Monday, July 8, 2013

Snowden insists NSA overstepping bounds

WASHINGTON (AP) ? NSA leaker Edward Snowden claims the spy agency gathers all communications into and out of the U.S. for analysis, despite NSA claims that it only targets foreign traffic.

The fugitive systems analyst spoke in video released Monday, filmed by The Guardian in June in Hong Kong before Snowden fled to avoid extradition to the U.S.

Snowden is believed to be stranded in a Moscow airport, trying to reach any country that has granted him asylum.

Snowden also said NSA chief Gen. Keith Alexander lied to Congress by saying the agency could not determine how many U.S. communications are gathered ? something Snowden says NSA auditing tool Boundless Informant does.

NSA did not directly answer the question, referring to an Alexander speech in which he talked about how the NSA fit into the larger counterterror team of the administration. Alexander has also said such data gathered by NSA programs can only be analyzed when linked to foreign targets.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-insists-nsa-overstepping-bounds-192310380.html

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NTSB to investigate San Francisco Crash

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, forcing passengers to jump down the emergency inflatable slides to safety. It was not immediately known whether there were any injuries.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said Flight 214 crashed while landing on runway 28 left at 11:26 PDT.

A video clip posted to YouTube showed smoke coming from a jet on the tarmac. Passengers could be seen jumping down the emergency slides.

Television footage showed the top of the fuselage was burned away and the entire tail was gone. One engine appeared to have broken away. Pieces of the tail were strewn about the runway. Emergency responders could be seen walking inside the burned-out wreckage.

Stephanie Turner saw the plane going down and the rescue slides deploy, but returned to her hotel room before seeing any passengers get off the jet, she told ABC News. Turner said when she first saw the flight she noticed right away that the angle of its approach seemed strange.

"It didn't manage to straighten out before hitting the runway," she said. "So the tail of the plane hit the runway, and it cartwheeled and spun and the tail broke off ... I mean we were sure that we had just seen a lot of people die. It was awful.

"And it looked like the plane had completely broken apart," she said. "There were flames and smoke just billowing."

Doug Yakel, a spokesman for the airport, said he did not yet know how many passengers were aboard the flight. "We also don't have any information at this time to the status of those passengers," he said at a brief news conference.

A call to the airline seeking comment wasn't immediately returned.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team of investigators to San Francisco to probe the crash. NTSB spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said Saturday that NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman would head the team.

Asiana is a South Korean airline, second in size to national carrier Korean Air. It has recently tried to expand its presence in the United States, and joined the Star Alliance, anchored by American Airlines and British Airways.

The 777-200 is a long-range plane from Boeing. The twin-engine aircraft is one of the world's most popular long-distance planes, often used for flights of 12 hours or more, from one continent to another. The airline's website says its 777s can carry between 246 to 300 passengers.

The flight was 10 hours and 23 minutes, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service. The aircraft is configured to seat 295 passengers, it said.

The last time a large U.S. airline lost a plane in a fatal crash was an American Airlines Airbus A300 taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in 2001.

Smaller airlines have had crashes since then. The last fatal U.S. crash was a Continental Express flight operated by Colgan Air, which crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y. on Feb. 12, 2009. The crash killed all 49 people on board and one man in a house.

Flying remains one of the safest forms of transportation: There are about two deaths worldwide for every 100 million passengers on commercial flights, according to an Associated Press analysis of government accident data.

Just a decade ago, passengers were 10 times as likely to die when flying on an American plane. The risk of death was even greater during the start of the jet age, with 1,696 people dying ? 133 out of every 100 million passengers ? from 1962 to 1971. The figures exclude acts of terrorism.

But airline crashes remain in the public's memory much longer than a wreck on the side of the road. Flying isn't natural and crashes involve many fatalities, often accompanied with horrifying images.

Those in the airline industry often say that you are more likely to die driving to the airport than on your flight. There are more than 30,000 motor-vehicle deaths each year, a mortality rate eight times greater than that in planes.

There are still some corners of the world where flying is risky. Russia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia have particularly high rates of deadly crashes. But America, Europe and Asia ? with the exception of a few low-cost carriers ? have remained very safe.

Asia remains one of the fastest-growing regions for aviation in the world. Even with slowing economies in Japan and China, airlines there saw 3.7 percent more passengers than a year ago, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Finding enough experienced pilots to meet a growing number of flights is becoming a problem.

A 2012 report by aircraft manufacturer Boeing said the industry would need 460,000 new commercial airline pilots in the next two decades ? with 185,000 of them needed in Asia alone.

"The Asia-Pacific region continues to present the largest projected growth in pilot demand," the report said.

