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Neil Armstrong memorial packs Washington cathedral

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tribute from the pulpit. "As you soar through the heavens Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:02:06 PM where even eagles dare not go, By Ian Simpson you can now truly put out your WASHINGTON| Thu Sep 13, hand and touch the face of God." 2012 1:02pm EDT Armstrong, a former Navy flyer (Reuters) - U.S. astronaut Neil and test pilot, died at age 82 Armstrong, the first person to set following complications from foot on the moon, was praised in a cardiovascular procedures. He is NASA memorial service at the to be buried at sea on Friday at an National Cathedral on Thursday undisclosed site. a s a h u m b l e h e r o w h o l e d Charles Bolden, the head of the mankind into space. National Aeronautics and Space Mourners who filled the vast Administration, said although Episcopal cathedral to mark Armstrong had been the first Armstrong's death last month human to step on the moon, it was h e a r d h i m e u l o g i z e d a s a his courage and grace under dedicated team player who pressure that had made him shunned the limelight for decades exceptional. after piloting the 1969 Apollo 11 "We are standing on the shoulders moon landing. of giants as we get ready to take "He embodied all that is good and the next steps into space," said all that is great about America. Bolden, a former astronaut. Neil, wherever you are, you again At the close of the service, have shown us a way to the stars," Bolden presented Armstrong's Eugene Cernan, the last man on wife, Carol, the flag that had the moon as the commander of the flown at half staff over the NASA 1972 Apollo 17 mission, said in a Johnson Space Center in Houston [unable to retrieve full-text
on August 25, the day he died. FLY ME TO THE MOON The memorial service included the Navy hymn "Eternal Father Strong To Save" sung by a whiteclad Navy choir, a bagpiper playing "Mist Covered Mountains" and a prayer read by Michael Collins, who was part of the Apollo 11 crew with Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Accompanying herself on the piano, Grammy-winning jazz artist Diana Krall also sang the Frank Sinatra standard "Fly Me to the Moon." "Fly me to the moon, let me swing among those stars, let me see what spring is like, on Jupiter and Mars," Krall sang. Cernan said Armstrong had always described himself as only the "tip of the arrow" for 400,000 dedicated NASA workers involved in the space program. As an example of Armstrong's low-key heroism, Cernan told of his response to a man who asked content]
how he had felt when he was landing on the moon with only seconds of fuel remaining. Armstrong had put a finger to his chin and replied, "'Well, when the gauge says empty we all know there is a gallon or two left over,'" Cernan said, drawing laughter from the audience. The National Cathedral contains something of a memorial to Armstrong. One of its stainedglass windows, the Space Window, has a piece of moon rock presented by Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins in 1974. (Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Bill Trott) This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
Intervista ad Andrea Rossi: Hot-Cat e GasCat presto sul mercato GreenStyle

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Fed Announces New Round of Bond Buying to Spur Growth - New York Times
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limits. Monetary policy, particularly in the current circumstances, cannot cure all Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:28:48 PM economic ills, the Fed chairman, WASHINGTON The Federal Ben S. Bernanke, said at a press Reserve launched a new campaign conference. to stimulate the economy The Feds policy-making Thursday that it said would committee said in a statement that continue until its help was no its efforts would continue for a longer needed or its efforts considerable time after the b e c a m e c o u n t e r p r o d u c t i v e , economic recovery strengthens. opening a fresh chapter in its five- Specifically, it said it would act year-old response to the financial until the outlook for the labor crisis. market improves substantially, Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed although it did not offer a chairman, last month made the numerical target. case for the bank to act again. In a separate statement, the Fed The Fed said that it would said its senior officials now expand its holdings of mortgage- expected the economy to expand backed securities and potentially between 1.7 percent and 2 percent take other steps to encourage this year, down from their June borrowing and financial risk- projection of growth between 1.9 t a k i n g . B u t p e r h a p s m o r e percent and 2.4 percent. The significant than those details was officials continued to predict that the basic change in its approach, the unemployment rate would not for the first time pledging to act fall below 8 percent. until the economy improves rather The weak job market should than creating programs with fixed concern every American, the endpoints. Feds chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, In announcing the new policy, s a i d a t a p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e the Fed sought to make clear that following the statement. The its decision reflected not only an modest pace of growth continues increased concern about the health to be inadequate to generate much of the economy, but an increased improvement in the current rate of determination to respond in unemployment. effect, an acknowledgment that its Fed officials predicted that approach until now has been growth would be somewhat faster flawed. in coming years, and that The Fed also acknowledged its unemployment would decline
present. A highly accommodative stance of monetary policy will remain appropriate for a considerable time after the economic recovery strengthens, the Feds policymaking committee said in a statement announcing the new s o m e w h a t m o r e q u i c k l y , approach, issued at the end of its presumably reflecting the impact regular two-day meeting in o f t h e m e a s u r e s t h e F e d Washington. Asked at the press conference announced Thursday. what improvement in The idea is to quicken the recovery, to help the economy unemployment would satisfy the begin to grow quickly enough to Fed, Mr. Bernanke said: We are generate new jobs and reduce the looking for ongoing, sustained u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e , M r . improvement in the labor market. It is not a specific number we Bernanke said. In its measures, the Fed said it have in mind, but what we have w o u l d a d d $ 2 3 b i l l i o n o f seen the last six months, that isnt mortgage bonds to its portfolio by it. the end of September, a pace of The committees statement said $40 billion in purchases per that the Fed now expected to hold month. It would then announce a short-term interest rates near zero new target at the end of this at least through the middle of month, and every subsequent 2015, and that it would take other month, until the outlook for the measures as necessary including l a b o r m a r k e t i m p r o v e s purchasing other kinds of assets. substantially and so long as The projections of senior Fed inflation remains in check. The officials showed, however, that statement did not further explain almost all of them expect to start raising short-term rates before the either standard. The Feds statement made clear, end of 2015. Eleven members of the however, that it would continue to committee voted for the action; stimulate the economy even as the recovery strengthens, suggesting Jeffrey Lacker, president of the that it is now willing to tolerate F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k o f somewhat higher inflation in the Richmond, dissented, as he as future to encourage growth in the throughout the year.
On Wall Street, traders welcomed the moves. The benchmark Standard & Poors 500-share index was up 1.7 percent, or 24.17 points, to 1,460.73 at afternoon trading, rising further as investors had more time to digest the news. The Dow Jones industrial average added more than 200 points. The Feds plan went further than many investors had expected by providing an open-ended commitment. But stocks have been rising in recent weeks, partly in anticipation of the Fed taking more measures to support the economy. There werent many more accommodative options the Fed could have gone with, said Dan Greenhaus, the chief global strategist at BTIG, an institutional broker. The scale of the new effort is significantly smaller than the Feds previous rounds of asset purchases. The Feds most recent expansion of its portfolio added about $75 billion in securities each month. Its first round was even larger. It said Thursday that it would target a rate of about $40 billion a month during the current campaign, although unlike those earlier efforts, the volume is now subject to adjustment. The Fed also said it would FED page 7
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Protesters storm US Embassy in Yemen USA TODAY

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Hani Mohammed, AP Protesters run as police, unseen, open fire into the air near the U.S. Embassy on Thursday in Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed, AP Protesters run as police, unseen, open fire into the air near the U.S. Embassy on Thursday in Sanaa, Yemen. SANAA, Yemen -- American unrest escalated in the Middle East on Thursday as demonstrators burned U.S. flags in Yemen and protesters descended on the embassy in Cairo for a third straight day. Security was increased at American embassies and consulates around the world after a mob of Libyans attacked the U.S. Consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi, killing American Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Wanis el-Sharef, eastern Libya's deputy interior minister, said Thursday the attacks were suspected to have been timed to mark the 9/11 anniversary and that the militants used protesting civilians as cover. He said an unspecified number of militants suspected of taking part in the
attack have been arrested and that others were being closely monitored by police to see whether they are linked to a group. He refused to elaborate. In Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Thursday morning, black smoke billowed up from burning SUVs inside the U.S. Embassy compound. Hundreds of angry demonstrators tried to storm the building, chanting "death to America" and death for the American filmmaker who made an anti-Islam film that helped spark a deadly attack on the embassy in Libya and protests in Egypt. VIDEO: Yemen leader apologizes to U.S. for embassy attack BLOG: U.S. has 'nothing to do' with anti-Islam film, Clinton says BLOG:'Innocence of Muslims' actress says film is 'nightmare' Protesters marched on the embassy from three sides before being blocked by Yemeni security forces. Some demonstrators were able to breach the security cordon before eventually being pushed back by troops firing tear gas and live ammunition into the air. "They brought this on themselves," Abdullah Rahman Safi shouted above the sound of gunfire. "We want to close the American embassy for this insult on prophet Mohammed," he
BLOG: Obama raps Romney for 'politics' during crisis Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi apologized to President Obama for the attack on the embassy and ordered an investigation. The Yemeni Embassy in Washington condemned the attack and vowed added, referring to the film to ensure the safety of foreign Innocence of Muslims posted on diplomats and to step up security YouTube depicting the Islam measures around their missions in prophet Mohammed as a fraud the country. Attorney General Eric Holder, in and a womanizer. More aggressive demonstrators Doha, Qatar, on Thursday for the also shouted "Death to America," Arab Forum on Asset Recovery, targeting the American said the FBI opened an ambassador to Yemen, Gerald investigation into the attack. U.S. officials also were Feierstein. investigating whether the rampage Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sharpened her in Libya was actually planned to criticism of the film Thursday, coincide with the anniversary of c a l l i n g i t " d i s g u s t i n g a n d the 9/11 terror attacks. reprehensible" and a cynical Yemen is home to al-Qaeda's attempt to offend people for their most active branch, and the United States is the main foreign religious beliefs. But Clinton said the U.S. would s u p p o r t e r o f t h e Y e m e n i never stop Americans from government's counterterrorism expressing their views, no matter campaign. The government on how distasteful. She said the film Tuesday announced that alis no justification for violence or Qaeda's No. 2 leader in Yemen a t t a c k s o n U . S . d i p l o m a t i c was killed in an apparent U.S. airstrike, a major blow to the facilities and personnel. Clinton said Thursday the U.S. is terror network. Egyptian protesters clashed monitoring protests in Yemen. Thursday with police near the RAW VIDEO: Hundreds storm U.S. Embassy in Cairo for the U.S. Embassy in Yemen PHOTOS: Protesters storm U.S. third day in a row. Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters embassies
and the two sides pelted each other with rocks. But unlike Tuesday, the police kept the protesters away from the embassy's compound. The Interior Ministry, which is in charge of police, said 16 protesters and 13 policemen were wounded in the clashes, which broke out overnight and were ongoing. Twelve protesters have been arrested, it said. The protests were going on around the Tahrir Square area -the heart of last year's revolution that led to the ouster of dictator Hosni Mubarak and close to the U.S. Embassy. Protesters were initially primarily hard-line Muslims, but since Wednesday evening the composition of the crowd seemed to change and police battled young men aligned with a group called "Ultras" -comprised of soccer fans who are growing more political. President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first Islamist president who was elected in June, is teetering between allowing freedom of expression and maintaining stability as nations worldwide adjust to power shifts propelled by the Arab Spring. Morsi, speaking while on a visit to Brussels, vowed on Thursday not to allow attacks on foreign PROTESTERS page 8
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CTU chief: Deal likely today but still no classes on Friday - Chicago Tribune
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negotiations early today, Lewis said. But she added, "I think the mayor The two sides in the Chicago wants to get this done," and she is t e a c h e r s s t r i k e r e m a i n e d "praying" the district's 350,000 optimistic about a deal as they children will be back in school on resumed contract talks today, but Monday. it appeared the earliest classes CTU delegates said theyve been could resume would be Monday. notified to attend a House of On a scale of 1-10, Chicago Delegates meeting at 2 p.m. Teachers Union President Karen Friday, where the more than 700 Lewis said "I'm a 9" on a deal delegates can vote to end the being reached today. But she said strike, pending approval of the classes would not resume Friday contract by the unions full because the union's House of membership. Delegates would have to approve If the delegates vote to end the ending the strike. strike, student and teachers will "We're hoping we can tighten up likely return to class Monday. But some of the things we talked it may still take a week or more about yesterday. . .and get this b e f o r e t h e u n i o n s 2 6 , 0 0 0 thing done," Lewis told reporters. members officially vote to ratify Barbara Byrd-Bennett, chief the new teachers contract. education officer with Chicago Teachers at the picket line at Public Schools, was equally Walt Disney Magnet School said confident of a deal today and went they liked what they've heard so so far as to say kids could be back far from the contract talks. in school on Friday. "We're most optimistic that the "I can really, really say to you, if union leadership will make sure we stick to the issues, unless our demands are met," said something really nutsy happens, Michelle Gunderson, a fourthkids can be back in school grade teacher at Nettlehorst (tomorrow)." Elementary in Lakeview. "We Lewis said that was "highly can't just do this again. This has to unlikely," even if the two sides be the finish line." come to an agreement today. The picket line looked more like The House of Delegates likely a family reunion than a strike. wouldn't be able to meet until Gallons of coffee and piles of Friday because "there are still too snacks like popcorn and energy many issues on the table" to finish bars lay on a table while a cooler
of ice-cold water bottles stood nearby. Children ran around the sidewalk laughing, and teachers and their family members hugged and chanted. A group sang 'Happy birthday' to a young child in both English and Spanish. Fran Feeley, 44, a librarian at Inter-American Magnet School, said he had "mixed-feelings" about the news. While Feeley doesn't want the strike to carry on, he said certain issues need to be addressed. "I don't accept the idea that charter schools and vouchers and testing kids eight weeks a year is going to solve the problems facing the public schools," he said. At the picket line outside CPS headquarters in the Loop, teachers said they hoped their actions will be a good lesson not just for their students, but for other unions across the country. Other schools and strikers around the country can realize we should no longer be bullied, said Donielle Lawson, known as the jail teacher because she teaches special education at York Alternative High School located at Cook County Jail. Lawson said she sent a text message to Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis late Wednesday night after hearing that the two sides had made
progress and students could be back into the classroom soon. "Get to bed," Lawson said she texted Lewis around 12:15 a.m. "Just got home," Lewis texted back. Like other teachers on the picket line into front of CPS headquarters this morning, Lawson said she is anxious to get back to the classroom and her students. She plans on having candid conversations with them about the strike. "Theyre all too familiar with bullying and societal injustices, so it would be a very easy conversation with them, Lawson said. Theyre all fighting cases right now. Some are looking at 45 (years in prison) to life. Christopher Barker said he too is ready to be back in the classroom. I feel like everything has slid a week back, he said. Barker, who teaches math and humanities at George Manierre Elementary School, said he needs to finish evaluating his new students, call parents and build his student library. One of the first things on the agenda, however, will be talking to his students about what the strike meant. Is there anywhere that you go in life when you do have to speak up for yourself when theres a perceived injustice?
Barker said he will have to play some catch up and will have to do a quick review of school procedures. He hopes to be back in school on Friday or Monday. David Temkin, a CPS social worker, said he has been affected by the strike as a teacher and a parent. He has two daughters in CPS, one in first grade, the other in second grade. But in what battle dont we have casualties? Temkin said. Although students suffer during a strike, Temkin said the strike makes it possible for teachers to be heard. "Weve been struggling to have a voice at the table, he said. The board doesnt listen. Maybe theyre start to listen now. School and union officials met late into the night Wednesday mainly discussing two key issues that have separated them: evaluations and the rehiring of laid-off teachers. The progress was reported after Chicago Public Schools officials presented a revised contract proposal to the union on Tuesday and it was reviewed and discussed during talks Wednesday. Under the proposal, teacher raises would be structured differently, as requested by the union; evaluations of tenured teachers CTU page 9
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U.S. embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed

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By Mohammed Ghobari and Edmund Blair SANAA/CAIRO| Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:14pm EDT (Reuters) - Demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassies in Yemen and Egypt on Thursday in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam, and American warships headed to Libya after the U.S. ambassador there died in related violence earlier this week. Hundreds of Yemenis broke through the main gate of the heavily fortified compound in the capital Sanaa, shouting "We sacrifice ourselves for you, Messenger of God". They smashed windows of security offices outside the embassy and burned cars. "We can see a fire inside the compound and security forces are firing in the air. The demonstrators are fleeing and then charging back," one witness told Reuters. A security source said at least 15 people were wounded, some by gunfire, before the Yemeni government ringed the area with troops. An embassy spokesman said its personnel were safe. In Egypt, protesters hurled stones at a police cordon around the U.S.
embassy in central Cairo after climbing into the embassy compound and tearing down the American flag. The state news agency said 13 people were hurt in violence which erupted late on Wednesday, following initial protests on Tuesday. During a similar protest on Tuesday at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libyan Islamists staged military-style assaults on the mission and a safe house refuge. It was the 11th anniversary of al Qaeda's attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. The U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died in the assaults, carried out with guns, mortars and grenades. Eight Libyans were injured. President Barack Obama vowed to "bring to justice" those responsible for the attack, which U.S. officials said may have been planned in advance. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Washington had nothing to do with the video, which she called "disgusting and reprehensible". The U.S. military moved two destroyers towards the Libyan coast, in what an official said was a move to give the administration flexibility for any future action against Libyan targets. The U.S. military also dispatched a Marine Corps anti-terrorist team
to boost security in Libya, whose leader Muammar Gaddafi was ousted in a U.S.-backed uprising last year. Obama said security was being increased at U.S. diplomatic stations around the globe. Nigeria put police on high alert and stepped up security around all foreign missions, fearing an Islamist backlash, possibly after weekly prayers on Friday. On Thursday, the U.S. consulate in Berlin was partially evacuated after an employee fell ill on opening a suspicious envelope. Bangladeshi Islamists tried to march on the U.S. embassy in Dhaka and Iranian students protested in Tehran. Earlier in the week, there were protests outside U.S. missions in Tunisia, Sudan and Morocco. FILM The attackers were part of a mob blaming America for a film they said insulted the Prophet Mohammad. Clips of the "Innocence of Muslims," had been circulating on the Internet for weeks before the protests erupted. They show an amateurish production portraying Mohammad as a womanizer, a homosexual and a child abuser. For many Muslims, any depiction of the Prophet is blasphemous and caricatures or other characterizations have in the past
provoked protests. Clinton said Washington rejected the film's message absolutely. "It appears to have a deeply cynical purpose: to denigrate a great religion and provoke rage," she said. An actress in the California production said the video as it appeared bore no resemblance to the original filming. She had not been aware it was about the Prophet Mohammad. Among the assailants in Benghazi, Libyans identified units of a heavily armed local Islamist group, Ansar al-Sharia, which sympathizes with al Qaeda and derides Libya's U.S.-backed bid for democracy. Former Libya militant commander Noman Benotman, now president of Britain's Quilliam think-tank, said Western officials were investigating a possible link with a paramilitary training camp about 100 miles south of the eastern Libyan town of Derna, near the Egyptian border. U.S. officials said there were suggestions members of al Qaeda's north-Africa based affiliate may have been involved. Yemen, a key U.S. ally, is home to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), viewed by Washington as the most dangerous branch of the militant
network established by Osama bin Laden. The attacks could alter U.S. attitudes towards the revolutions that toppled secularist authoritarian leaders in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia and brought Islamists to power. The violence also could have an impact on the closely contested U.S. presidential race ahead of the November 6 election. Republican Mitt Romney, Obama's challenger, criticized the government's response to the crisis, saying it was disgraceful to be seen to be apologizing for American values of free speech. Obama's campaign accused Romney of trying to score political points at a time of national tragedy. The attack raised questions about the future U.S. diplomatic presence in Libya, relations between Washington and Tripoli, and the unstable security situation after Gaddafi's overthrow. Some see such aggressive religiosity as a tactic by hardline Islamist groups keen to mark out their differences from more mainstream Muslim leaders who have risen to positions of power. SAFE HOUSE Stevens, 52, had spent a career operating in perilous places, U.S. page 10
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Fed bets big in new push to rescue economy

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The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington June 19, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Yuri Gripas By Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON| Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:02pm EDT (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve launched another aggressive stimulus program on Thursday, saying it will buy $40 billion of mortgage-backed debt per month until the outlook for jobs improves substantially as long as inflation remains contained. In an unprecedented step, the Fed's policymaking panel escalated its effort to drive U.S. unemployment lower by tying its unconventional bond buying directly to economic conditions, a move that immediately sparked controversy among its critics. "If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the committee will continue its purchase of agency mortgage-backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability," the Fed said in a statement. In an additional move that [unable to retrieve full-text content]
reflects just how concerned Fed officials are about the economy, officials said they were not likely to raise interest rates from current rock-bottom lows until at least mid-2015. Previously, it had set such guidance at late 2014. "To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the committee expects that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy will remain appropriate for a considerable time after the economic recovery strengthens," the central bank said. U.S. stocks added to gains on the Fed's move, the dollar fell broadly, oil prices rose and gold hit a six-month high. However, bond prices dropped as some investors worried the aggressive easing of monetary policy might fuel inflation. "They are definitely stepping up," said William Larkin, a portfolio manager at Cabot Money Management in Salem, Massachusetts. "It creates an inflation outlook concern because if you are doing it for this extreme for this length of time, my biggest question is what is going to happen to inflation in two years?" PUSHING ON A STRING? The decision comes in the face of widespread questions about the likely effectiveness of a further [unable to retrieve full-text content]
foray into unorthodox monetary policy, including from Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Senator John Cornyn, head of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee, said the Fed appeared to be "trying to juice the economy" ahead of the November 6 presidential election to help Obama. "It looks to be political," he said. Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said he would keep a close eye on the impact of the Fed's monetary easing on Brazil's real currency. Mantega had accused the Fed's earlier bond buying of unfairly weakening the U.S. dollar. In its statement, the Fed said the fresh MBS purchases, which it will start on Friday, would come on top of its so-called Operation Twist program, in which it is selling short-term bonds to buy longer-term Treasury debt. "These actions, which together will increase the committee's holdings of longer-term securities by about $85 billion each month through the end of the year, should put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, support mortgage markets, and to help make broader financial conditions more accommodative," it said. The latest purchases build on the $2.3 trillion in U.S. government [unable to retrieve full-text content]
and housing-related debt the Fed has already bought. In the Fed's first two rounds of so -called quantitative easing, dubbed QE1 and QE2, the central bank bought bonds closer to a pace around $100 billion per month. "SWALLOWING THE KEY" By buying mortgage-linked debt, the Fed hopes to press mortgage costs lower and force investors into other assets, lowering their yields as well. Those lower borrowing costs should spur greater lending activity and foster faster economic growth, officials believe. U.S. economic growth cooled in the second quarter, coming in at a tepid 1.7 percent annual rate, and forecasters do not believe it is doing much better now. The economy created just 96,000 jobs last month, less than needed to keep up with population growth. While the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent, it was only because so many Americans gave up on the search for work. A summary of policy-makers' individual projections released after the statement showed that 12 of the 19 members of the committee think that the first upward move in rates should occur in 2015, twice as many as had in June. [unable to retrieve full-text content]
One policymaker thought rates should stay near zero until 2016 while, mirroring the wide division of views currently on the committee, six officials believed policy should start to tighten sometime between now and the end of 2014. The projections do not identify individual policymakers. In a reflection of optimism over their new policy path, officials lowered their forecast for the unemployment rate at the end of 2014 to a 6.7 percent to 7.3 percent range, down from a June range of 7.0 percent to 7.7 percent. Still, even in 2015, they believe the jobless rate will still be above where they eventually want it to settle. Stephen Stanley, an economist Pierpont Securities in Stamford, Connecticut, said that by tying its purchases to progress reducing U.S. unemployment, the Fed had "basically locked on the handcuffs and swallowed the key." (Editing by Andrea Ricci and Tim Ahmann) This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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continue through the end of the year a program it announced in June to exchange short-term securities for longer-term securities, taking the total volume of purchases to roughly $85 billion a month. The new purchases will mark the first time in more than two years that the Fed has expanded its holdings of mortgage bonds. That decision reflects the Feds view that the housing market still needs help, and that lower rates on mortgage loans could provide significant benefits for the broader economy. The committee said in its statement that the new actions should put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, support mortgage markets, and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative. The Fed had given unusually clear indications in recent weeks that it was ready to act. An account of its last meeting, published in mid-August, suggested action was imminent unless the economy showed substantial and sustainable improvement. A few weeks later, Mr. Bernanke spoke of his grave concern about the high rate of unemployment and said that in his judgment, the likely benefits of additional action outweighed the potential costs. A number of longtime observers of the central
bank said they could not recall a Fed chairman using stronger language. Since then, the economy has shown little evidence of substantial improvement. The government estimated last week that employers added only 96,000 jobs in August, and other economic indicators have been similarly lackluster. The political climate has complicated the Feds efforts. Republicans including Mitt Romney, the partys presidential nominee, have argued against new action. Mr. Romney has promised to replace Mr. Bernanke, and Republicans are seeking to impose new limits on the Feds management of monetary policy. Fed officials insist that they do not consider politics in making their decisions, and history shows that the central bank often has acted during presidential campaigns it has announced policy changes in September or October during 10 of the last 15 presidential election years, according to research by Credit Suisse. Moreover, the political situation also has provided a motivation for the Fed to act. The nations fiscal policy including the tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to take effect next year increasingly looms as the largest threat to growth, many experts say. Fed officials have said that it
could tip the economy back into recession, and Mr. Bernanke has repeatedly urged Congress to dismantle this fiscal cliff. Some Fed officials have argued that the central bank should seek to strengthen the economy as much as possible in the meantime to cushion the potential shock. The Fed has struggled to define its role over the last three years. Its big and unprecedented actions helped to arrest the 2008 financial crisis, economists maintain. But as the economy has settled between crisis and prosperity, Fed officials have become divided over their ability and responsibility to do more. Mr. Bernanke has presided over a gradual intensification of the central banks stimulus campaign, but the central bank has repeatedly underestimated the depth of the nations economic problems, and the unemployment rate has remained stubbornly high. The Fed has said its current policies would not reduce unemployment to normal levels for years to come. There is broad disagreement among economists about the effects of the Feds expansion of its balance sheet. The Feds own research shows it may have raised economic output by 3 percent and created more than 2 million jobs. Most independent analyses have reached more modest conclusions, and some experts argue that there
is little evidence of any meaningful economic impact. Experts also disagree about the likely impact of additional purchases. Mr. Bernanke said last month in Jackson Hole, Wyo., that he was confident such a program would stimulate the economy. Significantly, he also said that he had concluded the likely benefits of such a program would outweigh the potential costs. Many outside economists share Mr. Bernankes conclusion that the Fed retains considerable power to bolster the economy. However, some economists argue that the Fed has exhausted its power or that the costs now outweigh the benefits. Nathaniel Popper contributed reporting from New York. John H. Cushman Jr. contributed from Washington. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
China Communists Near Soviet Tenure as Leader Pick Looms Businessweek

