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    BBC News

  • Brown meets Cumbria flood victims

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pm
    Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits displaced residents in flood-hit Cumbria, as falling flood waters reveal the extent of the damage.

  • Canoeist pulled from river dies

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pm
    A 46-year-old canoeist who was pulled from a swollen river on Dartmoor in bad weather has died, firefighters confirm.

  • Northern Ireland police fired at

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pm
    Officers come under attack in the village of Garrison, County Fermanagh, the BBC understands.

  • Senate healthcare vote 'assured'

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm
    Democrats in the US Senate say they have now secured the votes they need to begin a full debate on healthcare reform.

  • Man faces murder and arson charge

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:32 pm
    A 27-year-old man is charged with the murder of a mother and arson with intent to endanger life and property.
 
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    CNN: Top Stories

  • Senate Democrats assured 60 votes to debate health bill

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:02 pm
    Sen. Blanche Lincoln says she supports bringing the health care bill to the floor for debate, giving Democrats the 60 votes needed to prevent a GOP filibuster.

  • Prosecution: Knox deserves life term

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:43 am
    A prosecutor says American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend should get life sentences if they are convicted in the death of a British student, a lawyer for the victim's family told CNN on Saturday.

  • U.S. soldier guilty of abuse in Iraq

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:21 am
    A U.S. military court demoted and jailed a soldier for mistreating troops in Iraq, behavior discovered during the investigation of another soldier's suicide.

  • Sri Lanka to release 130,000 Tamils

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:55 am
    The Sri Lankan government said Saturday it will lift restrictions on thousands of war-displaced ethnic Tamils still residing in squalid internment camps.

  • Large Hadron Collider back online

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:58 am
    "The LHC is back," the European Organization for Nuclear Research announced triumphantly Friday, as the world's largest particle accelerator resumed operation more than a year after an electrical failure shut it down.
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    Wall Street Journal

  • Democrats Poised to Win Key Health Vote

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:22 pm
    Democrats Lincoln and Landrieu said they would vote to move forward with debate on health-care legislation tonight, providing what appeared to be the 60 votes the Democrats need to overcome a Republican filibuster and bring the bill to the Senate floor for debate.

  • Democrats Poised to Win Key Health Vote

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:22 pm
    Democrats Lincoln and Landrieu said they would vote to move forward with debate on health-care legislation tonight, providing what appeared to be the 60 votes the Democrats need to overcome a Republican filibuster and bring the bill to the Senate floor for debate.

  • Reliance Makes Offer for LyondellBasell

    21 Nov 2009 | 11:56 am
    India's Reliance Industries made a nonbinding cash offer to take a controlling state in chemical maker LyondellBasell. The amount of the offer wasn't disclosed.

  • The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery

    21 Nov 2009 | 7:45 am
    In India, Devi Shetty's heart hospital offers cutting-edge medical care at a fraction of what it costs elsewhere in the world.

  • AIG Trustee Sought Exit, But Will Remain

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:59 pm
    One of the three trustees who oversees U.S. taxpayers' nearly 80% stake in AIG recently said he wanted to quit his post, but was persuaded to stay on. Separately, the government is seeking possible candidates to add to the insurer's board.
 
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    Newsweek

  • Manmohan Singh On Afghanistan, Pakistan and China

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:45 am
    Wearing a white kurta and a blue turban, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 77, appeared relaxed on the eve of his state visit to Washington, which takes place this week. Many Indians worry that the Obama White House, unlike the previous two American administrations, may tilt toward China instead of India. Singh sat down in his Delhi residence last week to discuss with NEWSWEEK's Lally Weymouth how he believes India and the United States can work together to further their strategic partnership and why he believes it is critical that the U.S. not leave Afghanistan. Excerpts:

  • Domestic Terror: The Worry About Homegrown Plots

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    Why recent events point to a potentially worrying radicalization of disaffected American Muslims.

  • Education Reform From the Union Point of View

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:42 pm
    What do teachers' unions think about being vilified by everyone from Newt Gingrich to Al Sharpton?

  • College Students Hit by High-Interest Loans

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm
    College degrees are supposed to last a lifetime, but should tuition loan payments? How some schools got away with charging interest rates of up to 18 percent.

  • Developing A Taste For China’s New Economy

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:37 am
    What a meal of beef stomach and duck throats taught me about the new China.
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    NPR

  • Holdout Senators Declare They'll Vote With Party

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:53 am
    Democrats likely have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • The 'Wild And Wooly' World Of Bulletin Boards

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:36 am
    These days, if you want to find a fling, a friend or a cheap used sofa, you might check Craigslist. But decades before Craig Newmark posted his first list, computer users all over the country were connecting through electronic bulletin boards.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Outrage Over Death Sentences For Iran's Dissenters

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Iranian media reported this week that five people arrested in the protests following Iran's presidential election have been sentenced to death. Tehran says the prisoners had connections to "counter-revolutionary groups," but activists say Iran is going too far in persecuting dissenters. Host Scott Simon talks to Hadi Ghaemi, director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • A Week Of Changes For Women's Health

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    For the second time in a week, a panel of medical experts has recommended that younger women be tested less frequently for cancer. The latest advice is that women can wait until 21 to have their first Pap test for cervical cancer. Many women can skip annual Pap smears after that. The guidance comes after another recommendation earlier this week that routine mammograms needn't start until age 50. NPR digital health correspondent Scott Hensley has been following the changes and joins host Scott Simon to talk about it.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • One Job The Stimulus Has Definitely Saved

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    The Web site Recovery.gov lists the jobs the Obama administration claims to have saved or created. In one company the government certainly did helped save a jobs, but it wasn't in manufacturing or technology.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
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    The New Yorker

  • Ariel Levy: Sports, sex, and the case of Caster Semenya.

    Ariel Levy
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    When people in South Africa say “Limpopo,” they mean the middle of nowhere. They are referring to the northernmost province of the country, along the border with Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, where few people have cars or running water or opportunities for greatness. The members of the Moletjie . . .

  • Adam Gopnik: Our hunger for cookbooks.

    Adam Gopnik
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A man and a woman lie in bed at night in the short hour between kid sleep and parent sleep, turning down page corners as they read. She is leafing through a fashion magazine, he through a cookbook. Why they read these things mystifies even the readers. The closet and . . .

  • Sam Shepard: "Indianapolis (Highway 74)"

    Sam Shepard
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    I’ve been crisscrossing the country again, without much reason. Sometimes a place will just pop into my head and I’ll take off. This time, down through Normal, Illinois, from high up in white Minnesota, dead of winter, icy roads, wind blowing sideways across the empty cornfields . . .

  • Goings on About Town: Dance

    newyorker.com
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    class=goatTitle-->NEW YORK CITY BALLET The company ushers in its “Nutcracker” season (Nov. 27-Jan. 3) with a gala evening, in a newly renovated theatre that features a greatly expanded pit, acoustical improvements, new side aisles, and a squared-off stage. In addition to a premiè . . .

  • Peter Schjeldahl: "1969" at P.S. 1.

    Peter Schjeldahl
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    In 1969, we were very free. I turned twenty-seven—too old to be a hippie, after having been too young to pull off being a beatnik—and was so free as to be practically useless, writing just enough to finance days abed in a tiny Sullivan Street . . .
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    Mashable!

  • Turtles with Facebook Urged to Vote in #openwebawards [VIDEO]

    Pete Cashmore
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:48 pm
    The finals of our annual Open Web Awards are hotly contested, with 170,000+ votes cast since Wednesday. Among the most active categories: the top videos and channels on YouTube. Popular YouTube channel CardGamesFTW has a strategy to help it beat out the competition: turtles. At least, a humorous clip linking turtles, Facebook and people called “Steve” aspires to drive more votes for the channel in the “Funniest YouTube Channel” category. The competition is tough, however: competitors include top YouTubers ShaneDawsonTV, Smosh, loadingreadyrun and RayWilliamJohnson. If…

  • Bing Accused of Censoring Simplified Chinese Language Searches

    Pete Cashmore
    21 Nov 2009 | 11:25 am
    The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof is controversially asking web users to “Boycott Bing“, claiming that Bing is censoring Simplified Chinese queries even outside the People’s Republic of China. Last night, Bing responded to Kristof’s Friday afternoon posting, citing a programming bug but failing to deny the censorship claims. To us, both sides of the argument seem lacking. Boycott Bing? Kristof’s complaint is part of an ongoing debate: should US companies censor their search results to appease Chinese authorities? Those in favor say it’s simply good…

  • GrandCentral Website Shuts Down Next Month: Download Your Data and Contacts

    Pete Cashmore
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:26 am
    Google has already transitioned GrandCentral users over to Google Voice, and now comes the final step in that move: Google is shuttering the GrandCentral website and telling users to download any old messages and contacts they have on that site. The GrandCentral site will be closed on the last day of the year – December 31st – and a further reminder will be sent before that date. In a mail to users today, the company advised: The GrandCentral website is shutting down – GrandCentral is now Google Voice. Dear GrandCentral User: We’re writing to let you know that we will…

  • Tila Tequila Continues Her Ustream Video Meltdown [LIVE VIDEO]

    Ben Parr
    21 Nov 2009 | 1:19 am
    Social media is a double-edged sword. Due to its unfiltered nature, it can be a powerful promotional tool. However, it can also publicly expose our problems. Former reality TV star Tila Tequila is an unfortunate but prime example. Some backstory: Tila Tequila is one of the most popular artists on MySpace, was the subject of an MTV reality show, and most recently filed assault charges against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman, which were subsequently dropped. Fastforward to Wednesday, November 18th. That night, Tila had a very public meltdown on her Ustream page. She waved around a…

  • UNDERDOG: Google Android Smashes Apple iPhone in Reader Vote

    Barb Dybwad
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm
    We’ve been matching up popular web services, applications and mobile apps against each other in heated one-on-one battles here in our weekly Faceoff Series. Last week Microsoft Office bested Google Docs in a head to head race for the title of office suite champion. This week we turned our attention to a rather timely battle being waged on the mobile front, between Apple’s still wildly-selling iPhone platform and Google’s slower to boil Android mobile operating system. Apparently the latter has been gaining some ground, resulting in our first unexpected upset victory in the…
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    TechCrunch

  • 2010: The Year Android Will Shake It’s Money Maker

    Guest Author
    21 Nov 2009 | 1:31 pm
    Editor’s note: More and more mobile app developers are deciding to make apps for Android, even though it still doesn’t have the same reach as the iPhone. In this guest post Kevin Nakao, the VP of Mobile for Whitepages, makes the argument for taking the Android plunge now (as he is preparing to with a new Whitepages Android app launching next week). Follow him on Twitter @knakao Mobile games publisher Gameloft might have thrown in the towel on Android, but that is a mistake. I certainly understand why they gave up on Android. Since launching in February of this year, our own…

  • TechCrunch Interviews (The Very Happy) Skype CEO Josh Silverman

    Michael Arrington
    21 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm
    Skype CEO Josh Silverman can’t stop smiling in this video interview we recorded in Menlo Park this morning. And no wonder – despite serious legal and spinoff drama, Silverman has managed to close his multi-billion dollar spinoff of Skype from eBay. His legal troubles have evaporated. Skype is growing like a weed. And he’s managed to keep his job running the business. Life is good. All he has to do now is manage board meetings with two of the more forceful personalities on the planet – new investor Marc Andreessen and cofounder/new investor Niklas Zennstrom. Well, that…

  • Facebook’s iPhone App Is Broken. Who Will Fix It?

    MG Siegler
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pm
    10 days ago, Facebook developer Joe Hewitt rocked the iPhone development world when he announced that he would stop making iPhone apps because he was fed up with the way Apple is running the App Store. This is significant since Hewitt was pretty much solely responsible for one of the most popular (and best) iPhone apps out there: Facebook’s. And now, just a little over a week later, we may be seeing the downside of Hewitt’s decision. The Facebook iPhone app is broken, and has been for a while now. Every single user profile page contains zero updates or posts. Instead, each loads a…

  • Google To Shut Down GrandCentral Website

    Michael Arrington
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:14 pm
    Google Voice was GrandCentral before Google acquired that company back in 2007. Like most Google acquisitions it took a long time to fully rebuild the service on Google’s infrastructure, and even today Google Voice is still in private beta. But lots of changes are coming. Google Voice should roll out publicly shortly. Users may be able to port their existing phone numbers to Google if they choose. Google’s acquisition of Gizmo5 will give the service a client soft phone plus enhanced VoIP capabilities. And who knows what part Google Voice will play in in the upcoming Google Phone.

  • Screening The News

    Guest Author
    21 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am
    Editor’s note: Today, being a news junkie requires not just the ability to keep up with hundreds of breaking stories a day, but the ability to redistribute those stories to your followers and news sites. To get some insight into the modern news junkie, we asked Mrinal Desai to share with us how he screens the news in the guest post below. Desai is the co-founder of CrossLoop, but some of you may recognize him more from Twitter or Techmeme, where he tips stories every day—580 of those tips have appeared as headlines since the beginning of this year. You can read his last guest post…
 
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    Chris Brogan

  • The Serendipity Engine – Web 2 Expo Speech

    chrisbrogan
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm
    This is my favorite keynote speech yet. It’s just 10 minutes long, and I feel pretty good about it. You’ll recognize bits of my storytelling from the last several conferences tucked into here in a new way, I hope. Enjoy this video. (Can’t see it? Click here)

  • How Much Time Should I Spend On Social Media

    chrisbrogan
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    How much time should you spend on social media? In some ways, the answer is: “how long is a piece of string?” And yet, you can set up some simple guidelines. They might be a bit different than you think. By the way, I’m writing these from a business perspective, but remember that I think of religion and nonprofits and all kinds of other applications as business-related, too. Here’s how I look at it: Social Media Time Management The way I’d do it is to break it up into 4 chunks, and then you decide the amount of hours to devote (2 hours a day is a minimum for MOST…

  • Start a Moving Business – Overnight Success

    chrisbrogan
    18 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm
    In this episode of the Overnight Success series, I’ve got an idea about what makes one successful: moving. But it’s not what you think. If you can’t see the video, click here. What do you think?

  • Stop Humping My Leg

    chrisbrogan
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:13 am
    Dear people trying to sell me on something new: stop humping my leg. You know what I mean. You’ve seen dogs do this, right? That’s what it feels like when you jump on me breathlessly to share your new product or service when you don’t really much know whether I’m the right guy for your services. I was recently leg-humped at Web 2.0 Expo, by someone I like, and who I think is smart and has a lot of good potential. The thing is, I politely declined a demo, and he persisted. Immediately, I shifted to my back foot. I felt defensive. I rolled up my interest and tucked it…

  • Prioritize Your Social Media Efforts

    chrisbrogan
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    There aren’t enough hours in the day for all the chores that social media puts in front of us. The best writing I’ve found on how to manage your time in social media is via Amber Naslund’s social media time management series. Her efforts in crafting this should become a little ebook that you hand around to everyone. If you skipped over that link, go back, click it to open a new tab/window, and then read it when you’re done with this (or skip mine and read Amber’s- it’s that good). If you’re still with me, here’s what I want to say on the matter.
 
