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although they feel they've learned a lot from their time offline, they balk at the idea of living without the internet for good. >> [inhales sharply] [speaking korean] >> i think a week has been quite enough for me. but if i was asked to do it again to show people the good sides of living without the web, i would volunteer. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> it's just like, if you lived a week without electricity, the house would become a complete mess. so, i would say a polite, "no, thank you" to being unplugged ever again. >> [laughs] [all speaking korean] >> and as the yangs prepare to return to their normal wired-up world, they're considering a permanent change in the way the household operates. >> [speaking korean] >> from now on, i think we should have rules-- rules on how much time we can spend a day on the net. let's say 30 minutes a day. >> really? >> what do you think we should do? >> we should have 5 hours. >> no way. >> 6 hours. then an hour a day. >> only an hour a day. >> it's an hour between the two of you--one hour in total. >> no, no. >> everyone can have 30 min
although they feel they've learned a lot from their time offline, they balk at the idea of living without the internet for good. >> [inhales sharply] [speaking korean] >> i think a week has been quite enough for me. but if i was asked to do it again to show people the good sides of living without the web, i would volunteer. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> it's just like, if you lived a week without electricity, the house would become a complete mess....
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when microscope offline, they shut down. -- when microwaves go offline, the shutdown. in tv gulch, they are all over. each path is regulated by the fcc. we realize this issue and the other issues raised in cup perhaps were not the core issue. clear wire recognized we wanted to make sure the neighborhood was heard. through the officers of supervisor campos, we were able to bring the property owners to the table. they sat down and executed a document which sets forth a plan to remedial the graffiti and the gaps in the fence. they have already run mediated the gaps and are today painting the graffiti. i think this is a good thing for the neighborhood and would not have been accomplished without the good offices of the supervisor. clearwater was happy to influence american -- clear
when microscope offline, they shut down. -- when microwaves go offline, the shutdown. in tv gulch, they are all over. each path is regulated by the fcc. we realize this issue and the other issues raised in cup perhaps were not the core issue. clear wire recognized we wanted to make sure the neighborhood was heard. through the officers of supervisor campos, we were able to bring the property owners to the table. they sat down and executed a document which sets forth a plan to remedial the...
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. >> charlie: being able to do it offline. >> because i travel so much. >> charlie: what about wicki leaks. >> that's very interesting. it's that an opinion? >> charlie: same answer. have they gone too far you think? >> i have mixed feelings about wickileaks first thing i should say is i think it's an important feature of any open society there's an opportunity for people who have information about wrong-doing to come forward with that information though they're at risk of getting in trouble. fine, that's perfectly good. at the same time i think if i had some information i think the last thing i would ever do with it is send to to wikileaks or a responsible organization because the concern i have is the same concern that's been expressed by amnesty international and are you putting people at risk that are not the wrong-doers. people may be named that can be interpreted as wrong doers and killed by the taliban. >> charlie: do you know them? >> a little bit through e-mail. >> charlie: what do you do two e-mail about. >> this and that. >> charlie: what do you e-mail about? >> the domain
. >> charlie: being able to do it offline. >> because i travel so much. >> charlie: what about wicki leaks. >> that's very interesting. it's that an opinion? >> charlie: same answer. have they gone too far you think? >> i have mixed feelings about wickileaks first thing i should say is i think it's an important feature of any open society there's an opportunity for people who have information about wrong-doing to come forward with that information though...
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thoughts on that and digging in deep and i think it's helpful and we talked a little bit about it offline and i think some of it makes a lot of good sense. i was the one sort of driving a wit of the per capita question and i don't want to let it go completely, but i understand the time and the clock is ticking on this and in december there's a decision coming and i think it's a complex issue and it's going to be hard to create a formula where one size fits all especially around the per capita. so, you know, i see the sense in that and also the projection strategy. i still think it's complicated getting my head around all this i.s.a. stuff. but i do think for 2018 that looking at the per capita and the incentivizing, maybe that's the bigger question, to continue to incentivize from a conservation perspective, not just from these other perspectives of rates or of, you know, actual water usage or actual water needs but from a conservation perspective, from the debater -- greater good, if that's still out there and getting that from a per capita perspective or something else, i want to make s
thoughts on that and digging in deep and i think it's helpful and we talked a little bit about it offline and i think some of it makes a lot of good sense. i was the one sort of driving a wit of the per capita question and i don't want to let it go completely, but i understand the time and the clock is ticking on this and in december there's a decision coming and i think it's a complex issue and it's going to be hard to create a formula where one size fits all especially around the per capita....
