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BOSTON (Reuters) ? Anti-virus software maker McAfee warned that a flaw in one of its products could make customers' PCs vulnerable to attacks in which hackers used their computers to distribute spam.

The company, which is a unit of chipmaker Intel Corp, disclosed the flaw in a message to customers on its website Wednesday.

McAfee spokesman Ian Bain said t least one customer had fallen victim to such an attack, which leveraged a flaw in a service offering known as McAfee SaaS for Total Protection.

The web-based service protects customers from viruses hidden in emails and websites. Bain said the flaw was in a piece of software that McAfee customers install on their PCs to enable them to use the service.

While the flaw could enable hackers to send spam from machines of McAfee SaaS for Total Protection customers, it does not grant them access to data on an affected PC, Bain said.

He said that the company's engineers were working to fix the bug and expected to have it fixed on Thursday.

In April 2010, a glitch included in a regular release of McAfee's anti-virus software mistakenly identified part of Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) popular Windows XP operating system as a virus, triggering personal computer outages at many of its customers, including more than 100 large corporations.

(Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by Matt Driskill)

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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:27:08 -0800 New pipeline study would take minimum 12-18 months (Reuters) http://sulagou.posterous.com/new-pipeline-study-would-take-minimum-12-18-m http://sulagou.posterous.com/new-pipeline-study-would-take-minimum-12-18-m

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? The Obama administration could save time in evaluating any new Canada-to-Texas crude oil pipeline if it hewed closely to the Keystone XL proposal, but any assessment would take at least 12-18 months, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Obama administration on Wednesday rejected the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas crude oil pipeline project, a decision welcomed by environmental groups but blasted by the domestic energy industry and congressional Republicans.

U.S. President Barack Obama said TransCanada's application for the 1,700-mile (2,740-km) pipeline was denied because the State Department did not have enough time to complete the review process.

The State Department noted that a new application could be submitted, leaving open the possibility that TransCanada could, if it chose, keep the project alive by designing a new route.

A U.S. official told Reuters that a similar route could be evaluated more quickly because of work already done but he said that a new assessment could not be completed in less than 12-18 months.

"When it comes time to prepare the environmental documents, an agency can taken account of the existing environmental documents ... and that obviously has the potential to save some time and resources in doing a subsequent review," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Obama administration said on November 10 it would study a new pipeline route, delaying any final approval beyond the U.S. 2012 election and sparing Obama a politically risky decision for now.

At the time, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said that studying a new route for the pipeline would likely take 12-18 months, putting a final decision after Obama's bid for re-election on November 6.

"We would just be speculating in terms of how long it might take from a new application to completion without knowing what might be different," said the U.S. official, saying any evaluation could not be done in less than 12-18 months.

"One can't just transpose that amount of time that we had estimated for doing the analysis of alternative routes in Nebraska to how long it might (take) to do a review of something from the beginning," he added.

(Reporting By Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Philip Barbara)

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Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:22:28 -0800 Maria Menounos Strikes A Tim Tebow Pose At The Golden Globes http://sulagou.posterous.com/maria-menounos-strikes-a-tim-tebow-pose-at-th http://sulagou.posterous.com/maria-menounos-strikes-a-tim-tebow-pose-at-th TV personality Maria Menounos got creative while posing for photos on the Golden Globes red carpet. Despite her slim-fitting dress and high heels, Menounos crouched down on one knee in a prayer position, an ode to religious Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. Menounos’ support of the Broncos might explain her choice in dresses, too. Her [...]

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Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:01:48 -0800 Earlier than expected, Daley out as chief of staff http://sulagou.posterous.com/earlier-than-expected-daley-out-as-chief-of-s http://sulagou.posterous.com/earlier-than-expected-daley-out-as-chief-of-s

President Barack Obama shakes hands with outgoing White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington. Obama announced Jack Lew, the administration's current budget director, will replace Daley. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Barack Obama shakes hands with outgoing White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington. Obama announced Jack Lew, the administration's current budget director, will replace Daley. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jack Lew, the administration's current budget director, listens at left, as President Barack Obama speaks about the resignation of White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington. Obama announced that Lew will replace Daley. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Barack Obama, accompanied by White House Chief of Staff William Daley, announces Daley is leaving and current Budget Director Jack Lew will take over as chief of staff, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Barack Obama leaves the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, after announcing the resignation of White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, center. Obama announced Jack Lew, left, the administration's current budget director, will replace Daley. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Barack Obama speaks about the resignation of White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, right, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington. Obama announced Jack Lew, left, the administration's current budget director, will replace Daley. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

(AP) ? In a jolt to the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday that chief of staff William Daley was quitting and heading home, capping a short and rocky tenure that had been expected to last until Election Day. Obama budget chief Jack Lew, a figure long familiar with Washington's ways, will take over one of the most consuming jobs in America.

Daley's run as Obama's chief manager and gatekeeper lasted only a year. It was filled with consequential moments for the White House, like the killing of al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, but also stumbles with Congress and grumbles that Daley was not the right choice to coordinate an intense operation of ideas, offices and egos.

Obama said he reluctantly accepted the news and at first refused to accept Daley's post-holidays resignation letter last week.

Daley did not waver, expressing to his boss a desire to get back to his family in Chicago, where Daleys have dominated city politics for decades. But he offered no explanation on Monday about what accelerated his decision; he had committed to Obama that he would stay on through the election.

It apparently became clear that the fit was no longer working for either side. Senior adviser Pete Rouse had already taken on more of the day-to-day management.