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embassies in Cairo, saying the Egyptian people reject such "unlawful acts." In Yemen, demonstrators gathered in the streets around the embassy compound chanting: "We will not leave until the Americans leave" as they burned tires in front of soldiers and water cannon trucks. Sustained gunfire rang out as troops attempted to disperse the crowds, with AK-47s and .50caliber machine guns being fired over the heads of the chanting crowds. Medics on the scene said one man sustained a head wound from a falling bullet. Security had been stepped up on the approach roads to the embassy building in anticipation of protests following similar attacks in Libya and Egypt. Soldiers stood back allowing protesters through the concrete roadblocks toward the U.S. Embassy building and some marched alongside the demonstrators, before shots were fired over their heads by armored vehicles and other foot soldiers. The streets surrounding the U.S. Embassy in the northeast of the capital remained tense for several hours after the initial storming of the compound.
Embassy staff have been living in Sanaa's Sheraton hotel, just a few hundred meters from the embassy building, since violence broke out during political unrest in the city last year. It was unclear how many staff were in the embassy when the compound was stormed. Troops responsible for security around the U.S. Embassy are from Yemen's Central Security Forces, commanded by Brigadier General Yahya Saleh, nephew of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Saleh finally relinquished power last February after a year-long uprising against him. As part of recent structural changes within the military, under the terms of a U.S.-backed political transition deal, Yemen's new president, Abdu Rabu Mansor al-Hadi, has moved several members of the Saleh family from key army and air force positions. STORY: Questions surround film at center of protests STORY: After attacks in Middle East, USA asks: Why? In Iraq on Thursday, hundreds of Shiite followers of the antiAmerican cleric Muqtada al-Sadr demanded the closure of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad because of
the film. Protesters burned American flags and carried banners reading, "We reject the attack on the prophet Mohammed." "No, no, to Israel! No, no to America!" thousands shouted in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in northeast Baghdad. "Yes, yes for Messenger of God." Afghanistan's government, meanwhile, sought to avert any protests as past anger over perceived insults to Islam has triggered violence in the country. President Hamid Karzai canceled an official visit to Norway and spoke by phone with President Obama to convey his condolences for the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other diplomats, a statement said. He also discussed the "film and the insulting of holy Islamic values," but the statement provided no other details. Analysts say they don't believe the tragedy in Libya will impact its relationship with the current U.S. administration. "It's a very good and strong relationship," said Paul Salem, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. "In general, the view of the U.S. after the
revolution was a fairly positive image among most Libyans." But the region retains its challenges. "The Middle East is now going to be the wild Middle East in some ways and this kind of shoot-'emup action is, I am afraid, going to be part of the political landscape in the Middle East for some time to come," said Joshua Landis, director for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oklahoma. "We've got to brace ourselves." Lynch reported from Cairo. Contributing: Ruby Russell and Louise Osborne, Berlin; Carolyn Pesce, McLean, Va.; Donna Leinwand Leger, Washington, D.C.; Associated Press. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Youcef Nadarkhani: The Light of Freedom

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during the first year could not result in dismissal; later evaluations could be appealed; and health insurance rates would hold steady if the union agreed to take part in a wellness program. The new proposal also removes the district's ability to rescind raises because of an economic crisis. The board stripped teachers of a 4 percent raise last year, sparking union distrust of the mayor. The issues of recall and how to evaluate teachers have been cited as crucial in recent days, while there has been little if any debate over a proposed salary boost that would average 16 percent over four years. To pay for those raises, which could cost the cash-starved district $320 million over four years, other expenses would have to be cut. The money-saving tactics could include closing schools and shifting public school students to charters that mostly hire lowerpaid, nonunion workers and get additional funding from
philanthropic sources. Mayor Rahm Emanuel did not specify how the district would pay for the raises, saying only that "they've worked through those issues" and "teachers are the most important resource." He also said there is no specific target for the number of new charter schools that will be added to the district. "I don't have a fixed number," he said, noting that 19,000 students who applied for charters were turned away for lack of space. In a proposal to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made earlier this year, the district proposed opening 60 charter schools over five years. Most parents dropping off their children at Walt Disney Magnet School on Thursday morning were smiling, saying they're hopeful the teacher's strike will come to an end this week. "I think it's great," said Rebecca Eden-Eichenlaub, as she stood outside the school around 8:45 am with her 7-year-old triples. "I
think if it's a fair compromise on both sides, the sooner we can get the kids in, the better." All this week, Eden-Eichenlaub said she's been dropping her children off at the Chicago Park District, which has day programs for kids that last until at least 3:30 p.m. There, the triplets played games and made arts and crafts in what they jokingly called "strike camp." But she decided to bring them to Walt Disney School, 4140 North Marine Drive, also a Children First site, when she learned it extended its hours to 2:30 p.m. "Who's going to take their kids to some place for three hours?" she said. "That doesn't make sense." As a dozen students at Walt Disney School played on fields behind her, Gabriela Montoya, 37, said her two children, ages 7 and 8, are anxious to return to their classrooms at Greeley Elementary in the Lakeview neighborhood. Montoya said she's been following the news to keep track of the negotiations. When she
learned the two sides hinted children could be back in their school desks as early as Friday, she said she was relieved. She said she's been able to care for the children on certain days, but dropped them off at Walt Disney School today and on Tuesday because she had plans to volunteer at a food pantry. "The kids miss school so much," she said. "They want to see their friends and learn new things." bdoyle@tribune.com hdardick@tribune.com kmack@tribune.com Twitter @ReporterHal This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
Fed aims at housing market in bid to revive faltering recovery - NBCNews.com (blog)
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Fed aims at housing market in bid to revive faltering recovery NBCNews.com (blog) Acknowledging that the U.S. economy is not improving fast enough, the Federal Reserve Thursday opened the money spigots for the third time since the financial collapse of 2008. This time around, the central bank targeted mortgage bonds in an effort to... and more
Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China - Businessweek

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Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China
Businessweek WASHINGTON (AP) A customer in Shenzhen, China, took a new laptop out of its box and booted it up for the first time.
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Hobby Lobby sues over HHS mandate

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on the individual mandate. If rule survives court challenges or is not reversed by HHS, the Submitted at 9/13/2012 11:25:31 AM requirement to provide birth The largest business yet, a control s upheld and HHS would Christian-owned and operated 500 have the power to fine the -store chain of arts and crafts company up to $1.3 million per retail stores, filed a lawsuit Sept. day, he said. Once the fines begin, 1 2 a g a i n s t t h e O b a m a it will put the company out of administrations rule requiring business. employers to provide without co- I t i s b y G o d s g r a c e a n d pay abortion-inducing drugs provision that Hobby Lobby has coverage in its health care e n d u r e d , s a i d G r e e n , w h o insurance plan. founded the company in 1970 David Green, the founder and selling picture frames out of his CEO of Hobby Lobby said, By garage. Green opened the first being required to make a choice Hobby Lobby store in 1972. The between sacrificing our faith or company operates stores in 41 paying millions of dollars in fines, states. we essentially must choose which Therefore we seek to honor God poison pill to swallow. The by operating the company in a lawsuit was filed in the federal manner consistent with Biblical D i s t r i c t C o u r t o f W e s t e r n principles, he said. All the Oklahoma. company stores are closed on We simply cannot abandon our Sundays. religious beliefs to comply with The conflict for me is that our this mandate, said the leader of family is being forced to choose the Oklahoma City-based retailer, between following the laws of the which is the only non-Catholic c o u n t r y t h a t w e l o v e o r owned business to oppose the maintaining the religious beliefs HHS rule through the courts. that have made our business There are 27 separate lawsuits successful and have supported our challenging the HHS rule, none of family and thousands of our t h e m w e r e a f f e c t e d b y t h e employees and their families, he Supreme Courts June 28 ruling said.
Hobby Lobby is supported in its suit by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, said Lori Windham, the funds senior counsel. Washington politicians cannot force families to abandon their faith just to earn a living, she said. Every American, including family business owners like the Greens, should be free to live and do business according to their religious beliefs, she said. The businesss lawsuit acts to preserve its right to carry out its mission free from government coercion, she said. The Becket Fund also supports lawsuits against the HHS rule filed by Wheaton College, Belmont Abbey College, Colorado Christian University, the Eternal Word Television Network, and Ave Maria University. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
mostly in the Arab world and became the first American ambassador killed in an attack since Adolph Dubs, the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan, died in a 1979 kidnapping attempt. A Libyan doctor at a Benghazi hospital pronounced him dead of smoke inhalation and U.S. information technology specialist Sean Smith also died. Two other Americans were killed when a squad of U.S. troops sent by helicopter from Tripoli to rescue diplomats from the safe house came under mortar attack. Libyan leader Mohammed Magarief and Yemeni President Mansour Hadi both apologized to the United States over the attacks and Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi condemned them on television while also rejecting any "insult to the Prophet". Many Muslim states focused their condemnation on the film and will be concerned about preventing a repeat of the fallout seen after publication in a Danish newspaper of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. This touched off riots in the Middle East, Africa and Asia in 2006 in which at least 50 people died. Afghan President Hamid Karzai called the making of the movie a "devilish act" but said he was certain those involved in its production were a very small minority. The U.S. embassy in Kabul appealed to Afghan leaders for help in "maintaining calm" and
Afghanistan ordered the YouTube site shut down so Afghans would not be able to see the film. YouTube, owned by Google Inc, said it would not remove the clip but blocked access in Egypt and Libya. Russian President Vladimir Putin, a sharp critic of last year's Western military intervention in Libya and of Western backing for Syria's rebels, condemned the violence and called on new Arab governments to take responsibility for containing it. (Additional reporting by Samia Nakhoul in Beirut, Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Hadeel Al Shalchi in Tripoli, Sami Aboudi in Dubai, Raissa Kasolowsky in Abu Dhabi, Sarah N. Lynch, Arshad Mohammed, Andrew Quinn, Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland and Mark Hosenball in Washington, William Maclean in London and Reuters reporters in Cairo and Benghazi; Writing by Philippa Fletcher; Editing by Janet McBride and Alastair Macdonald) This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Bloomberg wants to improve the citys health. On this subject, above all others, he is impervious NEW YORK has changed under to criticism. He was the first Michael Bloombergs watch. mayor to ban smoking in bars and During his ten years as mayor, the restaurants. He banned restaurants city has recovered from a terrorist from using trans fats. He required attack, endured a financial crisis chain restaurants to post calorie and seen dramatic reforms of its counts on their menus. I like schools. The most indelible image many of his changes. Its nice to from Mr Bloombergs tenure, be able to breathe in bars. I pick h o w e v e r , m a y b e a n up nectarines from the carts of advertisement in June in the New fresh fruit that now dot the city. A York Times. The mayor appeared decade ago the citys main as an old lady in a dowdy blue bicyclists were tattooed men with dress and flabby arms, beneath a cantaloupe calves; thanks to the headline proclaiming him The mayors many new bike lanes, Nanny. normal people cycle, too. I cant The ad, paid for the Centre for say I enjoyed the citys ads of Consumer Freedom, ridiculed the soda being poured into lard, but mayor for a proposed ban on big they made me think twice before soda bottles. Others did too. My buying a Coke. c o l l e a g u e w r o t e a c o l u m n You can imagine the mayor, with advising the mayor to take the his determined focus on results, softer approach of Michelle devising the ban on big soda Obama. Even the New York bottles. It is inarguable that soda Times thought it went too far. But bottles are too big. The original today the mayor got his way, as is size of Coca-Cola was just 6.5 his wont. The citys board of ounces. It is also inarguable that health banned sales of sugary soda is bad for you. Americans drinks in containers larger than 16 consume between 200 and 300 ounces. calories more than they did 30 This is not a surprise. Mr years ago; the main culprits are
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sugary drinks. Evolution has not caught up to these habits. Our bodies are unable to recognise sodas calories and feel full. Mr Bloomberg wanted to pass a hefty tax on soda, but it failed. So, if New Yorkers drink too much soda and portions are too big, why not try to limit the portions? In a crowded public hearing in Queens in July, opponents gave their often incoherent answers (my colleague will post video footage shortly). Among their most lucid criticisms, the ban infringed on individual liberty and would be ineffective anywayit would not apply to grocery stores, for example. I have two main problems with the proposal. First, the mayor is trying to force the ban by edict. Other measures for public health, such as the smoking ban, were approved by the independent city council. The board of health is appointed by the mayor. This first complaint compounds the second: the mayor, by overreaching here, may undermine support for his better initiatives to fight obesity. That would be a shame.
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Wall Street Journal (blog) Memo to Candidates: Show Us Some Housing Plans Wall Street Journal (blog) Representatives of minorities and
low-income groups have a message for the two presidential campaigns: Show us some serious plans for the housing market already. In a letter being sent Thursday to both presidential campaigns, a group of civil rights...
Housing the homeless: Preview of restored San Francisco YMCA - Bizjournals.com (blog)
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Housing the homeless: Preview of restored San Francisco YMCA Bizjournals.com (blog) Where else but San Francisco would a registered national
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Protesters storm U.S. embassy in Yemen

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air and used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, and were eventually able to drive them out Submitted at 9/13/2012 6:22:50 AM of the compound, according to Foreign Affairs Fox News. Somehow those spontaneous Its a little odd that those security bursts of Islamic rage over a forces had to rush to the scene, year-old film that nobody heard of as opposed to being camped out at before yesterday have spilled over the scene waiting for trouble, in into Yemen, whose unhappy light of events in Egypt and Libya populace evidently spends a great this week. Trouble in Yemen was deal of time on YouTube and highly predictable its the major Twitter. On Thursday, the U.S. a l - Q a e d a s t r o n g h o l d a t t h e embassy in Yemen was overrun moment, with a government b y a n a n g r y m o b , w h i c h sustained largely by turning the penetrated the outer grounds, tore hill country into a hunters green down and burned the American where Predator drones bag their flag, and set some fires. They limit of terrorist foot soldiers. Alwere reportedly prevented from Qaedas number two man in the entering the embassy offices by region, Saheed al-Shihiri, was Yemeni security forces, who vaporized in what is widely rushed to the scene, fired in the believed to have been a U.S.
airstrike on Monday. (For the record, the Yemeni government insists their forces made the kill.) The Yemeni embassy in the United States issued a forthright statement condemning the embassy attack, and vowed to
honor international obligations to ensure the safety of diplomats and will step up security presence around all foreign missions. There have been some conflicting reports about injuries and casualties, but at present the
Yemeni government says no one was killed during the incident. Its not clear whether any U.S. diplomatic personnel were inside the compound during the assault. Those who read this also read SPONSORED CONTENT FROM THE WEB This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
Islamist Violence Highlights Potential for Radicalization in India

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Submitted at 9/13/2012 6:25:00 AM
The ongoing Shiite-Sunni cold war that is manifesting itself throughout the Middle East may be beginning to spill over into India. Home to a large Muslim minority consisting of both major sects of Islam, India has recently found itself forced to deal with increasing fallout from the intra-
Islamic struggle. At one of the end of the spectrum was the attack against an Israeli diplomat possibly orchestrated by Iranian proxies; at the other were the recent violent protests by a Saudifunded seminary in the heart of Mumbai. Given Indias dependence on energy exports from the wider Islamic world and the nations history of HinduMuslim violence, the coming
decade will be a test of both Indias diplomacy and its ability to promote intercommunity dialogue. Historically, Islamist violence in India was generally limited to the Kashmir valley, where Muslim separatists forced out half a million Kashmiri Hindus from the area in the late-1980s. However, heightened sectarian tensions in the 1990s made it easier for
Middle Eastern interests to radicalize segments of the Indian Muslim population, especially among those that had ties to criminal networks operating out of places like Dubai. This process may have accelerated in the past decade, especially in the context of the global war on terror, which many Muslims in India, as elsewhere, perceived as being directed at them. ...
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Former General Electric CEO: American leadership in Middle East reminiscent of Carter in 1979
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Politics Jack Welch, once the CEO of General Electric, now runs his own management institute. From his perch on Twitter, he looked down upon the Obama administrations handling of the current Mideast crisis and felt an unwelcome pang of nostalgia on Thursday morning: American leadership today in the Middle East is reminiscent of Carter in 1979 Welch was also critical of how journalists have been covering the
situation: Unbelievable seeing media caught ganging up on Romney when issue was Middle East policy and tragic death of Ambassador. Welch isnt the only one noting Obamas rapidly accelerating transformation into Jimmy Carter. Obama even echoed a Carter criticism of Ronald Reagan when he said, in a CBS interview taped Wednesday night, that Mitt Romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later. As Byron York at the Washington Examiner recalls, Carter said Regans Republican Party had leaders inclined to
shoot from the hip, and turned this into a recurring criticism of Reagan in his political ads. Thats apparently how indifferent, indecisive, confused non-
leadership protects itself from perspicacious criticism. Everyone who doesnt need a day or two to get his message straight, figure out which parts of the
Constitution are worth defending, and delete a boatload of regrettable State Department communications from social media is shooting without aiming first. Those who read this also read SPONSORED CONTENT FROM THE WEB This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
World Citizen: Peru's Humala Confounds Critics, Disappoints Supporters

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Submitted at 9/13/2012 6:27:00 AM
When Peruvian voters headed to the polls last year, the presidential election looked like a proxy contest for two radical views of the South American country's
future. Ollanta Humala, who emerged victorious, had left advocates of free-market economic policies feeling nervous due to his past support for the policies of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Humala had previously run for president as an
anti-business socialist in 2006, and before that, he had attempted a military coup in 2000. Many voters worried he would take the country in a radical, populist, antimarket direction. More than a year later, Humalas presidency could not have turned
out more differently from what his foes feared and his supporters expected. But the president is still searching for his political identity. ... This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it
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lieutenants kept the spotlight as Apple introduced not only a thoroughly re-engineered iPhone but also strikingly different versions of its iPod Nano and iPod Touch devices. "We've got some really cool things to show you," Cook promised a crowd of journalists, analysts and acolytes in his twangy drawl. Even as he reiterated that Apple Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:11:41 PM has led the way into "the post-PC When Tim Cook took the stage at era," he noted that the company San Francisco's Yerba Buena makes the top-selling notebook Center in October to unveil the computer in the U.S. "The Mac iPhone 4S -- his first product has significantly outgrown the launch as Apple's( AAPL) chief PC" over the last six years, he executive -- some observers called said. Not bad for a company that his manner subdued. in 1997 needed a massive cash B a c k o n t h e s a m e s t a g e infusion from Microsoft to stay Wednesday to announce the long- afloat. awaited iPhone 5, the Apple CEO As for that post-PC era, Cook seemed to be having much more noted that Apple sold a record 17 fun. "It's an amazing time at million iPads between April and Apple," he told the packed June -- more, he said, than any theater, looking remarkably like manufacturer sold PCs. Even with his late predecessor, Steve Jobs, new competitors coming to with his close-cropped gray hair, market in the past year, he said, jeans and black shirt. Apple's share of the tablet market Asked afterward if Apple's has grown from 62 percent to 68 famously orchestrated product percent. debuts were becoming more But the star of the show was the comfortable after his third go- new iPhone, which rose on a round (Cook launched the third- pedestal from beneath the stage as generation iPad in March), he S e n i o r V i c e P r e s i d e n t P h i l laughed and said: "It's all about Schiller called it "the most the products." beautiful device we've ever Indeed, that's where Cook and his made."
True to many fanboy predictions, the sexy new phone is thinner than its predecessors, with a glassand-aluminum design and a bigger screen. But Apple executives sounded more proud of what was on the inside: Ultrafast wireless, with the new ability to connect to 4G LTE networks. A new processor that's both faster and, by combining voice and data onto one chip, takes up less space. And a re-engineered camera with an 8-megapixel lens that Schiller promised would deliver better resolution, better low-light performance and faster image capture. He showed off photos taken with the phone that clearly showed the veins in a the wings of a bee, along with a new panoramic feature to automatically stitch images together. Scott Forstall, Apple's head of mobile software, then took he stage to show off the phone's new IOS 6 operating system. Among them were mapping features that include 3D, turn-by-turn directions and a more robust version of voice-recognition feature Siri, which will now let users do things like check sports scores, book restaurant reviews or post to Facebook by talking to the phone. Facebook, in fact, is sewn into many of the apps on the new
iPhone, as is Twitter-- whose CEO, Dick Costello, was among the guests Apple invited to Wednesday's unveiling. So what will all this innovation cost you? The same as the iPhone 4S that was introduced in October: $199 for 16 gigabytes of memory, or up to $399 for 64 megabytes. Cook said Apple will begin taking orders Friday and start shipping a week later. As it's done with previous device launches, Apple now will sell the iPhone 4S for a reduced price -$99 with a two-year carrier contract. The older iPhone 4 will be free with the same contract. "I expect it to do really well," said Ben Bajarin, an analyst at Creative Strategies in Campbell. Not everyone shared that view. Tech analyst Rob Enderle was among those who noted that most of the new features Apple unveiled were already available in devices like the Samsung S3. "If you're not already an Apple user, you can get a better phone for less money," he said. "It looks like they're falling further behind the technology curve." Countered Gartner analyst Van Baker: "I couldn't disagree more." He said many people who've gotten into the smartphone market in recent years with entry-level phones are looking to upgrade, and Apple is poised to land more
than its share of those buyers. Blogger Robert Scoble, a photography expert, disagreed with Enderle's assessment that the new iPhone's camera was inferior to those already sold by competitors. "Is it better than the camera in the Samsung S3?" he asked. "I think so, but we have to have them side by side and test them." Several startup CEOs predicted the new phone will boost the ecosystem of smartphone app developers that's exploded since the iPhone's introduction. "Its probably early to say whether entirely new verticals will happen," said Dave Morin, head of social network Path. "But the one thing I can say is, more room on the screen is better. The ability to fit an entire portrait photo in the feed is something we couldn't do before." Too, he said, a larger screen will give developers more chances to land their apps on an iPhone phone user's home screen. "That's a huge deal," he said. Dave Lieb, CEO of a Mountain View startup called Bump -which lets users share contact information, photos and other content by knocking their smartphones together -- was excited by the promise of a faster, IPHONE page 15
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better performing camera. " "You want to take a photo of an exciting moment in your life, and there's a lag," said Lieb, whose company also makes an app called Flock that shares a user's photos automatically with their Facebook friends who are nearby. With the new iPhone, he said, "They're gonna shave off about half a second between the time you start to take a picture and when it takes." Also as expected, Apple execs showed off some forthcoming upgrades to the company's popular music players and iTunes music service. After a brief metamorphosis into a square, the Nano returns to its roots as a rectangular device, enabling a larger screen. The device will include Wi-Fi, so users can stream music to external speakers and headphones, plus 30 hours of battery life. As for the Touch -- basically, an iPhone minus the phone -- new features include Siri; an improved camera with flash; and a dual core processing chip that Apple marketing executive Greg
Joswiak said will be twice as fast as the last version. To highlight just how deeply music is woven into the company culture and products, Cook introduced rock band Foo Fighters to perform a trio of songs. Both devices will now come in a rainbow of new colors, and a portion of the sales of red devices will be donated to combat AIDS in Africa. Analyst Bajarin said the new versions "put life back into the iPod line." A 16 gigabyte Nano will sell for $149, while a Touch of that size will go for $199. The price ramps up as you add memory, up to $399 for 64 gigabytes. Despite the misgivings of critics like Enderle, many expect runaway demand for the new phone. After all, the iPhone 4S generated blockbuster sales and record pre-orders despite lukewarm reviews. In the most recent quarter for which it reported earnings, in late July, Apple said it had sold about 35 million units of the 4S. Such numbers are a stark contrast
to the 1 million units Apple sold of its first iPhone in the first 10 weeks after it its June 2007 release. It's a bit hard to believe that was only five years ago, considering how fundamentally the device has reshaped the world of computing. Apple has unveiled a new iPhone once a year, selling a reported 244 million as of June -- 40 percent of those during this fiscal year alone. Android, which Google( GOOG) released as an open-source platform 10 months after Jobs announced the iPhone, operates some 500 million devices worldwide, according to the Mountain View titan's own estimates. Entrenched players such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard( HPQ) have been reeling ever since, as first consumers, then corporate clients began ditching their desktop and laptop computers for the increased mobility and convenience of smartphones and tablets. Considering that Jobs helped create the PC industry with Apple's 1976 founding, it's easy to imagine him smiling somewhere,
surveying all that disruption in such a short span of time. Staff writer Troy Wolverton contributed to this report. Contact Peter Delevett at 408-271-3638. Follow him at Twitter.com/ mercwiretap. Copyright 2012 San Jose Mercury News. All rights reserved. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
Londoner holds key to identifying king's body - ITV News

