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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has been told by Hong Kong that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has left Hong Kong for "a third country" and will seek cooperation with countries Snowden may try to go to, a Justice Department official said on Sunday.
"We will continue to discuss this matter with Hong Kong and pursue relevant law enforcement cooperation with other countries where Mr. Snowden may be attempting to travel," Justice Department spokeswoman Nanda Chitre said in a statement.
The United States contacted Hong Kong on Saturday seeking Snowden's extradition, Chitre said.
Hong Kong earlier on Sunday allowed Snowden to leave Hong Kong for a third country. According to a source at Russia's Aeroflot airline, Snowden is traveling to Moscow and is planning to go to Venezuela via Cuba.
(Reporting by Mark Felsenthal; Editing by Bill Trott)
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FAA moving toward easing electronic device use
FILE - This Feb. 23, 2011 file photo shows United Airlines planes taxing at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The government is moving toward easing restrictions on the use of electronic devices by airline passengers during taxiing, takeoffs and landings. An industry-labor advisory committee was expected to make recommendations next month to the Federal Aviation Administration on easing the restrictions, but the FAA said Friday that deadline has been extended to September. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
FILE - This Feb. 23, 2011 file photo shows United Airlines planes taxing at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The government is moving toward easing restrictions on the use of electronic devices by airline passengers during taxiing, takeoffs and landings. An industry-labor advisory committee was expected to make recommendations next month to the Federal Aviation Administration on easing the restrictions, but the FAA said Friday that deadline has been extended to September. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Relief may be on the way for airline passengers who can't bear to be separated even briefly from their personal electronic devices. The government is moving toward allowing gate-to-gate use of music players, tablets, laptops, smartphones and other gadgets, although it may take a few months.
Restrictions on cellphone calls and Internet use and transmission are not expected to be changed.
An industry-labor advisory committee was supposed to make recommendations next month to the Federal Aviation Administration on easing restrictions on using electronic devices during takeoffs and landings. But the agency said in a statement Friday the deadline has been extended to September because committee members asked for extra time to finish assessing whether it's safe to lift restrictions.
"The FAA recognizes consumers are intensely interested in the use of personal electronics aboard aircraft; that is why we tasked a government-industry group to examine the safety issues and the feasibility of changing the current restrictions," the statement said.
The agency is under public and political pressure to ease the restrictions as more people bring their devices with them when they fly in order to read e-books, listen to music, watch videos, and get work done.
Technically, the FAA doesn't bar use of electronic devices when aircraft are below 10,000 feet. But under FAA rules, airlines that want to let passengers use the devices are faced with a practical impossibility ? they would have to show that they've tested every type and make of device passengers would use to ensure there is no electromagnetic interference with aircraft radios and electrical and electronic systems.
As a result, U.S. airlines simply bar all electric device use below 10,000 feet. Airline accidents are most likely to occur during takeoffs, landings and taxiing.
Using cellphones to make calls on planes is regulated by the Federal Communications Commission. There is concern that making calls from fast-flying planes might strain cellular systems, interfering with service on the ground. There is also the potential annoyance factor ? whether passengers will be unhappy if they have to listen to other passengers yakking on the phone.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that a draft report by the advisory committee indicates its 28 members have reached a consensus that at least some of the current restrictions should be eased.
A member of the committee told The Associated Press that while the draft report is an attempt to reach consensus, no formal agreement has yet been reached. The member was not authorized to discuss the committee's private deliberations and requested anonymity.
There are also still safety concerns, the member said. The electrical interference generated by today's devices is much lower than those of a decade ago, but many more passengers today are carrying electronics.
Any plan to allow gate-to-gate electronic use would also come with certification processes for new and existing aircraft to ensure that they are built or modified to mitigate those risks. Steps to be taken could include ensuring that all navigational antennas are angled away from the plane's doors and windows. Planes that are already certified for Wi-Fi would probably be more easily certified.
Although the restrictions have been broadly criticized as unnecessary, committee members saw value in them.
One of the considerations being weighed is whether some heavier devices like laptops should continue to be restricted because they might become dangerous projectiles, hurting other passengers during a crash, the committee member said. There is less concern about tablets and other lighter devices.
FAA officials would still have the final say. An official familiar with FAA's efforts on the issue said agency officials would like to find a way to allow passengers to use electronic devices during takeoffs and landings the same way they're already allowed to use them when planes are cruising above 10,000 feet. The official requested anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak by name.
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told a Senate panel in April that he convened the advisory committee in the hope of working out changes to the restrictions.
"It's good to see the FAA may be on the verge of acknowledging what the traveling public has suspected for years ? that current rules are arbitrary and lack real justification," Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., one of Congress' more outspoken critics of the restrictions, said in a statement. She contends that unless scientific evidence can be presented to justify the restrictions, they should be lifted.
