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Blogs and Blogging (Internet)
News about Blogs and Blogging, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Dec. 24, 2014
Editorial praises Cuba's growing community of bloggers who have taken up Pres Raul Castro's call to be critical of government, providing needed alternative to official press; observes that this group stands to gain most from improved relations with United States because of Pres Obama's policy shift; expresses hope that Cuban leaders will be courageous enough to broaden access to Internet and end censorship. MORE
Dec. 15, 2014
David Carr The Media Equation column excoriates California blogger Charles C Johnson, saying he may be ultimate expression of toxic and inflammatory citizen journalism; contends Johnson's followers are conspiracy-minded readers who think nation is being overcome by criminals, feminists and politicians who enable them. MORE
Oct. 12, 2014
Cultural Studies column observes that many parents are chronicling departure of their adult children through flurry of books and blogs; says that some empty nesters are in mourning, and seek ways to stay connected, while others are excited at the prospect of their newfound freedom. MORE
Sep. 25, 2014
First generation of interior design bloggers, once passionate about their work, are starting to lose interest, cutting back on posts or quitting altogether to focus on other projects or career options. MORE
Jul. 24, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A on saving data from laptop that will not boot up properly following a spill; starting a blog; Tip of the Week on seeing time stamps of individual messages in the iOS Messages app. MORE
Jul. 19, 2014
Three Ethiopian journalists and six bloggers are charged with planning terrorist attacks during court hearing in Addis Ababa, nearly three months after they were arrested. MORE
Jul. 19, 2014
New York State Supreme Court Judge Anil C Singh dismisses much of defamation suit brought by architect John B Wender, who claims that former lover Louise Silberling is the author of anonymous and withering postings about him online. MORE
Jul. 16, 2014
Local Brooklyn blogs Sheepshead Bites and Bensonhurst Bean combine to form Corner Media, network of Brooklyn neighborhood blogs run by Liena Zagare that will reach combined 250,000 readers monthly; publishers say their approach, intensely local, intimate and community-based, with a heart, is the future of hyperlocal journalism. MORE
Jun. 12, 2014
Kit Eaton App Smart column compares selection of full-feature blogging applications for smartphones or tablets; notes Facebook has upgraded its Windows Phone Messenger app. MORE
May. 26, 2014
David Carr The Media Equation column argues that better content production tools often lead to better content, and says Medium, a blogging platform started by Evan Williams, is simple and intuitive; points out more than 95 percent of 1,000 to 1,200 posts a day come from nonprofessional writers. MORE
May. 5, 2014
Tumblr founder and chief executive David Karp, while conceding he was 'terrified' going into sale of microblogging service to Yahoo for $1.1 billion year ago, says he is happy with autonomy company has under its new owner. MORE
Apr. 29, 2014
Nine bloggers and journalists are arrested in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, just days before Sec of State John Kerry's scheduled visit to the country; no formal charges have been filed. MORE
Mar. 13, 2014
British design journalist Ellie Tennant, who wrote book Design Bloggers at Home: Fresh Interiors Inspiration From Leading Online Trend-Setters, describes piecing together global connections between design fans and surprises that awaited her at places she had previewed on-screen. MORE
Feb. 20, 2014
New generation of beauty bloggers is managing to parlay their social-media success into entrepreneurship. MORE
Jan. 22, 2014
Ezra Klein, analyst, columnist and pundit who runs The Washington Post's Wonkblog, will leave newspaper, taking two of his colleagues with him. MORE
Jan. 12, 2014
Alabama conspiracy blogger Roger Shuler's accusatory posts have earned him many enemies, but defamation suit that led to his incarceration since Oct 2013 is raising questions about free speech. MORE
Dec. 8, 2013
Playwright Robert Silverman is part of a network of die-hard New York Knicks fans who have taken their interest in the team to the blogosphere. MORE
Nov. 10, 2013
Evan Williams, co-founder of Twitter, is setting his sights on longer-form writing with new blogging platform Medium; his idea uses algorithms to help identify blog posts that readers consider valuable and to bubble them to the surface. MORE
Oct. 16, 2013
Op-Ed article by Murong Xuecun, pen name of author Hao Qun, describes discussions among prominent Chinese microbloggers about who will be arrested next, in light of Chinese authorities so-called campaign against cybercrime; notes that many microbloggers understand that being arrested is a sacrifice they may have to make for greater freedom, and that they have been emboldened by the freedom they have found online. MORE
Sep. 11, 2013
China's government is aggressively cracking down on country's microblog users, arresting hundreds in most zealous Internet censoring push in years; worried about bloggers' hold on public opinion, government is pursuing propaganda and police offensive against what it calls malicious anti-government rumor-mongering online. MORE
Jul. 28, 2013
Travel bloggers are increasingly seeking sponsors to finance their trips, transforming what was once an intimate and creative medium into business transaction; several travel bloggers weigh in on how they manage travel amid demands of sponsors. MORE
Jun. 20, 2013
Joe Nocera Op-Ed column observes that Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo has empowered average Chinese to express their opinions; notes that limitations of expression on Weibo still exist. MORE
Jun. 15, 2013
Pham Viet Dao, one of Vietnam's best known bloggers, is arrested for posting criticism of the government, indicating the level of concern in the Communist Party over the threat posed by Internet activism; 38 bloggers or activists have been arrested already in 2013, about the same as in all of 2012. MORE
Jun. 13, 2013
Many new mothers are starting popular blogs that nurture both their babies and their inner stylish selves. MORE
Jun. 10, 2013
David Carr The Media Equation column cites rumor that Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood was fired; notes report, from competing Web site The Wrap, run by Sharon Waxman, turned out to be untrue; says Waxman and Finke have long-standing and escalating feud, both personally and professionally, that is playing out in ways that only Hollywood could produce. MORE
