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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Photos: Pope Benedict XVI bids farewell
MADRID, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi has rarely been accused of failing to deliver in big games, having scored in two European Cup finals, but after subdued performances against AC Milan and Real Madrid, questions are being asked. The four-times World Player of the Year and leading scorer in one of the greatest club teams of all time, was a shadow of his usual self at the San Siro in a Champions League last-16 first leg last week, when Barcelona slumped to a 2-0 defeat. ...
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/pope-benedict-xvi-1360597946-slideshow/
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
BlackBerry Z10 for Verizon swings past the FCC
When the BlackBerry Z10 previously reached the FCC, we hadn't yet received the common courtesies of a product name or official carrier plans. Now that it's a known quantity, the device's latest FCC go-round presents a simpler picture. The RFA91LW you see here is clearly the Z10, and the inclusions of CDMA and upper-range 700MHz LTE spectrum leave little doubt that this iteration is headed to Verizon. We also see the expected GSM roaming and NFC. About the only riddle left is the Z10's release date on the network, which isn't yet forthcoming; with FCC approval, though, there's one less thing to hold back a launch on Big Red.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Verizon, Blackberry
Source: FCC
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/blackberry-z10-for-verizon-swings-past-the-fcc/
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Regulators examine if big banks evade payday loan laws: NYT
(Reuters) - Federal and state regulators are examining whether some of the largest U.S. banks are helping Internet-based lenders evade state laws that cap interest rates on payday loans, The New York Times said on Sunday.
Citing several people with direct knowledge of the matter, the newspaper said the FDIC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C. are examining the role of banks in online payday loans.
It also said Benjamin Lawsky, who heads New York State's Department of Financial Services, is investigating how banks enable online lenders to make high-rate loans to residents of New York, where interest rates are capped at 25 percent.
Payday loans, typically a few hundred dollars in size, enable cash-strapped borrowers to obtain quick funds to tide them over until their next paychecks.
But the loans can carry effective annual interest rates that reach well into three digits. Some consumer advocates consider the loans a means to take advantage of financially desperate Americans, who nonetheless shell out $7.4 billion a year for them according to a February 20 study by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
The newspaper did not identify the banks being examined.
But it said that while large banks such as Bank of America Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo & Co do not make the actual loans, they do let lenders that do to withdraw payments from customers' accounts, even if customers have already begged them to stop.
According to the newspaper, 15 U.S. states ban payday loans, but lenders are setting up online operations in places such as Belize, Malta and the West Indies to more easily evade the caps.
Representatives of JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo, the four largest U.S. banks, had no immediate comment or did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The FDIC, the CFPB and Lawsky's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The newspaper said a Bank of America spokeswoman said that bank has always honored requests to stop automatic withdrawals, a JPMorgan spokeswoman said that bank is working to resolve open cases, and Wells Fargo declined to comment.
"YOU NEVER CATCH UP"
According to the Pew study, Americans on average pay $520 in finance charges for payday loans that average just $375.
Many of these borrowers find the process a never-ending cycle that leaves them in the same financial binds where they started, according to the study.
Fifty-eight percent of borrowers reported persistent problems paying their bills, and 41 percent found they needed help to repay the loans - such as by borrowing from friends or family, selling personal possessions, or taking out other loans.
Moreover, 27 percent of payday loan borrowers said the loans caused them to overdraw their checking accounts - enabling banks to charge fees for those overdrafts.
"It seems like you never catch up, and it, it's just check-to-check, and something breaks down, and the house needs work, kids have school, just never catch up," a storefront borrower in Chicago was quoted in the report as saying.
The borrower was then asked how long this had gone on. The response: "Twenty years."
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/regulators-examine-big-banks-evade-payday-loan-laws-190733173--finance.html
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Rethinking wind power
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Harvard research suggests real-world generating capacity of wind farms at large scales has been overestimated
Cambridge, Mass. February 25, 2013 "People have often thought there's no upper bound for wind powerthat it's one of the most scalable power sources," says Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don't seem likely to "run out" on a global scale in the way oil wells might run dry.
Yet the latest research in mesoscale atmospheric modeling, published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters, suggests that the generating capacity of large-scale wind farms has been overestimated.
Each wind turbine creates behind it a "wind shadow" in which the air has been slowed down by drag on the turbine's blades. The ideal wind farm strikes a balance, packing as many turbines onto the land as possible, while also spacing them enough to reduce the impact of these wind shadows. But as wind farms grow larger, they start to interact, and the regional-scale wind patterns matter more.
Keith's research has shown that the generating capacity of very large wind power installations (larger than 100 square kilometers) may peak at between 0.5 and 1 watts per square meter. Previous estimates, which ignored the turbines' slowing effect on the wind, had put that figure at between 2 and 7 watts per square meter.
In short, we may not have access to as much wind power as scientists thought.
An internationally renowned expert on climate science and technology policy, Keith holds appointments as Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and as Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Coauthor Amanda S. Adams was formerly a postdoctoral fellow with Keith and is now assistant professor of geography and Earth sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
"One of the inherent challenges of wind energy is that as soon as you start to develop wind farms and harvest the resource, you change the resource, making it difficult to assess what's really available," says Adams.
But having a truly accurate estimate matters, of course, in the pursuit of carbon-neutral energy sources. Solar, wind, and hydro power, for example, could all play roles in fulfilling energy needs that are currently met by coal or oil.
"If wind power's going to make a contribution to global energy requirements that's serious, 10 or 20 percent or more, then it really has to contribute on the scale of terawatts in the next half-century or less," says Keith.
If we were to cover the entire Earth with wind farms, he notes, "the system could potentially generate enormous amounts of power, well in excess of 100 terawatts, but at that point my guess, based on our climate modeling, is that the effect of that on global winds, and therefore on climate, would be severeperhaps bigger than the impact of doubling CO2."
"Our findings don't mean that we shouldn't pursue wind powerwind is much better for the environment than conventional coalbut these geophysical limits may be meaningful if we really want to scale wind power up to supply a third, let's say, of our primary energy," Keith adds.
And the climatic effect of turbine drag is not the only constraint; geography and economics matter too.
"It's clear the theoretical upper limit to wind power is huge, if you don't care about the impacts of covering the whole world with wind turbines," says Keith. "What's not clearand this is a topic for future researchis what the practical limit to wind power would be if you consider all of the real-world constraints. You'd have to assume that wind turbines need to be located relatively close to where people actually live and where there's a fairly constant wind supply, and that they have to deal with environmental constraints. You can't just put them everywhere."
"The real punch line," he adds, "is that if you can't get much more than half a watt out, and you accept that you can't put them everywhere, then you may start to reach a limit that matters."
In order to stabilize the Earth's climate, Keith estimates, the world will need to identify sources for several tens of terawatts of carbon-free power within a human lifetime. In the meantime, policymakers must also decide how to allocate resources to develop new technologies to harness that energy.
In doing so, Keith says, "It's worth asking about the scalability of each potential energy sourcewhether it can supply, say, 3 terawatts, which would be 10 percent of our global energy need, or whether it's more like 0.3 terawatts and 1 percent."
