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As soon as Luis Terrero caught pinch-hitter Greg Norton's drive in front of the center-field fence to end a five-game losing streak, the Sox celebrated in several ways.
Left-handed ace Mark Buehrle, the centerpiece of a possible roster retooling, raised both of his arms after the Sox won for only the sixth time in their last 28 games.
Catcher A.J. Pierzynski hugged shortstop Juan Uribe as they walked off the field.
Manager Ozzie Guillen looked up into the stands and saw son Ozzie Jr. simulating the shaking of a bottle.
"Want some champagne?" the elder Guillen asked reporters.
The Sox won despite striking out a season-high 15 times. They have whiffed 45 times in their last four games.
"If we play here more often, there's going to be a lot of fat people eating pizza for free," said Guillen, referring to a promotion in which fans receive coupons for free pizza if the opponent strikes out at least 10 times.
The Sox's beleaguered bullpen bailed out starter John Danks (4-6) with four scoreless innings of work.
And Danks earned the win when the Sox scored twice in the sixth.
"You hit the way we hit and strike out the way we strike out, and you win the game, that's because you get clutch hitting," Guillen said after the Sox went 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position after going 1-for-23 in the previous four games.
Rookie Andy Gonzalez, starting in place of injured Jermaine Dye in right, had the Sox's first four-hit game of the season. Gonzalez hit an RBI double in the fourth and added a game-tying single in the sixth.
"I [got four hits] in the minor leagues, but it was a long time ago," Gonzalez said. "I'm just happy we won."
Before the game, Buehrle grazed over a scouting report with pitching coach Don Cooper in preparation for his next start Wednesday. The scrutiny is expected to be greater for Buehrle with the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline approaching.
Many teams are aware of declarations by general manager Ken Williams that the Sox are intending to make some changes in the wake of their season-long malaise.
"If people are out there publicly saying they're going to move players, then I owe it to myself to call them up and see who they're going to move," Mets GM Omar Minaya told New York reporters. "But it's at the checking-in stage right now."
Guillen sympathizes with the fans' frustration, less than two years after the Sox won their first World Series in 88 years.
"The fans have been awesome in Chicago the last couple of years," Guillen said. "We had to please those people. It's no fun when you go out to change pitchers and they boo you. I get upset, and I just want to tell them, 'Wait a minute. You think you guys want to win it more than we do?'
"They pay to boo you or to root for you. And they have all the right to boo us right now. I don't disagree with the fans."
Guillen received support from two highly regarded managers.
"[The Braves'] Bobby Cox sent me a message to keep believing in myself, don't worry about [losing]," Guillen said. "Even [the Cubs'] Lou Piniella stopped by my office two days ago and said, 'Don't worry about it. Just keep doing what you're doing. Don't second-guess yourself.'
"I went to say goodbye to Piniella [after Sunday's game], and he said, 'Don't worry about it.'
"It was the same stuff I told my players. Believe in yourself; you did it before. That's a learning process. Continue to fight."


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[Uniquement en anglais] Consideration of Public Information Activities
The decision to limit the number of activities to be undertaken during the next twelve months stemmed from the Committee's wish to pursue only those which would be of immediate interest in relation to the present stage of its work. The Secretariat was, however, requested to study the feasibility of carrying out at a later stage other activities proposed by the sub-Committee, such as the creation of a photo library of World Heritage sites, the preparation of a radio documentary and of a slide show with audio track, both in five languages and dealing with the objectives of the Convention, and the preparation of an educational kit with slides, as well as the printing of stamps by States Parties, as suggested by the delegate of Poland. The Committee asked the Secretariat to present proposals on the above activities for consideration by the Committee at its third session.

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Williamstown Couple Arraigned in Hit-and-Run Incident
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An elderly Williamstown couple were arraigned Thursday afternoon in Berkshire Superior Court on charges of covering up a motor vehicle accident that severely injured their neighbor.
John T. Gould and Sally J. Gould of White Oaks Roads enter not-guilty pleas on a host of charges related to the Feb. 9 hit-and-run incident in which pedestrian Cheryl J. Leclaire, 54, was found injured on North Hoosac Road.
Leclaire was taken to Berkshire Medical Center with serious injuries after a passing motorist found her lying by the side of the road.
Sally Gould, 71, was allegedly driving the car that hit Leclaire and her husband allegedly aided her in covering up the incident.
Sally Gould entered a not-guilty plea on leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
She and her husband, 69, both entered pleas of not guilty on single counts each of misleading a police officer or other person; conspiracy, to wit: misleading a police officer or other person; and conspiracy, to wit: filing a false motor vehicle claim; and two counts each of filing a false motor vehicle insurance claim.
Judge John A. Agostini released both Goulds on personal recognizance.
Police say that after Leclaire was struck on Feb. 9 while walking her dog, the Goulds gave false statements to investigators and filed false insurance claims. Those incidents are alleged to have occurred in Williamstown between Feb. 10 and Feb. 16. They were arrested in late February.
The investigation was conducted by members of the Williamstown Police Department and state police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section.
North Adams Man Injured in Hunting Incident
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A North Adams man was reportedly shot on Monday morning while hunting off Hopper Road.
Michael Pontier, 50, was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield by paramedics with Village Ambulance, according to Sgt. Scott E. McGowan. He reported that Williamstown Police responded to Hopper Road at about 7:25 a.m.
Pontier was later transferred to Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center with serious injuries.
Although police did not say what was being hunted, turkey season opened on Monday.
Police said the individual responsible remained at the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement. No name was provided for the individual. The investigation is being conducted by state Environmental Police, the state police's Berkshire CPAC Unit and the Williamstown Police.
Williamstown, Vermont Police Searching for Robbery Suspect
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Multiple police agencies from two states Saturday night were investigating back-to-back armed robberies in Williamstown and Pownal, Vt.
At 8:22 p.m., a masked man entered the Spirit Shop at 280 Cole Ave., brandishing a handgun and demanding the clerk open the cash register, Williamstown Police reported in a news release.
After a brief argument, the armed man fled the store without acquiring any merchandise or money.
About two hours later, a similar incident occurred at the Stewarts Shop convenience store in Pownal, Vt., about a quarter mile north of the state line.
In that case, at about the 10:20 p.m., the suspected entered with a black handgun and demanded money from the store employees. Vermont State Police say he "fled the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of money."
No store personnel were injured in either incident.
Williamstown Police worked with Massachusetts State Police, North Adams Police and K-9 units from North Adams and Dalton in the Cole Avenue incident. At the Stewarts Shop, Vermont State Police and the Bennington County Sheriff were assisted by police from Williamstown and North Adams.
Police described the suspect as a thin white male, 5-foot-11 to 6-foot, in his mid 30s and wearing a dark gray hooded sweatshirt, black gloves, dark cargo pants and a camouflage hat and with a camouflage mask covering the majority of his face.
