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What do Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson have in common? They both ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, but that's old news. Newer is this: They are both paid spokesmen for companies that have had run-ins with federal or state consumer protection agencies before they were on board.
Giuliani works for LifeLock, the identity theft prevention company, and Thompson is frequently on late-night television hawking reverse mortgages to older U.S. homeowners.
Running for president seems to open up interesting ways to make money, though product endorsement is a relatively new avenue. But in some ways, Giuliani and Thompson are merely continuing a tradition that dates back to Eleanor Roosevelt selling margarine in TV ads.
"I've spent a significant part of my career fighting crime and working to help protect consumers from threats," said Giuliani in a press release last month announcing that he had become a "strategic adviser" to LifeLock. "Identity theft isn't going away. I have seen this crime expand and change dramatically throughout all of my years working with law enforcement."
The announcement came only a few weeks after LifeLock announced plans for an initial public stock offering that aims to raise $175 million.
Two years ago, LifeLock paid $12 million to the Federal Trade Commission and 35 state attorneys general to settled charges that it used "false claims" to promote its services.
Giuliani didn't immediately return a request for comment.
At the time, LifeLock admitted no wrongdoing and said it had long since abandoned all tactics the agencies claimed were misleading. There have been no subsequent allegations against the company, which has made a name for itself through aggressive marketing and by hiring celebrities.
The subscription service LifeLock sells -- identity theft prevention, also offered by a variety of financial institutions -- has frequently been criticized by analysts who say it is ineffective. They note that consumers can perform the same preventative techniques themselves for free.
Consumer Reports magazine reported earlier this year that U.S. consumers spend $3.5 million annually on ID theft prevention products, but that the money is largely wasted.
"Consumers who buy this protection from their banks are helping to foot the bill for services that financial institutions are obligated to provide by federal law to shield their customers from losses stemming from credit-card and bank-account fraud," the report said.
LifeLock counters that its ID theft services go beyond basic measures consumers can take on their own, saying its product offers both innovative technology and convenience.
"Our more advanced features depend on our sophisticated technologies, algorithms and processes and can not be done by consumers on their own," Tami Nealy, a LifeLock spokeswoman, said in a written statement. "The most notable example is monitoring of checking and savings accounts for take-over fraud. We do this by using a member's SSN and other personally identifiable information as a unique identifier, then match this to proprietary databases which contain SSNs linked to +90% of U.S. bank accounts. And that's just one of the intelligent monitoring features we offer. Plus, our remediation services give you the peace of mind that doing it yourself can't."
Giuliani isn't the only former candidate hawking a financial product whose value has been questioned.
Thompson has been pitching reverse mortgages for the American Advisors Group (AAG) for several years. In 2008, Massachusetts banking regulators issued a cease-and-desist order against the firm for allegedly engaging in unfair-and-deceptive marketing that suggested it was offering reverse mortgages as part of a government benefit. In February 2010, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued American Advisors Group over similar allegations.
The firm "used extremely misleading language in their advertising, sometimes even disguising their loans as government benefits that borrowers don't have to repay," she said in announcing the lawsuit.
The firm later paid a small "voluntary contribution" and settled the Illinois case, and stopped sending out mail advertisements in Massachusetts, but admitted no wrongdoing in either case.
Today, in addition to copious television ads, former GOP candidate Thompson's image appears atop the American Advisors Group website aside an American flag, the words "the best advice for a better life" nearby. The site says Thompson became spokesman for the company in May 2010 – three months after the Illinois lawsuit was filed.
"I am proud to join AAG's efforts. In this tough economic climate, it's important that America's seniors know all their options, and have the facts they need to make informed decisions about their financial and retirement futures," the website quotes him as saying.
In an interview with NBC News, Thompson said that the alleged deceptive advertising occurred before he was affiliated with AAG, and involved a third-party marketing company that no longer works with the firm.
"There has never been any question about my ads," he said, adding that AAG is the largest private originator of reverse mortgage loans. "There have been no incidents (of false advertising claims) since I've been affiliated with the company."
