Lesley Stahl, 60 Minutes
Jose Rodriguez has no regrets about the CIA using "enhanced interrogation techniques" -- methods that some consider torture - on suspected al Qaeda members detained and questioned after 9/11. Lesley Stahl interviews the former head of the CIA's Clandestine Service about waterboarding and other methods he says were essential to getting information from suspected terrorists, and he denies claims that these harsh measures caused detainees to provide false or unreliable information that misled the CIA. In fact, Rodriguez says that high-level detainees Khalid Sheik Mohammed and Abu...
Monday, April 30, 2012
How Hollywood Convinced California's Senate to Pass a Bill Increasing Piracy Damages
Eriq Gardner An obscure case last year challenged the value of damages from piracy. Now, California law on calculating restitution could be on the verge of changing what pirates owe.
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Indie Developer Lab announced, coinciding with WWDC for those turned away
iOS developers on the west coast might be just a little bit peeved that WWDC sold out before they were even awake, and even more may have been cut out from the fun today as Apple canceled some tickets. Luckily, another event called the Indie Developer Lab has been put together for the same time (June 11 - 14) and only a few blocks away from the Moscone Center at The Box (it's fancier than it sounds). Tickets are considerably cheaper at $100/day as an early bird special, compared to $1600 for the whole four days at WWDC.
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iPhone remains a best-seller, despite carriers
Carriers have a love/hate relationship with the iPhone. They hate Apple's control (because they want that control for themselves) but love the money and customer-retention having the iPhone on their network brings them. Sprint's willingness to pay damn near all the money in their pockets, and delve into whatever passes for a corporate second mortgage, proves that that point. AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint sell Android because they want to. They sell iPhone because they have to.
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Peru investigates mystery pelican deaths
By Marilia Brocchetto, CNN
April 30, 2012 -- Updated 0842 GMT (1642 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Hundreds of dead birds are found on shore, authorities say
- It's not clear what killed them
- The discovery of the dead birds comes weeks after hundreds of dead dolphins were found
- The dolphin deaths remain a mystery
(CNN) -- Authorities in Peru are investigating the death of over 538 pelicans, along with other birds, on the northern coast of the country, the Peruvian ministry of production said Sunday.
The new environmental investigation comes on the heels of an incident earlier in April when 877 dolphins washed up dead on the same stretch of coast.
It was not immediately clear if the deaths were connected.
The birds appear to have died on the beach, and more tests are needed to determine the cause of death, the ministry of production said.
The Peruvian Sea Institute surveyed about 43 miles (70km) of beach coastline on Sunday and estimated that 592 birds were dead along the shore.
State-run TV Peru estimated that up to 1,200 birds had been found dead on the 100 miles (160km) of northern shoreline extending from Punta Negra in Piura to San Jos� in the state of Lambayeque.
The deaths began less than two weeks ago, local fishermen say.
The investigation into the mystery surrounding the dolphins is still ongoing. Peruvian Deputy Environment Minister Gabriel Quijandria told CNN the dolphins may have died from an outbreak of Morbillivirus or Brucella bacteria.
The Peruvian government has put together a panel from different ministries to analyze a report by the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE). Officials have been able to conclude that the dolphins' deaths were not due to lack of food, interaction with fisheries, poisoning with pesticides, biotoxin poisoning or contamination by heavy metals.
"When you have something this large, my gut would tell me that there's something traumatic that happened," Sue Rocca, a marine biologist with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, told CNN. She raised a number of possibilities as to what could have killed the animals, including acoustic trauma.
Preliminary reports ruled out that seismic sound waves created by oil exploration in that stretch of sea could have killed the birds, the environment ministry said.
They also expressed concern for the fishermen in the area and restated their commitment to protecting the country's marine ecosystem.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Peru to investigate mass die-off of pelicans
Peru's oceanographic agency says it will investigate the deaths of hundreds of pelicans on northern beaches where nearly 900 dolphins were recently found dead.