Feb. 24, 2013
Attendees at Dad 2.0 Summit, meeting of bloggers concerned with fatherhood, express frustration with hapless, bumbling father that is stock character in product marketing; hope to draw attention to fact that fathers have become more involved in household purchasing decisions. MORE
Feb. 14, 2013
Tool Kit column highlights video blogging on YouTube; says first rule is to be conscious and considerate of one's audience and its needs, rather than getting mired in one's own egotism or insecurity; points out decent camera is also necessity. MORE
Jan. 16, 2013
Blogger Mark Schiefelbein has carefully charted progress in Amsterdam's restaurant scene, and has found that situation is improving; Amsterdam and the Netherlands have never been known as culinary destinations.. MORE
Nov. 25, 2012
Naomi Lindt samples the diverse culinary options of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, based on suggestions from local food bloggers. MORE
Oct. 25, 2012
David Twede, Mormon who edits MormonThink blog criticizing his church's beliefs, says he is resigning from the church rather than face a hearing that could lead to his excommunication. MORE
Oct. 18, 2012
Perez Hilton, pop-culture personality who rose to fame for his highly trafficked gossip blog, has revamped his site and changed his lifestyle in an effort to reinvent himself into someone more positive. MORE
Sep. 25, 2012
Vietnamese court issues jail sentences of 4 to 12 years to three bloggers who wrote about human rights abuses, corruption and foreign policy, intensifying a crackdown on citizens' use of the Internet to criticize the government. MORE
Sep. 13, 2012
Many strikingly dressed fashion bloggers pounding the pavement during New York Fashion Week are stealthily marketing clothes from major labels and brands, trend that is subverting the true indie spirit of street style. MORE
Aug. 21, 2012
Elizabeth A Harris The Appraisal column holds that buyers and sellers in New York's real estate market need an extra thick skin if they choose to enter the world of online marketing; shares example of Josh Wald, whose asking price of $2.499 million for his renovated home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, elicited comments about everything from his looks to his mother, posted by readers on real estate blogs Curbed and Brownstoner. MORE
Aug. 12, 2012
Sarah Hepola Riff essay notes the public meltdown by Cat Marnell. bad-girl beauty director at xoJane, a Web site for women, who has become the blogosphere's version of a reality-TV villain; says Marnell offers an example of the way in which confessional writers often destroy their own lives in order to entertain their readers online. MORE
Jun. 17, 2012
Henry Alford travel article on trip to Sweden's capital, Stockholm, where he relied on local bloggers, instead of guidebooks, to shape his itinerary. MORE
May. 31, 2012
Bob Tedeschi App Smart column highlights three apps that allow bloggers to post with their mobile device. MORE
May. 31, 2012
Kim France, former editor in chief at Lucky Magazine, has started a new career as a fashion blogger, writing for 40-something women. MORE
May. 13, 2012
Joe Weisenthal, lead financial blogger for Web site Business Insider, works on average 16 hours a day and has garnered a wide audience that includes economists and hedge-fund managers, largely by starting earlier, writing more and publishing faster than everyone else. MORE
May. 7, 2012
Federal authorities, a year after shutting down hip-hop blog Dajaz1.com in November 2010 and accusing it of copyright infringement, dropped their case but never said why; newly released court documents offer a window into the investigation, and reveal some of the finger-pointing between the government and the industry groups that push for copyright enforcement. MORE
Feb. 2, 2012
Social blogging site Tumblr names Chris Mohney as editor in chief and Jessica Bennett as executive editor; part of their duties will be to document the service and market it to users on the Web site's staff blog and on a separate part of tumblr.com that has not been set up yet. MORE
Jan. 29, 2012
Study by Professors Meyran Boniel-Nissim and Azy Barak published in journal Psychological Services finds that blogging provides a therapeutic value for teenagers. MORE
Jan. 22, 2012
Duke University English professor Cathy N Davidson wants to eradicate the term paper and replace it with the blog, position that lends kindling to intensifying debate about how to best teach writing in the digital era. MORE
Jan. 19, 2012
China is set to expand nationwide trial program that requires users of the country's popular microblog services to disclose their identities to the government in order to post comments online. MORE
Jan. 12, 2012
Profiles of five young, hyper-masculine fashion bloggers--Mordechai Rubinstein, Jake Davis, Lawrence Schlossman, Michael Williams and Marcus Troy--whose writing defines a new generation of style-conscious men. MORE
Jan. 9, 2012
Russia has a long tradition of using altered photographs as propaganda, with doctored prints routinely appearing in Soviet magazines, but Internet age has transformed practice; altered photo of leading opposition activist Aleksei Navalny incites Russian bloggers to turn tables on faux photograph by posting mock images of original print. MORE
Dec. 18, 2011
Computer blogs are an increasingly popular tool among New York City real estate developers and agents for promoting entire neighborhoods in the hope that individual buildings will benefit. MORE
Dec. 12, 2011
David Carr The Media Equation column examines defamation suit by businessman Kevin D Padrick against blogger Crystal Cox, in which jury awarded Padrick $2.5 million after a judge threw out most of his claims against her, on the ground that her comments were so outrageous that they would not be taken as real; asserts what seemed example of rich businessman using power of courts to silence his critic was actually case of a blogger using the Web to decimate the reputation of someone who did not seem to deserve it. MORE
Dec. 10, 2011
Fourteen countries, including the United States, vow to work to promote online freedom, with an emphasis on helping bloggers who operate under oppressive governments. MORE
Nov. 25, 2011
Some companies see great potential in social voice messaging, which allows blog operators to upload short voice messages to their Web sites on the go; experts say trend could have particular appeal on celebrity blogs. MORE
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Prometedoras nuevas voces digitales de Cuba
La creciente y diversa comunidad de blogueros puede sacar provecho del acercamiento entre Washington y La Habana.
