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Obama's 'Yes, We Can' Trend andSwift BoatingBy Liza Porteus Viana (PoliticalMachine)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 2:33:00 AM

Filed under: Democrats, BarackObama, 2008 PresidentNot only hasBarack Obama's "Yes, We Can"theme caught on like wildfire on theInternet but it apparently has createdsome commonalities between theDemocratic presidential hopeful and

some foreign leaders, as well.

Tatars tan President Mint imerShaimiyev's favorite catchphrase, inTatar, is Bez Buldyrabyz!" That hasthe same meaning as "Yes, We Can."Media in Tatarstan (which, by theway, is a Russian republic located inthe East European Plain,) picked upon the similarities between the twomen after they saw the "Yes, WeCan" music video on YouTube thatfeatures Will.i.am of the Black EyedPeas and a slew of other famous faceslike Scarlett Johansson, Kate Walshof ABC's "Private Practice" (formerlyof "Grey's Anatomy), and that guywho plays "Sucre" on FOX's "Prison

Break" (Amaury Nolasco). Internetportal E-Kazan.ru alleged Obamaborrowed the phrase, but Shaimiyev'sspokesman said it's probably just acoincidence.

Elsewhere, The Politicker notes thatWalter Veltroni, who quit his job asRome's (Italy) mayor to run for primeminister with the new DemocraticParty, is now using the slogan as hiscampaign motto. In his campaign

videos on YouTube - which featureU2 singing "One"in the background -all of the video text shown is inItalian, except for the very last phrase- "Yes, We Can" - which is inEnglish.

After the jump, Michelle Obama is"finally" proud of her country and herhusband says he's already seen signsof "swift boating."

Meanwhile, Obama's wife, Michelle,has had an apparent slip of the tonguethat has some of the right wingers in afrenzy. Apparently, while speakingbefore a Milwaukee crowd Monday,Michelle Obama said: "For the firsttime in my adult lifetime, I am reallyproud of my country...and not justbecause Barack has done well, butbecause I think people are hungry forchange." (You can watch the videohere)

Blogs like Redstate.com are in atizzy, saying an "African-American,Princeton-and-Harvard educatedattorney , who has achieved a great

deal in her life ... and who is marriedto an African-American man who is aU.S. Senator, has never been proud ofher country before?" The WeeklyStandard also analyzes her comments.

Jill Zuckman of the Chicago Tribune,said on MSNBC Tuesday MichelleObama's remarks are nothing to getall riled up over, saying she's not usedto speaking to huge audiences at suchpublic events before, and didn't mean

anything by it. "I don't think she wassaying she was ashamed of thecountry before," Zuckman said.

And in other Obama news (becausewe just can't seem to get enough ofhim these days), the White Househopeful told NBC's Matt Lauer in ani n t e r v i e w t h a t h e ' s a l r e a d yexperienced some of this year's "swiftboating" by his opponents. That's the

phrase which has become mainstreampolitical jargon after the Swift BoatVeterans for Truth clobbered JohnKerry in his 2004 White House bid.

"First of all, I've had to go up againstthe Clinton machine," Obama toldLauer (an oft-used phrase by thesenator from Illinois when he tries toconvince voters he's one tough cookiewho can successfully fight againstwell-oiled Washington competitors)."We've been battle tested over thecourse of this primary."

Obama again brought up the"scurrilous" e-mails that havecirculated about him, including ones

saying he's a Muslim and that hedoesn't pledge allegiance to theAmerican flag. "That may not comeexplicitly from the RepublicanNational Committee but I think we'llprobably see some of that comingfrom the underground."

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V.P. Choices for the DemsBy David Knowles (PoliticalMachine)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 12:49:00 AM

Filed under: Democrats , 2008PresidentThough the question of whothe Democrats will pick as theirnominee for president has not yetbeen settled, there has been muchspeculation as to who might fill outthe respective V.P. slots on eachticket. Hillary Clinton and BarackObama have different needs when itcomes to a running mate, but eachwill try to find that perfect someoneto compliment, augment, bolster, orcompensate for their own relativestrengths and weaknesses. Let'shandicap a few of the possible line-ups.

First, there's the tantalizing idea ofthe "Dream Ticket." which CNN's

Wolf Blitzer aired at the Democrats'first one-on-one debate. Clinton-

Obama, or Obama-Clinton.

While many relish the idea breakinghistory twice in the same bill, I justdon't see it happening. The longer thisrace goes, the less each candidatereally likes the other.The next long shot for the V.P. slot isJohn Edwards. Though Clinton andObama crave his endorsement aboveall others, the man who already ranfor the veep slot will most likely beoffered another position in an Obamaor Clinton administration. The words"Attorney General Edwards" have amore fitting ring to them. Edwards

pulls either candidate to the left,where support is already guaranteed.

So who are the serious contenders?W h i l e t h e r e a r e n u m e r o u s

possibilities for each candidate, I'llstick to the top two. First let's look atClinton.

Nothing is rewarded in Clintoniancircles like loyalty. And two menwho have stayed with Hillary fromthe very beginning are former Iowagovernor Tom Vilsack, and formerIndiana governor turned Senator EvanBayh. Each is young, energetic, smartand capable. Bayh's numerous Senateposts have given him ample foreignpolicy experience,and Vilsack cantout the outside of Washington angle.

As for Obama, two choices jump out.

John McCain has already made itclear that he, like Hillary Clinton,plans to hit Obama on the experience

question. On that front he shouldconsider Bill Richardson. The man

who, on paper, had the best-lookingresume in the Dem race, wouldinstantly calm jitters about Obama'sforeign policy weakness. Another guywho has proven he can stand toe-to-toe with Republicans on the questionof defense is Virginia Senator JimWebb.

Though we've been considering theDemocrats, I must say that JohnMcCain has a much more easydecision. Forget about short-lists, justp ick up the phone and ca l lCo n d o l e e z a R i c e .


Target stores to belarger and greener asprototypes rolled outBy Brian White(BloggingStocks)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 2:47:00 AM

Filed under: Launches, Target Corp.(TGT)Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) isset to deploy two larger-storepro to types in 2008 tha t wi l lapparently be bigger than currentTarget locations and green certifiedas the company promotes a moreenvironmentally conscious shopping

experience to its customers.

In terms of more greener stores,Target joins larger competitor Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT),which recently held a company-widemeeting where 'being green' was thecentral theme of the show. One of theprototype locations will be a generalmerchandise store and one will be aSuperTarget location -- and both arescheduled to open in October. Bothwill feature added space for consumerelectronics as well as grocery items.

If all goes well with the new Targetprototypes, the discount retailer plansto deploy the prototype designs at

more than 100 locations in 2009.Target rolls out prototype designsevery four to five years to keep theconsumer shopping experience fresh.There's a competitive edge: there arenot too many (if any) nationalretailers I know of that change storedesigns on a large scale on such afrequent basis.Read | Permalink |Email this | Comments


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2 Your Click and Print NewspaperPakistan Elections Sweep OutRuling PartyBy Mark Impomeni (PoliticalMachine)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 1:00:00 PM

Filed under: Bush Administration,TerrorParliamentary elections wereheld in Pakistan today, with PresidentPervez Musharraf's ruling MuslimLeague-Q Party suffering badly at thepolls. Opposition paties, one led bythe son of assassinated former primeminister Benazir Bhutto, and theother led by former prime ministerNawaz Sharif, were each able toclaim over 100 seats in the 272 seatparliament. Musharraf's party, bycontrast, was able to hold on to only20 to 30 seats. The Pakistan PeoplesParty, Bhutto's party, won the mostseats and will be tasked with forminga government.

It is unclear at this time whetherSharif's Muslim League-N Party will join the PPP in forming a coalitiongovernment. Sharif was said to besuspicious of Bhutto and is reportedto have close ties to Islamist extremistgroups in Pakistan. Taliban and al-Qaeda linked extremists claimedresponsibi l i ty for the Bhut toassassination. Sharif was the primeminister oused from power during thecoup that brought Musharraf topower. He may now feel that theelection results have renewed hisspecial claim on the office.

Regardless of the outcome of thepower sharing negotiations, it is clearthat Musharraf's party was soundlyrejected in the elections, and that willhave an effect on U.S. policy in theregion. Pakistan is a key ally of theU.S. in the war on terror, and theUnited States needs its efforts againstthe Taliban and al-Qaeda to becontinued, even stepped up, if it is toachieve a long lasting success inneighboring Afghanistan. Taliban anda-Qaeda elements use the border withPakistan to seek refuge from U.S. and

Afghan troops. The Pentagon recentlyannounced that it was committing3,200 more Marines to southernAfghanistan in an effort to help

Afghan troops put down a stubbornTaliban insurgency. The Pentagonwas certainly counting on help fromthe Pakistani Army on its side of themountainous border.

But the events in Pakistan over thepast year: the Red Mosque standoffwhere over 100 "students" werekilled in a Pakistani commando raid,the dismissal of the Chief Justice ofPakis tan 's Supreme Court byMusharraf, numerous bombings andassassination attempts, and the Bhutoassassination; were too much forMusharraf to survive. He will remainas president for the next five years,and his crackdown against the

Tal iban and a l -Qaeda in theNorthwest Frontier Provinces is likelyto continue for a while, but hisp o s i t i o n h a s b e e n b a d l ycompromised. Some policy makers inthe United States have wondered,during times that he was somewhatless active, what a war on terrorwithout Musharraf would look like. Itapears that they may now get to findout.


