MRC's Bozell slams Reza Aslan for suggestion Jesus Christ is not of ...

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On Fox News Channel?s ?America Live? on Wednesday, Brent Bozell, head of the Media Research Center, reacted to an interview Lauren Green conducted with Reza Aslan, author of ?Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.?

In his book, Aslan question the core tenets of Christianity, particularly Jesus Christ and him being of divine nature. Green, in her interview, however, questioned Aslan?s expertise on Christianity, noting he was a Muslim.

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Green?s question drew fire from many left-wing storefronts, but Bozell, author of ?Collusion: How the Media Stole the 2012 Election,? defend Green?s line of questioning for his so-called work with the book.

?I will be the first one to stand up and applaud Lauren Green for the question that she asked,? Bozell said. ?It was the exact correct question that needed to be asked. Look, this man was a Christian who converted to Islam and she had every right to ask him ? she?s asking him in fact, do you have a bias, are you being influenced by your faith to write what you are writing? He should have first and foremost said, ?Yes, I am.? To deny it shows the arrogance. And you saw his answer ? just the aloof arrogance in how dare she asked that question. But the fact of the matter is, the Muslim faith believes that Jesus Christ did not have a divine nature. They do not believe he was God. Therefore, if he?s going to take the attitude, ?Well, he?s just a scholar, he just happens to be Muslim, that he really didn?t care about this issue so much,? he?s not a good Muslim.?

Bozell suggested there should be more focus on the author, especially considering the controversial premises involving Christianity he sets forth in his book.

?Why don?t they talk about the author?? he continued. ?Why don?t they talk about the fact that he makes the statement which NPR had to correct, that nowhere in the Bible did Jesus Christ claim to be the Messiah, which is absolutely false. He?s also made the claim in his book ? this is the man who?s such an expert on this, that the crucifixion was Jesus Christ fomenting violence in society. Apparently he?s not familiar with a thing called the beatitudes. He also suggested in the interview with Lauren Green, he said something very interesting ? he said his book was based on 1,000 books that were used to make this book.?

?Now, Shannon, I don?t know about you, I have never in my life heard an author say that 1,000 books were his reference to do a book,? he continued.? And while we?re at it, he also said, more than once, that he had a degree in ? a history degree in religion. In fact he doesn?t. So there are all sorts of holes you could poke in this man?s very, very biased and very, very one-sided book that is aimed to do nothing. But he also makes the point, and this is something [as] a Catholic, I take great offense to. There?s a very big difference between a historical Christ and what the Catholic Church has done to create a mythical Christ. No, there isn?t.?

He also pointed out that Green?s role at Fox News is one that doesn?t exist on other TV news networks, which puts Green in the unique position to ask those sorts of questions.

?Shannon, let?s put it in this perspective,? he added. ?First of all, the media can?t stand you folks at Fox. There?s a headline you didn?t know. But what I find really curious, Lauren is the ? I may be wrong and somebody correct me if I?m wrong, I do not believe there is another religion reporter on television today. Lauren Green is the only one in business today. So who in the world is to criticize Lauren Green at Fox News? ? Let me just say one more thing ? I know Lauren Green is a good, good woman. She doesn?t deserve to be attacked like this.?

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Judge: 3 Penn State ex-officials to stand trial

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? Penn State's ex-president and two former top school administrators were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges accusing them of a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Prosecutors showed enough evidence during a two-day preliminary hearing to warrant a full criminal court trial for ex-President Graham Spanier, former vice president Gary Schultz and ex-athletic director Tim Curley, Judge William Wenner concluded.

Wenner called it "a tragic day for Penn State University."

State prosecutors allege that the three men failed to tell police about sexual abuse allegations involving Sandusky and then tried to cover up what they knew about it.

The men say they are innocent and were not aware of the allegation against Sandusky in 2001. They say they had believed that Sandusky and the boy were engaged in nothing more than horseplay in a university locker room shower.

Sandusky was convicted last year of 45 counts of child sexual abuse, but maintains his innocence and is appealing a 30- to 60-year state prison term.

A football team graduate assistant in 2001, Mike McQueary, has testified that he saw Sandusky and a boy engaged in a sex act in the locker room shower and within days reported it to coach Joe Paterno, Curley and Schultz. However, Curley and Schultz say McQueary never reported that the encounter was sexual in nature, and Spanier, in turn, has said Curley and Schultz never told him about any sort of sex abuse of a boy.

The three were charged with perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children, failure to properly report suspected abuse and conspiracy. Those charges include allegations of hiding evidence from investigators and lying to the grand jury.

