McQuaid calls on Armstrong to tell all to UCI

FILE - In this July 6, 2010 file photo, Lance Armstrong of the United States, arrives prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Wanze, Belgium. Nike Inc. is cutting ties with the Livestrong cancer charity. The move by the sports company ends a nine-year relationship that helped the foundation raise more than $100 million and made the charity's signature yellow wristband an international symbol for cancer survivors. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, FIle)

FILE - In this July 6, 2010 file photo, Lance Armstrong of the United States, arrives prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Wanze, Belgium. Nike Inc. is cutting ties with the Livestrong cancer charity. The move by the sports company ends a nine-year relationship that helped the foundation raise more than $100 million and made the charity's signature yellow wristband an international symbol for cancer survivors. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, FIle)

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2010 file photo, Lance Armstrong, cyclist and Livestrong founder, attends the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. Nike Inc. is cutting ties with the Livestrong cancer charity. The move by the sports company ends a nine-year relationship that helped the foundation raise more than $100 million and made the charity's signature yellow wristband an international symbol for cancer survivors. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) ? Cycling federation president Pat McQuaid is waiting for a visit and an apology from Lance Armstrong.

McQuaid said Armstrong should travel to UCI headquarters in Switzerland to tell all about his doping history and offer to help clean up the sport.

"He should jump on his private plane, come to Switzerland and say, 'What should I do?'" McQuaid told reporters. "He still hasn't apologized to the sport of cycling. If he has information that is valuable to the sport he should come forward."

McQuaid said Armstrong should also meet with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and World Anti-Doping Agency to provide full details on how he cheated to win the Tour de France seven times. The American was stripped of all the titles last year after admitting to doping.

"Everyone accepts he has not come clean," McQuaid said. "He should sit down and work with us."

McQuaid and the UCI have come under fire for failing to catch Armstrong and the federation has been accused of complicity and cover-ups in his cheating.

But, in a wide-ranging interview with reporters on the sideline of the SportAccord Convention, McQuaid repeatedly defended himself, the UCI and former president Hein Verbruggen.

"I do not think the UCI made mistakes," the Irish official said. "The facts show the UCI was always the most advanced federation in the fight against doping. The problem was the products that couldn't be tested for at the time. There were no tests available for the products. The UCI was not to blame.

"Ten or 15 years ago, the armory was much weaker. Today we are spending 7.5 million euros ($9.6 million) a year on testing. We are not spending 7.5 million euros ($9.6 million) to let cheats get away."

McQuaid said the UCI tested Armstrong 200 times between 1999 and 2005, while USADA tested him 12 times during that period.

"All the blame has been put on the UCI," he said. "Maybe USADA and WADA should also take some responsibility."

McQuaid said he has invited USADA chief executive Travis Tygart for talks in Switzerland. Tygart, who has been one of the UCI's harshest critics, has accepted and a date for the meeting is being arranged, McQuaid said.

The UCI head claimed he never suspected Armstrong was cheating during his dominance of the Tour de France, saying he had been inspired by the rider's comeback from cancer.

"I didn't know what he was up to. I was fooled," McQuaid said. "I believed there was no way a man so close to death would go and start putting stuff into his body that could be dangerous. ... I gave him the benefit of the doubt."

McQuaid, who has faced calls to step down in the wake of the Armstrong revelations, said he has never considered resigning.

"I firmly believe I am making a difference," he said. "I firmly believe there is a change in the peloton and the sport has changed."

McQuaid, who has headed the UCI for eight years, is up for re-election for a third term in September.

"I want to eradicate doping," he said. "I want to see this through. I want to finish what I started."

Despite the continuing questions over the UCI's role and the fallout from the Armstrong case, McQuaid believes the scandal will fade away and the sport has a rosy future.

"I believe it's in the past,' he said. "I believe it will pass over. It will go away. The sport has a bright future. We're becoming truly global."

McQuaid cited the growth of the sport in Asia and Africa, and predicted a "black African will make the podium of a major tour within the next six years."

On another subject, he said the UCI is proposing the addition of BMX freestyle and mountain bike elimination events for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Also still in discussions, he said, is the possibility of bringing skateboarding into the Olympics under the UCI umbrella.

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Opera Next preview for Mac shows the Mail-less, Chromium based browser of Opera's future

Opera has released a preview build of their next release for the Mac. Things are quite different this time around, though, as Opera Mail has been split away from the browser, and the whole thing is built upon Chromium. Opera has also included a couple of new features, including bringing the 'Discover' recommendation system to the desktop.

