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"We believe China has the potential to become a leader in the adoption of alternative propulsion systems," he told reporters during a visit to Beijing on Monday.
According to Wagoner, what happens in China will have a major impact on the global auto industry's adoption of environmentally friendly technologies. If China accepts hybrids and other alternative technologies, 50% of auto sales could be environmentally friendly vehicles in five to six years, versus 10% today.
The General Motors Center for Advanced Science and Research would have the explicit mandate of helping China overcome its reliance on fossil fuels. According to the AP, Wagoner said GM picked China for the research center because of the country's fast-growing vehicle market and the government's push to develop alternative energy sources.
"We see a lot of [government] interest in working with auto manufacturers to bring those to market as quickly as possible," he said.
A solid foothold in the Chinese market and the blessing of the government in Beijing might be just what General Motors needs to reclaim its position as the world's Number One automaker, a post that Japan's Toyota Motors Corp. (TM) has snatched away.
TEARFUL Gianluigi Buffon apologised to Italy fans while announcing his retirement from international duty.
The legendary Italy keeper spoke as his side failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958.
Covering his hands with his eyes, the iconic national star who lifted the World Cup in 2006, said: "I'm sorry that my final game coincided with us not qualifying for the World Cup.
"I am not sorry for myself but all of Italian football.
"We failed at something which also means something on a social level.
"There's regret at finishing like that, not because time passes.
"There is certainly a future for Italian football, as we have pride, ability, determination and after bad tumbles, we always find a way to get back on our feet.
"I leave a squad of talent that will have their say, including Gigi Donnarumma and Mattia Perin.
"I want to give a hug to Chiello, Barza, Leo and Lele, who I had almost ten years alongside.
"I thank the lads who were us and, although it wasn't enough, I hope that we gave them something.
"In football you win as a group, you lose as a group, you divide the credit and the blame.
"The coach is part of this entire group."
Reports in Italy claimed Italy manager Gian Piero Ventura had resigned following the 1-0 aggregate defeat.
And fans were calling for Chelsea boss Antonio Conte to return as head coach.
Buffon was seen applauding the Sweden anthem as Italy fans booed at the San Siro.
He said at the Fifa Best awards last month that he was going to retire at the end of the season.
However, it was unlikely he banked on his international exit coming before Russia 2018.
He said: "The last year has been fantastic for Juventus and me but it wasn't enough to win in Europe.
"Hopefully this year we can play better and win with the national team and Juventus.
"I would love to finish football with fantastic victories."
Buffon made 175 appearances for Italy and was also a runner-up in the 2012 Euros.
Cisco Cheng Sony VAIO VPC-F1190X The Sony VAIO VPC-F1190X is a little bit on the pricey side, but it features a Core i7 quad-core processor and a new technology called Transfer Jet.
Backlit keyboard. Quad core processor. Good gaming card. Excellent performance scores. Blu-Ray included. Transfer Jet technology built into the palm rest.
Plain looks. More expensive than its rivals.
The Sony VAIO VPC-F1190X is a little bit on the pricey side, but it features a Core i7 quad-core processor and a new technology called Transfer Jet.
Sony has given up on its 18.4-inch media center—the AW series—as demand for it has weakened and customers are having a tough time find room such a colossal laptop. But a successor has already been chosen: the Sony VAIO VPC-F1190X ($1,645 direct). This laptop isn't nearly as large as its predecessor, but it's just as powerful, if not more. Indeed, the sum of all its parts—a quad-core Core i7 processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory (upgradeable to 8GB), and discrete Nvidia graphics—is more powerful than any current or past Sony laptop. It even features a new wireless technology developed by Sony, called TransferJet.
Sony hasn't done much trail blazing with laptop designs beyond ultraportables, like the Sony VAIO VPC-Z1160GSX ($1,800 direct, ). The F1190X is thick and uninspired, which can be attributed to powerful parts that have clunky fans attached to them. The Acer Aspire AS8940-6865 ($1,399 street, ), for the same reason, isn't much to look at either. Other quad-core laptops like the HP Pavilion dv7-3180us ($1,449 list, ) and the Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q850 ($1,899, ) have lids that sport decorative patterns and vibrant colors. With the Sony F1190X, the plastic top comes in either black or gray. It's the most portable one out of the group, even if it is tipping the scales at 6.5 pounds. Considering this fact: It also has one of the smallest screens.
The 16.4-inch widescreen is about two screen sizes smaller than that of its predecessor and 18.4-inch systems like the Acer AS8940 and Toshiba X505-Q850. Screen size is a tradeoff, but the 1,920 by 1,080 resolution is as high as those found among its 18.4-inch rivals. It's an outstanding typing experience, enhanced further by the backlit function (for dimly-lit rooms) and an adjacent numeric keypad. Laptop keyboards on rivals like the Toshiba X505 and HP dv7-3180us are more comfortable. The F1190X's touchpad is responsive, and the mouse clicking experience is the least resistant in this group. Overall, you won't be disappointed with the user experience.