Hillary's Delegate EndgameBy David Knowles (PoliticalMachine)Submitted at 2/19/2008 12:03:00 AM

Filed under: Hil lary Cl inton,Democrats, Featured StoriesHow farwill Hillary Clinton go to make sureshe gets the Democratic nomination?Readers of this column have alreadylearned of her intention to try to seatMichigan and Florida delegates in herwithout a fair re-vote. The courtshipof Super Delegates, too, has been afocal point for both Clinton andObama, with many party insidersfearing an outcome in which Obamawould win the pledged delegates,

only to have that total overturned bythe "Supers" at the convention.

Well, today comes word of yetano ther wr ink le in Cl in ton 'sincreasingly uphill quest for theWhite House. The Politico reportsthat Hillary is prepared to enact astrategy to attempt to siphon awayObama's pledgeddelegates. RogerSimon:

Hil lary Cl inton 's president ialcampaign intends to go afterdelegates whom Barack Obama hasalready won in the caucuses andprimaries if she needs them to win thenomination. This strategy wasconfirmed to me by a high-rankingClinton official on Monday. And I amnot talking about superdelegates,those 795 party big shots who are notpledged to anybody. I am talkingabout getting pledged delegates toswitch sides.

So you see, if you thought that yourvote actually mattered, you were

mistaken. Turns out it was nothingmore than a symbolic gesture. Onethat could be overturned in an instantdepending on the whimsy of long-standing party alliances.Pledged delegates are not reallypledged at all, not even on the firstballot. This has been an open secret inthe party for years, but it has neverreally mattered because there hasalways been a clear victor by the time

the convention convened.

So how will the residents of a statelike Virginia feel if their pledgeddelegates suddenly break for HillaryClinton? While former Virginia

mayor, Doug Wilder, predicted riotsin the street should the SuperDelegates trump the pledged variety,the question of what would happen ifpledged delegates magically changedsides remains unclear.

But one neutral Democrat icoperative said to me: "If you areHillary Clinton , you know you can'tget the nominat ion just withsuperdelegates without splitting theparty. You have to go after thepledged delegates."

By now it is clear that Clinton, everthe fighter, will play every last card in

her deck before allowing Obama towrest the nomination away from her.


Another Dem Has Plagiarism ProblemBy Dave (Political Machine)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 11:06:00 AM

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, BarackObama, 2008 PresidentThe Clinton campaign just undercutthemselves on the plagiarism front:Jake Tapper writes:I asked Clinton communicationsdirector Howard Wolfson and Rep.Jim McGovern, D-Mass, if they couldassure the public that neither Clinton

nor McGovern has ever done whatSen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, didwhen he used the rhetoric of Gov.

Deval Patrick without footnoting him.They would not.In fact, Wolfson seemed to say itwouldn't be as big a deal if it werediscovered that Clinton had "lifted"such language."Sen. Clinton is not running on thestrength of her rhetoric," Wolfsonsaid.

Plagiarism isn't even the right wordfor it of course. Borrowing terms andphrases and well worn bits of rhetoric

is not illegal or even uncommon. Noone has a trademark on hope, orchange, or whatever. It isn't bad thatObama borrowed, it might be lame,but it isn't evil. And in fact it isindeed a high compliment. if Obamauses your stuff!But the last part is incredible. IfClinton did the same, it's ok for her,

but not for Obama? That's the kind ofstuff that gets you laughed out of theroom. Another unforced error from

Team Clinton as the team aims andfires at their own big toe.


Medtronic (MDT)higher onoptimistic outlookBy Eliza Popescu(BloggingStocks)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 3:11:00 AM

Filed under: Earnings reports,Forecasts, Launches, Management,Competi t ive s t rategyShares ofmedical devices maker MedtronicInc. (NYSE: MDT) were higher inmorning trading after the companyreported third-quarter profit that beatanalysts' estimates.

For the quarter, Medtronic reportedthat its profit plunged 89% to $77million, or 7 cents per share, downfrom $710 million, or 61 cents pershare, in the same period a year ago.

Included in the company's earningsnumbers, however, was a $275million, or 24 cents per share chargerelated to lawsuit settlements from itsrecalled Marquis line of implantabledefibri l lators . Excluding that ,Medtronic posted earnings of 63cents a share. Analysts, on average,expected the company to showearnings of 61cents per share.Continue reading Medtronic (MDT)higher on optimistic outlookRead |Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Submitted at 2/18/2008 7:25:00 AM

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, BarackObama, Breaking News, 2008PresidentDid Barack Obama lift

material from his close friend,Massachusetts Governor DevalPatrick? Depends on what yourdefinition of plagiarize is. Patricksays it's not plagiarism because heand Obama share ideas all the time.

The Clinton campaign claims he did.

Clinton communications directorHoward Wolfson told Politico,"When an author plagiarizes fromanother author there is damage doneto two different parties. One is to theperson he plagiarized from. The otheris to the reader."

A video circulating on the web shows

Patrick speaking at a campaign rallyin 2006, followed by a clip of Obamas p e a k i n g S a t u r d a y n i g h t i n

Wisconsin.Patrick said: But herdismissive point, and I hear it a lotfrom her staff, is that all I have tooffer is words - just words. "We holdthese truths to be self-evident,[applause and cheers] that all men arecreated equal." [Sustained applauseand cheers.] Just words - just words!"We have nothing to fear but fearitself." Just words! "Ask not whatyour country can do for you, ask whatyou can do for your country." Justwords! "I have a dream." Justwords!Obama said: Don't tell mewords don't matter! "I have a dream."Just words. "We hold these truths tobe self-evident, that all men are

created equal." Just words! "We havenothing to fear but fear itself." Justwords - just speeches! Patrick issueda statement defending Obama:Senator Obama and I are longtimefriends and allies. We often shareideas about politics, policy and

language. The argument in question,on the value of words in the publicsquare, is one about which he and Ihave spoken frequently before. Giventhe recent attacks from Sen. Clinton, Iapplaud him [for] responding in justthe way he did.Obama's campaignshot back with a release showing "acouple of places Clinton freelyborrowed rhetoric from Obama..."

Obama's campaign also pointed tothis video of Hillary Clinton usingObama's phrase "Fired up and readyto go".


Clinton's 'Cult' of ActionBy Greg McNeilly (PoliticalMachine)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 11:07:00 AM

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, 2008PresidentOver and over, HillaryClinton, in press release and on thestump continues to pound the theme -action is more important than words -deeds over sentiment. Clinton hassaid, in different forms, this refrain:

How will we bring about change bymaking sure we nominate and elect adoer, not a talker?Remember, it wasthis message, that got her into atroublesome historical example whenshe claimed that President LyndonJohnson was a "doer" versus thattalker Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is true, we Americans, typically seeourselves as "doers." We cherish theaction-figure over the orator.

But when you hear nearly everycampaign speech from HillaryClinton mention this demand for

deeds and action over vision andwords, it's reminiscent of the "cult ofaction;" a perspective the worldwitnessed disquietly in 1930'sGerman nihilism.

Is action quo action really what

America needs?In times passed, when the street chantcalled for action not words, nationsfell and people were enslaved.Change happened, but not the kindwe call progress. This call for actionwas for its own sake. Action, makingthe program happen, implementingthe system, is to be taken withoutreflection or thought. Action, to thosewith this perspective, is a value itself.

But words do matter. And clearly,ideas matter.

As has been quipped, small mindsdiscuss people, average minds discussevents, great minds discuss ideas.Voters deserve a vigorous discussionabout ideas and not impulsiveplatitudes or slogans about action.


A 'Sweet' EndorsementBy Denise Williams (PoliticalMachine)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 1:34:00 PM

Filed under: Endorsements, BarackObama, Featured Stories, Humor

Ice Cream maker Ben and Jerry's hasa new flavor just for this campaignseason - Cherries for Change.

Ben and Jerry's founders Ben Cohenand Jerry Greenfield (former Edwardssupporters) joined Senator PatrickLeahy (D-VT) to endorse SenatorBarack Obama for president as a leadup to this insignificant[TM] state's

Democratic Primary on March 4th.

Via Politico

Ben and Jerry, along with Senator

Leahy, drove to American Flatbread

in Burlington in "ObamaMobiles"which they designed to help get outthe vote for Vermont's March 4thp r i ma r y . S a i d Co h e n , " T h eObamaMobiles are true vehicles for

change. There's a lot at stake in thiselection. All Vermonters need tomake their voices heard and vote."

The ice cream makers have offeredthe Obama campaign use of theObamaMobiles until the state'sprimary. This move may get thisbucolic New England state moreattention than it might have otherwisehaving to compete for media timewith significant(C) states like Texasand Ohio.

Sounds like good eatin' to me!


Castro Resigns,MusharrefOustedBy Justin Paulette (PoliticalMachine)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 1:23:00 AM

It was a bad day for petty tyrants.

Following half of a decade as acommunist dictator and constantthorn in the side of the United States,Cuban leader Fidel Castro hasannounced he will resign. Theannouncement was met with subtleindifference among Cubans, andhopeful applause from the U.S. "Ibelieve that the change from FidelCastro ought to begin a period of ademocrat ic t ransi t ion," s tatedPresident Bush. However, as Castro'sbrother Raul (who has been ruling inhis s tead s ince mid-2006) ispresumed to ascend as the nextpresident, significant change is highlyunlikely.

As Mark Impomeni has thoughtfullycovered, it seems Pakistan's PervesMusharref has suffered a devastatingelectoral loss. These events, and theevents to follow, will speak to theworld's tolerance of heavy-handedrulership. Pakistan has chosen a newpath following the over-reaching ofMr. Musharref, and Cuba now has anopportunity to dissent from thedictatorship of Castro's regime.