Stepping in is the mild-mannered Lew, who began his career on Capitol Hill, where he spent nearly a decade as principal domestic policy adviser to the late House Speaker Tip O'Neill. Lew, 56, has worked for Obama as a deputy secretary of state before becoming budget director, the same position he held in the Clinton administration.

Daley had been brought in for his political savvy, business ties and experience as a commerce secretary. Yet as an outsider, he did not personally know Obama well, meaning he was forced to figure out the president and run his operation simultaneously. He did not seem to mesh as the one, more than anyone, charged with ensuring a smooth operation.

The president delivered the other side of the story, describing Daley as highly influential and effective.

White House officials said that to the degree Daley gets blame for any missteps, he also deserves credit for his work during a remarkably demanding year that ended on a high for Obama, with a political victory over House Republicans in getting a payroll tax cut extended.

"No one in my administration has had to make more important decisions more quickly than Bill. And that's why I think this decision was difficult for me," Obama said in a State Dining Room that was nearly empty except for the assembled media.

The mood was decidedly more low-key than other transitions involving the top staff job at the White House.

Obama now plows ahead in an election year with his third chief of staff ? one of the most crucial positions in government and politics. Daley had replaced the colorful and involved-in-everything Rahm Emanuel, who left the job to run for Chicago mayor, a position he now holds. Rouse also served as interim chief of staff for a stretch.

Those following Washington politics had seen this day coming, especially since Rouse took on more of Daley's traditional role in November. Although Obama praised Daley at length for his help on major decisions in 2011, the West Wing had endured private struggles with coordination and communication, particularly with Congress.

Daley, 63, was not pushed out the door, said a Democratic strategist familiar with the decision The timing was driven by Daley's personal reflection, yet it also only would have gotten more awkward for the White House had he not left before Obama's tone-setting State of the Union, said the strategist, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the personnel matter.

The State of the Union speech is Jan. 24, followed closely by the release of his White House budget proposal in early February. The chief-of-staff transition is expected by the end of the month, with Lew staying on at the Office of Management and Budget until the budget plan is released. It is unclear who will lead the agency after that.

Lew and Daley stood with the president on Wednesday but did not speak. The White House said neither man was giving interviews.

Lew's private sector experience includes a stint as managing director and chief operating officer of Citigroup's global wealth management division.

Daley, meanwhile, will serve as a co-chair of Obama's Chicago-based re-election efforts, said a campaign official, who requested anonymity ahead of the official announcement.

Unlike Daley, Lew comes with deep connections to Congress, where Obama's relationship with lawmakers is a source of constant debate.

Coming after Emanuel, a former congressman and a leader of his caucus, Daley's relationship with congressional Democrats was hardly smooth.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who after being accustomed to speaking with Emanuel up to a dozen times a day, was in contact with Daley only rarely, according to a former senior Senate Democratic leadership aide who talked on condition of anonymity to speak about private relationships.

Reid sent out an upbeat statement on Lew ("a consummate professional with intimate knowledge of Congress) and Daley (for "handling crises few chiefs of staff have had to face.")

Daley also was blamed by congressional Democrats for an embarrassing incident last fall when Obama was forced to reschedule his plans to deliver a jobs speech to Congress after House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, rejected the date Obama first proposed.

Matters hit a new low when Daley complained in an interview with Politico in October that both congressional Republicans and Democrats were making life difficult for the president. Reid objected strongly to Daley's mention of problems with Democrats, considering his efforts to advance Obama's agenda, the aide said.

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Associated Press writers Erica Werner and Julie Pace contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:23:50 -0800 UCSF, Sanofi collaborate to find new diabetes cures http://sulagou.posterous.com/ucsf-sanofi-collaborate-to-find-new-diabetes http://sulagou.posterous.com/ucsf-sanofi-collaborate-to-find-new-diabetes [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 10-Jan-2012
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The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has signed an alliance with international pharmaceutical company Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) to share expertise in diabetes research and identify drug targets that could lead to new therapies for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

The $3.1 million collaboration will bring together scientists in three UCSF labs with deep understanding of the biology of beta cells insulin-producing cells that are destroyed in type 1 diabetes and often produce too little insulin in type 2 with Sanofi researchers who are experienced in developing potential drug candidates into actual therapies.

"This is a true partnership between scientists with very different strengths," said Matthias Hebrok, PhD, director of the UCSF Diabetes Center. "UCSF is known for its deep understanding of the underlying biology of diabetes, while Sanofi has great expertise in screening compounds, identifying which molecules have potential, and moving them along to develop a new drug. Such an endeavor is almost impossible to accomplish in a single academic laboratory. Thus, both partners profit from the expertise of the other group."

The alliance is the University's third collaboration with Sanofi, alongside brain trauma and oncology research launched last year, since the two signed a master agreement in January 2011 to work together in translating academic science into potential new therapies. Master agreements lay out the fundamental terms of research collaborations, align with the University's academic mission including broad publication rights, and form part of a core strategy for the UCSF Office of Innovation, Technology and Alliances to expedite that "bench-to-bedside" research.

Partnershp Combines Expertise on Both Sides

This also is the first collaboration of its kind for the UCSF Diabetes Center, extending beyond simpler, funded-research agreements to create a two-way partnership in which scientists on both sides contribute technology and expertise to identify drug targets and test their potential.

