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By: Victor Ulasi, Nigeria

National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) of Nigeria has expressed great concern that Nigeria will soon be delisted from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as Nigeria is gradually running out of crude oil.

As tension rises in Nigeria that the price of crude oil will soon fall to $30 per barrel and production to be reduced to about 1.5 million per day, that will led the Nigerian Government into bankruptcy which will result to the distilment of Nigeria from OPEC while Petroleum geologists stated that Nigeria still has about 3 decades as the 30 billion barrel crude oil reserve will be use up in 29 years approximately.

The General Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) planning sector, Victor Briggs demanded that the Federal Government of Nigeria invites investors from both the International Community and the local community stating that without investments Nigeria will run out of crude oil making it impossible to export crude oil and will no longer be on the list of OPEC.

Victor who made it known that Nigeria is busy spending the money gotten from crude oil which is been paid in directly into the Federal Government account without making plans on how to invest in the oil sector, upgrade or explore the new methods of oil discovery and improve security in the Niger Delta region.

"On the other hand if the current security environment is sustained and even improved and we are able to increase our production to about 2.5 million bpd and the price goes to US$100pb we should be looking at about $62 billion revenue which means we will be able to pay the cash calls and even keep some monies for investment".

Speaking further, he called on the National Assembly of Nigeria to pass into law, the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which will increase the nation's oil revenue by US$3 billion (about N450 billion) annually. "The PIB if passed immediately will add a minimum of US$2 billion to the national treasury. The benefit can even hit US$3 billion", he said.

To this end, oppositions said that National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation are raising false alarm about the Nigerian Crude oil in order to make the national Assembly pass the Petroleum Industry Bill which will increase the annual income of the oil sector, so that they will have more to steal.

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WFP distributes food to an average 3.7 million Afghan people yearly, primarily in remote, rural areas

2 February 2010 - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily suspended deliveries in north-western Afghanistan after a convoy was attacked over the weekend, resulting in the loss of over 100 metric tons of food aid.

A 19-truck convoy was stopped for the night in the Sang Atash area of Badghis province on 30 January when it was attacked.

Seven vehicles and the food supplies they were carrying were destroyed, while two other vehicles were damaged, although some of the food they were transporting was salvaged.

Challiss McDonough, WFP public information officer for Afghanistan, said that one truck driver is being treated for injuries, while one driver and his truck are currently unaccounted for.

The agency, she said, has temporarily halted food deliveries to the area while the security situation is being evaluated.

"WFP calls on all parties in Afghanistan to allow safe passage of vital food assistance intended to support the neediest Afghans," Ms. McDonough said.

The agency has been working continuously in the country since 1963 and is active in all 34 of its provinces. It has identified insecurity, drought, floods and low education levels as being among the factors exacerbating food insecurity in Afghanistan.

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Runtime, a game by Disney that's part of IBM's experiential exhibit at Epcot Center, lets players run, jump, and dance through a time line of IBM's computing achievements.

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People don't usually associate IBM with video games, but a couple of interactive games now rigged up at Florida's Epcot theme park have Big Blue's stamp all over them. They're part of the revised "Smarter Planet," an experiential exhibit aimed at highlighting how technology is helping to ease global problems such as road traffic, city crime, and subpar local water supplies.

Through one "match" game, guests will discover that more than 2 billion people are using mobile phones to open and use bank accounts for the first time; or that only 11 percent of the United States money supply is cash; or that by unplugging household appliances while not in use homeowners can save cash, up to $286 every year. From the same kiosks, guests can take a poll and compare their answers with those of other visitors.

Another game, called Runtime and created by Disney, lets players personalize their avatars and run, jump, and dance through a computing time line that journeys through the Babbage computer all the way to the Internet, spotlighting IBM's achievements along the way. Guests can also e-mail their personalized version of the game to any computer in case they want to dance through the evolution of the ThinkPad at home.

The exhibit--which opened Friday and runs indefinitely--is powered by an IBM Smarter Data Center, part of the company's larger Smarter Planet initiative aimed at marketing green solutions to world problems. The campaign includes creating data centers equipped with highly optimized servers, storage, switches, and smart software to reduce companies' energy costs (up to 25 percent, IBM says).

Data center geeks attending the Epcot exhibit can also go inside the data center to see a demonstration of IBM Cloudburst, a scalable compute model that lets a data center rapidly deploy a workload.

In addition to powering the Epcot exhibit, the Smarter Data Center will donate unused computing resources to the World Community Grid, a distributed-computing project that harnesses idle computer time to assist research for Muscular Dystrophy, cancer, AIDS, and other medical and environmental causes.



Visitors to the Smarter Planet exhibit at Epcot theme park can have a look inside an IBM scalable modular data center.

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IBM is on the right path with the smarter planet initiative. In the future we will have smart stores, smart cars, smart houses, and they will be operated by our smart phones.
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Wanted at Google: Nexus One phone support
by Tom Krazit Font size Print E-mail Share 31 comments Share Google is looking for customer support professionals to handle its Nexus One phone, a clear sign it has recognized that its self-service support model has limits.


Google could soon start taking customer support inquiries over the phone, a major shift in its service strategy.

(Credit: Google) Digital Inspiration noticed a posting on Google's job boards looking for a "Phone Support Program Manager, Android/Nexus One," to be based at Google's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters. "As Phone Support Program Manager for Android and the Nexus One, you are responsible for ramping up and managing operations of Google's telephone support for our direct-to-consumer Android/Nexus One customers," Google wrote in the ad.

Google has gotten by with a pretty bare-bones customer support operation to this point in its history. Forums, FAQs, and e-mail support are pretty much the extent of what Google offers to everyone other than paid customers of Google Apps.

But following the launch of the Nexus One, Google's support forums were flooded with questions from customers who were having shipping and technical issues. Google attempted to direct questions to HTC and T-Mobile, its hardware and carrier partners on the Nexus One, but the Nexus One is being sold exclusively through Google at the moment, and it's the company that customers look to when they have a complaint.

Google declined to share specific plans for Nexus One customer support provided by live human beings, but confirmed the job posting was legitimate.

"We're working quickly to solve any customer support issues as they come up, and we are trying to be as open and transparent as possible through our online customer help forums. We continue to address all issues in as timely of a manner as possible, and we're flexible and prepared to make changes to our processes and tools, as necessary, for an optimal customer support experience," the company said in a statement.

It seems no matter how Google builds out its customer support team, it will likely do so in its own way. One of the job's responsibilities will be to "define and implement scalable business practices that leverage our internal best practices in one-to-many support to create efficiencies in high-touch support activities through channels such as phone and chat," according to the post. The person will also be responsible for coordinating support efforts with partners, such as HTC, T-Mobile, and other carriers that will eventually support the Nexus One.
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Will the Nexus One be a hit? Add a Comment (Log in or register) (31 Comments) prev next by The_happy_switcher February 2, 2010 3:20 PM PST
Google: good example of a company that has only brought a knife to a gunfight and is about to get plugged several times by its competition: guess who?
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by slickuser February 2, 2010 4:19 PM PST
Google is sloppy!

Local Apple store replaced my 3GS in ~5 mins with new one once they determined that it was a genuine issue
and couldn't be repaired.

Can you do that Google!
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by monkeyfun14 February 2, 2010 5:33 PM PST
Yeah but when your MacGyver who needs a gun?
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by solitare_pax February 2, 2010 5:33 PM PST
But - but wasn't this supposed to be the fabled iPhone Killer? The slayer of all things Apple? The second coming of the Turing Test?

I suppose we should not have believed the drooling tech-boy hype.

Speaking of which - I suppose the reviewers on CNET are going into iPad withdrawal now that its out. Oh well...
Like this by monkeyfun14 February 2, 2010 5:33 PM PST
Wow comment glitches
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by AppleJihadHunter February 2, 2010 5:44 PM PST
Are you guys comparing a long existing hardware company (Apple) with new baby company (Google)?

I've learned in a history class that empire Japan invaded China with guns and canons. Chinese fought back with knives and swords. First, China lost the entire country. Then they finally kicked Japanese out of their country completely.
Time will tell! For now, just laugh and laugh! Tmobile, Verizon, Nextel, ATTT are adopting Android and then iPhone will disappear on the planet.

@Slickuser
my HTC phone was swimming in the pool. it took me only 1 minute to get my files back (hint: SD slot). Can you do that Apple?
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by Yelonde February 2, 2010 8:28 PM PST
@ AppleJihadHunter

Yes I can... with my iPod touch that has now taken 2 trips to the washer, and still works perfectly.

First off, your Japanese/Chinese WWII analogy is incorrect, because the Instrument of surrender forced Japan to give up China. That would mean that, if we were to compare your comparison to the tech world, the FCC would have to force apple from selling the iPhone, for example. That will probably never happen.

Next thing, the iPhone may go to new carriers this year, which would make it even more attractive than the young android platform.

Finally, I would like to say that your name is a hilarious example of how much PC fanboys really hate apple users, simply because they use apple products. Mind your own business.
Like this by slickuser February 2, 2010 8:32 PM PST
@AppleJihadiFromPakistan

You need to put that SD slot on some computer to get your files. With iPhone, your mac/windoze PC would already
have all your stuff. (iTunes dude).
Like this by bdhillon February 2, 2010 3:26 PM PST
About time. Always hated their e-mail/forum only support model. Even for small businesses that spend $3000 for google mini search appliances, they don't offer phone support. They apparently don't think spending $3000 warrants a live human on the phone for support. Get real Google.
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by ikramerica--2008 February 2, 2010 3:30 PM PST
Exactly. Part of why the iPhone has a positive user experience is because when things go wrong, you talk to Americans (US and Canadian) support staff specifically trained in the iPhone who know how to fix it or who can authorize a replacement, either by delivery or by going to an Apple store. They are helpful, patient and courteous in my experience, and replacing a phone is an easy process (replaced my dad's phone that died on an update easily). I myself had to replace my phone because a small crack was developing around the mute switch. I thought I'd have an argument on my hands (since it was getting bigger slowly, but it still wasn't that big), but they just looked at it, confirmed it hadn't been dropped by inspection, and told me that they would be happy to replace the 32GB phone I had at no cost, but did warn that my data would be wiped and offered to back it up. I told them I had it backed up, and asked if we could do the remote wipe just to see how it works, and they thought that would be fun and showed me how it works. I was in and out in 15 minutes with a new phone, and mobileme had already put all my non-media data back on the phone.

Google is going to have an uphill battle to match that kind of service starting from some email/chat help bots...
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by NathanPiechocki February 2, 2010 4:46 PM PST
Wow, yeah. That's pretty impressive. I've had similar experiences with T-Mobile, and they've definitely earned my good will and recommendations. Good customer support provided by people who speak your language goes a long way for me, and I'm sure it does for many others. I'm glad I've had no problems with my Nexus, because if I did, I can only imagine how frustrating an experience it would have been. I honestly can't believe Google bungled this thing so badly.
Like this by jtang87 February 2, 2010 3:32 PM PST
Good to see Google working on this. I'm honestly a bit surprised to see Google making a foray into customer service at all.
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by censorshipblows February 2, 2010 3:48 PM PST
Moron alert!!!!
Like this Reply to this comment by nfwriter9999 February 2, 2010 3:48 PM PST
Not happy about their deceptive advertising for the Nexus One either. Ads for the phone are ubiquitous on Google pages, offering it for $500+, or $179 with a TMobile contract. Well here I am a TMobile user without a contract but they refuse to honor that ad.

Because of the misleading ad, I won't do it. The additional $100 they want rankles, but the bad marketing is worse. It makes me wonder if they are changing their corporate motto.
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by nfwriter9999 February 2, 2010 3:48 PM PST
Not happy about their deceptive advertising for the Nexus One either. Ads for the phone are ubiquitous on Google pages, offering it for $500+, or $179 with a TMobile contract. Well here I am a TMobile user without a contract but they refuse to honor that ad.

Because of the misleading ad, I won't do it. The additional $100 they want rankles, but the bad marketing is worse. It makes me wonder if they are changing their corporate motto.
Like this Reply to this comment by dinkeldorf February 2, 2010 3:53 PM PST
If someone can successfully innovate custoemer service, it's a gold mine. Many opportunities on a large scale.
Like this Reply to this comment by writeanddraw February 2, 2010 4:07 PM PST
i h8 google
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by atish505 February 2, 2010 4:28 PM PST
perhaps that is why the iPhone sells only in USA and Canada and is a flop everywhere else where people know how to fix things. iPhone is for mentally challenged.
Like this Reply to this comment by seven7dust February 2, 2010 5:28 PM PST
are you kidding me ! Get your facts straight !
the iPhone is runaway hit even in place like Japan ,
a place where Even the likes of Nokia had to pull out of

as far as other places goes , western Europe is also becoming a huge market
U.K and France especially !
Australia is another market with iPhone dominance !
and Korea and China sales have also gotten of to a decent start as well

if anything it's Android,RIM and palm that are mostly U.S based !
Like this by Yelonde February 2, 2010 8:31 PM PST
Guess that means that the majority of the business world is mentally challenged as well? I am so glad that a person like you, who is not mentally challenged can tell us about successful people who are apparently, more mentally challenged than you. Why listen to successful, money-earning individuals when we can learn about the world from random cnet users like yourself?

This has been my most sarcastic comment on cnet to date!
Like this by atish505 February 2, 2010 4:28 PM PST
perhaps that is why the iPhone sells only in USA and Canada and is a flop everywhere else where people know how to fix things. iPhone is for mentally challenged.
Like this Reply to this comment by NathanPiechocki February 2, 2010 4:54 PM PST
Nice troll.

I honestly can't understand fan-boyish loyalty for any big company, be it Google, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, or any other big corporation. Now, if this were a community project like Ubuntu, Arduino, MakerBot, or some other open-source project I contributed to, sure. Last I checked, though, I had to shell out my own hard-earned wages to use any of their products, they were all making plenty of good money off me, and they certainly didn't need me looking out for their best interests.
Like this by cloudmatt February 2, 2010 5:18 PM PST
Wow lots of hate for Google for working to fix a problem. You guys scream foul when they make a phone then you condem them when they have troubles doing a new thing. Now they start fixing the issues, while juggling a cell company's and a phone manufacturer's issues as well. The nexus one model is trying to go a new direction for cellphones and wireless providers. As most stuff Google it's public beta for all, expect issues, wait for update and more often than not get pleasantly surprised.

For those of you with iPhones give Google voice a try it's kinda fun the transcriptions are a riot and maybe it will help bring the app through approval.

I love my nexus one it isn't perfect wouldn't want it to be.
Like this Reply to this comment by monkeyfun14 February 2, 2010 5:33 PM PST
Yes but when your MacGyver who needs a gun?
Like this Reply to this comment by monkeyfun14 February 2, 2010 5:33 PM PST
Yes but when your MacGyver who needs a gun?
Like this Reply to this comment by AppleJihadHunter February 2, 2010 5:40 PM PST
Are you guys comparing a long existing hardware company (Apple) with new baby company (Google)?

I've learned in a history class that empire Japan invaded China with guns and canons. Chinese fought back with knives and swords. First, China lost the entire country. Then they finally kicked Japanese out of their country completely.
Time will tell! For now, just laugh and laugh! Tmobile, Verizon, Nextel, ATTT are adopting Android and then iPhone will disappear on the planet.
Like this Reply to this comment by AndroidFTW February 2, 2010 7:21 PM PST
Google just released Nexus Multi-Touch update !!!! Woot Woot !
Apple iPhone sales will decline faster now !!!
Like this Reply to this comment by Yelonde February 2, 2010 8:32 PM PST
Oh wow, the nexus gets a feature the iPhone has had for years. Without a doubt, the iPhone will surely die!
Like this by slickuser February 2, 2010 8:29 PM PST
You need to put that SD slot on some computer to get your files. With iPhone, your mac/windoze PC would already
have all your stuff. (iTunes dude).
Like this Reply to this comment by usarioclave1 February 2, 2010 11:17 PM PST
Wow, if Nexus users get support, why not Adwords and Adsense users? The nexus only costs $700. There are Adwords and Adsense users out there who have wasted tens of thousands of dollars, and all they get is lame email support.
Like this Reply to this comment by felbutss February 2, 2010 11:29 PM PST
i thought it was a google phone. HTC hardware lol. so its a HTC phone
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No wonder my dog was feeling ruff


BEST PALS: Trudi & Gracey
By Alison Smith-Squire, 31/01/2010

THIS is the amazing X-ray that shows why family pet Gracey was as sick as a dog - a 6-INCH pair of surgical scissor clamps inside her for TWO YEARS.

They were mistakenly left behind after an op to spay her as a puppy. A different vet operated to remove them - and the Rottweiler-cross is now fighting fit. Owner Trudi Deja-Summers, of High Halden, Kent said: "Before the first op Gracey was happy but after it she wouldn't stop growling."


Eventually Gracey went lame in one leg and an X-ray revealed the cause - the scissor clamps. The vet who left them there apologised and offered to pay the £600 bill for the op to remove them.


Trudi said: "Gracey is now coming to me for big hugs again."




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Chuddy u dont know what u are saying.You will tend to find that most dogs are fine unless they are bred to fight.Its the way they are brought up by their owners that makes them a problem.I think u have watched to many omen films lol

By Ady.. Posted January 31 2010 at 2:07 PM.


a shame for this dog? it is an absolute disgrace this happened, if this happened to a human there would be outrage! the poor thing must have been in absolute agony for two years. And as for these dogs being 'devil dogs?' have you had one yourself 'Chuddy' because i myself have two and they are the most loveable dogs, this is why they arent on the Dangerous Dogs list. If you havent had one and are therefore obviously ignorant, i dont think you have the right to comment personally. Hope Gracey makes a full recovery....

By nat.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:59 PM.


Chuddy Al should be in a zoo IMO - did you not read that Gracey is a CROSSBREED you idiot!

By t king.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:56 PM.


Chuddy Al - said like a true ignorant anti-animal fool!

ITS PEOPLE THA TURN DOGS INTO 'DEVIL DOGS'. I have a bullmastiff who is the most gentle creature, he cuddles up to the cats, watches frogs in the pond and is so friendly to every human.

If you dont have anything useful to say through genuine experience and knowledge, please dont say anything.

By Caroline, Warrington.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:47 PM.


I hope that this imcompetent vet has been investigated & reprimanded by the Veterinary authorities so this does not happen to anyone elses animal..?
Poor Gracey - I hope you are feeling much better now

By minky.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:31 PM.


To 'Chuddy Al',

What on earth are you rambling about?
What you say does not even make sense, I presume you are trying to say that rottweilers (even though Gracey is a cross) are 'devil dogs'..?

What exactly has Gracey done to deserve this tag - has she attacked anybody? Has she tried to bite a small child? No - she has simply had an operation by an incompetent vet, poor thing.

Once again, to all the small-minded oiks like you, any dog -large or small- is only as good as it's owner, properly trained & handled will produce you a well-rounded happy, controlled dog.

So unless you have anything interesting to say, with proper reasoning behind your 'opinions' then please be quiet.

Thanks! ;o)

By bob.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:28 PM.


hahaha @chuddy al. you serious? if so, can you please spare us your loony comments.

By noddy H.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:18 PM.


That is shocking =O the poor dog, glad it is getting a full recovery =)x.....and i dont understand how people class a certain type of dog as a devil dog.....I think this type of dog is miss read, i have one and she is the most lovely dog you can have....it depends how the dog has been brought up and i cant stand how people miss read rottys =/ but everyone is intitled to their opinion.....

By Jade.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:12 PM.


That's disgraceful the vet should pay compensation not just to put right his mistake. He should at least refund the cost of the original operation.

Chuddy - Well-bred Rottweillers can be the most affectionate and intelligent of dogs as I can testify. They were not bred for violence or even hunting as are some dogs. They are not the "devils" - it is the people who breed them from bad stock and those who don't take care of them properly.

By Gail.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:46 AM.


The comment by Chubby Al.. is total rubbish! I myself own one of these dogs. They deserve every right to be in society the same as we do. Its not the dogs that cause the problems its the owners! Every dog can have an aggressive side & people can be just as bad!

By leahh.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:44 AM.


Its ashame for this dog BUT these dogs should be in a zoo NOT in the public. Devil dogs have no place in society IMO.

By Chuddy Al.. Posted January 31 2010 at 7:41 AM.


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'I lay there and wondered if soon I'd be reunited with Sarah'
Abuse campaigner Sara Payne tells of her defiant battle for life after two brain ops


BATTLE WOUNDS: Her cropped hair and scar


BABY JOY: Son Luke with Layla and Alfie


VICTIM: Sarah
SARA PAYNE IS A FIGHTER NOT A QUITTER
Sister tells of Sara Payne's brave battle for life in hospital.
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SARAH'S LAW PILOT SCHEMES TO GO NATIONAL
10 children saved by Sarah's Law
We did it for Sarah

By Hayley Barlow, 31/01/2010

SURROUNDED by get well cards and family photos this is the courageous face of paralysed child abuse crusader Sara Payne as she begins her long road to recovery.

She needed TWO major brain ops in 36 hours after a massive stroke brought on by a brain aneurysm. Relatives gathered at her bedside as she was given just a 50/50 chance of survival.

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Now six weeks on, Sara, 40, reveals her deep scars - both physical and emotional - and says: "For a moment as I lay there I wondered if this was the point in my life when Sarah and I would be reunited."


In an emotional interview she tells how she was torn between fighting to stay in this world or slipping away to rejoin her beloved daughter in the next.

LEAVE YOUR MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FOR SARA BELOW

Still pale and drained, she recalls: "It's like I had a choice. If I'd seriously wanted to join her then I'd have just given up. But, for whatever reason, I didn't.


"I chose to live. And when you've lost a child that's a hard thing to come to terms with. Because there are times when being with Sarah is all I want - more than breath itself. But right now I have so much to live for.


"So I have to settle for knowing that one day I will meet Sarah again. And when it's my time to go, I'll go.


"But this wasn't that time. I know how close I came to dying and how seriously ill I was. But I try not dwell on that, because I have four amazing children all waiting for me to come home."


Sitting up in her hospital bed, buoyed by the goodwill messages around her, Sara fiddles constantly with her newly cropped hairstyle. "I always said I was going to cut it short when I turned 40, and now seemed as good a time as any," she declares.


"But after so many years of long hair, this is going to take some getting used to. It's a new look for a new chapter in my life - and I love it."


The stroke has left her without movement down her left side. "I know I've got a mountain to climb," says plucky Sara, her speech slightly slurred.


Then, recalling how she first had brain surgery to fix the anuerysm - a swollen blood vessel - back in 2008, she added: "And it's the second mountain in 18 months. Except this time round it feels more like Everest. Plus, I have to deal with the paralysis, which is hard on everyone. But I've done it once and I'm determined I can do it again."


Doctors have told Sara she will need many months of intensive physiotherapy to try and regain the use of her arm and leg. Painfully thin after losing two stones, she knows recovery will be a lengthy process.



Sarah's Law campaigner Sara Payne's moving interview after brain op

"Getting home is my priority but I've got to take it slowly and be patient," she says. "There is some feeling down my left side which is good. But the doctors have faith and know I'm a fighter."


Sara fell ill in the week before Christmas at her home in Hersham, Surrey. She recalls: "We'd all just finished decorating our enormous Christmas tree in the lounge. I went upstairs as I had a bad headache.


"My partner immediately recognised the signs of a stroke from the 'Act Fast' TV ads and sent for an ambulance because my arm and face had drooped.


"Doctors said his quick-thinking probably saved my life. When the local Chertsey hospital transferred me to the neurological unit at St George's in Tooting I realised it was serious - because that's where I had the original surgery.


"At that point I became very, very scared. Before the operation I said to my partner, 'I can't go through all this again'. I know that worried the family because they thought I was giving up, which isn't like me at all."


It was one more drama to pile the pressure on this remarkable woman who won the nation's heart with her astonishing show of dignity and courage following the abduction and murder of her eight-year-old daughter Sarah by convicted paedophile Roy Whiting in July 2000.


Voices

Now mum to Lee, 22, Luke 21, Charlotte, 15, and six-year-old Ellie, Sara says: "You can't imagine what something like this does - not just to me, but all of us.


"It's all the children have come to know in their short lives, illness and death in the family. And it really frightens all of them."


Following her operation Sara then had to have further surgery after complications, followed by intensive care on a ventilator for two weeks. "I remember waking up and hearing voices of family and friends," says Sara. "But I couldn't see or speak to them and that was hugely frustrating.


"My mind seemed to be working fine but all I could do was squeeze their hands. But hearing those voices was such a comfort."


But the family had a secret weapon that was about to boost brave Sara's chances - news that she'd just become a grandmother for the second time as Luke's girlfriend Layla gave birth to baby Alfie just after Christmas.

LEAVE YOUR MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FOR SARA BELOW

Beaming with pride, Sara caresses a photo of her new grandson and smiles: "The arrival of Alfie was just the tonic I needed. Apparently when they finally removed the ventilator and I was able to speak my first words were 'Alfie! Alfie!'


"I was so desperate to see him, but the doctors weren't too happy about bringing a newborn into intensive care!


