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Monday, August 5, 2013
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
Time Warner Cable loses CBS channels, CBS says first time dropped from cable
Earlier this week negotiations between CBS and Time Warner Cable broke down and, for a few minutes, resulted in channels (CBS in some areas including New York City, Los Angeles and Dallas, plus Showtime, The Movie Channel, Flix and Smithsonian Channel nationally) dropping from the cable service. The channels were restored and talks continued, but now time is up and it's official, the channels are out. According to CBS, this is the first time it's ever been dropped from a cable system. Time Warner Cable has its own statement, claiming CBS has "refused to have a productive discussion" since the Tuesday morning extension in talks. With the NFL season looming we'll see how long TWC is willing to push Aereo and antennas as an alternative solution in these major markets and CBS is willing to live without its viewers for ratings purposes. For now, subscribers missing The Doctors can check out a video from TWC explaining exactly what happens behind the scenes when channels go dark.
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
NFL 2013: Rookies To Watch
By Andrew Kahn
You can be excused if you were unfamiliar with many of the names called by Roger Goodell in the first round of this year?s NFL draft. Dominated by linemen and defensive players, the draft lacked the name recognition and flair that skill position players bring. That doesn?t mean this year?s rookie quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, and tight ends won?t make an impact. Let?s take a look at the most intriguing of the bunch.
1. E.J. Manuel, QB, Buffalo Bills
Manuel, who was chosen 16th, was the only quarterback taken in the first round. This was the first draft since 2001 that didn?t include multiple quarterbacks in the first round. Buffalo?s choice was a surprising one, but they clearly think the Florida State grad can be a franchise quarterback. Among the rookie QBs, as of now, he?s most likely to start Week 1. He?s competing with Kevin Kolb, who hasn?t proven he?s more than a solid back-up.
2. Geno Smith, QB, New York Jets
His training camp performance, as measured against Mark Sanchez, is already generating headlines?though who knows what the Jets? plan is. Smith operated like a machine at times in college, throwing darts all over the field. But he looked shaky late last season. Like any quarterback, his adjustment to the speed of the NFL will be critical.
3. Denard Robinson, OW, Jacksonville Jaguars
Robinson?s positional abbreviation is not a typo. The Jaguars have officially listed the former Michigan quarterback as an ?offensive weapon.? Whether he delivers will be equally dependent on Robinson and his coaches. His shift to running back in the second half of last season (because of an injury to his throwing elbow) went pretty well.
4. Tavon Austin, WR, St. Louis Rams
Austin went eighth in the draft; the next receiver wasn?t chosen until 27th. The Rams couldn?t pass on the tiny speedster from West Virginia. He has everything you want in a wide receiver except the size (he?s 5?8, 174 pounds). St. Louis grabbed Austin because open-field threats?guys who can score on any given play?are not easy to find.
5. Tyler Eifert, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
Among the players listed here, he?d be voted Most Likely to Succeed. Tight end isn?t always considered a skill position, but it is the way Eifert plays. The Notre Dame product gives Andy Dalton another weapon in the passing game. He often comes down with balls that could have fallen incomplete or been intercepted.
6. Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Patterson resembles many NBA lottery picks, chosen for potential instead of past production. With only one season of major college football under his belt, Patterson is a wild card. Minnesota took him because he showed big-play ability in his year at Tennessee. If he can improve on the finer points of the position, he could be a steal of the draft.
7. Zach Ertz, TE, Philadelphia Eagles
Like Notre Dame, Stanford has become something of a Tight End U, and Ertz is the latest product. The Eagles snatched several Pac-12 players, possibly because of new head coach Chip Kelly?s familiarity with the conference. Ertz led Stanford in most receiving categories last year.
8. Giovani Bernard, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
Bernard flew under the radar in his two years at North Carolina; the Heels? bowl ban last season didn?t help. That didn?t prevent him from being the first running back chosen in the draft, albeit with the 37th pick (it was the first time since 1963 that none were taken in the first round). He is a back who can make something out of nothing and, along with the aforementioned Eifert, gives the Bengals more offensive punch.
9. Robert Woods, WR, Buffalo Bills
Not many rookies, especially second-round picks, are looking to have a bounce-back season. But Woods was overshadowed last year at Southern Cal by teammate Marqis Lee. He?s not a burner, but he runs good routes and should be ready to play meaningful snaps right away.
10. Eddie Lacy, RB, Green Bay Packers
Alex Green, James Starks, Brandon Jackson, Ryan Grant. Those are the players that have led the Packers in rushing the last four years. Lacy could immediately provide a boost at the position and perhaps hold down the spot for several years. And as the next to last pick in the second round, the Alabama product was a nice value pick.
Other notables: Le?Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers; Montee Ball, RB, Denver Broncos; Terrance Williams, WR, Dallas Cowboys
?Andrew Kahn is a contributor to CBS Local who has written for ESPN the Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. He writes about the NFL and other sports at?http://andrewjkahn.com. Email him at andrewjkahn@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter at @AndrewKahn.
Source: http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/08/02/nfl-2013-rookies-to-watch/
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Friday, August 2, 2013
'Parks and Rec' loses 2 cast members
NEW YORK (AP) ? NBC's "Parks and Recreation" is losing two of its cast members.
Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones will leave the series after the 13th episode of the upcoming sixth season.
They play characters Chris Traeger and Ann Perkins.
The news was first reported by Buzzfeed.
In an emailed statement from the show's Executive Producer Mike Schur, he said, "Heading into this year, with the two of them contemplating parenthood, it felt like the natural time to move them into the next phase."
On "Parks and Rec," Lowe and Jones' characters dated on-and-off and have decided to try to have a baby together.
"Parks and Recreation" also stars Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza and Aziz Ansari as employees working in local government in Indiana.
Jones has been on the series since its first episode. Lowe joined the show in season two.
This isn't the first time Lowe has left a TV series before it went off the air. He left NBC's "The West Wing" and ABC's "Brothers and Sisters" after four seasons.
