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In his book The Image of the City (1960), Kevin Lynch coined the term "wayfinding" to describe his concept of environmental legibility—that is, the elements of the built environment that allow us to navigate successfully through complex spaces like cities and towns. The most fundamental underlying metaphor of the World Wide Web is navigation through a space populated by places we call web "sites," and thus the wayfinding metaphor is perfect for thinking about web navigation (fig. 4.1).
Wayfinding has four core components:
In interviews conducted in various cities, Lynch had local residents draw maps of their cities from memory. The mental maps that residents create are crucial to wayfinding in their environment. An individual's map of the local environment is unique, but Lynch found that most people's maps were populated by five types of elements:
Although you can readily see the parallels with navigation on the web, the web is a special kind of space that often doesn't provide the concrete spatial and navigational clues we take for granted in the real world of walking through a town. Web navigation has many similarities to physical movement, but actual travel on the web is magical: you just appear at the next point in your journey from page to page, and there is no experience of the landscape unfolding before you as a series of landmarks.
We don't pass familiar landmarks unless we're deliberately browsing through a site hierarchy. Most of the time we just suddenly appear in a new place, and the "journey" itself provides no information on our new location.
There are no directions and often no clear sense of heading a particular direction. This lack of abstract direction is what makes links to home pages so crucial in web navigation: your orientation to home and whether you are heading away from the home page or toward the home page is about all the sense of "direction" there is in many sites.
All of this argues for concrete, visible, easy-to-understand navigational cues on web pages. Print designers and editors often chafe at the heavy interface framing of web pages—do we really need such a burden of headers and footers and buttons and links? Well, yes, we do. Without that navigation interface, and all the "you are here" markers it provides, we'd all be back to that lost-in-space feeling that was so common in the early days of the web.
In web sites paths are the consistent, predictable navigational links that appear the same way throughout the web site. Paths can be purely in the user's mind, as in your habitual navigation through a favorite newspaper site. Paths can also be explicit site navigation elements such as breadcrumb trails that show you where you are in relation to the overall site (fig. 4.2).
Consistency is the golden rule of interface design and wayfinding, but there is a paradox at the heart of consistency: if everything looks the same, there are no edges. How can you tell where you are or when you have moved from one space to another? A well-designed site navigation system is built on a consistent page grid, terminology, and navigation links, but it also incorporates the visual flexibility to create identifiable regions and edges within the larger space. In a corporate site, if you move from one region to another—say, from marketing to human resources—you ought to notice that you just passed an important regional boundary (fig. 4.3).
Coffee used to be easy: it was regular or black. Now with six kinds of mocha skim lattes on offer, coffee has become yet another potential point of stress in your day. In Western societies we equate freedom with a range of choices, but as psychologist Barry Schwartz points out in his book The Paradox of Choice, an overwhelming range of choices causes stress, slows our decision-making, makes us generally less satisfied (did I make the right choice from my eighty-nine options?), and makes us more likely to walk away from making any choice at all. "Give the user choices" is a constant mantra in user interface design, but too many choices delivered simultaneously leave most users overwhelmed and likely to abandon the problem altogether (fig. 4.4).
Orientation cues are particularly important in the web interface, since users often arrive at a page without having followed a deliberate and repeatable path. For example, one point of web wayfinding that is quite unlike navigation in physical space is search, which cuts across all the normal wayfinding boundaries to provide a view of every occurrence of a keyword or phrase across the web site. Search is more than an automated directory function; search can deliver you directly from one point in a site to another, and that direct connection makes the user all the more dependent on "you are here" cues from the user interface of the site.
User interface research shows that about half of web users prefer to browse through menu lists of links to find information, and the other half will go straight to the search box to enter keywords for search. All readers will use both the browse and search features of a site at some point, so supporting both navigation paradigms is important to user interface design. As the web has become larger and more complex, the dependence on search technology has become greater, both for users seeking information and for web publishers hoping users will find their content.
Both the browse and search aspects of navigation must support the user's sense of location and orientation to the major landmarks of a site. Core page components and interface elements (see Interface Design, below) are relevant to both browsing and searching; they establish and maintain a broad sense of a web site as a navigable space and provide a "you are here" sense of local placement within the larger dimension of the site. Breadcrumb trails, tabs or links that change color to indicate the current location, and section titles all contribute to a firm sense of place within a site (fig. 4.5).
These landmark and wayfinding elements are especially important to users who navigate by searching. The browse interface allows users to move gradually through a site, seeing various landmarks as they pass through the site hierarchy (fig. 4.6). Web search allows a user to cut directly into a site hierarchy with no preamble. Users who come to your site from a general Internet search engine like Yahoo! or Google may arrive directly at a page deep within the organization of your site. As web search becomes the way most of your audience reaches your site, the percentage of users who see your home page is decreasing all the time (fig. 4.7).
The most fundamental support for users who prefer to search is to make search easily available from every page of your site. Users expect that any site of more than a few pages will have a search feature. Research shows that there are specific areas of the page where users expect to see a search box (fig. 4.8).
Always be sure you let users know the scope of what they are searching. It's confusing when users enter a keyword thinking that they are searching only the current web site but then get search results from the whole company or the whole Internet ("Results 1–100 of about 5,100,000,000 for 'help'"). In simple search forms you can make the scope of the search clear in the field label. Where there is more room on the page the search form can offer more options to control the scope of the search (fig. 4.9).
To preserve the user's sense of place within your site, the results of a user's search query should appear on a page that looks like the rest of the web site. For large institutions, as long as the larger institutional site is well organized and graphically consistent, every small subsite does not need to have a custom search page.
Search is powerful, but web search is no substitute for a coherent site architecture, carefully expressed in your page design and navigation. Ironically, search navigation is heavily dependent on those interface elements and page design features that we think of as part of the standard browsing interface. By cutting out the intermediate steps in browsing through an information hierarchy, search can deliver the user to pages deep inside a web site, where only the "browsing" interface of site graphics, page titles, breadcrumb trails, and navigation links can supply the cues that allow users to establish their "you are here" location within the site.


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Monday, June 22, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: David Pogue, In Violation Of NYT Ethics Rules, Took Fee To Speak To Industry Trade Group Last Week.
On Friday morning, Pogue was the keynote speaker at the Consumer Electronics Association's "CEO Summit" near Los Angeles -- a gathering of hundreds of top executives at the nation's leading technology companies. A spokesman for the CEA, Jason Oxman, confirmed to the NYTPicker that Pogue was paid for his speech, and reimbursed for his travel expenses from New York to California.
In doing so, Pogue violated the NYT ethics guidelines on public speaking that allow NYT staffers to accept fees "only from educational or other nonprofit groups for which lobbying and political activity are not a major focus."
The Consumer Electronics Association, while technically a nonprofit organization, is an industry trade group whose stated mission is to "grow the consumer electronics industry," which Pogue covers. It's fully funded by its corporate members, and has its own lobbying division. In its 2007 tax return, the CEA reported spending $3.3 million on government lobbying and political expenditures to promote the consumer electronics industry.
In an email statement to The NYTPicker late Friday afternoon, Catherine Mathis, the NYT's senior vice president of corporate communications, acknowledged Pogue's error in judgement and implied that he had been reprimanded for his CEA appearance:
David Pogue is not a Times staff member, but that, as the Ethical Journalism policy says, freelancers are held to the extent possible to the same standards as staffers when they are on Times assignments. This speech was not a Times assignment, but Mr. Pogue has been reminded of the policy provisions barring acceptance of speaking fees or travel expenses from all but educational or other non-profit organizations that do not have lobbying or political activity as a major focus.
While it's true that Pogue isn't a NYT staff member, the NYT's ethical journalism policy in fact holds freelancers to the same standards as NYT staffers, whether on a "Times assignment" or not, as this clause makes clear:
Our audience applies exacting standards to all of our journalism. It does not normally distinguish between the work of staff members and that of outside freelancers. Thus as far as possible, freelance contributors to the Times Company's journalism, while not its employees, should accept the same ethical standards as staff members as a condition of their assignments for us. If they violate these standards, they should be denied further assignments.
Given that, would Pogue be expected to return the speaker's fee paid to him by the CEA? After it was recently disclosed that Thomas Friedman took a $75,000 fee for speaking to a California government lobbying group, the op-ed columnist promptly gave back the money. Friedman gave back the money. "It was my fault," Friedman said. "No excuses."
The NYTPicker asked Mathis if the NYT planned to ask Pogue to return the CEA speaking fee and travel reimbursement.
"We have no authority to do so." Mathis replied via email. "While we could deny him future assignments, we have no plans to do so."
