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By Elise Labott and Barbara Starr
North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday set off a diplomatic scramble for America's new secretary of state as the U.S. national security community began working with other countries to try to determine what North Korea truly achieved.
The test was was not a total surprise, senior administration officials said. North Korea warned the United States and China on Monday that it would be undertaking a nuclear test, two senior administration officials told CNN. The warning came in the form of a message through the "NY channel," which is the U.S. mission to the United Nations, North Korea's typical method for passing messages to the United States. The warning was not specific on timing, but the officials said Washington took it to mean the test could happen at any moment.
After the test was detected late Monday night, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with South Korea's foreign minister. He's also expected to talk with the foreign ministers for China, Japan and Russia. The United States began coordinating its own response with inter-agency calls between Washington and Seoul, Tokyo, Moscow and Beijing. U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim and Gen. James Thurman, commander of the US-Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command, met with the South Korean defense minister.
The U.S. intelligence community and military began the process of assessing the test and North Korea's claims and by morning concluded an underground nuclear test had probably been conducted.
"The explosion yield was approximately several kilotons. Analysis of the event continues," said a statement released Tuesday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Nuclear monitoring by the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization will calculate what was released by the explosion. The United States will likely try to get additional readings from aircraft equipped with sensors and satellites and attempt to match those with seismic data to calculate what the explosion was.
Officials said it will be several days before Washington has a handle on the actual size of the explosion, payload and the success, or lack thereof, of the test. Bottom line: Successful or not, these tests do help North Korea learn and continue to perfect the technology.
One senior administration official says one of the the things the United States will be trying to determine is whether the North Koreans tested a uranium weapon for the first time. The past two tests were plutonium.
Washington and its allies also will be trying to figure out what type of technology and engineering was used to pull off the test and what, if any, help and materials North Korea may have received from other countries like Iran.
In addition to the analysis of data, the United States is currently analyzing North Korea's statement. At first glance, the mention of a "miniaturized" nuclear weapon is cause for concern, because that would mean the North Koreans may have mastered the technology to fit a nuclear weapon on a long-range missile that could possibly reach the United States. North Korea successfully demonstrated it could launch a long-range missile through its rocket launch last December, but questions remain about its ability to aim it toward a long-range target or even repeat the launch success.
United Nations Security Council members are meeting Tuesday morning about the North Korean test and officials say the American playbook will be pretty familiar. The officials all said Washington will seek a "tough, swift reaction" from the Security Council. Obviously, what comes out of the council will depend on what China and Russia will agree to sign on to. But one official said "there is a pretty strong commitment to go with a seriousness of purpose" to the United Nations.
Officials said the Obama administration is also looking at what other kinds of sanctions can be slapped on North Korea, which is already probably the most-sanctioned entity in the world. They are looking at the playbook for Iranian sanctions - shipping, insurance, more sanctions against financial transactions, designations of individuals.
"There is plenty to do," another senior official said.
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Watch out North Korea! Or else Obama is going to give you an irritated look! If you do it again he will give you a stern talking to! (maybe even raise his voice and waggle a finger!) A third strike and that is IT! Obama is going to give you the COLD SHOULDER and might not even talk to you for a WHOLE WEEK!
Just roll over and go back to sleep.
That's what Hillary and Obozo did during Benghazi.
After all, we have plenty of diplomats and military personnel.
Hillary asked in 2008, "It's 3 AM, who do want answering the WH phone?"
Answer: No one in Obozo's staff.
You sir are an idiot.
The minute that former president George W. Bush, along with vice-president Dick Cheney and secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld conspired to invade Iraq absent provocation, the United States lost any credibility it has in the world when it comes to being the "policeman" of the world. Every single nation cannot trust the United States to exercise restraint and would be foolish to not build up their arms. The world is a much more dangerous place because of GWB and his cronies.
Your'e out of your mind. These countries are run by unstable people. It wouldn't matter who the President of the United States is, they would be doing the same thing. Get over the blame bush era. These countries are flexing because they know the U.S. has a weak president and weak foreign policy..
proof well never run out of stupid people.
You're pretty good at that standard operational liberal jargon. You got that written down by your computer or do you actually have that memorized ?
Well Ace, I see your the driver of the blame the Bush bandwagon. Why don't you go sign up for some military service and then come back for your Dumb @ss Coments. As for the spy naed as Prisoner X He was too dangerous to keep alive, so they offed him, As simple as that. Just like Osama Bin Hidin and Zarqawi in Iraq. In fact after they spotted his spiritual advisor and he were spotted at his hideout, they couldn't even wait the five minutes for us to arrive, ( We were en route) They made the call to a couple of patrolling F-15s and offed him. When we arrived he was still alive. One of my men turned him over, he looked at him and died. Ironic that THE LAST THING HE SAW WAS A US SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER. Fitting death for a coward. Hooo Aaah!
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Oh yay, John Kerry gets his first chance to call North Korea "provocative." Seriously, if anyone at the state department reads these comments can we drop the "provocative" adjective. It's getting as old as North Korea using the "brigandish" adjective on us. Let's at least come up with a new adjective to describe North Korea's thuggish behavior.
The problem with this story is that the detonation was around 7pm Texas time, as the "earthquake" data can confirm. Why it took 7 hours to call John Kerry to wake him up? This story is non-sense!
No man! the guy was lost on a boat. They had to get the coast guards involved to find him. it was a mess.
Okay TexasCaller: I'm not a journalist, I am not intellectual. So, I'll break in down for you, those quotation marks around the term "3AM," makes it a figure of speech. It wasn't meant to be taken literally. If this incident did occur early morning it would be a reason to wake Mr Kerry, hence the term "3am" call. This is a great example of why people thing the media cannot send a clear message or their facts are wrong. The really problem is the American public lacks the ability to clearly comprehend the message or context.
nuke ireland right now a-bombe dublin then nuke ghana accra shove a a-bombe ujp kofi annans assss.
I am not sure how you feel about Ireland. Take a deep breath and chill.
If an area consist primarily Asians/Indians, API goes up, and the housing price goes up.
If an area consists of Latinos, then... well, you know the rest.
Saaeeed I see your still here spouting your terrorist bullSh!t. Keep looking up they are targeting you with drones right now
Saaeeed I see your still here spouting your terrorist bullSh!t. Keep looking up they are targeting you with drones right now. Take you suicide bomber family and go back to your mud huts!
Have Horse head toss his medals over the DMZ at them.
Maybe Kerry and Obama can do an apology tour.
I don't know. What has the Republican party done now that require an apology other then exist?
An apology tour to North Korea would still be more than what Bush and his trainers did about it.
North Korea is a concern of South Korea, its technology either comes from Russia or China, maybe both. NK itself isn't a concern to the extent that Iran is, Iran will be the reason a much larger fight happens in the middle east within the next two years. When it happens though Iran's infrastructure will be in the same boat as Iraq's is today, maybe worse. Living in interesting times means sometimes it can be dangerous.
Peter Grenader wrote:
"If we were so ingorant as to attempt this(I assume he meant attack NKwith US' nuclear weapons )China would follow in minutes but not at them – at us, as would Russia, followed by India to Pakastain and you sir or madam would have little time to gather the loved ones in your life to say goodbye and melt as a family." .........what makes you think that those countries wouldn't want NK neutralized too? Plus, the US currently (but Obama wants to reduce)has enough nuclear weapons to retaliate and "melt" all those countries too. We're China biggest customer so without Walmart their economy is toast, Russia is becoming more Capitalistic than the US so Putin wouldn't want to screw-up the good life he's enjoying over NK, and India and Pakistan wouldn't waste their nukes on us because they're saving them to use on each other. Your dire projections are weaker than the really likely projection that NK is arming to attack the US because their boy leader is flat out nuts.
Why not have horse face Kerry send them a STERN WARNING. (just like Hillary)
And what would you have us do? Lob a nuke at them? They are already under sanctions. There isn't much more we CAN do. I know, lets invade and get China involved. Because we all know they have 30 people in that country and 2 Chinese junks.
You're right, dammit! We should do exactly what Cheney and his pet chimp did to North Korea when they started threatening us... NOTHING!
I heard Kerry tell the North Koreans if they were good, he would send them a boat load of ketchup.
One reason Why Bought iPhone instead of Samsung (Galaxy South Korea) , continue to get support incase anything happens south korea because of north.
Thanks to the greed of American manufacturers all our intellectual rights would be worthless if we were involved with Korea. We don't make any of that stuff here any more, that is a completely unacceptable situation strategically.
Unless you bought your phone IN Korea, you will continue to get support for it. Idiot.
Where do you think your I Phone was made???
It wasn't made in Korea, bub, but at a Taiwanese-owned factory in Mainland China.
The good news is we have Obama. The bad news is we still have all the problems created by the previous administrations. I guess we could start borrowing money like crazy and leave it for the next administration to clean up but the GOP has done that to death.
The bad news is we have Obama. I guess we'll have to wait a few more years for the good news.
You are not the sharpest tool in the shed Sheldon but you certainly are a tool.
You said that right! Do nothing Obama let the men in Benghazi die. Shudder to think about us!
@Big_D And you're the biggest tool of them all, and certainly far from the sharpest tool.
Yep! Then we can get into another war. Because god knows my neighbor who lost a leg is itching to get back into a fight. Any fight. Idiot.
Bad news is we have idiots like you who worship the ground Obama walks on!