"Sanofi is pleased to collaborate with the Diabetes Center at UCSF to combine expertise in employing new technologies for the development of innovative diabetes therapies," said Pierre Chancel, senior vice president in the Diabetes Division at Sanofi. "The potential resulting drug discovery projects will supplement our integrated solutions model for diabetes management and help Sanofi continue to deliver best-in-class solutions to people living with diabetes."

Together, the team will assess and validate potential drug targets from a UCSF library of roughly 100,000 small interference RNAs (siRNA) molecules that play a crucial role in turning on and off genes, including the gene that produces insulin. They also will identify Sanofi compounds that might be effective in regulating those molecules, study the impact those compounds have on UCSF laboratory models of diabetes and assess their therapeutic potential.

In the United States alone, 46 percent of adults had diabetes or pre-diabetes in 2010, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which projects a full third of Americans will have the disease in 2050. It is the leading cause of blindness and kidney failure, a major cause of heart disease and stroke, and the seventh-highest cause of death in the U.S. Diabetes care costs $116 billion each year in the United States alone, according to the CDC, with an additional $58 billion toll in lost productivity and early mortality.

The initial project, intended as a pilot for broader joint research into diabetes, will operate under the oversight of an expert panel from UCSF and Sanofi, and focus on beta cells, drawing on the expertise of three renowned UCSF Diabetes Center researchers and their laboratories:

Michael McManus, PhD, a molecular biologist and expert in microRNA and the way genes are expressed, or turned into genetic products such as insulin and other proteins; Hebrok, an expert on beta-cell biology and development who holds the UCSF Hurlbut-Johnson Distinguished Professorship in Diabetes Research; and Michael German, MD, an expert on beta-cell function and how cells transcribe DNA into RNA to create proteins, who is clinical director of the Diabetes Center and holds the Justine K. Schreyer Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research.

UCSF and its Diabetes Center have a long history of breakthroughs in diabetes and beta-cell research, spanning from the first cloning of the insulin gene to the first clinical studies blocking autoimmune destruction of beta cells. UCSF Diabetes Center researchers and their affiliated members are renowned experts in their respective fields: immunology, b-cell biology, islet and pancreas transplantation, and RNAi/microRNAs.

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University of California - San Francisco

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has signed an alliance with international pharmaceutical company Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) to share expertise in diabetes research and identify drug targets that could lead to new therapies for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

The $3.1 million collaboration will bring together scientists in three UCSF labs with deep understanding of the biology of beta cells insulin-producing cells that are destroyed in type 1 diabetes and often produce too little insulin in type 2 with Sanofi researchers who are experienced in developing potential drug candidates into actual therapies.

"This is a true partnership between scientists with very different strengths," said Matthias Hebrok, PhD, director of the UCSF Diabetes Center. "UCSF is known for its deep understanding of the underlying biology of diabetes, while Sanofi has great expertise in screening compounds, identifying which molecules have potential, and moving them along to develop a new drug. Such an endeavor is almost impossible to accomplish in a single academic laboratory. Thus, both partners profit from the expertise of the other group."

The alliance is the University's third collaboration with Sanofi, alongside brain trauma and oncology research launched last year, since the two signed a master agreement in January 2011 to work together in translating academic science into potential new therapies. Master agreements lay out the fundamental terms of research collaborations, align with the University's academic mission including broad publication rights, and form part of a core strategy for the UCSF Office of Innovation, Technology and Alliances to expedite that "bench-to-bedside" research.

Partnershp Combines Expertise on Both Sides

This also is the first collaboration of its kind for the UCSF Diabetes Center, extending beyond simpler, funded-research agreements to create a two-way partnership in which scientists on both sides contribute technology and expertise to identify drug targets and test their potential.

"Sanofi is pleased to collaborate with the Diabetes Center at UCSF to combine expertise in employing new technologies for the development of innovative diabetes therapies," said Pierre Chancel, senior vice president in the Diabetes Division at Sanofi. "The potential resulting drug discovery projects will supplement our integrated solutions model for diabetes management and help Sanofi continue to deliver best-in-class solutions to people living with diabetes."

Together, the team will assess and validate potential drug targets from a UCSF library of roughly 100,000 small interference RNAs (siRNA) molecules that play a crucial role in turning on and off genes, including the gene that produces insulin. They also will identify Sanofi compounds that might be effective in regulating those molecules, study the impact those compounds have on UCSF laboratory models of diabetes and assess their therapeutic potential.

In the United States alone, 46 percent of adults had diabetes or pre-diabetes in 2010, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which projects a full third of Americans will have the disease in 2050. It is the leading cause of blindness and kidney failure, a major cause of heart disease and stroke, and the seventh-highest cause of death in the U.S. Diabetes care costs $116 billion each year in the United States alone, according to the CDC, with an additional $58 billion toll in lost productivity and early mortality.

The initial project, intended as a pilot for broader joint research into diabetes, will operate under the oversight of an expert panel from UCSF and Sanofi, and focus on beta cells, drawing on the expertise of three renowned UCSF Diabetes Center researchers and their laboratories:

Michael McManus, PhD, a molecular biologist and expert in microRNA and the way genes are expressed, or turned into genetic products such as insulin and other proteins; Hebrok, an expert on beta-cell biology and development who holds the UCSF Hurlbut-Johnson Distinguished Professorship in Diabetes Research; and Michael German, MD, an expert on beta-cell function and how cells transcribe DNA into RNA to create proteins, who is clinical director of the Diabetes Center and holds the Justine K. Schreyer Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research.

