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There will be a Tech Talk this Thursday, March 18th, at 7:00PM put on by Charlie, WA1JFD. The topic will be Linux and it's use in Amateur Radio.
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Zero Beat for March 2010 is now online, compliments of editor Bob, K1KVV.
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The tour by Dan, W1DAN and Dave, W1DJG of the WGBH and WBZ studios was an amazing success!
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Dave, W1DJG, has worked out a tour of the net WGBH studios along with the WBZ studios this Saturday, the 27th. If you are a club member in good standing, please contact Dave, W1DJG at w1djg [at] pcswithease [dot] com to RSVP and for details and directions
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The PL had to be turned on the 146.760 repeater today to quiet down the repeater transmitting open squelch. The cold is really wreaking havoc with the bad connection on the tower, so hopefully this will keep the repeater usable.
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ARES Workshop 1/23 in Middleboro
There will be an Emergency Communications Workshop on Saturday January 23rd, 2010 from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM at the Eastern Bank Building (3rd Floor) on 1 South Main Street in Middleboro Massachusetts. This session is being put on by the ARES Section Staff through the efforts of South Shore Massachusetts ARES District Emergency Coordinator Phil McNamara, N1XTB, and Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator, Carl Aveni, N1FY.
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The relationship between Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson is almost destroyed, and except for the necessity to be together for the sake of the Twilight Saga, they would hardly spend time together now, but…they are being spotted close to each other more and more often!
Since they met in LA, they went on hanging out in Los Feliz neighborhood at a guest house of a friend. "Rob was completely heartbroken and was saying there was no way he could ever forgive her," tells a source. "But not speaking to someone that you thought was your end all, be all, is clearly harder than he expected."
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Two administration officials told The Associated Press that the Justice Department has decided not to appeal a Court of Appeals ruling requiring disclosure of a redacted version of the memo under the Freedom of Information Act. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
The decision to release the documents comes as the Senate is to vote today on advancing President Barack Obama's nomination of the memo's author, Harvard professor and former Justice Department official David Barron, to sit on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., had vowed to fight Barron's confirmation, and some Democratic senators were calling for the memo's public release before a final vote. Today's expected procedural vote would allow the Senate to move ahead with a final vote on Barron on Thursday.
Anwar al-Awlaki, an al-Qaida leader born in the United States, was killed after being targeted by a drone strike in Yemen in September 2011. Some legal scholars and human rights activists complained that it was illegal for the U.S. to kill American citizens away from the battlefield without a trial.
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Sportsmen's Act Would Create Millions of Acres of Public Hunting Lands
While the farm bill is the most important piece of federal legislation to Pheasants Forever, it's far from the only conservation tool created in Washington, D.C. This spring, Pheasants Forever is urging Congressional leaders to consider the bipartisan Sportsmen's Act. Included in this bill are a variety of measures influencing the creation and management of lands open to public hunting.
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- Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (S.738) authorizes the Fish and Wildlife Service to allow any state to provide federal duck stamps electronically. This measure should make it simpler to sell stamps, in turn leading to a greater pot of money for Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) acquisitions.
- North American Wetlands Conservation Act Reauthorization (S.741) provides matching grants to organizations, state and local governments, and private landowners for the acquisition, restoration, and enhancement of wetlands critical to the habitat of migratory birds. Pheasants Forever has been a grant recipient in many states leading to thousands of acres of protected critical grassland and wetland habitat.
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization (S.51); a non-profit that preserves and restores native wildlife species and habitats.
- Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage Opportunities Act (S.170); the bill also requires the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service to keep their lands open to hunting, recreational fishing, and shooting.
- Making Public Lands Public requires 1.5% of annual Land and Water Conservation Fund for securing fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting access on federal public lands.
- Farmer and Hunter Protection Act; authorizes USDA extension offices to determine normal agricultural practices rather than the Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act (S.1505) exempts lead fishing tackle from being regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
- Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (S.1212) enables states to allocate a greater proportion of federal funding to create and maintain shooting ranges on federal and non-federal lands.
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have joined a group of 40 organizations representing more than 40 million hunters and anglers asking the United States Senate to consider the Sportsmen's Act following Memorial weekend recess.
You can help too. Contact your U.S. Senator and ask them to bring the Sportsmen's Act to the Senate floor.
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Friday, November 21 2014
The fight against Ebola in West Africa is far from over. TechPresident recently covered New York Tech Meetup's Ebola Hackathon and wrote about what technology can and can't do. But what emerged from these discussions is that technology needed to be more responsive -- designed after community input and not before. Here are a few systems that were built in just that manner.Read More
Jersey Shore Hurricane News: Using Facebook and Crowdsourcing to Build a News Network
BY Jessica McKenzie | Wednesday, November 19 2014
When Hurricane Irene barreled down on the East Coast in 2011, one news source had some irregular advice from one New Jerseyan to another: "Fill up some Ziploc bags with water NOW and freeze....keep them on hand for when we lose power and you need that ice to keep the beer cold." The tip was punctuated not with a period but with a smiley face, and it was first posted to Facebook, the home of a new citizen journalism outlet: Jersey Shore Hurricane News.Read More
At PDF Italia, Tom Steinberg Explores Five Digital Asks We Should Make To Our Government
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The Guardian's Alan Rusbridger on the Post-Snowden Agenda
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, November 14 2014
Wednesday in London, as part of the annual Open Up? conference hosted by the Omidyar Network, I had the opportunity to interview Alan Rusbridger, the longtime editor of The Guardian newspaper, about the impact of Edward Snowden's revelations of massive government surveillance programs in the United States and United Kingdom. To my surprise, he was much more optimistic about the impact of the stories published in his paper and elsewhere, like the Washington Post and New York Times, than I expected. And he laid out an extraordinarily ambitious agenda of unfinished work that Snowden has prompted. Read More
Revealing Anonymous: An Interview With Gabriella Coleman
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Carola Frediani discusses Gabriella Coleman's new book on Anonymous, one of the most comprehensive ones on the hacktivist collective to date. Read More
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Here at Personal Democracy Media, we have some big news. We're launching a major new project called Civic Hall. It's a vibrant, collaborative community center and event space in the Flatiron District of Manhattan where civic tech innovators from diverse backgrounds can work, network, learn and organize together to tackle and solve civic problems at scale. With the generous support of our founding sponsors Microsoft, the Omidyar Network and Google, and founding partners like New America, The New York Tech Meetup and others, we are excited to tell you that we're on our way! Read More
After Sunflower Movement, Taiwan's g0v Uses Open Source to Open the Government
BY Sonia Roubini and Jason R. Tashea | Wednesday, November 5 2014
This past March, the online community g0v helped organize hundreds of protestors to storm Taiwan's parliament, the Legislative Yuan, in opposition to a pending trade deal with China. Now g0v wants to make the government more transparent and accessible. By doing so, it hopes to help citizens understand both how government works and how to make it better. Read More
Help Us #FactcheckFacebook's Election Efforts Today
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, November 4 2014