Discover has previously been available via the Android version of Opera, and is essentially curates content from the web based on a set of user preset categories alongside location. Also new in this build -- Opera Next, as it's currently known -- is the 'Stash' feature that lets you pin individual items, or entire web pages for easy access. Kind of like bookmarks, but prettier.

When it comes to Opera Mail, this was removed but hasn't gone away entirely. Opera is now pushing Mail as a separate entity entirely, and has also published the first release candidate of Mail for the Mac. Underneath, Opera Next has been re-engineered, and is now based upon Chromium. This provides a set of standards, and a higher performing browser, says Opera.

We've taken a very quick look at Opera Next on the Mac, and first impressions aren't bad. It's definitely performing well at anything we've thrown at it so far, and the sleek looking interface makes for a pleasant experience. If you want to take a look for yourselves, go grab a copy from Opera and let us know how you think it compares to your own browser of choice.

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Why We All Love Space Porn

There's something so beguilingly beautiful about images of space: those awe inspiring images that make us question our place in the universe. In this video, a team of astrophysicists take a look at why we all find them quite so amazing.

So, astrophysicist Dr. Emily Rice, Hubble Image Processor Zolt Levay and Astronomer David W. Hogg get to grips with the beauty and importance of space photography. There are many reasons we love it?from abstract artistic worth to finding life on other planets?but the video reinforces one key idea: astrophysics might not be tangible, but it is amazingly important, as well as being beautiful. [PBS via Peta Pixel]

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Indy 500 passes midway point

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti charged to the front during a wild first half of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, both trying to win at a place that has caused plenty of heartache.

Kanaan quickly moved through the field from the outside of the fourth row in his bid to finally win at the Brickyard. The Brazilian had led 225 laps coming into the race, more than any other non-winner besides Michael Andretti and Rex Mays, yet has never taken the checkered flag.

He finished second in 2004 and has twice finished third.

Marco Andretti started on the outside of the front row and spent the first 29 laps playing leapfrog with Kanaan as the standard-bearer for his family bids to end the ''Andretti Curse.'' The family hasn't captured the fabled Memorial Day weekend race since his grandfather, Mario, won in 1969. Michael Andretti has been to Victory Lane twice as a team owner with the late Dan Wheldon in 2005 and Dario Franchitti in 2007, but never won the race as a driver.

Marco Andretti was second in 2006 in the second-closest finish in the race's history.

Franchitti, the defending race winner, and Helio Castroneves began the day in pursuit of their fourth victory. Only A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser have won the Indy 500 four times.

As the race reached the halfway mark, Team Penske roared to the front.

Will Power spent a stint in the lead before teammate A.J. Allmendinger, making his Indy 500 debut, picked his way through the field before falling back because of a problem with his safety belts. Allmendinger is a former open-wheel star who spent time in NASCAR before losing his ride after a failed drug test. He was given a second chance in the Indianapolis 500 by Roger Penske - the same Sprint Cup team owner who had fired him.

Allmendinger was cheered on by Sprint Cup champ Brad Keselowski, who was on hand to support his boss's teams before catching a quick flight to Charlotte for Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600.

''I want to experience the IndyCar life here and see what it's all about and how this race plays out,'' Keselowski said. ''I'm really excited to be here. This is my first Indy 500. I'm here soaking in one of the biggest races of the year with one of the best guys here, Roger Penske.'

The race began with a chill in the air - the temperature was 62 degrees, not much warmer than the coldest race in history (58, 1992). Thousands of fans who piled into the historic track were bundled up against a stiff breeze that swirled down the front straightaway, and many arrived late, some blaming new security measures put in place after the Boston Marathon bombings.

Several drivers said the colder weather could produce more speed - and more crashes. And it didn't take long for the first caution flag to come out.

J.R Hildebrand lost control in Turn 1 and slid into the outside wall. His car continued down the short chute before coming to a rest, where he climbed out of it without any injuries. It was Hildebrand who crashed on the final lap while leading two years ago.

''Just got a little loose in the middle of the corner, and I sort of got caught and spun around,'' Hildebrand said. ''We felt like we had a car that could run at the front.''

Most of the field had made its first pit stop when the second caution came out for Sebastian Saavedra, the 22-year-old Colombian driver for Dragon Racing.

The race resumed with pole sitter Ed Carpenter back at the front, though he also had a scare under caution. Carpenter was swerving back and forth to keep his tires warm when his car dived to the left, crossed through the grass in the corner and safely back onto the track.