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Associated Press writers Joan Lowy in Washington, D.C., and Scott Mayerowitz in New York contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ntsb-investigate-san-francisco-crash-201530129.html

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Prescott church mourns loss of 6 of its Hotshot members

PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ (CBS5) -

Hundreds of people gathered at Heights Church in Prescott on Saturday evening. Many were looking for answers in the aftermath of this week's wildfire?tragedy.???

Six of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the blaze in Yarnell, along with their families, attended church at the Heights.?The service was the first since those brave men lost their lives one week ago.?

During the service, there was standing room only.? The congregation was reeling from the loss.? At times it seemed even the pastor was at a loss for words.??

"Tonight is one of those nights where I know less about what to say," said Pastor Ron Merrell.?

Adam Andrews drove from Flagstaff to attend the service.? He was close friends with two of the men lost in the fire.?

"They stood up like men every day.? They went to work loving their job and the genuinely cared about the people around them," said Andrews.?

The crowd wasn't a surprise to anyone at the church.?

"It's so appropriate this community showed up the way it did," said Andrews.?

Many people overwhelmed with despair left with a message of hope.?

"Words don't always work.? Sometimes just being there for somebody and showing them the love of Jesus is what counts," said Heights member Caren Willey.

"I think being a smaller community people will take this to heart and this will be something that is remembered for a very long time," said Heights member Chuck Wynn.?

"These guys stood with each other and for each other.? We need to do that together. ?We should all learn from them," said Andrews.

?Three services are scheduled for Sunday morning at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

Copyright 2013 CBS 5 (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation). All rights reserved.

Source: http://www.kpho.com/story/22776128/prescott-church-mourns-loss-of-6-of-its-hotshot-members

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Fiesta Mexicana Parade Dances Through Downtown Topeka

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TOPEKA, Kansas (WIBW) -- Events for the 80th annual Fiesta Mexicana are officialy underway. People packed the streets Saturday morning for the Fiesta parade.

Over the years Topeka has gathered to support of one its longest cultural traditions. It's the Fiesta Mexicana to benefit Our Lady of Guadalupe parish, and the downtown parade is one of the first events to kick off the festivities.

Lalo Munoz participated in the parade with El Centro of Topeka. "This parade is great because it brings families from across Topeka together at an annual event and a great time."

Rows of people line the streets each year, and for good reason. Mexican music is blaring and floats drive by, many decorated in traditional Mexican themes, handing out canding and waving to the crowd.

The Fiesta started out in 1933 as a way for Topeka's Mexican community to build a church. Now, 80 years later, it has reached outside of just the Mexican neighborhood into a five-day celebration, including a parade, 5K run and a long line-up of events.

Margaret Serrano Cortez was the Fiesta Queen in 1953 and has passed the tradition down to three of her daughters.

"I was born and raised here in Topeka, I was baptized in Our Lady of Guadalupe, I was married in Our Lady of Guadalupe, I might just die and be buried in Our Lady of Guadalupe," Margaret said. "That's our church, that's the reason why we do it, for our church and our school."

The parade builds ties between the parish, local businesses and the community.

"It's a great way for individuals to see just how many Latino businesses there are and how much of an impact Latinos have in Topeka. It's a great way to highlight our heritage," Munoz said.

The Fiesta Mexicana kicks off Tuesday, July 9 and runs until Saturday, July 13, with the closing mass on Sunday, July 14.

The full schedule and details are at www.olg-parish.org/fiesta.

Source: http://www.wibw.com/home/localnews/headlines/Fiesta-Mexicana-Parade-Dances-Through-Downtown-Topeka-214484481.html

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Washington Nationals Trade Deadline Preview: Nats In Market For Starter? Bench Bat?

While reports out there have suggested the Washington Nationals need to go after a back-of-the-rotation arm, and others have claimed they're actively pursuing one, Nats' GM Mike Rizzo said this week that he doesn't anticipate the team trading for a starter.

The Washington Nationals are talking as if Dan Haren will return to the rotation when he comes off the DL. The 32-year-old right-hander is on track to come back on July 9th at which point it makes sense that if he's healthy, Taylor Jordan will likely return to Double-A Harrisburg (or maybe Triple-A?) after filling in admirably for each of what would have been Haren's last two turns in the rotation. The reports from Haren's bullpen session this week were positive, but at least one writer covering the team, the Washington Post's Thomas Boswell, argued before Haren threw his post-cortisone shot pen that the, "... Nats' first, and also biggest need, is to find a fifth starting pitcher to replace Haren."

While both Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo in the article and Nats' skipper Davey Johnson, in the press, have talked about Haren rejoining the rotation once he's ready, as the WaPost's Mr. Boswell wrote, with Jordan (on an innings limit), journeyman right-hander Ross Ohlendorf and a potentially "revived Haren," the options to take the ball every fifth day, "... none of them look like a half-season solution." How about Nathan Karns?