Today is Election Day in the United States, and along with the many efforts by campaigns and advocacy groups to get out their voters, Facebook is taking a big step to push people to the polls. As I reported last week for Mother Jones, for the first time in six years, Facebook says it is rolling out its "voter megaphone"--a banner across the top of each user's page like the one shown above--to all of its users above the age of 18 in the United States. That's somewhere upwards of 150 million people, if all goes according to plan. Will it work? And will the company do it in a neutral manner? We're asking readers to help answer those questions. Read More
Uploading Democracy
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TechPresident partnered with La Netscouade to feature an in-depth multimedia report on how the Hong Kong protestors are utilizing technology in the Umbrella Movement. Read More
Anti-Corruption Alert, a Secure Platform For Public Servants Willing to Blow the Whistle
BY Antonella Napolitano | Tuesday, October 28 2014
Last week, the Italian chapter of Transparency International launched Anti-Corruption Alert, a platform aimed mainly at public servants willing to denounce malpractice in the public administration. The platform uses GlobaLeaks, an open-source software specifically designed to protect the identity of the whistleblower and the receiver in the exchange of confidential material. Read More
Italy Pioneers An Internet Bill of Rights
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Do we need another Internet Bill of Rights? Fabio Chiusi talks to a number of experts about Italy's new project. Read More
The Most Tech Savvy Candidate Running for Statewide Office This Year is a Republican
BY Sarah Lai Stirland | Friday, October 24 2014
A California Republican who is a civic engagement expert is running a grassroots campaign to become secretary of state. He's been outraised by Democratic State Senator Alex Padilla by almost eight to one, but has received endorsements from most of the state's leading newspapers as well as a weekly progressive outlet. Here are some of his ideas for improving an office bogged down by procurement, budget and staffing woes. Read More
Tunisian Youth Activists Dissect Budget Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
BY Rebecca Chao | Wednesday, October 22 2014
Amira Yahyaoui is known for her plucky efforts to monitor the National Constituent Assembly -- turning up at private committee meetings, nettling officials with live tweets, taking their attendance and recording their every vote. Now she wants to open up Tunisia's economy too, starting with the state budget. Read More
Tracking the Pulse of Elections in 2014 and Beyond
BY Dan Ancona | Thursday, October 23 2014
Dan Ancona, who has been building online tools for empowering people in democracies since 2002, tells us why we should use Pulse. Read More
Civic Tech and Engagement: With Waze, Who's in the Driver's Seat?
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, October 21 2014
Can you be a "connected citizen" if you don't know that you are connected to government? That's the question that's been on my mind since Waze, the crowdsourced traffic data company recently acquired by Google, announced a major new partnership with ten local cities and governments around the world called "Connected Citizens." Under this program, Waze will be giving city, state and county authorities like the New York Police Department and Rio de Janiero's Operations Center real-time traffic incident data (aggregated and anonymized) and in turn getting timely and relevant data from the authorities about scheduled events (construction, marathons and the like) that can also cause traffic problems. Since the program's announcement, dozens more governments have been applying to join in. At first glance, this can only be seen as a net plus good where everyone wins. But upon further inspection, Waze's new "Connected Citizens" program can teach us a lot about the potential, and limits, of tech-empowered civic engagement when the users aren't really in the driver's seat (pun intended). Read More
What Tech Can and Can't Do to Eradicate Ebola
BY Rebecca Chao | Monday, October 20 2014
Over the weekend, a group of technologists met in New York City to discuss the limits and potential uses of data in combatting the spread of Ebola in West Africa. Read More
[Op-Ed] Policing With Consent Would Require Throwing Away Our Freedoms
BY Guðjón Idir | Wednesday, October 8 2014
Guðjón Idir, the Executive Director of the Icelandic Modern Media Institute, explains why the UK's request for "policing with consent" demands trading in our freedoms. Read More
FireChat Wasn't Meant For Protests. Here's How It Worked (Or Didn't) at Occupy Central
BY Rebecca Chao | Friday, October 10 2014
On September 28, the third day of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests known as Occupy Central, one of the movement's leaders, 17-year-old Joshua Wong, posted a message on Facebook to fellow protestors asking them to download an app called FireChat in case the government decided to shut down phone and wifi connections. A week later, even though the government had not cut off connectivity, downloads had more than quadrupled at 450,000. But so far, there's been little reporting on whether FireChat actually enables useful communications among protesters. Read More
[Op-Ed] Like Island, Like Party: How Kim Dotcom's Internet Party Resonates In Iceland
BY Birgitta Jonsdottir | Monday, October 6 2014
Birgitta Jonsdottir, a Representative of the Pirate Party in Iceland, writes in with her thoughts on Kim Dotcom's Internet Party and its recent loss in the parliamentary elections in New Zealand. Read More
The Dangers of Off-Grid Social Networking in Hong Kong and Beyond
BY Sascha Meinrath | Thursday, October 2 2014
Sascha Meinrath, who has been dubbed the "community Internet pioneer," provides a list of reasons why off-grid tools like FireChat need to be used with a dose of caution. Read More
First POST: Ironies
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, October 6 2014
How LinkedIn is playing nice with Chinese censors; Australians rally against government intrusion into their online communications; Lawrence Lessig's campaign against money in politics; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Increasing
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, October 3 2014
Debating the merits of FireChat for Hong Kong's protests; how Occupy Central could win; how the DCCC's email fundraising tactics have gone crazy; and much, much more. Read More
Occupy Central and China's Policy of Give and Take
BY Rebecca Chao | Tuesday, September 30 2014
Since exploding on the international stage on Friday, the ongoing pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong known as Occupy Central has galvanized up to 80,000 people by some estimates and has made enough noise to capture attention and support from those as far away as Los Angeles, London, Paris and Perth. But inside mainland China, except for a few folks who shaved their heads to show solidarity, people there have remained noticeably quiet. The government's diligent censorship of Occupy Central coverage in China can explain part of the silence but not all of it.Read More
First POST: Outgassing
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, October 1 2014
How Beijing is throttling expressions of solidarity with the Hong Kong democracy protests; is the DCCC going overboard with its online fundraising tactics?; SumOfUs's innovative new engagement metric; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Lifestyles
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, September 30 2014
Google's CEO on "work-life balance"; how CloudFlare just doubled the size of the encrypted web; Dems like Twitter; Reps like Pinterest; and much, much more. Read More
With Vision of Internet Magna Carta, Web We Want Campaign Aims To Go Beyond Protest Mode
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, September 30 2014
On Saturday, Tim Berners-Lee reiterated his call for an Internet Magna Carta to ensure the independence and openness of the World Wide Web and protection of user privacy. His remarks were part of the opening of the Web We Want Festival at the Southbank Centre in London, which the Web We Want campaign envisioned as only the start of a year long international process underlying his call to formulate concrete visions for the open web of the future, going beyond protests and the usual advocacy groups. Read More
First POST: Dogfood
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, September 26 2014
What ethical social networking might look like; can the iPhone promise more privacy?; how Obama did on transparency; and much, much more. Read More
Civic Tech and Engagement: How Network-Centric Organizing Made the People's Climate March
BY Jessica McKenzie | Monday, September 22 2014
At a reported 400,000 people, yesterday's People's Climate March was purportedly four times larger than expected. Other articles may feature the celebrities who turned out for a photo-op; this one is concerned with everyone else, the "odd juxtapositions" of a Muslim marching next to a Christian, a pagan next to a monk, and the work (and tech) that went into getting them there.Read More
First POST: Sucks
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, September 25 2014
How the FCC can't communicate; tech is getting more political; Facebook might see a lawsuit for its mood manipulation experiment; and much, much more. Read More
In Detroit Water Project, Tech-Driven Philanthropy Takes Off Without Touching Down
BY Denise Cheng | Friday, September 19 2014
Denise Cheng, an independent researcher affiliated with MIT's MIT Center for Civic Media, was surprised to learn that new philanthropy organizations like the Direct Water Project operate remotely. She explores the ins and outs of a new breed of tech-driven, direct philanthropy. Read More
Can Technology Help Swing Scotland's Referendum Towards Yes?
