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Chefs review the best – and worst – food critics in the US Posted: 21 Sep 2013 09:47 PM PDT September 22, 2013 Latest Update: September 22, 2013 08:47 pm In a rare but golden opportunity, editors of a popular food blog have turned the tables on some of the most powerful food critics in the US and allowed chefs around the country to rate their favourite — and most despised — writers. For the second year in a row, the title of most popular and respected US food writer in The Daily Meal's chef survey went to Jonathan Gold of the Los Angeles Times, who was likewise voted as having the best culinary knowledge and prose and is described by chef respondents as "perhaps the best of them all" and "one of a kind." Before becoming a food critic, Gold wrote about "death metal and gangsta rap" for Rolling Stone and Spin magazines, and he was also the first food writer to win a 2007 Pulitzer Prize in the art of criticism. He's also the most likeable of food critics and was voted the one writer chefs would most likely want to share a meal with. The lone category where he failed to take the top spot was for a critic's "perceived integrity", which Daily Meal editor Arthur Bovino defines as a critic who writes objectively "and can be trusted not to be getting his or her wedding catered for free". They refrain from accepting free meals or bottles of wine and they don't try to wield their power. In that category, Gold drops to fourth place and is replaced by the San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Bauer. For the survey chefs were polled anonymously but Daily Meal editors reassure readers that respondents are all "elite industry figures and most are household names". While chefs hold Gold in high favour for his writing chops and culinary prowess, the writers who are generally disliked among the captains of the industry include Brad A. Johnson of the Orange County Register – described as the dullest writer – and the New York Post's Steve Cuozzo. The two garnered the lowest overall scores across most categories. – AFP Relaxnews, September 22, 2013.

Swiss chocolate maker wins health claim approval on blood flow Posted: 21 Sep 2013 08:25 PM PDT September 22, 2013 Latest Update: September 22, 2013 07:25 pm Next time someone chides you for indulging in a piece of dark chocolate, point to your heart or your leg and let them know it's good for blood flow. That's the latest argument chocoholics can use to justify their sweet indulgence after the European Commission gave premium Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut its blessing to use the health claim that cocoa flavanols can "help maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, which contributes to normal blood flow". The luxury chocolate maker becomes the first in the industry to be able to make such health claims. The approval was based on evidence presented by the Swiss chocolate maker using the brand's Acticoa cocoa powder and dark chocolate. Scientists were able to prove that a daily intake of 200 mg of cocoa flavanols helps maintain healthy blood flow. The chocolate maker will now be able to put the health claim on its Acticoa cocoa and chocolate products within EU countries. After heart health, the functional food industry — foods that make health claims — has been eyeing healthy blood flow as the next big trend. A concentrated tomato extract FruitFlow claims to improve blood circulation by inhibiting platelets from clumping and aggregating, a known cause of heart attacks, stroke and venous thrombosis. – AFP Relaxnews, September 22, 2013.

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Southamton end Liverpool’s unbeaten start Posted: 21 Sep 2013 09:02 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]The wheels came off Liverpool's bright start as Southampton won 1-0 at Anfield to inflict a first defeat of the season on the Premier League leaders today. Southampton defender Dejan Lovren scored with a second-half header to emphatically quieten the premature talk of a title push that had been swirling around Merseyside. Everton celebrated...

Southamton end Liverpool’s unbeaten start Posted: 21 Sep 2013 09:02 AM PDT September 22, 2013 Latest Update: September 22, 2013 12:08 am Liverpool's Steven Gerrard wipes his face as he leaves the pitch following their English Premier League soccer match against Southampton at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England today. Southampton upset Liverpool 1-0. - Reuters pic, September 21, 2013. The wheels came off Liverpool's bright start as Southampton won 1-0 at Anfield to inflict a first defeat of the season on the Premier League leaders today. Southampton defender Dejan Lovren scored with a second-half header to emphatically quieten the premature talk of a title push that had been swirling around Merseyside. Everton celebrated a stunning 3-2 win at West Ham United with Leighton Baines twice equalising from freekicks and on-loan striker Romelu Lukaku heading a late winner. Hull City also twice came back from a goal down to win 3-2 at Newcastle United and Stephane Sessegnon scored against his former club as West Bromwich Albion beat bottom side Sunderland 3-0. Earlier, Aston Villa's Libor Kozak came off the bench to score his first goal for the club in a 1-0 win at Norwich City. Liverpool stayed top with 10 points from five games, but can be overtaken by Chelsea who face Fulham in a west London derby later today. Champions Manchester United visit local rivals Manchester City on Sunday when Arsenal take on Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur go to Cardiff City. - Reuters, September 21, 2013.