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Stray prenatal gene network suspected in schizophrenia
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers have reverse-engineered the outlines of a disrupted prenatal gene network in schizophrenia, by tracing spontaneous mutations to where and when they likely cause damage in the brain. Some people with the brain disorder may suffer from impaired birth of new neurons in the front of their brain during prenatal development, suggest the researchers, who compared spontaneous mutations in 105 affected and 84 unaffected siblings, in families without previous histories of the illness.
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/genes/~3/RMKtOE9QTV8/130801125604.htm
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Cowboys Barry Church Misses Practice From Jolly Rancher Injury
There have been some crazy injuries in the past but I am not sure I have ever heard of a candy injury. Dallas Cowboys safety Barry Church who missed all of last season with an achilles injury, missed practice on Monday from an injury stemming from a chipped tooth while eating a cherry jolly rancher.
?The pain was crazy,? Church said, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. ?I was numbed up yesterday because of the dentist appointment. They didn?t want me to practice, but I will be out there today (Tuesday).?
I can only imagine the amount of of teasing he will have to put up with after this one. Who knows though, maybe he can pick up an endorsement.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blacksportsonline/bso/~3/8mWEF9uAuDw/
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
?Fruitvale Station? Heartbreaking and Timely | Triangle Arts and ...
From the opening frames of ?Fruitvale Station,? you know you?re in for a film full of dread and heartbreak. Based on the true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old African American living in Oakland, Calif., the film begins with video captured by a cell phone on New Year?s Day 2009. The footage shows Grant at the Fruitvale train station, face down on the floor with a Bay Area Transit Police Officer on top of him. The video ends with Grant being shot in the back by the officer. He died later that day.
Winner of the Grand Jury prize at this year?s Sundance Film Festival, ?Fruitvale Station? chronicles Grant?s final 24 hours of life. A convicted felon, Oscar is trying his best to be a good father and a good man. He wants his relationship with his girlfriend Sophina to work, he?s making an effort to be a positive influence on his daughter and he?s trying to get his job at a supermarket deli back, something he?s too proud to admit he?s lost. As the day goes on, we get quiet glimpses of the man Oscar really is; he comforts a dog in its dying moments after being hit-and-run by a car, plays with his daughter after daycare and he jokingly buys a birthday card with white people on it for his sister. Despite his past, Oscar Grant is a good man, and working on getting better.
That?s what makes ?Fruitvale? so unbearably heartbreaking. As Oscar?s life seems to turn a corner for the better, the knowledge of the tragedy to come gives everything leading up to that fateful moment at Fruitvale Station a horrible, grim feeling.
Writer/Director Ryan Coogler, a 26-year-old making his feature-length debut, handles the race relations in ?Fruitvale? with a keen eye, making sure to present things as is, instead of pushing the narrative too far in one direction or another. Shooting with mostly hand-held cameras, Coogler lets the story do the talking for him instead of manipulating the cinematography to manipulate what?s on screen. I?m not sure how close to the facts ?Fruitvale? is regarding Oscar?s final day of life, but as presented, it seems like an honest portrayal of life as an African-American male. When Oscar offers to help a white woman with an order at the deli, she instinctively takes a step back. Instead of being offended, he takes it in stride and helps her anyways, even going so far as to call his grandmother for help. Its just another day in the life for Oscar. Michael B. Jordan, who impressed in ?Friday Night Lights? and ?Chronicle,? is nothing short of electric as Oscar. One second he?s a gentle, loving son to his mother, the very next a ferocious tiger, ready to defend himself at all costs. Its breathtaking to see how fast he goes from one end of the spectrum to another.
?Fruitvale Station? is an important film, taking on even greater relevance given the recent trial of Trayvon Martin in Flordia. A wake-up call to anyone unaware of what its like to be a young African-American male in America, ?Fruitvale? makes it clear everyone deserves a chance to lead a good life regardless of skin color, and how quickly things can come crashing down if people give in to their fears, especially regarding race.
Source: http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/2013/07/fruitvale-station-heartbreaking-and-timely/
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Friday, July 26, 2013
'International beam team' solves Martian meteorite-age puzzle
[unable to retrieve full-text content]By directing energy beams at tiny crystals found in a Martian meteorite, geologists have proven that the most common group of meteorites from Mars is almost four billion years younger than many scientists had believed -- resolving a long-standing puzzle in Martian science and painting a much clearer picture of the Red Planet's evolution that can now be compared to that of habitable Earth.
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130724200607.htm
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Facebook Q2: Zuckerberg Delays $1 Million Video Ads That Will Kill TV (FB)
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The big question we're hoping Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will answer on his Q2 earnings call is this: When will Facebook fire its broadside at the TV business by finally rolling out the first of its long-planned, not-yet-seen, $1 million video ads?Our sources tell us that Facebook sales teams are pitching the ad units to big media buying agencies, and have gotten enthusiastic responses. It will happen, we're told.
That means video ads on Facebook are coming to your news feed soon; news of them leaked in April. In an amazing coincidence, the ads will reportedly be 15 seconds long ??the same length as an Instagram video (which Facebook also owns).
They might not arrive anytime soon, however.
"I've talked to some sources who have been pitched directly from Facebook at agencies," says Rob Jewell, CEO of Spruce Media, whose Facebook ad buying clients include Procter & Gamble, Samsung and University of Phoenix. "Agencies also seem really excited about it. I think it's because the problem with online video buying today is that there's really no reach. You can't get that TV-like reach online, and I think that's what has held up those TV dollars from going online. You have to piece it together from lots of video sites with 5 or 10 million users here and there. The size [of Facebook] ?is appealing to agencies."
Counterintuitively, the steep price of the ad unit is precisely what agencies like about it. You can run a big campaign on Facebook for a few thousand dollars, but that's chump change to TV media buyers. They prefer to deal with billions annually. Needle-moving budgets, in other words.
Facebook has repeatedly described its audience size as the equivalent to three Super Bowls happening every day (roughly 300 million people per day). Obviously, the first advertiser into the new format will be a big one, Jewell says: "One of the biggest agencies with one of the largest media buying clients. I know they were very interested but all the plans got pushed back a quarter. I don't even know if it's going to be Q3. I think it might be Q4."