Police are asking anyone with information about either incident to call Sgt. Scot McGowan of the Williamstown Police Department at 413-458-5733 or the Vermont State Police barracks in Shaftsbury at 802-442-5421.
Updated with information from Vermont State Police.
Williamstown Police Dispel Hit & Run Rumor; Indicate Investigation Progress
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown Police on Wednesday morning said no arrest has been made in the Feb. 9 incident that left a resident injured on North Hoosac Road.
Police Chief Kyle Johnson characterized as "total rumor" a report circulating around town that someone has been arrested in connection with the incident, a possible hit-and-run that sent Cheryl J. Leclaire, 54, of White Oaks Road, to Berkshire Medical Center in critical condition.
Asked about another part of the rumor — that a vehicle has been impounded in the case — Johnson again demurred.
"I won't confirm or deny anything because I don't want to jeopardize the investigation," Johnson said.
Johnson said the police do hope to have information to release to the media as soon as Friday to bring "some closure" to the incident.
"But it's not worth jeopardizing anything at this point," he said.
Police Believe Honda Involved in Williamstown Hit & Run
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Police now believe a Honda was involved in the incident that injured a woman on North Hoosac Road last week.
Cheryl Leclaire was apparently struck by a car on the evening of Feb. 9 and found laying in the road. She remains in the intensive care unit at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield in critical condition.
According to Williamstown and state police, three small plastic fender rivets were located at the scene. The rivets have been determined to be used exclusively in Hondas, but are ordinary with no traceable serial or model numbers.
Honda uses the rivets on 12 models beginning with 2012s and newer. The models and years are:
- Accord: 2013-16
- Civic: 2014-16
- Crosstour: 2013-15
- Fit: 2015-16
- Hybrid: 2014-15
- Insight: 2012-14
- Odyssey: 2013-16
- Pilot: 2014-16
- Ridgeline: 2014
Damage to the vehicle should be concentrated to the lower front passenger side bumper and/or passenger fender liner.
Anyone who may have any information is asked to contact Williamstown Police Sgt. Scott McGowan at 413-458-5733 or Trooper Ryan Dickinson at 413-499-1112. Information can remain anonymous.


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We've said it many times before, riding a motorcycle is one of world's greatest pleasures, but it's also one of the most dangerous ones – maybe it's a pleasure because it's so dangerous. You need to take some precautions when riding a bike. You do not need to dress up in an airbag balloon or some sort of a space suit. You don't need to be looking like a mad person around you to see if there's someone coming to kill you. But there are many points you need to look for when riding that will keep you safe. Some are common sense, some are built around experience.
Here are 20 pointers that may save your life. Read on, especially after point 1, a point many people's eyes just glaze over.
- The most common one is wear a helmet, even when you are riding only 100 yards. A full face integral helmet is better than a half helmet. Just pulling up and having your foot go out from under you is enough to bang your head against the pavement.
- Learn the counter steering technique. In Europe it's mandatory to learn and there's good reason for it.. Counter Steering will enable you to quickly and safely avoid sudden obstacles on the road without falling. It should become second nature.
- Watch out of those white lines on the road, and watch out even more for those pedestrian crossing lines. White lines, although very visible, are very, very slippery. When it rains, avoid them at all costs. If you have to ride over them in a curve and it's wet, straighten your bike while riding over the line. If not, your bike will go horizontal.
- When you cross a railroad track, cross it straight. Railroad tracks are slippery as well, and if you take them at an angle, your bike might go out from under you. This applies doubly when it's raining.
- Tire pressure on a car is important, but on a motorcycle is essential. Read the owner's manual to see what pressure under what circumstances. Riding 2 up, with cargo? You'll need to adjust the pressure. I've put Dymo labels on the side of my bike giving me 3 numbers: Normal pressure, with pillion and pillion & cargo.
- Watch out when entering a place where there have been cars idling: gas stations, fast food drive-ins, toll booths etc. There's always oil, gasoline and dirt. Watch where you put your foot.
- When following cars, trucks, trailers, etc, best is to stay behind one of the wheels. First of all, in the middle of the lane, that's where you'll find the most oil, gasoline and dirt coming from the cars. Also, if there's something on the road, like roadkill, if you are riding behind the wheel of the vehicle in front of you, it'll get squashed. If not, you'll hit it and you don't know what will happen then (I think I do). If you're following a big truck, keep well away. Truck tires can (and do) shred regularly, leaving big bits of rubber flying. At highways speeds, if a large chunk of truck tire hits you, you'll be badly injured, or worse.
- Always have the helmet visor down when riding, or have something to protect your eyes (like goggles or glasses). A bug that hits you at 60 mph is going to hurt, if it hits you in the eye, it's goodbye eye.
- You know why fighter planes attack with the sun in their back? Because they can't be seen. The same happens when the sun is in your back, low, you've become invisible for the cars driving in front of you. Even if they pay attention, they'll not see you when you overtaken them. So watch out. The same applies when riding into a low sun. Drivers behind you will not see you. I often just nudge my brakes so that the brake light goes on, this way the car has a better chance of seeing you when they approach.
- If it's warm drink plenty of water; if it's cold, dress properly. Hydration and hypothermia are more dangerous than DUI.
- Road rage on its own is pretty bad, but having road rage on a motorcycle, especially against a car puts you in the danger spot. Unless of course you're riding with the Hells Angels. Believe me, you'll not be teaching car drivers a lesson, unless it's cemetery ethics.
- Try to avoid the right most lane on highways, motorways and other fast moving roads. You'll find that some soccer-mother driving a SUV forgot to take the off-ramp and will try to exit anyway. Don't get in her path.
- If you're having problems at home or work, taking the bike might not be a good idea. People think they're clearing their heads, but in fact they'll not pay as much attention as they should. One of the highest factors for motorcycle accidents is divorce. The next highest is getting fired.
- One of the old sayings for motorcycle riders is that your bike will go where you are looking. In a curve look as far as you can, not in front of you. If you see a pot hole, and you're looking at it, you will ride through it.
- When you stop at an intersection or for traffic lights, keep your bike in first gear and keep a close look in your mirror until cars behind you have come to a stop. Keep your steering-wheel pointed in the direction of the first lane you will encounter (ie in the US, from left to right); This way, if you are "nudged" by a car behind you, your bike will go with the crossing traffic.
- When traffic is suddenly stopping or slowing down dramatically on a highway or interstate, ride in between the cars, even if your area does not allow lane-splitting. Cars coming up behind you may not have seen the slowdown or stoppage and slam into the rear of the traffic – you.
- When slowing down in traffic using your motorcycle engine (ie downshifting), best is to gently hit the brakes so that your brake lights go on. Remember that motorcycle engines usually have high compression and can therefore brake much harder with just their engine. Cars coming up behind you are going to be surprised (and so will you when they rear-end you).
