| A Neolib New Deal?:
Over at CNN Jon Klein runs the show. Do you think he could host an hour of television? How do you think that would rate? Not well. So in the end, we're proud of Dan." Meanwhile, Klein is still milking respectability points from his decision to end Crossfire, where Carlson once soldiered loyally before being gratuitously humiliated by Klein. Klein gets praised for his "candor." He then says ratings are not that important. "This is, first and foremost, a battle for journalistic excellence." ... P.S.: Marketwatch's fawning inerviewer, Jon Friedman, explains Klein's ratings non-triumph, after almost two years on the job: CNN most likely won't make any dramatic strides until the U.S. acts to have a Democrat living in the White House. How will that work? Doesn't being in opposition tend to help ideological media institutions like FOX? [Via TVNewswer, Romenesko] ...
Japan's Lost Decade
America's stock market is about 15 percent below its October 2007 peak, suggesting that investors are currently expecting a mild U.S. recession. More ominously, however, credit markets have largely ceased to function, save for the highest quality loans, suggesting that a sharp reduction in the quantity of credit available at market-clearing interest rates is threatening to curtail real economic activity by more than the seemingly benign level of market interest rates would suggest. U.S. Credit Crunch The United States is experiencing an intensifying lack of credit availability that is causing a sharp economic slowdown--until recently unforeseen by most economists, including those at the Federal Reserve. This is understandable--though not comforting--because most economic models capture the link between financial markets and the real economy with movements in the level of interest rates.
TriMet security measure sails through committee
Bruce Starr, R-Hillsboro, said that was minimizing what is a serious problem, especially at night. "My wife will not let me take the kids on the train because it's not safe," Starr said. Sen. Rod Monroe, D-Portland, said TriMet remains lax about checking for ticketless passengers. Monroe described one incident he observed where an inspector caught some passengers without tickets. "All they did is booted them off at the next stop," Monroe said. Gated entries at stations But Hansen won praise for other steps taken by TriMet. The agency has added more security lights and cameras at MAX platforms, agreed to hire five more transit police, contracted for an additional 15 private security guards, and arranged for more crime-prevention volunteers to ride the trains. A new transit-police precinct will open in Hillsboro, and talks are under way to open a similar precinct in Gresham, Hansen said.
Soccer teams have mixed results in openers
Following that game, the Panthers will take on Top 10 The Woodlands in their next home contest, which is Friday night. On the girls side, Lufkin had its struggles in the season opener. A talented and tall College Park team was able to control the action on its way to a 4-0 win. However, the Lady Panthers still have plenty of room for optimism. College Park is one of the district favorites, while Lufkin (7-4) should still have some momentum after winning seven of its first nine games before a pair of losses last week. The Lady Panthers will look to get back on track as they host Oak Ridge on Tuesday night at 7. Oak Ridge (1-9-2) opened district play with a 2-0 loss to The Woodlands. .
18-02-2008: All-new Volvo S80 adds beauty to safety
KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo's flagship S80 has been unabashedly forthright about its intentions to reside in the executive luxury class sector, alongside patricians likes Mercedes E-Class and BMW 5-Series. In a market where each marque makes a name for itself on at least one defining characteristic, Volvo has realised it needed two other ingredients — a shapely figure and power — to go with safety for which it has long been synonymous with. The S80 is testament to this. Volvo lent us the 3.2-litre all-new S80 so that we could gauge the full fury of the 238 horsepower engine. This luxury saloon radiates prestige without being pretentious, and is generous with interior space. Despite tipping the scales at 2,150kg, its six-cylinder engine has more than enough power to propel the S80 to 100km/h in a respectable 7.9 seconds.
Thinking About Tomorrow
People will be able to do anything on a hand-held that they can now do on a desktop computer. In fact, they'll be able to do even more, as mobile gadgets increasingly come equipped with global-positioning-system gear that can track your every move. As you drive around, for instance, you might get reviews of nearby restaurants automatically delivered to a screen in your car -- maybe even projected onto the windshield. The spread of GPS hints at another big change on the horizon. We're going to be under a lot more pressure to make our personal information public -- everything from where we surf online to where we're standing at a particular moment. Companies will offer us special deals and other incentives so that we'll let them track our activity. That information, in turn, will let the companies present us with a steady stream of intensely focused marketing whenever we go online, turn on our cellphone or even walk into a store.
Advance Auto's ads aim at super audience
Roanoke's Fox affiliate station, Fox 21/27, which will air the Super Bowl on Sunday night, would not reveal how much it charges advertisers for the game's commercials. But WDBJ-7 in Roanoke, a CBS affiliate that aired the Super Bowl last year, provided a general figure. Typically, the charge for 30 seconds of Super Bowl advertising time is $24 to $32 per 1,000 households, said Ray Sullivan, general sales manager for WDBJ-7. For example, it would cost $240 to $320 for a 30-second commercial spot reaching 10,000 households, he said. That's significantly higher than the cost of a typical prime time slot locally, he said. Those spots are $18 to $24 per 1,000 households, Sullivan said. Last year 246,000 households throughout the Roanoke Valley and Lynchburg markets watched the Super Bowl, Sullivan said, quoting figures from Nielsen Media Research, a market research company.
ISU French Club Shares a Taste of France
Eggplant Papeton, Brie and Baguettes and Creme Brulee, and more. A taste of France will be Saturday the 27th at 6:30 p.m. in the ISU Sub Ballroom. Tickets are $8 for students and faculty, $10 for the general public, and $6 for those 15 and under and are available at the door the night of the event. .
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