'Love Boat' producer Henry Colman dies at 89

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Television producer and executive Henry Colman ? whose credits include "The Love Boat," ''Hawaii Five-O" and "Green Acres" ? has died at age 89.

An announcement Sunday by the Archive of American Television says Colman died Wednesday.

Colman's career dates to early commercial television, where he started as production coordinator on the musical show "Easy Does It." In 1951, Colman became assistant to the director for "Kraft Television Theatre" and later worked on such series as "Robert Montgomery Presents" and "Colgate Comedy Hour."

As a TV executive, Colman oversaw the pilot of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" and worked on "Green Acres" and "Hawaii Five-O."

In the 1970s, he helped develop "The Love Boat," where he worked as line producer. Colman also produced the 1980s series "Hotel."

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Was Petraeus affair linked to lax Libya response?

CIA Director David Petraeus abruptly resigned Friday, citing an extramarital affair and the need to sort out the ?personal and professional issues? involved.

The former commander of forces in Iraq and Afghanistan had built a stellar and nearly unassailable reputation ? but mounting criticism of the Central Intelligence Agency?s response to the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attack in September was beginning to tarnish that reputation.

Word of Mr. Petraeus?s resignation sent ripples of stunned surprise through both the intelligence and military communities, raising questions that revolved around how long the affair had been going on and how an officer known for his rigorous self-discipline ? and attention to his reputation within the media ? could have made such a lapse in judgment.

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In a letter of resignation accepted by the White House, Petraeus said he had been married 37 years but had exercised ?very poor judgment? in choosing to enter into an extramarital affair.

Petraeus, who was widely celebrated as a military commander and even occasionally mentioned as a potential presidential candidate, was sworn in as head of the CIA in September 2011 ? and had kept a low profile since. Now speculation is sure to proliferate over whether that low profile resulted from Petraeus focusing on America?s intelligence gathering or on personal matters.

In particular, members of Congress and other officials demanding answers about the Benghazi attack on the US consulate that resulted in the deaths of four Americans ? including the US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stephens, and two CIA agents ? will want to know if there was any link between Petraeus?s extramarital activities and what has been increasingly criticized as the CIA?s weak performance on the night of the Benghazi attack.

More broadly, the reason for Petraeus?s departure will raise questions about any compromising of US covert operations and intelligence. The potential for blackmail of intelligence officers is always a concern about the spy corps, but the involvement of the nation?s top spy in an extramarital affair takes the concern to a new level.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been probing Petraeus and the potential security risks posed by his affair, CNN reported late Friday afternoon.

In the weeks since the Benghazi attack, officials have leaked information, including how Petraeus kept information on the CIA?s role in Benghazi so private that even Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was left to call Petraeus as the attack unfolded to try to get intelligence information from him.

Last week, CIA officials revealed that in fact, the intelligence agency?s operations in Benghazi dwarfed diplomatic operations at the consulate and that the CIA maintained what was described as an ?annex,? about a mile from the diplomatic mission.

State Department officials have said there was an informal understanding that the annex and its agents would come to the assistance of the consulate (which had private contractors providing security) if a need arose. CIA officials insist their agents responded to the consulate?s distress calls within a half-hour.

In a statement released Friday afternoon, President Obama praised Petraeus for his ?extraordinary service? to the country, adding, ?By any measure, through his lifetime of service, David Petraeus has made our country safer and stronger.?

In a statement, Sen. John McCain (R) of Arizona highlighted Petraeus?s role in Iraq, saying that his ?inspirational leadership and his genius were directly responsible ? after years of failure ? for the success of the surge in Iraq.?

But Petraeus?s success in Iraq and Afghanistan was a result to a certain extent of his focus on a counterinsurgency strategy that involved large numbers of troops fighting the enemy by incorporating nation-building into the battle. When Mr. Obama named Petraeus to head the CIA, it was widely interpreted as the president?s signal that he intended to wind down America?s wars and shift from a counterinsurgency strategy to counterterrorism.

Obama did not cite Petraeus?s reason for resigning but did say, ?Going forward, my thoughts and prayers are with Dave and Holly Petraeus, who has done so much to help military families through her own work. I wish them the very best at this difficult time.?

Mrs. Petraeus is the assistant director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where she supports veterans and troops facing difficulties as a result of the financial crisis.

Obama initially tried to convince Petraeus not to resign, according to some souces. ?I am told that President Obama tried to talk Petraeus out of resigning, but Petraeus took the samurai route and insisted that he had done a dishonorable thing and now had to try to balance it by doing the honorable thing and stepping down as CIA director,? Tom Ricks reports in his blog ?The Best Defense.?

Such a move is in keeping with the military culture in which Petraeus rose to the rank of four-star general.

Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, adultery is a punishable offense for soldiers if the conduct is shown to be detrimental ?to good order and discipline in the armed forces or was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.?

Obama said that Michael Morell, deputy director of the CIA, would take over as acting director. Mr. Morell served briefly as acting director after Leon Panetta left the agency last year to become Defense secretary.

