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Music: How Axl Rose Spent All That Time 20 November 2008, 3:21 pm
“Chinese Democracy” is the Titanic ship of rock albums: It’s outsize, lavish, obsessive, technologically advanced and, all too clearly, the end of an era. ...
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Music Patron Is Convicted of Fraud 20 November 2008, 2:18 pm
A federal jury in Manhattan on Wednesday convicted Alberto W. Vilar on 12 counts of fraud. ...
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Book Prizes Awarded With Nod to History 20 November 2008, 2:04 pm
Annette Gordon-Reed won the National Book Award for nonfiction for “The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family,” while Peter Matthiessen won the fiction award for “Shadow Country.” ...
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Clive Barnes, Critic, Dies at 81 20 November 2008, 10:45 am
As a critic in Britain and later for The New York Times, Mr. Barnes helped bring dance to a broad audience with an exuberant style. ...
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Newly Released 20 November 2008, 10:10 am
New books by Wally Lamb, Kate Jacobs, Dean Koontz, Mark Barrowcliffe and Julia Leigh. ...
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Music Review: Making Girls Dance: All in a Night’s Work 20 November 2008, 2:23 am
Girl Talk set off instant pandemonium as its set began at Terminal 5. ...
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Jan Krugier, Dealer in Modern Art, Dies at 80 20 November 2008, 2:17 am
Mr. Krugier survived two years in Nazi concentration camps and went on to become a highly regarded dealer of work by artists like Picasso, Morandi, Balthus and Giacometti. ...
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Jody Reynolds, 75, Rockabilly Singer, Is Dead 20 November 2008, 2:14 am
Mr. Reynolds had a single hit, “Endless Sleep,” which ushered in a wave of tragic teenage pop songs in the 1950s. ...
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Arts, Briefly: Winokur Returns to ‘Hairspray’ 20 November 2008, 12:22 am
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Arts, Briefly: New Space for the Arts 20 November 2008, 12:21 am
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17 alleged Afghan militants killed in air raid 23 November 2008, 6:08 am
Afghan forces and their allies killed 17 suspected militants in an air assault on what they called a "known insurgent safe haven," the Afghan government and the U.S. military announced in a joint statement Sunday.
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Militants vow to rescue hijacked Saudi tanker 23 November 2008, 4:10 am
Somali militants have vowed to rescue a Saudi supertanker that was hijacked by pirates a week ago, according to residents of a town where the pirates are believed to be based. The fighters told residents in Harardhere, Somalia, they would battle the pirates because the tanker -- loaded with 2 million barrels of oil -- is owned by a Muslim country and should not have been taken, Mohamed said.
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Obama promises Afghanistan more aid 23 November 2008, 4:10 am
President-elect Barack Obama has given Afghan President Hamid Karzai assurances that the United States would send more aid and pay more attention to his war-torn country during his administration, according to Karzai's office.
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1 dead in Washington state mall shooting 23 November 2008, 2:51 am
One man died and another was in serious condition Saturday evening after they were shot at a shopping center in Tukwila, Washington. A search for the shooter is currently under way, a police spokesman said.
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Obama economic team starts to take shape 23 November 2008, 1:25 am
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, who lost out to New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner for the Treasury post, is expected to be the top economic adviser in the Obama White House, according to two sources close to the transition.
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Maldives' first president dies 23 November 2008, 12:41 am
Ibrahim Nasir, credited with ushering in independence to the Maldives as prime minister and then serving as its first president has died, a former government spokesman confirmed.
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Bush touts free trade, sounds parting note 22 November 2008, 10:07 pm
President Bush, in what could be his final overseas trip as president, called on international leaders to continue his administration's push for free trade during the global financial crisis. After his speech, Bush held his last meeting as president with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, saying he has worked hard to ensure a "cordial relationship" for the two countries.
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Astronauts complete marathon spacewalk 22 November 2008, 10:05 pm
Astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour finished their third spacewalk Saturday after nearly seven hours working on a joint that helps generate power for the international space station. One more spacewalk is scheduled before the shuttle and station part ways on Thanksgiving. Inside, the crew continued work on systems designed to convert urine and sweat into water.
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'Tipping Point' author looks at 'outliers' 21 November 2008, 2:08 pm
Why are some people amazingly successful -- and other people with the same intelligence or abilities just part of the crowd?
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A look out windows across the United States 21 November 2008, 12:02 pm
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One dead after shots fired in Wash. mall 23 November 2008, 3:26 am
Shots erupted in a packed Seattle-area shopping mall Saturday after an apparent argument between a gunman and two other young men, killing one of the men....
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Bank regulator played advocate not enforcer 23 November 2008, 3:01 am
In the parade of regulators that missed signals or made decisions they came to regret on the road to the current financial crisis, the Office of Thrift Supervision stands out....
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New No. 2? Surging Sooners trounce Texas Tech 23 November 2008, 12:38 am
Bradford, No. 5 OU make major statement; 'Bama last unbeaten BCS school...
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Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally 23 November 2008, 12:20 am
Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long and deep recession....
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Former Argentine official kills himself on TV 22 November 2008, 10:53 pm
An ex-Argentine police commander committed suicide in front of rolling television cameras as he was about to be arrested for alleged human rights violations during the country's dictatorship....
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Obama's picks for economic team confirmed 22 November 2008, 10:39 pm
President-elect Barack Obama plans to name Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers to direct the National Economic Council, transition officials said....
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Virtual audience appalls dead teen's dad 22 November 2008, 10:34 pm
The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live on the Internet says he’s appalled by the virtual audience that egged his son on....
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Richardson leads short-handed Knicks to win 22 November 2008, 10:12 pm
Quentin Richardson had 34 points and 12 rebounds in one of his best games since coming to New York, and the short-handed Knicks held on to beat the Washington Wizards 122-117 on Saturday night....
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Bush scores wins on economy, N. Korea 22 November 2008, 9:22 pm
President George W. Bush snares international support on the economy and North Korea, emerging from his final world gathering with modest wins and growing nostalgia about his turbulent tenure....
