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India under fire at cricket World Cup (AFP)(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 3:49:32 AM

NEW DELHI (AFP) Indiacaptain Mahendra Singh Dhoniaccused his team of World Cupshowboating after their Nagpur

nightmare while New Zealand andAustralia were Sunday poised toreach the quarter-finals.India are still on course to make

the last eight but their three-wicket defeat to South Africasparked accusations from Dhonithat players were more interestedin pleasing the crowd thansafeguarding team interests."In the batting powerplay, it'simportant that you don't play forthe crowd, but for your country,"

said Dhoni.India lost four wickets, including

those of Sachin Tendulkar (111)and Gautam Gambhir (69) for 30runs during the batting powerplay,which eventually restricted theirtotal to 296.Their last nine wickets went for

just 29 runs."Spectators love to see fours and

sixes, but when you lose two-three wickets, you need to changeyour approach. When you have270-280 runs on the board,batsmen want to play big shots,"said Dhoni."You need to curb your thinking.

Different people have differentroles and responsibilities."India's demanding media also

laid into their team."India choke in cliffhanger" wasthe Hindustan Times front pageheadline, the demise of thenational cricket team relegatingeven Japan's tsunami down page.

The Mail Today said: "Thechoke's on Team India."

The tag of 'chokers ' hastraditionally been reserved for

South Africa for their big timec o l l a p s e s u n d e r p r e s s u r e ,par t icu la r ly las t weekend 'sembarrassing failure to chasedown 172 to beat England inChennai.

This t ime, Proteas skipperGraeme Smith, whose side canreach the last eight with a winover Ireland on Tuesday, was

revelling in victory, especiallyafter fearing the worst whenTendulkar smashed his 48th ODIcentury.Needing 13 to win in the last overoff seamer Ashish Nehra, SouthAfrica found an unlikely star in

Robin Peterson, who plundered16 runs off the first four balls tohelp his side overhaul India'stotal.Man of the match Dale Steyn (5-

50) played a key role in his team'sfightback to bag his maiden five-w i c k e t h a u l i n o n e - d a yi n t e r n a t i o n a l s ."For 15 overs up front we took anabsolute beating but for 75 weplayed some incredible cricket,"said Smith.

"Chasing 300 on that deck,second innings was a hell of aneffort from the guys and I thinkwe're all pretty speechless at themoment."At Mumbai's Wankhede stadium,

which will host the April 2 final,New Zealand piled up 358 for 6against Canada in Group Aknowing that a win will put them

into the quarter-finals.In-form Ross Taylor made 74 off

44 balls, with five sixes, to add tohis 131 against Pakistan whileBrendon McCullum scored 101.The Mumbai pitch has not been

used for two years while the arena

was renovated for the World Cup.The Black Caps are without

injured skipper Daniel Vettori,who hurt his knee in the 110-runover Pakistan in Pallekele lastTuesday.

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10K dead in Japanamid fears of nuclearmeltdowns (AP)(Yahoo! News: Most Popular)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 11:43:23 AM

AP - The estimated death tollfrom Japan's disasters climbed

past 10,000 Sunday as authoritiesraced to combat the threat ofm u l t i p l e n u c l e a r r e a c t o rmeltdowns and hundreds ofthousands of people struggled tofind food and water. The primeminister said it was the nation'sworst crisis since World War II.

New Orleans police: 5 teens shot in bar, 1 dead (AP)(Yahoo! News: Most Popular) AP - Police say a gunman openedfire on teenagers attending a party in a New Orleans bar and fled,killing an 18-year-old man and wounding four other teens.

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2 Newstablet EditionLibyan rebels flee Port Brega as Kadafi forces advance - LosAngeles Times(Top Stories - Google News)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 11:32:02 AM

Reporting from Benghazi andAjdabiya, Libya Forces loyal toLibyan leader Moammar Kadafipushed deeper into rebelliouse a s t e rn L ib y a o n Su n d a y ,overrunning an important oil townand forcing lightly armed rebelf i g h t e r s b a c k t o w a r d t h eo p p o s i t i o n s t r o n g h o l d o f B e n g h a z i .The rebels fled Port Brega, site of

a strategic refinery complex ando i l t e rm in a l , u n d e r h e a v ybombardment and tried to holdb a c k r a p i d l y a d v a n c i n ggovernment forces in Ajdabiya,about 95 miles southwest ofBenghazi.Panicked rebels in Ajdabiya

blocked reporters from drivingfarther west. Many said theylacked the firepower or manpowerto slow the assault by Kadafi'sfighters, who appeared poised to

bombard the town. Photos: Conflict in Libyacontinues as Kadafi's forces moveeast toward Port BregaRockets slammed down late

Sunday afternoon on the westernoutskirts of Ajdabiya, 45 milese a s t o f P o r t B r e g a , a sdisorganized rebels scrambled tomount a defense of the city.

