Patrick Fugit - World-of-Newave.info http://answers.world-of-newave.info/patrick-fugit.htm Latest news and articles about Patrick Fugit en-us Copyright (c)2004-2008.ยง/Newave SARL. All rights reserved. webmaster@world-of-newave.com (Webmaster) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:24:28 GMT Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:24:28 GMT Newave Lisa XML Engine v1.0 - http://www.world-of-newave.info/about.htm 60 http://www.world-of-newave.info/images/wi8831.gif World-of-Newave.info - Knowledge and Informational Database http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 88 31 {EUROPE > NEWSPAPERS} - Peter Mandelson Gordon Brown's biggest gamble http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/newspapers/peter-mandelson-gordon-brown-s-biggest-gamble-2008102518.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/newspapers/peter-mandelson-gordon-brown-s-biggest-gamble-2008102518.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:43:07 GMT Last week's Cabinet reshuffle - and the audacious resurrection of Peter Mandelson - revealed a Prime Minister with nothing left to lose. But can the highrisk strategy pay off asks Political Editor Patrick Hennessy Telegraph.Co.Uk Peter Mandelson Gordon Brown's biggest gamble {new window}   Www.Telegraph.Co.Uk - Last week's Cabinet reshuffle - and the audacious resurrection of Peter Mandelson - revealed a Prime Minister with nothing left to lose. But can the highrisk strategy pay off asks Political Editor Patrick Hennessy
Peter Mandelson: Gordon Brown's biggest gamble - Telegraph {...} Last week's Cabinet reshuffle – and the audacious resurrection of Peter Mandelson – revealed a Prime Minister with nothing left to lose. But can the high-risk strategy pay off, asks Political Editor Patrick Hennessy {...}
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media > Newspapers {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - Media again quote debate attack that Obama "voted against funding the troops" while omitting Dem response http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/media-again-quote-debate-attack-that-obama-voted-2008108517.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/media-again-quote-debate-attack-that-obama-voted-2008108517.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:53:49 GMT In their October 3 editions, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times both reported Gov. Sarah Palin's attack during the vice-presidential debate that Sen. "Barack Obama voted against funding troops" without noting, as Sen. Joe Biden pointed out in response, that "[Sen.] John McCain voted the exact same way. John McCain voted against funding the troops because of an amendment he voted against had a timeline in it to draw down American troops. And John said I'm not going to fund the troops if in fact there's a time line." As Media Matters for America has noted, the Los Angeles Times -- as well as Reuters, the Associated Press, and the Politico -- also quoted a similar attack by Sen. John McCain in the first presidential debate without noting that Obama -- like Biden in the vice-presidential debate -- pointed out that "Senator McCain opposed funding for troops in legislation that had a timetable, because he didn't believe in a timetable. I opposed funding a mission that had no timetable, and was open-ended, giving a blank check to George Bush. We had a difference on the timetable." In the New York Times article, reporter Patrick Healy noted that Palin "attacked Mr. Obama's Senate vote against federal financing for troops in Iraq, which Mr. Biden also once criticized." In the Los Angeles Times "news analysis," staff writer Peter Wallsten reported that "on Iraq, [Palin] hewed to years-old attack lines of painting war critics as quitters and accusing Obama of trying to deprive the troops of funding." Neither article noted Biden's response nor did they note that McCain voted against the Senate version of a March 2007 bill that would have funded the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and would have provided more than $1 billion in additional funds to the Department of Veterans Affairs -- along with all but two of his fellow Republican senators. From the October 3 New York Times article: In response to a question about her views on an exit strategy in Iraq, Ms. Palin championed Mr. McCain's support for the "surge" of American troops there; hailed "a great American hero," Gen. David H. Petraeus; and attacked Mr. Obama's Senate vote against federal financing for troops in Iraq, which Mr. Biden also once criticized. After that, Mr. Biden turned to the moderator and said, "Gwen [Ifill], with all due respect, I didn't hear a plan." From the October 3 Los Angeles Times article: Potentially erasing memories of her widely mocked efforts to claim foreign policy expertise based on Alaska's proximity to Russia, Palin talked about preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons. She repeatedly mentioned the president of Iran by name, and even talked about having a conversation with former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. But she spoke of foreign policy in the broadest of strokes, adopting rhetoric about spreading freedom around the world that is the core of the so-called Bush Doctrine that, in one of her network interviews, she did not seem to understand. And on Iraq, she hewed to years-old attack lines of painting war critics as quitters and accusing Obama of trying to deprive the troops of funding. "We're getting closer and closer to victory," she said, "and it would be a travesty if we quit now in Iraq." Biden, in one of his strongest points in the debate, shot back that the Republicans were offering no plan to end the Iraq war. "This is a fundamental difference between us. We will end this war," Biden said. "For John McCain, there is no end in sight to end this war." Mediamatters.Org Media again quote debate attack that Obama "voted against funding the troops" while omitting Dem response {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - In their October 3 editions, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times both reported Gov. Sarah Palin's attack during the vice-presidential debate that Sen. "Barack Obama voted against funding troops" without noting, as Sen. Joe Biden pointed out in response, that "[Sen.] John