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Player earns Rhodes, hustles to game 22 November 2008, 8:31 pm
Star hustles to plane after interview, arrives to play in rout of No. 22 Maryland...
Top Technology Stories
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BlackBerry Storm: the aftermath 23 November 2008, 6:56 am
With day zero of the Age of the Storm (well, Verizon's day zero, anyway) now behind us, it's probably a good idea to pause for a moment, take a deep breath, and reflect on what just went down. First and foremost, we're hearing that stock levels are pretty bleak at the moment in many areas; in some cases, stores didn't get as many Storms as they'd been expecting, leading to speedy sell-outs. Some of those that were able to snatch a scarce unit were met with activation issues, Verizon's servers se...
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Jobo introduces 8.4-inch PDJ800 / PDJ801 digital photo frames 23 November 2008, 4:09 am
Jobo's spent the bulk of its time over the past year simply reintroducing its photoGPS geotagger over and over and over again. Now, however, we're finally looking at some fresh kit that might be out by 2012 or so based on the outfit's history. On the real, the company has unveiled the PDJ800 and PDJ801, both of which tout an 8.4-inch panel with an 800 x 600 resolution and a 500:1 contrast ratio. You'll also find a USB port, rechargeable 1,500mAh Li-ion battery and a multicard reader on both, wit...
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Pasen is dead, long live Pasen's new REI-16 PMP 23 November 2008, 12:58 am
To say that we've been underwhelmed by Pasen's offerings thus far would be like calling the Meizu M8 slightly delayed, but supposedly we're in for a pleasant surprise when next we meet a player from the company. The brand has been bought out by Italian Kiwii LTD and is pledging that those awful interfaces and stolen icons are things of the past. The proof will be in the REI-16 PMP, pictured above serving as a precarious looking wheel chock. It should make for a better media player, and while de...
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G1 multi-touch a reality, integrated headphone jack still just a dream 22 November 2008, 9:55 pm
When reviewing the G1 we found a lot to like, but a lot to dislike too. We knew that some of its shortcomings, like the missing headphone jack, were sadly permanent (free adapters notwithstanding), but hoped that it would just be a matter of time before some enterprising soul (with an enterprising compiler) would take care of another complaint: the lack of multi-touch. Lo and behold now is that time and Ryan Gardner is that coder, author of a little app that proves the inability of the G1 to ac...
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iPhone firmware 2.2 gets QuickPwn and PwnageTool, of course 22 November 2008, 9:23 pm
In case you haven't noticed the trend, when Apple releases a new iPhone / iPod touch firmware, it has a tendency to fall to the jailbreakers at mind-boggling breakneck speed. QuickPwn and PwnageTool have now both been updated to support 2.2, though there's a critical note in here from the iphone-dev team: if you have any interest in unlocking your iPhone 3G in the near future, only use PwnageTool, not the more painless QuickPwn. You've been warned![Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Filed under...
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II spotted for sale in the wilds of Shanghai 22 November 2008, 8:32 pm
It looks like that hint at a release date we got earlier this summer turned out to be right -- well, within a few weeks anyway. It's November and Canon's new 21 megapixel shooter, the EOS 5D Mark II, is now available. But, for the moment at least, it looks like you need to be a resident of China to pick up one for the local equivalent of $2,900 for the kit minus the lens (no word on what the full kit's going for). The picture above was taken at a Shanghai retailer, and while this particular han...
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On Virgin America's inaugural GoGo WiFi flight: this post published from 35,000 feet 22 November 2008, 6:25 pm
So I took a little a break from working on gdgt to get on Virgin America's inaugural Aircell GoGo WiFi party flight, posting this at altitude. If you haven't already caught one of the early Aircell flights on Delta, American, or Air Canada, their now-active GoGo service provides in-flight internet. So far, as far as party planes go, this one hasn't been too raucous -- probably because everyone's been geeking out on their laptops. Quick facts:
The service is a shared high-power EV-DO Rev....
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Nokia tying up with NTT DoCoMo for Japanese MVNO? 22 November 2008, 4:58 pm
So Nokia has a 40-odd percent stake in the world's handset market. You know where that insanely high number isn't coming from? Japan, where the Finnish giant holds less than a 1-percent share of phone sales as it competes against domestic models from Sharp, NEC, Fujitsu, and others who've traditionally ruled over FOMA with an iron fist. We think that we can probably chalk that up to the simple fact that Nokia doesn't produce many (okay, any) wide VGA flip phones with one-seg TV tuners, but they'...
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BlackBerry Storm's clickable screen (and the rest of it) dissected, exposed 22 November 2008, 3:30 pm
So you've read our extensive BlackBerry Storm review and, despite feeling disappointment about it not living up to the hype, can't help but wonder just what makes the thing tick click. While we were a bit too squeamish to rip one of ours apart and find out, phoneWreck felt no qualms about turning this week's hottest handset into a pile of bits, exposing (among numerous other things) the Qualcomm MSM7600 processor that's blamed for the phone's sluggish performance. As to how the clicky screen wo...
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Dell's Core i7-packin' Studio XPS hits the review bench 22 November 2008, 2:01 pm
Dell's Studio XPS had "winner" written all over it from the get-go. With practically every other Core i7 rig on the market catering specifically to gamers who were willing to pay a premium for an equally cutting edge GPU, this machine directed itself to everyone who just wanted to do everything but game (and do so quickly). The kids over at DesktopReview were able to take the sub-$1,000 box for a spin, and while they weren't too fond of the relatively plain chassis, it was pretty much thumbs-up...
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iPhone Firmware 2.2 Jailbroken! QuickPwn 2.2 Released! [Apple] 22 November 2008, 7:00 pm
Once again, anything Apple can make, the enterprising Dev Team can break: the brand-new firmware 2.2 has been jailbroken. QuickPwn should take care of everything, unless you're one of those unfortunate owners of the second-generation iPod touch, in which case you're out of luck at the moment. But everything else seems to be running fine—anybody here broken the new firmware yet? Let us know in the comments. [iPhone Dev, thanks Mehmet!]