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Critics divided on Orlando Bloom’s Broadway debut as Romeo Posted: 21 Sep 2013 12:36 AM PDT September 21, 2013 Latest Update: September 21, 2013 03:53 pm British actor Orlando Bloom (pic) scored mixed reviews on Friday for his Broadway debut in a modern-day, interracial remake of "Romeo and Juliet," William Shakespeare's classic tale of doomed, young lovers. Bloom, the star of Hollywood blockbusters "Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," plays Romeo opposite Tony-nominated stage actress Condola Rashad in the David Leveaux production that opened on Thursday. The New York Times praised Bloom for a "first-rate debut" but other critics were less enthusiastic, saying he lacked stage presence. "For once, we have a Romeo who evolves substantively, from a posturing youth in love with love to a man who discovers the startling revelation of real love, with a last-act descent into bilious, bitter anger that verges on madness," the New York Times said. The newspaper was equally approving of 26-year-old Rashad's performance, describing it as "incandescent with virginity." "You see why Romeo, who's been around and packs a knife, would fall hard for a girl who is so palpably untarnished," it added. The Hollywood Reporter noted that at 36, Bloom should be too old to play Romeo, but it said that his boyish good looks and classical training served him well in the role. "Looking lean and athletic in a torso-hugging white Henley, ripped jeans and cherry-red Doc Martens, Bloom gives his screen fans plenty to swoon over, including a brief shirtless scene that will set lots of hearts racing," it said. Although the production packs Hollywood star power and Bloom's performance was fine, the New York Daily News thought the actor did not have what was needed to really pull it off. "No 'Romeo' to Die For," screeched its headline. "Bloom speaks Shakespeare's poetry capably. But he lacks the gravity to really grab you. Together, he and Rashad are warm, not hot," it added. A lack of stage presence was also a problem for the New York Post which said Bloom was "game but merely competent - and less than that when he expresses anguish." Variety said the interracial casting of the feuding Montague and Capulet clans sounds bold, but added it delivered little dramatic impact. The trade publication also took issue with the play's staging. "Romeo makes his noisy entrance on a beast of a motorcycle. Juliet delivers a pensive soliloquy from her precarious seat on a swing," Variety said. "The ones who really suffer from this strange resistance to Shakespeare's lyricism are Bloom and Rashad, who do good work when they're not hanging from a scaffold or scaling a wall, and deserve a better chance." Bloom is one of several Hollywood stars appearing on Broadway. James Bond actor Daniel Craig and his Oscar-winner wife Rachel Weisz will appear in a revival of Harold Pinter's "Betrayal" next month, Denzel Washington and Diahann Carroll will star in "A Raisin in the Sun" next spring and comedian and actor Billy Crystal will appear on stage in "700 Sundays" later this year. – Reuters, September 21, 2013.

