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Video: Charity ?Operation Walk? provides free surgeries
We'll focus on?efforts to help veterans find?jobs and deal with health and family problems. "One of the great blessings in my life has been the exposure I've received to the military?active duty, in the field and veterans,"?says Brian Williams. "They are America?s genuine heroes, and it's a privilege to use our platforms at NBC News to honor all that they have done."
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It's been a warm January, but warmest?
Michael J. Crumb / AP
These golfers in Des Moines, Iowa, were out on the course on Jan. 5 as temperatures reached 60 degrees.
By Miguel Llanos, msnbc.com
How soon we forget. Sure, this last month?has been warmer than average across the lower 48 states,?but?the record for warmest January was set just?six years ago in January 2006 and it's too soon to tell if that will fall.
Deke Arndt, chief of the National Climatic Data Center's monitoring service,?told msnbc.com that he can't rule out a record. "It's too early for us to call shots" on just where January 2012 will end up, he said, "but it has been quite warm so far and we expect it to finish in the top 15 or 20,"?based on records dating back to 1895. The official report for January comes out on Feb. 7, he added.
Weather.com meteorologist Stu Ostro noted that Jan. 1-23 in 2006 was warmer than the same period this year. "So at least as of that point this January was running well behind the record pace," he told msnbc.com.
With the exception of Alaska, which is seeing record cold and snow, the warmer temperatures have been widespread.?
Areas?that saw above average temperatures cover?"a rather large amount of real estate in the U.S. from coast-to-coast," is how weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce put it in his look back. "In fact, the only places that have experienced overall below-average temperatures this month are the far Southeast (southern Florida) and far Northwest corners (western Washington and Oregon) of the country!"
The map below illustrates that, with above average temps seen in orange, red and brown.
Another measure is how many localities have reported record highs or lows for a given day in January. Turns out, nearly?2,800 daily record highs were tied or broken through last week. As for daily record lows, only 160 of those were reported.
Arndt cited two key factors impacting climate this last month. A La Nina cycle is in place, and typically that means colder and snowier winters in the northern U.S. But?La Nina's impact was tempered by?cold Arctic air being blocked from moving south by a shift in what's known as the Arctic Oscillation.
STORY: 62 below makes for deep freeze in Alaska
STORY: North set for colder months, forecaster says
The warm spell has also meant more tornadoes this month than normal.?This month?looks set to be the third busiest January on record, with 74 so far. That compares to 218 in January 1999 and 88 in January 2008.
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This chart shows how far off an individual year was from the mean for January temperatures in the continental U.S.
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Back in 2006, news media reported the lack of winter as well. In Duluth, Minn., folks were flying kites and wearing shorts?on Jan. 28, 2006. One widely reported upside back then, as now: lower heating bills.
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iOS App Downloads & Marketing Costs Hit Record High In December
Mobile app marketing company?Fiksu?just released new data revealing the impact the holiday season had on iOS app downloads and user acquisition costs. According to the company's App Store Competitive Index, a measurement of the average aggregate download volume of the top 200 free U.S. applications, December saw 6.04 million daily app downloads. That's a nearly 7% increase from November's 5.65 million, and a clear indication of how many folks were unwrapping new smartphones during the holiday season.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/PuhbtBfExTQ/
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Starbucks to open 50 stores in India this year
MUMBAI, India?? Starbucks aims to open 50 outlets in India by year's end, through a 50-50 joint venture with Tata Global Beverages, the companies said Monday.
Tata Starbucks Ltd., as their venture is known, hopes to capitalize on the rising aspirations ? and fattening wallets ? of many Indians, who are eager to partake of the global latte life.
"What we are seeing is an evolution in lifestyles," said R.K. Krishnakumar, vice chairman of Tata Global Beverages. "In some ways the distinctions between the developed world and the developing world are blurring."
He said the partners would initially invest 4 billion rupees ($80 million), with the first outlet to open in Mumbai or New Delhi by September.
Long known as a nation of tea drinkers ? despite a rich tradition of coffee in the south ? India has embraced coffee house culture with a vengeance.
Last year, India had 1,600 cafes, up from just 700 in 2007, according to Technopak Advisors, which expects India's $170 million cafe market to grow 30 percent a year, adding up to 2,700 more outlets over the next five years.
"We're going to move as fast as possible in opening as many stores as we can so long as we are successful and so long as we are embraced by the Indian consumers," said John Culver, president of Starbucks China and Asia Pacific.
Unusually, the stores will be cobranded "Starbucks Coffee: A Tata Alliance."
The companies will also develop a tea for the Indian market under the Tata Tazo brand.
Last January, Starbucks signed an agreement with Tata Coffee, a unit of Tata Global Beverages, to source and roast coffee beans in India.
The alliance with Tata could help ease one of the main burdens for retailers in India: the high cost of real estate.
Krishnakumar said the joint venture would open outlets at properties owned by group companies, for example at the Taj chain of luxury hotels.
Culver said the company would also look at opening outlets in shopping malls, office parks, universities, airports and train stations.