I hope the U.S. will not shy fromsupporting the efforts of democraticmovements in these nations. Theliberty and security of people in thosecountries, as well as here in our ownnation, could depend upon ourfaithful assistance.


ObamaClosing Gap InBy Dave (PoliticalMachine)Submitted at 2/18/2008

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, BarackObama, Breaking News, 2008President , Pol lsThe latest poll in TX shows clear

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movement toward Obama. Since thisis Hillary's firewall state, this isn'tgood news a t a l l a t Cl in tonheadquar ters .

In OH, movement toward Obama isslower, slow enough that she mightkeep the state, but she has to keep it

up over the next two weeks. Thetrend is clearly in Obama's favor onboth counts. Even more since this is abig opportunity for a huge knockoutblow.

Tasks for Hillary for the next twoweeks:

Find one single winning issue thatworks against Obama: and no rhetoricversus experience is not it. Win in Wisconsin to generate some

(any!) positive news. Deflect negative attention to

McCain and off of her. Raise some money from outside her

own checkbook.


OfficeMax (OMX) on the moveafter Q4 earningsBy Brent Archer(BloggingStocks)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 3:35:00 AM

Filed under: Major movement,Earnings reports , Good news,OfficeMax Inc (OMX), Options,Technical AnalysisOfficeMax Inc.(NYSE: OMX) shares are tradinghigher this morning after thecompany reported a 24% rise infourth-quarter profit, helped by lowercosts and expenses. Excluding one-time items, OMX earned 65 cents pershare, well above Wall Streetforecasts of 52 cents per share. If youthink that the company won't fall bytoo much in the coming months, thennow could be a good time to look at abullish hedged trade on OMX.

After hitting a one-year high of$55.40 in last February, the stock hita one-year low of $17.12 in January.

OMX opened this morning at $23.87.So far today the stock has hit a low of$23.25 and a high of $24.90. As of10:30, OMX is trading at $23.75, up$1.61 (7.3%). The chart for OMXlooks bullish but deterioratingslightly, while S&P gives the stock apositive 4 STARS (out of 5) buyrating.

For a bullish hedged play on thisstock, I would consider an April bull-put credit spread below the $17.50range. A bull-put credit spread is anoptions position that combines thepurchase and sale of put options to

hedge risk in case the stock doesn't dowhat you think but still leverage nicereturns. This particular trade will

make a 4.2% return in just twomonths as long as OMX is above$17.50 at April expiration. OfficeMaxwould have to fall by more than 26%before we would start to lose money.

OMX hasn't been below $17.50 bymore than a few cents in the past yearand has shown support around $23recently. This trade could be risky ifthe US economy continues to worsen,but even if that happens, this positioncould be protected by the support thestock might find at its 50-day movingaverage, which is around $23.

Brent Archer is an options analystand writer at Investors Observer. Atpublication time, Brent neither ownsn o r c o n t r o l s p o s i t i o n s i nOMX.Permalink | Email this |Comments

Analyst upgrades: NICE,WPI and MUBy Eric Buscemi(BloggingStocks)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 3:15:00 AM

Filed under: Analyst upgrades anddowngrades, Watson Pharmaceuticals(WPI)MOST NOTEWORTHY:N I C E S y s t e m s , W a t s o n

Pharmaceuticals and Micron Techwere today's noteworthy upgrades:

NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE)was upgraded to Buy from Neutral atUBS, as they believe NICE is well-positioned to leverage its offerings inVoIP recording, call centre analytics,and other applications with itsextensive enterprise customer base. Hambrecht upgraded shares of

Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:WPI) to Buy from Hold ahead of thecompany's Q4 results to reflectvaluation and low expectations. Thomas Weisel upgraded Micron

Tech (NYSE: MU) to Overweightf ro m Mark e t W e i g h t c i t i n gexpectations DRAM pricing willstabilize in 2008, potential upsidefrom high growth DRAM segmentssuch as mobile, and notes cost cuttingefforts and valuation.

OTHER UPGRADES:

JP Morgan added Wabtec (NYSE:WAB) to its Focus List. Keefe Bruyette raised Franklin

Bank (NASDAQ: FBTX) to MarketPerform from Underperform. Morgan Stanley upgraded Wyeth

(NYSE: WYE) to Overweight fromEqual Weight.

Citigroup upgraded MentorGraphics (NASDAQ: MENT) to Buyfrom Hold and added shares to itsTop Picks List.

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Martha StewartLiving Omnimedia setto buy Emeril empireBy Zac Bissonnette(BloggingStocks)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 3:00:00 AM

Filed under: Deals, Marketing andadvertisingLast month, I reported thatMartha Stewart Living Omnimedia(NYSE: MSO) was actively seekingan acquisition to diversify beyond itscore Martha Stewart brand.

Now the company has found what ithopes is it's missing piece, and is setto acquire superstar chef EmerilLagasse's [subscription required]media and licensing empire for $45million in cash and $5 million instock, according to the Wall StreetJournal.

The purchase price will include therights to Emeril's television programs,syndicated episodes of the "EmerilLive" show on the Food Network,cookbooks and Emeril's websites, andl icensing deals from All-Cladco o k w are , W s t h o f cu t l e ry ,Wedgwood tableware and T-falappliances. The acquisition alsoincludes Emeril-branded spices,marinades, coffee, Bam! B-Q sauceand other food products, according tothe Journal. Emeril's restaurants andcorporate office are not part of thedeal.

It seems likely that the market willreact positively to this development,

but I wouldn't be buying here. MarthaStewart Living Omnimedia hasn'tbeen able to make much money fromthe Martha Stewart brand and addinganother brand to a failing companyhardly seems like a recipe forsuccess.Read | Permalink | Email this| Comments

Analyst initiations: SPSN, AUY and CRXXBy Eric Buscemi(BloggingStocks)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 3:45:00 AM

Filed under: Yamana Gold (AUY),A n a l y s t i n i t i a t i o n s M O S TNOTEWORTHY: Spansion, YamanaGold and Combinatrox were today's

noteworthy initiations:

Spansion (NASDAQ: SPSN) wasinitiated with a Buy rating and $5target at CRT Capital. The firmexpects a stable pricing environmentand seasonal demand to improvefinancial and credit metrics towards

the back half of this year. Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) was

initiated with a Neutral rating atHSBC. Punk Ziegel views shares of

Combinatrox (NASDAQ: CRXX) asundervalued given its broad pipelineof drugs with significant potential.

The firm started shares with a Buyrating and $7.50.


Has the marketdiscounted all the badnews on Wall Streetwrite-downs?By Peter Cohan(BloggingStocks)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 2:35:00 AM

Filed under: Other issues, Marketmatters, Economic data, RecessionWith this morning's market rising inspite of news of Credit Suisse(NYSE: CS)'s $2.8 billion write-

What about yourDelta/Northwestfrequent flyer miles?By Tom Barlow

Filed under: Deals, Consumerexperience, Delta Air Lines (DAL)With the rumored Delta (NYSE:DAL) / Northwest (NYSE: NWA)

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6 Your Click and Print NewspaperTop ten things to do with your now-defunct HD DVD playerBy Ryan Block (Engadget)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 4:04:00 AM

Filed under: Features

Finally, HD DVD users now have theempirical evidence they've beenlooking for to prove that the universereally is conspiring against them. Wefigured we'd make ourselves usefulover here and give you a list of thingsyou can do with your poor, obsoleteHD DVD player -- starting withtaking it out to dinner, excusingyourself to the bathroom before thecheck comes... then getting the hellout of there.

Gimmes

eBay Doorstop

Entertainment center cup-holder Destroy it. Office Space style.

Oh, the humanity

Mail it to the office of HowardStringer in protest of Blu-ray'svictory. Plug it into your clothes dryer's 240-volt outlet. Woops, honey! My bad,guess we have to buy a Blu-ray

player now. Finally, replace your Betamaxplayer. Buy the Blu-ray player of your

choice, put it in the box, attempt toreturn it as "defective." Channel i t through WhoopiGoldberg and make some potterywith it. Put a Blu-ray disc in the tray andthen call up Toshiba when it doesn'twork. Repeatedly. Put it in a time capsule, just toconfuse future generations. Buy a few dozen of 'em and build alittle hut for your Blu-ray player. Lock it alone in a room with a fewlethal weapons... let it die honorably. Use it to upscale DVDs, which is allyou ever used it for anyways.

Of course, feel free to leave your

own suggestions in comments.


Carl Freer updates Gizmondo'sstatus: delayed alreadyBy Donald Melanson(Engadget)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 2:52:00 AM

Filed under: GamingBrace yourselfGizmondo fans, for it seems that nota l l o f C a r l F r e e r ' s r e c e n tp r o g n o s t i c a t i o n s a b o u t t h eresurrection of the ill-fated handheldare exactly coming to pass. While heapparently is still intent on bringingthe handheld back from the dead, henow tells Swedish journalist HansSandberg that he was being "toooptimistic" with the stated May 2008launch date, and that it should now be

available "by the end of 2008." Thatdeal with Plextek to build the newdevice apparently is still in place,however, and Freer's "co-pilot" in thislatest endeavor, Mikael Ljungman, isreportedly on his way to China thisweek to check out the manufacturingoperations. Needless to say, we'll bekeeping you posted on any futuredevelopments, or future delays.