A second source tells us that Facebook video ads were "pulled" and now won't appear until 2014.
Facebook declined comment when reached by Business Insider.
The advent of mass video advertising on Facebook could be a huge threat to television. It's not just the size of Facebook's daily audience that's a threat, it's the analytics, too. Unlike TV,? a Facebook video ad will be able to tell advertisers who saw it, who clicked on it for more, what sales results it spurred, and more. It has partnered with a bunch of Big Data providers who will be able to tell clients exactly how well, or poorly, their ads performed.
TV advertisers, by contrast, mostly just guess at how effective their advertising is.
This is Facebook's big bet, and it ought to terrify broadcast and cable TV sellers: If Facebook offers audiences that are larger than network TV, and with superior ROI analytics, then why would anyone continue spending on TV when they can just run the same ads on Facebook?
Disclosure: The author owns Facebook stock.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-q2-1-million-video-ads-that-will-kill-tv-2013-7
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Amanda Bynes Hospitalized On Psychiatric Hold After Bizarre Incident In California
Actress reportedly started a small fire in a stranger's driveway before being taken in for mental evaluation.
By Gil Kaufman
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1711097/amanda-bynes-fire-psychiatric-hold-1550-order.jhtml
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10,000 Turtles In Luggage Found And Rescued In India [Video]
In India, 10,000 turtles in luggage carried by two smugglers were spared from a possibly grim fate, uncovered packed in three cases at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport in Kolkata.
The two Indian alleged smugglers and their 10,000 turtles in luggage were endangered sea turtles, assistant commissioner of Airport Customs Nabnit Kumar told news sources.
Kumar confirmed the 10,000 turtles? luggage was sitting on a conveyor belt when, for not described reasons, the cases aroused suspicion ? and the animals were discovered crammed into the bags in the thousands:
?10,043 numbers of exotic varieties of the turtles have been seized from two passengers, residents of Chennai, who were coming from China to Singapore, and landed at Kolkata airport.?
The 10,000 turtles smuggled in India are only the latest in what feels like a rash of turtle smuggling incidents, with several other arrests in wide-ranging locales for attempts to illegally transport (and in the process, endangering) threatened sea turtles.
Earlier this month in the US, a man crossing into Canada from Detroit on July 6 using the Ambassador Bridge was found to be smuggling more than 70 turtles, possibly as food or for pet stores, a local source notes.
Ed Grace, deputy director of law enforcement for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, told the outlet that turtle smuggling arrests are ?uncommon, but not rare,? and said:
?It could be a species of turtle that?s located in Madagascar or southeast Asia got smuggled into the United States for a breeder or pet dealer who then sold it to a dealer in Canada? Or the person could have been smuggling them in to be sold at Canadian pet stores.?
Xin Hong Tong, the man arrested in that turtle smuggling incident, faces six months in jail and fines.
This month in Puerto Rico, eight accused turtle smugglers were also arrested following a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service probe into the illegal sea turtle smuggling trade. Many of those incidents involved the sale of turtle meat.
It is not clear why the 10,000 turtles in luggage were being smuggled, or whether they were intended to be sold as meat.
Source: http://www.inquisitr.com/862915/10000-turtles-in-luggage-found-and-rescued-in-india-video/
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Sci-Fi Legend Arthur C. Clarke's 1986 Predictions for Future Baseball
In 1986, legendary science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke wrote a book that explored what the world might look like in the year 2019. Titled July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century, the book has predictions about everything from transportation to sex. But it's his predictions about sports of the future that may raise a few eyebrows for baseball fans here in the year 2013. Bionic shoulders, 57-year-old third basemen, and open steroid use? Just a regular day for Major League Baseball in the year 2019, according to Clarke.
Source: http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/sci-fi-legend-arthur-c-clarkes-1986-predictions-for-f-883725048
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Skipping breakfast may increase coronary heart disease risk
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A large 16-year study finds men who reported that they skipped breakfast had higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease. The timing of meals, whether it?s missing a meal in the morning or eating a meal very late at night, may cause adverse metabolic effects that lead to coronary heart disease. Even after accounting for modest differences in diet, physical activity, smoking and other lifestyle factors, the association between skipping breakfast (or eating very late at night) and coronary heart disease persisted.
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/sY0Vbtfpe9Q/130722202818.htm
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The 10 Most Expensive Photographs in the World
Sometimes photographers amaze us with their ability to uniquely reflect the world around us and get a look at it from a different angle. Other times, they depict images so disgusting or banal that it's impossible to understand why so many consider their photographs masterpieces. The art market is inscrutable, especially when it comes to photography. The following ten photos, ranked by worth, sold for millions of dollars at auctions over the past few years.
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Monday, July 22, 2013
How To Get Going At DIY Home Improvements | Swimming Pool ...
If you are an independent person, you may want to fix up your home. You may also want to learn news things that can help you better your skills. This article will show you some helpful tips for doing your own home improvement.
You might have to repaint your porch. It is important that you do not scrimp on quality when purchasing this exterior paint. It?s important that you select paint that has the same base. For example, you want to use oil paint over oil-based paint or latex paint (water) over paint with a water base. It?s best to use oil-based paints for trim, since it?s more durable. It should not, however, be used on decks or other outdoor flooring, as it tends to become very slippery when it snows.
Bathrooms should always have a ventilation fan or a window. You do not want to get stuck with unnecessary mold growth due to the humidity from the hot showers. Painting your walls repeatedly will not get rid of mold. Try using preventative measures to keep it from growing. Add a window or some type of ventilation in order to cut down the humidity.
It is a good idea to do home improvements soon after you notice there is an issue. It?s too easy to forget about all the little things that needs fixing. Avoid doing this. It is amazing how quickly damage spreads. Small problems can quickly blow up into a big one.
Don?t start painting your home?s interior until you?ve taken a damp cloth and wiped away any extra dust, dirt, or oil from the baseboards and walls. The paint will stick better, and you may not have to repaint or touch up too often by undertaking this preparation work.