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    The Bloggess

  • Hope for Anissa

    Jenny the bloggess
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:26 am
    I don’t think I’ve ever done this before on this blog and I hope that I never have to do it again but I’m asking for your help.  If you read this blog a lot then you already know Anissa Mayhew because she’s a regular commenter.  She’s a blogger, a reader and a faithful friend.  More than once Anissa has had my back during rough times.  She’s a founding member of The Bloggess Army (codename: Kaiser Soze).  She’s publicly defended me more than once…mostly from myself.  She’s hysterical and witty and bitingly sarcastic and now…

  • Breaking news: Waffles

    Jenny the bloggess
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:59 pm
    My friend, Hannah, just sent me an email to alert me about breaking news on Yahoo: Not a joke, you guys. Real. Live. Screenshot. Holy shit, y’all. And my first thought was “I have to share this with the internets immediately because WTF, news media?  Why is this a top story?!”  And then my second thought is that I shouldn’t tell anyone about it until I have a chance to go out and buy all the Eggos I can find first because this way I get a headstart on the hoarding.  But no, I decided to share with you now because I have integrity.  And because I already have a box…

  • Japan, part 2 (ish): Tommy Lee Jones needs to mind his own business

    Jenny the bloggess
    16 Nov 2009 | 8:18 am
    OMG, you guys.  I actually published a “part 2″ to a post that I labeled “Part 1″.  I think that’s the first time that’s ever happened.  Is there a medal for this, or some sort of ribbon?  If so, please mail one to me.  Unless it’s that bullshit white participant ribbon.  No one wants that ribbon.  Unless you buy it yourself and wear it ironically.  Then it’s kind of awesome.  Or desperate.  One of those. So where was I?  We’d just landed in Japan and luckily I was still using my journal at the time because I’ve already…

  • It might not even be pudding. It may have been lotion. Or some sort of spackle.

    Jenny the bloggess
    14 Nov 2009 | 5:46 pm
    A video of weird/offensive/awesome stuff I bought in Japan.  Also, I suck at making videos.  That’ll be evident if you make it to the end.  But about halfway through I eat a boobie.  So there’s that.  Totally redeeming. Comment of the day:Peppermint creeps the everliving crap out of me. Totally did not expect the eye color change thing. And since she’s Japanese, there’s probably some horrible karmic consequence of pulling the ass-string. Like, in seven days you’ll be forcefed boobie pudding until you die.  Unless this whole Vlog was like “The Ring” and then we’re…

  • Why, Google?

    Jenny the bloggess
    11 Nov 2009 | 10:34 pm
    Taking a short intermission from stories of almost getting murdered in Japan to demand that you go right now to Google and type in “Why”.  Then look at the auto-suggestions. I’ll wait. Why are you still here?  Okay, fine. I’ll do it for you. Awesome. Bonus:  What comes up when you type in “Why won’t”: Technically I've wondered about that second one too. And that’s why the internet was invented, y’all. (Hat-tip to Relo who saw this phenomenon and instantly thought of me.  Thanks?) Comment of the day: “Why won’t my parakeet eat…
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    HowStuffWorks

  • 5 Simple Homemade Soups

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Soup is so comforting on a cold day, and homemade soup is the best because you can smell it cooking all day long. Which soups are easy to make and yummy to eat?

  • The Ultimate Thanksgiving Quiz

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    A table full of turkey, corn, stuffing and cranberries can only mean one thing: Thanksgiving! Aside from the tasty morsels, Thanksgiving is also a yearly celebration of gratitude that originated with the Pilgrims and Native Americans. Put down that turkey leg, turn off the big game for a few minutes and give thanks for the Thanksgiving quiz.

  • The Ultimate Tattoo Quiz

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Not long ago, most Americans associated tattoos with sailors, bikers and sideshow artists. But tattoos have become more popular in recent years. What does it take to get an image under your skin?

  • Today's Video - Jay Leno Helps Design World's First Supercar

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Watch this video showing Jay Leno talk about the world's first supercar on HowStuffWorks. Late night talk show host and widely known car enthusiast Jay Leno has teamed up with General Motors to design the world's first supercar - The EcoJet. The car was introduced in Las Vegas at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show. See how supercars work in this video from Medialink.

  • How to Choose a New Water Heater

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Your water heater's just bought the farm, and now you're in the market for a new one. Where to start? From fuel source to size, here's what you need to know.
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    SFGate

  • California unemployment hits 12.5%

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    California employers added 25,700 jobs in October, the first such gain since April of 2008. But the state unemployment rate still rose to 12.5 percent, its highest level in nearly 70 years, as a report issued Friday depicted a downtrodden labor market...

  • Suspect's DNA sat in lab as rapes multiplied

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    The San Francisco police evidence lab failed to process DNA samples from the 2007 slaying of a transgender prostitute for two years, leaving the suspect free allegedly to rape and brutalize at least three other transgender women before being arrested, The...

  • UC Berkeley students end occupation

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Forty protesters who barricaded themselves inside Wheeler Hall for 11 hours Friday didn't win back the 38 custodial jobs they demanded, nor did they persuade the UC regents to rescind their decision to increase tuition by 32 percent next fall. But their...

  • Central Park Jogger a lesson for gang rape case

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    To those who are ready to lock up the Richmond gang rape defendants and throw away the key, Sarah Kunstler has a few words of caution: the Central Park Jogger. There are differences between the notorious 1989 New York case, in which an imprisoned murderer...

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    I Can Has Cheezburger?

  • I miss yur old

    Cheezburger Network
    21 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    I miss yur old boyfriend… the one who duzn’t like kittehs. but we awlredde “took care” of him. Picture by: dunno source Caption by: sheilaf via Advanced Lol Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions

  • Itteh bitteh kitteh committeh’s

    Cheezburger Network
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Itteh bitteh kitteh committeh’s bed is startin to get too itteh when do i git mah own room? Picture by: dunno source Caption by: dunno source via Advanced Lol Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions

  • I can haz stilts?

    Cheezburger Network
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    I can haz stilts? heer. borro mine. Picture by: dunno source Caption by: lizardfriendly via Our LOL Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions

  • bless you!

    Cheezburger Network
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    bless you! …why you scream? sry. wuz xpecting sum puffz plus. Picture by: dunno source Caption by: Megan1 via Our LOL Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions

  • Wut u mean no leevz in da hous?

    Cheezburger Network
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    Wut u mean no leevz in da hous? Iz mah colekshun! i gotz sum 2 add 2 ur collecshun. Picture by: Lizz Wilson Caption by: SuperPapillon via Our LOL Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions
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    Boing Boing Gadgets

  • USB grenade flash drive

    Mark Frauenfelder
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:47 pm
    Do you think the TSA would let you past security with this USB memory stick in the shape of an itsy-bitsy grenade?

  • All-in-one ectoplasm measurement device

    Xeni Jardin
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:35 am
    "Designed exclusively for paranormal investigators, this incredible tool has everything you need to track and detect the presence of ghosts."

  • How to destroy the market for used gadgets

    Rob Beschizza
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:23 am
    Microsoft permanently banned about a million hacked Xbox 360s from its online gaming network. Amid uncertainty--you can still play offline--the price of a used 360 collapses. Ebay's warning people not to buy them at all. But so far, some sellers are being honest: is $40 not a great deal for an otherwise working Xbox 360 that can't go online?

  • 100-word fiction competition — win an HP MediaSmart EX495

    Rob Beschizza
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:46 pm
    The prize is a $700 HP MediaSmart EX495 PC, set up as a Windows home server, with 1.5TB of storage and Mac/Time Machine support. The winner shall be chosen at arbitrary whim. Runners-up get something random from the gadget dungeon. The theme is "Found in Space." 100 words long. Go!

  • MAKERS US launch at Harvard Bookstore tonight, 7PM

    Cory Doctorow
    16 Nov 2009 | 5:47 am
    Hey, Bostonites! I'll see you tonight at the Harvard Bookstore (1256 Mass Ave) at 7PM for the US launch of my new novel, Makers! (New Yorkers, and Philadelphians -- see you later this week!) US/Canada tour
 
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    Wired

  • Vanish! How Wired Readers Caught Our Fugitive Writer

    Evan Ratliff
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm
    In an age when everyone is following everything, is it ever possible to disappear? On Aug. 13, one man drove out of San Francisco determined to stay hidden in plain sight and test this possibility.

  • Shaggy to Bald: Evan's Daily Costume Change

    Nicholas Thompson
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:41 pm
    While on the run, Evan Ratliff snapped a self-portrait each day to document his constantly evolving appearance.

  • Stories From the Hunt for Evan Ratliff

    Nicholas Thompson
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:40 pm
    After Evan Ratliff was captured, Wired asked the most active hunters to send in their stories. Why were they drawn to the hunt, what did they do and what did they learn?

  • Wired Tests Writer With Series of Bold Challenges

    Nicholas Thompson
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:39 pm
    With a week remaining in the hunt for Evan Ratliff, Wired decided to up the stakes with of five challenges hidden in New York Times crossword puzzles.

  • Delete Browser Cookies, Clean Up Your Trail of Crumbs

    How-To Wiki
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm
    The web is watching you, and it’s doing it using browser cookies — small snippets of tracking code. Do away with them to be free of watchers, and annoy the heck out of Big Brother too.
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    Pogue's Posts

  • A $25 App Phone? That's Crazy Talk.

    By DAVID POGUE
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am
    This week, Palm released a follow up to the Pre, a cheaper, thinner, lesser phone called the Pixi. The official price is $100 with a two-year Sprint contract, but Amazon is selling the thing for - are you sitting down? - $25.

  • Crowdsourcing Comedy on Amazon Reviews

    By DAVID POGUE
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:07 am
    Some unexpected humor can be found in the reviews of the world's largest online retailer.

  • It's Q & A With DP!

    By DAVID POGUE
    13 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am
    Why I use URL shorteners-even when not on Twitter.

  • Verizon: How Much Do You Charge Now?

    By DAVID POGUE
    12 Nov 2009 | 9:29 am
    Verizon's cellphones are designed in such a way that you can almost never avoid getting $1.99 charge on the bill for its mobile Web services, even if you immediately cancel the action.

  • Fun With Google's Auto-Suggestion Feature

    By DAVID POGUE
    12 Nov 2009 | 8:06 am
    Start a phrase in a Google and who knows how the search engine will complete it?
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    Columbia Journalism Review

  • Friday Links: Smart Money, Rodney King, Dilution

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:46 pm
    Remember that $500 million program for small businesses Goldman Sachs announced along with its apology earlier this week? It was splashed on C1 of The Wall Street Journal and A1 of The New York Times, which wrote that "the bank said Tuesday that it would spend $500 million — or about 3 percent of the $16.7 billion it...

  • Bloomberg Finds the Fed on Bubble Watch

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:31 pm
    Bloomberg gets a nice scoop that the Federal Reserve is apparently worried about the new bubble it's inflating. Federal Reserve officials are stepping up scrutiny of the biggest U.S. banks to ensure the lenders can withstand a reversal of soaring global-asset prices, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Global stocks are up 71 percent from March. At...

  • Comments of the Week

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:25 pm
    Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we receive each week. Think we’ve missed something? Well…comment! The Newest Trend: ‘Rogue’-ing Megan Garber’s decidedly defiant take on Sarah Palin’s “sexist” Newsweek cover generated a high volume of responses on everything from Palin’s reception in the media, to the evaluation of “sexism” in our...

  • Greg Craig and Transparency

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm
    Time’s Massimo Calabresi and Michael Weisskopf have a months long tick-tock chronicling the steps and missteps of soon-to-be-former White House Counsel Greg Craig. There’s too much good stuff in there to bother with a block quote. In essence, the article lays out how Craig, who thought that both the rule of law and Obama’s campaign rhetoric pointed...

  • Well, It May Deserve an Award in Something

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:12 am
    Memo to Sean Hannity, who is calling for James O’Keefe, Hannah Giles, and Andrew Breitbart to get a “journalism award” for their video sting of ACORN: Generally, when in possession of what one believes to be newsworthy information, the journalistic thing to do is get it out to the public—not attempt to blackmail the attorney general. <script src="http://video.foxnews.com/embed.js?id=11754444&w=400&h=249"...
 
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    Breaking Tweets

  • Four on Hajj killed by swine flu

    Fahad Zuberi
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:06 pm
    The Saudi Health Ministry has announced the first four deaths from swine flu at this year’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca. BBC reports, The Saudi government has said all pilgrims need a certificate of vaccination before they can apply for a visa. In September, the Egyptian authorities barred hundreds of Muslim pilgrims in Cairo from travelling to Mecca because of fears about the virus. Twitter users are worried that the virus could spread and kill many more during Hajj. mj_santos (location undisclosed) That is horrible! @AJEnglish Saudi health ministry has confirmed to Al Jazeera that four…

  • One in six Americans go hungry

    Fahad Zuberi
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:44 am
    A new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more Americans are going hungry. USA TODAY reports, forty-nine million people in American households one in six  went hungry or had insufficient food at some point in 2008, the highest number since the government began tracking the problem in 1995.Twitter users in the United States are wondering why they don’t hear more about this. Some users are being thankful for what they have in these tough times. SexyNexBoy73 (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)That is so sad. Economic news – CNNMoney.com >1 in 6 Americans goes hungry 16…

  • Obama in China: Twitter users in region address Beijing visit

    Craig Kanalley
    16 Nov 2009 | 8:57 pm
    As part of his first tour of Asia, U.S. President Barack Obama met Tuesday with Chinese leader Hu Jintao in Beijing, participating in a summit to discuss a number of issues, per BBC. @stevebruskCNN tweeted the following about the event, “CNN live now…President Obama and President Hu make comments after their meeting in Beijing. Unlike many such events, no questions allowed.” Twitter users in China are paying close attention to Obama’s visit to their country. Annie_He (Beijing) #Obama talks abt human rights, the police arrests 20 dissidents & activists.

  • Swine flu challenges airline travelers

    Nicole Hernandez
    13 Nov 2009 | 12:02 am
    The push to prevent others from being infected with swine flu is causing conflict between airline travelers. Tampa Bay Online reports the staff at United Airlines suspected passenger Mitra Mostoufi had the flu and forced her to get off the plane and stay in Tampa as she was trying to return to her home in Hawaii on Monday. Mostoufi and other sick travelers are finding it difficult to travel by plane if airlines know they may potentially have the disease. Twitter users question if what airlines are doing is appropriate and are scared of catching the disease on planes: KGMB9 (Honolulu,…

  • Munich doctors make breakthrough in breast reconstruction

    Fahad Zuberi
    12 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm
    Doctors in Bavaria have become the first in Europe to test a new post-mastectomy plastic surgery procedure that uses pig tissue. News24 reports, after giving replacement breasts made from pigskin to six women in Germany, doctors in Munich detailed the new method on Thursday, saying it results in fewer scars for mastectomy patients. Twitter users are feeling optimistic about this breakthrough.  One user is even having a little fun and warning people of the pig breast cancer flu. AngelaSS (Royston, Georgia) Make sure you don’t catch the pig breast cancer flu! http://tinyurl.com/yfdrdfw…
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    TMZ

  • Settlement in Howard K. Stern Lawsuit

    TMZ Staff
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:09 am
    Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith Howard K. Stern has settled his $60 million defamation suit against Rita Cosby ... TMZ has learned. A dismissal was filed late yesterday. We know the case settled and the terms of settlement are confidential. Cosby -- in her book "Blonde Ambition" -- ...Permalink

  • Carrie Prejean -- I Barely Know Myself

    TMZ Staff
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am
    Filed under: Pageantry, Carrie Prejean Carrie Prejean didn't wanna use her own noggin' when it came to filling out a very personal contestant questionnaire for the Miss California pageant back in '07 -- so she went to the guy who knew her inside and out ... her solo sex tape recipient. ...Permalink

  • Hi, I'm Jon Gosselin

    TMZ Staff
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Jon & Kate Jon Gosselin awoke from a day in the tanning bed to sign an autograph for a little kid outside LAX yesterday. Stay classy, d-bag. More Jon Gosselin Jon Gosselin -- Marriage Counselor Philly's Wedding -- World Series Losers + A Loser TLC to ...Permalink

  • Levi's Johnston Is Gonna Cost Ya

    TMZ Staff
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Filed under: Hot Bodies You wanna see if Levi Johnston lives up to his name? It's gonna cost you. Fact is ... the hype is bigger than the payoff, because there's no full frontal -- at least that's the skinny. Playgirl has figured it out, though. You have to "JOIN NOW TO SEE ...Permalink

  • 'Have You Ever Made a Solo Sex Tape?'