BY Jon Worth | Wednesday, September 17 2014
Scotland has been part of the United Kingdom since 1707 and the old cultural ties to the rest of the British Isles are one of the main arguments made against independence in tomorrow's referendum vote. Yet if the Yes to independence side is to succeed – the polls narrowed in the final month of the campaign to within a couple of percent after a sudden surge in support for independence – it will be something much more modern that will win the day: the use of online technology in a top-down data driven manner and networked grassroots way.Read More
First POST: Scotched
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, September 19 2014
Why conservatives should back net neutrality; how big data may damage civil rights; the ways Silicon Valley start-ups are exploiting freelance workers; and much, much more. Read More
After Election Loss, Teachout and Wu Keep Up Net Neutrality and Anti-Comcast Merger Campaign
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, September 15 2014
The Teachout/Wu campaign may have lost, but their pro net-neutrality campaign continued Monday as both former candidates participated in a rallly in New York City marking the final day to comment on the Federal Communications Commission's Internet proposals and kept up their pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo. Read More
First POST: Connecting the Dots
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, September 17 2014
Take Back the Tech grades Facebook, Twitter, et al, on transparency; MayDay PAC founder Lawrence Lessig talks about getting matched funds; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Splits
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, September 16 2014
USA Freedom Act divides Internet activists; Julian Assange's Reddit "Ask Me Anything"; New York's pro-net-neutrality protest; and much, much more Read More
Personal Democracy Forum Italia: September 29th in Rome
BY Antonella Napolitano | Tuesday, September 16 2014
In less than two weeks, on September 29th, Personal Democracy Forum will arrive in Italy for the first time, kicking off a series of conferences and events on innovation. More than 30 speakers will gather to explore the theme, "In a data society." Read More
First POST: Lessig of Two Evils
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, September 15 2014
Updates on Lawrence Lessig's MayDay SuperPac; Glenn Greenwald goes after New Zealand; a virtual revolution in Saudi Arabia; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Positive Sums
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, September 11 2014
How Teachout won some wealthy districts while Cuomo won some poor ones; DailyKos's explosive traffic growth; using Facebook for voter targeting; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Emergence
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, September 10 2014
Evaluating the Teachout-Wu challenge; net neutrality defenders invoke an "internet slowdown"; NYC's first CTO; and much, much more. Read More
De Blasio Names Minerva Tantoco First New York City CTO
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, September 9 2014
Mayor Bill de Blasio named Minerva Tantoco as first New York City CTO Tuesday night in an announcement that was greeted with applause and cheers at the September meeting of the New York Tech Meet-Up. In his remarks, De Blasio said her task would be to develop a coordinated strategy for technology and innovation as it affects the city as a whole and the role of technology in all aspects of civic life from the economy and schools to civic participation, leading to a "redemocratization of society." He called Tantoco the perfect fit for the position as a somebody who is "great with technology, has a lot of experience, abiltiy and energy and ability to create from scratch and is a true New Yorker." Read More
First POST: Fusion Politics
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, September 9 2014
The Teachout-Wu Cuomo-Hochul race as it comes to a close; more criticism for Reddit as it prepares a major new round of funding; First Lady Michelle Obama as an Upworthy curator; and much, much more. Read More
As Primary Day Arrives, Teachout and Wu Unveil Tech Policy With Ohanian Endorsement
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, September 8 2014
New York gubernatorial candidates Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu officially unveiled their technology policy Monday afternon as they received an enthusiastic endorsement from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian a day before New York's Democratic primary. Read More
First POST: Messiness
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, September 8 2014
The latest in NY Democratic gubernatorial primary politics; how the Internet Slowdown protest is gearing up; Reddit as a "new type of community"; and much much more. Read More
Vote For Teachout-Wu
BY Micah L. Sifry and Andrew Rasiej | Tuesday, September 2 2014
Today we are throwing our wholehearted support behind Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu, who are challenging sitting governor Andrew Cuomo and his running mate Rep. Kathy Hochul in the Democratic primary next Tuesday September 9th. Here's why... Read More
First POST: Elevation
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, September 5 2014
The White House reshuffles its tech leadership team; why Twitter shouldn't adopt algorithmic curation; the tech industry money backing Tim Wu; and much, much more. Read More
A Competition to Make the City More Resilient
BY Susan Crawford | Tuesday, September 2 2014
When Hurricane Sandy hit New York nearly two years ago, it left devastation in its wake. Homes and livelihoods were lost, and the storm caused $19 billion in estimated damage. Small businesses were particularly hard hit. ... Read More
First POST: Fireworks
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, September 4 2014
Why business should defend "net neutrality"; the civic tech scene in Chicago; the tech money behind a Washington state gun control initiative; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Government Clouds
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, September 3 2014
How almost no one wants the FCC to undo "net neutrality"; how Uber is losing its special status in Maryland; how one judge doesn't buy the government's arguments for the NSA's dragnet collection of phone records; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Endorsed
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, September 2 2014
Why we're backing Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu; Uber's controversial campaign against Lyft; White House CTO Todd Park's new role; and much, much more. Read More
Ushahidi Provides Journalists With Instant Real-Time Crisis Data
BY Onnik James Krikorian | Wednesday, August 20 2014
Times have changed since Ushahidi first launched its crisis mapping platform in the violent aftermath of the 2007 elections in Kenya. With the use of social media now widespread, so too has the way in which many media, international organizations, and local NGOs now work. Ushahidi has had to go social. Read More
In Mexico, A Wiki Makes Corporate Secrets Public
BY Jessica McKenzie | Wednesday, August 20 2014
Earlier this year the Latin American NGO Poder launched Quién Es Quién Wiki (Who's Who Wiki), a corporate transparency project more than two years in the making. The hope is that the platform will be the foundation for a citizen-led movement demanding transparency and accountability from businesses in Mexico. Data from Quién Es Quién Wiki is already helping community activists mobilize against foreign companies preparing to mine the mountains of the Sierra Norte de Puebla.Read More
Public Lab Builds Environmental Monitoring Community, Online and Off
BY Sam Roudman | Tuesday, August 19 2014
Environmental monitoring can be expensive and difficult but tech is changing how we relate to the environment. Until recently, the mechanics of political influence in America created a segment of environmental activism that isn't always about connecting people to the environment. But as smart phones have gotten into more hands, and more people get connected online, environmental activism has started to shift, or grow, as well. Read More
Is the Sharing Economy Set Up to Help or Turn a Profit When Disaster Strikes?