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Carr predicts China hiatus - The Australian Financial Review

Submitted at 9/13/2012 9:31:50 AM
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Only Critical Race Theory Can Defeat China

Daniel Greenfield (FrontPage Magazine)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:13:42 PM
During his Democratic National Convention speech, Obama boasted that Together we can out -educate and out-compete any nation on Earth. But what kind of education exactly is going to make American students competitive globally? Even though Obama claimed that the gateway to opportunity for him had been education, he probably did not mean that like him, American students will learn to compete with China when theyve been programmed with enough critical race theory and can accuse everyone they meet of being guilty of white privilege. A typical example of the breed is David J Leonard, an Associate Prof in Washington State Universitys Department of Critical Culture, Gender, & Race Studies. At the Huffington Post, where bottom feeders come to look for newer depths, Leonard has been posting his bizarre screeds filled with hatred for white people, despite being of the ivory persuasion himself. His obsession with the evils of white people and their incredible powers of privilege have a lot to do with figuring out how to stay
employed as an Associate Professor of the White Men are Evil Department at Washington State. One of the common responses to discussions about racism and other forms of injustice is the demand for solutions. The commonplace entry into public and private discussions about racism, the efforts to take over comment sections, to silence those who work to highlight inequality with responses like whats the solution does not engender solutions but rather works to derail the conversation In my many years of teaching and writing, the majority of those who felt entitled to have answers NOW and remedies yesterday
were white men. The shut up stop complaininggive me solutions reframe is the embodiment of privilege. You see, dont you, that calling for solutions to problems just proves what a white racist you are. If you were really concerned with solving racism, you would abandon trying to solve it and get a job teaching Critical Race Theory so that our children will be able to out-compete China in the field of crying privilege while the Chinese laugh their asses off at us. Still, David J Leonard, of the White Men Against White Men Society, does have some modest solutions. Like Universal Health Care to end our Jim Crow Health
Care and Reparations. And of course the abolition of prisons. Sure abolishing prisons and not fighting crime in the black community will completely destroy most black neighborhoods, but thats just the rational response of white privilege here. To truly be on an elevated level above white privilege and on the stepladder of academic critical race theory privilege is to understand that white people should have no say in whether black communities will be run by criminals and drug dealers. Neither should black people. That privilege belongs to David J Leonard and the Critical Race Theorist Professionals. But perhaps instead of abolishing prisons, we might want to consider abolishing critical race theorists and the other parasitic beta males who spend all day squealing about privilege on the taxpayers dime. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
Modi announces interest waiver for farmers Business Standard

Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:30:27 PM
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4th Arab Spring Country Now Attacking US Embassies

Submitted at 9/13/2012 10:59:22 AM
Justice Altamas Kabir to be new CJI - Press Trust of India

Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:43:33 PM
After Libya, Egypt and Yemen, there is now a 4th Arab Spring country where US embassies and consulates are under siege. The winner is Tunisia, where the overthrow of an American ally led to the rise of the extremist AlNahda Party which claims to be the Sixth Caliphate and vows to wage a holy war against Jerusalem. About 50 protesters burned American flags outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisias capital as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islams Prophet Muhammad. A small number of women wearing the Islamic niqab, or full-face veil, were among the crowd Wednesday. Anti-American rioting spread yesterday to Tunisia, where police
used tear gas to stop hundreds of protesters from storming the United States Embassy in protest over a film mocking the prophet Mohammed. The throngs of demonstrators, who carried the white and black banners of militant Salifist Muslims, had been protesting
peacefully in Tunis for hours when about 300 started to break through the gates. If Salafists are known for anything, besides trying to bring back crucifixion, its peacefully protesting things and by peaceful protests, the media means shouting homicidal death threats
before unexpectedly trying to act on them. But clearly we are witnessing the wages of Obamas brilliant global outreach to Muslims paying full dividends. With the Arab Spring, he helped topple most of Americas allies and now Muslims love us more than ever. Just ask them. Obama, we are all Osama! some of the demonstrators chanted, referring to American President Barack Obama and AlQaeda chief Osama bin Laden who was killed by US commandos in May 2011. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
IBNLive.com Justice Altamas Kabir to be new CJI Press Trust of India New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Justice Altamas Kabir, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, was today appointed as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice Kabir, 64, who will succeed Chief Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia, will assume his new charge on... Justice Altamas Kabir to be next Chief Justice of India Firstpost Justice Kabir new Chief Justice of India indiablooms Justice Altamas Kabir to be new Chief Justice of India All India Radio Daily Bhaskar all 22 news articles
iPhone 3GS fades into the sunset

Charles Cooper (CNET News)
discontinued its venerable iPhone 3GS, a product which entered the Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:11:48 PM market in June 2009. Not huge The iPhone 3GS: Discontinued. surprise given that Apple usually One more loose end to clean up carries three generations of the after Wednesday's iPhone 5-fest. iPhone at a time, with the earliest A p p l e h a s n o w o f f i c i a l l y model usually going for free.
bumped aside by the iPhone 5, now sells for $99 while the older iPhone 4 is the new free phone with a two year contract. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is So in this case, the iPhone 4S, your content and you're reading it
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Obama Admits Alliance with Egypt is Over

Submitted at 9/13/2012 11:46:26 AM
Red-faced Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond 'clarifies' earlier comments on PS ... - Herald Sun
The situation with the Muslim Brotherhood has finally reached the point where even Obama has been forced to concede that due to his undermining of Mubarak, Egypt has gone from being an ally to no longer being an ally... at best. President Barack Obama says the U.S. would not consider Egypt an ally, but we dont consider them an enemy. Obama said a new government that is trying to find its way. And he warned that if the Egyptian government takes actions showing theyre not taking responsibility, then it would be a real big problem. Apparently Obama thinks its fine to send a billion dollars to prop up a Muslim Brotherhood government that isnt even an ally. But hey if they attack our embassy again next time Obama will only send them 500
backdown last night after mistakenly announcing plans to cut up to one in four... Sky News Australia Liberals axe plan raises alarm Red-faced Opposition Leader The Australian Isobel Redmond 'clarifies' earlier Redmond backflips on public comments on PS... service cuts Perth Now Herald Sun South Australian Liberal Leader Read Isobel Redmond's statement Isobel Redmond caught telling i n f u l l h e r e D a n i e l W i l l s : truth again Adelaide Now Redmond caught telling the truth, ABC Online- Sky News maybe for the last time Australia OPPOSITION Leader Isobel all 25 news articles Redmond made an embarrassing
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million to show them what a real big problem it is. Now here is Obama saying that Mubarak is a stalwart ally of the United States. He has now admitted that Egypt went from being an ally in 2009 to no longer being an ally in 2012. So who is responsible for turning Egypt from an ally into a nonally? Who lost Egypt? The buck has to stop with the man in the big
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Former Tory MP who was Bay of Bengal turns into a lake of Anti-Nuke a Sun Hillsborough source 'deeply sorry' - The Sun protest - India Today
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:41:03 PM
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sorry for the part he played in the scandal. Sir Irvine Patnick said he had been given wholly... The Sun Hillsborough source Sir Irvine Former Tory MP who was a Sun Patnick 'deeply sorry' for part in Hillsborough source 'deeply sorry' scandal Metro The Sun Hillsborough files: Calls to strip A FORMER Conservative MP Sir Irvine Patnick of knighthood named as one of the sources over... Scotsman behind The Sun's coverage of the all 46 news articles Hillsborough tragedy today said he was deeply and sincerely
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Muslim group says Australian military action incites terrorism - Brisbane Times
Submitted at 9/13/2012 9:49:12 AM
New Changes To Twitter's Embedded Tweets

Adam Popescu (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 9:53:50 AM
Brisbane Times Muslim group says Australian military action incites terrorism Brisbane Times WHILE Muslim leaders in Melbourne supported the antiterrorism raids, a fringe group called a news conference in Sydney where it repeatedly
refused to condone the police action or condemn the killing of the US ambassador and other diplomats in Libya. Muslim group slams anti-terror laws Perth Now Muslim group slams 'draconian' Australian laws following antiterrorism raids TruthDive all 19 news articles
It seems there are more changes at Twitter than to the molecules of a frozen burrito in a microwave. On the heels of last month's API change(and scare), Twitter is tweaking content delivery. Twitter product manager Brian Ellin wrote in a blog post last week that the firm is "launching a new tool that makes it easy to
box. embed interactive timelines of This expands Twitter's ecosystem even further. tweets on any website." This change allows people and Ellin's post breaks down the companies to feature interactive myriad uses: "Whether it's an tweets directly on their sites. That author's tweets alongside their means that third-party sites, like blog, a hashtag about an event ESPN(which is embedding U.S. like #DNC2012, or a list of Open info), can expand tweets to competitors at the U.S. Open." Here's a handy guide from display photos and media. People Twitter on how to embed on the third-party sites can start a conversation, follow, reply and t i m e l i n e s o n y o u r s i t e . retweet directly from the tweet
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Lawmakers frustrated by Huawei, ZTE during hearings

Jay Greene (CNET News)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:23:54 PM
Huawei senior vice president Charles Ding testifies before the House Intelligence Committee. The House Intelligence Committee brought executives from two Chinese telecommunications gear makers to Capitol Hill today to press them on potential threats they pose to national security, but came away with little satisfaction. "I can say that I am a little disappointed today," committee chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said at the end of the hearing investigating Huawei and ZTE. (CNET viewed the hearing via Webcast.) "I was hoping for a little more transparency.... Other inconsistencies worry me greatly." Rogers and his fellow committee members pressed executives from the two Chinese companies repeatedly, raising allegations that the companies either take orders from the Chinese government or are at least influenced by it. Their fear is that the Chinese government will be able to use the companies' networking gear to snoop on American companies and individuals. "How will you deal with your Chinese government if they order you to give information about your customers in the United
States?" C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, (D-Md.), the ranking Democrat on the committee, asked Huawei senior vice president Charles Ding. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) questioning executives of Huawei and ZTE during a House Intelligence Committee hearing.
The Huawei executive told the committee that the company would reject the request. "We have never, nor will we ever, harm the networks of our customers," Ding said through an interpreter. "This would be corporate suicide." "Even if it meant you would go to
jail?" Ruppersberger pressed. "Why would the company put us in jail?" Ding replied. The three-hour hearing was filed with similar exchanges, questions by leery lawmakers and responses that never quite met with their satisfaction. The committee, which has visited
China to meet with executives from both companies there, is set to release a report in two to three weeks that will likely include suggestions for policy makers and the private sector for next steps. CNET visited Huawei's Chinese LAWMAKERS page 22
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iPhone 5's Camera Upgrade Is A Missed Opportunity

John Paul Titlow (ReadWriteWeb)
the next leap in smartphone cameras. Why This Camera Upgrade Wasn't Bigger Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:04:22 PM Why did Apple choose to tread Apple's latest smartphone will water with the iPhone 5's camera? sport an upgraded camera when it For one, the company had to fit it ships on September 21, as is into a thinner device amid a host customary with just about every of new parts. As Phil Schiller new iPhone. For people who care acknowledged on Wednesday, a b o u t m o b i l e p h o t o g r a p h y , "making something thinner is though, the new camera is a about the worst thing you can do" disappointment. Apple passed up if you're looking to include a more a chance to bring phonecam powerful camera on the inside. quality closer to that of point-and- The engineers managed to pack shoots. several improvements into the To be fair, the iPhone 5 camera is device. They just couldn't squeeze a m o n g t h e b e s t i n a n y in everything. smartphone. Yet at 8 megapixels Some photo buffs argue that (3,264 x 2,448) and with an megapixels matter only up to a aperture of 2.4mm, it's not a leap point. There's some truth to that, forward from the 4S, which has especially when images are the same specs. The iPhone 4S destined for the Web and mobile jumped from 5 to 8 megapixels. apps like Instagram. In some That improvement was a big win technical scenarios, jamming for photography, and the overall extra pixels onto a tiny sensor quality of mobile-shot photos is won't necessarily help image better because of it. Sadly, we'll quality all that much anyway. But have to wait for another iPhone - there's a reason point-and-shoot or another manufacturer - to make cameras capture images at much
especially in apps like Instagram. higher resolution. The quality Of the camera improvements the tends to be better, especially when iPhone 5 does have, a few the photos are printed on paper. shouldn't be overlooked. As Form Factor Over Functionality anybody who has tried using their If Apple hadn't put the form phone to quickly photograph a factor ahead of functionality, it moment as it unfolds, speed is could have helped bring mobile everything. The new iPhone photography closer to the quality camera is engineered to take a v a i l a b l e f r o m s t a n d - a l o n e pictures faster. Combined with the cameras. Nikon's new Android- device's faster processor, that powered CoolPix point-and-shoot, should lead to fewer missed photo f o r i n s t a n c e , c a p t u r e s 1 2 opportunities. And while plenty of megapixels and works in much third party apps produce similar lower light, thanks to its higher results, the iPhone's new native ISO options. It also sports a real panorama feature is pretty nice. zoom lens (something that may The ability to crop and edit photos not be practical to include on a from directly within the camera smartphone just yet). Apple didn't a p p i s a n o t h e r w o r t h w h i l e say much about the flash on the i m p r o v e m e n t . iPhone 5, but if previous models Apple had quite a bit to pack into are any indication, it probably an iPhone that's thinner than ever. doesn't produce the most flattering It's a worthwhile upgrade. When it r e s u l t s i n m a n y l i g h t i n g comes to snapping high-quality conditions. If Android-powered images, though, the iPhone 5 is a point-and-shoots take off, you're missed opportunity. going to see an uptick in the quality of mobile photos,
Earliest known colour film goes on display at National Media Museum

Ian Steadman
Submitted at 9/13/2012 9:38:00 AM
The oldest known colour film footage, dating from 1902, has gone on display at the National Media Museum in Bradford. Using a method pioneered by photographer Edward Turner, the short clips document scenes such as soldiers marching down the street, a parrot on its perch, and his children playing in the family home's garden in Hounslow. By: Ian Steadman, Continue reading...
App lets runners participate in charity race remotely

Olivia Solon
Submitted at 9/13/2012 9:45:00 AM
A charity called Trees for Cities has worked with a developer to
create an app that allows runners to participate in a race around Battersea Park from wherever they are in the world. For those who can't make it to the
live event on 15 September, a
Virtual Run app will let people By: Olivia Solon, Continue experience the 5km route around reading... Battersea Park from the comfort of their gym's running machine, whenever they find the time.
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Drive Me: Lyft Just Might Have The Customer Experience Advantage Over Uber
Drew Olanoff (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:16:43 PM
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a warm environment with their customer service staff and sites, which makes you ready to spend Im not a fan of pitting two or money. Its not by accident, this is more companies against one a focus for these brands. another and calling war, but the Ive only had one or two bad reality is that theres such a thing experiences with Uber, but for the as competition and advantage in most part, the drivers have been any marketplace. One of the nothing but professional and hottest verticals of interest as of courteous. I thought that would late is transportation. Im ready to win the day until I rode in a Lyft buy a Lit Motors car that we saw yesterday. at Disrupt, and Ive used Uber Heres the difference between the since it launched. two companies: O n e o f t h e t h i n g s t h a t I Uber has to make drivers be nice experienced this past week was a folks, and Lyft has nice folks that r i d e i n o n e o f t h o s e p i n k - they empower to become drivers. mustached Lyft cars. In case you Advantage? Lyft. havent heard, Lyft has a platform During our ride, we talked to the and service that allows regular fellow who gave us a customary vetted folks with a car become Lyft-esque fist-pound when we your personal driver. It sounds got into his car. I asked him how like Uber, but up until now, Uber Lyft was treating him and he told has focused on sending you a me that he quit a job as a miner professional driver in a fancy b e c a u s e t h i s i n c o m e a n d town car. Its awesome, but hear opportunity was something he me out on some things. enjoyed more. If weve learned anything on the Yup, nobody made him a driver. Internet, we know that the Its not a job for him, its a way companies who can nail customer to make money doing something service and experience win the he likes. He liked talking to us, day. Take a look at Amazon and and not just because we write for Zappos, now one in the same, TechCrunch. The man truly those companies focus on creating enjoyed interacting with people.
Sadly, most of the conversations that I have with Uber drivers consist of where Im going and how the weather has been. But thats ok, its not Ubers thing to give me someone to chat with, that would be asking too much. This is a true advantage for Lyft, though, and with Uber saying that it will get into the ride-sharing business, I wonder if its too late. And yes, Lyft is way cheaper, too. For the same reason that Airbnb is better than staying in a hotel, in my opinion, Lyft creates a familiar experience with a regular nice person. I dont like having my bed cleaned up and my towels changed. I like staying in a home, or a friends house, when Im out on the road. I like the idea of a friend coming to pick me up at the airport, too. That friend, for the time being, will be pinged via the Lyft app for me in the near-future. PS: Notice that I didnt even mention a taxi cabtheyre so ten years ago. [Photo Credit: Flickr]
headquarters in Shenzhen and a research facility in Shanghai this summer to report on the concerns and the company's response. Committee members focused most of their attention on Huawei, which is a much bigger player in networking technology than ZTE. But ZTE senior vice president Zhu Jinyun received plenty of skeptical questioning as well. Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) pressed Zhu about allegations that the company destroyed documents and hid evidence regarding sales of equipment to Iran. "We are actively cooperating with the U.S. government investigation to get to the bottom on this," Zhu said through an interpreter. ZTE senior vice president Zhu Jinyun testifying before the House Intelligence Committee. "You are not answering my question," Myrick shot back. "We would never do something like that," Zhu said. In another exchange, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) questioned Ding about Article 11 of the Chinese constitution, which the lawmaker said would require Huawei to grant access to its networks to the Chinese government for "state security" purposes. Ding said he was unaware of the law. "But if Huawei was put into that situation, we would say no," Ding said.
Schiff then turned to Zhu and asked the executive if he could cite any example of a company that declined such a request from the Chinese government that was upheld by courts in that country. Zhu said he knew of no such cases, but added that ZTE too would decline a request from the Chinese government for access to its networks. Schiff was unconvinced. "I see no opportunity for you to fight that in the Chinese system," Schiff said. Prior to the hearing, Huawei published a paper on its Web site decrying the investigation into the company. That report began with a quote from legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow in his investigation of the red-baiting congressmen Joseph McCarthy, who noted that "accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Work4 Labs Raises $10M Series A Led By Matrix To Get You Recruited Through Your Facebook Profile
Josh Constine (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:05:32 PM
Everyone needs a job, but submitting resumes is a pain and theyre not discoverable, so they dont help you get recruited. Thats why Work4 Labs has just raised $10 million to let you apply or get recruited for jobs with your Facebook profile. Along with the Series A, led by Matrix and joined by DSTs Yuri Milner and others, Work4 Labs is making its Work For Us recruitment tools free for small businesses, including an app that scans the profiles of a companys Facebook friends and suggests who to refer for what job opening. Now Work4 Labs will try to frame LinkedIn as a tool for elite headhunters and itself as the recruiting tool for the rest of the world. Its been an epic rise for Work4 Labs, growing from 10 employees and 6,000 customers to 70 employees and 17,000 customers since April 2011. Those include a lot of small businesses but also massive brands, such as SAP, General Motors, Anheuser-Busch,
and UPS. In the meantime it released possibly the smartest recruiting technologies Ive seen. The Work4 Us careers site app for Facebook Pages asks for data permissions, then scans a viewers Facebook profile for education, work history, and other pertinent data. That lets it sort the open jobs at a company to highlight those that are the best matches for the viewers qualifications. Work4 Labs clients can notifiy employees which of their friends are good fits for available jobs and suggest they refer them. Compare these to browsing an unsorted list of available positions or racking your brain for whom to refer, and you can see why Work4 Labs is doing something smart. Some of the $10 million Series A will go to investing in these algorithms that match Facebook profile data to jobs. The cash from Matrix Partners, Milner, former Monster.com president Steve Pogorzelski, and Hearsay Social co-founder and CEO Clara Shih will also fund growth of its U.S. and Europe teams plus expansion into Asia. Finally, Work4 Labs plans to make some big senior
hires in technology and marketing. Matrix general partner Dana Stalder will also join the startups board. To be real, Work4 Labs products may not be as applicable for recruiting highly specialized employees. Businesses will still need to see a full resume or filledout LinkedIn profile to tell if someones qualified for a role. But most companies spend a lot of time finding and hiring for less specialized positions where the limited work and education info in someones Facebook profile is enough to indicate a company should reach out, highlight a certain job on their careers app, or ask an employee connected to them to make a referral. Those are the same people who might not visit a companys career website, but could stop by their Facebook Page or have a friend who already works for the brand. Work4 Labs technology excels at pulling these people into the application process, and with $10 million extra dollars, you can expect it to keep getting better.
Google Drops Some Knowledge (Graph) On (Kevin) Bacon

Drew Olanoff (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:53:53 PM
some way. Google has surfaced an algorithm in its search results that calculates When I sat down with Jack the Bacon Number for just Menzel from Google last week, about anyone. Heres an example we discussed all of the cool on a search for bacon number possibilities that are to come for obama: s e a r c h . O n e o f t h e m o s t What Google has done with its interesting projects the team is Knowledge Graph platform and working on is Knowledge Graph, search team, is shown you the a way to connect the worlds secret sauce behind how things i n f o r m a t i o n a n d p r o v i d e are connected. In this case, how answers for those inquisitive President Barack Obama is searchers. connected to Kevin Bacon. In the past, the Knowledge Graph Try your own search. I bet youll team has dropped some funny be hard pressed to find someone results in for queries, my favorite who isnt connected to Kevin being Chuck Norris. Bacon. The idea of curating and Today, its another actor that gets displaying a Knowledge Graph special treatment, but this time its b a s e d o n y o u r q u e r i e s a n d in a more explicit way. Surely you interests is the future of search, as know of the Six Degrees of I learned. More soon, so stay Kevin Bacon meme. Basically, tuned. e v e r y o n e i n t h e w o r l d i s [Photo credit: Flickr] connected to Kevin Bacon in
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eBay announces logo switch, roll out begins next month