T h e s t e a d y a d v a n c e o f government fighters behindairstrikes and rocket attacks putpressure on rebel leaders in

Benghazi to stop or slow theassault up the Mediterraneancoastal highway before it reachedthe rebel stronghold.State-run TV claimed that Port

Brega, about 140 miles west ofBenghazi, had been "cleansed ofarmed gangs."The fall of Port Brega would

represent a serious blow to rebelr e s i s t a n c e . I t c o n t in u e s agovernment onslaught that hasloosened the opposition's grip oneastern Libya.

Just eight days ago, rebel fightersrouted pro-Kadafi forces in PortBrega and another strategic oilcity, Ras Lanuf, and spoke ofattacking Tripoli, the capital.The closed refinery at Port Brega

normally produces 15% of Libya'sgasoline and other fuels. Withother sources of gasoline also cutoff by fighting, the rebels face agrowing fuel shortage. Thevolunteer force fights from pickuptrucks and private cars.

The Port Brega complex is stillpumping natural gas throughpipelines that provide fuel forelectric plants in Tripoli andBenghazi, according to executivesof Libya's biggest state-owned oilcompany. They said Kadafi couldcut the pipeline to Benghazi andcreate electricity shortages inLibya's second-largest city.From Port Brega, the coastal

highway to Benghazi has no fixedgun emplacements to fight off agovernment advance. The only

defense is inexperienced andundisciplined rebel gunmen ridingin p i c k u p s m o u n te d wi thantiaircraft guns and otherweapons.Seizing Ajdabiya might allow

government forces to race eastover a largely undefended deserthighway to the key rebel port ofTobruk, where they would be inposition to block the coastalhighway between Tobruk andBenghazi.In Benghazi, representatives of

the opposition national councilclaimed rebel fighters remained incontrol of Port Brega. But thosesame spokesmen also said lastwe e k th a t t h e o p p o s i t i o ncontrolled two other eastern citieseven as they were being overrunby Kadafi's fighters."We are 100% in control'' of PortBrega, said Mustafa Gheriani,who often speaks on behalf of the13-member national council thatcontrols most of eastern Libya.

Gheriani said Kadafi did not haveenough loyal fighters to hold anyeastern city or town they hadtaken over so far."He can bomb the heck out ofthese places," he said, "but hedoesn't have to foot soldiers tohold them."

Gheriani and other councilofficials continued to insist thatspecial-forces troops and armyofficers who had defected fromKadafi's army were leading andreorganizing the rebel force. But

there has been no sign of acoherent leadership for the gun-toting young civilians who haverushed to the front.Security was heightened Sunday

a t the downtown Benghaz ic o u r th o u se t h a t se rv e s a sheadquarters for the opposition. Afront-end loader moved concretebarriers into place to block accessto a narrow street leading to thecourthouse entrance.Many shops in the city did not

open their doors, and others

lowered their shutters as reportsfrom the front came over TV setsand radios. An announcer on therebel-controlled Free Libya radiostation urged residents to remaincalm and patient.Some international journalists

drove from Benghazi east toTobruk on Sunday to avoid beingt r a p p e d i n B e n g h a z i i f government forces attempted toencircle and besiege the city.Security was increased at hotels

frequented by journalists.On Sa turday a f te rnoon, a

cameraman for the Qatar-based AlJazeera network was shot andkilled by gunmen about 10 mileswest of Benghazi while returningfrom an assignment. An AlJazeera correspondent said thenetwork will toughen its securitym e a su re s b u t wi l l n o t b eintimidated into leaving Libya.Othman Battiri, a correspondent

for the network, said in aninterview at the organization's

hotel in Benghazi that the attackwas carried out by gunmen loyalto Kadafi. State-run TV hasvilified the network, calling it atool for the rebels and Al Qaeda."It was a targeted attack,'' Battirisaid. "This is Kadafi's weaponagainst the Libyan people tosilence the press from reportingthe truth.'' Photos: Conflict in Libyacontinues as Kadafi's forces moveeast toward Port BregaBattiri said one of two men in a