"So the family brought a picture instead, which really cheered me up.


"I just love being a granny. And I'm more determined than ever to get better so that one day I'll be able kick a football around with him in the back yard." Sitting beside Sara, new dad Luke chips in: "Mum was lying in bed like a vegetable. She hadn't said a word since her operations and the nurses told us to expect the worst.


"But after she heard about Alfie being born she started showing signs of improvement. It was an amazing breakthrough and it was all down to Alfie."


Appointed the Government's independent Victims Champion last year, Sara has campaigned tirelessly for Sarah's Law - a range of measures to make Britain safer for children. And she remains as upbeat as ever.


Tough

Talking about the Government's plan to roll out the Sarah's Law pilot scheme nationwide, revealed by us last week, Sara picks up a copy of the paper and grins.


"Reading the News of the World made me feel a whole lot better," she insists. "But it's important to remember that we wouldn't be where we are today if it wasn't for all the millions of readers who signed that original petition 10 years ago. Without their support there wouldn't be a Sarah's Law. I'll never forget that."


Of her personal tragedies, she says: "Yes life has been tough, but I don't think its been tougher than anyone else's life. I guess our family has just been a bit unlucky recently.


"Sometimes in life, you don't have a choice, so you just get on with it. I'll be fine, I'll get there eventually.


Despite the enormity of the recovery ahead of her, Sara's immediate thoughts turn to Christmas.


"I get sad thinking about how I missed Christmas with the family," she says. "And it wasn't much of one for them either.


"So as soon as I'm out of hospital, they've promised me Christmas all over again, even if that's in the summer. Turkey, crackers, presents the lot!"




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1 | 2 | Next Sara I was upset to read about your illness, such a remarkable woman you are. Please find the strength to carry on, we need people like you who care. You are a fine example to show your new grandson what this world needs. Will say a prayer for you . Love Sue x

By Sue.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:58 PM.


Wishing you a speedy recovery Sara. I have great admiration for you. Sarah was with you every step of the way minding you.

By Catherine O Donovan.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:47 PM.


Sarah you are an insperation to all, you should feel proud of all you have achieved in life and get better for your family i could never hope to achieve even a little of what you have done even tho my familys life has been torn apart by the acts of a P. I so admire your strength and courage my love goes out to you and all your family spesh little Sarah in heaven god bless you all xxx

By Bernadette.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:45 PM.


My heart and my prayers go out to you. I know what it is like to live with loss and also what a long journey back from a stroke is like. I will pray for you everyday. May God bless you and speak with you and keep you safe. Love from Margaret in Bromley

By margaret tully.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:42 PM.


Hope you get better soon Sara. love Fiona.

By Fionaf.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:29 PM.


So sorry to hear the battle you have had, but so pleased to hear your winning & that you have so much fighting spirit in you.
Your a very brave lady & you deserve lots of happiness for your furture with all your family.
Keep being the strong woman you are sara.
Love & best wishes
From Emma & my family in hertfordshire XXXX

By Emma Wilkins.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:20 PM.


A big hug to you Sarah X

By ninna.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:19 PM.


Get well soon Sara. I hope your recovery is a speedy one. Best wishes to you and your family. x

By geraldine .. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:14 PM.


Sara you are such a brave lady, I hope you have a full and speedy recovery, if any one deserves it ,it is you. You have such a beautiful family wating to have their Mum and Granny home. Thank You for fighting for all the children of this country

By Jenny.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:01 PM.


Best wishes on your road to recovery you have stayed strong were others would not you are someone very special your family are very lucky such a possitive lady big hugs x

By Teresa.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:55 PM.


Sarah your such an inspiration. I genuinly from the bottom of my heart wish you speedy recovery. Your right, its hard when you have lost a child and your family are scared more often than not. There has to be a better place. But I think I can join many people in wishing you well. And your family too xx

By Bobbi.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:51 PM.


Keep going from strength to strength dear lady. You are a real inspiration. I wish you and your family well, prayers for strength and health for you

By Debs.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:44 PM.


Get This woman honoured with whatever the womens' equivalent of a knighthood is *Now* -What has been more honourable or noble than rising from the tragedy of her loss to being an effective leader in the fight for the protection of all the children in the UK? There are people being honoured more for kicking a ball about a pitch- for a lot of money- or other celebrity occupations that earn them enough monetary reward as it is. Time to Show real recognition where it's due.

Get well soon Sara, The kids still need you.

By Ryan.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:37 PM.


You are, in my lifetime, the most inspirational women I know and I sincerely hope you feel much better soon. We are all lucky to still have you. I admire you so very much. You truly humble me in every way. Take care, love from Elaine in Scotland

By Elaine Milne.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:34 PM.


You're such an inspiration to others. Please make sure you rest and look after yourself for a while. I imagine Sarah would be so proud of her mum and all you've achieved so far. Maybe she's watching over you as your guardian angel.

By Bea, Norfolk.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:26 PM.


Lots of love Sara get well soonxx

By Tracey Mills.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:23 PM.


You are a remarkable woman . Very strong and have battled to make this country a safer place for our children.

You will find the strength to recover.



By Rachel Hutcheon.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:17 PM.


Well done Sarah you are own the mend, get well soon the world and their children needs you to make life tough for paedophiles such as Whiting, god bless you xx

By Marianna.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:09 PM.


get better soon sarah you have so much courage and strength that everyone admires. you will get there in the end. and remember tomorrow the sun will shine again, got me through some bad days.love katrina in cornwall.

By katrina fidock.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:58 AM.


Wot an inspiration, get well soon, the nation loves you and we need you.

luv
xxxxx

By h green, s lanarkshire.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:55 AM.


I saw the interview with Sara from her hospital bed yesterday. My thoughts and prayers are with this very courageous lady.


By Maggie.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:49 AM.


You are a remarkable person with all the crosses you've had to bear you you still manage to come through the other end with the upmost dignity,courage and bravery that most people can only imagine, goodluck Sara

By Anthony Griffiths.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:46 AM.


I often sit and think of you and your family. When i heard the news you were poorly, it broke my heart for you. If you havent faced enough already.

Much love and best wishes to you.

Kelly - Leeds, UK xxx

By Kelly.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:45 AM.


I wish you well Sarah, look aftery ourself for there is much to be done. You have your family who love you. We the people of Britain thank you for all the very hard work that you have put into the campaign. Young Sarah will be looking down at you and telling you not to give up, you are not ready to meet up again for sometime, she will be so proud of you as indeed we are for bringing about this change with 'Sarahs Law', it could not have been done without you and your determination.

By Mair.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:40 AM.


congratulations on the birth of your beautifull grandson alfie x you are an inspiration to all of us with what you have acheived, you have to stay strong and focus on the things that matter now like getting strong and getting better, you truly have amazing strength and courage as you have shown in your fight for sarahs law x i wish you a speedy recovery and much love
tracey xx

By tracey.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:39 AM.


You are a remarkable person with all the crosses you've had to bear you you still manage to come through the other end with the upmost dignity,courage and bravery that most people can only imagine, goodluck Sara

By Anthony Griffiths.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:39 AM.


god bless you sara get well soon .... your one of my heroes ...i admire you and all you do to ptotect our children xxxxx

By annie.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:15 AM.


God bless you Sara, I hope you make a good and speedy recovery cause we need you to keep fighting to SAVE our kids from the evil out there.
xxxxx

By paula.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:14 AM.


get well real soon sara. wishing you all the best with your recovery!

By SHARON C.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:07 AM.



Don't worry Sara God is not finished with you yet. The amount of children who have been saved due to your strength and courage so take your time to recover and the world will be waiting for you and I for one stand in awe of you and of all that you have done, God bless and congratulations on your new grandson, Anne, Dublinxxxx

By anne .. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:02 AM.


Sara you are an inspiration to us all. Your courage and spirit has shone through at the most devastating times in any womans life. I wish you the best for the future and many wonderful years of being with your children and gorgeous grandson. Congratulations on becoming a grandmother. You are loved and cared for by the public and I hope to see you back campaigning in the near future.
Love from Ally in Worcester.

By Ally Whitehead.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:59 AM.


Keep fighting sara. you've done so much, you aint going anywhere yet :) you'll be around for years.

By colin atkin.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:54 AM.


We really feel for you Sara, you have gone through so much in your life, and you do not deserve this on top of it all. We wish you a speedy recovery and good luck with your re-hab. Love from Helen @ Jeff. Frome. x x x

By Helen @ Jeff Wheeler.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:43 AM.


They say what doesnt kill you makes you stronger, you must now be like Samsons, how can one person go through so much and still fight, i congratulate you on all your acheivements and for making this world a safer place for our little ones.
Get well soon, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. x

By Lou.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:35 AM.


Get well soon
Sending you a big hug

By Hertsnatalie.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:33 AM.


Dear sara, I am so pleased to see you finally awake in your hospital bed telling us you're going to fight this terrible illness, if anyone can do it you certainly will because you're a fighter not a quitter as your sister told us.. I just want to let you know that all my prayers are with you as they were when we found out about you being in hospital I knew you'd get through this. Yes you have a long road ahead of you but you have the courage and determination to see it through. I send you all my love for a speedy recoverey. May Gods blessing be with you and your wonderful family.
Love Lin, from Birmingham xx xx xx xx

By Lin & Family.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:19 AM.


Get well soon, we are all rooting for you. xx

By Anna.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:19 AM.


sarah my thoughts are with you and your family, you have all been through so much pain and its seems so unfair that this has happened, but you are an amazing person who lightens up the world with your strength and courage!!!!! There are so many people thinking of you and your family and i hope you get well really soon and that your family and yourself stay well and positive! all my wishes katie xxxx

By k burton.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:18 AM.


wishing you a speedy recovery Sara, I too have recently had an aneurysm, im back at work on light duties after 6 weeks. keep fighting and be strong.

By Paul.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:16 AM.


Sara you are a very brave lady .I so admire your courage, May I wish you a speedy recovery take care of yourself .
Sally x

By Sally.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:07 AM.


hope you soon recover soon. as if you have not had enough heart ache in your life.keep up the good work you do for SARAH'S LAW. god bless you and keep well.x jj

By bunny.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:03 AM.


Makes you look at things that have happened in ur own life and realise how lucky u really are.
My thoughts are with Sara and her family but I have a feeling there is a little girl up there looking over her mommy so she'll do just fine.
xx

By Chloe Savage.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:57 AM.


How painful it must be for Sara. To want to be with Sarah but also with her other children.

I have a beautiful toddler and had lost a baby in pregnancy before had him. That was painful enough and I can only look at my child now and imagine the horror of losing him (by illness, accident or an evil way like Sarah).

We all know Sara is a very strong woman. I have so much respect for her and will always remember her and her daughter Sarah. Most of us are strong people, but I know for me, I doubt could be as strong as her if lost my child. I've been through a lot of trauma but to lose a child - well that would be the most traumatic.

An inspirational woman by far.

By Giordani.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:55 AM.



Sara you are an amazing person and truely inspiring. You have through a lot, but you are a surviver, and I am sure you will get through all this, given time. Your family are there right behind you in love and support, and we be thinking of you too and we wish you lots of love and a full recovery.

Congratulations on the birth of your little grandson Sara.
Lots of love
Mag Masters

By Mag .. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:52 AM.


Sara, Bless you in the strong name of Jesus, whom to know is life eternal.

By Norman.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:47 AM.


I prayed for a miracle for you Sarah as you truly deserved one to stay with your family after all you and they had been through.

So good to see you recovering, the country wishes you well and how good to see a worthy person in the NOTW having some praise rather than worthless celebrities.

By Jill Dewsbury.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:24 AM.


good luck and get well soon,thankyou for all the hard work you done,xx

By irene.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:20 AM.


angels are looking after you sara ,you are a true inspiration .get well soonxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

By tara.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:17 AM.


Sara.You will come through this again.Get well.

By doreen purdy.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:16 AM.


love the new hair cut! you are such an inspiration. i knew you would fight back and i know you will regain your strength and be ok.i believe sarah wants you to stay and fight for you and all the children. keep up the fight sara.xxx

By mandy francis.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:12 AM.


You are a strong brave woman who has faced so much in life and know that your efforts have touched so many lives of people you may never meet or hear about. thank you for all that you have done and know that we are all supporting you on your recovery. Sarah has been your angel guiding you and it wasn't time for you to join her just yet. There are other things in life for you to enjoy and experience, one day she will see you but the last thing she wants is for you to meet her too soon. Congratulations on the birth of your grandson. Hold him and know that because of you he is going to grow up in a safer world. XXX

By L Simpson.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:09 AM.


You have been an inspiration to so many, for such a long time and you of all people do not deserve this to happen. Wishing you a speedy, and full recovery. I am sure you be reunited with Sarah one day, but for now you have your other children, and lovely new grandson to enjoy. Good luck!!

By jo.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:06 AM.


Wish you all the best for a speedy recovery. God Bless you and your family.

By Chris.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:04 AM.


My thoughts are with you,keep being strong!!!!!!! in our thoughts xxx

By l dienel.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:59 AM.



You are such a brave woman sara.You are strong and you will go home to your children.
I wish you all the best,more than anyone you deserve it.

By jen.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:55 AM.


get well soon Sara, I think all the comments above echo what we all think of you xxx

By Stella.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:54 AM.


Get well soon Sara! You are a remarkable woman. You deserve better after everything you and your family have been through. Good luck. Sarah and family x x x x

By Sarah Leeder.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:52 AM.


This poor woman has been through more than anybody else could bear, I hope she makes a full recovery and this is her last challenge! Get well quickly.

By Jo.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:36 AM.


wishing you all the health & strengh in the world. you have changed so much in this world for the better. be strong, millions of people are inspired by you. xxxxxxxxxxxxx

By mrs m.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:28 AM.


God bless you - you are an inspiration to us all.
So many people are selfish moaning and complaining about minor things - you show them how to face the world with strength and dignity! x

By Kath Smith.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:15 AM.


you are an inspuration to us all,keep figthing the way youve always done and youll get home to your loved ones,you are an amazing person,best wishes paul x

By paul kershaw.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:15 AM.


Lots of best wishes for a full recovery Sara xx

By Fiona.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:11 AM.


KEEP STRONG SARA. ITS THANKS TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN FEEL SAFER. YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR PEOPLE, YOUR FAMILY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO FEEL PROUD. ALFIE NEEDS YOU SARA, KEEP BRAVE. WISH THERE WAS NORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN OUR WORLD XXX

By JULIE.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:11 AM.


I Totally admired this lady and cannot believe what she has gone through for sticking up for what she believes in and not letting it rest.As a parent now ive always wanted to thank her and now shes ended up like this. What are people going to have to do to listen? Yes there going to have to do what sara has done, to end up like this? Come on enough is enough government.She shouldnt have even been in the situation in the first place! But what is the point in me saying this it wont get anywhere. Im fed up of theres nothing we can do, but as soon as something happens out of the uk they are there, which gives them a good impression of the uk. Its all crap. Sorry but im talking of medical experience of stupid uk medical beliefs

By sue barnes.. Posted January 31 2010 at 7:53 AM.


i wish u well so quickly so u can go home to your children where you belong ,u are one amazing lady and im sure everyone thinks that too ,you have been through so much and such a strong women and you also have done us mothers so proud with the campain you lead,you also look very nice with your short hair ,brave women you are sarah!!! xxx

By lorraine.. Posted January 31 2010 at 7:47 AM.


wishing you all the best wishes possible, to a truly remarkable lady.
everbody knows you have the courage and fortitude to overcome this and carry on your campaign to protect innocent children god bless you and and may he help you in your fight to recover

By familyman.. Posted January 31 2010 at 7:45 AM.


Sending you warmest wishes for a speedy recovery .
I think you are A-maz-ing and Rock !
Love from Sue in the Highlands

By Susan.. Posted January 31 2010 at 5:30 AM.


Beautiful brave Sara - get well soon.

bb

By bb mcl.. Posted January 31 2010 at 4:05 AM.


I cannot believe all of this is happening to you. You nor any other human being deserves all of this suffering but throughout it all, God has a purpose and reasons. You are chosen Sara and you are strong and wonderful. Sarah is sleeping as we all shall be one day but with God's promise to follow. Stay strong and close to your God who watches over you. I pray for you to be well again and I know that you will be in time xx

By Sara P.. Posted January 31 2010 at 3:46 AM.


What an inspiration you are to all of us.Its because of you we now have the right to know if we have paedophiles in the care of our children....Bless u sweetie i,m sure sarah would be so proud as are all your children and she knew it wasn,t your time so sent you back.xxxxx

By debbie.. Posted January 31 2010 at 3:24 AM.


I wish you well Sarah, you are a true inspiration to us all. I hope life is good to you from now on, you deserve it.
Michelle. Australia

By MICHELLE KEATES.. Posted January 31 2010 at 2:18 AM.


Sara my dear you are an inspiration to us all. You have achieved so much in your life, despite suffering the loss of your child in the worst of circumstances you have dedicated your life in an attempt to protect all children.
With your tenacity I'm sure you will fight back and regain your health.
My heartfelt prayers are sent to you and hope you will soon be well enough to be at home and enjoy playing with your little grandson Alfie Lots of love Joyce xxx

By Joyce Mackay.. Posted January 31 2010 at 2:07 AM.


Get well sara. All the best. With luv... Beena and family.x

By Beena.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:31 AM.


You are the most courageous person on the planet. Why, have you had so much suffering in your life? It's so unfair and puts the simple things that people worry about into perspective. I wish you a speedy recovery because you are an extra special person that campaigns against evil and you are needed in this world to carry on your good work. best wishes and regards to you and your special family that touched the nation's hearts in a very profound way.

By cheryl dunngrimshaw.. Posted January 31 2010 at 1:03 AM.


Extraordinary, Inspirational lady. Why on earth does she have to go through this .

God Bless You and keep you safe

By Dave.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:39 AM.


Get Well soon Sara, you are one of a kind! A huge hill to climb, but if anyone can do it....you can!

With lots of love to you and your lovely family

Claire, Isle of Man xxxx

By Claire.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:38 AM.


Could not believe it when I heard that you were so ill. My thoughts were with you and you're family. Its great to see you are doing well.Hope you Christmas comes very quickly and a very Happy Christmas to you and you're family.
xxx

By Maria Nicolaou.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:37 AM.


i am sorry i did not think about you i am gklad you are on the mend you are a true fighter and an inspiration i cried when your daughter was found i hope your grand son brings you many happy memories will be thinking of you all my love for the future

By jade.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:33 AM.


You are such a brave lady, I admire you so much, get well soon, for your family and friends, you are loved so very much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

By sheila.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:24 AM.


This poor girl - as if she hasn't had enough suffering!

Wish her well - she's an inspiration

By hb.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:13 AM.


Oh Sarah,get well as soon as you can.You are a strong and inspirational woman and all women all over the world admire you greatly.Lots of Love Avis

By Avis Massey.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:09 AM.


Sara you are an absolute inspiration. Please know that there are people all round the world who often spare you a little thought. Best wishes for a speedy recovery from one such person.

By Jan.. Posted January 31 2010 at 12:03 AM.


What a true insperation you are Sara. Don't you ever give up darling. You need to be on this earth and WE need you on it hun. You are the bravest lady and you have such lovely children and now grandchildren that need you here. Your Angel Sarah obviously knows this and she is shining down on you helping you along the way. She more then anyone knows your needed here. Get your health back hun and enjoy your new grandson...Then get back campaining...It's what you were born to do. We all want to see Sarahs law world wide and your the only 1 to do it. XXX Sending you and your family much love and much support XXX

By Faye.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:52 PM.


sara u hav been so strong. please stay so for ur family x

By jules.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:50 PM.


keep fighting You have stamina I pray for you and indeed you beloved daughter who you lost so tragically. She is an angel watching over you now God Bless

By Admirer from Morley Leeds.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:49 PM.


God bless you Sara, you are a truly remarkable lady, you will get through this, after all look at what you have got through in the past! You are such an inspiration & little Sarah is looking down on you & knows that now is not the time for you two to be together, you still have so much work to do down here, in order to help save the lives of many more children. Sarah is beside you all the way!!!Thankyou Sara & God Bess You!!! Love Gwen XXX

By Gwen.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:41 PM.


You are a remarkable person the way you carry on fighting with your problems. I wish you well in your recovery and may you have many more years ahead of you. Enjoy your new grandson.

By Liz Wood.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:40 PM.


very brave lady remarkable woman the strength you have good luck with your life

By georgie.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:31 PM.


Get well soon Sara. You are a truly amazing and courageous lady with so much to look forward to with your lovely family. I wish you a speedy recovery and send my best wishes to you all for the future.

By Denise.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:31 PM.


I wish you well in your recovery Sara. You are a very brave, courageous person and I am full of admiration for you. With love from Liz in Newcastle. xxx

By Liz.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:30 PM.


You are an absolute inspiration. May you regain full health very shortly.

Thank you for your outstanding and sterling work on behalf of vunerable children everywhere.

Sarah lives on through your work. God bless.



By VA.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:29 PM.


Blessings to you Sara. You have worked tirelessly for victims of crime. It's time you sat back and looked after yourself. Take care sweetheart.

By Sian.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:28 PM.


Best wishes to you Sara-you're an inspiration to us all. I wish you a full and speedy recovery with many years to enjoy your grandson xxx

By Ros.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:24 PM.



Get well very soon

Love from
Carmel Ontario Canada

By Carmel Gillham.. Posted January 30 2010 at 10:57 PM.


get well soon sara your a truly remarkable lady,love from lorna county durham

By lorna.. Posted January 30 2010 at 10:56 PM.


sara its so good to see your on your way to a full recovery. i was so upset when i heard the news that you was in hospital very sick.
i have allways admired your courage and strengths.
get well soon hugs xx

By lorraine.. Posted January 30 2010 at 10:45 PM.


lots of love and wishyou well Debz and vince xx

By debz baker .. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:13 PM.


I am asking angels to stay with you and help you back to health ever since I heard about your health issues so stay strong there are a lot of people sending you positive thoughts ...
I wish you Love Light & Many Blessings x

By Mrs James .. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:12 PM.


Wishing you and your family only happy times from now on. Such a strong lady ... you deserve only happiness from now on ... Enjoy your new Grandson xx

By Lucy.. Posted January 30 2010 at 11:10 PM.


You are truly amazing Sara. I wish you all the best for the future with your lovely family and beautiful new grandson Alfie (my darling and much missed Dad's name). Good luck, get well soon and have a lovely life, because you deserve it. Annie from London XX

By Annie Brooks.. Posted January 30 2010 at 10:39 PM.


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IT'S Kit-off Kat - as Ronnie Wood's ex reveals the attributes fellow CBB contestant Jonas Altberg lusted after.

But curvy Katia Ivanova has been ignoring her CBB "boyfriend" - better known as the DJ Basshunter - since he was evicted in the Friday final.


Instead she has been focusing on upping her celebrity profile by peeling off in this appealing photoshoot.


And while she may not have fitted into the Celebrity Big Brother house, she looks right at home wearing next to nothing in these gentlemen's club scenes. Probably because she used to be a gentlemen's club hostess...


Meanwhile Jonas didn't spend long licking his wounds after being shunned by Katia at Friday's post-show party.



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A couple of hours later, he chatted up a pretty brunette at a nightclub and took her back to his central London hotel. But earlier that evening he admitted to the News of the World he had been desperate to BBed Katia in the house.


The randy DJ told us: "I'm not shy, I'm 25, I'm Swedish, I'm single and I love sex."


But yesterday, after getting the cold shoulder, he insisted he did NOT want a relationship with the ravishing Russian.


Since leaving the house, Kat - who split from wrinkly Rolling Stone Ronnie, 62, last month - has been snapped clubbing with fellow evictee Lady Sovereign.


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Lolita - a child dressed in womens clothing - not good!

By gill.. Posted January 31 2010 at 11:19 AM.


Wow Katia looks stunning!

By Chris.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:44 AM.


Ravashing? Sorry, but she looks as cheap as chips, what celebrity profile could she possibly have? First she lived off Ronnie Woods name, then BassHunter Jonas and Now Lady Sovrein.. what a classy worm - NOT.

By Loxy.. Posted January 31 2010 at 10:09 AM.


Katia was not popular in the house but Jonas acted like an idiot when he came out on Friday trying to publicly humiliate her to make him self look good I am very pleased he did not win he has allot of growing up to do. Good luck to Katia she does not deserve to be hated so much she is incredibly attractive but does not flaunt it in a high heels and make up slutty way in everyday day to day dress.

By mel.. Posted January 31 2010 at 9:12 AM.


And here is another z lister trying to scrape a living showing all she has got, Katia is nothing but a vile marrige breaker and should return back to her former life she is just a low life with proberly no future unless its to take her kit off !!!!!!!!!!

By alex.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:55 AM.


Missing? Errr... I think not! She's trash, pure trash... Jonas is worth so much more!

By Chantal Stevens.. Posted January 31 2010 at 8:38 AM.


Why would anyone want to waste their time on this rubbish woman. She is only famous by association. Whoever ends up with her better be prepared to support her.

By zippy.. Posted January 31 2010 at 5:31 AM.