With the advice from this article, you can do home improvements smarter and easier than ever before. Soon you?ll be moving faster and making even more difficult improvements that will make your home better in every way; it will be more beautiful, more livable, more energy efficient, or more organized, whatever you need most.
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Israel's deepest well targets 1.5B barrels of crude
(Bloomberg Businessweek) The deepest oil well drilled in Israel?s 65-year history may be the most important.
Houston?s Noble Energy Inc. (NBL:US) will probe 6,500 meters (4 miles) below the Mediterranean seabed later this year, targeting as much as 1.5 billion barrels of crude, equal to about 15 years of Israeli demand.
While explorers have found enough natural gas in the past five years to turn Israel into an exporter, a major oil discovery would break new ground. The Middle East?s third-largest economy spends about $10 billion a year importing 98 percent of the oil it uses. Domestic production would increase tax revenue, boost the country?s balance of payments and reduce vulnerability to supply disruptions.
Source: http://www.wnd.com/2013/07/israels-deepest-well-targets-1-5b-barrels-of-crude/
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Apple Releases Software Update for New MacBook Air
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Pakistan Christian girl accused of blasphemy moves to Canada over security fears
ISLAMABAD - A Christian girl who was accused of burning Islam's holy book in a case that focused international attention on Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws was forced to move to Canada over security concerns, her lawyer said Saturday
Tahir Naveed Chaudhry said the girl left Pakistan with her parents, three sisters and a brother on March 14.
A Muslim cleric who lobbied for her release, Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, said the girl had been facing threats and was moving constantly.
"I am sad that this innocent girl had to leave Pakistan. She had been acquitted by the court, and despite that it was not possible for her to live freely," he said.
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told CTV News that he personally intervened to help Rimsha Masih.
He called her case ??an extraordinary example of brutal persecution.?
Due to safety concerns, the family?s exact whereabouts in Canada are being kept secret.
The girl was arrested in August in Islamabad after a Muslim cleric accused her of burning the Qur?an.
The cleric was later accused of fabricating evidence, and the girl was acquitted.
The case received attention in part because of her young age and questions about her mental abilities.
An official medical report at the time put her age at 14 although some of her supporters said she was as young as 11.
The medical report also said her mental state did not correspond with her age.
Even though the case against her was thrown out, people accused of blasphemy in Pakistan are often subject to vigilante justice.
Mobs have been known to attack and kill people accused of blasphemy, and two prominent politicians who have discussed changes to the blasphemy laws have been killed.
(With files from The Canadian Press)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-christian-girl-accused-blasphemy-moves-canada-over-111305070.html
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
Slower US growth might lead Fed to delay tapering
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The U.S. economy may not be strong enough for the Federal Reserve to slow its bond purchases later this year.
That's the takeaway from economists after the government cut its estimate Wednesday of growth in the January-March quarter to a 1.8 percent annual rate, sharply below its previous estimate of a 2.4 percent rate. The main reason: Consumers spent less than previously thought.
Most economists think growth will remain low as consumers and businesses continue to adjust to federal spending cuts and higher taxes. Growth is expected to reach an annual rate of only about 2 percent in the April-June quarter. Even if the economy improves slightly, it would be hard to meet the Fed's forecast of 2.3 percent to 2.6 percent growth for 2013.
Chairman Ben Bernanke rattled investors last week when he said the Fed will likely slow its bond-buying this year if the economy continues to strengthen. The bond purchases have helped keep interest rates low. Bernanke added that if the economy weakens, the Fed won't hesitate to delay its pullback or even step up its bond purchases again.
Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, said that if the April-June quarter proves tepid, the Fed will be looking at three straight quarters of subpar growth.
"The Fed won't taper (its bond purchases) under these conditions," Lee said. "They need convincing signs of a pickup."
Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisers, said he suspects the Fed will wait until next year to slow its bond buying. Like most economists, Naroff thinks growth will pick up in the October-December quarter and strengthen in 2014.
"If the Fed doesn't take notice of this revision to growth, they would run the risk of being perceived as largely clueless about the economy," Naroff said.
Stocks surged Wednesday, a sign that many investors also suspect the economy may prove too weak for the Fed to begin scaling back its stimulus later this year. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up nearly 150 points. Broader stock indexes also surged.
Most of the revision to last quarter's growth was due to a decline in consumer spending to an annual rate of 2.6 percent. Though that pace is the fastest in two years, it's sharply below the 3.4 percent rate previously estimated .
A key factor was weaker spending on services, such as travel, legal services, health care and utilities. Spending on long-lasting manufactured goods, considered a barometer of consumers' confidence in the economy, was stronger than previously estimated.
Some economists said the lower estimate suggests that an increase in Social Security taxes that took effect this year might be squeezing consumers more than expected. The tax increase has reduced take-home pay for most Americans. A person earning $50,000 a year has roughly $1,000 less to spend. A high-earning couple has up to $4,500 less.
"There was still acceleration in the growth of consumer spending ? just not as much," said Paul Edelstein, director of financial services at IHS Global Insight.
The government's revisions also pointed to less export growth and weaker business investment spending, due mainly to less spending on buildings than previously estimated.
For each quarter, the government issues three estimates of growth as it collects increasingly precise data on the nation's gross domestic product. GDP reflects the economy's total output of goods and services, from haircuts to aircraft carriers.
In Wednesday's third and final estimate of first-quarter growth, for example, the government lowered its figure for consumer spending based on newly available data from a quarterly Census Bureau survey of services spending.
Edelstein cautioned that the government has trouble calculating spending on services. The estimate could change further next month, when the government will issue the revisions it makes to GDP every five years. These revisions incorporate data from the Census Bureau, Internal Revenue Service and other agencies.
Wednesday's revision of 0.6 percentage point was larger than the government usually makes in its third estimate of GDP. From 1983 through 2009, the average change from the second to third estimate was 0.2 percentage point, the department says.
But the change from the first estimate to its third one ? from an annual rate of 2.5 percent growth to a 1.8 percent rate ? was close to the average: 0.6 percentage point.