- There's no such thing as Green means Go, or a Stop sign that means other traffic will stop. Always assume that some idiot of going to run a red light, or stop sign and proceed accordingly.
- Motorcycles are small, and it takes an effort to be seen. Make sure you're visible. Apart from high-visibility clothing, turn on your motorcycle's lights. Even during the day. In many countries, it's mandatory for motorcycles to ride with their lights on. You can guess why.
- Wear proper equipment. As mentioned helmets, but also gloves, jackets and boots. No one plans to leave their motorcycle while still riding, but if you do, best is be prepared. ATGATT is not just a saying, it's vital. All The Gear, All The Time. Be a firm believer.
Just keep your head screwed on your body, use it and ride safe. Enjoy your ride. Your best safety factor is you. The more miles you put on your bike, the safer you become.
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Here we see a large truck in the former Soviet East, casually driving along. Oh, and it's on fire.
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WASHINGTON — For years, scientists and engineers have been juggling various combinations of acids, steam, bacteria, catalysts and the digestive juices of microorganisms to convert agricultural waste and even household garbage into motor fuel.
So far, such alternative fuels have not moved beyond small pilot plants, despite federal incentives to encourage companies to develop them.
But that could be about to change.
Officials at two companies that have built multimillion-dollar factories say they are very close to beginning large-scale, commercial production of these so-called cellulosic biofuels, and others are predicting success in the months to come.
In Columbus, Miss., KiOR has spent more than $200 million on a plant that is supposed to mix shredded wood waste with a patented catalyst, powdered to talcumlike consistency. Its process does in a few seconds what takes nature millions of years: removes the oxygen from the biomass and converts the other main ingredients, hydrogen and carbon, into molecules that can then be processed into gasoline and diesel fuel.
KiOR aims to turn out 13 million gallons of fuel a year and has already lined up three companies to buy its output, including FedEx and a joint venture of Weyerhauser and Chevron. KiOR said on Thursday that it had begun producing what it called "renewable crude" and intended to refine that into gasoline and diesel that it would begin shipping by the end of the month.Continue reading the main story
And Ineos, a European oil and chemical company, is putting the final touches on a plant in Vero Beach, Fla., that would cook wood and woody garbage until they broke down into tiny molecules of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Those molecules would be pumped into a giant steel tank, where bacteria would eat them and excrete ethanol. The company has spent $130 million on the plant, which is supposed to make eight million gallons a year, about 1 percent of Florida's ethanol demand. The plant is next to a county landfill, and executives covet the incoming garbage.
Both plants are far smaller than typical oil refineries, but commercial production at either one — or at any of several of the plants that are a step behind them — would be a major milestone in renewable energy.
At such plants, the goal is sometimes to make ethanol and sometimes gasoline or diesel fuel or their ingredients. The pathways to make the biofuels are varied. But the feedstocks have something in common: they are derived from plants and trees, but not from food crops like corn kernels, which are the basis of most of the biofuel currently made in the United States.
Often, the raw ingredients for the cellulosic biofuels are the wastes of farms, paper mills or households, with a value that is low or even negative, meaning people will pay the fuel producers to dispose of them. And the companies developing the new fuels say that their products produce far fewer carbon emissions than petroleum-based gasoline and diesel.
KiOR says that its fuel will release one-sixth the amount of carbon dioxide as an equivalent amount of petroleum fuel. That is mostly because every tree or woody plant fed into its process will eventually be replaced by a new tree or plant, which will suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. And a byproduct of its factory is surplus electricity, which will be exported to the grid, displacing electricity that would otherwise be generated from natural gas or coal.
Ineos goes a step further, saying its production process actually reduces the overall amount of carbon in the atmosphere. "We could make the argument that we're carbon-negative," said Peter Williams, the chief executive. The reason, he said, is that electricity produced from its plant averts emissions that would have come from other electricity sources.
Just becoming the first company to produce commercial volumes of these alternative biofuels is no guarantee of commercial success. That depends on further optimizing production processes to get more gallons of fuel per ton of raw materials at lower operating costs.
Industry officials say that profits also depend on continued high prices for oil, the commodity that biofuels would replace, and a continuation of a federal government mandate that requires fuel blenders to mix a certain percentage of biofuels into the gasoline sold at service stations.
"Sustainability requires good economics," Mr. Williams said.
Many companies have produced biofuel successfully, but only in quantities characteristic of a factory that makes fine whisky or perhaps perfume. The trick is to get reliability up and costs down to a level that allows operation on a large scale.
Government policy has anticipated far more technical progress than the industry has made. Congress set a goal of 250 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel for 2011 and 500 million gallons for this year, but the Environmental Protection Agency cut the requirement to six million gallons for 2012 because of the lack of commercial production.
Six governors, oil refiners and companies hurt by high corn prices have asked the agency to waive its requirements for ethanol and other renewable fuels. Some single out the corn ethanol mandate, but others want the quota for cellulosic fuels waived, too, partly because there is no actual production.
The cellulosic biofuel industry has asked the E.P.A. to keep all the rules intact. Waiving the rule for corn ethanol would discourage investment in advanced biofuels as well, said Brent Erickson, a spokesman for BIO, a trade organization. "You can't de-link them," he said.
The agency was expected to rule on Tuesday, but instead said it would rule "shortly." To grant the waiver, it would have to find severe harm to the economy. Energy experts say that eventually renewable motor fuel could have a much bigger impact on the United States economy than renewable electricity from wind farms or solar cells. Renewable electricity saves coal and natural gas, which are cheap and domestically plentiful. Renewable motor fuel displaces oil, which is much more expensive and often imported, which poses a host of national security and trade issues.
If either Ineos or KiOR began commercial production, it would break a long string of overly optimistic promises made by the industry and the government.
In October 1998, for example, the Energy Department showed off a plant in Jennings, La., that made ethanol from sugar cane wastes; the department said it would reach commercial production within a few years. At the time the plant was owned by a government-subsidized firm called BC International, which was later reorganized and renamed Celunol. Then it was taken over by Verenium, which, with backing from BP, tried another method. BP announced on Oct. 25 that it was dropping plans for a commercial plant based on technology piloted at Jennings, although it still does research there.
Mascoma, based in Cambridge, Mass., and backed by General Motors and Khosla Ventures, among others, is trying to make ethanol from wood waste. Samir Kaul, a board member representing Khosla, confidently predicted in 2006 that it would be in commercial production by 2008, but that goal remains elusive.
Iogen, an established Canadian producer of enzymes, began producing ethanol from wheat straw in 2004, and said in the fall of 2005 that it hoped to announce plans for a commercial plant by the end of that year. Eventually, it announced plans for a plant in southern Manitoba, but in April of this year it dropped that idea, and laid off some workers at its Ottawa headquarters.