Reached last night, Pogue defended his appearance at the CEA to The NYTPicker, though he acknowledged in an email that as a result of his Friday faux-pas, he has agreed to get NYT approval before accepting future speaking gigs.
Here is Pogue's statement, in full:
Well, the Times ethics book says you can't accept speaking fees unless it's for "educational or other nonprofit groups for which lobbying
and political activity are not a major focus."
The group for whom I spoke, the CEA, is indeed a nonprofit, educational organization. But is lobbying a "major focus?"
Less than 5 percent of its staff and resources has to do with lobbying (they have 3 lobbyists on staff among 150 employees). Meanwhile, 90 percent of the CEA's staff and budget are dedicated to research, education and, of course, the gigantic Consumer Electronics Show.
Nonetheless, I've agreed to run future speaking requests by my editors before accepting them.
Pogue didn't answer two questions asked by the NYTPicker: whether he planned to return the money he was paid to travel to and speak to the CEA -- as Friedman did -- and whether he he perceived an ethical problem in accepting money from an industry trade group that promotes the products he reviews.
It's worth noting that the Consumer Electronics Show to which Pogue refers is an annual event designed to promote new products and models. It isn't open to the public. Nor are most of the CEA's other events and activities. The "research" and "education" to which he refers exist to further the ends of the consumer electronics industry that Pogue covers as a journalist.
The thinly-veiled frustration in Mathis's comment about Pogue sheds light a fundamental problem posed by the columnist's poor judgement. The NYT can't afford to enforce its strict code of ethical conduct on Pogue, simply because of his enormous value to the NYT brand.
While not a member of the NYT staff, Pogue ranks among its most popular and valuable contributors; his reviews of new products routinely land on the NYT's top-ten most-emailed list, and his videos have grown immensely popular with readers. Last week, Pogue's rave review of the new iPhone landed him on the list yet again.
As the NYT's future becomes increasingly tied to the success of its website, Pogue's value to the paper continues to grow. Pogue is a personable, witty 46-year-old Yale graduate whose videos and commentary reflect the NYT's own changing persona, from a stodgy print product to an engaging, personality-driven multimedia enterprise. Even in areas of hard news coverage, the compelling character-driven videos by reporters like foreign correspondent C.J. Chivers have given the NYT a new way to demonstrate its dominance.
But while the NYT's relationship with Pogue has meant a massive increase in page views and publicity, it has also given Pogue unusual sway with the NYT and its rule book.
The NYT has long prided itself on a strict firewall between critics and the institutions whose products they review. For example, it would be unheard of for a NYT theater critic to accept a speaking fee from the The Broadway League, or for a NYT movie critic to take money from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for a speech -- or even to appear at events sponsored by those industry groups. It's difficult to imagine a freelance NYT critic doing so without suffering serious consequences, if not outright dismissal.
Pogue's main competition in the personal technology field, Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, posts his own strict ethics policy on the All Things D website where he contributes. It says, in part:
I also don't accept trips, speaking fees, or product discounts from companies whose products I cover, or from their public relations or advertising agencies. I don't serve as a consultant to any companies, or serve on any corporate boards or advisory boards. I do occasionally take a free t-shirt from these companies, but my wife hates it when I wear them, as she considers them ugly.
Pogue posts no such guidelines on his website, www.davidpogue.com. It does, however, offer quick access to the "Pogue-o-matic," the writer's handy online guide to product purchasing (with prices, reviews and Pogue's comments) that's also available on the NYT website.
33 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Oh my god you guys are getting lazy. How about we do a little actual reporting here, eh?
The ethics rule states that Times employees cannot take feeds from any organization "for which lobbying and political activity are not a major focus."
That's kind of fuzzy, so how do we define "major" in this context? I don't really know, but in less than 10 minutes I was able to find out that CSA spends between 1 and 2 percent of its annual budget on direct lobbying activities. To me, that doesn't quite rise to the level of "major."
Look at their 990. It's all there on Guidestar. The group spends the vast, vast majority of its funds on staff, services and its annual convention. The largest single expense for the organization is the convention, which eats up almost a third of its budget each year.
Looking at the lobbying forms (again, it's all right there in black and white at CRP), the group generally spends less than $500K in federal lobbying. In 2007 and 2008, it spent $1.5 and $1.6 million respectively, but then dipped down to $410K so far in 2009.
I am not here to make excuses for David Pouge, who probably should be more discerning. But on the other hand, I don't think you can argue that he violated either the letter or the spirit of the Times policy.
C'mon you guys. - June 22, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- THE NYTPICKER said...
First of all, you've misstated the ethics rules, which allow -- not prohibit -- speaking fees from "nonprofit or educational groups for which lobbying and political activity are not a major focus."
We don't know the source of your percentages, but the CEA's 2007 tax return shows revenues of $80.7 million, with expenditures on lobbying and political activities of almost $3.3 million. That's roughly 4 percent.
More important is the fact that the CEA is not an educational group, but rather an industry trade organization designed to grow the industry through sales of its products. That doesn't match up either to the intent or the wording of the NYT's ethics policy.
The deeper question -- which Pogue failed to address -- is whether it's appropriate for a personal-technology columnist to accept money from an organization funded by the companies he covers. We think it isn't, and it appears the NYT agrees with us. - June 22, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
I have to agree with NYTPicker on this one. The CEA is not an educational organization like a school. It's one goal is to help the member companies sell more gadgets. It doesn't really matter how small a percentage is officially spent in Washington, I think it's fair to say that 100% is spent on getting the world to buy more gadgets.
The reason they invited Pogue is to push their gadgets on him and get an impression of how he thinks so they can better push their gadgets on him in the future. It's not because they're investing in building a university devoted to the science of gadget design. - June 22, 2009 at 9:02 AM
- Anonymous said...
Is there anyone left at the Times who is a staffer?
- June 22, 2009 at 10:07 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think the rules were meant for political situations, not the lighter parts of the paper. And how accepting money from the trade organizations going to bias him? Will he favor the iPhone over "indie" phones from backyard "boutique" cell phone manufacturers who aren't members of the trade organization? Maybe the Next Apple II will be overlooked? Be real.
If the Times wants him to toe their line, they're going to have to pay him a lot more than they do now. Pony up or shut up. - June 22, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- Milo said...
The NYTimes never seems to learn, does it? Their unwillingness to rein Pogue in is a mistake and is going to come back to bite them one day. And it's clear that Pogue has no intention whatsoever of returning that payment.
Here's the irony, Pogue is in demand BECAUSE of his NYTimes platform. How many of his readers know that he's a freelancer and not a full-fledged NYTimes staffer? He gets his prominence and his credibility from his association with the Times. That's why he's in demand for speaking at conferences and such. The tech companies want his blessing because they know that the exposure in the NYTimes will reach their target audience of college-educated, upper-income technofiles. And best of all, the coverage is free!
All they have to do is invite Pogue to speak at the occasional conference and whatever they pay him is less than the price of a full page ad in the Times.
Why does the NYTimes lack such confidence in itself that it's unwilling to cut Pogue loose and hire a new tech gadget columnist? Pogue has built enough of a following that he would be successful doing his schtick on his own blog. - June 22, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
It's a deep question of whether Pogue is successful because of the Times or the Times is successful because of Pogue. He's quite good but so are the otehr writers. Maybe it's all in the editing?
In any case, it is common for other tech writers to produce articles with a higher rank than Pogue on the most emailed list. The other writers often rank higher. - June 22, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Anonymous said...
The group Friedman spoke to WAS a lobbying group. That was its primary function.
But come on-- 4% of the CEA's budget does not make lobbying a "major focus." There is simply no issue here. Pogue violated nothing.
Besides, who the hell cares? What sort of lobbying would Pogue be interested in? What sort of "insider advice" could he give these companies--other than "design your products better?"
As for the conflict of interest: it doesn't exist when ALL of the companies he covers are part of the same trade group. Nobody has any advantage here.
Looks a bit like you're really hurting for stories here. - June 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
Well, here he goes again. His "rave" reviews are embarrassing - they read like manufacturer's PR releases anyway... so I really don't understand his "value" to the Times. The Times has had some excellent and discerning tech writers in the past and Pogue couldn't hold a candle to most of them.
- June 22, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Ruth Ann said...
I am not posing as a member of the Ethical Police.
I'm a recovering journalist who has attended CES at least 12 years, who has been on the receiving end of their mailings, and who has visited their swag-filled press room when there were goodies galore for people who cover the show.
If you're going to fault Pogue, you should slap every pass-wearing presser who ever did a story on the CES Top Ten Innovations, or boogied with a robot for the noon show live shot, or took the Toshiba rolling backpack and the free reporters' notebooks.
Give me a break.