"Wind power is in a middle ground," he says. "It is still one of the most scalable renewables, but our research suggests that we will need to pay attention to its limits and climatic impacts if we try to scale it beyond a few terawatts."
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Harvard research suggests real-world generating capacity of wind farms at large scales has been overestimated
Cambridge, Mass. February 25, 2013 "People have often thought there's no upper bound for wind powerthat it's one of the most scalable power sources," says Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don't seem likely to "run out" on a global scale in the way oil wells might run dry.
Yet the latest research in mesoscale atmospheric modeling, published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters, suggests that the generating capacity of large-scale wind farms has been overestimated.
Each wind turbine creates behind it a "wind shadow" in which the air has been slowed down by drag on the turbine's blades. The ideal wind farm strikes a balance, packing as many turbines onto the land as possible, while also spacing them enough to reduce the impact of these wind shadows. But as wind farms grow larger, they start to interact, and the regional-scale wind patterns matter more.
Keith's research has shown that the generating capacity of very large wind power installations (larger than 100 square kilometers) may peak at between 0.5 and 1 watts per square meter. Previous estimates, which ignored the turbines' slowing effect on the wind, had put that figure at between 2 and 7 watts per square meter.
In short, we may not have access to as much wind power as scientists thought.
An internationally renowned expert on climate science and technology policy, Keith holds appointments as Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and as Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Coauthor Amanda S. Adams was formerly a postdoctoral fellow with Keith and is now assistant professor of geography and Earth sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
"One of the inherent challenges of wind energy is that as soon as you start to develop wind farms and harvest the resource, you change the resource, making it difficult to assess what's really available," says Adams.
But having a truly accurate estimate matters, of course, in the pursuit of carbon-neutral energy sources. Solar, wind, and hydro power, for example, could all play roles in fulfilling energy needs that are currently met by coal or oil.
"If wind power's going to make a contribution to global energy requirements that's serious, 10 or 20 percent or more, then it really has to contribute on the scale of terawatts in the next half-century or less," says Keith.
If we were to cover the entire Earth with wind farms, he notes, "the system could potentially generate enormous amounts of power, well in excess of 100 terawatts, but at that point my guess, based on our climate modeling, is that the effect of that on global winds, and therefore on climate, would be severeperhaps bigger than the impact of doubling CO2."
"Our findings don't mean that we shouldn't pursue wind powerwind is much better for the environment than conventional coalbut these geophysical limits may be meaningful if we really want to scale wind power up to supply a third, let's say, of our primary energy," Keith adds.
And the climatic effect of turbine drag is not the only constraint; geography and economics matter too.
"It's clear the theoretical upper limit to wind power is huge, if you don't care about the impacts of covering the whole world with wind turbines," says Keith. "What's not clearand this is a topic for future researchis what the practical limit to wind power would be if you consider all of the real-world constraints. You'd have to assume that wind turbines need to be located relatively close to where people actually live and where there's a fairly constant wind supply, and that they have to deal with environmental constraints. You can't just put them everywhere."
"The real punch line," he adds, "is that if you can't get much more than half a watt out, and you accept that you can't put them everywhere, then you may start to reach a limit that matters."
In order to stabilize the Earth's climate, Keith estimates, the world will need to identify sources for several tens of terawatts of carbon-free power within a human lifetime. In the meantime, policymakers must also decide how to allocate resources to develop new technologies to harness that energy.
In doing so, Keith says, "It's worth asking about the scalability of each potential energy sourcewhether it can supply, say, 3 terawatts, which would be 10 percent of our global energy need, or whether it's more like 0.3 terawatts and 1 percent."
"Wind power is in a middle ground," he says. "It is still one of the most scalable renewables, but our research suggests that we will need to pay attention to its limits and climatic impacts if we try to scale it beyond a few terawatts."
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Slovenia's Tina Maze clinches World Cup title
MERIBEL, France (AP) ? There was only one fitting way for Tina Maze to wrap up the overall World Cup title ? with another victory, and with plenty of time to spare.
She clinched her first crystal globe Sunday by winning a super-combined for eighth win of the season. So overpowering was her season that she clinched the overall trophy with nine races to go.
"It's really special because it's so difficult to win. For me, it's special to continue this level of skiing," said Maze, who celebrated with a cartwheel. "To be on the top is amazing. It's a great season for me. Even if there have been ups and downs I have always come back."
To Maze, it was also the perfect response to doubters back home in Slovenia. Some mocked her for having the audacity to dream about becoming the world's best skier.
"I think the people are realizing that the dream came true, that one year ago they were saying 'Ah, this Maze, she's making jokes when she says she will win a globe or something like that. Yeah, she's full of herself' and these kinds of things," Maze said. "In Slovenia, it's (the) mentality. It's better to be sometimes (more mainstream) than to go out (and be different) from the majority.
"I didn't want to be like everybody else. So I'm always looking for something else, something better, something different and I'm really proud of that."
Maze led the downhill and coasted home in the slalom after Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out of contention. She tied a season record with her 18th top-three finish, matching the podium mark set by Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden and Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein.
"I'm an emotional person, I didn't want to cry (on the podium)," Maze said, adding she felt sick before the slalom. "I went to the toilet six times before I started. A lot of people (were) sick and I guess I get something from them, too."
Maze has 1,844 points in the overall standings and looks all but certain to break the season record ?men or women ? of 2,000 held by Austrian great Hermann Maier.
Hoefl-Riesch is second in the overall standings but is 958 points behind and has no chance of closing the gap. Each victory is worth 100 points.
Lindsey Vonn, the four-time overall winner and defending champion, fell out of contention after she took a monthlong break because of an intestinal illness and then was done for the season after a knee injury at the world championships. Vonn is still third overall with 740 points.
"I'm really tired now, especially after a long day like today," the 29-year-old Maze said. "Today was so tough, I didn't know where I was. I almost went off the course twice. But I just managed to catch the gates. It's crazy."
She is also seeking to become only the third woman to have at least one win in all five disciplines in one season, and lacks only a downhill victory. She had a chance Saturday but finished fourth. She has two downhills remaining, starting next week in the German resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Vonn won 12 races last season and Maze has a chance of matching that, although Swiss great Vreni Schneider's single-season World Cup record of 14 wins appears out of sight.
Nicole Hosp of Austria, the world championship bronze medalist in the super-combi, finished second. Countrywoman Michaela Kirchgasser took third place with a superb slalom run ? 42.66 seconds to Maze's 44.26.
"My target is to be focused until the end of the season because there are many small globes that are open and possible to get," Maze said. "I want to keep this level of skiing until the end, I don't want to go down, I want to keep it at the high level."
Hosp, the World Cup winner in 2007, lauded Maze's consistency.
"There are no words to describe Tina's amazing season," Hosp said.
Julia Mancuso came close to clinching the fourth super-combi podium of her career and her first in six years. But the American made a small mistake midway through, falling forward on her skis.