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RippleNote's T8100 tablet looksgood convertedBy Darren Murph (Engadget)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 1:12:00 AM

Filed under: Tablet PCsWe'll hand it to 'em -- we've yet to

see a RippleNote emerge from SouthKorea that we didn't think was at leastmarginally good looking, and theRipple Tablet T8100 most certainlykeeps the streak alive. Boasting a12.1-inch 1,280 x 800 resolutiontouch panel, 1GB of DDR2 RAM,120GB SATA hard drive, DVDwri ter and a 2 .1GHz T8100(surprised?) processor, this beauty

can act as a traditional laptop orconvert into a tablet should the moodstrike you. As for ports, you'll find atrio of USB 2.0 connectors, built-inEthernet, VGA, 4-pin FireWire,ExpressCard and audio in / out.Mum's the word on a price at themoment, but expect it to pop up'round Seoul anytime.

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Sumvision Ice 1000tries to be an iPodtouch, fails miserablyBy Darren Murph (Engadget)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 1:41:00 AM

Filed under: Portable Audio, PortableVideo

Oh yeah, we've seen our fair share ofiPod touch imposters, and while thisone isn't out to totally knock offApple's darling per se, it's fairlydevoid of originality. The SumvisionIce 1000 offers up a 2.8-inch 320 x240 resolution touchscreen, up to4GB of internal storage space, amicroSD expansion slot, built-in FMtuner and rechargeable battery, voicerecorder, USB 2.0 connectivity andsupport for XviD, AVI, MP4, MP3and WMA file formats. The goodnews? It's available now for 54.99($108) -- see how far that gets you inan Apple store.

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NDrive reveals internet-enabledG700 navigatorBy Darren Murph (Engadget)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 3:14:00 AM

Filed under: GPS

It 's not exactly likely that weAmericans will ever see NDrive'sG700 on our soil, but for folksoverseas who can look forward toreceiving it when it launches nextmonth, here's what you can expect.This navigator sports a 4.3-inchd i sp lay a long wi th a snazzyintegrated GSM / GPRS module for

connecting to the intarwebs andpulling down traffic, weather, localmovie listings, etc. when cruisingabout. Unfortunately, that's it for thedetails right now, but if you've heardenough, you can round up your 480($704) and start counting down thedays.

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Wow-Pen's Joy mouse is a like afat, melted markerBy Joshua Topolsky(Engadget)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 3:51:00 AM

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It's strange how "ergonomic" devicesrarely look like they'd be comfortableto use. Such is the case with the Wow-Pen Joy, a new mouse that conformsto the hand like a pen would,apparently making your computingexperience a little less tough on thewrists. Although it resembles one of

your clay sculptures from elementaryschool, the twisted lump of plasticsports 800 dpi resolution and can be

jacked right into any XP or Vistamachine. We can't promise this willactually help with the chronic,stabbing wrist pain caused by your"regular" mouse (see inset), thoughwe can tell you it won't break thebank at 20,000 KRW, or about $30.


TG's Favicon PMP / navigator getspriced, even sexierBy Darren Murph (Engadget)Submitted at 2/19/2008 2:31:00 AM

Filed under: GPS, Handhelds ,Portable Audio, Portable Video

Remember that elegant lookingco n g l o mera t e w e p eek ed i nDecember of last year? Turns out,said device finally has an appropriatename and price, but sadly, it still isn'tapt to head stateside. Nevertheless,the TG Favicon reportedly features a

532MHz Freescale CPU, TPEGnavigat ion , dual DMB / PIPfunctionality, 4GB of internal storagespace, an SD expansion slot and a 7-inch WVGA display. So, just howmuch coinage will you be asked tofork over to snag this beauty nexttime you're in Seoul? Around 422 USdollars, that's all.


NEC gifts LaVie J laptop lineupwith wireless USBBy Darren Murph (Engadget)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 2:09:00 AM

Filed under: Laptops, Wireless

We're a bit bummed that wirelessUSB-equipped laptops are merelytrickling in versus pouring, but wereckon we'll take what we can get.Next on the docket is the LaVie Jseries from NEC, which consists ofthe flagship LJ750/LH along with the

lower-end LJ730/LG and LJ700/LH.Besides the whole cord free USBthing, you'll also find up to a 1.2GHzCore 2 Duo U6700, 2GB of RAM, a12.1-inch display (1,280 x 800resolution), 160GB of HDD space,802.11a/b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth2.0+EDR. The pain? Around 1,735($2,543) for the top-of-the-line stuff.


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8 Your Click and Print NewspaperHijacking Search: Surf Canyon and ManagedQRethink The Search ExperienceBy Erick Schonfeld(TechCrunch)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 8:31:52 AM

Creating a new search engine seemslike a futile exercise. If Yahoo andMicrosoft cannot compete withGoogle in search, what chance does astartup have? So instead of creatingnew search engines, we are starting tosee the rise of search applications thatsit on top of existing search engines.Two recent examples are SurfCanyon, which publicly launched itsb r o w s e r a d d - o n t o d a y , a n dManagedQ, which launched its ownsite quietly a few weeks ago. Ivebeen playing around with both forabout a week. They both offerimprovements to the pared-downsearch interface that we are all usedto and point to areas where search can

be made better. Not bad for twostartups without any venture capital(Surf Canyon has raised $250,000 inangel money, and ManagedQ is runout of the founders basement in PaloAlto). Still, while both point in theright direction, neither one comesclose to offering a better overallsearch experience than Google doeson its own.Surf Canyon is an application that sitson top of regular search results. Thestartup has its own Website whereyou can conduct searches, but thebrowser add-on makes it much morepractical to use. The add-on is foreither Firefox or Internet Explorer,and essentially allows you to re-order

search results on Google, Yahoo, orWindows Live Search. (Googledoesnt like it when other Websites re-order its search rankings, but SurfCanyon doesnt rely on GooglesAPIs to do what it does and thus feelsthat it is not bound by Googlesrestrictions).

Whenever you do a search, a littlebullseye icon appears at the right ofeach result. If you click on thebullseye, Surf Canyon inserts three

recommended search results that aresimilar to the one you clicked on.They appear indented under the resultyou are trying to drill down into. Fori n s t an ce , i f y o u s ea r ch fo rtechcrunch, the three recommendedresults might be a link to TechCrunchUK, Crunchgear, and the TechCrunchTech President Primaries ( therecommended results change overtime, even for the same search). Youcan drill down two more times withinthe recommended results to keep onrefining your search. So if you clickon the bullseye again next to one ofthe recommended links, you mightget a l ink to TechCrunch onAmazons Kindle store from page 8

of the regular Google results, amention in the NYTimes Bits blogfrom page 12, or a link to theTechCrunch Facebook group frompage 5.The results are hit or miss. SurfCanyon basically gets three chancesper click to come up with a relevantrecommendation. In general, it comescloser than if you hit the Similarpages link that Google provides withevery search result, but it still feelspretty random. Showing more thanthree recommended results wouldhelp. But what I like best about SurfCanyon is the interface. It doesnttake you to another Web page. Therecommended results just appear

underneath the appropriate link. Itfeels more like an application than acumbersome Website where you haveto click through multiple pages tofind what you want. Google couldtake a lesson in interface design fromSurf Canyon here with all of its Ajaxgoodness.

ManagedQ takes the more radicalapproach. It rethought the entire userinterface to make it much morevisual. Explains founder David Stat:Search hasnt changed in a decade.Result quality has improved, but whatyou see has not changed. The searchinterface has remained stagnant at thecommand level, So why not a searchapplication, rather than create asearch engine, we can sit on top ofthe results of any search engine.Currently we use Google.

Every time you do a search onManagedQ, a grid appears on theright of the first six results so you can

visually see what is on the other sideof what is normally a blue link. If youclick on one of the images, it opensup a larger, browsable window stillwithin ManagedQ. The idea is thatyou can surf the Web without leavingthe search application.Presenting search results visually isnothing new. Sites like ViewFourhave been doing it for years. ButManagedQ combines the visualsearch wi th a gu ided searchexper ience .On the left is a list of persons, places,and things to help you refine yoursearch. ManagedQ uses naturallanguage processing (NLP) to extractthe main concepts from the entire

search bin. And it does this very fast,in a distributed way using peer-to-peer t echno logy . One o f thedrawbacks of NLP system is that theytake a lot of time to parse and chunklarge data sets. ManagedQ solves thatproblem.

When you click on a name or concepton the left, it is highlighted whereverit appears in the miniature Web pageson the right. So ManagedQ gives you

a guided search experience withsuggested terms that help you narrowyour search. If you search forBarack Obama, it will suggestrelated people like John Edwards,Hil lary Cl inton, and JohnMcCain, as well as other relatedsearch terms: Harvard University,Keynote address, Voting Record,Early life, and Senate career.The major drawback to ManagedQ isthat if you want to see beyond thefirst result grid, you have to hit aNext button at the bottom. Whenyou try to refine a search using one ofthe guided terms on the left, insteadof bringing up the search results thatcontain that term, you are stuck with

the existing grid half-filled withgrayed-out boxes that say Nomatches on them. You have to clickthrough the result set to find to findWeb pages that match, in which casethe terms are highlighted. (For moreon ManagedQ, watch the tutorial).That flaw alone makes ManagedQnot much more than an interestingexperiment at this point. SearchingGoogle is still much faster and getsyou the results you want moredirectly. But again, Google can learnsomething here. Why not offer adecent-sized image of each Websitenext to search results to givesearchers a visual cue as to whatresides on the other side of that link?

It is that extra lit t le piece ofinformation that, in some cases butnot all, could help people sort throughsearch results easier.C r u n c h N e t w o r k :MobileCrunchMobile Gadgets andApplications, Delivered Daily.

