[MyAppleMenu] Feb 10, 2008

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**** The iPhone: The Right Device At The Right Time <http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/appleaday/blog/2008/02/the_iphone_the_right_device_at.html>
by David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun

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**** Microsoft's Colossal Strategic Mistake: "We Need To Be In Advertising" <http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/2/microsoft__yahoo_will_be_our__google_apps_>
by Henry Blodget, Silicon Alley Insider
Microsoft's misconception: "Cloud computing" = software supported by advertising.

**** Yahoo Expected To Reject Microsoft's Takeover Offer <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/business/10yahoo.html?_r=1&ex=1360299600&en=3839aaca56499318&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin>
by Andrew Ross Sorkin and Miguel Helft, New York Times
Yahoo's board plans to reject Microsoft's $44.6 billion hostile bid in a letter on Monday, saying the offer undervalues Yahoo, people involved in the discussions said Saturday.

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**** The Road To Cordoba <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502686.html>
by Stuart Dybek, Washington Post
He had love's number.

**** Ask For Pain <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502687.html>
by Julie Ominger, Washington Post
On the eve of a wedding, her choice was revenge or redemption.

**** The Dictator's Ex-Wife Writes Him A Letter <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502677.html>
by Julia Alvarez, Washington Post
She found the best cure of all for a broken heart.

**** Battle Mountain <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502689.html>
by Walter Kim, Washington Post
After such a hard road, it was time for a detour.

**** Love Is Kryptonite <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502688.html>
by Dean Hebert, Washington Post
Who wants to be a hero, anyway?

**** Finders, Keepers <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/02/10/finders_keepers/>
by Drake Bennett, Boston Globe
As museums ship ancient treasures back to the countries where they were found, some are now saying: Enough.

**** Of Cars And Men <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/10/CMNCTO91C.DTL>
by Christina Boufis, San Francisco Chronicle
Some people can hear their inner wisdom in a whisper. Mine broadcasts information about my love life to me through cars.

**** 'The Age Of American Unreason' By Susan Jacoby <http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-bk-winslow10feb10,0,6680233.story>
by Art Winslow, Los Angeles Times
The lethal forces threatening our nation's cultural and political future.

**** The Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dog: So Good It's Illegal <http://www.laweekly.com/eat+drink/dining/the-bacon-wrapped-hot-dog-so-good-its-illegal/18276/>
by Daniel Hernandez, LA Weekly
Jailed for selling L.A.'s famed "heart attack" dogs, licensed street vendors are fighting back.

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**** Rich Countries Are Buying Up Companies Around The World... Why Aren't We? <http://www.sundayherald.com/business/businessnews/display.var.2032767.0.0.php>
by Selwyn Parker, Sunday Herald

**** Growth Vs. Order? Try Both <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2008/02/09/growth_vs_order_try_both/>
by Renee Loth, Boston Globe
Singapore's growth is driven by a seeming national philosophy that there is no problem, geographic or social, so big that it can't be solved by good engineering.