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U.S. Mideast Peace Plan

June 24, 2002 at 12:00 AM EDT

MARGARET WARNER: Late today, the Israeli and Palestinian government’s reacted to the president’s speech.

A statement issued by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called it a “serious effort to push the peace process forward.” The statement did not deal with the president’s call for new Palestinian leadership.

A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s office said: “When the Palestinian Authority undergoes genuine reform and the new leadership takes its place at its head, it will be possible to discuss ways of moving forward by diplomatic means.”

For additional reaction to President Bush’s Middle East plan, we get four views: From Yuval Shteinitz, a member of the Israeli Knesset from Prime Minister Sharon’s Likud Party; Ziad Abu Amr, chairman of the Political Committee of the Palestinian Legislative Council; Robert Pelletreau, a former U.S. Ambassador to three Arab countries– Egypt, Tunisia, and Bahrain– who was assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs during the Clinton Administration; and Martin Indyk, who held the top Mideast policy jobs at both the National Security Council and the State Department during the Clinton Administration. He then served as U.S. Ambassador to Israel. He’s now director of the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution.

Welcome to you all.

Mr. Abu Amr, your reaction. It sounded as if the president was saying before anything can happen, the Palestinians need new leadership. Did you read it that way?

ZIAD ABU AMR: Yes, and I think here the president is taking sides and he is trying to be patronizing and he is pressuring the Palestinian people and putting conditions on them; forgetting the fact that the Palestinians are the occupied side. And he should have exerted and exercised pressure on the occupier who has asked to withdraw his troops, that is Sharon, from West Bank cities and towns at a time he is continuing his offensive and occupying more Palestinian towns and more Palestinian villages and refugee camps.

So we expected the president to be consistent with the administration’s policy, acting as a primary sponsor of the peace process and honest broker, not to issue a verdict that says Arafat is guilty and Sharon is innocent. That is not fair handedness in our point of view.

MARGARET WARNER: Mr. Shteinitz, what did you think of it?

YUVAL SHTEINITZ: Well, I think it was a very good speech but I was frustrated on several points. First, it was a very nice vision but unfortunately this is exactly the vision that the state of Israel was trying to achieve in the peace process for nine years. And what really happened, the reality on the ground was any partial Israeli withdrawal was immediately used or actually abused, not to foster peace, but to promote terrorism and terrible incitement.

Then we found ourselves not giving land for peace but giving land for war and terrorism; and, therefore, I would expect the president to realize that now, after nine years of terrible violence and agreement violations, it is high time for Israel to strike back and to fight back and the only chances to create new chances, new prospect for peace — not just to regain the personal security of the people of Israel, but to create new chances for peace, is by deleting, by destroying this corrupting and terrorist supporting regime.

And this can be done exactly like in Afghanistan, just by using the sufficient force and to put an end to these terrorist supporting regime. There is no other way. The Palestinians themselves will not uprise against the dictatorial regime.

MARGARET WARNER: Ambassador Pelletreau.

ROBERT PELLETREAU: I found the speech disappointing. It didn’t have immediacy. It placed some burdens on the Palestinians to do things over a certain amount of time, to hold elections before the end of the year. But nothing in it projected a forceful American involvement to end this terrible cycle of violence and counter violence of retaliation and counter retaliation. There’s no call for an immediate conference that is was being talked about, and there’s no call for Israel to show any kind of restraint until the Palestinians have done several specific things. So I found it disappointing overall.

MARGARET WARNER: Martin Indyk, you’re the last one that can have a more upbeat assessment. How did you see it?

MARTIN INDYK: Well, Margaret, I’ll give the president’s two thumbs up: First of all for the act of clarity. I think he’s right to say that there has to be a new Palestinian leadership. Arafat has failed the test of leadership and he’s failed to live up to his commitments. And it’s important to end the ambiguity in America’s own position on that.

I think he was also very clear about the need for a Palestinian state; that the United States was going to help achieve that as long as the Palestinians understood that it was not going to be achieved through violence or in place of Israel.

Where I think the speech was lacking was as Bob said, any indication of some kind of sustained American engagement. It’s not at all clear that the conference that was touted before the speech is going to be pursued. It is not even clear that the Secretary of State is going to go out to the region to push the processes of reform, political reform and security restructuring that the president has called for.

MARGARET WARNER: Mr. Abu Amr, do you think that the Palestinian people and leadership below Mr. Arafat are ready for a change in leadership? Aren’t you a member of the Palestinian parliament that needs to have more power?

ZIAD ABU AMR: We have been pushing for elections. We were hoping the president would talk about conditions that would enable to the Palestinian people to conduct free and democratic elections. A new leadership for me is a leadership that is democratically elected. So how can we do elections when Israeli tanks are rolling in Palestinian streets and Palestinian towns and villages?

MARGARET WARNER: Do you think, though, that if there were conditions in which to hold elections, that new leadership would be elected? That Arafat would allow new leadership to be elected? Or is it — as Mr. Shteinitz said — that the Palestinian people will never on their own remove this leadership?

ZIAD ABU AMR: That’s not true. We had free and democratic elections and many people attested to that there was international monitoring. President Carter was there and many other people in 1996 when we had free and democratic elections. Mr. Arafat and nobody else can stop the Palestinians from exercising their right of choice and I think this is the only solution.

But the problem is that we need to create the political environment to enable the Palestinian people to freely and democratically elect their representatives. And that cannot happen while Israel and Sharon to today just said that he is going to stay there as long as it takes. And we are hoping to conduct elections in the coming few months.

MARGARET WARNER: Ambassador Pelletreau how realistic do you think this call is for new leadership, and what would it take to have that happen?

ROBERT PELLETREAU: Well, to begin with, leaders are chosen by their own people in one way or another, and calling from the outside for the election of a new leader or the selection of new leaders and disallowing all the present leadership, strikes me as quite unrealistic.

I also share the point that we do not see how the Palestinians could actually organize a new election under the current pressures. We all have sympathy for Israel faced with suicide bombers and Israel has not found, as yet, the right formula, the right solution to end this terrible horrific scourge.

But at the same time, to say that all this must take place under vigorous Israeli intervention in the Palestinian area strikes me as quite unrealistic.

MARGARET WARNER: Martin Indyk, how do you see the prospects and how realistic it is to have some way of choosing new Palestinian leadership?

MARTIN INDYK: Well, there’s certainly a problem that Ziad and Bob point to but the president also has a problem. He has got to come up with answers to two problems before any process can succeed. The first problem is that there isn’t a responsible Palestinian leadership that is willing to fight terror and enter into negotiations with Israel on that basis.

