McNamee saved steroids waste for protection

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens arrives at federal court in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, for his perjury trial. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens arrives at federal court in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, for his perjury trial. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

FILE - In this July 6, 2011 file photo, former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, and his wife Debbie Clemens arrive at federal court in Washington. As he recounted, year by year, a complicated relationship involving Roger Clemens and performance-enhancing drugs, Brian McNamee also weaved in a tale of two wives. It was McNamee's wife's nagging that prompted him to save the physical evidence that has become crucial to the government's case against the storied pitcher, and it was a request from Clemens' wife that lead to what McNamee called a "creepy" bathroom injection scene in Clemens' house. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - This Feb. 26, 2006 file photo shows Roger Clemens, left, throwing as strength coach Brian McNamee looks on at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla. McNamee described for jurors, Monday, May 14, 2012, in the first day of his testimony against his former client and friend, a relationship that had the hallmarks of an illicit affair _ except their secret was steroids. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, center, and attorney Rusty Hardin, left, arrive at federal court in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, for Clemens perjury trial. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Former trainer Brian McNamee arrives at the federal court in Washington, Monday, May 14, 2012. McNamee, Roger Clemens' chief accuser testified Monday against the former pitcher, a make-or-break moment for the prosecution as it seeks to convict Clemens of perjury. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Brian McNamee testified Tuesday he saved medical waste after injecting Roger Clemens with steroids because his wife complained that McNamee was going to be the fall guy.

McNamee said his wife, Eileen, told him, "You're going to go down! You're going to go down! You're going to go down!"

McNamee, Clemens' former strength coach, has said he injected the seven-time Cy Young Award winner multiple times with steroids and human growth hormone. He said he had told his wife about the injections.

He said he wanted to do something that would make his wife stop giving him a "hard time every single day," so he took a swab and cotton ball from a Clemens' steroid injection in 2001, put it in a beer can, and brought it home.

He said when he showed it to his wife, she said, "all right."

The waste collected by McNamee is the physical evidence prosecutors are using against Clemens in his perjury trial. Clemens is accused of lying to Congress in 2008 when he denied using steroids or HGH.

McNamee said he stored the material in a FedEx box, first in a closet in his basement, then in a closet in his master bedroom. He said he didn't have any plans to use the material in any way.

In his 2008 congressional deposition, McNamee said he kept the materials because he distrusted Clemens "to a degree."

McNamee, who testified Monday that he injected Clemens with steroids 8 to 10 times when they were with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998, said Tuesday he injected him on multiples occasions when the two men were reunited with the New York Yankees in 2000 and 2001.

According to McNamee, Clemens told him in 2000, "I'm ready to start up again. You have a guy, right?" McNamee turned to Kurt Radomski, who touted human growth hormone, as the "latest and greatest," and McNamee went back to check with Clemens.

"He said, 'Sure, get it,'" McNamee said.

McNamee said he injected Clemens with steroids that season, "no less than six, no more than 8 or 10" times, and HGH 10 to 20 times.

The strength coach also recounted injecting Clemens' wife, Debbie, with HGH, at her request in 2003. McNamee said that Clemens was present for the injection, while Clemens has said he was not. One of the false charges Clemens is alleged to have made to Congress is that McNamee injected his wife without Clemens' prior knowledge or approval.

According to McNamee, Debbie looked at her husband, and said, "I can't believe you're going to let him do this to me," and Clemens responded, "He injects me, why can't he inject you?"

McNamee said he felt "creepy," because it was his friend's wife. He said he would never have injected her without Clemens being present.

On Monday, McNamee described for jurors a relationship with Roger Clemens that had the hallmarks of an illicit affair ? except their secret was steroids.

"Roger would ask me, 'What are you doing? Are you available tonight?' I knew exactly what he was talking about," McNamee said.

Clemens was pitching for the Blue Jays, and McNamee was the team's strength and conditioning coach. According to McNamee, the two men went to Clemens' apartment in the Jays' SkyDome stadium in 1998.

"Roger pulled down his pants, exposing his right buttocks cheek to me," McNamee said. A few seconds later, Clemens said he was ready. McNamee said he then "plunged the fluid in, into his buttocks."

"That," McNamee said, "was the first time I injected Roger Clemens."

McNamee said he didn't feel good about the moment, but he got the sense that Clemens "wasn't good at doing the 'booty shot.'"