The F1190X is the first laptop to debut with Transfer Jet, a short-range wireless technology developed by Sony and works in tandem with Sony devices such as digital cameras. So far, this technology is limited to the CyberShot TX7 and the HX5 digital cameras; a USB solution will also be available and plugs into supported Sony HDTVs. So what does Transfer Jet have to do with the F1190X? Well, on the left palm rest makes up the other half of TransferJet, where you can place a compatible camera and instantly transfer all your content to your laptop and visa versa, wirelessly. Sony just started shipping the TX7 and HX5 cameras, so I don't have an actual camera to test the laptop with. However, the technology was demoed at CES 2010 and my colleague, PJ Jacobowitz, spent some quality time with it. For now, Transfer Jet is limited to Sony products and you'll have to spend at least an extra $400 on cameras that can take advantage of this technology.
A Blu-ray reader and a fast 500GB hard drive (7,200rpm) are two other stand-out features. The Acer AS8940 and HP dv7-3080us have Blu-ray drives as well, but they have slower spinning hard drives. The laptop has all of the latest connectivity ports, including HDMI, FireWire, and E-SATA, which doubles as a USB port. The Acer AS8940 uses DisplayPort, along with its HDMI and VGA-out ports, but it doesn't have FireWire. Overall, the F1190X feature set should be future-proof for years to come.
Performance trumps all else, since the F1190X was built around speedy parts. Like its peers, it runs a mobile quad core processor—in this case, an Intel Core i7-820QM (1.73GHz). It's the second most powerful mobile processor in Intel's lineup, second only to the Core i7-920XM. Even though 4GB of memory is more than enough for the average user, Sony will let you configure the F1190X with up to 8GB, for an extra $300—an upgrade also easily performed with your own RAM). On top of that, the GeForce GT 330M is one of the latest mobile graphics cards and a good one from Nvidia, so gamers and performance enthusiasts can run almost anything on this machine—at least according to my performance benchmarks.
Since it runs a higher-clocking variant of the Core i7, the F1190X eased past the HP dv7-3180us, Acer AS8940, and Toshiba X505 in tests that measure processor speed (the latter three have 1.6GHz processors). It got top scores in video encoding at 45 seconds and scored 10,475 in Cinebench R10 tests. The F1190X trailed the HP dv7-3180us by 2 seconds in Photoshop CS4 tests, because the HP laptop loads more memory (6GB) and Photoshop is a memory-intensive test. Although you wouldn't notice a single lost frame, the F1190X fell behind its rivals in gaming tests like Crysis and World in Conflict. Its 3DMark06 scores (8,038, 10-by-7) were middle of the road, but didn't trail the Acer AS8940 and Toshiba X505 by much.
Battery life is always a struggle with quad-core laptops, the parts are too demanding for current Lithium Ion batteries. The best case scenario is that of the HP dv7-3180us, which scored over 4 hours in MobileMark 2007, while the worst case belongs to the Acer AS8940 (1 hour 11 minutes). The F1190X scored 2 hours 37 minutes with a 54WH (6-cell) battery, placing it in between the HP and Acer AS8940. It'll give you some quality time off the AC adapter, though I wouldn't recommend leaving the house without it.
Plain looks aside, the VAIO VPC-F1190X is Sony's most powerful laptop, and it will stay that way since it has no plans to renew the AW series. A quad-core processor and a terrific supporting cast of components are meant to stomp over any number of tasks thrown at it. If you happen to own one of Sony's latest Cybershot cameras you can take advantage of Sony's Transfer Jet technology. It doesn't come cheap, though. For this reason alone, the $1,400 Acer Aspire AS8940-6865 and $1,450 HP Pavilion dv7-3081us have similar parts and are easier on your pockets.
Compare the Sony VAIO VPC-F1190X with several other laptops side by side.
Bottom Line: The Sony VAIO VPC-F1190X is a little bit on the pricey side, but it features a Core i7 quad-core processor and a new technology called Transfer Jet.
Dr. Uri Lopatin, M.D. is the Vice President - Research & Development, Chief Medical Officer of tAssembly Biosciences Inc. At Assembly Pharmaceuticals, he was Chief Medical Officer and Vice President Research and Development, a position he held since October, 2012. Prior to that, he was a Senior Director for Clinical and Translational Research-Liver Disease at Gilead Sciences from October, 2010 to September, 2012, a Translational Medical Leader at Roche from May, 2008 to September, 2010. Dr. Lopatin has designed and coordinated pre-clinical and clinical collaborations, as well as phase I through IV clinical studies of multiple new molecular entities. Dr. Lopatin has published extensively, especially on hepatitis B and immunology and is an author of multiple patents in the field of treatment and diagnosis for viral hepatitis. Dr. Lopatin received his infectious disease Board certification following fellowship training in ID at the NIH, and internal medicine board certification following completion of residency at NYU. Dr. Lopatin received his MD in 2000 from University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, where he was awarded the Stanley S. Bergen medal of excellence.
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technology company MIXhalo will partner with Metallica to deliver studio-quality audio directly to audiences on their WORLDWIRED US tour. Co-founded by music industry veterans Michael Einziger and Ann Marie Simpson, MIXhalo sets a new standard for live event audio, connecting fans directly to artist performances through its innovative technology.
Through the MIXhalo app, users can hear the performance directly from the mixing board with their own smartphones and ear buds. The concert will be mixed specifically for headphones, and the app will allow fans to tune in to individual mixes that feature specific instruments. The technology has been tested extensively at more than 50 live performances and festivals around the world. At tour stops across the U.S., Metallica’s Hardwired and Whiplash VIPs will get exclusive access to studio-quality audio through the MIXhalo app and fans in any other section can experience the sound at listening stations throughout the venues.
