Mossad 's not so secret operation A scandal is flaring up after the arrest of a Palestinian engineer was confirmed by the Israeli government . Dirar Abu Sisi , suspected of links with Hamas , vanished from a train near Kiev on February 19 , allegedly kidnapped by Mossad . Dirar Abu Sisi appeared in court on Thursday for a hearing on extending his detention . Prosecutors asked the court to allow the Palestinian to be held for five more days after which he would be officially charged . At this stage , the story seems to have more questions than answers . The Palestinian engineer went missing while traveling from the Ukrainian city of Kharkov to Kiev . Two men reportedly walked into his compartment , produced IDs of special services officers and removed him from the train . A sequence of mysterious events then unfolded , confusing not only the family of the kidnapped engineer and the media , but even the Ukrainian officials . Some reported that he turned up at the Israeli prison the next day after he had been abducted ; later a number of media reported the same information but only on March 10 . Israeli authorities officially confirmed this report on March 20 , when the Israeli court bowed to human rights activists and admitted that Sisi was being kept in jail in Israel , according to Itar-Tass news agency . Finally , the situation became more or less clear when the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly admitted on Thursday that the man had indeed been kept in prison in Israel saying : '' `` Abu Sisi is a Hamas member . He is being held in Israel . He supplied us with valuable information . '' '' But Netanyahu did not elaborate . Abu Sisi 's alleged connection to Hamas was named by the media , almost straight away , as one of the reasons for such drastic actions . However , both he and his Ukrainian wife Veronika deny all allegations . Moreover , Veronika appealed to the UN High Commission for Refugees to address the issue . She believes that the kidnapping was performed by the Israeli intelligence service , Mossad . '' `` How can I explain to my children that their father was n't killed by a bomb in Palestine but disappeared from a train in a democratic country ? '' '' she told Ukraine 's Kyiv Post . According to Abu Sisi 's account that he gave to the lawyer who was allowed to visit him in jail - from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights -LRB- PCRH -RRB- , a Gaza-based NGO - the people who abducted him on the train wore Ukrainian military uniform , they took his documents by force , then removed him from the train and drove him to Kiev . He says he was held and interrogated in an apartment by individuals who identified themselves as members of Mossad . Another reason for such actions , as speculated by the Israeli media , is Sisi 's possible connection to the kidnapping of an Israeli Defense Forces soldier , Gilad Schalit , and the belief that Sisi knows his current whereabouts . Noam Shalit , the father of abducted IDF soldier , even called on the family of the detained Palestinian engineer on Thursday to pressure Hamas to reach a deal that would bring about the release of his son , reports Israeli Haaretz newspaper . After appearing in court on Thursday , Abu Sisi , when asked , told the press : '' `` I do n't know anything about Gilad Shalit . I do n't know anything . I 'm an engineer , '' '' as quoted by The Guardian . According to the Jerusalem Post 's report on Friday , when asked about the possibility of Sisi being exchanged for Schalit , prime minister Netanyahu declined to comment . However , Israel 's defense minister , Ehud Barak , in an interview to Israel Army radio said that : '' `` He did n't organize the abduction or guard Schalit but he is a person with intimate internal information on Hamas . '' '' What seems to be particularly intriguing in the whole story is how exactly the engineer was removed from Ukraine . RT spoke to a former security officer in the country who said that in case of a planned operation between the two countries ' intelligence services , the man would simply be arrested quietly and deported . In this case , however , both the Ukrainian intelligence and the Interior Ministry have said they had no idea of such a plan by their Israeli counterparts . Moreover , Ukraine 's Interior Minister , Aleksandr Mogilyov , is set to visit Israel , to try to find out more details behind the operation , which the Ukrainian side claims it was not notified about . The unfolding story , a thriller of its kind , is not the first time that Israeli intelligence has undertaken such acts . In January 2010 , a man believed to be connected to the Hamas terrorist cell , was assassinated in a hotel in Dubai . Eleven men with fake French , Irish and other passports were put on the international wanted list by the UAE . However , that story seems far from being resolved , despite the fact that Israel did not deny Mossad 's involvement .

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AL Capsules Pinch-hitter David Murphy delivered a tiebreaking , two-run double in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied for a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday after raising their American League championship flag . Murphy 's slicing liner off Daniel Bard -LRB- 0-1 -RRB- kicked up chalk when it landed on the left-field line . That sent Rangers newcomers Mike Napoli and Yorvit Torrealba home to break a 5-all tie . Murphy scored on a double by Elvis Andrus before another double by AL MVP Josh Hamilton . Napoli , Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz all homered off Jon Lester for Texas , which played its season opener exactly five months after a Game 5 loss to San Francisco at home ended its first World Series . Darren Oliver -LRB- 1-0 -RRB- got the victory after allowing a tying homer to David Ortiz in the eighth . Adrian Gonzalez had two hits and drove in three runs in his Boston debut . Carl Crawford went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts while leaving a runner in scoring position each at-bat . White Sox 15 , Indians 10 CLEVELAND

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East Coast services disrupted after collision Services on the East Coast main line have been badly disrupted after a person was struck by a train . Major delays are being reported between Doncaster and London King 's Cross after the incident earlier this afternoon at Grantham , Lincolnshire . Due to this , there are currently no East Coast , First Hull Trains and Grand Central services through the area but First Capital Connect are not affected . It is estimated a normal service will not resume before 2000 BST .