If you're a reporter and you go to the show, you're in their pocket in some form or fashion, simply by dint of how the layout steers attendees to certain booths, the signage placement that's designed to be glittery standup background, the special access for VIP interviews, what EVER.
I'd say the average scribe who goes to CES is much more likely to be swayed by their seduction than someone like Pogue, who doesn't "need" them as much as they "need" him, much like the NYTimes "needs" him.
He built his personal brand. He reaps the rewards. These days, all journos are being advised to go and do likewise if they want to eat in the years ahead.
Disclaimer: I've met Pogue at TED. He wouldn't know me from the proverbial hole in the ground. - June 22, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
Why do people come to this website just to trash its items? I for one am grateful it exists. Clearly these people are getting no money for their efforts (the lack of advertising) and no fame/recognition (they're anonymous). So why don't people stop searching for weaknesses in NYTPicker, and appreciate its strengths, and its value?
- June 22, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Anonymous said...
Pogue's had ethical problems before with the NYT. Last time, I believe, it was getting a hard-drive fixed--for free.
Add to that the fact that he's almost never met an Apple he didn't polish--well, maybe his time has come.
With the demise of printed computer ;ublications, there are a lot of good tech journalists floating around loose. Maybe the Times should start looking.... - June 22, 2009 at 1:02 PM
- Jason Oxman, CEA said...
On behalf of CEA, I'd like to offer some facts to clarify the record. I do appreciate having been contacted by NYTPicker for the opportunity to comment on this story. I can only claim expertise as to CEA itself, not the NYT's policies, and I thought some further information might help inform your readers.
(1) Non-profit status. NYTPicker writes that CEA is "technically a nonprofit organization." To clarify, we are indeed a nonprofit organization -- specifically, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit -- and we are certified by the IRS as such.
(2) Education. CEA provides education and training to tens of thousands of industry professionals each year. Our CEKnowHow program trains retail sales representatives on technology and industry trends. Our MECP (Mobile Electronic Certified Professional) program trains in-vehicle technicians. Our ESPA (Electronic Systems Professional Alliance) training program trains and certifies in-home electronics installers. Our DHTI program (Digital Home Technology Integrator) trains and certifies digital home network installers. Our Professional Audio-Video Specialist program certifies retail sales knowledge of audio-video technology. Again, these are all training, education and certification programs provided by CEA. More information is at www.ce.org
(3) Government affairs and lobbying. NYTPicker correctly reports that CEA's government affairs activities constitute 4% of the Association's annual expenditures and less than 5% of the Association's staff. As I'm sure NYTPicker readers are aware, nearly all large nonprofit organizations -- from the Red Cross to PETA to the largest religious organizations in the country -- have government affairs operations. Ours happens to constitute a very small percentage of our overall budget and activities.
(4) Mission of CEA. Since our inception in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturers Association, our mission has been to grow our industry. Specifically, NYTPicker correctly reports that CEA's stated mission is to "grow the consumer electronics industry." We do so through market research, standards setting activities, consumer education, and of course we produce the world's largest tradeshow for technology -- the International CES, held each January in Las Vegas. As a trade association, we don't sell any products or promote any brands. We even have our own journalists on staff -- Vision Magazine, CEA's flagship publication, has more than 20,000 subscribers.
I can be reached at email@example.com for any additional information.
Thank you.
Jason Oxman
Senior Vice President
Industry Affairs
CEA - June 22, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
Well, there you have it. The head of the CEA admits that its job is to grow the gadget business. Sure, it has an educational component, but that loophole was intended for colleges not industry groups.
- June 22, 2009 at 5:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Well, there you have it. Pogue was right: The CEA fully meets the Times guidelines for speaking engagements.
It's nonprofit, it's educational, and lobbying is not a major focus.
So what's the problem? - June 22, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
If you think it's all right for journalists to receive hefty payments and other emoluments from the people and organizations they are supposed to be covering objectively, you don't understand one of the major basic premises of real journalism.
- June 22, 2009 at 7:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think these are just guidelines and the real test is who is covering what. The Red Cross might be a real charity with a huge educational component, but a reporter covering what the Red Cross did in New Orleans shouldn't accept a big payment to speak at the Red Cross dinner. Nor should someone covering educational issues accept a big payment to speak at a college.
(And I realize it's cool for the NY columnists to speak at commencements but I think they shouldn't write about educational issues then. Well, if they accept payment. If it's all on their own dime, then I don't think it's as a big a deal. ) - June 22, 2009 at 7:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
How about if they receive an honorary degree? Think you'll ever see criticism of the institution from them?
- June 22, 2009 at 9:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
Good point about the honorary degree. The school may not pay you in money, but ego stroking is a more powerful currency in some parts of the world. Sigh. If only I had more money, I could be happy with ego stroking.
- June 22, 2009 at 9:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
Obviously Pogue broke the rules, or the Times wouldn't have bothered giving NYTPicker a statement. If you read Mathis's statement it's clear the Times is pissed.
Walt Mossberg would never take money from the Consumer Electronics Association. He's an ethical journalist. Pogue is a hack. - June 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
Interesting that Pogue, who usually twitters all the time, hasn't posted a tweet since this story came out.
- June 22, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
"Walt Mossberg would never take money from the Consumer Electronics Association. He's an ethical journalist"
Are you KIDDING?
Mossberg is the man who makes hundreds of thousands of dollars each year from his "D: All Things Digital" conference--whose stars are the CEOs of the companies he covers. You think he can be objective after persuading Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos to be the star attractions at his show?
This is the man who collects speaking fees from speaking at events like this one (http://bit.ly/MGnNO), "a private organization formed to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies." Isn't that exactly your problem with Pogue's speaking gig?
He also addresses venture-capitalist groups like this one (http://bit.ly/CZEWe), which are investors in the very products he reviews.
And he speaks at cellphone industry events like this one (http://bit.ly/qheIo)--and then, after accepting payment, goes on to review those companies' products.
Look, Pogue may have stepped over the line. But I don't think Mossberg is the guy you want to be your ethical yardstick. - June 22, 2009 at 11:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks to anonymous above for setting the story straight about Mossberg. Can anyone recommend an ethical personal technology columnist for me to read?
- June 22, 2009 at 11:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow. Mossberg makes Pogue look innocent by comparison. This really stinks.
And Mossberg supposedly makes close to $1m from the WSJ alone:
You would think that a salary like that would let him avoid the temptation. - June 23, 2009 at 7:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
So I just typed "david pogue keynote" into Google and found he's been a busy guy. While some of the conferences seem to be obviously educational and charitable (pause for some praise), some look like they're entirely funded by the industries he covers.
# "All the major business stakeholders in the NFC mobile payments ecosystem are gathering at CTST 2008...David Pogue, the humorous, tech-savvy New York Times technology columnist and Emmy-winning CBS news correspondent, will keynote the event luncheon. "
From http://www.ctst.com/CTST08/pdf/NFC.pdf
But here he is writing about the payments ecosystem:
# "We had an absolute blast while appearing at Macworld 2006. David Pogue is a fantastic talk show host, and he really made the whole experience such a pleasure."
From http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joystuff/davidpoguelive.html
Apple was the biggest sponsor of MacWorld until recently.
# " David Pogue, New York Times columnist and Emmy-winning technology correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, will deliver the keynote address on Wednesday, September 17 during The NAB Radio Show in Austin. "
From: http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Radio&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=12737
Pogue frequently covers applications like Pandora. http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/tis-the-season-for-free-stuff/
# "New York Times Personal Technology Columnist David Pogue gave the second keynote during the 20th annual Government Technology Conference (GTC) West, held in Sacramento, Calif., from May 14-18, 2007."
From http://www.govtech.com/gt/photos/123139
# "FOSE 2008, the most comprehensive event for government information technology (IT) professionals, today announced its keynote lineup. ... New York Times columnist, Missing Manual publisher, and Emmy-winning CBS News Correspondent David Pogue; "
I think that FOSE is mainly devoted to selling tech to government agencies, but even that sounds sort of like lobbying. - June 23, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
You could probably dig up stuff like this on any major columnist for any paper--but in this case, most of your Pogue speaking examples are pretty silly.
For example, Macworld Expo does not pay its speakers.
Internet radio is generally considered the ENEMY of terrestrial radio, so his speaking at the NAB and then writing about Pandora is anything but a conflict of interest.
And Pogue does not write about government tech--his domain is consumer technology--so the government confabs are a bit of a stretch, too. - June 23, 2009 at 8:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Am I reading correctly? Just because Pandora is said to be the enemy of the NAB, it's okay to be a keynote for an organization that doesn't even claim that its conferences in Vegas are educational.