Reverse mortgages, which lets older homeowners turn equity in their homes into cash, is not inherently risky or unfair to consumers and can represent a sensible part of an estate plan. But a recent report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that a majority of consumers who purchase reverse mortgages put themselves in financial peril. Against most financial advice, 73 percent draw out the maximum amount of equity in a lump sum, the report found.
"Borrowers who withdraw all of their available home equity upfront will have fewer resources to draw upon to pay for everyday and major expenses later in life," the report said.
Many consumers mistakenly believe that they will have no monthly expenses associated with their home after a reverse mortgage, when in fact they must continue to pay property taxes and insurance, the report found. Some companies' claims that government guarantees will protect consumers are misleading, the report said, as were logos that made it appear that firms had some connection to government agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Last month, the agency issued a sweeping warning against firms advertising reverse mortgages, and sent warnings to some financial institutions that offer them.
Teague McGrath, head of marketing for AAG, said his firm did not receive a warning letter.
"There is a lot of misunderstand about reverse mortgages," McGrath said, adding that he disagreed with the negative picture painted by the consumer agency report. "They can be a really good option for some people." Most consumers who take lump sums are doing so to pay off the outstanding mortgage on their homes, which frees up their monthly budgets, McGrath said.
Thompson said he was confident that AAG wasn't pushing consumers into financial arrangements that were harmful.
"I've spent time in their headquarters. I've listened to their people on the telephone. I know what their values are, what their practices are," he said. "It's in no one's interest when someone gets into one of these (reverse mortgages) who's not qualified."
Giuliani and Thompson's endorsements probably would have sounded foreign to candidates and former presidents before the 1960s, historian Michael Beschloss said. Harry Truman famously turned down advertising opportunities, even though he was virtually penniless when he returned to Missouri after his presidency. Richard Nixon thought hawking was below him. Dwight Eisenhower didn't endorse products, Beschloss said.
"Truman said he could have made quite a bit of money, but didn't feel a former president should do it," Beschloss said. (First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt did appear in margarine ads, however, largely to help her children stay afloat.)
Former President Gerald Ford served as a kind of dividing line, Beschloss said. Ford did not publicly endorse any products or appear in television advertisements, but he was the first former president to join corporate boards and earn substantial money giving speeches. Since then, it's been common for former national political figures to join boards, make money on the speaking circuit and, more recently, act as pitchmen and women, and absorb the potential risks that come with that.
But Beschloss said it might not be quite fair to compare politicians from the 1940s and '50s to politicians from today. In the past, former presidents rarely lived more than a few years after their terms expired, he said.
"One reason things began to change is that presidents and candidates started to live a lot longer," he said, so they need to plan a post-politics career.
Other former elected officials also have turned their name recognition into profitable post-political careers. A long line of presidential candidates -- both Republicans and Democrats -- have gone on to found lucrative lobbyist firms. Dick Gephardt, former Democratic House majority leader from Missouri, now leads the Gephardt Government Affairs lobbying firm, for example. Dan Quayle has enjoyed a lucrative career in investment banking. Famously, former Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore has made an estimated $100 million by serving on various boards, and through his popularity as de facto spokesman for the environmental movement.
But acting directly as a paid spokesman or spokeswoman seems to be relatively new territory. Former Sen. Bob Dole, the Kansas Republican who was his party's presidential nominee in 1996, famously pitched Viagra, although in a tastefully subtle way which emphasized public discussion of a serious health issue, rather than selling a product.
"Any second thoughts I may have entertained about the latter were put to rest by a couple of wives who approached me in airports to say, simply, "Thank you, Senator," Dole wrote earlier this year in the Washington Post.
Perhaps bolstered by the positive reviews of that work, he later acted in Visa, Dunkin Donuts and American Express commercials.
Dole's work as a pitchman actually began almost immediately after he lost his bid to oust then President Bill Clinton, though in modest fashion. Two weeks after the election, he appeared in an ad for Air France that cleverly suggested people who suddenly have free time should consider a trip to Europe.