UCSF and its Diabetes Center have a long history of breakthroughs in diabetes and beta-cell research, spanning from the first cloning of the insulin gene to the first clinical studies blocking autoimmune destruction of beta cells. UCSF Diabetes Center researchers and their affiliated members are renowned experts in their respective fields: immunology, b-cell biology, islet and pancreas transplantation, and RNAi/microRNAs.

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Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:55:46 -0800 Pistons coach wants rookie Brandon Knight to stay pumped http://sulagou.posterous.com/pistons-coach-wants-rookie-brandon-knight-to http://sulagou.posterous.com/pistons-coach-wants-rookie-brandon-knight-to

Philadelphia? Most rookies would have to be calmed down in their first NBA start.

But for Pistons rookie Brandon Knight, his coach wanted him to be as hyped as possible.

"You want that type of excitement and passion," Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said. "You don't want to dim the light."

With other rookie point men like Kyrie Irving (Cleveland) and Ricky Rubio (Minnesota) getting a lot of attention, Knight has fallen somewhat off the national radar.

Knight had an opportunity to vault himself back into that conversation with the Pistons playing without Rodney Stuckey (groin) and Ben Gordon (personal matter) against Philadelphia on Friday night. But he pretty much did what he had been doing in an average 23 minutes off the bench, scoring 10 points with four assists Friday. He did bring down nine rebounds.

Knight has been solid since his spectacular home opener (23 points, six assists vs. Cleveland). Frank's trust in Knight is why he doesn't worry about having to take him out for making mistakes out of carelessness.

"If you tell him to stay calm, cool and collected, he may psyche himself down," Frank said.

It's unlikely Stuckey's groin will improve to the point of him playing tonight against the Knicks, which will give Knight another opportunity to show his mettle.

'I'll be all right,' says Daye

Austin Daye might as well be on a milk carton, because he's been invisible to start the season. He hoped starting at shooting guard alongside Knight, with whom he developed a nice drive-and-kick chemistry during the preseason, would jump-start him.

"I just need to make some shots, a shot," Daye said before the game. "Then I'll be all right."

But Daye did little to break from the tentativeness he had been showing in his 10 minutes per game, contributing four points, two rebounds and three assists over 24 minutes. He went scoreless in four of his first five games.

With only guard Will Bynum on the bench, Daye got a chance to sink or swim, not having to worry about the quick hook.

"Sometimes, this helps guys," Frank said. "When you're starting, you feel like the leash isn't as tight."

Damien Wilkins' steady play and tough defense has minimized Daye's role thus far, but Frank said he'll get more than his share of opportunities.

"It comes down to performance, it's not a knock on Austin," Frank said.

Villanueva stays upbeat

Speaking of too early to draw conclusions, Charlie Villanueva comes to mind. Villanueva hasn't played much since returning from his four-game suspension to start the season and didn't play Friday night.

"It's way too early to get frustrated," Villanueva said, smiling. "? I'm slowly getting back into things now. I'll be in the rotation."

Pistons prize picks

Former Sixers center Marreese Speights was traded to Memphis earlier this week, which, of course, spurred a reaction from Pistons fans wondering why the team didn't get involved in trading for a big man who can score.

The Pistons were in talks with the Sixers, but the Sixers wanted draft picks and not actual players in return for Speights, who was traded for two second-round picks.

The Pistons like him but didn't want to give up picks while adding payroll.

Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120107/SPORTS0102/201070357/1127/rss13

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Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:10:40 -0800 Is Drew McIntyre a poorly ?Chosen One?? http://sulagou.posterous.com/is-drew-mcintyre-a-poorly-chosen-one http://sulagou.posterous.com/is-drew-mcintyre-a-poorly-chosen-one

Without question, Mr. McMahon has an eye for talent. That much has been obvious since his earliest days at the helm of WWE. So when he hand-picks a Superstar and declares him bound for greatness, the WWE Universe is sure to take notice. In Drew McIntyre?s case, just such a prediction by Mr. McMahon led to lofty expectations and the moniker of ?The Chosen One.? Back in 2009, Mr. McMahon personally signed McIntyre to SmackDown, seeing in the young Superstar traits that both impressed the Chairman and reminded Mr. McMahon of himself.

Recent events, however, have called Mr. McMahon?s predictions into question. Is Drew McIntyre a false prophet? Is he, in fact, proving Mr. McMahon wrong?

The Scottish Superstar has returned to SmackDown in an effort to live up to the Chairman?s prediction that he will one day become a World Champion. However, things haven?t exactly gone according to plan, and as Michael Cole stated on the last SmackDown of 2011, Drew McIntyre has devolved from ?The Chosen One? to ?The Desperate One? in recent weeks.

After bringing McIntyre back into the SmackDown fold, General Manager Theodore Long had some pointed words for him on the Dec. 30 edition of SmackDown. Laying down the law, Long informed McIntyre that if he doesn?t start winning matches, he could end up fired.

1354090290001|02:34Long reassured McIntyre that he?s one of the most talented Superstars in WWE today, but he also made clear that there was something missing. The General Manager then insinuated that ?The Chosen One? may be lacking the passion that he displayed when he first arrived in WWE. At the end of their uneasy exchange, McIntyre told Teddy to watch his match against Ezekiel Jackson for an answer to all of Long?s concerns.

It wasn?t the answer he envisioned, though. ?A pinfall loss to Jackson left McIntyre pleading his case to Teddy, claiming referee bias. The argument did nothing to sway SmackDown?s GM, who drove home his feelings about the Scottish Superstar. ?I can?t stand losers, playa,? Long said. ?Especially losers that make excuses.?