Here's what the NAB says on the page announcing Pogue's keynote:
"... NAB advances their interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. "
But I guess that the part about "seizing new opportunities in the digital age" doesn't apply here. After all, the NAB will just ignore Pandora because it's the enemy.
Just dig a bit deeper.
Pogue writes about the broadcast flag:
The NAB cares deeply about that topic:
[dozens more files are available if you dig for a second.]
Not enough? How about HD Radio:
Here's NAB lobbying on that topic:
This is just one example. I'm sure some of his talks are charitable and devoted to true educational opportunities outside of Vegas.
These aren't silly examples. - June 23, 2009 at 9:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
FOSE exhibitors include Dell, HP, Lenovo, Panasonic and Sun. They're selling gadgets to everyone and the government just happens to be one customer.
http://www.fose.com/index.cfm?do=exh.pubSearchExhibitors - June 23, 2009 at 9:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
What's the point of this Web site? You're this lone blogger taking anonymous potshots at the Times...why?
The comments here have already made it clear that errors, omissions, and bad judgment can be found at any media organization.
A media-watchdog site is a great idea. Why not open it up to CNN, WSJ, USA Today, NPR, etc? And, of course, the Times too.
You'd have much better material to choose from, and you wouldn't come across so much like some peevish former Timesman with an axe to grind. - June 24, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Anonymous said...
My my, cranky cranky nytpickers. It's me, the first poster.
1) I did mean to write CAN not CANNOT. (I also meant to write FEES not FEEDS, so how about I preemptively apologize for that too so we can move to the important stuff?)
I regret the error.... now, moving on.
2) Actually, it is you misstating the policy, friends. The CEA is not an educational group, but did you notice the "or" there? It is a nonprofit. Registered 501(c)6. Did you know that (I mean, before I pointed you to Guidestar? Learned a little something there didn't we?)
3) Now that we know this, are you saying this policy allows staffers to accept fees ONLY from 501(c)3 charities? I see no such language. And before you get too hot and bothered about "trade groups," there are plenty out there that do not qualify as lobbying entities. The Society of Professional Journalists, for example, which is a registered 501(c)6 -- just like CEA. Are you saying SPJ doesn't qualify as an "educational or other nonprofit" organization under this policy? I think that would come as a surprise to a lot of people at 620 8th Ave., don't you?
4) Finally, the dollar amounts I cited are their direct lobbying expenses -- not including things like salary and so forth not related to actual lobbying (government relations departments do a lot more than gladhand politicians, you know).
But fine. Even if we accept your number, you are actually now claiming that 4 percent of the CEA budget constitutes a "major focus"? Really?
And is it worth taking into account that CEA averaged less than 1 percent of budget in lobbying costs in the three previous years?
Face it: The CEA is not PhRMA, and no amount of fuzzy math on your part can change that. Sorry to bum you out, but Pogue did nothing wrong.
There is every reason why Pogue should not have accepted this speaking fee. But a violating a Times policy is not among them.
Next time do the reporting first, and write the headline later. That would be my advice. - June 27, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
This is really perverse. Pogue speaks to a trade group which serves as a neutral meeting ground for companies. He doesn't appear to violate NYT policy.
Mossberg makes millions by asking companies he covers to give him sponsorship and registration money.
Somehow, the ethical Pogue is criticized and Mossberg is held to be a paragon of virtue. - June 28, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- jane blogs said...
The same criticism could be made of restaurant reviewers in particular, chefs and those that write real estate stories. Financial journos seem to be held to a higher standard but not much.
They all have huge conflicts and many earn big bucks off the back of their writing for print media. They publish books, have TV shows, guest commentaries, speaking gigs etc.
It is common place but I think most, like Pogue et al are mindful of this and try to be even handed but it is tricky.
Funny we don't like it if doctors take free trips or pens from a big pharma but all these other guys are doing effectively the same thing.
Maybe the GFC might not have happened "out of the blue", had everyone been reporting without vested interest or bias. Facts I guess are just not quite as interesting.
Maybe we wouldn't go to so many overrated restaurants or hotels if reviewers/reporters were not feted by the good life. Maybe people wouldn't have bought stocks at the top of the market when the companies already had the life sucked out of them.
Once again, it is the consumer that is the last person to know the reality but in the case of the grey lady - surely they as the paper of record should be held accountable for transparent, unbiased content regardless of whether it is journalistic, reported, reviewed or heresay - tell us, so we know and we can make a decision based on the source. - September 22, 2009 at 11:51 PM
- Unknown said...
Don't feel bad. I got an ass-reaming from Pogue himself on my blog after briefly mentioning his professional discrepancies.
It seems that he cannot take opposing viewpoints well.
If you care to read what I wrote, his rebuttal and my open letter in response to him, it's posted here:
and here:
http://www.techyuppie.com/an-open-letter-to-david-pogue/ - September 25, 2009 at 10:51 PM


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"Politics and aesthetics morph seamlessly in a world where politics confuses itself with representation, where all attention is swallowed in the communication of a message rather than in the intensity of an event. ... In Meckseper's gallery installation, where fashion images share space with protest documentation, where an idea of relational space rubs shoulders with an idea of lifestyle or boutique design, where an idea of the social morphs into an idea of the commodity relation, many of the elements on display also double as mechanisms of display: shelves, rugs, windows, magazine covers, and wallpaper are the products here. Here, display displays itself. Covers and wrappings conceal nothing, they only reveal themselves. And, reappropriating the very mechanisms of commodity transmission in this way, and in particular by conflating politicized symbols with such functions ... , by relocating non-art in art and vice versa, by this orgiastic displacement, this diabolical Feng Shui of signifying forms and materials, the artist also goes to work (like the peasant in her field, the posing model) in the production of her anti-world." —John Kelsey
This book constitutes the first monograph on New York-based artist Josephine Meckseper, with essays by writer/filmmaker John Kelsey and Andrew Ross, Professor in the American Studies program at New York University.


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ConferencesRecon Brussels Brussels, 27-29 January. Analyzing iOS apps: road from AppStore to security analysis report by Lenar Safin, Yaroslav Alexandrov, Egor Fominykh, Alexander Chernov.
31CON Auckland NZ, 23-24 February. RAVISHANKAR BORGAONKAR (UK): PRIVACY ISSUES IN 4G. PHILIPPE LANGLOIS (FRANCE): something about mobile networks.
Android Security Symposium 2017 Vienna Austria, March. Many interesting talks.
Troopers Heidelberg, Germany. March. Hunting For Vulnerabilities in Signal by Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Markus Vervier. Samsung Pay: Tokenized Numbers, Flaws and Issues by Salvador Mendoza.
TelcoSecDay @ Troopers It's no use crying over spilled 2G,3G,4G - what we need to fix in 5G. Outlook on 5G security from 3GPP perspective. Automated large-scale detection of rogue base stations: A field report. Exploring fraud in telephony networks, an illustration with Over-The-Top Bypass.
Infiltrate Miami, FL. March. Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Markus Vervier: Hunting For Vulnerabilities in Signal. Georgi Geshev, Robert Miller: Logic Bug Hunting in Chrome on Android. Marco Grassi, Liang Chen: Remotely Compromising a Modern iOS Device. Vasilis Tsaousoglou, Patroklos Argyroudis: The Shadow over Android: Heap exploitation assistance for Android's libc allocator. Ralf-Phillip Weinmann: Did I hear a shell popping in your baseband?.
CFPsSyScan360 Seattle WA, USA (new conference)
I'm not a fan or a user of WhatsApp but this backdoor story is just bad and will drive users away from a secure messaging app (maybe even the biggest install based of all of them). Zeynep Tufekci wrote an open letter to the Guardian to have them update the story. Moxie also wrote a blog post about these claims. The Guardian should have asked people with the technical expertise for advice before publishing the story.
You Shot The SheriffSao Paulo - Brazil
AT&T 2G network shutdown happened on Dec 31 2016
AndroidXRef is looking for sponsors!