According to a New York Times story at the time, Dole donated the $3,000 fee he earned to charity.
"The ad ... is believed to mark the first time that the presidential candidate of a major political party has agreed to allow his image to be used for commercial purposes," it said.
It listed a number of famous retired politicians – none of them presidential candidates -- who appeared in ads during the 1970s and '80s: Former House Speaker Tip O'Neill pitched for Quality Inn Hotels, Vice Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro appeared in Pepsi ads, Former New York Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo snacked on Doritos with Former Texas Republican Gov. Ann Richards. In 1975, Barry Goldwater's running mate, William Miller, ran in the successful "Do You Know Me," American Express ad, which may have paved the way for future candidates
There is a risk in product endorsements, however. Gen. Wesley Clark, before he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, endorsed a number of high-tech start-up products that made him the butt of some Silicon Valley humor. He also served on the board of directors at Acxiom, a consumer information data broker that has endured negative press because of way its database tracks U.S. residents.
More recently, Clark has served as the front man for ethanol fuel firms.
So Thompson and Giuliani are doing what most public figures do today -- capitalizing on their fame when there is no longer any fear that doing so might compromise their primary career. Perhaps their new employers hope their instincts for reputational management will help burnish their image as well.
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The successful franchise of Paramount motion pictures based on novelist Tom Clancy's techno-thrillers featuring heroic CIA intelligence analyst Jack Ryan stages a much-publicized "do-over" with this action-adventure that recasts the character of Ryan as a rookie to the complex game of geopolitical warfare. Ben Affleck takes the reins from Harrison Ford as Ryan, a greenhorn CIA historian and analyst who finds himself thrust front and center into the spy community's spotlight when Nemerov (Ciaran Hinds), a Russian politician on whom Ryan is an expert, suddenly becomes the leader of the former Soviet Union upon the current president's unexpected demise. Attached to the director of the CIA, Cabot (Morgan Freeman), Ryan insists -- contrary to the opinions of many high-ranking White House officials -- that Nemerov is not a warmonger. Meanwhile, a cadre of neo-fascists, led by Dressler (Alan Bates), plots the detonation at the Super Bowl in Baltimore, MD, of a nuclear device recovered from a long-ago Israeli fighter jet crash, a terrorist incident they intend to spark a war between the super powers, leaving them to conquer the world in the conflict's post-apocalyptic vacuum. The Sum of All Fears co-stars James Cromwell, Bridget Moynahan, and Liev Schreiber as covert operative John Clark, a character central to another series of Clancy's best-selling tomes. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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Best-selling author Tom Clancy was executive producer of this made-for-TV spy thriller, which debuted on ABC in 1999. In the year 2005, the FBI has established a special division --"Netforce" -- to investigate crimes committed using the Internet. Agents Alex Michaels (Scott Bakula) and Steve Day (Kris Kristofferson) are put on the case when software genius Will Stiles (Judge Reinhold) designs a Web browser that allows him to hack into Netforce's computer system and take control of the entire Internet for his own purposes. The supporting cast includes Brian Dennehy, Joanna Going and C.C.H. Pounder. While this was originally billed as "Tom Clancy's Netforce," Clancy neither wrote the screenplay nor directed the film; Netforce was written by Lionel Chetwynd and helmed by Robert Lieberman. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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In this program, military adventure novelist Tom Clancy ushers viewers inside the Nixon White House for an insider's tour guided by Watergate-era Nixon aide John Ehrlichman. In addition to many little-known facts about the Nixon administration's operating procedures, highlights of this program include insights into Nixon's "Waterloo" by Ehrlichman, the man who once advised the president to leave a scapegoat administration figure "twisting slowly in the wind." The program also features film from the personal files of Ehrlichman, who spent 18 months in prison for his role in the Watergate affair, a scandal that resulted in the president resigning from office. Among the many shocking allegations made in this program is that Nixon approved a plan to fire-bomb a Washington think tank that refused to relinquish its copy of the politically damning Pentagon Papers. ~ Steve Blackburn, Rovi
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What a difference a debate makes.