Frustrated, and perhaps more than a little worried for his livelihood, McIntyre walked away and left the General Manager?and the WWE Universe?with unanswered questions.?

Can Drew McIntyre get the job done and live up to the lofty expectations laid upon him by Mr. McMahon? Or will the Scottish Superstar find himself on the chopping block, courtesy of Theodore Long?

Source: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2011-12-30/is-mcintyre-poorly-chosen-one

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Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:27:13 -0800 Washington, D.C. - Companies seek to build new military radio system http://sulagou.posterous.com/washington-dc-companies-seek-to-build-new-mil http://sulagou.posterous.com/washington-dc-companies-seek-to-build-new-mil
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Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:17:52 -0800 Wildlife Conservation Society documents pneumonia outbreak in endangered markhor http://sulagou.posterous.com/wildlife-conservation-society-documents-pneum http://sulagou.posterous.com/wildlife-conservation-society-documents-pneum [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 5-Jan-2012
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Outbreak reduced numbers of a wild population of endangered wild goats in Tajikistan by as much as 20 percent

If they didn't have enough to worry about from dodging poachers, snow leopards, and landslides in Central Asia's rugged mountains, a population of endangered markhora majestic wild goat specieshas contracted pneumonia, detected for the first time by the Wildlife Conservation Society and partners in Tajikistan and France.

Markhor are known for their impressive corkscrew horns that can reach nearly five feet in length, and their spectacular climbing ability that enables them to climb cliffsand despite their large size, even treesto feed. The pneumonia outbreak, which occurred in Tajikistan during September and October of 2010, is believed to have killed at least 65 markhorsas much as 20 percent of the population remaining in the country. Fewer than 2,500 markhor exist across their entire range.

The study appears in the December issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Authors include Stphane Ostrowski of the Wildlife Conservation Society; Francois Thiaucourt, Luca Manso-Silvn, and Virginie Dupuy of Centre de Coopration International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Dveloppement of Montpellier, France; Mulojon Amirbekov, Abdurahmon Mahmadshoev, and Orom Ziyoev of Tajikistan's Ministry of Agriculture; Dustmurod Vahobov of the Tajikistan's Academy of Agricultural Sciences; and Stefan Michel of Tajikistan's Nature Protection Team. The work was supported in part by the German federal agency for international cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit).

The authors of the study believe that the markhor may have contracted the disease from domestic goats. Raising goats in habitats used by markhor is a necessity for local communities with few other livelihood options. This cohabitation increases the risk of transmission of infectious agents from domestic stock to wildlife.

The authors believe that a newly recorded pathogen in markhor may be responsible for the pneumonia outbreak. The case emphasizes the need for continuous disease surveillance in domestic animals that have contact with valuable wildlife resources, the authors said.

"So far, no new outbreaks have been reported since 2010," said Dr. Ostrowski, lead author on the study. "Recent investigations in the area of the outbreak have revealed that domestic goats test positive for a Mycoplasma bacteria that may cause pneumonia in both domestic and wild goats. The Nature Protection Team, a Tajik nongovernmental organization, is working with communities to minimize contacts between domestic animals and markhor."

WCS has been leading efforts to save the remarkable markhor across its range. In the mountains of northern Pakistan, WCS now works with more than 20 communities to stop poaching and train community rangers to monitor markhor and enforce local hunting bans. In Afghanistan, WCS recently conducted wildlife surveys along the border of Tajikistan and discovered previously unrecorded populations of markhor in the Badakhshan Province. WCS, with funding from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), is also bringing together health officials in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to assess disease threats to markhor and other wildlife in the region.

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Wildlife Conservation Society

Outbreak reduced numbers of a wild population of endangered wild goats in Tajikistan by as much as 20 percent

If they didn't have enough to worry about from dodging poachers, snow leopards, and landslides in Central Asia's rugged mountains, a population of endangered markhora majestic wild goat specieshas contracted pneumonia, detected for the first time by the Wildlife Conservation Society and partners in Tajikistan and France.

Markhor are known for their impressive corkscrew horns that can reach nearly five feet in length, and their spectacular climbing ability that enables them to climb cliffsand despite their large size, even treesto feed. The pneumonia outbreak, which occurred in Tajikistan during September and October of 2010, is believed to have killed at least 65 markhorsas much as 20 percent of the population remaining in the country. Fewer than 2,500 markhor exist across their entire range.

The study appears in the December issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Authors include Stphane Ostrowski of the Wildlife Conservation Society; Francois Thiaucourt, Luca Manso-Silvn, and Virginie Dupuy of Centre de Coopration International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Dveloppement of Montpellier, France; Mulojon Amirbekov, Abdurahmon Mahmadshoev, and Orom Ziyoev of Tajikistan's Ministry of Agriculture; Dustmurod Vahobov of the Tajikistan's Academy of Agricultural Sciences; and Stefan Michel of Tajikistan's Nature Protection Team. The work was supported in part by the German federal agency for international cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit).

The authors of the study believe that the markhor may have contracted the disease from domestic goats. Raising goats in habitats used by markhor is a necessity for local communities with few other livelihood options. This cohabitation increases the risk of transmission of infectious agents from domestic stock to wildlife.

The authors believe that a newly recorded pathogen in markhor may be responsible for the pneumonia outbreak. The case emphasizes the need for continuous disease surveillance in domestic animals that have contact with valuable wildlife resources, the authors said.