Petraeus was set to testify Thursday at a closed-door session of the Senate Intelligence Committee on the Benghazi attack, but it was unclear if his resignation would alter that schedule.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) of California, the Intelligence Committee chair, told NBC News that Petraeus?s personal mistake should not have led to his resignation.

?I would have stood up for him,? she said. ?I wanted him to continue. He was good, he loved the work, and he had a command of intelligence issues second to none.?

Obama, after winning reelection Tuesday, was already expected to make some changes in his national security team for a second term, but early speculation had been that Petraeus would stay on at the CIA. Now the job of spy chief will be added to the new-team mix.

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Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2012: A Reason to Celebrate in Chicago ...

CHICAGO, Thursday, November, 8, 2012. What's the third Thursday in November? If you said Thanksgiving, you'd be wrong.? The third Thursday in November is Beaujolais Nouveau Day--celebrated around the world with France, the U.S. and Japan partying the hardest.

French law has decreed that the Beaujolais Nouveau wine, produced from the Gamay grape that grows in the countryside of the Beaujolais region of France, cannot be released until a second after midnight on the third Thursday of November. Then the race is on to be the first to serve and consume the new batch of the Nouveau.

Anything goes to distribute over 65 million bottles (approximately half of the region's total annual production) as fast as possible around the world.? In this past this has been done by motorcycle, balloon, truck, helicopter, Concorde jet, elephant runners, rickshaws and more.

Beaujolais Nouveau, is an affordable easy to drink fruity red wine that pairs well with many foods from pizza to Thanksgiving fare. There is only a small amount of tannins, thus the taste of the wine is dominated by fruity flavors such as banana, fig and pear.? The purple-pink hued wine is bottled only six to eight weeks after its harvest, making it an object of ridicule by some wine snobs but loved by the masses.

The Nouveau changes each year but has been on a roll the last few years with some of the best tastings of the decade.? This year's Nouveau is expected to be a good one--next Thursday will tell the tale--when Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arriv?s in the Venteux Ville (a.k.a? the Windy City). Below are some of the establishments that are hosting special celebrations.

Bistronomic.

Chef/Owner Martial Noguier will present an innovative interpretation of French bistro classics?in honor of Beaujolais Nouveau with his three-course prix-fixe dinner special at Bistronomic for $39. The menu will feature?Homemade Country Pate, Beef Bourguignon, Banana Brioche Pudding plus a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau.? November 15.? 840 N. Wabash Ave.

Paris Club.

The celebration will take place in the main bar at Paris Club on Thursday November 15. Guests will be treated to complimentary appetizers and Beaujolais Nouveau by winemaker Joseph Drouhin.? Admission is FREE, no RSVP necessary.? Sant?!? Paris Club, 59 W. Hubbard.

Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Fest.

Head to downtown LaGrange ?on Thursday, November 15? for their 10th annual salute to Beaujolais Nouveau. The town celebrates with a Wine Tasting pub crawl that travels to 6-8 different restaurants in downtown La Grange.? Guests can sample 18-20 different wines as well as appetizers. 5p.m. to 8p.m. Tickets are $50 per individual or $80 for two.

LM Restaurant Group Beaujolais Nouveau Special.

Beginning Thursday, November 15, all LM Restaurant Group restaurants will feature?Beaujolais Nouveau for $6.? LM Restaurant Group restaurants include: Brasserie by LM, Troquet, LM Bistro and Brasserie 54.

Mon Ami Gabi Oak Brook.

Mon Ami Gabi in Oak Brook is heralding the release of the 2012 Beaujolais Nouveau with a Prix Fixe wine-inspired dinner featuring an amuse bouche of Celery Root Remoulade with Pommery Mustard followed by the Cream of Garlic soup with Savoy Cabbage, Flageolet Beans and Duck Confit, and an Endive and Roquefort Cheese Salad with Roast Pear. Entr?e options include a choice between the Pan-Seared Whitefish with Red Potatoes, Brussel Sprout Leaves, Caramelized Garlic and a Beaujolais and Bacon Sauce, or classic Steak Frites with Beaujolais Butter. The finishing touch will be a Blackcurrant Sorbet with Red Wine Syrup and, of course, a glass of the 2012 Beaujolais Nouveau. The price is $45 per person (plus tax and gratuity). 260 Oakbrook Center. 630 472 1900.

Beaujolais Nouveau?Celebration at the Peninsula's Pierrot Gourmet.

Pierrot Gourmet is celebrating the release of this year?s Beaujolais Nouveau with a special French menu available November 15 through 18.? Pierrot Gourmet?s Chef de Cuisine Norman Hargrove has planned a weekend of classic dishes and wine.?? For reservations, call 312 573 6695 or email diningpch@peninsula.com

Passport to France.