McCain voted the exact same way. John McCain voted against funding the troops because of an amendment he voted against had a timeline in it to draw down American troops. And John said I'm not going to fund the troops if in fact there's a time line." As Media Matters for America has noted, the Los Angeles Times -- as well as Reuters, the Associated Press, and the Politico -- also quoted a similar attack by Sen. John McCain in the first presidential debate without noting that Obama -- like Biden in the vice-presidential debate -- pointed out that "Senator McCain opposed funding for troops in legislation that had a timetable, because he didn't believe in a timetable. I opposed funding a mission that had no timetable, and was open-ended, giving a blank check to George Bush. We had a difference on the timetable." In the New York Times article, reporter Patrick Healy noted that Palin "attacked Mr. Obama's Senate vote against federal financing for troops in Iraq, which Mr. Biden also once criticized." In the Los Angeles Times "news analysis," staff writer Peter Wallsten reported that "on Iraq, [Palin] hewed to years-old attack lines of painting war critics as quitters and accusing Obama of trying to deprive the troops of funding." Neither article noted Biden's response nor did they note that McCain voted against the Senate version of a March 2007 bill that would have funded the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and would have provided more than $1 billion in additional funds to the Department of Veterans Affairs -- along with all but two of his fellow Republican senators. From the October 3 New York Times article: In response to a question about her views on an exit strategy in Iraq, Ms. Palin championed Mr. McCain's support for the "surge" of American troops there; hailed "a great American hero," Gen. David H. Petraeus; and attacked Mr. Obama's Senate vote against federal financing for troops in Iraq, which Mr. Biden also once criticized. After that, Mr. Biden turned to the moderator and said, "Gwen [Ifill], with all due respect, I didn't hear a plan." From the October 3 Los Angeles Times article: Potentially erasing memories of her widely mocked efforts to claim foreign policy expertise based on Alaska's proximity to Russia, Palin talked about preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons. She repeatedly mentioned the president of Iran by name, and even talked about having a conversation with former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. But she spoke of foreign policy in the broadest of strokes, adopting rhetoric about spreading freedom around the world that is the core of the so-called Bush Doctrine that, in one of her network interviews, she did not seem to understand. And on Iraq, she hewed to years-old attack lines of painting war critics as quitters and accusing Obama of trying to deprive the troops of funding. "We're getting closer and closer to victory," she said, "and it would be a travesty if we quit now in Iraq." Biden, in one of his strongest points in the debate, shot back that the Republicans were offering no plan to end the Iraq war. "This is a fundamental difference between us. We will end this war," Biden said. "For John McCain, there is no end in sight to end this war."
Media Matters - Media again quote debate attack that Obama "voted against funding the troops" while omitting Dem response {...} The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times both reported Gov. Sarah Palin's attack during the vice-presidential debate that Sen. "Barack Obama voted against funding troops" without noting, as Sen. Joe Biden pointed out in response, that "[Sen.] John McCain voted the exact same way. John McCain voted against funding the troops because of an amendment he voted against had a timeline in it to draw down American troops." {...}
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]]> Society > Issues > Business > Media > Bias and Balance {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Birth of the presidential "sound bite" http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/birth-of-the-presidential-sound-bite-2008103643.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/birth-of-the-presidential-sound-bite-2008103643.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:12:42 GMT The 1908 presidential campaign was the first time that the candidates, William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft, recorded their voices for voters to hear. The recordings on early phonographs were used to rally support, or simply demonstrate the technology, at political gatherings, concert halls, and even shops selling the Edison phonographs. Science News has a fascinating history of the "first sound bites," including audio samples. From Science News: ?Mr. Bryan seemed a little nervous when he first started, much more so, he said, than he ever felt in facing an audience of ten thousand people,? Harold Voorhis recalled. Voorhis, an agent for the National Phonograph Company, was partly responsible for the candidate?s discomfort: He had brought a phonograph into the library of Bryan?s house in Lincoln, Neb., to record some of his speeches, old and current. ?Considering that his words were to be reproduced all over the world in perhaps a million homes, ? I thought he showed remarkable composure,? Voorhis wrote in the July 1908 Edison Phonograph Monthly. Whether for profit or prestige, the 1908 campaign was the first in which presidential candidates recorded their own voices for the mass market. ?We now have Records by Mr. Bryan and Mr. Taft, so that no matter how the November election may result, we shall have Records by the next President,? an advertisement in the September 1908 Edison Phonograph Monthly exclaimed. ?Now, for the first time, one can introduce the rival candidates for the Presidency in one?s own home, can listen to their political views, expressed in their real voices, and make comparisons.? In New York City, an enterprising businessman set up a penny arcade featuring a Bryan-Taft ?debate.? Mannequins stood before a phonograph that spouted the candidates? voices... ?You could draw a genealogy from the televised presidential debates of today straight back to these? recordings, says record historian Patrick Feaster of Indiana University in Bloomington. ?An awful lot of political speechmaking nowadays