Critics divided on Orlando Bloom’s Broadway debut as Romeo Posted: 21 Sep 2013 12:36 AM PDT September 21, 2013 Latest Update: September 21, 2013 03:53 pm British actor Orlando Bloom (pic) scored mixed reviews on Friday for his Broadway debut in a modern-day, interracial remake of "Romeo and Juliet," William Shakespeare's classic tale of doomed, young lovers. Bloom, the star of Hollywood blockbusters "Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," plays Romeo opposite Tony-nominated stage actress Condola Rashad in the David Leveaux production that opened on Thursday. The New York Times praised Bloom for a "first-rate debut" but other critics were less enthusiastic, saying he lacked stage presence. "For once, we have a Romeo who evolves substantively, from a posturing youth in love with love to a man who discovers the startling revelation of real love, with a last-act descent into bilious, bitter anger that verges on madness," the New York Times said. The newspaper was equally approving of 26-year-old Rashad's performance, describing it as "incandescent with virginity." "You see why Romeo, who's been around and packs a knife, would fall hard for a girl who is so palpably untarnished," it added. The Hollywood Reporter noted that at 36, Bloom should be too old to play Romeo, but it said that his boyish good looks and classical training served him well in the role. "Looking lean and athletic in a torso-hugging white Henley, ripped jeans and cherry-red Doc Martens, Bloom gives his screen fans plenty to swoon over, including a brief shirtless scene that will set lots of hearts racing," it said. Although the production packs Hollywood star power and Bloom's performance was fine, the New York Daily News thought the actor did not have what was needed to really pull it off. "No 'Romeo' to Die For," screeched its headline. "Bloom speaks Shakespeare's poetry capably. But he lacks the gravity to really grab you. Together, he and Rashad are warm, not hot," it added. A lack of stage presence was also a problem for the New York Post which said Bloom was "game but merely competent - and less than that when he expresses anguish." Variety said the interracial casting of the feuding Montague and Capulet clans sounds bold, but added it delivered little dramatic impact. The trade publication also took issue with the play's staging. "Romeo makes his noisy entrance on a beast of a motorcycle. Juliet delivers a pensive soliloquy from her precarious seat on a swing," Variety said. "The ones who really suffer from this strange resistance to Shakespeare's lyricism are Bloom and Rashad, who do good work when they're not hanging from a scaffold or scaling a wall, and deserve a better chance." Bloom is one of several Hollywood stars appearing on Broadway. James Bond actor Daniel Craig and his Oscar-winner wife Rachel Weisz will appear in a revival of Harold Pinter's "Betrayal" next month, Denzel Washington and Diahann Carroll will star in "A Raisin in the Sun" next spring and comedian and actor Billy Crystal will appear on stage in "700 Sundays" later this year. – Reuters, September 21, 2013.

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Norman Rockwell paintings to be sold at New York auction Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:04 PM PDT September 21, 2013 Latest Update: September 21, 2013 09:11 am Visitors view a wall of Saturday Evening Post magazine covers featuring the art of Norman Rockwell. – Reuters, September 21, 2013.Seven works by American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell, including "Saying Grace" and "The Gossips," will be sold at auction in New York in December, Sotheby's auction house said on Thursday. Rockwell, who died in 1978 at age 84, painted nostalgic and amusing scenes of everyday American life over the course of some 65 years. The paintings, which are expected to fetch upwards of US$24 million (RM76 million) total at the December 4 auction, are being sold by the descendents of Kenneth J. Stuart Sr., Rockwell's friend and the art director at the Saturday Evening Post magazine, which published hundreds of his works on its covers over more than 40 years. "Saying Grace," voted the favorite cover by readers of the Post after it was published in 1951, shows a Mennonite family praying at a restaurant. It has a pre-sale estimate of up to US$20 million. "The Gossips" from 1948, in which 15 pairs of people including Rockwell and his wife are depicted talking to each other, could fetch as much as US$9 million. "To offer any one of these masterworks would be a great privilege. To present two of Norman Rockwell's most iconic works in one auction is unprecedented," Elizabeth Goldberg, the head of Sotheby's American Art department, said in a statement. Other paintings in the sale are "Walking to Church," with a pre-sale estimate of up to US$5 million, a portrait of former President Dwight Eisenhower called "The Day I Painted Ike," and color studies for "Girl at Mirror," "Norman Rockwell Visits a Country School, and "Breaking Home Ties." Rockwell's "Breaking Home Ties" sold for US$15.4 million in 2006 at Sotheby's, an auction record for him. – Reuters, September 21, 2013.