And there isn’t an Israeli leader from Yossi Sarid on the left to Benjamin Netanyahu on the right that will engage with Arafat anymore in any kind of negotiations. So he has got to define a process that can produce a more responsible representative Palestinian leadership.

At the same time, in order to get the Israeli army out of the Palestinian areas, so that Ziad Abu Amr and the others can push for these political reforms and contest these elections, there has to be a security mechanism in place on the Palestinian side that will fight the terror instead of the Israeli army.

And so that’s why he is calling for the restructuring of the security services, calling on the Arabs, particularly the Egyptians and Jordanians to help in that process. If those two processes can move ahead, perhaps then we can see a viable negotiation coming about.

MARGARET WARNER: All right, Mr. Shteinitz, let’s turn the tables now. And I’d like to know what you — how you read the president’s speech in terms of what he was asking Israel to do. He said at one point, “As we make progress for security, Israeli forces need to withdraw fully to the lines of September 2000 and consistent with recommendations of the Mitchell Committee, Israeli settlement activity has to stop.”

What time frame does that suggest to you?

YUVAL SHTEINITZ: Well, actually it is only in our hands because to improve the security conditions now, the Palestinians leadership is unwilling or unable to do it and it’s only in our hands. So the only chances to improve security and then maybe to improve conditions for Palestinians to some kind of democratic transition, is only if we will put an end to terrorism and, for this aim we need to put an aim to the terrorist supporting regime of Yasser Arafat. Nobody can ignore it.

Second thing is Mr. Ambassador, the Ambassador mentioned, the leaders have been chosen by their own people and not by foreign intervention. This is true. But dictators cannot be removed many times by their own people, and needs foreign intervention, and therefore I must say that I do agree with the two former ambassadors that it seems very unlikely that the Palestinians will be able to remove this dictator and terrorist-supporting regime by themselves and the occupation is not a problem.

Let me mention that terrorism began to escalate against Israelis in the Middle East after we already made partial and very significant withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank. Only then those territories given up became a basis for terrorism and terrible incitement. So the occupation is not the problem. Maybe the end of the occupation started the current problem.

MARTIN INDYK: Now, I think occupation is exactly what the problem is because people will always resist occupation.

YUVAL SHTEINITZ: But Mr. Ambassador, the main problem that those Palestinian terrorists and also… unfortunately this is a prevalent philosophy in the Arab world is not Palestinian independence but the destruction of the Jewish state. You cannot ignore this.

MARGARET WARNER: Mr. Shteinitz, please. Ambassador Indyk, what did you hear the president asking Israel to do and did you see any parallel effort he was asking Israel to make, or is it really all contingent first on total end of terror and a change in Palestinian leadership?

MARTIN INDYK: Well, I looked carefully at the language, and it was carefully crafted, and as I understand it, he was saying as the security situation improves, the Israeli army should withdraw to back out of the “A” and “B” areas it has moved into since the intifada started back in September of 2000.

But secondly, he called for a stop to settlement activity consistent with the Mitchell report. What that means is all settlement activity including natural growth. And he did not condition that statement. He just called for a stop to it. I think that was clear. That is a parallel process, not a sequential process, then he called for Israel, over time, to end the occupation in the context of negotiations that would lead to this Palestinian state, but he didn’t define what ending the occupation meant in terms of whether it meant all of the territories occupied as a result of the ’67 war or some of them.

MARGARET WARNER: Your view on whether there was… what was asked of Israel.

ROBERT PELLETREAU: I think Martin had it quite right, but I did not sense that there was an immediate call on Israel to do anything other than what it is doing right now. There seemed to be general recognition that Israel was responding to terrorist attacks and that the United States would understand that this response was going to take some time and be very severe and be very thorough.

So I did not sense that there was any real call on Israel to show restraint or to show proportionality or any other…

ZIAD ABU AMR: I think it can be construed as a green light to the Sharon government to continue his military offensive. But let me say that political problems cannot be solved by security and military means. Political problems require political solutions. And we all agree there, at least, that occupation is the ultimate source of violence. If occupation goes, 90 percent of the existing problems with go with it.

YUVAL SHTEINITZ: I don’t agree. (All arguing)

ZIAD ABU AMR: The existence of Israel seems to be the source of violence in the Middle East…

ZIAD ABU AMR: …And believes that occupation is the ultimate source of violence.

MARGARET WARNER: We have to leave it there. Thank you all four very much.


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President Bush Calls for Tougher Nuclear Safeguards

BY Admin  February 11, 2004 at 5:50 PM EDT

Speaking before the National Defense University at Ft. McNair in Washington, the president referred to the sharing of weapons information by the father of Pakistan’s nuclear program, saying no new countries should have the ability to enrich or process nuclear material.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf recently pardoned Abdul Qadeer Khan, who led the country’s nuclear weapons program, after Khan admitted to selling nuclear secrets to Iran, Libya and North Korea.

President Bush pointed to Khan’s case as proof that nuclear proliferation is a serious global threat.

“The greatest threat before humanity today is the possibility of secret and sudden attack with chemical or biological or radiological or nuclear weapons,” he said. “I’ve made clear to all the policy of this nation: America will not permit the terrorists and dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world’s most deadly weapons.”

He also issued a warning to those involved in the nuclear black market.

“We will find the middlemen, the suppliers and the buyers. … Our message to proliferators must be consistent and it must be clear: ‘We will find you, and we’re not going to rest until you are stopped,'” the president said.

Mr. Bush called for a range of actions aimed at thwarting proliferation, including revamping the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency — the International Atomic Energy Agency — to enhance its powers and barring nations such as Iran, which has been under investigation for proliferation, from sitting on the IAEA’s board of governors.

He said that by next year only countries that have signed an additional protocol of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty permitting snap inspections of nuclear sites should be allowed to import equipment for civilian nuclear programs.

Mr. Bush renewed his call for the United Nations to pass a resolution criminalizing proliferation, enacting strict export controls and requiring nations to secure sensitive equipment.

He said the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative, which interdicts air and sea shipments of weapons of mass destruction, should be able to take direct action on would-be proliferators.

He also put pressure on the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the roughly 40 nations that provide most of the world’s nuclear technology, to refuse to sell designs and equipment to any country not already capable of making nuclear fuel, CNN reported.

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Interview: Howard Dean

Howard Dean is a former governor of Vermont and a former family doctor.

