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Washington -- A missile defense project that has employed hundreds in Central New York suffered what could be a fatal blow tonight when Congress left it out of a final defense bill for 2013. |
House and Senate negotiators said they reached agreement on the $631 billion National Defense Authorization Act, reconciling differences in the version passed by the two chambers. |
The conference committee’s final report said it prohibited funding for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, or MEADS. |
The mobile missile defense system has been developed in part at Lockheed Martin Corp.’s plant at Electronics Park in Salina, where the project has supported up to 235 jobs. |
The local plant is building the MEADS surveillance radar, a $625 million project that is the single largest radar contract in the history of the Central New York plant. |
President Barack Obama and the Pentagon requested $400.9 million for fiscal 2013 to finish the final year of MEADS development. But three of the four committees in Congress that considered the request turned it down. |
A fourth committee, the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense, recommended funding $380 million for MEADS. |
New York’s two U.S. senators said Tuesday night they remain hopeful that the MEADS funding will be restored. |
One possibility is for Senate appropriators to include the money in a short-term defense funding bill next year. A similar tactic worked last year when MEADS did not make it into the defense authorization bill. |
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said in a statement Tuesday night she has not given up on the project. |
"While I'm disappointed that this program wasn't included in the final bill, I will continue to work with my colleagues to fund the completion of the program and harvest the technology from this multi-year investment," Gillibrand said. |
Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill, also fought on the House side to restore MEADS funding. Buerkle could not be reached for comment Tuesday. |
Lockheed Martin has been developing the MEADS project as a replacement for the nation’s Patriot missile defenses for more than a decade, sharing the costs of development with NATO partners Germany and Italy. |
Some members of Congress insisted on ending the program because the Pentagon has no plans to deploy MEADS, which had been plagued by delays and cost overruns in its early development. |
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other top Pentagon officials say they want to harvest the MEADS technology for use in future missile defense projects. |
The president approved the wiretaps. |
Privately, Mr. Obama maintained the monitoring of Mr. Netanyahu on the grounds that it served a “compelling national security purpose,” according to current and former U.S. officials. |
That’s right; there’s a compelling national interest in stopping the Israel lobby. |
Many have said that President Obama lacks spine? Well, it sure looks like the leak to reporters Adam Entous and Danny Yadron came from the administration, and it’s hard to believe that a leak of this magnitude was not approved by the president. Just when the Israel lobby thought that it was starting to get back to busi... |
Remember that Obama in his highlight moment of the Iran Deal told Americans it would be an “abrogation of my constitutional duty” to defer to Israel’s interests on the Iran Deal. You’d think it would be a scandal that the Israeli PM was intriguing with Republicans — and surely some Democrats– in the way the WSJ has doc... |
The U.S., pursuing a nuclear arms agreement with Iran at the time, captured communications between Mr. Netanyahu and his aides that inflamed mistrust between the two countries and planted a political minefield at home when Mr. Netanyahu later took his campaign against the deal to Capitol Hill. |
How Mr. Netanyahu and his advisers had leaked details of the U.S.-Iran negotiations — learned through Israeli spying operations — to undermine the talks; coordinated talking points with Jewish-American groups against the deal; and asked undecided lawmakers what it would take to win their votes, according to current and... |
Again, no names of US legislators, but this article contains the explicit threat that Israel could expose individuals down the road. The practice is sure to anger Americans and drive an even deeper wedge into the Jewish community over the role of the lobby. Patriotic Jewish Americans are going to be embarrassed yet aga... |
Rep. Jane Harman, the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department to reduce espionage-related charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the most... |
Harman was recorded saying she would “waddle into” the AIPAC case “if you think it’ll make a difference,” according to two former senior national security officials familiar with the NSA transcript. |
In exchange for Harman’s help, the sources said, the suspected Israeli agent pledged to help lobby Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., then-House minority leader, to appoint Harman chair of the Intelligence Committee after the 2006 elections, which the Democrats were heavily favored to win. |
The suspected Israeli agent was inferred (it was the opinion of Josh Marshall and Ron Kampeas) to be Haim Saban, the giant contributor to the Democratic Party. So a “suspected Israeli agent” is also a giant Democratic funder with influence over the Congress? We’re headed for a showdown between the lobby and the grassro... |
Two conflicting tales about conditions at a south suburban animal shelter have battled for the public’s attention this year, casting the fate of hundreds of dogs, cats and other animals into doubt. |