Republican Mitt Romney has opened a large, 7 percentage-point lead over President Barack Obama in must-win Florida, according to a new poll of likely voters conducted for The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald and the Tampa Bay Times.
Romneys 51-44 percent advantage is just on the cusp of the polls error margin and it marks a dramatic 8-point shift since last month.
Obamas now swimming upstream, said Brad Coker, pollster with Mason Dixon Polling & Research, which conducted the survey of 800 likely Florida voters this month and last for The Herald and its news partners, including Bay News 9 and Central Florida News 13.
The previous poll, which showed Obama with an inside-the-error-margin lead, was before last Wednesdays debate when Obama gave a lackluster performance while Romney appeared to excel.
This latest poll showed that 5 percent of those who said they were undecided before the debate say theyll vote for Romney. And 4 percent of those who said they favored Obama pre-debate moved away from the president 2 percent toward Romney and 2 percent undecided.
Obama didnt flip one voter, Coker said. He didnt gain 1 percent from the debate.
Even Democrats were upset with Obamas performance.
I was disappointed, said Phyllis Apple, a 90-year-old Democrat from Aventura. He didnt look like he was ready to fight. Maybe the president thought it wouldnt look presidential.
A top political advisor to the president, David Plouffe, acknowledged that the debate was a wake-up call and that the race has tightened. But, he said, he believes in the campaigns message and its vast volunteer army that can turn out nontraditional voters who dont necessarily get picked up in polls such as this one.
Thats where there are real gains for us. Weve got to find them, Plouffe said. As for Romneys surge, Plouffe said, Romney picked up his easy gains ... We think the Romney gains have stopped.
Romneys strong performance also led people to trust him more on Medicare, the economy and foreign policy, which once was a strong suit of the president after the killing of Osama bin Laden.
But the fallout from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in Libya not just the debate might have hurt Obama as well. Also potentially helping Romney is that the economy in Florida is stuck in the doldrums, with the unemployment rate ticking up slightly last month while it fell nationally.
Romneys biggest gain: independent voters, the swing electorate in swing-state Florida, without which Romney has no shot of winning the presidency this year.
Independents moved 24 points away from Obama and toward Romney, whos now favored by 13 points, or 52-39, over the president.
Another huge gain came with women, who once favored Obama by double digits, and are now virtually split between the top two contenders. They moved a total of 13 points in Romneys favor in a month.
In a sign of his need to reach out to women, Obamas campaign has stepped up its criticisms of Romney for his opposition to abortion. The Democrats have sent out stacks of mailers to registered Florida female voters reminding them of Romneys stances and have suggested that the Republican would want to ban some forms of birth control.


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A Collection of Baseball Firsts
Who hit the first grand slam? Who was the first pinch hitter? Presenting the nine players of Smithsonian's "They Did It First" All-Star Team
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After getting beaned by a ball, the New York Giants' Bresnahan was the first player to experiment with wearing a batting helmet in 1905. It was an awkward device—similar to an inflated boxing glove wrapped around the head—created by inventor Frank Mogridge. (Batting helmets would not become mandatory until 1971.) As a catcher, Bresnahan would introduce far better protective gear to the game, including shin guards and padding for catcher's masks. During his 17-year career, Bresnahan played all nine positions with several teams. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
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Posted by Jean Kafer on April 19,2012 | 12:38 PM
I have a 1901 fielders glove and a catchers mit can you please tell me a value on these. I also have a baseball picture of the 1901 New York Tigers. Can you please give me a value on these.
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I have an 11 X14. Photo of Rube Waddell. He is in a St. Louis Browns uniform.
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I have been in possession of this item since 1961. The signature has not been authenticated. I would be willing to donate this item to the Smithsonian collection if there should be any interest. If the signature cannot be authenticated, or is a forgery, I would like to have the picture returned to me. Thank you.
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Very interesting facts...I am looking to find a photo of my great grandfather Amos Smith Booth, Cincinnati Red Stockings who was the first I believe to have thrown by ladies in the seats to him on the playing field..."large hair-pins" seems he was a handsome man and the first person to be the receipient of large ladies hair pins as sosmething from female admirers?