The good news is that even most idiots are starting to wake up.
How exactly in detail did Obama mishandle this? Please provide details explaining what you mean with factual references. We pretty much know your main reason for hating Obama is related to him being black or a democrat but nothing factual that has to do with how he is doing as a President.
No. You mistake worship with thanking god we have a leader who won't jump into a decade long war based on rumors of WMD's. Still waiting on those BTW. Oh and a leader who knows how to pronounce the word nuclear. Call me silly but I think if you are the leader with one of the largest stockpiles of nukes behind Russia. You might want to be able to say the word correctly. I personally appreciate a leader who can...well.....talk.
I found the solution America should share it's wealth with the rest of the world, even the playing field, appeasement look the other way, they will go away. Or we could invade North Korea get rid of the dictator who ignores and violates UN sanctions. rebuild the country, apologize for invading, leave, then let the rest of the world consume and buy their natural resources and us as a country get nothing economically in return.
Sounds familiar
Nice thought and If the leaders of those two countries ever accepted i will kiss your behind in the Macy's window of your choosing. We must try to understand the history of this conflict – which spans close to 100 years. This is what they call a knotty issue, fueled by a immature brat who is playing in the new candy shop recently inherited by his dad, who's demanding the respect of his people and the world stage. The only lessons he needs to learn are the results of his poor decisions. Whether we pay him now (war) or pay him later (diplomatic sanctions) – he will learn this lesson.
I would of wiped North Korea off the map during the Korean War, but I got fired by that yellowbelly Harry Truman who instead gave the north to his Communist buddies....
Too bad that history shows that would never have happened once China came into the picture.
Yeah, it worked out really well we sure delivered a butt kicking at the Yalu River. You really should read some history and think before you run your mouth.
Another failure in a long list of failures for this administration.
You definitely are not a real Sheldon Cooper if you claim that the Korea issue is from this administration. You are only sixty years off.
LOL. And how would you perpose stopping them? Nuke? Invasion? You obviously have no issues going to war with China.
I did 6 yrs active duty 1998- 2004, North Korea played their games. I went to college have a BA 2004-2008 North Korea played their games. I guy named Jim? no Geb, I think is name was George? anyways whoever he was is irrelevant, he warned about North Korea and Iran. I hope all you dumA$$$ non vets have fun fighting over in the pacific, when this hit's the precipice. I will be living the good-life eating big macs driving suv's watching snooki and laughing at ya.
I take that back I won't be laughing, I will get a yellow ribbon magnet, put it on my car, pretend I care. and whatever view is socially , politically, and media spuned I will support . Those analytically skills we all learned in college, that's for fantasy football and snooki LOL at least myself and my little johnny and Susie don't half to go.
@Sarcasm80 You have a BA? In WHAT? Certainly nothing that requires literacy or spelling ability. Or are you just drooling so much that your fingers are slipping on the keyboard?
There is nothing to do. More sanctions won't help and the US will not invade NK. All we can do now, is hope that they don't pass the technology to Iran, but they will probably go nuclear soon too. The mistake of the US government was to concentrate to much on Iraq, Iran and even Libya and allow NK to do what they wanted because the US is so scared of China.
We better hope the US doesn't invade NK and I would never support a candidate who doesn't walk that line. Sanctions are hugely effective and the proof lies in the living conditions in NK available to the common populace. In a theater of diplomacy, any country with large surplus of nuclear weapons the size of China must be respected – not feared – and I think you made a poor choice of word there.
Obviously the gene pool of NK's last 3 generations of leaders is grossly flawed. The UN is a paper tiger and NK isn't going to be swayed by a "strongly worded letter" from Obama. The US has 2 choices: either accept the fact that NK (and Iran) is joining the other nuclear weapons countries and pray that it doesn't use them against us and/or our allies or take-out their nuclear capabilities now before it's too late. NK's kid leader doesn't even know what a decent haircut is, so by the US relying on his judgement about controlling NK's nuclear weapons it makes us even nuttier than he is.
Passing it to Iran is actually pointless. Iran maintains that his purpose are innocent and actually enjoys some support for Russia and China. Now imagine that Iran conducts a test? The immediate outcome is that Iran looses its whatever support is left. Iran must export oil to make ends needs. If not to Europe, then at least to China, may be India and Pakistan.
NK on the other hand risks nothing at this point. All the sanctions are already in place. What else can be done? A US aerial bombing campaign will trigger quick retaliation against South Korea. Counterproductive. Ground invasion led by US? Hardly practical. Given the choice between bad behaving NK regime and US-led invasion China and Russia probably will pick the former and will automatically block any future UN resolutions going beyond the standard condemnation of reckless actions by NK. Another coalition of willing?
any invasion of the DPRK would be led by ROK forces not US. since most of you aren't familiar with the situation on penn i'll explain it for you. the South Korean military has been looking for an excuse to finish this war for several decades now. the only think that has kept the war from going hot is the UN peace keeping force. now it is no secret that the UN thinks of the US military as little more than a cheap PMC to push into the stalls any time a situation gets dicey.
Another Obama success story.
That is a truly incomprehensible comment. Do you think he should have dialed up 'ol Kim Jong-un and asked him, "please don't set off any more A-bombs"? North Korea is an ongoing problem that has faced every president since Eisenhower, and Obama's policies aren't much different from those of his modern predecessors.. Although it's popular among those of the far-right-wing to blame Obama for everything from poverty in New Guinea to overcrowding in Tokyo, your comment is especially ludicrous.
Thank you – that needed to be said. In reality, nobody pays ,uch attention to these types of silly comments outside of 'what a dol t' recognition.
Ah, yea! That is what he normally does. Obama is a coward!
I think perhaps that the writer is pointing to the habit of this particular administration to keep investing in the same losing policies over and over and over and over again and expecting a different result. You know what that definition is, right? Maybe, as long as our President has given himself the authority to murder whomever he chooses, whenever he chooses, he might point at few drones at the "known" North Korean nuclear facilities?
It cuts both ways. Bush was blamed for everything under the sun for 8 years by the liberals and now we are seeing the pendulum swing the other way. Welcome to politics in the USA.
As though Mitt R could have prevented the A-test. HOW? If these people are so much more insightful why do they not work for the State Dept?
To be constructive, what you would do differently than Obama did toward NK during the last 4 years?
Well still not close enough sorry nk guess what I doubt a missle will make it here as of now anyways.. But really we cant just go blowing up people with our own bombs if they launch we will most likely shoot it down everyone acts like we've never shot one down I mean come on people try not to act to scared I mean its North Korea our miliatry is bad ass considering I served we could woop em if needed
Our military is bad ass...what is left of it. The Pentagon has been slashed as every Democratic administration does and the President wants to slash it more. Why do we continue to impose sanctions on these madmen, they don't care if their people starve or not, as long as they can hold onto their outlandish lifestyles and their power. I don't know what we can actually do (not a military genius nor do I see any in this administration) to stop these insane idiots but what we have been doing is surely not even slowing them down.
I know, most all of the CIA, Pentagon, etc people Obama carried over from Bush 43
We may be able to "woop" them now but just wait, 4 more years of Obama and we won't be nearly as strong. john Kerry as Secretary of State is a joke.
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I don't know what everyone thinks is going to happen but North Korea just wants attention Kim jong un acts like a little boy he'll
After reading some of these postings, it is obvious just how much our education system has failed.
What 'education' system?
The worst comment I've seen on this thread. Taking the easy way out because you have no opinion on the subject or the intelligence to convey that opinion.
drop a few nuclear bombs on north korea and save some human lives. that worked out fine with nagasaki and hiroshima. where's controversy now?
It "saved" no one.
It certainly resulted in a sooner ending of a war that could have gone on many more years, and had the war gone on it would have resulted in many more lives lost that had been lost otherwise.
I was taught to believe the same bs as well.
I see you have never read history book before?
If we were so ingorant as to attempt this, China would follow in minutes but not at them – at us, as would Russia, followed by India to Pakastain and you sir or madam would have little time to gather the loved ones in your life to say goodbye and melt as a family.
Nice try at attempting to sound educated. Have you heard of mutually assured destruction? China and Russia launch nukes at us? And what....commit suicide for a regime that has been as much a thorn in their sides as it has been in ours? Not to mention the second and third waves that would come from our sites in Europe and the Indian Ocean. I like how you added that on about India launching its nukes at Pakistan.....only if and when China has been completely taken out of the picture by our retaliatory nukes would India think about that.
That being said, nuking North Korea would be incredibly idiotic and short-minded, but what you imagine would happen in that case is equally idiotic.
you are talking straight garbage.
send lots of poor kids and see who's gonna be the last one to die for his mistake.
Given the expectation of it occurring, I think I probably would have told everyone not to bother waking me up. The difference betwen knowing at 3AM versus knowing at 6AM would be meaningless.
Good point. And we will do nothing about it anyway. There really is not much we can do – except a few more "sanctions" I guess.
You're probably correct – but could you IMAGINE the tizzfit Lindsey Graham would have if he had. OH MY GAWD!
they should make a coffee table book with cnn article comments. and then publish everyone's names. do you really treat other people like this in public?
You can't say 'nuclear', that really scares me! Sometimes a brain can, come in quite handy! But it's not gonna help you... because I won three purple hearts! This land will surely vote for me!