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Live in Air: 10 Things You Need To Know About In Flight Wi-Fi [Airline Wi-fi] 22 November 2008, 6:30 pm
I'm live from Virgin America's Beta run of their Wi-Fi service, over San Francisco, and there are a few things you should know about how its going to work when most airlines go live in 2009. And yes, I am posting this live from 15k feet over the Pacific Ocean. 1. Your last bastion of Internet Free peace is gone. Forever. You'll be forced to work on flights instead of valium napping or reading comic books, and your boss will expect you to be checking email. Time to plan a camping trip. 2. Total b...
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Dell Studio XPS (Featuring Core i7) Reviewed: Kicks Ass, Saves Cash [] 22 November 2008, 6:00 pm
Most of the new desktops featuring Intel's impressive Core i7 processor are straight-up gaming powerhouses, with pricetags to match. That's why I'm so pleased to see a glowing review of Dell's Studio XPS, which starts at a very affordable $950. DesktopReview took it for a spin and found that, despite one or two small problems, the Studio XPS is lightning fast and a great deal. The quad-core proc was able to handle audio and video compression a few times faster than rival chips from AMD, and was ...
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Video Game "O Faces" Captured with RED Camera [Photography] 22 November 2008, 5:00 pm
British photographer Robbie Cooper used stills from the video taken by his RED camera to show that look of total concentration achieved by kids as they play some particularly absorbing video games, including Grand Theft Auto IV and Call of Duty 4. Cooper had the kids look at a reflection of the game in a plane of glass, and put his camera behind the glass so the kids wouldn't be self-conscious about the giant fancy camera pointed right in their faces. This technique is evidently Cooper's homage ...
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Saturday HDTV Dealzmodo Roundup [Dealzmodo] 22 November 2008, 4:15 pm
I stumbled across a few deals on HDTVs today, so I thought I'd be a nice guy and group them all up for you. First up is a deal from Amazon: buy any qualifying Samsung TV along with this Samsung Blu-Ray player and get $200 off, which means Amazon is essentially paying you four bucks to take the $196 Blu-Ray player off their hands. You can also get a 42" Panasonic VIERA plasma HDTV for only $660, which is a good hundred dollars off its general retail price. It's packed with three HDMI inputs, an S...
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The Pentagon Bans USB Flash Drives: Will There Be a Floppy Disk Comeback? [Government] 22 November 2008, 3:30 pm
AP reports that the Department of Defense has, at least for the time being, banned USB flash drives and is collecting all Pentagon-owned drives from the entire department. The Pentagon hasn't issued an official statement, but a spokesman did say that they are dealing with a "global virus" that affects such external storage. Apparently, Department of Defense lackeys are being told that they may not get their drives back, and no information has been given regarding the length of the ban. A list of...
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Art Lebedev Tackles the Traffic Light: Square is the New Circle [Concepts] 22 November 2008, 2:45 pm
Ol' Art Lebedev is a favorite around here. The guy is a brilliant designer, even if his ideas usually seem to get sidetracked or delayed somehow. His studio just introduced its Luxofor prototype, a traffic light replacement that uses very bright diodes for increased visibility. The new square design makes more efficient use of the available space, and can display more detailed signals. Just a concept for now, but the Luxofor is pretty, practical, and logical, so it has just as much of a chance a...
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BlackBerry Storm's Shipping Delay: Blame the Firmware [Blackberry Storm] 22 November 2008, 2:00 pm
Orders of the BlackBerry Storm online have been delayed, and according to some detective work from the Boy Genius Report, it's not due to intense demand. The Storm that BGR got to toy around with was loaded with the OS firmware 4.7.0.82, yet all the Storms being sold now are branded .65. What gives? The logical conclusion is that there was a problem with the .82 firmware, and it was so severe that every Storm had to be downgraded before release, hence the delays. It sounds a little far-fetched, ...
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The Story of the Great Philadelphia Hot Dog Launcher [Hot Dogs] 22 November 2008, 12:30 pm
Hot dog maker Hatfield constructed a hot dog launcher with the help of the Philly Phanatic, famous weirdo mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies, for use during Phillies games. And now, in a fit of boredom and comedic inspiration, they've released a "documentary" detailing the making of the launcher. It's absolutely hilarious, and I'm not saying that just because I'm Gizmodo's token Pennsylvanian. The video ends with a "Hatfield engineer" looking into the distance and musing about how nuclear powe...
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Sneaky Unconfirmed Dealzmodo: Free Verizon FiOS Set-Top Box for Whiny Customers [Verizon Fios] 22 November 2008, 11:45 am
We've got a Verizon tipster who let us know that starting today, Verizon is offering one free high-def or standard-def set-top box to new customers—but it's all unofficial, see? All you have to do is sign up for one of Verizon's 12-month commitments and kvetch and moan about the monthly set-top box's pricing being too high, and the guy doing your installation sales rep will offer you one of the boxes for free. Update: My mistake, it's not the installer you need to complain to but a telepho...
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This week in open source: G1, Firefox, Chrome 22 November 2008, 5:15 pm
This week in open source we looked at some G1 hacks and some new features in Chrome and Firefox.Read More...
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The week in Microsoft: WALL•E, IE8, and Tweak UI for Vista 22 November 2008, 4:00 pm
In this week's top Microsoft news, we cover Windows Live OneCare, codename Morro, IE8, an unofficial Tweak UI for Vista, Silverlight 3, Zune 3.1, Windows 7, Windows Live Wave 3, and WALL•E.Read More...
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The week in politics: Sarah Palin's e-mail, AIs with feelings, and debating Jammie Thomas 22 November 2008, 2:45 pm
This week at Law & Disorder, we checked in on the Sarah Palin e-mail hacking case, pondered the metaphysics of machine intelligence, and debated when a file on a p2p network is "distributed."Read More...