"So far, no new outbreaks have been reported since 2010," said Dr. Ostrowski, lead author on the study. "Recent investigations in the area of the outbreak have revealed that domestic goats test positive for a Mycoplasma bacteria that may cause pneumonia in both domestic and wild goats. The Nature Protection Team, a Tajik nongovernmental organization, is working with communities to minimize contacts between domestic animals and markhor."

WCS has been leading efforts to save the remarkable markhor across its range. In the mountains of northern Pakistan, WCS now works with more than 20 communities to stop poaching and train community rangers to monitor markhor and enforce local hunting bans. In Afghanistan, WCS recently conducted wildlife surveys along the border of Tajikistan and discovered previously unrecorded populations of markhor in the Badakhshan Province. WCS, with funding from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), is also bringing together health officials in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to assess disease threats to markhor and other wildlife in the region.

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Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:13:42 -0800 Google: Android 4.0 'Holo' theme to be mandatory on all devices with Android Market http://sulagou.posterous.com/google-android-40-holo-theme-to-be-mandatory http://sulagou.posterous.com/google-android-40-holo-theme-to-be-mandatory
Google is rightfully proud of its native theme in Ice Cream Sandwich. Dubbed Holo, it's intuitive, functional and -- dare we say it -- downright sexy. Now, in an effort to provide all users with a consistent interface, the company is making the theme essential for all Android 4.0 devices that come bundled with the Android Market. That's right, the stock, undiluted experience. Don't be alarmed, though, because manufacturer customizations aren't going anywhere, and the changes aren't terribly drastic. In fact, for users of Sense, TouchWiz and the like, Google is issuing architectural mandates that will make it dead simple for independent developers to create apps that fit nicely into these customized environments, complete with the proper widgets and colors. In other words, app designers may effortlessly choose between Holo or the manufacturer's default theme when considering the software's interface -- although, we'd really love to see this decision extended to end-users. Meanwhile, it seems terribly unlikely that Google's new mandate applies will bring choice to the home screen, keyboard and dialer as well. We can only hope, right?

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Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:07:58 -0800 US auto industry to post another good sales year http://sulagou.posterous.com/us-auto-industry-to-post-another-good-sales-y http://sulagou.posterous.com/us-auto-industry-to-post-another-good-sales-y

In this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 photo, a Lime Squeeze Metallic 2012 Ford Fiesta SE, left, and an Ingot Silver Metallic 2012 Ford Focus Titanium 5-Door Hatchback are shown at the Maroone Ford of Miami dealership in Miami. Ford, GM and Chrysler saw their combined share of the U.S. market rise by 200,000 cars and trucks between the end of 2010 and November, 2011. U.S. auto sales are poised for a second straight year of growth in 2012 _ the result of easier credit, low interest rates and pent-up demand for cars and trucks created by the Great Recession. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

In this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 photo, a Lime Squeeze Metallic 2012 Ford Fiesta SE, left, and an Ingot Silver Metallic 2012 Ford Focus Titanium 5-Door Hatchback are shown at the Maroone Ford of Miami dealership in Miami. Ford, GM and Chrysler saw their combined share of the U.S. market rise by 200,000 cars and trucks between the end of 2010 and November, 2011. U.S. auto sales are poised for a second straight year of growth in 2012 _ the result of easier credit, low interest rates and pent-up demand for cars and trucks created by the Great Recession. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

This photo taken Dec. 11, 2011, shows 2012 Chrysler Jeep Wranglers for sale at a auto dealership in Springfield, Ill. After hitting a 30-year low in 2009, U.S. auto sales are poised for a second straight year of growth in 2012 _ the result of easier credit, low interest rates and pent-up demand for cars and trucks created by the Great Recession. Auto website Edmunds.com forecasts a 37 percent rise in sales at Chrysler Group LLC in December. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

DETROIT (AP) ? After hitting a 30-year low in 2009, U.S. auto sales are poised for a second straight year of growth ? the result of easier credit, low interest rates and pent-up demand for cars and trucks created by the Great Recession.

The sales forecast bodes well for the industry's continued recovery and for the broader American economy.

In 2009, Detroit automakers were in peril. Car sales plunged as unemployment soared, and loans became harder to get. Chrysler and General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection. Ford avoided bankruptcy only by borrowing billions.

Now credit is more available, interest rates are low and Americans need to replace old cars and trucks they kept during and after the downturn. Millions of drivers in their teens and 20s are expected to buy vehicles, too. That could mean more jobs, more factory shifts and overall growth.

Vince Powell, a retiree from Winfield, Pa., recently traded in his wife's 7-year-old Chrysler 300 luxury sedan for a 2011 model. The old car had 145,000 miles on it, but it was the deal he got that most attracted him: a low interest rate (2.7 percent per year), a six-year loan term and a big discount off the $31,900 sticker price.

"I'm getting a $300 per month payment," he said just before closing the sale at Beaver Motors in Beaver Springs, Pa., near Harrisburg. "I've never had a new car for 300 bucks a month."

In their effort to survive, all three automakers downsized and positioned themselves to turn profits ? even if sales remained depressed. Now that sales are rising, the outlook has brightened considerably.

Automakers report U.S. sales for 2011 on Wednesday. When final figures are calculated, sales of new cars and trucks are expected to reach 12.7 million, up from 11.5 million in 2010 and 10.4 million in 2009, the worst year since 1982.