So for 40+ years the USA was able to contend with the Soviet Union which had tens of thousands of nuclear weapons in multiple locations/countries yet now we're in a snit about N. Korea?
Wild idea here: how about once (for a start) the USA minds it's own business then perhaps we won't suffer more blowback (as the CIA calls it) in the form people or countries that want to cause us harm.
Yeah, that approach is tantamount to appeasing Germany when it decided it wanted to conquer all of Europe. If you let them do what they want, then they become an even bigger threat with better weapons of mass destruction. Are you ok with a rouge belligerent nation pointing long range nuclear warheads at your backyard?
Depends on what color rouge it is.
north korea doesnt have expansionist tendencies like germany had.
We are just fine with it.
For a guy who names himself after a French comic book artist, one would think you would know that 'rouge' is French for red.
Except that North Korea does this sort of thing every winter, during "tree bark eating season", in an effort to extort more financial aid.
minding our own business was exactly what we were doing on 9/11...that worked out well for almost 4000 people, didn't it?
Sometimes when I am bored I read some of these comments. There appears to be a common thread. Everyone is assigning blame to others, that aligns up with their politics. How many here vote? And by that, JUST VOTE? Perhaps you don't realize that just voting is not enopugh to turn this country around. We (ALL) need to contact those in Washington and voice our displeasure. Keep those phones ringing, tell them we are aware of their antics and we are fed-up with them. Grumbling amoung us will only serve to create further failed policies. It is time that congres got the message. All in favor of term limits please vote this up...
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91% of those in Congress that chose to run for re-election this past November, won their seats back. What message was the American public sending then??...... Congress....you may have the lowest approval rating ever but we're going to give you one more chance to improve, and if you don't improve by 2014... we'll give you another chance then too.... and if you still don't improve by 2016, we'll give you another Steve Howe chance to improve.
Ever stop to think why they have a low approval rating?
Those polls are bogus and the media outlets know it. Polling generically on whether you like what Congress is doing is destined to turn out negative. Most people wish Congress would do more in their own political direction, so they "disapprove" of the tactics of the opposition.
You buying into the whole disapproval of Congress as a sign that America loves the president is evidence of the dupability of America.
"I've fought bigger men."
Now the priority should be changed from Iran to N. Korea. One is assumption and the other is fact
a short while ago they were both ass u me (what you are making) and it was talked about here and there, that it'd be a long time before anything happens ... what's it going to take to wake you nerds up? yesterdays are long gone, and tomorrows are coming.
Obama should not be allowing and then deciding what will be done you as President should have IN PLACE a plan of action. Obama is cowing to the illegals and putting the entire country at risk due to it. Does he really think Sanctions are the answer? They havent been so far! Obama and everyone that voted for him I am laughing my ass off at you all. America is losing its people with money, they are leaving for the countries that have STRICT IMMIGRATION LAWS AND THAT ARE UPHELD. I MEAN REALLY WHY WASTE MONEY IN AMERICA WHEN YOU CAN LIVE BETTER IN PLACES ALL THE ILLEGALS ARE LEAVING TO RUIN AMERICA!
....what I'd do to have 20 "illegal" immigrants for every 1 rich emmigrant....... I could cure cancer, hunger, and provide for world peace.........
Comeaux – You are free to leave at any time.
You really need to stop letting Fox News feed you their line of fear.
heeeeeeee-HAAAAAW! shoot em up ding DANG! woooooooo-HOOOOOOOOOO Get them guns out ma, we got A'SHOOTIN to DO!!!! weeeeeeeeee-EEEEWWWWW!!
Capitalism is about hiring the cheapest workers and the best workers. Not about jingoism.
Ever try opening a business? First people you would hire are immigrants, even illegals.
Are you free market or not? Or maybe you're a communist or socialist.
I'm in the midwest. I'm glad that North Korea plans to hit California. Who cares about porn stars?
You should care because it is one of the states that subsidizes your Midwest welfare cheque.
Feel free to leave anytime you want.
That is a joke. Kalifornika can't pay it's own bills. Love that Liberal "green" agenda. Spend it and they will come. Raise taxes and it will all work out. What a joke Kali has become. * Billion in debt every budget year. Thank God states like Texas are here to give your businessess somewhere to continue to make money. Just keep telling yourself the old lie and watch conservative states with no income tax and no corporate tax flourish. Can you say "BUDGET SURPLUS" LOL
Hey trigger – thanks for opinion on my current home state – feel free to stey the he ll out.
We should be so lucky.
Now why did clinton give these people Nuclear material?
Because Clinton doesn't like Californian porn stars.
Disagree, we are not standing in line to get bread with Obama....look at Europe, 25% unemployment all over, a union that is breaking apart, merging economies around the world slowing down, even China is struggling under its own weight!!! yes there is unemployment here and deficit but we are heading up from the worst debacle that happened snce the great depression and it happened under Bush watch, i am not saying was his fault but was not Obama's fault either. Republicans want to apply the restrictions that are slowing Europe over here, laying off people, reduce spending in critical areas that will destroy our economy...that is why the GOP lost.....people that don't work don't buy houses or cars and the government have to sustain them with food stamps!!!! we are not perfect but among the debacle going around the planet at least many here have a job, a house, a car and can feed our family for a decent wage!!! After three wars what you can expect!!! we spent billions in Iraq, a pet project of Bush Jr....why?????? they should sent the people that lied to us about Iraq and 9/11 to jail so leave Benghazi alone!!!
I wonder who Obama is going to blame this one on?
Stephenie will ...
But the Republicans make it so easy, Tea Party even easier.
Why is when one of Obama's buddies gets arrested he's willing to sit down and discuss the matter over a beer but when a country is acquiring nuclear capabilities they're not deemed important enough to meet with?
Because they have no credibility. I think we should send a few bombs the next time they have one of their ridiculous charade parades.
Haven't been following any of this before now, eh?
Because Obama is the photo-op President. If things get to complicated, he just finds someone to blame it on.
You should change your name to Stephanie Will (always lose). Take a pic of that loser!
@BlkPwr817 Oh look, an internet bully. You sure put me in my place.
Stephanie and QueasyRhino are both free to leave anytime they want. Bye, bye.
We can really use our Nuc Allies at this time to take a shot at North Korea. Anyone from the list willing ?
Add France to your list
Why gang up on North Korea? I'am sure, they believe in their 2nd Amendment Right, too; albeit, the nuclear version. They will rather join the dance - Gangnam Style!
... and Auf Wiedersehen to Germany.
If he uses the same well honed judgement he used when he picked John Edwards as running mate, he'll probably be bringing Kim Jong-Il to the US for a private tour of military facilities.
Putting men like Kerry in charge of foreign policy is like getting a former Citigroup executive who helped destroy the economy and has major assets invested in the Cayman Islands (something Romney was berated for) to run the US Treasury Department.
Oh wait, that's exactly what Obama is doing. How can you people still support this guy? He's rewarding everyone for doing the wrong thing or making the wrong judgement, and ignoring everyone who has consistently done the right thing and did not help destroy the economy.
Yeah...put John McCain and WWIII was here today with millions dead!!!
Obviously ben is clueless lol. What a dweeeb.
I am sure you meant Kim-Jong Un, Kim-Jon Il blasted off to outer space when Team America foiled his evil plot.
They support him, because they are all partisan hacks. So get used to it.
Don't like it here, Ben?
Yes, Kerry is so awful that all except two Republican Senators supported him.
The swift boaters were right, he faked it.
Get real.
This is time we acknowledge threats from North Korea and take them SERIOUSLY. We should STOP listening to BIBI of Israel.
It's hard to take such small minds and bodies seriously.
You shouldn't talk about yourself that way.
Obama & Kerry's solution will be to apologize.
Really? Osama bin Laden found out otherwise.
Oh, that's right, we all must have forgotten that Obama personally killed Bin Laden.
@GetOverIt He sure likes people to think he single handedly took out Bin Laden. The truth is, he was too milquetoast to do it without being pressured by his cabinet to do so.
If we had a Republican President we would be standing in the line for bread every day.
We're standing in line for bread everyday, under the Obamanation now.
When Obama care surprises manifest , high taxes, WW3, riots because there is no bread . Then who gets blame?
I'm sorry u hv been standing in line for bread. Yada yada bootstraps yada yada?
yYOu: are you telling us the WWIII is going to break out because of Obamacare? Really? ummm... i know it was big law, a lot of pages... but don't ya think someone would have caught that one? (it's a joke, but I'm laughing at you)
Now, before you give us the 'you wait and see cause i looked into my Teabilly crystal ball and word was spoke' followup, please try to dig a little deeper. Try to touch all of the items you think we hold as hotspots because this is the same cra ap that cost you the last election, and I for one SERIOUSLY hope it costs you the next.
North Korea, wake up, smell the coffee, join the real world!
Disagree, we are not standing in line to get bread with Obama....look at Europe, 25% unemployment all over, a union that is breaking apart, merging economies around the world slowing down, even China is struggling under its own weight!!! yes there is unemployment here and deficit but we are heading up from the worst debacle that happened snce the great depression and it happened under Bush watch, i am not saying was his fault but was not Obama's fault either. Republicans want to apply the restrictions that are slowing Europe over here, laying off people, reduce spending in critical areas that will destroy our economy...that is why the GOP lost.....people that don't work don't buy houses or cars and the government have to sustain them with food stamps!!!! we are not perfect but among the debacle going around the planet at least many here have a job, a house, a car and can feed our family for a decent wage!!! After three wars what you can expect!!! we spent billions in Iraq, a pet project of Bush Jr....why?????? they should sent the people that lied to us about Iraq and 9/11 to jail so leave Benghazi alone!!!