BY Rebecca Chao | Friday, August 15 2014
During Hurricane Sandy, many users of peer-to-peer platforms like Airbnb and TaskRabbit offered free housing or reduced prices to victims of the disaster. But others took advantage of those in need and raised prices. Can the sharing economy resolve its inherent contradictions? Read More
Responding to Ferguson, Activists Organize #NMOS14 Vigils Across America In Just 4 Days
BY Jessica McKenzie | Thursday, August 14 2014
This evening peaceful crowds will gather at more than 90 locations around the country to honor the victims of police brutality, most recently the unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday. A moment of silence will begin at 20 minutes past 7 p.m. (EST). The vigils are being organized almost entirely online by the writer and activist Feminista Jones (@FeministaJones), with help from others from around the country who have volunteered to coordinate a vigil in their communities. Organizing such a large event in only a few days is a challenge, but in addition to ironing out basic logistics, the National Moment of Silence (#NMOS14) organizers have had to deal with co-optation, misrepresentation, and Google Docs and Facebook pages that are, apparently, buckling under traffic.Read More
The First Fruits of Significance Labs Show Civic Tech at its Best
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, August 14 2014
A few months ago, Significance Labs was little more than an idea with a beautifully designed home page, a home at Blue Ridge Foundation's hub in Brooklyn, and the seed funding to back up a daring pitch: Why not build technology aimed directly at addressing the needs of low-income Americans? Now, after picking six fellows from a pool of 150 applicants, the Labs is showcasing some inspiring results: five promising examples of working civic tech tools that can demonstrably help the poorest among us. Read More
In NYC, Emergency Services Are Going Wireless--But Imagine What They'd Be Like With Fast Fiber
BY Susan Crawford | Thursday, August 14 2014
Now, with better and far more timely data, increasingly accurate and better targeted interventions, and coordination with the other medical systems that patients encounter, FDNY EMS is pushing the country towards a telemedicine future, writes Harvard Law Professor Susan Crawford. Read More
New US Digital Service Looks to Avoid IT Catastrophes
BY Alex Howard | Wednesday, August 13 2014
At a time when the public's trust in institutions is at historic lows, the federal government's use of technology has an unusual place in the national discourse. After the first Internet president's administration was responsible for the high-profile failure of Healthcare.gov, the issue seemed ripe to drive significant reform on Capitol Hill. Even if some 10 million adults gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act after "Obama's trauma team" made successful fixes to Healthcare.gov, negative public perception has lingered, and for good reason. Under the radar, other projects have continued to sputter, like a $300 million dollar Social Security government IT boondoggle that still has not delivered a working system for submitting disability claims. The crash of the FCC's dated website under the weight of 1.1 million comments this summer didn't help, either. At the same time, the confidence of the technology community has been damaged by revelations of dragnet surveillance and surreptitious backdoors planted in software. Now, the executive branch has launched two new initiatives aimed squarely at these issues, 18F and the just-announced US Digital Service, Alex Howard reports. Read More
How Tech-Savvy Podemos Became One of Spain's Most Popular Parties in 100 Days
BY Carola Frediani | Monday, August 11 2014
Podemos ("We Can"), a new Spanish party established in March 2014, disrupted their nation's political scene when it swept up five seats out of 54 and 1.2 million votes (8% of the total) in the European elections in May even though it was only 100-days-old. With 704,585 likes on Facebook and 321,000 followers on Twitter, it has more online fans than any other Spanish political party.Read More
How the Open Source Election Technology Foundation is Remaking the Voter Experience
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, August 12 2014
In its report released earlier this January, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration noted how an online registration tool developed by the Open Source Election Technology (OSET) Foundation that being used by Virginia and groups like Rock the Vote "highlights the way that voter information can be entered by a user in one setting and, through a simple platform, seamlessly integrated with a state's registration list." Now, ahead of the 2014 midterms and with an eye to 2016, OSET''s Trust the Vote Project is stepping up its efforts to expand that functionality and other election innovations across the country, at the same time that the Bipartisan Policy Center has taken up the task of more broadly implementing the commission's recommendations as a whole throughout the states. Read More
In New York City and Silicon Valley, Local Government Innovation Gets Outside Help
BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, August 8 2014
At this year's Personal Democracy Forum, executive director of digital at the British Cabinet Office Mike Bracken discussed how the push toward civic innovation often does not start from within government. "You have to start on the outside, you have to finish on the inside." Two announcements in in New York City and Silicon Valley this week illustrate an increasing interplay between government's desire to take advantage of technology potential and the capabilities and skills of the external civic technology community (and the new trend of mayoral selfies). Read More
Beyond @Congressedits, Capitol Hill Looks for Entry to Wikipedia
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, July 31 2014
As he recently told techPresident, the creator of Congressedits did not aim to make Members of Congress look bad, but said he hoped that they would recognize the importance of Wikipedia as a public space and engage more with its community. "If staffers and politicians identified as Wikipedians, that would be super. You could imagine politicians' home pages with a list of their recent edits, that they would be proud of the things that they are doing." On Capitol Hill, there is in fact interest in making that vision a reality, starting off with an initial conversation that could create a framework for more Wikipedians in Congress. Read More
Google Street View Cars Measure Methane Gas Leaks
BY Jessica McKenzie | Friday, August 1 2014
Cities degrade. Potholes may jar us and delays due to construction may irritate us, but it is impossible to perceive the full extent of a city's decay. Environmental Defense Fund, however, has partnered with Google Earth Outreach to make visible one environmental hazard of aging infrastructure: natural gas leaks. Earlier this month they published maps of leaks in Boston, Indianapolis and Staten Island. The project was the first for which Google Earth Outreach deployed Street View cars for environmental research purposes.Read More
Civic Tech and Engagement: How SeeClickFix is Changing the Fabric of Local Reality
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, July 24 2014
To see how people using the Internet can thicken civic engagement in deep and positive ways, there is no better example than SeeClickFix.com, a community platform that was founded in 2008 by Ben Berkowitz, a computer programmer living in New Haven, Connecticut, and his friends Miles and Kam Lasater and Jeff Blasius. Read More
[Op-Ed] Civic Tech and Engagement: How City Halls Can Help Construct Stronger Neighborhoods
BY Susan Crawford | Tuesday, July 29 2014
Last week, the UN reported that more than half of humanity now lives in cities; by 2050 two-thirds of people will, up from just 30% in 1950. Given the grave challenges facing the world's booming urban areas—including global warming, economic dislocation, and crumbling basic infrastructure, among other torments—tomorrow's mayors will need to take bold steps to ensure their constituents live in dignity and safety. But public distrust of dysfunctional, faceless government is profound, resources are limited, gaps between groups are widening, and many are unaware of the role of government in their lives—which makes citizens less likely to support major initiatives. One way to fill the drained reservoir of public trust in municipal government, writes Susan Crawford, is to make city hall more visibly—and continuously—responsive. Digital technology can help: by using data to optimize the use of limited city resources and communicate clearly (with a friendly voice) across a range of platforms, a city can make life noticeably better for its citizens. Read More
Civic Tech and Engagement: Announcing a New Series on What Makes it "Thick"
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, July 24 2014
Announcing a new series of feature articles that we will be publishing over the next several months, thanks to the support of the Rita Allen Foundation. Our focus is on digitally-enabled civic engagement, and in particular, how and under what conditions "thick" digital civic engagement occurs. What we're after is answers to this question: When does a tech tool or platform enable actual people to make ongoing and significant contributions to each other, to a place or cause, at a scale that produces demonstrable change? Read More
Oakland's Sudo Mesh Looks to Counter Censorship and Digital Divide With a Mesh Network
BY Ben Valentine | Monday, July 21 2014
In Oakland, a city with deep roots in radical activism and a growing tech scene at odds with the hyper-capital-driven Silicon Valley, those at the Sudo Room hackerspace believe that the solution to a wide range of problems, from censorship to the digital divide, is a mesh net, a type of decentralized network that is resilient to censorship and disruption and can also bring connectivity to poor communities.Read More
New Media Sites in Iran Blur Lines Between Citizen Journo, Professional Journo, & Activist
BY Jessica McKenzie | Wednesday, July 16 2014
In 2010, Newsweek declared Iran the "birthplace of citizen journalism." Iranian bloggers were hailed by Westerners as "brave" for their coverage of the aftermath of the disputed 2009 election. A 40-second video of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan during an anti-government protest won a prestigious George Polk Award, the first anonymously-produced work to be so honored. And then came the 2013 study "Whither Blogestan," which sought to explain Iran's shrinking blogosphere. Of nearly 25,000 highly active and connected blogs in 2008 and 2009, only 20 percent were still online in September 2013.Read More
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Thank you Mr Bank / CCard Shill
I wonder how much it cost them to get the results they wanted, and have them published.