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the offline over e-mails for the last several months -- i have been communicating with a lot of representatives of neighborhood groups, environmental groups, and environmental justice groups that are all deeply concerned about many different problematic issues with the treasure island development height, density, the fact that parking is still one to one, whether or not this thing is as green as it is being played out to be, and whether it is going to create a lot of extra co2 releases. we are in holiday time. we are being given a 30-day clock to make these decisions. this is shaping up to be as controversial if not more than the shipyard issue, and it is contentious. this is the wrong time to be making these decisions. we would concur with supervisor daly, especially since the representative of district 6 was not well considered on this. i think the new board and new mayor in january can make these decisions with the liberation instead of rushing them through too quickly. we need more time on this. on specific appointments, linda richardson has been too supportive of lennar and not enough of t
the offline over e-mails for the last several months -- i have been communicating with a lot of representatives of neighborhood groups, environmental groups, and environmental justice groups that are all deeply concerned about many different problematic issues with the treasure island development height, density, the fact that parking is still one to one, whether or not this thing is as green as it is being played out to be, and whether it is going to create a lot of extra co2 releases. we are...
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. >> reporter: what's hot this year, the same online as offline. >> i think technology is a big one. >> reporter: at ebay's paypal, they track the numbers and the trends. >> they're more deal oriented this year. with the recession last year, i this i people got very savvy around finding deals and coupons. this year we're seeing that put into practice. >> reporter: use that technology, save money, and drink in your shopping success. >> the latest figures from paypal showed this year's cyber monday numbers up by about 21% from last year. on pace for the first $1 billion dot-com shopping day. something to keep in mind, scammers are out today, too. best advice, only shop on the sites you know and trust and don't click on links, no matter how good the deal is, if you don't know where they come from. >> busy fingers today. thanks a lot, scott. >>> if your online shopping took you to this website. here's what you saw today. no clothes or purses, just the seals of department of justice and homeland site. they claimed they sold fake merchandise. it happed to my dream watches.com, and handbag.
. >> reporter: what's hot this year, the same online as offline. >> i think technology is a big one. >> reporter: at ebay's paypal, they track the numbers and the trends. >> they're more deal oriented this year. with the recession last year, i this i people got very savvy around finding deals and coupons. this year we're seeing that put into practice. >> reporter: use that technology, save money, and drink in your shopping success. >> the latest figures from...
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amazon.com and wal-mart are the largest online and offline retailers respectively. no. 2, vdot working to make thanksgiving travel a little easier through the commonwealth. temporary lane closures will be lifted across virginia trying to cut down on backups. also look for 24 hour traffic information on vdot's website to avoid traffic congestion. no. 1 tonight, be prepared to dig deeper in your wallet to fill your tank. gas prices are the highest they have been in more than six months, average price $2.89 a gallon. that's 21 cents higher than it was in august. prices are expected to go down by the end of the year. that's the good news and that is tonight's fox 5 top five. brian? >>> looking at snow in seattle. we got rain coming here. i mean big travel week. >> for the east coast it won't be too bad, but we're looking at a live shot in seattle where they may be getting -- you can see the snow and also the fog -- probably a good 2 to 6 inches and also the winds are really going to be whipping. if you are traveling to the pacific northwest or even into the northern pla
amazon.com and wal-mart are the largest online and offline retailers respectively. no. 2, vdot working to make thanksgiving travel a little easier through the commonwealth. temporary lane closures will be lifted across virginia trying to cut down on backups. also look for 24 hour traffic information on vdot's website to avoid traffic congestion. no. 1 tonight, be prepared to dig deeper in your wallet to fill your tank. gas prices are the highest they have been in more than six months, average...
