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Gunman shot dead after opening fire in Seattle bar
By John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News
A gunman shot his ex-girlfriend and an employee at a Seattle bar before being killed by police Sunday night, authorities said.
The shooter walked into The Twilight Exit about 10:15 p.m. local time (1:15 a.m ET Monday) and opened fire, first wounding his 25-year-old ex-girlfriend then a 30-year-old bar worker who tried to intervene, Seattle police said in a statement.
Police said the suspect later raised his gun and fired at them. One officer returned fire, killing the man.
The victims were taken to a hospital and their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, police said. The gunman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said there were ?"a number of witnesses" inside the bar when the shooting occurred.
The Twilight Exit's?Facebook page has more than 2,800 "likes" and customers were already posting messages of concern early Monday.
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Academies recommend new measures in antibiotic research
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A growing number of infections worldwide are caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics and ever fewer effective antibiotics are available. As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult to treat infected patients successfully. In the statement, "Antibiotic Research: Problems and Perspectives", which was published today, the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina list eight recommendations that show ways to prevent the further spread of antibiotic resistance and to develop urgently needed antibiotics.
"This development is a cause for grave concern. Our statement focuses on the contribution by research and on the necessary parameters in society," said Prof. Ansgar W. Lohse, spokesperson for the Working Group on Infection Research and Society at the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg. "We need genuine incentives for new and more intensive antibiotic research so we can develop medications more quickly," he added.
"This field is a task for society as a whole," said Prof. Jrg Hacker, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. "Society does not only need greater research efforts and a faster translation of the findings into applications, but also dialogue on how antibiotics can be used responsibly and on how resistance can be prevented. We are setting up a round table on this topic and will invite all the relevant partners to join it."
According to the WHO, the global occurrence of antibiotic resistance poses one of the greatest threats to human health. It is estimated that around 25,000 patients die each year in the EU alone from an infection with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.
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The statement containing a summary and the recommendations can be downloaded at http://www.leopoldina.org/en/publications/detailview/?publication[publication]=475&cHash=1883f73140e3cc069425f3e234281083
The full text is freely accessible as an eBook at: http://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110306675
The statement is available in a booklet called "Antibiotika-Forschung: Probleme und Perspektiven" ("Antibiotic Research: Problems and Perspectives"). Statement by the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Berlin (De Gruyter) 2013, (Papers by the Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg 2), 77 pages, 29.95, ISBN 978-3-11-030667-5. Please note that the booklet is currently only available in German, but will shortly be translated into English.
Members of the working group will present the statement to the public at 7 p.m. this evening, 28 January 2013, in Hamburg. The panel members are Prof. Jrg Hacker, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina; Prof. Ansgar W. Lohse, spokesperson for the Working Group on Infection Research and Society, Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg; Prof. Stefan Schwarz, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Neustadt-Mariensee; and Prof. Werner Solbach, Director of the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein. The discussion will be chaired by Vera Cordes (NDR). Venue: Baseler Hof Sle, Esplanade 15, 20354 Hamburg.
For press enquiries, please contact:
Dr Elke Senne
Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg
Press and Public Relations
Tel: + 49 (0) 40 42 94 86 69 20, e-mail: elke.senne@awhamburg.de
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German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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Tel: +49 (0) 345 472 39 800, e-mail: presse@leopoldina.org
Members of the Academy of Science and Humanities in Hamburg are scholars of all academic disciplines from northern Germany. As a working academy, it aims to intensify interdisciplinary research and collaboration between universities and other scientific institutions and to stimulate dialogue between scholars and the public. www.awhamburg.de
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina brings together the expertise of some 1,500 distinguished scientists to bear on questions of social and political relevance, publishing unbiased and timely scientific opinions. The Leopoldina represents the German scientific community in international committees and pursues the advancement of science for the benefit of humankind and for a better future. www.leopoldina.org
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A growing number of infections worldwide are caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics and ever fewer effective antibiotics are available. As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult to treat infected patients successfully. In the statement, "Antibiotic Research: Problems and Perspectives", which was published today, the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina list eight recommendations that show ways to prevent the further spread of antibiotic resistance and to develop urgently needed antibiotics.
"This development is a cause for grave concern. Our statement focuses on the contribution by research and on the necessary parameters in society," said Prof. Ansgar W. Lohse, spokesperson for the Working Group on Infection Research and Society at the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg. "We need genuine incentives for new and more intensive antibiotic research so we can develop medications more quickly," he added.
"This field is a task for society as a whole," said Prof. Jrg Hacker, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. "Society does not only need greater research efforts and a faster translation of the findings into applications, but also dialogue on how antibiotics can be used responsibly and on how resistance can be prevented. We are setting up a round table on this topic and will invite all the relevant partners to join it."
According to the WHO, the global occurrence of antibiotic resistance poses one of the greatest threats to human health. It is estimated that around 25,000 patients die each year in the EU alone from an infection with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.
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The statement containing a summary and the recommendations can be downloaded at http://www.leopoldina.org/en/publications/detailview/?publication[publication]=475&cHash=1883f73140e3cc069425f3e234281083
The full text is freely accessible as an eBook at: http://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110306675
The statement is available in a booklet called "Antibiotika-Forschung: Probleme und Perspektiven" ("Antibiotic Research: Problems and Perspectives"). Statement by the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Berlin (De Gruyter) 2013, (Papers by the Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg 2), 77 pages, 29.95, ISBN 978-3-11-030667-5. Please note that the booklet is currently only available in German, but will shortly be translated into English.
Members of the working group will present the statement to the public at 7 p.m. this evening, 28 January 2013, in Hamburg. The panel members are Prof. Jrg Hacker, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina; Prof. Ansgar W. Lohse, spokesperson for the Working Group on Infection Research and Society, Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg; Prof. Stefan Schwarz, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Neustadt-Mariensee; and Prof. Werner Solbach, Director of the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein. The discussion will be chaired by Vera Cordes (NDR). Venue: Baseler Hof Sle, Esplanade 15, 20354 Hamburg.