Eurgh...She has got scrubber written all over her. Regardless to this nice lingerie she may have on. Cheap cheap cheap........jog on love.

By Blue .. Posted January 31 2010 at 4:21 AM.


She plays the part of a tart really well!

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Married Terry - whose bid to stop us exposing his affair was thrown out by the High Court on Friday - was at the bedside of secret mistress Vanessa Perroncel for the procedure in a private clinic.


Afterwards he gave her £20,000 to "cheer herself up".


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The revelation will stun Terry's loyal wife Toni Poole, 28, and throws fresh doubt over his ability to captain England just five months before the World Cup.


After we discovered the four month affair, the Chelsea defender won a High Court gagging order last week to stop us publishing the story. But on Friday it was overturned.

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Our source revealed that Terry, 29, did not pressure Vanessa to have an abortion - it was a joint decision.


She had the procedure under general anaesthetic at a private clinic in London. The News of the World understands that Terry wanted to be there and asked for special permission to leave an England training camp early so he could go.


But he was late so the operation was delayed. The experience brought them closer together, said our source. They felt the situation had bonded their relationship.


And last night Vanessa, 33, spoke for the first time about the affair.


She said Bridge - father of her three year old son - only found out about it after Terry's attempts to gag the News of the World.


She said: "Wayne rang me last weekend and started shouting at me and accusing me of having an affair. It was terrible. He was saying horrible things." She said Bridge did not believe what she said, adding: "Wayne was convinced I had been cheating on him because the court action had been taken. It was an agonising call and he was furious."


Last night we put the abortion story to Chelsea's press spokesman, who said they had nothing to add to a previous statement of support for Terry.

Vanessa is said to be considering her next move after hiring publicist Max Clifford, who refused to comment.


But the News of the World can reveal Terry has been bedding Vanessa TWICE A WEEK behind his wife's back since September.


The affair the Chelsea star tried to hide from the world began after his pal Bridge left Chelsea for Manchester City last year. Terry kept it under wraps until we caught him sneaking off to her home for secret romps after away games and training. He had already laid the groundwork by flirting heavily with leggy Vanessa while Bridge was still at Chelsea - KISSING and playing FOOTSIE with her under his wife's nose on team nights out.


As the affair gathered pace he even began canoodling with her in public.


Wayne, 29, and Vanessa eventually split last summer after his move to City in January last year. So Terry began comforting the French model.


"It may have started as a bit of friendship and support as early as last January, but it quickly grew from there last September," said another source. "He was going round there about twice a week or so, normally after training, on his way home. Or, if Chelsea had played an away game he would call Toni and say the team was due back at say 11pm, rather than 9pm.


"Then he could stop off at Vanessa's for a couple of hours."


Terry was careful to hide his car during his visits. "Vanessa has these big gates into the drive," said our source. "He would swing in in his Bentley, and tuck it behind her Range Rover.


"They couldn't really do much as a couple. He'd be recognised immediately. So they spent most of their time meeting secretly at her house."


The damning pictures here that Terry didn't want you to see were taken on January 13 at the home of Vanessa, mother of Bridge's three- year-old son, Jaydon, in Oxshott, Surrey.


Terry arrived in his dark blue £130,000 Bentley Continental at around 2pm shortly after leaving a training session at Chelsea's nearby Cobham training ground.


Parking his car alongside the brunette's £2million mock-Georgian house - hidden from the road by her black Range Rover - he went in as her young son played in the snow.


Over an hour and a half later he emerged from the five-bedroom house grinning as Vanessa saw him out. Terry, in a grey tracksuit over a white T-shirt, seemed to share a joke with her as they said goodbye. He then drove the mile or so to his own £4million home where wife Toni and their three-year-old twins, Georgie and Summer, were waiting, convinced his nasty little secret was safe.


The England star - worth £17million - has known the model and actress since her days working as a London club hostess. Close friends of the pair said there has long been a chemistry between them.


"Terry loves brunettes, and always has done," said a pal. "He would always look pretty doe-eyed when he was around Vanessa."


Even after Terry married blonde Toni at Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, in June 2007, he still flirted with Vanessa. Pals remember boozy nights when the Chelsea gang, including Terry and Toni, Bridge and Vanessa, Frank Lampard and Elen Rives, and Joe Cole and Carly Zucker would hit the town.


One friend said: "There was one night when some of them sat in a circle for a drinking game, and you had to kiss the person to one side.


"He kissed Vanessa, but the kiss was a bit longer than it should have been.


"There were other nights where he would be quite drunk on the way home in the car, and end up playing footsie with Vanessa, while Toni was there. One night when he was doing it Toni smacked his leg and said, 'That's my foot, you idiot'.


"Toni just seemed to put up with it all. I don't know if she's become more suspicious recently, but she has dyed her hair brown. Everyone thinks it's to match Vanessa."


Terry first realised he was in danger of being exposed when rumours of a rift with Bridge began to circulate.


He then called in the lawyers and on January 22 won a so-called 'super- injunction' preventing us from revealing the alleged affair, or even the fact there was an injunction.


His lawyers had argued that publishing the claims would breach his right to a 'private and family life' under EU human rights law. But on Friday Justice Michael Tugendhat ruled the rumours were too widely known in the media, footballing circles and beyond, to be protected by law. And he decided Terry was more interested in preserving his earnings than his reputation.


The judge said privacy law did not exist to protect sponsorship deals.


Terry was yesterday still insisting there had been no affair. He has told Toni they are just friends.


Our source said: "The truth is he's gutted his best mate and left his wife devastated while pretending to be a family man. But he's just a low-life cheat."


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Guatemala's protected areas authority Conap will start planting tulle in Atitlán lake in Sololá province by March, Conap's Atitlán technical unit director Juan Mendoza told BNamericas.





Tulle acts as a natural filter and will help clean up the highly contaminated lake, Mendoza said, adding that if all goes according to schedule, tulle will be fully planted in specific areas by June.


Conap has already identified where to plant the tulle as it must be planted in shallow waters where there are no rocks.


The initiative will require an investment of approximately 500,000 quetzals (US$60,130), according to Mendoza.


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Conap also plans to install biofilters in certain areas of the lake. This week Conap - together with authorities from the Amatitlán lake sustainable use authority Amsa - finished a study to determine the feasibility of this initiative.


"The results will be available by next week and once we have this technical information we will develop the possible solutions to the problem and present them to the committee responsible for coordinating the Atitlán cleanup," Mendoza said.


Both the tulle and biofilters will prevent waste from spreading into the lake and, in addition, tulle provides a habitat for flora and fauna, said Mendoza.


The feasibility study carried out by Amsa and Conap cost 100,000 quetzals (US$12,000) and, once the conclusions are reached, authorities will determine the exact amount required for the installation and maintenance of the tulle and biofilters.


These actions are part of environment ministry Marn's 310mn quetzal (US$37.4mn) plan to clean up Atitlán lake, which currently has high levels of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae. The algae's proliferation is caused by the presence of domestic waste and untreated wastewater in the lake.


The overall plan also involves building wastewater treatment plants, septic tanks, sanitary sewerage systems, closing down unauthorized garbage dumps, the gradual prohibition of inorganic fertilizers and chemical soaps, technical and economic support for municipalities in the province, and sanctions for domestic and industrial users caught polluting the lake.

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The terminal will benefit from the return of Maersk, Hamburg Sud, CCNI and CSAV this year, as well as the incorporation of new ships from other shipping lines, de la Vega said.


One of the major projects this year will be construction of a new 10bn-peso (US$767mn) container terminal. The work will be carried out by Philippine firm International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), which was awarded the 34-year concession to build and operate the terminal in November.


Grupo Mexico, which formed part of a rival consortium bidding for the concession, appealed against the decision to award the terminal to ICTSI, citing "irregularities" in the tender process.


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"We want our importers and exporters to be sure that we are working to offer them more and better rail infrastructure and, above all, more efficient and faster dispatch processes," de la Vega said.


The port authority plans to sign similar agreements with the Guanajuato inland port and San Antonio port in Texas in the coming year, de la Vega added.

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Last month's increase was mainly the result of higher copper in concentrate output of 231,202t, up 14.5% compared to December 2008. Cathode production fell 7.2% in the same period due partly to labor disputes, INE said in its monthly bulletin.


Molybdenum output fell 25.8% year-on-year to 2,667t in December while full year 2009 production rose 3.9% to 34,954t, INE added. In other metals, December production of silver increased 4%, iron ore rose 3.8% and gold went up 17.2%.


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Latin American enterprises with 1,000-5,000 workers are driving the adoption of storage and security solutions via cloud computing, US security software firm Symantec's (Nasdaq: SYMC) regional vice president, Wilson Grava, told BNamericas.





The largest companies in Latin America tend to shy away from the cloud, opting instead to use their own resources to implement such solutions, Grava said.


"We've seen the greatest success and greatest adoption from companies that are slightly smaller," he said. "They're not large enterprises, but rather enterprises with 1,000-5,000 workers and need a model that is more cost-effective."


Latin American SMEs are starting to consider the cloud for security and storage, but Grava forecast that this trend will not pick up significantly until 2011-12.


Symantec has identified cloud computing as one of its top priorities for the remainder of its FY10, which will end in March.


The company posted revenues of US$824mn in the Americas during its fiscal 3Q10, ended January 1, which was flat in comparison to the year-ago period.


Global sales crept up 1% year-over-year to US$1.55bn, while net profits were US$300mn, in comparison to a net loss of US$6.82bn in the year-ago period.


In Latin America, Symantec has offices in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The company also has demo labs in Brazil and Mexico and a support center in Chile.

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The Brazilian government's decision to extend the value added tax (ICMS) exemption for the wind power sector is a relief for the entire industry, Pedro Perrelli, executive director of the Brazilian wind power association ABEEólica, told BNamericas.





"The decision will benefit not only the wind power sector but also consumers. If turbine and equipment makers pay fewer taxes and it becomes cheaper to install a wind farm, the generated power rates will decrease too," he said.


According to Perrelli, ICMS payments can reach up to 17% of the total cost of a wind farm.


"Turbines make up nearly 70% of the costs of a wind farm. So it is easy to understand how much the industry can benefit from any tax exemption," the executive added.


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Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim has tendered his resignation following Pakistan's disastrous show Down Under.

Australia clean-swept the ODI series as well as the Test series against Pakistan.

"I am very disappointed, like millions of Pakistanis, over the manner in which the Pakistan team lost the Test series 3-0 and one day series 5-0," Qasim told AFP.

"As I am responsible for the selection of the team, I quit from my post."

Earlier, Qasim had said a 'major surgery' was required on the Pakistan ODI team.

Speaking to the Dawn, Qasim had said, "No one can defend the team's pathetic performance in Australia and obviously a major surgery is the need of the time."

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Meanwhile, PCB chairman Ejaz Butt ruled out a complete overhaul of the team after their disastrous tour of Australia but said a younger skipper will replace Mohammad Yousuf.

"Ideally, a younger player could have been chosen to lead Pakistan, but Australia is not the place to experiment. So, the choice fell on the senior-most player Mohammad Yousuf. Now we would like to hand over the reins to a younger captain who can lead the side for a longer period," Butt told a television channel.

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Speaking to the Dawn, Qasim said, "No one can defend the team's pathetic performance in Australia and obviously a major surgery is the need of the time."

"But it is not appropriate to initiate the process during a series; so let them get free from the tour," he added.

Qasim said he would sit with the team management and analyse Pakistan's poor performance in Australia.

"The reports from the team manager and coach will be very important. Then we will have to sit down with the captain and listen to his views. That will help us find what really went wrong in Australia."

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Warning: Do not read if you haven't seen the series finale of "Dollhouse."

When "Dollhouse" started last year, it seemed fairly sub-par for a series by the ingenious Joss Whedon. Every episode would consist of Echo, one of many "actives," having a different personality uploaded into her brain, usually one fraught with potential danger. But then the straight-to-DVD season finale "Epitaph One," which followed the concept to its logical conclusion, showed the series' full potential. Now, thanks in large part to DVRs and online streaming, the show got a full second season, wrapping up Friday night with "Epitaph Two: Return."

For me, the show really started picking up after it was already canceled. It was extraordinary to see the almost-soulless Topher become someone to root for, the ruthless Adelle becoming a kind mother figure, and Victor aka Tony going from a "dumb show" to one of the most exciting characters to watch. All that said, I don't know if I quite bought Alpha so quickly as "one of the good guys" (but hey, it was several years later). Clearly a lot of the credit for this goes to the top-notch cast - chief among them, young Adair Tishler, who chillingly portrayed an active with a psychopath in her head in "Epitaph One," and had Caroline aka the real Echo's personality here.

What started out as a bit of a departure for Whedon over the last few weeks started to be classic Joss, supporting characters so strong they almost outshined the lead, plot twists (and twists upon twists) galore, and sudden deaths of characters (at least one per episode, plus a couple we saw coming, for the last three weeks). How bittersweet to see Paul gunned down, and Topher, who would go on to die saving the people whose minds he had wiped, touching a monitor with the image of his beloved Bennett.

Despite this turning out to be one of the darker series he had ever done (though "Angel" might still have it beat), Whedon gave most of the characters quite a happy ending, including Echo, the only active remaining, with Paul keeping her company inside her head for a lifetime.

What did you think? Did "Dollhouse's" end live up to the promise of "Epitaph One," and the past few weeks? Sound off on video, or in the comments below.

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Shane McGuire January 31st, 2010 4:39 am ET

Joss Whedon has never really been given a good chance to get his shows off the ground.

I have really liked his material and ideas. Those darn Networks don't really give him a chance to shine.

My point?

Firefly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its sort of like they don't really get it! What is Joss going to have to do with Dollhouse? Have Universal Pictures make another movie out of a TV Series? Did they not get it the first time?

Aparently not! It's Ok, I think these cast members will get to make real money in their Movie.

Hey what can I say, Serenity was great and I am sure that all of the actors, including Nathan Fillion, Alan Tyduk, Summer Glau, and Jewel Statie enjoyed the big bucks from the film. Heck I know I would have!

So to Joss and his crews. I have the best idea ever. Why don't you take your programs over to the Sci-Fi Channel, like the folks did with Stargate and Battlestar Galactica and make your Multi-Season Miniseries films and shows there. I'll just bet they would love to have you!

Keep up the good work Joss! I think the crews from any of the show you have done would be happy to step back in line for your work. I know if you asked me, I'd be happy to fill a part in a heartbeat, no matter the type!


Heatheranne January 31st, 2010 6:05 pm ET

I am glad that Dollhouse was allowed by Fox to finish out the storyline. So many networks cancel shows without giving fans closure.

I also feel now that Dollhouse was meant to be only a two season show. It is perfect that way it is and in true Joss style he satisfied me and broke my heart at the same time. Joss' style is very niche and I love that. His style reminds me of more British TV writing where shows are only meant to last a short while rather than 6 or more seasons. Sometimes it dilutes the story when that happens. Yes, I would have love to spent more time with the characters but the storyline and timeline is and are perfect.

I cannot wait for my next adventure with Joss.


Chris January 31st, 2010 6:18 pm ET

This was an ending that I thought was brilliant. Dark, engaging but tinged with hope. Joss shoed again why he is a master at this game, even if not enough people tend to watch his shows.


Joe January 31st, 2010 6:28 pm ET

Thats so true. After canelation it picked up and the story was great and intense. Great ending. Too bad stations cancel great programs Firefly for one.


JD January 31st, 2010 6:33 pm ET

never watched it after the chose it over T:SCC. Come to think of it I have not watched a FOX prime-time show since. Not buying the "kudos for Fox" for letting it play out. Short sighted folks they are. Hope those of you that bought in enjoyed it. You got more than any of us that liked T:SCC ever got from those folks.


Joe January 31st, 2010 6:40 pm ET

One of the better Whedon endings at least you don't have to buy two years of comic books to see how it ends then have it restart when the sales go through the roof. I thought the giant twist with Boyd had nothing on Lost. It needed another hour to clear up what happened between the end of the last episode to Epitaph One. I didn't buy Alpha as a good guy either. It got a choice to have an ending which for most shows out there never even get close to.


James A. January 31st, 2010 6:47 pm ET

I'm actually starting to think Joss should focus more on the mini-series (or maxi-series) type shows, rather than ongoings. His stuff is incredibly thrilling when he's got a set amount of time to tell a story in and can plan accordingly. When there's no specific end to work towards, he falls into the pattern of using weaker filler episodes which detract from the core story... although there are certainly a number of filler episodes from each of his series that are stand-alone classics in their own right.

Dr. Horrible's a great example of what he can do when he has limitations. He was working with his own money and a bunch of volunteers, and it's arguably one of the most moving things he's ever created. On the flip side you've got a show like Dollhouse where he had plenty of money (at least initially) and it didn't really find its stride until it no longer had free rein, in time or in money.

I'd love to see him do a 2 or 3 season series that was plotted out from the get-go. Something where he knew exactly what story he was telling and how he was going to tell it before production began. I think then we would really see the best work he could produce.


Andrew January 31st, 2010 6:57 pm ET

Yeah, the show definitely picked up after it got cancelled. I didn't watch regularly but I would watch every now and then since my wife was a fan. I knew this show wasn't going to last from the beginning but at least it finished strong. I think the final episode would have been better if they were able to make it two hours.


Andulamb January 31st, 2010 7:09 pm ET

I really hope that DVD sales will benefit from Fox allowing the series to have an ending, and that this practice will become the norm for canceled series.


TC January 31st, 2010 7:15 pm ET

Yet another Whedon show that I promise myself I won't get addicted to and end up LOVING. Ever since "Dollhouse" started I held my breath waiting for FOX to screw me by canceling it. I really wish Whedon would do his next series with the SciFi channel, maybe they would let him fully develop his storyline.

Whedon's shows are always slow starters. "Dollhouse" came up to speed earlier than some and the last season was classic Whedon; smart writing, exceptional supporting characters, semi-obscure pop culture references, twists you never see coming, a bizarre fascination with nubile female characters who can kick ass...LOVE IT!

Just as with "Firefly", I will miss what "Dollhouse" could have been. It is insane that this gets canceled after two seasons and any of those brainless banal reality shows runs for half a decade or more [Big Brother 12 anyone?]. No wonder all the adventurous programming has moved to the cable networks (Are you listening Mr Whedon? Move to cable for the next one. Maybe they will support quality programming.)


Logan January 31st, 2010 7:16 pm ET

The reason Dollhouse picked up and go thrilling after cancellation is because Fox gave up pushing for the "stand alone" episodes they considered "more accessible to casual viewers". The problem, in my opinion, largely lies with Fox not being able to have their cake and eat it too. If they want instant ratings and casual viewers, they need to stick with reality shows and sitcoms. But if they want edgy, meaty shows that gather a following and achieve cult status, they need to be a little more patient and give those shows time to build a following and stop expecting them to follow a formula. Joss Whedon isn' t the only great showrunner to suffer from Fox's short-sightedness. Poor Tim Minear. Anyone remember Drive or The Inside?


E January 31st, 2010 7:18 pm ET

Since Epitaph One never aired on TV, I was completely confused for much of the finale. I love Joss, but this show was a huge disappointment after the amount of years he spent developing it.

Dr. Horrible was far better. Maybe Joss should stick to self produced movies.


Johann January 31st, 2010 7:24 pm ET

Good episode, enjoyed the series.

Reaction of three of watching the show together when Paul got shot: "WASH!"




David January 31st, 2010 7:33 pm ET

I wish Syfy or USA Network or TNT had picked it up.

I mean, it had the same ratings as Damages, Battlestar Galactica, certainly Mad Men. It wasn't that expensive to produce, right?


Jjurado January 31st, 2010 7:52 pm ET

I have never forgiven Joss for killing off Wash and Book in Serenity and he has added the deaths of Paul and Topher to my list of grievances. I can't fault the logic and the storytelling and all of those deaths were brilliant, gut wrenching moments from a purely story perspective... but still... Ouch.

Only the loading of Paul's imprint into Alpha's matrix a few episodes back allowed me to "buy" Alpha as a good guy. As a fan of the show, I can believe that only Paul's inherent nobility could rein in Alpha's psychotic instincts.

I am very sad to see the show go. As a fan of many of Joss Whedon's ventures, I could see the potential from the beginning, but also could see why so many are saying the show only his its stride during season 2.

I will be waiting patiently for Joss Whedon's next adventures and hoping that this time he will be allowed to take his tale through its entire arc without having to force it to maturity with the threat of cancellation hanging over its head.


Kenny January 31st, 2010 7:54 pm ET

I watched the very first episode and that was it for me.


lmashell January 31st, 2010 8:04 pm ET

I actually saw a comment on another blog by someone who only watched a few season one eps, then tuned in for the finale and was upset they couldn't figure out what was going on!

The 'bad' eps of Dollhouse were definitely the stand-alone eps, while all the eps around the underlying story were fantastic. I loved the ending, and when I get season 2 DVD's I plan to watch the whole thing over in a marathon viewing session. Popcorn and Dollhouse at my place! Come on over!


Karl January 31st, 2010 8:26 pm ET

I have liked Eliza Dushku every since she showed up on Buffy and I look forward to seeing alot of her in the future. If Dollhouse had been what the last few shows were from the beginning we probably would have seen more seasons. Unfortunately Dollhouse, or what many people have affectionately called "Whorehouse" was nothing more than a show about beautiful women being programmed to have sex with super rich clients. Eliza being a producer on the show could have changed this Idiotic scenario but chose not to.
Oh Well, Lessons Learned.


Sarah Connor January 31st, 2010 8:32 pm ET

This bogus show replaced one of the top shows on TV. Perhaps it was too costly to produce, but in my opinion, the network didn't have the gots to stick with it. It moved to Friday night at some point which is the kiss of death for any show with a younger audience. Still bitter here for sure.


bridgemo January 31st, 2010 8:41 pm ET

Alpha had Paul's brain downloaded in him and that enabled him to be good.

They did good at tying up loose ends except for what happened to the folks in the Attic so we don't know what happened to Dominic.

Yes, it did start out weak but I think that was due to Fox's influence. Next time he gets a contract he needs to get the freedom to do what he needs not what they want him to do


TC January 31st, 2010 8:45 pm ET

BRING BACK FIREFLY!!!


Henry in WV January 31st, 2010 8:48 pm ET

Too bad it's off the air.It was definitely one of my favorite shows.CSI:Whatever was getting tired as was Law and Order.
But like Fringe and Lie To Me it was one possibility to where our tech
is leading us anyways. They had several more seasons in the idea before it became lame.Maybe there will be a Dollhouse movie.I'd see that for sure.


Brendan January 31st, 2010 9:14 pm ET

Dollhouse was a really good show that was never supported properly. No good lead and no strong backup....

The finale was a satisfying end to the tale, but there were so many stories that we never really got to hear. Can't wait for the 2nd season on DVD and hope that Joss et al have lots of commentary...

and that his next series is given a real chance on a network that isn't more interested in American Idol than on character driven shows.


Hokey January 31st, 2010 9:46 pm ET

I love Joss, and this is just another example of his outstanding brain in action.

The reason his shows keep getting cancelled is that he does not appeal to the lowest-common-denominator... and in the immortal words of someone-or-other:

"The problem with sci-fi is that is is expensive to make, but always looks cheap"

His shows just cost too much to make compared to the advertising revenue they can generate. Not his fault, just the way it is.


Marnie January 31st, 2010 9:47 pm ET

Loved Buffy, loved Angel, love Firefly. Hated Dollhouse.


Eden January 31st, 2010 9:49 pm ET

I really disliked the whole concept of women not being in control of their minds and bodies, and gave up on Dollhouse after a few episodes. Joss, you can do better.


Christopher January 31st, 2010 9:54 pm ET

Karl, you obviously didn't watch the show past the first couple of season 1 episodes.


Tom January 31st, 2010 10:01 pm ET

Hey!!! How about a spoiler alert! I didn't realize that last 3 episodes were available! Great show. Too bad it was on FOX.


chris January 31st, 2010 10:12 pm ET

Eden, that was why the people on the show were not good guys. It was unconventional story telling; main characters were devious little monsters.


chris January 31st, 2010 10:13 pm ET

And you missed out on one of the strongest female characters Joss has produced because you quit watching.


baby boomer January 31st, 2010 10:19 pm ET

This is the only show I recorded on the DVR to be sure and watch. Speaks for itself


don January 31st, 2010 10:23 pm ET

This is other than the last 6 episodes the show was slow as hell.
It was almost unbearable and i didn't care about any of the characters.
Finally after it gets cancelled they made the show what it should have been all along.


Sarah January 31st, 2010 10:24 pm ET

I wish, like so many people do, that the series had more time. I wanted to be more invested in Echo/Paul's relationship, to legitimately CARE about them being together. I wanted to see Alpha's transition. I wanted to see Topher slipping out of sanity. That being said, the ultimate point of the series worked and was executed beautifully.

I thought it was poignant that Echo had become disenchanted and no longer had fantasies, and while she was the savior of the world, she was always fundamentally alone. That's why giving her Paul in the end was such a great moment. (does anyone else wish DESPERATELY that Wesley had a Fred copy to live in his head???) Never mind. Many of you might only know them as Echo and Senator Perrin.