The mobile talks from 33c3 are all totally worth watching (no particular order):Dissecting modern (3G/4G) cellular modems
Pics of the month:
Intercoms Hacking
Downgrading iOS: From past to present
Pegasus Internals
Geolocation methods in mobile networks
Shut Up and Take My Money! The Red Pill of N26 Security
Code BROWN in the Air. A systemic update of sensitive information that you sniff from pagers
So, um… I guess the person who wrote @Medium's overly-florid app store release notes was part of the layoffs pic.twitter.com/YEbcuC5FVn
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— Mikko Hypponen ଙ (@mikko) January 23, 2017
LinksSamsung Android Security Updates for January
Secure boot and image authentication in mobile tech (white paper)
Practical Android Debugging Via KGDB
We reverse engineered 16k apps, here's what we found (hardcoded secrets mostly) they also have an online tool
Very detailed description of hacking the Kyocera KC-S701(Russian)
LG G3 Arbitrary File Retrieval from Cloud Services
Trojanized Photo App on Google Play Signs Up Users for Premium Services
OnePlus 3/3T Bootloader Vulnerability Allows Changing of SELinux to Permissive Mode in Fastboot
Qualcomm releases whitepaper detailing pointer authentication on ARMv8.3 (whitepaper)
IoT mode fuzzing with OpenBTS
buy a BlackPhone for 120 Euros
Security conferences in 2017
Summary of Critical and Exploitable iOS Vulnerabilities in 2016
Switcher: Android joins the attack-the-router club
Cyanogen's Services Will Be Shutting Down (the commercial part of CyanoGen mode)
V3SPA: An Open Source Tool for Visually Analyzing and Diffing SELinux/SE for Android Security Policies
Project Zero exploit for iOS 10.1.1
OWASP Mobile Security Testing Guide (Work in Progress)
Android Banking Trojan Source Code Leaked Online, Leads to New Variation Right Away
A theme pack got you pwned with system privilege on Huawei's EMUI
Google Rolls Out Instant Apps Feature For Android: Download And Run Apps Without Installing Them
Open source 3GPP LTE library
fastboot oem sha1sum
Automating iOS blackbox security scanning (slides)
Meitu Android App TearDown
Hooking Android System Calls for Pleasure and Benefit
iOS9 iCloud backup retrieval proof of concept
Pixel bootlaoder exploit for reading flash storage
Android Vulnerabilities: Attacking Nexus 6 and 6P Custom Boot Modes
Wap Push bugs in Samsung Android phones
Virulent Android malware returns, gets >2 million downloads on Google Play
Security Analysis of the Telegram IM (a Master's Thesis)
Android Security Bulletin - January 2017
Classification of Smartphone Users Using Internet Traffic (paper)
LG posts January security bulletin ahead of Google with Android and LG-specific patches
Analysis of multiple vulnerabilities in AirDroid
Android banking Trojan asks victims to send selfies with ID cards
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Matthew Frederick
A native of Slatington, Pennsylvania, Matthew Frederick attended West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania and earned a Bachelor's degree in Music Education. Upon graduation he began graduate school at Auburn University then continued his education at The University of Texas where he completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in trumpet performance.
He is currently the associate professor of trumpet and director of bands here at Emory & Henry College. During his time at Emory & Henry he has built a trumpet ensemble that is a two-time semi-finalist at the National Trumpet Competition and has been selected twice to perform at the International Trumpet Guild Conference. The brass ensembles have toured Germany, Austria, and most recently China as well. In 2015 Dr. Frederick directed the formation of the Emory & Henry College Marching Band.
Matt Lives in Abingdon, VA with his wife Sandy and their sons Hyder and Jackson.
The University of Texas, Austin, TX
D.M.A., Trumpet Performance -
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
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West Chester University, West Chester, PA
B.S., Music Education
My research interests include Civil War Brass Bands, Brass Instruments of the 19th Century, and Trumpet Pedagogy
Upcoming Research:
I will be conducting research on the instruments housed in the Smithsonian's Museum of American History as part of a project entitled "Treasures of the Smithsonian".
Professional Experience
In addition to his duties here at Emory & Henry College, Dr. Frederick has performed as co-principal trumpet with the Symphony of the Mountains and has performed as principal trumpet of the Johnson City Symphony, first trumpet player at The Barter Theater, and is an active lecturer on Civil War Brass Bands as well as serving as a clinician for school music programs.
Some of Dr. Frederick's brass band arrangements can be on the CD entitled "Cheer Boys Cheer" released by the Moravian Music Foundation, and his book, entitled "Trumpet Notes" has recently been published by A.K. Brass Press.
Open gallery
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Marching Band Building
12267 Itta Bena Road
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Venture capital (VC) funding in the solar sector in Q3 2012 was down to its lowest levels since 2008, totaling just $72 million in 14 deals compared to $376 million in 32 deals in Q2 2012. Twenty-six investors participated in the 14 deals in Q3, and only New Enterprise Associates was involved in multiple deals. The leading VC deal this quarter was concentrating photovoltaic company SolFocus with $15 million. At the end of Q3, most of the year-to-date VC funding went to solar downstream ($258 million) and thin film companies ($246 million).
"This was the first sub-$100 million quarter for solar VC funding since 2008. It is a very challenging market, particularly for upstream companies – good exits have become rare and M&A deals are more and more resembling distress sales," said Raj Prabhu, Managing Partner at Mercom Capital Group.
Global solar installations have been growing remarkably, Mercom noted, from just 7 GW in 2009 to a forecasted 29 GW by the end of 2012. This has been aided by significant drops in prices of Chinese c-Si PV modules, from about $3.00/W in 2009 to current prices of approximately $0.65-0.70/W, as well as drops in polysilicon prices from around $200/kg in 2009 to approximately $19/kg currently. In addition, there have been loans, credit facilities and framework agreements of about $50 billion received by Chinese manufacturers from state-owned Chinese banks which started production, resulting in chronic oversupply leading to a further drop in prices. Meanwhile, billions of dollars in venture funding were going to thin film, CSP, and CPV companies in some very large deals.
Over $1 billion in VC funding has gone into thin film companies alone since 2010. While these deals may have made sense in years past, the quick and steep fall in of c-Si prices have put crushing pressure on thin film companies especially, along with CSP and CPV technologies.
The bright spot, Mercom's report noted, has been third party finance firms, or solar lease firms. Over $1 billion in solar residential and commercial lease funds have been raised just in Q3 2012, and almost $2 billion in 2012 YTD. Some of the notable third party finance firms include: SolarCity, SunRun, SunPower, Sungevity, OneRoof Energy, Clean Power Finance, and Enfinity among others. Active investors in these funds in 2012 include: Credit Suisse, Rabobank, Wells Fargo, Citi, and U.S. Bancorp. In a move that highlights this trend, SolarCity filed to raise more than $200 million in an IPO on October 5.
There were 12 corporate M&A transactions in Q3 2012, totaling $393 million with only four transactions disclosing amounts. Two of these transactions, Q.Cells and MiaSolé, were distressed sales. German solar cell and module manufacturer Q.Cells was acquired by Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group for $322 million ($50 million plus $272 million debt assumption). Chinese vertically-integrated manufacturer JA Solar acquired a 65 percent stake in Hebei Ningjin Songgong Semiconductor Co, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Japanese polysilicon and wafer manufacturer M.Setek, for $39 million, and CIGS thin film company MiaSolé was acquired by the Chinese renewables company Hanergy for $30 million.
A notable transaction this quarter was the acquisition of Vivint by Blackstone Group for $2 billion. Included in the transaction was the Vivint Solar division, a third party solar finance lease firm. The valuation of Vivint Solar on its own is unknown.
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ABB, I am often in the St.Louis area for work and each time I get there, I tell myself that if I ever saw that Afro pass me on the street, that I would be sure to let you know how much I appreciate your posts. Like you, I don't have to reclaim what my grandparents and my parents endured for me.
P.S. Can I mention that there is going to be a special corner in Hell for (sly)Fox News stars - and I use that term loosely... - 8:01 PM
- dinthebeast said...
I don't do much activism any more because I don't walk very well, can't drive, and require help just getting around when I leave home. But I do have the video of Dr. King's speech on the hard drive in this machine (which is hooked up to my PA system)... So perhaps if I turn it up a little it may remind the good folks here in Dogtown what day it is. It's not much, but it is more than nothing.
-Doug in Oakland - 8:26 PM
- Tejano said...
These are some beautiful thoughts. I found your webpage by surfing around and have been touched by your energy and perseverance. I hope that you can understand, at least, that those of us who are pro-life feel the same you feel about your cause, only about ours. We are on opposing sides but pro-life people can simply never stop seeing the unborn as people who deserve to live. No argument will ever get us to see eye to eye. I hope one day to be able to write a reflection, like the one you've written above, about the glorious achievements of the pro-life people who came before us, and all their sacrifices. But the pro-life side has been losing for 40 years, and I doubt I'll see the abolition of abortion in my lifetime.
- Judy Jeute said...
It is always easier and more rewarding to learn (and really SEE) and put yourself in the shoes of one who walks the walk and not just talks the talk. Sounds like you will have the day of a lifetime.
Peace. - 6:25 AM
- Shark-Fu said...
R.O. López...
Isn't it interesting how anti-choice and pro-choice sides both think they are losing?
