Government to Present DNA Evidence in Clemens Case

 

Roger Clemens' genetic makeup helped make him one of the most successful pitchers in baseball history. Now prosecutors hope that Clemens' own DNA will help them convict him of a federal crime. The government is expected to show test results Friday in Clemens' perjury trial that link the former pitcher's DNA to a used needle and other medical waste that also tested positive for steroids. Forensic scientist Alan Keel, who spent the last half-hour of testimony Thursday giving jurors a brief genetics lesson, returns to the stand to testify about the genetic tests he did for the government. Chief prosecution witness Brian McNamee, Clemens' former strength and conditioning coach, testified earlier that he saved the needle and other materials from an alleged steroids injection of Clemens in 2001 and then turned them over to federal authorities in 2008. On Thursday, two experts testified that the materials tested positive for steroids. Clemens is on trial for allegedly lying to Congress in 2008 when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs. While it will be a significant moment when the government places both the steroids and Clemens' DNA on the drug needle, the defense indicated early on it wouldn't contest that the needle had both on it. But Clemens' lawyer Rusty Hardin said in his opening statement that the defense will contend that McNamee put the steroids in the needle after injecting Clemens and that the coach in fact had used the needle to inject Clemens with vitamin B12. AP Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, center, arrives at federal court in Washington in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Clemens has maintained for years that he received B12 shots and the local anesthetic lidocaine but not performance-enhancing drugs. Another defense lawyer, Michael Attanasio, tried to push that theory by posing a hypothetical question to one of the government's expert witnesses, Jeremy Price, who once worked at the nonprofit Anti-Doping Research laboratory. Price testified Thursday that he found steroids but no trace of B12 or lidocaine on the saved items. So Attanasio asked: If he had a syringe with B12, used it, cleaned it out and then put in steroids, would the test reveal the B12? Price said he didn't know. Thursday's main headliner was former major league outfielder-first baseman David Segui, who recalled that in a 2001 phone conversation, McNamee "mentioned that he had kept darts to get his wife off his back." Prosecutors hope that will bolster McNamee's testimony that he saved the medical waste to allay his wife's fears he would take all the blame if the drug use was discovered. "He mentioned that the relationship between Brian and Roger had put stress on his married life. ... Coming and going ... leaving at the drop of a hat to go train," Segui said. Segui, who has acknowledged using performance-enhancing drugs during his 15-year career with seven teams, wasn't allowed to say that "darts" means "needles." Despite a couple of spirited appeals by prosecutor Gilberto Guerrero, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton ruled that the jurors would have to make that assumption themselves — unless McNamee were to return to the stand to explain. When Guerrero made a second run at the judge, Walton chided the prosecutor. "I'm not the court of appeals," the judge said. "I made my ruling. So I don't reverse myself." Segui, who became friends with McNamee when they met in Toronto during the 1999 season, also wasn't allowed to relate a second, similar "darts" conversation because he couldn't remember when it happened.

HP and Autonomy: A Clash of Cultures

 

