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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 – Daily News WORLD BRIEFING Soldier's death sparks debate over guns on medevac choppers BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — It took a medevac unit 59 minutes to get U.S. Army Spec. Chazray Clark to a hospital in southern Afghanistan after receiving a call that a roadside bombing severed three of his limbs. Clark did not survive. ''I need something, please. It hurts,'' Clark, a 24-year-old combat engi- neer from Detroit, can be heard saying on a video- tape as he waited in the dark for the helicopter. But the rescue aircraft was unarmed, as are all Army medevacs. And the pre-dawn pickup zone in the Zhari district of Kan- dahar province was con- sidered ''hot,'' or danger- ous, meaning the medevac could not swoop in for the pickup until another chopper with firepower arrived to provide cover. In Clark's case, the military says there was a delay in determining whether any armed escort helicopters already in the air could be diverted to the scene. It's unclear how long that lasted and whether it made a differ- ence. Army officials said they could not disclose the time Clark died because of a policy not to reveal medical informa- tion about casualties. About 20 U.S. law- makers have written to military officials inquir- ing about the Sept. 18, 2011 incident, which has revived a debate over whether Army medevac helicopters should have their own guns. Trimming super-size with psychology WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chi- nese restaurant and found up to a third of diners about them. He thinks he's all that. You can't help but laugh at him.'' Mich. militia members ready to 'go to war' DETROIT (AP) — Displaying guns, vests and other military gear, a pros- ecutor told jurors Monday that members of a Mid- west militia were willing ''to go to war'' in an extra- ordinary plot to kill a police officer as a spring- board to a broader rebel- lion against the U.S. gov- ernment. Some of the evidence jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice or noodles — even when the smaller amount cost the same. Giant portion sizes are one of the culprits behind the epidemic of bulging waistlines, and nowhere is the portion-creep more evident than in restaurants with French fry-heavy meal deals or plates over- flowing with pasta. Now scientists are tapping into the psychology of eating to find ways to trim por- tions without people feel- ing cheated — focusing on everything from the starchy sides to the color of the plates. ''The small Coke now is what used to be a large 15 years ago,'' laments psychologist Janet Schwartz, a marketing professor at Tulane Uni- versity who led the Chi- nese food study. ''We should ask people what portion size they want,'' instead of large being the default. Restaurants are paying close attention, says prominent food-science researcher Brian Wansink of Cornell University. His own tests found children were satisfied with about half the fries in their Happy Meal long before McDonald's cut back the size, and the calories, last year. ''We'll be seeing some very creative ways of down-sizing in the next couple of years,'' predicts Wansink, author of Mind- less Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. Regulators approve Google's $12.5 billion bid for Motorola SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of cell- phone maker Motorola Mobility has won approvals from U.S. and European antitrust regula- tors, moving Google a major step closer to com- pleting the biggest deal in its 13-year history. The blessings mean Google Inc. just needs to clear a few more regulato- ry hurdles before it can take control of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and expand into manufac- turing phones, tablet com- puters and possibly other consumer devices for the first time. Google is counting on Motorola Mobility's more than 17,000 patents — a crucial weapon in an intellectual arms race with Apple, Microsoft and other rivals to gain more control over smart- phones, tablets and other mobile devices. The Justice Depart- ment ended a six-month review of the deal after concluding it won't stifle competition in the mobile device market. European regulators reached the same conclusion. In granting its approval, though, the European Union raised concerns about Motoro- la's aggressive enforce- ment of its patents. EU Competition Commis- sioner Joaquin Almunia said regulators will ''keep a close eye on the behav- ior of all market players in the sector, particularly the increasingly strategic use of patents.'' Banana Joe no average Joe at Westminster dog show NEW YORK (AP) — Perched on his hind legs, peering over the top rail of his pen, Banana Joe was right in the middle of the backstage circus at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. A few feet away, a Havenese and Chinese crested competed for best vocal duo. To his side, another participant — a human, that is — kneeled to have her hair coiffed by a groomer. In front, a Nor- folk terrier vied for his attention. ''You want to make affen-folks, don't you?'' her handler teased. Clearly, this was no average Joe. He's a prize affenpinscher, the kind with the monkey-like expression, and easily won his breed Monday at America's top dog show. ''He's beautiful,'' han- dler Ernesto Lara praised. ''They're supposed to have a comic seriousness was placed directly in front of the jury box as trial opened for seven members of a group called Hutaree, who are charged with conspiring to commit sedition as well as weapons crimes. Still, defense attorneys dismissed any talk by the defendants as little more than fantasy and equated the group more to a ''social club'' than a militia. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Graveline said the anti-government Huta- ree was looking for some type of conflict to trigger an attack — maybe a traf- fic stop, a search warrant or a dispute between authorities and another militia. ''They wanted to start an armed confrontation. ... The war to them meant patriots rising up against the government,'' said Graveline, who held up automatic weapons and other items seized after nine people were arrested in southern Michigan, Indiana and Ohio in March 2010. The defendants are accused of conspiring to someday ambush and kill a police officer, then attack the funeral procession with explosives and trigger a broader revolt against the U.S. government. Graveline showed the jury a video clip of leader David Stone declaring, ''Welcome to the revolu- tion.'' The government placed an undercover agent inside the Hutaree and also had a paid infor- mant. More than 100 hours of audio and video were recorded. ''They were ready, will- ing and able to go to war. They were preparing for war,'' the prosecutor said. Independent group inspecting Apple suppliers NEW YORK (AP) — Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled. Amid growing criticism over labor and environmen- tal practices —especially in China— Apple, last month, disclosed a list of suppliers for its popular gadgets for the first time. The FLA team began the inspections Monday morn- ing at Foxconn City in Shenzhen, China, Apple said Monday. The complex employs and houses hun- dreds of thousands of work- ers. Foxconn, a unit of Tai- wan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. employs an estimated 1 million to 1.1 million people in China at a series of huge factory cam- puses. Foxconn assembles iPads and iPhones for Apple, Xbox 360 gaming consoles for Microsoft and other gadgets for companies including Hewlett-Packard and Dell. In 2010, there was a rash of suicides at Foxconn's Shenzhen plant. Plant man- agers installed nets to pre- vent more people from committing suicide by jumping from the roof. A May explosion at the com- pany's Chengdu, China, plant killed three people and injured 15. A New York Times story published Jan. 26 reported on accidents and long hours in Foxconn factories, based on workers' accounts. Foxconn disputed allegations of back-to-back shifts and crowded living conditions. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple has been conducting its own audits of working conditions at factories where its gadgets are assembled since 2006. A month ago, it took the addi- tional step of joining Wash- ington-based FLA, a group of companies and universi- ties focused on improving labor practices. HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY $9900 Blinds Need Blinds? 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