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RINEHART RAP: PM vows foreign workers will not take jobs from Aussies
PM Julia Gillard said?"jobs board'' would be created for Australians in the resources sector.?Picture: Gary Ramage Source: The Daily Telegraph
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard vowed that no foreign worker would take a job that an Australian could do, as she battled to contain the fallout from a government decision to approve the hire of 1715 migrant labourers on a major mining project..
Ms Gillard has been lashed by union leaders and members of her own party over yesterday?s announcement by the federal government that mining magnate Gina Rinehart would be permitted to hire up to 20 per cent of the construction workforce on her Roy Hill iron ore project from overseas.
Labor Senator Doug Cameron warned earlier today at the Prime Minister faced tough questions at a caucus meeting on Tuesday over the issue, which erupted in the midst of a government campaign against resources billionaires as it attempts to sell its ?battlers? budget?.
Speaking today in Melbourne, Ms Gillard attempted to douse the flames, saying that a "jobs board'' would be created that would give Australian workers information about what jobs were available in the resources sector.
"Yesterday I decided we would add to what we're doing to make sure that Aussies are getting the jobs,'' Ms Gillard said. "Companies won't be able to bring in foreign workers if there is an Australian ready, able and willing to do the work on the jobs board.''
Ms Gillard told union leaders in Canberra yesterday that she was ?furious? that the decision on the Roy Hill workers by Immigration Minister Chris Bowen had not been taken to cabinet, but that by the time she learned of the approval on Wednesday, Ms Rinehart?s Hancock Prospecting had already been informed of the decision and it could not be reversed.
A Labor source yesterday said Ms Gillard, whose leadership is under renewed threat, admitted at a meeting of angry union leaders and manufacturing sector representatives she only learned on Wednesday of her Immigration Minister Chris Bowen's decision to grant the approval.
Senior left-wing MP Doug Cameron said he was "gobsmacked" and said MPs had not been consulted by the PM's office or Mr Bowen.
"I am shocked that, while workers are being marched off the job at Kurri Kurri and Tullamarine ... Chinese workers are going to be marching on to the job in the Pilbara," he told The Daily Telegraph.
"There must be a proper process of consultation with the caucus and the ACTU.
I thought we were being pulled into a more consultative position, clearly not."
Paul Howes, AWU national secretary, demanded to know what "political genius" had granted the $9.5 billion Roy Hill iron ore mine temporary foreign labour in a week when 800 workers at Qantas and at the Hydro aluminium smelter had lost their jobs and said the decision was "sheer lunacy".
Mr Bowen said the project might stall without foreign labour. Managers of the Pilbara project told the government there was a lack of local workers in the region and it would need foreign labour to complete construction.
Mr Howes said the policy made a mockery of his AWU ally Treasurer Wayne Swan's campaign of bashing mining magnates Clive Palmer, Ms Rinehart and Andrew Forrest and spreading the benefits of the boom.
After a budget framed as sharing mining wealth with all Australians, Mr Howes said: "After months of the government making it clear Gina Rinehart is our enemy, where is the consistency?, what are we doing? It doesn't make sense."
The decision to grant the Roy Hill project an enterprise migration agreement to allow it to employ up to 1715 foreign workers during construction was announced the same day Mr Howes and other union leaders met with Ms Gillard for a manufacturing round table.
"I expressed to the Prime Minister our amazement at this decision," he said.
"I still can't get my head around what genius thought this was a good idea. It is sheer lunacy in a week where so many jobs have been cut."
The round table is trying to address the manufacturing crisis in which 130,000 people have lost their jobs since 2008.
The foreign workers are expected to come from the UK, Europe, India, China, South Korea and the Philippines. At least 6758 Australians will be employed on construction, including 2000 trainees.
"The temporary overseas workers will make up less than 20 per cent of the construction workforce, and the sooner construction is finished the sooner 2000 permanent jobs will be created for Australians," a Roy Hill spokesman said.
Mr Bowen defended the decision: "Governments make decisions based on the evidence before them."
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Air show featuring military aircraft highlights holiday weekend in N.Y.
By midmorning, thousands sat under a sea of umbrellas on Jones Beach in Melville, N.Y., as a mammoth B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber flew low just offshore.
A group of people sang "The Ride of the Valkyries," popularized in the 1979 film "Apocalypse Now," and began chanting "watermelons," knowing what was to come.