The WaPost reporter suggested they look elsewhere to the pitchers thought to be available going into the non-waiver trade deadline later this month like the Cubs' Scott Feldman (who was already traded to the Orioles), Matt Garza, the Marlins' Ricky Nolasco or even more costly options (in terms of money and the return) like the Brewers' Yovani Gallardo (who did not impress against the Nationals this week), the Phillies' Cliff Lee or even the Rays' David Price.

"'They?re calling everybody, trying to do something,' the exec said. 'They?re looking for pitching, and they?re being really aggressive.'" -"Rival executive" on Nats to the NY Post's Dan Martino

Haren was placed on the DL on June 25 for the second straight season after having never landed on the disabled list in his career. Between Haren's last start on the 22nd, the announcement that he would be placed on the DL the next day and his placement on the 15-Day DL on the 25th, New York Post writer Andy Martino published an article on the 24th in which he wrote that he heard from a rival executive that, "... while trade talk around the league remains mostly quiet and preliminary, as is typical with more than a month to go before the deadline, Washington has emerged as the most aggressive team.":

"'They?re calling everybody, trying to do something,' the exec said. 'They?re looking for pitching, and they?re being really aggressive.'

"The Nationals are a bit thin on rotation depth, with Dan Haren fading (he was ineffective this, year, and is now on the disabled list) and Chris Young sporting a 7.88 ERA for Triple-A Syracuse. The Nats? need for help in that area is well known, and their Beltway buddies face the same problem; the Orioles are also calling around for starters, according to our source."

In his weekly appearance on 106.7 the FAN in D.C.'s The Mike Rizzo Show, however, the Nationals' GM was asked what Washington might be looking for as the July 31st 4:00 pm EDT deadline approaches, and pitching wasn't one of the things he said the team needed.

"You look at the ballclub," Rizzo explained, "I like our starting rotation. I like our bullpen. We're solidified at eight positions. Possibly tweaking of a bench player. Maybe getting a big pinch hit type of guy, left-handed or right-handed, that may help us. But we like the team we have and we feel like this team, as is, right now, if we play up to our capabilities, we should be playing meaningful games in September and beyond. That was our goal going into Spring Training. That's still our goal, that's our focus. And we feel that that's still a thing that we're striving for."

Lending some credence to the fact that the Nationals might be looking for a bat to come off the bench as Rizzo said, were reports by San Francisco Chronicle writer Susan Slusser that Manny Ramirez, after signing a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, told the reporter he'd spoken with Washington:

As for pitching?

"I'm not anticipating trading for a starting pitcher. We think Dan Haren is going to pitch well for us down the stretch." -Nats' GM Mike Rizzo on 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

Rizzo was asked directly on his radio show and he said he didn't think the team would be trading for the fifth starter everyone seems to think they're after.

"I'm not anticipating trading for a starting pitcher," the Nats' GM said, "We think Dan Haren is going to pitch well for us down the stretch. We feel that we've got great depth in our minor league system with Taylor Jordan, Ross Ohlendorf and Nathan Karns, could all come up here and have come up and pitched well in the big leagues and we feel that we have good depth in our rotation and we're counting on the five guys that we signed in the offseason. We think that it's as good a rotation as any in the big leagues and Davey's got great confidence in 'The Big Three' and Dan Haren and Ross Detwiler, as do I."

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Source: http://www.federalbaseball.com/2013/7/5/4496624/washington-nationals-trade-deadline-preview-nats-in-market-for

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Luxury Living For India's Elderly

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Parents in India would traditionally expect to spend their old age in the company of their children and grandchildren, but many are now choosing to remain independent.

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Rakon sells Chinese stake to cut debt

Rakon, one of the worst-performing stocks on the New Zealand sharemarket in the past year, will sell 80 per cent of its Chinese joint-venture factory for US$18.8 million ($24 million) to reduce debt.

Auckland-based Rakon, which will keep a 5 per cent holding in the venture, says it is selling the stake to Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed ZheJiang East Crystal Electronic, a specialised electronic components manufacturer.

It expects to take a $32 million impairment on the investment.

In May, Rakon said it planned to cut debt to $13.5 million in the current financial year ending March 31, from the $36.1 million.

The sale meant debt could be reduced earlier and below its target, the company said yesterday.

Rakon and ZheJiang would share resources and capabilities, with ZheJiang funding expansion of the factory to enable the venture to gain greater scale while Rakon supplied research and development, technology and marketing to the partnership.

Competition was strong and more consolidation in the industry was likely in the next three years, it said.

Shares in Rakon, which makes crystal oscillators used in smart phones and navigation systems, closed up 4c yesterday at 27c.

Rakon posted a loss of $32.8 million last financial year as it cut up to 60 local jobs to shift manufacturing to China. The sale is expected to settle on September 30, pending a final agreement and regulatory approvals.

- BusinessDesk

By Tina Morrison

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10895121&ref=rss

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