But new chemistry technology, like hope, springs eternal.
POET, a major producer of ethanol by conventional means, is building a plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, that is supposed to digest 700 tons of corn cobs a day and feed the resulting sugars into a conventional ethanol plant next door. The goal of the project, which is supposed to be ready by late 2013, is to produce 20 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol a year.
Abengoa, a Spanish firm, has been running a pilot plant in Salamanca, Spain, and in June 2011, broke ground on a $350 million commercial plant in Hugoton, Kan., that is now 50 percent complete, according to Manuel Sanchez Ortega, the chief executive. It is currently slated to open in the third quarter of next year and is supposed to make 25 million gallons of ethanol a year from agricultural waste, wood waste and nonfood crops.
And a variety of smaller companies are a step behind.
The holy grail is to find a way to profitably make renewable fuels from otherwise wasted biomass, as opposed to valuable food crops.
"If we can do it with biomass, then there is no more discussion of food versus fuel; it's over," Mr. Ortega said.Continue reading the main story


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CES 2013: Kenwood DNN990HD
When you think of car audio, do you think of AM/FM radios and CD players? Think again. Today's best head units are as connected and function-heavy as your phone or tablet. The big difference is that the head units offer dynamite A/V quality. Case in point, Kenwood's new DNN990HD head unit marries Android with DVD playback.
This two-DIN unit does more stuff than a maxed-out Swiss Army knife. Built-in WiFi enables navigation, cloud-based search and content sharing with compatible servers, and hands-free control of social media. The secret is communication with a dedicated Kenwood server that runs all the moving-vehicle optimized features; (the first two years are free, and $30/year after that). A 6.95-inch touchscreen provides the GUI.
When connected to a WiFi-enabled phone or hotspot, you get enhanced navigation, access to various media sources, Facebook, Twitter, hands-free email, etc. Of course, you'll find HD Radio, Pandora, iHeartRadio for Auto, Bluetooth, Garmin navigation with INRIX real-time traffic and weather, and the unit is Sirius/XM ready (optional tuner and subscription required). Conveniently, the unit can recognize four different users, and configure itself appropriately.
Advanced speech recognition, text-to-speech, and speech-to-text make driving safe (I hope). The head unit can search across platforms for audio/video content on phones or mass storage devices, as well as network searches on streaming content. Of course, there is full fledged DVD and CD playback. You'll also find DSP with time alignment, 13-band EQ, three sets of 5-volt preamp outputs, and lots of other good audio stuff. Among a long list of other features are dual USB ports, and dual camera inputs that allow the option of front and rear view cameras.
MSRP is $1700. If that is a little spendy for you, a milder version of the unit, the DNN770HD, lists for $1300. Motor on, Garth.


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Now there will be no more worries about not washing your hands after using the bathroom because your smartphone may be getting antibacterial glass.
Corning, which makes Gorilla Glass, a well-known brand of almost unbreakable glass for electronic devices, has decided to also make the glass antimicrobial, according to the company. The company states that with so many hands touching so many devices it makes sense to have some kind of protection against bacteria, fungus, mold or algae.
More than 59 percent of phone users said they used their device in the bathroom, GigaOm reports, so this may be more of a necessity than most people think. The antibacterial properties come from ionic silver in the glass that doesn't wear off and supposedly can repel 99.9 percent of bacteria. Corning is suggesting the Gorilla Glass as an alternative to electronic display panels in the healthcare and transportation industries.
The antimicrobial Gorilla Glass is being shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and is being tested on several different devices, according to Corning. The idea of an antibacterial glass is a good one, especially for the rising number of germophobes out there, so expect to see it on a few devices later this year.


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Obama says he will not personally speak to China, Russia about Snowden
President Barack Obama said Thursday that he has not spoken to his Russian and Chinese counterparts about leaker Edward Snowden, who remains as a fugitive, because he does not want to damage larger relationships with the nations.
"I have not called President Xi personally or President Putin personally," Obama said at a news conference with Senegal President Macky Sall Thursday. "I shouldn't have to. This is something that routinely is dealt with between law enforcement officials in various countries. And this is not exceptional from a legal perspective."
Obama said he does not want to engage in "wheeling and dealing" with his sometimes rivals in China and Russia and would not have the U.S. military return him.
"I'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker," he said.
Obama said his administration is trying to return Snowden to the United States through the regular and appropriate legal mechanisms. But he said he is more concerned about trying to prevent more classified information from being leaked.
"I get why it's a fascinating story from a press perspective. I'm sure there will be a made-for-TV movie," Obama said.
Snowden, 30, after the former CIA employee and National Security Administration contractor revealed himself to be the leaker of classified documents about surveillance programs. The U.S. government has charged him with various crimes under the espionage act. He remains in Russia.
Obama told reporters that he was "making sure that we are doing everything we can" to prevent future unauthorized disclosure of classified materials.
"We don't know what Mr. Snowden's motives were," he said. "But it does show some pretty significant vulnerabilities over at the NSA that we have to solve."


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Supporters of Measure A say the tax increase would raise $280 million over 10 years.
Stockton City Councilwoman Kathy Miller says the city needs the money as part of its plan to exit bankruptcy. She says if Measure A fails a plan to put more police officers on the street will be doomed.
"So the promise of that 120 additional officers, expanded cease fire programs, there will be no funding for that," Miller said.
San Joaquin County Taxpayer's Association President Dave Renison says Measure A gives the city the freedom to spend the money anyway it chooses no matter what it's promising.
"It's a general tax fund, they're making promises with no obligation to keep them, and the guarantees do not exist including that of hiring police officers," said Renison.
Measure A requires a simple majority to pass. Measure B which accompanies it calls for a public voice in how that money is spent.


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[Update: Ben Kingsley's secret project might be a Marvel One-Shot introducing the "real" Mandarin.]
Iron Man 3 is not only Marvel's second biggest success to date, but it's the fifth biggest film of all-time according to worldwide box office numbers. Despite its popularity among moviegoers however, the most loyal of Marvel Comics fans may have taken issue with how Iron Man 3 was arguably the least faithful to the source material. Building off of two Iron Man movies before it, both directed by Jon Favreau who was very concerned about staying true to the comics in his first take on the property, the trilogy conclusion finally introduced the Mandarin, the archenemy of Iron Man. The long-awaited arrival suffice to say, wasn't what fans were expecting. And he's not done yet.
Iron Man 3 may mark the end of Robert Downey Jr. solo movies with Disney and Marvel Studios, but it doesn't necessarily represent the end of one of his most interesting "foes" - if we can even use that descriptor. Ben Kingsley, who was cast as the Mandarin and praised for his powerful performance by peers before the film's release, was actually part of the biggest twist the Marvel Cinematic Universe has delivered yet, but arguably the most controversial for comic book fans since it drastically changed a key villainous character from the Marvel library.