Mixx To Cluster Related Stories -Digg Should Have Done ThisBy Michael Arrington(TechCrunch)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 2:06:27 AM

Digg competitor Mixx continues toimpress us wi th newfeatu res(although the exodus of Digg users tothem may have been short lived).A new feature launches this week onMixx called Related Items. It solves acommon problem found on Digg andother sites where multiple articles onthe same story compete with eachother to get to the home page. Oneperson may submit a story fromUSAToday. Another may submitbasically the same story but from theWashington Post. Those stories aretracked separately on Digg, and votesare split between them as usersdiscover them. The result is that the

story takes longer to get to the homepage than it otherwise should. Orworse, both make it and the story isduplicated. Digg catches duplicatesubmission for the exact same link,but they are unable to determine ifstores are related.

The Related Items feature on Mixxflags a submission when it thinks thata story is similar. A message appearsthat says We may already have thisstory! Or at least one startling similar.Take a look at the stories below. Theuser submitting the related story canthen choose to submit it anyway, oradd it as a related item to the previoussubmission. Digg also flags storiesthat may be s imilar to othersubmissions, but does not offer theability to cluster the new story to theold ones.

There is a benefit to the submitter inadding the story to the previoussubmission because the new storywill be added, too (and traffic willflow). Users benefit because they get

more information and perspectives onthe story. Heres a screen shot of howthe clustering will look (click for

bigger view):

The clustering that will occur fromthis wil l very much resembleTechMeme, which is a great way toquickly find multiple perspectives onthe news.Mixx, which is backed by IntersouthPartners and the LA Times, is still atiny blip compared to competitorslike Digg and Reddit. Comscore saysDigg has 12 million unique monthlyvisitors, compared to about a millionon Reddit. Mixx? Theyve got just45,000. Thats probably a low count,since newer and smaller sites aremuch harder for Comscore tomeasure. but they have a long, long

way to go before they are even no. 2i n t h i s mark e t . C ru n ch Bas eInformationDiggRedditMixxInformation provided by CrunchBaseCrunch Network: CrunchGeardroolover the sexiest new gadgets andhardware.

Bleacher Report GivesStage to AmateurSports WritingBy Mark Hendrickson(TechCrunch)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 9:00:29 AM

As someone who barely followsprofessional sports, it always amazesme h o w k n o w l ed g eab l e an dopinionated about sports that ordinarypeople can be. Bleacher Report is apub l i sh ing p la t fo rm formal ly

launching this week that wants togive a voice and audience to thosepeople who seem to always have anopinion about the current draft, drugscandal, preseason or playoffs.Bleacher Report is essentially acentralized blogging platform for

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sports where anyone can sign up andbegin writing stories about collegeand professional sports. Its not anaggregation service that crawls theweb for amateur sports news andeditorial, but writers who already runtheir own blogs can manually chooseto feed their stories into Bleacher

Report in addition to writing them on-site.While sports writers could simplysign up for accounts at WordPress orBlogger, theyd do better to publish atBleacher Report for several reasons.The first and most compelling reasonis a better audience. The site attractssports fans and surfaces the bestcontent to the homepage afterassessing several factors such aswriter rankings, editor ratings,community ratings, and hits. Readerswho like your stuff can become yourfan and track your work alongsideothers on a special lineup page.And articles published to Bleacher

Report are categorized into sectionslike New York Giants and MLBso your content is found by thoseinterested in just those topics.Perhaps the most innovative thingabout Bleacher Report is its built-incommunity editing system. Writerswho published to Bleacher Report

actually give an extensive amount ofcontrol over their articles to othermembers. The community serves as acollective editor that works not onlyto correct grammatical and spellingerrors but to improve the prose moregenerally. Nothing is strictly out ofbounds, including article headlines,but the original writers do have thepower to revert changes made by thecommunity. According to the sitesfounders, this group editing systemhas been a very popular featureduring the beta period.Like many sites we see these days,Bleacher Report also integratestypical social networking features.

Members have full-blown profilesthat list their recent articles alongsidebios, fans, and recent activity. Andnews feeds called play-by-playsgive you a sense of the activityoccurring around the site.Bleacher Report recently securedSeries A funding from Hillsven

Capital, Transcoast Capital, andJakob Lodwick (the founder ofVimeo), among others. I suspect thesite will do quite well for itself giventhe passion of many sports fans andthe quality of potential acquirers.Bleacher Report writers should dowell for themselves too; were toldthat several have already used the siteto launch professional writingcareers.Crunch Network: CrunchGeardroolover the sexiest new gadgets andhardware.

Will YouNoodle Predict Its OwnInevitable Failure?By Michael Arrington(TechCrunch)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 7:44:27 PM

New startup YouNoodle debuted tosome first class press coverage thismorning - a headline in the NYTimesthat reads A Start-Up Says It CanPredict Others Fate. The reallychoice quote from the article fromCEO/co-founder Bob Goodson isthis:

Give us some information, and wellgive you some idea of what thecompany will be worth in five years.The best part about the article is thatthe p red ic t ion fea tu re hasn tlaunched, so no one can see if its forreal. For now, the site is a database ofstartups with very light information.Hardly what I would considerNYTimes material. If not for theinvestors, which include FoundersFund, Peter Thiel and Max Levchin,

theres no way we would havecovered this.The NYT did cover themselvessomewhat by bringing in someventure capitalist quotes callingbullshit on the whole thing. If theirtool did such a good job, theyd raisea fund themselves and beat the tar outof us, said Paul Kedrosky, whodidnt bother to write about thecompany on his blog.And hes exactly right. Just like thepeople who say they can sell you abook and a seminar to help you getrich quick off of distressed real estate- if these guys found some sort ofmagic formula that actually predictedthe value of a startup down the road,theyd keep the information to

themselves and make, well, unlimitedamounts of money.Its hype and nonsense, and it wontwork. The NYTimes bit on it hard,but our readers are smarter. In a pollthat Duncan ran earlier the vastmajor i ty say theres no wayYouNoodle can pick winners basedon some algorithm.I propose this as a test - If and whenYouNoodle launches this magicpredictor thingy, they should run theirown founding team through it. If itpredicts failure, then its spot on andwe know it will work.So far, Goodson says, they haventrun themselves through the model.S m a r t m o v e . C r u n c h B a s eInformationYouNoodleInformationprovided by CrunchBaseC r u n c h N e t w o r k :CrunchBoardbecause its time for youto find a new Job2.0

Rackspace Offers Cloud Computingwith MossoBy Erick Schonfeld(TechCrunch)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 6:00:15 AM

Last weeks incident with AmazonWeb Services briefly going downmay have raised questions about thereliability of cloud computing, butd eman d i s h i g h en o u g h fo rcompetitors to keep trying to get intothe game. The more companies thatenter this space, the cheaper and morec o m p e t i t i v e t h a t W e b - s c a l ec o m p u t i n g s h o u l d b e c o m e .Today, hosting provider Rackspace is

offering a new cloud computingservice through its subsidiary Mosso.The service competes with AmazonsElastic Compute Cloud (EC2),although it doesnt require any loadbalancing or other administration. Italso competes with Joyent and MediaTemples Grid Service. Pricing starts

at $100 a month for:50 GB of storage500 GB of bandwid th fo rt rans fer r ing da ta3 million HTTP requests.From there additional capacity permonth costs:$0.50/GB of storage$0.25/GB of bandwidth$0.03/1,000 HTTP requestsThis is a bit more expensive thanAmazon (which charges in a differentway) but a lot cheaper than the $350to $400 a month Rackspace chargesto host a dedicated server for aWebsite.Mosso bills itself as a Web apphosting service. Applications are

hosted on redundant server clusters(although the data center is only inone location, so something could takethe whole thing outlike, say, if atruck were to run into a nearby powertransformer). Coders choose whattechnology stack they want their appsto run on and upload their code.Mosso supports both Windows andLinux, PHP, Ruby on Rails, .Net,Perl, Python, MySQL, and SQLServer. (Amazon, in contrast, doesnot support Windows). Mosso doesnot yet support Java applications, butit is working on that. The company

actually has been testing the servicefor nearly two years and already runs37,000 apps.Crunch Network: CrunchGeardroolover the sexiest new gadgets andhardware.

Microsoft To AnnounceWorldWide TelescopeOn February 27By Michael Arrington(TechCrunch)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 3:36:48 PM

A source close to Microsoft says thecompany will launch new desktops o f t w a r e c a l l e d W o r l d W i d eTelescope on February 27 at the TEDConference in Monterey, California.Our guess is that this is what RobertScoble was talking about last week

when he said he saw a new Microsoftproject that brought him to tears.The service will be accessed througha downloadable appl icat ion -Windows only for now is what wehear. Users will be able to pan aroundthe nighttime sky and zoom as far into any one area as the data will allow.Microsoft is said to be tapping theHubble telescope as well as ten or soearth bound telescopes around theworld for data. When you find an areayou like, you can switch to a numberof different views, such as infraredand non-visible light.Dan Farber posted his own educatedguess that the project might beWorldWide Telescope, based on the

fact that Curtis Wong and JonathanFay were involved, and hes right.Last year Fay gave a presentationcalled The WorldWide Telescope,bringing the Universe to a PC nearyou. In 1993, Wong started a projectcalled John Dobsons Universe, avirtual sky tour on a CD-ROM,narrated by John Dobson. The twobegan working together at Microsoftin 2005.From what we hear, WorldWideTelescope will be significantly betterthan Google Sky, which launched lastAugust as part of Google Earth, andthe open source Stellarium (which ishugely better than Google Skyalready). The key is the user

interface, which is seamless as youmove around the sky and zoom in andout . Much of the Photosynthtechnology is said to have been usedfor the project. And the sheer amountof data Microsoft is accessing, said tobe measured in the terabits, gives thatgreat user interface something toshow off.Look for an announcement at TED,and more at Microsofts upcomingTechFest in early March.C r u n c h N e t w o r k :CrunchBoardbecause its time for youto find a new Job2.0