car that had been following thenetwork's vehicle opened fire withan assault rifle when the vehicleslowed for a speed bump.Cameraman Ali Masan Jaber, 50,was shot three times and died at aBenghazi hospital, he said.An Al Jazeera correspondent in

the vehicle, Baiba Mahadi, waswounded and a Libyan translatorwas grazed by a bullet, Battirisaid. Mahadi left Benghazi by carfor the Egyptian border with the

cameraman's body, which was tobe flown to Qatar."We're staying right here,'' Battirisaid. "Leaving would only helpKadafi achieve his goals.''

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3Newstablet EditionJapanese Quake Survivors Await Relief as Engineers Battle -Voice of America(Top Stories - Google News)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 12:06:26 PM

VOA News March 13, 2011Photo: VOA - S.L. HermanJapanese soldiers delivering

supplies to a makeshift radiationmonitoring station in Koriyama,Japan, March 13, 2011

Hundreds of thousands ofsurvivors of Japan's worst modern-day earthquake huddled for athird night Sunday in makeshiftshelters, cut off from food

supplies, heat, electricity andrescue, as engineers probe thesource of a radiation surge at asecond nuclear plant on Japan'snortheastern coast.Japanese Prime Minister Naoto

Kan, speaking late Sunday onnational television, called thequake and the massive tsunami inthe country's northeast the mostsevere challenge to his countrysince the end of World War Two.H e s p o k e a s o v e r n i g h t

temperatures fell toward freezingand authorities issued increasinglygrim casualty forecasts. Officialsnow say fatalities could exceed10,000 in Miyagi prefecturealone.The latest nuclear alert was

issued late Sunday for the

Onagawa power p lant andreported by the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency afterradiation levels outside the facilityexceeded maximum acceptablelevels. The IAEA said engineers

were still working to identify thesource of the radiation shortlybefore midnight, and authoritiesinsisted early Monday that therewas no problem with the coolingsystem at the facility.Meanwhile, engineers at the at

the Fukushima nuclear plant

continued late Sunday to pumpsea water into the number onereactor. The walls of that reactorwere destroyed in an explosionSaturday, but its containmentstructure remained intact, leaving

experts uncertain of conditionsi n s i d e . T h e g o v e r n m e n tcharacterized the salt waterflooding as a last-ditch attempt toprevent a core meltdown. Expertssay at least two of three reactorsat the site will remain shut downpermanently.

Earlier Sunday, the governmentsaid radiation levels outside theFukushima plant had brieflyspiked to 400 times the normallevel. More than 200,000 peoplehad been told earlier to evacuate

the area. Authorities say at least19 people have been exposed toradiation and more than 160others may have been.One-hundred thousand Japanese

troops are now involved in reliefefforts and a small flotilla of U.S.naval vessels is joining relief

efforts.Friday's earthquake off the

eastern coast of Japan's mainisland, Honshu, was the strongestin Japan's modern history. Ahuge tsunami triggered by theundersea quake smashed intoJapan's east coast minutes later,washing away entire villages,damaging roads, destroyingharbors and leaving hundreds ofthousands without electricity andother services.Hundreds of bodies have been

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Gadhafi forces shell oil town as troops advance (AP)(Yahoo! News: Most Popular)

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AP - Troops loyal to Moammar

Gadhafi pounded an oil town ineastern Libya with artillery fire

a n d a i r s t r i k e s o n Su n d a y ,appearing to gain control of

another key site in their swiftadvance on the country's poorly

equipped and loosely organizedrebels.

