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Friday, December 23, 2011
The First Legit Intel-Powered Smartphone Plays Blu-ray Quality Video Without Breaking a Sweat [Intel]
Monday, December 19, 2011
Android 4.0.3 announced, bringing 'variety of optimizations and bug fixes' to phones and tablets
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Video: Volunteers scramble to bring Christmas joy
We'll focus on?efforts to help veterans find?jobs and deal with health and family problems. "One of the great blessings in my life has been the exposure I've received to the military?active duty, in the field and veterans,"?says Brian Williams. "They are America?s genuine heroes, and it's a privilege to use our platforms at NBC News to honor all that they have done."
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Egypt's military police clash with protesters (AP)
CAIRO ? Security forces stormed a protest camp outside Egypt's Cabinet building, expelling demonstrators calling for an end to military rule, just as officials were counting votes Friday in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary elections.
The clashes underlined simmering tensions between activists and security officers and threatened to ignite a new round of violence after two peaceful days of voting in an election considered the freest and fairest vote in the country's modern history.
Clashes erupted as demonstrators were camped out in front of the Cabinet building, demanding that the country's military rulers transfer power immediately to a civilian authority. The sit-in was in its third week.
The military took over after longtime President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular revolt in February. Rights groups and activists charge that the military is carrying on the practices of the old regime, including arresting and beating dissidents.
Protesters at the Cabinet building said the clashes began Thursday evening after soldiers severely beat a young man who was taking part in the sit-in.
Hundreds of people rushed to join the protest after online video and photos showed people carrying the wounded man. The pictures showed his face and eyes bruised and swollen, his head wrapped in gauze and blood dripping from his nose.
Witnesses accused military police of snatching the man from near the sit-in and beating him inside parliament, near Cabinet headquarters. Then protesters threw rocks and firebombs at military police.
Activist Hussein Hammouda said the military responded by throwing rocks and aiming water cannons from inside the gates of the nearby parliament building.
"Tensions between the people and security officers is so enflamed that anything that happens just blows up. There is no trust between the two sides," said Hammouda, who resigned from the police in 2005 to protest police practices.
Egypt's state news agency said at least four wounded people were taken to a nearby hospital and that a fire had broken out in a nearby government building as a result of the clashes.
State TV broadcast images of plainclothes security officers throwing rocks at protesters from the parliament building.
Protester Mostafa Sheshtawy said security forces burned protesters' tents overnight and ended the sit-in calling for an end to military rule. Dozens of people had been camped out in front of Cabinet headquarters following violence in Tahrir Square in late November, when more than 40 people were killed in clashes with security personnel.
Dissatisfied with the military's handling of Egypt's transition, protesters Friday chanted "Down with military rule" and "The people want the execution of the Field Marshal," referring to Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi, head of the military council.
Sheshtawy said dozens of protesters were being treated for their wounds Friday at a nearby field hospital.
"It's pretty ironic that the military is throwing rocks at protesters from the parliament building, where a sign is hanging that says democracy is the power of the people," Sheshtawy said.
The young activists who led the protests against Mubarak have not translated that success into results at the polls, where Islamist parties won a clear majority of seats in the first round of voting last month over the more liberal parties that emerged from the uprising. Results from this week's second round are expected in the coming days, with the rest of the country set to vote next month.
Images of troops protecting polling centers and soldiers carrying the elderly to the polls have served to boost the military's image as guardians of the country among the many Egyptians who support military rule until presidential elections scheduled for next year. The military remains the ultimate authority on all matters of state in absence of a president.
The second round of voting took place Wednesday and Thursday in nine of the country's 27 provinces. It covered vast rural areas where the religious stand of Islamist parties has strong support.
The violence erupted on the same day that a campaign was launched to urge Egyptians to buy Egyptian-made goods to boost the country's battered economy in the wake of continued unrest.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Police search for motive in deadly office shooting (AP)
IRWINDALE, Calif. ? Terrified employees hid under desks and barricaded themselves behind locked doors after a utility company office worker went on a shooting rampage, killing two co-workers and critically wounding two others before taking his own life, police said.
The shooting around 1:30 p.m. Friday at Southern California Edison offices in a business park outside Los Angeles forced a lockdown of a large office complex and nearby schools as officers from surrounding cities and the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's SWAT team responded.
"This is one of the most horrible days in our company's history," said Edison International Chairman and CEO Ted Craver. "We are deeply saddened by today's tragic events."
A man and a woman were wounded by gunfire and were listed in critical condition at local hospitals, said Sheriff's Lt. Holly Francisco.
Three men were killed in the shooting ? two bodies were found on the scene and a third died en route to a hospital. Four of the shooting victims were company employees and the fifth was a contract worker.
"As far as we know there was one shooting suspect, period," Baldwin Park police Capt. Michael Taylor said.
Craver was careful not to provide identifying details for the victims, saying the company was still working to contact family members.
There was no immediate word on what prompted the gunfire.
Police could not confirm media reports that at least two of the targeted victims were believed to be company managers.
No gunfire was exchanged after officers arrived.
