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Wednesday, 22 May 2013
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Poliovirus vaccine trial shows early promise for recurrent glioblastoma
May 21, 2013 ? An attack on glioblastoma brain tumor cells that uses a modified poliovirus is showing encouraging results in an early study to establish the proper dose level, researchers at Duke Cancer Institute report.
The treatment, developed at Duke and tested in an ongoing phase 1 study, capitalizes on the discovery that cancer cells have an abundance of receptors that work like magnets drawing the poliovirus, which then infects and kills the cells.
The investigational therapy, known as PVSRIPO, uses an engineered form of the virus that is lethal to cancer cells, while harmless to normal cells. Infused directly into the patient's tumor, the virus-based therapy also triggers the body's immune fighters to launch an attack against the infected tumor cells.
Preliminary data, presented at the upcoming 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, previews the results of seven patients enrolled in the study whose tumors reoccurred despite traditional treatments for glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and aggressive brain tumor.
Of the patients enrolled in the study, three have responded well to the drug. One patient remains disease-free 12 months after treatment, another 11 months post-treatment and the third is disease-free after five months. With traditional treatment, about half of glioblastoma patients see recurrent tumor growth within eight weeks.
Two patients in the study did not fair as well; one had recurrent tumor growth after two months, and another's condition declined after four months. The remaining two patients have been treated in the last three and two months, respectively, and currently remain disease free.
"These early results are intriguing," said Annick Desjardins, M.D., FRCPC, principal investigator and associate professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. "Current therapies for glioblastoma are limited because they cannot cross the blood-brain barrier and often do not specifically attack the tumor. This treatment appears to overcome those problems. We are eager to see additional results as we move forward with our study."
In addition to Desjardins, study authors include J. H. Sampson, K.B. Peters, T. Ranjan, G. Vlahovic, S. Threatt, J.E. Herndon II, A. Friedman, H.S. Friedman, D.D. Bigner and M. Gromeier.
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/most_popular/~3/3Cp30KhVPpg/130521132122.htm
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PFT: Romo out of OTAs after back surgery
APLost in the question of whether the Seahawks face fines for future player suspensions is the reality that, based on the policy created by the NFL in 2008, they likely paid more than $60,000 for suspensions that happened in 2012.
The NFL has declined comment on the question of whether and to what extent the Seahawks have been fined for past suspensions, explaining that this information isn?t disclosed for any team.? But the league office has confirmed that the formula developed in 2008 still applies, and it?s public knowledge that three Seahawks were suspended during the 2012 season:? offensive lineman Allen Barbre, safety Winston Guy, and cornerback Brandon Browner.
Barbre came first, suspended the first four games of the season under the performance-enhancing drugs policy.? He was cut after the suspension ended in October.
Under the league?s policy, the Seahawks faced fines for the second suspension (Guy) and the third (Browner).? Based on their salaries for 2012, Guy lost $97,500 in salary during his four-week suspension.? The policy converts 25 percent of that into a fine, which equates to $24,375.
Next up was Browner, who served a four-game suspension and forfeited $109,411 in base salary.? Since Browner?s suspension was the third of the year, one third of his lost salary became a fine.? That?s $36,470.
The total of the two fines is $60,845.
This year, the Seahawks will be fined if there?s another suspension under the substance-abuse policy, the policy regarding steroids and related substances, or the personal-conduct policy, given that defensive end Bruce Irvin already will miss the first four games of the year after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
It?s unclear whether fines will make teams more careful about acquiring players who carry the red flag of a possible violations.? Former Chiefs G.M. Scott Pioli said on Tuesday?s PFT Live that the league has discussed the possibility of stripping draft picks as an alternative to fines.
That could be the best way to handle the situation.? Team?s view fines as a cost of doing business; losing draft picks impacts competitive interests, and thus are more likely to get the franchise?s attention.
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
A Great Pair of Wireless Desktop Speakers Is Your Deal of the Day
Just because a pair of speakers uses Bluetooth doesn't mean they're going to sound like crap. Audyssey's Wireless Bluetooth Speakers received several surprising rave reviews
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Monday, 20 May 2013
Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers
CAIRO (AP) ? Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands.
The video, posted on YouTube, is the first sign of the six policemen and one border guard since they were pulled by gunmen from the taxis they were traveling in from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to Cairo on Thursday. Egyptian security officials said they believed the men in the clip were the missing personnel and that authorities were treating the matter seriously.
The kidnapping highlights how much security has collapsed in the northern part of Sinai since the 2011 uprising that ousted longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak. Criminal gangs, militants and local tribesmen disgruntled with what they say is state-sponsored discrimination have exploited the security vacuum to smuggle weapons, attack security forces and kidnap tourists for use as bargaining chips with authorities to push for the release of captive relatives.
In the video, the men, blindfolded and holding their hands on their heads, introduce themselves one by one. One of the men addresses the Egyptian president and defense minister, and asks them to free Sinai militants held in Egyptian prisons.
The speaker identifies himself as Cpl. Ibrahim Sobhi Ibrahim and says: "The demands of the brothers Mr. President is the release of political prisoners from Sinai. Please, Mr. President, release them quickly. We can no longer tolerate torture."
The men then plead at the end of the video: "Rescue us Mr. President. We can't take it. Rescue us, people."
