miércoles, 30 de julio de 2008

With Security at Risk, a Push to Patch the Web

With Security at Risk, a Push to Patch the Web

Internet service providers are racing to fix a problem that makes it possible for criminals to divert users to fake sites.

China to Limit Web Access During Games

The International Olympic Committee reportedly agreed to some limitations demanded by the Chinese government.

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Kevin Martin's Open Network Manifesto

The chairman of the F.C.C. hopes that sanctioning Comcast for slowing the use of file-sharing software on its Internet connections will set a precedent for all sorts of networks.

Only a Game? A Fight Over Scrabble Has Web Fans Fuming

The Calcutta-based brothers who developed Scrabulous bowed to legal pressure and barred North American users from playing the game on Facebook.

Workings of Ancient ‘Computer’ Deciphered

The Antikythera Mechanism organized the ancient Greek calendar in the cycles of the Olympiad, researchers say.

Amazon Offers Other Sites Use of Its Payment Service

The Seattle-based online retailer unveiled a new payment service that it will offer other online retailers to use on their Web sites.

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Outsource Your Chores - and Feel Good While You're at It

Serebra Connect is an auction site for services that steers the work to students in developing countries.

Nintendo Reports Profit Gain Due to Wii

Nintendo’s profit surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii shot up, underlining the success of the wand-wielding video game console in attracting novice players.

Comcast Profit Rises 8 Percent

Comcast said its second-quarter profit rose 8 percent as cable TV rates rose and consumers ordered more digital and premium services.

IAC Posts Loss on Charges

IAC/InterActiveCorp posted quarterly results that beat Wall Street forecasts, although charges for its online mortgage and catalog units resulted in a net loss.

Garmin Reports Higher 2Q Profits

Garmin shares dropped after the company forecast limited growth for the rest of the year and said it was delaying its entrance into the cellphone market.

Bits
The Virtuous Competition in Cloud Computing Research

Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard and Intel announced a global research venture to advance cloud computing, stoking healthy competition with other research initiatives backed by other U.S. companies and universities.

Siemens Profit Falls 31 Percent

Siemens said its third-quarter profit fell 31 percent from the same period a year ago, but was buoyed by better orders for power plants.

In Trade Talks, China Shifted on Food

In Trade Talks, China Shifted on Food
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In Trade Talks, China Shifted on Food

Worries about food security appear to have overridden China’s recent role as a defender of free trade. Above, workers building a greenhouse north of Beijing.

Workings of Ancient ‘Computer’ Deciphered

The Antikythera Mechanism organized the ancient Greek calendar in the cycles of the Olympiad, researchers say.

Karadzic in Hague After Protest by Loyalists

Radovan Karadzic was delivered to a prison cell in The Hague for eventual trial by a war crimes tribunal.

Turkey’s Governing Party Avoids Ban

A court ruled against a ban for the party, which had faced charges that it threatened Turkey’s secular regime.

Olmert to Resign After September Vote

Olmert to Resign After September Vote

Avi Ohayon/Israeli Government Press Office, via Reuters

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said on Wednesday he would resign after his ruling Kadima Party chooses a new leader in a September 17 internal election.

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JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel, embroiled in a high-profile corruption investigation, announced Wednesday that he would resign his office after his party chose a new leader in September elections.

In a televised public statement made from his official residence in Jerusalem, Mr. Olmert said he would not take part in the leadership election for his Kadima Party, opening the way for the next party leader to try to form a new government.

“I have decided not to compete in the primaries in Kadima,” he said. “I will resign from my role as prime minister to allow a new leader to form a new government efficiently and quickly.”

The first-round of the party elections is scheduled for Sept. 17. Contenders for the party leadership include Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who leads the Israeli negotiating team in talks with the Palestinians, and Shaul Mofaz, the more hawkish transportation minister and former army chief and defense minister.

Failure by the new leader to form a government could lead to fresh general elections — currently scheduled for 2010 — in which, according to opinion polls, Kadima would struggle. The conservative Likud Party is ahead in opinion polls.