Yike, Kerry is as clueless as obama at 3 a.m.
Really? Osama bin Laden found out otherwise.
Osama bin who?
Careful or he'll throw his medals at Kim Jon Un.
What did we build the F-22 for? Maybe we should jusy buzz that north Koren's house a few times!
come on liberals. it's the Jews fault.
Here's some food for thought...President Obama should invite both North and South Korea's leaders to Camp David and present them with a proposal to unite as one nation the way Germany did. After all, we sacrificed 54,000 lives to seperate North and South Vietnam and what did that accomplish? Absolutely nothing.
Well, Wheel . . .
That's NOT how the South Koreans feel about it. They enjoy their freedom very much.
Typical liberal are you. Never a thought for anybody but yourself. The fact that South Koreans are not starving to death in chains as the North Koreans are is of no real significance to you, is it. How I wish you could be a North Korean so that you could understand exactly what it was we DID accomplish in freeing South Korea from the brutal totalitarianism of the North.
I agree that South Koreans aren't starving to death but they live under the daily threat of a nuclear confrontation because relations between the two countries are fragile. A united Korea would solve that problem. To you I might be a dumb liberal but I do believe that compromise is the solution to peace.
'Typical liberal are you. Never a thought for anybody but yourself.'
oh the irony in your comment.
Some people would rather fight than give up any ounce of freedom just for the sake of "compromise." Good for January2454.
Your credibility went 'poof!' the instant you wrote "Typical liberal are you. Never a thought for anybody but yourself." Because you exactly described capitalist extremist GOP pigs, not Democrats, in that statement.
Actually, CW, it describes both. So that makes him/her only 50% wrong.
Blah blah –
Yes, compromise is the solution. Compromising a society to move itself from one of the most advanced in the world to one of the least advanced to appease an aggressor seems like a great idea.
Liberals might want "reunification" but a typical conservative would want a war with North Korea even though hundreds of thousands of South Korean are in artillery range and there's no way to stop them. And worse, conservatives know this; they know military hardware and they know South Korean civilians would be slaughtered. As long as its not Americans. Perhaps one million South Koreans would be killed in a new war.
So conservatives are far, far "less caring of other people" when it comes to the Korea issue and far more extreme.
Liberals may mean well, but they are fundamentally unable to understand the difference between complacency and peace. South Koreans would rather die fighting than submit to the North. You may not understand it, but there are things in this world which are worse than armed conflict.
The North is no idyllic communist paradise, no more than the reality of Cuba, and yet Lee Harvey Oswald's ignorance about it ended up costing a much greater man his life. Ignorance such as this regarding NK would cost many more their lives, but fortunately you will never be in any position to dictate such things to South Koreans.
Because inviting a psychopathic serial killer into your home is usually a good idea...
Try reading a little to see what the newest Kim Jong is all about. He wants nothing to do with the civilized world, the only option at this point is for nato to send him and his regime back to the stone age where they clearly want to be, before he does any damage to anyone.
Kerry can always do what Hillary did when Benghazi called at 3:00 AM – roll over and hit SILENT button on his cellphone. Dems are good at that.
Feel free to leave anytime.
That's what Obama did, jumped on his campaign plane and flew to Las Vegas. Hilliary was still at the African nightclub drinking and dancing on her goodwill look how important I am tour.
Oh for Pete's sake, women have been awakened at all hours of the night since the beginning of time, drunken husbands, hungry babies, blah blah blah. You men are such whiners. It cracks me up that someone would actually argue about it.
Well, the article got that phone call to KERRY part right.
We all know that Obama does not answer the phone at 3 AM.
I know i may be going out on limb on this one, but you seem to be...easily amused...
How would you know?
Don't agree with your democratically elected officials? Move.
...Don't agree with your democratically elected officials? Move....
So you did not support Obama in '08? Because you had moved out of the country during the Bush years?
Great Logic. 48 to 49% of the country just leaves when the other side wins?
What's the big deal? There are thousands of it already all over the planet.
"They are looking at the playbook for Iranian sanctions – shipping, insurance, more sanctions against financial transactions, designations of individuals."
Sure, those have been working so well.
We sit back and just watch as Iran and North Korea develop Weapons for What?
The United States won't do a THING....sanctions do hurt North Korea's economy.....but the only appropriate response will be to use military force.....If NK wants to be in the "big boy" league...they have to learn there will be consequences for their actions.......what's going to happen someday soon...the idiot leader of NK will over load his mouth and take some type of action......which will kill Americans or South Koreans......I say just go ahead and bomb them now......it's not like NK contributes ANYTHING to the world anyway.....
No more war please!
1st you say "the only appropriate respnse will be to use militaru force which is followed by no more war please" Confusing!
Enough Already.
That's because North Korea is a joke, and only a threat to itself. Midget bully nation.
More tough talk from another neocon chickenhawk.
For what, you ask. For defense. When you have a country as belligerent as the US with tens of thousands of troops on your border, flying aircraft and nuclear powered carriers off your shores with unknown numbers of nuclear weapons, you'd be crazy not to build your own weapons.
Like that's going to help their defense. Maybe they should instead focus on feeding their people. The US is not a threat to North Korea because they don't pose a thread on anyone except their people. Small people with small minds.
Nuke em!
Are you Sgt. John Rambo, by any chance?
This is not a partisan issue. Leave your politics on the shore please.
A closer look will reveal that partisan views in the US have significant implications on foreign policy. The Right Wing firmly believes that Russia is the biggest threat to our nation as Mr. Romney rhetorically stated during one of the debates while the president and the audience displayed amazement. Al Queda, he said, was. In any case, we have a sizable group of Romney followers who will obstruct the president from visiting Moscow esp. at a time when the relationship is a lot cooler over an issue of adoption, a far cry from issues of terror. Our establishment cannot change its tunes since McCarthyism and JFK's anti-communist crusades. The president, alone, cannot just change that. But, he can try his part in starting to reduce unnecessary friction between two powers. Russia has the same enemies-terrorists as we do. We torture them at Gitmo but criticize Russia for the same in the same breath. The president is well liked in Russia as elsewhere. The ball is in his court to capitalize on a much better relationship with Russia-by sending Mr. Kerry first and then by going to the Kremlin himself.
"Leave politics at the shore"...sorry that train left during the Bush administration.
Lets hope Kerry didn't roll over and go back to sleep like Barry did during the Bengahzi 3 am call
You're an idiot.
There's also that.
Benghazi has be explained, re-explained and re-re-explained. Anyone still harping on it just doing it soley because they don't like having a black President, and are incapable of any original thought.
I see, it's because the president is black. That explains everything.
This has nothing to do with race. Heaven forbid anyone disagree with a "black" president. Frankly, that's a weak, worn-out argument used by the left to distract from the real issues.
Instead, Americans are outraged by the repeated lies told by our POTUS and top officials. That bothers me. That said, our leaders wouldn't recognize the truth if it slapped them in the face.
The President is black? Really? Who cares....
They let people die in Benghazi and Obama was more concerned about his campaign. They need to try Clinton and Obama for treason and throw Leon Panetta in for good measure.
Wow, ur just ignoring innocent people dead, and our national black eye of incompetence. Amazing what the rats will do or say , to follow Willard.
Right, because the government always tells 100% of the truth. Must be a nice cozy little world you live in.
'They let people die in Benghazi and Obama was more concerned about his campaign. '
oh grow up, seriously.
Obama lied and people died.
@cedar rapids Actually he is absolutely correct. Obama couldn't have something go wrong right before an election. That is the whole reason they tried to blame it on a YouTube video. But don't let that cloud you rose colored glasses.
Do you know what President Obama was doing on the 3am call? He was killing OBL. And what was Bush doing at 3am when our mainland was being attacked by al Qaeda? Sleeping.
I don't know you were when I watched the news ,he was sitting on a stage in a school auditorium speaking with children, as his aides came on stage to inform inform of the attack to the New York twin Towers
You're not the brightest bulb, are you?
Oh, come on, Eric.
You know they didn't bother Obama at 3 a.m. He had ONE brief notification at 5 p.m. Incurious as Obama always is, he didn't ask to be kept updated about the attack. He told Panetta to "do whatever you think is right."
Then Obama went to bed to get a good night's sleep so he'd be fresh for his campaign trip to Las Vegas the next day. That's our Commander-in-Chief. Always on the job. Not.
This is part of the job. Being awaken at all hours of the night. Wouldn't matter who was the SOS.
jJust another incompetent liberal pretending to be doing nothing............
Question: How can you pretend to be doing Nothing?
I would guess that means he's doing something.
Just another a**hole with nothing better to do. The word yawn in upper case conveys nothing, but a incapability of original thought.
They're like birds to shiny objects.
They don't require complex thoughts but can handle sound bites and moronic one liners fine.
The armchair political strategist has spoken.
Now hurry up with that order of fries!
As I said before, the only beef I have with President Obama's foreign policy during the previous administration is not sending Hillary Clinton to North Korea to improve relations with the new leader. It might sound absurd and silly but your enemy is only your enemy until you meet with him and try to find common ground and show mutual respect. Yes, Mrs. Clinton made history by being the first U.S. Secretary of State to go to Myanmar. But why Myanmar? Is Myanmar trying to develop nuclear weapons? I thought that trip was way less important than NK.