MIXhalo is supported by advisors and investors that including Pharrell Williams, Marc Geiger (WME), Drew Houston (Dropbox), and many other critical influencers in the music and tech industries. More information is available at MIXhalo.com.
Three Fools take to the air to explain why girls are taking over on TV and at the cinema.
With The Hunger Games: Catching Fire coming in a week and Divergent following in March, Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF-A) is betting hundreds of millions that strong female leads can deliver as big (or bigger!) at the box office as their male counterparts. Can girl power pay?
Fool analysts Tim Beyers and Nathan Alderman say they like the strategy in the pilot episode of Geekstock, The Motley Fool's new web show, in which we talk about the big-money names behind your favorite movies, toys, video games, comics, and more.
Nathan says if the Divergent trailer (found here) is reflective of the entire film, then it should resonate with young girls who long for not just a good love story but also strong cinematic role models. The Hunger Games captured that same dynamic and earned almost $700 million at the worldwide box office as a result.
Tim expects the sequel to be at least as successful while acknowledging that the stakes are higher: Catching Fire boasts a $130 million production budget versus just $78 million for the first film. Tim also points to the success of the CW, Time Warner's (NYSE:TWX.DL) young adult-oriented TV network, as proof that there's always a market for teenage angst.
Do you agree? Are you planning on seeing Catching Fire and Divergent? Are you watching The Originals and any of the other new CW dramas? Please watch the video as host Alison Southwick puts Tim and Nathan on the spot, and be sure to check back here often for more Geekstock segments.
Peter Alwin's The Snail, a portable cooking and heating device, wins top prize at Electrolux Design Lab 2010.
September 29, 2010, 8:52 a.m.
Swedish kitchen appliance and vacuum heavyweight Electrolux’s annual design competition, Electrolux Design Lab, produces some of the weirdest and wildest design concepts out there. This year — the fifth annual installment — was no different.
Your ideas will shape how people prepare and store food, wash clothes, and do dishes in the homes of 2050 when 74% of the world’s population are predicted to live in an urban environment. Growing populations living in concentrated areas dictate a need for greater space efficiency. This year, special consideration will be given to designers that submit a design within the context of a range or suite of solutions/appliances. Your design ideas should address key consumer requirements; being green, adaptive to time and space, and allowing for individualization.
Below you’ll find a video introducing the eight finalists, narrowed down from a total of 1,300 entrants. I totally dig the waterless Clean Closet concept and the solar-powered External Refrigerator while the gooey, green Bio Robot Refrigerator completely freaks me out. The super futuristic Kitchen Hideaway involves virtual reality helmets and dinner-cooking robots and also falls into WTF category for me. I think it's safe to say that we probably won't see Kelly Ripa hawking this one on TV in the near future.
battery, the Snail converts the energy from the sugar, heating up a coil to conduct the magnetic induction process to the utensil. Integrated sensors detect the food type being heated; automatically adjusting the time and temperature. A simple touch sensitive display with interface helps to monitor the process.
Alwin received €5,000 and will embark on a 6 months’ paid internship at one of Electrolux's seven global design centers. Congrats to Alwin and all of the finalists.
Scoot gets the latest information on the tornadoes that devastated Oklahoma today.
When there is a tragedy when there is a disaster. Americans are brought together through instant life mass media. And this tragic monstrous tornado that tore through a suburb of Oklahoma. Once again brings us together and by business emotionally as -- Americans. British human beings. Because -- disaster in in other countries we see. We see people in other countries completely different from our country and come together this is a this is a human thing but it's also something the Americans do very well. And one -- the first text that I got tonight was how can we help. How can we help the people in Oklahoma. And we've got all of that information on our website at WWL dot com. When there's a disaster like this. Who should pay -- who's responsible for making things right. For people whether it's a tornado hurricane flood earthquake fire. -- -- the -- the government insurance. Home business owners. How to we pay fort. I heard on the news earlier today. That Oklahoma and Texas. To red states. Have received more. Federal government money. Than any other state. Because of tornadoes. And we know Louisiana received a lot. Of federal money. I know that there were many people in this country who. Would love to live without the government. But we can't. And we do depend on the government. For some things. Now if you can buy insurance. By insurance. If you live in an area where it can flood by insurance. But I guess the government is still there. And it's a safety net. For those who need help. And it in this immediate part of the country we have much more experience with hurricanes. Hurricanes are. Are huge. We have days of warning. And we can prepare. A tornado you don't have that much time they kind of just. They kind of just. Spring out of these clowns. And hit the earth but today and it is on usual. -- the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning before a tornado I think before tornado had hit the ground one hit yesterday in Shawnee Oklahoma and I think two people were killed -- This massive tornado that went to a very populated suburb of of Oklahoma City just south of Oklahoma City. -- has -- has now killed at least 51 people including several children it was an EF four -- winds estimated -- to a 200 miles per hour. I've heard estimates it was a half mile to two miles wide. And yet again you you you know when you look at how or how these tornadoes. -- to tear through a neighborhood one side of the street is destroyed. The other side of the street is not they're very discriminating. But when it comes to what they destroy. On the right now the estimate is a 140 people have been injured and about half of those are kids. Have you been a tornado. And if you had tornado warnings across -- -- from Gerald Ford -- earlier and said that they are there are so many tornado warnings this time of year during tornado season. In the midwest