is mediated; the idea of someone simply addressing a live audience [as] the target audience ?really doesn?t seem to pertain much anymore.? The 1908 recordings ?are really the first step in that direction.? First presidential "sound bites"... Boingboing.Net Birth of the presidential "sound bite" {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - The 1908 presidential campaign was the first time that the candidates, William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft, recorded their voices for voters to hear. The recordings on early phonographs were used to rally support, or simply demonstrate the technology, at political gatherings, concert halls, and even shops selling the Edison phonographs. Science News has a fascinating history of the "first sound bites," including audio samples. From Science News: ?Mr. Bryan seemed a little nervous when he first started, much more so, he said, than he ever felt in facing an audience of ten thousand people,? Harold Voorhis recalled. Voorhis, an agent for the National Phonograph Company, was partly responsible for the candidate?s discomfort: He had brought a phonograph into the library of Bryan?s house in Lincoln, Neb., to record some of his speeches, old and current. ?Considering that his words were to be reproduced all over the world in perhaps a million homes, ? I thought he showed remarkable composure,? Voorhis wrote in the July 1908 Edison Phonograph Monthly. Whether for profit or prestige, the 1908 campaign was the first in which presidential candidates recorded their own voices for the mass market. ?We now have Records by Mr. Bryan and Mr. Taft, so that no matter how the November election may result, we shall have Records by the next President,? an advertisement in the September 1908 Edison Phonograph Monthly exclaimed. ?Now, for the first time, one can introduce the rival candidates for the Presidency in one?s own home, can listen to their political views, expressed in their real voices, and make comparisons.? In New York City, an enterprising businessman set up a penny arcade featuring a Bryan-Taft ?debate.? Mannequins stood before a phonograph that spouted the candidates? voices... ?You could draw a genealogy from the televised presidential debates of today straight back to these? recordings, says record historian Patrick Feaster of Indiana University in Bloomington. ?An awful lot of political speechmaking nowadays is mediated; the idea of someone simply addressing a live audience [as] the target audience ?really doesn?t seem to pertain much anymore.? The 1908 recordings ?are really the first step in that direction.? First presidential "sound bites"...
Birth of the presidential "sound bite" - Boing Boing {...}
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Category: Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk

]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Hungry Scientist: nerdy cookbook for kitchen hackers http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/hungry-scientist-nerdy-cookbook-for-kitchen-hackers-2008103602.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/hungry-scientist-nerdy-cookbook-for-kitchen-hackers-2008103602.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:09:26 GMT Ivan writes to tell us about Patrick Buckley and Lilly Binns's new book,The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday Cakes, Edible Origami, and Other DIY Projects for Techies, Tinkerers, and Foodies :"It's for gadget-loving gastronomes. For people who really love to play with their food, who make their kitchen into a lab and a workshop. Your brother, your mother, your kid neighbor. Hell, it's for anyone. Cryogenic martinis, modular pecan pie, glowing lollipops, pomegranate wine, edible lingerie, and much, much more. Twenty completely ridiculous, totally fabulous, oddly educational, and sometimes even useful projects that may blow up your kitchen and will definitely blow your mind." Pomegranate Wine: Yeast + sugar = booze. Every self-respecting kitchen chemist should be able to implement this crucial piece of alchemy. (It's also a boon if you ever find yourself in jail ? stuff your pockets with Fleischmann's before you're sent up.) This recipe uses antioxidant-rich pomegranates, but pretty much any fruit juice will work. Just don't expect to get soused immediately: Fermentation, distillation, and aging can take a month or more. Wired: The Hungry Scientist Handbook: A Lab in Every Kitchen, Amazon: The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday Cakes, Edible Origami, and Other DIY Projects for Techies, Tinkerers, and Foodies (Thanks, Ivan!) See also: Smart coasters detect hot or cold beverages, created by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories... Boingboing.Net Hungry Scientist: nerdy cookbook for kitchen hackers {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Ivan writes to tell us about Patrick Buckley and Lilly Binns's new book,The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday Cakes, Edible Origami, and Other DIY Projects for Techies, Tinkerers, and Foodies :"It's for gadget-loving gastronomes. For people who really love to play with their food, who make their kitchen into a lab and a workshop. Your brother, your mother, your kid neighbor. Hell, it's for anyone. Cryogenic martinis, modular pecan pie, glowing lollipops, pomegranate wine, edible lingerie, and much, much more. Twenty completely ridiculous, totally fabulous, oddly educational, and sometimes even useful projects that may blow up your kitchen and will definitely blow your mind." Pomegranate Wine: Yeast + sugar = booze. Every self-respecting kitchen chemist should be able to implement this crucial piece of alchemy. (It's also a boon if you ever find yourself in jail ? stuff your pockets with Fleischmann's before you're sent up.) This recipe uses antioxidant-rich pomegranates, but pretty much any fruit juice will work. Just don't expect to get soused immediately: Fermentation, distillation, and aging can take a month or more. Wired: The Hungry Scientist Handbook: A Lab in Every Kitchen, Amazon: The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday Cakes, Edible Origami, and Other DIY Projects for Techies, Tinkerers, and Foodies (Thanks, Ivan!) See also: Smart coasters detect hot or cold beverages, created by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories...