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Below are excerpts from former staff writer John Foster's blog about his adventures in Peru. Foster and his wife, Lori, left the Bluegrass state Sept. 15 and traveled to Peru where they'll spend nine months working in an orphanage.
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You show up with wander'in dave and lets have a Ex-Fed Tri-pack meet'in and plan a
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Planning to dip my tire in the Pacific and then head back to TOR, then on to MOA. Had a good time last year at Salty Fog and have a couple of friends that want to do it this year, might be talked into going again.
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Where is a nice town/city to "take-in" a July 4th Independence Day in Colorado?
Will be arriving in state the day before, from the east.... somewhere along/near
I-25 between Co Springs & Ft Collins... or maybe in the ski resort areas, I'm open.
I'll be coming into TOR from the West or South West. Can't suggest any Colorado town for a July fourth visit, never been out there on the fourth. Last July fourth I was in a Army Corps of Engineer campground on the Mississippi and could see the fireworks from four towns on the other bank.
"But if you do not find an intelligent companion, a wise and well-behaved person going the same way as yourself, then go on your way alone." - Buddha
If looking for fireworks, most are cancelled due to the tinder dry conditions. Was going to suggest Breckenridge because while riding through there the other day I read where they were the only Summit County location still planning on having fireworks, but even this has now been cancelled. If looking for fireworks there could still be events in some of the big municipalities along the I-25/Front Range corridor, but I think I would still head to the mountains to cool off, and go to where most resort towns have something festive planned.
Spent two 4th's in Durango had great fire works then in 05 the fireworks started a fire in the towns grave yard. Strator Hotel great restaurant and bar. Adobe Inn clean cheap and motorcycle friendly. I'll be leaving Blairsville on the 7th or 8th see ya in Paonia on Wed.!
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I'm passsing through Colorado a tad late for the entire rally (TOR), but will be in route for Arkansas for GSGiants activities. Anybody from TOR going my way, I'd like to meet up. There should be 100s of riders going East from Colorado to MO., but how many for OARK, Arkanasas? I may make TOR by Saturday early enough to show my face. The GS Thing in Oark starts Sunday for dinner!!! Randy
Randy.... I believe your correct; anyone planning a afternoon Sunday dinner in
AR wont likely be in Paonia beyond early breakfast! And I would'nt want that ride
for GSGaints; there MUST be points for that!!! It may "cut" into TOR attendance
a little; I'll hold your door prize tickets if it will help.
Travel'in John
I'm not sure the miles from TOR to Oark,Ark, but its got to be far. Probably in the 750m range give or take. I won't be registering for the TOR rally, but ya'll be sure enjoy it. A fine rally. Hope the Colorado fires are not near Paonia? My tickets would not likely help ya out anyways, as I rarely win anything! Good luck, see ya'll in MO..Randy
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What's in the Box?
- Philips DC390 Docking Clock Radio
- Wireless remote control
- Aux-in cable
- User manual
- Quick start guide
Tech Specs
- Input Type: 30 Pin Dock,3.5mm Stereo Jack
- Power Source: AC
- Height: 4.5 in./11.4 cm
- Width: 10.3 in./26.3 cm
- Weight: 3.1 lb./1.9 kg
- Length: 6.5 in./16.5 cm
Manufacturer Information
Part Number
- Mfr. Part Number: DC390/37
- UPC or EAN No.: 8712581610586
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Ratings & Reviews
A best docking system
This one is the best one for both ipad and iphones a best deal to buy
- Written by Jouni H from Jyväskylä
102 of 123 people found this useful
Initial experience is wow- great sound
Yet to use the whole thing but against the BOSE it replaced the sound is amazing, its a quality build, feels solid and works out o Yet to use the whole thing but against the BOSE it replaced the sound is amazing, its a quality build, feels solid and works out of the box- I just plugged my iPhone in and the date time synced and started playing music. Great- I got it when Apple had their sale and only paid £97- not sure I would pay the asking price as it has no DAB or wireless function. …
- Written by ANDREW MARK W from Gainsborough
56 of 59 people found this useful
Great sound, good looking. Very pleased.