For half a century we have isolated NK, alienate its leaders and conducted provacative military ecercises on its borders to no avail. Now the country has a new leader that's in the process of assessing where he stands on relations with the U.S., with all the experience and pxpertise that we have had in foreign affairs throughout our long history, shouldn't we be the ones initiating the process and encouraging dialogue instead of conducting provacative military exercises on NK's border? I think we need to calm down and take a deep breath, then assess how we go about opening dialogue with the young leader. After half a century of cold war with the Soviet Union, I believe we have all the experience, skills and know-how to do so. Therefore, Mr. Kerry's 3am call should be a call to President Jong-iL.
They have been forced to walk on eggshells around the previous leader and now that NK has a new leader it is the best opportunity to start working on relations. What do we do...nag nag nag nag nag. ><
I think you will find that phone will go unanswered... since Kim Jong Il is dead...
You are kidding, right? The new leader is the previous leader's son and has been involved in the government for years. He doesn't have any different ideas. In fact, the 'new leader' has reaffirmed that they view this country as their 'sworn enemy'. No one will call them. You act as if a new day has dawned in the DPRK and we should seize the opportunity. They receive ridiculous amounts of aid for their impoverished people and then break UN rules. They have have a huge amount of their population in political work camps- and if you speak against the government, they might not take just you, but your entire family to the work camp. You want the Secretary of State to call and say exactly what??
Yes, I want the Secretary of State to call him because that is his job. Peace is better than war and the only way to accomplish that end is through dialogue. We can continue to be ignorant and complacent as we have done in the past but that won't get us anywhere. I believe failure to encourage dialogue is a weak excuse for doing nothing. If that is the road we're going to take, then perhaps we should move the UN to another country.
The blame goes to Eisenhower for not letting Douglas McAuthor finish his job. We would'nt have this CRAZY IDIOT to face NOW....
It was Truman who fired MacArthur.
Also, we don't call. We speak to them through Sweden, if we have to. The US and several other nations tried very hard to normalize relations during the 6 party talks and North Korea once again broke the rules. The US was planning to remove them from a list of countries considered terrorists. The new leader is well aware of why this didn't happen. We are also still technically at war. North Korea is to follow UN guidelines before any 'relations' improve,
Then let's keep talking through Sweden. By day's end, there might eventually be less underground nuclear tests.
Of course but that nut would not have welcomed her at all. And he would have gone ahead anyway to spite the US and the world. Pakistan gave them substantial aid in this destructive business. A tyrant who starves his own people as he does is just as bad as Saddam and the UN should convene at the earliest to do something. In that, the US must restore a good relationship with Russia instead of taking pot shots at Russia. Roosevelt and Truman worked with Stalin quite well. Only people like Romney will not work with Putin. In the end, the US will have to work with Russia, everyone knows that rather too well.
"The U.S. began coordinating its own response with inter-agency calls between Washington and Seoul, Tokyo, Moscow and Beijing." I mean...what's wrong in the brain of North Korean leaders? Besides their lovable far away friend Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, North Korea's test surely adds tension to the relationship with the surrounding countries. The chubby North Korean leader should care of the poor people of his country, instead of wasting money in unnecessary nuclear tests, the purpose of which cannot be understood by anybody.
Didn't someone in the Obama administration say that North Korea will not be allowed to poccess nuclear weapons? So much for that statement. So what's next. Those same people said the same thing about Iran. Only this time Israel is in the mix. When they say something, they mean it. Not like the empty threats that the United States makes. I wonder if Obama means what he says about assault weapons. Is that an empty threat also?
Please learn to spell.
Amen Dave.
Finish your GED before you take to pontificating, Einsten.
Hey John, President Obama said he'll end the Iraqi war and he did that. He said he'll end the Afghan war and he has set a deadline to do just that. He said if given the chance, he'll get rid of OBL and he did that. He said he will free the Libyan people from the stronghold of Moammar Ghadaffi and he did just that. He promised to help bring democracy to South Sudan and he followed through on his promise. And as far as NK is concerned, he never said he would prevent them from conducting an underground nuclear test. What he said is that if NK fails to comply with the Nuclear Non Proliferation Threaty, the West would continue with sanctions. Please get your facts straight.
Were still in Iraq and are having soldiers killed, just not enough troops there to fight back. Afghanistan is a joke as far as being secure is concerned and our troop numbers will be brought down to where those left will be in imminent danger 24/7.
Obama says a lot of stuff.
What difference does it make? Didn't he serve in Viet-Nam? Wasn't he the one that "earned" a purple heart? Who is GENJUSKHAN?
Who remembers the old "duck and cover" drills we had in school? Here we go "AGAIN"!!! It seems like the leaders of our world well not be happy until they can light off one of these bombs again. Its sad to say that the ego of our leaders will be and is paid for by the lives of their nations people regardless of which country we live in.
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He a failure right out of the gate. Predictable
The only thing "predictable" was the partisan backlash. I guess if we had a GOP SoS this woudl have never happened right? Or we would be doign the GOP response of starting a war over WMD's.
What exactly did he fail at? He was apprised of an event and went about assessing it?
Please learn grammar.
Please have an original thought.
This shouldn't be a surprise, coming from this administration.
It must be good to be Hillary right now 🙂
It's never good ro be Hillary Clinton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I support you Mr. Kerry.
And where does Iran fit into this? Of course its a partnership. Iran and North Korea, two lovely places going hand and hand to develop nuclear armed missiles.
Doesn't that all make you feel safer in the world today? Oh, no it doesn't? Gee. But with Obama in charge this can only get worse.
In this moment your comment is not really useful.
Or the least bit insightful either.
It's like reading the thoughts of a 5 year old trying understand how the world works.
You said with Obama in charge this can only get worse? You mean like ending the illegitimate Iraqi war and saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars, setting a deadline to end the Afghan war, bringing democracy to Libya and South Sudan, getting rid of OBL and restoring America's image, trust and credibility??? You must be a teapublican.
...and restoring America's image, trust and credibility???
That last part was hilarious! Thank you.
Go hide under your bed, coward.
NK's first nuclear test was in 2006. Bush was president then, but he was too busy looking under every rock in Iraq to find something to justify his invasion, which we now know was a world-class blunder.
The saying is "hand in hand," not "hand and hand."
The usual proliferators are India Pakistan and North Korea, Pakistan being the worst..
India? Weird.
@Bobpitt: take your head out of your behind. India? Proliferator? Wait, I know... you must be whatchamacallit – a Teapublican. How's that working out for ya? Tell you what – kiss the poster of Sarah Palin that you hang up in your trailer, down a couple of shots and go to sleep. Perhaps you have already done that. Good for ya.
FYI – India and Pakistan both did not sign the NPT, hence they are not in violation of the NPT, which is a discriminatory treaty. Also FYI, India (unlike Pakistan) developed its own nuclear program and technology, without 'stealing' any western technology. Finally, how come no one talks about the fact that Israel already has multiple nuclear weapons. Sounds like a double standard to me.
Really? India developed a nuclear weapon without following the original plans? Wow, I'm impressed.
Why is India a third world country?
When US helicopters went into Pakistan and took out their terrorist resident, Pakistan's military at the Indian border was placed on the highest alert and explicit threats were directed to India. Pakis seem to have a short memory of the fact that the Indian military kicked its US empowered butt so hard as to be bleeding to this date. Having an enemy like that for neighborhood, going nuke is only natural, esp. for responsible and peaceful hands. Pakistan, on the other hand, is for proliferation of nukes. It empowered N. Korea with nuclear technology reducing the build time by ten years. This is because it has no scruples. America knows that rather too well and did nothing. The phone call to Mr. Kerry was well staged. It was a tongue in cheek slap in the face on behalf of Mr. Bin Laden. Pakistan has supplied nuclear technology to Iran, a much less known fact but the US govt. is aware of that.
This is just the first of many early wake up calls for Kerry. Just ask Mrs. Clinton!
Nuclear weapons in the hands of habitual proliferators.
Readers (including decision makers) draw your own conclusions.


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Muda!Posted: July 30, 2013 Filed under: Performance improvement | Tags: baseball, Lean Six Sigma, major league baseball, muda, NVA, waste Leave a comment
In these languid summer days baseball figures predominantly in the American imagination — hot dogs, double headers, and suds. But if you are going to a baseball game to see action, then think again; as all process professionals know most of what we do is full of filler — non-value-added activities and other things that pad-out almost every human activity. The Wall Street Journal wrote:
In any given year, roughly 70 million people will attend major-league baseball games. A lucky handful will be treated to something unforgettable: a no-hitter, a walk-off grand slam, a player stealing home. Many more fans will see towering home runs, late-inning rallies and diving catches. But there is one thing every single fan who buys a ticket is 100% guaranteed to see: a bunch of grown men standing in a field, doing absolutely nothing.
Baseball is remembered for its moments of action, and it is no secret that such moments are fleeting. But how much actual action takes place in a baseball game? We decided to find out.