and Texas Oklahoma Kansas and and throughout the midwest they're -- a tornado warnings that if you heed those warnings that didn't sit your kids to school. You kids would be home every day. All day. And then think about the tornadoes that hit homes I'm not sure kids are always safer and home. Especially if the schools do have. Have -- have a safe place for kids to go -- their Lotta people that part of the country did you have -- places to -- when a tornado does company. You know from what I know about tornadoes and I've never experienced one firsthand. Couple of earthquakes in numerous. Hurricanes and of Lotta Lotta storms couple blizzards but I've never experienced. I'd tornado. They happened rather quickly and they're very very decisive with what they destroyed. Imagine. Just everything being flattened everything being on no. No reference to where you are in your neighborhood because of everything has gone and -- or are there where our reports -- for 75200. Horses dead. And and horses were seen flying flying around it does this sounds like animation -- it sounds like -- a fantasy. But Terry it it's not it's real. A horses were seen flying around -- in a tornado so I said the Shirley Allen are lined you you know his livestock. In Oklahoma. And of course to Texas and places where they have tornadoes so stop saying that something's gonna happen when pigs fly because pigs can fly in a tornado. Opera Gulf Shores David -- -- -- WL. Scrutiny David. I mean. -- -- The first -- that are playing right and. -- urgently. -- -- -- But don't quote don't talk to you now. What that is. What the church. Well white got. Yeah yeah yeah listen. -- -- for -- signature. And that no matter what. -- -- -- -- -- Yes campus and apparently outwardly. -- the country and I want. 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You tell you that you have a sense of what it's like -- -- the people Oklahoma are are are going to write down I appreciate you would take time to share your story witness. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- In the top of the -- Competent in one piece in anybody that was a huge. Now. The David appreciate you usher in a story witness in a specialist entered every WL. A GA vice with WWL news and every WL dot com by joins decide not to use you have experience with whether or not to send your kids to school during a tornado. Yeah fair article opened caller on the settler spell out the truth when you know call -- what they keep keep -- -- -- A -- -- about five years of news and all contracts for account get back home in -- What stories are over there was the two year anniversary of romance of tornados -- Jarrell Texas which is about an hour or repulsed. And that day care to advance warning and they they thought that would be super cell forming the close. 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Others just don't scene I'm thinking about I believe it was the at the plaza towers elementary school -- Moore Oklahoma where the school is totally destroyed and yet there's a line of bosses right out in the driveway. Waiting for the kids that would have come out of. That's you know you know the bosses I mean about where church with a via the school itself would let me say it's so pilot broke cherry -- aren't so it's it's for those folks it's going to be a long night. 260. 1878. Toll free 866889. -- seventy. Text number is 87870. You know we often talk about a political issues and social issues that this is not a -- to talk about that we're updating you on that. The monstrous tornado that just ripped through this a suburb of Oklahoma City just to the south of Oklahoma City. Literally just white and as we've seen it happen in Tuscaloosa Alabama. We've seen it happen in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi we've seen it happen in Joplin Missouri. -- -- another one of those devastating storms last. I heard 51 people are known dead some of them children. This almost took the same path as the massive storm that went through this part of Oklahoman your Oklahoma City hike in May of 1999. And this is tornado season. Our hurricane season begins June 1 this is tornado season. A throughout the midwest and Texas and Oklahoma Kansas those states have a tremendous. A number of storms. I if you wanna join us tonight if you plugged into a tornado you're -- your thoughts with us our numbers 2601870. Toll free 8668890. -- seventy. And a text Amber's late 77 from New Orleans at L when your WWL. Safe and humility and interpret that you yes -- do yet Denise -- did did the morning news with me the student you know don't seventeen -- seven you know -- -- Could you check on -- I think she's OK I didn't know she was in Oklahoma -- he's -- -- Oklahoma OK well I'll I'll try and find out -- Thank you didn't -- -- -- Sure well. -- duties for red did do a morning news -- is on going to be 97. Doing disputes in the morning show and if she is going to Oklahoma we'll check out here. If you are listening in Oklahoma if you were listening anywhere across America and you have been through. A tornado right here in New Orleans. Many of us are more familiar with hurricanes and tornadoes if you would share that experience witness. Our toll free number is 8668890. -- seventy. And -- -- number is 87870. Will continue to bring you updates throughout the evening on this. Massive storm their territory to a suburb south of Oklahoma City. This is this coach over here's another CBS news update. And welcome back to our show tonight we're bonded by that tragic tornado that tore through a suburb south of Oklahoma City. Tonight. There. Are expecting more tornadoes. Tomorrow here's -- text -- my hearing correctly at least four people ran for more. Of the same Tuesday Wednesday I hope not time for prayers. You know we just heard that the weathered the produce this tornado in Oklahoma this afternoon. Is likely to produce tornadoes tomorrow from Dallas into Little Rock this is tornado season four that midwestern states. That goes beyond Oklahoma and and in Texas but Oklahoma and Texas. -- do certainly get their share of tornadoes. When there is disaster like this week come together not only as Americans but we come together. As human beings and -- -- pretty much talking about this year this is not about politics. Sometimes it's important for us to take a break from politics and the heated political and social debate over issues we can always get back to that. But right now we're talking about a human beings that. Have lost everything in an instant if you would join our show tonight with a comment -- numbers 260. 