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Monday, October 31, 2011
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Hioki less than stellar in UFC debut win over Roop, Jorgensen gets by Curran too at UFC 137
LAS VEGAS - Hatsu Hioki was fighting for more than just himself tonight at UFC 137. He was dealing with the pressure of having Japanese MMA's reputation to protect. It wasn't the greatest performance tonight, but Hioki did enough to take a split decision win, 29-28, 28-29 and 29-28, over UFC veteran George Roop.
Hioki, ranked by some as high as No. 2 in the world at 145 pounds, was trying to snap a real dry spell from the top fighters from Japan, who have struggled in the U.S. recently.
Following the narrow victory, Hioki told UFC analyst Joe Rogan and the crowd, "Japanese MMA is not dead. It's time to change things."
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The 28-year-old entered this one as a minus-450 favorite. He looked composed, but not explosive. His best round came in the second when he scored a takedown with 3:27 left.
Hioki quickly converted it to the mount. But once in the mount, he looked he had trouble picking an attack. That, and Roop did a nice job from the bottom of staying active.
Roop clearly took the third round. He was the fresher fighter and scored a takedown late.
For now, Hioki's victory halts that terrible trend from the elite Japanese fighters in the UFC.
Yahoo! Sports' lead MMA writer Kevin Iole pointed out earlier this week that the best of the best (Yoshihiro Akiyama, Michihiro Omigawa, Kid Yamamoto, Takeyu Mizugaki and Takanori Gomi) from Japan had posted a win percentage around 85 percent outside the UFC only to see it drop to 35.8 percent in the promotion.
It's only one fight, and often times fighters deal with UFC jitters in their first trip to the Octagon. Hioki (25-4) should be a factor in the promotion's featherweight division.
Jorgenson's takedowns the difference in close fight against Curran
Jeff Curran is one the old dogs of mixed martials arts and showed tonight he can still be a factor at the highest levels. He gave Scott Jorgenson, a top seven fighter at bantamweight in the UFC, a run for his money but lost via unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.
Curran (33-14, 0-2 UFC) last fought in the UFC way back in 2004 and that was at 155 pounds against Matt Serra.
Jorgenson was simply better wrestler tonight. The former Boise State wrestler scored six takedowns in all. He didn't do much damage from the top, but controlled the fight enough to win over the judges.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
RIM hit with consumer lawsuits over BlackBerry outage (Reuters)
REUERS ? Consumers in the United States and Canada have sued Research in Motion for a days-long service outage on BlackBerry devices that rippled across the world earlier this month.
The system-wide failure of the service had left tens of millions of frustrated BlackBerry users on five continents without email, instant messaging and browsing.
Research In Motion's co-CEOs had apologized to millions of BlackBerry customers for the four-day outage that tarnished the company's image and set back its drive to catch up with Apple and other smartphone rivals.
The U.S. lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in federal court in Santa Ana, California, was brought on behalf of all U.S. BlackBerry owners with an active service agreement at the time of the email, internet and messaging interruptions.
It accuses Research in Motion of breach of contract, negligence and unjust enrichment.
The Canadian lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in Quebec Superior Court, was brought on behalf of all Canadian BlackBerry owners with an active service agreement.
Research in Motion failed to compensate BlackBerry users with refunds for loss of service and must "take full responsibility for these damages," it said.
Messages left with Research in Motion seeking comment were not immediately returned.
The U.S. lawsuit was brought by Sherman Oaks, California, resident Eric Mitchell. While Mitchell did not sign a service contract directly with Research in Motion, he paid the company fees for BlackBerry device through a mobile carrier Sprint , the complaint said.
He therefore had an "implied contract" with Research in Motion, it said.
Because of the global service outage that began on Oct. 11 and continued until Oct. 14, Mitchell was unable to use emails and other communications "in real-time, without delay, reducing and interfering with his productivity and causing him damage and loss of money," the lawsuit said.
Mitchell "paid for a service he did not receive," it said.
U.S. plaintiffs are seeking damages including cash compensation for service fees along with attorneys' fees and legal expenses.
The U.S. complaint estimates that Research in Motion earns at least $3.4 million per day in service revenue, collected from customers through carrier networks including Sprint and Verizon. "Plaintiff and the Class ultimately paid these fees," it said.
The size of the potential class of U.S. consumers would include 2.4 million California residents alone, the lawsuit said.
The case is Eric Mitchell, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated vs. Research In Motion LTD, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, case no. CV11-8872
(Reporting by Moira Herbst; Editing by Vinu Pilakkott)
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Activists ask Gaga to pose in lettuce dress
MUMBAI?? First, Lady Gaga wore a dress made of meat. Now, how about one made of lettuce?