For press enquiries, please contact:
Dr Elke Senne
Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg
Press and Public Relations
Tel: + 49 (0) 40 42 94 86 69 20, e-mail: elke.senne@awhamburg.de
Caroline Wichmann
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Head of Press and Public Relations
Tel: +49 (0) 345 472 39 800, e-mail: presse@leopoldina.org
Members of the Academy of Science and Humanities in Hamburg are scholars of all academic disciplines from northern Germany. As a working academy, it aims to intensify interdisciplinary research and collaboration between universities and other scientific institutions and to stimulate dialogue between scholars and the public. www.awhamburg.de
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina brings together the expertise of some 1,500 distinguished scientists to bear on questions of social and political relevance, publishing unbiased and timely scientific opinions. The Leopoldina represents the German scientific community in international committees and pursues the advancement of science for the benefit of humankind and for a better future. www.leopoldina.org
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
'Fruitvale,' 'Blood Brothers' win at Sundance
By Reuters
PARK CITY, Utah -- Drama film "Fruitvale" and documentary "Blood Brothers" won the top awards at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, giving them a big boost to reach independent movie audiences this year.
George Frey / EPA
Director Ryan Coogler wins the audience award for dramatic film for "Fruitvale" at the awards ceremony at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 26.
"Fruitvale," starring Octavia Spencer and Michael B. Jordan and directed by 26-year-old, first-time filmmaker Ryan Coogler," picked up the U.S. drama jury and audience awards for its "moral and social urgency."
The film is based on the true story of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was killed by police in Oakland, Calif., on New Year's Eve in 2008 and whose death sparked riots against police brutality. Movie studio The Weinstein Company purchased distribution rights for the film.
"This film had a profound impact on the audience that saw it ... this award goes out to my home in the Bay Area where Oscar Grant breathed, slept, loved, had fun and survived for 22 years," Coogler said in his acceptance speech.
Oscar-winning documentarian Davis Guggenheim awarded the U.S. documentary jury prize to "Blood Brothers," saying it shook the voting panel to their core.
The documentary follows an American man who moves to Africa and works with children suffering from HIV at an orphanage, and through his work, the children gain a voice.
George Frey / EPA
Director Steve Hoover accepts the award for best documentary for the film "Blood Brothers" at the Sundance Film Festival.
"It is so encouraging for the kids ... their lives are so encouraging, and they die and no one remembers their name ... To take their story so that everyone sees it, it's so awesome," director Steve Hoover said."
Young actress Shailene Woodley, praised for her performance in "The Descendants" last year, and her co-star Miles Teller won the Special Jury acting prize in "The Spectacular Now."
Actress Lake Bell, who made her directorial debut in the U.S. drama category with quirky comedy "In A World," picked up the drama screenwriting award.
Hosted by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who premiered his raunchy directorial debut "Don Jon's Addiction" this year, the Sundance Film Festival Awards pick winners at the top gathering for independent movies made outside of Hollywood's major studios.
"Sundance is a community of people of filmmakers and film lovers who all believe together that there's more to movies than glitz and glamour and money and the box office. In Hollywood, you can feel like a freak if you talk about movies as art, and here, you don't have that," Gordon-Levitt said.
World cinema winners
The Sundance Film Festival, now in its 35th year, is backed by Robert Redford's Sundance Institute. The 10-day gathering of the independent film industry is held in snowy Park City, Utah.
In previous years, films that win the top prizes at the Sundance Film Festival often go on to achieve Hollywood awards success as well.
Last year, mythological drama "Beasts of the Southern Wild" won the top prize at Sundance and is now nominated for four Oscars in major categories.
The award winners are voted for by special juries of industry professionals and by the audience for the audience favorite awards.
Victoria Will / AP
In the world cinema categories, South Korean drama "Jiseul" picked up the grand jury drama prize. The film, directed by Muel O, follows the residents of a small town who were forced to hide in a cave for 60 days after the military attacked their village.
Cambodian documentary "A River Changes Course," about three young Cambodians struggling with adversity in a country ravaged by war and debt, picked up the world cinema grand jury award.
"Events like these really bring our communities together to share in the beauty of the world and the beauty of our future," director Kalyanee Mam said.
"Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer," which follows the story of three members of a Russian feminist punk band jailed for performing a "punk prayer" in a Russian Orthodox church, picked up special jury prize in the world documentary category.
Co-director Mike Lerner said the three members of the band had "started a feminist revolution that we hope will continue around the world."
List of winners at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival:
U.S. DRAMA FILMS
Best Film, Jury Prize - "Fruitvale"
Best Film, Audience Award - "Fruitvale"
Directing - Jill Soloway, "Afternoon Delight"
Screenwriting - Lake Bell, "In A World"
Cinematography - Bradford Young, "Ain't Them Bodies Saints" and "Mother of George"
Special Jury Prize, ensemble acting - Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, "The Spectacular Now"
Special Jury Prize, sound design - Shane Carruth, Johnny Marshall, "Upstream Color"
U.S. DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Best Documentary, Jury Prize - "Blood Brother"
Best Documentary, Audience Award - "Blood Brother"
Directing - Zachary Heinzerling, "Cutie and the Boxer"
Editing - Matthew Hamachek, "Gideon's Army"
Cinematography - Richard Rowley, "Dirty Wars"
Special Jury Prize - "Inequality for All" (tied), "American Promise" (tied)
WORLD CINEMA, DRAMA
Best Film, Jury Prize - "Jiseul"
Best Film, Audience Award - "Metro Manila"
Directing - "Crystal Fairy," Sebastian Silva
Screenwriting - "Wajma," Barmak Akram
Cinematography - "Lasting (Nieulotne)," Michal Englert
Special Jury Prize, artistic vision - "Circles"
WORLD CINEMA, DOCUMENTARY
Best Documentary, Jury Prize - "A River Changes Course"
Best Documentary, Audience Award - "The Square"
Directing - Tinatin Gurchiani, "The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear"
Editing - Ben Stark, "The Summit"
Cinematography - Marc Silver, "Who is Dayani Cristal?"
