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A big question in gun-control debate: What will Harry Reid do?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What will Harry Reid do?

As President Barack Obama's gun-control package heads to the U.S. Congress, one of the big questions hanging over Capitol Hill is how Reid - a fellow Democrat and the Senate majority leader - will manage the most ambitious proposal for gun restrictions since the 1960s.

In the political drama likely to play out over guns, Reid is hardly the gun-control advocate from central casting. Like many Republicans and several fellow Democrats from conservative states, Reid, 73, has often opposed limits on gun owners.

He was endorsed for re-election by the pro-gun National Rifle Association in 2004, though not in 2010. He has voted to protect gun makers from lawsuits (2005) and supported allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains (2009).

But the Nevada Democrat has also supported various calls for more background checks of prospective gun buyers.

Expanding such checks is a focus of Obama's plan, which also includes proposals for a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons, a new federal gun-trafficking law and a 10-round limit on ammunition magazines.

Many lawmakers and analysts believe a ban on assault weapons is unlikely to clear Congress, and that Obama's proposal will probably be whittled down significantly before a version of it can be passed.

They said that in the Republican-led House of Representatives, getting a vote on any gun legislation could be difficult. And in the Democrat-led Senate, they said, it all depends on Reid, who as majority leader decides what legislation makes it to the floor.

As recently as Sunday, Reid expressed doubt about an assault weapons ban and suggested that expanding background checks would be a more realistic goal.

"Is (a ban on assault weapons) something that can pass the Senate? Maybe," Reid said in an interview with a PBS television affiliate in Las Vegas. "Is it something that can pass the House? I doubt it."

REID A 'SMART GUY'

On Capitol Hill, Reid's message was interpreted to mean that he would not ask Senate Democrats to support the assault weapons ban, or other measures that would anger conservatives in their home states, if those measures had no chance of passing the House anyway.

"Reid doesn't want to expose members to votes on bills that might not even be brought up for a House vote," said a senior Democratic aide who was not authorized to speak publicly. "But some of his own Democrats may introduce their own bills to ban assault weapons and push for votes on it."

Larry Sabato, heads of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, agreed that Reid was "positioning himself to only pass things in the Senate that can pass the House."

A senior Republican aide, who asked not to be identified, predicted Reid was unlikely to call a Senate vote on an assault-weapons ban unless it were filled with loopholes.

"Harry Reid is a smart guy," the aide said. "To gun activists, banning assault weapons sounds too much like, 'The government is trying to take away my guns.' It is not going to fly."

After Obama announced his plan on Wednesday, Reid said he was "committed to ensuring that the Senate will consider legislation that addresses gun violence and other aspects of violence in our society early this year."

Reid added that "all options should be on the table moving forward."

SOME DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS

Polls indicate that after the massacre of 20 children and six adults last month at a school in Connecticut, most Americans want restrictions on the type of rapid-firing "assault" rifle that was used in the shootings.

Illinois Representative Bobby Rush, a Democrat who became a gun-control advocate in 1999 after his teenage son was gunned down in Chicago, said Reid was part of the reason he fears Obama's efforts may come up short.

"I see Democrats like Harry Reid never in favor of meaningful gun legislation," Rush said.

"Reid should bring (a proposed ban on assault weapons) for vote and see what happens," Rush added. "If there are enough agitated Americans who make their voices heard, they can move this Congress."

In the Senate, the gun legislation will originate in the Judiciary Committee. The panel's chairman, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, said on Wednesday that the first hearing on Obama's gun proposals would be on January 30.

If the committee winds up approving an assault weapons ban and Reid does not allow a vote on it, "I'd be very disappointed," said Democratic Representative Jim Langevin of Rhode Island, a long-time backer of banning assault weapons.

And, Langevin said, "so would a lot of other Democrats."

(Editing by David Lindsey and David Brunnstrom)

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OfficeMax Teams Up with Go Daddy to Provide Exclusive Website ...

Naperville, Ill. ? OfficeMax? Incorporated (NYSE:OMX), a leader in office supplies, technology and services, today announced that it?s teaming up with Go Daddy, the world?s leading Web hosting and domain name provider, to bring Go Daddy?s Web services to a wider small business audience through OfficeMax stores nationwide. The move makes OfficeMax the exclusive nationwide retailer for Go Daddy websites and domain names; and provides businesses with significant value on Go Daddy website service bundles available only at OfficeMax stores.

?An in-store presence at OfficeMax gives Go Daddy the opportunity to help small business owners and entrepreneurs who are looking to grow their businesses,? said Go Daddy Vice President of Marketing Teri Dhooge. ?The Internet is at the heart of today?s economy. If you?re not building an online presence, you?re missing opportunities to capture new customers, yet, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly seventy-five percent of businesses don?t have a website. Partnering with OfficeMax means we can help more people leverage the power of the Internet ? people who may not realize how easy it can be.?

Of Go Daddy?s total customer base, nearly 11 million customers world-wide, more than 70 percent are small- to medium-size businesses.
?The introduction of Go Daddy websites and domain names in our stores is the first of many steps we?re taking to provide entrepreneurs with industry-leading solutions for starting, running and growing their business,? said Michael Lewis, executive vice president and president of Retail at OfficeMax. ?Having a digital presence is instrumental to business success, as it?s increasingly where consumers and businesses go to research and shop. Together with Go Daddy, we?re offering a complete array of products and services to help small businesses boost their online visibility, reach customers and drive sales in the digital space.?

Build Your Brand on the Web with OfficeMax and Go Daddy

Through OfficeMax?s exclusive bundles of Go Daddy website services, businesses can easily register their domain name, create a professional website and maximize their business visibility on Internet search engines. There are no monthly service fees; one-year service bundles range from simple domain and website authentication to hosting an online store. Trained OfficeMax store associates are available on-site to help each business select the Go Daddy website bundle that best meets their needs.