Indian animal rights activists have asked pop star Lady Gaga to pose in a lettuce dress and embrace vegetarianism during her visit to India this weekend, where she will be part of the star-studded unveiling of the country's first Formula 1 race.
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In a letter to the singer's publicist, PETA India said it hoped she would honor India's reverence for animals by turning vegetarian for the duration of her visit and posing for photos in a lettuce gown to promote the importance of not eating meat.
Story: Bette Midler to Lady Gaga: Take my clothes"If she agrees, we'll make her a dress entirely of lettuce and held together by pins and threads. It will be a full length gown, and we'll make sure it looks sexy," said Sachin Bangera of PETA India.
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The dress would be constructed leaf by leaf on the singer's body, taking some five to six hours.
"Someone will be on hand to spray the lettuce with water so that it doesn't wilt," Bangera added.
Story: Angry Birds, Black Swan fly high as Halloween favesEarlier this year, in an interview with Indian chat show host Simi Garewal, Lady Gaga said she would like to soak up the local culture by taking an Indian cooking class.
Excitement has been bubbling all week about the country's first Formula 1 Grand Prix, which is seen as a symbol of India's growing global clout while also highlighting its enormous disparities in wealth.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Occidental domestic production hits record in 3Q
NEW YORK (AP) ? Occidental Petroleum says its third-quarter net income jumped nearly 50 percent on the back of record domestic production and higher oil prices.
Worldwide crude oil prices were $97.33 per barrel over the first nine months of 2011, compared with only $73.58 per barrel during the same period last year, Occidental said.
"The third quarter 2011 domestic production was 436,000 (barrels of oil equivalent) per day," said President and CEO Stephen I. Chazen. "The highest in Occidental's history."
The Los Angeles company on Thursday reported earnings of $1.77 billion, or $2.17 per share, for the quarter. That compares with $1.19 billion, or $1.46 per share, for the same part of 2010. Revenue increased 26.1 percent to $6.01 billion.
The results shattered Wall Street estimates of $1.97 per share on revenue of $5.46 billion, according to FactSet. Shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. jumped 4 percent, or $3.52, in premarket trading to $90.72.
Domestic volumes spiked thanks to operations in South Texas and the Williston Basin, even as production in the Middle East and North Africa production declined because of the conflict in Libya and price issues.
During the quarter, Occidental cranked up oil and gas production by 5 percent to 739,000 barrels per day. Oil prices increased 34.5 percent to $97.24 per barrel and natural gas prices rose slightly to $4.23 per 1,000 cubic feet.
And earnings in the chemical segment hit $717 million over the first three quarters of the year, more than doubling earnings from the same period in 2010. Occidental saw strong exports of its chemicals and higher margins with demand higher for almost all of its products.
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Droid RAZR pre-orders go live on Verizon tomorrow, ships to Blur fans before November 10th
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Brawl-room battle! It's Maks vs. Len on 'DWTS'
Monday night was Broadway night on ?Dancing With the Stars,? but despite the fun theme and loads of classic show tunes, the ballroom turned into a brawl-room when one pro and one judge went head-to-head in a post-performance war of words.
Yes, somewhere between near perfect performances from Ricki Lake and J.R. Martinez, and the requisite weekly dud from Chaz Bono, sparks flew.
It all started after Hope Solo completed a rumba that was ... well, about what one would expect from a Hope Solo rumba ? a little stiff, not quite sexy enough and not too precise with the footwork. But it wasn?t the absolute worst routine from her or the low point of the night. (For the latter, see Bono?s ?Phantom of the Opera? number, which could serve as a tutorial in how not to tango.)
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At first, head judge Len Goodman assured Solo that he always thought there was ?so much there? in terms of hoofer potential from her. It just never comes out. From there, tough Goodman took over with heel-lead nitpicks and even criticism for Solo?s bad boots. Then he went for the kicker.
?This was your worst dance of the whole season, in my opinion,? he said.
With that, the audience erupted in boos, and feeling their support, Solo?s partner, the always outspoken Maksim Chmerkovskiy, encouraged the crowd to keep the jeers coming.
Goodman was not amused.
?Don?t start all of that, Maks, 'cause half the fault is yours,? he snapped.
And it was on!
Story: You be the judge! Rate the 'Dancing' contestantsChmerkovskiy pointed out the praise from the audience. Goodman countered, citing his 50 years of experience. The "Dancing" pro? He suggested to the venerable panelist that ?maybe it?s time to get out.?
Fellow judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli briefly jumped in at that point, calling for some judicial respect. But it seemed that Chmerkovskiy had already had enough of the unbalanced judging act that gives props for just for trying for hopefuls Bono and Nancy Grace, and a long list of technical complaints for Solo.