Hungry Scientist: nerdy cookbook for kitchen hackers - Boing Boing {...}
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Category: Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk

]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {EUROPE > COMPUTERS AND INTERNET} - Emails show journalist rigged Wikipedia's naked shorts http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/business-and-economy/computers-and-internet/emails-show-journalist-rigged-wikipedia-s-naked-2008102052.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/business-and-economy/computers-and-internet/emails-show-journalist-rigged-wikipedia-s-naked-2008102052.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:41:45 GMT Overstock's Byrne vindicated amidst economic meltdown Two and a half years ago, Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne penned an editorial for The Wall Street Journal, warning that widespread stock manipulation schemes - including abusive naked short selling - were threatening the health of America's financial markets. But it wasn't published.? Theregister.Co.Uk Emails show journalist rigged Wikipedia's naked shorts {new window}   Www.Theregister.Co.Uk - Overstock's Byrne vindicated amidst economic meltdown Two and a half years ago, Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne penned an editorial for The Wall Street Journal, warning that widespread stock manipulation schemes - including abusive naked short selling - were threatening the health of America's financial markets. But it wasn't published.?
Emails show journalist rigged Wikipedia's naked shorts ? The Register {...}
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Category: Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Business and Economy > Computers and Internet

]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Business and Economy > Computers and Internet {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - Fox News' Kelly falsely suggested Ifill's book about Obama was made "public" only after she was announced as debate moderator http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/fox-news-kelly-falsely-suggested-ifill-s-book-about-2008104132.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/fox-news-kelly-falsely-suggested-ifill-s-book-about-2008104132.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:19:16 GMT On the October 1 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom, host Megyn Kelly falsely suggested it was publicly revealed that PBS senior correspondent Gwen Ifill is the author of the forthcoming book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama (Doubleday), only after it was announced she would moderate the October 2 vice presidential debate. Kelly said: "Critics are asking how Ifill can pen such a glowing review of Senator [Barack] Obama and still be fair during this debate. Ifill has gone public recently talking about the book and how the path to influence has changed for African-Americans." In fact, media outlets, including the Associated Press, reported that Ifill was the book's author well before the August 21 announcement that she would moderate the debate. Additionally, following an October 1 post on her blog, in which she asserted that "full disclosure to both [candidates] was necessary," Fox News host Greta Van Susteren wrote in a second post that day: I confirmed for us here on GretaWire: the McCain campaign did NOT know about Gwen Ifill's book (I think I told them when I made my efforts -- emails about midnight -- to find out!) I am stunned ... the campaign (actually both) should have been told before the campaign agreed to have her moderate. It simply is not fair -- in law, this would create a mistrial [emphasis in original]. However, in addition to ignoring the AP report citing Ifill's book, published on July 21, Van Susteren did not note in either blog post that a September 4 Washington Post profile of Ifill also mentioned that she was working on The Breakthrough. In an October 1 post on his Politico blog, Michael Calderone wrote of the Post article: "Ifill discussed it [the book] with Howard Kurtz last month in the Washington Post, in the only profile she's done before the debate. (And I'd imagine someone in the campaign should have read it)." Ifill's role as moderator of the October 2 vice presidential debate was announced in an August 21 joint statement from the Obama and McCain campaigns, which is posted on the McCain-Palin website: The two campaigns agreed today on a framework for four General Election debates, to be sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. Key elements of the agreement are: [...] 2. Vice Presidential Debate - Date: October 2nd - Site: Washington University (St. Louis) - Moderator: Gwen Ifill - Staging/Answer Format: To be resolved after both parties' Vice Presidential nominees are selected. Prior to the joint announcement of the debate schedule and format, the July 21 AP article -- which is also posted on FoxNews.com -- identified Ifill as "author of 'The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama,' slated for publication early next year." Additionally, in a May 8 interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer -- portions of which were also quoted in a May 13 article in The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts -- Ifill discussed the book*: Q: What do you do when you're not reporting or moderating? A: Well, I am working on this book now, which is frankly taking almost all of my waking hours when I'm not at work. The book is about an emerging generation of black politicians - in fact, when I'm in town, I'll probably talk to your mayor - including focusing on Barack Obama and [Massachusetts Gov.] Deval Patrick and [Newark, N.J., Mayor] Corey Booker - and trying to talk about what we see happening here, and I think there is something fundamental shifting here, which is shifting before our eyes, that goes beyond Barack Obama. It's my first book, so it's terrifying. But when I'm not working all the time, I'm playing with my godchildren and going to movies and doing things normal people do. Below is a Doubleday description of Ifill's book: In THE BREAKTHROUGH, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama's stunning presidential campaign and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power. Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil Rights movement is giving way to a generation of men and women who are the direct beneficiaries of the struggles of the 1960s. She offers incisive, detailed profiles of such prominent leaders as Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and U.S. Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama, and also covers up-and-coming figures from across the nation. Drawing on interviews with power brokers like Senator Obama, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, and many others, as well as her own razor-sharp observations and analysis of such issues as generational conflict and the "black enough" conundrum, Ifill shows why this is a pivotal moment in American history. THE BREAKTHROUGH is a remarkable look at contemporary politics and an essential foundation for understanding the future of American democracy. From the October 1 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom: KELLY: Also, this developing story from the campaign trail this morning: The moderator for tomorrow night's vice presidential debate is now under fire for a book she has written that's set to hit bookstores on January 20, which just happens to be Inauguration Day. PBS' Gwen Ifill, writing a book called, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. It focuses on Obama and other emerging African-American leaders. Critics are asking how Ifill can pen such a glowing review of Senator Obama and still be fair during this