Dan Ialacci, 26, of Patchogue, said it was his fourth time coming to the show. "You see things you don't usually see," he said.
Moments later, he watched the bomber on its second pass drop several watermelons from its hatch.
Ialacci settled back to wait for what he said was his favorite part of the show: Helicopters flying upside down.
The Patchogue resident was among thousands who gathered Saturday morning under clear skies for the start of the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach, where a team of parachuters began the show at 10 a.m.
A steady stream of spectators, many of them with young children, made their way from parking lots, carrying lawn chairs and coolers, for first day of the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach.
Mark Fox, 41, of Coram, his wife, Jennifer, 41, and sons, Angelo, 10, and Aiden, 7, were among them.
"It's a nice family day," he said. "You come to the beach, hang out with the kids and just relax."
Jennifer Fox was anticipating the planes. "I like the really loud ones that shake your whole body," she said. Angelo said he was looking forward to the tricks, recalling how bombers dropped watermelons into the ocean at last year's show.
Steve Jay, 51, of Smithtown, said he was coming for the first time. "It's going to be an impressive display of technology," he said.
Some, however, saw not fun but death in the mostly military airplanes at the air show.
About 35 demonstrators stood at the entrance to the show near pink ribbons they'd tied to a railing. They stood in a line holding photos of members of the U.S. military who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Judy Gardner, 65, of Huntington said, "I want people to remember Memorial Day isn't a day to glorify war but to remember people who've lost their lives. The air show, she said, "leads young people think war is a game. It's not a game."
For the most part spectators filed by the vigil wordlessly, but Sister Mary Beth Moore, 64, of Wantagh, said one man had intentionally bumped her and told her she was blocking his way.
Gardner said that when the group began the annual vigil eight years ago "people would spit on us." But she said last year the group got more thank yous or just silence.
Jay Gottlieb, 55, of upstate Pleasantville, who was on his way to the show with his two sons said "Thank you" to the protesters as he walked by.
"I have mixed feelings," he said after he walked away. "It does glorify war. But at the same time the planes are really cool. In a way it [the air show] does honor people [who've given their lives in the military]."
Near the demonstrators Phila Strehl, 72, of Farmingdale, collected donations for the Farmingdale American Legion Hall. The money, he said, would go to the Northport VA Medical Center and other medical programs for veterans.
Strehl, who said he served stateside in Georgia during the beginning of the Vietnam War in 1960-63, said he'd been at Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn, at 6:30 a.m. Saturday to place flags on the graves of veterans, including some he knew from Hicksville High School who died in Vietnam.
"I think of them every day," he said, but Memorial Day weekend was a time to remember veterans especially. He had no problem with the air show.
"It's a just a great way for young people to come out and be exposed to the military," he said.
The Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach is scheduled to take place again Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The scheduled military performers include the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, the Royal Canadian Air Force's 431 Flight Demonstration Squadron (aka The Snowbirds), the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, a U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet and a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor.
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Afghan parliament approves US partnership
French President Francois Hollande prepares to deliver his speech after visiting troops at Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Nijrab, Kapisa region of Afghanistan Friday, May 25, 2012, where most of French troops are stationed in Afghanistan. France's new President Francois Hollande arrived early Friday in Afghanistan to meet with troops and the country's president and discuss plans for an early pullout. (AP Photo/Joel Saget, Pool)
French President Francois Hollande prepares to deliver his speech after visiting troops at Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Nijrab, Kapisa region of Afghanistan Friday, May 25, 2012, where most of French troops are stationed in Afghanistan. France's new President Francois Hollande arrived early Friday in Afghanistan to meet with troops and the country's president and discuss plans for an early pullout. (AP Photo/Joel Saget, Pool)
French President Francois Hollande followed by his Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, center, and his Defense Minister Jean Yves Le Drian, left, arrive at Kabul airport, Friday, May 25, 2012, before visiting troops in the Kapisa region of Afghanistan. France's new President Francois Hollande arrived early Friday in Afghanistan to meet with troops and the country's president and discuss plans for an early pullout.(AP Photo/Joel Saget, Pool)
French President Francois Hollande arrives at Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Nijrab, Kapisa region of Afghanistan Friday, May 25, 2012, where most of French troops are stationed in Afghanistan. France's new President Francois Hollande arrived early Friday in Afghanistan to meet with troops and the country's president and discuss plans for an early pullout.(AP Photo/Joel Saget, Pool)
French President Francois Hollande review troops at Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Nijrab, Kapisa region, Afghanistan Friday, May 25, 2012, where most of French troops are stationed in Afghanistan. France's new President Francois Hollande arrived early Friday in Afghanistan to meet with troops and the country's president and discuss plans for an early pullout.(AP Photo/Joel Saget, Pool)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? Legislators say Afghanistan's parliament has approved a strategic partnership agreement with the United States.