Protestors have found sympathetic ears in their calls for reforms at Animal Welfare League’s shelter in Chicago Ridge. The shelter’s longtime administrator left the organization in May after reports that state and federal authorities were investigating operations. |
Published in Chicago Tribune on January 26, 2016 — Print headline: "Rauner picks a bad time for a nonessential hire" |
About a week ago I noticed a post over at The DEW Line talking about the appearance of a strange looking new aircraft in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The plane looked, at first, like a new class of UAV. The fact that it was operating close to the home of the service's U-2 and RQ-4 Global Hawk spy planes... |
The spy systems can be operated all at once or swapped out depending on mission needs. |
Firebird's universal interface is similar to plugging a memory stick into a personal computer that is automatically recognized without needing to load additional software. |
"Not only have we increased the number of ISR sensors working simultaneously in an aircraft of this size, but we can also incorporate various sensors that complement each other – greatly enhancing Firebird's information-gathering value for warfighters," said Rick Crooks, Northrop Grumman's Firebird program manager. "Fi... |
Now, the real question is, what's it's role in the market? The relatively slow, prop-driven plane will pretty vulnerable to all sorts of threats meaning it's best suited for use in places where the U.S. controls the airspace such as Afghanistan. Northrop's new plane resembles a beefed up, purpose-built version of MC-12... |
(Reuters) - Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said Ruben Loftus-Cheek will stay at the Premier League club at least until January after holding two rounds of talks with the English midfielder. |
Loftus-Cheek was left out of the squad when Sarri’s Chelsea overcame Arsenal 3-2 last weekend to maintain their winning start to the league campaign. |
British media reported that the 22-year-old could go out on loan for a second consecutive season, having been at Crystal Palace last year, with a number of clubs in Spain, Germany and France interested in signing the player before the deadline on Aug. 31. |
When asked about Loftus-Cheek’s future at the club, Sarri said: “I have spoken with him twice this week after I spoke with the club. So I think that Loftus will remain with us. |
Sarri also expects playmaker Eden Hazard to stay at Stamford Bridge, adding that the Belgian is in contention to start the league match at Newcastle United on Sunday. |
“Eden is ready for 50-60 minutes. I don’t know for 90 minutes, but he can start,” the Italian added. |
“He wants to play. It’s the right way to think for him, but I have to think for everybody. |
With a victory at Newcastle, Sarri could become the fifth Chelsea manager to win his opening three Premier League matches, after Antonio Conte, Carlo Ancelotti, Guus Hiddink and Jose Mourinho. |
Fill your dinner plate with a variety of foods to add trace elements to your diet. |
Trace elements, or microminerals, are types of minerals you need in very small amounts from your diet. Meeting your recommended daily intake is imperative for several biochemical reactions that occur in your body. Having a balanced diet filled with a variety of foods helps you get all of the trace elements you need. In... |
Iron's main role is transporting oxygen to cells, tissues and vital organs by attaching to proteins called hemoglobin and myoglobin in your blood. You also need iron for cell growth, including growth of white blood cells, which protect your body from foreign invaders. Men need 8 milligrams of daily iron, while women re... |
Zinc is well known for its role in helping your immune system work its best, especially during sudden illness, such as the common cold. This trace element also aids in wound healing and helps cells divide. Men should get 11 milligrams of zinc each day, but women only need 8 milligrams. Oysters, beef, beans, yogurt and ... |
Adequate iodine intake is essential for production of thyroid hormones as well as normal metabolism function. You also need adequate iodine intakes for growth and development. Both men and women need 150 micrograms of iodine each day. Many types of salt are iodized, meaning that they contain high amounts of iodine. Sea... |
Chromium helps the hormone insulin work more efficiently, allowing cells to pick up glucose in your blood. This function is beneficial for stabilizing blood glucose levels, which is especially important if you are diabetic. The breakdown of carbohydrate, protein and fat from the foods you eat is dependent on adequate c... |
Copper has an array of functions throughout your body. Your system relies on copper to form connective tissue, a vital role for skeletal movement. Healthy skin requires collagen, which is made with the help of copper. Meeting your daily copper recommendation is also essential for iron to function and for structure of y... |
In its antioxidant role, manganese protects cells by minimizing oxidation. This protective function decreases damage to cells, further reducing your risk of chronic diseases. Manganese also activates enzymes that are important for your metabolism. Additionally, manganese keeps your skeleton strong by signaling enzymes ... |
Anne, Melodie. "What Is the Ideal Daily Intake of Trace Elements in Humans?" Healthy Eating | SF Gate, http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/ideal-daily-intake-trace-elements-humans-3509.html. Accessed 18 April 2019. |
What Are the Seven Major Trace Minerals? |
Robert E. Johnson, 91, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at his home with his loving and devoted family by his side. Born in Southbridge, MA on February 10, 1927, he was the son of John and Blanche (Bedard) Johnson. Bob proudly served his country in the Navy during WWII. He was a Mason and also belonged to the Americ... |
