gaijin Games' abstract on March 8). appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 28
series to arrive today. While The Steam version of Runner Feb 2011 17:40:00 EST. Please
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Charley Rosen: Carmelo Burns LeBron as Knicks Win in

Miami
Charley Rosen (FanHouse putting the finishing touches on points. In grill-to-grill
Main) any given layup, James was competition, Anthony scorched
Submitted at 2/28/2011 2:52:00 AM beaten so badly that he wasn't LeBron for a total of 20 points.
even posterized. At the other end of the game,
Filed under: Heat, Knicks As ever, LeBron's defensive Anthony's quick-footed,
No surprise that the marquee stance was too upright, and the aggressive defense against LBJ
matchup in New York's 91-86 win slightest ball-fake drew him was a revelation. In fact, Melo
in Miami pitted Carmelo Anthony completely off-balance. On one hasn't played such ornery defense
versus LeBron James. Turned out embarrassing sequence, LBJ was for such long stretches since he
that Melo won both the battle and so mesmerized by the ball that he locked horns with Kobe Bryant in
the war. was unable to react when the fourth game of the 2009
Simply put, Anthony shredded Anthony executed a nifty back- Western Conference finals.
LeBron's paltry attempts to guard door cut, caught a lob pass from low-post to wing isos and pull-ups shooting, two assists, three
him. On several drives hoopwards Amar'e Stoudemire, and scored on -- but the game at hand should turnovers, nine rebounds, and 29
-- whether resorting to straight an uncontested dunk. finally put the lie to all the hype points. As is his wont, Melo was
power-moves or tricky spins -- For sure Carmelo Anthony is the concerning LBJ's being a top- most comfortable when put in
Melo left James in the dust. most versatile point-maker in the notch defender. isolation situations -- his 12 iso
Indeed, at the time Melo was NBA -- beating James from the Anthony's numbers: 10-of-22 opportunities led to scoring eight

We May Be Down for the Count, but Pro

Wrestling Will Always Keep Kicking Out
FanHouse Staff (FanHouse
Main)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 10:30:00 AM
Filed under: Pro Wrestling Some
of the greatest memories in my
life involve pro wrestling. I'm not
ashamed to admit Hulk Hogan
was one of my childhood role
models, and that when he lost to
Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania
VI, I probably cried harder than I
just thinking about it. Pro
wrestling will always hold a
special place in my heart, no
matter how old I get.
Being able to cover pro wrestling
at FanHouse was truly a labor of
love, and an opportunity I will
always be grateful for, as short-
lived of a venture as it may have
been. Working with talented
writers Brian Fritz and Brandon
Stroud has been an absolute
the chance to do so again.
I vehemently believe pro
despite what the naysayers may
think about it, because people will
always love it with a passion.
With that in mind, I've asked
Brian and Brandon to answer a
series of selected questions for
Xbox 360
our last post here at Pro Wrestling
FanHouse. Thank you all for
Fancast 203 --
reading, and please keep
supporting the cause.
The Soul of Wit
-- Tom Herrera Richard Mitchell (Joystiq)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 6:00:00 PM

ever have. Heck, I'm getting misty
pleasure, and I really hope to get
wrestling is worth covering more,
GDC is rolling along this week,
which means we had to record the
latest X3F as quickly as possible
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PSN-exclusive 'Amy' inbound from
Flashback creator
Randy Nelson (Joystiq)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:20:00 PM
You may know French game
designer Paul Cuisset from what
is widely considered his
masterwork, Flashback, an
adventure game released by
Delphine Software in 1992. You
might also know him from his
work on what is widely
considered to be a really bad
game ... Shaq Fu. Cuisset is no
doubt hoping that his latest
project, a PSN-exclusive action
game called Amy, has little in
common with the latter.
In development at VectorCell, a
sub-division of Flash and mobile
game company Lexis Numérique,
the planned Q2 2011 title, as
described by UK site Electronic
Theatre, stars a female protagonist
named Lana (not Amy -- twist!),
who, along with a young girl
named Amy (ah, there we go),
must escape from the fictional
Silver City. The town's been
struck by a meteorite and has, as a
result, become overrun by
mutated humans -- and the special
forces battling them.
The synopsis sounds like the
makings of a survival-horror
game, but no actual gameplay
specifics have been detailed. Still,
we're intrigued to see what
Cuisset can do with what could
easily be just another zombie
game concept.
[Image source: Electronic
Theatre]
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Inside Job wins Best Documentary
(Scripting News)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 8:45:55 AM
I watched the Oscars last night,
of course. A dull show, compared
to years-past, made completely
evident by a tribute to Bob Hope
and a brief appearance by Billy
Crystal. I like Anne Hathaway,
and James Franco is okay. But
they sucked as Oscar masters of
ceremony. I'll take Alec Baldwin
or Steve Martin, Whoopie and
Robin. This will be the long-
forgotten Oscars. And it was a
fairly forgettable year at the
movies, as well. Imho of course.
I was glad to see The King's
Speech win so many awards. And
was equally pleased to see The
Social Network not win. The
former was a surprisingly good
story, and while they say it wasn't
historically accurate -- the same
can be said of Social Network.
Seems relatively harmless to get
the story of a long-dead royal
wrong. But not so harmless to tell
the wrong story of how software
is developed, and what it's like to
Romans 15:14 (02-28-11)
(Verse of the Day)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 2:00:00 AM
I myself am convinced, my
brothers, that you yourselves are
full of goodness, complete in
knowledge and competent to
instruct one another.
— Romans 15:14(NIV) Thoughts
on Today's Verse... While we may
be flawed and imperfect, Paul
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Restaurant Snack Menus
full of lawyers and university (Cooking Light: Editor's Picks) wings), often packing enough
administrators. BFD. Since when calories and sodium to qualify as
do lawyers matter? Seriously! Move over appetizers, entrées, a meal.
But the Oscars got one thing right and desserts. Thanks to our love Our guide to the best and the
-- if you haven't seen Inside Job, affair with snacking, restaurants worst of the new snack menus
you must -- now. everywhere are now offering will keep you on the right track.
You don't understand anything snack menus. In the last four Next McDonald's
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for sure, and it'll be worse next
time through the loop.
Wis. Gov. to Outline
we live in now, and the software
stars are the new royalty. But
we're not rock stars. Software is
You can buy Inside Job on
Amazon today, for delivery next
Ultimate Intentions in
week. Go get it now. It's a
hard work, requires enormous
dedication, focus and intellect and
wonderful movie. With it we get
back to a tradition of telling
Budget
a drive to win. None of that came ourselves the truth. We need a lot (Newsmax - Inside Cover) to help close a projected $3.6
through in the movie about of that to dig out of the mess we're Submitted at 2/28/2011 11:57:01 AM billion budget shortfall.
Facebook. They focused on in. Tens of thousands of protesters
Zuck's geekish weirdness with MADISON, Wis. (AP) — have demonstrated for two weeks
girlfriends and conference rooms Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's against Walker's collective
explosive proposal to take nearly bargaining proposal, which he
all collective bargaining rights
away from most public workers
calls necessary to free local
governments from having to
reminds us of how important, w h o h a v e s h a p e d , t a u g h t , represents just one piece of his bargain with public employee
competent, and useful we can be corrected, and supported me in vision for the state's future. Now unions as they deal with the cuts
to each other. While our hope is in my life with you. I am thankful he's ready to reveal the rest. he'll outline Tuesday.
God, he has given us each other in for your support of me through With the union rights proposal Schools last week started putting
our walk of faith. Let's not live as their words, example, and touch. stuck in a legislative stalemate teachers on notice that their
isolated islands of faith, but lean Thank you for giving me a family t h a n k s t o r u n a w a y S e n a t e contracts may not be renewed for
on each other and learn from each to travel with on my journey Democrats, Walker planned to next year given the budget
other as we look to Christ for our home to you. In the name of Jesus forge ahead with the Tuesday uncertainty. Walker has
salvation and strength. My I pray. Amen. release of his two-year spending confirmed he will propose cutting
Prayer... Thank you, dear Father, plan that will include major cuts
for placing the people in my life to schools and local governments WIS. page 64
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education aid by about $900
million, or 9 percent statewide.
"All of this turmoil, all of this
chaos, are examples that Walker's
proposals are too extreme," said
Mary Bell, president of the
Wisconsin Education Association
Council. She said more than 2,000
teachers had received nonrenewal
notices as of Monday.
Labor leaders and Democratic
lawmakers say Walker's proposal
is intended to undermine unions
and weaken a key Democratic
voter base. The state's largest
public employee union filed a
complaint Monday alleging
Walker has engaged in unfair
labor practices by refusing to
negotiate.
The Wisconsin State Employees
Union complaint asked the state
labor relations board to extend its
contract and require Walker's
administration to engage in
collective bargaining.
Walker insists Wisconsin is
broke and has nothing to offer. He
spent another day touring the state
Monday, renewing his threat of
deeper cuts and layoffs if his
proposal isn't passed by Tuesday.
If the state misses that deadline, it
won't be able to save $165 million
through debt refinancing, which
was a key part of his bill, Walker
said.
Walker has warned he will start
issuing layoff notices to state
workers as soon as this week if
the bill isn't passed, but he hasn't
said who would be targeted.
School leaders are bracing for
more bad news.
The governor is expected
Tuesday to announce a new
revenue limit that would require a
$500 per-pupil reduction in
property tax authority. The limits,
in place since 1993, have
gradually grown to reflect
increasing education costs. That
part of Walker's proposal alone
would reduce the money available
to the state's 424 districts by 7
percent, or nearly $600 million,
based on a study done by
University of Wisconsin-Madison
economics professor Andrew
Reschovsky.
"When you make unprecedented
and historic cuts like these to
schools, it means teachers are laid
off, class sizes are larger, course
offerings are reduced,
extracurricular activities are cut,
and whole parts of what we value
in our schools are gone," state
superintendent Tony Evers said in
a statement.
In Janesville, a district with about
10,000 students, the school
expects to get about a $5 million
cut in aid, said David Parr,
president of the local teachers
union.
The district already is
considering laying off up to 60 of
its teachers to deal with a nearly
$10 million budget deficit this
year, Parr said. The teachers also
have been asked to re-open
contracts that are in effect until
mid-2013, he said.
"If we don't reopen the contract,
that means they would have to cut
teachers," Parr said. "That's the
bottom line. There aren't a lot of
options left."
An analysis by the Wisconsin
Association of School Boards
determined the changes stripping
workers' collective bargaining
rights wouldn't take effect until an
existing agreement expires or is
extended, modified or renewed.
Teachers in Racine are terrified
to reopen their contracts, Parr
said.
"The whole district is walking on
eggshells," Parr said. "Teachers
are upset, aides are upset, the
administration is upset, school
board members are upset."
A large state aid cut also could
force Milwaukee Public Schools,
the state's largest district, to lay
off teachers. Their four-year
contract runs until 2013.
Reschovsky's analysis says the
district stands to lose $60 million
under Walker's revenue limit
reduction alone.
A spokesman for the district
declined to comment.
Wisconsin's average teacher
salary of about $48,000 ranks in
the top half of states nationally,
though it remains significantly
behind the $60,000 average
salaries in the top-paying states of
California and Connecticut,
according to U.S. Census Bureau
figures. Wisconsin students also
rank in the top half nationally on
standardized tests, scoring a full
percentage point better on the
ACT college entrance exam.
Walker's stalled collective
bargaining proposal would require
state workers to contribute 5.8
percent of their salaries toward
pensions and double their health
insurance contribution beginning
April 1. Those changes would be
expanded to nearly all other
public workers, except those
operating under existing union
contracts, beginning July 1.
The higher benefit contribution
would equate to an 8 percent pay
decrease for the average worker.
The state would save $30 million
this fiscal year and $300 million
over the next two years.
Walker said not realizing those
savings would mean laying off
1,500 workers between now and
July and 12,000 state and local
employees over the next two
years.
The statewide teachers union and
state workers unions, in an
attempt to compromise with
Walker, have said they will agree
to the benefit concessions as long
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as they retain collective
bargaining rights. The bill takes
away collective bargaining except
over wage increases that don't go
above the rate of inflation.
The 14 Senate Democrats who
fled the state to block a vote on
Walker's measure say his
unwillingness to deal motivates
them to stay away. The bill passed
the Assembly on Friday following
a three-day filibuster.
"There's a compromise here, I just
really think there is," Democratic
Sen. Jim Holperin said Monday.
"We continue to seek it."
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Associated Press writers Dave
Lieb in Madison and Dinesh
Ramde in Chicago contributed to
this report.
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Melissa Leo's Unscripted Moment at the Academy Awards
Bonnie Goldstein (Politics Daily)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:40:00 PM
The Oscars didn't really hold my
attention Sunday night and sadly,
after I got distracted,they still
went on and on.
Before the first commercial,
however, I was glad to hear
winning cinematographer Wally
Pfister thank his "union crew" on
the film "Inception." As my
husband is a member of the
screenwriters' guild, I was also
glad to see, for the two writers in
his category, that the Academy
got it exactly right. David Seidler
won a statuette for his original
screenplay of " The Kings
Speech" and Aaron Sorkin won
for his screenplay for "The Social
Network," adapted from another
medium, in this case the book
"Accidental Billionaires" by non-
fiction writer Ben Mezrich.
Speaking of adaptation, though
Sorkin warmly included Mezrich
in his acceptance speech, I noticed
he did not mention the deposition
transcripts and exhibits collected
for two lawsuits which, quoted
verbatim, accounted for many
pages of Sorkin's screenplay. (He
did, however, graciously
acknowledge his researcher.)
Not only were both screenwriters'
words for the big screen
profoundly rendered, but each of
the first time Oscar winners did a
pretty satisfying job saying
precisely the right thing in his
acceptance speech. As people
whose job is to put words into
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actors' mouths, they are both, not after having just curtsied to the
surprisingly, good with words. venerable Douglas, insanely
Seventy-three-year old Seidler, inappropriate. That said, I have to
who, after conquering his own confess here to having a poor
speech disability as a young man, censor myself. Just as Pfister's
wrote a moving human story remarks implied solidarity with
about George VI's stutter, began union workers in Wisconsin, I felt
his thank you to the Academy by great camaraderie with Melissa
noting that he was the oldest Leo over her situational tic
person to ever win this honor and disorder. From time to time, I
was perhaps, "a late bloomer." (I have also found my words leaving
could not help wondering if the station without my
Seidler, like so many other older permission.
scribes had filed for damages in Fortunately, although Hollywood
the Hollywood age discrimination has its movie jail customs, the
lawsuit that recently settled for Leo tongue slip is not punishable.
appealing in a world where kisses She turned in a stellar, gritty
$70 million.) The new Oscar Before the broadcast was over her
are made of air." Censored or not, performance in her comeback
winner went on to charmingly co-star and fellow Oscar winner
Leo won the statuette for her roll film"Frozen River" in 2008 as a
credit those still struggling with Christian Bale noted that this was
as Alice Ward, the brassy smuggler of human beings, and
debilitating stammers. not the first time a star has sworn,
badmouth mother of two she was perfectly cast in last
But another award winner last (nor I suspect, the first time Leo
prizefighters in the tough Lowell, year's "The Fighter."
night, whose words were has used unscripted salty language
Massachusetts, neighborhood Her public personna however has
unfortunately not as reliably pitch in a public forum). She gets to
of"The Fighter." Whatever else sometimes lacked polish. Let's
perfect, was Melissa Leo. Early in keep the Oscar and she will
you might say about her reaction face it, some of us need a script.
the 3 hour plus 83 rd Academy continue to get meaty parts and be
to winning this prize, you have to In the most breathtakingly
Awards ceremony (as soon as the recognized at the Kodak Theater.
give Leo credit for being genuine. exciting and nerve wracking
formalities of designer dresses Next time, however, I suggest she
The actor got her start on the moment of her hard knock career
and opening skits were dispensed might want to ask a writer for
soap opera "All My Children" in (her dress was lovely, the jewels
with), out doddered a very help with her first draft.
the mid 1980s and broke out in and hair all worked), Melissa Leo
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Sen. Hatch: Tax Revamp Will Take Years

