Ahead of the Bell: UPS

NEW YORK (AP) ? Citi cut its earnings forecast for UPS, citing weakening speedy package volumes and rising fuel costs.

There are a number indicators pointing to a slowdown in air freight, according to research Monday from analyst Christian Wetherbee.

The world's largest package delivery company and rival FedEx Corp. have both said that their fastest shipping services are trailing off as customers try to conserve cash.

Reservations about spending money on shipping has occurred at a time when jet fuel prices are jumping. Prices rose 14 percent since the beginning of the third quarter while most reports of airfreight cargo demand have fallen.

The analyst cut his third-quarter earnings prediction for UPS by 5 percent and trimmed his forecast for next year and 2014 by between 1 percent and 2 percent, respectively.

Wetherbee is still recommending stock in the Atlanta company and maintained an $86 price target because he expects package volumes will get better next year as well as potential growth from UPS' pending acquisition of Dutch delivery company TNT Express.

Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. slipped 27 cents to $72.83 before the markets opened Monday.

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    Tropical Storm Oscar forms in eastern Tropical Atlantic: NHC

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    Russia: US 'reset' in relations 'cannot last forever'

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    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Antarctica during the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8.

    By Reuters

    MOSCOW - Russia and the United States must do more to strengthen relations because the "reset" in ties cannot continue forever, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview published Wednesday.

    President Barack Obama called for the reset in ties before taking office in 2008 but relations have been strained by differences over issues such as missile defense, human rights and the conflict in Syria.

    "If we talk about the 'reset,' it is clear that, using computer terminology, it cannot last forever. Otherwise it would not be a 'reset' but a program failure," Lavrov told the Kommersant business daily.

    "Instead of dwelling on the name of this or that stage, we should think about how to develop our relations. Or, again using computer specialists' terminology, we should update the software,? he added.

    Russia's Putin: Romney 'mistaken,' Obama 'honest'

    Lavrov said deepening economic cooperation would help improve ties between the former Cold War enemies, but that some moves would have to wait until after the U.S. presidential election next month.

    Fabrice Coffrini / Pool via EPA, file

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presents a symbolic "reset" device to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2009.

    Republican candidate Mitt Romney has accused Obama of being soft on Moscow during his four-year term and described Russia as the United States' "number one geopolitical foe."

    The jailing of three women from the Pussy Riot punk band for two years in August over a profane "punk prayer" against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian Orthodox cathedral also prompted criticism from Washington.

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    Lavrov said there was a distorted image of Russia in the West and dismissed suggestions the verdict was politically motivated or that it amounted to pressure on the opposition.

    He reiterated that Russia would not back efforts to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad to end the conflict there, saying this would be "incitement to fratricidal war" that put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk.

    Tensions between President Barack Obama and Russia President Vladimir Putin are making it more difficult for the two countries to find common ground on issues like Syria and Iran. Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov discusses.

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    Items from Charley Pride's life set for museum - KansasCity.com

    Growing up the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi, Charley Pride developed a love of country music that propelled him into a legendary career as one of its biggest stars.