Curley and Schultz were initially charged in November 2011, when Sandusky was arrested, and accused of perjury and failure to properly report the incident.

Spanier was forced out as president at that time. A year later, he was charged with covering up a complaint about Sandusky while additional charges were filed against Curley and Schultz. Spanier remains a faculty member on administrative leave.

Paterno was fired and died in January 2012.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/judge-3-penn-state-ex-officials-stand-trial-191226041.html

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Accenture in talks to acquire rival Booz & Co: WSJ

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Management consulting firm Accenture Plc is in talks to acquire rival Booz & Co, a deal that would beef up its strategy and operations consulting services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Acquisition-hungry Accenture has this year announced it would be acquiring London-based global service design consultancy Fjord and digital marketing company Acquity Group as well as Mortgage Cadence, a loan origination software company.

Representatives for Accenture were not available for comment after normal business hours. A spokeswoman for Booz & Co said the firm does not address market or media speculation pertaining to it.

Accenture has about 266,000 employees worldwide and net revenues of $27.9 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, the company's website said.

Booz & Co has over 3,000 employees globally, according to information on the company's website. It ended discussions of a possible merger with A.T. Kearney, another management consulting firm, in July 2010.

Accenture cut its full-year outlook last month, citing a pullback in spending by its consulting business clients, after reporting third-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates.

(Reporting by Sam Forgione; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

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Super rich or super dumb? When partying is bad PR

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Everyone loves a good party. Except, on occasion, the image-conscious super rich.

From Steve Schwarzman to Sean Parker to Steve Cohen, billionaires who host ill-timed or ill-considered parties can quickly feel the PR pain?especially at a time of growing populism and negative attention on the rich.

Cohen's weekend soiree is just the latest in the ongoing series of wealth parties gone wild. According to someone familiar with the matter, Cohen held a party with $2,000 of tuna at his 10-bedroom beach estate in the Hamptons on Saturday?just two days after his firm was indicted for insider trading.

It was a small gathering by billionaire standards, only a "few dozen people attended," Reuters reported.

(Read more:SAC's Cohen throws a party, despite indictment)

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Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, founder and chairman of SAC Capital Advisors, threw a party over the weekend that many viewed as gauche given that the U.S. Attorney's office had just charged his company with insider trading.

The party was aimed at thanking donors to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, a popular charity among the Hamptons set. On Saturday, the fund held its Super Saturday fundraiser, which included stars like Kelly Ripa and Edie Falco, in Water Mill, N.Y.

A spokesperson for the fund said that while Cohen purchased a VIP table at the event, they are not sure if he attended. They said that any party at Cohen's house "was not connected in any way" to its Super Saturday fundraiser.

The big problem with the party, of course, was timing. Cohen's hedge fund, SAC Capital, had been charged two days earlier by the U.S. Attorney with a "systematic" insider trading scheme from 1999 to 2010. While Cohen may be trying to give the appearance of normalcy to friends, family and co-workers, some PR experts say his party was ill-timed.

"What he should really be doing is keeping a low profile," said Robert Dilenschneider, the founder and CEO of The Dilenschneider Group, a communications firm. "If he can beat the charges, then he can have a party. But not before."

The party follows Cohen's equally defiant purchases over the past year. In November, he bought a Picasso painting for $150 million. And this spring, as his legal battles were heating up, he acquired a $60 million home in the Hamptons. (The party took place at a different oceanfront residence.)

(Read more: Hamptons home sales hit record)

Dilenschneider said that Cohen's party and purchases could also impact his legal case.

"A judge sitting there reading about the Picasso and real estate and party would be asking, 'Why is this man doing this when he has such a serious matter in front of him?'" Dilenschneider said. "And for any jury, they can't even think about purchasing a $150 million painting. They would say, 'Who is this guy?' "

Of course, Cohen is not the first billionaire to experience party backlash. Sean Parker had to do damage control after his wedding in Big Sur resulted in environmental violations. After the incident, Parker made a $2.5 million donation to a conservation group. Parker has said that the violations were not his fault and that he was careful to preserve the forest during the planning and wedding.

(Read more:Most outrageous weddings)

Private equity chief Steve Schwarzman has also learned the downside of conspicuous partying. His 60th birthday party in 2007 attracted widespread media attention. It came amid rising anti-Wall Street sentiment and months before housing prices started to weaken and credit began to tighten leading up to the financial crisis.

The party featured a reconstruction of Schwarzman's living room at the Park Avenue Armory as well as a private concert by Rod Stewart.