The alliance will also help Tata Global Beverages expand its international footprint. All coffee beans for the cafes in India will be sourced from Tata Coffee, which also hopes to ramp up exports to regional Starbucks outlets, Krishnakumar said. He said other Tata Beverage brands, like Himalayan water, should also find their way into Starbucks outlets globally.
Culver said Starbucks did not consider trying to go it alone in India, despite the government's recent decision to allow foreign companies to operate single-brand retail outlets without a local partner. A storm of populist fury forced New Delhi to pull back a parallel proposal that would have allowed multi-brand retailers, like Wal-Mart, to open retail outlets with local partners.
"We never considered 51 percent," Culver said. "When we looked at the opportunity to enter India, understanding the complexities of the market and the uniqueness that is India, we wanted to find a local business partner."
Starbucks currently operates over 17,000 stores in 57 countries.
Its India venture will face competition from existing players like Cafe Coffee Day, which dominates the market.
Technopak founder Arvind Singhal said India's flourishing cafe culture has less to do with coffee than a social need for clean, safe gathering places for young and old alike, who often live in cramped quarters.
"India doesn't have too many places for people of any age to just go out," he said. "It's not about a coffee culture. It's a gathering place where people can sit and meet."
He added that Starbucks' entry, however much delayed, is likely to fan competition and speed the proliferation of coffee shops. It could also help boost flagging investor confidence in India. "It's almost like an endorsement that India's still a good story," he said.
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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46191868/ns/business-world_business/
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Oliveira brilliant in finish of Wisely, Swanson scores big KO at UFC on Fox 2
CHICAGO -- Eric Wisely learned a new submission term - the calf slicer. Unfortunately, it was Wisely's calf, knee and thigh that were being shredded by Charles Oliveira.
In his featherweight debut, Oliveira showed off some nifty scrambling and submission skills in finishing the American at the 1:53 mark of the first round. The UFC's Tom Gerbasi said it was the first calf slicer finish in the history of the promotion.
Oliveira (15-2, 3-2 UFC, 1 NC) landed the Submission of the Night bonus good for? $65,000.
"It felt amazing to walk out and hear the energy of the crowd here in Chicago. I was extremely confident and proud going into this fight and I knew that God would be with me," Oliveira said. "I have practiced my submissions endlessly and it was easy to look for that opportunity to finish the fight. I am ready for the next challenge inside the Octagon."
Oliveira looked solid in all aspects, most importantly the bounce in his step. This was the 22-year-old's first fight down at 145 pounds. That first trip down to a new weight class can always be dicey from a stamina standpoint. The Brazilian's length at 5-foot-10 gave Wisely trouble from the start. He just couldn't get inside on Oliveira.
After eating a few good punches and a kick, Wisely (19-7) flopped to his back. From there, Oliveira patiently hovered above looking to land some good shots. He finally grabbed a leg and dropped back to work on a heel hook. It was tight, but Wisely escaped serious damage. He wasn't out of it, so Oliveira tried to reset the position.
Wisely scrambled to get to his hands and knees with his back facing Oliveira. That's when the Brazilian went into improvise-mode, jumped on Wisely's back and dropped back down. But he did so without releasing Wisely's left leg. He cranked backwards and the pressure on Wisely's leg was incredible. He tapped with his right hand a couple of times. The referee missed it. He groaned in agony as he tapped again with the left. The fight was over. Wisely (19-7, 0-1 UFC) lost his promotional debut.
"I've got to work on a few things to improve my overall game. With these Brazilian jiu-jitsu guys, I've got to be a little quicker all around. That might have been enough to have kept me from getting caught and we might be looking at an entirely different outcome," said Wisely.
Swanson posts a beautiful knockout of Roop
Cub Swanson's hands haven't always been kind to him. Tonight, they paid dividends big time.
Swanson scored a huge second-round knockout with a perfectly placed right hand on George Roop's chin. The impact of Swanson's overhand right sent Roop's mouthpiece flying into the cage and he went down in a heap. A surprised Swanson jumped on top to throw 10 more unanswered punches and the fight was stopped at 2:23 of the second.
"That shot just connected and rocked him and put him on his back. I wanted to make sure that I had finished it because it all happened so fast. I'm going to take about two weeks off and see how I feel. I might be looking to get back in here pretty quickly after a win like this," said Swanson.
During the immediate aftermath of the victory, Swanson (16-5, 1-1 UFC) appeared to a get a little emotional. It's been a rough run the last few years for Swanson, who's battled hand issue after hand issue. Because of the injuries, he's only fought two times since Aug. of 2010.
"We had some pretty good action when the match started and I was using my range to gain the advantage. I'm really not sure what happened because it really just happened to fast. He hit me with something that I didn't see coming at all," said Roop (12-9-1, 2-5 UFC).