Special Jury Prize, film - "Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer"
OTHER AWARDS
Shorts, Jury Prize - "The Whistle," Grzegorz Zariczny
Shorts, Audience Award - "Catnip: Egress To Oblivion," Jason Willis
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
A Closer Look At The Quality Of Angel Returns Data
Editor's note: David Teten?is a partner with?ff Venture Capital and founder and chairman of?Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York.? The good news for TechCrunch readers: Every major study conducted to date has placed angel investors? internal rate of return (IRR) between 18 and 38 percent, as summarized by my Partner John Frankel and Professor Robert Wiltbank in previous TechCrunch articles. The bad news: The data on angel returns has historically been difficult to obtain, analyze, verify and, therefore, rely upon.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/MC_lXmsAez0/
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Report: Galaxy Tab 3 initially coming in 10.1-inch version, Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE planned
We've learned much about the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 over the past week, and now we're seeing further indications of what plans Samsung might have for its Galaxy Tab line. Samsung fansite SamMobile, which broke some of the Note 8.0 news a few days ago, now says that Samsung plans to launch new Galaxy Tabs this year, but only 10.1-inch versions are on the cards at the moment. The "Tab 3 7.0," it reports, has been mothballed in favor of the stylus-toting Galaxy Note 8.0. Depending on sales of the Note 8.0, SamMobile's source says, an 8.0-inch Tab 3 may be offered at some point in the future.
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Hotel Transylvania Blu-ray + DVD Review
Kidzworld checks out the monster animated comedy Hotel Transylvania. Should you take it home?
By: Lynn Barker
Count Dracula as a doting dad? Yep, to a ?teen? daughter Mavis who is 118 and more than ready to leave their home; a vacation hotel for monsters!
Story Goes: After his wife died, Count Dracula (voice of Adam Sandler) built Hotel Transylvania, a resort for monsters where they can escape persecution by evil humans. Problem is daughter Mavis (voice of Selena Gomez) is turning 18 (well 118) and feels more trapped than safe. She dreams of exotic lands and people her age.
At Mavis?s big birthday bash where everyone from Frankenstein to the Wolf Man has gathered, a hapless young hiking human named Johnny (voice of Andy Samberg) stumbles in and it?s love at first sight for him and Mavis. Disguised as Frankenstein?s cousin, Johnny impresses the whole gang with music and fun. Drac is determined to get rid of the lad before Mavis runs away with him.?
Special Features: Goodnight Mr. Foot is a cute animated short film featuring Bigfoot?s attempt to get some rest as a hotel guest while a bumbling witch/housekeeper keeps accidentally waking him. Quite fun but very short.
Deleted Scenes are presented in both semi-finished animation and storyboards. One series deals with how Dracula met and courted Mavis?s mom Martha. This is very sweet and must have been cut for time. Another deleted scene is a fun rap called ?Vampire Girls? that is worth a listen and maybe a dance.
In Meet the Staff and Guests: Voicing Hotel Transylvania, we get to see all the major voice actors recording their voices and this is always fun. The producer talks about what certain actors brought to each character. We learn that Adam brought his kids into the booth with him for inspiration and that Selena recorded for hours without a break. It?s great to see this excellent voice cast at work!
Making the Hotel focuses on developing the story and putting the project together. Interesting.
Progression Reels cover every aspect of doing the animation for the movie. In voice-over, an animator takes you through hand drawn vs. 3D computer animation, using ?motion blur? to indicate fast movements and other cool ?tricks?. You learn about lighting and painting the backgrounds and that a team of animators were sent to the actual Transylvania to get the ?look? of the movie right. A very comprehensive ?making-of? featurette.
Music Video ? ?Problem (Monster Remix)? features Becky G. and guests Will.i.am. This is really catchy and fun to dance to.
Filmmakers? Commentary is the Director, Producer and Visual Effects Supervisor talking about making the film both funny and scary and balancing the two. Lots of tech info and tidbits on the film?s look.? More techy for older kids and teens.
Wrapping Up:? Hotel Transylvania is a cute, if ?nothing new? film. It?s predictable and maybe too ?silly? at times but still fun enough and worth collecting. The extras on this Blu-ray/DVD set cover just about everything from the ?look? of the movie to the actors voicing the roles. Alone, the movie would get 3 stars but with the extras on this set, we?ll go 4.
Hotel Transylvania Blu-ray + DVD Rating:
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Of Course Apple Is No Longer the World's Most Valuable Company
Apple's terrible, horrible, no good, historically bad day?on the markets Thursday has spilled over into Friday, with Apple ceding back to Exxon Mobil the title of the most valuable company in the world. On the second day following Apple's latest earnings report, which led to a massive stock drop-off, the divide arrived again: As of midday, Apple's market cap had faded to $414.49 billion, while Exxon's stood strong at $417.18 billion. Apple had overtaken the oil giant for the title of earth's most valuable company last August and maintained it until late Friday morning.
RELATED: Apple Finishes Ahead of Exxon: What It Means
The title, of course, is all relative, but you could see it coming after a week that left many talking about the end of an Apple bubble. Apple is stilling selling lots of things and growing in new markets, but Wall Street mostly cared about the company's change in earnings guidance. So Apple now plans to surface more realistic expectations for its quarterly reports, rather than underplaying its expected revenues only to later blow them away. This may or may not be the beginning of the end of Apple's top spot in worldwide worth ? Exxon is booming again ? but it's still the biggest-ever company in America. But Microsoft, once the most valuable company of all time, is still doing pretty well, with a $233.66 billion market cap.