Edward Pizzarello, the co-founder of frequent flier discussion site MilePoint, says lifting the restriction is "long overdue."
"I actually feel like this regulation has been toughest on flight attendants. Nobody wants to shut off their phone, and the flight attendants are always left to be the bad guys and gals," said Pizzarello, 38, of Leesburg, Va.
Actor Alec Baldwin became the face of passenger frustration with the restrictions in 2011 when he was kicked off a New York-bound flight in Los Angeles for refusing to turn off his cellphone. Baldwin later issued an apology to fellow American Airlines passengers who were delayed, but mocked the flight attendant on Twitter.
"I just hope they do the sensible thing and don't allow people to talk on their cellphones during flight," said Pizzarello, who flies 150,000 to 200,000 miles a year. "There are plenty of people that don't have the social skills necessary to make a phone call on a plane without annoying the people around them. Some things are better left alone."
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Obama to unveil climate plan in Tuesday speech
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama says he'll unveil a national plan to combat climate change in a speech Tuesday.
Obama says in an online video the White House released Saturday that he'll lay out his vision for reducing carbon pollution, preparing the U.S. for the effects of climate change and leading other nations in the global effort.
Obama's speech Tuesday afternoon at Georgetown University will come the day before he leaves for a weeklong trip to three African nations.
"There's no single step that can reverse the effects of climate change," Obama says in the video. "But when it comes to the world we leave our children, we owe it to them to do what we can."
He says scientists must design new fuels and energy sources, and workers must prepare for a clean energy economy.
Obama isn't saying what specifics he'll lay out. But White House aides have suggested the steps will include renewable energy and energy-efficient appliances and buildings. The plan is also expected to involve the Environmental Protection Agency using its authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate heat-trapping pollution from coal-fired power plants.
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While it's a bit of a stretch to suggest the ocean fertilization may release carbon dioxide in certain circumstances, it's not impossible. The ocean relies on a balance of phytoplankton, tiny-plant like cells that harness carbon dioxide, and bacteria than can eat these plants and release the gas.
Nobody knows exactly how ocean fertilization may affect this balance in the future. This study suggests that diatoms' ability to "hog" the carbon dioxide is one more complicating factor.
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Government-backed programs have tested ocean fertilization a handful of times in the past. Like most geoengineering solutions, it's generally regarded by scientists as unpredictable, and unwise to be implemented without further testing, if at all.
Last summer, a group dumped one hundred metric tons of iron dust into the ocean off the coast of British Columbia. The action led to an algae bloom, and prompted international backlash and condemnation against them for using an unproven method on an already fragile ocean.
The CEO of the company that conducted the "experiment," the Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation, was fired last month. But the company said that it still supports the concept for its potential to feed salmon and sequester carbon.
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Station au iPhone 5 congestion rate SoftBank iPhone 5 congestion rate Shinjuku 40.0% 3.0% Ikebukuro 9.5% 2.0% Shibuya 3.0% 0.0% Tokyo 5.0% 0.0% Shinagawa 52.5% 9.0% Shinbashi 12.5% 0.0% Total 20.4% 2.3% 2. iPhone 5 page load time
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3. Android packet congestion rates
Station docomo Xperia Z congestion rate au HTC J congestion rate SoftBank Aquos Phone Xx congestion rate Shinjuku 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% Ikebukuro 17.5% 0.0% 0.0% Shibuya 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% Tokyo 3.5% 0.0% 0.0% Shinagawa 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Shinbashi 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% Total 4.9% 0.0% 0.0% 4. Android page load time
Station docomo Xperia Z page load time au HTC J page load time SoftBank Aquos Phone Xx page load time Shinjuku 6.27 seconds 2.47 seconds 3.30 seconds Ikebukuro 8.96 seconds 3.16 seconds 5.12 seconds Shibuya 4.78 seconds 2.76 seconds 3.76 seconds Tokyo 8.06 seconds 2.98 seconds 3.46 seconds Shinagawa 4.00 seconds 3.28 seconds 3.86 seconds Shinbashi 5.08 seconds 3.24 seconds 4.19 seconds Total 6.19 seconds 2.98 seconds 3.95 seconds It was difficult to see any obvious trend by time of day or weekday here.
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Chicago teachers union chief faults ?rich white people? for city?s education mess
In a scathing speech on Wednesday, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union charged that racism and ?rich white people? are to blame for the immense financial crisis facing the Chicago Public Schools.