Steve January 31st, 2010 11:02 pm ET

I've been watching Dollhouse since the beginning and this article is the first time I've even heard about an unaired episode Epitaph One. Somebody failed in the marketing department because had I known I would have watched it before the series finale! Imagine this series if it was on either HBO or Showtime...


Mike January 31st, 2010 11:15 pm ET

Actually one "Doll" still lives on and is still shown weekly on network television...CHUCK. Chuck (sometimes) manages to download the skills he needs when he needs them. It is likely Chuck's father got his hands on the source code of an early active architecture prototype and improved it so much that he created the intercept project. Chuck was really smart-he escaped to NBC.


badcyclist January 31st, 2010 11:26 pm ET

I hope that Joss Whedon will write an autobiography someday, so we can figure out why he thinks Eliza Dusku is someone to build a series around. She was terrible in Buffy and she was even worse in Dollhouse. What kind of hold does she have over him??? It sure isn't her acting talent.


Alichat January 31st, 2010 11:50 pm ET

I love Joss, but I had a few issues with the episode. Granted it wasn't entirely Joss' fault. Since the show was canceled, I understand that he had to cram years worth of story into a few episodes. But, I felt the episode was rushed. It needed to be two hours. And if Fox cared about the viewers...I know...insert laughter here.....they would have aired Epitaph One before Epitaph Two so those who had not seen it wouldn't be so confused. I also wasn't as invested in the Paul/Echo relationship for his death to be as poignant as it was intended to be. I gasped when he was shot because I liked Paul, but frankly I was more upset with Wash's death in Serenity (hell, that scene still bothers me) than I was with Paul's death in Dollhouse. And I'd had fewer episodes to build an affection for Wash in Firefly. I had an issue with the resolution to Paul's death. I just don't know how I feel about him floating around in Echo's brain. And I have a big issue with Alpha's resolution. I mean, let's face it, his true personality was a psychopathic murderer with a penchant for slashing people's faces. Why would he want to wander out above ground and get wiped back to that original personality? Why not just stay below with Echo and crew, staying as an imprint? Especially since he's apparently spent the last ten years controlling the crazy imprints in his mind and becoming a good guy? Honestly I thought it would end with Alpha wiping out all the imprints in him except Ballard, and him becoming Ballard for Echo. Cheesy? Yes. But no more than the ending with Ballard residing in Echo's brain from now on.

I wasn't as bothered with Topher's crazy-man-antics as others were. I understood his death, but still felt that if we can create a machine that can somehow reset everyone back to what they were, while having no access to the mainframe housing their original personalities, then we could have created a stinking remote for it. I'm just sayin'. I would have liked some resolution to Dominic and the others just floating around in The Attic. The renaming of Phoenix to Necropolis was too Superman-ish for my taste, and Victor's crew and their entrance could have been less Mad-Max-Beyond-Thunderdome.

Otherwise, I liked the episode. It was still better than most of the stuff on TV now, but it wasn't Joss' best.


Jessica February 1st, 2010 12:06 am ET

Yes, Dollhouse wasn't perfect, but I really grew to love some of the characters (and will definitely be following along to see whatever Dichen Lachman, Enver Gjokaj, Fran Kranz, etc do next.) It was a very different type of sci-fi, which explains why so few people stuck with it long enough to see all of the potential. I'm very glad Fox did agree to air all of the S2 episodes, and that they knew it would be cancelled before writing the final scripts. The finale was a bit rushed, but I loved it nonetheless, and I have to say that, even though Paul's death was so sudden, I was very glad Priya and Tony got to have their happy ending. For as much as I love to watch Tahmoh Penikett, Enver and Dichen did a much better job of portraying a believable love story. I'm really going to miss Dollhouse!


Anna L. February 1st, 2010 12:16 am ET

I will miss Dollhouse, based only the second season (the first season was forgettable). Great storylines for Echo and Paul, Tony and Pria, and Topher. This ending made me cry (reminded me of Wesley and Fred's goodbye in "Angel") - I wish Echo and Paul had more time.


Cathy C February 1st, 2010 12:43 am ET

I totally agree that Mr. Whedon should quit taking his shows to the big networks. The cable networks allow their shows to gain followings and support them. Hey, not only is the SciFi and TNT, but there is also A & E and FX. Look at shows like Damages, The Closer. Those shows would have never lasted on regular network. Heck, even Army Wives from Lifetime. Smarten up Mr. Whedon.

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KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghan National Army and international soldiers fought off an insurgent attack near army barracks in southern Afghanistan Friday morning, authorities said.

"An attempt has been made by insurgents to launch a co-ordinated attack on the Afghan National Army in Lashkar Gah," a statement from NATO's International Security Assistance Force said. "Although firing continues, the attack has been contained by ISAF and [Afghan National Army] forces."

The attack was largely limited to a four-story building near the barracks and mostly involved gunfire, the ISAF statement said. Five or six suicide attackers also got into the building but were stopped before all of them could explode their suicide vests, Gen. Maiuddin Ghori, commander of the Afghan Army in Helmand province, said.

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12:03 pm ET Attacking a place & doing any good is a completely different thing... It just shows the Army is better than fighting than They are!!!

Posted by: Larry

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2:16 pm ET I feel there is good and bad when going to war with another country we all know the impact that it can have on the soldiers and ther love ones. Its not a easy job but this world should be thankful to have men/women to give there lives for others. As this war reveal its not going to be easy but as long as both governments meaning the US and Afghan officials keep debating instead of coming to a agreement and sticking with it this will continue to happen. I just say pray for the men and women and best outcome.

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1:47 pm ET What kind of human being would wrap explosive on himself or herself and for what cause? Obviously these fanatics believe in what they do. My sense is that these are people unable to find a virgin here on earth. The Taliban tell them that they will get many in heaven. And they, in their proverbial ignorance, let themselves to be sent to useless death! For there will no virgins in heaven for baby killers, only lasting fire and sulphuric stench!

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2:40 pm ET war is hell, but our news channels are focused on Haiti, and not the War...What ever happend to having 'Inbedded" newsmen and women with the troops ? American is becoming to lax in what's going on with this war on terror..

CNN did an excellent job on reporting the war in Iraq, but seems to have less interest in Afghanistan..So get back out there and suport our troops..

God Bless them all..

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11:43 am ET The suggestion of offering money to Talbian who desert is really dumb, on many counts. First of all, you cannot reason with religious fanatics; such an offer just gives them a chance to parade themselves as morally pure for refusing to accept, while still going out and killing people. Bribery is the opposite of torture, but both produce surprisingly similar results:unreliable information.Offering money to induce Taliban to desert is just like inviting suicide bombers for a cup of tea. They will willingly pose as deserters just in order to get into our bases and detonate themselves, like that Jordanian doctor who blew himself up, killing those CIA personnel. For the safety of all the soldiers serving in Afghanistan, I hope this suggestion is discarded.

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2:00 am ET I agree, the only thing these murderers understand is a bullet between the eyes. War is not pretty, it can not be sanitized. I am not advocating war, but once the decision is taken the strategy should be to win and do it quickly.

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3:13 am ET "The suggestion of offering money to Talbian who desert is really dumb, on many counts."

That's not the plan. Listen to what they're saying, the money is going to be put straight into developmental projects, essential services, etc. It's stuff that the entire population needs.

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11:58 am ET Smart move. Bribery has proven an effective tool for winding down insurgent activity through history. One only need read the histories of King Darius and Xerxes of the ancient Persian Empire to find early examples. Examine the various wars of Asia, Europe and yes, even here in early American history. After the successful conclusion of the American Revolution (also rife with bribery) the nascent federal and state governments used bribery (aka 'negotiations') in many dealings with indigenous tribes then the Spanish, the French, and... dare I say it... Texans. Bribery does two things - it removes marginally committed forces out of the reach of the die-hard fanatic organizers and reduces military threats without a single bullet or missile fired. Lives are saved, and in some ways you can think of it as economic stimulus. The person who takes the bribe is economically enriched and may go on to rejoin productive society. Note also that American forces used bribes to greatly reduce insurgent problems in Iraq.

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8:15 am ET Hearts and minds. The people of Afghanistan, yes, even the Taliban, are a poor and humble people with pride, love, anger, sadness, a mixture of humanity. Show them some respect, and you can win many over. Don't worry, the true scum bags will still fight us; we will find and kill them eventually. Similar to the Awakening Councils Plan in Iraq. That, PLUS The Surge is what turned the tide in Iraq.

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8:44 am ET Why does it seem the less informed an individual is about a given subject, the more certain that individual is in the validity of "black or white" problem resolution?

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12:28 pm ET I think that money bribes won't work either,nor sending in thousands of troups from the U.S. , as they can spot them miles and miles away, as I'm sure they have many check pt's before their camps. I think teams of highly skilled special OP'S may have a chance of cleaning up allot of these nests, and the troups as a trojan hourse could work, but I am just an every day joe blow w/ nothing to go on except common sense.

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4:51 pm ET It is about some one besides the United States & England started to do something to help support This War!!! Now if the rest of The Country involved would do the same thing... This war will be over soon!!!

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Russia tests its first stealth fighter jetFrom Maxim Tkachenko, CNN
January 29, 2010 9:44 p.m. EST
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Russia tested its fifth-generation Sukhoi fighter jet in the Russian Far East on Friday
The plane is the country's first fighter jet based on the stealth technology
Viewed by military experts as the Russian answer to the American F-35 and F-22 jets

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Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Russia tested its fifth-generation Sukhoi fighter jet in the Russian Far East on Friday.

The plane, provisionally called T-50, is the country's first fighter jet based on the stealth technology and is viewed by military experts as the Russian answer to the American F-35 and F-22 jets.

The flight lasted for 47 minutes and was successful, being piloted by Sergei Bogdan, one of Russia's best test pilots, Sukhoi corporation spokesman Alexei Poveshchenko told CNN.

Speaking to Russian TV from an airfield in Komsomolsk-on-Amur where the company has its main production facility, Sukhoi's General Director Mikhail Pogosian said, "I think this is a new stage in the development of the military aircraft industry in our country, and I believe that this is a very good start of a big work we have yet to do."

According to the manufacturer, T-50 is an "intellectual" jet which can fly at any time of the day and in any weather conditions and is capable of simultaneously attacking multiple targets in air, on the ground and in the sea. The plane's other advertised features include a very high degree of maneuverability and its ability to use short airstrips.

"It will also be less recognizable for radars thanks to many innovations, the use of composite materials and a special coating on the surface of the plane," a Suhkoi official told CNN on condition of anonymity. "The Americans had produced some of those technologies before us, so we're now catching up with them with this new model," he said.

But independent military affairs analyst Pavel Felgenhauer believes the new plane is a "humbug" and is nothing more than a "flying prototype."

"It doesn't have a new engine, modern weapons, or electronics. It's impossible to make a 5th-generation plane without having 5th-generation components," Felgenhauer told CNN.

"It's just a tuned-up version of the existing Sukhoi-27 model."

Another prominent defense expert, Ruslan Pukhov, Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies disagrees.

"It is obvious that this is just a prototype and that it may take a decade before the Russian Army gets equipped with those planes. But it's still a unique technological achievement of the post-Soviet Russia which nothing else could be compared with, even the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). Unlike the ISS, this is a purely Russian project which proves that the country has been, is and will be a great aviation power," Pukhov told CNN. "Sukhoi-27, before its mass production, had been first tested with engines from earlier plane models, too. So there's no bluff," he said.

The new planes, along with the modernized fourth-generation jets, will determine the Russian Air Forces' potential for decades to come, according to Sukhoil's General Director Mikhail Pogosian.

Sukhoi also expects its product will become popular at the international arms market.

Following Fridays's test, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a government meeting in Moscow that the sample quantity of the 5th-generation Sukhoi planes will be delivered to the Russian Air Forces in 2013, while their mass production will start in 2015.



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Blair: No 'covert' deal with Bush over IraqJanuary 29, 2010 9:21 p.m. EST
Blair faces Iraq inquirySTORY HIGHLIGHTS
Blair says he backed Bush over Iraq in 2002 but deal was not "covert"
UK, U.S. differed over reasons for going to war, Blair tells Iraq inquiry
Several hundred protesters gather outside venue calling Blair a war criminal
Blair says he believed "without doubt" controversial 45-minute weapon claim
London, England (CNN) -- Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Friday rejected claims that he had struck a secret deal with U.S. President George W. Bush in 2002 pledging British backing for the invasion of Iraq.

Testifying in front of the inquiry into the UK's participation in the U.S.-led war against Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, Blair said he had stated publicly that Iraq needed to be confronted over its ambitions to develop weapons of mass destruction.

But Blair had told Bush that he would be "with him" when the pair met at the U.S. president's Texas ranch in April 2002, he said.

"What I was saying -- I was not saying this privately incidentally, I was saying it in public -- was 'We are going to be with you in confronting and dealing with this threat,' Blair told the inquiry, headed by former civil servant John Chilcot.

"The one thing I was not doing was dissembling in that position. The position was not a covert position, it was an open position."

Blair said that plans for how Iraq should be governed after the invasion had failed to foresee the destabilizing roles played by Iran and al Qaeda, nor problems with Iraq's civil service.

On the matter of the legal basis for the invasion, Blair said U.N. resolution 1441 authorized military action in Iraq without a further resolution -- but admitted "there was always a case either way" and said a second resolution would have been "preferable politically."

"But in the end, we got to the point in the middle of March where frankly we had to decide," Blair said. "We were going either to back away or we were going to go forward and I decided, for the reasons that I've given, that we should go forward."

Several hundred anti-war protesters gathered outside the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, opposite the Houses of Parliament in central London, to mark Blair's appearance at the inquiry, chanting "Blair lied, thousands died!" and "Tony Blair! War criminal!"

Mock pallbearers wearing Blair masks carried a black coffin. Some in the crowd wore "Jail Tony" T-shirts and toted signs saying "Stop the War," "Troops out of Afghanistan." and "Bliar," a deliberate misspelling of his name.



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Left-wing lawmaker George Galloway said that Blair's actions in Iraq were "more terrible than the crimes of Macbeth" and called on the former prime minister to "commit hari-kiri in front of the world" on the steps of the conference center.

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Relatives of the 179 British troops killed in Iraq were among those admitted to the public gallery.

Blair said he believed "beyond doubt" his controversial pre-war claim that Iraq was capable of launching chemical and biological weapons within 45 minutes and said concern over Iraq's ambitions to develop weapons of mass destruction had been the main factor behind Britain's decision to back the war.

But he admitted Washington and London had different views, with the U.S. favoring regime change to overthrow Saddam Hussein as the main justification for war.

The 45-minute claim was made in Blair's preface to an intelligence document that came out in September 2002 and detailed the threat posed by Iraq. The document, Blair said, was "clear" in backing up the claim he made in the preface.

"If you go back to that time, if you read the executive summary and the information that follows, I can't see how you can come to a different conclusion," Blair said of evidence for the 45-minute claim.

British media quickly highlighted the claim and it filled the headlines of British newspapers the next day. But no significant caches of chemical or biological weapons have been found in Iraq since the invasion.

The former prime minister denied he had inserted the 45-minute claim to make the intelligence document seem more important.

Blair said he not only believed the claim was true, but he also worried about the possibility that it wasn't true -- and he had to act on that concern.

"Supposing we put it the other way around and it was correct, and I wasn't going to act on it. That was the thing that was worrying me," Blair said.

"Your worry is not simply, 'Is the intelligence correct so that I can act?'" he added. "Your worry is also if it is correct, what am I going to do about it?"

Earlier, Blair told the inquiry he had been "determined" to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the U.S. despite their differing opinions over the reasons why war was necessary.

"The Americans, in a sense, were saying, 'We're for regime change 'cause we don't trust he's ever going to give up his WMD ambitions,'" Blair said.

"We were saying, 'We have to deal with his WMD ambitions. If that means regime change, so be it.'"

Blair said that the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. had changed attitudes in both London and Washington towards how Saddam Hussein's regime should be handled.

"Up to September 11 we thought he was a risk, but we thought it was worth trying to contain it," Blair testified.

"The crucial thing after 9/11 is that the calculus of risk changed... After September 11, if you were a regime engaged in WMD (weapons of mass destruction), you had to stop."

Blair told the inquiry that he had considered the 9/11 attacks to be an attack on the UK as well as the U.S.

"I said I would stand shoulder to shoulder with them. We did that in Afghanistan, and I was determined to do that again" in Iraq, Blair said.

In an interview aired last month on the BBC, Blair sparked controversy by indicating he would have gone to war even if Saddam had been found to have no WMD, or weapons of mass destruction.

Blair said Friday that Iraqi citizens were "actually upbeat about the future" and said a "majority think security and services are getting better."

"It's too early to say right now whether the democracy will take root and function effectively," but there were "hopeful signs," he said.



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Attack by militant group leaves 12 dead in SomaliaJanuary 29, 2010 5:56 a.m. EST
An African Union Mission in Somalia watches a building where a suspected Al-Shebab sniper hides at the junction K4 (Kilometer 4), a strategic roundabout in Mogadishu on January 26, 2010.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Islamist group associated with al Qaeda attacks areas controlled by government troops
Attack started in Mogadishu, leaving 12 dead and scores injured, witnesses say
Two of those killed were Al-Shabab members, says the militants' spokesman
Somalia has been in chaos since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre

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(CNN) -- A militant Islamist group associated with al Qaeda attacked areas controlled by government troops and peacekeepers in Somalia early Friday, leaving 12 dead and scores injured, witnesses said.

Of the 12 killed, two were Al-Shabaab members, according to Sheik Ali Mohamud Raghe, the militants' spokesman.

At least 30 people were wounded and the number is expected to go up, medical officials said.

The attack involved heavy artillery and automatic weapons. It started at 2 a.m. local time in the capital, Mogadishu, and targeted areas controlled by the African Union Mission for Somalia and government troops, according to Maj. Brigye Bahuko, an AMISOM spokesman.

A spokesman for the militants said they "inflicted heavy losses on AMISOM and government forces."

But Somali government officials downplayed the offensive, calling it "small and careless."

Areas attacked include Mogadishu's strategic "Kilometer Four," a square connecting the airport and the port. The square has been hit several times, but this attack is considered among the most severe. African Union peacekeepers from Uganda are stationed there.

Somalia has been mired in chaos since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and sparked brutal clan infighting. The transitional government has struggled to establish authority amid challenges by militants.

The fighting comes almost a year since Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was sworn in as the nation's new president.

Al-Shabaab is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, which blames it for shootings and suicide bombings inside Somalia.

The group has also threatened African neighbors, including Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Eritrea, Ghana, Sudan and Uganda.

CNN's Amir Ahmed and journalist Mohammed Amiin contributed to this report.



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World Peace:Our expressions of love and compassion create a world at peace. With every loving thought we hold, every kind word we express, we contribute to a world at peace. Each of us has the power to love and the ability to be patient and forgiving, no matter what is happening. Even in the appeara ...more
World Peace:

Our expressions of love and compassion create a world at peace. With every loving thought we hold, every kind word we express, we contribute to a world at peace. Each of us has the power to love and the ability to be patient and forgiving, no matter what is happening. Even in the appearance of turmoil and trouble, we can affirm: Peace, be still.

We can still troubled waters with the power of our love. As we go about our day, we express compassion wherever possible.

As we pray, we see the divine good in our loved ones and we inspire others. Centered in the divine nature of our being and the oneness that we are, we are powerful. Our smallest acts combine with the actions of others to create a world at peace, a world that works for all.

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Of course, the religion of peace in action yet again. Pious Muslims fighting non-Muslims, and the "moderate Muslims" just sit back, and watch. In fact, many of them make 'dua', an Islamic prayer, for these fighters. I even saw a video of Muslims making dua for Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden in a mosqu ...more
Of course, the religion of peace in action yet again. Pious Muslims fighting non-Muslims, and the "moderate Muslims" just sit back, and watch. In fact, many of them make 'dua', an Islamic prayer, for these fighters. I even saw a video of Muslims making dua for Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden in a mosque once. There were about 300 people do it in the mosque. It was hosted on some defunct video flick site back last year.

As long as you give jihadists the environment to thrive and grow, things like this will continute to happen. We allow them to come here, live a better life, and use up our freedom of expression, while they use the very freedoms and resources we give them (including my hard earned tax money) to plot attacks against our freedoms. They hate the freedoms the "kuffar" have, and will do anything to end them. less
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Guest There is no hope for Somalia. We should close Somalia's borders and sea ports and let them annihilate themselves.
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Somalia doesn't threaten those countries...those countries threaten Somalia! It's all a big proxy war. You have Eritrea and Sudan funding the Islamist rebels on one side, while Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya fund the AU. It's once again a clash between Islam and the West, as the latter three countries a ...more
Somalia doesn't threaten those countries...those countries threaten Somalia! It's all a big proxy war.

You have Eritrea and Sudan funding the Islamist rebels on one side, while Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya fund the AU. It's once again a clash between Islam and the West, as the latter three countries are far more pro-American/pro-Western than you would imagine.

Conflict in the 21st Century isn't as simple as: these guys want power, they want to take over...consider the geopolitics. less
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CNN AND ALL WESTERN MEDIA ARE SO FULL OF PROPAGANDA, AND SO LACKING OF FACTS AND CONSISTANCY. "The group has also threatened African neighbors" Really??? Eritrea??? All of the past reports from CNN claims that Eritrea's govt. supports, finances, and arms As-shabaab. Also Sudan, the so called state s ...more
CNN AND ALL WESTERN MEDIA ARE SO FULL OF PROPAGANDA, AND SO LACKING OF FACTS AND CONSISTANCY. "The group has also threatened African neighbors" Really??? Eritrea??? All of the past reports from CNN claims that Eritrea's govt. supports, finances, and arms As-shabaab. Also Sudan, the so called state sponsor of "terror", now they have been threatened too? how so? They don't support the puppet US somali govt, or have AU soldiers there, nor do they border Somalia. Neither does Ghana, a West African nation on the other side of the continent, how have they been "threatened"??? this story is a bunch of crap, just like CNN reliability for accurate global reporting. less
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While I see where you come from I do not think CNN and other western media are propaganda. Maybe they did miss fact maybe they do not know half of what is going on. To say they are propaganda machines would mean the government is controlling what they can and cannot say, thats not true. Face it if I ...more
While I see where you come from I do not think CNN and other western media are propaganda. Maybe they did miss fact maybe they do not know half of what is going on. To say they are propaganda machines would mean the government is controlling what they can and cannot say, thats not true. Face it if I can call my government a messed up bunch of idiots and not get jailed for it I'm sure the press could report any findings they choose.

Did you ever thing that maybe CNN never did get all the facts maybe it would take days to do so. Are you sure you got all your facts or did you just study 5 mins so that you could bash CNN and other western medias.

My person opinion is this area of the world is always fighting... next story please. I learned nothing here. less
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Guest MAYBE ONE DAY SOON, THE WESTERN MEDIA, CNN PROMINENTLY INCLUDED, WILL STOP USING THE FALSE BUT POLITICALLY CORRECT TERM "MILITANT" WHEN MENTIONING TERRORISTS AND THEIR ISLAMIST ORGANIZATIONS.
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Guest The U.N should just split all of the countries in Africa into pieces so that each tribe can have their own. Then say that if you invade you neighboring country, the U.N. will wipe you off the face of the earth.
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Guest That, bonsai, is why I said "should"
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Poverty and illiteracy are the key constrain for Africa to have healthy Democracy and good governance, economic governance and management, socio-economic development and corporate governance. Tribalism is not a solution though I believe the concern is truly for many. Why should Africa be a scene of ...more
Poverty and illiteracy are the key constrain for Africa to have healthy Democracy and good governance, economic governance and management, socio-economic development and corporate governance. Tribalism is not a solution though I believe the concern is truly for many. Why should Africa be a scene of self inflicted misery...,.*^!.. less
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Bonsai333 The UN? Ha ha ha, please! They can't even decide what to have for lunch let alone do an action such as that. Get real.
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Quake kills one, injures 11 in ChinaJanuary 31, 2010 3:48 a.m. EST
(CNN) -- An earthquake killed one person and injured 11 in southwest China early Sunday, state media reported.

The 5.2-magnitude quake struck at 5:37 a.m. local time in the Sichuan province, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It toppled 100 homes.

In May 2008, the southwestern province was rocked by a 7.9-magnitude quake that left nearly 90,000 dead or missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Thousands of schools were leveled and more than 5,000 students were killed, Xinhua said.



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Forces mistakenly exchange fire in AfghanistanJanuary 30, 2010 11:55 a.m. EST

Violence flares in Afghanistan amid reports that Taliban commanders met with U.N. officials.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Violence flares amid reports that Taliban commanders met with U.N.
Two U.S. service members killed by Afghan interpreter, who was then killed, official says
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Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- As talk emerged about a secret meeting of U.N. and Taliban officials, the battlefield lit up in Afghanistan, with a joint Afghan-international force and Afghan soldiers exchanging fire when both sides mistook the other for enemy combatants.