    Now, items donated by Pride from throughout his life will become part of the Smithsonian's upcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture, set to open in 2015. A gala reception will be held Wednesday in Pride's hometown of Dallas to celebrate the museum gift, which includes a pair of Pride's boots, one of his guitars and his Country Music Association male vocalist of the year award from 1971."Obviously, the one thing that stands out to people is that Charley Pride was country music's first black superstar. But what he was trying to do was play the music that he liked and entertain his audiences," said Dwan Reece, the museum's curator of music and performing arts. "His links to country music are just as natural as Loretta Lynn's. This is his childhood. This is the music that he knows."Pride said that while it was difficult to part with some of the items, it's nice to know that they will be in the museum where he can always go visit.As the museum began acquiring its collection of items documenting African-American life, art, history and culture, Reece said there was "no question" that Pride's was an important story to tell."One of the things we want to express in the exhibit is that African-Americans have a history in all kinds of music," Reece said. "I'm not sure everybody would expect us to have a section on country music."Once the museum opens, items from Pride's life will join a collection that also will represent music artists including Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and Michael Jackson.Reece said Pride's rise to fame during the civil rights movement of the 1960s is among many interesting threads to his story."He's a great example of a man transcending the barriers of race who was accepted by audiences because he was a good country singer," she said.Pride, who at 78 is still touring and heads to Ireland this month and the United Kingdom next month, said he never had trouble from audiences over his race. "I never had one iota of hoot calls from the audience," Pride said.However, he did recall a 1966 performance when a crowd of 10,000 at Detroit's Olympia Stadium - the biggest audience of his career at that point - grew quiet upon seeing that the fledgling country singer was black."I said, 'You know, I realize it's a little unique me coming out here on a country music show wearing this permanent tan.' When I said that there was this big old applause - saying exactly what they were thinking," Pride said.He told the crowd he would play his three singles and maybe a hit from another singer, but that "I ain't got time to talk about pigmentation all night."After the show, fans lined up to get his autograph. "That's the way it's been for the last 40 some years," he said.Pride, who grew up in a family of 11 children in Sledge, Miss., first had his sights set on a career in Major League Baseball. He played in the Negro American League and Pioneer League before country singers Red Sovine and Red Foley heard him performing in Montana - where Pride was working at a smelting plant and playing for the plant ball team - and told him he needed to go to Nashville, Tenn.He eventually made it to Nashville and recorded a demo that RCA Records liked. "They decided to sign me and there's history looking at you right now," Pride said."I've been singing all my life. I heard a song I'd like, I'd just sing it, not realizing that I was preparing myself for this, but here I am," he said. "People liked my singing and once they got me on record, a whole bunch of people liked me."Pride, who has won three Grammy Awards and had dozens of No. 1 hits, also is donating albums, cassettes and CDs of his music to the museum collection. Other items, including a baseball bat and Texas Rangers uniform, are tied to his love of the sport. Pride is a part owner of the Rangers.Pride's most popular songs include "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone," "I'm So Afraid of Losing You Again" and the crossover hit "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'." He was the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year in 1971 and top male vocalist in 1971 and 1972.He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000."My business is selling lyrics, feelings and emotions," Pride said. "Once you hear me and if you come to see my show, you'll never forget it because I sell every song."I hope to keep doing it because I ain't ready to quit yet."John Rumble, senior historian for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, said that while Pride is regarded as country music's biggest African-American star, "in the history of country music, he's also one of the biggest stars.""Audiences love him because he's an entertainer, he's a performer. They know that he's singing for them and that he appreciates their support," Rumble said.---Online:Charley Pride, http://www.charleypride.comNational Museum of African American History and Culture, http://nmaahc.si.edu

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    Rights group: Egypt must tackle legacy of abuse

    CAIRO (AP) ? Amnesty International on Tuesday took Egypt's new president to task for failing to address the "bloody legacy" of abuses by security forces committed under military rule after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, which continue even after the establishment of the country's first freely elected government.

    The rights group urged President Mohammed Morsi to hold the military accountable for the killing, torture and sexual abuse of protesters during the 18 months when the generals held power after Mubarak's February 2011 ouster.

    It also said Morsi should rein in police forces, which it said still use excessive force to deal with protests and have tortured detainees. It called for the government to allow U.N. experts to investigate and assess how to deal with the problems.

    "Unless there is a clear political will to confront this and to provide the families of the victims with truth and justice, things are not going to change," Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, deputy director for Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa Program, told The Associated Press.

    "For the moment, police officers, soldiers are confident that they can commit violations with impunity without ever having to answer for any of their acts," she said.

    Two extensive reports released by the London-based human rights group in Cairo on Tuesday detailed cases of rights abuses by the army and police, focusing on six separate incidents of crackdowns on protests that killed at least 120 people. Amnesty said thousands of protesters were injured or maimed ? with documented cases of loss of eyesight ? during the crackdowns, and that detainees were tortured in custody.

    Most of the crackdowns took place during the post-Mubarak period of rule by a council of generals, during which soldiers had a major role in keeping security inside the country. The military has largely backed down from that role ever since Morsi, of the Muslim Brotherhood, was inaugurated at the end of June as the new president

    But Morsi's failure to seek accountability from the police and military for those abuses has only fueled a culture of impunity that is allowing violations to continue, Amnesty warned. One of the Amnesty documented cases of violent crackdown by the police against protesters took place after Morsi came to power in August, in which one was killed.

    Officials in Morsi's office did not respond to requests by The Associated Press for comment on the report.

    Karim Ennarah, a researcher with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights who spoke at a news conference by Amnesty on Tuesday, said it appeared that police abuses are getting worse in the three months since Morsi came to power.

    He cited the deaths of two people last month in the town of Meit Ghamr, outside Cairo. One was tortured in a police station, including being beaten in the head by a rifle butt, and then died before getting to a hospital. The second person was then killed when police opened fire with live ammunition on a crowd angered by the first man's death.

    "The police is acting as if it is an armed gang. It lost control and is trying to regain it by resorting to excessive force," Ennarah said.

    In its reports, Amnesty said the country's new leadership must "tackle the bloody legacy of official abuse and guarantee that no one is above the law in Egypt."

    Security abuse and flagrant human rights violations were among the sparks that ignited the uprising against Mubarak. Thousands took to the streets initially to protest a young man's brutal death by police beating in 2010.

    After Mubarak's regime was ousted in the popular uprising and the army took over, protesters increasingly denounced the military for its excessive use of force, for targeting women protesters, beatings and sexual abuse ? including the notorious "virginity tests" that female detainees were forced to go through after being taken into custody by soldiers.