Takuma Sato, who crashed while trying to pass for the lead on the final lap a year ago, also spun out exiting Turn 2. He managed to keep his A.J. Foyt Racing car out of the wall, though, and was able to stay on the lead lap when the race resumed.

Graham Rahal and teammate James Jakes were fined $10,000 for violating a rule that governs the way drivers blend back into the pack when they exit pit lane. Jakes was later assessed a drive-through penalty for a pit safety violation.

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Nancy Schwartzman: Bollywood Actors Stand Up Against Violence

A number of India's Bollywood actors are taking a stand against sexual violence -- and have been since long before a string of devastating, yet consciousness-raising events such as the brutal gang rape, beating and eventual murder of a 23 year old woman in New Delhi this past December or the more recent, rape of a six-year-old girl in the slums of South Delhi, both of which have sparked waves of unprecedented protests.

For instance, Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rahul Bose and Boman Irani have actively endorsed the "Bell Bajao" or "Ring the Bell" Campaign -- a multi-media campaign launched by human-rights powerhouse Breakthrough, showing a number of scenes of overheard domestic violence. Eventually, a young man intervenes by "ringing the bell," thus causing a distraction and showing his disapproval.

While raising awareness is an important first step, this kind of bystander intervention -- creating an "interruption" and voicing or displaying disapproval of the behavior is critical to taking the next step. Through advocating responding to violence with an interruption and a disapproving eye -- rather than turning the other way, as is all too common in many parts of the world, including the West -- these actors and advocates are normalizing disapproval and intervention as means that citizens can combat domestic violence.

Another Bollywood actor and director, Farhan Akhtar became involved in the campaign MARD -- "Men Against Rape and Discrimination" -- after a female colleague and friend of his was raped and murdered. As part of the campaign, he is reaching out to youth over social media, promoting the idea that masculinity and male honor should be about protecting the rights of women.

The mustache -- traditionally thought of as the symbol of masculinity in India -- has been reclaimed in this campaign as a symbol to uphold masculinity through the prevention of violence against women.

Most recently, Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham has jumped on to personally endorse our efforts in Circle of 6, stating on his Facebook page, "Violence against women and girls is everyone's problem, join me in downloading Circle of 6."

Now, thanks partially to these male celebrities, and their influence and reach through both social media and celebrity, Circle of 6 downloads in India have increased by more than 1,000 percent--coming second only to the United States in the most downloads in the world. Following this extreme success, Circle of 6 has adapted and launched in Hindi -- specifically for use in New Delhi.

As we celebrate the support and endorsement from Bollywood actors to stop domestic violence and promote women's rights, however, we can't help but wonder where that same support is in the U.S. and the Western World. How would it look different if more male athletes and movie stars -- particularly those widely admired by young men -- came out to publicly support women, not only through words but also through bystander intervention? It is time to extend our demands beyond simply talk, and into action and intervention.

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Bad Bad Hats: It Hurts

When you're looking for something upbeat, some rhythmic clapping and a kazoo solo really help. "It Hurts" is from Bad Bad Hats' 2013 EP of the same name and it's just kind of a good soundtrack for everything. The indie, folk, hipster vibe is definitely present, but if that's what it takes to get some kazoo happening we'll just have to deal with it.

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This Sculpture Would Result From 200 Arrows Hitting One Target

What would happen if 200 arrows somehow magically hit the same bullseye? Pfeilschaften, an installation by the Polish artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski and her German counterpart, Bodo Korsig, visualizes just that.

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Aereo fine-tunes its TV streaming prices, plans | Internet & Media ...

Aereo's little antenna has led to a big brouhaha with television networks.

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Aereo on Monday announced a new pricing structure for its upstart TV streaming service.

The "streamlined" structure does away with long-term commitments and with annual and daily offerings. Now, consumers can start with a base membership plan of $8 per month for use of Aereo's cloud-based antenna/DVR technology and 20 hours of DVR storage. For $12 a month, they can upgrade to 60 hours of DVR storage.

The New York-based company is further sweetening things by offering the first month of service at no charge.

"We looked at our data and it was clear, consumers want a more simple approach to pricing," Aereo CEO and founder Chet Kanojia said in a statement. "With our new pricing structure, consumers begin with one base plan and then have the ability to upgrade their membership to triple their DVR storage capacity."