    TMZ Staff
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:37 am
    Filed under: Pageantry Pageant organizers for Miss California USA interviewed contestants yesterday in preparation for Sunday's pageant.Choose wisely. More Miss California USA Carrie Prejean -- I Barely Know Myself Miss Cali USA Seeks Prejean Lookalike ... to Mock ...Permalink
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    Perez Hilton

  • New Moon Sets New Records!

    Perez Hilton
    21 Nov 2009 | 2:29 pm
    The Twi-hards are in full effect this weekend! Friday's opening of New Moon earned $72.7 million dollars at the box office, making it the film with the highest grossing single day sales ever!!! Although are any of you really that surprised????? The new Twilight flick is expected to pull in $125 million over the weekend, which will place it at #4 on the list of the top-grossing opening weekend films, falling short behind 2008's The Dark Knight ($158.4 million), 2007's Spider-Man 3 ($151 million) and 2006's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($135.6 million). Regardless, congrats!

  • They're Here! They're Here!

    Perez Hilton
    21 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Ladies and gentleman, let us introduce you to the smartest career move of 2009! Check out a few pics of Levi Johnston's long-awaited seksi pictorial with Playgirl Magazine! Sans peen, sadly. Thoughts?????

  • 50 Center, Rapper and…Screenwriter!

    Perez Hilton
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm
    As if 50 Cent really needed anymore money. Turns out the rapper and multi-millionaire has written a new movie. We didn't even know he could write anything except for rap lyrics. But Fifty actually signed a deal recently with producer Richard Jackson to make three of his screenplays into movies. According to Fifty, "When you write a song, you need to say it in three minutes or it is overkill, but I like creating stories and going in depth with characters." The first flick is set to start production next month and will actually star Fifty and Val Kilmer. We're just as surprised. The flick deals…

  • Martha Wouldn't Watch Sexy Sarah If You Paid Her!

    Perez Hilton
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm
    She really had her claws out this week! After nitpicking at Rachael Ray earlier this week, Martha Stewart held nothing back when asked about none other than Sarah Palin! Listening to the prim and proper Martha Stewart refer to the former Alaskan governor as "confused" and "a real problem" really brings the LOLs! Watch the HIGHlarious video above!

  • Joe Francis Calls Out Sick To Court Hearing!

    Perez Hilton
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Joe Francis was due in a Florida courtroom on Friday, but the attorney for the Girls Gone Wild founder handed the judge a doctor's note excusing his client from appearing! How convenient! Francis was supposed to attend a court hearing regarding a civil suit filed by four Florida women against the scumbag, claiming Francis filmed the women for Girls Gone Wild while they were underage. Francis' lawyer informed the judge that Joe was "in a Mexico hospital, suffering from an acute ear infection, high fever and vertigo," therefore could not fly to Panama City for the hearing. Do U buy Joe's shady…
 
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    Vanity Fair

  • The Vanities Openers

    Vanity Fair slide show
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Every month, the first page of the magazine’s Vanities section features an up-and-coming actor with a hotly anticipated project in the pipeline. Catch up with the latest crop of Vanities “openers.”

  • November 2009: Bruce Weber on Robert Pattinson

    Bruce Weber
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    As Twilight’s reluctant bloodsucker, Vanity Fair’s December cover star has made teenage girls (and their mothers) swoon. To accompany Evgenia Peretz's profile, which addresses Pattinson's relationship with co-star Kristen Stewart and Hollywood's doubts about casting him as Edward Cullen, VF.com presents the third of five slide shows featuring outtakes from his epic session with photographer Bruce Weber.

  • Bright Young Thing

    Fanfair
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Sculptural Scene: Liz Kabler in the Met’s rooftop garden.

  • A Supermodel Retrospective

    Vanity Fair slide show
    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Photogenic goddesses from Naomi to Gisele have been lighting up the pages of Vanity Fair for years. Join us as we continue to scour our back issues for the sexiest supermodel spreads.

  • George Gurley on the Gumball 3000 Rally

    George Gurley
    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Fueled by testosterone, alcohol, and God knows what else, the 200-odd drivers in the sixth annual Gumball 3000 raced their Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches, and other assorted vehicles out of Paris on May 5, 2004, headed for Cannes via Madrid, Marbella, and Casablanca. The object: to drive as fast—and party as hard—as humanly possible. In the ensuing 3,000-mile mêlée of arrests, mangled cars, and shattered bones, the author experiences the insane camaraderie of the Gumball, with playboys, jet-setters, and eccentrics of every stripe sharing a week of living dangerously.
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    AOL News

  • Monstrous Fish Approach Great Lakes

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:27 pm
    Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday.

  • Senate Health Care Debate Vote Looms

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm
    Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation.

  • Prosecution Requests Life for Knox

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pm
    Prosecutors on Saturday were expected to request life in prison for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.

  • Big Bang Machine Starts Surprisingly Fast

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:10 pm
    Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.

  • Hacked E-Mails Heat Up Climate Dispute

    21 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am
    A British university says computer hackers have broken into its world-renowned climate change research department and posted the contents of e-mails and research on the Internet.
 
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    Salon

  • "Sons of Anarchy": Badass or just bad?

    Heather Havrilesky
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:01 pm
    FX's biker drama makes heroes out of swaggering, hard-living thugs, but don't ride into the sunset with this bunch

  • Intelligentsia against intelligence

    David Sirota
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:21 pm
    How did we end up with know-nothings for wise men?

  • Werner Herzog among the demented iguanas

    Andrew O'Hehir
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:21 pm
    The legendary German eccentric on his most American film, the dirty, profane, dazzling non-remake "Bad Lieutenant"

  • Oprah, don't leave us!

    Heather Havrilesky
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:21 am
    The talk show goddess's exit sparks abandonment issues as women everywhere ask, "How will we go on?"

  • Glenn Beck's white nationalist fans

    Alexander Zaitchik
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am
    After an ADL report says Beck may foment violence, I visit racist Web sites to see if their denizens are listening
 
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    Hawaiimagazine.com | HAWAII Today

  • Your Top 5 favorite Hawaii beaches: HAWAII Magazine Facebook poll results

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:30 pm
    Your Top 5 favorite Hawaii beaches: HAWAII Magazine Facebook poll results The results are in from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana poll question!Earlier this month, we asked our HAWAII Magazine Facebook fans to answer the very tough question: "What’s your favorite Hawaii beach?" As expected, they impressed us with their far-ranging best beach selections—which spanned all the Islands from remote Polihale Beach Park bordering Kauai’s Napali Coast to equally remote Papakolea Green Sand Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii’s southernmost point. In between were…

  • How to buy an ukulele from Hawaii

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:49 am
    How to buy an ukulele from Hawaii A HAWAII magazine reader asked us for some tips on buying one of Hawaii’s most iconic instruments:Where can we find ukuleles and banjo ukuleles (new & used) being produced or sold in Kauai? You ask, we answer. And we answered the question for all the Islands, not just Kaua‘i.Standard ukuleles are far easier to find than “banjo ukuleles.” A banjo ukulele, or banjolele, has the small scale, tuning, and playing style of a ukulele but, not surprisingly given the name, is constructed like a banjo. Banjo ukes are not commonly used in…

  • What's the best way to learn how to surf in Hawaii?

    18 Nov 2009 | 1:57 am
    What's the best way to learn how to surf in Hawaii? HAWAII magazine reader Brookelynn Morris wrote us with a question about surf lessons:I’m heading to Honolulu for vacation soon, and I want to learn how to surf. Can you tell me the best way to learn? You ask, we answer.Oahu’s shores—as with all of the other Hawaiian Islands—offer wave action for a variety of skill levels, from professionals to beginners.For beginning surfers, we recommend sticking to the south shore of Oahu—specifically, the beaches of Waikiki. Wave heights on the south shore are consistently…

  • How to make Hawaii-style barbecue (teriyaki) sauce. A recipe.

    16 Nov 2009 | 4:09 pm
    How to make Hawaii-style barbecue (teriyaki) sauce. A recipe. Barbecue sauce in Hawaii is not the same as barbecue sauce in the Mainland U.S.Order a barbecue mixed-plate lunch at a casual Hawaii eatery and it’s doubtful you’ll get a heaping helping of smoked chicken or ribs slathered with sweet-and-tangy reddish-brown sauce. And don’t expect corn on the cob, coleslaw, baked beans or rolls on the side either. What you will get, probably piled on a bed of white rice and accompanied by a scoop of macaroni salad or tossed salad, is a large platter of grilled meat or chicken,…

  • Restaurant Week Hawaii offers great Oahu dining deals all this week

    16 Nov 2009 | 8:13 am
    Restaurant Week Hawaii offers great Oahu dining deals all this week Dining out on Oahu this week? Prepare to eat well.Restaurant Week Hawaii celebrates the Islands' diverse dining scene, wealth of superb locally-grown ingredients and the world-class chefs who bring all of it to dining establishments on Oahu. This second-annual edition of the Hawaii Restaurant Association-sponsored event happens today through Sunday, Nov. 22.What does this mean for you? Dining deals and lots of them. More than 60 restaurants on Oahu are participating—rolling out exclusive dishes, discounted prix-fixe…
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    iPhone, Therefore I blog

  • Random thoughts while on vacation

    Scott Kleinberg
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:12 am
    Hope everyone is doing well - I've been on vacation and am officially back on Monday, so my apologies for the lack of posts. I've been trying to tweet  when I can.I'm putting together a post on the upcoming Apple Tablet or whatever it's called. What's driving me insane is how the so-called "analysts" are convinced that the Tablet is meant to fill the "void" between the iPhone/touch and the entry level MacBook. Newsflash, ladies and gentlemen of the analytical mind - that's not what the Tablet is intended for.The Tablet is going to change the way we do things. Period.Oh, and one thought…

  • Touch Pets Dogs something to bark about

    Scott Kleinberg
    11 Nov 2009 | 9:21 am
    Let me start off by telling you that I am not a virtual game person. I don't do Mafia Wars or Farmville on Facebook and I've never had a tamagotchi.But I'm starting to get a little hooked (read: need more time in my day) on Touch Pets Dogs from ngmoco that recently appeared in the App Store.Basically, you take care of a dogs, but there's so much to do in this app and so many ways to interact that it's just fun.Word of caution right off the bat, though ... (don't worry, it's not bad) ... it's a system where you can download the free app but then you need to make in-app purchases for your dog.

  • Getting to know you - iPhone style

    Scott Kleinberg
    9 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    A few weeks ago, I did a completely non-scientific study to see if I could learn about a person based on their iPhone apps - specifically, the ones on the first screen.Seems I'm not the only one conducting surveys and studying. Retrevo, which says it uses artificial intelligence to analyze and visually summarize more than 50 million real-time data points from across the web, tried to find out what makes iPhone users tick.What it found is certainly interesting. Educate me -- or don'tRetrevo asked, "What makes a person most attractive to you?" The response from iPhone owners is that they…

  • 100,000 apps announced - now we need a shopping list

    Scott Kleinberg
    4 Nov 2009 | 1:25 pm
    The App Store has everything. As we all know, there's an app for that. And with the news from Apple today that developers have created more than 100,000 apps for the App Store, there is something so simple missing from the experience that it boggles the mind.I call it a shopping list. You might call it a wish list. Some may call it a download queue. Whatever you call it, it would make shopping for apps so much easier. Apple and Amazon may compete but Apple could learn a thing or two - I love the way Amazon incorporates wish lists into both the Web site and iPhone app. I love being able to put…

  • Droid: Is it an iPhone killer?

    Scott Kleinberg
    28 Oct 2009 | 3:09 pm
    The short answer is I don't know. I don't think anyone knows just yet, but I'll tell you this much: From the buzz and the comments I've seen online, it's definitely the closest thing that exists unless Steve Jobs already has the next generation iPhone in his pocket.I almost had a chance to try it out this morning, but sadly something came up and I couldn't get to the press briefing. But I'm impressed with what I'm hearing.Click through for the specs and some more thoughts  - you'll find those in parenthesis. High-speed mobile browsing (We all have that. Next).Android 2.0-powered (From…
 
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    MacOSXHints.com

  • An AppleScript to reinstall custom icons after updates

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am
    Like many people, I have customized many thing about my OS X setup, not the least of which were app and folder icons. Via programs like CandyBar or LiteIcon, or manually, any and all folder/file/app icons can be changed. Personally, I like the pure|icns set from Interfacelift. However, there is a problem when programs update -- in my case, Dropbox -- and change their icons back to a boring old Leopard blue. To return my custom icons, I wrote an AppleScript. Since this only happens every now and then, I didn't make the script executable; I just call it from Google's quick search box whenever I…

  • Move forward and back in iCal with the Magic Mouse

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am
    The Magic Mouse lets you navigate forward and backward between web pages in Safari or Firefox with a two-finger swipe. The same two-finger swipe also moves you forward and back in iCal. It works just the same as clicking the forward and back arrows around the day/week/month view control at the top of the iCal window.

  • Back up OS X to a Windows machine on the network

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am
    I know there are plenty of back up/synchronization packages for the Mac, and I know Time Machine is awesome. But as I have a Linux/FreeBSD background, I wanted to do it my way. And none of the software I tried was able to do it my way :-). So the command line seemed to be a good solution. My office Windows machine has plenty of disk space on it, and it is rarely used. It was an ideal system (with not so ideal a file system) to do backups on. The solution I came up with requires: A shared folder on the PC, mounted on the Mac. The Unix app rdiff-backup, available via MacPorts. Notifications are…

  • Restore default bootloader without harming partitions

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am
    If your bootloader gets changed or corrupted, this fix will restore it without damage to your disk partitions. This hint may be a bit esoteric, but I thought I was up for a long night of reinstallation pain before stumbling upon this fix. I made the mistake of trying to use an Ubuntu 9.04 boot CD to install Ubuntu to an external (USB) drive on my Mac. Don't do this, unless you know the following: Regardless of the fact that you chose the external drive upon which to install Ubuntu, you won't be able to boot back into your Mac without changing the bootloader. I ended up with the dreaded…

  • 10.6: Work around an iWeb and Pages crash issue in 10.6.2

    19 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am
    Recently, I was asked to set up a web site for a church; since I didn't want to spend days doing it, I decided to try iWeb. Things worked well until I updated to 10.6.2. Suddenly, iWeb was crashing on startup, without fail. Fortunately, someone on the Apple forums figured out a work-around. If you've been getting crashes with iWeb or Pages that blame the SFWordProcessing Plug In, try using Font Book to disable the font named Hoefler. Even though Font Book insists the font is valid, it appears to be triggering the crash. Once the font is disabled, you will be able to launch iWeb (and Pages)…
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    The Martha Blog

  • Partying in style with Sean 'Diddy' Combs

    Martha Stewart
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm
    Yesterday, Thursday, I attended, what was being dubbed in the news as ‘the party of the century.’ It was the 40th birthday party for hip hop mogul, Sean Diddy Combs, held in the Grand Ballroom at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.  Diddy, who is known for his extravagant parties, hired event planner, Bronson Van Wyck, and asked him to create a fantasy dreamland.  The party was simply stunning and I had such a fantastic time!  Please enjoy these photos. ◄ Back Next ► 1 of 68 1 My friend, Sean Puffy Combs 'Diddy' 2 Diddy's jacket was amazing. 3 The man of the hour 4 Sean…

  • A Puerto Rican Evening

    Martha Stewart
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    Last Friday, November 13th, I attended the Comité Noviembre 14th Annual Gala Celebrating 23 Years of Puerto Rican Heritage Month held at the Hilton in New York City. My very good friend Carlos A. Picón asked me to attend and present him with the award he was receiving that night. Carlos, a fascinating fellow, is the Curator in Charge of the Department of Greek and Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. One could only wish to have him along while exploring the ancient ruins of Greece and, to my great fortune, that is exactly what happened back in 1996. I was vacationing with a group of…