It was not immediately clear who posted the video, which was uploaded to a YouTube account created Sunday.
An Egyptian security official identified the captives in the video as the missing personnel. He said a copy of the video was sent to security agencies. He said it was not immediately clear who sent the video. Another security official in Cairo said families and friends of the captives were called in to identify their relatives.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
The names of five of the missing also correspond with names previously obtained by The Associated Press.
Security officials say the kidnapping appears to have been motivated by claims made by the mother of a man held in prison that her son had been tortured by authorities. The prisoner, Ahmed Abu Sheta, was convicted of attacking a police station in 2011 that killed police officers.
Authorities have been in contact with the kidnappers through mediators. The kidnappers have demanded the release of several militants held in Egyptian jails, officials say.
President Mohammed Morsi said in a statement released Sunday that there is "no room for dialogue with the criminals" responsible for kidnapping the seven security personnel. The statement followed a meeting he had with politicians from largely Islamist groups to brief them on efforts to secure the captives' release.
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Associated Press writer Ashraf Sweilam contributed to this report from Southern Sinai.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/video-shows-kidnapped-egyptian-security-officers-161501440.html
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Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, Kings Of Leon Make Music The Star At Hangout Fest
Though the scenery was plenty nice, the music stole the show at Hangout 2013.
By James Montgomery
Macklemore performs at Hangout Fest
Photo: MTV
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1707647/hangout-music-festival-2013-recap.jhtml
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Federer, Nadal to renew rivalry in Rome final
ROME (AP) ? Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday ? exactly a week before the French Open starts.
In Saturday's semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held off a stiff challenge from Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4. Six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4, a day after Berdych rallied to beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic.
It will mark Nadal's eighth consecutive final since his return earlier this year from a seven-month layoff because of a left knee injury. As for Federer, who recently returned from a seven-week break from the circuit, it will be his first final of the year.
"We are here in 2013 and he is No. (3) in the world and I am No. 5 after not playing months and we are still playing good, and I hope that this is not going to be the last time," Nadal said.
On the women's side, top-ranked Serena Williams moved within one victory of winning her fourth consecutive title this year. She'll face third-seeded Victoria Azarenka in the final.
Williams overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 and extend her career-best winning run to 23 matches. Azarenka kept her concentration through two rain delays to beat seventh-seeded Sara Errani 6-0, 7-5.
Williams is coming off consecutive titles in Miami, Charleston and Madrid.
The men's final will mark the 30th meeting between Federer and Nadal, and it will be a rematch of the 2006 Rome final that Nadal won in a fifth-set tiebreaker. These days, Masters series finals are best-of-three sets.
Nadal holds a 19-10 edge head to head against Federer, but they have split their last four meetings.
"It's nice to have these revival moments for both of us," Federer said. "I'm sure we're both looking forward to it. I clearly am."
Federer overcame a break of his serve midway through the first set against the 36th-ranked Paire, who was playing his first Masters series semifinal. The set was decided by just a few points in the tiebreaker, which Federer closed out with an overhead smash.
Federer then went ahead with an early break in the second set and stayed in front from there.
Nadal broke in the opening game of his match and immediately took control.
After being pushed to three sets in his previous two matches ? against Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis and fourth-seeded David Ferrer ? Nadal appeared back in his comfort zone against Berdych.
"The first set was fantastic," Nadal said. "I think I played one of the best matches since I'm back."
Williams' only title at this clay-court event came in 2002, when she beat Justine Henin in the final. That was also the year she won her only French Open title. Last year in Paris, Williams lost in the opening round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano of France.
"I love the clay. I haven't had many wins at Roland Garros, but I do love it. I love to slide," Williams said. "My goal is just to win a match there this year."
Williams had twice won 21 matches in a row before, although both of those runs came more than a decade ago, in 2002 and the beginning of 2003.
Martina Navratilova established the longest women's win streak in the Open Era at 74 matches in 1984.
At 31, Williams is back at the top of her game after missing 11 months in 2010 and 2011 with a right foot injury and a pulmonary embolism.
Williams went directly to the practice court after winning.
"I was unhappy with some things today," she said. "I want to do well here as well as (in Paris)."