In 2012, they could climb as high as 13.8 million, close to what experts consider a healthy market ? around 14 million.

December sales could reach an annual rate of 13.4 million, which would make it the second-strongest month of the year. Only November was better. Auto website Edmunds.com forecasts a 37 percent rise in sales at Chrysler Group LLC in December, thanks to new and revamped products such as the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV and the Chrysler 200 midsize sedan.

Carmakers have announced plans to crank up factories and add thousands of jobs. Last January, Ford said it would hire 7,000 workers over the next two years. During the summer, GM said it would add 2,500 at the Detroit factory that makes the Chevrolet Volt electric car. Volkswagen hired 2,000 for a new plant in Tennessee, and Honda added 1,000 in Indiana. The industry will add 167,000 jobs by 2015, a 28 percent increase over current levels, predicts The Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich.

During the summer, the auto industry was adding jobs at a faster pace than airplane manufacturers, shipbuilders, health care providers and the federal government. It kept adding jobs even when the national unemployment rate rose above 9 percent, Standard & Poor's downgraded U.S. debt for the first time and the stock market tumbled.

Government estimates show Americans spent roughly $40 billion more on new cars and trucks in 2011 than in 2009. Based on annualized figures from the first quarter of 2011, new-car spending totaled $206 billion, or 1.3 percent of the gross domestic product, Commerce Department data shows. That compares with $166 billion in 2009, about 1.2 percent of the country's economy.

And the momentum in auto sales is likely to continue because people need to replace aging cars, said Jeff Schuster, senior vice president of forecasting for LMC Automotive, an automotive consulting company in Troy, Mich. The average American car is now 11 years old.

U.S. auto sales peaked at 17 million in 2005, when Detroit's automakers were much bigger and overproduced cars that they were forced to discount heavily. Sales could eventually reach that level again around 2018, said Schuster, because of 70 million so-called millennials born between 1981 and 2000 who need to set up households and buy cars.

Other trends emerged in 2011. Many people bought smaller vehicles as gas prices hit a record average of $3.53 per gallon. Fuel-efficient compact cars, which have been vastly improved by automakers, are likely to unseat the midsize sedan as America's favorite passenger car for the first time in 20 years.

At the other extreme, pickups rebounded as businesses started to replace older trucks. Sales for the year were expected to rise 11 percent, and Ford's F-Series will remain the country's top-selling model, a title it has held for more than three decades.

For much of the year, U.S.-based automakers took advantage of Japanese car shortages to increase sales, especially in the compact car segment normally dominated by the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla. Japanese companies ran short of popular models after an earthquake and tsunami disrupted production in Japan in March.

Ford, GM and Chrysler saw their combined share of the U.S. market rise by 200,000 cars and trucks between the end of 2010 and November, 2011. The Detroit Three's market share rose from 45.1 percent last year to 47 percent through November of last year. At the same time, Honda's share fell 1.6 percentage points to 9 percent, while Toyota's dropped 2.5 percentage points to 12.7 percent.

Schuster expects Japanese carmakers to take back some of the sales they lost.

Geoff Pohanka, who runs a chain of car dealers in the Washington area, said his December has been strong, thanks especially to the restocking of cars at his Honda and Toyota showrooms. He predicts Japanese car companies will offer incentives to regain lost sales.

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Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:15:46 -0800 Evaluate Car Insurance Prices http://sulagou.posterous.com/evaluate-car-insurance-prices http://sulagou.posterous.com/evaluate-car-insurance-prices

Having your car insured is not dependent on choice, but is really needed by the law. So if you possess a car, you have no option but to have it insured. The cost of all things is booming higher day by day. Car insurance rates are not left much behind, and they too cost you quite a good deal. However as already stated, it is needed by the law, so you need to go for it. Luckily, there are lots of businesses that offer you cheap car insurance. Your car is going to be insured, and you will not need to pay a lot of money for the similar.

On searching the web for car insurance businesses, you will come across a number of results. To get the least expensive rate, you will need to visit quite a few websites and then compare rates. All this can take quite a good deal of one?s time. Even then, you cannot be sure that you will obtain the appropriate results. You might miss some websites that offer less expensive rates, and therefore end up paying more than required. There, nevertheless, are websites that helps you compare car insurance rates. You?ll not need to visit 10 various websites, because all your work is going to be carried out by one itself.

You can visit http://carautoinsurancerates.com/ and then go through the car insurance rates quoted by various businesses. In case you are pleased by the rate of a particular company, then you can visit its official web site to view proper details. This will not only help you proceed through all low car insurance quotes, but make the entire process much easier. You?ll not need to spend hours in front of the pc just going to the websites of various insurance businesses. This might only finish up puzzling you. Nevertheless, before you choose to go for the insurance policy of a particular company, make sure you properly undergo every piece of information. The insurance should cover all the things that you need, in the cheapest feasible rates.

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Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:08:30 -0800 Paul Szep: The Daily Szep -- Chemicals http://sulagou.posterous.com/paul-szep-the-daily-szep-chemicals http://sulagou.posterous.com/paul-szep-the-daily-szep-chemicals '; var coords = [-5, -78]; if( HPConfig.current_vertical_name == 'homepage' ) { coords = [-5, -70]; } else if( HPConfig.current_vertical_name == 'mapquest' ) { coords = [-5, -68]; } FloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: 'clear-overlay'}); });

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Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:32:29 -0800 Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend http://sulagou.posterous.com/aretha-franklin-is-engaged-to-longtime-friend http://sulagou.posterous.com/aretha-franklin-is-engaged-to-longtime-friend

FILE - In this May 17, 2011 file photo, singer Aretha Franklin appears at a taping of "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular," in Chicago. Franklin released a statement Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, saying she's ready to tie the knot with longtime friend William ?Willie? Wilkerson. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

FILE - In this May 17, 2011 file photo, singer Aretha Franklin appears at a taping of "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular," in Chicago. Franklin released a statement Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, saying she's ready to tie the knot with longtime friend William ?Willie? Wilkerson. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

(AP) ? Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson.