In her remarks to an audience at the upscale City Club of Chicago, union boss Karen Lewis strongly criticized Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. She also urged the city schools to follow the strategic blueprint of the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
?Members of the status quo ? the people who are running the schools and advising the mayor on how to best run our district ? know what good education looks like because they have secured it for their own children in well-resourced public and private institutions,? the Dartmouth graduate charged.
?When will there be an honest conversation about the poverty, racism and inequality that hinders the delivery of a quality education product in our school system?? Lewis also asked in the speech. ?When will we address the fact that rich, white people think they know what?s in the best interest of children of African Americans and Latinos?no matter what the parent?s income or education level.?
The union leader then questioned the motives of ?venture capitalists? who have expressed a desire to improve the quality of education for poor and minority students.
?There is something about these folks who love the kids but hate the parents,? Lewis inveighed. ?There?s something about these folks who use little black and brown children as stage props at one press conference while announcing they want to fire, layoff or lock up their parents at another press conference.?
Lewis called for ?an end to corporate subsidies and loopholes.? She demanded ?progressive taxation? to close the $1 billion budget deficit currently facing the Second City and its public schools. (RELATED: It?s official: Chicago Public Schools will close 49 elementary schools for good)
Higher income tax rates on wealthy residents would generate billions in necessary revenue, the union chief suggested. She also proposed new taxes for commuters and for financial transfers.
In her closing remarks, Lewis, a self-professed Chicago White Sox fan, suggested that the Chicago Public Schools would be wise to emulate the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise.
?When the Cubs lose a game they don?t call for Wrigley Field to close down. They don?t want the entire team dismantled. Despite empty seats, the stadium isn?t accused of being underutilized,? she said.
Lewis, who obviously spends little time listening to Chicago?s two main sports radio stations, also suggested that ?no one questions? the salaries of Chicago baseball players.
Year after year ? despite individual player performance, despite game losses and near wins ? the fans show continue to show up. We keep cheering for our Cubbies. We know they are winners. We dream. We believe,? Lewis said.
?Do the same for our children,? she implored. ?Cheer them on. Invest in them. Love them. Support their parents. Support their teachers. Support their schools. Let?s work together. Let?s win, Chicago. Let?s win.?
The Chicago Cubs famously have not won a World Series since 1908 (or a National League pennant since 1945). The team is currently in next-to-last place in Major League Baseball?s National League Central division ? 16 games out of first place.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teachers-union-chief-faults-rich-white-people-051815962.html
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Bank of England's King plans to waltz into the sunset
By David Milliken
LONDON (Reuters) - Dance lessons are one of Bank of England Governor Mervyn King's few clear plans for his retirement when he steps down later this month after 20 years at the Bank of England.
In a rare personal interview to be broadcast later on Sunday, the 65-year-old, who was previously a professor at the London School of Economics, expressed sadness that his focus on work had damaged his private life.
"The career always came first. That was probably a mistake," he said when asked if he regretted not having children and only marrying in 2007.
King rarely speaks about his personal life, though his passion for cricket and soccer team Aston Villa is well-known.
However he opened up in an interview with BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, a British broadcasting institution in which public figures discuss their lives and the eight pieces of music they would wish to listen to if stranded on a desert island.
King's top pick was "My Ship" from the 1941 musical Lady in the Dark by composer Kurt Weill and lyricist Ira Gershwin.
The song was played at his wedding to Barbara Melander, a university sweetheart who he lost touch with when she returned home to Finland, and then reconnected with later in life.
Ever the economist, King partly blamed the heavily regulated nature of the international telephony market in the 1970s for him and Melander drifting apart.
Most of King's musical choices were classical - though he also selected a song celebrating Aston Villa's 1982 European cup success - and he commented how he felt like dancing whenever he heard Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A major.
"I have promised my wife when I leave the Bank that I will take dance lessons," he said.
Talking about his work, King confirmed the widespread impression that he takes a rigorous, academic approach to central banking and has little sympathy with commercial bankers.
"My office tries very hard to protect me as much as possible each morning to have as much of the morning free as I can to sit and read and think and reflect," he said.
King rebuffed in familiar terms criticisms that the Bank of England had failed to warn of the risk of a financial crisis.
But he expressed pleasure that fewer young people now wished to become bankers. "I don't think they want to earn money if it's being earned in a way that creates enormous damage to the rest of society," he said.
He also showed a soft spot for Britain's politicians, despite the fact that some - such as former Labor finance minister Alistair Darling - have been less flattering about him.
"Most of the politicians I have had the good fortune to work with are far more impressive people than the press would lead you to believe," he said.
"Perhaps we would do better to give politicians space to let them go away in private to think something through in depth, and then come back and talk about it at length, rather than expect ... an immediate solution to every problem."
(Reporting by David Milliken; editing by Patrick Graham)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bank-englands-king-plans-waltz-sunset-230415580.html
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