It's Azarenka's first final since beating Williams for the title in February at Doha. That followed her Australian Open victory. Since then, Azarenka has been slowed by right ankle and left foot injuries.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/federer-nadal-renew-rivalry-rome-final-195252333.html
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Gary Stevens, Oxbow Jockey, Rides To 3rd Preakness Win (VIDEO/PHOTO)
Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Oxbow, second from right, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, leads field to the first turn during the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race. Orb, right, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
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Orb, with jockey Joel Rosario aboard, gallops back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race, Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
Oxbow (6), ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race ahead of Itsmyluckyday (9), ridden by John Velazquez, and Mylute, ridden by Rosie Napravnik at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Itsmyluckyday, second from left, ridden by John Velazquez, finished second; and Mylute, ridden by Rosie Napravnik finished third. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Oxbow (6), ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, leads Itsmyluckyday (9), ridden by John Velazquez, and Mylute, ridden by Rosie Napravnik to win the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race ahead of at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Oxbow, Gary Stevens
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Oxbow, Gary Stevens
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Itsmyluckyday, third from left, ridden by John Velazquez, finished second; and Mylute, left, ridden by Rosie Napravnik finished third. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates after riding Oxbow to win the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Itsmyluckyday, second from left, ridden by John Velazquez, finished second; and Mylute, left, ridden by Rosie Napravnik finished third. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Oxbow, Gary Stevens
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Orb, Joel Rosario
Orb, with jockey Joel Rosario aboard, gallops back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race, Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Jockey Gary Stevens, left, embraces trainer D. Wayne Lukas in the winner's circle after Oxbow won the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
Oxbow, Gary Stevens
Oxbow, right, with jockey Gary Stevens aboard, leads the field to the finish line to win the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Oxbow, bottom right, with jockey Gary Stevens aboard, leads the field to the finish line to win the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Jockey Gary Stevens, left, clenches his fist aboard Oxbow, as outrider Clark Kelly guides them to the winner's circle after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
Gary Stevens, Oxbow, Clark Kelly
Jockey Gary Stevens, left, clenches his fist aboard Oxbow, as outrider Clark Kelly guides them to the winner's circle after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Gary Stevens, Oxbow, D. Wayne Lukas
Jockey Gary Stevens, aboard Oxbow, celebrates with trainer D. Wayne Lukas after winning the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Orb, Joel Rosario
Orb, with jockey Joel Rosario aboard, gallops back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race, Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
In this image taken with a specialty lens, Jockey Gary Stevens, foreground, celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Gary Stevens, Oxbow
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Orb, second from right, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Gary Stevens, Oxbow
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
In this image made taken a fisheye lens, the field breaks from the starting gate for the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow, fourth from right, won the race. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
In this image made taken a fisheye lens, the field breaks from the starting gate for the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow, fourth from right, won the race. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Oxbow, Gary Stevens
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jockey Gary Stevens kisses his daughter Maddie Stevens in the winner's circle after riding Oxbow to win the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Oxbow, Gary Stevens
Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Jockey Gary Stevens gives thumbs up after riding Oxbow to win 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jockey Gary Stevens holds up a trophy in the winner's circle after riding Oxbow to win the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jockey Gary Stevens, left, looks on as and trainer D. Wayne Lukas holds up a trophy in the winner's circle after Oxbow won the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Workermen paint the weather vane in the color of the racing silks worn by jockey Gary Stevens after Oxbow won 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Oxbow's trainer D. Wayne Lukas, second from left, holds up a trophy after Oxbow won the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Jockey Gary Stevens is at left. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Spectator John Howard carries betting receipts in his straw hat at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 18, 2013, before the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Spectators mill about near the track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 18, 2013, before the Preakness Stakes horse race. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Bill Norris
Spectator Bill Norris sports a horse-themed bow tie at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 18, 2013, before the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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Spectator Kathryn Gaudreau tries to stay dry under a poncho as rain falls at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 18, 2013, before the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A spectator wears a poncho as rain falls during a horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 18, 2013, before the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Moon Philly, with jockey Jeremy Rose aboard, makes his way out of the paddock to race in the Allaire Dupont Distaff Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 18, 2013, before the Preakness Stakes horse race. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A spectator stands in the paddock at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 18, 2013, before the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Spectators chat in the paddock at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 18, 2013, before the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A racing fan checks her tickets at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Lindsey Bowman, of Louisville, Ky., wears a big hat as she walks along the concourse at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Racing fans wait for the next horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/18/gary-stevens-oxbow-jockey-preakness_n_3300099.html
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Sunday, 19 May 2013
Arianna Huffington: Sunday Roundup
This week saw the kickoff of Second Term Scandal Season, though the first entrants fall on very different parts of the manufactured scandal vs. real scandal continuum. On the deeply-contrived end is Benghazi -- with supposedly damning White House emails having been altered by GOP leakers. On the actually scandalous end is the administration's snooping through the AP's phone records, which the New York Times called "an effort to frighten off whistle-blowers." The incident points out the hypocrisy of a White House that praises whistleblowers in the abstract, but then goes after them -- aggressively and often. "Speaking truth to power is now a criminal act," says whistleblower and former NSA executive Thomas Drake, who the DOJ charged under the WW I-era Espionage Act. It's President Obama's war against whistleblowers that is the true scandal.
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OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
LAS VEGAS (AP) ? O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia.
Miami-based attorney Yale Galanter quickly found himself under withering cross-examination from a Simpson lawyer intent on proving that Galanter's word couldn't be trusted ? that he knew ahead of time of Simpson's plan and spent more effort covering up his involvement than representing Simpson.
The weeklong hearing concluded late Friday with Clark County District Judge Linda Marie Bell telling attorneys she will issue her decision in writing. She didn't specify a date.
Simpson was returned to prison custody. His attorneys, Patricia Palm and Ozzie Fumo, said they were optimistic that the judge would grant a new trial.
"I just think the evidence of his claims is overwhelming," Palm said.
Galanter took the stand as the state's star witness in a hearing on Simpson's claim that he was so badly represented at trial and on appeal that his conviction should be thrown out.
He spent most of the day on the defensive, with Simpson lawyer Tom Pitaro grilling him with accusations and pointed questions.
"Mr. Simpson never told me he was going to go to the Palace (Station) hotel with a bunch of thugs, kidnap people and take property by force," Galanter said at one point. "To insinuate I, as his lawyer, would have blessed it is insane."
Galanter conceded at one point that Simpson's conviction was his responsibility.