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Monday, 28 Feb 2011 03:55 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A
revamp of the U.S. tax code will
take several years as the parties
resolve fundamental disputes over
how taxes influence behavior
among businesses and individuals,
the top Senate Republican tax-
writer said Monday.
Orrin Hatch, the top Republican
on the Senate Finance Committee,
spelled out key differences
between his party and Democrats
including President Barack
Obama as they begin talks on
overhauling the complicated U.S.
tax code.
"It's going to take a few years to
do it if we can do it at all," Hatch
told a group of conservatives in
Washington on the eve of the first
Senate Finance Committee
hearing on the topic this year.
Hatch criticized Democrats who
he said see the tax code as a tool
to promote redistribution of
wealth and said looking at the
distribution of tax burdens was
paramount.
Obama and lawmakers are
debating a rewrite of the nation's
tax laws and have begun by
focusing on trying to reduce the
35 percent top corporate tax rate,
among the world's highest.
Because of special deductions
and tax breaks, many companies
pay much lower rates, but these
vary sharply by sector and
corporation.
While there is consensus that the
corporate statutory rate is too high
relative to other countries,
Democrats and Republicans are
far apart on how to go about it
lowering it.
Hatch, who also said it would be
difficult to tackle corporate and
individual tax reform separately,
accused Democrats of trying to
use the mantle of tax reform to
raise revenue.
"We must reduce deficits and debt
through spending reductions.
Separate, we must promote tax
reform," said Hatch, who is up for
re-election in 2012.
Republicans and Democrats in
Congress are now in a stand-off
over spending cuts that threatens
to shut down the federal
government, though the
immediate likelihood of that has
eased in recent days.
Obama and his tax deputies have
said a corporate tax code overhaul
will not aim to raise revenue, but
they also say it should not add to
bloated U.S. budget deficits,
expected to top $1.65 trillion this
year.
Hatch has been courting the
conservative offshoot tea party
movement as he nears re-election.
Former Republican Sen. Bob
Bennett of Utah lost his seat last
year to more conservative
opponents who criticized his
efforts to work with Democrats.
A spokesman for the top
Democrat on the Senate finance
committee, Max Baucus, was not
available for comment.
The president's deficit reform
commission and others have laid
out ways to lower the corporate
tax rate, including trimming so-
called tax expenditures — tax
breaks enjoyed by companies,
such as quicker investment write-
offs and depreciation rules.
By paring deductions and credits,
it is theoretically possible to lower
the corporate rate without losing
revenue.
Hatch said some of those special
tax breaks will have to go, but he
would not be specific.
"We're going to have to get into
the whole area of tax expenditures
and see which ones deserve to
continue and which ones don't,"
he said.
But he said many tax breaks are
important to stimulate business,
including those to promote energy
and natural resource development.
"We find that when you give
special tax breaks there is more
incentive to expand business and
employ more people," he said.
Obama has criticized the energy
industry and sought to trim about
$46 billion in oil, gas, and coal
industry tax breaks in his budget
proposal.
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Opt Out of Health Care
Plan Three Years Early
Alex Wagner (Politics Daily)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 11:54:00 AM
White House Correspondent In a
nod to pressure from state
governors, President Obama
announced a plan on Monday to
allow states to opt out of some
aspects of the nation's health care
reform law three years earlier than
previously mandated. As currently
written, the law says states must
wait until 2017; the new bill
would allow them to begin
pursuing alternate plans as early
as 2014.
As governors across the country
have waged battles to trim large
deficits -- most publicly of late in
Wisconsin-- the move was seen as
a concession to those leaders who
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have criticized the new health care
law and questioned its economic
implications. Twenty-six
governors have filed lawsuits
against the federal government,
claiming the law is
unconstitutional. Sponsored by
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Scott
Brown (R-Mass.), and Mary
Landrieu (D-La.), the bill is called
the Empowering States to
Innovate Act. It would give states
a waiver to pursue their own
health care plans -- as long as
those plans provide equally
comprehensive, affordable
insurance coverage to at least as
many residents as the Affordable
Care Act provides. And these
plans would have to do so while
insuring that they would not add
to the federal deficit, according to
a White House press release.
Obama administration officials
cautioned that the bill was not to
be interpreted as an effort to roll
back the health care reform law.
"The president has always said
that states should be given
enormous flexibility in how they
achieve the goals of the law," said
Stephanie Cutter, an assistant to
the president. "It made good sense
to embrace the idea to move the
date."
Cutter added that Obama
remained "open to ideas" for
reforming the Affordable Care
Act, and cited his State of the
Union address this year, where he
embraced revisions to the law
involving a 1099 reporting
requirement and malpractice
reform. But, she cautioned, the
White House was "not open to
refighting the fights of the last
few years -- or weakening the
law."
As for alternate plans, the White
House outlined several
possibilities, including allowing
large employers to purchase
coverage through state exchanges,
or increasing the number of
benefit levels to provide more
choices for individuals and small
businesses.
The president's support of the bill
has political implications at a time
when many states have legally
challenged the law's individual
mandate, which requires most
people to buy health insurance.
Most of the court challenges have
not been upheld, but two judges
have ruled against the law in cases
that will likely be decided
eventually by the Supreme Court.
Cutter said that the new bill
would not affect those lawsuits.
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"This moves a date," she said. "It
doesn't have any real legal impact
on the cases being argued across
the country."
The president has never been a
hard-core advocate of the
mandate. As a candidate in 2008,
he did not include a mandate in
his health plan and expressed
openness on the issue throughout
the long and contentious debate
that led to the groundbreaking
bill's passage.
White House officials on
Monday reiterated their belief that
the mandate remained the best
option, but said the bill left the
door open for states to develop a
better plan -- and implement it
three years earlier. "If someone
has a better idea," said Cutter, "so
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Brownback: GOP Not Seeking to
Denigrate Unions
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 11:51:54 AM
Monday, 28 Feb 2011 05:51 PM
By Hiram Reisner
Kansas GOP Gov. Sam
Brownback says Republican
governors are not trying to resolve
budgetary problems by
obliterating organized labor, and
he takes issue with President
Barack Obama’s statement they
are seeking to denigrate public
employees.
“Nobody is doing what the
president is saying. People are not
denigrating state workers, they are
not hurting state workers for as far
as their ability to work,”
Brownback Monday told Fox
News’ Neal Cavuto. “What we
simply got, is we got a fiscal crisis
– we’ve got a huge budget hole in
the state of Kansas, and many
states do, and so you’ve got to
deal with your costs centers and
your cost issues and those, at the
end of the day, end up involving
state employees.
“What we’re doing is dealing with
the fiscal problems that we have,”
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spending too much money, and
you’ve got to get that pruned
down,” Brownback said.
Cavuto asked whether you can
separate dealing with the budget
cuts and the issues surrounding
public unions.
“I suppose you could. But there is
a tie that’s there between the two
of them,” Brownback said. “And
what I think we have to do – and
what we have to debate about in
America – is the structural cost of
government and what is driving
Rep. Michele Bachmann
that growth in the structural cost
of government – and that’s what
we’ve got to debate at the federal,
to Headline New
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NASA Is Putting This Can In A Million-Pound Crusher
Rebecca Boyle (Popular
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:44:58 PM
Can Crusher NASA will smash
this can to study design factors
that could enable lightweight
skins for future launch vehicles.
NASA Not just for awesomeness's
sake: to help design stronger,
lighter rockets
To test future rocket designs,
NASA is employing an age-old
bar trick: Slowly and deliberately
apply pressure to an aluminum
can until it crumples. No
foreheads will be involved,
however.
In late March, engineers will use
a million pounds of force to crush
a 27.5-foot diameter, 20-foot-tall
canister made of aluminum and
lithium, hoping to learn more
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design sturdier rocket skins.
Cylinder buckling is governed by
imperfections in a structure and
uncertainties in the loading of
weight, and mathematical models
can predict this behavior. But the
current models, known as shell
buckling knockdown factors, date
to the Apollo era, well before the
advent of modern composite
materials and advanced computer
modeling.
New materials are sturdier and
lighter than the stuff used in the
1960s, but there have not been
new tests to come up with new
equations that can predict how a
material will deform and buckle
under the weight of a payload or
lots of fuel. That's the goal of the
upcoming can-crushing test at
NASA's Marshall Space Flight
Center in Alabama.
NASA has already performed
small-scale tests using 8-foot-
diameter cylinders, but the big can
will run the gauntlet: It will be
sandwiched between two massive
loading rings that will press down
with almost one million pounds of
force, causing it to buckle.
Engineers have placed hundreds
of sensors on the can, which has
also been outfitted with a polka-
dot pattern that will allow
engineers to precisely measure its
deformations. They will use a
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technique called photogrammetry,
which determines geometric
shapes from images, according to
a NASA news release.
Fuel tanks and other spacecraft
materials are designed to be as
thin as possible to save as much
weight as possible, but spindly
materials could buckle more
easily if they're topped with a
heavy space capsule or other
payload. Engineers hope the can-
crushing tests will prove the
strength of thin materials,
enabling rocket builders to design
lightweight materials for future
heavy-lift launch vehicles.
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Scientists Book Trips Aboard Private Spaceships, In An
Industry First
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 2:45:35 PM
SpaceShipTwo Courtesy Virgin
Galactic
The commercial space industry
has booked its first science
expeditions, the Southwest
Research Institute announced
today. At least two researchers
have tickets to fly on Virgin
Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, with
another six seats on reserve, and
the team also reserved six flights
on an XCOR Lynx I rocket plane.
The Virgin Galactic deal, worth
$1.6 million, is the first
commercial spaceflight agreement
specifically designed for
scientists.
The researchers will conduct
biomedical, microgravity and
astronomical imaging
experiments, according to SwRI.
The SpaceShipTwo expeditions
will give researchers ample room
to move around and conduct their
experiments at up to 350,000 feet.
The Lynx I trips will involve a
pilot and a single researcher
flying at 200,000 feet.
"We are strong believers in the
transformational power of
commercial, next-generation
suborbital vehicles to advance
many kinds of research," said
Alan Stern, SwRI's associate vice
president for space science and
engineering, in a statement. "We
also believe that by putting
scientists in space or the upper
atmosphere with their
experiments, researchers can
achieve better results at lower cost
and with a higher probability of
success than with many old-style
automated experiments."
Three SwRI scientists have been
training for the mission since
early last year, including Stern,
Cathy Olkin and friend of PopSci
Dan Durda, whose research
includes smashing granite balls
together to study asteroids. All
three have been training in zero-G
aircraft, centrifuges and
Starfighter F-104 jet fighters and
are each expected to fly and
operate suborbital experiments,
SwRI said in a news release. Each
was an astronaut candidate at one
point, and have passed NASA
flight physicals.
Durda said plenty of researchers
will fly with their own
experiments in the near future.
"We're another step closer to the
era of routine 'field work' in space
research," he said.
George Whitesides, president and
CEO of Virgin Galactic, said in a
statement that helping scientists
conduct space experiments is a
growing part of Virgin's space
business. To date, the company
has taken deposits from about 370
people, mostly space tourists and
enthusiasts.
Virgin Galactic has made several
test flights with SpaceShipTwo, a
carbon-fiber craft that is a direct
descendant of SpaceShipOne, the
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Burt Rutan creation that won the
Ansari X Prize.
SwRI also bought six flights on
the Lynx, a two-person rocket
plane designed by XCOR
Aerospace that can take off and
land on a normal runway. The
research institute retains an option
to purchase three more flights. It
will be a while before they take
off, however, because the Lynx is
still in development with initial
test flights expected later this
year.
With just two space shuttle
flights remaining, scientists at
organizations like SwRI are
running out of ways to get their
experiments in space. Small
cubesat missions are one option,
but as Stern noted, such
automated experiments are
inherently limited in scope.
NASA will eventually hitch a
ride on private spacecraft, too, but
SwRI is the first research
organization to book a flight.
Stern said he hopes they're the
first of many: "We hope to
leverage these initial flights into a
wide range of additional flight
projects in next-generation
suborbital spaceflight stretching
out across this decade," he said.
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DARPA Commissions A Super-Fast Running