By WSJ calculations, a baseball fan will see 17 minutes and 58 seconds of action over the course of a three-hour game. This is roughly the equivalent of a TED Talk, a Broadway intermission or the missing section of the Watergate tapes. A similar WSJ study on NFL games in January 2010 found that the average action time for a football game was 11 minutes. So MLB does pack more punch in a battle of the two biggest stop-and-start sports. By seven minutes.
The WSJ reached this number by taking the stopwatch to three different games and timing everything that happened. We then categorized the parts of the game that could fairly be considered "action" and averaged the results. The almost 18-minute average included balls in play, runner advancement attempts on stolen bases, wild pitches, pitches (balls, strikes, fouls and balls hit into play), trotting batters (on home runs, walks and hit-by-pitches), pickoff throws and even one fake-pickoff throw. This may be generous. If we'd cut the action definition down to just the time when everyone on the field is running around looking for something to do (balls in play and runner advancement attempts), we'd be down to 5:47.
We chose three very different games to get a fair sampling of variation. The first game was as close as we could find to an average game in terms of batters faced and length of game—a 3-2 Twins win over the Tigers on April 3 that clocked in at 3:01 for nine innings. (The average MLB game this season is three hours and three minutes, according to the firm Stats LLC.) Then, for balance, we decided to throw in a slugfest—the Indians 19-6 victory over the Astros from April 20 at 3:45 and a pitchers' duel, the Nationals 1-0 victory over the Reds on April 26 that lasted 2:08. The sample conveniently included both leagues and six different teams.
So where did all the time go? The missing 160 or so minutes? The answer: Huge chunks of inaction that absolutely dwarf everything else that goes on in the game.
The "time between batters" averaged 33:39. This is knocking the weighted donut off the bat, announcing the batter, the walk-up song, cleaning the cleats, maybe some form of the old Rosanne spitting and crotch-grabbing routine. On TV, replays, players involved in the last play and crowd shots are often shown here. The time between batters concludes when the pitcher begins throwing to the new batter. In the slugfest, the time was almost 47 minutes, because there are a lot of batters in a game with 25 runs.
The "time between innings" averaged 42:41. This is time to watch the scoreboard, watch the silly on-field contest (particularly at minor league parks), visit the refreshment stand or the bathroom, or both. On TV this is simply commercial time.
By far the most time-consuming period of inaction is the "time between pitches." This took up an average of 1:14:49. That's not all that far from half the WSJ analysis's average game time of 2:58. Technically, the time between pitches begins when the pitch to the batter who saw the last pitch concludes—either when the catcher catches the ball or it is fouled off—and ends when the pitcher begins his next pitch. So it includes the unstrapping and re-strapping the batting gloves, sleeve adjusting, helmet adjusting, practice swings, plus the pitcher doing whatever it is he does as well.
Then there are the signs and the stare-down. Finally, motion from the set position begins the pitch. Sometimes the pitcher will walk around or pick up the rosin bag, sometimes more than one sign will be necessary, sometimes the batter calls time and the whole process starts over. There are about 150 pitches in the average MLB game. The clock keeps ticking.
The amount of inertia during a major-league game has been on the rise. This season's average game time of three hours and three minutes is the longest game duration since Stats LLC started tracking the numbers in 1987, the firm said. In 1987, the average was two hours, 52 minutes. John Thorn, Major League Baseball's official historian, attributes the trend to hitters' increased patience at the plate, which leads to their taking and fouling off more pitches. That, in turn, leads to pitchers' throwing more pitches, hence longer games. The increase also stems from the number of television commercials between half-innings, though there isn't much that can be done about that, Mr. Thorn said. "The underlying financial support of the game is a key feature of its continuing prosperity," he said.
Yet keeping each game moving as briskly as possible has been a goal of baseball's overseers for more than 150 years. In 1858—before called balls and strikes even existed—Section 37 of the sport's official rules said, "Should a striker stand at the bat without striking at good balls repeatedly pitched to him, for the purpose of delaying the game or of giving advantage to a player, the umpire, after warning him, shall call one strike, and if he persists in such action, two and three strikes." And since 1901, baseball has mandated that a pitcher must deliver the ball to a batter within 20 seconds after receiving it from the catcher—a rule that umpires have rarely enforced.
Of course, there are moments in our sample that are beyond the control of any rule book. One of the most frequently blamed reasons for turning games into snorefests are the pitching changes. In our three-game sample, we totaled three inaction categories related to pitching changes. There was one catcher visit to the mound, for 52 seconds. There were three mound visits without a pitching change that averaged a minute and 19 seconds each. There were five in-inning pitching changes (all including a mound visit, of course) that averaged 3:11 per pitching change.
Also included in the "down time" were the arguments with the umpires, a highly visible part of any manager's job. Our games contained two small squabbles—Indians Manager Terry Francona discussed a foul tip (1:05) and Reds Manager Dusty Baker had a mild argument over a successful stolen base attempt by Washington (just 30 seconds).
Some of the most unpredictable moments in the game, in our games at least, were injury "timeouts." In our three-hour game, Joaquin Benoit had to have his fingernail trimmed by the trainer for 55 seconds. In the slugfest, Drew Stubbs needed a minute and 33 seconds worth of medical attention after fouling a ball off his knee. In the same game, a trainer tended to the home plate umpire's wrist for 38 seconds after he got hit with a foul ball. Finally, in the pitchers' duel, Jordan Zimmermann had to have his forearm checked out after getting hit by a batted ball for 1:04. Fortunately for Zimmermann, he was able to complete his best start of the season so far, a one-hitter.
Our three-game averages don't tell the whole story, of course. Only the slugfest included home runs, which brings down the average home-run trot time. The slugfest produced five home runs which totaled 1:53 in total trotting time for an average of 23 seconds per trot.
The longest pure-action play was a Bryce Harper triple that took 15 seconds. It is no wonder the triple is known as baseball's most exciting play (15 uninterrupted seconds of nonstop excitement!).
What's the bottom line? When we compare total action to total down time—even including debatable action such as pitches, trots and pickoff throws—total action time is 17:58. The average game time was 2 hours and 58 seconds, so the action portion of a typical game is 10%. That leaves 90% of the game as down time. Individually, the Twins-Tigers game percentage was 9 minutes of action vs. 91 minutes of inaction; the slugfest game percentage was 11 vs. 89 (spendthrifts dig the long ball) and the pitchers' duel was 9 vs. 91.
Baseball has always been known as the thinking man's game and perhaps that is because everyone has so much time to think, particularly in between batters, innings and pitches. As we enter All-Star week next week, plenty of folks still think baseball trumps all other sports, even those in which players are in constant motion. Quality still beats quantity—at least 10% of the time.

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The post you are about to read is my last one for Nola Newbie. As I wrote last week, my fiancé and I are moving to Belfast, Northern Ireland. I'm sad as I write this post because I will miss New Orleans, as I'm assuming everyone who moves from here does. There's even a song about missing this city.
I have only lived in New Orleans for less than two years, but I feel like this city has taught me so much in that short time. New Orleans is different from other the cities I have called home. It has so much more diversity, spunk and character. I've learned a lot in this town, so for my final list, here are 10 things New Orleans taught me:
1. It's okay to be a tourist in your own city.
New Orleanians love to differentiate between the "touristy" parts of the city and the "local" parts, implying that the local parts are cooler than the touristy parts. This might be true, but it's no reason to avoid the touristy areas. Bourbon Street can be fun. The National World War II Museum is amazing. I don't go to these places all the time as a New Orleans local, but these spots are touristy for a reason: You will most likely have a good time.
2. Never miss a chance to try new food.
I have yet to have a bad meal in New Orleans, and the amazing variety of food here has made me a more adventurous eater. Since moving here, I've eaten Ethiopian food with my hands, I've learned how to devour crawfish, and I've actually ordered alligator sausage. New Orleans' legendary food culture encouraged me to try new foods and I'm grateful for that.
3. Every city should adopt the "go-cup" concept.
This is obvious. The go-cup is the best invention since… the regular cup.
4. Don't judge a restaurant by its cover.
New Orleans restaurants get a lot of press and attention, and there are those famous New Orleans restaurants visitors and newcomers love to try. However, I had some of the best experiences at the restaurants I found by accident. I loved Bar-B-Q Kings in Gentilly and Ba Mien in eastern New Orleans, two places I found after my first choices were closed. Those hole-in-the-wall places can turn into your new favorites, you just have to try them.
5. Always make time for the once-in-a-lifetime concert.
Jazz Fest 2013 was my first Jazz Fest and I will always remember it because I saw Billy Joel. I consider Joel a living legend, so seeing him in concert at a venue less than a mile from my house was perfection. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band played with him, too, so the whole experience was a quintessential New Orleans moment I will always remember.
6. Dogs should experience the city, too.
New Orleans is such a dog-friendly city, so my dog, Leila, has been able to explore New Orleans as well. She's been to a few bars, many dog parks and a baseball game. She hates when the kids at the nearby school marching band have to practice for parades, but besides that, Leila has had a positive New Orleans experience.
7. Punctuality isn't always necessary.
My biggest pet peeve is tardiness, but I had to get over that when I moved here because "New Orleans time" is a real thing. I believe I learned this one time when Chris and I were waiting for a friend at a bar. When the waiter asked if our friend was still coming, we replied, "Yeah, she's just a little late." The waiter replied, "That's ok. She's on New Orleans time."
New Orleanians tend to be a little more relaxed about certain things, and punctuality is one of them. I still get a bit irked when people are late, but living in New Orleans had made me slightly more relaxed.