At another point, he conceded that he "misspoke" when he told the trial judge, Jackie Glass, that crucial audio recordings had been carefully analyzed by experts.
"Clearly I misspoke," Galanter said as Pitaro bored in. "I would never, ever ... I would just never intentionally mislead a judicial officer or a lawyer. I'm falling on that sword."
Galanter denied giving Simpson the go-ahead to retrieve the photos and footballs he believed had been stolen from him. He denied keeping Simpson in the dark about offers of plea deals that carried only a few years in prison. He said his client agreed all along with the decision not to put him on the stand to testify at his trial.
And he disputed Simpson's testimony from earlier this week when the former NFL star said he didn't know anyone in the hotel room had guns.
"When you look at the entire trial, I don't think I could have fought harder, done more," Galanter said. "I put every ounce of blood, sweat and soul into it."
At another point, he said: "Simpson brought a lot of baggage into the courtroom. It's not like the 12 jurors didn't know he was accused of murder and acquitted."
Simpson, 65, was found guilty in 2008 of kidnapping and armed robbery over the hotel room episode and was sentenced to nine to 33 years in prison. The conviction came 13 years to the day after his "trial of the century" acquittal in Los Angeles in the murders of his ex-wife and a friend of hers.
Galanter testified that Simpson confided to him that he had asked two men to bring guns to the hotel room in September 2007, and "he knew he screwed up."
On the stand, Galanter brought up the guns only after he paused and was reminded that Simpson had waived attorney-client privilege. "I'm very uncomfortable doing this," he said.
Testifying about events leading up to the incident, Galanter said he was surprised when Simpson told him over dinner in Las Vegas that he and several other men were planning a "sting" the next morning to take back the mementos.
Galanter said he advised Simpson not to take matters into his own hands: "I said, 'O.J., you've got to call the police.'"
Simpson testified that Galanter advised him that he was within his rights to retrieve the items, told him not to testify at the trial, and failed to tell him prosecutors had offered plea bargains.
During questioning about how much Galanter was paid for the case, the judge asked Pitaro where he was going with his questions.
"What Mr. Galanter has done is, this man has received over a half-million dollars and has put his interest, his financial interest, above the interest of his client," Pitaro said.
Galanter insisted he told Simpson at least three times that prosecutors discussed plea bargains. He said Simpson rejected them.
Simpson said, "No deal. No way," to an offer from the district attorney of five to seven years in prison, Galanter said. Later, during the trial, Simpson turned down a better offer, Galanter said.
"I went out in the hall and said to O.J., 'There is an offer of two to five.' He said, 'See if they will take a year,'" Galanter testified. "I discussed a year with them, and they said no and the trial went on."
If Simpson succeeds in getting his conviction thrown out, prosecutors will have to decide whether to retry him or offer a plea bargain. If he loses, he will be sent back to prison and will probably appeal. He will be 70 before he is eligible for parole.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ojs-ex-lawyer-contradicts-testimony-guns-215731197.html
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Saturday, 18 May 2013
Emma Watson Thinks Zombies Are Coming In 'This Is The End' Clip
In this clip from "This Is the End," Emma Watson drops by James Franco's house to suggest what might be causing all of the apocalypse-ing. Also, check out another video from the set of "Godzilla" in today's Dailies! » First clip from "Ain't Them Bodies Saints" [The Playlist] » Emma Watson suggests a zombie invasion [...]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/05/17/emma-watson-thinks-zombies-are-coming-in-this-is-the-end-clip/
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Mo'Nique lost 80 pounds after 'tipping 300'
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Add Oscar-winning actress and comedian Mo'Nique to the list of Hollywood stars who've recently dropped a great deal of weight. The actress told a radio station this week that she once weighed close to 300 pounds, has lost 80, and is continuing to drop weight.
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Mo?Nique at the 2010 Oscars, left, and in 2013.
She told New York's Hot 97 FM on Monday that she has been tweeting her progress in hopes of inspiring others. "Because I want women to see ? especially us big women ? that you don?t have to let them cut you and suck it out," she said. "You don?t have to let them staple you up. You don?t have to let them give you a pill. You don?t have to let them put a band around your organs."
A tweet from Wednesday read, "Got in steps and 50 sit-ups. Did you give you, your best self today? Don't you deserve the BEST YOU. Love yall."
And other tweets shared her desire to lose the weight through diet and exercise and encouraged her fans to do the same.
The 5-foot-9-inch Mo'Nique said on the radio program that after "tipping 300" pounds, she now weighs 218 and has a goal of between 190 and 200 pounds.
She won the Academy Award for best supporting actress in 2009 for her role as an abusive mother in "Precious."
Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/monique-lost-80-pounds-after-tipping-300-1C9965346
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Steve Carell helps 'The Office' close its doors in moving finale
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The doors of Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch closed for the last time on Thursday as NBC's "The Office" wrapped up after a nine-season run with a nostalgic finale featuring a long-awaited wedding and the return of the show's biggest star, Steve Carell.
Emmy-winning mockumentary "The Office," adapted from Ricky Gervais' British series of the same name, saw a documentary crew filming the daily lives of employees at the Dunder Mifflin paper company, led for several years by hapless boss Michael Scott, played by Carell.