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The week in hardware: Unlocked, encrypted, upgraded, merged 22 November 2008, 1:30 pm
We recap the week's hardware news. Transmeta is no longer an independent company, you can now unlock your T-Mobile G1, and Toshiba is now selling a 500GB ultraquiet laptop drive.Read More...
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This week in Apple: HDCP, private APIs, and hacks 22 November 2008, 12:15 pm
This week's top Apple news was riddled with scandal, ranging from High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection hidden in new MacBooks to Google's private iPhone API use, and everything in between. Now, all we need is a sex scandal and the circle should be complete. Check it out in case you missed anything.Read More...
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Science week in review: vans get wings, the brain-pelvis interaction, and darkness decays 22 November 2008, 11:00 am
Aerodynamics, irrigation, self-replicating molecules, and the possible return of the mammoth loomed large in the world of science this week. Read More...
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The week in gaming: Fallout 3 Google maps, WoW, and Valkyria 22 November 2008, 9:45 am
This week in gaming brought us the advent of a Google Maps utility for Fallout 3, reviews of Valkyria Chronicles and Mortal Kombat vs. DC, as well as word of a potential retro revival of some old classic PC franchise by Stardock.Read More...
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Week in review: family tech support, piracy, and consoles 22 November 2008, 8:30 am
Intel's newest CPU, troubleshooting new hardware, wide-scale Blu-ray piracy, and news about consoles top the week's most important stories at Ars Technica.Read More...
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Verizon employees fired after peeping Obama cell records 21 November 2008, 4:50 pm
Several Verizon Wireless employees have been suspended after the company learned that some had accessed Barack Obama's cell phone records without authorization. Whether they'll face criminal charges is not clear.Read More...
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Google may offer Chrome detailing on new PCs 21 November 2008, 2:14 pm
Google has big plans for Chrome, and they don't involve keeping the browser in a perpetual beta twilight. The search giant intends to seize a significant chunk of the browser market in 2009, and could offer competition the likes of which Internet Explorer has never faced.Read More...
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Top Health Stories
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Morgellons disease: Managing a mysterious skin condition 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
Morgellons disease is controversial, but you can take positive steps to manage the symptoms.
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Athlete's foot 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
Athlete's foot — Comprehensive overview covers causes, symptoms and treatments of this common fungal infection.
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HIDA scan 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
HIDA scan — Overview covers definition, risks, results of hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan.
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Cardiac catheterization 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
Cardiac catheterization — Overview covers definition, risks and results of this test for heart problems.
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Pet allergy 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
Pet allergy — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms and treatment of allergy to animals.
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Dandruff 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
Dandruff — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment of this sometimes embarrassing, flaky skin disorder.
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) — Overview covers the definition and risks of implanting these devices.
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Croup treatment: Does high humidity relieve symptoms? 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
For mild croup, humidity and air temperature changes have long been considered useful.
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Periodontitis 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
Periodontitis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment, prevention of this severe form of gum disease.
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Scorpion stings 22 November 2008, 12:00 am
Scorpion stings — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment, prevention of these potentially serious stings.
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Daschle Is Obama's Pick to Lead HHS 21 November 2008, 10:47 am
By selecting former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) to head the Department of Health and Human Services, President-Elect Barack Obama has found a point person for sweeping health-care reform who also shares his bipartisan — read realistic — approach to politics....
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Fall Babies at Higher Risk for Asthma 20 November 2008, 11:18 pm
A new study shows that babies born four months before the peak of winter virus season are more likely to develop childhood asthma than babies born at any other time of year....
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Uncertainty Is Powerful Stress Producer 20 November 2008, 11:18 pm
In a newly published study, uncertainty was found to be far more stressful for highly neurotic people than dealing with a clearly negative outcome....
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Water Aerobics Reduces Pain in Childbirth 20 November 2008, 6:01 pm
Water aerobics may help reduce the pain of childbirth. A new study shows that women who take classes during pregnancy are significantly less likely to ask for pain medication during delivery....
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Hib Vaccine Shortage Extended 20 November 2008, 5:04 pm
The current U.S. shortage of childhood Hib vaccine, cut off in December 2007, will continue at least until mid-2009, the CDC warns....
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Happy People Get the Big Picture 20 November 2008, 4:21 pm
If you're in a bad mood, all you see is the task at hand. But in a good mood, you can see how the task fits into the grand scheme of things in your life....
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Got a Complex Task? Study, Sleep on It 20 November 2008, 11:07 am
After learning complex skills, people perform those skills better after a night's sleep, a study using video games shows....
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ADHD Drugs Don't Cause Genetic Damage 19 November 2008, 5:35 pm
Ritalin, Adderall, and Concerta do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new government-funded study concludes....
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Genetic Screening May ID Diabetes Risk 19 November 2008, 4:08 pm
Genetic screening can help identify people at risk for type 2 diabetes, but it adds little to traditional methods for determining risk, two new studies show....
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Exercise: The Brain’s Fountain of Youth 19 November 2008, 12:38 pm
Daily physical exercise begun no later than middle age fights age-related brain decline, mouse studies suggest....
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In Housing Slump, Elderly Forgo Assisted Living 22 November 2008, 9:10 am
The housing crisis has kept thousands of older Americans from moving into retirement communities. ...
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Insurer Offers Option for Surgery in India 22 November 2008, 2:36 am
The health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered patients the option of going to India for elective surgery. ...
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Recipes for Health: Sweet Potato Soufflé 22 November 2008, 2:36 am
A soufflé that is not too sweet to serve as a starter at your Thanksgiving table, but that also makes an impressive dessert. ...
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Bad News Can Be Better Than Nothing 22 November 2008, 2:32 am
People who are highly neurotic also are intolerant of uncertainty, a new study suggests. ...
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Conflicts of Interest May Ensnare Journalists, Too 22 November 2008, 2:32 am
Researchers have documented what they say are “astonishing” financial ties between journalists and drug companies. ...
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Morning Rounds: Obese Airline Passengers, Food Allergies and Fixing Health Care 22 November 2008, 2:32 am
Breaking health news from around the Web. ...