Eric Abent (SlashGear)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:27:24 PM
Weve nearly arrived at the end of an era, ladies and gentlemen. The iconic eBay logo that weve seen all over the place for the past 17 years (yes, it really has been 17 years since eBay launched) is about to go the way of the dinosaurs, to be replaced by a more professional logo. Soon, the bouncy eBay logo will be replaced with a cleaner-looking one, a switch which apparently signals a larger shift in the way we use eBay. Take a look at the new logo below. As you can see, the new logo keeps the same colors were used to seeing (though they seem a little toned down in this new iteration), but switches out the bouncy appearance of the text for something thats a little more straightforward. Weve included the original logo below so you can compare the two side-by-side. At the moment, the old logo still graces eBays page. It wont be swapped out for the new one until
sometime in October, so the old logo we all know and love will hang around for a while yet. In a statement posted to the site, eBay president Devin Wenig discussed the decision to change the companys famous logo, saying that it was a switch that eBay took seriously: The eBay logo is known the world over, so changing it was not a decision made lightly. The time
felt right. Were incredibly proud of how eBay started and quickly grew into the worlds largest online marketplace. Auction-style listings, used goods, vintage items and quirky, one-of-a-kind finds are still a big part of what makes buying and selling on eBay special. We hope thats always true. But weve evolved a lot in the past few years, and eBay is much more than auction-style
listings today. Wenig went on to point out that these days, most of the listings on eBay arent straight up auctions, but rather come with a fixed Buy It Now price. Indeed, this logo swap seems intended to reflect the recent shift in the way eBay users are buying and selling items, so with that being said, it does seem appropriate that eBay is getting a new logo. Still, itll be sad to see
the old one go, if only because its what weve known for the past 17 years. What do you think of eBays new logo is it a winner or a loser? Story Timeline Raspberry Pi sub-$35 computer hits eBay for over $2,300 eBay quarterly earnings see PayPal exploding iPad prototype appears on eBay with dual 30-pins Massive video game collection nets $1.2 million on eBay Google, Amazon, eBay, Facebook form The Internet Association EBay Now beta service offers $5 same-day delivery from local stores EBay bans the sale of metaphysical items eBay announces logo switch, roll out begins next month is written by Eric Abent& originally posted on SlashGear. 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.
Anti-America Protests Spread - An FP Slideshow

(Foreign Policy)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:06:26 PM
From Sanaa to Benghazi to Srinigar, anger at a crude, anti-
Islamic film reportedly made in America sparks a wave of protests around the globe. SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 This entry passed through the
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iOS 6 and iPhone 5 features availability listed by region

Chris Burns (SlashGear)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:21:12 PM
The iPhone 5 will be the first device to bring on iOS 6, the system from Apple thatll have the companys first mobile turnby-turn navigation system as well as 3D mapping, and today Apple has listed the regions where each feature will be appearing. Traffic, 3D buildings (aka Flyover), and turn-by-turn navigation are limited to a certain set of countries at the launch of iOS 6 for not only iPhone 5 but the rest of the compatible list of Apple mobile devices as well. While 3D buildings is limited at the moment to the USA, traffic is open to a much larger list and turn-byturn navigation is ready for almost everywhere. The list begins with turn-by-turn navigation covering everywhere from the USA to Israel to Hong Kong and back again. New Zealand is included, as is the UK, and Sweden and Romania get to
join in on the fun as well. Siri support for international destinations a list of compatibility, that is has been revealed and updated with Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, UK and the USA on the list. Siri Twitter integration and Facebook integration have been listed too with 14 countries
on the list. Dictation support has been extended to a list of 15 countries, while Siri restaurant reservations are currently set for Canada, Mexico, and the USA. Siris sports support new to iOS 6 also will be appearing in the USA, UK, Mexico, and s list of 12 other countries. Siri Movie Information will be popping up in 13 countries
while Siri Movie Reviews will be in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the USA. Movie Showtimes will be in Canada, the UK, and the USA. The USA is the only region to be included in the full list of iOS 6 features at launch time, with 3D Buildings being the only item that the UK is not included on otherwise its the UK and the USA
on ever single list. Have a peek at our Apple portal for more information on the devices and services launched this week, and dont forget to check our our iPhone 5 hands-on as well with more on the way! Story Timeline iTunes 10.7 available now with iOS 6 and new device support iOS 6 GM seed lands shortly after iPhone 5 announcement iPhone 5 video with Jony Ive describes next-level precision Why the iPhone 5 needs no NFC, wireless charging, or localized haptic feedback Apple iPhone 5 event video released: Relive the launch! The 4G migraine: iPhone 5 highlights scrappy LTE iOS 6 and iPhone 5 features availability listed by region is written by Chris Burns& originally posted on SlashGear. 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.
Helmerich & Payne Analysis

Vitaliy Katsenelson
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:20:21 PM
Not to buy is an active decision. I took a serious look at Helmerich & Payne and, though we really
liked the company, my conclusion very interesting was not to buy the stock at this Helmerich & Payne (HP) price(see analysis). However, this Analysis by Vitaliy Katsenelson research was not a complete waste Average: of time, because at a lower price, Your rating: None in the $20-30s, HP looks like a This entry passed through the
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Shuttle OMNINAS KD20 2-bay NAS starts the product line

Chris Burns (SlashGear)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:55:13 PM
The folks at Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH have shown off a brand new network-attached storage system by the name of OMNINAS KD20. This NAS is the first in its product range and is aimed directly at small offices, workgroups, and home use. Youll have 2-bays of storage power with solid aluminum and white plastic surrounding the whole construct. Both of the hotswappable drive bays are able to work with up to 4TB 3.5 hard disks and SSDs. This unit is able to work with 8TB of storage capacity over one single network. Youll be able to work with RAID-1 mode, RAID0 mode, or as JBOD. With RAID1 youll be mirroring for high data security and with RAID-O youll be high speed striping. Each hard disks status can be monitored with the S.M.A.R.T. system that Shuttle offers up, and in RAID-1 youre able swap a defective hard disk. This machine has 1 USB 3.0 port
up front as well as 2 USB 2.0 ports and a card reader for many types of SD cards. This device works with external hard disks as well as USB sticks and printers connected to the network. This system has AutoCopy, this allowing data to be copied automatically from USB media or SD memory cards straight to the KD20. You can also transfer to a
USB-connected storage device besides with timed backups for additional data security. This unit uses a dual-core processor with tested speeds of 75 /55 MB/s (read/write) (under optional conditions) and energy consumption has been found to only be up at 9W in sleep mode and 15.5W in full operation. Access to the NAS occurs via
Gigabit Ethernet and switches and (WLAN) routers with 10/100/ 1000 Mbit/s data transmission are compatible as well. Topology discovery is also included for connections to your PC. Youve got integrated DNLAcompatible media server action here for media playback, an iTunes server and BT download function also able to be used. There are also free OMNINAS apps on the market for iOS and Android devices for mobile access to content on your KD20. This device has a recommended retail price of EUR 129.00 (ex VAT) and its available for purchase right this minute!. Have a peek here at a hands-on video provided by Shuttle to see the NAS in action! Shuttle OMNINAS KD20 2-bay NAS starts the product line is written by Chris Burns& originally posted on SlashGear. 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.
Apple details iOS 6 feature availability by region

Dave Caolo (TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 2:00:00 PM
Thread: Blogging in transition.

(Dave Winer)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 10:59:21 AM
A little over a week ago I wrote a
piece called scripting.com in transition. I was getting ready to show people OPML Comments, and wanted to give you all a heads
up. Now you've seen the next step. I've opened up a little window into the CMS running behind the threads site, called the
worldoutline, to show you a bit of what it can do.
Are you wondering about which iOS 6 features will be available in your area? If so, browse this helpful page published by Apple that lists aspects of five major features and notes their availability, country to country. Apple breaks down features of Maps, Siri, the iTunes Store, Dictation and the App Store. For instance, Siri will be able to place restaurant reservations in Canada, Mexico and the USA, while movie info will be available in Australi, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK and the USA. Browse the full list to see what's available in your area. Apple details iOS 6 feature availability by region originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Source| Permalink| Email this| Comments
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Alibaba: Google forced Acer to drop our new mobile OS

Roger Cheng (CNET News)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:15:10 PM
Intel reportedly brings Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to x86 phones Apple wins 'rubber-banding' Google is allegedly playing patent ban against Motorola hardball with its Android partners. Biggest quarter for iPhone The company forced Acer to drop sales, says iSuppli its support of Alibaba's new Acer taps Alibaba's Aliyun OS mobile operating system, Aliyun, for new smartphone threatening to pull its Android- Android 4.1 could hit Samsung related cooperation and support if Galaxy S3 in October Acer didn't, according to a report from the Dow Jones Newswires. Alibaba told CNET that Acer was Acer was originally scheduled to notified by Google that it would hold a press conference today to cease their partnership if the show off a smartphone running on company supports Aliyun. Chinese e-commerce company CNET contacted Google and Alibaba's Aliyun platform, but it Acer for comment. We'll update cancelled the event. Acer told the story when we get a response. Dow Jones that it will continue to Google's Android operating talk with Google and hopes to still system already dominates the use Aliyun. Related stories market, and the company
apparently wants to keep it that way. Alibaba is seen as China's version of Google, so it makes sense that it would want to emulate the strategy of creating its own mobile operating system.
Acer, a Chinese manufacturer of phones and PCs, was a logical choice to sign on to support the platform. Acer had said that the phone would go on sale in China on Friday.
That Google would go to such lengths to stamp out a potential rival speaks to the intensity of the competitive smartphone environment. It also illustrates the influence that Google holds in the mobile industry and with its players. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
Film startup defeats Amazon threat with community support

Max Tatton-Brown
the story doesn't necessarily end there. Indee.tv, a marketing and It's every startup's nightmare -- submissions platform for film you take your product to market, festivals emerged into a market where it's met with rapturous dominated by Amazon-acquired reception and out of nowhere Withoutabox -- and within a year, comes the giant incumbent trying its film festival customers c o m i n g to throw its weight around. But reported 30% of submissions were
Submitted at 9/13/2012 10:22:00 AM
through the new
software. However, one day, the fledgling startup began to receive calls from its customers closing their relationships with the brand. Withoutabox had identified a section of its terms and conditions requiring exclusive use of its platform by all customers,
creating a clear ultimatum for festivals that had been using both tools: Use only us or lose access to the sizable audience of filmmakers we command. By: Max Tatton-Brown, Edited by: Olivia Solon Continue reading...
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iPhone developers discuss the iPhone 5's larger screen

Victor Agreda, Jr. (TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog)
Is the Weak Force the Key to LENR? IBTimes.co.uk

(brillouin - Google News)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 4:35:54 AM
letterboxing. Consumers will expect developers to just make it look right. Probably using magic. Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:30:00 PM TNW spoke to a few developers Since its debut, the iPhone's about how they feel regarding the screen size has remained the screen change. Overall it sounds same. It's gained pixels, sure, but like everyone is on board with the the dimensions have long been a additional screen space, but selling point as "standard" across making changes to some apps will the line. As Apple has extended not be a trivial task. In apps which iOS updates downstream, this has rely upon Apple UI elements (like also become a powerful selling lists or text or drawing surfaces) point for iPhone "feature" phones. the change will be easy, but some Formerly that was the 3GS, but of those awesome apps with the 4 is now becoming free on amazing interfaces will need some contract in some cases. heavy lifting to scale. The iPhone 5 now has a larger The biggest complaint is the screen. Older apps will run in aggressive timeline of just 2 letterbox mode, but as someone weeks to update apps, and that who worked at Blockbuster Video means developers won't really get back in the 90s, I can tell you to test apps on the device. For c o n s u m e r s d o n ' t " g e t " those who truly care about the
experience, being unable to test how an app on the iPhone feels in your hand is invaluable. As a short guy with smallish hands, I recognize the concern
that buttons at the top of an interface may require some thumb -lengthening (can't wait to see those Kickstarter projects turning old magic thumb tips into "capacitive extenders"). But I feel confident that the developers who are in the App Store for the long haul will update their apps quickly and appropriately. iPhone developers discuss the iPhone 5's larger screen originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Source| Permalink| Email this| Comments
Is the Weak Force the Key to LENR? IBTimes.co.uk Robert Godes of Brillouin Energy Corp., claims that WLT explains some, but not all, of the observed LENR phenomena. As Godes understands the process, metal hydrides stimulated with precise, narrow, high voltage, bipolar pulse frequencies (Qpulse)... and more
Verizon to permit cellular FaceTime across all plans for iPhone 5

Dave Caolo (TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:00:00 PM
Here's good news for Verizon Wireless customers with iPhone 5s. The company has announced
that it will permit FaceTime calls over its network across all plans. In a recent press release, Verizon said, "Customers wanting to use FaceTime on their iPhone 5 can do so using any Verizon Wireless data plan allowance."
Good news! Now you can have
Jr. tell grandma about the home run he hit right from the field. Verizon to permit cellular FaceTime across all plans for iPhone 5 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 13 Sep 2012
13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Source| Permalink| Email this| Comments
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Men-as-Merchandise Stores AdopteUnMec.com Makes Shopping For Men a Reality (TrendHunter.com)

(TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 9:05:02 AM
Laser-Projected Keyboards - The Cube Laser Virtual Keyboard is the Future of Typing (TrendHunter.com)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 9:16:02 AM
Facebook's Ad Exchange Has A Promising Launch

Dave Copeland (ReadWriteWeb)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 8:15:36 AM
( TrendHunter.com) AdopteUnMec.com (which translates to Adopt a Guy) is enticing its prospective clientele by putting hunky male models on show in the form of an Eligible Bachelor Pop-up Shop.' The nomad...
( TrendHunter.com) Moving the human race ever closer to the future imagined in the movies, the Cube Laser Virtual Keyboard is a little box that projects a keyboard onto any flat surface. The projected keyboard makes...
The much-anticipated Facebook Exchange, intended to help advertisers target ads at customers who have visited their site, finally launched Thursday and the early indications are it could be a gamechanger. Thats according to Triggit, a real -time media management company that is one of a handful of partners Facebook has worked with in the beta phase of FBX, as the exchange is called. Triggit's analysis of campaigns by Shutterfly and one other client found that FBX: Offered advertisers clickthrough rates up to four times higher with re-targeted ads and
previous online ad exchanges Conversion rates of to 2.2 times higher than previous exchanges Cost-per-click rates that were 6.5 times less, on average, than re -targeted ads and other online ad exchanges Conversion rates 18 percent to 30 percent higher than those of a control group
enough, the ad is displayed to a cookied person in Facebook's right sidebar. Being in real time, this feature will enable advertisers to deliver time-sensitive ads, which should help with conversions. And unlike some other ads on Facebook, people can't opt out, according to a June TechCrunch article. How It Works What It Means People can expect to see more If Triggits numbers hold up for ads on Facebook for companys other brands, it could dramatically whose sites they have visited. alter how Facebook is seen by When they visit the site of a brand advertisers. Until now, brands participating in FBX, a cookie have primarily used Facebook to will follow them, marking them build awareness, not direct f o r b e t t e r - t a r g e t e d a d s o n conversions. Those conversions, Facebook. which FBX might provide, are Behind the scenes, Facebook's where the real online advertising systems pings the advertisers for a dollars lie. real-time bid. If the bid is high
Stunning Steely Superhero Portraits - Nicolas Obery Transforms Classic Comic Book Characters (TrendHunter.com)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 9:26:02 AM
AP source: Goodell to meet Monday with Vilma

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Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:46:21 PM
( TrendHunter.com) French designer Nicolas Obery updates the everyday superhero and villain with a deft hand in his new collection entitled Fatasmagorik. Movie and comic book characters such as Batman, Iron Man,...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will meet Monday with Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma to discuss Vilma's suspension that was temporarily lifted last week.
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Libya's Downward Spiral - By Christopher S. Chivvis

CHRISTOPHER S. CHIVVIS (Foreign Policy)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:27:04 PM
The country has been going to hell in a handbasket for months now. We just weren't paying attention. BY CHRISTOPHER S. CHIVVIS| SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 The tragic death this week of four U.S. officials, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, is a major turning point for Libya's transition to lasting stability. As details emerge, it appears increasingly probable that al Qaeda-linked groups were behind the violence, likely acting in reprisal for the death of Abu Yaya al-Libi, Al Qaeda's second in command, who was killed by a drone strike in Pakistan earlier this year. Just prior to the Benghazi assault, on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, al Qaeda leader Ayman al -Zawahiri released an Internet video in which, according to CNN, he said that al-Libi's "blood is calling, urging and inciting you to fight and kill the crusaders." Even if the deaths were not linked to al Qaeda or its dangerous North African affiliates, the event is still a major threat to Libya's chances of
successful transition to stability, and could be a watershed of the worst kind. The nightmare scenario that Libya could go the way of Iraq in 2004 is still not
likely, but no longer seems implausible. The Libyan government's public statements indicate they fully recognize the gravity of these
attacks. The immediate response, opportunity for Libya's new if any, must be adroitly measured government. More than any other and await a clear picture of the event since the fall of Tripoli, the facts. In a way, this tragedy is an LIBYA'S page 31
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attacks should force the country's leaders to take a much more active approach to ensuring safety and security and pushing ahead with other state-building measures. If these attacks do not galvanize momentum for progress, they could undermine it entirely. Instability in Libya could, in turn, undermine progress elsewhere in a region where transitions are still fragile after the Arab uprisings. For their part, the United States, its allies, and partners that helped free Libya from Qaddafi's rule have a responsibility to do their utmost -- providing intelligence, technical advice, and, where necessary, military support -- to ensure the situation does not spiral out of control, squandering the investment that was made in toppling Muammar al-Qaddafi last year. One question many are asking the wake of Tuesday's events: Were the United States and its allies nave about the dangers in postintervention Libya? The attacks come on the heels of a gradual deterioration of the country's security in recent months. Last year's uprising began in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, where Tuesday's attacks occurred. Qaddafi claimed the revolt was the work of terrorists, long native to Eastern Libya, and warned that if it were not crushed, the country could become the Somalia of the Mediterranean -- a string of radical "Islamic emirates" just across the water from southern Europe.
This was a gross exaggeration -the vast majority of the revolutionaries had no ties whatsoever to al Qaeda or other terrorist groups, and when Qaddafi moved to raze Benghazi with tanks and aircraft, the Arab League and United Nations condemned him. The United States, its NATO allies, and Gulf partners quickly intervened with massive airpower and a small number of special forces on the ground. The conflict dragged on, but in August, Tripoli fell, and in October, Qaddafi was captured and killed. After four decades of repression under Libya's selfproclaimed "Brother-Leader," Libyans emerged free to build their own future. But how much building has really been done? In contrast with nearly all other post-Cold War military interventions, NATO and its partners chose not to deploy postconflict stabilization forces when the war was over. The security situation seemed calm -- indeed much calmer than many had anticipated it would be. The putative Libyan authorities were adamantly against any such deployment, fearing their already limited legitimacy would be further weakened by the presence of foreign troops on Libyan soil. They needed full credit for their victory, they argued. Few outside powers were interested in putting "boots on the ground" anyway, since most Western leaders had promised that Libya would be very different from Iraq and
Afghanistan. Libya's new leaders were right to be concerned about their legitimacy: They evinced little control over Libya's territory and security, which, for all intents and purposes, was still in the hands of hundreds of armed revolutionary militias that had sprung up across the country during the revolution. Initial efforts to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate these militias into a centralized Libyan army under the authority of Libya's leadership were quickly abandoned when it appeared that doing so might spark violence and undermine Libya's tenuous stability. Subsequent efforts to do so by international actors met with further resistance and even suspicion from Libyan authorities. Libyan hackles were raised by an initial effort by the British and others trying to help assess Libya's security-sector needs, further slowing reform and disarmament efforts. Meanwhile a hodgepodge of small-scale, apparently grassroots local disarmament initiatives went forward in an uncoordinated fashion. Luckily, the situation remained relatively calm. Over the course of the next several months, the delicate peace was punctuated by occasional clashes between the militias. Some of the fighting was between pro-regime holdouts and representatives of the new Libya. Other violence, however, was more parochial in nature, with militias battling over turf,in Tripoli and other cities.
Most of this violence, however, did not affect Libya's citizens or significantly hamper progress on other fronts. In July, Libya held successful elections, and moderate secular parties took a plurality of seats in the new Libyan congress. Most outside observers hailed these elections as a major success and evidence that Libya's future was brighter than many had once predicted. At the same time, however, troubling signs that the security situation was falling apart began to appear. Whereas most of the violence in the first half of the year involved small-scale turf wars between militias and struggles over access to smuggling routes in Libya's distant southern reaches, a new kind of violence had begun to emerge over the summer. This violence has come in three forms: First, attacks against Libyan government officials and buildings, both in Benghazi and in Tripoli. Car bombings and smallarmed assaults on government buildings indicated a different kind of threat than militia turf wars. Second, more aggressive actions by radical Islamist militias, who recently destroyed a number of Sufi shrines charging that Sufi practices are un-Islamic. Although it condemned these attacks, the Libyan government put its inability to stop them on full display, weakening its authority. Third, attacks against diplomats, including an attack against a U.S.
diplomatic vehicle in Tripoli and an attack on the British ambassador's car in Benghazi. Until this week, these attacks looked like isolated incidents. Now they appear in a different light. So who is responsible? While the reaction to the online release of an incendiary film viewed as offensive to the Prophet clearly set the stage for Tuesday's attacks in Libya and Egypt, the attacks in Benghazi, which involved small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, were clearly more than just a mob that got out of control and accidentally burned down the U.S. consulate. The first impulse of the Libyan government has been to point the finger at holdover Qaddafi-regime sympathizers. That Libya's new government should blame Qaddafi is understandable given how long they suffered under him and the fact that their authority comes from first defying and then ousting him. But while these claims are plausible, the evidence for them is thin. They seem more aimed more at keeping the spirit of the revolution alive in hope of distracting from the slow progress in other areas and the government's own lack of authority. More likely, groups in eastern Libya that have had ties to al Qaeda are involved. Concerns about groups such as the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), LIBYA'S page 32
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which played an important role in Libya's liberation, are longstanding. Knowledge of such groups initially made several U.S. officials wary of intervention. Even if the LIFG appears now to support the new Libyan state, such concerns have not gone away. The eastern town of Derna is well known as a hotbed of radicalism and source of recruits for the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan. This summer, the Libyan authorities, reportedly arrested 20 suspected AQIM members on Libyan soil. Until now, Libya had enjoyed a relatively calm environment for its transition. To avoid a nightmare scenario, the Libyan government and broader public must use these attacks to galvanize momentum for progress on key fronts -- above all militia disarmament -- building necessary security institutions and establishing a just but effective control of its own territory. Most militias are benign. But as long as they persist, the fractured nature of Libya's security will create opportunities for calamities like this one.
Progress on these fronts, difficult already, will be even harder now because the attacks complicate Libya's relations with the United States and other Western powers. Most U.S. diplomats are being evacuated, and the embassy will likely go on lockdown. The security measures, coupled with the reduction in bandwidth, will seriously hamper the ability of U.S. officials to meet with their Libyan counterparts and access Libyan society at large. Many Western NGOs in Libya are grappling with whether to curtail their efforts, which would further slow progress toward transition. Meanwhile, the deteriorating security could introduce a new dynamic. The less able the Libyan state is to provide security for Libyan citizens, the more those citizens will turn to other forms of protection -- and the more the legitimacy of the new state and its officials will falter. In these conditions, the appeal of extremist elements could easily grow. No matter what happens in Libya, history will recall that NATO's intervention saved lives in Benghazi and opened new
prospects for Libya's future. But the post-conflict order has been in limbo ever since Qaddafi was killed last October. Libya is neither Iraq nor Afghanistan, let alone Somalia. It has much going for it that these post-conflict cases did not, including relatively unified citizens, wealth, a neighborhood comparatively conducive to stability, and a clear victory over the former regime. But Libya's future remains unwritten. NATO's intervention handed the country over to the Libyan people. Now they need to govern it, lest that opportunity slip from their hands. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
Fed Releases Latest Economic Forecast Which Will Be Proven 100% Wrong
Tyler Durden
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:05:31 PM
With a few minutes to go until Ben speaks, the entirely useless projections are out (as noted before by Reuters that the Fed has been constantly wrong in its forecasts). The stunning punchline is that according to the Fed things are not as bad as one would have expected given the dramatic openended shart-fest that Bernanke is portraying. In fact, things are improving per the FOMC! Though we assume that these projections are self-defeating since they likely include this new policy. Be interested to see the pre -policy projections. *FED OFFICIALS SAY GROWTH WILL IMPROVE FASTER THAN JUNE OUTLOOK *FED: 2012 GROWTH OF 1.7%-2.0% VS 1.9%-2.4% IN JUNE *FED: 2013 GROWTH OF 2.5%-3.0% VS 2.2%-2.8% IN JUNE *FED: 2014 GROWTH OF 3.0%-3.8% VS 3.0%-3.5% IN JUNE
*FED: JOBLESS END OF 2012 AT 8.0%-8.2% UNCHANGED FROM JUNE *FED: JOBLESS END OF 2013 AT 7.6%-7.9% VS 7.5%-8.0% IN JUNE *FED: 2012 PCE INFLATION OF 1.7%-1.8% VS 1.2%-1.7% IN JUNE *FED: 2013 PCE INFLATION OF 1.6%-2.0% VS 1.5%-2.0% IN JUNE One wonders, whether in addition to having excel models which appoarently do not recognize circular assumptions, if the Fed's forecasts also assume $10 gas, $100 loaves of bread, and $10,000 gold? Average: Your rating: None Average: 5( 3 votes) This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
NFL: Sanchez and Manning face another round of questions

