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Fortinet is the Only Vendor with Security Capabilities to Receive SD-WAN Recommended Rating in the First NSS Labs Software-Defined Wide Area Networking Test Report
FortiGate SD-WAN Delivers Highest VoIP Quality of Experience and Lowest Total Cost of Ownership per Mbps Among All Nine Vendors
John Maddison, SVP of products and solutions, Fortinet
"Fortinet leads the industry by combining best-of-breed SD-WAN and security in an integrated solution. The findings of the recent 2018 NSS Labs group tests highlight Fortinet as the only vendor in the industry to receive a "Recommended" rating in the SD-WAN and next-gen firewall group tests. FortiGate SD-WAN leverages patented security processor unit (SPU) technology to deliver exceptional total cost of ownership, giving our customers a competitive advantage with their digital transformation journey."
News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced its results from NSS Labs' first Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) Group Test. Fortinet's FortiGate SD-WAN excelled in every category assessed by NSS Labs, showcasing a number of advantages, including:
- Highest quality of experience for VoIP: Even under tough conditions, including environments with combinations of jitter, packet loss and latency, FortiGate SD-WAN delivered high quality of experience (QoE) for enterprise-grade voice and video applications. FortiGate SD-WAN showcased robust results for voice and video applications of 4.38 out of 4.41 and 4.26 out of 4.53, respectively.
- Lowest total cost of ownership (TCO): FortiGate SD-WAN delivers the lowest TCO per Mbps (VPN throughput) among all participating vendors at a ratio of $5@749 Mbps. This is because of FortiGate SD-WAN's custom-built security processors that rely on a new generation SOC3 (system-on-a-chip) to accelerates performance.
- Native NGFW security: SD-WAN is commonly used by enterprises adopting digital transformation to provide branches with direct internet connectivity and reduce latency while accessing cloud applications. FortiGate SD-WAN with native NGFW security blocked 100 percent of evasions and achieved 99.9 percent security effectiveness, proving that the solution can successfully protect branches from advanced attacks. FortiGate SD-WAN is integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric, providing organizations with a stronger security posture through transparent views of network security, centralized management controls, and threat intelligence sharing.
A Top Choice for Secure SD-WAN
Traditional WAN solutions are breaking under the pressure of digital transformation. Growing traffic volume from the adoption of cloud services and increasing bandwidth consumption by voice and video are creating network bottlenecks and higher costs. SD-WAN offers a compelling alternative, which is why many enterprises are embracing it. But SD-WAN doesn't come without its challenges, including degradation in the quality of sensitive apps like video and voice, as well as difficulty managing performance and the breadth of different applications and services. Additionally, many SD-WAN solutions aren't natively secure, with bolt-on security creating a fragmented solution model that presents security risks and inefficiencies.
Fortinet's FortiGate SD-WAN tackles the most difficult challenges of secure SD-WAN deployment and was the only NGFW security vendor to receive a "Recommended" rating in NSS Labs' first-ever software-defined wide area networking report. Voice and video, two of the most difficult business-critical functions to prevent degradation, experienced virtually no loss of quality with FortiGate SD-WAN, even during brownout conditions. The test results also showed FortiGate SD-WAN to deliver excellent VPN performance and exceptional total cost of ownership. FortiGate SD-WAN is integrated into Fortinet's award-winning next-generation firewall, which recently received a fifth consecutive "Recommended" rating from NSS Labs, blocking 100 percent of evasions and delivering high SSL performance. Combining high performance SD-WAN with an award-winning NGFW ensures organizations enjoy all the benefits of SD-WAN while keeping their data safe.
Organizations Around the World Deploy FortiGate SD-WAN
This announcement comes at the heels of recent customer traction showing that organizations around the world are increasingly choosing security and SD-WAN together via Fortinet's FortiGate SD-WAN. The 2018 NSS Labs SD-WAN test results further prove that Fortinet delivers both an effective, low-cost SD-WAN solution and the right security to go with it, solidifying FortiGate SD-WAN as a compelling balance of security, performance and value.
FortiGate SD-WAN Works Within a Security Fabric Built Around NSS Labs-Recommended Solutions
Fortinet solutions consistently demonstrated superior security effectiveness, advanced features and superior performance when put to the test. Fortinet's commitment to testing and validation has resulted in Fortinet solutions earning NSS Labs Recommended ratings across nine different group tests:
- Next-Generation Firewall
- What is SD-WAN
- Data Center Intrusion Prevention Systems
- Data Center Security Gateway
- Breach Prevention Systems
- Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System
- Breach Detection Systems
- Web Application Firewall
All of Fortinet's NSS Labs-recommended solutions are designed to interoperate as part of a holistic security architecture through the Fortinet Security Fabric, producing a powerful, integrated end-to-end security solution across the entire attack surface.
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"Fortinet continues to perform well in NSS Labs group testing. FortiGate SD-WAN delivers a high quality of experience for voice and video, excellent VPN performance and good total cost of ownership. Fortinet's FortiGate SD-WAN should be considered by any organization looking for an affordable and effective offering that combines NGFW security and high performance SD-WAN."
- Vikram Phatak, chief executive officer of NSS Labs
Additional Resources
- Read more about Fortinet's 2018 NSS Labs SD-WAN Test Results in the blog.
- Learn more about the FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall and NSS Labs SD-WAN Report results here.
- Read more about the Fortinet Security Fabric and the Third Generation of Network Security.
- Visit Fortinet's FortiGate SD-WAN product page to learn more about this advanced security solution.
- Sign up for the weekly FortiGuard Threat Intelligence Briefs and the FortiGuard Threat Intelligence Service.
- Follow Fortinet on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
About Fortinet
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security features without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 350,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.
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In the final trailer for Zack Snyder's 'Man of Steel,' General Zod (Michael Shannon) takes front stage to threaten Henry Cavill's Superman and the planet Earth. And if you thought the last trailer looked amazing, this is better and includes Amy Adams suiting up in a space outfit.
'Man of Steel' is almost here, and the marketing is now kicking into full gear with this final trailer. Here, we get better look at General Zod's sidekick Faora (Antje Traue), and a hint that Superman and Lois Lane's relationship will be a key factor in the movie. And what's up with the skeletons?
Each new trailer makes this movie look bigger, crazier, and more impressive than the trailer before. 'Man of Steel' hits theaters June.
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In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone's imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as "Superman," not only to shine as the world's last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.