December 24, 2014, Wednesday
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Cuba's Promising New Online Voices
A diverse and growing community of bloggers in Cuba stand to benefit from their government's improved relations with the United States.
December 24, 2014, Wednesday
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Millennials and the Age of Tumblr Activism
A generation called apathetic is speaking out on Tumblr.
December 21, 2014, Sunday
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Stuff We Liked: Curves Ahead, Odds of a White Christmas
Interesting reads and charts from around the web, including at look at censorship in China and the history of the Laffer curve.
December 20, 2014, Saturday
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Sowing Mayhem, One Click at a Time
Charles C. Johnson, a blogger based in California, may be the ultimate expression of a certain kind of citizen journalism — one far more toxic than we're accustomed to seeing.
December 15, 2014, Monday
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Extolling Moderation to Get Cubans Talking About Politics
Two former journalists have created a space in Havana where dissidents, communists, artists, exiles and intellectuals alike can discuss national issues.
November 22, 2014, Saturday
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Iran Said to Free Imprisoned Pioneer Blogger
A prominent Iranian blogger, Hossein Derakhshan, was released from Evin Prison in Tehran, where he had been held for six years.
November 21, 2014, Friday
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Modesty Is Her Best Policy
The creative force behind the Jewish lifestyle website Fabologie appeals to women of all backgrounds who are drawn to dressing with more decorum and less flash.
October 23, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON BLOGS AND BLOGGING (INTERNET) AND: Jews and Judaism , Heyman, Adi , Fabologie (Blog) , Fashion and Apparel , Blogs and Blogging (Internet)
Yahoo's Tumblr Teams Up With TV Shows to Reach Their Audiences
In a bid to expand its own audience, the social media and blogging site is reaching out to fans of certain shows through deals with the shows' creators.
October 20, 2014, Monday
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Navalny's Comments on Crimea Ignite Russian Twittersphere
Aleksei A. Navalny, an anticorruption blogger, antagonized some of his fellow liberals by appearing to rule out the possibility of simply returning Crimea to Ukraine.
October 17, 2014, Friday
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Rimi added a post in a topic: Advanced Tags & PrefixesIt's because global topics does an array merge with the topics list and the global topics array. This reorders the array indexs setting the first one to 0, and since you're using the array index instead of the topic id value within the array the first one is 0 and gives the Meta ID missing error. ~.~ I've tried fixing it on my end by doing array() + array () instead of array_merge and in my testing it works, but apparently not for everyone. :/ You can fix it by just using the topic id value in the array instead of the index.
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Bab'Aziz - Le prince qui contemplait son âme (2005)
A visual poem of incomparable beauty, this masterpiece from director Nacer Khemir (Wanderers of the Desert) begins with the story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. More
Umoregi - La forêt oubliée (2005)
The action takes place in a small town near the mountains. The heroine, MACHI, is a high school student, who has yet to find her direction in life. One day, she and her friends start making up a story, which they decide to continue as a kind of relay. One after another, the girls continue the dreamlike tale, which unfolds like a "future history", invisible to the protagonists. More
Maboroshi no hikari (1995)
Yumiko is a young woman from Osako, whose life is defined by the death of her loved ones. She lost her grandmother at the age of twelve, and her husband Ikuo, who is the reincarnation of her grandmother to her, commits suicide some months after the birth of their child. Once more Yumiko loses a person she had really loved. More
Bodhi Dharma - Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun (1989)
Three people live in a remote Buddhist monastery near Mount Chonan: Hyegok, the old master; Yong Nan, a young man who has left his extended family in the city to seek enlightenment, and an orphan lad Haejin, whom Hyegok has brought to the monastery to raise as a monk. The story is mostly Yong Nan's, told in flashbacks: how he came to the monastery, his brief return to the city, his vacillation between the turbulence of the world and his hope to overcome passions and escape the idea of self. More


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I want to try and do this for our next Home Brew Club meeting and I'm wondering if anyone has any good ideas or has done this. I know there is that one kit that can be ordered but I'm not spending $150 on this.
I swear I saw on here at one point a list of easy ways to recreate the most common off flavors.
Any ideas?
there are a few you could probably find yourself like lactic acid, vinegar for acetobacter, diacetyl is in a lot of the 'butter flavored' butters. you might even be able to use some canned corn for DMS.. whatever you try, i've heard you should use a 'lite' beer to do this with to make sure you can taste the off flavors. you could have things like nail polish and the canned corn just to smell. do it blind or something...


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Balancing Passion And Reason
Few occasions bring out the worst in folks than a public meeting. At any moment, an agenda item brought before a city council, school board or other public forum can suddenly erupt into a debate, a heated argument or a fist fight. It might be followed by a request to leave, an escort from the premises or even an arrest.
What is it about ideas, policies and regulations that must be discussed and deliberated upon openly in our democracy that inflames some people? I have witnessed an unpleasant exchange over something as minor as two slightly different arrangements for a proposed set of public tennis courts. (Note to architects: please show only your best plan.)
Peace Vs. Pandemonium
On April 5, 1909, The New York Times reported on a protest at the venerable City Club, where vigilant citizens were opposing a city bill giving the National Academy of Arts a portion of Central Park land to build a gallery. "The proponents of the [land] grab tell us that there will be an art display in the building, which will be a benefit to the people, but this does not compensate for the fresh air that you need in this public playground." Passions were heightened, but the result was a spirited debate among respectful opponents, rather than a personal assault on a hated enemy.
Contrast the 1909 protest with the following recent incidents:
· In 2007, a former Carson, Calif., council member slapped a supporter of the mayor, who was fighting a recall effort, in the back of the head with a handful of papers during a council meeting. It was all caught on video.