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April Fools in Tech Land : Comic Sans and Google Motion - Digits Ah , April Fools Day -- when Google introduces a search tool that reads your mind and video links across the Web force people to watch Rick Astley singing . This year 's crop of tech April Fools jokes is corny as usual , but the tech April Fools master -- Google -- stands above the rest . The Wall Street Journal 's homepage rendered in Comic Sans using the Google Chrome tool . Eek . The search giant Friday morning launched an all-out campaign to promote the font Comic Sans on the Web . For those who do n't know , Comic Sans is the typeface that looks kind of like neat printed handwriting -- and it 's widely ridiculed by graphic designers and Internet denizens . It was the subject of a Wall Street Journal article in 2009 -LRB- Headline : A Font of Ill Will -RRB- , and it makes Web pages basically unreadable . But the Google webmaster team said Friday that it would be rolling out Comic Sans as the default Google font across all Google products on April 4 . They said experiments had shown that users '' `` thoroughly read every piece of content displayed in Comic Sans '' '' and that it is '' `` the most effective way to achieve user happiness . '' '' They also introduced an extension for the Chrome Web browser that turns all text on all Web pages into Comic Sans . -LRB- Try it . It 's horrifying . -RRB- And they provided a special little treat for those of us who search for '' `` Helvetica '' '' -LRB- another font -RRB- on Google . Not to be outdone , the Gmail team said it was introducing something called Gmail Motion -- gesture commands for email users . They even produced a snappy video and a printable guide to sample gestures . -LRB- To reply , you point backward with your thumb . To reply all , use both hands . -RRB- And the company posted a job listing Friday for an '' `` autocompleter , '' '' someone to guess what users are searching for and type in the rest of the word before they can , so it will be added to the list of suggestions given by Google . Other excellent pranks today include an email sent out by the Huffington Post claiming that the website was going to erect a paywall for New York Times employees only and a subtle joke that replaced the normal `` people you may know '' suggestions on LinkedIn with names like `` Albert Einstein . '' If you 're hankering for more April Fools jokes , TechCrunch is keeping a comprehensive list . Alas , the Journal does n't let Digits run posts about fake news -- something about being a '' `` serious '' '' news organization -- so here are the April Fools headlines you 'll never get to see . 10 . This Just In : Birds Check Into Rehab for Anger Management 9 . Apple Makes Friends with Adobe 8 . Mark Zuckerberg Shows Up to New Facebook Offices in Suit 7 . Exclusive : Twitter Removes Character Limit 6 . Sprint , Verizon Chiefs Give Three Cheers for AT&T , T-Mobile Deal 5 . Glut of iPads in Stores Leads to Drastically Reduced Prices 4 . Movie Studio Execs : ` It 's Time to Give It a Rest With 3-D ' 3 . New App , ` TBD , ' Raises $ 56 Billion Before It 's Even Conceived 2 . President Obama Ditches BlackBerry for Windows Phone 7 And the number one April Fool 's Day Digits News Headline ... 1 . Apple : Our Products Are n't '' `` Magical '' '' After All Readers , give us your best tech April Fools Day headline in the comments . -- Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Lauren Goode

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Jimenez Does n't Have His Usual Stuff DENVER -LRB- AP -RRB- -- Ubaldo Jimenez has six different pitches to befuddle batters . On Friday , he could n't find the proper spin on his breaking balls or enough zip on his heaters . It added up to a terrible 2011 debut for the Colorado Rockies ace who started out 15-1 last season . Jimenez looked like he was throwing batting practice Friday , laboring through six innings , allowing six runs -- five earned -- on seven hits and a wild pitch in a 7-6 , 11-inning loss to Arizona at Coors Field . He was long gone by the time Matt Lindstrom 's wild pitch with one out in the top of the 11th inning allowed Gerardo Parra to score from third base with the go-ahead run . All but one of the hits he allowed went for extra bases , including home runs by Justin Upton and Miguel Montero . Knowing he lacked his usual breaking stuff , he stuck with fastballs , but his heaters were topping out at 93 mph instead of the usual 99-100 . '' `` If I have the speed that I normally do , it 's not easy to hit it even if they know that I 'm going to be throwing fastball every time , '' '' Jimenez said . '' `` But I did n't have the movement , I did n't have the speed . '' '' After averaging 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings last year , Colorado 's ace whiffed just one batter . His unusual futility finally caught up to him in the fifth , when Upton 's three-run homer put Arizona ahead 4-3 . '' `` It was n't as electric , '' '' Upton said of Jimenez 's repertoire . '' `` I do n't know exactly what he was throwing but it was n't jumping like it usually does . '' '' Jimenez said he could n't locate his curveball in the bullpen warming up and had to stick with fastballs . '' `` That 's the only thing I had , '' '' he said . And without the usual oomph , he did n't even have that . In the sixth , Montero collected his fifth career hit -- and third career homer -- off Jimenez , sending a 2-1 pitch into the bullpen in right-center to give the Diamondbacks a 6-3 cushion . '' `` It 's kind of weird . To be honest , I do n't think he was throwing that hard , '' '' Montero said . '' `` Today he did n't have the greatest stuff , he was n't throwing near as hard as -LRB- normal -RRB- and we were able to take advantage . '' '' Jimenez , last year 's NL All-Star Game starter , walked away with a 7.50 ERA . Jimenez felt worst , however , about walking pitcher Ian Kennedy in the fifth before allowing a single to Willie Bloomquist , who started at shortstop with Stephen Drew held out of the lineup as he recovers from a strained abdominal muscle . One out later , Upton 's three-run shot put Arizona ahead . '' `` That 's what hurt me the most , '' '' Jimenez said . '' `` You never want to be walking the pitcher . Every time that happens , it 's going to get in your head and always there 's a problem that 's going to come after that . '' '' The last time Jimenez struck out just one batter was on May 21 , 2008 , against San Francisco , when he tossed seven innings in a no-decision . Jimenez said he felt fine physically and was n't worried that this bad outing was more than a one-time deal , and his teammates brushed off their ace 's unusually poor performance . '' `` He can be nervous , too . He 's allowed that , '' '' Todd Helton said . '' `` His stuff looked good . I think we 're all right . '' '' NOTE : Colorado RHP Aaron Cook -LRB- broken finger -RRB- made 50 throws at 100 feet Friday as he embarked on his comeback that is expected to last for weeks .