About Go Daddy

Go Daddy is the world?s largest domain name provider, Web hosting provider and new SSL certificate provider, focused on helping small businesses grow larger. Go Daddy provides dozens of cloud-based services and is the largest worldwide mass-market hosting provider by annual revenue according to 451 Research (Mass-Market Hosting Report-Fall 2012) and is the #1 provider of net-new SSL certificates for 2011, according to the Netcraft, LTD Secure Server Survey. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com/PR.

About OfficeMax

OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in integrating products, solutions and services for the workplace, whether for business or at home. The OfficeMax mission is simple: We provide workplace innovation that enables our customers to work better. The company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through OfficeMax ImPress?, technology products and solutions, and furniture to businesses and consumers. OfficeMax consumers and business customers are served by approximately 29,000 associates through OfficeMax.com; OfficeMaxSolutions.com and Reliable.com; more than 900 stores in the U.S. and Mexico; and direct sales and catalogs. OfficeMax has been named one of the 2012 World?s Most Ethical Companies, and is the only company in the office supply industry to receive Ethics Inside? Certification by the Ethisphere Institute. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit www.officemax.com.

All trademarks, service marks and trade names of OfficeMax Incorporated used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of OfficeMax Incorporated. Any other product or company names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

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Hot chocolate tastes better in an orange cup

PARIS: European scientists say they have found further evidence that how you serve food and drink matters hugely in the perception of taste.

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Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Oxford recruited 57 volunteers and asked them to taste hot chocolate served in plastic cups with four different colours -- white, cream, red
and orange with white on the inside.

The chocolate was the same in all the samples, but the volunteers found that the flavour was better when the drink was served in the orange or cream-coloured cups.

Colour enhances taste and aroma

"The colour of the container where food and drink are served can enhance some attributes like taste and aroma," Betina Piqueras-Fiszman of the Polytechnic University of Valencia said in a press release. The findings could be beneficial to chefs and food manufacturers, Piqueras-Fiszman added.

Previous research has found that yellow containers boost the perception of flavour of lemons in soft drinks; beverages with cold colours, like blue, seem more thirst-quenching than warm colours like red; and if
drinks are pink, they are perceived as being more sugary.

The study appears in a specialist publication, the Journal of Sensory Studies.

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comScore Rolls Out Cross Platform Measurment ? Audio4cast

eMarketer says that this will be the year that smartphone usage in the US will cross the 50% threshold, meaning that half of all mobile users will be using smartphones. Standing at the front of the line of services that benefit from this massive shift to online mobile access are Pandora and Twitter. These two platforms have as many, or in the case of Pandora, more users accessing them via mobile than via desktop.

Late last year comScore released a beta report of their Media Metrix Multi-platform measurement report, which merges usage data via web, smartphone and tablet into one number. providing an excellent snapshot of a service?s user base. It then assigns a multi-platform ranking that can be compared to the standard Media Metrix ranking. Sites with a higher multi-platform ranking are the ones that have lots of mobile users.

Google is number one on both rankers, and the top ten sites don?t shift much, meaning that they maintain their user base when mobile usage is factored in. But Pandora benefits greatly from this multi platform measurement approach ? their rank moves from 61 to 23. No other site on the top 30 enjoys such significant lift from adding in mobile to the ranker.

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NFL playoffs: NFC parity continues

on January 14, 2013M at 6:00 pm

The 49ers play the Falcons on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. Neither has played in a Super Bowl since the 1900s. No one should be surprised. The NFC routinely puts a fresh face in the Super Bowl.

Last season, the Giants ended one of the great parity runs of sports history. The G-Men?s survival of San Francisco last season ended a stretch of 10 franchises winning the conference over 10 years. Starting with the 2001 season, the NFC champs were the Rams, Buccaneers, Panthers, Eagles, Seahawks, Bears, Giants, Cardinals, Saints and Packers. That?s a phenomenal run of parity. Nothing like it ever before in any sport.

Over that same span, only four AFC franchises won the conference: New England four, Pittsburgh three, Indianapolis two and Oakland one (yes, the 2002 Raiders won the AFC).

The NFC?s streak ended when the 49ers? Kyle Williams fumbled those punts last January, allowing the Giants to win the NFC title game. Otherwise, the NFC would be 11-in-11, with Atlanta having the opportunity to go 12-for-12.

As it is, the 2012 NFC title participants guarantee the conference an 11th franchise winning one of the last 12 NFC titles.

It?s a remarkable conference. Check out the franchises that WON?T be on the Super Bowl list for the last 12 years:

* The 49er-Falcon loser. Both appear set with talented rosters, solid front offices and young, franchise quarterbacks. It wouldn?t be kooky to think that the NFC could make it 12 in 13 years next January.

* The Vikings. Minnesota made the playoffs this season.

* The Redskins. Washington made the playoffs this season and have a franchise quarterback in Robert Griffin III.

* The Cowboys, who seem stuck on an 8-8 treadmill but have a talented roster.

* The Lions, who made the playoffs last year and have a franchise QB in Matthew Stafford.

Think about it. What are the destitute franchises in the NFC? Arizona had an awful season, but does anyone think the Cardinals are down and can?t get up? The Rams have been destitute, but they played for a division title in 2010 and were competitive again this season under new coach Jeff Fisher. The Panthers have Cam Newton.

In the AFC, there are franchises that seem to be without hope. The Bills. The Browns. The Raiders. The Chiefs. The Jaguars. Now maybe even the Titans. But life in the NFC isn?t like that. In the NFC, virtually every franchise has a fighting chance over a period of years.

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