Mr. Olmert vowed to continue to work on ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians and with Syria, though it was not clear what traction he would now have. A White House spokesman, Gordon D. Johndroe, said that Mr. Olmert and President Bush spoke just before the announcement. “He wishes him well and will continue to work closely with him while he remains prime minister,” Mr. Johndroe said. He went on to describe relations during Mr. Olmert’s tenure as “exceptionally close and cooperative.” “We’re confident that the close United States-Israel relationship will continue in the future,” he added.

Mr. Olmert’s announcement marks the end of at least this stage of his political career. He has been under pressure in a high-profile investigation, suspected of illicitly receiving large sums of cash over a long period from a Long Island businessman.

He has not been indicted and denies any wrongdoing, but had already pledged to resign if charged. He again vowed, in his statement on Wednesday, to continue to fight to “prove my innocence and a clean hand.” The September vote will be the first leadership vote for Kadima, which was established in late 2005 by Ariel Sharon, who was then the prime minister. Mr. Olmert became acting prime minister when Mr. Sharon had a stroke in January 2006 and prime minister when Kadima won general elections in March 2006.

Mr. Olmert had agreed in June to hold the Kadima leadership vote as a concession to his main coalition partner, the Labor Party.

Against the background of the corruption investigation, the Labor Party chief and defense minister, Ehud Barak, who is also a potential rival for the post of prime minister, had urged Labor legislators to back a bill that could have dissolved the current Parliament and led to early general elections.

Mr. Olmert agreed to the party elections, although until his announcement Wednesday it was unclear whether he would take part.

His decision came after the preliminary cross-examination of Morris Talansky, the Long Island businessman Mr. Olmert is suspected of receiving cash from.

Mr. Talansky, a resident of Woodsburgh in Nassau County and a frequent visitor to Israel, has testified in an Israeli court that he gave Mr. Olmert about $150,000, mostly in cash. Mr. Talansky said he made the payments between 1992 and late 2005, years when Mr. Olmert was mayor of Jerusalem and a government minister. He became prime minister in 2006.

Mr. Olmert has acknowledged receiving money from Mr. Talansky but insists that the payments were all legitimate campaign contributions. Mr. Talansky said some of the money went to pay for personal expenses. Mr. Talansky denies having sought or received any favors in return.

Isabel Kershner reported from Jerusalem and Graham Bowley from New York. Steven Lee Myers contributed reporting from Washington.

Olmert to Resign After September Vote

Olmert to Resign After September Vote

Avi Ohayon/Israeli Government Press Office, via Reuters

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said on Wednesday he would resign after his ruling Kadima Party chooses a new leader in a September 17 internal election.

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Published: July 31, 2008

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel, embroiled in a high-profile corruption investigation, announced Wednesday that he would resign his office after his party chose a new leader in September elections.

In a televised public statement made from his official residence in Jerusalem, Mr. Olmert said he would not take part in the leadership election for his Kadima Party, opening the way for the next party leader to try to form a new government.

“I have decided not to compete in the primaries in Kadima,” he said. “I will resign from my role as prime minister to allow a new leader to form a new government efficiently and quickly.”

The first-round of the party elections is scheduled for Sept. 17. Contenders for the party leadership include Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who leads the Israeli negotiating team in talks with the Palestinians, and Shaul Mofaz, the more hawkish transportation minister and former army chief and defense minister.

Failure by the new leader to form a government could lead to fresh general elections — currently scheduled for 2010 — in which, according to opinion polls, Kadima would struggle. The conservative Likud Party is ahead in opinion polls.

Mr. Olmert vowed to continue to work on ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians and with Syria, though it was not clear what traction he would now have. A White House spokesman, Gordon D. Johndroe, said that Mr. Olmert and President Bush spoke just before the announcement. “He wishes him well and will continue to work closely with him while he remains prime minister,” Mr. Johndroe said. He went on to describe relations during Mr. Olmert’s tenure as “exceptionally close and cooperative.” “We’re confident that the close United States-Israel relationship will continue in the future,” he added.