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Windows Phone 7 and the Unimportance of Apps Microsoft says that Windows Phone 7 '' `` s app marketplace is booming . In a chest-beating blog post , Microsoft revealed that WinPho7 '' `` s app count stands at 11,500 , and that 's without wallpapers or duplicate apps in different languages . The ecosystem has 36,000 developers , 60 percent of which have n't even published anything yet , so the potential for growth is huge . Still , some tech pundits , such as Robert Scoble , insist that a lack of apps is the only reason Windows Phone 7 has n't been a rousing success . How can this be true if the Windows Phone Marketplace is hopping with activity ? First , a bit of qualification : We do n't know with absolute certainty that Windows Phones are n't selling . Microsoft has only said how many phones it 's sold to retailers -LRB- 1.5 million as of late December -RRB- , not the number of people who 've actually bought one . But LG has expressed disappointment with sales , and one U.K. retailer claimed that Android phones outsell Windows Phones by a 15 to 1 ratio . It 's safe to say that Windows Phone 7 has n't been a rousing success . Windows Phone 7 '' `` s Real Challenges But is a lack of apps to blame ? I doubt it . When I consider which phone to buy or recommend to friends , I 'm quick to rule out Windows Phone 7 , but not because of apps . The platform 's lack of multitasking and HTML5 support are much bigger drawbacks . Same with copy and paste , at least until Microsoft finishes rolling out the '' `` NoDo '' '' software update . And until Windows Phones come to Verizon Wireless , the number of people who can even consider the platform is limited . Windows Phone 7 hardware has also been unimpressive so far . Most handsets do n't have front-facing cameras . None have dual-core processors . Most lack expandable storage , which would n't be an issue if they included more than 8 GB or 16 GB of on-board storage . Every time an Android phone pushes the hardware envelope , Windows Phone 7 falls further behind . If none of those issues existed , apps might linger in the back of my mind , but I doubt it . After all , Windows Phone 7 has a great gaming platform in Xbox Live . It has apps for Facebook , Twitter , Yelp , Shazam , IMDB and even Netflix , which Android still lacks . With Microsoft 's new stats in mind , I simply do n't buy the argument that apps are holding the platform back . If anything , they 're the biggest bright spot for Windows Phone 7 so far .

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Illinois prosecutor wo n't pursue death penalty for slaying suspect An Illinois prosecutor said he will no longer seek the death penalty against a man suspected of killing eight people in two states , although the penalty can still be sought in Missouri . Knox County State 's Attorney John Pepmeyer filed a motion Tuesday to decertify the case against Nicholas Sheley , according to local media reports . The move comes after Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation this month banning the death penalty in Illinois . Sheley , 31 , has pleaded not guilty in the death of Ronald Randall of Galesburg . Sheley is also charged with murder in five other deaths in Illinois and two in Jefferson County . Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Forrest Wegge is prosecuting the case against Sheley for the slayings in Festus of Tom and Jill Estes of Sherwood , Ark. . He said last month that there was no plan to first bring Sheley to Missouri , where he could face the death penalty . Wegge could n't be reached for comment on Tuesday . William Schroeder , a law professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale , said such a move would n't make much sense anyway . '' `` The legal process is n't a fast one , '' '' Schroeder said . '' `` He can still face trial in Illinois , and then be moved to Missouri . If he actually gets the death penalty in Missouri it would take a long time before any sentence is carried out . '' '' Schroeder added that all of the victims '' `` want justice '' '' regardless of what punishment options are available to them . '' `` Victims want closure , which means all of the cases have to be prosecuted anyway , '' '' Schroeder said . Quinn 's ban has n't had an impact on the case of Christopher Coleman , where Madison County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty . The Associated Press contributed to this report .

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How Fast Is Your Site ? Measure It With Google ’ s Page Speed Online Editors note : The following guest post is written by Josh Fraser . Josh is the co-founder of a new startup called Torbit which automatically optimizes websites for speed . Yesterday Google announced Page Speed Online , which provides a quick and easy way to accurately measure the speed of your website directly from the web . Previously available only as a browser add-on , Google Labs launch allows you to analyze your site from anywhere and receive instant feedback on making it faster . Chances are , your website could perform better - all of ours could . There are a lot of tools online that only measure server response time , giving an inaccurate picture of your site 's speed . For example , blazing fast servers might return your HTML in a fraction of a second , but visitors to your site will still be waiting for images to download or javascript to be executed . In contrast , Page Speed Online uses a webkit-based renderer to time all components of your site for a more complete picture of its performance . Page Speed Online is simple to use . Just enter a URL and get instant suggestions for performance improvements on your site . Page Speed Online gives you a score out of 100 and breaks down suggestions by their priority . Google caches the results , making it faster to use than comparative tools like WebPageTest which offers more features . With Page Speed Online you can also get mobile-specific recommendations . For instance , since mobile device CPUs are less powerful than desktop CPUs , suggestions that reduce CPU consumption will be featured more prominently . Performance matters . We all know that . Everyone can relate to the frustration of waiting on a site that takes forever to load . Website owners in particular should care about performance . The correlation between the speed of your website and revenue has been shown over and over again . Improving your site 's performance is the easiest way to increase pageviews , conversions and sales . For example , Yahoo found that a 400ms improvement to the speed of their site increased their pageviews by 9 % . Firefox shaved 2.2 seconds off their average page load time and increased download conversions by 15.4 % . Shopzilla reduced their loading time from 7 seconds to 2 and increased their pageviews by 25 % and revenue by 7-12 % . Google has been a long-time champion of making the internet faster . Not only did it rise to prominence by being the fastest search engine , but it also encourages other sites to be fast by using site speed in its web search ranking . Google has also released a slew of tools to help website owners measure and improve the performance of their sites . Google released Page Speed plugins for Firefox and Chrome and include performance data in its webmaster tools . Just yesterday , Steve Souders announced HTTPArchive which keeps an archive of how top websites are built and tracks their performance ranking over time . The data is being recorded using real browsers so the archive is an accurate representation of the experience of actual visitors . Performance is obviously a priority for Google and it 's something we all value . Venture capitalist Fred Wilson even calls speed '' `` the # 1 feature for startups '' '' . Page Speed Online is an important step for the web because it 's lowering the bar for people who want to do performance analysis on their sites . You no longer have to download desktop software , install a plugin or even have a copy of the browser that you 're testing -- all you need is any browser . Google employee and performance guru , Steve Souders told me a story from a party he attended where a startup CTO was asking him for site improvement suggestions : I did n't have my laptop handy and was about to give up , but then I remembered Page Speed Online . From my mobile phone I was able to run his site through Page Speed Online and give him specific performance fixes . On top of that were the suggestions for mobile . Page Speed Online provides performance analysis for any website for desktop and mobile from any web client . I also talked with the tech lead for Page Speed Online , Bryan McQuade and asked him what was next for the service . He says : Going forward we 're planning to add even more mobile-targeted analysis to the open-source Page Speed SDK , which powers Page Speed Online , our Page Speed browser extensions , and is used by WebPagetest and other sites . Of course , Page Speed Online will only tell you that your site is slow ; it wo n't fix it for you -LRB- although there is an Apache module that helps -RRB- . Our company , Torbit , and others such as Disrupt runner-up CloudFlare and Blaze.io , are working to automate all these best-practises to make websites fast . Torbit is still in private BETA , but you can sign up now to get in before our public launch .