As an activist I only know that we all lose when "winning" becomes more important than empowering people to make healthy decisions about their lives.
Today I'll visit with 10 women...5 of them are survivors of rape, 2 are leaving domestic violence situations and 3 were kicked out of their home when they announced they were pregnant.
All of these women are under the age of 20...all of them have unique situations...and all of them are outstanding examples of what the born can do despite the hurdles our so-called pro-family society tosses in front of them.
I stand for the born...for those who deserve better from a society that treats them like trash because they've already left the womb.
And I could care less if I lose...as long as they win.
Blessed be... - 11:40 AM
You are an inspiration and awesome!
Thank you!
Gawyn - 4:16 PM
You are awesome and an inspiration.
Thank you.
Gawyn - 4:17 PM
I think people who feel some imagined threat have the right to assemble just like any others. The problem with Beck's shenanigans is that they are all hype. He could have held this rally on any day of the year at any place but he specifically chose this date and this place as if it would strike from the record anything MLK JR did. MLK Jr. was dealing with real, not imagined problems. He was for rights for everyone. He cause was truly of a higher calling. There is no higher calling in Beck's rant fest.
These "professional americans" aren't fighting for things to truly be better in this country. They see enemies around corners who aren't there. They make up problems that only exist in theory and they lay the blame at the feet of those who actually try to solve the problems.
I would have no problem with Beck if anything he said was actually based in reality but it is not. All the fear, troubles, and problems exist in his, and his follower's minds.
The sky is falling but not for the reasons they imagine. Years of not truly doing what is right for the society as a whole is what has gotten us here. You can not serve two gods. It is either the special interest god or the social god. Government has chosen to serve business at the expense of the body politic. Check the history books and you will see that never this strategy worked forever in any society.
Our only goal should be to live for a higher cause and to help those in need, to educate all who want it, to offer opportunities, to break down obstacles, to stand together, to trust each other and to work for the good of the whole. We have instead learned to compete forcefully, to kill, to scape goat, to keep people out, and to live at a base level.
Evolve or die out. Those are our choices.
Peace - 1:45 PM
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This comprehensive volume presents the results of a large interdisciplinary archaeological project realized in the Ticino valley of Switzerland and its adjacent regions between 2006 and 2012. The focus of the manifold surveys, analyses and modelings is on settlement structures, environmental contexts, and ecodynamic processes, from the younger Prehistoric periods to Roman times. The texts are gathered in over a dozen contributions, teaming 25 authors from various disciplines and countries of Alpine Europe.
The main objective of the investigations is the Leventina valley, situated on one of today's major transalpine routes, leading from the Insubrian lakes across St Gotthard pass to the Reuss valley and Central Switzerland. Very few archaeological remains were known from this area before the onset of the project, in particular with regard to the abundant subalpine environments. Archaeological excavations in Airolo-Madrano and surveys on various altitudinal levels of the valley, along with a full set of new sites and radiocarbon dates, as well as archaeobiological, anthracological and palynological research and GIS-based modeling, allow now to draw a realistic image of the valley's societal, environmental and economic situation in Prehistory, with scenarios of early Alpine Economy proposed for the Bronze and Iron Ages. Moreover, a detailed case study in GIS on population and settlement dynamics in a wider region, covering along with canton Ticino the bordering areas of Lombardy and Piemont in Italy, supplements and contextualizes the results gained in the Alpine Ticino valley. This supra-regional investigation is the first of its kind for the south-Alpine area.


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FSFE Newsletter - November 2010
This edition explains how we counter the lobby work of proprietary organisations at the European level, what we do at the United Nations level to inform more people about the dangers of software patents, what we are doing to get rid of non-free software advertisement on public websites, and what you can do to make a change.
Beside that the Document Foundation was formed to take care of the development of Libre Office. More and more organisations raise awareness about government spendings on non-free software, like the parlamentarian group Digital Sustainability in Switzerland and our associated organisation ANSOL in Portugal (Portuguese). The Austrian Fellows asked the political parties in Vienna about their stance on Free Software related issues, the Fellowship interviews started again with a new interview with Leena Simon, Karsten gave a talk about "Power and Freedom" at Tedx which was recorded (bittorent), and I (Matthias) informed the listeners of Dradio Wissen about Free Software licenses (German).
Facts against BSA's fictions on Open Standards
Open Standards are always a hot topic in Brussels. Where Open Standards go, Free Software can easily follow. That's why we're pushing for Open Standards in the rules and recommendations that the European Commission makes for public bodies across Europe. For example we document the changes of EU's new interoperability recommendations ( European Interoperability Framework), we publish analysis, and with Document Freedom Day we raise awareness for the topic in a wider public.
But not everyone out there likes Open Standards. The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a lobby group for proprietary software, is pressuring the European Commission to remove the last traces of support for Open Standards from the latest version of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF).
We obtained a copy of a letter sent to the Commission by the BSA. We analysed their arguments and explained why their claims are false, and why Open Standards are key to interoperability and competition in the European software market. In short we dealt with the following points:
- Restriction-free patent licensing opens up participation and promotes innovation
- The example standards cited by the BSA are irrelevant to the software field
- (F)RAND licensing in software standards is unfair and discriminatory
- The BSA's letter to the Commission isn't supported by its own membership, much less by the software industry as a whole
- (F)RAND is incompatible with the most widely used Free Software licenses
- Restriction-free specifications will promote standardisation, competition and interoperability
We sent a letter with those arguments to the European Commission to support Open Standards and interoperability, and informed the press about it. Although this topic is quite complex, several media outlets picked it up. You might especially be interested in an article by Glyn Moody about "A (Final) Few Words on FRAND Licensing".
WIPO - Fighting software patents at WIPO
But why wait until we have to deal with topics at the European level? We always try to fix them at the root, so we work in some committees of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). From October 11-15, WIPO's Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) had its 15th session. We participate there because the committee discusses questions related to patents and standards.
Our main goals in the committee are to convince WIPO member states and WIPO staff that software should not be patentable, explain to them the relation between standards and patents from the perspective of Free Software, and make them understand how rules must be shaped so that their countries can get the most out of Free Software.
In our most important statement "Statement on the relation between standards and patents at WIPO SCP/15" we explain why software standards must be implementable in any software or business model, including those based on Free Software. We argued that when patents are included in software standards, they need to be licensed in a manner that does not restrict their implementation in any way. Besides the absence of any other restriction, that means royalty-free licensing to any party implementing the standard.
PDFreaders: 2162 public websites advertise non-free software
One month, one campaign, one goal: getting rid of non-free software advertisements on public websites. In four weeks, we received reports concerning 2162 European institutions who advertise non free PDFreaders. Apart from the 305 activists who participated to the search, 1500 individuals, 46 businesses and 38 organisations signed our Petition For The Removal Of Proprietary Software Advertising On Public Websites. Now that the hunt is over, it's time to chase up those websites which encourage visitors to jeopardise their freedom. It's time to stamp out the ads!
Highly motivated volunteers searched the internet for public websites that advertise for non-free software and reported 2162 institutions. Some of them, like Massimo Barbieri and Lucas Bickel individually reported more than 350! Alessandro Albini, Rainer Schmitz, and Павел Харитонов (Pavel Kharitonov) also made a remarkable contribution in reporting around 50 institutions each.
But we will not stop with a list of institutions. In the coming weeks, we will send letters to the institutions to draw their attention to their unfair advertising. In the name of the signatories of the petition, we will ask the institutions to either remove any recommendation for non-free software from their website, or give a choice of several programs.
Get active: stamp out the ads!
Wherever you are, whatever time you have, you can contribute to the removal of non-free software adverts on public website. The amazing work of the ads hunters and our translators has laid a firm foundation for the next phase. Now it is up to you to enable us to get things done. You can make a difference! Help us to translate the letter into missing languages or donate to the PDF readers campaign fund to help cover the 1600 EUR for postage and the extra costs of administration to deliver the messages throughout Europe. Help us stamp out the ads!
Hope to see you at FSCONS,
Matthias Kirschner- FSFE
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Nutra Biotics – For Better Health launches divitiz
August 26: Nutra Biotics – For Better Heath, a Hyderabad-based nutraceutical company, has launched a novel Vitamin combination-based product called "DIVITIZ" for lowering sugar levels in the blood and able to maintaining healthy blood sugar levels in pre-diabetics and type 2 diabetics. The patent pending product was researched and developed by RPK Pharma Inc, a US Company and is being distributed in India by Nutra Biotics – For Better Health.
DIVITIZ components are all well-established and safe vitamins that have been used for decades individually but never combined, as in Divitiz. The vitamins are now combined in a precise formulation based on laboratory and clinical studies. Because of the safety of vitamins used, DIVITIZ is an over-the-counter non-prescription nutraceutical product that can be currently purchased on NutraBiotics.in Amazon or Flipkart directly.