Absolutely love this clock radio. Waken up to playlist on iPhone, or radio from iPhone if desired - not sure quite how that worked Absolutely love this clock radio. Waken up to playlist on iPhone, or radio from iPhone if desired - not sure quite how that worked as read somewhere that this wasn't possible - but it is - cos we did!
You can turn the display light down, which I like to do for sleeping, or even off if desired.
Sound is FANTASTIC, even without the optional Bass boost!!!
Only gripes: find the iPad a little difficult to dock, and am a bit apprehensive that I may break connection someday. Not sure if it is me or the dock.
The button for turning the alarm to snooze, which also functions as the means by which the display brightness is altered is a bit "clunky" and on such a good piece of equipment this is a little disappointing.
HOWEVER overall, 9/10 and YES, despite my tiny gripes, I love it and would buy again.
Recommend this product! …- Written by Rosemary B from Bangor
55 of 60 people found this useful
Great sound, good investment
- Written by Helen T from Bridport
Does not play music via Ipad!
I have just spent most of this morning in the Apple shop in The Trafford Centre with the Apple technicians trying to get this dock I have just spent most of this morning in the Apple shop in The Trafford Centre with the Apple technicians trying to get this docking station to play music via my ipad2. All we kept getting was the error message that 'this accessory is not supported by ipad' and it wouldn't play through the speakers - we could hear the music only from the ipad2. However it would charge the ipad2 OK.
After trying two different DC390 machines and a different ipad2, from within the store, the technician announced there was nothing more he could do and offered me a refund.
I left the store empty handed and extremely disappointed.
If anyone from Apple or Philips can give me an explanation as to why this product does not perform as stated I would be interested? I am still in need of a docking station with speakers, ideally with an iphone charger (I am aware of the DC291)..
I have given this 1 star and I was not able to submit this review with no stars. …- Written by Antony S from Bury
4 of 5 people found this useful
great little dock
i bought this dock yesterday great sound easy to use love it
- Written by Tony J from Aberdeen
Questions & Answers
Answers from the community
Can I use a lightning to 30 pin adapter to use the iPhone 5s
- Asked by Jack D from Brisbane
- 22-Sep-2013
No answers yet
Does it work with the new iphone5
- Asked by Theresa R from Reseda
- 16-Oct-2012
Best Answer
Yes this will work with the iPhone 5 but you must use the Lighting adapter.
- Answered by Alex S from Atlanta
- 22-Oct-2012
will the 4th generation iPad with retina display work with a lightening adapter?
- Asked by David J
- 08-Apr-2013
No answers yet
Yes. See Tech Specs. apple.com /airport-extreme/specs/
- Answered by Nathan H from Durham
- 13-Jun-2013
What is the different between the dc291 and the dc390
- Asked by Carol U
- 22-Feb-2013
- Asked about: Philips DC291 Docking Clock Radio w…
the dc291 only has one adapter however the dc390 has 2 adapters however don't no much more about it the dc291 only has one adapter however the dc390 has 2 adapters however don't no much more about it so you would have to google it …
- Answered by David J
- 08-Apr-2013
Will the latest ipad with retina display work on this?
- Asked by Varun P
- 18-Nov-2012
As long as it is the iPad 3rd Gen, it's fine. It on works with the 30-pin connector and not he light As long as it is the iPad 3rd Gen, it's fine. It on works with the 30-pin connector and not he lightning connector. …
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- 26-Nov-2012


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Michael Schumacher admits he has only himself to blame for not making it into Q3 in what was a close second qualifying segment in Valencia.
The seven-time World Champ was one of the favourites ahead of the weekend with some even predicting he could become F1's eighth different in eight races.
Schumacher, though, faces a tough task to even come close to achieving that after a disappointing Saturday afternoon.
The Mercedes driver clocked a 1:38.770 in Q2, which although only 0.281s short of the P1 time, proved to be too slow to make it into the final segment.