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Arizona sends Upton to Braves in 7-player deal
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2012, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton waits on deck during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Phoenix. A person familiar with the situation says Arizona has traded Upton to the Atlanta Braves in a deal that sends All-Star third baseman Martin Prado to the Diamondbacks. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, because the trade has not officially been announced. (AP Photo/Matt York)
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2012, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton waits on deck during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Phoenix. A person familiar with the situation says Arizona has traded Upton to the Atlanta Braves in a deal that sends All-Star third baseman Martin Prado to the Diamondbacks. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, because the trade has not officially been announced. (AP Photo/Matt York)
FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2012, file photo, Atlanta Braves infielder Martin Prado throws to first for an out during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta. A person familiar with the situation says the Arizona Diamondbacks has traded outfielder Justin Upton to the Braves in a deal that sends All-Star third baseman Martin Prado to the Diamondbacks. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, because the trade has not officially been announced. (AP Photo/Daniel Shirey, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2012, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Johnson makes the catch for an out of Houston Astros' Brandon Barnes during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Houston. A person familiar with the situation says Arizona has traded outfielder Justin Upton to the Atlanta Braves in a deal that sends All-Star third baseman Martin Prado to the Diamondbacks. The Braves also get third baseman Chris Johnson. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, because the trade has not officially been announced. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
PHOENIX (AP) ? Arizona has traded outfielder Justin Upton to the Atlanta Braves in a seven-player deal that sends former All-Star infielder Martin Prado to the Diamondbacks.
The Braves also get third baseman Chris Johnson. Atlanta is giving up four minor leaguers in the deal, including top pitching prospect Randy Delgado. The other minor leaguers headed to Arizona are right-hander Zeke Spruill, shortstop Nick Ahmed and first baseman Brandon Drury. Prado, projected to play third base for the Diamondbacks, can become a free agent after this season.
Upton, who has five-plus major league seasons but still is just 25 years old, will join older brother B.J. Upton, who recently signed a free agent contract with Atlanta. The younger Upton, who has three years and $38.5 million left on his contract, had been the subject of trade speculation throughout the offseason and vetoed a trade to the Seattle Mariners.
Prado made the All-Star team in 2010 as a second baseman and played mostly in left field last season. A versatile infielder, Prado was projected to move to third base for the Braves this season to replace the retired Chipper Jones.
Arizona had accumulated a glut of outfielders, signing Cody Ross as a free agent last month. Upton was the most marketable.
Upton, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, raced through the minors and came up to the big league club in August 2007 at age 19. He made the NL All-Star team in 2009 and 2011.
Upton has played five full major league seasons, so his best years could well be ahead of him. Last season, he hit .280 with 17 home runs and 67 RBIs but did score a career-high 107 runs. In 2011, while helping Arizona to its surprising NL West crown, Upton hit .289, with 31 home runs and 88 RBIs ? the latter two categories are career bests ? and finished fourth in NL MVP voting. Overall, he's a career .278 hitter with 108 home runs, 739 hits, 147 doubles and 80 stolen bases.
Delgado, a 23-year-old right-hander, had been expected to challenge for a spot in the Braves rotation. His acquisition bolsters the young pitching depth in Arizona depleted by the trade of Trevor Bauer. Delgado was 4-9 with a 4.37 ERA in 18 appearances, 17 as a starter, for the Braves. Rated Atlanta's No. 3 prospect by Baseball America the past two years, he was 4-3 with a 4.06 ERA with Triple-A Gwinett last season.
The trade leaves Arizona with three veteran outfielders ? Ross, Jason Kubel and Gerardo Parra ? along with two youngsters the team feels are ready for the majors ? Adam Eaton and A.J. Pollock. General manager Kevin Towers has praised Eaton's potential as a center fielder and leadoff hitter.
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AP sports writer Charles Odom in Atlanta contributed to this report.
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Kids allegedly tortured in Palmdale home, mother charged | The ...
Ingrid Brewer, 50, is accused of tying up and beating her two adopted children ? an 8-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl ? in this west Palmdale home in the 39000 Block of Clear View Court.
PALMDALE ? A 50-year-old Palmdale woman is facing eight felony counts, after her two adopted children told detectives they were deprived of food, tied up and beaten with electrical cords and a hammer, authorities said.
Ingrid Brewer is charged with two counts of torture, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of felony battery and two counts of cruelty to a child, according to Sgt. Brian Hudson of the Sheriff?s Department?s Special Victims Bureau.
?Even our most veteran child abuse detectives were appalled at what we came across in this incident,? Hudson said Wednesday. ?These two kids are heroes because they showed a heck of a lot of courage to take it upon themselves to get out of a bad situation on their own.?
The alleged torture came to light last week, when Brewer reported her 8-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl missing from their west Palmdale home, Hudson said.
Brewer reported the children missing around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, and the Palmdale Station launched a ?critical missing operation? due to the children?s ages, Hudson said.
About three hours later, deputies found the two children a few blocks away from their home.
?They were huddled under a blanket near a parked car and it was quite cold that morning,? Hudson said, adding that neither child had any type of winter clothing on, despite temperatures in the mid-20s.
?Once we found the children, we discovered that they ran away to escape the environment they had been placed in by their mother,? Hudson continued.
Brewer told detectives her two adopted children were punished because they were ?stealing food,? authorities said.
The children told detectives that, on numerous occasions, Brewer would tie their hands behind their backs and beat them as punishment, Hudson said.
?Those children disclosed being hit with electrical cords and a hammer at one point over the course of the last several months,? Hudson said, adding that both children had numerous marks and bruises on them when found.
?Injuries on their bodies that were consistent with the abuse that they had disclosed, including marks that indicated that their wrists had been restrained with a zip-tie type restraint,? Hudson said.
The children also reported being locked in their bedrooms for up to 14 hours at a time, while Brewer went to work each day as a certified nursing assistant in Los Angeles, Hudson said.
?The doors were padlocked from the outside so they could not come out of the rooms,? Hudson said. ?The children were locked in separate rooms and were forced to use their trash cans as toilets.?
Shortly after the children were found, detectives arrested Brewer at her home in the 39000 Block of Clear View Court in Palmdale.
Neighbors said Wednesday that Brewer had been living at the address since about March of 2012.
?She never really spoke to anyone and she kept to herself,? Cynthia Otero said, adding that she didn?t even realize Brewer had kids until recently.
Otero said she wished the two youngsters had given her some type of clue to alert her of their predicament, and she expressed remorse that the abuse was happening just across the street from her home.
?We spoke to all of the neighbors and none of them reported ever seeing any type of suspicious activity. The sheriff?s department had no previous calls for service at the location,? Hudson said.