Advertised and disguised as the Mandarin, Kingsley's character is revealed in Iron Man 3 to be no more than a drug-addicted actor named Trevor Slattery who is used in as a decoy in Iron Man 3 - a fictional terrorist of sorts to take the blame (and news headlines) for a series of attacks and events orchestrated by the true antagonist of Iron Man 3 - Guy Pearce's Aldrich Killian. By the end if the film, Killian is seemingly killed, while Slattery lives on, seemingly in custody.
Speaking with the Belfast Telegraph, Kingsley confirmed that he's returning to Marvel for an undisclosed project, one where he gets to work again with the Iron Man 3 crew.
"It's a secret Marvel project. I'm not allowed to say any more, you're going to have to wait and see... I was with many members of the crew that were involved in Iron Man 3. It was lovely to see them again. It was great to be with this wonderful family."
"I think they have enormous taste as creative artists. There's nothing lazy or gratuitous about their work. They are at the top of their game, and they're great company to keep."
If Marvel is bringing Kingsley back, and he's admittedly working with the same crew as before, then it's a safe bet that he's going to reprise his comedic role as the drunken Brit actor Trevor Slattery. Is Marvel designing a Marvel One-Shot short film around the character for some laughs, perhaps to attach to the home video release of Thor: The Dark World or Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Hayley Atwell had the chance to reprise her role as Peggy Carter in the Agent Carter Marvel One-Shot attached to the Iron Man 3 Blu-ray which may be leading to her own television series.
It's also possible that the character going to make an appearance in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series, not unlike the Samuel L. Jackson cameo in the show's second episode, although that wouldn't explain why he's working again with some of the Iron Man 3 crew. We're going to stick with our Marvel One-Shot theory.
Whatever the project is that brings Kingsley back into the fold, it's odd to take a touchy subject for fans of the books - the significant altering of the character from the books - and play with it even more, unless of course the powers that be are going to put the Slattery character on the path to becoming the actual Mandarin he was always meant to be. Wouldn't that be neat? Qualms aside about how Shane Black decided to use the Mandarin in Iron Man 3, no one can deny that Kingsley's surprising performance as Slattery was wildly entertaining.
Iron Man 3 is now available on home video. Thor: The Dark World on November 8, 2013, Captain America: The Winter Soldier on April 4, 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy on August 1, 2014, The Avengers: Age of Ultron on May 1, 2015, Ant-Man on July 31, 2015, and unannounced films for May 6 2016, July 8 2016 and May 5 2017.
Follow Rob on Twitter @rob_keyes for your Marvel movie news!
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Mourinho sights on Wembley return
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will hope the trip to Swindon is the start of a journey to Wembley as he bids to win the League Cup for a third time.
The Blues travel to the County Ground for a Capital One Cup third-round tie which will feature World Cup-winning playmaker Juan Mata, Brazil defender David Luiz and other stars of the Barclays Premier League.
Mourinho twice won the League Cup in his first spell at Stamford Bridge and made it a priority in his first season, eager to lift the first silverware available to him and duly delivering in early 2005.
Once again Chelsea will take the competition seriously on Mourinho's return.
Assistant boss Steve Holland said: "If you prioritise the four trophies we have a chance of winning, I'm not going to pretend that this competition is ahead of the Champions League, but Jose wants to win everything. That hasn't changed. That will be the situation again this time round.
"We want to win every trophy. There's no reason why not given the strength of squad that we have."
There is another reason for a desire to do well in the much-maligned League Cup - to give squad players opportunities and create internal competition.
Holland added: "We have a big squad with fantastic players. The players want to play and need to play.
"The longer we stay in this tournament, the more games we provide for our squad between now and Christmas time."
To the surprise of many, Mata is among the players needing game time.
The Chelsea player of the year for each of the last two seasons has been told to adapt his game by Mourinho and Holland expects Mata to deliver.
Holland said: "Juan has shown in his time here that he's more than capable of doing that. And I'm sure that will be the case this time."
To win the League Cup, Chelsea must overcome League Once Swindon in a challenge which is not to be underestimated, Holland says.
Holland pointed to recent precedent - Bradford's march to the final which included wins over Arsenal and Aston Villa, plus Liverpool's loss to Oldham in the FA Cup - as reason enough for Chelsea to be wary in Wiltshire.
"The warning signs are there," said Holland, reflecting on Chelsea beating League One Brentford in the FA Cup last January by virtue of a replay.
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"It will be the biggest night in Swindon for a while, I'd imagine it will be packed, the fans will have a real positive impact on the team and all the players will be desperate to do well against a club like Chelsea.
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{Unfake Wedding Feature} January in Napa? Lovely.
Rachel and Dave are a wonderful couple who are from Santa Rosa, California. Their winter wedding (January 27, 2012) proves several things: in Northern California wine country, anything is possible!
The ceremony was quiet and intimate with only family members in attendance. The outdoor courtyard setting was so beautiful as they exchanged vows in front of a gentle, glowing fireplace.
A larger group of friends and extended family arrived later for a casual, fun, and laid back reception. Their decision to have their wedding on a Friday was a smart move for the budget-conscious couple. I hope you'll see the love and creativity in their wedding!
Welcome to the Unfake Wedding of
Dave & Rachel
The most important question: wedding night…did you or didn't you?
Yes! And then my hubby fell asleep and I spent 20 minutes taking bobby pins out of my hair!
Please take the time to tell me all the vendors you used.
Photographer T.J. Salsman Photography
DJ/Band Canaan Sound & Light
Reception Venue & Guest Hotel Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel
Flowers Groehe Florists
Dress Brides n' Maids, Wtoo by Watters, Style - Zora
Hair/Make- Hair Hair: Natalie Medeiros, Chop Shop, Makeup – Flaunt Makeup Artistry
Tuxedos/Suits Selix Formal Wear
Cake Giorgi's Cakes
Who was your favorite vendor and why?
Photographer TJ Salsman. He did an amazing job of capturing the ambiance of the evening. He worked with us on every possible detail and had an amazingly artistic eye. We told him we really wanted the unseen pictures that take place during the reception to be captured on film and he did so. Going through our pictures afterwards we were amazed to see moments he caught on film that we didn't even know he was taking.
Was there a "method to your madness" in choosing your vendors?
Not really, many of the vendors we chose were based on family and friend recommendations and/or previous experience as a guest at a wedding.
How long did you take to plan your wedding?
5 months.
How many guests did you invite versus how many came?
We invited 112, 88 showed.
What was your budget?
We didn't really set out with a strict budget, we just knew we didn't want to spend a ton of money. We made sure we bargain shopped and compared prices amongst different vendors.