· In 2008, a shouting match, including threats of bodily harm, erupted in a meeting between a Detroit mayor's staff member and a pension-board trustee. The aggrieved parties appeared on the TV news that evening, disparaging each other for all to see.
The Breakdown
Whether calm and collectedness exist or tempers threaten, two fundamental human aspects interlock at various levels of intensity–intellect and emotion (see Figure). Further, they are expressed in two dimensions–personal and interpersonal. This mixing produces four general conditions in each dimension–presenting, appealing, rambling and ranting in the personal dimension; discussion, debate, annoyance and fighting in the interpersonal.
The ideal situation in democratic public discourse is framed by a high degree of rationality and low levels of emotion–the classic "cooler heads prevailed." A speaker dispassionately (although not boringly, we hope) presents information matter-of-factly. An equally rational discussion follows between or among the participants. Reports from department heads at the monthly agency or council meetings typify this condition.
Adding an emotional charge to the presentation or discussion is not necessarily bad. Think of the impassioned appeals in speeches made by our best political and moral leaders, and their profound, positive impact on the governance process. The New York Times story, above, and the give-and-take in local councils and state and federal legislatures serve as apt examples.
It is the subtraction of rationality, however, that reduces discussions and debates to the less-attractive facets of human interaction. While low rationality and emotion result in rambling and annoyance, they do not produce violence: think of the slightly addled citizen who invariable rises to express harmless opinions during the public comments portion of a meeting. Some observers even may be amused, although hopefully with an added dash of empathy.
Proceed With Caution
The real danger lies in the combination of low rationality and high emotion. Dynamite is relatively stable until the fuse is lit. If one person's rant inflames another's ire, then "all hell breaks loose," and fight night is on, soon to appear on YouTube or the evening news (or both, if it's really juicy).
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Lee Iacocca
|Lee Iacocca
Iacocca at the White House in September 1993
|Lido Anthony Iacocca
October 15, 1924
Allentown, Pennsylvania
|Bel Air, Los Angeles, California
Former Chrysler Chairman
Former Ford President
|Mary McCleary (1956-1983)
Peggy Johnson (1986-1987)
Darrien Earle (1991-1994)
|Kathryn and Lia (with first wife)
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (/ˌaɪ.əˈkoʊkə/ EYE-ə-KOH-kə; born October 15, 1924) is an American businessman known for engineering the Ford Mustang and Ford Pinto cars, being let go from Ford Motor Company, and his revival of the Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s.[1] He served as President and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and additionally as chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992.
Iacocca was a passionate advocate of U.S. business exports during the 1980s. He is the author (or co-author) of several books, including Iacocca: An Autobiography (with William Novak), and Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
Portfolio named Iacocca the 18th-greatest American CEO of all time.[2]
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career at Ford
- 3 Career at Chrysler
- 4 Other work and activities
- 5 Personal life
- 6 Awards
- 7 In popular culture
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 Bibliography
- 11 External links
Early life[edit]
Iacocca was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Nicola Iacocca and Antonietta Perrotta, Italian immigrants (from San Marco dei Cavoti, Benevento) who had settled in Pennsylvania's steel-making belt. They operated a restaurant, Yocco's Hot Dogs. He was said to have been christened with the unusual name "Lido" because he was conceived during his parents' honeymoon in the Lido district in Venice, however, he refutes this rumor in his autobiography, saying that is romantic but not true: his father went to Lido long before his marriage and was traveling with his future wife's brother.[3]
Iacocca graduated from Allentown High School (now known as William Allen High School) in 1942, and Lehigh University in neighboring Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with a degree in industrial engineering. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, and an alumnus of Theta Chi Fraternity.
After graduating from Lehigh, he won the Wallace Memorial Fellowship and went to Princeton University, where he took his electives in politics and plastics. He then began a career at the Ford Motor Company as an engineer.
Career at Ford[edit]
Iacocca joined Ford Motor Company in August 1946. After a brief stint in engineering, he asked to be moved to sales and marketing, where his career flourished. While working in the Philadelphia district as assistant sales manager, Iacocca gained national recognition with his "56 for '56" campaign, offering loans on 1956 model year cars with a 20% down payment and $56 in monthly payments for three years.[4] His campaign went national, and Iacocca was called to Dearborn, where he quickly moved up through the ranks. On November 10, 1960 Iacocca was named vice-president and general manager of the Ford Division; in January 1965 Ford's vice-president, car and truck group; in 1967, executive vice-president; and president on December 10, 1970.
Iacocca participated in the design of several successful Ford automobiles, most notably the Ford Mustang, the Lincoln Continental Mark III, the Ford Escort and the revival of the Mercury brand in the late 1960s, including the introduction of the Mercury Cougar and Mercury Marquis. He promoted other ideas which did not reach the marketplace as Ford products. These included cars ultimately introduced by Chrysler – the K car and the minivan. Eventually, he became the president of the Ford Motor Company, but he clashed with Henry Ford II. He was fired on July 13, 1978 despite the fact that the company posted a $2 billion profit for the year.
Ford Pinto fuel tank controversy[edit]
Iacocca was also the "moving force", as one court put it, behind the Ford Pinto.[5] In 1977, there were allegations that the Pinto's structural design allowed its fuel-tank filler neck to break off[6] and the fuel tank to be punctured in a rear-end collision,[6] resulting in deadly fires. Iacocca was quoted as saying "Safety doesn't sell"; he became an icon of the economic appraisal of human life. This case is a staple of engineering ethics courses as an example of a bad cost–benefit analysis.[7][8]
Career at Chrysler[edit]
Iacocca was strongly courted by the Chrysler Corporation, which was on the verge of going out of business. At the time, the company was losing millions, largely due to recalls of its Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare. Iacocca later said they should never have been built. Iacocca joined Chrysler and began rebuilding the entire company from the ground up, laying off many workers, selling the loss-making Chrysler Europe division to Peugeot, and bringing in many former associates from his former company.