On Thursday's 75-minute finale, set six months after the fictional documentary was released, the colleagues all reunite for the marriage of Machiavellian office manager Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), and accountant Angela Martin (Angela Kingsley).
Carell entered the episode as a surprise guest at the wedding, uttering one of Michael Scott's best-known phrases - "That's what she said."
Later as he considered the romances that had formed at the workplace, Carell's character told the camera, "It's like all my children grew up and they married each other."
Over nine seasons, audiences have been treated to numerous office fights, friendships and romances on the NBC sitcom. One of the most compelling storylines was the growing romance of Jim and Pam, played by John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer, as audiences watched them transition from friendship to marriage and parenthood.
For fans of the show, the season finale saw most of the long-standing cast members get their happy ending.
Stanley finally retires, Erin finds her birth parents, Andy capitalizes on becoming an unwilling viral video star, Kelly and Ryan run off into the sunset (albeit abandoning a baby in the process) and Jim and Pam decide to move to Austin, Texas.
The final scenes featured a montage of key moments, including Jim and Pam's romance and the numerous friendships that developed over the years.
"I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you've actually left them," Andy Bernard, played by Ed Helms, said wistfully.
The cast also reflected on the documentary that captured nine years of their lives at the company, which Jim described as "this stupid, wonderful, boring, amazing job."
"Imagine going back and watching a tape of your life. You can see yourself change ... watch yourself fall in love, become a husband, a father. You guys gave that to me," Jim said to the cameras.
LAUNCHING STARS, FALLING AUDIENCES
"The Office," which first aired in 2005, began with a relatively unknown cast, led by Carell, whose breakout film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" came out the same year.
The show made stars of many of its cast members, leading to high-profile movie roles, and its producers said last year that the outside success of "The Office" actors played a role in the decision to wind it down.
Carell left the show in season seven to focus on his rising film career, which has included roles in "Crazy, Stupid, Love" and "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone."
Helms also made the move to the big screen with roles in "The Hangover" franchise, and Krasinski starred in the recent film "The Promised Land" with Matt Damon.
Mindy Kaling, who plays office mean girl Kelly Kapoor, landed her own Fox sitcom "The Mindy Project," while Craig Robinson, who plays warehouse manager Darryl, scored film roles in "Pineapple Express" and upcoming "This Is the End."
After Carell's exit in 2011, audiences began to turn away from "The Office" and viewership fell to about 4 million last year per episode from a high of about 8 million in 2008.
The show's culmination comes on the heels of another NBC comedy, "30 Rock," bowing out after seven seasons in February.
Prior to the finale, an hourlong retrospective of the show featured cast members and producers talking about the impact of "The Office" on their careers and why fans were drawn to it.
"This is a perfect time for the show to come to a close," Wilson said. "There's a finality to it and a sadness to it."
Wilson had sought to create a spin-off show led by his character Dwight, but it was not picked up for broadcast.
The unlikely star of the show has been the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, which prior to the show was known for coal mining but not anymore.
As the series drew to a close, tens of thousands of people gathered in Scranton earlier this month to give a rousing send-off to the sitcom that changed the image of the city forever.
"Thank you, Scranton," Carell told the crowd. "This all is because of you."
NBC is a unit of Comcast Corp.
(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bill Trott)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/steve-carell-helps-office-close-doors-moving-finale-033915214.html
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Friday, 17 May 2013
Runners who didn?t finish Boston Marathon due to bombings to get automatic entry in 2014
An American flag is placed near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings. (Dylan Stableford/Yahoo News)
At an interfaith vigil in the wake of last month's bombings at the Boston Marathon, President Barack Obama vowed that Americans would "summon the strength that maybe we didn?t even know we had" and "finish the race.?
On Thursday, the Boston Athletic Association announced that the 5,633 runners who were unable to finish the race when it stopped would be able to do just that, issuing invitations to participate in the 2014 marathon.
"The opportunity to run down Boylston Street and to cross the finish line amid thousands of spectators is a significant part of the entire Boston Marathon experience," Tom Grilk, the association's executive director, said in a statement announcing the invitations. "With the opportunity to return and participate in 2014, we look forward to inviting back these athletes and we expect that most will renew their marathon training commitment."
[Interactive: Where each Boston Marathon entrant was when the bombs went off]
The 2013 race was stopped at 2:50 p.m. ET, shortly after a pair of bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three and wounding hundreds of others. About 1,400 runners were within 1.25 miles of finishing the 26-mile course when the detonations occurred.
To be eligible for the offer, a runner who was stopped "must have been an official entrant who started the race and who reached the half marathon mark."
More details from the BAA:
Registration for the 2014 Boston Marathon is scheduled to occur in September, and 2013 Boston Marathon participants who were unable to cross the finish line on Boylston Street will receive a non-transferable unique code in early August to be used for entry. An applicant's entry will be guaranteed only during a designated registration period. Participants will be required to pay an entry fee, which has yet to be determined.
More than 26,000 runners entered the 2013 race, according to the BAA, and more than 23,000 started. Of those, 17,580 were about to finish before the attack. No decision has been made on the field size for the 2014 Boston Marathon, Grilk said. The race will be held on April 21, 2014.
Ryan Polly, a Williston, Vt., runner who was stopped about a mile before the finish line, had launched a petition on Change.org to allow runners like him the opportunity to finish the race. Polly's petition?"Let Us Run"?received more than 28,000 signatures.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boston-marathon-finish-race-bombings-173554827.html
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Thursday, 16 May 2013
A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump
NEW YORK (AP) ? Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the stock market down Thursday.