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amazon and wal-mart are the largest online and offline retailers respectively. >>> netflix is moving towards streaming more movies on the internet. streaming movies will cost $7.99 a month. >>> americans are apparently feeling a the bit better about their financial situation according to a new survey. that is what retailers want to hear heading into their most important season. as melanie alnwick shows us, shoppers are still being very cautious with their cash though. >> reporter: the holidays are an exciting time for kids and retailers and for shoppers it who say they want to avoid the crush of the mall, shopping centers have a great comeback, exclusive deals. tysons corner center negotiates special discounts at its stores. scour shopping cent are web sites to plan ahead. >> we have midnight madness on black friday so we open at 1:00 a.m. and stores have promotions from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. that are unique to this shopping center. >> reporter: bargain hunters can print out paper coupons like this one for $10 off a $35 purchase. or you can go paperless. download mobile coupon apps
amazon and wal-mart are the largest online and offline retailers respectively. >>> netflix is moving towards streaming more movies on the internet. streaming movies will cost $7.99 a month. >>> americans are apparently feeling a the bit better about their financial situation according to a new survey. that is what retailers want to hear heading into their most important season. as melanie alnwick shows us, shoppers are still being very cautious with their cash though. >>...
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time no see how the world markets are performing in most asian stocks offline investors and what you can come to us will tell alexis and the federal reserve's two day meeting in japan a strong. market. under russia's two main stock exchanges closed monday session high of spain will take breaking sixteen hundred points to the my sex crime bill and six. news in brief now leading french defense contractor d.c. and vessels of the russian state home ship building corp to see it as a specialist in naval carriers and will help to build both military and civilian ships. now russia might soon create a regional futures market with a stick on go stock exchange the pound venture would add another global platform for trading in the exclusive interview with business r.t. the deputy director of the commodities market of the russian stock exchange said the pot is almost clear. there are no obstacles regarding the legislation all the required measures have been adopted the technological process has also been set up and flying today on the basis of similar precious metal contracts to make the decision
time no see how the world markets are performing in most asian stocks offline investors and what you can come to us will tell alexis and the federal reserve's two day meeting in japan a strong. market. under russia's two main stock exchanges closed monday session high of spain will take breaking sixteen hundred points to the my sex crime bill and six. news in brief now leading french defense contractor d.c. and vessels of the russian state home ship building corp to see it as a specialist in...
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they're thoughtfully responding to customer comments just as they would in the offline world. also using the criticism that they're getting to make improvements to their business. it'sa great when companies can remove the emotion and see what the consumer is really saying to make their business better. over the last 15 years, we've seen tons of this, and it's really important for consumers and customers -- and companies to engage in that interaction because i think that leads to the best outcome, which, in the end, can mean more business for the businesses. >> you know, that's true if you have a rational customer. but lots of times a customer comes in and they're angry about something else and say something terrible about your company when it really is their own mood, not anything having to do with your company. that seems unfair to the business. so how do they deal with that? >> i think in those scenarios, i think you need to respond calmly and appropriately. but i also think you need to keep -- rest assured that consumers are seeing these reviews are going to be able to weig
they're thoughtfully responding to customer comments just as they would in the offline world. also using the criticism that they're getting to make improvements to their business. it'sa great when companies can remove the emotion and see what the consumer is really saying to make their business better. over the last 15 years, we've seen tons of this, and it's really important for consumers and customers -- and companies to engage in that interaction because i think that leads to the best...