?With all due respect, this is my show,? he told co-host Brooke Burke after the panel flashed two 7s and a 6 for the dance. ?You know, I help make it what it is. I love every aspect of it. I love every professional that?s ever been here, and I love ever celebrity that puts effort in to it every week. Having said that, I?m a little tired that we?re being judged some on effort and some being picked on for heel leads. That?s all I?m saying.?
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Hard to argue with that logic, but some might take exception with the spotlight-stealing effect Chmerkovskiy?s ballroom battle had ? someone like fellow pro Derek Hough, who pulled the best ?Oh no he didn?t!? mug in the background as Chmerkovskiy ranted away. Or Cheryl Burke, who took on the uncomfortable, telltale stare of someone trying get through an awkward holiday meal with the in-laws.
At least it didn?t last too long. Soon enough, the pros and the amateurs put the drama to rest and hit the stage for the just-for-fun group dance, and as group dances go, it wasn?t half bad.
Heck, even grumpy Goodman gave it a thumbs-up.
Pee-wee Herman: I want to go 'Dancing'Who?ll waltz right out of the competition Tuesday night? Well, given the random mix of ousters we?ve seen so far, it seems just as likely that a worthy boot (like the good-hearted but bad-footed Bono) could go as it does a middle-of-the-pack contender (David Arquette). But then again, the butting of heads in the ballroom could hurt Solo even though she stayed mostly silent through it all.
In other words, we?ll soon see.
Ree Hines remains a loyal member of Team Maks. What did you think of the night?s ballroom battle? Tell us on our Facebook page! Also, be sure to join Ree for our weekly post-performance ?Dancing? chat on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. ET.?
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Selena Gomez And Justin Bieber Adopt A Puppy
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Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber squeezed in some very public displays of affection at a hockey game in Canada on Saturday night, but just one day earlier, they made a decidedly more private outing to a local animal shelter ? and quietly adopted a dog.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Armless archer setting world records
If you've ever wondered what determination looks like, take a good long stare at Matt Stutzman.
You wouldn't be the first.
Stutzman was born without arms, but he compensates with creativity and the will to succeed.
"Even at a young age, I remember always trying to do stuff and I'd ask for help with my parents and my parents would always tell me, in a nice way, 'Try to figure it out first before we help you,'" he says.
He turned his determination into success on the archery range.
Two years ago we figured out his unique release system.
Stutzman adjusts the bow with this toes, holds it with his right foot, and brings up the arrow with his left.
"My feet are my hands, so I just and hold it the same way they would with their hands," he explains.
Using a release aid, he hooks the string to his shoulder before taking aim and letting go.
He's vying for a spot on the 2012 US Paralympic Team.
In September Stutzman hit a shot from more than two football fields away.
230 yards to be exact, breaking a Guinness World Record for the longest shot on target.
It was 14 yards better than the old one set by a man who had both arms.
"I believe how I shoot is an advantage, because I use my leg and my leg is the strongest part of my body," he says.
Not counting his inner drive of course, which has him eyeing the able bodied competition with one ultimate goal.
"I want to be the best archer in the world...hands down...the best archer in the world," Stutzman says.
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EU ready for decisive measures on debt crisis: French PM (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) ? The European Union is ready to adopt decisive measures to tackle its sovereign debt crisis, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Sunday.
"Member states, including France and Germany, and various EU institutions are ready to take decisive measures," Fillon told reporters after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
EU leaders hold talks Sunday to try to hammer out a comprehensive plan for tackling the euro zone debt crisis, but a breakthrough is not expected until another summit on Wednesday.
France hosts the Group of 20 summit early next month and Europe's efforts to contain its debt crisis will be a key issue on the summit's agenda.
(Reporting by Yoko Kubota; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Fall TV Popularity Contest: Will You Re-Elect Boss? (omg!)
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
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House Dems double fundraising over GOP (AP)
WASHINGTON ? House Democrats may be in the minority, but new fundraising reports show their campaign committee raised nearly twice as much as their Republican counterparts.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reported roughly $6.6 million in September contributions Thursday, compared with House Republicans' $3.8 million.
The group had a fundraising edge over the National Republican Congressional Committee since January but trailed the GOP in the amount of available cash on hand.
The reports come a week after President Barack Obama's campaign announced it and the Democratic party raised a combined $70 million for Obama's re-election bid.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Report: Turkey launches incursion into Iraq (AP)
ANKARA, Turkey ? Turkish soldiers, air force bombers and helicopter gunships reportedly launched an incursion into Iraq on Wednesday, hours after Kurdish rebels killed 26 soldiers and wounded 22 others in multiple attacks along the border.