"We do not want to overreact to the Q1 data," said Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank Securities. He noted that the government has tended to revise up its monthly employment data ? a trend, that if it continued, would "suggest on balance that real GDP growth could be understated."
The biggest drag on the economy remains government spending. It fell during the first quarter at an annual rate of 4.8 percent. That shaved 0.9 percentage point from growth.
Economists expect steep federal spending cuts to continue to weigh on growth in the second and third quarters. Edelstein predicts annual growth rates of just 1.5 percent in the current quarter and 1.8 percent in the July-September quarter.
Naroff is more optimistic than most: He's forecasting annual growth rates of 2.5 percent in both quarters.
Still, both think the Fed is unlikely to scale back its bond purchases until annual growth moves closer to 3 percent.
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, said he suspects the Fed will wait until its December meeting to slow its bond purchases, rather than in September as many have been predicting.
Zandi thinks the unemployment rate should reach 7 percent by the middle of next year, in line with the Fed's projections. It's now 7.6 percent.
The latest economic reports have been encouraging. U.S. factories are fielding more orders. Higher home sales and prices are signaling a steady housing recovery.
Spending at retail businesses rose in May. And employers added 175,000 jobs last month, which almost exactly matched the average increase of the previous 12 months.
Stable job growth has gradually reduced the unemployment rate to 7.6 percent from a peak of 10 percent in 2009. And it's lifted Americans' confidence in the economy to its highest point in 5? years.
"If growth accelerates in the fourth quarter, and that is followed by better growth next year, that would be the development that is necessary to convince everyone on the Fed that there are minimal risks to the economy from starting to taper the bond buys," Naroff said. "I don't see that happening until the spring."
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Snowden whereabouts unknown as Russia resists U.S. pressure
By Lidia Kelly and Katya Golubkova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's whereabouts were a mystery on Monday as Russia resisted White House pressure to send him back to the United States or stop him continuing on his journey to escape U.S. prosecution.
Snowden, whose exposure of secret U.S. government surveillance raised questions about intrusions into private lives, was allowed to leave Hong Kong on Sunday despite Washington asking the Chinese territory to arrest him on espionage charges.
Julian Assange, the founder of anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks which is assisting Snowden, said the 30-year-old had fled to Moscow en route to Ecuador and was in good health in a "safe place" but did not say where he was now.
There are no direct flights to Ecuador from Moscow and reports that he would fly there via Cuba were put in doubt when witnesses could not see him on the plane, despite tight security before take-off. A WikiLeaks spokesman muddied the waters by saying an approach had also been made to Iceland for asylum.
Ecuador, which is already sheltering Assange at its London embassy, said it was considering Snowden's request for asylum and that human rights were its main concern.
"He didn't take the flight (to Havana)," a source at Russia's national airline Aeroflot told Reuters.
As speculation grew about where he would go next, Washington was stung by Russian defiance.
Snowden's flight to Russia, which like China challenges U.S. dominance of global diplomacy, is an embarrassment to President Barack Obama who has tried to "reset" ties with Moscow and build a partnership with Beijing.
The White House said it expected the Russian government to send Snowden back to the United States and lodged "strong objections" to Hong Kong and China for letting him go.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said during a visit to India that it would be "deeply troubling" if Moscow defied the United States over Snowden, and said the fugitive "places himself above the law, having betrayed his country".
But the Russian government ignored the appeal and President Vladimir Putin's press secretary denied any knowledge of Snowden's movements.
Asked if Snowden had spoken to the Russian authorities, Peskov said: "Overall, we have no information about him."
He declined comment on the expulsion request but other Russian officials said Moscow had no obligation to cooperate with Washington, after it passed legislation to impose visa bans and asset freezes on Russians accused of violating human rights.
The Russian news agency Interfax quoted an unnamed source as saying Moscow could not arrest or deport Snowden because he had not entered Russian territory - suggesting he had remained in the transit area at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.
U.S. HYPOCRISY
"Why should the United States expect restraint and understanding from Russia?" said Alexei Pushkov, the head of the foreign affairs committee in the lower house of parliament.
Putin has missed few chances to champion public figures who challenge Western governments and to portray Washington as an overzealous global policeman. But Russian leaders have not paraded Snowden before cameras or trumpeted his arrival.
Since leaving Hong Kong, where he feared arrest and extradition, Snowden has been searching for a country that can guarantee his security.
Ecuador's foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, said during a trip to Vietnam that Quito would take into account a U.S. request about Snowden and is in "respectful" contact with Russia about him. He gave no details of the U.S. request.
"We will consider the position of the U.S. government and we will take a decision in due course in line with the (Ecuadorean) constitution, the laws, international politics and sovereignty," Patino told a news conference in Hanoi.
A source at Aeroflot said on Sunday Snowden was booked on the flight due to depart for Havana on Monday at 2:05 p.m. (1005 GMT). But a correspondent aboard could not see him and the seat he was supposed to occupy, 17A, was taken by another passenger.
It was not immediately clear whether the plane had a crew section where Snowden might have been concealed.
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said Putin had probably known about and approved Snowden's flight to Russia, and saw "the hand of Beijing" in Hong Kong's decision to let Snowden leave.
But taking the higher ground after being accused of hacking computers abroad, the Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed "grave concern" over Snowden's allegations that the United States had hacked computers in China. It said it had taken up the issue with Washington.
CHILL
Some Russians have praised Snowden's revelations. Others fear a new chill in relations with the United States.
"We are a pretty stubborn country and so is the United States. Both are mighty countries, so I would say this has a good potential to turn into a big fuss in bilateral relations," said Ina Sosna, manager of a Moscow cleaning company.
"I guess it would be best if they just let him move on from Russia to avoid any more controversy over him being here."
WikiLeaks said Snowden was supplied with a refugee document of passage by Ecuador and that a British legal researcher working for the anti-secrecy group had accompanied him.
Ecuador, like Cuba and Venezuela, is a member of the ALBA bloc, an alliance of leftist governments in Latin America that pride themselves on their "anti-imperialist" credentials. The Quito government has been sheltering Assange at its London embassy for the past year.