The following is an extended, edited version of our broadcast interview with Dean about Medicaid and the future of health care in America.

DAVID BRANCACCIO (DB): Are you a fan of Medicaid?

Howard Dean HOWARD DEAN (HD): It is a fantastic program. People are healthier because of it.

DB: When you were governor of Vermont, you built upon Medicaid in your home state to get a lot of people covered.

HD: We have more children covered, I think, than any other state in the country. Ninety-seven percent have it. We made families of four who make less than $65,000 eligible for their kids to have health insurance. Now, it didn't cost us hardly anything. We didn't raise taxes, although the federal government paid for a significant portion of it.

The truth is there's no excuse for not covering people under 18 in this country. It's insane not to because if you don't, you pay for all that stuff later on when they turn 30 or 40 or 50 or 60. You can use Medicaid as one of the building blocks of universal health insurance. And we certainly ought to do it for people probably under 25.

DB: Would you increase money for Medicaid during this difficult period temporarily or would you make it permanent?

HD: I would make it permanent. We need a universal health care system in this country. We don't have one. We're the only industrialized democracy in the world that doesn't have one, and we pay a fortune because we don't have one.

DB: What do you think should be done in America to fix health care?

"The truth is there's no excuse for not covering people under 18 in this country."
If I could design any health care system I wanted, which I won't be able to do, and neither can the Obama Administration or anybody else, I would probably use Medicaid for young people, and expand it to about 27 years of age. I would just let those kids have insurance for practically nothing. It's cheap as dirt and really is not a serious expense.

After that, if folks aren't in the insured pool, then they should do what's in the Obama plan, which is to be able to pay into and buy into Medicare, whatever age they are. You know, you shouldn't have to wait till you're 65. If you can't get health insurance any other way, why not allow those folks to buy into Medicare? We're not going to get rid of private insurance. People will still be able to choose private insurance. But let them choose a public insurance as well.

We're losing jobs to Canada because Canadian companies don't bear the tremendous inflationary costs of their health care system, and our companies do. Look at the automobile companies right now. They're suffering enormously and what's the biggest problem? Retiree health care. We are killing our own companies by not having a health care system that works for everybody, and we have to stop that.

DB: Critics of government health plans like SCHIP, Medicare and Medicaid say that eventually the costs of this are just going to cripple this country.

"We are killing our own companies by not having a health care system that works for everybody, and we have to stop that."
HD: The problem with that argument is that we spend more than every other country on the face of the earth on health care as a percent of our GNP already. So the problem is we have no system. We have total chaos in this country in terms of funding and there are tons of people who are not covered, including a lot of kids. That's insane. We end up paying almost twice as much as the next country because of our incredible inefficiency. America is a very efficient country, except in health care where we are the most inefficient country. And we cover the fewest—percentage wise—of our population compared to any other country in the industrialized world.

DB: There's a public perception that Medicaid is wasteful, that it's a government program with corruption in it and a lot of bureaucratic overhead. That's not your understanding?

HD: When I was governor, I had a big fight on the left as well as on the right when we put through universal health care. So we contracted out our Medicaid program to be administered by a private insurance company. After three years, we had to take it back because the expenses associated with our running Medicaid was about four percent. And the expenses by the private insurance company were 12 percent.

The truth is the private sector does not do a good job running health care. They just don't. I don't say that because I don't like the private sector. I was part of the private sector. My wife is part of the private sector delivering health care. But the numbers are clear: One-third of the cost is what's spent by Medicare and Medicaid in administration costs compared to private health care concerns.

DB: I recently spoke with a progressive economist who argued that the pressing challenge of the economic downturn means we should put off health care reform. Do it later. Do you agree with that?

"The truth is the private sector does not do a good job running health care."
HD: I would say that would be an ... incredibly foolish piece of advice. For one-sixth of what we just spent bailing out Bank of America and Citicorp, we could have a health insurance program that finally worked and enabled America to compete again with other industrialized democracies. I think this is exactly the time we should be working on health care. If we miss this opportunity, it'll be the greatest scandal in the last 60 years when since we first starting out trying to get health insurance under President Harry Truman.

DB: State governors are being forced to make some very tough funding decisions right now. Revenue is down, and some states are cutting health care. What would you say to them in this kind of environment?

HD: I went through two recessions as governor and I had to cut Medicaid. There's a way to cut Medicaid that's painful but right, and there's a way to cut Medicaid that's the wrong way. What you don't do is take people off the roles. That's a terrible mistake. What you can do is reduce benefits. It is better to have some health care that's not as good as it once was than not to have any at all. So my advice to governors if you're having a tough time is : Go find out what's expensive and cut some of that stuff out if you have to. But don't throw people off their health insurance. That's the wrong thing to do.

DB: Do you think we'll be able to be successful at health care reform this time around?

HD: I hope so. We have a huge Democratic majority in both the House and the Senate. We've got a Democratic president who's promised and campaigned on universal health care. There's no excuse for it. If the Democrats don't do it, we probably won't get hired again.

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A recent report by Microsoft shows that 75 percent of PC users today use antivirus protection. But even if you have installed security software, it isn't a cast-iron guarantee that it's protecting you as well as it could.

Here are five of the most common pitfalls to avoid when using antivirus software:

1.    Multiple antivirus programs
Two do not provide better protection than one, as antivirus programs conflict with each other. They can see each other as potential threats and thereby try to fight each other. We always advise you check if you have two antivirus programs running and if so, uninstall one.

2.    Lack of firewall
Antivirus is not the same as a firewall. Antivirus is security software that can locate, identify and isolate potential virus attacks on your PC. However, firewall is a specialised system that ensures that unwelcome traffic in and out of your PC is blocked before it enters. This way hackers will not be able to vandalise and steal your files and information. According to the study “IT Security Survey 2013” conducted by AV Comparatives, 37 percent of the world’s PC users today have free antivirus protection installed. But since the free options rarely include a firewall (this is generally found in Internet Security Suites) you are more exposed.

3.    Expired license
Some have an antivirus program installed which has expired without them noticing it. It happens, for instance, when you buy a new PC with preinstalled security software, which often expires after 90 days. Most security software will ask if you want to renew your protection, and if you choose to ignore the message, it can automatically switch off and stop nagging you.

4.    Inactivated features
According to the report from AV Comparatives, 40 percent use paid antivirus which has both antivirus protection and firewall. However, it is important to make sure that you have all features turned on. Perhaps you have had to install a program that was blocked by your antivirus protection, and therefore you turned the software off and forgot to enable it again afterwards. We have also seen examples of malware that has infected the antivirus software itself, and disabled all protection without the user knowing.