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Long road ahead for Conn. home invasion survivor
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2011 photo, Dr. William Petit Jr., looks up as he responds to a question from the media outside Superior Court in New Haven after a jury condemned Joshua Komisarjevsky to death for the murder of Petit's wife and daughters in New Haven, Conn., On Friday, Jan 27, 2012, the second killer was sentenced to death and the book closed after two long, graphic trials. Petit is the sole survivor of the 2007 Cheshire, Conn., home invasion where his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit and their daughters, Hayley and Michaela, were murdered. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2011 photo, Dr. William Petit Jr., looks up as he responds to a question from the media outside Superior Court in New Haven after a jury condemned Joshua Komisarjevsky to death for the murder of Petit's wife and daughters in New Haven, Conn., On Friday, Jan 27, 2012, the second killer was sentenced to death and the book closed after two long, graphic trials. Petit is the sole survivor of the 2007 Cheshire, Conn., home invasion where his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit and their daughters, Hayley and Michaela, were murdered. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
FILE - This June 2007 file photo provided by Dr. William Petit Jr., shows Dr. Petit, left, with his daughters Michaela, front, Hayley, center rear, and his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, on Cape Cod, Mass. Dr. Petit was severely beaten and his wife and two daughters were killed during a home invasion in Cheshire, Conn., July 23, 2007. Joshua Komisarjevsky was convicted Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 for the crimes, and will be formally sentenced to death Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/William Petit, File)
FILE - This March 14, 2011 file photo released by the Connecticut Department of Correction shows Joshua Komisarjevsky, convicted Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 on several counts related to the beating of Dr. William Petit Jr., and killing his wife Jennifer Hawke-Petit and their two daughters in a July 2007 home invasion in Cheshire, Conn. Komisarjevsky will be formally sentenced to death Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Connecticut Department of Correction, File)
William Petit Sr., right, stands with his wife Barbara and family outside Superior Court in New Haven after the formal sentencing of Joshua Komisarjevsky in New Haven, Conn., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Komisarjevsky is joining co-defendent Steven Hayes on death row for the 2007 killings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley and Michaela, in their Cheshire home. William Petit Jr. is the sole survivor of the crime. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Barbara Petit, mother of William Petit Jr., stands with family outside Superior Court in New Haven after the formal sentencing of Joshua Komisarjevsky in New Haven, Conn., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Komisarjevsky is joining co-defendent Steven Hayes on death row for the 2007 killings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley and Michaela, in their Cheshire home. William Petit Jr. is the sole survivor of the crime. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) ? How does a man move on with his life after losing his wife and daughters to two ruthless home invaders who tormented, then killed them?
For more than four years, a nation both disgusted and captivated by a chilling crime in prototypical suburbia has wondered that. Only one man ? Dr. William Petit, the sole survivor ? can provide the answer.
On Friday, with the second killer sentenced to death and the book closed after two long, graphic trials, Petit gave a clue as to how he copes with pain he has been forced to revisit continually in court.
"My only hope is for justice to be served and to do my best to honor the lives of my family, who should all still be here to share their gifts and love with the world," Petit said Friday right before a judge sentenced Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, to death.
"I hope to continue to honor my family," said Petit, who survived being beaten with a baseball bat and tied up. "I push forward in the hope that good will overcome evil, and feel the need to tell the world that evil lives among us and we need to rid the world of it."
The gruesome crime evoked comparisons to Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood," about the brutal murders of a Kansas farmer and his family.
Komisarjevsky admitted in an audiotaped confession played for the jury in his trial late last year that he spotted Petit's wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and their 11-year-old daughter, Michaela, at a supermarket and followed them to their house in Cheshire, a suburb of New Haven.
After going home and putting his own daughter to bed, he and Steven Hayes, now 48, returned to the Petit house in the middle of the night, while the family was sleeping, to rob it.
Dr. Petit was beaten, tied up and taken to the basement. Michaela and Hayley, 17, were tied to their beds. In the morning, Hayes took Jennifer to the bank to withdraw money, while Komisarjevsky stayed at the house.
It's believed that's when he sexually assaulted Michaela, the 11-year-old. Hayes was convicted of sexually assaulting the mother.
After Hayes arrived back at the house with the girls' mother, she was strangled. The pair doused the house and beds with gasoline, set it ablaze and left. The sisters, bound helplessly while flames and fumes rose around them, died of smoke inhalation.
Dr. Petit managed to escape the basement and hop, roll and crawl across a yard to a neighbor's house for help ? too late to save his family.
"July 23, 2007, was our personal holocaust," Petit said Friday. "A holocaust caused by two who are completely evil and actually do not comprehend what they have done."
Petit called his wife a friend, confidant and wonderful mother. He noted that Hayley would be in medical school by now and that Michaela loved to cook and sing.
"I lost my family and my home," he said. "They were three special people. Your children are your jewels."
Petit said he has difficulty sleeping and trusting. Family gatherings are subdued, he said, with no one quite sure what to do or say.
Jennifer's sister, Cynthia Hawke-Renn, said via a video played in court that everyday items like gas, rope and bedposts conjure horrific memories.
"There is no escaping the horrors of that night," she said.
Petit's father, William Petit Sr., said his son is not the same person now as he was in the days when he was a happy husband and father.
"Not only did we lose Jennifer, Hayley and Michaela, we have lost the Bill that we knew, and it is heartbreaking daily to watch him," Petit said. "He puts on a brave face and tries to hide his anguish and despair by working hard."