RPK pharma performed extensive research to select the components of DIVITIZ, which provide synergy to produce maximal sugar lowering. The product focuses on insulin function, better energy production by muscle and sugar lowering. The Research Team which invented the product at RPK Pharma includes senior scientists who have been working in the US and India for over 30 years and have been associated with other successful product launches globally.
Diet, exercise, weight loss and diabetes medicines are often not enough to meet the target of keeping sugar in the normal range – DIVITIZ is an excellent nutraceutical which can safely help those that are borderline diabetics (called pre-diabetes) and type 2 diabetics who are on various diabetes drugs.
Sheetal Tapadia, Founder of Nutra Biotics – For Better Heath, says, "We are very excited to bring this product as a supplement to sugar lowering since uncontrolled high sugar in the blood can lead to heart disease, kidney and eye disease as well as neuropathic pain. The early response in the marketplace for Divitiz has been very encouraging with repeat orders from patients and doctors."
RPK Pharma Inc Senior management, led by its Chief Science Officer, Dr. Uday Saxena, indicated that their years of research and insights into sugar lowering have now successfully produced an inexpensive, safe and effective product in DIVITZ. The product is not based on anecdotal or herbal approaches but is based on targeting muscle biology.
Dr. TNG Sharma, a patient from Hyderabad who had uncontrolled sugar levels for a long time, was on several medicines and started using DIVITIZ. He stated that his fasting sugar levels fell from 314 mg/dL to 132 mg/dL within three weeks of using the product. He added, "The product is working fine for me, and I will continue to use it. I am very grateful for this product."
Dr. Ashish, a Diabetologist from Agra, says, "With 12+ years of experience says, Divitiz has shown exceptional results in improving the blood glucose levels in several patients. Moreover, this has controlled/prevented the progression/worsening of symptoms."
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NAC supplies N-acetyl-L-cysteine, a derivative of L-Cysteine, which is more stable and better absorbed than L-Cysteine. NAC functions as a potent antioxidant. As the precursor to glutathione intracellular synthesis, it is essential for the synthesis of glutathione. Glutathione is a critical component of the immune system, as it is an important intracellular water-soluble antioxidant. As part of this function, glutathione plays a vital role as the cofactor for the antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase and glutathione transferase. Glutathione is also important to the liver, as the liver utilizes it for drug detoxification. As a metabolite of cysteine, NAC plays an important role in detoxification, and is hepatoprotective. NAC functions in protecting cells against oxidative stress, and contributes to important bodily reactions. As such it is a part of the defensive mechanism toward potential carcinogens, as well as against DNA damage. The role of NAC in acetaminophen toxicity is widely documented, however, NAC contributes to other protective mechanisms as well, including drug conjugation and excretion, peroxide and free radical destruction, maintenance of the redox state of NADPH-NADP, acid-base balance, and the synthesis of sulfated compounds. NAC also plays a role in the development of the central nervous system. There have been numerous studies using NAC, with COPD, particularly amongst patients who smoke. Utilizing NAC in smokers with chronic bronchitis showed a significant reduction in the number of positive bacterial cultures in these patients. {Riise GC, et al. Eur Respir J.1994 Jan; 7(1):94-101.} Another study utilizing NAC indicated potential benefits for chronic bronchitis, resulting in a significantly lower exacerbation rate in patients administered NAC, compared to placebo. {Rassmussen, JB & Glennow, C. Eur Respir J. 1988 Apr;1(4):351-5.} Since it easily passes through cellular membranes, NAC has been shown to be readily absorbed. It is also resistant to enzymatic breakdown.
Serving Size: 1 Capsule
Servings Per Container: 180
- N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine 500 mg *
*Daily Value not established.-
Other Ingredients: Capsule shell (gelatin and water).
This product is gluten, dairy and GMO free.
One (1) capsule two (2) times each day as a dietary supplement or as otherwise directed by a healthcare professional.


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Since my SunRocket service went bankrupt, I've been living with just a cell phone. It's actually been fine so far, but I'm just not ready to give up on traditional phones just yet. I like having multiple headsets around the house and not having to worry about minutes (all those hold times for customer reps add up). My initial idea was to get a real phone number with Skype (~$60+/year) and getting a $50 D-Link USB Phone adapter that replicates a phone jack, but the reviews were hit and miss.
Then I ran across something similar by a start-up called MagicJack. It only cost $40 and includes one year of unlimited incoming/outgoing calls with free long distance. You can also call to the US from international locations, but you can't call to international countries at all. At first, I was skeptical, but then a reader e-mailed me last week and said it works great. I figured, for $40, why not try it out? There's even a 30-day return policy. Here are my experiences:
Ordering and Shipping
I found a coupon code 'SUNROCKET' that knocked off the $3.95 shipping, so I spent $39.95 total. I received prompt order and shipping confirmations via e-mail, and it arrived just 4 days later. It was shipped in a small padded envelope via First Class mail for $1.81 – very economical! See below for a picture of the unopened product.
First Impressions and Installation
This thing really is tiny! It's the size of a Zippo lighter. One end is USB (and thoughtfully comes with a 1 ft. USB extension cord), and the other end is a phone jack. It only supports Windows XP and Vista, so Mac folks are out of luck for now.
When I first plugged it in, nothing happened. The 1-page manual said "Take it out, and try another USB port." I did that, and a small blue light on the MajicJack turned on, and it started to self-install on my computer. No CDs required. It proceed to make sure my firewall was configured correctly, and then asked me some personal address info for 911 service and also to pick my phone number.
A catch is revealed! Here, I was disappointed to discover that you can only get phone number in selected area codes of selected states. Currently they are CO, DC, MD, MI, MN, NV, TN, VA, and WA (see screenshot below). Supposedly they are still adding more states and as they come along you can do a one-time switch to a new number. This should be more clearly listed on the website. 🙁 (e911 still works based on the address you supply.)
One partial workaround is to combine a GrandCentral number with this service. Grandcentral has a lot more area codes, but also doesn't cover the entire country.
Still, in about 5 minutes I had a phone number assigned to me and was all set up. I plugged in my phone and amazingly enough, there was a dial tone. I called out… worked fine. I called in… and my phone rang. Nice! The voice quality was okay, not awesome and not awful, but that may be because I was doing this all via a wireless broadband connection. You can even switch it to work via computer headset, a la Skype.
Of course, there are negatives. You will need the computer to be on whenever you want your phone to work, so that may be annoying to some people. I also found that when I do reboot my computer, sometimes it takes a few tries to get it to start working again. You get voicemails sent to your e-mail address as .wav files, but there aren't all of the different forwarding options and different rings that you might have gotten with SunRocket or other VoIP providers. I was also really hoping that my fax machine would work with MagicJack, but I haven't had any successful transmissions yet.
Here's another MagicJack review at DSLReports.
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Pros » Cheap! $40 a year for unlimited domestic calling! » Simple setup » …Did I mention it was cheap? |
Cons » Limited number availabilty » Must keep computer on at all times » Faxing may not work » Long-term viability is questionable » Few bells and whistles |
MagicJack essentially makes any traditional phone a USB plug-n-play phone. If you are willing to deal with the issues inherent in VoIP phones, this is a compelling product. If I had a local telephone number, this would be a slam dunk. It's cheap enough that I'm willing to wait it out.
Another big issue is whether this sort of business model is sustainable. I mean, right now they are selling additional years of service for only $20! Can you smell another SunRocket meltdown? Do you really care if you break even after only two months? 🙂


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The ruling by the ICC marks an important milestone for victims of violence and their right to justice, truth, and reparations, and will also go far in setting a historic precedent in ensuring international justice for crimes committed against humanity worldwide. ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo stated:
"Another significance of the ruling is that it defined what crimes against humanity are. It goes back to Nuremberg and makes clear that no country has sovereignty to attack civilians"
While the Kenyan government continues to protest the ICC's involvement, Monday's decision to pursue prosecution and hold Kenyan leaders accountable for their role in inciting and propagating crimes against humanity is a necessary first step to preventing a recurrence in the future. The stakes are high. With elections once again approaching in 2013, Kenya and the international community must remain diligent in pursuing justice, accountability, and reconciliation efforts to ensure that history does not repeat itself.
The Technological Milestone
Yet, what many people probably didn't think about when they heard the announcement earlier this week was the fact that the post-election violence in Kenya also yielded a small revolution in emergency response. Within a few days of the onset of the crisis, a group of (local) social entrepreneurs produced an online platform that allowed for the crowd-sourced collection of event data, such as riots, deaths or displacement. The platform was open to everyone with a cell phone or computer, effectively making any Kenyan a potential citizen journalist or human rights monitor. Ushahidi was born.