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ME ' s corpse grab of Officer George Wong ' unforgivable ' says friend , Officer Bobby Heedles A crimefighting pal of an NYPD cop killed by cancer has joined critics blasting the city for snatching his body to examine after his death was linked to a 9/11 illness . '' `` What the medical examiner 's office did was unforgivable , '' '' Officer Bobby Heedles said of a controversy surrounding the remains of retired Officer George Wong . Heedles , 46 , worked with Wong in the 1980s at the 5th Precinct stationhouse in Chinatown , and in a letter emailed to the Daily News yesterday described him as having a '' `` true warrior 's spirit . '' '' '' `` I never met a better human being , '' '' he wrote , saying Wong never smoked or drank . Born July 4 , 1962 , Wong died last week from gastric cancer his doctor attributed to 9/11 toxic exposure . Once told of the 9/11 link , the city medical examiner 's office seized Wong 's body to examine it Monday , angering his family and delaying his funeral a day .

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Sixers 115 , Nets 90 Thaddeus Young scored 22 points , Elton Brand had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers clinched a playoff spot Friday night with a victory over the New Jersey Nets . Jrue Holiday scored 17 points and Andre Iguodala had 14 to lead the Sixers back to the postseason after a one-year absence . Brandan Wright led an anemic Nets attack with 15 points and 11 rebounds . With the loss , the Nets fell to 23-52 . -- WSJ Wire Services Printed in The Wall Street Journal , page A23

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Study by Bay Area 's Buck Institute blazes trail for life span extension and disease treatments A new study by researchers at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato validates a promising new approach for extending life span and treating age-related diseases . The study appears in the March 30 online edition of the prestigious scientific journal Nature . The study found that a dye , used in laboratories to detect Alzheimer 's disease , extended the life span of nematode worms by more than 50 percent and slowed the disease process in worms bred to mimic aspects of Alzheimer 's disease . The dye is also known as Thioflavin T. Nematodes make excellent subjects for research on aging . Researchers do n't have to wait long for results because the tiny worms live only two or three weeks normally , and the nematodes ' genetic code has been mapped . It was research on nematodes more than two decades ago that first revealed to scientists that the aging process could be extended via genetic mutations . It had long been believed that aging was an uncontrollable process of deterioration that could n't be altered by single genes . Since then , researchers at the Buck Institute and elsewhere have identified hundreds of genes that affect the life span of nematodes as well as compounds that can trigger the anti-aging effect . Until now , however , scientists did n't know the mechanism at work . '' `` What 's new and exciting about this study is we think we know what is going on , '' '' said Gordon Lithgow , the Buck faculty member who led the research study . The study highlights a process called protein homeostasis , the ability of an organism to maintain the proper structure and balance of its proteins , which are the building blocks of life . '' `` Proteins have a certain three-dimensional shape and if that shape is lost by clumping or other types of damage their function is lost as well , '' '' Lithgow said . '' `` This is well studied in relation to Alzheimer 's disease , Parkinson 's disease and other diseases . '' '' While many degenerative diseases have been linked to a breakdown in the process , genetic studies have long indicated that protein homeostasis is a major contributor to longevity in complex animals . '' `` We 've had a hunch for a long time that protein homeostasis would be a driving factor for normal aging , and I think that 's what we 're seeing here , '' '' Lithgow said of the study . '' `` Somehow these compounds slow the clumping of the proteins together and consequently that slows down normal aging . '' `` We have been looking for compounds that slow aging for more than 10 years and Thioflavin T is the best we have so far , '' '' Lithgow said . Aided by a $ 1.7 million grant from the Petaluma-based Larry L. Hillblom Foundation in 2007 , Buck Institute scientists tested 120,000 chemical compounds on yeast and nematode worms in search of compounds that would slow the aging process . But Thioflavin T was not part of that process , Lithgow said . Testing Thioflavin T was the idea of Silvestre Alavez , a staff scientist in the Lithgow lab . Alavez was trained in neuroscience and knew about the use of these compounds to detect disease-related proteins . Several other compounds he identified have also proven effective in increasing life span in worms . One of those is curcumin , the active ingredient in the popular Indian spice turmeric . '' `` People have been making claims about the health benefits of curcumin for many years , '' '' Alavez said . '' `` Maybe slowing aging is part of the mechanism of action . '' '' Curcumin is being tested in several human clinical trials for conditions ranging from colon cancer to rheumatoid arthritis to depression . Alavez said , '' `` Any small molecule that maintains protein homeostasis during aging could be active against multiple disease states . '' '' Follow-up research on Thioflavin T is underway at the Buck Institute in mice bred to have Alzheimer 's . One of the members of the research team that worked on the study was David Zucker , 23 , a Dominican University student who is working on his master 's degree . Zucker 's ambition is to become a physician and he is in the process of sending out applications to medical schools . Now he can mention that his name is attached to a study published by Nature . '' `` I lucked out , I guess , '' '' Zucker said . Contact Richard Halstead via e-mail at rhalstead@marinij.com

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Egypt introduces provisional constitution On Wednesday , Egypt 's Supreme Military Council issued a declaration which will temporarily replace the country 's former constitution , dating back to 1971 . The declaration is based on amendments to the old constitution which were backed by the majority of people at a referendum on March 19 . The amendments mostly concern procedures for presidential and parliamentary elections , and the terms of presidency . The old constitution was abrogated by the country 's military on February 13 , soon after President Mubarak 's resignation . Parliamentary elections in Egypt are planned for this September .