If you think CR is still impartial, you are in the wrong century..
Sounds like maybe someone is paying Mr. Anderman to be a "naysayer".
Make money on driving competitors stocks down ?
Now who could profit from that?
Nice try..
Who was it?
Apple, M$? Some other vested interest?
In any case, people know exactly what you are saying when they refer to "Googling".
And it ain't Bing!
If we can drill big holes really deep in the desert and explode weapons tests there, I feel it is likely we can also bury waste in deep holes there, just as well.
Seriously folks, what is the big deal?
Oh, right. Politics. Especially right wing nutjobs.
Obstructionism incarnate
In Alberta Nucleus uses PPOE
As I know them pretty well I just called a guy I know there to ask, and he tells me they adjust their metered bandwidth to allow for the "wastage" due to PPOE encapsulation.
In other words, they do not charge us for it.
Not true.
T-Mobile in USA, Wind Mobile ( Canada) , Vodaphone (Europe) use the same bands.
Any overpriced product has limited life
Skilled construction trades will always pay top dollar.
Yes, they are usually hard work, often in harsh environments.
Plumbers, Electricians, Glaziers, Carpenters, drywallers, floor installers, roofers, etc..
Get a trade, you will always be able to get a job that pays at least reasonably well.
If you do not mind moving, then it should pay quite well.
People ARE eventually "getting it".
Except, perhaps, for some of the commenters ( haters?) here..
Why would a janitor get punished?
Clearly the repercussions and the punishment would be for those who demonstrably made choices to cause harm.
Why does everyone respond to these situations with such simplistic bullshit "answers"
Yes, you are right, given a "solution" of ONLY penalizing executives, scapegoats shall be appointed.
Also, a "solution" of only fines means some small amount will be paid while the perpetrators walk away scot-free.
The obvious solution is for BOTH to be enforced, along with a real company value devaluing penalty.
Stock forfeiture in public companies to start with..
Suspension of trading for a significant interval for another additional penalty.
If an individual is convicted of committing a crime they risk both forfeiture of assets, AND jail time.
Why is a company or corporation immune to these measures?
To quote from Wikipedia:
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So why exactly are you surprised?
It was kinda like stuffing the wrong card in a computer, when you're stickin' those artificial stimulants in your arm. -- Dion, noted computer scientist


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National Guard ADRL Brings Unique 'Battle' to Texas Motorplex
October 6, 2009 by Benjamin Tuttle (Ticketing Manager)
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O'FALLON, MO (Oct. 5, 2009) — In 2005, the inaugural year for the National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL), series president and CEO Kenny Nowling knew he would have a tough time convincing racers based mostly in the Southeast and with no mathematical chance at a championship to make the long tow west to Kennedale, Texas, for the fledgling outfit's season ender. So, he came up with the Speedtech Battle for the Belts, a unique playoff concept set this year for Oct. 23, opening day for the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals V at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, just south of Dallas.
"Initially, it was created to ensure that everyone in the top eight, all the top players, came to that last race in Dallas at the end of the year. But I needed something to convince the rest to come, too, so we made the following season's points actually start on the same weekend so that everybody would want to be there to get a head start on the next season's points chase," Nowling explained.
Essentially the same format is in place this year as the top eight points earners for each of the National Guard ADRL's five professional classes in 2009 —Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Flowmaster Extreme 10.5, Pro Extreme Motorcycle and Extreme Pro Stock—will determine world champions on Friday, while all points earned through qualifying and elimination rounds on Saturday will count toward the 2010 points chase.
New for this year, however, is a first-round bye granted to each points leader, which also means the seventh- and eighth-place Belts qualifiers in each class will race against each other first, with the winner taking on the number-two contender in the quarter-finals round. Meanwhile, number three will take on number six and four will race five, just as in a traditional eight-car eliminations ladder.
So, to win a 2009 National Guard ADRL World Championship, a points leader would have to win only two rounds of head-to-head racing, the numbers two through six qualifiers would need to win three times, while number-seven and number-eight starters will face four rounds of potential elimination.
Additionally, each 2009 season points leader will receive a monetary reward and plaque recognizing their pre-Battle supremacy, with the Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous leaders each earning $5,000; the Flowmaster Extreme 10.5 and Extreme Pro Stock leaders each receiving $2,500; and the Pro Extreme Motorcycle leader getting a $1,000 bonus.
The purses have increased, too, with 2009 Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous world champions to receive $50,000 each, $25,000 going to each of the Flowmaster Extreme 10.5 and Extreme Pro Stock champions, and $10,000 payable to the Pro Extreme Motorcycle season winner. All told, the Speedtech Battle for the Belts purse exceeds $313,000 this time around.
Nowling pointed out fans in Texas will see at least three new National Guard ADRL world champions crowned this year since Extreme Pro Stock is in its first season as an official class, 2008 Pro Nitrous champ Billy Harper sat out the '09 campaign and two-time defending Pro Extreme Motorcycle World Champion Billy Vose failed to make the cut to defend his title. He also said he's particularly excited about this round of the Speedtech Battle for the Belts because there are so many new names among the contenders and he's anxious to see who steps up to deliver a knock-out performance.
"I've quoted my high-school football coach, Steve Stahl, many times on this: 'A true champion is defined when everything is on the line.' Every possible thing that you worked for is right in front of you and within your grasp and it's when the Michael Jordans and Wayne Gretzkys of this world excel; they want the ball in their hands, the puck on their stick," he said.
That's why the Speedtech Battle for the Belts brings out the best in National Guard ADRL competitors, Nowling contends.