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Irwin C. Gunsalus, Vitamin Biochemist, Dies at 96 22 November 2008, 1:21 am
Dr. Gunsalus discovered lipoic acid, which has been used as a treatment for chronic liver disease, and one of the active forms of vitamin B6, essential in metabolism. ...
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Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties 21 November 2008, 11:50 pm
Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, a psychiatrist, earned income from drug makers that he didn’t report on his show. ...
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Ouch, My Knee! Is There a Bike Fitter in the House? 21 November 2008, 4:27 pm
Bike fittings for recreational cyclists has mushroomed into a mainstream offering found at scores of bikes shops and training centers around the country. ...
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Doctor and Patient: Too Much Information 21 November 2008, 12:37 pm
If a doctor over-shares, what happens to the doctor-patient bond? ...
Top Politics Stories
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If They Can: Change Is Landing in Old Hands 23 November 2008, 6:44 am
Could Barack Obama ultimately find himself pulled toward the Washington folkways he has vowed to surmount?...
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Clinton-Obama Détente: From Top Rival to Top Aide 23 November 2008, 6:39 am
Few are predicting that a new relationship born of mutual respect and self-interest will grow into a tight bond, but it might....
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President of Bronx Could Get Cabinet Post 23 November 2008, 3:44 am
Adolfo Carrión Jr. is being considered for a senior position in the Obama administration, possibly as secretary of housing and urban development, people involved in the transition said....
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Congressional Memo: Behind House Struggle, Long and Tangled Roots 23 November 2008, 3:04 am
The roots of the clash between Representatives Henry A. Waxman and John D. Dingell over the House Energy and Commerce Committee go back years, and have both personal and substantive causes....
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Former Treasury Secretary to Lead Economic Council 23 November 2008, 3:00 am
Barack Obama is expected to name Lawrence H. Summers as his pick to head the National Economic Council, an aide to Mr. Obama said Saturday....
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Obama Vows Swift Action on Vast Economic Stimulus Plan 23 November 2008, 1:47 am
Barack Obama offered the outlines of a plan to create or save 2.5 million jobs by investing in public works and alternative energy....
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News Analysis: Obama Tilts to Center, Inviting a Clash of Ideas 22 November 2008, 12:36 pm
President-elect Barack Obama’s reported selections for two major cabinet jobs suggest a preference for pragmatists, not ideologues....
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Clinton Is Said to Accept Secretary of State Position 22 November 2008, 11:53 am
Two confidants said Hillary Rodham Clinton would give up her Senate seat and accept the nomination for secretary of state after talks with the president-elect....
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Fed Official Is Said to Be Choice for Treasury 22 November 2008, 7:50 am
The news that Timothy F. Geithner would be named Treasury secretary helped drive stocks sharply higher....
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Another Triumph for Clinton, Many Women Agree 22 November 2008, 2:36 am
As Hillary Rodham Clinton transforms herself into the nation’s top diplomat, she cannot seem to shake the role of a canvas for women’s hopes and fears about the workplace....
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Elizabeth Rigby: In Thanksgiving for our (Very Big) Government 23 November 2008, 6:40 am
This year as we go around the table expressing thanks for friends, family, health, and home, I anticipate smirks (if not boos) when I add:......
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Billy Kimball: Obama Team Mulls Role for Miss Lewinsky in New Administration 23 November 2008, 1:06 am
President-Elect Barack Obama's transition team is reported to be deeply divided over whether to offer a post to Monica Lewinsky, the former White House Intern......
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Citigroup Brought To Its Knees 22 November 2008, 10:05 pm
In September 2007, with Wall Street confronting a crisis caused by too many souring mortgages, Citigroup executives gathered in a wood-paneled library to assess their......
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Huff Radio: KCRW's Left Right and Center 11.21.2008 22 November 2008, 8:39 pm
As the economy tanks, the panelists agree with Paul Krugman's observation in today's New York Times that we don't have two months to wait. They talk Hillary Clinton and Janet Napolitano....
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Reports: Passing Universal Healthcare Could Kill The GOP 22 November 2008, 6:26 pm
Barack Obama's selection of Tom Daschle as Health and Human Services Secretary, as well as "health reform czar," signals that the incoming president is serious......
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Michealene Cristini Risley: "The blanket of death falls over Zimbabwe." 22 November 2008, 6:17 pm
Behind the stench of flowing sewage and the smell of disease is a country that is beyond collapse. Yet, nowhere are there more signs of......
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Clinton-Obama Detente: From Top Rival To Top Aide 22 November 2008, 5:42 pm
The thaw in the resentful relationship between the most powerful woman in the Democratic Party and her younger male rival began at the party's......
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Larry Summers: Director Of National Economic Council, Top Adviser To Obama 22 November 2008, 5:38 pm
ABC News reports that Obama has tapped Larry Summers to be his top economic adviser: ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama has decided to......
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Jon Wiener: Hillary's Big Ethics Problem: Bill 22 November 2008, 5:18 pm
What guidelines should govern Bill Clinton's future activities if Hillary becomes Secretary of State? Recent events suggest that at least two are necessary: no more......
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James Love: Nursultan Nazarbayev 22 November 2008, 5:09 pm
It will be interesting to see if the attention to Nursultan Nazarbayev will become more than an occasional opportunistic exercise in Hillary bashing....
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Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up 23 November 2008, 5:43 am
Sunday, and the living is easy... Thomas Friedman: If I had my druthers right now we would convene a special session of Congress, amend the Constitution and move up the inauguration from Jan. 20 to Thanksgiving Day. Forget the inaugural balls; we can’t afford them. Forget the grandstands; we don’t need them. Just get me a Supreme Court justice and a Bible, and let’s swear in Barack Obama right now — by choice — with the same haste we did — by necessity &#...
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Sunday Talk - The Change We Need 22 November 2008, 11:45 pm
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that Daily Kos is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founder is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our mojotocracy, this post is your answer.