That year was the beginning of a decade-long relationship that soured when McNamee, facing legal trouble, told investigators he had injected the seven-time Cy Young Award winner with steroids and HGH.

Before McNamee returned to the stand Tuesday morning, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton dismissed a second juror for sleeping through part of the proceedings. The juror, a woman who works as a supermarket cashier, said during jury selection she had never heard of Clemens, and that, "If he did indulge, I believe he should be penalized."

Her departure leaves 14 jurors, including two alternates. The case started with 16 jurors, including four alternates. A young man was dismissed from the jury last week for falling asleep.

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AP Sports Writer Joseph White contributed to this report.

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PSA: LG Optimus Elite available today on Virgin Mobile USA for $150

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CTO For Prediction Based Start Up startup job at Stealth Company

We are a web based startup seeking a CTO to help guide the company with it's important launch technology decisions, coding, hiring process
and third party vendors. We have not started the development of our product yet and are now entertaining our hiring options.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

In partnership with the company?s founder, identify opportunities and risks for delivering the company?s services as a web-based business, including identification of competitive services, opportunities for innovation, and assessment of marketplace obstacles and technical hurdles to the business success.
Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may support or impede the success of the business.
Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms (including web application frameworks and the deployment stack) for delivering the company?s services.
Lead strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of all web-based services.
Participate as a member of the senior management team in establishing governance processes of direction and control to ensure that objectives are achieved, risks are managed appropriately and the organization?s resources are used responsibly, particularly in the areas of software development, office networks and computers, and telecommunications.
Collaborate with the appropriate departments to assess and recommend technologies that support company organizational needs.
Establish a governance process that meets government, partner, and company expectations for customer information privacy.
Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide information security plan that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company?s data and servers.
Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
Communicate the company?s technology strategy to investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders.
Implementation & Deployment

As a member of the senior management team, participate in the selection and registration of the company?s web site domain names, including any related-but-unused domains that could compromise the integrity of the business (through competition, typosquatting, etc.).
Establish email service for the company (in the absence of a system administrator).
Select and set up a software revision control sytem and repository (in the absence of a system administrator).
Select and set up web-based internal communications systems, such as a wiki, blog, chatroom, project management, and bug tracking systems (in the absence of a system administrator).
Collaborate with the founders and potential customers to develop use cases (or user stories) and specifications that describe the implementation of the company?s services as a web application.
Collaborate with a User Experience Designer and potential customers to prepare wireframes or mockups of a prototype of the company?s web application.
As a member of the senior management team, participate in the selection of a graphic designer who will create the company corporate identity and design the web application?s look and feel. Ensure that the graphic designer has sufficient web experience, follows guidelines established in the User Experience design process, and delivers assets that can be easily adapted to web requirements.
Select and manage company staff or outsourced vendors who will implement a design as web pages using CSS and XHTML conforming to web standards.
Select or define the company?s software development methodology.
Establish a specification conformance and testing regimen based on user stories and the User Experience design.
Promulgate coding conventions and documentation standards.
Review current best practices for the selected web framework and establish the initial architecture for the application.
Select and manage company staff or outsourced vendors who will implement the application.
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Evaluate and select web application hosting providers.
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Operational Management

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices by attending relevant conferences and reading widely (including reading your peers? blogs!).
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Establish standards of performance and monitor conformance for staff (through performance review) and vendors (through service level agreements).
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Formal Education & Certification