  • Meredith Vieira and I have a baking contest

    Martha Stewart
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    With the holidays approaching, I've been all about pies lately. We held a pie contest on my television show on Monday and invited the winner, Marjorie Johnson back to the show on Tuesday to demonstrate her recipe for English Toffee Pecan Pie. Yesterday, on the Today show, co-host Meredith Vieira and I decided to have a little contest of our own baking apple pies. Meredith brought her mother's original recipe in and I came prepared to make one that I call the 'Mile High Apple Pie.' Co-host Matt Lauer was the judge, a position that made him a little nervous, I think. ◄ Back Next ► 1…

  • A Pie Contest

    Martha Stewart
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    Last Monday on my television show, we had our first annual pie contest, where we asked members of the audience to share their favorite pies with us. It turns out that many were eager to impress us with their baking skills because amazingly, a total of 161 pies were transported into the studio that morning. To judge all those pies, we asked Karen Demasco, pastry chef at Locanda Verde in New York City; Sandro Micheli, pastry chef at Adour Alain Ducasse in New York City; John Barricelli, host of "Everyday Baking from Everyday Food" and owner of SoNo Baking Company and Cafe in South Norwalk,…

  • A tag sale at my offices - Prada, Escada, Ralph Lauren and more

    Martha Stewart
    16 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    Last Friday, we held our annual tag sale at my offices in the Starrett Lehigh building in Manhattan.  What we were selling was my television wardrobe from last season.  Many of these items were only worn once and are of very good quality.  The idea for this sale is to offer employees a really great deal for this merchandise.  The clothing was placed in bins and moved from the TV studio.  At Starrett, it was arranged on long tables, organized by sweaters, blouses, pants, shoes, etc.  My executive assistant, Jessica, helped me price and tag everything. The sale began at noon and as tag…
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    Cool Hunting

  • Yatzer's Top Luxury Gifts

    Karen Day
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    For many, gifts with a three-figure price tag make a generous offering, but this year Yatzer upped the ante with their guide of gifts for the ultimate in luxury and the pinnacle in price points. CH picked a few of the gifts that may just be worth saving up for—providing you have a very large piggie bank. Hasselblad's H4D medium format DSLR features a 60 Mpixel MF sensor and a new True Focus technology, an attribute built to provide outstanding focus throughout the entire image. The camera will be available January 2010 for €19,995 (pictured above left). Maison Takuya's wild…

  • Tokyo Fixed Store

    CH Contributor
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:27 pm
    by Richard Prime Now beyond a trend, the track and fixed cycling community thrives through the hard work of those involved in its passionate and dedicated scene. The latest proof of its staying power and those working for it, two-year-old e-commerce site Tokyo Fixed Gear's shop opens 25 November 2009. The physical manifestation from the group who have long fulfilled the demand in the U.K. for rare imports from Japan including hard to source frames and components, as well as local designers like Cyclodelic drops the "gear" from their name and makes their expertise that much more accessible. A…

  • Cool Hunting Survey 2009

    Josh Rubin
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:19 pm
    Keep Cool Hunting content top-notch and free by completing our short survey. It takes less time than watching the latest viral video and when we learn more about you, our readers, it helps better tailor advertising and improves our independently-published site. To thank you for your support, when you complete the survey you will also have the option to be one of the three winners of a Phaidon book of your choice.

  • The Recently Deflowered Girl

    Maggie York-Worth
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm
    Edward Gorey's strange and twisted illustrations, often coupled with his similarly odd prose, illustrates this inimitable book of manners "The Recently Deflowered Girl." Written by Mel Juffe under the nom de plume Miss Hyacinthe Phypps, advice for the society girl offers "the right thing to say on every dubious occasion." Juffe, narrating with a humor so dry it resembles sandpaper, tells what to do when the marimba player, the spirit of Valentino or the Chinese detective deflower (and in other ways) act positively rakish. What happens when your affianced cannot make the wedding? "Deflowered…

  • The Visual Miscellaneum Book

    Brian Fichtner
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:19 am
    For those drowning in the digital age's information glut, "Visual Miscellaneum," the new eye-popping book of infographics by London-based visual and data journalist David McCandless, makes the perfect antidote. Forget about pie charts, bar graphs, line graphs and histograms; the book showcases McCandless' dexterity when it comes to the infinite number of ways to represent data through engaging graphics these days. (Click all images below for an expanded view.) While some books open with a dedication to a loved one, an esteemed colleague or a revered legend, the author dedicates Visual…
 
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    Wallpaper.com

  • United Nude flagship store, Amsterdam

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:28 am
    Since its launch in 2003, United Nude has created one iconic shoe design after another, from the moulded aluminium Eamz model to the carbon fibre-looped Mobius heel. Architecture buffs might also know them for their connection to the architecture world: the company�s co-owner and co-designer Rem D. Koolhaas is the nephew of renowned OMA starchitect, Rem Koolhaas, with whom…

  • Mercedes E500

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:41 am
    Mercedes-Benz brought the concept of the big elegant coup� into the world. Although the chauffeured saloon has never lost its lustre as the ultimate aspirational mode of transport, and the supercar continues to snap heads and command attention, big, powerful coup�s are the stealthy choice; not ostentatious enough to incur unwanted attention, but discreetly stylish all the same.…

  • Forge Arts by Burd Haward Architects, London

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:25 am
    In an effort to recreate the intimate and calm context for which chamber music was originally composed - only this time in the heart of one of London�s busiest neighbourhoods - the Forge Arts venue opened recently in Camden Town. See more of Forge Arts Designed by Burd Haward Architects, the venue was a commission by owners Adam and Charlotte Caird, who dreamed of creating…

  • Ursula Schulz-Dornburg at The Lichfield Studios

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    The photographs of British aristocrat Patrick Lichfield and Dusseldorf-based Ursula Schulz-Dornburg couldn�t be more different; the former immortalized sixties glamour with his pictures of models, royalty and pop stars, while the latter epitomizes the intellectual, landscape-focused German school, spearheaded by the likes of Hilla and Bernd Becher and their water towers. But…

  • First Works architecture exhibition, AA Gallery

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Hadid, Piano, Rogers, Foster and many of the fellow-60s and 70s generation of architects may today pride themselves to be among the world�s most celebrated, respected mega-practices; but rewind 4 decades back and all today�s starchitects were just taking their first baby steps into the architectural realm, marking an age of imaginative experimentation, innovation and visionary…
 
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  • Good Eating on Any Budget

    Ariela Ross
    28 Oct 2009 | 12:34 pm
    While there are dozens of official reports about the economy improving, the general population has yet to feel the effects of it. With unemployment rates hanging in the double-digit percentage points, it’s become apparent to the average family that it is time to modify their budget, and not in the desired direction. Going shopping these days, you may see some sort of common pattern. The department stores and ‘non-necessity’ stores are drastically marking down their prices. The same, however, does not go for grocery stores. Grocers are marking up prices, only to put them…

  • The FTC is Now Playing Ball with Bloggers

    Holly Ord
    6 Oct 2009 | 7:05 am
    If you’re a blogger that receives any kind of payment, whether in the form of cash in exchange for writing a blog post or in the form of free products you’re reviewing on your blog, you are now subject to following new guidelines put into rule yesterday by the Federal Trade Commission. For the first time in 29 years, the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising has been amended and specifically targets new media outlets which includes not only blogging, but also Facebook and Twitter. If you have not yet been introduced to the new 81-page document…

  • National Grandparent’s Day Twitter Party

    Holly Ord
    8 Sep 2009 | 10:18 pm
    National Grandparent’s Day (September 13th) is one of the most overlooked and neglected days of the year. While I’m sure more people recognize the day much more than other “national days of celebration” like for instance, Flag Day or Secretary Appreciation Day (no, I’m not making this up,) National Grandparent’s Day is one of those days that a great deal of people do not even know exists in the first place. Because of this, Grandparents.com and MomSelect have teamed up to kick off a celebration for Grandparent’s Day by holding a Twitter party. I have a unique…

  • Freaked Out About Finances? You’re Not Alone

    Ariela Ross
    3 Sep 2009 | 4:55 pm
    You know that feeling, where your heart starts beating faster, you feel like you can’t breathe, and you just want to avoid the reality? I’m not talking about an anxiety attack, but about getting freaked out when checking up on your finances. You are definitely not alone, even if I’m the only other one with you. Ever since I can remember, I’ve been very independently minded, even from childhood. I even held a job of some sort since the age of 10, cooked, cleaned, looked after others… but I was never fully financially independent. With the opening of my first bank…

  • Follow Friday

    Teeg
    28 Aug 2009 | 7:37 am
    I love the idea behind Twitter’s #FollowFriday. Introducing one friend to other friends feels natural, like attending a party where you know everyone and bringing a friend around to meet everyone. The problem on Twitter is that the idea isn’t always the same as the implementation. Receiving a list of people without any description doesn’t tell me much; it especially doesn’t give me a reason that I’d enjoy getting to know the person. A while back I decided to do my own version of FollowFriday. Instead of posting a list of people with perhaps a short description, I…
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  • Week 27: Holiday Maternity Fashion Tips

    Zen Mommy
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:28 am
    This week I’m thinking about THANKSGIVING and CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR’S EVE!!! All these big parties coming up. I just hope I’m mobile enough to enjoy them all… the end of January feels just around the corner. Am I ready? I may not have the nursery done.. but I know what I’ll be wearing come Christmas. Ha. That’s gotta count for something!@#@!!! If you are pregnant, here are some tips to help you prepare… well… at least your closet anyway… for the holidays. TIP #1: Save Energy: Shop online for maternity clothes. This allows you to shop…

  • Positive Parenting Tip: Short and Sweet

    Contributor
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:32 am
    Our Yogi Parenting audio tips are presented every Friday by Michaela Turner, BS Ed, CYKT, YKT, Co-Founder Yogi Parenting Let your kids teach you how!!! Listen to this :15 AUDIO TIP: — Michaela is a 30 year veteran educator and a Certified YogaKids Teacher and Trainer. She teaches yoga baby and yoga kids classes for children throughout St. Louis, Missouri. As the Co-founder of Yogi Parenting, Michaela offers tips for parents and seminars nationally, blending her joy for yoga with her love for children.

  • Personalize Those Holiday Treats! $1

    Practical Mommy
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:26 am
    For just $1, you can win this adorable 3 qt. Cookie jar features a cozy airtight place to store your favorite cookies. Designed by world renowned artist, Kathy Davis, this very colorful cookie jar will delight any home. Personalized with your family’s name. Invite your holiday guests to enjoy the “Tweets” inside. And you can win this one for ONE DOLLAR. It’s October’s Power of One prize, valued at $38 from ArtisticSensations.com Click on the widget to donate $1 to Parents As Teachers using your credit card. Easy!

  • How to Pick Your New Mommy Wardrobe

    Julie Verleger
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:40 pm
    Last week a very good friend of mine had her first baby. When I went to see my friend and her beautiful daughter in the hospital we talked about how the pain is more that one can imagine, but its all worth it. We talked about what the best clothes were to wear for breast-feeding and recovery. For those of us who have been through or are going through babydome, the first 2 months become somewhat of a blur. We almost robotically feed, change diapers and rest whenever we can. Somehow we manage to eat, shower and actually be a Mom to our other children and half the time not even remember how we…

  • Zen Mommy Minute: “I Yam What I Yam”

    Zen Mommy
    16 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am
    I can hear Popeye now “I Yam what I Yam…”. Parent or not, this week, let’s embrace the “I” that is our “true-self”. Let’s allow the things we do with our kids during the day, at their schools, etc.. to flow from these innate parts of our personalities… not from only a sense of duty or obligation. Our children will see us in our bliss and learn that they too can love who they are and use their gifts on a daily basis to make a difference in the world. Let’s parent in a way that is in line with our temperaments… not…
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  • Gratitude

    My Brown Baby
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm
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  • The Family CFO

    Mighty Maggie
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:06 am
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  • Becoming a Person

    Daring Young Mom
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:10 am
    It's weird to watch someone become a person a little bit at a time, day by day. She came to us a stranger in her own body. She could think and feel, cry and poop. The rest was a blank slate. She'd stare right through you, seemingly unable to tell people from lamp posts, all but blind and totally startled and amazed by the world around her. read more

  • Black Moms ARE Different, and That's OK

    My Brown Baby
    13 Nov 2009 | 9:26 am
    'You’re so vain, you probably think this [post] is about you.' But it’s not. It’s about me. And a bunch of other African-American moms who are tired of being ignored. Stereotyped. Put in a box. Left to wonder what, exactly, they’re to do with the unique circumstances that come into play when they’re raising black children in a society that all but ignores them, until something horrible happens. What’s got me all in a tizzy? read more

  • Another Round of Correspondence

    Mighty Maggie
    12 Nov 2009 | 7:54 am
    Dear Swine Flu, I am hauling my precious babies to the pediatrician's office tomorrow where they will be injected and sprayed with tiny bits of you, all to protect them from what the newspapers are leading me to believe is The Next Bubonic Plague. I am a little bit terrified, not least because I am taking two children to the pediatrician BY MYSELF, and I do hope you are going to behave yourself and leave them alone. Deal? Respectfully, Maggie Cheung read more
 
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  • Italy: Woman in Political Scandal Is Found Dead

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A Brazilian transsexual involved in a scandal that prompted the resignation of an Italian governor was found burned to death in her home on Friday.

  • Anything He Can Do, She Can Do

    14 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A classical pianist who came out as a transgender woman a decade ago shares her story of determination.

  • The Sex of Athletes: One Issue, Many Variables

    24 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The International Association of Athletics Federations’ current policies on gender definition are vague, incomplete and contradictory.

  • The Id Girl

    17 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    No filter. Tracey Emin has built a glittering career in the art world on her full-frontal candor, with installations titled “My Bed” (featuring used condoms, cigarette packets, stained underwear) and “Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995.” Her work situates the crotch at the center of the universe. In “Strangeland: The Jagged Recollections of a Beautiful Mind” (Hodder & Stoughton), a 2005 compilation of her writing, she recounts being sexually abused as a child and raped at 13, relives the...

  • All’s Not Well in Sex and Food

    8 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    On the front of primal appetites, David Letterman gives sex a bad name, and restaurants suffer in the recession.
 
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  • Week in review: Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie on apps, Al Gore at GreenBeat

    Anthony Ha
    21 Nov 2009 | 2:05 pm
    Here’s our rundown of the week’s business and tech news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie: Apps don’t make your phone special — “It’s not the applications available on the various platforms that will be the differentiators, Ozzie said, even though that’s what many companies and writers seem to focus on.” Microsoft’s Xbox Live chief on banning modders and browsing Facebook photos on TV — “It’s a cat and mouse game. These were people that were pirating software.”…

  • Entrepreneur Corner Roundup: The state of the VC world and tech’s human problem

    Chris Morris
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:03 am
    Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner: 5 ways VC firms can stop shooting themselves in the foot – Venture Capital firms drill the need to create basic credibility into the companies they invest in – but often fail to take their own advice. Laura Grimmer, CEO of Articulate Communications (which works with VC firms), lists five things they could do to build a better pipeline of prospective portfolio companies. After VC cash? Show ‘em what you’ve learned – When the time came for Cafepress to seek its second round of funding, the company went about it in a…

  • Now anyone can try Brizzly’s app for Facebook and Twitter

    Anthony Ha
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:28 pm
    Brizzly, an application for managing messages in Twitter and Facebook, expanded its beta test today — now you don’t need an invite code, so anyone can use it. The application was created by San Francisco-based Thing Labs, and includes features like expanding links and photos, the ability to “mute” people who you want to stop seeing updates from temporarily, and recently-added support for Twitter Lists. In addition to opening the beta, Brizzly also added a new feature today, the ability to translate tweets with a single click using Google Translate. Thing Labs also…

  • Tweetmeme launches buttons for re-tweetable advertising

    Kim-Mai Cutler
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:14 pm
    Twitter said it’s planning a large-scale advertising network soon, but U.K.-based Tweetmeme beat them to the punch with a monetization effort of its own today. The startup, which creates those green ‘Retweet’ buttons you see everywhere (including on this site), is rolling out the same feature for ads. They’re partnering with Federated Media to insert retweet buttons into their advertising two weeks from now, enabling people to share compelling ads with others. Advertising in social streams has historically been a touchy issue (see: Facebook Beacon in 2007). Users…

  • GreenBeat: Big thank you and media roundup

    Camille Ricketts
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm
    Thanks to everyone who made it out to GreenBeat 2009 yesterday and Wednesday! We were thrilled with the turnout, and couldn’t be more grateful for all the support we received from attendees, speakers, sponsors and the press. It’s clear that the Smart Grid has gained the momentum it needs for serious work to be done, and we are excited to play a big role in this conversation going forward. With Al Gore, and several of the biggest utilities and brightest entrepreneurs leading the charge, 2010 should be a big year for smart metering initiatives, regulatory reform and consumer…
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    How to Change the World

  • The 19 bloggers Inc. thinks you should read

    GuyKawasaki
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm
    Inc. named 19 bloggers that you should read. We’ve aggregated them all in one place: Inc19.alltop.