8. Resilience can grow from disaster.
One of the most eye-opening experiences of living in New Orleans has been hearing Hurricane Katrina stories. I had no idea how massive Katrina was. I still find the whole situation unfathomable, and it is truly impressive how well New Orleans has rebuilt since Katrina. Of course there's more to do, but the fact that New Orleans can successfully host Super Bowls and All-Star Games years after such a huge tragedy is fascinating to me.
9. People can surprise you.
Perhaps the biggest lesson I have learned here is people are not always what they seem. The perfect example of this occurred when I was walking down a quiet street in the French Quarter with some friends one night. All of a sudden a man came up beside us, walking his bicycle. I was nervous because I had no idea who this guy was, and he was walking a little too close to us. Who is this person? I thought as my heart started racing. Are we about to get mugged?
But then the man started rapping. And this wasn't like a junior high kid trying to rap – this guy was incredible. He spoke so fast, but his words were clear. He was an amazing performer, and it was all happening in front of us on this random street. The guy was so talented and so friendly, and the encounter made me think twice about judging strangers.
10. There is no place like New Orleans.
It's very cliché to say "there's no place like New Orleans," but there's not a better way to say it. New Orleans is a special place. With the historic buildings, the eccentric people and all the Carnival craziness, New Orleans has a charm unlike any other city I've visited or called home. I know I have changed forever after living here.
So I'm going to miss you, New Orleans. I hope I see you again.


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Pssssssssht. Breaker, breaker. This is MFW coming to you live from a snowdrift.
I'm going to start with this photo. Because it soothes me.
I want to go to there. This lovely shot is from our honeymoon in Mexico a million years ago. It's good to remember that there are places in the world free of this year's #polarvortex.
Unfortunately Michigan is still firmly planted in winter. Despite wildly odd weather last week—thunder snow, 40 degrees, and pouring rain—temps are back in the low teens this week.
My psyche just can't take it. I'm tired of wearing three layers at all times, getting my car stuck in the driveway, whiteouts on the roads, and worrying about our roof collapsing under three months of snow accumulation. I just want to be warm again. I'm still waiting for those awesome pregnancy hot flashes people keep talking about.
I'm getting close to my winter breaking point.
Dairy Man might be even more sick of winter than I am. His life the past few months has involved frozen pipes, broken machinery, stuck milk trucks, countless pairs of long underwear, and so, so much plowing.
Dairying gets a lot harder when we're dealing with six-foot piles of snow, icy roads, and sub-arctic temperatures.
Thankfully the ladies take it all in stride. They get fluffy winter coats, group together in the sand beds, and eat, eat, eat.
We do our best to help them stay warm and toasty during the cold months. Cow-sized sweaters are out of the question—I was never much of a knitter—and the girls don't love hot cocoa, but we close the barn curtains, change our feed ration to include higher fat, and turn on the heaters in the water troughs.
We're all getting by. The only family member wholly unfazed by winter is Jersey the snow dog.
He loves snow—for playing, walking or eating. The last one is most annoying. There are few things more demoralizing than being an adult human being standing outside in negative temps and 40 mph winds yelling, "GO POTTY!!!!" to a stubborn and impervious border collie chowing down on snow.
It's been a long, hard winter. Perhaps one I'll creakily tell my children about someday.
But I must remember that this season won't last forever. The days are getting longer, spring is getting nearer, and there are occasional moments of pure beauty. It's all about the sunshine.
From the safety of a warm car or house, the winter wonderland really is spectacular.
And I'm sure we'll get the tractors unburied … someday.


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Saturday started off like any other day. I woke up at 6am and through bleary eyes gave myself a pep talk about how every aspect of my life was my choice as I changed two diapers containing enormous steaming dumps.
We were having some friends over for dinner that night, so I had to go to Wal-Mart to pick up a few items. I saw they had a 5lb. beef log on sale which obviously I needed.
Lila is now big enough to sit in the front of the cart and rather than sitting in the back under a blanket of frozen goods Ellie prefers to do what she has termed the "hang on tight." Misleading in its nomenclature, the "hang on tight" actually means "run around the store and pull shit off the shelves while people chase me and judge my Mom."
I usually give her two chances and then it's back into the cart we go. Saturday was no exception, after pulling out both the bottom head of lettuce and the bottom lime causing an avalanche of produce, I had enough.
This is where things got a little sketchy.
Upon placing her into the back of the cart she immediately began gyrating like she was being electrocuted and screaming at the top of her lungs. It wasn't a normal scream... more like a panicked and dying wildebeest that had been possessed by a tornado siren with snot and spit flying everywhere out of its face.
She had thrown tantrums before but never like this. Chicken, 5lb. beef log, lettuce... everything went flying around the cart.
I was at a total loss for what to do. I tried talking to her but her eyes were crazy and I was scared for my safety. I knew the best thing to do was to probably abandon the cart of groceries in the store, along with her in it, but I couldn't leave. This was my only window of errand availability before the daily tag team of naps began. I knew my only option was to go like the wind.
Of course when you're trying to go like the wind in a grocery store you can't find a god damned thing. Taco seasoning, black beans, mushrooms, margarita salt... all disappear into the grocery pit of despair.
I knew this moment eventually would come; I've seen it a million times in the grocery store with other poor bastards. And I thought that when it was my turn I would be met with sympathetic gazes and at least a couple laughs with an "oh mine did the same thing" reassuring pat.
Hell no. People were coming to the end of their aisles, wide eyed, boxes still in hand, and peeking around to see what the hell I was doing to this child to make her scream so loud. Then they were giving me the most awful, judgemental looks as if this is all somehow related to the fact that I had a glass of wine or fifty when I was pregnant.
"WHERE! THE! HELL! IS! THE! MOTHERFUCKING!!!!! TACO SEASONING!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHH!!" I flew through the aisles like a mad woman while Beelzebub threw her screaming self around the back of the cart. I actually think I blacked out for part of the trip in some sort of self preservation mental defense strategy.
The next thing I knew I was back at home with nothing but a Wal-Mart bag full of lettuce, beef logs, tequila, Dum Dums and a Transformer pinata.
It was an awesome dinner.


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The AirAsia Family
The AirAsia Group services the most extensive network across Asia & Australia which comprises of the following airline affiliates:
AirAsia Berhad (Malaysia) – Airline code: AK
Established in 2001 and listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in November 2004, with hubs in Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Penang, Johor Bahru and Kuching.
AirAsia Indonesia – Airline code: QZ
Established on December 8, 2004, through a joint venture between AirAsia International Ltd. and PT. Awair International, with hubs in Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya and Medan.
Thai AirAsia – Airline code: FD
Established in 2004 as a joint venture between Asia Aviation and AirAsia Investment, and was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in May 2012. Thai AirAsia commenced its inaugural commercial flight on 4 February 2004 from Bangkok to Hat Yai, and now operating from hubs in Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Krabi, U-Tapao and Hat Yai.
Philippines AirAsia – Airline code: Z2
Philippines AirAsia (PAA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of AirAsia Inc., which is a joint venture company between Filipino investors; Antonio O. Cojuango, former Ambassafor Alfredo M. Yao, Michael L. Romero, Marianne B. Hontiveros, and Malaysia's AirAsia Berhad. PAA operates domestic and international flights out of Manila, Cebu and Kalibo (gateway to Boracay). It is, by far, the only local carrier that services the most number of international flights from China and South Korea to Kalibo International Airport, with Fly-Thru services via Kuala Lumpur from Manila to various destinations in Asia, Australia and beyond. Philippines AirAsia is part of the AirAsia Group that has been awarded the World's Best Low-Cost Carrier for seven consecutive years, from 2009 to 2015, by Skytrax.
AirAsia India – Airline code: I5
Established in 2013, AirAsia (India) Limited is a joint venture between Tata Sons Limited & AirAsia Investment Limited. The airline currently operates flights from its current base in Bengaluru and Delhi to Chandigarh, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kochi, Pune and Visakhapatnam.
AirAsia Japan – Airline code: DJ
AirAsia Japan (AAJ) is a joint venture between AirAsia Investment Ltd, Rakuten Inc, Noevir Holdings Co Ltd, Octave Japan Infrastructure Fund and Alpen Co Ltd. The airline plans to operate from Nagoya.
AirAsia X – Airline code: D7
Established in 2007, it is the long-haul, low-cost affiliate carrier of the AirAsia Group and currently flies to destinations in the Asia Pacific region. Operates from its hub in Kuala Lumpur.
Thai AirAsia X – Airline code: XJ
Established in 2014, It is an extension of Asia's leading low cost carrier, AirAsia, and seeks to deliver everyday low fares to travellers seeking to travel to destinations greater than four hours flight time from its hub, Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport.
Indonesia AirAsia X – Airline code: XT
Indonesia AirAsia X is Indonesia's first long-haul, low-cost carrier and an affiliate of the AirAsia Group. Indonesia AirAsia X operates on Airbus A330-300s, with a seat configuration of 12 Business Class seats and 365 Economy seats. Our vision is to solidify our position as the national and global leader in long-haul, low-cost aviation and to build a strong network along with other carriers of the AirAsia Group.