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NDAA: Indefinite detention stopped? Not so fast
A US judge ruled on Wednesday that the indefinite military detention of American citizens, as allowed in the National Defense Authorization Act that President Barack Obama signed on December 31, 2011, is unconstitutional.
For now, American citizens will be excluded from the NDAA's nasty laws that allow the government to detain persons with suspected ties to terrorist groups behind bars without ever pressing charges. Civilians the world over still face persecution, however, as the controversial legislation continues to allow for their imprisonment.United States District Judge Katherine Forrest declared this week that the NDAA's indefinite detention provision has a "chilling impact on First Amendment rights" and formally struck down the section of the legislation that allows for the government to imprison Americans for only supposed terrorist ties. Unless the law is further challenged, though, those outside the US still face the wrath of Uncle Sam for having only suspected links with anti-American forces.Chris Hedges, a reporter with a career that spans stints with outlets such as National Public Radio and The New York Times, added his name to a lawsuit earlier this year challenging the legality of the NDAA. He was among the journalists and civilian activists who were instrumental in challenging the legislation in a court of law."I have had dinner more times than I can count with people whom this country brands as terrorists," Hedges wrote earlier this year, "but that does not make me one."In her ruling this week, Judge Forrest appears to agree, writing, "In the face of what could be indeterminate military detention, due process requires more.""An individual could run the risk of substantially supporting or directly supporting an associated force without even being aware that he or she was doing so," she added.Although Judge Forrest's ruling this week is without a doubt a milestone in terms of revoking the NDAA, her efforts are but only a start in terms of terminating the legislation. It does not rule out the possibility that the Obama administration will appeal her decision, either. Attorney Carl Mayer represented the plaintiffs in this case and tells RT that, although he expects the White House to appeal, "we are suggesting that it may not be in their best interest because there are so many people from all sides of the political spectrum opposed to this law that they ought to just say, 'We're not going to appeal.'"In the meantime, though, Mayer says that Judge Forrest's ruling is a major victory for American civil liberties."The NDAA cannot be used to pick up Americans in a proverbial black van or in any other way that the administration might decide to try to get people into the military justice system. It means that the government is foreclosed now from engaging in this type of action against the civil liberties of Americans."For now, more than 6 billion citizens of foreign nations can still be handcuffed and hauled away to a military prison without ever being brought to trial. This week's decision may protect Americans from that provision, but unfortunately does nothing to spare both foreign reporters and civilians from a life of imprisonment.Hedges himself applauded the ruling, calling it "a tremendous step forward for the restoration of due process and the rule of law," reports the Associated Press."Ever since the law has come out, and because the law is so amorphous, the problem is you're not sure what you can say, what you can do and what context you can have," added Hedges.The judge's ruling comes, coincidentally, at the same time that the US House Armed Services Committee has passed next year's National Defense Authorization Act. Congress is expected to begin voting on amendments for next year's NDAA as early as this this week, but during Wednesday's opening debates it was revealed that indefinite detention is already included once again in the bill.Presidential hopeful and congressman, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), has signed his name to an amendment proposed by Rep. Adam Smith (D-Washington) and Rep. Justin Amash (R-Michigan) that will shoot down the indefinite detainment of anyone in the next NDAA."Hopefully we can be successful this week in clarifying this to make sure once and for all that we as a people don't endorse the whole notion —which contradicts everything we should believe in — that we could be arrested and put in secret prisons," said Rep. Paul."If we don't change this, believe me, this country is in serious trouble."


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New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Earns Its First 2019 Top 20 Learning Provider from The Learning & Performance Institute
TAMPA, Fla., July 24, 2019 // PRNewswire // - New Horizons Computer Learning Centers announced today that it has earned the 2019 Top 20 Learning Provider designation from The Learning & Performance Institute (LPI). The LPI is a leading authority in learning efficacy, recognizing the "demonstrable impact of learning on individual and organizational performance."
Since 1995, the Learning and Performance Institute has consulted with, evaluated, and mentored thousands of organizations world-wide to help them build internal capability and deliver notable performance improvement. This is done through the LPI's "Performance Through Learning" program: a continuous consultative framework that prioritizes outcomes over delivery, focuses on the value, efficacy and business impact of learning, aligns competencies with organizational strategy and goals, and leads to accreditation by the LPI.
Organizations undergoing the Performance Through Learning program have a clear roadmap by which to build their capability and adapt their strategy for continual success. They demonstrate a strong customer value proposition and have a corporate culture that instills confidence throughout sales and marketing, to delivery and after-sales support. They are passionate and committed to developing their staff, their products, their market reach, and their performance.
"It's an honor to be recognized as a Top 20 Learning Provider by the Learning and Performance Institute," said Shelley Morris, Chief Operating Officer. "New Horizons has demonstrated expertise and experience in the training industry, and our breadth of courses and quality of training is a direct example of this."
In 2018, the LPI also awarded New Horizons Computer Learning Centers its highest designation of "Excellent" for its innovative Center for Leadership and Development program. This comes as a result of a rigorous assessment that found that New Horizons' professional development training offers real-world validation with top-rated materials, the highest standard of delivery, and a superb learning experience across its entire suite of Leadership & Professional Development courses.
About New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
New Horizons IT and Business Training solutions have kept businesses - from startups to global enterprises - ahead of the technology curve for over 35 years. With more than 70 locations in North America, the New Horizons Franchise network spans six continents and over 35 countries embracing many cultures and languages. New Horizons provides measurable return on any company's training investment while our learning methods meet the styles, demands and schedules of management and employees. New Horizons combines the resources of the world's largest IT training company with the responsiveness of a local partner. New Horizons is certified as a Microsoft Partner with a Gold Learning competency, Cisco Partner for Learning Solutions, CompTIA Authorized Platinum Partner, and VMware Authorized Training Center. For more information, visit our global website at www.newhorizons.com.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Federal regulators have cited the University of Kansas Medical Center for violations in its animal research facilities, one that led to the death of a goat.
After an inspection in January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited the medical center for inadequate veterinary care, improper reporting and improper supervision of experimentation.
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Jimmy Graham helps Saints end rival Falcons' bid for perfect season
NEW ORLEANS -- The Atlanta Falcons can forget about perfection, thanks to their resurgent rivals from the City that Care Forgot.
Of all the teams to end Atlanta's unbeaten run, it had to be the New Orleans Saints. And it had to be a memorable, drama-filled game that left the Falcons frustrated by the 1 meager yard they could not get to take a lead inside the final 2 minutes of a 31-27 loss Sunday.