There was plenty of discouraging news. Applications for unemployment benefits rose last week and manufacturing slowed in the mid-Atlantic region. Wal-Mart sank after warning that its customers were spending less at its stores.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 42.47 points to 15,233.22, a loss of 0.3 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 8.31 points to 1,650.47, down 0.5 percent. It was only the third drop for the S&P 500 this month. Both indexes closed at record highs the day before.
"We've had such a tremendous run," said J. J. Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade. "On a day with a bunch of disappointing data, you're looking for some good news to hold on to."
The manufacturing report from the Philadelphia branch of the Federal Reserve sent bond prices up and turned stocks lower in morning trading. The stock market recovered before noon, then spent most of the day with slight gains until shortly after 3 p.m.
That's when news crossed that John Williams, head of the Federal Reserve's San Francisco branch, told an audience that the Fed could end its bond-buying program this year. But Williams' comments made clear that the Fed would only curtail its stimulus effort when the economy looked strong enough. Within the last hour of trading, the S&P 500 dropped 5 points.
Cisco jumped 13 percent, or $2.68, to $23.89. The network-equipment maker turned in quarterly results late Wednesday that beat analysts' expectations, with the help of better revenue from the U.S. and emerging markets. Cisco's performance is often considered a gauge of the technology industry's strength, and tech stocks fared better than the rest of the market Thursday. Technology was the only one of the 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 index to close higher.
The Nasdaq composite index lost 6.37 points to 3,465.24, a drop of 0.2 percent.
Wal-Mart fell 2 percent. The world's largest retailer turned in weaker sales and a dim forecast for profits. The company blamed bad weather and delayed tax refunds for earnings and sales that fell short of what analysts had expected. Wal-Mart's stock lost $1.36 to $78.50.
Companies have reported record quarterly profits this earnings season. Seven of every 10 in the S&P 500 have trumped analysts' earnings estimates, according to S&P Capital IQ. Earnings have climbed 5 percent over the year before.
But revenue has looked weak: six out of every 10 companies in the S&P 500 have missed forecasts, and revenue has edged up just 1 percent. Without higher sales, companies are getting more of their profits from laying off staff and other cost-cutting moves.
Scott King, an investment adviser at Unified Trust Co. in Lexington, Ky., said that if the market is going to keep climbing this year, sales will have to start rising. Analysts are looking for that to happen as economic growth gains strength later this year.
"It's hard to see how companies can squeeze more earnings growth out of cost savings," King said. "At some point, the economic numbers and revenue have to pick up."
The Philadelphia branch of the Federal Reserve reported that manufacturers in the region said business conditions slumped this month. Orders for manufactured goods and shipments have been weak.
In Washington, the Labor Department reported that the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 360,000. That suggests companies are laying more people off, just one week after applications for benefits hit a five-year low.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped to 1.88 percent from 1.94 percent late Wednesday. It's a sign that traders are shifting money into lower-risk investments like U.S. government debt.
Gold prices fell slightly and the price of crude oil edged higher. Gold fell $9.30 to $1,386.90 an ounce. Crude oil rose 86 cents to $95.16 a barrel in New York.
Among other companies making moves:
? Tesla Motors jumped 9 percent, or $7.41, to $92.25. The electric-car maker it said it aims to raise $830 million from the sale of stocks and convertible bonds to pay off a loan from the federal government. Tesla has surged 65 percent since May 8, when it announced its first profitable quarter.
? Semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices plunged 13 percent, the biggest drop in the S&P 500 index. A Goldman Sachs analyst advised investors to sell AMD, arguing that its shares had become too expensive. AMD had shot up 83 percent this year before Thursday's plunge on hopes that the company can cash in on making chips for video game consoles. AMD lost 55 cents to $3.83.
? Amyris fell 3 percent after a law firm filed a class action suit against the specialty-chemicals company, saying it misled investors about its production capabilities. Amyris lost 11 cents to $3.09.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fade-wall-street-wal-mart-disney-slump-201734373.html
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'Riddick' Trailer: Watch Vin Diesel Fight For Survival
'I don't know how many times I've been crossed off the list and left for dead,' he says in brand-new sneak peek.
By Todd Gilchrist
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1707433/riddick-trailer-vin-diesel.jhtml
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Chris Pine And Jake Gyllenhaal Consider Heading 'Into The Woods'
Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal could soon be headed "Into The Woods." Rob Marshall has long been developing an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's classic musical for a while now, and it seems like he's coming ever closer to finalizing his cast. The Hollywood Reporter says that Gyllenhaal and Pine are in talks [...]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/05/15/chris-pine-jake-gyllenhaal-into-the-woods/
Daily Kos: Open thread for night owls: Frances Moore Lapp? on ...
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Scary news might "sell," but we can also feel so bombarded with the negative that our "why bother?" reflex kicks in. Fear stimuli go straight to the brain's amygdala, Harvard Medical School's Srinivasan Pillay explains. But, he adds, "because hope seems to travel in the same dungeons [parts of the brain] as fear, it might be a good soldier to employ if we want to meet fear."So let's get better at using hope. It's a free energy source.