debate. Ifill has gone public recently talking about the book and how the path to influence has changed for African-Americans. IFILL [video clip]: The title of the book is The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. It's taking the story of Barack Obama and extending it to talk about a whole new generation of black politicians who are doing very similar things in very different ways. They're younger, they're more likely to get to power not by marching in marches, the way their parents did, or by leading protests. They have decided to do it by getting educations; basically walking through the doors that their parents opened, then choosing public service in a different way. KELLY: Well, the official promo for the book calls Senator Obama a "power broker," calls his campaign "stunning," and says this is a "pivotal moment in American history." Fox News contributor Juan Williams knows Gwen Ifill well, and he will join us live on this developing story, which is picking up a lot of heat, in our next hour. * Text added to include the original May 8 Inquirer interview. Mediamatters.Org Fox News' Kelly falsely suggested Ifill's book about Obama was made "public" only after she was announced as debate moderator {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - On the October 1 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom, host Megyn Kelly falsely suggested it was publicly revealed that PBS senior correspondent Gwen Ifill is the author of the forthcoming book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama (Doubleday), only after it was announced she would moderate the October 2 vice presidential debate. Kelly said: "Critics are asking how Ifill can pen such a glowing review of Senator [Barack] Obama and still be fair during this debate. Ifill has gone public recently talking about the book and how the path to influence has changed for African-Americans." In fact, media outlets, including the Associated Press, reported that Ifill was the book's author well before the August 21 announcement that she would moderate the debate. Additionally, following an October 1 post on her blog, in which she asserted that "full disclosure to both [candidates] was necessary," Fox News host Greta Van Susteren wrote in a second post that day: I confirmed for us here on GretaWire: the McCain campaign did NOT know about Gwen Ifill's book (I think I told them when I made my efforts -- emails about midnight -- to find out!) I am stunned ... the campaign (actually both) should have been told before the campaign agreed to have her moderate. It simply is not fair -- in law, this would create a mistrial [emphasis in original]. However, in addition to ignoring the AP report citing Ifill's book, published on July 21, Van Susteren did not note in either blog post that a September 4 Washington Post profile of Ifill also mentioned that she was working on The Breakthrough. In an October 1 post on his Politico blog, Michael Calderone wrote of the Post article: "Ifill discussed it [the book] with Howard Kurtz last month in the Washington Post, in the only profile she's done before the debate. (And I'd imagine someone in the campaign should have read it)." Ifill's role as moderator of the October 2 vice presidential debate was announced in an August 21 joint statement from the Obama and McCain campaigns, which is posted on the McCain-Palin website: The two campaigns agreed today on a framework for four General Election debates, to be sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. Key elements of the agreement are: [...] 2. Vice Presidential Debate - Date: October 2nd - Site: Washington University (St. Louis) - Moderator: Gwen Ifill - Staging/Answer Format: To be resolved after both parties' Vice Presidential nominees are selected. Prior to the joint announcement of the debate schedule and format, the July 21 AP article -- which is also posted on FoxNews.com -- identified Ifill as "author of 'The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama,' slated for publication early next year." Additionally, in a May 8 interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer -- portions of which were also quoted in a May 13 article in The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts -- Ifill discussed the book*: Q: What do you do when you're not reporting or moderating? A: Well, I am working on this book now, which is frankly taking almost all of my waking hours when I'm not at work. The book is about an emerging generation of black politicians - in fact, when I'm in town, I'll probably talk to your mayor - including focusing on Barack Obama and [Massachusetts Gov.] Deval Patrick and [Newark, N.J., Mayor] Corey Booker - and trying to talk about what we see happening here, and I think there is something fundamental shifting here, which is shifting before our eyes, that goes beyond Barack Obama. It's my first book, so it's terrifying. But when I'm not working all the time, I'm playing with my godchildren and going to movies and doing things normal people do. Below is a Doubleday description of Ifill's book: In THE BREAKTHROUGH, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama's stunning presidential campaign and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power. Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil Rights movement is giving way to a generation of men and women who are the direct beneficiaries of the struggles of the 1960s. She offers incisive, detailed profiles of such prominent leaders as Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and U.S. Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama, and also covers up-and-coming figures from across the nation. Drawing on interviews with power brokers like Senator Obama, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, and many others, as well as her own razor-sharp observations and analysis of such issues as generational conflict and the "black enough" conundrum, Ifill shows why this is a pivotal moment in American history. THE BREAKTHROUGH is a remarkable look at contemporary politics and an essential foundation for understanding the future of American democracy. From the October 1 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom: KELLY: Also, this developing story from the campaign trail this morning: The moderator for tomorrow night's vice presidential debate is now under fire for a book she has written that's set to hit bookstores on January 20, which just happens to be Inauguration Day. PBS' Gwen Ifill, writing a book called, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. It focuses on Obama and other emerging African-American leaders. Critics are asking how Ifill can pen such a glowing review of Senator Obama and still be fair during this debate. Ifill has gone public recently talking about the book and how the path to influence has changed for African-Americans. IFILL [video clip]: The title of the book is The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. It's taking the story of Barack Obama and extending it to talk about a whole new generation of black politicians who are doing very similar things in very different ways. They're younger, they're more likely to get to power not by marching in marches, the way their parents did, or by leading protests. They have decided to do it by getting educations; basically walking through the doors that their parents opened, then choosing public service in a different way. KELLY: Well, the official promo for the book calls Senator Obama a "power broker," calls his campaign "stunning," and says this is a "pivotal moment in American history." Fox News contributor Juan Williams knows Gwen Ifill well, and he will join us live on this developing story, which is picking up a lot of heat, in our next hour. * Text added to include the original May 8 Inquirer interview.