"It's very frustrating," said Falcons coach Mike Smith, who is 2-7 against the Saints and 49-15 against the rest of the NFL in his four-plus regular seasons as Atlanta coach. "We were close. ... This will be something we will learn from."
If the Falcons (8-1) want to beat the Saints (4-5) in their rematch in Atlanta on Nov. 29, it would help to learn how to stop dynamic young tight end Jimmy Graham, who caught seven passes for a career-best 146 yards and two touchdowns.
Still, Atlanta might have pulled it out, but Jabari Greer made a diving, touchdown-saving pass breakup on a late fourth-down pass intended for Roddy White.
"It's not like they came out here and won a game today," White said. "I think we kind of gave it to them. ... We play them in three weeks and we'll be ready."
Greer's play represented a measure of redemption for the veteran, who'd given up two long passes earlier in the game that led to Atlanta scores.
"I was kind of depressed before that play," Greer said. "I saw my name on the waiver wire. ... Being able to go out there and make a play for our team and be able to celebrate after everything that happened and just to win that way, it's a gift."
Matt Ryan was 34 of 52 for a career-best 411 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. The game was there for him to win when his 9-yard pass to Harry Douglas gave Atlanta a second-and-goal at the 1. But Ryan could not connect on a second-down pass for Gonzalez, the Saints stuffed Michael Turner for a 1-yard loss on third down, and then came Greer's play.
"I could put that ball in a better spot -- a little higher and more in front of him to give him a chance to catch it," Ryan said. "We've always played them tough and haven't had the outcomes we wanted."
Both Graham and his Atlanta counterpart, veteran tight end Tony Gonzalez, were superb in a game that showcased all the intensity and momentum changes expected from such a passionate and longstanding rivalry.
"Tony, he kind of paved the way for me," said Graham, who like Gonzalez had a college basketball background. "It seemed like every drive I'm kind of going up against the things that he did the last drive."
Gonzalez finished with 11 catches for 122 yards and two scores for Atlanta, becoming the first tight end to catch 100 touchdown passes.
Brees threw for 298 yards and three TDs as the Saints won for the fourth time in five games, keeping alive hope of getting back into the wild-card race after an 0-4 start. It was also New Orleans' 11th win in 13 games against Atlanta since Brees joined the Saints in 2006.
The Saints can even their record with a win at Oakland next weekend.
"That's something we feel like we're capable of and we envisioned being able to do that, because we know the type of team we have," Brees said. "We knew we dug ourselves a hole. We knew we had a mountain to climb, but we also knew we have the right type of people."
The Saints still had to punt the ball back to Atlanta with about 40 seconds left, but Gonzalez could not handle a fourth-down throw in tight coverage along the sideline.
"No one is going to go around crying or panicking or anything like that," Gonzalez said. "We're a good team. Our confidence hasn't changed."
Although the Saints came in allowing a league-worst 176.5 yards rushing per game, they held Atlanta to 46 yards on the ground.
New Orleans rushed for 148 yards, highlighted by Chris Ivory's career-long 56-yard scoring run that gave the Saints a spark after Atlanta had a 10-0 lead.
Ivory used a hesitation move to get to the corner past Asante Samuel, broke a tackle by Thomas DeCoud, kept his balance, cut back and then stiff-armed Dunta Robinson before trotting into the end zone.
The Saints' largest lead was 28-17 on Brees' scoring strike to Marques Colston, the 55th of Colston's career, tying Deuce McAllister for first in Saints history. The touchdown capped an 81-yard drive which started with rookie Corey White's interception.
The Falcons pulled to 28-27 on Gonzalez's second TD and Matt Bryant's field goal after New Orleans' second red zone stand of the game.
New Orleans briefly interrupted Atlanta's momentum when Graham's 46-yard catch set up Garrett Hartley's 31-yard field goal.
Atlanta opened the game with an 80-yard scoring drive, highlighted by White's 49-yard reception to the New Orleans 1, setting up an easy TD toss to eligible offensive tackle Mike Johnson.
Samuel then made a diving interception of Brees' first pass and returned it to the Saints 12. However, Samuel drew a penalty for taunting fans, moving the Falcons back to the 27 and Bryant kicked a field goal.
New Orleans vaulted into the lead with touchdowns on two straight possessions, the first on Ivory's long run and the second on Brees' first TD connection with Graham from 29 yards.
The Falcons pulled back in front on Gonzalez's 1-yard catch, capping a drive on which Atlanta converted three times on third down -- all on Gonzalez catches.
Then Graham helped New Orleans regain the lead before halftime, making three catches for 47 yards, the last a 14-yard TD to make it 21-17 at halftime.
Game notes
Ivory's 56-yard run was the longest from scrimmage by a Saint since Oct. 8, 2006, when McAllister ran 57 yards vs. Tampa Bay. ... Ivory's previous career-long run was a 55-yard score at Cincinnati in 2010. ... Brees has now passed for touchdowns in 52 straight games, extending an NFL record he set earlier this season. ... Julio Jones missed much of the first half after an undisclosed leg injury, but returned in the second half. ... Gonzalez now has 101 career TDs, one of only eight players ever with 100 or more. ... All 55 of Colston's TD passes were thrown by Brees, tying the tandem for ninth with Joe Montana and Jerry Rice with San Francisco and Dan Marino and Mark Duper with Miami.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Coast Guard says a casino boat has pulled loose without the help of a tow line from a rocky sandbar off the Georgia and South Carolina coasts after it ran aground during a passenger cruise.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Lauren Jorgensen says the 174-foot cruise ship Escapade pulled itself free at high tide shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday, about a day and a half after its first cruise from Savannah.
The Coast Guard rescued 118 passengers and crew stranded aboard the stranded vessel Wednesday. Jorgensen said losing the weight of passengers likely helped the ship sit high enough in the water to free itself without help from tow boats.
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South African mountain biker Burry Stander has been struck and killed by a motor vehicle. The AFP reported that he was hit by a mini-bus while on a training ride near Shelly Beach in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Others have reported that he was struck by a taxi.
A post on Stander's Facebook page earlier today confirmed the news: "We are truly saddened to have to confirm that Burry Stander has passed away following an accident involving a vehicle while riding on the KZN South Coast today."
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Cycling SA president William Newman told a local news outlet that the 25-year-old cyclist was riding when the accident happened. "[Stander] was out training, and apparently there was a motorist accident," Newman said.