1878. Toll free 8668890. X seventy. And -- -- number is 87870. -- Jeff you're on the stooge of good evening. Getting. Leadership. Has passed through the numbers from Kansas City here. And it's going out to all those people on -- and city year. I don't understand that this corner. There just emerged tornadoes back as you stated it was. About ten years ago or so. I just don't understand why these schools especially. Don't have like tornado shelters. Underground. I think that should be mandatory of course it's gonna cost money to do it you know nobody's. -- -- -- Yeah I could be wrong and I was under the impression that and that's that's what they do -- that most of the schools now do you have a basement -- sheltered in that a lot of people. In places like Oklahoma City where tortillas are far more likely than other places they've they do you have that tornado shelters other -- that people just talk -- points against that this status and the saddest thing right now. And the one thing that's making us all a little bit anxious is at forty to fifty people still missing at the plaza towers elementary school. 51 -- -- some of those children and number injuries but there's still some people. I'm not counted for -- school like I saw a video of this earlier absolutely flattened but by my adding that they do a place to go. Well I. Ironically it was just at a restaurant and -- on obscurity bit. I haven't heard kept on reports senators -- applauding that. But those commitments under a common types brokers they're not exactly the circumstances that are. -- If -- you know when I was culinary and underground shelters in the -- just hours -- and under Oscar. Winning matches you know you're talking about two mob -- Williams. Which -- tornado was an apple I expect maybe in -- -- that kind of thing. Not really -- notables so. -- Democrats go -- appreciate show. -- -- You know I was around -- time in Kansas -- actually make things Oklahoma City has the the headquarters of the severe weather center. And National Weather Service as Oklahoma City W that Kansas City Council had an excellent doppler radar and everything on the news station there at. We wanted to stand. Partly it was around and we -- -- -- of course means you bet that tornado on the ground it's been spotted by weather spotter. Tornado watch is it just you know the conditions there. Are possible. When you -- and that's when people should really take key I was. Two days ago -- -- and -- banners up there but the temperatures were cold enough that. -- had been produced tornados. We've been. You can usually. Tornado's coming a couple of sanctions should you should poppy co ops to gather. That -- that's a bit better and malevolent cluster together and then. That people straighten out on Tuesday when the tornado in -- everything get real quiet. And that yes -- will not -- well. I appreciate you are listening -- you're driving through I've got to get to and other news update from CBS news this is the -- showed we're coming right back with more under the WL. And we'll continue with -- says CBS news special report says throughout the evening -- throughout our our show tonight their necks are coming up -- about a twenty minutes from now. Here's an update on tonight's WWL pretty general opinion poll. When it comes to stories like the deadly tornado in Oklahoma which 24 hour news network do you think does the best job. CNN. Fox. Or MSNBC. 30% say CNN 55% say fox and only 15% say. MSNBC. Beverly doesn't surprise me although. As CNN is it working to change its image as being the place to go when there's breaking news like this and it was. Years ago that CNN actually. First started to really gain notoriety I think it was in the the Baby Jessica a story when people were watching that a 24 hours a day of it. CNN handers. A new director Jeff Zucker and -- CNN is showing some significant changes in an effort to become more meaningful. In the ratings race which they are losing to fox and MSNBC but you give us your opinion about which network you go to a time like this and really this should have nothing to do with politics. I mean if you if you think fox is a better station for political opinions but you think MSNBC or CNN do a better job with. A breaking news like this that I I would I would hope that she would be honest. I'd go to our web sites WWL dot com give us your opinion and will continue to track that poll and update you throughout the show. Here is that text that reads the safest place in America. NORAD. Yeah and that would be the place where they're like -- a bomb -- You can't help but think about it this this planet. Does. Sometimes create. Violence. Things. Volcanoes. Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Wildfires. You know all wildfires. That destroyed many many homes and and much much territory in the west. Many of those while players are not started. By humans so mark. But many art the sort of violating their sort of -- natural phenomena and it it gives its its conditions it's it's it's the earth. I guess you could say taking care of itself that we happened to inhabit this planet where their. Violence. Natural. Phenomenon. And we we deal with it and we. We do a good job of every building in and and coming together times like this -- here's a text that just reminds me about. How times like this can bring out the best in people. This text reads what can an average person. I do to help those. In addition to donations. It seems inadequate. To me in the wake and almost helpless situation. On our prayers. Work well again we've got some information on what you can do and our website WWL. Dot com should -- be any additional. Things that you can do with there's a need for something else we'll certainly pass that on to you. If you don't have a tornado shelter. Now I've I've you know heard the bath -- while obviously a basement and if we don't have basements here in the immediate New Orleans area but there are a basements in many parts of the country. I if you do get into a basement that's the best place that they were people who were in their basements today. And they came out only to find their home just entirely. Gone and whether you've seen the results of this so monstrous tornado in Oklahoma today or you've seen him in the past you know. And how definite. Tornadoes are when it comes to destruction. And yet -- discriminating as well. Because you could see homes in one area that are totally destroyed homes not far away sometimes even across the street or across a highway. -- or not destroyed. Tornadoes are totally different from hurricanes. You have a little more -- obviously the hurricane or tornado. But they're. Once again to expecting more tornadoes. In the area between Dallas and and Little Rock tomorrow we may be talking about this again tomorrow night hopefully dot. The last I heard they