If you cut Mike Lynch, the ousted CEO of Autonomy, the U.K.’s largest software company, he would probably bleed numbers. He studied engineering at Cambridge University and obtained a PhD in mathematical computing. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the author of a number of academic papers on the subject of Pattern Recognition and Signal Processing. The man replacing him, Bill Veghte, has of Bachelor of Arts in East Asian studies. Between graduating from Harvard and now he included two decades at Microsoft, where he was Senior Vice President for the Windows business, and was responsible for the business strategy, sales and marketing across Windows. News that Mr. Lynch is to leave the company that he founded in 2005 and sold to Hewlett Packard in 2011 for $10.2 billion has shocked some, but even the most cursory glance at HP’s past shows it isn’t a company famous for the longevity of its CEOs. They are the high-tech embodiment of Lady Bracknell. “To lose one CEO may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose six looks like carelessness,” as she might have said. Indeed, HP CEO Meg Whitman (CEO #6 since 2005) said at the analyst call where Mr. Lynch’s departure was announced, said, “This is a movie I have seen before.” The obvious question is, what movie? Dawn of the Living Dead? If you look at the four of its last five acquisitions, including Autonomy, the incumbent CEO hasn’t lasted very long. HP acquired Fortify, a security software company in September 2010. On Apr. 4, 2012, AlienVault, another security company, announced the appointment of “Former President and CEO of HP Fortify” John M. Jack to its board. In May 2011 HP bought Printelligent. Rob Wellman, who was CEO from January 2008, left in October 2011. Vertica, a real-time analytics platform, was bought by HP on Feb. 14 2011. CEO Chris Lynch left in March 2102. HP’s most recent acquisition, the Aachen-based Hiflex, was run by Stefan Reichhart. He now runs the marketing department. Famously, HP also bought Palm for $1.2 billion in April 2010.  In December 2011 it effectively shuttered the company, putting Palm’s operating system, WebOS, into the open source community and triggering a fire sale when it sold off Palm’s $300 tablet for as low as $99. “It’s very common and very natural for entrepreneurs to move on following an acquisition, particularly when the day to day operations of the business become a bigger factor.,” an HP spokesman said. So what made Mr. Lynch think it was going to be any different? In an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal Europe at the time of the acquisition, Mr. Lynch said that the reason he allowed the company he co-founded to be acquired by HP was because of “an alignment of values” between him and the then CEO of HP (CEO #5 since 2005) Leo Apotheker, the former CEO of Germany’s SAP. “Autonomy is a highly profitable and globally respected software company, with a well-regarded management team and talented, dedicated employees,” Mr. Apotheker said at the time of the acquisition. After his 11-month tenure, how did Mr. Apotheker’s replacement, Ms. Whitman view that team? It is hard to know, but it isn’t too hard to guess what that team thought of their new boss. Sushovan Hussein (President), Steve Chamberlain (CFO), Pete Menell (CTO), Nicole Eagan (CMO), Andy Kanter (COO) and Martina King (head of Aurasma) all left the company. According to people familiar with the matter, “there was a clash of cultures. Mike was not acquired by Meg [Whitman]. The panorama for them was very different. The premise was to ring-fence autonomy. It was only when HP’s mastodon processes came into play it became increasingly harder and harder to maneuver.” A spokesman for HP wouldn’t comment on the resignations nor on whether Mr. Lynch was offered any other position within HP, nor would he comment on the lack of a valedictory message from Ms. Whitman. What next for Mike Lynch and Autonomy? It is alleged—he wouldn’t confirm it— that his personal take on the acquisition was around $800 million, so he isn’t going to be signing on at the unemployment office. The HP spokesman said that Autonomy was a key part of HP’s future strategy. “We are very bullish about Autonomy,” he said. He wasn’t able to say if the personnel cull that was taking place across HP (27,000 employees, or 8% of its workforce) would also affect Autonomy. At heart there are two problems. The first, that all-too-familiar story of a large company buying a much smaller one and then finding it hard to keep the entrepreneurial flame alive; and secondly, HP’s struggle to find a role. According to John Madden, principal analyst at Ovum: “So as of now we’ve seen the major pieces of Meg Whitman’s restructuring and operations plan – the key missing piece is her long-term company vision and strategy, which hopefully will be revealed to an anxious customer base soon. “Even with this restructuring, the question still remains: Just what kind of company does HP want to be next year, three years, five years from now?”

Showbiznest: Kansas TV Stabbing Incident

 

It is incredibly strange that this man did this. He actually called the station's news director on the lobby phone. During the phone call he complained that Department of Veterans Affairs mishandled his case. What this has to do with the TV station is hard to know, but perhaps the man wanted to bring media attention to his case by getting it on TV. Of course, what he did next went way too far. He threw a lamp through the glass doors, and ran down the halls of the station brandishing a knife as employees ran from him. Unfortunately, he was able to stab two employees, but they were not seriously injured, which is good news. While this man may have wanted to bring attention to his problems with the VA, a TV station stabbing was not the best way to do it. Now he will be in trouble, and have legal problems to deal with in addition to whatever is going on with the VA. It must have been scary inside WIBW-TV on Wednesday morning. Thank goodness employees were able to hold this man down until police arrived to arrest him because more people could have been injured or killed during the stabbing if it had gone on longer without the employees stepping in to stop him.