Positive outlook in heart disease tied to fewer deaths Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:51 PM PDT September 21, 2013 Latest Update: September 21, 2013 08:54 am People with heart disease who are more upbeat and excited tend to live longer than those who don't have such a positive outlook, a new study suggests, possibly because they are often more active. Researchers surveyed people with ischemic heart disease - when the heart doesn't get enough blood due to narrowed arteries - and found earning a high score on measures of "positive affect" was tied to a greater chance of being a regular exerciser and a lower risk of dying over the next five years. "It adds to the body of literature suggesting that there may be relationships between positive affect … and all-cause mortality," Richard Sloan, who studies psychological risk factors and heart disease at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, said. But, "It's going to take more than this to be confident that there's a link in the way we're confident there's a link between depression and (a higher risk of) heart disease," Sloan, who didn't participate in the new research, told Reuters Health. The new study included 607 heart patients who were seen at one Danish hospital. Susanne S. Pedersen from Tilburg University in The Netherlands and her colleagues asked the patients about their quality of life, mood and lifestyle habits including physical activity in 2005. Then they used death and hospital records to track participants through 2010. On a mood scale ranging from 0 to 40, where higher scores indicate feeling more relaxed, self-confident and excited, half of participants scored a 24 or above. (Negative affect was measured separately - so a person could score high or low on measures of both positive attitude and insecurity or helplessness.) During the follow-up period, 30 of the high positive affect patients died of any cause, compared to 50 people with a lower positive attitude score. Some of that association appeared to be driven by exercise habits, the researchers found. People with high mood scores were more likely than other participants to say they exercised at least once a week, and exercisers were half as likely to die as non-exercisers. There was not a clear difference, however, in how often people were hospitalized for heart-related conditions, based on their positivity. During the study period, about half of all participants were hospitalized for a heart attack, heart failure or chest pain, for example, according to findings published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. The researchers said past studies also found a link between having a positive outlook and better heart health, but it was unclear what explained the association. "There is some evidence to suggest that even among people who are already ill, who already have heart disease or diabetes or related conditions, that those people who are happier also have better outcomes," Julia Boehm from Chapman University in Orange, California, who has studied psychological wellbeing and heart health, said. Health behaviors such as exercise are one possible explanation for that link, she told Reuters Health. Some researchers have also proposed another mechanism, suggesting optimism may affect physiologic processes in the body that would ultimately influence heart health, such as inflammation levels. Pedersen and her colleagues noted that they did not have information on participants' type or intensity of exercise. The researcher also said the study can't say how exercise and positive affect may be linked. "We do not know what comes first (also known as the 'chicken and egg' problem) and thus cannot make any conclusions about the direction of causality - is it exercise that increases positive affect or positive affect that leads to more exercise with an effect on mortality or both?" Pedersen told Reuters Health in an email. "Irrespectively, it cements what we already know - namely that exercise is good for the heart." Boehm, who wasn't involved in the new research, said there isn't enough evidence to tell people with heart disease to be happier or more optimistic in order to improve their outcomes. But she agreed with Pedersen that there are data to support recommending exercise to those people for heart health. "Hopefully you would have the added benefit of feeling more happy (and) optimistic," she said. – Reuters, September 21, 2013.

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“To Kill a Mockingbird” author in dispute with US museum over book’s title Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:36 PM PDT September 21, 2013 Latest Update: September 21, 2013 09:41 am The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," Harper Lee, is locked in a dispute with a museum in her Alabama hometown over the use of the novel's title. The 87-year-old author has filed an application seeking a trademark for the book's title when it is displayed on clothing and other merchandise. The move is being challenged by the Monroe County Heritage Museum, which says it sells T-shirts and souvenirs with the words "To Kill a Mockingbird" to help fund its operations. The museum, located in Monroeville, Alabama, is dedicated to the novel, widely considered a classic. The museum draws thousands of fans each year and includes an old courthouse that served as a model for the courtroom in the movie version of the novel that starred Gregory Peck. Arguing against Lee's trademark application, the museum said it did not believe she was entitled to share in the profits from the sale of the merchandise. Museum officials did not immediately return calls for comment. Robert Clarida, an attorney for Lee, said he believed his client should receive a portion of the proceeds. "Who is going to buy those T-shirts if they don't say 'To Kill a Mockingbird?'" he asked. The book, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and has sold more than 30 million copies, tells the story of two children of an attorney growing up in a small Southern town. Their father, who is white, is selected to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman, and the man is convicted despite his innocence. It is the only novel that Lee ever published. Earlier this month, Lee agreed to terminate a lawsuit she filed against her former agent that claimed she had been tricked into giving away the copyright to her novel. No details of the agreement were made public. – Reuters, September 21, 2013.