were still forty to fifty people missing. At the plaza towers elementary school. And this school was -- -- flattened. But just to show you how definite. I'm tornadoes or with what they destroy them what they don't there was a circle driveway. -- part of the school. And the school was absolutely flattened. But yet there were about ten maybe 1015 school buses yellow school bus to spend about ten. School buses in a circular driveway right in front of the school. There were still there. And it as you know a tornado can certainly lift up a Boston. Take it anywhere 9% to think about the animals that lost their lives. As well. And hopefully -- just told not rice on anymore. We will continue to bring you updates on that terror throughout our show tonight but as we as we talk about this. This is and this is one of those moments when we do depend on the government we depend on FEMA. I've seen is far from perfect and I know that many of you in this area and had horrific experiences. With FEMA. And a lot has changed -- following Katrina but who fits the bill for something like this. Does the government take your people do we look to the government to take care of people that time like this I heard earlier from one of the station I think it was CNN. Somalia. Reported that Oklahoma and Texas. Both red states. They receive more federal money than any other states and we know here Louisiana. With the with -- stick with different things that have happened and tornadoes or hurricanes in August as we have received a lot of federal late as well. A lot of people don't want to ever admit that we depend on the government put in some ways. We do and we always depend on the government to do the right thing in the right way. And as we know that doesn't always happen. Lot of politics going on in Washington and this it -- this huge tornado in Oklahoma has really dominated the news it's dominating that the news channels as well tonight. There will be other times to talk about their politics those controversies are not gonna go away and we'll continue talk about it here on this future if you wanna join us tonight with your comments about anything. Our numbers 2601870. Toll free 866889070. And a text number is 87870. Here is -- reads to me -- my condolences to the victims. Why do we paid national flood insurance. And they don't have to pay national tornado insurance. I'm curious I'm just honestly curious. I I don't know the answer that question. Here's a text we should ever use natural disasters as grounds for political motives but you know it will happen. And I I hope not I I agree with you. I don't think this should be. A photo whopper Syria I mean obviously the president needs to respond to a disaster that's what presidents do. And a President Obama will respond to this century will. He will have a -- some at some point soon I've presidents go to these. These disasters. -- you know let's not turn this into politics. And quite easily can become political had a text earlier tonight it's and I wonder if the midwestern Republicans will now tell people they should live there. You know it was very insulting. To those of us who live here is very insulting to those of us who love this city. For that there's some national. Talking Heads and national politicians to say well why rebuild New Orleans. Why do you live in a city that's. Underwater not a reward its its undersea level that could easily be underwater why do you live there so why do you live this year. Why doesn't anybody ever asked why do you live in Oklahoma City. What you live in Joplin Missouri. Why do you live in Tuscaloosa. It's really unfortunate and I mentioned this I don't know not long ago under Schoen and wrote a blog about it. New Orleans is a city was celebrity status. And when anything happens in a celebrity a celebrity city or happens to a celebrity. It's blown out of proportion. And there are people who are looking to beat up on New Orleans and I don't understand why because everybody who comes here loves. The politicians. The TV and radio talk show with they love this city but they left there are people who seem to love to bash New Orleans. I don't hear those people saying why do people live in tornado Alley. That's not fair. And again if you're listening in the Oklahoma area if you're listening -- anywhere. Where you have experience a tornado or if you were. -- expert in this but I'm sure you have other things on your mind. Other than calling the show but if you do what to share any experiences that you have had -- today or in the past. Our numbers 2601878. 866889. Is nearly seventy. And a text number is 87870. Here's a -- I guess a conservative states. Oklahoma will have to swallow their pride and open their hands to Uncle Sam. Our prayers go out to those. Who are affected. Here's a text why live in a place that's called tornado Alley. The same question can be asked what are we live. In New Orleans. I'm scoot him we'll be right back -- -- -- And welcome back to this crucial on this Monday night I'm I'm getting a couple of text different people are saying that the Oklahoma cut congressional delegation. Voted against federal aid for victims of hurricane sandy. They must be a reflection of the community you think. Here is another text. And it says the two Republican senators from Oklahoma continuously vote against disaster relief. For example -- They're gonna needed now isn't that part of the hypocrisy of so many politicians. I the president to like it was parish Billy -- -- are choices on going to be a -- -- welcome to our show tonight. I'm good you know we have different disasters here we understand tornadoes in this part of the country as well but it doesn't matter what the disaster is when there's a disaster like what happened in Oklahoma. A city today we are -- -- of local city we can't help but just relate to people going through it. Yeah we our heart goes out -- those comedies in general about it on this horrible disaster. You know we've we've been dealing with these slot in flood maps -- the would be announcement that the -- -- 20% a year. And -- and travel across the coast of Florida Mississippi and Alabama talking to. County commissioners. Try and -- in the interest international disaster policy. And just like -- -- get insurance and tornado Alley. Just by -- of the forest are earthquakes. And as we experienced applauding. Something -- like -- it is shaped like what anymore but. Worst change pay -- 1% on your insurance and it would keep -- on a percentage basis much like this team that does seven twenty pocket disaster reaches a certain dollar. Number post 910. And so what. To make it affordable to live in areas and the east natural disaster. You know there are