Petit has found what he calls occasional moments of peace, dedicating himself to a charity named for his family that raises money for education, the chronically ill and those affected by violence; and by campaigning for tougher laws, including the death penalty.
He has admitted he contemplated suicide many times. But this month he became engaged to a woman who volunteered at foundation events.
Petit has maintained his composure in court through three trials, even as the defense referred to him and his family as the "Petit posse."
Komisarjevsky's lawyers had worked to spare him the death penalty by describing sexual abuse their client endured as a child. The jury and the judge ? who had been subjected to grim evidence including pictures of charred beds, rope used to tie up the family and autopsy photos ? were unmoved.
The crime led to the defeat of a bill to outlaw the death penalty in Connecticut and sparked tougher state laws for repeat offenders and home invasions.
"This is a terrible sentence, but it is in truth a sentence you wrote for yourself with deeds of unimaginable horror and savagery on July 23, 2007," Judge Jon Blue said.
Komisarjevsky conveyed a mixture of regret and insistence in court Friday, saying that he didn't intend for anyone to die, that he didn't rape Michaela and that he didn't start the fire.
"I wonder when the killing will end," he said of his death sentence.
He described regrets and the devastating consequences of his decisions ? but blamed Hayes for the killings.
"I know my responsibilities, but what I cannot do is carry the responsibilities of the actions of another," Komisarjevsky said. "I did not want those innocent women to die."
The state's last execution in 2005 was the first since 1960, and Komisarjevsky and Hayes will likely spend years, if not decades, in prison.
William Petit and his relatives left the courtroom before Komisarjevsky spoke. The killer noted that "forgiveness is not mine to have" but said it wasn't the forgiveness of the victims' relatives he needed to find.
"I have to learn how to forgive my worst enemy ? myself," he said.
Petit's sister, Hannah Chapman, said Komisarjevsky tried to blame others when he planned and carried out the crime, escalating it by attacking her brother and molesting her niece.
"Either way, he will be damned to hell for what he did," she said, "and that is where he belongs."
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Video: Exclusive: tensions flare near crucial oil chokepoint
An NBC reporter gains access to a region just a few nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world?s most strategic waterways. NBC?s Ali Arouzi reports.
>>> no place in that part of the world has people more nervous than iran and this growing war of words over that country's nuclear program. it has all focused attention on a vital choke point. 1/5 of the world's oil passes right through the strait of hormuz , right in iran 's backyard en route into the persian gulf . our tehran bureau chief ali arouzi managed to get a first hand look at those troubled waters .
>> reporter: we were given a rare opportunity to get within a few miles of the strait. it's a busy place. not just a daily parade of oil tankers , but fishing boats , cargo ships and countless unmarked iranian speed boats, making clandestined crossings every day with shoes made in china to japanese darst. iran stages war games here threatens to close the strait, shutting off the flow of oil. 17 million barrels a day. the u.s. vowed to keep the straight open. the aircraft carrier " abraham lincoln " recently passed through and is now in the persian gulf . where merchants and politicians are concerned, this is the most significant waterway in the world. it's i here in the persian gulf america and iran 's resolve will be tested if they can't come to some sort of compromise. iranians are worried about war and feeling the bite of economic sanctions. "everything is more expensive, this fish monger says. this man saw the american fifth fleet looking like a floating city and it scared him to death. not everybody is scared. this merchant, a veteran of the iran / iraq war says iran dealt with this kind of pressure before and will do so again. the pressure is going as the strait of hormuz becomes the focus of a dangerous international tug of war . nbc news, the persian gulf .
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The 10 most anticipated PlayStation Vita games (Digital Trends)
The North American launch of the PlayStation Vita is just a few short weeks away, so for those of you considering picking up Sony?s new uber-device, it?s time to start thinking about what you will do with it. As you might expect from a device of its sort, the Vita will have all the bells and whistles of a modern handheld media device: It will stream Netflix, have access to the PlayStation Store and all that it offers including video and music rentals, and have other neat-o things like Facebook. It would be odd if it didn?t. It will also play your own video and music files, and it even has front and back cameras. And oh, hey, it can also play games! Who knew?
If you?ve read DT for a while now, then you probably know that we?ve been underwhelmed by the Nintendo 3DS?s weak launch title selection. It was like buying a brand new 55-inch OLED flat screen TV and only being able to watch CSPAN on it. Assuming you didn?t go insane outright, it would still feel like a waste of money and a waste of 55 inches of your wall. It doesn?t matter how great the hardware is if the software isn?t there to back it up. Sony, like genius people, saw this and decided to address that.
The Vita?s launch window line-up is strong like bull, and the rest of the year ? including games that may or may not be out this year but have been officially announced ? is robust. In fact, you should go ahead and begin saving money for games now. Or ideally, about six years ago.
So here is our list of the top 10 most anticipated games on the way for the Vita. A few of these are launch title games, some will fall within the launch window (within the first month or so) or the first year. Others do not have a release date, but still have enough shine to get excited about.