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10 Your Click and Print NewspaperEx-Apple Team ToLaunch Stealth StartupFotonautsBy Michael Arrington(TechCrunch)Submitted at 2/18/2008 5:08:50 PM

A team of five former Apple softwareengineers, led by former Apple ExecJean-Marie Hullot , have beenw o r k i n g o n a n e w s t e a l t hdesktop/web photography focusedstartup called Fotonauts since late2006. Sometime in the next couple ofmonths, theyll launch publicly. Thecompany is based in Paris, France.Hullot, who worked with Steve Jobsat Apple in the 1980s, left with himto serve as CTO of NeXT Software.Hullot returned to Apple when itacquired NeXT in late 1996 for $400million, and served as the CTO of the

software devision, reporting to SVPSina Tamaddon. He was a key part ofthe early thinking on the iPhone - arecent French television programactually says he came up with theidea in the first place.Hullot and much of the Parisengineering office was let go fromApple in 2006 after Hullot reportedlylost an internal political battle over

the direction of the iPhone. But underFrench law, laid off workers canreceive 80% pay for up to 18 monthsafter losing their jobs, directly fromthe government. Hullot kept five ofhis top engineers to work onfo t o n au t s , w h i l e t h e F ren chgovernment paid their wages.I dont know much yet about theproduct , other than that i t i sphotography related and includesboth desktop software and a websitecomponent. A private beta should beavailable in the next month or two.

Keith Teare, who formerly co-founded Edgeio with me, has recently

j o i n e d t h e F o t o n a u t st e a m . C r u n c h B a s eInformationFotonautsJean-MarieHullotInformation provided byCrunchBaseC r u n c h N e t w o r k :CrunchBoardbecause its time for youto find a new Job2.0Microsoft To GiveStudents Dev Software

For FreeBy Michael Arrington(TechCrunch)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 9:00:42 PM

At a talk tomorrow at StanfordUniversity, Bill Gates will announcethat they are making much of theirdeveloper software free to collegeand university students. The program,called Microsoft DreamSpark, will berun by Joe Wilson, Senior Director ofAcademic Initiatives.Covered software includes VisualStudio Professional Edition, XNAGame Studio, Expression Studio,SQL Server and Windows Server.

Students were previously able tolicense this software at greatlyreduced prices, or got access via theirCS department at school (or throughother, less legal, means). Now theyllbe able to get the software for free.Only students in Belgium, China,Finland, France, Germany, Spain,Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K. and

the U.S. will have access for now,other countries, and pre-collegestudents, will be added later this year.Microsoft requires verification thatyou are an actual student - in the U.S.they are partnering with Journeyed,who maintains a database of students.This is a smart (and obvious) movefor Microsoft, who needs to get asm a n y s t u d e n t s a s p o s s i b l e

comfortable working on theirplatforms. It also signals that theyrecognize they have real competition(including open source alternatives)when it comes to IDEs and otherdeveloper tools.C r u n c h N e t w o r k :MobileCrunchMobile Gadgets andApplications, Delivered Daily.

Bungee Connect LaunchesAmbitious New OnlineDevelopment ProductBy Michael Arrington(TechCrunch)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 9:13:12 PM

Yeah, weve seen a ton of onlineappl icat ion bui lders before -DabbleDB, Zoho Creator, LongJump,Coghead and WyaWorks, amongothers. And Salesforce weighed inwith their own Force.com in late2007.Bungee Connect , which leavesprivate beta today, competes with allof these. But the company, based inUtah, thinks they have the advancedfeatures to attract a much differentaudience than most of those startups.T h ey r e t a rg e t i n g h a rd co redevelopers, not non-developers whowant a way to create simple software

programs to solve problems at theoffice.Bungee Connect is a single onlineenvironment for developers to write,test, deploy and host applications.Like Force.com, it is a platform-as-a-service. The service is free until endusers actually start using the productsbuilt and deployed on the service.Dana Gardner wrote an excellentoverview of the service a year agowhen Bungee Connect was firsti n t r o d u c e d . C r u n c h B a s eInformationBungee LabsInformationprovided by CrunchBaseC r u n c h N e t w o r k :MobileCrunchMobile Gadgets andApplications, Delivered Daily.

They May Have Lost Their Name, ButWikileaks Goes OnBy Duncan Riley (TechCrunch)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 7:20:14 PM

The United States has joined Chinaand Thailand in attempting to censorWikileaks, however the site itselfgoes on.A Californian judge ruled thatDynadot, the name registrar forWikileaks.org, should remove alltraces of Wikileaks from its serversand further should prevent the

domain name from resolving to thewikileaks.org website or any otherwebsite or server other than a blank

park page, until further order of thisCourt. The ruling followed anapplication from Bank Julius Baer, aSwiss bank named by Wikileaks asbeing involved in money laundering,to have documents relating to thecompany removed from the site.Although Wikileaks has lost its URL,the site is hosted in Sweden, and is

s t i l l u p a t88 .80 .13 .160 /wik i /Wik i l eaks .Unfortunately for Bank Julius Baer,

the legal action will probably result inmore people reading the documentsin question.C r u n c h N e t w o r k :MobileCrunchMobile Gadgets andApplications, Delivered Daily.

Daily Poll and StoryHistory: Did WikileaksDeserve Deletion?By Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins(Mashable!)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 8:05:07 PM

This story is so infuriating that Ireceived several tips in the mashabletips email box as well as one in thetips email box for my personaldomain (which has been offline for

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the last several months). You can findthe story, as I did, at the BBC page,though the Wikipedia Blog has a fewmore salient details.Heres the run-down, though.In January of last year, Wikileakslaunched to a torrent of traffic, thanksto a warm welcome to the web fromSlashdot. Shortly thereafter, i trecieved widespread coverage inTechDirt, Newsreal, and a host of

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mainstream media sites.In September of last year, Wikileaksfinally hit paydirt in terms of a bigstory, when they broke a $3 billioncorruption story in which the ex-president Moi of Kenya looted publiccoffers and possibly altered theoutcome of a then impending national

election.After that, several major leaks weremade through the site, including mostnotably a sensitive Guantanamo Baymanual, that afforded a rare insideglimpse into the institution where theUnited States has imprisonedhundreds of suspected terrorists since2002.In fact, the controversy over theGitmo manuals lasted on into Januaryof this year, when reports of aBavarian trojan in the middleemerged activities of the Bavarianpolice, Ministry of Justice and theProsecution office in interceptingencrypted data submitted via SSL orSkype via the internet.

Other notable scoops by Wikileaks

included suppresed video of aJapanese reactor sodium leak anddocumentat ion of the Germangovernments s t ruggles to tapencrypted Skype calls.That brings us to the present, whenaround fourteen hours ago, Wikileakscame under fire, according to

Slashdot, when the DNS entry[became] unavailable, reportedly dueto a restraining order relating to aseries of articles and documentsreleased by WikiLeaks about off-shore trust structures in the CaymanIslands.It appears that the DNS records werepulled at the request of Julius BaerBank and Trust by Judge JefferyWhite. The documents describealleged money laundering and taxevasion activities, according tovarious reports.Perhaps Im a bit cynical in my nextstatement, but I always figured it wasa matter of time before the site gotshut down, but I must admit that it

getting shut down by this angle is a

bit surprising. The court order cameas a result of a lawsuit filed by theSwiss banking group, but obviouslythe Swiss courts have no jurisdictionin America, where the takedownaction occurred.If you are interested in examining thedocuments on your own, to determine

for yourself whether they deserve tobe taken down in this way, you canstill access the site at its ip address:http://88.80.13.160/ (thanks toWikipedias blog for that).Did Wikileaks have it coming, or arethey deserving of special protection? They are a valuable resource - they

should be preserved. They are compromising national

security - they should be taken down. They are providing a valuable

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Google NixesFeedBurners AllTime StatsBy Kristen Nicole (Mashable!)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 8:21:56 PM

Google has made some bad decisionsin the past, and doesnt always handleits customers with white gloves.

When the company launched StreetViews maps without blurring outpersonally identifying informationlike faces and license plate numbers, Iscratched my head. And when Googledecided to get rid of its premiumvideo services without letting itscustomers keep the videos theydpaid for, I felt the customers pain.So in another questionable move byGoogle, its somewhat slighted itsweb publisher clientle by getting ridof All Time stats for FeedBurnerdata. Thats not to say that theres nodata left at alldaily, weekly andmonthly numbers are still availablefor your use. But as Louis Graynoted, Google liberated FeedBurners

premium services by making themfree, so is this a sad result of gettingwhat you pay for?

The effect that this change could haveis rather far reaching. Several blogsand other web publications rely onFeedBurner s t a t s to pos t ionthemselves in regards to other sites,and for comparison purposes of theirown progress. For any publicationsout there that look to such data as amarker on their growth and currentvaluation, it looks like theyll need to

begin compiling their own data.Perhaps they can start by usingmashup tools like Strata, which arealso free.In regards to those services out there,like RatingBurner, that look tocomprise FeedBurners data in orderto conclude some comprehensive datafor more far-reaching purposes, the

loss of such data from FeedBurnercould essentially kill their business.Knowing Google, its rather unlikelythat the All Time stats will be goneforever. Whether it returns as apremium service or is merely offeredin a different capacity, I imaginetheres a possibility that well beseeing the option return in one way oranother, somewhere down the line.[image credit: Louis Gray]ShareThis

Variety Launches aBranded JobsterNetworkBy Kristen Nicole (Mashable!)Submitted at 2/19/2008 4:30:14 AM

Printed publications have been doinga lot to get addi t ional brandrecognition and ad support in theonline world, and lately, a lot of thishas been in the way of integratednetworking solutions, with existingnetworks and with networks of theirown. One area thats been meldingwith social networks on a larger scaleis the job sector, as weve seen withMonster, and entertainment newspublication Variety is launching asocial network for this purpose.