Turkish authorities did not immediately confirm the incursion but the chief of the military as well as interior and defense ministers rushed to the border area while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled a visit to Kazakhstan.
NTV television, without citing sources, said Turkish troops penetrated as deep as 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) and helicopters were ferrying commandos across the border in what appeared to be a cross-border offensive limited in scope for now. Turkey last staged a major ground offensive against Iraq in early 2008.
Kurdish rebel group the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, said clashes were taking place in two separate areas close to the mountainous Iraqi-Turkish border.
"We have been clashing with the Turkish forces in two areas since around 3 a.m. today," Dostdar Hamo, a spokesman for the rebel group, said by telephone.
The incursion came hours after the rebels, who are fighting for autonomy in Turkey's southeast, staged simultaneous attacks on military outposts and police stations near the border towns of Cukurca and Yuksekova early Wednesday.
The attacks left 26 soldiers dead and 22 others wounded, the Interior Ministry announced. It was the deadliest Kurdish rebel attack since 1992, according to a tally by NTV television.
Turkish warplanes and artillery units, positioned just inside Turkey, struck Kurdish rebel bases across the border in response, NTV said. Turkey last week pressured Iraq to move to eradicate the rebel bases in northern Iraq, saying its "patience is running out" in the face of rebel attacks directed at Turkey from Iraqi soil.
"No one should forget that those who make us suffer this pain will be made to suffer even stronger," President Abdullah Gul told reporters Wednesday. "They will see that the vengeance for these attacks will be immense."
Around 100 Kurdish rebels were believed to have participated in the attacks, according to the state-run TRT television. The rebels fled to northern Iraq after the attacks as the military shelled their escape routes, NTV said.
The rebels have lately intensified their attacks in the country's Kurdish-dominated southeast, killing dozens of members of the country's security force and at least 18 civilians since mid-July.
On Tuesday, a roadside bomb blast killed five policemen and three civilians, including a 4-year-old girl.
The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people since 1984 as Kurdish politicians pushed for greater cultural and political rights for Kurds, who make up around 20 percent of Turkey's 74 million people, such as the right to education in the mother tongue ? a demand that the Turkish government fears could deepen the ethnic divide in the country.
The government has taken steps toward wider Kurdish-language education by allowing Kurdish-language institutes and private Kurdish courses as well as Kurdish television broadcasts. But it won't permit lower-level education in Kurdish.
The European Union, which Turkey is striving to join, has pushed the Turkish government to grant more rights to the Kurds. But EU countries also have urged Kurdish lawmakers to distance themselves from the rebel group, which is considered a terrorist group by the U.S. and the EU.
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Associated Press writer Yahya Barzanji in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, contributed.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Violence erupts as 2-day strike shuts down Greece
A riot police officer is covered by black paint during clashes outside the Greek Parliament, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. A two-day general strike that unions vow will be the largest in years grounded flights, disrupted public transport and shut down everything from shops to schools in Greece on Wednesday, as at least 50,000 protesters converged in central Athens. All sectors, from dentists, state hospital doctors and lawyers to shop owners, tax office workers, pharmacists, teachers and dock workers walked off the job ahead of a Parliamentary vote Thursday on new austerity measures. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
A riot police officer is covered by black paint during clashes outside the Greek Parliament, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. A two-day general strike that unions vow will be the largest in years grounded flights, disrupted public transport and shut down everything from shops to schools in Greece on Wednesday, as at least 50,000 protesters converged in central Athens. All sectors, from dentists, state hospital doctors and lawyers to shop owners, tax office workers, pharmacists, teachers and dock workers walked off the job ahead of a Parliamentary vote Thursday on new austerity measures. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Demonstrators push a metallic police barrier during clashes outside the Greek Parliament, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. A two-day general strike that unions vow will be the largest in years grounded flights, disrupted public transport and shut down everything from shops to schools in Greece on Wednesday, as at least 50,000 protesters converged in central Athens. All sectors, from dentists, state hospital doctors and lawyers to shop owners, tax office workers, pharmacists, teachers and dock workers walked off the job ahead of a Parliamentary vote Thursday on new austerity measures. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Demonstrators push a police barrier during clashes outside the Greek Parliament on Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. A two-day general strike that unions vow will be the largest in years grounded flights, disrupted public transport and shut down everything from shops to schools in Greece on Wednesday, as at least 50,000 protesters converged in central Athens. All sectors, from dentists, state hospital doctors and lawyers to shop owners, tax office workers, pharmacists, teachers and dock workers walked off the job ahead of a Parliamentary vote Thursday on new austerity measures. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Demonstrators push a metallic police barrier during clashes outside the Greek Parliament on Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. A two-day general strike that unions vow will be the largest in years grounded flights, disrupted public transport and shut down everything from shops to schools in Greece on Wednesday, as at least 50,000 protesters converged in central Athens. All sectors, from dentists, state hospital doctors and lawyers to shop owners, tax office workers, pharmacists, teachers and dock workers walked off the job ahead of a Parliamentary vote Thursday on new austerity measures. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
A fire bomb explodes next to riot police during clashes outside the Greek Parliament on Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. A two-day general strike that unions vow will be the largest in years grounded flights, disrupted public transport and shut down everything from shops to schools in Greece on Wednesday, as at least 50,000 protesters converged in central Athens. All sectors, from dentists, state hospital doctors and lawyers to shop owners, tax office workers, pharmacists, teachers and dock workers walked off the job ahead of a Parliamentary vote Thursday on new austerity measures. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) ? Greek anger over new austerity measures and layoffs erupted into violence outside parliament on Wednesday, as demonstrators hurled chunks of marble and gasoline bombs at riot police, who responded with tear gas and stun grenades.