5.    Phishing attacks
Don't make the mistake of thinking that you are protected against everything you click on, simply because you have the best antivirus program installed. Although most programs include anti-phishing protection, you are not safe from cunning hackers who try to extract passwords and account details from you. Be critical when clicking on links and attachments in emails, even if they are from Paypal or your bank – or if an email congratulates you on winning a million pounds. In fact, 75 percent of all emails sent worldwide is spam, according to Microsoft’s report.

The report (Security Intelligence Report vol 14) shows that PC users without antivirus protection are five times as likely to be attacked by viruses and malware than protected PCs. However, it isn't a surprising conclusion, says Janus R. Nielsen. “We often experience customers who believe they are protected when they are not.”

Janus R Neilsen

About the author

Janus R. Nielsen is CEO and security expert of www.mysecuritycenter.com. Click here to get free PC optimisation.


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Yes, this is a genuine potential threat

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PCAdvisor article about it FBI says infected users must deal with DNS changer malware or risk losing Internet in July

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A recent thread about potatoes

  Forum Editor 06 Jun 11

got me think about something that has puzzled me for a while. Perhaps one of our potato farming forum members knows the answer.

Jersey Royals.

When I was but a stripling, and Forum Editing was not even a gleam in my eye, I used to look forward to the Jersey Royal season. Those delicious little kidney shaped tubers that came coated with a fine layer of Jersey dust were a delight, boiled with their skins on and generously anointed with butter. You could make a meal of the waxy little beauties.

Now I see bags labelled 'Jersey Royal potatoes', but the contents are not Jersey Royals - they're very ordinary looking, and tasting, rather floury things. From Jersey they may be, but Royals they are not.

What's up doc?

I know the story of how Jersey Royals came about, by the way, I just want to know what happened to them.

  canarieslover 06 Jun 11

Probably like our royalty, gradually getting watered down with intermarriage with commoners. I know what you mean about the taste, unforgettable.

  Al94 06 Jun 11

Maybe your mother was better at cooking potatoes than you are! I had a conversation with an old Donegal farmer this morning who told me that people dont know how to cook spuds properly now. I must admit I glazed over part way through his description but it involved a saucepan covered with a cloth rather than a lid and the potatoes being taken from the pot when there was still a "bite" in the middle of them then left to finish off in a cloth covered bowl. He insisted they would not be floury cooked like this - but there was a lot more to it!

  john bunyan 06 Jun 11

Forum Editor

This link may be of interest. http://ecologic.eu/download/projekte/1800-1849/1802/jerseyroyalpotatoes.pdf

  john bunyan 06 Jun 11

Sorry here it is

  wee eddie 06 Jun 11

FE, I agree with you, I'm certain that you're not mistaken.

They are using a higher cropping variety.

  Strawballs 06 Jun 11
  MAJ 06 Jun 11

Not sure about Jersey Royals as I don't think I've ever tasted them, but during the school holidays (many years ago) as well as snedding turips and snuffing strawberries to earn an extra bit of pocket money, we used to gather spuds for the local farmer. During our break we used to retire to the barn for a cuppa and a sarnie, in there the farmer graded the spuds we gathered on some machine or other, were the smaller spuds fell through a vibrating grate, hence separating them from the larger spuds. My Point? Don't they do that anymore? Anytime I buy potatoes in the supermarket, they're all mixed in the bag, little ones and big ones, I hate that.

  Bingalau 06 Jun 11

I think nowadays it may be a matter of luck. A couple of weeks ago I bought some potato's described as Jersey Royals from Morrisons. They were clean and when scraped the skin fell away from them just like in the old days. We had them boiled for about ten minutes in salted water and covered with a generous whack of butter. Absolutely delicious, they brought back memories of many years ago. I went to get some more last week but sadly they were not available.

  Bingalau 06 Jun 11

I wonder if they would have been nicer with tinned tomato's. also from a recent thread.. I've put this bit separate so the FE can delete it.

  Autoschediastic 06 Jun 11

FE i dont have a clue but the way uve just explained them has almost tempted me to go and buy some! but im on a diet lol You ever thought about selling cars? :-)

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Sanyo says up to an hour of video can be stored per gigabyte of available memory.

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The government will be creating fewer frameworks going forward, and will be cancelling three major framework agreements, in a bid to attract a wider range of suppliers, including SMEs.

Frameworks, which remove excessive procurement procedures and extensive tendering by helping buyers choose from a list of pre-approved suppliers, will only be agreed where they are shown to deliver against the commercial ICT strategy and can attract businesses of all sizes.

The news comes after a comprehensive internal review, where the government procurement service (GPS) recently put a hold on all upcoming frameworks.

Frameworks have been criticised in the past for generating a lot of waste, where many suppliers spend money to bid for work and get listed on the agreements, but then often aren't selected for any work. The government argues that these costs eventually end up costing the public sector, not suppliers.

When frameworks are agreed in the future, it is likely that fewer suppliers will be selected, in a bid to remove this waste.

"We are already operating as one joined-up commercially savvy 'single' client. Through this we're identifying savings across Government ICT contracts for the taxpayer, getting the best deals, and flagging future opportunities to make sure we really are opening up Government business to a broader range of suppliers," said Chloe Smith, Cabinet Office parliamentary secretary.

"Framework agreements only work if they deliver what they set out to deliver and drive the greatest competition from a wider range of suppliers, including SMEs - that's why we're strengthening procurement by ensuring they align with what Government needs as well as working for suppliers."

The cancelled agreements include the Application Development, Delivery and Support Services (ADDSS), Hosting Services, and Service Integration & Management Services (SIAM) frameworks. However, the G-Cloud and Public Services Network agreements will continue, as these are considered by government chiefs to be strategically important to the direction of IT in the public sector.

Government sources have said that they do not expect any legal challenges to the decision to drop the frameworks by suppliers who will have incurred costs by bidding to be listed on the agreements. It is also understood that feedback from suppliers to the overall change in strategy has been largely positive.

In a bid to deliver on the government's attempts to act as a single commercial entity with suppliers, it has also been revealed that the GPS, Efficiency and Reform Group (EFG) and other government departments will be more closely integrated going forward.

"Bold action is necessary if we are to find greater efficiencies whilst attracting more innovative suppliers and supporting growth," said Bill Crothers, Government Chief Procurement Officer.