It seems only an injury can prevent Maze from breaking Maier's points record, set in 1999-2000. Vonn holds the women's record with 1,980 points from last season.
"It has been an extraordinary season for Tina," Kirchgasser said. "To be so far ahead in the points. Last time it was a man who won with more than 2,000 points, and I don't think Tina will be far off."
Maze's phenomenal season also includes three gold medals from the worlds in Schladming, Austria ? gold in super-G and silver in super-combi and giant slalom. She lost out on a second gold to Hoefl-Riesch and felt Sunday's win somewhat made up for that.
"I had that in mind because in Schladming I didn't do a good slalom," she said. "I didn't risk a lot and today I did different, so at the end it's a revenge, too, but the priority was better skiing from my side.
"It's a good slope. I had some troubles yesterday in downhill," Maze said. "I had some trouble on the top. But the rest of the hill is like a dream."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/slovenias-tina-maze-clinches-world-cup-title-185750409--spt.html
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LG Optimus G Pro: hands-on with the new Snapdragon 600 processor and 5.5-inch 1080p display (video)
The Pro version of last year's Optimus G comes in two flavors: Japan gets a 5-inch 1080p phone, while Korea (and the US) is treated to a 5.5-inch phone at the same resolution, but with Qualcomm's latest mobile chip, the Snapdragon 600. We're getting to grips with the Korean flavor here at MWC and while we're still waiting on a launch dates more specific than Q2, we couldn't help taking this particular G Pro for a spin.
While the original wasn't particularly lacking in the battery department, that increase in resolution has been fortunately accompanied by a bigger battery, up from 2,100mAh to 3,140mAh in the Korean edition and 3,000mAh in the Japanese. Design-wise, the lines are softer, more curved and -- if we're honest -- more like the Galaxy S III. There's now a curved physical home button lodged beneath the screen, with capacitive back and menu buttons either side of it that light up with the faintest glow. The back of the phone now gently curves into the rest of the phone, with that eye-catching "crystal reflection" effect now subtly shading into the sides. It retains the same surprisingly light build quality of its predecessor however, that makes us feel like a short fall could render this device a useless pule of glass shards and plastic pieces.
We've been aching to try out another phone with a next generation Snapdragon processor, and the 1.7GHz quad-core beast didn't disappoint in our brief time with the device. Navigation and basic tasks were buttery smooth, even with LG's slightly gaudy 3D animations and Emotion UI. The 400ppi display is, not surprisingly, simply stunning. While it doesn't have the deep saturation and abyssal blacks of some panels out there, it's amazingly crisp and viewing angles are quite impressive. While we're reserving full judgement for a review, we are impressed with how LG's decided to move forward with one of its most well-received smartphones in recent memory.
Terrence O'Brien contributed to this report.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, LG
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/lg-optimus-g-pro-hands-on/
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Unique continuous processing pharmaceutical production line to be introduced in Finland
Public release date: 22-Feb-2013[ | E-mail |
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
PROMIS Centre, a research centre focused on the development of methods for analysis and optimisation of pharmaceutical processes, has built a new and unique continuous processing pharmaceutical production line the only one of its kind in Europe. The production line was created for R&D purposes, but it also caters for the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, as continuous processing offers possibilities to increase cost-efficiency in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Based in the city of Kuopio, PROMIS Centre is a multidisciplinary research consortium involving the University of Eastern Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and Savonia University of Applied Sciences.
Assuring uniform quality in pharmaceuticals
The new production line is located in the facilities of the University of Eastern Finland, and it can also be used for training purposes in the fields of pharmacy and engineering.
Continuous processing in pharmaceutical manufacturing is a way of making the manufacturing process simpler and faster while reducing the need to perform intermediate and final product analyses. This is possible with the help of modern systems which measure the quality of the sub-processes even in real time.
In continuous processing, the flow of material stays even and there are no pauses in between the manufacturing stages. This assures a more uniform quality of the end product than possible in traditional batch production.
The production line comprises feeders, mixers, conveyors and a tablet machine; however, the core of the production line is built around a roller compactor for dry granulation. The production line also observes the environment, as no solvents are used.
A test bed for the international pharmaceutical industry
Globally, the pharmaceutical industry is in a serious crisis due to ever lowering marginal profits, and this is why the new manufacturing concept has attracted a lot of attention both in Finland and abroad. The production line serves as a good test bed for the pharmaceutical industry to study what kind of products can and should be manufactured using continuous processing, and what kinds of modifications are required in, e.g., product composition.
PROMIS Centre was established in 2008, and each of the research partners has a distinct role in the consortium. The University of Eastern Finland is responsible for R&D related to materials, processes, and manufacturing devices; VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is in charge the development of measurement devices and control systems; and Savonia University of Applied Sciences is responsible for the device integrations needed.
In addition to the research partners, the activities of PROMIS Centre have also involved some 20 corporate partners representing the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, measurement device development, as well as control and modelling sectors.
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More information:
Professor Jarkko Ketolainen
University of Eastern Finland
tel. +358 40 355 2486
jarkko.ketolainen@uef.fi
Mikko Juuti, Key Account Manager
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
tel. +358 20 722 2144
mikko.juuti@vtt.fi
Further information on VTT:
Sakari Sohlberg, Manager, External Communications
Tel. 358 20 722 6744
sakari.sohlberg@vtt.fi
www.vtt.fi
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is a leading multitechnological applied research organization in Northern Europe. VTT creates new technology and science-based innovations in co-operation with domestic and foreign partners. VTT's turnover is EUR 290 million and its personnel totals 3,100.
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Public release date: 22-Feb-2013[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Mikko Juuti
mikko.juuti@vtt.fi
358-207-222-144
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
PROMIS Centre, a research centre focused on the development of methods for analysis and optimisation of pharmaceutical processes, has built a new and unique continuous processing pharmaceutical production line the only one of its kind in Europe. The production line was created for R&D purposes, but it also caters for the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, as continuous processing offers possibilities to increase cost-efficiency in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Based in the city of Kuopio, PROMIS Centre is a multidisciplinary research consortium involving the University of Eastern Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and Savonia University of Applied Sciences.
Assuring uniform quality in pharmaceuticals
The new production line is located in the facilities of the University of Eastern Finland, and it can also be used for training purposes in the fields of pharmacy and engineering.
Continuous processing in pharmaceutical manufacturing is a way of making the manufacturing process simpler and faster while reducing the need to perform intermediate and final product analyses. This is possible with the help of modern systems which measure the quality of the sub-processes even in real time.
In continuous processing, the flow of material stays even and there are no pauses in between the manufacturing stages. This assures a more uniform quality of the end product than possible in traditional batch production.
The production line comprises feeders, mixers, conveyors and a tablet machine; however, the core of the production line is built around a roller compactor for dry granulation. The production line also observes the environment, as no solvents are used.
A test bed for the international pharmaceutical industry
Globally, the pharmaceutical industry is in a serious crisis due to ever lowering marginal profits, and this is why the new manufacturing concept has attracted a lot of attention both in Finland and abroad. The production line serves as a good test bed for the pharmaceutical industry to study what kind of products can and should be manufactured using continuous processing, and what kinds of modifications are required in, e.g., product composition.