Submitted at 9/13/2012 11:45:46 AM
(Reuters) - There is not much time for self-satisfaction in the National Football League (NFL). Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez of
the New York Jets and Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos silenced their off-season doubters with impressive season-opening
victories but they face sterner tests this week on the road against tough opponents. It is one thing to shine at home and another thing
entirely being able to do it all in a hostile environment. ...
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Desperation Bazooka Tactics; Gold Soars Following Huge Headfake

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Mish Shedlock) (Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis)
through the end of the year its program to extend the average maturity of its holdings of securities as announced in June, Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:23:00 PM The Fed came out blazing today and it is maintaining its existing with desperation bazooka tactics, policy of reinvesting principal not that it will matter one iota to payments from its holdings of jobs or housing (because it won't). agency debt and agency mortgage Specifically, the Fed announced -backed securities in agency it would ... mortgage-backed securities. These actions, which together will Increase Mortgage Backed i n c r e a s e t h e C o m m i t t e e s Securities (MBS) at Pace of $40 holdings of longer-term securities Billion Per Month by about $85 billion each month Extend Operation Twist through the end of the year, I n c r e a s e L o n g e r - T e r m should put downward pressure on Securities by Total of $85 Billion longer-term interest rates, support Per Month Through December mortgage markets, and help to Keep the target range for the make broader financial conditions federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 more accommodative. percent The Committee will closely Anticipate that exceptionally monitor incoming information on low levels for the federal funds e c o n o m i c a n d f i n a n c i a l rate are likely to be warranted at developments in coming months. least through mid-2015. If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, Please consider a few snips from the Committee will continue its the FOMC Official Press Release. purchases of agency mortgageTo support a stronger economic backed securities, undertake recovery and to help ensure that additional asset purchases, and inflation, over time, is at the rate employ its other policy tools as most consistent with its dual a p p r o p r i a t e u n t i l s u c h mandate, the Committee agreed improvement is achieved in a t o d a y t o i n c r e a s e p o l i c y context of price stability. In accommodation by purchasing determining the size, pace, and additional agency mortgage- c o m p o s i t i o n o f i t s a s s e t backed securities at a pace of $40 purchases, the Committee will, as billion per month. T h e always, take appropriate account Committee also will continue of the likely efficacy and costs of
such purchases. To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee expects that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy will remain appropriate for a considerable time after the economic recovery
strengthens. In particular, the Committee also decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and currently anticipates that exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate are likely to be warranted at least through mid2015. Desperation Bazooka
Tactics This seems like desperation bazooka tactics. Specifically, the Fed is in a panic state over jobs. It also leave me wondering, if this does not work (and it won't), what else can the Fed do? Promise to hold rates low forever? Buy every treasury and agency? Gold's Response After the market makers cleared every stop to the downside, gold blasted higher. That is one hell of a downside headfake, to the tune of $40, after which gold moved $75 in the other direction. US Dollar's Response Curiously, the US dollar barely budged in comparison, but is heading lower after initial wild gyrations in both directions. In contrast, gold never looked back following the initial and certainly unwarranted $40 drop. Addendum: Note to All Facebook Users: If you have not yet voted for your favorite charity (it costs nothing to vote), please do so. Chase is giving away $5 million to charity, and I have a cause that I support. Please click on this this link: Facebook Users, I Have a Favor to Ask, then follow the instructions. DESPERATION page 36
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China's Shadow Banking System Collapses Exposing Numerous Ponzi Schemes; Implosion Reaches Critical Mass
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their wake. In the first half of the year, more than 58,000 lawsuits involving disputes over 28.4 billion yuan in private lending Submitted at 9/13/2012 3:07:00 AM A collapse of property schemes, were filed in Zhejiang province, commodity schemes, and other where Wenzhou is located, up 27 investments schemes in China is percent from the same period in w e l l u n d e r w a y . T h e P o n z i 2011 and the most in five years, schemes all had one thing in according to the provincial common: they needed an ever- supreme court. One-fifth of the growing pool of suckers to pay cases were in Wenzhou, where the returns promised to investors. authorities have set up a special Well, the pool of greater fools court to handle the surge. finally ran out, and Shadow Private-lending victims Bankers Vanished Leaving China nationwide filed more than Victims Seeing Scams 600,000 lawsuits valued at 110 Chinas slowest economic growth billion yuan in 2011, an increase in three years and a slumping of 38 percent from the previous property market, where many so- year. In the first half of 2012, the c a l l e d s h a d o w - b a n k i n g number of filings rose 25 percent investments are parked, are to 376,000, according to Peoples squeezing millions of Chinese Court, a newspaper run by who have invested the money of Chinas Supreme Court. friends and acquaintances chasing In Wenzhou, an export hub higher yields to honor those where almost 90 percent of payments. The slowdown also is families have taken part in p u t t i n g p r e s s u r e o n t h e underground lending, more than government to rein in private 100 people have fled, committed lending to avoid a spate of suicide or declared bankruptcy defaults that could increase the since August 2011, and at least number of victims and lead to 800 lending brokers have gone social unrest. bankrupt, Xinhua News Agency Suicide, Bankruptcy reported in May. Home prices The shadow bankers are now there declined 16 percent in July disappearing, committing suicide compared with a year earlier, the or reneging on agreements, fifth consecutive monthly decline, leaving thousands of victims in according to the National Bureau
of Statistics of China. Banks also are feeling the pinch. The industrys nonperforming loans increased for three consecutive quarters through June to 456.4 billion yuan, the longest streak of deterioration in eight years, according to the China Banking Regulatory Commission. Loans overdue more than one day jumped 27 percent in the first half at the nations five largest lenders, including Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., the countrys biggest, and Bank of Communications Co., according to data compiled by Bloomberg based on semi-annual earnings statements. Implosion Reaches Critical Mass China's shadow banking is not a new topic, and the implosion now appears to have reached critical mass. Here are a few more Bloomberg articles. China Shadow Bankers Go Online as Peer-to-Peer Sites Boom China Slowdown Stymies Plan to Curb Shadow-Banking Risks Chinas Top Court Suspends Death Sentence for Rich Sister Wu Shadow Banks on Trial as Chinas Rich Sister Faces Death China Credit Squeeze Prompts Suicides
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GOLD SPIKES, STOCKS SURGE TO 5YEAR HIGHS

Sam Ro (Money Game)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:29:00 PM
The Federal Reserve just concluded its Federal Open Market Committee meeting, announced open-ended quantitative easing, and boosted its U.S. economic outlook. Markets were flat before the announcement, but now they're up. The S&P 500 is at levels that haven't been seen since early 2008. CNBC noted that the Dow is at levels we haven't seen since December 2007. Treasuries are selling off, which means interest rates are up. Meanwhile, gold is spiking. It's at around$1,770 per ounce. Minutes before the announcement, gold tumbled to around$1,720. Click Here For Our Ongoing LIVE Coverage > Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation about this story
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This New Letter From Howard Marks Is One Of the Most Depressing Things We've Ever Read About The State Of The Economy
Julia La Roche (Money Game)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:08:16 PM
their specific issues, are even less positive." Consumers were traumatized in 2008 and even today we still need "significant healing" from the financial crisis, he says. "Consumers were traumatized by the crisis of 2008: laid off, forced out of their house, made poorer by market declines, and denied credit. Those who didn't feel these influences directly were still pounded by headlines trumpeting economic weakness, the collapse of the financial institutions, the need for bailouts, malfeasance in the banking and mortgage industries. It would require significant healing before think the prevailing attitude has these influences abate." been, 'Let's see how far we can stretch out our current capacity He also notes that businesses in before spending to expand it.' Or the U.S. haven't really been as I heard on the radio the other hiring. They've just been doing day, in a report on productivity more with less. gains, 'Businesses continue to do "Business investment plays a more with less.' Thus companies key role in economic recovery have built cash hoards, not when managers conclude that productive capacity." consumers are about to resume spending after a downturn, they What's more is he thinks five hire workers and invest in new years from now, we'll still be equipment in order to meet the asking, "When will the economy increased demand they believe is will get going?" coming. Yet the current recovery "For me, the bottom line of all has seen little in this regard. I
Billionaire Howard Marks' latest memo to his Oaktree Capital Management clients [.PDF] is one of the most depressing things we've read on the economy. In the 14-page must-read entitled "On Uncertain Ground," the money manager details a gamut of issues that most concern him including the sluggish growth in the U.S., the U.S. deficit, the eurozone crisis, China, etc, just to name a few. Here's a rundown of a few of his thoughts on the U.S. economy that are, well, depressing. "The world seems more uncertain today than any other time of my life." If that ominous opening line from the 66-year-old famed money manager doesn't immediately get your attention, he says the U.S. is going to have sluggish growth for a long time. What's more is that's better than the rest of the developed nations. "It's my belief that we're going to relatively sluggish economic growth in the U.S. for a prolonged period of time. My expectations for other developed nations, given
Again, the Marks says that the U.S. is only safe relative to other countries. "So what do we find? Economic fragility throughout the world, I think, as well as a number of factors capable of exacerbating the situation in the short run or keeping it weak in the long. I can't remember a time when no jurisdiction was considered completely safe for investment, but that seems to be the case today. When people enthuse about the U.S., it's usually only in relative terms: 'the best house on a bad block.'" It's not all completely negative sounding... "The outlook certainly isn't so propitious (and assets aren't so cheap) as to call for investing aggressively. But at the same time, market conditions tell me this isn't a time for hiding under the bed. 'Move forward, but with caution' -- that's my mantra today. The environment is uncertain, but we shouldn't find that paralyzing." [Hat Tip: Pragmatic Capitalism] Please follow Clusterstock on Twitter and Facebook. THIS page 36
this is that we aren't looking at a period of prosperity. A recovery is underway and is likely to continue, but it is more likely to be lackluster than vigorous. Most Americans' financial memory consists of V-shaped recoveries and periods of good feeling like the 1990s, when they couldn't think of reasons not to borrow and spend. Five years from now, I think people will be asking, 'When will the economy get going? When will we get back to good times?'"
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Eating Humble Pie

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Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:28:44 PM
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However, the fact remains that the ECB is monetizing bonds or will at least try to (unless Germany For months Ive predicted we stops them). So I was 100% wouldnt see QE 3. Its now clear wrong there too. I was wrong. The Fed just I gain nothing from pretending announced QE 3. And while the that Im right when Im not. And implications of this will not be while I hate being wrong, Im not positive for the cost of living in going to ignore this fact and try to the US, or ultimately the markets simply move on as though none of (inflation will eat away profit this has happened. margins), the fact of the matter is So I was wrong on these calls. that on this forecast I was totally Everyones wrong at some point. and completely wrong. Right now, its my turn. And Im With that in mind, Im openly admitting it in public, because I admitting that this call was 100% pride myself on being honest and incorrect. Ditto for my predictions upfront about my mistakes as an of the ECBs moves. The ECBs analyst. actions are of questionable value. So, with that out of the way, its
time to re-assess where the markets are heading and whats going on. Ill have an email to all of you on this tomorrow. Until then Graham Summers Average: Your rating: None Average: 5( 4 votes) This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Romney Campaign Responds To Fed Decision, Says It Is More Evidence Of Obama's Failure
Grace Wyler (Money Game)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:40:00 PM
announcement of a third round of quantitative easing is further confirmation that President Mitt Romney's presidential O b a m a s p o l i c i e s h a v e n o t campaign criticized the Federal worked," the Romney campaign's Reserve's decision to start another policy director Lanhee Chen said round of quantitative easing, in a statement emailed to Business calling the move an indictment of Insider Thursday. " After four P r e s i d e n t B a r a c k O b a m a ' s years of stagnant growth, falling the American economy doesnt economic policies. incomes, rising costs, and T h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e s persistently high unemployment, n e e d m o r e a r t i f i c i a l a n d
ineffective measures. We should be creating wealth, not printing dollars. As president, Mitt Romney will enact bold, progrowth policies that lead to robust job creation, higher take-home pay, and a true economic recovery. Romney himself spoke out against another round of quantitative easing earlier this
year, saying that the previous rounds had not been "terribly effective" at stimulating the economy. Please follow Politics on Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation about this story
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Episcopal Priest Speaks of Need to Reclaim Liberalism Within Biblical Christianity

Bishop, Rev. John Howe of Orlando. He encouraged me to read books such as Josh September 13, 2012| 11:56 am McDowell's Evidence that We asked Liebler, who now leads Demands a Verdict and the St. Andrews Episcopal Church in writings of other Christian Fort Pierce, Fla., about how he evangelical scholars. As I read, I returned to faith, and why he w a s o v e r w h e l m e d w i t h t h e believes orthodox Christians convincing proofs they set forth urgently need to reclaim for things like the Bible's liberalism. reliability, the deity of Jesus CP: What was it like for a pastor Christ, his miracles, and his to lose his faith? resurrection from the dead. I had Liebler: It was exceedingly heard none of this in seminary. It painful. Most people who go was the assurance I needed that through a time of doubt or loss of Christianity really was about truth faith struggle with a sense of and not the wishful thinking of emptiness and meaninglessness. human beings. For a pastor, who must preach Yet it was more than reading. As every week and speak about God an experiment, I began to preach with parishioners, there is an and pray "as if" it were true, as additional sense of dishonesty. B i s h o p H o w e s u g g e s t e d . I CP: How did you come back to witnessed incredible changes in believing in biblical, orthodox my life and in the lives of others Christianity? that resulted from this holy Liebler: I had initially come to experiment. My faith returned faith in an Anglican sacramental slowly, like the blooming of a t r a d i t i o n , e n l i v e n e d b y t h e flower. I really credit God's use of charismatic renewal. So we had the evangelical Gospel vision of both the beauty and history of the Bishop John Howe with leading liturgy along with a powerful me back to faith. sense of the Holy Spirit working CP: If theological liberalism among us. I gradually lost my nearly destroyed your faith, why f a i t h t h r o u g h t h e l i b e r a l - are you calling Christians to progressive vision of Christianity rediscover liberalism? taught in college and seminary. Liebler: Good question. I want Follow us Christians to discover true After struggling on my own for a classical liberalism and the reform time, I confided in my then m o v e m e n t s i t b i r t h e d i n
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Christendom. Or, to put it differently, I want Christians to reclaim the truths in the Bible that many conservatives seem to ignore, because they seem too "liberal"- truths such as God's commands for us to love our neighbors, care for the poor, and pray for our enemies. Classical liberalism is essentially the idea that individual human beings have intrinsic value, and that scholarly study, guided by the Holy Spirit, and unencumbered by church traditions, is a holy enterprise. This understanding emerged in Western thought in the Renaissance, and it gave rise to the Protestant Reformation. Two centuries later, in the Enlightenment, these same concepts would give birth to modern science. They would give rise to the understandings enshrined in our Declaration of Independence that all people are created equal and ought to enjoy religious and political freedom. Classical liberalism held that these rights are "inalienable," given by "the Creator." This strand of liberalism was the force that led to the founding of the American Republic. But in contrast to the American Revolution that rooted political liberalism in the truths of the Scriptures, the French Revolution rejected God and the church and
resulted in a much bloodier, ruthless, atheistic, and ultimately unsuccessful revolution. CP: You are talking about political liberalism. What does this have to do with the church? Liebler: Liberalism, like any philosophy, was initially a complex of ideas that had theological, political, and social applications. In other words, those Christians who believed in freedom and equality began to see such injustices as slavery as violations not only of liberal principles, but also of the Scriptures themselves. This led men like William Wilberforce in England, a devout follower of Jesus Christ, to spend his lifetime fighting against slavery, a battle that was eventually won. It led pastors like John Wesley, working with poor dock workers in Savannah, Georgia, to discourage alcohol and to develop "Sunday School," which taught literacy using the Bible as the principal textbook. Social reform movements for women's suffrage and the civil rights movement as well as the pro-life movement are all based in liberalism the idea that every human being has intrinsic rights but this form of liberalism is tied closely to the Bible and finds the source of those rights in God. These liberal reform movements
did enormous good. Most Americans do not know that in the early 20th Century, most British evangelicals were considered liberals! It's when you divorce liberalism from its roots in Scripture that you begin to see movements that advance abortion and same-sex marriage as "rights." If you take liberalism without the Bible, these movements are the logical results. But if you believe that the freedom of human beings is not absolute, but is limited by the guidance of the Holy Scriptures, then these movements are outside the bounds of Christian understanding. That is why I believe there is a desperate need for traditional Christians to reclaim liberalism as one of the reform movements within genuine, Biblical Christianity. CP: Do you see examples of such reform movements growing out of biblically based liberalism today? Liebler: Absolutely! Take the movement to stop human trafficking in the sex trade and forced labor industries. This movement has been largely led by Christian organizations such as International Justice Mission and the Salvation Army along with many smaller but equally devoted EPISCOPAL page 38
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ministries. They are seeing thousands of men and women freed from modern-day slavery and given real opportunity for the future. There is still much to be done. And only recently have secular liberals awakened to this issue. CP: How does this kind of biblical liberalism differ from what you were taught in seminary, theological liberalism? Liebler: As I mentioned, liberalism is a movement that was born in the Renaissance, and really arose in force during the Enlightenment. You had thinkers such as John Locke who wrote about human rights being rooted in the existence of a Creator. But there were others who divorced those rights form any supernatural source. This was a time in which people in Europe were disgusted by a long history of religious wars between Protestants and Catholics. Many wanted to divorce human rights from any religious doctrine. They taught instead, albeit a bit irrationally, that the rights of freedom and equality were
intrinsic to humans and not the gift of any Creator. Some of the roots of today's liberalism come from this atheistic and antiChristian vision. It is this branch of liberalism-without-God that gave birth to liberal theology. Whereas classical liberalism believed in opposing oppressive or illegitimate authority (such as the American colonists opposing the tyrannical rule of King George III), anti-Christian liberalism believes in the right to reject all authority. That means the Scriptures themselves began to be rejected as a form of authority. This kind of thinking emerged out of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as the universities digested the writings of Freud, Darwin, and Marx. It first influenced theological scholarship through higher criticism, which in turn infiltrated the seminaries. Theologians who followed this strand of thinking felt free, in a sense, to create their own theology apart from the Scriptures. That is what I encountered in seminary. In a sense, we were taught that it is
okay to take the parts of the Scriptures we like, and leave the rest. The Scriptures are not the authority; we are. This is the opposite of biblical liberalism which finds its very source and power in the fact that a Benevolent Authority who himself designed us with free will is the foundation of all real freedom and liberty, cares for the poor and oppressed, and calls us to be agents of liberation. He conveys these principles to us chiefly through the Scriptures. CP: To conclude, how can Biblebelieving Christians distinguish anti-Christian liberalism from those elements of liberalism that are in line with the Gospel? Liebler: The first principal is to commit yourself not only to Jesus Christ as your personal savior but also to Him as your Lord and Master. As one submitted to Christ, allow no political or philosophical viewpoint to define your identity or to claim your loyalty. Second, let the Scriptures in their entirety speak judgment upon your life. If that judgment seems to be correcting ideas from
the right or the left, so be it. Let Christ be your master, not a political philosophy. Finally, take those biblically inspired injunctions and work to enact them in the world. If Christians today would follow this prescription rather than being hijacked by one political party or another, I believe we would see a new movement of God's power and wisdom applied to the social problems we face in our nation. The result would be increased hope, healing, and freedom to countless people far deeper and wider than any government program can offer. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
DIY Custom Camera Carrier Insert [DIY Creations]

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Akin Returns to Campaign Trail With Improved, but Controversial Poll Numbers
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UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun retires

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September 13, 2012| 2:07 pm The poll, conducted by Wenzel Strategies, also shows Mitt Romney leading President Obama by 20 points in the Show Me State, but some political scientists are wary of these numbers, saying those numbers are too inflated. "I don't buy that poll," University of Virginia Center for Politics political analyst Kyle Kondik told The Christian Post. "For one thing, if Akin is 15 points behind Romney, then that's not good." The RealClear Politics average in Missouri show Romney leading Obama by 7.3 percent and McCaskill up over Akin by 5.3 percent a far cry from the results of the latest Citizens United survey. In fact, Akin's biggest lead in early August and prior to his comments was only in the 8 percent range. "Will Romney win in Missouri? Sure he will," says Kondik, but I
don't believe it will be by 20 points. Based on what we see, I believe McCaskill is favored only because of Akin's 'foot-in-mouth' comments and that he's running a poor campaign. But we're in a pretty polarized era and there won't be a lot of ticket splitters, which she'll need if she's going to win." After meeting with key evangelicals many of whom are members of the Council for National Policy in Tampa just prior to the Republican convention, Akin said he was committed to the race and would stay the course even though the Republican Senatorial Committee and other GOP funders such as Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS said they were pulling their financial resources out of the race, leaving Akin on his own. It is not clear if they and similar groups will eventually send money Akin's way but for now that doesn't appear to be the case. Follow us
Akin's comments may have landed him in hot water, but nonetheless, he's counting on Missouri's growing conservative base to stick with him through Election Day. At a recent campaign event just south of Springfield, Mo., Akin told a crowd of about 150 supporters that there remained clear differences between he and McCaskill, the greatest being her support for President Obama's Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. "We are choosing the future of America," Akin said to cheers, citing the deficit, higher gas prices, tax increases and unemployment "you know that's a phony baloney number anyway because after looking for work for a year they take you off the list." Akin, also known for marching to the beat of a different drum, compares himself to former President Ronald Reagan on the issues of gun rights and abortion two issues that have the potential
to move lots of votes and reminding the crowd that McCaskill is opposed to both. Yet the question remains, will that be enough to defeat McCaskill in November? "I think McCaskill is up, but it's not a slam dunk," said Kondik. "But as I've said, even though I think Akin is a bad candidate, that doesn't make McCaskill a stronger candidate. It will be an election worth watching." The Wenzel Poll was conducted Sept. 10-11 and included 850 respondents who are likely voters. Fifty-nine percent of those surveyed were 50 years of age or older. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
Retiring after three national titles in a 26-year career at Connecticut, Jim Calhoun is thanking everyone who helped him turn the Huskies into a basketball powerhouse.
Chaos-struck West Coast rail franchise faces strike threat

Nathalie Thomas (Finance News - Business news from the UK and world)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:18:37 PM
The chaos engulfing the prestigious West Coast rail franchise has deepened after unions threatened strike action amid uncertainty over jobs and working conditions.
Federal Investigation Concludes Sebelius Broke the Law

John McCormack (The Weekly Standard)
The Hill reports: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
violated federal law by using her Cabinet position to campaign for President Obama, federal
investigators said Wednesday.
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Ultra-HD Video of Curiosity Rover's Landing Is the Best Yet

Adam Mann (Wired Top Stories)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:15:00 PM
Immerse yourself in every eyepopping detail of Curiositys harrowing plummet to the Martian surface in this new ultra-highdefinition video. The painstaking labor of love comes from filmmaker Bard Canning, who spent over a month getting every piece of the video in tip-top shape. Extrapolating the original Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) cameras low-res four frames-per-second video, Canning boosted it up to 30 frames per second and rendered the footage in 1080p. By adding hundreds of motion-tracking and adjustment points, he was able to create a
smoother ride and show off the most interesting features of the Martian surface. In order to watch the heat shield smoothly fall away, Canning separated the film into two independently moving layers and rendered each one separately. The result provides the best possible video accuracy while really enhancing the footage. On top of everything, Canning added something that other Mars descent videos have lacked: sound. Simulating the rovers booming entry from space into the high atmosphere and then the quieter whooshing winds of Mars as it was lowered on its supersonic parachute really adds to the realism of the video. When the sound of Curiositys rockets
kick in, you can almost feel yourself jerked back. The video seems to have struck a chord with people already, climbing to one of the top spots on Reddit this morning. To get a nice behind-the-scenes look at Cannings process, he has helpfully provided amaking of video. Video: Bard Canning This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Nathan Hurst (Wired Top Assange - The Liberal Media Go Stories) Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:45:00 PM To Work.
This Chemistry Shot Glass Collection Will Get You Drunk