"After looking at the current frameworks in use, we've decided to cease the Application Development, Delivery and Support Service (ADDSS) and Hosting Services procurements from today and Service Integration & Management Services (SIAM) will not be progressed through the framework route. Frameworks which are already operating effectively and delivering significant change such as the Public Services Network (PSN) and G-Cloud provide a model for success and will continue."

In other news, the Government Procurement Service and the Government Digital Service (GDS) have agreed the need for a new 'digital procurement framework', which aims to provide government departments access to a pool of suppliers of agile software development.

It is hoped that the framework will support the government's recently unveiled Digital Strategy, which outlined plans to digitise thousands of transactions used by the public, in a bid to save the public sector £1.7 billion a year after 2015.


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Apple has filed 14 new patent applications, which were published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday. The patents include an advanced new haptics system, a new battery design, a new camera feature, and some modifications to the Mac mini and high-speed cables.

Just before the new iPad was announced, it was reported that Apple could be implementing a new haptic texture display in the tablet, which would create a 'textured feedback' by means of a small electrical stimulus. The new iPad emerged with no such display, however, a new patent filed by Apple has revealed a more advanced multi-tiered haptics system, reports Patently Apple.

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Apple's new high speed cable, as shown in a patent filing published yesterday, would be capable of high-speed data transmission with low insertion loss, and would be flexible so that they can be bent and twisted without getting damaged, reports Patently Apple. The report suggests that the patent could be an indication that the next iPhone will have a round dock connector.

A patent filed by Apple relating to iOS devices' camera covers the method of deciding the exposure of images. Apple wants to add a "blowout prevention" stage for image processing, to stop overexposure producing pure white pixels in a photograph, or underexposure producing black pixels.

A fourth patent filed by Apple covers a battery design with multiple thicknesses, which could enable iPhones or iPads to be thinner. Last month, we reported that the next iPhone could be 1.4mm thinner than the iPhone 4S, by using a thinner battery, metal back and in-cell technology in the device.

Apple also updated a patent relating to the Mac mini, filed a patent for high-speed memory sockets and interposers and more.

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Nokia and Sky have joined forces to launch an app that allows mobile phone users to watch live Premiership football matches on a number of Nokia handsets.

The app, which can be downloaded for free from Nokia's Ovi Store, also allows users to watch on-demand goals and highlights from Premiership matches, as well as program a Sky+ box from their handset and even keep up-to-date with sports headlines from Sky News.

The app is compatible with the Nokia N97, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the Nokia 5530.

Nokia N97 owners will be able to watch live Premiership matches on their handset using the Sky app

A version for the Nokia 5230 and the X6 is expected to be launched shortly. Nokia also said it was planning a version of the app that doesn't include live broadcasts for a further 10 handsets.

Rupert Englander from Nokia said: "Modern lifestyles have driven demand for great mobile content and services on-the-go, and it's great to know that this app will make a real difference to Nokia users."

David Gibbs, general manager for mobile at Sky, added: "We're delighted to be working with Nokia to give millions more people the chance to enjoy TV on the move. The success of Sky Mobile TV has shown there's a real appetite for innovative services that allow customers to choose when and where they watch".

The app comes just days after the BBC revealed it was working on Apple iPhone apps that will allow mobile phone owners to watch live World Cup matches on their handset.

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PCPer Live! LogitechG Showcase, Q&A and Giveaway!

Subject: General Tech | May 26, 2015 - 02:40 PM |
Tagged: video, pcper live, logitechg, logitech, live, giveaway, contest

UPDATE: Did you miss our live stream yesterday? Sorry to hear that! But the good news is that you can still watch the showcase and hear the questions (and answers) on the LogitechG product line. Enjoy!

If you haven't looked up what LogitechG has done lately, you are missing out on some of the most interesting and innovative gaming accessories in the market. My reconnection with the Logitech brand started in July of last year when they sent over the G402 Hyperion Fury gaming mouse, a device with a pair of sensors capable of tracking speeds as high as 28.4 mph - seriously!

Since then the team has been releasing new products and updated software that shows a dedication and drive to the enthusiast and gaming markets. The company's Intelligent Illumination system, that allows game developers to change the colors and brightness of the G910 Orion Spark based on what is happening in the game. Is your health critical? Then maybe you want the keyboard lights to pulse bright red? Or maybe when you jump into a flying vehicle you would like to illuminate the appropriate control keys?  All of this is possible.

Besides the cool technology they have to show off, the truth is that Chris, the LogitechG peripheral guru that will be joining me, knows almost everything about keyboards and mice and headsets (oh my!). If you have a question about a specific LogitechG product, or about mice and keyboard technologies in general, this is the guy to ask and the outlet to do it.

LogitechG Showcase, Q&A and Giveaway!!

12pm PT / 3pm ET - May 27th

PC Perspective Live! Page

Need a reminder? Join our live mailing list!

And of course, what would a live stream like this be without some giveaways? Logitech is going to supply hardware to give out during the live stream so you are going to want to be in attendance for sure! But to help build up some excitement, we are going to be giving away combinations of the G402 Hyperion Fury mouse and G440 mousing pad every weekday between now and the live stream! To sign up for the daily giveaways, use the form below. And for a chance to win a whole lot more gaming hardware, make sure you tune in on May 27th at 3pm ET / 12pm PT!!

LogitechG Live Stream Promotional Giveaway!

If you have questions for Chris from Logitech, about mice, keyboards, switches, RGB illumination, tracking technologies - anything - let us know in the comments!

PCPer Live! Gigabyte Z97 Motherboard Event! May 21st, 10am PST / 1pm EST

Subject: Motherboards | May 17, 2014 - 11:15 AM |
Tagged: z97, video, pcper live, overclocking, motherboards, live, giveaway, gigabyte

With the official release of the new Intel Z97 chipset underway, we are elbow deep in new motherboard reviews and information. Our friends at Gigabyte are making a stop at the PC Perspective offices on May 21st to help educate our readers and viewers on all the changes brought about. This includes the new technologies of the Z97 chipset as well as the Gigabyte-specific features added throughout the multiple motherboard lines. We'll be live streaming the event and of course will archive it for those of you unable to be there.

If you want to catch up on what has been happening in the motherboard world, you should read Morry's Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming G1 Black Edition review.

Gigabyte Z97 Motherboard Live Stream

10am PT / 1pm ET - May 21st

PC Perspective Live! Page

Be sure you stop by and join in the show!  Questions will be answered, prizes will be given out and fun will be had!  Who knows, maybe we can break some stuff live as well??  On hand to give away to those of you joining the live stream, we'll have a sweet Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 motherboard!!