Did you include rings and/or the honeymoon in your budget?
They were included in the overall scheme of the entire wedding planning.
Were you over or under budget? By how much (you can give a percentage)?
As I mentioned, we didn't have an exact budget. Total, we spent under $15,000 for everything,rings and honeymoon included.
How large was your bridal party?
We each had one attendant and a ring bearer
Did you have favors for your guests? If so, what were they? How much did you spend?
Yes, we had small black boxes with our names and wedding date embossed on them. For 100 boxes full of candy: less than $120.
Did you include any special family traditions?
No, but we did have a remembrance candle lit at the reception for our family members that were no longer with us.
What was your biggest day-of crisis and how did you handle it (or rather, not handle?)?
Didn't have one! We woke up together, exchanged our wedding gifts with each other , I went to the grocery store for some last minute snacks to have in our room that night and then we started our pre-ceremony stuff such as hair and makeup.
What was your biggest wedding planning crisis and how did you handle it (or rather, not handle?)?
Three days before the wedding my florist called me in a panic because the flower mart didn't have enough of the colored calla lilies I wanted. I told her as long as they had enough of that color for my bouquet and the boutonniere then she could have free-will to pick whatever other color would match for the rest of the bouquets, boutonnieres and reception decorations. The calla lilies she picked to compliment the original color were amazing and in the end it looked even better than just having the one solid color.
Who was the biggest pain in the ass on your wedding day?
I personally didn't have any problems. But my soon to be sister-in-law missed her original flight and I know my husband was worried she wasn't going to make it.
What was the biggest waste of money that you loved?
I didn't waste any of my money!
What was the biggest waste of money that you wish you'd passed on?
See above answer!
What did you love that was also the cheapest?
My hair piece. I found a beautiful feather and rhinestone fascinator on Ebay for under $20.
What was the most unexpected thing that happened (not necessarily a bad thing, just a surprise)?
That the venue opened up the bar early for our family free of charge since our ceremony went much quicker that we anticipated.
What was the funniest thing that happened?
My 2 year old nephew who was the ring bearer serenaded us with a song after his mom (my sister) gave her matron of honor speech. That, and the fact that he stole the dance floor the entire night.
What was the most ooey-gooey, tear-jerking moment?
Neither of us are criers, but the fact that our ceremony was just us and our families allowed it to be super intimate.
Did you DIY? What parts?
Some: I purchased all the vases and did the reception set up and my friend made a card box that mimicked our favors.
Where did you go on your honeymoon?
Cancun, Mexico.
If you could do it all over again, what would you change, if anything?
Nothing! It went according to plan and guests are still telling us how much fun they had!
Congratulations to Rachel & Dave!
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Labor Wines & Local Swine – Recap
Ladies & Gentlemen-
With the cooling temperatures around the country (well, for the most part), craziness in weather and storms (our hearts and thoughts go out to our East Coast friends as they recover) and sudden inundation of the holidays, we wanted to bring you some cheer and updates from Labor Wines.
As many of you know this past Sunday, the 4th, we held our first Labor Wines & Local Swine dinner for the Sunday Italian Feast, held at Nove Italiano restaurant at The Palms in Las Vegas. We were asked by our good friend, Chef Geno Bernardo to pair up on this event, with the plan to host it quarterly moving forward at his restaurant and hopefully around the country together. Chef Geno tapped into his farm in Pahrump (45 minutes outside of Vegas) for the two pigs for the dinner and all of the vegetables; quite an accomplishment actually.
The evening started with a cocktail reception featuring the very versatile Bacardi Oakheart Rum (quite delicious, if I do say so) and appetizers all pork themed, including chicharrones with pork belly and bacon caramel corn. As we moved guests into the dining room, after an introduction by Chef Geno, Rachel Wenman of the N9NE Group (owner of the restaurant) and myself, we started the 4-course feast, culminating in the slicing and presentation of the two pigs; one done in a Porchetta style, stuffed with farro and cous cous, the other which was roasted. As a finale, Geno led guests into the restaurant's private dining room, where he unveiled the great porkiness culmination of desserts including chocolate covered bacon, bacon brittle, bacon cupcakes and bacon chocolate chip cookies.
The night was a hit! We had a wonderful collection of guests join us to kick off the inaugural event and starting making plans to host the second one. Take a look here for some photos of the event, courtesy of SpyOnVegas.com and here for photos courtesy of the N9NE Group.
We can't wait to do it again and have a chance to embrace the Winter season with our wines and local swine. Stay tuned and watch out for upcoming details.
Additionally, we are almost to the end of our current vintages, anticipating a sell-out of the wines extremely soon. If you haven't had a chance to get your hands on these wines, I have a few select cases that I've being saving for our friends. As well, as surprise, we discovered a few cases in our warehouse of our 1st release, the 2009 Pinot Noir and I'm making them available for sale! These are the last few cases, so if you'd like to have any of the wine from our inaugural vintage, let me know and I can make it happen for you.
And, to keep you in the loop, we're going to have a few surprises upcoming as we enter into 2013 that we hope to share with you soon. We can't thank each and every one of you for your support and friendship, as Labor Wines continues to grow each and every day.
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 07:21 AM
Pfizer Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 53 percent despite falling sales, mainly because the world's second-largest drugmaker took big charges a year ago. Pfizer's results fell short of Wall Street's expectations, and the company lowered its profit and sales forecasts for the year, blaming sudden worsening of currency exchange rates.
Pfizer shares fell an unusually steep 4.5 percent, or $1.36, to $29.07 Tuesday.
Pfizer is struggling because generic competition is reducing revenue for two-thirds of its drugs, more than a dozen of which are former blockbusters that had brought in $1 billion or more annually. When drug patents expire, cheaper generic versions flood the market, and most patients quickly switch to them.
The biggest hit has been copycat versions of Pfizer's cholesterol fighter Lipitor, which was the world's best-selling drug for nearly a decade until it lost exclusivity in the U.S. in 2011 and in much of Europe last year. Revenue from Lipitor, which once brought in about $13 billion a year, dropped 55 percent to $626 million in the first quarter.
Like other drugmakers, New York-based Pfizer has been cutting costs to boost profit, developing very expensive drugs for rare disorders and expanding sales in emerging markets such as China. Pfizer also has been divesting assets other than its prescription drugs to repurchase shares and increase its dividend to appease shareholders.
"They're having trouble hitting their sales goals so they need to make up for it with financial moves, like buying back shares, that help prop up the stock price," Erik Gordon, an analyst and professor at University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, wrote in an email.
For the first quarter, Pfizer reported net income of $2.75 billion, or 38 cents per share, up from $1.79 billion, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, adjusted income was 54 cents per share, a penny less than the forecast of analysts surveyed by FactSet.