The violence flared as a widely circulated news report said that senior Taliban commanders met in Dubai earlier this month with Kai Eide, the U.N. special representative for Afghanistan. The meeting reportedly dealt with the prospect of peace talks with the Afghan government.

The United Nations won't comment on the reports, and the Taliban issued a flat denial of what it called "futile and baseless rumors."

But they surfaced on the heels of this week's London Conference on Afghanistan, where President Hamid Karzai pushed a reconciliation plan to attract "disenchanted brothers" into law-abiding society, a reference to Taliban foot soldiers who fight to earn wages.

Such breakthrough diplomacy would be welcomed by many Afghans weary and caught in the middle of the daily fight between Taliban and al Qaeda militants and Afghan security forces, backed by NATO's International Security Assistance Force.

ISAF said small arms fire targeted a joint Afghan-international security force conducting an operation in Sayed Abad district of Wardak province that apparently originated from an Afghan National Army combat outpost.

ISAF said the "subsequent air support called by the joint force likely killed at least four ANA soldiers." Wardak is near Kabul in the eastern part of the country.

"We work extremely hard to coordinate and synchronize our operations. This is a regrettable incident and our thoughts go out to the families of those killed and wounded," said Brig Gen. Eric Tremblay, ISAF spokesman.

The Afghan Defense Ministry said the clash occurred in the Akakhil village of Maydan in Wardak province, pointing out that it was a "joint operation of international forces" conducting a mission in an area where Afghan forces had been stationed.

Both sides thought the other was the enemy, the ministry said. The airstrike killed four Afghan soldiers and wounded several others, the ministry said.

Shahidullah Shahid, the Wardak governor's office spokesman, didn't mention the airstrike. He said four Afghan soldiers died and seven were wounded in what he said was an exchange of fire in the province's Sayed Abad district.

The incident infuriated the Afghans, with the ministry saying "the people responsible for this incident will certainly be punished according to military law."

In another part of Afghanistan, Ghazni province in the eastern region, two Afghan civilians died when NATO-led forces fired on a vehicle barreling toward troops, ISAF reported on Saturday.

The vehicle moving at a high speed "failed to heed several warning signs to stop" on Friday and troops firing at the engine block killed the two Afghans and injured one more. A fourth person in the car was not injured.

The incident, which occurred in the province's district, represents one of the trends bedeviling the international fight against the Taliban -- civilian deaths in the course of the war that have strained relations between Afghanistan and the United States and its allies.

The numbers of civilian casualties have fallen off in recent months, since Gen. Stanley McChrystal took over as U.S. commander in Afghanistan. But escalation-of-force incidents at checkpoints, air bombings and accidents that have led to civilian deaths have undermined international and Afghan efforts to win wider civilian support.

Earlier this week, a NATO convoy fired "on what appeared to be a threatening vehicle" and killed an imam, prompting angry demonstrations and an ISAF statement conveying regrets about the incident, which took place outside a U.S. military base on the outskirts of Kabul."

"Despite all the measures that we put in place to ensure the safety of the Afghan people, regrettable incidents such as this one can occur," Tremblay said about the Thursday shooting of the imam.

"On behalf of ISAF, I express my sincere regrets for this loss of life and convey my deepest condolences to his family."

International troops continue to endure violence, and the latest occurred on Friday in Wardak province.

A NATO official who asked not to be identified said two U.S. service members were killed by an Afghan interpreter, who was then killed. Initial inquiries by authorities have determined that the interpreter was disgruntled for work reasons and not a Taliban infiltrator.

As for the London Conference on Thursday, a central focus was a $500 million pay-for-peace proposal to bring Taliban fighters into the civilian fold if they promise to renounce violence. The money would create jobs and housing in an effort to moderate the Taliban fighters, helping them return to civilian life. Major international donors are expected to pledge money for the effort.

Karzai also said he would establish a national council for peace reconciliation and integration, followed by a "peace jirga" -- a traditional gathering of Afghan tribal leaders -- and said he hoped Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah would play a "prominent role."

Karzai has suggested that high-level Taliban commanders could take part in the Afghan government in the future. This week, the United Nations removed several members of the Taliban from a blacklist, suggesting negotiations could take place in the not-too-distant future.

CNN's Atia Abawi and Tim Schwarz contributed to this report



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8 hours ago | Like (1) | Report abuse tgirlalex
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This type of incident never ceases to amaze me. Does anyone in a war zone realistically expect to not increase the odds of something untoward happening to them? If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. And yes, it goes for civilians, too: every war has refugees, those with the darwinian ...more
This type of incident never ceases to amaze me. Does anyone in a war zone realistically expect to not increase the odds of something untoward happening to them? If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. And yes, it goes for civilians, too: every war has refugees, those with the darwinian survival instincts enough to know better at whatever risk/cost. less
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World Peace:Our expressions of love and compassion create a world at peace. With every loving thought we hold, every kind word we express, we contribute to a world at peace. Each of us has the power to love and the ability to be patient and forgiving, no matter what is happening. Even in the appeara ...more
World Peace:

Our expressions of love and compassion create a world at peace. With every loving thought we hold, every kind word we express, we contribute to a world at peace. Each of us has the power to love and the ability to be patient and forgiving, no matter what is happening. Even in the appearance of turmoil and trouble, we can affirm: Peace, be still.

We can still troubled waters with the power of our love. As we go about our day, we express compassion wherever possible.

As we pray, we see the divine good in our loved ones and we inspire others. Centered in the divine nature of our being and the oneness that we are, we are powerful. Our smallest acts combine with the actions of others to create a world at peace, a world that works for all.

~~ "So that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them."--John 17:26 less
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Well I guess if we can ask the Taliban, mass murders that they are to go to"work" for the good of their country we might as well offer Charlie Manson a job in law enforcement. It makes about as much sense. I hear that not only are they going to be offered jobs to leave the Taliban but that they migh ...more
Well I guess if we can ask the Taliban, mass murders that they are to go to"work" for the good of their country we might as well offer Charlie Manson a job in law enforcement. It makes about as much sense. I hear that not only are they going to be offered jobs to leave the Taliban but that they might also be getting a new house. I'd hate to be the owner of the new houses, the Taliban are killing people just because they suspect people are siding with the US, might as well put a "bulls eye" on their foreheads when those new houses start to pop up. What a great opportunity for the Taliban. They can have infiltrators coming and going. I doubt that many of their soldiers are going to leave the organization, money is not their thing, religion and control is, they don't care who dies in the process. Good luck with this bright idea, I can't wait to see how this one turns out. Since so many good decisions have been made between Iraq and Afghanistan here we go again. Sounds like desperation to me. less
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Guest This reconciliation with the Taliban plan will NOT work!!!!
The Taliban will never give up their radical islamic ideals and would soon become power hungry again. They are going to do things their way and no one can change their minds...This war will unfortunately drag on for awhile...
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rmsbl4 The way that most people are posting seem to think that only Americans died in the twin towers, Iraq,Afghanistan, ought to do a search as to how many other nations lost people. How about GB,Australia Estonia,Canada, Finlaland etc etc. Go check.
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Guest I guess the guest doesn't know the difference between citizen. resident and/or visitor. You don't become a citizen just by stepping on American soil or into any other country. It's amazing someone has to explain that.
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Ignorants is yours guest, A Canadian in WTC on 9/11 was not an American Citizen. The fact that America claims everyone inside the WTC was American, or American Citizen is totally absurd. This reminds me of America about other things like how they they so-called won WWI and WWII never giving credit t ...more
Ignorants is yours guest, A Canadian in WTC on 9/11 was not an American Citizen. The fact that America claims everyone inside the WTC was American, or American Citizen is totally absurd. This reminds me of America about other things like how they they so-called won WWI and WWII never giving credit to other countries. Thing like owning up to mistakes that will hurt it reputation all the way down to the smallest little detail like everyone in the WTC was American no matter what ethnicity. less
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Guest that was the most ignorant statement ive ever heard. who cares where they were from...they were on american soil and they were american citizens no matter what ethnicity
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WDay Friendly forces firing on each other is nothing new. We had several instances of that in Vietnam. For example, back in 1967 one of the major events of the day (it was night in reality) the 198 Inf Bde and the 196 Inf Bde become involved in such an incident in Chu Lai. Its an unfortunate part of War!
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Guest I agree, it happens, and honestly, telling people of different races apart is hard. The international forces (probably US soldiers) just saw some Afganistanies with guns, and who knows, they may have opened fire first, but does it really matter? It was an accident.
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Yeah BlackGOD! You tell em! I too worship Satan and want to see the world thrown into a new Dark age! It's like Rome, which people hated; what they did'nt realize is that once Rome fell murderous tribes slaughtered everyone because there was no more Roman protection. Oh, and by the way, I can't help ...more
Yeah BlackGOD! You tell em! I too worship Satan and want to see the world thrown into a new Dark age! It's like Rome, which people hated; what they did'nt realize is that once Rome fell murderous tribes slaughtered everyone because there was no more Roman protection. Oh, and by the way, I can't help wondering if you live in the USA or UN. why don't you go to some third world country like Africa, then when the rebels come and cut off your legs you can curse america for not protecting you. less
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BlackGOD...If the US's army is wiped out, there will be hell breaking lose all over the world. First of all, about 80% of the UN's power would be gone, and it would be a free-for-all of every armed organization...Not to mention that countries like North Korea and Iran would have much less to worry a ...more
BlackGOD...If the US's army is wiped out, there will be hell breaking lose all over the world. First of all, about 80% of the UN's power would be gone, and it would be a free-for-all of every armed organization...Not to mention that countries like North Korea and Iran would have much less to worry about and go all out on nuclear development. less
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Sorry I was too busy laughing to get it all in my first reply. If USA was wiped military was wiped out there would probably be peace on earth. Of course that has not happened so this becomes another USA bragging post. Face it USA you are not the only country in the world and you do not and you do no ...more
Sorry I was too busy laughing to get it all in my first reply. If USA was wiped military was wiped out there would probably be peace on earth. Of course that has not happened so this becomes another USA bragging post. Face it USA you are not the only country in the world and you do not and you do not own the UN or the only country that arms it. Im sure the would would be just fine with out the USA less
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Nisroc00 um yeah right
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Guest withdrawal from afganistan is not option. they would rebuild their terrorist camps and prepare atack agains US and EU. this war is endless.
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"The incident infuriated the Afghans, with the ministry saying "the people responsible for this incident will certainly be punished according to military law.""------------ As long as they punish their own while assuming this was a purely American deed. It's odd they throw Americans under the bus wh ...more
"The incident infuriated the Afghans, with the ministry saying "the people responsible for this incident will certainly be punished according to military law.""------------ As long as they punish their own while assuming this was a purely American deed. It's odd they throw Americans under the bus when it could be their own people who are the ones to blame. It seems as though this was a lack o* communication event and all at once they seem to come out with the trump card o* blaming Americans. We should bury the government o* Karzai and install a new one. One more thank*ul that it's in power at all. To hell with the Taliban and Al Queda, call in airstrikes no matter where the squirmishes are taking place. Maybe then the civilians will give up the militarists a little easier to save their own skins. less
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Guest These wars have already cost us over 10000 lives. more than 5000 killed on battlefield and more than that number has comitted suicide after returning home. Check military records if you dont trust this comment. This alone is mind boggling.
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SayHuh Yea, right. And 100% of posters that go by "Guest" are absolutely clueless. Check post records if you don't trust this comment.
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josuf trampling on the flowers while protecting the garden I guess
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Sestun Oops my bad, never mind, no biggie. Not like they are Americans or something.

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Guest Guest...It is interpreter not interperter. See, CNN could have made a typo like you did. Don't take out your anger without using your grey matter (if there is one there) Long Live The Greatest Nation ever. Good old US of A. Love every inch of your soil. A Patriot.
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mrobvious So we wacked four Afghani soldier. No big deal. Just pay the families $400 each. That's how much an Afghani life is worth there.
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1 Vote(s) ]]> http://merolinks.com/world-news/eight-killed-in-venezuela-prison-riot-cnn-com/ http://merolinks.com/world-news/eight-killed-in-venezuela-prison-riot-cnn-com/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:24:36 -0600 mineral WORLD NEWS http://merolinks.com/world-news/eight-killed-in-venezuela-prison-riot-cnn-com/ SWITCH TO: CNN INTERNATIONAL Sign upLog in Home Video NewsPulse U.S. World Politics Justice Entertainment Tech Health Living Travel Opinion iReport Money Sports



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Eight killed in Venezuela prison riotJanuary 27, 2010 2:07 p.m. EST
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Riot happens during visitation hours at La Planta prison near Caracas, Venezuela

Riot leaves eight people dead and 16 injured, penitentiary director says


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(CNN) -- A prison riot in Venezuela left eight dead and 16 injured, the country's penitentiary director told CNN en Español on Wednesday.

Authorities were investigating the motive behind the deadly riot, which happened during visitation hours at La Planta prison near Caracas, the capital.

Shots were fired in the incident, said Consuelo Cerrada, the penitentiary director.



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1 Vote(s) ]]> http://merolinks.com/world-news/iran-opposition-leaders-call-for-protests-cnn-com/ http://merolinks.com/world-news/iran-opposition-leaders-call-for-protests-cnn-com/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:21:41 -0600 mineral WORLD NEWS http://merolinks.com/world-news/iran-opposition-leaders-call-for-protests-cnn-com/ SWITCH TO: CNN INTERNATIONAL Sign upLog in Home Video NewsPulse U.S. World Politics Justice Entertainment Tech Health Living Travel Opinion iReport Money Sports
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Iran opposition leaders call for protestsJanuary 31, 2010 10:04 p.m. EST
Opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, right, and Mehdi Karroubi, left, met to discuss the cases of 16 protesters who went on trial Saturday.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Top Iranian opposition leaders call for February 11 protest, opposition Web site reports
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(CNN) -- Two top Iranian opposition leaders have called on supporters to protest on February 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, an opposition Web site reported.

According to The Green Way Web site, a meeting took place Saturday between opposition leaders Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi at Karroubi's home.

They discussed the two executions that happened last week and the cases of 16 protesters who went on trial Saturday, the site reported.

"The widespread arrests of political activists and university students, the silencing of the media, and the forced confessions of prisoners are against the principles of Islam and the constitution of Iran," the leaders said in a statement.



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They also called for people to take to the streets on February 11 to demand their rights back as citizens of Iran, The Green Way reported.

Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11.

Press TV offered no details on or explanation of the statement.

Opposition protests were launched after the disputed June 12 presidential election that gave hardline Ahmadinejad a second term. The government denies accusations of fraud.

About 4,000 people have been arrested in the post-election crackdown. As of January 24, the government had confirmed the deaths of at least 37 people in the protests or in detention, seven of those deaths happening on the religious holiday of Ashura.

On Thursday, authorities hanged Mohammed Reza Ali Zamani, 37, and Arash Rahmanipour, 20, who had been convicted of being enemies of God and plotting to topple the Islamic regime.

The two were convicted in mass trials of opposition supporters in August, but Rahmanipour's lawyer said the young man was arrested two months before the election.



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January 28, 2010 10:55 AM PST
It's been 10 years: Why won't people pay for privacy?
by Declan McCullagh Font size Print E-mail Share 43 comments Yahoo! BuzzShare12 An Internet start-up wants to sell you the ability to protect your privacy, allowing you to create different online identities for different purposes and cloak your true self from prying eyes.

Early press coverage has been uniformly positive. CNN.com's review says "Total digital privacy may be on the horizon." The San Francisco Chronicle's article is titled "Online disguises from prying eyes." To BusinessWeek, it's a "A big boost for Net privacy."



"Think about how much business is predicated on the flow of personal information!" one of the founders predicts. "If you need to add privacy as a foundation under all of that, what is that industry worth? It's huge. Billions and billions and billions."

The year was 2000, and the company was named Zero Knowledge Systems. Even by the standards of that era, it spent staggering sums of money with virtually no sales: ZKS brought in only $400,000 in 2001 in license revenue from its flagship Freedom software, while losing $24 million a year, according to documents filed for its initial public offering. The IPO was canceled two months later, and ZKS abandoned the idea of selling privacy for a profit; under a new name it sells IT services to Internet service providers.

Fast-forward 10 years, and a group of companies including Google, Microsoft, and Intel, along with some government agencies, have declared that January 28, 2010, is officially "Data Privacy Day." The idea, according to the group's Web site, is to spur the "development of technology tools to promote individual control over personally identifiable information."

Which sounds exactly like what ZKS tried, and failed, to convince the public was a good idea. And it's not just one company: a 2001 article in The Atlantic rattles off a list of companies that were hoping to attract privacy-sensitive Internet users. The list includes IDcide (dead), PrivacyX (defunct), American Express' Private Payments (ditto), and Disappearing.com (you guessed it).

The Atlantic article mentions ZipLip, founded to protect e-mail privacy; now, under the name ZL Technologies, it offers innovative ways to "find relevant information hidden in massive volumes of data" for legal discovery processes. Anonymizer.com was founded by cypherpunk Lance Cottrell to provide privacy-protective Web surfing to the public for a reasonable fee. It's now part of Abraxas Corporation, a northern Virginia firm that shares its name with a comic book villain and has close ties to the CIA and FBI. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which once enthusiastically recommended Anonymizer.com, says it no longer does because of Abraxas' links to the U.S. national security apparatus.

Neither ZKS nor Cottrell responded to requests for interviews for this article.

The profit motive
Meanwhile, companies accused of invading privacy have prospered. Winning a Big Brother Award from the activists at Privacy International is closely correlated with marketplace success; savvy investors can be excused for cheering whenever a corporation is presented with the prize (which is, in a nod to George Orwell's famous phrase, a golden boot stomping on a human face).

After Privacy International handed Accenture a "Worst Corporate Invader" award in 2005, its share price has roughly doubled. So has Oracle's after Larry Ellison was given the sobriquet of "Greatest Corporate Invader." After activists labeled DoubleClick as uniquely horrible, it was bought by Google for a princely $3.1 billion. And so on.


"People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people--and that social norm is just something that has evolved over time."
--Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook
That history raises the obvious question: Why won't people pay for privacy?

"A lot of people have thrown a lot of time, effort, and money into privacy protection business models," says Jim Harper, director of information policy studies at the free-market Cato Institute who specializes in privacy. "I don't think they understand privacy and I don't think they're likely to succeed."

Harper thinks that privacy is what economists call an "intermediate good," meaning that it's something like steel or a car engine, which consumers don't want to buy separately. "People expect it to be built-in as a fireplace is built into a house," he says. "They don't want to go shopping for a fireplace when they buy a house."

One possibility, of course, is that Internet users actually don't care about privacy. Yes, they may tell pollsters they do, but more than 70 percent will reveal their computer password in exchange for a chocolate bar, as one BBC report described. Another informal survey, as reported by CNET at the time, found that 66 percent of supposedly tech-savvy San Franciscans will give up their passwords (or at least a phrase that might be their password) for a coffee at Starbucks.

Alessandro Acquisti, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University who researches the behavioral economics of privacy, says: "People want privacy at the same time as they want publicity. This is no contradiction whatsoever. We are complex creatures."

Another explanation is that people once cared more about privacy, and entrepreneurs circa 2000 properly captured that sentiment. But then as the Internet became more familiar, and as social-networking sites proliferated, everyone pretty much came to agree that the benefits of disclosure outweighed the privacy risks.

That's what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes. In the seven years since he started the company, he recently said at a technology conference, "people have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people--and that social norm is just something that has evolved over time."

"For all the talk, the true revealed privacy interests are quite a bit less," says Harper, the Cato Institute analyst. "It doesn't mean that people have no privacy interests--that they don't care at all--it means that they're not sensitive to much of the stuff everyone expected them to be sensitive to."

Zuckerberg defended the company's decision in December to push users to reveal more, saying "we decided that these would be the social norms now and we just went for it." (Think of it as an updated version of Scott McNealy's quip in 1999: "You already have zero privacy--get over it.")

Acquisti, the Carnegie Mellon professor, says that "if you provide a tool that is usable and provides a way to control privacy, to find a right balance, maybe there will be more adoption." He points to laboratory experiments, including those by his colleague Lorrie Cranor, that show Internet users were willing to spend "a little more" to buy from a privacy-protecting merchant.

"In some cases, when it's very salient and very easy to understand what level of privacy protection a merchant will offer, a consumer may choose a privacy-protecting merchant," Acquisiti says. "When you face the real world, where there is so much information and more complications, the problem becomes that there are a number of behavioral cognitive biases."

Investing in the future
One, he believes, is hyperbolic discounting, meaning that Internet users tend to discount the value of protecting their information if the possible privacy benefit is far enough in the future. "You don't realize that that photo of yourself in Cancun, which you're uploading now, will 10 or 15 years later bring down your possibility of being a candidate" for a top political office, Acquisiti says.

But paying for privacy is not the only expense with a payoff years or even decades later. Life insurance is as well. On a car or truck, antilock brakes, electronic stability control, active headrests, or features on some Infiniti models like a "pop-up hood" used in pedestrian collisions (ignited with a small pyrotechnic charge), surely fall into that category as well. Few car buyers plan on having an accident so damaging those safety mechanisms are needed, but plenty buy them anyway.

Peter Eckersley, a staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says on privacy: "There are dozens of companies that are making a garage living or maybe more. The problem is if you choose to do business with one of those companies, there's so little to guarantee you're actually getting real privacy." Online privacy is really hard to achieve, he says, and a programming error you don't know about could expose your personal data to the world.

And in fact it turns out that the privacy-protecting technologies that have prospered are noncommercial. There's Adblock Plus, for which the source code is available at no cost. The Tor network, which offers reasonably strong anonymity, is free software using a network run by volunteers.

"If you want privacy from a piece of software, you want to be able to see inside it and see how it works," Eckersley says. "You have that level of assurance with open source that you don't have with a Windows executable." He thinks that a for-profit privacy business could sell a service retroactively: "If there's a way you could fix privacy problems afterwards, there may be a very good business model."

Could a final possibility be that, when it comes to privacy, Internet users have a terribly short memory or a keen appreciation of irony? Take Lexis-Nexis, which the Electronic Privacy Information Center says has a "history of wrongfully disclosing consumers' sensitive personal information" and which sells the Accurint product that "explores the connections between people" and lets police "instantly locate" someone. Today Lexis-Nexis is one of the sponsors of--with its logo proudly gracing the home page--Data Privacy Day 2010.
Declan McCullagh is a contributor to CNET News and a correspondent for CBSNews.com who has covered the intersection of politics and technology for over a decade. Declan writes a regular feature called Taking Liberties, focused on individual and economic rights; you can bookmark his CBS News Taking Liberties site, or subscribe to the RSS feed. You can e-mail Declan at declan@cbsnews.com.
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Kingston flash drives suffer password flaw Add a Comment (Log in or register) Showing 1 of 2 pages (43 Comments) prev 1 2 next by ikramerica--2008 January 28, 2010 11:42 AM PST
We can pay for privacy all we want, but that won't stop "secure" companies we do business with from compromising our information. I just got a letter from my bank saying that they accidentally posted customer names, addresses and account numbers to an unsecure website meant for use by secure contractors, but "somehow" someone who doesn't work for the bank or their contractors accessed the website and stole the file. Their compensation for the gaff was to offer to sign me up for 1 year of free identity protection sold by them. Gee, I really trust them now, so of course I'll sign up for that (which will cost me money after 1 year, auto billed of course).

I had no part in that at all and that's sensitive information, so why should I care if joe shmoe knows my email address?
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by Michichael January 28, 2010 12:02 PM PST
I don't think we should have to pay to keep our information private - it seems like a violation of our rights. Every person should have the right to expect privacy, including - and especially - in the internet age. If you have valid contact information, that should be all that needs to be provided to somebody online. Period. A valid e-mail address is good enough.

Take website hosting for instance. I feel that as long as you can be contacted if other information is required, you should be able to get away with just having a valid e-mail address. There's no point to putting your real name or other legitimate information available to everyone when you've got an alternative "screened" method of handing that information out. Why pay for some other company to put their information there instead of yours with the words "contact this company for more info." If they can do that, I can do the same thing myself, blanking everything out but my contact information. Otherwise those pay for privacy jigs are violating the ToS. And if they're not, it's racketeering -

"Nice personal info you got there. Shame if ID thrives were to get a hold of it. Tell you what, pay me $10/yr/site and that won't happen."