The approval came in a vote Saturday and by a simple majority of those present in the 249-seat body.
Parliamentarian Mohammad Iqbal Safi from Kapisa province and others say more than 150 representatives were present.
He said the vote was by show of hands, with an overwhelming majority approving and less than a handful rejecting.
Serious opposition to the measure had not been expected. The strategic partnership will now go to the Afghan senate, where it is also expected to be approved early next week.
President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed the agreement in Kabul on May 1.
It governs the relationship between the two countries through 2024.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? French President Francois Hollande for the first time provided details of his plan to pull France's combat troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, saying Friday he would leave around 1,400 soldiers behind to help with training and logistics.
The new French leader, making good on one of the major foreign-policy promises of his campaign, confirmed in a one-day visit to Afghanistan that all of France's 2,000 combat troops would be brought home by the end of this year ? putting France on a fast-track exit timetable that sparked consternation among some allies at a NATO summit in Chicago early this week.
Hollande's comments marked the first time that he had put an exact figure on the French deployment after the combat troops leave, suggesting that logistical necessities for France as well as its support for Afghanistan's hoped-for transition to peace will go well beyond the year-end target.
"The time for Afghan sovereignty has come," Hollande said during a meeting with French troops at a base in Kapisa province's Nijrab district. "The terrorist threat that targeted our territory, while it hasn't totally disappeared, is in part lessened."
Hollande, who took office last week, said that after more than a decade in Afghanistan, French combat troops had carried out their mission and it was time for them to leave in an early pullout coordinated with the United States and other allies. He said some trainers would remain to help Afghanistan's nascent security forces. NATO has set a pullout date of 2014, when Afghan troops are to take over security control.
The French leader met with troops and discussed plans with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to withdraw French combat troops two years faster than NATO's 2014 pullout schedule. Hollande's visit was not announced ahead of time for security reasons.
France now has 3,400 troops and 150 gendarmes in Afghanistan. Under Hollande's plan, some would stay behind to help send military equipment back to France, and others would help train the Afghan army and police. He did not provide a breakdown for the roles of the 1,400 soldiers who will remain past 2012 or how long they would stay.
"We won't have any more combat forces in Afghanistan after Dec. 31, 2012. I say specifically combat forces," Hollande said during a function at the French Embassy. "We will still have a military force that will be dedicated to the training of Afghan army officers ? that will also be present at the hospital, the airport and also will allow the Afghans to have a police force that is the most effective possible."
Hollande insisted France was not abandoning Afghanistan.
"This is a continuation, and there will be further engagement ? but in a different form," he said, such as in cultural and economic matters. "We want France to have a presence in Afghanistan differently from how it did in the past."
France has troops in the capital Kabul, in the Surobi district and Kapisa province to the east, and at Kandahar air base in the south ? where it has three fighter jets. A French military spokesman, Col. Thierry Burkhard, said most of the 2,000 who will leave will be those in Kapisa and Surobi. He said "hundreds" of trainers would remain, and soldiers conducting pullout logistics will leave bit by bit along with the withdrawing troops.
Hollande warned of possible problems in the pullout. "We will have to take every precaution. We must limit as much as possible our losses, make sure that there is no risk for our soldiers," he said.
Hollande said French equipment would be taken out by ground routes, but he did not say which ones. Pakistan closed overland supply routes to Afghanistan for NATO after a U.S. attack on the Pakistani side of the border killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last November. The decision has forced NATO to use a more costly route running through the north.
Reflecting increasing French disillusionment with the war, Hollande's conservative predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, had pledged to withdraw all troops by the end of 2013. Tension over Hollande's pledge to end France's combat mission a year earlier than that dominated the NATO summit, unleashing fears of a domino effect of other allies withdrawing early. France is one of the top troop contributors.