  • How to Get Found

    GuyKawasaki
    4 Nov 2009 | 3:29 pm
    The reality is that people and technology is getting better and better a blocking out unwanted interruptions—aka, “marketing.” Brian Halligan is the CEO of HubSpot, and he explains in my post on the American Express Open Forum “how to get found.” It’s all about creating great stuff and letting Google et al do what they do: find great stuff.

  • How I tweet

    GuyKawasaki
    2 Nov 2009 | 8:47 am
    By popular demand (and some complaints), I’ve done a FAQ with myself about how I tweet. Hope this helps you use Twitter for your business too. I explain how I use ghostwriters and why I repeat my tweets among other “unusual” practices.

  • Current Twitter Demo Script

    GuyKawasaki
    28 Oct 2009 | 2:26 am
    This is the set of links that I used to demo Twitter by going down through this list to show why Twitter is such a valuable marketing tool. Introduction Home page Profile page Monitor Search Guy Kawasaki or Alltop Starbucks VIA introduction Search for “Prius” or “Civic” Sell Dell Outlet Kogi BBQ Support Comcast Cares Engage JetBlue Virgin America Fandango Prospect Camaro Camaro near Palo Alto Advanced searches Surfing or skateboarding (shows how to eliminate extraneous results such as “surfing the web” How I Tweet - Find Alltop MyAlltop helped me find this.

  • How to Avoid Twitter Cluelessness

    GuyKawasaki
    26 Oct 2009 | 4:24 pm
    Over at the American Express Open Forum blog, I explain how to not look clueless on Twitter. The first five ways are: Don’t tell other people how to tweet. Don’t tell the world that you unfollowed someone. Don’t ask people why they unfollowed you. Don’t constantly tweet mundane updates and babble. Don’t use a small picture for an avatar. To read all ten and why they impugn your intelligence, click here.
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    ReadWriteWeb

  • Weekly Wrapup: Google Chrome OS, Obama's Twitter, Blogging Statistics, And More...

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we report on President Obama's (non)-use of Twitter, take a look at the past decade in the media industry, review the latest statistics about blogging, question if Oxford Dictionary should've chosen "unfriend" as its word of the year, and more. We also check in on our two main channels: ReadWriteEnterprise (devoted to 'enterprise 2.0' trends and products) and ReadWriteStart (dedicated to profiling startups and entrepreneurs). Sponsor Subscribe to Weekly Wrapup You can subscribe to the…

  • 3 Great Light Blogging Tools Compared

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:35 pm
    Once the service for those serious enough to pay for the privilege to post, TypePad recently released a free "Micro" service. The company made the decision to offer a free product realizing the demand for a platform more formal than Twitter and less formal than Wordpress or Typepad's original product. ReadWriteWeb compared TypePad's Micro against 2 other leading light blogging tools. Below are our thoughts: Sponsor TypePad Micro: In addition to being able to blog via email, iPhone app, "Blog It" bookmarklet and the general WYSIWYG dashboard, this tool also allows users to cross post to…

  • An iPhone Visualization App That Syncs with the Cloud

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:50 pm
    Roambi announced a pro version of its iPhone application this week that syncs with Salesforce.com and other cloud-based services or on-premsie sales environments. It's a visualization application, providing mobile workers with a pretty cool way to see sales information. Integration is by far one of the most significant trends we are seeing in the enterprise space. It's a wave, really, marked this week by Salesforce.com and its move to turn the Force.com development platform into a service that makes all of its applications social. Sponsor A good example of this trend are small companies like…

  • 8tracks to Launch Playback API and Developer Program

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    It appears that the time for freemium music services in the US has passed. Earlier this week streaming music site Imeem sold to MySpace for under $10 million dollars while laying off a large number of staff. For a company with all four major record labels signed, more than 15 million uniques a month and well over 5 million tracks in its catalogue, it came as a sobering blow to the industry. While many companies move to a subscription model, 8tracks continues to forge along in what some describe as a convenient loophole. As of this weekend the company is publicly launching its API for Boston's…

  • Memento: Protocol-Based Time Travel for the Web

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am
    The Web constantly changes and evolves. That, of course, is what makes the Internet so exciting, but it also means that finding older versions of a website is hard. The current push towards the real-time web is making this problem even more apparent. Memento, a project based at Old Dominion University, wants to make it easier to access older versions of a web page without having to go to the Internet Archive. To do this, the project is using a relatively obscure feature of the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). Sponsor The Memento project wants to give browsers a 'time-travel' mode.
 
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    Twitterrati

  • A Way to Cheat With Follow Friday

    Mark Evans
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:15 am
    Follow Friday (aka #followfriday or #ff) is a great way to give a public shout out to people who you know, do business with, or simply enjoy their work, blog posts or tweets. A problem with Follow Friday is that it happens on, well, Friday, when you’re fried by a long week of work. Unless you are disciplined, thinking about who you want to put on your Follow Friday list can be a challenge. For those of you who fall into this camp, an interest short-cut is The Twitter Tag Project’s Follow Friday! service, which automatically generates a #followfriday tweet that contains people. The…

  • What’s Happening? Huh?

    Mark Evans
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:39 pm
    The oh-so-mysterious Twitter threw everyone a strange curveball tonight with some big news: It’s changing it’s tagline from “What are you doing?” to “What’s happening?” In a blog post, Biz Stone said: Twitter helps you share and discover what’s happening now among all the things, people, and events you care about. “What are you doing?” isn’t the right question anymore—starting today, we’ve shortened it by two characters. Twitter now asks, “What’s happening?” It’s a small change but figure a…

  • What Will Twitter Premium Offer?

    Mark Evans
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:26 pm
    According to Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, the company plans to launch premium accounts that will provide customers with enhanced features and analytics. (Source: ClickZ) So, the question is what will enhanced features and analytics mean? In terms of analytics, Twitter could offer data such as how many times a tweet has been retweeted, how many times a link within a tweet had been clicked on, geo-location information now that the geotagging API is officially available, as well as information about how often a corporate name and brand has been mentioned over a certain of time. While this…

  • RIP: Twitter’s Suggested Users

    Mark Evans
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:09 am
    It took longer than it should have but Twitter has finally decided to kill the suggested user list – the one that automatically added 20 high-profile people to follow for all new Twitter users. The list was sophomoric because it was all the cool people culled from a master list of about 500 celebrities, athletes and politicians on Twitter as opposed to provide new users with a useful tool that would help them find people who met their specific interests. In the end, all that suggested users really did was artificially promote the popularity of certain Twitter users such as Ashton…

  • Measuring Your Importance on Twitter

    Mark Evans
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:30 am
    Earlier today, I stumbled across a really interesting Twitter service called TweetLevel, which was created by Edelman that “measures an individual’s importance on Twitter”. TweetLevel determines your importance by using four metrics: influence, popularity, engagement and trust. Here’s how each metric is defined: - Influence: A combination of the number of posts made, and the number of retweets.- Popularity: The number of followers – the more followers, the higher the score- Engagement: The amount of talk spent responding and talking to other Twitter users- Trust…
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    Human Rights Watch News Releases, South Asia

  • Thailand: End Detention of Lao Hmong Refugees

    Human Rights Watch
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:42 pm
    (New York) - The Thai government should immediately end the detention of 158 Lao Hmong refugees held in poor and abusive conditions for three years, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. read more

  • Uzbekistan: Ensure Fair Appeal for Human Rights Defender

    Human Rights Watch
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:32 am
    (New York) - Uzbek authorities should ensure that an appeal hearing that began today for a human rights advocate is fair and independent, Human Rights Watch said. The activist, Farkhad Mukhtarov, was convicted of criminal charges in a trial that appeared to have been politically motivated, and he was denied the right to defend himself fully, Human Rights Watch said.   read more

  • France: Inadequate Plan for Migrant Children at Airport

    Human Rights Watch
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:52 am
    (Paris) -The French Immigration Minister's proposals to address the needs of unaccompanied migrant children held at transit zones, especially airports, falls short of bringing France into compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Human Rights Watch said today. The treaty, to which France and most other nations are parties, was adopted 20 years ago today. read more

  • Morocco: Reverse Expulsion of Sahrawi Activist

    Human Rights Watch
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:54 am
    (New York) - Morocco must reverse its expulsion of Sahrawi rights activist Aminatou Haidar and allow her to enter her country of nationality, Human Rights Watch said today. Spain must intercede with Morocco to ensure her return, Human Rights Watch added. read more

  • US Senate: Reject Abortion Coverage Restrictions

    Human Rights Watch
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:03 am
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  • Adriana Lima Welcomes Daughter

    MrsH
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima has given birth to a baby girl, her first with NBA star Marco Jaric of the Memphis Grizzlies. They have christened their daughter with the name Valentina Lima Jaric. A representative for the couple has announced that “Mother, father and baby are all doing well.” Valentina is a popular Latin America name which means ‘healthy and strong’. Mexican actress Salma Hayek also chose the name for her daughter two years ago. So will Mom walk down a Victoria’s Secret catwalk weeks after giving birth like VS alum Heidi Klum? And…

  • How I Celebrated Universal Children’s Day

    Science-mom
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:45 am
    It goes by many different names. The International Day of the Child. The Universal Children’s Day. The National Child Day in individual countries. However, it doesn’t matter what it’s called. November 20 is a special day for children all over the world. When it all started It was almost 55 years ago when the General Assembly of the United Nations recommended that the special day be observed to celebrate “worldwide fraternity and understanding between children.” The Assembly decided on November 20 as the special day which also marks the day when the Declaration of…

  • Pacifiers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

    Dan
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:45 am
    Grand World Recalls ‘Bobby Chupete’ Pacifiers WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: ‘Bobby Chupete’ Pacifiers Units: About 641,000 Importer: Grand World Inc., of Maspeth, N.Y. Hazard: The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The pacifier mouth guard is too small, posing a choking hazard to infants and toddlers.

  • Premature Birth is on the Rise

    Science-mom
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:05 am
    November 18 is Prematurity Awareness Day. I am one of those moms who had firsthand experience with prematurity. My twin boys were born 5 weeks early 6 years ago. Even though they’ve grown to be healthy boys, we had to struggle with low birth weight and health problems during the first year of their lives. This is the reason why I tend to follow closely the latest new updates on prematurity. This is why I am sharing with you today some facts and figures on prematurity. What is Preterm Birth? Preterm birth is defined as delivery before 37 weeks of gestation is completed. In recent years,…

  • Parenting Tips for First Time Dads

    Tshaka Armstrong
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:15 am
    After months of waiting, the time has come and gone. For a little under a year you’ve rubbed feet, and lower back. You’ve braved various “birthing” classes and read as many books as your time allowed. You’ve been given tips from other fathers, whether solicited, or not. The moment you were waiting for has come and gone. Now, one of the most incredible moments of your life, the birth of your first child, has given way to something else. After all the preparation you’ve now set about the task of figuring out what exactly it is you’re to do with this…
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    Simply Stated By RealSimple.com

  • Shop Prismera For The Holidays

    juleewilson
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:02 pm
    I had the most amazing meeting this week with the creative force behind the company Prismera--a jewelry, stationary and beyond collection that is both beautiful and original.  The company's founder, Laura Su, designs everything she creates. So you know you're getting an original piece of art work...no copying or stock patterns here. Su graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration--and if you know anything about RISD, then you know it's one of the best art schools in the world with amazing alumni. Su's vision: "The word 'Prismera' comes from a combination of…

  • Giving Thanks - A (Very Big) Family Affair

    kateparker
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm
    Thanksgiving is one of my favorite Holidays. In addition to all the yummy food that comes with it, I'm a fan of any occasion that makes me stop and think about all the things for which I am so very thankful. This year, it's all about family.  This year, I'm particularly thrilled because my entire (gigantic) extended family (on my mother's side) is going to be celebrating Thanksgiving together - dozens of aunts and uncles and cousins and even a few new babies that have arrived this year are all flying down to Florida, and my mother (being the saint that she is) is hosting Thanksgiving…

  • The Art of Racing in the Rain: Chapters 27-40

    kathleenharris
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:34 pm
    This is a tough section of the book for Denny; and when his will is really tested. Eve’s passing happens so quietly—were you prepared for it? I have to admit I still got choked up even though I knew it was coming. The other big plot event was the beginning of the custody battle with the Twins. I wasn’t surprised—it was obvious that’s what they were trying to do from the moment Eve’s sickness came to light. And I sensed that something with the cousin was going to come back to haunt Denny, but I can’t believe how far they took it. I do feel like Enzo gets a little lost in this…

  • What Are Your Family Rituals?

    corynne_corbett
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:43 am
    This holiday season I'm looking forward to my extended family gathering in Connecticut on Christmas Day. For the longest time it was the ritual that we celebrated as an extended family and it could be relied on like clockwork. There was no question that everyone within a healthy driving distance would be in attendance. As our family has set up outposts across the country (and others have passed on), the guest list constantly changes from year-to-year. So now when we are all together it is that much more special. I come from a family where our grandparents spent a lot of time telling us…

  • When shopping online, do you use live chat?

    kristinbrandt
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:32 am
    With the holidays fast approaching, my thoughts turn to gifts. Or, more to the point, how to get all of my shopping done with everything else that is on the to-do list. The answer, of course, is that I'm going to be doing most (all?) of my shopping online. And while shopping from the comfort of my living room may be the greatest invention known to a time-starved mom, that doesn't mean it is without problems. Problems, that often can be resolved with the help of another great invention – live chat with a customer service representative. The first time I tried live chat was while…
 
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    GigaOM

  • Google’s Past Failures Offer Perspective on Chrome OS Release

    Colin Gibbs
    21 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    The Internet is abuzz over Google’s release of the open-source version of its Chrome OS, and for good reason. It’s free, which will save hardware manufacturers licensing fees, and it appears ideally suited for the netbooks that have become such a hot item for the mobile crowd (GigaOM Pro, sub. required). But Chrome is not without its detractors, and it’s worth remembering that Google isn’t King Midas — in fact, there’s a substantial list of Google products and services that have flopped, floundered or simply disappeared into the ether. Here are a few of the…

  • Why Are Tech Layoffs Rising in a Recovery?

    Kevin Kelleher
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    The brutal economic downturn that’s being called “The Great Recession” is, at least in a technical sense, over. Online advertising and IT spending are inching back up, and many tech companies have seen their stock prices more than double from the lows reached in March. Even if it’s not the most robust of recoveries, it’ll do. So why are tech companies suddenly slashing jobs again? The past couple of months have brought a renewed surge in job cuts at technology companies, including many that were undergoing second or third rounds of layoffs. Take AOL: It laid off 700 workers…

  • Android This Week: ARM Alliance Formed; Droids Fix Themselves?