The violence echoed across Athens, as at least 100,000 people marched through the Greek capital on the first day of a two-day general strike that unions described as the largest protest in years.
The strike, which grounded flights, disrupted public transport and shut down shops and schools, came ahead of a parliamentary vote Thursday on new tax increases and spending cuts.
International creditors have demanded the reforms before they give Greece its next infusion cash. Greece says it will run out of money in a month without the euro8 billion ($11 billion) bailout money from its partners that use the euro and the International Monetary Fund.
Most of the protesters who converged in central Athens marched peacefully, but crowds outside of parliament clashed with police who tried to disperse them with repeated rounds of tear gas. A gasoline bomb set fire to a presidential guard sentry post at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Parliament, while running clashes broke out in several side streets near the legislature and the capital's main Syntagma Square.
Nearby, groups of hooded, masked protesters tore chunks of marble off building fronts with hammers and crowbars and smashed windows and bank signs. Scuffles also broke out amongst rioters and demonstrators trying to prevent youths from destroying storefronts and banks along the march route.
Vendors sold swimming goggles to rioters, who used them to ward off the tear gas.
Thousands of people watched the skirmishes, some standing on kiosk roofs to get a better view. Trash was strewn around the streets, and some protesters set clumps of it on fire.
In Greece's second city of Thessaloniki, protesters smashed the facades of about 10 shops that defied the strike and remained open, as well as five banks and cash machines. Police fired tear gas and threw stun grenades.
All sectors ? from dentists, hospital doctors and lawyers to shop owners, tax office workers, pharmacists, teachers and dock workers ? walked off the job ahead of a parliamentary vote Thursday on new austerity measures which include new taxes and the suspension of tens of thousands of civil servants.
Flights were grounded in the morning but some resumed at noon after air traffic controllers scaled back their strike plan from 48 hours to 12. Dozens of domestic and international flights were still canceled. Ferries remained tied up in port, while public transport workers staged work stoppages but kept buses, trolleys and the Athens metro running to help protesters.
In Parliament, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos told lawmakers that Greeks had no choice but to accept the hardship.
"We have to explain to all these indignant people who see their lives changing that what the country is experiencing is not the worst stage of the crisis," he said. "It is an anguished and necessary effort to avoid the ultimate, deepest and harshest level of the crisis. The difference between a difficult situation and a catastrophe is immense."
About 3,000 police deployed in central Athens, shutting down two metro stations near parliament as protest marches began. Protesters banged drums and chanted slogans against the government and Greece's international creditors who have pressured the country to push through rounds of tax hikes and spending cuts.
"We just can't take it any more. There is desperation, anger and bitterness," said Nikos Anastasopoulos, head of a workers' union for an Athens municipality.
Other municipal workers said they had no option but to take to the streets.
"We can't make ends meet for our families," said protester Eleni Voulieri. "We've lost our salaries, we've lost everything and we're in danger of losing our jobs."
Demonstrations during a similar 48-hour strike in June left the center of Athens convulsed by violence as rioters clashed with police on both days while deputies voted on another austerity package inside Parliament.
Piles of garbage festered on Athens street corners despite Tuesday's government order to garbage crews to end their 17-day strike. Earlier in the week, private crews removed some trash from along the planned demonstration routes, but mounds remained on side streets, along some of the march routes and in city neighborhoods.
Protesting civil servants have also staged rounds of sit-ins at government buildings, with some, including the Finance Ministry, under occupation for days.
Most stores in the city center, including bakeries and kiosks were shut Wednesday. Several shop owners said they had received threats that their stores would be smashed if they attempted to open.