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Obama Shot First and Aimed Later When He Said Egypt Was Not an Ally
Mark Hemingway (The Weekly Standard)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:40:00 PM
Obama in Cairo Yesterday the Obama made a pointed critique of Mitt Romney suggesting that he was unprepared
to handle foreign policy because he "shoots first, aims later." This
Foreign Policy report of the President trying to walk back his strong statement on Egypt yesterday ought to give pause to anyone who took that critique seriously:
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Apple Confirms iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Start at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 14

Roberto Baldwin (Wired Top Stories)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:06:00 PM
Get that credit card ready for a late-night purchase. Photo: John Bradley/Wired Apple has confirmed to Wired via e-mail that it will begin accepting online pre-orders of the iPhone 5 during the wee hours of
the morning beginning at 12:01 a.m. PDT on Sept. 14. So if youre hankering for a new iPhone 5, be prepared to fire up the coffee machine tonight. Apples carrier partners Sprint and Verizon have also confirmed that pre-orders will begin on early Friday morning. Sprint will begin pre-orders at 12:01 a.m. PDT Sept. 14, while Verizon will
throw open its online doors a full minute earlier at 12 a.m. PDT
Sept. 14. AT&T has yet to confirm when it will begin selling the phone online, but in the past has offered pre-orders in tandem with Apple. If youre the type of person that enjoys standing in lines, the new iPhone 5 will be available for purchase in Apple retail stores beginning at 8 a.m. local time on Sept. 21.
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Finovate Fall 2012: Making, managing and keeping money

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make a transaction. On the consumer side, Personal Capital, an investment-management Submitted at 9/13/2012 8:59:59 AM website for consumers, unveiled Finovate Fall 2012: Making, what it called the lowest-cost managing and keeping money 401(k) plan in the market (0.5 Every year Finovate Fall, the percent management fee). A financial-technology showcase service called Waspit promised to held in New York City, features a make it easier, among other number of new and/or improved things, for friends dining out to web-based services and apps split the bill and then reimburse intended to help consumers each other via mobile phone. handle their finances, and to help Money Desktop, a budget- and c o m p a n i e s h a n d l e t h e i r spending tracker, presented an consumers. improved way to view budget Many of this year's offerings deal items as "bubbles" of varying with improving security, so sizes. Finovera, another site, companies can't be hacked or can allows consumers to store PDFs verify your identity when you of the bills they regularly pay
online, among other features. And it seems there's always at least one animated, game-based website marketed to financial institutions seeking to reach and retain their customers who have kids. Play Moolah, a this year's entry, includes candy-colored, cuddly creatures who engage kids in activities that encourage them
not only to save, but to do their chores, contribute to charity, and judge whether to spend now or save for later. Kids can deal in real money or a currency called "moops." It's an admirable effort, but in the Age of Angry Birds, I wonder how many kids over eight it's likely to attract. Subscribe now! S u b s c r i b e t o ConsumerReports.org for expert Ratings, buying advice and reliability on hundreds of products. Update your feed preferences
Debt crisis: Fed chairman Ben Bernanke announces QE3 live

Andrew Trotman (Finance News - Business news from the UK and world)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:17:31 PM
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has announced a third round of quantitative easing in a bid to help America's weakening economy, as the IMF warns that Greece will need a third bail-out.
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Home Depot Leaves Me With A Concrete Condo Floor And An Awful Lot Of Supplies
Laura Northrup (The Consumerist)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:30:26 PM
Navid's idea wasn't bad: he wanted to install wood floors in his condo, and chose to hire installers from the store where he bought the flooring and supplies, Home Depot. This should be a simple transaction: he gives them money, they come over and put floors in his condo. It's just that something that employees assured Navid wouldn't be a problem suddenly became a problem. There's a large dip and some cracks in his subfloor, and Home Depot's original rough estimate for how much it would fix to cost the problem was much lower than it should have been. Navid agreed to pay that expense, and the contractors walked off the job anyway, saying that they wouldn't be able to warranty the work. Now Navid is stuck with a lot of supplies and a ripped-up floor. The Home Depot is currently putting me through one of the worst customer experience of my life. I recently purchased a condo and decided that I wanted to replace the carpet with a wood floor. After ripping out my carpet, I was concerned because I found that my concrete subfloor had multiple
cracks and dipped slightly towards the center of the room. I talked to 3 different Home Depot flooring reps at a store #[redacted] who all said that the installer might have to put down a selfleveling compound before installing the wood, but that would be a fairly simple and inexpensive process. They all recommended scheduling an appointment to have someone come out, measure my condo, and look at the floors. I scheduled this appointment, and when the measurer came out, I asked him about the subfloors. He also told me they wouldn't be a problem. He said I might have to spend "one or two hundred dollars" extra to get the cracks filled and the floor leveled, but it wasn't a big deal. Based on this information, I decided to also rip out the laminate floor already in my kitchen and install the new wood there too so that my floors would be consistent throughout the condo. Over the next week, I talked to 7 or 8 different phone reps in Home Depots quote department getting quotes on different wood, underlayment, and molding combinations. I asked most of these reps if the uneven floors would be a problem (I wanted to err on the side of caution so I kept
asking to see if anyone had concerns), and they all said it wouldn't be a problem and quoted prices similar to what the measuring guy quoted. I decided to place my order, pick everything up from the store, and haul it into my 2nd floor condo (Quite a workout hauling 31 boxes weighing 40 lbs each upstairs). I then scheduled my install for the following week. My installers (contractors from [redacted]) showed up on the installation day and measured my condo again. After, they told me that my uneven floors would cause problems with any wood or laminate and recommended installing carpet. I explained to them that every Home Depot rep, including the measuring guy who came out and looked at my subfloor, told me it wouldn't be a problem. At this point, the installers tried to guilt me by telling me that the uneven subfloor would cause the wood to crack and break and the contractors would have to pay for it out of pocket since it would be under warranty. I asked if we could level the subfloor before the install, and I was told "it would cost a fortune" to do so. When I pressed to get a dollar figure, they said it would be a minimum of $1,000-$1,500
(way higher than the $100-$200 that I was quoted by multiple Home Depot reps). Since I had already paid for the job, hauled supplies into my condo, and ripped out the laminate floor in my kitchen that I wouldn't have ripped out otherwise, I agreed to pay to level the floor and get it over with. At this point, the installers started giving me the runaround saying that they weren't even sure leveling was an option and they would have to talk to their manager. They went outside for about 30 minutes and when they came back, they said they can't do the job because there's no way they would be able to warranty it (all of the sudden, doing the installation became their choice and not mine). We had a brief conversation about other options then they left. I went back to the Home Depot store and talked to a flooring manager and one of the original reps I talked to. They said that [redacted] is the only contractor they use in the [region], and if they won't do the install, then there's nothing they can do. They admitted that the Home Depot completely messed up, but they're not willing to do anything to help me. Throughout this process, I asked about 10 Home Depot reps about
my uneven subfloor, including one who came to my condo and looked at my floors, and every one of them told me that my subfloor wouldn't be a problem. Now I'm getting a different story on the install date and I'm left with supplies that I have to haul back to The Home Depot, no laminate in my kitchen, and concrete floors in my condo. I'm beyond frustrated at this point and The Home Depot isn't doing anything to help. Start by escalating to regional managers and other higher-ups who are higher than the store level. In the past, other customers have found success using the executive e-mail carpet bomb against Home Depot. Ask friends and colleagues if they know of a contractor who can help you out of your sad, floorless state. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Who Is To Blame When Newegg Sends The Wrong Power Cord For Your Refurb Laptop?
Chris Morran (The Consumerist)
But when he pulled out the power cord, he noticed something was not right about the power cord. Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:15:10 PM Writes Reese: Buying a refurbished computer The Asus G73/G74/G75s are all can be a way to save a significant incredibly large laptops. They are amount of money off the retail d e s i g n e d a s " d e s k t o p price. But as one Consumerist replacements," and not really as reader found out when he bought portable computers. My previous a refurbed ASUS gaming laptop Asus G73 had a 150-watt/7.9A from Newegg, a small problem AC adapter with a massive power can earn you a seat on the brick and cord. What I received customer service terror-go-round, with my Asus G75 from Newegg with no one really wanting to take appears to be either a 90W or responsibility. 65W/3.4A AC adapter. I Earlier this month, Consumerist immediately knew there was no reader Reese saw a refurbished way this tiny adapter could draw ASUS G75VW-BBK5 gaming enough juice from the wall to laptop available for about $600 power the hulking G75 while below MSRP on Newegg. Having running a demanding full-screen had positive experiences with game. previous ASUS laptops and His suspicions were confirmed having heard mostly good things later that day when after about 20 about the website, Reese decided minutes of playing a game on the to snap up the bargain. new laptop, Reese began Forget the fact that the package receiving a notification that the came later than the rush shipping computer had switched to battery he paid extra for, or that Reese power, even though it was says his laptop was poorly packed plugged into the wall with the AC and arrived in a UPS box that adapter, followed shortly by looked to have been put through another message telling him the the wringer. At least he finally got computer had been plugged back his order and it appeared to be in in. working order. Figuring the likely culprit was the
AC adapter, Reese contacted ASUS support: Asus informed me that yes indeed the issue described, with the context of receiving the small AC adapter, was most likely because Newegg had sent me the wrong adapter. Asus informed me that since the machine itself was functioning "as intended" I would have to contact the point of sale, in this case Newegg. So then he called Newegg, where a customer service rep said she would forward Reese's information to an internal review team and that he would be contacted by e-mail. Two days later, he finally received that e-mail, asking for my permission to release my contact information to the ASUS. "Whether I would be sent a new charger or not was never on the table for discussion," writes Reese. "I agreed and filled out the customer release form and was told I would be contacted in 3 days." After not hearing anything by that third day, Reese called Newegg again, only to be told that "unfortunately the whole system is down" and that the rep would
"write down my information and e -mail me with any updates or resolutions." Later that day, Newegg e-mailed Reese telling him he'd need to contact a company referred to as MetroPC (not MetroPCS, the phone people) if he wanted to get his issue resolved. He'd never heard of this company before and received no explanation what role it played in his order. And so then Reese contacted a third company (reminder: all to replace an AC adapter; something that should have been resolved with a single phone call). Luckily for Reese, the Metro rep was responsive, replying with a request for the laptop's serial number and the Newegg invoice. "After only a few minutes I receive an e-mail stating that the MetroPC rep will be ordering me a new charger from Asus," Reese tells Consumerist, "but that 'for future reference, you have a 90 day warranty with Asus.' Hold the phone, we're back to Asus support? I thanked the rep for her help but explained to her that this entire mess STARTED with Asus support, who referred me back to Newegg, and finally to MetroPC."
Reese has asked the rep for confirmation that he will be receiving the correct AC adapter and not just another one of the wrong adapter, but has yet to get a reply. "I just wanted to vent a little and share my (yet unfinished) story with other Consumerist readers," he writes. "Thanks for letting me blow off some steam." We're reaching out to Newegg to see why a simple AC adapter replacement would take this long -- and what role this Metro company plays in the whole process. Have any of you been forced to run the Newegg/Metro gauntlet? Tell us about it in the comments or write to us at tips@consumerist.com This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Michelin and Continental Models Top Consumer Reports Ratings of All Season & Winter Tires
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Continental ProContact EcoPlus. These tires are well suited for many older cars, minivans, and Submitted at 9/13/2012 2:59:59 AM small SUVs. Michelin and Continental Models A number of newer vehicles Top Consumer Reports Ratings of come with H- and V-speed-rated All Season & Winter Tires all-season tires which Consumer Test of 78 models finds several R e p o r t s c a t e g o r i z e s a s good choices performance all-season tires. In Y O N K E R S , N Y W h e n i t the performance all-season H comes to Consumer Reports latest s p e e d - r a t e d c a t e g o r y , t h e tests of all-season and winter Michelin Primacy MXV4 was replacement tires, Michelin and Consumer Reports top-rated C o n t i n e n t a l l e a d t h e w a y . model with the Continental However, tests revealed that PureContact close behind. The worthy tires were not difficult to Michelin performed well in most find and many provided good w e a t h e r t e s t s ; o f f e r s a overall performance. comfortable, quiet ride; and has In total, Consumer Reports tested low rolling resistance. The 78 models of All Season and Continental was impressive in Winter Tires: 20 T-speed-rated Consumer Reports wet-braking (118 mph) all-season tires, 20 H- test and has a good balance of all speed-rated (130 mph) and 22 V- weather performance and tread s p e e d - r a t e d ( 1 4 9 m p h ) life. performance all-season tires, and Another Continental PureContact 16 winter tire models. model led the performance allThe Michelin Defender led all T- season V speed-rated group, speed-rated all-season tires that followed closely by the Pirelli P7 Consumer Reports tested. It has C i n t u r a t o A l l S e a s o n . T h e excellent tread life and scores Continental is an all-around good highly in Consumer Reports performer. The Pirelli gets top three-season driving tests (dry marks for handling, but its treadbraking, wet braking, handling, life score was just fair. a n d h y d r o p l a n i n g ) . I t w a s Many of the 62 all-season tires f o l l o w e d c l o s e l y b y t h e scored well in the three-season
driving categories, and several models performed well in snow traction and ice braking. Almost all of the winter tires proved excellent at snow traction, and most were good to excellent at ice braking. Winter tires are desirable in places with moderate to severe snow and ice conditions. Michelins X-Ice Xi3 and Xi2 tied for the lead in Consumer Reports test of 16 winter tire models. The Xi3s excellent rolling resistance set it apart, but the similar Xi2 performed better in handling. Consumer Reports tests each tire for the following: wet, dry and ice braking, handling, hydroplaning, snow traction, ride comfort, noise, rolling resistance, and tread life to determine an overall score. All tires tested were size (P)215/ 60R16 to fit Consumer Reports Chevrolet Cruze test car. Consumer Reports expects that other sizes of the same tires would provide similar performance. The full report, ratings and results on Consumer Reports latest all-season and winter tire tests are available on www.ConsumerReports.org on September 13 and in the November issue of Consumer Reports on newsstands September
27. Updated daily, ConsumerReports.org is the go-to Website for the latest auto reviews, product news, blogs on breaking news and car buying information. Check out CRs ongoing Twitter feed at @CRCars. Consumer Reports is the worlds largest independent producttesting organization. Using its more than 50 labs, auto test center, and survey research center, the nonprofit rates thousands of products and services annually. Founded in 1936, Consumer Reports has over 8 million subscribers to its magazine, website, and other publications. Its advocacy division, Consumers Union, works for health reform, food and product safety, financial reform, and other consumer issues in Washington, D.C., the states, and in the marketplace. Subscribe now! S u b s c r i b e t o ConsumerReports.org for expert Ratings, buying advice and reliability on hundreds of products. Update your feed preferences
Wii U launch price compared against history

David Hinkle (Joystiq)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 2:30:00 PM
In Japan, the Wii U is an expensive prospects, but that price didn't translate directly here in the States. With a lower-end SKUs, Nintendo is able to hit that $300 spot while catering to a more hardcore fan base. Gamasutra looked back at all of the previous console launches and documented their initial prices, adjusting for inflation. If the Sega Genesis launched today, it would cost $352; the original PlayStation would be $450. Just, uh, don't ask us what the Neo-Geo or 3DO would cost. ($1,138 and $1,113!) With the projected price inflation in mind, it's suggested that the Xbox 360 would be priced at $387 and the base model PS3 (it launched with two SKUs, remember?) would fetch $570. Wii U launch price compared against history originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments
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Sean University: Take your Monitor Situation to the Merrimax!

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Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:35:00 PM
A lot of people use just one monitor to work. But a lot of people also whip each other with snakes for fun. Okay, maybe not a lot of people percentage-wise. But if you looked at the total number of everyone in history whod engaged in recreational snakewhipping, itd be a pretty big number easily 4 digits long. What Im getting at is, just because people do something doesnt mean its right. Now, we cant help if youve got snake-whippers in your office, but we can give some advice on how many monitors your employees need. A lot of businesses will try to optimize productivity by giving each of their employees two monitors: one for their email, and another for their work. Well, we here at the Sean Adams University of Business Development Management Leadership say, why stop at two?! Why not add MORE MONITORS? Consider how
productive your employees would be with one of the following setups: 3 Monitors: 1 monitor for email; 1 monitor for work; 1 monitor for another email address, so employees can email the address on the 1st monitor if they start getting depressed about not getting any emails. 4 Monitors: 1 monitor for email; 1 monitor for work; 1 monitor for slow-email-day email; 1 additional work monitor to be set up behind the employee in order to prevent tunnel vision. 5 Monitors: 1 monitor for email; 1 monitor for work; 1 monitor for slow-email-day email; 1 additional rear work monitor; 1 monitor displaying a webcam feed of the rear work monitor so employees arent always dropping everything theyre doing on the
1st work monitor to turn around and check if theres work to do on the rear work monitor. 6 Monitors: 1 monitor for email; 1 monitor for work; 1 monitor for slow-email-day email; 1 additional rear work monitor; 1 monitor for rear work monitor webcam; 1 monitor for employees to lend out in case other employees misplace one of their 6 monitors. 7 Monitors: 1 monitor for email; 1 monitor for work; 1 monitor for slow-email-day email; 1 additional rear work monitor; 1 monitor for rear work monitor webcam; 1 lending monitor; 1 monitor permanently displaying a map of what each monitor does (including itself) so employees always know where to look. 8 Monitors: 1 monitor for email; 1 monitor for work; 1 monitor for
slow-email-day email; 1 additional rear work monitor; 1 monitor for rear work monitor webcam; 1 lending monitor; 1 monitor map monitor; 1 monitor which, according to legend, possesses unspeakable power and can bring about a new era of knowledge and prosperity, but only if it is turned on when the time is absolutely right. 9 Monitors: 9 monitors is absolutely too many monitors. There! With one of these wonderful setups, your employees should be more productive than ever! But the above uses arent set in stone. In the comments, please let me know how you would use each of your 8 monitors!
Nintendo TVii supported by 'all' major US, Canadian cable and dish companies
Alexander Sliwinski (Joystiq)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:30:00 PM
Nintendo's director of strategic partnerships, Zach Fountain, has said Nintendo TVii will support "all" cable and dish carriers in the US and Canada. Speaking with Engadget, the executive said the only requirement for signing up is entering your cable or dish provider account information into the Wii U. DVR and TiVO functionality will work in a similar manner, with subscribers inputting information via web, with functionality then accessible through Wii U. Nintendo TVii launches November 18, it is currently exclusive to North America. Nintendo TVii supported by 'all' major US, Canadian cable and dish companies originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments
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West Nile virus outbreak may be deadliest on record

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Submitted at 9/13/2012 6:59:59 AM
Those Italians Are Onto Something With Produce-As-Payment Method At Florence Restaurant
Mary Beth Quirk (The Consumerist)
West Nile virus outbreak may be deadliest on record This year's outbreak of West Nile virus is on track to be the deadliest on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The human toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose by about 35 percent, overall, since Sept. 6, to 2,636 cases, including 118 deaths. "We still believe that this year's outbreak is the largest to date and certainly the most serious," said Lyle R. Petersen, M.D., director of the CDC's Division of VectorBorne Infectious Diseases, at a press conference. As of this week, 1,405 (53 percent) of the West Nile virus cases have been classified as severe enough to affect the nervous system, in some cases causing encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis (inflammation of the membrane around the brain and the spinal cord). "We're not out of the woods yet, by any stretch of the imagination," Petersen said. He expects large
numbers of cases to be reported for the next several weeks. Moreover, between 8 and 10 percent of the people who develop neuroinvasive disease will eventually die because of the infection, he said. The largest human toll from West Nile virus in the U.S. was in 2002, when 2,946 people fell ill with neuroinvasive disease and 284 died. "Based on historical data, we should either catch up or surpass the previous numbers as cases continue to roll in," Petersen said. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have reported at least one human case of West Nile virus, so far this year. Two-thirds of the cases have been in six states (Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas) and 40 percent of all cases have been in Texas.
scarf-as-meal, of course. "With the crisis that we're all There is no specific treatment for living through today, we've met Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:00:04 PM West Nile virus infection. But those, who in times of hardship, people with symptoms should see Would you give your right arm think they cannot afford dinner -a doctor because some medical for a decent meal? If you're in but we counter that by offer the interventions might be needed to Florence, Italy you can keep all option to pay in food instead of support the body's functions until your limbs intact and just hand real money," said the owner. the infection clears. over some fruits and vegetables in I'd like to show up with a random Bottom Line: It's important that exchange for a restaurant-quality selection of stuff like honey, people continue to take steps to meal. The restaurant is opening tomatoes, leeks and maybe throw avoid mosquito bites. That later this month, and is using the in a curveball like say, a geoduck. includes using an insect repellent barter idea to help out customers But then I suppose I'd have to eat when going outdoors, wearing who might be feeling like they whatever cuisine resulted from long-sleeves and pants during can't dine out in the current s u c h a c o m b i n a t i o n . S e l f dawn and dusk, installing or cranky economy. And yes, an challenge, consider yourself repairing screens on windows and economy can be cranky. accepted. doors, using air-conditioning if L e Maiala will also accept cash Florence restaurant lets patrons y o u h a v e i t , a n d e m p t y i n g or credit cards, notes Digital p a y f o r f o o d w i t h f r e s h standing water from items outside Journal, citing Italian publication p r o d u c e [ D i g i t a l J o u r n a l ] your home such as gutters, flower Corriere Fiorentino, as well as This entry passed through the pots and buckets. Check our plenty of other barterable goods Full-Text RSS service if this is insect repellent Ratings and read like handicrafts. your content and you're reading it our report on how to deal with The fun part of paying with on someone else's site, please read Mother Nature's rashes and bites. produce? Whatever you bring will the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentSource be cooked up as part of your meal, only/faq.php#publishers. Five 2 0 1 2 W e s t N i l e v i r u s in addition to other locally- Filters recommends: Incinerating update[CDC] Subscribe now! sourced ingredients. Bringing in a Assange - The Liberal Media Go S u b s c r i b e t o homemade scarf will not result in To Work. ConsumerReports.org for expert Ratings, buying advice and reliability on hundreds of products. Update your feed preferences
Darty boss quits before shareholder revolt over pay

Nathalie Thomas (Finance News - Business news from the UK and world)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:01:01 PM
hours before the group suffered a damaging shareholder revolt over pay.
The boss of troubled electricals retailer Darty fell on his sword
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Pelosi: I Still Support U.S. Aid to Egypt

John McCormack (The Weekly Standard)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:56:00 PM
Nate Beeler / Clarity Media During a press conference in the Capitol on Thursday, Nancy Pelosi said that she opposes Pelosi said of some Republicans efforts to end U.S. aid to Egypt. in Congress, "I dont agree with "If theyre suggesting we should that." cut off assistance to Egypt,"
The Ed Morrissey Show: Steven Crowder, Kerry Picket
Mark of the Ninja review: Kneel in the shadows