Media Matters - Fox News' Kelly falsely suggested Ifill's book about Obama was made "public" only after she was announced as debate moderator {...} On Fox News' America's Newsroom , Megyn Kelly falsely suggested it was publicly revealed that PBS' Gwen Ifill was the author of the forthcoming book, The Breakthrough , only after it was announced she would moderate the upcoming vice presidential debate. In fact, media outlets, including the Associated Press, reported that Ifill was the book's author well before the announcement. {...}
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]]> Society > Issues > Business > Media > Bias and Balance {INTERNET > GOOGLE} - Submitting your content to Google http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/searching/search-engines/google/submitting-your-content-to-google-2008109342.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/searching/search-engines/google/submitting-your-content-to-google-2008109342.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:38:05 GMT We've talked a lot about our mission to organize the world's information and make it readily available to all, but we haven't spent as much time as we could helping others understand how they can participate in this endeavor. Last week we took two steps to address this: we updated the Submit Your Content site and we launched our Content Central blog. The goal of both of these resources is to inform and help the many organizations that distribute various types of content via Google Web Search, Maps, Product Search, Book Search, YouTube, iGoogle and more.So whether you're a plumber, a map data provider, a local government, a major media company or a museum, we have a wealth of information available to help you reach your audience through Google. Comments are open on the blog -- we look forward to hearing from you.Posted by Patrick Jabal, Director, Content Partnerships Blogger.Com Submitting your content to Google {new window}   Www.Blogger.Com - We've talked a lot about our mission to organize the world's information and make it readily available to all, but we haven't spent as much time as we could helping others understand how they can participate in this endeavor. Last week we took two steps to address this: we updated the Submit Your Content site and we launched our Content Central blog. The goal of both of these resources is to inform and help the many organizations that distribute various types of content via Google Web Search, Maps, Product Search, Book Search, YouTube, iGoogle and more.So whether you're a plumber, a map data provider, a local government, a major media company or a museum, we have a wealth of information available to help you reach your audience through Google. Comments are open on the blog -- we look forward to hearing from you.Posted by Patrick Jabal, Director, Content Partnerships
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Category: Computers > Internet > Searching > Search Engines > Google

]]> Computers > Internet > Searching > Search Engines > Google {PUZZLES > SUDOKU} - Sudoku Scramble: Mayer's Overlook Scores First http://articles.world-of-newave.info/games/puzzles/brain-teasers/sudoku/sudoku-scramble-mayer-s-overlook-scores-first-2008104211.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/games/puzzles/brain-teasers/sudoku/sudoku-scramble-mayer-s-overlook-scores-first-2008104211.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:33:04 GMT Sudoku Scramble: Mayer's Overlook Scores First: "Sudoku Scramble: Mayer's Overlook Scores First August 01, 2005 By Patrick J. Eves The Sudoku craze hits The Book Standard's Bestsellers charts for the first?but surely not the last?time, as Overlook Press?s first volume of The Book of Sudoku bows at No. 4 on the Games Chart. The book, a compilation of the numerical puzzles, sits alongside titles having to do with all-American traditional favorite Scrabble, as well as next to numerous ones focusing on the current 300-pound gorilla of U.S. gaming, poker. " Kirkusreviews.Com Sudoku Scramble: Mayer's Overlook Scores First {new window}   Www.Kirkusreviews.Com - Sudoku Scramble: Mayer's Overlook Scores First: "Sudoku Scramble: Mayer's Overlook Scores First August 01, 2005 By Patrick J. Eves The Sudoku craze hits The Book Standard's Bestsellers charts for the first?but surely not the last?time, as Overlook Press?s first volume of The Book of Sudoku bows at No. 4 on the Games Chart. The book, a compilation of the numerical puzzles, sits alongside titles having to do with all-American traditional favorite Scrabble, as well as next to numerous ones focusing on the current 300-pound gorilla of U.S. gaming, poker. "
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]]> Games > Puzzles > Brain Teasers > Sudoku {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Google's secret new beverage enterprise http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/google-s-secret-new-beverage-enterprise-20080972626.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/google-s-secret-new-beverage-enterprise-20080972626.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:29:00 GMT Creative Review's Patrick Burgoyne is visiting Mumbai where he spotted the secret pilot of Google's new drinks subsidiary. Before you get any bright ideas to knock them off, please notice that Gogola has a TM next to the logo. "Google or Gogola?" (Creative Review) Previously on BB: ? Google-themed sari at Delhi mall... Boingboing.Net Google's secret new beverage enterprise {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Creative Review's Patrick Burgoyne is visiting Mumbai where he spotted the secret pilot of Google's new drinks subsidiary. Before you get any bright ideas to knock them off, please notice that Gogola has a TM next to the logo. "Google or Gogola?" (Creative Review) Previously on BB: ? Google-themed sari at Delhi mall...