PROMIS Centre was established in 2008, and each of the research partners has a distinct role in the consortium. The University of Eastern Finland is responsible for R&D related to materials, processes, and manufacturing devices; VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is in charge the development of measurement devices and control systems; and Savonia University of Applied Sciences is responsible for the device integrations needed.
In addition to the research partners, the activities of PROMIS Centre have also involved some 20 corporate partners representing the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, measurement device development, as well as control and modelling sectors.
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More information:
Professor Jarkko Ketolainen
University of Eastern Finland
tel. +358 40 355 2486
jarkko.ketolainen@uef.fi
Mikko Juuti, Key Account Manager
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
tel. +358 20 722 2144
mikko.juuti@vtt.fi
Further information on VTT:
Sakari Sohlberg, Manager, External Communications
Tel. 358 20 722 6744
sakari.sohlberg@vtt.fi
www.vtt.fi
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is a leading multitechnological applied research organization in Northern Europe. VTT creates new technology and science-based innovations in co-operation with domestic and foreign partners. VTT's turnover is EUR 290 million and its personnel totals 3,100.
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NCAA's crimes leave victims, too
Updated?Feb 22, 2013 1:17 PM ET
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We act like no one gets hurt while the NCAA and its volunteer media enforcement staff unethically uphold rules of amateurism that have long outlived their effectiveness, integrity and morality.
It?s OK for the University of Miami to get screwed. The Canes deserve it. For years "The U" got away with winning football games and championships by providing opportunities to arrogant, preening athletes from the wrong Florida zip codes, with the wrong SAT scores and (allegedly) holding the wrong what-is-in-it-for-me attitude.
Yeah, screw U. That?s our mindset.
The fact the NCAA collaborated with an incarcerated, convicted ponzi schemer (Nevin Shapiro) ? a congenital liar looking for infamy so he could make a behind-bars movie/book $core ? and funneled him and his lawyer money to make its case against Miami is completely irrelevant.
No one feels sorry for Miami. It must hang for what we believe it got away with that others did not. It must hang to protect an institution (amateurism) that we know is outdated and immoral. The U must hang even though we know the institution (NCAA) building the gallows, tying the noose and rendering the verdict is every bit as criminal as The U.
This mindset says something frightening about all of us, the witnesses, and our society at large. Among other things, it says we don?t recognize the human consequence. The U is not a human. It?s an institution, like hundreds of others, voluntarily participating in the NCAA?s shamateurism scam.
However, within these institutions there are human beings suffering.
The unscrupulous tactics used to hang The U are not new or an aberration. It?s standard operating procedure. Awash in television money and in bed with the mainstream media for half a century, the NCAA has been crushing its subjects without fear for decades. This is the worst kind of dictatorship, one that is supported by the media not out of fear, but out of an irrational and biased belief the NCAA is right and just.
Trust me, it?s not. It?s like any other institution drunk on power and wealth.
How else do you explain the NCAA?s treatment of Todd McNair?
He is not an institution. He?s not a millionaire head coach such as Jim Calhoun, Kelvin Sampson or Bruce Pearl. McNair was the USC running backs coach during the Reggie Bush era. McNair earned a good living at USC, raking in around $200K to $250K per year as one of the best recruiters in college football.
A former NFL running back, McNair connected with Bush. They were close. McNair, along with then-head coach Pete Carroll, was part of the process of helping Bush choose an agent when the All-American left USC.
As you know, members of the NCAA?s volunteer media enforcement staff unearthed evidence that two wannabe marketing agents financially supported Bush?s parents in San Diego while Reggie starred in Los Angeles. This financial support cost Bush his Heisman Trophy and justified the NCAA severely sanctioning USC.
You may also know it eventually cost McNair his job. Based on the word of Lloyd Lake, a convicted drug dealer and repeat felon, the NCAA concluded McNair knew of Bush?s dealings with Lake and another associate, the two wannabe marketing agents. McNair was hit with a one-year show-cause, meaning a school that wanted to employ McNair would have to convince the NCAA it had a damn good reason for hiring McNair. Show-cause is basically a death penalty for a coach.
McNair hasn?t coached in three years. He has a rather impressive resume. He played in the NFL. He coached for the Cleveland Browns before coaching at USC. He was regarded as one of the top recruiters in college football.
McNair made a good living in the NFL and as a coach. But he was never an NFL star. He is not financially set. Like most other grown men, he has family that depend on him. He?s 47. His career stopped on a dime. He?ll likely never be a head coach.
Based on the flimsy ?testimony? of Lloyd Lake. Really?
Please go to this web site ncaainjustice.com and examine the evidence used to convict McNair. Its lack of credibility is absolutely breathtaking. It?s so hard to believe that a judge in Los Angeles said the NCAA demonstrated ?ill will? and ?hatred? toward McNair. Judge Frederick Shaller, a USC grad, said the NCAA had a ?reckless disregard for the truth.?
At some point, it is likely that Judge Shaller or some other judge will make available to the public and media the emails exchanged between NCAA members involved in the demolition of McNair?s coaching career. The emails are believed to be highly embarrassing for the NCAA. The NCAA is fighting frantically to keep the emails sealed. The NCAA doesn?t want you to fully grasp its lack of ethics.
McNair is suing the NCAA for libel and defamation. In a few years, he?ll probably reach a settlement with the NCAA. He?d rather earn a living and take care of his family coaching football. His life has been destroyed so that the NCAA can pretend there?s some value in amateurism.
Do we have to pretend? People are getting hurt. This scam needs to end. The NCAA enforcement staff leaks ?information? about excessive phone calls/text messages and illicit relationships with street agents to its most trusted members of the volunteer media enforcement staff (this doesn't include CBSSports.com's Dennis Dodd, who's done a good job of writing about McNair's situation). The volunteers cobble together a story and sit back and wait for the NCAA to use its unethical tactics to rubber stamp the salacious stories printed in the media.
It?s all done to protect the honor of amateurism! Meanwhile, everyone involved in the scam asks for (and likely receives) a pay raise.
But The U and the kids with the wrong zip codes, SAT scores and attitude are the low-character bad guys. OK.
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FDA approves new targeted breast cancer drug
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind breast cancer medication that targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones.
The drug Kadcyla from Roche combines the established drug Herceptin with a powerful chemotherapy drug and a third chemical linking the medicines together. The chemical keeps the cocktail intact until it binds to a cancer cell, delivering a potent dose of anti-tumor poison.
Cancer researchers say the drug is an important step forward because it delivers more medication while reducing the unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy.
"This antibody goes seeking out the tumor cells, gets internalized and then explodes them from within. So it's very kind and gentle on the patients ? there's no hair loss, no nausea, no vomiting," said Dr. Melody Cobleigh of Rush University Medical Center. "It's a revolutionary way of treating cancer."
Cobleigh helped conduct the key studies of the drug at the Chicago facility.