In the hours after the shooting, police cars, ambulances and fire trucks surrounded the building, and dozens of workers emerged with their hands over their heads.
The complex is surrounded by a fence and patrolled by a security guard. Employees need a security card to get into the building, said Gil Alexander, a spokesman for Southern California Edison. About 230 employees work in the building where the shooting took place, and about 1,100 employees work in the complex.
The utility's office is in a complex of buildings that also includes a business called California Lighting Sales.
Cindy Gutierrez, the controller for that company, said employees there didn't hear gunshots and didn't realize anything was amiss until building management announced over the intercom that everyone should stay indoors.
Two nearby schools were locked for about two hours after the shooting and no one on the campuses was hurt.
Irwindale is a small industrial city of about 1,400 residents in the San Gabriel Valley, 22 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. It is home to the Irwindale Speedway auto racetrack and large rock and gravel quarries.
Southern California Edison is one of its largest companies, employing 2,100 people.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Online Puppy Mills Discovered in HSUS Investigation (ContributorNetwork)
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is warning people to stay away from online dog breeders, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The results of a three-month investigation revealed many pure bred dogs for sale on the Internet are raised in puppy mills. The largest offender is a seller called Purebred Breeders which operates 800 websites, according to the Plain Dealer.
The HSUS is suing Purebred Breeders on behalf of all customers who purchased an ill or dying dog. The U.S. Congress is currently considering legislation which would regulate large breeders who sell dogs directly to consumers, according to the Plain Dealer. The USDA only regulates breeders who sell to pet stores.
Ohioans shared their thoughts on the HSUS investigation and pending puppy mill legislation via email, instant messaging, in-person interviews and Twitter.
* "The fact that Puebred Breeders have 800 websites is suspicious. Why would you ever need more than one website? The results stacking tactics do indicate a deceptive nature. The photos in the Plain Dealer story were disgusting. Animals should not be stacked in wire cages and closed away from human contact like that. I hope the HSUS wins its lawsuit and gets the company closed down." -- Rhonda Grosworth, website designer, Cincinnati.
* "The federal puppy mill legislation is long past due. Any person or business which sells living creatures should have some type of oversight. I had no idea the USDA only checked on breeders who sell to pet stores. The Internet and a lack of supervisor allows puppy mill operators to have free reign. Only sick people can enjoy making money off the misery of animals." -- Rashawna Eastman, Ohio State University graduate student, Columbus.
* "I am glad that both our state government and federal elected officials are finally getting serious about putting an end to puppy mills. It took far too many years fro animal rights organizations and concerned Americans putting the issue in front of the public for changes to occur. Pet Land in Chillicothe only buys from local breeders and keeps a book with images of the dogs with breeders and contract information to prove their pets do not come from puppy mills." -- Sean Harris, auto plant worker, Kingston.
* "There are so many dogs at local shelters and rescue centers, there is no need to go spend hundreds or a few thousands dollars on a puppy. If you absolutely must have a specific breed of dog, then search online for local breeders and go visit their kennel before making a purchase. Making a promise to care for another living creature is a serious commitment and should not be taken lightly." -- Torie Roosevelt, non-profit agency representative, Athens.
* "I don't typically agree with handing the federal government more power or infringing upon the ability of someone to operate a business, but the puppy mill case is different. The only way a law can curtail the animal cruelty is by making mandates at the federal level. Children will play with these dogs that have not been socialized well or even kept in clean conditions. The whole scenario is horrible." -- Brook Matthews, retired pediatric nurse, Belpre.
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Bonds' sentencing brings BALCO saga near a close
FILE - This April 13, 2011 file photo shows former baseball player Barry Bonds leaving federal court in San Francisco. The sentencing of Bonds will bring the federal government?s nearly decade long investigation of a Northern California-based steroids ring to an anti-climactic end, barring an appeal. Bonds is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, in San Francisco. Federal sentencing guidelines suggest a prison sentence of between 15 months and 21 months. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
FILE - This April 13, 2011 file photo shows former baseball player Barry Bonds leaving federal court in San Francisco. The sentencing of Bonds will bring the federal government?s nearly decade long investigation of a Northern California-based steroids ring to an anti-climactic end, barring an appeal. Bonds is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, in San Francisco. Federal sentencing guidelines suggest a prison sentence of between 15 months and 21 months. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
FILE - In this March 22, 2011 file photo, Barry Bonds arrives at the federal courthouse for the second day of his trial in San Francisco. The sentencing of Bonds will bring the federal government?s nearly decade long investigation of a Northern California-based steroids ring to an anti-climactic end, barring an appeal. Bonds is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, in San Francisco. Federal sentencing guidelines suggest a prison sentence of between 15 months and 21 months. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)
FILE - In this June 23, 2011, file photo, former San Francisco Giants baseball player Barry Bonds leaves the federal courthouse in San Francisco after a hearing in his trial. In court documents filed late Thursday, Dec. 8, prosecutors objected to a recommendation by a federal probation officer that Bonds get only probation when he's sentenced for obstruction of justice on Dec. 16. Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to send former baseball slugger Bonds to prison for 15 months. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? The largest federal criminal investigation into sports doping began more than nine years ago with a tax agent digging through the trash of the now notorious Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative. Barring an appeal, the government's work comes to an anti-climactic end Friday when Barry Bonds ? the probe's highest-profile catch ? is sentenced for obstruction of justice.