"Most of these guys would do almost anything to get into the Battle and now that we have the fields set, we're about to see what they can do," he said. "According to the math, we would have already decided four of our five champions heading into the World Finals, so how exciting would Friday night be? I mean, it would be good, our normal Friday-night show, but what a race those fans at Ennis are going to see now as a result of this format. Personally, I can't wait."
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October 3, 2009 by Benjamin Tuttle (Ticketing Manager)
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Due to the forecast the O'Reilly Bracket racing Series scheduled for October 3 has been rescheduled for October 17.
Big Bug Shootout rescheduled to October 18
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O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals photos are on the website
September 30, 2009 by Benjamin Tuttle (Ticketing Manager)
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The Texas Motorplex O'Reily Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals photo gallery is open and has some pictures from the event uploaded to it, keep checking back to see what else gets added to it over the next few days.
The photo gallery is located under the "Fan Zone" menu or you can click here to go directly there.
National Guard ADRL Opens Adrenaline Zone Online
September 30, 2009 by Benjamin Tuttle (Ticketing Manager)
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O'FALLON, MO (Sep. 28, 2009) — It just got easier than ever to fly your National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) colors. The National Guard ADRL is proud to announce the opening of its online store today, offering the same exciting, high-quality products and apparel available through its Adrenaline Zone merchandise store at all National Guard ADRL events, along with exclusive items available only through Adrenaline Zone Online.
"We're all very excited about adding Adrenaline Zone Online," National Guard ADRL Director of Membership Services Aimee Visney says. "It's something that many people have been working on for several months and personally, I can't wait to finally open its virtual doors for business."
Adrenaline Zone Online is accessible though a link on the series' official Web site (www.ADRL.us) and offers a wide variety of officially licensed ADRL merchandise, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, souvenirs and novelties.
"This is not the same old race wear," Visney states. "We've really tried to find and develop designs that reflect modern fashion sensibilities. We'll also be constantly adding new merchandise in cutting-edge styles and colors, in addition to running special sales."
While all prices at Adrenaline Zone Online remain very reasonable, official National Guard ADRL members will be rewarded with a 15 percent discount and all orders totaling more than $100 will be delivered with no additional shipping fees.
"We feel like this is the perfect time to launch Adrenaline Zone Online," Visney says. "With Christmas not so far away, I hope all National Guard ADRL racers and fans will drop by and pick up their gifts online this year."
The National Guard ADRL Adrenaline Zone store will be in attendance and open for business Oct. 23-24, at the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals V in Ennis, TX, just south of Dallas.
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Posts by Michael Hoenig
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Airline pilot sacked for 777 Top Gun stunt
For the Record...
A small bit of Boeing history, folks:
Microsoft rejects Yahoo! rejection
I can hardly wait...
So, rather than become yet another unwilling customer of MicroS**t, I have already switched my homepage from Yahoo! to MyWay.
Adium and iChat for IM clients...
And, of course, iWorks and iLife for essentially everything else.
It's sad, really, that the current (mis)Administration here on the west side of the Pond decided to let the illegal monopoly off the hook with little more than a slap on the wrist...as they had done several times before.
We can only hope that, like AT&T, MS will eventually *be* broken up...and allow real competition and innovation.
Black helicopter because I know they're gonna come get me someday...in fact, I dare 'em!
Teen hacker re-unlocks Apple's iPhone
Ummm...wrong score
17 year-old kid: 2 (plus one nice vehicle!)
Apple Security: 0
Won't be long before AppleSec locks 'em down again, but kudos to the FreePhone groups!
EFF and chums sue Feds over border laptop inspections
@ And it came to pass...
Please don't hate all of us; approximately 51% of us who exercised our Civic Duty in 2000 (that would be voting, BTW) elected Al Gore as our President.
Unfortunately for the entire world, the Supreme Court of the United States (aka SCotUS) illegally overruled The Will of the People of the United States and declared(!) Shrub the Idiot-in-Chief.
And the rest, as they say, is History.
Be patient; in about nine months, either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton will be our President-Elect, and our Government will be taking steps to restore our Country's good name.
Personally, I'm leaning toward Barack...and it will be interesting to see who will be his running mate - we rarely hear that decision until after the Primary election period, once all the Party Convention Delegates are decided upon and the leading Candidate is declared the Party's nominee.
November can't get here soon enough...
Black Helicopter, 'cause I know the current (mis)Administration would prefer to declare themselves Rulers for Life, and people like me (free-thinking humans) stand in their way. Besides, my weapons are ready to take on those idiots in the event of an attempted coup.
DHS official moots Real ID rules for buying cold medicine
Let me see if I have this right:
1) I'm a resident of a non-REALID(iocy) state
2) I flew into a REALID(iocy) state a week ago and am now attempting to board a plane to return home
3) My new traveling companion (I did mention her, right?) is a resident of a different REALID(iocy) state than the one we're flying out of
4) How the he!! are the watchdogs going to determine which of us needs to provide a REALID(iocy) card?
Geeze...anyone in Canada want to adopt a 52-year-old US citizen who's getting sick and tired of the REALIDIOCY his country is displaying?
Honestly, if I could afford to do so, I believe I *would* leave the "Land of the Free" and never look back.
Black helicopter 'cause I once held a TS* Security Clearance and worked on a couple of Black Projects; they're probably still watching me...
* No, I'm _not_ joking...I worked at Texas Instruments, in the Defense Group, during the mid-80s and early '90s. We built missiles and guidance systems.
Remembering the Commodore SX-64
I can hardly wait!
...to see the review^H^H^H^Hwind on the steadfast TRS-80 Model 4P!
Commode-door (sorry; couldn't resist) opened the gate for portability; and I had my trusty 4P running TRSDOS *and* CP/M -- depending on the floppy I booted from!
Bush overrules judge in US navy-v-dolphins sonar case
Easier than you think...
Shrub doesn't have to force judges to step down...
All he has to do is fire them; federal judges are appointed by the prez and can be fired for any reason -- or no reason, witness the furor last year.
Graphene breakthrough threatens silicon's chip glory
Last time I heard "Hole Flow"...
...had to be around '74, when the USAF was teaching me everything I didn't yet know about electronics.
Darned Heathkit never mentioned holes, but they clearly indicated current flow was opposite to electron flow; my, how much I learned back then :D and had forgotten since!
Im still a bit put off by a void (hole) being the carrier of current...my brain has successfully wrapped itself around the concept, but it still reeks of error!
US switches off the incandescent lightbulb
My $0.02 worth (of savings?)
The new law is phased in due to the massive number of bulbs which will be replaced during the phase-in. If every American were required, by Law (capitalization intended) overnight, the country would be in the dark (aside from the current [mis]Administration's obvious such location) for several months.
While I don't necessarily agree with the details of the phase-in (why not phase all wattages simultaneously?) I do agree with the basic policy.
It's almost a given that Dubya signed the bill as a form of political expediency, when in reality it's our Congress who wrote, modified, amended, and finally passed the Bill(s) (one from the House of Representatives and/or one from the Senate) for our President-Select to sign. Had he not, those Republicans trying to salvage their political careers would have one more item to overcome; as a Progressive voter, I can hardly wait for Novembers elections...we should see a HUGE loss of Congressional seats by the right-wing-ultra-conservative-religious-fanatics...ummm....I mean Republicans.