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Open Thread and Diary Rescue 22 November 2008, 10:20 pm
This evening's Rescue Rangers are jlms qkw, Yatpundit, HansScholl, srkp23, mem from somerville, and dadanation, with watercarrier4diogenes at the wheel of the Editmobile The Rangers have sifted and sorted through 257 diaries to bring you these 12 great examples of the excellent writing and breadth of subjects that Teh Orange has become known for. mieprowan shares the holiday story of A day off for the homeless, 1987. (jlms qkw) doorguy opens a small diner to feed the soul, stomach, and the co...
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FOX, Asking The Tough Questions 22 November 2008, 9:30 pm
Keeping America ill-informed, 24x7 -- they purport, you decide:
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Fired Up 22 November 2008, 8:30 pm
President-elect Obama's address to the nation today has got me all fired up all over again. In the days immediately following the election, there was a natural sort of waning of intensity as the afterglow of victory receded. And then the distraction of the HRC and Lieberman dramas was disconcerting. All this was taking place in a leadership vacuum created by the combination of George W. Bush's unwillingness to do anything to help the economy, and by the fact that Barack Obama does not get sworn ...
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Indiana 22 November 2008, 7:30 pm
Indiana, 2004: Indiana, 2008: What was amazing about this victory is that it wasn't just Obama racking up big margins in Gary and Marion County, but a statewide blitz that took increased margins in Democratic strongholds with reduced deficits in formerly blood-red districts. For example, see that blood-red county in north central Indiana? It's Kosciusko County. In 2004, Kerry lost it 78-21, giving Bush a 16,000-vote margin. In 2008, Obama lost it 68-31, still badly, but his deficit was on...
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The Minnesota Senate Ballot Challenge-a-thon 22 November 2008, 6:30 pm
Minnesota Public Radio has posted a sampling of the ballots challenged by both sides in the senate recount. Here's my favorite 'close call': The Coleman campaign challenged this ballot, arguing the voter didn't intend to vote for Franken, because of the small dot inside the bubble next to Dean Barkley's name.
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Late Afternoon/Early Evening Open Thread 22 November 2008, 5:45 pm
Coming up on Sunday Kos .... DHinMI has two essays in mind for Sunday. In one, he will dispel myths about why the American (and global) auto industry is a mess, and why it's in our best interests to save it. In a second essay, he will examine whether the Republicans lost big because they're not a party of ideas. DarkSyde will show the Obama climate change and energy transition team has their work cut out for them in more ways than one, in "Anatomy of a Zombie Lie." Now the "big jobs" are being ...
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Cato: GOP Survival Depends On Blocking Health Care Reform 22 November 2008, 5:00 pm
Basically, the argument is that universal health care would be so popular that Republicans would lose their grip on social conservatives. Michael F. Cannon makes the case: Blocking Obama’s Health Plan Is Key to the GOP’s Survival Ditto Baucus’ health plan. And Kennedy’s. And Wyden’s. Why? Norman Markowitz, a contributing editor at PoliticalAffairs.net (motto: "Marxist Thought Online"), makes an interesting point about how making citizens dependent on the governm...
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"Emoluments," Clinton, and That Pesky Constitution 22 November 2008, 4:10 pm
Article I, Section 6: No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time.... What's an Emolument, you ask? It's your salary or other compensation for employment. In other words, the Framers didn't want members of Congress creating new jobs or giving raises to existing jobs, and then...
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Trying to Go Green as Gas Prices Fall 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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Sen. Grassley: Looking Forward to Reviewing Geithner 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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Will Geithner at Treasury Keep Fighting For the Fed? 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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New York Fed Staffers Applaud the Boss 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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Who is Timothy Geithner? 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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Geithner at Treasury? A Look Back in His Own Words 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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Holidays Won’t Bring Much Cheer for Retailers 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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Baseball Owners Get Some Advice From Volcker 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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New Blood at Central Bankers’ Central Bank 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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Washington Impasse Makes Goldman Forecast Gloomier 31 December 1969, 6:00 pm
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Citi Tries To Figure Out How To Make This Thing Work 22 November 2008, 11:30 am
Andrew Ross Sorkin lays out the options supposedly being considered by the firm as of last night:
1. "Replace Vikram Pandit." Not really sure how that'd do shit, or who they'd get to take over, or what kind of half-wits would hear this news and suddenly start believing in the firm if they hadn't previously, but whatevs. It'd be awesome if it were a 1-2 punch of 1, forcing VP out and 2, replacing him with Chuck Prince.
2. "Sell all or part of the company." To Circuit Cityi.
3. "A public endors...
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Now What Are We Supposed To Do? 21 November 2008, 9:28 pm
I fear that without a mechanism to skirt U.S. online gambling restrictions all is lost....
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Write-Offs: 11.21.08 21 November 2008, 4:20 pm
$$$ Reuters: "Obama Likely to Consider Summers to Succeed Bernanke As Fed Chair in 2010." And according to The Caucus: "Mr. Summers is likely to be named as an economics adviser as well, two sources familiar with the Obama transition said, with the expectation that eventually he will be named to the Federal Reserve Board, perhaps as successor to Chairman Ben Bernanke."
$$$ Air G.M. Grounds 2 Jets in Wake of P.R. Debacle [DB]
$$$ America's Neediest: Bringing' Back the Sunshine to AIG [Cityfile]...
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We Found An Abnormal Growth 21 November 2008, 3:33 pm
Sometimes (just sometimes) we cannot help but watch Andrew Ross Sorkin videos. This particular round, while watching the ARSE's Charlie Rose interview with automotive industry shill David Cole, something occurred to us: the United States has become the world's leading authority on creating inoperable, metastasized industrial tumors. Not only this, but the creation of, maintenance of and discussion surrounding these tumors has become so integrated in the economic fabric and incentives system of...
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The New Treasury Secretary 21 November 2008, 1:57 pm
NBC News reports Obama will nominate: Tim Geithner....