    James Kendrick
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Android is like a snowball rolling downhill — it won’t be long before it’s moving too fast for anything to stop it. That movement is surely going to spread from the smartphone sector, where Android has its roots, to that of smartbooks. Knowing this, ARM and the Android folks have put their heads together and formed the Solution Center for Android Alliance. The sole aim of the group, which was unveiled this week, is to help make it easier to put Android on ARM-based devices, of which smartbooks are the emerging choice. The group of 35 companies will pool resources and make…

  • Green Computing Needs a Data Center Whisperer

    Stacey Higginbotham
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:05 pm
    As compute demand increases, demand for power in data centers is soaring. To help IT professionals halt the spread of watt-consuming servers, the industry needs to develop software that can communicate the ways in which the various layers of the data center perform and interact. They need a binary version of Cesar Millan — a data center whisperer. Speaking at a panel held Wednesday night in Austin, Texas, several folks from the large server shops and a distinguished engineer who runs a data center for IBM spoke about the challenges of keeping power consumption down in a world where…

  • Thanks to Our GigaOM Sponsors!

    Edit Staff
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    We’d like to say thanks to this week’s GigaOM sponsors: PEER 1: Fully Scalable Hosting Solutions Concentric: Hosted IT Services Mozy: Simple, Automatic, Secure Online Backup SoftLayer: SoftLayer delivers on-demand virtual data center services and solutions. Salesforce: Force.com Cloud Platform PayPal: Innovate 09 – The Intersection of Ideas and Money
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    Scholastic News Online

  • Sesame Street Turns 40

    This month, Sesame Street--the classic children';s television show that stars furry Muppets alongside human actors--celebrates its 40th anniversary

  • Lunar Lander Inventors Win Big

    The X Prize Foundation awarded the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X Prize at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Two teams of inventors won a total of $1.5 million for crafting and flying robotic machines that could land on the moon.

  • Yankees Win Their 27th World Series

    The Yankees claimed their 27th World Series championship Wednesday with a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. They won four games to the Phillies'; two in the best-of-seven series.

  • Tribal Nations Converge on D.C.

    President Barack Obama is holding a Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, D.C., on November 5. It is the largest summit of its kind in U.S. history and the first presidential meeting with tribal leaders in 15 years.

  • Supersized Ring Circles Saturn

    Scientists recently discovered a new ring around the planet Saturn. It is the largest known ring in our solar system.
 
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    Psychology Today

  • My Boss, Emperor of the World

    <a href="/blog/bloggers/ben-dattner" title="View Bio">Ben Dattner</a>
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Why are there so many narcissistic bosses?

  • Charming Yet Exasperating

    Carl Vogel
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    A field guide to narcissism

  • A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

    <a href="/blog/bloggers/joshua-d-foster" title="View Bio">Joshua D. Foster</a>
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Do narcissists really hate themselves deep down inside?

  • The Narcissism Epidemic

    <a href="/blog/bloggers/jean-m-twenge-phd" title="View Bio">Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D.</a>
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Meet the most narcissistic generation ever

  • The Dream Notebook

    <a href="/blog/bloggers/guest-blogger" title="View Bio">Guest Blogger</a>
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    You will consider yourself mad
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  • Closet Door Fail

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:12 pm
    Closet Door Fail For more, visit http://failblog.org/ View the original here: http://www.youtube.com/thechanningshow From: failblog Views: 157809 6154 ratings Time: 00:34 More in Comedy

  • LTA Assassins Creed 2 Review: Bangin Chicks and Killin Peeps

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:55 pm
    LTA Assassins Creed 2 Review: Bangin Chicks and Killin Peeps This review is that of the reviewer, and should be taken so serious it makes you feel emotion and punch babies!!!!! Assassins Creed 2 Review From: LikeTotallyAwesome Views: 85516 7034 ratings Time: 03:51 More in Gaming

  • THE WORLD IS ENDING!!!

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm
    THE WORLD IS ENDING!!! Getting laid can be next to impossible... unless there is an impending apocalypse around the corner. WATCH THE BLOOPERS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHoyWjYBXQ4 FOLLOW: http://www.twitter.com/tweetthestation Get music from the video here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=330059620&s=143441 Starring: LisaNova http://www.youtube.com/LisaNova KassemG http://www.youtube.com/KassemG Written & Directed by The Fine Bros http://www.youtube.com/TheFineBros Music: Magical Moments Return of the Superhero Provided courtesy of APM Music LLC…

  • Pizza Zombies!

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am
    Pizza Zombies! ALTERNATE ENDING & DELETED SCENE: http://smosh.com/videos Can we survive a frickin' zombie apocalypse? See if we make it in our new video! http://smosh.com http://twitter.com/smosh http://facebook.com/smosh http://myspace.com/smosh From: smosh Views: 162821 7793 ratings Time: 04:29 More in Shows

  • couples who make out around you

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:22 am
    couples who make out around you should be banned. Twitter: http://twitter.com/natalietran Hope you all are well and enjoy a fantastic weekend. x n From: communitychannel Views: 211973 10451 ratings Time: 02:50 More in Comedy
 
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  • Riots over Intel Sabbath work

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am
    Nov. 21 - Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with Israeli police against Intel's electronic chip plant operations during the Jewish resting day.

  • Hijack ship crew home in Spain

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:35 am
    Nov. 21 - The crew of a Spanish trawler hijacked by Somali pirates off the Seychelles arrives back on home soil.

  • Taiwan beef noodle worries

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:50 am
    Nov. 21 - Taipei Beef Noodle Festival kicks off amid fears over the lifting of Taiwan's ban on U.S. beef imports.

  • China mine explosion kills dozens

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am
    Nov. 21 - A rescue operation is underway for many still trapped after a gas blast at a coal mine in China.

  • Collider restarts after hitch

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:05 pm
    Nov. 21 - The Large Hadron particle acceleratior built to reproduce 'Big Bang' conditions restarts after a technical glitch caused a year-long delay.
 
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    Daily Writing Tips

  • What the Heck are “Peeps”?

    Maeve Maddox
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    This innocent question from ladysheila has led me a merry chase down etymological byways: What is the definition of peep, or rather what exactly does it mean in regards to all social media, etc., well, everything? I have looked in the dictionary and have gotten the expected definitions, to look, and one definition for people. I have heard a few people refer to, I think, their audience, as peeps. When did this originate and why? What is the correct usage in this regard? I won’t repeat everything I learned along the way, but here’s some of it. The verb peep meaning a soft, high-pitched…

  • Gentlemen, Choose Your Weapons

    Hugh Ashton
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Writing tools can affect your style. In the days of quill and dip pens, the length of sentences (or at least, phrases) was apparently determined by the amount of ink held by the pen, and prose rhythm was dictated by this simple physical constraint. Fountain pens extended the scope of the writer. No longer did (s)he have to pause in the composition of the sentence, reach over to the inkwell and use those few seconds to determine what to write next. Sentences could flow for ever, like those of Henry James. But even with a fountain pen, revisions don’t come easily. In Lamb House, Rye, where…

  • Word of the Day: Browbeat

    Daniel Scocco
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
    Browbeat means to intimidate or subjugate by the use of verbal harassment or force. A synonym to browbeat is to bully. If we follow the usual script, this means it’s time for upset listeners and viewers to rally to the cause, as they have in the past, and browbeat Congress into restoring the budget. (NY Times) European consumers are entitled to fear genetic modification in their own backyards, even if proper scientific debate is often drowned out by agitprop and railing against multinational corporations. But they have no right to browbeat the developing world into following their lead.

  • Subordinate Clauses and Commas

    Jacquelyn Landis
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Writers like to sprinkle their work with subordinate clauses because they add variety to sentence structure. A reading diet too heavy with simple sentences or even compound sentences becomes wearisome quickly. Subordinate clauses—also known as dependent clauses—used skillfully can add complexity and artfulness to writing. A subordinate clause can either precede or follow its main clause. What writers tend to get confused about, however, is when and where to place commas in relation to subordinate clauses. The simple rule is this: If a subordinate clause precedes the main clause, separate…

  • Sobeit and So Be It

    Maeve Maddox
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Jean writes: Could you do a feature on “so be it” and “sobeit?”  I thought for sure it was always written as three words until a discussion on a court reporters’ message board came up about a proofreader saying that it should be a one-word word. Sobeit is a word and so be it is a clause. Neither is much used in ordinary conversation or writing, but legal language tends to be on the old-fashioned side. The clause so be it is a subjunctive expression meaning “let it be so.” Example: Aladdin: I want a huge palace with a thousand servants and a swimming…
 
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    ProBlogger Blog Tips

  • Why Nobody Cares About Your Blog

    Darren Rowse
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:40 am
    A Guest Post by David Risley Except yours, of course. ;) However, there are a lot of bloggers who feel this way. You write. You write some more. You don’t feel as if you’re getting the traction that you want. What’s going on? There is plenty to be said about issues like proper market selection, search engine optimization and other tactical things, but let’s go deeper. In fact, let’s go deeper than most bloggers really think about when it comes to their blogging. Are You Talking At Or Talking To Your Readers? If I walked into a crowded mall, went into the food…

  • Speech Recognition for Bloggers – The Ultimate Guide

    Darren Rowse
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:45 am
    Speech recognition technology has come a long way in the last few years – in this in depth, informative and inspiring video which Jon Morrow (Associate Editor of Copyblogger and Co-founder of Partnering Profits) shares his first hand insights into speech recognition for bloggers. Jon does all of his blogging via speech recognition so he seemed like the logical guy to ask to cover the topic – in the video (I’m glad he agreed). In the video Jon makes recommendations of software, hardware (the hardware is key) and even demonstrates how he uses them in his everyday blogging. The…

  • Review This Blog – Man vs Debt

    Darren Rowse
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:46 am
    Last month here on ProBlogger we ran a community review on a reader’s blog. I posted a link to a blog with some comments from the blogger and then opened it up for readers of ProBlogger to review it. The response from the post was great. 120+ comments were left including some great advice. I also had a lot of emails from readers saying that they learned a lot by reading the suggestions of others – many wanted to see these reviews done regularly. As a result I’m going to try to do these reviews on a monthly basis – today we have another one. As a little bonus to…

  • Warning: Watching This Video May Lead to Work! [But It'll Also Improve Your Blog]

    Darren Rowse
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:55 am
    What’s your blogging Vice? Most bloggers that I know have at least one – whether it be compulsively checking blog stats, constantly tweaking template designs, obsessing over plugins and widgets, spending hour after hour ‘networking’ on Twitter, becoming preoccupied with SEO and… even allowing ourselves to become consumed by learning about blogging…. and not doing much of it. The reality is that as bloggers there are many tasks that compete for our attention. Many of them are important and can bring a lot of life to our blogs but most of them can also become…

  • 13 Ways I Get Back into Blogging after a Vacation

    Darren Rowse
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:49 am
    Yesterday was my first day back at blogging after a 10 day vacation with my family and on Twitter I commented that I was finding it a little hard to get my brain back into blogging mode. @Mikeachim responded by suggesting I write a post on the daily rituals that I use to get my mind into gear. I thought I’d take his suggestion and jot down a few notes – both as a way of getting my head back into blogging but also because looking at the tweets I received this morning it’s a problem many bloggers face. As my head is a little scattered today (as I readjust) I’m going to…
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    Copyblogger

  • The Art of the Paragraph

    Jonathan Morrow
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am
    Anyone can write a paragraph, but not everyone knows how to write one that other people want to read. You’ve seen it: You open a book, and the whole page is one long block of text. Each sentence in the paragraph makes exactly the same point, said in a slightly different way, and you wonder why they didn’t just say it once and be done with it. Every paragraph is the same length (five lines, maybe?), whether it makes sense or not, and it gives the piece a monotonous rhythm. The paragraph makes a point without telling you why that point is important, and you can’t help…

  • How to Persuade People to Accept an “Unfair” Offer

    Dean Rieck
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:36 am
    Ever heard of Charley Hill? He seemed like an average, ordinary guy. He lived in a mid-sized town with his wife, two children, and a dog. He went to church on Sunday, coached Little League, and drove a pickup truck. He was friendly but quiet, the sort of guy you could walk by on the street without noticing. But appearances can be deceiving. Charley Hill was one of the most successful farm equipment salesmen in the Midwest. People would travel hundreds of miles to see Charley, even when there were plenty of dealers much closer to home. What did Charley have that other salesmen didn’t? Not a…

  • Free Report: How to Become a Creative Entrepreneur

    Brian Clark
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:58 am
    I’ve written another piece of extended content, this time for Lateral Action. Rather than sending you over there, I’ll just tell you about it here. It’s a free 31-page PDF report (don’t worry, it reads fast) called The Lateral Action Guide to Becoming a Creative Entrepreneur. It’s probably the most personal I’ve gotten about my history, but it’s still heavy on actionable, real-life examples. Here’s what you’ll discover: Why I quit my cushy law firm job and turned to online publishing. How I failed miserably. How I then succeeded miserably. How I…

  • Landing Page Makeover Clinic #20: TantricSexforBusyCouples.com

    Roberta Rosenberg
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:14 am
    This is another addition to our ongoing series of tutorials and case studies on landing pages that work. Is it hot in here or just me? Diana Daffner and her husband want to help people find a renewed sense of joy and connection in their intimate relationships through tantra. Their business, IntimacyRetreats.com, offers couples retreats throughout the year, but realizing not everyone can attend a retreat, they also want to promote their books and media products. The URL referenced above is actually the “/shop page” off their main site. Diana would like to use the page as an…

  • What I Learned From Writing 42 Guest Posts in 7 Weeks

    Josh Hanagarne
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am
    Before you get too impressed, hear this: I did it all in self-defense. Let me give you some quick background. I have extreme Tourette’s Syndrome, as Sonia noticed recently. Tourette’s makes people move or vocalize involuntarily and occasionally results in unspeakable awesomeness. My motor tics range from eye blinking to punching myself in the face to even stranger things. My phonic tics range from clearing my throat to hooting and yowling and snarling and slobbering and screaming like the Tasmanian Devil. Did I mention that I work in a quiet library? There are only a couple of things that…
 
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    Cute Overload

  • The Lap Shot

    Meg
    21 Nov 2009 | 11:22 am
    People, it’s about time we addressed this. It’s called “The lap shot.” This image is a great example—we get a beellion submishes of people putting their kitteh/bunneh/pup on their lap and taking a photo. I think it’s time we acknowledge this pose. Officially. It’s like posing next to a log, or posing at the prom. Welcome to the vernacular, Lap Shot. “Pancho Villa” the Yorkeh Lap Shot brot to you by Claribel O. Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Pups

  • Pug in a sweateuw, pug in a sweateuw

    Meg
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:47 am
    [clears throat] Juicy-eyed pug in a sweateuw, Juicy-eyed pug in a sweateuw, Juicy-eyed pug in a sweateuw! That is all, Brittany W. Posted in Uncategorized

  • (Mini Guinea) Pigs ‘n’ Racks

    Meg
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:09 am
    You gotta carry ‘em somewhere. You gotta carry ‘em somewhere-HANCE Says Sender-Inner Cheri: “Here is a picture of two baby guinea pigs in my rack! And guess what, they’re up for adoption! (The pigs, not the rack) We rescued a guinea pig who was pregnant, does anyone in LA want an adorable baby guinea pig?” Well, do you!? Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Pocket Pets

  • Ugh, It’s That Dweeb from the AV Squad

    Not That Mike The Other Mike
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:11 pm
    “Hey, Stacy, I noticed you missed Civics class again; if you want, I could help you study for the mid-term because Mr. Dorfman says it’s one-third of your grade and it really won’t be any trouble because I took really good notes and it’s OK if you come over tonight even though it’s D&D night and my mom can make s’mores…” (etc.) … and because sender-inner Marissa W. asked so nicely… TOOF-HANCE! Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Hoofers

  • “Walkies” Are For Amateurs

    Not That Mike The Other Mike
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:56 am
    I’m going out for “runnies”!  Yep, I’m training for the big 10K run.  Right now, I’m doing my little stretching exercises, and then it’s down to the park and back. Photo of “Bamboo” by manzbstfriend, spotted by Lori W. Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Product Cuteness, Pups
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    Newsweek: This Just In

  • Literary Paris: A lesson in pictures

    Meg Zimbeck
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:47 pm
    Shakespeare & Company, the legendary left-bank English-language bookshop, has long been a magnet for literary talent. Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and George Orwell all frequented the store. So did the sultry Anaïs Nin, along with her lover Henry Miller who described the place as "a wonderland of books." The shop even published James Joyce's Ulysses when no publisher would touch it. [+] Enlarge photo(Courtesy Meg Zimbeck)New portraits of these and seven other Lost and Beat Generation writers were recently unveiled at Shakespeare & Company, thanks to the pen of a…

  • Black Friday: Shop for travel deals

    JD Rinne
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm
    Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving when Americans shop 'til they drop—is just a week away. The following two travel sites are throwing sales, too. Shell Vacations is holding a Black Friday sale on 26 resorts in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, with up to 50 percent off nightly rates. Get rooms from $49 per night at the Peacock Suites in Anaheim, Calif. (a 40 percent off savings off standard rates), starting at $60 per night at the Desert Rose Resort in Las Vegas (a 30 percent off savings), and beginning at $99 per night at the Vino Bello Resort in Napa Valley (a 40 percent off…

  • How to predict which airports will experience delays around the holidays

    Brad Tuttle
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:01 am
    Airport delays can certainly dampen the festive mood. By dorking out with some airport data, you can play the numbers to decrease your chances of delays and cancellations. There is no way to completely avoid airport delays. No one could have predicted yesterday's mess due to an FAA computer glitch, for instance. But you can increase your chances for smooth, speedy travel by avoiding connections at airports that are historically likely to experience big delays. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics allows you to glance over the percentages of flights that have been delayed, cancelled, or…

  • Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arrive!