Now...where'd I park my flower-decaled VW Beetle? Ah...there it is; next to the tree I hugged when I arrived...
Ciao, y'all!
Adobe plugs multi-platform Flash vulns
Ummm..."savour" of the universe?
I think that should be:
Flash! (AAAHHH-aaahhh) Savio(u)r of the universe!
(Spelling provided for those of us on the west side of the pond, as well as the rest of y'all!)
Dotcom Bubble 2.0: The Musical
Hammer ==> Nail
Title says it all...
Re: Copyright, etc.: "Fair Use" covers parody.
US navy's robot carrier plane building fast
And one more comes to mind...
General George Washington.
Upon Britain's surrender, he was offered kingship; he refused, allegedly stating (and I have to paraphrase, due to severe CRS) "You would replace one King George with another?"
"Why use robot warplanes? What's the point? As I see it their only function is a re-usable weapons platform."
Exactly...what's got you confused here?
"Why not develop better missiles? If you can exceed range (no return journey), cheaper, cheaper/stealthier ships (no need for a runway). A 'single use' missile (jet or rocket powered) can replicate all the functionality in a robot plane, you can carry and support more in the air."
With no return journey, you cannot properly perform the duties of patrol and rendezvous; identify the target visually to ensure you're not blasting some civilian aircraft out of the skies.
And a single-use missile, if launched, must end its flight somewhere; bottom of the ocean, lost in the desert, through the roof of your house...
And that's before we begin discussing the ramifications of monetary expenditures on said "single-use" missiles...
'nuff said...
Microsoft on the hunt for 'serious' Windows flaw
Surprise, surprise!
Warner Music supremo in Apple-fondling mea culpa
20/20 hindsight
Well, DUH, Bronfman...
Your consumers were telling you all along that they wanted what you were poo-pooing from the outset.
Glad to see you've pulled your head out of your...<ahem>...sorry...I mean, the sand!
Tool opens iPhone, iPod Touch via web
Happy to assist...
Tell y'all what...
Anyone out there who doesn't want their iPhone, just box it up and send it to me. You won't see me listing it on eBay, 'cause it's gonna be jailbreak'd and set up on Viaero -- the only GPRS (or whatever) carrier available in central Nebraska (I do miss my old North Texas home)
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Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney to Appear on Good Morning America Thursdayby Free Britney at . Comments
Quite a week for the stars of the most recent season of The Bachelor:
- Melissa Rycroft got engaged to Tye Strickland.
- Jillian Harris narrowed her collection of suitors to four, while some intriguing Bachelorette spoilers are surfacing as the season winds down.
- Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney, who ended up together after a finale in which he first chose Rycroft, will be on Good Morning America.
Interestingly, Melissa Rycroft recently signed on as a special contributor for Good Morning America. No word on whether she'll also be on the show Thursday.
For Jason and Molly, who are still together and happy as ever, it's been a (thankfully) low-key last couple of months since the season finale of The Bachelor.
If you recall, Jason got engaged to Melissa, then broke up with her, and began dating Molly. This unfolded on The Bachelor's "After the Final Rose" special.
Fans were enraged at this, even though the breakup of Jason Mesnick and Melissa Rycroft took place before the special, but he and Molly stayed strong.
Content to fly under the radar this spring after a high-profile courtship on The Bachelor, Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney have spent time in both Seattle and Milwaukee, where they respectively live, and took a nice Turks and Caicos vacation.
Could an engagement be in the works soon?
Maybe they'll have some big news to reveal tomorrow. Either way, it will be great to hear what these two have been up to. We think they're a great couple.
ABC should do a popularity poll on this couple--instead of rewarding Jason and Molly who are already living together. Jason is just a mooch--why not let someone else pay for all the fun dates, vacations, engagement ring, and now the wedding? A guy who is unemployed and his ex is still paying him child support is a LOSER and America is not going to watch their wedding. Why not just donate the two million dollars to Haiti?
tHEY BOTH MAKE ME SICK!
he was a jerk then and still is now. she is a fool for being second and going back to him. they deserve each other....


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A right mix of romantic and cool?
Hey all. I am a recent contributor and I am so far thoroughly impressed with everyone's knowledge here. I am looking for a restaurant recommendation to take my wife to for our anniversary. It's not a major thinkg, but I am looking for the right mix or romantic and cool. By romantic I don't mean a guy playing on a piano, but more of a laid-back, semi-quiet, no-rush atmosphere. By cool I mean a predominantly local 20-something crowd, no logoed LV bags paired with UGGs, please. I would like something new. The tried and trues include:
Blue Ribbon/Blue Ribbon Bakery (downstairs)
Budget is $100 per person max, including a glass of wine, tax, and a 15% tip.
Location: Anything below 23rd street is fine by me. Preferably not in the meatsmelling district.
I was thinking The Mercer, but I am not sure.
Great choices on the tried and true. The Mercer is a little bit too self-consciously hip for my tastes, though the food is very good. A few restaurants you might want to look into: August, Agave, Mas, Jane, Salt, Lupa (tho ppl say they've been rushed here, I've never been). There's some great stuff further west, but I'll have to think on it a bit more.
re: nokitsch
Hey, sorry about that half assed response earlier. I think more details'd be helpful.
The strongest choice of the bunch is probably Salt, a low-key, intimate place with well prepared, cozy food, not unlike Blue Ribbon Bakery. The downside is that some of the tables are too close together and kind of loud-ish during prime time dinner hours. (I bet you can specifically ask for tables that are more private.) Wine list is good, service very friendly.
If you're into French food, Mas is old school French fare with a good wine list, but maybe pricier than the food merits.
The others I'd strike off the list, on second thought. All are good, but not special enough for a really special occasion like an anniversary. Agave and Jane's food probably aren't special enough, though both are very good; August isn't a romantic enough space
The only other place I can think to recommend is Jefferson, if that's still open. I haven't been there in a while. If it is still around, the space is beautifully minimalistic and the food very good.
I leave the east village to the experts.
re: nokitsch
I like Salt a lot but my last meal there was only OK, not as good as previous visits.
Also, if you're a party of two, and get stuck in the window seats, it can get cold and drafty there even with the door shut.
re: jsgjewels
That's too bad. 'preciate the update.
Landmarc could be good for this.
The Harrison or Red Cat might fit too. Say no to the Mercer.
So many places!
5 Ninth Avenue
Cafe Cluny
Little Owl- if you can get in
Goblin Market
Hearth- absolutely
Mermaid Inn
Il Buco
just to name a few ! Have fun
re: ballulah
My wife and I love Apizz for romantic and cool
re: ballulah
I second Blue Hill but it may be a little more expensive than your budget allows. Possibly doable if you order carefully and definitely worth it.
Hearth is a great recommendation - laid back, great service, well detailed food without being fussy, carefully crafted little wine list, intimate without being cloying.
Mas is also lovely. In a great little spot in the West Village. Equally intimate as Hearth but perhaps a little more upscale. Great tasting menu. Service can be quite theatrical - in a good way (choreographed delivery of dishes etc) - but unobtrusive when you need it to be.