Robot Cheetah
Clay Dillow (Popular Science -
New Technology, Science
News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:43:12 PM
Cheetah Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics--developer of
the headless humanoid PETMAN
and the equally creepy Big Dog
robots--has landed itself two more
DARPA robotics grants to the
tune of several million dollars
each. New to the production
queue: another humanoid
designed to traverse rough terrain
and a fast four-legged design
modeled on the Cheetah that aims
to be the fastest legged robot in
the world.
ATLAS, as the humanoid will be
called, will be a Skynet-styled
super-strong, super-agile human-
like bipedal robot that will build
on Boston Dynamics' PETMAN
program. DARPA wants it to be
able to climb, turn sideways to
sidle through narrow spaces, and
use its hands to augment
maneuverability.
Cheetah, on the other hand, has
"There's no fundamental reason
why it can't go as fast as the
animals (60 to 70 mph), but it will
take a while to get there," said
Marc Raibert, Boston Dynamics'
president, in the Boston Herald.
DARPA is funding the initiatives
out of its Maximum Mobility and
Manipulation Program, which
aims to create a framework for
The No-
building robotic systems faster
and enhancing their ability to
move around and manipulate
Diet Diet
David Zinczenko with Matt
natural environments. If speed is Goulding (Eat This, Not That)
one defining characteristic: speed. what they're looking for, the Submitted at 2/28/2011 8:18:54 AM
The four-legged ‘bot is expected Cheetah is expected to deliver in
to move at a pace of 20-30 miles more ways than one; the first Indulge your tastebuds—and
per hour, but researchers see no prototype of the ‘bot is due in just shrink your waist!
reason why it couldn't eventually 20 months. “You can’t lose weight eating in
keep pace with its biological [ Boston Herald via CNET]
counterpart. NO-DIET page 72