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Layoffs Watch '08: UBS West 21 November 2008, 1:55 pm
Yes, Los Angeles bank branches are more or less lost tribes in the Amazon, so totally unexposed to real civilization and insulated from the trubs of the modern world in which we live that one must be careful when flying low over them, as they are prone to throwing spears at passing planes. Nonetheless, they are still people, and we should feel their collective pain. Apparently all but one second year analysts in UBS's LA office have been shown the door.
In more uplifting news, Citi Field is s...
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Obama: No Friend To Automotive? 21 November 2008, 12:08 pm
Well, that was quick.
If Bloomberg is to be believed, Obama and crowd are already setting up pre-packaged bankruptcies for the Notorious B.I.G. 3 who will, true to their namesake, continue nonetheless to spit out albums automobiles long after their violent death. Really, when automotive can't count on Obama to keep it out of bankruptcy, it really is time to throw in the towel. The move also puts Obama at odds with the fiscal and financial genius of Nancy Pelosi, who ruled bankruptcy out entir...
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La La La I Can't Hear You La La La 21 November 2008, 12:01 pm
Merrill Lynch, Barcap, Deutsche Bank and Citi are said to have stopped airing CNBC on their trading floors, supposedly because of "irresponsible reporting." Sounds a bit insane, and I'm really not sure why these institutions would rob their employees of the Gasparino Variety Hour but whatevs. Programming will be replaced by reruns of The Three Stooges, Little Rascals, Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Two Coreys....
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Charlie Gasparino's Plan To Save Citi 21 November 2008, 10:37 am
Master o' the markets Charlie Gasparino just had a little debate with CNBC's Steve Liesman re: Citi. According to Chaz, Citi will not fail, and there are a couple of ways we can get this bitch back up:
1. Vikram Pandit steps down, "stock goes to $7."
2. "If your friend Bob Rubin would stop talking to Obama and get working with Pandit, stock goes to $7."
Now, as you know, we could never hope to compete with the capacious intellect and market moving insight that Chaz brings to the table. But...
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Lurking Silently, Ready To Pounce 21 November 2008, 9:52 am
Whatever it is that is lurking around in the shadows can just knock it off already, ok? We get it. You're out there. Announcement timed (poorly) to avoid market reaction/panic/action/inaction/fear/hope/disrupting the weekend. How about we just cut all the foreplay and spill it. What do you say?
Jump, jump, for my love....
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Signs of the Slowdown? 21 November 2008, 2:00 pm
Australian reader Jeremy Hagan points to a sign of the economic slowdown down under: Television stations have started carrying ads touting the benefits of television advertising.
It's kind of like miles of highways where all the billboards are just ads for renting billboard space.
Photo: zyzzyva
What signs of the slowdown have you seen lately?
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The Forever Portfolio 21 November 2008, 1:30 pm
The Forever Portfolio, spotted this week in the Nashville airport.
Our friend James Altucher has a new book out, The Forever Portfolio, which is an investment book - the subtitle is "How to Pick Stocks That You Can Hold for the Long Run" - but it is also full of James Altucher stories about poker-playing and [...]
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Price Fishback: What Do the New Deal and World War II Tell Us About the Prospects for a Stimulus Package? 21 November 2008, 12:13 pm
Economic historian Price Fishback, who recently guest blogged about the original Home Owners' Loan Corporation, is back for an encore. This time, he tackles the issue of whether the New Deal and World War II are good examples of Keynesian stimuli.
I always thought they were; but using data, Fishback makes a simple and compelling case [...]
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Are You Better for the Environment if You're Tall or Short? 21 November 2008, 9:58 am
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is increasing the space between rows of seats on its planes. I'm not surprised - the Dutch are the tallest people on earth these days, as I discovered when I had to crane my neck around the Brobdingnagians in front of me in an Amsterdam movie theater.
Like many Europeans, [...]
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Spreading the Pirate Booty Around 21 November 2008, 9:56 am
Somali pirate town Boosaaso. (Photo: Jehad Nga/The New York Times)
Who's making money from the piracy that's flourishing off the coast of Somalia?
The pirates themselves seem to be raking it in. As the Guardian reports, pirates have made about $30 million from ransom payments this year, according to U.N. estimates; and they are demanding $25 [...]
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How Aggressively Will the New Administration Address Global Warming? 21 November 2008, 9:47 am
Very, it would seem.
This isn't exactly a surprise. Obama campaigned hard on the subject. But a couple of personnel moves in recent days suggest that, despite the cratering economy, the administration is also eager to tackle the energy/global warming issues.
The first move is the ouster of John Dingell as chairman of the House Committee on [...]
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Ron Paul Answers Your Questions, Part Two 20 November 2008, 11:22 pm
Ron Paul
When we solicited your questions for Congressman Ron Paul shortly after the election, so many questions came in that we split Paul's answers into two batches, the first of which was published last week.
Here is the second. Like the first batch, they are well-considered and interesting throughout; they will surely make many [...]
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Jenkem: Bringing the Levitt Family Together 20 November 2008, 4:21 pm
I often get emails from blog readers asking me to shed light on some issue that, in the mind of the email writer, is a pressing social or economic issue. Sometimes it is a big issue like immigration or the financial crisis. More often it is something less mainstream, like election fraud or an unusual [...]
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Spamonomics 20 November 2008, 3:48 pm
Since last Wednesday, the torrent of junk e-mail coursing through the internet has been slowed dramatically, with 40 percent or more of it cut off at the source.
The source of all that spam? San Jose, California. That's where a group of servers responsible for much of the world's spam had been operating until they were [...]
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Our Daily Bleg: Which Quotes Were Viral in 2008? 20 November 2008, 12:31 pm
Our resident quote bleggar Fred Shapiro, editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, is back with another request. If you have a bleg of your own - it needn't have anything to do with quotations - send it along here.
Let me continue to solicit suggestions for The Yale Book of Quotations list of the top [...]
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Top Science Stories
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Cellphone clusters give traffic jams away 22 November 2008, 9:00 am
Mapping GPS data from mobile phones carried by vehicle occupants can help road users avoid congested areas...