The measures to be voted on come after more than a year and a half of repeated spending cuts and tax increases. They include new tax hikes, further pension and salary cuts, the suspension on reduced pay of 30,000 public servants and the suspension of collective labor contracts.
A communist party-backed union has vowed to encircle Parliament Thursday in an attempt to prevent deputies from entering the building for the vote.
The reforms have been so unpopular that even some lawmakers from the governing Socialists have indicated they might vote against them.
Meanwhile, European countries are trying to work out a broad solution to the continent's deepening debt crisis, ahead of a weekend summit in Brussels. It became clear earlier this year that the initial bailout for Greece was not working as well as had been hoped, and European leaders agreed on a second, euro109 billion ($151 billion) bailout. But key details of that rescue fund, including the participation of the private sector, remain to be worked out.
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Derek Gatopoulos in Athens and Costas Kantouris in Thessaloniki contributed to this report.
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Time zone database has new home after lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) ? The organization in charge of the Internet's address system is taking over a database widely used by computers and websites to keep track of time zones around the world.
The transition to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, comes a week after the database was abruptly removed from a U.S. government server because of a federal lawsuit claiming copyright infringement.
Without this database and others like it, computers would display Greenwich Mean Time, or the time in London when it isn't on summer time. People would have to manually calculate local time when they schedule meetings or book flights.
The Time Zone Database allows people to set clocks simply by choosing a city. Select New York, for example, and the computer will know that it is normally five hours behind London, but four hours during a brief period when the U.S. is still on summer time and Britain is not.
The database is updated more than a dozen times a year and is used by a range of computer operating systems including Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X, Oracle Corp., Unix and Linux, but not Microsoft Corp.'s Windows.
It's also used by several websites that tell people what the current time is around the world, or what time it will be in Sydney or Moscow next Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Los Angeles. Some non-Internet functions, such as calendar software, also incorporate the database.
Although those functions continued to work after the database disappeared from the government's server, computer systems couldn't get updates to reflect changes in time zones and in the duration of summer time.
Kim Davies, a technical manager at ICANN, said that because much of the Internet depends on the database, its management by ICANN is consistent with the organization's mission to maintain a stable Internet.
One of ICANN's main functions is to coordinate Internet domain names ? the suffixes such as ".com" and ".org" in Internet addresses. Those are key for allowing computers to find websites and route email.
ICANN has been in discussions for months about taking over the database with the impending retirement of its longtime coordinator. Arthur David Olson, an employee of the National Institutes of Health who volunteered as coordinator as a side project, began looking for a new home for the database in 2009.
ICANN accelerated those discussions and took over management Friday after the database was removed from NIH's server on Oct. 6, following a lawsuit over historical data used.
Astrology software company Astrolabe Inc. argues that Olson and another volunteer at University of California, Los Angeles should have paid royalties for including data from its software. The defendants have insisted that the data are in the public domain and not subject to copyright. Their employers were not named as defendants.
The federal lawsuit, filed Sept. 30 in Boston, does not affect current time zone information, which comes from tips sent by volunteers through an email list.
However, ICANN is keeping the historical information in the database.
"We are aware of the lawsuit," Davies said. "We believe it's important to continue the operation of the database. We'll deal with any legal matters as they arise."
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Time zone database: http://www.iana.org/time-zones
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Fla. woman shocked by $200,000 cell phone bill (AP)
MIAMI ? A South Florida woman got a shock when she opened a recent cell phone bill: she owed $201,000.
It was no mistake.
Celina Aarons has her two deaf-mute brothers on her plan. They communicate by texting and use their phones to watch videos. Normally, that's not a problem. Aarons has the appropriate data plan and her bill is about $175.
But her brothers spent two weeks in Canada and Aarons never changed to an international plan. Her brothers sent over 2,000 texts and also downloaded videos, sometimes racking up $2,000 in data charges.
T-Mobile told Aarons the bill was correct. She called Miami TV station WSVN, which contacted T-Mobile. The station reports ( http://bit.ly/qTMjTw) that T-Mobile cut Aarons' bill to $2,500 and gave her six months to pay.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Midnight Madness: UConn, Kentucky, UNC, Syracuse And Others Begin College Basketball Practice
By The Associated Press
Things were pretty normal for the opening night of practice for Division I men's basketball.
Most of Friday night's events were called some form of madness, from Big Blue to Mountaineer to First Night. Most of them ended well before the midnight part of many of their names.
There were also some coaches who let the fans know things were going to be serious this season.
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun didn't promise a repeat of last season's national championship - the Huskies' third in a span of 13 years - but he didn't discourage any thoughts of it.