Hollande's campaign platform had first indicated that all French troops would be out of Afghanistan by then end of 2012, but in the late stages of the race he softened that to specify only combat troops. Guy Teissier, a lawmaker from Sarkozy's party who heads the defense commission of the National Assembly, pointed to a "contradiction" between Hollande's campaign rhetoric and his withdrawal plan after his election.
Teissier also said the quick pullout would expose French troops. "Once the combat troops are gone, who's going to protect the 1,000-odd soldiers responsible for bringing home the equipment we've left behind?" he said on BFM Television. "It's a very big risk for our soldiers ... It leads me to believe that Francois Hollande doesn't understand defense matters and world geopolitics."
"France gave its word to a commitment of the (NATO-led) coalition, and taking it back weakens it," he added.
President Barack Obama last year decided to pull out 33,000 U.S. combat troops by September. Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said this week that on Sept. 30 there will be 68,000 U.S. and about 40,000 other coalition forces in Afghanistan ? compared to more than 130,000 last year.
The coalition has started handing over security control to Afghan army and police in areas home to 75 percent of the population, with a goal of putting them in the lead for all the country by mid-2013. NATO and other foreign forces would then be in a support role for the 352,000-strong Afghan National Security Forces.
Kapisa, where French forces are based, is one of the areas now being transferred to Afghan control. Ashraf Ghani, head of a commission overseeing the transition, said earlier this month that "the risks in Kapisa are containable and within our capability."
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Keaten reported from Paris. Associated Press writers Mirwais Khan in Kandahar, and Angela Charlton and Sarah DiLorenzo in Paris, contributed to this report.
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
Engadget Podcast 292 - 05.04.2012
The Engadget Podcast: it's a lot like Two and a Half Men, only you have to guess who the half is, and with lots more Galaxy S III news.
Host: Brian Heater, Terrence O'Brien, Michael Gorman
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Orbital - Never
00:02:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III is official: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, quad-core Exynos processor and gesture functions
00:04:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III HSPA+ arriving in May, 4G version hitting North America this summer
00:06:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III preview: hands-on with the next Android superphone (video)
00:08:53 - Samsung Galaxy S III vs Galaxy S II and Galaxy S: meet the family
00:11:00 - Galaxy S III vs. Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S II: what's changed?
00:15:00 - Samsung's Galaxy S III now has a commercial to call its own (video)
00:17:50 - Samsung announces buddy share feature, automatically sends photos to friends and family for you
00:18:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III focuses on photography sharing features, not cutting-edge optics
00:19:03 - Samsung unveils Galaxy S III accessories
00:23:00 - RIM's BlackBerry World keynote roundup: the OS, the hardware, everything else (video)
00:23:50 - BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha hands-on
00:24:25 - BlackBerry 10 dev alpha unit unveiled: 4.2-inch screen, 1280 x 768 resolution
00:35:43 - RIM CEO: 4G PlayBook coming this year
00:39:10 - Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin review
00:00:00 - Spotify for iPad launches: impressions and a visual tour of the new app
00:00:00 - LASR: behind the curtain of the Navy's robotics laboratory
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Watch the entire Samsung Galaxy S III event!
We were there last night in London for the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S III. Wish you were, too. But now you can relive the entire event in the comfort of our own home. Enjoy, and be sure to check out our Galaxy S III recap for all the news from the event. (And we might even squeeze another post or two out of it yet.)
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Bowers & Wilkins kicks out P3 headphones, brings upscale sound to the commoners
Were you eying Bowers & Wilkins' P5 headphones, but put off by the initial $300 (now $250) sticker price and not so inclined to the in-ear C5? Someone at the company heard you, as we're now getting the P3 for a more affordable $200. What changes when you pocket the extra cash? You'll get aluminum and other hallmarks of buying the British outlet's audiophile gear, but the cost trimming brings a special "ultra-light acoustic fabric" instead of sheepskin leather and a more portable folding design instead of the pivoting earcups found on the P5. Bowers & Wilkins is light on performance details, but it promises that the design will be comfortable for long listening sessions, and there are both universal and Apple-friendly in-line remotes to make your phone calls and skip tracks. Black- and white-hued versions of the P3 should be hitting American shops in June.
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One of Jay Cutler's teammates spilled the beans on the baby's sex! See more stars who are expecting</p>
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tyler Perry Studio Fire Cause 'Undetermined'
Oprah Winfrey, Gabrielle Union reach out to support Perry following blaze.