The FDA approved the new treatment for about 20 percent of breast cancer patients with a form of the disease that is typically more aggressive and less responsive to hormone therapy. These patients have tumors that overproduce a protein known as HER-2. Breast cancer is the second most deadly form of cancer in U.S. women, and is expected to kill more than 39,000 Americans this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.
The approval will help Roche's Genentech unit build on the blockbuster success of Herceptin, which has long dominated the breast cancer marketplace. The drug had sales of roughly $6 billion last year.
Genentech said Friday that Kadcyla will cost $9,800 per month, compared to $4,500 per month for regular Herceptin. The company estimates a full course of Kadcyla, about nine months of medicine, will cost $94,000.
FDA scientists said they approved the drug based on company studies showing Kadcyla delayed the progression of breast cancer by several months. Researchers reported last year that patients treated with the drug lived 9.6 months before death or the spread of their disease, compared with a little more than six months for patients treated with two other standard drugs, Tykerb and Xeloda.
Overall, patients taking Kadcyla lived about 2.6 years, compared with 2 years for patients taking the other drugs.
FDA specifically approved the drug for patients with advanced breast cancer who have already been treated with Herceptin and taxane, a widely used chemotherapy drug.
Kadcyla will carry a boxed warning, the most severe type, alerting doctors and patients that the drug can cause liver toxicity, heart problems and potentially death. The drug can also cause severe birth defects and should not be used by pregnant women.
Kadcyla was co-developed by South San Francisco-based Genentech and ImmunoGen Inc., of Waltham, Mass. ImmunoGen developed the technology that binds the drug ingredients together and is scheduled to receive a $10.5 million payment from Genentech on the FDA decision. The company will also receive additional royalties on the drug's sales.
Shares of ImmunoGen Inc. slipped 8 cents to $14.22 in afternoon trading. They have traded in a 52-wek range of $10.85 to $18.10.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-targeted-breast-cancer-drug-151743675--finance.html
Friday, February 22, 2013
President Obama's interview with Yunji de Nies, Part 2
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Official: Calif. gunman was loner, 'gamer'
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) ? The first of three people killed in a gunman's rampage was identified Wednesday as a 20-year-old woman but police did not know why she was in the home of the shooter, who lived with his parents and was described by authorities as a video game-playing loner.
Courtney Aoki, 20, of Buena Park was shot multiple times early Tuesday in the home where gunman Ali Syed, 20, lived, said Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino.
Authorities don't know her occupation, how she might have known Syed, how she got in the house ? or what drove Syed to kill her with a shotgun and then leave a trail of dead and wounded as he stole a series of cars and eventually committed suicide at an intersection.
"There is no evidence, no notes that would explain his very bizarre and violent behavior," Amormino said, adding there was no evidence of a sexual assault and the woman was found fully clothed.
The shootings and carjackings lasted about an hour and created chaos and terror for early morning commuters who were shot at, had their car stolen or saw someone get shot.
In one 911 call, a panicked construction worker reported that the foreman at his business had been shot and one of the company's trucks stolen. The man then followed Syed in another truck as he fled on the freeway, telling a dispatcher his location.
"The guy has a shotgun and I need an ambulance too," the caller said. "There is someone who has been shot. Hurry up! I need an ambulance. Right away. Fast. There's someone with a shotgun. There's someone down! There's someone down!"
Syed was a loner and a "gamer" who spent hours holed up in his room, authorities said.
"He took one class at college and he did not work, so that gives him most of the day and evening and most of the time in his free time he was playing video games," Amormino said.
A 12-gauge shotgun used in the killings belonged to Syed and was purchased by his father about a year ago, he said.
Attorney Vincent John LaBarbera Jr. made a statement for Syed's family Wednesday night.
"No words can express their heartbreak and sorrow," La Barbera said. "Their thoughts and prayers go out to the families of all the victims. They will continue to assist authorities in the investigation as they themselves try to make sense of this tragedy."
The rampage began before dawn Tuesday at the home in Ladera Ranch, a wealthy Orange County suburb about 50 miles south of Los Angeles, and ended 25 miles to the north during the early morning rush hour.
Syed killed two more people during carjackings, injured at least three more, and shot up cars zooming down a busy freeway interchange before he ended it by putting the shotgun to his own head as police closed in.
The shooter forced one commuter out of his BMW, marched him to a curb and shot him three times from behind as shocked witnesses looked on, Tustin police Chief Scott Jordan said.
Syed had no criminal history and no history of mental illness or mental disability, said Lt. Paul Garaven, a Tustin police spokesman.
An autopsy will determine whether Syed had any drugs in his system, but Amormino said no illegal drugs were found in the house and there were no signs he was using illegal substances.
His parents did not recognize the woman who was shot to death in the Ladera Ranch home, he said.
Syed's parents called police at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday after hearing the gunshots, but Syed had already sped off in their black SUV.
Officials released the 911 call Syed's parents made as a dispatcher tried to elicit information from the shooter's panicked, sobbing mother as a house alarm blared in the background.
"I think somebody was shot," the mother said in her first comprehensible statement. "I heard a gunshot."
The dispatcher then asked questions to sort out what happened including whether there was an intruder or if the mother had been shot.
"Yes, there is somebody in our house," the mother said.
After several minutes, Syed's father took the phone and said he believed his son may have gotten in a fight with a friend. The father said Syed left the home and took their car but he and his wife had not entered his son's room to see what happened.
"We were asleep, we heard something, it sounded like a gunshot," he said.
From Ladera Ranch, the gunman headed north and pulled off Interstate 5 in Tustin, about 20 miles away, with a flat tire, police said.
There he fired at and wounded a man in a car, then carjacked a vehicle from a man at a gas station and got back on the freeway, where he fired at commuters, authorities said.
The shooter then exited the freeway in nearby Santa Ana and carjacked a BMW, killing driver Melvin Lee Edwards, 69, of Laguna Hills.
Edwards served as a U.S. Army combat infantry officer in Vietnam and graduated from the University of Southern California, according to a biography on his company's website. He and his wife, Cheryl, had celebrated their 42nd anniversary on Feb. 12 and have two adult children, his brother-in-law, Jeff Osborn, told the AP in a phone interview.
"He was an extremely remarkable person. I know it's an old cliche, but he really did love life," he said. "The world's a lot smaller today for not having him here."
One 911 caller told a dispatcher she watched through her rear-view mirror as a man later identified as Edwards got shot and another caller reports that he's can see him lying near the off-ramp.
Syed took Edwards' BMW and next popped up at a Tustin business, where he shot and killed construction worker Jeremy Lewis, 26, of Fullerton. Lewis' co-worker rushed to intervene and was shot in the arm, Jordan said.
Syed took the second construction worker's utility truck and fled to Orange.
He jumped from the moving truck at an intersection about five miles away as officers began to follow him and shot himself in the head.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/official-calif-gunman-loner-gamer-231034577.html
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HTC One vs. iPhone 5: Can 'UltraPixels' and a Revamped 'Sense' Topple Apple's Iconic Smartphone?