Stander, the 2009 U23 Cross-Country World Champion, had recently emerged as one of the sport's top elite riders. In 2012 the Specialized rider became a consistent podium threat and in June he won the World Cup race in Windham, New York, his second career elite World Cup victory. In August, he finished fifth at the London Olympics.
Many of Stander's friends and competitors took to Twitter to mourn the cyclist.
"Never felt so empty since my dad passed away when i was a kid. @africanmtbkid i will never ever forget you," wrote Christoph Sauser, a teammate of Stander's in the Cape Epic stage race, referencing Stander's Twitter username.
"Terrible period for MTB scene! And their own families...RIP @africanmtbkid RiP Burry. condolences for SA and family," wrote 2010 XC World Champion José Hermida.
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(CNN) - Damned if he does. Damned if he doesn't.
That is essentially the White House explanation for why President Obama opted against a visit to the country's besieged southern border during his trip to Texas this week.
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Frustrated White House officials have argued privately that Republicans in Congress would have criticized the president had he decided to see the crisis on the border first-hand.
"I'm not interested in photo ops. I'm interested in solving a problem," Obama said in response to the uproar over his Texas itinerary.
Instead of personally viewing the "humanitarian situation," as the White House now describes the border emergency, the president chose to add a brief meeting on the crisis with Texas Governor Rick Perry and other elected officials in Dallas on Wednesday.
"And those who say I should visit the border, when you ask them what should we be doing, they're giving us suggestions that are embodied in legislation that I've already sent to Congress," the president told reporters.
Republican critics have seized on the White House decision to pass on a border visit in favor of keeping an extensive fundraising schedule as an example of a detached, out-of-touch president.
"The problem speaks for itself when the president, who would prefer to hang out with campaign donors and other political supporters, would decide not to have any interaction with those that are directly affected by his failed policies," said Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas.
But a White House official noted how Cornyn's office had characterized Obama's trip to the border for a speech on immigration reform three years ago.
"What Senator Cornyn is looking for, President Obama cannot deliver with another speech or photo op, and that's presidential leadership. Words matter little when there is no action," Kevin McLaughlin, a Cornyn spokesman said just days before the president's 2011 speech at the border.
GOP critics still complain about some of the barbs included in Obama's 2011 remarks at the Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso.
"You know, they said we needed to triple the Border Patrol. Or now they're going to say we need to quadruple the Border Patrol," Obama said at the time about his Republican critics.
"Or they'll want a higher fence. Maybe they'll need a moat. Maybe they want alligators in the moat. They'll never be satisfied."
A trip to the border this week, a White House official said, may have invited similar GOP complaints.
What aides to the president apparently did not anticipate was the surge of second-guessing from fellow Democrats.
"It does bother me. I wish the President of the United States were going down there," Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Illinois, said Wednesday on CNN's "Crossfire."
But a White House official said the president's political advisers are not disappointed in defections from party loyalists. The official acknowledged that the plight faced by tens of thousands of Central American children now in immigration limbo has emotions running high.
A trip to the border in the coming weeks has not been ruled out, one official said.
White House officials note other top administration officials have made repeated trips to the border. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson makes his 6th visit to the border on Friday.
He knows the problem is there. In this case, seeing it in person doesn't help things. If Congress is willing to work with him, then that might move the problem along.


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Charles Rangel
|Charles B. Rangel
|Former U.S. Representative from New York's 15th Congressional District
From: January 3, 1971-January 3, 2017
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Charles B. Rangel is a liberal American politician, and a leader in the Black Caucus in Congress. He represented Harlem—the 15th congressional district in New York City form 1971 to 2017. Rangel is a Democrat and has served as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, which handles taxation and other key issues. He has been under heavy attack in recent years for his corruption, especially his failure to report his taxes and finances. He temporarily stepped down from his chairmanship in March after the ethics committee found that Rangel violated House gift rules by accepting travel to the Caribbean.[1]
On November 16, 2010, the House Ethics Committee once again found Rangel guilty of ethics violations, eleven of 16 charges of financial and fundraising misconduct.[2]
Rangel was born in Harlem, and represents it—the center of the African American community in New York. Raised a Catholic, he enlisted in the United States Army in 1948. Sergeant Rangel was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his service in the Korean War. Congressman Rangel has supported a return to the military draft.
Rangel has been dogged for years with his ethical lapses. The latest episode came in August 2009, when he admitted holding more than $660,000 in previously unreported assets. All Congressmen must disclose all their financial assets or face criminal penalties. Among the new items on Rangel's amended 2007 financial disclosure report were an account at the Congressional Federal Credit Union worth at least $250,000, an investment account with at least $250,000, vacant land in southern New Jersey and stock in PepsiCo and fast food conglomerate Yum! Brands. Also, he helped a wealthy donor to a school bearing Rangel's name establish a lucrative tax shelter in Bermuda.[3][4]
Rangel used his congressional office of the House Ways and Means Committee for fundraising requests in excess of $30 million [5]
Rangel has four rent-controlled apartments that he pays below market value for. One of the apartments he uses for a campaign office violates city law. Due to scrutiny, he has decided to give up his apartment used as an office.[6] In addition, charges that his failure to properly report income taxes on a Caribbean villa in the Dominican Republic and improperly used House stationary to solicit donations for a school of public affairs named after him.
In an unusual move, Rangel filed ethics charges against himself. House Minority Leader John Boehner introduced a censure measure July 31, 2008. The censure resolution said that Rangel was in violation of the House gift ban and he failed to disclose this on his financial disclosure reports, also violating House rules. Democrats used a parliamentary procedure to kill it. Nancy Pelosi's famous line to 'drain the swamp' of corruption, does not apply to Rangel.[7]
Rangel refused to step down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee while ethics charges werer in committee. Minority Leader Boehner said "I just think for the chief tax writer in the United States Congress to admit that he failed to report this income … Charlie ought to step aside until this issue is resolved by the ethics committee. The rules are the rules, the law is the law, and Charlie ought to do the honorable thing and step aside until the ethics committee has time to investigate it." [8] In addition, the 110 Congress adjourned without conclusion of the probe, which Speaker Pelosi promised would happen January 3.[9] The actual ethics panel took up charges against Rangel November 15, 2010. It was noted that he decided to walk out of the long-awaited ethics hearing — arguing that it was unfair for him to face the charges without legal representation.[10]
Also, it was revealed in November 2010 that Rangel violated House rules by using almost $400,000 in funds from his National Leadership PAC to pay his legal bills resulting from ethics violations.[11]
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to defund ACORN, 345-75 on September 17, 2009. Seventy-five Democrats [Rangel] stood with ACORN and voted no.[12] This despite nationwide attention related to voter fraud and recent revelation of ACORN's ties to prostitution including child trafficking and defrauding the IRS.
