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A prosecutor is investigating whether Kilpatrick and former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty lied under oath about having an affair during a trial in a whistle blower lawsuit. The mayor has been dogged by recent media reports about steamy text messages the two exchanged that suggest an affair. .
Three bits of recent news got me thinking:
You can currently buy a 250GB FireWire drive for less than $1 per gigabyte, while flash memory cards run $50 or more per gig. But flash prices will likely fall quickly over the next couple of years. And as they do, and as Intel perfects the design of low-power, high-speed CPUs, Apple's going to have ample opportunity to do what it does best: out-innovate the rest of the computer industry. Much of the above is fantasy and speculation on my part, but Apple's now got the real-world partnerships to make it all happen for real. From my keyboard to Steve's ears… .
Gold: Lies, Lies And More Lies
America once exported capital to Europe and Latin America, exercising its power by financial means with "dollar" diplomacy. The most famous example was the Marshall Plan, which rebuilt a war-devastated Europe. Under George W. Bush, things changed. The surpluses have become deficits. America has come to depend upon foreign investors and now needs a Marshall Plan for itself. What happens when all those dollar holders want to trade them for euros or gold? Too Much Red Ink Financial markets and policymakers are in a state of denial. Sadly for Americans, their assets and currency are being devalued every day. And for the two million homeowners who might lose their homes this year, the Great Depression has already arrived. This time, monetary policy has failed to work and Bush's $150 billion federal government stimulus plan will not fare any better.
lush invite to network
There is also the opportunity to do some face-to-face networking with speakers and FT editors at specially arranged briefings. In effect, the FT is creating a virtual extension of its conference business. “This is very much about building niche communities and strengthening loyalty to existing products that we already have," says Jayne Van Hoen, the FT's global director of conferences and events. “What I think is interesting is that the FT is bundling the social networking in with a number of things," says Rebecca Jennings, principal analyst at Forrester Research. But also interesting to media people is the choice of the paid model, and it may be the choice that other niche networking sites choose as well. Social networks are hugely popular but generally they've struggled at the revenue end.
PCI Express Version of Matrox Axio LE Realtime Editing Platform Now ...
Montreal, Canada . Matrox Video Products Group today announced the immediate availability of the new PCI Express (PCIe) version of the Matrox Axio LE realtime HD and SD editing platform. "We are introducing the PCIe version of Axio LE as part of our commitment to continually evolve our realtime editing platforms to take advantage of new technologies that can lower cost and increase performance for our customers" said Pierre-Martin Dion, Matrox Axio product manager"The PCIe version of Axio LE expands users system choices to include many lower cost workstations including the HP xw4600" Matrox Axio LE provides a complete post-production solution that lets users get the best from Adobe CS3 Production Premium. The Axio platforms are designed to provide the most comprehensive realtime feature set, the highest quality native codec technology, and complete file-based workflows - totally integrated with the Adobe software.
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