Methods for winning will be decided closer to the event, but if you are watching live, you'll be included.  And we'll ship anywhere in the world!

We want the event to be interactive, so we want your questions.  We'll of course being paying attention to the chat room on our live page but you'll have better luck if you submit your questions about the Gigabyte Z97 products before hand, in the comments section below.  You don't have to register to ask and we'll have the ability to read them beforehand!

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ASUS Z97 Motherboard Extravaganza! Videos Covering Mainstream, ROG, TUF and Workstation Series

Subject: Motherboards | May 14, 2014 - 01:40 PM |
Tagged: asus, ASUS ROG, giveaway, live, motherboards, overclocking, pcper live, video, z97

Last week we received a visit from none other than ASUS' own JJ Guerrero, motherboard master extraordinaire. During a live stream hosted on http://pcper.com/live we did a walk through of basically every Z97 motherboard that the company is launching this month. That includes the mainstream series of boards like the Z97-A and Z97-Deluxe, the ROG (Republic of Gamers) series, the TUF series (Sabertooth!) and even the Z97-WS Workstation board.

Not only did we look at motherboard features and hardware performance but we also had demonstrations of the new ASUS features like 5-Way Optimization, AutoTuning, Keybot and more. It was pretty compelling content and users thinking about upgrading their platforms in the near future should without a doubt look at the videos we have posted below.

Seriously though, we streamed for more than 5 hours.

As a result we have a collection of five videos to share with everyone from our PC Perspective YouTube channel. Enjoy!

(PS - If you want to check out our first review of the ASUS Z97-Deluxe, please do so. It turned out to be quite impressive.)

ASUS Z97 Mainstream Motherboards Overview

ASUS Z97 Feature Demonstration - AutoTuning, FanXpert III, 5-Way Optimization, UEFI

ASUS Z97 ROG Series Overview and Keybot, Sonic Studio Demos

ASUS Z97 TUF Series Overview - Sabertooth and Gryphon

ASUS Z97-WS Workstation Overview

PCPer Live! ASUS Z97 Motherboard Event! May 8th, 10am PST / 1pm EST

Subject: Motherboards | May 7, 2014 - 11:46 PM |
Tagged: z97, video, pcper live, overclocking, motherboards, live, giveaway, ASUS ROG, asus

Don't let me shock you with this one - the Intel Z97 chipset is a thing. And our good friends at ASUS are stopping by the offices this week to tell us ALL ABOUT the new motherboards they have built based around said chipset. If you have been paying attention then you'll know we posted a review of the brand spanking new ASUS Z97-Deluxe motherboard on our website last week.

ASUS Z97 Motherboard Live Stream

10am PT / 1pm ET - May 8th

PC Perspective Live! Page

Be sure you stop by and join in the show!  Questions will be answered, prizes will be given out and fun will be had!  Who knows, maybe we can break some stuff live as well??  On hand to give away to those of you joining the live stream, we'll have these prizes:

  • 1 x Z97-A Motherboard
  • 1 x Maximus VII Hero

Methods for winning will be decided closer to the event, but if you are watching live, you'll be included.  And we'll ship anywhere in the world!

ASUS and I also want the event to be interactive, so we want your questions.  We'll of course being paying attention to the chat room on our live page but you'll have better luck if you submit your questions about the ASUS Z97 products before hand, in the comments section below.  You don't have to register to ask and we'll have the ability to read them beforehand!

I'll update this post with more information after the reviews and stories start to hit, so keep an eye here for more details!!

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PCPer Live! Learn about power supplies with Ryan and Lee! Win EVGA PSUs!

Subject: General Tech, Cases and Cooling | July 16, 2013 - 08:16 PM |
Tagged: video, PSU, power suppy, pcper live, live

Missed the live stream?  You fool!  But here is the reply of the event and quite honestly it turned out better than I expected.  If you don't learn something about power supplies by watching this, I'll eat my shoe.

Countless readers ask us for advice on power supplies.  What makes power supplies different, how do you calculate how big of a PSU you need, are single rail units the best?  That is just a sample of the inquiries that find their way to us.

After months of scheduling, I was finally able to wrangle in our resident power supply expert, Lee Garbutt, responsible for basically all of the power supply testing on PC Perspective since the beginning, for a LIVE stream to talk all about power supplies!

Learn about Power Supplies with Ryan and Lee - Live Stream

10am PT / 1pm ET - July 17th

PC Perspective Live! Page

What can you expect to learn during our live stream?  Here is a sample of the topics we are going to cover:

Why are PC power supplies called switchers or switching power supplies?

What qualities characterize a good PSU?

What is Power Factor Correction and is it the same thing as Efficiency?

What’s all the hype about single versus multi rail output? Which is better? And what’s a rail anyway?

Let’s look inside a PSU and show me what the main components are?

Let’s talk about how you test a PSU. What tests do you perform? What equipment do you use, etc.?

We'll be monitoring the chat room in our PC Perspective Live! page for more questions during the stream of course but if you have any pressing issues you want to be sure are addressed, please leave a note in our comments below!  For those of you that CAN join us live, we have another reason to attend...PRIZES!!

EVGA was kind enough to donate a EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 PSU and a SuperNOVA NEX750G Gold power supply!  What do have to do to enter?  Just be in the live stream and pay attention - we'll have the details there during the LIVE stream!

Again, that's July 17th at 1pm ET / 10am PT for an informative discussion about the power supplies that make all of our PC gaming goodness possible!

Live Gigabyte Motherboard Q&A - Ask your questions!

Subject: Motherboards | September 9, 2012 - 01:45 AM |
Tagged: Z77, pcper live, gigabyte

If you missed the live event, you can watch the replay with Colin and I right here to learn about the new Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 and Z77N-WiFi!!

On Sunday September 9th at 3pm ET / 12pm PT, Gigabyte will be at the PC Perspective offices doing a live event to show off some new products as well as answer any questions our readers and viewers might have.  It will all be happening on the PC Perspective Live! channel so be sure you are there later today to participate and possibly win some prizes from our friends at Gigabyte!

Just last month Gigabyte announced the release of the flagship Z77X-UP7 motherboard.

This motherboard features a 32+3+2 power phase technology, Ultra Durable 5 components, an all digital PWM, support for 4-Way graphics configurations and a very unique Direct Link PCIe x16 slot for maximum bandwidth.