This is just an example stemming from the WHOIS requirements for registering websites.
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by ralph103 January 28, 2010 12:02 PM PST
good but long article, this should be published in wired not cnet
Like this Reply to this comment by farker1 January 28, 2010 12:50 PM PST
You can't be serious.
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by lycanr1 January 28, 2010 12:23 PM PST
Simple answer and the Harvard and MIT folks miss this as they always do. KISS method:

It's because we EXPECT privacy; governmentally it's mandated by the Constitution of the United States.
Like this Reply to this comment by Michichael January 28, 2010 12:30 PM PST
Lycan,

Well technically the constitution applies to what the government's restrictions on your privacy are. Legally, companies do not have to adhere to those expectations when handling your data. However, I don't believe that there should be a mandate to provide unnecessary information, and many people feel the same way. This is because our constitution recognizes inalienable rights up to and including the right to privacy. If it's our right, we are less likely to be inclined to "pay" for that right. Paying for something usually means it's a privilege, something that can be taken away - our rights cannot.
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by Lerianis4 January 29, 2010 2:36 AM PST
Michichael, I am afraid that you are DEAD WRONG there. The Constitutions protections do NOT just apply when you are talking about private citizen-government.... it also applies to private citizen-corporations, regardless of the ASININE decisions that the Supreme Court has made over the years.
Companies DO have to adhere to those expectations of privacy...... or they can be sued over it, unless they INFORM you first that they aren't, and NO..... fine print ain't enough!
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by JohnnyAnonymously January 28, 2010 12:34 PM PST
I don't think it's that people flat out don't care about privacy so much as they don't understand the context of it on the internet. I don't know if the brain "gets it" without rationalization since context "exists however it does in people's heads" when it's just them in front of a computer screen. Everyone bares their sould online until they find out someones been Googling them; then it's "creepy" all of a sudden.
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by ikramerica--2008 January 28, 2010 1:42 PM PST
Reminds me of the "Risky Business Girls" on Tosh.0. They were willing to post a video of themselves on Youtube in their underwear, then were surprised at all the "creepy" comments people posted. DUH! Now, hopefully more people are smarter and more aware than two 15 year old girls who thought it was a good idea to put murphy's oil soap and water on a floor to make it easier to slide in their bare feet (with comic results), but it seems most people aren't any smarter than these two...
Like this by FellowConspirator January 28, 2010 12:35 PM PST
Why won't people pay for privacy? Um, because they agree that privacy has always been the norm and don't see why it should be taken away from them and only to be sold back to them again. In a practical sense, how could you verify that you got what you paid for? You can't.

Incidentally, cnet.com still owes me $10,000 in Internet publication privilege fees that I billed them for. Please call to arrange payment or, I'll assess you with failing to humor me surcharges.
Like this Reply to this comment by farker1 January 28, 2010 12:56 PM PST
No privacy service in the world can protect someone who posts compromising photographs of him or herself. This is why the best security is common sense, especially since the most sensitive information about each one of us is already in the hands of people who don't always repay our trust (esp. financial and medical bodies).
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by albertsoler January 28, 2010 1:03 PM PST
Most of us have this quaint notion that privacy is an inalienable right. Government has failed to step up to protect those rights. So, commercial ideas like these seem like a good idea. Trouble is, we shouldn't have to pay to protect our privacy. It's unconstitutional and undemocratic.

Besides, it's way too late. I can't see how privacy is even possible in today's world. Maybe future generations will figure out how to insulate our personal information from prying eyes. But until then, we're all wide open.
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by Michichael January 28, 2010 3:16 PM PST
It's easy. Lie.
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by guest18934367 January 30, 2010 5:09 PM PST
Apparently people's price for this inalienable right is a chocolate bar or a cup of coffee from Starbucks. I mean really? You'd have to pay me good money to convince me to give you my computer's password, and then I'd just go and change it afterward =)
Like this by disco-legend-zeke January 28, 2010 1:05 PM PST
The problem with TOR is that it's associated by name with illegal file sharing.

The self forming wireless mesh networks would be totally anonymous, except that your Latitude and Longitude would be part of your address. On the other hand, setting up proxies would become trivial.

There are already thousands of back nets, some in VPN states on the Internet, others as PVC states in the DSL cloud.

For most of us, though, it's way too late to stop existing in Google.
Like this Reply to this comment by [RR]Macavity January 29, 2010 12:10 PM PST
And that's why recent versions of TOR have the ability to block traffic from certain protocols (e.g. BitTorrent/Gnutella).
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by BelkyB January 28, 2010 1:47 PM PST
I just want Google to be shut down.

Google posted information about my sister, who was trying to escape her wife-beating husband. Guess how he found her. You dont want to know what he did.

Thanks Google!
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by Lerianis4 January 29, 2010 2:40 AM PST
Hey, your sister could have been tracked down in a MYRIAD of other ways idiot, so it is UNFAIR to blame Google for something that your sisters wife-beating husband could have gotten through OTHER routes!

The best thing to do when you are trying to get rid of a wife-beating spouse (of EITHER sex) is to simply not get involved with them in the frigging first place! Yes, there ARE danger signs BEFORE people get married to these asshats that they are wife-beaters or husband-beaters, which those people don't want to focus on because 'they are in LOVE' (sarcastic voice here).
Like this by guest18934367 January 30, 2010 5:11 PM PST
Google does not "post" information, they provide links to other "postings of information" on the internet. If it wasn't Google, it would've been Bing or Ask Jeeves or Yahoo.

Lerianis4: I disagree, the best thing to do is to go to the police or the FBI. They are law enforcement for a reason.
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by SergeM256 January 28, 2010 1:49 PM PST
People are not going to pay for privacy.
1. You don't know value of privacy until your privacy is compromised.
2. Protecting your privacy is, well, your private matter - if you upload your pictures and everybody could see it - it's gone, it's public domain and there is no way to un-upload it back.
3. How exactly are they going to protect your privacy and from whom? Article doesn't even mention what all these companies where offering. Looks like it was some crap, something like Password Valt.
4. Privacy breaches of large scale are happening at large companies and people have no control over this. You may protect all your data as you want, hackers will get your data from your bank - why bother breaking into individual computers if they could get info on thousands accounts in one place.
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by floppytechie January 28, 2010 11:10 PM PST
In one article,I had once found that bank call center representatives would reveal personal account information for as low as $50 per account.
Yup,this world is a REALLY SAFE place so why bother thinning your pocket for extra security????
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by mishmash0101 January 28, 2010 2:11 PM PST
People won't pay to protect their privacy for one main reason:

Its unclear if a company can really protect your privacy. How do you know if it worked? Just because nothing bad ever happened doesn't mean THEY prevented it.

No one is going to pay for something where the value of the service or product is unknown.
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by Kasar99 January 28, 2010 10:10 PM PST
I don't think there's a system that hasn't failed as well, so the few times they're tested, they don't hold up. Even Lifelock's CEO, the guy publishing his SSN for marketing, wasn't immune in spite of having his credit report pre-flagged for fraud.
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by alexei_roudnev January 28, 2010 2:16 PM PST
This is because privacy is not so important thing as these companies try to present it. I am not concerned at all; my family members are not concerned at all... There are much more important things in the world.

Too many security companies makes money out of nothing... SSL certificate issuers are a good (excellent) example (Ok, you must verify that I own xxx.com domain, but why can't you issue me *.xxx.com certificate - ONE for al my subdomains - for $50/year?? The only expense company have is one check on the business directory.). This (privacy) companies are another example.
Like this Reply to this comment by SergeM256 January 28, 2010 3:06 PM PST
There are different aspects of privacy. Giving away your e-mail address could generate enormous amount of spam - to the point of making this e-mail address unusable. Giving away your phone number may generate a lot of call or text messages from telemarketers which is really annoying.
Right pieces of private info could be used to hack your e-mail or online-banking accounts (and steal your money). E-mail account of Sarah Palin was hacked easily - hacker clicked "Forgot Password" and "secret" question was "Your favorite activity in high school".
Like this by DouglasLedet January 28, 2010 7:30 PM PST
You are mixed up.
The question should be, "Why isn't illegal to use personal information without asking the owner of that information?"

And before you snap off about "public" this or that, consider this.

My name is "public". If anyone uses it without my permission, that is a crime.

Other things about me are "public". There use without my permission should be a crime also.

Douglas Ledet
douglasjohnledet@yahoo.com
Like this Reply to this comment by Lerianis4 January 29, 2010 2:41 AM PST
Actually, no, it is NOT a crime to use your name without your permission UNLESS someone is trying to sell something for monetary purposes.
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by E B January 28, 2010 7:43 PM PST
Privacy protection sounds too much like extortion -- "Hey, pay us to safeguard your privacy, OR ELSE." It's a product none of us should have to pay for -- it shouldn't need to be a product at all.
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by jessiethe3rd January 29, 2010 12:53 AM PST
I applaud CNET for putting this article together and having the willingness to post it. It's a real issue. Privacy is a right - not a privilege.
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by blurple1 January 29, 2010 1:30 AM PST
I don't believe that any of these "privacy protection" companies can do a thing to protect anyone. I don't think anything can help in the long run. We have to get used to the fact that privacy is not a privilege, not a right, and not the norm any more. We have no fundamental guarantee of privacy, and there is nothing we can do about it. We need to stop whining about provincialistic "unconstitutional" garbage.

I suspect most people already recognize this to some extent and are convinced that these companies are selling snake oil.
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by Lerianis4 January 29, 2010 2:43 AM PST
Excuse me, but privacy IS a right, period and done with. I rated up your post before I saw that part of your post.... that is a LoC..... privacy IS a right that everyone should have in our society, and it's time to tell these corporations that "NO, you CANNOT sell your customers data! NO, you cannot give out their personal information! Etc. etc. etc."

Once we do that and make it a CRIMINAL OFFENSE to do that, the corporations will GET THE DAMNED MESSAGE and change their ways.
Like this by watch-house January 29, 2010 3:26 AM PST
Nice job for posting this article.
Like this Reply to this comment by freebird1974 January 29, 2010 4:37 AM PST
People that want their private information kept private :

1) Do not put their information on their computer in the first place.

2)Buy firewall and anti-virus software.

3) Do not post their information on the internet at all.

When people post revealing pictures or post their home address,phone, etc, they cannot have privacy. Some say "Oh only people that I set as friends on myspace, facebook can only see this information. They do not realize that these websites get hacked and there are work-arounds to get to that information.

Yea, it's true that these site might keep up on security, BUT people do not realize that for every security patch someone out there will either try to break the patch or find another way.

The Windows operating system is constantly being patched for security reasons. This also applies to other software as well. In conclusion, if you want privacy don't put it out there. Hell, if you want privacy in the bedroom you close the door right?
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by iangs January 29, 2010 4:49 AM PST
Its not about rights, you lose those rights when you join a community, and if that community is global, so be it. Much of people's disinterest is about laziness and the faith that only bad guys need privacy (which has some truth in it).

Our society and culture (Anglo-American-European) demands a lack of privacy to get what we want. How could reality shows exist if anybody was really interested in their privacy.

I'm not so worried about people knowing about me (I couldn't write my blog, http://ian-tumour.blogspot.com/ if I did) I am also not too worried about companies trying to profile me to sell me thinks I might be interested in. But unfortunately they don't know enough to avoid blasting me with things I'm not interested in.

Viagra and other cheap drugs spring to mind (at least not this week :-)
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January 27, 2010 12:29 PM PST
Apple's iPad: What you need to know
by Josh Lowensohn Font size Print E-mail Share 480 comments Yahoo! BuzzShare114 Apple on Wednesday finally unveiled its tablet computer, called the iPad, at an invite-only event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco. The device, which looks like a larger version of Apple's iPod Touch will be available in two to three months, and starts at $499.

Read on to get a quick overview of everything that was announced, and why it matters.



New hardware: The iPad


Apple's CEO Steve Jobs introduces the iPad

(Credit: James Martin/CNET)

Proving rumors right, Apple unveiled the iPad, a device that looks akin to a large iPhone or iPod Touch. It sports a 9.7-inch LCD touch-screen display, which makes use of the same multitouch technology found on the iPhone, Apple's Magic Mouse, and its notebook trackpads. It also has the same in-plane switching display technology that made its debut in the latest crop of iMacs.

Like the iPhone and iPod, it sports a finger-friendly OS with an on-screen QWERTY keyboard, and an accelerometer that can detect whether the device is in portrait or landscape mode. It has a 30-pin dock connector, built-in Wi-Fi, and a home button that jumps users back to the main screen of the OS. It also has a volume rocker and a mute button--just like the iPhone.


(Credit: Apple)

Along with a big screen, it's sporting a 1Ghz custom Apple chip (from its pick-up of PA Semi back in 2008). Apple says it can get 10 hours of video, which is about four more than the iPod Touch and the same as the latest generation iPhone. This translates to "a month" of standby time. The iPad will come in 16, 32, and 64GB capacities for $499, $599, and $699, respectively. That's just the Wi-Fi version though. Apple will also be selling a version of the iPad that includes both Wi-Fi and a 3G wireless modem built in. iPad users who want to make use of the 3G service, which is being offered by AT&T, can pick up one of two plans for that: $15 a month for 250MB of data, or unlimited for $29.99 a month. It also bumps up the baseline price of the device to $629 (16GB), $729 (32GB), and $829 (64GB).


The iPad with just Wi-Fi will be shipping in the next 60 days, with the 3G version in the next 90 days.

Other noteworthy specs:

• The Wi-Fi antenna supports 802.11 a/b/g/n

• The iPad weighs just 1.5 pounds. The version with 3G is .1 pounds heavier.

• The screen resolution is 1024x768 (the iPhone/iPod is 480x320).

• It can playback 720p HD video, though video output to external sources is limited to 480p. • It has the same oleophobic coating that made its debut on the iPhone 3GS. This helps face and finger grease bead up and wipe off easier.


Bigger apps
As for apps, the iPad's screen runs larger than what can be found on Apple's smaller portable devices, which means developers have more screen real estate to work with. At the same time, the iPad is backwards compatible with existing iPhone and iPod Touch applications. Apps with smaller screen resolutions are simply scaled up to fit. Apple is giving developers a way to modify their applications to work with both sets of hardware.

Up close with the Apple iPad (photos)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrated the tablet running numerous first-party apps, including iTunes, a photo gallery, its Safari Web browser, iCal, e-mail, Google Maps, and YouTube. Many shared traits of what's been seen on the iPhone, just with more screen real estate. This was most evident in Apple's Mail app, which now features a two-up panel display with a preview of the selected e-mail in the larger part of the screen. According to Jobs, all of its apps were re-written to fit natively on the bigger display.

Several companies also demonstrated their new iPad-optimized apps:

• Gameloft showed off a larger-resolution version of its hit first-person shooter N.O.V.A., which will be out "later this year."

• The New York Times demoed a tablet-friendly version of its app, which mimics the layout of reading a newspaper in portrait mode, except with video links that open up within an embedded player.

• Brushes, a popular iPhone app, demoed the upcoming iPad version of its image editing software, which now makes use of the larger screen real estate to conceal large pop-up menus.

(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
• MLB.com unveiled a tweaked version of its app that adds video highlights, team info, virtual baseball cards, and more on-screen overlays.

Apple also introduced an updated version of its iWork software. It's the first version of the software to run on one of Apple's portable devices, and makes full use of the iPad's touch screen. This confirms a rumor from The New York Times earlier this month. Worth noting is that iWork will be offered as three separate apps, all of which will cost $10 apiece. Having Numbers, Keynote, and Sheets will run iPad users $30, as opposed to the $79 price tag for the desktop version.



Book distribution
(Credit: (James Martin/CNET))
Jobs unveiled a new content delivery system called iBooks (not to be confused with Apple's former laptop line, the iBook). The new app features a virtual bookshelf with content from five major publishers: HarperCollins, Hachette, Penguin, Macmillan, and Simon & Shuster (note: Simon & Shuster is a division of CBS Corporation, which publishes CNET).

Apple said the iBooks store will feature both popular books as well as text books. Notably absent was any mention of whether magazines will be available as well.

Just like iTunes, books are split up into what's popular and by genre. Users can preview the first few pages before purchasing, and downloaded books are sent directly to the user's virtual bookshelf. They can then be read in a similar manner to what's already been available with Amazon's Kindle app. Users can read their books in portrait or landscape mode, change the size of the text, and hop around using a persistent table of contents.



Other tidbits

Apple will be selling a dock that comes with a keyboard for the iPad.

(Credit: Apple) • Apple confirmed to CNET that the iPad is just like the iPhone and iPod Touch when it comes to Adobe Flash--it does not support the popular Web plug-in.

• 250,000,000 iPods have been sold since 2001.

• Apple has 248 retail stores that have seen 50 million visitors.

• The App Store now has more than 140,000 applications.

• There is still no multitasking. Apps can only run one at a time, that is, unless they're Apple's apps.

• The iPad appears to use Apple's unibody machining process, which made its formal debut in the company's late 2008 MacBook line.

• The new OS borrows a few cues from Snow Leopard, including the capability to change background wallpapers, and a 3D-style dock.

• 125 million credit cards are already hooked up to the iTunes and App Store.

• Apple is selling a number of first-party accessories, including a dock with a full-sized keyboard, a camera connection kit that lets users import images from their SD cards, and a case that doubles as a stand. Apple has not announced pricing for any of these items.


Below is just one of our live videos from the event. Also, be sure to check out our Live Blog, which has many more pictures and details.



Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and services. E-mail Josh, or follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Josh.
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Should the Apple iPad be considered a computer? Add a Comment (Log in or register) Showing 1 of 13 pages (480 Comments) prev 1 2 3 4 ... 13 next by jasssonpet January 27, 2010 12:36 PM PST
This will be more successful than the IPod :)
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by slickuser January 27, 2010 1:35 PM PST
IMO, no. I think Apple disappointed everyone with iPod touch clone...
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by Hernys January 27, 2010 1:35 PM PST
Why?
It's not a full replacement for either a phone or a laptop, so you still need to have both. It is a third device to buy and carry around, which only adds portability (which has no value unless you leave the other devices at home).
It sounds great as an ebook reader and DVD player, but it's a bit expensive for that.
I'm not saying it's not going to sell, but it is too niche to sell more than a few million units.
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by heygeo January 27, 2010 1:41 PM PST
iPass

already have a lappy, desktop, iPod touch... and a nook... this serves no purpose
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by loose_screw January 27, 2010 2:02 PM PST
No flash, no multitasking, a really wide bezel. I'll wait and get a Windows 7 tablet or a Chrome OS netbook.
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by ThatIsWhatSheSaid January 27, 2010 2:06 PM PST
DVD player? Oh wait, there's no optical drive...
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by MPB-G17 January 27, 2010 2:27 PM PST
really?

haha wouldn't it be funny to see someone try to it in their pocket.
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by dipesh267 January 27, 2010 2:37 PM PST
No way. The iPad makes no sense.
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by alan_06 January 27, 2010 2:50 PM PST
Just saw the iPad specs.What a disappointment... I don't know whether to blame Apple or the media who've created so much hype. I would be really surprised if there is a market for ipad considering the other competitive products and the feature rich netbook or even laptop you can buy for that price.

With a 1 ghz cpu and 1024X768 screen you still can't support Adobe Flash?
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by omur_dotmac January 27, 2010 3:27 PM PST
I agree that it will be a groundbreaking device, and upgrades will follow to make it a true substitute for a basic laptop. It will not replace the iPhone, and it does not intend to. Size matters. But to those that downplay the iPad's relevance by arguing that they already have a laptop, a phone and a nook: your grandmother has a 8086 pc and a phone next to her bed. Hence, she doesn't need an iPad. Neither do you :D :D And one commenter mentioned that he'll wait for a PC tablet. Wait, doesn't that already exist? You mean you didn't buy one yet?
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by FS1982! January 27, 2010 4:19 PM PST
You know what I just realized...an app that makes your iPad a keyboard/Monster trackpad for your iMac! How sweet would that be! Ok but to rev the engine down, there are limitations to the iPad. Buyers will just need to make sure they know what they are getting before jumping in. If they don't like it then don't get it, simple.
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by mattyc09 January 27, 2010 12:39 PM PST
Interesting though I wonder if AT&T will try to cram a cellphone in with that 3G ipad contract.
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by TysonDB January 27, 2010 12:56 PM PST
Well you can still use Skype and other VoIP Apps since it has a built in Microphone plus WiFI and 3G.
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by Philip Hatfield January 27, 2010 1:05 PM PST
That's one of the best things about this device. While it uses AT&T, it's unlocked and there is no contract. Ever.
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by dhavleak January 27, 2010 4:04 PM PST
Dude -- I'd rather buy this for $499:
http://www.dell.com/us/en/business/notebooks/vostro-v13/pd.aspx?refid=vostro-v13&s=bsd&cs=04&~ck=mn
It's way sexier, it still has a keyboard, and it has an OS that'll let you run any app you want.
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by pradhanavs January 27, 2010 5:30 PM PST
dhavleak---Dude....this is about touch screen and ease of use.....I wonder if you can compare 802.11 a/b/g/n to just a/b/g.....No Way.....i dont have money to but iPad but ill vote for it....
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by MSSlayer January 27, 2010 6:44 PM PST
N is not a big deal, it was only finalized a few months ago and adoption will be light for the next few years. Maybe by 2015 N will overtake G.
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by ballmerisanape January 27, 2010 12:48 PM PST
Local file storage.. wonder how flexible it will be.

My big question... what happens when you drop it :P
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by DJOmega6 January 27, 2010 1:09 PM PST
It will break.
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by mlordello January 27, 2010 2:27 PM PST
It brakes, and if you fall nothing will happen, your brain is already damaged. What a J..k
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by Lute327 January 27, 2010 9:01 PM PST
To mlordello..if you are going to call someone a "jerk", learn how to use the English language.
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by zyxxy January 28, 2010 5:29 AM PST
Il pourrait l'avoir appelé une secousse en français.
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by c60chemist January 27, 2010 12:53 PM PST
I need to read my own pdf files without uploading them to a server (as required by the Kindle). If I can't sync pdf directly to the device it does not meet my needs.

On a similar point, where do iWork files reside...MobileMe, on my Mac, on the device ? What if I edit an iWork file on my Mac then want to sync it to the iPad ?
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by markdoiron January 27, 2010 1:05 PM PST
My son has a Kindle DX and uses it extensively to read .pdf files natively. --mark d.
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by Blackjack_Joe January 27, 2010 1:22 PM PST
There are already apps from the App-Store that can copy PDFs to an iPhone or iPod Touch and allow one to read them after they are copied. They should work on the iPad as well.
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by AJ Pants January 27, 2010 2:26 PM PST
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/air-sharing/id289943355?mt=8
Like this by pradhanavs January 27, 2010 5:31 PM PST
Dude....let the device hit the store shelfs....you can see everything by yourself.have patience.
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by dsabine January 27, 2010 9:12 PM PST
This is exactly what I need as well but I also need the ability to highlight, annotate and take notes on pdf files (technical articles) that I read. If this isnt a built in ability or an app, it is a useless device for me.
Like this by lamarUSC January 27, 2010 12:53 PM PST
I like this new gadget and will getting one after about a month. I have learned from the past not to run out and be the 1st to buy a new products because there are always kinks and bugs to work out.

I think the price point was the biggest surprise after hearing it would cost near $1000. I will pass on anything with a contract and settle for just Wi-Fi.
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by Philip Hatfield January 27, 2010 1:05 PM PST
There's no contract. :D
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by d_anders January 27, 2010 1:10 PM PST
I wouldn't worry too much about initial kinds and bugs with the wifi only based device. It's just a big Itouch, and will act like one.
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by DJOmega6 January 27, 2010 1:12 PM PST
I think I will wait for the 2nd gen version before I get one. A year from now, the $500 version will have 32 gb of storage instead of 16, the $600 will have 64 gb instead of 32, etc.. With that said, it will take every ounce of self-control I have to wait.
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by monkeyfun14 January 27, 2010 4:12 PM PST
I like this new gadget and will getting one after about a month

Isn't it better to wait till the first refresh? By then they will have the bugs out and have new features added.
Like this by topgunb2 January 27, 2010 11:07 PM PST
" There's no contract. :D"

I can't believe people are talking about a lame computer on contact/or no contact.
Like this by vtchuck2000 January 28, 2010 3:26 PM PST
Let's face it. Anyone who is interested in this most likely already has an iPhone or iPod Touch. If he/she wants to spend another $500-$800 for a larger screen and something else to tote around, then Steve Jobs has found the perfect customer for the iPad.
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by ecubes January 27, 2010 12:54 PM PST
I think I will iPass on this one
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by Josh.Lowensohn January 27, 2010 2:09 PM PST
iSee what you did there.
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by The_Duder January 27, 2010 7:20 PM PST
idon't get it.
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by eeee January 27, 2010 7:21 PM PST
I would rather get the ASUS 1005PE netbook that has Win7, a 250GB hard drive and surfs the wifi-N net so smoothly: just used one at Best Buy and this ipad is boring in comparison; 9 hour battery life and will load every software I care to port via my external CD DVD drive. $330 and it is not on sale yet.
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by lowtts January 27, 2010 11:11 PM PST
Don't be an iRobot.
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by JazGalaxy January 27, 2010 12:56 PM PST
I think the lack of splash the device is making is due to Apple not having any particularly good apps to show, or deals to tout.