Ushahidi is a tool that can be easily deployed, in fact within minutes if one uses the web-based version Crowdmap. During the Kenya crisis, it helped to collect and provide crucial information on a rapidly evolving situation. Ushahidi, in addition to the traditional media outlets and human rights monitors, contributed to raising crucial awareness on a rapidly deteriorating situation and helped to galvanize international pressure for accountability of abuses.
Re-deployed in numerous emergencies since then – most notably in aftermath of the Haiti earthquake – it is now the standard tool for election monitoring and used both during complex emergencies and natural disasters.
What is the value added for a human rights watchdog?
While it still remains to be seen whether the collected event data would be admissible in legal proceedings – the added value for human rights work (simplified) is two-fold:
- It's an extremely useful tool to create situational awareness, with (nearly real time) updates from a usually difficult to access area.
- Second, the aggregated presentation of information on a map more often than not compels users to dig deep into the issue and ultimately compels them to become engaged – in the case of Kenya to join calls for accountability.
A current example is the Syria Crisis Tracker, which collects data on crimes committed in Syria in the context of the current uprising. As a human rights advocate, I find it useful to direct the public to this resource that visually demonstrates spatial and temporal trends of human rights violations in Syria, before asking them to join our calls for accountability.
While Monday's ruling at the ICC is a step in the right direction in beginning to ensure that those responsible for atrocities in Kenya are held responsible for their crimes, thousands of victims are still waiting for justice. Stay tuned for updates as we follow and support the ICC's work to ensure justice and accountability for the survivors of violence in Kenya!


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"DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships" is a programme implemented by the 'German Aerospace Center' (DLR) and the 'German Academic Exchange Service' (DAAD). DLR is Germany´s national research center for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in Aeronautics, Space, Energy, Transport, Digitalisation and Security is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany´s space agency, DLR has been given responsibility for the forward planning and the implementation of the German space program by the German federal government as well as for the international representation of German interests. Approximately 10,000 people plus approx. 550 visiting scientists are employed in DLR´s 55 institutes and facilities at 30 locations in Germany.
Who can apply?
This special programme is intended for highly-qualified foreign graduates, doctoral and postdoctoral students as well as senior scientists. DLR-DAAD Fellowships are defined and awarded on an individual basis. Each fellowship announcement will indicate the specific qualification requirements and terms of visit.
What can be funded?
The current offers are published under DLR-DAAD Fellowships - Current offers on the homepages of the DAAD and the DLR in the research fields:
- Aeronautics
- Space
- Energy
- Transportation
- Digitalisation
- Security
Duration of the funding
- Type A - Graduate Students: 9 months
- Type B - Doctoral Students: 36 months
- Type C - Postdoctoral Students: 6 to 24 months
- Type D - Senior Scientists: 1 to 3 months
- Type A – Graduate Students (Research in Germany): monthly instalment of 934 euros; plus e.g. flat-rate travel allowance, rent subsidy, health insurance, family allowances
- Type B - Doctoral Students (Doctorate in Germany): monthly instalment of 1,760 euros; e.g. flat-rate travel allowance, health insurance, family allowances
- Type C - Postdoctoral Students (Research in Germany): 2,400 euros per month
- Type D - Senior Scientists (Research in Germany): 2,760 euros per month
Further information
For further information see: www.daad.de/dlr


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An increasing number of observers are placing the origins of the current economic crisis with the saving glut explanation of global economic imbalances. This trend was noted (and more-or-less endorsed) by The Economist this week and mentioned by Menzie Chinn in this post. It is worth noting some prominent observers such as John Taylor and Stephen Roach dismiss the notion of a saving glut entirely and instead pin the blame on bad policies. My own view is that both bad policies--specifically loose monetary policy--and a saving glut played a part. Here is what I said over at Econbrowser on the role played by policy:
What the about Fed's low interest rates in early-to-mid 200s? Surely there was something exogenous here in that no one expected the interest rates to drop as low and long as they did during this time. Not only did the Fed's unexpected loose monetary policy affect domestic consumption/savings, but it got exported to the dollar block countries and to some extent to non-dollar block countries (e.g. ECB had to keep watchful eye on dollar lest the Euro got too expensive). I am not saying it was the only enabler, but it certainly seems important...I further develop this point--and provide some evidence--in this article (see page 374). However, as noted by Brad Sester, the expansionary policy story for the rising current account deficit best fits the data for the period 2002-2004 while the traditional saving glut story does a better job thereafter. Of course there were other factors at work during this time--the securitization of finance, underestimating aggregate risk, the lowering of lending standards--but the low interest rate environment generated by these two forces was a key contributor to the current economic crisis.


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Quintin N. Howard , 17, of Sciotoville, died at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus as the result of a single vehicle accident on Friday. Born on August 23, 1995 in Portsmouth, he was a senior at East High School, where he was a football player and in the weight lifting program, and was a part-time employee of the Brant Funeral Service. Upon his death, Quintin was an organ donor. Preceding him in death were his great grandparents, Clifford and Gladys Howard and Delores Charles. Surviving are his grandparents with whom he resided, David and Dee Dee Howard of Sciotoville, his great-grandparents, Marvin and Karen Charles of South Webster, his mother, Marvina Howard (Norman Jackson) of Sciotoville, brothers, Jacob (Jennifer) Howard serving in the U.S. Army in Hawaii, Holden (Amber) Howard of Sciotoville, James Lockhart and Dillon Jackson, sisters, Lauren Lockhart and Halley Jackson, his 'lil sissy, Nariah, and the love of his life, Megan Hiles of Wheelersburg. Also surviving are uncles, David (Sharon) Howard of Jackson and Richie (Lindsay) Howard of New Boston, aunts Lynn (Chris) Leslie of West Portsmouth and Missy (Rodney) Howard of Portsmouth, his honorary father, Jeff (Billie) Ray and several additional aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, and numerous friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at East High School with Bill Shope as moderator. Interment will be in Vernon Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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Climbers Abandon Mount Everest Expedition After Brawling With Sherpas
Three climbers involved in a high-altitude brawl on Mount Everest have abandoned their expedition after fending off a group of angry Sherpa guides.
Ueli Steck of Switzerland, Simone Moro of Italy and Jonathan Griffith of Great Britain met with the Sherpas and Nepalese authorities today to clear the air, according to an update on Moro's Facebook page.
"I wanted that the meeting with everyone at base camp ended with my words that underlined the esteem I have for the Sherpa and Nepal, but I also stated that this violence killed our climbing dream and that we are leaving," Moro said in an interview with Planet Mountain.
The drama unfolded Saturday at 24,500 feet, according to a statement posted on Moro's website, after a Sherpa accused the three of knocking ice onto a fellow guide below and injuring him.
The lead Sherpa began "shouting and banging the ice with his ax erratically," Moro said.
The trio and the Sherpas, who are known for providing support to foreign trekkers and mountain climbers, descended to Camp 2, at which point Moro said they were outnumbered by 100 Sherpas who punched and kicked them and threw rocks.
"They were throwing stones," Steck told the BBC. "One tried to use a pocket knife to hit Simone Moro. Luckily, he just hit his belt off his backpack."
The situation calmed down after 50 minutes, at which point Moro said the men were told "if they weren't gone in one hour that they would all be killed."
The the three retreated to the base of the mountain, Moro said, "feeling that given the current situation this was the safest place to be."
He suggested the lead Sherpa may have been dealing with bruised pride after the three climbers passed him, prompting him to start the fight.
"Whatever the reason may be, there is no reason to instigate vigilante rule and to try and kill three visiting climbers," he said.


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Welcome, caring viewers, to today's episode of Planet Earth: Our Loving Home on Supreme Master Television. From August 18 to 21, over 5,000 participants convened at the World City Water Forum 2009 in Incheon, South Korea. The Forum's theme was "Innovation and Harmony of Water and Cities."
The event was sponsored by the Organizing Committee of the World City Water Forum, the Korea Water Forum and the Incheon Regional Environmental Technology Development Center, with support from various South Korean government agencies. Prominent scientists, key government leaders, academics and youth delegates from 50 countries gathered to discuss vital topics such as global warming's effects on water supplies, climate change adaptation through rainwater harvesting, global increases in floods and droughts, ground water management and water pollution.
The esteemed speakers included His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tuvalu Apisai Ielemia, His Excellency Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati, the former Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Yoshiro Mori and His Excellency South Korean Prime Minister Dr. Han Seung Soo.


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