Hope isn't blind optimism. It's a sense of possibility?delight in the new and joy in creativity that characterizes our species. So let's break the good-news ban and become storytellers about real breakthroughs. [?] After all, it's only in changing the small stories that we change the big, dangerous story?the myth of our own powerlessness. Remember, what we do and say doesn't just influence our friends, but also our friends' friends and our friends' friends' friends.
[Here are seven environmentally oriented stories that Lapp? sees as helpful in breaking us out of the powerlessness mindset:]
? Renewables ramping up [?]
? Wind wows [?]
? Cities, states, countries pledge to go clean [?]
? Citizens clobber coal [?]
? Forests forever [?]
Close to home: Four years ago in Magnolia Springs, Ala., the conservative town government passed the toughest land regulation in the south. It's spending a quarter million dollars on a comprehensive plan to restore and protect its charming river from agricultural chemical runoff. "I'm a tree-hugging, liberal?I mean a tree-hugging conservative Republican! Which I know some people may say is an oxymoron," said Mayor Charlie Houser of this small town near Mobile. Brown pelicans are showing up again, says Houser, and he adds: "Cormorants up in the treetops ... Beautiful sight!"
Around the world: Three-fourths of Niger is desert, and news headlines focus on hunger there. But over two decades, poor farmers in the country's south have "regreened" 12.5 milliondesolate acres. In all, Niger farmers have nurtured the growth of some 200 million trees?discovering that trees and crops are not competitors but are complementary. The trees protect the soil, bringing big crop-yield increases, and they provide fruit, nutritious leaves, fodder, and firewood. Now young people are returning to villages in Niger, and school kids are learning to care for the trees, too.
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Trying to be happier works when listening to upbeat music
May 14, 2013 ? The song, "Get Happy," famously performed by Judy Garland, has encouraged people to improve their mood for decades. Recent research at the University of Missouri discovered that an individual can indeed successfully try to be happier, especially when cheery music aids the process. This research points to ways that people can actively improve their moods and corroborates earlier MU research.
"Our work provides support for what many people already do -- listen to music to improve their moods," said lead author Yuna Ferguson, who performed the study while she was an MU doctoral student in psychological science. "Although pursuing personal happiness may be thought of as a self-centered venture, research suggests that happiness relates to a higher probability of socially beneficial behavior, better physical health, higher income and greater relationship satisfaction."
In two studies by Ferguson, participants successfully improved their moods in the short term and boosted their overall happiness over a two week period. During the first study, participants improved their mood after being instructed to attempt to do so, but only if they listened to the upbeat music of Copland, as opposed to the more somber Stravinsky. Other participants, who simply listened to the music without attempting to change their mood, also didn't report a change in happiness. In the second study, participants reported higher levels of happiness after two weeks of lab sessions in which they listened to positive music while trying to feel happier, compared to control participants who only listened to music.
However, Ferguson noted that for people to put her research into practice, they must be wary of too much introspection into their mood or constantly asking, "Am I happy yet?"
"Rather than focusing on how much happiness they've gained and engaging in that kind of mental calculation, people could focus more on enjoying their experience of the journey towards happiness and not get hung up on the destination," said Ferguson.
Ferguson's work corroborated earlier findings by Ferguson's doctoral advisor and co-author of the current study, Kennon Sheldon, professor of psychological science in MU's College of Arts and Science.
"The Hedonic Adaptation Prevention model, developed in my earlier research, says that we can stay in the upper half of our 'set range' of potential happiness as long as we keep having positive experiences, and avoid wanting too much more than we have," said Sheldon. "Yuna's research suggests that we can intentionally seek to make mental changes leading to new positive experiences of life. The fact that we're aware we're doing this, has no detrimental effect."
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_health/~3/kW2jidl8gp4/130514185336.htm
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Prince Harry praises 'great American spirit'
By Victoria Cavaliere
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry praised "that great American spirit" on Tuesday during his tour of the recovering Jersey Shore, where crews were dismantling a landmark roller coaster - a symbol of Superstorm Sandy's destruction.
Cheers erupted from the crowd assembled on the freshly cut boardwalk as the prince and his escort, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, shook hands with residents of storm-battered beach towns, cleanup volunteers and local officials.
Prince Harry told one woman that the region's determination to rebuild showed "that great American spirit," and assured others the East Coast summer playground would thrive once again.
"You're going to have thousands of people here, and you need to get ready," the soft-spoken royal told Jennifer Maier, she said. Maier is borough administrator of hard-hit Union Beach, which lost 220 homes in the October 29 storm.
Visible in the ocean behind them was the towering frame of the Jet Star roller coaster, washed out to sea by Sandy and being dismantled and removed by crews more than six months later.
Chilly sea breezes carried the scent of fresh-cut lumber over the gathering of about 100 spectators - and even more reporters, photographers and TV crews. They pressed against metal barricades draped with the red, white and blue British Union Jack.
"It's great exposure for the Shore," said Roger Gibson, 27, a manager of a boardwalk staple, Jimbo's Bar & Grill. "It lets people know we are open and ready for business."
Crews on Tuesday began dismantling and removing the Jet Star and other amusement park rides submerged nearby. The cleanup was expected to take about 48 hours, according to Casino Pier, which owns the rides.
"We are here to say goodbye," said Kim Stone of Bayville, New Jersey.