An Amazing Pic of Discovery Docking with the ISS, Taken

from Earth
Clay Dillow (Popular Science -
New Technology, Science
News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 1:43:59 PM
Discovery on Approach to the
ISS As seen from the ground. Rob
Bullen via Bad Astronomy
This is an image of the Space
Shuttle Discovery taken from the
ground, no easy feat in itself. But
it wasn't taken by an observatory
or a massive scientific instrument. space telescopes are concerned-- 17,000 miles per hour quickly).
Rob Bullen snapped this image outside under a somewhat Cheers to Bullen for giving
from the UK using an 8.5" overcast sky, figured out where to confidence to amateur
telescope. That he was guiding by point his rig (by hand), and just astrophotographers everywhere.
hand. like that the sky cleared up, the [ Bad Astronomy]
By hand? Yes, Bullen was ISS appeared, and the image was
operating his telescope by hand captured.
rather than via carefully calibrated The ISS isn't so hard to see from
electronic equipment that one Saturday he took his telescope--a the ground--it's well more than
might expect a n relatively tiny setup as far as 300 feet long these days--but it is
astrophotographer to be using. On moving really, really quickly (like
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DENNY’S
Not That!
Heartland Scramble
1,160 calories
63 g fat (19 g saturated)
2,930 mg sodium
Calorie Equivalent: 6 Krispy
Kreme Glazed Doughnuts
Eat This Instead!
Build Your Own Grand Slam
with Egg Whites, Bacon, English
Muffin, and Fruit
320 calories
6 g fat (2 g saturated)
567 mg sodium
Your Eat This, Not That! No-
Diet Diet savings: 840 calories, 57
g fat (17 g saturated), and 2,364
mg of sodium
Denny’s Heart Scrambler—
Heartland Scramble, I
mean—contains about a day’s
worth of sodium and saturated fat.
This entrée represents the old
model for breakfast diners: Take a
healthy food like scrambled eggs
and stuff it with so much fat- and
sodium-loaded junk that patrons
feel like they’re getting a bargain.
In reality, you're just getting an
excuse to buy new pants—bigger
ones. Thankfully, Denny’s is
making changes. This Grand Slam
is part of the chain’s Better For
You Menu, which provides 250
meal combinations all under 550
calories. If you plan on crafting
your own Better For You Slam,
here are a couple of points to
note: One, choose egg whites over
whole eggs. It’s not that whole
eggs are bad for you, but Denny’s
cooks them with so much butter
that each two-egg order ends up
with 21 grams of fat and 260
calories. And two, choose regular
bacon over turkey bacon. Both
options provide 70 calories per
serving, but the regular stuff saves
you 100 milligrams of sodium
over turkey bacon.
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2. BEST PLACE FOR AN ON-
THE-GO BREAKFAST
STARBUCKS
Not That!
Blueberry Scone and a Grande
Tazo Tea Latte (with 2% milk)
700 calories
26 g fat (14.5 g saturated)
58 g sugars
Sugar Equivalent: 29 servings
(1.2 tubs) of Extra Creamy Cool
Whip
Eat This Instead!
Egg White, Spinach & Feta Wrap
and a Venti Nonfat Cappuccino
390 calories
10 g fat (3.5 saturated)
18 g sugars
Your Eat This, Not That! No-
Diet Diet savings: 310 calories, 16
g fat (11 g saturated), and 40 g
sugar
Have you seen Willy Wonka &
The Chocolate Factory? The
scene where Violet Beauregard
bloats up like a giant blueberry?
That’s basically what scones do to
your body—even “healthy”
blueberry scones like this one.
(That’s why we deemed it one of
the 19 Worst Breakfasts in
America.) Muffins, scones, or
danishes—they’re all just pastries,
which means they’re made from
little more than fast-digesting
carbohydrates. Eat these things
for breakfast and they’ll spike
your blood sugar and insulin
levels and force your body to
store glucose as fat. Starbuck’s
Wrap invokes the opposite
response. The combination of
spinach and protein-rich eggs
provide a nice nutritional balance,
but the real accomplishment is the
fiber. It’s rare to find a grab-and-
go breakfast with more than a
couple grams, and this wrap has
an astonishing 6! That’s enough
to keep your hunger stifled, your
body energized, and your belly
flat.
3. BEST PLACE FOR A FAST-
FOOD LUNCH
CARL’S JR
Not That!
Guacamole Bacon Six Dollar
Burger
Newstablet Edition
1,040 calories
72 g fat (24 g saturated)
2,240 mg sodium
Fat Equivalent: 31 Oreo Cookies
Eat This Instead!
Eat This, Not That! Teriyaki
Turkey Burger
470 calories
14 g fat (5 g saturated)
1,120 mg sodium
32 g protein
Your Eat This, Not That! No-
Diet Diet savings: 570 calories, 58
g fat (19 g saturated), and 1,120
mg sodium
Look as hard as you like, but you
won’t find a burger at this size
with less fat. That’s because this
burger uses lean turkey instead of
fatty beef, and still packs plenty
of flavor thanks to a light jacket
of teriyaki sauce. Besides, look at
the alternatives. Not one burger in
Carl’s line of Six Dollar
Burgers—save for the bun-less,
low-carb version—contains fewer
than 900 calories. If you begin
your order with a Guacamole Six
Dollar Burger and finish it off
with medium fries and a 20-ounce
soda, you’re facing 1,630 flab-
making calories.
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ROMANO’S MACARONI
GRILL
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Not That!
Mom’s Ricotta Meatballs &
Spaghetti
1,240 calories
60 g fat (21 g saturated)
3,430 mg sodium
Saturated Fat Equivalent: 14
orders of Cheesy Nachos from
Taco Bell
Eat This Instead!
Pollo Caprese (pasta and
chicken), with a side of broccoli
550 calories
20 g fat (5 g saturated)
1,660 mg sodium
Your Eat This, Not That! No-
Diet Diet savings: 690 calories, 40
g fat (16 g saturated), and 1,770
mg sodium
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sound you’ll find outside of your
own kitchen. But there are still
few holdovers from the days of
excess. Spaghetti and meatballs
with more than 1,200 calories?
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RED LOBSTER
Not That!
Garlic Crab-and-Shrimp Pasta
(full portion)
1,540 calories
78 g fat (14 g saturated)
4,090 mg sodium
Sodium Equivalent: 151 Ritz
Crackers (that’s more than a full
box!)
Eat This Instead!
Live Maine Lobster with cocktail
sauce, Garden Salad with
Balsamic Vinaigrette, and Fresh
Broccoli
300 calories
9.5 g fat (1 g saturated)
1,325 mg sodium
Your Eat This, Not That! No-
Diet Diet savings: 1,240 calories,
68.5 g fat (13 g saturated), and
2,765 mg sodium
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The Left’s Converging Political Misjudgments: Communism
and Radical Islam
Paul Hollander (FrontPage
Magazine » FrontPage)
Submitted at 2/27/2011 10:08:41 PM
The fall of Mubarak in a country
where the Muslim Brotherhood is
the strongest and best organized
political movement raises the
possibility of an eventual outcome
similar to that in Iran that
followed the overthrow of the
Shah in 1979. At the same time,
we should remind ourselves that
history need not repeat itself:
Egypt is not Iran and the Egyptian
military may prevent the rise to
power of the Brotherhood. But in
the event that it comes to power,
there is little reason to imagine
that it would usher in a system
more open, enlightened and
liberal than that of Mubarak. Far
more likely, it would resemble the
repressive theocracy of Iran.
While the actual historical and
political developments in these
two countries may diverge, the
similarities between perceptions
on the Left of these two historical
events, and the part played by
political Islam, are already quite
pronounced.
Why do people on the Left, and
especially intellectuals — often
motivated by high ideals and good
intentions — so often make poor
political judgments, especially
about the adversaries of the
United States? It is of course
always difficult to generalize
about entities such as
Newstablet Edition
By the time of the fall of the
Soviet Union, not many American
leftist intellectuals were enamored
of the Soviet system (or those
modeled after it), with the
exception of Cuba and, for a
shorter period, Nicaragua.
Venezuela under Chavez has
become a new destination for a
smaller group of supporters. One
of them, Eva Golinger, became a
resident supporter and
cheerleader for Chavez,
describing herself as “a soldier of
this revolution… I would do
whatever asked of me for this
country.” As the New York Times
put it, “Her zeal invokes earlier
waves of political pilgrims in
Latin America from rich countries
like the volunteers who cut Cuban
sugar cane in the 1960s or the
Sandalistas… who flocked to
Nicaragua in the 1980s.” Ms.
intellectuals. There are no opinion “Democrats typically outnumber The global rise of Islamic Golinger has expressed warmth
s u r v e y s a d d r e s s e d t o Republicans at elite universities radicalism, loosely paralleled by a n d s y m p a t h y t o w a r d
“intellectuals” as such, hence, we by at least six to one among the the global decline of communism, A h m a d i n e j a d o f I r a n a n d
only learn about the attitudes and general faculty and by higher provides a new occasion to Lukashenko of Belarus. She
beliefs of the more prominent ratios in the humanities and social ponder the political judgments of considered the latter a socialist
a m o n g t h e m w h o h a v e t h e sciences.” A recent study of those on the Left, including many country, not a dictatorship,
opportunity and inclination to academic social psychologists intellectuals. Their observations “where people seemed really into
express themselves in writing or found a total lack of diversity in about Islamic radicalism suggest their communal work and stuff
in the mass media. their political views and found parallels between their disposition like that.” [2]
To be sure, there are surveys of them to constitute a “tribal-moral t o w a r d s t h e t w o i m p o r t a n t But even if many members of the
the political attitudes of various community united by sacred political-ideological currents of Left no longer admired these
professions, including professors, values.” [1] Of course, these our times: communism and systems, the attitudes which gave
which include a high proportion attitudes are just as prevalent in political Islam. This is not to say rise to their sympathy and support
of intellectuals in the humanities d e p a r t m e n t s o f E n g l i s h , that these two sets of attitudes in the first place were by no
and social sciences. These surveys sociology, anthropology, history have been the same, but there are means gone. These attitudes were
make clear that most American and political science as among some notable similarities as well
academics are left of center: social psychologists. as differences spelled out below. LEFT’S page 76
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From an Undisclosed Motel 6 in Illinois
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:00:30 AM
The people, united, will never be
defeated — especially with a little
Skyline chili and sturgeon for
breakfast.
Y ou’re probably wondering why
I’m writing this from an
undisclosed location (full
disclosure: I’m in South Beloit,
Ill.). The answer is, I’m showing
my solidarity with the heroic
proletarian working-class stiffs
and Joe Six-Packs who make up
the Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio
lamister-legislator delegations,
now appearing on milk cartons
across the nation as your various
state Gestapo goon organizations
try to hunt them down. And all for
the simple “crime” of answering
to a higher moral authority.
For shame!
#ad#Yes, I knew it would come to
this: that one day you racist,
teabagging wingnuts would
finally achieve your dream to
outlaw the Democratic party, held
since the day Abraham Lincoln
took Andrew Johnson hostage as
vice president, thus setting the
Democrat up for impeachment.
Why, Dred Scott himself did not
suffer the way these good and
men and women have suffered,
far from their families, unable to
sleep, waiting for the inevitable
knock at the door. Even singing
patriotic ditties such as “If I Had a
Hammer,” “Joe Hill,” and “The
Banana Boat Song” helps
alleviate the Dostoevskian gloom
only a little.
Now, I’ve tried explaining to
them that this is the closest
they’re going to come to
experiencing the lost workers’
paradise of Stalinist Russia, but
they don’t quite see it through the
same lens of dialectical
materialism that I learned at the
feet of the master. That would be
my father, the sainted “Che”
Kahane, who, together with his
brother, Uncle Joe, eagerly soaked
up the triumph of collectivism
from his illustrious forebears.
Most of them disappeared into the
Gulag Archipelago, true -- but it
was a small price to pay for peace,
land, bread, and social justice.
Anyhow, we’re all huddled up
here at our undisclosed location,
noshing on beef jerky and some
Cincinnati chili from Skyline that
the Ohioans get smuggled in by
the Teamsters in exchange for
future health-care and pension
benefits. I won’t mention the
name of the Motel 6 where we
are, but you can probably figure
out which one it is by the array of
satellite trucks, pizza-delivery
vehicles, and midwestern blondes
doing stand-ups with the
“Welcome to Illinois” sign
looming in the background. It’s
been my job to coach our brave
renegades on how best to stick it
to the Man, to present their most
reasonable, more-in-sorrow,
woeful countenances to the
television cameras while our
public-employee-union supporters
contort their faces in purple rage
back home in Madison and
Topeka and Bismarck, or
whatever those other state capitals
are called.
In other words, it’s the perfect
leftist two-step in the Age of
Obama: Say one thing, do the
exact opposite. Pretend to be
reasonable and then sucker-punch
your opponent. Preach civility
(come on -- you knew that was a
joke, right?) and break out the
Hitler mustaches. Swear to
faithfully execute the laws of the
United States and then pull the
rug out from under the Defense of
Marriage Act. Genius!
As I’ve explained elsewhere, it’s
all a part of our allegiance to a
Higher Power -- which is
ourselves and our own base
appetites. You Judeo-Christian
creeps often accuse us of having
no moral center, no guiding
philosophy, no soaring,
overarching ethos, but that’s a
dirty lie. Of course we do, and
here it is:
By any means necessary.
If I were you, and I thank the