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/33840.html
- ↑ 11/16/2010; Ethics Panel Finds Rangel Guilty on 11 Violations of House Rules
- ↑ Richard Rubin and Alex Knott, "Rangel's Wealth Jumps After Disclosure," CQ Politics Aug. 25, 2009
- ↑ Rep. Charles Rangel Stays Amid New Charges, FoxNews, September 7, 2009
- ↑ Rep. Rangel Uses Office to Solicit Donations Fox News, July 15, 2008
- ↑ A Legal Take On Rangel's Apartments Daily News, July 11, 2008
- ↑ House Dems Stop GOP Move to Censure Rangel Fox News, July 31, 2008
- ↑ Rangel Rejects GOP Calls to Step Down Fox News, September 9, 2008
- ↑ Rangel Ethics Probe Incomplete, Despite Pelosi's Prediction Fox News, January 04, 2009
- ↑ Charles Rangel is absent, but ethics panel hears case, LATimes, November 15, 2010
- ↑ Rangel May Have Violated Rules on Legal Fees, NewsMax, November 15, 2010
- ↑ House votes to cut off funding, but 75 stand by ACORN, Washington Examiner, September 17, 2009


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What is indexing?
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Hypothetically search engines are happy to index a website within seconds if they see it as very important. So the key to getting indexed is making your site seem more important. There are a number of ways to do this.
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There are a couple of other ways you can make your website so that it will be indexed in days
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AP: Iran is signaling a possible compromise offer heading into critical talks with world powers deeply suspicious of its nuclear program: offering to scale back uranium enrichment but not abandon the ability to make nuclear fuel. The Associated Press
By BRIAN MURPHY
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is signaling a possible compromise offer heading into critical talks with world powers deeply suspicious of its nuclear program: offering to scale back uranium enrichment but not abandon the ability to make nuclear fuel.
The proposal — floated by the country's nuclear chief as part of the early parrying in various capitals before negotiations get under way Friday — suggested that sanctions-battered Iran is ready to bargain. But this gambit, at least, appeared to fall short of Western demands that Iran hand over its most potent nuclear material.
Still, the public jockeying ahead of the talks pointed to an attempt to ease a standoff that has rattled nerves and spooked markets with seesaw oil prices and threats of Israeli military strikes. The talks involving Iran and the five permanent U.N. Security Council nations plus Germany, to be held in Istanbul, are the first direct negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program since a swift collapse more than 14 months ago.
Despite far-reaching complexities, the dispute effectively boils down to one issue: Iran's stated refusal to close down its uranium enrichment labs.
For Iran, uranium enrichment is a proud symbol of its scientific advances and technological self-sufficiency. Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called the nuclear program on Sunday "a locomotive" for other showcase projects such as Iran's space effort.
The U.S. and its allies contend that the same sites that make fuel for reactors could also eventually churn out weapons-grade material. Iran has repeatedly insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
The ideas put forth late Sunday by the nuclear chief, Fereidoun Abbasi, are an attempt to at least acknowledge this huge divide.
Abbasi said Tehran could eventually stop its production of the 20 percent enriched uranium needed for a research reactor, used for medical research and treatments. But, he added, Iran would continue enriching uranium to lower levels of about 3.5 percent for power generation.
The framework addresses one key Western concern. The U.S. and others worry the higher-enriched uranium could be turned into warhead strength — more than 90 percent enriched — in a matter of months.
Yet Abbasi also directly snubbed a demand backed by the U.S. and some other countries. They want Iran's stockpile of 20 percent-enriched uranium to be transferred out of the country. Abbasi indicated that it would remain in Iran.
"Such a stockpile could enable Iran to make a bomb in the future, should it decide to do so," said Meir Javedanfar, an Iranian-born political analyst now based in Israel.
"Unless an agreement is reached whereby this stockpile is transferred abroad for conversion into nuclear fuel or, at the very minimum, placed under international supervision in an another country, it will be very difficult for the (world powers) to accept Iran's current offer," he said.
Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said it was up to Iran to show that its claim of rejecting nuclear weapons is "not an abstract belief but it is a government policy."
"And that government policy can be demonstrated in a number of ways, by ending the enrichment of highly enriched uranium to 20 percent, by shipping out such highly enriched uranium out of the country, by opening up to constant inspections and verifications," she said at a conference in Istanbul to seek ways to aid opposition forces in Syria — Iran's main Arab ally.
Clinton will not be attending Friday's conference on Iran. The State Department's third-ranking diplomat, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, will lead the U.S. delegation.
Abbasi also insisted that Iran will never close down its new underground enrichment facilities south of Tehran, saying it would be "illogical" for the West to raise such a demand.
It's unclear, however, whether Abbasi was conveying a real negotiating position or simply testing the waters.
The proposal came from an unconventional venue, airing just before midnight on a state-run TV channel for Iranians and other Farsi-speakers abroad. Iran has used its array of government-controlled media, such as its Arabic-language Al-Alam channel, to make regional and international policy statements.
Abbasi said production of uranium enriched up to 20 percent is not part of the nation's long-term program — beyond amounts needed for its research reactor in Tehran — and insisted that Iran "doesn't need" to enrich beyond the 20 percent levels.
"The job is being carried out based on need," he said. "When the need is met, we will decrease production and it is even possible to completely reverse to only 3.5 percent" enrichment levels.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted on the Iranian parliament's website Monday as saying he hopes for some progress in the talks. But he warned that Iran would not accept preconditions — an apparent reference to last year's impasse.
The U.S. and its allies have sought to press Iran to suspend uranium enrichment in exchange for receiving reactor-ready fuel from abroad. Iran has pushed back by refusing to curtail enrichment, which is permitted under the U.N. treaty overseeing the spread of nuclear technology.
"We will honestly try to have the two sides conclude with a win-win situation in which Iran achieves its rights while removing concerns of five-plus-one group," Salehi said, using the name often used for the five permanent Security Council members and Germany. "But imposing any conditions before the talks would be meaningless."
Abbasi's remarks also could be a bid to tone down the rhetoric.