By I-Hsien Sherwood | i.sherwood@latinospost.com | First Posted: Feb 21, 2013 09:05 PM EST
(Photo : Reuters) HTC CEO, Peter Chou, speaks during the launch of the HTC One smartphone in London February 19, 2013.
The HTC One flagship smartphone has finally been revealed, after weeks of teaser pics and simultaneous launch events in London and New York.
But how does the aluminum unibody HTC One compare?to the smartphone to beat, the iPhone 5?
Display
The One is bigger by far than the iPhone 5 -- 4.7 inches to the iPhone's 4 inches. But bigger isn't always better, as people with small hands will attest. However, the One's screen is also more detailed. It boasts a 1920x1080, 468ppi display. The iPhone can only muster an 1136x640 screen at 326 ppi. But the bigger size comes at a cost; the HTC Once weighs a full ounce more than the iPhone 5.
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Processor
These are a bit harder to compare, as iPhones run Apple's proprietary chips. The A6 in the iPhone 5 is good. The 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 in the HTC One is better than most other Android phones.
Storage
$199 and a contract gets you a 16 GB iPhone 5. The same price will net you a 32 GB HTC One. Both are available in models up to 64 GB. Neither has an SD slot.
Operating System
The iPhone runs iOS 6.1, just like every other Apple mobile device in the world. The One comes with a totally revamped version of Sense, HTC's own Android skin. Sense is considered by most to be prettier and easier to use than other Android skins, and HTC has gone out of its way to integrate social media into this version. Of course, an elegant interface at the expense of some customizability is Apple's thing, so Sense is up against stiff competition. If you like Android but are unimpressed with Samsung's TouchWiz, you'll probably like Sense.
Camera
The iPhone has a a typical 8 megapixel camera. It's good. HTC is trying something new with the One. The camera is only 4 megapixels, but HTC has branded them "UltraPixels." They're larger than typical photo sensors, so HTC says they capture 300 percent more light than normal smartphone cameras, allowing photos in low-light conditions that otherwise would yield a gray blur. While the resolution suffers a bit, HTC is betting it will still be good enough for web or mobile viewing.
For now, the HTC One looks like a worthwhile competitor to the iPhone 5. But Apple will surely wow with it's next iteration of its standard-bearer, due out later this year.
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UN report: Iran upgrading uranium enrichment plant
Iran's Presidency Office / Hando / EPA file
A picture released by the Iranian government shows Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inspecting the Natanz nuclear plant in central Iran in 2007.
By Jeff Black, Staff Writer, NBC News
In a move seen as a defiant step as world powers look to rein in Iran's nuclear program, the county has started installing sophisticated centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment plant, a U.N. nuclear report confirmed on Thursday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that 180 of the so-called IR-2m centrifuges and empty centrifuge casings had been hooked up at the plant near the town of Natanz, Reuters reported Thursday.?The centrifuges were not yet operating.
The advanced centrifuges are expected to accelerate Iran's ability to process more highly enriched uranium. The West and Israel are fearful that such material could be used to build an atomic weapon.
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"This is yet another provocative step by Iran and will only invite further isolation by the international community," said Tommy Vietor, spokesman for the National Security Council. "We continue to believe there is time and space for diplomacy to work, but actions like this undercut the efforts of the international community to resolve its concerns over Iran's nuclear program."
For its part, Iran claims it is only increasing its stockpiles of refined uranium for peaceful purposes ? in order to produce energy.
Still, the White House and intelligence officials had been anticipating the report and Iran itself had in fact notified the U.N. nuclear watchdog in January that it intended to take the step.
According to Reuters, the confidential report also said Iran had increased to 367 pounds the amount of?uranium refined to a purity of 20 percent. That is a level Tehran says it needs for conversion to reactor fuel. In August 2012, the U.N. watchdog group had reported that Iran had stockpiled 200 pounds of the 20-percent material.
About 530-550 pounds of uranium enriched to a level of 20 percent is required for a single nuclear weapon. That would need to be further refined to about 55 pounds of uranium enriched to a 90 percent purity level, according to the U.N. watchdog.
But the IAEA report also said Iran in December resumed converting some of its more highly enriched uranium to powder that would be used in the production of reactor fuel, Reuters reported. That was seen as an positive step in light of Western concerns.
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren joins Morning Joe to discuss Israel's Iron Dome program, which intercepts rockets fired at Israel from Hezbollah and Hamas. Amb. Oren also discusses President Obama's upcoming trip to Israel and the latest in Syria and Iran.
Israel has warned that it might bomb Iran's nuclear sites as a last resort. In a speech to the U.N. in September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that with a nuclear armed Iran, no one in the world would be safe.
This week, Israel's UN?Ambassador?Michael Oren told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that this summer is the "red line" beyond which Israel would not be confident Iran wasn't secretly reaching the point of no return in its nuclear progress.?
But a resumption of conversion to fuel, experts told Reuters, means the Israeli "red line" for action could be postponed.?
Next week, The Unites States, Russia and European allies are set to resume negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program. The?negotiations?will take place in Kazakhstan.
NBC News' Andrea Mitchell and Reuters contributed to this report.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Sina Shares Rise 6% After Hours On Strong Q4 Earnings As It Promotes Former Cisco VP To CTO & Co-President
Despite investors' concerns over a slowing online advertising market in China, Sina's managed to post Q4 revenue that exceeded analysts' expectations, though its earnings fell 74 percent from a year earlier. Investors were encouraged by Sina's results, however, as the company's shares jumped six percent to $56.50 after hours. Sina's stock price has dropped 13.4 percent since the beginning of the fourth quarter, falling along the shares of peers like Baidu and Sohu.com due to a weaker economy.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/O2pOiDBs8uw/
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Bill Gates 'not satisfied' with Microsoft's innovations
Bill Gates on CBS This Morning.
(Credit: CBS News/Screenshot by CNET)Although Bill Gates stepped away from his day-to-day role at Microsoft nearly five years ago, he still keeps a close eye on the company he co-founded -- and he isn't always happy with what he sees.
During a recent interview broadcast this morning on CBS This Morning, the Microsoft chairman was asked by Charlie Rose whether he was happy with Steve Ballmer's performance as chief executive. Nothing that there have been "many amazing things" accomplished under Ballmer's leadership in the past couple of years, Gates said he was not satisfied with the company's innovations.
"Well, he and I are two of the most self-critical people -- you can imagine," Gates said during the interview (see video below). "And here were a lot of amazing things that Steve's leadership got done with the company in the last year. Windows 8 is key to the future, the Surface computer. Bing, people are seeing as a better search product, Xbox."
"But is -- is it enough?" he said. "No, he and I are not satisfied that in terms of, you know, breakthrough things, that we're doing everything possible."
Gates was especially critical of Microsoft's position in the smartphone sector, where the company currently holds just 2.4 percent of the market, according to recent IDC data.
