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here is what it said:
Bootstrap (v5)
Current time is Jul 16, 2013 2:46:07 PM
System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Mac OS X'
System.getProperty('os.version') == '10.7.5'
System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'x86_64'
System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.6.0_51'
System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Apple Inc.'
System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64'

Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 2/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 3/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 4/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 5/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 6/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 7/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 8/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 9/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 10/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Unable to download remote file. Check your internet connection/proxy settings.
FATAL ERROR: net.minecraft.bootstrap.FatalBootstrapError: Unable to download while being forced
at net.minecraft.bootstrap.Bootstrap.execute(Bootstrap.java:95)
at net.minecraft.bootstrap.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:381)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.run(LaunchRunner.java:116)
at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.callMain(LaunchRunner.java:51)
at apple.launcher.JavaApplicationLauncher.launch(JavaApplicationLauncher.java:52)


Please fix the error and restart.

"Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 10/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
Unable to download remote file. Check your internet connection/proxy settings."

The launcher can't download the necessary equipment. If you have a firewall, it could be blocking it. Otherwise do what the launcher says.

Thanks