"Life as an amusement park ride is over for the Jet Star, but we are keeping a piece for a memorial on the pier," said Casino Pier spokeswoman Toby Wolf.
A section of the pier, including rides, will open this summer while the full rebuilding is slated for 2014.
Sandy slammed into New Jersey on October 29, ravaging the coastline, causing $30 billion in damage. Prince Harry and Governor Christie began their tour in Mantoloking, a narrow barrier island community between New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean, where all 521 houses were affected.
When Jersey Shore residents were evacuated, most expected they would return after a few days and were stunned when the devastation turned out to be so severe that it would be months before they could go home.
More than 130 people throughout the U.S. Northeast died as a result of the storm.
Before Prince Harry left the Seaside Heights boardwalk, he peeled away from the crowd and spoke with Taylor Cirigliano, 11, and her sister Allie, 7, of Middletown. They were lamenting their lack of success at a boardwalk "ball toss," where players try to toss a ball into progressively smaller cups in order to win a prize.
"We are going to win you something," Prince Harry told Taylor, she said.
With a couple of tosses of the ball, Prince Harry snagged a stuffed blue elephant and a Hello Kitty doll and handed them over to the beaming girls.
(Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Gunna Dickson)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/britains-prince-harry-tours-jersey-shore-see-sandy-160005664.html
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013
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Four people found dead in home - WLFI.com
WAYNESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - The Bartholomew County Coroner says the autopsies of the four victims of Saturday's Waynesville shooting will be completed Monday evening. However, the report likely won't be ready until Tuesday morning.
Four people were found dead inside a home in Waynesville according to the Bartholomew County Sheriff?s Department. Sheriff Mark Gorbett said the victims were shot to death. No suspects have been taken into custody and police are not considered to be involved in a manhunt.
"We still have crime scene techs and criminal investigators at the scene and anticipate them being there for quite a length of time," Gorbett said. "We are following up on all leads at this point and we have no one in custody at this time."
The person who called 911 after discovering the bodies is a son who lived with his mother and stepfather in the home, Gorbett said. That person told police he found the victims when he returned home from work.
Three male victims were found in the living room, and a woman was found in a bedroom.
The Bartholomew County Sheriff said the dead include homeowner Katheryn Burton of Waynesville. She was 53 years old.
The three men found dead in her home were Aaron Cross, 41, Thomas Smith, 39, and Shawn L. Burton, 41.
Dispatchers were alerted to the scene, which is about seven miles south of Columbus at 10:39 p.m. Saturday.
A WISH-TV source was on the scene shortly after police arrived and provided photos anonymously. The source told 24-Hour News 8 that "police were everywhere."
Indiana State Police and Columbus Police joined the Sheriff?s Department in setting up a staging area at a church off State Road 11 which is near the crime scene.
In a press conference Sunday afternoon, Sheriff Mark Gorbett addressed the investigation.
"We have investigators from several agencies following up all leads at this time. We?ve been working around the clock and will continue to do so, until we can bring those responsible to justice," Gorbett said.
Friends and family react to homicides
Family and friends say all four of these victims leave behind children.
Rennie Haeseley says her nephew Thomas Smith was a Marine, and had dated victim Katheryn Burton for nine years. Haeseley says she had to call her sister to tell her about her son?s death.
?Unbelievable. Unreal. I?ve never had to call a mom, especially my sister, to say that, 'Your son was just murdered.' That was the hardest thing I?ve ever had to do,? she said.
Haeseley says Smith?s parents and sisters live in North Carolina, and are coming to Indiana.
On Monday, Smith's sisters spoke to 24-Hour News 8 about their brother.
"Tommy is right there with us and he will always be with us. We have a lot of good memories to look back on, a lot of good memories. That will keep us strong. It will," said sister Cindy Rickman.
"I can swallow the hurt down a little bit and when the funeral comes that is when we will all lose it. And that's when we will lean on the rest of the family," said sister Tracy Smith.
Stevie Furkin lives next door to the couple, and says his brother is victim Shawn Burton. Family says Burton has three children.
?He had good intentions,? said Furkin. ?He would also pull the shirt off his back and give it to you anytime.?
?I?m just in shock. They have to have an idea who did this. They have to have an idea who did this. I do hope they find out who it is,? said Haeseley.
Relatives and neighbors say they believe there may have been potential illegal activity going on at the house.? Smith's sisters did not want to comment on the allegations.
Throughout the day on Monday, family and friends of the four victims visited the scene. Flowers were left next to a telephone pole wrapped with crime scene tape. Friends are hoping for a quick arrest.
"I don't know what to think about it at all. I just would love to know the insight onto who done this to my friends and my family. They were like family to me," said Brian Titara, who was a friend of the four victims.
Although 24-Hour News 8 initially reported none of the victims had a criminal history, further research indicated Burton pleaded guilty for possessing and transporting? anhydrous, which stemmed from 2006 charges.
Source: http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/video/four-people-found-dead-in-home1368538739646
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PayPal's new Android SDK offers multiple in-app payment options
PayPal just announced a new Android SDK for developers. Previously released for iOS, the kit lets app devs integrate mobile payments via both PayPal and credit card. As the mockup above demonstrates, it's very straightforward -- and we're pretty sure that's the point. The SDK will support Android 2.2 (Froyo) and up when it becomes available to US developers on May 15th.
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