Also from Ford, Iacocca brought to Chrysler the "Mini-Max" project, which, in 1983, bore fruit in the highly successful Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager. Henry Ford II had wanted nothing to do with the Mini-Max, a restyled version of the minivan, which Toyota was selling in huge numbers in Asia and Latin America, and his opinion doomed the project at Ford. Hal Sperlich, the driving force behind the Mini-Max at Ford, had been fired a few months before Iacocca. He had been hired by Chrysler, where the two would make automotive history.
Iacocca arrived shortly after Chrysler's introduction of the subcompact Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon. Bearing a strong resemblance to the Volkswagen Rabbit, the front-wheel drive Omni and Horizon became instant hits, selling over 300,000 units each in their debut year, showing what was to come for Chrysler. The Omni had been designed alongside the Chrysler Horizon with much input from the Chrysler Europe division of the company (evidenced by many examples having VW/Audi engines), which Iacocca axed in 1978.
Iacocca gave an exclusive Chrysler Motors concession in Colombia to Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, known to be the head of the Colombian drug dealing Cali Cartel.[9]
1979 Chrysler bailout[edit]
Realizing that the company would go out of business if it did not receive a significant amount of money for a turnaround, Iacocca approached the United States Congress in 1979 and asked for a loan guarantee. While it is believed by some that Congress lent Chrysler the money, the government only guaranteed the loans. Although this was widely seen as an unprecedented move, Iacocca pointed to the government's bailouts of the airline and railroad industries. He argued that there were more jobs at stake in Chrysler's possible demise. Iacocca's decision to receive the loan guarantee from the government sparked controversy.
Chrysler released the first of the K-Car line, the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant, in 1981. Similar to the later minivan, these compact automobiles were based on design proposals which Ford had rejected during Iacocca's (and Sperlich's) tenure. Released in the middle of the major 1980-1982 recession, the small, efficient and inexpensive front-wheel drive cars sold rapidly. In addition, Iacocca re-introduced the big Imperial as the company's flagship. The new model had all of the newest technologies of the time, including fully electronic fuel injection and all-digital dashboard.
Chrysler introduced the minivan, chiefly Sperlich's "baby", in the fall of 1983. It led the automobile industry in sales for 25 years.[10] Because of the K-cars and minivans, along with the reforms Iacocca implemented, the company turned around quickly and was able to repay the government-backed loans seven years earlier than expected.
Iacocca led Chrysler's acquisition of AMC in 1987, which brought the profitable Jeep division under the corporate umbrella. It created the short-lived Eagle division, formed from the remnants of AMC. By this time, AMC had already finished most of the work with the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which Iacocca wanted. The Grand Cherokee would not be released until 1992 for the 1993 model year, the same year that Iacocca retired.
Throughout the 1980s, Iacocca appeared in a series of commercials for the company's vehicles, using the ad campaign, "The pride is back", to denote the turnaround of the corporation. He also used what was to become his trademark phrase: "If you can find a better car, buy it."
Iacocca retired as president, CEO and chairman of Chrysler at the end of 1992.
1995 "Return" to Chrysler[edit]
In 1995, Iacocca assisted in billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's hostile takeover of Chrysler, which was ultimately unsuccessful. The next year, Kerkorian and Chrysler made a five-year agreement which included a gag order preventing Iacocca from speaking publicly about Chrysler.[11]
In July 2005, Iacocca returned to the airwaves as Chrysler's pitchman,[1] along with celebrities such as Jason Alexander and Snoop Dogg, to promote Chrysler's "Employee Pricing Plus" program; the ads reprise the "If you can find a better car, buy it" line, Iacocca's trademark of the 1980s. In return for his services, Iacocca and DaimlerChrysler agreed that his fees, plus a $1 donation per vehicle sold from July 1 through December 31, 2005, would be donated to the Iacocca Foundation for diabetes research.
Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy[edit]
In an April 2009 Newsweek interview, Iacocca reflected on his time spent at Chrysler and the company's current situation. He said:[12]
This is a sad day for me. It pains me to see my old company, which has meant so much to America, on the ropes. But Chrysler has been in trouble before, and we got through it, and I believe they can do it again. If they're smart, they'll bring together a consortium of workers, plant managers and dealers to come up with real solutions. These are the folks on the front lines, and they're the key to survival. Let's face it, if your car breaks down, you're not going to take it to the White House to get fixed. But, if your company breaks down, you've got to go to the experts on the ground, not the bureaucrats. Every day I talk to dealers and managers, who are passionate and full of ideas. No one wants Chrysler to survive more than they do. So I'd say to the Obama administration, don't leave them out. Put their passion and ideas to work.
Because of the Chrysler bankruptcy, Iacocca may lose part of his pension from a supplemental executive retirement plan, and a guaranteed company car during his lifetime. The losses were due to take place once the bankruptcy court approves the sale of Chrysler to Chrysler Group LLC, with ownership of the new company by the United Auto Workers, the Italian carmaker Fiat and the governments of the United States and Canada.[13]
Other work and activities[edit]
In 1984, Iacocca co-authored (with William Novak) an autobiography, titled Iacocca: An Autobiography. It was the best selling non-fiction hardback book of 1984 and 1985. He donated the proceeds of the book's sales to diabetes research.
In 1988, Iacocca co-authored (with Sonny Kleinfeld) Talking Straight,[14] a book meant as a counterbalance to Akio Morita's Made in Japan, a non-fiction book praising Japan's post-war hard-working culture. Talking Straight praised the innovation and creativity of Americans.[15]
On May 17, 2007, Simon & Schuster published Iacocca's book, Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, co-written with Catherine Whitney.[16][17] An article with the same title, and same two co-authors, has recently been published.[18] In the book, Iacocca writes:
Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder. We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, "Stay the course." Stay the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned Titanic. I'll give you a sound bite: Throw the bums out!