In conjunction with Jobster, this newnetwork, called The Biz, is actuallya white-labeled version of the popular

job-finding service. This networkisnt just for Variety to reach out topotential employees, but its a self-contained network where employerscan post jobs and seek out potential

new hires. As Jobster is known for itstake on social networking for thepurpose of enabling users to buildrelationships and leverage thoserelationships in the job-hunting andhiring process, The Biz allowsVariety to offer both ends of thisspectrum for entertainment jobs,under a brand that people recognize.What Jobster hasnt fully begun tooffer, however, are some of thenewer, emerging tools that employerscan now use to network with eachother for the specific process ofseeking out new employees. Whilesuch newer tools are still in the

experimental phase, I do wonder atsuch white label offerings ability tofully extend all the necessarynetworking opportunities. However,one thing remains certain: The Bizlets Variety extend its network brandacross the web in a rather practicalway.ShareThis

HD DVD is officially deadBy Allison Waldman (TV

Squad)Submitted at 2/19/2008 3:19:00 AM

Filed under: TV on DVD, HDTV,PVR Wire, HardwareDo you hearthat? That's the sound of "Taps" beingplayed for HDTV players andrecorders. Toshiba has announcedthat, "it will no longer develop,

manufacture and market HD DVD

players and recorders." Yes, it's true.Just like Beta was phased out in favorof VHS, HDTV has lost in its head tohead battle with Blu-ray. As of March2008, the manufacture of thehardware will cease, and productionof HD DVD disk drives for PCs andgames as well. The only exception,said Atsutoshi Nishida, President and

CEO of Toshiba Corporation arelaptops. "[Toshiba] continues to

assess the position of notebook PCs

with integrated HD DVD drives."

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Scribd: iPaper inFlash, an API, andan Ad NetworkBy Kristen Nicole (Mashable!)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 4:33:30 AM

Scribds claim to fame is its ability toshare documents in the same way youshare YouTube clips. The document-sharing network is looking to makethat even easier with the introductionof iPaper, which is a new Flashwidget for sharing a wide varity ofdocument formats, namely PDF files.The tool itself is far smaller thanAdobe Reader, so it loads faster, andis easily embedded in other websites.iPaper is also fully integrated intoScribds other social features,including emailing, and security fordocument protection.While the new iPaper feature isanother step in the right direction forScribd, the company is taking things

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12 Your Click and Print NewspaperComcast Asks the FCC:How Stupid Do WeLook?By Kristen Nicole (Mashable!)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 9:34:13 PM

Over the weekend, Paul brought too u r a t t e n t i o n B i t T o r r e n t scommitment to circumventing thepromise by Comcast to continue toplace limitations on the P2Ps file-sharing capabilities as it sees fit. Thisact by Comcast was emphasized bythe fact that it has filed a statement indefense of the case brought against itby the FCC a few months back. Andin doing so, Comcast did somethingthat could make the company appeareven less qualified to make suchexecutive decisions in the regulationof broadband dispersement.As the P2P blog picked up via EdFeltens Freedom to Tinkerblog, thedefini t ion of a Bi tTorrent aspresented by Comcast is in fact onethat was used in a speech by amemb er o f Co n g re s s . N o w ,

considering the potentially graveoutcome of Comcast as a result of thecase brought against it by the FCC,and the rather official nature ofsuch a case, I cant be entirelysurprised that Comcast is looking toCongress for a respected definitionof what BitTorrent actually does.This aside, the biggest problem withComcasts use of a Congressmansspeech quote being used as definitivein regards to BitTorrent is the factthat its down right incorrect. Thisleaves room for a lot of holes to bepoked in Comcasts argument, but itsreally a matter of the FCC being ableto poke them.ShareThis

Are Gmails AntispamFilters Leaking?By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 2:58:17 AM

When I first noticed a spam messagein my Gmail account I actuallythought it was a genuine messagesimply because I was so used to

Gmails antispam filters working sowell. From my previous experience,zero spam passed through Gmailsprotection, and other users Ive talkedto have had similar experiences aswell.Now, some friends have called andtold me that their Gmail accounts arefilled with spam. Were not talkingone or two spam messages; weretalking dozens of them. Some are alsoreporting that the overall number ofspam messages which have beenrecognized by Gmail as spam and putin the spam folder has also increasedsignificantly.Unfortunately, I personally can nowconfirm these reports. Im looking at

a Gmail inbox full of spam; thescreenshot below is just a part of it,since Ive been deleting spammanually entire morning.

Of course, Im aware that weretalking about a small set of users here- me and a couple of friends andcoworkers - but since Gmail was soefficient in battling spam so far, eventiny incidents like these seemsignificant. Im interested in yourexperiences, our dear readers; isGmails spam protection still workinggood for you, or is it leaking? Kindlyrespond in the comments.ShareThis

Battle On: Microsoft toLaunch Proxy Fight atYahooBy Adam Ostrow (Mashable!)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 6:30:19 AM

Last week, Microsoft responded toYahoos rejection of their $44.6billion acquisition offer by writingthat they reserve the right to pursueall necessary steps to ensure thatYahoo!s shareholders are providedwith the opportunity to realize thevalue inherent in our proposal.Today, confirmation that Microsoft

will go hostile in their efforts toacquire Yahoo, with DealBookreporting that the software giant willattempt to seize control of YahoosBoard of Directors, setting the stagefor a vote to approve the deal.The move follows news last night thatMicrosoft does not intend to raise its

offer to acquire Yahoo at $31/share incash and s tock. According toDealBook, waging whats known as aproxy fight against Yahoo will costthe company about $20-30 million,versus an additional $1.4 billion forevery dollar they add to theiracquisition offer.So what are the odds of Microsoftsuccessfully acquiring Yahoo viaproxy fight? Pretty good according tothe report. Yahoos entire board is upfor re-election, meaning that ifenough of Yahoos shareholders feelthat Microsofts offer is the bestmove for the company, they can electMicrosofts nominees to the boardand force a deal.ShareThis

Bill Gates: Were NotRaising the Yahoo BidBy Stan Schroeder (Mashable!)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 10:19:34 PM

While everyone is expecting forMicrosoft to dig just a little bit deeperinto their pockets (speculations saidthat $35 per share is a possibility) totry and change Yahoos mind, BillGates is playing it tough, sayingtheyre not raising the bid.He made this quite clear in aninterview with Reuters: We canafford to make big investments in the

engineering and marketing that needsto get done. We will do that with orwithout Yahoo. In other words, ifYahoo doesnt want the 44.6 bil,theyre gonna spend it elsewhere: atleast the $19 billion they have incash.

Of course, we all know that Microsoftis only acting indifference. In fact, ifthey dont buy Yahoo, theyll have atough time turning those 19 billiondollars into a web platform that willbe a decent competitor to Google;thats why they went unsolicited onYahoo in the first place.Gates, now a part-timer at Microsoft,had this to add: There is nothingnew in terms of the process. Wevesent our letter and weve reinforcedthat we consider that its a very fair

offer. Meaning: its the only suchoffer youll get, Yahoo, and youbetter take it while its not too late.He might just be right with this one.ShareThis

Mozilla Messaging Spins Off To Develop Thunderbird 3By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 3:43:28 AM

The Mozilla Foundation has decidedto further divide their efforts to createthe perfect web browser and emailapplication into two separate projects.

Thus, Mozilla Messaging was createdas a subsidiary of the non-profitMozilla Foundation, with one initialgoal: development of Thunderbird 3.Some concrete improvements forThunderbird 3 are mentioned in the

official announcement, although its

nothing we havent heard before:Thunderbird 3, which will deliversignificant improvements, notablyintegrated calendaring, better searchand enhancements to the overall user

experience. In a long blog post, CEO

David Ascher gives a bit moreinsight, especially about the long termplans for Thunderbird 3.Mozilla Messaging is wholly ownedby the Mozilla foundation; its a

small team that will work togetherwith the community of contributorsfrom around the world. The board ofdirectors consists of David Ascher,C E O , M o z i l l a M e s s a g i n g ;Christopher Beard, VP and GeneralManager, Mozilla Labs; and Marten

Mickos, CEO of open sourcedatabase vendor MySQL AB.ShareThis

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even further by releasing its API toolstoday as well. The new ScribdPlatform allows web publishers toinclude the Scribd document-sharingtools in their own feature sets,including the new iPaper. As weveseen with FeVote and Box.net, Scribdhas in fact been working on its third-

party developer options for some timenow, and is very much interested inbringing its tools to more developersout there.If that wasnt enough for you, Scribdis sweetening the deal by offeringmonetization options for the first

t i me , u s i n g t h e n e w i P a p e rtechnology. In conjunction withGoogle AdSense, documents viewedwith iPaper can be sidled with Googleads directly in the viewer, displayingthe ads in Flash. While Scribd isntthe only to do this (both Yahoo andAdobe have dabbled in ad displays

across PDF files), Scribd extends themonet i za t ion rewards to thepub l i shers wi thou t requ i r ingdownloadable software and upgrades.ShareThis

Podcast: A Conversation withMetacafes Michelle CoxBy Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins(Mashable!)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 10:17:11 PM

Last weeks changes to MetacafesProducer Rewards Program spurred

some really great conversationsspanning from the technicalities ofwhat the changes to the programwere, what they should have been,what it was exactly that Metacafe wastrying to bring out in their communitywith those changes, and the meaningof brand building for the online videocontent producer.Michelle Cox dropped me a couple of

emails over the course of the week,and that spurred a conversation thatspilled over into the MashableConversations podcast that coveredall of these topics, as well as thefuture of online video as Metacafe

sees it (especially in light of therecent Revver purchase).The embed is available below, or youcan download the MP3 file directlyhere.Get the Mashable Conversationspodcast here.You can check out Metacafe here.