This device will change publishing, I think, but that doesn't make sense to consumers yet. Next year is the year they'll make it make sense.
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by Bertbaby January 28, 2010 10:19 AM PST
Agree, there really is no new functionality and no exciting apps either.
Like this by madison540 January 27, 2010 12:57 PM PST
For $100 more than a 64GB iTouch you get a less portable 64GB iTouch.
Huge disappointment.
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by the Otter January 27, 2010 1:17 PM PST
What's an iTouch?
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by big.mouth January 27, 2010 1:45 PM PST
Otter, there's no reason to ask the same question over and over. itouch = ipod touch.
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by talker29 January 27, 2010 2:03 PM PST
iTouch = ipod touch

ipod touch doesn't roll off the tongue nicely and take too long to say. And just calling it a Touch sounds dirty, so the slang is iTouch, try it... smoother huh, all the cool kids are calling it that
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by krayfigment January 27, 2010 2:09 PM PST
if you're complaining about the price then you're either cheap or not a typical apple user.
there's an option for 3G. so if you must compare feature by feature, iphone 3GS is about $500 more than this device w/o the contract (if you can buy one that is).i like iphone/ipod touch safari mobile browser and it is great but the screen is too small and rendering speed is too slow for browsing extensively
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by Fred_Mane January 27, 2010 2:40 PM PST
Translations (in this context):
"Cheap" - Financially responsible
"Typical Apple User" - the opposite of "cheap"

Many people own Apple products and can very easily afford them. It doesn't mean we're going to run out and blindly buy everything with an i-(insert name here) moniker attached to it. Sometimes, I honestly believe there are a few folks out there who would be financially reckless enough to spend $1000 on a piece a dog dung named iTurd. No wonder our economy is in the garbage.
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by facts_and_fun January 27, 2010 6:13 PM PST
Hum.. financially responsible is NOT the opposite of successful. I am not an American, but I know that becoming successful is not a bad thing...
And nice things have a price tag.. Hyundai x BMW - matter of taste, but I prefer the later...
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by facts_and_fun January 27, 2010 6:25 PM PST
Bad economy comes from Wall Street, not normal guys.. But they don't use Mac, they run their financial models in Windows.

I am getting old now (near 40), started with DOS, then Windows 3.1, 95, 98 and it goes on, even an iPaq.. but nothing has been more fun/useful than my iPod touch / Kindle combination (my wife has a Netbook, do not bother go there to tell me how nice the screen is unplugged, in Power Saving)
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by Super2online January 27, 2010 7:38 PM PST
Buying a BMW doesn't give you taste, it just gives you a big repair bill!
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by lvcsslacker January 28, 2010 3:08 AM PST
@Super2online

not for... 3 or 5 years. I forget which it is, due to the hour.
Like this by ITandrew January 27, 2010 12:59 PM PST
look, it needed to have a real OS like snow leopard, not the iphone OS. i want to use this for practical applications....this is just a toy. IPOO #fail
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by SteveW928 January 27, 2010 1:42 PM PST
Well... that is what I was initially thinking too. But then I started to think, what does the average person do when out and about with a laptop? Check their calendar and make appointments, address book, surf, e-mail, instant message, maybe VoIP. They use word processing, taking notes (in class or meeting), spreadsheet, and especially presentation. Looks like this has all that covered..... and I don't need to carry my power brick to charge it for a typical day!

I'll have to think more about and actually try one. But, I'm seriously considering selling the laptops my wife and I have, getting two of these, and having one OSX desktop for other apps and the 'heavy-lifting' type things. When I used to work in IT, as well as doing 3D freelance, then this kind of thing would not have worked. But, I think for the typical user today (and maybe myself included) this could be the perfect portable.

There is a lot to like.... LONG battery life, instant on/off, you don't have to 'open it' like a laptop. The virtual keyboard is fine for quick input, and it allows a BT keyboard (also incredibly light and small from Apple) for taking serious notes. With the introduction of iWork apps for it, it can pretty much do all the serious things most people on the road need to do. Having Keynote and external display makes this an incredible tool for people on the road who make presentations!

So, I hear you... it isn't the perfect laptop replacement for people who use specialized OSX apps.... and I'd rather had something like that (though, there would have been serious tradeoffs), but I'm thinking that for 90% of people, this WILL bridge that gap and be MUCH better for them than a netbook.
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by January 27, 2010 2:26 PM PST
Wow SteveW928, you have some valid points here, but Im still thinking a laptop for the same price would be the better deal.
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by drfillgood January 27, 2010 2:51 PM PST
@ SteveW928
I agree with you on most points about a device like this having the ability to replace laptops, but the lack of USB connectivity is truly crippling, as well as the fact the OS and/or the hardware isn't meant to deal with things a typical laptop user uses or does. No multitasking, so you can't be instant messaging while using the internet, or reading a book, or writing an email? I haven't used and iTouch or iPhone, but by the sounds of it, you're not going to use it the way you would a laptop. At the very least I have 2-3 web tabs open - can it do that? I'm not sure without actually trying one out. But the fact it isn't going to support Flash pretty much kills it in terms of using it for web browsing. And the lack of USB connectivity is just as bad. You mean I'll have to buy and use a special dock to upload pictures from a camera??? No ability to transfer files via USB flash drives? You can't even plug your iPod into it. Maybe once everything has built in bluetooth, this tablet might make more sense, and once the OS goes through some major upgrades.
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by jlopezcnet January 27, 2010 3:53 PM PST
Sure thing mate, good luck finding a plug to plug into at the airport or the starbucks when your battery dies in the 1 to 2 hours. I will do just fine with 10 hours of battery life tyvm
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by dhavleak January 27, 2010 4:02 PM PST
@ SteveW928

An example of things people do when out and about with a laptop, that the iPad won't have a story for (or at least a good one):
- download stuff using bittorrent
- watch stuff using Hulu/any flash streaming site they can think of
- access files that they stored on their device
- compose emails

Any time there's an application released in any of these areas, the iPad will lag behind becuase of the App Store approval process. You'll never be able to run apps without Cupertino's blessings. It's already limiting on a phone, but people are willing to live with it in that form factor -- on a tablet that's *supposed* to be a general purpose computing device -- why on earth would you put up with that limitation??
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by jake3373 January 27, 2010 5:59 PM PST
It would be OK if it could do some normal OS-like things like printing to a network printer or customizing the interface
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by facts_and_fun January 27, 2010 6:35 PM PST
Web browsing in my iPod Touch - several tabs, of course do not read to all of them at the same time...

Best companion for my PS3, trying to finish everything in Fallout 3 - it is there, along with a nice Facebook and LinkedIn clients, Bloomberg and Marketwatch..
Like this by wbeasley1963 January 28, 2010 2:49 AM PST
"No multitasking, so you can't be instant messaging while using the internet, or reading a book, or writing an email? I haven't used and iTouch or iPhone, but by the sounds of it, you're not going to use it the way you would a laptop. At the very least I have 2-3 web tabs open - can it do that? I'm not sure without actually trying one out. But the fact it isn't going to support Flash pretty much kills it in terms of using it for web browsing. And the lack of USB connectivity is just as bad. You mean I'll have to buy and use a special dock to upload pictures from a camera??? No ability to transfer files via USB flash drives? You can't even plug your iPod into it. Maybe once everything has built in bluetooth, this tablet might make more sense, and once the OS goes through some major upgrades."

I love the way everyone says "no multitasking, no way". How often do you want to read a book and IM someone? Doing too many things at once actually distracts you from enjoying the one thing. There's too much instant everything these days... :)

While it would be good to see Flash implemented, Apple seem unwilling to implement it. Who knows what the politics are? But the world won't stop without Flash. Decent web sites should always work WITHOUT flash. Used properly, Flash adds to a site but it shouldn't BE the site. Users don't give a rats about the tech that makes websites work. They want content delivered quickly. Thank god we've largely seen the last of Flash entry pages :)

To then say "I haven't used an ipod or iphone"... go and play with one in a store. See for yourself how it works. It makes sense for MOST people.

Why should this device act as a USB hub? iPods don't. It opens a can of worms for potential hacks and attacks. And Apple aren't about to let you add cheap storage... they'd miss out on the yearly upgrade reason :)

Don't think I'm saying it's perfect. Far from it. But the evolution of these devices over the years has been amazing. I have yet to see a single good reason to upgrade my PC hardware or OS in years. Win7 was a far bigger yawn than this release.

It's the little things Apple do with their software. Years ago, say 1997, Microsoft were promising all sorts of possible software integration to get various exchanging data and making it work. VBA did some of this but it never seemed to reach the potential they talked about. Apple just seems to work: you click a date on a data aware app and it let's you create a calendar entry. You click on a phone number in a contact detail and it dials (or emails or SMSes). These are the little things that just make it work for the user. And the things MS forgot to chase.

I hope the local data storage works - it's been a bug bear on ipod Touches and iPhones.

These iPads aren't meant for tech heads. They're meant for the real world and when the local TV news gets more positive reviews than the "experts" we should all start to ask why we've got our heads up our arses.

If this isn't a huge hit, I'll be majorly surprised. The App store blew Apple out of the water with its success. It now has such a commanding lead over the new boys on the block it will be almost unstoppable. Especially if Apple keeps borrowing the best ideas and stays up with the competitors innovations.

Just my 2 cents worth...
Like this by lvcsslacker January 28, 2010 3:18 AM PST
@wbeasley1963
"I love the way everyone says "no multitasking, no way". How often do you want to read a book and IM someone? Doing too many things at once actually distracts you from enjoying the one thing. There's too much instant everything these days... :)"

take it in a different context then: Reading an e-book, and listening to some of music. Lets say (humor me, we aren't all human dictionaries) that you aren't quite sure what a word means. You would want to look it up. Without multitasking, you can't leave the book in the background and go to your favorite dictionary site, look up the word, and then go right back to the book. That's a poor user experience!

Or the same thing when taking notes from said e-book. Of course, like everyone here, I don't have details on this stuff, and I don't know it's capabilities. The lack of flash, however, is VERY disturbing. Does apple have it's own way to deal with on coming around, or are they intentionally leaving a big part of the web off their devices?

Yes, I am biased, but you do need to call things out when they come up. That said, after the release, I may look into this thing... it intrigues me to no end.
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by facts_and_fun January 28, 2010 3:23 AM PST
I don't get these comments on multi-tasking. If you want to listen to music while doing other stuff, it DOES it. I am DOING it now in my iPod.. but to do something similar in my iPaq was a nightmare, even in my WinMo 6.0.. had always to hit Close Apps due to lack of memory.

Please use the device before commenting
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by azstmpr January 27, 2010 12:59 PM PST
What was apple thinking? Its like a giant iPod.
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by the Otter January 27, 2010 1:19 PM PST
They were thinking: it's like a giant iPod. In fact, that's the whole point: it's like a giant iPod.

Your comment, azstmpr, reminds me of the people that wondered what Apple was thinking when they released a computer that not only wasn't beige, it didn't even have a 3.5" floppy drive. What were they thinking? ;-)
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by Farjamed January 27, 2010 1:39 PM PST
yeah.. this is kind of pointless.. its almost like this should have existed before the iphone and before the itouch... did you watch the video clips from the event? the audience didn't seem impressed at all... and even steve seemed like he was just restating all the things an iphone/itouch can do.. what a let down.. although at 499.. it may be worth it.. if you can make it a universal remote control for your home theater, with a mac mini as a music server (playing lossless files, ofcourse).. it may be worth it.. although an itouch can do that too.
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by Timetogetill7 January 27, 2010 2:09 PM PST
I wish people would compare it to um the original invention: the iPhone.

Granted it's not the same as an iPhone, but the iPod Touch came after the iPhone and was based entirely on the iPhone despite not being able to make phone calls (unless you count VOIP).

So get it straight people.
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by bschmidt25 January 27, 2010 2:19 PM PST
External video output limited to 480p = fail

One can buy a netbook with VGA and full operating system for $299. Spend a little more and you can get one HDMI. And you won't need some special cable from Apple to connect it to your display.
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by BigGuns149 January 27, 2010 5:46 PM PST
A >$500 device that can't make phone calls and will be limited only to software Apple approves of sounds like a real non-starter to me as well. As this articles and others have noted a device too small to pocket, but not capable of being a full fledged computer has been a hard sale for a lot of vendors especially at a price that is nearly as high as some entry level tablets for the cheapest model. A big ipod wasn't anything I heard people screaming for, but I have little doubt that Apple fanboys will snatch it up in droves. I wager that Apple will slice the price by at least $100 in the next 6 months to stimulate sales.

>Your comment, azstmpr, reminds me of the people that wondered what Apple was thinking when they released a computer that not only wasn't beige, it didn't even have a 3.5" floppy drive.

Strangely, despite the popularity of the colored iMac, Apple hasn't offered a choice of colors for the iMac in years, but the sales have never been higher. People generally buy Macs for the ease of use of the software NOT the hardware. If the concept of different colors was so revolutionary, Apple certainly turned their back on the idea years ago. Except for their offering of the black Macbook for a while Apple has generally shunned different colors for their computers most of the last decade.
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by avalon288 January 27, 2010 8:48 PM PST
@the Otter. Yeah, thats why after 25 years of marketing PC's and a massive 33% increase in Mac sales in the last quarter, Apple STILL has only 7% of the PC market. Real success there!
Like this by josh81 January 28, 2010 6:03 AM PST
Yeah, and they fact that they're worth $50B as a company... I guess that's not success, huh? Who cares what your market share is when you have that knid of money!
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by freemarket--2008 January 28, 2010 7:43 AM PST
They're thinking no more tiny screen for reading books or magazines, viewing movies or photos, no cramped little keyboard for typing e-mails. And for most people, no need for a clunky, cheesy netbook.
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by markosph January 28, 2010 10:30 AM PST
Stevew928, I'm in the same boat as you, I am considering selling my notebook and get this...all I do on the laptop is internet, type/edit documents and email... granted I have an iPod that does the same thing, but I take the iPod with me in most cases. I plan on using the camera adapter for view images as I do photography for a part time living, hopefully full time. It fits the bill cause of the size of my notebook compared to the iPad. Its hard to use a notebook in bed... it gets hot which sometimes is good but for other reasons and its a little heavy... its not 10 lbs but its heavy enough to be uncomfortable. I like to read, and own a lot of pdf books and other formats, and to be honest, reading on a notebook is nice, but it would be easier on the iPad. I already own documents 2 go and find it easy to use and type stuff, I use it to get things started, I learned to type fast on the keyboard.... I am more interested in Calc spreadsheet.

I will probably wait... at least 2 months after up to a year before I decide to get it. Its a device that will either work for you or not.
Like this by ITandrew January 27, 2010 1:03 PM PST
i can have my ipad right now......

pulls out magnifying glass, holds above iphone gen 1 .....everyone else feel free to wait for 2-3 months
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by January 27, 2010 2:22 PM PST
Don't go out in the sun or your iPad will combust!
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by drfillgood January 27, 2010 2:56 PM PST
Anyone else feel a 2-3 month wait time is overly long? Why not put off the big announcement until closer to the shipping date? They should at least have given the press some samples so they could give hands on reviews. 2-3 months is almost long enough for other companies to come out with knock-offs. Hopefully using a better OS.
Like this by jakemochas January 27, 2010 4:39 PM PST
drfillgood-
apple thought there would be more hype... notice when steve announces this, theres like no excitement in the room like with iphone and macbook refreshes... this thing is a flop
Like this by stickfu January 27, 2010 1:04 PM PST
Can`t wait to see what this thing be like jailbroken!
Like this Reply to this comment by the Otter January 27, 2010 1:20 PM PST
Why would it need to be jailbroken? It's already unlocked.
Like this by stickfu January 27, 2010 1:25 PM PST
not carrier jailbroken, you`ve obviously not experienced a jailbroken iphone or ipod touch, there`s a whole other world of apps and functionality out there, Unix terminal for 1 (important for me)
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by mrcockrell January 27, 2010 3:07 PM PST
@ the Otter

Unlocked and Jailbroken are two completely different things

Jailbreaking means you can install applications buy other developers and not just Apple approved applications

Unlocked means you can use it with any service provider which supports the hardware

@ stickfu

there is no such thing as carrier jailbroken either by the way
Like this by N8429c January 27, 2010 1:05 PM PST
It has 3G but can it send and receive phone calls? I didn't hear any mention of this.
Like this Reply to this comment by tcdrennen January 27, 2010 1:17 PM PST
With 3G and a browser you should be able to use GoogleVoice etc.
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by inspironag January 27, 2010 1:24 PM PST
if it even have a mic.....................................
Like this by Timetogetill7 January 27, 2010 2:11 PM PST
"if it even have a mic....................................."

Doesn't have to have a built-in mic...the itouch, shuffle, etc. come with headphones that a mic.

Plus I'm sure you'll be able to attach one if needed.
Like this by mrcockrell January 27, 2010 3:08 PM PST
Yes it has a built in Microphone
Like this by bluemist9999 January 27, 2010 6:05 PM PST
It probably could, but I think it would be a tad uncomfortable to hold the iPad for a long phone conversation. And, if the iPad lacks Bluetooth support, it couldn't be used while driving.
Like this by dankenyon86 January 28, 2010 5:30 AM PST
3G is for data only it says in the specs
Like this by falldownlaughter January 28, 2010 9:31 AM PST
In regards to Google Voice: GV is very cool, but it is not VOIP. Google came out this week with a special web app for use on the iPhone, but it will not run correctly on the iPod Touch.
Like this by m_chan1 January 28, 2010 3:32 PM PST
The iPad is NOT a phone and NEVER intended to be one!
If you want a phone, then buy the iPhone!

Why do people INSIST on making calls on the iPad when it's NOT made to be an oversized iPhone but an oversized iTouch??!! AARGGH!!
Like this by justin76here January 27, 2010 1:06 PM PST
Um, I'll stick with my Zune HD. Look, I was expecting a tablet COMPUTER, not a giant iPod. A computer has a cd-rom drive, this doesn't. While it's true almost all software can be downloaded, a cd-rom drive is a good idea. Though I think the on-screen keyboard does look functional, overall, this thing is not that impressive. I'd rather have a laptop and if I want to brag about video output, Zune HD has that beat, 720P out.
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by the Otter January 27, 2010 1:21 PM PST
It's not supposed to be a computer, justin. It's an iPad. That's the whole point.
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by AKCHEF72 January 27, 2010 1:35 PM PST
@ The Otter...its just a giant Itouch...seriously...compare the two side by side...its a giant ipod for giant blind people and or for grandma...its like the phone with giant buttons on it...
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by heygeo January 27, 2010 1:49 PM PST
now i understand why they called it an iPad and not iTablet.. this thing is just a toy not a computer.. heck you can't even print with it out of the box.. on account its using the iphone OS.. so i guess you'll have to fork over money for an App , providing your printer is supported.
Like this by justin76here January 27, 2010 2:11 PM PST
@ The Otter, for months we heard about a TABLET COMPUTER by Apple was coming our way, not an oversized gadget. The iPad is iNonsense.
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by Timetogetill7 January 27, 2010 2:13 PM PST
Heygeo,

You can't actually verify this just yet. Just cause the iTouch or iPhone can't "print" doesn't mean the iPad won't be able to.
Like this by heygeo January 27, 2010 2:48 PM PST
@Timetogettill7

Your right ....but as they have said that this thing is using the iphone OS.. and its definately a closed system (no dvd, disk or even memory modules were mentioned) i think I'm safe in this assumption that the only way your getting support for devices are going to be thru the App store... and with a top end of 64gb on the units I can't imagine Apple will pre-install the multitude drivers for all the printers out there.
Like this by mrcockrell January 27, 2010 3:11 PM PST
@ justin76here

netbooks dont even have CD ROM drives and you expected a super thin tablet to have one??? Seriously?

oh and whats a Zune HD? JK
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by justin76here January 27, 2010 4:00 PM PST
@ mrcockrell, no one knew that this device, tablet as we thought it would be, would be this thin. I think most of us thought we were getting a tablet that was the equivalent of a laptop in terms of power and ability. The point of a tablet is to have a touch screen, fully capable computer.

The Zune HD is a great media device.
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by jakemochas January 27, 2010 4:42 PM PST
zune HD has more power with its tegra-y goodness... Nvidia Tegra APX with one ARM11 and one ARM7 processor cores and 6 other cores for dedicated tasks such as graphics, audio, video, and HD video processors
beat that apple
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by Yelonde January 27, 2010 4:55 PM PST
Yea, you have fun with your tiny resolution, app-less, speakerless device. What is sad is that even the iPod touch has a better resolution than your Zune HD.

But you would rather have a flashy OLED screen, wouldn't you?
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by feoysolo January 27, 2010 1:07 PM PST
I'm sorry, but I really don't see the point of this device. The only thing that makes any sense it its utilization as an ebook reader, but I have found that extended reading on an LCD display is rough on the eyes.

It's a giant iPod touch. People are going to buy this? Seriously? ...
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by jazzmandan January 27, 2010 1:47 PM PST
It's not for geeks. It's for the general public. Like my wife. She just wants to browse the web, email, facebook. Simple stuff. She hates - mice, the laptop form factor - the fact it takes a minute before she can do anything (PC not really MAC but even opening the lid and waiting drives her nuts). See here pictures without having to wade through all the picture editing software.

There are millions of people like them and only 100 thousand of us.
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by drfillgood January 27, 2010 3:01 PM PST
The only problem with using it as an iReader, will be reading in bed. Turn to your side with your iPad, and the screen orientation will turn with it, meaning you'll be trying to read your tablet sideways as it displays in landscape.
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by facts_and_fun January 27, 2010 6:31 PM PST
Reminds me of the Wii x PS3 fight - I have a PS3, my Kids a Wii.. both happy, but I know a ton of people that have Wii and would have never bought a PS3.

That is the revolution, bringing people beyond the geeks to technology - I had once an iPaq and a Nomad Jukebox, people called me geek.. later they bought iPods...
Like this by LexaGrey January 28, 2010 1:48 AM PST
With my iPhone I do most of my mail, surf when I'm bored andplay a ton of very fun games. This device appears that it will do all that with a better interface and more features with the added space. For the average Joe who still watches television and listens to radio for content this surpasses a computer in most every respect.
Like this by dankenyon86 January 28, 2010 5:38 AM PST
She hates - mice, the laptop form factor - the fact it takes a minute before she can do anything (PC not really MAC but even opening the lid and waiting drives her nuts). See here pictures without having to wade through all the picture editing software.

Good god whats wrong with her? if she cant wait for a laptop to load its less than a minute. Whats the problem with that?
Like this by markosph January 28, 2010 10:38 AM PST
justing, yes we did hear about a tablet, but not from Apple.... the media fed you a bowl of kool-aid.
Like this by play7 January 28, 2010 7:10 PM PST
well they need to have pructs for apples geeks to speand their monies on..........................I just dont believe people are going to buy this thing. Its not that easy to carry and hold as well...........it look out of sync and not really that well thoughtout in the R&D period.
Like this by MHIG January 27, 2010 1:08 PM PST
since this is a melding of an iTouch and a tablet PC I really hope it allows:
1. excel, word and power point editing &
2. support for wi-fi printing
Like this Reply to this comment by the Otter January 27, 2010 1:32 PM PST
First of all, is there a product out there called the iTouch? I'm not trying to be difficult; I just honestly can't find anything.

Secondly, I'm guessing Apple has nothing against Microsoft developing for the iPad, but iWork can already edit Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Since iWork is available for the iPad, that answers that question.

And finally, iPads come with 802.11n standard, so I don't know why it wouldn't support wireless printing.

Good questions! :-)
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by TheMadScientist440 January 27, 2010 1:45 PM PST
@Otter:

What people are referring to is the iPod Touch, which is a similar Apple product. Might I suggest that you try looking for information by typing it into the search field at Google, rather than requesting for it repeatedly on a comment board and waiting for a response, that may eventually come, and might or might not be accurate. :)
Like this by heygeo January 27, 2010 1:51 PM PST
closest thing might be some sort of web apps for productivity.. but as far as printing goes.. if it uses iphone OS then your crap out of luck unless someone makes an app for your printer... make no mistake this is not a tablet pc... its a honking ipod touch.
Like this by austindave3 January 27, 2010 2:01 PM PST
to the Otter:

Well, technically, you're correct. There's no product called the iTouch (it's just what everyone calls it). It's the "iPod Touch" - basically an iPhone without the cell phone connectivity.
Like this by Nataku4ca January 27, 2010 2:19 PM PST
@Otter

wifi printing does require a little more than just "wifi" at least last time i tried getting my hp printer to work on my gf's mac I had to install their software/driver

not sure if it will work the same on the phone os though
Like this by adrianj January 28, 2010 2:23 AM PST
@ Otter

No, it won't print. In order to make printers PRINT, you have to be able to install the printer DRIVERS.

remember?

or are you one of those non-tech people on here trying to pontificate about how simple tech can be? Oops. Until you actually have to get something done. then you realize just how limited this device is.
Like this by BigDragon2 January 27, 2010 1:08 PM PST
I want to see something like the iPad but targeted for artists and designers. The Brushes app is making me pay attention to the iPad.

I'm not a big fan of Apple's, but I hope they revolutionize the iPad form factor and generate competition. For years I've been wanting to get one of Wacom's Cintiq tablets but didn't like the price, design, bulkiness, converter boxes, power cords, backlight, and all that extra junk that bogs the product down. Something like an iPad with a capable stylus interface for drawing would be a sure buy for me. It's a shame that I've been reading the iPad doesn't have sensitivity or a stylus included, but maybe one day those things will get included. Who knows.