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Category: Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk

]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - MSNBC anchor said Obama "would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt" without noting that McCain's proposal would add more than $5 trillion http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/msnbc-anchor-said-obama-would-add-3-4-trillion-to-20080921135.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/msnbc-anchor-said-obama-would-add-3-4-trillion-to-20080921135.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:15:02 GMT On the September 17 edition of MSNBC Live, anchor Contessa Brewer cited the Tax Policy Center's finding that Sen. Barack Obama's spending and tax plan would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt while ignoring the same study's finding that Sen. John McCain's tax and spending plan would increase the debt by more than $5 trillion. Brewer said to Democratic strategist Patrick Murphy, "[A]ccording to the Tax Policy Center, Obama's combination of spending and tax cuts would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt by the year 2018. Today, the Treasury Department announced it's going to have to auction off these bonds for the Federal Reserve in order to support all these loans that the Fed is making. So how do you justify increasing that kind of spending that will have so much of an effect on the nation's budget problems?" However, at no time during the interview, which included both Murphy and Republican strategist Andrea Tantaros, did Brewer point out the TPC's findings on McCain's plan or ask Tantaros if McCain could "justify" increasing the debt by $5.1 trillion to nearly $7.4 trillion, as the study also found. The September 2008 report, titled "An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans," stated: Both campaigns have complained that our analysis is incomplete because we fail to consider the effects of their spending cuts on the budget. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the federal budget will run a cumulative deficit of $2.3 trillion over the 2009-2018 period under current law (see Summary Table 1).3 If federal spending evolves as CBO predicts, the proposed tax cuts would add to those deficits and substantially increase the national debt. Senator Obama's plan as described by his economic advisers would increase the ten-year cumulative deficit by about $3.6 trillion to $5.9 trillion; Senator McCain's plan would boost it by $5.1 trillion to nearly $7.4 trillion. Adding to their plans proposals made in stump speeches but not confirmed by campaign advisors would lower the cumulative deficit over the decade slightly to $5.4 trillion for Obama and raise it to almost $11 trillion for McCain. Beyond this, the health proposals and campaign promises not in the official descriptions could increase the costs still further. From the noon ET hour of MSNBC Live on September 17: BREWER: We're also following breaking news on Wall Street. In the wake of that $85 billion bailout for AIG, the Dow Jones industrials has dropped now nearly 343. And the S&P and Nasdaq, likewise, are declining today. There are investors who are very worried about the future of the financial markets. Both presidential candidates are out with new ads today addressing the situation on Wall Street. OBAMA [video clip]: This isn't just a string of bad luck. The truth is that while you've been living up to your responsibilities, Washington has not. [break] I approve this message because bitter partisan fights and outworn ideas of the left and the right won't solve the problems we face today. But a new spirit of unity and shared responsibility will. McCAIN [video clip]: You, the American workers, are the best in the world. But your economic security has been put at risk by the greed of Wall Street. That's unacceptable. My opponent's only solutions are talk and taxes. I'll reform Wall Street and fix Washington. BREWER: That was part of two new campaign ads released this morning. But as the candidates hone their economic messages, is either one resonating with voters? Andrea Tantaros is a Republican strategist, Patrick Murphy is a Democratic strategist, and it's a pleasure to see you both today. Andrea, let's begin with you. John McCain went from saying that the economy's fundamentals are strong to putting out ads saying the economy's in crisis. A decade ago, he supported laws that deregulated banking and insurance industries, and now he says we have to reform those regulations. Is this just a remodeling of himself? TANTAROS: Well, look. Either candidate, I think, right now is not offering what we really need to hear, or at least not getting specific. I mean, this is the last time -- we want to -- the worst time, I should say, that we want to hear any partisan blame here, because there's plenty of blame to go around. There should be something deeply troubling to both candidates that we are right now nationalizing our financial institutions. The last thing we should be doing is putting our government in charge of these institutions. And I know both candidates are calling for more regulation. Well, Contessa, there's a difference between lots of regulation, as you know, a little bit of regulation, and then proper regulation. So, I'm not really hearing -- you know, the only thing I'm really hearing is, "Let's hold a commission. Let's hold a dog and pony show." And to go to your point, I don't think any of this is resonating with voters at all. I think voters are scared, and they're just hearing finger-pointing and blame from both sides. BREWER: Peter [sic], according to the Tax Policy Center, Obama's combination of spending and tax cuts would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt by the year 2018. Today, the Treasury Department announced it's going to have to auction off these bonds for the Federal Reserve in order to support all these loans that the Fed is making. So how do you justify increasing that kind of spending that will have so much of an effect on the nation's budget problems? MURPHY: Well, I think the first problem that a President Obama is going to have is have to clean up the last eight years of the Bush administration. The Bush administration is the -- you know, the President Bush was the decider, and John McCain has decided that he's the deregulator. He has professed his admiration for deregulation. And when you see the markets -- if you look in the right-hand corner of the screen, and people see that the market is down 345 points today, those aren't rich-person numbers. Those affect everyone's 401(k), institutional investors, pension funds, union funds. Mediamatters.Org MSNBC anchor said Obama "would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt" without noting that McCain's proposal would add more than $5 trillion {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - On the September 17 edition of MSNBC Live, anchor Contessa Brewer cited the Tax Policy Center's finding that Sen. Barack Obama's spending and tax plan would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt while ignoring the same study's finding that Sen. John McCain's tax and spending plan would increase the debt by more than $5 trillion. Brewer said to Democratic strategist Patrick Murphy, "[A]ccording to the Tax Policy Center, Obama's combination of spending and tax cuts would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt by the year 2018. Today, the Treasury Department announced it's going to have to auction off these bonds for the Federal Reserve in order to support all these loans that the Fed is making. So how do you justify increasing that kind of spending that will have so much of an effect on the nation's budget problems?" However, at no time during the interview, which included both Murphy and Republican strategist Andrea Tantaros, did Brewer point out the TPC's findings on McCain's plan or ask Tantaros if McCain could "justify" increasing the debt by $5.1 trillion to nearly $7.4 trillion, as the study also found. The September 2008 report, titled "An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans," stated: Both campaigns have complained that our analysis is incomplete because we fail to consider the effects of their spending cuts on the budget. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the federal budget will run a cumulative deficit of $2.3 trillion over the 2009-2018 period under current law (see Summary Table 1).3 If federal spending evolves as CBO predicts, the proposed tax cuts would add to those deficits and substantially increase the national debt. Senator Obama's plan as described by his economic advisers would increase the ten-year cumulative deficit by about $3.6 trillion to $5.9 trillion; Senator McCain's plan would boost it by $5.1 trillion to nearly $7.4 trillion. Adding to their plans proposals made in stump speeches but not confirmed by campaign advisors would lower the cumulative deficit over the decade slightly to $5.4 trillion for Obama and raise it to almost $11 trillion for McCain. Beyond this, the health proposals and campaign promises not in the official descriptions could increase the costs still further. From the noon ET hour of MSNBC Live on September 17: BREWER: We're also following breaking news on Wall Street. In the wake of that $85 billion bailout for AIG, the Dow Jones industrials has dropped now nearly 343. And the S&P and Nasdaq, likewise, are declining today. There are investors who are very worried about the future of the financial markets. Both presidential candidates are out with new ads today addressing the situation on Wall Street. OBAMA [video clip]: This isn't just a string of bad luck. The truth is that while you've been living up to your responsibilities, Washington has not. [break] I approve this message because bitter partisan fights and outworn ideas of the left and the right won't solve the problems we face today. But a new spirit of unity and shared responsibility will. McCAIN [video clip]: You, the American workers, are the best in the world. But your economic security has been put at risk by the greed of Wall Street. That's unacceptable. My opponent's only solutions are talk and taxes. I'll reform Wall Street and fix Washington. BREWER: That was part of two new campaign ads released this morning. But as the candidates hone their economic messages, is either one resonating with voters? Andrea Tantaros is a Republican strategist, Patrick Murphy is a Democratic strategist, and it's a pleasure to see you both today. Andrea, let's begin with you. John McCain went from saying that the economy's fundamentals are strong to putting out ads saying the economy's in crisis. A decade ago, he supported laws that deregulated banking and insurance industries, and now he says we have to reform those regulations. Is this just a remodeling of himself? TANTAROS: Well, look. Either candidate, I think, right now is not offering what we really need to hear, or at least not getting specific. I mean, this is the last time -- we want to -- the worst time, I should say, that we want to hear any partisan blame here, because there's plenty of blame to go around. There should be something deeply troubling to both candidates that we are right now nationalizing our financial institutions. The last thing we should be doing is putting our government in charge of these institutions. And I know both candidates are calling for more regulation. Well, Contessa, there's a difference between lots of regulation, as you know, a little bit of regulation, and then proper regulation. So, I'm not really hearing -- you know, the only thing I'm really hearing is, "Let's hold a commission. Let's hold a dog and pony show." And to go to your point, I don't think any of this is resonating with voters at all. I think voters are scared, and they're just hearing finger-pointing and blame from both sides. BREWER: Peter [sic], according to the Tax Policy Center, Obama's combination of spending and tax cuts would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt by the year 2018. Today, the Treasury Department announced it's going to have to auction off these bonds for the Federal Reserve in order to support all these loans that the Fed is making. So how do you justify increasing that kind of spending that will have so much of an effect on the nation's budget problems? MURPHY: Well, I think the first problem that a President Obama is going to have is have to clean up the last eight years of the Bush administration. The Bush administration is the -- you know, the President Bush was the decider, and John McCain has decided that he's the deregulator. He has professed his admiration for deregulation. And when you see the markets -- if you look in the right-hand corner of the screen, and people see that the market is down 345 points today, those aren't rich-person numbers. Those affect everyone's 401(k), institutional investors, pension funds, union funds.
Media Matters - MSNBC anchor said Obama "would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt" without noting that McCain's proposal would add more than $5 trillion {...} Contessa Brewer cited the Tax Policy Center's finding that Sen. Barack Obama's spending and tax plan would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt while ignoring its finding that Sen. John McCain's plan would increase the debt by more than $5 trillion. {...}
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