Iacocca partnered with producer Pierre Cossette to bring a production of The Will Rogers Follies to Branson, Missouri in 1994. He also invested in Branson Hills, a 1,400-acre housing development.[19]
In 1993, he had joined the board of MGM Grand, led by his friend Kirk Kerkorian.[20] He started a merchant bank to fund ventures in the gaming industry, which he called "the fastest-growing business in the world".[21] In 1995, he sold his interests in several Indian gaming projects to Full House Resorts, a casino operator led by his friend Allen Paulson, becoming a major shareholder and later a member of the board of directors.[22]
Iacocca joined the board of restaurant chain Koo Koo Roo in 1995.[23] In 1998, he stepped up to serve as acting chairman of the troubled company, and led it through a merger with Family Restaurants (owner of Chi-Chi's and El Torito). He sat on the board of the merged company until stepping down in 1999.[24]
In 1999, Iacocca became the head of EV Global Motors, a company formed to develop and market electric bikes with a top speed of 15 mph and a range of 20 miles between recharging at wall outlets.[25]
Activism and philanthropy[edit]
In May 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed Iacocca to head the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, which was created to raise funds for the renovation and preservation of the Statue of Liberty. He continues to serve on the board of the foundation.
Following the death of Iacocca's wife from diabetes, he became an active supporter of research for the disease. He has been one of the main patrons of the research of Denise Faustman at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2000, Iacocca founded Olivio Premium Products, which manufactures the Olivio line of food products made from olive oil. He donates all profits from the company to diabetes research. In 2004, Iacocca launched Join Lee Now,[26] a national grassroots campaign, to bring Faustman's research to human clinical trials in 2006.
Iacocca has been an advocate of "Nourish the Children", an initiative of Nu Skin Enterprises,[27] since its inception in 2002. He is currently its chairman. He helped donate a generator for the Malawi VitaMeal plant.
Iacocca led the fundraising campaign to enable Lehigh University to adapt and use vacant buildings formerly owned by Bethlehem Steel. Iacocca Hall on the Mountaintop Campus of Lehigh University houses the College of Education, the biology and chemical engineering departments, and The Iacocca Institute, which is focused on global competitiveness.
Iacocca played Park Commissioner Lido in "Sons and Lovers", the 44th episode of Miami Vice, which premiered on May 9, 1986. The name of the character is his birth name, which was not used in the public sphere due to the trouble of mispronunciation or misspelling.
Personal life[edit]
Marriage and family[edit]
Iacocca was married to Mary McCleary on September 29, 1956. They had two daughters: Kathryn and Lia. Mary Iacocca died on May 15, 1983 from diabetes. Both before and after her death, Iacocca became a strong advocate for better medical treatment of diabetes patients, who frequently faced debilitating and fatal complications.
Iacocca married his second wife Peggy Johnson on April 17, 1986 but in 1987, after nineteen months, Iacocca had the marriage annulled. He married a third wife, Darrien Earle, in 1991. They were divorced three years later.
He resides in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California.[28]
Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey discussed with Iacocca an appointment to the U.S. Senate in 1991 after the death of Senator H. John Heinz III, but Iacocca declined.
Politically, Iacocca supported the Republican candidate George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election. In the 2004 presidential election, however, he endorsed Bush's opponent, Democrat John Kerry.[29] In Michigan's 2006 gubernatorial race, Iacocca appeared in televised political ads endorsing Republican candidate Dick DeVos,[30] who lost. Iacocca endorsed New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson for President in the 2008 presidential election.
On December 3, 2007, Iacocca launched a website to encourage open dialogue about the challenges of contemporary society. He has introduced topics such as health care costs, and the United States' lag in developing alternative energy sources and hybrid vehicles. The site also promotes his book Where Have All the Leaders Gone. It provides an interactive means for users to rate presidential candidates by the qualities Iacocca believes they should possess: curiosity, creativity, communication, character, courage, conviction, charisma, competence and common sense.
In 2012, he endorsed Mitt Romney for President.[31]
In 1985, Iacocca received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards.[32]
In popular culture[edit]
- Lee Iacocca Elementary School, named after him, is a fictional school referenced in the film RoboCop, visited by the titular character of the movie.
- In the film Watchmen, Adrian Voidt/Ozymandias refers to a man attempting to dissuade him from inventing a means of providing free energy as "Mr. Iacocca".
- In an episode of The Office, Michael Scott is asked if he had read Iacocca's book, to which he replies, "Read it? I own it! But no, I have not read it."
- Iacocca gave a bottle of whiskey to David Wallace, at the time the C.F.O. of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, in the U.S. version of The Office, in Season 3 Episode 17.
- In season 2, episode 5 of the television series Better Off Ted, Ted tells his boss, Veronica, that she is one of the best executives ever, better than Steve Jobs or Lee Iacocca.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Hakim, Danny (2005-07-19). "Iacocca, Away From the Grind, Still Has a Lot to Say". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ http://www.cnbc.com/id/30391313/?slide=4
- ^ "Leading the fightback: The American car industry faces souring costs, a flood tide of imported competition and a tightening net of legislation. Men like Iacocca have to fight the way out - and he is confident it can be done. An interview by Edouard Seidler (at a time when Iacocca was the President of Ford Motor Company)". Autocar. 134. (nbr 3909): pages 22–23. 25 February 1971.
- ^ Iaccoca, Lee (1984). Iacocca: An autobiography. New York: Batam Bookes. ISBN 0-553-38497-X.
- ^ Ford Pinto reference
- ^ a b "Birth of the Ford Pinto". Howstuffworks.com.