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Tibet through the Lenses-Potala Palace Special Report : This is Tibet This year marks the 60th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet . To celebrate the achievements the autonomous region has made , a series of photographs depicting the region 's rich natural , cultural and religious resources will be released . The first part of the series is fully packed with pictures of Tibet 's landmark structure - Potala Palace . The photos taken by three photographers , who are each connected with Tibet in their own way , capture the centuries-old world heritage in different moods and weather conditions . -LSB- Photo by Zou Jiyu -RSB- The first part of the series is fully packed with pictures of Tibet 's landmark structure - Potala Palace . The photos taken by three photographers , who are each connected with Tibet in their own way , capture the centuries-old world heritage in different moods and weather conditions . -LSB- Photo by Zou Jiyu -RSB-

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Google faces tax investigation by China Long-running feud between country and internet company flares up again as Beijing alleges tax violations by subsidiaries Chinese authorities have found three companies linked to Google Inc broke tax rules and are investigating possible tax avoidance , a state-run newspaper said on Thursday , raising the risk of renewed pressure on the internet search giant . Google said two of the companies named were its units , and a third was a separate firm that works closely with Google . But Google denied the tax violations alleged in the Chinese-language Economic Daily . '' `` We believe we are , and always have been , in full compliance with Chinese tax law , '' '' Google said in a statement . Even if the report is unfounded or embellished , it could bring fresh headaches in China for Google , which has gone through difficult times there since early last year when it clashed with the government over internet censorship and hacking attacks . China generates a small percentage of Google 's revenues , but is the world 's largest internet market with more than 450 million users . The country 's search market , dominated by homegrown Baidu Inc , was worth 11bn yuan -LRB- # 1.05 bn -RRB- in 2010 and is likely to grow by about 50 % each year for the next four years , according to iResearch . The Economic Daily said that the three companies investigated and punished were '' `` Google enterprises in China '' '' . '' `` The taxation authorities have already investigated and punished the three companies according to the law , '' '' said the report on its front page . The companies were accused of presenting false and unjustified claims to the total value of 40m yuan , said the report . It did not say when the claimed violations are alleged to have happened . '' `` It is understood by this reporter that the taxation authorities are further investigating Google businesses in China on suspicion of tax avoidance , '' '' said the brief story , which was also later reported by China 's official Xinhua news agency . A Google spokesperson said the two of the accused companies - Google Information Technology -LRB- China -RRB- Co Ltd and and Google Information Technology -LRB- Shanghai -RRB- Co Ltd - were its sub-units . It said the third company named , Google Advertising -LRB- Shanghai -RRB- Co Ltd , was a separate firm which works '' `` closely with Google as Google 's sole first-tier reseller in China '' '' of advertising on the search engine 's web pages . '' `` Most foreign companies in China , especially high-profile companies with a global reputation at stake , are pretty careful to make sure they are in full compliance with the relevant tax laws , '' '' said Mark Natkin , managing director of Marbridge Consulting , a Beijing-based company that advises investors about China 's Internet and telecommunications sectors . China 's foreign ministry would not comment directly about the report . '' `` Generally speaking , any companies operating abroad should obey the laws and regulations of the host country , '' '' said the ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu . The report appeared after Google again clashed with the Chinese government over internet censorship . Earlier this month , Google said any difficulty that users in China may have faced opening its email service were likely the result of government blocks . China 's ruling Communist party has intensified censorship in recent months , fearing that calls for protests inspired by anti-authoritarian uprisings across the Middle East and north Africa could gather momentum . Google 's serious run-ins with the Chinese government began in January 2010 , when the company said it was no longer willing to censor search results in the country . Previously , the company included a disclaimer on its China service that searches may not be complete because of local laws .

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Parker : Elway , partners huddle on Vail restaurant deal MONTGOMERY , Ala. -- At a government laboratory in Alabama , workers in blue coats unload envelopes packed with small filters that trapped air particles in Hawaii , Alaska and elsewhere . The discs are placed in lead - lined , barrellike devices for testing to make sure no traces of radioactive materials have wafted across the Pacific Ocean from Japan . So far , the sea breeze in places such as Honolulu is no more dangerous than the pollen-laden air of the Deep South , according to officials . Still , the 60 or so workers in the 72,000-square-foot building will be the first to know if the Japanese disaster spreads harmful amounts of radiation to the U.S. On Wednesday , the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration said very low levels of radiation had turned up in a sample of milk from Washington state , but federal officials assured consumers not to worry . The FDA said such findings were to be expected in the coming days because of the nuclear crisis in Japan and that the levels were expected to drop relatively quickly . The EPA said it was increasing the level of nationwide monitoring of milk , precipitation and drinking water . The Associated Press

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Ristretto | Modernist Coffee Nathan Myhrvold keeps busy . The former chief technology officer of Microsoft is an executive at DreamWorks Animation , once studied with Stephen Hawking and donated Tyrannosaurus rex fossils he uncovered in Montana to the Smithsonian . He was profiled by Malcolm Gladwell , is a pal of Bill Gates and spent the last several years working on '' `` Modernist Cuisine , '' '' an encyclopedic six-volume compendium of cutting-edge cooking that is not only one of the most expensive cookbooks ever published -LRB- the list price is $ 625 , though it 's available on Amazon.com for a mere $ 461.62 -RRB- but also one of the heaviest , a fire-door-stopper that tips the scales at more than 40 pounds . An initial print run of 6,000 editions has already sold out . Even more exciting for baristas and home brewers , there 's an entire chapter on coffee , 50 thick pages devoted to the topic . In culinary circles coffee is often a second-class subject , not worth the ink . In '' `` Modernist Cuisine '' '' it 's treated seriously , and takes its place right next to a section on wine . The chapter is essentially a detailed primer . It outlines how coffee is processed , stored and roasted , and discusses the best grinders -LRB- conical burr -RRB- and the best temperature for drinking -LRB- not scalding hot -RRB- . '' `` Modernist Cuisine '' '' has a boys-with-toys current running through it , so most of the chapter is devoted to espresso and assumes that you have access to a professional or prosumer machine and dream of pulling the perfect shot . I could almost see Mark Prince nodding in approval from across the continent . There 's no knocking the meticulous research that went into the chapter -LRB- there 's a lucid explanation of how coffee is extracted -RRB- , the conclusions -LRB- darker roasts do n't mean stronger coffee -RRB- or the overall sensibility -LRB- Myhrvold is right , restaurant coffee should be better -RRB- , but there is n't anything new here for the coffee nut . If you read Tim Wendelboe or Scott Rao , check in with Matt Buchanan at Gizmodo or James Hoffmann at jimseven , or even let yourself meander into a conversation with a chatty barista - you 'll already be familiar with much of what 's in the chapter , if not all of it . It 's a shame , because '' `` Modernist Cuisine '' '' is quickly becoming known for educating the educated , either by systematizing techniques -LRB- in his review for The New York Times , Michael Rhulman writes : '' `` The table for custard lets you pick your desired consistency based on what percentage of egg you use and the temperature you cook it to , to create a thick Anglaise-style sauce or a stand-alone custard . I tested it , it 's brilliant , I 'll use it forever . '' '' -RRB- or by explaining the arcane -LRB- John Lancaster of The New Yorker seemed fascinated to learn that because water boils at a higher temperature in New York City than in Mexico City , ovens effectively bake at higher temperatures in New York City than in Mexico City -RRB- . Too bad Myhrvold does n't do either with coffee . The espresso how-to wo n't hold any surprises for somebody who watches a professional at work , never mind the curious customer who takes an hour-long class at the local coffee shop . The book does n't even have a single photo of coffee gear sliced open with an abrasive water-jet cutter . -LRB- The cross-section of a flaming grill in action has become an iconic image from the book . -RRB- There 's a Synesso espresso machine with the front plate removed , but that 's too easy . Maybe that 's the point . If the chapter wo n't blow any minds within coffee , it might indoctrinate a generation of chefs and home cooks who never spent much time thinking about grinders or roast profiles . This probably wo n't sit well with Myhrvold , who ca n't handle qualified praise . So instead of fixating on shortcomings , I 'll spend a moment with something he does well : express his fanatical love of espresso . In a short passage he recalls confronting his skepticism of the so-called '' `` God shot , '' '' an espresso so transcendent that it changes your life . Myhrvold writes : Then one day at the Coffee Fest trade show in Seattle , a barista named Daniel Humphries of Victrola Coffee pulled me a shot of their Streamline roast in one of the earliest Synesso machines . '' `` It was like nothing else I have ever tasted , a phenomenal and complex layering of flavors . Yes , it was coffee , but with a richness and complexity unlike those of any coffee I 'd had before - unlike anything else I 'd ever tasted , for that matter . ... I walked around the rest of the day haunted by that taste ; it was with me for hours . '' `` I 'd had my first God shot . '' `` Of course now I feel foolish for doubting that God shots exist . Yes , the language used by coffee lovers to describe them is over the top , but that 's because the experience itself is , too . '' '' Preach it , brother .