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Saya dan Samad Said, sama tetapi berbeza waktu Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:32 PM PDT September 21, 2013 Haji Subky Abdul Latif seorang penulis bebas dan tinggal di Kuala Lumpur. Seorang pendiam, dia gemar meneliti perangai manusia dan berita politik di Malaysia. Saya terharu mengikuti berita Sasterawan Negara, A Samad Said dikehendaki polis dan polis dapat dia. Kesnya ialah dia ada sama dalam himpunan mengibar bendera Sang Saka Malaya di Dataran Merdeka malam menyambut kemerdekaan. Dia dilepaskan selepas polis dapat bercakap dengannya. Justeru polis mengambilnya kerana satu cara unjuk rasa, saya menunggu apakah dia akan didakwa atau tidak. Ada yang menunjuk rasa yang didakwa dan ada yang tidak. Belum diketahui tentang Samad. Yang mengharu saya atas rakan saya itu, lazimnya yang acap menunjuk rasa ialah anak muda dan bujang. Tetapi dia adalah penunjuk rasa yang acap semasa usia warga emasnya yang lanjut. Semasa lebih 70-an dia turun ke jalan raya dan naik pentas membantah kezaliman. Saya tiada maklumat tentang kegiatan itu semasa bujang dan mudanya. Semasa saya ikut juga unjuk rasa semasa pra usia warga emas saya, Samad tidak nampak. Sesudah saya tidak turun, baru dia turun. Samad adalah rakan dekat yang lama. Dia tidak memanggil emak saya Mak Cik tetapi Mak. Itulah gambaran dekatnya semasa saya bujang dan jiran sebelah rumah. Kami ada banyak persamaan tetapi tidak semasa. Kami sama-sama wartawan yang  pernah bekerja di Utusan Melayu. Masa saya di situ dia sudah berkhidmat di tempat lain. Dia pernah rapat  dengan Ahmad Boestamam semasa mudanya dan Boestamam pula dalam usia pertengahan. Saya rapat dengan Boestamam ketika dia menjangkau usia warga emas. Semasa saya berambut panjang mencecah bahu, rambut Samad pendek dan nipis. Bila saya berambut pendek,  dia pula berambut panjang. Saya jual motokar (kereta), naik bas ke tempat kerja atau ke mana-mana. Saya banyak berjalan kaki. Samad jadikan rutin menghantar saya ke pejabat setiap hari. Pernah beberapa kali saya keluar awal bagi mengelakkan Samad menghantar saya ke pejabat. Bila menunggu bas lama, Samad pun datang dan mengambil saya ke pejabat. Selalu Samad berpesan dari sebelah rumahnya supaya saya jangan pergi dulu, tunggu dia keluar dan dia akan hantar saya ke pejabat. Supaya ia tidak membebankannya, saya beli motokar semula. Memang Samad kata pada  saya, 'You tak boleh tak ada motokar.' Tapi kini giliran Samad pula tidak ada motokar dan ke mana-mana naik bas. Ramai pula orang sukarela membawanya ke mana-mana acara. Malangnya saya tidak setempat dengannya, tidak berpeluang menumpangkannya ke mana-mana setelah dia memilih untuk berjalan kaki. Sebagai jiran, Samad jadi penanda waktu saya. Bila dia  keluar rumah untuk ke pejabat, itu tandanya pukul 9 pagi. Tepat 12 setengah dia balik makan tengah hari. Pukul 1.30 dia keluar bekerja  semula. Antara pukul 10 atau 11 malam sampai semula ke rumah dari pejabat. Kalau jam saya mati, tunggu Samad lalu untuk membetulkan jam. Dia selalu menerima tamu penulis, sasterawan dan lain-lain makan di rumahnya. Dipastikannya saya mesti makan bersama tetamunya. Dia ulat buku. Saya perlukan novel Inggeris tertentu. Biasanya bila saya tanya judul novel itu, dia ada buku itu dan dia tahu di mana buku itu tersimpan. Bila saya bergiat  dalam politik, saya jarang jumpa dia. Dia tidak mencebur diri di bidang itu. Bila saya sudah tidak bergiat lagi, Samad pula sibuk ke sana sini naik pentas politik dan pantang ada kegiatan menentang kezaliman dia pasti ada. Dulu dia memerhati dari jauh, sekarang saya pula memerhati dari jauh. – 21 September, 2013. * Ini adalah pendapat peribadi penulis dan tidak semestinya mewakili pandangan The Malaysian Insider.