The GIGABYTE Z77X-UP7 motherboard delivers a serious amount of power through its 32+3+2 power phase design (32 CPU phases, 3 Intel® HD Graphics, 2 VTT phases). With the industry’s highest phase count, the Z77X-UP7 motherboard is able to share the workload between 32 phases, ensuring lower working temperatures and maximum CPU power delivery.

Featuring the award winning GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 5 technology with high current capable components including 60A rated PowIRstages® from IR, the Z77X-UP7 is able to deliver an astonishing 2,000W of power and at the same time, operate at remarkably low temperatures. This means that even overclocked, water cooled Z77X-UP7 systems are able to provide remarkable levels of performance.

 The GIGABYTE Z77X-UP7 delivers the industry’s most scalable graphics platform, with support for both 4-way ATI CrossfireX™ and Nvidia SLI™. Providing PCI Express 3.0 x8 connectivity on 4 slots, the Z77X-UP7 delivers ultra smooth 3D rendering, blazing-fast frame rates and enhanced graphics capabilities for users wanting to get the highest levels of graphics performance from their system.

You can see the full release on Gigabyte's website here.

We will also touch on a new mini-ITX motherboard from Gigabyte as well - you'll definitely want to see this!

Here's where your participation comes in - submit your questions or thoughts on the products in our comments section below and we'll hand out a couple of prizes to two questions that we think are the best!  There is no registration required, so post away and be sure to join us on Sunday at 3pm ET / 12pm PT at http://pcper.com/live to participate in our live event!

PCPer Live! Battlefield 3 Beta Party and Discussion @ 10:30pm EST

Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Graphics Cards | September 29, 2011 - 06:51 PM |
Tagged: radeon, pcper live, nvidia, geforce, bf3, battlefield 3, amd

Look, there isn't any football on tonight, so what else are you going to do?  Rather than watch a rerun of Seinfeld, why not stop by here at http://pcper.com/live to hang out and not only watch us play some Battlefield 3 but also participate yourself by calling in on Skype, using Google+ Hangouts or even just chatting on our IRC server (welcome back to 1998, amiright?).

We are going to start the show at 10:30pm EST and plan on running until midnight at least, but it all depends on participation levels from YOU!

What all do we have on the agenda?  Well, it is going to be pretty informal as we are still getting our feet wet with this whole "live" thing but here is what we are planning:

  • Watch Ryan and Ken get destroyed over and over in Battlefield 3 and watch as we attempt to sneak our way into the password protected Caspian levels with vehicles, 64 players and a new game type (oh my!).
  • Skype call ins from readers and gamers that want to talk about BF3 and their experiences with the game so far.  How does it run on your hardware?  Discussion like this will help others that might not have the beta figure out what they might want to upgrade in the near future.  (Be prepared to give us your Skype handle in the chat so we can call you!)
  • Trying some group games via our PC Perspective Platoon, the Fragging Frogs!  (Head over and apply to join or become a fan!)  You can also find me on EA Origin or in the Battlelog system as "ryanshrout".
  • We will discuss our brainstorming sessions for what hardware we will recommend for certain gaming resolutions and specific image quality settings in a future article...all live!
  • Maybe some surprise guests from the PC Perspective staff and beyond...??

We will be streaming the festivities live on our Justin.tv channel (embedded below) and will have a chat widget here as well for those of you that would rather use IRC than the integrated Justin.tv chat.

In short, we are planning on having a good time playing some games and talking hardware so if you are into that, then I think you should be sure to stop by and say hello!!  Let us know in the comments if you have anything else you want to see or any more ideas for our live show.  Thanks!!!

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PCPer Live! Alienware M17x with Radeon HD 6990 Unboxing and Early Test

Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Mobile | September 23, 2011 - 05:07 PM |
Tagged: pcper live, m17x, hd 6990, alienware

UPDATE: Shows over folks!  Thanks to those of you that stopped by and we'll be doing more of these types of things in the very near future.  Feel free to watch the reply hosted on YouTube if you want.

So, here we go.  After weeks of screwing around with a complely new studio setup at the PC Perspective office, we are going to try something new.  Consider this an ultra-alpha-beta if you will.  Come stop by our Live Stream channel below to watch us unbox and play around with the new Alienware M17x gaming laptop complete with Radeon HD 6990 graphics!  You can even use the Justin.tv chat located at http://justin.tv/pcper to talk with us live and ask questions, etc.

Oh, and we are going to give away some random stuff sitting around the office to those of you that comment in the Justin.tv chat too, so there is that as well.  :)

Just as a side note: this is our first attempt at something like this so it might be perfect but it is more than likely going to be a bit rough arond the edges.  I am most curious though to get some feedback on what you liked, didn't like or would like to see additional or changed in this kind of process.  We aren't going to focus only on "unboxings" and stuff - far from it.  Instead expect to see live demonstrations of hardware, overclocking attempts, multi-display gaming setups and more.  If you can, please leave some feedback in the comments below!!

Note: We should be underway by 5:25pm ET or so!

Source: PCPer


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Enhanced IntelÂ® Wireless MMX2(TM) Technology

Subject: General Tech | March 14, 2005 - 09:28 PM |

CTIA, New Orleans, March 15, 2005 - Intel Corporation today announced enhanced technology to provide mobile handset users with a better multimedia experience, including clearer graphics, faster video, and improved power efficiency.

IntelÂ® Wireless MMX2™ technology offers advanced features to simplify the development of feature-rich audio, video, graphics and voice applications, providing users with innovative, reliable communications solutions that can run the latest multimedia content. Using Intel Wireless MMX2 technology, developers can more rapidly bring this advanced content and services to mobile users while delivering improved handset performance and battery life. Intel Wireless MMX2 technology also offers the flexibility to support multiple audio, video and graphics standards.

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One of the great things about games is that there are no real rules. There’s a traditional way to do things, sure, but there’s freedom to break with tradition and do things your own way. This week we’ve got five games that choose to break with tradition and are better because of it.

A Small Talk at the Back of Beyond

You wake up in a post apocalyptic shelter and find yourself in…what seems to be a text adventure. A Small Talk at the Back of Beyond is significant not just for being a good game, but for looking quite a lot like a Fallout game made in a distinctly different genre. You’re stuck inside of a shelter instead of exploring the world and that might seem like you’re losing a lot of what makes a great post-apocalyptic game, but it actually emphasizes a sense of creeping unease better than most other games.

simian.interface is a game that revels in doing controls wrong. Every single level finds the control scheme just slightly skewed from the last as you attempt to get your white dot inside of a box. Discovering each of those new controls isn’t just surprisingly enjoyable as a part of the game: it is the game. The graphics are simple and the story is non-existent (I think you play as a monkey that’s controlling a computer with its mind, but the firmware is broken?) but bulking up either of those elements would just get in the way of what almost feels like a series of microgames.