Mr. Olmert’s announcement marks the end of at least this stage of his political career. He has been under pressure in a high-profile investigation, suspected of illicitly receiving large sums of cash over a long period from a Long Island businessman.

He has not been indicted and denies any wrongdoing, but had already pledged to resign if charged. He again vowed, in his statement on Wednesday, to continue to fight to “prove my innocence and a clean hand.” The September vote will be the first leadership vote for Kadima, which was established in late 2005 by Ariel Sharon, who was then the prime minister. Mr. Olmert became acting prime minister when Mr. Sharon had a stroke in January 2006 and prime minister when Kadima won general elections in March 2006.

Mr. Olmert had agreed in June to hold the Kadima leadership vote as a concession to his main coalition partner, the Labor Party.

Against the background of the corruption investigation, the Labor Party chief and defense minister, Ehud Barak, who is also a potential rival for the post of prime minister, had urged Labor legislators to back a bill that could have dissolved the current Parliament and led to early general elections.

Mr. Olmert agreed to the party elections, although until his announcement Wednesday it was unclear whether he would take part.

His decision came after the preliminary cross-examination of Morris Talansky, the Long Island businessman Mr. Olmert is suspected of receiving cash from.

Mr. Talansky, a resident of Woodsburgh in Nassau County and a frequent visitor to Israel, has testified in an Israeli court that he gave Mr. Olmert about $150,000, mostly in cash. Mr. Talansky said he made the payments between 1992 and late 2005, years when Mr. Olmert was mayor of Jerusalem and a government minister. He became prime minister in 2006.

Mr. Olmert has acknowledged receiving money from Mr. Talansky but insists that the payments were all legitimate campaign contributions. Mr. Talansky said some of the money went to pay for personal expenses. Mr. Talansky denies having sought or received any favors in return.

Isabel Kershner reported from Jerusalem and Graham Bowley from New York. Steven Lee Myers contributed reporting from Washington.

lunes, 28 de julio de 2008

Attention, shoppers: Wal Mart eyes downtown Miami

Attention, shoppers: Wal-Mart eyes downtown Miami


Hankering for opera -- and $29 patio furniture? Miami may soon have just the place for you.

It's the future downtown, where a Wal-Mart big-box store may rise next to the Adrienne Arsht Center. Yet whether ''new'' translates into ''improved'' is open for debate.

If Wal-Mart's plans go forward, it would mark the second time in recent years a big-name, warehouse-style retailer has chosen Miami's urban core. Target opened its Midtown Miami location in 2006.

While Target's arrival was hailed as a redevelopment catalyst, Wal-Mart doesn't boast the same trendiness factor.

And Wal-Mart would occupy a higher-profile location -- one where city leaders have longed to attract sophisticated restaurants and upscale shops. Yet, looking to meld into the community, Wal-Mart is eyeing a decidedly different look for this store.

The deal isn't final -- Wal-Mart is not yet a committed tenant and the property in question is still technically owned by The Miami Herald's parent, The McClatchy Co. A sale is expected to close by the end of the year.

Nevertheless, Wal-Mart's interest is serious enough to have sent some residents and government officials into a mini-uproar.

''Horrors!!'' resident Sharon Dodge recently wrote to City Hall.

Another resident chimed in: ``There goes the neighborhood!''

And this, from a city commission aide: ``Visualize a Wal-Mart customer in his pickup truck and family of four driving past tuxedo-clad PAC center guests arriving simultaneously.''

The views may be extreme, but they reflect the bubbling concern over the big company's plans.

Lost in this sense of dread is the fact that downtown's Wal-Mart, if it happens, would not resemble the chain's other South Florida stores.

The retail development Wal-Mart would help anchor, City Square, is designed by Miami's world-renowned Arquitectonica firm. Though it's meant to attract big-box retail tenants, City Square also aims to be elegant and pedestrian-friendly.