University degree in the field of computer science, business administration, or another rigorous discipline. An advanced degree in one these fields is a plus.
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The S&P 500 fell for the third straight session as attempts to form a government in Greece fell apart, raising the possibility of a rejection of the bailout terms spelled out by the European Union for the fiscally troubled nation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stock-index-futures-point-rebound-074746749--finance.html2012-05-15T21:26:21ZReutersstock-index-futures-point-rebound-074746749--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stock-index-futures-point-rebound-074746749--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RjTKx6vHpZrHD9jxSP.otA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T142857Z_3_CBRE84E0LNR00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-MARKETS-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell for the eighth day in the past 10 on Tuesday as uncertainty stemming from the political stalemate in Greece gave investors another reason to be cautious and sellers came out in force late in the session. The S&P 500 fell for the third straight session as attempts to form a government in Greece fell apart, raising the possibility of a rejection of the bailout terms spelled out by the European Union for the fiscally troubled nation. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gm-pull-ads-facebook-report-204759166.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6QqIKKyIeux3BZkihpxovQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPEconomicEn/photo_1337114835690-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan" align="left" title="The General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan" border="0" /></a>General Motors plans to stop advertising on Facebook because it determined paid ads had little impact on consumers, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gm-pull-ads-facebook-report-204759166.html2012-05-15T20:47:59ZAFPgm-pull-ads-facebook-report-204759166<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gm-pull-ads-facebook-report-204759166.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6QqIKKyIeux3BZkihpxovQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPEconomicEn/photo_1337114835690-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan" align="left" title="The General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan" border="0" /></a>General Motors plans to stop advertising on Facebook because it determined paid ads had little impact on consumers, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened an inquiry into JPMorgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The report said the inquiry was at an early stage and that it was not clear what sort of legal violation the U.S. government may be looking at.http://news.yahoo.com/doj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-202341153--sector.html2012-05-15T20:23:41ZReutersdoj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-202341153--sectorNEW YORK (Reuters) - For the first time in months, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was off the hotseat. As Wall Street's biggest hedge fund managers and top bankers flocked to a charity gala in New York Monday night, the buzz was all about JPMorgan Chase & Co's disastrous trading losses and the pressure on CEO Jamie Dimon. "He screwed up," one hedge fund manager said tersely, referring to Dimon while dissecting how JPMorgan, the country's biggest bank, suffered at least $2 billion in trading losses. ...http://news.yahoo.com/dimon-pushes-blankfein-off-hotseat-charity-gala-162621314--sector.html2012-05-15T20:13:44ZReutersdimon-pushes-blankfein-off-hotseat-charity-gala-162621314--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-options-seen-listed-may-29-200805081--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YDXOdobgw81NkTS00SAuXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T200805Z_1_CDEE84E1JXO00_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag announcing the IPO of Facebook flies next to the American flag outside the offices of J.P. Morgan in New York City" align="left" title="A flag announcing the IPO of Facebook flies next to the American flag outside the offices of J.P. Morgan in New York City" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Traders will have their first crack at using options to hedge their bets or speculate on Facebook shares in two weeks, when U.S. options exchanges expect to list contracts on the hot new stock. Facebook shares will begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market this Friday. The world's No. 1 social network plans to raise more than $12 billion in its highly anticipated initial public offering this week. The International Securities Exchange plans to offer options on Facebook on Tuesday, May 29, the all-electronic options market said on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-options-seen-listed-may-29-200805081--sector.html2012-05-15T20:08:05ZReutersfacebook-options-seen-listed-may-29-200805081--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-options-seen-listed-may-29-200805081--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YDXOdobgw81NkTS00SAuXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T200805Z_1_CDEE84E1JXO00_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag announcing the IPO of Facebook flies next to the American flag outside the offices of J.P. Morgan in New York City" align="left" title="A flag announcing the IPO of Facebook flies next to the American flag outside the offices of J.P. Morgan in New York City" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Traders will have their first crack at using options to hedge their bets or speculate on Facebook shares in two weeks, when U.S. options exchanges expect to list contracts on the hot new stock. Facebook shares will begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market this Friday. The world's No. 1 social network plans to raise more than $12 billion in its highly anticipated initial public offering this week. The International Securities Exchange plans to offer options on Facebook on Tuesday, May 29, the all-electronic options market said on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the Greek president has warned that depositors withdrew ?700 million ($896 million Cdn) from local banks Monday.http://news.yahoo.com/greece-likely-hold-elections-154032962--finance.html2012-05-15T19:58:28ZCBCgreece-likely-hold-elections-154032962--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anti-wall-street-protesters-upstage-morgan-stanley-meet-185642241--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iftu4vMRHuaArLvlOZHfpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T194907Z_1_CBRE84E1J1Z00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A street sign stands near the Morgan Stanley worldwide headquarters building in New York" align="left" title="A street sign stands near the Morgan Stanley worldwide headquarters building in New York" border="0" /></a>PURCHASE, New York (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters upstaged Morgan Stanley's annual meeting on Tuesday, lobbing tough questions at Chairman and Chief Executive James Gorman and shouting negative comments over a bank official who was attempting to read a tally of shareholder votes. The 53-year-old CEO kept his cool through the meeting, but took protesters to task after one accused him and the board of directors of "immoral" and "unethical" practices. Among protesters' complaints were the bank's high pay packages, job cuts and financial reform lobbying efforts. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/anti-wall-street-protesters-upstage-morgan-stanley-meet-185642241--sector.html2012-05-15T19:49:07ZReutersanti-wall-street-protesters-upstage-morgan-stanley-meet-185642241--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anti-wall-street-protesters-upstage-morgan-stanley-meet-185642241--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iftu4vMRHuaArLvlOZHfpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T194907Z_1_CBRE84E1J1Z00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A street sign stands near the Morgan Stanley worldwide headquarters building in New York" align="left" title="A street sign stands near the Morgan Stanley worldwide headquarters building in New York" border="0" /></a>PURCHASE, New York (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters upstaged Morgan Stanley's annual meeting on Tuesday, lobbing tough questions at Chairman and Chief Executive James Gorman and shouting negative comments over a bank official who was attempting to read a tally of shareholder votes. The 53-year-old CEO kept his cool through the meeting, but took protesters to task after one accused him and the board of directors of "immoral" and "unethical" practices. Among protesters' complaints were the bank's high pay packages, job cuts and financial reform lobbying efforts. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-energy-companies-2012-likely-fraught-pricing-peril-194054645.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.v1..aBNgFng6JFswAuccA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T194054Z_1_CBRE84E1IP700_RTROPTP_2_CHESAPEAKE-MCCLENDON-LOANS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="To match Special Report CHESAPEAKE-MCCLENDON/LOANS" align="left" title="To match Special Report CHESAPEAKE-MCCLENDON/LOANS" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Just six months ago energy companies were the kings of the hill, delivering stronger results than any other market sector, but 2012 is looking very different, if first-quarter results are signs of future fortune. Part of the reason was the drop in natural gas prices to lows not seen in a decade. Half the companies in the sector missed Wall Street's estimates for the first quarter, a blow analysts did not see coming. Balance-sheet weakness could be in store in coming quarters if prices remain under pressure. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-energy-companies-2012-likely-fraught-pricing-peril-194054645.html2012-05-15T19:40:54ZReutersanalysis-energy-companies-2012-likely-fraught-pricing-peril-194054645<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-energy-companies-2012-likely-fraught-pricing-peril-194054645.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.v1..aBNgFng6JFswAuccA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T194054Z_1_CBRE84E1IP700_RTROPTP_2_CHESAPEAKE-MCCLENDON-LOANS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="To match Special Report CHESAPEAKE-MCCLENDON/LOANS" align="left" title="To match Special Report CHESAPEAKE-MCCLENDON/LOANS" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Just six months ago energy companies were the kings of the hill, delivering stronger results than any other market sector, but 2012 is looking very different, if first-quarter results are signs of future fortune. Part of the reason was the drop in natural gas prices to lows not seen in a decade. Half the companies in the sector missed Wall Street's estimates for the first quarter, a blow analysts did not see coming. Balance-sheet weakness could be in store in coming quarters if prices remain under pressure. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/home-depot-sales-miss-expectations-102029462.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_iLhoH3X0Lh55Ev3X2MukA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T183651Z_3_CBRE84E0SZ700_RTROPTP_2_NEWS-US-HOMEDEPOT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer wheels a cart through a Home Depot store in Washington" align="left" title="A customer wheels a cart through a Home Depot store in Washington" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc posted quarterly sales that fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations on Tuesday after demand slowed in April following a jump in home improvement projects spurred by an unusually warm winter.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/home-depot-sales-miss-expectations-102029462.html2012-05-15T18:36:51ZReutershome-depot-sales-miss-expectations-102029462<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/home-depot-sales-miss-expectations-102029462.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_iLhoH3X0Lh55Ev3X2MukA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T183651Z_3_CBRE84E0SZ700_RTROPTP_2_NEWS-US-HOMEDEPOT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer wheels a cart through a Home Depot store in Washington" align="left" title="A customer wheels a cart through a Home Depot store in Washington" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc posted quarterly sales that fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations on Tuesday after demand slowed in April following a jump in home improvement projects spurred by an unusually warm winter.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/home-depot-sales-miss-expectations-102029268--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/90HgFK9QlabM2m3S0FuEFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T183651Z_3_CBRE84E0SZ700_RTROPTP_2_HOMEDEPOT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer wheels a cart through a Home Depot store in Washington" align="left" title="A customer wheels a cart through a Home Depot store in Washington" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc posted quarterly sales that fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations on Tuesday after demand slowed in April following a jump in home improvement projects spurred by an unusually warm winter. But results were stronger than the company expected, as the warm weather pushed forward a significant amount of sales that would have normally occurred in the second quarter. And despite recent encouraging signs about the U.S. housing market, the company said it has not fully recovered from the housing crash. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/home-depot-sales-miss-expectations-102029268--finance.html2012-05-15T18:36:51ZReutershome-depot-sales-miss-expectations-102029268--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/home-depot-sales-miss-expectations-102029268--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/90HgFK9QlabM2m3S0FuEFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T183651Z_3_CBRE84E0SZ700_RTROPTP_2_HOMEDEPOT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer wheels a cart through a Home Depot store in Washington" align="left" title="A customer wheels a cart through a Home Depot store in Washington" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc posted quarterly sales that fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations on Tuesday after demand slowed in April following a jump in home improvement projects spurred by an unusually warm winter. But results were stronger than the company expected, as the warm weather pushed forward a significant amount of sales that would have normally occurred in the second quarter. And despite recent encouraging signs about the U.S. housing market, the company said it has not fully recovered from the housing crash. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Standard & Poor's lowered Chesapeake Energy's credit rating Tuesday, questioning how quickly the company could remedy its financial woes.http://news.yahoo.com/chesapeakes-credit-downgraded-p-shares-dip-180744257--finance.html2012-05-15T18:07:44ZAssociated Presschesapeakes-credit-downgraded-p-shares-dip-180744257--financeStandard & Poor's is lowering Chesapeake Energy's credit rating even further and company shares are down more than 5 percent.http://news.yahoo.com/chesapeakes-credit-downgraded-p-shares-dip-162314173--finance.html2012-05-15T16:23:14ZAssociated Presschesapeakes-credit-downgraded-p-shares-dip-162314173--financeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened an inquiry into JPMorgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The report said the inquiry was at an early stage and that it was not clear what sort of legal violation the U.S. government may be looking at.http://news.yahoo.com/doj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-160355333--sector.html2012-05-15T16:03:55ZReutersdoj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-160355333--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/doj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-160201400--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_uT2UpDz_OjHh2WUcNGpRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T160705Z_1_CBRE84E18RV00_RTROPTP_2_JPMORGAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A security guard patrols outside the JP Morgan Chase & Co annual shareholders meeting at the bank's back-office complex in Tampa" align="left" title="A security guard patrols outside the JP Morgan Chase & Co annual shareholders meeting at the bank's back-office complex in Tampa" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened an inquiry into JPMorgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The report said the inquiry was at an early stage and that it was not clear what sort of legal violation the U.S. government may be looking at.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/doj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-160201400--sector.html2012-05-15T16:02:01ZReutersdoj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-160201400--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/doj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-160201400--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_uT2UpDz_OjHh2WUcNGpRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T160705Z_1_CBRE84E18RV00_RTROPTP_2_JPMORGAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A security guard patrols outside the JP Morgan Chase & Co annual shareholders meeting at the bank's back-office complex in Tampa" align="left" title="A security guard patrols outside the JP Morgan Chase & Co annual shareholders meeting at the bank's back-office complex in Tampa" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened an inquiry into JPMorgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The report said the inquiry was at an early stage and that it was not clear what sort of legal violation the U.S. government may be looking at.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Departmenthas opened an inquiry into JPMorgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss, the Wall Street Journalreported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.http://news.yahoo.com/doj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-160039233.html2012-05-15T16:00:39ZReutersdoj-opens-inquiry-jpmorgan-trading-loss-report-160039233<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/saks-1q-profits-revenue-disappoints-131136029--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QgdNsX9L7fpuLrzvl5tV0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bbdc897eb090b40d0f0f6a706700f613.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Aug. 15, 2011 file photo shows Saks & Company in New York. Saks Inc. is expected to report its earnings Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Aug. 15, 2011 file photo shows Saks & Company in New York. Saks Inc. is expected to report its earnings Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" border="0" /></a>Saks reported a 13 percent bump in first-quarter profit, but weak demand of women's designer merchandise helped to pull revenue below Wall Street estimates.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/saks-1q-profits-revenue-disappoints-131136029--finance.html2012-05-15T15:51:10ZAssociated Presssaks-1q-profits-revenue-disappoints-131136029--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/saks-1q-profits-revenue-disappoints-131136029--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QgdNsX9L7fpuLrzvl5tV0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bbdc897eb090b40d0f0f6a706700f613.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Aug. 15, 2011 file photo shows Saks & Company in New York. Saks Inc. is expected to report its earnings Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Aug. 15, 2011 file photo shows Saks & Company in New York. Saks Inc. is expected to report its earnings Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" border="0" /></a>Saks reported a 13 percent bump in first-quarter profit, but weak demand of women's designer merchandise helped to pull revenue below Wall Street estimates.</p><br clear="all"/>Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Tuesday that the recent $2 billion trading loss by JPMorgan "helps make the case" for tougher rules on financial institutions, as regulators continue to implement the 2010 law aimed at policing Wall Street.http://news.yahoo.com/geithner-jpmorgan-loss-shows-tough-rules-141945290--finance.html2012-05-15T14:19:45ZAssociated Pressgeithner-jpmorgan-loss-shows-tough-rules-141945290--financeTreasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the recent $2 billion trading loss by JPMorgan "helps make the case" for tougher rules on financial institutions as regulators continue to implement the 2010 law policing Wall Street.http://news.yahoo.com/geither-jpmorgan-loss-shows-tough-rules-140751557--finance.html2012-05-15T14:07:05ZAssociated Pressgeither-jpmorgan-loss-shows-tough-rules-140751557--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wall-street-flat-greece-faces-elections-134207226--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iI4jporOVIP.dLdayCwM4Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T134207Z_1_CDEE84E122B00_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York" align="left" title="People walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks traded flat on Tuesday, erasing strong gains in the premarket session after news Greece will hold new elections put the debt-stricken country's bailout package and debt repayments further at risk. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 2.42 points, or 0.02 percent, to 12,692.93. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 0.02 points, or 0.00 percent, to 1,338.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 5.89 points, or 0.20 percent, to 2,908.47. (Reporting By Edward Krudy, editing by Dave Zimmerman)</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wall-street-flat-greece-faces-elections-134207226--finance.html2012-05-15T13:42:07ZReuterswall-street-flat-greece-faces-elections-134207226--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wall-street-flat-greece-faces-elections-134207226--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iI4jporOVIP.dLdayCwM4Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-15T134207Z_1_CDEE84E122B00_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York" align="left" title="People walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks traded flat on Tuesday, erasing strong gains in the premarket session after news Greece will hold new elections put the debt-stricken country's bailout package and debt repayments further at risk. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 2.42 points, or 0.02 percent, to 12,692.93. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 0.02 points, or 0.00 percent, to 1,338.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 5.89 points, or 0.20 percent, to 2,908.47. (Reporting By Edward Krudy, editing by Dave Zimmerman)</p><br clear="all"/>