solutions. There -- two problems they're better ways to do things then some of the ways that are things are part being done I think it's an interesting. As an interest in -- -- We saw I saw the local community leaders from Florida taxes go to Washington. And and with passion. To change to restore -- to make most of that money come to the -- and I will. Believed that that would make the difference in our visit with senators and congressmen from Nebraska. -- as they had no interest in the -- But what makes all the passion from the local officials across to coast are really believe that -- difference and I think it's gonna have that. Beat yet again to make a change in Washington. The local officials crossed the coast -- up the East Coast now. And certainly tornado Alley to work together to makes changes and -- Really going to essar parish president like prisoners thanks for congressman -- If you're a joyous with your comment tonight our numbers 2601878. Toll free 8668890. Point seven -- number is 87870. It was. It was an EF four tornado winds up to about 200 miles an hour. A 51 known dead we're about to get another update for CBS news for you and several children have been killed about a 140 injured half of those children. And some people still missing and that's one of the elementary schools it was actually flattened by this monstrous tornado today just south of Oklahoma City. Now we'll be right back with more of the -- show here's another news updates to -- WL for CBS news. It's Monday nights on this coach -- we're talking about the deadly tornado that tore through a suburb south of Oklahoma City today and the -- the weather that produced this is a sweeping across the country so there may be more tornadoes and there's an expectation tornadoes tomorrow from Dallas into Little Rock, Arkansas hopefully we're not talking about this again but there's a possibility. I'm last -- I had 51 people are known dead. 140 injured many of the children there -- several of those dead our children. And they're still out searching. The rubble is literally rubble of an elementary school in Moore Oklahoma. From Biloxi James -- on the Scotia -- -- -- -- -- Or anybody about them. A -- -- calling it and you know basically today that people don't Obama. Do you know -- out to be conservative or libertarian as you know. Shouldn't be asking war any Nader if the current -- -- You. Just -- they were that they actually not been. Taxes to government bit short is that rates on the presumption that where we are going to. Or stream and and it's because it hadn't been paying. They've been able to -- it and they had the money available to Canada and I didn't sure that you and coordinate local Red Cross chapters whatever. There might be way -- that -- -- it short and chat news for the corporate and and then. Yeah and and been criticized them when. -- The forum is a world where -- He's been over there you know actually. I understand there -- couple text earlier though about the politicians senator who come from. Oklahoma voting against disaster relief that the case of -- -- sandy. About I would attended politicians. What are some people -- -- to campaign and made it back in the pan. Assuming they would get the team on paper the argument that they -- the -- a -- to. And shame on you for birdie against them -- sure going to retire to do something that we're going to get -- -- jima. And -- everybody acted according. James I appreciate your call got to get to another CBS's news update here's a Texan reads nothing noble go to Oklahoma City and yet again show how inept government is. Those folks will be shining example. Self reliance in I don't want to turn this into politics yet although our politics will always be part of almost every conversation we get into. A let's get an update from CBS news this is the -- showed we're coming right back.
Deputy PM said that the government plans to adopt necessary regulations on the reforms concerning the headscarf and the recital of the Turkish pledge of allegiance before the Eid al-Adha holiday, which will begin next Monday.
Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay has said a regulation that will allow civil servants to wear headscarves will go into effect before the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday.
Allowing the wearing of the headscarf in public service was among a set of reforms announced by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week. The package also included reforms such as providing for education in one's mother tongue in private schools; the restoration of original names of villages, districts and provinces; changes in the law on political parties, including the possibility of lowering the 10 percent electoral threshold for entering Parliament; and lifting the requirement of the primary school oath, a mass recital of the Turkish pledge of allegiance, deemed as a militaristic imposition of republic's founding philosophy.
There are also other more specific rights for religious and ethnic minorities such as returning the Mor Gabriel Monastery property belonging to Syriac Christians, which was seized by the state.
Atalay said on Monday that the government plans to adopt necessary regulations on the reforms concerning the headscarf, Mor Gabriel Monastery and the recital of the Turkish pledge of allegiance before the Eid al-Adha holiday, which will begin next Monday.
The regulation restricting wearing headscarves in public service will remain in effect for judges, prosecutors and military personnel. The Female Jurists Platform made a press statement on the regulation on Monday. Delivering a speech on behalf of the group, lawyer Figen Sastım stated that they would like to see the freedom to wear the headscarf in every sphere of the legal profession and the ban on the headscarf limits freedom of belief. Şaştım further said that professional experience and qualifications are needed to become a judge or a prosecutor and wearing a headscarf does not prevent that, emphasizing that the platform does not accept such a regulation.
Defenders Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines are fit to return to Everton’s squad for the trip to Cardiff.
Jagielka (knee) and Baines (rib) have both benefited from the Toffees’ long lay-off over the last fortnight to get themselves back into contention.
It could mean Jagielka makes his first start since the opening day of the season as fellow centre-back Yerry Mina, sidelined for a month with a foot problem, remains a doubt while Kurt Zouma serves a one-match suspension.
Cardiff, meanwhile, are without Oumar Niasse at home to Everton as the Senegal striker is unable to play against his parent club under the terms of his loan agreement.