The French-American Chamber of Commerce?s Passport to France, is held each year in honor of Beaujolais Nouveau?s official uncorking.? The event will feature some of Chicagoland?s top French chefs, French wine and spirits, a silent auction, live music from DJ Sadie Woods and more. Thursday, November 15,? 6p.m. to 9p.m.

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On Election Night, score a victory for traditional media

While people used social media to share Election Night comments, a surge in news site traffic and robust TV viewership showed so-called legacy media are still the preeminent sources for news.

By Gloria Goodale,?Staff writer / November 8, 2012

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With massive increases in traffic?on news sites linked to such outlets as The New York Times and ABC News and with 66 million viewers watching TV, news of the legacy media?s death ? to?paraphrase Mark Twain ? is greatly exaggerated.

?Content is still king,? says Len Shyles, communication professor at Villanova University in Philadelphia.

While many people now interact with social media such as Twitter and Facebook while they are watching TV, Professor Shyles says, ?they are commenting on it, messing around with it, having fun with what they just heard, and sharing it with others.?

But, he points out, the legacy media is still the pre-eminent source, ?and social media is still ancillary.?

Legacy media are stage setters for social media actors, agrees Charles Dunn, author of ?The Seven Laws of Presidential leadership.?

Social media have come into their own as major players in political debate, he says via e-mail,??but legacy media continue to play the primary role in setting the stage for debate and discussion about political issues and personalities.?

Certainly the allocation of resources in the two campaigns leading up to Tuesday night supports this view.

According to the most recent report from the Wesleyan Media Project, the number of TV ads aired in the presidential general election passed the one million mark as of Oct. 29. The two candidates, their party committees, and supporting interest groups sponsored 1,015,615 ads since June 1, a 39.1 percent increase over 2008 and a 41 percent increase over 2004.

A recent student-conducted study from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University in Ohio also supports this media consumption model. When asked what media had the most influence on their knowledge of the issues in this election, 29 percent of student respondents said Fox News, 22 percent said social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and 12 percent said MSNBC.

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Nearly 67 million viewers watch election coverage

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? President Barack Obama's re-election was well watched but wasn't the TV ratings record-breaker his first victory four years proved to be.

An estimated 66.8 million viewers watched election returns on broadcast and cable networks Tuesday, the Nielsen Co. said Wednesday.

The audience fell short of the record 71.5 million viewers who tuned in to the outcome of the 2008 contest and the historic election of the first African-American president.

NBC came out on top among all networks, averaging 12.1 million viewers during the three hours of prime time, 8-11 p.m. Fox News Channel held the No. 2 slot with 11.45 million viewers, the biggest average ever in the network's 16-year history.

Among other networks, ABC drew 10.52 million viewers, CNN had 9.25 million, CBS had 7.92 million, FOX (broadcast sister to Fox News) had 4.93 million and MSNBC had 4.7 million.

Cable rivals CNN and Fox News both could claim bragging rights, depending on how the pie is sliced.

Networks didn't call the race for Obama until after 11 p.m., so limiting ratings to prime time is akin to measuring viewership for the first three-quarters of an exciting football game decided in the fourth quarter.

Expand the window out to between 7 p.m. and 12 a.m., and Fox News had 10.6 million viewers to CNN's 8.9 million, Nielsen said.

Open it even wider, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., and CNN has a narrow edge over Fox News: 8.8 million to 8.7 million. The later hours include Romney's concession speech and Obama's victory speech ? events that, presumably, wouldn't appeal as much to the Republicans who make up the bulk of Fox News' audience.

Nielsen measured viewership on 13 networks, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS, Univision, Telemundo, CNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, Current TV and TV One.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nearly-67-million-viewers-watch-election-coverage-003313245.html

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A Plea For An End To Internet Partisanship - Marketing Land

Google cofounder Sergey Brin?suggested?today that politicians elected tonight in the US elections should resign from their parties and act as independents. As a citizen of the internet, I couldn?t help but think I?d like to see the same thing happen among our internet rulers, the major internet companies.

So, to rewrite Brin?s request from that perspective:

It is ironic that whenever I have met with people from our major tech companies, they are invariably thoughtful, well-meaning people. And yet collectively, 90% of their effort seems to be focused on how to stick it to the other tech companies.

So my plea: please run your companies for the collective benefit of users and the internet, in the way you all so often suggest you want to. It is probably the biggest contribution you could make.

Quite seriously, I?ve met completely rational, thoughtful, well-meaning people at Google who nonetheless don?t prevent the company from sometimes acting in fiercely?competitive?ways toward other companies.

The same is true for other large internet companies, as well. Apple won?t work with Google; Twitter won?t work with Tumblr; Google won?t work with Microsoft; Facebook won?t work with Google.

I no more expect that partisanship will be abandoned in the tech world than I do in the political world. But if it does, perhaps a leader like Brin in the tech world might actually convince some on the political world to change.

Here?s a start. How about an official Google Voice app for Windows Phone? Microsoft is open to that bipartisanship, but to date, Google can?t muster the resources to make that happen, it seems.

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