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Hydrogen '' `` to become a viable alternative to petrol '' '' thanks to new process that makes gas behave like liquid Technology can be used with existing cars Hydrogen is clean alternative to petrol and produces only water when burned Hydrogen fuel could be set to become a viable environmentally friendly alternative to petrol following the development of new technology that allows the natural gas to be stored in a cheap and practical way . The groundbreaking technique utilises materials that soak up hydrogen like a sponge , and then encapsulates them in tiny plastic beads so small they behave like a liquid . The process , based on a new way of producing nano-fibres from hydrides , is being developed by Cella Energy , a spin-off from Britain 's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory . The technique allows hydrogen to be released at a much faster rate and at lower temperatures than before , researchers said . '' `` What we 've been doing is taking these materials and encasing them in plastic and making them into a very fine powder and that improves their properties , '' '' Cella Energy Chief Scientific Officer Stephen Bennington said . '' `` It also means you can pump it like a fluid and it 's safe . It is not gong to easily burst into flames , '' '' he said . Hydrogen produces only water when it is burned and is considered an ideal solution to cutting carbon emissions from petrol or diesel vehicles , which are estimated to cause 25 per cent of all carbon release . But until now , attempts to store hydrogen have not been consumer-friendly so this has not been a viable option . Cella Energy Ltd say their technology would allow people to use the carbon-free fuel with their existing car after a few modifications . '' `` You would pump it into your petrol tank of your car - that would go off , be heated , drive the hydrogen off , which would go and run your vehicle and then the waste little beads that we have created you store in the car . And when you go and refuel your car you have two nozzles . One which puts in the new beads and one which takes out the old beads which goes off to be recycled and the hydrogen added to it again , '' '' Bennington said . The development has been to turn hydrides into fibres or beads , 30 times smaller than a human hair , through a process of electro-spinning . This produces a white tissue-like material that can be controlled to capture and release hydrogen . The encapsulation process protects the hydrides from oxygen and water , prolonging their life and making it possible to handle them safely in air and because it behaves like a liquid , current infrastructure will need minimal modification . '' `` You can use tankers to carry the material around , '' '' said Bennington . '' `` You can take it to forecourts and then you can pump it into the vehicle and give the customer the same kind of experience they have now . '' '' All part of the reason Cella Energy believe their process could herald a new era of carbon-free motoring . '' `` The experience that most people have now is using regular liquid fuels where it takes three minutes to fill your vehicle and then you can travel 300 miles , '' '' said Stephen Voller , Cella Energy 's CEO . '' `` Now you can have exactly the same experience with hydrogen but you ca n't have that experience with an electric car . '' '' The company said hydrogen could be an economically viable alternative to fossil fuels if the gas is produced with renewable energy sources like wind or solar . It has three times more energy than petrol per unit of weight and could power cars , planes and other vehicles that currently use hydrocarbons . It said it is also attracting interest from large established companies in the energy and transportation sectors .

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Charla Nash , woman mauled by chimp , waiting for face transplant -LRB- video -RRB- Charla Nash , woman mauled by chimp , waiting for face transplant -LRB- video -RRB- New Haven , Conn. - Charla Nash , the woman who was left disfigured after being attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee in Feb. 2009 , is anxiously awaiting a face and hand transplant . The brutal attack left Nash without her nose , lips , hands , and sight . She was blinded during the vicious rampage , is only able to eat through a straw and has difficulty breathing . To see a photo of Charla before the attack and a graphic current photo , click here . In a 2009 inteview with Oprah , Nash said she wears a veil everyday so she wo n't '' `` scare people . '' '' Only weeks ago , Texas construction worker , Daniel Wiens , 25 , was the first man in the U.S. to receive a full face transplant at Boston 's Brigham and Women 's Hospital after a traumatic power line accident in 2008 , left him blinded without lips , eyebrows , and his nose . To see photos regarding Daniel Wiens , click here . Nash , 57 , was deemed eligible for surgery by the same hospital that performed Wiens ' surgery . As with Wiens ' procedure , the Department of Defense would pay for Nash 's surgery through a contract given to the Boston hospital in 2009 to cover the cost of face transplants for some civilians , veterans , and hospital officials . If donors are found for both Nash 's hands and face , the hospital may be the first in the country to perform a simultaneous transplant of both . Advertisement Hospital officials note that eligible donors can be up to 20 years younger or 10 years older than Nash and must have similar skin color and texture , along with her blood type . The donor must also be within four hours of travel from the Boston location . The surgery will make it easier for Nash to eat , as well as restore her sense of touch and smell , said plastic surgeon Dr. Bohdan Pomahac , who performed Wiens ' face transplant and will lead the Nash surgical team . To see a video regarding Nash , click on the player to the left of this article , or click here . Despite her devastating injuries , Dr. Pomahac said she is '' `` amazingly well '' '' psychologically considering the serious attack she underwent . He noted that the prospect of a face and hand transplant gives her hope for the future . Want to read more US Headlines Examiner articles ? Then subscribe to receive continuous updates as articles are published . You can also follow me on Twitter .