Kenneth Zohore is challenging for a first start since the end of September in Niasse’s absence, although the versatile Callum Paterson could be switched from a wide to a central role.
Aron Gunnarsson is expected to return after being rested for the 5-1 home defeat to Watford, while Lee Peltier and Bobby Reid will be checked after illness and Cardiff await an update on Victor Camarasa’s calf injury.
Everton provisional squad: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Jagielka, Digne, Gana Gueye, Gomes, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Richarlison, Stekelenburg, Kenny, Baines, Davies, McCarthy, Lookman, Calvert-Lewin, Tosun.
Cardiff City provisional squad: Etheridge, Smithies, Peltier, Bennett, Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Ralls, Gunnarsson, Arter, Damour, Bacuna, Camarasa, Harris, Hoilett, Paterson, Zohore, Reid, Murphy, Mendez-Laing, Ward, Healey.
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Presidential contender Ron Paul met with 300 student volunteers in Des Moines Thursday evening.
Speaking about the war in Iraq, the United States� mushrooming national debt and civil liberties, Dr. Paul addressed enthusiastic students who volunteered their Christmas breaks to the campaign.
Hailing from 39 states and four countries, the group has descended on Iowa to canvass, phone Iowans and distribute literature on behalf of the ten-term Republican from Texas.
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What happens when our governor and lieutenant governor listen to Wisconsinites before developing a budget?
At four meetings of the Peoples' Budget tour in December 2018, they heard citizens express, “their values and vision for our future.” This produced the Peoples' Budget outlined by Gov. Tony Evers in his State of the State speech Jan. 22.
There were no promises to billionaires to divide and conquer workers so the billionaire bosses could take away workers’ rights at work, no fake calls from out-of-state billionaire campaign contributors. Just the voice of Wisconsinites.
Common Wisconsin citizens' priorities for our state budget included two-thirds funding for our pre-K-12 schools as well as specific assistance for student mental health, children with special needs, low-income and minority students.
Health priorities included clean drinking water, eliminating lead water pipes and protecting quality health care coverage. Expanding Medicaid would cover 79,000 additional Wisconsinites and save taxpayers $180 million per year, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
Other priorities include fixing our roads and bridges, higher minimum wage and a fair tax schedule.
Every Wisconsin citizen needs to contact their two state legislators and tell them to get to work on the Wisconsin Peoples' Budget at maps.legis.wisconsin.gov.
Legal opposition and strongly worded remarks could not defeat the president’s travel ban.
In the days after the presidential election, a liberal friend quoted the 1976 movie Network to me. It’s a film about how extensively corporations control politics and media in the United States, but in the context of Trump, it suddenly struck him as perversely reassuring.
The implication: Whatever President Trump did with the government, the country was actually governed by powerful corporations. These corporations have an interest in a mostly peaceful world, with mostly free trade and some patina of civil rights. It is corporate America that would block the president’s worst excesses. And as Trump has taken office, and his administration has worn on, I’ve seen versions of this idea floating around the conversational ether. If things get really bad, we are assured, the richest companies will save us.
The past few months have shown how incorrect this view is. Some of America’s most powerful companies have faced off the Trump administration—and they have lost. Consider the fate of the so-called travel ban.
Just a week into his presidency, President Donald Trump announced a sudden, sweeping change to the country’s immigration system, prohibiting citizens and refugees and from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for at least 90 days. He also ordered the government to give preferential treatment to Christian refugees and “persecuted religious minorities” coming from those countries. More than 700 travelers, some of whom were in the air when the order was announced, arrived in the United States and were immediately detained. Thousands of Americans swarmed to airports around the country to protest the policy.
Jeff Bezos agreed. “This executive order is one we do not support,” he said in an email to his employees, promising to marshal “the full extent of Amazon’s resources” to support employees affected by the policy. Marc Benioff, chief executive of Salesforce, posted a tweet quoting the Gospel of Mark and the hashtag #NoBan. Travis Kalanick, then the chief executive of Uber, labeled the policy “unjust.” They were not alone: Dozens of technology CEOs spoke up in the first days of the ban.
Few tech employees were ultimately affected by that particular version of the policy—because, within a few days, federal courts had frozen it. As the months passed, the Trump administration issued two more versions of its travel ban. Yet the industry continued to make its preferences clear. “If we stand and say nothing, we become a part of it,” said Tim Cook, after the incident over the first ban passed.
“The Order will have the immediate, adverse consequence of making it far more difficult and expensive for U.S. companies to hire some of the world’s best talent and impeding them from competing in the global marketplace,” the brief said.
The companies lost. On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court announced it would let a modified version of the travel ban stand.
Fewer technology executives spoke out this time. Google, Apple, Facebook, and Uber all declined or did not respond to a request for comment.
“While disappointed with today’s SCOTUS travel ban decision, we will continue to support the legal rights of our employees and their families,” said Brad Smith, the president of Microsoft, in a tweet.
“We are profoundly disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the travel ban—a policy that goes against our mission and values,” said Brian Chesky, the chief executive of Airbnb, in a statement issued with the company’s two other co-founders.
Technology companies have historically taken an outsize interest in immigration policy, including with their lobbying dollars. Many tech companies rely on H1-B visas in order to bring programmers and other specialist workers into this country.
But Stu Loeser, a consultant who advised technology companies on this issue, told me such interest didn’t drive opposition to the travel ban.