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Patent Director: "Patent Filings Do not Equal Innovation,"U.S. Needs New MeasureGregory Ferenstein (FastCompany)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 8:14:40 AM

U.S. patent director DavidKappos gives a forward-leaninglook of patent policy at SXSW.In the spirit ofSXSW, the U.S.

patent office gives Fast Companya forward-leaning perspective onintellectual property and the steps

i t ' s t a k i n g t o a d d r e s s abeleaguered system that President

Obama called " embarrassing."David Kappos, director of the

U n i t e d S ta t e s Pa t e n t a n dTrademark Office, says theUnited States needs new ways tomeasure innovation and also togive fast-track status to greentechnologies.First, Kappos says his office is

looking at new ways of measuringinnovation. After all, open-source

software, which explicitly rejectstraditional intellectual property

rights, powers large parts of thetechnology industry, such as theAndroid mobile operating system.Additionally, corporations oftentake out huge pre-emptive patentsto prevent competition fromforming."Patent filings do not equalinnovation, by any stretch," saysKappos. While his solution to theproblem may not completely

satisfy those eager to see theUnited States move beyond the

patent paradigm, Kappos ispressing experts and universitiesto come up with new measures ofinnovation, such as job creationand job growth that arise from aparticular idea.This is an especially timely idea,

as China has been exertingpressure on its universities tochurn out record numbers ofpatents, in a move that is clearly

aimed at making itself look likethe most innovative country on

earth. In this way, "winning thefuture" against the rising powersin the Eastern Hemisphere is asmuch a game of invention as it isstatistics. In a world where patentsare the measure of innovation, theUnited States might easily lose toChina's sheer volume. Thepotential stigma of becomingsecond in the world is a PR warthat the United States is no not

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5Newstablet EditionWhat Happens When David &Goliath Team UpGregory Ferenstein (FastCompany)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 1:11:55 PM

The Internet age has been a storyDavids and Goliaths: small ,scrappy startups overtakingestablished industrial titans.Recognizing that innovation oftenfavors startups, PepsiCo decidedto outsource part of its marketingR & D t h r o u g h a s t a r t u pc o m p e t i t i o n , t h e Pe p s i1 0 .Through the competition, Pepsi

g a in s u p - t o - t h e -m in u teknowledge, and startups gain theresources of a powerful company.The process is all about "getting

to see the trends," Joshua Karpf,who is part of PepsiCo's digitalmarke t ing team, to ld FastC o m p a n y d u r i n g S X S W ."Imagine if someone was earlywith Facebook?" he muses,longingly. The opportunity to getin on the ground floor of apotential game-changer would

give a company like Pepsi an edgeagainst other big companies thatmay be slower to adapt.Among his favorite entries in the

Pespsi10 competition was EvilGenius Designs, which createsinteractive experiences whilecustomers stand in long lines, at,for instance, a theme park.Creating coupons and games toentertain them can make eager,grateful customers out of whatwould otherwise be frustrated andbored patrons.

Evil Genius Design CEP TracyBrown says that large companieswanting to outsource their R&Dneed to create an "ethos of fail."Being on the edge brings with itthe baggage of startup successrates, which can be consideredquite iffy for a more conservativeconglomerate.

James Dejulio, president ofTongal, another Pepsi10 winner,had advice for startups looking totarget larger corporations: Get to

know the right person on theinside. After one of his ideas wasrejected at a big corporation, hewent above th is par t icu la remployee's head and got approvalfrom the boss. In particular, ithelps to target people who have a"secure" job, as theyll be morewilling to take more risks.Finally, rising social media stars

can also a great match for R&Dpartnerships. At SXSW, Brisk Teais using popular photo sharing siteInstagram to put photos on the

cans. Contestants are incentivizedto see their own works on tead r i n k e r s t h r o u g h o u t t h econference, and Brisk get somebuzz for savvy social marketing.Cooperative partnerships present

powerful opportunities, in thisway, for both David and Goliath.Follow Fast Company on Twitter.For full coverage from SXSW,se e FastCompany.com/sxsw-2011.

Japan Earthquake: LatestNews and Updates (TheDaily Beast)(Yahoo! News: Most Viewed)Submitted at 3/12/2011 6:16:18 PM

NEW YORK Japan has beenbattered by an earthquake andtsunami, and now new nuclearthreats have the nation in crisismode. Officials say a " partialmeltdown" was likely underwayat a Fukushima facili ty onSunday, and fears of radiationleakage at other plants have

forced an evacuation of about200,000 people in surroundingareas. Meanwhile, search andrescue operations are underway tofind survivors. Japanese mediaestimate the current death toll tobe as high as 1,700, but muchworse figures are feared: Onecoastal town alone is missing10,000 of its residents, and someof the hardest-hit areas had stillnot been reached by rescue crews