In between, the federal government spent millions of dollars and untold staff hours obtaining the convictions of 11 people. Six of them, including track star Marion Jones, were ensnared for lying to grand jurors, federal investigators or the court. Five men, including Bonds' personal trainer Greg Anderson, pleaded guilty to steroid distribution charges stemming from their BALCO connections.
The investigation in general ? and the pursuit of Bonds in particular ? ignited a debate over whether the government's long involvement was the best use of public resources.
More than seven years after he testified before a grand jury investigating BALCO, Major League Baseball's all-time home runs leader was convicted on just one of four remaining counts against him. And the jury deadlocked on whether Bonds lied about taking performance enhancing drugs.
Now, federal sentencing guidelines suggest a prison term of between 15 months and 21 months. But federal probation officers are recommending that Bonds receive no time, citing his charitable work, the nature of the crime and his otherwise spotless criminal record. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston has sentenced two other BALCO figures convicted of similar crimes to probation and house arrest.
Was it all worth it?
"It absolutely was," said MacGregor Scott, the former U.S. attorney for Sacramento, now in private practice at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. "It brought a focus and awareness to the steroids issue that wasn't there before."
Scott said prosecutors had to go after Bonds once they concluded he lied to the grand jury when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs and said he allowed only doctors to inject him. Dozens of other athletes testified truthfully, Scott said.
"There aren't two sets of laws, one for Bonds and one for everybody else," Scott said. "The grand jury is the bedrock of the criminal justice system in the United States."
The probe did lead directly to former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell's in-depth investigation of drug use in Major League Baseball and his seminal Mitchell Report, which in turn prompted MLB and its players' union to strengthen their steroids policy.
Yet the relatively short list of convictions leaves some, perhaps most notably the BALCO founder himself, unimpressed.
"Obviously, the BALCO case brought about a greater public awareness regarding the rampant use of drugs at the elite level of sport, which is a good thing," said Victor Conte, the BALCO founder and president ? who spent four months in prison after pleading guilty to steroids distribution. "As the BALCO case comes to a close, I don't think it was the highest and best use of the tens of millions of taxpayer dollars that were spent on the case."
Bonds will have 14 days after his sentencing to file a notice of appeal.
The trial itself ended ambiguously in April about three weeks after it began.
The jury concluded Bonds purposely evaded responding during testimony to a grand jury investigating steroids distribution in sports with a rambling non sequitur to a question about drug injections, and the jurors convicted him of obstruction of justice. But they couldn't reach a unanimous agreement on the heart of the case, deadlocking on three charges alleging Bonds lied to the grand jury when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs and testifying that no one other than his doctors ever injected him.
Prosecutors in September dropped those charges, foregoing another trial and declaring the one conviction showed the value of the Bonds prosecution.
The government's lead investigator, Jeff Novitzky, said Bonds first came to his attention during his weekly Monday night raids of BALCO's trash during the summer and fall of 2002. Novitzky, who was with the Internal Revenue Service then and is now a Food and Drug Administration investigator, said he found a magazine article quoting Bonds as crediting BALCO with helping him pump up and increase his power.
Novitzky gathered more evidence connecting Bonds to BALCO during September 2003 raids of the lab and the home of Greg Anderson, Bonds' personal trainer at the time. Three months later, Bonds was called before the grand jury and granted immunity from prosecution so long as he testified truthfully.
Despite the jury's mixed verdict, prosecutors still insist Bonds lied.
"The evidence at trial demonstrated that Bonds went into the grand jury with the intention of providing false statements and obstructing the grand jury's efforts to get to the truth in the BALCO matter," prosecutors wrote the judge last week seeking a prison sentence of 15 months for the former San Francisco Giants slugger. "Without truthful testimony, the judicial system simply cannot function properly in its mission-to get to justice."
In recommending that Bonds serve a term of house arrest, probation and community service ? but no prison time ? the federal probation department called Bonds' conviction an "aberration" and cited his "significant history of charitable, civic and prior good works" as reasons for the judge to "downward depart" from federal guidelines.
The department's report is confidential, but was cited in part by Bonds' lawyers last week in arguing for probation and volunteer work. Earlier this year, Bonds announced he would pay for the college education of the two children of Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who remains hospitalized after the highly publicized opening day beating in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium.
Bonds' lawyers quote an unidentified nurse writing in a letter to Illston that Bonds often visits sick children at the University of California, San Francisco's Benioff Children's Hospital. He paid for the 2009 renovation of what is now the Barry Bonds Family Foundation Playroom, which he visited in June.
"Barry Bonds is a hero to us at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital," the nurse wrote. "I consider being a character witness for Barry Bonds a privilege."
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