    Sean O'Neill
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:22 pm
    Any excuse for a party! The third Thursday of every November is the day that producers of Beaujolais Noveau release the year's vintage. It used to be a cheap treat: a light, fruity, best-of-its-kind red, delivered straight from the wineries. But the cost of shipping it over to the U.S. on a rush status, plus the unfavorable buying power of the U.S. dollar versus the euro, has hiked the price of beaujolais nouveau by more than 30 percent since 2003, as the Seattle Weekly points out. Personally, that won't stop me from getting a bottle tonight, but if you only want to read about the event, you…

  • Family Travel: 12 holiday spots to let your kids burn off some energy

    Brad Tuttle
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am
    Here's a roundup of 12 cool new exhibits at family-friendly, very interactive museums around the country. Scholastic Parent & Child put together quite a handy list, and all of the exhibits can be enjoyed by your little ones at least through early January. Every parent knows that children's museums can be sanity-savers, especially during the hectic winter holidays, when playing outside just isn't an option and you're sick of being stuck in a house packed to the gills with relatives. A sample of what's new around the country: Forts! You get to design and build your own hideout at the Chicago…
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  • Alternate Universe

    Anthony Bourdain
    27 Oct 2009 | 9:05 am
    There seems to be some understandable confusion with the announcement of our upcoming "web series", ALTERNATE UNIVERSE. Reactions varying between "WTF!!??" and " This time he's jumped the shark for sure." While shark jumping is always a danger--particularly since me and my partners take a perverse delight in flirting with just that with every new outrage (The family friendly Sardinia show being an example of a profoundly risky rub up against 'off-brand,' late-era Fonzarelli), these dark, nasty, frequently foul TWO MINUTE LONG web extras are not a replacement for NO RESERVATIONS. They are not…

  • I Told You I Smelled Emmy!

    Anthony Bourdain
    14 Sep 2009 | 6:49 am
    Saturday night at the 61st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, my long suffering friends and colleagues Todd Liebler and Zach Zamboni-who, for the last few years have sacrificed anything resembling normal lives to follow me around the world pointing cameras in my general direction-scored a major upset victory by bringing home the award for cinematography in the non-fiction category. Todd, who has garnered a not entirely undeserved worldwide reputation for stumbling into things, bounded up to that stage with astounding speed and grace-suddenly, a veritable Nijinsky, sure footedly making what…

  • ..I Shall Wear the Bottoms of My Trousers Rolled

    Anthony Bourdain
    5 Sep 2009 | 7:58 am
    Islipped my thumb ring off my finger and into the Bosphorus the other day. It was the last of many steps in an ongoing, inevitable and long overdue process of de-Fierification. Call it an embracing of my inner Cosby.My sous-chef Steven gave me that ring a long time ago. Back in the day, we, all of usin the crewat the Supper Club got them, on the eve of a James Beard dinner event. A phalanx of famous, better known and (frankly, better all-around) chefs and their assistants were joining us in the kitchen the next night and we wanted something appropriately white trashy to set us apart,…

  • FOR PARENTS ONLY

    Anthony Bourdain
    28 Aug 2009 | 5:43 pm
    * The Following Material Is for Parents of Small Children Only and Otherwise Incomprehensible if Not Offensive to Others Picking on the Food Network has become too easy. It's low hanging fruit.So ... this week, at least, I thought I'd look at another network. One I actually watch. And these days, when I'm home, the majority of my TV watching time is spent sitting on the living room floor watching Nick Jr. and Noggin. I take an interest in my child's viewing habits. For all my earlier promises to myself that I'd limit her TV watching time to like--half an hour a day--that has been a hard…

  • Big Sky ... Thick Jungle ... Zero Tolerance (and Diane Saves The Day)

    Anthony Bourdain
    22 Aug 2009 | 10:03 am
    The camera people are walking on cocaine. Six tons of it. Thousands of kilos of un-cut pure rock. The air is thick with clouds of the stuff as men with machetes are hacking the kilo packages open, scattering it, spraying and spilling the stuff everywhere in white clouds. It looks like Tony Montana's desktop, multiplied by many thousands. My shoes alone are caked with enough to keep an aging supermodel happy for weeks and the Director General of Panamanian security forces advises me to wash them carefully before flying home as the sniffer doggies at the airport are going to find me intriguing…
 
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  • MacNN - FrogPad's CEO!

    Victor and Linda Marroquin, President and CEO of FrogPad managed to find some time to talk about FrogPad, special needs, and one-handed keyboards for veterans returning from war.

  • MacNN - Jacob Appelbaum and RAM attacks

    Jacob Appelbaum is one of the researchers who developed a technique for recovering data from RAM after power has been removed from the RAM.

  • MacNN - penryn and iPhone at Abilene

    MacBook, MacBook Pros have new processors, and the iPod Touch and iPhone are about to be a part of an educational revolution at Abilene Christian University

  • iPhone biz model and o2 Eire

    Apple COO Tim Cook and o2 Ireland's CEO both make interesting comments about the iPhone. o2's CEO calls customers "Apple freaks"
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    MacRumors iPhone Blog

  • MacRumors: Game Developers Scaling Back Android Efforts as iPhone Continues to Dominate

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:49 am
    Reuters reports that prominent iPhone game developer Gameloft is scaling back its efforts to produce content for the Android platform in the face of weaknesses of its application store. Gameloft also notes that it is not the only one making the move...

  • iPhone Coming to Virgin Mobile Canada

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:08 am
    Virgin Mobile Canada issued a brief announcement yesterday revealing that it will begin offering the iPhone there in the near future.Virgin Mobile Canada will launch iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in Virgin Mobile Retail Stores and online ...

  • TomTom to Launch Car Kit for iPod Touch

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:42 am
    Earlier this week, an updated version of TomTom's GPS navigation application appeared in the App Store, and among the major changes included with the update was compatibility with the original iPhone and all generations of the iPod touch. The iPod t...

  • Google Rolls Out Mobile-Formatted Google News for iPhone

    19 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm
    Google today announced that it has rolled out mobile-formatted Google News pages for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users. The feature complements similar existing pages for Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and S60 platforms.This...

  • MacRumors: AT&T Faces Initial Setback in Verizon Ad Spat, Rolls Out Response Ad

    19 Nov 2009 | 7:27 am
    The Associated Press reports that a judge has refused to grant AT&T's request for a temporary restraining order forcing Verizon to halt its commercials comparing the two companies' wireless network coverage.AT&T filed the lawsuit in ...
 
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    The Mac Observer

  • Games: Soccer Sim Championship Manager 2010 Released for Mac

    webmaster@macobserver.com
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm
    Virtual Programming on Friday released Championship Manager 2010, the latest entry in a series of soccer club management simulations dating back to 1992. Players take the helm of a club and guide it through multiple seasons, dictating strategy during matches and making roster decisions between them, building a simulated history in the process.

  • Games: EA Publishes Original Monopoly for iPhone

    webmaster@macobserver.com
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:47 pm
    EA Mobile on Friday published the original Monopoly for iPhone. The publisher previously released the Here & Now edition, but this one is the Monopoly most players have known for decades. Players shake their handheld to roll the dice and tap the screen to move their game pieces and manage proper

  • News: Original Apple I on Ebay for $50K, w/Letter from Steve Jobs

    webmaster@macobserver.com
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:15 pm
    Jesse Sackman is selling his Apple I, the first computer designed by Steve Wozniak and sold by Steve Jobs under the then-new company, Apple Computer. Mr. Sackman has listed his Apple I on Ebay, complete with original packaging and invoice (signed by "Steven"), and a letter signed by Steve Jobs relating to a question about how to hook up a keyboard and monitor.

  • Games: New iPhone Games: Secret of the Lost Cavern Ep 1, New DJ Nights, More

    webmaster@macobserver.com
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:11 pm
    The latest games to hit the App Store include Coladia’s Secret of the Lost Cavern Episode 1, which is based on the Mac/PC game of the same name, and Clickgamer’s DJ Nights: Julie Thompson Edition, a follow-up to the publisher’s DJ Nights: Global Tour.

  • Games: Star Trek D-A-C Game Headed to the Mac Next Month

    webmaster@macobserver.com
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:47 pm
    Paramount Digital Entertainment and TransGaming have announced that next month will see publication of Star Trek D-A-C (Deathmatch-Assault-Conquest) for the Mac. It supports online multi-player, online co-op, and single player action between Starfleet and the Romulan Empire, with support for up to 12 starship captains.
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    Woot! - One Day, One Deal

  • LG Stereo Bluetooth Headset - $19.99

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    TEOTWAWKII didn’t know he was saying “Leonard Bernstein” until I looked it up.Ralphie! Hey, how’s it going? What do you mean, “Why are you not at work?” What are YOU doing at work? Oh, “your job”. Gee, that’s clever. We’ll see how far clever gets you when your molecules are obliterated into nothing. No, I’m not coming in! I quit that gig yesterday. Why would I want to spend my last day of existence doing clerical work? Don’t you know? They’re finally firing up the Large Hard… excuse me, HADRON Collider today. They’re gonna start attempting to make black holes any…

  • Flash in the Brainpan: Shapely

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm
    There's no timer in Shapely; take as long as you need to assemble the colored squares into the required Tetrissy shapes. But... every time you move a square, more pop up. Sometimes you can use this to your advantage. But... sometimes it spells doom, since you lose when the whole grid fills up. But... if you've earned enough points, you can buy various spells to alter the board. But... spells are expensive, so you can't rely on them every time you're in a jam. Shapely seems super-simple at first. But... enough buts. Just play…

  • Behold, The Future!

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Intel says that in 10 years you're going to be surfing the web with no hands, which I guess is an improvement from one hand, but I wonder if controlling your web browser with brainwaves is really going to be an improvement. For one thing, do you want your brain inextricably linked to Internet Explorer? Sure, you say you're better than IE, but someone out there will be using it, which means their brainpan is going to be vulnerable to virus attack, which means their Outlook address book is going to be used for some heinous spamming. And you don't want to imagine what a Denial of Service attack…

  • Saturday Morning Dreams: A Better Class Of Cartoon Themes (Kinda)

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    You've seen the worst, now what about the best? After forcing you to deal with our horrible theme song posts, we've decided to compile a collection looking at the good side of cartoon music! During our research, we found an easy way to tell the good from the bad (as you'll see after the jump). What's the secret? Narration!Yes, yes, we know, we know. We're blatantly skipping over things like Johnny Quest and Cowboy Bebopand The Venture Brothers and we're very very sorry about that, because they are absolutely fantastic songs. But we've decided to focus this time. We're taking a look at…

  • Either Way, Beefcake's On The Menu

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Can you tell your steak restaurants from your meat markets? Steak House or Gay Bar? gives you the name of a real establishment and you have to guess which kind it is. I only scored 36%, which I guess isn't bad for a heterosexual vegetarian. (Thanks, FipiLele!)                      
 
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    The Chronicle of Philanthropy

  • San Francisco Charity Sues Over Bad Investments

    Andy Markowitz
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:45 am
    The St. Anthony Foundation, in San Francisco, is seeking legal redress from its longtime financial adviser over $2-million in investment losses, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Officials at the charity, which provides food, clothes, and other aid to the hungry and homeless, said they were not aware that SCM Advisors had invested the foundation’s money in risky auction-rate securities from Citigroup Global Markets, which is also named in the lawsuit. Citigroup agreed in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and New York State to buy back the securities from some…

  • Conservative Activist Releases New Acorn Tape

    Andy Markowitz
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    The conservative activist James O’Keefe has posted a new hidden-camera video purportedly showing a staff member at a Los Angeles office of the Acorn community-organizing group assisting a would-be prostitution operation, says the Los Angeles Times. Similar videos shot by Mr. O’Keefe at Washington and Baltimore Acorn offices, which were released two months ago, fueled Republican ire at the antipoverty and housing-advocacy group, which has lost federal money and started an internal investigation as the result of the controversy. Acorn officials disputed the validity of the latest…

  • U. of California Regents Back Deal to Reopen Troubled L.A. Hospital

    Andy Markowitz
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital, in South Los Angeles, will reopen by 2013 under a plan unanimously approved Thursday by the University of California’s board, according to the Los Angeles Times. The board’s vote came after county officials pledged to seek a $100-million letter of credit to underwrite the hospital for up to six years. The pharmaceuticals billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has also promised a $100-million guaranty. (Free registration is required to view this article.)