Results were boosted by a $490 million gain from the transfer of some product rights to its joint venture in China. In the year-ago quarter, Pfizer took charges totaling $1.66 billion, for litigation, acquisition and other costs.
Overall, revenue was $13.5 billion, down 9 percent from $14.89 billion a year earlier and below analysts' expectations of $13.99 billion.
Besides the loss in revenue from many off-patent drugs, Pfizer posted lower revenue of some big sellers protected by patents, including erectile-dysfunction drug Viagra, which was down 7 percent at $461 million.
Revenue from Prevnar 13, a vaccine for ear infections, meningitis and other pneumococcal infections, fell 10 percent to $846 million. Prevnar is the biggest-selling vaccine in history, with nearly $4 billion in yearly revenue. Pfizer blamed the vaccine's quarterly revenue drop on shifts in buying patterns in some countries.
The bright spots during the quarter were Lyrica, for fibromyalgia and other pain, up 12 percent at $1.07 billion, and anti-inflammatory pain reliever Celebrex, up 3 percent at $653 million.
In addition, revenue from consumer health products, such as Centrum vitamins, jumped 12 percent to $811 million. Revenue rose 5 percent to $2.42 billion in emerging markets such as China — a key growth target for the industry as U.S. and European health programs try to hold down costs.
Chief Financial Officer Frank D'Amelio said the steady weakening of the yen, euro and other currencies versus the dollar since January is expected to cut revenue by a whopping $900 million over the course of the year. As a result, Pfizer cut its revenue forecast by that amount, to $55.3 billion to $57.3 billion.
Pfizer also reduced its profit forecast excluding one-time items by 6 cents, to $2.14 to $2.24 per share, due to the lower revenue forecast and its Feb. 6 initial public offering of about 20 percent of its animal health business, now called Zoetis. Revenue and costs associated with Zoetis will still be included in Pfizer's results, but only the profit from the 80 percent Pfizer still owns will be included in its earnings-per-share figures.
Pfizer, which recently was dethroned after years as the world's top drugmaker by Switzerland's Novartis AG after selling off some of its businesses, is positioning itself for growth.
Pfizer recently launched two drugs that could become blockbusters — Xeljanz for rheumatoid arthritis and Eliquis for preventing strokes — and initial sales look promising, the company said. The company also is planning to soon begin ads targeting consumers.
Additionally, Pfizer recently jumped into the huge market for Type 2 diabetes medicines with a development partnership with longtime rival Merck & Co. And it's looking to become a major player in vaccines, testing a few against deadly staph and other infections.
That could be why after what they called the "earnings disappointment," analysts Judson Clark of Edward Jones and Timothy Anderson of Bernstein Research maintained their "Buy" recommendations.
Meanwhile, CEO Ian Read struck a cautiously optimistic balance during a conference call with analysts on Tuesday.
"Within our pipeline, we have shown steady improvement in the quality of compounds and in the rate of advancement" from testing toward approval, he said.
Then, Read added: "Our operating environment continues to be volatile."
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We'll go by number of hives lost beginning October 1, 2012 thru March 1, 2013. Check in with the number of hives you have as of October 1st. if you want to participate so get done with all your combines and such before then.
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He will also receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award at the Aug. 25 awards show, the network said Thursday. Timberlake is tied with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for the most nominations, with six each.
Timberlake's nominations include video of the year, best male video and pop video for "Mirrors." His comeback album, "The 20/20 Experience," is the year's best-selling album. He'll release "The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2" on Sept. 30.
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The Republican attack on Obama's pick for Secretary of Defence is a particularly blatant example of why the outcome of the 2012 US election was so important for the world. Second term Obama will not be perfect, but the alternative would have been catastrophic.
Having watched the US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for America's next Secretary of Defence, and having watched the political spinning on the weekend talk shows that followed, it is clear that a core of the Republican Party cares more about its own vanity than the direction - politically, fiscally or militarily - of the United States, let alnoe the rest of us.
No surprises in that perhaps. The key goal of politicians is usually to be re-elected first and then deal with what's supposedly in the interests of those who elect them.
The 'hearing' - and I use that word advisedly because little hearing was actually done - provided an extraordinary insight into why the United States has its reputation of pulling the trigger first and asking questions later...until Obama began to weave his doctrine of doing some talking first.
Let's be clear that Obama's drone reputation is ugly, mercenary, and highly likely in breach of international law and convention. It is fodder for a whole other debate which the UN inquiry into drones, and a case before the British courts regarding British complicity in US drone attacks will contribute to significantly.
Meanwhile, back at the hearing, the petty, partisan, and parochial antics of the Republican members in their grilling of Republican Senator from Nebraska Chuck Hagel was the stuff of time warps.
There was no doubt Hagel's was not a stellar performance. In fact at times watching him was excruciating as he mumbled and grasped for acceptable explanations of things he has said in the past. Many of his comments - but not all - were taken out of context, or twisted in a politically expedient manner in order to make the former friend of his Republican inquisitors to be all at once a terrorist-appeasing, pro-Iran, gay-bashing, anti-Semite. The latter of course is long the cardinal sin in US politics, even though it is a term so bandied about for anyone who dares question Israel's policies that it has long lost its true bite.
Hagel 'earned' the epithet for once calling for an end to the slaughter involved in Israel's bloody 2006 incursion into southern Lebanon. The call was for both sides to stop the killing. He also called for Israeli leaders to step up in the manner of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in order to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
There was precious little sign during Thursday's harrowing hearing that Hagel had been prepared for the arrogant, self-serving and selective outrage, or the blatantly politicised character assassination fired at him from his Republican team mates, and in particular his former Vietnam veteran colleague John McCain.
This is the McCain who is not the President of the United States, not the Commander in Chief, but clearly delusional about his power and influence. Or perhaps he is so sore at losing to Bush and then Obama that he makes it a personal mission to destroy anyone those two Presidents have nominated. Sure he didn't eviscerate John Kerry...but remember Susan Rice?
McCain was once the darling of the media because he was so accessible and usually made for good copy. Now he's a bitter, angry old man who could not hide his personal issues with Hagel (and yes, the coverage indicates he is still good copy, albeit negative). McCain can't seem to bear the fact that Hagel will likely be not only the first Vietnam vet to be appointed to the job, but the first enlisted American to be Secretary for Defence. Perhaps it has something to do with Hagel not endorsing McCain in his run for the presidency?
And so McCain, blatantly avoiding any of the judgements involved in the war of choice the US waged in Iraq, wanted only a re-litigation of the 2007 troop surge which was designed to bring an end to the war. Forget how the war started. McCain wanted an admission via a yes or no answer that Hagel's questioning of the value of the surge was right or wrong. "Yes or no", the angry old man demanded. Hagel refused that format, resulting in McCain declaring that the record would show Hagel refused to answer the question. Hagel did no such thing. It is just that he was not going to play the petty little political game. He at least remained resolute to his conviction that the issue of the war in Iraq or the surge to try and end that war and cost an additional 1200 American lives, was more complicated than McCain's stupid game. He sat in pretty solid company in this, given Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the majority of Americans had all opposed that 2007 surge.