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Label anak Mahathir bukan jaminan, kata Mukhriz Posted: 21 Sep 2013 02:24 AM PDT OLEH MD IZWAN DAN MOHD FARHAN DARWIS September 21, 2013 Latest Update: September 21, 2013 05:57 pm Calon Naib Presiden Umno Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir menyifatkan label sebagai anak bekas perdana menteri bukan jaminan kemenangannya dalam pemilihan parti Oktober ini. Menteri Besar Kedah itu berkata perjalanan karier politiknya dalam Umno bukan mudah dan berhadapan dengan pelbagai rintangan. "Saya tidak pasti (pengaruh Tun Dr Mahathir), saya tidak boleh kata apa-apa kerana saya tetap anak dia. "Karier politik saya melalui turun naik. Kalau orang kata saya proksi, sudah pasti jalan saya mudah," kata beliau. Mengenai peluangnya untuk memenangi jawatan Naib Presiden, Mukhriz mengganggap ia adalah seimbang tetapi optimis mampu membuat kejutan untuk menumbangkan salah seorang penyandang. "Secara teknikalnya, 50-50. "Ada enam calon, saya rasa optimis tapi kena juga berkempen dan terangkan kepada perwakilan kenapa saya bertanding," tambah beliau. - 21 September, 2013. MENYUSUL LAGI.

Kelibat Ku Li tiada dalam pemilihan Umno kali ini Posted: 21 Sep 2013 01:43 AM PDT OLEH MD IZWAN September 21, 2013 Pemimpin Veteran Umno, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (gambar) sah tidak bertanding dalam pemilihan Umno pada Oktober ini bagi mana-mana jawatan termasuk presiden Umno. Bagaimanapun, beliau tetap bertanding bagi mempertahankan jawatan Ketua Bahagian Umno Gua Musang yang dipegangnya sejak 37 tahun lalu. Sumber terdekat kepada Tengku Razaleigh berkata, keputusan itu diambil selepas mengambil kira semua pandangan dan keadaan semasa parti tersebut. "Selepas pihak sekelilingnya membuat penelitian, didapati masih ramai orang Umno masih tidak mahu berubah, sebab itu beliau (Tengku Razaleigh) tidak mahu menawarkan diri untuk bertanding," kata sumber itu kepada The Malaysian Insider. Sumber itu memberitahu, Tengku Razaleigh sebenarnya sudah mengisi borang penamaan calon cuma tidak mengarahkan wakilnya untuk menyerahkan borang tersebut. "Borang pencalonan sudah siap diisi sebelum beliau ke Eropah pada 9 September lalu," katanya. Tengku Razaleigh sebelum ini masih berahsia sama ada akan bertanding dalam pemilihan Umno kali ini atau tidak. The Malaysian Insider pada Jun lalu sebaik berakhir pilihan raya umum ke-13 melaporkan Tengku Razaleigh sibuk menemui wakil rakyat kedua-dua pihak daripada Barisan Nasional (BN) dan Pakatan Rakyat (PR) dalam usaha menjadikan beliau sebagai perdana menteri menggantikan Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Umno memenangi 88 kerusi Parlimen dalam Pilihan Raya 2013, meningkat sembilan berbanding 2008 akan tetapi beberapa veteran parti menyalahkan parti itu dan prestasi buruk BN kepada ahli strategi "bilik perang" dan membayangkan perdana menteri mungkin perlu ditunjukkan pintu keluar jika dia tidak membuang ahli strateginya kerana nasihat buruk mereka. Putera raja Kelantan itu mahu mencabar Najib untuk jawatan presiden Umno dalam pemilihan parti lalu tetapi tidak mendapatkan pencalonan cukup untuk layak, di mana pemenangnya kebiasaannya menjadi perdana menteri dalam kerajaan BN. Beliau mewakili Gua Musang sejak 1974 dan sudah beberapa kali cuba mendapatkan jawatan perdana menteri tetapi tidak berjaya. Proses penamaan calon pemilihan Umno 2013 berlangsung serentak di seluruh negara hari ini, menyaksikan buat pertama kalinya kaedah pemilihan baharu yang lebih telus dan demokratik digunakan parti itu. Proses penamaan bagi semua jawatan termasuk tiga sayap di peringkat pusat akan diadakan di Ibu Pejabat Umno di Kuala Lumpur manakala peringkat bahagian termasuk tiga sayap di pejabat Badan Perhubungan Umno negeri masing-masing, bermula 8 pagi hingga 5 petang. - 21 September, 2013.

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