"There's a lot of things like cell phones where we didn't get out in the lead very early. ... We didn't miss cell phones, but the way we went about it didn't allow us to get the leadership. So it's clearly a mistake."
The primary focus of the interview was the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation, the philanthropy to which Gates has dedicated most of his attention since stepping away from Microsoft in 2008.
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Nexus 7 sales soared in 2012, but still fell short of iPad mini and Kindle Fire
MARANA, Arizona, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk joined a growing chorus of players backing the idea of the PGA Tour adopting a local rule to ignore a proposed ban on putters anchored to the body on Tuesday. American Stricker, widely regarded as one of the game's best putters, said he had changed his view after consistently opposing the use of long putters and that he would not be surprised to see the tour dig in its heels. ...
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Samsung to reportedly unveil Galaxy S IV on March 14th in New York [updated]
(Reuters) - A Texas mother had a one-in-70-million kind of Valentine's Day this year when she gave birth to two sets of identical twin boys, a Houston hospital announced on Monday. The four brothers were delivered at 31 weeks to Tressa Montalvo, 36, via Cesarean section at The Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston, according to a news release from the hospital. Tressa and Manuel Montalvo Jr. were not using any fertility drugs and had just hoped for a little brother or sister for their 2-year-old son, Memphis, according to the release. ...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Israel to conduct 'intensive' Prisoner X probe
Updated
Israeli officials have announced the country's parliament will conduct what it calls an "intensive" inquiry into the Prisoner X case.
Last week, the ABC's Foreign Correspondent program revealed that Ben Zygier was found hanged in a secret prison cell near Tel Aviv in 2010.
The Australian-Israeli citizen was thought to be an agent for Israel's Mossad spy agency, and Israel went to extreme lengths to cover up the death.
It imposed a total media blackout on the case but was forced to ease the restrictions after the story made headlines across the world, rendering the local gag order ineffective.
Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has ordered his own department to prepare a report into the case and has also asked Israel to explain the circumstances surrounding the detainment and death.
Israel now says it will hold an "intensive" inquiry.
"The intelligence subcommittee of the [Knesset] foreign affairs and defence committee decided to hold an intensive inquiry into all aspects of the affair of the prisoner found dead in his cell," the committee spokesman Asaf Doron said.
He gave no further details.
Read Trevor Bormann's original story here
Watch the full Foreign Correspondent report on Prisoner X on iView
How Israel's top spies scrambled to keep the lid on the ABC's revelations
In his first comment on the affair, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that shining too much light on intelligence activities could "badly damage" state security.
"Overexposure of security and intelligence activities can damage, and damage badly, state security and that is why in every debate we must not underestimate the security interest," he said in remarks to the cabinet communicated by his office.
"In the reality in which Israel lives, it must be a central interest," he said in a thinly veiled criticism of media speculation as to what might have been Zygier's precise intelligence role and the nature of his alleged offence.
Mr Netanyahu spoke shortly after Mr Carr's office said it was seeking answers.
"I ask everyone: let the security forces continue to work quietly in order that we can carry on living in peace and security in Israel," Mr Netanyahu said.
"We need to ensure that we protect the normal working of our security branches," he added, expressing "complete trust" in Israel's security forces and legal system.
Mr Carr said his office was preparing a report looking at all communications between Australia and Israel, including between its security agencies.
"We have asked the Israeli government for a contribution to that report," Mr Carr said yesterday.
"We want to give them an opportunity to submit to us an explanation of how this tragic death came about."
Over the weekend, a senior Israeli official said Australia's intelligence community was "deeply involved" in the case and had even interrogated Zygier on suspicion he was spying for the Jewish state.
Israeli daily Haaretz reported remarks by unnamed former acquaintances of Zygier who said that he told them stories which seemed incompatible with a genuine secret agent.
The paper's defence analyst, Amir Oren, wrote that Zygier bragged to one friend, a former special forces soldier, of his Mossad connections and confided to another that during his military service that he had provided back-up to Israeli agents operating in Lebanon, in the course of which he had killed local children.
"Ben left the army and told me that he had been compelled to kill a boy and girl while providing security for an operation in Lebanon," Mr Oren quoted the friend as saying.
"He told me he was hospitalised for a month with trauma. Afterward he went back to Australia and several years later returned to Israel."
"It astounds me if that could really happen," the friend added.
"If so, how did they recruit him into the Mossad?"
Israel's justice ministry is reportedly mulling whether to allow publication of the inquest into Zygier's death, which returned a verdict of suicide.
According to Maariv newspaper, parts of the inquest are likely to be published in the coming week after attorney-general Yehuda Weinstein decides what to delete for security reasons.
Senior legal officials are also debating whether charges of negligence should be levelled over Zygier's death.
Zygier, who immigrated to Israel in around 2001, is understood to have been arrested in February 2010 on charges which remain subject to a tight gag order.
Ten months later, he was found hanged in his cell despite the fact that it was under 24-hour surveillance, sparking a welter of criticism and conspiracy theories in both Israel and Australia.
ABC/AFP
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, foreign-affairs, world-politics, israel, australia
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Rep. Gutierrez, Let?s Try The Silicon Valley Way ? Lean Immigration Reform
Editor?s note:?Vivek Wadhwa is Vice President of Innovation and Research at Singularity University, Fellow at Stanford Law School, and Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at Duke University. Thank you for responding to my TechCrunch post in which I asked you to release your hold on Silicon Valley. I agree with everything you wrote and strongly support the cause. And I?ll commit up front to what you asked for: my help in fighting for a top-to-bottom overhaul of our immigration system.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ANx01_Rqs0E/
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Florida Python Challenge Winners Announce; Contest Yields Just 68 Snakes (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Paul Shannon, center, receives his award for longest python caught by an unlicensed hunter, it was fourteen feet, three inches long, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Zoo Miami. A public hunt for Burmese pythons in the Everglades yielded 68 of the invasive snakes, the longest measuring more than 14 feet long, Florida wildlife officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Peter Andrew Bosch) MAGS OUT
Paul Shannon, left, receives his award for longest python caught by an unlicensed hunter and Brian Barrows, for the most caught which was six, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Zoo Miami. A public hunt for Burmese pythons in the Everglades yielded 68 of the invasive snakes, the longest measuring more than 14 feet long, Florida wildlife officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Peter Andrew Bosch) MAGS OUT
Brian Barrows, receives his award for most python caught by an unlicensed hunter, he caught six, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Zoo Miami. A public hunt for Burmese pythons in the Everglades yielded 68 of the invasive snakes, the longest measuring more than 14 feet long, Florida wildlife officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Peter Andrew Bosch) MAGS OUT
Ruben Ramirez, left, talks to the press after he received his award for most python caught by an licensed hunter, he caught eighteen. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Zoo Miami. A public hunt for Burmese pythons in the Everglades yielded 68 of the invasive snakes, the longest measuring more than 14 feet long, Florida wildlife officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Peter Andrew Bosch) MAGS OUT
A Burmese python is displayed at the python hunt awards ceremony presented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Zoo Miami. A public hunt for Burmese pythons in the Everglades yielded 68 of the invasive snakes, the longest measuring more than 14 feet long, Florida wildlife officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Peter Andrew Bosch) MAGS OUT
FWC Press Secretary Susan Smith, Public Information Coordinator Carli Segelson, Officer Bobby Dube, Regional Director Chuck Collins, Nina Segelson and Officer David Bingham hold a loaned skin from a 21 foot python at the Florida Python Challenge awards ceremony on February 16, 2013. FWC Photo by Alicia Wellman.