''People coming to the performing arts center will have the opportunity to shop and eat and make their evening event something that's enjoyable,'' said City Square developer Mark Siffin, who described the project's design as having a ``timeless quality.''

Siffin declined comment on which retailers would occupy his project.

Michelle Azel Belaire, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman, called the downtown corridor ``a predominantly underserved market.''

''At this time, however, we do not have any agreements,'' she added in a statement. ``We continue to explore all of our options.''

It's unclear what type of store format Wal-Mart would pursue downtown -- whether it would go with its traditional discount department store offerings or its smaller, ''neighborhood market'' concept that focuses on groceries but also includes general merchandise.

Either way, Wal-Mart could be occupying pricey real estate, with City Square set to rise only a block from the bay.

Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, who represents much of downtown, cringes at the thought of a ``Wal-Mart on the waterfront.''

Though it was Sarnoff's aide, Peter Ehrlich, who decribed the chain's customers as ''pickup truck'' drivers, Sarnoff denies cultural elitism is motivating his opposition.

''I've seen a lot of BMWs and Mercedes in the parking lot of Wal-Mart,'' Sarnoff said.

What you won't see, according to the commissioner, are a lot of people walking to the store -- making Wal-Mart a bad fit for the city's goal of building foot traffic downtown.

Sarnoff also cites Wal-Mart's heavy reliance on foreign-made products as another reason he won't be shopping there if the downtown location is indeed built.

''If we don't want to outsource our jobs, we should do a better job of buying American,'' Sarnoff said.

There have been other criticisms of Wal-Mart over the years. Among them: allegations the company underpays its workers and the characterization of Wal-Mart as a retail bully. The opening of a Wal-Mart, conventional wisdom goes, inevitably leads local, beloved mom-and-pop businesses to go under.

Wal-Mart has argued that, as retailing companies go, it treats its workers better than average and the company has launched small business outreach in some urban areas.

And a funny thing happened in recent months.

As the U.S. economy continued to tank, Wal-Mart's sales figures steadily rose. The numbers provided a reminder of the increased buying power Wal-Mart gives the working class -- in hard times, a trip to Wal-Mart can be the only way for some to pay for life's basic necessities.

Drive inland from downtown's proposed Wal-Mart, just a mile or two, and it's easy to find Miamians living paycheck-to-paycheck.

Closer to the Wal-Mart site, though, are the condo dwellers, some of whom paid top dollar for their penthouse views.

Fred Joseph, who lives in The Grand condo tower down the block, has mixed feelings about Wal-Mart. He's fearful it will hurt property values, and so he doesn't want it to come.

Yet Joseph readily admits he'd shop there.

''I love Wal-Mart,'' Joseph said, calling company founder Sam Walton ``a brilliant man.''

At minimum, Joseph says he hopes the developers find a way to make Wal-Mart attractive.

Ben Fernandez, an attorney with the development team, said he believes this store is ``going to be different''

''All of these big-box retailers are morphing in big cities, and catering to all walks of society,'' Fernandez said. ``You have Home Depot in Manhattan with a doorman.''

Leonard Pitts quizzes Obama at UNITY

STREETWISE

North Metrorail plan sure to fail again

The Metrorail North Corridor extension along Northwest 27th Avenue through the heart of the black community is as good as dead for at least another year

VIDEO

Leonard Pitts quizzes Obama at UNITY

Democrat Barack Obama answered questions from journalists, including The Miami Herald's own Leonard Pitts, Jr., at the UNITY Conference in Chicago Sunday. Here is Part 1 and Part 2.

Experts open second week of driver's trial

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Experts open second week of driver's trial

Lawyers opened the second week of the terror trial of Osama bin Laden's driver Monday with dueling expert testimony, about the nature of war, and the nature of al Qaeda.

Gonzales Aides Broke Laws in Hiring, Report Concludes

Gonzales Aides Broke Laws in Hiring, Report Concludes

Senior aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales broke the law by using politics to guide their hiring decisions, a Justice Department’s report said.