good goddess Gaia every day that
I am not, I would tattoo our little
credo on the inside of your
eyelids, and refer to it often, as if
it were your daily breviary, for it
explains why we’re pulling this
little stunt.
You probably see the situation
like this: that we’re a bunch of
sore losers, cowards, crybabies,
spoiled children, IQ-challenged
idiots, corrupt tools of the AFL-
CIO and other progressive
sodalities, layabouts, wastrels,
gonophs, second-story men,
freeloaders, goldbrickers, abortion
providers, and tort lawyers. And
you’d be right!
But that’s only one way to look at
us. The other is the way we prefer
to see ourselves, the way our
obedient media celebrate us: as
heroes. You see, in the
progressive imagination, it is
always either 1938 or 1965, and
the dark night of racist fascism is
descending upon the land.
Sweatshops abound, rapacious
capitalist warmongers and crazed
Christianists stalk the earth,
sundering families, dispatching
small children into the
Pennsylvania coal mines,
mandating Anabaptism, and
imposing onerous import and
excise taxes on the Toyota Prius
and the Nissan Leaf.
In other words, Robert Bork’s
Amerikkka.
#page#In the ringing words of
that late, great American and
Harvard expellee, Sen. Ted
Kennedy, it is “a land in which
women would be forced into back
-alley abortions, blacks would sit
at segregated lunch counters,
rogue police could break down
citizens’ doors in midnight raids,
schoolchildren could not be taught
about evolution, writers and
artists would be censored at the
whim of government, and the
doors of the federal courts would
be shut on the fingers of millions
of citizens for whom the judiciary
is often the only protector of the
individual rights that are the heart
of our democracy.”
And that’s what we’re here to
stop. It’s true we took a licking
last November, but we’re doing
Politics-Right/ 75
more than just keeping on ticking.
We’re taking our game to a whole
new level, one that not only
rejects the results of your so-
called “elections,” but also refuses
to participate in these charades of
“democracy” any longer.
#ad#And so, like Martin Luther
King nailing his 95 theses to the
door of the Birmingham jail, we --
my brave comrades-in-arms and I
-- are here to announce our new
rules. Henceforth:
• During elections, we will not
take part in the political process
unless and until ACORN is
immediately reinstated, Planned
Parenthood refunded, and Keith
Olbermann restored to his rightful
place on network television, with
his show to be co-hosted by Pee-
Wee Herman.
• When casting our ballots, we
reserve the right to assist the
lame, the halt, the blind, persons
from Porlock, stateless exiles, Idi
Amin, and our Mexican cleaning
ladies, should they need help
marking their ballots correctly.
• All ballots will be tabulated by
Democratic officials from King
County, Wash., and certified by
Mayor Rahm Emanuel of the city
of Chicago.
• Ties always go to the
Democrats.
We may think of a few other
things as we sit here, holed up in
the complimentary breakfast bar,
but those ought to be enough to
get the negotiations started. After
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deeply rooted in a highly critical
disposition toward American
society, disdain for capitalism and
commerce, ignorance about
“actually existing” communist
states, as well as a propensity to
chronic moral indignation. [3]
While militant Islamic
movements and theocratic Iran
shared the anti-American
disposition of communist states,
their anti-Americanism has been
far more intense and irrational
than the communist variety due to
its religious inspiration. A strong
aversion to modernity has further
added to hostility to the United
States, correctly seen as a major
embodiment of modernity. In
turn, Islamic movements came to
be viewed with a degree of
sympathy by numerous American
intellectuals and those on the Left,
who were convinced of the
worthlessness of their own
society, and were irresistibly
drawn to “the enemies of their
enemy.”
It has not been easy, sometimes
impossible, to project upon these
movements the attributes which
earlier attracted many American
and other Western intellectuals to
communist systems. Unlike the
movements and political systems
inspired by Marxism, Islamic
movements and beliefs are not
universalistic, they are openly and
demonstratively intolerant and
uphold traditional religious beliefs
that are alien to secular, leftist
Western intellectuals. Islamic
societies permeated by Islamic
tradition oppress women, hate and
mistreat homosexuals, and are
beholden to a wide range of rigid
religious beliefs and practices,
including corporal punishments
such as stoning, amputation and
beheading. Such attitudes and
policies are difficult to accept for
progressive leftists who believe in
the equality of women and in the
rights of people of different
sexual orientation and are
opposed to capital and corporal
punishment. These attributes of
Islamic movements and societies
have given a pause to some on the
Left, but many others have
managed to ignore these
blemishes, or ascribe them to an
authentic cultural heritage that is
to be treated with toleration.
In addition to their intense
hostility to the United States
(greatly appreciated by the native
social critics) Islamic movements
and the one existing theocratic
Islamic state (Iran) also partake of
the allure of the Third World.
Upon the latter, many Western
intellectuals have, for some time,
projected their longings and hopes
following their partial
disillusionment with communist
states. [4] The imaginary virtues
of the Third World included,
above all, a presumed freedom
from the corruptions of Western
capitalist societies and a
corresponding authenticity
associated with its traditional, pre-
modern aspects. The Third World
has received further moral credit
from leftist intellectuals and their
followers on account of its
victimization (real or imaginary)
by predatory Western capitalism.
Even a highly oppressive
theocracy such as the one
established in Iran earned the
sympathy and support of
prominent American intellectuals
such as Richard Falk (of
Princeton University) who in
1979 thought that Ayatollah
Khomeini was “defamed” by the
American news media and
believed that he created “a new
model of popular revolution
based, for the most part, on non-
violent tactics;” in his view, Iran
was going to “provide us with a
desperately needed model of
human governance.” [5] Ramsey
Clark, an especially embittered
critic of U.S. foreign policy and
American society, rushed to
France in 1979 to meet Ayatollah
Khomeni and in the same year
also visited Iran to show solidarity
with the new regime. In 1986,
following the U.S. bombings of
LIbya, Clark traveled to Libya
once more to show his solidarity
to a government hostile to the
United States. Clark also
volunteered his legal services to
the bombers of the American
embassies in Kenya and Tanzania,
and to Saddam Hussein, among
other groups and individuals
hostile to the United States. [6]
Michel Foucault, the famous
French philosopher, was similarly
supportive of the Iranian
theocracy, observing that
Ayatollah Khomeini reflected
“the perfectly unified will” of the
Iranian people, among other
enthusiastic comments. [7]
Somewhat unexpectedly in the
wake of 9/11, many of these
feelings and attitudes found new
expression. Numerous Western
intellectuals on the Left used the
occasion to aver that the attack
was well deserved, and its root
causes were to be found in the
American mistreatment of Islamic
countries and populations and in
the exploitative practices of global
capitalism headquartered in the
United States. As Christopher
Hitchens put it, “jihad [became]
an understandable reaction to
Muslim grievances” and even “a
supposed socialist-feminist
[Naomi Klein] [was] offering
swooning support to theocratic
fascists.” [8] Jean Baudrillard and
Norman Mailer relished the
symbolic punishment meted out in
the destruction of the towers of
the World Trade Center, symbols
of global capitalism.
In May 8, 2006, Noam Chomsky
visited Lebanon, meeting
Hezbollah leaders and providing
them with welcome moral support
and political legitimacy. He also
expressed strong support (on both
Lebanese and Hezbollah
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television) for Hezbollah keeping
its weapons — a position directly
contradicting the UN Resolution
No. 1559 that called for its
disarming. [9] Norman
Finkelstein – whose detestation of
Israel rivals that of Chomsky,
offered at an “Islamophobia”
conference in Istanbul his
sympathetic understanding of
Holocaust denial in the Muslim
world and argued that it is used to
“demonize” Muslims. He was far
less disturbed by these denials
than by the alleged
“demonization.” Since his parents
were Holocaust survivors, he did
not deny it. Like Chomsky (his
role model) he readily equated the
Holocaust and Nazism with the
misdeeds of the United States.
[10] Lynne Stewart, the radical
lawyer represented (and admired)
Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman,
who as convicted in 2005 (in spite
of Stewart’s efforts) in the 1993
bombing of the World Trade
Center. Subsequently, Stewart
was convicted and sentenced to
jail for supporting Rahman’s
organization in 2006. She has
been an admirer not only of
Muslim fundamentalists but also
of Mao, Castro and Ho Chi Minh.
[11]
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Red-Carpet Review
Submitted at 2/28/2011 10:00:20 AM
Rating the 2011 Oscar dresses.
H ollywood’s A-listers brought
vivacious color, embroidery, and
sequins to the 2011 Oscar red
carpet -- perfectly in step with last
September’s spring fashion
shows. And from Jennifer
Lawrence’s hot-cherry Calvin
Klein to Sandra Bullock’s vine-
ripe Vera Wang, the color trend
was clear: It was a red-hot night.
But it was a classic presentation,
at that. Gone were last year’s
ruffles and metallics, and back
were clean cuts, linear shapes, and
body-conscious luxury. It was a
night for old-Hollywood glamour
-- although some pulled it off
better than others.
* * *
Nicole Kidman donned a
beautiful Christian Dior spring
2009 couture gown. But
something wasn’t quite right.
Although stunning, silver-
embroidered details covered the
dress, I think Nicole’s skin tone
washed out the look. She makes
so much of a better impact when
she wears deep, rich colors.
Nevertheless, there is something
about the dress that keeps the
designer in me looking a second
and third time -- although I
attribute that to creativity and
clear craftsmanship, and not how
it looked on Nicole.
#page# Natalie Portman wore a
custom, purple, off-the-shoulder
Rodarte gown. It’s always a
challenge to find a dress that
tastefully accentuates the beauty
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of a pregnant woman, as opposed supposed to be Hollywood’s most
to one that purposely tries to show glamorous night? Everything
off “the bump.” But the color here about the look was simple, albeit
was right on target, as was the beautiful. And I have no doubt the
shape of the off-the-shoulder and dress was made to fit Jennifer
flowing body. Natalie chose to go flawlessly. But I think the look
matchy-matchy -- normally a faux lacked in the specialness
pas -- from her dazzling fringed department. And no necklace, no
earrings down to her merlot rings. (Just a simple, almost
Jimmy Choo sandals. But this was transparent, bracelet.) When I
nothing to frown upon. A job well think Oscars, I think glamour and
done. jewels -- fashion’s dominant traits
#page# Jennifer Hudson opted for of over-the-top luxury, design,
a tangerine Atelier Versace spring and creativity. Forgive me, but I
2008 gown with a plunging just didn’t see that here.
neckline and halter cut. The #page# Amy Adams looked
styling of the halter felt a bit off outstanding in a dress from
key; I don’t think it did Jennifer L’Wren Scott’s fall 2011
any justice, and perhaps it collection. She analyzed her body
removed an element of class that shape, and rightfully so, chose a
Hudson usually exudes. dress that would show off her well
Surprisingly, even though there -toned physique and curves. The
was a lot of dress going on, I color was a nice selection given
didn’t mind the vivid orange her pale skin tone. The only
color. I would normally consider curious decision might have been
this hue to be more suitable for a the green emeralds on the bracelet
shorter style, but here it works. As and necklace. I understand she
for jewelry, I’d have gone for one wanted to make a contrast, but
hand versus two. this came off like a last-minute
#page# Cate Blanchett graced the decision. Diamonds or sapphires
red carpet in a fabulous Givenchy might have worked better.
spring 2011 couture gown that Otherwise, Amy couldn’t possibly
looked not only sensational, but have looked better.
matches for the level of waved where needed. The floral
felt new and innovative. Pleated #page#Another big occasion,
specialness of this dress. appliqué at the sides were not so
lavender chiffon, complete with another minimalist look from
#page# Anne Hathaway went for high that they made Anne look
an embroidery of what looked like Gwyneth Paltrow. (Remember
Old Hollywood, and pulled it off. hippy, and her statuesque quality
pearls and silver beads, made for that awkward, poofy-pink number
Selecting a red, almost-ten-year- further elongated what would
a bejeweled masterpiece that Cate from a decade ago?) I do love the
old, haute couture Valentino dress have been a tricky style for many
brought to life. The yellow border super-sleek, silver-metallic fabric
proves that fashion does not die others.
at the top might have been an on this Calvin Klein dress, but
with the change of the #page# Jennifer Lawrence hit the
afterthought, although it didn’t I’m not a big fan of the shape of
commercial seasons. Instead, red carpet in a custom, vibrant-
detract from the overall look. I the gown overall. Gwyneth has
good styles reign supreme. The fit red, Calvin Klein gown. As a
even think Cate’s shorter haircut
of the dress was perfect -- it designer, I have to ask: Was this RED-CARPET page 80
and simple bracelet were great
hugged where it should and too simple and plain for what is
78 Politics-Right/ Newstablet Edition