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DOCOMO to Conduct Second Trial of Cloud-based Translator Phone

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NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today its second trial of an experimental service for real-time interpretation between Japanese and other languages via mobile devices, which will take place from June 1 to September 30. In the first trial involving some 1,000 DOCOMO subscribers between November 2011 and March 2012, about 70 percent of the participants reported that they would like to use the service again. In response, DOCOMO will launch this second trial for 10,000 users. Also, the trial will expand to 10 languages besides Japanese, as compared to English, Chinese and Korean in the first trial. Seven of the languages will be available for face-to-face communication between people talking in the presence of each other.

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The translator phone service utilizes DOCOMO?s ?network cloud,? which integrates the company?s cloud and mobile network resources to handle the heavy processing required for rapid real-time interpretation. Interpretation generally is handled in three steps: machine recognition of spoken words, rendering into another language, and conversion into a voice readout that the other party hears. Thanks to the network cloud, interpretation will be processed at the same rapid speed even after the seven additional languages are introduced.

DOCOMO has enhanced its experimental service with two major upgrades in response to feedback from the first trial. First, the user interface now has a Repeat button, which enables the speaker to replay the last interpretation if the other party is unable to hear it. Second, a new start-up procedure enables users to launch the service faster.

DOCOMO expects to further enhance its translator phone service based on feedback from this second trial, aiming to launch a commercial service by March 2013.

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Operating A Successful Enterprise Without Self Improvement Is Out ...