Last week, Iranian lawmaker Gholam Reza Mesbahi Moghadam claimed Tehran has the know-how and the capability to produce a nuclear weapon, but would never do so. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also has said that Iran does not seek nuclear arms and described them as against the tenets of Islam.
"The Iranians themselves have said, at the level of the supreme leader, that they don't have any weapons intention," U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Monday. "Well, if that is in fact the case, then it ought be relatively straightforward for them to demonstrate that to the international community's satisfaction, and that's what we're talking about when we see them."
After a protracted flap over the venue for the talks, Iranian state TV reported Sunday that both sides had agreed on Istanbul. It said a second round would be held in Baghdad, and that its timing would be decided during the meeting in Turkey. This suggested that Iran views the process as a potential slow, step-by-step series of talks.
The venue still has to be formally confirmed by the European Union's foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton. But a diplomat familiar with the preparations for the talks confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that Istanbul had been chosen for the first round.
The diplomat demanded anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose the information ahead of the formal announcement.
Murphy reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Associated Press writers Matthew Lee in Washington and George Jahn in Vienna contributed to this report.


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Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open » 20:2503/2803/28/23
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Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open, with earnings consensus, include Paychex (PAYX), consensus $1.24.
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Astellas, Roche Diabetes Care Japan reach partnership agreement » 20:0403/2803/28/23
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Astellas Pharma (ALPMY) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Roche Diabetes Care Japan Co., Ltd. (RHHBY) for the development and commercialization of Roche Diabetes Care's world-renowned Accu-Chek Guide Me blood glucose monitoring system with advanced accuracy as a combined medical product with BlueStar. BlueStar is an FDA-cleared digital health solution for diabetes patients, developed by Welldoc, Inc. and is currently marketed in the U.S. and Canada. Astellas and Welldoc are jointly developing BlueStar in Japan. In the future, Astellas will aim to obtain regulatory approval and reimbursement as a combined medical product.
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Equus Total Return reports net assets of $35.2M as of December 31 » 20:0003/2803/28/23
Equus Total Return…
Equus Total Return reported net assets as of December 31, 2022, of $35.2M. Net asset value per share decreased to $2.61 as of December 31, 2022, from $2.68 as of September 30, 2022.
Microsoft offers to revise cloud practices to avoid EU probe, Reuters says » 19:4003/2803/28/23
Microsoft has offered to…
Microsoft has offered to alter its cloud computing practices to resolve antitrust complaints filed by smaller competitors, Reuters' Foo Yun Chee reports, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The move is designed to stave off an EU antitrust probe, the author notes. Reference Link
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Indiana American Water acquires Claypool water system » 18:1903/2803/28/23
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Indiana American Water President Matt Prine announced the company's acquisition of the Claypool water system in northern Indiana. The purchase of the system adds approximately 150 water customers to the company's customer base, which represents a population of more than 400 residents. "The acquisition of this system will help hold future rates down for Claypool customers as needed investments are made and also provides access to operations and capital management water professionals and a number of customer service options and payment methods," said Prine. "Indiana American Water already provides water service to several nearby communities, so this is a good fit for us and a continuation of our efforts to expand our presence across Indiana." The acquisition of the Claypool water system for $700,000 was approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on February 22, 2023 and closed by Indiana American Water and the Town of Claypool on March 28, 2023.
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JPMorgan CEO Dimon to be deposed over bank's ties to Epstein, Bloomberg reports » 18:0403/2803/28/23
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon will have to give sworn testimony over the lender's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Bloomberg's Hannah Levitt and Ava Benny-Morrison report, citing people familiar with the matter. A date for the deposition has not yet been established, the authors note. Reference Link
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Fly Intel: After-Hours Movers » 18:0203/2803/28/23
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Northrop Grumman awarded $128.46M Air Force contract modification » 17:5403/2803/28/23
Northrop Grumman has been…
Northrop Grumman has been awarded an $128.46M firm-fixed-price modification to a contract for Active Electronically Scanned Array radars of Air Force F-16 aircraft. This modification is for the exercise of options to include 48 radars, 4 initial spare kits, and 2 readiness spares kits. Work will be performed in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, and is expected to be completed May 30, 2031. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $1.48B. FY21 procurement funds in the amount of $457,758.00; FY22 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $55.14M and FY23 procurement funds in the amount of $72.85M are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the contracting activity.
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Amazon, Google will have to let U.K. radio stream on smart speakers, FT says » 17:3803/2803/28/23
Amazon (AMZN) and Google…
Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOGL), who both make smart speakers, will be required to offer all licensed U.K. radio stations access to their platforms as part of a major government revamp of broadcasting rules, the Financial Times' Arjun Neil Alim reports. The mandate will be included in long-awaited media legislation, which will be introduced in parliament this week and will regulate online streaming platforms for the first time, the author notes. Reference Link
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Galiano Gold reports Q4 EPS (3c), two estimates 1c » 17:3603/2803/28/23
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Reports Q4 cash provided by operating activities in Q4 2022 was $800K, compared to cash utilized in operations of $2.3M in Q4 2021. The increase in cash provided by operations was primarily due to collection of the Company's JV service fee which amounted to $2.4M in Q4 2022. As at December 31 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $56.1M and $1.7M in receivables, while remaining debt-free. 2023 AGM Outlook. The Company reported net income after tax of $28.5M in Q4 2022, compared to a net loss after tax of $91M in Q4 2021. The increase in earnings during Q4 2022 was due to the recognition of the Company's share of the JV's net earnings for the yea and a $7.6M impairment reversal recorded by the Company on its equity investment in the AGM JV, which were partly offset by a $22.2Mdownward fair value adjustment on the Company's preference shares in the JV. In Q4, the Company recognized its share of the JV's net loss, which included a $153.2 million impairment charge.
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Dave & Buster's says Q1 QTD SSS roughly flat to down very low single digits » 17:3403/2803/28/23
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Says 1Q23 up against "strong" omicron recovery that occurred in 1Q22. Says plans to open four new stores during Q1. Guidance taken from Q4 earnings conference call.
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Raytheon Technologies awarded $1.23B Army contract » 17:3003/2803/28/23
Raytheon was awarded a…
Raytheon was awarded a $1.23B firm-fixed-price contract for Patriot Missile System fire units. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work has an estimated completion date of December 31, 2032. FY23 Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $1.23B were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity.