Obamacare and the CLASS Fraud

Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:00:32 AM
Ted Kennedy’s pet projects. It Every expert who has looked at it Stunningly, the Obama healthy workers sign up for a
was sold as a miraculous twofer: -- see here-- reaches the same administration, after spending program (though it will almost
The alleged deficit-defeater turns The new program would provide conclusion: It’s a poorly designed months defending CLASS’s surely be a bad deal for them)
out to be a budget-buster. both a self-financing, voluntary, and ill-advised program that will virtues, now says it agrees with even as sick workers who are
T hose who conducted the long-term-care insurance program suffer from severe adverse the program’s critics. How likely to benefit are screened and
campaign to force Obamacare for those needing continuous selection. Because it is voluntary, convenient. Now that CLASS has kept out.
through Congress in 2009 and assistance with daily living, and it it will attract mainly enrollees served its main purpose, which In one more sign of their
2010 made a whole series of would reduce the deficit to boot! who are at a higher risk of was to create the false impression shamelessness, the administration
fraudulent arguments: “You can What’s not to like? actually needing the benefit. of deficit reduction from wants funding to conduct an
keep the plan you have today if Indeed, of the supposed $210 Consequently, the premiums will Obamacare, the administration is “education campaign” to
you like it.” “Premiums will go billion in deficit reduction over need to be set very high, which willing to “pivot” -- in that all-too browbeat reluctant workers into
down, not up -- by $2,500 per ten years that the Congressional will only make it even less -familiar Washington way -- and signing up for a voluntary
year for those with existing Budget Office (CBO) assigns to attractive to healthy workers, who pretend that they have just now program that should never get off
coverage.” “We can cover 32 O b a m a c a r e , $ 8 6 b i l l i o n i s generally aren’t that interested in discovered the program’s flaws. the ground.
million people with heavily expected to come from CLASS long-term-care insurance anyway. This is absurd. The Obama #ad#The most serious threat to the
subsidized and expansive third- Act operations. Very quickly after the first administration and its nation’s long-term prosperity is
party insurance, and it won’t cost But it’s all a dangerous and decade, CLASS’s finances will congressional allies knew all runaway federal entitlement
the American people anything.” cynical game. CLASS is expected become untenable. The premiums, along that CLASS was an ill- spending, and the CLASS Act is
“The only people who will pay by CBO to produce deficit though very high, will still be advised risk to taxpayers. But they the perfect example of how not to
the$800 billion of Obamacare’s reduction over the next ten years insufficient to cover all of the defended it every step of the way go about starting and running a
new taxes over the next decade only because the program’s rules entitlement benefits earned and during legislative consideration in federal entitlement program. And
are the rich.” require participants to pay expected by participants. As the Congress because of the yet the Obama administration is
All of that is plainly false, of premiums for five years before program rushes toward convenient and deceptive “score” doing whatever it can to salvage
course, and most Americans know they become eligible for benefits. insolvency, the only options will it produced from CBO. it. It’s yet another example of the
it, which is one reason the So, at startup, there is the illusion be to cut promised benefits, raise #page#Now, Health and Human president’s complete detachment
November 2010 election turned of a surplus as participants begin premiums even more, or -- Services Secretary Kathleen from budgetary reality.
out the way it did. paying premiums but very few of surprise! -- bail the program out Sebelius says she has the — James C. Capretta is a fellow
#ad#But of all the deceptive them qualify for any benefits. But, with taxpayer subsidies. So, far administrative flexibility to at the Ethics and Public Policy
a r g u m e n t s a n d t a c t i c s very quickly, those excess from being a program that eases essentially rewrite the program Center. He was an associate
Obamacare’s apologists employed premiums will be needed to budgetary pressure, CLASS is herself from scratch, with no input director of the Office of
to jam their government takeover l i q u i d a t e t h e e n t i t l e m e n t actually a perfect example of all or changes necessary from Management and Budget from
of health care through Congress, obligations that participants will that is wrong in federal budgeting. lawmakers. This too is absurd. 2001 to 2004. James C. Capretta
none was more egregious than the be earning. It’s another example It was sold under false pretenses Her lawyers no doubt have an
CLASS Act fraud. of Obamacare’s shameless double as short-term deficit reduction expansive view of her discretion.
CLASS -- for Community Living -counting. when, in reality, it puts American But they are between a rock and
Assistance Services and Supports What’s worse, the CLASS Act is taxpayers at great risk of another hard place here. The only way
Act -- was one of the late Sen. a ticking entitlement time bomb. expensive bailout. CLASS works is if millions of
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Raymond Davis Tension Perfect Time to Ramp up Pakistan
Civil Society Dialogue
Lisa Curtis (The Foundry:
Conservative Policy News.)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:14:12 PM
Posted February 28th, 2011 at
4:14pm in American Leadership
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In the midst of a tense bilateral
dispute between the U.S. and
Pakistan over the case of
Raymond Davis—an American
Embassy employee who shot and
killed two armed Pakistanis in
what he claims was self-
defense—civil society leaders
from both countries met in
Lahore, Pakistan, February 17-19.
The initiative, dubbed the U.S.-
Pakistan Leaders Forum, was
convened by the U.S.-Muslim
Engagement Initiative (a non-
governmental, non-partisan
collaboration of four U.S.-based
organizations) and hosted by the
Lahore University of
Management Sciences, a world-
class educational institute started
in 1985 by Pakistani industrialist
Syed Babar Ali.
During the meetings, in which I
had the honor to participate, think
tank experts, NGO activists,
educational leaders, and
agricultural experts sat down,
rolled up their sleeves, and
generated ideas for closer
collaboration between the two
countries in areas such as media
education, scaling up community
peace-building efforts, increasing
academic collaboration at the
university, primary, and
secondary levels, and developing
agriculture partnerships that
would bring farmers together in
hands-on collaborative endeavors.
One outcome of the engagement
was to highlight the immediate
need to recalibrate the U.S.-
Pakistan aid relationship. The
U.S. has provided more than $6
billion in economic assistance to
Pakistan over the last nine years,
but representatives from both
countries complained that there
was very little to show for it. For
instance, a $75 million U.S. grant
for teacher training was badly
mismanaged and virtually wasted.
All agreed there were serious
structural problems in the way
U.S. aid is delivered that need
immediate attention.
A recent GAO report on U.S.
civilian assistance to Pakistan
recommends several steps to
improve the monitoring and
accountability of U.S. aid to
Pakistan, including requiring
Pakistani organizations that
receive contracts or grants to
implement a conflict of interest
policy, recruit more qualified
internal audit and procurement
staff, embed approved CPA staff,
and participate in a capacity-
building program.
Some Pakistani youth called for
more job-generating public-
private partnerships, saying “send
us your skilled people, not just
your money.” They viewed the
public-private Punjab Rural
Support Program as a potential
model for future U.S. aid
programming.
Role of Media
Much of the discussion also
centered on the role of the media
—both in the U.S. and
Pakistan—in shaping perceptions
(and misperceptions) about the
other side. Most participants
agreed that the Pakistani media
were increasingly biased in
reporting on the U.S. and guilty of
churning out a steady diet of anti-
American conspiracy theories and
rhetoric. While some journalists
and editors admitted they
sometimes “self-censored”
because of unspecified pressures,
they also said their newspapers
and satellite TV stations were
largely responding to the public
mood.
Participants also criticized U.S.
media coverage of Pakistan,
indicating that the U.S. tended to
cover only negative news in
Pakistan and that the coverage
was often shallow and one-
dimensional. Furthermore,
American media tended to show a
general lack of understanding of
the local drivers of conflict in
P a k i s t a n a n d a Leaders Forum will help build
mischaracterization of the role of
religion in the conflict. U.S.
audiences generally see a secular-
religious divide as driving the
conflict in Pakistan, when the
ground realities are much more
complex.
Davis Case Looms Large
The Pakistan media frenzy over
the Davis case has driven anti-
American sentiment to
dangerously high levels. The
Jamaat-i-Islami organized a rally
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last week in which protesters
shouted down America and
burned effigies of Davis. The
Davis case has the potential to
severely damage ties, if not
handled carefully.
The U.S. is adamant that Davis
has diplomatic immunity and was
acting in self-defense, but the
Zardari government is weak and
feels it has little choice but to
follow the public mood. Further
complicating the case is the high
level of tension between the
countries’ intelligence services.
Several media reports indicate
Davis may have been involved in
a clandestine operational act and
that the Pakistanis killed may
have been ISI surveillants.
The Davis incident has proved to
be a watershed in the complicated
U.S.-Pakistan relationship. It may
take time for tempers to cool and
a decision to free him to come. In
the meantime, hopefully
initiatives like the U.S.-Pakistan
greater understanding and trust at
the societal level that will
eventually form the foundation for
a strong and lasting, mutually
beneficial partnership between
Pakistan and the U.S.
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Estonia’s Love Affair with Ronald Reagan
Lee Edwards (The Foundry:
Conservative Policy News.)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:00:36 PM
While members of Congress,
former cabinet members, long-
time aides and assorted VIPs were
celebrating Ronald Reagan’s 100
th birthday at the Reagan
Presidential Library in sun-baked
Simi Valley, California, I was
nearly 6,000 miles away in snow-
bound Tallinn, Estonia, a small
Baltic country bordering on the
former Soviet Union.
As a Reagan biographer, I was
invited by the Estonian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Amb.
Michael Polt of the U.S. Embassy
to keynote a conference on
President Reagan’s legacy and
U.S.-Estonian relations, which
couldn’t be much better in large
part because of the memory of
Ronald Reagan.
Estonians love our 40 th
president almost as much as any
American because President
Reagan was instrumental in
gaining for the people of Estonia,
Latvia, and Lithuania that most
p r e c i o u s o f a l l
possessions—freedom.
It was the Reagan Doctrine that
put the Soviet Union on the
defensive and forced the Kremlin
to abandon the arms race and end
the Cold War at the bargaining
table and not on the battlefield.
An essential part of the Reagan
strategy was to support the
captive nations behind the Iron
Curtain—including the Baltic
States–and their legitimate claims
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what most women would call a
to freedom and independence. the infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop perfect body, and here, for some
Reagan was the first American Pact, two million Estonians, reason, it was completely lost. I’m
president to proclaim Baltic Latvians, and Lithuanians—yes, not sure if the dress wasn’t nipped
Freedom Day Freedom, stating: two million–joined hands across enough in the waist, or if the look
“The United States has never … the Baltic States, forming an of fabric falling straight from high
recognized the forcible [1940] unprecedented human chain as hip to floor was unintended. But
incorporation of the Baltic States they demanded freedom for the result was clear: There was no
into the Soviet Union.” themselves and their fellow curvature. I’m not too crazy about
Reagan was the first American citizens. And they sang the whole the silhouette.
president to hold a public White day long. #page# Sandra Bullock was red
House ceremony marking Captive It would be two more years hot in Vera Wang. Layers of
Nations Week. The president before the Soviets would at last taffeta made up this classy,
reassured all those behind the Iron give up their decades-long grip on elegant looker. And it had such an
and other communist curtains: the Baltic States, but in the interesting bodice; there clearly
“Your cause is not lost. You are summer of 1991, Estonia, Latvia, was no skimping on creativity.
of the infamous Molotov-
not forgotten. Your quest for and Lithuania once again joined The seams around the hip were
Ribbentrop Pact of August 1939
freedom lives on in your hearts the ranks of free nations. diagonal, which produced the
that led to the invasion of Poland
and in our hearts.” In his autobiography, Reagan effect of halving the size of
and the start of World War II.
In his last Captive Nations writes that democracy triumphed Bullock’s hips, while the double
When the communist authorities
message in July 1988, President in the Cold War because it was a pleat at the bust gave a structured
did not suppress the
Reagan said: “The American battle of ideas—“between one shape that neither hid nor falsified
demonstrations, the people were
people, citizens of a land system that gave preeminence to Sandra’s beautiful figure. But she
inspired to act more boldly. In
conceived in liberty and dedicated the state and another that gave did need a little something around
April 1988, a large crowd of
to equality under God for all, preeminence to the individual and the neck. When choosing
Estonians gathered in the town
support the aspirations of the freedom.” strapless, a handsome necklace
square of Tallinn, waving long-
Baltic people to regain the But freedom and democracy also helps continue the design flow
banned national colors and
freedom that was theirs and to triumphed because of the further north, rather than halting it
symbols and singing patriotic
chart their own course.” eloquence of an American at the physical end of the dress.
songs.
The peoples of the captive president and the brave hearts and -- Bradley Scott is a winner of the
The police moved in, but the
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Return of the (Genocidal) Native