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Touch My Katamari
(February 22, 2012; Namco Bandai; Namco Bandai) 
For those that haven?t played the Katamari titles, it is hard to describe them ? they are extremely weird, and in many ways, quintessentially Japanese. Basically you are the son of the King of the Galaxy. In the first game, he got blackout drunk and kinda lost a bunch of the stars in the sky. In another Katamari game, the King hit a tennis balk through reality and created a black hole that destroyed most of the stars. In order to make things right he sends his?beleaguered?kid to various planets, where the Prince then rolls around and collects junk in an increasingly massive ball. That ball of assorted things is then taken to make stars ? it?s best not to think too much about it. But moving past the bizarreness of it all, the game is just fun. It?s a blast to turn into a giant ball and suck up things like pencils, erasers, and kittens. It is a matter of gameplay over story, and it just works. Make no mistake, this game is not for everyone. It has issues with repetition, the graphics won?t blow anyone away, and it is more of a cult game than anything. But for fans of the series, and for those looking for something a bit different, this game is definitely worth the look.
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Uncharted: Golden Abyss
(February 22, 2012; SCE Bend Studio/SCE) 
If we really have to explain why this game is a must own for Vita owners, then there is something wrong with the world. Sure, not everyone likes the Uncharted series. Even though they are some of the best games on the current generation of consoles. And even though they are exceedingly well written. And even though they are basically movies you play for 10+ hours. And even though ? well, you get the point. Even if this game turns out to be tragically awful (which it won?t be), it is the biggest launch day release for the handheld, and if you are looking for a single-player game with an engrossing story, look no further.
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Street Fighter X Tekken
(March 6, 2012; Capcom; Capcom)
There are a surprising number of fighting games due out for the Vita within the first year ? at least six have been announced (although not all have a release date yet). Something about the system is just attractive to fighting developers. Perhaps they see the Vita as the one, true handheld. The one portable gaming system to rule them all. The Vita is precious to them? Oddly, Capcom?s Street Fighter X Tekken will actually be competing against another Capcom fighting game, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, a port of the console game. You can?t really go wrong with either if you are looking for a fighting title, but SFXT is the new kid on the block. Honestly, it is a toss-up between Capcom?s two fighters, but in terms of anticipation, the potential of the unknown beats the familiarity of the known.?
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Silent Hill: Book of Memories
(Spring 2012; WayForward Technologies/Konami) 
Typically, survival-horror games have never been all that atmospheric on a handheld system. It is one thing to be at home alone with the lights turned off and the stereo amplifying the spooky noises, and another to be on, say, the bus. Granted, that can be equally scary depending on where you live, but usually for other reasons. Still, if someone was really into these games and looking for somewhere to play that would add to the tone, they could go somewhere like a cemetery, thanks to the Vita. Now that would be atmospheric. Also a little stupid and creepy, but definitely atmospheric. Regardless, the Silent Hill franchise is alive and well, and will be heading to your pocket in the next few months with a new type of game, including a focus on multiplayer gameplay.?
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Dust 514
(Summer 2012; CCP Games; CCP Games) 
Set in the universe of Eve Online, this game is interesting for a few reasons. The PS3 version of the game is listed as an MMOFPS, and will likely feature a 32 v. 32 multiplayer matchup. The real question is where does the Vita version fit in? Will it be a direct port of the game, meaning you can switch your game from your PS3 to the Vita on the fly? After all, that is the dream of the portable system. Say you are at home playing a game like Dust 514, and are forced to go outside and enjoy that pesky ?fresh air? that people are always talking about. Maybe you are scheduled to go for a long hike or something. And sure, the mountains are majestic, and the forests are beautiful and blah blah blah, but seeing an acorn on the ground isn?t nearly as cool as being able to sit down next to it and dominate an incoming wave of real-life players. If that is how this game is developed, nature better learn its place.
Call of Duty
(November 2012; TBA; Activision Blizzard) 
So far, Activision has only announced that there is a Call of Duty game in the works for the Vita, and that is it ? but we can make some vague guesses. It will be based on the upcoming game that Treyarch (we assume) is developing, and it will be released on either November 6 or 13. Oh, and it will probably be Black Ops 2. Ok, so maybe that isn?t all that vague. Of course, that is all just educated guesswork. Perhaps there won?t even be a Call of Duty game this year. Sure, Activision may just decide that it doesn?t really need to release this year?s iteration of the annual franchise that has consistently made a billion dollars each year for the last few years. Perhaps in its place, it will release Popeye 3: The Revenge. But probably not. The odds are that it will be Treyarch developing this year?s game, which makes it likely that we?ll see Black Ops 2. Whatever the name on the box though, you can count on there being a Call of Duty title later this year.