  • Text of the Report (pdf)
  • Back Story With Eric Lichtblau (mp3)
Bomb Attacks in Baghdad and Kirkuk Kill Dozens

Suicide bombers struck Kurdish protesters in Kirkuk and Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 61 people in one of the deadliest series of attacks in Iraq this year.

Political Memo
Clinton Doesn’t Seem to Be High on Obama’s List

There is mounting evidence that Barack Obama’s interest in Hillary Clinton for the post of vice president has faded considerably.

  • Where’s the Bounce for Obama?
  • The Caucus: McCain Talks About P.O.W. Experiences
  • Back Story With Adam Nagourney (mp3)
Gas Rush Is On, and Louisianians Cash In
Brian Harkin for The New York Times
Gas Rush Is On, and Louisianians Cash In

A no-holds-barred, all-American gold rush for natural gas is underway in a forgotten corner of the South. Above, a rig in northwest Louisiana.

Democrats Fail to Overcome Senator’s Grip on Bill

A bill to advance dozens of federal programs stalled in the Senate as a narrow majority was unable to free them from the legislative grip of Senator Tom Coburn.

Bush Meets Pakistani P.M., After U.S. Missile Strike

In a White House meeting with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, President Bush sought to minimize concerns about Pakistan’s handling of extremists along its border.

2008 Beijing Olympics
Beijing Weighs Added Pollution Cuts for Olympics
The 21 Stages of the Tour de France

Beijing’s skies are so polluted that authorities are considering emergency measures.

The Good and The Bad

The Good and The Bad

Filed under: Anglophilia > Amy Winehouse

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The bad news first.

Crackhead Amy Winehouse was rushed via ambulance to the emergency room in London on Monday night.

The good news: she's not dead!

That's the scene outside her house as the singer was cloaked from the paparazzi on her way to the ambulance.

Wino was hospitalized just weeks ago for early stages emphysema.

Hopefully this stint in the E.R. is related to that!

[Image via WENN.]

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That Much Closer To Marriage

Filed under: Jake Gyllenhaal > Reese Witherspoon > Love Line

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It looks like things are getting very very serious between lovebirds Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal. Especially since they've even started to get their families involved!

Turns out Reese's 4 year-old son, Deacon, is a fan of the Batman movies.

So, auntie Maggie Gyllenhall gave the little one some action figures from The Dark Knight, as well as his own copy of the script.

So mommy can read it to him?

A friend of the couple says "He is quite the Batman fan. Deacon has been waiting for The Dark Knight to come out, although Reese was worried that it was too dark for him to watch at his age."

And even while the family spends some time in Paris, everyone can notice their chemistry.

A waiter at Allard's in Paris where the family recently dined says, "They looked very much in love and were happy and smiling the whole time. Reese speaks great French — I was so impressed. They seemed to be one big happy family!"

Awwwww, how cute.

So how long until they're married or pop out a kid?

[Image via Matrix Photos.]

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Brooke Hogan To The Media: "Suck It!"

Filed under: Brooke Hogan > When Celebrities Blog

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The tranny likes it in the back!

Brooke Hogan is upset that people don't think she went to visit her brother in jail this past weekend to celebrate his 18th birthday.

So, she's taking to her blog to set the record straight!

Says the failed singer:

"Stupid people of the press

Heres how stupid and inaccurate the media can be…

According to the press I didn't show up to my brothers 18th birthday at the jail.

Lets see…

*hes in jail

*Its an important birthday…the big 18!!!

*I'm only a 4 hour drive to Tampa

*He's the most important thing in my life.

They must have thought I didn't show cause they didn't SEE me.

uhh…there's such thing as a back door you jerks.

In conclusion…That goes to show you that you can't believe anything you watch on TV or read in magazines. Cause people will make up BS without even knowing the facts. Hey Media! Why don't you gather facts, check them, and then give the public the truth? That might work. Oh no…I forgot. You make too much money telling LIES.