More about the AirAsia Group and its airline affiliates:
AirAsia Group CEO – Tan Sri Tony FernandesTony has been the Group CEO of AirAsia since December 2001. Prior to AirAsia, he was the Financial Controller of Virgin Communications London before joining Warner Music International London in 1989. He was promoted to Managing Director, Warner Music Malaysia in 1992 and to Regional Managing Director, Warner Music South East Asia in 1996. In 1999, he became the Vice President of Warner Music South East Asia.
Together with partners, Tony founded Tune Air Sdn Bhd in 2001, with a vision to democratize air travel and free it from the clutches of the elite by offering low fares and high quality services. They bought the then loss making AirAsia from its Malaysian owner DRB-Hicom, for a token RM1 (USD 0.25 cents), and agreed to take on the airline's RM40 million debt.
Driven by Fernandes and with the help of his partners, AirAsia repaid that debt in less than two years; despite the fact that it was operating in an extremely challenging environment in the post-September 11, 2001, era. It started with two planes (Boeing 737-300's), one destination (Pulau Langkawi) and a staff of 250.
AirAsia X Group CEO – Datuk Kamarudin Meranun
Datuk Kamarudin was announced as the Group CEO of AirAsia X effective 30th January 2015, and in this role, Datuk Kamarudin will spearhead developing the overarching strategy for the AirAsia X Group, which encompasses AirAsia X Berhad, AirAsia X Thailand and Indonesia AirAsia Extra.
He co-founded Tune Group Sdn Bhd in 2001 and has been the Executive Chairman of AirAsia Berhad since November 6, 2013.
Datuk Kamarudin's vast experience in the financial industry and prudence in setting the business direction of AirAsia has earned him a number of upgrades in his role with the company. In 13 January 2012, Datuk Kamarudin was re-designated from Group Deputy CEO (a position he held since December 2005) to Deputy Group CEO & President of Group Finance, Treasury, Corporate Finance and Legal. In January 2004, he was appointed Executive Director of the company after 3 years being in the role of Director, of which he was appointed on 12 December 2001. He is also the Chairman of the Employee Share Option Scheme Committee of the Board.
Prior to Airasia, he served at Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank as a Portfolio Manager from 1988 to 1993, managed both institutional and high net-worth individual clients' investment funds. He subsequently acquired the shares of its joint venture partner of Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, which was later renamed Intrinsic Capital Management Sdn Bhd.
AirAsia Berhad (Malaysia) – Aireen Omar, CEOAirAsia Berhad was listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in November 2004. Since pioneering the short-haul low-cost carrier (LCC) model in Asean in 2001, it has grown from a domestic airline in Malaysia to the leading low-cost airline in Asia. Currently operates a fleet of 81 Airbus A320s.
AirAsia Indonesia – Dendy Kurniawan, CEO
AirAsia Indonesia was established on December 8, 2004, through a joint venture between AirAsia International Ltd. and PT. Awair International. AirAsia Indonesia was initially known as Awair. On September 9, 2005, the airline officially changed name to PT. Indonesia AirAsia. AirAsia Indonesia operates from 4 hubs: Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya and Medan.
Thai AirAsia – Tassapon Bijleveld, CEOAsia Aviation Public Company Limited was incorporated on February 14, 2006 as a company limited The Company is a holding company, which makes an investment only in the low-cost carrier business under Thai AirAsia Company Limited ("Thai AirAsia").
On May 31, 2012 Asia Aviation Plc. was listed in the Stock Exchange of Thailand under ticker name "AAV" with fully paid-up capital. The Company used the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering (IPO) to subscribe the newly issued shares of Thai AirAsia, which increased its shareholding to a current of 55% in Thai AirAsia. Thai AirAsia currently operates 51 Airbus A320s.
Philippines AirAsia – Captain Dexter Comendador, CEOCaptain Dexter was appointed Chief Executive Officer of PAA on 10 January 2017. He has over 33 years of experience in the aviation industry, serving as a combat pilot, flight commander and pilot instructor in the Philippine Air Force for eight years before beginning his professional career as commercial pilot in 1992. He joined AirAsia Philippines as Chief Pilot for Operations, before being promoted two years later to Director of Flight Operations and Chief Operating Officer.
AirAsia India – Amar Abrol, CEOAirAsia (India) Limited is a joint venture between Tata Sons Limited & AirAsia Investment Limited. AirAsia submitted an application to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of India in February 2013 and received a formal approval in April 2013, followed by the No Objection Certificate (NOC) in September 2013 and Air Operating Permit (AOP) in May 2014. AirAsia India currently operates flights from Bengaluru and Delhi to Chandigarh, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kochi, Pune and Visakhapatnam.
The AirAsia Group's extensive network is further perfected by AirAsia X and Thai AirAsia X, the low-cost, long-haul affiliate carriers of the AirAsia Group.
AirAsia X Berhad (Malaysia) – Benyamin Ismail, CEOEstablished in 2007, AirAsia X currently flies to destinations in China, Australia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, New Zealand and the Middle East. It operates a fleet of 20 Airbus A330-300s, each with a seat configuration of 12 Premium Flatbed seats and 365 Economy seats.
Thai AirAsia X – Nadda Buranasiri, CEOEstablished in 2014, Thai AirAsia X is Thailand's first low-cost, long-haul carrier offering direct flights from Bangkok Don Mueang Airport to Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka. Thai AirAsia X operates with a fleet of 2 Airbus A330-300s, each with a seat configuration of 12 Business Class seats and 365 Economy seats.
Thai AirAsia X aims to solidify their position as the national and global leader in low-cost, long-haul aviation and to build a strong network that will contribute to the connectivity offered in AirAsia's multiple hubs.
Indonesia AirAsia X – Dendy Kurniawan, CEOEstablished in 2014, Indonesia AirAsia X is Indonesia's first long-haul, low-cost carrier and an affiliate of the AirAsia Group. The airline currently offers direct flight from Denpasar, Bali to Taipei, Taiwan. Indonesia AirAsia X operates on Airbus A330-300s, with a seat configuration of 12 Business Class seats and 365 Economy seats.


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FDIC Consumer News
Winter 2012/2013
Updates and Reminders
New Mortgage Rules to Add Consumer Protections
In January 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released several highly anticipated rules that will shape the mortgage industry for years to come. The new regulations, which implement provisions in the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, are intended to provide additional protections for consumers, establish new standards for mortgage lending, and prevent other lending-related problems that helped lead to the recent financial crisis.
One regulation provides standards designed to more accurately assess whether prospective homebuyers can afford to repay their mortgages. Other rules regulate compensation to loan originators (to reduce incentives for steering consumers to higher-cost or riskier loans) and strengthen loan originator qualifications. Additional rules relate to consumer protections for high-cost loans, appraisal disclosures, establishment of escrow accounts for higher-priced mortgage loans, and servicing of mortgage loans.
In addition, a rule issued by the FDIC, the CFPB and other regulators establishes new appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans.
Most of the rules will become effective in January 2014, with the exception of the escrow rule and certain parts of the mortgage loan originator rule, which will become effective in June 2013.
For more information, visit the CFPB's Web site at www.consumerfinance.gov/regulations. Also stay tuned for additional coverage in FDIC Consumer News.
Banking-Related Tips for Saving Money at Tax Time
Are you in the process of filing your taxes? If you're expecting a refund, there are ways to focus on savings at tax time. For example, you can split part of your refund into a checking account for immediate needs and send some to savings for future use. Or, you can use some of the refund to buy a U.S. Savings Bond. In addition, look into IRS-coordinated programs offering free tax-preparation assistance. See the Fall 2010 FDIC Consumer News for more information (www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnfall10/happyreturns.html).
Also, having your refund direct deposited into your own bank account often is the best way to avoid costs and get your refund as quickly as possible. Beware of loans, "refund anticipation checks" or other options offered by tax preparers that claim to speed up a refund for a sizable cost.
For more information on refunds and your savings options, visit the IRS Web site at http://go.usa.gov/4v7G. If you need to hire a tax preparer, see tips from the IRS at http://go.usa.gov/4v7z.
FDIC Tips for Dealing With a Disaster
Hurricane Sandy was a tragic reminder about the importance of preparing financially for a natural disaster, a fire or another tragedy, especially one that requires people to evacuate their homes and not return for days, weeks or months. For tips from the FDIC, see our article in the Summer 2011 FDIC Consumer News (www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnsum11/protectingyourfinances.html).
Last Updated 6/13/2014


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This is the tutorial, they'll take the makings of a classic slideshow, but use a different kind of transition to animate between slides.
Apple-style Slideshow
This is the tutorial, create a Beautiful Apple-style Slideshow Gallery With CSS & jQuery.
jQuery Presentation Plugin
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Moving Boxes
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Boston University files lawsuit against Apple for patent infringement
According to a report from the BostonHerald, Boston University is the latest to sue Apple for patent infringement claiming several Apple products use technology covered by its 1997 patent for highly insulating monocrystalline gallium nitride thin films. The university filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts yesterday listing Apple's iPhone 5, iPad, and MacBook Air as infringing devices.
"Defendant's acts of infringement have caused and will continue to cause substantial and irreparable damage to the University," BU alleges in its complaint.
The highly technical patent, which can be viewed on the USPTO's website, was originally awarded in 1997 and lists computer engineering professor Theodore D. Moustakas as its inventor. BostonHerald notes that the university has also used the patent in cases against Samsung and Amazon, and "plans to illustrate that at least one other company pays a licensing fee to use the component in question" during its case with Apple: Expand


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