 

 

 

'Dark Knight Rises' TV Spots: A Lighter Side Of Batman -

 

As the "Dark Knight" prepares to rise, two new TV spots that hit the Web on Thursday (May 24) let us in on the lighter side of the series closer, which, until now, has been deathly serious. Christopher Nolan's Batman films have never been all doom and gloom. Though they are known for their gritty tone and dark aesthetic, Nolan has never been afraid to throw in some humor (albeit dark humor) to lighten the mood. The first two TV spots for "The Dark Knight Rises" pack in a few of those familiar moments, including one of Catwoman doing what she does best: burgling. The first 30-second commercial focuses primarily on Bruce Wayne's return. After going on the run because of the events surrounding Harvey Dent's death, Wayne needs to resurrect the Batman, and he reaches out to the man who made all his bat-gadgetry possible, Lucius Fox, with Morgan Freeman making a welcome return. Selina Kyle (a.k.a. Catwoman), portrayed by Anne Hathaway, holds the spotlight in the second spot, which plays up the teasing dynamic between the famous cat burglar and the Batman. Having talked and danced briefly at the masquerade ball we've already seen in a few trailers, Bruce goes to fetch his Lamborghini from the valet. Unfortunately, Wayne's "wife" got to it first. Additionally, a handful of hi-res stills from the film have appeared over at Batman-News.com, featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt's John Blake and an interesting look at Batman, Catwoman and Bane in an industrial complex, presumably before a fight seen in the trailer. With a little less than two months to go until the film's release, "The Dark Knight Rises" is shaping up to be a movie not only worthy of its series, but one that deserves a fever pitch of anticipation. Check out everything we've got on "The Dark Knight Rises."

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Warren gets frustrated with press asking her to prove heritage

 

One thing is clear: embattled Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren isn’t happy that she is still being asked about her claimed Native American heritage. It’s the fourth week in a row that the press in Boston has been pressing Warren for answers. In a video captured by Fox 25 on Thursday, Warren appeared frustrated that reporters in Brookline asked her for proof of her minority claims. It was her first public appearance in more than a week. She tried dodging the questions at first. Asked to put the Native American heritage questions to rest, Warren responded: “Middle class families are getting hammered.” But when pressed about why she once claimed minority status but doesn’t identify that way anymore, she responded: “I have answered these questions. I am going to talk about what’s happening to America’s families.” “Scott Brown has hammered on my family, at the same time that… middle class families are also getting hammered,” she said. Warren has struggled to prove her claims of American Indian ancestry, other than saying she knows of it through family lore. Critics have accused her of claiming minority status in the past to gain an unfair advantage when applying for jobs.

Calcium Supplements - Which Calcium Supplements are the best?

 

(HealthCastle.com) The role of calcium in bone health is indisputable. We've previously talked about food sources of calcium, we will spend some time discussing the different forms of calcium supplements. How Much Calcium? The Dietary Reference Intake DRI for calcium for adults is 1000 mg - 1300 mg depending on age and gender. As one serving of dairy product provides ~300 mg of calcium, those who do not consume enough calcium from food sources may need calcium supplements to meet their daily requirement. When purchasing calcium supplements, ensure to look for the elemental calcium content, not the total content. For instance, a pill containing 500 mg of Calcium Carbonate provides 200 mg of elemental calcium. Hence one pill in this example only provides 200 mg of calcium, not 500 mg. Calcium is absorbed in small intestines. Not all calcium we consume will be absorbed. The amount of calcium absorbed is dependent on a number of factors such as the acidic condition in our intestines, Vitamin D level, estrogen level and the type of calcium supplement. Different Types of Calcium Supplements One important factor affecting calcium absorption is how well the pill dissolves. Try buying calcium pills of US Pharmacopeia's standards. The "USP" on the label indicates that the calcium pill meets the USP standards of supplying adequate elemental calcium and how well it dissolves in our intestines. Calcium Citrate e.g. Citracal or Solgar: Calcium is best absorbed in an acidic environment, hence calcium citrate is the best absorbed supplemental form of calcium. It does not require extra stomach acid for absorption; hence we may take it anytime in a day, even on an empty stomach. However Calcium Citrate usually provides less elemental calcium per pill, therefore one may need to take a relatively more numbers of pills per day depending to the needs. Cautions: people with acid reflux may not be able to tolerate calcium citrate. Calcium Carbonate e.g. Viactiv, Tums or Caltrate: Most calcium pills in the market are in the form of calcium carbonate. It requires extra stomach acid for better absorption, hence it is best taken after meals. Dolomite, Bone Meal or Oyster Shell: These naturally occurring calcium pills may contain heavy metal or lead. At the moment, calcium supplements are not tested by any regulatory agency for lead content. Therefore, it's best to avoid. Calcium Gluconate and Calcium Lactate: These types of calcium pills contain low content of elemental calcium. Hence, one may need to take a large amount of tablets to meet the calcium requirement! Coral Calcium: This type of calcium is marketed for more than bone health. Its infomercial claimed that it can cure 200 human diseases. It's indeed only Calcium Carbonate. Read Alert! Coral Calcium Supplement Scam