as of early Sunday. The U.S. issending helicopters as well as anaircraft carrier equipped to serveas a hospital. View our gallerybelow of wrenching images fromthe disaster. Plus: A nuclear expert from MITanswers our pressing questions onJapan's nuclear fallout. How badcould it get? Eleanor Clift talksto Richard Thornburgh, theformer Pennsylvania governorwho oversaw America's worst

nuclear crisis, at Three MileIsland in 1979. See shockingphotos and videos from Japan'sdisaster zone, rounded up fromsocial media feedscars washedaway by floods, tremors atTokyo's Disneyland, and more.View our gallery of the 10 worstnuclear accidents in history, fromChernobyl to Yucca Flat inNevada. Disaster-preparationexpert Irwin Redlener on whyAmerica wouldn't be prepared fora catastrophe like Japan's. TaraMcKelvey on how the crisis hasmany Americans second-guessingObama's support of nuclearenergy. Complete coverage ofJapan's earthquake.

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Japan races to prevent nukereactor meltdowns (AP)(Yahoo! News: Most Popular)

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AP - Japan's nuclear crisisintensified Sunday as authoritiesraced to combat the threat ofmultiple reactor meltdowns and

more than 170 ,000 peopleevacuated the quake- and tsunami-savaged northeastern coast wherefears spread over possib lerad ioac t ive contamina t ion .

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6 Newstablet EditionDaylight Saving Time: Losing anHour - Patch.com(Top Stories - Google News)

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Architecture for Humanity's CameronSinclair to Announce JapanReconstruction Plan From Stage at SXSWAnya Kamenetz (FastCompany)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 8:47:53 AM

"Canceling ALL SXSW parties tolaunch#SXSW4JP tomorrow."That was Cameron Sinclair'sSaturday night announcement, viaTwi t t e r . He ' s ex p ec t ed t oa n n o u n c e t h e d e t a i l s o f Architecture for Humanity'sSendai earthquake reconstructionplan Sunday afternoon from thestage dur ing h is South bySouthwest keynote.

"Architecture for Humanitymakes it a policy that we do notgo anywhere without beingasked," Sinclair wrote on hiswebsite. "Within hours of thedisaster we were approached bya number of Japanese groups forour services. We are looking ati mp l emen t i n g a 1 0 p h aseap p ro ach . "Since Sinclair, a 2006 TED Prize

winner, founded Architecture forHumanity in 1999, the nonprofitdesign-build firm has been part ofdisaster-rebuilding efforts inHaiti, Burma, India, Sri Lanka,Indonesia, Pakistan, Chile, andpost-Katrina Mississippi. Theycal l thei r approach "urbanacupuncture"--designing and

overseeing construction of homes,schools, clinics, and community

centers in collaboration withcommunity members, in hopesthat a quality structure will have ar ipp le ef fect th roughout aneighborhood. They also open-source their plans, down to theCAD files, through the OpenArchitecture Network.The scope of the plans in Japan

will be determined by how muchmoney Architecture for Humanitycan raise, from design andengineering services through full

f inancing and overs igh t o f construction. Their initial target is$200,000, and Nike is alreadyl is ted as a sponsor on theorgan izat ion 's websi te .Architecture for Humanity is alsoamong the organizations using thehashtag#honyaquake on Twitterf o r n e w s a n d i m p o r t a n tinformation for quake survivors.There is a volunteer translationeffort underway for foreignnationals who may be affected bythe quake and need information inEnglish.

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interested in losing.Additionally, Kappos is lookinginto the problem of the music andfilm industry asking for enormoussums of money in lawsuits againstsoftware pirates. There is no clearevidence of just how much moneya pirated album costs a publisher.Thus, they wrangled in chiefeconomist, Stuart Graham, to helpthese decisions the cost of piracyto become more "fact-based."That said, free-information

advocates should not get too

excited over Kappos's admission:He still thinks its a big problemand plans on helping the industrytackle pirating.Feeling inventive? Kappos points

out that patents in the cleantechnology space now enjoy fast-track processing. Additionally,small businesses and nascententrepreneurs enjoy free expertiseto help them nav igate thelabyrinth that is US patent law.President Obama is banking on

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7Newstablet EditionTED Opens Up the Firehose of Data and Talks for Developersto Play [Exclusive]Gregory Ferenstein (FastCompany)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 11:45:05 AM