Snowden, who had worked at a U.S. National Security Agency facility in Hawaii, had been hiding in Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to China in 1997, since leaking details about secret U.S. surveillance programs to news media.
He has been charged with theft of federal government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified communications intelligence to an unauthorized person, with the latter two charges falling under the U.S. Espionage Act.
(Additional reporting by Gabriela Baczynska and Alexei Anishchuk in Moscow, Martin Petty in Hanoi, Sui-Lee Weein in Beijing,; Andrew Cawthorne, Mario Naranjo and Daniel Wallis in Caracas, Alexandra Valencia in Quito and Mark Felsenthal, Paul Eckert and Mark Hosenball in Washington; Writing by Timothy Heritage and Elizabeth Piper, Editing by Mark Heinrich and Anna Willard)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-warns-countries-against-snowden-travel-014740817.html
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
'I Am Legend' author Richard Matheson dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Richard Matheson, the prolific sci-fi and fantasy writer whose "I Am Legend" and "The Shrinking Man" were transformed into films, has died. He was 87.
A spokesman for the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films said Matheson died Sunday in Los Angeles. No other details were provided.
With a career spanning more than 60 years, Matheson crafted stories that deftly transitioned from the page to both the big and small screens. Several of his works were adapted into films, including 1953's "Hell House," 1956's "The Shrinking Man," 1958's "A Stir of Echoes" and 1978's "What Dreams May Come."
Matheson's 1954 sci-fi vampire novel "I Am Legend" inspired three different film adaptations: 1964's "The Last Man on Earth" starring Vincent Price, 1971's "Omega Man" starring Charlton Heston and 2007's "I Am Legend" starring Will Smith.
Matheson was also responsible for writing several episodes of "The Twilight Zone," as well as editions of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," ''Rod Serling's Night Gallery," ''The Martian Chronicles" and "Amazing Stories." His "Twilight Zone" installments included "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," which featured William Shatner as an airplane passenger who spots a creature on a plane's wing, as well as "Steel," which inspired the 2011 film "Real Steel" starring Hugh Jackman.
"I loved Richard Matheson's writing, and it was a huge honor getting to adapt his story 'Button, Button' into a film," posted "Donnie Darko" and "The Box" director Richard Kelly on Twitter on Monday.
Matheson influenced several generations of storytellers. Among them were Stephen King, who dedicated his 2006 novel "Cell" to Matheson, and Steven Spielberg, whose first feature-length film was the made-for-TV movie "Duel," based on the Matheson short story of the same name.
"Richard Matheson's ironic and iconic imagination created seminal science-fiction stories and gave me my first break when he wrote the short story and screenplay for 'Duel,'" said Spielberg in a statement. "His 'Twilight Zones' were among my favorites, and he recently worked with us on 'Real Steel.' For me, he is in the same category as (Ray) Bradbury and (Isaac) Asimov."
Matheson was scheduled to receive the visionary award at the Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films' Saturn Awards on Wednesday. The organization said the award will be presented posthumously and the 39th annual ceremony would be dedicated to Matheson.
"We are heartbroken to lose a writer of towering talent, unlimited imagination and unparalleled inspiration," said Robert Holguin, the academy's president. "Richard was a genius whose visions helped bring legitimacy and critical acclaim to science fiction and fantasy. He was also a longtime supporter of the academy, and everyone associated with the Saturn Awards feels emptier today to learn of this enormous loss."
Matheson is survived by his wife and four children.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/am-legend-author-richard-matheson-dies-87-011242928.html
Red panda goes missing from National Zoo
Rusty the missing red panda (National Zoo's Twitter feed)
A red panda named Rusty has pulled an Edward Snowden and gone missing. No word on whether he's bound for Ecuador.
Rusty was last seen in his exhibit at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. And then?abracadabra!?Rusty vanished.
The zoo posted this alert to its Twitter feed on Monday morning:
In a series of Twitter updates, the zoo wrote that zookeepers have scoured trees but have not been able to find him. "Red pandas are wild animals, & will bite if cornered or scared," the zoo warned. "If you do see Rusty, don?t try to approach him. Stay where you can safely keep an eye on him & alert the Zoo (202.633.4888) immediately."
The World Wildlife Fund lists the population of the red panda as fewer than 10,000.
The parallels between Rusty and NSA whistle-blower Snowden are too obvious to ignore. Both are being sought by authorities, and both are memes just waiting to happen. Snowden's disappearing act already has led to a slew of online memes. Should Rusty draw the attention of Secretary of State John Kerry, we're sure the memes will lead to, well, pandemonium.
Several months ago, a different red panda showed off what the species is capable of when it practiced its pullups in front of a crowd in Fuzhou, China.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/rusty-red-panda-goes-missing-national-zoo-165736563.html
Sunday, June 23, 2013
FAA investigating jets' close call over NYC
NEW YORK (AP) ? The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why two airplanes came too close to each other over New York City last week.
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport came close to a Shuttle America Embraer E170 departing from LaGuardia Airport at around 2:40 p.m. on June 13, the FAA said in a statement Friday.
The planes were about a half-mile apart horizontally and 200 feet vertically, the FAA said. The required separation is 3 miles horizontally or a thousand feet vertically.
The FAA said the aircraft were "turning away from each other at the point where they lost the required separation." Both aircraft landed safely.
Delta declined to give details, including the number of passengers on board, pending the FAA investigation. The Shuttle America jet was operating as a Delta Connection flight and is equipped for 69 people. The Delta 747 can hold 376 passengers.
Jason Rabinowitz, editor of the aviation news website NYC Aviation, reviewed air traffic control audio and radar tracking data and concluded the pilots and controllers acted professionally in an unusual sets of circumstances brought on by strong winds.
"The traffic controllers did a very good job," he told The Associated Press, noting that traffic is extremely heavy at the two airports. "It was handled very well. ... They did take immediate action to prevent anything from happening in very unusual circumstances."
The close call happened because the Delta jet and an American Airways flight preparing to land on a parallel runway broke off their approaches to JFK almost simultaneously, he said.
The American flight was instructed by the control tower to make a right turn and attempt another landing. When the Delta pilot seconds later said he needed to circle, the tower told him to make a left, Rabinowitz said.