  • In the Arts: Indianapolis Symphony's Shortfall Climbs, University Scales Back Museum Plans

    Andy Markowitz
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra ended the 2009 fiscal year with a budget deficit of $2.8-million, a nearly tenfold increase from the previous year, according to The Indianapolis Star. Declines in ticket sales, donations, and contributions from the symphony’s foundation, which manages the orchestra’s endowment, contributed to the flow of red ink. The 79-year-old symphony last month cut musicians’ salaries by 12 percent. In other arts news, the University of California has abandoned plans for a $143-million new home for the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive,…

  • From The Chronicle: Food Charities Get Attention From Congress

    Stacy Palmer
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    Charity and foundation leaders Thursday urged Congress to take action to help the nonprofit organizations that are on the front lines of the mounting demand for food aid as the economic recession cuts a wide swath, reports The Chronicle’s Government and Politics Watch column.
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  • Stock Up on Organic Sweet Potatoes

    Barbara Feiner
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am
    1.8 billion pounds.  That’s how many sweet potatoes were grown last year by the major U.S. sweet potato-producing states, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. North Carolina led the way with 874 million pounds, followed by California (437 million pounds) and Mississippi (335 million pounds).  We’ve increased our consumption of the healthful orange tuber over the years. In 1999, the average American consumed 3.7 pounds of sweet potatoes. Last year, we averaged 5.1 pounds per person, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.  We really should eat…

  • Organic Winter Squash Basics

    Barbara Feiner
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:55 pm
    Americans have expanded their Thanksgiving repertoire in recent years. While many of us have fond childhood memories of the classic Sweet Potato Bake studded with miniature marshmallows, our adult tastes now run more toward organicMashed Sweet Potatoes and Apples with Pecan Streusel Topping or Curried Sweet Potato. In recent years, winter squash has replaced sweet potatoes on many Thanksgiving tables. The two are interchangeable in many recipes (see Candied Butternut Squash and Butternut Squash Soup with Sage), and both veggies contain high levels of cancer-fighting carotenoids. The beauty of…

  • Bargain of the Week

    Barbara Feiner
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:48 pm
    Virtually every supermarket and natural/organic food store is now offering sweet Thanksgiving deals on holiday sweet potatoes, including organic varieties.  My shopping trips have revealed mixed results. Some of the sweet potatoes have been blemish-free beauties, while others were moldy mounds.  When shopping for sweet potatoes, look for firmness, dark coloring and a smooth texture. Head to another market if the selection sports wrinkles, bruises, sprouts or decay. (Even if you cut away the decay, the flavor will be rank.)  Maintain freshness by storing fresh sweet potatoes in a dry, cool…

  • Vegetable-Based Nitrates Can Help Preserve Pork, Organically

    Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:28 am
    A common trouble with organic food, and you don’t have to be an expert to guess what it is, is how to preserve and protect it. For years, pesticides and chemicals have been seen as the guardians against food-borne illness, and food “going bad.” All this probably goes double for meat products. So how do you protect foods, in this case pork, from spoiling, and making you sick? Researchers have an idea, using vegetables. Organic meat cannot contain contaminates. And traditional curing involves nitrates, a chemical preservative, i.e. an organic no-no. So if chemical preservative…

  • Wet Weather Means Less Pumpkin to Go Around – Good for Organics

    Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:51 am
    If you’re dying to crack open a can of pumpkin and whip up some pie, you might have your plans dashed. Libby’s canned pumpkin, the brand everyone knows, everyone buys, says all the rain in the Midwest this year has made a mess out of the pumpkin fields. Fields are too soggy to get harvesting equipment going, so lots of pumpkins are rotting with fungus, and soon to be plowed over. But it isn’t all bad. Organic pumpkin growers in Oregon are filling in the gap Libby’s can’t supply, and raking in the profit. Some retailers denied adequate shipments of canned pumpkin…
 
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    Change.org's End Homelessness Blog

  • The Human Element of Case Management

    Steven Samra
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:52 am
    Part of street outreach is building trust, forming, and nurturing the bonds with those we meet while working.  It's a delicate balance to walk for many of us, especially for those who have spent much of our lives homeless prior to working in this field.  One has to be careful to detach oneself from the emotional impact human beings have upon each other, since some decisions aren't easy and may cause pain. Those relationships can also occasionally put us into a very difficult position.  I spent much of my day today watching a friend, outreach contact and success story die after I ordered…

  • The Audacity of Home

    Shannon Moriarty
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:12 am
    If there were ever a time for the Obama Administration to fulfill its promise of restoring Hope for America, re-prioritizing the promise of "a Home for all" is the ideal start. The sum of our devastating housing and economic crisis, combined with the recent findings from the international human rights community, prove that there is no better time to move housing to the top of the federal policy agenda. Today, I'm taking a step back. Away from the details in the news, away from the constant flow of comments, the banter. Today I want to talk about something so simple, so basic that most of us…

  • Act Now: Stop Hate Crimes Against the Homeless

    Shannon Moriarty
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:52 pm
    It's a cruel fact: when you live without a home, you are more vulnerable to violence on the streets. Next week, the Senate Judiciary is scheduled to vote on legislation that would add homeless people to the federal hate crimes statistics statue. Take action today to tell your elected lawmakers to support this important bill. The legislation - called the Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act (S. 1765) - was introduced by Senator Cardin of Maryland and Senator Collins of Maine. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, the legislation has been placed on the Senate…

  • Giving Homeowners a Fighting Chance

    Noah Jennings
    19 Nov 2009 | 12:14 pm
    Every once in a while, you come across some good news. It's bleak as hell for the homeless and soon-to-be, but some hope remains in Philadelphia. On the heels of news that the foreclosure rate hit 19% last month, the New York Times covered the story of an innovative program in Philadelphia that requires banks to meet with homeowners before eviction. Though there's some doubt about the program's effectiveness, many believe it to be an improvement over President Obama's efforts to stymie the catastrophic scale of the housing crisis. Philadelphia's approach makes equitable outcomes more likely,…

  • Should Shelters Ban Sex Offenders?

    Shannon Moriarty
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:03 pm
    Everybody, including sex offenders, needs a place to live. If proposed legislation in Massachusetts passes, registered sex offenders would be barred from staying in homeless shelters, begging the question: where are they supposed to go? There are few questions that get people as riled up as those regarding registered sex offenders, particularly homeless sex offenders. Serving this population can be difficult, costly work for homeless service providers. Residential restrictions make housing almost impossible to find. Stepping up security in homeless shelters can be expensive, and other shelter…
 
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    Nutrition Research Center Health Update

  • Dark Prediction for an Unhealthy Generation

    Nutrition Researchers
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    by Vic Shayne, PhD Making predictions is not my forte. However, it seems pretty inevitable that the present generation is on a crash course with disease. And I’m not talking swine flu, small pox or AIDS, although these apply as well. People now in their 80s and 70s were raised on real foods from farms and clean soils. Processed foods were not yet the standard fare. Now look at us! Baby Boomers, by and large, were brought up eating processed foods loaded with artificial ingredients that can lead to every illness from skin rashes to cancer. But today’s youth are really up the…

  • Put Maitake Mushrooms in Your Recipes…they fight cancer

    Nutrition Researchers
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:19 am
    by Vic Shayne, PhD Years ago I discovered that Maitake mushrooms are powerful enough to kill cancer cells. That’s a great reason to put them in your salads, gravies and recipes and to take them in supplement form. (They’re in Immune Support supplement as well). Your immune system loves Maitakes!! In my newest book, coming out in 2010, I write, “Maitake mushroom is a powerful immune food. The active constituent is thought to be a beta-glucan polysaccharide, which, among other benefits, helps fight cancer and keep it from spreading through the body. Maitake is thought to exert…

  • Imagine Your Body As a Medieval Castle Resisting Attack

    Nutrition Researchers
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    Imagine your body as a Medieval castle, complete with drawbridge, moat and thick walls. This will give you some idea of how your body is constructed to prepare for an attack by an invading army. In fact, many doctors refer to substances that threaten the immune system as “foreign invaders,” with the goal of the body to defend itself by killing bacteria, not letting substances get in through the skin, keeping rogue cells from robbing you of oxygen and so forth. Hardly anybody knows it, but our bodies are designed with a complex, multi-faceted defense system — against disease,…

  • Is Your Job Making You Sick?

    Nutrition Researchers
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    You may say, “I don’t work in a coal mine, so why should I be concerned?” The truth is that even the highest paid executive runs the risk of getting sick from his workplace — and I’m not just talking about the stress! This is one good reason to build your immune system. Most people spend enough hours in a work environment that impacts the quality of life, for the rest of their lives. Here are a few rarely-considered, workplace-related trouble spots: 1. The air conditioning system, where fungus spores and bacteria can thrive in the duct work that blows in the air you…

  • Whose Body is Revolting? — beware of destructive foods.

    Nutrition Researchers
    13 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    by Vic Shayne, PhD Your body isn’t simply a vehicle for transporting your head from place to place. While it DOES perform this function, there’s actually quite a bit more important things it’s good for, as you already know. But when you don’t feed your body the right foods, it’s revolting — in more ways than one! How does your body revolt? With symptoms and diseases. Modern medicine says drugs and surgeries are the answers, but we in natural health care say this still doesn’t provide the nutrients your cells are starving for. If you had the right…
 
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    Publisher's Weekly

  • Barnes & Noble Out of Stock on Nook

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:18 pm
    Barnes & Noble is out of stock on the Nook, a note on its Web site said Friday. The company said that it expects to ship the e-reader the week of January 4 for customers who pre-order the device.

  • RWA, MWA and SFWA Angered by Harlequin's New Self-Publishing Imprint

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am
    Romance Writers of America and other writer associations yesterday spoke out against the announcement earlier this week that Author Solutions had teamed up with Harlequin to form Harlequin Horizons, a new imprint for self-published romance authors. RWA has deemed Harlequin no longer eligible for RWA-provided conference resources—meaning the publisher is not entitled to enter any award competitions.

  • The PW Morning Report: Friday, November 20, 2009

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:57 am
    A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Oprah to Go Off Air; Palin Sold 300,000; Canadian Publishers Scramble for Kindle; Google Hearing 3; More Apple Tablet Rumors

  • Book Category "Stabilized" at Books-A-Million, Though Sales Slip

    19 Nov 2009 | 1:55 pm
    Total revenue fell 0.6% at Books-A-Million in the third quarter and comp sales were off 1.9%. Still the company said the book business stabilized in the quarter and execs were optimistic about the holiday season.

  • Penguin Authors Share Holiday Recommendations

    19 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm
    More than 40 Penguin authors are sharing book recommendations for holiday gift-giving as part of Penguin’s What to Give & What to Get campaign. The program, started last year, includes books from any imprint that are new, old, for children and adults.
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    Wired Science

  • Istanbul Opens World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building

    Alexis Madrigal
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:16 am
    The world’s largest seismically isolated building, the new international terminal at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport, is now complete and open for business. Stretching across more than 2 million square feet, the terminal doesn’t sit directly on the soil, but rather on more than 300 isolators, bearings that can move side-to-side during an earthquake. The whole building moves as a single unit, which prevents damage from uneven forces acting on the structure. “What an isolation system does is that it enables the building to move through large displacements in unison,…

  • Sushi DNA Tests Reveal Fraud

    Aaron Rowe
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am
    A biologist walks into a sushi bar and orders some tuna. What does he get? Escolar, a nasty fish with buttery flesh that can cause bizarre episodes of diarrhea, accompanied by a waxy intestinal discharge. It’s not a joke. It happened five times to the same scientists during a brief research project. The results of that study were published Wednesday in PLOS One. “A piece of tuna sushi has the potential to be an endangered species, a fraud or a health hazard,” wrote the authors. “All three of these cases were uncovered in this study.” The team of researchers from…

  • Ghostly Bones of Galactic Feast Revealed

    Alexis Madrigal
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:08 am
    A new infrared image of the galaxy Centaurus A reveals the gassy, ghastly bones of a galaxy that it consumed several hundred million years ago. The parallelogram of stars leftover from the collision had been obscured by dust. But using new processing techniques in the near-infrared part of the spectrum, European Southern Observatory astronomers were able to glimpse the leftovers of the cosmic dinner. “There is a clear ring of stars and clusters hidden behind the dust lanes, and our images provide an unprecedentedly detailed view toward it,” said Jouni Kainulainen, in a paper on the…

  • When Good Rockets Go Bad

    Annaliza Savage
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:08 pm
    << previous image | next image >> In the grand scheme of human space programs in Russia and the United States, catastrophic failures are relatively rare. But they are often quite spectacular and make a big impression on the public and on the funding for space exploration. The explosions in the videos we’ve assembled here were very costly, some in terms of life, some in terms of lost equipment and all in terms of progress of the space programs. Vanguard TV3 Fuel Tanks Explode Dec. 6, 1957: The United States’ first attempt to launch a satellite into orbit was also its first…

  • Malaria Gaining Resistance to Best Available Treatment

    Nathan Seppa, Science News
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:44 pm
    WASHINGTON — Malaria that is resistant to the best available drug is more widespread in Southeast Asia than previously reported, new research shows. The worrisome finding poses a risk that travelers could carry this strain of the malaria parasite to other parts of the globe and unwittingly spread it, scientists reported Nov. 19 at a meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The frontline drug in question is called artemisinin, the most potent medication currently in use against malaria. Signs of malarial resistance to artemisinin have surfaced over the past several…
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    ScienceDaily: Latest Science News

  • Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study.

  • Saliva proteins change as women age

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, scientists are describing how the protein content of women's saliva change with advancing age. The discovery could lead to a simple, noninvasive test for better diagnosing and treating certain age-related diseases in women, they suggest.

  • Brain disease 'resistance gene' evolves in Papua New Guinea community; could offer insights into CJD

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by scientists in the UK.

  • Hidden threat: Elevated pollution levels near regional airports

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution -- a well-recognized problem at major airports -- may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports. Those airports are becoming an increasingly important component of global air transport systems. The study, one of only a handful to examine airborne pollutants near regional airports, suggests that officials should pay closer attention to these overlooked emissions, which could cause health problems for local residents.

  • Software knowledge unnecessarily lost

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    All too often the knowledge acquired by software architects is unnecessarily lost. Moreover, it is difficult to simply and quickly assess the quality of software. According to researchers these problems can, however, be easily resolved. They investigated how architectural knowledge can be better disseminated and retrieved.
 
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    Bacon Lovers' Talk

  • Bacon Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

    Russell Hall
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:28 am
    Life Is a Feast, you complete us! These pancakes are Secret Agent Pancakes– they look like normal, plain pancakes from the outside and then bam! Bacony blueberry buttermilk goodness.

  • Fresh Peach, Bacon and Fried Egg Sandwich

    Russell Hall
    11 Nov 2009 | 1:26 pm
    Cooking Inside the Lines dreamed up a doozy: I finished the egg with a little sea salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper for spice and topped with the other bread slice. The hint of spice from the pepper, the gooey egg and juicy peach with the crispy bacon were all really good together. In the fall, I could see this being really good with pears too.

  • Bacon Wrapped Maple-Mustard Chicken Thighs

    Russell Hall
    3 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm
    One Perfect Bite, A Search For Uncommonly Good Food, hits a home run with this grillers’ delight. While I use a thick sliced smoky bacon for the chicken feel free to use whatever type you wish as long as it’s well flavored.

  • Got too many tomatoes? Add some bacon and make jam

    Russell Hall
    28 Oct 2009 | 2:17 pm
    Excellent recipe from the Wichita Fall Times Record News: Nothing says jam has to taste fruity. This sweet-and-savory tomato jam is spiked with smoked bacon, making it the perfect condiment for a grilled cheese. It also adds spunk to tuna salad and has just the right tangy flavor for burgers.

  • Bacon-wrapped Yellowtail

    Russell Hall
    21 Oct 2009 | 2:09 pm
    From the excellent Caviar and Codfish blog: The fish is one we’ve done many times, for good reason.  You take a whole fish, yellowtail for instance, though red snapper, bronzino, and many others work as well, and stuff it with whatever fresh herbs you can get your hands on (I like to use a mix of many herbs, so that no one stands out too much) and thin slices of lemon.  Then, and this is the good part, you salt and pepper and wrap it in bacon, from the head to the tail, and throw it on a hot grill.
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    FOXNews.com

  • The Film Gore Would Rather Ignore

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
    'An Inconvenient Truth' facing more criticism with release of new documentary rebutting many of Gore's claims• Skeptics See 'Smoking Gun' in Researchers' E-Mails

  • Dems Get 60 for Health Bill

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
    Ark. senator last of three Dem holdouts to announce she will vote to move health care bill forward | WATCH LIVE • GOP: Health Test Recommendations Could Affect Care• Women's Health Care Under Attack? | VIDEO • Fox News Poll: Most See No Upside to Health Reforms• Read the Health Care Bill, Then Comment on It• YOU DECIDE: Should Senators Read 2,074-Page Bill?

  • U.S. Taps Tough U.N. Critic for Human Rights Council

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm

  • Concern 9/11 Trial Will End in Death?

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
    Germany will send observer to trial to ensure no evidence provided by country is used to apply death penalty• Hasan to Have First Court Hearing in Hospital Room

  • Army Reversal on Palin Coverage

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
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