Brewer told detectives her adopted children were punished because they were ?stealing food,? Hudson said, but declined to elaborate further.
Hudson said the children were homeschooled and had been adopted out of the foster care system about a year ago. The youngsters said the torture began in October of last year.
?Since Halloween of 2012, that?s when they first remembered being locked in their rooms and not being allowed to come out while their mom was at work,? Hudson said.
The children have been in protective custody since they were found, Hudson said. Brewer pleaded not guilty to eight felony counts on Friday, Jan. 18, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney?s Office. She remains jailed on $2 million bail and is due back in court on Thursday, Jan. 31, for a scheduled preliminary hearing.
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Source: http://www.theavtimes.com/2013/01/23/kids-allegedly-tortured-in-palmdale-home-mother-charged/
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Socially isolated rats are more vulnerable to addiction, report researchers
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Rats that are socially isolated during a critical period of adolescence are more vulnerable to addiction to amphetamine and alcohol, found researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Amphetamine addiction is also harder to extinguish in the socially isolated rats.
These effects, which are described this week in the journal Neuron, persist even after the rats are reintroduced into the community of other rats.
"Basically the animals become more manipulatable," said Hitoshi Morikawa, associate professor of neurobiology in the College of Natural Sciences. "They're more sensitive to reward, and once conditioned the conditioning takes longer to extinguish. We've been able to observe this at both the behavioral and neuronal level."
Morikawa said the negative effects of social isolation during adolescence have been well documented when it comes to traits such as anxiety, aggression, cognitive rigidity and spatial learning. What wasn't clear until now is how social isolation affects the specific kind of behavior and brain activity that has to do with addiction.
"Isolated animals have a more aggressive profile," said Leslie Whitaker, a former doctoral student in Morikawa's lab and now a researcher at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "They are more anxious. Put them in an open field and they freeze more. We also know that those areas of the brain that are more involved in conscious memory are impaired. But the kind of memory involved in addiction isn't conscious memory. It's an unconscious preference for the place in which you got the reward. You keep coming back to it without even knowing why. That kind of memory is enhanced by the isolation."
The rats in the study were isolated from their peers for about a month from 21 days of age. That period is comparable with early-to-middle adolescence in humans. They were then tested to see how they responded to different levels of exposure to amphetamine and alcohol.
The results were striking, said Micka?l Degoulet, a postdoctoral researcher in Morikawa's lab. The isolated rats were much quicker to form a preference for the small, distinctive box in which they received amphetamine or alcohol than were the never-isolated control group. Nearly all the isolated rats showed a preference after just one exposure to either drug. The control rats only became conditioned after repeated exposures.
Morikawa said that this kind of preference for the environmental context in which the reward was received provides researchers with a more useful way of understanding addiction than seeing it as a desire for more of the addictive substance.
"When you drink or take addictive drugs, that triggers the release of dopamine," he said. "People commonly think of dopamine as a happy transmitter or a pleasure transmitter, which may or may not be true, but it is becoming increasingly clear that it is also a learning transmitter. It strengthens those synapses that are active when dopamine is released. It tells our brain that what we're doing at that moment is rewarding and thus worth repeating."
In an important sense, says Morikawa, you don't become addicted to the experience of pleasure or relief but to the constellation of environmental, behavioral and physiological cues that are reinforced when the substance triggers the release of dopamine in the brain.
Morikawa and Whitaker have also been able to document these changes at the neuronal level. Social isolation primes dopamine neurons in the rats' brain to quickly learn to generate spikes in response to inputs from other brain areas. So dopamine neurons will learn to respond to the context more quickly.
If the control, group-housed rats are given enough repeated exposure to amphetamine, they eventually achieve the same degree of addiction as the socially isolated rats. Even from this point of comparable addiction, however, there are differences. It takes longer for the socially isolated rats to kick the addiction to amphetamine when they're exposed to the same extinction protocols. (They spend time in the same environments, but amphetamine is no longer available.)
"So the social isolation leads to addiction more quickly, and it's harder to extinguish," said Whitaker.
Whitaker said that the implications of these findings for addiction in humans are obvious. There is a rich literature that documents the negative effects of social isolation in humans, as well as a great deal of evidence that addiction in rats and humans is functionally similar at the neurological level.
"It's not a one-to-one correlation, but there are socially impoverished human environments," she said. "There are children who are neglected, who have less social input. It's reasonable to make guesses about what the impact of that is going to be."
Morikawa points out that their findings may also have implications for how social isolation during adolescence affects conditionability when it comes to other kinds of rewards.
"We think that maybe what's happening is that the brain reacts to the impoverished environment, to a lack of opportunities to be reinforced by rewarding stimuli, by increasing its sensitivity to reward-based conditioning," said Morikawa. "The deprived brain may be overinterpreting any reward it encounters. And if that's the case, it's likely that you are more conditionable not only to drugs but to any sort of reward, including food reward. One interesting possibility is that it might also make adolescents more prone to food 'addiction,' and then to obesity."
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Samsung?s Galaxy S IV may feature new high-definition display tech
SamsungAn alleged Samsung (005930) roadmap uncovered recently suggested that the upcoming Galaxy S IV smartphone will feature a 5-inch display with a pixel density of 440 ppi. Ever since Apple (AAPL) released the iPhone 4 with its class-leading 326 ppi Retina display, vendors have been attempting to pack as many pixels into a screen as possible. HTC (2498) and Sony (SNE) have both announced full HD smartphones with pixel densities of 440 ppi, however there are limitations as to how high the pixel count can actually go.
[More from BGR: As data gets cheaper for Verizon to transmit, customers are paying more]
According to Digitimes, Samsung is planning to use hexagonal and diamond-shaped pixel layouts instead of the current side-by-side layout, to increase the amount of pixels it can squeeze into its new displays.
[More from BGR: Three reasons to root for RIM]
The technology is expected to debut on the Galaxy S IV, which Digitimes claims will now have a pixel density greater than?440 ppi. The smartphone is also believed to include a 1.8GHz 8-core Exynos 5 Octa processor, 4G LTE, 2GB of RAM, a microSD slot, wireless charging capabilities and a 13-megapixel camera.