Second Prize for the number of pythons by a General Competitor goes to Bill Booth. He harvested 5 pythons! FWC Photo by Jorge Pino
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Bill Booth of Bradenton, Fla. stretches out dead Burmese python he caught, for students from the University of Florida to measure, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 in the Florida Everglades as part of the monthlong "Python Challenge." Wildlife officials say more than 1,000 people signed up for the competition that began Saturday and ends Feb. 10. The state hopes the hunters will help researchers collect more information about the pythons. The large snakes are an invasive species and are considered a menace to Florida's swamplands. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Bill Booth
Bill Booth of Bradenton, Fla. holds a dead Burmese python he caught, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 in the Florida Everglades as part of the monthlong "Python Challenge." Wildlife officials say more than 1,000 people signed up for the competition that began Saturday and ends Feb. 10. The state hopes the hunters will help researchers collect more information about the pythons. The large snakes are an invasive species and are considered a menace to Florida's swamplands. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A student from the University of Florida measures a dead Burmese python caught by Bill Booth of Bradenton, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 in the Florida Everglades as part of the monthlong "Python Challenge." Wildlife officials say more than 1,000 people signed up for the competition that began Saturday and ends Feb. 10. The state hopes the hunters will help researchers collect more information about the pythons. The large snakes are an invasive species and are considered a menace to Florida's swamplands. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Trapper "Python Dave" Leibman holds a roll of snake skins he is selling at the Python Challenge kick-off in Davie, Fla. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. Roughly 2,050 pythons have been harvested in Florida since 2000, according to the conservation commission. It?s unknown exactly how many are slithering through the wetlands. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 photo taken in the Florida Everglades, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and wildlife commissioner Ron Bergeron, right, search the grassy underbrush on an island in the everglades for pythons. Nearly 800 people have signed up to hunt Burmese pythons on public lands in Florida as part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's month-long "Python Challenge." Experts say the invasive species is decimating native wildlife in the Florida Everglades. For the first time, the public is joining licensed hunters in the search for the snakes. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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In this Jan. 16, 2013 photo, Jim Howard of Cooper City, Fla., searches under the dense foliage in the Florida Everglades looking for pythons as part of the month long "Python Challenge." Wildlife officials say more than 1,000 people signed up for the competition that began Saturday and ends Feb. 10. The state hopes the hunters will help researchers collect more information about the pythons. The large snakes are an invasive species and are considered a menace to Florida's swamplands. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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In this Jan. 16, 2013 photo, Jim Howard of Cooper City, Fla., examines a piece of a large snake skin he found under some foliage in the Florida Everglades during his search of pythons as part of the month long "Python Challenge." Wildlife officials say more than 1,000 people signed up for the competition that began Saturday and ends Feb. 10. The state hopes the hunters will help researchers collect more information about the pythons. The large snakes are an invasive species and are considered a menace to Florida's swamplands. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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In this Jan. 16, 2013 photo, Jim Howard of Cooper City, Fla., pilots his boat through a canal in the Florida Everglades in search of pythons as part of the month long "Python Challenge." Wildlife officials say more than 1,000 people signed up for the competition that began Saturday and ends Feb. 10. The state hopes the hunters will help researchers collect more information about the pythons. The large snakes are an invasive species and are considered a menace to Florida's swamplands. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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In this Jan. 16, 2013 photo, Jim Howard of Cooper City, Fla., searches the foundation of an old building in the Florida Everglades in search of pythons as part of the month long "Python Challenge." Wildlife officials say more than 1,000 people signed up for the competition that began Saturday and ends Feb. 10. The state hopes the hunters will help researchers collect more information about the pythons. The large snakes are an invasive species and are considered a menace to Florida's swamplands. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 photo taken in the Florida Everglades, a captured 13-foot-long Burmese python is displayed for snake hunters and the media before heading out in airboats for the Python Challenge. Nearly 800 people have signed up to hunt Burmese pythons on public lands in Florida as part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's month-long "Python Challenge." Experts say the invasive species is decimating native wildlife in the Florida Everglades. For the first time, the public is joining licensed hunters in the search for the snakes. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
Bill Nelson, Ron Begeron
In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 photo taken in the Florida Everglades, wildlife commissioner Ron Bergeron, left, and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., walk though knee deep swampy water and mud as they hunt for Burmese Pythons. Nearly 800 people have signed up to hunt Burmese pythons on public lands in Florida as part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's month-long "Python Challenge." Experts say the invasive species is decimating native wildlife in the Florida Everglades. For the first time, the public is joining licensed hunters in the search for the snakes. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: Dan Keenan (C) and others register to hunt pythons on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: A Burmese python is seen on display at the registration event and press conference for the start of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: Mathew Manus registers to hunt python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: A Burmese python is held by Jeff Fobb as he speaks to hunters and the media at the registration event and press conference for the start of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: Dan Keenan (C) and others register to hunt pythons on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: Jeff Singleton (C) and others listen during a demonstration as they register to hunt python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: BR Slocum (L) and his grandson Kyle Storch hunt for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: A Burmese python is seen on display at the registration event and press conference for the start of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: A ball python is seen on display at the registration event and press conference for the start of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: A Burmese python is held by Jeff Fobb as he speaks to the media at the registration event and press conference for the start of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: A Burmese python is held by Ron Bergeron as he speaks to the media at the registration event and press conference for the start of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: Kyle Storch jumps over a patch of water as he hunts for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: BR Slocum drives a golf cart with his son, Ray Slocum, as they hunt for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: BR Slocum (R) and his grandson Kyle Storch prepare to hunt for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: A Burmese python is held by Jeff Fobb as he speaks to the media at the registration event and press conference for the start of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: BR Slocum looks for snakes as he hunts for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: Dan Keenan (R) and Steffani Burd hunt for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: A Burmese python is seen on display at the registration event and press conference for the start of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: BR Slocum(L) and his grandson Kyle Storch hunt for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: Dan Keenan (L) and Steffani Burd hunt for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: Dan Keenan (R) and Steffani Burd hunt for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: Ray Slocum hunts for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
DAVIE, FL - JANUARY 12: A Burmese python is seen on display at the registration event and press conference for the start of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Davie, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: Kyle Storch hunts for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hunting Excursions Latest In Effort To Curb Evasive Snake Population
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: BR Slocum carries a snake catcher as he hunts for python's in the Florida Everglades on the first day of the 2013 Python Challenge on January 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners launched the month long 2013 Python Challenge to harvest Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a species that is not native to Florida.The contest features prizes of $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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