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but the courts can look at this and say if this were protected in the offline world it should also be protected on social networks. >> and what can you draw from this example? >> well all american employees whether union or nonunion have the right to discuss off the clock issues concerning workplace safety, working conditions, and compensation. and those rights are protected under federal law. a law called the national federal relations act. and that protects speech among employees because this is the way that its federal government protects individuals as they try to ensure safety on the job, regardless of what kind of work they have. in this case it's ambulance workers who do a fairly dangerous job and this employee was expressing her dissatisfaction with working conditions. she was identifying conditions that she thought unproductive on the job. she wasn't venting about her boss. i don't think you should air your grievances on facebook. but if those discussions would be protected offline, they need to be protected online as well. >> so this woman, if she is addressing a small group
but the courts can look at this and say if this were protected in the offline world it should also be protected on social networks. >> and what can you draw from this example? >> well all american employees whether union or nonunion have the right to discuss off the clock issues concerning workplace safety, working conditions, and compensation. and those rights are protected under federal law. a law called the national federal relations act. and that protects speech among employees...
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the website meetup.com was created to organize offline meetings and they coordinate 250,000 meetingsforming rich relationships in the real world because they first meet them on line. 1 out of 6 marriages right now in america begin through an online interaction. you can make a counterargument that the internet is making us moor connected with the people around us. >> kristin, we want to see if you make it through all 30 days. do you think when you're finished that you will communicate differently with people in your life? >> i don't know. it's only been 12 days. we'll see how i feel. it's changing all of the time. >> we will follow up in the couple of weeks. >>> the school's biggest school system gets a new boss, one with no education leadership experience. we'll see how this affects the million so students who go to school in new york city. i'm robert shapiro. over a million people have discovered how easy it is to use legalzoom for important legal documents. at legalzoom we'll help you incorporate your business, file a patent, make a will and more. you can complete our online questi
the website meetup.com was created to organize offline meetings and they coordinate 250,000 meetingsforming rich relationships in the real world because they first meet them on line. 1 out of 6 marriages right now in america begin through an online interaction. you can make a counterargument that the internet is making us moor connected with the people around us. >> kristin, we want to see if you make it through all 30 days. do you think when you're finished that you will communicate...
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officials say it will remain offline until they determine why it exploded. >>> banning airmen from buying something k2, spice or g. if you don't know what those are you will there a moment. >> what has been discovered at a farm back in ohio and why that is important for grocery shoppers here in california. >>> taking a hard look at the oil spill in the gulf. today we have an answer. >>> will this year's crab season be a boom or bust? we are talking to boat owners to find out the forecast. >>> and thieves often target mass transit riders but we are looking exactly how you can increase your safety when you ride. tonight at 6:00 p.m. >>> rememb the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but there's an even deadlier predator cigarettes, produced by big tobacco, which take a life every six point five seconds. don't be big tobacco's next victim. >>> the air force base is banning a form of marijuana that is legal and undetectable in blood tests. k2, spice and jeannie and said to have the same effect as marijuana. the substance could threaten military readiness. >>> a huge recall of eg
officials say it will remain offline until they determine why it exploded. >>> banning airmen from buying something k2, spice or g. if you don't know what those are you will there a moment. >> what has been discovered at a farm back in ohio and why that is important for grocery shoppers here in california. >>> taking a hard look at the oil spill in the gulf. today we have an answer. >>> will this year's crab season be a boom or bust? we are talking to boat...
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just as in your offline life, there are some people who want to be more open with -- there are peoplebe more open with than others chrk is why facebook gives you complete control over how you share information. people who use facebook should ensure that sharing settings are consistent with the way they conduct themselves in the real world. that's an interesting point. >> it's particularly interesting because facebook is taking the opportunity to say, like, your privacy settings are your own. you have control of your data, which has been their big big bugaboo. >> you can limit to only people that you want to see it. >> sure. you can make it private by telling somebody and not recording it out there in public to be found by google or copied and pasted on to somebody else's wall. it's just being smart about how you deploy yourself in public. >> rachel, it's a pleasure to see you. >>> with the price of gold hitting new highs, should we be setting a new gold standard? the fate of the world's trade could hang in the balance. richard quest joins us right after this. i realized i needed an aa
just as in your offline life, there are some people who want to be more open with -- there are peoplebe more open with than others chrk is why facebook gives you complete control over how you share information. people who use facebook should ensure that sharing settings are consistent with the way they conduct themselves in the real world. that's an interesting point. >> it's particularly interesting because facebook is taking the opportunity to say, like, your privacy settings are your...