Ludwig Kietzmann (Joystiq)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 2:00:00 PM
Ed Morrissey (Hot Air Top Picks)
grate was much louder than I thought." Cue alarms and a return to the last save point. Stealth games are really about a Mark of the Ninja makes it guy trapped in a temporal loop, awfully hard to be an oaf dressed forced to repeat his actions until in black. No, it hasn't been he can shake off the mysterious streamlined to the point of autoclumsiness that has overridden play, and the inherent challenge of years of tip-toeing experience. avoiding detection hasn't been "Why would I just roll into that crushed into a pulp to please the spotlight like an idiot?" wonders plebes. Rather, developer Klei the grizzled agent, now on his Entertainment has flattened the fifth run through a secret terrorist g e n r e i n t o a l e g i b l e , t w o compound. "Crap, landing on that dimensional blueprint. That's why
things are more likely to go according to plan. Gallery: Mark of the Ninja (E3 2012) Continue reading Mark of the Ninja review: Kneel in the shadows Mark of the Ninja review: Kneel in the shadows originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Email this| Comments
dynamic chatroom can be seen on the permanent TEMS page be sure to join us, and dont forget to Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:56:51 PM keep up with the debate on my posted at 1:56 pm on September Facebook page, too! 13, 2012 by Ed Morrissey Keep praying that Marizela Perez Today on The Ed Morrissey will be found, and peace brought Show ( special time: 3:30 pm ET), to her family. Kerry Picket brings us up to date This entry passed through the on the goings-on inside the Full-Text RSS service if this is nations capital, and Steven your content and you're reading it Crowder returns to discuss his on someone else's site, please read latest video efforts. (Were the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentstarting late as an appointment only/faq.php#publishers. Five may keep me from getting back in Filters recommends: Incinerating time to start the show.) Assange - The Liberal Media Go The Ed Morrissey Show and its To Work.
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Help Oceanographers Comb the Ocean Floor From the Comfort of Your Screen
Rebecca Boyle (Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now)
Seafloor Explorer needs the public's help to identify objects and seascapes in a few million underwater photos. The project is starting with 100,000 images, but Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:29:38 PM Hidden Treasures of the Deep there are more than 40 million in Public contributors will be able to all. The photos come from the identify fish, scallops and other HabCam group, an underwater organisms in each image. Here's a habitat-mapping project at the scallop and a monkfish, for Woods Hole Oceanographic example. Users can also provide Institution. basic measurements and describe It's the newest addition to the whether the seafloor is sand or Z o o n i v e r s e , w h e r e c i t i z e n gravel, and whether they see s c i e n t i s t s a l r e a d y h a v e t h e boulders and other interesting opportunity to hunt for new objects in the frame. Courtesy planets, categorize galaxies, HabCam Group, Woods Hole organize whale calls, study Oceanographic Institution Identify climate through old shipping logs, seafood and other objects as you and more. trawl a virtual seafloor. To participate, head over to End-of-summer blues have you SeafloorExplorer.org and create a thinking of your next beach login. Then you'll start seeing vacation? Now you can virtually images, and a list of criteria you'll swim along the ocean floor and have to mark. For instance: Is it stare at the interesting starfish, sandy or gravelly, or are there scallops and other bottom- shells or boulders? Then you can dwellers that lurk there. For mark fish, draw circles around sea science! stars, and identify other creatures A new interactive website called or features. As of this morning,
animals are distributed relative to their predators. This can help with conservation efforts and basic science. Categorizing all of these images would take the team way too long, which is why they turned to the Zooniverse and its legions of volunteer citizen scientists. "We have the right tools now to do automated classification of say, scallops and substrate. But what we need are training sets," explains Amber York, a HabCam researcher. "We need images that humans have identified and have said Yes, that's a scallop right there'" - and then these can be used to train the object-classifying software. The Zooniverse has already had volunteers had already marked Bank National Marine Sanctuary, about 700,000 volunteers 740 sea stars, 374 scallops and 42 according to WHOI. HabCam is contribute to data analysis, fish. There's a lot more to be towed behind a ship and sails according to WHOI. That number found. about six to eight feet above the increases by about 5,000 each The imagery is from coastal seafloor, where it collects six to week. Now ocean lovers can join r e g i o n s i n t h e N o r t h e a s t , 10 images per second. The goal is the ranks! including Georges Bank, the Mid- to create high-resolution maps of Atlantic Bight, and the Stellwagen animal habitats, including how
TED: Susan Solomon: The promise of research with stem cells - Susan Solomon (2012)
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Submitted at 9/13/2012 10:16:16 AM
Calling them "our bodies' own
repair kits," Susan Solomon advocates research using labgrown stem cells. By growing individual pluripotent stem cell
lines, her team creates testbeds targeted not just to a particular that could accelerate research into disease but a particular person. curing diseases -- and perhaps lead to individualized treatment,
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Today on Mars: Curiosity Is All Set to Sift Sand and Bake Rocks
Rebecca Boyle (Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 11:27:38 AM
Sand Sifter This image shows the open inlet where powered rock and soil samples will be funneled down into the Mars rover Curiosity for analysis. It was taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on Curiosity's 36th Martian day, or sol, on Mars (Sept. 11 on Earth). MAHLI was about 8 inches away from the mouth of the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument when it took this picture. The entrance of the funnel is about 1.4 inches in diameter and the mesh screen is about 2.3 inches deep. Once the samples have gone down the 0.4-inch holes in the funnel, CheMin will be shooting X-rays at the samples to identify and quantify the minerals. Read more about what CheMin can do here. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA is almost done with a month-long set of tests designed to make sure every part of the rover is working. A battery of tests checking out the Mars rover Curiosity should wrap up today, and she's passing them all with flying colors. Very soon, the rover will start doing what it was sent to Mars to do:
Video: The First Film Shot With Google Glass

Dan Nosowitz (Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:00:18 PM
Swallowing some soil, baking it and X-raying it, with the goal of finding out whether life could ever have survived on the planet. This image shows the entrance to the CheMin instrument (for Chemistry and Mineralogy), which will sift Martian dirt so it can be X-rayed. CheMin will identify minerals by examining the diffraction patterns of X-rays that pass through the spaces between atoms. Curiosity will roll again by this weekend, driving until scientists see a rock they want the rover to
touch, Curiosity mission manager Jennifer Trosper said in a news conference Wednesday. NASA is using images like these to check out Curiosity's instruments, part of a series of tests to make sure everything works as expected - or if not, how it works differently than expected. During the tests, the rover's arm team also gained some confidence maneuvering the arm under Mars' freezing temperatures and lowerthan-Earth gravity. This particular picture is a composite of eight separate
pictures from the Mars Hand Lens Imager, or MAHLI, which were merged on the instrument before being beamed back to Earth. This is the first time MAHLI performed that combo technique since arriving at Bradbury Landing - usually, engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have to stich images together. You can also see some pebbles and sand - those were deposited on the rover deck during the sky crane landing. Stay tuned for the next drive!
Diane Von Furstengoggles Google An inside look at Diane Von Furstenberg's New York Fashion Week runway show, seen (almost literally) through the eyes of the models and the designer herself. We've seen Google Glass, the project responsible for the filming, augmented-realityproviding glasses, jumping out of planes, but this is the first actual, edited film made with them. Diane Von Furstenberg's show at New York Fashion Week featured models wearing the glasses, and the designer herself wore them as well. The footage was edited into a pretty amazing insider look at how a runway show feels. Watch it below: [via Mote & Beam]
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Whooping Cough Vaccine's Protection Fades Quickly

Scott Hensley (Shots - Health Blog)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 10:24:00 AM
Ted S. Warren/ AP Nurse Fatima Guillen (left) gives 4-year-old Kimberly Magdeleno a whooping cough booster shot at a health clinic in Tacoma, Wash., in May. To protect children against whooping cough, doctors recommend five shots of vaccine before they turn 7. But what happens after that? How long does the protection last? Researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center checked it out. They compared 277 kids who came down with whooping cough, or pertussis, to more than 3,000 children who tested negative for it. Another comparison group consisted of more than 6,000 kids who were close matches to the sick kids on a bunch of factors, including sex, age and race. The key finding: The protection from the vaccine drops by 42
percent each year after the fifth shot. So kids who got all their shots on time could become quite susceptible to whooping cough again between ages 8 and 11. The researchers concluded we need a better vaccine than the current DTaP shot. (DTaP stands for diptheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis.) "Prevention of future outbreaks will be best achieved by developing new pertussis-
containing vaccines that provide long-lasting immunity," they wrote. The findings appear in the latest New England Journal of Medicine. The pertussis vaccine used today is relatively new. It's made with purified parts of the pertussis bacteria that spur an immune response, rather than whole pertussis cells that were in the
standard vaccine until the early 1990s. The switch was made because the older vaccine had more side effects, such as swelling and pain where it was injected. The new vaccine works, but not quite as well as was thought. "We know the short-term protection is very good," Tom Clark, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention told USA Today. "But the protection is wearing off and that is the problem." Other researchers have zeroed in on the same issue. Last month scientists reported that children in Australia were about four times more likely to catch whooping cough after receiving the DTaP vaccine than those who got the older kind. Spotty vaccination rates are a problem in some places, like California, where whooping cough has roared backed recently. But the weakness of the current vaccine appears to be another factor in the resurgence of whooping cough. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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David Frum
(David Frum)
Andrew Sullivan complained yesterday that I had engaged in a McCarthyite attack on Ron Paul by writing the following: A politician isnt answerable for the antics of every one of his supporters. But theres surely a reason, isnt there, that racists, anti-Semites, 9/11 Truthers, and Holocaust deniers are so strongly attracted to the Paul campaign. They hear something. They continue to hear it too, no matter how firmly Ron Pauls more mainstream supporters clamp their hands over their own ears. Andrews riposte: Notice how pure the smear is, enabled and not diminished by the first sentence. Notice the key concept of Beltway ideological policemen: there is a mainstream and a non-mainstream. Dabble with the latter at your peril. Since David has perished by the cult of the mainstream, its odd he should deploy it against others. But to throw in Holocaust denial and 9/11 Truthers for good measure! Really. And notice how particularly cheap and easy it is to use such tactics against a libertarian. The traditional left is often based on collective associations, building a movement out of oppressed groups and their grievances, whether it be class or race or even
sexual orientation. Libertarianism is the opposite. Its about dis associating. When you listen to Paul saying he will not turn anyone away from supporting his platform regardless of their motives or beliefs, you are hearing a reflection of his libertarianism, not his bigotry. He will accept support from any quarter and compared with the corporate money flowing into the other candidates coffers, he is about as independent as a presidential candidate can be. Because he is a radical individualist, he doesnt even understand why he should somehow explain the belief of others, or justify their support. You should ask them, not him. This kind of gotcha-association game is particularly easy because libertarians favor liberty above all, and that will necessarily mean liberty for bigots as well as others. A principled belief in states rights will doubtless lead to more racist and homophobic policies in many states but also, of course, more enlightened and successful inclusive states like Oregon or New York or Massachusetts or California. A rejection of statism might lead to more discrimination in the private sector. But it doesnt mandate it. And it need not encourage it. A noninterventionist foreign policy will allow evil to triumph elsewhere in
the world, because it believes its none of our business or too riddled with unintended consequences to try extirpating. That may be right or wrong, but it is not an approval of the evil of Assad or Ahmedinejad or the North Korean junta. And again, it is actually much deeper an American tradition than permanent warfare. But if you can trot out David Duke or Ayatollah Khamenei as potential Paul supporters, you have a very easy, cheap and essentially McCarthyite target. It saddens me that this kind of tactic works. I still believe that the newsletters, because they were in Pauls name, require a clearer explanation from Paul than the muddled ones he has given. He should not be left off the hook. And his proposals deserve a thorough vetting and discussion. But there is something awry when a candidate is assessed not on his arguments and proposals but on the shadiness and ugliness of some of his fringe supporters. Ron Pauls supporters ask that their candidate not be judged by his associates. Or by the people he chose to employ. Or by the newsletters he published. Or by the book he wrote. Or by the way he earned the largest part of his living when out of office in the 1990s. Or by his purchase of the mailing list of the Holocaust-
denying Liberty Lobby. Or by the radio shows he chooses to appear on. Or by his strategic decision to reach out to racist voters. Or by the conspiracy theories to which he lends credence, from government creation of AIDS to Israeli culpability for the 1993 bombing to a putative 9/11 coverup. And here I thought that libertarianism was a doctrine of personal responsibility? May Ron Paul at least be judged by the words he has spoken with his own mouth within the current campaign? The supporters say no again. When Ron Paul tells an interviewer that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made race relations worse, were not supposed to consider what he might mean by better. When Ron Paul warns that a border fence would be used to prevent fleeing American citizens from exiting the country, were not supposed to conclude that hes a paranoid crank. Andrew deploys what might be called the ontological defense of Ron Paul, as follows: 1) Ron Paul is a libertarian. 2) Libertarians espouse individualism. 3) Racism is a form of antiindividualism. 4) Therefore Ron Paul cannot be a racist. That is a demonstration of what
might be called the deductive method of reasoning. But theres another way to study reality: induction. Like this: 1) Ron Paul has again and again exploited bigotry, paranoia, and hate as fundraising devices. 2) Ron Paul is a libertarian. 3) So yes, I guess it is possible for a libertarian to do that. Heres my question for Ron Paul supporters: why the denial of the undeniable? Perhaps you like Pauls message of legalized marijuana? Why not just say so? You dont think its important to stop Iran from gaining nuclear weapons? Argue it forthrightly. If you regard Social Security and Medicare as literally the moral equivalents of slavery, go ahead, make your case. But all this excuse-making, special pleading and jiggering of the rules of evidence so as to exculpate Ron Paul from the record of his whole political life? For what? This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Six Reasons States Should Be Skeptical of Medicaid Expansion Cost Estimates

Alyene Senger (The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation)
the new expansion population. The Administration projects that it would cost states an extra$3.4 billion a year. Even though the Submitted at 9/13/2012 11:30:59 AM As states weigh their options blended rate has yet to be r e g a r d i n g t h e O b a m a c a r e determined, it will undoubtedly expansion of Medicaid, many put even more strain on state have sought out cost estimates to budgets. See the chart below and assist them. However, in a new read Gonshorowskis new paper paper, Heritage experts Ed to see different scenarios for each H a i s l m a i e r a n d D r e w state. Gonshorowski caution state Reduced state spending on the l a w m a k e r s t h a t s t a t e c o s t uninsured is unlikely. Some estimates rest on key assumptions, estimates of state spending with a s o m e o f w h i c h m a y b e Medicaid expansion include questionable. savings from reduced spending on There are six reasons state cost the uninsured. Haislmaier and estimates could be unreliable: Gonshorowski explain, Under The Medicaid federal match Obamacare, it is even more rate could be lower in the future. implausible to assume state As it stands now, the federal s a v i n g s f r o m c u t t i n g government is supposed to pay at uncompensated care payments, least 90 percent of the expansion since any state payment cuts costs. However, the Presidents would have to be imposed in fiscal year 2013 budget has addition to Obamacares federal already proposed a change to payment cuts. Medicaid federal match rates Accounting for the woodwork beginning in 2017, turning it into effect. The woodwork effect a b l e n d e d r a t e t h a t w o u l d refers to individuals that were encompass Medicaid, CHIP, and eligible for, but not enrolled in,
not the increased rate of the expansion population, thus leading to greater costs for states. Higher administrative costs. Administrative costs add about 5.5 percent on top of Medicaid spending, with states share of that spending averaging around 45 percent. Obamacares Medicaid expansion will not increase the federal match for administrative costs but will nonetheless increase total administrative costs. Potential savings without an expansion. Any cost projection should include an estimate of the savings a state would incur if those persons between 100 percent and 138 percent of the federal poverty level were enrolled in the federally subsidized exchanges, where the federal government is responsible for all spending. The appropriateness of the tax Medicaid under previous law and revenue estimate. The authors e n r o l l i n 2 0 1 4 d u e t o t h e explain, In theory, new federal expansion and new exchanges. spending from the Obamacare This population would still Medicaid expansion will be receive the old federal match rate, income to someone (e.g., various
health care providers) who will then pay state taxes on that income. The assumptions that are made regarding the amount of new state tax revenue from that income determines how much a state will spend or save with a Medicaid expansion. Haislmaier and Gonshorowski warn, There is an old adage that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. When it comes to studies purporting to show positive state fiscal effects from adopting Obamacares Medicaid expansion, state lawmakers should keep that folk wisdom in mind. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Cairo Embassy Statement in Tune with Obama U.N. Resolution

Helle Dale (The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:56:53 PM
The statement Tuesday from the U.S. embassy in Cairo apologizing to Muslims and condemning the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslimseven as an angry, threatening mob was gathering outside the embassy compoundwas no aberration. Though subsequently denounced by both the White House and the State Department, it has to be seen as part and parcel of Obama Administration policy, and it is not surprising at all that it would be the first reaction of the embassys communication staff. As recently as December 19, 2011, the U.S. voted for and was instrumental in passing U.N. Resolution 16/18 against religious intolerance, condemning the stereotyping, negative profiling and stigmatization of people based on their religion. While this may sound innocuous, it was the latest incarnation of a highly controversial anti-blasphemy resolution that has been pushed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the United
Nations since 1999. The real aim of the antiblasphemy resolution is not to protect religion but to clamp down on freedom of expression. Accordingly, defamation of religion, by the definition of the 56-member OIC, could include things such as satirizing Mohammed in a newspaper cartoon or a YouTube video, criticism of Sharia law, or security check profiling. A report by the New Yorkbased Human Rights
First listed more than 50 cases in 15 countries where the enforcement of blasphemy laws have resulted in death sentences and long prison terms as well as arbitrary detentions, and have sparked assaults, murders, and mob attacks. The U.N. anti-blasphemy resolution has been put to the vote by the OIC in the Human Rights Councils every year since 1999 and in the General Assembly every year since 2005. It has
Poland, whose representative wonderedrightlywhy the only example of interfaith dialogue mentioned in the resolution was located in Saudi Arabia. The compromise negotiated by Hillary Clintons State Department included a nod to freedom of expression. Said U.S. ambassador at large for international religious freedom Suzan Johnson Cook, We must denounce offensive speech whenever we encounter itbut our commitment to universal principles makes clear that faith must never be a crime and religion must never be used as an excuse to stifle freedom of expression. Cooks message doesnt seem to have reached the violent mobs attacking U.S. embassies in the passed every year, but it receives Middle East under the pretext of a dwindling number of votes. hurt religious feelings. Most Western democracies have This entry passed through the voted against, seeing it correctly Full-Text RSS service if this is as a threat to free speech. your content and you're reading it Last December, the Obama on someone else's site, please read Administration, during three days the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentof closed negotiations at Foggy only/faq.php#publishers. Five Bottom, brokered a compromise Filters recommends: Incinerating for the implementation that Assange - The Liberal Media Go allowed the controversial measure To Work. to pass the U.N. General Assembly unanimously. The only country to voice concern was
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Chicago Teachers Union Strike: A Parents Perspective

Dani Doane (The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation)
my child, or is this just a 93 job where the teachers count the hours until they are free from their charges? Submitted at 9/13/2012 12:24:46 PM This week marked the second Even if the strike had happened week of school in Virginia for my during the summer or end of the two elementary-level children. school year, those relationships And as I began to navigate the would have occurred. But, get to know you phase of the because its happening at the new school year, I had a beginning of the school year, they dismaying new perspective on the never even got off the ground. current teacher union strike in Shame on the unions for forcing Chicago. teachers to break this necessary There are a lot of issues that are bond at the very beginning of raised in the current situation what should have been a happening in Chicago. But what I wonderfully exciting year for most started to consider is the Chicago students and parents. longer-term damage this may Dani Doane is Director of have in the school atmosphere. Government Studies at The Every parent wants the best Heritage Foundation and has two school, the optimal learning know that this is the year they will trust that parents will reinforce on those students they get to children in elementary school in e n v i r o n m e n t , a n d t h e m o s t finally learn to read chapter books these classroom lessons at home spend the next nine months Fairfax County, Virginia. dedicated teachers for their or figure out algebra or master the and instill a sense of respect for teaching. But in Chicago, even This entry passed through the children. We see movies like periodic table. the classroom and teachers. when this strike is over, there will Full-Text RSS service if this is Dead Poets Society and think, I At the most fundamental level, That is what makes the timing of be underlying resentment and your content and you're reading it want my kids to be inspired to t h e r e n e e d s t o b e a t r u s t this strike so damaging. This is questions. on someone else's site, please read learn like that! We are thrilled relationship between parent and the time of year when the students The unions chose to put the the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentwhen the kids come home with teacher. Parents should be able to a r e l e a r n i n g a b o u t t h e i r learning of hundreds of thousands only/faq.php#publishers. Five stories about how great their count on the teachers to do their teacherswhich ones give a lot of children in jeopardy. And each Filters recommends: Incinerating teachers are or some positive best to educate their children and of homework, who runs the after- parent now will ask themselves: Assange - The Liberal Media Go learning tidbit. We go to the back- help them achieve their goals. school activities, etc. Similarly, As a result of union action, are the To Work. to-school nights hoping to connect And teachers need to be able to teachers should be getting a read teachers there to educate and help with our childrens teachers and
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Details and Errors Emerge Yemen Embassy in Behghazi Consulate Stormed by Attack Protesters
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from Libyan and U.S. officials, and from locals who watched Submitted at 9/13/2012 8:08:03 AM what began as a protest on Via Retuers: Tuesday against a crudely made Diplomats had long been on their American film that insults the guard in Benghazi, a city that was Prophet Mohammad spiral into the cradle of Libyas Western- violence and a military-style backed revolution but also home assault on U.S. troops, point to a to Islamists who have attacked series of unfortunate choices amid foreign envoys. Yet a long night the confusion and fear. The of mayhem in which the U.S. actions of Libyan former rebel c o n s u l a t e w a s o v e r r u n a n d fighters assigned to help guard the torched, the ambassador lost and lightly fortified compound may dying alone in the smoke while also face scrutiny. Libyan officers rescuers ran into a deadly ambush suggested that sympathy for the as they sought to save survivors, popular anger at the slight to their s e e m e d t o o v e r w h e l m U . S . religion, as well as simple fear security procedures. Accounts under heavy fire, meant the
guards may have done little to defend the walls. And we still dont know all the details. I predict the story get much worse and the key question is why the ambassador didnt have a proper security detail. Greg Pollowitz This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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perimeter and reached the compound grounds, although they Submitted at 9/13/2012 8:13:34 AM did not enter the main building Via AP: housing the offices. Angry young Chanting death to America, men brought down the U.S. flag hundreds of protesters angered by in the courtyard, burned it and an anti-Islam film stormed the replaced it with a black banner U.S. Embassy compound in bearing Islams declaration of Yemens capital and burned the faith There is no God but American flag on Thursday, the Allah.. . . latest in a series of attacks on Updates to follow. . American diplomatic missions in . G r e g P o l l o w i t z the Middle East. American This entry passed through the missions have been attacked in Full-Text RSS service if this is three Arab nations Yemen, your content and you're reading it Egypt and Libya that have on someone else's site, please read faced persistent unrest and are the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentstruggling to restore law and order only/faq.php#publishers. Five after last years revolts deposed Filters recommends: Incinerating their authoritarian regimes. Assange - The Liberal Media Go Protesters smashed windows as To Work. they breached the embassy
eBay straightens out its logo after 17 years

Donald Melanson (Engadget)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 2:39:00 PM
A lot has changed on the internet over the last 17 years, but one of the small constants has been eBay's decidedly 90s logo, which has remained colorful and offkilter as others have shifted with
the trends. Now, after all these years, it's finally making a clean break (mostly). The company today took the wraps off a whole new logo, one that retains the old colors but does away with the overlapping, non-conformist letters -- or, as eBay President Devin Wenig puts it, a logo that's
"rooted in our proud history and reflects a dynamic future." You
can find the company's full explanation of the change at the link below, and look for the logo itself to actually be put into use by eBay in mid-October. Filed under: Internet, Alt eBay straightens out its logo after 17 years originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Sep 2012
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Al-Sadr Militia in Iraq Now Making Threats Over Film

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the film. Protests against the film erupted in Baghdad on Thursday Submitted at 9/13/2012 10:17:35 AM and in the city of Basra, 420 km Via Reuters: (260 miles) southeast of the An Iraqi militia that carried out capital. Hundreds of followers of some of the most prominent anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Moqtada al attacks on foreigners during the -Sadr took to the streets calling on Iraq war on Thursday threatened the Iraqi government to close the U.S. interests in the country over U.S. embassy. . . a film that has triggered protests Of course he is. . in Libya, Egypt and Yemen. The . G r e g P o l l o w i t z offence caused to the messenger This entry passed through the (Prophet Mohammad) will put all Full-Text RSS service if this is American interests in danger and your content and you're reading it we will not forgive them for that, on someone else's site, please read Seth Fiegerman (Mashable!) said Qais al-Khazali, leader of the the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content- Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:12:49 PM Asaib al-Haq militia. The U.S. only/faq.php#publishers. Five ambassador to Libya and three Filters recommends: Incinerating Apple's decision to switch to a other staff were killed overnight Assange - The Liberal Media Go smaller dock connector for the iPhone 5 may frustrate consumers on Tuesday in an attack on the To Work. whose old cables and accessories U.S. consulate in Benghazi over are essentially rendered obsolete, but it should give Apple and other iPhone accessories manufacturers a nice little revenue boost. Apple will generate about $40 million in revenue in the next fiscal quarter from customers (news photos - Google News) benders and mental breakdowns, worldwide paying for cables that there are few things in Hollywood Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:29:55 PM that aren't controlled by publicists, Kristen Stewart Cheating Photos so it's no surprise that there are Are Fake, Claims Conspiracy conspiracy theorists who believe Theory Video the photos are fake and the entire Huffington Post cheating scandal... With the exception of drug and more
Apple Will Make At Least $100 Million From New iPhone 5 Dock Cables
work with the iPhone 5's new dock connector and at least $100 million in revenue from the new cables over the course of the next year, according to an estimate provided to Mashable by Michael Morgan, a senior analyst with ABI Research covering mobile devices. Morgan predicts that Apple will ship 47 milli Continue reading... More About: apple, dock connector, iphone
Apple to Start Taking iPhone 5 Pre-Orders After Midnight on Friday