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Remains of devoured planet discovered 22 November 2008, 8:00 am
The dusty remains of a distant planet show what happens to a gas giant if it survives a red giant explosion...
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Bush to go out with a green bang? 22 November 2008, 6:00 am
One of the George W Bush's final acts as US president could be to create the largest marine conservation area in the world...
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Space station's new urine recycler has glitches 21 November 2008, 4:49 pm
NASA is having problems with a new $250 million machine that recycles urine into drinking water...
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Planet imaged closer to star than ever before? 21 November 2008, 2:50 pm
A planet may have been imaged closer to its star than any photographed previously...
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Invention: Personal life mapper 21 November 2008, 1:00 pm
A new patent application wants to have software reduce your life to easy-to-digest diagrams in 3D space...
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Light opens up a world of sound for the deaf 21 November 2008, 12:48 pm
Infrared light can stimulate neurons in the inner ear as precisely as sound waves, a discovery that could lead to better cochlear implants...
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Experts plan 'doomsday vault' for frog sperm 21 November 2008, 12:21 pm
Freezing the genetic material of amphibians, along with assisted reproduction measures, could help species avoid looming extinctions...
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Hairspray link to genital birth defects 21 November 2008, 11:47 am
Pregnant hairdressers may be exposing their unborn children to harmful chemicals that can lead to health problems in boys, a study suggests...
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Material slicker than Teflon discovered by accident 21 November 2008, 10:28 am
Coating moving parts with a novel material that is almost as tough as diamond and more slippery than Teflon could save energy and reduce wear...
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Astronauts Finish Long, Tough Spacewalk at Station 22 November 2008, 10:09 pm
Astronauts completed their longest spacewalk yet to repair a space station gear on Saturday....
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Video - Antarctic Ice Shelf Disintegrates 22 November 2008, 8:43 pm
Scientists conduct an aerial survey of massive ice field that has broken off Antarctica’s Wilkins Ice Shelf....
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Apocalyptic 'New Jerusalem' Sect Falling Apart 22 November 2008, 1:40 pm
There's no freedom of religion. You can't play soccer, either. But John F. Kennedy is a saint....
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Obama Vetting Bill Richardson, Space Enthusiast 22 November 2008, 9:03 am
Richardson said it's in the interest of our national space industry that commercial space could properly develop....
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Astronauts Set for Toughest Spacewalk in Station Fix 22 November 2008, 8:41 am
Two astronauts are set to make their toughest spacewalk yet for a space station fix....
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Star Trek Now: Lasers Close Incisions 22 November 2008, 8:39 am
A new way to close surgical incisions looks a lot like Star Trek technology....
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Spider Success! Weightless Webs Spun in Space 22 November 2008, 1:29 am
A pair of orb-weaver spiders on the International Space Station succeeded in spinning webs in space after failing a day earlier....
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Astronauts Tackle Glitches with Space Water Recycler 22 November 2008, 1:29 am
A recycling system that converts astronaut urine into drinking water has hit its first glitch....
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Spaceflight Going 'Wonderful' Despite Glitches, Astronauts Say 22 November 2008, 1:25 am
Shuttle and space station astronauts laud their joint mission's accomplishments....
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Video - "Spinneroids:" When Asteroid Dance 21 November 2008, 3:19 pm
The two parts of asteroid 1999 KW4 whirl around each other while hurtling through space.The larger piece, Alpha, would break apart if it spun any faster....
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Forgotten But Not Gone: How The Brain Re-learns 23 November 2008, 5:00 am
Thanks to our ability to learn and to remember, we can perform tasks that other living things can not even dream of. However, we are only just beginning to get the gist of what really goes on in the brain when it learns or forgets something. What we do know is that changes in the contacts between nerve cells play an important role....
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NASA Developing Dark Energy Observatory 23 November 2008, 3:20 am
NASA and the Department of Energy are working together to build the first space-based observatory designed to understand the nature of dark energy....
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Einstein's messy desk & office in Princeton 23 November 2008, 12:30 am
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New Device Condenses Drinking Water Out of Thin Air 22 November 2008, 11:10 pm
The company, Element Four, has developed a machine that can 'create' water out of thin air. Their creation, the WaterMill, uses the electricity of about three light bulbs to condense moisture from the air and purify it into clean drinking water. This device could be a boon for areas that have scarce access to drinking water....
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Soil Erosion Problems Threatens Land of 100 Million Chinese 22 November 2008, 10:40 pm
Almost 100 million people in south-west China will lose the land they live on within 35 years if soil erosion continues at its current rate, a nationwide survey has found....
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Agriculture goes urban and high-tech 22 November 2008, 10:30 pm
There's a growing effort to use hydroponics -- a method of cultivating plants in nutrient-rich water instead of soil -- to bring farming into cities. Hydroponic farming requires less water and less land than traditional farming, and reduces the environmental cost of trucking produce to urban centers. Is this the future of agriculture?...
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Awesome Pic of Owl in Action, as Predator. 22 November 2008, 9:50 pm
Beautiful, almost haunting shot. Not the usual (cliched) image of the owl. Close-up, enlargeable, wallpaper....
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Carbon dioxide discovered on distant planet 22 November 2008, 9:10 pm
Carbon dioxide, one of the telltale signs that a planet may be able to support life, has been spotted in the atmosphere of a gas giant orbiting a star 63 light years from Earth....
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The Science of the Future of War 22 November 2008, 8:40 pm
TODAY'S MOST BRUTAL WARS are also the most primal. They are fought with machetes in West Africa, with fire and rape and fear in Darfur, and with suicide bombs and improvised explosive devices in Israel, Iraq, and elsewhere. But as horrifying as these conflicts are, they are not the greatest threat to our survival as a species. We humans are a frigh...
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How Do Math And Intuition Help Us Understand Whole Systems? 22 November 2008, 8:10 pm
While the human brain may be the ultimate complex system, other examples appear everywhere. Take army ants. Despite their name, they have no general, and their queen sends out no instructions. No ant is aiming to get across that gully, and there is no blueprint or traffic light....
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