By Gil Kaufman
Tyler Perry
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
We may never know what caused the massive fire at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta on Tuesday. After putting out the blaze and examining the damage, Atlanta's fire chief said on Wednesday (May 2) afternoon that the damage was so intense that officials don't think they will be able to find the source of the blaze.
"The cause of the fire will be recorded as undetermined," Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin J. Cochran said in a statement, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "The intensity of the fire in the area of origin consumed any evidence that would lead to a cause of ignition."
The fire damaged the exterior of one building in the center of the 30-acre, 200,000 square-foot complex, but thanks to the construction materials, it did not reach into the interior, which did, however, suffer some water damage from firefighting efforts. More than 100 firefighters responded to the blaze, which quickly grew to four alarms. The decision to escalate the call to the highest level is credited with helping to stem the spread of the flames to other buildings in the studio lot owned by Perry. No injuries were reported in the response to the emergency.
At the time of the fire, Perry was at his nearby Continental Colony Parkway complex and did not speak to reporters, instructing his employees to avoid the media as well. But late Wednesday morning a spokeswoman for the studios issued a statement from Perry praising the work of the firefighters.
"Atlanta firefighters responded immediately to a fire which damaged the backlot façade of one of the buildings at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta," it read. "We are grateful that there were no injuries, and that 99 percent of the damage is limited to the backlot facade. Mr. Perry wishes to express his heartfelt thanks to the Atlanta fire department for their professionalism in their quick response and limiting the damage."
Perry has not made a public appearance since the fire, but some of his bold-name pals have reached out to offer support. Oprah Winfrey tweeted a message on Wednesday, writing, "I think my friend and younger big brother Tyler Perry ... His back lot studio was damaged by fire last night. His attitude in the midst of it all was calm and feeling blessed no one was injured. Real grace under fire.
Several actresses who've appeared in Perry's films also reached out, including Kerry Washington ("For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf"), who said, "Sending prayers out to everybody at Tyler Perry Studios! Such a special place! XO -- I'm grateful no one was hurt!"
Gabrielle Union ("Good Deeds"), tweeted, "The fire at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta is hurting my heart for all the hardworking people who create magic there and feed their families."
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OS X Mountain Lion Preview updated with Do Not Disturb feature
So, you're tapping your manifesto into a Macbook, but twitter, RSS and email alerts keep clamoring in your face. How to finish that latest screed with such distractions? In the "where has this been all my life?" category, a new update to OS X Mountain Lion Preview 3 has a Do Not Disturb option, which stonewalls all notifications and banners. The feature, which could be useful on plenty of other devices too, can be armed with a mouse click on the menu bar or a left swipe on a trackpad. Some other iOS-style tweaks debuted in Preview 3 include the Game Center, Notes, Airplay Mirroring and Reminders. Now, back to fomenting that revolution.
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Panasonic's hair-washing robot exterminates dirt, unauthorized humans (video)
Panasonic is now testing its hair-washing robot at a salon in Nishinomiya, Japan. Designed to care for the elderly or the physically less-able, it sprays water, shampoo and conditioner over your bonce while 24 robotic fingers knead at your scalp. The company claims that it offers a more satisfying and relaxing experience than a wash from a human, unless you remember what happened when Mr. Kinney tested ED 209. If you're in the Osaka region, you've got until June 10th to get down there and have a go yourself -- for everyone else, there's a video after the break.
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Unfortunatly the time has come for this scraper to come down (seemingly it may come as a shock to some that this is not provided by the BBC). I wrote this back in 2005 and have modified it a couple of times since mainly so that I could more easily consume RSS on the move. In short, I no longer use it, I find consuming live news is not actually something an RSS reader does very well and I face a constant battle against sites trying to use these feeds to monetize BBC content and failing to pay any attention to etag or last modified headers (hello palin-pedia.com et al). Please update your RSS subscription as the last remenants of this will be removed soon , the official BBC RSS feed you are looking for is: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/front_page/rss.xml 
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MIT and Harvard announce edX web education platform, make online learning cheap and easy
We'll forgive you if you failed to take MIT up on its offer take its courses for free when it rolled out its MITx online learning platform last year. However, Harvard took notice of its efforts, and has joined MIT online to form the edX platform and offer courses and content for free on the web. There's no word on the available subjects just yet, but video lessons, quizzes and online labs will all be a part of the curriculum, and those who comprehend the coursework can get a certificate of mastery upon completion. edX won't just benefit those who log on, either, as it'll be used to research how students learn and how technology can be used to improve teaching in both virtual and brick and mortar classrooms. The cost for this altruistic educational venture? 60 million dollars, with each party ponying up half. The first courses will be announced this summer, and classes are slated to start this fall. Want to know more? Check out the future of higher education more fully in the PR and video after the break.