The German will line-up 12th on Sunday's European Grand Prix grid.
"What a close qualifying session. Of course, I'm not particularly happy about not making it through Q2 but that was clearly down to me - I didn't get my lap together," Schumacher said.
"On my first run, I was too aggressive in turn 12 on my first timed lap, then had to abort the second lap and pit because the tyres were no longer in good enough condition to improve. After that, I was a bit too conservative on the second run and that cost us, because the times were so close today."
Schumacher, though, was at least able to find some positives ahead of Sunday's European Grand Prix.
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It stated with verbal taunts and then a punch in the face. At first the 16-year-old in an Australian school didn't seem to budge, and then there was another jab from the smaller 12-year-old – then two others – and then a bully smackdown.
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Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt on the impact of high-frequency trading on the markets and investor confidence.
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High frequency trading making headlines this week.
And earlier and our our veteran trader Teddy Weisberg told us that speed kills.
For more on this I'm joined by Harvey Pitt former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman.
Hearty welcome to the show it's great to CEO.
What is the impact in your view of these high speed traders on individual investors.
I think over the long term.
-- a mole -- terms of investment opportunities where I think it's significant.
Is that we're having all sorts of glitches with the software.
And that is eroding investor confidence in driving individual investors out of our markets.
So what shall we do about it.
Well I think we have to get a grip on technology.
-- in high frequency trading we have Knight securities.
We have the the flash crash we have.
And FaceBook can all of these problems are steam -- learning.
And there has to be some orderly mechanism by which people use technology.
According to well established rules.
He had just this week we had that confusion over and will trade oil prices dropped dramatically and quickly.
Some people say hey this could be high frequency trading other saying no it's a fat -- trader.
Now the FCC.
Says it's finding the New York Stock Exchange for giving information to these high frequency traders and head of others what do you make of that.
Well I think this is some of very beneficial.
Move by the SEC I think proprietary training data.
It's something that really belongs to the investing public and the SEC is making certain.
But nobody gets an unfair -- -- this kind of information.
So I commend the SEC's actions in this regard.
It seems like this is out of control.
High frequency trading accounts -- about two thirds of all trading on the exchanges.
How do you put the genie back in the bottle.
I think one of the things you do is require that all trades -- a legitimate purpose.
You eliminate the trades that are effectively dummy your false trades and require that all trades he followed through.
Or that there be penalties associated with transactions.
That are canceled before there ever execute -- But something -- big job to we have the technology.
Available to where regulators to kind of track all of those trades.
I'm not certain.
-- the regulators are but that's a budgetary issue but the technology exists.
And the real requirement should be imposed by the exchanges and self regulators.
As wells by the SEC.
We need some affirmative action and we needed quickly.
Perfect pet thanks for coming on tonight fascinating interview and great to hear what you have to say -- to come back soon.
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tivoisation through legal means?
Posted Jun 20, 2011 17:54 UTC (Mon) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
Tivo did not prevent people from loading new software on the hardware they own.
Posted Jun 20, 2011 18:06 UTC (Mon) by pflugstad (subscriber, #224) [Link]
Posted Jun 20, 2011 18:21 UTC (Mon) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
Posted Jun 20, 2011 21:58 UTC (Mon) by rahvin (subscriber, #16953) [Link]
Tivoisation is called that because Tivo locked the kernel to the hardware. Without cracking the boot loader encryption you can't load a custom kernel and that is what RMS has a problem with and why he called it Tivioisation, in that it's free software but there are software and hardware restrictions that prevent the replacement of the kernel on that system even though it's open source and GPL.
Posted Jun 20, 2011 22:10 UTC (Mon) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
or what it's worth, I agree with Ingo and Linus, that availablility of the code is what matters. If Tivo is doing something special in their kernel, what's most important is the ability to see what they did and decide if it's something that benefits other users (and if so modify the upstream kernel). I can get/build other hardware to run the software on. If a particular vendor chooses to lock down their hardware, it is up to me to decide if I want to support that vendor by buying their hardware, or buy their competitors hardware instead.