Calhoun said he believes his team may be more talented than the one that beat Butler in April.
Kentucky made it to the Final Four as well last season, but the Wildcats lost to Connecticut in the semifinals.
Coach John Calipari made it clear what this season's goal is by saying it's time to turn the page from anticipation to preparation.
"Tonight we begin to write the next chapter," Calipari said. "Tonight we feel the Kentucky effect in full force as we once again redefine college basketball. ... We see no plateaus. We see no stopping points. Let's persist beyond what it is, and let's try to create what was never before imagined. We do more than move the needle. We are the needle. We are UK."
Vanderbilt isn't one of the schools that is usually mentioned in terms of being a national contender. But the Commodores have all five starters back this year.
"More than ever before we are going to be the hunted rather than the hunter," coach Kevin Stallings said. "We expect to get everyone's best shot. We look forward to getting everyone's best shot. We are excited about perhaps being a program that can have that said about them. Quite honestly, we have never been that program before. That has always been Kentucky or Florida or somebody else in the (Southeastern Conference). Maybe, we have a chance to be that program now."
Some of the highlights of the start of practice:
_This was the seventh time Big Blue Madness was held at Rupp Arena, and Kentucky opened the doors at 6 p.m. with fans filling 20,000-plus seats quickly. Students in the section behind one basket held up a very large banner reading "KENTUCKY BASKETBALL NEVER STOPS" before the festivities started.
Kentucky kicked it off with a video highlighting the hundreds of students who camped out in tents for tickets to attend Big Blue Madness. As freshman Anthony Davis said in the video, "They just want to see us win a championship this year."
The Wildcats came down white staircases bookending a large video screen on the stage at one end of Rupp, and the fans stayed on their feet.
_Connecticut's teams showed off their skills in front of their fans for the first time since the men brought home the program's third national championship and the women returned from their 12th Final Four.
They showed off their athleticism for more than 10,000 fans who came out to watch the school's annual "First Night" show.
Freshman guard Ryan Boatright, who is generously listed in the media guide at 6-feet, won the dunk contest. Niels Giffey topped freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis from the women's team in the 3-point contest, and there was dancing and contests for students, even appearances from alumni such as Ray Allen and the hero of last year's national title run, Kemba Walker.
_Vanderbilt hosted its first Midnight Madness session in six years. Vanderbilt went 23-11 last season but failed to get out of the first round of the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. Each of the starters and the top three reserves return. Among those coming back are John Jenkins, Jeffery Taylor and Festus Ezeli - all three passed on entering the NBA draft last spring.
_Butler stuck to its traditional opening-night schedule. Coach Brad Stevens closed practice, ditched the dunk contests and got down to coaching basketball earlier than most other teams.
Just 15 minutes after the official start to basketball season, the two-time national runner-ups hit the court at Hinkle Fieldhouse without a fan in sight.
The Bulldogs never celebrated Midnight Madness when it was covered live on late-night television, and still don't open it up for fans even though the NCAA has agreed to let teams start working out earlier in the day.
_New Arkansas coach Mike Anderson received the loudest ovation inside Bud Walton Arena. He walked back onto the court he called home as an assistant coach for 17 seasons under former coach Nolan Richardson. Anderson was greeted with plenty of support from the estimated 5,000 who attended "Primetime at the Palace."
_North Carolina kicked off a season of high expectations in front of a packed arena of about 21,000 fans. The Tar Heels held their annual "Late Night with Roy" preseason event in the Smith Center, which included an intrasquad scrimmage as well as the players performing dances and skits in a night of fun before things get serious for a team expected to contend for the national championship.
All five starters are back from a team that won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title and got within a game of the Final Four.
_Memphis unveiled its team before an almost full house at the FedExForum.
Fans were waiting outside the arena when the doors opened 90 minutes before the start of Memphis Madness. The festivities included a dunk contest, a 3-point shooting display and a scrimmage.
Rapper Rick Ross was supposed to be the featured entertainment for the evening, but he had a medical problem on a flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Memphis, that forced him to miss the event.
_West Virginia's Mountaineer Madness had a season-opening scrimmage, slam-dunk contest and a special musical performance.
Deniz Kilicli, a native of Istanbul, Turkey, and an amateur guitarist who has performed around town, entertained the crowd by performing the university's adopted fight song, "Country Roads," with his teammates. He played electric guitar as the gold-and-blue clad Mountaineers joined the throng in John Denver's song.
_Duke opened practice with its "Countdown to Craziness," and one of the highlights was the intrasquad scrimmage that marked the debuts for freshmen Austin Rivers, Quinn Cook and Marshall Plumlee in front of the Cameron Crazies.