You'd have thought McCain and Hagel, two men who were injured in war, saw the horrors of war, and were decorated for their bravery in war would agree that waging war should not be taken lightly. Nah. McCain was after justification for the United States Waging war on Iraq. Hagel was not taking that bait.
Other Republicans twisted various remarks about Palestinian terrorists and Israeli war crimes, and the influence of the Israel lobby in Washington (a lobby Hagel had erroneously referred to as the Jewish lobby), in order to trap Hagel into agreeing with some outrageous statements made by others - not him. Hagel refused.
The aim was to prove Hagel inept in the judgement department. The poor judgement was from McCain & Co., and it was screamingly obvious they were not interested in Hagel's answers, nor were they interested in the current issues a Defence Secretary would have to deal with - budget cuts, cyber-terrorism, the winding down of the war in Afghanistan, the continuing menace of Al Qaeda, and what about Mali? Egypt? Algeria?
No. The neo-con Republican members of this committee were hell bent on a character assassination by way of 'proving' anti-semitism and military weakness. Apparently you are an anti-Semite if you don't want to bomb Iran - something McCain has been baying for to the point he even set the "bomb bomb Iran" line to a tune of the Beach Boys, and was filmed doing so.
Howzat for judgement?
Hagel is highly likely to get the job. The incumbent Leon Panetta has gone public with a full endorsement of Hagel's abilities, judgement and character. Panetta added his dismay at the blatant politics on display at a hearing in which Republicans were completely disinterested in any focus on defence issues for 2013 and beyond.
Panetta paid tribute to Hagel's ability to recognise that the United States faces a very new and ever changing world, particularly, but not solely in the Middle East.
Together with Joe Biden's approach to the Iranians for bilateral talks on the nuclear issue (and the positive Iranian response if the talks are to be authentic), the world will be much better off with the likes of Hagel than bitter old warmongers trying desperately to justify their previous failures.


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The downstairs buzzer is broken. I'll ping the gate hackers. --Malaclyps 21:00, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
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Democratic leaders claim the bungled launch of Obamacare is just the latest news sensation — a media-stirred tempest that looks in the heat of the moment like it could upend the midterm election, but ends up fizzling well before voters head to the polls.
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And that perceived gap between party spin and facts on the ground is fueling worries that the White House and Democratic higher-ups aren't taking the possible electoral blowback seriously enough or doing enough to shield their candidates. Democratic contenders in the toughest races are distinctly less convinced that Obamacare will fade as an election-year issue — and they can't afford to just cross their fingers that things get ironed out or that Republicans revert to political hara-kiri.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said at a forum hosted by BuzzFeed recently that the rollout won't "hurt us in 2014," adding that "we're proud" of the law. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in a recent appearance on CNN, went so far as to assert that Obamacare would be "an advantage" for Democratic candidates next year.
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"Democrats will run on the Affordable Care Act and win," she has also told reporters.
The White House, meanwhile, has come across as equally dismissive of Obamacare's consequences for 2014.
"The fact is that [the president] is focused on delivering the access to quality and affordable health insurance to the American people that the Affordable Care Act promises. He's not concerned about the politics of that," White House press secretary Jay Carney recently said.
Polls, however, suggest Democrats should be worried. A CBS News poll released Wednesday showed Obama with a 37 percent approval rating, his lowest figure ever in that survey. Another all-time low in the poll: approval of Obamacare, which stood at 31 percent.
( Also on POLITICO: As deadline nears, ticking clock on Democratic patience)
Republicans are placing their chips on Obamacare as their defining 2014 issue and putting their money where their mouths are. The Koch brothers-funded Americans for Prosperity has launched a $4 million TV ad offensive targeting House and Senate Democrats on the health care law. As much as they might be tempted, those on the receiving end can't easily flee from the law because many or most of them voted for it.
"We're trying to deny what everyone knows is happening," said one Democratic pollster who is a veteran of competitive congressional races. "Anybody who is halfway intelligent knows this is a big … problem for us. It's impossible not to see. We can try to hide our heads in the sand and pretend it's not a problem, but it is."
Keith Frederick, another Democratic pollster, was more diplomatic.
"I think if you're the leaders of the party you have to keep a positive message as long as possible," he said.
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In a way it's understandable that Democratic leaders like Pelosi and Wasserman Schultz would give no ground on Obamacare. They're loyal to the president, who regards the health care bill as his singular achievement. The 73-year-old Pelosi, who as House speaker played a starring role in getting the law through Congress, has her legacy to think about. And then there are the natural forces of politics at play: When party faithful are attacked by the enemy, they dig in.
In the day and age of the 24/7 news cycle, almost every big story in Washington is viewed through the lens of elections — whether it really has the ability to move votes or not. A hot news story that seems in the moment as though it could upend the midterm — the NSA wiretapping scandal, the IRS targeting imbroglio, the Syria bombing campaign that wasn't, and the Obama administration "war on coal," to name a few this year — often appears in hindsight as a quick detour on the journey to Election Day.
To many worried Democrats, however, there's a sense that the botched Obamacare rollout might really be different.
For one, there are the all-too-fresh memories of the last midterm, when Republicans exploited anger and anxiety about the just-passed ACA to score a historic, 63-seat gain in the House. There are the poll numbers, with survey after survey showing Obama's popularity cratering. The RealClearPolitics' polling average since Nov. 6 shows Obama's approval at just above 40 percent.


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Travis Okulski, after doing a great job keeping Jalopnik floating, has been promoted to Deputy Editor. He was previously a Senior Writer (whatever that means). Jason Torchinsky, also a Senior Writer, is now an Associate Editor. Jason will also help with design direction for Jalopnik going forward, as he's done so well in the past.
Patrick George, on the heels of a million great investigative pieces, moves up to Senior Writer from Writer (and, previously, Contributing Editor, Weekends). Raphael, whom you all know and love, moves up to full-fledged writer from Editorial Assistant. Máté remains on as our European Writer.
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Detroit Jalopnik continues on as an experiment thanks to contributions from Ryan Felton, Aaron Foley, and Alex Conley.
We've added a few irregular contributors, including Stef Schrader in Texas, and our Editorial Fellow Andrew Collins, who is helping with our new venture Releases.Jalopnik.com, which is still in development.
I could not be happier with the staff we've had. Our readership is bigger than it's ever been. The site looks great and vibrant. There are some visual tweaks and other improvements that our needed, but I'm happy with where we are and excited about where we're going. Did I mention there's going to be a Jalopnik Film Festival?
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