"To The Family of Robert accept my sincere condolences you..." |
If you needed another reason to jump on Amazon's ultra-convenient Dash buttons, the online retail giant is giving you a whole lot more. |
Today, Amazon added more than 50 new items to the instant ordering service, pushing the roster of different flavors to above the 250-item mark. |
Brands now available for the service include Seventh Generation, Colgate, Emergen-C, Kingsford, Lifestyles and Rogaine. As always, the buttons cost $4.99, which is immediately returned to customers with the first order in the form of a $4.99 credit to their account. |
And if you need still more reason to opt-in to Dash, Amazon teamed with dog food brand Iams to release this video celebrating the partnership, featuring a few Dash-certified good dogs. |
Amazon Dash, which also enabled virtual ordering options last week, has seen its selection of brands grow impressively since its launch in 2015. There are now eight countries outside of the U.S. that support the buttons, and Amazon claims many of the partner brands receive over half their orders on the site through the... |
As Dash continues to expand, the Pavlovian shopping experience is sure to get even more into our heads. Just don't let your dog figure out how it works — you could wind up with a whole pile of extra Iams bags and a big mess of drool to clean up. |
The New York Times and Washington Post reported that President Trump has had conversations with top officials about whether he could pardon himself and his family, and also suggested that the White House could be mounting an attack on the credibility of Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor leading the investigation i... |
Then as the session concluded, an MSNBC reporter asked vice chairman Kris Kobach, Kansas’ Republican secretary of state, whether he believed, as Trump has suggested, that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 2.8 million votes because of voter fraud. “We will probably never know the answer to that question,” Kobach r... |
With so much news, however, perhaps the most shocking and consequential story of all slipped under the radar: A bombshell report in the Nation that the American Legislative Exchange Counsel (ALEC) — the most influential power behind conservative legislation marching through state legislatures — has drafted a proposal t... |
That’s right: ALEC’s “model legislation” would repeal the 17th amendment, end more than a century of American citizens electing U.S. senators at the ballot box, and empower gerrymandered legislatures to choose senators for us, as was the practice in the 18th and 19th centuries. |
This would also reinforce Republican majorities in the Senate, where the GOP now holds a 52-48 edge. Right now at the state level, however, Republicans control 69 of 99 state legislative chambers, hold both branches in 32 states. Republicans, then, would potentially start with a supermajority of 64 U.S. senators. |
That would include both seats in swing states like Ohio — where an effective GOP gerrymander in 2011 helped create a 66-33 supermajority in the state house and a 24-9 advantage in the state senate — and Michigan, where Democratic state house candidates have earned more total votes in 2012, 2014 and 2016, but Republican... |
The model legislation hasn’t become an official policy resolution yet. It was scheduled to be debated at ALEC’s annual meeting in Denver this weekend. But what gives ALEC such influence is its direct pipeline into state legislatures through conservative state representatives and senators. |
Conservatives legislatures, many of them tilted by gerrymandering, have looked to ALEC to shape their policy agendas. Since its founding in 1973, it has served as a clearinghouse for pro-business legislation. ALEC writes the bills. Legislators introduce them. When similar bills are introduced nationwide and race throug... |
In Kentucky, Missouri and New Hampshire, three states where Republicans captured new trifectas with both houses of the legislature plus the governor’s office, for example, immediately prioritized passing right-to-work legislation, which strikes at the political power of unions. “We can pretty much do whatever we want r... |
Will ALEC be successful in repealing the 17th amendment? It seems like a tremendous longshot, would likely spark outrage among voters, and would face significant legal challenges. |
Nevertheless, there is growing evidence that Republican state legislatures are interested in changing longstanding electoral structures to their advantage, In Georgia, changing demographics and the growing influence of minority voters led to a tighter than usual presidential race. Trump defeated Clinton 50–45, but an e... |
It also did not take long after Trump’s inauguration for Republican-controlled legislatures to advance — as they did in 2011 and 2015 — new legislation designed to gerrymander the Electoral College. Indeed, had those laws been active for 2012, Mitt Romney would have won a majority of electoral votes from Michigan, Penn... |
The problem was even more stark by 2016. State legislators in Virginia and Minnesota introduced identical bills that would redistribute Electoral College votes based on congressional districts. Several New Hampshire lawmakers also wanted to reapportion their electoral votes. In Virginia, GOP Rep. Mark Cole sponsored a ... |
How would that work in practice? Well, Clinton carried Virginia in 2016, defeating Trump by 212,000 votes — 49.7 percent to 44.4 percent — to claim all 13 of Virginia’s electoral votes. Virginia’s congressional districts, however, maximize Republican votes. Despite Clinton’s statewide victory, Trump carried 6 of 11 con... |