That left turn put the Delta jet closer to departing traffic from LaGuardia. The Delta pilot then turned right hard, but 747s aren't "the most nimble aircraft in the sky," Rabinowitz wrote, and that allowed the Delta and Shuttle America airplanes to wind up too close to each other.
Rabinowitz said there was a moment the two aircraft were at nearly the same altitude and headed for each other, but the controllers and both pilots were aware of the conflicting traffic and both jets were turning away from each other.
The Delta flight originated in Narita, Japan; the Shuttle America was heading for Jacksonville, Fla.
Rabinowitz said he doubted passengers were aware of the situation.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/faa-investigating-jets-close-call-over-nyc-171640270.html
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Stocks recover on Wall Street after a 2-day plunge
Traders decided that the stock market has suffered enough, at least for now.
After a two-day plunge, stocks ended the week with an advance on Friday, suggesting that Wall Street may be successfully weaned from the Federal Reserve's easy money after all.
"Saner heads are prevailing," said Jim Dunigan, chief investment officer at PNC Wealth Management. "People are looking a little deeper into the message from the Fed ? the economy is getting better," he said. "At the end of the day that's a positive."
The Fed's move also pushed up the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to the highest level in almost two years as investors bet that U.S. interest rates will rise.
Investors had known that sooner or later the Fed would quit spending $85 billion per month pumping money into the U.S. economy.
That money has been a big driver behind the stock market's bull run the last four years. It led to low interest rates that encouraged borrowing for everything from factory machinery to commercial airplanes to home renovations. Has the economy been great? No. Unemployment is still high and U.S. growth has been anemic. But it could have been worse. Investors were confident enough in a growing economy that the Standard & Poor's 500 index hit an all-time high of 1,669 on May 21.
Then on Wednesday, the Fed said it would aim to turn off that spigot by the middle of next year as long as the economy is strong enough.
Just because investors knew it was coming didn't mean they liked it. The Dow dropped 560 points on Wednesday and Thursday.
Investors recovered their mojo on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.08 points, or 0.3 percent, to close at 14,799.40. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.24 points, or 0.3 percent to close at 1,592.43.
The gains were led by the kinds of stocks that investors favor when they want to play it safe. Makers of consumer staples, utilities, and health care companies rose the most of the 10 industries in the S&P 500 index. The only two categories that fell were technology stocks and companies that make basic materials.
Friday's gain wasn't enough to erase the market's loss for the week. The S&P 500 fell 2.1 percent for the week, and the Dow was down 1.8 percent. Stocks have now fallen two weeks in a row, and four of the past five.
The real question will be whether the sell-off continues next week, said Frank Fantozzi, CEO of Planned Financial Services. So far, the market's swoon this week appears to be more of an adjustment than the beginning of a long-term rout. "If the flow out of equities starts to increase, this might be the pullback we've been waiting for," he said.
Many investors have been predicting some kind of pullback in the market following its nearly unbroken advance since last fall. The S&P 500 index rose for seven straight months through May. So far in June it's down 2.1 percent.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note hit 2.54 percent, up from 2.42 percent late Thursday. It has risen sharply since Wednesday as investors sold bonds in anticipation that the Fed would slow, and eventually end, its bond purchases, if the U.S. recovery continues.
The yield, which is a benchmark for interest rates on many kinds of loans including home mortgages, was as low as 1.63 percent as recently as May 3.
Technology shares lagged the market after business software maker Oracle reported flat revenue late Thursday, even though analysts expected an increase. Oracle plunged $3.07, or 9 percent, to $30.14, the biggest drop in the S&P 500 index. Oracle is struggling to adapt as customers shift away from software installed on their own computers toward software that runs remotely.
The Nasdaq composite index, which is heavily weighted with technology stocks, fell 7.39 points, or 0.2 percent, to 3,357.25. Apple, the biggest stock in the index, fell $3.34, or 0.8 percent, to $413.50. Microsoft fell 23 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $33.27.
The price of gold recovered after plunging the day before. Gold rose $5.80, or 0.5 percent, to $1,292 an ounce. Crude oil fell $1.45, or 1.5 percent, to $93.69 a barrel in New York.
The dollar rose against other currencies as traders anticipated that U.S. interest rates would rise as the Fed winds down its bond purchases.
Among other stocks making big moves:
?Darden Restaurants, which runs Olive Garden and Red Lobster, fell $1.11, or 2 percent, to $50.12 after rising expenses hurt its fourth-quarter earnings.
? Spreadtrum Communications jumped $3.62, or 16 percent, to $25.91 after the Chinese smartphone chip maker said its board is considering a buyout offer valued at about $1.39 billion from Tsinghua Holdings.
? Facebook rose 63 cents, or 2.6 percent, to $24.53 after saying it will add video to its popular photo-sharing app Instagram, following on the heels of Twitter's growing video-sharing app, Vine.
A Fed policy statement and comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke started the selling in stocks, bonds and commodities Wednesday. Bernanke said the Fed expects to scale back its bond-buying program later this year and end it by mid-2014 if the economy continues to improve. The bank has been buying Treasury and mortgage bonds, which has made borrowing cheap for consumers and businesses. The program has also encouraged investors to buy stocks instead of bonds.
The S&P 500 is still up 11.7 percent, for the year, not far from its full-year increase of 13.4 percent last year.
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AP Business Writer Bernard Condon contributed.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-recover-wall-street-2-day-plunge-205821850.html
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Brazil: Thousands protest anew, but crowds smaller
SAO PAULO (AP) ? Thousands of anti-government demonstrators again took to streets in several Brazilian cities Saturday after the president broke a long silence to promise reforms, but the early protests were smaller than those of recent days and with only scattered reports of violence.
Police estimated about 20,000 demonstrators gathered in a central square in the city of Belo Horizonte, largely to denounce legislation that would limit the power of federal prosecutors to investigate crimes in a country where many are fed up with the high rate of robberies and killings. Many fear the law also would hinder attempts to jail corrupt politicians and other powerful figures.