- ^ "Pinto Madness". Mother Jones, Mark Dowie, September/October, 1977.
- ^ "The 50 Worst Cars of All Time". September 7, 2007.
- ^ "A Day with the Chess Player". Time. July 1, 1991.
- ^ "After a Quarter Century, Dodge Loses Minivan Crown to Honda". Fox News. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^ Special Reports: Timeline: The career of Lee Iacocca. - Detroit News. - March 17, 2002.
- ^ Halpert, Julie (2009-04-30). "It Pains Me". Newsweek. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ Chasan, Emily (2009-05-29). "Iacocca losing pension, car in Chrysler bankruptcy". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ "Talking Straight (Hardcover) - Editorial Reviews". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Where Have All the Leaders Gone on bookstandard.com
- ^ Catherine Whitney reference
- ^ http://www.ichblog.eu/content/view/1145/1/
- ^ Archerd, Army (12 April 1994). "Showbiz makes unlikely stand in Branson, Mo.". Variety. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Business in Brief". Chicago Sun-Times (via HighBeam Research). 7 April 1993. Retrieved 2012-04-16. (subscription required)
- ^ Iacocca, Lee (30 May 1994). 'I couldn't just play golf all day'. Interview with Alex Taylor. Fortune. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ Form 10KSB (Report). Full House Resorts. 31 March 1999. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891482/0000950170-99-000482.txt. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "Lee Iacocca Joins Board of Koo Koo Roo Restaurants". Los Angeles Times. 14 August 1995. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ Hernandez, Greg (17 April 1999). "Iacocca to Resign From Koo Koo Roo Board". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ Car czar Iacocca now hypes bikes and small electrical cars based on golf cart technology.[dead link]
- ^ Join Lee Now website
- ^ Nu Skin Enterprises website
- ^ 'Lee Hits 90!', The Beverly Hills Courier, Volume XXXXVIIII, Number 47, November 28, 2014, p. 22
- ^ Iacocca and Kerry. - CNN. - June 24, 2004
- ^ Ad Punch.org report on DeVos political ads
- ^ Lee Iacocca endorses Mitt Romney as man of experience, Detroit Free Press, October 18, 2012
- ^ http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national
Works by[edit]
- Iacocca, Lee (2007). Where Have All the Leaders Gone. Scribner. ISBN 1-4165-3247-1.
- Iacocca, Lee and Sonny Klenfield (1988) Talking Straight. Bantam. ISBN 0-553-05270-5
- Iacocca, Lee and William Novak (1986 reissue). Iacocca: An Autobiography. Bantam. ISBN 0-553-25147-0
Works about[edit]
- Vlasic, Bill and Bradley A. Stertz (2000). Taken for a Ride: How Daimler-Benz Drove off with Chrysler. William Morrow & Company. ISBN 0688173055.
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FORT WORTH--The TCU men's basketball team held its first full-scale preseason team practice of the Trent Johnson era Friday evening inside Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. TCU practiced for two hours inside the DMC, the squad's longest session since Johnson was named the program's 21st all-time head coach back in April. While Friday was the first official full-scale workout of the season, it wasn't the first time Johnson has had an opportunity to work with the team. Due to a new NCAA Division I men's basketball rule change that took effect this past offseason, coaches for the first time were allowed limited summer access to those players enrolled in summer school. TCU also was allowed to practice as a team for two hours per week since the start of fall classes and in individual workouts with coaches."From the standpoint of the new rule change, we were able to get a lot of work done (during the summer)," Johnson said. "We put in all of our offense, in terms of sets and some fundamental things offensively. Individually, passing and catching, those sorts of things - these guys have a good idea of what we need to work on individually and collectively. When school started, we were able to get into some things that are going to decide if you win or lose ballgames, and that's defense."Johnson and his staff welcomed a group of 15 players to the newly-branded DMC court, including nine returning letterwinners from last season's group that finished with an 18-15 overall record and College Basketball Invitational appearance. Among the chief returnees are senior guard/forward Garlon Green, the team's leading returning scorer (9.9 ppg), junior Amric Fields, the 2011-12 Mountain West Conference Sixth Man of the Year, and sophomore Kyan Anderson, last season's MWC Freshman of the Year."I'm always excited for the start of the season, but (the players) are excited, which is probably more important," Johnson said. "We have a lot of work in front of us, but up to this point this group has done exceptionally well in listening to everything we have asked them to do. Now, whether that stays true remains to be seen when there's tough times ahead.Five newcomers took part in their first official practice as Frogs Friday, including touted transfer forward Devonta Abron, a former Parade High School All-American who started 22 games at forward last season as a true freshman for Arkansas. Also joining the Frogs is a four-man freshman class featuring center Aaron Durley and guards Kemal Dincer, Charles Hill Jr. and Clyde Smith III."Devonta has played in the SEC, so there isn't anything he hasn't seen from a competitive standpoint," Johnson said. "He's battle tested, so that's going to help us out. As far as the returning guys, this is a group that won its fair share of games last year. For me, I'll have a great indication (of what his team can do) here in about three weeks. Everything is new for them right now every day."Preseason workouts continue throughout the next three weeks for the Frogs as they prepare for their Nov. 9 home opener against Cal Poly at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Prior to the first game, fans will be able to earn a first look at the squad at its annual Season Preview Tip-Off Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the DMC. Tickets will go on sale for the event next week.Fans are encouraged to renew their season tickets or purchase new packages online at GoFrogs.com or by contacting the TCU Athletics Ticket Office at (817) 257-FROG. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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Ciao Bella Pistachio Gelato Single Serve Cup
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Note: This list includes food subject to recall in the United States since March 2009 related to pistachios distributed by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. This list will be updated as new information is received. The information is current as of the date indicated. Once included, all food recalls will remain listed. If we learn that any information is not accurate, we will revise the list as soon as possible. When available, this database also includes photos of recalled food products that have been voluntarily submitted by recalling firms to the FDA to assist the public in identifying those products that are subject to recall.