TED data could power apps,visualizations, and more.TED announced today at SXSW

that it is opening all of its onlinetalks to the public. An applicationprogramming interface (API) willallow open access to all talks andassociated data (topic, location,speaker, etc.) for developers whomight use that info to build all

sorts of tools and applications.S p e a k i n g b e f o r e h e rannouncement at TED, June

Cohen, Executive Producer ofMedia for TED, to ld FastCompany that in keeping with theo rga n iz a t ion ' s p romise o f transparency, "The natural nextstep is to open up content to thedeveloper community.... Everytime we've allowed people tocontribute, people have surprisedand humbled and delighted us."More to the point, she says, "Weknow w e don ' t ha ve themonopology on good ideas."While the idea of an API is to

uncover unpredictable uses ofdata, Cohen says at the "top of ourmind are devices and platforms."

But she or a developer might see acache of data and wonders: "Isthere a visualization?" Or, perhapssome interactivity or connectionsthat the speaker or TED hadn't

thought of? "Is there a communitythat we've overlooked?" Cohenasks.

In o ther words, th is i s agreenlight for developers to take

the massive TED platform and becreative.We'll update this post after

Cohen's talk.Update:TED is looking to launch this

"mid-year". You can contact themat: jobs [at] TED (dot) com. Also,the y a re l ook ing to h i r ede ve lope r s .

Fol low @FastCompany onTwitter. See our live coveragefrom SXSW.[Image: Flickr user magnifynet]

Week in Preview: Inflation, theFOMC and Nike EarningsTrey Thoelcke (BloggingStocks)

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Forecasts, NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE),Economic Data, Federal Reserve

The Federal Open MarketCommittee ( FOMC) meets againthis week to review economicconditions and set monetarypolicy. On whether the Fed shouldend quantitative easing or extendit, Atlanta Fed chairman DennisLockhart recently said that theFed should remain flexible giventhe rising energy prices, whichcould be a sign of cominginflation. Either at this meeting or

the next, the Fed could signal thatinterest rates will rise as a hedgeagainst inflation.Inflation will also be the focus

when the Department of Laborreleases the Producer Price Index(PPI) and Consumer Price Index(CPI) this week. Back in January

the core PPI (which excludesenergy and food costs) had itsbiggest jump in two years, and thecore CPI had its largest uptickin

more than year, the second monthin a row in which consumer pricesjumped. Continue reading Week inPreview: Inflation, the FOMC andNike EarningsWeek in Preview: Inflation, theFOMC and Nike Earningso r i g i n a l l y a p p e a r e d o nBloggingStocks on Sun, 13 Mar2011 12:30:00 EST. Please seeou r terms for use of feeds .Permalink| Email this| Comments

Grilled Cheese, Beer, And OtherAwesome Stuff: An InterviewWith GroupMe At SXSWJason Kincaid (TechCrunch)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 11:20:53 AM

There are few things better thanfree beer. Mix that with meltedcheese and toasted bread, and youhave a combination that satisfieseven the deepest of humandesires. And theyre available justoutside the main conventioncenter at SXSW, both free ofcharge.The food is being provided by

GroupMe, the group messagingapp that, along with competitorslike Beluga and Fast Society, has

received plenty of buzz in the

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8 Newstablet EditionThe $5,000 Burger And 13 More RidiculouslyExpensive Restaurant DishesJoshuaM. Bernstein (BusinessInsider)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 11:01:00 AM

In these frugal times, you mightexpect restaurants to roll outinexpensive entres and dessertsto woo penny-pinching diners.More meatloaf! Less fi letmignon! Some have. While othershave stuck to their luxurious gunswith dishes that could decimateyour bank account in a fewforkfuls.

In some cases, these expensivemeals are more publicity stuntthan inspired eating. For instance,in New Orleans, Arnauds servei t s n a m e s a k e d e s s e r t o f strawberries, ice cream, and a portred wine sauce alongside a 5-karat pink-diamond ring, bringingthe bill to $1.4 million. Adding agemstone to ratchet up a tab is aneasy tactic, as is overdoing it withtop-shelf ingredients.For example, New York Citys