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Chronicle of a trial foretold: Breivik is following his manifesto's script
Anders Behring Breivik's manifesto includes instructions on what a 'Templar' should do if tried in a European court.
Among the early headlines from the fourth day of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik for the murder of 77 people last July was that, for the first time, Mr. Breivik did not perform his now-familiar clenched-fist salute upon arrival at the court. Several families of Breivik's victims said they found the salute offensive, and his lawyers apparently were able to convince him to stop and avoid undermining his case.
Skip to next paragraphBut the drop of the salute is not only significant for its effect on his defense's strategy. It also marks a significant departure from Breivik's playbook: his 1,500-page manifesto. Breivik wrote extensively not only about his own beliefs about the alleged activities of "the Marxist tyrants of Europe" and the mission of the Knights Templar, or "Templars," the group to which he claims to belong. He also wrote a comprehensive set of instructions and guidelines for what a Templar should do if tried in a European court. He appears to be following it to the extent he is able.
Breivik wrote a short section on his salute, which he claims to be "the military salutation" of the Templars. He writes that the salute, which he recommends being performed in a white glove, symbolizes strength, purity, and resistance against "the Marxist tyrants of Europe." Interestingly, he claims the salute has nothing to do with either racist "white power" salutes or with the similar, open-palmed Nazi salute.
While Breivik's manifesto does not mention the salute specifically in reference to a trial, its use at trial fits closely into what Breivik argues is the best way to use trials: as propaganda. Breivik writes that after being captured, "the subsequent court proceedings may present several propaganda opportunities." He adds that "This trial is (from our point of view), not against you but rather a trial against the regime."
One of the key openings for propaganda that Breivik saw is the opportunity to present an opening and closing statement. Breivik includes a four-page sample opening statement, which he seemed to use as a source for his own.?
His sample draws parallels between the quest of the "Templars" and that of Native American leaders like Sitting Bull ? parallels he made on the first day of testimony in his own trial. As the Monitor reported, ?Were they terrorists for fighting for their indigenous culture ? or were they heroes?? Breivik asked the court. ?My acts are based on goodness, not evil,? he added. ?If anyone is vicious it is the Socialists.?
In the manifesto, Breivik also outlines a dress code for Templars, which he says should be adhered to in court. "Our dress uniform ... will be used for the sole?purpose of representing the authority of our military order and tribunal during trial," he writes. The uniform is to include a US Marine Corp dress jacket in dark blue or black, dress pants in the same color, and an extensive set of medals and decorations including epaulettes and Templar badges. Judging from the photos of his appearances in court, Breivik seems to have been following his own dress code as best he can, though he has appeared sans pseudo-military decorations.
In his game plan for Templar trial appearances, Breivik shows every expectation of losing. The heading for his sample closing statement reads: "Closing statement ? last day of trial, after judgment (guilty)." But he also expresses hope that the trial may lead to the introduction of stiffer criminal sentences, and perhaps even introduction of the death penalty, which is currently illegal in Norway.
The trial itself may not end up as anything else than a formality where the goal can be to change the law, forcing the parliament of that country to introduce the death penalty, or harshen the penal laws in other ways. Indirectly forcing the parliament of your country to change the laws will be an indirect victory to our movement because it will provide significant media coverage of our cause and thus will contribute to future recruitment efforts.
Breivik echoed this thinking during his second day of testimony, the Monitor reported.
?No, I don?t want [capital punishment], but I would have respected that,? he said, adding that if Norway doubled the current maximum sentence it would ?serve his cause? and ?prove Norway had thrown their principles out the window."