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LittleBigPlanet
(2012; Double Eleven & Tarsier Studios/SCE) 
Sackboy returns, but despite the regifted name of this game, this is a totally original entry into the series?this will actually be the fourth game in the franchise, but the third game in the series with the exact same name. Seriously, for the next game in the series, how about LittleBigPlanet 5: The Reckoning. Or maybe LBP 5: Sackboy?s Revenge. Just give us something. But what the games lack in originality when it comes to the titles, they make up for in content ? thanks in no small part to the numerous creation options that allow users to make their own levels. In theory, with enough people involved,?LBP could continually produce new content forever. Well, at least for several years until Sackboy 6: The Sackening hits shelves. For fans of the series, the Vita should offer pretty much everything its grown-up PS3 cousin can, plus Vita-created levels will be shareable on the PS3, and vice versa.
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BioShock
(TBA; Irrational Games/2K Games) 
This may seem like a bit a stretch, since all we really know about the game is that it has been announced, but it makes this list for good reason. Beyond the fact that it is coming, the other thing we have heard is that the game will be totally original for the Vita. That alone should be worth your attention. The thing that really sells new hardware isn?t the fancy controls, or how powerful the hardware it is ? at least not on its own. The thing that sells new hardware is exclusive titles that you can only play on that hardware. How many PS3s were sold just so people could continue the Metal Gear Solid franchise or the God of War games? Probably a bunch. Of course, having Netflix, music, and all that jazz in a handheld device helps, but knowing that developers like Irrational are taking the Vita seriously enough to create brand new games in popular franchises is a great sign. Plus, ya know, BioShock is awesome. So there?s that.
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Killzone
(TBA; Cambridge Studio/SCE) 
The biggest advantage that the Vita has is the stable of exclusive hits that Sony has at its command. Sooner or later you can be sure that there will be a new God of War and possibly a Gran Turismo on the Vita, but both are in the middle of development cycles of their own, so it may be a while (especially?Gran Turismo). Thankfully for Sony faithful, there are plenty of other long-standing franchises to get people to chuck down their cash on, including Killzone. This will mark the second time that the Killzone series has headed to a portable device ? 2006?s Killzone: Liberation for the PSP has the honor of first. That game is notable for shying away from the standard FPS genre that the other games in the series operate in, and instead shifting to a third-person POV that played a bit like a dungeon crawler. From what we?ve seen it looks like the Vita game will follow the more familiar FPS path of the other games, but there isn?t much confirmed yet. Regardless, you get to shoot the space Nazis (aka the Helghast), so it is a win-win.
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Resistance: Burning Skies
(TBA; Nihilistic Software/SCE) 
One of the premier franchises on the PS3 since the day the system was released has been Resistance. The series has spawned three console games, one PSP game, novels, comics, possibly the odd and much-regretted tattoo, and more is on the way. Set in an alternate Earth where a race known as the Chimera invaded and diverted the timeline, the Resistance games offer a twisted look at familiar settings. Set in the 1950s, the landmarks of America and Europe are warped reflections of their real counterparts, which means one thing: it is time to kick alien ass. As with the PSP game Resistance: Retribution, Resistance: Burning Skies is a spin-off story with a new character following his own path. In this instance, you play a firefighter watching New York take it on the chin before the events of Resistance 3. If you played Resistance 3, then you know things did not work out so well for the city. In Burning Skies you can make them pay for it.
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Obama courts Latino vote on economic tour (AP)
LAS VEGAS ? President Barack Obama is courting Hispanics in politically important states, setting himself up as a champion of the crucial Latino voting bloc and as a foil to Republican candidates fighting for a share of support from the same groups.
With Latino voters voting overwhelmingly Democratic, Obama is not in danger of losing the support of a majority of Hispanics. But he does need their intensity, and a Gallup tracking poll shows that while a majority of Hispanics approve of Obama, that approval is not as high as it is among black voters.
Pitching his economic agenda during a three-day, five state trip this week, Obama has not ignored the fact that three of the states ? Nevada, Arizona and Colorado ? all have Hispanic populations of 20 percent or more. A majority of them are Democratic, but they also could be a factor in upcoming nominating contests in those states. Nevada and Colorado hold caucuses within two weeks and Arizona has a primary Feb. 28.
In Arizona Wednesday, where he was drawing attention to his efforts to increase manufacturing, Obama playfully interacted with a supporter who shouted out: "Barack es mi hermano! (Barack is my brother) !"
"Mi hermano ? mucho gusto (My brother, a real pleasure)," Obama shouted back.
And it was no accident that he scheduled an interview with Univision, the Spanish language network that reaches a broad swath of the U.S. Latino population, while he was in Arizona, heading for Nevada and Colorado, and while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the rest of the Republican presidential field were battling in Florida.
No issue reverberates more in the appeal to Latinos than immigration.
For Obama, it reared up suddenly for him Wednesday when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican who signed one of the toughest laws to curtail illegal immigration, greeted him at the airport tarmac in Mesa, Ariz., with a handwritten invitation for the president to join her in a visit to the Mexican border.
Obama replied coolly, noting that he did not appreciate the way she had depicted him in a book she published last year, "Scorpions for Breakfast." In the book, Brewer writes that Obama was condescending and lectured her during a meeting at the White House to discuss immigration. "He was a little disturbed about my book," Brewer told two reporters shortly after the encounter.