Avant-Garde is a game about becoming a famous painter. Naturally, it’s a game where you never paint anything at all. In fact it seems like a dating sim about gaining the love, not of a significant other, but of artistic patrons and audiences. It’s a strange way to recontextualize painting, but it’s also one that emphasizes something very real about making art. On some level the art you make doesn’t matter as much as the reaction of the people who are judging it. That’s a lesson I imagine independent game designers know all too well.

Massive, multiplayer Bomberman. That’s basically all you need to know about Bombermine. it’s a huge server with dozens of player all trying to bomb each other into oblivion and bombing the environment to find upgrades to make that first task easier. It’s not a perfect game yet—it can be irritatingly hard to get the upgrades you need if you spawn near a player with the power to destroy you almost instantly—but it’s free and still in beta and well worth your time.

FPS-Man is Pac-Man as survival horror. It’s a combination that fits bizarrely well once you get used to it, wandering through corridors grabbing every dot you can and hoping that the next time you turn around there won’t be a ghost ready to pop out and end your game. Stuck down in the trenches, missing all the information afforded by the old top-down point of view, Pac-Man starts to feel like it was ALWAYS this scary of a game; you just didn’t notice.

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Just as summer temperatures are heating up, Suzuki Marine has an offer just as hot! During the months of July and August Suzuki Marine will offer retail customers cash incentives when they purchase a qualifying Suzuki Outboard Motor from the DF40 all the way up to the Flagship DF300.

Whether that means buying a new boat or simply re-powering your existing vessel, Suzuki wants to help out. That's why Suzuki is offering cash incentives from $250 to $700. "These are some of our most popular models," says Larry Vandiver, Director of Marketing for Suzuki Marine. "If you're looking at a flats boat or a pontoon boat, or even repowering a triple rigged offshore battle wagon, you'll find the right Suzuki Outboard with the winning combination of performance and value. And if you buy now, there's a little extra cash on the table to help get the ball rolling."

From July 1 through August 31, 2010, retail customers who purchase qualifying Suzuki Outboard Motors will receive a cash rebate to use as they wish. They can apply it towards the purchase price, use it to offset the cost of rigging, buy accessories or apply it towards Suzuki's 3 Year Extended Protection Plan. Or if they choose, they can get a check sent directly from Suzuki Marine.

"Gimme Cash" offer applies to new Suzuki 4- Stroke Outboard Motors from 40 to 300 HP. Promotion applicable to inventory which is sold and delivered to buyer between 7/1/10 and 8/31/10 from an authorized Suzuki Marine dealer in the continental US and Alaska. Don't drink and drive. Always wear a USCG approved life jacket and read your owners manual. Gimme Cash, the Suzuki "S" and model names are trademarked or r American Suzuki Motor Corporation 2010. For more information about Suzuki Marine's "Gimme Cash" offer or any of Suzuki Marine's leading line-up of advanced 4-stroke outboards, contact Suzuki Marine at (714) 996-7040 or visit online

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WILDOMAR: Rescue of elderly couple earns praise for deputy

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 Bud and Chloe Cook, 90 and 89, of Wildomar hold a photo of their son Jimmy, 56, who died in January in a camper fire behind their home in Wildomar
Bud and Chloe Cook, 90 and 89, of Wildomar hold a photo of their son Jimmy, 56, who died in January in a camper fire behind their home in Wildomar

2014 Fire & Burn Foundation's Courage Awards

In addition to Deputy Paul Verostek, others are also being honored for their actions:

Colton Fire Department Battalion Chief Kevin Valentin: Valenin is being recognized for his response when several firefighters were injured by electrical shock during a structure fire.

Rafael Rodriguez and Lawrence "Jim" Sanchez: The two civilians are being feted for their efforts to help a woman involved in a crash on Highway 60 in Jurupa Valley.

Cpl. Thomas Hendry, Deputy Paul Questel, Deputy Kris Johnson, Deputy Patrick Bashe, Deputy Gabriel Garcia, Deputy Norm Cenizal, Deputy Paul Cordeiro and Community Services Officer Jeff Funkhouser, Riverside County Sheriff's Department, Cabazon Station: The team is being honored for its work to evacuate residents during a wildfire in the San Jacinto Mountains.

The event begins at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula

The sight greeting Deputy Paul Verostek early on that January day was gruesome.

Called out to a fire in Wildomar, the seven-year veteran of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrived to find a man’s burned body lying near a camper engulfed in flames.

It was too late to help.

But the 32-year-old Verostek rushed to the aid of the man’s elderly parents in their nearby home, which was rapidly filling with smoke. Through the confusion and grief, he was able to help the couple to safety.

Friday, Verostek will receive a courage award for his efforts from the Fire & Burn Foundation. He is being joined by a Colton Fire Department battalion chief who helped rescue colleagues injured by high-voltage electricity, two good Samaritans who pulled a woman from a burning truck on the freeway in Jurupa Valley, and a team of deputies from the sheriff’s Cabazon Station who raced to move residents to safety as a wildfire raged near their homes.

The Fire & Burn Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing burn injuries and deaths through fire and burn prevention education, burn survivor support programs and the funding of burn care research and treatment.

Firefighters had just arrived at the Wheatfield Circle home Jan. 13 and were suiting up as Verostek went to investigate flames leaping from the backyard and saw the body.

“It was pretty horrific,” he said.

Verostek said the smoke looked like it was filling the nearby mobile home and he feared the parents were inside.

“I went to the front of the house and as soon as I opened up the door all the smoke just came right into my face,” he said.

Verostek called out and heard a woman screaming. It was Chloe Cook, the mother of the man who died, who was then 88 years old.

The 6-foot-4 deputy crouched down and ventured inside.

“I kept asking, ‘Where are you? Where are you?’” Verostek said.

“She was just in a panic. ‘Oh, my son! My son!’ That’s all she was saying.”

Verostek followed the sound of her voice and found the distraught woman in the laundry room near the back of the trailer. Nearby, her 90-year-old husband was standing on the back patio trying to extinguish the flames around his son’s body with the weak stream of water from a garden hose.

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