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Sometimes there are the kinds of frustrations in business that seem to have no apparent cause. Many times we may believe that the problem is actually us but we are not sure how to fix it. Many times a person knows they should work on their business, yet they do not.

Often times people will be unable to work because of an inner feeling that leaves them feeling powerless. Most only see themselves not completing the tasks they need to complete. The obstacles that are in your way are discernible, as long you make an effort to find out what they are. It is possible to deal with these issues and work with them so that you can get on with your life.

Taking the time to audit the ones who work with business online, will show you people who little by little become more at ease with articulation. After a time, advice for things like differing fears, procrastination and all kinds of issues will be sought by people. Realization of aspirations for achievement in business are greatly hindered by those. Those particular intimate concerns are the most powerful impediments because as you are wrestling with that inner voice, your mind will be defeated each time. A good way of clearing up the puzzles of your own is to become aware of the self-talk and memories in your mind- as they will let you know what is happening honestly. It is no doubt a difficult task to learn about internet marketing, start an online business and do it in your spare time while holding a full time regular job. With any sort of business comes a lot of responsibility. You then have additional responsibilities when it comes to sorting out any issues on a personal level that may be stopping your business from growing. Also, it can take a lot of effort on your behalf to spend time finding any hidden fears that may cause you to procrastinate. You must really have a think about what could be the cause of it and then you must identify the causes. It isn?t easy, however getting it done will give you much more control on your personal life and your business.

Making your mind more efficient in regard to business is possible regardless of your belief in your own abilities. By learning about your particular business on a consistent basis, you can amass the knowledge necessary to make it work. The only difference would be the type of mindset that you have when you are working for an employer.

Employees are not molded or taught to have the qualities of a business person. Therefore, this type of mindset is something that you may not possess. But you are capable of learning to be self-motivated and willing to take action in your business. Your success in your business is only limited by your ability to develop the habits necessary to handle the challenges and difficulties in your particular business.

Before you jump into an online business, take the time to analyze yourself improvement program to see if you have what it takes to be successful. A self improvement plan will show you what you need to work on, but it is up to you to decide if it is a worthwhile thing to do.

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How a solar flare could send us back to the Stone Age

A powerful enough solar flare could knock out our power grids, disrupt our GPS satellites, and bring the global economy to a halt, warns a British scientists.

A stream of highly charged particles from the sun is headed straight toward Earth, threatening to plunge cities around the world into darkness and bring the global economy screeching to a halt.

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This isn't the premise of the latest doomsday thriller. Massive solar storms have happened before ? and another one is likely to occur soon, according to Mike Hapgood, a space weather scientist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford, England.

Much of the planet's electronic equipment, as well as orbiting satellites, have been built to withstand these periodic geomagnetic storms. But the world is still not prepared for a truly damaging solar storm, Hapgood argues in a recent commentary published in the journal Nature.

Hapgood talked with the Los Angeles Times about the potential effects of such a storm and how the world should prepare for it.

Q: What exactly is a solar storm?

A: I find that's hard to answer. The term "solar storm" has crept into our usage, but nobody has defined what it means. Whether a "solar storm" is happening on the sun or is referring to the effect on the Earth depends on who's talking.

I prefer "space weather," because it focuses our attention on the phenomena in space that travel from the sun to the Earth.

Q: People often talk about solar flares and solar storms in the same breath. What's the difference?

A: Solar flares mainly emit X-rays ? we also get radio waves from these things, and white light in the brightest of flares. They all travel at the same speed as light, so it takes eight minutes to arrive. There are some effects from flares, such as radio interference from the radio bursts.

But that's a pretty small-beer thing. The big thing is the geomagnetic storms (on Earth) that affect the power grid, and that's caused by the coronal mass ejections (from the sun).

Coronal mass ejections are caused when the magnetic field in the sun's atmosphere gets disrupted and then the plasma, the sun's hot ionized gas, erupts and send charged particles into space. Think of it like a hurricane ? is it headed toward us or not headed toward us? If we're lucky, it misses us.

Q: How are solar flares and coronal mass ejections related?

A: There's an association between flares and coronal mass ejections, but it's a relationship we don't quite understand scientifically. Sometimes the CME launches before the flare occurs, and vice versa.

Q: What happens when those particles reach Earth?