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Carl Icahn increases stake in Southwest Gas by $18.5M » 17:2703/2803/28/23
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In a regulatory filing, Carl Icahn disclosed, that he purchased an additional 308K shares of Southwest Gas stock at $60.30 per share between March 24 and March 28 in a total transaction size of $18,544,797.
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CymaBay management to meet with Cantor Fitzgerald » 17:2503/2803/28/23
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Biotech Analyst Kluska holds a dinner meeting with President & CEO Shah, CSO McWherter and CCO Stuart in New York on March 28 at 6 pm hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald.
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Invitation Homes initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo » 17:2403/2803/28/23
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Wells Fargo initiated coverage of Invitation Homes with an Overweight rating and $33.50 price target. Invitation is the largest single-family rental platform "with room to grow," the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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N-able to replace iStar in S&P 600 at open on 4/3 » 17:2403/2803/28/23
Safehold (SAFE) is…
Safehold (SAFE) is acquiring iStar (STAR) effective prior to the opening of trading on Friday, March 31. Immediately prior to its acquisition by Safehold, iStar will distribute shares in Star Holdings (STHO). Star Holdings is not eligible for the S&P SmallCap 600 following the spin-off transaction as it is not representative of the small-cap market space.
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Coveo Solutions initiated with a Buy at Stifel » 17:2203/2803/28/23
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Stifel analyst Suthan Sukumar initiated coverage of Coveo Solutions with a Buy rating and C$12 price target. The analyst calls Coveo a "disruptive, market-leading" platform for next-generation , artificial intelligence-based search that is bringing enhanced digital experiences. While macro headwinds will weigh on the company's growth near-term, a large, underpenetrated total addressable market coupled with rising market awareness will "continue to fuel an outlook for strong demand," the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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Reviewing documentaries about the Iraq war is a problematic activity that quickly reveals any reviewer's own bias, this reviewer included. No End in Sight is the best docu I've yet seen on the subject. It's a fascinating hundred minutes of reasoned testimony about the situation in Iraq, up to the first months of 2007. Unlike some other advocacy docus, No End in Sight doesn't strive to entertain with sensational or shocking footage, or to score points with editorial tricks or comical jests at public figures. It has nothing in common with the 'ambush & belittle' approach of Fahrenheit 911. Using satire to reveal underlying truths no longer works, if reality is already an absurd exaggeration.
No End in Sight instead tells the straight story of what went wrong in Iraq, starting when American forces took Baghdad in 2003. Director Charles Ferguson relies on the testimony of many high-ranking military and diplomatic personnel as they explain how no occupation plan was ever formulated or executed to fill the gap left when Saddam Hussein's regime was toppled. When structure and order were needed, the administration did nothing, allowing Iraq to destroy itself in an orgy of looting and vandalism. Intelligence reports were not read and common sense was ignored, while administration spokespeople assured America that expert advice was being consulted at all times. Washington ignored on-site officials that said promises were being broken and opportunities squandered. An experienced general told Congress that hundreds of thousands of troops would be needed to secure Iraq, and was soon replaced. Any information contradicting the Administration's idea of easy success was labeled 'guesswork', and ignored.
Almost all of these interviewees are retired or 'have been excused from duty' in Iraq, but it's difficult to make a case that any of them are vindictive enemies of the Bush administration. Ambassador Barbara Bodine talks about trying to establish an office in a city without even simple resources - no typewriters, no chairs. She organized neighborhood councils, but her leading contact was assassinated. Jay Garner, a retired Army general placed in charge of Iraq, was quickly replaced by Bush's appointee Paul Bremer, a non-diplomat with no related experience. Bremer almost immediately disbanded the Iraqi army, putting a hundred thousand armed men out of work and guaranteeing that the country would be thrown into utter chaos.
The docu brings a number of facts into much better focus. After the liberation of Baghdad, a strong authority might have kept the country intact. While U.S. forces concentrated on securing oil installations, future insurgents and terrorists seized Hussein's vast arms and weapons stockpiles, which had been left unguarded. Even worse, the country's libraries, museums and archives were looted and burned, even after promises were given that they would be protected. As those archives contained vast holdings and manuscripts about the region's ancient civilizations, the loss is comparable to the destruction of the Library of Alexandria.
The United Nations sent special representative Sergio Vieira de Mello to Iraq, to help bring order. After a couple of photo ops with Paul Bremer, he was ignored. De Mello was killed in a terror attack that destroyed most of his office building.
Maps show Baghdad in early 2007 as a crazy quilt of armed camps. A multiplicity of warring factions, warring Islamic camps, and self-armed neighborhoods have set up their own territorial boundaries; the rest of the city is up for grabs. The United States 'coalition' controls only the Green Zone and the airport, but even those strongholds are regularly attacked. Nowhere are troops secure from attack. The few diplomats that venture outside the Green Zone must be protected by mercenary gunmen. We're also shown a realistic estimate of the astronomical cost of the war, and how it has crippled the USA's ability to function militarily.
No End in Sight limits its direct criticism of the administration to public statements expressing an arrogant contempt for the media, the public and the truth. Familiar White House faces act cavalier about the Iraq mission as they are caught in fraudulent statements and outright lies. The show does not draw hard conclusions, solicit emotional responses or wave the flag for any particular course of action. No End in Sight is simple public information, clearly stated.
Much of the show was produced in Iraq, showing how the Iraqi people are struggling to survive. Contradicting official figures, we hear estimates that hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis have been killed since the 2003 'mission accomplished' victory. Killings are wholesale and ransom kidnappings are epidemic. The besieged American forces can trust nobody and private 'security' mercenaries can and do kill civilians with complete impunity. Rather than go for a big finish, director Ferguson simply lets a Marine express his sincere misgivings: "America can do better than this."
Magnolia's DVD of No End in Sight is a handsomely packaged and encoded disc; the enhanced widescreen image is consistently good-looking.
Viewers who have already seen No End in Sight will want to loan it to their friends. Magnolia's disc contains a number of arresting extras culled from unused interview material.
Finally, Footage of Iraq assembles just under ten minutes of the production's raw video footage of life in the occupation.
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Yuri Ammosov, who lives in Moscow, Russia, and works in the Russian Ministry of Economics demonstrates why Russians aren't cool.
1. He isn't using an iPhone.
2. He isn't using Facebook.
3. He's reading blogs.
4. He's running Russian RSS-reading software.
5. He reads Engadget, B5 Media, and TechCrunch.
6. He's running Windows Mobile.
So yesterday. So uncool.