Needless to say, I WAS there for my brother on his birthday because he is my best friend and NOTHING comes before family."

Aren't you glad that's all cleared up now????

Note to Brooke, it's spelled STOOPID!

[Image via WENN.]

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Poseur!

Filed under: Mariah Carey > Nick Cannon

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What was Mimi up to this weekend????

Mariah kicked it with her husband, Nick Carey, at the Aura nightclub in the Bahamas.

A true diva keeps her sunglasses on at all times - even in a dark club!

We're sure she's very happy Mr. Carey is making some of his own money. Nick was hired to DJ at the club, located in the Atlantis resort.

His money is his money, and her money….is his money!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

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Getting Warmer

Filed under: Fashion Smashion > Diddy

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Nelly in another new ad for Diddy's Sean John underwear line.

We still wanna see more undies, though.

U gotta compete with Beckham, bb!

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Hulk: "Linda's Out To Hurt Me!"

Filed under: Love Line > Hulk Hogan > Linda Hogan

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Poor Hogans.

The divorce case seems to be taking it's toll on everyone.

Hulk Hogan has even said he considers Linda to be his worse opponent ever!

And we guess after 23 years of marriage it must be tough to split, especially when your wife hates your guts and is banging a 19 year old.

Hulk says, “Without a doubt, this one is the most formidable opponent I’ve ever run into. You talk about dirty tricks: Brass knuckles, steel knuckles, cheap shots, tripping people up. I’ve never seen anybody in the wrestling business that has more dirty tricks than she does!"

Ouch.

He adds, "I guess I taught her well.”

Linda's going after Hulk, hard.

She's accused him of abuse and even of "causing her anxiety and fear for her safety at all times." An accusation Hulk's lawyer says is purely fictional.

With their son Nick in jail, the only one left to deal with the crazy parents is Brooke.

And even she thinks her mom is crazy!

So much so that she's living with her dad and isn't even on speaking terms with crazy Linda.

The family should just settle it all….in the wrestling ring!

[Image via WENN.]

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Amy Winehouse Rushed To The Emergency Room Monday!!!!!!

Filed under: Exclusives! > Anglophilia > Amy Winehouse

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U.K. sources tell us that Wino was just taken to the E.R. today (Monday).

The reason for her hospitalization is not immediately known.

More details…to come!

[Image via WENN.]

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Just Dating

Filed under: Exclusives! > Fashion Smashion > Marc Jacobs

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Despite erroneous reports to the contrary…

Sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that design god Marc Jacobs and his hot new Brazilian boyfriend did not get married in Paris on Sunday.

However, insiders close to the couple tell us that M.J. and Lorenzo Martone (pictured above) are "very happy" together.

For once, he's dating a guy that's not a douche.

Yay!!!!!!

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Hired!

Filed under: Media Minute

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NBC News announced Monday that Mark Whitaker will replace the recently deceased Tim Russert as the Peacock network's Washington bureau chief.

Whitaker is a former Newsweek editor who joined the news division as its No. 2 executive last year.

"Mark's got all of the components that will assure his success — a commitment to journalistic integrity, political savvy, a keen eye for the future, and a management style that is inclusive and fair," NBC News President Steve Capus said in a statement. "He is exactly what the bureau needs."

A Meet the Press replacement anchor is yet to be named. As previously reported, the legendary Tom Brokow is filling in ’til the end of election season.

martes, 22 de julio de 2008

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sábado, 19 de julio de 2008

Crisis alimentaria = obesidad

Crisis alimentaria = obesidad
Redacción BBC Mundo

Niño en Chiapas, Unicef
El alza en el precio de los alimentos está llevando a los más pobres a sustituir su comida típica.
El aumento mundial en los precios de los alimentos está teniendo un efecto paradójico: está empeorando la epidemia de obesidad.

Según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), el encarecimiento de la comida está llevando a muchos a buscar alternativas más baratas, que también son menos saludables.