In the phone world we are seeing this happen. Initially the vendors all went in the direction of locking things down, but now a growing number of them are being pressured to not lock down the bootloader. This isn't because of the license of the software, but because there are enough vocal users that they are getting the message.
forbidding locking down hardware will limit a lot of 'good' uses as well as a lot of 'bad' uses, and I don't see it as being worth it.
Posted Jun 20, 2011 23:14 UTC (Mon) by neilbrown (subscriber, #359) [Link]
> I don't see it as being worth it.
License choice is really a question of economics - which choice is expected to produce the greatest value. Of course everyone has different metrics for assessing value, and different expectations for the results of a particular choice, so we can expect people to make very different choices as to what they think will produce the most value.
But it really is a question of value, of worth, of economics. Trying to dress it up as a question of morality or ethics or fairness is just deceiving oneself (or possibly attempting to deceive others).
Posted Jun 20, 2011 23:42 UTC (Mon) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
the vendor should have the right to create a locked down device.
but I then have the right to modify any device I have purchased in any way I want, including modifying it to bypass any lockdown the vendor created.
But that's the problem: you don't have such right...
Posted Jun 21, 2011 8:19 UTC (Tue) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link]
But that's the thing: you don't have such right. Not anymore. Your supposed "right" was quite explicitly outlawed decade ago. That's why GPLv3 was needed: this is patch to account for changes in law. Two decades ago GPLv2 was adequate because your position was acceptable. Today it's not enough.
P.S. I don't see what's the big hoopla is all about. In a world where "market pressures" made it possible to replace OS there are absolutely no problems with GPLv3 anti-Tivoization clauses and in a world where market didn't work (please don't say that "market always work" because it's just not true) it's important and needed.
Posted Jun 21, 2011 18:08 UTC (Tue) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
Posted Jun 22, 2011 1:14 UTC (Wed) by baldridgeec (guest, #55283) [Link]
While you're at it, look up "DeCSS" and you will find a famous instance of (ab)use of said law.
Also look for "Dimitri Sklyarov" while you're at it. U.S. law doesn't only apply to U.S. citizens and residents, nor only to events which happen in the bounds of the U.S.
Posted Jun 22, 2011 1:23 UTC (Wed) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
the more dangerous things in my opinion are the lawsuits going after people creating mod-chips for game consoles (I really don't understand the logic there)
but if there really was a law passed eliminating the right to modify things that I have purchased (as a general statement), that would be a much bigger issue.
Posted Jun 22, 2011 1:37 UTC (Wed) by baldridgeec (guest, #55283) [Link]
Even if I were more optimistic and agreed with you myself, you should note that a court doesn't even have to agree in order for them to be able to make your life hell. They just have to present an argument which is prima facie plausible, and the DMCA gives them that argument. That's where the mod-chip lawsuits are coming from anyway (and ALSO the Sony v. Hotz case, which you would have noticed if you had read the Groklaw link.)
Posted Jun 22, 2011 2:09 UTC (Wed) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
I am familiar with the Hotz case.
if you decide not to take any risks, then you must completely give up interacting with anyone, let alone writing or using software
Posted Jun 22, 2011 18:53 UTC (Wed) by Wol (guest, #4433) [Link]
If somebody tried a stunt like that in the UK they would find (a) they would get a *large* bill from the defendant, and (b) assorted people (probably *including* the lawyers) would find themselves enjoying a short stint at Her Majesty's Pleasure :-)
If prosecuting your client's case means you end up a defendant, I can't imagine many lawyers being prepared to take the money ...
Oh - and we have a case like that going through our courts at the moment. The general consensus seems to be that the lawyer involved is heading for disbarment - that he's committed professional suicide.
Cheers, Wol
Posted Nov 4, 2011 9:14 UTC (Fri) by renox (subscriber, #23785) [Link]
So even though I'm not in the US or in the UK, your "If you don't want them making your life hell, don't live in the US :-)", even with a smiley, is very, very wrong..
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