Samantha Murphy (Mashable!)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:08:03 PM
Kristen Stewart Cheating Photos Are Fake, Claims Conspiracy Theory Video - Huffington Post
Have your sights set on the iPhone 5 and can't wait any longer? Those itching to get their hands on Apple's next-generation smartphone will be able to preorder it starting at 12:01 a.m. PT on Friday, September 14. Apple told Mashable that it will open its online store for eager customers one minute after midnight on the West Coast. Because of the time change, brave East Coasters will have to wait until 3:01 a.m. ET to be among the first to pre-order the iPhone 5. While that means a late night for some Apple fanatics, at least they'll be able to make their purchases in the comfort of their own pajamas instead of dealing with the long lines expected to hit Apple retail stores at 8 a Continue reading... More About: Mobile, apple, iPhone 5, iphone
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Epoch Times | National, World, China, Sports, Entertainment News

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Man Drives Across USA, Only Uses Bacon As Currency

Stephanie Haberman (Mashable!)
Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:38:11 PM
Josh Sankey needs your help. In a clever marketing move by Oscar Meyer, they have put him in a trailer, filled it with piles and
piles of bacon and are seeing if he can make it coast-to-coast only using their bacon as currency. No coins, no bologna. Just bacon. I need your help. Im driving from NY to LA with no cash and no cardsjust a trailer full of Butcher Thick Cut Bacon to
barter with you for everything I need," Josh explains. On their website, you can propose a barter, see what he needs, and follow his antics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Weird Things Sankey Has Bartered For
New York Jets Tickets: Civil War Artifacts: Someone even got Continue reading...
Chinese Patrol Ships Reach Senkaku Islands The Chinese military deployed its warships to the disputed Senkaku islands, a chain of uninhabited rocks in the East China Sea, amid a weeks-long diplomatic row with Japan. Reading Art: Michelangelos Piet It is said that one needs to believe in oneself if one wants to achieve something. Confidence wasnt something the young Michelangelo was lacking. When the 23-year-old [...] This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Rasmussen: Bounce over, Romney up 7 on economy

Ed Morrissey (Hot Air Top Picks)
candidate but express a preference for one of them in a follow-up question. Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:01:03 PM Perhaps most significantly, posted at 2:01 pm on September Republicans are once again more 13, 2012 by Ed Morrissey engaged in the election than Has Barack Obamas convention Democrats. Forty-nine percent bounce dissipated? According to ( 4 9 % ) o f G O P v o t e r s a r e Rasmussens 3-day tracking poll, following the race on a daily the answer is yes. Mitt Romney basis. Among Democrats, just regained a narrow 1-point edge in 4 2 % a r e t h a t i n t e r e s t e d . todays iteration. In even worse Throughout 2012, Republicans news for Obama, Republicans are h a v e c o n s i s t e n t l y h e l d t h e recovering their enthusiasm: enthusiasm advantage. However, The Rasmussen Reports daily for a few days following the Presidential Tracking Poll for Democratic National Convention Thursday shows Mitt Romney in Charlotte, the presidents party attracting support from 47% of caught up to the GOP on this voters nationwide, while President important measure of potential Obama earns 46% of the vote. turnout. Three percent (3%) prefer some Yesterday at Gallup, the tracking other candidate, and five percent poll results looked much different, (5%) are undecided. with Obama leading Romney by This is the first time in a week 7, 50/43. However, there are a that Romney has held even a couple of important differences to single-point advantage. See daily keep in mind. First, Gallup polls tracking history. Romney is now r e g i s t e r e d v o t e r s , w h i l e supported by 18% of white Rasmussen polls likely voters, a Democrats. more predictive technique. Also, Romney has solidified the GOP Gallup uses a 7-day tracking poll, vote and holds a 77-point lead which provides more stability but among Republicans. Thats also means that it tends to catch slightly larger than Obamas 72- trends more slowly. Rasmussens p o i n t a d v a n t a g e a m o n g 3-day sampling would have more Democrats. volatility, but also show trending When leaners are included, its more quickly. Romney 49% and Obama 47%. While the bounce dissipates, Leaners are those who initially R o m n e y s s t a n d i n g o n t h e indicate no preference for either economy has improved. He has a
seven-point lead over Obama on what has been the biggest issue in this election cycle: Half the nations voters now trust Mitt Romney more than President Obama when it comes to dealing with the troubled U.S. economy, the number one issue on their minds as they go to the polls. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 50% of Likely U.S. Voters trust Romney more when it comes to handling the economy. Fortythree percent (43%) trust the president more. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Although Romney has consistently led the president in regular surveying when it comes to the economy, this is the highest level of trust hes earned since May when 51% expressed more confidence in him. The gap between the two candidates had narrowed to four points 48% to 44% by late last month. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans and 15% of Democrats have more faith in Romney when it comes to the economy. Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Democrats and eight percent (8%) of GOP voters trust Obama more. Voters not affiliated with either party are almost evenly divided: 44% for Romney, 42% for Obama. Every other issue polled by
Rasmussen shows both candidates in a virtual tie, within the margin of error. Obama does best on national security, but only scores a 46/43 lead on that issue although hes +9 among independents, 45/36. Rasmussen pointedly notes that half of this poll was taken prior to the assassination of an American ambassador on the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, however, and questions arising about security preparations may quickly erode that lead, too. Interestingly, there is a huge gender gap on the economy question, but not in the way one would predict from the media conventional wisdom. Obama narrowly leads among women, 47 /44, but trails by 17 among men and cant even get to 40%, 39/56. Thats a +14 for Romney in the gender gap, which also happens to be the largest gender gap on any of the issues polled by Rasmussen. Finally, since I offered a buzzkill perspective on Florida yesterday, lets take a look at a new poll from the Sunshine State, reported by the Miami Heralds Marc Caputo: The Associated Industries of Florida business group has released snippets of a survey taken by Mclaughlin & Associates, a firm that typically
polls for Republicans, which finds Mitt Romney clinging to an inside -the-error-margin lead over President Obama, 50-47%, among likely voters. Thats an improvement of 5 points for Romney since August and a 3-point increase for Obama since the end of the Republican and Democratic conventions. Those previous AIF numbers differed from another preconvention surveys from Quinnipiac University and CNN/ Time/ORC(Although Public Policy Polling, which typically surveys for Democrats, found Obama up by just 1 before and after the conventions). Some of that is driven by the better off question, which Obama loses by 15 points, 40/55. Caputo has more info on the crosstabs, but I dont see anything about sample composition, so its hard to know how much to rely on this survey, which isnt exactly independent. Still, its worth at least a look. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Update: People always accusing us of banning things ban big sodas in NYC
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supermarkets or most convenience stores. I like the way its couched as a Submitted at 9/13/2012 1:41:52 PM brave new front in the war on bad posted at 2:41 pm on September health. One member of the health 13, 2012 by Mary Katharine Ham board dared to abstain from the It is finished. vote saying, I am still skeptical. New York Citys Board of Health T h i s i s n o t c o m p r e h e n s i v e opened up a new, experimental enough. DOES HE WANT front in the war on obesity PEOPLE TO DIE? Thursday, passing a rule banning Opponents of the measure will sales of big sodas and other continue to fight: sugary drinks at restaurants, Opponents, who cast the issue as concession stands, and other an infringement on personal eateries. freedom and called Mayor The regulation, which was M i c h a e l B l o o m b e r g a n proposed in the spring by Mayor overbearing nanny, vowed to Michael Bloomberg and approved continue their fight, possibly by by panel of health experts after going to court in the hopes of several months of review, puts a blocking or overturning the 16-ounce size limit on cups and measure before it takes effect in b o t t l e s o f n o n - d i e t s o d a , March. sweetened teas, and other calorie- Its sad that the board wants to packed beverages. limit our choices. We are smart The ban will apply in fast-food e n o u g h t o m a k e o u r o w n j o i n t s , m o v i e h o u s e s a n d decisions about what to eat and Broadway theaters, workplace drink, Liz Berman, a business cafeterias, and most other places owner and chairwoman of New selling prepared food. Yorkers for Beverage Choices, It doesnt cover beverages sold in said in a statement.
Ah yes, opponents cast the issue as an infringement on personal freedom, whereas the nanny statists [open] up a new, experimental front in the war on obesity. I may never understand why people routinely tolerate these everyday, ever-present intrusions from those who think were too dumb to take care of ourselves while also being very cross indeed about a fabricated ban on contraception, which amounts to my blocking access but not going personally to the CVS, slapping my $20 down, and delivering access unto their doorstep. The score remains: 2 liberal mayors who tried to ban a fried chicken joint in major U.S. cities, 1 liberal ( Independent) mayor who banned sodas, and 0 conservative mayors whove tried to ban contraception. This is why the podcast is called The War on Bacon. It is coming, and we must gird ourselves for battle if we wish to save cured meats. After all, obesity is the biggest
threat to national security. Meanwhile, a Massachusetts pie maker opted out of the EBT (food stamp) program at her local farmers market saying: The EBT program, or the SNAP benefits, its the old food stamp program, and theyre originally designed to provide nutritional foods for folks who cant afford to buy them on their own. Fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, cheese, products like that. What we make are a luxury or a gourmet dessert, which does not fit that criteria. And I just dont believe that the taxpayers money should be spent buying luxury or gourmet desserts for people who are having trouble putting nutritional food on their table in the first place. Andrea Tabers decision about how to run her private business in order to discourage taxpayer funding of unhealthy eating caused a bit of a firestorm. Id love to see a Venn diagram of those who support Bloombergs pioneering nanny-state work via government force but oppose
Tabers decision. Heres Ever So Humble pie company, if youd like to show her some love. The owner of the farmers market, who implemented the program, has released a joint statement with Taber saying shes welcome to opt out and remain part of the farmers market, and Taber says the e-mail feedback shes gotten has been overwhelmingly positive. In other news, organic food isnt that much better for you, food labeling doesnt change food choices, and salts not really bad for you. Bon appetit! Front page photo courtesy of Jake Brewer. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Kids' 9/11 Assignment Draws Parent Outrage

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Outrage over 4th graders' 9/11 assignment Is the sense of unity Americans felt after 9/11 gone? Parents of some elementary school students in Texas are furious over a class assignment in which children were asked to draw highly disturbing images depicting the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The fourth-grade teacher gave specific instructions to students at Hughey Elementary School in El Paso, Ivie Gremillion, a parent of one of the students, told KFOXTV in El Paso. We had to draw the boom cloud, the planes hitting, and people jumping out of the windows, Gremillion's daughter told her after the assignment was given out on Monday. "We regret the insensitivity that this action may have caused and ... extend our sincere apologies. - El Paso school officials The drawing by Gremillions daughter depicted people jumping out of burning buildings yelling, 'Help,' and 'I love you,' while
another student's drawing showed a person saying: 'One way ticket to heaven.' "That's something that kids should get in trouble for drawing, Gremillion said. That's people being murdered, committing suicide. The lesson, however, did not stop there, Gremillion said. "The Afghans did this because they hate all of us and want to kill
all of us,'" Gremillion claims the teacher told her daughter. Gremillion said her husband, who joined the Army because of Sept. 11 attacks, will be deployed to Afghanistan by the end of 2012. "She's like, 'My dad's going to die,'" Gremillion quoted her daughter as saying. Gremillion said her neighbor's son, who drew another similar picture, was also emotionally
affected by the assignment. "He was under the impression this happens every 9/11, and he was scared to leave his house and go to school yesterday," she said. Gremillion said shed like a counselor to address the class to clarify the events of that day without the gruesome details. "She doesn't need to know that, not at her age," said Gremillion. "The way she worded [it] is just
teaching racism and hate for an entire nation, and that's not OK. In a statement to KFOXTV.com, El Paso Independent School District officials apologized for the assignment and said they spoke to the teacher, who said the terrorist attacks were part of a class discussion and that students were asked to draw something KIDS' page 64
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'Nuclear time bomb:' Downed K-27 submarine must be lifted out

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badly-trained crew made a futile attempt to fix it. Instead of solving the problem, they were Image from www.bellona.org exposed to fatal doses of A S o v i e t K - 2 7 s u b m a r i n e radiation. Nine seamen died, most suffered a nuclear accident before of them in hospital in agony from being dumped at the bottom of the radiation sickness several days Kara Sea 30 years ago. Russia after the accident. The incident may now have to lift the sub from was kept secret by the Soviet dangerously shallow waters government for decades, and the before an uncontrolled chain families of the victims received reaction causes fatal damage. no compensation. Radiation leakages will come After repeated plans to redesign sooner or later if we just leave the the sub, Soviet authorities decided K-27 there. The sub has already it was easier to dispose of it, and been on the seafloor for 30 years, towed the vessel to a remote test and it was rusty even before it site in the Kara Sea, near the w a s s u n k e n . L e a k a g e s o f Arctic Ocean, in 1981. radioactivity under water are Although international guidelines nearly impossible to clean up, say decommissioned vessels Thomas Nilsen, a nuclear safety should be buried at least 3,000 expert who has extensively meters under the sea, the Soviet mapped radioactive waste on the Navy scuttled it at around 75 Arctic seabed, told RT. meters. Equipped with an experimental Now, what was once one of the liquid-coolant nuclear engine, the most remote places on Earth has K-27 was ill-fated from its launch become a hub of commercial in 1962. It made only three activity, with the melting ice caps voyages, the last of which, in providing greater opportunities 1968, ended in tragedy. for shipping, and oil companies A short way from its base in the waiting to drill the seabed below B a r e n t s S e a , i t s r e a c t o r the waves. malfunctioned, and the brave but Earlier this year, environmental
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NGO Bellona claimed that the submarine may be reaching critical status, and now a joint Russian-Norwegian expedition is studying the site of the accident. It is expected to publish its findings in the coming weeks.. - Big Oil to the rescue Experts believe that the sub will eventually have to be removed from its current resting place. "Russia must take responsibility for their own waste financially, Bellonas Igor Koudrik told the Barents Observer newspaper. But so far, the government has not allocated any funds towards the operation. Nilsen believes that the operation will be expensive costingtens of millions of euro and hazardous. Our challenge today is to find a way to lift it without shaking the reactors so much that an uncontrolled chain-reaction doesn't start. If that happens, a large amount of radioactivity can leak out to the fragile Arctic marine environment, Nilsen said. The increasing presence of energy companies will not necessarily add to the problem,
but could provide a solution if they pay for the lifting of the sub. Russian giant Rosneft is conducting a seismic study of the Kara Sea, with a view to drilling its rich oil reserves. The potential profits could make the multimillion-euro extraction costs seem a fair price to pay for avoiding a nuclear accident. Unfortunately, even if the danger of the K-27 is defused, others still lurk at the bottom of the sea. The Russian government has recently released archives showing that there are 17,000 containers of radioactive waste, 19 ships contaminated ships, and 14 nuclear reactors in the Kara Sea and most of these objects have been decaying there since the Soviet era This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
Photos: Memorial for Neil Armstrong at National Cathedral NewsNet5.com

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US, Libya: Envoy Murders Timed To 9/11, Used Protests as Cover

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A Libyan official said Thursday that the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was a planned, two-part operation that included a raid on a supposedly secret safe house -- an account that comports with what a top U.S. lawmaker told Fox News a day earlier. On Wednesday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told Fox News that the strike was a "coordinated, military-style" operation. Wanis al-Sharef, eastern Libya's deputy interior minister, then said on Thursday the attacks were suspected to have been timed to mark the 9/11 anniversary and that the militants used civilians protesting an anti-Islam film as cover for their action. The same official also told Reuters that arrests have been made in connection with the investigation. It's unclear whether those arrested are chief suspects. Sharef said "some people have been arrested," but stressed the Libyan government is still "gathering evidence." Separately, Sharef offered new details about the operation behind
the attack Tuesday. He said U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and another official were killed in the consulate, but that the attackers timed a second wave on the safe house just as Libyan and U.S. security forces were arriving to rescue evacuated consulate staff. He said that second wave killed two more Americans and wounded nearly 30 Libyans and Americans. The comments continued to
contradict initial reports that the attack was a product of angry and violent protests over an anti-Islam film. Rogers told Fox News he has "no doubt" it was a planned attack and had nothing to do with the film. "It was a coordinated, militarystyle, commando-type raid," Rogers said. Based on his own briefings, Rogers said "military movements" were involved. "This was a well- planned, welltargeted event. No doubt about it,"
Rogers said. He said the Al Qaeda -linked Imprisoned Omar Abdul Rahman Brigades is one group being looked at by officials. Senior Obama administrations who discussed the attack late Wednesday could not say whether it was coordinated or spontaneous. But they, too, described a twophase assault. They said the attack started at about 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday, when the main consulate
building started taking fire. Shortly before midnight, everybody in that building was evacuated to a nearby annex. However, at midnight the annex came under fire as well. During the two-hour attack, officials said, two more Americans were killed. Fox News' Catherine Herridge and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Print US, page 65
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Feds: Sebelius Broke Law By Campaigning for Obama

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FILE: Oct. 31, 2011: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is seen in the Oval Office at the White House. AP Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated federal law when she campaigned this winter for President Obama, federal investigators announced Wednesday. Sebelius broke the law by making extemporaneous partisan remarks during a speech in February at a Human Rights Campaign Event in Charlotte, N.C., according to the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). She made the comments in the city that would later host the Democratic National Convention. "One of the imperatives is to make sure that we not only come together here in Charlotte to present the nomination to the president, but we make sure that in November, he continues to be president for another four years," Sebelius said, according to the agency and reported first by The Hill newspaper. The agency said Sebelius comments violated the Hatch Act,
which prohibits public officials from campaigning in an official capacity. The agency said the Department of Health and Human Services after the event reclassified the trip from official to political and that the federal government was reimbursed for related costs. However, the OSC still concluded Sebelius had violated federal law and has sent the report to the president -- the procedure for a government official
appointed by a president and confirmed by the Senate. OSC spokeswoman Ann OHanlon said there is no formal rule for dealing with an appointed official in violation of the act. However, the agency investigates at least 100 cases such cases annually with a great majority of them being resolved internally and violators getting a suspension. O'Hanlon said the remaining cases are sent to the Merit System Protection Board, which can
decide to terminate the employment of non-appointed federal employees or give them a 30-day suspension. Still, Maureen Ferguson and Ashley McGuire of the Catholic Association are calling for Sebelius resignation. Throughout her tenure at Health and Human Services, most of Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' actions have advanced the president's political interests, they said in a joint statement.
Sebelius could not be reached late Wednesday afternoon, but her response to the findings is supposed to be in the report forwarded to the president. She also discussed state politics in the Feb. 25 speech, urging voters to defeat a ballot proposal opposing gay marriage and to elect a Democratic governor, according to The Hill. Print FEDS: page 65
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Federal Reserve announces QE3
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they learned during that lesson. Some students, school officials said, depicted images of police officers and firefighters who were labeled as heroes. EPISD is very concerned about RT (News RSS : Today) policy tools as appropriate until same respojnse. the images that were drawn in such improvement is achieved in "QE1 failed, QE2 failed, so I'm Submitted at 9/13/2012 11:39:00 AM response to a lesson on the events a context of price stability," the not so sure they would announce Ben S. Bernanke (AFP Photo / F e d r e p o r t s i n a T h u r s d a y QE3, because they'll look like of September 11, the statement read. District and campus Brendan Smialowski) afternoon statement. The decision fools again," Rogers told Yahoo administrators are investigating The Federal Reserve announced to issue the announcement was this week. the specific assignment and are Thursday that they will spent $40 approved on an 11-1 vote. Less than one month ago, billion a month on bond purchases Economists had predicted that the Bernanke warned that QE3 was i n t e r v i e w i n g t h e p e r s o n n e l in an effort to kick-start the US central bank would unveil plans becoming more and more likely, i n v o l v e d . W e r e g r e t t h e economy, the Associated Press for a third-round of a quantitative saying,Taking due account of the insensitivity that this action may have caused and wish to assure reports. easing, or QE3, but the Fed has uncertainties and limits of its Federal Reserve Chairman Ben only hinted at plans for a bond policy tools, the Federal Reserve our community that we will act Bernanke is expected to make a purchasing program until now. will provide additional policy swiftly in this matter and will take public address later today to Last week, Goldman Sachs said, accommodation as needed to any and all appropriate action. We discuss the results of this weeks W i t h t o d a y s A u g u s t promote a stronger economic extend our sincere apologies. Click for more from Federal Open Market Committee employment report showing a r e c o v e r y a n d s u s t a i n e d KFOXTV.com. (FOMC) meeting, but in the nonfarm payroll gain of 96,000 improvement in labor market FOMC confirms that it will keep and an unemployment rate of conditions in a context of price Print Email interest rates"exceptionally low" 8.1% because of a drop in the stability. at least through mid-2015, AP participation rate, we expect a This entry passed through the Share confirms, with the Fed failing to return to unsterilized and probably Full-Text RSS service if this is Comments reveal and an end date to the open-ended asset purchases at the your content and you're reading it Recommend Tweet effort at this time. S e p t e m b e r 1 2 - 1 3 F O M C on someone else's site, please read "If the outlook for the labor m e e t i n g . the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentm a r k e t d o e s n o t i m p r o v e Some critics, including noted only/faq.php#publishers. Five substantially, the committee will investor Jim Rogers, have attested Filters recommends: Incinerating continue its purchases of agency t h a t p r e v i o u s r o u n d s o f Assange - The Liberal Media Go mortgage-backed securities, quantitative easing did little to aid To Work. u n d e r t a k e a d d i t i o n a l a s s e t the faltering economy, and that a purchases and employ its other third attempt may be met with the
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Public discontent: Europeans think euro is bad news

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Chancellor Angela Merkel had handled the economic crisis, a majority (52%) said they approved of her actions. Her approval ratings were highest in the Netherlands (74%), Bulgaria (66%), France (64%), Germany (63%) and Sweden (61%). Disapproval rates, on the other hand, were highest in troubled Italy and Spain (both 63%) and Portugal (61%), three of the countries hit hardest by the economic crisis. However, a majority in Poland (57%) and Slovakia (52%), and a plurality in the United Kingdom (47%) also supported her. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/contentonly/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work.
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Supercomputer built from Raspberry Pi and Lego, managed by humans rather than Minifigs
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through Ethernet. While no one would mistake any one Raspberry Submitted at 9/13/2012 2:03:00 PM Pi for a powerhouse, the sheer I f y o u ' r e a c o m p u t a t i o n a l number of networked devices engineer, there's no question gives the design both some about what you do with the computing grunt and 1TB worth R a s p b e r r y P i : y o u m a k e a of storage in SD cards. Going so s u p e r c o m p u t e r c l u s t e r . small also leads to some truly Researchers at the University of uncommon rackmounting-- team Southampton have followed their lead Simon Cox and his son instincts and built Iridis-Pi, a tiny James grouped the entire array in 64-node cluster based on the two towers of Lego, which likely Raspberry Pi's usual Debian makes it the most adorable Wheezy distribution and linked compute cluster you'll ever see.
There's instructions to help build your own Iridis-Pi at the source link, and the best part is that it won't require a university-level
budget to run. Crafting the exact system you see here costs under2,500 ($4,026), or less than a grown-up supercomputer's
energy bill. Filed under: Desktops Supercomputer built from Raspberry Pi and Lego, managed by humans rather than Minifigs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink TechEye.net| University of Southampton| Email this| Comments
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Munich I Regional Court awarded Cupertino an injunction against Moto devices over the so-called Hope and pray all you want, but "rubber-banding" patent, which the patent wars are far from over. relates to the bounce back The latest chapter in the ongoing animation when scrolling to the game of IP Risk hands Apple a bottom or top of a list. The fate of victory over the Google-owned infringing phones isn't set in stone Motorola Mobility in Germany. If yet, as there's still room for you thought the recent licensing appeal, though, a 25 million deal would put the kibosh on bond would score Apple an further flare ups between the two, e n f o r c e a b l e p r e l i m i n a r y you were sadly mistaken. The injunction. One relatively simple
solution would be for Moto to implement the stock Android "glowing" animation, which would bypass Apple's claims.
Though, an even better solution would be for all parties involved to quit their bickering over patent minutia and focus on making the
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