The Grammy-winning singer told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Fla. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremony with a reception on a private yacht.

The 69-year-old jokes: "No, I'm not pregnant."

Franklin and Wilkerson became engaged over the holidays.

She is considering Vera Wang, Valentino and Donna Karan to design her dress.

Franklin has been married twice before.

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Mesfin Fekadu covers entertainment for The Associated Press. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/musicmesfin

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Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:38:50 -0800 Jenni Lake Lost Her Fight WIth Cancer, but Gave Her Son Life http://sulagou.posterous.com/jenni-lake-lost-her-fight-with-cancer-but-gav http://sulagou.posterous.com/jenni-lake-lost-her-fight-with-cancer-but-gav

Jenni LakeIt was truly an inspiring story, but one that ended on a very sad note this week.? Jenni Lake, the courageous Idaho Teen who stopped her cancer treatments in order to avoid terminating her pregnancy, died 12 days after giving birth to a very healthy baby boy.? This is her story.

Jenni Lake was a happy go lucky teenager until the migraines started.? She was 16 and a sophomore at?Pocatello High School when she went to Salt Lake City for an MRI.? The scan revealed a two centimeter mass on her brain. ? Jenni had a biopsy and soon after she was diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma. She had three tumors on her brain and three on her spine.? She had to start chemo and radiation immediately and even with both the doctors gave her a 30% chance of living two years.

She was also told there was a good chance that even if the cancer treatments did work she would be left sterile, with no chance of ever getting pregnant.? She had a boyfriend at the time, Nathan Wittman, and he stuck with her through all the treatments all the issues and he even took her to the prom the following year.? At that point her treatments were shrinking the tumors and it seemed as if she may get through it.

Then she woke up one morning in pain, her stomach was wrenching and she needed to go to the hospital.? What she found out was she was pregnant.? Her and her boyfriend hadn?t worried about protection because they were told she couldn?t conceive anyway.

The Oncologist told her that her treatment regimen could not be given to a pregnant woman, she had two options.

1. Get an abortion and continue her treatments

2. Keep the pregnancy but stop the treatments.

Jenni relaized that it was going to be option 2.? She was going to give life to her baby, and then hopefully continue the treatments after she gave birth.

In the end though, Jenni only weighed 108 pounds when she gave birth a few weeks ago.? Her cancer had come back with a fury and she new that it wasn?t going to get better.? She had the baby 12 days ago and on the day she delivered, she told the nurse ??I?m done, I did what I was supposed to. My baby is going to get here safe,?? said Diana Phillips, Jenni?s mother.

She named the baby Chad Michael.? Then she died 12 days later.

What decision would you have made in Jenni Lake?s Shoes?

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Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:50:47 -0800 Sadrists call for new elections in Iraq http://sulagou.posterous.com/sadrists-call-for-new-elections-in-iraq http://sulagou.posterous.com/sadrists-call-for-new-elections-in-iraq

(AP) ? The leader of a powerful anti-American political party in Iraqi parliament is calling for new elections as the country's worst political crisis in years escalates.

Bahaa al-Aaraji, the head of the Sadrists' bloc in parliament, said Monday new elections are needed because of instability in the country.

The Sadrists are loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and are partners in a Shiite-dominated government coalition with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

The prime minister is currently in a political showdown with the top Sunni political figure, Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, after the government issued an arrest warrant for al-Hashemi.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

BAGHDAD (AP) ? A suicide bomber set off a car bomb Monday at a checkpoint leading to the Iraqi Interior Ministry, killing seven people and injuring 32 others, officials said.

The attack followed a series of bombings last week that killed up to 70 people in a single day, increasing fears about Iraq's future after U.S. troops withdrew this month.

Two police officers said the bomber struck during morning rush hour, hitting one of many security barriers set up around the ministry's building. Five policemen were among the dead, they said.

Two doctors at nearby hospitals confirmed the causality figures.

"We first heard a thunderous explosion and then saw a ball of fire," said Mustafa Mohammed, 42, an employee at the nearby Ministry of Oil who was with other employees in a bus when the bomb went off.

"The car pulled over and we left it immediately to see all the area engulfed with smoke and the bodies of the injured or killed people were lying on the ground," Mohammed said.

Also Monday, a roadside bomb hit a passing army patrol in the Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad, killing two soldiers and injuring two others, a police officer and a doctor said.

All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release information.

No one has claimed responsibility for either attack, but suicide attacks and attacks targeting Iraqi security officials are usually carried out by the al-Qaida in Iraq terror group.

U.S. and some Iraqi officials have warned of a resurgence of Sunni and Shiite militants and an increase in violence after the full U.S. troop withdrawal.

Adding to Iraq's troubles is an increase in political tension stemming from a showdown between the Shiite prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, and the top Sunni political leader in the country.

Al-Maliki's government has issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi on charges that he ran hit squads against government officials.

Al-Hashemi has denied the charges and said they are politically motivated.

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