Category: Ice Cream
Brand Name: Ciao Bella
Product Description: Pistachio Gelato Single Serve Cup
Recalling Firm: Ciao Bella Gelato Company
Size: 3.5 oz Cup sold individually and in 12-pack boxes
Lot Numbers: Product codes: 09021, 09027, 09028, 09063, 09068, 09076, 09085, and 09086
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Product Code: 799512015076 and 799512020018
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|14 Oct 2012
Fresh Install (due to new MOBO) Error 0x80070570
Hey Sevenforums,
About a year ago I decided to build my first computer. I did so and there was much rejoicing. That is until it started BSODing everywhere when I played video games or watched Netflix.
Coming to your forums I was encouraged to do a memtest, got new RAM, for a while the problem was fixed (provided to used only one stick on the MOBO) and there was much rejoicing.
Then the BSOD's came back. I believed it to be the motherboard (an ASROCK extreme3 Gen3 Z68) and so I went a purchase a new one. Unfortunately the Micro Center sales person sold me an mATX which I didn't even notice... but I'm attempting to do a fresh install of windows 64 bit professional.
At first I was getting an error that said I couldn't install windows on a GPT hard drive. After deleting all partitions using the Windows Install Interface, I was able to create a new partition and attempted to install and that's where I am now. Sitting here with this 0x80070570 error code. I've googled it but none of the solutions I've found were of any use.
Additionally, after attempting to boot my computer up post-installing everything to the new motherboard the computer wouldn't go to a splash screen. When I removed my GTX 680 (EVGA) card it went to BIOS and posted just fine.
Any help would be appreciated... Thanks!
Update: I attempted to use Disk Part in Command Prompt to clean all disks, but that didn't work, saying a clean is not allowed ont he disk containing the current boot. So I truly am stuck. I have no idea what to do...
I don't have any other CD-ROM drive I could try and I've tried to install the OS with two separate disks, both of which I've used in the past and they have never given me these issues.
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|14 Oct 2012
Well, for anyone out there who finds this, I solved the issue. I ended up swapping the new motherboard with my old one, but changing the RAM. This resolved the issue and allowed me to install Windows cleanly with no errors. Not sure why...
Whether the new ram with the original mother board will prevent the BSODs... time will tell. Good luck, and sorry for the forum pollution.
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Hello everyone!
We have just arrived to Florence. We spent four days in Rome and we will be returning there in three days. Just when we were learning the area of Trastevere we got on the bus to endure about a three hour bus ride. In between the trip today we stopped at two ancient villas.
In Rome we have had tours at the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Vatican, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and much more.
Everyone has been asking how the food is and this is what i have experienced: the gelato is creamy and sweet, the pizza is flavorful and comes folded, the Coca Cola is crisp with no bitter after taste, salad comes with no dressing and water is never free.
We are all safe, learning alot and having fun in Italy!
Ciao R-MC family & friends
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Hello, my name is Marlana and I am a sophomore English major. I am taking the Classical Studies trip to Italy and the specific locations are Rome, Florence and Naples. My class is departing for our trip tomorrow morning and we will be landing in Rome on January 14.
Our class has been preparing by reading out of Traveler's Tales: Italy which has really gotten me excited about our trip since there are many personal narratives that describe their different experiences in Italy. The stories were based in different cities and neighborhoods and some of those we are actually traveling to.
The next time you will be reading from any of the students from my class we will be in Rome!


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Chris Sevier is taking a stand against gay marriage (I think?) by filing a suit to marry his computer. (I'm assuming that laptop of his doesn't have any lesbian porn on it. )
via Florida Man Says He Wants to "Marry My Porn Filled Apple Computer" in Federal Gay Marriage Case | New Times Broward-Palm Beach.
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Enter Chris Sevier, "a former Judge Advocate and combat veteran" who filed a motion to intervene on the Florida gay marriage case on behalf of "other minority sexual orientation groups."
In the 24-page document, Sevier says that if gay couples "have the right to marry their object of sexual desire, even if they lack corresponding sexual parts, then I should have the right to marry my preferred sexual object."
Which is?
Recently, I purchased an Apple computer. The computer was sold to me without filters to block out pornography.


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The computer has to remember a lot of things - hardware attached, selected system options, applications around, etc. Each time you use it, it has to go through all of these entries. However, there may also be invalid, missing or double entries. Such can be caused by anything from removing a hardware previously attached, to deleting a file or program.
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Christmas Day communion: 10am.
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The church was constructed as a memorial to Scottish soldiers who died here in World War I and was dedicated in 1930.
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The church and its garden are places for quiet reflection, open to everyone, in the midst of a busy and noisy city.
Communion on Sunday is at 10am.
Afterwards, worshippers are invited to tea, coffee and conversation in the lounge of St Andrew's Scottish Guesthouse next door or to buy traditional Palestinian craft goods from the Sunbula shop just off the lounge.
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AIG Announces Reference Yield For Its Tender Offers For Certain U.S. Dollar Denominated Debt Securities
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) today announced that the reference yield, based on the bid-side price of the 2.75% U.S. Treasury Bonds due November 15, 2042 as displayed today on Bloomberg Page PX1 at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, for its previously announced modified "Dutch Auction" cash tender offers pursuant to its offer to purchase dated February 19, 2013 (the "Offer to Purchase") for the securities set forth below (the "Dollar Securities") is 3.096%. The complete terms of the tender offers are set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including certain capitalized terms used but not defined herein, and, as applicable, the related letter of transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"). The reference yield will be used to determine the consideration paid for each series of Dollar Securities that are accepted for purchase after expiration of the tender offers.
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