Obama continued to promote his economic plan Thursday, focusing on energy policy and his attempts to expand oil and gas exploration while also emphasizing clean energy. As such, he was indirectly pitching to Hispanics as well. A new Pew Research Center poll found that 54 percent of Latinos believe that the economic downturn has been harder on them than on other groups in the U.S.
In 2008, Obama beat Republican John McCain by a 2-1 margin among Hispanics.
To win again, he will need that level of enthusiasm to make up for weaknesses elsewhere in his voter support. In a bright spot for Obama, the Pew poll found that even though Hispanics believe their economic condition is poor, two-thirds of those polled said they expect their financial situation to improve over the next year, whereas 58 percent of the overall population expect the same.
In his interview with Univision, Obama made a point of noting that both Romney and Gingrich have said they would veto legislation, known as the DREAM Act, that would give a pathway to citizenship to children who came to the United States illegally but who attend college or enlist in the military.
"They believe that we should not provide a pathway to citizenship for young people who were brought here when they were very young children and are basically American kids but right now are still in a shadow," Obama said. "They've said that they would veto the DREAM Act. Both of them."
At a debate Monday on NBC, however, both Gingrich and Romney said they would support modified legislation that only applied to young people who joined the military. "I would not support the part that simply says everybody who goes to college is automatically waived for having broken the law," Gingrich said.
Obama, in the interview, explicitly connected the Republican presidential field to congressional Republicans, who suffer from bottom-dwelling approval ratings right now. Asked why he had been unable to deliver on his promise for overhauling the immigration system, Obama replied:
"Well, it's very simple. We couldn't get any Republican votes. Zero. None," he said. "So this is the kind of barrier that we're meeting in Congress. We're just going to keep on pushing and pushing until hopefully we finally get a break."
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TV ratings: Fox wins night with "Idol" (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? Fox scored a decisive win Wednesday night on the strength of "American Idol" and a preview of the new Kiefer Sutherland drama "Touch," while NBC's new comedy "Are You There Chelsea" dropped significantly to hit a ratings low, according to preliminary numbers.
"Idol," airing at 8 p.m., was down slightly from last week but was easily the night's top-rated and most-watched show of the night, drawing a 6.4 rating/18 share in the adults 18-49 demographic and 19.5 million total viewers. A preview of "Touch" the following hour posted a 3.9/10 in the demographic -- the second-highest drama debut this season, behind ABC's "Once Upon a Time" -- and 11.8 million total viewers. ("Touch" officially premieres March 19.) Combined, "Idol" and "Touch" gave Fox an average 5.2/14 in the demographic and an average 15.6 million total viewers.
On NBC, "Whitney" at 8 p.m. dipped to 1.4/4 in the demographic and 4.4 million total viewers, while "Are You There Chelsea," which premiered to so-so numbers earlier this month, had a 1.4/4 in the demographic and 3.9 million total viewers. It was down 18 percent in the ratings from last week. "Law & Order: SVU" repeats filled out the evening.
Following a "Criminal Minds" repeat at 8 p.m., CBS ran a new "Criminal Minds" at 9 p.m., which was up 13 percent versus last week for a 3.6/9 in the demographic and 13.6 million total viewers. "CSI" the following hour jumped 18 percent over last week, taking a 3.3/9 in the demographic and 14 million total viewers.
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Lara Logan Suffering From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
CBS News' Lara Logan has been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after the horrific sexual assault she survived at the hands of a mob in Cairo, Egypt.
The journalist revealed she has PTSD and that memories of the incident continue to haunt her nearly a year following the attack on February 11 of a year ago.
"People don't really know that much about [post-traumatic stress disorder]," she told the New York Daily News. "There's something called latent PTSD."
"It manifests itself in different ways. I want to be free of it, but I'm not."
The 40-year-old journalist said the nightmares come at unexpected times, for instance, when she's tucking her infant daughter in for bed at night.
"It simply doesn't go away," Lara Logan noted. "It's not something I keep track of. It's not predictable like that. But it happens more than I'd like."
The battle-hardened war reporter was covering the celebrations in Tahrir Square the night the government of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak fell.
That's when she was swarmed by group of men who tore her clothes off and, as she told 60 Minutes, for 25 minutes, "raped me with their hands."
Logan felt she would die a "torturous death" and was only saved by some courageous women who surrounded her until soldiers pulled her to safety.
Here's hoping she can put it all behind her one day.
Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/01/lara-logan-suffering-from-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/
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Longtime Yankees catcher Posada to retire (Reuters)
(Reuters) ? Longtime New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will announce his retirement from Major League Baseball (MLB) on Tuesday after a 17-year career that included four World Series titles, the team said on Monday.
Posada, 40, became a free agent following the 2011 season and decided to end his MLB career with the team that drafted him in 1990 rather than pursue a role on another team.
He will formally announce his retirement on Tuesday at an 11 a.m. ET (1600 GMT) news conference at Yankee Stadium, the team said in a statement.
The Puerto Rico native was a five-times All-Star and retires with a .273 batting average, 1,065 runs batted in and 275 home runs in 1,829 games - all with the Yankees.