The new plans go into effect Wednesday, the same day that Aereo plans to open up its service to residents of the Boston area, its second market. The company launched its service in 2012 in the New York metro area, and said in January that it plans to expand to 22 cities across the U.S. during 2013.

With Aereo's antenna/DVR technology, consumers can watch live, local over-the-air television broadcasts on some Internet-connected devices, including the iPad, iPhone, and Roku players. That capability has provoked lawsuits from TV broadcast giants including ABC, CBS (the parent of CNET), Fox, NBC Universal, and Telemundo, which alleged last year that the service violates their copyrights and that Aereo must pay them retransmission fees.

And call this counterprogramming: according to a report in the New York Times, ABC this week will launch an app that would let residents of New York and Philadelphia watch local programming live on their iPhones and iPads.

The updated pricing structure applies to new Aereo members. Those already signed up with Aereo will be kept to their original plans until the end of their current membership period, and those now paying $12 a month will be automatically upgraded to 60 hours of DVR storage capacity.

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Man awarded $59K for incorrect death diagnosis

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It?s everyone?s worst nightmare: Being diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only months to live.

Of course, there's always the extremely rare chance it was all a mistake.

Luckily for a traumatized Mark Templin, it was an incorrect diagnosis?one that resulted in an almost $60,000 settlement.

In 2009, Templin had gone to the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in Fort Harrison, Mont., with chest pains. After being given a stent he appeared to recover. But he returned a week later complaining of problems with memory, vision, speech and headaches. After getting a CT scan, he was told by Dr. Patrick Morrow that he had terminal brain cancer and that he had only months to live. With a death sentence hanging over him, Templin, who is in his 70s, sold his truck, quit his job, held a ?last birthday party? and paid for his future funeral. His son-in-law built a box for his ashes.

He even contemplated suicide, according to CBS News.

He was prescribed two kinds of medication to treat the supposed brain cancer. He was also given hospice care, a service provided to those with terminal illnesses.

Then, inexplicably, Templin began to get better. He went back for more tests and found he did not have brain cancer but had suffered a series of small strokes He did, however, have a lawsuit on his hands.

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy pointed to Morrow's "negligent failure to meet the standard of care" in giving the diagnosis in 2009.

The judge noted that his ruling was influenced by Templin?s actions in preparing for his death. ?It is difficult to put a price tag on the anguish of a man wrongly convinced of his impending death," Molloy wrote in his ruling, according to CBS News.

Templin was awarded $500 per day for the initial period of pain and distress, and $300 for the later period, ending in the new set of tests.

The hospital was also ordered to foot the bill of the ?last? birthday party and the prearranged funeral.

Total amount awarded: $59,820. News that you?re not dying of brain cancer: Priceless.

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DCP Midstream Partners Takes Top Role in Eagle Ford Shale in First-Quarter 2013, Expects $2.7 Billion of Growth in 2013-14, an Industrial Info News Alert

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SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - May 8, 2013) - DCP Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:DPM), a midstream master limited partnership in the natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) gathering, transportation and storage markets, reported solid profit gains in first-quarter 2013 as it expanded its interest in the Eagle Ford Shale and saw improved margins in its propane business. Industrial Info is tracking more than $1 billion in active projects involving DCP Midstream LLC.

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Man accused of lying after bombings seeks release

BOSTON (AP) ? Lawyers for a man charged with lying to investigators after the Boston Marathon bombings are asking a judge to release him from jail, saying he had nothing to do with the bombings and isn't a flight risk.

A hearing is scheduled Monday for Robel Phillipos. Phillipos was charged last week with lying to investigators about visiting suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev's (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehvz) college dorm room after the bombings. Two other friends were charged with conspiring to obstruct justice by concealing and destroying evidence.

In court documents filed Saturday, defense lawyers says authorities' claim that Phillipos gave them conflicting accounts in "refutable."

They describe their client as a "frightened and confused 19 year old who was subjected to intense questioning and interrogation, without the benefit of counsel."

Phillipos faces a maximum of eight years behind bars and a $250,000 fine if convicted.

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Tactics of new Middle East virus suggest treating by altering lung cells' response to infection

Tactics of new Middle East virus suggest treating by altering lung cells' response to infection

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

A new virus that causes severe breathing distress and kidney failure elicits a distinctive airway cell response to allow it to multiply. Scientists studying the Human Coronavirus-Erasmus Medical Center, which first appeared April 2012 in the Middle East, have discovered helpful details about its stronghold tactics.