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Happy Birthday, Pen�lope Cruz! Nine Star Turns 38
Yes, we know. Pen�lope Cruz doesn't look a day over 25.
But believe it or not, this saucy Spanish actress and mom to 15-month-old son Leonardo turns 38 today.
Now if...Salmon revival in sight as Elwha River dams fall in U.S. Northwest
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, Washington (Reuters) - In the wilderness of Washington state's Olympic National Park, hydraulic hammers chip away at the Glines Canyon Dam in the largest dam-removal project in U.S. history. 
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Photographer Discovers Another World with Macro Photography
Photographer Sharon Johnstone shows us much of what goes unseen in the natural world. things to do in chicago with kids things to do in houston this weekend lower east side restaurants
2012 Jerez Moto2 And Moto3 Test Friday Press Releases
Press releases from the Moto2 and Moto3 teams after the first day of practice at Jerez:
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2012
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
2012 Election Is Bush-Kerry in Reverse
Jonathan Chait, NY Magazine
The parallels between this year’s presidential election and the one we had eight years ago are striking. Incumbent president with middling approval ratings faces rich guy from Massachusetts with a reputation for flip-flopping. Hilarity ensues. By “hilarity” I mean, specifically, that people get extremely worked up about a series of procedural controversies, and then the two parties trade places on them the next time around.It is actually kind of eerie how closely the two elections have tracked each other. How many issues like this have the parties switched places...
The parallels between this year’s presidential election and the one we had eight years ago are striking. Incumbent president with middling approval ratings faces rich guy from Massachusetts with a reputation for flip-flopping. Hilarity ensues. By “hilarity” I mean, specifically, that people get extremely worked up about a series of procedural controversies, and then the two parties trade places on them the next time around.It is actually kind of eerie how closely the two elections have tracked each other. How many issues like this have the parties switched places...
New York City sites compete for preservation grants
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty New York City cultural institutions and historic sites will compete for millions of dollars in grants for preservation efforts in a new grassroots campaign announced on... 
Crime, disorder are main Olympic risks - UK official
LONDON (Reuters) - Crime and disorder similar to Britain's 2011 summer riots are the most likely serious threats to the London Olympics although Islamist militants and al Qaeda offshoot groups pose a growing challenge, a British official said on Wednesday.
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Kris Humphries Cancels Las Vegas Party Appearance
Turns out Kris Humphries isn't in much of a party mood after all.
In a completely unsurprising turn of events, the newly separated star has pulled out of hosting an event Saturday at...
The Week in Pictures: The Freaky Future of City Driving, "Supertrees" Take over Singapore, and More
The lightweight Renault Twizy could shake up the automotive world, 18 biometric "supertrees" are turning Singapore into a lively forest, and more.things to do in phoenix this weekend kinkos san diego fun things to do in los angeles
Friday, April 27, 2012
French baguette gets McDonald?s twist
April 19 - McDonald's stretches out a hand across the Atlantic by trialing a "McBaguette" in its French chains. Tara Cleary reports. 
Texas lawmakers celebrate Israel?s Independence Day
Texas lawmakers showed their support for Israel today, tweeting Israelis a happy 64th Independence Day.things to do in france things to do in los angeles this weekend restaurants downtown chicago
Taking photos enhances the birding experience
Time was when we birders carried a pair of binoculars and a pocket notebook as tools for documenting bird sightings. In field notes we'd jot down key identification marks, draw sketches (mine were crude) and even make notations about a bird's song using diagrams or onomatopoetic words. [...] good bird photos require an understanding of how to take the pictures, something not as simple as pointing a digital camera at a bird and firing away. Understanding the habits and habitats of birds as well as having a modicum of knowledge about bird identification takes you a long way toward capturing a true-to-life image of a bird. Setting the flash to TTL (through-the-lens) allows the flash to read how far it needs to fire through the camera's lens.
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