The latest rumors suggest the Galaxy S IV will be?announced in March and released in April.
This article was originally published on BGR.com
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-galaxy-iv-may-feature-high-definition-display-175558332.html
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Can kids outgrow autism? | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Is it possible for children to outgrow autism?
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Autism has always been considered a lifelong diagnosis, but a new study might just refute that claim.?
According to a study published recently in the?Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, some young children who were diagnosed as autistic might outgrow both their symptoms and their diagnosis as they get older. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health included children, teens, and young adults who were diagnosed as autistic as children but then moved off the autism spectrum as they grew older. ??
For the study,?Dr. Deborah Fein from the University of Connecticut and her research team evaluated 34 children who had been diagnosed with autism in early childhood as well as 34 other children in their classes at school. These children were then compared with?another group of 44 children who were the same age and sex and had the same non-verbal IQ scores but were diagnosed as having "high-functioning" autism, in other words, they were less severely affected by their condition.
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Using both cognitive and observation tests, researchers found that children who were originally diagnosed as autistic no longer had distinguishable symptoms of the condition. These children showed no sign of problems with language, face recognition, communication or social interaction.
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So, did these children outgrow autism? It's possible, but researchers urge caution when interpreting these results. Another possibility is that the children had learned how to expertly compensate for their autistic symptoms.
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In either case, it's potentially good news for children who are diagnosed with autism, and the families who love them.
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Source: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/can-kids-outgrow-autism
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
PST: Liverpool explodes for five vs. Norwich
While the debate over Daniel Sturridge?s value is far from settled, there?s little doubt he represents an intriguing piece for a Liverpool team that spent the first half of the season trying to find enough attackers to match Brendan Rodgers? system. When he was acquired from Chelsea, it was initially unclear to what extend Sturridge would help, but after the Reds posted five today with the 23-year-old starting with Luis Su?rez, we got some answers.
The effect was evident on the Reds? second goal, Liverpool having already gone up after Jordan Henderson?s well hit half-volley from inside the arc. A ball hit to feet just inside Norwich?s half saw Sturridge dummy, leaving the pass to roll behind the line as the Canary defense collapsed on Sturridge. Coming in from the left, Su?rez was left to go in alone on Mark Bunn, the Uruguayan converting for this 20th all-competition goal of the season.
Sturridge would add his own early in the second half. After Steven Gerrard and a Norwich own goal rounded out the scoring, Liverpool had their most impressive victory of the season: 5-0 at Anfield.
It?s not the victory over a top team for which Reds supporters have begun to pine, but unfortunately for Rodgers, Liverpool weren?t scheduled against one of the league?s better sides. Had they been, the Reds probably would have secured three points and quieted all the building criticism. They were that good.
We?re also likely to hear some misgivings about the competition. While Norwich has played well this season, they?ve also been prone to some terrible results. In September, one of those results came against Liverpool, who won 5-2 in the reverse fixture. It?s possible Liverpool just matches up particularly well against Chris Houghton?s team.
Beyond the Sturridge-Su?rez combination, there are a number of reasons to believe Liverpool?s actually improving and not just taking advantage of a fortuitous matchup:
Jamie Carragher gets a start - At this point in his career, if Carragher is the answer you need to really reconsider the question, but there has been something off all season with the Daniel Agger-Martin Skrtel partnership. My theory: They?re too similar, and it leaves the Reds vulnerable to pace (as they were exploited against Manchester United ahead of the Red Devil?s second goal). While it?s uncertain Carragher would solve that problem, he got his chance ahead of Skrtel today.
Joe Allen sits - He was considered an astute signing in summer, but Joe Allen has not met expectations since following Rodgers from Swans. Again Manchester United, he was a non-factor, a huge indictment for a midfielder. Jordan Henderson got the nod today and came through with a goal.
Switch in approach ? With both Su?rez and Sturridge getting the start, Rodgers had to change things up (formation-wise) to accomodate two through-the-middle forwards. As a result, we saw Henderson return to a wide-to-in role he often played under Kenny Dalglish (possibly the reason he started over Allen). Stewart Downing manned the other side. Whereas Rodgers has been pretty staunchly 4-3-3 this season, we may now be a change of approach.
Stewart Downing continues to contribute - This is not new news, but after a year-and-a-half of middling contributions after moving from over Villa, Stewart Downing?s finally found a place at Liverpool. The England international assisted in Sturridge?s goal.
The victory temporarily moved Liverpool into sixth place, and while the rest of the weekend?s results might see them fall one or two places, Rodgers has the Reds at the edge of Europe. Although he proclaimed greater expectations, this is right about where we thought Liverpool would land. If they continue improving, they?ll end Rodgers? first season ahead of where we?d thought they?d be.
Source: http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/liverpool-result-daniel-sturridge-luis-suarez/related
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Video Game Crafts 'N Gear #10: Custom ... - Gamer Syndrome
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Video Game Crafts ?N Gear is 10!? weeks old. There is more talent shining through than ever in this week?s edition, with consoles Nintendo themselves should have made as limited editions, Shadow of the Colossus? Quadratus guarding your all important computer files and Isaac Clarke cosplay so realistic that you?d be forgiven for believing we just put Dead Space 3 screenshots in.
Custom Nintendo Consoles
DeviantArt user Zoki64 has made some unbelievably beautiful mods of various Nintendo consoles, based on Nintendo franchises. After check out those highlights, remember to view all the work on his page, and his YouTube channel to appreciate all the hard work in motion!
[Source: DeviantArt via My Nintendo News]
Shadow of the Colossus Hard Drive
Unless you are the highly courageous (or downright insane) hero Wander, you probably wouldn?t choose to go head to head with the colossi. Who better to guard your important files and/or rude images, then, than Quadratus himself?
At first glance, it looks nothing more than an incredibly detailed and amazing statue. Yeah, I?m sold already. But this is actually also a USB 500GB external drive. Complete with glowing eyes, crafter foxfoxwaltz built the frame using cardboard, plaster, spray paint and who knows what else to create this beauty. I can?t imagine the how much time and effort went into this one.