He was also part of the team's "Core Four" along with Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte that helped the team capture five World Series titles from 1996-2009. Posada played just eight games during the 1996 MLB regular season and was left off the playoff roster.
Posada's playing time slipped in 2011, the final year of a four-year contract, as he transitioned to being a designated hitter and often found himself out of the lineup.
He created controversy when he removed himself from the lineup last May an hour before a game after being dropped to the bottom of the batting order.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, editing by Ed Osmond; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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Schweinsteiger ends training with knee discomfort
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updated 11:21 a.m. ET Jan. 24, 2012
MUNICH (AP) -Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has cut short a training session because of a recurring problem with his left knee.
Bayern spokesman Markus Hoerwick says Schweinsteiger felt discomfort in the knee on Tuesday but there is no tendon damage.
Schweinsteiger, who recently missed more than two months due to a broken collarbone, hurt the same knee last week.
Any possible absence of Schweinsteiger would be a blow to Bayern, with central defender Daniel van Buyten set to miss two months with a broken foot.
Schweinsteiger played as Bayern lost 3-1 at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday to drop into a three-way tie atop the Bundesliga.
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AC Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng is hurt again, and his girlfriend says it's because they have sex "7-10 times a week." Oh.
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Giveaway: Inside Apple: New book aims to expose old secrets
Inside Apple is a new book from Fortune's Adam Lashinsky that aims to reveal some of the secrets behind the success of America's premiere consumer electronics company -- Apple.
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Business Card Holder Tray
I was tired of leaving my cards in a stack on counter tops in storefronts. Having no display and just a few stores to display in. I needed to create a card stock POP to display my cards. The die line is available here and on my website under services http://www.franciswilliamcoppola.com/ .
1) So to start off we need to print out the die line and cut out the rectangle you can change the copy to suit your needs.
2) Second you will need to place a 1 inch square of double sided tape as show in Photo A
3) Then fold the ends over
4) Then the whole piece in half lengthwise (if you can only fold the center your sides will look nicer)
5) You will then need to pinch the ends as show in the photo D. ?
6) After you pinch you can then use a stapler to staple once on each side (just in case the tape does not hold)?
7) Place your cards into the display with the legs facing the back
8) Your done enjoy. Vote for me please I can use the prize thanks.?
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Life on Venus? Russian scientist's claim proven false
A respected Russian scientist claims to have found signs of life on Venus in photographs taken by a Soviet probe 30 years ago. However, outside analysis suggests he is breathing life into an assortment of camera lens covers and image blurs.
According to the Russian news service RIA Novosti, Leonid Ksanfomaliti, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences who worked on unmanned Soviet missions to Venus during the 1970s and '80s, has written a new article in the journal Solar System Research. In the article, he calls attention to several objects photographed by the Venera 13 landing probe, a spacecraft that landed on Venus in 1982.
The objects ? including features described as a disc and a scorpion ? appear to change locations from one photo to the next. "Let's boldly suggest that the objects' morphological features would allow us to say that they are living," Ksanfomaliti stated, according to RIA Novosti.
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Whether the scientist really has suggested that the old photographs contain living creatures that were somehow overlooked previously, or whether his words have been mistranslated, misconstrued or should have been quietly ignored, the claim has made headlines around the globe.
In one image,the Venera 13 landing probe is seen parked on the rocky Venusian foreground, and an object shaped somewhat like a crab stands inches from the probe. In another image, also taken by Venera 13, this crablike object appears to be in a different location. [NASA Debunks Mysterious UFO Near Venus]
According to Jonathon Hill, a research technician and mission planner at the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University, who processes many of the images taken during NASA's Mars missions, higher-resolution versions of the Venera 13 images show that the crablike object is actually a mechanical component, not a living creature. The same object shows up in a photograph taken by an identical landing probe, Venera 14, which landed nearby on Venus.
"If those objects were already on the surface of Venus, what are the chances that Venera 13 and 14, which landed nearly 1,000 kilometers apart, would both land inches away from the only ones in sight and they would be in the same positions relative to the spacecraft? It makes much more sense that it's a piece of the lander designed to break off during the deployment of one of the scientific instruments," Hill told Life's Little Mysteries.
According to NASA, the half-circle components are camera lens covers that popped off the Venera probes after they landed. As for why they appear to be in different places in the two Venera 13 photos, "Venera-13 had two cameras, one in front and one in back. The one image shows the front camera lens cap and the other shows the rear camera lens cap, not one lens cap that moved," said Ted Stryk, a photo editor who reprocesses and enhances many NASA and Soviet space program images.
In fact, the half-circle objects are famous for being lens caps, because the one that popped off Venera 14's camera landed exactly where a spring-loaded arm was meant to touch the Venusian surface in order to measure its compressibility. The lander ended up measuring properties of the cap.
The other photograph highlighted by Ksanfomaliti, which supposedly shows a scorpionlike creature, contains a blur. "The features that Ksanfomaliti shows are nothing more than processed noise, at best, in some particularly bad versions of the images. They are not in the original data," Stryk said.
Or, as Hill put it, the image is an example of "letting your mind see patterns in low-resolution data that simply aren't real."
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