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. >> as offline is the case i would suggest, yes, if you are buying big-ticket items, a television, laptopder, fine jewelry. prioritize your time by price, big ticket items tend to sell out and go first. otherwise for other items, i would certainly wake up early. here's the deadline in my head, 10:00 a.m. eastern monday, before the lunch hour on the east coast when the whole world is going to be shong and selection is going to go down. you will won into things like yes we have a that item only in one couple and a can you mr. he of sizes. >> if you want variety -- wake up early you can do it if your ja mas. >> there you go. >> what site will have the best deals. >> walmart set an unbelievable precedence, known for how low can you go, the same on their website. what teem don't understand they have tens of thousands of items more additional things than the story, a whole different division of walmart and i think they will have exceptional prices simplsts it important to be a mem br of like their enewsletter to find out about their deals. >> i think that's a great trip n. technology terms info
. >> as offline is the case i would suggest, yes, if you are buying big-ticket items, a television, laptopder, fine jewelry. prioritize your time by price, big ticket items tend to sell out and go first. otherwise for other items, i would certainly wake up early. here's the deadline in my head, 10:00 a.m. eastern monday, before the lunch hour on the east coast when the whole world is going to be shong and selection is going to go down. you will won into things like yes we have a that item...
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i mean, this is a very important offline game that we used to call reality in this world. [laughter] it doesn't really happen that way, and i think that there are a lot of people out there in my world and in the world of silicone valley and those who are internet heads who just don't get this point that it must be transferred. of course, the last thing i'll say is that it goes back to your point. sometimes the u.s. influence does a lot more harm than good. when people know that the u.s. is giving money for a certain thing in the middle east or in other areas of the world, that's not necessarily a helpful thing. we can do a lot more quietly or through the private sector or through individuals than attaching the made in the usa stamp to a particular policy. i'll just mention recently that the state department gave money as part of an interpret freedom grant to a group that is a fallen gone front. now that's -- >> how much money? >> it wasn't much money, but you give of give them -- you can give them a dollar, and the chinese government will still go crazy. i have no love of
i mean, this is a very important offline game that we used to call reality in this world. [laughter] it doesn't really happen that way, and i think that there are a lot of people out there in my world and in the world of silicone valley and those who are internet heads who just don't get this point that it must be transferred. of course, the last thing i'll say is that it goes back to your point. sometimes the u.s. influence does a lot more harm than good. when people know that the u.s. is...
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i listen to your comments offline. guest: i do not know that much about postal service other than they have huge unfunded pension liabilities that may break them this year or next. i think the caller said he was retired now? host: how hard is it to get a job in the federal government? guest: it is hard. it is a long process. it is very competitive. on the other hand, the federal government is hiring. there have been 100,000 or so jobs in the last year. the private sector is now adding jobs again. host: dallas, texas, on our republican line. caller: thank you. good morning. this is very important information that the country should have. it exposes the outrageous numbers and size of federal pay. we all know the federal government is nothing but a drag on the private sector. the vast sums of money that are now going in to pay for workers that really provide such little productivity and value to society as a whole, you know, this is an outrage. if we were to do a comparison now that we understand what the pay scales are f
i listen to your comments offline. guest: i do not know that much about postal service other than they have huge unfunded pension liabilities that may break them this year or next. i think the caller said he was retired now? host: how hard is it to get a job in the federal government? guest: it is hard. it is a long process. it is very competitive. on the other hand, the federal government is hiring. there have been 100,000 or so jobs in the last year. the private sector is now adding jobs...
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i listen to your comments offline. guest: i do not know that much about postal service other than they have huge unfunded pension liabilities that may break them this year or next. i think the caller said he was retired now? host: how hard is it to get a job in the federal government? guest: it is hard. it is a long process. it is very competitive. on the other hand, the federal government is hiring. there have been 100,000 or so jobs in the last year. the private sector is now adding jobs again. host: dallas, texas, on our republican line. caller: thank you. good morning. this is very important information that the country should have. it exposes the outrageous numbers and size of federal pay. we all know the federal government is nothing but a drag on the private sector. the vast sums of money that are now going in to pay for workers that really provide such little productivity and value to society as a whole, you know, this is an outrage. if we were to do a comparison now that we understand what the pay scales are f
i listen to your comments offline. guest: i do not know that much about postal service other than they have huge unfunded pension liabilities that may break them this year or next. i think the caller said he was retired now? host: how hard is it to get a job in the federal government? guest: it is hard. it is a long process. it is very competitive. on the other hand, the federal government is hiring. there have been 100,000 or so jobs in the last year. the private sector is now adding jobs...