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[Source: Obvious Winner via Geekologie]
Dead Space Cosplay
If only 2013 hadn?t just started ? then claiming this to be cosplay of the year already would sound far more honourable. Cosplayers Kevin and?L?a collaborate to become Dead Space?s Isaac Clarke and Ellie Langford. I?m convinced that they really are those characters, and not just dressing up.
While the light and fire effects were later added with photoshop, all of the armour is completely real. Add in some stunning photography work and you have images that could fool anyone into believing that these are official promotional photos or stills from a live action Dead Space movie. Actually, Kevin?s suit is so convincing that he has already done some promotional work for EA!
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[Source: DeviantArt [1] and [2] via Kotaku]
To check out last week?s featured Crafts ?N Gear, here?s the link for?#9: Half-Life 2 Gravity Gun, Majora?s Mask Backpack, Hungry Hungry Koopas. You can find all our?back episodes here.
If you?ve seen or made anything cool that you?d like to see featured, leave us a comment or?send me a tweet! You just might see your name credited next week.
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- Video Game Crafts ?N Gear #6: Super Mario Christmas Tree Lights, Wooden Hylian Shield, Companion (Ice) Cubes
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Oregon promotes OC Helfrich to coach
Oregon hired Mark Helfrich as its football coach Sunday, promoting him from offensive coordinator to be Chip Kelly's successor.
Helfrich's promotion does not come as a surprise. Before Kelly left for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday, the Ducks' quarterbacks guru was considered the front-runner for the position.
Oregon confirmed the news first reported late Saturday night shortly before a scheduled news conference with athletic director Rob Mullens.
"We were looking for a coach who exemplified excellence, leadership and character, and who would embrace what our winning football culture is all about," Mullens said in a statement. "We found that person in Mark. He is a man devoted to his family, to his players and to this university and community. I am excited to see him lead the Ducks to even greater heights."
Sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the it had not been announced also said Oregon promoted wide receivers coach Scott Frost, the former Nebraska quarterback, to offensive coordinator.
Oregon, ranked No. 2 in the final AP Top 25, went 12-1 this season capped by a victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl.
Helfrich is from Oregon and was appointed offensive coordinator of the Ducks when Kelly took over four seasons ago. The Ducks have appeared in BCS bowls each of those four years, including an appearance in the national championship game against Auburn in 2011.
Before joining the Ducks, the 39-year old Helfrich was quarterbacks coach at Colorado from 2006-08.
Kelly came to the Ducks in 2007 as offensive coordinator under coach Mike Bellotti and is credited with creating Oregon's innovative hurry-up spread offense. Kelly went 46-7 at Oregon.
It had been widely expected that Kelly would jump to the NFL, leaving many surprised when he announced he was staying at Oregon after interviewing with Philadelphia, Cleveland and Buffalo following the Fiesta Bowl. Nine days later, however, he changed his mind and decided to go to the Eagles.
Just hours after Kelly's departure was announced, Oregon posted a job for a new head coach on its website. Under state law, Oregon was required to interview at least one qualified minority candidate for the job.
Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens said at the time that Oregon had already started the process of naming a replacement for Kelly following the Fiesta Bowl. He had set no timeline for replacing Kelly, except to say the Ducks would "move as fast as we can."
"We had already done a lot of groundwork, we had already started the process, knowing that Chip was going to be talking to the Eagles, Bills and Browns. We had geared up our process. We had obviously shut it down, but it's easy to click right back on."
At the time, Mullens also said there were internal candidates, but there was "no leader in the clubhouse."
Former Stanford offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton acknowledged Saturday that he interviewed with Oregon before he was hired by the Indianapolis Colts' to be their offensive coordinator.
Helfrich becomes the third straight offensive coordinator Oregon has promoted to head coach. Bellotti took over following Rich Brooks' departure.
Not much is expected to change under Helfrich, who is himself following Kelly's "Next Man In" philosophy.
As offensive coordinator, Helfrich has been in charge of Oregon's quarterbacks, guiding both Darron Thomas and redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota.
This season Mariota set the team's single-season record with 38 touchdowns (32 passing, 5 rushing, 1 receiving), surpassing the previous mark of 36 held by Thomas (2011) and Akili Smith (1998).
The first freshman named to the Pac-12's all-conference first team in 23 years, Mariota passed for 2,739 yards, completing a school-record 68.5 percent of his passes. He had 3,429 yards of total offense, second only to Smith's 3,947 in 1998.
Thomas, his predecessor, passed for 2,761 yards and a school-record 33 passing touchdowns his junior season last season despite missing a game because of an injury. He left school with a year of eligibility remaining in hopes of playing in the NFL but went undrafted.
Frost, 38, came to Oregon in 2009 after serving as an assistant at Northern Iowa. He played seven seasons in the NFL after leading the Huskers to the national title over Tennessee in the 1997 Orange Bowl.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/oregon-promotes-oc-helfrich-coach-205405767--spt.html
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
Inauguration weekend kicks off with day of service
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is heading up a National Day of Service at the start of a whirlwind weekend of inaugural events that mark the end of his historic first term and the start of his second.
Obama, joined by first lady Michelle Obama, will seek to set the tone for the weekend with a service event on Saturday. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will also volunteer in the Washington area.
Obama added a day of service projects to the inaugural schedule in 2009, and he's hoping the event becomes a tradition for future presidents.
On Monday, there will be formal balls, an inaugural parade and, of course, the president's address from the steps of the Capitol.
Even as Washington delves into the once-every-four-year celebration of the presidency, there is decidedly less energy surrounding Obama's second inauguration than there was in 2009. That history-making event drew 1.8 million people to the National Mall to watch Obama be sworn in as the nation's first black president.
This time around, Obama takes the oath of office following a bruising presidential campaign and four years of partisan fighting. He's more experienced in the ways of Washington, and he has the gray hair and lower approval ratings to show for it.
For at least the inauguration weekend, the fiscal fights and legislative wrangling will be put aside in favor of pomp and circumstance.