Just kidding.
Seriously, I spent a while with Yuri today and you should watch out for him and his band of Russian entrepreneurs. They are doing very cool things and I was jealous of the feed reader and the new interface he showed me on his Windows Mobile smart phone.
Now do you understand why Google announced Open Social and Android? I sure do.
There's a lot of Russians who are going to buy cell phones and join a social network in the next 18 months. What will THEY be running? Will they think YOU are uncool for what YOU are running?
Longer interview coming soon on ScobleShow.com.
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If only Apple had recreated its app wall from WWDC last year, but with iPads! The 300 iPads used in this concept wall from Austraian architects would cost $149,700 if it was real. Apple could've afforded it, I'm sure.
ClarkeHopkinsClarke, the Aussie architects who mocked up the above concept wall, believe it'd be the perfect installation for a library, with hundreds of different ebooks displayed. But that's not the end of this story—due to the size and weight of the iPad, we could be seeing a lot of innovative uses for them, as interactive wallpaper in clubs, teaching aides in schools, and so on. There's the small hurdle of cost, of course. [ClarkeHopkinsClarke via TUAW]


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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The first search of Michael Jackson's bedroom a day after his death found marijuana, skin-bleaching and hair-growing ointments, anti-insomnia pills and empty bottles of several anti-anxiety drugs, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.
The documents reveal what investigators found in Jackson's bedroom the day after his death.
A substance initially suspected to be tar heroin proved not to be a narcotic, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.
An affidavit, written by Los Angeles Detective Orlando Martinez, was used to outline probable cause for a warrant to search Jackson's Holmby Hills, California, home on June 26. Martinez filed his report on what was found in the search five days later.
While the documents may provide some insight into Jackson's life, they appeared to contain nothing that would lend new insight into his death.
Another sworn statement written by Martinez several weeks later -- and made public earlier this week -- provided a more extensive list of drugs found by investigators at Jackson's bedside.
That document also revealed that toxicology tests led the Los Angeles County coroner to a preliminary conclusion that Jackson died of an overdose of propofol, a powerful sedative he had been given to help him sleep.
The latest release refers to suspicions by some members of Jackson's family in the hours after his June 25 death that heroin might have been involved.
"During the course of the investigation, family members of the decedent notified [coroner investigator] Chief [Ed] Winter that they located a quantity of tar heroin in a bag in the decedent's bedroom located on the second floor of the residence," Martinez wrote.
He used this statement to justify a search of Jackson's home because "there may be additional medications and/or narcotics at the location as well as the necessity to confiscate these items for the safety of the minor children."
A source with knowledge of the probe told CNN Thursday that a test later showed that a brown, sticky substance found in the search was not heroin. The source asked not to be named because the source was not authorized to speak about it publicly.
In addition to listing two Baggies of marijuana, the detective's report of what was found in Jackson's home listed three vials of Latanoprost Plus Solution liquid. An online search found medical journal references to this glaucoma medication also used to stimulate hair growth.
Jackson suffered permanent hair loss when his scalp caught fire while taping a Pepsi commercial in 1984. He was known to wear wigs in public after the mishap.
Also listed on the detective's report was Benoquin ointment, a medication used to lighten skin pigmentation in people with vitiligo, a skin condition.
Jackson's dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, said on CNN's "Larry King Live" last month that he had treated Jackson for the condition, which causes irregular patches of white skin. "His was bad because he began to get a totally speckled look over his body," Klein said.
The coroner announced two weeks ago that the report on Jackson's death was completed, but that police asked for it to be withheld until completion of the criminal probe.
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This Week In Golf: Dustin Johnson Wins BMW Championship, Eyes FedExCup
With a round of 63 in Friday's second round, Dustin Johnson took control of the BMW Championship at the Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. He then held on over the weekend with excellent driving and putting to win by three strokes over Paul Casey.
Johnson's third win of the season, all in big events, puts him atop the FedExCup standings with just the Tour Championship remaining. In his masterful 23-under effort at Crooked Stick, he led the field in both driving distance (319.3 yards) and putting (1.519 strokes per hole). Through four rounds, Johnson didn't shoot worse than 68 on the par-72 circuit.
Once seen as a player who couldn't close, Johnson now has three huge wins on the PGA Tour this season: the U.S. Open, the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and now the BMW Championship. With the victory, Johnson earns $1.53 million and leads the Tour with a total of over $9 million.
Casey put up a solid fight on Sunday, but the difference in the end was still Johnson's Friday effort. The two golfers shot identical scores on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, but Casey's Friday 66 wasn't enough to keep pace with Johnson's impressive weeklong dominance.
Roberto Castro finished third at 17-under, while five golfers tied for fourth place five strokes behind Castro. He jumps a whopping 32 places in the playoff standings. With FedExCup points more meaningful in the playoffs, the overall championship race now comes down to the top 30 golfers at the Tour Championship in two weeks.
On the other side of that coin, Rickie Fowler -- ranked No. 9 in the world -- finished 31st in the points race and will not move on. Fowler shot 1-over at the BMW event and finished 59th. World No. 1 Jason Day actually withdrew from the tournament on Sunday due to back problems, but he still holds the fourth spot in the FedExCup standings on the strength of three wins earlier this season.
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Next On The Tee: Tour Championship
This is it for the final 30 players remaining after a grueling year-long PGA Tour schedule. And two Sundays from now, a Tour Champion will be crowned at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Jordan Spieth is both the defending champion of the event and the defending FedExCup winner. He currently stands seventh in the point standings, but doesn't have a chance to repeat as the overall champion.
With 2,000 points going to the event's winner, only five golfers can win the FedExCup now: Johnson, Day, Casey, Patrick Reed and Adam Scott. Reed won The Barclays, the first FedExCup event of the playoff season, and Scott's season featured back-to-back wins at the Honda Classic and the WGC-Cadillac Championship. There is no cut at the TOUR Championship, so the competition will be dynamic all the way to the 72nd hole on Sunday.
The course itself is legendary for being the home circuit of Bobby Jones, the only golfer to win the mythical Grand Slam. He played his last competitive round there in 1948, but the course itself was first developed in 1906. Donald Ross has since re-designed it twice. Overall, East Lake has hosted the Tour Championship 15 times and the Ryder Cup once (1963).
The East Lake Golf Club course plays 7,374 yards long and is a par 72.
Favorites: Paul Casey, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson
Players to Watch: Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Adam Scott
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