_The Syracuse team was already on the court when Orange coach Jim Boeheim gave the crowd of 20,000 in the Carrier Dome some great news.
He stepped to the center of the court bearing his name and declared "There's one more guy here." He pointed to the tunnel at the corner of the building and yelled the name they all were hoping to hear.
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony jogged onto the court where he left his definitive mark during Syracuse's 2003 national championship season. It was all part of Syracuse's annual Midnight Madness.
_Arizona coach Sean Miller isn't a big proponent of celebrating the start of practice.
"Our red-blue game really has become midnight madness. Your midnight madness is just a show because at this point your guys don't know enough of what you do to even play. They're almost playing a glorified pickup game," he said. "I think it means more to them and all the things that happen in a midnight madness happen in the afternoon, at a sane time so if you want to go to bed at 10:00, you can. You don't have to be in McKale at 1:30 or 2 in the morning and then have to get back up as a college coach or player the next day. To me, it makes a lot more sense across the board."
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Bengals hold on for 27-17 win over Colts (AP)
CINCINNATI ? With a game and its reputation on the line, the NFL's top-ranked defense wasn't going to let one get away in the closing minutes.
Especially not against a Colts team that has become stunningly adept at giving them away.
Cornerback Nate Clements blocked a late field goal try that would have tied the game, and Carlos Dunlap returned a fumble 35 yards for the clinching score Sunday, helping the Cincinnati Bengals hold on for a 27-17 victory that kept Indianapolis winless.
"That was nerve-racking," Bengals receiver A.J. Green said. "I'm glad we have a bye week now. I need it for my heart."
The Bengals (4-2) matched their victory total from last season and ended a seven-game losing streak against the Colts, who had never lost to Cincinnati with Peyton Manning at quarterback. It was the third week in a row that the Bengals broke a long losing streak against an opponent.
Now, they head into their bye week with their first three-game winning streak in two years.
"I feel we can be as good as we want to be," Dunlap said. "We've got the guys in place to go as far as we want to go."
The question for the Colts is how low they will go. Manning was on the sideline again Sunday, watching helplessly as the Colts fell to 0-6 for the fifth time in franchise history.
"Each game, we're in it in the fourth quarter and something happens," defensive back Jerraud Powers said. "Something dramatic happens."
Curtis Painter rallied Indianapolis from a 20-7 deficit in the second half, getting the Colts in range for Adam Vinatieri's 52-yard field goal try to tie with 5:38 left. Clements came around the end of the line and swatted it away.
That dramatic play was quickly followed by another. After the Bengals missed a field goal, Pierre Garcon was stripped of the ball as he tried to get extra yards after a catch, with the ball flying directly to Dunlap nearby.
"I have no clue what happened," said Dunlap, who outran offensive linemen to reach the end zone. "I don't know how it came out, but I saw it coming down to me."
It was the second straight Bengals win capped by a defensive lineman celebrating in the end zone. Geno Atkins' 10-yard fumble return completed a 30-20 victory in Jacksonville a week earlier.
Rookie quarterback Andy Dalton put together an impressive performance against the Colts' hard-charging defense. He was 25 of 32 for 264 yards and one touchdown without a sack, completing 13 straight throws over one stretch.
"Coming into the season, we weren't getting much credit," Dalton said. "As a team, we have the attitude that we're going to go out and prove everyone wrong. We've played well, and we've been in every game we've played."
Clements got it going by stripping Dallas Clark of the ball on Painter's first completion, setting up Dalton's 11-yard touchdown pass to Green.
The Colts' mess of an offense took two more hits Sunday.
Already missing Manning, the Colts also were without injured running back Joseph Addai and left tackle Anthony Castonzo. Indianapolis had to shuffle its line, moving Jeff Linkenbach from right to left tackle. Guard Ryan Diam, hobbled by an ankle injury, moved from guard to right tackle.
Not a good way to go against the NFL's top-ranked defense.
Still, the Colts had a chance at the end.
Painter's 1-yard touchdown pass to Clark cut it to 20-17 with 9:33 left. He would get them in range for the tying field goal, only to have Clements ? a free agent acquisition who replaced Johnathan Joseph ? slap it away. Dunlap's fumble return with 2:22 to go ended Indy's chances.
Painter was 23 of 34 for 188 yards with his first interception in 115 attempts.
Notes: Colts LB A.J. Edds left the game in the third quarter and was evaluated for a possible concussion. ... Nugent's miss from 43 yards into a swirling wind snapped his streak of 13 straight field goals to start the season. ... It was the Bengals' first blocked field goal since Antwan Odom blocked Kris Brown's try on Oct. 18, 2009 against Houston.
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