P. David Hornik (FrontPage and the obliteration of Israel. That they will throw a bomb at me, and
Magazine » FrontPage) his words inspired thunderous thus I will seal my life with
Submitted at 2/27/2011 10:10:30 PM chants ( see video) from a crowd martyrdom.”
of at least a million does not It would nice to write off
A message to our brothers in augur well for a democratic Egypt Qaradawi as a crank or
Palestine: I harbor the hope that respecting the peace treaty with “extremist,” but his huge
just like Allah allowed me to Israel. prominence, and the size of his
witness the triumph of Egypt, He And yet, as Andrew Bostom reception upon returning to Egypt,
will allow me to witness the notes, suggest otherwise. As Shadi
c o n q u e s t o f t h e A l - A q s a no mainstream media outlets Hamid of the Brookings
Mosque…. Oh Allah, allow us to have reported that Qaradawi Institution observes:
preach in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. himself issued a clarion call for Qaradawi is very much in the
[Crowds: Amen.] Allow us to the jihad re-conquest of Al-Aqsa mainstream of Egyptian society,
enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque safely. mosque, i.e., Jerusalem…. [That] he’s in the religious mainstream,
[Crowds: Amen] Allow us to deliberate omission reflects a he’s not offering something that’s
e n t e r t h e A l - A q s a M o s q u e larger, sustained campaign by particularly distinctive or radical
without fear. [Crowds: Amen] both the mainstream media [and in the context of Egypt. He’s an
Accomplish this complete victory i t s f a v o r e d a c a d e m i c s ] t o Islamist and he’s part of the
for us. [Crowds: Amen] Oh, the characterize as “pluralist, reform Brotherhood school of thought,
sons of Palestine, rest assured that Islam” Qaradawi’s… jihadism, but his appeal goes beyond the
you will be victorious. and its corollary—virulent Jew, Islamist spectrum, and in that
So MEMRI translates a passage and other infidel hatred. sense he’s not just an Islamist
from Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s Qaradawi, indeed, has a track figure, he’s an Egyptian figure
speech, marking his triumphal record of Jew-hatred in particular, with a national profile.
return to Egypt, in Tahrir Square a and the fact that under the It may indeed be too early to say
week ago Friday. Mubarak regime he was exiled to managed to put them in their I support the Palestinian cause. I w h i c h w a y t h e E g y p t i a n
The words of the Muslim Qatar was one of the factors place. support the resistance and the “revolution” will turn. The
Brotherhood cleric—whose t h a t — i n I s r a e l ’ s e y e s a t This was divine punishment for jihad. I support Hamas, the military regime may find a way to
Sharia and Life program on Al l e a s t — m a d e t h a t r e g i m e them. Allah willing, the next time Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah. I stay in power, or to keep the real
J a z e e r a T V c o m m a n d s a n preferable to others in the region. will be at the hand of the oppose the peace that Israel and force it has to contend with—the
audience of 40 million—are not In 2009, for instance, Qaradawi believers…. America wish to dictate. This Muslim Brotherhood—out of
without irony. At present—under preached (MEMRI translation Not surprisingly for one who peace is an illusion. I support power. But the popularity of the
Israeli rule—Muslims already here, video here) that: favors murder on an ultimate martyrdom operations. sort of sentiments expressed by
have full access to Al-Aqsa Throughout history, Allah has scale, Qaradawi, as the Anti- And in another 2009 sermon, Y u s u f a l - Q a r a d a w i k e e p s
Mosque on the Temple Mount in imposed upon the [Jews] people Defamation League notes, “has a Qaradawi—now 84— offered his Israelis—in any case—from
Jerusalem, and it is Jews and who would punish them for their long record of endorsing personal services for the cause, j o i n i n g t h e “ d e m o c r a c y ”
Christians whose access to the corruption. The last punishment Palestinian suicide bombings expressing his readiness to “go to c e l e b r a t i o n .
mount is restricted. was carried out by Hitler. By against Israeli civilians.” As he the land of Jihad and resistance”
But Qaradawi, of course, was means of all the things he did to said during a 2007 conference in and asserting: “I will shoot
calling for a different kind of t h e m — e v e n t h o u g h t h e y his honor in Doha, Qatar: Allah’s enemies, the Jews, and
access, one involving “conquest” e x a g g e r a t e d t h i s i s s u e — h e
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The UN, Obama Finally Act Against Qaddafi
Joseph Klein (FrontPage
Magazine » FrontPage)
Submitted at 2/27/2011 10:26:34 PM
Both President Obama and the
United Nations, particularly the
Human Rights Council, deserve
criticism for their delayed reaction
to the brutality of the Qaddafi
regime toward the people of
Libya. Though the UN is certainly
not known for its swift response
to crimes against humanity, the
relative indifference to the
situation on the part of the leader
of the free world, President
Obama, is a surprising
abandonment of leadership
responsibility. The Obama
administration has disgracefully
chosen play second-string to the
bureaucracy and indecision of the
international community, which
itself has only maneuvered to stop
Qaddafi’s maddness in the last
few days.
One day after Libya’s United
Nations Ambassador
Abdurrahman Shalgam pleaded to
the United Nations Security
Council to “save Libya” from
dictator Col. Muammar Qaddafi’s
murderous regime, the Security
Council listened. Shalgam, whom
has been associated with Qaddafi
since they both were involved in
the coup d’état that toppled
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Libya’s king in 1969, finally had
enough. Reversing his earlier
reluctance to directly criticize
Qaddafi or call for him to step
down, he told the Council on
February 25th that Qaddafi’s
callous killings of unarmed
civilians were on par with the
brutalities of Hitler and Pol Pot.
“Leave the Libyans alone” was
his message to Qaddafi. Sadly,
the United States’ UN
Ambassador, Susan Rice, was not
in the Security Council chamber
to hear this historic speech. She
was half way around the world in
South Africa attending a UN
panel discussion on global
sustainability.
After some initial hesitancy, the
Security Council passed a
unanimous resolution on Saturday
night, February 26th, imposing
strong sanctions on Qaddafi and
his close associates. The Security
Council resolution also imposed
an arms embargo, an international
travel ban on sixteen Libyan
leaders and a freeze on the assets
of Qaddafi and members of his
family. It did not, however,
impose a no-fly zone over Libya.
In perhaps its most significant
move, the Security Council
resolution referred the Libyan
regime to the International
Criminal Court (“ICC”) for an
investigation into its “widespread
and systematic attacks” against
Libyan citizens protesting in the
streets for more freedom. This
was only the second time that the
Security Council has referred a
member state to the ICC. The
previous case was Sudan.
The Security Council’s decision
to refer the Libyan regime to the
ICC did not come easily. Brazil
and Portugal were among the
members of the Council who
originally were hesitant to support
the referral because of fears of
reprisals against their citizens still
remaining in Libya. China also
showed some initial reluctance. It
took a follow-up letter to the
Council from Libyan Ambassador
Shalgam to overcome this
resistance. He wrote:
With reference to the Draft
Resolution on Libya before the
Security Council, I have the
honour to confirm that the Libyan
Delegation to the United Nations
supports the measures proposed in
the draft resolution to hold to
account those responsible for the
armed attacks against the Libyan
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the International Criminal Court.
After the Security Council
resolution was approved,
Ambassador Shalgam said it
would “help put an end to this
fascist regime.”
Richard Dicker, Director of
Human Rights Watch’s
international justice program,
praised the Security Council for
showing “leaders worldwide that
it will not tolerate the vicious
repression of peaceful protesters.
Gaddafi’s henchmen are now on
notice that if they give, tolerate or
obey orders to fire on peaceful
protesters they may find
themselves in The Hague.”
The UN Human Rights Council
had met in emergency session on
the same day that Libyan
Ambassador Shalgam had pleaded
to the Security Council for help.
To its credit, the dysfunctional
Human Rights Council got its act
together long enough to pass a
resolution condemning Qaddafi’s
violence against the anti-
government protestors and
recommending suspension of
Libya from its seat on the Human
Rights Council. However, two-
thirds of voting and present
countries in the General Assembly
would have to vote to actually
suspend or expel Libya from the
human rights body.
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The Case for Entitlement Reform: Taxpayer Contributions

Fall Dangerously Short of Received Benefits
Kathryn Nix (The Foundry: actually pay for their own future support system, allowing seniors
Conservative Policy News.) retirement benefits. Instead, their to use a federal contribution to
Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:00:10 PM tax dollars pay for current purchase a health plan that best
Medicare and Social Security suits their needs from a wide array
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unfunded obligations that will tax rates on their children.” under the current path. An
bankrupt America if they are not As the baby boomer generation Associated Press-Gfk poll found
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84 Politics-Right/
What We Can Do in Libya
Submitted at 2/28/2011 10:00:09 AM
M uammar Qaddafi hasn’t made
much sense over the last week.
About the only rational thing he’s
said is that he’ll fight and die in
Libya. He doesn’t have many
other options, and with his regime
splintering and the opposition
continuing to advance on Tripoli -
- the city of Zawiya, 30 miles
west of the capital, fell yesterday -
- he could be proven prescient in a
matter of days.
This would be a just and
welcome endpoint to his 40 years
of sick misrule. Qaddafi has been
the pirate king of Libya, a
terrorist, murderer of Americans,
and psycho who has managed to
stay in power by wrecking his
country and eliminating nearly all
alternative sources of authority.
Outside of Iran, his regime is the
most poisonous expression of a
badly dated post-colonial politics
that blames the West for all ills.
The mullahs have to be watching
events in Libya with trepidation --
if a revolution can come to
Qaddafi’s Libya, one of the most
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all, we are the real representatives
of the legitimate grievances and
aspirations of the American
people, and it’s high time you
bozos got that through your thick
skulls.
In short: Let our people go. The
people, united, will never be
totalitarian societies on earth, it
can happen anywhere.
#ad#But Qaddafi won’t go down
without one last spasm of
bloodletting. His goons -- loyal
remnants of the security forces,
together with foreign mercenaries
-- have been gunning protesters
down in the streets. This has led
to calls for the imposition of a no-
fly zone. We understand and share
the impulse to stanch the killing.
But there are two problems with
the proposed no-fly zone.
One, Qaddafi’s regime doesn’t
appear to be doing much of its
murder from the air. If we are
serious about limiting his ability
to massacre his countrymen, the
no-fly zone would have to
become a no machine-gun zone,
too -- in other words an honest-to-
goodness military intervention to
affect events directly on the
ground. Deploying our air power
while Qaddafi continued to kill
with impunity would make us
look more ineffectual rather than
less. For now (perhaps this will
change if Qaddafi begins to
consolidate his position on the
defeated, but we’re cold, tired,
and hungry, and a little of Illinois
goes a long way.
Daylight come and me wanna go
home.
— David Kahane doesn’t really
like deep-dish pizza all that much,
and would appreciate it if you
strength of his air force), the no-
fly zone seems a classic case of
looking for lost keys under the
streetlight; it’s the handiest way
for us to intervene, not the most
effective.
Two, the rebels are on the
ascendancy. Absent some drastic
change in the tide of events, it
looks as if they will prevail. Why
would we taint what would be the
indigenous glory of their ouster of
Qaddafi with an almost entirely
symbolic Western military action?
The reason that the revolts of
2011 have had a dramatic
catalyzing effect across the
region, when the invasion of Iraq
didn’t, is that they are the
handiwork of Middle Eastern
populations themselves, and thus
a much more appealing model of
change. Indeed, it is a sign of how
home-grown these rebellions have
been that President Obama’s
mealy-mouthed passivity hasn’t
stopped them from rolling on.
There are still things we can do at
the margins to try to influence
events short of a military
intervention. We should recognize
could send him a care package
from Zabar’s or Barney
Greengrass. Please email some
choice sturgeon to
kahanenro@gmail.com or order it
at Amazon along with your
personal copy of Rules for
Radical Conservatives and hustle
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as soon as possible the provisional
government that is forming, an
entity that the rebels are creating
on their own. We can make
available to it the frozen assets of
the Qaddafi regime and provide
humanitarian aid. (If its offensive
seems to be stalling out for lack of
military materiel, we can always
encourage the Saudis or others to
give it weapons.) With luck, this
The Battle of
provisional government can be a
first step toward stabilizing
Wisconsin
Libya’s post-Qaddafi future. Our
first interest in Libya is seeing Rages On
Qaddafi gone; our second is Rich Trzupek (FrontPage
preventing its immediate collapse Magazine » FrontPage)
into a failed state. Submitted at 2/27/2011 10:23:50 PM
Unfortunately, the dictator’s
legacy will almost certainly live Appearing on NBC’s Meet the
on in Libya’s struggles, even if Press yesterday, AFL-CIO
he’s deposed. He turned a country Richard Trumka was given two
that has the resources to be a golden opportunities to do the
North African version of a very thing the left claims is so
successful Gulf state into a important to them: tone down
miserable basket case. We wish violent, incendiary rhetoric. He
swift success to the brave Libyanscouldn’t bring himself to do it.
seeking an appropriate end to his Asked to condemn the angry
regime. The Editors words and images that union
supporters have employed in
Wisconsin, Trumka chose to
dance around the question instead:
“We should be sitting down trying
it right over to South Beloit, to create jobs,” he said. “In
because there’s only so much Wisconsin, a vast majority of the
orange juice and scrambled eggs a people think this governor has
fundamental-change rebel can overreached. His popularity has
take. David Kahane gone down. They’re saying to
him, sit down and negotiate; don’t
do what you’ve been doing. So
he’s losing.”
Even if one were to accept the
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continued from page 84

dubious premise that Governor
Scott Walker is “losing” his battle
with the teachers union in
Wisconsin, Trumka’s answer is at
once disingenuous, troubling and
typical of the leftist mindset. The
disingenuous part is obvious:
Trumka never actually answered a
question that was posed twice.
Imagine how the old media would
have reacted if a conservative
leader like Sarah Palin or Rand
Paul sidestepped an opportunity to
denounce violent rhetoric on the
right.
What’s troubling, though sadly
unsurprising, is what this reveals
about the way a leftist leader like
Trumka thinks. Asked to
denounce a tactic, he comes back
with an answer that implies that
such tactics are working. Trumka
doesn’t actually come out and say
that the end justifies the means,
but it’s pretty obvious that he
feels that way. Far from
discouraging leftist protestors
from employing violent imagery
and rhetoric, Trumka’s answer
sounds an awful lot like a nod of
approval for the results that those
tactics have supposedly achieved.
But the “do as I say, not as I do”
leftist mindset has been on full
display as long as the standoff in
Wisconsin has continued. The left
says that public discourse ought to
be civil, unless it involves a
position that’s important to the
left, in which case anything goes.
Teachers unions are always
demanding more for their
members in the name of the best
interests of the kids they educate,
but they don’t have a problem
orchestrating what amounts to an
illegal strike when the union’s
interests are threatened. Elections
and majority rule are wonderful
concepts on the left, until they
lose an election and are in the
minority. In that case, running
away and hiding so that you don’t
have to accede to the will of the
majority is perfectly acceptable. If
the battle of Wisconsin proves
anything, it’s another
demonstration of the self-serving
hypocrisy that permeates the left
in America.
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Media by the Numbers OSCARS page 86
Christina Warren (Mashable!)