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Study shows halting an enzyme can slow multiple sclerosis in mice
Monday, April 30, 2012
Researchers studying multiple sclerosis(MS) have long been looking for the specific molecules in the body that cause lesions in myelin, the fatty, insulating cells that sheathe the nerves. Nearly a decade ago, a group at Mayo Clinic found a new enzyme, called Kallikrein 6, that is present in abundance in MS lesions and blood samples and is associated with inflammation and demyelination in other neurodegenerative diseases. In a study published this month in Brain Pathology, the same group found that an antibody that neutralizes Kallikrein 6 is capable of staving off MS in mice.
"We were able to slow the course of disease through early chronic stages, both in the brain and spinal cord," says lead author Isobel Scarisbrick, Ph.D.,of the Mayo Clinic Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Researchers looked at mice representing a viral model of MS. The model is based on the theory that infection with viral infection early in life results in an eventual abnormal immune response in the brain and spinal cord. One week after being infected with a virus, the mice showed elevated levels of Kallikrein 6 enzyme in the brain and spinal cord. However, when researchers treated mice to produce an antibody capable of blocking and neutralizing the enzyme, they saw a decrease in diseases effecting the brain and spinal cord, including demyelination. The Kallikrein 6 neutralizing antibody had reduced inflammatory white blood cells and slowed the depletion of myelin basic protein, a key component of the myelin sheath.
The findings in the MS model have implications for other conditions affecting the brain and spinal cord. The group has previously shown that the Kallikrein 6 enzyme, produced by immune cells, is elevated in spinal cord injury, while other studies have shown it to be elevated in animal models of stroke and patients with post-polio syndrome.
"These findings suggest Kallikrein 6 plays a role in the inflammatory and demyelinating processes that accompany many types of neurological conditions," says Dr. Scarisbrick. "In the early chronic stages of some neurological diseases, Kallikrein 6 may represent a good molecule to target with drugs capable of neutralizing its effects."
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Red Cross condemns killing of aid worker in Pakistan
Arshad Butt / AP
Pakistani security officials stand next to covered body of British Red Cross worker Khalil Rasjed Dale at the site in Quetta, Pakistan on Sunday, April 29, 2012.
By msnbc.com staff
The International Committee of the Red Cross condemned the murder of its staff member, Khalil Rasjed Dale, and asked Pakistani media not to broadcast a video of his execution.
"We are devastated," ICRC Director-General Yves Daccord said in a statement. "Khalil was a trusted and very experienced Red Cross staff member who significantly contributed to the humanitarian cause."
Dale's beheaded body was found by the roadside on Sunday in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta, police and Red Cross officials said. Dale, 60, who was a British doctor, was abducted by suspected militants on Jan. 5 while on his way home from work.
Red Cross via Reuters
Khalil Rasjed Dale is seen in this undated handout photo. The beheaded body of a kidnapped British doctor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross was found by the roadside on Sunday in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta, police and Red Cross officials said.
Police discovered Dale wrapped in plastic near a western bypass road in the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province where Baluch separatist militants are fighting a protracted insurgency for more autonomy.
His name was written on the white plastic bag with black marker.
"A sharp knife was used to sever his head from the body," said Safdar Hussain, the first doctor to examine the body. "He was killed about 12 hours ago."
According to The Guardian, a note left with the body read: "This is the body of Khalil who we have slaughtered for not paying a ransom." The note went on to say a video of the execution would also be released.
The newspaper reported that the Red Cross's policy is not to pay ransoms as part of "a consistent and systematic approach that keeps people safe wherever they are."
"We did everything possible to try to get Khalil out and we are very sad that our efforts failed," ICRC's spokesman Sean Maguire told the BBC.
Dale had worked for the ICRC and the British Red Cross in Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq before coming to Pakistan. He had been managing a health program for Baluchistan for almost a year when he was abducted, the ICRC statement said.
At least four foreigners are currently being held in Pakistan, The Guardian wrote.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Meon makes its way to Android!
Those of you old enough to remember Windows Mobile no doubt played Meon at some point. The idea's simple enough — you use light to free the cute little Meons from whatever it is that's keeping them trapped. The game starts out simple, but pretty soon you'll be bouncing light off mirrors and changing colors with prisms to the point that you're not sure what started where, or where it's going to end up. It's strangely addicting.
The Android version is faithful to the original. Our only real complaint is that it doesn't really take advantage of the larger screen sizes.
Meon Lite gives you access to the first 32 levels, though chances are if you're anything like us, you'll spring 99 cents to get all 120 levels in the full version. We've got download links after the break.
Download: Meon Lite (free), Meon full (99 cents)
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