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espionage is always taken place offline and not taking place online.here's our tax and critical infrastructure, you know, the scenario of failure of the electric grid. and then there's more fighting, foreign attacks to create our military and dvd. and these are separate problems that i've separate aleutians. and should not be lumped together. because someone happens is is you get the existential threat to our nation of a collapse of society that is your race, coming from attacks and wiping out all of our critical infrastructure which is according to many authors a highly dubious scenario, but one that is talked about a lot. and you get that in the urgency of that conflated with all kinds of everyday very real threats that do take place. and that leads to justifying cybersecurity knocking the secrecy and gives added weight to sort of justifying radical interventions and reengineering the internet, which really would kill the goose with the goldeneye. and cybersecurity has been -- has been a trend if none of hype and we can talk about that. a lot of scen
espionage is always taken place offline and not taking place online.here's our tax and critical infrastructure, you know, the scenario of failure of the electric grid. and then there's more fighting, foreign attacks to create our military and dvd. and these are separate problems that i've separate aleutians. and should not be lumped together. because someone happens is is you get the existential threat to our nation of a collapse of society that is your race, coming from attacks and wiping out...
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prehospital care provider and institution of the state and territorial government process, online offlinewell as written pediatric medical direction for prehospital care providers. >> i think we talked about it in the opening comments, we're going to be better preamped as a nation for large disasters if we can take care of the one child really, really well. i think this is one the most important recommendations to make sure kids have good care each and every day. >> 4.3 -- >> dr. shone field has a question. >> sir? >> the first one is it may seem like a minor editorial issue. i suggested the performance measures for prehospital care and transport. now they are bolded and boxed which i didn't understand why -- i could understand in an article or chapter you might box things, but i thought we were boxing and bolding recommendations, so could we just put this into the narrative and say in particular we want to draw light to the contribute cam measures -- critical measures, but i don't think it needs to be drawn out that way because it's unclear to me why it is. >> is there any specific reaso
prehospital care provider and institution of the state and territorial government process, online offlinewell as written pediatric medical direction for prehospital care providers. >> i think we talked about it in the opening comments, we're going to be better preamped as a nation for large disasters if we can take care of the one child really, really well. i think this is one the most important recommendations to make sure kids have good care each and every day. >> 4.3 -- >>...
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that's a lot of time offline. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome johnthan frances.[applause] >> hi. this is a large bright room. [laughter] obviously, i have access to internet, just not at the office. [laughter] unless i bring my blackberry along, which i do on days when i'm not intending to get anything done. [laughter] thank you all for coming, and it's nice to be back here at the book fair. it is -- there's a special buzz to this thing. i'm kind of at a loss to explain it, but there's so much energy in the air here, and it's a really neat event, so it's good to be here. i've been asked to read to you, and i'm told we actually have a real 45 minutes opposed to the 45 minutes with 10 minutes cut out in the beginning of it. i'll read awhile, and then i'll take audience questions if there are any, which i hope there are. i also should warn you that i have new glasses. [laughter] they seem like, i'm not sure they are any good for most things, but they are good for making it almost impossible to look up and then find the correct focal point when i look back down. [lau
that's a lot of time offline. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome johnthan frances.[applause] >> hi. this is a large bright room. [laughter] obviously, i have access to internet, just not at the office. [laughter] unless i bring my blackberry along, which i do on days when i'm not intending to get anything done. [laughter] thank you all for coming, and it's nice to be back here at the book fair. it is -- there's a special buzz to this thing. i'm kind of at a loss to explain it, but...