Normas offers the Zillion-DollarFrittata that, despite its floridmoniker, costs a mere $1,000.That eye-popping sum buys a six-egg frittata freighted with awhole lobster, and 10 ounces oflustrous caviar.Elsewhere, at Hubert Kellers

new Las Vegas restaurant, Fleur,the onetime Top Chef contestanthas devised the FleurBurger 5000.Th e $ 5 ,0 0 0 h amb u rg er i sfashioned from opulent Kobe

beef, black truffles, and foie gras.Its served with two sides: crispfries and a rare bottle of 1995Petrus wine. Considering that youcould buy that wine for less than$3,000 (a steal!), the dinner maybe no deal.Sometimes chefs culinary genius

may justify the price tag. Also inVegas, revered sushi chef MasaTakayamas refined hot potrestaurant, Shaboo , offers anomakase menu (chefs choice)featuring immaculate cuts of thefinest imported beef and seafoodthat you dunk in divine broth. Themeals so transcendent you mightnot blink at the $500 tab.Weve rounded up 14 of the

worlds top budget-busting dishes.

Which are worth the splurge?Which should be laughed off themenu? You be the judge.This post originally appeared at

The Daily Meal. FleurBurger5000 $5,000Restaurant: Fleur by Hubert

KellerWhere: Las VegasDetails: The former Top Chef

toque takes the burger-and-a-beverage to decadent new heightswith this two-handed splurge,which is made with rich Kobebeef crowned with foie gras andb l ack t ru f f l e s . Th e mea t yspectacle is paired with a bottle of1995 Pet rus wine and twoIchendorf Brunello glasses yours to keep.

Samundari Khazana curry ~$3,000Restaurant: Bombay BrasserieWhere: LondonDetails: This costly curry (its

name means seafood treasure)is assembled with an oceansworth o f luxe ingred ien ts ,including abalone, crab, caviar,and lobster, whose shell isshellacked with loads of ediblegold. White truffles, morelmushrooms and rice scented withsaffron the worlds most

expensive ingredient seal thespicy deal.Luxury Pizza $1,000Restaurant: Ninos BellissimaWhere: New York CityDetails: The pies the limit at

this pizza shop, where a thousandbucks buys a luxurious thin-crustextravagance thats crowned withchives, lobster, crme frache anda half-dozen kinds of caviar.View more at Business InsiderSee Also:

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9Newstablet EditionThere's One Huge Piece Of Good News For TheJapanese EconomyJoe Weisenthal (BusinessInsider)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 11:43:00 AM

Since the earthquake hit, a lot ofpeople have been wondering: Willthis event finally break thef isca l ly-st re tched Japanesegovernment?The answer, we're glad to say, is

no. Amid the incredible tragedy,Japan can be relieved about thefact that it's incredibly wealthy,and its government will have no

problems financing the cleanup.This will come as a surprise to alot of people, who note that thecountry's debt-to-GDP ratio isalready at 200%, and that thecountry borrows more each yearthan it receives in taxes.Michael Schumann at TIME's

Curious Capitalist blog writes:"....even though Japan is not yetshowing signs of followingIreland, Greece and the rest of theeuro zone periphery into a full-

blown debt crisis, pressure hasbeen mounting for Tokyo tofinally put in place a credibleplan to reduce its yawning budgetdeficits and contain its debt levels.S t a n d a r d & P o o r ' s j u s tdowngraded Japan's credit ratingin January."Actually, Japan hasn't faced any

real pressure to reduce its

yawning budget -- at least notfrom the market, which is whatmatters -- and the comparison toIreland and Greece is absurd,since the monetary system inthose countries is nothing likeJapan's, which has its owncurrency and its own central bank.Ireland and Greece are at themercy of the ECB to ply themwith freshly printed Euros. Japanisn't.

To starkly see how Japan'smonetary system is fundamentallydifferent than the PIIGS, considerthat earlier this month there was areport about Portugal having just

4 billion euros left in its treasury.Portugal literally could run out ofeuros if it can't borrow. Japandoesn't have a pile of yensomewhere that it's counting. Itcreates them at will, and thoughyou might think that a Japanesemove to create yen would destroythe value of the currency, thatsimply hasn't happened, despitedecades of monetary policy thatwould make Ben Bernanke blush.Japan's government -- despite

what you might think -- isn't thefinancial basket case you think itis. Yes it borrows a lot, but itborrows a lot from citizens who

like to save a lot. As we'vepointed out before, the only thing

that would cause the governmentto have less access to money is ifits citizens started spending more(saving less) which would thenr e d u c e t h e n e e d f o r t h egovernment to spend money.Unlike Greece and Ireland, wherefinance ministers do have to gohat in hand to borrow around theworld (from, say, the Chinese, orGreek citizens living abroad),Japan's system is closed and fine.