    Amnesty noted that at least 12,000 civilians, mainly protesters, have been tried before military tribunals while only three soldiers and a military doctor have faced a military court over abuse of authority. And only one security officer was brought to trial for killing and injuring protesters in one of the six documented cases.

    "The only thing we have done (since the uprising) is lose our sons. That's it," said Mary Daniel, the sister of a protester killed last year during a military crackdown on rally. "We have gone from bad to worse."

    Amnesty said the army's response to protests was "disproportionate," citing cases when live ammunition was fired as demonstrators lobbed stones or firebombs at the troops. It also cited incidents of army vehicles running down groups of protesters, in one case killing several demonstrators.

    Amnesty quoted one protester, Wael Saber Bshay, whose brother was crushed by a military armored personnel carrier during an Oct. 9, 2011 protest that killed 27 people, mostly Coptic Christians.

    "We were in a state of shock that the army, which is supposed to protect us ... attacked us," Bshay told Amnesty. "If we were in a state of war with an enemy, I don't think this would have happened."

    The Amnesty report also documented that Egypt continued to receive deliveries of small arms and equipment from abroad, including from its largest supplier the United States, despite the violent crackdowns.

    In one case, the report said, a U.S. shipment believed to contain tear gas was dispatched to Egypt on Oct. 13, 2011, just days after the protest by the Christians was crushed. Another shipment from the U.S. arrived days after a November protest in which nearly 50 people were killed, Amnesty reported.

    The group said authorities should allow visits by the U.N.'s special rapporteur on torture and the U.N. working group on arbitrary detention and torture, whose requests for visits were ignored by the Mubarak regime.

    For abuses to halt, those responsible must be brought to trial before an independent, civilian court, said Suzanne Nossel, the executive director of Amnesty International USA.

    "If President Morsi truly wants to reform Egypt, he must establish the principle that no one can be above the law, including the army and the security services," Nossel said. "Without accountability by the army and security forces who are responsible for decades of human rights violations, justice for victims will remain elusive."

    Amnesty said it has yet to receive a response from Morsi for a memorandum it had sent to him on the day he was sworn in, in which it details how Egypt can address the history of human rights and open a new page.

    "This is disappointing," said Sahraoui.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rights-group-egypt-must-tackle-legacy-abuse-205431821.html

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    Google withdraws recent ITC complaint in Motorola v. Apple case

    Well, here's a bit of a surprise in the ongoing spate of Apple-focused patent disputes. Google's Motorola Mobility subsidiary has now formally withdrawn its most recent complaint against Apple with the ITC, which was just filed on August 17th and had been, until now, under investigation. Not surprisingly, details are light beyond that, with Google's filing only stating that it asked the ITC to "terminate all claims in this investigation without prejudice," and adding that "there are no agreements between Motorola and Apple, written or oral, express or implied, concerning the subject matter of this investigation." The complaint itself had claimed that Apple infringed on seven patents held by Motorola, and Google was seeking a US import ban on a range of Apple products as a result.

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    Genetically engineered cow makes anti-allergy milk

    LONDON | Mon Oct 1, 2012 3:21pm EDT

    LONDON

    (Reuters) - Researchers in New Zealand have genetically engineered a cow to produce milk with very little of a protein that causes an allergic reaction in some children.

    They hope the technique, which uses a process called RNA interference that reduces the activity of certain genes without eliminating it completely, can be used to control other traits in livestock.

    With mothers breastfeeding less, cows' milk is an increasing source of protein for babies, but the different composition of cows' milk can cause an allergic reaction.

    "In developed countries, 2-3 percent of infants are allergic to cows' milk proteins in the ?rst year of life," the researchers said in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

    Anower Jabed and colleagues at the New Zealand government-run AgResearch company said their genetically modified cow produced milk with a 96 percent reduction in the protein beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), a component known to cause allergic reactions.

    While there are dairy industry processes that can reduce the allergenic potential of normal milk, they are expensive and can result in a bitter taste.

    Another gene manipulation technique using a process called homologous recombination could theoretically knock out, rather than suppress, the gene that produces BLG but the researchers said that, so far, this has not worked.

    Bruce Whitelaw, professor of animal biotechnology at the University of Edinburgh, said the New Zealand research "offers a good example of how these technologies can be used to provide alternative strategies to current manufacturing process".

    He said that although RNA interference has been shown to work in manipulating plants and worms, "it has not worked in livestock before".

    Whitelaw told Reuters that aside from accentuating or reducing genetically determined characteristics in farm animals, such as growth rate, the technique could be used to improve defence against infection.

    "Time will tell how widely applicable RNA interference will be in GM livestock. But this is certainly a milestone study in this field," he said.

    (Reporting by Chris Wickham; Editing by Dan Lalor)

    Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/xsI8stZZSBc/us-science-geneticengineering-cow-idUSBRE89018N20121001

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