Adobe Backs Off On Flash For Mobile Browsers

The move is a win for Apple Inc., which has famously banned Flash from working on the iPhone and the iPad. Adobe said Wednesday, however, that the about-face is about giving people what they want. In a blog post Wednesday, an Adobe vice president, Danny Winokur, said that Adobe will increase investment in HTML5.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/09/142184077/adobe-backs-off-on-flash-for-mobile-browsers?ft=1&f=1003

john mccain

Protesters, Declare Victory & Leave

Froma Harrop, Providence Journal
Conditions at some of the "Occupy" tent sites started going downhill at a most inopportune time. A New York Times/CBS poll had just reported that 47 percent of the public said that the movement's views reflect those of most Americans (with only 34 percent saying they do not). On the ground, the homeless were moving into several encampments, joined by various hangers-on drawn to the excitement.Occupiers, time to quit while you're ahead -- for you're a little less ahead with every confrontation involving police or other civic authorities. The skirmishes provide...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/11/01/keeping_the_silent_majority_on_the_occupiers_side_111890.html

hillary clinton

Disappearances In Lebanon Haunt Syrian Activists

Earlier this year, an elderly, former Syrian opposition leader disappeared in Lebanon. Family members say Shibli al-Aisamy, 89, is being held in a Syrian prison, and have pleaded for mercy. The case underscores Syria's repression of the anti-government movement, even outside its own borders.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/08/142144053/disappearances-haunt-syrian-activists-their-families?ft=1&f=1004

fox news

U.S. Joins Hunt For Brutal Warlord In Africa

The Obama administration recently dispatched 100 special forces to Uganda to help pursue Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army. Throughout the last three decades, Kony and LRA fighters have been accused of torturing civilians and recruiting child soldiers. Host Michel Martin speaks with former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/08/142134587/u-s-joins-hunt-for-brutal-warlord-in-africa?ft=1&f=1004

barak obama

Spotting Crime, Being More Than Bystanders

In her weekly commentary, host Michel Martin looks at the murder of a Lululemon employee in the Washington, D.C., area and the alleged child molestation case at Penn State. In both cases, it seems people knew a potential crime was happening but did nothing about it.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/07/142098225/spotting-crime-being-more-than-bystanders?ft=1&f=1057

bill oreilly

Obama To Dump Biden From The Ticket In Favor Of Hillary? Give Me A Break

This week's Political Junkie column: President Obama says Joe Biden is doing a great job as vice president. Biden says he will run again in 2012. Hillary Clinton says rumors of her replacing Biden on the ticket are nonsense. And they are. So why doesn't this story go away?

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2011/11/07/142035876/obama-to-dump-biden-from-the-ticket-in-favor-of-hillary-give-me-a-break?ft=1&f=1014

bill clinton