Their findings predict that certain currently available compounds might treat the infection. These could act, not by killing the virus directly, but by keeping lung cells from being forced to create a hospitable environment for the virus to reproduce.

The researchers caution that their lab and computer predictions would need to be tested to see if the drugs work clinically.

The results appear in the April 30 issue of mBio, the Journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

University of Washington virologist Laurence Josset is lead author of the paper, "Cell host-response to infection with novel human coronavirus-EMC predicts potential antivirals and important differences with SARS-coronavirus."

She conducted the research in the laboratory of senior author Michael G. Katze, UW professor of microbiology noted for pioneering systems biology approaches to host and pathogen interactions.

Eleven of the 17 reported human coronavirus EMC cases worldwide were fatal. The virus is named for the Dutch hospital that identified the specimen from a Saudi Arabia patient. So far the illness has not easily passed person to person.

The new disease agent belongs to the betacoronavirus family, as does the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, SARS. Both viruses attack the lungs. The new virus, however, is more closely related to bat coronaviruses than to SARS. The two viruses latch onto different receptors to infect cells.

Josset, Katze and their team learned that, shortly after human coronavirus-EMC enters lung cells, it, like the SARS virus, induces changes in how the cells' genes are regulated. But the newer virus does so sooner.

Later, and throughout infection, the human coronavirus EMC incites a massive sabotage ? much greater than that of the SARS virus ? of many genetic controls of protein production in lung cells grown in the laboratory.

"We found that a set of 207 genes in the lung cells was dysregulated early and permanently throughout infection with human coronavirus EMC," Josset said. Various RNA levels were turned up or down.

The new virus appears to specifically hamper the work of several genes that enable the body to sense the presence of viruses. The scientists believe such gene re-tuning by the virus could significantly lower the ability of lung cells to mount an appropriate antiviral reaction.

While SARS and EMC activated a few similar lung cell responses for their own benefit, overall, not much overlap occurred. Each bad actor had its own modus operandi for interfering with lung cell gene activities.

"These differences in host gene-expression responses in the lab-grown lung cells," the researchers said, "might affect how each virus causes illness in an infected individual."

At present no proven treatment exists for human coronavirus EMC. Because the virus succeeds in multiplying by hijacking cellular processes initiated in response to infection, the scientists searched for drugs that might target these cellular responses, and in so doing stop the virus from reproducing.

The researchers mentioned that this same approach is already being tested in influenza treatment. Drugs that reduce the body's excessive inflammatory reaction to the flu virus have therapeutic benefit.

The scientists obtained a rapid, comprehensive assessment of the new coronavirus's infective strategies by creating a global profile of how it disrupts gene transcription, the process by which DNA is copied into RNA for subsequent translation into proteins.

They analyzed this extensive data with computer programs that predict which current drugs might be re-purposed to correct the body's virus-co-opted immune response.

The method could have widespread applications in fighting future dangerous viruses.

"Such an approach has the advantage of accelerating treatment availability, which could be crucial in case of an outbreak of an emerging pathogen," Josset said.

Katze concurred, "Laurence and others in our group are developing new computational approaches to efficiently exploit information about the gene expression profiles induced by existing drugs and small molecules. Our goal is to quickly identify drugs that can modify specific host responses to virus infection."

In the case of human coronavirus EMC, the approach yielded two promising possibilities. The analysis suggested that the early and sustained changes in lung cell gene regulation could be reverted by four types of kinase inhibitor and one kind of glucocorticoid.

Additional studies are necessary, the researcher said, to determine the safety, effectiveness and required dosages of these drugs in treating human coronavirus EMC.

What this study highlights, Josset said, is the advantages of fast, automated analysis of the transcriptome (all the messenger RNAs transcribed from the genome) of the infected cells.

"This method globally and efficiently characterizes the host response to emerging pathogens," Josset said. Data on the basic properties of a new virus and its interactions with host cells can usually be collected speedily. It takes, on average, between two weeks to a month after the virus has been identified and isolated.

The gene expression data obtained from the analysis of human coronavirus EMC infection, she said, was so robust that it "provides a plethora of data to mine for further understanding and ideas to test about the new virus."

"Because," she added, "host response profiles also can be used to quickly identify possible treatment strategies, we anticipate that generating such profiles will become a general strategy for rapid characterization of future emerging viruses."

Katze noted, "The emergence of new viruses, such as the H7N9 influenza virus in China, will continue to be a threat to public health. Devising new strategies to rapidly identify effective antiviral drugs is a high priority."

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