Rousseff, a former leftist guerrilla who was tortured under Brazil's long military dictatorship, made a televised 10-minute appearance on Friday backing the right to peaceful protest but sharply condemning violence, vandalism and looting.
She also promised to be tougher on corruption and said she would meet with peaceful protesters, governors and the mayors of big cities to create a national plan to improve urban transportation and use oil royalties for investments in education. Much of the anger behind the protests has been aimed at costly bus fares, high taxes and poor public services such as schools and health care.
Many Brazilians, shocked by a week of protests and violence, hoped that Rousseff's words would help soothe tensions and help avoid more violence, but not all were convinced by her promises of action.
Still, a rapidly growing crowd blocked Sao Paulo's main business street, the Avenida Paulista, to press their demands.
Victoria Villela, a 21-year-old university student who joined a rapidly growing crowd of demonstrators blocking Sao Paulo's main business street, the Avenida Paulista, said she was "frustrated and exhausted by the endless corruption of our government.
"It was good Dilma spoke, but this movement has moved to far, there was not much she could really say. All my friends were talking on Facebook about how she said nothing that satisfied them. I think the protests are going to continue for a long time and the crowds will still be huge."
Around her, Fathers held young boys aloft on their shoulders, older women gathered in clusters with their faces bearing yellow and green stripes, color of brazil flag.
In the northeastern city of Salvador, where Brazil's national football team was set to play Italy in a match for the Confederations Cup, some 5,000 protesters gathered about 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the stadium, shouting demands for better schools and transportation and denouncing heavy spending on next year's World Cup.
Rodrigo Costa, a 32-year-old civil engineer in the city, said that it was good just to see a popular movement force "a head of state to go on TV and talk about the problems of the country."
"She didn't touch in all the issues that the people want to see improved," Costa said. "But I think that just in general it was a good message."
Brazil's news media, which had blasted Rousseff in recent days for her lack of response, seemed largely unimpressed with her careful speech, but noted the difficult situation facing a government trying to understand a mass movement with no central leaders and a flood of demands.
With "no objective information about the nature of the organization of the protests" wrote Igor Gielow in a column for Brazil's biggest newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo, "Dilma resorted to an innocuous speech to cool down spirits."
At its height, some 1 million anti-government demonstrators took to the streets nationwide on Thursday night with grievances ranging from public services to the billions of dollars spent preparing for international sports events.
Social media and mass emails were buzzing with calls for a general strike next week. But Brazil's two largest unions, the Central Workers Union and the Union Force, said they knew nothing about such an action, though they do support the protests.
At the protest in Salvador, 32-year-old public worker Mariana Santos said that demonstrators would Rousseff and the rest of Brazil's government accountable if they fail to keep their promises.
"Dilma said she was going to make a pact with unions, students, with everyone, to fix things," Santos said. "If they hold the World Cup and she has not done what she said she will do, the people may decide they don't want the Cup."
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Associated press writers Tales Azzoni and Ricardo Zuniga in Salvador, Brazil, contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/brazil-thousands-protest-anew-crowds-smaller-190708200.html
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
What really caused TWA Flight 800 crash?
The reconstruction of TWA Flight 800's fuselage. (Daniel Brooks/Epix)
The producers of an upcoming documentary on TWA Flight 800?which exploded and crashed into the waters off Long Island, N.Y., on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people on board?claim to have proof that a missile caused the Paris-bound flight to crash. And six former investigators who took part in the film say there was a cover-up and want the case reopened.
"There was a lack of coordination and willful denial of information," Hank Hughes, a senior accident investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, said on Wednesday during a conference call with reporters. "There were 755 witnesses. At no time was information provided by the witnesses shared by the FBI."
Jim Speer, an accident investigator at the time of the crash for the Airline Pilots Association, who sifted through the recovered wreckage in a hangar, said he discovered holes consistent with those that would be formed by a high-energy blast in the right wing. He requested it be tested for explosives. When the test came back positive, he said, he was "physically removed" from a room by two CIA agents.
The investigators would not speculate on the reasons for the alleged coverup or who would have fired the missile that they believe took down the plane.
After a four-year investigation, the NTSB concluded the plane was destroyed by a center fuel tank explosion likely caused by a spark from faulty wiring. But according to Tom Stalcup, a co-producer of the documentary, the film presents new "radar and forensic evidence proving that one or more ordnance explosions outside the aircraft caused the crash." The film will premiere on EPIX on July 17, the 17th anniversary of the disaster.
"These investigators were not allowed to speak to the public or refute any comments made by their superiors and/or NTSB and FBI officials about their work at the time of the official investigation," a news release announcing the documentary said. "They waited until after retirement to reveal how the official conclusion by the (NTSB) was falsified and lay out their case."
The investigators filed a petition with the NTSB on Wednesday calling for a new probe. The NTSB had said it would review any petition related to the 1996 crash, which touched off one of the most complex air disaster investigations in U.S. history.
The CIA and FBI conducted a parallel investigation to determine if a bomb or missile had brought down the plane.
Dozens of eyewitnesses in the Long Island area "recalled seeing something resembling a flare or firework ascend and culminate in an explosion," the CIA said in a 2008 report. "Had the crash been the result of state-sponsored terrorism, it would have been considered an act of war." Also from the report:
The CIA responded to the FBI?s request within 24 hours of the crash. This support consisted primarily of help from the Counterterrorist Center in the Directorate of Operations and from a small group of analysts in the Office of Weapons, Technology and Proliferation in the Directorate of Intelligence.
But after an eight-month investigation, the CIA "concluded with confidence and full substantiation that the eyewitnesses had not seen a missile."
The CIA's deputy director of intelligence wrote in a 1997 memo,"Our analysis demonstrates that the eyewitness sightings of greatest concern to us?the ones originally interpreted to be of a possible missile attack?took place after the first of several explosions aboard the aircraft."
"We went back and interviewed these people and found them to be quite credible," Hughes said on Wednesday.
He added: "We have no hidden agenda here; we just want the truth."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/twa-flight-800-crash-investigation-ntsb-141624708.html
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