A: There can be a whole range of effects. The classic one everyone quotes is the effect on the power grid. A big geomagnetic storm can essentially put extra electric currents into the grid. If it gets bad enough, you can have a complete failure of the power grid ? it happened in Quebec back in 1989. If you've got that, then you've just got to get it back on again. But you could also damage the transformers, which would make it much harder to get the electric power back.

Q: How else could people be affected?

A: You get big disturbances in the Earth's upper atmosphere ? what we call the ionosphere ? and that could be very disruptive to things like GPS (the network of global positioning system satellites). Given the extent we use GPS in everyday life (including for cellphone networks, shipping safety and financial transaction records), that's a big issue.

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'Monster sunspot' may foretell powerful solar flares, says NASA

A huge sunspot spanning more than 60,000 miles could erupt, sending high energy radiation into space.

An enormous sunspot group has taken shape on the surface of the sun, hinting that our star may soon start spouting off some powerful storms.

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The huge sunspot complex, known as AR 1476, rotated into Earth's view over the weekend. It measures more than 60,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) across, researchers said. Scientists with NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory mission, a space-based telescope watching the sun, dubbed the solar structure a "monster sunspot" in a Twitter announcement.

AR 1476 is big enough for amateur astronomers with decent equipment to spot from their backyards, weather permitting. (Warning:?Never look at the sun directly with telescopes or the unaided eye. Special filters are required for safe solar viewing to avoid serious eye damage.)?

"With at least four dark cores larger than Earth, AR 1476 sprawls more than 100,000 km from end to end, and makes an easy target for backyard solar telescopes," the website Spaceweather.com reported Monday (May 7).

Sunspots are temporary dark patches on the surface of the sun that are caused by intense magnetic activity. These structures sometimes erupt into?solar flares, which send high-energy radiation streaming into space.

Solar physicists classify flares into three main categories: C, M and X, with C being the least powerful and X the strongest. X-class flares can cause long-lasting radiation storms in Earth's upper atmosphere and trigger radio blackouts. M-class flares can cause brief radio blackouts in the polar regions and occasional minor radiation storms, while C flares have few noticeable consequences.

AR 1476 has already proven quite active, firing off a number of C flares?over the past few days. And another sunspot group, AR 1471, erupted Monday evening with one that seems?to be an M1, one of the least powerful M flares, according to Spaceweather.com.

Big solar flares are often associated with coronal mass ejections (CMEs), massive clouds of solar plasma that streak through space at 3 million mph (5 million kph) or more.?If these clouds hit Earth, they can wreak havoc, spawning geomagnetic storms that can disrupt GPS signals, radio communications and power grids. CMEs also often super-charge the northern and southern lights, providing dazzling shows for skywatchers at high latitudes.

Monday evening's eruption from AR 1471 apparently generated an Earth-directed CME, which should hit Earth sometime Wednesday morning (May 9) Eastern time, researchers said.?

After remaining surprisingly quiet from 2005 through 2010, our star began waking up last year, spouting off numerous powerful flares and CMEs.

Most experts expect such outbursts to continue over the next year or so. Solar activity waxes and wanes on an 11-year cycle, and scientists think the current one ? known as Solar Cycle 24 ? will peak in 2013.

You can follow SPACE.com senior writer Mike Wall on Twitter: @michaeldwall. Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter @Spacedotcom?and on Facebook.

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Engadget Giveaway: win a new iPad, courtesy of puzzle app Triple Entendre!

Finally, a contest where everybody gets something for free! The Van Buren Boys, the folks behind addictive iPhone / iPad puzzle app Triple Entendre, is offering up a sparkling new Apple tablet for you to win, alongside eight free titles. If you aren't the lucky winner, don't despair: the company has made the game completely free for a limited time to spread the word about its latest update, so head here to download your copy. And as always, good luck!

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NTT DoCoMo expands its instant translation trials to 10 languages and 10,000 users

NTT DoCoMo's high-speed over-the-phone translation service has hit its second wider trial, aiming to test its skills with 10 languages and 10,000 subscribers -- up from 1,000 during its initial tests in 2011. DoCoMo has thrown in a few more details on how its real-time translator working. The feature is split into three steps: first, the carrier's servers recognize what you're saying, parses it into another language through its own cloud services and then converts the final translation into an audio message. The service currently functions with any Android device running version 2.2 or higher and a separate app will handle the interpretation for French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai. The Japanese carrier aims to launch a commercial version by March 2013 -- just in time for that vacation to see those falling cherry blossoms.

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