Meanwhile in Minnesota — another state won by Clinton — Republican legislators sought to allocate themselves electoral votes in a state Republicans haven’t won since 1972. Clinton carried Minnesota with 46.4 percent of the popular vote, compared to Trump’s 44.9. That gave the Democrat all 10 of Minnesota’s electoral vo... |
Clinton also carried New Hampshire’s 4 electoral college votes. Granite State GOP lawmakers set their sights on one of those electors. Trump won more votes in New Hampshire’s first congressional district, so three GOP state representatives — in their very first days with complete control of the state legislature and th... |
In Virginia, Cole’s bill passed through its House subcommittee on a party line vote, only to be withdrawn before reaching the full House. “The time isn’t right,” Cole told reporters when he withdrew his bill after its subcommittee success. |
A redrawing of our Electoral College system is no longer some fringe idea. And, perhaps, neither is an end to the popular election of U.S. senators. This is how the gerrymander, taken to extremes, turns the GOP hammerlock on states into a leg-up on permanent control of the White House and Senate as well. We stand on th... |
The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police is urging residents to support officers by signing an online petition and submitting photos of themselves through a new website. |
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police is urging residents to support officers by signing an online petition and submitting photos of themselves through a new website in an effort that also includes radio ads and a social media campaign. |
The FOP says the site, StandWithCops.org, is "a response to recent controversies that have hurt the relationship between police and the communities they serve." |
Ohio FOP President Jay McDonald said Friday that those cases include the fatal police shootings of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland, 22-year-old John Crawford III at a Wal-Mart in Beavercreek and 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri — all of which have made national news and spurred protests and further i... |
They also prompted some people to approach officers on the streets or call their local departments with messages of support, and that is the sentiment the union hopes to highlight with the "Stand With Cops" effort. |
"It's a tough time to be an officer right now," McDonald said. "So what we've been trying to do is to try to get, you know, what we consider to be the silent majority to become a little bit more vocal and to do things to encourage communities that we serve to show their appreciation for the service of their local law e... |
The FOP noted that some controversial cases have led to or been linked to attacks against officers, including the deaths of two New York officers who were gunned down in their patrol car last month. |
McDonald said that police aren't the bad guys and that law-abiding citizens should join Ohio's 30,000 law enforcement officers in advocating for safer communities. |
The effort had been in the works earlier but was unveiled Friday in conjunction with a "Law Enforcement Appreciation Day" organized by several national law-enforcement-related organizations, he said. |
The Iseq index of Irish shares dipped on Wednesday as the market took a breather following a 17 per cent rally since late December, and investors gave a mixed reaction to earnings reports and outlooks from companies including Paddy Power Betfair, Origin Enterprises and Glenveagh Properties. |
European shares stalled as weak results from the troubled auto sector weighed and investor confidence in a rally that has sent stocks shooting up this year showed signs of fraying. |
The Iseq declined by 0.6 per cent to 6,206.02, while the pan-European Stoxx eased back by 0.04 per cent from five-month highs. |
Paddy Power Betfair ended the session down 2.5 per cent at €70.50 as investors looked beyond a solid full-year earnings report from the bookmaker to focus on expected costs as it grows its fledgling US business. |
Permanent TSB declining by 5.4 per cent to €1.49 as Davy downgraded its stance on the stock to “neutral” from “outperform” as it took a red pen to its earnings forecasts for the bank as it ramps up digital investment. |
However, Origin Enterprises soared 6.7 per cent to €5.58 as the agri-services company said its revenue for the six months to the end of January jumped 19.5 per cent. |
A strong set of results from Glenveagh Properties and comments from the home-maker that it got off to a “fast start” this year on the sales front lifted its stock by 1.5 per cent to 87 cent. |
The UK’s FTSE 100 inched 0.2 per cent higher as tobacco stocks gained on US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s departure and DS Smith rose after selling its plastics division, while Legal & General slipped after results. |
British American Tobacco advanced 5.2 per cent to a near four-month high and Imperial Brands rose 1.3 per cent after US FDA commissioner Mr Gottlieb, who strove to curb use of flavoured E-cigarettes, said he would step down next month. |
Packaging firm DS Smith added 3.7 per cent after agreeing to sell its plastics division to private equity firm Olympus Partners for an enterprise value of $585 million. |
Auto stocks fell after German bearings maker Schaeffler warned of an “extremely challenging” business environment in 2019, and said it would restructure, sending its shares down 6.2 per cent. |
Dialog Semiconductor jumped 2.2 per cent after the Anglo-German chip designer said revenue would suffer a single-digit percentage drop this year as it reduces its exposure to Apple. |
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