Regardless, I hope the iPad finds its niche and takes off. I could see many uses for this product. What I can't do is find enough compelling advantages over what I already have to get me to buy one.
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by jessiethe3rd January 27, 2010 2:59 PM PST
Oh you mean a Microsoft Courier?
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by BigDragon2 January 27, 2010 4:03 PM PST
jessiethe3rd, I hadn't heard of that one before. Thanks! It's definitely an interesting concept. I was considering the smaller screens to be an issue, but if you can put tools and menus on one screen while drawing on the other then that would be perfect. Hopefully it carries a decent price like the lowest priced iPad.

This is good. I want to see Apple and Microsoft compete against each other and enter Wacom territory by duplicating the capabilities of the Cintiq line. Innovation and price wars FTW!
Like this by Yelonde January 27, 2010 4:58 PM PST
Seriously, if this tablet had stylus support (and perhaps even act as an apple version of a cintiq for a normal computer), this tablet would be a major BOON for artists.

Unfortunately, It does not have stylus support, or monitor input support (for now at least), and thats why I am not as interested in it as I would have been.
Like this by lowtts January 27, 2010 11:51 PM PST
Apple will never do a stylus cause it's well... Apple. Goes against their clean form factor and function philosophy.
Like this by Gene Taylor January 27, 2010 1:09 PM PST
I was holding out for a netbook, since I have seen the next generation models with the faster and more effcient new Atom processor. However, the price of the model that I wanted would have been about $430. If it only take about a hundred dollars more to get an all touch device, then I can wait for it. I have the iTouch (refuse to pay monthly fees for an iPhone) and have more than enough places to connect to wifi, especially since I get it free with my dsl account. So the new iPad would work just fine for me. Although the iTouch is a lousey mp3 player it is a great app device that I check everyday for emails, directions, food places and such. However, when you are traveling it can be a little tiring looking at that little tiny screen. Yes, for the iPad.
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by the Otter January 27, 2010 1:33 PM PST
I've seen a lot of people on here talking about the "iTouch." What the heck is an iTouch? (Again, not trying to be difficult; just honestly never heard of it.)

Thanks!
Like this by jazzmandan January 27, 2010 1:49 PM PST
Wait long enough and netbooks will evolve into laptops. Oh we already have those.
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by loose_screw January 27, 2010 2:06 PM PST
I'd post a lmgtfy link but I'm too lazy.
Like this by tappy727 January 27, 2010 2:36 PM PST
If you really are wondering what an itouch is, just Google it.
Like this by jake3373 January 27, 2010 6:11 PM PST
to the Otter:
This is what an iTouch is: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=iTouch
Like this by u_ser_name January 27, 2010 1:10 PM PST
at $899 with all the bare necessities, will be the most expensive device on the market that has NO CAMERA????? Talk about using Skype between two iPad's... with nothing to see on that large display...
I don't think I've seen any GPS in the specs... so much for being mobile... you'll have to follow the map with you middle finger...
that being said... where is the line?
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by the Otter January 27, 2010 1:38 PM PST
An interesting point. At first I thought you were talking about a camera that you could use to snap pictures of your friends, which would of course be fairly ridiculous on a device this size. But a built-in iSight? You're right: that sounds like a great idea. You should go to apple.com/feedback and mention that to them. The original iMac wound up shipping with more features than originally advertised because the people told them what they wanted.
Like this by Firehazel January 27, 2010 1:54 PM PST
Even though that would be cool, give them some time.
Like this by Josh.Lowensohn January 27, 2010 2:12 PM PST
Agreed, the camera omission is as disappointing as it is in the iPod Touch--if only for reducing the number of potential apps you can run on it.

But like the Otter said above, snapping casual pics with a 10" tablet would be ungainly.
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by boy444 January 28, 2010 3:15 PM PST
You can even use your iPad as a beautiful digital photo frame while it?s is docked or charging. And there are lots of ways to import photos: You can sync them from" your computer", download them from an email, or import them directly from your camera using the optional Apple Camera Connection Kit.

Star Trek is available on iTunes.

Video
The large, high-resolution screen makes iPad perfect for watching any kind of video: from HD movies and TV shows to podcasts and music videos. Switch between widescreen and full screen with a double-tap. Because iPad is essentially one big screen, with no distracting keypad or buttons, you feel completely immersed in whatever you?re watching.
Like this by AtlantaTommy January 27, 2010 1:10 PM PST
What no one seems to be getting here is that the ipad (hate the name) is not a computer but a mobile device. One that will compete with the Kindle but offer so much more. The Kindle DX has a 9.7 monochrome screen and lists for $498. With the ipad you get an ebook reader, web browser, music and video player, gaming system, etc...for the same price in full LED color! A little disappointed there is no camera for video conferencing but still a great product for the money.
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by busuan January 27, 2010 1:52 PM PST
About the camera:
Imagine you in bed hold it chatting with a girl....very nice and cozy right?
Imagine you in bed hold it chatting with mom/dad, or BOSS...the consequences are...
Like this by notalilo January 27, 2010 1:55 PM PST
Kindle DX has higher screen resolution, e-ink screen and "free" 3g connection. It's a much better e-book reader.
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by mrjohnnycat January 27, 2010 2:37 PM PST
Come on guys, camera's coming in 2nd Gen...they aren't going to give us everything at once?
Like this by Timetogetill7 January 27, 2010 10:05 PM PST
You know apple might release an attachable camera by the time it releases.

Probably the reason why it doesn't have a camera is because of battery consumption and the simple fact that it would be difficult to use the iPad at the same time (you would have to hold the iPad a certain angle, but you wouldn't be able to work on the iPad effectively). Thus attaching a camera that can rotate would be better.
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सुर्खेत, १६ माघ

परीक्षा आउन लाग्दा पनि सुर्खेतका अधिकांश सरकारी विद्यालयमा अझसम्म पाठ्यपुस्तक उपलब्ध हुन सकेको छैन　। हालसम्म पाठ्यपुस्तक नपाउँदा विद्यार्थी र अभिभावक चिन्तित बनेका छन्　।

सुर्खेतको मैनतडा, लेखफर्सा, मेहलकुना, सहारेलगायत गाविसमा अहिलेसम्म कक्षा पाँचको नेपाली र वातावरण पुग्न सकेको छैन　।　अरू कक्षाको पनि सामाजिक, गणित, विज्ञानलगायतका पाठ्यपुस्तक अभाव रहेको सम्बन्धित विद्यालयका शिक्षक तथा अविभावकहरूको गुनासो छ　। पाठ्यपुस्तक अभावले गर्दा परीक्षा तयारी गर्न गाह्रो भएको विद्यार्थीहरू बताउँछन्　।

नेपाल राष्ट्रिय प्रस्तावित माध्यमिक विद्यालय मैनतडा सुर्खेतका प्रधानाध्यापक जितबहादुर चन्दले　पाठ्यपुस्तकका लागि धेरै पहल गर्दा पनि साझा प्रकाशन कार्यालय सुर्खेतले नदिएको गुनासो गरे　। उनले भने, 'यो सरकारको गैरजिम्मेवारपनको परिणाम हो　।' विद्यार्थीलाई किताबसमेत उपलब्ध गराउन नसक्ने सरकारबाट अरू अपेक्षा गर्नु बेकार भएको उनको भनाइ छ　। जिल्लाको सम्पूर्ण पाठ्यपुस्तक आपूर्तिको जिम्मा लिएको साझा प्रकाशन कार्यालयले भने यो सम्पूर्ण दोष शिक्षकलाई थोपारेको छ　। प्रकाशन सुर्खेतका कर्मचारी चन्द्रप्रसाद तिवारीले शिक्षकहरूको लापरबाहीले गर्दा पाठ्यपुस्तक आपूर्ति हुन नसकेको आरोप लगाए　।

यता जिल्ला शिक्षा कार्यालय सुर्खेतका जिल्ला शिक्षा अधिकारी भक्तबहादुर ढकालले भने आफूहरूले विद्यालयलाई समयमै अनुदान दिएको र पुस्तक दिने जिम्मा साझा प्रकाशन कार्यालयको बताए　। अहिले विभिन्न पक्षले एक अर्कालाई आरोप लगाएर अबोध बालबालिकाको भविष्यप्रति खेलवाड गरेको अखिल नेपाल शिक्षक संगठन सुर्खेतका अध्यक्ष रघुवीर विश्वकर्मा बताउँछन्　। उनी भन्छन्, 'यस्तो महत्त्वपूर्ण कुरामा सम्बन्धित पक्षले लापरबाही नगरी समस्याको समाधान खोजोस्　।


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बुटवल, १६ माघ

उपप्रधानमन्त्री एवं परराष्ट्रमन्त्री सुजाता कोइरालाले सरकारको नेतृत्व गरेको एमालेले सत्ता कब्जा गर्न खोजेको आरोप लगाएकी छिन्　। उनले सरकारबारे अब सोच्ने वेला आएकोसमेत दाबी गरिन्　।

प्रधानमन्त्री माधवकुमार नेपाल सरकारप्रमुख नभई पार्टीनेताका रूपमा मन्त्रिपरिषद् बैठकमा प्रस्तुत हुने गरेको आरोप लगाउँदै उनले क्याबिनेट बैठकमा जाँदा आफूलाई एमालेको पोलिटब्युरो बैठकमा गएको अनुभूति हुने गरेकोसमेत बताइन्　।

शनिबार नेपाल वित्तीय संस्था कर्मचारी संघ राष्ट्रिय वाणिज्य बैंक बुटवलको चौथो क्षेत्रीय अधिवेशन उद्घाटनमा उपप्रधानमन्त्री कोइरालाले भनिन्, 'सरकार एमालेकरण भएको छ, माओवादीले जस्तै उसले सत्ता कब्जा गर्न खोजेको छ　।'

कोइरालाले सरकारमा रहेको अनुभूति आफूलाईर् हुन नछाडेको पनि बताइन्　। एमाले नसच्चिए सरकारको विकल्प खोज्नुपर्ने, नेतृत्वमा कांग्रेस जान बाध्य हुनुपर्ने उनको भनाइ थियो　।

उपप्रधानमन्त्री कोइरालाले कांग्रेस संसदीय दलमा सरकारको विकल्पबारे छलफल सुरु भएकोमा खुसीसमेत व्यक्त गरिन्　। आफूले कांग्रेसका तर्फबाट सरकारको नेतृत्व गर्दा आफ्नै पार्टीबाट समेत सहयोग नपाएको उनको गुनासो थियो　। कोइरालाले भनिन्, 'मेरो त दुर्भाग्य भयो, यता पार्टीको सहयोग छैन, उता सबैतिर एमालेले कब्जा गरेको छ　।' सरकारमा एमालेकरण बढेकाले कांग्रेस धेरै अप्ठ्यारोमा परेको भन्दै उनले कांग्रेसका मन्त्रीहरू मन्त्रिपरिषद् बैठकमा एकढिक्का नभएको आरोप पनि लगाइन्　।

मुलुकको वित्तीय तथा कर्मचारी संयन्त्रमा पनि एमालेकै हालिमुहाली भएको उनको विचार थियो　। पछिल्लोपटक कृषि विकास बैंकको कर्मचारी भर्ना तथा बढुवाको सवालमा समेत अर्थमन्त्रीले ठाडो हस्तक्षेप गरी विदेशबाट गोल्डमेडेल प्राप्त दक्ष युवालाई समेत पाखा लगाउने काम भएको उनको आरोप थियो　। 'म एक्लैले भनेको अर्थमन्त्रीले सुनेनन्,' उनले भनिन्　।

शान्तिप्रक्रियालाई निष्कर्ष दिन माओवादी लडाकु व्यवस्थापन गर्नुपर्ने बताउँदै उपप्रधानमन्त्री कोइरालाले माओवादीलाई सरकारमा लैजानुपर्ने बताइन्　। संघीयताका सवालमा जनमतसंग्रह गर्नुपर्ने उनले दोहोर्‍याइन्　। 'गच्छदार, महतोले के भन्छन् भनेर डराउनुपर्दैन,' उनले भनिन्, 'नेताहरू यसबारे ठोस बोल्न चाहन्नन्, संघीयतामा जनमतसंग्रह गर्नुपर्छ　।'

कार्यक्रममा सहभागी सिँचाइमन्त्री बालकृष्ण खाँणले समेत एमालेको आलोचना गरेका थिए　। संघका केन्द्रीय उपाध्यक्ष जितेन्द्रसिंह थापा, थानेश्वर भुसाल, भक्तबहादुर कार्कीलगायतले देश विकासमा कर्मचारीले पुर्‍याएको योगदानको सम्मान हुन नसकेको गुनासो गरेका थिए　। अधिवेशनले संघको नयाँ नेतृत्व चयन गर्नेछ　।


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‘Saint John of Las Vegas' is no divine comedy
Film neglects to create characters and plot that can hold interest
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Steve Buscemi stars as John, an insurance guy who has run out of luck, in "Saint John of Las Vegas."
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By Glenn Whipp
updated 7:42 p.m. PT, Wed., Jan. 27, 2010

The deadpan comedy "Saint John of Las Vegas" opens with Steve Buscemi walking into a Vegas convenience store, plopping down an envelope full of cash and asking for a thousand lottery tickets. "Why not?" he asks with a mixture of defiance and despair.

Why not? Well, for starters, there's no lottery in Nevada. It's a small detail, yes, but indicative of a movie that tries so hard to echo Dante's "Inferno" that it neglects to create characters and a story that can hold our interest for even the film's scant 85-minute running time.

Buscemi plays John, a guy who, apparently had a great run of luck in better days, but is now confined to a cubicle under the harsh fluorescent lighting of an Albuquerque insurance office. He files claims, logs calls and sort of enjoys some kind of weird office flirtation with Jill (Sarah Silverman), a chirpy co-worker obsessed with smiley faces.
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An opportunity for something better arrives when John's nutty boss (Peter Dinklage) sends him and the company's best fraud investigator, Virgil (Romany Malco), on the road to look into a dubious car accident just outside Vegas. John doesn't want to go - Vegas did a number on him - but he doesn't resist too hard, either. Maybe he knows it's time he faced his demons.

But first-time writer-director Hue Rhodes never tries to fill in the blanks about John's past or his present fears and compulsions. He's too eager to send him on a superficial road trip through Oddsville, U.S.A., where John meets a wheelchair-bound stripper (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a group of desert nudists and a salvage-yard owner named (groan) Lucypher.

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Starring: Steve Buscemi, Sarah Silverman
Director: Hue Rhodes
Run time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
MPAA rating: R
None of these encounters are remotely interesting, save for a conversation John has with a tow truck driver (John Cho) who moonlights as a carnival human torch. The Torch's suit has gone haywire, causing him to burst into flames every 20 seconds as he waits for the fuel tank to empty. The Torch doesn't seem to mind, though, except that he could really use a smoke.

That scene is such an inspired piece of surrealism that you wonder why Rhodes settles for the mundane for the rest of the movie. Buscemi can do droll desperation with the best of them, but the underdeveloped John remains a cipher throughout the film. Silverman is wasted as the sweet contrast to John's weary fatalism.

As a portrait of one man's journey toward dignity, "Saint John" isn't bad enough to create its own special circle of hell. As a comedy, though, it's anything but divine.
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It's been seven years since his last film, but Mel Gibson is still playing martyr.

One might fairly call Gibson "The Crusader," and not just because of his widely known religious views or because he directed "The Passion of the Christ."

For much of his career, Gibson has played both reluctant and enthusiastic heroes righteously battling corruption ("Lethal Weapon"), oppression ("The Patriot," "Braveheart"), injustice ("Payback," "Ransom") and disinformation ("Conspiracy Theory").
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In "Edge of Darkness," he's up against a little of each. But will moviegoers forgive Gibson (of drunk driving and anti-Semitic remarks) to watch him being sacrificed for the sins of others?

Another A-list star seeking to rehabilitate himself, Tom Cruise, looked to re-establish his star-status by donning an eyepatch and a Nazi uniform. Gibson tries just as fearsome a risk: a Boston accent.

He is Thomas Craven, a humble Boston police detective and single father to a 24-year-old daughter, Emma (Bojana Novakovic). When Emma comes home for a visit, she's abruptly and mysteriously shot and killed.

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Grief-stricken, he coldly sets out like a discharged bullet to find the killer, a journey that leads him into a complex web of corporate and political cover-up.

Emma had been working as a researcher at Northmoor, a private energy company run with government assistance that may be secretly involved with nuclear weapons. Most everything, Craven finds, is "classified."

As he delves deeper, Craven meets the villains hidden behind an elaborate PR-created artifice - like Northmoor CEO Jack Bennett (a believable, slick Danny Huston). The hidden corruption may reach as far as Republican Sen. Jim Pine (Damian Young). (Yes, more shocking, unexpected things from Massachusetts senators.)


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The dependably excellent Ray Winstone plays Darius Jedburgh, who's a little like George Clooney's "fixer" in "Michael Clayton." He's more of an obscurer, though: His job is to make sure people never connect "A to B" - that the truth remains too shrouded in lies for police, reporters and the public to decipher.

In a complex modern world with seemingly less accountability all the time, Winstone's weary, philosophical Jedburgh strikes a chord.

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Campbell is working from a screenplay adapted from that series by two seasoned scribes: William Monohan ("The Departed," another remake transplanted to Boston) and Andrew Bovell (who brought similar, moody twist-turning to 2001's underrated "Lantana").

Now 54, Gibson is grayer and grimmer. The part of Craven leaves little room for humor, but the wildness and fire that once exploded unpredictably from Gibson is much dimmed after several hard years for the actor.

That may be more troublesome for future, brighter films, but Gibson fits well in "Edge of Darkness." Hellbent in a beige raincoat, he attacks with little self-regard. The rules are rigged, so he breaks them.

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There's undeniable catharsis - albeit an ugly, somewhat unsettling catharsis - in "Edge of Darkness." And there's value to films - B-movies like Mark Wahlberg's "Shooter" or more manicured films like Clint Eastwood's "Changeling" - that inspire resistance in the face of well-heeled subterfuge.

Some might reasonably swear off films with Gibson, but there aren't a lot of actors making movies that try to bring urgent, contemporary rage to popcorn movies.

Perhaps, though, crusades needn't always be a bloodbath.
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Sherron Collins winced through back spasms all night, only to have it flare up at the worst possible moment. He limped off the floor and started contorting his body, drinking electrolytes - anything to get the pain to stop.

It did, and just in time.

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"He has a flair for the dramatic," Kansas coach Bill Self said.

The Jayhawks (20-1, 6-0 Big 12) needed it for their second shot at No. 1 this season.

After dismantling Missouri on Monday, Kansas closed out the rivalry week sweep by winning an epic back-and-forth battle with Kansas State (17-4, 4-3).

Cole Aldrich had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Marcus Morris finished with a double-double of his own (13-10), giving the Jayhawks a two-game Big 12 lead and a likely No. 1 ranking after Kentucky's loss to South Carolina. Collins finished with 16 points for Kansas, which is 31-2 against Kansas State since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996.

None were bigger than his final two.

The senior hit the floor hard with 2:44 left in overtime and gingerly walked to the bench, where he grimaced as a trainer worked on his back. Collins worked out the kinks, so to speak, then returned just in time to score on a baseline drive, also being fouled on the play. He missed the free throw, but Aldrich grabbed the rebound and Brady Morningstar hit two free throws to close out the Jayhawks' 26th win in their last 27 games in Manhattan.

"It was crazy. I just wanted the ball in my hand," Collins said. "I knew I could make a play, I just kept cramping the whole game. Once I got the cramps out of the way, I was fine."

Kansas State had its chances.

The best one came at the end of regulation, when Collins, still wrought with cramps, turned the ball over with the game tied at 69. Dominique Sutton ended up with the ball in his hands and was streaking for the winning hoop, but Tyrel Reed chased him down for a strip at the buzzer.

Kansas State trailed by one going into the final seconds of overtime, but couldn't stop Collins or block out Aldrich when it counted. Jacob Pullen had 22 points and Denis Clemente added 13 on 4 of 15 shooting for the Wildcats.

"We had some possessions that we needed to capitalize and we didn't," said Pullen, who spent part of the first half retching into a garbage can behind Kansas State's bench. "We had some opportunities to really put them on their heels and try to make them fold, and we weren't able to take advantage of them."

Kansas State had already proven it can win big games. The Wildcats have beaten four ranked teams, including two in nonconference for the first time since 1958-59. The biggest was a 71-62 win over Texas two weeks ago, when the Wildcats muscled the Longhorns out of the No. 1 spot.

The win over the Longhorns, one of the program's biggest, had Bramlage Coliseum shaking from start to finish. Hard as it might be to imagine, the "Octagon of Doom" was filled with more (purple) juice for the Jayhawks.

For one, it was KU. Of all the games on the schedule, Kansas is the one team everyone in the Little Apple loves to hate. The teams have been meeting since 1907, one of the longest-running rivalries in college basketball, and this game had the added drama of being the first since 1958 where both were ranked in the top 15.

The fans had extra time to get lubed for the game, too; ESPN shot its college basketball show inside Bramlage, where more than 8,100 purple patrons yelled and screamed for the cameras before noon.

By the time the game rolled around, they were ready to burst like the balloons and beach balls that floated around the gym.

It was the worth the wait.

Shaking off some early-game jitters, the Jayhawks and Wildcats settled into a rhythm, playing like you'd expect from two top 15 teams. It had all the typical ingredients of a rivalry game, too; the bumping and banging, emotional swings with seemingly every possession.

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Neither team led by more than eight in a game that included 20 lead changes and 14 ties, setting up a fittingly tense finish.

"From a fan's perspective, I don't think you can complain about anything," Kansas State coach Frank Martin said. "If there's ever been a better college atmosphere, I've never even seen one remotely close to it. From a game perspective, I don't think you'll get a better basketball game than that, either."

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Miss Virginia crowned Miss America 2010
Caressa Cameron gets $50,000 and yearlong run to represent organization
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Miss Virginia, Caressa Cameron, 22, took the title of Miss America 2010 and was crowned by Miss America 2009, Katie Stam.
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Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title Saturday night after strutting in a skintight yellow dress, belting Beyonce's "Listen" from "Dreamgirls" and telling kids they should get outside more often.

Cameron, a 22-year-old from Fredericksburg, Va., won a $50,000 scholarship and the crown in Las Vegas after a pageant that started with 53 contestants. She outlasted her opponents in swimsuit, evening gown, talent and interview competitions.

Cameron is broadcast journalism student at Virginia Commonwealth University, and wants to become an anchor.
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When asked during the interview portion of the competition her thoughts on fighting childhood obesity, Cameron said parents should curb television and video games.

"We need to get our kids back outside, playing with sticks in the street like I did when I was little," she said. "Expand your mind, go outside and get to see what this world is like."


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Cameron said her win was a testament to her family's strength.

"You can be and become anything that you want to be, even Miss America," she said.

Miss California Kristy Cavinder was the first runner-up, winning $25,000.

The young women who came out on stage at the beginning of the pageant and danced to "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas are from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Preliminary competition
After a week of preliminary competition, they each introduced themselves to the crowd Saturday at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

"From the home of the Governator, I am here to pump you up," Cavinder said as she was introduced.

The judges, the public and contestants themselves then trimmed the field over the next two hours.

Actor and "Extra" host Mario Lopez hosted the 89-year-old pageant with help from Clinton Kelly of TLC's "What Not to Wear." The pageant was broadcast live on TLC.

The panel of judges included radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, actress Vivica Fox, musician Dave Koz, Miss America 2002 Katie Harman, gymnast Shawn Johnson and former "American Idol" finalist Brooke White. Comedian Paul Rodriguez was set to be a judge, but organizers said he pulled out because of a family emergency.

Cameron, crowned by 2009 Miss America Katie Stam, will embark on a yearlong run with the title to represent the organization and raise awareness for her chosen platform.

Cameron, Cavinder and Miss Michigan Nicole Blaszczyk each won $2,000 earlier in the week for winning talent competitions among three split fields of contestants. Miss Oregon CC Barber, Miss New York Alyse Zwick and Miss Puerto Rico Mimi Pabon each won $1,000 in nightly swimsuit competitions.


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Miss Oklahoma Taylor Treat won the $6,000 Quality of Life award, given to the contestant judged to excel most in volunteerism and community service.

Scores based on a week of preliminary competitions were added to Saturday's competitions to determine the winner. Each judge ranked their five favorites in order, and their ballots were used to pick the winner.

In all, the Miss America Organization awarded $340,000 in scholarships at the national level. The organization says its national, state and local chapters gave more than $45 million last year in cash and scholarships.

The pageant was preceded by a one-hour television special on TLC, "Miss America: Behind the Curtain."

The contestants picked 12 women from their own ranks who faced a public vote for one of three spots among the 15 finalists. Stam, a Seymour, Ind., native, was one of four finalists chosen by viewers last year.

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The crowning of a Miss America began in 1921 as a publicity stunt to persuade tourists on Atlantic City's Boardwalk to stick around after Labor Day.

The bathing revue blossomed in the age of television into an American pop icon before fading in later years and losing it place on network TV in 2004. It moved to the Las Vegas Strip in 2006 in an attempt to reinvent itself and has found a home on cable television.

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