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John Munch strikes again!By Jonathan Toomey (TVSquad)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 1:07:00 AM

Filed under: Law and Order,Celebri t ies , The WireSo who saw this past Sunday'sepisode of The Wire? If you did, thenyou probably saw the quick littlecameo by Richard Belzer as a barpatron near the end of the episode.After I watched it, one question cameto mind: was he playing John Munch?According to this NPR article, hewas. However, the basis for the logicwas subtle and only a serious TV buffwould have picked up on it. Not evenI caught it and I'm a huge Wire andHomicide fan.At one point during his conversationwith the bartender (as Clark Johnson'scharacter Gus Haynes walked by)Munch mentioned that he owned abar once. Now if you recall, in thelater seasons of Homicide, Munch didown a bar. Here's where it getsinteresting though. Do you rememberwho he owned the bar with?Detective Meldrick Lewis... playedby Clark Johnson. Crazy, huh?Anyway, here's the real point of thispost. With this appearance on TheWire, Belzer has now played Munchon eight different programs. That's

insane! The only other characters tocome close to that are Norm and Cliff( G e o r g e W e n d t a n d J o h nRatzenberger) from Cheers withseven distinct appearances each. Readon for more...Continue reading John Munch strikesagain!


The Sarah ConnorChronicles: Dungeons &DragonsBy Brad Trechak (TV Squad)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 3:09:00 PM

Filed under: OpEd, The Sarah ConnorChronicles(S01E06) This episodewas a definitive step up for the series.I have one or two minor quibblesabout it, but this episode has been thehighlight so far.

The viewer is presented with the storyof Derek Reese, who is Kyle Reese'sbrother and John Connor's uncle. Thisis done in the style of "future-flashes"in which we see Derek's story post-Judgment Day and learn a lot of newinformation that answers somequestions and creates a few more. Ialso got a little nerdy thrill out of

myriad of references to the firstTerminator movie (more on thatshortly).

I should have recognized the set usedfor the Resistance shelter. Was the"Hang In There Baby" lion picture inthe first movie? If so, I don't recall it.I did like how they retouched the

Linda Hamilton photo to put in LenaHeadey's image instead. It's like onethose time changes from the movieBack To The Future in which you seetime changing around the travelers.Continue reading The Sarah ConnorChronicles: Dungeons & Dragons


Idol reveals first theme week; more upcoming changesBy Jason Hughes (TV Squad)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 2:05:00 AM

Filed under: American Idol, Alumni,News and GossipLooks like the

promised Idolchanges are going tokeep coming. Rather than wait untilwe have our Top 12, the "themeweeks" that Idol made famous areactually starting tonight with the fullTop 24! This week's them is musicfrom the '60s. Furthermore, producer

Nigel Lythgoe has announced thatrather than a cavalcade of celebritymentors traipsing in each week, therewill only be four throughout theseason meaning we'll definitely be

getting that increased focus on thecontestants we were promised.

And how about that recent lyannounced expansion of the resultsshow to a full hour? Well, they'regoing to fill some of that extra time

with "Where are they now?"segments on previous contestants. It'sworked for other reality shows and I

have to say I applaud this move. Afterall, Idol alumni are part of theextended Idol family, and true fanslike to know what they're up to andhow things have been going for them.

Of course, they should probably skipthe Jessica Sierra catch-up just now.


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14 Your Click and Print NewspaperAdam Carolla to appear onDancing with the StarsBy Brad Trechak (TV Squad)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 12:19:00 PM

Filed under: OpEd, Dancing WithThe Stars, CastingAccording toMSNBC, former co-host of The ManShow and radio personality AdamCarolla will be appearing on Dancingwith the Stars. He will be partneredwith two-time winner of the show,Juliane Hough.

I used to be a big fan of the ManShow and I cannot help but think thatthis is the sort of show that Adam andJ i m m y K i m m e l w o u l d h a v eincessantly mocked when that showas on the air. Mind you, they mockedmost anything that wasn't drinking,sports or Juggies. Mostly theymocked themselves.

When a celebrity makes it to showslike Dancing With The Stars, it's asign that their star has faded. I reallyhope Carolla surprises me and ends

up being a phenomenal dancer, but Ithink it'll end up being like JerrySpringer's appearance. It's interestingthat he's on, but once he's bootedfrom the show his participation willbe forgotten.


American Idol + Apple = BFFBy Allison Waldman (TVSquad)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 12:01:00 PM

Filed under: Industry, American Idol,PVR Wire, News and GossipYou cancall it the beginning of a beautifulrelationship, or it may seem like alicense to print money, but any wayyou view it, today's announcementthat Apple will be the signaturesponsor for Fox's American Idol--

that Apple will have exclusive audioand video performance downloadrights for AI -- is huge. The deal,effective immediately, ensures that allIdol performance downloads will nowonly be available on Apple's iTunesstore. In addition, iTunes will sponsoronline streaming of contestantper formances on the of f ic ia lAmerican Idol web site. Each andevery time you click on the AI site,you'l l see l inks for iPods and

iTouches and iPhones, all the cool

players and gadgets that Apple sells.And every time you click on theApple site, you'll see links to Idol.

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Do we still need PBS?By Bob Sassone (TV Squad)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 4:27:00 AM

Filed under: Industry, ProgrammingThis question comes up at least oncea year: do we still need PBS?Of course, I think the real questionpeople want an answer to is, do we

still need to fund PBS? CharlesMcGrath looks at both sides of theissue in this New York Times piece.The Bush administration (and let'sface it, more than a few citizens) wantto slice the annual budget for PBS inhalf. They've been trying for severalyears (there was even a West Wingepisode where this was one of theplots), but every year they get theirmoney. The main arguments againstfunding are twofold: 1.) is PBS reallynecessary in this age of 150 channels,and 2.) should we keep funding PBSsince they do their own fund raisingevery year and also make money onthe stuff they sell? The network pullsin less viewers now (though the

viewers that remain are loyal and helpsave the network every year). Sowhat should happen?

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Prison Break: The Art of the Deal (season finale) - VIDEOBy Jonathan Toomey (TVSquad)

Submitted at 2/18/2008 1:01:00 PM

Filed under: OpEd, Video, PrisonBreak, Episode Reviews

(S03E13) "You know, you're the firstperson to ever break out of Sona." -GretchenThis was a great episode. Really solidand enjoyable. However, you can see

why it was originally meant to be themid-season finale and not a seasonender. There are just simply too many

questions left hanging and, for lack ofa better way to put it, it just doesn'tfeel right. Fans of Prison Break, youknow what I mean. As far as finalesgo, this wasn't satisfying. While it leftme yearning for more, I'm equallyannoyed. Plenty of other shows arecoming back with four or five newepisodes starting in about a month, so

why not Prison Break? What reallyworries me? No word on any sort ofrenewal from FOX. This very well

could be the last we'll see of Michaeland Lincoln.Continue reading Prison Break: The

Art of the Deal (season finale) -VIDEO

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Stump the King: Transformers - VIDEOBy Paul Goebel (TV Squad)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 12:00:00 AM

Filed under: Video, Animation, AskTV SquadI may be wrong but I think last

week's question may have been thefirst one to go the entire week withoutbeing answered. The question was,"In the TV Movie, The NashvilleGrab, what was the name of therestaurant chain owned by Conaway's

character Buddy Walker?" Theanswer was Spaghetti in a Sack. Iswear, it really was.

This week's question comes form aTransformers fan who really mademe work.Michael Fantauzzo asked me, " Whodid Blackarachnia fall in love with?"

Continue reading Stump the King:Transformers - VIDEO


Medium: Do You Hear What I Hear- VIDEOBy Paul Goebel (TV Squad)

Submitted at 2/19/2008 1:00:00 AM

Filed under: Medium, Video, EpisodeReviews(S04E04) " " - The cast of MediumThere are probably a lot of thingsabout being deaf that are not pleasantbut not being able to listen to aGodzilla movie is one that neveroccurred to me.I understand that actors will often betypecast into a certain role and may

play similar characters on television,but I would think the casting directorfor Mediumwould have a little moresense than to cast Dr. Martin Candle

from Lostas the hearing specialist.Continue reading Medium: Do You

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15Your Click and Print NewspaperNew DVD Picks of the Week:'American Gangster' & 'MichaelClayton'By Monika Bartyzel(Cinematical)Submitted at 2/19/2008 4:02:00 AM

Filed under: New Releases, DVDReviews, New on DVD, HomeEntertainmentAmerican GangsterThere's nothing quite as unsightly assmuggling your heroin into thecountry by hiding it with the slainsoldiers returning from Vietnam. Butwhat is quite slightly is a cast ofexcellent actors to tell the story --namely Denzel Washington, RussellCrowe, Josh Brolin, and ChiwetelEjiofor. From the directorial hands ofRidley Scott, the film follows thestory of the infamous Frank Lucas --a man who soared from lowly driver

to huge drug kingpin -- one whocontrolled Manhattan's heroin trade.On the one side there's Frank, makingboatloads of money and being aheroin powerhouse. On the o

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