The White House did not say in advance what Obama's service project would be on Saturday. In 2009, he helped spruce up a shelter for homeless teens in one of Washington's porter neighborhoods then visited wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
In an effort to expand the day of service, former first daughter Chelsea Clinton will headline a volunteer summit on the National Mall and the inaugural committee has organized volunteer events in all 50 states.
The White House sees the call to service as a way for Americans across the country to honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. The day Obama takes the oath of office publicly ? Monday ? marks King's birthday, and 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader's March on Washington.
Also Saturday, Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Biden will host the Kids' Inaugural Concert, an event paying special tribute to military spouses and children.
The crowds pouring into Washington this weekend will be far smaller than they were four years ago, and there will be fewer inaugural balls for the president and first lady to attend. Still, Obama's swearing-in at the Capitol on Monday is expected to draw up to 800,000 people, which would make it the largest second presidential inaugural ever.
The president was still working on his inaugural address heading into the weekend. He isn't expected to delve deeply into the policy objectives he'll tackle in a second term, but the tone and theme of the speech will set the stage for the policy fights to come.
Aides said he will make the point that while the nation's political system doesn't require politicians to resolve all of their differences, it does require Washington to act on issues where there is common ground. And he will speak about how the nation's core principles can still guide a country that has changed immensely since its founding.
The weather in Washington on Saturday was expected to be sunny and a balmy 50 degrees. But temperatures were forecast to fall throughout the weekend and be in the 30s on Monday when the crowds gather along the parade route that will take Obama from Capitol Hill to the White House.
Despite scaling back on some of the revelry, Obama's second inauguration will be a star-studded affair. Top acts including Beyonce, Katy Perry and Brad Paisley have signed on to perform at the weekend's events.
The inauguration also is bringing thousands of Obama campaign staffers and donors to Washington, with many getting invitations for tours and other events at the White House. On Friday, the president and first lady held two private events for donors who helped finance his 2012 campaign.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/inauguration-weekend-kicks-off-day-085009053--politics.html
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The Crazy World that is ? College Football?s Offseason
The finals scores have been tallied, the standings have been finalized, but college football?isn?t?done making headlines. This is nothing new for anyone who has followed the sport for any significant amount of time. For every Heisman highlight that spread like wildfire through media outlets, there is an equally buzz-worthy story waiting outside the lines to overshadow it. Fictional girlfriends, model girlfriends, recruiting shenanigans, and fickle coaches are just a few of the intriguing topics that will circulate over the next few months. Welcome to the crazy world of college football?s offseason.
Manti Te?o sees your traditional Heisman Trophy campaign and raises you the story of his imaginary girlfriend?s death. Although it is purely speculation at this point, Te?o?s tale of his girlfriend passing away mid-season is looking more suspicious by the day. Joe Theisman, no doubt, stands in awe of the monumental shamelessness this potential Heisman campaign tactic would require. According to Yahoo Sports writer, Tom Coyne, Te?o has even mentioned the non-existent girlfriend twice since informing Notre Dame that she had falsified her illness and subsequent passing. The hammering Notre Dame took at the hands of Alabama in their recent matchup is nothing compared to the damage this story can do to the program if proven true. Te?o is presumably innocent until proven guilty, but there needs to be some tying-up of loose ends soon or this story will spin completely out of control. ?
Meanwhile, SEC quarterbacks, Johnny Manziel(Texas A&M) and A.J. McCarron(Alabama) were taking a different approach to the ?girlfriend publicity? angle. Manziel?s girlfriend was revealed to be a part-time model and McCarron?s relationship with the current Miss Alabama (and ironically an Auburn graduate) was highlighted heavily leading up to the BCS National Championship game. I only mention this here because McCarron and Manziel?s relationships respectively, continue to garner news coverage (even with Manti Te?o pulling out all the stops in his exploits). This just in: the top 100 incoming college freshmen quarterback prospects have expressed interest in playing in the SEC. Nick Saban has offered all of them and has promised to make room. What a nice guy.?
One man feverishly preaching the benefits of being an SEC quarterback (and specifically one in Alabama) is long-time sportscaster Brent Musburger. He made these comments regarding A.J. McCarron?s girlfriend during Alabama?s matchup with Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship game which drew some criticism. ESPN quickly apologized on behalf of the comments made by Musburger, and in my opinion, it was too quickly. I can?t help but think that ESPN was being a little too proactive due to their alleged history of sexual abuse. This was a classic case of oversensitivity and a perfect example of the clumsy fashion in which ESPN handles many stories.
And finally, in college football news not relating in any way to a mid-afternoon soap opera, Chip Kelly has decided to indeed make the jump to the NFL. He made this decision after initially appearing to have decided to remain at Oregon for at least another season. I am really interested to see how he plans to adapt his offense to the NFL. Could this be the beginning of a new era of NFL football? I don?t think so, but I do believe Kelly has the potential to leave a positive mark on the game by adding a previously non-existant element. Just what that addition is and if he is able to succeed in the NFL at all remain to be seen, but one can?t help but like his chances with Michael Vick taking snaps.
It also raises the question as to what will become of the Oregon Ducks program. While Kelly fell just shy of putting his Ducks over the top once and for all, it is clear that he brought the program into the overall group of elite national programs during his time there. His presence and offensive scheme were so heavily tied into the identity of the program that it will be interested to see what direction the program takes from this point. It does not in any significant way benefit my Auburn Tigers, but I certainly would enjoy seeing the Ducks being able to remain relevant nationally. Their uniforms and style of play have a certain degree of universal appeal (if for nothing else, sheer curiosity) and the college football landscape would be a little too bland without those Oregon Ducks from the other side of the country that never wear anything twice.?
Looking back, who knew girlfriends and significant-others would play such a pivotal role in the 2012 season? Little did we know that last summer, Bobby Petrino was simply laying the groundwork for what was to come. It just goes to show that you never can quite tell what awaits in the near future. We all impatiently anticipate the arrival of the Fall season and those cool Saturday afternoons spent tailgating, but it?s the journey to that point that makes its arrival that much more special.?
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