AT&T Rolls Out Location-Based Ad Messages

Todd Wasserman (Mashable!) Chicago, Los Angeles, New York December, Google also launched
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:14:37 PM and San Francisco. To get the a beta program in December in
service, consumers are directed to which offers by marketers could
AT&T launched a new service sign up at a dedicated site. be geotargeted.
Monday that shoots you special According to a release from Photo courtesy of iStock, sjlocke.
offers over your mobile phone A T & T , t h e m e s s a g e s “ a r e More About: att, Hewlett-
when you’re near a participating enhanced with information such Packard, mobile advertising,
store or brand. as weather, traffic, and local Placecast
The service, called ShopAlert, is shopping area details to more For more Business & Marketing
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OSCARS
continued from page 85
The yearly Oscar telecast is no
longer strictly a broadcast-only
affair. The main show might still
be relegated to television sets, but
much of the real action took place
online. Co-host James Franco
wasn’t the only person tweeting
during the ceremony— hundreds
of thousands of others joined in,
sharing their thoughts on who
looked great (Christian Bale’s
beard), who made waves (Melissa
Leo in her acceptance speech) and
who needs to host next year
(Kevin Spacey, anyone?).
We’ve taken the time to
synthesize the various social
media related data points from the
big show. Here’s how Oscar
stacked up. TV Ratings
With the lack of a major tent pole
attraction like Avatar, industry
analysts expected television
ratings to dip for the 83rd Annual
Academy Awards.
Early overnights indicate that
household ratings were down 7
percent versus 2010.
The show reported a 26.5
household rating, compared with
last year’s 27.5. Notably, though,
the ad-targeted 18-49
demographic rating is estimated to
be 14.5— which is on par with
last year’s show.
ABC managed to spin the Fast
National ratings, noting that the
37.6 million viewers surpassed
the Emmy Awards, Grammy
Awards and Golden Globes. ABC
also points out that this was the
second-biggest audience since
2007. Twitter
As with the Super Bowl, the
Grammy Awards and the Golden
Globes, Twitter was a prime
outlet for Oscar chatter.
We’re seeing conflicting numbers
as to how many total tweets were
generated by the Academy
Awards. Tweetbeat tells us it
estimates that 400,000 tweets
were sent during the telecast,
whereas TweetReach pegged the
total number of tweets at
1,269,790.
During the show itself, a few
specific moments generated major
spikes in Twitter activity.
The first moment came early in
the evening, when Melissa Leo
dropped Oscar’s first f-bomb
during her acceptance speech for
her role in The Fighter. According
to TweetReach, that generated
nearly 11,000 tweets at the 6:00
(PST) mark. Likewise, Tweetbeat
saw an unexpected spike in tweets
at the 6:01 mark.
TweetReach found that the Oscar
for Best Documentary Feature
(won by Inside Job), which was
presented by Oprah Winfrey,
resulted in the most sustained
tweets of the night, 11,780.
The Movies
Liz Pullen from What the Trend
analyzed data from the Twitter
Worldwide Trending Topics list
and compiled some interesting
data in regards to trends that
reached the top 10.
Despite not winning Best Picture,
The Fighter earned the most
“trending points” when looking at
the worldwide trending topic data.
Pullen assigned the film with 135
trending points compared with
115 for Toy Story 3 and 102 for
the Oscar winner, The King’s
Speech.
This data combined all mentions
of a film, cast or crew member or
award category won by the film.
Tweetbeat took a different
approach, tracking film mentions
and reporting Inception as the
most tweeted film. The King’s
Speech was second, followed by
Toy Story 3, The Social Network
and The Fighter.
The People
Much of the Twitter conversation
surrounding the Academy Awards
was less about the awards and
more about the celebrities
nominated, presenting or hosting
the show.
James Franco — who was both a
nominee for Best Actor and a co-
host for the ceremony —
dominated Twitter. According to
metrics from Mass Relevance,
Franco was the most mentioned
nominee — scoring 58,197
mentions since his nomination
was announced in January.
Tweetbeat agrees, stating that
Franco receieved 21,117 mentions
during the Oscar telecast. Co-host
Anne Hathaway, was the second-
most tweeted about person,
according to Tweetbeat, and
Natalie Portman was third.
Interestingly, this data doesn’t
necessarily correlate with the
Oscar personalities that appeared
in Twitter’s Trending Topics list.
According to Liz Pullen, Cate
Blanchett was the most discussed
Oscar celebrity, at least in the
context of trending topics.
Our own guess is that Blanchett’s
dominance may have stemmed
from discussion of her dress from
the Red Carpet. Tweetbeat found
that Givenchy, the designer of
Blanchett’s dress, was the third
most tweeted designer during the
Red Carpet. Sentiment Buzz
Alison Hillhouse, the senior
director in MTV’s Insights &
Innovations Department,
monitored social media during the
ceremony for various word trends.
Hillhouse’s focus was primarily
on the Millennials demographic,
and she was able to break the
moments into three basic groups:
Epic, Fail and Meh.
The data found that Melissa
Leo’s f-bomb, Christina Bale’s
beard and Kevin Spacey were all
worthy of epic praise.
Millennial’s were less impressed
with the auto-tune montage,
Banksy’s loss for “Best
Documentary” and the snubbing
of Corey Haim in the “In
Memorium,” which were deemed
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epic failures by Millennial
viewers.
On the whole, despite
aggressively trying to target the
younger demographic, the Oscar
telecast was deemed “meh” by
Millennial audiences. “Meh
#Oscars” was a common refrain
on both Twitter and Facebook.
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Website Uses Dictator Game for (Mostly) Charity

Zachary Sniderman fee, however, Bushell also takes
(Mashable!) another 15%. The site is
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:02:31 PM registered as a company in the UK
and not as a non-profit, despite its
There aren’t a ton of websites out connection to viable and
there based on complicated legitimate organizations.
thought games that are based on
experimental economics. Part of
Bushell hopes to boost his group
data, as well as introduce new U.S. Army
that may have to do with the
difficulty of turning thought
charities that could benefit from
his largely philanthropic audience.
Launches App
experiments into viable websites.
But what if that game could net
“Yes it’s an experiment into
human morality and yes the
for Soldier Blogs
you cash on a regular basis? results will be an indication or Sarah Kessler (Mashable!)
The Moral Experiment, a website trend but its still just a bit of fun,” Submitted at 2/28/2011 4:05:03 PM
developed by John Bushell, is part Bushell wrote.
pyramid scheme (although he What would you do with an extra The latest addition to the U.S.
reasonably argues against that), Army’s arsenal of recruitment
“It will be interesting to see what small user base, that reflects the couple of bucks a month; keep it
part The Dictator Game, part tools is an iPhone app that
participants will do with their economic game it’s modeled or donate it to charity?
online-giving app and part ethics Image courtesy of Flickr, launched Monday. The free app
moral earnings once they have after.
study. i n visible consequential gives access to more than 600
made back their initial £1 The dictator game is an
In a nutshell: The site charges a More About: charity, moral soldier bloggers’ content as well
subscription fee, essentially experiment in economics. A
£1 monthly subscription fee. as allowing users to share their
breaking even with one friend person (the dictator) is a given a experiment, non-profit, social
Users can subscribe for one, six or own “Army Strong” stories,
referral,” Bushell wrote on the sum of money that he or she can good, social media, the dictator
12 months. However, that money photos and videos.
site. “Most people on Facebook either keep, or give to a second game, the moral experiment
goes to the person who referred A release from the U.S. Army
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each user fills out when Army Strong Stories, the site
age, religious affiliations, race, PayPal application, meaning your
registering. Do men give more from which the app and mobile
etc. Still, as of writing, 95% of the information is kept relatively safe,
than women? Are certain age website pull content, launched in
money has been donated to and all transactions occur through
groups greedier than others? What January 2008. Originally, the site
charity. It’s a pattern, despite the PayPal. On top of PayPal’s 5%
factor does race or religion play? served as a blog platform
exclusively for soldiers. In May
2010, it was updated to allow
anyone with an army story to tell
it.
When the platform opened to

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everybody, Army Accessions Lt.
Gen. Benjamin Freakley told the
Belvoir Eagle, “Soldiers should
join Army Strong Stories for a
number of reasons. … Online and
in the media, the negative stories
are always given a platform.
Soldiers, every one of us, have
some of the best stories to tell.”
The new app will make it easier
for soldiers to share their stories,
but more importantly — at least
from a recruiting perspective —
easier for potential recruits to hear
them.
“The Office” Producer, Danny Chun, Reads For
A Cause
Mariko Fritz-Krockow (The
Scribd Blog)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 3:18:42 PM
February 28, 2011
“Reading is the cheapest, most
edifying, and best form of
entertainment. Aside from The
Office.”
You know you should be looking
for a new job if “The Office”
resonates with you. But Danny
Chun, the Supervising Producer
of the hit TV series, lives it every
day. He received two Writers
Guild Award nominations for his
work: one for “The Simpsons”
where he served as a writer and co
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recently for “The Office”. Oh, and
he’s this month’s Read For A
Cause curator on Scribd!
Check out his Read For A Cause
collection here. And make sure to
follow him in order to get his
updates and readcasts in your
reading feed!
“I support Read For A Cause
because I am worried that society
is getting stupider, and reading
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makes people un-stupid (smart).”
– Danny Chun
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Community and Content Manager
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Motorola subsidiary 3LM to offer enterprise

-class device management for Android;
HTC, Sony Ericsson, others on board
Chris Ziegler (Engadget)
Submitted at 2/28/2011 5:21:00 PM

Apple's been working hard to

chip away at RIM's lead in the
enterprise over the last couple
years by beefing up iOS' IT policy
management chops in ways that
traditionally only BlackBerry (and
the now-marginalized Windows
Phone 6.5 / Windows Embedded
Handheld platform) have excelled
at, but Motorola -- a company
that's got virtually 100 percent of
its skin in the Android game --
would obviously like to see that
change. To that end, it acquired a
little company called 3LM (that's board, too. A standard software others on board
"Three Laws of Mobility") last package for this sort of thing is Motorola subsidiary 3LM to offer
year that's been working on an just what IT bosses like to see -- enterprise-class device
enterprise management platform and it could be Android's most management for Android; HTC,
for Android, and it appears dangerous strike yet on the Sony Ericsson, others on board
they've pulled off a bit of a coup -
- not only will its parent company
be supporting it on devices
enterprise side of the market.
Follow the break for Moto's press
release.
originally appeared on Engadget
on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:21:00
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Samsung's 8.9-inch
starting in the second quarter of
the year, but devices from
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of feeds. Permalink InfoWorld| |
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competitors like HTC, Sharp, -class device management for
Sony Ericsson, and Pantech are on
SAMSUNG'S
Android; HTC, Sony Ericsson, launch at CTIA
Joanna Stern (Engadget) Mobile Unpacked event at CTIA
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Submitted at 2/28/2011 6:10:00 PM in Orlando, and as the graphic
we have to admit, it does seems will be there covering all the of feeds. Permalink| Electronista, suggests, the focus will be a new
like a lot of tablet offerings for action live. Stay tuned. FoneArena| Email this| Comments Torn between the 7-inch and 10.1 sized Tab. We're assuming it will
one company. For some odd Samsung's 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab -inch Galaxy Tab? Well, it looks be an 8.9-inch version, since the
reason, we haven't received this likely to launch at CTIA like Samsung is about to solve invite shows an 8 and 9 flanked
invitation yet, but we're assuming originally appeared on Engadget that problem for you come March by a 7 and 10. That sure lines up
we're invited (obviously, it's not a on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:10:00 22nd. According to an invite with what we've heard before, but
party without Engadget!) and thus EDT. Please see our terms for use making the rounds, the Samsung
Mobile team is planning to hold a SAMSUNG'S page 89