Así lo afirmó a BBC Mundo el Director Regional para América Latina y el Caribe, José Graziano Da Silva, quien explicó que este fenómeno afecta particularmente a los pobres de esta región.

Más hambre y más obesidad

"Lo peor que puede pasar (con el alza de los precios de los alimentos) es que no sólo aumenta el número de hambrientos, sino que muchas personas tienen que hacer substitución de productos", señala Graziano Da Silva.


Lo peor que podría pasar ahora es comer menos, y comer peor
José Graziano Da Silva, director de la FAO
"Algunos ya no pueden comprar más carne de la mejor calidad y empiezan a comprar carne de peor calidad, pero hay otros que ni carne pueden comprar, entonces empiezan a comprar productos basados en azúcar o con mucha harina y eso va produciendo un efecto perverso que es la obesidad, sobre todo en niños".

Por ello la FAO está trabajando en programas de educación alimentaria y nutricional para niños, y en especial madres, en América Latina y el Caribe.

"Lo peor que podría pasar ahora es comer menos, y comer peor", concluye el directivo de la FAO.

jueves, 17 de julio de 2008

Probe centers on text messages to Lauderdale chief

Plantation police are investigating text messages the Fort Lauderdale police chief's wife sent moments before she shot at him.A week after the Fort Lauderdale police chief's wife used his gun to shoot at him three times, details remain unclear about what led to the shooting.

Plantation detectives are reviewing 62 text messages from police Chief Frank Adderley's cellphone that will ''possibly show the knowledge and intent of the suspect involved in the incident,'' according to a warrant released Wednesday.

On the night of July 8, Eleanor Adderley sent a text message to her husband asking where his gun was minutes before shooting at him, the search warrant said.

''[Plantation police or the state attorney] could be reevaluating the case,'' said Howard Finkelstein, Broward's public defender. ``They are either looking for evidence that supports the position [she intended] to kill him or they are looking for evidence to support the belief that she didn't intend to kill him.''

MISSING FIREARM

In a sworn statement, Frank Adderely told police he noticed his firearm, a 9mm Baretta, was missing after reading his wife's text message.

Moments later, Eleanor Adderley ''suddenly pointed and discharged a handgun impacting the bed inches from where the victim was lying in bed,'' the warrant said.

Adderley ran outside the couple's Plantation home. His wife followed him to the porch, where she discharged a second round. He ran to a neighbor's house as she shot at him again.

The neighbor persuaded Eleanor Adderley to give up the gun.

It was unclear why Eleanor Adderley may have been texting her husband if he was home in bed. Days later, Plantation police retrieved 62 digital photos of text messages from the chief's Motorola cellphone.

''The key is what all the text messages say,'' Finkelstein said. ``If she asked where his gun was, that could be used to show that she planned this. That's premeditated and that's attempted murder.''

Eleanor Adderley, 45, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and firing into a dwelling. The following day at a bond hearing, attorneys presented a sworn affidavit from Frank Adderley requesting his wife be released.

The warrant said the phone was ``possibly used as a communication device preceding the incident, during the incident and following the incident for the suspect to communicate with the victim as well as others.''

The warrant did not clearly explain when Eleanor Adderley sent text messages.

`MARITAL MATTERS'

The couple were in an argument over ''personal marital matters,'' the warrant said.

It is unclear who called Plantation police to the scene in the 1100 block of East Tropical Way, but the person reported a ``a domestic altercation.''

Eleanor Adderly later told police she was only trying to ''scare him by shooting the bed and down at the ground'' and that ''she did not intend to cause any injury.'' Her lawyers later said Eleanor Adderley suffers from ``medical issues.

In the days following the shooting, the charges drew criticism from the community that Adderly got special treatment. Finkelstein said anyone else would have been charged with attempted murder.

''Obviously, she got preferential treatment,'' Finkelstein said. ``If you took a weapon and shot inches away from someone, they would assume you wanted to kill them. That's attempted murder in the first degree.''


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