That's not to say things won't bestretched there. Japan faces ashortage of food, energy, usableinfrastructure, equipment, etc.,and that's why the rest of theworld is pledging support. Ashortage of yen is not one of itsproblems and we already now thaton Monday the BOJ will flood thee c onomy w i th e ve n morel iqu id i ty .Remember, the bond market is

pretty smart.

There's a reason the yen andJGBs rallied on Friday, whileequities tanked. That side of theledger is okay. For more coverage of thesituation in Japan, see here >Join the conversation about thisstory

Video: FoursquaresNaveen SelvaduraiGives One YearUpdate At SXSW 2011John Biggs (TechCrunch)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 10:45:14 AM

At last years SXSW I caught a

moment of Foursquare co-founderNaveen Selvadurais time tobriefly chat about the companyand their plans for the upcomingyear. We were able to speak againthis year and Naveen gave me theupdate on what has changed forthe company since our lastconversation.The short answer is that both the

company and user-base havegrown significantly. When I lastspoke with him there were around

300,000 people using Foursquareto check-in and now there areover 7 million users. That,coupled with their recent loyaltydeal with American Express,means we should be on thelookout for expanded services andfeatures in 2011. Check out thevideo below for the update.Read MoreCapita claim government travel plan will save millions

(Finance News - Business newsfrom the UK and world) Outsourcing group Capita hastold the Government it could save hundreds of millions a year byhanding its travel arrangements to one private contractor.

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10 Newstablet EditionFrank Rich Writes His Last NYT Op-Ed And Confesses He SometimesGets Sick Of His Own VoiceGlynnis MacNicol (BusinessInsider)Submitted at 3/13/2011 10:45:00 AM

Frank Rich penned his farewellop-ed in the NYT today, and goesto some length to assure readershis decision had nothing to dowith the NYT.Actually he's just tired of the

pace of the weekly column.When I felt frustrated by

churning out a standard-length Op-Ed column after a few years,The Times went out of its way toaccommodate me by giving memore space, all the better fortrying to connect more dots. Itwas fated that I would one dayfind myself eager to break out ofthat box too. I have alwayswanted to keep growing as awriter, not run in place. My latestbout of restlessness had nothing to

do with the tumultuous upheavalsof the news business in the digitalera. It was an old-media mission Istarted to chafe at opinionwriting within the constraints ofnewspaper deadlines and formats.Safire, a master of the form, was

fond of likening column writingto standing under a windmill: Nosooner did you feel relief that youhad ducked a blade than youlooked up and saw a new one

coming down. He thrived on this,but after 17 years I didnt likewhat the relentless production ofa newspaper column was doing tomy writing. That routine canpush you to have strongeropinions than you actually have,

or contrived opinions aboutsubjects you may not care deeplyabout, or to run roughshod overnuance to reach an unambiguousconclusion. Believe it or not, anopinion writer can sometimes getsick of his own voice.Let's hope for Rich's sake he's

never forced to encounter therelentless production of blogpost. He's set to start at NYMag

in June.Read his full column here >Join the conversation about thisstory See Also: THE WAY WE WRITE NOW:NYT Mag 'Adapts' Feature Story

From...Reddit Message Board SHOTS FIRED: Bill KellerAccuses Arianna Huffington OfPlagiarism... Err 'Aggregation' Here Are The 6 Meanest ThingsNYT's Bill Keller Says AboutArianna Huffington In Sunday'sMagazine

Hillary Clinton's Spokesman P.J.Crowley Resigns After CriticismOf Wikileaks Suspect TreatmentGlynnis MacNicol (BusinessInsider)

Submitted at 3/13/2011 11:54:00 AM

CNN is reporting that HillaryClinton's press secretary P.J.Crowley has resigned.As of yet, there is not official

explana t ion but last weekC r o w l e y t o a c r o w d i nMassachusetts that the treatmentof WikiLeaks suspect BradleyManning-- whose treatment at thehands of U.S. military has beenincreasingly questioned andcriticized in the media-- was''ridiculous and counterproductiveand stupid."

During a te levised pressconference on Friday ABCreporter Jake Tapper asked

Obama whether he agreed withCrowley's remarks.The President answered that he

had asked the Pentagon whether

or not the procedures that havebeen taken in terms of hisconfinement are appropriate and

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