Others to consider: Annisa, Bette, Red Cat
The House, (17th + Irving) might be what you're looking for. It's low key, good food, good wine list and a gorgeous room. It's in an old carriage house, which I always find both cool and romantic.
I don't think it's been discovered yet, so you should be able to have a poser-free evening.
Of all the restaurants mentioned, I've been to August and Hearth, and so I can second the recommendations for those. August is (generally) a younger crowd than Hearth, and much more intimate. Hearth doesn't strike me as a 'cool' place decor-wise, it's more rustic and simple-looking (but definitely not shabby). But the food at both is great.
I'd also recommend Veritas. The inside is sleek with none of the Uggs/NJ crowd, and very NYC-romantic. And the one time I went, the food was stellar. I'll also throw the Orchard out there.
re: janethepain
august and hearth are terrific choices.
re: sedela
I like BRS a lot, too, but I think it might be too brightly lit to be really romantic. If you go, reserve space in the back room.
re: sedela
I'm thinking about going to Blue Ribbon Sushi on a fridays night. Will we have to wait in line for a long time?
re: gladlaks
Pretty much. Unless you're like me and eat dinner at midnight. I think they do take reservations, tho.
re: jsmitty
Five Points, Perry Street, Hearth, The Harrison. Perry Street and Hearth will be slightly more expensive than The Harrison or Five Points.
Thank you all - keep them coming!
So far the following look good;
Red Cat
The Harrison
The Harrison looks a little more romantic than the Red Cat - the latter looks a bit too busy?
The Hearth looks good but a little pricey. I've been to Landmarc and was not impressed, it is definitely solid but not special enough.
What about places like Savoy and The Tasting Room? I haven't been to either. The LES choices look good, and it's definitely an underexplored area for me. One more thing, I am less tempted by Italian offerings - just a personal bias.
I have been to Blue Ribbon Sushi, and it's great, but again, probably not for an occasion like this.
re: nokitsch
I consider the Red Cat more romantic, but it is noisier. The Harrison just feels more... formal. Not necessarily romantic. Two different things.
I think the House could be a great rec. It got written up a month or so ago by various people. The space looks awesome. Not sure about the food.
Re: LES, I would avoid Little Giant for this dinner. I like that place a lot, but it's not right for what you are talking about. Also, you will be seated about 4 inches away from another table.
re: nokitsch
The Tasting Room is at least as expensive as Hearth. I'd choose Red Cat over Salt pretty much any day of the week for any occasion. Salt is simply too dark, too odory (the kitchen is *really* open), service isn't as good and the wine list is far better at Red Cat. That's not to say that Salt doesn't have its merits (good for a 2nd or 3rd date), but just not for this.
All good suggestions so far. Only one I didn't see was Knife & Fork in the East Village. $45 tasting menu is pretty great, and a romantic but cool atmosphere.
definitely agree with everyone that has said hearth and cookshop, would also add The Place in the WV
Annisa, besides having divine food, is one of the few places where the two tops are all good tables. And you can hear. Mas, also divine food, is impossible to hear other person at table for two. Jarnac is not expensive and charming, with lovely service and surprisingly good eats, and also refreshingly not noisy. Knife + Fork is wonderful, an adventure, and just the spot if you want a long, long evening. Time between courses can be extensive, but the wine is delicious and well-priced, and if you want to talk, time can become an advantage.
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I agree with a lot of the choices except red cat not special enough for anniversary. I love Hearth but maybe a bit older than you want. I'm 36. What about The Orchard on Orchard ..the food is great, got a great reasonable wine list and the crowd is young but hip and sophisticated enough to appreciate good food and drink. Tasting Room is always a winner as are you tried and true list. good luck and congrats
re: nokitsch
Go to Tia Pol down the street for a glass of Spanish wine either before or after (preferably after if you are eating late enough - that place is crazy until the late evening)


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Scenes from Tuesday night and early Wednesday: Below, 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., DP: An American Brasserie, Albany: Photos by me and Photos by Jason Kraus. [Read More]
New Year's Eve at Mallozzi's, Treviso
The Mallozzi Group will be offering a New Year's Eve buffet from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (12/31). There will be stations for antipasto, entrées, carving, dessert and more, with complimentary coffee, tea and soft drinks. It will be available at two locations: Treviso by Mallozzi's at The Italian American Community Center, 257 Washington Ave. […] [Read More]
New Year's Eve at Taste
Taste restaurant in Albany has the following prix-fixe options for New Year's Eve diners on Tuesday (12/31): 5 to 5:30 p.m.: Four courses with choices, $59; diners must finish by 7:30 p.m. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.: Six courses with choices, $79. Details for both seatings are here. The regular a-la-carte menu will also be available […] [Read More]
New Year's Eve at Umana
Umana Restaurant and Wine Bar in Albany will be open from 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (12/31) for New Year's Eve diners. The regular menu will be available, as will holiday features. Call 915-1699 for reservations. The restaurant is located at 236 Washington Ave. [Read More]
New Year's eve at O'Toole's
O'Toole's Restaurant Pub in Colonie will be serving a holiday menu with featured entrées and appetizers in addition to its regular menu on Tuesday (12/31) for New Year's Eve revelers. There will be live music, a champagne toast at midnight and no cover charge. O'Toole's is located at 1814 Central Ave. [Read More]
New Year's Eve at Palmer House
The Palmer House Café in Rensselaerville will be seating New Year's Eve diners from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday (12/31). The a-la-carte menu is below. Reservations are required; call 797-3449. The restaurant is located at 1642 Main St. Shrimp Bisque 9 Apple, Leek, Potato, Cheddar Soup 7 Baitsholt's Farm Chicken Livers sauteed with red onion, […] [Read More]
New Year's Eve at Sam's
Sam's Italian American Restaurant in Albany is accepting reservations during normal hours (lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., dinner 4:30 to 10 p.m.) for New Year's Eve dining on Tuesday (12/31). The regular menu will be available. Reservations are required; call 463-3433. The restaurant is located at 125 Southern Blvd. [Read More]
New Year's Eve at McGreivey's
McGreivey's Restaurant in Waterford will be serving its regular lunch and pub menus until 5 p.m. Tuesday (12/31), with a special a-la-carte New Year's Eve menu available during dinner hours. The regular menu will not be served Tuesday night. The restaurant is located at 91 Broad St. Call 238-2020 for info or reservations. [Read More]
New Year's Eve at Nicole's
Nicole's Restaurant in Albany will be serving a four-course menu with with choices on Tuesday (12/31) for New Year's Eve diners. The price is $55 per person, plus tax and tip; wine pairing is $25 more. The restaurant is located at 556 Delaware Ave. Call 436-4952 for info or reservations. [Read More]
New Year's Eve at Zen
Zen, the Asian-fusion restaurant and lounge in Schenectady, will be hosting a "Great Gatsby"-themed New Year's Eve party that starts at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 with a 90-minute cocktail party with appetizers and open bar, followed by dinner and, from 11:30 p.m. to midnight, a reception to welcome the New Year. Admission is $125, plus […] [Read More]
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