?By CNBC's Robert Frank. Follow him on Twitter @robtfrank.

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HTC may post first operating loss in Q3, company warns

‘Higher cost structure, lack of economy of scale’ could lead to first loss in HTC's history

HTC has today released finalized second-quarter financial results, and with it a warning that it may slip into an operating loss during the third quarter. Q2 revenue was reported at NT$70.7 billion ($2.37 billion), with gross margin of 23.2% and operating margin of 1.5%. Net profit was NT$1.25 billion ($40 million), while EPS was NT$1.50 ($0.05). The numbers show little change from HTC’s unaudited figures, released earlier in the month. The company met its own revenue targets, but profits fell by 83 percent year-on-year, and the monthly breakdown showed that revenues fell almost 24 percent from May to June.

Worse still, the company’s Q3 outlook predicts an operating margin of between 0 and -8 percent, suggesting HTC could make first ever loss in the next quarter. HTC blames “relatively higher cost structure, lack of economy of scale and certain provisions needed to facilitate the clearance of aging products in the channel” for its reduced margins. However it pointed out that the HTC One has so far performed strongly, “better than that of our hero products for the same period last year,” adding that its new flagship has helped improve its brand awareness.

HTC also says it plans to release more competitive products in the mid-range space — a likely reference to new devices including the recently-launched HTC One Mini — saying it hopes “to regain momentum and market share in these segments in Q4.”

And that sentiment is echoed in reference to the company’s financial performance. “Actions have been taken,” today’s news release states, “and we expect to see improvement in Q4.”

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Simon Hamilton named Finance Minister - UTV Live News

Published Monday, 29 July 2013

Simon Hamilton is the new Finance Minister. (??Presseye)

Mr Hamilton has served as the Assembly Private Secretary to the Minister of Finance and Personnel until this appointment, which comes into effect immediately.

He replaces his party colleague Sammy Wilson.

"I am very honoured to be appointed as the Minister of Finance and Personnel and look forward to the role and the important challenges that are ahead of me," Mr Hamilton said following his appointment.

"The portfolio of the Department is not to be underestimated as we work to deliver on a wide range of issues working with other government departments in delivering on the commitments contained in the Programme for Government."

The new minister continued: "As we continue to rebalance and rebuild Northern Ireland's economy there are significant issues we need to deliver on including the budgetary challenges presented to us by Treasury. I have no doubt that there will be continued financial pressures with competing departmental priorities when hard decisions will have to be made.

"Welfare Reform, rating issues, devolution of Corporation Tax will continue to be high on the agenda as well improving online access to government services by the citizen and continuing to tackle sick absence levels across the whole of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.

"I am committed to working with my Ministerial colleagues in following through on the opportunities offered by the Economic Pact and in pursuing a programme of public sector reform to enhance the quality of services to the public and to improve efficiency."

Concluding the Minister said: "I firmly believe that DFP is the engine room of the Executive and if this Department isn't working well or functioning to its capability then neither is the Northern Ireland government as a whole."

Mr Hamilton has served as Chair of the Social Development Committee between 2009 and 2011. He was also a member of the Assembly and Executive Review Committee as well as Deputy Chair to the Assembly's Environment Committee.

DUP leader Peter Robinson welcomed the new minister and paid tribute to Mr Wilson.

"Since becoming an MLA in 2007, Simon has demonstrated his tremendous capability and hardworking mind-set in various positions both inside and outside the Assembly," he said.

"I know he will make an excellent contribution to the Department of Finance and the work of the Executive.

"Sammy steered the department through one the most challenging fiscal periods in the history of the Executive. Whilst Sammy will no longer be in the Executive, he will continue to make a positive contribution to the Party team as we keep Northern Ireland moving forward."

Source: http://www.u.tv/News/Simon-Hamilton-named-Finance-Minister/524db111-61c7-4362-b774-708665814be3

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Hillary Clinton to get documentary treatment

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) ? Hillary Rodham Clinton's life is getting the documentary treatment.

CNN Films said Monday that it plans a feature-length film on the former first lady and secretary of state to premiere next year. It will look at Clinton's professional and personal lives.

The film from Oscar-winning director and producer Charles Ferguson will have a theatrical run before airing on CNN.

Last weekend, NBC announced the four-hour miniseries "Hillary" starring Diane Lane. No air date was announced, but it is timed to precede the 2016 presidential election.

Clinton hasn't said whether she'll make another run for the Democratic nomination for president.

NBC says the miniseries will track Clinton's life and career from 1998 to the present.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/hillary-clinton-documentary-treatment-223036137.html

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