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Benefits of Radiation Therapy Outweigh Risks of a Second Cancer : Study Likelihood that radiotherapy will cause another tumor is low , researchers say TUESDAY , March 29 -LRB- HealthDay News -RRB- - The odds a second cancer will develop after radiation treatment for a first cancer are relatively low , U.S. National Cancer Institute researchers report . In a long-term study of more than 600,000 cancer survivors , an estimated 8 percent of second cancers were attributable to radiation treatment for the original cancer , according to the study . The results suggest that other factors , such as lifestyle risks and genetics , cause the majority of second cancers , the researchers say . '' `` The findings can be used by physicians to really put the risks into perspective when they are talking treatment options with their patients , '' '' said lead researcher Amy Berrington de Gonzalez , an investigator in the NCI 's radiation epidemiology branch . Patients should feel reassured , she added . '' `` In general , the risks -LSB- of radiation therapy -RSB- are smaller than the benefits , '' '' she said . The study , published online March 30 in The Lancet Oncology , is the first to quantify the cancer risks posed by radiation treatment for different malignancies . Berrington de Gonzalez and colleagues collected data on 647,672 adult cancer survivors included in the U.S. Surveillance , Epidemiology and End Results cancer registries . All had survived five years or longer after cancer treatment , and follow-up ran from 1978 to 2007 . The researchers looked at outcomes for 15 different types of cancer for which radiation treatment is routine , including cancers of the rectum , larynx , lung , breast , cervix , testicles , prostate , eye and orbit , brain and thyroid . Over the 30 years of follow-up , 9 percent of these participants developed a second cancer . Of these , about 3,300 -LRB- 8 percent -RRB- might have been the result of radiation treatment , the study authors said . Second cancers related to earlier radiation therapy varied by type , the researchers noted . More than half of the second cancers developed in breast and prostate cancer survivors . Four percent of second cancers were in the eye , and 24 percent were cancer of the testicles , the researchers found . Patients who had their initial cancer when young were at the greatest risk of developing a second cancer . Also at high risk were those whose organs received high doses of radiation . The likelihood of developing a secondary cancer increased over time . When these data are put in perspective , the absolute risk for a second cancer is 3 in 1,000 over 10 years after radiation therapy and 5 in 1,000 over 15 years , Berrington de Gonzalez said . '' `` We know that radiation therapy can increase the risk of getting another cancer , but at the same time the benefits outweigh the risks , '' '' said Elizabeth Ward , national vice president for intramural research at the American Cancer Society . Radiation therapy is an important and relatively safe treatment for cancer , she added . Thanks to treatment advances , Ward said , radiologists today are better able to pinpoint treatment and limit exposure to healthy tissue than they were in the past . Now , studies are needed to determine the cancer risks from newer radiation treatments , the authors noted . Dr. Anthony D'Amico , chief of radiation oncology at Brigham and Women 's Hospital in Boston , agreed that the NCI findings are encouraging . '' `` Despite people 's concerns , radiation is relatively safe with regard to the issue of second cancers , because the number of cancers that result from it are very small , '' '' D'Amico said . More information

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Ka'aihue Homer Powers Kansas City Past Angels 2-1 KANSAS CITY , Mo. -LRB- AP -RRB- -- Kila Ka'aihue hit Michael Kohn 's second pitch of the ninth inning for a game-ending home run , lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night . Kohn -LRB- 0-1 -RRB- relieved Jordan Walden to start the ninth and was ahead 0-1 in the count when Ka'aihue , who had struck out twice , slammed the ball 393 feet over the fence in right . Joakim Soria -LRB- 1-0 -RRB- pitched the ninth for Kansas City . The Royals tied it 1-all in the fourth on an infield out by Jeff Francoeur after Billy Butler singled and moved up on a hit and a wild pitch . Howie Kendrick gave the Angels a 1-0 lead on the eighth pitch that starter Jeff Francis threw as a Royal , swatting the full-count delivery over the fence in center for a 418-foot home run . But that was all the Angels would get off Francis , a 30-year-old who is still trying to make a full comeback from left shoulder surgery that sidelined him the entire 2009 season and part of 2010 . The Angels had at least one base runner in five of the next six innings but could not break through against the 6-foot-5 left-hander , stranding runners in scoring position in the second , third and fifth . Starters Dan Haren of the Angels and Francis both went seven impressive innings , allowing only one run and six hits . Haren , going for his fourth win in his last five starts in Kansas City , hurt himself with a wild pitch that helped the Royals score their lone run off him . He had six strikeouts and no walks . Francis , who signed as a free agent from Colorado , gave up five hits and one run , walking one and striking out four . Vernon Wells made a great catch to stop the Royals from taking the lead in the sixth . Alex Gordon doubled leading off , went to third on Butler 's groundball and was there with two outs when Francoeur hit a line drive into deep left . Wells went back and made a leaping catch almost at the wall . The Royals also stranded a runner at third in the third , fifth and eighth . Mike Aviles tripled with two outs in the third but Haren struck out Melky Cabrera . In the fifth , Brayan Pena doubled leading off and was at third when Aviles popped up and Cabrera flied out . Aviles walked leading off the eighth against reliever Walden and went to third with two outs when he stole second and kept going on catcher Jeff Mathis ' throwing error . But Walden struck out Butler . NOTES : Angels are opening season at Kansas City for the first time . ... According to Angels ' research , Mathis was only third man in major league history to hit an opening day home run on his birthday . ... With a payroll of $ 36,126,000 and an opening day average age of 27.21 , Royals are youngest and poorest team in the majors .

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EU president says Gadhafi 's ouster would be best protection for Libyan civilians OSLO - EU President Herman Van Rompuy says Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi 's ouster would be the best protection for Libyan civilians . Rompuy said Wednesday that 27 EU nations are pressing for Gadhafi 's ouster . On Tuesday , 40 countries meeting in London called forcefully for Gadhafi to step down as Libya 's ruler . Some even hinted at secret talks on Gadhafi 's exit . Rompuy 's spoke after talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo .

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Idol Meter looks at Season 10 '' `` s '' `` quirkier characters '' '' Ken Barnes takes a look at three of American Idol '' `` s '' `` quirkier characters '' '' in this week 's Idol Meter post . Scotty McCreery : '' `` The inspired way he countrified Stevie Wonder last week breeds confidence he can easily do the same with Elton John tonight . '' '' Naima Adedapo : '' '' -LSB- Dancing in the Street -RSB- may have put her on the right track , but she needs to pick the right track from the Elton John catalog - steering away , for instance , from the ballads . '' '' Casey Abrams : '' `` To avoid the dreaded Siobhan Magnus Syndrome , he has to grab an instrument and show off those dazzling vocal chops . '' ''

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Twitter Ditches QuickBar A.K.A. '' `` DickBar '' '' Twitter has decided to ditch the '' `` DickBar . '' '' The application for the iPhone and iPad is officially known as the QuickBar . It is a feature that helped users keep track of trending tweets . However , it got the '' `` DickBar '' '' label after users complained that the app obscured other tweets and was just a ploy by CEO Dick Costolo to push Promoted Tweets . It comes as no surprise that Twitter users would be upset if they feel Promoted Tweets is in fact promoted a bit too much . It 's in Costolo and co-founder and head of product development Jack Dorsey 's interest to support their advertising partners . If tweets are highlighted , that helps . Except nobody in a democracy goes for propaganda much . American users do n't like a social networking company deciding what gets featured and what does n't . Let the users make that decision by their own activity . Twitter has removed the feature from the App Store . So , are they done with the '' `` DickBar '' '' ? Not quite . The social networking company may bring the feature back - new and improved . What exactly is new and improved remains to be seen .

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House Talks Mimic '' `` Gang of Six '' '' Effort BY COREY BOLES WASHINGTON -- A group of moderate House Democrats have initiated conversations with Republican lawmakers in a bid to try to reach a deal to tackle burgeoning federal spending . The group is being led by Reps. Jim Cooper -LRB- D. , Tenn. -RRB- and Kurt Schrader -LRB- D. , Ore. -RRB- , both of whom are leaders of the Blue Dogs , a coalition of fiscal conservative Democrats . Tuesday , the lawmakers released a series of fiscal discipline goals , many of which are similar to the targets set in place by the deficit commission established ...

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Syria 's Leader Defiant In First Speech Since Protests Syria 's President Bashar Assad addressed his nation Wednesday for the first time since anti-government protests broke out two weeks ago . Government forces have opened fire on demonstrators , killing dozens . Assad replaced his government Tuesday , but NPR 's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson tells Renee Montagne that his speech Wednesday fell short of delivering changes sought by protesters .

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You ca n't deem-and-pass without the Senate I 'd enjoy reading the citation of constitutional authority for this : `` The bill then says if the Senate does not act , then H.R. 1 -LSB- the House-passed bill that cuts $ 61 billion -RSB- will be the law of the land . In addition to that , it says that if all else fails , and the Senate brings about a shutdown , then members should not get their pay . '' That 's House Majority Leader Eric Cantor describing his `` Government Shutdown Prevention Act . '' The problem is , this would be blatantly unconstitutional : The Senate needs to pass the same piece of legislation the House does , and the president needs to either sign it or have his veto overturned . That 's how deem-and-pass worked with the health-care law , for instance : Both the Senate and the House passed the same pieces of legislation , and then the president signed them . But it seems Cantor merely misspoke . I 've clarified with both his office and Boehner 's office that they believe the Senate and the president would still play their traditional roles . That means deem-and-pass is n't , as Cantor suggests , an alternative to actually striking a compromise . It 's just an effort to message the shutdown that 'll happen if a law is n't passed . The problem for Cantor is that by misdescribing how the gambit would work , he 's drawing attention to the fact that it ca n't . At the end of the day , we need an actual deal here . There 's no other option .

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AL champ Texas rallies for 9-5 win over Boston ARLINGTON , Texas -- David Murphy ran to first base looking out toward the left-field corner and expecting the ball to drop in foul territory . Except his slicing liner kicked up chalk for the Texas Rangers . Like so many times while winning their first American League championship a year ago , the Rangers pulled off an exhilarating comeback . '' `` There is n't anything changed with those guys , '' '' manager Ron Washington said after a 9-5 win Friday over the Boston Red Sox in the season opener . Pinch-hitter Murphy 's tiebreaking , two-run double off hard-throwing Daniel Bard was part of a four-run outburst in the eighth for Texas , which before the game raised the AL championship flag . '' `` My body language brought it back in . I was praying the ball would hit the chalk , and it did , '' '' Washington said . '' `` When it hit the chalk , I lost it . '' '' Rangers newcomers Mike Napoli and Yorvit Torrealba ran home to break a 5-all tie . Murphy scored on a double by Elvis Andrus before another double by AL MVP Josh Hamilton . Napoli , Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz all homered for the Rangers , whose opener came exactly five months after a Game 5 loss to San Francisco at home ended its first World Series . The reloaded Red Sox , who added All-Stars Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford after missing the playoffs last season , blew leads of 2-0 and 4-2 . '' `` Every loss is frustrating . We 've got 161 to go , '' '' Kevin Youkilis said . '' `` We know we 're better than we played today . There 's going to be a lot of games like that this year , but hopefully not too many in a row . '' '' Murphy pinch-hit for No. 9 batter Julio Borbon , the center fielder whose two-base error on the first play of the game led to the Red Sox scoring a pair of unearned runs . Borbon remained a starter even after five errors in 21 spring training games , a move that allows the Rangers to play Hamilton in left but relegates Murphy to the bench . '' `` I do it for my teammates . I love my teammates , '' '' said Murphy , who started 105 games last season . '' `` Would I like to be included more ? Yes . But if I continue to hit , I do n't think I should have a problem . '' '' Bard said he made the exact pitch he wanted to Murphy . '' `` Sinker down and away . It was on the knees , outer black , '' '' Bard said . '' `` He just barely got the bat to it . Three inches to the left and that 's a foul ball , and we 're having a different conversation . '' '' Darren Oliver , the third Texas reliever , got the victory even after allowing a homer to David Ortiz in the top of the eighth that tied it at 5 . Gonzalez had two hits and drove in three runs in his Boston debut . Crawford went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts while leaving a runner in scoring position each at-bat .

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